The morning call., 1890-06-29
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter

The RedondO Beach Compass is now issued
twice week
The apricot crop at Pomona will be about 700
tons This year.
The Inyo Independent began Its twenty
year last week.
In 1865 Chico only had 800 inhabitants, now
1t has nearly 1000.
The monthly payroll OF the Lincoln Pottery
new amounts 10 l1,00O.
One wool-dealer at Baker City, Or, will handle
l,OOO,0OO pounds this season.
Hanford's artesian well is down lbs feet and
noWs ninety gallons minute.
The first jewish landed at Redondo Beach,
last Wednesday,, weighed 27o pounds.
A sign was placed on the Pomona CannerY the
other day that is 40 feet long by feet wide.
Tacoma now has bonded warehouse that Is
full of pig-iron, tin-plalc and liquors I'D bulk
The carpenters of San Jose insist on eight
hours day after July LIST, or they will strike.
Peter Burnett was blown TO pieces at South
Prairie, Wash, on Friday, while handling giant
powder.
John Ball was bottling soda water in Virginia
City on Friday when a bottle broke and put out
his right eye.
Tuscarora youngsters are getting acquainted
with scarlet fever, says the PlOche Record. They
don't like IL.
The Bank of British Columbia has accepted
plans for new branch building in Victoria, b.
e., That Will cost $4,000
There is work enough al Astoria to keep three
foundIieS going, TO say nothing OF thirty Gamer
les and sewers al snlp-yardS.
Two miles oil grazing OIL Tie EXCLUSION Oh Tue
railroad from MERGED 10 0akdae. Stanislaus
County, have been finished
number OF horses are suffering from CLAN
ders In Lompoc, and tile Record Is III favor OF
having every animal killed.
An arteSan well was put in at The jacksonville
beet sugar factory recently that flows 6OUOUO
gallons IN twenty-fOur hours.
The Gridley Herald says the public school
there has lost prestige during the past year Oh
account of lack Of discipline
The Pasadena star says: Leaving out gener-
ais, the coming census will show that San Diego
has less than 10000 inhabitants.
lecture committee Of Stockton has received
note from II. NJ. Stanley that he Will speak
one night for $1,000 guaranteed.
Warren Kimball OF San Diego has gone East
to gel machinery for working his MAI bic quar-
ries. He intends to invest $4,000.
In 1880 Union County. Oregon, had only $3.50
Inhabitants. Ihls year there are al least 10000.
AT The last election 1892 votes were cast.
Tie Uklah Republican Press will be issued on
Thursday of each week from this date. The
former publication day was on Wednesday.
A well-known Chinese OF Virginia City says the
census enumeTators refused 10 take their names
unless they were paid from rs cents 10 81 for
each name.
The evada State Journal says: G. W. Gray
SOD, the prominent miner and stUckman, will be
nominated Tor Governor Of California by the
American party.
For some years B. d. Merchant of st. Helena
has picked blackberries from a large bush in his
yard. This year the crop OF berries was large,
but the berries are all White In color.
Feed and water are very scarce in the Zuni
Mountains and The Albuquerque On Mex Dem
ocrat says the sheep aud cattle men are fighting
for the privileges OF using lie ranges.
Tie POIteIville Tdings says the output Of
Paige s. Morton's drying establishment for the
season will be worth S250.O0O. Their crops OF
grain and alfalfa will be very profitable.
John Bdwelps roller -four. mills at Chico are
kept running twenty -four hours day TO NIL Or
deTs fl ON San Francisco. The last one received
for 1000 barrels for big cracker factory.
hot fia mill. ~ rtI ia,y
have been SOLD 10 the Central Milling Company
Of San Jose, vino VIII take possession on July
LIST. The mills have been run by Sperry & Co.
up 10 this time.
lively war is In progress between the Rocky
Mountain Telegraph Company and the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company. The latter has torn
down and destroyed ten miles OF posts and wire
oil the rival conpany's plant.
A rich deposit Of gold has been struck on
Logging Creek, NJ ontana, about twenty-five miles
southeast of Great Falls. One portion OF a ledge
SIX feet wide averages as high as $500 10 the
ton.
Two preachers, named Pershall and Clutch.
field. have been tiled In Sprague, Wash, for set
ting dispute about lana by cunning. The lat
Ter was severely wounded, when he pulled
knife aud attacked Persnai Who took 10 his
heels.
the recent bail-st0rm developed the TACT, not
known 10 many of u.s. that bats live among the
green foliage OF trees during The days iU sunl-
mer. The hail Knocked i great many to the
ground.
The Tulare County Times says: There is an
almost solid mountain OF hon east OF Stokes
Valley that will be utilized some day and thus
give employment to hundreds of laboIers III car
ing foi blast furnaces and manufacturing iron
material.
The Spokane Falls people want the next fire.
mems tournament of the Northwestern AssOcia-
lion and have hung up purse of $1,000. Vie
tora, b. C., has only offered $4,000. The Astoria
yictors are In favor Of going TO Spokane Falls
for the rich plum.
A lively Insurance agent at Traver, Tulare
County. went TO Stockton few days ago.
While absent his Office was burned down and he
lost everything. II now turns out that he was
not insured, aud lie has to stand the loss, besides
no end oil Joking.
Among the seven prisoners recently received
at The Walla Walla Penitentiary was McCoul.
the Tobber of the Seattle Relief Fund. He WAS
so fat that the tailor was put to work at once TO
rig him In a suit OF bed-tlcking clotn. He Is In
for seven years.
The Redding Democrat says that about fifty
Indians from the wlds of Shasta County are to
participate in the parade on the 4th. This will,
no doubt. be quite a feature, as they will go
through their war dances, etc. The big chief
Will deliver an GRAFTON after the parade.
ULcie Jimmy CLARK tells the Elko Free Press
this: On recent trip north they stopped over
night ON ranch, and when lie lady OF the
house showed him TO a room she remarked by
way of apology, You VIII fnd the bed kind OF
bard. We took the Lay out OF the mattress last
winter to feed The starving cattle"
At the encampmeDt OF the National Guard of
Washington al American Lake, on Friday night,
some boys pulled down The American flag and
hauled up the red flannel underclothes OF Gov
ernor Terry. After fastening them 10 the top Of
the pole the ropes were cut SO the danger signal
could not be pulled down for some time.
Last Wednesday Mr. Murray of the Pittsburg
Mine, near Grass valley split open large log.
He found a muZZle-loading shotgun that APP
peared 10 be all right but when he tried to pull
IL from the hole the stock crumbled to pieces.
The barrels are Of fine make aud the gun was
evidently stolen and hid many years ago.
The Colusa Gazette OF Friday says: An emil
grant train, consisting OF eight wagons loaded
with neil, women and children and all their
household effects, arrived In town yesterday af-
ternoon from Eastern Oregon. They have
camped near our town aud Will commence az
once seeking home In this neighbOrhoOd.
Tie Visalia Delta says: A Hanford farmer,
Robert A. Doherty, paid S1CS 50 freight on u
thrashing- machine cleaner from San Leandro 10
his town. The cleaner weighed 1000 pounds.
Its cost was S400. He could have saved money
i'll its transportation by hiring man and team
at So per day, sixteen days, TO haul 1t from San
Leandr0.
While looking over John Blacks claim on the
Swauk, says the Ellensburgh Localizer, Dexter
Shoudy remarked that he supposed he could have
all the gold lie could 1nd Black assented and
Dexter commenced picking around and soon un-
eartbed nugget worth u trihe over S12. He
said the money was easily made he had not
the cheek 10 pocket II, but handed II over 10 Mr.
Black.
A few days ago woman OF Claisop County
Oregon, got a divorce on the ground OF cruelty,
and was married to an Astoria man the san.s
day. There Is a law on the statute-bOoks OF
Oregon that in cases OF this kind the paIties
divorced cannot be married until the expiration
OF six months, and II they do the Penitentiary
will receive them. III The first husband Is dis
posed to be cruel he eau make heap OF trouble
in the new household.
The Selma Irrigator says: Old ranchers say
that so far this has been one of the most pleasant
barvests ever experienced In This section. Many
header crews are averaging forty acres per day
with ease 10 men and teams. This saving IN
expense, with the superior quality OF wheat aud
the good yield. will greatly aid the oppressed
raDcber. Every rancher VIII be enabled TO meet
all bills and have few twenties left.
DIR. ID. ders Instruments.
Property Clerk Cullen at the cid City