The morning call., 1890-12-15
Take Simmons Liver Regulator.
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.

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soon with 100000 capital.
The Gilroy Advocate began its twenty
fourth volume last Friday.
The public schools of Santa Cruz closed
for three weeks last Friday.
Henry Chapel was suffocated to death in
the Chollar mine, Virginia City, last Wednes-
day.
County cleaned up $500 for the first week
in December.
The Southern Pacific Company want their
taxes reduced in Fresno County from $780,
995 to $4,000
man named Dilwood was sent to San
quentin for three years for stealing calf
In Fresno County.
Joseph Gardner of Oroville sold the orange
crop from ninety Seeding trees on one acre
for $500. lie did not pick the fruit either.
The last load of beets was received at the
WatSonville sugar factory last Wednesday.
The following day 104 wOrkmen were dis
charged.
Henry Burris of Traver has shot himself
twice inside OF two months with the same
pistol. He would do well to give up fooling
with firearms.
The Porterville Enterprise says: Her
bert Boulland lost 100 head of cattle from
one band recently by eating wild parsnip
near Tulare Lake.
new paper is about to appear on the
Comstock. IL will be called the Mountain
Messenger, and will be in the interests of
the Boys, Sodality, an Institution of the st.
MaTy's Church.
The Virginia Chronicle says: The Indians
hereab0ut predict both good and bad weather
during the winter. There will be streaks of
both. The grounding shows alternating
streaks OF lean and fat.
The annual report Of the Colusa and Lake
Railroad for 1896 has been published. The
total receipts were S23,96S 81, and the as
sets are put at $1s5,49 SO. The amount to
profit anu loss is S14, 1876 98.
A pistol was shaken from the pocket of a
dancer at San Timateo Canyon, San Ber-
doom County. last Saturday night. The
bullet struck an outsider, Manuel Bermuda,
Ill the groin. He Will probably die.
The Santa Cruz Surf says: 1t is shame
the way the boys are shooting the sea birds
around the mouth Of the river. A person
may walk along the beach at almost any
time and ind 1t Strewn with dead and dying
birds.
The, Harvey Press says: THANKSGIVING
passed of very nicely in Harvey. No one
very drunk and everybody happy and thank
iul. We do not consider man drunk when
lie can lie on his back in the street and mo-
ton teams around him.
The following coincidence is noted by the
Napa Journal Of December 18th: In 1884
William Coombs, the Democratic candidate
for the Assembly. received 1888 votes. ana
this year w. w. Lyman, Democratic nomi-
nee for the same office, received 1888 votes.
Judge Mount OF Sprague. WASH, has de-
cided that Mrs c. Ii. Pryor, who was
elected Superintendent Of Public Schools in
November, is ineligible to bold Office under
the Constitution and statutes of the State
Mrs. Pryor held Office under the Territorial
government
A Petaluma editor wants the citizens of
that place to forr: syndicate and bore a
hole beneath the city, invest in the purchase
OF tin bucket and buy piece of bale rope
to draw up some Of the superfiuous gas that
is going to waste there and utilize it in run
ming machinery, etc.
The Redding Free Press says that the dam
at the United States Fishery on the Nc
Cloud River washed out Wednesday night,
and the fish went up the stream. This will
prevent the taking Of salmon eggs, and will
give the, creatures chance to lay their
spawn where they please.
The Olympia Standard says: The county
School Superintendent ascribes the present
scarcity of teachers TO the large number of
marriages that have taken place among the
he recommends that stringent law be en-
acted to cure the growing evil.
Captain Dixon of Seattle. q recognized
authority On sealing matters, says the dis
patch trom Washington that the seals in
Behring Sea were being eXterminated is
HulCiy ocHSdtiUudl. his CItW OIL Lu6lr lASI
trip reported seeing more seals in that place
than in any former season and their catch
was the largest in years.
There are, says the Carson Appeal, 196
bills in the Secretary of States Office 10 be
Inspected by the Board of Examiners two
oil whom, John NJ. Dormer. and John F.
Alexander, are in California, and have been
there for some time. These bills cannot be
paid from the Treasury until our esteemed
State Secretary and Acknowledgement re-
turn.
Says the Santa Ana Standard: The new
Santiago c0al-mineS in this county are prov
ing to lie grand addition to the many ad-
vantages of the Santa Ana Valley. A large
force OF men are kept constantly at work,
but 1t is impossible TO supply the demand
for this fuel. 1t is pronounced first class
for cooking and heating. purposes, and costs
but 81 80 per ton delivered in this city,
while the New Mexico coal costs over ST.
The Nevada State Journal says Senator
John L. Jones has presented Charles w.
Friend of the Nevada Weather Service with
a splendid eleetro-chronograph for use in the
Carson Observatory. 1t may be considered
as an appendage to the astronomical clock,
for its chief use is to subdyide the seconds of
the clock and thus measure automatically
the smallest portion of time. 1t is a delicate
and costly instrument, and is just what Mr..
Friend has long desired
Tie Redding Democrat is Informed that
TullIOdu detectives are on the track OF tile
fiend who displaced rail that caused the
terrible wreck OF an overland passenger
train in Oregon, near Salem, last month. in
which several people lost their lives and
many others were MANNED and crippled.
The Southern Pacific Company has offered
reward for the man seen near the trestle-
work just before the wreck. He can be
easily identified If captured.
The Santa Barbara Herald says: The
first pineapples ever raised in this county
have just matured at Kinton Stevens place
in Montecito. Mr.. Stevens has number of
the plants growing and about dozen have
ripened. They are Of the most delicious
flavor, much superior to those imported.
They are raised under glass, but without
artificial heat. 1t takes about eighteen
months for the fruit to mature from plant
ing, but one is well repaid for the patience
it requires.
The Los Angeles Express has been inyes-
tigating the election figures of the last two
campaigns. The American-born voters
numbered 1923 and the foreign born $685.
The State of New York heads the list of ma
tives with 1885, California comes next with
2425, Ohio 1886, Illinois 1867, Pennsylvania
1852, Indiana 996, Missouri 796, Iowa 729.
Massachusetts 6S1. OF the fOreign-born
Germany leads with 1865, ireland COMES next
with $50. England 5S4, Scotland 140, Canada
400 and China l.
While surveying in the ella River region.
Graut Couuty, N. MEX, COlUnci CONAN
and son ran across leather mailbag that
was full of matter dated July. 1879 The
bag was found in the mountains some dis
lance from the main road. About that date
an attack was made by Indians upon
Charles Batcheldor. mail-carrier from Sill
yer City, New Burro Springs, n. Mex. He
was killed and his mailbag was never
found. The present find no doubt belonged
to the unfortunate carrier.
The Portland Oregonian says: Fishing
for clubs is getting to be quite a lucrative
business. Several men are catching from
$50 to 200 day, and the fish are sold to
Cinnamon for pike. The Chinese, evidently,
are not particular as to the name or flavor
Of the fish they cat. All that they ask is
that the fish are fresh, and when they can
see them wiggle they have no hesitation in
buying. The fish are caught both with hooks
and with nets. and some of the largest meas
ure from eighteen to twenty inches in
length.
Wants His Share Of the Deal.
Husband Il Peyton, coal-dealers, have
been Sued nv Frank BARNARD fnr G5O0O IT.