The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-02
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.

The big dredger to be used in improving
| Petaluma Creek was launched last Wednes-
| day.
Young Brown, arrested for stage-rObbery
near MOkelumne Hill, has confessed the
| crime
The porter of train was arrested at Pen
dleton, Oregon, the other Gay for rObbing
a Chinese Passenger of $3.50.
Governor Waterman declines to offer
reward forthe arrest of the murderer of
{. w. Remsbury Of Fresno.
The Santa Rosa Democrat says large
quantity Of hops were contracted for ON
Tuesday at 20 cents pound.
-Four children of one family died in two
days with diphtheria IN Santa Clara County
recently, says the GIlrOy Gazette.
A fine deposit of stone has been found
nine miles from Grants Pass, Oregon, that
is suitable for making grindstOnes.
A detective is at work on the case of the
fTebugs who set fire 10 railroad buildings in
Santa Rosa last Tuesday morning.
Fuller, the murderer of Archbishop Seq
hers, who escaped from the Peniteutiary at
ST. Nel's Island, Wash, has been retaken.
Benjamin BlantOn has been sent to tile
State Prison for life at Colfax, Wash, for
the murder OF Thomas Click in December,
1889.
The Cotton Chronicle says that water
poured on the bark Of trees infested with
blackscale will rid the trees Of that pest
quicker than anything else.
From July 1st to Goth the police officers
of WaIla Walla only made three arrests,
whose fines paid were SIS. This is a good
showing for town of 5000 people.
The Carson Tribune says: A contract
has been let to grade 10 miles of railroad
bed on the Phoebe railroad down Meadow
Valley, WASH, south from CulverweHs
ranch.
The Tulare Register says: Mr. Broderick
III hi. IL
them the first crop Of apricots off his young
trees. When the fruit was dried it sold for
over $50.
Indians that live along the UmatilIa
River, Oregon, complain of fishermen who
catch hundreds of trout and carry away
only enough for meal; the rest are left to
rot on the banks.
his fingers torn off at Highland, San Ber-
nardino County, last Monday. He was
trying to catch a horse when the rope got
twisted about his fingers.
The recount of the population at Seattle
proves that the census work was poorly
done and that city has over 10000 people.
This puts Seattle ahead of Portland, Ore
gon, and every city in Washington.
Says the CitroGraph: The freight move
ments at RedlaBds depot of the Santa Fe
are something marvellous The report this
month will run up to 100000 pounds. XIII
the boom some more. Redlands Is waxing
rich over it.
The Portland Oregonian says: Beef buy
ers in Grant County are paying $50 per
head foy dry cows aud two-year-old steers,
to be delivered Immediately. They are
Offering SIS and SO per head for delivery
10 September
The Flathead Indians refuse to deliver up
three murderers who are hiding on their
reservation, and the Sheriff has notified the
tribe that he intends to take them by force
The settlers expect there will be trouble
over the matter.
George Mcguire came near losing his
right hand at a saw-mill in Verdi, Nevada,
last Tuesday morning, by buZZ-saw. The
Reno Gazette says within the past six weeks
nine tnger-tips have been taken off by
playful buZzers in the various mills at Verdi,
A reunion of the Rinehart family was
held at SOmerville, Oregon, last week.
Eight sons and Two daughters assembled at
the home Of their aged mother of 50 years.
Alter some hgurlng 1t was found that her
descendants numbered 101 grand and great
grandchildren, and two great-gTeat-graud-
children.
The following local from the Fresno Re-
publican IS unique: FiSke was maguifi-
cent man physically. His flesh was fair and
white, and contour of limbs perfectly
nodded. lie was very feshy. His heart
and lungs were extremely small; liver lalge
and strange to say, his gall in size resembled
his lungs and heart.
The Redding Free Press says: Fishing
in the Sacramento River is better than it
has been for years. 1t used to be a rarity
to see trout this side of the canyon, but
this year g0Od-sized strings have been
taken, besides catfish and large numbers of
carp. Some OF our boys make good wages
fishing and selling their catch in town.
The Oregonian tells the following: A
Linn County man bought cayuse pony for
$50 as wild as deer. He took him home
where lie got out of the barnyard and ran
for his life. The new owner got on a 500
horse and followed, catching the animal at
Knox's Butte, Gripping his own in the
effort and reducing his value to about $50.
Judge Bloomfield Of Vancouver WASH,
has decided that where the law says that
certain measure must have the consent of
two-hiths OF the qualified voters of the
county to make 1t operative, the absence of
electors does not prevent the carrying of
the measure by a two-tfths vote, the law
| presumlng that those absent assent to the
| viii of the majority.
Says the Tuscarora Times Review: II
| is believed that there are several persons
in the county, both Democrats aud Repub-
llcans, VINO Will try and make sneak on
the county conventions for nominations
! for the various Offices without coming out
| openly and announcing themselves as can
| didates. DO not stand behind the political
| wall where you cannot be observed, but
| to measure you.
The San Bernardino Times-Index of
! Tuesday says: Word was received in this
| city to-day that man, whose name we did
| not learn, was arrested in Riverside last
evening for running house of ill-fame,
| and that when taken to the courthouse this
morning he attacked the Marshal, Bradford
| Morse, and pummeled him all over the
| courtroom and also bit his ear in two. For
| this Offense the bitter may be sent to State
| Prison for fourteen long years.
| Says the Lassen Advocate: The follow
ing counties have in the past furnished our
| Governors: Sacramento, seven. Peter Ill.
Burnett John Bigler. j. n. johnson, John
u. Weller, Milton S. Latham, Leland STAN
ford and Newton Booth; San Francisco,
three, f. F. Low, George c. Perkins, Wash
lngton Bartlett; Los Angeles, two, J. q.
| DOwney, George StOHeman; Alameda, II.
| II. Haight; San Mnteo, John McDougal;
San Luis Oblsp0, Romualdo Pacheco; San
Bernardino, r. w. Waterman; Siskiyou,
| William Irwin.