The morning call., 1890-11-27
COAST ITEMS.

and Territories.
A Chinese farmer of Ventura sold his
Lima-bean crop last week for $12,0Oo.
Seven Thousand head of beef cattle are
being fed at Mountain Meadows. New.
James Miller, pioneer of 1876, died at
San Rafael last Tuesday, aged rs years.
Mayor II. II. Hazard has been renomi-
mated by the Republicans of Los Angeles.
Seed wheat brings 81 80 in Suffer County.
while seed barley is hard TO get at 81 20
GENITAL.
Some of the miners of Cocopah District,
San Diego County, are making SD day
in dry digging.
The Grass Valley Telegraph says the out
put of gold from that section since 1851 has
been 500, 100000.
The office Of the Western Star, at Butte,
Mont, was destroyed by fire last Tuesday
night. Loss 5000.
The Shasta boys are so bashful, says the
Courier, that the girls are driven to flrtlng
with the man in the moon.
In one carload of beans shipped from
Ventura recently 721 sacks were handled.
They weighed 46, 662 pounds.
A teamster named Ventures was thrown
from his wagon near Clayton, Contra Costa
County, last Friday, aud was killed.
The fruit-growers Of Marion County,
Oregon, have called meeting for De-
cember 18th, when they will form union.
rancher struck a vein of black sand twenty
eight feet thick. 1t was rich with iron ore.
The Treasurer of Lander County, New,
received S1S,O00 last Saturday, being taxes
paid by the Central Pacific Railroad for 1870.
The Austin Reveille says that another
whisky-mill has had to close down owing TO
the dull times. Another sign of hard WIN
ter.
The iron workers at the Judson Rolling
mill, near Oakland, went out on a strike
last Tuesday. This throws 800 men out of
work
San Joaquin County has the lowest tax
rate in the State, 81 y: Colusa stands next
81 20, while Alpine County has the high
| est. SIS.
The San Diego papers say that heavy
shipments of honey aud raisins are going
forward from that county by steamer and
i railroad.
The Colusa Gazette says it is not the Nc
kiniey bill that troubles farmers in that
country SO much as playing draw poker and
"clnch."
Chicago papers are received in Astoria,
Or, the fourth day after publication, and
one day ahead Of San Francisco papers Of
same date.
Robert Noble, the sheep king of Idaho,
was dangerously stabbed at Reynolds Greek
last Friday, by one Of his herders named
Mike Dolau.
10 repair the three breaks in the Feather
River levee. near Marysyille, required the
handling Of 14,G00 cubic yards Of earth, says
the Appeal.
A fire broke out on the second story of
the Courthouse at The Dalles, on Sunday,
and did $1,000 worth of damage before it was
exliuguished.
Alexander Marshall of Creston, San Luis
Obispo County, shot himself dead last
Friday morning. He was an old citizen and
much respected
William Armes Of Beckwith, PIumas
County, made 1900 pounds of cheese this
summer, which was sold readily in his own
county and i'll Sierra.
A San Diego County hortculiurist is 60
ing to graft the many live oaks on his place
with cbestnuts, which he has learned will
succeed we'll OF oak trees.
One of the MexicaDs who was badly
beaten by Indians near Redlands last Sun
day died at the County Hospital few hours
after being removed there.
John Alexander, a veteran prospector.
left Independence last Saturday for a trip to
Death Valley. He took five pack animals
and grub Sufficient to be gone several
weeks.
Indians are catching large numbers of cod
just outside of the sand spit at Port An
geles, Wash. They 90 in canoes, and think
nothing of hauling in fish that weigh forty
pounds each.
The salmon hatchery at Clackamas, Ore
g0n, has closed for the season and the re-
suit Is very satisfactory. More than 5000, 900
eggs have been prepared for planting in the
Columbia River.
Three toughs OF Westport. Mendocino
County, threw bottle al a young man last
Friday night. He was hit III the face and one
eye was knocked out. The offenders got off
with 100 days each in the county cooler.
A tough character has been arrested in
Missoula, Mont, called Jack the Cutter"
concealed by a handkerchief. When his
victim is near enough lie makes thrust
and sla>hes ont an eye. He was arrested
last Saturday for trying the game on man
named Bethune.
The Phoenix (Ariz.) Gazette says Governor
ZuGck has cut and stacked 1000 tons OF fine
alfalfa hay, and has 600 acres again ready
for the moving machine, besides getting
several thousand dollars income from past
urage. He Is burning 100000 brick on his
farm, and viii at once begin the erection of
fine residence.
DR.. Carl Egenmann has been collecting
fish III San Diego for some years. In making
up collection recently for the British
Museum he found a new specimen of her,
ring that has pocket membranes for Slip
ping in the dorsal, pictorial and ventral fins.
HE scales are large, the eyes have a CLASSY
covering, and most Of the head is transpar-
ent.
The Boise Statesman of Friday says: The
strange spectacle of the United States
STANDARD flying from the staff on the High
School, union down, twas presented yesterday
afternoon. Inquiry at the building failed
to reveal any cause of distress. The flag
was hoisted by young man whose military
training should have taught him which was
the top of the flag.
The Grant County News says: We under
stand buyers are endravoring to contract for
beef cattle in this county at S35 per head, to
be delivered next spring This is another
indication that beef is rapidly increasing in
value. If you have steers and slathers of
hay and plenty Of time to feed it to the cat
tie, the News would say 10 feed it and sell
your beeves next summer.
The Burbank Times says: Fifty carloads
Of sheep manure have been purchased by
Messrs. Ross and Thorn to fertllZe their
orange orchards. 1t is brought to Tropico
from San Pedro in cars, each car holding
about thirty tons, and thence hauled in
wagons; the cost is So per ton, laid down at
Iropico. OF an aggregate of $500 for the
fifty cars. Still orange growing pays.
Says the Pomona Progress: The life of a
rural editor is not always one of supreme
joy and bliss. Last Thursday we were
blown sky-hgh by father because of an
omission to mention the arrival OF q new
baby in his house. Two hours later an
equally angry man denounced the Pomona
press because it had Invaded the privacy
and sanctity Of his home circle" and pub
lshed the fact that he was father of another
boy.
The Portland Oregonian says A terrific
explosion occurred nj Second and Stevens
streets. Spokane Falls, Friday morning,
which did $4,000 damages to the buildings
In the vicinity. A carpenter, who was clean
ing out store, found can containing s0me
decayed vegetables AMI threw them Into
ire Of rubbish burning in front Of the store.
The vegetables were dynamite. The force
OF the explosion blew out the front of the
building and wrecked the Colored Methodist
Church across the street. Numerous other
buildings In the vicinity were badly
wrecked and windows within radius OF
two blocks were entirely shattered.