The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-02
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter

Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter
ritories.
Charley Murphy of Pigeon Springs, New,
has been sentenced to prison for two years
for selling whisky to Indians. He has ap-
pealcd the case.
Juan Ramero, a Santa Clara paper
hanger, went crazy on the subject of reli-
giUn, d few DAYS ago, and mas been taken to
Agaews Asylum.
a Chinaman is under trial at Reno for an
attempted outrage upon young lady at
Golconda. The wretch put cantharides in
the girls coffee before making the attempt.
Oakland is mourning, this week, because
the unusually hot weather has turned the
pavements OF which she was so justly proud
INTO something more resembling mush than
pavement
Royal Cottle, an old resident Of The Will
lows, Santa Clara County, was thrown from
a vehicle, by his horse shying, last Thurs
day, and received Injuries from which he
died Monday evening.
The Red Bluff Sentinel says: Mr.. GALL
her, superintendent of the Chapman fruit
ranch, has about seventy women, boys and
girls employed in handling fruit, and he
wants about thirty more.
j. A. Stephens of Prescott, Ariz., while
out driving with friend the other day at
tempted to shoot coyote, but instead shot
his companion in the shoulder, breaking the
| JOINT and lntiictins severe wound.
| gained a Wotld's Fair Association, for the
| purpose of raising 4 fund to defray the eX-
penses Of a county exhibit at the great ex-
position The work is being pushed vigOr-
Ously.
o. A. Lovett of Red Bluff went out to
shoot birds Friday noon, and attempting to
climb fence with his loaded gun in mis-
hand, the weapon discharged its contents
into his side, near the armpit, killing him
instantly.
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Smith Creek was driving home with her
father from Crescent City, where she WAS
attending school They attempted to cross
the river through the water, which was very
deep, and the buggy overturnins Miss Nc
Way was thrown out and drOwnel.
In the Superior Court, at MERGED, the
other day, man applied for citizenship
papers, who, though he had lived in the
United States for thirty years, had assimi-
lated with tue people of this country so little
that lie could not speak a word of English
or answer a single question that the Judge
put to him regarding our laws.
While cunning near Colfax, Placer
County, Sunday, two boys noticed a bad
smell coming from an old cabin in the
woods. Looking through window they
discovered the dead body of a man. The
deceased proved to be Leonard Landman,
aged 20, native of Holland. who had been
missing from town for some weeks.
Last Saturday G. A. Babb ,of Irvington
received from the manufacturers Ia large,
new separator and thrashng machine. The
machine went into the fields Monday, with
a crew of men for the harvest season, aud
had been running for half a day when
spark from the engine started blaze that
soon reduced the whole outfit to ashes.
A scheme is in process of completion to
build a road so feet wide, from Los Angeles
to Santa Monica, macadanlze II, plant double
rows of trees on either side, and lay the
ninps and mt hVdrantc
may be kept free from dust. If the work
is carried out as planned, the result will be
one of the finest drlyeways in the world.
S. II. Trine of Drain poisoned an egg the
other day TO kill skunk The animal did
not eat ii, but it was found by Mrs Urine
and used in making custard pie. The pie
tasted bitter, and none of the family ate
much, but each got enough to feel pretty
badly, and but for the prompt attendance
| oil medical man might not have come so
| well out OF the adventure.
William o. Brien. ranch-hand employed
| near San Jose, was paid off last Tuesday
| aud went away, saying he was going to A l.
| ylso and would be back next morning He
has not been heard from since, nor can he
be found. As he left considerable money
behind him, and no trace of him can be got
at Alviso, his disappearance is regarded by
his friends as most mysterious.
The Salinas Index says: 1t is not gener-
ally known that copper exists in this county
about Cholone Peak. Harry l.. Howe, a
prosperous business man of San Francisco.
passed through here Monday, to revisit
some old discoveries made 10y party of
which lie was member in 1852. Mark
Hudson of Pajaro and Edward Mills Of this
place were of the original party.
As William Jones. a feeble old man of
Santa Clara, was walking on tie Alameda
the other evening he was accosted by man
who asked the way to San Jose. Being d.
recied the fellow demanded 10 cents, which
was refused and the man then beat and
Kicked Jones severely and went off leaving
him unconscious in the road, where he was
found later by couple of laborers
y. D. Lower, living near Auburn, being
lett a wldower, after a time opened CORE
spondence with Kentucky lady whom he
had never seen. They exchanged photo
graphs during their epistolary courtship,
and by agreement she came to Sacramento
where one day last week they met for the
first time and repaired at once to a minister.
by whom they were wed, and are now set
tied at Mr.. Lowers ranch, near Auburn.