The morning call., 1891-06-15
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.

Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.
Miss Mollie Shanver, young lady living
about nine miles from Phoenix, AriZ., had
her arm broken the otherda by fall from
her saddle. She then drove to town, had
the arm set. and drove home again.
Mrs. Carrie Williams, President of the
San Diego Silk CulturistS' Association, has
been experimenting with cOcOOns on her
sewing machine, by which she finds Keeling
may be done successfully, In lieu OF the
regular machinery.
Silver City, n. Mex, is having trouble
with paving contracts, and the Sentinel of
in the County Jail be used in repairing Main
street? The expense would be nothing TO
the county, and it would be an act of justice
TO the city.
Last Tuesday morning the United States
revenue officers discovered a complete opium
factory at what is known as Jackass Point
on PipePS Slough, between Antioch and
Stockton. About 100 pounds of crude opium
was found, besides a complete outht 0t fur
mace, canS, boxes. etc.
1t is said that hot water poured into the
head of cabbages will destroy the green
worm which often plays such sad havoc, aud,
at the same time, the water does not injure
the cabbage in any way, unless it Is boiling
hot, and then it will just Written the edges
of few of the outside leaves.
The Sheriff of Los Angeles County is said
to hunt escaped prisoners and wandering
criminals with blOodhounds with such sue
cess that recent refugee from justice in
that county, hearing the hounds were on
his track, fastened to the jail rather than
risk an encounter with the dogs.
Leu Took, witness for the prosecution
in Chinese murder case at Los Angeles,
being frightened by tile defense out of tell
ing what he knew, said TO the officer who
talked with him about it, "You have a God
me no got GOD. If | no say what they tell
me they defendants friends) kill me-"
A raneher named Hector has in l. orchard
In Placer County cherry tree that was
shipped to California around Cape Horn, i'll
1852, and by him planted where il now
stands. 1t Is feet inches IN diameter, and
from it, last year. were sold 5000 pounds of
cherries, an almost Incredible statement,
though it is vouehed for.
The Oroville Register warns people to be
careful OF vegetables bought of Chinese
peddlers. The Cinnamon use different
poisons freely to kill the grasshOppers, and
in so doing sprinkle it over the vegetables
in the gardens. By washing the vegetables
well in clear water this poison can be
washed off and all danger avoided.
j. C. Mckenzie, an employee in the Farm
ers' Union Mill at Stockton. in lodging a
cylinder that fell while being lifted into
place by block and tackle ran against the
projecting point of rough stick which pen
etrated his throat, almost Severing the wind
pipe. There is but slight chance of his
recovery, based mainly on his being young
strong and healthy.
Hazel VasSallo, a little six-year-old girl
who has lately been seen on the streets in
Seattle in company with an old blind organ
grinder, was identified the other day By
Seattle lady as the child of her dead Sister
The little girl had been given to the organ
ind. hxy hor IaSc Of
fellow, who had taken her by force from the
mothers people. Mrs. Davis, the aunt, will
endeaYer to obtain possession of the child,
the father being now dead. and will, if per-
mitted, rescue her from the street and adopt
her.
The Chico Enterprise shows up family
that is now travelling north through the
State. At every town the father represents
that he has been robbed and that his family
is destitute. He is fraud and was exposed
in MarySvle He fooled the charitable peo-
pie of Sacramento out of sos, and is still
begging. Governor Perkins in San Fran
Cisco gave him So, and offered free pass 10
Oregon, where. he said, he wanted to go, on
the steamer, but the man eloped and the
family never appeared to take advantage OF
the kind offer.
Are Indians entitled to school privileges
here? is the question agitatlng dwellerS In
Klamath, Del Norte County. 1t seems that
Indian children have been attending the
public school there, to the exclusion of
white children. The Trustees ordered the
teacher to send them home, and 1t was done.
The Indians consulted lawyer in Crescent
City and found there was no law to keep
them out, and the children returned 10
school. Tuesday Mr.. Moore received an
order FROM the Trustees to expel them. The
citizens will hold meeting at the cannery
on June 18th TO see If anything can be done
to keep them out
The Portland 0regonian says: There has
always been a dispute in regard To the
pretty CROSSROADS which have visited this
city in large fiocks nearly every winter fOr
ten or twelve years past. Ii has been
Claimed that they originated from number
of the birds of this species brought here in
ship from China and turned loose by Mr..
Walter Moffet. Others claim that the bird,
are natives of this country, and are Identical
with the evening grossbeaS of the Middle
States. Among the birds brought over On
the Coloma from Hong Kong, To be turned
loose here. are number of these groSsbeakS,
which goes to prove that the theory that tGp
h0ckS here originated from birds brought
from China by Walter MOffet is the true
one. Old residents say that there were no
such birds here in early days. IL is scarcely
possible that they could have emigrated here
over the Rocky Mountains.