The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-08-05
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific Coast States
and TerritorieS

Brief Notes From Pacific Coast States
and Territories.
Last Thursday the heaviest shock of
earthquake known in San Diego for many
years visited that city.
A Laramie (Wyo.l two year-old narrowly
escaped death the other day from drinking
water out of a saucer containing fIy-paper
that was left in his reach.
New buildings and improvements to the
amount of SSG0,000 have been undertaken
in Los Angeles the past six months.
Laramie has been having a sensation in
the shape of the recent Fillrbrown murder
trial, and the tsX-payers will be called upon
to pay about $1,000 therefor.
The Santa Cruz Sentinel tells Of a little
fair recently held by some children at
Snorton, where twenty-SX gallons of LEM
onade were made with one lemon.
The first case OF sun-strOke ever known in
Montana occurred there few days ago at
Missoula. Inc victim, carpenter, has
been delirious most OF the time since.
Miss Adelins Yerhave. a native of this
State, aged %, and for some time past
school-teacher at Los Angeles, has been ad-
judged insane and committed to Agnews.
The last Spite was driven last week in the
tramway of the jetty at the mouth of the
Columbia River, the virtual completion of
great work begun nearly seven years ago
G. 2. Huntington has given $3.50 con-
dItlonally TO the building fund of the Fresno
Y. Nj. e. A. 1t will be paid when the last
payment on the new building is to be made.
Up to date not cent has been paid on the
Mendocino County Courthouse, and the in
terest alone of the debt thereon has accrued
to the enormous sum Of $1,000, which is
S3l,5O0 more than the principal.
According to the Woodland Democrat the
people of Southwest I olo will take steps at
the next session Of the Legislature for the
formation of a now county, the territory to
be taken from Yolo, Solano and Napa
counties.
A use has been found for the foundation
Of the big Tenth-street Hotel, at Los An
geleS. The hotel never was built, but the
foundation was laid at cost of about
$4,000, and is now to be turned into fruit
drying establishment.
The Sheriff Of Inyo County is determined
to put stop to the selling of liquor to H.
dams up there, and since assuming office in
January last has paid $40 out OF his own
pocket in rewards for information leading
to the detection OF persons offending in this
way.
The Virginia Enterprise relates that one
day last week two boys, who live on the
Divide, found some giant powder caps On
the Bullion mine dump, and while they were
handling them the caps exploded. One had
the forefinger and thumb of his left hand
blown off, and the other had severe cut in
hicted on one of his shins.
A boss Chinaman named All Soon was
murderously attacked as he slept Thursday
night or Friday morning last in his cabin
on ranch near Vacaville. He had paid
off all hands the day before and had a bal
ance in his possession of about $500. He
was still living when found, but was sent to
the city, where he died soon after his ar
rival.
The Los Angeles Board of Education
having peremptorily dismissed some twenty
school-teachers, replacing them with others
OIL less experience, the members of the
Friday Morning Club, composed of some 200
OF tbs most Influential women of the CITY.
are camping on the trail of that school
board, and propose to know why those
teachers were discharged, If 1t takes all
summer to find out
A man and boy attempted to drive across
the track at Yountvlle. the other day, in
front of an approaching train. The boy,
VINO was driving, evidently got nervous, and
stopped the horse on the track, and the
| train struck them squareiy. The man, who
was over TO- was SO hurt he has since died
| OF the shock. The horse, and a dog that
| was IN the wagon, were also killed but the
| boy, slngularly enough, was not hurt
A Compton Ios Angeles County, man
has been very i'll with pulling trouble in
| the intestines Last week the doctors
| OPP cred the abdominal cavity and found a
| large mass of hair. 1t was evidently from
| the heads Of two different women, as part
was blonde and part black. The patient
| must have swallowed it, though he strenu-
onsly denies that hs ever did LIE will prob
ably die from the obstruction, as its long
| pressure in the intestine has caused extens-
i've gangrene.