The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-12
COAST ITEMS.

Matters of Interest From Pacific States
and Territories.
A. L. Price has bought the Plumas
National from DR.. McChesney.
According to the census returns Santa
Barbara County has 5G7 Chinese, 81 Indians
and japanese.
a boy named Dorm had one of his thumbs
taken OF on Saturday while playing with
hay-cutter near Chico.
The Democrats OF Butte County have
nominated A. T. Jones for State Senator to
succeed the late c. l.. Pond.
The Chinese quarters of Tuscarora, New,
were wiped ont by fire on Saturday morn
ing. Loss, $1,000; no insurance.
During 1890 the value of buildings erected
in Nisala was Sl11,200. Among the most
important was a $4,000 schUo-h0use.
The contested election case If Moben VS..
Walker has been decided at Yreka IN favor
OF Walker, Republican, who gained sixteen
votes on tine recount.
w. a. Shippee has been nominated by the
Republicans of Butte County 10 succeed
the Late c. l.. Pond as State Senator. The
election Will take place On January 18th.
There is no saloon in Hanford, but the
morning after a Christmas dance at the
Town Hall the janitor picked up 154 empty
quart bottles from the floor.
The Treasurer Of Tehama County paid
out S79j 40 for scalps in December. There
were five lions, los coyotes, siXty-three wild
cats, 1882 rabbits, 1ifty-three co0ns, ten bears
ana TWO eagles.
John Miles, one of the cattle thieves shot
by Deputy Sheriff Pugn, died near Spangle,
Wash, on Friday night. After being shot
he started TO get medical aid, but dropped
dead on the road.
The proprietors of one of the Truckee
hotels makes it practice of feeding liver TO
cats twice a week. BY actual count last Fri
day. when he was ready for feeding, 149
felInes responded, says the Republican.
Farmer Kilburn of Newman, Stanislaus
County, was working scraper last Satur-
day, when 1t slipped from his hands, The
sharp edge struck both horses and sliced off
a re- from each. The animals had to be
killed
A large barn in Gridley was burned down
last Thursday morning. Five horses and
elghty-three tons OF hay were DESTROYED
Before the flames were quenched there was
danger that the Catholic Church would be
set on fire
Tie Belmont Courier says William Nc
Cam has discovered a cinnebar mine on tn
western slope OF the Spanish belt range in
Nye County. Some samples of the ore tested
in a retort produced beer bottle full of
quicksilver.
A finn in Columbus Ohio, has ordered
fifteen carloads of beans shipped direct
from Ventura by special train. This ship
ment Will be the first solid bean train over
lbC OhSuAu Wv ioIOu VI OUuJutIu i acme
Sunset route.
Mrs. Delano Greene of Pescadero wa
fatally injured on New Years night by her
clothing taking fire. She was alore in her
room. near an open fireplace, and when
found was SO badly injured that she only
lived few hours. She was one of the bio
neer settlers in that place. and was "a years
Of age.
The Santa Barbara Press says: Fifteen
men are constantly employed in the gypsum
mine in the Ojai, and the quality now being
removed is superior to any product hereto.
lore taken out. 1t is pat in sacks at the
mine and hauled to Ventura for shipment 10
paid for it.
- The Peoples Advocate says: On New
Years eve Nelse Haden and his son of about
Syears OF age left Austin just before night.
aud out on the road to Silver Creek. some
three miles from town, Nelse fell off the
wagon. and the wheels ran over his breast
and so disabled him that he could not helm
himself. The father and son were compelled
to remain there in the road without fire or
bedding all night When found next morn
ing they were nearly frozen to death.