The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03
COAST ITEMS,
Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter.
ritOfies.

Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter
ritofies.
A fire at Portervlle Sunday destroyed
two buildings belonging to Ii. Howell of
this city.
Diphtheria is raging at Delan0, having, it
is said, been introduced there from Stockton
couple Of weeks since.
All lung, a Chinaman employed on a
ranch near Eureka, New, committed suicide
Saturday by taking large quantity OF
opium.
The denomination known as Christians
disciples IN Washington are about to form
university, which will probably be located
at Tacoma.
bona Refugio Arguello de Bandini, sur
yivor OF one of the prominent old Spanish
families OF Southern California, died at Los
Angeles Monday
g. Deuocsi. an Italian, living near Heads
burg, was snffocated in lire In a coal-pit
Sunday night and so badly injured that he
died Monday morning
On Saturday, July 18th, the city of San
Bernardino Votes on the question of issuing
$4,000 bonds for. the purpose of erecting q
new High School building.
The school districts. Lodi. Salem. Linden.
Alpine. Harmony, Grove and Live Oak,
have united to form a Union High School
District under the new law.
Frank Ennis of Petaluma has 40 cherry
trees on one and half acres Of land, from
WHICH Ne SUlu lNlSL year l5,UUU pounds oil
cherries, realizing thereby $3.50.
The headgate of the Kaweah Canal and
irrigation Company, In Tulare County, went
out the other day and a number of vineyards
were partially under water from the over
flow Of the bitches.
rabbit drive was held at Rosedae, in
the San Joaquin, Saturday, resulting in the
killing OF between 700 and 800 Jacks. The
diminishing numbers killed at these drives
show the pests to be disappearing.
Mrs. W. b. Harris of Virginia. New, hurt
her finger several weeks ago and to deaden
the pain bathed the member in a strong So
luton of earbolIc acid. The acid killed the
finger and on Monday last she was Obliged
to have it amputated.
Heretofore il has been customary among
Montana sheep-raiSerS to mark their sheen
with red paint after shearing, but they are
now beginning to brand the animals and
record the brand as in the case of other
stock. The brand used is small one aud
placed on either jaw, nose or forehead.
a Colusa County Indian got fighting
drunk at Sites the other day. and, filing his
pockets with rocks, went to a saloon in
town and announced his intention of kill
ing one Of the men there. He was warned
not to enter, but, as he was persistent, the
man whom he determined to Kill drew a
revolver and fired, killing him.
1t is stated that the Republic of Mexico
VIII make a novel display at the Worlds
w
iron, covered with teTraced soil sarmounted
by fac-simile OF the Castle OF Chapultepec,
and it Will show the progress OF Mexico
from the time of the Aztecs. Temples, im-
ages and like scenes Will be a feature III the
exhibits at the base of the hill.
There is swimming pond on the johnson
place, near Stockton's big gas well, where
sizzling Stockrouians go these hot days tn
disport in the waves that are continuously
freshened and made buoyant by the flow
fEA all
The water of this pond, but since the casing
of the well has been cut at the various
depths where gas was struck, the fish have
died.
An Oakland man received letter from
the Warden Of San Quentin last week in
closing check for $50. The money was
sent by Tom kimball,: a prisoner there, in
payment Tor goods bought OF Rosenberg, in
Piumas County, more than twenty years
ago. Kimball is in prison for life, having
been sent there many years ago for murder.
he Is now IS years old and is trying to get
straight with the world before he dies.
The people of Ell Paso have made a con-
tract Tor the sinking of an artesan we'll on
the Mesa, near that place, to the depth of
5000 feet The money has been put up ana
the work has been going on for some time
past. The pipe Is already down to n depth
Of 1000 feet, and although an abundance of
water has been passed through, they have
not vet found any that will rise any consid-
: cradle distance in the pipe, but are conf
dent OF getting a flowing well by the time
they reach their 5000 feet limit.
The Central Nevadan says: The Central
Pacific water tank at Battle Mountain holds
10 tons of water, or sufficient moisture to
cover two acres OF ground with tlIree-quar-
tiers OF an inch OF water, but these figures
are dlmlnutYe when referring to the i'm
meDse volume of water which fell on the
three days preceding the 2Sth of May, when
the rainfall was three inches, which means
that on every acre for miles around-and
there are 640 acres to every square mile
800 tons fell, or sufficient 10 fill two immense
reservoirs to an acre, and then to think that
this immense precipitation was but three
days rain.
According to the Carson Appeal, bitter
feud exists between the Chinese and Piutes
in Esmeralda and Mono counties In March.
1885, Chinaman was shot and killed by
Piute and the Chinese vowed vengeance.
which they obtained on the following July
4th, when four Piutes were enticed into a
Chinese wash-house in Brlleville and liber
ally dosed with whisky. When they became
drunk two Cinnamon threw coal oil over the
walls OF the house and set it Oh fire. Ouly
one Of the Indians escaped. The recent kill
ing. OF All Quong Tia and Poker Tom at
bridgeport Is traceable to this feud, which
thus far Is responsible for two dead China
men and five Indians.