The morning call., 1891-05-12
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.

Brief Notes From Pacific States and
Territories.
Orders from England are being received
In Southern California for California olive
oil.
A tri-weekly stage is soon to be put on
between Scotia and Garberyille, in Mendo-
cino County.
There have been ifty-one cases of diph-
liberia in the Protestant Orphan Asylum ut
Sacramento during the past seven months,
besides cases OF typhoid fever.
A San Luis Obispo County paper notes
that this spring has been the CO ldest known
there in years, that section not having had
more than three or four warm days during
the season.
The Chico Normal School has been ac-
credited by the Board of Regents and
graduates from this school will hereafter be
admitted to the university without further
examination.
At San Miguel on sMay day, as Charles
Slayton and Joseph Houghton were passing
each other, both driving, one of the shafts
of SlaytOn'S rig penetrated the body Of
Houghton'S horse, killing it instantly.
A Los Angeles correspondent expresses
satisfaction over the escape OF the Chilean
vessel from San Diego Harbor. He thinks
it will impress the Government authorities
with the crying needs Of our defenseleSs
coast.
The cash on hand in the Los Angeles
County Treasurer's Office is $237. 66, and
the Riverside Press calls attention to the
fact that money enough cannot be obtained
to build couple Of bridges across the Santa
Ana River.
Charley Mankins, sixteen-year-old boy,
was arrested at HOLSTER, Monday, charged
with setting fire to the residence of MIR.
Kelly, near there. but says he did 1t at the
ins.igatian of his father, who held grudge
against Kelly.
A railroad is being surveyed from S0corrO.
n. Mex, to Benson, AriZ, which will give
the A. L. and s. K. through line 10 Quay
mas. The road starts almost at the head
waters of the Gila River and runs along that
valley till the San Pedro Valley is struck,
when it comes along in that valley to Ben :
son.
A disease resembling somewhat the gland
erS is prevalent upon William StoweTs
ranch in the Panoche Valley. Seven hea
OF mules, the property OF Sunny Thompson.
have recently died. The Board of Super
viSors have appointed veterinary surgeon
to look into the matter and eradicate the
disease.
Charles Davis of Balls Mills, New, was
shot and killed by man named Hugh
Miller last Tuesday. Miller had insulted
Davis wife and Davis sent him word TO
keep out of his way, but learning that
Miller was waiting Tor him with a gun,
armed himself and went in search of him
and was killed
For some time past the pumping machin-
cry of the HOLSTER Water Company have
worked very heavily, and this week inVesti-
CATION as to the cause revealed three wooden
plugs, each the diameter of the pipe, in the
pipe leading from the pumps to the reSer-
vOir. They must have been left there by
careless workmen in laying the pumps eigh-
teen months ago.
Sterling p. Wilkinson of KelseyYille,
while in Lakeport last Saturday became
violently insane, and strange to say wan
dered into the Courthouse and came near
soaring some Of the officers into the same
condition as himself. With some difficulty
he was secured, examined and committed to
the insane asylum at Napa, where Sheriff
Boggs took him on Sunday.
Bill Fee, well-known Oregon stage
driver, met sharp one the other day, near
LinKyille, in the person of the driver of a
big mule team that that took up the whole
width of the road. Let me pass u yelled
Bill TO the surly mules kinner. " Darned if
I'll do itP' was the reply. You're a burned
Oregon wagoD-road Bill, and l can't let We
pass without vi0latin' the cOnstoose'nF'
Miss Louise Z. Francis, formerly of ST.
Helena, is now sole editor andproprietor of
the Castroyile Enterprise. Since starting
there her office was attached to secure pay
ment of the debts OF man who was then
her partner, which he had contracted in
auOtHeT y ace MISS ETduciS was c0mpelIeu
to go to the neighboring town OF Watson
vile to issue three numbers of her paper,
and Is now about to commence suit against
the Constable OF CastrovIle and his bonds
men to recover damages sustained.
A McCloud River woodsman, while max
ing shakes at Black Cox Mountain, cut
down big fye-fo0t sugar pine which
proved 10 be hollow for forty-fve feet above
the bully log and full of alternating bears.
The McClOud pioneer asks US TO believe
that there were five black, seven cinnamon
and three grizzly bears in the hollow tree,
and that the man nailed slabs over the open
end OF the log and started tdOwn the noun
tain toward town, where it arrived safe and
sound and IS now on exhibition.