The morning call., 1892-01-02
COAST ITEMS.
Brief Notes From Pacific States and Ter
ritories.

ritorles.
A Salem (Oregon) Chinaman has a white
wife.
Hlgh water is again working havoc with
the railways and highways oil the North
west.
Alameda COunty's Grand Jury has been
allowed their bills, and the cost to the
county is Sl771.
The town of Willows is taking up SUBJ
scriptiOn for the purpose OF improving tile
public park there
Tacoma is talking of substituting stone
for prick in her new City Hall. 10 make
the change would cost $4,000
The recent heavy SnOwfalls in Nevada
threaten serious injury TO the stock, among
which it is feared losses VIII be great
The pri e of wheat at the Salem (Oregon)
fiOuring-mils went up this week from SO to
IS cents per buShel. The millnen say they
do not know what caused the raise.
There has been considerable inconve-
nience lately, resulting from the detention
of shipping at the mouth of the Columbia
River. through inadequacy Of tug and pilot
service.
The orange crop in the southern part OF
the State has, alter all, suffered but little
from the recent freeze. The cold wave did
not extend over very wide territory, and
the people have recovered from their scare.
A Marysville highwayman has at last dis
covered way to break faro bank. His
system may not be cOmmendable, but 1t
proved very effective. He put a Six-shOOter
to the dealers head and forced him to turn
over the bank roll.
A lot of fruit trees from Nebraska were
recently seized IT q San Jose nursery by
the County Commissioners, who are deter
mined that If their efforts can prevent it no
diseased trees will be planted in the
orchards oil that valley this year.
Three boats are plying on the Snake
River, in Washington, carrying out the
grain from the AsOtln country. The chan
mel on the Upper Snake was improved last
summer, and now the people are reaping
the benefit by getting the grain out la sea-
son.
Grant County Oregon man has ln-
vented an apparatus for preventing the ac-
emulation Of gum on the cuttlng-bar of
a moving machine by spraying water on
the blades of The machine while it is Ia
motion. He has received patent on the
device.
Iona Priets and the mountains north of
Santa Cruz were covered with snow for
miles this week. The Sentinel says: The
wind, coming from this snow bank. fully
fifteen miles distant in an air line, cut keen,
aud quickly penetrated through the ordinary
garments.
A gang of boy burglars has been broken
up in Tucson, AriZ What ought really to
burglar factories"-the publishing houses IN
the East that are constantly sending out the
nickel nastIes" III the shape of literature
that completely demorallZe their boy read
eIs.
One serious problem in the management
of the jacksonville beet-sugar factory has
been the disposal OF the pulp after the ex-
traction of the suGar. Stockmen, however,
have learned that this pulp is one of the
best things possible for fattening cattle,
and the demand for the pulp is rapidly solv-
ing the problem.
Chinese fishermen are peddling in the
streets OF Sacramento fish caught in the foul
waters of huttervllle Lake. The white
fishermen say the fish are not fit to eat and
only Cinnamon fish there. The latter, how
ever, have been doing good business at
catching and selling the fish, as buyers have
not thought TO question the source Of the
catch.
The Los Angeles Councils special COM
mttee on water has adopted the report of
the City Engineer, recommending the con-
struct0n Of a complete water system for The
city, to cost about S3,000,000. The plan in
cudes the delivery of water on three levels.
the water being pumped to an elevation
sufficient to give ample pressure for fire
purposes.
Some time since Marysville carpenter
courted and won the affections of a Young
rage arrived, the wedding feast was spread
and the guests assembled, when the groom
asked to be excused, left the house and
never returned. The terrors of matrimony
appeared too great to him, and MarysviIle
has seen him no more.
Salmon are making their appearance in
the coast streams, says the jacksonville
Palaronlan. and are waiting for the freshets
to make their way TO the spawning grounds
at the headwaters. They are especially
plentiful In the Salinas River. 7. A. Peck
ham got ten big fellows in one night last
week A. Hlscox and ii. 5. Fletcher bagged
I'VE IN the PaJaro last week
The latest suicide tragedy at Los Angeles
has resulted in ore reform at the Court
house. County Clerk Ward has given his
deputies orders not to. suppress the fact
any more of the issuance of marriage
licenses. Mr. Ward knew nothing about
the MacGregor license. and was in no way
one OF the parties who had knowledge of the
true condition OF the wretched alliance. and
who are in some degree responsible for the
terrible result.
The prospects of the Sunset Irrigation
District seem favorable. A survey has been
commenced and an assessment has been
made on the stock. The Los Banos Enter
prise says: This canal will open to cultiva-
ton over 100000 acres Of productive land,
which is AT present worthless, except for
sheep grazing, on account of having no
water. This canal will irrigate one of the
largest districts in the State, and the capi-
tai stock will be S2000,000.
smooth-tongued young man is visiting
private residences in country towns about
the bay with scheme for selling dry goods.
He goes to residence with bis samples,
and offers big bargains, but SAYS that the
goods will delivered in eighteen DAYS. He
then says that he must have a certain
amount OF money to pay the customs duties
on the Canadian border. The unsuspecting
pay him the advance sum, and then wait
patiently for the dry goods. 1t is need less
TO say they wait in vain.