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Show IWOb'IC COAST ITEMS. CALIFORNIA. The editor of the Stockton Leader, after attending Hammond's ministrations ministra-tions in that city, pronounces him "a bulloon in his actions, a boor in his language, and a trickster in his method." This feeling has doubtless led to the perceptible falling oil in the interest of his meetings. A tent meeting is being held 'in opposition to Hammond's system and method. Whisky and spiritualism has sent Mark A. Gleason, of San Francisco, to the insane asylum. The Banamint mines that ere 1 worked are said to be improving in appearance as the work progresses. The first and most extensive stage in mining operations has now been passed, and the productive stage which will test the value of the mines is about to commence. Commodore William N. Jefiers, U. 3. N.t who commanded the famoMS Munilor in her ttissel with the Mcrri-mac Mcrri-mac in 1S(V2, ia in San Francisco. James McM. Shatter is spoken of for the republican nomination for uovcrnor. The salmon catch in the Sacramento Sacramen-to river is larger this spring than ever before. One fisherman recently brought in 2GG salmon, taken in three-quarters three-quarters of an hour. Reports fiom L03 Angeles and San Bernardino indie ite that the grain crop will exceed two-thirds, and perhaps per-haps reach three-fourths of the aver-ago aver-ago yield. A number of Chinamen employed as cooks, etc., on tho Lackawanna, were paid oil' Tuesday and immediately immedi-ately went over to Yallejo to spend their money. Some of them followed the American customs and eoon got drunk. Who will say that John u incapable of high civilization ? The second brigade of state troops were at Camp Scholield during three days of last week under General Coey. C. B. Demo, of San Francisco, is tho owner of a brick from the great wall of China. . Ex-Senator Cassorly and family are stopping at San Rafael this summer. The goldeu-tongued Tom Fitch lectured at the Father Matnew T. A. (society of San Francisco on Sunday. Hill Beach, the well-known stage line proprietor, has been stricken with paralysis. The shipment of wool from California Califor-nia to the east is immense. .Nearly every train going east has several car loads of it. NENADA. There are now over fifty cases of measles among the children of the Silver city public school. Carrie Smith, the "spring chicken" of Virginia citv, is still trying to commit com-mit suicide. . |