Grass Valley telegraph., 1854-02-16

ties. Out of the hundreds of murders kp,oegn
to have been committed here, there has as yet
been but one single conviction, and that Of a
poor, trlendless and unknown foreigner, as to
whose guilt, so far as interest was concerned,
most people have entertained serious doubts.
Let heavy robbery be committed and the
perpetrators are soon tracked out and brought
to Justlce,-but dead bodies are frequently
found under suspicious circumstances, and a
simple Coroner's inquest with verdict Of
death from violence by the hands of some
person unknown" ETC., closes the matter.
On Saturday night, Alexander Hamilton,
third Engineer of the Steamer California, was
shot near the corner of Jackson and Mont
gomery The following are the circumstan-
ces As they appeared in tastimony before the
CoI5nef yesterday :-He was walking down
Jackson street, between Montgomery and
Kearny. About thirty yards in front of him
two females with a Mexican and behind him
was another man alta distance of about ten
yards. The deceased was making noise and
singing, and the Mexican called him ''son
of a bitch" Deceased walked up to the
Mexican and struck him several times in the
face. After striking the Mexican he turned
and commenced striking the man in the rear.
He struck him two or three times. The man
jumped back and shot the deceased. The on
ly words deceased uttered were, 'FYou have
shot me-" He walked about ten or fifteen
yards to some crockery crates and fell. He
was taken into drug store, but died in few
minutes.
Our city is well supplied with amusements
at present. The Metropolitan with Madame
Anna Thillon and Mr.. Hudson, the Irish Co
median. has been we'll patronized during the
past week. They viii continue at that estab-
lishment during the present week Madame
Thillon took her first benefit on Friday night.
and had fine house. Hudson has made a
decided hit
The American has not been'as we'll patron
lied during the past week as it,deserved. Mr..
Jones has an excellent stock company and
has produced some excellent representations.
Mr.. Ryer, a new actor has appeared there du-
ring the past week. o
Backus' Negro Minstrels have drawn full
houses at San Francisco Hall, and very de-
servedly. Theyare the best in their line that
have ever visited the State.
Mrs. Thorne has leased the AdeIphi, and
will open there tonight with an excellent
company, among whom are Mrs. and Miss
Thorne, the Pelbys, F. NJ. and Mrs Kent
Bingham and others. The Thornes always
have been faTorites with the theatre going
public Of this city, and will undoubtedly be
successful in their new undertaking.
Madame Anna Bishop, accompanied by
Boscha, the celebrated harpist, arrived Thurs
day on the Brother Jonathan and will give
the first concert at Musical Hall tomorrow
evening. The price at which tickets are put
$5, and So, does not take well, but there is
every probability that the celebrity of Ma
dame B. will draw crowded house.
The steamship California arrived on Thurs
day light from Panama with 800 passengers
and the mails, and the Oregon yesterday with
25O passengers The fine steamship Uncle
Sam leaves for Panama on the 10th inst. The
Pacific NJ. S. S. Co. will shortly have splen-
did addition to their line on this coast, in the
new and magnificent steamer San Francisco.
She may be expected by the 1st of March.
The Golden Gate has sustained but trihing
damage, except to her machinery which will
be repaired in two or three weeks.
Yours truly, ITEMS.