The Georgetown news., 1855-11-15
News Items.

the lumber it requires.
A Chinaman and four Egyptians recently
graduated at Edinburgh University.
An establishment for the manufacture of
starch has recently gone into operation at
Contra Costa.
The New York Times predicts that the
Gadsden purchase will be second Califor-
MIA in wealth, and in the rapidity of its
growth.
A man named Benjamin Loring, on the
9th inst, while in state of intoxication
walked deliberately off the Brockliss bridge
which spans the Upper South Fork of the
American river, and was drowned.
Rev. / S. Diehl, who lately made the as
cent of Mount Shasta, has presented the
California Farmer with samples of sulphur
and other rare minerals found on the noun
tain.
DR.. F. Maynard has asserted in strong
terms, that there are very rich gold mines
in the Crimea.
A cargo of wheat sent to England from
San Francisco, some time since, paid q
profit Of So per cent. on cost and charges,
and was considered the best lot that had
ever been imported into that market.
The notorious offender, "Cocl-Eyed Fu-
ry," who escaped from the State Prison
some weeks since, has been recaptured.
In the school district of Monterey there
are 2l3 boys and 2l6 girls.
The French and English residents have
very generally throughout the State cele-
brated the fall Of SebastOpol.
A specimen of gold from Iowa Hill,
weighing $50 ounces, valued at SLIT is
to be seen at clearinghouse in San Fran
cisco. 1t is said to be the finest yet as
Sayed in California.
VIM. P. Brown, formerly teacher of a
school in Nevada, was accidentally killed
on the Sd inst, by the caving of bank of
earth on him while at work on his claim on
Poor Mans Greek near Washington.
1t is rumored that Santa Ana is about to
purchase Edwin Forests mansion, known
as Font Hill, for Sl9O,OO0
A man named Israel Joiner was shot and
instantly killed at Humbug Canon on the
9th inst, by Mr.. Jacobs, in selfdefence.
Hides are getting to be a most important
item among the expectations of Sacramento.
Madam Jenny Lind Goldschmidt has
been attacked with some terrible disease in
the face, without the slightest hopes of re-
coyery from it.
1t is said that Barnum's Boston Baby
Show cleared $4,000, and the babies were
ordinary at that.
The Placer Herald estimates the debt OF
Placer county at 100000.
The Alta says an extensive quarry Of
gypsum exists across the bay from San
Francisco, affording sufficient quantity
for all the demands of the State.
A fire occurred in San Francisco during
the night of the 9th inst, which consumed
four buildings, involving loss of $4,000.
A vein of Plumbago has been discovered
in Calaveras county. A large proportion
of iron is found in combination with the
mineral.
The Stockton Argus says that city was
never more prosperous than at present. and
that the population Of the southern mines
is rapidly increasing.
Nineteen kilns of superior quality of
lime have lately been burned at Auburn.
A daily line of stages has been establish
ed between Mokelumne Hill, Sandy Gulch
and West Point.
Isaac B. Wall, Speaker of the Assembly
in l852-'53, and latterly Collector at Mon
terey and T. S. Williamson were found
murdered about twenty-five miles from San
Jose on the 1lth inst
The population of the State Of New Jer-
sey is $50, 400, being an increase of So
l6O over the aggregate of the year 1850.
There are now fifteen hundred Indians on
the Nomee Lackee Reservation, which is
superintended by Mr.. Lowell the Deputy
Agent.
Three men by the names of Robinson
Dane, Arthur 2. Haven, and Nathaniel
Block, were killed near Ridgeville, Trinity
county, on the 8th inst, by the caving of
the bank of deep cut which they were ma
king.
The Stockton naners arn urr;no- tho M