Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-03-06
NEWS OF THE STATE.

trees the Trustees have ordered the names OF
streets 10 be put on the corners. About $4,000
in bonds, have been issued by the Funding Com
Inissioners. reservoir broke in Shasta Valley,
carrying away fences and covering the land with
sand. The whooping cough and chicken pox
prevail among the children.
Doctors Teed and Webber, of Marysville, talk
ed of chopping each other all to pieces with
broadswords.
JosEPH MYERS, of Marysvile. is making an
organ for the Shasta Catholic church
THE lumber trade on the northern Pacific coast
is very great ships from all parts Of the world
are seen loading there.
IT is said that there is great deal OF suffering
from want in San Francisco, among families that
were once wealthy, and are too proud to make
known their penury.
THE Anador Sentinel says that the gentlemen
of Clinton gave calico party, on Wednesday
night week.
THE San Juan Star tells of the cutting down
of two noble pines that sheltered the village,
where for ages they had daily sounded their
grand chorus in answer TO the moaning ocean
Some vagabond Mexicans at Calavaritas had
been in the habit of robbing the Cbinamen the
latter asked permission and protection of Amer
leans to shoot. The Mexicans came came back,
and one Of them cutting open Chnaman's tent
got twelve slugs in his head.
Two men were killed, and two others wounded,
by Indians, recently, at Columbia.
CRIMINALS are hung in considerable state at
Nevada--a gallows cost $3.50.
a MOUNTAIN Of slate coal is on fire in Plumas
county. When exposed to the air it goes out,
and burns only when smothered under ground
About two acres Of the surface have fallen in.
The Nevada county miners are using bewn
granite blocks for suice bottoms Rather ex-
pensve to procure, we should think.
JAMES BowMAN, of San Francisco, who owns
ranch at Petaluma, was shot at by squatters, the
charge riddling bis hat and wounding him in the
throat. He had previous difficulty with them
and $1,000 was offered for his life.
Wool is raised, extensively, in Calaveras coun-
ty.
ROBERT lIvERMoRE, owner of ranch in Ala
media county, died on Sunday week he has been
a resident Of California over thirty years.
THE Nicaragua steamship Orizaba was to sail,
positively, on the 5th-a fact of much interest to
the interior, as competition will bring passage
TO reasonable rates
The Grand Jury of San Bernardino have in
dcted several Mormons for living in adultery
Christians are getting the ascendency there, since
the utgOing of the saints
Two hundred and eighty couples were married
in San Francisco last year.
Two robbers attacked traveller in Placer
county, but were scared off by the screams OF a
woman approaching. The whole country is in
Tested with them, the Courier says.
On Tuesday night week heavy storm blew in
Sacramento A man lost his hat, and in search
ing for it found three others-took the best one
and went bone.
A FAMILY was poisoned at the Dawson House,
Sacramento, by eating candy impregnated with
verdegris, from copper kettle. Their lives were
saved.
A MAN at Mokelumne Hill has recovered $1,000
damages for injuries received from a stage up
setting.
A PRISONER committed suicide, recently, in the
Tuolumne county Jail.
The Butte Record has got to be one Of the best
papers in the State the articles are short, sensi
bic and full Of life We guess 'Miggles is about
AssEMBLYMAN Stakes has introduced bill to
prohibit the further immigration to this State of
free negroes, and other colored people, and to
protect and regulate those already here.
THE discovery of a cinnabar deposit occasoned
considerable stir at Petauma.
A BILL has heen offered in the Legislature pro-
vding for the abolition Of public executions.
FREMoNT's agent in Mariposa, has commenced
action Of ejectment against 700 miners, on the
Fremont Grant He'll have his hands full we
reckon.