Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-10-23
Brief Reference.

The Courier says that Shasta folks are addicted |
to surprise parties:' The company invite them
selves to the house Of some one whom they select,
and pop in upon the unsuspecting inmates with
fiddle in hand: the fiddler first, followed up by
couples of eight or more, who form q cotilion,
or cotillions, and commence dancing away much
to the surprise of the righful occupants. "A
CRAZY man, perfectly naked and furious, was
discovered in barn near San Francisco, aud
refused to be removed. STEAMBOAT fare, from
Sacramento to the Bay, is again reduced to twen-
ty-fve cents, because of the new boat Princess
which, we suppose, is designed to be bought off
by the company EIGHT hundred passengers
who came in by the Golden Gate meant TO go to
Frazer river, but stopped at San Francisco, where
they are cursing California and all her newspa-
pers, for misleading them. AMOS G. Dunn kill
ed Thomas Cassidy, near Sonora; the former bad
been to Frazer river, leaving his family in care
ofdeceased, from which some unexplained trouble
arose. IT is rumored at Los Angeles that
large band of Mohave Indians are camped near
San Bernardino, and intend drawing their sup
plies from the settlements Star. "A HOUSE
during melancholy resulting from hard drink
-. THE Indians in Southern California number
about Is, 900. :. SIX men were arrested lately at
Nevada, who are suspected of having been
in numerous robberies #. S. POMEROY has
been appointed County Judge Of Del Norte, for
unexpired term of +. e. Weston ONE Gunnison
of Vallego cut his daughters throat recently;
she will probably die-cause, insanity CnAs
DowsE is adjudged guilty Of numbering Peter
Becker, at San Francsco-sentenced on Saturday
$50. THE Sierra Democrat says that evidence is
apparent, since the death of postmaster in
neighboriDg town, that various small sums had
been distracted from letters and the letters des-
troyed or slowed away. THE Deseret Nelcs
does not object to the presence of United States
soldiers, who behave well, but does object to
gambler camp-folowers who infest the city.
From remarks by the Herald we infer that mo-
rality in Sonora is not much above zero-rondo
and dance houses being permitted there. 80. GEO
PENN JOHNSTON returned on Revenue Cutter,
which was boarded before landing and Johnston
was arrested and put in charge of the Sheriff of
Marin county, by his friends, to keep him out Of
tuc way Vi IuuCtucHl III Gan ITbDCIsCO. n
SECOND overland mail arrived at San Francisco
from Memphis, on the 18th. The President has
stopped the Kansas land sales, because the people
haven't money to pay for pre-empton. Bishop
Jones was accidentally shot by boy at Indian
apols, but not killed. Dred Scott, the famous
slave, is dead. They going to lay subma-
rine Telegraph from Florida to Cuba. division
OF the Pacific military is made; part to have
headquarters at San Francisco, under General
Clarke the other TO 90 TO Fort Vancouver, under
Gen. Harney. One hundred and nineteen letters
came in the mail, and two passengers, through, /
in the stage. WM. CORNELL fell from hay
wagon in lone Valley, and was killed e. Two |
Prussian residents Of San Jose recently returned .
home and were arrested and pushed into military
is organizing in this State 10 invade the Mexican
State Of Sonora, to avenge the murder of the
Crabb party and institute an Independent gov
ernment. E. NUMEROUS grizzlies are threatening |
to eat up Marposa and the inhabitants thereof
including HOLMES, of the Gazette.