The Nevada journal., 1858-09-24
ITEMS,

a.
ny town washed out ITS ounces of gold
last Monday week -. Washington and
Geo. Pen Johnson started down the
coast on Revenue cutter the morning
after Ferguson's death. It is said a
community of 300 Shakers are about to
cmigrate to this State. A large num-
Der ofconyerts recently joined the church
at camp meeting in lone Valley.
There is a balance of 1888, LAG &C left
in the State Treasury. The Cape
Claim at Oroville yielded in one night
I3O ounces of gold. DR.. Shurtleff of
Shasta grew a pear this year which
weighed 10 ounces. The comet is
creating no little curiosity and excite
ment.. The ordinance department of
the Benicia Barracks was destroyed by
fire last week. Five horses. ten mules,
carriages and feed were also lost.
Baldwln's majority in the State will ex-
coed seven thousand. The fare by
the overland stage route from Placer
vile to Missouri is one hundred dol
lars. The taxable property of San
Francisco amounts TO S30,725,950..
The locomotive cut through a mule team
across the track near Brighton few
days since. An interest in the Sono-
IA Herald is offered for sale. John
Nugent, Buchanans agent for New Cal
edonia was stopped for az old tailor bill
in New York while on the eve OF depar-
ture. "A reward is offered for the man
who rode twenty miles of a cold, dark
rainy night to pay "the Doctor" a dol
lar more or less-the man has not been
discovered. An extensive bed of gyp-
sum has been discovered south of Stock
ton. Gov. Weller has ordered the
Nevada Rifles to be in readiness to
march to the scene of Indian hostilities
in the North. He does it as Cover
nor, not "as a Statesman" -. Mrs.
Clara Hall of this place has obtained
divorce from her husband Charles R.
Hall. 1t is reported that Billy-goat
of the lercury is to be superseded by
Dan Gelwicks of the Mountain Demo-
crat.. "A trout was caught in sequel
creek, Santa Cruz county, which weigh
ed four pounds and half and measured
twenty four inches in length. 80. Mr..
Emerson, of Los Angeles, made off six
acres of vines 6,700 gallons of wine last
year. The wine is worth s1,25 per gal
lon. ;. Davis who undertook to have
Nathaniel Gray indicted in San Fran
cisco, has been indicted himself, The
Annual Exhibition of the Santa Clara
Agricultural, Horticultural and Indus
trial Society was holden yesterday and
to-day in San jose. Mrs. Wood con-
tinues to attract crowds at Sacramento.
--- The Governor advertises six and
half million bricks for sale, manufacture
ed at the State Prison. He carries
q specimen in his hat. -. Next Mon
day all hands at San Francisco propose
celebrating the cable laying - "A mine
of red chalk has been found in Sierra
county,. Leo Schell. well known
here. who was connected with Jim Web
ster's gang, has been freely" pardoned
by the Governor. The Sonora sailed
on the 21st with 319 passengers and
S1,757 ,657- The overland mail stage
arrived at Placerville on the same day.
The Mormon city is quiet The last
mail steamers brought forty thieves.
Quite an acquisition to the Lecompton
party in this State "A slight shock of
another earthquake was felt at San
Francisco on the 18th inst =. The for.
mer shaking was felt from Humboldt
Bay to San Diego. Sheriff Doane of
San Francisco was stabbed three times
by drunken sailol. The wife of Ex-
Lieut.. Gov. Anderson died at Placerville
recently. The San Andreas Lndepen-
dent tells of fine apples from tree of
three years growth from the seed, grown
in that vicinity -. Simonsen, the little
exquisite violinist, who played to the
astonishment Of Californians in early
times isplaying in Hongkong "A lot
of beautiful paintings were destroyed
by fire in San Francisco, by the cxplo-
sion ola camphene lamp The native
insurrection in China still continues
FERGusoN's FUNERAL Col. E. d.
Baker delivered most eloquent funer-
al oration over the remains of Senator
Ferguson on Thursday of last week -