Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-04-03
STATE NEWS.

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were also disappointed in expectation of intelli-
gence by the steamer now overdue.
A BILL was the special order for the 26th, to
prevent the immigration to and residence in this
State Of negroes and mulattos The first section
provides, that sitter the first of June next, no
black or mulatto-with exceptions hereinafter
named-shall acquire residence in this State
and those persons of that complexion found in the
State without such certificate as is provided for
in this act shall be fined not less than $780, nor
more than 81 900, and be imprisoned until the
fine be paid at the rate Of S5 per day. Those who
after that period bring any person of such color
into the State with the intent to free him or her
from slavery, shall be liable to like penalty.
THE Assembly referred Senate gaming bill
with instructions to so amend to make keep
ers and owners of gambling houses responsible
for the fines.
GEORGE p. BAKER, of San Francisco, has COM
menced suit to be divorced from his wife Matte,
on the grounds of iufdelity.
THE Marysville Express says that man in that
city believes that he has swallowed Reg of
nails
SOME villains, in Todd's Valley, says the Pla-
.
thai he couldn't drink three quarts of whiskey !;
the man gave in aftera couple of bottles, but one
of his tormentors drew club over his head and
forced him to drink three bottles. Next day, he
was found dead.
The Spiritual humbug still prevails in places
in Marysville.
/ THE Kansas Lecompton resolutions passed the
Senate, only seven voting in opposition.
/ A SAN FRANc1sco woman had been beaten by
"a drunken husband, whom she left, going home to
her mother. The husband followed and so in
suited her that she attacked him with knife and
nearly made finish of him.
/ PROFESSOR GEORGE WASHINGTON RAENHART
has been after the demon of Intemperance with
snch fury that the varmiut dug out for perdi-
t0n swinging the scafy horrors of his folded
tall
MARIoS WNDTHURsT, of San Francisco, has
been sent to the Pententiary for sixteen years,
for second degree murder.
THE Drug Bill, drafted by the State Medical
Society, has passed the Senate. 1t provides that
all drugs aud medicines introduced and sold in
California, shall conform to the standard fixed by
the law Of Congress entitled 'an act to prevent
the importation Of adulterated and spurious
drugs and medicines.
New Democratic Administration paper is to
issued in Sacramento shortly-edited by whom
we know not.
THE women Of Oroville are holding fair to
pay for the new brick church.
The people of Oakland, across the bay from
San Francisco, are trying to get the State Cap
ital removed there and have been holding big
meeting for that purpose.
a BILL is before the Assembly, giving mechan-
les and labOrers leins on all the tools and appur-
tenances Of establishments indebted to them for
labor
AT ball in Alpha, Nevada county, a man
with a child in his arms fell from a window, and
both were nearly killed
A MEXICAN was killed in Pleasant Valley Ma
riposa county. last week He had attacked sew
era persons with q knife, and concluded by strip
ping an Indian woman of her garments. The
w0man's husband and two others pursued and
overlook him. when he commenced throwing
rocks at them one Of the party fred, killing
him instantly.
A WAGON ROAD from Downieville to Truckee
river is in contemplation and has been for sew
eral years.
NUMBER of state prisoners attempted escape
on the 23d, but the boat grounding and the prison
cannon having been brought to bear, they came
back. Orlinski planned the escape.
A SPANISH lady, aged ninety seven, died at San
Jose, on the 18th. She among the first
Spanish settlers Of California-her descendants
number 200.
a NEW evening paper, called the FIsitof, has
appeared in Sacramento, published by Brown,
Ingllam & Co.
AT Dutch Flat, in Placer county, two horses
buggy, two men and two women went down a
steep hill, four hundred feet, smashing the carry
all, but horses and humans escaped.
ANOTHER ado is made in Gan Francisco school
about the cruel punishment o' g scholar
MAN with ~ empty bottle and pistol in his
hands, and his brains blown out, was found, re-
Gently, at Snellng's, in Mariposa.
HENRY BUSH, ranchmap, living near LisIes
bridge, in Sacramento county, was assaulted by
his partner, on the 26th and killed.
THE board Of examiners found S347, ,608 20 in
the State Treasury, on the 2Gh
THE Senate has engrOssed the San Francisco
and Marysville railroad bill.
p. j. DEvINE, of Sacramento, has completed
statue of the Virgin and infant Savior, which is
said to be an extraordinary California work of art.
A LADY in Marysvle gave her child poison, in
mistake for an emetic, but her friend imme ;liate-
1y administered the emetic and saved the ehild's
| life.
THE State Prison Warden invites the San Fran
cisco ministers to come over and preach to the
prisoners. 1ncTe q ClaDCG LOT t1e expansive
missionary spirit.
SMALL POx has appeared at San Jose.
Two Germans bad fight Mt Todds Valley,
last week, one shooting the other in the arm.
THE democratic legislative caucus adjourned
| to 5th of this month-is object is to decide on
putting off the Congressional election to 1859.
WILLIAM BUCHANAN, formerly Sheriff of Ell Do
RADIO, died in the Insane Asylum, two weeks ago.
AN equestrian theater is in blast at Sacramento.
REV J. L. SANDERS, of the Methodist church,
south, died, recently, at Suisun.
A PAPER, to be called The Citizen, is to be
started at Tehama by Mr.. Snider.
THE Beacon says that on the 3lst the waters
were too high for stages to get away from Red
Bluffs. The river was within two feet of the
other rise and was still coming up. A Theatrical
| onDnDsnu iu of tho pIaoa