Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-12-18


LATEST STATE EcESTs.-AS SAN Francisco drug
gist gave an overdose of laudanumsnd morphine
10 a patient who died in consequence. Soon after
the patients death the druggist committed suicide
by taking Prussic acid-a most deplorable occur
renee JUDGE JOHNSTON, of Placerville, refused
writ of ha6eas corpu, to Ellis, arrested for vo-
lation of Sunday law; application will be made
TO the Supreme Court. Placerville has been ligh-
ted with gas WAND, the attempting suicide,
at Sacramento, was recently visited by his wife,
who desired him to sign certain writing, which
he refused-he has regained his speech; the wife
has declared intention not to live with him longer
TIE Illustrated Pacific .Ne,cs is new paper
at San Francisco, owned qf'IMgrfCSocted McCamct by IL.
Davidson. :. "A HoRsE-IsO d. 900 is being
arranged for. SALT LAKE CRY, they say, is
infested with thieves-not very surprising...
Snow was two feet deep at La Porte, on Saturday
week-weather extremely cold. The Messenger
thinks the season mining prospects uncommonly
good =. THE Citizen believes the present condl-
ton and future prospects Of Downieville better
than before the late devastation THERE has
been considerable snow in Red Bluffs oflate. A
couple of persons entered Frenchman's cabin,
at Texas Springs for the purpose of soaring him.
and one Of them got shot in the face, putting one
eve out and dreadfully tearing his head. A team
ster's saddle mule fell with him, below Shasta,
and the wheel ran over his ankle.-BedcOn. "A
GRIZZLY bear was tracked from Smith s ranch, in
Shasta county, and killed after seven shots and
] IL q hox frl.a a1
and if fat would have weighed nearly 1000 A
white headed eagle was killed near the same
place - Courier TRAVEL between Shasta and
Yreka is not to be interrupted this winter by
snow, if the stage companies can keep the road
| open Two horses at the Insane Asylum had a
savage battle, from the effects of which one is
| expected to die A WHALING fleet in the North
Pacific have taken 5S8 barrels of oil this season
~ ONE Mcclure was found murdered, recently,
on Bear river. The Union says there are 40
! first class scoundrels on the Prison Brig, at Sac
rameDto IT is reported that the Controller
will soon publish card accompanied by an affi-
/ davit of his son, and another sworn 10 by one of
his clerks, the tenor of which will be to prove
! that he was not guilty Of the misdemeanOr as
charged in Wand's tatement-Bee. -" RED
| HEAD BURNS a notorious villain OF Sacramento,
has been arrested. ....A HIFlEKTO fefpeclaple
Young woman was found dead drunk in San Fran
cisco, lying in the rain =. THE editor Of the Ma
rysvillc Democrat may, possibly, abandon his
political platform " when the eternal lake of fire
congeals q foot thick, from bank to bank. "A
MAN at Nome Lake. Reservation killed thirty-nine
deer and one BEAR in seven days hunt-four
days active pursuit. A citizen of Tebama poison
ed wheat-stealng crows with strychnine so badly
that mutitudes fell off the roost dead, and the
rest left the diggin's. A party Of coon hunters
surprised family of pole cats, and took benefit
A LODGE of colored Masons has been organ
lied in Sacramento 1t is designated as the
" "Philomathian Lodge"