Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-08
Latest State Events.

THE Union says that Jack Powers made the
ncer Course at San Francisco, in six hours and
forty three minutes, winning the stake of S., 900
The bet was made against his doing it in eight
hours He rode one hundred and fiftv-one miles
in all. There were about ten thousand persons
in attendance to witness the race lie rode
twenty-seven different horses, and is represented
as having been but little fatigued He rode
twenty six miles the first hour.
A PEOPLES ticket for Sacramento County Su-
pervisors has been nominated, with J. S. Craig
for President The election will be contested
with great vigor.
LATER news by the Columbia, from Puget
Sound, confirm previous accounts of the Frazer
river gold mines. The river is high and pro-
visions are dear. A correspondent of the mia
says that the Hudson's Bay Company are trying
to discourage immigration. but they are con
stantly receiving large quantities of gold dust
Persons working with log-rockers make from S.
to Sl2 day, says the writer. We would not
advise entire reliance on irresponsible newspaper
correspondents we have been fooled by them,
ourselves.
4 GREAT gold excitement exists in Carson Val
ley; rich diggings are said to have been discov-
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them, and farmers are removing there with their
families. The diggings are sixty miles from
Genoa, and the town is likely to be depopulatcd
GREAT number of Sacramento merchants
have signed card in the Sacramento TI,ion. de.
claring their support Of the People Is Ticket.
J. LovETT, of San Francisco, who went to P1-
get Sound to see about the Frazer river Mines
writes back thus The country is safe, and ev-
erything O. x. l have no time to write full par
ticuars but the gold is here by the bushel.-
Send me general assortment Of goods.
THE San Juan Star says that French cook
there was hugged round the neck and robbed-a
red petticoat has been seen in the street.
drunken fellow attacked a teamster, to rob him.
and had two black-snake' whips worn out over
his back, and was stoned half TO death, in addi.
ton. The Star thinks the Frazer river mines a
steamboat
THE Marysville Eapress relates the death of
William Eckel, killed at Downicville by mill
wheel. A company near that place expect to
make 100000 when they wash up.
A YOUNG girl of Marysville sent her mother TO
market and then ran away with her beau.
SIX men, armed with guns, robbed Wells, Far
go & Co.'s Express of $4,000, between Nevada
and Marysville, on the 3d.
A COMPANY in Tuolumne blew out $4,000 at
one blast.
THE Be1con says that $50 mules were to leave
Red Bluffs on the 5th for the North
THE Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Ma
sons meets in Sacramento on the 1lth-the Grand
Chapter on the Tuesday following.
The Beacon says that George Lanes squaw ran
away from him, at Cold Spring Valley, taking
Indian boy, revolver and ammunition after which
the Indians tried to steal cattle, were pursued,
and fifteen Of them killed.
JAMES LoAG has bought the interest of his
partner, Frank Kenyon, in the stage line from
Shasta to Yreka.
THE Democratic State Central Committee are
to meet in Sacramento on the 10th.
TEAMS have started from Red Bluffs to Yreka
and Weaverville. John Lyttle and S. W. Allen
wagoned the first freight over the Weaverville
road. The Beacon adds The stage line is now
fairly established between Shasta and Weaver
j. LOag line to Yreka via Pitt River, is doing
good business The stages from Marysville to
Shasta run full both ways especially on the north
ern end of the route, from here to Shasta. Much
of the travel, from here to the southwark, goes
by the boats
THE Tehama races begin on the 10th, to con-
tinue week, or more. =,