, 1858-12-10
ANOTHER EARTHQrAKE.

before o'clock. The Bulletin says that it con.
sisted Of two shocks, scpareted by au interval Of
few seconds, and lasting altogether about half
a minute II is considered to have been nearly
as violent as the great shock Of February, 1856,
and to have lasted much longer. 4 great deal
of alarm was occaSioaed in some Of the larger
structures Of the city, particularly in MOntgom.
cry Block, and in the Rassettc House and other
extensive hotels. At the Americon Exchange,
on SansOme street, number Of the dodgers
took up their bundles and went over to the Te.
hama House, which, being a frame building,
they regarded as safer than the American, which
is brick. a number Of other buildings were
vacated, temporarily. AT Musical Hall, where
the Independent National Guard were having a
ball, the shock was not noticed on the dancing
floor, though the building vas very much sha.
ken. In tho Merchants Exchange building,
opposite the Custom House, some Jorge cracks
were made, and portion Of the cornice in the
U. S. District Court room was shaken down.
At the City Hall some small pcices Of plastering
were shaken Of, but no serious injury was done
nor, indeed, have We heard Of any damage in the
city. At the Union Hotel, adjoining the City
Hail. the window-blinds were observed to flap
violently against the windows, and it was
thought by persons in Merchant street that the
building would fall, so violently was 1t rocked.
In many portions Of the city, bells were rung
and crockery ratified. In the station house, two
prisoners, named Hoyt and McCready, were in
the arched dungeon. The shock threw them
against each other One cried that the house
was coming down; when the other replied that
they were in the safest poce in the city, for moth
ing could break the arch over them. But per.
haps the best index to the severity Of the shock
will be found in the following incident In q
room in the fourtu story Of Montgomery Block,
pail Of water, within three inches Of being full,
stood upon wash-stand about ls inches above
the floor. In the morning Il was found that the
water had been thrown out upon the floor In
considerable quantity on opposite sides Of the
pail a..
The shock extended to Sacramento and Stock
ton, but there arc no accounts of its having
reached point further north than the former
place. To the south Of San Francisco, it was
very severe. At San Jose there were indca-
tons Of a volcanic eruption two days after the
earthquake.
ACCIDENTAL KnLISG.-We are informed by
Capt Mitchell, Of the brig Cyrus, that Nj
Cooper, mate of the brig w. D. Rice accident.
ally shot himself at North Bay on Sunday last
9Th inst Mr.. Cooper had been cunning during
the day, and was in the act Of placing the gun
on the deck Of tho vessel, on his return, when
the trigger is supposed to have caught in the
rigging, discharsing the contents in bis breast,
and killing him Instantly.
LNASTouR's CLAIMS REJEcTED.-The great
land swiadle instituted several years since, ;
Limantour, for some II, 900 acres Of land in the
city and county Of San Francisco, also Goat
Angel, Alcatras and Faranoncs Islands, together
with Point Tiburon, has received its quictus at
the hands Of Judge Hoffman. Judge Hoffman
pronounced the entire claims as forgeries, and
that the mass Of the testimony adduced by claim
ant was no more nor less than perjury.
SuIcIDE.-An Indian came into town last even
ing, post haste from the residence Of Z. A. Smith
at Muck in this county, and reported that Mr..
Smith had shot himself The Coroner, Mr.. DAN
iel Collins Immediately summoned jury and
started for the scene Of the melancholy affair.
Up to the time of going to press the Coroner
has not returned. We shall publish the partic-
ulars next week. ~,
SHoorlxo Is TnEATRE--A shooting affay
occurred at Maguirc's Opera House. between Ben
Moulton and Mr.. Brewer, the doOrkeeper Of the
theatre, in which the former was severely wound
ed. MOu.ton had attempted TO enter the theatre
without ticket Brewer had been arrested, and
Moulton was under medical care. l1a-q
AcKSowLEDGMESTs.-0ur thanks arc tender
cd to Wells, Fargo Co. for California papers
BY the steamer Pacific; also, to J. W. Sullivan,
for an acceptable bundle Of Eastern papers !, and
to Nj. J. J. westbrOok, Of Olympia, for. the
early delivery Of the same.
PuBLIc DOcuNKxTs.-Hon l. !. Stevens, our
Delegate in Congress, has placed US under
weighty obligations for a valuable collection Of
public documents, and the Congregational GlObs
for 1853. He win please accept our thanks
therefor 10 d netssarus Z. lf
MrRDER AT PoKrLASD.-A man named Dan.
iel Baloh shot another, named Mortimer Stump,
in Portland, (0regOn) on the 18th ult, killing
him instantly. The cause Of the killing is sup
posed 10 have been the elopsment Of the deceas-