The hydraulic press., 1858-09-25
The State at Large.

The Atlantic Telegraph, and celebrations
of its success, and schemes to connect Cali
fornia with it Immediately, are the chief top
les discussed in our exchanges this week.
Impromptu demonstrations of joy over the
great event have occurred in many places
throughout the State, and preparations are
being m ade for more systematic rejoicngs.-
San Francisco, Sacramento and Marysville
have selected next Monday night for grand
jdb!lee, and other towns will doubtless fall
into the arrangement. The posts for the
Piacervlle and Carson Valley line of tele-
graph are set for 20 miles beyond the former
place. When the line is completed and ex-
tended to Salt Lake, We think there is little
doubt but what line will be at once started
from some point on the Eastern borders to
meet it,. Col Baker delivers the address
at the S. Francisc) Celebration.....Th So
nora sailed on Monday with large mail,
81 ,757 .65l in treasure, and 35l passengers.
She brought to this country the enormous
numb of l 500 passengers No doub: most
Of them were bound tor Frazer, but they
will be apt to stay here. There is the usu-
al large amount of crimes and casualties, bat
we take no pleasure in retailing such things.
If cur readers want details of crime, thew
must seek them in other papers; we sh Ill not
make practice of publishing Them. There
have been several much needed clipper arri-
walls at San Francsco. During the past week
there has been quite scarcity If many arti-
cles la gely needed in mountain trade. The
Navy Agent contracted for several millions
of bricks at $11 80 per thousand, when lie
knew he could get them from State Prison
Commissioners for $1l. What's wrong?...
The navigation of the San Joaquin river is
to be improved. The Marysville Demo
crat amusngly chronicles several thievng
depredatloDs on the craft in that city. The
Mech MICS Fair closed On Thursday. Sam
Drannan has returned from the EastAc-
cordlng to the Shasta Courier, l., 673 cattle
have arrived in this State from Oregon du-
Ri 6 the past SUMNER. Gen. Kitbe has
returned from the scene of Indian difficulties
and reports that they have not been exagge-
rated. That's singular! 1.-The San Fran.
ciscans are wasting their energies on a Sou
thern Telegraph to the States, instead of al
ding the line already commenced at Placer
vile. One at a time is the best plan. 1T.
d. Judah, Chief Engineer CT the Central
Railroad, reports that he thinks practical
bic route can be found to Auburn with O.
grade of not over 80 feet to the mile He
found Auburn to be ,150 feet higher than
Sacramento. Capt. Sayward, of the San
francisco Police, beat an intoxicated woman
with cowhlde for using abusive language to
him. What vrtuous, brave Christian!..
Agricultural and horticultural Societies are
being formed in the different counties...
The Yreka Union says: sit is now an I'M
doubted fact that 1reka is built upon bed
OF gold. Several comp mics have succeeded
in getting down to the bed rock, where they
have found r CHI deposits. From present in
dicailons 1t is far TO nc u1e that the town
ha y,ta. al ID
and greater number of men employed be-
nea'h the SUFFICE than upon it, San Fran
cisco is not the only city that is built upon
Pt/fs!. The 4reka Ditch is paying dividends
OF - per cent. month on capital of $500
900 -. The Osoville Record states that a
son and heir Weighing Is pounds has been
born to one Pence, OF Mesilla Valley. If
Pence Is married, the boy must have been
Dorm to foco Pence, and in that case he does
not care tdrfhang; but if Pence is not mar
RED such eoeighty responsibility must make
nlm rather penssUe. The U. D. Mint at S.
Franc SEQ coined 1872 900 from Sept 1st to
l5ih Upwards of 40 n Y. thieves are
said TO have arrived on the two or three last
steamers. They must be seeking office
Look out for them!. -. The Assessor reports,
50 tar as received, show a large increase in
the substantial wealth of the several coun-
ties. IN spite # the Frazer river depletion.
On the 18th inst, 1000 school children at
tended the Fair Of tie Mechanics Institute.
1.-The newspapers throughout the State are
expressing themselves pretty generally a.
gainst duelling. Would cot the most of them
neglect to praise man for declining a chal-
lenge: The truth is, most men do not like to
hgh', bat on well known principle they ad-
mlre these who do fight, and the moral cour-
age that daies refuse to do wrong, meets
with little sympathy from them. The
Downleyil!e folks are raising excellent grapes
in their gardens, says the Citizen. They
must have some strong men up Nerth, for
one has lately thrown a large bridge across
the Upper Sacramento! This is the second
bridge over that river. Grapes are for sale
at Mokelumne Hill which were raised in that
vicinity, and one bunch on exhibition weighs
seven pounds! The mountains refuse to be
outdone by the vallies Such fact as this
bunch of fruit is worth more to the State
than seven pound lump of gold