Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-11-05
THOMAS B GRAHAM.
Cabot GREEEE
Dust from California.

The California papers for the past fortnight report
delightful weather in the S ate, and telegraphiC
celebrations balls fairs, and riding parties every
! where TIE news from the mines is good; agricul-
tural prospects were never better; and merchants
are not heard to complain Those who ran away
after sirauge gods in Bri ish Columbia, are return
ing peuitent like prodigais after having subsise ed
! for a few mont On the busks Of Fraser River.
With opposition steamship lines, and improved IA
cilites for overland travel 1t is expected that CALI
fornis will make auOher vast stride 10 her onward
march, She already feels an impetus for these en-
terprises.
French electrician in San Francisco announces
that he has discovered bow to take the gold from
quartz rock ny electricity.
William Hope, an Euglishman, blew his brains
out on the % b eItember, at White Rock Canon,
E Dorado county Constant DISAPPOINTMENT had
Influenced Hope 10 leave the world hopeless
A ''big strike is reported by The Msrysville
Democrat 1t says four humid ed and SEVENTY ounces
OF gold dust were taken from the Cape Claim" on
Fta, her River, on the 23d September.
On the 20 and 30lh Ult. the weather was in
tensely hot in San Francisco the mercury rising
$50 in the shade
What a remarkable country is California! The
Sacramento Bee announces the discovery of mag
nlfcent valley lying in the Sierra Nevada, and about
forty miles north OF Honey Lake Valley. It's soil is
fertile grasses lUxuriant, it is well timbered and
watered there being several living streams flowing
through 1t st distance of from enc to three miles
apart The hanks of these streams are fringed with
trees and the lasd between is open prairie rabbits,
deer, antelope bears. and prairie chickens abound
there Il has beed ca led Rabbit Valley" because
OF the great numbers Of that animal with which II
abouuds.
The balance in the California treasury remaining
on hand October l, was 1882, 4O4.S3.
"a man comet struck" is reported among the
"locals" in a Sau Francisco paper He WAS dIscoV-
cred late at night on the city streets, raying mad
II. NTH his ID q he
and calling upon the comet, which had disappeared
blaze OF light between the horizon, two hours be.
fore.
During the month of September the addition to
the STATE population, by arrivals from abroad, was
SELL, 1852 persons having arrived and ,49l de-
Theatricals in San Francisco have somewhat re
vived The "Starks" ere playing al the Lyceum 10
good houses At Maguires Opera House. Christys
Minstrels are drawing brilliant audiences as ever
Upwards of six hundred returning adventures
from the Fraser river country, have landed IN San
Francisco during the fortnight The letters from
British Columbia 10 the San Francisco papers say
there are more miners there than can nod dgglngs;
The idle ale returning disguised, abusing the coun-
try; those busy operating very quietly, keeping
their own counsel but are undoubtedly doing we'll.
The Atlantic cable celebration throughout the
State was the occasion Of the firing Of cannon shoot
ing of rockets flashing Of torches, illumination OF
houses brilliant trausParencies crowds Of excited
pedestrians presence Of fair ladies, riding to andr
Of gay horsemeH, long PROFESSIONS &C., &c, in San
Francisco, Sacramento, PlscerUlje Marysville, and
other places In Placerville the most amusing fes
trre Of Z e PROCESSION was q large body Of Chinese,
Who. with unearthy music and still more unearthly
devices paraded in the rear.
A vein of valuable red chalk has been found in a
mining tunnel in Coli Canon, in Sierra county.
A horse in Nspa county, severely bitten by rat
tlesnake. was saved by the application OF sweet OIL
san Francisco city is row supplied with water by
the Bentley Water Company
An accounr Of the accIds ntal shooting OF pistol
gallery keeper named Taylor with one OF his own
weap MS, in the hanjs OF j ohm Travers, haokman,
is gwen in the San Franci BH!letiR Of the 10Th
September. Il appears that Trsvers after looking
at some Derriueer pistols which he had previously
talked of purchasing picked up Colts revolver out
Of the show case and net noticing that it was loaded
snapped it, having the muzzls, with most culpable
earelessness pointed directly at TGylors face, and