The weekly Butte record., 1858-09-18
General News Items.

| ue0eraI NEWS items.
Inc Steamer Senator on her last trip up
from Los Angeles, brought up 5000 boxes OF
grapes.
The Catholic Orphan Asylum Fair, lately
held in San Francisco, netted S9,229.
Grapes are Cultivated in great abundance in
Taoumne county.
A comet was seen by persons in Stockton
early on Monday morning. 1t was located in
the Southwest and fifteen degrees above the
horizon.
Severe shocks Of earthquakes were felt at
San Francisco, Stockton and other places
down South on Sunday last.
Trout are very plenty in the upper sacra.
Inento.
The San Francisco Herald says that three
hundred Shakers Fave lett Boston for Califor
MIA. They intend making their permanent
residence in this State.
The wires for the Placerville and Hum.
boldt Telegraph, are being set
Sunday last, Sept 18th. was the anniversa-
Try of the loss of the Central America
B. F. Myers, Douglas nemac,st, has been
te'ested Judge of The Eleventh District compo-
sed of Ell Dorado, Placer and Yolo counties.
He beat Thos 81. Hewes, Lecomptonite.
The Overland Mail arrived at Placeryille on
the 18th. Two passengers came with the mail.
Gen. JEFF. Hunt, Gov. Cumming and DR.. For.
ney are reported to have held consultation
and determined to send one hundred troops to
the Shoshone country to operate against the
Indians. The mail party met with no trouble
No news of moment from Salt Lake City.
Ii. P. Dorsey, was shot at Eel Monte" near
Los Angeles on the 9th inst. by his fathcr-in
law, Mr.. VIM. W. Rubottom Dorsey had
quarreled with his wife, she went to her fathers
house. Dorsey demanded her return, she re-
fused ahd be sw0re to make her do so or kill
her and those who protected her. Determined
to carry out this resolve, be went to Rubot-
toms, slighted rom his fbrse pistol in hand,
was varied off by Rubottbm, sworc he would
enter the house or die, made the attempt, slot
at Rubottom who returned 'ths fire, killing
Dorsey the first fire. The killing vas justi6a:
ble-so said the examining magistrate.
There are 1900 sheep on The San Justo
Ranch Monterey county. .
A burglar named Mansfield was shot in the
most leshy part Of his body while attempting
tofnyade the premises of Newhall & Co., San
Francisco, on Saturday night. There are no
hopes NI his dying of his wounds.
A man named Gould was SO severely Kicked
on the head by mule at Genoa, Carson vals
ley on the 9Th inst. that his skull WAS ffactats
cd and he will probably die.
On Monday hight there were four insaus
pasOI.-l -lu;ths Sacramento siatiUn House. !.
Asfbearr is absnt htnes erested ii PdFt.
land, Oregon.
A foot race is to take place on the 9Th Of
October, at Zabrisky's, rear Mafysvile, be-
tween "Soda Bill' of Nevada and John Forbes
of Marysville for distance of 100 yards
The eighth anniversary of the admission Of
California was celebrated by the Pioneer As.
sociation at San Francisco on Thursday lest
by procession, an grafton and poem.
The fall races at Tehama will commence on
the 4th of October.
The "Great Republic" is on her way to San
Francisco with cargo of 1000 tons of coal.
A coal mine is being worked in Alameda
county
A peach weighing sixteen ounces, has been
'hefted" at Sonora.
John Nugent has gone to the scene of his
official labors at the north. He went up on
the steamer Northerner.
Rodriguez, murderer, now confined in the
Placer county Jail, has been denied new trial
by the Supreme Court. The day of his exc.
cution is not fixed.
FoR FRAZER RIVERA ship Of 1000 tons
burthen has been chartered at Norfolk Va,
to take passengers to Frazer river, and will
sail OH the 18th instant-Er
More patient walters for the i'river to fall"