Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-08-28
attest State Events.

ANOTHER earthquake has been shaking San
Francisco. :. THE Mercury says the fog is clearing
away from Sacramento - politically -. SOME
mountain papers say that stage travel has very
much decreased in their several paces-same
here FLOUR at Whatcom is worth SIS and
SIS; pork $50 barrel-horses and mules 500
and $3.50. ALFRED BAKER was run over by an
OK wagon in Sacramento, and died. EVERY
vessel down from the Frazer country comes load
ed with passengers. The country is not worth
keeping run of any longer -. THE San Jose
Tribune tells of peach eleven inches in circum-
ference ex-senator W. /. Ferguson, of Sacra-
mento, and Geo. P. Johnston, of San Francisco,
fought duel across the Bay at Angel Island.
They fred four times each, and at the last shot
Fergusons thigh bone was broken, his bullet
cutting the waist button from Johnston's panta-
looms and wounding his wrist Two or three of
the other shots grazed the parties The fight
originated in barroom fracas in which Ferguson
accused Johnston of being owned by Senator
Gwin, continuing to remark Extensively OF the
Gwin family. Estil, the big jalor,' was Fer
guson' second. Both principals behaved with
firmness, and after the firing expressed anxiety
that neither was morally hurt. FIRST accounts
from the MarysyilIe Fair represents people COM
ing in slowly. AN antiLccompton meeting
was held in Sacramento on the 2lst, addressed by
Judge Ralston. MARTIN DECKER has escaped
from Alameda Jail, and the sheriff will give $500
for him.. THE late reported murders on the
Humboldt uare n hoay In iS stated that Vim
T Coleman & Co., of San Francisco, are purcha-
sing two propelers in Canada to run between San
Francisco and New York =. Gov. WELLER is on
trial in Marin, not for breaking out Of but into
jail. Col. BAKER was to make speech at the
State Fair, on Tuesday evening, and we reckon
he tried himself on that OCCASION as vast intel
lgence would be there to hear him. -. THE Ma
rysville Fair Pavilion was opened on The evening
of the 22d by Presidents address, o. c. Wheeler,
who, like the gallant Col. Warren, runs on
agriculture Only five hundred persons were
present at the opening address. .. FERGUSON,
who fit the jewell is pronounced comfortable
by the doctors; they will stretch the wound
nightly, TO increase the importance of medical
service. THE great Sierra Nevada water ditch,
in Sierra county, is partially completed, and is
already selling water-such an one in This county
would add millions Of treasure and thousands of
population Mani, San Francisco artist, has
painted a great picture, 10 by Is feet-equal in
magnitude to any Of the old masters. 81 isvisible
at the Fair. "A PARTY of Immigrants has arrived
at Honey Lake, by way of the Plains. GEORGE
P. JoHNsroN-employe of the Custom House,
was sent up to Plumas county to instruct the
inhabitants how to vote-so the .drgus says. -.
DAVID VANDEwATER was dreadfully sawed up in
a Placer mill, but will, probably, not de-.
BILLY LoNG,' of the Sacramento Mercury is
spreading himself on divers stumps, but not much
in his paper-one gran mistak', Billy. RED
BrUFFs.-Old Mr. Meredith, from Yreka, they
think, was drowned on Thursday week. Some
dozen families have gone TO the Fair. party
went in pursuit of 40 Indians, and killed one.
The crops are nearly all threshed-a few only
remain in the fields. :. THE Yuba bridge at Ma
rysville has been rebuilt, and is in use. The
Ne,cs, published at Murphy's, isdead; it had only
f,0enty-si1 subscribers, and received but ten dol
lars and fifty cents during its lifetime.