Amador weekly ledger., 1858-06-19
Short Items.


Another block of fire-proof buildings is
being erected in Placervlle. :. Saturday last
tbe citizens Of Stockton were favored with
Ight shower :. 25, 900 lbs of new wheat
has found its way into Stockton il is re-
presented as being Of superior quality
Albert Turner and VIM Hcuser fought a
duel near Marysvlc on Friday the lth inst !;
Hoascr was shot through the wrist, when the
parties adjourned to a rum mill, took drink,
and made up y -. An attempt to buru the
town of Angels was made few days ago,
but the inccndiary was frightened from his
hellsh work and made good his escape. The
Gre was soon extinguished Great vigilance
should be observed at this time, as there are
hundreds who are determined to "raisc n
stake for Frazer River, aud they are not
particular how they obtain the funds. -.
Horse thieves are very plenty about Tehama
at this time--several valuable horses have re.
Gently been stolen in the vicinity Of that
place. a.. Old fashioned gold rockers are sell
ling in San Francisco for the round price of
SIC a piece This looks like forty-nine and
fifty. . 1t is proposed to erect new State
out of that portion of Michigan lying west
Of the lake and that portion of Wisconsin
ying upon lake Superior. The new State is
II NIL IN
10000 sqnare miles, and has already pop
ulation of 10000. /. The loss by the late
fire in San Andreas is much greater than
was at first supposed Jack Powers is sup
posed to he at San Bernidino . . The second
mate of the steamship Cortez was drowned
at Vallejo street wharf San Francisco, on the
llth inst. President Commonfort and
suite arrived in New York on the 18th OF
May The news by the Sonora confirms
the adyices of the evacuation of Salt Lake
City by the Mormons. Gen p. +. Smith,
commander of the Utah army, died at Fort
Leavenworth on the 18th day of May.
4 passenger train was blown off the tract OF
the Chicago, Alton and st. Louis railroad.
during a terrible tornado on the 18th of May.
A number of persons were badly injured -.
A family Of five persons were crushed to
death by the falling of house in Elkheart,
Ind during storm on the l4th of May. -.
Hon. Edward Davidson, of Nevada county,
committed suicide at Rough and Ready on
the 18th inst Since ls49 there has been
added to the worlds supply Of the precious
metals twelve hundred and forty-two millions
Of dollars. A very large amount of dam
age has been done along the lower Mississip-
pi by the giving away of the ieVees. The
cost is counted by millions. The heartless
monopoly--the California Steam Navigation
Company, have raised the fare from Sacra-
mento to San Francisco one dollar making
the deck passage six instead of five as here
tofore. The Californian, new paper
started in Sacramento, expired last Sunday
morning. after career of one week
UNION HIIL-The enterprising owners oil
this claim, which is Que of the richest IN the
country, have nearly completed ditch and
fume for bringing the water ON the top OIL
the hill They bave dug one and third
miles Of ditch, and nearly finished four htthf
of mile of nume some Of which will be
seventy.six feet high The expenses will bt
near three thousand dollars, pretty roune
sum to pay out in getting water on to on'
claim.
FRAZER RIVER AND THE STATE treasury
The State Treasury has received from A. q
Able, Commissioner of Emigrants, for tn
month Of May, for capitation tax, less com
missions and expenses, 81 1888; for stamps Oh
account of Frazer river emigration, 4,27o
making total of s5,666-