Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-13
Additional CALIFORNIA; Items per the Ma.
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Geo. Penn Johnston has been finally AGO uitted
on Inc second Indictment found against him for
Killing w. j. Ferguson in a dnel
Edward Pollock, poet, died in San Franc,.co
on the l3th ult, In a dt Of delirium tremens He
was native of PHILADELPHIA and IS wears Of age.
1., s 2, 1fn poetic genius but without faculty
strong drink. In Philadelphia he was An occ,
slonai contributor TO Godey's Magazine He leave,
wife and four children
Mr.. w and, Of Sacramento who sbo, nj. ,v,,s
ano tnen snot himself, on account OF her unfsitb
InIness, still lives, with a strong probability OF
10y recovery. Mr. Wand has published some
OF MS wifes letters, from which 1t appears that
she mas committed other ofenses against his ma.
.tai rig hts previous to this one. The offence Of
nnIv . meiony, the Paramour of Mrs. W is not
ony aggravated by his high official position es
STATE Controller, but also by the facts that he r.
an oid man, the father of a large family and tbs
husband of living wife ~ ~ e
In the United States Court iudomen, b.. h..,,
rendered, awarding $500 damages 10 q p Wet
Iot the failure of the Nicaragua Comnanv 20
NansPoIt him and bis wife from San francisco to
OK according to contract, in April 1886
ineIe were 3Oo passengers on board ali of whom
commenced SUIT some months az O. nd IIbelrd he
CDcie ssm. IL leach one gets s46O damages. the
total will amount to sI2O,O0O and NOT ye1S r,nc,
OF the Uncle Sam will remain She Is now nm
deIstood to be the property of c. K Garrison.
GOV. w eIler has pardoned % State Prison con-
Victs within the last year. and one OF the ns
persons has committed two murders since hi.
The Mariposa Star states that Fremont emnlov,
500 men in his mining enter prise, In Bear Valisy
on his Mariposa ranch. NY
The exports of gold from San Francisco for the
Pas year amounts to si7 753 995, against $40 $40
The general tenor of news from the o old asId.
Is Iavorable Notwithstanding the fact thai
about one-ffth OF the California miner. u,sn, a.
Fraser river during the summer mi. sa.,, 70
port VIII be little, II at ali less ian last ve,,,
Late reports from the Walkers river mines on
e GO s n sIoPe OF the Sierra Nevada. say there
dav each. ~ NV - per
There have been three slIg hit EARTHQUAKE. ,boc..
IN Msrlposa within the last fortnight, while none
have been felt in any other portion Of tbe SAT-
LATE assays OF quartz, said to be taken from the
mines near San Francisco, produce from as 70
Sfg per ton, or az that rate,
during the week ending IIth uit 8 sis n, NJ,
sio %efe deposited in the mint of San Francis
co. me coinage Of the month of Novemhe,
70 s'N,oOO, all In double eagles
Everything appears to be =. an,s, :,
Snin ana Peru. The latter w,s SIN b,a.r"S, IN
the port Of Guayaquil was ''iii oiocksoing
FHoN FRAsrR R,v.
GOOD deal OF mining was betno, -
upon the banks Of Fraser river. ard oarIed on
10 me hand per day was being taken n,,; 10 20
w., ~ =, was very inclement, and was s.v.,.p
very dear were scarce and
On the 9th Of December Governor no,.,-
cs1,sia So,,a authorizing the levying ~
- ouDss on goods imported into m. 49, -
OF b1itisn Columbia Merchandise gene,.nY
charged ~ per centum on its value 10
,rbsn 100 a ee poIl, ana no duties are CHARGED
Wneh goods are entered for Vancouver t"Ieu
victoria, however, for the present is the nor,
entry Tor British Columbia. INC PoH OF |
splflts OF the people In Victoria seem 10 h.
using very rapidly. and real estate A. ~ "a =.
mounting In value with them " VIC
BY the overland California mail which ma. ar
IIved az St Louis, san Francisco adyices IN N. |
1'th nb have been received
tnc,ndtrt. 9ugh passengers came with the mail.
800 noft. snes r Curtis, chief of the San Fran
spring In the middle Of b. co,o,sdo 80. o. age
Ing an .enndance OF water 80" "''e"' Yield
oommir,iny n $500 and camsnche Indian, mr..
Sonse9nenee Of which the yoy.rn,,. ssa.ions, In
"a &C.. FL Ss. 20 carry the nails for some dc.
Ing mul-. from tss are ALSO suspected OF steal.
4. passengers via the Tehnan,.,..-.
boi .ros. the cSaasctoa 70 conseqseooo ss
ana the mails were put aboard The ate.
BY surf boat. INC s'eamer Sonora |