Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-01-22
Recent state Events.

Recent state Events.
SIERRA.-John Burke stabbed James Lyons to
death at Poker Flat, and came within two votes
of being hanged on the spot. lie was offered S25
and two revolvers, with permission TO take the
road, but burst not start ahead Of forty or fifty
revovers lie is in Downieville Jail. bridge,
near Downieville, fell and killed woman. An
individual got thrashing at Alleghenytown,
about contributing articles to the Dem0cFd, sup
posed TO reflect on a respectable iamlly.-Cd'zen'
PLAcER.-The dcath-sentence Of Roderequez
has been commuted TO imprisonment for life.
greaser prisoner escaped from the Sheriff Press.
TEHAMA.-The new bridge over Cottonwood,
on the new road to Shasta is a strong and com
pete structue. Mexican stealing -four from
store, was shot in the hip and sent to Jail. John
s. Butler. late editor of the Beacon, has married
Isabella Dye. A duck-shooter was in the habit
of leaning over slough to fire, expecting the
gun to kick him upright again; the gun snapped,
he fell in, and was drowned. Mary Henderson,
the Tehama fighting woman, has been there,
slosbn' about with clubs, axes, and the like
Beacon.
SisKIYoU.-Tbe Masons and Odd Fellows intend
enclosing a cemetery at Yreka. An amateur
theatrical company gave benefit TO one Of the
Fire Companies. Great quantities of brick are
to be made at Yreka this season. Several teams
are bringing in the ice crop from Shasta river
Union.
MONTEREY Fifteen hundred barrels Of whale
oil were taken in the Bay last year. The old
Presidio church of Monterey has been extensively
repaired rich silver mine was found at Ar
rayo LEGO, by an old Mexican prospcctor.- Sen
Hne.
NEyADA.-The body Of Allan, a suicide was
found in Wolf Creek. A Chnaman was thrown
from horse, and striking his head against post
broke 1.-THE post. Another celestial got into
Jail and out for stealing woman.-Den,ocrat
CALAvERAs.-A Chileno thief, attempting es
cape from officers, was shot dead
TUMBoLDr.-A wharf has been commenced at
Trinidad. The Sons of Temperance gave an
anniversary ball at Uniontown on Friday. An
Indignation meeting against the Steamship Com
yany, for not delivering mails, was held at Eure
ka.-Catitoyaian.
KLAMATH.-The body of Mr.. Brandreth, said
to have had a son residing in this county, was
found in Salmon river. The Indians caught the
murderer-an Indian-and delivered him at
Orleans Bar. where he was tried and made to find
the body, which was discovered in the river,
weighed down with rocks Saunders has compile
ted Il bridge across Klamath at the mouth Of
Salmon river, worth S3000.-Cdlif0rnian
TuoLUMNE.-The great ditch is running nearly
full, but does not supply the demand. The Co.
want to borrow 100000. Well lend them that
sum, with great pleasure. The Columbia and
Stanslaus company have built ditch sixty miles
long, nine feet wide at top, and three feet deep
One Of the fumes is nearly eleven miles long;
there is one tunnel of 5000 feet.-.NeUS
AMADOn.-A blast of 500 pounds of powder
in fifty foot tunnel, and one hundred feet from
the surface; two men were employed seven days
tamping; we guess it hasn't been teched off"
yet-we haven't heard it. A boy was badly
burned at Muletown by explosion OF a powder
CANISTER Lejgef.
SANTA CLARA.-Seals, Robb, Crosby, James
and Paul Shores had a fight at Mayfeld; Paul
was shot dead, James cut with a knife and torn
10y bloodhound, Seals shot in the leg and RObb
knocked on the head with pistol-about build
ing house on disputed land. Business at San
Jose is greatly depressed by closing OF Amaden
mines.-TifJane.
Ell DoRADo.-A new Methodist church is nearly
completed at Coloma. The Miners Ditch TO
Michigan Bar is nearly fnshcd-the most valua
Bile in the county. A new paper is established
at Coloma, named the Times.
SHAsTA.-Another body-snacher has been
driven out of town; Shasta isn't safe place TO
die in. The January District Court began last
Monday Courier.
SAN FRANcIsco.-An aged negro appeared in
Police Court with complaint that his only daugh-
ter, u child of eleven years, had been ravished
by beastly Chileno The Hebrews held meet
ing TO denounce the abduction Of the Jewish boy
at Rome The Pollock benefit was exceedingly
successful loafer bit off Billy Smiths nose.
aud was discharged ed-havng suffered immensely
Dr. Cole publishes a defence, in which it appears
that none Of his fellow members discovered the
enormty of his offence at the time of reading the
paper. A Frenchman tried to drown himself
YUBA.--Tbe Supreme Court refuses TO sustain
injunction against the San Francisco and Marys.
willie railroad-the bonds are held valid The
four-year old Barbour assault suit is still going
on. An opera mouse Is IN DlaSt In MarysVllie.
c. II. Bryan and O. p. Sedger have had a diff
Guilty about the Barbour case Democrat.
SAoRAMENTO.-Cha Beckw0urth poisoned him
self to death at the Western Hotel, because of
poverty and despair. new express company is
forming, by John Freeman and Chas. Higgins,
of Wells Fargo & Co. The " Dawson House"
has been named the "St. George Hotel"
Legislature.
Much activity is apparent in both branchcs