Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-01-13
CALIFORNIA ITEMS.

Twenty two ladies and gentlemen have been
confirmed at Grace Church, San Francisco by
the Right Rev. Bishop Kip.
Henry Nj. Hughes, steamboat runner, was
shot at Sacramento, Dec. 6, by John Roberts
another runner.
Walter Skidmore, an attorney in. San Ra-
fael, administered strychnine to his child but
few weeks old, from which it died in few
minutes.
A party of Indians stole five horses from
Col s. p Storms Of Round Valley, Dec. a.
They were pursued for three days, and seven-
teen Of them were killed.
Two Russian war steamers, both thirty five
days from Hakodadi, japan, arrived at the
port Of San Francisco on the 1lth ult for a
prolonged stay after which they would sail dis
rect for Cronstadt.
Judge Hager on the 18th ult,, denied an ap-
plication for a mandamus to compel the Coun.
ty Clerk Of San Francisco to transfer the indict.
ment found against David S. Terry, from the
Court of Sessions to the Fourth District Court,
for trial.
Insanity is very prevalent in San Francisco
Three men and three women were pronounced
insane by commission on the same day about
a month ago. and large numbers Of suicides
from alteration Of mind occur
An animal called the laughing jackass, found
nowhere but on the Australian Continent, has
been brought to San Francisco. 1t belongs to
the feathered tribe, has feathers, wings and a
long beak. 1t laughs like an old woman, and
in the Australian forests at night II has led
many wayfarer IN search Of an old lady in
such lonely condition.
A tin box which the late Senator Broderick
bad deposited last July in banking house in
San Francisco, and which was expected to cOn'
tain will, was recently opened in the Probate
Court, during an examination in the matter Of
his estate, but no will was found in it. The
opinion is still prevalent that he left will and
that it will yet be found,
The Herald cOngratulates its San Francisco
readers that no other port enjoys so large q
trade with Japan-larger than has been en-,
joyed "ior two hundred years" by any other
city in the world. Two vessels filed with eel.
egant and valuable goods" had arrived An>
other japan expedition, on n larger scale than
before, is recommended To be fitted out by our
Government.
About 500 of the p. II, River Indians, who
had been very troublesome to the settlers in
that vicinity, have been captured by Gen.
Ribbe aud were brought to San Francisco on
the 10th ult,, for the purpose OF sending them
TO the Mendocino Reservation, Washington
Territory, They expressed the greatest aston
ishmeut at the power Of the whites, having Ol-
ways believed that but few white men existed,
aud that they would soon kill them of
The San Francisco Herald, Dec. 10, calls
the attention Of the authorities to the frequency
of lives being lost by drowning, owing to the
wretched condition OF the streets; people fall
through holes into the water, at night, are un-
able to get out aud perish miserablyj none Of
the city authorities are mentioned as having
yet fallen into any Of these man traps; but the
Herald must live in hope that one OF them will
thus be deprived Of his l'fe~-when the holes
may be stopped up.