The weekly union record., 1864-12-31

Spurious Eve dollar gold pieces are il circu-
laiion at San Francisco
J. F. Leddy committed suicide in San Fran
cisco. on Friday last, By taking strychniae-
The Virginia Enterprise says there Is splen-
did skating Oh Lake Tahoe Al present.
The colOred folks Of San Francisco vii Gel
ebrate On New Years Day the anniversary CT
Lincolns Emancipation Proclamation
John VI. Wood. formerly Member OF Con
gress from Maine, died at the Revere House,
Boston, Dee 25th, Of lung fever.
4 man named Edward Tone is supposed TO
have been drowued.ia Lake Tahoe. few DAYS
ago, as the boat in which he was !aS; seen was
found upset.
A girl ia Washoe county and boy in Car
son have each been named Nevada. after
the new silver State The boys uame should
De chauged-Sta.es are always she"
4 little boz twelve years o.d. sen of J. H
RauaTd, OF rso Rock Valley. Sonoma county.
was Instantly killed, lately. by the accidental
discharge Of Z gun. while cut hunting.
T. Parker MAS holding the pipe in bis by
draulic diggings near Rough aud Ready Dee
22d, when be let it drop, aud the water in il
dashed against his leg, breaking it.
4 man living q short distance from FL Do
rado, Ca,ayeras county, on going % town. the
other day, scraped the mgd from his boots. and
seeing the color panned il out and found ons
dollar in goll dust.
The Nevada transcript learns that shoot
ing affair took place ii Washington, on Sa;ur-
day, bei~eeq joseph Coin and Henry Burns
resulting in the death Of The latter. Burns was
Chiv.. noted for reckless disregard Of baman
lie, having killed one or more persons in atirays
and was the terror OF the community.
In accordance with the terms Of an adver-
ti>ement recently published, some $4,000 in
soldiers bounty bonds were taken at SIS cents
which netted the amount OF 1900. and
which was deposited in the Siae Treasury
Of this amount, some SD 000 has been paid
out on soldiers warrants, leaving about S27 goo
in the Fund.
A woman named Catharue McCloy was
found dead in her bed. at Sacramento. on Sat
urday morning. She had discharged a consid
eFable quantity Of blood from her mouth while
lying on the bed, and her face presented q !ivid
appearance, as il from saiocarion. From the
statements Of those who resided near her, II
appears that some one had lett her room hastily
about seven o'clock il the morning.
A difficulty occurred between two soldiers
of the Provost Guard, at Sacramento, at half
past four o'clock on Sunday morning. in which
one of them drew his pistol and fred at the
other, the ball striking his jawbone and glauc-
ing off without luaicliug dangerous wound
The Union says the principal proyocalion
CIV wa Nm b,.f !,
other TO shoot.
4 Cbiuaman entered The store Of a French
man named Bierny, at Cave City, Calateras
county, few days ago. a0d stabbed him sew
eral times. Bierny succeeded in getting his
pistol and shot the Chinaman in the face who
then escaped. The Frenchmans wounds are
serious. The San Andreas Register learns
thut the Chinaman was afterwards caught aud
hanged BY the PEOPLE.
Comstock. Of the Nevada mines notoriety
speaking to the Portland Oregouian people of
the quartz ledges found in the Boise basin and
in South Boise. in which be has lately been
much Interested. and where be has done much
to develop and prospect the country, says hat
he considers. with the light Of all his past ex.
perience to aid him, that country exceeds. ID
the extent and richness Of It's gold ard silver
bearing quartz, anything be has ever known.
The Idaho Age SAYS Governor Lyon has
made q rcqiisit.ou on lie Guvernof OF British
Columbia for the delivery Of "Brockia Jack
and two other highwaymen. for robbiug one of
the Overland stages OF S32 600 in gold, be
tween NiTgiuia Cry tMoniana) and Salt Lake
fhe robbery was committed in Idaho at a
place known as PorlneGi Canon. some twenty
two miles from Snake river \ late dispatch
says these men had been captured On Whidby's
Island, near Victoria.