, 1865-08-11

steamers on the Atlantic side of the 18th
mus next October. The "Henry Chaun-
cey" and "Montana" are the names of the
vessels. The California Farmer, the old
est agricultural paper on the coast, has COM
menced its 24th volume.-The first loco
motive built in California has just been
turned out of the San Francisco Iron
Works, by Booth & Co, Two more are in
course of construction. branch of the
Bank of California has been opened in Gold
Hill, Nevada The San Frannisco Spec
tator "a daily paper) has suspended in con
sequence of financial troubles j. s.
Reynolds, editor of the Idaho Stasesmap,
and H c. Street, editor of the Idaho w orld,
are candidates for legislative honors in their
respective counties. The steam dredger
to be used at the mouth of the Willamette
river is mpleted.-The trial of Burke,
Elwood and Kimball, for the murder of
Wilson, Moulton and Curzoni, has resulted
in their acquittal. has it again
that there is a prospect of an early addition
to the family of Gen. Tom Thumb.-Two
breweries and distillery have been added
to the manufacturing facilities of the Sand
wich Islands IA new town has been laid
out by the Pacific Railroad Company in
California, called Colfax-The Washing.
ton Republican averages the cattle stealing
at Washington at 100 head day.--For-
ty-three Post Offices in New York are con-
Quoted by females.--Apples are selling
for Zoe per box in the Portland market
1t is said that the steamship Orizaba will
take the place of the lost steamer Brother
Jonathan.--A terrible fire occurred at
Quebec on June oath. One hundred and
thirty houses were destroyed, involving a
loss Of over milliongof dollars. Eve hun
dred families were rendered homeless
Salt Lake City is thronged, says the Vi
dette, with gentlemen from Montana, Idaho,
Colorado and other points. Gov. Brough
Of Ohio declines to be candidate for re-
election to the gubernatorial Office. The
Mormons claim that Salt Lake City con-
tains twenty thousand nhabitants.--The
total number of National Banks throughout
the country is 1,297.-The largest Of the
Indian tribes at the West is the Camanch-
es. That tribe numbers some 10000
The Confederate steamer Shenandoah has made
its appearance in the Arctic Ocean, and up to
the 22d June had destroyed ten whalers and an
immense quantity of oil. Several Federal
steamers have been sent out to capture the pi-
rate p.-Lincoln's executor, Judge Davis,
announces his estate worth $75, ,OOO.-The ra-
tions which have heretofore been issued to the
negroes in Charleston-a million per day
have been stopped. Mrs. Douglas, widow of
the late Senator, made two unsuccessful at
tempts to obtain from the President a reprieve
for Mrs Suratt--A letter has reached Yreka
stating hat the Indians killed two men at Sur
prise Valley, cutting up their bodies and hang
ing the pieces around on the bushes.-By or
der of Stanton the negatives and photographs of
Lincoln, taken after his death by New York
artist were seized and destroyed ed.-The be-
lief in the innocence of Mrs Suratt prevails to a
considerable extent in the Eastern States
1t is said new paper is soon to be started at
Vancouver, W. T.-An assay made at the
Dales, of gold from the new mines on the Mid
die Fork of John Days river, fxes the value at
SIS per oz-Melons, summer squashes, april
cots and pears were plentiful in the Salt Lake
market, on the Sd inst.