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Show PACIFIC COAST SEWS. CALIFORNIA. Seltzer water springs have been found in Los Angeles county. W. II. Funston, a resident of Grass Valley, attempted suicide the other dav by Bwallowing morphine. H. L. Newton, foreman of the Prospect Pros-pect Fiat Cement Gravel mining company, com-pany, near Placervillo, was killed by n loaded car falling upon bim last Thursday. Thurs-day. Feara are beginning lo be entertained in Siskiyou county that late sowed grain will be an entire failure. A man named Tremble was shot and killed in n dispute about land, by a man named Sherman, at Sao Miguel Mission, last week. Michael liurns, master-at-arms of tho U. S. steamer Lackawanna, at Mare I-land, caught a very large stur-goon, stur-goon, lately, from tho bow of the vessel. ves-sel. It weighed 154 pounds. Thcro aro four cases of confluent small-pox at tho post-house in San Francisco, all overland passengers.. During the past week 11,380 barrels of flour wero shipped overland from SanJi'-iancbiuOL 200 barrols far Kansas, ihobalaijee lo Atlantic ports. Severn! prisoners escaped from ihc Sun Hernardino jail a tew days ngo. Andres Areia has been arretted at San Luis Obispo on a charge of murder mur-der at Gilroy two yoais ego, Tho rain on Thursday is reported from Vallejo, Stockton, Santa Cruz, Los Angclos, Yrckn, Portland, and other points. Wtn. Williams?, convicted of muvdei at Yreka, haa been sentenced for the second time to bo hung, the second sentence sen-tence fixing tho 20 th of July as tht day of execution. Tho oats, barley and rye harvest ha; commenced in earnest in Los Angeles county, and tho crop is a full avorag( ono. Tho corn crop promises to b( abivo tho average. Tho spring races of Tulare, Fresnr. and Kern counties, commenced a1 Visalia on tho 24th ult. J. P. llidgeway, on trial for killing B. R. Andrews on Kings river twi years ago, has been acquitted at Mil lerton. Professor Godfrey was badly injurcc in Yrcka last Sunday, in being throwr. against a fenco by a colt he was tryin$ KEVAUA, A case of small-pox has mado iti appcaranco in lie do. The nest term of tho district courl at Hamilton will begin on the 3rd ol June. A fine body of ore is being developed de-veloped by the Corona companj , Eureka district. According to the Siloir St tic thert is a great deal of sickness at Unionville. Inflammation of tho bowels is making rapid encroachments there. Matters at Fish creek arc reported as liourshing. The mines are showing well, and smelting works are to be erected about the first of July. The local political pot has commenced com-menced to boil and bubble in Hamilton, Hamil-ton, and aspirants look across then noses at each other liko lifers. It is alleged that a man engaged it grading a lot in Virginia city, the other day, dug up a sack cootaininc over $2,uO in coin. He didn't finish the grading. A severe sboek of earthquake was felt along the Carson river on Thursday. Thurs-day. The Yiigiuia aud Gold Hill water company are taking the necessary steps to supply Virginia with water from tho Sierra Nevada mountains. Tho Eiko Independent has been enlarged, en-larged, and takes the independent "chute" in polities. Jack White and George Hodges, the men who were arrested at Sehcll creek charged with robbing the Mineral hill stage, have been turned loose, the craud jury having ignored tho accusation. accusa-tion. The discovery ol a ucw silver miue neur Tecoma reported, rich, is creating j ;ii-r.e excitement in that seotioo. j J'.'.eph Ilawksborough fell from -cLiTi!diug at Pisehe one day last week, ! .-js:a.iung a severe dislocation and j fracture of the ankle joint. |