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Show PACIFIC COAST NEWS. FIKST DISPATCH. UREGOiN. l'oiilaud, 25. Several prospectors who have returned from Louis river found gold bearing quartz in large (iiantities,and have formed a company tooperate their claims. The Good Templars of this city have hied articles of inscription to build a hail; capital stock, S20;0u0. Traeklaying on the Northern Pacific railroad commenced on Monday Iwenty-n've miles of grading is nearly ' completed. NEVADA. Carson, -Jo. Sheriff Hightowu and party had a skirmish in Long valley with five convicts, in which K. J. i Morrison, Wells, Fargo Co's agent . at Benton, and an Indian were killed, and another man was shot in the hand. I The party lost seven horses, four , killed and three captured. The convicts were seen to leave tho battle field, and it is thought the other two were killed, though the bodies were not found. 'liie sheriff and party are in pursuit of the three, two of whom are mounted. The poDy rider supposed to have been with this convict party was not seen. The governor to-day oilers S;:uu reward for each of the following convict-: Chnrles Jones, Win. Kiusell, Tom lleffron, ,iohn Squires, T. C. Ceekerci. Thomas 11 van, Thomas Fiynn, David Lynch, George Both; and $2'.MJ reward each for the remaining remain-ing eighteen. F. M. Isaacs, one of the wounded guards, is reported to be quite low , this evening. J, - - SECOND DISPATCH UALIFOUN1A. San Francisco, 2o. The final order for the disincorporation of the California Califor-nia steam navigation company has been entered in the county court. G. Barnes, tender of a coflee stand at tho corner of L'a.t and Washington streets, suicided early this morning by blowing his bowels out with a horse pistol, scattering himself promiscous y. Ho was found this morning on tho premises, and died instantly. Before the fatal idiot, he asked a friend to take a parting drink with him, which was refused on account of tho earhness of the hour, and the fact that the party invited did not anticipate his accomplishing accom-plishing his intention immediately. J. II. Perkins, late third mate on the steamer CaUf'urnin, was arrested this morning charged with attempting to outrage the person of Katy Pinck-ney, Pinck-ney, aged eight years. Bail is fixed at $30,000. ' The supervisors are making a searching search-ing investigation into tho circumstances circumstan-ces of the irrcat fire on Saturday night; and have also ordered 50,000 feet ol new-carbolizcd hose, on the rccomcn-dationol'the rccomcn-dationol'the board of underwriters, being satisfied of the complete worth-lessnoss worth-lessnoss of the old style of leather hose. The different local insurance companies lose by the fire as follows: The Pacific, $40,000; the Union, $2U,0u0; the Home Mutual, $20,000; Fireman's Fund, 50,000; Occidental, $10,-000; $10,-000; California, $l5,tHiii; People's, $20,000. Tho losses of eastern companies com-panies are not yet mado public. The European agencies lose as follows : Underwriters' agency, $00,000; London, Lon-don, Liverpool and Globe, $40,000; Hamburg and Bremen, 5 10,000; Im-I Im-I perial, Approximated, $50,000; Royal, $20,000; North British, $20,000. I lledington. Hosteller & Co. will save goods in a damaged condition ! worth about $25,000, so that their ; entire loss, above insurance, will not exeoed -4125, 00O. Some of Zuberlick's boot and shoo slock was saved in a damaged condition, and will be sold at auction to-day. At 11 o'ciock last night, Bert Riley was shot and supposed to bo fatally wounded at the corner of Garrison and Dora streets, by J. N. Jordan, who had beon hanging around thcro drunk for several hours, and apparently looking look-ing for some ono to pick a quarrol with. Thcro was no previous quarrel between the parties, liiley was taken to the hospital in an apparently dying condition. |