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Show PACIFIC COAST NEWS. FIRST DISPATCH. Sau I'Yaueisco, (. The Occidental skating rink, on the corner ol'Stockton and Powell streets, opposite tho Mechanics Me-chanics fair pavilion, was burned down at midnight. The loss to the proprietors, proprie-tors, Woolsey & Ferris, is about SO, 000; partly covered by insurance. J. II. Strand & Co. 's coal yard and stables adjoining, on Post street, wero almost destroyed. Several iiame dwellings on each side wero badly soorched and damaged dam-aged by water. Tho total loss is about $10,000. The fire is supposed to be incendiary. An anti-chincsQ meeting at DasiTa-way DasiTa-way hall adopted a memorial to the legislature praying for the support of a petition lo tho President and Congress Con-gress ; and a resolution declaring that I the rapid ineroase of ohinese immigration immigra-tion had so alarmed tho citizens of California that they had elected their State officers upon a platform pledging opposition to its continuanoe, and asking ask-ing for a revision of the treaty with China in such manner as to exclude Chinese immigration, but to preserve all our commercial rights and privileges. privi-leges. Chief engineer Scannel has notified Voss, foreman of company No. 5, who testified that froni $4,000 to 0,000 worth of goods wero stolen from Ked-ington, Ked-ington, Iloslctler & Co. at the late fire, that he must prefer a chargo against all members of tho department implicated impli-cated in the thefts. Tho St. Patrick mining company has elected Wilton S. Latham, D. ). Col-ton Col-ton and V. D. JJarncs to act with J. VV. Gashwilcr, Lafayette JIaynard and S. F. Cronise as trustees of the company. com-pany. Tho property holders at Mission Dolores last night adopted resolutions to opposo evory attempt to obstruct Mission oreok or Channel street by bridges or otherwise. General lielke has obtained a judgment for $311 against tho city for his stationery bill. W. Woodward has bet John Mackey and others that they cannot produce a horse, within ninety days, which can trot twenty muc3 within an hour; tho match to come off over the Bay district agricultural course, on the CliffHouso road. SECOND DISPATCH. CALIFORNIA. Sau I'rancisco, 0. Tho Wonga n onrja, thirty-six days from Sidney arrived this evening, having been twenty-four hours this side of tho Far-rallonas, Far-rallonas, unable to find tho way in on account of the fog. She brings forty passengers, of whom fourteen arc children. Tho Now South Wales government gov-ernment intends to send a notice to the P 0 Co., ol tho withdrawal of the Australian mail via Suez, in favor ol the San Francisco route. Returns from tho Australian gold-nelds gold-nelds show a steady increase. A disgraceful riot occurred at the Warwick election, in Queensland. The Queensland millers aro preparing to make extensive shipments of wheat to England, in order to relieve the local market. Samuel W Scott died suddenly in !5,clly irom llcart d'scaso last night There was 1,000 insurance on the Occidental skating rink burned last night. Butt lliley, the desperado who crowded Jordan into a tight iu a saloon, and got shot as his surgeon reported turoush the heart two weeks since, scaled the walls of the hospital last night and escaped. Succor declares a dividend of fifty 0 corns on tue snare, and Meadow Valid 1 one of $1.50. o San Francisco, 0. -Included in the Wonga Wunga cargo is 1 ,000 hags o , choice Australian seed wheat - Captain Longmuir, of the 'sehoonc; t ChatlciigcM been sentenced to three i. years lmpns nmcnt at Sydney for kid c napping Polynesians, h Tho Synod of the Pacific adjournal d this evening. They nominated, as tin n board ol directors of the Presbyterhu , theological seminary of the Pacili, '. tho i.ov. Drs. Scott, Poor. Cunning ix Lane, While, Wooduridgo, Wal '" u0",'i( hyadlW' Alexander and R0' ic W W. Uryar, Jilders U. P. , A. Ucmmo, S. J. C. Swipey, O V id. .Amies and it. J. Trumbull, i- In the great antiquarian manuscri rt case, in the fourth district court th i- evening, the jury reported that th. bad agreed to find a verdict for tl 10 plaintill, but there was so great a di rt lerenco as to the amount to bo awar s cd, that no verdict could bo found.an i- they asked lo bo discharged. Tin - are still out. J- Los Angeles 0. -The fi.st raiu it the season fell here yesterday i- Ihc common council this' cvcnii; 11 appropriated 3,500 lor the pureha c ol a steam fire engine, alarm bull ar 0 hose. " Portland, 0. Li. L. Jenkins, secou mate ut tho bark was drowne L at Kalaina yesterday. 1 The mayor has approved all the oi dinauccs granting the exclusive rigl ' to construct a railroad bridge over th i',vf,1' A'? l'1'- m the Porllaiu J Dallra hj" IU railroad ciupanj lj .KVAUA, ' Carbon, O.-U'c learn Irom l ho Au i rora stago driver, who arrived her i this evening, that the oiliccis in i,ur 1 suitot Cockerell and Burke, caug i , up and had a light with them nea ! I101"1;1 r 7" , kercll and iiu.k werobulllk,l;j. I-is ii,o?ht non. i pi tlie pur.-uiof' parly- H-r ;,.;,.-...i h . iheie k a ,,mt , Aurora tlu - ! young l.onert., had been llltJ d I.ound valley. If ibis ;3 lru,. al (1 y i six convicts who had the li -ht wit s sheritl li.glnower s party, about tw y fin, h;iv,- b.;en kill-, |