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Show OREGON. Portland, 27. John Foster is sentenced sen-tenced to the penitentiary for three yeara for seduction. SECOND DISPATCH. CAM FOIl XX A. San Francisco, 23. Tho board of supervisors last night finally adopted a resolution increasing tho strength of the fire department by the addition of two engine companies and ono hose cart. The coroner's jury in the ease of David Barry, found drowned last week returned a verdict to the effect that he died from drowning in tho bay of San . Francisco, October 9th, 1871, and that Dennis Carroll was accessory to his death. Carroll was then looked up by the police on the charge of murder, Somo members of Wheeler's expedition expe-dition who have arrived here from Arizona Ari-zona confirm the report that Fred. V. Loring was ono of the Apache victims at Wickenburg. This report was denied de-nied in the oast. It is raining steadily to-day; wind south. Kain fell toS this morning for 24 hours, 13-100 inches, making a total of 29 3-100 inches for the season. An order will be issued from the adjutant general'a office by direction of governor Haight for tlic governor's staff to be present at (he inauguration of governor Booth in full drGss. Gen. Cobb and staff, general Houston and staff and Other representatives of the national guard of California will also attend. San Francisco, 28. Capt. Frazier, of the ship Momnnulkxhirt, which arrived ar-rived from England with a cargo of coal to-day, reports that on the 10th of October, Daniel Marchick, a sailor, while insane jumped overboard and was drowned. j Mary Seigrcst, alias A, Mustard, I aged 14, who set the house adjoining I her employer's on flrc,bccaus3 the lady occupying it charged hor with stealing some articles, plead guilty to arson in the first degree in the muni cipal court and will be sent to the in. dustry school. The steamer California sailed to- uay. The following as.sc.smeut3 havo been levied: Dany, &I; Ely consolidated, 50 cents; Spring Chariot, 50; Magnolia, Magno-lia, 25; Washingtou & Creole, 50. ; The delinquent lit of the Union insurance company, embracing less than one-third of the stock, was advertised ad-vertised this evening. The delinquents will have until Dec. 18th to settle up. It is believed all will pay. The officers of tho Pacific insurance company say that contrary to expectations expecta-tions very few stockholders have responded. They complain that it is due in a great mea-iure to influences outside and jealousies by competing companies, great drains having bceu made to fcare weak stockholders and prevent them paying their assessments. The officers are doing all they can to en-ure full payment. The Fireman's Fund insurance com-, com-, pany is all right, ready to meet all de-j de-j mauds dollar dollar, and will con- . tinue business with capital unimpaired, j ! There is not much said about the Oc- I cidental. i 1 ins feared that tho bark Live Fan- j kec from Portland for San Francisco is ! lest with ail on board. ! Heavy snowii are reported all aloug ! the railroad in Nevada, Utah, Wyo-i Wyo-i ming and California. The ttaios are all behind time. ; The election Ibr State senator in i San Luis Obispo, to succeed Pacheco, j elected lieutenant governor, resulted i in the choice of James Vanncsa, Dcni- nerat, which gives the Democrats a clear majority iu tho senate. I The district ourt of Washington i Territory have decided In favor of the Northern Pacific railroad suit, involv-j involv-j ing the site of Kaioma. ' OBEGOS, John Kvter, a ronh, who abJuctcd ! a country girl on a viit to Salem, debauched de-bauched her, and left her in a hum-e of ill tame in Pol and, was sentenced to three years in the S;ute prison. A silver mine discovered near , Astoria, Oregon, is causing much ex-1 ! titemcnt. ' |