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Show i PACIFIC COAST EWS. j ! FIRST DISPATCH. ! CALIFORNIA. j .Sun Francisco, 18. It i pretty I certain that negotiations looking to the ; consolidation of all the railroads on the Pacific Coast in one monster corporation, corpora-tion, are now going on here. Stocks advanced tromendiouslyaL'ain to-day, arcross taking lead, doubling its values since yesterday, and closing at San Franci-eu, 1. A sudden ad-i ad-i vance in the Hale & Narcross to-day tO'jk operators on the street by sur-! sur-! prise. There are rumors that a rich strike has been made in the mine, but whether they caused the advauce or iho advance gave rise ta them is un-I un-I known to the gt-ri.'ral public, j Strawberries and peaches are retailing to-diiy at a dollar per basket. Ex-Supervisor Canavau is recovering from his late severe attaek, after being i repeatedly reported dead, j Isaac Ward, an ex-policeman, familiarly known as "Big Ward," the largest and healthiest man on the old police lbrce ibr years, hi very low with consumption. It is rumored on the streets to-day that aa soon as the troops left the mines in Amador Co., the miners again struck and demanded tho dismissal of all the new men employed who were not members of tho league. The report is not believed to be oorrect. The Mahogany M ining Cu. , of I Idaho has increased its cap ital from I 602,000 to SI.OUO.OOO. As the Ajax sails to-morrow, connecting con-necting with the Nevada at Honolulu, for New Zealand, and the Wong a W'outta sails to-night for Australia, the speed of the two lines will ho fully tested. Sacramento, is, General T. N. Caseneau, with his staff officers and ; the soldiers of companies E and C, ; first regiment inlimtiy, returned from! Amador to-day, pursuant to orders from the commander-in-chief received on Sunday afternoon. A.djt. General Caseneau gave the miceaiia ry order to break camp and proceed to Latrobe, i'rom whence a specbj train brought them to Sacramento. First lieutenant j W. P. Edwards, of company E, and 2nd lieutenant II. Ji Bevens, of company com-pany C, with ten men of each company, com-pany, Sutter Creek. Auburn, Cal., 18. Last night, between be-tween 9 and 10 o'clock the jewelry-store jewelry-store of Mr. Ellis was entered by breaking break-ing open a door in the rear. The burglars bur-glars succeeded in getting away with all his tools, and JO watches valued at 52,000. There is no clue to the robbers. rob-bers. Grass Valley, 18. Last night a miner named Jfl.hn Hoar was badly hurt at the EureJ.-a mine. He fell a distance of sixty feet and struck on the back of hi3 head. The skull was broken, and be has remained insensible ever since. Hoar is about 24 years old and is a native of Cornwall. |