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Show PACIFIC COAST SEWS. CUIFORMA. Charles A. Kidder, county clerk ot Solano county, is missing. The late raini have Been universal throughout the State. Ricaard Inch, superintendent of the Ferguson mines, and William Oliver, a miner, were drowned in the Merced river last Friday. Asphaltum aide-walks are beootning the rage in San Jose. Charles CuLhbirth, a boy fourteen years of age, was drowned in l'eia-luma l'eia-luma creek last week. William Williams has been sentenced to be hun? at Yreka, for the murder of John Todhunter, two years ago. N. E. Grimes, a prominent member of the board of brokers, died in Sao Francisco last week: Curbstone operations are plenty in California street, San Francisco. A Mr. Deville was run over by street cars in San Jose last week and badly injured. A new line of stages is to be started goon between Mariposa and Merced. A son of C. W. Ash of Berryccsa, was bitten by a rattlesnake a few days, and some doubts were entertained ol his recovery. Snnw on the Big Meadows south ol the Yoscmite valley in over eight feel deep. James Malone has commenced suit in the nineteenth district court Sao Francisco, against M. C. Ilawley V Co., to recover 20,00.) damages for a broken leg occasioned by riding the defendants de-fendants hoisting machine. NEVADA. Samuel Wolff committed suicide at Virginia on Friday, by shooting himself him-self with a pistol through the heart. Ill health and losses in stocks are assigned as-signed as the cause. Two horse thieves confined in the Eureka juil broke out on Sunday night and escaped. The Lancashire bell ringers have arrived ar-rived in Virginia city, with their peel of sixty-one bells. Abel Jones and Joseph Birch wore elected chief engineer and assistant at the Firemen's election on last Wednesday Wednes-day in Gold Hill. The fire in the Unole Sam shaft is still burning. The Sutro tunnel is now io 2,8.52 feet. The mines in Eureka district, near Austin, are said to be looking finely. The Monitor mine at Belmont is reported re-ported aold for $150,000. Virginia is being rocked by an earthquake earth-quake every now and then. Its basis must be uastable. The Comstock mines are yielding . more ore than ever before in their history. his-tory. IDAHO. James Hanson, a miner in El Dorado Dor-ado guloh, was buried under a slide a few days ago and seriously injured. Mining in every direction ia in full blast. The weather ia fine and water abundant. The Democratic primaries in Boise county have eleoted delegates favorable to major Foote for congress. At Pierce city the anow is all gooe and the miners at work, with good prospects. About one hundred families living it and near Wallla Walla propose to settle on lands north of Lewiston. The Palouse mines are estimated to yield from $4 to $10 per day to the hand. Mr. B. M. Dullell has sold his stock i in the First National Bank of Idaho to Mr. B. F. Channell and Peter Dean. The Jgentleman has concluded to make Salt Lake his home io future. One hundred and seventy-three votes were cast at the Republican primary election in Boise city on last Saturday. The steamer Owyfwe, captain Stump commanding, had arrived at Lewiston and discharged about fifty tons of freight, being tho first steamboat arrival arri-val this season. The quartz mines of Owyhee county are doing well. |