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Show WESTERS. California. San Praacisco, lo. Reinforcements with mortars aro moving towards the presunt fortified position of the llodocs. Davis and Gillem came near losing their lives by crossing Tule lako in a boat in a gale. Tho troops are suffering for want of water. Governor Booth was requested to grant a reprieve for a few days in the case of Chas. Mortimer, sentenced to be hanged at Sacramento to-day, to enable tbe sheriff to call a jury to try the question of his sanity. Booth declined to interfere and the prisoner was hangod. Tnexe is no later news from tho Lava Beds. Chas. Mortimer wa? executed at Sac-nun Sac-nun en Lo, to-day. for tho murdor of Alary Gibson, was really insane or feigned insanity to the last moment. He did not recognize his brother, the minister, min-ister, his counsel, or any other person; did not utter a word, and seemed not to comprehend pesilion, Thero was no emotion visible on his countenance. Ho was considered tho worst criminal in California- Coroner Stillman and Father Spreck-less Spreck-less are contending for the possession of iho body ol Devine executed yesterday. The coroner desires to hold an inquest to liud how the man ied; Spreckieas denies bis juri-dlclion and will not surrender sur-render tho body. t'li I ii a and Japan. The Japan "mail was landed to-day. I Tue Coruan atsumb'y has gone to 1 Pekin to submit to tn tlmperor as vassals vas-sals of bis poWT. The Great Northern Telegraph Co. has established aline to Amoy to give tho Chinese officials tests of its working. Alexis is still on h:s travels through the Chinese cities. In Jttpan the peoplo are complaining about the centralization power of the noveinuH'nl- ihe DmiVu Cnritiaus at Owari hive been released. In thu province pro-vince of h.tc h i .en tho priests are rebellious, ou account of the government govern-ment taking down tho edicts against Christianity. There has been much lighting and tbo insurgents had to be put down, and seven of them exeuulod. porty-four acres of Hong hong houses wer cleared by tiro on March 2J.il; and five ihoueat.d people rendered homeless. There was a terrible lire at Osako on March L'.'Lh; and many lives ware lost. 1l raged all day and night There were two violent shocks of earthquake in the ammo place on the l'Jtb of March. |