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Show PACIFIU COAST NEWS. CAXIFOKAIA. San Francisco cleared thirty cargoes of wheat danDR October. B Middle town; fiddled to the patter f the hail to the tune of several inches lairt Saturday, A new soda spring has been discov sred near Cloverdale. j Antioch is oreanixing a rowing olub and has sent to New Tork for a paper BhelL A nine year old son of the late general gen-eral R. M. Martin was killed on Friday by being thrown from his horse at Littie Shasta. At Indian Creek, on Sunday last, , two men named Joucb and TuDy had , a shooting aod catting affray in which both came off with serious injuries. Robert Blanch ette died on the cars at Sacramento a few days ago. He had been sick aod was on his way to his home at Newcastle. Tha Yolo "Democrat" says that in tha repair of the break in the road at Davisville, a breakwater is to be constructed con-structed on each side of the embankment embank-ment where the washing occurred. In the suit of Leander Quint against Mrs. Fair, G. W. Tyler has been chartered char-tered as counsel for the defense. The oonundrum now agitating the legal fraternity is, Who's going to defend Mrc. Fair when Tyler sues her for fo's fee? The secretary of the treasury authorizes au-thorizes the delivery of merchandise received from foreign oountriee, to be delivered in San JJiego. Mr. McKay, who as one of the logalls' surveying party, has spent the last three months in the country between be-tween Tule and Goose lakes, thinks that captain Jack's faotion or party of the iModocs are meditatiug and preparing prepar-ing for hostilities with the whites. A. M. Jones, Eq , has made a survey sur-vey of a wagon road from Scott Valley to Salmon river, by tho way of the south fork of Scott river, which he finds to be entirely feasible, and capable cap-able of bemg constructed at a much lees cost than one from Kma over the mountain to Sawder's Bar. t OREOOS, Ac. Reed and Brown, who lately escaped from the jail at Albany, have been heard from at Victoria. The new custom bouse at Astoria is receiving the finishing touches, and will soon be ready for occupancy. . The appropriation to defray the expenses ex-penses of the Saru May trials ,b $12,-UUO $12,-UUO dollars. The State payB dearly for that whistle. A party which left La Grande last week to prospect for quartz on tinako river, has returned and reports favorably. favor-ably. Porcine grunters are the " pestifer-osities" pestifer-osities" that annoy the Olympians now, and the people appeal to the city council for relief. Rents in Olympia, aocordiijg to the local papers, are very high, and still there are a good maDy houses in the place without tenants. A man named Davidson has been held to answer at Albany on a charge of fumiejing whisky to Indians. Ln default of $200 bail he wai looked up. Politics in Washinfrton Territory run high. All the mean thingB ever done by tho renpcoiive candidates aro paraded parad-ed be foie the publio by their opponents. oppon-ents. J. C. Trullcnger, who resides about ten miles distant from Oregon city, was made the victim of a fire fiend last Sunday, which destroyed a large dwelling house and barn. One party at Albany during the past week purchased 1,000 bushels of wheat at 55 oonts per bushel. Other parties purchased large quantities at the same figures. Thomas M. Reed, living about seven miles ooith of Oorvallis. while walline a well on his placo on Wednesday last, fell down the came, a distance oi' 36 feet, breaking both ankles and injuring his spine. Some mischievous party threw a torpedo into a crowd of people on one of the streets in Olympia, a few days ago, lifting some of them from the ground, and badly frightening others, but fortunately seriously injuring do one. Olympia is flooded with amusements, Tbe variety for a late night was composed com-posed of publio speaking by a corn doctor, a strett organ grinder, street oration by a horse tamer, and four wandering minstrels, all free, while a museum and a variety troupo held forth to those who were willing to pay. Since the adjournment of the legislature legis-lature Salem is very dull. T. Epertoo Hogg, representing over 2,000,000 acres of land in Oregon, has been appointed by Governor Graver Gra-ver as one of the oimmisMoncra to attend at-tend tbe International Exposition at Vienna, in May, 1874. KKVADA. Governor Booth, of California, speaks at Carson to-day. Strong-minded women of Pioche 6hoot water barrel thieves. Tbo Buckeye mining company has levied an assessment of two dollars per mines near Piocho are showing fine prospects. State mineralogist Whitehall is making a professional examination of the Comstock mines. T. W. Abrahams, late of Salt Lake, is reported safely arrived at Pioche. He was upset from the stage, near Paysoo, but not seriously injured. Tbe Lightner shaft has been fitted up with new safety cages. |