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Show PACIFIC COAST SEWS. CAIJIORXIA. Wilkinson, the murderer, has been consigned to the State prison. An insane carpenter named Ivory Roes committed euscide in the 4th insL, at San Francisco by severing the arteries in his arms. The Brotherton brothers are printers by trade, but long mnoe became too dishonest and lazy to earn an honest livelihood. It ia stated that the Central Pacific railroad has purchased from lion. Samuel Bra d nan the celebrated Calls-toga Calls-toga property. The sum expended in cleaning the streets in San Francisco during the month of Ootober was $1,626 62, and yet they didn't look any cleaner than usual, During the oomiDg three months twenty-two vessels are expected to arrive ar-rive here from SidDey, with coal. They will bring about 36,000 tons. The writ of hbea corpus, before judge Overton, about the marriage on the high seas of Henry Balzer to Miss Lizzie Boston, has been decided in favor of &lr. Balzer, who departed, rejoicing re-joicing with hia young wife, for home. Mrs. Fair has recovered possession of her little pistol, and it is said that when the weapon was handed to her she wept tears of joy, and declared her cup of joy to be iull. She is undecided which to go after first, a judge, lawyer or juror. In a dispute about somo firewood on Wednesday, near Sierra city, Alexander Alex-ander Black was killed by Winchester Boy all. Boyall struck him in the neck with an ax, killing him instantly. At last accounts Boyall had not been apprehended. ap-prehended. Tho remains of a man, identified as Francis Blair, were found near the roadside between Beseret springs and Buck horn ranch, on the Owens river road; a nhort time since. The man had cvidyntaliy porished from thirst. The body, when found, by a i assiog (Gain, had been exposed for some two months a prey to wild animals. The spot was four miles from the ranch, within one mile of water. OKEtJOJi, Ac. The traios on the Oregon Centra railroad commenced running on Monday Mon-day last to St. Joe, forty-eight miles from Portland. This will be the southern south-ern terminus for this season. A discovery of cinnabar is reported in the vicinity of Harrisburg, in Linn county. About 95,000 bushels of grain have been stored at Harrisburg during the pre pent season. Fourteen divorce cases arc on the docket for trial at the appro..chin? term of the Circuit oourt for Polk county. The "Register" tfaya dealers at Albany Al-bany are giving but 50 cents per bushsl for wheat, and that there ifj a prospect of its going still lower. K. N. Cranor has resigned the mayoralty may-oralty of Albany, and brigadier-general Martin Van Buren Brown of the "Bemoorat" has becnolothcd with the office. On Wednesday.Eddie, the youngest son of J. B. Comley, of Albany, fell from a pile of wood bead first, resulting result-ing in an ugly wound on the head, stunniDg and partially paralyzing the little fellow for a time. Heiedoiog well at present. The residence of Joseph Bionay, in Harding's precinct, Clackamas county, was destroyed by fire last week, with all the household goods. Bionay was absent from home at the time. It is supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. The "Gazette" says: Notwithstanding Notwithstand-ing the rainy weather, people continue! con-tinue! to hanl their wheat to town. On last Saturday, the rainiest day of the season, several loads were brought in. The present price of wheat in Corval-lis Corval-lis is 52 ocntfl per bushel. The common counoil of Oregon oity havo notified the owners of the steamboat steam-boat basin at that place that faid basin was in need of repairs, and that in case of damage to property owners consequent conse-quent upon the neglect of such repairs, the owners would be held responsible. |