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Show PACIFIC COAST NEWS. CALIIOUSIII, Rear-Admiral Arthur Cochrane is a passenger on the Xerada, en route for Vancouver's Island to relieve Renr-Admiral Charles T. Hillyer. Three Mexicans and one marine were killed in a drunken fight at Aca-pulco Aca-pulco while the Nevada was hi port. .Several others were wounded. The Panama steamer Xccada arrived arriv-ed at .San Diego on Monday, with 3D cabin and 120 steerage passengers., a-ihe had $23,-570 in treasure lor San Francisco. Election day will be a legal holiday in tsiin Francisco. The banks nndi ! principal places of business will bo i closed. The stock board will adjourn , over from Tuesday till Thursday and business will bo guijcj'ally nupi-ndiil, One of the buildings biunwl in, Napa on Sunday night was brought : around the Horn in 1S49 and taken to Napa, whero it did duty as a court-j court-j house until 6a5, Jf, ww owned by 'chancellor Ilartson. A new freight boat for the ferry, capable of transporting twenty loaded care ai mAi trip, is soon to be built. We believe that tho machinery is now being made up at the Sacramento shops. Charges at tho hotels at Sacratnen: to will be as follows during the State Fair: Arcade, $; per day; Orleans, Ebner's $2.50; Orand.'l; Union, international, Pacific, Capital, (.-olden Eagle, Western, City, Slate House, Eldredge House and Crescent City, at their usual rates. I Friday night, an a young man named nam-ed Keener was engaged blasting logs near Ophir, Placer county, one uf the charires failed to go oft", and he poured some powder on the fuse. It ignited j and the charge exploded, entirely de-stroving de-stroving the sight of the right eye while the left was so severely injured that it is doubtful if it can be saved. A number of mammoth pans are being manufactured at Sacramento for a bloated milk rancher. They are to be four feet wide by eleven feci long, and will hold 114 gallons each. NEVADA. The Elko narrow gauge is still at a dead lock. The Central Pacific folks refuse to make terms with it. llie Eureka Sentinel thinks it will soon be abandoned. At the present time eight faro games arc running in Virginia City, and one in Ould Hill. Several of the prospectors who left Virginia City for Cornucopia mining district arc expected back again in it day or two. Four Piochc miners were struck by lightning recently iu Blind Mountain district. One was rendered totally dcaffor several days. The others were severely injured. Stray shots continue to be numerous nume-rous in Piochc. with varied results. It is thought a few hangings will improve im-prove mailers?. A $200 gold medal is offered to the best speller in the Cold Hill schools. OltKGOlY. Figs have ripened in Benton county on the form of Mrs. Mcllrce this season. A Mr. Culver proposes to engage in the hosiery manufacturing business at Oregon City. Tho heads of the members of the Natural History Society, at Salem, arc getting muddy oyer some red clav, of a peculiar grain and color. The Democrat hears of tho discovery discov-ery of some rich quartz in the mountains moun-tains near l'oeahonbk?, ,a!out twelve miles from Baker City. The report got out at Albany that the Postmaster at that place had the small-pox, and the town took a 5care in consequence, until the truth became be-came known. Tuesday, one of the laborers at work on" the State Capitol building missed his ho d and fell, striking his side against one of the joists, breaking break-ing one of his rils. The name of ' the unfortunate man h Gaui, |