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Show PACIFIC COAST NEWS. CAL1F0BN1A. The death penalty of Lee Ah Chu, who was sentenced to be hanged next f riday has been commuted to imprisonment impris-onment lor life by Gov. Pacheco, on the ground that h is of a very low grade of iutwlluut, aud that his condition condi-tion closely approaches insanity. Henry Courad, a German fruit dealer of San Francisco, aged So years, committed suicide by hanging himself, on Tuesday, without any apparent cause. 'ihe sale of seats for the opera of "Miguon," in San Francisco, which ia tu ho nrodacf-d nn Mondav next. realized over $1,200 on the first day. To get rid of the squirrel pest, a bill has been prepared for the next legislature legisla-ture making each school district a squirrel district, and providing for the appoiutmentof aequirrel master. AH aide bodied men aie required to turn out bix days in the year for the purpose pur-pose of making systematic war upon the rodents. Prof. Charles Jacobs, of Chicago, is tho latest materialization humbug noted in San Francisco. Charles P. Desmond, who for the fifteen years has been known to the San Francisco police as the most incorrigible but vigorous inebriate of the Barbary coast, died on Monday last. He is believed to have been on a steady drunk ever since he struck the coast. A working men's municipal ticket is on foot in San Francisco. The dividends of the banks and other incorporated companies in San Francisco during the last six months have amounted to $10,601,500, of which the Consolidated Vitginia Mining Min-ing company alone has paid nearly five million dollars. There ia an "Infidel Union" in San Francisco, and this was the bill of fare for last Sunday: "Astro-Theology" in the morniog, and "Hell and Damnation" for evening enjoyment. NEVADA. Thomas B. Shamp, an old and well-known resident of Virginia city, died at Walnut Grove, Napa county, on the 28th instant. He was at one time superintendent of the Ophir mill, in Washoe county. A machinist of Virginia city, named Thos. Harbord, has invented an ingenious method of mending coBtly vases, marble statury, ivory work and delicate China ware, by means of brass rivets. Some territory is in dispute by owners of the Grove tunnel and Eugstrom's mine, at Austin. Eng-strom Eng-strom holds position in the lower" workingB of the mine, well armed. During June the Manhattan company com-pany shipped $130,092.81 in bullion. On Saturday last at Pioche, James Bass, a colored man, was shot and almost instantly killed by Officers McKee and Kelley. Bass hid committed com-mitted some trivial oflense, and when the othcers went to arrest mm he opened fire ou them, discharging five shots. The officers returned his salute with the result given above. |