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Show " PACIFIC COAST SEWS CALIVOEXIA. . ' ' dpi. I), K. Freezer, of the whaling bark Illinois, is accused of stringing up Samuel Talson, the carpenter, for being late on deck, and eivinn him siity-Lve Ushos, alter which l.e was kept in double irons for two montln. The total ol the bonded and Uuaiing debt of California, Oregon and Nebraska Ne-braska is repurkd at lesd than Sl,700,0u0. Up to the 1st ol November the pns-sengir pns-sengir muvemout of Ban Francisco lor the ten months of tho year was as follows; Arrivals, 0,000; departures, i 35,600; yiiin to the coaat, 57,fc00. Ihe total arrivals for the year will doubt-lews doubt-lews exceed 100,000, ol widen at least jo.OOO will remain on the coast. Tins exceeds the large immigration ol 1&-VJ, The California state prison contains 1,070 prisoners. The directors have leaded to controctora the labor of 4H) con viols at 50 cento a day. Omitting i Sundays and leal holua s, the 4i'h) earn about tOO.OtlOper amiuni. The expenses of maintaining tl-.e institution institu-tion amount to $100,000 ft year $100,000 in e.vcas o! the inanne. In shoe shops the Chinamen arc preferred. pre-ferred. They are said to be more rapid workers than their white lei-lows, lei-lows, and they arc docile and eiuiiy Governed. One euard will answer for a hundred Chinamen, because they are pcicablc and industrious, though they sometimes indulgo in furious and fatal fights among themselves. Tho ofliccrs say the five women in the prison cause more trouble limn a thousand men. A bill licensing gambling will be presented to the legislature this winter. win-ter. Baron Rothschild proposes remaining remain-ing in California a mouth. It is reported that one or two valuable valu-able horses have died in Sun Francisco Francis-co from epizootic. James McDougall died o:i Friday from hemorrhage of tho stomach, caused by injuries inflicted upon him by a garroler about six weeks ago. Mary Hincky, an Irishwoman, claiming to be a centennarian, was sent to the Oid Ladies' Home, d.tu Francisco, maintained Ly tl.o tiioteib of Mercy. Iti speaking of the responsibilities and fUne.-s uf fiduciary agent.-:, the Hiit'din says. Wc venture to say fully 50 per cent, of thosu holding the oUiee of trustee in the various financial finan-cial incorporations of the city ought to resign fort Ii with as incompetent, because indifferent to the interests they are supposed to represent and look after. The otlicers of tho training ship PuiUinoiith, in S.m Francisco harbor, have positive orders from the navy department to accept no boy as a recruit re-cruit who has been guilty of any crime, or who does not possess a good mora! character. NEVADA. Upwards of sixty pianos were burned burn-ed in the Virginia tire. There has been quite an influx of Virginia fire sufferers into Austin, of late. They are of the female gender; and they sow not, neither do they ppin: yet Solomon never had such fine uluthes as one of these even when stocks were way up, l!tiitle. |
