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Show PACIFIC COAST NEWS. CALIFORNIA. The increase of the population of California by arrivals in excess of departures de-partures by flea and rail, for the last six mouths, has been lo.SOO, including includ-ing 10,900 by rail and 4,000 by sea. The value of the wheat and flour exported from California iu tbe last crop year was $21,000,000. Tbe wheat ' yield is decidedly above the gold in worih. The amount of quicksilver quick-silver exported in the last six months, including that sent overland to points beyond Ogden, was 33,000 flasks. The exportat'oq of wool in the last six mouths was 13.7SO tons, worth $5,900,000, an increase of about one-fifth one-fifth over tho corresponding period of last year. The abandonment of tbe Eureka quartz mine of Grass valley, after a gross production of 4,52S,2o4, and the payment of $2,094,000 in dividends divid-ends the eleven years ending September Septem-ber 30tb, 1876, is a recognition of the iheory that there is little probability of finding gold in quartz claims out-aide out-aide of pay chutes. Charles Hackney, aged 38 years, an old resident of Yolo county, being in depressed spirits owing to habitual intemperance, shot himself through the heart. Mary Ann Anderson, a married woman of San Fraucisco, in a fit o. depression caused by losing her money-hanged money-hanged herself tilt sue was dead. The current Belling rates of Bilver coin and greenbacks in Sad Francisco are: Trade dollars 98c, half dollars 954c, legal tenders 95jO. KM A OA. Austin Reveille: We overheard, without any intention to eavesdrop, the lollowing conversation between be-tween a lady from Reese river valley and a gentleman who lives in town. Said she: "What's the news in town?" Said he: "Nothing much: what'a the news up the river?" 8aid Bbe: "Nothing much, either, but there'll bo lots of barley and babies this harvest. har-vest. " At Virginia city on the evening of the 8th instant an unusual excitement was occasioned on D street, at the house of Rose Benjamin, a notorious procuress. Some time in the afternoon after-noon a man named Gafinoy missed a 13 year old daughter, and in the evening discovered that she was at Rose Benjamin's house. He accordingly ac-cordingly went with his wife to regain possession of the ghl, but was refused admittance, and bo notorious was the bud character ol the woman that he feared his life. A crowd of citizens collected and talked of demolishing the building. The door was finally opened and the father allowed to search tho house. In a darkened upper room be found his daughter aud brought her out. When the crowd saw lho tender age of tho girl, the propriety of demolishing the building was oponly discussed. Tbe polico appeared upon lho scene and the crowd dispersed. There are two other young girls supposed to bo detained tbero, and further trouble is expecled. |