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Show PACIFIC COAST NEWS. J CALIFORNIA. General Albert Pike, the famous; wostern poet, is on a vist to Calilor- nia, for the purpose of conferring the degrees of the Scottish Free Masons, in which he holds the position of Sovereign Grand Commander. A gang of Chinamen at Napa have commenced work on Main street, preparatory pre-paratory to paving the same, causing many idle workmen to complain. At Boca, an escaped prisoner from Idaho under a life sentence for killing his brother, while being conveyed east jumped from a car window of the passenger- train, and the sheriff fired four shots at him, two of them taking etl'ect, one in the head and one through the heart. The Sumatra, which sails for Hong Kong this month, will not only take hence a remarkable cargo of humanity, human-ity, in the shape of diseased, halt,' blind and indigent Chinamen, but will be well ballasted with a load of colestial bones. There has been a ; general resurrection ot coolie remains! throughout the state, preparatory to their transportation to the flowery 1 kingdom. The Alice Garrett brought down from Stockton yesterday as many as 540 boxes of dead coolies. The full list of republican candidates candi-dates for congress is as follows: 1st district, Horace Davis; 2d, H. F. Page; 3d, Joseph McKenna; 4th, Romulado Pucheco. There are several projects to supply! San Francisco with fresh water, and they aro being energetically canvassed. can-vassed. Those who have water tosell are very active in urging their several proposals upon the city. As any of the projecU will cost millions of dollars, dol-lars, a great doal of interest is felt in the subct. NEVADA.' On being charged with setting fire to a hayst&cic, which he denied, J. V. Holloway of Austin, killed himself, preferring death to living with so serious a stain on himself and family, j He was held in high esteem by the community as an honorable man. |