Show acm tale west wes fc from the rocse rii aher or sari an francisco october 1 7 on oil saturday y night the steward odthe of alie ship ne plus ultra was drowned while attempting to get aboard of that vessel at india dock it is supposed that lie he was intoxicated at tile the time yesterday some small boys went into an alley near the larkin street church and one of thern them armed with a shot gun pio proposed posed to another that lie he should hold bold up in his bis hand and allow him to fire at it he did so and the boy fired hitting his hia liand hand arid and inflicting a painful wound A tele telegram ram from grass valley announces the death from brain fever of john it R rid ridge c editor of the grass V valey atley national mr ridge is widely known on this coast as a journalist and poet of marked ability san S an francisco october 7 some unknown person last evening threw vitriol in the fico f ico of jas price alias sailor jim destroying his eyesight fanny simpson alias jew fall fanny was arrested on suspicion of committing n eting tile the crime fanny and james hud ud been on intimate beims and he discarded her and took up with another woman it is thought she took the above mode to rev revenge herself fa fanny ny denies all knowledge or of the affair of throwing the vitriol jack turner and samuel nathan were arrested for robbing an old man named bitch from oregon of 1500 in coin turner is a member of the prize ring rm and an d trained dooney harris for th the e g fight with tommy chandler nathau is said to be ono of the smartest sin artest in tile the united states sun san francisco october 8 james jaines 11 wade who recently fractured his leg died this morning from tetanus sir mr wade had bad been a member of the san francisco bar and was atone time birne state senator fro from in mari posa county the various courts this morning adjourned 1 fumed in respect to his memory thomas madigan convicted of stealing a gold watch has been sentenced to the penitentiary for three years Postin postmaster aster perkins perkina is informed that the postal convention recently concluded with great Brita britain iii provides the following important changes to take deflect ont on the e of october viz to countries nn in the west coast of son south t america allied by nail mail from new york or san francisco via panama 34 cents per single eingle rate of balfan half an ounce bunc e or under on letters s six 1 ix cents on newspapers and circulars and ten cents per ech each fo four ur ounces or ok fraction thereof on book packets prepayment is required gold closed at 1451 in new york on the ith and tonight to night yesterday the crew of the ship robin hood while the worse for liquor attempted to take possession of the vessel two sailors attacked the mate with sheath knives but were overpowered and placed in irons by the police one sailor a frenchman attempted to escape froni from the vessel by swimming but was recaptured 1 legal tenders goffio flO |