Show CALIFOR california ik HEMS amis ia the supreme court courtot ot of california has decided against 0 we the constitutionality of the chinese capitation tax passed by the legis laure caare la aro are last winter justice cope silv delivered ered ie ve opinion in which justice Justic eNorton norton concurred chief justice field dissenting A severe shock ol 01 an earthquake was fett felt fe t in san francisco on the uit at two in the mornin mornine a it Is represented by the rita itce as having been the most severe experienced perien ced there for years jears A california Califor nii nil lion measuring over ax feet it len ien tb was recently killed by a small lad in 10 sonoma county who ullo was hunting quails in 1 the hills bills with a shot gun the contenti contents of which brou brought ht down the furious beast least li killing bim him instantly 1 there thele has been considerable cona I 1 demable de rable disturbance with some of the settlers in S soloma cuoma county of late in relation to the occupancy of certain lands the ownership of which tas been in dispute for some time and from which they do not seem willing to be ejected in pursuance of a decree of court gov stanford called out a military force fo ce a few days flays since to 0 o aid the officer in the execution of the writs which bich the settlers Bett sett lers leis had threatened lo 10 resists resist and fears were entertained I 1 that they would carry their threats I 1 into execution the safety ot of mr Ball bali bailhache hache the person who had claimed the lands and to whom the possession sion slon had been awarded by the c urt does not seem to be vouched for in the event of his being put in possession by the sheriffs sheriff aided by his posse te tiie union says that a large number of indians have recently ben been fishing b in the sacramento with much success that the men occasionally sto sio nally got drunk while en encamped camped on the levee and when in that condition exhibited a M hide gree of civilization by swearing in the maos mosi most fashionable christian style subscriptions and collections for the benefit of the sick and ana wounded soldiers in the east continued to be made and it is believed that the sun raised in california will amount to half a million of 0 dollars short shortly Y swanty four mining 0 companies filed articles of incorporation during the mon mor th of I 1 sept kept with an aggregate capital of fifteen million dollars many of them to prosecute mining operations in nevada territory suicides have become exceedingly fashionable in jn the golden state and as per report are of almost daily occurrence there are no ua doubt causes existing in these times of trouble which produce insanity it ty sald said iha INA tol toJ prevail on the pacific to a greater greaten extent than is admitted to exist in any other portion of north america not excepting the district of columbia As time progresses lunacy seems to be on the increase and those thus affected more malignant and destructive itis it is said that the telegraphic connection between jacksonville S oregon and yreka areka will be made before the winter bets seta in the erection of the line between jacksonville and portland will not it is said be delayed for any considerable rable rabie length of time tile the los news of recent date announces the appearance in that vicinity of an unusual number of thieves and highwaymen and that stock was waa being a driven off from all parts of the county to an alarming extent houses had also been entered and plundered in the day time tim meil had been lassoed on the public roads and robbed and many other diabolical acts are re report portel ei to have ha ve been committed all of which it is alleged passes unnoticed by the civil authorities not one arrest hav haeng ng been made or any measures taken whatever to bring the perpetrators of buch euch acts to justice the wholesale thieving operations carried on in southern california have also it is reported been extended to the colorado mines where wb ere all tho the an mals mais belonging rig to the miners which were being herded in two tiro large bands on the west side of the river have been driven away and not one left whereto or in what direction was unknown secession guerrillas are charged thebe these of off fences inces there are so many sand bars forming in the sacramento river feals fears are entertained that it will ai at no distant period be 0 excepting in times of high water and the construction st ruction of a railroad from sacramento city to the bay of san francisco is being urged as the only means of preserving the commercial importance ot of the capital ot of the state |