Show PACIFIC COAST NOTES CULLED EXCHANGES EXCHANGE 8 at san francisco on the ath dinst detectives arrested J B mcdonnell alias mcdonald clerk in a real estate office for baa having I 1 ng in his possession a plate for engraving facsimiles fac similes of bank of england u otes notes mcdonnell is s said to be a brother of george mcdonnell who wha with austin and byron bidwell swindled the backof bank 0 england n t of by means ot of f urged forged buk b ink checks and notes in 1873 the citizens of gold hill hili nevada on the dinst were rudely awakened tram the ordinary monotone of the town by the advent of some italians whose antica would haye have made rome howl they came into that burg with abour a four horse corse team entering ou on toe the upper part of main street which has a 1 steep grade and aad the team ran raia ata at a furious sp sped ed down dowa the hill kearina the fronts from two business places and leg ag awning posts pests from under balconies balc omea for nearly a quarter of f a mile their headlong speed was checked by one of the animals losing his footing falling down and breaking three of his legs two men were seriously injured but their names could not be leareen lea lear reed sed A dispatch dated portland dec 11 says prosecuting attorney caton ot of lincoln county WT il i alter after the scalp of maniford Mani tord payne murderer of deputy sheriff jack hubbard Bub bard the sheriff of douglass county or with a posse attempted to arrest payne who was in trenched in a deep capiau neat near columbia but failed as payne had eight or ten desperadoes with lam him payne has since written to caton a advising him to make his bis will and stating k that there are not men enough in the e territory te tc dislodge him and his band caton has haa pr presented dented a largely signed petition to governor semple sample asking that a price be put upon vie tiie head if of payne and that vie tie military bs be called out for his bia arrest it is id ed that the governor will offer a reward of for payne dead or alive alite it is said that a stern astern chase is usually a long one but this rule like many others has Us its exceptions on 11 the evening of the ath last at san jose jos california a young man about 18 1 8 years Y ars of age hd had been hanging haule lug around on the sidewalk near herman levys levya store 10 and 12 south market street when levy was called to the rear nar n ar end of the store he rushed up broke the glass odthe show window and hastily reached beached in and filled his pockets with wate watches laes and jewelry levy levy heard the crash and ran out the man saw daw am aim coming and took to his heels officer Cos chinia also heard the crash and as he neared the place saw the robber run A lively chase ensued the robber ran around the block closely followed by the ameer and he finally ran raa into a saloon opposite Levys where he was captured b by y coschina Co Cos schima chinia and taken to the city prison sever seven gold and aad four silver watches and a pocket knife and a razor were found on an his person amounting in value to two other men who it is ig believed were in the plot having been seen on the opposite side of t hae street in company with the robber earlier in the evening were also arrested the one who had the booty refused to give his bis name and was so badly frightened that he could not speak the others gave their names as john smith and john clement |