A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > California > San Joaquin http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=592 Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=56587 Submitted by: deesar Article Title: Stockton Daily Independent Article Date: June 1866 Article Description: June 11-16, 1866 Article Text: >>MONDAY, 11 JUNE 1866WEDNESDAY, 13 JUNE 1866Pittsburg, Pa., and Steubenville, Ohio, papers please copy.] DEATH -- in San Joaquin county, 10 miles west of Woodbridge, June 9th, of congestion of the brain, Mrs. Mary M., wife of Shaw S. LEWIS, aged 33 years, 5 months, 29 days. [Mrs. LEWIS' maiden name was Mary M. Du MAY; was born in New Madrid, Missouri, and emigrated to California in 1852. >Sacramento 'Union' and Placerville papers please copy.] HEART DISEASE -- John SMITH, a native of New Jersey, aged 35 years, died suddenly of heart disease at Sacramento, on the 8th instant. DROWNED -- A Scotchman, named Edward CURRAN, was drowned by falling or jumping from the steamer Chrysopolis, about 3 o'clock on Monday morning last. CURRAN was Quartermaster's Sergeant of Company A, 1st United States Cavalry, and had been paid off at Camp Union, Sacramento, last Saturday. His age was 30 years. CHANGED THEIR QUARTERS -- E.S. PILLSBURY, Esq., District Attorney, has opened a new office in the 2nd story of the Odd Fellows' new building -- the east room fronting on Main street. J.H. BUDD, Esq., has likewise changed his quarters and opened a new law office in the room next west to the one occupied by Mr. PILLSBURY. The rooms are elegantly furnished. BY STATE TELEGRPH, San Francisco, June 12 -- -A man named Wm. GELYWICK committed suicide at Greytown while under the influence of drink. -Judge Dwinelle today granted Margaret DWYER a divorce from her husband, Spencer S. DWYER, on grounds of willful desertion. -A. BERNSTEIN, a carpenter residing on Capp street, between 21st and 22nd street, attempted to commit suicide on Sunday night by shooting himself in the head with a pistol. He has been depressed in spirits lately -- the depression at times amounted to insanity. WHERE IS HE? -- Mrs. S.S. DOUGLASS of Quincy, Plumas county, California, wishes to obtain information as to the whereabouts of her son William Henry SMITH. He is a boy about 14 years of age and is said to have lived near Markleeville about 1 year ago, with a man named WINTERS. Persons knowing anything about him will confer a favor by giving [illeg] to the Postmaster at Markleeville, [illeg] to his mother. ATTEMPT TO BURN COPPEROPOLIS -- A man giving his name as A.W. KNOWLES made an attempt to destroy Copperopolis on the night of the 11th instant. He concealed himself in Mr. KONINGSBERGER's store sometime during the day and in the night entered the bedroom and set the bed on fire. The flames were extinguished before they could spread and the only damage sustained was in the store, which is a ruin. KNOWLES was secured and was having his preliminary trial yesterday before Justice GRISWOLD. MISSING -- The Amador 'Ledger,' of June 9th, says: "2 weeks ago last Saturday, John TUCKER came to this place in the evening from Sutter Creek, riding one of FAGAN's livery horses. He remained until about midnight and then started on his return, since which time nothing has been heard from him or the horse." A CHINAMAN named HOP LEE, a man of some wealth, was killed one day last week by having his horse fall upon him. He formerly kept a store in Sonora. >>THURSDAY, 14 JUNE 1866