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=32106 Submitted by: deesar Article Title: Stockton Daily Argus Article Date: July 1861 Article Description: July 22-27, 1861 Article Text: >>Monday, 22 July 1861CHARLES EASTREN, a native of Stockholm, Sweden, committed suicide by hanging himself to a bed-post, in San Francisco, on the 18th inst. >PETER LANE and ELIZABETH LANE have been divorced in San Francisco on the ground of adultery on the part of the latter. POLICE COURT -- -E.J. WHITE was examined yesterday before Justice Bours upon the charge of attempting to rob one Charles WEBER on Sunday night, and falsely representing himself as a policeman. WHITE and WEBER had been drinking together and on their way through San Joaquin street and when opposite Court House Square, WHITE seized WEBER by the collar, when the latter called for the police. Marshal SANBORN being near at hand, and hearing the outcry, rushed to the spot, arrested WHITE and lodged him in jail. After hearing the testimony against him, the defendant called a reliable witness to testify to his good character, whereupon he was discharged. It is presumed that WHITE had no actual intention of committing a robbery, but that his companion, not relishing his manner of handling him, and being but little acquainted with him, had his fears aroused by what was designed by WHITE to be but a joke. He will probably hereafter confine his jokes to older acquaintances. PROBATE COURT -- -In the above mentioned Court yesterday, the hearing of the petition of Charles R. LEWIS, for letters of Administration in the Estate of John WEST, deceased, was set for the 5th of August. -An exhibit of the condition of the Estate of John E. THOMPSON was accepted by the court and ordered filed. -The hearing of the petition of James M. HENDERSON for letters of guardianship of the personal Estate of Alvin ELLIOTT was set for the 26th of August. -The sale of the personal property of the Estate of John JOHNSON, deceased, was confirmed. MURDER of UNION MEN -- J.C. PENWELL, of Napa, has just received a letter from Bonham, Texas, stating that his cousin, Eli PENWELL, an eminent physician of that place, with 9 others, had been hung by the Secessionists for expressing Union sentiments. >>Wednesday, 24 July 1861A SINGULAR DISEASE attacks the cattle at Knightâs Landing, which afflicts them with blindness. Out of 1 herd of 200, 50 have gone blind and out of another herd of the same number, 70 have died, from the same cause. >A tailor named LUCKE cut his throat in San Francisco with his own shears. >>Thursday, 25 July 1861A WOMAN named Margaret CARPENTER was run over in San Francisco on Monday, by the fast driving of a horse, injuring her terribly, and disfiguring her for life. The concussion was so great that the horse fell, throwing his rider, and both were considerably bruised. SENTENCED -- James MOONEY, who was convicted on Tuesday of petit larceny, was yesterday sentenced by Justice Bours to 15 days imprisonment. >>Friday, 26 July 1861FREDERICK GOTTSCHEEK has been found drowned in the Bay at San Francisco. At the time of his death he was engaged to be married to a young lady of that city. >>Saturday, 27 July 1861