San Joaquin News, Stockton:
A horse race came off at Stockton on Saturday last, and the Journal thus deplores its inability to furnish the time : Our reporter unfortunately lost $5,50 together with eight drinks, and came home with sufficient building material in his hat to construct a brick house he has under contract, provided it had been done immediately — which, he lost his notes, and thus we are thrown upon dame rumor for our information, and she, with her usual frown, has denied one or two facts, which are sometimes considered important.