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The weekly Placer herald., 1852-12-11
A HOME PRESENT!
PICTORIAL UNION
For the HOLIDAYS!

ed success of the first number of the
PIcroR1At UNIoN, have made arrange
ments to present their patrons and the
California public with another splendidly
illustrated sheet, adapted to the approach
ing holidays.
This number is embellished with many
elegantly executed engravings of Callfcr-
mia subjects, and one entire page .s de-
voted to vignette, embracing the follow
ing sketches, taken principally from LIE:
Coat of Arms of the Eureka State;
An aborigine exercising with the bow and
arrow;
Sacramento Horse Market
Vaquero capturing wild horses;
View of the Gaming Saloon and Fancy
Ball room;
Mining Scene-working the ''long TOM"
Amusing Street Scene;
A Street Fight; .,...
Scene on street during the flood; "
A pack train of mules;
The Dry Digger-carting dirt to water.
This vignette is, we venture to say, the
most elegant and finished, both in its de-
sign and execution, of anything Of the
kind ever attempted in this State.
This number nf the Pictorial Union
also contains graphic and life-like pic
ture of trip across the plains, such as
will not fail TO be recognized as truthful
by all who have had experience in such
scenes; together with a pleasing variety
of views, among which are:
An emigrant party on the road;
A california belle crossing the plains;
A california belle in town;
camping scene;
Fording the Platte;
Encounter with Indians;
| The Devils Gate; r...
In addition to this spirited collection
of views, the Pictorial contains:
! A view of Washington, Yolo county;
Jenny Lind Theatre, San Francisco;
Rincon Point, San Francisco;
View on the MokeIumne River;
View on the cosumnes River;
Industry Bar, Yuba River; tatu
Bruces Block, foot of street, Sac. city;
K street Brick Block, before the fire;
Overton Block, previous to the fire;
The Old Post Office;
Mission of San Buenaventura;
Mission of San Luis Rey; l".t
Mission of San carlos;
Mission of San Jose;
Mission of San Gabriel; rt~
Mission of Dolores.
No pains or expense has been spared
to render this number of the Pictorial
superior in every respect to airy hereto
fore published in the State, and to make
it what it is designed to be, an acceptable
f christmas present for friends at home.
1t is now ready for delivery, and Booksel-
lers, Publishers, and Expressmen through
), out the State are requested to transmit
f their orders without delay,
t All orders are expected to be accom-
panied with the money, and will be filed
!, in the succession in which they are re-
g ceiyed. rtfp,fe ~, srn.f,-
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s S30 per 100.
e E. G. JEFFRlES & Co.,
n Publishers, Sacramento.
!, For sale in Auburn, Ophr, and Yankee
. Jims, by Adams & Co. and Wells, Fargo
!. & Co.'s Expresses. Dec H.
Jc1vyy nJJ T T,VyvVyV,
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.".Messrs. Adams s. Co., and Wells,
Fargo & Co.. are our general agents for
Placer county. Any Advertisements, Job
Work or Subscriptions left at either of
their Express Offices will be promptly
forwarded to US.
The weekly Placer herald., 1852-12-11

t We find our table loaded with files Of
eastern papers through the politeness Of
Adams & Co., and Wells, Fargo s. Co.
The weekly Placer herald., 1852-12-11

The freshet at Marysville has caused
considerable damage to the property hol-
ders in that city, submerging all the low
er part, floating off houses and other val
liable property. The water has since fall
len several feet.
The weekly Placer herald., 1852-12-11

Quarterly Meeting.---The Second
Quarterly Meeting for Aubu rn Circuit
will commence in this place on Saturday,
the 1lth inst, at 8 0 'cl ock P M. at the
parsonage, west end OF tosvn. Rev Mr.,
The weekly Placer herald., 1852-12-11

Adams s. Co., confirm the report of the
fire at Shasta. 1t omnenced in the Ex-
change and burnt the upper part Of the
street as far as the Globe Hotel.
The weekly Placer herald., 1852-12-11
NOTICE.

HERE will be a meeting OF
the Stockholders in the Bear River
and Auburn Water and Mining company
at their office, on wednesday the 5th day
of January, 1853, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ,
for the purpose of increasing the capital
stock with the view OF subdlviding tno
shares and also to transact such otner
business as may be legally submitted.
s. w. LOWELL,
JAS. T. & B. ROCKwELLs
JOEL BALL. t-t
Auburn, Dec. 7, 1852.-tm
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LIST OF LETTERS

LII l. L H1lO
, the Post Office, a
Ith, 1852.
smith James Mack
stafford James
lstansbury A M
sellers John
silvernail Edwin
SALISBURY John
simpson James
simmons Matthew
sinclair Capt A
siddons WIN m 8
scott WIN f
seeley Henrey
schenck Marshall 2
scarce Lewis 2
} smith James A
stewart sumner m A
shaw Prescott s
sheet John
spear Andrew
somner Frederick
spencer James
seymour John B
smith Joshua H
spencer James Q
. sanders Henry
shepard samuel W
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DE wi AINlNU !
LII Auburn, Dec.
Staples Andrew F
Spcerry Jacob J
Sherman Steel an
Kirkland
Sutherland Robert
Sturges Henry A
Sands VIM
Skinner David E
Savage John
Smith E G. 2
Stiller Augustus
Smith Gooding 2
Smith Hervy J g
Seavey Daniel H
Story Nathaniel C
Shipman S r 2
Swift Edward
Soon Henry Clay
Stanton Perrin
Stevens Joseph
Stevens Lafayette
Sherman VIM
Story Ambrose w
Sparm John w
Skinner Cornelius
Stuart Moses 9
The weekly Placer herald., 1852-12-11

Bowen is manufacturing at his Bakery
on Broadway, superior article of sod;
crackers.
The weekly Placer herald., 1852-12-11

Jim Cady's cocktails" are hard to beat
If you doubt it, try one. And mind you,
he'll laugh at you while he tells you the
'Cady family knows how to make 'em."
sTrue
The weekly Placer herald., 1852-12-11
To the Public.

Mt O. HlNMAN, the well known
IN. county Surveyor of Placer county
takes this method of informing the public
especially that part "what wants Ranches
survevedo that from and after this date
he will charge the full and legal fees for
each and every survey he makes, and not
half price as he did when slectsoneertng.
He sought the office "becouse 1t srOuld
payo and wants it for no other purpose.
He will endeavor to do his work right
and ifyou don't believe it "schy just bring
ON your Ranches" He is going home
soon after the Mrs. Surveyor and the little
Miss Surveyor but will leave comPetent
deputies in his absence. at.
N. o. HlNMAN.
December l1th, 1861. fs.t
The weekly Placer herald., 1852-12-11

We are compelled TO leave the list o I
indictments in the proceedings ot'the court
of sessions until our next.
The weekly Placer herald., 1852-12-11

Publishers, Sacramento.
For sale in Auburn, Ophir, and Yankee
Jims, by Adams & Co. and Wells, Fargo
& Co.'s Expresses. Dec IL.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-23
The Crops.

The potato rot has made its appearance
in some parts of New Jersey, and Penn
sylvania. In Pennsylvania, whole fields,
in some instances are said to be utterly
worthless. The Philadelphia Ledger
says:
"a farmer in Bucks Co., out of 5000
bushels, does not expect to be able to save
over FIVE hundred or six hundred bushels,
and the farmers generally in his neighbor-
hood are equally unfortunate in the loss
of their crops. We have word from Del
aware county, which, after Bucks, is pro-
badly the largest producing county in the
State, that the crops there, on most of the
low lands, are as ruinously affected as are
the crops in Bucks From Salem county,
NewlJersey, where much attention is de-
voted" to potato culture, we have intelli-
gence from one of the largest farmers, and
find that the rot is as disastrous there as
here" iHahit7 a.oa p. d. 49.Hli.,
The crops on Long Island are said to
promise better than was expected The
potatoes look well and they will turn out,
from present appearances, about one hun
dred bushels to the acre. Very little of
the rot has been seen. a. 'aa9 sFo.sa
The corn does not turn out SO well.--
The early drought made it very back
ward, and the heavy rain which occurred
a fortnight since threshed it about badly.
Many large fields will not afford more
than half the crop of good season. The
fields have not looked SO green through
out the Summer, as now.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-23
psy- The Louisville Journal pithily OBJ

B3- The Louisville Journal pithily OBJ
serves "No man in all this country,
Wing or Democrat, is simpleton enough
to think that the Democrats would have
nominated Franklin Pierce for the Presi-
dency, but for the fact that he was little
while in the Mexican war. The Demo-
Gratis nominated Mr.. Pierce on account
of the poor pittance of military reputa-
ton gained by him in that war, and yet
they say that it was very ridiculous in
the Wings to nominate Gen. Scott on
account of his reputation gained in four
wars, and by the most illustrious civil
services in time of peace. Our political
opponents think that it is wise to nominate
a man for the Presidency on account of a
very small reputation, but quite silly to
nominate man on account of great
one.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-23

or We are glad 10 see the Teachers of
our country are endeavoring 10 rouse up the
public mind to due sense of the Importance
of Education. The Press is the engine that
is and must be used The Massachusetts,
Teacher, Ohio Journal of Education, Maine
Journal Of Education, and Connecticut Com
mon School Journal are all Goa a9iutors in the
noble work. The last named is published at
Hartford, for one dollar per year. The edi-
tor Henry Barnard, is known throughout the
United States for his untiring efforts in the
cause. r.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-23
The Great Meeting at Lancaster.
AN IMMENSE DEMoNsTRATIoN--T
WHIG FIRES BRIGHTLY BURNING.

AN IMMENSE DEMONSTRATION
WHIG FIRES BRIaHTLY BURNING.
Lancaster, Sept. II, 1s52.-The Wing
demonstration of yesterday, will long be
remembered by the citizens of Lancaster.
1t was formidable outpouring of the
masses Nothing of the kind of the same
extent, has taken place in this city for
many years. The banners, the flags, the
music and the many stirring incidents,
served to rouse a degree of enthusiasm
that will not soon be forgotten. All the
neighboring counties were fully represen-
ted, and particularly Dauphin and Phila-
delphia. There could not have been less
than eighteen or twenty Chippewa, or
Scott and Graham Clubs in attendance.
The Old Guard" was there in all her
strength, fully alive to the merits of the
cause and the candid ates, and determined
to make an extraordinary effort, as we'll
in October as November The Process
sion at midday, as headed by David Mil
ler, Esq, excited much attention, and was
watched with interest by large portion
of the community. 1t was of immense
length, and the rank and file could be
counted, not by hundreds but by thous-
ands There were three meetings in all.
One presided over by Mr.. Kunkel, of
Dauphin, another by Mr.. Cornyn, of Hun
tingdon, while in the evening there was
an immense concourse at the Court House.
The opening address of Mr.. Kunkel was
truly eloquent and spirit-stirring So al
SO that of Judge Conrad, in the evening.
The speaking generally was excellent,
and the demonstration, from first to last
was such as cannot fail to give a new i'm
pulse to the cause, not only in Lancaster,
but throughout the whole State. The
hearts of the people are with the Old
Hero who has been chosen by the Wings
as their standard bearer, and this will be
fully manifest at the polls. .-.. ..
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-23
An Incident.

About six o'clock on the mornu sf,o-
the magnificent pole was raised in from,
of the Scott marquee in this city, an old
man was seen driving down Jefferson av.
enue on his way from Crosse Pointe into
the city; as he reached the pole, his eva
followed up its length until it reached the
glorious flag which was futtering in tho
glittering morng light, emblazoned with
the name of the gallant Scott; dropping bis
whip and lines, the old man stepped uron
the seat of his buggy, and uncoverine bis
grey head, gave three rousing cheers for
the Whig flag, and quietly resuming his
seat drove on about his business. A few
hours afterwards that old man was met
by a Locofoco, who said to him, Captain
-, | thought you was Democrat;
but l saw you early this morning cheer
ing the Wing flag" "Yes sir" was the re-
ply, "I am a Democrat, ,sbut ] served un-
der Scott at Lundy's Lane, and when
see his name floating in honor upon my
country's flag, it stirs my old blood?--
Detroit Advertiser.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-23
s.CIariOn County Sold Out"

The above is the title of paragraph,
says the Clarion Register, which is going
the rounds of the press. 1t is almost
true. A great portion Of our county has
recently been disposed of by the Sheriff.
The following properties, among others,
were sold, with prices annexed:
Hemlock furnace. $4,000
Licking Furnace, with usual appurtenan-
ces. and two farms, 3,S05
Washington Furnace and Property at
tached, 605
Clinton Furnace. so
These are but few; and behold the
awful sacrifice. Compare the immense
cost of those establishments with the prices
for which they were sold.
Washington Furnace, which was sold
for the paltry sum Of s6O5, cost $50, 900.
Clinton Furnace, which brought the neat
sum of $50, actually cost $4,000. o
This is one of the results of the Tariff
of 1S46. Let Locofoco presses continue
their arguments in favor of this suicidal
policy, and our fair country will soon pre-
sent wide spread picture Of desolation
and ruin
Comment is unnecessary.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-23
Consumption.

Two or three years ago, says the Scien-
tttfc american, experiments were made by
members of the London Faculty of Ply
sicians, in different hospitals, for the cure
of disease of the lungs, by breathing in
warm medicated vapors. The success
of the experiments was SO gratifying that
an institution, the Brompton Hospital, for
the cure of bronchitis and consumption,
was Immediately established, and SO fa-
vorable has been the result of the treat
ment, that the number of patients admit
ted during the past year is between two
or three thousand, and the hospital re-
ports shows that full seventy7fye in every
hundred have been completely cured.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-23
UniOn and Harmony among the
Sham-DemOcracy.

While the Wings are joining hands on
every side and laboring with earnestness
and zeal, the Democracy are splitting
and dividing upon all kinds Tissues. In
Alabama the State Rights democracy
have nominated Gov. George NJ. Troup,
for President. and Gen. John A. Quitma an
for Vice President, the effect of which in
all probability will be to give the state to
the Wings The State Rights men of
Mississippi will very likely follow suit,
and thus another State will be added to
the Scott and Graham pyramid. Accor-
ding to present appearances, Pierce and
King will not obtain more than quar-
ter of the 294 electoral votes, and will fall
into proportionate minority of the pop
ular vote.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-23
Biting off AN Ear.

On Wednesday night an alteration
took place at house in New York, be-
tween two women, named Ellen Feeney
and Eliza Downs, in which a kind of rough
and tumble fight ensued and during the
conflict Ellen Feeney took the ear of Eliza
Downs in her mouth, and bitthe lowerpart
clear of, and then spit the piece from her
mouth on the floor, exclaiming at the time
=" There, d-n you, I've got your flesh
and blood" The police were called in,
and took the accused into custody.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-23
Maine Election,

The election in this State took place on
Monday the 9th inst. The result is the
election Of three Wing Members of Con-
.gress out Of sac ,, a very large Wing gain
in both branches of the Legislature, a
gain of Wing county officers, no choice
of Governor, and good prospect for the
future. a- r4
il The Democratic candidate for Cover
or, Hubbard, loses largely, the majority
gainst him on the Wing and !" Liberal
1ckets being nerly 5000. The election
pes to the Legislature. The Liquor
uestioh has entered largely into thecan-
ass, disarranging party lines and the
atural calculations resulting from them.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-23
Northampton County.

The Mormon and Red6n quarrel in the
Locofoco ranks of northampton has a.
gain broken out in all its former fierce
ness, both wings having placed tickets of
their own in the field. The Reederites, or
Redfns, have nominated Peter Bells and
Philip n. Woodring for Assembly, and
the Porterites, or Mormons, have nomina-
ted Philip johnson and Samuel Taylor
for the Legislature.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-23

pTThere were sold, on Government
account, at the Washington Arsenal, forty
new twenty-four FOUNDER iron guns, old
pattern, thirty-eight eighteen Founders,
eighteen twelve Founders, nine six poun-
ders, and ninety-seven twenty-four poun-
ders, in all two hundred and two, weigh
ing four hundred and ffty-one thousand
pounds. They brought from eight to
twelve and quarter cents per pound, the
terms cash on delivery. Four of the can
mons were purchased by an agent of the
American Colonization Society, for the
Liberians, and the remainder by several
bidders supposed to be from the North.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-23
General, your Cider is good, bat
..o.Jida Darn VOtlr Pick les.'I 80 pea

When Jack Downing called upon Gen.
Andrew jackson at the White House for
the first time, he was RECALLED by the Pres
ident with champagne and olives. The
doughty major tried both; the first ne
liked, the second he did not fancy, and
laying the fruit back upon theplate, scar
cely tasted, said, "General, your cider is
good, 6ea darn yoatr pick1es."d Just so
thought an old fashioned Democrat in
the interior of Wayne county the other
day, when his Locofoco brethren paid
him the compliment of raising hickory
pole in front of his house,. He made no
objection to the pole, but when they pro-
posed to elevate Pierce and King flag
upon it, "Hold on" says he; ~ 60 the
hickory pole, because that reminds me of
Jackson; but your Pierce and King flag
1 can't stand, because | cote for Sc0ttiH"---
The pole-raising discontinued to be about
those diggings precipitately Detroit Ad'
vertiser.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-23
The Soup Holly Seasoned.

The Cincinnati Enquirer of last week
contained an article headed A Bowl of
Hot Soup" which stated that in one of
the largest manufacturing establishments
in that city, owned by Mitchell & Ram
melsburg, out of nearly 200 men en-
ployed, not one would vote for Scott.
In two or three days the proprietors
seasoned said "bowl of soup" with the
truth. They published a card, in which
they say:
4" We have taken the trouble to inquire
of every man in the establishment his po-
litics, thing we never before did, as we
considered that every man has right to
his own opinion in regard to his own pol
itics and religion We find that less than
one third of our hands are voters, the
other two-thirds being either unnatural
lied foreigners, or men less than year
from other States, or minors. So that
the actual voters will stand "a for Scott,
Is Democrats, 4 Freesoilers, and 8 unde-
cided or neutral Add to the Scott list
ourselves, and We find that instead of be-
ing all Democrats, the Wings are exactly
two to one.
MITCHELL x RAMMELSBURG.'
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-23
Spiricity.

We have never become convert to
the reality of spiritual anifestations in
these days, yet it may be interesting to
many to read some of the statements in
regard to their operations, we therefore
copy the following:
STATEMENT OF HARVEY CHASE.
About the last of October, 1851, went
to the house of Marcus G. Wilcox, of
Blackstone, to witness Spiritual Nantes
tations, which understood they were con-
stantly receiving. On one evening, when
sitting around table with Mrs. Eliza
Wilcox (who was the medium) and Mar
Gus G.. Wilcox, her husband, with several
others whose names | do not now recol-
lect, what purported to be the spirit of
Sybil Chase, my former wife, made her
presence known by rappings, asd gave
her name by our calling the alphabet
Several questions were put to her and an
swered. put the following question:
"Will you take me by the hand!" The an
swer was "No." | then asked her if it
would ever be possible for her to do so?-
"Yes." She then called for the alphabet
by giving five distinct raps, which was
the signal for that purpose, and We OBJ
tanned the following reply, "Icannot shake
hands with you here, but if you will 90 to
Meltiah Knowlton's at Greenyille, R. l.,
and sit with Daniel Knowlton, Cd. X. is
younger brother of Mrs. Wilcox, and
strong Medium I will take hold of your
hand" At the same time. my father and
George Knowlton, who purported to be
present, said they would take hold of my
hand, if 1 would 90 to GreenYille and sit
with Daniel Soon after the events rela
ted above, Marcus c. Wilcox and myself
went to the house of Mr.. Knowlton, and
had sitting with Daniel Knowlton, the
medium, the result of which was as fol-
lows: After being seated short time, the
rapping and other manifesto tions were
made, and several questions were put and
answered, before making the object of our
visit known. I then put the question,
"Are the spirits present who promised to
take me by the hand? The answer was
".Yes." then held my hand in an open
space, where it was not possible to be
reached by any one present without al
tering their position, which they did not,
as must have seen them. felt hand
as perfect as that of living person, the
touch and separation of the fingers was
plainly preceptible. 1t purported to be
the hand of my former wife. One of her
hands was deformed by being badly burnt
when child. Two of her fingers were
bent inward toward the palm, and the
nail on one finger was very short and
thick. | then asked her to put her de-
formed hand into mine, which she imme-
diately did; and then passed her finger
with the thick nail over the palm of my
hand, as if to convince me of her identi-
ty. Afterwards, my father, and George
Knowlton (or what purported to be them)
put their hands into mine, as they had be-
fore promised. Much more was done at
the time;a one particular of which will
give. | held in my hand, two pieces Of
money, which were taken out and passed
into the hand of Mrs. Knowlton, a dis
tance of about six feet, by an invisible
hand. egi5t =rr,rarr Is.T a. E0at-
III ApUEy 0uASH
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-23

Atthe meeting of the Sixth Ward Scott
and Graham Club, of New York, on We'd
nesday evening, VIM. Z. Robinson, Cor
responding Secretary, read number of
letters from abroad, which were highly
encouraging to the Wing cause. One from
Wayne County, Pa, mentioned that there
were eight hundred Irish Americans now
for Scott and Graham, who belonged to
the Loco Foco party in 1914. ~ a
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-23

A correspondent from Hartford writes
that "the evidence is as palpable as the
MONDAY sun, that the Scott and Graham
fever is increasing rapidly in that county.
Clubs are being formed, and the watch
fires are burning as in 1910 and a.
Look for good report from Old Connec-
ticut in November next" @ ar}<a Ef
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1852-09-23

An enthusiastic meeting Of German cit
liens favorable to the election of General
Scott was holden in Rochester, n. Y, on
Thursday last, and a club was formed
The meeting was addressed by severalin-
fuential German citizens, one of whom,
an ex-Alderman, said that he had always
been democrat, and as such he could
not vote for Pierce and King. The meet
ing broke up with loud cheers for Scott
and Graham #ra.E ...r