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The weekly Placer herald., 1853-09-17
Democratic State Central Committee.

ASi1AOCA dt1C SIALc SGIlCI1l COu1I1l1CCee.
D. c. Broderick, hartman, San Francisco;
T. Tracy, Secretary, do;
Rich'd =. Hammond Treasurer, San JOAQUIN
John Middleton, San Francisco;
Moses Flanagan, do;
David Scannell, do
VIM. j. $wasey, do;
David Mahoney, do;
j T. Hall Sacramento;
G w. Colby, do;
j. II. McKune, do;
I'll. p Haun, Yuha
Democratic County Central Committee.
+ w Thomas, auburn, Chairman;
Dr.. John ?. Harper, do;
DR. Thomas, do;
Wm. A Johnson, do:
H A. Sco6eld, do
Joseph Scobey. Ophir;
VIM. Mcclure, Yankee Jim's;
p Lynch, Secret Ravne;
Col Newman, do.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-09-17

Completion Of the first Telegraph IN
Ca Jornia The Merchants Telegraph,
the first ever finished in this State, is now
in successful operation. The ship Cres-
cent was reported by it as having arrived.
SO says the II to.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-09-17

LATE FROM New ZE.LAND-The la
test dates from New Zea'an are to the
9th May. The Catamaran yacht f ying
Dutchman was wrecked, and her owner,
Lieut.. G.. Il. Hutchinson, lost. Union.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-09-17

IMPORTANT FROM THE STATE OF So.
NoRA.-A gentleman who left Guaymas
on the 29d of July, reached this city yes-
terday, brings the Intelligence that the
silver mines Of Arizona, the same abou,
which Raousset de Boulbon had Diff
Guilty with the Mexican authorities some
time ago, have turned out to be of unpar.
alleled richness. News had heen received
at Guaymas, a short time previous to bis
departure, announcing that immense de-
posites of silver ore had been discovered
at Arizona, yielding dollars worth of
pure silver to three pounds Of ore. The
news produced great excitement anon,
the inhabitants; and upwards of thou.
sand men had left Guaymas and Hermo-
sila for the mines. .as
The incursions of the Indians still Con-
tinue, and with increased audacity. 4
few days before our informant left Guay-
mas, they attacked village within fifteen
miles of that place, and XII led one hun
dred persOns-men, women and children.
In addition to this, the Mexican authori-
ties were in great trepidation from the
expected invasion of the Fillibusteros:
but it was be ieved that they would be
welcomed by the people for the sake of
protection against the Indians. If such a
design be really on foot, as there is great
reason to believe, its execution will be
hastened by the news of the discoveries at
Arizona. @ $. +, Hera d.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-09-17

The editor of Young America brags
"orfully" on Nevada. He's never been
70 Anburni
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-09-17

FIsE IN MARYsvILLE.-A fire broke
out ia Marysville on Saturday, destroying
two houses belonging to Mr. w. Dona-
van valued at $3, 500. The dwelling of
Michael Gray Esq, Sheriff Of Yuba coun-
ty, was in great danger.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-09-17

tice 10y the Pacific Banner that the first
anniversary of the Ca ifornia Baptist
Snte Conventis n, viii be he ID in the
Church at Santa Rosa on Wednesday,
2sth inst. The Baptist Education Socie-
ty, also, holds its first anniversary at the
same time and place with the Convention
Uminn
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-09-17

BALL AT OPHIR.-On next Thursday
evening there will be Bali given at the
Phenix Hotel, Ophir. I he Indications are
favorable for large company, and pre-
parations are being made accordingly.
The gallantry and beauty of Placer will
he fully and fairly represented on the oc-
occasion.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-09-17

EXTRA PAY FOR ARMY AND Navy
The recent decision of Attorney General
Gushing, relative to the construction of
the aw granting extra pay to those en-
gagged in the Naval service on the Pacific
coast of California and Mexico during
the Mexican war, gives the extra compen-
sation to all officers and sailors; also, on
the Pacific Station during that period.
The Pacific Station extends from Cane
Horn up. Upwards of two mi lions of
dollars will probably be disbursed under
this construction. This action is similar
to that adopted by the late Administration.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-09-17
Agents..

JOHN F. DAMON, San Francisc
j. M. SHEPHERD, Sacramento City
w. b. RICE, Rattlesnak Ba
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-09-17

CIMoN.-We would recommend the
correspondence Of "Cimon," published
upon the first page, to-day's issue, to the
miners of this vicinity. There is no ques-
ton if the same enterprise existed with
us that pervades the communities of
Nevada and Grass Valley, we should
soon see different state of things in our
midst. Just let similar appliances be
brought to bear, that our neighbors have,
and the millions of wealth that lie buried
in our hills will soon be brought forth.
Think of it.
Mrs. Robb's concert, at San Francisco
was well attended
N~ j. S. Downs Kill ed G. M. puval'
at Sacramento, on Tuesday last, in a
street fight. Downs was tried and dis
charged.
RAIN.-Thursday we had heavy rain
all forenoon. Stoves and thick clothing
in demand.
YOU'VE GAMERICA-This is the title of a
Democratic paper recently started at
Nevada, by r. A Davidge, Esq The
Typographical execution of the sheet is
excellent, and from the well written edito-
rials presented to the public will no doubt
prove an excellent ''defender" to the
great cause of progress.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-09-17

MIR. Jackson, of Wells, Fargo s. Co. :
Express, laid upon our table yesterday a
number of the New York Herald dated
August Goth, brought by the Nicaragua
steamer Sierra Nevada. Pretty good time
that.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-09-17

RAIN.-Thursday we had heavy rain
all forenoon. Stoves and thick clothing
in demand.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-09-17

Mrs. Robb's concert, at San Francisco
was well attended.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-03-17
How to Raise fruit every Year.

If rightly understood, few trees unless
absolutely dead or rotten, need occupy
ground without yielding plenteous crop.
After long and varied series of expert
ments, l gradually adopted the follwing
mode; as soon as the winter had sufficient
ly disappeared, and before the sap as
cends, l examine my trees; every dead
bough is Topped off, then after the sap
has risen sufficiently to show where the
blossoms will be, cut away all the 9TH
er branches having none on, and also the
extremity of every limb the lower part
bears considerable number of buds, thus.
conerecating the sap of the tree upon and
destitute of fruit. You may think this
Injuries the trees, but it does not for you
will find trees laden with fruit which for
merly yielded nothing OF course all
other well known precautions must be at
tended to; such as cutting out worms
from the maturation of its fruits, and sa-
wing what would be useless expenditure of
strength. In the ounce, apricot, and
peach trees, this is very apt to be too lux.
uriant, in leaves and destitute of fruit.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-03-17
Interesting Facts.

Man has the power of initiating almost
every motion, but that of fight. To eff
feet these he has, in his maturity and
health 60 bones in his head, 60 in his
thighs and legs, 81 in his arms and hands,
and 81 in his trunk. He has also 434
muscles. His heart makes Ga pulsations
in a minute, and therefore 3,84O in an
hour, 90, I60 in day. There are also
three complete circulations of his blood
in the short space of an hour. In res
pect to the comparative speed of anima-
ted beings and of impelled bodies, it may
be remarked that size and construction
seem to have little influence, nor has COM
parative strength, though one body giving
any quantity of motion to another Is said
to lose SO much Of It's own. The sloth is
by no means small animal, and yet il
can travel only SO PAGES day; worm
crawls only five inches in 80 seconds; but
a lady bird can fly 20,0OO,O0O times its
own length in less than an hour. An
elk can run a mile and half in seven
minutes; an antelope mile in minute;
the wild mule of Tartary has a speed e.
ven greater than that An eagle can fly
ten leagues in an hour; and Canary fall
con can even reach $50 leagues in the
short space of 16 hours. A violent wind
travels 20 miles in an hour, sound, I,142
English feet in second.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-03-17
Medical Facts.

Merchants generally die of the bilious,
printers of the typhus, and brokers of re-
mittent fevcrs.
Masons usually go off with stone, gray
ell or dropsy.
Most tailors leave the world in fits
though their customers rarely do.
Disappointed actors usually die Of
modification.
Seamstresses suffer much from stitch
es in the side.
The children of coopeEs are never free
from whooping-cough.
Our congressional orators are never
troubled with shortness of breath, altho
fatulence is not uncommon.
Dyers are subject to the blues and scar
let fever, and clock makers to the tic
douloureux.
Glaciers are never without pains
Brewers are constantly ailing.
Editors are carried off with IAN idea
in their heads, but nothing in their pock.
cts.
Poets ascend to the realms of the moon,
feed on imaginary yapors, and die among
strangers at the Insane Asylums.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-03-17
JOE PRENTING
Value of Broken Pane Of Glass

4 London Correspondent of Pea5o2y's
American Chronicle, gives an account of
a singular accident that recently happen
ed at the shop of NJ. Molliere, Of Paris
A question now universally asked in eve
~ society in Paris is,-'Have you seen
the broken Window 2 This refers to an
accident of very ordinary nature, fol-
lowed, however, by an infinitely improb
able result, which occurred in Rue de la
Bourse. NJ Molliere bootmaker in that
street, has had fortune thrust upon HIM
by a cart knocking against his shop win
dow. Rather late at night restive horse
backed q cart against the iron shutters of
the shop front, with such force that pane
of plate glass Immediately behind the part
struck was cracked into thousands of
splinters. NJ, Mollier's first care was to
secure the address of the owner of the
horse and cart, and in the morning he
was about to send for glazier, whose
bill he vould have charged to the person
responsible for the trespass upon his prop
erty; but this window was cracked in such
q manner as no window ever was before,
and N. Molliere observed that every passer
by stopped to look at it, and exclaimed,
How curious 2 How extraordinary ?
During the whole day crowd was col
lected in front OF the house. 1t then Oc-
Cured to NJ. Molliere that since his bro
ken window appeared 20 possess such at
fractions for the public, it might answer
his purpose to make the public pay for
the qualification of their curiosity Ac-
coriingly he put up his shatter and char
ged one france per head for admission to
his shop. Visitors focked to the exhibi-
ton, and in a few hours the fame of it
spread far and wide. Not single parti-
Gle of glass had fallen out, but the cracks
radiating from the centre with wonderful
hG1S 81 butAIClSIS OA1tie VIZ PuAAS
presented the appearance of a gigantic
cobweb. Seen from the interior of the
shop by gas light it reflects the prismatic
colors with extraordinary brilliancy, and
may be compared to a peacock's tail
A speculator has offered the enormous
sum of 4OO0f for the purchase of the fra
gile property, and tie offer has been re-
fused. NJ. Molliere calculates that he shall
receive that sum from Parisians alone,
and that afterwards the pane may be re-
moved in It's iron frame, and carried round
the provinces. This event has made more
sensation than any other that has occur
red in Paris since New Year day. The
excitement is on the increase. Crowds, too
poor to pay the admission money stand
about the house to talk over the story,
and mathematical students in the Quar-
tier Latin are working problems, in the
confident hope of finding out how to crack
another window in the same way.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-03-17
MINNESOTA.

! Rev. II. NJ. Nichols, who is now in Min
nesota prospecting for colony that in
tend to emigrate from Massachusetts in
the Spring, tells some magnificent stories
about the country, in letters written to
The Northampton Courier. He says the
sleighing is excellent, but the air is dry,
with no wind to cause any drifts of snow.
The clearness and dryness of the atmos-
phere render the climate favorable to
those of a consumptive constitution, and
then there is so much electricity in the
air that person cannot feel languid.-
Speaking of wild fruit, he says:
"Cranberries, blackberries, strawber-
ries, raspberies, whortleberries, plums,
cherries, grapes, crab apples, goose-ber-
ries, black currants, black haws, rice and
beans, all grow wild, and some of them in
the greatest abundance. And beside
these there is the m do or Dacotah potato,
and two species of turnips, which grow
wild and are much used by the Indians
for food. One of these last named, the
tipSl'ana, or Dacotah turnips, grow in
size from year to year, increasing with ev-
cry summer that passes over it. Apples
will flourish here, if grown in the first
place in a northern climate and nurse
ries are now growing in St. Paul, where
persons can supply themselves with graf
ted trees at a cheap rate. Ounces will
do well here, but it is not jet fully proved
whether peaches will flourish here or not.
"Nelons of all kinds grow luxuriantly;
indeed, the accounts of the vine race are
such as to challenge the strongest faith of
my Eastern friends. [ have it as So
Der truth, from man, of veracity, the
present Sergeant at Arms OF the House
of Representatives, that squash, raised
by himself, grew so large that he was un-
able to turn it over, and that it required
two men to load it into wagon, rolling
it up an inclined plane. Cucumbers have
been grown here eight and nine feet long,
and pumpkins measuring three feet in d.
ameter.
"Garden Vegetables surpass anything
ever known at the East Onions, SO large
they cannot be put in -four barrel whole;
cabbages, the solid head two aud half
feet in diameter; beets, six inches in di-
ameter; carrots, three feet and halflong;
ruta-baga turnips, so large that one will
not 90 into half bushel. Now [ am a
ware that many of your readers will call
this fish story, and pass it by. [ can
assure them, however, that these are the
statements of sober and truthful men, and
are what has actually been done here
Every one cannot do this; every place will
not do it; but these are real occurrences.
And if you don't believe it, come and see. T"
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-03-17

Honesty Turned Up.-It is said that
Professor Anderson, at presentin Charles
ton, has received letter from Louis Ma
poleon Emperor of the French, inclosing
check for ESQ, which he borrowed some
years since from the professor in London,
accompanied with a present Of diamond
ring, and an invitation to visit Paris
This will be cheering news to all who
were the Emperor's creditors in the times
that tried has soul
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-03-17

Col. Fuller, of the n. Y. Mirror, has
been for some time sojourning at the
South. Below viii be found an extract
from one of his rich and racy letters from
n. Orleans
At the risk of being charged with a
lack of gallantry, [ shall venture to state
that the Southern ladies paint like Jeze
bells Brows, cheeks, lips and necks bear
palpable marks of chalk and "pink sau-
GERS" To an uusophistisated taste, this
giving the lie to Nature is simply DISCUS
ting; and in married woman should be
made by statute, sufficient ground for di
vorce. I say it boldly, as l intend to
leave this evening.
The Quadroon ladies Of New Orleans
excite both feeling of admiration and
pity-adniration for their accomplish
mcnts and bcauty-commiser for the
unnatural and unjust condition entailed
upon them by the laws of Louisiana. a
man cannot legally marry a Quadron wo-
man, unless he is able to swear that he has
dzck bl0od IN his Ue5nS. AS many of
these women are not only very white, but
very beautiful and highly accomplished,
resistance to their charms is no easy mat
ter; and, as love is not apt to be control
led by statute limitations, the consequence
of this absurd state of things is readily
anticipated. They marry, or place, as
they call it, without the sanctions of the
State, or the benedictions of the Church.
The mother of the girl consents to tenn
porary arrangement, provided her daugh-
ter is furnished with comfortable quarters,
and couple Of slaves, with promise on
the part of the mock husband to give his
little qaadrons good education. 1t is
not a very uncommon thing for Northern
Bachelors, to say nothing Of Northern
Benedicts, to be under the necessity of
0uppoI ting and cduo~tin5 tha ofspring of
this peculiar institution. [ have heard of
one case, in which man was so madly,
or perhaps I should say, truly in love
with beautiful quadroon, that in order
to marry her, he injected a little back
6l00d into his veins procured from one of
his negroes; and then took the requisite
nuptial oath, thereby fulfilling the letter
of the law. It may spoil the romance of
the story to add, that the lady had dow
ry of three hundred thousand dollars
But in this age of gold the mereenary
spirit is an clement not to be overlooked;
and here in the South bachelor in ball
room is asked to be introduced to young
lady with so many hogsheads of sugar
or so many bales of cotton-or SO many
well conditioned negroes. A young lady
with more charms of purse than person,
overheard an ungallant fellow remarking
the other evening upon the number of
freckles on her face, when she turned up
on him with the sharp retort that herJatt-
er hui a negro for eUerY freckIe :
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-03-17
SENSIBLE DocroR.-A handsom

SENSIBLE DocToR.-A handsome
young widow applied to physician to
relieve her ofthree distressing complaints
with which she was afflicted.
I'm the first plasg,' said she Il have
little or no appetite. What shall take
for that
Fer that, madam, you should take air
and exercise
And, Doctor, I am quite fdgety at
night, and AFRAID to lie alone. What
shall take for thatg'
For that, madam, I can only recon-
mend that you takc-a-husbandp
'Fie. Doctor. But | have the blues
terribly. What shall I take for that
For that, madam, you have besides
taking air, exercise, and husband, to
take-the newspaper
Sensible doctor, that.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-03-17

Smart Girls.-A young gentleman
meeting handsome milkmaid, said, what
will you take for yourself and your milk,
my dear!' The girl instantly replied,
yourself and a gold ring, sir. This was
good, but the girl at the boarding house
was better. A gentleman was called in
and was shown over suit of rooms by a
very pretty girl Are you to be let with
the rooms 2 inquired he. No, sir, am
to be let alone,' she answered
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-03-17

During the recent cold weather, a
young Indian and several white boys
were skating on the ice in the Passaic
river, at Bellville, N. j., when one of the
number broke through, which so fright
ened the others that they all fed except
the Indian boy, who Immediately ran to
the assistance of bis drowning comrsde
and succeeded in dragging him out just
as be was sinking. A few days after this
occurrence, while engaged in the same
sport on pond at Bloomfield, the same
accident happened to another boy. All
of his comrades again fed from the spot,
with the exception of the heroic Indian
boy, who seized long pole and extended
it to the lad, thus second time rescuing
one whom others had deserted in fear
He is the son of Maungwadaus, who,
with Chief Kopway, is engaged in lectur.
ing on the manners and customs of the
Indians.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-03-17

companion and myself succeeded in
dragging up from this Jaw-bone furnace,
if [ may be allowed the term, portion
of the interior matter in state of fusion
"a part of which l leave for your ex-
animation.
Finding the earth in this locality in
clined to yield like bending ice, and the
solcs of our feet becoming uncomfortably
warm, we made our descent carefully, yet
as rapidly as possible, towards Coal Cas-
tie, considerably scorched, scratched and
fatigued, yet gratifed and instructed by
our clambering journey over the Fiery
Mountain.
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-03-17
Extravaganza and Folly.

The New Y York Journal of Commerce
says: Men who we're here in 1896 and
saw the abounding wealth. splendid
equipages, brilliant furniture, magnificent
parties, &c. of that day, and who, year
or two afterwards, saw large part OF
those foolish spenthrifts bankrupt and
ruined, cannot avoid such "reminiscences
when they see the far greater extrava-
gance of the present day. They cannot
help asking themselves if the end will not
be the same. A New York correspon-
dent of the Boston Transcript notes a
few items of this extravaganza in the
words following:
Allusion was made in former letter to
the lavish prodigality with which money
was expended in this city upon hotels and
stores. Upon further investigation, l
find that in respect to extravaganza in
other matters the New Workers are now
in advance of all former times. The rage
for snowy and costly articles for private
dwellings far exceeds the emulation which
exists between the rival hotels up town.
As matter of curiosity to your readers,
a few of the fashionable styles of parlor
ornament will be stated. One of the
latest patterns of parlor tables or light
stands is made of the richest decorated
French porcelain, set in a gilt frame and
stand These are very beautiful; the
prices ranges from $500 to $500 each ac-
cording to the value of the painting.
French porcelain ornamental gas fix
lures for the mantel are imported and
sold for $50 pair.
A pair of bronzed mantel candelabra,
with clock for a centre piece, are for
sale at $500 a set. An importer stated
that he had sold four sets for one house,
$4,000.
A novel and unique mantel clock, val
ued at $500, would be rich mantel or
nament. This clock has no hands. The
hour and minutes are denoted by figures
which reyolye, ike modern whist coun-
ter.
One firm here have a small manteI
clock for which they ask 1900. Two
birds come out and sing from the clock
each hour.
Bronzed vases with bas reliefs are
plenty at $500 each. Porcelain tea sets
of thirty-six pieces are held at $50 a
set. And so one could go through the
list of household articles of elegance and
utility, and name prices which would not
do except in an 'age of gold
One cannot fail to call to mind the
common Illustration suggested by the up
pish tendency of all property in this city,
and to state that we are now witnessing
the brilliant ascent of the rocket; the no
lie SIS certain descent of the valueless stick
may not be SO agreeable, particularly +
it should hit us or one near to us.
Twenty-four gas burnes in bedroom
twelve feet square, decorated porcelain
spittoons, and seven hundred dollar bed
coverings may excite wonder and attract
for time, but such matters are of short
duration from the very nature of things
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-03-17

An Ad lady once said that her idea of
great man was "a man who was keer-
full of his clothes, don't drink sperits, kin
read the Bible without spelling the words,
and eat a cold dinner on wash day to save
the wimmen folks the trouble of cooking"
Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1853-03-17

Martin Chuzzlewit said:-"A verb sig
nifes to be, to do, or to suffer, (Which is
all the grammar, and enough too, as ever
Twas taught y and if there's verb alive,
I'm it. For I'm bein' sometimes DO
in an continually suferin'."