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The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19
CARD.

To STEERAGE: You are that man, who,
as Steerage, promised to the public an
expose of a matter of public interest; then
changing your name but not nature, as
"Citizen of Ophir" wrote a cowardly and
infamous libel, and when that bad been
effectually crushed, returning to your old
name, in order to deceive the public into
the idea that there was another man in
creation who sympathized with you, as
Steerage again, wrote a final letter, sus-
tanning the heroic self sacrifice made by
s'Citizen of Ophir." AS you are so fond
of names, shall take care to provide you
one which will stay. ..-~~f.t
You slur over the repeating your for
mer charges, and you do not dare attempt
to answer their REPUTATION This tacit
surrender, though awkward, is wise. But
you stand now at the barof public opinion,
Iself-convicted of malice and mendacity.
10 cover your retreat, you ilet off
voIley of smaIshot. The distance be-
tween us is too great for them to reach
their mark, nor could your popgun hurt
even if it hit. ail r. 3a7h td4i|
But you lug in the dollars you have
made, as if they had been even noticed
by me. L have never alluded to your
"pIckings'' or the delectable mode oftheir
acquisition. But as you delight IN the
subject, it will be well for you to count
those dollars again.; and see if you have
sufficient capital to carry on;the business
of hhe ng, andsustai yourself.
You insinuate concerning a firm which
has fla len into, discredit. Whatevers you
have TO say, speak boldly, SO that It can
be tested, reflted, or chastised. Do you
dare to implicate me with the nisfortunes
or misconfuct-I care not which-of that
concerns: 3If 50, b,1say SO, and stand by the
result. If rnotrTs shut your mouth!
You shall no longer, like the ostrich,
fancy yourself out of sight because your
head is under a bush. "Steerage' and
"Citizen of Ophir" must write forSt the
public edfication. ,moyi hsgi9y97 r..
B. Yor name is Philip Lynch.i Apologize
TO your neighbors for youE past{existenee.
Take your name off their listof bywords.
Count the cost, when next you attempt,
in your own elegant Language, "tog've
the devil his due n'hHe aanshsYH a-sgc
Here closes my controversy with you,
ssofar aspco DIS are concerned. Whatever
from your rnalady may hereafter assume,
/ have Al suitable medicine ready for, 1t.
Now-run along! 1sea31 Nj sidgd3na1q
h. s,4eid a1f C. Il. H. PALMER.
eOPHIR. 18th, Feb.- 1851 hsb4ew461
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

919 eB- 'fhe' meeting "Wednesday night
was well attended, to hear the report OF
the committee in regard TO the action at
Grass Valley, and 70 take further steps
for organising the company. From the
committee we learn that light feeling is
abroad in Nevada county, and a willing
ness everywhere, expressed TO enter into
the enterprise. A meeting will he he ID at
Grass Valley on the 29ih of this month,
and the list of subscribers produced from
Sacramento, Placer and Nevada counties.
Therefore it behooves our citizens TO take
earnest action in this matter. When Pia-
,cercounty goes up to the convention we
want her ist to, show that she is in earnest
and viii do ali she can. toward the com
epletion of, the. road. TO the citizens of
,Auburp we would especially say that you
have a deep interest in the construction of
this road, and that it should pass through
this place, therefore it becomes you to Ell
gage in it heart and soul. One and all of
you subscribe your mite-if you do not
there may he IL time when you will regret
it. d All that is required of you is to raise
$4,000 toward this grand enterprise,
which paltry sum is IL mere nothing com
pared to the advantages and the Increased
valne OF property upon its comp etlon.--
Do this and Placer county is good for the
balance Of her share. 1t will not do now
toihave one holding back for the other,
but let all come wnrd-show by your
subscriptions how much interest you have
in the Improvement and advancement of
your place. Messrs Charles and jackson
are authorised to receive subscriptions in
Auburn, who will be pleased to receive
the names of subscribers. ~
This done and the road completed, we
shall see Auburn in twelve months double
her population and her trade, beside the
property or her CITIZEN, enhanced one
hundred per cent ip value. "Then let
every man put his shoulder to the wheel,
and roll onward this work. The time for
action has arrived" i..'''
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19
Town Lots in the Mines.

n,a In another column of this weeks paper,
will be found brief report of lawsuit
AT Gold Hill, on Monday asst, the nature
of which possesses no ordinary interest
TO our own as well as other communities
in the mining districts of California. The
rights of Miners to dig under houses has
long been ':bone Of contention" between
the two parties directly interes'ed-the
settler or builder upon sma | patch OF
Government land, and the miner or seeker
after the preci us metal. ....
= There is n prevailing opinion abroad
among the miners that " hen the Congress
of the United States declared the mines
of Cn ifornia to be free and open to n
who sought their benefits, that therefore
the miner was ''ord of. all he surveyed
and he, and he alone, had the, right TO
pitch his tent, and locate and work out a
claim wherever such claim might be found.
This opinion prevails TO great extent,
and more especially among our foreign
population--manyo Of whom are not very
- :.
we '.sposted up" in the law and order
which in reality exists in our State. The
impression is as futile as il is prevalent
In inviting the nations of the earth to come
a and partake Of the common good, the
o .sleaye and lcense" was not extended that
in seeking that common good, the seeker,
should niure his neighbor thereby, by
taking from him that which he claimed,
o or possessed, and upon which he had
probably paid taxes for several years.
81 1'he Legislature of our State has passed
no act which has direct reference to the
[ building up of towns in the mines of Cal
ifornia, and direct y extending tosuch set
tiers that protection which they are enti-
tied to, against the encroachments of
"ro,p, Dick, and Harry" and in view of
the taxes which every householder is ne
cessarily compelled la contribute toward
the support of the government. Is it
right that no such law shouid existf We
4 think such law should and could be
passed by our Legislature, if Congress
ansgIsctss 10 see to il, Itmay, however, be
urged that the Legislature has no right to
interfere with the lands belonging to the
Federal Government iW'e grant that il
has, 10 right to give a fee simple title, as
ithat'aione Is vested IN The Federal; Gov
ernhept-hdt we.colitend that our Legs'
ia,,re 'has The power TO protect 'ss own
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

ADAMS 81 Co. AND THE SENATE.-Tbe
State eS' Senate a unanimous vote, passed
the following complimentary resolution:
Resolved, That the thanks of the Senate
are due Adams & Co, for their liberaity
in supplying its members with the earliest
news from the upper country, through
the energy and enterprise of their agent,
John E. Magary, Esq. gft-e rs-.ro
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19
PLANK ROAD MEETING.
,qi uburn, February 10Th, 1853!

ffe 9sA =. = pffs II stss'a Etrr~;
AT an adjourned meeting of the citizen,
of Placer county, on the subject of the
Plank Road from Auburn to Sacramento.
the meeting was called to order by elect
ing j.. ". Lowell, Chairman, and j. R.
Crandall, Sec'y. The minutes of the
previous meeting were read and approved.
The report Of the committee appointed to
confer with Nevada county received and
adopted. ''' '''-''iaeepc
By resolution the following gentlemen
were appointed committee to solicit
subscriptions, to-wt:
Mr.. McComb, Yankee Jim's, E Brown,
Spring Garden, C.. II. H. Palmer, Ophr,
q. w. Holt, Christian Valley, Dir. Fin
ley, Orc city, Moses Andrews, Centre
vile. Said committee to report TO Judge
titzsimmons on or before the 9th inst.
The fol owing named gentleman were
appointed committee to confer with the
citizens of Nevada county on the 2Sth
inst, at Grass Valley, Messrs. Munsell,
Gwynn, W. E. Miller, House, Crandalf.
and Judge Fltzslmnons, to report at an
adjourned meeting. Meeting adjourned
to meet on March, 2d, 1853. .(-
y, W.cLOVELL, Ch'mn.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19
j. r. CRANDALL, Sec'y. 80
LawReport. d

/ -
Before RUFus SMITH, Justice Of the
Peace, God Hill,
/ Philip Lynch VS. Frederick Felir. ct al.
This was an action FOR trespass upon and
damage done to plaintiffs town lot in
Ophlr, upon whieh he is residing. Plain
tiff proved his ownership and peaceabIe
possession of the premises for near two
years; also the resspass upon by defend
ants, (two of whom are foreign miners.)
and the digging. of a large hole or, pit
within seven feet of Plaintiffs house,
thereby endangering its foundation, as
wei as Jeopardlzng the lives Of Plaintiffs
family. Plaintiff also proved tha, it was
defendants intention to dig under dhe
house. In addition to which Testimony,
plaintiff proved that defendants had cdt
ditch at the back door of p ainti fl IS house.
which was allowed to fiji up with sedi-
ment, end overflow his yard and premises
to his great detrinent and annoyance. Ks
Defendants, on the other hand, attempt
ed to prove that they were. empowered to
act as they had'by a local law of the mi
ners, which was alleged to have been
passed about year ago, aud which it was
asserted, read, that miner could dig up
to house, and under it, provided he
could give good and sufficient security not
to damage the premises. None of the
Witnesses, however, could swear that
there was any such law upon record.
The Justice charged the jury, that set
tiers upon town lots in the mines, located
upon the public domain, had rights in the
soil as well as miners, and were entitled
to protection in their rights by the admin
lstrators of the law of the land. The
jury returned verdict in favor of the
plaintiff, in five dollars damages and costs,
and restraining the defendants from again
entering plaintiffs premises. ...'
Gold Hill, Feb. 18th, 1853. ..;,. ....
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

A Mr.. McMuilen and party had a hot
pursuit of several days after the despera-
DO Joaquin, short time since. He
fina ly escaped their vigilance a.f mo
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

LEGIsLATURE.- the House on the
18th the resignation of Col. b. McApin,
the former Chief Clerk ofthe House, was
read and received. .Lf.'.,. -.......
On motion of Mr.. Crenshaw, the House
proceeded to the election of chief clerk
to supply the vacancy. 81 7'"7
Mr.. Gardiner nominated Mr.. .Stebhins
ofYuba county. No other nominations
were made, and Mr. s. was elected with
out an opponent. He was Immediately
sworn in and entered upon his duties.
q Jur. Martin presented petition from
Trinity county, praying for the formation
Of new county out of Trinity and
Klamath.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

THE MAIL for the States will close at
tbe" a uhuEn Post Office, on, Tuesday next
at noon those who wish copies Of the
FHerald" to send bone can procure them
at the office of publication with envelopes
ready for mailing.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

g Why is it that although the Postmaster
at Yankee Jims has had his commission
nearly two, months no contract has been
made for carrying the mail. Who can
answer ?vNl,Ysr.e ire .ug' ......tr hadi
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

4 On Saturday last, Mr.. Shiptey took out
of his claim on Purdy's Flat, a piece of
gold weighing 40 o. and eleven dollars.
II is somewhat mixed with guarIz. 4. b
A mine Of Plu'nhago n,. blick lead has
been discovered near the suburbs Of
Yankee fins 1t is reported to be Of an
excellent quality. ''eo+ 'sf'-s'
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

-Four ocean steamers left San Francisco
this week. Three with, passengers for
the Atlantic by the Nicaraugua and Pana-
ma routes, and one for Australia. 4o.r
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

| Judge Applegate advertises to survey
upon reasonable terms. See advertise
nent. u11 oH" od'
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19
Agents.

.s.Messrs Adams s. Co, and Wells,
Far 20 3, CO.. are our general. agents for
PLACER. .countY.l Any Advertisements, Job
Work Or Subscriptions left at either of
their Express Offices will be prompt y
'f0rw arded to us. "' '''.- '"tit H7 flAF
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

Two daring robberes have been com
mi,.ed near .Narysville within the past
week
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

Albert Putnam, who was shot by Fan
ny Seymour, is not expected to live.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

81 lhe FL Dorado News urges the pro
prlety of building plank road from
Sacramento to PacerviIle. ...< 1n
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

eo Miss Kate Hayes gave another concert
at Sacramento on Wednesday evening
last. $3.50. FGf e& .nf9Vu &nauin
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

~ Under the. head of new advertise
ments wi he found the notice of the EN-
pire Company. The intended enterprise
of this company is an extensive one, some
twenty-five miles in length, and is to be
completed for farming as well as mining
purposes. We wish the projectors of it
success commensurate with the import
ance of the undertaking. Its success will
evidently have a beneficial effect ctupon the
southern portion of our county. '~
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

To those who intend to he present at
forthcoming Anniversary Ball, it may he
interesting to know that Friend Steven of
Tonsorial celebrity has replenished his
stock expressly for the occasion, having
received from the Bay a supply, of Perfu-
meries, including Dr.. Wizards far famed
Hair lnvigorator, the fragrant Bay rum,
and all the necessary apparatus for Sham
poon'nnng, Hair Curling, Cutting, Shaving,
ETC., etc.
ne. ne may b, be found at his old stand be-
tween the Empire Hotel and Beehive Ba-
kerry. "Nonquam non paratus', ..
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

The gisature convened at Benic'a
on last Saturday, according To adjourn
ment, hut for want of "a quorum did not
transact any business. d '9'fa1t ."''
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

STEVENS, of the New York Shaving
Saloon, will accept our thanks for bot
tie of DR.. WiIlar,i'si Hair Invigorator.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

Some five weeks since .Wr. Sam
ueI Smith was drowned on the North
Fork Of the American River, at SPANS h
bar; the brother of the deceased has re-
quested us to ascertain if the body of the
dereased was ever found, and if so where
buried. Any person who can give us the
information required viii confer favor.
Address Placer Herald, Auburn.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

LATER FROM MExIco.-We learn from
a gentleman who came passenger in the
Mexican brig Arizona, which arrived last
evening from MazatIan, that an exp ess
had arrived from GuadaIajara, stating
that Gen. Minon had received orders to
withdraw his troops, and return to the
city of Nexico, in consequence of which
all was quiet when the express left
Business in, MazatIan was very dull, and
few vessels IN: port, amongst which were
the barque Linda, loading for Coquinlbo,
and the British barqie Henrietta, loading
for Liverpool.-.4lta. .uois l7
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

The highest price paid for ticket to
the Kate Hayes concert at Marysviile,
was $lO0- I5 .saailut1<un- io e-.7 s 80
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

The dentist card of Dr.. Traphagen
viii be found in to-day's paper. We Can
cheerfully recommend the Doctor to the
pub ic. His work is not surpassed by
any that we have seen in the country
Those who, are afflicted with bad teeth
would DO well to call upon him, and they
will find what we say to be correct. His
office Is at the Empire Hotel. .,.4..
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

There was an outrageous robbery com
mltted ON the Sacramento road, near the
Half Way House, few days since, by
TWO daring desperadoes; several gentle
men were robbed, and one shot throu q
the thigh, Mr.. Russell, residing near
Gold Hill. He resisted and would not
give up smoney-tl+y deliberate y fired
two shots with revolver at him; one ia
king effect The first gentleman they
robbed was a MIR. Baker, Of Sacramento
city. After taking all his money, the
robbers handed him back FIVE dollars to
pay his way home. h"E ri"n't ai II
|p't We understand that there have also
been robberes committed on the road be-
tween here and Nevada during the pres
ent week We did not learn the partic u
lars. sIi 1oi l1s a49fB 9ai @@uh Ihd 4!
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

Brown & Parrish have put their Con-
cord coaches on the road between here
and Sacralnento. .;..... j.. ...,... .,;
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

Hauling from Stockton to the mines
has been reduced one half IN the last two
Meeks WVhUeI laF4n ~ lNo N-..A-ll
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19
February, 7th.

L feDfuary, In. 3dI t~ -UIf -. "IlN -f
P. 5. The steamship Columbus, Capt.
.NcLane arrived here last night bring ng
four days later auvices from New York,
and two days later from Punama. The
Intelligence from New York was brought
across y exico, by way of Vera Cruz and
the .Nescala River on the first trip of Mr..
Raynond's line. She brings 327 passen-
gers, so of whom died on the passage.
A fire occurred this morning one door
from the corner of Clay and Montgomery
streets, on Clay, at about 10 O'Clock
which came near resulting in another dis
astrous confagration. The fire depart
lnent were promptly on the spot, but it
was extinguished without much damage.
| did not learn the cause of the fire. ~
The weather is beautIlui to-day, atho'
we had few drops of rain last nj ght, hut
not enough to verify my predictions yes
terday~ Business is apparently on the
Improve. .e-arr.r aI,u Hfa 1.3n IL.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

We see Woodward has commenced
running his stages between this place and
Marysvi'le. Bob deserves credit He. is
altogether on the go ahead list. Success
attend him.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19

From the manner in which our
young friends seem to be brushing III,
their various wardrobes we should Judge
that extensive preparations are being
made for the Ball on the 22i We have
no doubt from all we can learn but that
the Ball will be the party of the season
ii merry time we hope l5ia'af
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-19
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 10th, '53.

Dear Mltchett The sky is overclouded
to-tlay, with every appearance of another
rain storm. 1t has gradually assumed a
more threatening appearance For the last
two or three days, and if we may depend
upon present prognostics, we shall catch
a "right snart'' shower tomorrow The
election Of delegates to the convention for
to-day, and no little interest is manifest in
the. vicinity Of the several precinct polls
as to the result.
Within the last two days as many as
1000 persons haveleft our shores for their
Atlantic homes. Among their. number are
several persons distinguished for their po-
Itiral and mercantile abilities. On Mon
day evening last a splendid supper was
given by the members of Empire Engine
Company, No. /, to their.brother fireman,
II. ., Carter, Esq, who was to, leave on
the Bro. Jonathan the next morning =
Songs, speeches, and toasts were the or
der OF the night, and the greatest good
feeling prevailed. Mr.. Carter has long
been known in this State as an upright
business man, and his departure is a
source of regret to his large circle of warm
friends. AS he has taken home a pile, no
doubt he will feel convinced of the truth
of the Old adage, sit is not good for man
to be aOne," and govern himself accord
imgly. .t0
I Some preparations are being made for
celebration of the anniversary Of Wash
ington's birth day, Oh tuesday next A
portion of the Fire Department will be
~ | 10 hnt ~
Americans, and several of the military
companies contemplate turning out also.
No doubt we shall haye a great time here
A return to this city of the hordes of
rutfians and burglars, who last year III
tested it, is heralded nightly 10y themselves
in some daring act Of vilIainy, for which,
if they were caught, they deserve the fate
of jenkins, The Vigilance Committee
are secretly gathering nuniberless elDsSa-
ries into a chain of intelligence to extend
throughout the city, and it cannot be7long
before some of these, amurderous thieves
must pay dearly for their temerity.
In markets trade is duh; although the
upriver boats continue to leave well
treighted, still no large transactions in
-four or7pther provisions has been quoted
for several days past. American flour
best brands, is quoted at $12, Scala Sales
of clear pork have been effected at $50,
in small lots. Prime pork at $2S. Hams
25c; Butter, best quality, 58a6Oc; Lard
33 and Sac,
The amount Of gold dust shipped yes
terday and to-day per p. NJ. S. CaIfor-
mia and Panama, was $2,S90, ,55S; of this
1000, 900 was shipped by Page, Bacon s.
Co. Respectfully, yours, Reflex.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-01-19

ISsTRUCr1Nci SENATORS AND REPREsEN-
TAT1vEs.-The most miserable farce OF
which Legislature can be guilty, and
one to which the Legislature of Virginia
is very prone. is the practice of, two or
three times during a session, passing res
olutions inSIrucring our Senators and
recommending our ttePresent atives." as
if those honorable gentlemen were inno-
cent Of any brains of their own and this
practice is particularly ridiculous by 'he
Legislature that elected those Senator'S
A very beautiful comment they make up
on their selection, when six months after,
they have to be told what to do.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-01-19
New Court House.

An order has been passed by the Coun-
ty Court to build a new Court House and
Jail in this place. DR.. VIM. Duncan.
Hezekiah Hoskinson, Josiah D. Wilson
Benz Bassell and Bartholomew Clark,
were appointed Commissioners to select a
plan, &c.
We are pleased to see this spirit of i'm
provement on the part of our County
Court. A new Court House has long
been needed-beside the fine buildings
that have recently been erected in town.
the old one looked decidedly shabby
The Jail has also become much dilspids-
ted. and is considered not very safe de-
pository of desperate characters.
While We are about it. let US have a
good Court House-good buildings are
always the cheapest in the end, partieu-
larly public buildings. A portion of the
expense should, and we have no doubt
would, be borne by the general govern
ment The Federal Courts are to be held
in it, and it is customary for the United
States Government TO contribute to the
erection of buildings used for that pur-
pose.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-01-19

MAD THROUGH EXCESSIVE JoY-A wri-
ter describing the Lunatic Asylum at
Blackwell's Island, says:
- Here is woman whom Joy has de-
priVed OF her senses Her husband and
child were on board of vessel which
was wrecked. Going down to the shore
every day as il with the wish Of bein..
nearer the beloved objects that lay burr.
ed beneath the sea when suddenly she
beheld them lanling from vessel which
had picked them up and saved Jhem-
An overwhelming food of JOY prevailed
her bosOm-and then reason was gone
forever. She never has known item
since, but sits on what she thinks the
same rock where she used to be~ all their
fate, wringing her hands and moaning
most piteously-while every week tho
husband aad son come and gaze ON her
face, in hope to rouse one CLEAN of memo
ry-but in VAIN