The weekly Placer herald., 1853-02-12


have been new and magnificent clippers
of great tonnage, aid Tie finest specirlltls
of naval architecture i'll the world. Sew
enteen ships are now up for San Francis
co. The vessels from Boston are mostly
freighted, and very few are loaded or
owners account. Their caryoes consist
o!f an infinite variety Of articles, provis-
ions, lumber, clothing, domestic manutac
lures of all kinds and foreign goods.
Hon. Edward StanIy, of North Caro-
Ina, it is said, designs removing to Cali
forna, where he proposes to practice his
protession, the law. .-sup5
BRINGING Goals TO oNEwcAsTLE.-The
English steauner Niagara, which arrived
in Boston a fewweek ago, brought ,OS4
frkins of butter. 1t i. said that on az
count OF the high ptite dt this article now
IN New York, it can be brought from Eng
land and sold at Il goJd profit
FEsTINA LsNrE AN Englshman, after
four years of continual seek ns, has ut
length obtained permission Of the Pope to
light Rome with gas.
The skeletons Of a cat and rat, in ex =
ce lent preservation. have been found in
Gerard's Hall crypt, London I he rat
was firm y held in the mouth of the cat
It is thous ht they had lain there 4sO Or
500 year..
TRYING A woman from some of
the nelghboring towns went into Man
chester, N. H., a short time since, and
called for two quarts Of gas, saying that
she had Determined to take it home and
try It. and see # it burned so much better
than lie as folks tel ed Of.
NOT TO BE DIsHep.-The Austrian
Government keeps a keen eve ON its Pc
cuniary interests. Ii has resolved that as
the lenves OF certain trees are used IN
Hungary Instead, of tobacco, they shall
bear the Same tax a> the genuine weed =
W here Is k"--,Uh!-hs iGouutry again
calls for son,e TO back-her. ni ur .toI 10
AcQUAINrANcE.-'rh fo lowing is from
the EDITORS table Of the Knicke booker:
,, "a very ditfldenI youn. Clergyman vas
invited to dine with professional broth r.
VIII" ais" kept Il young Iadie Doarhing
school. He Was Introduced To bevy of
far pupils in the drawing room, and
:,isiniir th.uN Mis-, NJ, u whom
he said StanIrerngly, A-a-a,a Miss NJ,
IL am not ent,rtIy unacqu,inttd with
you. I'll had the honor of sIreping ,cith
yotsr father {. short time agoP"
The Wexford (lre ah'I) Independent
says: "a circumstance of "a very distress
ing nature has just occurred IN he wes-
tern part Of This county A gentleman Uf
large income has suddenly Disappeared
with his .ady's waiting maid p" "
a REPUBLICAN GOAT OF Ms.'-rhe
committee in Boston who have 10 cliaryt
the building of a carriage (s.nst $l5Ou) for
Gen. Pierce, recently wrote to him, To as
certain his family coat of arms, with a
view ct painting the same on The ptnelS
The reply of the Genera was excellent,
VIZ: {" he only coat Of arms ever knew
my tamil. t" possess was my fathers shirt
sfeeres ,che1a he .fought Ut bunker HtN."
MYSTERIOUS PHENoMENoN.-The
Berks and SchuylkiIl Journal men
tons the following singular expert
ment which has lately been success
fully tried in that city. 1t looks very
much as having some affinity to the
spiritual rappings," so-calIed, which
have become so prevalent in different
parts of the country. .'st'E- g.
A singular experiment has just been
introduced to the notice of some of
ON young folks and the results are
quite mysterious. We will explain
it, as seen in a dozen cases, and leave
it to our sAvANs to explain the why
and wherefore. A common table,
with a smooth surface, is placed in
the middle of the room, and three,
four, or half a dozen persons, accord
ing to the size of thetahle, seat them
selves around it. Each places his
right hand with the palm down, flat
on the table, and lays his left hand
on the right hand of the person seat
ed on his left--thus forming a sort
of chain, the left hand not touching
the table. la about 25 minutes the
table will begin to turn from right to
left, and will continue to do so, so
long as the parties retain their hands
in the po ition Indicated. This is
no hoax. We have seen the thing
done, under every precaution to pre-
vent trick, and always with the same
result. The table seems to move
without any vOliliUn of those around