The weekly Placer herald., 1853-03-26
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tedyS4 iu up5 pSbot tat "tetdHt MY" W.
,s,m Valley will be part and parct lu,nd
mol. the least valuab portion OF our State
fkoyere'gnty. :, a. s.,.,. t.-,.i l......,,.s
Frighifuis .Suic de.--A gentleman, in
forms Us that there his heeiI on Marhme
Greek, for some time past. a nan named
atla,haway,a partially d-ranged. Several
sWeeks ago he attempted t" commit sui
eide hyHutting his rhroa:, but was pre-
vented. On Monday East, near the, store
of Mr..F w. Smith, he climbed a tall pine
btr+e, in the presence of several spectators
Hwho endeavnre'd t0 dissuadehlti from the
act, without success. When he had at
tained the height Of a hundred feet, he
e5a,hlreSse,l those below him in II WI Il aud
isfrenzitdi voice, poised himself for IA mo-
ment on limb, and furnishing his arms,
jumped off he violence of the concns
sion w!ih,the earth killed him instant
% and niangpt! his body to a terrible degree.
Deceased was from Michi gan, and aged
about S5 years. yia ...autu .5c. J.t.tr
s1-'lhe long vexel question of the rights
of holders Of quarlZ and building lots t.
hold theun intact from other Uses by placer
miners, or other persons, was decided in
favor of the lot holders, ut Grass Val et
elhefire Justice Davis, the past week. The
quu " claims of the Gold Hill Co., hac
been seized by II party Of sIuiees', hrf
-. &c Ia,
was in favor Of the Gold Hill CO., with
Mifty dollars llanages. This establishes t
svery important principle. = Nevaas jour
'in The citizens Of Valparaiso have lightt d
:. their city with gas. The government y
Chill has ordered the construction off Il
eIiaciohs ustom House in the Andes fl
the purpose Of faci itating the transit d
& merchandise to the Argentine Republic.
10 A correspondent of the .4Ha, wririn
from Sonora, says: Uninterrupted pros
pelrity has marked the c. urSr Of The m
ners, and great deal Of gold has bee
fCtaken out, so much that money is taI
growing easier, and the season opens atl
spcous in all respects Unusual heah /
has prevailed in all sections, and if notfA
oing unforeseen should happen, we ma
REASONABLY look for n Pro~perous% H'
in all departments of business season
. = The inipers about Nlarh
orally had a sn'cpSsfR ,oSa have gen
Ihat secrinrf ,,4s-s,,.--s. ,,..i,,t.r thu. Cur
,bo inn ~
inentS, water courses, Sc. Probnbly that
section ofs the State has been proved far
less than any other, and good openings for
tltching operations are yet un"crupied.
From the success Of such operations
about here. it is singular that no company
has entered upon THAI region for that pur-
pose.
The Senate Committee, tn whom was
referred that part Of the Governors mes
ia sage relating 10 the extension Of the water
from Of the city of n Francisco. &c
have reported against such eXiensIon.-
The .4Aa declares itself well pleased with
this report, the more So as WAS umex-
pected by them Erpress
Surrey Of The .NarysvHe and Nevado
Plank Roud. - he survey of the plank
road was commenced yesterday. We
take great pleasure IN assuring our friends
IN SACRAMENTO Who are so apprrhen>ive
that the enterprise vii not br carried OUT
that they may rest confidenf that Nlar!s-
willie enterprise " i'll not neglect aught thnr
can contribute 10 our prosperity. The
road will go ahead. ..l
Though we may have "A hard pillow,
vel ii Is only sin that can plant il thorn M
it--nnh even though it ma, he hard and
hnely, yet we may have -weet sleep aud
glorious visions upon 1t. IL was hen Ja-
cob Wue Iting upon a stone tor u pillow
that he had gorI"t> visions of il ladder
reaching to heaven. IuG t9....
dt We nj of u- have two edncatiOnS, one
Of which we receive from Others; an
other, and the most valuable, htrh We
give ourselves. II Is tins last whlrh fixes
our grade ~ sociefy, and evenruI y, ON
,atlual value in this life, and perhaps the
color nt' our fate hereafter. nH N
Hon. obprt J. Walker is in Washing
ton fani rapidly deriinIng in health. Hi,
disease is an affacrion Of the thigh bone
H.. l., N eytre,tpIV - tt,,,t,.jdtpu. having