The weekly Placer herald., 1853-12-17

their fate One of the same party, max
ing the fourth, was taken and hung in Jail
after the three were disposed of, some
few days afterwards
The New FLAG.-Recruiting officers
for the new Republic, have hn'sted their
fag at the corner Of Sacramento and
Kearney streets, San Francisco.
WORTH TRrING.-Sweet oil is said to
be one of the most effective weapons that
can be used against bed d-bugs. TO drive
these midnight depredators from YOUR
bed, all that is necessary is to ak a
feather and oil the Joints and evl.es
well. After remaining several days, by
rubbing it off with a woolen cloth, it will
give hed.tead- "a handsome po ish, and
prevent any further visits for long time
CROSSING THE ATLANTIC IN LESS THAN
Four DAYS. The London .norntng i'd
ucrtlser says it il enabled to announce that,
by new and much improved construc-
ton of vessels, it will be perfectly prncti-
cahe to accomplish the voyage between
the United States and the United King
dom, in ron>idernb less than four days
in fact, in about three days and half
the ports connecting the % n and new
worhi4 being Halifax and Galway. This,
savS the 1drcrttser, Is no speculative
stnterncnt. 1t il grounded on experiments
which have already hcen made to test the
sailing capabilities of vessels constructed
on the new principle.
TIE BARRtL CASE. - The action
against Capt. Patterson, Of the Gohlen
Gate, for putting passenger named Si
ver>ten into ii barrel during the May trip,
which excited 50 much attention some
lnonths ago, has, we are informed, been
referred to J. II. Clay Mudd, Esq as the
sole and final arbitrator Of the whole mat
ter. S. F. Herald.
Col. Fl. p. Watkins, who sailed on
Monday from San Francisco in command
of the two hundred and fifty men to join
the Sonora Expedition. vas formerly
law partner of "Presidcn;" " alker, in
Marys il e. He il gentlemal very
nnrh respected, aud at the elections in
1902 was n candidate on the Whig ticket
for the Office of District Judge in the 10Th
Judicial District He was defeated by
the present incumbent, Judge Barbour.
Mr.. w atkins is from Missouri to this
state, and is, we believe, IL nephew of
Henry Clay.-State Jour.
TIN NINE The San Francisco
hvening Journ / says that the workmen
OF the Mountain Lake Water Company,
while boring near the Presido, struck
rocky substance of so hard ii nature as to
hlunt the points of their drills. An ex-
animation of it by scientific gentlemen
mas led to the conclusion that it is tin.
The ship Lady Eveline, bound from
Annoy, China, to San Francisco, was lost
on the 29th of July last on the Island of
L"o-Choo. Over 200 passengers and
crew drowned, including Captain, first
officer, aud Col. Poor, of California
Second Mate, four of the crew, and
twenty-five Chinese passengers swan
ashore and were rescued by ship Her,nes,
winch took them back to Annoy.
4, lhe Stockton Journal in speaking of
"r. Murdnrh's benefit on Monday night
last says: "Not seat was to be found
vacant when the first play began, and the
"n'"ow Easements were even brought
A".o requlStl0n tO accommodate those
""" were so unfortunate as to have failed
III securing seats during the day"
G ne Republic reached the wreck of the
H'"t' on the 10th inst, and found her i'm
"It:"'e" on the rock, bilged, and her mid
",n'pS anu stern badly sunk Capt. Blunt
",'",''"ntd all hopes of saving her, and
~ "a'his were turned to save her apparel,
'0 iiai :, &c, which was accomplished
" Tie evening Of the 18th inst.
", Sac. Union.
C.W"cE HOPE so.-A correspondent OF the
cCa''torna Courier says: "rhe raj road
from Sacramento to evada - nrouress-
"s rapidly 1t is confidently expected,
";e ;e year shall roll her revolution, the
s. IRON morse" will speed his way along as
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