The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-11
A CITIZEN or PLACER.
n piss hsn~n

.4rr vm ofihe Stockton bout The fro,
cess,on perch Of he CoNector- Dis
person Of the Mob.
o ItNTaL tinTEL, Ma, %, S59
| lnte ligrnce b wing rr-rhed he cit, ,tS-
trri " nnrniny that the New col pctur
might br rxprrted' by the Sophie from
Stmkinn. at an eaik hour IN The after
u "n the crowd Of otfirr-<eekrr> hogan to
i~>en'h e, aud b, eight -, lock last eva
ming, every avenue of approach t. Long
W h"f was entlrcl, closed, nnd The wharf
itself :" drnSrly prked with hum IN he
In.>, that the merchants and tiirr> com
PEELED tu resort thih-r Mere ol,l. .ged u
step from the corurr ni MnntEnmp and
C"II'iIerIhl streets upon the he uIS of the
crowd, and proceed t" their plar'> # nu--
mess over d lvIut p,vernrnf. Mu>h sui
frrlng h wing been caused hy the p,S>ly.
of loaded draN> and other r,rriages over
the sh 'uldrr> of The rrowi, anI many Sc
rinu> accidents having nrrurred to nil
vidual--ar: "nI vhrh we can only urticr
the u"tnrtinat' case of Il plptl!urm elderly
gtnrlen,ap, "hn, slipping ON II gI,Zed h I,
fell dawn and hr ke hinl-rlf snnItu here
our worthy Nnyo, ever alive to the calls
of humanity, thrnA,ny aside all y, itral
prejudice, caused pl INK n be- l,id over
the heads "f the assembly from Sansoue
street To the "Xtreut, of the wharf,
whmh IN IA great measure alleviated their
sufiprn.
There was no fighting or disorder
among the crowd, for so cln>el, we're
they packed that no man could move Il
hugrr; one unfnrtun ,te ndlviduri wh, III
an early stage OF the pr"re-I,ns- h nI in
;iH 4 tr Y la ,,I,, IA. ho.
remained with it inlu,itablS fixed in that
po~'ti"n. Like an E,st Indian Fakir,
who h ,d ken II vow t" point forever to
ward heaven, that me anrhrly hand was
seer for hours directed toward the nearest
n"!Ie % ttIina tsfan4icr S9HH ao ia he If th 1ht
tudt may be gathered from the statement
of Capt. j - t., familiar known
as "Truthtul Jane>.' He ini;,rlnS me
thar early this morning the Keeper of Il
restaurant on the wharf phkrd up no less
tn ,n seven hu dred and eight, four ears
ni three peek ha>kets full pi n.,ti,ated
fragments! To u-e the words of james,
aS with horror stricken c"uut-n nee he
made me This ro,inIIii irntlnn. s'fhpv had
been cha,o d ~i,! actiVy cha,oed off, =
Such hhrrlhlr b,rblrLs IN k-S un,.,Iity
snuldr, fut ! tnrhr.r comment, th,-
business of Your reporter Ia to state facts,
not {" indu gr in sentiment.
| II half past nine O'Clock an electric
III ,ck ran th ,ouIh the vast n->emhl we AT
the ", Il known sound OF The S"ph,e'-
ne All thr agony and >utf;.riuL ". rh"
past few h .urS WAS f,rg ,tten; tnr AN III
Sta'I L L,ng Wharf quiv-rti lke ~, a-pt,,
leaf, and then rose to Heaven il mighty
IN ,nt, whIh shook ever, buIlliny II, the
ruy to lis f,undntion~ The SOPHIE ap-
prD .rhni the wh trt, the Coil '.tnr .ud her
other passengers dI>enbarked, aud in ii
t-n uinilent- IL pr'mrS>Inn was formed
md proceeitd III the fiji owing manner 10
the Orient l.:
TIL. NEW COLLECTOR.
In carriage drawn bv two h ,rsps,
h>hed to hrlr utmost speed, tearing along
.jatlery street toward the Holel
All the uaie nhihitants of Stnckt,n
(rxrepr one reckless and de- ,,airlng old
Wing, uil,, kln,.ing he had ~, rh nee,
md beng r"niin'd t" his bed bt sickness,
remained behind to take ch rye OF the.
1t, J runnin. eIght abreast, AT the top oI
their speed
TIL P'I.,CE o. s,N .NCISCo
On dead run. and much bio,ca
Cand dnI.> far off = - the u,tom
House " hn had kiinA u the Collector ~
h,S early J"n h, ten abreast, hearing a
! ',nnner Mth The +" low ing nntto: ''Dnn''
YOU rentnrr The path where we met,
long, lrng ag"!'
frr, company, VIII" wing inldvert-
eutly turned into Battery street, were
driven tnrIou>iy along with The pro"es-
sion, and were noD lrriny how the Il -
tl-, we've ever ~ get ont of it.
Candidates far ntfi - " hn had Lately BE-
come nrq Ia'mted With the Collector,
twelve abreast.
Bannpr-"\Ne saw him for moment,
. bur n-thluk- W. we g,t hI'n nov
ChmlidattS " hn ftr,e.iilv wished to the
Lord rlity could get acquainted with hIin
, andmare> who had frequently heard
of hi l-fbrty five aLren-t.
/ THh U. >. ARMY.
! Consisting OF ~ di-eh ,rgrd sergeant OF
the 9th int ntry, >lghIiy nrhrIatrd, one
abreast, desiring The rpnfv C"ii"rtnr-
ship, or the Porter"ge, ar ID 4 The T." lee
tor would give him four bits dIdn'I care
q IL which. use:
BY an unhappy dog. rr"dden under foot
w the crowd. aud giving vent I" the most
mccarthy yells
AL members Of the Democratic party
m On If,rnia " no did not wish for an ot
fce in the Custom House, consisting Of II
fortunate miner who had mad" his pile
and ,vua yninrv .hnna nl ShA frat Of fhr