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ATTENTION.
Jackson Fire Guards,

WFOU are commanded to meet at the Court
"a House, in Jackson, on the 22d Of October
A,A next, for parade and drill L
~ There will he business of importanceW
szsgsS to be transacted, and full turn ont N
will be expected, both those uniformed and 9TH
ers, BERRY, Capt
jackson, Sept. 90, 1858.
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lsLACEkSMlT,IEgNG.

BLACEkSN7hTEAENG.
zcps.la 2. Il. GilleIand would say to the
K-S citizens of Jackson and Vicinity, that
E,,sAg he has taken the shop Of the late John
HattOn dec d. where he may be found ready at
all times to serve customers in his line. His
work will be warranted to be equal to any done
in this county. Call and see him before going
elsewhere. and satisfy yourselves
u Wagons, Buggies and Carts, always on
hand. and manufactured to order, in the best
stye. -
~ Horse Shoeing, done in the best style, and
having the best OF workmen employed, feels safe
in saying that he can give satisfaction in this
line of business.
jackson, ct 6, 1853. 28--1y
~ Always on hand, and for sale. The best
quality of Iron and Steel
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Another Grand Bargain!!
TEHHE subscribers wishing to close up their
L business, would respectful Y notify all per-
sons knowing themselves indebted to them, to
come forward and settle the same, without sub
ecting themselves to costs
W. NJ. STEELE l. Co.
Jackson, Oct 20. 1853. 30--9w
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CONFECTIONERY

AND EATING SALOON
One door below the Isham House.
JACKS ONO.
Mr. J. A. BOWDLE, having purchased the
above establishment, and has now opened new
and Fresh Stock OF Goods, among which, the
following are to be found
oysters Fresh and Speed. by tie
cen. dozen or plate
Toy candies Of all kinds Cakes, But
ter Crackers, Soda and Sugar do Pickles
Almonds, Creamnuts, Filberts, English Wal.
nuts, Peanuts, Pecans, Oranges, Lemons, Figs
Raisins, Prunes, Baking Powder; Toys o
all kinds; Cigars. Regalia, Plantation Principe
Havana, Casadore, Stifanoni. Half Spanish and
Havana Skies; Tobacco. Cavendish, Goodwin
d Brothers pure yellow Bank; John Ander,
osn's Amulet, five plug dc Toge her with q
general assortment Of notions
Pigs Feet, Tripe, Fowl, and Hot Coffee, serv.
ed up, In Season, and al all hours.
All of which viii be served up in a style Il
please the taste Of the most iastidious epicure
Give US a call,
Jackson September, Is 1883. 25-tf
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/ UST RECEIVED
81 25 Dbl, Molasses
2 sacks Coffee.
10 bbls Whisky.
20 Obls Kanawha Salt.
tierce Carolina Rice.
80 chests Tea.
, bbls city Pure Salaratus.
sack Pepper.
sack Alspice.
lOKe-- prime Rifle Powder, F. F. F. @.
100 lbs Pure Spanish float Indigo.
IL doz Buckets nests tubs.
1000 half Spanish Cigars.
Also, Cloves, Nutmegs, Cinnamon, Salts,
Alum, Copperas, Tar, Rosin, Sui
phur, Madder, Loaf Sugar,
Brandy and Wine.
ALSO.
20 kegs Nails, assorted sizes.
5000 fbp assorted Iron.
800 lbs Casting
Patent Lever Flows.
200 lbs assorted candy. together with gene
raj assortment OF Dry Goods Hardware, Queens
ware, Boots and Shoes, of all sizes and qualities,
to suit the times, which can sell as low and
little lower than they can be bought at any other
store in jackson county Being desirous to sell
goods, will sell them lower than they have been
sold in this region and will try to accommodate
those who may favor me with call.
May 10, 5J--if. ELISHA T. SWIFT.
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\ TEaESUBSCREBER would res.

M THESUBSCREBER W would res
G,&H pectiully announce to the citizens of
~ VI jackson and vicinity, that he has per-
manently located himself here for the purpose
oil carrying on the Saddery and Harness busi
ness one door east of Price and Taylor's Store,
where he will be found ready to accommodate
or make to order any article in his line. Please
give him call. d. W. WlNFOUGH.
July 2S, '53--tf.
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HO FOR A RIDE.

'Comc all ye good farmers who wish to shine out,
Just come in and let US know what you are about
And for Saddles and Harness either common or
fine,
Call at my shop for that's just in my line'
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OE BBLS Salt, for sale at
AO PRICE d TAYL0R'S.
Sept. l, 1853.
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DON'T READ THIS |!
STOCK OF NEW GOODS.

W7ITHOUT coming 10 town and taking a
w look at BWnn WaIterhOuse d
Esnnm'S
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A List Of Letters remaining in tn Post or
N fee, Oct !, 1853.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-25
kets. ft il believed thar

/, to foreign markets. Il is believed tina,
hIIe can banI>b competition from the
California market, possessing as she does
itnm' nse capitalists and production, and
being in closer proximity TO Us than any
other source Of supply. J his association
Of mil ers, it is said, is backed 10y very
heavy capital.
MEXICO DON L uis Alaman, Minister
of Foreign Affairs, is dead He was the
leader Of the conservative party, and was
a man Of considerable capacity. His
loss will he seriously felt in Mexico. =
There has beeen an inSurrectiOn in Vera
Cruz. The cau-e was an order from the
government to dsarnI the citizen soldiery,
which WAS resisted. The fight lasted
three days. There was 90 killed aud 90
wounded.
5000 troops and pieces of artillery
were sent from the City of MEXICO, but
hut it is said the leaders of the revolt will
he severely punished.
An"ihtsf company, headed hy Senior
Monteverde, has ID en- formed for the
working of the mines of Ar,so,ia.
The >igln has been fned $500 for say
ing something about the insIrrection a,
Vera Cruz.
Santa Anna seems 70 Ire rt,'hg the
country with II rod of iron. The press
hats been nuzz ed. and All p"wer h ID been
assumed hy the "Hictntnr. Arista his
been expel ed. He h - derl red himself
in favor of anuexng Mexico to the United
States.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-25

w- We have received from the pub
Fishers, Messrs. Lecount g. Strong, OF
San Francisco, n pamphlet of nineteen
pages, giving an account of the first voy
age 10 the coasts Of California in the years
l542 and l543. Ii is an interesting litti.
work, and will be read with interest b,
manv, A. s Taylor, Esq of Monterey
is its Il uih hor.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-25

% From the Ut day Of January, 1853
6 ,3e2 ,344 rrure gold than Aus,ra ia did,
full 80 per cent And This does not i'll
clnde the amount shipped by sailing yes
sells and the independent steamers, nor
the amount taken by passengers. In
Guiding all, the S. F. Herald estimates
that California produced double the
amount of gold that Australia did in the
time mentioned.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-25
The heat this week has heen orfA.
10 its author.

orr Mr. Jacksan, Of Wells, Fargo &
Co. . Express, has presented US win Har-
per,s Magazine for June. ! his is an m
,eresting No. Also with the A""a""
Nsws and the Drawing room Companion.
They are heantifu PRETORIA s. ana c"'''"'''
,a,ch interesting reading. We think the
enyravings, for wood-cuts, are as n''e as
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-25

Coat NEAR THE Cry MIR. Seth rope
has sent to our office IA specimen OF newly
discovered coal found near this place
He thinks it superior article tor steam
boat purpose-, resembling nearly the splnt
coal Of cotland. We have noi had an
opportunity I" examine thoroughly INTO
the ,Iity uf this coa but 1t appears t"
he good. 1t has very plan sighe"u-
structure, and that is enough 10 show IN At
The deposit is worthy Of the most thorough
investigation.
1t is well known that in great many
eases minerals supposed to be coal when
discovered are found ont I" be btIt ate
ar some other m teri i useless for burn
in.; hut these minerals seldom have !,
strurturc reSelnb ing wood 1t Is vel
known 10 geol"gistS thar all coal wa-
once wood or vegetable matter, and IN n
urea, many cases. the fibre of the wood l.
+, aInly d,s.nveralle " e have not h al
The opportunity 10 make satisfactory
trial of this coal, bur we can say that II
will burn with IL fl .me and that the enl'er
in burning splits open eonewhit Ike II
grain of pop corn when parrhing. It Is
Oui,e a curio.ifv. .ALG.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-25
The meeting which was held in the


The meeting which was held in the
erchanis' Exchange last evening t" con
slider the measures necessary /" relieve
our community from the "ner"uS taxes
imposed upon business by the operation
of tate, County, aud City LIrenses, was
one Of the largest and most intienrlh' ever
conyreyated in the city. determined
op,nstiun to the license system was man
ifested. and the greatest enthusiasm pre-
v,il4d several animated speeches We're
madp. in which the injustice and Illega ny
If the State laws or the subject were
,Ieur established. In illustration OF ms
one of The speakers, eng geh III 'ra"e'
,i,clnrsh hat under the new hevenhe a"
he was required TO pay twi'e as he"vy II
t.x a. the largest property holdef u, ''r e
civ. viii other merchants paid tnree
and four times the amount. ms !" 'H
commended il clear vinafi"n ot ',"' P"".
vision of the Constitut,on men nt' '"'
that t.rx ,tion s!.a bp equal. and It IL tn''~
consideration which has Determined me
business men Of the city tO resist tins t"H
and test the question OF its con-ilt"f'onai-
,ty before the proper Judicial tribunals.
s. F. Herald, June 22'l.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-25
FVENTNQ aEsSrON
The Convention re-assembIed o, q

NC tO"sC"H"D Tc-ASScfnDled at B
O'Clock, r NJ.
,fhe Chairman of the Committee on
Credentials reported the credentials of
Delegates from twenty counties ma
correct. He stated also that there was a
dispute HI to the election ia san Francis.
co, and that two sets Of Delegates had
been elected on different days in Named.
county The committee had instructed
MIN to request of the Contention thns
they either grant them un II Tomorrow
morning to report further, or take the
matter Of the contested seats into their
own hands, and disrose Of it, The re.
port was accepted aud the committee dis.
charged. .... elflf -.l1,
The San Francisco contested case UNA
then taken u,. ~.5-
On m"tinn, ceriifirate of tie election
from the Democratic Committee Of Sam
rraiicISc", was then read.
Considerable discussion arose, when a
inot''i' was made to refer the whole case
t" the San francisco delegation. Cnrried.
Nr. broderirk moved To refer the Ala
media case to the Contra Costa and the
Santa Clara De egations.
An amendment was then made that a
committee of FIVE, two Of whom shall be-
members of the Contra Costa and Santa
lara De egatlons be appointed to decide
the case. Carried Aud
Messrs. VerrneuIe of Santa Clara.
Warlnca3t'e of Contra Costa, McKi,ne nf
Sacramento, Reid of San Joaquin, and
MrMahon of klamath, were selected as
The committee
majority report from the committee
on ptrin"neh, otgahizati"h was then pre-
Sented, and aid on the table unread.
lhe list OF delegates to the Convention,
reported hy the proper Committee as enti-
tied 70 seats, was read and adopted
he maturity report of the committee
on permanent organization was then ken
from the table and read. l ne minority
report was presented and rea.i also 3 9Th
were accepted he majority reported in
favor of the officers, " ho it wi | he seen
below were subsequently elected; also in
favor OF nominating candidates ~ the f,l-
lowing order. viz: Surveyor Genera SUI
ptrntendent of Public lnstructi u, Irea-
.urtr, C"mp;rol er, Attorney General,
Judge of Supreme Court, Lieut.. Govern.
ported in favor Of the officers mentioned
~ the majority report, but in favor also
of nominating candidates i'm genera order.
- S''NVhS vi A2oilpfd, IfloVeu tnht tne
minority report he accepted long de-
bte t" lowed this, acronp .nied by multi
fuiin"u' motions, until finally the Com
vrnton adjourned until Tomorrow, at 10
pc ock, 4. NJ.
he following gentlemen were selected
as permanent Off ers of the Convention:
For President, a. c: Bradford; of San
J""qnin; for Vr'A Presidents, K. itwii, IF
butte, }. :. r. Ogcr OF Los Angeles.
| John Nye Of Placer, }. J w frrer Of SAN
Diego, B. Bryant of Santa Clara, 4. w.
G"odwin, of Calaveras, VIM. II. Smith
of FL Dorado, John n. MtKiine of Sac
ra'nent", and w. II. Endcott of : evada;
for Secretary Mr.. }. q. otebbins. ..Y's
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-25

The Weely Mail arrangement has
dropped through, aud the Nnrthrrmer has
III consequence been hauled oft until the
lst p,ox. h loss Nil he but title teir,
as the arrangement h .s been partially IN
operative from the begnn.ug.-S +. Her.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-25

sV Hol iday, who short time since
resisted the Dep. u. s. Marshal i'll the
execution of his dury in Colu.i county, l.,
now undergoing trial in San Francisco.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-25

DR.. Geo. w. Williams. formerly resi-
dent physician Of the Sacramento State
Hos pital, has been appointed by the C"u'f
nf Sessions, resident ply siclan OF the
Sacramento County Hospital.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-25

ERon HE SOUTH Fully $4,000 head
nf cattle have been driven rom Los
Inge es county 10 the northern MARKERS.
Five indictments were found py tue
Grand jury tor duel fighting
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-25

We see Ivy the State Journal that the
barque Otrantn has arrived at San Fran
cisco from Van Dieman's Land, having
the five Irish patriots who were exil"d to
Van D-man'S Land, three, ,i'hanu-,
Ieagher and O'Donahue, have escaped
to America. The other two, Smith
% 0rien and Johr Mitchell, still remain
FAvoRs.--We are indebted to Adams
& Co.'s this week for many favors: Eas-
fern papers, letters, etc.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-25

O- We desire to ca attention to the
cara ot the ever attentive, gentienanly v
andspOlite Stevens of the New York Sha-
wing Saloon Ills saloon is at that old
and well known stand, The Crescent City
Hotel, where he is always to lie found
ready tn serve his customers The iaded,
"ver-heated and ,iusty hon,bre ia this
hot weather has but to place himself in
stevens hands, take one of his No. /,
>haves ana Excelsior Shampon. to come
out refreshed and reinvigorated. Try him
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-25

Masonic CELEBRArIoN.-Yes Yesterday the
brethren Of the fraternity celebrated the
day Of their patron saint, st. John. AL
though the weather was hot and oppress-
About one O'c ock they assembled at the
Hail, from whence the Brethren marched
20 Mechanics Hall ,anh listened to n most
beautiful and chaste address from Rev. q
c. Wheeler Of Sacramento city. Our
space will not permit us to notice his re
marks at length. Sulfice it TO say the,
were such AZ might have been expected
from the reputation of the gentleman as
an orator.
The procession was reformed after the
address and marched back to the Hall,
where the interesting care.nony of Its
dedication was performed.
In the evening the Grand Ball came of
a, the Empire. Many ladies were in Mt
tendance cary, and the dancers were on
the floor by half past o'c ""k, and a
merry time they had unit: midnight, when
the march to supper was sounded.
The collation. was excel nt,-such ms
W., TO he expected from the indetat'gnbl+
. pretor of he Empire. L, this, as III
g cry effort he makes to meet the "'she"
Of his patrons, he was eminentIy success
fol-
Many fair Iadies Of our county were
present, aud all seened delighted. MANY
danced ii the dawn Of morning. and 'hei
retired with the conviction " hat 1t w"'
the pleasantest party they had ever ar
tended" Taking il all in AL t. John'-
day in Auburn was pleasant one, and
we hope there will be many anniversaries
Of it with liz.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-25

HE SONORA EXPEDITION AND Count
RA"UssET DE BoULBoN.-The Un,versat
Of Mexico Of the 18th states that The
Mexican government had addressed u re-
nonstrance to Mr.. ohklin. our minister,
on the improper indulgence of The federal
authorizes in California for the persons
engaged in organizing an expedition
against Mexico. In the same paper We
read the fol owing:
AT THE LAST HouR.-We have the sat-
isfarli"n of informing Our read RS that the
projected expedition of Count Raous>et
lie Boulh0n against Sonora has terminated
III Il manner highly honorable to our gov
rrnineht aiih satisfactory to the Republic.
A> soon as the minister y -Iipotentiary of
France was made aware of the measures
adopted to repel the said expedition, he
waited upon his Excl enry the President
and informed him thar he had written to
the Count and pointed out to him the dis
grace which would attach to his name If
he should engnge in an invasion " hich
must necessarily incu" the reprohati"n Of
The " hole civilized world; dive ling like
wise upon every consideration capnhle OF
divrrtlng man of honor from thu prose-
cution of so shameful an enterprise. J he
rep v of the Count was to the effect that
HIS ITbJett nhu Deen COtcefVeu FIT hIbtTu
of revenge against the administration of
General Arista, which after offering him
its support in the character Of leader of
the force destined to protect the persons
engaged in working the mines in Sonora,
nd most unworth'ly undereived him; bus
that. faithful to his sentiments Of honor,
aware hat a change which had occurred
in the order Of things in Mexico, and that
The deStinieS of the country we're now
presided over ly the llustrious General
Sant' Anna, he was not only prepared to
abandon the prnjected expedition, hut Of
fered h s sword and his services to the
new Government Of the Republic. and
was ready 10 repair to the capital on re-
ceiving the necessary passport The cor
sequence of this interview of the French
Minister with the President of the Re-.
pub ic is thar n safe conduct has been tor
warded to Count de Boulbon to enable
him to visit the capital.
The Unuersa| Of course impute< this
happy deaouentsst Of ii troublesome affair
to the prestige of General Santa Anr'a's
name, and the confidence inspired by his
government. alta.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-25
BY Adams & Co.
LATEST NEWS.

Gov. Bigler has been re nominated a,
the Beniria Convention by large ma
j0rity over Roman aud Haun. The vote
stood 1874 for BigIer aud I05 for his op.
p0nents.
The following is the full State Ticket:
For Governor. Jehn Big er, OF Sacra-
rientO.
For Lieut.. Governor, Sa,nue! Purdy,
of San Joaq in.
For Judge of Supreme Court, Al-xan-
der Wells, of San Francisco. .
For Attorney General, John Il. Nc
C"nnell, of Nevada.
For Comptroller Samuel Bell, of
Mariposa.
For Treasurer, S.. A. McMeans, of
FL Dorado.
Superintendent of Pub ic instruction,
+. X. Huht,S, of Tuolunine.
Surveyor General, s. IL. Marlette, Of
Calaveras.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-25

=. Messrs. Adams & Co, and Wells,
FARO e. Co.. are our general agents for
Placer county. Any Advertisements, job
Work or Subscriptions left at either of
their Express Offices will lie prompt y
forwarded to US.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-25
IMPROVEMENTS. Amy one who was in

lMPRoveMENTs.- Any one who was il
Auburn month ago, and would visit u.
now, could not he p but remark the great
change that has s'come o'er" us in tina,
time. One month ago Auburn WAS dull
very du !; now it may he said to he lively.
Business has improved, and the busy ham
mer of the mechanic may he heard from
morning unit night.
The proprietor Of the National Hotel
Mr. Echo y. is busy completing his large
and commodious hnuse, and, by the way,
one of the finest in the northern part of
the State. 1t is 81 feet in length bv SO
Ia width, two stories and half in hight,
and has over forty rooms. When com
pleted, friend E., will be prepared to ac-
Cornmoddte his friends III the most agree
able manner. A building like the Ma
tional is ways beneficial to growing
town, and we have no doubt this heauti-
fu hntel wi he to Auburn.
We also notice that Messrs. Hawkins g.
Love ara about to erect large business
house on the corner opposite the Auburn
House, and beyond this contemplated
improvement, Messrs. Hall 6. Hardy have
erected neat dwelling. Further up the
bill the Masons have erected their Hall,
Ia which they met for the first time las;
Monday evening. 1t is considered one OF
the finest rooms in town. We under
stand that there are other improvements
conteIhp ated by the citizens residing in
this portion of the town, which we shall
be pleased to note rs they take place.
On the south side Of town the
Methodist denomination have com enced
the erection Of church which will he
completed in short time. We believe
there is tn he preaching in it Tomorrow.
This is " hat we like to see. Nothing
speaks MI we'll for place we'll huilt
churches. There are other Improvements
that we might note, but our spacs this
week will not permit.
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-25

FRoM OREooN.-The principal news
is the election Of Gen Line as delegate
to Congress by about 1000 minority, over
Skinner.
New Gold diggings have been discover
ed on the upper Willamette, and gen
era stamptde Of the inhabitants ot the
valley was the consequence. II was ra.n 10
tina. some were making from ] II, SlOo
day. ef,.,r
The weekly Placer herald., 1853-06-25

Prince Albert intends visiting Germany