The weekly Placer herald., 1853-11-05
nles of the Americans, it will not be very


popular.
No less than five tickets for the Legls-
iature have already been placed in noml-
nation in Philadelphia. One by the
Whigs, one by the Democrats, one by
the Native Americans, one 10y the friends
Of Coloni1ation and one by the advocates
of a prohbitory liquor law.
A | ell weighing four thousand pounds,
for the city government of San francisco,
was placed upon platform IN South
Market street, Boston, on the 23d OF
September.
The health of General Shields, who
for some time past has been very ill' has
much improved, and he is now able to at
tend to business.
Hon. Edward Everett has written ano-
ther letter to Lord John Russell, on the
law which should govern nations in gene
raj, and Cuba in particular, in which
some home thrusts are made at so d
England"
The Sentinel, the new Washington
organ, over whose editorial columns
Beverly Tucker has control, made lis APP
pearance for the first time on the 24th
Sept. 1t sympathses with the hard shells
of New York, and promises to give the
President its independent support.
The Rev. Dr.. Charles, who accom-
panied with his wife Commpd pdore Wander
bit to Europe in his yacht expedition,
has work nearly ready for the press,
descriptive of the journey.
A magnificent and powerful fire engine,
to be called the "Brannan," and to cost
over Sc 900, is now being built in Boston,
for San Francisco.
Property to the amount of 900 was
destroyed by fire in Weymouth, Mass,
on the 17th Sept.
The Fishery Squadron has been dis
banded until the next season for fishing
opens.
The L. 5. Ship Preble arrived at Nor
folk on the 10th, from Madeira.
Suilama Gardette, mother of Mrs.
Gen. Gaines, died at New Orleans on the
10Th of Sept, of yellow fever.
Property to the amount of 1884 600 was
DESTROYED by fire in Brooklyn, l.. l., on
the night of the 2lst September.
Andrew Norton, d. d., l.. L. d.,
formerly professor in Harvard College,
died at Newport, IL. L., on the Goth of
September.
Isaac Davis has been appointed Sub
Treasurer; Isaac O'Brien, Pension Agent;
and f. G. Baily, Postmaster of Boston.
The following is the lull return of the
votes cast in the late election in Maine
The vote for Governor stands: Pi l>bury,
(Dem. 39,145; Crosby, (Whg) 25,993;
Morrill,, (Maine Law Dem.) II ,248;
Holmes, Gree SoiD s,627. The House
will stand, IS Wings, GO Democrats, 10
1 Il So lars.
he steamship Asia, ofthe Cunard line,
sailed on the Dist September for Liver
pool, with $3.50, 900 in gold inGots.
The Office Of President OF the Great
Northern Lead Company, held by the
Hon. John G. Forsyth, has been declared
vacant, that gentleman having ramosed
The ranch, after having forged ON bis
friends to- the amount of about $500, ,00O.
There are at the present time TIVE We
| first class Ships averaging over 1900 tons
each, on the stocks in the shlpynrds at
Bath, Maine, all Of which, with one ex-
ception, will he launched in the course of
the next four weeks.
Mr.. Clayton, the chief operator on the
Washington and New Orleans telegraph
line, died on the 18Th September, at Mo-
bile, of ye low fever.
Fourteen hundred and ninetv-three
enIgrants arrived here on the 18th of
September, of which number 742 were
from Bremen.
A meeting was held at Metropo itan
Hall on the 22d inst, composed of rep
resentatlves from all nations, to testify
their appreciation of the conduct of Capt.
lngraham in the Koszta affair. There
were at least six thousand persons present,
ana it was the most enthusiastic gathering
ever convened in that hall. The course
OF Capt. lngraham was sustained, gold
medal voted to him, and the doctrine Land
down "fhat he who claims the protection
OF the United States, let him be where he
may, shall have it's
Hon. Rodnan Nj. Price, formerly of
San Francisco, was nominated on the 22d
by the Democrats of New Jersey, for
Governor The friends of E. V. r..
Wright, an opposing candidate, refused
to make the nomination unanimous.
There were 1895 visitors admitted to
the Crysta Palace on the 22d September.
Property to the amount of $4,000,
was destroyed by fire in Dubuque. Iowa,
on the 18th Sept.
Two Democratic Conventions were
held in Massachusetts on the 22d Sept
one in Worcester, and the other in Bos-
ton. At the former, Henry w. Bishop
was nominated for Governor by acc anna
ton, and Levi A. Dowby, of Boston, for
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