The weekly Placer herald., 1854-05-13

A. +. CalnOun, from HIS ibotHoi, ihio'
Floride Calhoun, relct of the late Hon.
John C. Calhoun, and will be lmmedi-
atelv occupied by him. He returns to his
native State with an ample fortune, accu-
mulated on thesfruitfu soil of Alabama,
and hereafter the visitor to the sacred
precincts of Fort Hall will be entertained
bv the son ina manner worthy of so dis
tinguished father.
Santa Anna, it is said, has sent an order
to Messrs. Ames, the great cannon manu-
tacturers, of Chicopee, Massachusetts. for
two hundred guns of from ten to fifteen
pounds calibre each, and that the payment
of the order, which of course, includes the
supply of a vast amount of ammunition,
musketry, revolvers, &C., is to be made
contingent on the passage OF the Gadsden
treaty.
The Navy Department entertain no
alarm in relation to Lieut.. Strains sur
veying party, who were sent to make a
survey of the Panama ship canal route.
Lieut. Strain is a resolnte and persever-
ING officer, who has seen much hard SER
vice, and who will not be deferred from
effecting his purpose by any hardships he
may be compelled to encounter. His
long absence, however, we think, is just
cause of alarm.
"Resotred, That it be recommended to
the several Legislatures of the United
States Immediately to pass laws the most
effectual for putting an immediate stop to
the pernicious practice of dlstlllng, by
which the most extensive evils are likely
to be derived, if not quickly prevented."- p
Journal of the LIST Continental Congress.
GREAT RACE AT SAN FRANCIsCo.-Th
Telegraph informed US last night that the
great race for five thousand dollars aside,
between Charles Green's horse, George
Morgan. and William Shears horse, Fred
Kohler, came off over the Union Course
Yesterday afternoon, and was won by
George Morgan The distance trotted
was twenty miles in harness Indepen-
dent of the large stake, the winner takes
tEe horse, buggy and harness of the de-
feated party. A large number of persons
were present at the race Union.
The "FAsTEsT" MEN ON RECORD
/ The Washington Star, of the l7th says:
(
/ California brought any quantity of appli-
cations to the President of the United
| States for territorial Offices in Sonora and
Lower California, backed by the names
and infueuce of the leaders of "the party"
in that quarter of the world. So they go!
A number of letters, written by Gibbon,
the lnfide historian, to his aunt, have re-
Gently been found, in which he expresses
the earnest conviction of his heart, that
religion is the best guide of youth and the
best comfort of old age.
A lady, looking at the curiosites in
Barnum's Museum, came 20 couple OF
large sea dogs, and after gazing at them
with wonder, inquired of a wag who stood
near, if they ever barked? ono, mad
am" replied he, "not now, their bark is
on the sea.'
Judge Richardson once said that "every-
thing was fOreknown, except what would
be the verdict of petite jury"
Douglass Jerrold says that, GAS old
mother Eve created the necessity of wear
ing that useful garment called shirt by
the sons of Adam, therefore it is but rgh,
for her daughters to wash them."t
|
A man was accidentally precipitated
from ''the height of folly" yesterday
He was oilng his moustache when the
accident occurred The fall proved fata
to massive eyeglass, box of bear:
greace, "a bottle of hair dye and the.seat OF
pair of pantaloons.
What makes more noise than a pig
under gate? Two pigs.
LIrERAL.-Young lady: "Pray, Cab.
man, are you engaged?" Cabman; "Lor
bless yer, Miss, why 1've bin married this
seven years."
DIR. Franklin say that "time is money!
This may account for the fact that per.
sons, when IN most need Of money, ask
for time.
What is the difference between Herr
Driesbach and Chinese Magistrate.
Ans. One is darin' man, the other 6
mandarin.
The man who "threw up' bargain
came near having his hat crushed when il
came down.
Why shonld the Greeks living in the
vicinity of the Dardanelles prefer the
Sultan of Turkey to the Russian Czar?-
Because they say this is the Boss for US
(Bosphorous.)