The weekly Placer herald., 1854-03-04

one day this week lump OF goid WeIgh-
ing 1870 ozs.
The amount of treasure shipped by the
steamers on the 1st inst, was S $40, ,647 8.
The TEST The fact is, those members
who are striving to establish a new test of
Democracy, have fallen into the same
error that marks their effort to effect the
election of u. s. Senator this session.
they are attempting TO do that which those
who sent them to Benca have not em-
powered them to do. And this Is the
long and short of our opposition to the
entire scheme. The present members of
| the Legislature, with the exception OF
the Senators, were not chosen with any
view to the election Of a u. :. Senator.
/ The people, at the last election, did not
! have the most remote idea that Senator
would be to elect this winter.
Shasta Cour.
The combination among the river
steamers to which we alluded yesterday,
goes into operation to-day under the name
of the California Steam Navigation Com
pany; during the present month only one
boat leaves daily for Sacramento; the rate
of freight is advanced to SO per ton to
Sacramento and Stockton, and $l5 per ton
to Marvsvile. The price of passage is
correspondingly raised. As we have be-
fore remarked, this will deter the small
interior traders from coming to this city
for supplies, and the combination will
speedily become very unpopular here,
and it is not unlikely that an opposition
will ere long spring up. Against so pow
ertul combination, however, its chances
of success will be exceedingly probema-
tical.
The STATE HoUsE-Our former Court
House is fast changing its familiar ap-
pearance. Carpenters were at work yes
terday morning at daylight engaged in
tearing down partitions and putting up
new ones, preparatory to its being oc-
cupied by the assembled wisdom of the
State. The building will be ready for the
Legislature on "Wednesday morning.
State Jour.
INDICTED.-The San Francisco Even
inc News says that John Graham, Ed
ward Fay, and James Wallace, engineers
of the steamer Golden Gate, have been
indicted for cruel and unusual punishment
of James Kelly, fireman of that vessel ,
while on the route from San francisco 10
Panama.
/ he steamer America, ID c. Mitchell,
master, arrived at San Francisco on sun
day morning at 10 O'Clock, sixty -four days
! from New York via Rio Janeiro, Tai
cahuana, Valparaiso, Panama and San
Diego, and fifty hours from the latter
place. She brings sixteen passengers, and
! 500 900 in specie. The America is in
tended to run in connection with the Uncle
Sam, between San Francisco and Panama.
Union
LARGER YEr.-By Mr. Keefer, of
Langdon < Bros Express, we learn that
lump of gold bearing quartz, was found
at "Smith's diggingS," which vii yield.
at the lowest calculation $1,000 This is
smaller than the lump recent y found at
Chips diggingS, but the yield of gold will
be some $4,000 more.-Enpress.
ENGLISH CAPITAL ON THE lSTHMUs OF
/ PANAMA The Panameno states that il
has been informed that central English
capitaIistS have made an advantageous
offer to the New Granadan Government
for the vacant lands along the line of the
raj road, and 100000 year from the
present time, until the expiration of the
contract ofthe Railroad Company in forty
nine years, for the reverson of the rights
Of the Company to ManZanllla Island.
PURITY OF GOLD FROM DIFFERENT
LoCALITIEs.-A merchant Of Sacramento
says the State journal, who has been en-
gagged in buying gold dust to a considera-
bic extent, being desirous of ascertainng
by actual assay, from whence came the
purest and best dust. sent to the Phila-
delphia mint, some mouths since, samples
of gold taken from the following places
with the result as below stated: :-16 ozs.
taken out at Pacervi lie, netted $17 81
per o.; so oz., from Dry Town, netted
$17 IS; 40 OF from Mud Springs, SIG IS
so o., from Coloma, FIJI 81; Is oz..
from Auburn, SO SO. 1t will be seer
that dust taken from Coloma assayed bet
ter than any other; but none brought the
price paid for it, most Of it being pur-
chased at SIT so per o.; none of it hav-
ing been bought for less than $17 40.
SAD OccURRENcE.-On Monday, 10Th
inst, at States Prison, Marin county
Cal, a difficulty occurred between Judge
Thompson and Mr.. Mat Murphy. Muir.
ply had been the bearer of letters from
the celebrated Madame Louis to Ale,