The weekly Placer herald., 1854-03-18


severely. He then fled and has not since
been heard of.
MIR. Charles Hayden was shot about
ten days since, in quarrel, by Mr.. Glen
at Kings river.
The Chronicle is opposed to the crea-
ton of the county of Merced, and calls 1t
an office seekers movement.
f. Edwards Hewitt has been appointed
Collector of Customs at Pacheco's Pass.
His chief business will be to levy tariff
on Sonoranan mules.
SAN BERNARDINo.-The County Judge
of this county only receives $500 per an
mum.
There is no scrip, all the debts OF the
county are paid in cash
There are four schools at the county
seat.
SAN DIEGo.-A meeting has been held
in San Diego, at which resolutions were
adopted, instructng the Senator from that
district to oppose the Senatorial PROJECT.
Between eight and nine thousand dol
lars were recently realized by the sale OF
eighty city lots. The bids were much
higher than expected.
DR.. George McKinstry, who has been
travelling in Mexico for several months
past informs the editor of the San Diego
Herald. that some of the richest spec-
mems of copper ore that he ever saw are
to be found in Sonora. Saltpetre is made
from the water of the river Altar. In the
vicinity of the town of Altar, are some OF
the richest mines in Mexico, and 1t is only
necessary to make known the value OF
4 that region of country, TO induce an emit
grafton there, equal to that which startled
the civilized world on the discovery OF
| gold in California.
| Los ANGELEs-AnOther company OF
Rangers have been formed in this county,
| for the purpose of running out or arrest
/ ing the robbers who infest the southern
portion of the State.
YuBA.-Joseph Nerro, shot at Thomas
Smith, but missed him, and the ball pas
sed through the leg of his child into his
wife side, she happening to pass with the
child in her. arms at the time. Smith then
rushed upon Nerro and cut him, so that it
is fought he will not recover. They live
on Bear river opposite Johnson's ranch.
The Long Bar Water Company have
got the water on the Island, and twenty
toms are at work Times are good, and
the miners are making satisfactory wages.
New diggings have been found on Dry
Greek.
The Marvsvile Herald calls upon Mr..
Bryan, the Senator from 4uba, to show
why he has changed grounds on the Sen
atorial election, which he has studlously
avoided doing in his late letter to his con-
stituents, declining public dinner.
Messrs. W. S. Sherwood; j. II. Atch-
son, and r. B Buchanan have rendered
their designations as Directors of the pro-
posed Marysville and Benecia Railroad,
and Chas Macy, John A. Paxton, and
Charles Lindley were appointed to the
vacancies.
SIERRA.-The question for discussion
before the Downieville Lyceum at its
next meeting is, 'Do the signs Of the
times indicate an overthrow of the gov
ernment of the United States?"
The Citizen says 'a man whose name
we have been unable to learn, was drown
ed in the South Fork, near O'Donnell's
Flat. The body has not yet been recov-
ered."
Operations on the divides between the
branches of the Yuha. are suspended by
the recent heavy fall of snow. At Nine
sofa Flat it is about four feet deep; at
Fred's ranch eight feet, and near Gallo
way ;, WUeTt IL tldS bCCli VI 't0ts ooiIO tCh
or twelve feet On Thursday, no trail
had been broken from Minnesota to Neva-
da Mr.. Newell, the informant, and sew
eral others, came through to DownievilIe
on snow shoes.
A party of twenty five men, mostly
from Wayne county, New York, and
Berks county, Pa, are to leave Minnesota
for the Atlantic states on Monday next
After a sojourn on the fiat of ten months,
they leave with from three thousand to
thirteen thousand dollars each.
At Goodyear's creek company of five
men took out in two days of last week
1914, and iu the week previous $42o.--
One piece was valued at $2O7.
At Eureka and Craig's Flats the snow
is about six feet deep. The water had
failed in consequence of the cold, and
nothing was doing.
Mr.. Kent Wright, who was recently
severely injured near Downevile, by be-
ing precipitated over !edges distance OF
a hundred feet, died on Sunday last.
Ell DoRADo.-Tbe last Mountain
Democrat contains the proceedings of
eleven democratic meetings held in FL
Dorado county in opposition to the Sena-
torial election. Truly the people of the
mountains are speaking in defence of
their rights. The course of Messrs
Keene, Hook, and Stevenson is endorsed
by their constituents. Honor to those who
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