The weekly Placer herald., 1854-05-27
NUMBER 81.
CATTLE FOR CALIFORNIA.-The Van
Buren, (Ark. ntelligencer of the Sth ult.

VerS nave Deen leaving our vicinity curing
the past week, while several large herds
are still being collected for the same des-
tination to leave during the week. We
suppose from a rough calculation, that
over three thousand head of cattle will
be driven from the counties Of Crawford,
Sebastian and Scott, by the time the last
drove leaves this season. We learn that
large droves are also beng sent from other
frontier counties and the Cherokee nation.
Capt. Denckla, at Port Gibson, will leave
on the 18th INST. with about eighteen hum
dred head.
The Russian Government is said to be
making at this moment extraordinary
levies of seamen. A recent ukase obliges
all the sons of free sailors who are en-
ployed in the merchant navy to serve Is
years in the Imperial navy from the date
of the said ukase. Boys Is years old
are required to enter the service immedi-
ately, and those only eight years of age
are to be placed at the disposal Of the
Governor General of CrOnstadt, who is
to send them to nautical schools lately
established.
EIGHT HoURs-We learn from the Gin
left New York by the Hudson River Rail-
road on Sunday night, arrived at Chicago
in less than thirty-sIX hours from that city,
and that some of them who had started
from Chicago on the Rock Island Road
expected to reach the Mississippi in less
than forty -eight hours from the time Of
their departure from the great CONNER
cia emporium. Continuing on at this
rate, the cars would require but six
weeks to traverse the circumference of the
world. Boston Journal.
DEATH OF HIGH SAINT.-The De-
seret Ne,cs of the 10th March, is clothed
in mourning for the death Of Elder w.
Richards, who died on the 11th.
Prayer for has Widoacs.-At the fu-
neral, Elder G. A. Smith made a prayer,
from which we extract the following par
agraph:
"Bless the widows of thy servant Will
lard, who are called to part with dear
and beloved companion. Inspire then
with the power of the Holy Ghost, and
wisdom to bear with patience and resig-
nation the trials they were called to en-
counter, and to live in such a manner as
to prepare them to enjoy his society in
the possession of thrones, principalities
and powers in the celestial world"
REMEDY FOR THE BITE OF MAD Doc.
A Saxon forester named Gastell, now of
the venerable age of eightytwo, unwil-
ling to take to the grave withshim secret
of such import, has made public in the
Leipsic journal the means which he has
used for fifty years, and wherewth he at
firms, he has rescued many human beings
and cattle from the fearful death of'hydro-
phobia. Take Immediately warm vinegar
or tepid water, wash the wound clean
Herewith, and then dry it; then pour upon
the wound few drops Of muriatic acid,
because mineral acids destroy the poison
of the saliva, by which means the evil
effects of the latter is neutralized.
DUEL.-A duel took place at daylight
yesterday morning, near the Presdio, be-
tween Christopher Dowdigan, of this
city, and James Hawkins, of Tuolumne.
The weapons used were rifles, and the
distance forty PAGES. AT the second shot
Mr.. Dowdigan received his adversary's
fire in the left arm; the wound, however,
was slight, the ball being extracted i'm
mediately. The meeting is said to have
grown out of an old difficulty, which
originated at Benicia. Mr.. Dowdigan
was attended by VIM. Mulhgan, Esq.
and Mr.. Hawkins by Philip L. Herbert,
Esq.-AHa.
The LATE MURDER AT THE BAY
The Chronicle says: Thomas McFarlane
Foley, who killed j. H. Dunn in the
street at San Francisco, the other day,
has been sent to the District Court for
trial. Dunn left a wife and three chill
dren, who at the time Of the murder had
been in the State only two or three weeks.
They were lett destitute; and on the oc-
casion of the funeral Of Dunn, parties
present and others made up purse of
$1,000 tor the widow and orphans.
| FATAL STAGE A ACCIDENT.-A large four
horse stage running between Marysville
aud Shasta, in crossing Pine Creek near
Tehama, on Sunday evening, was swept
down by the current, and five passengers
drowned. The names Of the lost arc
Francis Senior, Edward Boryatt, -
Dufour, Michael O'Keefe, and James
Cahill.
CALIFORNIA WooL.-We saw large
scow, loaded with wool, going into q
storehouse in this city. Upon inquiry we
found it came from San Jose, the product
of flock there. We could not learn the
owner or purchaser; but we saw in 'th's
lot of WOOL" induces Of our future woo!en
manufactures the day cannot be far d,s-