The Placer herald., 1855-11-10

rica, and was an undertaking of trying pecu-
liarity. In translating Judges " 2S: "The
mother of Sisera looked out at window and
cried through the lattice" Elliot asked the
Indians for the word "lattice.n and found.
when his translation was completed, that he
had written "and cried through the eel-pot."
that being the only object which the natives
knew as corresponding with the object which
Mr.. Elliot described to Them
DRowN1Sc SEBAsroPoL BY A GREAT SY-
R1NGE.-One of the most humosous sugpes-
tions made by the British secretary of War,
was Hydraulic warfare" the plan being with
10000 horse steam power to force water
from the sea or Crmean rivers, with 10000
horse spouts, to deluge the trenches pits and
men, their guns, fuses, rifles, gunpowder in
Sebastopo, and to keep them dripping wet.
BuIDING UP.-The citizens of jamestown
who were burnt out by the recent fire at that
place, are vigorously at work repairing the
damages they then sustained. Gaining wis
dom from experience, they are now erecting
fine substantial fire-pooof buildings.
At Jefferson, Missouri there is society
composed Of young students, who, with a
view to perfect themselves in parliamentary
usages, have organized sham Legislature,
the proceedings of which are conducted in
the style and with quite as much gravity as
many real ones. The Examiner prints the
proceedings of this Legislature and it was
this mock affair that elected Atchison and
hoaxed one of the New York journals
4 NATION OF MErHoDlsrs.-Th mission
to the Friendly Islands has been so successful
that the nation is nation of Methodists;
and the whole population from the king
(who is ''local preacher") down to his
meanest subject, attend the Wesleyan minis
try. These Islands sometimes 90 by the
name of Tonga.
MoNCMENT TO A BLAcK-The Richmond
Enquirer advocates the erection of monu-
ment to the memory of Peter Francisco, a
colored man, born slave in Virginia, but
emancipated at the commencement of the
revolution, and enlisted as a soldier. He
served all through the war, and was subse-
quently sergeant-at-arms of the Virginia Leg
islature.
WHAT Is Fus1oN?-A Faithful Whig,"
in the Boston Ad0ertiScr, says:
''Fusion is the absorption of bankrupt poll
ticians-of deceived and discontented wings
into an organization where abolition and
fanaticism overwhelmingly predominate, and
are the only elements of action"
In other words, fusion is machine to put
fanatics into office, and preachers into pul pits.
DAsrARDLY OUrRAGE-A few DAYS ago,
compositor, in the office of the Humboldt
Times, named Henry Rohner, was shot down
while at his case, by man named Grummond.
The wounded man is very dangerously hurt.
The murderer escaped.
THE OLD MouNrAlNEER.' is the name of
new paper published at Quincy, Plumas
county by Lovejoy & McElwan. 1t is neu-
tral in politics.
! HEAVY BUsINEss.-Th Marysvile ErpresS
says the banking house of Mark Brumagin
& Co., from the first Of March to the first Of
! November have purchased So, 400 900 worth
of gold dust Fall, Eckman & Co., within
the same time, have bought $l,844,G77
worth.
MARYsvILLE-Thew whole number of brick
buildings in Marysville with those now being
erected, amounts to three hundred. The
Court House, the Catholic and Episcopalar
churches, the Theatre market house and
nearly all the public buildings are of brick
|
Fourteen years ago, gentleman, now re
siding in Pittsburg, stamped his name upor
a piece of silver coin commonly known as
'levy" Lately he received it by letter from
his brother in Iowa, who had received i
there. The history of that shilling would be
curious. Who can imagine its various ad
/ ventures. asf... t..-.- an.rtT
! Legal proceedings have been instituted
against the master of the Sierra Nevada fol
violation of the passenger act by that yes
sci in carrying an overplus of passengers
z The penalty (Which is $50 for every passen
4 ger niexcess) will amount in this case tt
$4,000. arar .......alr
y President Pierce has not purchased resi-
a lnpcn in Mor,-lop1 nc rnnortnl