The weekly Placer herald., 1855-07-28

said county, and, on conviction thereof, shall
be fined in sum not to exceed one hundred
dollars. .} .,.4,:,
Sec. H. All fines collected under the pro-
visions of this act shall be paid into the
county treasury for the use of the road dis
trict in which the same was collected.
Sec. Is. An Act, concerning roads and
highways passed April llth, 1850. and an
Act concerning roads and highways, passed
April 10th, 1853. are hereby repealed.
Passed April 2sth, 1855.
The First Fruits of Know w-Nothingism.
Emigration from Europe, says the New
York Times. to New York. seems to have re-
ceved decided check. Without any refer
ence to the statistics of the Emigration Office,
the most casual observer will at once per-
ceive, by the appearance of our wharves, that
the rush of emigration from the Old Country
to the United States has been partially
stopped. There is none of that hustle and
excitement visible about our quays which
characterized the landing of passengers in
the spring of last year. A multitudinous
mass of adventurers, with profuson of
trunks, boxes and beds, was daily discharged
last year upon our piers, from clipper and
bark, brig and schooner. Every description
of craft arriving here from Europe was cram
med to suffocation with its incongruous cargo
of human beings. collected from every quar-
ter of the Old World. The plodding Ger
mans fled from the expressions of Emperors,
Archdukes and Serene Highnesses to the
sanctuary provided by this Great Republic,
whose arms have always been opened wide to
receive the prosecuted of every cline. with
out distinction of race or creed. From land
lord tyranny and English misrule, the outcast
and dOwn-trodden Irish-men, women and
children-cast themselves into the first vessel,
and sought shelter and protection on our
shores. Germany and Ireland in fact, sup
piled the great bulk of the arrivals at this
port; and, for many years past, the tide Of
emf mgraton - unabated, undiminished - has
been setting in towards this continent from
those countries.
Although it carried with it no small portion
of the misery which gave it a westward ten
dency, and although our eyes were made ia
miliar with scenes of distress and destitution
foreign to this land and repugnant to the
feelings Of its people; still, it must be admit
ted that material benefits were derived from
the importation of so much available labor.
; If country can have the profits arising from
labor, without being saddled with the cost of
rearing it up. its means of producing wealth
must be considerably increased and rapidly
facilitated, This has been precisely the case
with America and hence that unprecedented
industrial progress which has enabled the
United States to outstrip all modern competi-
tors in the march of enterprise. The strong
arm of labor, on this continent, has surmount-
ed every difficulty which stood in its path.
The dense forest soon gave place to the culti-
waited field, and where, only few years ago,
solitude reigned undisturbed by the football
; of civilized man, now stands the populous and
/, thriving city. These lasting monuments of
! perseverng industry were chiefly reared by
= e the imported labor Of this Republic. There
is yet room and scope enough for countless
millions inside the boundaries of the Union,
and, whilst any portion of the resources of the
country are undeveloped, we must therefore
= regard decided falling OFT in emigration to
i this quarter Of the globe as positive loss to
the Commonwealth.
We find by the records of the Commission.
ers OF Emigration, that there is startling de-
crease in the number of immigrants that have
arrived in New York since the lst of March
: up to the present date as compared with the
! corresponding period of last year. Although
the returns for this month are not yet COM
plete, the additional increase, if any, will be
very trifng. The number that arrived from
foreign countries at this port in March and
April, 1854. were 34,906; in March and April,
1855, Cup to this date, April 25th.) 1858,
which give the enormous decrease, in two
mOntus, VI L5,o+o. III Gne period vi last ear,
, to which we allude, 1896 of the immigrants
came from Ireland, but from the lst of March
up to the present, the arrivals from that coun-
try only numbered 1851 which exhibits q
falling Oft to the amount Of ii 1925.
Various minor reasons may have combined
to produce this result; but the principal
causes may be fairly traced to the crusade
that has been waged in some States against
our imported populations; and, in a still
greater degree, to the last season of unparal-
leled distress. which was experienced with
more or less intensity throughout every por-
tion of the Union. Thousands returned to
the old countries during the past winter,
taking with them accounts of the sad instances
of destitution which they had Witnessed
Their tales were sufficient to dspel the gol-
den dreams of persons intending to emigrate,
and induce them to remain at home and bear
a little longer the wrongs and expressions
from which they had made up their minds to
escape. At this season. last year, the waiting
rooms and office of the Commissioners of
Emigration were crowded to excess with ap-
plicants for transmission to the interior. Now
they are nearly deserted. For the moment,
many embarrassments incident to large i'm
migration. But the result may show that the
advantages lost are far greater than the evils
escaped.
DYSPEPSIA AND VINEGAR.-As soon as food
reaches the stomach of hungry, healthy man,
it pOurs out fluid substance, called gastric
juice. as instantly as the eye yields water, il
tc hnI hxy IL.