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The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08
Johnson's majority.
Iron Floating Batteries.

During the past year the British Govern
ment has been constructing at a vast expense.
six huge floating batteries, with their outside
planking of iron plates. four inches thick.
planed and fitted close together. and bolted to
wooden planks, forming sides two feet thick.
Each is 1869 tons burden. and is propelled by
an engine (high pressure) Of $50 horse power.
driving a screw. The armament of each is
one 6S FOUNDER and two "a pound hOwitzers.
They have been built for the purpose of as
sailing the Russian forts with impunity; the
thick wrought-iron plates being supposed to
be perfectly cannOn-hall proof. 1t is our
opinion that none of these gun-boats can with
stand volley after volley from large battery
guns: time. however. will soon determine this.
By the late news from Europe. we learn
that one Of these gun-boats, just ready to be
launched. was burned down in Scott Russell's
ship-yard. at Millwall. London. 1t is true, the
iron plates were not consumed hnt oil the in
side woodwork was. and the iron plates be-
came red hot, and were thus rendered COM
pletely useless. Those which have been
launched make only three knots per hour so
they may well be called floating war lob
sterS.'
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08
The Great Falls Of Yosemite Valley

The editor of the Mariposa Gazette de-
scribes a trip he recently made to the famous
Yosemite or Paradise Valley. lying far up
the mountains. near the head waters of the
Merced:-
Our party consisted of eight persons. We
started from Mcneil and Reynolds Camp on
the morning of Wednesday. the 18th inst,
keeping an eastern direction for about light
miles and crossing the heads Of the North and
Middle Forks of the Chowchillas. we came
upon the South Fork of the same river, up
which we aScended in a direction nearly north
to the top of the divide between the Chow
chillas and the South Fork of the Mcrced
Descending from that river, we camped for
the first night in a deep valley. known s
Spring Valley. distant from Marposa about
twenty five miles, and at an elevation above
tide water. as shown by the barometer, of
1850 feet. On the next day, following down
the South Fork of the Merced about five
housekeeping thence to the right. crossing
number of igh divides and as often descend
ing into deep vallies, over difficult and Of
tentmes dangerous trail. we arrived at the
top of the mountain overlooking the valley
At o'clock p. NJ. descended abont half way.
a point destitute of trees revealed the object
of our journey. lying far below us. embosom-
ed in green. A wall of circumvallation en-
closed the whole valley. and rising perpendic-
ularly to the hight of thousands of feet,
waterfall in the distance. flowing over an
abrupt precipce of more than seven hundred
feet presented IA view at once awtully grand
aud beautiful unsurpassed we believe on earth.
We descended to the valley and encamped.
weary and worn. after fati guing day S travel
of about twenty miles. The valley is about
eight miles in length. and lies east and west
and from three-tourths of mile to mile IN
width. 1t is covered by heavy growth OF
pines and oaks. Grass is luXuriant in all
parts Of the valley. The first fall is upon the
south side of the valley. one mile from the
entrance 1t was judged to fall seven hum
dred feet. The volume of water is small at
this season. compared to what it must be IN
the season of melting SHOWS; but there is now
quite q stream running. The water comes
over the fall in broad sheet; but immediate
ly forms itself into large punches of globules
which come wavering through the air. leaving
behind train of mist which follows like the
train of rocket. About three miles further
up the valley there is fall upon the north
side which is much higher than the one
spoken of. A small amount of water is now
running, but swelled by melting SHOWS IL
must be a sight beyond description.
LICE ON FowI.s.-A teaspoonful of turpen-
tine. to three or four of sweet Oil-(the tlr-
pentine alone would probably take the fea-
thers off the poor birds. .)-grease them freely
with this. and let the rural readers know II
the vermin do not "vamOse." | have no
doubt the free use of turpentine in hen
house. would rid them and their inmates OF
these pests.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08
ATTENTION!

Numerous friends have called upon us since
the election, to learn when the ''expedtion''
will start for Salt River" After numerous
consultations with the Placer Division, we
can inform all who are interested that the
destination has been changed. Heretofore. it
has been customary to retire to the head. wa
ters of that narrow and tOrtuOus stream, loca-
ted in the northern portion of the State of Pike,
but hereafter let all defeated candidates in
California remember their destination is Lake
Bigler-a beautiful sheet of water. embosomed
in the mountains. completely shut out from
the din and noise of hungry expectants and
the shouts of victorious wire-pullers.
If there is single Know-Nothing in the
county who has been defeated liberal wages
will be paid to him as cook for the "DivsiOn;'
and we have no doubt that in future he will
be often employed as guide to his party who
will be hunting their way to that famous Lake.
All hands must be prepared to march as
soon as the returns are complete.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08

"PICK Your FLINT AND TRY 1T AGAIN. THE
election is over and the democracy have met
with signal defeat in 'old Placer!' 1t is
unnecessary for us now to enumerate the
causes which have lead to this DISASTER
Under all the circumstances we can only won
der that we have kept up an organization at
all. and been able to make a show of resistance
There is nothing in the result however that
need discourage the true democrat. In al
most every State in the Union it is well known
the knowNothing toy has attracted the curl
osity of many. but with the return of the
"sober second thought it has been cast aside
as thing unworthy the attention or adora-
tion of intelligent freemen. And SO it will
be in California. The democracy have retired
from the field only to re-enter it again in
succeeding campaign prepared to fight their
way to victory AMI success. Hundreds. on
Wednesday last. voted with the enemies of
the democracy because they were dissatisfied
with some of the candidates but not with the
principles of our party.
The eternal truths upon which it is based
are not easily overtbrown. or eradicated from
the minds of the people. And we venture the
predictions: years experience of know-NO-
thing rule will cause them to flock again to
the democratic standard and fight in behalf
of the great constitutional party of the Union.
Then, pick your flint and try it again.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08

A LADY DECORATED on THE FIELD OF Bat
TLE.- While the attack on the Mamelon was
going on an English lady. the wife of one of
the officers. was present, and displayed great
GOODNESS and courage. Gen. Pennetather oh
serving this went up and cut medal from the
coat of dead Russian officer. and in the most
gallant manner and with pretty compliment
earned it. The General is great favorite
with the army. and the lady. who has great
personal attractions and is the daughter of All
old general officer. highly prizes the medal
which she literally obtained on the field Of
battle.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08

FOURTH VOLUME. = This issue closes the
third volume of the Placer Herald. Next
week we shall give to our readers an enlarged
sheet. and we hope our friends throughout the
county will send us as many subscribers as
they can procure in their various neighbor-
hoods.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08

RUSSIAN CoNTRACr-The Philadelphia In
quirer says:
The Russian government has given very
large contract to our townsmen Bancroft u
Sellers. for building the machinery necessary
for fitting up two extensive machine shops at
CrOnstadt. These shops will have to do all
the work required to keep the Russian fleet.
steamships, &c, in repair The contract is
very heavy
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08
POWDER USED IN THE CELEBRATION OF ROYAL

POWDER USED IN THE CELEBRATION OF ROYAL
FETEs.- The following curious calculation has
been made: The Municipal Council of Paris
has spent the following sums for powder
thrown to the wind. on the occasion of great
events during the Empire and Restoraton:-
For the coronation of Napoleon |. l.145.646
francs: for the marriage Of the same to Maria
Louisa. 2.670.935 francs: on the occasion of
the birth of the King of Rome. 100000
francs: TO celebrate the taking of Trocade-
ro. 800 900 francs; for the coronation of Char
les X. l04 900 francs: for the marriage of
Napoleon III. 800 900 francs: making a total
Of 7.4Sl.l7S francs Q,496.353.) Add to this
the expenses Of the same nature incurred hy
other Municipal Councils on the same occa-
sions and one will discover that quantity
of powder sufficient to repel a foreign inva-
sion has been wasted in these monarchcal
fetes.-.NessGger.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08

STAGE LINE TO DUTCH FLAT.-Mr. Lobdell
has recently established stage line between
IllinostOwn and Dutch Flat This must be a
great convenience to the citizens of that sec
tiOn of the county.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08
THE PLACER HERALD.
AGENTS.

w. B. H. DoDsON, Sacramento City, at the
Journal Office, on K Street.
THOMAS BoYCE, San Francisco No. 81, Mer-
chant street.
WELLS. FARGO & CO., and the Pa
CIFIC EXPRESS co. are our General Agents
for Placer County,. Advertisements, Job
Work or Subscriptions to the Herald, left at
either Of their offices will be promptly for
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The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08

Row IN THE MINEs.-In regard to recent
riot on Kanaka Creek. the Nevada Democrat
learns that two persons were killed and sew
eral wounded. and the whole affair wound up
with the burning Of stores occupied by Chill
enOS.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08

JAMES FREELAND.-It will be remembered
that this person was sentenced to be hung on
Friday. the l4th inst. An appeal was taken
to the Supreme Court, which, we believe, has
not yet been decided.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08

PRoHIBIToRY LIQUOR LAw.-The question of
passing the law has in all probability been
defeated in this county.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08

PRoHIBIToRY LIQUOR LAW AT AUBURN -
There were cast for this Law, at Auburn. 81
votes. and l2O against it. 1877 votes express
ed no opinion.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08

NOT THE MAN.-The New York Mirror says
that Mat. Ward, who has been nominated for
Congress in Texas is not the Mat. Ward who
murdered the school teacher in Kentucky.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08

"'NARY A ONE."-From present indications
the democracy of this county have not even
elected Constable or Justice of the Peace.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08

A farmer was trying to put poke on pig
when the animal broke loose and jumped
through the window. "Drat it," said the far
mer, looking at the hole in the sash, 1--WE got
your dimensions, anyhow-seven by nine.
zactly.'
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08

CHILDREN IN PUBLIC SCHOOLs.-There are
about AIS children under daily instruction in
the public schools Of Sacramento. They are
said to progress in their studies very rapidly.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08

ELECTION RETURNs.-We publish this week
the majorities for Governor. In our next is
sue we hope to be able to give the official vote
of the county.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08

The Know-Nothing candidate for Mayor of
Troy, gives us a new rendition of the Declara-
tion of independence, viz: Life, Liberty, and
the Pursuit of Irishmen
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08

THE POPULATION OF BosToN.-The pOpula-
ton of Boston. which has just been taken. is
said to be 100000. being an increase Of 1919
in five years. This is nothing to boast of.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08

GONE TO OREGoN.-Among the departures
by the Columbia for Oregon, was Miss Sarah
Pellet, the female temperance apostle.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08

A Chinese couple were married after
the American fashion, at Sonora last
week. when the bride refused to leave
the house of her mother Legal pro-
ceedings were Immediately instituted bv
the husband to compel the removal of
his better half to his own domicil.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08

MINING IN BUTTE COUNTY.-We are inform
ed, says the Butte Record, by gentleman
from the mountains, that two men, Messrs.
Buck d Davidson, took from ravne near
Martin s Ranch in six days, the snug little
sum of Sl.l00.
The same paper adds:
PINE KNOT.-The work in this claim has
fairly commenced. and up to Thursday morn
ing about SIC 900 had been realized.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08
The Submarine Telegraph Across n.
Gulf Of st. Lawrence. -0

A few weeks ago, says the New York
Herold, we gave our readers an account
Of the great Submarine Telegraph. bv
which it is proposed to unite the Old and
New Worlds. This enterprise is goipo
on most successfully, and will be accom-,
plished within much less than three wears
the time appointed. The parties by
whom it was undertaken have been or.
ganized under the title of 1.-The New
York, Newfoundland and London Tee.
graph Company" Their names are Peter
Cooper, Messrs Taylor, Cyrus w. Field
Marshall O. Roberts, Chandler White
and Samuel F. B. Morse. AS we stated
before, the points of connection are St.
Johns, in Newfoundland, and Cork, on
the southern coast of Ireland, and the
distance sixteen hundred and eighty
miles. From St. Johns line is in course
of construction across the southern part
of Newfoundland to Port au Basque. and
will be completed in either eight or ten
weeks. The distance between Port au
Basque and Cape North across portion
of the Gulf of st. Lawrence, is seventy
four miles, and connection of these
points will be effected by submarine
cable of three wires and about an inch
and half thick. This cable was shipped
from London on the 2Sth of last month
in the ship Sarah L. Bryant, which is
now lying at Port au Basque. Mr. Can
ming, the engineer who superintended
the laying of the Mediterranean cable,
sailed for America on the 18th instant. in
the steamer Canada, and is at present in
newfoundland, waiting to see the execu-
ton of the new enterprise.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08

LIQUOR AND GAMING The Grand Jury Of
Sacramento, in a report dated September
lst. states that the licensed retail liquor shops
in that city, for April. May and June last,
amounted to one hundred and siXty-twO, for
which they pay to the city an aggregate of
$4,000. The operation of the gambling act
has greatly improved the morals of the city,
and reduced the receipts of the city treasury
ST 800 per quarter.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08

EXTRAORDINARY SCIENTIFIC DISCovERY.-A
discovery has been made in Paris. hy which
any metallic poison, such as lead, mercury or
arsenic, may be extracted from the system.
by the potent agency of the electricity. The
m0du operandi is as tollows:-A metallic
bath is insulated on glass legs and partially
filled with acidulated water. to convey more
readily the electrical currents. The patient
lies upon seat in the tub insulated entirely
from the bath. When gold. silver or mercury
is in the system, nitre of hydrochloric acids
are employed. When lead is suspected. the
acid used is sulphuric. This done. the mega
tive pole of the battery is put in connection
with the bath, while the positive pole is in the
hands of the patient Now the work OF purlfi-
cation commences The electricity precipl-
tates itself. hunts digs, searches. and discovers
every particle of metallic substance concealed
in the most profound tissues bones nerves.
and joints of the patient. resolves them into
their primitive forms. deposites them upon
the side Of the bath, where they can be seen
with the naked eye.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08
Auburn, September 8, 1855.

DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Joseph WaIzup, Chairman, ...........Plains.
B. F. Myres Secretary.... ...... Auburn.
H. FitzsimmOns, Treasurer, Auburn.
B. X. Davis. Observation-Disclosures. Ophir.
A. p. K. Safford....... ..........Yankee Jim.
J. A. Hill, Gold Hill.
E. L. Bradley. ey,................ Dutch Flat.
Thomas Woods. .......... Rattlesnake Bar.
VIM. R. Olden.. n.......... Green Valley.
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08

We give below the ma jorities for the CUBA
Material candidates so far as heard from:
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08
Placer County Election Returns.

We give below the majorities for Bgler and
johnson, in this county, with the exception of
four OrecinctS.--
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08
Scientific Novelties--Hea Without Fire

Messrs Beaumont and Mayer announced in.
April last, to the French Academy of Sciences,
that they had solved the problem Cf producing
heat (for practical service) by simple friction,
without the use of any cOmbustible. Their
apparatus is simple, consisting Of cylindri-
cal boiler, having conical tube running
lengthwise through it, riveted to- and forming
part thereof. In this tube, is made to turn,
a cone of wood. enveloped in plait of hemp
coiled spirally round it, and covering its en-
tire surface. This wooden cone in permanent
contact with the comic metal tube. heats the
latter by friction, and. of course, heats the
water which surrounds it in the boiler. TO
obtain the proper contact between the two
cones, force applied to its axis at the base
of the wooden cone keeps it up to its work,
while Il resistance at is apex prevents it from
binding while in notion On boiler hold
ing eighty gallons. the force required to turn
the wooden cone, estimated at two horse pow
er. produced nearly one horsepower of steam.
1t is claimed that the invention can be pro-
fitably applied to many purposes, especially
by the use of the power now lost, along our
wa:er-courses. This will certainly be novel
combination of steam and water power. 1t is
a scientific recognition of, and improvement
on. the well-knOwn savage Use OF friction as
source of heat a principle in mechanics
which has been hitherto productive of alto
gether more plague than profit. SO we GO
Who. on seeing an engineer or machinist "oil-
ing his journals" or a cOachman ''greasing
his axle dreamed that they were smothering
power which may yet boil our vegetables.
warm our houses, spin our yarn. or weave our
cloths? NO smoke without fire. has made
us all believe that we could have no artificial
heat without combustion. yet here we are to
have heat without smoke or fire. We trans
late the above as we find it. Let no skeptical
individuals ask impertinent questions about
the wooden cone or the hemp packing. after
heating the metal cone to the steam making
point. Where's the gentleman that lifts him
self by the slack Of his pantaloons?
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08

A NUGGET.-The Georgetown News says
that a nugget Of gold was taken out on Satur-
day last, within or near the limits of the town
of VOlcanoville, by Messrs. jackson Co..
which yielded SO ounces. 1t was found near
the surface and about seven feet above the
bed rock. VolcanOville is about eight miles
distant from Georgetown, and is one of the
best mining localities in this portion of Ell
Dorado county.
DEATH OF PRINCEss.-Mrs. Mills. wife of
Mr.. Mills an American sailor died in this city
on Monday. She was native Princess of the
Marquesas Islands, having an excellent educa-
tion, and was highly esteemed by all who
knew her. Her funeral took place yesterday
afternoon. Herself and husband arrived On
the John L. Stephens, from New York. They
arrived in Salem. Mass, some time since on II
whaling vessel in search of missionaries to
take back with them to establish schools and
preach the gospel to the natives. -1oscn 1tzlh
The weekly Placer herald., 1855-09-08
Election Returns

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