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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-13
FIRST DISTRICT CoURr-Before Judge GREEx.
sTRErr INCCMBRANCKs

ere were 100 actions for violating the corporation
90. nee. neSubsrins side walk and this Court
nnornns about onehro of them wish,u tria sx
eaInsd for future trial. and the bssuce tried in which YER
ee0 we're siven ss.ins the oe nders In
40 hk deputy, M Smith. appeared for the city.
COUNT OF GENERAL SssslONs-FEB IL Before yudre
STUART.
John Little and Edward Findley we're tried AID
essviesd Of stealing . sewing machine valued At sS IN
IL premises Of John Wlsrtn. No. l5s Chatham. =.
ptsssers at the time OF their arrest attempting
poss the article ascend hand shop The Court ser
0en to the Stats Prison tor three yesrs each.
Dennis Canick was tried for having, in Dsce var
~ esussd the death Of Hugh Hsgsn licensed art
-aDsr BY frseprine bis hall IL appeared In evidences
~uel TOOK place between the prisoner and the deccssi
~ ot Of Chsmbesst when the latter used oporohfioos
Sses against the prisoner and kicked him The prsonSr
snss aim to the pavemeat by allow the bead with
rene which ffsetured his skull and produced bis deh
s5y rendered verdict of guilty Of msnsashter IN the
sssrss' and the r,isoner remsnded for sentence
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-13

FoorNes-Totsi amount Of Capital Feb. 10. e41H 300
Total Of Circulation, Feb g. 5000 66. Total
of De posts Feb e72 Ss Tot.sversse
Of Circulation Feb TO- 50 $50 Ill Total average
amount Of Deposits, Feb. 10, &7S,794,St2
The ak named below the Atlantic have
ton with the Clesrirg House
CLEARING HOUSE Transactions.
Exchanges for week ending Feb ST. "a e2
EXCHANGES for week ending Feb 2........... N0l9S2
Balances for week ending Feb 5.....,,,... 1864 81
Balances for week ending Feb l2........... igo.Sl6
The annexed Statement gives he comparative earn
inca NJ tha Micbigap S,utharu Northern Indiana
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-13

Foo1Ixcs-Tosl amount Of Capital Feb 8. s4s,l++ 800
Total svsrsae amount Of Loans and DscosnH Feb 8
sssll5tg7 Total average amount Of Specie. Feb. 3,
az Total amount Of Loans and Dscouns
Feb TO- ITO Total average amount Of Specie Feb TO-
S17124S9I.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-13

Amount Average Average Average Average
N.nEsor OF .m'ut Of amount am Mt Of smornt
BANKS capita Loans OF Loanse VI,
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24
Reclamation Of Fugitives from Service in
UnOrganiZed Territories,

l. The constitutional right of citizen of
the United States to reclaim fugitive from
his lawful service extends not only to the
States and to the organized Territories, but
also to all the unorganized territorial posses
sons of the United States
2. Ii in such Territory there be no COM
missoners of the United States to act, the
claimant may proceed by recapture without
judicial process.
g. Any such fugitive from service in the
Indian country is there unlawfully, and, as
an intruder, is subject to arrest by the exec
utye authority of the United States.
4. Such fugitive cannot be protected from
extradition by any Indian tribe or nation;
for the Indians are themselves the mere sub
jects of the United States, and have no pow
er in conflict with the constitution of the
United States.
5. By the local law Of the organized po-
litical communities Of the Cherokees, Choc-
taws, and Chickasaws, there is ample pro-
vision for the delivery up of fugitives from
service in any of the States.
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24
From the Times and Transcript.
Gold Statistics

We have heretofore alluded to the decided
falling off in the exports of gold from our
shores as manifested by steamers and have
attempted to explain the apparent deficiency
in this branch Of our wealth. Our main
purpose has been to elucidate what we re-
gard as a fact, that our mines are none the
less productive in consequence of this def
cheney, nor indeed that the actual export is
as small as the manifests of steamers would
make it appear to be. 1t would perhaps be
unnecessary at this time to repeat our sug-
gestions on this branch Of our subject, or to
90 over the argument pro and con, why we
believe that much gold has been transported
hence of which we have had no record. and
much more retained in the country, which
at other periods would have been exported
in exchange for merchandise Our present
purpose is to present some figures in regard
not only TO the exports of gold, but to its
coinage, and to show that, however the for
mer may fall off, the latter, which is mainly
retained in the country, fully compensates
for all apparent deficiencies.
To Dr. Birdsall, late Superintendent of the
Branch Mint in this city, and to his gonte-
manly and obliging attaches, we have fire.
quently been indebted for statistical inforna-
ton in regard to the deposits and coinage Of
gold, and we are happy to state that in his
successor, Hon. Peter Lott, neither the press
nor the public will be likely to find less OF
accommodation. strict attention to public
trust, or ability in the discharge of duty. TO
Judge Lott and his coadiutors. Mai. j. r.
Snyder and slr. Hammond, we are indebted
for a portion Of the mint statistics of which
we avail ourselves TODAY, embracing opera
tons from May 3lst to November lst, 1855.
The data in regard to the previous five
months were some time since derived from
DR.. Birdsall.
A comparative view of the manifested
shipments Of treasure by steam vessels for
corresponding periods of 1853, 1854 and
1855, would show Il steady falling off. We
append a tabular comparison for the first ten
and half months of the respective years:
From January lst to Nov. lst, 1850, S49.452 ,7O5
From Jan. lst to Nov. 10th, 1854, 44,74i 4GG
From Jan. lst to Nov. goth, 1855, $3.50 006
Falling off in S54 from 1855, 5,QlS ,239
Falling OFT in 1855 from 1854. 6,064 400
Falling off in 1856 from 1853 1t,OS2 500
This is vast decline in the ratio of ex-
pOIlS lor lHe last ulTee years, us lailcateu by
the treasure manifested but it should be
borne in mnd-what we have HERETOFORE at
tempted to point out-that there is no lon
ger occasion to send hence so much gold as
formerly, and that latterly much of the gold
that has found its way out of the country,
has done SO in the hands, Or rather pockets,
of owners.
But the statistics of the Mint will show
pretty plainly one of the causes of the de-
cline in exports. The following are the de-
posits and coinage for the Ave months clo-
sing 9 LIST ult.
Operations of the United States Branch Mint
at San Francisco, California, for the flee
months ending Oct 3lst, lS55.
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24
p A p E. II w EHOUSE
D. S. LORD & CO.,

u. .. LURU G CU.,
40. 1872 Sansome Street, San Francisco,
Importers Of Blank Books Stationery and
Papers of Every Description,
W Oui.D invite the attention of the trade to
w their sarge stock of Paper, Stationery and
Blank Books to which they are constantly recev-
ing additions, which they will sell at the lowest
prices. Our stock consists in part of
PRINTING P-PER-sizes 22x32; 23x33; 24x34;
24X3S; and 2Sx42; superior quality.
WRAPPING PAPERs-Manla Hardware and
Straw, all sizes. 'Hf
:, WRITING PAPERs-Letter Cap, Brief, Note and
BOOK papers of every description
PLAYING CARDs-Cohen's and Samuel Hart's
Steamboat Highlander, Ellser, Merry Andrew
and Eagle playing cards.
lNKs-Maynard q Noyes, David & Blacks and
Arnolds writing and copying Inks
BLANK BooKs-of every kind and size.
STTTIoNERY-a large and varied stock.
ALso-Sole agents for the Pacific coast of White
~ Co.'S Type Foundry and Wells u Webb's wood
Type and Furniture. |at
ALso-Agents for R. Hoe & Co.'S and the Rug
giles Cos Printing Presses
Constantly on hand, a large stock of Printers
cards, card board and materiel of every kind, to
winch we would invite the attention of Primers.
Having resident partner in New York, we are
prepared to receive orders for goods in the above
line, which will be filled promptly and on the
most favorable terms D. S. LORD d CO.
MA 3m. No. 132 Sansome street, San Francisco
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24
Court of Sessions.

Court met on Wednesday, Nov. IA, present full,
bench.
Jacob M'Nally, G. s. Lytle, and T. Ross, were
Grand Jurors -
The People VS.. w. j. Conner-Dismissed.
The People VS. John Stead-D Dismissed.
FL. Fitzsimmons Esq, was appointed by the
Court counsel for f. Sgler; also, for John Berry.
The first prisoner having confessed his guilt
was sentenced, on the 2Oth inst to one year in the
State Prison.
John Brickell W. L. Chrysup, N. Allen, A. B,
Culver, and J. c. Udall, were each fined fifty dol
lars for non-appearance as trial jurors.
The People VS.. VIM. L. Carpenter This cause
came to trial and was submitted to the Jury, who
returned verdict of not guilty. 49,
Court adjourned until next general term.
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24

STABBING AFFAIR AT GOLD HILL. "A
quarrel occurred on Saturday night last, in a
bawdy house, at Gold HILL between Daniel
Lehr and James Disheroon, which resulted
in the latter being severely stabbed in the
left breast, which will, probably, cause his
death. Lehr was arrested on Sunday morn
ing and taken before Justice Mason who
committed him to stand his trial. without a
formal examination.
A writ of habeas corpus was sued out by
the prisoner before Judge Hale, who sum
moned the witnesses to appear before him,
at chambers, on Thursday last. The exam
ination resulted in commitment of the de-
iendant in default of bail to the amount of
$4,000, unless Dsheroon, in the mean time
should expire from the effects of his wound.
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24

ANOTHER VIcrM.-Mr. Charles Layton,
one of the men who were wounded in the
first fight between the pursuing party and
the murderers of Williamson, died at Monte
ely yesterday morning Mr. James A. Wall
is not seriously injured and has returned to
Monterey. Anastasio Garcia had not at the
latest accounts been taken.
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24
Wholesale Robbery by Pirates on Lake
MICHIGAN

The people along Lake Michigan, says the
ANegon Record of the 1st inst, from here
north to the Manstee, have been thrown in
to the most intense excitement by the opera
tons Of a gang of marauders, who are re-
ported to be Mormons from Beaver Island
and who have carried on their operations
with bodness, cooness and desperation
rarely equalled in the records of highway
men. They are reported to have burned
sawmils and robbed stores north of the
Grand River. At Grapd Haven they made
repeated attempts to break into stores and
shops. On Saturday of last week they made
their appearance at the mouth of the Kala-
mazoo, and after looking about some, pushed
up south as far as the tanneres in the town
of Ganges, and on Saturday night broke
open Robinson & Plummer's store, robbed
them Of $1,000 worth of goods, and made
back again down the lake.
OF Port Sheldon they were seen by yes
sells crew anchored there, with their plunder
all open to view, and We're pulling on down
as careIessl y and fearless y as though they
were pursuing legitimate calling. There
is said to be upwards of twenty in the gang.
They sail one small schooner of twenty or
thirty tons and two Mackinaw boats Rob
inson and Plummer pursued them as far
north as Grand Haven and then turned back,
the Haven people advising them that it
would be useless and unsafe to pursue them
further without a strong force of hundreds
OF men. What is to be done in the prem
ises, we do not hear. Surely we have come
upon strange times if such high-handed rob
berries can be perpetrated and 90 unwhipt Of
justice. There seems to be no question as
to the identity of tho robbers or their hiding
place. They are emissaries from King
Strang's realm, and the whole power of the
State should be lent to ferret out and bring
to justice the perpetrators Of such bold
crime
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24
Notice to Enforce Mechanics Lien

p. ". Bergantz Us. H. M HOuse-D District Court
Elerenh Judicial District Placer County,
CaHfor,,io. ....
A LII persons holding Or claiming liens under
"A the provisions of an act Of the Legislature of
thls To State entitled ''An Act for securing liens of
Mechanics and Others" approved April 9th,
1893, against the right title or interest of the
aforesaid defendant in and to the Empire Hotel,
building the town Of Auburn, in said county, and
the lot of ground upon which the same stands,
are hereby notified to be and appear before said
court on the first day of the next term thereof at
~ o'clock a. NJ. then and there to exhibit the
proofs Of such liens. A failure to exhibit such
proofs will be deemed waiver of such lien.
B. i. MIRES,
n24 st Attorney for Plaintiff.
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24
or. i,G2S,O56 s29, 1881

Now, were we to suppose that one hall
this large amount of gold which has passed
through the Mint within the last twenty
months had been exported in lieu of dust
a supposition not likely to be entertained by
any one conversant with the finances of the
countrv-we should stit have a sufficient
balance to cover the apparent deficiency in
exports for the last three years.
In this connection it may be proper to re-
mark that our exports of treasure, including
gold and silver, by sailing vessels. the present
year have been very light-slightly exceed
ing 81 ,O0O,0 900.
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24
AUBURN, NOVEMBER "a, 1856
Democractic Convention

b --T'he time for holding the Democratic Con,
yention, which meets at Cincinnati in 1856
has not vet been fixed by the National Com
mittee, of which B. F. Hallett, of Massachu-
setts, Is Chairman. This fact, however, does
not in any manner interfere with the action
of State or Congressional district conven-
tons in electing delegates to the national
one. Already. we notice, delegates have
been elected in various parts Of the Union
and we conceive il to be time for the Demoo-
racy. of our State to prepare for this duty
Owing to the fact that California has never
been divided into Congressional districts, ii
will require the action of a State Convention
to elect our delegates. Under the appor-
tionment, California is entitled to eight dele
gates-two for each Congressional district
and four for the State at large.
No call has yet been made by our State
Central Committee, but we notice the Noun
tain Democrat suggests call Will be made
for the convention to meat some time in
February. If so, we hope the call will be
issued early in December, so as to give the
Democracy of the State ample time to pre-
pare fGs it. If this is done, we are satisfied
there will be full representation from every
county in the state,-showing our political
opponents, that the Democracy are better
prepared for battle than ever That, being
relieved of old political hacks and Office
hunters-headed by Foote and Marshal-is
Strengthening relief" The benefit Of
which will be experienced in our gaining a
glorious victory over them and their whig
allies in lS56-and that we will be ever
faithful to the great national principles OF
the Democratic party - principles which
characterize it from all other political organ
izations OF the day.
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24
NOTICE.

RE 1T REMEMBERED that on this - dav
IL of ---, 1855, the undersigned have this
day made and subscribed this declaration of inten-
ton to organize q Joint Stock Company for the
purpose of constructing a Turnpike or Wagon
koad-said road to commence at or near Virginia
IN Township No, 2, Placer Co., Cal, and running
IN north -easterly direction to Sailors Ravine,
'hence up Sailors Rayine to Rock Creek, thence
across said creek to Sailors Ranch on Dry Creek
crossing Dry Creek between aforementioned
ranch and Gold Hill Bear River Co.'s Aoueduct
from thence in north-easterly direction extend
ing to and terminating at c. NJ. Foster ranch on
Nevada road, in Township No. g. County and
STATE aforesaid. Said road to be constructed in
width about sixteen feet. The entire length To he
about SIX miles. and all in the County of Placer.
meeting of the subscribers will be held at
COD Hill, on the 10th December next, for the pur-
pose OF eflectng preliminary organization of
said Company.
Allen Y Robeuson W.R.K. Devane
D. V. Mason, j. A. Hill.
J. W. Spann, r. s. Lassiter
b. b. l.. Heath, G. NJ. Foster,
VIM ii. Warrington -
Gold Hill, Nov 23, '55 Ivy
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24
Cause of the Late Murder.

Inc origin or explanation OF the difficulty
that brought the late Gen. Richardson IN
contact with the notorious Charles Cpra, has
been theme Of private conversation since
the day of the murder, and the friends of the
deceased and those who have felt an interest
in obtaining clue to the cause Of the mur-
der, have become satisfied that the origin OF
the difficulty in no way compromises the
character or associations Of Gen. Richardson,
and is of that nature which renders every
citizen i'll the community liable to similar
outrages and insults, and which if he does
not choose to submit to, he must be prepared
to face the attacks of bawdy house ruffans
and professed bulies and shooters.
On the Thursday evening preceding the
murder, Gen. Richardson attended the Ame-
Fican theatre with his wife and another lady.
He had not been long there before he was
made painfully aware that he was in close
contact with the notorious Bell Cora, and in
such proximity that the attention Of the
house was fixed upon his uncomfortable posi-
ton, while the gaze of the familiars of this
degraded person, made the position Of the
ladies positively insupportable, and General
Richardson promptly attempted to have the
nuisance removed and for this purpose was
absent from his seat for some moments, when
he returned apparently much excited and
without success.
This woman is the paramour Of Cora, who
in his character of protector, sought out Gen
Richardson on the following day as has been
mentioned followed by the second and final
interview on Saturday evening, when it will
be recolected that Gen. Richardson was heard
to say as they passed down Clay street to
the fatal spot, ''Is it all right now!' showing
that something in the nature of reconcillia-
ton was passing between them, and that an
unforeseen contest with a vile woman was ex-
tortng an explanation or apology.
Society has been disgraced in the filthy
contact permitted against the family of Gen.
Richardson, and the damning nfamy has
been crowned by the assassination Of him
who attempted to protect his family from
this public degradation.
The time has now come when citizens
must determine in their own minds. whether
this polluted class shall faunt their shame
at every corner and in esary public plsce,
and drive all persons who regard morals and
decency of any value into the privacy of their
own houses, fearing to show their heads in
public, or whether an active and united pub
lie sentiment shall drive these loathsomo
vampires from our midst into the dens of
obscurity and darkness, where they can swell
ter in their own pollution, without filling
every part of our city with the nuisance of
their presence.-,S. +, Ere. Journrl
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24

In March last the New York Legislature
chartered a corporation called the New
Grenada Canal and Steam Navigation Com
pany," with a capital Of two millions of dol
lars. All of the stock is said to have been
subscribed, and none of the shares are al
lowed to be thrown into the market for sale
in less than two years from the commences
ment. It's object is to restore the old Span
ish ''Dgue" an immense canal, constructed
by the Spaniards, two centuries ago to con-
meet the fine harbor of Carthagena with the
navigabe waters of the Magdalena river, at
Calamar, distance of ninety-two miles.
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
SUMMONS,

SUMMUNS.
The People Of the State Of CaHfornia, to Jonas
d. Downey '''
YOU are hereby summoned
to appear before me, at my Office in SarahsviG,
Placer county, on Tuesday, the 18th day of De-
cember, A. d. 1865, at ten o'clock, A. NJ, tQ
answer the complaint Of Henry Sherwin wherein
he prays Judgment against you for the sum of
two hundred dollars in an action for labor money
and services and take notice. if you fail so to APP
pear and answer, plaintiff will take judgment as
aforesaid
Ai.en Under my hand, this 18th day of Novem-
Der, A. d. 1865 ,>''' ;"
DANIEL CRIBBS.
MA st Justice Of the Peace for Tp No. 6.
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24

WAITING FOR PASSAGE UoME-.It is stat
ed that some six or seven hundred Cinnamon
are now in this city, awaiting an opportunity
to obtain passage back to their native land.
The Oriental says that the $50 who left a
few days since on the Challenger, went away
because they could not make living in Cali
forna
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24

SAID TO RE THE LATEST News FROM EU-
RorE.-We find the following paragraph in
the last number Of the Aspinwal Courier
We learn from gentleman who arrived
here per the George Lato, and who reached
New York in the last steamer from ENGLAND,
and Immediately took passage in the Law-
that he boarded the steamer at Liverpool, in
the mail boat after all the news matter had
gone aboard--and that when he left Lon
don telegraphc dispatch was posted at the
Exchange in Liverpool, announcing that the
Russian forces had evacuated their position
on the north side of Sebastopo and posted
themselves on the Belbec.
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24

The -Americoa, the new K N. paper, which
was started about three weeks since, has
closed its earthly existence The cause of
its suspension is supposed to be a want of
coin. Its editor, Ir. Edward Pollock, is an
original and forcible writer, poet and a
scholar, but his cause was bad and his paper
was not needed by his party. The party
generally cared only for spols, and after the
election nothing was to be gained by sup
porting paper. -'Tis said that since the
electiop it is hard to get together an assem-
blage of the dark lantern ORDER whereas the
myriads of candidates before the election
filled the council rooms to sutfoeation. The
sun of election day went down on the last
remnants of Know Nothing patriotism, save
only what is left in the "buzzums" of the
Senatorial aspirants-Ecming Jourual
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24

GOLD EXPECTED FROM OREGoN.-Between
100000 and $250,OOO in gold dust is ex-
pected on the steamship California, now due
from Oregon.
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24

The NORTH CALIFoRNIAY.-This is the
title of new paper issued at Orovile, Butte
county, on the 18th inst. by LINCOLN g.
SNYDER. 1t is very neat paper and pre-
sents very creditable appearance. Success
attend the enterprise. Here's our TT.
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24

HUssEY's MINIsTRELs.-This company of
negro ministries gave their second concert at
the Orleans Hotel on Thursday evening last
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24

REMOVAL OF THE PosT OFFIcE.-The Post
Office has been removed from the EEa pre
Hotel to the new frame building, one door
above Gordon's brick store, on Commercial
street.
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24

ALrTuDEs.-ln a conversation with Dr.
Trask, State Geologist, says the Nevada
Democrat, we learn that the mean of five OBJ
servations gives for the altitude of Sugar Loaf
peak 2,667 feet al owe the level of the sea.
The mean of six observations gives for the
altitude of the foot of Main street of this city,
1884 feet, differing from the observed alti-
tudes taken two years since u the sum of
fifiy-tso feet only. a--r
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24

A New Posr OFFIcE.-A post office has
!been established at Dutch Flat, in this coun-
NY, and Charles sefens appointed Post Mas
for
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24

The losses by the fire at Jacksonville, O.
y,on the gath ult, did not exceed sl5, 900.
The Placer herald., 1855-11-24
cows! cows! COWS!!!

fFHE undersigned has at his ranch, five miles be-
l. low Gold Hill, Placer county, five or six fresh
dairy COWS, which he offers for sale cheap.
S. B. WYMAN.
Nov. "a, la55-6t -