The Placer herald., 1856-02-02
re-" By the Union of the 2Sth ult., we

re" BY the Union of the 2sth ult., we
observe there has been quite an animated
correspondence between Sir John Bowring
Governor of Hong Kong, and Capt. McClu-
nev, of the U. S. Steamship Powhattan.
1t seems that Mr.. E. w. Nichols, master
of the American barque Reindeer, while y-
ing at that port, placed one Of his men IN
irons for desertion, mutny, and violation OF
the discipline of the ship. A magistrate OF
the city sent police force on board the
Reindeer and released the man, and then ar
rests Capt. Nichols and fines him seventy-fve
dollars fifty for the Court and twenty-five
for the mutineer), and in default of payment
sentences the Captain to incarceration in the
common Jail. Under this state of facts
Capt Nichols slopes for the Powhattan, and
Capt. McCluney receives and protects him.
The Governor demands that Nichols be
given up, and McCluney answers that the
entire proceedings are illegal demands that
the sailor released from the Reindeer, be re-
turned to that vessel and as to giving Nlch-
OILS up, he will see Sir John ID first.
Meantime, some one goes and pays the
seventy-fve dollars fine, at which, McCluney
flares up again. protests against the payment,
and says that Nichols nor any of his party
has paid it. Thereupon Sir John says he
don't know who paid the fine, won't give the
sailor man up, grits his teeth and swears
he'll send the correspondence to Hengland.
Look up your rusty swords, this matter Is
becoming serious.
GooD-We make the following extract
from private letter, received from friend
in the upper part of this county-an intelll-
GENT citizen of extensive acquaintance III
that vicinity:
$50 II. S. Foote is not to be our L. S. Sen
ator. That is glorious news, indeed. NO
piece of political information for the past
year has made so joyous an impression on
my feelings. All hail, to the noble Senators
whose unbroken front defeated the scheme.
Let their opponents curse and denounce
them, the Democracy "a large majority of
the people of this State) will say, well done
good and faithful servants of the people-we
will reward you for your noble stand III the
hour of danger"
QUARTZ MlLL.-A friend of ours, writing
from Strong's Diggngs, in this county, re-
Gently, says that, DR.. Strong is taking down
his old quartz mill and erecting new one
of "a stamps, each weighing 1900 pounds,
which will be the most effective mill in the
State. 1t will be in operation during the
present month.
The miners in the diggings are generally
doing well.
IMpoRrANr, If True. Since the COM
menccment of the present session OF the
Legislature the X. n. papers have been spec
ulating as to which steamer the Senator
elect would start upon for Washington.
We learn that the steamer which carried
the democratic candidates up to the colony
at the head of Salt river, last September, Is
on her way down, with state-rooms and
all things in preparation to bear the I. 5
Senator to his place Of destination.
SO the mystery is solved.
Messrs. Page Bacon & Co., have com
menced suit against II. NJ. Naglee and 5
G. Hastings, growing out of the assignment
made to Nagee and Parrot to secure tho
S4OO, 900 time certificates.
FL DORADO DEBr.-Ihe total debt of Ell
{. Dorado County, on the 18th inst, was
S7262 II, and her officers claim that the
State owes her 1888, for Assessors an(
. Auditors services in the year 1855.
RErREScnMENT-A correspondent of thu
Nevada Journai complains that the presen
Know Nothing retrenchment and reform
legislature is increasing the Legislative eX
Penses. He says:
Three smart active boys are able to do al
the labor now performed by seven pages anC
E one porter to each branch of the Legislature
is all that is requisite. The State pays dali,
fifty six dollars to pages for services whicl
might easily be obtained for fifteen, anC
from sixty to seventy dollars to porters
whose services are dear at one half the price
, SUDDEN DEArn-Mrs. Rhodes, wife o
f VIM. II. Rhodes Esq. Private Secretary o
Gov. Johnson, died on Sunday morning last
after short and severe illness. A few day
since she took laudanum for medical pur
\ poses and having taken too much it, as j
supposed, caused her death.
Ety- Rev. S. S. Wheeler and his wife, Ma
t ry b., return thanks to the people of Placer
t Vile for donation of 1857. The ancien
| and honorable Order of f Clampsus Vtus o
S that place contributed $50 of the sum. |
. was made up at social meeting one evening
. at the Parsons residence.
Judge Shattuck, of the Superior Court
San Francisco, on the 4th ultimo, decide,
$ that where the husband mortgages th
, homestead without the wife's concurrence
f she does not loose her rights to an interes
therein, although she do not reside upon th
f property at the time"
Decisions OF THE SUPREME CoURT.--Thi
> Court has dacided that the law has riypn Il