The Placer herald., 1856-06-21

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marks on the face of Of the calendar Let
something similar be accomplished by re-
publican America. The margins of our very
Bibles declare to us that we are four wears
behind the age. We blunder bindfold forty
eight months into every century before we
are conscious that it has begun; and before
we are aware that the previous century has
really expired.
When we stated that the Roman wear cons
menced with March, it was very clear why
September, October, November and Decem-
Der were so called; for they were the seventh
the eighth, the NINTH and the tenth months
otthe Roman year. In their language sep
TEN meant seven, octo eight, novem nine, and
decem ten. Finally, January became the
first month, named from the two-taced god
old and the new year. February was named
from feast Februa, celebrated in that month;
March, from the god Mars; April from aperio,
| open the buds, &c; May from the goddess
Maia; and June from Juno. Thus we find
that with the Romans every thing seemed to
have meaning. Why should it not with
u.s. Why call this year 1856 of the Chris
tain aera after a parsonage who claimed to
be truth itself, and then compel every annual
member OF its long procession OF centuries
and miennia to act continual talsehood!
The real dates OF the cquinoxes and solstices
at that time fell upon the twentieth day of March
and September, June and December.
The browsing OF Dr. Q. NJ DICKERsoN
AND DAUGHrER.-A correspondent of the San
Joaquin RepuJlicon, from Snelng's Ranch,
gives the particulars of this melancholy affair
which occurred in the Merced, on the 9Th June
The Doctor, accompanied 10y his only daugh-
ter, Rebecca, had crossed the river to attend
the performance of Rowe & Co.'S Circus, and
was returning at night in a wagon accom-
panied by SIX or seven persons in all. When
in the middle of the stream the horses baulk
ed and all except the two above named jump
ed out and managed to reach the shore.
The bed of the wagon, thus relieved Of its
weight, hoated off and commenced turning
over, when the father taking his daughter in
his arms jumped into the stream. She threw
my mother" and they sank, not to appear
again. The search for their bodies was kept
up, but they had not been recovered at the
time the letter was written. The occurrence
had cast deep gloom over the entire com
munity.
REMAINS OF A MAsroDON.-Messrs.S Searns
e Stevens, of Shaw's Flat, have shown the
editor Of the Sonora Democrat an immense
tusk, taken from the mining claim of the
first named gentleman, on the Sd instant,
about five or six feet below the surface The
tusk was supposed to be, when norfa"t, "he"t
nine feet in length, the portion exhibited being
three or four feet from the point, and in a
very good state fpreservation A great many
fragments of the animal had been found from
time TO time in the same vicinity, but not
sufficiently preserved to form a conception of
its character and vast proportions.
NED MCGowAN-The Chronicle of the
10Th says: We are informed by Mr. f. ID.
kohler that there is gentleman at present
in this city who conversed with Ned McGow-
an recently, at PlaccrviIle. He knows hiin
WELL and says he is at the present time max
inc rapid strides in the direction Of Carson
Valley. We are of opinion that grass will
not grow very high under his feet while he is
making his exodus from the country.
ON HAND.-The Chronicle says: We learn
from good authority, that upwards of two
hundred men, citizens Of Alameda county,
have armed and equipped themselves, and
signiied their intention of comming to the
aid of the Vigilance Committee in case mat
ters should be pushed to actual hostiltics.
Scorr RIvER-At last accounts from this
region, the miners were waiting for the high
flood to subsidc, in order to begin tluming
operations. The greater part OF Scott river
from the lreka bridge to the mouth will be
tlumed this summer. At Virginia Bar we
learn from a correspondent of the Yreka
Union, that Messrs. Williams g. Co. took out
recently in one dam nine hundred and nine
tv four dollars! On Whiting Hill, McCor
mick q Co. took out fifty-six ounces in one
day. Their claim averages from fifteen to
twenty dollars Il foot.
MoGowAN's PRIVATE CoRREspoNpEScE.-
We learn that member of the Ex. Com
mttee of Vigilance has been on a visit to this
place during the past week. He informed a
friend that the Committee had possession of
all Ned McGowans private correspondence,
the most of which will soon be published with
the Committees report. 1t is said that men
who have heretofore held the highest official
and political positions are implicated plainly
in some of the most outrageous election frauds
that have ever been perpetraed. We may
expect to see a great tlutterng among a GER
tain class of politicians. Sonora HerdM
SALE OF QUARTZ PRoPERTY.-We un-
derstand, says the Sacramento Union, from
Mr. McGee, State Senator from Plpmas coun-
tv, and one of the proprietors, that the Nam
moth Quartz Mill and lead, on Jamison's
creek, one of the richest in that comfy, has
just been sold for the sum of $40 900. Alrea-
dy large sum has been expened in the de-
velopment of its richness, and still large