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The Placer herald., 1856-04-12
Arrival of the Brother Jonathan.

This steamer arrived at San Francisco on
Thursday last. bringing dates from New YORK
to the Sth, and from New Orleans 10 the
llth of March.
Congress.
PAcIF1c RA1LRoAD-The Senate Commit.
tee on the Pacific Railroad will report bill
for the construction of that great work on
the 10th of March. They will report in ia
vor of single route, the selection of which
will be open to bidders, Public lands will
be granted and money advanced to aid Its
construction through the territories of the
United States. The Southern route will
probably be selected. Texas has made do
nation of 1920 acres of land to the mile
RAILROAD AND TELEGRAPH.-Mr Brown
of Mississippi, presented bill to the Senate
for the construction of railroad and tele-
graph line from point on the Mississippi
river south of latitude 81 to the Pacific, at
San Francisco, granting the company 49,
100000 acres of land at fifty cents per acre
PAYABLE before obtaining a title and on their
depositne $5OO,OOO security for the perform
ance of the work-lOO miles of the road to
be completed within eighteen months-Gov-
ernment to pay 5000 per mile for carrying
the mail for ten years-road to be forfeited
if not completed in ten years.
Mr.. Trumbull, Of Illinois, has been confirm
ed in his seat by vote of 35 to 8.
In addition to the bill appropriating s5o7,-
600 each for the construction of ten sloops
of war,the Senate have passed bill for $780,
900 for new Notifications at Galveston Texas.
Mr. Stephens, of the House, presented
minority report urging the sending of com
missioners to take evidence in the Kansas
contested election case.
New Jersey, Virginia and Pennsylvania
Democratic Conventions have avowed their
preference for Buchanan for the Presidency
Affairs in Kansas are quiet.
Mr.. Davidgc has been elected President OF
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, v'ce
| Wm H. Aspinwall resigned.
The news from Europe is of little interest
The excitement with regard to the possibility
of war between England and the United
States has subsidized.
No tidings have been received of the mis-
sing steamship Pacific.
A positive statement is made in some OF
the German papers that Robt. Schuyler, the
forger lives in the little town Of Brugge, il
the principality of Rudostadt, Germany.
Nicaragua.
Walker has declared war against Costs
Rica, and marched an army of 800 men into
that State under the command OF Col
Schessnger, who, it is reported, has been
routed with the loss of nearly all his men.
The gold mines are reported as yielding
remarkably well. Much OF the gold is coarse
and pieces have been obtained weighing a:
much as half an ounce.
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12
The Sacramento City Election.

The mountains have been "howling" for
the past four days over the Democratic vic
tory at the municipal election on last Mon
day at Sacramento city. This city has been
considered the Sebastopol of Known othing-
ism in this State; and place that we con-
sidered impregnable to the utmost exertions
of our friends One year ago Mayor Eng
lish X. n, carried the city by 93l majority
over all opposition, and last September John
sons majority over Bigler was 3l2. The
contest on Monday was very close. The
Democrats have elected every candidate in
the city by an average majority Of about one
hundred, except one Alderman and two of
the six School Commissioners. The vote is
not so heavy as last fall-the Democratic
ticket by some fifty votes, and the X. N. by
about five hundred.
OF course there are many ingenious argu-
ments by the opposition to account for their
defeat. The pap-sucking State Tribune says
it was union of the Black Republicans with
the Democrats that did the work; but the
figures show no gain in the democratic vote,
but great falling off in the X. N. vote. The
truth is they were defeated by the scarcity of
voters.
The State Journal announces the victory
in the following graphic language:
The Know Nothings suffered Waterloo
defeat on Monday last. They were whipped,
'borse, foot and dragoon;" and the faces
which last week were beaming with smiles
/ over the nomination of Fillmore, are now all
gloomy and detected. We have now done
forever with the secret order in this city. 1t
can never again make demonstration.
"While it lived. it lived in clover;
When it died. 1t died all orer."
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12
CONSTABLE'S SALE.

EDY virtue of an Execution issued out Of Justice
I'D Barnes Court Placer county, to me directed
in favor of Vim. r. X. Devane and against VIM.
Fisher and Eliza Fry, have seized and shall ey
pose for sale at public auction at 10 O'Clock on
Monday the 2Sth day of April, a. D. 1856, at
Newtown, the following described property towit
One frame honse and lot situated on the North
side of Main street. in Newtown; also, one Miners
Cabin situated on the mining claim known as
Fisher Il Conpany's claims, in Temperance Flat
District, Placer county.
J. A. WALKER
Aprill2 st Sp. Constable.
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12
M1y- Our cotemporarv. of the Press, hav-

re- Our contemporary, of the Press, hay
ing shown some disposition to improve his
understanding of political history by the
study of the San Francisco Epening Journal,
we have been turning over few stray leaves
of that delectable sheet that reach us, and
find that there are some nuts" that the
Judge might amuse himself over, quite as
proftably as giving currency to vituperative
stories upon the distinguished statesman who
has recently been engaged in defending the
honor and integrity of our country at the
Court of Great Britain.
The first specimen we shall select, is in
answer to the Marysvle Herald; that paper
having made censorious remarks regarding
the appointment of J. Y McDunie as U. S.
Marshal. The Journal retorts as follows:
GLOW stands it with your delectable Know No
thing party, Mr. Herald? Whom has that endors-
ed. At the last election did they not elect more
than one to office whose antecedents were those OF
a gambler? And has not your Know Nothing Le-
rslature done a similar acG And not only that
did not your party elect man to a very high po-
sition whose gambling was one of his lesser vices!
Certainly all these have been elected by the Know
Nothings. and we will give you the names ii you
desire them. But it is all right we suppose, for
they are all remarkably sound on the great cues
tom
In speculating upon the sources from
which the Black Republicans will draw their
strength in California, the Journal gives vent
to the following remark:
'Of course it will receive large accessons from
the Know Nothing ranks--for there will be only
two parties in the fed--the Know Nothings will
be dead buried and the funeral service said. long
before the Presidential election. The Southern
Know Nothngs will he compelled TO join in with
the democracy, and they will make that party so
intensely Southern that Northern man will stand
as much chance in it as an American would OF
getting Office in Australia"
The affinities of the X Ms are thus touch
ed off:
at is we'll known that the miners of this State
have long been dsafeced with the way our State
has been governed at home aud represented in the
National Congress Many of them went into
Know Nothngism in the hope that change for
the better could be effected through that MEANS
But Know Nothngsm is now detunct, and they
must act with the Republican party from hence
forth, for it is the only party that can be relied
on to carry out the principles that they are
knocn to support"
Do you mind that Hawkns.-pitch into
him-give him fits.
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

A lawyer in Portland, Maine, lately moved
into an Office that been vacated by religi-
Gus newspaper and upon the door is still
seen under his name the extremely inappro-
pirate words, 'Zion's Advocate"
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

Apheus Bull has recovered judgment in
the District Court at Shasta, recently, against
A. J. Stevenson for five hundred dollars in a
suit for libel. If Stevenson was guilty Of a
wilful sander upon Alpheus, the jury should
have gone a thousand or two better
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

CALIFORNIA, last year, produced quicksil-
yer to the amonnt of 1917 TASKS, valued
at 81 100000, which is a large increase.
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

A lazy fellow down South spells Tennessee
thus: l0ac. He is the same fellow wht
spells Andrew Jackson thus, &ru Jaxn.
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

MILrrARY.-The organization of the vol
unteer company took place on Saturday, the
5th inst, by the election of the following Of
fcers: James Anderson, Captain; Alfred Ma
son, lst Lieut.; Ezra Kinsey, I'd do; Benz.
Stinson I'd do; S. G. Astn, lst Sergeant;
A. S. Grant, I'd do; S. G. Huntress, Sd do;
j. T. Reed 4th do; Samuel Hyneman, lst
Corporal; DR.. Woody, I'd do; G. T. Palmer,
Sd do; - Bartlett, 4th do
The company is now fully organized, and
expect to obtain their arms in a few days
from the State. 1t is known as tho "Placer
Rifes"
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

The Monterey Sentinel, and the San Joa-
quin Republican, complain of the ravages OF
the ground squirrel upon the crops in their
respective localities The Sentinel has been
informed that farmer in Santa Clara county
has spent $500 for strvchnine to destroy
this pest, and the RepuUicon says that one
fourth of the crop in that county will be de-
stroyed by them.
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

A STATE ON SpREE.-We learn from a
correspondent Of the last Galveston News,
that the entire Legislature of Texas got on
a royal bender" a few weeks ago. After
adjourning to the street, the members man
aged to knock up a few fights among them
selves. The Speaker and other officers were
along, and business was transacted in the
regular manner; motions"to drink" like those
to "adjourn," being always in order. 1t was
part Of the duty of door-keeper to rule
outsiders from the flights"
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12
WIN. F. WALLET.
MONS. ROCHETTE.
Prices of Admissi ion:---B0X, S2---PIT, 81

afs- There will be separate entrance for ladies'
nfs- The doors will be open at p NJ and the
entertainment will commence at o'clock
There will be grand DAY PERFORMANCE
for Children and Families, on 1hWsdny After
noon Doors open at l o'clock, performance to
commence at 2 o'clock.
re- Attentive ushers to wait on ladies and fam
lily parties to seats
The police department will be under the super
vision of an efficient officer.
The above company will exhibit at Rattesnake
Bar TUESDAY, April 18th, and at Gold Hill
WEDNESDAY. the 10th, and at Yankee Jim
FRIDAY, the 18th.
FRANK RIVERS Aoon,
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

PAssENeERs.-We understand the Col
den Age carried over 700 and the Uncle
Sam over $50 passengers yesterday, muking
an aggregate of about 1850.
TOnn Tall.
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

TEMPERANCE LECTURES. - Doctor Hume
proposes to lecture upon temperance, in Au-
burn, during the coming week. The lectures
will probably be given in the Court room.
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

@-Wells, Fargo & Co., and the Pacific
Express have supplied us regularly with pa
pers through the week.
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

Mr.. Williams has been admitted to bail by
the Recorder Of Sacramento, in the sum Of
$4,000.
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

DEFINING PosIrIoN.-The Sac. Union Of
the 9TH holds forth as follows:
The Union never has professed to be a
neutral paper; it has professed to be an in
dependent Journal, and as we understand
the matter, there is wide difference between
neutral and an independent paper neu-
tral paper if it has opinions, never expresses
them, an Independent paper has opinions
upon all questions which interests the people
and boldly avows them. Its opinions are
formed upon the merits ofquestions in which
the public veal is involved, and it publishes
them without reference to the approval
or disapproved of political parties, Such is
the position of the Daily Union
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12
PROPRIETORS.

This monster company, by far the most complete
and largest that has appeared in California, will
exhibit in AUBURN. on
Thursday, April 17th 1856.
With the new Artists from the Atlantic States
numbering among them Miss Mary Ann Whitaker
Mile Julie Tournaire, Burnell Runnels, William
Franklin. Frank Whitaker Thomas King William
Larue. Young Raphael, and that celebrated wit
and jester
VIM. F. WALLET,
together with the following performers of worth
and merit: Jos. A. Rowe. John Smith. Robert
Armstrong, C. Worrell, T. Thompson, Master Ju
liam, Joseph Brewer, and the extraordinary Her.
culean performer
MONS. ROCHETTE.
New trappings of the most original and costly
designs. with richly mounted silver harness, are
among the importatons from the Atlantic States
every thing acknowledged to be in keeping with
the improvements of this magnificent troupe
The Band,
! Is made up of the first musical talent in San
Francisco, and will comprise a Brass and String
! Band, being under the direction and supervision
of J. r. Parsons, for number Of years the Leader
! of Howes d Sands and Lent's Circuses.
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

NE- We are indebted to the Pacific Ex-
press for New York papers by the Brother
Jonathan.
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

Judge Monson Of the 9th judicial District
has decided that the famous State Prison
Warrants, for building the wall, were issued
without the authority of law.
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

OuTslDE-Another letter from 'Old Lo-
gan'-'England and America'-"Spritua
Phenomena"-"A home picture" - swim
ter Of the heart" &c, DC.
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

Hor SPRINGs.-In the chain of mountains
which slope towards the sea, about five miles
from this city, there are several springs of
hot water, which, since the founding Of the
old Mission here, have been favorite place
of resort for the purpose of bathing. They
are situated about one thousand feet above
the tide level between two spurs which shoot
off from the principal range of mountains.
The water gushes out through crevices in the
rock in dozen or more different places,
forming when united, rivulet which flows
down between the spurs and supplies sufficient
water for the irrigation Of broad cultivated
and fertile plain called Montecito. The
water where it first flows out is rather too
hot for a bath, but it becomes cooler as the
distance from its source is increased The
water has fetid odor and at first is nause-
Gus to the taste, but after drinking it for a
time it becomes agreeable.
Santa Barbara Gazette
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12
Notice..
THE ATRE.
Aprill2 st

THE JOHN 2. CLUB meets the second Satr.
day in each month for the transaction Of business.
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

We are again compelled to crowd out out
our legislative report
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

RA1S.-Yesterday and the day before con-
siderable rain fell. Rejoice, oh. ye miners.
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

LEGISLATURE FAvoRs.-We are indebted
to our friend Stout of the Assembly, for a
copy of the Annual Report of the Surveyor
General.
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

THE undersigned has converted the second story
of his Fire Proof Brick Building into Th'
atrical or Concert Room, and is prepared to lei! il
to companies on reasonable terms.
III. T. HOLMES.
Auburn Jan 26th 1856 If
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

SICKNESS EXTRAoRDINARY.-L week
man bolted door, and threw up window
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

A SAD OCCURRENCE - About 10 ID
o'clock last evening difficulty occurred in
the bar room of the Orleans, between Mr..
Williams, member of the Assembly from
Placer, and Mr.. Borland, member of the As
sembly from Ell Dorado. The cause orgi-
mated in difference Of opinion on the FL
Dorado county seat matter, or the steam
boat bill, or some other legislative question,
of which we are not advised. Mr.. BorIand
at the beginning of, or during the melee, drew
his Williams grasped it-they strug-
gled for it-both having hold of the pistol,
they rolled against the bar room door, broke
the glass-the pistol-was taken from them.
Williams had said he had no pistol-they
then clenched-struggle on to the street.
and while near Wines 81 Co.'S express office
Borland was shot; the bullet entering his
breast a little below the right nipple, and it
lodged in the cavity Of the chest, but where
it has not been ascertained. At present
one o'clock this morning, Mr.. Boriand is in
a very precarious condition. He may live,
but his life is hardly hoped for. Williams
VISA arrested, and bail in his case refused,
until it is ascertained more definitely what is
likely to be the result of the wound. 1t has
been stated on the street that there were at
least two persons present who saw him shoot
but how he came in possession of the pistol is
a matter of doubt. He is deeply grieved
for what has been done, and feels as poignant
" as man can for his friends and his own
condition. State Journal.
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

INFAMOUS SENrIMENT.-Gen. Dearborn, of
Tennessee, in taking the chair as President
of Know Nothing Convention gave utter
ance to the following infamous sentiment:
Unless we stop emigration, we can't preserve
the liberty Of our county. If it continues
the time will come when we will have to
rise in arms and massacre the foreigners, or
maize them onr SlooeS, in order to preserve
the free institutions Of our country, and trans
NIT them unimpaired to our children.
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12
List of Letters

AlSt VI ACltClo
Id EMAINING in the Post Office at Yankee Ji
HI Cal. April Sth, 1856
Aver Cyrus Arthur James
Bell Urah 2 Barger Jacob
Badly VIM B2 Bishop Vim or James
Buchanan John l. Barnwell JamcsM
Brad John Bryant Anson
Barry John Badrdge b 5
Clark C S Cobb 7
Clark James Carly Michael
Cox Richard 2 Grow Jerry
Cochran r S Garter Spencer
Carr John 2 Chesebro + +
Cheek D W. Cook Richard
Collins George 2 Carlisle Charles
Collins John
Degen Frank Davis Andy
Davis David F Elmer
Foft Samuel 3 Fontaine Eugene
Fricker Fred Fisk Benjamin
FIVE Geo Ii Ferris Joseph
Frazer Benjamin
Greenbow A S 5 Cover z L
Gilbert Henry 3 Gordon Henry
Hume DJ Hynes Michael
Hume Jas Harpin Joseph
Hunt Joel 2 Hall Thomas
Harrison Patrick Halcrow John
Harrison Thomas Hey George
Hick Hill Eeward
Hancock Jacob Hosmer 1 A
Harvey John
johnson Thomas J 2
Irish Joseph
King Patrick 8 Keleher Daniel
Kelt John NJ
Lasswell Martin Lee ID II
Lecture Agustas 3 LIE Barron W
Lewis VIM H3 Lowell Jesscy
Lewis Charles S Lindsey John L
Lewis John NJ Lambert Lemue
Lucia John Lorten John
Lloyd John
Mclaughlin Neil Martyt John
Mcintosh Joseph Manard SIMON
McCarty Jerry Maoney Saml'
Moore A w Morgan Rley
Morrill, G GB3 Malone Pa'fchi
Morehead Benz Murphy raN'''
Ned Woolverene 2 Nenno JoGn
Nations Thomas j 2 Naylor D
Norris Andrew J Newman lsa"0
Nathan Moses
OLSON B Ormbby
Ovorlin 81 Ormiston Thomas
Oboro Daniel Olds Lewis
par,,ou prouo Priest L D & Josua
Price Charles r Pecham
Price Richard Pettygrove fen''
Prout Cyrus ,,;,
Rafferty, William Rodgers fi"N
Rourk Bernard .
Smith Stansburry 3 Sherer IITI Han'II''
Smith H 9 Slmerse1ru
Steel James 2 Stlnsoh i,h -
Schlaberg John Single a1drrck 1oslrk
Shall Henry Sager rI'eonzoW rIe~W
Selkwood OS Shaw AVN" Wm
Silver Orrin B Studalu W.,
Stull Abraham Seariolu
Stevens VIM II
TAFT John L TreasurIC ICorneh
Thorn E Thoh'as o'
Williams L D Miiucr We
Williams Agustus Wa.son .nI y
Williams l. S or Ira Weth,u , ~ Marcus
Wiltse Charles G WASH WasnoT TIonatban
Withee Jos G whey lib
Wright W Il a,h;n Mea1, ctop Sanus'
Wilson S S ,',cundS AN III
Walsh Nicbal VIZ W1a,ai iUERRICK,
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

The April Term of the District Court will
commence in this county on Monday the 2lst
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

EUROPEAN KNOWLEDGE OF AMERIcA.-The
London correspondent Of the NJ Y. Tribune
says in his last letter:
"As an amusing proof of the fact that the
European papers do not understand America,
l mention the blunder Of the Emancipation
Blege congratuating the State of Ohio on
having elected negro governor ofthe Com
monweath, the Belgian journalist having at
tached literal sense to the political desig-
nation and nickname Of "black republican,
but the Times is no more accurate, when,
seeing in the despatch an account of some
scattering votes on the ballots for Speaker,
it seriously speaks Of Mr.. Scattering among
the candidates for speakership."
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

The TEHUANrEPEc RoUrE-IMpoRrANr
MovEMENr.-The Cleveland (Ohio) Herald
says:
"a party consisting of Wm F. Smith, VIM.
Miller, Engineer Bushnell White, and other
Of this city, are about leaving for Vera Cruz
from whence they will depart for the Tehuan-
tepec Route, so called. A large and wealthy
company Of Americans, among whom is
VIM. Cost Johnson, of Maryland, have made
provisions to open stage road over that
isthmus l66 miles. The route to California
by this will be some 1900 miles shorter than
either of the lower ones. The grant under
which the company operate is known as the
Garay Grant. Mr.. Smith is one of the prin-
cipal contractors, and by his loug experience
in railroad building is well fitted for the direc-
ton and execution of the work Mr.. Miller
was one of a party of engineers who survey
ed the route a few wears since"
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

The State Prison Contract is severely
condemned by some Of the interior papers.
The Grass Velley Telegraph says
1T looks very bad for reform Legislature;
and all the more so from the fact that it has
evidently been log rolled through for the
benefit Of one of their leading champions.
Appearances sake, if nothing more, should
have induced little less haste in the matter
of letting the contract, SO that outside parties
might have chance for a bid
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

SPECIE SmPMENTs.-Th shipment by the
Golden Age yesterday amounted to 81 $780,
600, and that by the Uncle Sam to slf9,-
478, being a total of over half million
more than was shipped on the steamers Of
the 9Th OF March. The heavy shippers were
Messrs. Drexel, Sather & Church, who sent
1925, 5,oOo Wells Fargo q Co., 6S,7oO;
and Lucas, Turner d Co., sol 1000. A much
larger amount than usual went forward in
private hands.
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

How IT WAS DoNE-In the nomination
of Mr.. Fillmore for the Presidency seventy
one delegates in his favor were permitted
to cast one hundred and seventy-nne votes
for him.
Americans must rule America - down
with the Pope.
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

CATTLE STEALING.-Quite brisk business
in this line has been going on recently, on the
plains, in this county. Twenty head of
horses and mules were taken from Chamber
lain's ranch, on the night of the oath of
March. The thieves were followed by Mr..
Chamberlain and others, in company with
Capt King of the Marysville police and re-
took the animals and one of the GU prits at
Shasta, on the 2sth of March. An accom-
plice by the name of Chrsty escaped the Of
ticers Great praise is awarded to Captain
King for the tact and energy displayed on
the occasion.
There are other ranch men who have sut-
fered-among them, are Messrs. D. B. Goode,
Mr.. Decker, Thos. Low and Wyman & Hardy.
The public should be on their guard against
cattle thieves and purchasing from them.
Coon Creek has contributed largely for the
benefit of these hungry gentlemen.
ROWS CIRcus, the pioneer circus Of Cali
forna is to be here next week They are
well spoken of by the papers where they
have played, and have drawn crowded houses.
The Californians are fond of the circus, and
are good Judges of the merits of such per-
formances, and we no doubt their reputation
is well deserved. They give an afternoon ex-
hibiion for the benefit of our young people.
| See advertisement
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

This steamer arrived at San Francisco on
Thursday last, bringing dates from New York
to the sth, and from New Orleans to the
18th of March.
The Placer herald., 1856-04-12

This monster company by far the most complete
and largest that has appeared in California, will
exhibit in AUBURN. on