The Placer herald., 1856-01-26

Learn from NJ Porte who is interested in the
Arizona Mining AMI Trading Company, ON
the Galslen purchase, that Mr.. Ilo,lings
worth the Engineer of the Company WAS
re .entlv murdered at the mines, 10y some
Mexicans Most Of the men engaged at the
Companys works had gone out on hunting
ani prospecting excursions, and llo'ingS-
worth was left i'll camp with four MrXcans
When The parties returned fn"m their
ypelitiea, tia " fpln the dy o. the mr'-
d,re man, who hal b zen kil,e by vio'cn
aneans, as the marks upon his pc"son
eyi ilently shovel The Meyirans hal frl,
before the return of the associates Of the
unfortunate man. Mr. Ho Iingsworth was
formerly from Maryland, and arrived in this
SAFE about four isonths since and WAS
inne iltelv engage by the Conprny AMI
went down to superinteni their affairs We
understand that he has many friends AMI
relations living in San Francisco. -4lto
How IS THAT, Ma FARtEY:-Ne find the
following paragraph in the Sonora Head:
Dr. OXlev. of our county. WAS defeated III
caucus for Speakership becaa&e he FeJuS|d 10
tralc wih tho coadidotes Jor oth0 otins.
Notwiths:an ling he WAS deserte for refusing
10 resort to political intrigue he rctais he
warmest esteem and regard of all his persona
friends his course eminentY proving him TO
4 be mn Of an ioubte honor AMI integrity.
We thought the An'erico% party was the
purity party par ere Nemce.
A correspondent of the Jackson Sentinel.
in speaking Of the present California Legs
. laurc, says
The eldest member Of the Assemblg is Mai
Wier, who is 55. The Youngest, Dr. Hunter.
%. In the Senate Mr.. Cove is the senior,
and Wcstmor'and and Coflroh the Younger.
+ There are 53 Senators an! so Assembly Iymen.
The pay of members amounts to 50 ,402 per
weell-other expenses, including rent, c!erk
hire, employees, fuel, postage, stationery,
etc, swelling the expenses to about Sl2 800
per week, or s., 0s3 per day.
ARRIVAL FXTRt toRDINAWY.-ltates from
New Haven Connertlcut, of December "a h
state that the British ship Resolu;e, abandon
ell in the Arctic ice, was brought by Captain
Burlington into the port of New London the
~fay previous, with all her armamen's. stores
and equipments on board. She is a new
and handsome vessel and worth 100000
When found she had -drittcd over R thousand
1nes from the place where she was abanlon-
d ed. An attempt will be made to take her to
the port of New Haven.
The INDIAN WARM OREGON -Notwith-
4 standing the assurances of Gen Wool that
all is right in Oregon, the jacksonville
q Orcgon) Sentine', Of the 9th inst, gives the
most heart renli ling account of indian muir
de.'s in tint reyo1. Whoe se;iem en.s Of
men women and children are indiscrmina;elv
y butchered in cold blood, ami the efforts Of
4 the troops have been altogether unvaiIing
\ thus far staying their ravages. We hope
4 that the arrival of Col. Wright, who is daily
expected with recruits will put stop to this
y who!esa'e butchery.
OYSTERS IN THE MoUNrAINs.-Mr.T Tomp-
kins, from san Joa II county,) informs IL,
says the Coljormo Farmer, of II curious
4 phenomenon that exists in the moun'ans
between San Joaquin river and the Bay
Here are found oysters shells in large
quantities. in II good state of prese:va on
and seem to be not for long say hcrc
Some Of the shells would weigh tour, SIX and
even eight pounds. From appearance our
informant incnes to the belief that dis bed
OF oysters was thrown up bv vo canr t'ire
from the depths be'ow. This matter is
worthy the attention Of The scientific:
Digest OF L\w3-The S.a'e Tribune
says: We understand that very exc ent
digest of the laws of the Stac has been
prepared by VIM. II r. Wood, Esq, Deputy
Secretary Of State, anl is now rea " for
publication, Shoud the Sac see proper to
authorize it. Mr.. Wood, we aie intormed
has been engaged in the wok for some three
Years and from the wel-knovn fu,ilities he
mas enjoyed hy bis long connection with he
olh'e of Secretary Of STATE, through whose
han(s all the laws have TO pass, and under
whose supervision they have AL been printed,
We cann"t hesitate to believe thai the work
Is as perfect as there is any necessity for and
wi0' it published, be satisfactory to the
people.
PEOPLE that change their religion from