The Placer herald., 1856-09-13
Election News from the States.

The anxiously expecte news from the
Atlantic States has arrived, and is not such
as by any means encourages the friends OF
Fillmore. John NJ. Clayton, of Delaware
has come out in favor of Buchanan and
breckenridge, also Reverdy johnson of Mary
| lind.
In the elections for county officers in Ala
bama the Democracy have swept the State.
The Democratic majority for Bragg Gov
ernor in North Carolina, will probably reach
10000. In 1854, it was 2,Os5. The Legis-
ature is largely Democratic.
When the steamer sailed on the 9th of
August, it was believed that Polk, the regu-
lar Democratic nominee, in Missouri, for
Governor, had carried the State over the op-
positon--the Know-Notnings and Benton
men.
| Ken.ucky "Oh! the Hunters of Kentucky"
have come up goriously to the mark. A
correspondent Of the Alta California; Gnde-
pendent,) writing the day Of the sailing Of
the steamer, says:
"The most interesting intelligence since
the departure Of the mail steamer Illinois on
the 5th, is of political nature. Important
elections in Kentucky, Missouri and Iowa
took place August 4th, and the returns, al
though very incomplete enables the gen.
eral result to be understood with tolerable
clearness From Kentucky the accounts are
favorable to the Democracy, and leave no
doubt of the electoral vote Of that State for
Rnchrnan andBrecenridge in November.
The prospect of the Fillmore ticket obtaitinq
any electoral yotes in the Southern States is
thus rendered extremely remote If at all to be
apprehended."
From other sources we learn that the pros
poets are, that the Democracy have carried
the State BY some thousands of majority
The crumbs for our opponents consist of
the news from Iowa, which has gone for the
Black Republicans and the news from one
county in Arkansas which has gone for Yell,
the K. n. candidate for Governor. This is
an extremely small amount of capital to
keep up the brag game with which Governor
Foote and his colleagues have commenced
the campaign. So rolls the ball. Hurrah
for Buck and Breck.
Anniversary of the admission of California
into the Union.
On the 9th inst grand celebration of
the admission Of California into the Union
was had in San Francisco by the Pioneer as
cociations, in which the citizens generally
assisted The various Military companies,
Literary, and charitable Societys, and Fire
companies, turned out making fine display.
The procession after marching through the
various streets, entered the Metropolitan
Theatre where DR.. II. NJ. Gray, delivered an
eloquent Grafton. A pome by Edwin Pol
lack was read which ELECTED the approval
Of the Audience
RIVER MINING.-A friend of ours, who
was on the Middle Fork Of the American
river on Monday last, informs us that the
river claims are yielding gold more plenti-
fully than ever known before. At Manha-
tan Bar, Mr.. Leach, and his company are
making money at an astonishing rate-four
hands on Monday last took out 800.
Quartz mining in the vicinity of Ophir
promises to turn out all that was expected
There is one steam and one water mill now
in operation crushing quartz. There are also
quite number Of erastars in operation. The
rock so far we learn, turns out well, and is
quite regular in the yield Of gold.
Why BENNETT GOES FOR FREMoNT.-It is
said that Mr. Fremont's friends have paid
for the house bought by James Gordon Ben
nett, on Fifth Avenne, New York and that
Mr.. Buchanan declined Mr.. BENEFITS ac-
quain a1ce while in Europe. Hence, Ben
nett's great devotion to the Blabk Republ-
can nominee
CoULp NOT FIND Ir.-The Marysville Her.
aid says it looked for a Railroad plank in
the American Platform, but could not find
it! Where did it look 7 1t looked at the
place where the platform ought to be, but
could see none, for the very sufficient reason
that the convention did not make any.
CoNFIRMED.-The United States Supreme
Court, at Washington, has made final affir-
nation in the case of the claim of Thomas
O. Larkin and John S Mssraon, to the
"'Tmeno Ranch" eleven square leagues of
land on the west side of the Sacramento
river, in Colusa county, decree of confrma-
ton having been entered in the Land Com
mission. The case was appealed to the