The Placer herald., 1856-09-20
Gold Hill Democratic Club.
Com HILL. September


officers, and the pertectng of arrangements for
the raising of pole and procuring of flag.
1t was announced by the President that an cleo
ton of officers was in order Mr.. Spann nominat-
ed w. B. Grier for President, which being duly
seconded and upon the vote being TAX en- Mr..
Grier was unanimously elected President. and
upon taking the chair made very able and APP
proprate speech, urging upon every member the
necessity of concentrated action, and beautifully
illustrated the old adage-"in union there is
strength" These remarks met with warm re-
sponse. He took his seat amid enthusiastic cheer
ing.
The following named persons were then put in
nomination and duly elected Vice Presidents,
W. w. Price and Robert Wickliff; Recording Sec
retary, John G. Deuel.; Corresponding Secretary,
John w. Spann; Truasurer, E. Mandell.
The committee appointed at a previous meeting
to make arrangements for the erection of flag
staff and procuring of flag. having reported
favorably the report accepted and the com
mttee continued with instructions to make the
necessary arrangements.
There being no further business before the
meeting, Mr.. Joseph Walkup was loudly called for
who came forward and addressed the Club in
mastery manner His remarks were listened to
with marked respect. and frequently interrupted
by cheers The speaker commenced hy giving the
Club brief and concise history of the State Con-
venton. (Which you will recollect the Know No
thing organ had spit upon and quarreling like cat
and boy.) its nominees, and the prospects of the
party, the speaker said that he had never seen so
enthusiastic and harmonious convention in the
State; and said that the members upon the adj
Ournment of the convention were perfectly salts
fled with their labors, and confident of success, Ga
declaration which every good democrat will en-
dorse. and by his vote insure,) and said of the
State ticket that the names of the men there pres
ented. were gentlemen of talent. and would do
good service on the stump, and assured the Club
that this year there was no lack of good speakers
for the great Democratic cause.
The speaker then made statement of the pros
poets of the party in the Eastern States. showing
from analogy that the Know Nothing party
would not in all probability carry the electoral
vote of any two States. and showed most conclu-
sivey that Messrs Foote. Whitman, Crabb, Pey
ton a. Co., were only working for mercenary pnr-
poses. And that they labOring with the
hope of carrying the vote of this State-could
they succeed it would not make Mr.. Fillmore
President, but would afford them an opportunity
to sell the electoral vote to ohm G. Fremont Co.,
for situations in the contingency of the election
going into the House of Representatives. Ga con-
tingency which the speaker did not think. judg-
ing from the present cheering prospects, could
possibly happen.) The contest would be between
Mr. Buchanan and Fremont. and this much Cali
fornia the arbiter, with spoils in view. Ga cOnvc
tion of the truth of which every observing Demo-
crat was perfectly certain.) that it not patri
otsm but love of spoils which prompted the lead
crs Of the American party to make one great
effort to carry the vote of this State. But. said
the speaker, the proceedings of the Democratic
State Convention has rendered it morally Gel tain
that brilliant victory will be ours, on the ides
of November next. The speaker took his seat
amidst long continued cheering.
On motion. the meeting adjourned.
W b. GRIER. President.
JOHN A. DEUEL., Secretary.
Poor LIvING.-A good methodist minister
at the west who lived on very small salary,
trn,,IloJ To hic ,u,rtaylx- in
stalment. He called on his steward number
of times, but had each time been put off with
excuses His wants at length becoming ur-
gent, he went to his stewart and told him that
he must have his money, as his family were
suffering for the necessares of life.
MONEY!" replied the stewart. "Youp preach
for money thought you preached for the
good ofsouls."
"Souls :" replied the minister. 81 can't eat
souls: and if could, it would take thou
sand such as yours to make a decent meal"
ED1roRs LOOKING Ur.-Mr. Andrew J.
Moulder, of the San Francisco Heroid, Mr..
George Freanor, of the lreka Union, and
Hon. A. C. Bradford, late of the San Joaquin
Republican, have received positions on the
Democratic Ticket.
SHOOTING AEFAIR AT THE Rock SPRING
HoUsE-We have received from DR.. l.. ID.
Latimer, agent of Wells, Fargo & Co., at
Carrolton, communication dated at that
place, Saturday, Sept. 18th, 8 o'clock p. NJ,
in which he says:
about one hour ago. at the Rock Spring
House, one mile from this place, Patrick Ma
hony shot John O'Connor through the chest
with Colts cavalry six shooter. Cause,
jealously. The parties are both residents of
this place, and respectable. | have just re
turned from professional visit to the woun-
ded man. The ball passed through the left
lung. seriously fracuring rib, and causing
considerable hemorrhage and eXtravasation
of blood into the lung. 1t is very doubtful
if fOConnor RECEIVERS. Mahony is arrested"
Union, Sept. l6.
CAMPING Our.-Two families of emgrants
numbering two men and their wives and
four children, arrived in town about five
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, and afforded
the unnitiated a glimpse of life on the plains
by camping out on the levee, near the foot
of street. fire having been kndled on
the slope of the levee and the tea kittle put
on, one of the women commenced making
bread, usi g post to support the bread pan
the other busted herself otherwise in pre-
pairing the mea-the children kept running
to and fro, eaping, shouting and laughing in
q merry mood, with one or two other little
ones who had scraped their acquaintance
and the men were fully employed answering
questions relative to their trip, &c. They
we're from Missouri, left on the 22d of April
and are bound for Santa Rosa Valley One
of the men left for California very i'll, to regain
his, health-was sick till he crossed the
mountains, when he began to recover, and
since then he gained steadily, until he is now