The Placer herald., 1856-06-07
NUMBER 80.
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NArAL.-The sloop of war Decatur has been or
dered from Puget Sound to San Francisco. The
/ t. S. Surveying steamer Active and schooner Ew-
ing sailed from San Francisco on Monday, May
18th, for the lower coast
NORTHERN VuEArRICAIs.-ATr Paulln with his
. company, had returned from Cottonwood and was
/ to have performed at Yreka on Saturday and Sun
day nights last, May 21th and 18th.
RAIN GvAGE.-The total amount of rain which
has fallen in Grass Valley in the month Of April
according to the Telegraph. was 1.48 inches. To-
tai amount in May. I,oS. as per register kept by
NJ. Atwood. ESD OF The Gold Hill Mil.
THE New French CoNsuL.-The President of
the United States has officially recognized NJ. Gau-
tier as the Consul Of France at San Francisco.
CALIFORNIA BoNDS.-At the last advices Califor-
mia seven per cent. bonds. 1870, We're selling in
New lork city at s9& cents, decline OF / from
former sales,
NEW rosr OmIcrs.-The Washington cores
pondcnt of the Alta says: From the Post Office
Department | gather but little of local interest,"
\ new Post Ohice has been established at Canon
City. Trinity county. b. r. Channel, Post Master,
and another at lIoncut, Iuba county NJ. r. Rizer,
Post Master,
GENEEoUs.-Thc new military company 'Citi-
zenS Dmgoons,' in San Francisco, have, indepen-
IDENTIFY of the Committee on the King Testimonial,
rendered the handsome sum Of one thousand dol
lars 10 the family Of the deceased.
RouBnElGs--Thc Caaycras Chronicle says that
the succ boxes OF Brown Co. at Sandy Gulch,
was robbed one night last week of some five or
six hundred dollars. The same night. a cabin
near 10y was entered ly three men, but they did
not succeed in obtaining anything of value,
/ DEATH OLA CALIFORNIAN IN the CRMEA.-Dr.
Wake Briefly writes TO a friend in San Francisco
that Dr. Marshall formerly of Sonora Tuolumne
county died during the month of March, at Sim
phcropol in the Crjmea.
ANOTHER RoBBErY.-On Wednesday, the goth
May. Mr. James c. Fletcher was robbed of eight
ounces of gold dust at Omega Nevada county,
10y man named John Clark who has escaped.
APPoINTMHNr.-T Hon Il. \. Thompson. for
mery IA member Of Congress from Virginia, and
u late member of the California Land Claim
Board viii take the place Of Mr.. lnge. who re-
signed the Office OF L. $. District Attorney in Ca,-
itornia some time since.
TuIGvEs.-Tt is reported that there is a desperate
gang of thjcyc: at the Zinc House. below Rough
and Ready.
DEBr OF BENUCM.--Vhe message Of the Mayor
of Benecia puts down the debt of that city ut S6l-
470 %, OF which $50 240 7G has been funded.
IoHANrE FuLs.-The Marposa Gazette says
that fine road is about being constructed from
Mariposa to these celebrated falls. The hcig ght Of
the falls as measured is 2500 feet.
LmrRAL.-The Secretary of the San Francisco
Orphan Society gratefully acknowledges the re
ceipt of Sl5l 50 from the passengers and Sll0 so
from the crew, of the steamship Golden Age,
through Commodore Watkins.
AccDENr.--On Monday, the 26th May, color
ed man, named Green OWsley, was seriously in
jurcd by the coying in Of hank at Grass Valley.
OpposrIo<.-A line Of opposition stages was
put upon the road between Stockton aud Wash
burn Hill, on Wednesday, May Is.
Legal INrnLiIGENcEH-This is the title of IL
new weekly jougnat which has made its appear
ance in san Francisco 1t is conducted by \. ".
llarcombe.
Coop YFLp.--A claim at shelby Hi. Nevada.
county, with three hands, paid one week 81 las,
and the next Sl0S0
ATTEMPT TO Kul.-.A Frenchman named One
scme JeXard, in dispute at Carson Creek, Mari
posa county last week, shot at his partner with
revolver but Fortunately missed him, The act
was deliberate, and he was held to answer for an
assault to Kill.
RAIN N MARmoaA.--The Gazette is quite elated
over the illttcrng prospects produced by the re
ceut rains in that county.
4 PIcEpocEGr CAvGur.-The rogue who picked
the pocket Of "a lady near the Vigilance Commit
tee Rooms, en- the day of the execution of Casey
and Cora, is now in the city prison Of San Fran
cisco. Ills name is Alex. Purple.
SyMrAruY.-The citizens Of Young's IIill Yu-
ba county. held a meeting on the 18th May and
passed resolutions Of sympathy for the death of
James King Of Wm., and endorsing the course Of
/ the Vigilance Committee
! HOTEL At Tue GEYsEes-Maj. Ewing has open
! ed a hotel at the celebrated springs in Nana. This
! viii be a great accommodation to persons desiring
to visit that beautiful section of the State.
THAT RlmE-That rife, of which so much is
said now days, shoGd not be written and pro.
nounccd Sparpes rife but Sharps pr Sharpss, as
The name Of the inventor is not sharpe bot Sharps
-- Union.
ESCAPED Hayes. who murdered Kcyes at Grass
Valley in March last escaped from the Nevada
ail on Friday night, May 30th Two hundred
and fifty dollars reward has been offered for his
apprehension.
THE FIRST BcGGY.-The town Of Neayerviie
was recently thrown into state Of excitement by
the appearance of & real buggy. 1t was the first
and as yet the only one driven across the Trinity
mountains.
Big LrMr.--Thc Marysville Herald says that a
lump Of gold, weighing III ounces, was taken out
by the Jenuy Lind Company near Forest City,
sometime last week.
sru1 ANorHER-On Thursday morning. May
/ 29th a man by the name of Dewey had both his
legs broken by the caving in of a bank at Selby
Flat. Nevada county.
Russ PAvEuENr-The granite from Folsom
having arrived the inventor is about to commence
! laying the pavement on Battery street. in San
Francisco
Will REcovgR.-It is thought the Chinaman,
who stabbed few days since on Filbert street,
San Francisco, viii recover.
FARALLoNE EGQs.--Oue hundred and fifty thou
sand of these eggs veached the San Francisco
market last week in one cargo.
/ DRowNEp.--A colored man named Benz Brad
! ford was drowned at Rich Bar on the l6sh May.
! ScorT RlvER.--The miners on she SoHth Fork
Of this river are said to be doing exceedingly
we'll.
Opgy.--The trail from Yreka TO SCOTS Bar by
DeadwOod creek, is again open
FRUlr.-Peach trees about she city of Sacra.
mento are breaking down with superabundance
| Of fruit.
Yuba City has been selected as the county seat
Of Sutter county.