The Placer herald., 1857-09-12
News of the State.

lIlau named uutCHluSOu, WLO llVeu OH Il
ranch about three miles from that city,
whose brutal conduct to his wife had caus
ed her to secrete herself from him in the
chaparal. He accused some Mexcans Of
secreting her, and on their denying it, drew
a pistol and threatened to shoot, which
threat was subsequently carried into exc
cution The companions Of the man shot
and lassoed the brute and took him be-
fore Justice Singer, where, after examina
ton, he was committed to prison in de-
fault of furnishing bail in the sum Of $4,000
CoRRALLED BY F1RE.-The Trinity Jour-
nal is informed by gentleman who ar
rived in town on Saturday night, from
Taylor's Flat, that few miles above that
place, he found much difficulty in proceed
ing on account of the heavy fire now ra-
ging in the mountains in that vicinity.
he at first attempted to cross the noun
tain by the usual trail, but was unable to
do SO. He then tried to pass by trail
lower down on the side of the mountain,
but did not succeed, and finally by edging
along the bank Of the river he managed
to avoid the flames.
The packers tell us that the whole south
gill sluc VI luS ulOuUldIIlS DOIQcIlIS IIln-
ity river is burning.
Rich QUARrz-The Nevada Journal says,
Fletcher & Co. struck a rich lead of quartz
on Pike Flat, Grass Valley, on election
day. They had been prospecting about
two weeks in the vicinity. A pan of dirt
yielded upward Of $4OO. The lead is de-
composed to great extent and is about
twelve inches in thickness.
EscApEp.-John II. Smith, who killed
B. F. Taylor at lower Clear Lake, Aug.
I'd, escaped from the officer who had him
in charge Justice Huntington and the
citizens offer reward of 5000 for his
arrest
! REAL EsrArE.-Ihere has been less i'm
proving of real estate in MarysviIle, ac-
cordng to the Inquirer during the present
season than during any previous one since
1858. Sales of real property are very rare,
and usually at very low rates, to raise mon
ey. There are very few vacant stores and
rents are nearly as high as ever.
TO BE HuHG.-The Nevada Jou,nal ex
ira, says that District Attorney Anderson
has received dispatch containing the in
formation that the Supreme Court had
acted upon the case of F. V. Moore and
fixed the day Of his execution on the 9th
day of October.
A FAT FOOT RAcE-A foot race occur
red on Saturday in Sacramento, between two
"beavy weights" one (Big john weighing
26o pounds, the o'her (Bish) weighing
2l0 Singular to say, the heaviest man won
the race, the other having stumbled and
fallen.
EDITORIAL CnANon.-W. Campbell has
retired from the editorial conduct of the
Sierra Democrat. His successor is w, j.
Forbes.
| CoS7EMrruous TEEArMHNr.-Ihe earth
quake seems to have produced no other
sensation than contempt i'll CaIave' as coun-
ty. The Chronicle says: Owing to the cx-
element incident to the election but few
persons observed it. Had it shook the
world into an ague the interest taken in
the county election would have prevented
a general notice Of the phenomenon.
MoR1Al1rY.-Ten deaths occurred in Sac
ramento during the week ending the 5th of
September.
The Board of Supervisors of Plumas
county, have organized judicial District
in Honey Lake Valley, by the appointment
OF A. Fredonyer as Justice of the Peace,
and VIM II. Brown, Constable of the Wes-
tern Division Of Honey Lake Township.
DlvoRcE-The District Court of Sacra-
mento, few days ago granted Mary f.
Dunn divorce from her husband oa the
ground of crue! treatment.
WH1srLING MAToH-They had whistling
match at Mokelumne Hill, few nights
ago. Two fellows commenced at half past
nine and whistled until ten minutes before
two, when one of them "gin in" per-
son present says be "never heard such
Internally shrill whistling in all his life;
nobody could get to sleep in the house"
REvERsEs.-Gen. Chiles, says the State
Journal, who held such high and respon-
sible positions in California, returned on
Friday from tour through the mountain
counties, having been employed as aid de
camp to a blind beggar-t being his special
duty to pick up the dimes thrown to the
object of charity "To what vile uses,
may we come at last, Horatio"'
NEvADA.-A paper was circulated among
the store keepers, agreeing to stop doing
business on Sunday; all agreed to the meas
ure but Cheap John and that defeated 'em
GooD CRoP OF CoRN.-Potter's Ranch,
in Amador County, will probably take the
premium at the State Fair 1t produces
seventy five bushels to the acre this year
of the finest Ohio corn.
UNFORTUNATE OccURRENcE.-One hun
dred and fifty tons Of hay, belonging to
Judge Haun, was burnt at his place, near
Marysville, on Sunday night last; loss about
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