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The Placer herald., 1857-10-24
NEW ORLEANS.
NOTICE,
TO LIQUOR DEALERS & MERCHANTS.

A cessary sr making and aavoring % every cry va. va
rcty of liQues and package OF the articles used
for giving ARTIFICIAL STRENGTH to H.
quOrs, converting 20 gallons of Whiskey to 100
gallOns) and every article necessary to commence
LIQUOR STORE, will I've furnished for $50
an establishment, thus enabling the new beginner
to successfully compete with the oldest liquor
dealers. Address through the Post Office,
7. LACOUR, New Orleans.
LacOurs Concentrated field for making Pine.
gar, is put up in 2 gallon packages at s5 per
package-in good shipping order.
The Placer herald., 1857-10-24
A Hard Case of a Witness.

We find the following going the rounds
of the Northern press. AS to the "Cousin
Sally billiard" case, to which alusion is
made, although it is we'll known that p: ecise-
Iy such proceedings never actually took place,
yet it may not be amiss to state that the
circumstances which prompted Hamilton G..
Jones, ESQ.,, in penning the facetious article.
occurred in South Western Virginia, and
were related to Mr.. Jones by talented
young lawyer:
with rare specimens of human nature in
some of the courts of North Carolina. AL
most everybody remembers the celebrated
"Cousin Sally billiard" case, and here is one
recently reported in the Ashvile Spectator
not far behind it. The writer gives it under
the head of Legal Proceedings"
Action for work and labor done in cutting
ditch on defendants lands. Plea-Pay-
ment, and set off. in bacon and corn meal.
Plaintiffs son on the stand Recollects
the dtching perfectly, but seems to forget
all about the bacon.
"You say your daddy did all this ditchin9?
Do you know what he got in pay for it!' in
quired Col. G. for defendant
liz uCNCt Sot any us tNei ucti u
on, that's what he never got" answered the
witness.
didn't your daddy get corn and bacon
from defendant in pay for that dtching'"
"Never heard of his gettin no corn or
bacon"
"What did your daddy and his family live
on last summer"
"Vittles, mostly"
"What sort of victuals?"
"Well, meat and bread and some whiskev.
"Where did he get that meat and bread!"
"Well, fust from one, and flist from the
other"
'Did'nt he get some of it from defendant"
ale mought."
Il know lie mought, but did he? that's the
question"
"Well, he mought, and then agin' you
know he mought'nt."
with considerable excitement and in
tones of thunder.)
"Answer the question, sir, and no more
of this trfing with your oath. Did your
daddy, or did he not, get corn and bacon
from the defendant for ditching?"
swell, now he mought; it don't occur adj
zactly, you know"
Here his honor interferes, and with stern,
injudicial frown, addressed witness thus:
Witness, you must answer the question,
or the court will be compelled to deal with
you. Can't you say yes or no."
IL reckin."
swell, then, answer yes or no. Did, or
did not your daddy get corn and bacon from
the defendant at the time referred to!' in
quired the court.
Now fully aroused, and conscious of his
anger.) "Well, Judge, can't adzactly re-
member, you know, seein' as how it's all
dun, bin gone and eat up; but" (planting
himself firmly as one determined to out with
it,) "to the best of my reckerlection if my
memory serves me right, he mought, and
then again lie mought'nt."
The plaintiff saved his bacon. Verdict
accordingly.
The Placer herald., 1857-10-24

We ike such items as the following,
Honor where honor is due, and pass it
arounds
"Ohio deserves the credit of having first
opened colleges for females as well as
males, Of having introduced new culture
Of the grape for wine: of having intro
duced the right method Of taking magnetic
ally the ascension and declination Of .fhe
stars; of inventing the steam. fire engine,
and of giving birth to a. noble series of
painters, sculptors and men of science"
The Placer herald., 1857-10-24

CURE FOR DysENTERY.-As the season
is at hand when all classes are liable
to be afflicted with dysentery, darrhna,
&c, weIdeem it our duty to make public
the following simple and etlicacious remedy
which has been known to us for sew
era years, and which we have rercpeat-
edly used with complete success:
1t is simply to take tumber of cold
water, thicken it with wheat -four, to
about the consistency of cream, and drink
it. This is to he repeated several times
in the course of the dav, or as often as
you are thirsty, and it is not very Likely
that you will need it on the second day.
We have not only used it in our case,
but have recommended it to our friends
in many instances, and We never knew
it to fall in affecting speedy cure, even
in the worst stages of dysentery. 1t is a
simple remedy, and costs little.
Farmer Gazette.
The Placer herald., 1857-10-24
News of the State.

EEArH FROM CHLoRoFoRM.-Mr George
Gordon, died suddenly after taking choro-
form at the Orleans Hotel, Sacramento,
a surgical operation.
At Volcano everybody is locating quartz
lodges.
STARCH FACToRlEs.-Owing to the great
abundance and cheapness of potatoes, the
California Farmer advocates the establish
ment of starch factories, which article,
it says, can be manufactured here and ex-
ported with profit
The amount paid to the Sheriff of Sacra-
mento county, for taxes, on Saturday last
was $l5,50O.
SrockToN.-There are 425 children in
the city, between four and eighteen years
Of age.
OrovlLLE.-The Record hopes they will
soon have a Chain Gang in Orovil!e.
SERIOUS CHARGE.-The Yolo County
Democrat ''alluies to the fact that an at
torney has been tampering with the good
natured old pioneer, Gen. Sutter, and in
durng him to sign land documents, with
in the last two years, bearing date in 1874"
TAxISG THE DANCERs.-The Council of
San Jose have passed an ordinance requr
ing balls and dancing parties to pay H.
cense of five dollars for the amusement
Jackson in Amador county, is supplied
with fresh Dairy Butter, from Sibair Lake
Valley, near the summit Of the Sierra Ne
vadas.
PANTHER kILLED.-A few days ago,
four or five miles above Volcano, a pan
ther was killed by a Mr.. Crane. The ami
NAL measured seven feet from the end of
the nose to the tip of the tail. He had
recently committed depredations on a ranch
in the vicinity, killing number Of hogs,
calf, and numerous chickens.
Volcano Ledger.
The Placer herald., 1857-10-24
GLOVE ANODYNE
T00THACHE DROPS.

Those who have felt the painful throbbng and excrnc
ans angs Of raging toothache shooting through their
jaws and head with the tornenny and
a H. oen the have received but little sympathy rem
friends wi no doubt be much pleased to know Of
edy that will never fail to quiet the numerical offender
and leave The teeth where they should remain In the head
The numerous cures 1t has mpli>hed well atested
and has only to become GENERALLY known be highly
appreciated ly the public it has long been by Dentists
The following testimony IL the distin-
guishe'l practical Dentists in the city Of New York:
Messrs. SANDS: Gentlemen-In the course Of my prac-
tict have extensively used your Clove Anoiyne with
much success for the relief of the Toohsche; and as
constantly recommend 1t to my pitients deem It but
just to inform you Of the high opinion have Of over
other remedies. am yours very respectfully
NJ LEVErT, 12 Waverlcy Place.
Prepares. and sold by :. %. Il ID. SANDS. Whole
sale Druggists, No. 100 Fnlton-st corner Of William
New York
For sale by DEWITT KITTLE h Co. IT, JOHNSON
& ca. and REDlNGTON Il Co.. San Franclsco; RICE
4 COFFIN. Narysvl-: X. II. MCDONALD 4 Co, Sac.
sauient": ard ly Druggists generally
For Sale by II. HAZEI.L Il CO., Druggist
Auburn, Cal.
The Placer herald., 1857-10-24
NJ .AII.S,

MAILS.
Arrivals and departures of the Mails to and
from Auburn:
Arrives from Sacramento at 2 o'clock. 7. w.
From Iowa Hill. Illinostown. and Yankee Jims,
at o'clock, A. NJ.
Closes for Sacramento at ., =. N. For the
North at noon.
The Placer herald., 1857-10-24

"Can you tell me what are the wages
here' inquired laborer of little boy"
81 don't know SIR
"What does your father get at the end
of the week."
Get" said the boy. "Why he gets as
tight as a brick"
The Placer herald., 1857-10-24

Let your expense be such as to leave
balance in your pocket. Ready money
is friend in need
The happiness of a wife and the cul-
tivation of vine, depends on the care
of man.
Children tell in the street what they
hear in the house.
The Placer herald., 1857-10-24

Reform AMONG THE LAwyERs.-We Oh
serve that the work of purging the bar
of unscrupulous and tricky pe,tfoggers
has been commenced in several OF the At
lantic cities. In Albany number of
lawyers in bad repute have been ostracise'l
by the District Attorney, who has at an
early to day report them at the Court,
when they well be called upon to show cause
why their names should not he stricken
from the roll Of attorneys and counselors
of the State. We would be glad to
hear Of such movement being made
by the respectable portion of the San
Francisco legal profession. So degenerate
has grown the bar of this city, that the truly
honorable and high-minded jurist bushes
at the disgraced which attaches to his
calling through the acts Of ignorant and
dishonest members. In the language of a
cotemporary, "a more worthless set of
animals never grubbed about courts of
law than can he found in this city,
There are many honorable exceptions,
however.-Go Golden Era.
The Placer herald., 1857-10-24
Points of a Good Horse,

The New York Spirit CT tie Times
gives the following directions for examin-
ing the condition of a horse:-
"ln purchasing good horse, sight,
wind, feet and limbs, must be the upper
most objects of inquiry; for nine horses
out of ten are defective in one of these
particu ars. First, then, examine his eyes
and do this before he comes out of the
stable; see that they are prefectly cl, ar
and transparent, and that the pupils or
apples of the eye are exactly alike in
size and color. Next examine his pipes;
if good and sound on being mapped in
the gullet; he will utter sound like that
from bellows; but if lis lungs are
touched, and he is broken winded, he
will give vent to dry, husky short
cough. Look to his limbs also, and
in passing your hand down his legs, if
you find any unnatural pro:uberance, or
puffness, or if feeling first one leg and then
the other, you discover any difference
between them, disease more or less is
present; he may not be lame, but he is
not clean upon his legs. If he is broad
and full between the eyes he may be
depended on as horse of good sense,
and capable Of being trained to almost
anything. If yon want gentle horse,
get one with more or less white upon him;
many suppose parti-coored horse belonging
to crcuses, shows, ETC., are selected for
their oddity; but it is on account Of their
docility and gentleness; in fact, the more
kindly yov treat horses, the better you
will be treated by them in return
The Placer herald., 1857-10-24
HEALTH DEPENDS

Upon the PURITY Of that fuid If the skin is in
natural state in Scr"fula Leprosy, and all ticerous
Diseases it is evident that the vessels which raitv
the surface of the body be charged with diseased
blood and II sO the whole volume of blood venous and
areria, Is impure Before be effected there
must lie purcaton Of the vital stream The great OBJ
ec therefore, Is to ascertain what remedies will act most
directly upon the constituents Of the blood when in the
act "f combination Experience. observation, and cloud
of witnesses, establish the fact that this preparation Is at
the head of this class and will restore the clrcu-
ation To healthy state by eradicating the elements of
i,ease
The Placer herald., 1857-10-24
SAN FRANCISCO.

GENERAL ADVERTISING AGENCY
MOST MERCHANT STREET,
AN FIR ANCIs(O.
Advertisements and Subscriptions
RECEIVED BY
THOMAS BOYCE, AGENT,
No 81 Merchant street and Room Nos, up stairs
Iron Building, northeast corner Of Montgomery
and Washington streets, for 1.-THE PLACER
HERALD" AUBURN.
ISAAC S. JOSEPH.
Importer and Wholesale Dealer i'm
WITCHES, JEWELRY DIAMONDS,
GOLD PENS, SILVER AND PLATED WARE,
Clocks, Tools, Watch Materials,
GLASS, FANCY GOODS, SC.
l95 MOntgOmeryst, Cor Of Jackson,
SA.v FRANCISCO.
June 13, '57.-3m
SURGICAL INFIRMARY.
Washington st., aboUe Dupont, San Francisco.
DIR. II. BEVERLY COLE, Surgeon.
THIS IN NSTITUTION has been opened for the
l. accommodation of those from the Interior,
who repair TO this city for surgical advice and
operation. 1t is provided with every convenience
of larger establishment, with the advantage of
private apartments and advice, suitable nursing,
diet, etc.
DR.. CoLE's Office and residence at the Infrmary.
Office HOurs.-Morning until 9 O'Clock; .After-
noon from l to 3.
gD-Medical gentlemen from all parts of the
State particularly invited to visit the Institu
tion and attend its clinics.
august 18th, l857.-3m
BLANK BOOKS, STATIONERY,
Printing Materials,
AND PAPER OF EVERY KIND!
AGENT FOR
J. C. White & Co., f. R. Webs Type boundary,
HOE Il cos PRESSES,
SHELDON COLLINS PRLvTLNG INK.
JACOB UNDERHILL,
l32 SansOme street, San Francisco, -,
"AVING taken the entire stock of the late
Il Il firm of d. S. LORD & CO., offers the same
to the TT. de at LOW PRICES.
ry Purchasers will find it to their interest to
call before purchasing elsewhere.
EyMAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED
august 18th, lS57.-lm.
The Placer herald., 1857-10-24
DR.. KAJI'S FIRST NARRATIVE.

TIE Un'ted States Gr'n,aez ErpeditiOn IN
Search of Sir John Franklin,
During the years l85O-5l.
A Personal Narrative by ELISHA KENT KANE, NJ. D.
U. S. N One volume 8vo.. upwards $50 pages
containing 800 Steel Plates and Wood Engrav.
ings, including fine steel portrait of Sir John
Franklin. being the only one ever engraved in
America. Also a Biography Of Franklin, by
S. Austin AllibOne, Esq. Price, $500
This work is totally distinct from the second
Arctic Expedition. and embraces much valuable
and interesting matter never before published. It
should be owned by all who have purchased the
last Expedition, as it makes Dr. Kanes works
complete.
The Placer herald., 1857-10-24
Democratic Committee for Placer c.,,.

Democratic Committee for Placer County
5. u. ELLIOTT, Observation-Disclosures. .Be.ls,p.
JOHN q. DUELL, .............,... .Viro;r;.
JAMES ANDERSON, ,..........A Anh,..
f. l.. BRADLEY, .............. DrteA H..
:. w. PHILLIPS, ............ TOdd's VALLEY
f. II. bAsrLETr'.......... Michigan Bluff.
1oskrh OoAoAN'...... Iowa Hill
~. NEwSAN''.... Secret Rayine
JAMES I. CAMERON. Coon Creek
Post-omces in Placer County,
AuOura, .................. p,,.
Coon Creek, ...... ''
Dutch Flat, ....."................ .
lllnOlStOwn, .............., -
Iowa I'LL, ................ s.
nisUon' 49,: ...... ................ m
Mountain Springs, ,..........., :,
Michigan Bluff 8,
NealSDurH, Observation-Disclosures, H.
OpnlrVllle, ...... ......,.. "a.
RatuesnaKe, .......... ....... g.
Secret Ravine, :.
TOdd's Valley, &C.
1anKee jim, .................. IS
D"hascus' ''.'''"...''. ........"....... &.
PLACER COUNTY OFFICERS.
Hon. J. E: Hale, County Judge.
Charles King, Sheriff.
Tabb Mitchell, County Clerk.
Philip Stoner, Treasurer.
Philip W. Thomas, District Attorney
J. W. Spann, Assessor.
]. NJ Gaunt, Public Administrator.
Eugene A. Phelps, County Surveyor.
H. NJ House, Coroner.
Percival G. Millette, Sup't. Of Common SCHOOL,.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
WIN. E. Miller, lst District, Aubnrn.
Robt. d. Egbert, I'd District, Illinoistov,.
William Duck. 81 District, Yankee ill.,,
The Board meet on the first Monday in Eah..
ry, May. August and November. '''""-
DISTRICT COURT.
Hon. JOHN NJ. HOWELL, Judge.
Meets on the second Monday in Jonuarv ,,a
on the third Mondays in April July and ctoho, hau
COURT OF SESSIONS.
Hon. JAMES +. HALE, Presiding Judue r,
Frey and Rufus Smith. Associates
Meets on the second Monday of Februa,v N.,
August and November.
COUNTY COURT.
Hon. JAMES E. HALE, Judge.
Meets on the second Monday in February. Nav
August and November. ''
PROBATE COURT.
Hon. JAMES E. HALE, Judge.
Meets on the fourth Monday in each month.
The Placer herald., 1857-10-24
GENERAL TONIC FOR THE SYSTEM

1T IS CN XIV AT4T4ED.
The various diseases which have their imprnts on III,
surface Of the body may he compared to signals of distress
thrown by Nature indicate that the vital or.aiza
tion within needs cleansing and purifying.
The anciens believed that animal life existed in tn,
blood. 1t is at least certain that
The Placer herald., 1857-10-24

COUNTY COURT.
Hon. JAMES E. HALE, Judge.
Meets on the second Monday in February. Nav
August and November. ''
The Placer herald., 1857-10-24

PROBATE COURT.
Hon. JAMES E. HALE, Judge.
Meets on the fourth Monday in each month
The Placer herald., 1857-10-24
BRAZIL AND THE BRAzlLIANS,

VI VIC Mesnoulst EpisCOpul OuuICu,
REV. ]. G. FLETCHER,
OF the Presbyterian Church.
This new and splendidly illustrated work Zone
large volume octave, in uniform style with the
superb volumes of DR.. Kane's .Arctic ErplOra-
fions.) is the joint effort of the above-naT ed gen.
temen who, as travellers and as missionaries, (and
one in an official position as Acting Secretary of
the United States Legation at Rio9 have had a
long and varied experience in land full of in
terest, whether we regard it in a natural, CON-
mercal political or moral point of view. Price S3
NS-Any Of the above works will be sent by
mail free of postage by remitting the published
price.
AGENTS WANTED.
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The Placer herald., 1857-10-24

COURT OF SESSIONS.
Hon. JAMES Z: HALE, Presiding Judge. FL
Frey and Rufus Smith, Associates. -
Meets on the second Monday of Febrna,v M.,.
August and November.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-24

ARKANSAS INTELL1GENcE-The Fort Smith Her.
ald of the 18th inst says:
The weather is about as usual damp and warm
showers occasionally. The river high and on a
stand.
The crops throughout the Creek and Cherokee
nations are as fine as were known. Our Indian
friends are laying back, rejoicing in anticipation OF
an abundant yield.
The Washington Telegraph, of the 10th, says:
During the past three days we have had several
heavy rains at intervals and cloudy weather, very
unfavorable to the cotton crop.
Major Rector, Indian Superintendent, concluded
the payment to the Creeks on the 30th ult and COM
menced the payment to the Seminoles on the I'd
instant.
COL John Shoemaker, Chief Engineer of the Kan
sas and Platte Valley Railroad, addressed the people
of Van Buren, recently in favor of constructing the
road mentioned, and then completing the connection
between Little Rock and Lake Superior by building
the Western or Fort Smith branch of the Cairo and
Fulton road.
The Van Buren Intelligencer says:
For the first time in our recollection has the Jail in
Van Buren been to let. The Jail in this place is al
this time entirely vacant not from any decrease il
the number of those who ought to be its inmates
but because the prisoners (our in number) mad.
their escape III body on last Saturday night.
difficulty occurred last night, says the Napoleon
Planter of the 18th inst, between officer Letter ant
L. P Profit in which the latter was killed. 1t appear
from what we can hear that Mr.. Letter stood altoge
ther on the defence, the first shot having been fire.
by Mr.. Profit.
New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-09-24
NUMBER 173.
Marine Disasters-

A New York paper sums up the marine disasters /
u each month at its close, and, msy well be sup
posed. the sum total at the end Of every year is
[hghHully large. This must ever be the ease while
shipx navigate the ocean, and man dares its periIs
Nautical science has in the present age reached
high state Of perfection, bot human skill and inge
unity essay in vain to battle the fury Of wind and
wave, and TO provide against the dangers Of the
sunken rock, the foaming reef and lee shore. With
all their beauty and symmetry Of model and rig tie
swift clippers and huge steamers Of the present day
contain elements Of destruction which were unknown
to the old Dutch gallios and East Indamen and are
environed by perils undreamed Of by the men Who in
former days went down to the sea in sbins.n To |
the very perfection which nautical science and naval
architecture have attained, may in some measure be
attributed the vast number of disasters at sea which
every year make up so tremendous record of loss OF
property and human life. false feeling Of security
and rash confidence is dangerous under most crcum-
stances of life, but more particularly to the seaaring
man. To it and to the spirit which is ready to sacri
flee everything to high-pressure speed in the dis
patch Of business, must be ascribed many Of the
disasters on the great deep, as well shore, the
truth Of which any person may convince himself OF
by calling to mind few Of the many cases, like that
Of the Arctic, where vessels are urged al reckless
speed night and day across the Atlantic, regardless
u 'ne hisnsy iceoers WINCH IN 'ne DARKNESS may ne
~ 'ner paul. anu y 'ne aanger 9. SINKING
themselves or some other ship with its hapess crew
il.o .he uep.nS =, ..e ocean oy coils'on.
nnen W. hear % some uniortuna'e vessel pellsn-
ins ~ os'sn' sea Dy ere OF Tue "fatn ol .ne Ie-
pest we may ca, Delore 'ne NINA sao images o. lne
distressing incidents connected with the calamity,
ou' 'le inoress aao synpa'ny awakened are weaker
IN Propols,on 70 Inc remo'eness ot .ne event rom
our OWN snor ana our own clrce ot Trends and az
q'ananees. pa' wnen great SNIP naed WIN al
hundreds OF our fellow countrymen, among whom we
may have dear friends or relatives sails from her
port and il never heard OF more. or meets fate
w,;oh il af,ar,,aras -aoo,..aa - 81. s,-..,.a.s
"non . aser"aius te'oun'eu oy y" lor1uuate ~
SURVIVORS miraculousy snatched from the waves, the
calamity and its attendant scenes of sublimity and
terror are brought before the mental vision With
.-t,;no d;st;.ct,a,s ond oesot w. ~. -.
of tha tann,,ast ond ~ r.. - s;ztrss ;,iar
nn oss;stonoa f,on, u.aro,, ~ ~ ~
s.sh III, ), =. hoha,a ~ ..a.,
shin vbemed and tossed ben1ess s. their aroh,.cs