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NEW JEwELRY AND WATCHES.
H; o. HOOD has just returned from the North,
anu has brought on a hne lot of Fashionable "
Cameo. Coral, Mosaic, Brilliants, and Plain E5SS
SOl.D JEWELRY. Also, a good assortment{ Sl2
Oh hne GOLD and SILVER WATCHES, some
very superior time keepers for ladies' and gentiemens
use He has also on hand great variety OF STAND-
ted the best quality and will be sold very low. Plesse
call and examine goods and prices at No. 2B Penn.
Av.. sign of the Large Spread Eagle, iv m
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-30
WANTS.

WANTED.-A steady. industrious WOMAN TO
w do general HouseHOrk. To one who Is MIllinr
10 do her duty. good wages will lie gwen. Apply
immediately al No. 81 LIST street, Georgetown ID. G.
ia MI
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
NUMBER 80.
Immense Telegraphic Enterprise.


We learn from a gentleman in the way of
receiving authentic intelligence on the sub
ject, that a number of gentlemen of this CITY
largely interested in telegraphic business,
have project on foot to connect New York
and San Francisco direct bv line of tele-
graph
The plan is not yet fully matured, but
when perfected it will embrace preliminary
expedition under the auspices and protection
of the Government party, which is soon to
start on an engineering tour for the purpose
Of laying out lunder the recent act of Con
gress) military road to the Pacific
The telegraphic party, which is to accom-
pany the military expedition, will probably
consist of some forty or fifty persons, and
will be amply supplied with mules and camels
for the purpose Of crossing the continent with
safety and dispatch. The party will start
from Omaha City in Nebraska, Ito lie con
nected by telegraph with St Louis follow
the Platte river to the South Pass, and thence
direct across TO San Francisco
This is an immense enterprise, and one
which requires a large outlay of labor and
capital. Should it prove successful, and the
submarine telegraph be laid successfully in
July, London and san Francisco will be
within hailmg distance with each other and
the quotations on Change in the metropolis
of Europe will be bulIetined in the Golden
City wtiin an hour.--N Y. Mirror
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
A Scrupulous Juror.

During the recent trial of Fortman, at
CovnGton, KY, one Of the jurymen returned,
was asked by the prosecution, if he had any
conscientious scruples about innicting the
death penaIty?' "Scruplesl' "les, sir, con
scientious scruples." The juryman scratch
ed his head and thought deeply for a mo-
ment eyes, sir, have them scrn---scru--." !"
"Scruples," suggested the attorney" "Yes,
sir, conscientious scrupes." "Will you ex-
plain the nature Of your scruples to the
CourN said the lawyer. "My scruples," >"
said the juryman, facing his Honor, sis that
the Dutchman ought to be hung, and I'm
in for it," He was ordered to "stand aside
for cause"
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
Facts for Farmers.

To destroy kidney worms, give hogs oc-
casionally a tablespoonful of compound of
three parts ashes and one of salt in their
food. For costiveness, take copperas pull
verized, boil it in a skillet stirring WE'LL then
pulverize, and give same quantity, mixed
with other food, to each hog
In selecting hogs, get short noses, small
ears short legs, with fine short curly white
hair they fatten easy and make better meat
Manure, salt and salt peter. 224 lbs. of
equal parts of salt and salt peter, will in
crease crop of wheat from 10 to 27 bushels
an acre. or in that proportion. Salt (chlo-
line and sodium and salt petre, (potash and
aquatortis) are at the very best of manures
distributed at the rate of 10 bushels to the
acres. 1t destroys worms, gives healthy
color to the foliage, collects and retains
moisture, prevents the erapid secretion of plants
aud is healthy stimulant.
70 prevent hogs from roofing, cut across
the nose, just above the gristle of the snout,
by which you will sever the nasal tendon,
which enables them to root. Then spill;
the gristle up and down the face and the
work is done For the long nose flap cared
breed, cut oft the nose eighteen inches above
the snout.
The want of lime may be seen in heavy
crops Of straw and light crops Of grain. Ia
root crops, 1t Is seen IN tops, and the roots
all branches, or, as they are sometimes call
ed all fingers and toes. 1t should never be
put on at the same time with manure, as it
liberates the ammonia, and allows it to es-
cape.
If land is too sandy, the best manure is
clay and leached ashes. These will puddle
it and render it tenacious of water. If it is
heavy clay, it requires sand to render it por-
ous. If it is muck it requires lime to neutra-
lie the acid, and destroy the antseptc, or
resinous quality of the soil.
The roots Of wheat have been traced four
feet. Farmers usually pow four inches
Well let the other three feet eight inches
take care of itself! A man must be in small
business to be fussing over place for wheat
roots to run. The fact is, they have no busi-
ness to run so far.
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
AN ACT
To prohibit Gaming.


The People of he Staie of California. repye-
rested IN Senate and .asaeap6ly do en.act as
t0iiOUs:
SEC. !. Every person who shall deal play, carry
on, open. cause to be opened or who shall con
duet either as owner or employee, whether for
hire or not any game of Faro, Monte Roulette,
Lansquenet, Rouge ct Noir, or any banking game
played with cards, dice or any device. whether
the same he played for money, checks. credit or
any representation Of value, shall be guilty of
felony, and on CONVICTION thereof shall be puhis-
ed by imprisonment in the States Prison for a
term not exceeding twp years and by fine not ex-
ceeding five thousand dollars.
SEC 2. Every person who shall bet hazard or
play money, checks, or anything of value against
sad games mentioned in the previous section,
shall be deemed guilty of misdcmeanor, aud
shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not exceed
ing five hundred dollars, and imprisoned in the
county Jail not exceeding six months
SEC. 3. No person otherwise competent as
witness, shall be disqualified from testitying as
witness, either before grand or petty jury. con-
cerning the oiicnses mentioned in the foregoing
sections, on the ground that his testimony shall
be reduced to writing, and no indictment or pro-
sccution shall afterwards be brought against him
for said ofenscs, concern ng which he has testified
us a witness
SEC 4. The District Attorneys of the various
counties Of the State shall receive one hundred
dollars for every conviction under this Act to be
collected out OF the property of the party SO con-
victcd
SEC. s. Every person who shall knowingly per-
NIT any Of the games mentioned in this sec
ton to be played. conducted or dealt in any
house owned by him or her, in whole or part
or rented by him or her, in whole or Part, shall
be guilty Of a misdemeanor, and on conviction
shall be fined five thousand dollars, and imprison.
ed in the county Jail six months.
Approved April 9th, 1857.
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
Extract from the Inaugural of Jefferson
DELIVERED MARCH Arm, 1910.

~'-AA'Nih
equal and exact Justice to all men, Of
whatever state or persuasion, religious or
political; peace, commerce, and honest friend
ship, with all nations, entangling alliance
with none; the support Of the state govern
ments in all their rights, as the most COM
petent administration for our domestic con
Germs and the surest bulwarks against anti
republican tendencies; the preservation of the
general government in its whole consttu-
tional vigor, as the sheet anchor Of our peace
at home and safety abroad; Jealous care of
the right of election by the people-a mild
and safe corrective of abuses which are lop-
ped by the sword Of revolution where peace
ful remedies are unprovded; absolute acqui-
escence in the decisions of the majority, the
vital principle of republics from which there
is no appeal but to force, the vital principle
and immediate parent Of despotism; a well
disciplined milita-our best reliance in peace
and for the first moments of war, till regu-
lars may relieve them; the supremacy of the
civil over the military authority; economy
in the public expense, that labor may be
lightly burdened; the honest payments Of our
debts and sacred preservation of the public
idlIhi encouragement oi agriculture, ana OF
commerce as its handmade; the diffusion Of
information and arraignment of all abuses
at the bar of public reason; freedom of reli-
gion; freedom Of the press; freedom of per-
sons under the protection Of the habeas cor
pus; and trial by juries impartially selected
these principle form the bright constellation
which has gone before US, and guided our
steps to an age of revolution and retorma-
ton. The wisdom Of our sages and the blood
of our heroes have been devoted to their
attainment. They should be the creed of
our political faith-the text Of civil institu-
ton-the touchstone by which to try the
services Of those we trust; and should we
wander from them in moments of error or
alarm, let us hasten to retrace our steps and
to regain the road which alone leads to peace,
liberty and safety"
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
California Silver Mines.

at is now settled beyond much possibility
of doubt" says the state Journoi, "that
the silver mines recently discovered about
forty miles from the city Of San Bernardino,
in this State, are Of an immense value. We
have personal information to that effect, for
we know of specimens Of the ore from these
mines being melted, which proved to be
from seventy to ninety per cent, pure silver.
The process from working these mines is en-
tirely different than that of the gold mines.
There is a good chance for the entcrprsing,
with capital, as there was in the gold mines in
1910, and the probability Of acquiring
wealth much greater than at present in the
gold mining regions. As far as the depos-
its of precious metals are concerned, Calior-
MIA has taken and will take the lead. 1t is
hardly necessary for our people to risk their
lives among the savages Of Mexico, if they
wish to hunt for this material"
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
Smart Bows.

A pedagogue had two pupils-to one he
was very partial, to the other he was very
severe. One morning it happened that those
two were late, and were called out to ac-
count for it,
"You must have heard the bell, boys; why
did you not come"
"peasc, sir" said his favorto, q was
dreamip' that was goin' to Caiiorny, and |
thought the school bell was the bell Of the
steamboat was going imp
"Very well, sir" (glad of any pretext to
excuse his iavorte) and now sir, Cunning to
the other,) what have you to say?"
"Pease, sill" said the puzzled boy-"I-l
was waiting to see Tom off"
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
WAsS'r GooD AT CoNuxDRuMs-Last

WAsN'r Coon AT CoNUNDRuMs.-Last
summer, not thousand miles from Whining
ton, there was held camp-meetng. A very
eloquent and popular preacher was present
at it, and the thing "took." Multtudes
were brought to the anxious bench. One
day dry and absent minded, unsophisti-
Gated old fellow wandered into the camp
meeting, and by-andby found himself near
the preachers stand. Brother Stern was
giving the sinners their deserts just about
that moment, and shouted with peculiar en-
phasis:
"What shall yoa do to be savedW
'Yes," cried he, looking directly at Billy,
the absent minded one, what shall you do
to be saved?"
excuse me-" said Billy, in clustered, CON
fused way, "but I-I-am-a--not good at
conundrums."
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
Naturally Answered.

"My DEAR" said an anxious father to his
bashful daughter, 81 intend that you shall
be married, but | do not intend that you
shall throw yourself away on any of the wild,
worthless boys Of the present day. You
must marry man Of sober and mature age
one that can charm you with wisdom and
good advice, rather than with personal at
traction. What do you think Of fine ma
tured husband of fifty"
The tmid, meek, blue-e daughter,
looked into the old mans face, and, with the
slightest possible touch Of interest in her
voice, answered:
II think, papa, that two of twenty-five
would be better
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
The Russian Possessions in the Pacific.

Very little is known of the Russian pos
sessions in the Pacific. All the knowledge
that we have recently obtained in relation
to them, was through the Allied Fleet in
these waters, and that is of course unsatis-
factory in the extreme. 1t will be seen
from the following, which is copied from
the Gazette d'1ugSJa2g, that well fortified
Russian city has been built since 1851 at the
mouth of the Amoor River.
at is already known that Russia has lately
peaceably acquired the mouth of the River
Amoor. Two hundred years ago the Rus
slams had taken possession of that territory
butsfoEtN years afterwards they abandoned
itt,asand asethe Russian Government did not
then appreciate the importance OF that pos
session, the Inhabitants of the country recog-
nized the authority of the Chinese Govern
ment. The Emperor Nicholas was the first
on the Northeastern coast of Asia. During
his reign, the population of Kamtschatka
rose to eighty thousand, and the capital Of
the Province became a strong place, Of twelve
thousand inhabitants. Ochotsk, the princi
pal place of the Territory of Irkutsk, came
next in Importance. This city numbered
one thousand inhabitants, and was $3.50 versts
labout 637O mies) from St. Petersburg
Ochotsk was, however, $500 versts (2330
miles) therefore, ordered not only an exact
survey of the part of Siberia situated at the
East of the Sea Of Ochotsk, but also ordered
several forts to be constructed at the mouth
of the Amoor, and sent steamers to sound
the river 1t was in 1851 that the plans
conceived about this subject began to be put
IN execution. A great number of peas
ants belonging to the Crown, and from
those regions beyond the Baikal, were in
fact sent on the Chinese frontier as military
coonsts. Three years afterwards 5000 could
be mustered, to the astonishment of their
Chinese neighbors. When. in 1854, all the
regular troops were withdrawn from Siberia,
and the Buriates were sent to lrkutsk to sue
eeed the Cossacks of the line, sufficient
force was left at the capital of Kamtschatka
and on the Amoor. The Notifications were
strengthened, the settlements were increased
and the Russian Government took advantage
OF the embarrassment of the Emperor of
CHINA to obtain three hundred square miles
of land by treaty of recttication Of the from
TIERS A well-fortified Russian city is now
IN the course of construction at the mouth
OF the Amoor. When it will be strong
enough to resist the attacks of the Western
Powers it will become the nucleus Of rela-
tons which will probable take large exten-
sion."
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
The Sea Shore.

The wide sea stretches beneath the sky
In the golden light of day,
And the wild waves come with their snowy plumes
That glitter, and dance, and play;
And on they come, and on they comc
With the lofty pomp of power,
To scatter iheir beauty on shiny weeds,
And die on the briny shore.
The wild waves glitter, and glance and play,
To break on the briny shore,
But each is bearing its tribute on,
To add to earh's bright store.
Some may bring us the little shell,
And some the store of gold,
And some the sailors shpwrcckcd form,
All ghastly, and stern, and cold.
And the wild waves murmur in sadness round,
Or thunder with martial roar,
As each rolls up with its given freight,
And dies op the briny shore
There's wide. wide sea, changing sea,
The shadowy sea Of life,
Where the lofty biloWs rise and fal!,
In the never ceasng strife.
And on and on. and ever on
Pressed by restless power
They bear their Joy or their curse TO earth,
And die on the sandy shore.
And on they coMe, and on they come,
Till night sweeps oe'r the scene
And tie dun clouds float Ter the gloomy sky.
lsid the stars look out between
Till far away in the orient
The sun comes forth in power,
And the secret burdens lie all revealed
Upon the briny shore.
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
A Minister ON Mirth.

The Rev. Mr. Bellows, of New York, re-
Gently delivered an excellent address on
Mrth, in the course of which he remarked:
For my part, | say in all solemnity, | have
become sincerely suspicious of the piety Of
those who do not love pleasure in any form
| cannot trust the man that never laughs;
that is always sedate; that has no apparent
outlet for natural springs Of sportiveness
and gaiety that are perennial to the human
soul. | know nature takes her revenge on
such violence. | expect to find secret vices,
malignant sins or horrid crimes springing up
in this hot-bed of confined air and imprson-
ed space; and therefore, it gives me sincere
moral qualification anywhere and in any
community, to see innocent pleasures and
popular amusements resisting the religious
bigotry that frowns SO unwiseIy upon them.
Anything is better than dark, dead unhappy
social life; prey to ennuj and morbid eX-
element, which results from unmtigated
puritanSm whose second crop is usually
unbrided license and infamous tolly'
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
A Sharp Boy.

The Rutland (Vt) H0dld says that on
the last night Of the Vermont legislative
session, while the school bill was under dis
cussion, a member complained that school
boys had lost their pohteness and respect.
Mr. Bartlett, Of Lyndon, said, 81 acknowledge
the truth of the genteman's remarks. was
once forced to take off my cat-skip cap to
every passer by. A few years since | was
riding through Orleans county in a sleigh,
and overlook a boy who had attained the
age Of nine years. He stepped out of the
road to let me pass. There he stood upon
the crust--erect, bold and aspiring. He
did not propose to dotf his beaver-'aot he.
Said |, MY lad, you should always take off
your hat to q gentleman Said he, ! ARRAYS
do. SIR"
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
Intelligence Of Birds,

That the inferior animals have intelligence
distinct from that instinct which is common
to them and to man, is a notion now gene
rally prevalent An interesting illustration
of this opinion was related at a meeting of
the Literary and Philosophical Society Of
Liverpool. The authority is such as to leave
no room for question. Apair of goldiinches
had built their nests on small branch Of
an olive tree; after Matching their brood,
the parents perceived that the weight of the
family was too great for the strength of the
branch which supported the nest-it had be-
Gun to yield; the provident parents with an
intelligence that cannot be resolved into in
siurt, were seen to fasten by means of a
small string which they procured, the branch
which supported their nest to a stronger and
higher branch Of the tree-thus redeeming,
by an extraordinary effort of reason, the
original error which they had committed
and guarding their parental hopes from the
threatened ruin.
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06

Important experiments for the economical
extraction of gold from its matriX, have re-
Gently been conducted in London. 1t ap
pears that the quartz is first calcined and re-
duced to an impapable powder which is
then placed in glass retort immersed in a
cstern ofwater, kept up to boiling tempera-
ture; this is connected with glass tubes at
tached to a regenerator, in which the chic
rine gas is produced by the decomposition
of the black oxide Of manganese, acted upon
by hydro choorc acid. This gas passing
through and saturating every particle Of
gold dust, hitherto invisible, converts the
the same into a soluble chloride of gold
The sand is then vel washed, the chloride
consequently dissolved and stream of car
burretted hydrogen being passed through the
solution, preciptates the metallic gold in the
form of deep purple powder.
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
Tuscan Springs,

These springs, near Red Bluffs, are becom-
ING tavorite place Of resort. la speaking
of them, the Beacon of May 9th, says;
There are dozen or more of these springs
situated IN an area oftwenty rods square each
differing from all the Others in temperature
and all the properties of its water. We are
not aware that a thorough chemical analysis
of the waters has been bad, but we are in
formed that common salt, horax, sulphur,
ammonia and iron are the prevailing pro-
perties.
Some of the water is so strongly mpree-
mated with these properties as to leave salt,
boraX, etc, in considerable quantities, al
most pure, in a chrystaized state in the vici-
nifty of the springs.
They emit large quantities of innamma-
bic gas-suphurated hydrogen gas-which,
when ignlted, produces a brilliant white light,
not unlike the gas light used in cities. Suni-
Gent quantities of this Gas might be collect
ed to light the house and heat the water used
for bathing.
The country around has highly voca ic
appearance, the whole surface of the neigh
borhood being covered with score. We
think these springs must become celebrated
as a natural curiosity for the beauty of the
scenery around them and for the medical
virtues of their waters.
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
Virtue,

4 writer in the Boston Post takes offence
at a somewhat common abuse of the word
'yirtue," and fears it will be wholly banished
from "poile discourse" lie gives a very
good Illustration of the evils complained of:
suppose the character Of a woman is
under discussion in court or elsewhere ~ on
say she is selfish, cruel, and a bad mother"
YES, but she is virtuous." You admit she
is termagant to her husband, and the ter
ror of her household" "les-but she is
the most virtuous of women "a slandcrer
and liar!!' "Yes-but of unimpeachabe viz
tue" "a drunkard and thief" "les-
but ENTHUSIASTICALLY virtuous,-rgidly, un-
impeachably yrtuous." Ne HerculI Here
now is woman with all the vices in the
calender save one,-yet paragon of virtue.
Surely, if words could talk ION their own
accounD the noblest Of them all might ex-
claim:
"To what base use do we come at last?'
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
AN ACT

Fixing the time of holding the County Court il
the county of Placer
Tie People Of tie State Of California, repre-
sented in Senate and as9em6iy do enact as
folioacs:
Placer shall hold term the second Mondays
of February, May, August and November, in each
year, which shall continue until all the business
of the Court is disposed of.
SEC. 2. All Acts and parts OF Acts in conflict
with the provisions of this act are hereby repeal
ed so far as they relate to the county Of Placer
Approved APRIL 26th, 1857.
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
Age.


But few men die Of AGE. Almost all die
Of disappointment, passional, mental or bodily
toll or accident. The passions kill men some
times even suddenly. The common express
ton choked with passion, has little eyagger-
alton in it; for even though not suddenly IA
tai, strong passions shorten life Strong bod
led men often die young-wea1 men live
longer than the strong, for the strong use
their strength, and the weak have none to use
The latter take care of themselves, and the
former do not. As it is with the body, so it
is with the mind and temper The strong
are apt to break, or, like the candle, to run:
the weak burn out The inferior animals;
which live, in general, regular and temperate
lives have generally their prescribed term Of
years. The horses lives twenty-five years,
the OK fifteen or twenty, the lion about twen-
ty, the dog ten to twelve, the rabbit eight,
the guinea pig six to seven. These num-
bers all bear a similar proportion to the
time the animal takes to grow to its full size.
But man of all the animals is the one that
seldom comes up to his average. He ought
to live an hundred years, according to this
physiological law, for five times twenty are
one hundred, but instead of that, he scarcely
reaches, on the average, four times this grow
ing period; the cat six times, and the rabbit
even eight times the standard Of measure
ment. The reason is obvous-man is not
the most irregular and the most temperate,
but the most laborious and hard worked of
all animals. He is also the most irritable of
all animals and there is no reason to believe
though we cannot tell what an animal Sc
cretly feels, that, more than any other, man
cherishes wrath to keep it warm and con
sumes himself with the fire of his own secret
reflections BI0cElyOOds