The Placer herald., 1857-06-13
The Coming Comet.

Inc IoiloWlnT IS an extract from prlValc
letter of a gentleman in St. Louis:
Now, by way of rtfying our mind against
fear permit me to remind you that astrono-
mers throughout the world are at this time
looking for the re-appearance of IIaley's
great comet of 1865. The near approach
of this planet in embryo will influence our
planet, perhaps the entire solar system. 1t
will be attracted by the sun, and then repel
led by it; it will both attract and repel the
planets of the solar system, and appear to
create disorder, confusion. But have no
fears. 1t can neither attract nor be attract
ed so as to come in contact with any Of the
heavenly bodies. The most it can do to any
of the planets tours not exceptecD will be to
change the currents of their electrical enve-
lopes. This will have a tendency to give us
the walnest or coolest weather (should the
comet appear soon) experienced since 1865.
Should the earths electricity be attracted
or repeled to either pole, the temperate zones
will enjoy an unusual degree of mildness; ON
the other hand, should the earth's electric
sheen be gathered in folds nearing the equa-
torial regions, then indeed may we expect
the most intense cold ever experienced in this
climate. In either event the disturbance Of
the ocean of electricity in which the solar
system floats will produce extraordinary re-
suits in atmospheric, temperature, wind cur
rents, and vegetation, until the electric equi
ibrum shall be established.
A PICTURE OF SUNDAY LIFE IN CHICAGO.
Here is picture of life in Chicago, furnish
ed by the Times:
Here in Chicago ON Sunday we have So
churches open during the forenoon and even
ing but at the same time there are no less than
so ball rooms, in each of which the "band"
plays from morning till midnight and waltz
ing goes on without intermission. In addi-
tons to these Festivities" we have two thea
ters each with its performers in tights and
very short garments, rivaling Ellsler in their
graceful evoiutions Saloons have their
front doors closed by proclamations, but do
a thriving business through side entrances.
ALTERATION BETWEEN A CHINAMAN AND
A CHILENo,-The Jackson Ledger gives the
following adventure which took place near
Drytown on Sunday, May Oath, between
Chinaman who was going to a blacksmith
shop, and Chleno.
The Cheno stopped the Chinaman and
claimed the crowbars as his. All Lee re-
fused to give them up and the Chleno hit
him on the Uranium with rock. The Celes-
tial staggered, but recovered himself and ex
claimed: You foole me, me fooe you"
whereupon he rushed upon the Chileno with
one Of the crowbars; and gouged it through
She muscles of the thigh inaicting a very Sc
we're wound. Chnaman won the battle.
The STEAM WAGoN-We understand that
a steam wagon is being constructed in the
city of Sacramento, on the plan of the model
now exhibiting at the Museum in this city,
and will be completed in the course of a fort
night. 1t is intended accommodate one hun
dred passen gers, and will be placed on the
road between Sacramento and Shasta
Should the enterprise succeed another wagon
will be built to run between this city and
San Jose. An experiment will soon be made
to test the adeptsbiIity Of the steam wagons
for plowing y. #. Globe
SwEAR1NG.-An intelligent lady, whose
little boy was beginning to swear, anxious to
express to the child her horror of profanity,
hit upon the novel process of washing out
his mouth with soap-suds whenever he swore.
1t was an effectual cure. The boy under
stood his mothers sense of the corruption
of an oath, which, with the taste of the suds,
nroduced the desired result. The practice.