The Placer herald., 1857-12-19
NUMBER Is.
News of the State.

ignation of Hon. VIM. Norman.
The streets of Grass Valley are represented to
be almost impossible. Mud foot Deep
FRENCH BURR-It is said that large quantities
of that peculiar flint rock and sand stone, or sill
cious quartz rock, such is used for mill stones
has been discovered at Campo Seco.
The farmers of Trinity are busy blowing and
seeding. Last year they put in their crops in the
Spring.
The war fever is prevalent in Sierra county
The newspapers up there think a regiment could
be raised for Mormon campaign,
The City Council of Sacramento has ordered
1000 feet of new engine hose from the East.
The mines in the vicinity of San Juan, Nevada
county are yielding richly.
The Sierra Messenger congratulates the people
of La Porte upon the prospect of having church
in their town. One is in the process of erection.
Lieut. Thornburn, who accompanied Beales
camel train and road survey across the contn-
ent, has left for Washington to make a report of
the expedition. The San Francisco Herald says
the road laid out by the party from Albuquerque
due west to California will be reported one of
the best natural roads in the world.
A draymau in Stockton overloaded his dray
and then beat his horse numerically because it
had not strength to draw the load The man was
the brute.
The WeSteyn Standard the Mormon journal
of California has been suspended, and the editor
Geo z. Cannon, has left for Salt Lake. Br CHAM
has immediate use tor all his artiHery-hence the
departure Of this section of b. aggs hnttery,
The Recorder of SACRAMENTO has fined Doctor
Woods, the compiler of the laws of the State, $500
for striking prostitute the head with cane,
The striking was dane in the house of the woman.
The Butte Record says Marysvlle is dcpen-
dency OF Nye's Ranch, which is located on Yuba
Creek, near Aexandcr's slaughter house.
1t is said that Is 900 will change hands in San
Francisco ON the result of the Fireman's election,
Dr. Gwin took with him to Washington an
Amerioani2ed native of Japan who was brought
to this State some years since-having been taken
from wreck at sea.
a Foundry is in operation at Nevada and every
kind of work needed in the mountains is manu-
featured there.
Salano county will yield, il is thought, 10000
barrels of flour this year
Three men, Q4yons, Poer and McCauley were
hung at Sonora, on the th inst. Seven thousz
ahd people witnessed the execution.
IMPORTANT TAX SALE.-The Tax Collector of
Mariposa county adyertses for sale, for taxes. ON
thp fret 1ov IF tbo
claim consisting of ten square leagues. The land
will be sold in parcels, "or in the manner most
available to produce the taxes due" The taxes
due on the estate are, we believe, some $4,000
Santa Barbara was recently disturbed by Sc
we're shock of an earthquake,
The city Of Placerville is to be lighted with
gas; the right for ten years has been granted to
7. B. Wade u Co,
], N. Bringay Esq, formerly editor of the Cal
averas Chronicle, will be candidate for clerk
Of the Assembly.
The telegraph line is TO be extended from Be-
noia to PetaIuma without delay
Messrs Moore, Henshaw & Ord, who have rev
Gently received a patent for a land claim, near
Oroville, have obtained injunctions to restrain
mining companies from running taiings on theig
tract. The effect of this will be to stop mining
operations in that immediate vicinity,
There was . general stampede among the gam
blers of Placepyille last week-caused by learn
ing that the Grand Jury was finding indictments
against them Since their departure the police
have been idle,
The Mormons in San Demanding are selling
their property at great sacrifice, and leaving for
Salt Lake Young has ordered them to head
quarters.
The Butte ReSard urges the necessity of bettee
postal accommodations for that county. Other
counties would like to have increased faclities Of
the same kind.
NICE NANE.-They have tavern in DoWnie.
vile which they call "IIotel de Garrote.' 1t is
so named from the fact that when the boarders
have eaten what the landlord thinks enough he
"ohOkes them off,"
The Yolo Democrat. printed al Cacheyille, has
suspended operations.
An artesian wei! is to ha bored in Capheyilo.
A human skeleton was found in the bushes near
Washington, Yolo county, a few days since. 4
liquor flask and laudunum vial were near by,
AIR AND ExERcIsE-A young man should
walk in the open air six miles every day.
A young woman, three or four. When still
we Use 500 cubic inches of air minute. Ii
we walk at the rate of one mile an hour,
500; two mile an hour, 1000; three miles
an -Four, 1900; four miles ali hour, 1890.
If we run at six miles an hour, a,00O trot,
ting horse, 1850; cantering, l,a00.
A FINE RHEToRIcAL SruMBLE.-An elo-
quent reformed drpnkard of Baltimore made
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