The Placer herald., 1857-08-08
News of the State.

News Of the State.
ANOTHER Town BuRNED-The flourish
ing town of Calaveritas, in Calaveras coun-
ty Says the San Joaquin Republican, was
totally destroyed by fire, on Friday night
last. 1t is said that there was not a house
left standing.
Hor WEATHER IN SHAsTA-The Shasta
Republican complains OF the hot weather in
that tity as being the warmest felt for three
summers. In frame buildings the thermom-
eter ranged from llO to l2O degrees.
Bio BEAR.-Col. Bruce Of Yolo, last
week shot grizzely weighing about 1900
pounds. The animal when shot was qui-
etly eating COW which it had killed for pro-
visional purposes. Sac. Bee.
The Democracy of klamath county have
nominated Gen. Cotton for the State SEN
ate.
SENATORIAL NoM1NArIoNs-On Sa.ur-
day, July 25th, the Democratic Senatorial
Convention for the district composed OF the
counties of Trinity and Humboldt, met in,
Weavervile. Trinity county. John 9. Burch
of Trinity, was nominated by acclamation
its entire vote for him.
DIsrRIcr Court OF YoLo OoUNTY-The
August Term of the District Court for Yolo
county, in the Eleventh Judicial District.
comprised of the counties of El Dorado, Pla-
Ger and Yo.o, will commence on Wednes-
day, August 18th, at Cachevile. the seat
of justice Of Yoo county--his Hon J. M.
Howell presiding.
HORSE TH1EvEs.-Pete Carter and Tom
Carle, who stole some horses on Butte
Creek, in Butte county, were, on Sunday.
taken to Oroville, by Mr.. Potts, of Plpmas
county, who captured them in Carson
Valley.
ATTEMPTED SuIcIDE-On Friday, July
3lst man named Albert Brown attempted
to commit suicide, 10y cutting his throat, at
VIM. Worlhs saw mill, in Nevada coun
ty the wound was not fatal, and it is thought
| he will recover
TRINITY MouH1A1Ns ON FIRE.-The Trinity
Journal, of Angus: lst has received infor
nation from a correspondent on the Lower
Trinity, to the effect that great fire was
then laging on the sides Of the Mountains
in the rear of Canadian Bar, causing much
uneasiness, and which will, unless they have
rain, do serious damage, being very close to
the Canadian Bar Flume, as well as close
to the houses. 1t is supposed to have been
done by the Indians or Chinese.
FARMING IN THE MouN1A1Ns.-At Rab
bit Creek, iii Sierra there is no sale for
vegetables from the Valley; they raise enough
for home consumption. Last year, Mr.. Rig
ley, di ch owner and lumberman, paid out
$1,000 for hay and barley for his cattle, but
this season lie has cleared 50 or 80 acres,
which will produce enough without q like
expenditure.
QUICKSILVER Mine DlscovERED-The
Pluuas County Mountaineer gives an ac-
count of the discovery Of an extremely rich
and extensive mine of cinnabar, or qucksil
yer, in a valley lying between Indian and
Beckwoulth Valleys. Every preparation is
being made by a company, eight in num-
her, TO work it Immediately. They have
also discovered gulch, below the quick
silver lead, that is paying them from five
to twenty five dollars a day to the man.
The lead is valued at $4,000.
DILLON AND NEwBy.-Ihe San Joaquin
Republican learns that w. II. Newly, a
we'll known coored man of San Francis
co, has just received the appointment of
Private Secretary to NJ. Patrire Dillon,
Consul General of France in the West In
dies. He will take his departure for the
field of his official labors in the next steam
er. The Stockton friends Of the new Secre-
tary are preparing handsome silver goblet
to be presented TO him. Newly is said to
be man Of ability and fine education.
MuRpER.-The Columbia Courier SAYS
that man was murdered, on Wednesday
night last, near Mud Springs. From the
position in which the body was found, next
morning, it appears that the murdered man
had been in the act of STOPPING to drink
from spring, when he was shot in the
head by rifle or pistol.
CONTEMPLATED RESIGNATION OF JuDaE
MoNsoN.-It is stated that Judge Monson,
of Sacramento. contemplates resigning his
position as Judge of the Sixth District Court,
to enable him again to visit the Atlantic
States, where lie IS called by letters re-
ceived by the last Eastern mail.
IHE REPUBLICANS TRYING TO MAKE KAN
sAs SLAVE SrArE-A late number of the
Stark county, Ohio, Democrat, says:
"John Harris, E'q, an old and highly res
pected citizen OF this city, and a bitter op-
ponent Of the Democracy, returned from
Kansas few days ago, and says the Repub-
licans there are making every effort to have
Kansas slave state while the southern men
generally are in favor of its being free"
The object Of this is apparent, remarks
| tha Pitts shnror pnef If Knnsnc sh..,lI Io