The Placer herald., 1857-12-05
Atlantic Items,


Senator Hunter, of Virginia. is out in a
letter denying a rumor that he was opposed
to Mr.. Buchanan's administration. He dis
approves however, of the course Of Governor
Walker in Kansas. :"
1t has been definitely ascertained, after
careful inquiry, that the man who was
candidate for Governor in Pennsylvania
against Packer, is named Wilmot-pavid
Wimot. 1t is understood by his associates
that he belongs to the Republican party.
-Four New York physicians have presented
bills amounting to $3.50 for services in
making chemical and microscopca, examin
ations of stains on dagger, clothes wall, ETC.,
at the house No 81 Bond street, in the Bur-
dell murder case. 1t is thought that their
claims are slightly exorbitant.
Silver coinage for Canada is in course of
preparation. The Montreal papers announce
that the Government have engaged Mr..
Wyon, the celebrated designer of the Royal
Mint, to make designs for Canadian silver
coinage which will be required on the
the first of January next The observe Of
the coin is to be the Queens portrait, and
the reverse wreath Of maple with the value
Of the coin in the centre.
The Iowa City Republican states that farm
ers are offering wheat in that city for forty
cents bushel, and cannot find purchasers
Mr. Buchanan, learning that Mr.. and Mrs.
Pierce were going to Madeira, to remain
there during the winter, in the hope of res
tpring the health Of the latter, which has
failed very much, has very gracefully tender
ed them passage in the steamer Powhatan,
to leave on or about the goth Nov. next.
An editor out in Iowa, having been placed
on the committee Of Domestic Manufacture
ers at his county fair, performed the duty,
and reported that
"The best wooden cloak was worn by la
dy OF Muscatine also, the best socks and
homemade shirts"
NICARAGUA EXCITEMENT IN TExAs-The
Nicaragua fever prevails in Fort Bend, Texas
and it is said that a colony of sixty will 90
from that and adjoining counties with i'm
pements of husbandry as well as Of warfare,
intending to become permanent settlers and
cultlvators of the soil in that beautiful coun-
try.
A Coop ExAMplE.-A number of young
ladies in Salem, having considered the state
Of the money market and determined not
to pay $40 or $50 for winter bonntt. have
set about making bonnets for themselves.
Boston T,opclcr.
An ACCoUNr THREE MILES LoNG.-The
last quarteIy returns or account # the lu
siness Of tie New York city Post Office.
which was received at the Department in
this city in Il day or two after the close of
the quarter, if stretched ont page by pace
continuously, would make string OF paper
quite three miles long.
The crops Of the State of New York this
year are estimated at 10000, 900 bushels Of
corn, il ,000 900 bushels of wheat, 10000
600 bushels of oats, 1000, 900 tuns Of hav.
/ 100000 hogs 3 100000 cattle $500. 600
sheep 10000 tun> Of butter, and 25,oo0
tuns Of cheese.
A Lawyer in the interior Of Kentucky, re-
ceHt decIi:ed paying his merchant fer his
bill of goods, on the ground that the trader
might suspend and keep the money out of
| circulation.
st. Louis is noted for the quantity ana
quality of her flour. Her capacity for man
utacturing is said to be about l 100000 bar
rels every year.
Help IN A New WAY-It is stated that
goods to the amount of many millions of
dollars, now warehoused in the United
States, will be reshipped to Europe. Well,
better that than the specie to pay for them,
though Uncle Sam may lose the duties.
1t is stated that marriage took place in
Fairfax county, Va, on Saturday last, of a
couple who were divorced nine years ago.
In the meantime tie man has been married
and his wife died, and on Saturday he was
again married to his former wife.
More than $4,000 pupils attend The pub
lie schools of N. Y. City daily.
Five hundred thousand bushels of coal
left Pttsburg for Cincinnati in one day.