The Placer herald., 1857-09-12
NUMBER /.
News of the State.


in county report an excess of expenses over
revenue for the year ending July H. 1857 Of
$4,000 The total receipts were S5,2l7 "a.
The outstanding Indebtedness of the county
is Sl6,4l3 90. Independent Of $4,000 which
is to be raised by a special tax for the build
ing of the Court House.
Honey Lake Valley, heretofore generally
believed to be in Utah Territory, is now as
eertained to be from three to ten miles with
in the limits of our own State, and the Red
Bluffs Beacon thinks it is either in Shasta or
Plumas county-more probably The latter.
Manufacturing the excitement of the
election at Iowa Hill, citizen of that place
named Thomas Garrity and man named
John Cox got into difficulty, which resulted
in the latter having his ear bitten, and both
parties getting considerably bruised up.
A CRY MING.-.As workmen were digging
a well on Montgomery street in San Francis
GO, few days since, gold was found at the
depth ten feet.
A Busy MoSrn.-From present indca-
tions says the Town Talk September is like:
y to be a busy month for our people. The
State election takes place on the 2l. After
which will be the State Agricultural Fair;
| Pioneer Celebration; Observance Of the CEN
tcnniel, birth day of Lafayette; Mechanics
Fair; and various minor occasions-all call
ing for a share of the public attention.
RICH QuARrs.-A lot Of quartz has recent
ly been crushed, taken from the Morris quartz
lead, on South Pcorman's Creek, which
proves this lead to be one Of the RICHEST that
has ever been discovered in the State. Two
hundred tons of rock has been crushed at
CASTOR Ridge mill, which paid about 1926
to the ton The lead is from two to eight
feet in thickness and icreases in size and
richness as they go down. 1t is owned by
six men who style themselves the Iowa
Quartz Mining Company.
Ncrada Democrat
CAL1roRSrA HEMp-The Price Ca,ren,
and Shipping Last, in the notice Of the oper
alton Of the rope walk in San Francisco says
that its propretors last year imported lot
of Kentucky hemp seed which they distribu-
ted among the farmers of the State. with q
view to introducing its extended culture
The experiment has proved highly successful
A considerable amount will be raised this
year, and the period is not far distant when
we shall not only raise enough for home con.
sumption, but have surplus for expectation.
From HONEY LAKE VALLEY.-The Marys-
vile Inquirer has letter from Honey Lake
Valley, Aug, 28th, which saysl
NJ A. Long arrived here, Yesterday, with
24O head of stock. He had no trouble with
the Indians. After grazing in the Valley
a short time Mr.. Long will remove his stock
| To Santa Dnco V.1la,,
he resides. Another train belonging to COL
Dieur & Co, had arrived with 700 head Of
stock. Mr.. Dieur, was robbed by the indians
atlas Mormons and traders, of 30 head Of
horses and mules on the head waters of tho
Malad opposite Salt Lake. In trying to re-
cover the horses and mules, Mr.. Dieur was
shot in the foot. He has not been able to
walk snce the ball not having been taken out.
Hasty Clippings
The Bulletin Therapeutic contains the
curious case of worker in metals, who
has wrought in copper only five months,
and whose hair, which was lately white,
has now turned to decided green Chem
ical analysis has proved that his hair con-
tans considerable quantity of acetate
of copper, and it is to this circumstance
that it owes its change Of color.
Judge Jones, once sitting on the bench.
interrupted the interminably long speech Of
a barrister, upon a very dry subject, with
the sly inuendo; "If you think you will
put me to sleep like my three learned
brethren beside me- you are mistaken"
DR.. Adam Clark mad perfect aOharrence
of both pork and tobacco. He is reported
to have said: "If were to offer sacrifice
to the devil, it would be a roasted pig
stuffed with tobacco
The St. Lopia Leader tells of two old fel
lows in that city who lived easily and
spent most of their time in playing euchre.
+. was the best player, bpt S. would, when
he could, much to the disgust of his op-
ponent, renege, and so take trick. Some
time since r. was taken sick, but before
throwing off tho "morta coil" wrote to S.
as follows:
Dear S--I Shall this day die and 90
to the devil. Follow suit-no reneging.
Yours R."
There have been 55,676 persons alto.
geher buried in Greenwood Cemetery,
near New York, since its opening.
To dream that you are worth milios
Of dollars, and then upon waking up find
yourself an editQr, is very provoking
EF- Mexican advices contradict the re;
ported death OF Santa Anna.
A CONAN, residing at Bergen Hill N.J..
recently was coured, and won and mar
TO the second husband, in consequence Of
recsiring letters from her first husband..
stating that be had died in New Orleans.
BILl1ARp PLArING.-A very silly attempt
has been made to prevent billiard playing
in Concord. n. II. The next increment