The Placer herald., 1857-12-12
NUMBER ID.
News Of the State.

Az oall juan, large game OF ROnOO
was played, the per centage from which
was appropriated to plankng the streets OF
the town.
Mr., Ames, at Forest City, fell from the
hcisting tub down the shaft of his mining
claim, a distance of SO feet, and was Sc bad.
ly injured that he died in few minutes.
BAn RoADs.-The stages between San
Juan and Forest City have been hauled off
for the present on account OF the bad roads,
A man named Cummins struck Herald,
the keeper of saloon, at Poverty Bar Cal
averas county, with stone, and crushed in
the side of his face. constable followed
the culprit, who refusing to stop, was fired
upon and badly waunded. lie and Herald
are both in critical situations.
The Pennsylvanians are giving concerts in
the Southern Mines.
Convicted. ED.-Francisco Pacheco, the In7
dian who killed another of his tribe at Santa
Clara, last August, with an old scythe-
blade was found guilty of murder in the
second degree, in the District Court of San
Jose county last week.
A Californian named Juan Reral has been
arrested at San Jose, for committing rape
upon little girl only eight years Of age.
The population Of California is estimated
at 597 900.
The Indebtedness of Ell Dorado county
on the 9th of October was S45,5a0 Q6.
| T. M. Reed, Ex-Treasurer of El Dorado
county, is u detaulter to the amount of Sl4p2,
10.
The notorious banking firm of Palmer,
Cook ~ Co. has gone overheard. AS their
operations have always been viewed with
suspicion, this last act is not considered on
the square.
The council of Sacramento have forward
ed $4,000 to New York to meet the dan.
uary interest on the city bonds
Judge Hager, of San Francisco, has Or
dered $4,000 of Adams y Co.'S. money to
be distributed to the creditors of that swim
ding concern.
In LucK-It is said that J. w. Marshall,
the we'll known gold diScoverer in Califor-
mia, has recently struck a good quartz lode
near tho town of Calona El Dorado
county.
The San Francisco Globs says that Real
Estate is advancing in value in that city,
EslGNED.--ludge Heard of the Probate
Court OF Sacramento county, has rendered
his resignation to the Governor, to take
effect on the lst January, 1858. The vacan-
cy, has been filled by the appointment of
Robert Habinson, Esq, the County Judge
elect.
DlsAoREEp.- The jury, in the libel suit
brought by Mr.. Snyder, Of the Mint, against
the proprietars Of lAo =. F. Kor"ing Ca1
coNd not agree.
The MORMON difficulty is Grating much
interest throughout the State, and very
great desire is manifest to volunteer to 20 to
Salt Lake and thrash the Saints.
The S. Y. BulleHn wants 10000 females
to immgrate to California immediately.
The steamer Goidn Age, on Saturday last
took out S2,464,G 500 in treasure.
Last week 600 Chincse left San Francisco
for their own country. The stringent
measures adopted in some mining cnpntias
against their working the mineral lands, is
believed to bo the cause Of this mcyement.
The Market street Railroad Company of
San Francisco has been organized by the.
election Of President and Board of Di-
rectors The capital stock of the company
is $25O,O0O in 800 shares. Six hundred
shares have been taken-mostly 10y capital
lists, and in small sans The road is to be.
completed, according to the charter, by the
LIST of April 1859. It will be about six mileess, eess,
long