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The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
SUMMONS.
District Court of the Eleventh Judicial District OF
said State.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
SUMMONS.
June 6 2w

District Court of the Eleventh Judicial District OF
said State.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, &C
The People Of the State of California,
10 John MumfOrd, VIM. Duck, VIM G. Squires.
and e. B. House, greeting: You are hereby sum
moned to answer the complaint of Uriah Thomas,
in said Court, filed against you, within ten days
from the service of this Writ, exclusive of the day
OF service, if served on you in this County, but II
served on you without said County, and within
said District twenty days; and if served on you
without said County and District, then in forty
days from such service, exclusive of the day OF
servce,-in which complaint he prays judgment
against you for $500 and interest thereon at 8 per
cent. per month from August 10th, 1856, upon IN.
strument in writing set forth therein, copy OF
which complaint is herewith served, TO which yoas
are referred; and you are hereby notified thai !
you fail to answer the complaint as drec!eo.,
Plaintiff will take judgment by default agalns'
you for said sum and interest and costs. :,
In witness whereof, |, Tabb Mitchell, Clerk
of the Eleventh Judicial District CourS
aforesaid, do hereunto set my hand anu
impress the Seal of said Court, ut Once One
in .duburn, this Sd day of June, A. D. 1907
TABB MITCHELL, CLERK,
BY F. B. HIGGINS, Deputy
June 9Th 4W
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06

MEXICO AND SLAvERY.-A new constitu.
ton has been formed and published in Mexico,
containing the following provisions;
The second article of the constitution de-
clares that all are born free in the republic.
and that slaves touching the national terri
tory recover their freedom by that act and
have right to the protection of laws. An
other artiele-the l3th-prohibits the cele-
bration of treaties for the extradition of polit-
cal criminals, or those delin1uents of COM
mon order who have held in the country
where the crime was committed, the condition
of slaves
So Mexico will be a safe harbor for GRIMM
ais and runaway slaves
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FOR GOVERNOR.
HON. JOHN B. WELLER.
[Subieot to the decision of the Democratic State
Convention.1
Democratic State Central Committee.

At meeting Of the Democratic State Central
Committee, held at the city of San Francisco on
Wednesday, the Goth day of May 1857, pursuant
TO call, it was
Resolued That the next Democratic State Con-
vention be held at the city Of Sacramento on
Tuesday, the l4th day of July next; and that the
basis of representation be as follows, viz: one
delegate from every county, at large, and one
delegate for every two hundred Democratic votes
cast, and one delegate for every fraction over
one hundred Democratic votes cast for any Demo
cratic State officer at the last general election
the Presidential Electors being considered. for
the purposes of these resolutions, as State officers.
Under the above resolution the following ap-
mort rtinnll1ent of delncr tls ada.
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06

WELLER IN THE MoUNTAINs,--The Iowa
Hill News, and Columbia Gazette, genuine
Democratic papers, have run Weller's name
to the masthead for Governor, Such an
outpouring of sentiment of the people has
never before taken place in California, The
masses are speaking out-not the politicians.
John B. Weller is the choice of the laboring
men of the State, and when fairly before
them, they intend to elect him.
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06

EE- Ned, McGown has had his trial in
Napa county, for being accessory to the
murder of Jas. King of VIM and been ac-
quilted. This was to be expected there not
being proofto sustain the indictment, Those
who have formed opinions in regard to Nc
Gowans completely in the affair will not see
cause for change of sentiment because the
jury have declared him innocent. Whether
innocent or guilty he has attained an unen-
viable notorlety throughout California. Bad
associations are injurious to the reputation.
of any man; and this is none the less true in
the cs7e Of the individual above named
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June 9th, 4w
NOTICE
To Holders of Placer County Warrants

A LII ACCEPTED County Warrants from NO;
IA 667 to No. IT'S, dated October goth, lSoo
will be paid on Monday, June LIST, 1851. ana Il
not presented for payment within sixty days from
this date, the money will be applied to the pay
ment of warrants next in order of registry, IN AZ
cordance with an Act of the Legislature approx
cd March 3lst, 1857.
PHILIP STONER, County Treasurer
freasurer's Office, May 30th, 1857.
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Total ............... ...............
Democratic County Committee.

The members of the Democratic Central Com
mttee of Placer county, are requested to meet
in Auburn, on Thursday, the 18th day of June
for the purpose Of fixing time for holding a
Democratic County Convention.
JOSEPH WALKUP, Chairman.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

THOSE who have claims against the firm Of
Mitchell & Anderson, will present them to Tabb
Mitchell for settlement; and those owing us will
please make payment to him, he being authorized
TO settle the business of the firm.
TABB MITCHELL.
April II, tt JAMES ANDERSON.
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DISSOLUTION.

THE oo-partnershp heretofore existing between
the undersigned, In the publication Of the Placer
date. TABB MITCHELL.
April ii, 3w JAMES ANDERSON.
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
April II, tt

TAKE NoT1cE.-Those of our subscribers who
have overpaid on their subscription to the Herald,
will be credited upon the books Of c. H. MITCHELL,
who, after the llth of April, will be Publisher
and Editor of the Herald e.
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06

A despatch to the New York Herald, un-
der date of May Sd, gives the following as
the organization Of the Wagon Road corps:
"The Department of the Interior this
morning completed the wagon Road corps,
as folows:-Fort Ridgely and South Pass
Road-W II. MOBILES, of Minnesota, Super
intendent lhilo p. Hubble Of Minnesota
Disbursing Agent, and Samuel A. Medary,
of Ohio, Engineer Fort Kearney, South
Pass and Honey Lake Division-W. NJ. r..
Magraw, of Missouri, Superintendent; James
Il. Amman, of Maryland Disbursing Agent,
and f. w. Lander, of Massachusetts, Engin-
eer. Western Division-John Kirk, of Cal
ltornia, Superintendent; Frank Denver, of
California, Disbursing Agent, and Mr.. Bish-
op of California, Engineer Ell Paso and
Fort Yuma-James B. Leech, of Texas,
Superintendent Gabriel Jordan, of Alabama
Disbursing Agent, and N. H. Hutton, En-
glneer. Messrs. Magraw, MOBILES and Leech
leave Washington to-day. Mr.. Kirk is enroute
for California. The operations will be com
menced with the least practicable delay.
The War Department has not vet complet-
ed its organization for the Road assigned to
it,"
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06

Grief is bad for digestion. Loose pocket
book containing two fifties and ten, and
you will not care for food for the next three
iays.
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
Sacramento Agency.

We have appointed a. BADLAM, our Agent
for Sacramento City. for the soliciting OF adver-
tlsements aud subscriptions, for the Placer Her
aid. april4 If
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
NOTICE.

Those of our subscribers who do not wish to
continue taking the Herald, will please give no.
tce by letter, or at the office, during the coming
week,
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FOURTH OF JULY BALL
FORREST HOUSE.

FURREST HOUSE.
FTHt public are respectfully informed that "a
L Ball will be given at the Forrest House, "a
Forrest Hill, on the evening of the Fourth L-1&
OF July. Ample preparation will be made for a
large number of guests. G. W. GALLEY,
June 9th, w PROPRIETOR
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
News Of the State.

1t is said the American Party will hold
State Convention on the 4th of August.
SuspENDED-The True Californian ba.
suspended. 1t is rumored that it will be-
lesuscitated by Parker H. French2as a re-
publican paper in day or two.
GEN SurrER.-It is stated that bv tho
recent sale of Hook Farm Gen. Sutter will
be better off than he has been for some TINA
He is comfortably provided for, and will not
lose the premises on which he has been resi.
ding.
PETITION FOR PARDoN.-The Neyad.
Democrat states that on Tuesday, Juue ID
a petition was in circulation, either for tho
pardon or commutation of the sentence Of
Moore, who is condemed to be hung on tho
10th of this month
SICKNESS AT NEvADA.-The Democrat of
June Sd, says great deal of sickness ;s
prevailing in Nevada at the present time
Quite a number have died of typhoid fever.
This disease has been very common in tho
month of May and June for several wears
past.
A RIPE OLD AGE.-A mexican, named
Francisco Mochado, aged ninety-nine years
and who has been mining in Tuoiumne
county, almost constantly, since lS49, until
within few months, died on Monday last.
Among the attractions announced to come
off at the Big Tree Grove on the 4th of Julv
is the marriage of some dozen couples, who
have selected that time and place for the
performance of the ceremony.
There are nearly-one hundred news papers
in California. Who says our people are not
a reading population!
PRospERous-The Red Bluff Beacon
says that the village of Tehama presents a
lively and fourshing appearance, all being
busy with preparations for the approaching
harvest.
AGRICULTURAL SocIEry.-The citizens Of
Alameda county are about to organize an
Agricultural Society.
mechanics INsTmUTE.-The people Of
Los Angeles have established Mechanics
Institute in that place, which is in most
flourishing condition.
DEPORTATION OF CATs.-An English pa
per has an advertisement for two thousand
cats for California.
The SrocKToN WELL-The artesian we'll
at Stockton is 76o feet deep, and are now
passing through stratum of blue clay, SAYS
the 1rqus
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06

TALKING TO TIE PolNT.-The following
very pointed and significant resolutions were
adopted by democratic meeting recently
held in st. Clair county Ala, for tie pur-
pose of appointing delegates to the State and
District Conventions. They come down
pretty tight on t6ose aspirants for Office who
imagine themselves entitled to public favor,
in consideration of service previously render
ed:
Rcsoiped, That ''it is the duty of every
patriot to serve his country to the best of
his ability. in any capacity or in any posi-.
ton in which bis services may be required
and he who does so, does only his duty, for
which be can have no claims to office. Off
re is the gift of the people, and officers are
bnt the servants of the people. 1t is the
doctrine of Mouarchies only, that any man
can have claims to ohire"
ReSoloed, therefore, That any man who
feels that he has any claims upon the people
for office because Of any services he may
have rendered, however eminent they may
have been thereby proves his unftness for
1t IN a TeDUIflcan OOppyp0pDf
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AFPAIRs IN KANSAS.

We learn from our western exchanges that Gov Geary
IA. returned 10 the territorial legislature without his APP
oy the bill to provide for taking the census Of the Ter
ory and for calling constitutional copyentoh The prih-
su.l objection IT, that the legislature "ed TO make any
rovsioa to sabmt the constitution Yhen framed to the
sdesation the people Tor hf Fatac=tioH or rtee-
ton Gov. Geary says:
The voice Of the people fairly expressed and Its i'm
bodent in the fandsments laws should be the earnest
assire Of every citizen OF a republic.
But how can the voice Of the people be fairly expressed
and their viii be mbodied in The organic law, unless that
law when made be submitted 10 them to determine wheth
ar ii their will which he convention has procaimsdf
The idea of surrenderng the sovereignty OF the Ter
rtoryhe properly OF the people OF tie several
statesnto the hands Of the few who first chanctd TO
wander into them political novelty Is il just
that the Territories shoad exercise tie rights Of sovereign
States until their condition and numbers become such
10 entlle them TO admitted into the Union equal
ity with the original States z
Notwithstanding objections the bin psssed over the
veto The act provides that between the st day of March
and the LIST day Of April 1851 the shers of the counties
ID be assisted by deputies appointed By themselves shall
take censIs Of tie whts inhabitants actually residing
IN their respective counties and before the 10Th of April
shall Sic in the Office Of the judges of probate for their
pecve counties complete list Of all the qualified voters
therein on the s Of April priced ng which list the judges
OF probate shall add to- alter and amend at their dscre
ton upon application made to them up to the first May
only those borne on these amended lists to be allowed to
vote for members of the convention.
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LATER FROM SOUTH FLORIDA.

gather the following intelligence from the Tampa
Peninsular of the 25th ultimo:
general martial convened on the 26h uliino
Fort Brooke charged with the investigation Of sundry
complaints against enlisted The following officers
compose the court:
Col j Monroe Major McKinstry Major Page, Adjutan,
Hazard, Lieut. Mack, Lieut. Howard. Captain Kilburn
Judge advocate.
Gen. Harvey was last dates n active pursuit of the
ndaos on the CAST side OF Lake Oke Cbobee 1t Is sup
posed that important results will flow from this
nenL
lieutenant o! the volunteers has been dis harged from
ervice by order of General Harvey for ng pursue
promptly party Of indians the banks of the Kissmme
The steamboat Gen Clinch FROM Charleston loaded with
government stores went ashore at Fort Capron the
night OF the goth umo in gale Of wind The cargo is
oia loss and IL supposed whep the express Left Fort
oaPron on the morning Of the 2lst that the steamboat
would be total wreck.
The schooner Mary Hopkins, from New York, arrived
al Tampa on the GATH ult
The latest Indian news is thus given by the Psnnsular
Captain Clarke company A. Alb artillery, arrived at this
place on The GATH and reported that his way from Mana
e ne Landed on an island near the mouth Of the Little
aahaiee liver that morning. and discovered several fires
ana tracks OF considerable number Of mep together with
taose OF several and children Feeling confident
ma large body OF Indians encamped in the imme
Ae vicinity, and that his force inadequate to cap
ure them be Immediately started for this place which be
reached Ia the evening Of same day.
by order Of Colonel Monroe two detachmeus Of twenty
meh each from Captains W. H. Hendricks and Cavteris
companies Of noun ed volunteers started for The point
designated early the morning Of the 25th About fifty
regulars and volunteers started for the point
water on the same dav
s-Since putting the above in type, official report
rom Captain Clarke, who COMMANDED the expedition has
zen received by Colonel Monroe 70 the eject that the To-
ans had escaped II is probable that they discovered the
Hens made by Captain Clarke the oath and wisely de-
oamped As no tral found which would warrant
pursuit IL Is likely the Indians will not be oyerhauei
detachment Of Captain L~sltys company under
Saers to scout their way homeward Captain Clarkes
Smead
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OUR ALEXANDRIA CORRESPONDENCE
ALEXANDRIA, "wednesday EVENING"

ALEXANDRIA, "Wednesday EVENING"
March |, 1851.
To-day has been a sunless one, except feetng symp-
tom Of smile the face of this morning and
has been showing rapid since p m and is it still
al l. p m with signs of stopping Nevertheless Alex
audria humanity has been in circulation in all its variety
of FORM fashion, color occupation and performance
bred ships have arrived and departed the Potomac
steamers have piled busily mingng and fro Washing
tonans and Alexandrans travellers and country folks
and the rumbling trsus Of the Orange and Alexandria
railroad have poured in and taken out their varegated
throngs
In speaking Of the streets in Alexandria last evening"
maze slight mistake, which, though trfng viii cor
rect so keep the reputation of my record good for
reliability. A short business street named Cameron inter
venes between King and oneen from the river westward
to Washington Pitt street. instead of being second
west of Royal is next to it aud St Asaph intervenes be-
tween Pitt and Washington. Prince street TO be
quite as fashionable If little arisocratical than
Washington.
In my observations to-day, among other things have
noticed the City Market II is decidedly credit the
place and such as the national metropolis in all its glory
cannot boast 1t occupies half block in the centre Of the
city The main building is three stories high with the
city Offices in the second and ne museum in the third
story
The Alexandria Library is foe building the south
west corner OF Washington and Prince streets, which will
speak Of in detail hereafter.
Liberty Hall another ne public building, used for lee
lures concerts &C. which the metropolis cannot beat
GLIDING its government improvements Waughs Italia is
now on exhibition at this hall.
The principal hotels here to be Kewons Hotel, by
A. G. Newton; City Hotel, by Logan o. Smith; and the
Marshall House by Z. S Plummer have not yet been
inside Of the aforementioned The City Hotel appears to
be comfortable reeandessy establishment and the host
human sort OF fellow--ready and willing to make those
comfortable that commit themselves his care lie looks
probably native Virginian. The Mar
shall House is undergoing repair and Improvement and
appears be arranged large and commodious scale
The Young man in the Office looked though he
pablo Of doing the handsome and agreeable thing There
are other neat comoriabe-looking hotels a smaller
scale which, together with Newtons which is probably
the largest Of the lot will speak of hereafter.
There has formerly been 10 operation here extensive
and factory which has been for time
closed An effort being made BY the business Of
the city revive iIs operations very large scale
TO successfully compete with the northern establishments
in the supply Of the southern markets.
The democratic politicians Of the seventh congressional
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washington Aqueduct.

.
....... OrucH WAsHseroS AaUEDucr,
Washington March D 1857
invited for materials and work for the Washing
received up m May will be opened at noon Of that
Mans proes specifications ana M so
lei win ready examination at this Office u ~ ~ w
April next. -, '.a.s
and emhankmen of Reservoirs pipes
l2in main, houses, bricks,
sand, rub and stone, sc
Fol the particular works ard materials reference made 10 he
specific toas and plans. -,
A. upon per the ies yet acquired by The
United Stats delay mmencine The WORK
for such unavoidable delays due allowance WIN DC
MADE in time Of cbn pist:bn
Portions only Of some be completed under the
be appropriations The engineer
prescribe the Of work to be done and rate
under each contract for each appopaion and IN cast
holding sufficiently decide when ana
shall be stopped ans; funds become available
In Of The entire stoppas OF ay paeaa woss o wan,
engineer the has been properly executed 20 lar ~ sas
gone
treasury upon onhy Of engineer. reervng 10
viii be codioD & ~ canuacts that The work
shall be paid thc, full wages monthly. and in sss.
should he seacd and endorsed Proposals fol- ~ofk or
materials the Washington AquecucL"
the rel all Inc bids
considered conducive The Of the
work.
Every accompanied by guarantee signed by
bidder bidders will If his their bid be accepted
obligation, within days. with good and sufficient
securities completion the work undeaken said guarantee
judge United district attorney, officer OF
general individual known the Engineer De-
Of War; that the eusranors are make good their
guarantee
bids viii be opened presence Of bidders any Of them
choose 10 be present.
Capt. Of Engineers In charge.
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DEPARTMENT NEWS.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

The ShdUHee hdiaHs.-We learn that delegation Of
Shawnee Indians at present in this city for the purpose
of ransacDg business of private nature with the Indian
bureau On Tuesday afternoon they waited according TO
appointment upon the Secretary Of the Interior who
received them with much kindness. An address pertinent
the occasion delivered by their head CHIEF Joseph
Conkle We understand that the indians were greatly
pleased with their visit
Lstters Received at The General Land 0fes-The Gen-
era Land Office just appears TO be with let
ters We informed that the number received on Mon
day morning last three hundred and MY, the largest
number received in one day.
Patents Gan.sd-The isstes Of patents for the week
ending Wednesday; March II, 1857, Is follows;
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district appear 10 be waking up the Of the NEXT
election The talk to be- HUnon Of the democracy
for the defeat Of the notorious SAM
The new city administration have instructed the com
mittee On general laws take into consideration the
pedisncy Of ooding the laws Of the city aud the probable
e&pehse
The election Of new corporation officers is to take place
on Tuesday night, seth instant
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BY TELEG GRAPH
yersre Weather,

ST. Louis March 10.-The Independence correspondent
Leader says under date Of the 3d. that the Salt Lake
mail had arrived having been three months the way. 1t
reported having been the most perous trip made
across the plains owing the intense cold Many Indians
on the route starved to death and eating
their children being unable to find game account of the
heavy snow.
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Lot, from yfexioo.

YKw oaLEAss, March lI.--Tampico papers of the 2st
ultimo have been received.
Gen Morena the governor reached Tampico on the
10th.
Cara was deserted by his followers, and the revolution
ended without boodshed.
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PHILADELPHiA March 1.-THE final hearing before the
United States commissioner In the Of James MeFs
RIDGE charged with robbing the mails while clerk In
Cincinnati post Office, of to-day. The postmaster Of
Cincinnati testified that $4,000 stolen part which
longed to the Office The prisoner remsnded custody
and win be conveyed TO Ohio for trial.