The Placer herald., 1857-04-11
Gleanings.


This is world Of compensations. Kick
boy for chalking your fence, and he will
balance the account by throwing a brick
bat at the first friendless dog he runs
against
Let your expenses be such as to leave
balance in your pocket. Ready money
is a friend in need,
1t strikes lis there is ''world of wisdom"
in the following quotation, brief as it is:
Every school boy knows that kite would
not fly unless it had string tying it down.
1t is lust so in life. The man who is tied
down by half dozen blooming responsi-
blities, and their mother, will make a
higher and stronger fight than the bach
elor, who having nothing to keep him
steady, is always tloundering in the mud
If you want to ascend in the world, tie
yourself TO somebody
'Slocum how is it to day: can you take
that note up!' I'm sorry to say that |
can't-never was so cranped in my life.
You are always cramped are you not?' [
am sorry to say am, and yet there's D nat
ura cause for it," "And what is that.'
Why, | have been told that was weaned
on green apples and watermelons.
In Parish in London, there was lately
discovered house in which FIVE families all
ers of one room One of the gentlemen OF
the Statistical Committee asked a woman
in the house,-"lIow can you exist in such
place." "Och, your honor she replied,
we all did well enough till the gentleman
in the middle took in a lodger!"
The New York Herald saws of the wo-
mems right movement; This nonsense about
down-trodden women is gotten up by few
hundred persons, supposed to be females,
but whose sex is not accurately defined by
exterior Developments.
The New York Evening Post says there
are at least two thousand gambling houses
in that city, and probably a hundred faro
banks.
INCREAsE OF CoMMERCE-It is estima-
ted that since he investment of foreign
capital among up was checked three years
ago, by the existence of the Eastern war,
our foreign commerce has grown from $780,
100000 to SG42, 100000.
The willow Mining Company in the Vi
cinity of Nevada have brought water to
their claims, from the Snow Mountain
ditch \ very large space of ground in
the vicinity of their claims, will doubtless
pay, if rightly worked.
NEVADA CRY FlNANCEs.-'rhe Democrat
says: "Alr. Pumer, City Marshall and ex-
oliicio Tax Collector, has paid into the
City Treasury, S4639, collected on property
tax. There is some three thousand dollars
yet to be collected on the property tax. The
amount Of city orders now outstanding is
something less than 81 800.
FATAL AccIpENT-Mr james Mccain,
formerly from PENNSYLVANIA, and whose
family is living in ttat State, was killed on
the 23d inst, at Butte Flat near Rough and
Ready, by the caving OF a bank, while en-
gagged in mining.
THEATRIcAL.-1he Robinson Family have
been performing at the Nevada theater,
but not with much success.
Fresh ConFGsH-The editor of the Torn
Talk has been presented with fresh cod
fish caught in the bay of san Francisco.
Three were with rod and reel, whose
united weight was "a IA pounds.
ARREsTED.-A man named Hook, has
been arrested at Martinez charged with an
attempt at rape, and bail fixed at $4,000.
lie will be tried on the 9th inst
DIVORCE cases have constituted the prin-
cipa business of the Supreme Court now in
session at Salem, Mass. and more than half
the applications come from "Caiiorna
widows"
FILrH-Pestilence and corruption says
the Record, are in store for Oroville dur
ing the coming summer, if the rubbish,
filth, and carcasses of dead hogs, are not
removed from the streets and alleys.
FEMALE INsrwUrE.-Up to Thursday last,
$l,400 had been subscribed in Columbia,
for the purpose of building female insti-
tute at that place.
SNow.-At Monte Crsto, Sierra county,
the snow is still piled up to considerable
hight in the streets.
SUIcIDE.-On Sunday the 18th, china
woman committed suicide at Columbia bv
taking poison.
The Odd Fellows of Columbia, will give
a grand ball on the 27th of next month
NATIONAL DEBT AND TRADE-The Wash
ington Globe, in an article on tho growth
Of the United States, says that IN the last