Mountain Democrat., 1857-10-24

| i
ing the Sl2t,OOn he is giving great deal more
than he ever received. Ilc saws the S%H,"oO
| spent to huy and bolster up thc Pacific Express
| the ,UOU invested in ditch enterprise IN
! Caiavcras county and the SlrtH'" SpruklCd
| IN small sums in sacramento. never passed
| through his hands, all of which il very pr'''a.
bic. for had it reached him, il would never have
| gone rlsrwherc.- bee.
If Joseph Z. Palmer is telling tales
out of school," and il he will make n clean
breast Of it, we may safely anticipate Sumr
startling diScloSurcS-SomC rich develop.
mcntS, which will cause not FEW promi-
ncnt politicians to "trcmblrm their boots"
to curse the day they conlidcd in him.
His celebrated institution" was long re-.
gardcd as the most corrupt in the State,
and he has the reputation of being a
shrewd, SasaciOuS, unScrupulouS Spccula'
tor Nearly every politician of note in
San Francisco and in different parts Of
the State has had dealings with the i'm.
maculate Joseph, and not one oi them
ever got the better Of him. lie has the
credit Of having suggested the Water Lot,
Funding, State Prison and other hills Of
like questionable character, and of inilu.
encing members of the Legislature to
support them. \ few years ago the funds
Of the State and Of the city of San Fran,
cisco were deposited in his banking house,
lie was security for number Of the off.
cials and he used them.
AT the time Of the establishment Of the
Pacific Express it was limited that he was
one Of its its principal stockholders. As
his connection with il would not have ad.
dcd to its popularity or business, it was
deemed advisable to keep it secret, "Thr
$4,000 spent to buy and bolster up the
Pacific Express" may not have "paSScd
through his hands" but he must have
known how the money was expended
Why does he consent to pay tho $6S,O0O
if it "ncvCr passed through his hands,"
and he received no benefit from its DO
other parties make up the sum for him9
and If so, why not name them? ltiS
generally believed that poor Bates was the
tool Of others, and that while ho suffers
the more guilty parties escape unpuniShcd.
Men Of moro ability, Influence and proni.
ncncc than Bates and Rowe. it is SuSrcc.
ted, induced them to abstract the mcncy,
and that Joseph {. Palmer knows them.
VIC fully believe. II he has commenced
telling tales out Of school, he will not
be likely to screen the parties who got him
into his present difficulty.
Who received 1.-THE &l0,o sprinklcd
in small sums in Sacramento" and for
what purpose was il apprcpriatctp Come,
Joseph, give us tho full particulars, keep
back nothing, conceal nolhing, and YOU
may redeem your character. punish your
enemies and do the State a service.
RAILROAD MovENrNL--Thc Herald
says the Commissioners of the Marysville
and San Francisco Railroad Company left
Marysvillc, on Monday, accompanied by
an Engineer corps, to commence the sur.
vCy Of the road, Tho detention Of the
steamer on the hogs back, which has oc-
CURED quito frequently Of late, indicates
that the river is filling up and may ulti,
matcly become innavigablc, has given n
new Impulse TO the contemplated enter.
priSe,-causcd an Increased interest in its
success. Tho California Steam Naviga-
ton Company, by its Cxtortion, has rem,
dcrcd itself obnoxious, and any movement
that may have tendency to check its cX-
tortion, will receive tho hearty encourage.
Incnt Of tho travelling public, 1t has
grown rich, powerful and arrogant,
rates no opposition, submits to no inter.
ference, Tho loss Of tiilv or hundred
thousand dollars is not seriously felt by
tit can afford to make large sacrifices
to secure monopoly Of tho travel, and
When an opposition boat enters into com.
petition with il, il reduces its rates Of
freight to a ruinous extent, in order to
bankrupt its competitor or force it TO sell
out. 4 company so powerful, SO grasp.
ing and so wealthy, need fear no oppoSi-
tion on tho river. II has both the will
and the means to monoptGEc the business,
and until railroad is built, tho public
will be forced to submit to its cxtortion.
DANCING ScMooL,-Mr. ShatfSr is get.
ting along swimmingly with his dancing
school, H0 is = competent teacher, un-
dcrstNndS what he undertakes, and has a
happy faculty Of inStructing his pupils
speedily and we'll. He has large NUN.
Der Of scholars, and on Tuesday evening
Of each week gives them lessons at the
Cedar Ravine House, lie has large,
excellent room and good music. IliSp par
ties arc well conducted, pass oil pleasant
", and are patrouiGCd by the young, gay
and lovely Of our city.
CsELEsS,-The last number of the Fire.
mans Journal pleasantly but truthNlly
intimateS that it has never much to say
on any subject aud the little il does say
don't amount 10 much, A fact so trans.
parent and irrOiutablC is patent to every
reader Of that dullest Of sheets; but il
surprises us little that the cgotistical