The Placer herald., 1857-09-26
News of the State.

ton returns, discovered that the three can
didates for Sheriff had an equal number
of votes. The candidates were Woods,
democratic; Siddons, peoples; Green, indie
pendent. A new election has been order
ed for the Soth of September.
Between the last of April and the last of
August, there were Ill prisoners made their
escape from the Penitentiary at San Quen-
tin. Of this number As were retaken, and
76 were still at large on the 31st August
making the whole number of prisoners
at that date 500.
SNAKEs.-In the hills adjacent to the San
Joaquin river, rattlesnakes are so numer-
ous as to destroy an average of dozen sheep
day. They do not harm CATTLE Their
fatality to sheep is owing to the fact that
the latter animals when driven travel in
compact masses, thus passing over the rep
tiles.
The proprietors of the Valentine Quartz
Lead, in Calaveras county, are now taking
out rock which yields from $50 to $500
per ton.
A WONDERFUL CoLT.-There is a mare
.colt, which was raised in Calaveras county,
which will be on exhibition at the State Fair,
in May last sixteen hands and two inches
high, and weighs 1925 pounds.
PLACERvILLE AssEssMENTs.-The Assess
ment Roll Of the city of Placervie foots
up $464,252, which will yield tax of
$5,s03 for city, and $l,l9O for school pur-
poses.
RoBBED-Mr. Lovejoy, late of the Old
Mountaineer newspaper, was robbed the 9th
er night, at Orovile of 500 in money
and pistol.
MINING.-Messrs d. O. Sheldon & Co.,
took out of their claim on Tunnel Ridge,
near town one day last week, S49O in two
pans, $3.50 in one pan and $2lO in the 9TH
er. All the claims that are in, on this
ridge prospect remarkably well.
Calavcras Chronicle
DR.. Hoerchner has raised some fine Mex
lean cotton on his ranch in Caaveras
county.
LIVING Hlcu.-The editor of the Noun
tain Democrat acknowledges the receipt Of
basket of luscious peaches from friend.
RIcH.-One hundred and twenty-five
ounces of gold were tax III out 'ast Saur-
day from the quartz claim near Tutte
town, which is owned by party of Chi
leros. ,S0aOra HrdH.
The number of city lots assessed in Son
ora for the fiscal year 1857 is, 534; value
of rea! estate, 5l95, so 90; valce of i'm
provements, $227,7SO 90; value of person
al property, S227,1SO 90: total value ct
property, $G20 $50 90. The tax levied for
the purpose of liqudating the city debt,
is one per cent. which gives a revenue this
year Of SC, 405 30.
RoNDo A BANKING GAME-A case came
up bef,re Justice jerks, Of Sacramento,
on Monday, in which man named IL.
Shuliz was charged with felony-opening
AID keeping a banking game ('rondo') in
his house, &c. The Judge delivered de-
cision, in which he takes the ground that
''rondo," being similar to "lansquinette, :"
is a banking game, and he accordingly
adjudged that the prisoner stand committed.
The Sonora Herald, says the mining
bitches have generally dried up in that
county.
Operations have been commenced by the
Sacramento bridge company. -Four piles
have been driven for the abutments.
The Sacramento papers urge upon their
city council the necessity of creating more
Wards.
A negro named Robinson, who attempted
to commit rape upon three little white
girls, at Folsom, was tied to tree and
given thirty lashes by the citizens Of the
town. lie was then handed over to the au-
thorities.
The salaries of the city officials OF Sac
ramento, almost equal the entire expenses
of some of the State Governments on the
Atlantic side
SHAsrA.-This year the property tax
amounts to 50 10 on the 500, which is the
heaviest tax ever assessed in the county.
New TowN.-About three miles from
Volcano, on bench of the hills border
ing the Mokelumne, is camp Of Mexicans
about hundred in number, engaged in
quartz mining. They call their camp, con
sisting Of two stores and any number of
brush houses, "Contreres." Ledger
The STEAM WAGoN.-The experimental
steam wagon now building at Sacramento
will be completed in time to take passen-
gers from Sacramento to Stockton, on the
opening of the State Fair, where it will be
exhibited.
jim WEBsrER.-This notorious highway
man and desperate is prowling about Parks
Bar, in Yuba county. Webster was caught
about a year since and convicted of high
way robbery in the District Court for Yu-
ba county, and sentenced to 25 years in
the Penitentiary, and with several others
escaped theretrom about two or three weeks
since.
SYRUP FROM CHINESE SUGAR CANE.-Mr