The Placer herald., 1857-12-05
NUMBER i! ) l9.

Snlltn Cl tne seduction OF ward or adopted
daughter of his. Smith states that he met
, the girl at boarding school and married
her. He subsequently discovered that she
had been the mistress of Carter. She had
q child four months after marriage. The
shooting was in revenge.
ST.. LoVIs, Nov. 4, 1851.
Kansas letters of the Goth state that only
thirty three of the sixty members Of the Con-
stitutional Convention were present. and
nothing of general interest had been done.
Over 800 U. s. troops were at Lecomp-
ton.
The depot of tho Illinois Central Railroad
at Cairo, has been destroyed by fire. Loss
100000.
The directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad
have resolved that it is not advisable to de-
clare their usual dividend.
The American mare, prioress. won the
cup and $4,000 stakes at the New Market
races in England. Before the race 100 to
was laid against Prioress.
The celebrated American horse Lecompte
died from an attack of cholic.
The American horse Pryor had been
stricken out of all his engagements for the
present year. London Post Oct IA.
Mr.. Crawford, the American Sculptor
died in London, Oct. 10th,
The Hon. Joseph G. McKibben, member
of Congress from California, and Robt. p.
Mckibben, of Chambersburg, New York,
attacked their brother in-law, Mr. Craig, Of
littsburg, with revolvcrs, in the cars of the
Cumberland Valley Depot. The facts of the
case are as follows: One of McAlbben's sis
ters is deaf and dumb. While on visit
to her sister in Pittsburg, it is alleged, and
the allegation is supported by the affidavit
of the victim herself that her own brother
in-law, seduccd her. Craig was on a visit
to see his children. In the meantime, the
Hon. j. G. McKibben, WHO happened to be
on visit to see his sister, and Robert Nc
Kibben, ayoungot brother, learned of Craig's
arrival in town. They resolved that the
wrongs of their sister should be revenged,
and armed themselves with revolver each.
They were dissuaded from their purpose by
their father, as ho supposed, until the
train had left. AS soon rs they saw Craig,
they at once attacked him. lie returned
the fire almost simultaneously, with revol-
yer in each hand. some twenty shots wero
fired. Craig received one bail from Joseph
in the right groin, and one from Robert in,
the back over the right hip. Robert es-
capped entirely. Joseph was very slightly
wounded in the right arm. Neither of
Crags wounds are dangerous ''' :"
The Atlantic Telegraph is to be laid down.
next june The company is having 400,
miles more of cable constructed. An at.
tempt to recover the portion of tho cable.
now in the ocean is to be made. ~
Capt. Van Nliet, of the Il. S. Army, had
arrived in Washington from Salt Lake. lto
reports the Mormons as determined to resist
the troops. Brigham Young refused to en-
ter into amy arrangement for wintering the
troops or furnishing supplies, bit said when
the time arrived he would burn, destroy and
leave Utah desert waste. Capt Van Vliet
estimates the fighting force the Mormons cat
r22l9499 to ba tirom aooq to doo9 meh.' = -
Financial.
The MONEY MARKET-The financial pras-
sure still continues severe in nearly every,
part Of the country, thougl in some sections
here appears to be hopeful symptoms OF
speedy relief. The intense pressure in tho
money market has already roce1ed very con-.
SiderabIy. ; 80 '''''
The stock market, too, shows graduate
improvement, railway and other Securities
having advanced quite encouragingly, 1T
will be long time however, before they
can recover from the depression to which
they have recently been subjected. " "'''' "a
Failures arc stilI taking place daily, but
by no means to such a'Wholesale extent as
prevailed a few weeks sihco 'T 4 w. =" .
No less than IS, 6G,9 ,9Ol in specie have been
received in New York since the COMMENCES.
ment of the money panic and yet times gro.
hard, and general feeling Of insecurity pre-,
walls. ''''''-, 80 '.@ ~
Europe.
The News from England is to October 21st.
The money crisis in the United States hat
an unfavorablo effect in the London Stock
Exchange. The Bank Of England laisod its
rate Of discountto eight per cent on the goth.
This step was taken in consequence of the
advices from America, and almost silnultan5-
ously with il the Bank Of France advanced
its rate to seven and a half per cent. sRiisE
in Hamburg it went up to nine and halg
In Bremen the money pressure was exceed
ingly severe, bet it he'd slightly moderated
in Vienna '"' " 'sh "a : X q: ''''s
The political news is not important
Nothing later from india. - '''eE<'
In Turkey there had been ministeris,
crisis, and Reschid Pacha had been appoint
cd Grand Vizier. 81
1t is reported that the French Government
is about to remove the prohibition upon the
expectation Of breadstuhs from France. N'
Bur Few LErr.-Tho names OF $1,000
persons who served in the Revolution have
been placed OH the United States 'ensioas
roll since the 18th March, 1918, on the 30th
June last only 346 Of this number were" re.
ported living. ~