The Placer herald., 1858-12-11
News of the State.

of Amador county.
The Mokelumne river is lower now than it
has ever been known before at this season
of the year.
Jas. L. Cartwright stabbed w. G. Bell,
severely, in fight at Sonora, last week.
An old feud was in settlement at the time
The number of children in Contra Costa
county under the age of sixteen is 1921.
Ice formed in Los Angeles, on Sunday
night, the goth of November, an inch and
a quarter in thickness. The natives were
astonished.
The number of children in the city and
county of San Francisco is l2,602.
A writer from the Gla river mines says
there are about eighty men at work in the
diggngs. Some do pretty well-others
scarcely make their board. The average
wages is about SO per day.
PRoGREss.-Two brick fire cisterns are
being built in Petaluma.
HEAVY PURcHAsE.-It is rumored on the
street that large property holder, a foreign
er was so badly frightened at the late earth
quake that he has since disposed of all his
real estate, portion of which is located on
Montgomery street, to we'll known capital
ist for 81 ,OO0 S. +. CaW
W1rHDRAwN-The opposition steamer
Princess has been withdrawn from the San
Francisco and Sacramento trade.
The Golden Gate left San Francisco on
Monday, with 400 passengers and 1884,
765 in treasure.
The citizens of Los Angeles, on the mora
ING of the 29th of November, took the no.
torious murderer, Pancho Daniel, forcibly
from the jail, and hung him. Daniels gang,
two years ago killed Sheriff Barton, of Los
Angeles, and three of his posse.
CRYsrALlzED GolD.-A very great geo.
graphical rarity in the shape of crystaized
gold has been found in small quantities, in
the Hoober quartz lead, El Dorado. Any
body that doubts the finding Of the chrystas
can be shown the lead they were taken from.
fact that it is about l65 miles and 1919
yards from Sacramento to Shasta.
On the 3Oth Of November, the Treasury
Of San Francisco contained $2l6,547 81.
G. X. Garrison, of San Francisco, has
purchased a one-tourth interest in the grant
Of Col. Fremont, and, in connection with
him, will proceed Immediately to construct
water mill, near Rdley's Ferry, Merced
river.
The Chess Clubs of Shasta and Yreka are
playing game of chess. Wells, Fargo &
Co.'S Express reports move each trip.
VIM. 7. Wright, of Randail's Island, 30
miles below Sacramento, raised a crop OF
tobacco this season of 1000 lbs. to the acre
The steamboat company receive $4,000
per annum for carrying the mails between
San Francisco and Stockton.
The rancheros at Round Valley, in the
Coast Range, near t e Nome Cult Indian
Reservation, lately killed nine Indians, for
stealing their cattle; and subsequently four
teen others were killed at the Reservation
while endeavoring to escape from punishment
for the same otfense.
CRUELTY AT SEA-Bai has been required
Of Captain w. L. Dali, to the amount Of
$1,000, by U. S. Commissioner, Geo. Pen
Johnston, to appear before the U. s. Grand
Jury to answer to the charge of cruelty
James F. Cox is the complainant
SMART CoLr.-A gentleman living near
Hamilton, in Butte county, says tina: he has
colt on his ranch, two and half years
old, that can beat anything raised in either
Butte Yuba, or Suler Counties one mile
and repeat, over the Marysville Course, for
a silver cup or set of harness worth one hun.
dred dollars-for a Christmas spree.
A few days since, a prisoner named Hoyt,
confined in the city prison of San Francisco,
attacked officer Rand, who was searching
thief in the same cell. The officer was
compelled to shoot the fellow in the arm to
escape from him, for which he has been ac-
quilted OF blame.
Native copper has been found in a mining
claim near Gibsonvile, Sierra county.
futile g. Co., of Allison RancIsLead, No.
2, near Grass Valley, are taking out quartz
rock that will pay 5000 per ton.
The VINTAGE OF Los ANGELEs-The Los
Angeles Star thinks that the vintage this
season of its place will amount to 100000
gallons.
The stage line between San Juan and Forest
City has been Withdrawn for the winter, and
a train of saddle animals established.
The U. S. ship Vandalia reached San
Francisco on the Sd inst, from long cruise
in the South Pacific While at the Fejee
Islands, command from the ship severely
punished the natives, for killing and eating
two American citizens.