The Placer herald., 1858-12-04
New Mail Route.

ands OF passengers have passed. we do
not think one trip has been missed in the
entire time; Notwithstanding this there never
has been any mail service over the route
until within few days past. The citizens of
Placer and Nevada counties, in communica-
ting with each other by mail, have been
compelled TO await the transmission of their
letters by way of Sacramento. This has
proven very serious Inconvenience and has
given rise to many well-grounded complaints.
Recently the Post Office Department has
created a post route from Auburn to Nevada,
and the California Stage Company has taken
the contract for carrying the mails tri-weekly.
The service has commenced and the conve-
nience ACQUIRING therefrom is already expert
enced. But tri-weekly mail is not sufficient
over so important route. 1t should be
carried daily from Sacramento pia Auburn,
Grass Valley, and Nevada to Downevile;
and it is to be hoped the people of Nevada
and Sierra counties, will aid us to move
in the matter, and endeavor to secure
the postal facilities that daily line of stages
throughout the entire distance makes easily
obtainable.
~- Of the new method Of saving gold
from quartz introduced by Judge Chambers,
and spoken Of by us last week as having
been completely successful, at the Bay State
Mill, on American Bar, we have further cor
roborative Information. 1t is no humbug,
and is destined to work great revolution
in quartz mining. 'The good time coming
has almost arrived.
Eg The grand Broderick demonstration
in Sacramento on Thursday evening, called
ostensibly to glorify over Douglas victory,
is pronounced even by the Sacramento
Union as fzzle. resolution was passed
indorsing King David, who therein is called
''the bold and fearless champion Of insulted
truth, and outraged right" That's sufficient
EE A fire occurred in Sacramento on
Thursday morning. that destroyed five small
tenements on street, occupied by Chinese.
Ex- The Sac. Union learns that the But
terfeld Stage Company have signfed their
of expressing the Presidents mes
sage through in twelve days. If they sue
ceed in so doing, provided the message is de-
lvered to Congress on Tuesday, the 7th inst,
and allowing one day for it to reach St.
Louis, it may be looked for in California on
the 10th inst.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bob. Hanson
for the first steamer papers by the Stephens.
To Mr.. HAZEL for the latest Eastern pa
pers, and Balou's Pctorals
To Mr.. J. p Brooks, for Eastern papers,
Balou's and the London Pictorial Neps.
TO Wells, Fargo & Co., for California pa
pers.
ixE- The New York Tribune is disap-
pointed with the political result in that State
1t says the Republicans should have won by
fifty thousand instead of twenty, When it
is recolected that Fremont carried the State
in 1856 by $4,000 majority, without the as
sistance Of the Americans, ard now with an
extensive American fusion the Republicans
have but the majority above stated, the
Tribune may well be disappointed with
such victory.
MURDERS AT CoLUMBIA.-Joel Mcdonald
was killed by two men, last week at Colum-
bia, Tuolumne county, while he was taking
measures to have them arrested for robbery
On Monday night last, Constable Larry, Of
the same place, got upon the track of the
scoundres, and when endeavoring to arrest
them was shot dead by one of them. The
greatest excitement prevails at Columbia on
account of these tragedies, and summary
justice will probably be administered to the
murderers if caught. They are said to be
recently from Grass Valley, and one or both
concerned in the late murder Of the China
men on Bear River, near Dutch Flat in this
county.
LArER.-The following dispatch to the
Sacramento Union from Columbia, dated
December I'd, has a connection with the
above. The work of retributive Justice has
commenced:
Two men, named Wallace and Parrot
were arrested on suspicion of numbering
Leary. Wallace confessed to robbery, and
testified against Parrott, upon which Parrott
was taken from the authorities and hung by
the citizens. Wallace was returned to Jail
by the Sheriff. Three of the same gang are