The Placer herald., 1858-10-09
News Of the State.

mas Deen trleu ana lOunu Rullty Vi IuuTuer
in the first degree in the District Court of
that county.
The Sierra Citizen learns that the Brig,
Gen O. c. Hall, of the Sierra Division of
California Militia, intends resigning the po-
sition.
VIM. Wcrrel, the well known circus
clown, has, with his family, gone on pro-
fessonal trip to Australia. He is engaged
for one year with Rowe Il MarshaIi's Circus.
San Francisco scrip is selling for 46 l-2
cents on the dollar in that city.
Geo H. Hossefross, Foreman of Monu.
mental Engine Company, No. 6, of San
Francisco, has been suspended by Chief En-
gineer Whitney for dsobedience Of orders.
Gov Weller has issued a proclamation
for special election, to fill the Senatorial
vacancy in Sacramento county occasioned by
the death Of the Hon. VIM. l. Ferguson;
to be held on Saturday the 9th day Of No.
vember.
Col James, the noted Police Court law
yer San Francisco, left for the States, on
the Golden Gate He did number of his
acquaintances drown" before he left, by bor-
rowing money from them.
TIE Golden Gate, on Tuesday, carried
away 400 passengers and Sl,s50,l2O in
treasure.
A man named Lunnev was found in the
railroad cut near Folsom on Monday morn
ing, nsensible from injuries he had received
He soon expired. Foul play is suspected.
Swan & Co., have commenced suit at
Pacervlle against The Overland Mail Com
pany, for $4,000 damages, for an alleged
interest they had in the concern. Chorpen-
ING u Co., consider the suit "a ridiculous at-
fair.
The S. F. Times says some Of their Front
street merchants buy up second hand Gale
90 and HaXall -four barrels and pack them
with domestic flour, and then put it into the
market as the above brands, thereby obtain
inc from two three dollars per barrel more
than the -four is worth Mean business.
John Forbes of Suffer- and Soda Bill"
of Nevada, will run race today at Zabrs
kie's near Marysville, for 81 600
San Francisco has s99779 in its Treasury
Wonderful!
The imports of treasure into San Fran
cisco, for the three months ending Septem-
Der 30th was 81, 1856 G9S,SS
The "Pacitic and Atlantic Telegraph Com
pany' has been organized at San Francisco
to extend a line from that city to San An.
tonic, Texas, via San Jose, Santa Cruz, Mon
terey, and Los Angeles.
The assessed value of taxable property in
Sacramento county is sl20S5, ,54G,7l.
The total number of acres of land assess.
ed in Sacramento county Is 420,4S4.
DEMAND FOR STORE CLorHEs.-There
were no women at Poverty Bar, Calaveras
county, until week before last. Since then
several young ladies have made their homes
there, and an active demand for store
clothes has arsitn among the miners.
The total number Of dealhs IN Sacramento
for the month of September was "a.
The total monthly circulation of newspa-
pers in Columbia Tuo!umne county is 1855
On Tuesday Lew Ratter and the Califor.
mia Minstrels sailed for tue Sandwich Islands,
The Telegraph wire is extended from
PIacervilIe to wi;hn twenty five miles Of
Carson Valley.
A man named Dunn murdered his partner
Casserdv, eight miles from Sonora. on Satur-
day night last, by shooting six balls into his
body. No cause is assigned for the act Dunn
escaped.
OREGON BEEF.-It is said that during the
present summer 1868 head of Oregon cat
tie have crorsed Pitt River, at one ferry, on
their way to California.
The assessment of property in Plumas
county this year amounts to Sl,073,525, a
falling of a quarter Of million since last
year.
MURDER TR1ALs.-The Nevada Democrat
says thai the trial of the six men who were
indicted for the murder of McMurty, at Grass
Val ev, will be had at the present term OF
the District Court, and will undoubtedly oc
cupy two or three weeks. The parties are
to be tried separately in the order in which
the are indicted. The first on the list is
Jonn McCate.
RAIN AT SAN FRANcIsco,- The Times says
that the frs: rain Of the season made its ap-
pearanceeou Sunday morning, a few hours
before daybreak. 1t came down quite brisk
y for time. and laid the dust pretty etfec-
lually.
STEAM WAGoN.-It is said that Mr.. Miller,
who successfully applied steam to propeling
road wagon, is building new steam wagon
at Marysvile, twenty feet long by eigh, feet
wide, of twenty five horse power.
FILLIBusTERs.-The Gull, judging from
movements among certain individuals, and