The Placer herald., 1858-04-24
News from Various Places.

oI WHoln are mechanics, WHO SuOSlSIS upon
one meal per day.
Only seven lawyers are known to be elec
ted to the new House of Representatives in
New Hampshire. This is remarkable oc-
currence, in legislative body numbering
316 members.
Among the bills passed at the last session
of the Maryland Legislature was one to aid
in the erection of monument in lndepen-
dence Square, Philadelphia, in honor of the
Declaration of Independence.
A lad named O'Brien who obtains ivei-
hood by peddling apples in the cars at Elyria,
Ohio, recently found package Of $500 be-
longing to Mr.. II. E.. Mussey of Elyria,
who, upon receiving the money the next day
gave the lad suit of clothes and deed for
l60 acres of land.
The whole amount appropriated for the
State expenses of Pennsylvania for the en-
suing year, is S3,O94 400, of which $2,000,
600 is for interest on the State debt, and
1854 $50 for the main,ainance of the canals.
The Canada papers give an account of a
woman who has been ten years in Jail for
debt
A Curious EsrABLIsuMENT.-In the town
Zablagen, Wurtemberg there has been lately
opened new printing establishment by M.
Theodare lIelgerald. All the compositors
are deaf and dumb, to the number of one
hundred and sixty; eleven of the former are
women. They have all been educated at NJ.
Helgerad's own cost to the employment they
are now engaged in. The King has confer
red on him large gold medal for this great
THE QUICKEST TRIr.-The overland mail
from San Antonio to San Diego arrived on
the Sd of April, making the trip in twenty
five days.
THE "REGULAToRs" in Noble county, In
diana. have arrested seventy six counterfeit
ers, and four have already been convicted
and sentenced to the Penitentiary. The
"Regulators" have recovered to the amount
of $4,000; have broken up two mints for
coming bogus money; have broken up one
bank, with press, plates, and everything nee
essary for issuing counterfeit bills, and found
$4,000 of spurious bank notes.
A New RECoMMENDATIoN.-The New
York Observer says:-We saw letter the
other day, which a gentleman coming to
town presented to a mercantile house. 1t
was sealed letter of introduction, and read
thus: :-"Dear Sir: The bearer of this letter,
Mr.. James b. Smith, goes to New York to
purchase goods. can recommend him as
good for all he pays cash for Yours truly,
S. p. JONES"
In LucK.-The Supreme Court of the
United States having decided that Mr..
Thomas Green, present owner of the Fan
quier, Va, White Sulphur Springs, is enti-
tied to a tract of land in the State of Texas.
numbering ninety three thousand acres, and
valued at more than two millions of dollars
So says the Warrenton Wing.
Iron MANUFACTURERS 1856, there
were in the counties of Philadelphia, Berks,
Montgomery and Chester, thirty-three forges.
In Lancaster and York counties there were
fourteen; in Eastern Pennsylvania more re-
mote yet within the great valley, twenty two
more, and still farther yet east of the Alegh-
eny mountains, forty-seven more, or one
hundred and sixteen in all.
MARRIAGE OF CoUsINs.-The Cincinnati
(Ohio) Daily Gazette states that bill has
passed the Senate of that State, prohibiting
the intermarriage of first cousins. The Ga
zette says that public sentiment is in favor
of that measure.
An armed vigilance committee visited a
noted drinking resort at Windham Settle.
ment eight miles from Pimmonsville, N. c.,
on the 4th inst, for the purpose Of breaking
it up, when they were fired upon and one OF
their number was wounded. The fire was
returned killing Caleb Freeman, and Abra.
ham Windham and wounding several others
A SYMpATHIzER.--It is said that the Post
master General, having become satisfied that
Mr.. Mckenzie Postmaster at Genoa, in Car
son Valley, is in sympathy with the Nor
mons, has determined upon his removal.
According to an ancient use in Prussia, all
the princes of the royal family must learn a
trade. 1t is stated that the Prince Frederick
William, Just married to the Princess Royal
of England, learned the trade of printer
in the office of Mr.. Hauel, at Berlin.
A correspondent from fancy county, Mo.
writes that three men have discovered con.
siderable quantities of silver ore, one piece
weighing as much as twenty pounds. The
ore is said to be very pure. The men were
in the woods, chopping, and found the ore
on the top Of the ground.
The Boston Transcript says that the ASST
gnees of large estate in that city, after
many years of litigation, have been awarded
$4,000 for their services.
The New York Day Book understands
that COL Benton has in hand life of Gen
Jackson, which he is preparing with his char
acteristc enthusiasm. The Messrs. Apple
tons will publish the work.
The Boston and other Eastern papers rep
resent that the daily prayer meetings are at
tended by numerous bodies Of the most re-
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