The Placer herald., 1858-03-27
San Francisco Correspondence.
SAN FRANCIsCo. March oath, 1858.

Friend MstcheU:-The steamer Sonora did
not leave until the morning of the 22d,
having been detained to give time to ans
wer letters by the previous mail. Although
she took but few passengers she is said to
have carried off three, whose departure will
be remembered for a long time by their anx-
ious friends or enemies. The first of these is
Stovall, the claimant of Archy, his friends
having ascertained that the Black Republi
cans were going to bring charge OF per-
jury against him, advised his departure, as,
if the suit amounted to nothing, it would
still cause him considerable annoyance
Previous to leaving he is said to have dis
posed of his darkey to his attorneys, who
will, if they obtain possession, send him to
the States and convert him into castings"
The next in turn is Harry cambridge, "Ban-
ker," who, l am informed is not defaulter
in the usual sense Of the term-people pro-
bably did not deposit viM him-but he left
his creditors minus some $4,000, as a
memento. The other have left to the last,
because he is much the largest and heaviest
both in person and operations, | refer to the
head of the house of Rutte & Co., of San
Francisco, Herr Killesburger. He is the
Swiss Consul, and man Of colossal physical
proportions. The house he was connected
with have done large business as importers
of European merchandise, which gave him
the control of a large amount Of money;
he is said to have carried off from 100000
Is &c hoh1 o1
but there is no doubt be has taken enough to
keep him in grub and lager the rest of his
days. 1t is not improbable that, being a
man of large consumption, he might have
anticipated famine, and with commendable
prudence, has betaken himself to some more
productive country, and being well aware of
the inconvenience of poverty, was actuated
by equally prudential considerations in secur-
ing 'suficiency" to keep the wolf from
the door. What region or cline he intends
to honor with his presence, for the future, is
not known, but doubtless he will seek some
solitude where
"The world forgetting by the world forgot
he can smoke his pipe, and drink his lager,
with the happy consciousness, that the ease
and comfort he enjoys are but the jast re-
ward of his distinguished financial abilities!
The loss, it is probable, will fall heaviest upon
the foreign merchants Of this city, and the
European correspondents of the house.
What glorious start a man does get,
who runs off on one of these Panama steam
ers Unless she breaks down and puts back,
he is sure of fifteen days before the hounds
can be put on his track. In these days of
steam where can man not get to in fifteen
days? If he was little, thin, ordinary look
ing man, he might hide any where, but the
knowledge that his distinguished appearance
will not fail to attract attention on all occa-
sicns, and may enable his pursuers to trace
him, probably will not afford him the most
intense qualification, but will cause him to
exclaim with his still more famous prototype
"Oh that this too solid flesh would melt"
The trial of Vim. Roberts, as doubtless
you are already aware. resulted in verdict
of man~laughter; that Of Barse will proceed
on Thursday. the 25th inst, with probably
similar result, for although it is almost Ger
tain that they were all equally guilty, the
proofs of premeditation are not near so
strong against them as they were against
Whithurst.
Our customary March storms do not seem
likely to amount to much this spring-the
greater part Of the month having passed with
little or no rain; to-day it is drizzling with a
souherly wind, but | very much fear it will
dry up, and disappoint the hopes of the
miners and farmers; and as the news market
is about as dry as the weather, I also will
dry up. Yours truly, w. X O.