The Placer herald., 1858-10-09
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NEWSPAPER SUBscRlBERs.-One Of our CO.
temporaries classifes his subscribers under
five different heads-those who pay in ad
vance-those who pay when their bills are
presented-those who pay after some dun
ning-those who pay if they have the mon
ey-and those who have conscientious scru
pies against paying at all. This last class,
unfortunately, is a large one, and its mem
bers are scattered all over the country. What
IN ill-uscd man that printer is.
Cannon OF New DEsIeN.-The Govern
ment has the rifle cannon OF Mr. Sawyer Of
Fichburg Mass. 1t is said that, at one mile
the body of an ordinary sized tree would not
be missed once in fifty times, so exact are its
line ,hots, Mr. Sawyer superintends the fir
ing in person, and in seventeen shots, at a
distance of one mile. the farthest was not
over three feet from the centre. This is the
closest shooting with cannon known. The
cannon is groved like rife. The ball is
shaped like Minnie rifle ball; and is filled
with powder, which explodes after striking
and entering the object.
SoLp Our.-Mr. Streeigh has sold out his
interest in the New York Tribune to Mr.
Sinclair, gentlemen who has long been con-
nected with the business department. The
price was thirtv-tEree thousand dollars, which
pays for a tenth interest in the paper making
the value Of the whole S33O,OOO.
"THE TERRITORIAL ENTERPRISE" This is
the title of a weekly, proposed to be issued ear
ly in November, ly w. L. Jernecan and
Alfred James, at Carson City. 1t will advo
cate the erection of new Territorial Govern
ment.
HUMBOLDT tells us that he met one dav,
in his travels, with naked Indian; who had
painted his | ody so as to represent a blue
jacket and trowsers with black buttons.
ABOUT IT'S TArL.-Dr. w. p. Gibbons, in
the Tuolumne Courier, says we have not vet
seen tie tail Of the present comet in its full
magnitude, although this appendage is longer
than that of the celebrated comet of 1913,
which was 100000 miles with breadth
of 100000 miles.
1t is reported that Ross Wnans, of Balti-
more Nd. is now building an iron steamer,
which he is confident will run from New
York to Liverpool in less than six days. He
has been several years in perfecting the
plans which he has now accomplished, and
has procured patent.
The last rail of the Norfolk and Peters
burg Va , Railroad, has been laid. The iron
horse has now a continuous track from tie
shores Of the Chesapeake to the banks Of the
Mississippi.
An Indiana contemporary, of the 'freedom
shrieking' school, has line at the head of his
page reading thus I'VE 90 where feeedon
po MS the way. 1t 80 aear IN ID
aance.n' That is just the price of his shrek
ing. Hes cheap fellow.
CriuoIne mus. discover limit on the con
tinent. A lady living in Hanover, has been
sentenced hv a court of that town to pay Il
fine Of two francs. ''tor wearing dress
witch, occupying The whole breadth of the
pavement, is az obstruction 10 the public way
St. Louis paper says that grasShoppers
have eaten up the entire crop Of tobacco in
Franklin county, and that the last h, ard from
jhem they were seated on the corner of the
fence begging every man that passed for a
chew.
"OLD Bucks" NATIVE CABIN Ne ear
Mercershurg Penn, There's a spot called
Stony Balten." a place of resort for picknics.
and in sight of it is still standing the old LOG
cabin wherein the President was born-at
a very early period Of his life The peopl e
of the pleasant town had good time out
there on the 5lh of July,
William Graft of Wareham. Va, has been
sentenced to six months imprisonment at
hard labor, for kissing young woman
against her will
My boy! my boyl you are doing very
wrong to fish on Sunday.
Cant be no barn, sir, amt kecled