The Placer herald., 1858-06-26
News Of the State,

The Sacramento steam wagon is to be re-
moved from that city to San Francisco. It
is a failure wherever it goes.
FALLING OFF.-There were 10, 500 ounces
more of gold bullion received from the in
terror at the San Francisco Mint in the third
week in May, than in the corresponding
week Of this month.
DIFFIcuLT TELEGRApn1NG-The green
shoots or branches of the trees used as tele-
grown so much that it makes it quite diff
cult to send messages.
The California Steam Navigation Company
are building wing dams in the Sacramento
river near Tchama to improve the navigation
of the stream.
Benjamin II. Miles, who represented the
county of Santa Cruz in the Assembly of
1857, was killed in duel by one Oury, in
the Territory of Arizona several weeks since
The army worm has made its appearance
in Napa Valley, and is destroying many Of
the gardens.
SU1cIDE.-A Chinaman, named Ting I'll,
killed himself by taking opium, lately in Ell
Dorado county, because of the receipt of
news that his wife had died in China
PLAT CLA1M.-Sixty three tons of quartz,
from the Platt claim, near Sousby's. Tuo-
lumne county, crushed last week by Streets
mill, yielded $3.50.
The BIcGEsr LUMP YEr.-The Sonora
Democrat is informed that a lump of pure
gold, weighing eighty pounds, has been found
at Salt Spring Valley, in Calaveras county.
Frank Drake, of Yreka, intends starting
for the Frazer river mines about the lst of
July with 100 animals. He will take pas
sengers through for sloo-they furnishing
their own board
A shooting atfray in Stockton last week
between two men named Allen and Mitch
ell, resulted in the death Of Allen.
More than two hundred miners have left
Columbia Tuolumne county, for the Frazer
river mines.
Geo. r. Parburt, editor Of the Columbia
Gazette, was recently assaulted in that place
10y lhos. N. Cazneau, and severely injured.
Cazneau sneaked up aud struck parburt down
without warning. The assault was cowardv
III the extreme.
Tie steamer Sonora left for Panama on
Monday with only 200 passengers. She also
took S1,S57,7o5 in treasure, being nearly
100000 less ihan the amount taken by the
Golden Age a fortnight previous.
There are seven or eight steamships now
running from San Francisco to the new
mines of the North
Two men, named David Switzer and Thos.
Myres. from VIII iamsviIIe, New York, were
| instantly killed at Nevada on Tuesday, hv
the caving of the bank while work ng in
a mining ut.
The men Of San Francisco have commence
; ed wearing walls upon their hats to protect
their eyes from the fine sand that is blown
about the streets of the Bay City by the
summer gales
Two printing ofiires--one from San Fran
cisco, the other trom Sacramento, have been
taken to Victoria and Ieine ham Bay.
f. 3. Davidson, membfr of the Leyi,a-
lure from Nevada county, in 1851, commit
ted suicide by taking laudanun,, on Monday
Of last week. l'ecuniary distress and intern
perance was the cause.
| The Nevada papers are advocating the
purchase OF fire engine for that place.
| The State Fair commences at Marysvlle
on the 23d Of August, and VIII continue six
days.
The telegraph line has been established
| from Shasta to Weaver>ie, and will be i'm
meda,ely pushed forward from the latter
place to Yreka
The citizens Of Antelope District, Tehama
county, have organized military company
under the title of "Ante'ope Rangers" with
the avowed Object to compel the Indians of
Tehaln; and Shasta counties to remove to
the reservation.
The San Francisco Bulletin says one effect
of the Frazer river excitement in that city
has been to visbly diminis', the crowd Of
bummers that cursed the place with their
presence.
The umbernen and seamen Of San Fran
cisco demand higher wages-the former six
dollars per day, and the la't ter S75 per month.
fight occurred among some drunken
indians at Penn Valley, Nevada county, on
the 9th inst, in which one of them was kill
ed by an arrow.
GONE 1N.-The 'Uniqutous' has made its
last appearance upon this or any other stage,
and its publisher Ned McGown. it is said.
has carried his fish to the Frazer river mark
ct.
The town of Pacervlle is to be lighted
with gas manufactured from pine wood. 1t
is anticipated that the works will be compile
ted during the coming month
STNnAy SpOpT SpOII Tho lomo6a