The Placer herald., 1858-07-10
News of the State

new ana extensive diggings have been
discovered at Lancha Plana, in Amador
county.
The fourth Of July was celebrated on Mon
day at Folsom, by Fremen's procession.
reading of the Declaration of Independence.
Oratlon, Music and collection of fine edbIes.
An extensive fire occurred at Stockton on
last Saturday night Loss $4,000.
The Sierra Citizen knows Stoddard. the
originator of the Gold Lake excitement.
some years since, and says he is mo mng-
gins" but sane man, and has done we'll in
the Express business. Curious!
The San Andreas Independent SAYS that f.
Berry, while at work on Willow Spring Flat,
tell, feet foremost, into shaft As feet deep,
and received no serious injury.
The Mansion House, at Gibsonville, was
burned down lately, and four families which
were in it, barely escaped with their lives
John Smith is 10 be hung at Napa CITY
on the 9th of August.
FOREST CITY This hourishng village, al
most totally consumed by the fire about two
months ago, is nearly rebuilt in beautiful
and substantial manner
Large numbers of Chinese are going to
Frazer river.
J. R. Hardenburgh has been appointed
Postmaster at Sacramento
The S. F. Call says that 3S sailing vessels
have been put up at San Francisco, since
the beginning of the Frazer fever, for Puget
Sound
The FEvER-The Petauma Journal SAYS
that in Tomales, Bodega and the Russ an
river country, farmers are selling off three
year old cattle at $50 per head, and small
farmers are disposing of their grain crops
"for mere song," in order to get away to
the new mines
The PLuMAs Observation-Disclosures
the great putting and blowing of the Butte
Record and Plumas Argus, to the contrary,
the Administration Democrats have carried
the day in Plumas county. Poor Broderick,
he has gone up the spout. Sac Mercury.
OFF FOR FRAzER.-Of the thirly-six Jurors
drawn in the regular way for the July term
of the Twelfth District Court. of San Fran
| VIEW, I"cNC nav SNHc W L ldhel.
Mrs. John Wood, the actress, has petition
ed in the Twelfth District Court Of San
Francisco, for divorce from her husband.
Cause-drunkenness and brutality.
The national anniversary was celebrated
at Chico. Butte county, on the Ranch Of
Major Bidwel.
The publication Of the Vide Vest news
paper at San Francisco has been discon-
tnued.
On Monday morning, a number of frame
buildings were consumed by fire at Marys-
Vile
The Methodsts of Grass Valley and Ne
vada are to hol Camp Meeting on State
Creek, commencing July 18th.
The Excelsior Saw Mill, two and half
miles west Of Nevada, was DESTROYED bv fire
on Monday, the 9Th inst. 100000 feet of
lumber were destroyed.
TREASURE FROM THE NoR1n-Of the six
teen thousand and odd dollars in treasure re-
ceived by the Oregon on Monday, from Bel
lncham Bay, only 50 800 was in gold dust
The remainder was in con.
DIDN'r DO Ir.-IIenry Derrick who was
matched to run sixty miles in ten hours on
Sunday, did not perform the feat. He gave
up at the end of the 3lst mile. ecause, as
he said, there were not enough present to
pay him for his trouble. He made the first
ten miles in one hour and twenty minutes
S. f. Coll.
Found DRowNED.-1he body of Barney
Kelly was found in the Sacramento river on
the 4th inst. He is supposed to have been
murdered.