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MRS. sEARLt'S, S8s Pa. avenue. between "a and
FOE RENT.The Iarse and nyenient DWEL;
9TH st,eet west Iii fitted up with all the, modern
Improve ments and admirably suited for boarding
rate Apply to VIM MARTIS. or s Green, 1% H%e
tioneer je "a eotf
PARE CHANCE FOR WOOD AND COAL
~ pEALERS-Fo rent, for ten years. vacant
ga
L LING HOUSE, No. 4Ol 18th street, between
apy to PHU So
4o5 18th street. after O. clock p. m. je a5-eotf
EOR RENT OR LEASE FOR A TERMOF
iEARS1That very handsome and eg IDLY SIT
nated HOUSE on Penn, ylvaus avenue. between
no,s, az hotel. The main house is well ada pied for
either private residence or public house, having
tached to IL: and the additional house whicn lately
served the purpose Of bar with three four rooms
hce below with sleeping rooms IN the upper story.
Tie establishment is a very desirable one for a
ROOM & c., &c can easily be converted into office
or offices below, with sleeping rooms above for the
a9a ao aSps to Wind
ers building ma S-3td& &2awlf
A EaARMiE EAtExtNpEIAG d2 ~ &c NGouNTyYA.
acres, miles from Washington and the same DIS
tsnEs Sm and s,d and Os from
Mr; F.. Yulee, Esq, and o. the lands Of thelste |.
b: Hardin. Fac. The Farm is divided into fields,
with water In each held a hne orchard, and house
containing rooms. with good cellar and back
Kitchen stable, and all necessary ont buildings,
who viii show the property and give lnf"rnatlon
respect ting the ale: Information oan also be had
P%.sss.ion given on the ist OF Of January. ia NJ W 1855
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IL SHIRTS.
Il ITTlNG SHIRTS. AND NO HUMBUG.
Any gentleman who wants superior cut Shirt and
a SHIRT to fit Of the best quality Of matera every
can testify who has tried them, call at the COR
ner of 9th street and Pennsy lvania avenue. No lit
sale.
ap I2-eO HOpKINS'S BAZAAR,
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,To BRICKLAYERs AND PLAsTERERs

Ihave inst received Iars supply ofthe best White
and Grey SAND which will sell low. Also, White
GRAVEL and LIME Oak Pine and Hickory
est market prices. Call at my Wood and Coal Depot
corner of c and l4th sts. near the canal.
iell X. w. BATES.
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YOUR BILLS ARE NOW READY.

I
would respectfully notify my friends and Gus
toners that their bi Is now ready for presenta-
trOn and will be rendered if not called tor BY the
9th inst earnestly request that they call and make
oarly settlement, as l wsh to close my books to
July LIST.
HI would again remind those indebted to the
late hrm of Coley Fears, that tn accounts will
he placed in The hands Of collector if not settled
by the 10th of July that business must be closed
J. w. COLLEY,
je "a cost 523 7th st., doors from Pa. ave.
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HICKORY PLANK FOR SALE.

EOR RENT-Two hrst-cass new three-story
L BRICK HOUSES, situated on West St. con-
tanning IA rooms each, with bath rooms and gas
throughout. Rent reasonable. Apply to II. l.. OF
FUTT. No. 49 High ttreet, Georgetown, ID. G.
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TOR RENT-That very desirable brick Dwell
L LING HOUSE, No. i0l 18th street, between
and X. formerly occupied by Hon. |. l.. Gartrell.
For terms. apply to WODDbURY EMERY. No.
405 18th street after o'clock p. m. je 25- eOtf
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A PIANO FOR $40 MONTH.-SIN very
"A good second hand Pianos; for sale low at $40
Just think of it-s PIANO for $40 per month at
ELLIS'S Piano Store. lie %
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

ANOTHER FUNNY DEcIsLoN.-The other
day, some Celestials were arrested for petit
larceny, and brought for trial before his hon
or, a Justice of the Peace who resides in a
certain city not a thousand miles off. Dur
ing the examination, the counsel for the de-
fence offered to introduce the testimony OF
sundry other Celestials, be whom he prepos-
cd to established an alib;, The squire how
ever, ruled that the law Of California exclu-
ded Chinese testimony against white man
and as in his opinion the State of California
was white man. the Chinese testimony was
not admitted. This is strict construction a
vengeance. Placerville Inder
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27
Chicago.

The city of Chicago is only twenty-six
years old. Tie town was laid out in 1880,
and the first sale of lots were made in 1881.
Its growth is extraordinary. The annual
statements of the extent Of it's commerce
and trade are every year more surprising,
and THE increase of its population appears to
keep equal pace with the growth of trade.
In ls40. it had 4,479 inhabitants; in 1850,
it had increased to 30,269; in 1855, the
figures were $500; in 1856, 10000; in
1857, 100000, or an increase in seventeen
years of 125,530.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27
% A recent sniritnal nom

LEI A recent spiritual communication
states that when F., the comic actor, ap-
lied at the gate Of paradise and mentioned
his name, St. Peter replied that all actors,
by rule, had first to pass through Purga-
tory. He asked him, however, "where were
you mostly engaged" At Baltimore, Pitts
burgh, and latterly in California with John
s. Potter" "With John Potter9" asked St.
Peter, "Come in at once, for you have passed
through more than purgatory."
Home Journal.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

A PARADISE AT SEVEN DoLLARs.-The Be-
says, that Member Of the Assembly board:
"up town." for seven dollars week. The
"member" thus describes the luxuries of his
new abode:
There's tin wash-basin right in the
room, and none Of your Chinese fxns to
call you to dinner but regular bell tied to
a post, in front of the door-and saueet cakes
three times day."
The enumeration of the latter luxury SEEM
ed to require all the Assemblyman's energies,
and he sort of wilted. He little thought,
when elected to the Legislature, that he was
to live like prince, and have a washbasin
in his room, and "sweet-cakes three times a
day." But no one knows the future and our
unsophisticated Assembyman doubtless en-
joyed it all the more when the realization of
it burst upon his senses.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

MARysv1LLE LAND OFF1cE.-Chas. Lindley
Receiver of the Marysville Land Office, has
written to the Commissioners of the Gener-
al Land Office at Washington, asking
tha: the land sale advertised to come off in
that district May next, be postponed until the
first of November, to give time to pre-emptors
to prove their claims.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

The King of Bavaria has obtained judg-
ment Of $50, 900 in the Supreme Court Of
New York, against one Of his subjects who
borrowed his Majesty's money and went of
forgetting to pay it.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

A RIVER DAMNED BY A STEAMBoAT.-The
Red Bluff Beacon says the steamer Gem
struck snag in the chute below Tehama, on
Thursday last and swung around, so as to
dam up the water in such a manner as to
cause it to flow over her decks, and into the
matches,
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

CAMELs.-Parties are making preparations
to import large number of camels tor SER
vice in Texas Utah and the Plains, and a gen
tleman in Texas is arranging an extensive cam
ell park, on the line between Corpus Christi
and Ell Paso. 1t is said that army supplies
can be transported from Texas to Utah by
these ships of the desert, twenty five per cent.
cheaper than in the present, or any other
way. Their efficiency too, in carrying the
mails between the States and California, it is
believed, will lead to their employment in
that service. The importation of these ami
mails is due to the late Secretary of War,
Gen Davis.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

During the session Of country court in
the interior, witness was asked if he was
not husband man, when be coolly replied,
1n'd the laughter Of the court, "No, sir,
I'm not married.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

There is now in operation the city of New
York, one manufactory Of fhooped skirts, that
will use in the year 1858 over 2,20o miles
Hoop.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

GRAssHopPERs IN W1NrER.-Grasshop
pers have lately appeared in thick swarms
upon the farm of Daniel Fields, short dis
tance west of Oxford, Ohio. The Oldest in
habitant has never seen or heard of the like
in the midst Of the winter season.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

INDIAN TRouBLEs.-The vicinity Of the
Mission of San Buenaventura, in Santa Bar.
bara county, is infestel with Indian horse
thieves, who are leagued with some Mexican,
and Americans.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

A Ii. kinds of Druggists Glassware, Trusses,
"A Shoulder Braces Castor Oil, Strychnine
Booax, Flea Powder. Quinine, Sage, Tapoca,
Pearl Barley. Farina, Cream Tartar, Stdlitz
Powders, Saltpeter, White Wax, Bay Rum, etc.
For sale by r. c. HANSON.
February goth.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

The supreme court Of Tennessee, in session
at Knoxville, has decided that betting on an
election held out of the State is not indicta-
BILE in Tennessee. Betting on the result Of
an election in Kentucky, for instance, is not
an offence against the laws of Tennessee.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27
PHELAN'S
MODEL BILLIARD TABLES

PHELAN'S
MODEL BILLIARD TABLES
AND
PATENT COMBINATION CUSHIONS,
ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE BEST
PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR PLAYERS
TO BE THE ONLY
Correct Cushions now in Use,
vUyHEsE TABLES AND CUSHTO ONS ARE NOW
Il sold as low as the "Old Fogie" tables of
the day. And as a proof of the superior merit,
it is only necessary to call attention to the
Miserable limitations
Got up in this city, made from Paste6oard and
old Horse Blankets, and palmed off on the unsus-
pectng as PHEL.a.N'S P.4TENT.
One of the miserable scoundrels has been
AUGHT IN THE ACT. His name and the name of
he gentleman he feeced, will be the subject of
mother communication.
Parties sending their Old Rails to the subscr-
Der, (who is now making these Cushions under
Phelan's Patiently can have them covered with
sets of the genuine articles. and returned in
twenty-fOur hours afterwards.
Just received. some splendid Model Tables Oak,
Rosewood and Mahogany, with Slate and Marble
Beds. Also, Billiard Trimmings of every de-
scription. Address. NJ. E. HUGHES, Sole Agent.
180 Jackson street, San Francisco.
February goth, 1858.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

A GENERAL assortment of Drugs and Medi
IN cines, Patent Medicines, such as Sands
Towusend's Myers, Guysott's and Corbert's Sar-
saparilla, and all Popular Medicines, kept con-
stantly on hand by r. C. HANSON.
February goth.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

STEAM WAGON IN MARysvlLLE.-The
Neacs SAYS that Miller's steam wagon is near
" irompleted. A trial Of il. to test the
working of it's track, was made lately with
very satisfactory results. The only difficulty
experienced was in "backing," which will
soon I've obviatel. Straight aheal it works
to charm
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

TRIMMING GRAPE V1NEs.-For many years
we have raised grapes by the bushel from a
single vine, and our trimming is done in the
following manner. The first week in July
we commence and cut back to the second
leaf or bud of the present seasons growth.
Have sharp knife and trim portion every
day, IA little at time until the whole vine
has been gone over. Autumn, winter and
spring pruning are avoided but we have large,
nice, smooth grapes in abundance.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

d Blank DEEDS, Blank .Ho,tgages, ond
Blank Pe~sonn! .Morfgesfs, now ready fcf sals
al the Placer Herald ONCE.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

SHERIFF'S SALE.-By virtue of an execu-
~ tion to me directed and delivered. on the 9th
day of March. A. D. 1858, issued cut of the Hon.
District Court, Ilth Judicial District for the
county of Placer and State o! California. on u
Judgment rendered in said Court. on the 25th day
of January. A. d. 1858. in favor of II. n. Crom-
we'll. and against f. G. Ferguson Joseph Sawyer.
A. NJ. Peterson, Il. Ewick, Harrison Mattison ct al,
comprising the Independent Company, for the
sum of 1919 IA, with interest upon the sum Of
1919 IA. from the 25th day of January. A. d.
1858. until the 5th day Of April 1858, at the
rate of 10 per cent per annum, and for costs of
suit taxed at Sl49 Is, have levied upon and
will expose to public sale to the highest bidder
for cash, on the ground described below, above
and opposite Main Bar on Monday, the 9th day
Of April, A. d. 1858. at the hour of II o'clock,
NJ, all the right, title interest and claim which
the said L. G. Ferguson, Joseph Sawyer, A. NJ.
Peterson, Il. Ewick. Harrison Mattison ct al, had
on the 10th day of October, a. D. 1857, in and
to the following described property to-wt: A
| Mining Claim situated on the Middle Fork of the
American River. and known as the Independent
| Company Claim, joining on and below the Empire
Co. claim supposed to contain about 400 feet
down the stream, from said Empire Co. claim,
| Also. 2l Wheelbarrows, II Shovels, II Picks,
Tin Pump Carpenters Tools Stove, Crockry.
Tin Ware, &C., &C., belonging to said Independent
Co.'S Claim, said property is located opposite
Main Bar and within this county. All of which
named and described property | shall sell as afore-
said, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to
satisfy the above Judgment together with the
costs due and to become due thereon
CHARLES KING Sheriff
BY l.. l.. BULLOCK, Under Sheriff.
March 18th, 1S5S.-3w pt S24
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

IMPORTANT DEcIsIoN.-The Supreme
Court Of this State in the case of Boggs VS..
the Mercd Mining Company recently made a
decision Of great Importance to the State and
is of interest to the miners especially. The
case arose out Of Col. Fremont's celebrated
grant in Mariposa county.
The first question decided that the United
States own the goll in the mines of this
States-upon the ground that the United
States acquired by the conquest and pur-
chase Of California, all the rights that the
Mexicans had in the soil or the minerals,
and when the Mexican government: granted
lands it always reserved the precious metals
contained in the lands granted.
The Court further decided, that as the
gold belongs to the United States, the gov
ernlnent has the right to 60 upon the land
and extract it; that that right is delegated
to others and has by its acquiescence in the
pursuit Of miners here, virtually authorized
the miners to extract gold from land belong
ing to the General Government and from
land covered by Mexican grants. Judge
Field dissents from the opinion of the Court
Mountain Democrat
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27
FURNITURE!. FURNITURE!!!
CABINET WARER00M
HoLME FIRE-PRooE STONE BUILDING.
AUBURN, CAL.

H0LME FIRE-PROoE STONE BtILDING.
AUBURN, CAL.
NNl1E public are hereby informed that the q
IL undersi gned has just received and open I<S3
ned for the first time in Auburn. a FURNI- !
TURE WAREROOM, where housakeepers and
others will find complete assortment of
SOFAS, BUREAUS. Tables. CHAIRS,
BEDSTE.ADS. W.dSHST4NDS, MIR
RORS, CRIBS. .M4IR.4SSES,
DOORS, SASH,
and other articles OF the trade, among which are
Bed room sets, fine Rocking Chairs, ETC., etc.
Furniture will be made to order, and repairing
done with neatness and dispatch.
This is the first establishment of the kind ever
opened in Auburn, and persons wishing to furnish
their houses have now an opportunity to do so at
little trouble and expense. Call and see!
WILLIAM RENNER.
Auburn Dec. 26th, '57-my
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

NLOWER & GARDEN SEEDS, a large as
IL sortment of all kinds For sale by
Feb. goth. r. C. HANSON.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27
NEW STORE.
DRUGS & MEDICINES,
BOOKS, STATIONERY, ETC.,

FIRE PROOF BUILDING, COR. COMMERCIAL MAIN srs.,
AUBURN, CALIFORNIA.
ME undersigned takes this method of inform
Il ing his old friends and customers, that he
has opened at the above stand complete and
fresh assortment of
Drugs, Medicines, Perfumery,
and general variety of articles kept In the
trade. In connection he has added Book Store,
in which may be found we'll selected stock of
Miscellaneous Works,
Blank Books,
Cheap Publications.,
Stationery,
Periodicals, Cutlery, etc.. etc.
The latest Eurapean and Atlantic newspapers
and periodicals will be received by each steamer.
Those wishing to purchase are invited to call
it being the intention to sell Drugs, Books, ETC.,
at the very lowest prices for Cash.
@s-Country Physicians will be supplied with
Medicines at Sacramento prices.
R. G. HANSON Proprietor
Auburn, February goth, 1S5S.-my.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

FASHIONABLE IND1ANs.-It is stated in the
Red Bluff Beacon, that miners and rancheros
high up on the Cottonwood are in the habit
of taking their Digger Indian concubines, and
collecting once or twice week at the houses
about in the neighborhood, where they hold
balls in imitation of respectable people. Some
of the squaws are said to have learned all the
steps as taught in modern dancing schools.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

MEDICAL LIQUORS & WINES, of the pur-
1Vl est and best to be found in the market
For sale by II. G. HANSON.
February goth.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27
LEGAL. NOTICES.
NOTICE
To Holders Of Placer County Warrants.

= 1A01uehn y. 1"oo1 OVuHVy WaI1duts'
A LII ACCEPTED County Warrants from No.
IA 1910. to No. 1869. dated Feb. 7th. 1865. will
be paid on Saturday, March 9th, 1858. And if
not presented for payment within sixty days from,
ment of warrants next in order of registry, in ac-
cordance with an Act of the Legislature approx
ed March 3lst. 1857.
PHILIP STONER. County Treasurer,
Trcasurers Ofice. March 9th. 1888.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27
EMPIRE HOTEL.

ENIF1NE I1V EII,
(sITUATED BETWEEN THE AMERICAN AND oRLEANs),
Auburn, Cal.
p w. BERGANTZ, PROPRIETOR.
THIS large, convenient, and frst.class f.ssa.mHNs
l. Hotel. rebuilt upon the site of the for iTlMM
mer Empire" is now open to the favor i!slAsX
and patronage of the public. 1t has been furnish
ed with care and without regard to expense. solely
with an eye to the convenience of all the travel.
ing community; and all disposed to favor the en-
terprisc, whether stopping in town for day, or
remaining longer time the proprietor assures
them a comfortable home and all the hospitaities
afforded by any house To his old friends he
would say that for their former patronage he is
sincerely obliged, aud asks continuance of the
same. p. W. BERGANTZ.
Aululr, Jan. ID '5S--my
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

BRUSHES, Hair, Cloth, Tooth, Flesh, Paint and
ID White Wash Brushes, full assortment For
sale by Il. G. HANSON.
February goth.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

DAY RUM, of superior quality. For sale by
- the Gallon or Bottle, by r. c. HANSON.
February goth.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

THE JERKs"-Spiritualism has rival
"Out West" they have what they call the
"Jerks," a phenomenon which cannot fail to
deeply interest. We copy from the Illinois
Baptist Of January:
"TuE JERKs."-This strange infatuation
is again revived in our immediate vicinity.
1t made its appearance in protracted meet
ing among the Methodists at Indian Grove
The Ministers who conducted the meetings
moved them from Indian Grove to Avoca,
and brought with them five or six
of the Jerkers, and thus the contagion COM
menced in the latter place. Our informant
was present at several OF their meetings in
Avoca, and describes the scenes as very ex-
citing. From fifty to hundred were jerk
ing at the same time. Their hands, shoul-
ders, feet and head would be violently thrown
into the most grotesque and apparently
painful shapes. The womens bonnets would
fly off, their hair become disheveled, in some
instances it attacked unbelievers in it, and
unconverted men, who tried to resist it by
folding their arms and wrapping them tight
ly around their bodies; but, in spite of them
selves, their shoulders, first one and then the
other, would be jerked back, till they lost all
control of themselves.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

DERFUMERY, of every variety. For sale by
Il r. G. HANSON.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27
LockiaW,

It is we'll known that this is one of the
most dreadful and painful complaints tha,
flesh is heir to, and frequently battles the
mower of medical skill to cure 1t may be
produced in various ways, but most frequent.
Il by running nails into the feet. We have
known it to be caused by simply running a
pin into the toe; again by cutting the wrist
with glass, and by improperly pulling out a
hang nail, and various other ways. The
following, contributed by the Baltimore Sun
for the benefit Of its readers, may be worth
remembering. l have noticed lately several
deaths by lockjaw, and for the information
Of all give certain remedy. When any
one runs nail or any sharp instrument into
sny part of his body, take common smoke
pipe, fill it we'll, then take cloth or silk
handkerchief, place it over the bowl of the
pipe, and blow the smoke through the stem
into the wound; two or three pipe fulls will
be sufficient to set the wound discharging.
I have tried it myself, and five Others and
found it gave immediate relief. If the wound
has been some days standing, it will open
again if the tobacco is good. Try it, any
one who may chance to get such wound.
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

STATE FA1R-We understand that the Ex-
ecutive Board of the State Agriculture Fair
have been in session in this city for two days
past that among their abors they have
adopted premium list, and passed rules for
the regulation of the next Fair, to he held
in this city on the 23d of August next. They
have also appointet! committee, consisting
of G. N. Sweezy, J. A. Paxton, &. II. Beach
and John c. Fall, to locate the Fair grounds,
and to solicit the county and city authorities
to make appropriations to be applied to-
wards the expenses of the Fair We are in
formed that the Board have adopted one Of
the hest premium lists ever presented to the
people of this State. They have opened the
door to all the various departments Of science,
hu.bandry, mechanism, manufactures, and
mining 1t is to be hoped that the people
will second the efforts of the Board in their
undertakings. We understand the Executive
Board intend, from this time forward, to
prosecute their lahors wih'e ergy, in order
to have all their arrangements complete, and
make the exhibition, one equal to any ever
held in any of our sister States.
MarysuNe Express March 10Th
The Placer herald., 1858-03-27

The s.. f. Times learns that extensive pre-
para,ions are now making throughout the
State for shearing the immese tlocks Of sheep
Contracts for wool are now being made at l q
per pound, which is extremely low compared
with prices paid last year, which was abou
20 to 22c per pound. The Messers Flint, a
San Juan, have flock Of Is, ,0OO-all Ameri
can--lnapy of which are pure merino. These
gentlemen hold there clip at 2oc per pound
intending to ship the entire lot of wool to
Boston unless it will bring that price here.
PENNSYLVANIA PRopERrY.-The report o
the Auditor General Of Pennsylvania gives
the valuation of real personal estate in that
State, at $56s,77O,63s; the assement of tax
being 81, 1880; population, ,3ll,7S6, of
whom 597,652 are taxable. The auction
commissions net $20,275 to the State; and
the dnties $46 CSC 81.
DIsGRAcEFUL TRANsACTIoN.-A man
named Henry Sunderland, says the Yreka
Union, committed AL infamous deed in Scott
Valley last week, near Fort Jones House. by
digging up the body of squaw buried there
The object in doing it was to gain possession
of shells, beads, and ornamants on the body,
which though of no value with us, are
greatly priced among Indians. The Indi-
an value of the jewelry taken is said to be
equivalent to $500. Soldiers were Dispatch
ed from Fort Jcnes to arrest him but he fled