The Placer herald., 1858-11-13
News of the State.

The State has commenced suit against
Wells, Fargo & Co. for s22, Psi, for amount
of certain bonds-the same having been is
sued for warrants abstracted from the State
Treasurer's office after being redeemed.
The sixth regiment of U. S. Infantry, from
Salt Lake. er route for Benecia. passed
through Sacramento on Thursday. The
train of men and wagons was several miles
in length.
George Pen Johnston has been acquitted
on the charge of murder, in Marin county,
on tile ground that Ferguson's wound was
not of itself mortal
bee tree was discovered and cut down,
near the head of Suison creek, few days
since, and sixty pounds Of honey extracted.
This is the first bee tree ever known to be
reported in the State. 1t is supposed to
have been colonized by bees from imported
hives.
Coarse gold, some pieces weighng as much
as five dollars, have been found in the new
digginss on the Gia river.
At Donahues boundary, at San Francisco
a boiler is being constructed 32 feet long, to
weigh when finished, % tons, for the steam
er Antelope. 1t is the largest work of the
kind yet attempted on this coast.
BOYS AND GIRLs.-There are in Sacra-
mento no less than 1890 children, 685 Of
whom are under four years Of age.
AprorsrMESrs.-Th Board of Supervi-
sors of Sacramento county have made the
following appointments: j. P. Hardy Chief
of Police; Daniel Whpley, Harbor Master;
J. A. Tutt, Clerk of Water Works.
An ITALIAN SocIETY.-The resident Ital-
ians Of San Francisco have organized be-
nevolent Society in that city, and the follow
ing persons have been elected officers: Presi-
dent N. LARGO; Vice Presidents, F. Biesta
and F. Roncati; Treasurer, F. Laviosa; Sec
retary, F. Seregui.
The opposition steamboat, Princess, plying
between Sacramento and San Francisco, is
carrying cabin passengers for one dollar.
Major Chorpening, the contractor for car
rying the mail on the Central Overland
route, intends trying to put the President
Message through by that line in fifteen days
Many persons in San Francisco are having
the roofs of their building covered with as
phaltum. The newspaper takers are moi
clear that the article will stand the rain.
The claim ofJose Castro, for eleven league.
of land in the San Joaquin valley, has beer
confirmed by the U. S. District Court, a
San Francisco.
GAIN.-California has gained in popula
ton, during the last month, by sea alone
1866 persons.
Within few miles of Shasta there is ar
inexhaustible amount of the most beautiful
variegated marble, of quality not inferior
to the famous marble exported to all part:
Of the world from Italy.
Hackett, the celebrated comedian, is short
ly to arrive in California.
On the 5th inst, the steamer Sonora tool
away $2,257,S5s, and only $50 passengers.
TREAsURE.-During the month of Octo
ber treasure to the amount of 81 4,27S,3 ,397, ,35
was exported from this State, against $92, ,02
imported.
There lare 4l9 boys and 4oe girls ir
Marysville.
DR.. Charles w. Hitchcock has been ap
pointed Inspector of Drugs and Medicines in
San Francisco.
The Sacramento police have been making
wholesale arrests this week, of the thieves
who infest that city
Aqua FRIA.-Mners find good thing ir
working the flats and gulches near Agus
Fria, which have been deserted since 1853.