The Placer herald., 1858-10-30
News of the State.


stead. These they sent back to the officers of the
Agricultural Society, and await further advces.
There is something wrong.
WOUNDED BY BIAR.-The Mariposa Gazette
says that man by the name of Kenney, who re-
sided on the Stanisaus river was last week so
badly injured by grizzly, which he had wounded
and followed into the thicket, that he cannot pos
sby recover. Two Of his ribs were torn out, and
one arm and one leg badly crushed.
RICH QUARrz--On sinking new shaft in the
quartz lead of Messrs S. Davis IL Co.. Cherokee
Flat, gold mine, literally, was struck in finding
a vein of quartzose gold.
MARIN CoUNrY.-The taxable property of Ma
rim county, isreal, $735, ,O14; personal, 1896 500
MARIPosA COUNTY. There are 10000 acres of
land under cultivation in Mariposa county
A fair for two year old California colts was
held on the Pioneer race course at San Francisco
on Wednesday.
Gold has been discovered on the Gila river
about twenty miles above Fort Yuma. The dig
gings pay 81 per day to the hand.
The keel of side wheel steamship Cor the Chi
ma seas, has been laid at the Navy Yard, Mare
island. She is to be 500 tons burthen, and is to
be completed with all possible speed.
The Tribune says the Fall fights have COM
menced at San Jose. Plug-musses, and ''sich
liken are the order of the day.
The San Francisco papers describe the streets
of that city as being in deplorable condition
from the effects of the late storm.
The barque Emile arrived at San Francisco
from Rio JaneirO on Saturday last with $50, 900
lbs. of coffee.
A magnificent organ lately arrived at San
Francisco intended for the Rev. DR.. SCOTS Church
TEHUANTEPEC FEvER.-Some adventurous per-
sons in the interior of the State are preparing to
go to Tehuantepec.
Big LoAD.-Thc Cortez brought down from
Victoria 500 passengers, and also $4,000 in treas
ure of which amount $4,000 was in Fraser river
gold dust. This looks trhe more encour-
aging for those whose prospects" all lie the
failing stream"
STATE PRISON FOR GAMBLNG.-M. Robinson
who was convicted Of gambling, contrary to the
statutes in such case made and provided last
week in the Court of Sessions, was on Saturday
last sentenced by Judge Martin to one year in
the penitentiary. This is the first case. under the
gambling act that has been sent to the peniten-
tiary from this county. Sonora Democrat.
The Marysville Democrat says that Spiritst
medium iu that city has gone crazy upon the sub
ject.
St. Louis, Sierra county.
The Columbia Herald complains of the citizens
of that place for allowing their public schools to
close for the want of funds, while they subscribe
literally towards the support Of Foreign Mis-
sons.
HOMICIDE AT SuAws FIAT.-A man named
Edward II. Sergent was killed on Saturday ght
at Shaws Flat, by person named Thos. Brooks.
They were playing cards, when quarrel ensued.
during which which Brooks seized piece of
stove wood and struck his antagonist over the
head. tracturing his skull from the effects of
which he died the next morning. Brooks made
his escape, and has not yet been arrested.
Tue WHEAT CouNrY.-The wheat fields of Napa
county, for the year 1858, yielded the enormous
amount of 500 600 bushcls-couble the quantity
produced by any other county in tie State
TRAVEL. OvERIAND.-The Sacramento Bee says
theirs is great desire to travel overland, and
that seats are engaged month ahead by the
Southern route.
a company are about establishing works at San
Juan, Nevada county, to supply that town with
pure water
CARSON VALLEY BUTTER.-The Carson Valley
people send fresh butter to the Placerville mar
The London Times predicts that the Brit
ish Queen will, at no distant date, personally
make the acquaintance of her subjects in
Canada. 1T is long while since men re-
garded the crossing Of the Atlantic as for
mdab'e undertaking. Steam navigation has
reduced the voyage within the dimensions of
an ordinary pleasure excursion Persons
tired Of the worn track sup the Rhine" sated
with Swiss mountains and weary of German
watering places, think nothing of packing
port manteau for an autum vacatiCn amongst
the largest, forests, and praries Of America.
Buffalo hunting is nearly AS accessible as
deer shooting in Scotland. The time usually
devoted to her Majesty's annual secIusion at
Balmoral would more than suffice for voy
age to America and, and for tour through
Canada and the United States. There would,
doubtless, be some fatigue, but that would
be compensated by the novelty and grandeur
of the scenery through which the royal par
ty wonld pass. Considerations of high pol
icy invite the Queen from the other side of
the Atlantic Her presence would strength
en- the union with Canada, and add another
link to the ties Of sympathy and interest
which binds England and the United States
in peace and friendship"
A VENERABLE GoosE.-A correspondent
of the Cincinnati Gazette, writing from
Barley Sheaf, Ohio, tells this goose story:
There is goose in this neighborhood that
has seen the frosts of eighty-three winters,
owned by one Mr.. Schomp This goose, ia
nous for its great age, has been kept in the
Schomp family ever since the revolutionary
war. When the news came to the people of
Reddineton township, Hunterdon county, N.
j., that the war was ended and that they
were free people, they collected for a gen
cral drinking iollifcation. There being