The Placer herald., 1858-07-17
NUMBER As.
News Of the State.


THE FOURTH IN THE CouNTRY.-Stockton,
Columbia and several other towns in the in
terror, managed to get up very respectable
Fourth Of July celebrations, notwithstanding
the general exodus.
EscArEp.-The printing Office Court
House, Jail, Post Office, Theatre, and all
three of the churches of Oroville escaped the
late fire.
The Democratic Primary Elections, Of San
Francisco, to elect Delegates to the State
Convention, will take place on Tuesday, the
goth instant.
A man named Boeheur was burned to
death in the conhagration at Oroville on the
5th instant.
FIFTY DOLLARS PER DAY TO THE HAND
The Stockton Argus is informed that two
miners at work on Keeler's Flat, Stanslaus
river, had taken out, as the result of the pre-
vious weeks work, upwards of $8OO The
Argus is authorized to state that the afore-
said miners do not intend to go to Frazer
river.
REFUSED TO BE TAxED.--The miners Of
Bridgeport township, Nevada county, are
taking measures to resist the payment Of
taxes on mining claims, believing the same
to be unwarraned by law, and oppressive
upon them as Il class.
EARLY ArpLEs-The Stockton Republican
notices some ripe sweet apples grown in a
garden at that place during the present sea-
| son.
QuIcKs1LvER-.On of the Frazer river
| humbugs is the statement that quick
silver is in demand there. A gentleman,
well known to us who returned on the Com
modore was forced to bring back every ounce
he had taken to Victoria s. r. Globe.
The Grand Jury Of San Francisco have
found an indictment against man named
Robinson for vending diseased meat
The Humboldt Times notices somo stalks
Of rye, grown Oh the farm of Mr.. Christian
son, of that county, measuring over seven
feet.
Charles Delmen, fell suddenly ILL.,, in the
street in Placerville, last week, and died in
few minutes.
Two fire engines have been shipped from
San Francisco to Victoria.
1t is said that the Steamship Company
have made half million of dollars by the
Frazer river emigration.
The Division of the Sons Of Temperance,
at San Juan, Nevada county, has surrendered
! its charter. The cause docs not appear to
flourish in that locality.
A quartz boulder was recently found near
the town of Mariposa which weighed 24O
pounds, and is believed to contain ii 900 in
gold.
QrARrz MINERS CoNvENrIoN.-Thc quartz
miners of the State are to assemble in Con-
venton at San Francisco on the 9TH of Sep
tember.
A boy was severely injured in the eye by
rooster, few days since at Nevada. Fears
are entertained that the sight of the eye is
destroyed.
Two large dragoon stables at Benicia, be-
n longing to the Government, burned down on
the morning of the 10th inst. Four horses,
n thirty five tons of hay, and other property
t was also destroyed. The fire is believed to
have been the work Of an incendiary.
$ The Panama, from Victoria, on Sunday
arrived at San Francisco with $50 dsappoint-
) ed Frazer emigrants, who say the new mines
are humbug.
d Joassim Batinuto, an Italian, was mortally
q wounded with knife by Garasia Patinia, a
t, Greek, on Sunday last in San Francisco.
II. d. Robey, cowhided Mormon preach
in Yolo county last Sunday, for language
n against him, because he would not permit
D. the preacher to baptise his (Robey's) sister as
o member of the Mormon church.
SILVER HUNTERs.-The Petaluma Journal
y says that party of Is men, headed by A
:, j. Harding, left that place, last week, to
% look up silver mine which Mr.. II. discov.
cred on the eastern slope Of the Sierras, in
x 40.
At Pine Grove, in Sierra county, on th,
5th, Jesse Stafford and George Poor quar-
relied, and the latter was killed. Staffort
d, fed At Poker fat, Spanish Joe" shot on
of his countrymen, because he would not
en- drink with him. Joe also escaped.
81 A man named John Blake had his" lei
10 10 broken in fight with man named Bum
10 stead, a few days ago, seven miles belo,
o. Sacramento city.
he George Smith was badly hurt by the prem
ature discharge Of cannon, on the Fourt
at Petaluma.
er-
&c At Petaluma ]. W. Titcomb's slut Lucy
Dr. 10 months old, gave birth to seventeen pup
re last week.
be FRAZER RIVER DUsr.-The entire amour
lst of Frazer river dust deposited at the U.
Branch Mint and Assay Offices has bee
about 1900 ounces of an average of $40
"a per ounce. So says the Prices Current.
las DESTRUCTION OF GRAIN.-A large quar-
use tity of grain, was destroyed by fire, G
re- the line Of the Railroad between Sacrament