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The Placer herald., 1859-02-26

DECIDEDLY CooL.-Some days since, in
the Assembly, bold attempt was made, by
the introduction of resolution to pay from
the public treasury the sum of eight dollars
per day from the 10Th of January to the
close of the session, to J. w. Scobey, for
services imagined to have been performed as
reader and prompter to that honorable body.
Joe was formerly Clerk in the Assembly, but
twithstandng that he left the Democratic
party, he had again the assurance to present
himself for the position, bnt was thrust back
as unworthy, by vote of Sc TO 24-this
latter number consisting of Black Republi
cans and Boters-but being desirous of let.
ting members see and hear how well he could
read, and poke his nose in the private affairs
of committee rooms, etc, he therefore mag
unanimously relieved the Clerk of the House
on a number of occasions, few inmates at a
time-the Clerk should really feel grateful
for 1.-THE members supposing ali the time
that he was in the service of the Chief Clerk
After bestowing his valuable time and tai
ents in enl ghtening the House, Joe wished a
better understanding with that body--throw
ing pearls before swine was losing game
and he accordingly made a b I'D strike fol
wages, but fell short of his mark The un-
terrified Democracy may expect to ''get fits
for this. We learn that the last heard of Joe
at Sacramento, he was at a Broderick Repub
lican meeting to re- e-organize the party.
The Placer herald., 1859-02-26

THE LAND GRABBING BIII.-Last week we brief
ly alluded to a bill which had been introduced in
to the Assembly by Mr.. Sheridan, of Sacramento
county, to change the boundary between that and
Placer county. We have since learned that the
features of that bill are still more Objectionable
10 our people than we at first apprehended 1t
proposes to establish new boundary by commen-
cling on the Government survey at Rose Springs
Immediately north of Hearns Rock Spring House.
and running westerly crosses the Auburn road
near the Gait House, and continuing in that di-
rection to near the Sacramento river, thereby
throwing a very large amount of our taxable
property including the principal ranches on Dry
Creek, into Sacramento county. giving us in re-
turn. therefore. a narrow strip of overfowed
swamp or tule inhabited principally by mosqui-
toes. Really, this is one of the coolest attempts
to swindle a neighbor we remember to have seen.
We learn that the whole scheme is one concocted
by party interested in getting new county Gre
atcd out of the counties of Placer, Sacramento,
and FL Dorado. The motives of.thc parties inter
csted. are understood, however. by our Represen-
tativcs at Sacramento, who will see that so unjust
a scheme is frustrated.
The Placer herald., 1859-02-26

PERsoNAL.-Lieut. Gov. Walkup was
among his constituents and ncighbors on the
anniversary of Washington's Brthday-be-
ing guest at the ball at Cox's Ranch.
The Placer herald., 1859-02-26

REDUCTIoN OF STATE TAXEs-The bill for
a reduction of State Tax from sixty to fifty
cents on the 800 valuation, has passed the
Assembly. The bill will propaby pass the
Senate, as there is no reason why the tax
should remain a; the present figures, as it
has been satisfactorily proven that there will
be a handsome surplus accrue in the Treas
ury even with the proposed reduction.
The Placer herald., 1859-02-26

Coon PRospEcTs.-The Placer Courier of
last week says the Forest Hill Slope Com
pany, at Forest Hill have struck "pay dirt"
which is reported very rich. The gold is
found in a cement similar to the strata in
the Dardanelles claim.
The Courier is confident that within a
year the divide" facing the Middle Fork of
the American will outriva the celebrated
"Table Mountain" of Tuolumne county.
The Placer herald., 1859-02-26
Dissolution of CO-Partnership.

DISSOLUTION Of CO-PartnershiP
NOTICE, is hereby given, that the Co-Par
~ nership heretofore existing between the
undersigned, under the style and name of Gees
py " Co., engaged in the clothing business in the
town of Auburn, Placer county, State of CalifOr
MA, was this day dissolved by mutual consent,
The business will be continued at the old stand
by Gellespy Go. II. GELLESPl,
w. JACOBS.
A. DAVIDSON.
Auburn, February 24th 1859.
NoTICE.-The friends and customers of the OLD
firm are respectfully notified that the undersgih,
ed will continue the clothing business at the ola
stand, under the style of Gellespy Co.; args
and fashionable stock will always be kept anu
the goods sold at the very lowest rates. Give "
call. H. GELLESPY,
w. JACOBS.
Auburn, FebruerY 24th. 1S59.-3w
The Placer herald., 1859-02-26

ANOTHER SroRM.-We Wednesday afternoon
and evening we were visited by another
heavy fall of rain, and at the present writing
the indications are favorable for continued
showers. The storm extended through the
upper portion of the country, where the snow
fell to considerable depth-at Iowa Hill
and Forest Hill as much as twelve inches
In tie vicinity Of Michigan Bluff we under
stand it is now between three and. four feet
deep, and there is no doubt as much at
Dutch Flat.
The fall of so much snow in the mountains
will seriously retard mining operations for a
time, as the bitches will be blocked up by it,
until moderate weather brings thaw.
The Placer herald., 1859-02-26

CoNFIRMED.-J. w. Vaudeville, has been
confirmed by the Senate Of the United
States as U. S. Surveyor General for Cali
fornia.
The Placer herald., 1859-10-01
Something New---The Myra Type.

We find the following description of a
new invention in the London (England)
Morning Star:
The invention Of the Myra Type of NJ.
Conbarieu has been submitted to the Gov.
ernment and accepted, for inspection. The
marvellous invention, being destined to ore
rate an immense and immediate revolution
in the art of printing, it is worth descrip
ton. Hitherto the characters used in print
ing have been composed of a mixture of lead
and antimony. These characters, by reason
of their extreme softness, wear out quickly,
and are, besides, very expensive The char
acters are moulded one by one; the best
workmen can scarcely produce 5000 of them
in a day in the rough. They have after
wards to be finished up, and pass through
several hands. NJ. Combaleu, bv an ingeni-
ously invented machine produces ten thou
sand Of these characters at one stroke. Each
letter is then separated by mechanical saw,
which divides them with mathematical re-
gularity and precision. The consequence of
this invention will be: production, increased
per cent, exactitpde and regularity hitherto
unattainable; the use of harder metal, which
will avoid the freqaent renewals of printers
materials; reduction 10y one half) OF out
lay and at length, the one great object, an
increase of printing and an enormous dimi
mutton in the price Of books, Look now
through the vista of approaching years, and
behold the glorious result. M Combareu
announces his intention Of producing charac
tiers in STEEL the durability Of which will be
beyond calculation.
The Placer herald., 1859-10-01
Meerschaums.

The following information concerning an
article which is exceedingly popular with
the smokers of the present day, is from the
Philadelphia Ledger:
"The meerschanm, or that portion in
VIII CD the cigar or tobacco is placed, is made
in Vienna, of clay found in Asia This clay
resembles the porcelain clay found in this
country, and is is easiIy nodded into any de
sired shape, and the finer the quality, the
more easily colored by the oil Of tobacco.
The moutbpece of the meerschaum is made
Of amber, substance resembling resin, found
along the Baltic Sea. This is valued accord
ing to the size Of the piece, and its fitness
for moulhpieces. Many Of the meer.chaums,
since the great demand for the article, are
now. made of a French clay, with mouth
pieces Of copal, and so strong is the resem-
blance, that none but judges of the article
can distinguish the difference These are
called by the knowing ones, 'Mere-shams.'
These sell from twenty five cents to one dol
lar and upwards The real meerschaums
are valued, as before stated, by the length
and purity of the mouthpiece, and the fine
ness Of the clay from which they are made.
Some of them sell as high as $50, aud the
bowls for pipes as high as $50. in conse
quence Of the elaborate carving upon them
they are made in Vienna, where a large
number of persons are employed to meet
the present demand One firm, Doll & Co,
have sold over $4,000 worth the present
season, and the cry is still more meerscaums.
Th Sc pipes have been in use in Vienna and
Germany for fifty or more years, and by a
few Germans in this country, but not until
very recently have our own citizens taken
such fancy 10 them"
The Placer herald., 1859-10-01
The NeWspaper,

There is no book so instructive as the
newspaper; no knowledge so necessary to be
acquired as that which may be CLEANED from
its columns. 1t is the vehicle of The cheap
est but the most innocent and least glowing
source Of pleasure and happiness A news
paper in family, is sure every week to be
the means Of interesting, informing or pleas
ING almost every member of the family, es-
pecially where they live in the country, and
see and hear but little that is new. In the
course Of the year, well conducted newspa
per conveys information on almost every
subject, or at least eXcites inquiry on all sub
jects. To know what is nearest to us in
time and space, is most necessary, most
pleasing and most instructive; and this kind
of knowledge can only be obtained from
newspapers. We would affirm that there
never was and never will be, in country
situation, an ignorant family who take
newspaper, as it is impossible that family
should not become in time well informed,
provided they live sufficiently secluded to be
thrown upon the paper as source Of amuse-
ment.
The dulest child who hates book, will
in rainy weather steal to the newspaper, read
a paragraph or two, and put it down. The
next time probably he will get through a
"horribe murder" Soon be will read short
anecdotes; then just before election time he
begins to peep into politics and even read
political speeches Last of all, he attacks
foreign news. BY this time his curiosity on
most subjects is excited, aud overcomes his
aversion and fear Of hooks, and he is lured
on to become reading and well informed
man. 1t is strange that any family, as a
measure Of economy, should be without
newspaper. Children see the world cheaply
at home, in newspaper, without the danger
of bad association or the expense Of travel.
The Placer herald., 1859-10-01

ORovILLE RA1LRoAD.-1he San Francisco
Alta states that the contract for the building
Of the railroad from Marysvie to Oroville,
a distance of about twenty eight miles, was
gned last week, hy Messrs Chenery, Kinney
Houston & Nage, for 81, l,75o,OOO, which in
cIudes placing on the road all the rolling
stock. engines, cars, etc, as we'll as the
building of depots, The contractors have
three years to complete the same. This is
the largest contract ever made by firm in
California. Messrs. c., b., II. & A. are now
engaged in the extension Of the Sacramento
Valley railroad.
The Placer herald., 1859-10-01
FRASKxEss.-W find the following in a

FRASKxEss We find the following in a
strong anti Lecompton paper, the Napa Re
porter,
Sons Of the papers are getting up the cry
that the late duel between Messrs Broderick
and Terry was the result of a conspiracy. the
purpose Of which was to destroy Broderck.
Although aware Of the bitter hostility OF his
political opponents, we can sre no evidence
Of such conspiracy, nor do we believe It
ever existed The dnel was most foolish
one, and not called for by the existing rea-
tions of the parties but we are far from be-
lieying that there was any unfairness practic-
ed.
The Placer herald., 1859-10-01

In the year 1881. the province of New
Jersey was Offered for sale, in England, at
about twenty-five thousand dollars. An
original letter is still in existence containing
a proposal for the sale, in which it is repre-
sented as "a country almost as large as Eng
land, belonging to the late George Cartaret'
The Placer herald., 1859-10-01
The 35th Parallel---0verland Route Col.


The Kansas Journal of Commerce. of
August 25th, chronicles the arrival OF Col.
Beale in Kansas city, and obtains from Messrs
Thompson, Laws and Darlington, members
of the party, some very interesting particu-
lars of his explorations.
COL Beale and his party left the Tula
Springs, two hundred miles east of the Colo
rado, and arrived in this city in thirty four
days, having travelled with mules that have,
many of them, seen a years service. drawing
heavy wagons a distance of ZOO miles, a
feat never before performed with like equip
ment on the continent. From Albuquerque
the time was twenty days. During the Ell
tire trip the mules did not have mou,hful
Of grain, or anything else bat what grew by
the roadside.
In crossing the mountains between the
waters of the Pacific and Atlantic, the wagons
were but fifteen minutes in passing from one
to the other, so light is the elevation, and SO
easy the transit.
The time from Leroux Springs (traveling
time) was 106 hours to Albuquerque A and
from thence to Kansas City 247 hours and
80 minutes. The mules used had thus ira
veled from the Tejon Pass, in California, to
this city, a distance of 100 miles, without
anything but grass, making the best time
ever performed by wagons across this portion
of the continent This fact alone demon
strates the practicability Of the entire route
from the mouth of the Kansas to California
by the 35th parallel, and proves it beyond
question the best yet explored for railroad
or elnigrant route to the Pacific.
The Placer herald., 1859-10-01

HARD SUMNER WEArHER.-A gentfemsE Es
who has been herd;ng cattle away up in the
Sierra Nevada mountains, in the vicinity of
Silver Lake Valley, reports that during the
month of july last ice froze upon the small
lakes over an inch thick. Frost fell at nigta
but the days were warm aud pleasant.
Large herds of stock are grazed in that re-
giou, and will be driven out in November,
fat enough for excellent beef
The Placer herald., 1859-10-01

COMPLEXION OF THE NEXT Assembly
Thus far there are elected to the next Assan,-
bly, Sc democrats, Z Ant-Lecomptons, and
2 republicans. There are five remaining
which are uncertain or rnascertained: but,
without doubt, four out OF the five will be-
democtats. This will make 70 democratic
members of Assembly to 10 opposition.
S. r. National,
The Placer herald., 1859-10-01

The British government pays to various
steamship lines which ply between England
and the United States and Canada an aggre-
gate bounty Of 100000, in the shape OF
mail contracts. This seems to be the only
way in which ocean steamship navigation can
be maintained
The Placer herald., 1859-10-01

Those curious antiquarian diggings at
Chriqui still attract attention and yield go'd,
en- relics of dead past. A correspondent OF
the Alta says of them:
GAS yet no images have been found resem-
bling domestic animals, which fact leads to
the suppositon that they were buried before
the conquest, some 800 years since, and
while the people were perfectly savage, and
before any introduction Of animals by the
Spaniards.
"some very curious articles of pottery
have been taken out. The gold images, as
we'll as the pottery correspond with those
found in Mexico long ago They vary in
value from $40 to Sl20.
The Placer herald., 1859-10-01

Man is strong-woman is beautiful. Man
is daring and confdent-woman is diflident
and unassuming. Man is great in action
woman in suffering Man shines abroad
woman at home. Man talks to convince
woman to persuade and please. Man has q
ruoeed heart-woman soft and tender one.
Man prevents misery woman relieves tt
Man has science-woman taste. Man has
Acknowledgement sensibiity. Man is a
being of justice woman ofmercy,
The Placer herald., 1859-10-01

They have formed joint stock concern
over in Kansas, which is styled "rhe Ossa-
watomie Blackberry Company" The msnx
bers have been gathering at the rate of goo
Quarts of berries per day.
The Placer herald., 1859-10-01

MATRIMONIAL STATIsTICs-A careful in
vestigation into the matrimonial statistics of
London has developed these facts. Cities
and communities in this country could doubt
less make a similar proportionate showing:
"There are at present in London (Which
contains nearly three millions of inhabitants,)
1862 wives who have left their husbands to
follow their lovers; 2,37l husbands who had
ran away from their wives; APO couples
living apart by consent; l9l ,O23 couples liv-
ing under the same root in q state of war
fare 1862, 800 couples hating each other cor
daily, but masking, in public, their hatred
under feigned poIleness; 5l0,l32 couples
living in state Of Indifference to each other;
1,lo2 couples reputed happy by the world,
but who are not so in reality; l35 couples
happy in comparison with Others more un-
happy; couples really and truly happy"
The Placer herald., 1859-10-01

St. Louis now claims population of 19o,-
600, by actual count, aud the census OF 1860
will credi. her with 225,O00.
The Placer herald., 1859-10-01

THE MEMORY OF A MoTHER.-W When temp
taton appears, and we are almost persuaded
TO do wrong. how often a mothers words OF
warning will be recalled to mind and the
snare broken. Yes. the memory of good
mother has saved may poor mort al from
going astray. Long grass may be growing
over the hallowed spot where all her earthly
remains repose. The dying leaves Of autumn
may be whried over it, or the ohill white
mantle of winter cover it from sight; yet the
spirit of her,7when he walks in the right
path, appears, and gently, sadly mournfully'
calls to him when wandering off into the ways
of crime.
The Placer herald., 1859-10-01
A Great Country.

Bishop Pierce, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South gives the following picture
of the State of Texas
Texas is curious country a paradox.
Everything is in the superlatve, or contra
dictory, or marvellous. 1t is the richest and
the poorest-has the be ST land and the mean
est water; is the hardest country to live in,
and has the most to live on; the days are the
hottest and the nights the coolest; here are
the most rivers and the least waters; the
best roads and the slowest travel; the finest
building material and the least use made of
it: there are more clouds and less rain; more
plants and less timber; more ropes to tie
horses, and yet more estrays; poor country
for farming, and yet the most productive;
the least work and the largest yield; the
horses are small and the cattle big the frogs
have horns, and the cattle have ears like
mules; the people are intelligent without
general ducaton-nventive without being
trckey, refined without mannersm-rich
without money-hospitable without houses,
bold. generous and brave. Ii fine, here is An
empire in extent and resources, but in the
slowest process Of evolution, and destined to
population, wealth and power.
UrAu.-The Bulletins Salt Lake cores
pondent says
"The election for delegate to Congress has
resulted in the election of William Ii. Hoop
er. Mormon, who halls from Maryland
and was for many years steamboat captain
on The Mississippi river. Hooper is very
clever fellow, and not much Of Mormon al
heart believe he has avoided any practi-
cal endorsement ofpoIygamy, and is content
to live with single wife. He was formerly
a merchant here, and has the reputation OF
an honorable man in pecunary transactions
Certainly he is an improvement upon the
hoary-headed old hypocrite, DR.. Bernhlsel
who boasts of half dozen wives.
The Placer herald., 1859-10-01

The French government have determined
to include in the accomplishments Of the ar
my, knowledge of the art of swimming, AS
a considerable number were drowned in
crossing the rivers ofNorthern Italy.
The Placer herald., 1859-10-01
Sensible and True.

It not often that the neutral, or "indepen-
dent" papers in our State talk sensibly or
truthfulIy in relation to political subjects.
They are almost universally found on the
side Of the opposition to Democracy, and by
their professed neutrality and fairness, not
unfreqnently exert more prcjudicial infu
ence against it, than il they were its unds
guised opponents. The following from the
San Francisco Telegram, containing more
sense and trnth than is often met with in the
class of journals to which we have alluded
Both pretended to be strongly popular
sovereign in feelngs-both prolessed to be
Democratic-the Lecomptons possessing the
advantage of the legitimate party, according.
to the recognized usages of the organization.
The Anti Lecomptons made the great mis-
take Of fighting for mantle Lecomptons
kept an eIement-a principle in view. The
Anti Lecompton papers called upon the
people to endorse and uphold Broderick-
he was made to appear as the embodiment
of all they were fighting for. Generally, so
far as principles were concerned both sides
made the same professions before the people;
the voters had sense enough to perceive that
if they voted for the Anti Lecompton party
they would only eyalt man. 1t was David
c. Broderick in 2oropria persona o. the regular
Democratic organization; it was man worship
o. principles Such being the case, is it to
be wondered that an intelligent people, who,
notwithstanding all its faults, possess a great
veneration for Democracy, decided as they
did. on Wednesday?
The Placer herald., 1859-10-01

THE SAN FRANCISCO AND MARYsvILLE
RA1LRoAD.--There are at present working
on this road about five hundred hands. One
hundred and fifty of these are Chinese, en-
ployed by a Chinese sub-contractor under
Mr.. Atchison. This Chinese sub-contractor,
we believe, has been operating in the mines
near OroviIle, for some time past until re-
Gently. with these same Coolies. We under
stand that they do vigorous and expeditions
work. At any rate their labor is much
cheaper than any other which can be OBJ
tanned. The contractor, Mr.. Atchson, how
ever we believe, prefers white hands. The
work on the road IS progressing RAPIDLY.
MaryspiHe EIpyess.
The Placer herald., 1859-10-01

LARGE STANDING ARMIEs.-lt is a remark
able fact, says the New York Post, that sev
era governments of Europe keep up larger
standing armies than the Roman Empire
did eighteen centuries ago, when it was most
comprehensive and commanded the greater
part of the civilized globe. In the days of
Nero, for instance, whose name is the sy-
nonvm for whatever is atrocious in crime
and tyranny, when the empire embraced
thirty eight provinces, comprising the great
er part of Central and Western Europe,
Asia Minor almost to the Euphrates, and the
northern belt Of Africa, from the Nile to the
Atlantic, the regular army consisted of
tewnty eight legions and fourteen cohorts, or
Of about 100000. The maritime forces at
the same time did not exceed $1,000 men
and the various auxiliary troops, raised from
the provinces, $4,000 men. The vast do
ninions of the Emperors then were kept in
obedience by some 392, 900 soldiers