The Placer herald., 1859-08-06

ascending the hill between Bath and Forest
Hill it was stopped by two masked highway
men, who had posted themselves on the road
side, one of whom levelled double barrel
led shot gun, and the other brought TO bear
an eight-inch revolver, upon Mr.. David Orr,
who was diving the stage unaccompanied
by passengers. They demanded of Mr.. Orr
that he should pass out the Express boxes
to them, but he declned-telling them they
would have to take the boxes out themselves.
Thereupon they took out and broke open
the box of Wells, Fargo q Co., but found
nothing but letters and other papers. They
were about leaving these upon the ground,
but upon the suggestion of Mr.. Orr, that
they might be of some value to the persons
for whom they were intended, they replaced
them, and handed the box back. Then
taking out Freeman ~ Co.'S box, they broke
it open and took out sack containing
$l44O in gold dust. The box was then re-
placed and the stage permitted to pass on.
On arriving at Forest Hill the alarm was
given and several persons repaired to the
scene of the robbery, where they found the
marks, from which point they were enabled
to distinctly trace footsteps in the dust to the
immediate vicinity of two cabins near Bath.
These cabins were afterward visited and
man found in each, upon whom suspicion
Immediately arrested, as one was in posses
sion of double barrelled shotgun and
pair of boots admitted by one as belonging
to him, were recognized from some peculiari-
ty in the arrangement of the nails upon the
soles, as having made the marks in the dust.
There being no proper authority for arrest
ing them at the time, they were not appre-
hended and one of the men subsequently
slipped off, went to Todd's Valley, and after
wards returned to Bath, where he was ar:
rested. A his actions denoted guilt, In
the meanwhile his partner had been taken
into custody.
On "Wednesday they were brought to Au-
burn and placed in Jail by Deputy Sheriff
Kennedy.
The circumstantial evidence against the
accused is very strong. Mr.. Orr is positive
of the identity of one Of them.
Rigid search has been made for the stolen
dust, but SO far without success.
GE- Since our last issue Horace Greeley
has arrived in California from his overland
trip by way of Salt Lake. He was well re
ceived at Placervle and Sacramento. At
the latter place he spoke on Monday evening
last, to a large audience in Mr.. Benton's
Church, on the subject Of the Pacific Rail-
road. On Tuesday, he passed through Auburn
on his way to Grass Valley. While here
large number Of persons collected at the
stage office, curious to see the man Of whom
so much has been heard and said. For the
time he was the 'lion."
Mr.. Greeley is announced to speak at the
Republican County Convention that assem-
bles in Auburn to day.
The BRIBERY CASE. - The opposition
charge against Mr.. Latham, of an attempt to
bride the Supreme Court, has been met and
triumphantly overihrown by Mr.. Latham.
The letter of Judge Heydenfeldt, and the
affidavit of Mr. Bead, former Clerk of the
Supreme Court, the parties said by the oppo-
stion to be cognizant of the attempt to bride,
stamp the-charge as a foul and unholy libel.
The reader of these documents will ask no
further vindication Of Mr. L.
These base charges will make thousands
of votes for Mr. Latham.
Esg- Horace Greeley estimates the num-
besof persons on their way to California
across the Plains, at thirty thousand, and the
cattle at one hundred thousand head.
The Evening Telegram says the Republi-
cans of San Francisco have nominated Caleb
Burbank for the State Senate, who is princi
pally remarkable for speech on stations in
the Assembly, and for his rufhed shirt
Mr.. GRIFFITH AND HIS FRIENDs.-Some
of the contemporaries feel sore because
Humphrey Griffith gave the Editor of the
Standard some information in regard to the
knowledge of the members of the legisla-
ture respecting the contents of the Lecomp-
ton Constitution.
Bless your soul, gentlemen, that is a mere
mciety of what Mr.. Griffith can impart. He
can inform you that when the late anti Le-
compton State Convention was in session at
Sacramento, Mr.. Broderick, said it would
not do to nominate him (Grffith) for Gov
ernor, because he could not carry any Re-
publican votes.
HARD TO KILL.-The New Orleans Bee.
leading Opposition journal, does not credit
the idea that the Democratic party is nigh
unto dissolution. 1t says:
10 kill that party is about as tough a job
as ever was undertaken; Armstrong guns.