The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1859-12-31
NUMBER II.
Death Of WASHINGTON Irving.


An Eastern writer chronicles the death Of
this distinguished man as follows:
Another genial spirit has flown from our
midst. Washington Irving is dead He
died on Monday, November 2Sh, at his
country seat at Iringtcn. near Tarrytown,
about twenty miles from New York Dis.
solution was not unexpected. This dstin-
guished man, for several months past, suffer
cd from Pulmonary complaints, and was sub
ject to violent attacks o! asthma, which his
advanced age could not stand Long and
truly he lived for the honor and glory of his
country; death links his name inseparablv
with those of Cooper and Prescott, and
makes up the great riumvrate of American
authors who enobled and enriched the liiera-
nre of the natioa. Who shall fill the void
his Disease has left? Where shall we find
another to take the place of "Geotfray Cray
on in the hear Of our people?
Washing on Irving was born April 8, 1888,
in the city of New York, of Dutch and
English parentaee. Having died on the
2Sth Of November, he was seventy.scven
years old, less four months.
"BAR" PoETRy.- Holmes, of the Mariposa
Gazette, announces new poetical Star to the
public, and gives the following specimen of
his native talent:
81 like to see the hogs rootcn---
| hate to hear the owls hooten-
But more terrific to me by far
Is the sight at night Of grizzly bar
While in certain store, the other dav, we
noticed neat looking old lady enter, with
a basket ON her arm, and sreciacles on her
f,r, Ill I ;fcIo
Just popped out of a band box, 50 clean and
tidy was she. She stepped up to the count
er, and the following dialogue took place be-
tween her and the clerk
Old Laly-"You haven't any butter have
you?"
Clerk-"Yes ma am, some nice and fresh
just received"
Old Lady.-"You don't sell it at twenty
five cents, yet, do you?'
Clerk -"l'hat's our price ma'am"
Old Lady-"You couldn't let me have a
couple of pounds, could vou?'
CIerll.-"O, certainly" Taking her plate
he weighed the butter and she threw down
half dollar, which he scrutinizcd closely.
Old I.ady-"You don't think that's bad,
do you?'
Clerk k.-"Yes ma'am do"
Old Lady, (much excited. )-"You wouldn't
take this back again, would your
Clerk. "IIow do you know | wouldn't9'
And taking the butter, he dashed il into the
frkn The old lady seized her plate and
bogus half and started to leave; but when
she got to the door she turned round and
said, in the way of clincher: YOU'RE not
any ways riled, reckon, are you?"
THE WAY THEY SrAN3.-A writer in the
Sacramento Union asks who is the CT dice Of
the people of this State. for Senator, and re-
marks:
There is no better way oi arriving NJ Il
correct conclusion upon this point than to
take the mediums through which public SEN
timent is uttered-t|e press. Being govern
cd by such an expression, it cannot be de-
,,ied that Governor Weller is decidedly the
choice Of the people for the position of Uni
ted States Senator. BY Il careful examna-
ton of all the different papers throughout
the State, | am able to mention the follow
inc which are desirous of the election of
Gov Weller Daily California Express, Red
Bluff Beacon, PIunas Standard, Sonora Uni
on, Caaveras Chronicle, Placer Herald, AM
ador Sentinel, San Diego Herald, Los Ange-
les Star Marposa Gazette, Solano Herald,
Sonoma Democrat IN the Visalia Weekly
Delta; making in all, 49, Those de>irous of
the election of Gen. Denver are the Shasta
Courier and Shasta Herald For Colonel
Washington, San Francisco Daily National
and Mountain Democrat, For Baldwin, 0.
VIRGINIA JuRlEs-The following is given
as the mode of cmpaneing a jury in Virgin
a
''The venire consists of "a men, selected
by the Court AS impartial Jurors, having no
bias or pre- ejudice against the accused. Tho
list is then handed TO the counsel for the de-
fense, who have the privilege of erasng eight
of the names The jury to try the case Is
then selected by lot from the remaining six
teen names. At the selection Of the venire
by the Count the defense have the privilege
of cross examining the Jurors as to their bias
or prejudice, but there is no other prvleg,
of challenge than the erasure of eight of the
names"
At San Francisco says the Notionol sew
eral cases of insanity among the Chinese
have come under the notice of the authorities
recently. A belief prevails that the habitu-
al and excessive use Of opium promotes in
sanity among these people. 1t is stated how
ever, by aphysician who has had consi'era
BILE practice in China, that instances Of con-
firmed insanity are rare among the OPIUM
smokers.
The fir t uolting match IN America, for a
purse, was in 1918, when a purse WAS made
for one thousand dallals, that no horse could