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The Placer herald., 1859-05-07
AmuSements.

Amusement
Amusements have come upon Auburn in
the week Just passed, in a complete avalanche
we have had surfeit Although not OBJ
jectng to the merit of the performances,
they followed each other too closely. First
were the
WEBB SIsrERs.-These pleasing and
sprightly young actresses, assisted by an ex-
cellent company performed at the "Ameri-
can" on Friday and Saturday evenings, to
full houses. From the frequent expressions
of appreciation that were expressed, we are
sure the young ladies won golden opinions
from their auditors, as did also Mr.. Walter
Bray, and Mr.. Collins (who is an excellent
representative of the aged gentleman,) and
the other members of the company. The
company are now giving series of enter
tainments in the upper part of the county.
They expect to pay Auburn another visit in
short time, and will present more of their
popular pieces Following the Webb troupe
on Monday came
WELLS & HUssEY's M1NsrRELs.-Every-
body has heard of or seen Sam Wells and
Hussey, and have been amused with their
negro eccentrcities; but we are not certain
they equal the
CALIFORNIA MINsrRELs-Lew Rattler and
troupe-who performed to good house at the
Empire" on Thursday night, and are held re-
sponsible for the loss of sundry buttons be-
longing to gentlemen who nearly "bust"
laughing at their darkey delnea,ions. Lew
Rattler, as the "French dancing master" and
the cold plantation darkey" takes front rank
as negro performer, fairly dividing the
honors with that imp of "cork bIackness"
and infinite humor, Charley Backus. Mr.
Henry, the ballad singer of the Rather.
Troupe, has not a superior, to our knowl-
edge, in Calitornia-hs songs were received
with a marked appreciation that denoted the
high appreciation OF his talent by the audi
enCe.
ALLEGHANIANs AND Swiss BELL RINGERS.
Last night the Aleghanians gave Con-
cert here, but going to press at an early hour
in the evening we cannot speak of their per-
formance. Our citizens have heretofore been
favored with the Concerts of the Troupe.
who gave ample satisfaction. The good old
songs Of home, as given by the Aleghani-
ans, never fail to strike the right chord in
the bosoms Of California audience, who
never fail to bid them welcome.
LEES CWcUs.-By advertisement it will
be seen that Lees Circus is to be here ON
Monday evening, tie 9th inst. The horse
opera is an institution that never fails to
draw. The enterprise of Mr.. Lee as II Cir
Gus Manager is too well known to acquire
comment.
After this run Of entertainments who will
say that Auburn has not had surfet Yes,
we have been literally filed and stuffed with
them, and do not eX ect as much fun again
until the patriotic dollarsoveregn Broder-
ckites meet in County Convention.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07
PROBATE NOTICE.

NOTICE, is hereby given to all persons hoia' ,Ns
~ ing claims against the estate Of Evan Roger"
deceased, to present them with the necess.n :s.N:
vouchers to the undersigned, Public Admlnlsu,.
tor, at his residence in Auburn, Placer conn our ~
within ten months from this date or they VIII W
forever barred; and those who are indeD'eu A. ~
said estate, are hereby notified to make immed''
ate payment. NJ. p. II. LOVE-
Public Administrator
Auburn, April 30th, 1S59.-4w
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07
A Word to the next Grand Jury.


The Court of Sessions will meet on next
Monday for the purpose of impannellng
Grand Jury, who, in the discharge of theii
duty will be called upon to investigate char,
ces of criminal character, and where the
evidence will sufficiently warrant, to find in
dictments. We desire at this time to direct
the attention of the members of that body
whoever they may be, that it is within their
power to save much to the taxpayers Of the
county, or without good cause materially add
to the expenses of the county. We mean
by this that it has been too frequently the
case with former Grand Juries to find in
dictments where convictions under them did
not follow, and where the proof would not
warrant a conviction. From this cause
much of the time of the Court of Sessions
has been taken up, our citizens called upon
to perform an unnecessary amount OF jury
duty, and the expenses of the county in
creased beyond any reasonable ecessity.
We would have the next Grand Jury avoid
these evils as far as it is within their power,
by refusing to find indictments upon evidence
prompted by petty malice, or slight often
ses, where the subsequent incarceration of
the criminals, while awaiting the action of
the Grand Jury, has already been sufficient
punishment, or where the testimony in more
serious accusations is not considered strong
enough to secure conviction. We believe
indictments are frequently found when jury
men are satisfied the evidence will not con-
Wet, but act in the hope that something may
be developed upon trial that will accomplish
that result; this is radically wrong. We
have long observed the things of which we
speak. Term after term Of our criminal
Courts have a long array Of indictments
been presented, and yet scarcel y a fourth Of
the accused under them have been convict
ed upon trial. Why is this? mainly for the
reason the indictments were found upon in
sufficient testimony. We have seen the
time of Court and juries taken up, and our
public expenses increased without the com
munity deriving particle Of benefit, or the
ends of Justice in the least subserved. For
these things our Grand Juries have been
greatly at fault, and we now ask a correction
of the evil More than one half of the eX
penses Of Placer County are caused by Grim
ina cases; and much of this expense is ow-
ing to the ineffcency of our Grand Juries.
There is no doubt of this-and it is time
the evil should be remedied. 1t is for the
coming Grand jury to commence the re-
formation of this abuse. 1t is in their pow
er to do much,-to accomplish an entire and
needed reformation, the Grand Jury system
itself must be abolished; and we live in the
hope that undera new Constitution it will
be-but SO far as large part of the Grim
inal expenses Of Placer county are concern
ed, they can be avoided, and we think we
have indicated the mode of such an accom-
plishnent.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07
PROBATE NOTICE.

NOTlCE, is hereb} give, to all persons n0i r.
~ ing claims against the estate OF George goe..
Merritt deceased, to present them with the nSy Sri.
sary vouchers to the undersigned, Public Au%s antr
traitor, at his residence in Auburn, Placer ii 10
within ten months from this date, or they wa wa N
forever barred; and those who are lndep.Sd
said estate, are hereby notified to make eWT lr1A'0
ate payment. NJ. p. ii. LOVr,
Public Administrator
Auburn, April 3Oth, 1S59.-lw
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07
SUMMONS.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, !

STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
COUNTY OF PLACER
IN the District court Of the 11M Judicial Di.t
THOMAS II. WILLIAMS, Plaintiff, VS.. PETER N.
CRAZY Er AL. Defendants.
Action brought in the District Court, of the Ilth
Judicial District. and the Complaint filed in
the County of Placer in the Office of the Clerk
Of said District Court.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, SEND
GREETING: To J. c. Bowers. j. w. PHILLIPS
S. n B. NoRCRoss, JOHN MURRAY. PETER NJ
CRARY, DAvIDP. MARSHALL, A. j. CRADIEBAuGIl,
GILBERT COOPER, and JOIN MCKENNA
W OU are hereby required to appear in an &C.
z tion brought against you by the above nam
ed Plaintiff in the District Court of the lih
judicial District, in and for the county of Placer
and to answer the complaint filed therein Ga copy
oi which accompanies this Summons.) within ten
days. exclusive of the day of scrvice) after the
service on you Of this Summons--f served with
in this county; if served out of this county but
within this Judicial District. within twenty day.:
or if served out Of sal District. then within forty
days-or judgment by default will be taken
against you.
The said action is hrough to recover Judgment
against you for the sum Of seven hundred and
fifty dollars $3.50 for scrvc 5 as Attorney or
you in the suit of Jenny Lind Company VS.. Bow
cr Company. all Of which is fully set forth in the
cohiphiht, copy oi Whch Is herewith served
and to which 80 are more particularly REFERRED
and if you fail to appear and answer said com
plant as above required. the Plaintiff will take
judgment by default against you.
Given under my hand and seal of
the District Court of the lth
- judicial District. this 2Stl day of
LIS. January, in the year of our Lord
49, one thousand eight hundred and
flty-nine.
TABB MITCHELL, Clerk
Auburn, May 7th, lS59.-3m
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

TENNEssEE.-The Democracy of Tennessee
have held their State Convention at Nashville
They nominated the present popular Cover
nor, Isham G.. Harris, for reelection. The
resolutions of the convention indorse the Ad-
ministration of President Buchanan, favor
strictly revenue tariff, strict construction of
the Federal Constitution, advocate a State
currency REFORM and favor the acquisition
of Cuba. The slavery resolution ignores the
idea OF Congressional Intervention for slave
ry in the territories, and relies solely upon
judicial protection to those who feel aggriev.
ed by the action of any territorial authority.
The resolutions desire that no special privi-
lege should be granted by the Legislature,
without retaining the right in the charter
to alter, abolish or modify it at pleasure.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

Ex- Some foolish and inconsiderate per-
sons at Pine Grove, Sierra county, lately
hung Senator kirkpatrick in elfigy, for his
opposition at the late session Of the Legisla-
ture to the formation Of the county Of AL
turaS.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07
NOTICE..

7'HERE will be held at my Store, in the town
L of Auburn, q meeting of the Stockholders in
1.-The Auburn and Concert Hill Mining Co.," on
the 4th day of June next for the purpose of let
ting said companys claim or tunnel out by con.
tract. WILLIAM MCDANIEL,
Auburn, May 7th, 1s59-3t Treasurer
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

SLU1cE ROBBERY NEAR Iowa HILL.-lhe
sluces of the hydraulic claim of Lytle u Co.,
at Kings Hill one and half miles distant
from Iowa Hill, we're robbed of gold to the
supposed amount of four or five hundred dol
lars, on Friday night, April Goth. The
company had been working some days with
out cleaning up their sluces, and from the
previous yields of the claim they have no
doubt the amount was taken. The robbery
was doubtless committed by some idle
scamps of the neghborhood, who prefer
stealing to working for living.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

REr1RED-Capt. Shoemaker editor of
the Grass Valley National, has retired from
the editorial chair. We regret that he has
left the tripod, but after reading his sor-
rowful story of the way in which the busi-
ness did not pay, we cannot blame him for
"backing down." We wish the Captain
more success in his future undertakings. .
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

EE- Hon. Geo. w. Thomas for the past
three years representative in the Assembly
from the county of Stanisaaus, died in Stock
ton, on Saturday April 3oth The deceased
emigrated from Texas to this State in 1910.
He was fifty two years Of age.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

THE PENNSYLVANIA DEMoCRACY.-The
Democracy of Pennsylvania, lately assem-
bled in State Convention at Harrisburg, Pa,
among others passed the following resolution
in reference to Mr.. Buchanan's administra-
ton:
Resolved, That the Democracy of Penn
sylvania have undated and full confidence
in the patriotism, integrity and capacity of
James Buchanan, the President of the Uni
ted States, and desire to sustain his Admin
istration from conviction of the intimate
connection of its principles with the best in
terests of our common country.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

ADJouRNED.-The District Court, after a
lengthy session of nearly four weeks, adjourn
ed yesterday morning The calendar was
nearly cleared of cases.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

CENTRAL CoMMITTEE.-The members of
the Democratic Central Committee will bear
in mind the call of the chairman is for a
meeting in Auburn on Tuesday the 10th inst.
If convenient for members we hope they will
not fail to attend
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

&EALED PROPOSALS, will be received lof
~ the erection of u Catholic Church in Auburn
at the office Of John @. jackson, until the znn u,
OF May, when the lowest responsible bidder .sI WIN
be awarded the contract. Plans and speclnca,-
tons can be seen at O'Reily q O'Neill's Head- eau
quarters 1t is desired that proposals for orlcA
and frame building be given in.
REV. A. j. GALLAGHER, Pastor
Auburn, May 7th, 1S59-4w
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07
N Office to the Creditors of Rob't Atkinson.

n otlce to the Creditors Of Rob't Atkinson.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA. CO
COUNTY OF PLACER %
HDURSUANT to an order of the Hon. James E.
n Hale, County Judge of said county. NOTICES
hereby given to the Creditors of Robert Atkinson,
an nsolvent debtor. and resident Of said county.
to be and appear before the County Judge OF
Placer County, at chambers. in the town of Au.
burn, in said county. on Monday, the 18th day OF
June, A. d. 1859, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, then and
there to show cause, if any they have, why m rs
signment Of said applicants estate should not be
made end he be discharged from his debts in the
manner prescribed by law.
- Witness my hand, and seal of the
L.S County Court of said count!
~ this Sd day of May, A. d. 1857
TABB MITCHELL,
Clerk of County Court
May 7th, 1S59.-6w
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

Gss" We are compelled to defer the pub
lic;tion of the proceedings Of the Board OF
until next week.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

POLL TAx.-Assessor Spann paid into the
County Treasury this week s2,422,5 as Poll
Tax collected during the month of April.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

E9F Strawberries have made their appear
ance in the Sacramento and Marysville mar
kets. Expect to be able to say the same for
the Auburn market in few days-know of
several Strawberries half ripe now.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07
Democratic County Central Committee.

The Democratic County Central Committee is
requested to meet in Auburn
On Tuesday, the 10th day of May, 1883,
for the purpose of fixing the time for holding
the Democratic County Convention.
j. A. HILL, Chairman.
Auburn, April 10th, 1859.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

20. o. F-The Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows has been in session during the week
at San Francisco Grand Master Van Bokkeen,
in his Annual Report speaks of the rapid and
healthy progress Of the Order throughout
the State. He awards the distinction this
gear to the Lodges of Placer county as being
the brightest working Lodges in the State.
For the past year these Lodges have under
the supervision of d. d. g. NJ. Traphagen.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

Ey- New peas, radishes, caulifower, anC
other vegetables, are becoming plenty in th
Auburn market.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

w- Walker, the tilbuster, and his aid
Frank Anderson, left on the Golden Gate,
on Thursday for the lsthmus of Tehaunte
pec. More invasions of Central American
territory is suspected
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

CouRrs.-The County Court and th
Court of Sessions will meet in Auburn OF
Monday next.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

INTELLECTUAL AMUsEMENTs!-A cock pit
is in successful operation in the city of Sac
ramento.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

SrocKroN ELEcnoN-The municipal cleo
ton in Stockton, on Monday, resulted in the
election of Holdon, Broderick- Republican,
for Mayor, the balance of the ticket being
pretty nearly divided between the Dem ocrats
and Broderickites. The San Joaquin Re-
publican (Dem.) says the ticket elected, on
the whole, is an excellent one.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

RAIN AND SNow.-In this vicinity we
were visited by splendid rain on Sunday
night last, that continued until Monday noon.
1t came most opportunely for gardens and
grain fields, as the dry winds of the previ-
Gus week had left the ground quite dry-the
roads beginning to be somewhat dusty. Dur
inc the storm snow fell from one to two in
ches in depth at Forest Hill and other places
in the upper part of the county. The wealth
er has remained cool since the storm, but
the favorable effect of the rain upon the in
terests of gardeners, farmers and miners is
plainly visible-f we except river mining,
which branch of industry, it is evident must
labor under the disadvantage this year of
getting into pay dirt late in the season.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

The GovERNoR.--Gov. Weller arrived in
town last evening. We believe this is his
first visit to the capital of Placer since his
election as Chief Magistrate of the Common
wealth.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

PASSENGERS AND TREAsUhE.-The Golden
gate took away on the 9Th $2,4o1,269 in
treasure and 7so passengers. The Or'Sa6a
had 700 passengers.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

Eg The Board of Supervisors will ad-
journ to-day; during their term they have
allowed bills to the amount Sll, 800. TO-
The expenses have been unusually heavy for
the uarter,-caused by criminal cases.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

G,ss" The correspondent Of the New Or
leans Daily Crescent, from the Is,hmus of
Tehauntepec, who appears to have met Sen
ator Broderick on that route, says that it was
Brodericks intention not to have attended
Congress if an extra session was lled,-his
design being "to superntend the fall ecc-
tons IN his own State (Ca)."
.Superintend the fall elections in Califor-
nia Indeed and from whom does the
''youhful but brave Senator" derive such ex-
tensive authority! What brazen effrontery!
what unparalleled impudence. Does David
once again imagine himself king of the
unholy band of buffers, who fawning and
plant, obeyed his every behest-the fellows
who were wont to pursue the notorious oc-
cupations of election bullies, and suffers of
ballot boxes. If Broderick can marshal from
the four quarters of the globe this scattered
band of rascals, he may be able to superin-
tend the election at some of the polling
places, but not without The days for such
Superintendence as Mr.. Broderick and his
strikers formerly gave, are past forever we
hope, in California. The people now super-
intend the elections, and will, as they have
on every preceding occasion, repudiate Brod
erick when he or his acts are to be pronoun-
ced upon.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07
This Magnificent Establishmar.

L his MaSn1nCent establishments
rs FITTED UP ON A SCALE UNEOUAIE1
Il in ssplendor and extent, and far exceeds any
troupe that has ever exhibited in California ch.i
longing the world to produce its equal.
THE PAVILION constructed on an eyten.
sive scale, is capable of seating from 300 to
1000 persons, and will be brilliantly ILLUMINATED
every evening with gas, adding rare beauty 10
the performances. There will, also, be the cbo;ce
est music by the military and civic band.
THREE CLOWNS are attached to this est,h.
lshment: Senor Theopois, the Great Spanish
Jester; Don Conovan, the Great Buffoon; and
Herr Manzo. the principal Grotesque.
The evenings entertainment will commence
with SAINT GEORGE and the MONSTER ORA.
CON, or, The Seven Champions of Christendom,
Admission, ,............. One Dollar,
Children under three years of age, halfprice.
Doors open at o'clock performance to com.
mcnce at halfpast seven.
p p. SANDERS. Agent.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

FALSE ALARM-The late news that the
authorities Of Nicaragua had seized the
American river and lake steamers, and were
about doing some naughty things against
American citizens, about which our newspa-
per men were terribly exercised, and were
for having nothing less than ample satsfac-
ton turns out to be rather an unimportant
matter after all, and will not occasion I'm
Gle Sam to "let slip his dogs of war; upon
the unhappy State of the three volcanoes
In reference to the NATTER late Overland
news says: "The Consul at San Juan writes
to the State Department that the seizure Of
American steamers by the Nicaraguan Gov
ernment, was under the influence Of tenn
porary panic produced by the supposed pres
ence of the fillibusters, and that they were
restored after the mistake was discovered"
THE LAST MAN.-Ned Burton, the popular
Senator of Nevada county, and the last man
Of the Wing party in California, left on the
steamer of the 5th inst, on visit to the
Eastern States
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mr.. Morrell for
the first Eastern papers and periodicals by
the Stephens.
To Mr.. Brooks, Of Freeman's Express, for
full supply of the latest papers and illus
trated journals.
Also to J. w. Sullivan, and Stratman
McGinn Il Co., of San Francisco, for the
latest papers.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

REDEMPTION FUND.-The Redemption
Fund of $3,95O was taken yesterday by Hall
& Allen at so Ia cents. The county saved
about $500 by the operation.
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07
REED & FRENCH,
BUILDERS AND CARPENTERS,
AND DEALERS IN
DOORS, SASH, ETC,
Auburn, Cal.

T,AkE this method of informing the public that
L they are at all times prepared to take con-
tracts for building. or do any kind of Carpenter
or Joners work in q workmanlike manner and
at low rates.
Shop, on Auburn Ravine, near the Placer Her
od Office, where those wanting anything in the
above line can be promptly accommodated. ~
REED IL FRENCH
Auburn, May 7th 1S59.-my
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07

WILL APPEAR IN AUBURA-
On Monday Evening, May 9th. ,sa
Gold Hill, Sunday Evening, NAV o..
TOdd's Valley, Tuesday Eve'g 1o,h
Michigan Bluff, Wednesday Eve 6 iii
Forest Hill, Thursday Eve'g Ioth
Iowa Hill, Friday Eve'g Io,I
IlIinOistOWn, Saturday Evc'g Ia,h
Dutch Flat, Sunday Eve'g ss Is,h
The Placer herald., 1859-05-07
Democratic Committee for Placer County.

DR.. j. A. HILL, Chairman. .......G Gold Hill.
WM. A. JOHNSON, Secretary. Auburn.
S. G.. ELLIOTT, ,............ Beal 5 Dar'
GEO. w. APPLEGArE, .............. LISBON.
WN HA11. Todd's Valley.
ST I,EEr Michigan Bluff.
&C. DUDLEY, .lo"a Hlll'
d. B. WEBSTER, ........ Deou"oou'
JOHN T. KINCAID,. oecret haNlue.
SB. WYxAN,. .Gray's Ranch Precinct.