The Placer herald., 1859-03-26
News of the State.


last by the falling of tree across his cabin
during a storm.
gentleman on his way to church, near
Mokelumne Hill last week, was stopped bv
a foot-pad and robbed of all his loose change
eight dollars.
In Steep Gulch Calaveras county, on the
llth inst, a Chileno found lump Of pure
gold worth $344.
John X. Sale, Chinese Tax Collector of
Nevada County, was accidentally shot while
jumping a fume. His pistol hung in
sheath on his hip and was dscharged-the
ball entering the leg near the calf and lodged
among the bones Of the ankle. The physio-
ians could not find the ball.
One Dave Ashmore, the keeper of dance
house in Nevada was stabbed on the 18th
inst, by Chilean woman with whom he
had been living for several years. 1t is
thought the wound is mortal
The institution of f. Clampsus Vitus is
ilourishng at Oroville.
The citizens of San Jose are moving for %
railroad connection between that place and
San Francisco.
The ship yards of San Francisco are busy
with work in building new vessels and re-
pairing old ones.
Snow is reported to be twenty one fiej
deep on the average near the Big Trees in
Tuoumne county.
Mr.. Samuel Pillsbury has presented the
editor of the 41Ia with a sample of Calfor-
mia honey which upon trial proved to be a
very excellent article, and in somo respects
much superior to honey produced in the old
States.
Gen. Clarke Commander of the Pacific
Division of the u. S. forces, has left Cor the
Colorado country to direct the military op-
erations against the Mohave Indians.
The Whale fisheries of San Diego are
proving profitable. One company has capv
tured fifteen whales within three weeks late
y.
The Snow on the mountains to the north
of Marysville is said to be of an unprecedent-
ed depth. When the thaw comes an nun-
dation Of the Sacramento Valley is consd-
cred as almost certain.
NEVADA QUARrz MINEs.-The Grass Val
ley National, of the 10Th, says of the quartz
operations at that place that, "on Thursday,
Lee & Simpson took out $l2, 500 of beaut-
fully cleaned and retorted gold. The En-
pire Mill, one Of the Oldest in Grass Valley,
is still taking out from $4,000 to $4,000 per
week, with gratifying regularity. Ben. Nc
Cauly, on Ophir Hill, gathered $500 yes
terday, from four days crushing. Rush &
Laton are doing good business. They
have two hundred tuns Of rock on Ophir
Hill which if it pays as usual will realize $50
per ton. Burdett & Co., on the old Day
digginga, continue to take out chunks of
gold. We noticed specimen from their
claim which weighed five ounces.
GONE IN-Wallace, who Just escaped
hanging by the people of Columbia few
months since, when they lypched Harrison
Morgan, plead guilty to charge of grand
larceny, and was sentenced last week to two
years in the State Prison.
MURDERED.-A Mexican was found dead
about u mile from Forman Ranch Caaveras,
on last Friday morning, He had a bullet
hole through his head. lie was missed on
on the evening of the preceding day, having
gone out to his work in the morning.
The number of inmates of the State Insane
Asylum at Stockton, on tho lst of March,
was 500.
The Sacramento STANDARD states authQri-
lively that Judge Howell will not be can
didate for the seat upon the Supreme Bench
now occupied by Judge Terry.
Mrs. Ann WiIes was burned to death, by
her clothes taking fire from shavings, while
llindling fire, on the 9th inst, near Wind
sor, Sonoma county. She had been married
but five weeks.
The men who robbed the Treasurer Of
Santa Rosa county some months since have
all been arrested. .I att
Potter Foley keeper of a boarding
house in San Francisco, committed suicide
on Sunday last by taking arsenic and lauda'
mum.
VIGILANCE Communicable inhabitants
of Southport, n. y, having been much an
noyed Of late by gang of thieves, haye Or
ganized Vigilance Commttse, and actually
hung fellow named Odell, lately, for steal
ing pair of boots from Jones store
After hanging a spell, they took him down.
but on his refusing to confess the theft, they
strung him up again, and on being second
time relieved, he owned Up. They then took
him to Jail.
An editor "out West," having been E"e-
sented with bottle Of Old London Dock
Gin, drank it, and then attempted to write a
paragraph of thanks, with this result.
ain conclusion, here's to Fire Fountain
Gumnany No Soma, the Rrassfontaina Rela