The Placer herald., 1859-03-19
News of the State

San Jose that had previously, to all appear
ances, failed.
ELEPnANrs.-Therea are several elephants,
belonging to circus company, on their
way from New York to California They
have been on the way one hundred days and
are expected soon.
One hundred and fifty mules have been
shipped from San Francisco to the British
Possessions at the North, to be used bv the
British expedition for surveying Railroad
route across the continent
Some Mexican ex Presidents are expected
at San Francisco soon as witnesses for the
claimants of the New Almaden Quicksilver
Nine
On Sunday, the 9th inst, at Columbia
Hill IN Nevada county, man named Rich
ardson shot one Webb, killing him instantly.
The deed was done in self defence. Rich.
ardson delivered himself to the authorities
but was discharged.
A Methodist Church has been dedicated
at San Juan, in Nevada county.
The people of Grass Valley are making a
move to have their town incorporated.
At Gibsonville, Sierra county, during the
late storm, the people danced eleven nights
out of fourteen, and the fiddler got sick, or
they would have run three nights longer.
The Legislature has az propriated $4,000
for the support of the State Insane Asylum
at Stockton, the ensuing fiscal year. Last
year the sum appropriated was $4,000.
At Sacramento, John Edwards was re.
Gently sentenced to forty years in the State
Prison, on different charges of burglary and
robbery.
The RUPEE QUEsr1oN-All the small
traders of San Francisco have decided not
to receive rupees except at the rate Of forty
cents.
A decomposed quartz lead OF extraordfn-
AIRY richness has been discovered on Murphy's
Gulch, just east of Jackson, in Amador
county.
The snow on Trinity Mountain between
Shasta and Weaverville is four feet deep.
lhe trail Is in travelling order, however
OReANNINc.-Th Settlers in Santa Cruz
county have organized an association, the
object of which is stated in the following
| feSOlutlOn.
ReSolvea, That the object of this organ-
cation shall be mutual protection in our rec
ognized rights to the lands we now hold in
possession, and peaceebly occupy.
The San Francisco Cali says Chinese
woman, residing near Jackson street, few
days since gave birth to three female in,
tants, each of whom possesses certain char
acterStcs which distinguish three of the
great original races which divide mankind
viz; the Mongolian, the Circassan and the
African. The mother and her interesting
progeny are as well as ought to be expected.
The population of California, according
to the State Register is $4,000. OF this
number, 432,4l3 are supposed to be whites.
One of Ericcson's calorc engines is run
ming at San Francisco. Steam instead of
air is the motor The engine is very sim.
pie in construction.
Gwin and Broderick were taken to the
Marysvile Station House the other day for
fighting. The two individuals gave the above
names without collusion and it is believed
were their true ones Singular eh!
The Tehama Gazette learns that the Coast
Range west and north Of that place, is Gov
cred with snow twenty feet deep.
On the 10Th inst, the dead body of man
was found in the woods near Grass Valley,
on the road to Sacramento. lie had evil
dentlv been murdered-a bullet hole was
through his body.
On Sunday, on the same road near Zinc
House," two teamsters were passing along,
when six men rushed upon them from the
road side, fired upon and wounded both of
them. The Williams then proceeded to rob
the teamsters of 5000, and went away.
NoryspiHe Eapress.
The Santa Barbara Gazette of the 10th
inst, says:
During The past ten days, some 10000
sheep have passed through town north, from
New Mexico aud large drove Of mules.
The greater portion were wethers-only
about One-fitth being ewes. With these II
makes near 100000 head that have been
driven through from New Mexico this spring"
RUNNING ARopNp,-M Millers steam wagon
occasionally runs around Msrysville, to the
40 small surprise of Young America, and ia
the admiration Of older heads.
A number of hives of bees have lately
been received from the Atlantic States by
residents of the San Jose Valley. A large
number of hives were lost during the passage,
The Supreme Court has decided that the
mechanics lien law does not apply to mining
ditches-neither are bitches such property
as can be mortgaged. 'a
WORRYING IT'S OWN CURg.--A man was