The Placer herald., 1859-11-19

same arms were in the possession of sold
Brown at the time of his raid upon Har-
per's Ferry. Indirectly, then, Greeley has
assisted in bringing about the late nsurrec
ton.
CAL1FoRN1A WINE-The number of gal
Ions of wine manufactured in Los Angeles
county this season is 100000 gallons.
OVER DuE.-The mail steamer Cortes is
over due seven days. Fears are entertained
that some misfortune has befallen her.
STATE REFORM ScuooL-The city coun-
ell of MarysviIle are about approprating
money to purchase a ste for State Reform
School.
EE- The package of diamonds lately
seized by the Custom House, at San Fran
cisco, worth 10000 francs, has been forfeited
to the General Government.
ROBBERY AT MILLhRrowS.-Mr Stevens
had man working for him, who got out of
bed on Saturday night last and took Colts
Revolver 8 inch barrel No. 6432-a gold
brooch in the shape of heart, two pair of
blue blankets, a superfine overcoat, and
loaf of bread, and bowie knife. His name
is Arabian Morriset a Canadian Frenchman'
has a scar across his forehead and has pow
| der marks on his face from blast.
rg- Some six hundred dollars of forged
Yuba County Scrip has been discovered in
circulation; and more Of the same Sort is
believed to he floating about. There are
rognes in Yuba.
WINTER CLoru1NG.-Lipsett Il Gibson
have Just received very large stock OF Win
ter Clothing, which they assure customers is
to be sold at the lowest possible prices. See
their advertisement Go We naked, and be
clothed
New GooDs AT THE VARIETY SroRE!-J.
R. Gwynn has Just received new stock of
goods at his Variety Store. AS he believes
in small profits, bargains are to be obtained.
The Variety Store stock comprises almost
everything wantel in the house keeping line.
See new advertisement.
CouRTs.-The Court of Sessions and Coun
tv Court commenced on Monday, 14th.
Venire for Grand Jurors made returnable on !
Monday 2lst inst, and for petit jurors, of
Court of Sessions on Monday, 2Sth inst
No CARps.-The Tehana Gazette com
plains that for two or three days not a sin
ole sleek" of cards conld be found for sale
in that town. The inference is that either
there is no demand or very large demand
for the article mentioned, at Tehama.
Large demand! Why, a stranger going
into that town would think "keerds" were
used as paving stones. Fact!
r.,vauv uran,s on Mineral Lands-An I'm
portant Decision.
An important decision has been rendered
by the Supreme Court, in The case of Boggs,
VS. the Merced Mining Company, which we
are unable to find room for this morning.
The Sacramento Bee gives the following
statement in reference to it:
1t was an action in ejectment from miner
al lands. The defendants are extracting gold
therefrom, and have been ever since 1851,
without having any right to the soil; and the
plaintiff claims the land and uses thereof un
der Fremont's patent thereto. The defend
ants set up fraud in the survey Ct the grant
and the procurement of title-estope by
reason of Fremon,'s own acts and adnls
sions and license from the General and
State Government to themselves to mine for
gold.
| In relation to the first the Court says:
"Indvi,luas can resist the conclusveness
Of the patent only 10y showing that ii con
tlicts with prior rights vested in them AT
that time the pre- empion laws of the United
States, under which the defendants assert
their acquisition of rights, were not extern
ded to California. Any rights which they
possess were subsequently acquired, and
must be subordinate to the result of the pro
ceedings then pending by the grantees be-
fore the tribunals and officers of the United
States. These proceedings had for their OBJ
ject the recognition Of the grantees claim,
aud the Diet ermnation of it's location, with
such precision as to leave no room for sub
sequent dispute and litigation. If settlers,
after steps taken for confirmation, could by
location acquire such rights to the premises
as to authorize them to compel patentee,
in every suit for the recovery of his land,
to establish the correctness of the action of
the officers of Government in their survey
and location, patent instead Of being an in
strunen' of quiet and security to the posses
sor would become a source of perpetual