The Placer herald., 1859-10-01
NUMBER 4.
News Of the State


Ell DoRADo.-The value Of property in
this county, as per Assessors returns, is S2,-
550,55O Of which, $l.379,6 $50 is personal,
and the remainder, real, and included in i'm
provements.
The Mountain Democrat is of the opinion
that the Governor will appoint COL T. Hen
ley United ates Senator, if the Governor
sfall appoint anybody!
Hon. John G. Eurch, member of Congress
elect, will leave for the East by the steamer
of the 5th of October.
HAY.-Tbe Stockton Republicaa says.
"By some process, almost every large
quantity of hay which has been collected
in this city within year past has been de-
stroyed by fire. 1t would seem that there
was some systematic purpose in this incen-
diarsm.
Two colored individuals fought duel at
Timbuctoo, Yuba county, last week. Their
seconds taking the precaution of not put
ting bullets in their pistols, no damage was
done.
Rich QUARrz-The Siskiyou Chronicle
says that single painful of decomposed
quartz, taken from the claim of Higdon,
llarpham IL Co, on Indian Creek, in that
county, washed out $1,000 One drifter took
out of the same claim, in sin gle day,
quartz valued at over $4,000.
EDITORIAL FIGIIT.-Mons, Chemin. editor
Of the Franco 1n,ericaiae, was hit over the
head the other day, with cane, in San
Francisco, by Mons Rapp, editor of La
Phare, for an offensive editorial.
The shock of an earthquake was felt at
San Francisco on Saturday morning, gath
inst
DR.. GooDwYN.-This gentleman who was
killed in a duel, near San Andleas, was bur-
led by the fraternity of Odd Fellows of
which he was member. Deceased was u
native of Prince George County, Virginia,
and aged "a years.
FROM HONEY LAKE.-The Shasta Courier
is informed that, up to a recent date, about
1900 immigrant wagons bad passed through
Honey Lake, this season, and some 1000
persons. Many of these immigrants have
found their way into Shasta county.
FATAL ACCIDENTAL man, named Berge
vine nesr Pacerville one day last week and
commenced working with a pick, when the
earth above caved in upon him underneath.
He was buried two hours and when taken
out life was extinct.
The Mercantile Library Association of San
Francisco cleared $500 on Bayard 1aylor's
lectures.
The first stage coach ever driven into
Downeville was upon Thursday, Sept, 22nd i.
The citizens Of the place rejoiced exceeding
ly upon the arrival of the same.
The towns of Monte Christie, in Sierra
county, and Diamond Springs, Ell Dorado
coutny were destroyed by fire last week.
VIM. Holt. was terribly mutilated bv a
premature explosion while tamping blast,
near San Juan, Nevada county, last week.
The police of Sacramento have been ar
resting persons for keeping rondo tables.
SETTING TYPE-Ned MCGOWAN is work,
ing as a compositor in the office of the Ari-
2onian, published in Tucson.
The CHIEF JusrIcE-By the Constitution,
Stephen J. Field is now Chief Justice of this
State lie has been absent from his post for
some months, but will soon return.
VERY GooD---The sum of $0,8l8 ~ has.
been collected in California in aid of the
Mount Vernon Association, up to the present
time
Mr.. David G. Cotton, one of the seconds.
of Mr. Broderck. in the late duel, has ap.
piled for letters of administration upon the
! estate of the deceased