The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1859-12-17

Latest from the East
The Overland Mail with St. Louis dates
to Nov. oath, arrived at Gilroy, on Wednes-
day.
Domestic News.
Orders that had been issued from the War
Department for regular troops to proceed to
the Rio Grande, had been countermanded
1t is now said the rumor, that the Govern
ment designed these troops for the invasion
of Mexico. was incorrect. 1t is repo ted
again, however, that the Cabinet yet have
such designs.
There has been great excitemen: about
Charlestown, Virginia, of the rumors of an
invasion to rescue Brown and his confeder-
ates. Incendiarism has also added to the
feeling. The barns and grain stacks of three
Of the Jurors in the Brown trials having
been set on fire and destroyed.
1t is intended to have 1000 soldiers pres
ent at the executions, in case of an emergen
cy.
Throughout the country the principal to.
pic is of Brown and his confederates, and
dsunion is talked quite gIibly in some quar-
ters
A dispatch from Norfolk, on the 23d an
nounces the arrival of a special messenger
from Northampton, on the eastern shore of
Virginia, who stated that it had been ascer-
tanned that an attempt was to be made, on
Friday, the 25th to run the slaves off to
Canada. Great excitement prevailed in con-
sequence. The messenger came for volun-
teerS.
Gov Wise had visited Brown, Cook, and
the other prisoners at CharleStown, and urg-
ed them to prepare for death, as the sentence
of the Court would he carried out Brown
declared himself ready 70 de- Cook said
he was willing to be shot, but always had
great repugnance to hanging.
Several Of the Democratic candidates on
the New York State ticket have been elected,
certain, and one is yet in doubt.
Mexico.
Vera Cruz dates to the 18th November,
received at Mobile on the 22nd, are to the
following effect: 1t was reported that Mira
mon had joined Marquee, and that both had
fled from the country on board British
steamer taking the sum of 100000 in
specie with them, whereupon Miramons army
pronounced for Santa Anna.
From Europe.
The Vienna correspondent of the Lon
don Times says that it is tolerably certain
that the day on which the Austrian Govern
ment will have to make concessions to Hun
gary is not far distant. The Paris correspon-
dent of the same journal says tina. it is ru-
mored that the interview between the King
of Sardinia and Garbadi was not very sat
istactory. The latter was earnest in his dec
laration that Italy had been betrayed, and
and that he should put himself at the head
of a revolution; whereupon Victor Emanuel
replied that 'if he did so, there was no 9TH
err alternative bu: to employ force against
him."
1t is stated that the American ship Mem
phs, with seven hundred slaves, had eluded
the English cruisers on the coast Of Africa
and got out to sea-
GERRIT SMITH CRAzY.-The case of Ger
rift Smith continues to excite great interest.
lie is pronounced insane sure enough, al
though many believed it simulated. His
case is not considered incurabe
An Albany paper says of him, that for
some days before the absolute necessity of
restrictive measures became apparent, he
manifested a most nervous anxiety to anti
cipate the requisition which he expected
would be made upon him, and to proceed
to Virginia and surrender himself into the
hands of the authorities. When it was re-
solved to place him under restraint, this anx-
iety was taken advantage of. His friends
chimed in with this notion, and when he set
out for Utica he was under the impression
that he was on his way to Richmond.
The Albany Statesman concludes that, in
some way Mr.. Smith deems himself person
ally accountable for the lives of those killed
to be executed by the authorities of Virginia.
This idea took entire possession of his mind,
and its effect has been to unseat his reason.
His expressions Of guilt and remorse are
constant, and at times terrific.
Up Coentry Items
The Placer Courier gives the following
items:
A cabin, under the bill, at Forest Hill,
was entered atew days ago and robbed OF
forty dollars in money, and other articles
The editor, few days ago, saw twenty-
four pounds of gold at the Banking house
of Hall & Allen, Todd's Valley being the
product of "Bed Rock No. l." The COM
pany were cleaning up bed rock and expec-
ted to realize $4,000 or $4,000.
Todd's Valley has been re built and pre-
sents better appearance than formerly.
The mines are yielding well, merchants are
disposing Of goods rapidly, and the general
appearances indicate prosperity.
A man named Grogan, who resided on the
Middle Fork of the American, died on Mon
day very suddenly. He was taken violently