The Placer herald., 1860-11-10
Citv of MazatlAu.

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A correspondent Of the Stsnislaus Index
says:
Mazatlan is beautiful city of ten thous.
and inhabitants, located at the entrance Of
the Gulf of California. The houses are
nearly all one story, few indeed being two.
They are built of brick Mexican hbrick)
with very thick walls, and are generally
brilliant white, a few being cream color.
The roofs are of tiles, the floors of brick,
the windows large and protected by iron
bars-a few having glass shutters on the in
side. The streets are very narrow but very
clean and paved The wide street is not
much wider than is required for two carts TO
pass each other the middle size barely wide
enough, and the narrow ones only wide
enough for one to travel in. The city as a
whole, is the cleanest and neatest one have
ever been in, and the inhabitants are as neat
aud as cleanly in proportion. The out
side doors of the houses ore very strong and
heavy. with locks, bolts and barricades for
fastenings. This is to protect the inhab-
tants in time of revolution. Each house
occupies square or block being built along
The four sides, and having large place or
court yard in the centre, which planted full
of shrubbery, orange, lime, and cocoanut
trees, giving very pleasing and attractive
appearance. The Plaza or public square, is
small, all paved over, the principle prone
made being around it, and on the inside Of
its walls, which are constructed into seats
seats are also placed along parallel with
them on the opposite side of the walk, with
orange and lime trees at very short intervals
between the last mentioned seals. The har-
Dor of Mazatlan is small and difficult Of ac-
cess, on account of bar across its mouth;
large vessels cannot get in; but by dredging
it could accommodate vessels Of every class.
The inhabitants OF Mazatlan are very civil to
strangers, and quiet in their demeanor-
there being no drunkenness or drawings
among them. . ffa. b. 3lf
SIAMEsn TwINs-It is reported that the
Siamese Twins, Chang and Eng, will spend
some weeks in California, leaving New York
November l2.h, for San Francisco direct.
They will bring two of their children with
them.
DEFRAuD1NG-The Nevada Transcript
says that certain parties have been detraud-
inc the Chinese in that county by pretend
inc to be tax collectors and giving them
spurious receipts. The false papers are
blank notes of hand.
THE SICK HEADAcHE.-It is stated that
two spoontuls of finely powdered char
coal, drank in a half tunbler of water will,
in ess than fifteen minutes, give relief to the
sick headache, when caused AS in most cases,
i. is, by super abundance Of acid on the
stomach.
GREAT CoNFLAGRATIGN IN SMYRNA
Late advices from Asaiic Turkey, announce
that terrible disaster by fire had b. fallen
the city of Smyrna, on the 9Th August.
The quarter of the town known as ST. Dimi
tri was laid in ashes. Over seven hundred
houses were consumed and many gardens
burned over. The weather had been for
some time excessively hot, which rendered
all inlamabe materials an easy prey to the
flames, which spread with terrible rapidly.
The resi- lents of the ilIf,el locality were
nearly all Greeks, and were chiefly day
work rs at different trades. The cause of
the disaster was purely accidental. 1t is
said woman had lit a fire in honor of the
Virgin, and having left it burning, it caused
the fire.
NApoLEoS's ESTIMATE OF THE ITALIANS.
-Loliis Bonaparte, ex King of Holland
and father Of the French Emperor, in lis
reply to Scott's history of Napoleon, relates
;he folowing:-"I was lear Napoleon one
day when he received from-f | am not
misaken-an aid de camp Of Marshal Soult
the report Of some victories in Spain; of
one, among others, in which the Italian
troops had greatly distinguished themselves.
One o. the persons who stood by exclaimed,
on hearing this that the Italians showed
Themselves worthy of their independence,
and that it was to be wished that the whole
of Italy should be united as one nation.
God forbid" exclaimed Napoleon suddenly,
and unable to restrain himself ''they would
soon be the masters of the Gauls"
light TRAGEDIAN.-A drunken actor vas
appealed to keep SOBER "(or the sake of his
wife" The inebriato struck an attitude and
said: "Not that love Sarah less but Rum
more!"
Old Tom says that if his landlady knew
beans she wouldn't bay the article called
Burnt and Ground Coffee
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DIED.
In Auburn, on Friday, the 9th inst, CAssANDRIA
ELIZABETH, youngest daughter of John and Mary
W. Delaney. aged two years and six months.
The friends and acquaintanccs of the family
are respectfully invited to attend the funeral TO-
morrow (Sunday) morning. at 10 o'clock.
Summons.
The People of the State of Co}if0rDin tn Lnrob