The Placer herald., 1860-06-16

TIRED OF Ir.-The progress Of the Co
vode investigation discloses more than the
black intrigners bargaired for, and makes
them heartily sick Of the whole matter.
The N. Y. Tribune SAYS:
THE fact may as well be stated, that the
whole business of developing political scan
lal 10y legislative enactments, has been al
ready about run into the ground. lntelli-
gent, fair minded men are growing sick of
it. Insofar as public functionares and other
recipients of public money are required to
give an account of their dealings with the
treasury, we uphold the claim to the fullest
extent. Even this may be abused; but it is
u salutory conservative power, and we re
jore in seeing it fearessly, searchingy exer
cised. But dragging private citizens, or
those who were private citizens at the time
their actions are attempted to be inves,iga
ted, is all wrong.
"WAsnoE BRANDY"-A new and appal-
ing sort of beverage, says the Sierra Citizen,
is "on hand and offered for sale" at Virginia
City. With frghlfu significance it is
termed by surviving drinkers "Washoe
Brandy" In comparison with it "Minie Rifle"
ana Chain Lightning" are mild and sooth-
ing beverages, the drinking of which after
the "Washoe," is said to greatly relieve the
internal scaId. An acquaintance arriving
there somewhat exhausted, began to peer
about for something to drink, and having
been advised of place ~here good liquor
was to be had, incautiously swallowed thirty
or forty drops of the Territorial destructive.
The effect was instantaneous and appalling.
He first turned white, then red, then round
and round, and finally horizontal; his coun-
tenance at first depicting the emotions and
physiognomical phenomena Of wild cat
with her tail in chancery; afterwards his face
is said to have assumed that smiling ex-
preston peculiar to travellers found in ever
lasting sleep in the Valley of Sardis. The
man recovered, however, and describes the
i,lerual sensation rs that of Il stomach full
OF gavanc batteries, yellow hornets, pepper
sauce and vitrol.
PAcIFIc GoLD PnospEcTs. The following
paragraph from the New York Herald is
specimen of the Iamentabls ignorance pre-
vailing in the East touching gold mining in
this State:
We perceive by the late news from the
Pacific that there have been heavy rains and
considerable freshets all over that region OF
country, which will doubtless greatly tacll'-
tate the operations Of the miners. Recent
reports from there leave no doubt as to the
immense mineral fertility of the soil, which
only requires proper working to develop
it into a source of immense wealth Hither
to, the want of water has often proved the
most serious drawback to mining operations
aud miners have been repeatedly driven to
great extremilies and various shifts in conse
quence. The late rains and overflowing OF
the streams, however, must have thoroughly
sifed the soil, and thrown up the precious
grains and nuggets in a great measure to
the surface, thus atfording splendid opportu-
mites for the miners. We may therefore
expect to hear before long of largely in
creased yield of gold, and more active en-
igration to the mining districts"
The idea of rains thoroughly sitting the
soil and throwing up the precious grains and
nuggets to the surface is decidedly rich.
Sac Union.