The Placer herald., 1860-04-28
Washoe.


Rock Creek, this county, to Washoe some
two weeks since. Mr.. NJ. found the road
very bad and almost impossible, he, however,
succeeded in getting over the mountains,
and sold his -four at $50 per hundred pounds,
sugar at 500, and his barley at $45 Beef
was selling there at sixteen certs per b. at
the time. On his return to Placerville
few days since, lie met many persons on
the road to Washoe, some were driving
large droves of stock and from the number
of pack trains on the road it is to be pre-
sumed that prices have greatly fallen in the
Washoe market since Mr.. NJ. sold out there
at such high rates.
MoRE FIRE. PRoor IIousEs.-The work of
erecting fire proof houses in Auburn still
goes on, adding more and more to the APP
pearance, permanency and security of the
town. Vanmater is just putting the finish
ing touches to his new brick building, twenty
by fifty feet, to be occupied by him as
hardware and tin store; and workmen
have commenced excavating for the founda
tons of fre-proof brick for George Will
ment, at the corner of Commercial and
Court streets. This building will be twenty
five by sixty feet, two stories high. Mr..
Wilment will occupy the lower story, (his
well known standD as a grocery and provi-
sion store,-the upper story will be fine
hail. erected by the Masonic fraternity, for
the use of Eureka Lodge, and Masonic
Chapter. The building will be an ornament
to the town, and creditable to the spirit of
enterprise that prompts its construction.
There is room for moro buildings of the
same character.
DRowSEp.-Patrick Hoy was drowned in
the North Fork Of the American river, at
Manhattan Bar, on the 18th Of March last,
and we learn the body has not yet been re-
covered. Mr.. Hoy had on at the time
pair Of overals, and n strong leather belt
He was native of the county Louth, Ire
land, and has a sister living in the vicinity
of the city of New York.
PROSPECTIVE LIBEL SUIT.-The Nevada
Journal calls "Ol Block" the hantsomest
gentleman in Nevada county.
MAKING FoRruNEs.-Th Nevada Demo
cra', of yesterday, referring to Washoe mat
ters, says:
"Some Of the former residents of Nevada
have made fortunes. George Hearst and
Jos. Clark are said to he worth over half
million earh and Henry Meredith has been
offered sl5O,OOO for his interests. Ilers,s
and Clark sold 100000 worth of ground
not long since, and Clark is now on his way
to San Francisco for the money!
Cant you take off few ciphers? Just
one or two.
Tts- Some years ago Mr.. Khlwell was
preaching to IA large audience in n wild part
Of Illinois, and announced for his text: ''ln
my fathers house are many mansions" He
had scarcely read the words when an old
coon stood up and said:
II tell you, folks, that's a lie! | know
his father well. lie lives fifteen miles from
Lexington in old Kenturk. in an old log
cabin, and there ain, bnt one room in the
house."
DEATH TO BED BrGs.-The following rem
edv is said to he nfaihle. Take two
pounds of alum bruise it and re'lure it near
" to powder, dissolve it in three quarts OF
boiling water, lettiGg it remain in warm
place ill the alum is dissolved. The alum
water is to be applied hot, 10y means OF
brush, TO every Joint and crevice. Brush
the crevces in the floor of the skrtng board
if they are suspected places; whitewash the
ceiling, putting in plenty of alum, and there
will be an end to their dropping from
thence.
Lone ARrICLEs.-Writers for the press
should take hint by the following from the
editor of one of the oldest and most widely
circulated journals in the United States:
People make great mistake IN wiring
long articles. a communication which is
fourth Of n column long is read hy most
readers. unless its subject is manifestly re.
pulsve; over half a column long is usually
read by half ou readers a column long, 10y
a third Of them; two column article ly not
one tenth. a three or four column one by
nobody whatever. except the weared editor
and his proof reader, and the few who may
have personal or very special concern in
the article. After nearly twenty years of
editorial life, this is our best estimate Of the
probabilities of being read in newspapers.
Now AND THEN.-ln 1881, at the Presi-
dental election, the Republicans carried
Rhode Island by a majority Of 3,1l2 over
all opposition. At the recent gubernatori-
al election in that State, the Democratic