Daily national Democrat., 1860-04-29
sACRAMENTo CORRESPONDENCE.


to be "ereeted" The Senate placed the Till
in reference there to at the foot OF the file to-
day.
The hill to pay the law and order army of
1858. sometimes known as the "Bummer
b.ll." was knocked in the head hy the Senate
to day This is not consistent with the favor
able action of that body upon the Thompson
and Forman claim. The."troops" did not do
much blood letting, it is true, but their claim
was undoubtedly legal one, and would have
been allowed. probably but for that well
meaning. though too often obtuse individual,
Popular Clamor.
Peter IL. Burnett will probably be relioy-
ed 10y relieving the Treasury Oft handsome
sum. the Senate having passed bill with
that object in view. There are people who
think that Peter H. has already been fully
paid for his services as supreme Judge, but
his claim was undoubtedly legal, if not an
equitable one
The hurdy gurdy girls, sny the Assembly
must not travel about the country to be
tempted Of young men if they do. the As
sembly bill this day passed in reference to
such practices. viii bring them up with
round rurn.
A Lil was passed to pay Jerry Dayton
some amount for something could not un
stand What it was alIabout, but presume that
j. d. does.
The bill to prescribe the manner of con-
veying mining claims having been signed 10y
the Governor, some on, in the Assembly to-
day suggested that the bill had been indeti
nitely postponed some time since in the Leg
stature, and had not since been acted upon.
whereupon committee was appointed to
investi ,ate the matter. 1t is without doubt
mistake on the part of somebody. for II is
not Of sufficient Importance to induce the
practice Of shenanigan in its behalf The
Governor is not to blame, as he received
the bill from the proper source. 1t was
stupid blunder
An effort was made to-day in the Assem-
bly, to stave off the fnal adjournment for a
few days, hut it was defeated by vote OF
nearly two to one ; so think the session will
wind up on Monday.
The Bee of to day states that on and after
Tuesday next, the California Stage Company
will run coaches daily between blurysville
and this city,
The following pleasant little card appears
in thp Bee, over the signature OF the leader
of the band therein mentioned:
"a CARD The Leader Of he Union Brass
Band wishes those who employed the musi-
clans to play at the "Gubcrnatorial Anti
Bulkhead Sereuude," and Mt the funeral OF
the late Hon. john C. l}ell, to call at his sa-
loon aud settle their accounts for said services
M names are mentioned this time"
The trouble, understand, is thai young
gentleman OF this city collected the funds
Necessary to discha rge the obligation, but
forgot to pay it over,
The race yesterday rather disappointed
the multitude The fact is that although
Ashland was held in disgrace, he made as
good time as he ever has, and should ot suf-
fer in reputation; but Langford did more
than was expected of him, and that without
trying Some thought that Ashland's backcr
showed lack of nerve in Withdrawing after
the first heat. lie was probably fully salts
fled hat the race was lost, and did not wish
to punish fine animal unnecessarily. D.
RAISING BULDNGs1S CmcAGo-A st Louis
correspondent says:
"That necessity is the mother of invention
is Icing proved on q gigantic scale in the
city of Chicago. The ground upon which !
Chicago stand, is low sand prairie only |
t"w feet above the level of Lake Michigan |
The water, Indeed. when high wind, prevail |
IS driven into portions of the town, aud any |
thing like system of Werdge and of proper |
street paving, has hitherto been deereed i'm
practicable. The place, however, grew to be
50 large and Tnpuous. that stone pavement
and drainage became Indispensable II was
long pulZhng question how to attain these
ends but some time last year it was decided
that it could only he done ty raising the
hnuses putting another sol or covering upon
the soft yielding sand, and thus making
surface that would benr paving, and he high
enough above the wafer level TO afford a
drain into the lake Tie design is now being
carried out and with the utmost success. An
entire block. $40 feet in length. was raised
few days ago over four feet, by the lifting
force Of 5000 screws"
A Chic 60 paper describing this extraor
dinary feat, says:
The block comprises thirteen first class
stores and large double marble structure,
the Marine Bank building.
IAN estimate from a reliable source makes
the entire weight TINS raised TO be about
$4,000 tons, 50 carefully has it been done
that not pane Of glass has been broken nor
crack in masonry appeared. The internal
order OF tie block has remained uudisturbed
The process of raising, as Indicated soye. is
Y the screw, at six thousand of which three
inches in diameter, and of "thre eighths
thread, six hundred workmen have been EN-
pl"yed, each man in charge Of from ,iLht to
ten screws. complete system of SIGNALS
were kept in operation, and hy these the
workueu passed. each through bis series.
giving each screw oue.quarter turn, then re-
turning TO repeat the same. Five days L. Dor
saw the imin, nse weight rise through four
teet and eight inches to where it now stands
On temporary supports rapidly icing replaced
10y permanent foundations
Il is said that extensive portions of the
city OF New Orleans, are to be submitted to
the same process
Heroic BRAvERY-rhe Austin (Texas) In
telIigencer give- a description of the gun, bow