The Placer herald., 1860-09-08
NUMBER l.,
CLIPPINGS.

How THEY HATE BoLrERs.-The Doug
las national committee recommends that
the Douglasites bolt all nominations, con-
ventions, and State, county and township
organizations wherever they are in the mi
nority. The regular () Douglas men here
can see no harm in such boiling; albeit, they
grow vastly indignant when the friends Of
the equality of States refuse to support
their sectional candidate. Gala. Chron.
A PERTINENT QUEsTIoN.-It appears that
the Douglas Democracy and the Union men.
Americans, or late Know Nothings are
about to unite in the North as they have al
ready done in the South. How" asks the
San Francisco Herald, "will this argument
suit our adopted citizeus9 The Douglas
men are to become Native Americans in the
South, and the Americans are to become
! Dougasites in the North"
The steamer Coatzcoalcos has been pur-
chased for $50 900, in New Orleans, and
will be dispatched for the Pacific to join
the Moses Taylor and Granada. The llli-
nois, on her return from Europe, will be
thoroughly overhauled, and with the Star of
the West will perform in the service on this
side, and probably another vessel will be ad-
ded. The Isthmus Of Tehauntepec will be
used for the transit, and It's the determination.
to make the trip in eighteen days.
Sebastopol, which, before the siege. had q
population of 10000 souls, now numbers
but 10000 inhabitants, Of whom 5000 are
men. The ruins have all been cleared away,
and the re construction ~ the city has been
commenced, providing for AS highways, II
streets and 70 squares.
Mr. Douglas home organ, the Chicago
Times, and its editor, James w. Sheahan,
who is the author of Douglas biography,
retired from the concern, first selling out the
wreck to the publishers of the Chicago Her.
aid who now publish their paper under the
name of Times and Herald.
A lady writes US that we may kiss her and
dozen of her pretty friends if we will sup.
port Douglas If we wre to swallow the
Little Giant, we should not lave the impu-
,lence to kiss lady for six months. Our
breath would smell worse then if we had
eaten raw onions. Louisville Journal.
There is estimated to be running upon the
RAILWAYS in the United States not less than
5000 passenger cars and some $4,000
| freight cars; under the whole of which some
6SS, 900 wheels are running.
Prince Napoleon by his will prevents the
papers, documents and diaries he has left
behind from being published.
1t is estimated that the State Of Ohio will
have thirty million bushels Of grain, five
millions more than it before produced.
Flora Temples time, in the race on the I'd
of August, at New York, was 1922 l-2 1928
and 2:54, she winning in three straight heats.
Eleven thousand French troops have gone
to Syria, and three thousand five hundred
English, and fleet Of ships were going.
ANOTHER PoNy.-From the latest dates
from the east it appears probable that an
other Pony Express will be started on the
Butterfel route during the present fall.
WINE vINEaAn.--In the county of Ell
Dorado wine vinegar, of superior quality,
is manufactured
The aggregate Of property assessed this
year in Mariposa county is greater by $3.50,
900 than last year.
The total debt of CaIaveras county is es.
timated now to be $4,000.
CENSUS IN ALAMEDA.-The Assistant
Census Marshal, DR.. W. Grove Deal, has
already enumerated, says the Gazette about
8,4O0 inhabitants in this county, which will
most probably be increased six hundred