The Placer herald., 1860-05-19
NUMBER 81,
Gleanings.

Gleanings.
FOREIGNERS ARRIVED DIRECT AT SAN
FRANcIsco- to the returns of
the Federal Secretary of State, says the
Bulletin, there arrived during the year 1854,
at San Francisco, 4,254 passengers from for
eign ports, of which 1856 were males and
600 females. Not death was reported on
board any ship of passenger coming from
foreign port to San Francisco.
E4- The city of ST. Joseph, Mo-, if the
statements of its papers be accepted as evil
dence, is becoming "a perfect Botany Bay,
rendezvous fer thieves, pimps bIacklegs, and
precious rascals, both male and female, and
houses are being fitted up for these aban-
doned creatures"
Ns- General Kibbe left for Washington
on the overland Stage, of Monday. He goes
under the direction Of the Governor to pre-
sent before Congress the claims constituting
our Indian War debt, amounting to some
$45O,OOO. He takes with him the necessary
VOUCHERS, etc.
How DOES HE KNow9-Dr. Smith, Of
Baltimore predicts the appearance of locusts
this year in the following States: New York,
Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Vir-
gnia, North Carolina, Michigan and lndl..
ana.
Ey- The May day ball in Shasta, for the
benefit of the new church was quite success
full The net proceeds amounted to S264,-
IS, which will leave the church only about
$3.50 in debt.
E:s- The Shasta COURIER states that the
people of Red Bluff have been considerably
affected recently, with that terrible disease,
the scarlet fever. Several cases have proved
fatal.
T.g- The Shasta Courier says the farmers
of that county will lose large quantity of
hay by the late rain. One gentleman had
nearly one hundred acres cut down and
cured, and another had forty tons in tps
same condition.
ClNEABAR.-The editor Of the Yreka Jour
nal learns that gentleman named Berry
man, has, within the past few days, struck ::
very rich quick silver mine on the klamath
river a short distance below the mouth Of
Little lIumbrg. a vein Of copper ore has
also been found in the same vicinity
Mormon CoNFERENqE-Th Salt Lake
correspondent Of the San Francisco Herald
SAYS the Mormon Annual Conference held
on the 9th, 9Th and 9th Of April was devout.
Iy attended by the faithful, both from the
city and country.
Ey- Twenty thousand Swedes and Norws-
gians are reported to be getting in readiness
to embark for the United States early in the
coming summer. They will bring much
wealth with them, and what is better, they
will bring confirmed hab's Of morality, ip-
dpstry and economy.
EH- John Simopds formerly of the firm
of Lucas & Simonds, who were bankers il
San Francisco was recently killed by col
lision on the rail road near St. Louis.
psaE- Eighty men, with pack animals,
working tools and several wagons loaded
with provisions, started from Murphy's last
week, to open the Big Tree route.
GogE TO South AMERlcA.-Dan Yoach
am, a printer, who was minute Clerk of the
Senate at its late session, left Monday, on
his way to Valparaiso, where he is to as.
sume the duties of Secretary to our Counsel
at that port.
EV- On the 24th Of April, snow fell AZ
Oswego, New York; and cotton and other
crops were damaged at the South, on the
25,h, by heavy frost.
Ey- Twenty years ago, Napa Valley cop-
T., taned 5000 Indians Their principal food
consisted Of acorns, grasshoppers, horse.
: ch ostnuts, fish, clover and soap root. 1he
5000 has now been reduced to 200.
EE- The building for the deaf, dumb and
blind Asylum at San Francisco, is soon to
be erected. The Legislature appropriated
y $40, 900 for that purpose.
e Ex- The Territorial Enterprise says the
farmers in al) the valleys around Carson
City are now busy plowing; the scarcity o,
seed is universally complained Of
Gy- There is every probability that an
: express will be started to run between Visa
liza and Mono lake.
} ONE OF THE OLD SoRr.-George Deeds
, showed the editor of the Grass Valley Ma.
tonal, few days since, nugget of gold
weighing five ounces, dug from Bear River
Ravine, a few miles beloW town.
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