The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-08-10
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i.,ard By the n. ". orGnd Master 81 Mason,
n CaliiOfhip; aaIhOriEing the ISstitutiOs Of .
Lodge IN Upper PiacerviIIe, Under the abOv,
name. The officers named In the dispenSatIor
A.. James IcBeth, ". H.; L. ". Ramsey
sw; jOhs 4. k6kai, ]. W. 4bs Lodge be,
organized for work, and chosen the following
additional ohicersi q. ". klnuG, Treasurer
i,euiannin- Meaehsm, Secretary; T. II. Sinss
$. D.; W. II. Croker. J. D.. j. O. Bailey and
A.. C. Coates, Stewards, and ]. c. johnson
TYLER. The Lodge now holds It's meetings ia
the room over the store Of Messrs. Sill 4 Meaeh
nm, but will soon occupy an elegant and com
modious ball which Is being built EDr that pur-
bose BY Messrs. Wilcox L Brown, over thcir
new 6re.proOf siOre.nDni. II holds lie regu
lar meetings Nh The Tuesday Of, or preceding
the full u.o0a ng each month.
VoLrSTEERs.-The Coloma TDe4 Of VI edhes.
tay says, 1--WE understand that Captain A. A.
Van Guelder. Of this place, formerly Command.
ant Of the ColOmA GrAya, has received permits
eioa from Col. hiPpett to False . company Of
infantry 10 this place and vicinity, for the lst
i,eSin.eGt California Volunteers. fits expected
hat they will g. out on the plains to protect
,he Mail route. The roll is open and fast filling
up, - those who want chance In, will hare to
harry uP." HERE'S Hne Opportunity for our
EairiUtic "irrepressibles" to Distinguish them.
pelves-tO assist the Administration in be-
coming manner. Many Of them expressed
their willingness To volunteer when called upon;
many IL them desired, ardsntiy desired, 80
shoulder . musket and fight under the stars
and stripes" Show your sincerity, gentle.
men, by volunteering now. boat back out
It wouldn't Ink plucky. Captain Van Guei.
der is in this city and is ready TO accept ell who
tender their services.
FIxED.--AdaIAide Argyle, fair but Trail
drnizeu of PlacerVilc, indicted ou . charge Of
assault with intent 10 commit murder, in hav.
ing, some tiR'e since, shot at and wounded
nnp Thumas Gillespie with Cults revolver,
was on Monday last, IN the Court Of Sessions,
found guilty 81 an assault. The jury were, no
doubt. Influenced III making up their verdict
bv the very indifferent or positively bad char.
meter 81 Gillespie. aud The otinion that his kill.
ing would have been positive benefit tn the
crmmuBiIy. The Court sentenced AdalAidc to
pay fine Of one hundred dollars, and costs,
taxed nj ninety-Six dollars aud sixty cents,
which she did and went on her way rejoicing.
PLEAD GrnrT.-L. Newton, indicted for
A A. - r..
burglary. on Tuesday last, in the Court II
Sessions, plead guilty IN the charges and we're
sentenced, the former To one years in,prisou.
ment in the States Prison, aud the latter TO
.iI Years. II will be remembered that Arno
was o',e II tie men WbO attempted the roLbery
II Darlington's ptnre some weeks since, and
was % warmly received By deputy Sheriff
Baker and his y,os'r. On that occasion be was
wounded in the leil arm BY a gun shot, and
the arm was amputAted. thus paying dearly for
his.EAScAlIty. to say nothing Of his sentence u
impTiso nment.
THE MINUS F"RK.AWe are informed BY an
old resident that the miners ON the Middle Fork
of the American River @ili he enabled u com.
mcnce huminz operations in q very short time.
The water is rapidly falling. and large numbers
"f miners are thronging to the different bars,
from other l-caliiies. Th"se who own claims
anticipate taking out . large amount Of ihcp
cious StuG durinE the coming seAs"n. Some
II the bars. abandoned as worthless few years
ego, are said to prospect we'll.
RAIEs rK TuLL--The Beard Of Supervisors
have established the following rates IL toll On
the Mountain Road and Fresh Pond Turnpike
Company road. between this city and Carson
Valley; For team Of eight animals, loaded. e. /;
do. Of ak animals, - Cts; do, Of fur ant
Inals. - ciS. do, II two animals, 81 cts. /:
carriage. With two horses, ~ cts. do. with
"ne horse, - eta. man and horse, IL cts. {;
lase stuck, per bead, Sets; teams, not loaded,
free.
Poll TAxEs-At the settlement with the
County AaHess"T, on Monday last. for Poll Tax
receipts lssncd to him this year. it seems that
lie has sold the enormoma number IL six thou
Hand and eight hundred since he commenced
operations in that line. What county can
heat ihisI No officers have ever SURPASSED
"nr Assessor. IhU iHcoruPtible Lew. PO"teT.
and his etiicieut Deputies, In the performance
II their dutief.
COrHrT IxDEBTEDSEss.-ASaP appears from the
report of the County Treasurer. dated August
I'd. there are outstanding against the varinus
cOunty funds. warrants In the amount 81 30
lee 80. This may seem TO acme q large an
and il would he GDF little seven-
by-nine community. but it is . mere Ld2att'ls
for the great and wealthy Empire county Of the
great State Of California.
REPUBLICAN ORGAX.-fhe first number ofthe
PIdcersiHe Republicans (Semi-weekIy) made ils
appearance on Wednesday morning. II 10
very neatly printed; good taste is displayed
IN its selections, and iis editorials are marked
by candor aud ability. The RPSNicGR IL cred
liable IN the parity I" the editor, the proprietor
and the printers, and We hope it will be liber-
ally Patronized BY the citizens Of FL Dorado,
irrespective Of party.
BoARD OF E0UALlxAT1oX.-The Assessment
roll for 1861 is now 10 the hands Of the County
Clerk. On Monday next the Board Of Super
visors will meet as . Board ri Equalization,
when of Taxpayers who think their property
las been assessed at either too high or too low
a figure, can have hearing.
Coon ArPOIxTHEST.-Joseph Goas has been
appointed Superintendent Of the Ell DOrad" and
Sacramento County Wagon Road, by the Board
IT Supervisors, at = SALARY Of four dollars per
day. Mr.. Co.'s Is an industrious and straight
forward young man, every way competent iUE
the place.
PArIxo BrG.-We are pleased to learn that
our old friends, Judge Faulkner and Pat Lyons.
have struck rich dirt in their claims at Gray
HaRle Bar. They tOOk out over four hundred
dollars 10 one days washing last week, with
every prOsPscs Of its continuing to yield at the
Name rate for weekG 10 come. Their claims are