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The Placer herald., 1861-11-16
M0larn E1plorati0ns.

Ii seems little singular that any portions
Of the earths suiface should yet lie unknown
to ;he scientific world, But the uneXpIored
territory is e'ery year growing smaller and
smaller, and soan lhe most eulerprjsing trav.
eIIer can onIj follow predecessors over well
known rontcs. The following paragraph
from an exchange shows the rapid progress
malr ia our age:
Never WAS there greater activity in the
geographical world than at present. There
are three parties one Scandinavian and two
American, in the Arctic regions, and third
is preparing to leave England in the spring.
In Africa, Duveyrer, Legean, Spoke, Living
stone, Anderson, and score of other well
known travellers are rapidly opening np all
the uneyplcred regions on the continent.
Into the table lands of Central Asia, the
mountainous district Of the Caucasus and
the broad plains Of Siberia, Russia sends
annually half dozen scientific expeditions
Colonization, and with it geograp phtal
knowledge is rapidly spreading over and
embracing the islands Of the Pacific and Of
the Indian archipelago. The increasing
commerce with Japan and the Amoor coun
try on the one hand, and the settlement of
Washington Territory and British Columbia,
and the active prosecution Of the whale fish.
cry on the other, are largely adding to the
maritime geography Of the North Pacific,
| The hidden recesses of Australia, New lea
land and Tasmania are being mapped. AL
most every nation in Europe, and some in
America, have established Typographical
surveys, which are yearly producing hun
dreCls OF accurate charts. In fine there is
scarcely any portion of the earh's surface
which is not undergoing investigation at the
hands Of geographers, topographers, geoIo-
gists, meteorologsts, aud naturaIsts, earnest
in their devotion to SCIENCE and to enlarge
our knowledge of the planet which we in
habit. Humboldt and Ritter pointed out
new methods for the study OF nature, and
have been followed 10y crowd Of dlsc es.
Aud the progress made in the arts of design,
engraving, and topography, enable the
investigator to report each new discovery
with accuracy and to circulate it with rapid
ity
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

The Late Emperor of China.

The North China Hvald, mentioning the
death of Hen Fung. the Emperor, who died
at his palace on the 1eholon, Aug 22d, says:
"lle was q young man of lascivious dispo.
sition, and abandoned the severe discussion
of his council for the more paa'able society
of his harem, where he reveed IN the luxury
of Sardanapalus; and like his Assyrian
prototype, clasped in the hands of Myrra
while Ninevah was surrounded by the
Scythian hordes so he sat in the summer
palace of the Yuen'Min Yuen, amongst his
wives and concubines, while the guns of the
allied army resonnded in bis ears; and he
had barely time to escape to the Tartaran
Alps when it was sacked burned and demol'
i*hed. The palace of his retreat was that
of Zehol, on the frontiers Of the empire,
where it is hemmed in bv the precipitous
mountains of Tartaw. Here he whled
away his time in indolence, while his broth
er, prince kung, assumed al the cares and
responsibilities of the government at pekn.
Frcm the date of his retreat, early in Octo-
Der, 1860, he evidently languished, as re.
ports Of his illness from time TO time were
spread abroad, which reduced him to state
of imbeciIily-lke his cotemporary suzrain,
the Sultan of Turkev-and he died inelori.
ously in his lhirtielh year. amid eifeminale
luxury, at O'Clock ON the 22d of August,
l86l-a victim to his appettes and slave
to his passions, which made him an embecie
despot, and the FIRST Emperor of China whc
has succumbed to European power. The
late Emperor will be succeeded by his iufan
son, the affairs of the Government being
managed by regency OF six ministers. A.
a political event, the death of Hen Fune
cannot be greatly regretted 10y any party
The documents which came to lioht. .sduline
the last campaign Of the Allies in the North
showed that he kept himself in state o
complete isolation from business, and could
only be approached by his advisers in the
most delicate manner, even when The affairs
Of the Empire had come to serious crisis. The
late Emperor was the fourth son of bis faith
err and succeeded to the throne in accordance
with the }aternal choice. He had reigue,l
ten years and eighl months: not having at
tanned his twentyninth year when he assembled
the throne.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

THE SEVEN OLD AND THE SEVEN NEw.--
The seven wonders Of the world were: lst,
the Egyptian Pyramids. The largest Of these
is 693 feet square and Ago feet high, and its
base covers III acres Of ground: 3D. the
Mausolum, erected to Mausolns King of
Caria by his widow, Artemisis. 1t was SO
feet long and 80 feet high; 81, the Temple
Of Diana at E ph sus. This was 425 feet in
length and 22O feet in bredth; 4th, the Walls
and Hanging Gardens Of Babylon. These
walls are stated by Herodotus to have been
81 feet thick, $50 feet high, and 60 miles in
length, and the statement is deemed credible
hy modern antiquarians 5th, the Colossus of
Rhodes This was brazen statute of
AppolIo, l05 feet high, standing at the
mouth of the harbor of Rhodes; 9th, the
statute of Jupiter Olympus, at Athens,
which was made of ivory and gold, and was
wonderful for its beauty rather than for its
size; 18th, the Pharus of Ptoemy Phiadel-
phus. This was "A lighthouse 800 feet HIGH,
on the Island of Pharus, at Alexandria in
Egypt A fire Of wood was kept burning on
its summit during the night to guide ships
to the harbor.
The seven wonders of the world are-The
steam engine the electric telegraph the print
ING press. the telescope the microscope the
chemical laboratory and the photograph.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

"A iiIGH OLp CoURr" r"-About three weeks
a@o, as our realers are well aware. a meeting
OF races came off at San Jose Among the
many spectators who Gocked thiiher was a
friend of oars who rejoices in the so4briquet
OF "lank." He bad tried to outtlrive mine
host OF Crandall's Hotel and, ere his race
WAS over, found bin self gis ois With jus
lice of the 'P7 ace Society,"" After care
ful hearing Of the ease, "Yanl" WAS aaiuleed
guilty OF en'la"geling the public safety by
furious driving, and fined $40. FumbIing
a h;ndflI Of small gold he selected the re
qnred sum, which he passed to his Honor,
rema'kn4: That puts me 81 so loser on
the day; III just bet your Honor ten dollars
that Eosclan weighs Rfemau's sugar to,
morrow -"Ihis Court don't condescend to
such practices as gambling on tie turf.
Court IS hereby adjourned, si,se die. (sotto
roce) Mr.. Yank I'll play you rubber Of crib
for ~ 5o.' But the Judge got nary game.
S. f. Spirit of the Times.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16
NUMBER II.

TnANKsGlvING.-Go Downey has
issued his proclamation for Thanksgiving
on thursday the 2sth inst. He earnestly
and patroticslly and piously "calls upon
all the people to lay aside their daily avo.
cations, and meet in their accustomed re-
liglous assemblies, and in all suitable WAYS
and in all due soemnity, to pour forth their
gratitude in prayers and praise to our
Heavenly Father for all his goodness; re.
membering at the same time, to supplicate
fervently for the removal of our national
caamities, and for the perpetuity, in all its
power and glory, of this Union and equality
of States, to which, under Providence we
most cheerfnly attribute the unparalleled
prosperity of our people"
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

HoRsEs.-A writer in the Knights Land
ing (Iolo county, Nems estimates that the
war will render useless 10000 to 10000
horses; and that it will take five years to
raise an equal number to replace them
There are, also, he says, 1000 teams engaged
in the trade between California and Washoe:
the stage line from Sacramento to Portland
has 4S0 horses in its service, wherefore he
recommends the raising of horses of good
quality in this State, which is so favorable
to their growth and perfection
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16
Webster's Mother.

In the valuable library of the late Mr..
Webster, among busts and portraits OF great
men, hangs small profile of woman, the
mother of that eminent statesman, whose
genius was the boast of his country, and
whose death has been so universally lament
ed. Beneath the profile is written, in the
well known hand writing of her son, my
excellent mother, d. W."
The world gives honor to Daniel Webster
his heart dedicated this honor to his mo-
ther. Would it not be worth the attention
Of statesmen, as we'll as philosophers, to in
qnire which Of the two, the mother or son,
is the more worthy Of being honored?
In order TO ascertain this, we must con
slider which Of the two had the most impor
tant part to perform? which was favored with
the best means of preparation? and which
has best discharged their duty.
That the mclher's otlice--to preserve the
child, and stamp its character for time aud
etelnity-is the most important a human
being can hold, will hardly, think, be ones
toned by Christian men. That the mother
Of Daniel Webster did her duty well, his
own testimony confirms, and his life also;
for his errors were not of the kind his mo-
theirs teachings or example would have in
dnced. Bnt his religious feelings were pre-
cisely those that early instruction fixes in
the mind of boy, and which no circumstan
ces can etface. Though the brightness of
those truths may be dinmed by the glitter
Of worldly glory, and their sweet purity lost
for while in the labyrinth where luxurious
pleasure leads her votaries, yet the voice of
conscience that speaks to the man in the
mothers tone to her cbill, recalls the mind
of the sternest and loltest to his chlldhood's
faith, and he turns for strength and hope to
the God he first bowel to worship at his
mothers knee Aud thus Daniel Webster,
in bis age, acknowledged openly his faith in
the Christian truths which, dnrng infancy
and childhood had been instilled into bis
heart.
Thus the mothers duty had been faithfully
discharged so far as she had been qualified
for her office. A that we know of the pri
yate history Of Mr.. Webser's mother is this
Her maiden name WAS Abigail Eastman; she
was a native Of Salisbury Massachusetts, and
was ever noted tor intelligence and pietv
But, in those early days, the opportunities
of education for females were very limited;
nor is there any reason to think Mrs. Web
ster had received any more than the mere
rudiments of what is now termed a common.
school elucaton. How much more power
full and sa'uary her influence might have
been over her son, had she been alIe to train
his mind as vel as his heart lie was pre-
pared for his career in life hy a liberal eda
cation, and all the means OF acquiring
knowledge which The country conl talnish
vet y ,hat he has done is bat for this world
for time. His mother wrought for heaven
entirely. Ought not the education of woman
to be provided for 10y the public as literally
as is done for men, when to her forming care
belongs the moulding Of human character,
the life Of the heart, if not the salvation Of
the soul?
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

LARGE FIGURING MLI-The S. F. Bul
letin is informed that j. II. Carroll & Co.,
in connection with Coover & Stockton, Of
Folsom, are now engaged in building at the
latter place the largest Touring and grst
mil in the State, consisting Of nine run Of
of stone, and having the capacity to manu-
lacture four hnndrel barrels of flour in
twenty-four hours. The fall of water from
the point at which the stream is diverted
for mill use, is upwards of eighty feet. The
mill will he in operation in six weeks
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

To SAVE CABBAGEs.-Mrs +. ID. Kendall
writes the Country Gentlemen" as follows:
Tie two together by the heels, and hang
them over a low pole in the cellar so that
the heads will just clear the ground; tuck
loose straw around them, and sprinkle twice
during the winter with brine. That's the
way keer mine, and always have them as
fresh and chrisp in April, as when first taken
from the ground
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

WHISKY DIsrILLERY .-Messrs j. l.. Nc
Donald & Co., of McDonald's mill, down on
Bear river, have a disillery in operation, and
are making large quantity of whsl1e.y
from barley and wheat. Theirs is steam
distiIIery. They make about tw" gallons Of
liquor from each bnshel of grain, and the
refuse they feed to hogs. They have about
two hundred head which they are fattening
in this way. Although we do not claim to
use of spirituous liquor; but as large guam
titles of it are consumed in this State, we
are glad to observe that our people are be
ginning to manufacture it at home. There
is no reason why California should not pro-
duce ali it consumes
lfna.,,na,:lIn Lraaa.nnc
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

BEARDs.-Dr. Hayes states that he never
saw but one of the Exquimaux with beard;
the exception to the general rule was an ola
man, with hairs upon bis upper lip and chin,
which were silvered with age. The faces of
all others of the tribe were as innocent of
hair as woman's The boards of DIR Kane's
party excited great curiosity and admiration
among the natives of the arctic regions.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16
MayySoiUe E.rpress.

DRAINlNG LAKE HoNDA.--The 1lta, OF
November slh, thus speaks of a work of the
s. F. Spring Valley Water Company:
Away up in the gorges of the Pacific
coas hills, four or five miles from town, is,
or more properly speaking was, down to
yesterday, a handsome little lake Of some
seven acres in extent, of immense depth, and
said to contain 100000, 900 gallons Of water.
This immense quantity is now rapidly run
ming through tunnel eight hundred feet in
length, which has just been finished. The
drained basin is to be walled up and con
ver;ed into regular basin.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

Snow AT LA PORTE. ! Bill Younger, one
of the drivers on the La Porte road, informs
US that heavy snow storm occurred at that
place on Sunday night. At the time the
La Porte stage started for this city, o'clock
in the morning, the snow was about seven
inches deep, and it was still coming.
MayvsyiWe Erpress. Nov. l2
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

GEN. LANE.-Ihe gallant hero, Jo. Lane,
is at present residing on his farm, enjoying
the social relations of family, and many
warm friends. We regret to learn hat he
RECEIVERS only slowly from the effect of the
unfortunate accident which happened to him
some time ago. We are informed that
the wound pains him considerably, at times;
yet he is able to be going about
OREGON Democrat Non. <
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

From THE NEz PERoEs.--1he Yreka Jour
nal is kept advised concerning the new
Northern mines. 1t says that hard times
prevail in the Nez Perce country, and if
there are not deaths from starvation it will
be miracle. Persons have arrived at Yreka
who say it is an awful winterng place, and
that eight out of every ten are destitute OF
money. The Snake Indians are also be-
coming troublesome.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

NEVADA TERRITORY. population of.
Nevada Territory is reconed at 10000.
The report Of the census taker estimates
the population at l6,392, and it is thought
that emigration from the East and California
since the census was taken has increased it
to 10000
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

NORTH CAROLINA GREEN TEA.-1he
Washington On. c. Dispatch announces that
Selby Spencer, of Hyde county. has succeed
in raising ten or twelve bushels of green tea,
the veriable China tea, on his premises the
present year. The seed was obtained from
an English captain, and the Dispatch thinks
that it can be successfully raised in North
Carolina. 1t is said to make beverage
nearly equal to the China tea.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

Throw HIM OvER.-Some wicked old
bachelor of an editor-may his devil kick
him-gets off the following:
'Eve did not know as much as her daugh'
ters of the present day. Had they been
in her place, instead of being deceived, they
would have deceived the devil"
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

BENT ORA portly young friend ofours
the other day contemplated for some minutes
the ponderous dimensions of a bystander's
feet. ard then in tone of utter wonder said
as be surveyed the mans not overgrown up.
per works: You'd have been a devilish tall
man, if they hadn't bent you off SO far up.
Sierra Citizen
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

A San Diego correspondent of the Los
Angeles Star SAYS, that crowds OF people
are coming into that and adjoining coun'
ties from Lower California, from whence
they have been driven by civil war and mill
tarv rule.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

THE PopuLAR LoAN.-For the week end
mo October l2th, the amounts received for
the new loan was l,151 ia 50. The lar
gest single subscriptions was one for $4,000
by Paul Whileu & Sons, and one from G. G.
Chadwick for a like amount. SO says a
Boston paper.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

CONTESTED ELECTION IL CONTRA CosrA.-~
The Contra Costa Gazette says G. E. Wet.
more has commenced an action against l..
G. Nittemyer for the office of County Clerk
of that county, aud that the cause will be
tried before Judge Brown of the County
Court
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

MOUNT D1ABLo CoAL.-The Vernon Mills
in Napa are now using coal from the Mount
Diabo mines. 1t is not known whether it
answers the purpose better than wood but it
is expected it will greatly reduce the expense
of fuel.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

VIM. Van Nest was burned to death near
Chico, Butte county, on Saturday, by the
igniting of camphene with which he was
filing lamp.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

SMALL AMoUNr-The balance in the Slate
Treasury, at the close Of business October
3lst, was $S2 204 "a. This is poor show.
ing, but it may have tendency to prevent
extravagant appropriations by the incoming
Legislature. Plac~viWe Democrat.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

m4- A Dublin correspondent says the
the Prince of Wales, it is said, is going to
Prussia, to have row with his brother in
law. the Prince of Prussia, about the hard
treatment he is giving his wife, the Prince of
Wales sister. The couple, it appears, are
net very comfortably situated the Prnee
of Prussia being what is termed "a wild
Young fellow"
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

A DEAR INsrITuTfoN.--Freedom Of the
press is one of the dearest Of all our insti-
tuiions, says the Philadelphia Press. To
which the Hartford Times replies: So dear.
in fact, that it can hardly be had now-a-days
at any price.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

North San Juan, the third town in con.
sequence in Nevada county; and having a
population of less than 1000, contains 344
children, Of whom 20S were born in Cali
fornia
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

There has been a dispute going on, for
some time past, over the Tax Colectorship
OF Tehama county. The case has been de-
cided by Judge Sexton, who pronounced Mr.
Alpaugh the true and Lawful Collector Bill
BeachY is the Deputy Collector
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

About eighteen tuns Of straw in the vicin~
ty OF the Iuba County Hospital intended
to be used as bedding in that institution, was
DESTROYED bv fire on Saturday. The ire is
believed to he the work of an incendiary.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

GOVERNMENT DIsBuRsEMENTs.-Wee be-
fore last, the sum of five hundred thousand
dollars was distributed by the Assistant Uni
ted States Treasurer at San Francisco, for
Government purposes.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

MILITARY DEPARTMENT OF OREGON.-1he
Portland Advertiser rejoices at the informa
ton that they are to have separate and dis
tinct military department, and Gen. Wright
is to command it.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

OIL SPRINGS IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY,
The editor Of the San Jose Mercury has ex.
amined an article of petroleum from spring
just discovered in the hills near lexington,
in Santa Clara county. Smith, the discov.
erer, says the supply is apparently inex-
austble. The oil is of good quality.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

The Scrip'ural penny was worth, in the
'y of our cents. A penny day, therefore,
for working in the vineyard, was tolerably
good wages.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

Gov. Nye, of Nevada Territory, has ap-
pointed Thursday, November 2sth, for Pub
lie Thanksgiving.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

A photographer has purchased for f7,ooo
the exclusive right of photographing in the
building at London for the International
Exhibition of 1861
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

STATE GEoLoGrIsr.-The State Geoogist,
Professor Whitney, wi party of assistants,
passed through Napa on Monday last, on
their way to the region around Mt. St. Hell
ems. That portion of our county affords a
noble field for geol'gica. research.
Mana RepOrter
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

y HoMBAEDMENr MAR SroCKroN--SET
TIERS QUARREL.-A dispatch, of the 9th,
from Stockton to ;he Sacramento Union
says:
Friday night some settlers attempted to
disIodge jumper who had got on one of
the claims opposite the Waterloo House,
eight niles from Storkton. He was strongly
fortified. They GOT a cannon from Stock
ton and commenced hombarling the mans
house at sunrise. This m ,rning, after fir
ing four times the Sheriff arrived and the
artillery retreated. lie fired four rifle shots
through his port hole breaking Two fingers
of one of his assaiIants. 1t is expected the
igh. will be renewed to night.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

The Los Angeles Nel0s says, that the ma.
terials for the telegraph line to San Pedro.
twenty miles below Los Angeles, are all on
the ground, and it is expected that the line
would be completed by the 10th of Novem.
ber.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

NARROW EsCApE-The Court House at
Santa Rosa was recently set on fire. The
fire burned all night and was extnguished
the next morning.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

REwARDEp.--Rev. Israel s. Diehl, we'll
known in this State as temperance lectur-
er, has been appointed Consn to Batavia.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

SILVER CoIN.--The bankers of San Fran
cisco have given notice that they will not
hereafter receive silver coin on depoajt ia
sums exceeding five dollars at time.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

The Episcopal Congregation Of Nevada
city have called the Rev. Mr. Willis, of
Olympia, Washington Territory, to become
their minister. He has accepted
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

New RACE TRACK.-A mile race course
is soon to be laid out in San Leandro, Ala
media county, opposite the Estudlllo House.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

HORSES DYING IN Acknowledging Oc-
tober large number of horses died near
Jackson, in Amador county, Of a disease un-
known. They were affected by swelling
under the lower Jaw,
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

In January last, the bullion in the banks
within the United Statet amounted to $751;
OOO.OOO
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

School TEACHERS The Red Bluff Inde
says there is a scarcity OF good
material in the way Of school teachers in
Tehama county
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

ANOTHER CoMET--1he Napa Reporter
says, comet was visible from Napa on Sun
day and Monday nights, November Sd and
4th.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

The total valuation of real and personal pro-
perty in Boston, according to the assessors,
is 1915, ,2Sl 900; which is nearly million
and half less than last year.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

There is new whiskey distillery in opera
'9n on Bear river
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

SILVER ORE FaoM MEx1co--We under
stand that $4,000 ounces of Silver ore were
received, at the mint in San Francisco, last
week, from Topic, Mexico.
The Placer herald., 1861-11-16

Hon. E. Stanley has been selected to de-
li,ea Colonel Bakers funercl ofatlon.