The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1861-10-12
COMPANY I.-PLACERVILLE.
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE
SACRAMENTO. October 9th, 1861

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SACRAMENTO, October 9th, 1861.
Editors Heyald:-Since my last the sea.
son has made one grand shift, and sent us
from excessive warm to very cool weather.
Winter is close upon US, and perhaps before
this reaches the eyes of your numerous read
ers, the earth once more will be deluged in
rain. 1t will be delightful to see the tori
rents pour again, and the earth and forests
covered with their green fall suits OF cloth
ING. The truth is that in this locality every
one is sutfocated with dust-our mouths and
nostriIs are almost converted into respecta-
bic free soil" thoroughti.res, with the roads
well drtted nwardly. The old saying about
ones eating a peck of dirt in this life, don't
apply in this climate without amendment
one bushe at least. must be devoured 'be
! fore we shuttle off this mortal coil" But
enough about nothing. and [ proceed to
write about
SOMETHING MORE INTERESTING,
if it is to be found in this ma ket, which of
late has been reduced to a low ebb. | have
one more failure to record-Levy & Bro,
clothing merchants-who have stopped pay.
nent while owing their creditors about
$4,000. Their creditors charge, it is ru
mored that they fail with tn ir pockets pla,
thoric with cash. There are also rumors
ahoat that other houses stand on sandy foun
DEMONSTRATING in the number. an extern
sive banking establishment. Everything
looks shaky now a days.
THE NEWS FROM THE EAST,
brought by the last two ponies, has failed
entirely to give the least satisfacton-it
being both contradictory and absurdlv in
correct. The revolution" between the North
and South seems to have given place to a
war between Gen. Fremont and Col. Blair.
The srmpahies Of the conservative Repub,
lcans, (styel Phelps men. in this State J
cans (styled Crockermen, in this city.) of
course 90 with Fremont. BY the latter, it
is expected that their General will wipe
ont Price and McCuIIoch, (and all the MIC
gers, too) whenever he reaches them
! Douglas Democrats express lite or no con,
! flence in his abilities, and it is unnecessary
to say what Breckenridge men think of him.
1t is very evident that Fremonts trial is at
hand; and if he fails to do now more than
should be reasonably expected, off goes his
head. On the other hand, if he succeeds in
repulsing The Price and McCulloch army, he
will be Immediately cannonzed by the party.
Fremont is made up of such material--ob
sthate, vain and tyrannical -that if he holds
sway for year at the head of the Western
Division, there is every reason to believe he
is the man, or the Military Chieftain, who,
imagining himself the Napoleon of the West,
will declare J. @. Fremont Dictator Of such
States as shall suit his whms or caprice.
OF all the small men made big Generals,
this man Fremont is just dreamy headed
enough to be the first to commit such a
military suicide.
MORE TROOPS FOR YOU.
On Monday we sent YOU another military
squad, under the command of Capt. Crown.
inshield. Their appearance here was high
~ creditabe to them, and their good iude.
ment was evidenced by voting to Join COL
Judahs regiment The Trinity volunteers
will compare lavorabIy with any set of men
now mustered in the State.
COL. KELLoGGs REGIMENT,
lately camped over the river, in Yolo county
have moved to SnttervilIe. Their old
grounds are two low for the wet season, be.
inc covered last winter by foot of water
The present camp is above an overflow, aud
they are surrounded by a very friendly com
munity giving a large vote for
the Republican ticket.
THE NEW REGIME.
All the 'ins' on last Monday are now
''outs"--excepting of course those who were
re elected. The city and county officers
lately elected excepting County judge are
now snugIy in office. Politically, they are
divsibe into three parlies-the Douglas
Democrats, slightly prepouderating Those
who got their pay in scrip, or warrants, have
secured no very lucrative positions, the city
and county funds being sadly out of joint
As for the city, no one here ever dreams o
her paying up principal. She is incurrine
new indebtedness every year (he last yea
over $lOO,OOO) even under the consolidation
bill, which was intended to reduce sa aries
and expenses within the revenues.
PEOPLE VERY QUIET HERE.
During the past three or four weeks anc
even since the election, members of all par
ties are much more quiet both in physical
demonstrations and general conversation
But still there is kind of 'aching void" il
the minds of all as to the truth of thing
as they exist on the other side of the con
tinent. Business drags along, slowly an(
surely but with lack of the full confidence
heretofore felt "What is in the future?" i
ottentimes thought by the rejecting, If no