The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-12-14
THE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT.
rI4B CITY AND COUNTY.


FEARTrL SroRN.-A fcaTfulIy violent and I'm.
commonly destructive storm ragged ell over the
State from Saturday until Monday morning
Far hours, unnicrrupt eddy, the rain fell in tor.
rents, anoding the mountain streams, washing
uwny roads aud bridges, aud completely satu.
rating the ground with water. For many DAYS
preyioussy it raincd necessarily but lightly =
hut on Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday
night and until about five o'clock on Monday
uorping. il came down iuriously-the wind, at
the same time, blowing violently. The rivers
and creeks rose suddenly aud To an uuprece.
dsnted height, Overlooking their banks in many
places, aud destroying vast amount Of prep.
erty. The bridges, We learn at CoIonla, Union
town, Salmon Falls and Chill Bar, On the forks
Of the American river, were all more or less
injured, and some Of them il will take DAYS TO
repair. The Georgetown aud Auburn stages
are compelled To lay over until the bridges at
Chill bar and Whisky, Bar ON tile North Fork,
are repaired. We have not had mail from
either place since Friday Of last week. For
three DAYS We were without a mail from Sacra
nepto, owing 10 the flood having swept awaya
part Of the railroad track near Sacramento
Center aud Morril's bridge over Weber Greek
ives swept away, and the toll house Of the Pla.
verville and II Dursdo Turnpike CO., on Hang.
town Greek, q few hundred yards below our
utiice, shared q similar fate. The rear wall II
the ncw ". +. Church, in the basement, was
crushed in by q bank OfesrIh falling against it.
making hole about ten feet square, through
which heavy bOulders rolled 10 On the floor.
Three Cinnamon, nearSI niontown, with their
cabin were swept away. Efforts were made to
NAvc them, but the current was too swift aud
strong for boat Ia reach them. Nearly all the
bridges over the lutte streams 50 far as We
have been able TO learn, we've destroyed. 4
gentleman informs us that the C"sHmnes river
was eight feet higher, last Monday -u"sHlnE,
than ever known before, and il is f,gred that
every bridge over 1t WAS materially Injured or
carried "if. Hsng,"wn Creek overtowed its
banks and carried of some necessary but not
very valuable property. The roads are repre-
scented Ia be in All almost impnssablc condition.
--in several places almost entirely washed
severity If the storm and ITS bong continuance,
the Ovcrland Mail arrived With remarkable
regularity, thus establishing The fact that the
PlacerVillc route can be safely and speedily
travelled ~ the worst scas"ns.
LLcrtRE.-Wc anticipate a rich intellectual
feast ton light. 1h"mas Fitch. Esq, = fluent
md pleasing speaker. will deliver lecture ON
"Suciety" in the ". T.. Church. for the beneG,
Il the Church. Aside from the laUdablc "b-
jeci, which all are WIiling Ia assist the lecture
Itsef should attract croGd. as it will doubt
less he interesting. entertaining and inStruc-
tive. Manv 0f our citizens have heard Mr.
Fitch ms n political speaker they nov have an
~ L4at-tI . Observation-Disclosures
selected an Autucuve subject Er his lecture,
aud u We handles II j'Idiciously, which NC pre-
sume he will. he will greatly add To his reputA
ton rs an orator. We hope and expect to see
the Church hlird to its utmost Capacity.
\ KIcm TmLAr-McKcan buchanan, the fa.
nous Iag, dian. wh"has been pla, ing tncrowd-
ed houses at san Francisco aud Sacramento,
has engaged O'D,nnell's Theatre for TO NIGHT
"NLI. aud vii appear III four fAv"rite charac.
rs-Kntn-,', Hamlet, Richard Ill and Sir Ed
ward Ardent IN FLtIau"u. lie will BE- sup
ported by Mss iusj ma buchanan. a young
across VII" c",ncr with the strongest rrcoLn
IRendsti"R. (rnm the EngL'h press. The low
crs II the LEGITIMATE dtaIAA asJ good acting
should not tail L. greet these actors. The last
time We saw thu great ,ragcdAn ~ this city.
a.. ,,,I1 Isn Lnr
down. lie vas Ili,ins Richclicu and just as
the last at wa- drawing t"a chs" the alarm
WAs given. and the audience aud RIchelIcu,
without cl,rgc 1T dress. rushed from the The
nirr, aud Kich"li,n, the observed 'f all ob.
server" worked maufnily with the rest until
the hre Mas snbdncd.
R\,LRIAn MsrrlNG - We learn from the
Secretary IL the Railroad meeting. which VIA
held ia the Thraier on Wednesday evening,
that the Committee on transfer df Subscrip
lions reported 80 shares changed I" the rev
list. JOSEPH White. E-I. WAS elected TreAS.
M-r in piar. ~ =. 81 douglas, Esd, ~h" DE-
,lincd Ia s,rvr. The Treasurer Was instructed
4" make O call for tive per cent. To- be paid in
on ur before the III, Il January next Alder
anan C"opcr, an enthusiastic RaIlrnad man,
Was added In the Subscription c'n'nnItct, and
che Committee was instructed to continue theK
IAbors The Treasurer was authorized IL cal
a meeting of the stockholders whenever Ike
thought proper. EvcryiLinG hooks Favourable
for the speedy construction q TIE read.
THE dave are now warm and pleasant and
the evenings. such IS sfe only known 10 Cali
6ornia, delightful. To cn<splete the happiness
al nGu it is only necessary To drop into the
Court House Exchange md take nip Of the
"obe joyful" 10 be found therein-
IIornRs At SmERITF'S SALE.-At 10 O'Clock,
AN, TO-DAY. Lew. Keller. for the Sheriff, will
sell, at auction, the large stock Of fine liquors,
wines. tobAccus. rcgars, etc. If ID. Newbauer.
At his old stand on Main street. There are
many choice articles in the stock, and dealers
will find it profitable to attend the sale.
Ar Cosr-S. Haas 4 Co, Main street, next
10 the Miners Drug Store, are offering their
mammoth stock Of clothing, boots. shoes, hats,
caps etc., at cost, for cash. S"w's the time,
q, We naked ones, to Cloihe yourselves in pur-
pie aadI fine linen, almost I" free gratis, for
nothing" Give EN- u call.
CmRI>rNAS SroRr.-MesSrs. Fink 4 Hash. Of
Pleasant Valley. will have q grand shouting
match, TN Christmas. Fat cattle. milk cows,
turkeys and chickens will be shot for.
SmoorING March AT DIAHOND.-F. Mccoy
has issued posters announcinga shooting match
at his saloon in Diamond Springs. II IS TO
commence on the oath inst. and continue until
+ the End of January. Turkeys. chickens and
glory" are the prizes. Should any sport win
more poultry than he can otherwise dispose Of
he is at liberty to forward a portion to US.
CHRIsruAs BALL.-Mr. J. S. Woods, near
the Sommersett House. on the Grizzly Flat
road, has issued invitations TO ball to be Civ
an at his house on Christmas eve.
ASnruRR McssrS Nielsen Co., Of the