The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-08-17
EHE MOUNTAIN DEMOCRAT.
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Methodist EP'scoPal sewing Society, for The
benefit Of the rev church; Wit eOiHs Cd, in th.
church, tie mGIR room Of which has 6eeii bur.
red 70 completion for the OCCASION. tie ladies'
will spare no labor or expense in having etetS.
thing in the best possible style and make Tie
occasion one Of unalIOyed enjoyment TO ell who
may attend. The supper will be abundant and
sump,uOus. Every fruit Of The ssasou will be
spresd upon the board, - we'll - Ill the sub
stAntIAls and delicaeies TO be had 10 the cOuu.
Try, prepared BY the fair hands II The ladies
themselves. Besides, many articles Of fancy
needls-wOSk will be offered for sale, thus afford.
iug thOss who have not the leisure or skill to
msks them EOr themselves, al opportunity 70
possess those eleRsneiss IN that line which are
in much esteemed BY tasteful housewives
We trust that our citizens VI ell denominations
will aid the ladies 10 their pious and praise.
worthy enterprise. and enable them By . IiLe
rel patrOOage Of their festival to finish and
furnish the beautiful new temple Of religion In
elegant and becoming style, for nothing better
denotes the taste aud liberaliiy Of . people
Than elegantly appointed houses If Worship
let everybody attend. Tickets (incIuding
supper, are but one dollar each, and surely
there are few among Us too poOr 70 expend 40
small sum in behalf VI - worthy 40 object.
STaAws.--EveFy day increases our confidence
10 the success Of the Democratic ticket 10 old
Fl DOradO ct the approaching election, and
while the evidences Of the victory Of our whole
ticket are patent 70 all, Il seems certain that
some Of our nominees are destined to Outstrip
their colleagues a. we'll a. opponents. Meet
crUwd anywhere in the county, no difference "
what parties the individuals composing il may
belong. and you are SURE, m inquiry, to learn
that . majority Of them have made mp their
minds TO support Fred Baker for sheriff. Fur
instance during the late term Of the Court of
Sessions. vote was taken 10 the jury room.
which resuIted-MeConneII, g; Stanford, 3;
Connesa. !, while 10 were for Baker for Sheriff.
"Ssm, the Butcher" the Republican opponent
ri Baker. while On an electiOneer tour
through the northern part Of the county, 10 the
EHepart ri the week, met . small crowd OF MI
ners ct me Of the country stores, and after
having told them who he Was and intinAted,i in
delicate way, that ne was the verg man for
the office, proposed to take vote for Sheriff.
II was done. and every man Of them declared
himself f"r Fred Baker. " first, last and al the
time" Sam hasn't proposed to take vote
since.
FIREs. We hare had two fres 10 relieve the
monOtoDy IT the PaHt week and exercise the
muscles II the boys. The frat happened ct m
early hour on Tuesday morning. aud was
caused By the burning IT . mattress In house
situated in the rear of the Cary House. The
Fire Department were promptly on the spot,
and the flames were extinguished beinre mate.
rial damage had been done. The other was
more disastrous. On Tuesday evening, about
haIfPast nine O'Clock, the Baptist Church, q
wOoden building, situated on the hillside, south
nf Bedford AvAnue, Was discovered TO be On
FIRE and burning in . bright fame. The loud
alarm had scarcely been sounded ere Our gal.
liant 6remen were on the ground with their
machines and pouring deluge Of wafer upon
the devOuring names from both Confidence and
Neptune The Hopes, with their h"oks, sum
leVeled the building IN the ground. and the
sireams of water FINN the engines quickly
quenehed The Last spark Of fire. II is supposed
to have bees the work Of an incendiary.
ST. JAnEs' CHrRcH On Thursday last, the
m"'t Rev. Archbishop Alemany ofIicIated at
ST. James Church. Gc"rRctown. Al 10 O'clock
his Grace blessed the church under the iuvUCA.
ton Of ST. James, the Apostle, after which,
mass was celebrated by Father IArgan. Of this
city. The Archbishop preached on the festival
II the day. Assumption Of the BIessed Virgin,
and administered the sacrament Of c0niirma.
Smn. HE Graee will Oficiaie, at Coloma, on
Sunday next when the Church will be solemn.
~ blessed. The ceremonies will commence Al
10 o'clock a. n. In the evening Sunday,
there will be VesPers at 81. Pairick's Church
10 this city. commencing ct : O'clock.
SrDDsN DEATH.-Mr. J. Felsenthal, proprie.
tof Of the Magician Saloon, " in this city. died
very ssddenly on Saturday morning last. Il
sppears that Immediately after having taken
large draugbt Of gin. he was taken III, With vi.
oIent symptoms of some deadly malady, ct
about o'clock on Friday evening. Drs Cook,
Kunkler and Rankin were called 10 BY Mrs. F.,
but. despite all their skill aud attentiOn, his
spirit took its flight AbOut daylight on SA,ur.
day. A poet mOrteR examination disclosed the
cease Of his death 70 have been spOpIexy. lie
leaves 10 mourn bis distressing death and feel
the Ioss IF bis supporting arm, wife aud Eve
interesting children.
DvoRcs Srm.- Justine MulOt has com.
mtneed an action for divorce from her Iiege
'iOrd Francois MulOt, on the grounds that she
was married 70 him before abe had "arrived
81 the age Of consent, when thirteen years
NId-and now that she has arrived ct the age
'of discretion, she can't consent 70 live with
him. Rachel p. Dover complains Of James
dover in that be has failed 70 support her and
his children, 10 generally worthless and profit
gAAe. aud has deserted her aud them. She
sues for divorce and the custody Of the chill
'dFen.
NEw PArEH.-On Wednesday morning last,
the PldcerriNe Weekly Necs made lis appear.
ance 10 our city. II 10 published BY Messrs.
Pumerton b Yarnell on the press lately used
for the PlGStrriUe Daily Union. We wish the
prOprietOrs we'll pecuniArily, and sincerely hope
its career may prove longer than that Of its
immediate predecessOF. ifDOt % brilliant lie
appearance 10 about the Same - that Of the
'f'niOn. and its editorials are we'll prepared. II
10 Union Democratic" in politics.
AssEssnEXT RoLL--The assessment roll Of
III Dorado County for the present year footS
up - follows: Real estate, &476,56O 90 i'm.
provements. e040.4AO 90; personal property.
$hsSs, $50 90. The supplemental roll judging
from mat OF last yeav, will amount to near
bah naFAkOM Of dollars, which will SVEN the ag-
greEate 81 assessments to &S,7S6.55O-an in.
crease on that OflASt year Of about one hundred
and City thousand dAlIars.
CoUxY CouRT.-This Court met on Monday
Hast. pursuant to adjournment. David Cum
minis. WIN. N. Thompson, Benjamin Joiner,
j. C. POwefa. end w. C. PtOmey, applicant