The Placer herald., 1861-03-16

Boord of Supervisors should grant the franchise
and fix the price of passage. The Legislature
thou pht itself as honest and liberal as the Board
of Supervisors and consequently liked oil the
nreliminaries 1t is great and rich monopoly,
and in ten years from to-day will be worth mil
lions!
SYMoNDs CONVICTED.
The trial of Symonds, for murder occupied the
District Court five days commencing Friday
week and terminating on last "Wednesday even
ing. Symonds feels very much dlsappointed'
having been confident that he would be acquitted
or at least the jury would not agree. There is
not the beast doubt of his guilt. The Sac Union
of to-day contained an article which claims TO e
give general history of the case Generally II
was correct, but was sadly deficient in one point
1t reminds me of Damon and Pytheas. with Da-
mon omitted 1t is we'll known that ex,Jailor
John Bcggs was the man who laid all the plans
and executed all he could Of them, for the ar
rest of this Symonds for the Mountain Springs
robbery Though Knaggs, Of Sacramento ana
Sunborn and another officer from Stockton oil
performed well their part. Boggs was the man IN
| the plot The statement in the Union was very
unjus: to this officer (not Intentionally and very
fatcring to Knaggs.
The EMPTY TREASURY.
The State Treasury is still empty. the Govern
transfer of the Swamp Land Fund. He will
probably sign ii tomorrow and on Saturday the
fund will again be nfoat through the very chan
nels of trade to which the members of the Legls-
ature contribute.
| INTENDED to have said something about Prof
Whitney Geological Lecture, but want of space
prevents MORE ANON.
RAILROAD MArrERs.-The subscriptions
to the capital stock of the Sacramento, Pla-
Ger Il Nevada Railroad Company are stead
lily going forward, and it is confidently an
ticipated that the necessary cash subscrip-
tions will be made up within a short time
We would urge upon property holders, along
the line of the proposed road, above and be-
low Auburn, to subscribe promptly and lib
orally to the enterprise, and thus aid in Sc
curing to themselves soon the benefits that
always follow the construction of railroads,
ton of population, the obtainment of cheap
and speedy travel, low freghts, and many
other advantages.
RACES AT VIRG1N1A-A race has been
made between Snipnose, owned by Joe Cox,
and Grey Eagle, owned by Fletcher, to come
off over the Virginia Race Course in this
County, on Saturday, the 23rd of March, for
$3.50 a side. 1t is expected that several
other races will take place on the same day.
The race track is 600 yards in length, is well
lal ho At IN
Lovers of the sport will of course be on hand
as it is expected there will be some lively
betting on both sides.
Gy Wells, Fargo Il Co., have brought
suit against the State Treasurer for s6,44O,
for money paid for State stamps. The
complaint AYERS that the money was paid
under law that was unconstitutional.
GS-A destructive fire occurred in Quincy,
the county seat of Piumas, last week that
consumed u number of the main business
houses of the place. Loss $4,000.
AppolNrMENr.-G Gov. Downey las ap
poin ted DR.. J. Marks, of this place as Vac
cine Agent for the State. Under tie law it
is made the duty of the agent, upon the re
ceipt Of the proper fees, upon any regular
physician applying to him, to furnish genu-
inc vaccine matter, with an accompanying.
certificate to that effect The State agent
is required to obtain vaccine matter from
the ageHt Of the United States, appointed
under the laws OF Congress. The Governor
has made good selection.
EE The Marysv'le Appeul seems dis
posed to put on the ''clamps" 1t says
the policy of the new Administration will be
to perpetuate the government, and while
this is its policy opposition to it will be next
in wicke,ness to overt acts of treason. BY
refining it down little more, the Appeal
would make opposition to the Republican
party treason to the country. That will do
for a party some of whose great lights have
said the Constitution of the United States
was league with death and covenant with
hell"
Ex7- The Grand Jury of Los Angeles
county report that the expenses are too
much, and say that good part of the fees
only 60 to the support of ''rounders," loafers,
we suppose.
The city government of Los Angeles is