The Placer herald., 1861-11-16
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE
SACRAMENTO, Nov, 18th, 1861,

fall and Sacramento has become a great mud
puddle. About an inch of rain fell Monday
and Tuesday which was quite sufficient to con
vert the three inches of dust on the streets with
very soft and adhesive mortar.
THE FINALE OF FORREST THEATRE.
This buikling. which was first burned out and
afterwards tumbed down during strong breeze
a few weeks ago, has come to u very cheap end.
The entire brick, originally some 4OO,O 900. togeth-
er with all the rubbish, was sold one day this
week for the paltry sum Of SIPS. So property
goes here where the owner is a nonresident. In
fact it is difficult to ascertain who had title to this
| lot and building.
SOMETHING NEW.
Gov. Downey has commissioned one james
Lawler Commissioner of Deeds, to reside at the
city cf Dublin. This smacks some thing towards
the doctrine of State Sovereignty! Who knows
but that all the States will become sovereign one
| of these days and that each Governor will APP
point official agents to III! the countries of the
world? Strange things happen every hour and
| no one has right to be surprised at any event.
| The people look for startling and stupendous
occurrences in these latter days-anythng else is
too common place to obtain notice or the slight
est comment.
In times gone by we used to regret that the
| Government of the United States was poor rs
to scarcely own single regiment OF soldiers
that while other Governments were Astounding in
military display and armed strength our Country
could scarcely show Corporafs guard But
Judging from the rapidly increasing number of
troops now daily paraded. we shall not have
cause hereafter to complain in this respect. One
cannot walk the length Of block without meet
ing nearly an equal number of the military and
civil class The marshal drum beats daily at the
head of some military display passing up or
down our streets. On Tuesday three companies
of Regulars from Fort Churchill and one from
Fort Crook, passed through the city en- route for
Benicia. Besides these, we have had a showing
from the Fifth Regiment now under command OF
Col. Bowie. | understand that this regiment will
remove (if not already to the Park belonging to
the State Agricultural Society, and take winter
quarters in the stalls enclosed for stock. These
grounds will afford ample space for military drill,
and the buildings snug quarters for the soldiers
during the rainy season.
SACRAMENTO SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
Sacramento can boast of a Church-g going peo
ple if not some real riety. The rising genera
ton. too, are being educated to observe the Sab
bath. The Sunday School Union is composed of
ten schools which numbers 1000 pupils. The
Union has quarterly meetings, at which the as
sembling of these schools affords very pleasant
sight.
COLONEL. OF THE FOURTH.
The prejudices against Col. Forman does not
subsde in these quarters, and | understand that |
the commissioned officers of the Regiment intend |
to contest his appointment by the election OF an
claim. and from what hear. they are determined
to exercise it, How successful the undertaking
will prove, remains to be after the expert
ment has been trird
THE sIMoND's CASE.
G. n. SimondS, convicted Of the murder Of one
Russell by our District Court about a year ago.
has obtained trial through appeal to
the Supreme Court. This is the man Smonds
who was arrested through the efforts OF officer
Boggs. of your town. for highway robbery. and
while waiting trial in your Jail, brought to
this county and tried for the murder of Mr.. Rus
SELL at BcnsonS Ferry. A man named Crozicr.
who escaped Jail at Il general Jail delivery"
few months before the discovery Of the murder.
was also indicted for the same. trial was
granted solely on the ground that the d"cara-
tioHs of the prisoners wife WAS admitted as legal
testimony, us gwen by o Mrs. billiard. This
testimony had reference to d certain $40 gold
coin seen by the witness in the possession of Mrs.
Simon Is. and which Dor bloc l-,tained IN rl
and which Mrs. billiard testified tn, Mrs. 81
monds said she received from her husband.
This testimIny filled an important link in the
crcumstantial evidence which convicted the de-
PENDANT
FINALLY CLOSED VI.
Thu Sacramento Mcl0lc0n. Il nuisance which
has afflicted this community so long. has finally
been closed. This institution has inflicted deeper
wounds upon the morals of this community than
can be wiped out in many year. 1t should
have been suppressed by the authorities long
since. hut it was difficult for the law to reach it.
1t finally died a natural death. which fact reflects
back little OF the reputation lost in sustaining
it so long nearly two years!
HARD ON ONE MAN.
Some incendiary here appears TO be in pursuit
of man named Hidden, without the least re-
gal d to consequences here or hereafter. Hidden
has lost four buildings, Gall burned within few
months) by the incendiaries torch-two dwell
l,,,;l in1 ,bnn1 hnncp and
the fourth IL storehousc. Ilddens loss in rent per
month through these fires, amounts to S43 He
is an honest and Woodworking rancher living
between Sacramento and Sutterville.
DIFFICULTY BREWING.
The harmony Of the Douglas Democrats and
Republ ms is in danger of being broken at
the converting of the Legislature. In the Senate
there being IL plurality of Douglas Democrats
CS.) the Republicans arc willing to unite OH
'.union' nominees for the various positions; but |
in the Assembly the Republicans claiming a ma
jorty, they are not disposed to adop the same
.golden rule, but are determined to make clean
nominations in u Republican caucus At the
election last September in many Of the countie',
there WAS fustons between these parties which
placed them the best of fraternal terms
What pity that anything should ever occur to
mar the bans that were happily formed? But
divorces are applied for in the best regulated fam
lilies.
MILITARY SCHOOLS.
We have in the city two three Military
Schools, but that taught by Lieut. Mumford, u
West Point graduate is really the only one worth
the attention of those who aspire to military
knowledge and tactics. Mr.. Mumord has very
fine class, composed OF pupils ranging from 20 to
40 years. Many of these now give their atten
ton to the subject with an uterior design of
sooner or later entering into the service. Con
versing with some two of them on the
subject. | find that the belief prevails generally
among them that the 'war has Just begun and
that it is we'll to he prepared for any emergency