The Placer herald., 1861-04-06

IueTc is u p1ySIclan i'll NeWDurypOrt \MaSS,J
who has attended at the birth of three thousand
children. An exchange aptly styles him enc OF
his country's delverers.
There have occurred lately in the county of
Santa Clara quite a number of of purid
sore throat, most of the sufferers being children.
A piece of land was recently sold in London
at the rate of $1,000 900 per acre-suffcient TO
cover it with silver equal to half dollar in
thickness.
He who loses money! loses much he who loses
a friend loses more; but he who loses his spirit
loses all.
The oil wells discovered in the valley of the
| Little Kanawa, in the northwestern part of Vir-
ginia. nre said to surpass all of the kind in the
United States. Some six wells, recently sunk,
are said to yield more oil than the hundreds
which have been opened in Pennsylvania.
schoolmaster asked one of his fair pupils,
"Can yon decline u kiss?" Dropping perplexed
courtesy, she modcsty replied. YES, sir, but
don't like to-"
Men are often deserted in adversely When the
sun sets. our very shadows refuse to follow us.
Since Congress has organized the Territory of
Nevada, political aspirants have begun heavy
pipclayng for Office in the Carson Valley coun-
try.
LET THEM Go--It is said that 10000 citizens
of them to the British Queen.
We learn says an exchange. that Joe Clark.
colored barber of Columbus, has written II letter
to Gov Brown, Offering to raise company of
free coored men to be enlisted in the service
of the State of Georgia in the present crisis.
From six to seven thousand tons OF coal have
becen taken from the Mt. Diablo Coal Mines.
Santa Anna is at present residing on the Island
of st. Thomas, in the West Indies.
The Sierra Democrat learns that work on the
Carson Valley road from Downievillc is progress
ing rapidly.
Mr.. Obcrson ca man about town) was lately in,
vicd to a sewing party. The next day friend
asked him how the entertainment came off
80. it was very amusing" replied Obcrson,
"the ladies hemmed and hawcd."
COPPER ORE.-Three hundred sacks of coppcr
ore have been prepared at Copperols. Calaveras
county, for shipment to Boston, where the ore is
to be smelted.
| PEARLS AT SANTA CRUz.-A gentleman at Santa
Cruz lately found pearl in mussel which he
was eating and the Sentinel learns that others
have been found, lately, in the same manner.
HINT TO POKER PLAYERs.-A genius out West
was invited to take game of poker, but he reus-
ed saying: "No, thank'ce. played poker all
one summer. and had to wear nankecn pants all
amusement since"
Nothing was so much dreaded in our schoolboy
days, rs to be punished 10y sitting between two
girls. All! the orce of education. In after
years we learn to submit to such things without
shedding tear.
| When have married people passed through the
| alphabet of love?
| When they have reached the Ja-be
The citizens of Dutch Flat are compelling the
Chinese to remove to the suburbs of that town.
Down EAST DEBATING Standardization for
discussion --"Can big man ache harder than a.
little onc?"
owe AMT ABoILTIONTsrs."- THAT is the plea
which the persons calling themselves republicans,
put in against the charge of designing and con-
spring the abolition OF slavery in the Southern
States. But, they say they will not let the South
have another foot of territory; we will surround
the South with II GORDON of free States Then tho
slaves will multiply and become so numerous in
the present limits of the slavehoding States, that
they cannot be held in servitude, and therefore
will have to be manumittcd. or they will revolt
and destroy their masters. The republicans nvow
their determination to smother slavery to deatl.
in the South. and thus destroy the present organ
izaton of society, industry and civilization in the
South And yet these republicans say they are
no nbolitionists.
But the South perceive and understand the de-
sign. They know the necessity of expansion for
their institutions, a. well as the North understands
its policy. Hence they view it as question OF
life or death with them. and their country too
And hence they have made up their minds to dare
and contend for independence ou' of Union ratil-
than submit to certain destruction in it, if the
policy of the Republican party prevails.
Concord (.N H.) Standard.
The New Ilaven (Conn) Register says
f,vn II n,t <,f Al os,A
in that city, owing to the withdrawal of