The Placer herald., 1862-09-20
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE.
SACRAMENTO, Thursday, Sept. 18th lS6:

SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENTS.
SACRAMENTO, Thursday, Sept. 18th 1862.
Editors Herald:-Local news is scarce this
wcek-that which would be of the least interest
to your readers Trade is as good as usual at
this season, and since election, our mechanics are
giving it their best attention.
THE STATE FAIR.
The managers of the State Ag. Society are ex-
erting themselves to make the approaching Fair
surpass all others. If extra labor will do it, it
will be accomplished. Out of the $50 stalls at
the Park, over 26O are already engaged and book
ed to the owners and exhibitors of stock.
IMPRov vEMEETs ABOUT TOWN.
During the past week or two, the external ap-
pearance of many houses have been improved
buildings raised, fences re-erected, and sidewalks
constructed. By the arrival Of the rainy season,
the lower part of the city will have been righteG
again. The upper, or higher part of the city has
lieve that it had been subjected to half dozen
overhOws.
THE LEvEE WORK.
The Levee contractors are all hustling up their
jobs, in anticipation of early rains. There is one
exception that laying on Burns Slough This
section has not been commenced. and npprehend
there will be trouble from it. These banks cannot
possibly settle before the American will be up
and booming again. But the Commissioners and
citizens generally are resting in the most calm
and confidential security. By and by they will
awake from their dreamy assurances, and then
you will hear of a terrible futter about the de-
lay of the work and the great danger apprehend-
ed.
OPENING NEW OUTLETS.
The new work of opening several old Sloughs
for the escaps of the extra waters of the Amer-
can, has just commenced. | fear all this will be
lost for the want of thoroug ghness. These chan
nes will be excavated so little as TO amount to
about nothing. When the floods come they will
be Immediately filled up. and the entire volume
OF water forced against the new levee.
ANOTHER SHOOTING AFFAIR.
You will remember that these letters have re-
peatedly declared that we must have a "kiling
time" as often as once 4 Onth-and so we must
and the month is up again. Some five months
ago, Edward Lloyd Geo. Lloyd Fred. N. Smith,
j. McGee and L. Coleman, Steamboat-runners,
had free shooting match on the levee which re-
suited in the killing of Ed Lloyd and the wound
ing of George his brother. Smith, Coleman and
McGee were arrested, the two latter discharged.
and Smith sent to the Grand Jury. This jury
failed to find bill, and transferred it to their
successors. This jury, on Tuesday, having heard
the testimony, refused to find bill and Smith
was ordered discharged. In half an hour after
Edward Lloyd met and killed him on the street.
This bold act caused very little excitement on
the streets. and very little interest is felt in the
matter, for or against Lloyd. On Wednesday
afternoon, Smith was buried by the Coroner,
single empty carriage following the hearse up ]
Street This looked strange indeed. That mag
nfcent, tassled hearse, with costly ostentatious
coffin within, and not single mourner or friend
The like seldom occurs in this city.
QUARTERLY RECEIPTS AND INDEBTEDNESS.
In the Quarterly Report Of the Auditor find
several items worthy Of reference. People out
side Of Sacramento complain frequently OF high
taxes. II they lived here q year or two. they
wnul1 have some cousp for proy1 The Au1itor's
report for the quarter ending August 81. the
county receipts at S32 .950,3S. This large amount
was paid in from the various sourc es Of revenue
the largest item being for stale and county licen-
ses ,(S7 ,421.50.) and the next largest Chinese
Poll tax. (S4,oS2), for the same time he reports
county disbursements at S28,l ST. including
SlOSo9 25 as the State apportionment. He also
gives the county Indebtedness at SG0G,ll3 IL
a little over half million of dollars. For the
City, he also reports receipts for the quarter
at S27 $40 60. and disbursements at S2l,6 ,60l &c,
and the Indebtedness funded and unfunded at
81 l.673,703 20. This is exclusive of levee taxes,
on which has been paid Sl95, ,34l So lea wing
uncollected sS2 400 54 There's figures for you
which cannct be exceeded by any tax-paying
community in the world. Here's only the small
sum Of S2.270.Sl6 76 owing by the County and
City of Sacramento. Who says her credit is not
been excellent. and that her agents have not been
JaMfu in extending it? But there is said to be
al euu W every hlhS' anu her paliniesI days OIL
credit arc numbered To-day she is pennyless
and bankrupt, and without dollar to pay the
ordinary expenses of the city government. For
years the enterprisng citizens have labore6 to
adopt some plan by which governmental expens-
could be reduced, and steady and large fund
laid aside to meet and reduce the great sum OF
Indebtedness. All such plans have proven fail
ures-mainly from the one great fact-that the
office-holders have managed to defeat the OBJ
ject by securing special gislation to that end
or else. the Board of Supervisors, who are respon
sible to nobody, have ridden rough-shod over all
law in their action relating to the auditing of
demands. Another effort will be made next win
ter, by Legislative enactments, to remedy the
evils which have borne her down. If this fails,
reputation is her only remedy.
MORE ANON.