The Placer herald., 1862-03-08
LITTLE MORE POLITICS.


late Federal appointments. The Phelps wing Of
the Republicans have the ear Of the President
and am quite sure that Gov. Stanford and his
wouldbe Secretary of State. E. B. Crocker, will
soon find their noses out of joint. The appoint
ment of Stanton to n position in the Cabinet
does not suit these ultra Repubica as it tends,
in IA general measure towards breaking down the
Stanford clique organ izatiOn. The rejection of
the advice of this class to President Lincoln. in
reference to the appointment of Gen. Shields to
a Brigjdicr G 'neralshp gives further assurances
that these politcal-Union-mcn lOosing all in
fucnce. if not respect at Washington. The Col
lcctor. (Nr. Rankin) at San Francisco. will soon
begin TO vecr his course, or else over-goes his
$4,000 per year. Phelps and Sergeant succeed
Col. Baker at Washington. in the Kitchen Cabinet.
This class of Republicans will probably favor an
organization under the head of II Union State
Convention. next Fall. while Stanford. Crocker,
ct. al. will go in for regular stlaightout Repub
lcan party call. So we may have three tickets
again-the Democratic, the Douglas Republican,
and the Simon-pure Republican, or Abolition
MORE ANON.
FArAL.-On Monday morning last about
o'clock, at the Bank Exchange in this
place, VIM O'Brien was shot by J. NJ. Gaunt.
lie lived about ha'f an hour afterwards.
An inquest was held the same day by Justice
Sexton, and :he Jury brought in verdict in
accordance with the fact. The body of the
deceased was taken to Folsom tine same day
and buried on Tuesday by his brother and
| friends.
MI. Gaunt gave himself up to Constable
Bogys and is now in Jail. As the case will
undergo the proper judicial investigation,
we do not wish 10y any publication Of ours
TO influence the public mind, or make public
opinion either for or against the defendant.
COUNTY TREAsuRER's REPORT. - The
monthly report Of this officer will be found
in to-day's Herald 1t will be found that
there are only $490 outstanding that is un!
paid, and that there is in the Treasury, ap
portiohed to the different funds $2575l 94
of which amount Sl6,65O 93 belongs to
the General and Redemption Funds, thus
there will be left, after paying present i'm
debedness, the sum of $l6,l6O 03 to .av
future claims that may arise against the
! County.
CALICO PARTY.-The ladies' of Rattesnake
/
Bar intend to give Calico Party on the
| IA h inst. for the benefit of their District
School. We wish them pleasan, time, and
the receipt Of a large fund to renumerate
them for their Iaulable efforts
| DENTAL.-We noticed our old friend DR..
Tlaphagen in town yesterday. I, is his in
tention to 'arry here several DAYS for the
purpose Of Practiring his profession. He
has his office Al the Empire Hotel.
NEVADA JouKNAL-We are pleased to
see again upon our table the Nevada Jour.
nal 1t was issued 10y the new firm of Bri.
elIy & Co., on the ssh lust. and presents
a ab"aatifuI appearance, and although it ONES
to US as Volume l, No. |, still it is
one of the oldest mountain papers in the
State. Herr, is onr &c" lie yhhor.
PoETIcAL CuKRnsroNDENr.- We mus, ra
>p+ctuIly decline the effrson OF oar friend
from Forest Hill.
|
missioners of this Township met on Monday
last, and without ransacting any business,
adjourned until Monday, the 18th of this
month.
| GOLD FOR CHINA The S. f. Journal SAYS
the ship Mary Whitridee, which sailed on
Thursday for China, took s222,436 to that
country. 1t was taken out of the mines bv
Cinnamon.
REJNcrnD.-Ihe nomination by Governor
Stanford Of 'Bulv" Waterman for the posl
lion of one of the Port Wardens of San Fran
cisco, has been rejected by the Senate.
Bully" for the Senate.
GUNS on ALCArRAs IsIAND.-There are
now mounted and ready for effective service
on Alcatras Island, seventy eight cannon the
largest of which are one hundred and twenty
Founders.
MORE RooM.--The Journal saws workmen
commenced this week to widen the sidewalks
on Montgomery street, San Francisco.
WHIsKEy RIsING.-A dispatch from New
York this week states that whisky is on
the rise, selling for 80 cents per gallon.
MEAN MEN.-Artemas Ward, in speaking
Of "mean people" generally, says, 'they are
unfit to carry peppermintto to General Price"
E1- The "bulgine" run off the Hayes
Railroad in San Francisco, the other day =
Wednesday.
Discoveries in France lead to the know.