The Placer herald., 1862-03-15
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE
SACRAMENTO, March 18th 1862.

SACRAMENTO, March 18th 1862.
Editors Herald:-Every one here on yester-
day wore an anxious face. We had prepared our
selves for another small-sized food but were
very agreeabIy disappointed. On Wednesday
morning the rain poured down until about noon,
when the storm very suddenly cleared away,
and the sun came out bright and warm. Howev
er, this change did not dispel the fears of many,
and goods and personal effects were, in many in
stances, raised above high-water mark.
THE EFFECT on BUSINESS.
An anticipated overflow has a remarkable and
very visible bad effect upon business. few
days of pleasant and Sprnp-lke weather, sets
everything moving, but if the skies become over
cast and the rains set in, ALL as if by electri
cal communication, becomes dull and quiet again.
To-day, we have confidence that the floods are
over, Tomorrow, again enshrouded in doubt.
So we have levied (stayeiD the last three months
and are patient to wait month longer.
| THE LOWER DISTRICT.
But those residing South of l. and west OF Sew
| enth streets. cannot be relieved entirely before
the LIST of June, or until the waters in the Sacra
mento have fallen sufficiently to drain their
grounds. Fortunately this section is almost ex-
clusvely occupied as residcnces,and business will
revive and resume its wonted features irrespec-
tive of this submergcnce. Other parts of the
city will be put into order long before the work
Of repairing can be commenced in the overhowed
district Those Of your readers who have not
visited Sacramento since her last misfortunes can
form q very poor idea of the dilapidated condi-
ton of many of the buildings, streets, fences
side walks. cross walks, etc, and of the immense
amount of material and labor requisite to put
her again in order. But this it not oil, nor a
tithe of the expense to be borne by real estate
owners. The levees are to be erected, and the
streets, lots and buildings must be rased-some
a foot, Others two, three and four feet. Our
people will be obliged to exercise the most liber-
al of funds. and the greatest degree of indus
try and energy, to place the city. and their per-
sonal properly in good order, by the end of the
coming dry season. Besides we have to inaugur-
ate new city government. Here's plenty of
business, you perceive, Messrs Editors, for all
classes-from the honest laboring mechanic,
down to the politician. Capital, labor, energy
and perseverance will accomplish oil this work.
ANOTHER RACE ON SUNDAY.
| What is Sunday law good for unless the NOR
ais of people approve it? And if they approve
it, why the necessity of any Sunday law? This
approximates solecism, but it is more of tru-
ism. But to dismiss rules of syntax let us come
to the statement of fact that last Sunday the
people were invited to second boatrace on the
:other-side'' of r street. 1t a raw, cold day,
but notwithstanding the people patronized the
show pretty literally. The wind being quite
fresh, large number say fifty y.or sixty sail-boats
were "sloshing around" One noticed in rather
peculiar position lodged in the tops of
peach tres nursery The was made on the
former locality-between the cemetry and the
railroad track-the race that many of
running over and over daily, with surety of
landing finally at the former place.
TAKEN BY THE CELEsTIALs.
The old DAILY Union" building fright along
side your lavorite abiding place when you come
to the city,-thc Magnolia y by Uncle Watson,)
has been rented to Chinese irm-the first China
store ever opened on street, Ergo-the Celes-
is i'm nd in n fow vii hav
full possession Of street at the lower end. In
mining town. where the whites depopulate and
the Johns take possession. have also inferred
that the town was retrograding. ] hofe the
same influence is impossible in this case. 1t is
fact though. that the Chinese population is in
creasing here rapidly. the males being exclusive
ly engaged in the laundry business. and the fe
males at their old trade.
Up GO THE STORES
Many OF the stores and sidewalks on and K
streets will probably be raised to The high-water
mark during the coming season. The streets will
also be correspondingiy raised, and system OF
drainage adopted All this has to be done, lc-
wees or no levce. But lcvee is Indispensable
TO protect property on other streets than and
K and to afford u good and durable communica-
tion with the country during the wet seasons.
So you see, Messrs Editors. what has to be
cumplished here before we are ''high and dry"
and deserving the name of the "secOnd city of
Californa'-to day nothing of the Capitol city.
Just about Sc per cent. of the present value OF
real estate has to be expended before this city
will be in the condition it ought to be. Some
thing will come out of taxing personal property
but the property that is to bear the brunt of
the burden-is real.
BAD LUCK WITH THE SMALL. STEAMERS.
Two or three of the Steam Navigation Com
pany g small class steamers have got stranded on
the Sacramento. The new sand bars re-
| Gently made by the great rise in the upper
cfr ndopn vnOti inn no
doubt the entire profits of the season will be
| swallowed up by the outlays and expenses of the
Company in the repeated accidents to their small
| steamers
FRUIT TREES IN BLOSSOM.
| The peach trees begin to blossom, though in
many gardens they are still surrounded by water
The gardeners are beginning to trim and cut back
although the fences surrounding these home-or-
chards are still PROSTATE. Everybody is waiting
for the floods to be certainly passed, before ma
king improvements.
OUR CATHOLIC BRETHREN IN TROUBLE.
Quite division among the regular attendants
at St. Roses Church has been created by the late
suspension Of Father Cassn by Bishop Alemany.
The real cause of the order by the Bishop is not
well understood by the people outside the secrets
of the Church. 1t is believed, however, that
Father Cassin has for the past year or two, been
surrounded by class of discontented hearers,
composing small fraction of the members OF
the church. who have been steadily and constant
ly watching for and reporting to the Bishop all
which might be termed "improprieties," with the
purpose in view of obtaining an order of suspen-
sion. The malcontents have succeeded, it ap-
pears, and Father Gallagher is now officiating in
his place. The Protestant citizens of Sacramento
have generally excepting a few who believe a
Catholic is heathen) held Father Cassin in hi gh
esteem and l know that if their petitions for
his restoration could be received, and solicit
ed, they would be very unanimously and cheer
fully given. Very little has been published in
relation to the case, and perhaps, as it is church
matter had better profit by the example, and
also let church management alone.