The Placer herald., 1862-05-17
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE
r SACRAMENTO, May Is, 1862.

on this matter there has been no progress made
as yet The general impression seems to prevail
that there can be no formal wedding of the two
parties in State Convention. The difficulty arises
at the primary meetings. There, Il part OF the
Republican and fraction of the Douglas Demo-
Gratis will favor the union. The Republicans
who then stand aloof, will eventually fall into
line but the Democrats who refuse to mix, will
fall back into the old line Democratic caucus. In
this manner, we may have but two tickets in the
field at the coming fall election. So things look
here, and Judge they squint that way all over
thc State. This is just as good y way as any to
get up the contest-because the people will not
now blindly submit to the dictum of any party's
State Central Committee. A Union State Con-
venton. us well as Il Democratic State Conven
tion. will be held. The voters will choose the
nominee from the two
SUPREME COURT REPORTER.
c. j. Hilyer has finally received the appoint
ment OF Supreme Court Reporter, uice D. c. Bag
ley. The duties Of this office have been perform
ed of late by j. B. Harmon, Esq, one Of the most
talented lawyers and whose reports have given
the best of satisfaction both to the Court and the
legal fraternity. The Judges asked for the re-
appointment OF Harmon. but the Governor could
not grant their request. mainly for one reason-
that B0gley would likely remain interested, and
he is said to be rabdy secesh. But for this fact,
Harmon who is Douglas Democrat. would like
ly have been retained. The move to unite the
Republicans and Douglas Democrats would also
have contributed to his obtaining the appoint
mont As the thing now stands am of the opi:-
ion that the appointment OF Hillyer will tend to
prevent the anal Q lmltiOn in Sacramento. SO 1t
goes. Harmon is good Union man. but he was
not a Stanford Republican.
THAT WOULD BE FUNNY.
The effort in San Francisco. to unite the Re-
pubcans and Democrats if successful. against
the Peoples ticket. will certainly be funny! But
suppose this is the embryo Union Party move
ment. The Republicans fear the Peoples organi
7aton. and would crush it before the fall election
We shall see.
STRANGE WEATHER.
So far the status Of May partakes strongly Of
March. People begin to anticipate wet season
the year round. The wisest weatherites prophesy
rain every month during the summer. Now most
people here don't think anything of the kind will
occur in the elements. because we have no prece-
dents. and we have q quarter Of the city to drain.
and the whole to levee in. If it will rain eter
nally. how earth are to get our cellars
pumped dry and the great city dam erected 10
guard us from another overflow next winter? So
far, the season follows the example set by the
great Legislature. and conspires against the prop
erty of the city.
LEGISLATURE.
What think you now, Messrs. Editors. of the
Legislature of 1862? When it became apparent
that this body had not sense enough individually.
and collectively. to resist the temptation to 60 4
any sensible man that the other acts of this body
would partake of the same character The stam-
pede was proof positive that the Legislature. as a
body. lacked sound Judgment. For this folly
was disposed to censure it. Now. in keeping with
this removal blunder. is the humbug impeachment
of Judge Hardy. This is the work OF the same
philosophers. and there was as much reason in
one case as the other. If there docs, by ac-
cdent or otherwise any good come Out Of this
body's legislation. the greatest circulation should
be given the fact, as it is now conceded that it
was the weakest. most corrupt and profligate body
of Legislators ever sworn into power. We ought
to be thankful that it has adjourned, and its mem
bers returned to their constituents.
CRIME CONTINUED.
Our criminal record is made good again in the
murder of Forrest NJ. Hill (colored), by B. Eas
terbrook. which occurred on Tuesday afternoon.
ut the residence OF the deceased, corner OF | and
18th streets Easterbrook is a tenant of Hill,
and it is said that they differed aud quarrcled
about the ms igniiicant sum Of five bits. The ex
act mode OF the shooting is not known, as the
parties entirely by themselves. The 1oh'te
man claims that the negro drew Il knife and that
he shot in sell defense. Perhaps 50. Easelbrook
is in Jail waiting an examination. 1t would seem
to he an unprovoked murler-Or perhaps, pro-
voked murder. as Easterbrook may have gone to
Hill expressly to draw him into an assault. Eas
terbrook boaeht his pistol day or Two ago. and
has been prac icing since. He made one dead
shot
MELODEoNs ALL THE RAGE.
Everybody knows about the 'old Sacramento"
Melodeou - the one established two or three years
ago by Mr. Marshall cot the firm OF Lee d Mar
shall, who built the Metropolitan Theatcr on
street and by which "spec" the firm went under)
Marshall reimbursed himself in the Melodeon. it
being then new thing. and 1t took we'll But
finally Marshall met with opposition. and his seats
became very bare. He Immediately closed and
put the $4,000 he had made into his pocket. From
that day to this we have been cursed with Melo-
deOns- sometimes one, and at other times pair
Of them. During the last season the sold Sacra-
mento has been going it alone. under the manage
ment of different proprietors Since the flood
owing to the scarcity of cash or he improvement
in the morals of the people, it has had poor
support. 1t is now under the management Of
Geo Chapman, with whom, | reckon. all the prin-
tiers in the State are well acquainted. But what
was going to say more particularly is this the
Metropolitan Theater has just opened for the first
time as two-bit Mclodeon-the legitimate drama
finally becoming extinct in Sacramento.
BISHOP CONVICTED.
Charley Bishop. who was for long time one of
the porters in Wells, Fargo IL Co.'S Express, and
among the number indicted for arson. has finally
been convicted on one Of the two charges against
| him.
DISTURBING THE DEAD.
| What do you think of the Superintendent of
our Cemetry who advertises he is about to remove
| TO Potters Il iclu all bodies lying IN ground un-
paid for by the friends Of the deceased? 1t seems
| like Il crime to me TO threaten to perform such an
act. MORE ANON.
A DIRTY PERvERsIoN-In onr issue of
the 81 inst, we published an article headed
"A Shallow Dodge relating to the call of the
Republican State Central Committee, in
which we gave Republicans to understand
that, in our judgment, no democrat would