The Placer herald., 1862-05-31

western base of the Sierra Nevada, and $50
miles from the western base of the Rocky
Monntains-forty eight bonds of $1,000
each for every mile; and thrty-two bonds
Of 81 900 each for every mile on the plain
between the Sierra Nevada and the Rocky
Mountains so that the SIG, 900 mile only
applies to the plain in California and the
plain east of the Rocky Mountains.
Sec. l3 provides that the whole line shall
have a track of uniform width. Only
American iron shall be used.
Secs l3, Ia and Is make provisions for
any and all other companies to link on to
this road
Sec. l6 authorizes all the companies nam
ed in this Act to form themselves into
consolidated company.
Sec. II provides that if these companies
fail to perform the labor expected of them,
Congress may pass any other Act to insure
the speedy completion Of the road.
Sec ls and last causes each company to
file with the Secretary Of the Interior
statement Of their earnings, cost of the road,
etc, so that Congress may regulate the fare
thereon; and Congress reserves to itself the
right at any time to alter or amend this Act,
udNIuS uuo ItSdtU w tuO iiShlo vi IuC poii
ties mentioned therein.
Now AND Then N.-Forcibly and truly says
the Syracuse New York; Courier:-"When
the Southern States were fully represented
in Congress, because their representatives
saw fit to resent and repel the onslaughts of
the Abolition incendiaries, it used to be
charged that they were responsible for the
agitation of the slavery question for politica
purposes. But now, when scarce bakers
dozen of Southern representatives remain
in either House, the agitation only widens,
and deepens, and embra es a larger variety
of questions and measures, all introduced
and brought before the public by the same
Abolition agtators, who heretofore raised
the cry of stop thief against the South, as
cover to their own criminaty. What
stronger evidence could be produced to con
vince the masses that Abolitionists are the
agitators of the slavery question:"
BACK TO PRAcrIoE.--The attention of the
public is directed to the professional card of
James II. Hardy which appears in this paper.
Judge Hardy shows that he is not east down
and driven out, but that he intends to re-
main right at the old spot and practice law.
Anaador Dispatch.
OCEAN STEAMERs.-On the lst of June
and thereafter. the Panama steamers will
leave San Francisco on the lst, 7th, 10Th and
23d of each month. Heretofore their days
of departure have been the lst, 9Th, 10th
and oath.
DEGENERATION OF THE NEGRo.--The
Carlo QlIinois) Gazette suggests that the
Constitutional Convention of Illinois pro.
hibit the ntermarage of negroes and Aboli'
tionists, son the ground that such connec
ton would degenerate the negro"
How TO KEEP BUrrER.-Says the Contra
Costa Gazette:
1t is not generally known, perhaps, by
our dairymen, that butter will keep fresh and
sweet mnch longer when kept from the
light. A quantity placed near window
will be spoiled on the side towards the light
while the other side will remain as good as
new. This we know to be true from expert
ence.
A clergyman having preached several
times in small town, in which he had not
once been invited to dine, said in seriously
exhorlng his hearers against being reduced
by the prevalent vices of the age, 81 have
preached against every vice but luxuries
living, having had no opportunity to observe
to what extent in was carried in this town.
CoUNrERFEIT CoIN-Some we'll executed
quarter eagles are in circulation in the mines.
They are manufactured at Birmingham,
England, and imported expressly for the
California trade. 50 so pieces will bear
scrutiny.
GAS BURNING PoIsoNs.--llluminated gas
is never pure. 1t always contains bisulphide
of carbon, and occasionally sui phureted ny
drogen. Both these agents are combustible,
and when burned yield fearful con.amina
TONS The first result is a gas called sui
phurous acid; the very same that is evolved
from burning sulphur, and it speedily changes