The Placer herald., 1862-11-22
SACRAMENTO conREsPONDENCE.
SACRAMENTO, Thursday, Nov. 2Uth, Il

SACRAMENTO, Thursday Nov. goth, 1862.
Editors Hcyald:-Umbrellas and thick boots
have not vet been found in demand rs is usual at
this season of the year; but overcoats ana gloves
are found to be quite convenient. What have got
into the elements? Have our levees frightened
the clouds away? 1t is time, at least, that the
waters fri ghtened last year soon after this date,
and turn about is no more than fair play
Everybody, including the oldest inhabitant, Dig
GER or American, are now OF the opinion that the
approac hing winter will be a very dry one. Ot
course, ''everybody" knows all about it. Proof
of the pudding is in chewing the string. and be-
fore another week passes we may be welterlng IN
rain and mud. There are many useless prophets,
and a weather prophet is the most nonsenslcal
professor in the whole catalogue
IN TERRIBLE SUSPENSE,
The news now overdue from the seat of war in
Virginia is looked for with the greatest interest.
Since the change OF commanders more active
warfare is expected. New brooms sweep clean,
AMI it is expected Gen. Burnside will push our
army in battle "wbip or no whip" do not
know whether his condition is as celebrated as
Little Macs" but we shall all be better able
TO Judge of his fears and his courage in few
DAYS What an eventful epoch the present is
with him? His success will not alone be his glory
his triumph over Gen. Lee and his army. will
be the condemnation of Little Mac" Burn
sides victory is surely the defeat of Mcclellan
and an end to his great generaship. This fact
both Generals are fully cognzant of. though. if
both are patriots and such Generals as are worthy
of commanding, neither Of them give the mat
ter this least thought in this connection. Little
Mac is no doubt as civilian, o conservative
and | hope l do his patriotism no damage when |
express the belief that he accepted his removal
from command, with pleasure. ii he is ambtlous,
aspiring even to the Presidency, perhaps forcing
him from the command Of the main army just at
the time when the emancipating proclamation
was put forth, may be directing his footsteps in
the right path to be the available candidate OF
the Democratic party in 1864 He becomes al
most by compulsion inimical to the Administra,
tion and this "ire in rear" may prove IN the end
to have been the entering wedge to his nomina'
ton to the Presidency War or no war-victory
! or defeat-too much caution, or no caution--he
would certainly prove more creditable candi-
date for the Democracy than Fremont proved to
the Republicans. Little Mac" and the "Woolly
Horse' can now shake hands. They have both
been tried and discarded by the Administration.
This is great country. and is still growing
rapidly Politically, mean. The Lord knows
when we shall obtain our fnl statue.
THINGS ABOUT TOWN.
| Money is scarce, (green- backs ncluded) though
business is as good as generally ut this season.
The merchants supplied the Washoe trade last
month, and all they have to do now is to keep
Calilornians. in the mountains from getting out OF
grub. Our levees are nearly completed, and our
enterprising citizens are now earnestly engaged
in the commendable effort OF adopting system
of drainage. The experiment of surface drain
age will probably be tried Immediately. and if it
proves successful all the streets running south
erly from will be served in like manner. The
improvements to buildings. injured by water last
winter, continues to progressively day num-
Der OF them being finished off and their front door
ornamented with the words, ITO let"
RAILROAD MATTERS.
! The Central Pacific Railroad survey Is progress
sing the party OF engineers having par on on
second trip over the grouhd from the clty I"
point near Lincoln. by the way, the Centrai
Paciic Company met with conslueraole opposl!oh
arising from sectional prcJudlces' san Francisco
capitalists. as well as Marysvlile' 40 MOI admire
the route adopted and likely to be adopted ny the
Company. The fact Is, the Sacramento Directors
through the efforts OF Mr.. Julian, nave got le"
steps ahead of these gentlemen. Hence the San
Francisco capitalists can see no road put the San
Jose Railroad. and the Marysvllle gentlemen THINK
there is nothing like the direct railroad to Benz,
ella. Give either OF these capitalists "tne say
about the terminus and route OF the central
Pacific and icy would come down win all their
capital In the banKs OF the company io' d ''nie
Railroad will continue to manifest Itself, nut IL
must wear out sooner or later AS the road pro
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