The Placer herald., 1863-07-18
sACRAMENTo CORRESPONDENCE.
SACRAMENTO, Thursday, July l6. 1863.

SACRAMENTO, Thursday, July l6, 1868.
Editors Herald:-Sncc putting our State
ticket in the field political matters begin to stir
up sprightly Candidates and expectants on the
county ticket, are showing their faces, and giving
confidence and enthusiasm to the masses. Our
opponents are, as usual, engaged in lying about
our State nominees. "They are all seccssionists,"
they say, with one or two exceptions. This is
the old game, but one we think which is about
"played out" The people re too intelligent
to be hoodwinked this year by the cry, that if
you do not elect the Union ticket, civil war will
be nauguratcd in California;" This is now un-
derstood by the people, and the false cry will
have no effect The Democracy in this county
will support the Democratic ticket to man.
The fusion is complete and cordial.
THE WAR NEWS.
While the Union army under Grant, in the
West. has been winning laurcls. the army of the
Potomac, under Meade, has hardly held its own.
While a great victory is claimed at Gettysburg,
on the Sd inst. the fact is it was another drawn
battle, in which, no doubt, our army suffered
equal to that of the Coniederaes. If Lee was
50 badly crippled, as represented. how is it that
he retreats at leisure over the Potomac first eros
sing his immense baggage trains filled with plum
der from the rich farms in the Susquehanna val
ley Had not Lee been strong, General Meade
would have made another attack on the 5th or
9th of July, and broken up or captured his whole
at any time in a hurry He had received his
supplies, and retired into Virginia in as good
order as he marched out. No body is to blame
Gen. Meade probably done all he could.
THE RIOT IN NEW YORK.
The news that bloody and destructive riot
was progressing in the Empire City on Tuesday
last was received with painful forebodings. 1t is
natural TO ask the cause of such violent out
breaks among the people? Why is all this?-
Federal officials. with force of arms. are enforc-
ing the conscript act upon people who look upon
the manner of prosecuting the war, and its OBJ
jects, as odious. The rioters are in favor of the
Union, but not OF a Union by subugation. The
Irish population Of New York know too much
about English subjugaton, to admire the process,
or believe that it brings brotherly love or peace
in its train. But doubtless the rioters will be
put down, and the drafting 60 on again, in a few
days Gov. Seymour having control of the mill
tary, gives us assurance that no eXccsses will be
permitted by the State
STATE AGRICULTURAL FAIR.
The managers OF the State Fair are making
great efforts to cause the coming Exhibition to
excel in every respect. all previous Fairs. The
premiums to be awarded amount in value to
$4,000, and they will be on exhibition during
awarded. The just complaints heretofore in re-
lation to delay in this matter Will therefore be
avoided. The grounds at the Park and the
Pavilion. will be placed in the best Of order and
plenty of the best Of food and good accommoda-
tions, afforded to stock The jealousy heretofore
existing between the State and District Societies
having mainly ceased. the antagonism Of the
battle will not be felt this year.
FOR wAsIoE.
Our people continue to move Washoeward. J
II Latham. for many years the head of Wells
Fargo d Co.'S Express, in this city, goes to take
charge of the same business at Virginia. b. F.
Hastings has established banking house at the
same place. and the attaches are all supplied from
his house here. So we 90.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The contracts on the second division of the Pa
ciGc Railroad have not yet been announced but
will be in few days. The company expect to
get the road in running order to New Castle by
the first day Of Jananry next
NAVIGATION OF THE SACRAMENTO.
The Sacramento is nearly down to zero, or its
lowest gage. But the depth Of water, in from. of
the city, remains quite sufficient for steamboat
navigation Those floating palaces, the Chrysop-
oils and Yosemite meet no sand bars, such as
interrupted the steamer last year, to prevent
fulfilling their regular trips The fact is to be
attributed solely to directing the waters of the
American, turning this river into Bannon' slough,
throws the waters of the American against The
west bank OF the Sacramento, from whence it
rebounds and comes back to the east side in front
of the city, sweeping all sands down the stream.
Our steamers will not be obliged to change their
landing down TO street again.
PROSPERITY OF THE CITY.
Sacramentans have surmountcd many acci-
dents. both by food and fire. and still possess an
unconquerable amount Of energy and gO-ahcada
tiveness. Property in the city. since the last
floods: has been gradually repaired, put to rights,
and improved. Fruit, ornamental and shade
trees, generally destroyed by the water, have
been replaced, and stranger, in taking an obSer-
walton Of the city, would little suspect that the
fruit trees bent to the earth by their prolific
productions, the running and creeping vines, the
cluster OF rose bushes variegatcd with every hue.
the ornamental locust and hundred other eXotics,
had been planted and raised within the past year.
We who SAW the wholesale destruction of Janua-
ry, 80, can more fully appreciate our steady
recuperation. Though real property has sadly
deprecated, still no one becomes disheartencd,
being full in the faith that the day is not far dis
tant when the Capital will commence such strides
OF improvement and growth rs will astonish the
most hopeful
ANOTHER QUALIFICATION.
The surrender of Port Hudson. La was parti
ally celebrated here last evening, by the firing of
cannon. bonlires, and the clipping Of the elbow"
1t would have been more general had the news
come over the wires at an earlier hour.
PACIFIC RAILROAD CONTRACTS.
Thirteen more sections, of one mile each have
been let to the following partes:-Scc, 10 and
20 to G. Collins 4 Co.; 2l to 25 inc elusive. to
Turton, Ryan Knox; 25. &c, and 81, to Chas
Bates; 2S and 2S to S. D. Smith Il Co.; and 80
and 81 10 C. Crocker d Co. The contractors
stipulate to take in pay fifteen per cent. in stock
These must be fat contracts to warrant any profit
above this amount Of stock l understcnd these
sections commence at Orders. and extend thence
east. The work is to be Immediately commence
ed The majority of the contractors named had
contracts on our new levee last year-and very
fat jobs, too. MORE ANON.
The Observation-Disclosures Henkle, Of
Springfield, Ohio, in recent Abolition
speech at Columbus, speaking of the Cousti-
tuition said