The Placer herald., 1863-08-01
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE.
SACRAMENTO, Thursday, July 80, 1868.

war. Gen. Lee seems to be gradually sink
ing back into Virginia, and towards the Cap
ita, while Gen. Meade follows up at safe
and respectful distance. Probably, when
Lee gets to his favorits and stratgetic place
of fighting, he will take stand, and there
will be another terrible battle. The war in
the West is about at a stand still. Charles
ton, at present, seems to be the only point
where there is active work. The Union
troops are fighting with desperation, and if
Gen. Gilmore reduces Fort Wagner, and
gains possession Of Morris Island, Fort
Sumter will be very easily reduced
JUDGE FIELDS ON NAruRALIzATIoN.
The Judges late order to the Clerk of bis
Court seems to show that his honor is get
ting excited on political questions. lie is
timd of foreigners, and is worried lest few
Democrats shall get their second papers in
time to vote for Gov. Downey. No matter.
If they cannot get them in one Court they
can in another, where there are no Lincoln
Judges. But then it is unfortunate that
Judge of so much ability should be SO weak
aud sensitive on this point.
THE GREAT BARBECUE.
The great Democratic Barbecue takes
place to-day at Marvsuille Park. This is no
doubt the largest political gathering ever
held in the State. A large number of citi
zens went up from here, including j. w.
Coffroth and Ex-Gov. Bgler. A fine brass
band, from San Francisco, passed through
yesterday, en- route for the scene Of action.
NEGRO TESTIMONY VS.. JUDGE CRANER.
1t would appear that Judge Craner is not
cognizant of the Act known as the Negro
Testimony Act" In case of homicide
before him during the late term, black man
was introduced to testify. But the Judge
ordered him to leave notwithstanding the
protestations of the attorney who would inl
troduce him. Judge Craner probably thinks
that such acts are prinaa tttcia unconstituton-
al, and need not go before any higher court
than bis own. Those who favor such law,
and there are many, will feel very indignant
at the Judges ruling. Well,-what are they
going to do about it!
sACREMENso COUNTY FIGHT.
The contest here has already settled down
to fight for the Sheritalty. The Democrats
will rally their biggest guns for Lansing,
without any hope of elecling anything else
on the ticket II be should he elected, and
the Democrats carry the St ate, the Sacramen-
to Republican will get a good share of the
public patronage. But some of the Citizens s
Commtte still declare they will nominate
four AssembIymen. think they are mis-
taken, and will be voted down in Committee
if they ever get together again.
THE HIGH GRADE.
Our Mayor, Swift, was elected as a high
grade man-that is, in favor Of raising every
thing nearly up to the moon. But it appears
he turns out an anti high grader. Many
merchants as well as others owning stores
to let, are anxious to raise them up immedi-
ae!y. But the Mayor tells them if they do
it, and put the sidewalks up corresponlingly
the Board will pronounce the sidewalks nuis-
ances, and order them abated. Mayor Swift
wants the streets first raised and graded, be-
cause that will compel every body to do the
work of raising at once-or, promising he is
opposed to immediate action, the move will
be so heavy that nothing will be done. And
that will probably be the result this year.
DEATH OF GOOD CITIZEN.
One of those singular and fatal accidents,
which seem almost as if Providential, hap
pened in this city on Sunday last. j Adam
very active, energetic and indus
trious young German, who kept Saddler &
Harness Shop near the corner Of and 10th
streets, while attempting to walk the tresse
work on the Sacramento Valley Railroad, at
the foot of Seventh Street ia break by the
floods in the levee, and tressled over) lost
his balance and fell through, a distance of
not over eight or nine feet. But in the fall
his abdomen was thrown against joist and
lie died Tuesday morning, and
was buried yesterday with due honors, civic
and military. He was Turner, Singer
member of the German Rifles, City Guards,
and an honorary member of Fire Company
No. 6. All these societies and companies
turned out at his funeral besides hundreds
of citizens.
THE ESCAPE OF J. II. GAss.
Your jailor has lost $500 week for
year at least, and Sacramento has saved that
much in consequence of the escape of this
man against whom there were only eleven
indictments. Gass escaped last Sunday
night, by the use Of false Keystone for his
cell and the other for the front door. When
he passed out, there lay asleep two great
lazy watchmen. There are thousand and
one rumors about the matter. Some think
that there was collision between the
keepers and prisoner. Others that he had
help from his friends on the outside. He
was caught at an attempt short time ago,
and since that be has been ironed until
few days before his escape. Many of this
community, especially the female portion of
it, are glad Of his escape out of sympathy
for his mother and sister. Those who were
prosecuting him are vexed beyond descrip'