The Placer herald., 1863-10-31

Which is the greater if you can explain,
rogue in spirit or a rogue in grain1
George Lloyd, formerly of Sacramento,
was killed at Aurora on Saturday night, in
shooting scrape, in which he was principal
party, says dispatch to the Union.
ID. o. Mills, of Sacramento, has become a
partner in the banking firm of Raston Il Co.,
San Francisco Mills will represent the
house in New York.
The new gunpowder mill in the course of
construction at Santa Cruz is almost finish
ed.
LIBERAL.-The owners Of stock, who won
premiums at the late Fair in Washoe, dona.
ted the prize money to form or swell the
prize purse for the next Fair, in 1854.
A boy in Colorado, appointed to the Uni,
ted States Naval Academy at Newport, walk.
ed seven huudred miles to avail himself OF
the place g ven him.
The Empress of Russia is on the eve of
performing journey, or pilgrimage, to Jeru-
salem and ten steamers have been ordered
to hold themselves in readiness to transport
troops to the Caucasian coast.
Commodore Turner, in command Of the
lronsdes, is first cousin to the Rebel General
Robert K. Lee.
In the small town of Andover, in England.
the stocks are still used AS a means of nun,
ishment.
The Union Pacific Railroad is being push
ed forward with vigor that promises rapi
id completion. A large number of the
laborers will be down on the first boat, which
will make the force already at work upwards
of five hundred. Kansas City Journal.
Our griefs are no doubt deeply interesting
to ourselves; they are great bores to our
friends
"Main't see you home from meeting Peg
gy9" mo, you shant, sm otherwise en-.
gagged" II swanny. guess you've missed
it this time, for I've got my pocket full of
gingerbread" You may take my arm, Jim,
| only said So"
John" said slingy old hunk to his
hired man, as he was taking dinner, "do you
know how many pancakes you've esten?"
mo" Well, you've eaten fourteen" "Well,"
said John, "you count and I'll eat"
"My lad," said a schoomaster, "what is a
member of Congress?" "A member of Con,
gress is a common substantive agreeing with
self interest, and is governed with eight dol
lars day, understood"
"What are wages here" asked laborer
of boy. II don't know, sir" "What
does your father get on Saturday nightg"
"Get!" said the boy; "why, he gets rs tight as
brick"
PIoKErs.-A soldier gaining his knowledge
of military phrases, gives the following def.
milton: "Pickets-These ere chaps cent out
to borry terbacker of the enema, and to see
if the rebels has got pas"
HUMAN NATURE.-Some wise person sage,
y remarked "there is a good deal of human
nature in man. 1t drops out occasionally
in boys.
DIED OF HIS WouNDs.-A. s. Wells.
who was stabbed by Vincent E. Geger at
Red Bluff, on the 18th inst, died on Friday
afternoon, and was buried under the super
vision of the Odd Fellows on Saturday.
GREAT FALL.-On the 18th inst, at San
Andreas, Calaveras county, little boy fell
into an old mining shaft, over fifty feet deep
and escaped unhurt.
The San Fran ncisco Directory contains 37,-
900 names.
Upwards of 1000 new buildings have
been erected within the last year in San
Francisco.
WAsHoE PHRAsEs-The term for mar,
riage in Washoe is consolidation; thus, John
Doe and Eliza Roe consolidated on Sunday
last. They will soon incorporate and com
mence the issue of stock.
RAINS NoRTH.-Rains commenced at
the Boise river mines on Saturday, Sept.
Goth.
Mrs. Partington says that Ike, who has
just returned from France, "speaks French
like Parishioner"
SAN FRANcIsoo.-The population of San
Francisco is put down in the new Directory
at 5000.
The stage fare from Virginia City to Aus.
tin (Reese River) is $40.