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The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

New WAY OF RAISING THE WIND.-The
last thing in the way of joint stock COM
pony is exhibited in the plan by which j. II.
Still, once newsdeser in this city, but lately
the reputed heir to a very large estate in
Aberdeen, Scotland. proposes to raise the
funds to 60 over and take possession of his
property, Certificates are issued bearing
the Still family crest, setting forth that j. H.
Still is about going over to Aberdeen to
take possession of an estate left him by his
uncle, and emitting the bearer-in the event
Of Mr.. Still being successful in his expedi-
ton-to 800 when the recovery and pos
session of the estate has been consummatel.
These certificates are literally sold for $40
in present cash, so that the margin allowed
for discount and prospective profit is large
enough to satisfy the most cautiously inclined
banker Bulletin.
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

KENTUCKY ELEorIoN.-A gentleman in
Nevada Territory received letter from a
friend in Kentucky, dated August 10th, since
the election He says:
| suppose you will have seen an account
of the Kentucky election in the papers be
fore this reaches you, but just let me say to
you there was but one ticket. The people
were not allowed to vote for Wickliffe IT
New Castle, there were seven votes cast fol
Wicklffe before breakfast, and immediately
after there was squad of soldiers arrived r
town, who made the clerk of the election
scratch their names off the books. That is
the way all over the State.
So much for the freedom of the ballot.boy
in Kentucky. What is remarkable is that
Notwithstanding this surveillance, the admin.
istraton could not get ticket in the State
The Kentucky unconditional Unonists utter.
y repudate the policy of the administration
as is shown by their platform, anG the dec
laration of Bramette whom they elected
Governors Standard.
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

TESTING THE CoNsrIruTIoNALIrY OF THE
DRAFr,-Governo Seymour's pledge tha,
the constitutionaliy of the draft will be thor.
oughly tested, will I've fulfilled A case,
covering all the disputed points has been
made up. and it is understood will be argued
before Judge Daily, on Monday next, in the
Court of Common Pleas. The subject would
properly come before the Supreme Court bu,
AS some Of the Judges bad committed them
selves on it, it was deemed most desirable to
present it before another court-al the
the courts being equally competent to enter
tain it, The decision will then be carried
TO the Court of Appeals, which will be spe-
ciailv convened for that purpose. If the de-
cision is adverse to the constitutionalitv ot
the conscrpton law, the Government may
appeal it to the United States Court, bat
during the interval the draft must be sus-
pended, as wri,s of habeas corpus will issue,
and be sustained by the whole authority Of
the State of New York In case the State
Courts sustain the law, the draft will pro,
ceed, and persons considering themselves
agsrieved may appeal to'the higher courts
". Y. Sun, dug. 23d.
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

SUBSTITUTE FOR LEATHER.-Leather TO a
great degree, is to be suphrseded The Lon.
don Times endorses the claims Of an inven.
tion owned by Mr.. Szerelmy, of England,
which, according to description of the al,
ticle, possesses every quality of the real leath'
er, OF is vastly superior on many accounts
1t will not crack, is tougher, will wear longer,
and will resist water as etfectually as rubber.
The leather cloth can be made of ano color
and poir of boot tops, which costs of calf
skin 81 SO, will only cost 25 oents; The in
venton is of immense value
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

SALE OF THE New ALMADEN M1NE.-
The New AImaden Quicksilver Mine, after so
much litigation, has been sold at last. On
the 9th inst. the sale was made to the New
York Quicksilver Mining Company, for the
sum Of 81 95o,oO0 in gold, the mony dev-
cradle on the lst of September The price
agreed upon is not more than one third the
value of the mine, but the owners had been
badgered and bulIied, enjoined and law
suited so long, and finally threatened with
dispossession by force, that they concluded
it better to take half a loaf or none. The
transfer seems more the work of coercion
than anything else. After the completion
Of the contract by the delivery of the monev
on the ist proximo, we shall have some re-
marks touching the transfer of this the most
valuable mining property in the world
Meanwhile we have hope that the new own
ers may ere long hear it announced, as it was
one year ago, that the lead has been lost, the
mine apparently exhausted When power
and station have been used, as in this case,
to force bona .fde owners to part with their
property for sum far beneath its real value,
there can be no sympathy for those who
have thus triumphed, whatever misfor,unes
may overtake them. We denounce all ras,
cality and robbery by whomsoever perpetra.
ted, whether he be a dealer in bogus feet
on Montgomery street. or a member of the
Cabinet.-4San francisco NeaDs Letter.
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

OLp TIMEs.-lt is very amusing and
somewhat instructive 10 read Moore's Diary
of the Revolution. Our ancestors called
those British officers who carried off slaves
negro thieves" The sons of liberty in
New York, on one occasion, to insult tory
in the grossest manner forced him into II
chair and ordered the negro tavern boy to
sit beside him. Men fresh from the Declarl
alton of Independence pronounced that ac-
ton by British officers crime which done
at present by our officers wins stars to the
shoulder. But, then, they were an ignoran t
set Of fellows who did uot know the mean
ing of their oAn language for they had no
Tribune among them.
The extracts from Revneton's papers read
very much like Forney's editorials, and Gun
ningham on small scale recalls Butler.
That detested official, like Butler TOO, en-
deavored to satisfy has oppressed by telling
them how much worse he might have treat
ed them. There is no mention, however, OF
any honors heaped by the British govern
meut upon Cunningham, nor of any popular
ovations. He had done dirty work, he was
paid for it, and the account was closed.
". Y. World.
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

SUMMIT LAKEs.-Biger is not the on "
lake on the Sierras. About four miles west
of the Lake House, and about one mile south
of Bigler nestled at the foot of high range
of rugged crcling mountains, lies Fallen
Leaf Lake, body of water about two miles
long and one wide. Its only outlet is a
small mountain stream, which meanders for
distance of about three miles, and then
empties into Lake Bigler. The land between
the two lakes is quite level and as a good trai
leads over it, it is pleasant walk from one
to the other. Two miles northwest of this
lies Silver Lake, no less grandly beautiful,
but as trip to it at present necessi-
tates the climbing of rugged mountain sides
through thick and gled underground, it
is seldom visited.
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12
GE In President Lincoln's letter =. ~

w In President Lincoln's letter to IN.
Albany democratic meeting, concerning III.
ValIandigbam arrest, be says:
"1n the latter case, arrests are made m,
so much for what has been done as for vbs'
would probably would be done. The Ia,,..
is more for the preventative and less for III.
vindictive thyn the latter"
Lincoln reminds US, says the Cincinnati +
Enquirer, of Hans, who had been thrasbino
his urchin son for swearing at his mo,bsrs
Said the philosophic parent, "va,'s d,r
you're tbinkin' SO wicked about in de corna'
dare?" 81 amt tink note'n." "You Il.
you fagabond you-you thinks cot tam md
now l vipse ou for dat"
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12
ELECTION NOTICE.

N Office is hereby given, that on the 5tb da,
~ of October, A. u. 1863 an Election will bs
held in the Auburn School District Placer Coun.
ty at the School House, at which election will bs
submitted to the qualified electors of said District
proposition to levy Special Tax, for the pur.
pose of raising the sum Of Fifteen Hundred Dol.
lars, for the purpose of purchasing the land and
buildings lately occupied by Vim. T. Henson
Esq. for School House and Play Ground for
the Auburn School District, and for making th,
necessary repairs to said buildings.
At said Election the electors will also elect .
Collector and Assessor for the District
II. HAZELL,
Clerk of the Board of School Trustees
Auburn. Sept. 18th, 1S63.-0w
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12
County Court Calender.
The County Court meets on Monday next. Th'
so I'm (.nlnnanr

The C0unty COUrl uieeIS Oh 1UVuU1y uc%S H'
following is the Calendar.
George Langrick vs. His Creditors.
The People ct al VS.. C. T. Harlan.
T. J. Sloan vs. John Armstrong.
Fred. Hartford VS.. A j. Webster Il Co.
Thomas Campbell vs.. His Creditors.
] T. Cannon Vs.. v. W. Cleavand.
Mary Ann Sheridan vs. Her Creditors
Esther A. Weber. .ys. James NJ Hawkins
Thomas Holder vs.. His Creditors.
Wm. Hem vs.. Henry c. Wortimer.
Conrad Klien vs. His Creditors.
o X Ievings vs. His Creditors
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

RowDYIsM--We are sorry to confess that
a lady is hardly safe from insult in Virginia
unless she goes armed, or has male pro
tector constantly at her elbow. The town is
infested with horde of ruffians who suspect
every woman they see, and never hesitate to
insult them when they incur no. danger by so
doing. One lady, whose dwelling is situated
in an unfortunate locality, was offended in
this way so often in the absence Of her bus
band, that she was obliged to arm in her own
defence; she afterwards got rid of one of her
prosecutors by swapping derringer in his
face. It was pity the lreacherous weapon
failed to explode. We have heard of so
many instances, lately, of respectable women
being insuted in the streets and in their
houses, that we have thought it advisable
to warn them to carry weapons and use them
when occasion demands There is 20 law
against killing brutes in selfdefence.
Virginia Enterprise.
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

HoMIcIDE.-A difficulty occurred on Mon
day last at Knoxville, in this county, be-
tween man by the name of Moore, and P.
5. Tracy, late Of Antoine Canon, in which
Moore was shot dead by Tacy. The latter
rs said to have been justified in the act.
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

ScnooL DIsrRIcr ELEcrIoN.--Ths School
Trustees Of the Auburn School District give
notice that an election will be held on Mon
day, October 5th, on the proposition to pur-
chase the Henson property for school house
and play ground 1t is question of taxal
ton. Voters will inform themselves and
vote accordingly.
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12
NOTICE,

To the Stockholders of the Orleans Quarts
Mining Company.
VOU are hereby notified that at meeting Of
IL the Trustees of your Company held this
lth day Of September. 1868, an assessmen. Of
Twenty Dollars, was levied on each Share Of
Stock in the Orleans Quartz Mining Company
due and payable on or before the 9Th day Of
October next
By order Of the Board OF Trustees.
J. K. CRANDALL, Secretary.
Auburn. Sept. 18th, lS63-3t.
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12
Proceedings of the Board cf Supervisors.

Board met pursuant to adjournment. Present
full Board.
On motion it WAS ordered that the County
Surveyor run out the division line between Town
ehips and s, as established by the Board of
SUPERVISORS on May Sth. 1861 commencing at
the head waters or source Of the South Fork of
the North Fork of the American River. running
due east to it's intersection with the Eastern
boundary line Of the State OF Caliiorna-estab
lish said line by suitable marks or monuments
and report to the Board az soon as possible.
THURSDAY. Sept. 10th.
In the matter of the application of the Central
Pacific Railroad Company for the payment OF the
second installment of ten per cent of the amount
of the subscription Of Placer County to the
CAPITAL Stock of the Central Pacific Railroad
Company of California, in pursuance of an Act
entitled "An Act to authorize the County OF
Placer to subscribe to the Capital Stock OF the
Central Pacific Railroad Company &c." approved
April I'd. 1868. II is hereby ordered that the
Board of Railroad Commissioners of the County
of Placer. created by the above mentioned Act OF
the Legislature. shat, and are hereby authorized
10 prepare and issue the bonds of the County Of
Placer to the amount of S25 600, as in said
Act provided.-The bonds OF the County OF fla-
Ger for the amount Of S25 600. to-wit: Bonds
numbered from No 81 to No. 100. inclusive. for
the amount of $500 each, dated September 10th,
A. D. 1868. with forty coupons attached to each,
showing the amount Of $40 to lie due and paya-
ble to the Treasurer of the County every six
months from the date Of the bond, until said
Bond is paid-were duly counterslgned by the
County Clerk of Placer county in the presence
of n ouorum of the Board of Supervisors.
FRIDAY. Sept. llth
Bills allowed to the amount Of S533,60.
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

The St. Paul Pioneer states that Fort Wag,
COL Wagner, formerly of Saltwater, MINES.
ota, and now distinguished Major General
in the rebel service; having gone up step by
step from clerkshp in one Of the de parti
ments at Richmond, to very high rank
among the fighting Generals Of the rebel ar,
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12
SETTLE UP,

We are on the eve Of leaving for foreign
parts, and desire an immediate settlemen.
with all persons that we have had DEALING.
with. Those who refuse to pay on requs..
will certainly be sued.
JAS. P. BULL.
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

EA military court-martial in Maryland
lately tried citizen Of that State for hold
ing communication with the rebels, and
found The man to be innocent. Not satisfied
with the verdict, the Secretsry of War Stan
ton, disbanded the court martial and repri
manded its members
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

The Boston Courier says there is good
deal Of alarm lest the skill of our Generals
and the valor of our troops should bring the
war to termination much sooner than is
agreeable among the John Brownies and
shoddy patriots, who, in the words Of Gen.
Ewing, are stealing themselves rich in the
name of liberty"
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

A Tin mine has been discovered near
Mono Lake, by the Hank Schram Gold aud
Silver Mining Company. They were at
work on lode conta ming gold end silver,
and by chance discovered The tin. The ore
contains from five to twentylthree per cent.
Of metal. The m!ne is situated twenty-five
miles from Aurora.
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

EE- The election in the State Of Maine
takes place on Monday l4lh inst. The canvass
has been warm and the election will be close.
Bion Bradbury is The Democratic nominee.
Last wear there were two Democratic tickets
in the field whose combined vote was
39.4O6 the Abolition vote was As ,534.
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12
VICKSBURG.

AFTER ITS CApruRE-Vicksburg which
was really a handsome city, with good pub
lie buildings and many fine residences, sur
rounded with we'll kept and beautiful gar
denc, giving evidence OF wealth, good taste
and general prosperity, has now pre-emi'
nently neglected and war worn appearance.
Some degree or kind of devastation marks
almost every object you see, and in the ex-
ceptional cases you meet with dust, decay
and neglect. Many houses are pierced, 9th
ers perforated by shot and shell. The pill
lars of pazzas are knocked down and doors
and windows smashed. The shops were all
closed, and presented dusty and deserted
appearance. and in many of the streets you
into holes made by our shells. The streets
near to and running parallel with the river
were barricaded by breastworks and rifle
pits, as a means of defence against attacks
by the gunboats.
The CAVES OF VICKsBURa.-At every
available place caves were dug In these
caves, which varied greatly in s.ze, the wo.
men and children sought shelter from our
shot and she'll. The largest one in the city
10 lutl VI hI. Inliit UcluS Cul tlIOuSh u
hill about 100 feet in length. In this cave,
through which person can walk erect, are
four apartments, the largest one being per-
hads e feet square, and furnished with car
pet chairs, etc. Here bis family, including
several daughters, lived during the Al days
that our
Cannon to the right Of them
Cannon to the left of them,
Cannon in front of them,
Volleyed and thundcred.'
In another smaller room the servants we're
quarered. In the third was stored their
food and forage for their COW and hogs,
quietly solourning out of the way of all
danger in the next room. During the day
many ladies' issued out from caves, taking
their chances for successful lodges. met
two sisters who prided themselves upon
their expertness in getting out of the way of
shells, as if it were quite ladylike accom-
| pIishment.
THE NUMBER KILLEp.-While en- route
to New York, the inquiry was often made as
to how many women and children were
killed at Vcksburg, and | was glad to have
| dn opportunity pt COrIeC tlHg lue very 8eUe-
raj misapprehension which found existed.
In lieu of there being upwards Of so killed,
or as some persons supposed, several hum
dred, there were Just six-tour women and
two children. This statement was made to
me by Confederate officer, and was cor
roborated by several citizens of Vicksburg,
AS well as by two rebel ladies who took
passage in the same steamer on which came
up the Mississippi In addition to those
above mentioned, there were quite a number,
perhaps as many as twenty wounded. With
one exception the wounds were light, the
exception being the case Of an officers wife,
whose arm was so badly injured as to require
amputatlon
Up to the time Of my departure no official
reports of the exact number of the enemy
who were killed during the siege, or who
died from the effects of sickness or wounds,
had been received at Gen. Grants headl
quarters; but it was estimtaed that the mum.
Der was not less than 5000.
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

re- The re nomination for election, of
Curtin, the Abolition Governor Of Pensyll
vania, is very distastefuI to a large portion Of
his party SO much so, that the Democracy
are confident of electing their candidate,
Judge Woodward by majority of from So
600 to 1000
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

FREEDOM OF THE PREss-THE VOICE OF
FORMER DAYs.--Francis p BIiar, the faith
of the present Post Master General, spoke as
follows in powerful editorial article in the
Washington Globe, when he was its editor,
in the days of Jacllson's Administration.
Hear him: Under no possible emergen.
cy, not even in in civil war; can this Govern
menl Justify official interference with the
freedom Of speech, or Of the press, any more
than it can with the freedom of the ballot.
The RIGHTEOUSNESS of the tongue and of the
pen is minor evil compared with the 'icent-
iousness of arbitrary power
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12
LOST MATCH.

Lost on Baltimore Ravine. on Sunday. Auons.
3Oth, 1856, a Gold Watch and Chain. In tho
case of the Watch was Il candy motto. Anv n.,'
san finding said watch and delivering it to me in
Auburn, will be literally rewarded
JOHN HARDWOOD.
Auburn, Sept 5th, lS63-3t
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

TRIAL JURoRs AT THE CouRT OF SESSIONS
The Trial Jurors Of this Court are sum
moned to be and appear at the Court House
in Auburn, on Monday, the 2lst day of Sep,
tember.
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

EVACUATED telegraph of yesterday
brings the news that the rebels evacuated
Forts Wagner and Gregg, on Sunday night
last, after spiking their cannon. 1t is 'hought
that the city of Charleston will soon have to
surrender
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

ELECTION REruRSs.-Owing to the fact
that the returns have not all come to hand ,
the Board Of Supervisors will not proceed
to canvass them until Monday next
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

eastern PuBLIcAroNs.-Mr. Hazell has
our thanks for Eastern periodicals and pa
pers brought by tho last mail. He has
them on sale at his Drug Store.
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

Justice Of the Peace, Township No. 3.
We are authorized to announce Il. G. POLAND.
as a candidate for Justice Of the Peace for Town
ship No. 3, at the ensuing Judicial Election.
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

COOP NvEsTMENr.-S Seldom in the history
Of our State bas there been so many things
in which investment can be made, as at
present. Many of the lodges of gold and
silver, in which large sums are often unthinl<'
ingly invested, and which is the last YOU will
ever see of it, except in an additional assess
ment; bu: in purchasing your wardrobe at
the great Clothing and Gentemen's Fur.
nshing House of HOUSTON, HASTINGS
& CO., Lick Building, Montgomery street,
San Francisco, there is no additional assess
ments. You get there your moneys worth,
and see your investment generally every
day, or at least on Sunday
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12
NOTICE.

A LII PERSONS OWING ME ARE REoupS
II ted to settle with 7. E. Holm, my agent nnd
persons having claims against me will pre.sn.
them to him for liquidation.
septl2 st p p uOIN
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

AocIpENr-Mr. VIM. H. Wallace's little
daughter while playing on ladder at Hi
nostown. fell and broke her right arm at or
near the joint OF the elbow. DR.. Jones of
this place was called and rendered all neces-
sary service in the case. The accident oc'
Cured on Tuesday last-Dutch Fiat Eng.
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12
SuLpuuR.-A large field of Sulphur has

SuLpHuR.-A large field Of Sulphur has
recently been discovered, near the Lassen
Meadows on the Humboldt. 1t covers some
sixty acres from one to three feet thick. so
far as explored, but it is thought that further
explorations will develope its still further ex.
tent beneath the surface of the ground
This discovery is very important one, to
that district of country, as it will afford an
abundant and cheap supply of the raw ma
tera to the suphuric acid manufactory now
about going into operation near Carson City,
This factory, alone, will consume about one
ton of phur each week. As the mines
are opened up ether factories will soon be
required, aud an enormous quantity OF this
material will be needed soon.
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

The Nelson COPPER MINE.-The propril
etors of this mine which is located about
six miles above Lincoln, on the Nevada road
are making preparations for vigorous work
in the way Of its thorough development. A
contract has been completed with party
for quarter interest in the mine, to put up
20 horse power engine with the necessary
pumping and boisting apparatus. The claim
consists of 1000 feet. The usual groupings
of carbonates are found upon the surface, and
considerable native copper occurs at depth
of about 27 feet. Al shaft has been sunk
to the depth of 70 feet, with most promis-
ing indications.
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

CuRIosIrIEs OF THE DEsERT.-Ihe Vir-
gina Evening Bulletin says: We have IN
our office a scorpion, lately caught on the
desert near Fort Churchill-a nasty, ugly
looking insect, with the claws of a crawfish
and the legs of centipede, and tail, not of
''linked sweetness long drawn out" but with
point sharper than wit. His nippers are
an inch and half long, and from head to
tail the length is about four inches, at the
end of which is bag or sack, containing
the poison which it elects througha minute
curled tube, similar to serpent's fang. We
heard an emigrant describing the effects Of
its sting upon fellow traveller who was a
dead man two hours after.
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12
GARDNER MINING co.
SAVAGE COPPER MINING COMPANY.

NOTlCE is hereby given TO the Stockholders
~ of the Savage Copper Mining Company
located in the Zinc District, Nevada county, that
an assessment of Five (5) cents per foot has been
levied. to be paid by the 10th day of September
A. D. 1868, payable at the Office of the Secretary
in Lincoln, Placer County.
By order of the Trustees
j. II. HUMPHREYS, Secretary.
Lincoln, Sept. 5th, 1863 1t
The Placer herald., 1863-09-12

DELICATE SURGICAL OpERAr1oY,--On
Monday last DR.. Pelham took from the eye
OF Mr., Duprey, of Centerville, a piece of
brass weighing one and a half grains, and
one'welfth of an inch in length, that had re-
NAMED in the eye since the battle of Crero
Gordo, in Mexico, in ls47. The eve was
blinded by the wound at the time it was re.
celved and after long time healed up, but
from time to time gave evidence that th ere
was some foreign matter still remaining in
tne old wound, and on examsnttion the piece
OF metal above alluded to was extracted.
Shasta Courier.