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The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

PRICES IN TIE WEsr.-lhe Chicago Tri-
bune says that in Southern Indiana, Southern
and Central Illinois, the greater portion of
Iowa, and all of Missouri. agricultural pro-.
duce is worth next to nothing, while all over
the West the prices Of cloth, of sugar, of
moasses, of salt, If iron--aIl the great nee
essaries of farm and household economy,
saving only breals,uffs and meat for man
and food for administrative in some cases
doubled, in Others qnadrnped in price. A
bu>hel and half Of corn will buy but a
pound Of sugar; and three bushels of corn
or II bushe Of wheat only equal in market
value pound Of common cotfee Clothes
of all descriptions are sold at enormous flo,
ures Furthermore, the prices Of labor
have increased 81 greatly, that on thousands
OF farms the grown corn crop is not worth
the bare cost of gathering and preparing fol
market.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

In BEHALF OF THE DoGs-If YOU have a
good dog likely to die of distemper, put a
handful Of salt down his throat and make
him swallow it, The cure is absolutely GER
tain. The salt produces immediate vomiting
and at once removes the disease.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

DECLARED UNcoNsTrUrIoNAL.-Theco courts
in Illinois have decided the law requiring
stamps on all legal documents, unconstitu-
tional. They say the general government
has no right to prescribe what sort of docu.
ments shall be legal in the State courts, as
that duty belongs exclusively to the State
authorities.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

EF-We have received from Hon. G. l.
Vallan!igham copy of his l4th of January
speech in the House of Representa'ives-the
same that so startled and shocked Abolition
nerves. We regret that the speech is too
lengthy for our columns, as we would like
to lay before our readers this demand for
compromise from the best abused man in the
country.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

EY- The Sac Bee has San Francisco dis.
patch to the effect that the Alta and Bulletin
have agreed to become organs of an Anti.
CONFESS party, to avenge themselves for his
election. Eugene Casserly is their candi.
date for Governor.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

A telegram from Yreka, says the ten
days storm has finally ceased, and the wealth,
er is fine and pleasant. A silver lead has
been found near this place, from which good
prospects have ueen taken.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

AZ Stephen J. Field, Chief Justice of our
State Supreme Court, has received the ap,
pointment of U. S. Circuit Judge. vice Judge
McAlister, resigned. The appointment OF
the President is very distasteful to the Bull
letin and other papers, who thinks him
unworthy of the position. That may be
but he has received his reward for turning
Abol,ionst
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

SUPREME Court REPoRrs.-We are in.
debted to G. j. Hilyer, Esq, Reporter for
Supreme Court Of the State, for volume 20
Of the Reports, just issued from the press.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

rSy- The copper discoveries made last
week near the Aabaster Cave, arc consider
ed quite favorable, and preparations are be,
ing made for active work. The copper is
found in slate veins three and four feet in
thickness Shares are already held up at
high figures.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

SALr.-A salt marsh or mine has been dis
covered in the Humboldt river region, Neva
da Territory, which embraces some 1900
acres. 1t lies in the valley on the south of
Table Mountain. The salt is three fee, thick
on the surface, and pure.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

ES-We ara now enjoying a little season
of mild and comparatively warm weather,
very sprng-like, and encouraging to house
keepers 10 trim vines and shrubbery, and
to prepare their gardens for cultivation.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

DEATH IN CALAvERAs CoUNTY.-H. Read
prominent Democrat of Calaveras county,
died in Camanche Camp, Calaveras county
Feb. 18th.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

DcwNwAnD.--Legal tender notes were
selling in San Francisco, on Wednesday last
for so and So cents, on the dollar.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

A Dublin dentist has left sur. con 95(
to cut his head off before interment, 50 as tc
ease his mind about being buried alive.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

There has been slight mistake made
here said the house surgeon, "of no great
moment, thought was the sound lee Of
Mr.. Higgins that was cut off We can cas-.
lily cure the other-comes to about the same
thing"
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

A bit of glue dissolved in skim mix and
water will restore old Grape
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

EF-1he Pacific Central Rail Road Com
pany are no" making locating survey, by
way Of Miners ravine and Auburn to Clipper
Gap.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

UNFouNpED.-The Placer Courier gives
for what it is worth, rumor that the Cen.
tra Pacific h r, Company is negotiating for
the purchase Of the grade of the Auburn
Railroad, and that the track Of the latter
road is to be taken up and laid down on the
Folsom and Pacervile Railroad.
There is no truth whatever in the rumor.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

CHANCE FOR SPEcULATIoN.-The Govern.
menl has sent some $4,000 in stamps to
the Pacific coast. to be used when the stamp
act goes into operation on and after the first
of March. The stamps are to be used upon
every species Of paper calling for the pay,
ment of money, deeds, aflidavits, etc etc, and
of course nearly every man doing business
will require TO use them. The Government
will sell these stamps for greenhacks, and
spectators will have an opportunity to buy
them in quantities. and of course will retail
them ont only for coin. With greenbacks
at fifty cents on the dollar and less, the
chance for somebody to make from 1915,
900 to 100000 seems quite favorable
Will not some particularly earnest lip pa
triot avail himself of this fat take"
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28
AFTER F. F. FARGO.

In the Senate yesterday, resolution was
passed instructing the Finance Committee
to ascertain the amount of fees paid yearly
to the Clerk Of the Supreme Court. When
this investig CATION shall have progressed into
bill fixing the salary of the Clerk and rel
ducng the fees, or appropliating them to
some State Fund, have some curiosity to
see whether the act reads ITO take effect
immediat ly," or at the expiration OF the
present incumbent's term. Fargo is the
man, who, on the receipt of the news of the
issuance Of Lincoln's Emancipation policy,
jumped upon the table in the Orleans Hotel.
proposed three cheers for Uncle Abe and his
Emancipation policy. He makes fortune
out of the Office even if his 90 ose, with her
golden egg be slaught red now by the Leg
islature.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28
GRIMM AL MATTERS.

The District Court has been engaged for
the last three days on the Carkhutf murder
case, Of which gave you a brief account at
the time Of the terrible murder 1t * not
attracting as much curiosity. of the morbid
kind as is usual on such trials. Perhaps
this community is getting a surfeit of such
trials The fact that executions are very
rare and murder trials. common, has influ-
ence on the public mind. Many think
that these trials partake too much OF
the farce. 1t is we'll that our criminal
practice be so guarded that innocent men
shall not suffer, but it would appear that
while such is the tact, it is almost next to an
impossibl!ily to convict equity person, and
a greater impossibilty that when found
guilty, that the sentence Of the Court be
carried out.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

PLACER COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY,"
The Secretary of the Society published no'
tce in another column, calling upon the
members to meet in Auburn on the 7th OF
next month. 1t is for the purpose of carrying
out a law passed at the present session Of the
Legislature.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28
February 18th, 1868.
County Treasurer's Monthly Statement

or the month ending February 2Sth, 1868.
Amt cash reed for County purposes. 1877 81
Amt cash ecd for State purposes. 1880 9G
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

MAXIM FOR PooR PEopLE.-It is easier
to pay large debt than it is to pay larger
one.-Lincoln.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

SoNG OF THE GREENBAcKs-"We are
coming, Father Abraham" $3oOOoo,o Oo
more.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

Rich QUARTZ LEAD.-It is rumored that
m extremely rich quartz lead has been dis,
covered some three weeks AGO by French
Engineer, at Rhodes Dggings in this county
some two or three miles from Folsom
Twelve thousand dollars to the ton is the
reputed result of an assay. Five thousand
feet have been taken up by discoveries, who
are organizing company to be known as
"The Rhodes Gold and S yer Mining Com
pany." Union.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

= EE- Hon. c. &C. Dudley, Senator Harri
man, and Gen. Kibbe have favored us will
valuable State documents during the week.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

Bay The Esmeralda Star says that Messrs
CANDLES have sold their entire interests in
the Wide West mine, Aurora, for the sum
of $4,000.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28
SACRAMENTO CORRESPONDENCE
SACRAMENTO, Thursday, February rs, 1868.

SACRAMENTO, Thursday, February 26 1868.
Editors Herald:-The Legislature is slow
ly dragging along, being principally engaged
in minor affairs belonging to county legls'a-
ton, all of which might, with the best of
reasons, be delegated 10 the Boards of Su,
per,isors. Legislation is shown up in its
iit,leness when the entire body is engaged in
passing a hog bill for Tulare county, a legal
fence act for Sonoma county, or whether
CalaveraS county shall lake 100000 worth
of railroad stock. Three weeks good work,
by this Legislature, on the change of laws
necessary under the amended Constitution
was all that was necessary But this is
waste of paper, and | quit the subject.
THE STATE OF THE COUNTRY.
The news from the East in relation to the
progress of the war, for the sub]ugation OF
The South, does not read to me very tlatter-
ing. Things appear to be progressing back
wards. if there is any movement at all. The
condition of the army Of the Potomac is
entirely in the dark, and probably, if the
facts were known, that Department would
be found in a terrible state of disorganiza-
ton. Everybody begins to wish to see an
emu 10 t!lls WIN III Ouo way VI dnotpOi'
Either that we speedily whip jeff Davis, or
that he whips US. If it is possible to restore
the Union by force, apply that force and
done with il; but if impossible, ascertain
the fact Of impossbiIily without exhausting
the loyal people by a long war.
JuDGEsHlp GOSSIP.
Since the appointment of Stephen J. Field
bn InI ho IF NJ
Latham are very much relieved The APP
pontment Of Chief Justice Field, however
does not seem to give much better salts
faction in Some quarters. The newspapers
in tie Settlers League, throughout the State,
are very personal in their comments on the
habits of the Judge. lie is charged with
making this party, and breaking that,-and
above all things, he is charged with being
sociable! Wonder if there ever was such a
State as Catornia-tha. is, such a set of
miserable, carpng and jesuitcal people at the
head of the press.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

THE McKIM LEAD, IN AMADoR CoUNTx.-
This copper lead located near the Costumes
riverproves to be very rich The Amador Led
ger SAYS. it assays as high as 80 per cent of
copper VIM "A. Johnson, of this place, in con-
neclon with Mes,rs. Fish McKim, and Trow
bridge discovered it. We are pleased to
learn Billy is in luck. Several of our cit
zens have claims on the same ledge. Messrs.
Myers, Hall and Nosler, and few of them
started to Amador County, on Thursday last
to take look at their ''earthly possessions"
in that quarter
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28
= PRICE OF REAL ESTATE.

The lot on the south west corner Of ] and
Third streets sold yesterday for 4s0O. The
lot is 20 feet on and SO on Third street, and
is covered with one story wooden buildings.
This property has heretofore been held at
much higher figures. The emigration from
this city to Nevada Territory has a tenden
cy to reduce the price of real property.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28
THE NEWS FROM THE EAST.

The New YORK papers give accounts VI
another formidable Rebel Pirate"-the
Florida-which seems to be making wild
havoc of orr commerce in the West Indies
and around Cuba. The armament of the
Florida is said to be very heavy. She is
known to have one ll-inch gun, two ri'led
80 Founders, two rifled GA Founders, and
two pivots, one forward and one aft. She is
a propeller, bark.rigged, with two pipes
100 tons burden, and is SAID to be ao'e
to make sixteen miles an hour. Her Officers
and crew consist of one hundred AM thirty
men. Her hull is whtewashed. The Span
sb authorities in Cuba are represented as
favoring her movements, and shielding hef
from CAPTURE. John J. Critenden is out in
an address condemning the Emancipation
Proclamation, and recommending legislative
resolutions condemnaory of it, and the pow
err of procaming martial law throughout the
United Stales. He recommends no future
course of Kentucky, but simply to wait for
future Developments. The Pirate Oveto es-
capped from Mobile bay with 100 bales of
cotton on board and on her way to Havana
sunk Boston brig laden with sugar, near
Tortucas. Judge Field of our Supreme
Court, is said to have received the appoint
ment of o. S. Circuit Judge, rice McAllis!er,
resigned The Richmond Inquirer says the
late accounts about raising the blockade at
Char eston are all humbug, and are to be
officially investigated. The Louisville Jour
nal pives accounts of rumors of rebel inva-
sions of Kentucky, and thinks they are
threatening Lexington, Frankfort, and Louis
vile. 1t learns that 700 rebel cavalry were
at Nicholasville with intention of cutting the
railroad between Louisville and Lexington
1t i, said that the rebels have occupied
Richmond and are marching on Lexington
under Longstreet, 10000 strong. The A ice
a British steamer had arrived at Havana
from Mobile with cotton. A Calcutta paper
states that there is rebel pirate cruising in
the Bey of Bengal for Federal commerce.
Rebel accounts bring intelligence of the cap
ture OF the ram Queen Of the West AID an
iron-clad gunboat, near Port Hudson. The
bill to pay Missouri ST. ,OOO,O 900 to emancpae
her negroes is about to become a law On
the eighteenth inst, a force of rebel cavalry
attacked forage train Of ten wagons, from
Memphis, and captured it. 1t was also ru'
mored that another train was captured near
Moscow. The town of IIopefied, opposite
Memphis, has been burned by the FederaIisls,
for harboring guerrIas. Gold-frm, at ~ and
y l-2 premium. The sudden advance in
gold is thought to be owing to the 100000,
900 legal tender clause in the finance bill.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

fel)2S-1w
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

mucn I'Tner HTureS. Inc emigration rom
this city to Nevada Territory has ,enden
cy to reduce the price of real property.
INTERNAL REVENUE.
The act for the collection of taxes on all
legal paper, technically called the STAMP
tax" goes into effect in this State on the
first of March. 1t lays duty on all legal
papers and documents, from two cvpls up
to twenty dollars Its enforcement will
caase us all to curse the necessity for such a
tax, and enghten our understanding and
appreciation of what war brings along in its
trail. We have not got in sight of the
elephant yet, and about the time the beast
gets into c'ose proximity we shall have a
full and realizing view of his largeness.
EXPECTED REMOVALS.
The first two removals in Federal office
consequent upon the defeat Of Congressman
Phelps for the u. S. Senate, will probably
be that of Watrous, the Postal Agent, and
A. A. De Long, Tax Collector of this Dis
trict. 1t has been reported that Watrous
had resigned, but this is only rumor. Il
would be as reasonable to expect that
De Long had resigned. Both will let 90 the
teat when they are choked off, De LONG
is decidedly unpopular here, and the people
often wonder how the Republicans of Fol
som ever made him their tugleman.
THE NEW SENATOR.
The Hon. John Conness is slightly i'm
proving in health, and he was promenading
on our streets yesterday. He, however, de
clined accepting an invitation to the Broder
lex Monument erection, on account of hi.
late sickness. He bears unmistakable sign.
of physical suffering, and the best of medi
ca! skill will be necessary to restore him tc
his former good health.
GREENBACKs STILL DECLINING.
Since the advance OF gold in the East
quoted at 81 70 l-2, the price Of greenbecks
have materially declined in this market. In
fact, there is no demand for them at present t.
Our volunteer military who must necessari
y receive this deprecated currency, cannot
remain long free from decentralization, should
this state of things continue. To the rank
and file, his depreciation comes most severe
because heir pay is very small at best. The
commissioned officers no doubt privately
complain, but their conduct is curbed by a
desire to set a good example before their
men. It is a hard lot TO be soldiers
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28
NOTICE !Il

>. d. W IAN.
lw Secretary, Placer Co. A. Society
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

side and the decision to the other. And all
this for the purpose Of claiming to be con-
sentative.
To support these sharks Of society. is
style of newspaper. equally dishonest and
time serving. Such papers always run with
the current clamor; never speak truth if in
danger of losing patron; will forge the
ready lie if interest suggest it, and blast a
reputation by nuendo for the same Object
Such politicians and snch papers, bring all
dignties and office into disrepute. AS their
Receptions gradually deyelope, the people are
filled with dis,rust of honest and dishonest
alike finally jump at the conclusion that
none are to be trusted; and that which in
fact is a crime, by its too familiar practice,
is jocosev alluded TO as folly or smart
joke. Thus the cancer has spread over the
body polite, until the entire system is cor
rupted and on the verge of decomposition
Let us hope for a new birth from out of this
death of the past. when society by dear
bought experience shall more intelligibly act
upon and secure its own true int rests, and
such false Y named conservative men and
papers shall be excluded from confidence
of the people. and truth and fair dealing shall
become the rule of action and the standard
in politics, as well as in the more social and
business relation Of life. Until it does ar
rive at this, there will be no conservatism.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

"DiD Sor LIKE THE LOOKS OF rHINGs.'-
A gentleman Of this county, who went on TO
Washington City some tine ago, with
Lienlenant's commission IN his pocket, has
returned again to Placer, not likin.
the gloomy prospects of affairs at the Seat of
War. lie resigned his commission.
The Placer herald., 1863-02-28

Total cash reed during month. S6l2S 7!
.4mt paid out Of each County Fund, for Count,
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CHURCHES, SCHOOLS,

and Public Improvements.
ABILENE is beautifully situated on small
stream Of clear running water, one mile north
of the Smoky Hill River. near the geographical
centre of Dickinson county, and on the great
thoroughfare from the Missouri River to the
Gold Regions, New Mexico, and California. 1t
is the only town between Junction City and
Salina, and is located midway-being twenty
five miles from each. The country around
ABILENE is the most fertile and beautiful thar
can be found in the State-its character being
an intermixture of timber ard prairie, pecu
harry adapted to agricultural purposes. The
fertility Of the soil, the excellence of the water
the healthfulness of the location, and the abun
dance of timber and building tone, are induce,
ueEts Of no ordinary character; while il
addition, the rich mineral resources of this
portion of the State, The Salt Springs, and
extensive Coal Fields west Of US Oh the Smoky
Hill, insuring tie early completion of Raj
Road from the Missouri River, makes it one Of
the hest natural business points in the State
The town was laid cut six months ago, sine,
which time over one hundred lots have beer
sold, and it now contains store, blacksmith
shop hotel, Post Office, and several families.
Those wishing further information are re
ferred. by PERMISSION. to the following gentle.
men, at Junction City, Kansas:
Hon. R. McBratney. Register US. Land.Ofiice
Henry 7. Geery, tsq,
8. NJ. Stricker, Post Master
CHAS. IL. THOMPSON, Proprietor
Abilene. Dickinson Co, Kansas, Feb 1, 1862,
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