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The Placer herald., 1864-03-26
coMMMIssIoNER's SALE.

NOTICE is hereby given that in pursuance of
~ decree Of foreclosure made and entered
by the Honorable, the District Court of the l4th
Judicial District Of the State of California, in
and for the county Of Placer, on the ninth day of
March, 1864, in a certain action therein. wherein
l.. l.. Robinson and f. l.. A. Phoebe were plaintiffs
and the Sacramento, Placer and Nevada Railroad
Company was defendant for the sum of one hun
dred and eighty three thousand five hundred anu
sixty-six (SlS3,566) dollars, with forty-two dol
lars and fifteen cents costs OF suit, will on the
sixteenth day of April, 1864,
at IL O'Clock in the forenoon, in front Of the court
house in the town of Auburn, in Placer county,
State aforesaid. expose to sale at public auction
the following described property, to-wt: All the
corporate property and franchises which the oac-
ramento. Placer and Nevada Railroad company
had on the lst day of February. 1862, or since
that time had or now have in and to their corpo-
rate franchises to build, equip. operate and main
tain railroad for the period of fifty years. from
point OF connection with the Sacramento val
ley Railroad in or near the town of Folsom, IN
the county OF Sacramento. to point within the
limits OF the town OF Auburn, in the county OF
Placer in The State of California, and the right
to charge freight and tolls thereon for the trans.
poration OF freight and passengers as required
by law. Also, all land and real estate
and rights of way thea held or since at any time
acquired by said corporation the said line OF
their road. commencing ut or near Folsom ana
terminating at Auburn. as heretofore set forth;
also all the superstructure, depots, stations
structures OF all kind, track tracks and bui Id
ings held on the first day Of February, 1862, or
at any time thereafter held or now held or built
upon the said road by the said company Also,
all machinery, equipments and rolling stock to
gether with every privilege, franchise and appur-
tenances and hereditaments, corporeal or incor-
poreal then held or now held by said corporation
or road for the purposes of said road.
GEO. w. MOVIE,
Commissioner.
March oeth 1Sed-4w
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

DuTcH FLAT WAGON RoAD.-The En-
quirer is Informed that the work on the
Dutch Flat road is making good progress,
Mr.. Baker having about 1875 men on his
contract, near the summit, and the road
will be open for travel by the 1st Of May
The road is of easy grades, wde and in
every respect splendid mountain highway
that will invite and deserve a large business.
The present summer will witness the
opening of number of fine roads across the
Sierras, from Tuoumne county, porthward
as far as Plumas.
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

A Il1GH OLD TowN.-Portland, Oregon,
presents fine opening for some enterprisng
person with missionary turn Of mind; at
least we Judge so after reading the following
from Portland correspondent OF San
Francisco paper:
"A short time ago man, said to belong
to the medical profession, was tried for an
assault, ETC., on married woman while in a
state of nssnsib;lly from chloroform; again,
a married man has been before the court for
whipping his mother, and on more than one
occasion the boys at the public school have
armed themselves with bowie knives and pis-
tolls. threatened each other, menaced the
teachers and put the whole school hors du
combat. A few days since one of the boys
attempted to draw his revolver on his master
with the intention Of shooting him. Either
the youths have bad example at home, or
there is an absence of proper discipline in the
schools"
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

Potatoes sell in the northern part Of Yer.
mont for so cents bushel-an unheard of
price in that section. They sell for some-
thing more than that in the southern part
of the State.
Walton and Nahn arrived at Red Bluff
on the 18th with over 100 head of Caifor-
MIA horses, to be used in packing to the
Northern mines. They were purchased in
the lower part of the State.
A little girl, ten years of age, daughter of
John Lyon, was severely hurt at Nevada, on
Wednesday. A strong gust of wind blew
down portion of a house, which fell upon
her and broke one OF her legs.
1t is said that under the present shoddy
rule crime has increased forty-five per cent,
over the old days. before SO many Of the
enlightened sons of New England took pos
session of us.
An Irisbman was challenged to fight a
duel, but declined on the plea that he did
not wish to slave his oud mother an
orphan"
To store our memories with sense of in.
iuries is to fill with rusty iron that chest
which was made for refined gold.
No poultice has been discovered to draw
out mans virtues so fully as the sod that
covers his grave.
We admit that that the charges against
Mcclellan and Halleck may be true; but we
like Mcclellan the best of the two, because
since bis dismissal, he has never sought to
be the recipient of. the cold victuas of the
National Capital.-Territorial Enterprise.
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26
LE The Abolition county convention

LB The Abolition county convention
met on Tuesday, to select delegates to the
State Convention. About 100 votes were
represented in person and by proxy. An ef-
fort was made to send an anti'Conness dele
CATION, by having the Chairman of the Con.
vention appoint committee to select the
delegates. After some sharp sparrng, and
parliamentary skirmshing, this motion was
defeated, and each Township was permitted
to select one delegate after which four at
large were chosen. By this move the Con
ness men secured one or two delegates, the
balance being old line Republicans. The
following delegates were appointed:
Charles A. Tuttle George d. Aldrich, J.
L. Sanhorn, L. B. Arnold, g. l.. Greely, Geo
Glass, p. W. Thomas, J. B S,arbuck, A. b
Scott, 0. II. Dewey. J. Dodds, p. G Hyland,
NJ. c. Richardson, NJ. G. Winchester.
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

There is German family at GaIena, who
in daily conversation, use The English Ian
guage, but the mother teaches her children
the same German prayers she used to repeat
in her childhood, away back on the Rhine.
One night, as little Earnest, was quietly 60
ing through his evening devotions, he sud.
denly electrified and astonished his pious
mother, by exclaiming: MA, why do we
always talk Yankee and pray German! Is
God Dutchman?"
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

The wife of Gen. Beauregard, died at New
Orleans, March 2nd. The funeral took place
on the Alb, and was the largest ever seen
in \ New Orleans. Over six thousand persons
attended. The steamer Nebraska conveyed
the remains few miles up the river to her
fathers plantation. The body was followed
to the levee by thousands of ladies, to take
the last farewell of one who was loved and
est teemed by all.
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26
DI ED.

AT Gold Run. Placer county, March 22d, JONI
SHELDON. aged 22 years
At Raltesnake Bar, Placer county, March 23d,
SARAH A., wife Of John Sears. aged 80 years.
New York papers please copy.]
AT Beas' Bar, Placer county. Tuesday. March
22d, FLORENCE ALBERTA, only daughter OF s. W.
and Julia Philbrick, aged l3 years. months and
IS days.
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

Es- The S. F. Bulletin hears it rum ored
that Starr King shortly before his decease,
received an insulting and gross offensive
letter from Senator John Conness, because
King had telegraphed to Washington, pro-
testing against the removal of Postmaster
Parker. The Balletin insists upon the pub
lication of the letter, to ascertain the truth
or falstv of the rumor.
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

Ey-At Michigan Bluff miners have had
but little water since last July--and we
learn, that on account of unfavcrabe prosl
poets in that respect for the coming summer,
they have determined TO hold meeting
and authorize claim holders to suspend work
for year
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

Four RIBS BRoKEN.-Dr. Hawthorne, for
number of years a resident of this county
was thrown from his horse on Saturday last,
in Portland, Oregon, and bad four ribs brol
ken. The telegraph announces tina. his injur
les are not fatal.
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

Ey-No rain this week. but plenty of
promises that have not been fulfilled. The
skies have been spring"Iike-clear and cloudy
which are not favorable indications for
continued rains. 1t is barely possible that
enough snow can fall on the mountains now
to give a fair supply of water for summer
mining.
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

The WARREN DIVORCE CAsE.-In the
case of Lizzie Wiley Warren, ediress of the
California Farmer for a divorce, the jury
failed to agree and were discharged. Ow'
ing to the nature of the case, the trial was
conducted with closed doors.
s. +. Journal.
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26
NOTICE. .

IUNHE Shareholders in the Cape Horn Mining
Il Company are hereby notified. that genera.
meeting of the Company will be held at F9res' ~
Hill, Placer county. Cal, at the store OF ;. =; c
Scott, Secretary, on Saturday, the I'd day ot ot
April, 1864, at o'clock P NJ. for ths purpose VI
electing officers. J. G. SCOTT, Secretary
Forest Hill. March 26th, lS64.-lw
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26
CONNESS TRIUMPHANT.

1t has been observable fer some time that
the Abolition party of this State was far
from harmonious, tor the reason that Senator
Conness has used his position to decapitate
a number of old line Republican officials on
this coast, and fill their places with lis own
personal friends, who went with him at the
eleventh hour into the Abolition fold.--
Scarcely week has passed since his advent
at Washington, without the announcement.
of removal and the appointment of one Of
Conness' pets. First the Collector of the
port of San Francisco, then the POSTMASTER,
Surveyor General, and after that Assessors
and Collectors of internal revenue districts.
and now the Superintendent of the Mint, and
Judge Hoffman, of the U. S. District Court,
are threatened with the same fate. This has
vexed and soured old line Republicans, who
after bearing the heat and burden of building
up party, find themselves subject to the
whip and spur of a political changeling who
never acted with them until the fight was
made and the victory won. Naturally they
have resented this tyranncal ostracism, and
determined to dispute the new Senator's die
tation, and to that end they had been pre-.
pairing for weeks to measure strength with
him in the Convention that assembled in
Sacramento on Thursday to send delegates
to their approaching National Convention
But they have only joined issue to be shame-
fully defeated, and Conness stands tirmer
than ever the party dictator. The first trial
was in the preliminary organization of the
Convention, when Mr.. Sears, of Nevada. the
Conness candidate, received POI votes for
chairman, and Mr.. PARKS, anti Conness, 1876
votes. The Convention then authorized the
Chairman to appoint the Committees on
credentials, permanent organization, resoui
tons, etc, who took especial care that they
should comprise majority of CONFESS men
by this means, contested seats were secured
by the same side, and the whole programme of
business arranged to maintain control of the
Convention. AS the main fight was to be
the selection of delegates who would be
either for or against Conness, the Committee
on the order of business have provided that.
although certain number OF delegates be
selected from each of the new Congressional
districts, they must be voted for by the whole
Convention, which secures an entire deleoal
tion of Conness men, if his friends so will it,
and it is not likely they will yield an inch
AT this writing we are not apprsed of the
final action of the Convention, but the above
was the result of Thursdays proceedings, and
shows the intention and strength of the Con-
ness majority. The old liners are bound
hand and foot to the car of the little Sena
toria tvrant, whose rule is unrelentless to
ward the disobedent and refractory From
this day forth John Conness stands without a
rival as the leader of the party in California,
and the dispenser of the Federal patronage
Two years ago who would have believed
such thing possible?
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26
RELIGIOUS NOTICE.

REV. e. THOMAS. editor of the California
Christian Advocate, will hold Divine Service in
the NJ e. Church. on Sunday 9th, at lOa O'Clock
A. NJ, and at 7 o'clock, p. M.
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

Dtsyn Iincoln's new Governor Of "Arkan
saw Isaac Murphy, was formerly resident
Of Grass Valley, in this State, and was de
cidelly of the genus bummer-being exces,
sively fond of bis "tods." So SAYS the
National
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

Eg- The Steamer Constitution took away
on Wednesday last, $50 passengers, and
treasure as follows: To New York $780,
$780, to England SOS, ,357; to Panama slO,-
900.
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

Lynch, of the Downievile Standard, has
got his printing press and other material on
hand, and will soon recommence the publica
ton Of his paper
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26
CHRIST,s CHURCH sERyICE.Epi.eon,

DIVINE SERVICE will be celebrated at the
Court House every second (2nd) and fourth (4th)
Sunday of the month. Hours of Service Ii
o'clock. A. NJ, and O'Clock Pm.
The Sunday School will meet on euery Sunday
at 2 O'Clock, p. NJ.
REV. ADAM A. McALISTER
Minister Officiating
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

For THE New MINEs.-The steamer Broth
er Jonathan arrived at Portland, Oregon,
from San Francisco, on Monday evening last
with 500 passengers.
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

THE PEST OF WILD GEESE AND DUCKs-
These winter visitors of California are a
great nuisance to the rancheros of the south.
ern counties this year, and are more familiar
than ever noticed before. The ranch houses
south are generally situated near small la
goons and where the ground being damp the
first green grass appears. In consequence of
the drought wild geese and ducks may be
seen flying around and feeding close to houses
The destruction committed by them of the
young grass is equal to what thousands of
sheep would Three of them in day will
consume as much as one sheep. Where the
pastures are SO scarce they have become as
much of a pest as the ground squirrels and
backbirds. Ducks and geese, without exag
geration, can be killed in many places within
a few yards of human habtatons by hun
dreds S. f. Bulletin.
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26
DIVINE SERVICE.

Divine Service will be held at the NJ E. Cbnrch
by Rev. William Wilmot to- morrow Sunday at
10 A. NJ. and u P. NJ, and rguarly thereafter at
the same hours on each Sunday.
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

Eg- The general election in the State OF
Connecticut takes place on Monday, the 4th
day of April, and in Vermont on the 9th
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

Dg~ Josephine is the name of new
quicksilver mine in San Luis Obispo county,
that produces ore considered superior to that
of New Almaden.
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26
Anticipatory Effect of the Gold Bill upon
the Gold Market.

The N. Y. World, Of 22d February, in
its financial article, remarks:
The gold market is disturbed bv the ex-
pec:ation that Mr.. Chase will sell large
amount Of gold in order to bring down the
price. Foreign bankers and importers who
want the gold for shipment to Europe, and
some of Mr. Chase's confidential stock-inb
bing friends in Washington, Philadelphia
and New York, who have sold gold largely,
short, are all anxiously waiting to buy gold
at lower prices. Mr.. Chases anticipated
stockjobbing raid on the price of gold will
benefit these foreigners and stock jobbers
much. If Mr.. Chase will reduce the price
Of 60 ly some legitimate means, such as
the contraction of the paper money issues
by the exchanging greenbacks for the cotton
of rebels, then all prices would decline nat
urally in the same ratio as gold, and the
twenty millions of loyal citizens would be
benefited thereby. But an exceptional sale
of gold may bring down its prices generally,
and in this case the only parties benefited
are the buyers. and the only losers are the
sellers of gold. The only buyers of gold are
tore gners. aud the only sell lers or producers,
are American citizens. Gold is the product
of the State of California; just as hogs are
the product Of Mr.. Chase's State Of Ohio, or
grain is the product of Illinois California
produces about s60000,o0O per annum in
gold, and that State is ust as anxious to OBJ
tain in New York the highest possible price
for its gold product as Ohio is for its hogs,
and Illinois is for It's grains. BY what con-
stitutional right. or upon what principle of
tla
ment ask Congress to pass laws which shall
run down the price in the United States the
! gold products of California; Are the hogs
of Ohio aud the grains of Illinois more prei
cions in the eye of our honorable Secretary
than the produce Of California? Is the ciil
zen in California not entitled to the same
freedom and exemption from Legislative en-
actments against the sale Of the products of
his abor-gold-as the citizens of all other
States If we assume 500 100000 in gold
as the annual production of California, then
its value in New York for greenbacks, with
gold 100, is 500 .0O0,O 900; and will Mr. Chase
and Congress please to inform California
where they obtain right to pass a special
l-w which shall depreciate their State pro.
duet perhaps 20 or 80 per cent, thereby
rono'hg CaiiloFhla OF 9lZ,ooo,ouo TO =,
O0O,0oO for the special benefit and emoIu-
ment of foreigners, chiefly British, who are
the only buyers of gold for actual use? If
Mr. Chase's confidential friends have been
foolish enough to sell gold short, let them
present their petition to Congress in ,forma
pauperie, and let them obtain from our honl
orabIe Secretary letter stating that in his
judgment, it is essential to the putting down
of the rebellion that The stock 'jobbing losses
of his friends shall be paid out of the public
purse, and Congress then will have more
perfect understanding of what these gold bills
mean. These gold bills are simply bills for
the benefit of foreigners and Mr.. Chase's
stock jobbing friends.
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

EE- The newspapers of the lower valleys
say the late rains have improved the appear.
ance of the grain fields very much, and they
now feel assured OF good crops.
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26
BIRTHS.

At Wisconsin Hill, March llth the wife of
Valentine Sherman. of a son.
At Grizzly Flat, Placer county, March 18th.
the wife Of George r. Morrison, of a son.
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

EE The Abolitionists are very much dis
pleased with exPresident Fillmore, because
he does not disguise his anti'war sentiments.
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

Ey- The EsmeralJa Star, printed at Au
rora, newspaper of the black persuasion,
has suspended.
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

The terror of the Great Sahara is being
removed by the application of science. In
1860, five wells had been opened, bringing
fishes to the surface from the depth of 500
feet. Vegetation is springing around the
wells, and the desert will bloom like the
rose"
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26
National Democratic Committee.

New YORK. Jan. 18th. 1864.
AT meeting Of the National Democratic Com
mittee held at New York this day it was unani-
mously voted that the next National Democratic
Convention for the purpose of nominating can
didates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency
of the United States. to be held at Chicago, Illi-
nois, on Monday. July 4th 1864.
By vote of the committee. at a meeting held
September I, 1863 the number of delegates for
each State was fixed at double the number of it's
electoral votes.
AUGUST BELMONT, Chairman.
F. o. PRINCE, Secretary
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

Snow IN THE MouNTA1Ns.-D During the
present storm, says the Nevada Transcript of
Sunday, very little snow has fallen along
the line of the Henness Pass route. At Sar'
dine Valley the snow on Thursday night was
fifteen inches deep and the sieighng was exl
cellent On the summit there is not
three inches of snow on the ground. The
stages from Virginia arrive at their regular
time
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

EEr Dog fights are the principal amuse
ments just now Of the citizens of Aurora.
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26
Democratic Central eommittee of Placer
County.

The members of this Committee are respectful
ly requested to meet in Auburn, on Wednesday,
April 9th, 1864, for the transaction of business.
= j. G. BALL, Chairman.
10 HAMILTON, Secretary.
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

MoRE SALr.-1he Reese River Reveille of
the 10Th says: "A large and exceedingly
rich salt mine has been discovered in Smoky
Valley, few miles south of the sink of Big
Smoky creek This discovery is an import
ant one to the miners of Bunker Hill and
other districts lying upon the border of the
valley, as we'll as to those of Austin as the
quantity is unlimited and its location conven-
lent"
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

If people who suffer from the dull stupidity
that meets US everywhere in spring and too often
in all seasons OF the year knew how quick it
could be cured by taking AYERS SARsArARII.LA
to purge the bile from their systems, we should
have better neighbors as we'll as clear heads to
deal with
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

Some five or six farmers in the neighbor,
hood of this city, says the Stockton Inde
pendent, have cIubbed together and secured
large tract of land, some forty miles from
Stockton, and have made the necessary ari
rangements to ship their cattle and colts
down. The prospects of a hay crop are SO
poor, that owners of stock will be compelled
to draw upon the tules for substance for catl
tie and horses.
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

HAIL IN SAN FRANCIsCo.-The Union s
San Francisco dispatch mentions very un-
common Occurrences:
ut has rained heavily since o'clock, A.
NJ A furious hail storm commenced at l:3 5
o'clock, lasting half an hour. The house
tops were white, and at the junction of Mar
ket and Stockton streets hail drift twelve
inches deep was shoveed from the railroad
track after the storm. Many persons en-
gagged in snowbaling, and numerous windows
were broken. The hail was accompanied by
sharp flashes of lightning in succession, and
heavy peas ST thunder"
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

They have a cheerful horse. railroad at
Hartford. One terminus is at the State pris-
on, and the other at the cemetery.
Eg- Shocking neutrality-suspicious. ac'
quain.ance with galvanic battery.
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26
BROWNS BRONCHIAL rROCHEs

"I hare nerer changed my mind respecting
them from the frst ereepting to think yet better
of that which began thinking ,ceN of.'
Rev. HENRY WARD BEECHER.
"1he IToches are a staff IF life to me-
PROF EDWARD NORTH,
Pres. Hamilton College, Clinton. N. Y.
"For Throat Troubles they are a specific"
N. 2. WILLIS.
"Too tdvora6ly hno,on to need comn,endation -
Hon. PHAs. A. PHELPS
Pres. Mass. Senate
"Contau no Opium nor anything injurious"
DR.. A. A. HAYES Chemist, Boston,
".4,. elegant combination for coughs"
Dr. G. F. BELOW, Boston
81 recommend then their use to Public Speak
ers." Rev. f. II. CHAPIS
".Nost salutary relief in Bronchitis"
REV. S. SEIGFRIED. Norrstown. Ohio
Very beneficial when suffering from Colds"
REV. S. j. p. ANDERSON st. Louis
".7imost instant relief in the distressing labor
of breathing peculiar to .4Sttma."
REV. A. G. EGGLEsToN, New York
"1hey hare suited my case eractly, relieving
my Mroat so that could sing WiM ease"
7. DUCHARME,
Choristcr French Parish Church. Montreal.
As there are in itaions, be sure to OBTAIN the
genuine.
Agents for California, REDNGroN 4 Co., San
Francisco.
March 10th, 1864. I'm
The Placer herald., 1864-03-26

CONDITION OF BUSINESS AT PLACERvILLE.
The Mountain Democrat of 18th March
says:
Pacervlle seldom experiences general in
convenience from the want of money, but
buring a few of the last months, owing to
the scarcity of water in many of the mining
camps, there has been some complaint OF
scarcity; now, however, business is getting
into the easy state just preceding season
of great activity and prosperity. The rail
road is progressing rapidly, and will be in
running order to Miler's Corral by the
middle of June, and in less than year the
the locomotive will come rushing into PIa-
cervile