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The Placer herald., 1864-08-06
SU M M ON S.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA: To
LEWIS BELcHER.
NOU are hereby Summoned to appear before
Il me, at my office in Lincoln, Placer county
on Thursday, the 9Th day OF September A. D. 1864
ut 10 o'clock. A. NJ. to answer the complaint Of
R. S. Dodge, wherein he prays judgment against
you for the sum OF One Hundred and Nincty-iou
Dollars, in IN action on a certain Fromissary
Note. drawn by you in favor of K. S. Dodge, for
One Hundred Dollars. interest on the same Ninety
four Dollars said note bearing date Coon Creek
June 23d, A. D. 1860, and take notice if you fail
so to appear and answer, Plaintiff will take judy
ment rs aforesaid
Given under my hand, this 30th day of May,
A. D. 1864.
II. w. STARR,
Justice of the Peace, Township No. 10.
The Placer herald., 1864-08-06
NOTICE.

THE COMPREHENSIVE IN THE BANKING
l. business heretofore existing between Eugene
Kelly, OF the city of New York and Joseph A.
Donohoe, VIM. Z. Rllston. and Ralph S. trctz of
San francisco, under the firm name of EUGENE
KELLY CO., N. York. and DONOHOE, RAIL
STON CO., San Francisco, will cease on the
first day of July. 1864, Eugene Kelly and Joseph
A Donehoe withdrawing from the copartnership.
The business will he settled in New York by
Eugene Kelly. and in San Francisco by VIM. G.
Raston aud K. S. Fletz
Depostors are requested to hand in their books
for settlement at the banking house Of Donohoe,
Ralston Co.
EUGENE KELLY,
Per J. A. Donohoe. Attorney
JOSEPH A. DONOHOE,
WIN G. RALSTON,
r. S FRETZ.
San Francisco, June Is, 1864
The Placer herald., 1864-08-06
NOTICE STOCKHOlDER
AMERICAN FALLS MINING COMPANY.

Situated at Mammoth Bar, Placer County. Cal
TANllEltE is delinquent upon the following de-
Il scrbcd stock on account Of the assessments.
the several amounts set opposite the names Of the
respective shareholders Certificates not issued.
Names. Shares. Amount
G. W. Smith, $1,000
I. H. Fisher, 5 81 40
7. S. Mitchell, 1000
VIM. II. Hollis, 3 2j00
and in accordance with law and an order Of the
Board OF Trustees made Oh the LIST day Of June.
A. D. lS64, so many shares OF each parcel of said
stock as may be necessary will be sold at the Of
fee Of said company. at Mammoth Bar. Placer
county. California. on Saturday, the 30h day OF
Aug. 1864 1T 2 clock. P. NJ. OF said day. to sat
isly said delinquent assessments together with the
cost OF selling.
J.. C. BALL.
je25 2m Secretary.
The Placer herald., 1864-08-06
AY e r.
CATHARTIC
PILLS..

Are Jon sick, feeble, and
complaining, Ave you out Of
order, with yoar system do.
ranged. and yonr feelings un-
comfortable. TA~sc symp-
toms are often the prelade to
serious Illness. svnac lit Of
sickness Is creeping upon you,
and should lie ayersed by .
timely use Of the right REM
edy. Take Ayers Pills, and
cleanse out the disOrdersd hui.
niors purify tho blood, and
bet the fluids move on unob.
ssrwtcd IN health again.
They stimulate tho functions
Of tire body into vigorous ae'
tiyity. purify the systen, from
the distractions which pssks
The Placer herald., 1864-08-06

1'HE undersigned. CALI attention to the above
l. card. give notice that on and after the first
day oil July next, they will continue the business
OF the above copartncrship without interruption
at the old banking house of Dqnohoc, R.llston Il
Co. in this city. under the firm name of FRETZ
x RALSTON.and in New York through thea gen
cy Of Mcssrs. LEES IL WALLER No. 80 Pine
street; and that on and after the 5th day of July
next they. togetherwith d. 0. Mills. J. B. Thorn
as, Louis McLane, Asa T. Lawton. VIM. E. Bar
ron, Thomas Bell, Jno. o. Earl. VIM Norris, j.
Whitney, Jr.. o. f. Giflin, A. J. Pope, Herman
Michels, Frederick Billings, George H. Howard
IL. +. Tcschemacher. A. Haywood. Moses Ellis,
A. B. McCreary, r. NJ. Jessup, Samuel Knight a..
c. Henry. j. G. Wilmerding and VIM. .4lvord OF
San Francisco. and Jacob Korn, of Portland, Or
egon, having become for that purpose duly incor-
poratcd under the laws of this state, will carry on
the bus ness of banking in all of its various
branches, at the same place and through the same
agency, and upon The basis of \ Gold and Silver
currency. under the name of
THE BANK OF CALIFORNIA.
30, MILLS aud WM c. RALSTON will be
charged with the management Of the business OF
the corporation.
WIN C. RALSTON.
r. S. FRETZ.
San Francisco, June Is, leG4.-je25 I'm
The Placer herald., 1864-08-06
NE BANK OF CALIFORNIA,

oN VI VAEuf OKNhA,
Vi Warrington and Battery sts.,
SAN FRANCISCO.
iS BANK is now open for the transaction
ceivo do General Banking Business. Will re-
ard dr,p attend to the collection Of Paper,
m un New York, London, Dublin, &c. &c.. on the
Aos' favorable terms.
no VIM G. RALSTON, Cashier.
g. y, MILLS. President.
o"n francisco. July s. ls64.-julv 23-Ow
The Placer herald., 1864-08-06
DyseMtery, DIsrrhTH, Relax, Worms.

from DE-. j. q. G'een. u C"cy2
Your Pills have had u long trial in my rra iite aud
hold them in esteem Of the best apcIrnts hayo
found. Their Alternative effect upon the liver naavs
them excellent remedy, wleT given small dose, .r
bilious dysentery amt dHtrhT". their sugnr-coaiipE
makes them very acceptable and Ui.nt Tor tho wv
of women and children
The Placer herald., 1864-08-06

Price, 25 cents per Box or 6 Boxes for 81.
Prepared by DR.. J. C, AVER & CO Lowell Mass.
Sold by II, HAZEL, and Mack Weber, Auburns
r. II. Mcdonald q Co, Sacramento; and Crane i
Brigham, San Francisco, ard other dealers Of
Medicine.
June LIST, lSG4.-ly
The Placer herald., 1864-08-06

NNN1IITEI1I, u e, iTTl TtN7, TNIt J
SIR: have used Your ltlS in my general ard !In-il,
practice made the, aud cannot lcsaiv to
say they are the best cutlaitc etupiuy Their r.u-
latnI action the liver is ,ui.k ar! decided
qu.ny they almrLv ,n,r,ly ior ,rin, vni.iis
OF that ur,,u. Indeed, have srlhln found u ,,s- u
d.i.ou. disease obstinate that 1t did realty yield toy
them. Iiaternally your, ALUNZJ BALI. VI. D,
InJyiciu,l Al The MfIrnt I,,HAI.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-13
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Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-13

The Plantation Bt;ers make the weak strong, the Ian
guild brilliant and are exhausted natures great resorer
They composed OF celebrated caisaya Bark, Win
tergreen, sGras. Roots Herbs, &c, all preserved
perfectly pure 81. Crox Rum.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-13
PRIVATE DISEASES.

nR. COLY0UR. MEDICAL OFFICE no - SOUTH
IL Meridian Street forfeits hs Zee he fails IN
ing any that nay under hts care. matter
how obstinate q hong standing. Ne warrants you a
syphilis IN the primary stage. helped tn -
uies cured IN "a hour-. elect - 70 years standing
cured BY Dr. c. ofice hours % 10 NJ MARS
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-13

c. - A h0STH.-AGkSTs WANTED To SELL
I'D Sewing Machines We will give commits
sn on al machines sold. employ agents who will
work Tor the above wages. and all expenses paid
Address ID n HEKRINGTOS a CO,
nyo-dlw Detroit. Michigan.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-13
S. T.--1860.--X.

Persons of sedentary habit, troubled with weakness
lsssude papaon of the heart lack Of appetite. dis
ress afer eating torpid liver constipation, &C., deserve
suffer If they do not try them
They recommended by the highest medical author
tiles and are warranted to produce immediate bene
effect They exceedingly agreeable. perfectly
pure and harmless.
NoucE-Any person pretending to sell Plantation
Bters in bulk by the gallon is swinder and mpos-
tor 1t is put up only in patent log cabin bottle
Beware of bottles refled with imitation dsleerous stun
for which several persons already in prison. See
that every bottle has private United States stamp
over the cork unmutated and signature steel plate
side label.
Sold by respectable dealers throughout the habiablc
oohe
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-13
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2O2 Broadway, N. Y.



vIcKsBuRG. Miss, Aug. o. 1868.
DR. JOHN BuIL-Dear Sir: am happy 10 state 10 you
that have used your valuable Cedron Btiers with great
myself general debility and prostration of
my system, produced by the unhealthy and miasmatic
influences Of the Mississippi River and around Vcks-
burg, having been with Gen. Grants army throughout
It's whole Southern campaign. / confidently recommend
It's use TO oil persons who are exposed IN unhealthy ci-
mates II. w. fOGLk,
Agent u. =. Sanitary Commission.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept l6, 1853.
On the 23d Of July last submitted, through agent
of mine the Medical Director OF the Department Of the
Cumberland. a sample of my Cedron Bters tor his in
meritoous, TO sanction and approve its use among our
soldiers.
The following is the Medical Directors reply, and also
Gen Rosecans permission to ship 300 dozen at once TO
have II sold 10 suffers. JOHN BULL
~ am satisfied that Cedron Biiters will do no harm To
any one If taken properly and IN moderation see no
objection TO Dr. Bull being permitted TO dispose Of II 10
Suttlers. A. HENRY THUksTON,
Surgeon and M'doal Director, ID. C"
HEADQUARTERS DEP'r on TIRE cuxEEKLAsp,l
NASHVILLE, TEsS July -, 1853. ,
DIR. John Bulls Agent Mr.. -, has permission 10
shin 10 Nashville, Tenn twenty-five Tor 300 DOZEN
OF Bulls Cedron Biters, for sale TO Suffers In the army
only.
The regulations Of the Treasury Department be
complied with strictly.
by CONN aud Of Major General Rosecrans.
WIN. NJ. WILLIS,
Major and Provost Marshal General.
Sold Wholesale and Retail by
J. +. sENoUR. Druggist,
West Washington Street, indianapolis.
march, dom
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-13

." The Plantation Bitters have cured me o
liver complaint, Of which laid up PROSTATE and ha
to abandon my business.
II. b. KINGSLEY, Cleveland, O."
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-13

Z" The Plantation Bitters have cured me Of a
derangems Of the kidneys and urinary that has
distressed me for years II acts like a charm.
c. c. MOORE, pa Broadway, n. Y"
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-13

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Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-13
PAINTING.

Nv LONG. 40. ) EAST NEW YORK STREET. oP-
~ . POSlTE University square, prepared 10 do all
knds o. House and sign Painting, Grainng and Glazing
on short notice and In the very best style Persons
call. dseS-dly
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-13

From the army hospiiai-ths bloody battle heid-the
mansion Of the rich and humble abode Of the poor
from the Office and the sacred deskfrom the mountain
top. distant valleys and f.r-On islands Of the
from every nook ami corner Of the civilized worlds
pouring in the evidence Of the astonishing effects OF
DRAKE's PLANTATION BTrTERs Thousands upon
thousands Of letters ike the following may be seen at
our Office
RrsDssrNS, Wis. sept Il, 1885,
- have been in the army hospital for
~. they gave a bottle of PIautAtioa B.serS-
Three bottles restored my speech and cursd ne.
c. A. FLAUTR"
SoUm wAKsAw, o, July -, Ise3.
- . One young man. Who had been sick and
Of the house for years with Scrofula and
Eryspela after paying the doctors over el5p without
benefit. has been cured by ten bottles ofyour htser
EDWARD WOUSALL.
The following from the Manager Of the Union Herne
School fer the Children OF Volunteers
HAvEwEYEE MANSION FITTY-SEvEsrH SrREEr,i
NEw YoEK Augusta. lc63.
.uR DR,KE: Your wonderful Plantation Bliters have
been g-en Of our little children suffering from
weakness and weak lungs with most happy effect one
little girl, in particular. with pains in her head loss Of
appetite, and daily wasting consumption, on whom All
medical skin had been exhausted has been entirely
stored. We commenced with but a teaspoouf1l of Bit
day. Her appetite and strength rapidly increased.
and she is well.
Respectfully, MRS o. DEvoE."
- much to you. for verify believe the
Plantation Btiers have saved my life.
REV. W. II wAGGONER.
Madrid. y. T."
- Thou wilt send bottles Of thy
Plantation Btters. NY wife has been greatly benefited
by their Thy friend,
a.. Ihave been a great sufferer from Dyspep-
sia, and had 10 abandon preaching The
Plantation Bitiers have cured me
REV. J. CATHORN.
Rochester, " Y"
Send Us twenty four dozen OF yoar
Plantation Btters, the porularit, a which are daily
increasing with the guests OF our house
SYKES, CHADWICK 4 CO,
Propretors OF WIZARDS Hotel, Washington, d. Z.
- Ihave given the Plantation Btiers to hun
dreds Of disabled soldiers with the most astonishing
effect. q. W. d. ANDREWS.
Superintendent, Soldiers Home, Cincinnati, o.
- The Plantation Btters have cured me Of
liver complaint. Of which laid up PROSTATE and had
H. b. KINGSLEY, Cleveland, o."
. The Plantation Bitters have cured me Of a
derangemsnt kidneys and urinary organs that has
distressed me for years. II acts like charm.
{. c. MOORE. 254 Broadway, n. Y"
&c, &c, &C., &e., &c.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-13

%" Ihave given the Plantation Bitters 10 hun
deds Of our disabled soldiers with the astonishing
effect. Il. W. ID. ANDREWS.
superintendent Soldiers Home, Cincinnati, o.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-13

-. One young man. Who had been sick and
not out Of the house for two years with Scrofua and
Eryspela after paying the doctors sl5n without
benefit has been cured by ten bottles Of your herS
EDWARD wOUSALL.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-13
R.spssr.r. w.. 80 la. lssa.

RrsDssrNS. WIS. sept Il. 1885,
! have been IN the army hospital for
fourteen months-speechess and nearly dead AZ Alton,
H.. they bottle Piautafion BasterS-
Three bottles restored my speech and cursd ne.
c. A. FLAUTE."
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-13

- Send Us twenty four dozen more OF yoa'
Plantation Bitters, the popularity a which are daily
increasing with the guests OF our house
SYKES, CHADWICK CO,
Proprietors OF WIZARDS Hotel, Washington, ID. Z.
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-13

% much TO you for verify believe the
Plantation Btiers have saved my life.
REV W. II wAGGONER.
Madrid Y W
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-13

- Thou wilt send bottles more Of III,
Plantation Btters. NV wife has been greatly benetie'
by their Thy friend,
ASA cURR y. PhIadelphis, Pa"
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-13

The following l. from the Manager Of the Union Hee
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-13

a" have been a great sufferer from Dyspep
STA, and had 10 abandon preaching. tn
Plantation Bitters have cured me.
REV j. CATHORN.
Rochester Y Y.u
Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-06-13

&c, &C., &c, &c.. &c.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-02-25
Late News.

Rebel desertcrs report that Fitz Hugh
Lees cavalry has been disbanded until
the 18th of March, in consequence of
the scarcity of forage, and that the rebel
cavalry corps are being scattered through
the country in Lees rear, to procure TO
rage until spring. SO
Rebel dispatches of the l4th report
Gen. Polk at Meridian, and much cen
sured for not attacking Sherman. His
force was 5000 men.
Rebel dispatches report our forces in
Florida at 900. A
Late foreign arrivals report the pirate
Alabama blocEaded in the port of Annoy,
China, and closely watched by the !. S.
vessels Wyoming and jamestown.
The same arrival brings the news of a
great fire in Jeddo, Japan. Over SOC
houses are reported destroyed, among
them the Tycoon's palace, The town Of
Hacodadi was destroyed. 1t is said tc
be the work of incendiaries.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-02-25
Gen, Sherman's Expedition,

An official dispatch to the War De-
partment, on the 10Th inst, announces
Sherman's arrival at Quitman, on the
Ohio and Mobile railroad, without oppo-
sition, but he will not be allowed to take
Mobile without desperate battle. His
advance is without comparison the bold
est movement of the war. Sherman has
from 25, 900 to 10000 men. They tear
up the railroad and bridges on Tie way.
He meditates no steps backward.
Two refugees from Mobile report that
the inhabitants Of that city feel secure
from attack. Ten thousand rebel troops
are reported in and about the city. Union
sentiments prevail to considerable ex-
tent, which will be expressed as soon as
protection is offered.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-02-25
Effects Of the Amnestey Proclama-
ton.

The following is special dispatch to
the Chicago Times. Such dispatches in
that paper look little strange to us, but
i. is about time papers of that class
were beginning to retrace their steps, per
force of public sentiment:
"a rebel Captain, E. j. Sullivan, formerly
a citizen of Madison county Alabama, came
into our office and desired to take the oath
of allegiance. He seemed to be fatigued
and weary with long travel. lie informed
the clerk, as he administered the oath, that
he had been one of the first strong secession
lists in that part of the country, and that he
had contributed 100000 his all, for the
cause, and had fought, bled and suffered,
thinking that he was in the right, but had
been satisfied that he was not As soon as
he heard of Lincoln's recent proclamation,
he at once made tracks for our lines. lie
said they had all been deceived. The cum
ming arts which their leaders had devised to
deceive them had become known, and the
soldiers in the ranks often remarked that
they hoped jeff Davis and his leading con-
spirators would have to hang. lie said that
two-thirds of the regiment he held q com
mission in as captain, the 7th Alabama
Infantry, would give themselves up as soon
as possible, and thousands Of others.
Another dispatch says deserters con-
tinue to come in daily, particularly from
the Louisiana regiments. Nearly the
whole of the 18th and 18th Louisiana
have deserted during the last month.
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-02-25
Winter the Time to Think,

Winter is the time for farmers to think
spring, summer and fall to work !; and
the three latter seasons labor. will be tc
little profit if the time of the first shall
have been misspent. All the. plans Of the
next seasons operations should be laid
and we'll considered during winter All
improvements, all designs for new opera
tions, all the work to be done, should
then be considered and prepared for !;
so that, when the time for work arrives,
he will have nothing to do but to go
ahead Then he has no time to think !;
but if he has been wise during the win
ter, he will have no need of it. 1t is a
painful sight to look at in spring, when
all nature is in an ecstacy Of delight, to
see farmer flying about 'like hen
with her head cut off. F" trying to do a
thousand things at once, not knowing
which to do first, running here and there
in search of rusty implements, some Of
which require repairs, some not to be
found, the ploughing season passing
away, the planting season rapidly adj
vancing, and he not prepared for any
thing. in
Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1864-02-25
Escape Of Union Prisoners.
The following is the account of the latc
prison delivery at Richmond, Va:

prison delivery at Richmond, Va:
The account of their escape is full of
thrilling interest, but for prudential rea-
sons many particulars are withheld from
publication at present. They were five
weeks makinga tunnel. Having man
aged to find access to the cellar, they
commenced work, relieving one another
as opportunity offered. Their instru-
ments were case-knives, pocket-knives
and files. Twice they had to abandon
their work and commence anew on ac-
count of the distractions, which they
could not pass. They had hoped to avail
themselves Of culyert but found it i'm
passible. f8 Il
After getting through the wall they
disposed Of the excavated soil by draw
ing it out in spittoon which they at
tached to cord. This would be filed
by the party at work in the tunnel and
pulled out into the cellar by their com
panions, who disposed of it by spreading
it in shallow layers over the flor, con-
cealing it beneath the straw The work
was necessarily very slow SO close was
the atmosphere in the tunnel that they
eouldremain in it but few minutes at a
time, and their candle would 90 out. At
one time they got SO near the bed of
the street that small hole, about the
size Of stove pipe broke through but
fortunately this was not discovered by
the guard, and was of great service, ad-
hitting air and enabling them to prose-
cute their work more rapidly.
The tunnel when completed was about
sixty feet along, and opened into an old
tobacco she'd, beyond the line of guards
AS soon as they found the way clear,
they emerged slowly in single squads of
two or three, and saunted off until they
got clear of the guards, making their
way towards the Williamsburg road by
the shortest route The darkness ia
yored them, and the fact that the rebel
soldiers whom they met were habituated
in the army coats Of Uncle Sam, which
they had stolen from the supplies sent to
our prisoners by our Government, was Of
great help to them Although they were
attired in our army overcoats, and many
of them had their haversacks, they found
the national uniform better disguise
than if they had been provided with gen
uine rebel uniforms.
In order to elude the pnrsuers, whom
thew knew would be soon on their track,
they scattered as much as possible.
MANY were their hardships and suffer
ines, and frequent their escapes from the
rebel cavalry, who, tho next morning,