The Placer herald., 1864-07-16
FIRE AT YREKA.-A dispatch dated at

of the city, to-day The building occupied
nearly an entire block. In five minutes the
entire structure was in flames. The exer-
tons Of the fremen prevented the flamas
from spreading. The foundry works were
owned BY p. 7. Shenard, whose loss is est-
mated at not less that SIS 900.
A New York paper SAYS it is remarka,
bic fact that the sales of meat in that city
and neghborhood have fallen off twenty five
per cent. as compared with the consumption
during the corresponding period of last year.
DIAMoNDs.-Two million dollars worth
of diamonds were imported into the United
States the last year So says foreign writer
who has been reading on the subject.
On trip of the ship VistuIa from New
York, severe storms were experienced, during
which the captain threw overheard eighty
carboys of vitrio.
Thomas Large had portion of his right
arm blown away while firng,.a salute in Ma
rysville on the Fourth.
The San Francisco Grand Jury refused to
indict TreackIe for shooting Walsh of the
Varieties.
Professor Silliman is now absent, on a
ture of observation to the mines Of Arizona.
There is machine in Bangor, Maine, for
planting potatoes. 1t opens the furrow and
cuts drops and covers at the same time.
The Colusa Sun says, there is a very heavy
crop of acorns along the river this season.
w. 6. Shanks, army correspondent of the
New York Herald, was killed within the Fed
eral works at Resaca, during the battle.
The Salt Lake trade which has been done
with California heretofore, has been diverted
to the East this season in consequence of the
exchange on gold.
The Mechanics Institute, of San Francisco,
will open for exhibition in August.
Instructions have been sent from the De-
partment at Washington, that all city, town
and other corporation scrip must bear the
same stamp as those used on mortgages.
The abuse we get from Abolition newspa,
pers reminds us, says the Louisville Journal,
Of the well known truth that pig, after
waIlowing in filth, generally chooses IA clean
person to rub against.
In the New York Tribune of June 18th,
is the following: The possible productions
of California are not yet thought of. In ad.
diton to wine, raslns, olives and almonds,
it will be able to supply all the other States
with prunes.
A gold mine has recently been discovered
near yarmouth, in Wales, which is said to
be exceedingly rich in the precious metal.
About 5000 trains crossed the river at
Omaha, bound westerly, during the four
weeks ending May Goth.
The largest vineyard in the world is in
California 1t is in Sonoma county, and
covers an area of 400 acres, AMI is owned
and managed by the Buena Vista Vnicul:u,
raj Society.
On the 7lh of July young man named
Long, at Sutter Greek, had his leg broken in
two aces by falling from porch.
The residence of q. W. Pajet, 408 Beae
street, San Francisco, was robbed of $3.50 in
coin last Saturday night.
Captain H. s. Ransom, formerly residen,
Of Marysvie. was severely wounded while
at the head Of his company in late battle
near Bermuda Hundred lie received a
shot through his left lung and another shat,
cred his right arm so that it was amputated
near the shoulder.
DIR. Orestes A. Brownson, late a bell ami,
ma in Lincolns herd, is reported for Fire.
mont, and promises to advocate the Pathfn-
der's Presidential claims in the coming num-
Der Of Brownson's Review.
On the lst Of January, 1865, an English
line of steamers will commence carrying the
mails from Australia to Panama, connecting
there with the posa siue to England. The
English have complete control of the A tlan-
tic in this sense.
1t has been judcaly decided in Phiadel'
phia, that the purchaser should pay for the
stamps on a deed Of real estate.
According to rebel estimates, the Confed
eracy had, previous to the commencement Of
General Grants campaign, three hundred
and sixty thousand men under arms.
The centenary of American Methodism
will occur ia 1866. Measures are taken for
the proper observance of this event.
The Copperhead papers of ST. Louis call
General Sigel "lhe Flying Dutchmau."
Several of the great iron works in Paris
are employed in the manufacture of improv.
ed machinery for working the mines in Mex
leo.
F. M. Kitteridge intends to start paper in
Santa Cruz county shortly, to be called the
Working Mans journal.
The Richmond Examiner says that there
have been 1900 prisoners received in Libby
since the battle Of Bull Run.
The next session of the University of the
Pacific, at Santa Clara, will commence on
the 2lst inst.
The Danes lost l6 473 men, 800 of whom
were officers, and 467 guns, during the late
war.
The Van Ness Ordinance, ceding lands in
by Congress.
On the 9th inst, an unfortunate man
namal Inhn CarIar who had loon a.n,,l quad