The Placer herald., 1864-04-23

CoURT 1S64.-Auburn, Geo. FL. Stephens.
B. F. Myers, J. R. Crandall, John Fogarty
Dry Creek-James Barbar, d. Vantrees.
Pine Grove-Sanuel Adams, Il, Bingham,
G. P Hubbell
Virginia-W. F. Kennedy, w. P. Staples.
Butcher Ranch-W. ALBRIGHT.
Auburn Ravine--A. A. Spain.
Beas Bar-P. L. Sawyer.
Gait House-W William johnson. J. B. Mur-
ply
Lincoln-Samue Dodds, T. Haskell,
Deadwood-T P. Martin.
Forrest Hill. G. Garrison, A. J. An
CELL
Dotans Barn. Mansfield.
Last Chance--W F. Ferguson.
Forks House,. Higgins.
Damascus-lI K DevIey.
Mertown- E. T. Loving.
Horse Shoe Bar. A. NOEL, Patrick
Rabbel, Geo Rhoades, H. Waters.
Drawn April 10Th 1864.
The DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CoNvENrloN.
The Common Council of Chicago have
passed series Of patriotic resolutions, re-
turning "thanks to the National Democratic
Committee for its selection of Chicago as the
place Of its meeting Of its convention" The
hospltalites of the city are extended to the
Convention and "gratfcation," is expressed
'at. the assembling Of the delegates of a great
and patriotic party in our midst on the ma
tions natal day" Several Republican mem
bers of the Council voted for the resolu,
| tions.
At the Brooklyn Sanitary Fair, few days
ago, a mock marriage was performed for the
amusement of the crowd. The Rev. Theo.
L. Cuyer, officiating as priest in cooked hat
and black gown!.!
The New York Herald is arguing in favor
ratfles and against the clerical protests, and
says that after the death Of our Savior his
followers cast lots for his garments.
Gts- An elk can run mile and half in
two minutes-an antelope in minute.-Er.
This is very great mistake. Neither OF
these animals are anything near as fast as
the horse. An elk cannot run over mile
in three minutes, but an antelope might,
under very favorable circumstances make a
mile in two minutes Iolusa San.
A fight that is to come off between Cali
forna lion and grizzly, has been the theme
OF excitement and conversation at Coulter
vile, Mariposa county, for the last two
weeks.
The ship Aracan sailed from San Francis
co yesterday for Hongkong, having as part
of her cargo 500 dead Cinnamon.
The small pox is spreading itself with
fearful rapiditv over the country. In Cincin
cinnati it is worse than ever before known
In Cleveland it is said there are upwards OF
1900 cases; and in Columbus and other
places it is very bad. 1t seems to have starr
ted from the military camps and hospitals.
Captain Sellers, for more than forty years
steamboat captain on the Mississippi river
died at Memphis on the 9th ultimo. He was
buried at St. Louis.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs re,
commends that the Government paw to the
citizens of Minnesota the sum of 100000
for losses sustained by them during the Sioux
war.
A workman in Paris has succeeded in ma.
king barrels without hoops, as solid as the
best hooped barrels in the world The dis
covery, which has been desideraum fol
some three thousand years, is now undergo
ing examination before the Academy of Ii
Rochelle.
The ten dromedares, whose racing perfor
nance at Sacramento and Marysvle are per-
baps not yet forgotten, were freghted or
Monday, by Greenhood & Co., for the Hum
bodt mines. Each animal was loaded will
from four to five hundred pounds
An exchange says the New York Herald
has changed its programme, and now goe
for Grant on Mondays instead Of Tuesdays
reserving the latter for its Mcclellan day
Thursday is still its Fremont day.
The people of Yuba county pay 80 q
taxes on each 800.