The Placer herald., 1864-12-31

th lighting Is still going on. A demand
bas leen made for the surrender of the city,
and refused general Grant was slightly
wounded in the left arm by bullet The
Stars and Stripes were hoisted over the Cap
itol by a company of the Fifth Corps but
they were shortly after dislodged, and the
flag torn down Moron's regiment of col
ored infantry fought like devils. Hundreds
of women lost their lives. Night is coming
on as | write, and the battle still RACES
Richmond is ours no force can dislodge our
troops. The city is one vast slaughter house;
the streets are running with blood and fires
are raging in various parts Of the city By
morning our victory will be complete, and
the Stars and Stripes will once more wave
undsturbedly over Richmond The loss of
life has been terrfying-25, 900 would not
cover the number killed and wounded on
both sides. Gen. Butler is not expected to
live till morning."
Washington, Dec. 24-Ollical dispatches
have been received from Richmond. Up to
this hour, p. M.-lbe fighting in the
streets of Richmond was raging with un-
abated fury. The whole population was in
arms. Lees army is almost annihiated -
General Butler was mortaly wounded in the
assault. SrAUNToN.
New York, Dec. 24.-Every hour fresh
news comes in, which only adds to the cer'
tainty of the fall of Richmond. Prepara
tions are being made for general ilIumna'
ton of the city to night.
New York, Dec. 24.-Oflicial dispatches
have been received from Admiral Dahgren,
announcing the capture of Savannah, on the
2lst, by our army under Sherman, the navy
cooperating. The IIerald's correspondent
with Sherman says: "rhe attack was made
on the morning of the 2lst. A most stub
born defense was made. The city was set
on fire in many places by our shells. On
our taking possession the fire was extingusb
ed, but not before two hundred houses were
burnt down. Our loss, it is supposed will
reach $4,000. General IIardee and 10000
men were taken prisoners. The stars and
stripes now wave over Savannah Will send
full particulars in my next.
New York, Dec. oath, p. M.-The fight
ing in the streets of Richmond continues
our men have to dispute every inch of ground
General Butler is sinking rapidly and can !.
not survive many hours. The news from
Richmond, which is. continually arriving,
has plunged our population into derium
of JOY and excitement. Business is entirely
at a stand still; the newspaper offices are
beseged by thousands, waiting for the next
extra. All are satisfied that the rebellion
has had the final blow struck at its existence.
The movement on Savannah and Richmond
by Generals Grant and Sherman, is known
to have been concerted between them. 1t
is the crushing Of the she'll. The rebellion
is at an end.
Olher dispatches are coming over the
wires as we 90 to press, but we cannot with.
hold this glorious news from the public
Further dispatches will be published in to |
morrows Alta.
We intended to refrain from comments
upon this mammoth-hoaxing and bogus
humbugging dispatch. Ever since the tee
graph swelled General Pope's defeats upon
the Potomac into rousing victories our read
ers accept lightning news every time with all
due allowance, leaving wide margins for un-
due exaggerations. The reader will observe
this fictitious telegram is got up with mock
air of truthfuness, running into very plausi-
Bile crcumstantiaity of detail
In the midst of the hubbub two editors of
the Alta discovering somebody had stolen
tuoh thuhbOi3 away thCJ ldu ioi Iiloj tpcii
coat tails streaming to the wind shouting,
"perlice perlce" Really, there was no
more truth in this lying extra telegraph news,
than there was in the late state election
news sent over the wires from the East
Whoever wrote the pretended telegraphic
news, succeeded in closely initiating the in
flated and bomhastic style of composition
employed by Eastern teegraphists, who
make up news for the sensational press.
Now what can be done with chaps the
who invented the hoax? Untrue news is
often invented and printed to affect the
money market. Editors often get out extras
with untrue headings to make quick and
paying sales; yet we never heard of an editor
being prosecuted TO fabricae an extra
out of whole cloth and sell it may subject
the author to the charge of obtaining money
under false pretences. There is some com
mon law prohibitions against raising hue and
cry and disturbing the people-a green'back
speculator can scarcely have a remedy
The two papers known as the Daily Alta
California and Daily Evening Bulletin can
not maintain that the words at the head of
the hand bill Extra Alta and Bulletin" rep
resents these sheets. There are Atlas and
Bulletins printed elsewhere; the offense will
scarcely come under the head of malicious
mischief; the person who wrote it must also
be connected with the circulation, or rather
selling of the document. The ne%sboys are
not liable, unless privy to the getting up of
the hoax.
All Hindoo widows do not burn themselves
up on a suttee, for lately marriage took
place 10 Calcutta in which the bridegroom
was law student of the Presidency College,