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The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

E. Cunningham, President; J. B. Currier, c. b.
Dugan, w. p. Lipp, VIC. Rich, and G. W. Snv.
der, Vice Presidents; ]. B. Cardcr, Recording
Secretary; W. D. Lawrence, Corresponding Sec.
rotary; f. Dependence, Treasurer W. MCGOWAN.
Sergeant.at-A Finance Committee J. +
Vandiver, James Gleeson and c. b. Bird. Com.
mttee on Speakers-J. d. Persley, W. II. Davis
and NJ. Reed. The regular meetings of the Club
are every Saturla evening.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

Nav DircH.-The long talked Of ditch
extension, from the South Yuba Canal, to
Dutch Flat and vicinity, is rapidly becoming
a fixed fact,-as the Company have now
about 300 men at work, and are establishing
new camp 10 put on an additional force.
The ditch will be done in time for the mi
ming operations Of the coming winter, and
will furnish large additional supply of
water to the extensive hydraulic diggings at
Dutch Fiat, Gold Run and other localities,
on the dividing ridge between the waters of
Bear River and the North Fork of the Amer.
lean.
Although this mining region has the ben
eft of the bitches of Bradley 4 Co., and
Bartlett & Thomas, yet the large quantity of
water required in hydraulic mining, short
ems the supply early in the season, and caus-
es great loss of time to the miners in the
long summer months.
The new ditch will be most valuable
acquisition to the miners, and give an i'm
petus to their labors that will result in much
benefit to that portion of Placer.
There is a large extent of territory above
and below Dutch Flat, that has never been
fairly prospecfed, but having all the appear
ance of good mining ground, that the open
ing of this ditch will cause to be taken up
and worked
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01
Meeting OF Democratic Convention OF
Township No. 3.

At a meeting Of the Delegates of the Demo
cratic County Convention held at John O'Neill's
Saloon, September 5th, 1864, A. c. Ncill was
called to the Chair and II. L. Asbury appointed
Secretary
missioner and Thomas Murphy having received
all the votes cast, was declared the nominee of
the Democratic party.
A. c. NELL, Chairman.
.fttesE H. Z. AsRURY, Secretary.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

The people everywhere are looking to the
success of the Democratic party as the only
solution OF Our present difficulties, and are
and enthusiasm never before Witnessed
From present appearances General McClel
Ian will be elected by the largest majority
ever given to a Presidential candidate
MmysvUe ErpresS
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

LESSONS IN French AND SPANIsH.--Mr.
Owen Connolly, who mas had much expert
ence as teacher of the above languages,
will commence course of lessons, at the
School House, on Monday evening next.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

ALARMED-The Lincolntes of this county,
Notwithstanding their high sounding boasts
of giving Old Abe from 500 to 1000 ma
jority, evidently have on big scare" and
are making unusual exertons to counterfeit
the enthusiasm created by the nomination OF
McClellaa.
To this end they held a meeting in Au-
burn on Saturday last-again on Tuesday
evening; and have repeated them at Lincoln
and Virginia. and Highly and Bill Dudley,
Of Caaveras, are now laboring in the waver-
ing ranks in the upper portion of the county.
If Placer is all right for Lincoln, why This
rushing in Of imported speakers, into every
town of the county, so early in the canvass?
Why are they so earnest in beseechng their
followers to stand by their ticket?
The fact is the Aboltionists are losing
their grip on Placer, and hence their desperl
ate exerions to stem the tide But it won't
do gentlemen. IfPIacer knows herself and
she thinks she does She goes for George
b. Mcclellan.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

Has FAILED.-The National MtelHgencer
one of the most careful and moderate jour.
mails in the country, after carefully reviewing
the history of Gen. Grants present cam
paign, reluctantly says that it is a failure
and the greatest one of the war.
The country formed brilliant expectations
Of this campaign, and criticism has been
held in remarkable allegiance in order TO
throw no shade of distrust over the public
mind as to the result but the fact is daily
forcing itself upon public attention, tina;
Grant has failed as sigually, in the attempt
to capture Richmond, as any General who
has preceded him.
When he failed to force the lines Of the
Chickahomny, his expedition against Rich
mond failed. And all his subsequent at,
tacks,-upon Petersburg, upon the Well
don railroad-upon the north and then the
south side of the James river-has only
been a useless drain upon the strength of a
brave and magnificent army.
Every movement since the Chickahominy
disaster, has been announced by the Admin
istration press as GROWING piece of strate-
gy, that would seal the fate of Richmond;
out naTulv was the movement IN one dlreC
ton heralded, before the Lieut.. General put
the newspaper strategists at fault, by reln.
gushing it for some other experiment.
Their faith has been sorely tried, in Grant
but they sing hosannahs to his genius in the
hope that his good luck may yet bring him
through.
The latest disappointment he has inflicted
upon his newspaper friends is. in having led
them to believe that his occupation Of por
ton Of the Weldon Railroad, after sustain.
ing heavy losses, was the nearest wav to the
rebel citadel, by starving it out, and now
suddenly turning round and making another
demonstration north Of the James, where he
says, in his telegram to the war office, he
finds "the country full of Notifications"
General Grant has received more indul.
gence from the public than any other of bis
predecessors; but even this indulgence and
confidence is giving way, under the erratic
campaign carried on in the last two months,
with its fearful and incorporating losses.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01
EPISCOPAL SERVICE.

The Rev. Mr.. Lee, of Folsom, will oficiate
Room; morning and evening service at the usual
hours. The Sacrament of the Lords Supper will
be celebrated at the close of the morning service
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

RThe Democracy Of Nevada Territory
are organizing for their State and Presden-
tal elections. They are organizing Clubs
and holding mass meetings all over the sage
brush country, and inspired by their recent
success, feel certain of still more brilliant
victory in November.
There seems to be some doubt that Mr.
Lincoln will issue his proclamation, declaring
Nevada State, in time for the people to
vote for the Presidential nominees. This
will make no difference in the action oil
political parties, however, as both will put
State and Electoral tickets in the field
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

E% Although two of the boilers in the
Washoe are uuinjured, all are to be taken
out, and their place supplied by those Of a
new and improved pattern.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

Say nothing respecting yourself, either
good, bad or Indifferent; nothing good, for
that is vanity; nothing bad, for that is affsc>
tation; nothing Indifferent, for tina, is sillv
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01
DIVINE SERVICE.

REV. DIR. PHELPS, Of Sacramento, will hold
divine service in the Court House tomorrow, a,
II o'clock, A. M, and in the evening at u O'Clock
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

DEMoCRATIc NEwsPAPER.--The newspaper
field in Virginia City, has been entirely
occupied by the Abolition press; but since
the recent Democratic victory there, the
Old Piute office has been purchased, and
in few days there will be issued therefrom
q sound paper, under the Democratic name
of "The Constitution"
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

GRAPE SYRup.-J. R. Nickerson has pre-.
sented us an article, be calls Grape Syrup
very palatable for table use. 1t is made by
boiling down the grape juice, and requires
no other preparation. Two gallons Of juice,
boiled down, make one gallon Of syrup.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

STEAMER CHRYsoPoLls SUNK.-1he fine
steamer Chrysopolis, belonging to the Steam
Navigation Company, struck a suag short
distance below Freeport, while on her up
trip on Thursday night. We have not been
able to learn details, but understand that
she was kept under Roadway, until she reach
ed sand bar, half mile above Freeport,
and there beached, to prevent her from set
Ting in deep water. No lives lost.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

1t is remarkable popularity with debts
that their expanding power continues to in.
crease as you contract them.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

A correspondent writes that all the men
that come up from Grants army bear the
mark of hard work and still they appear
cheerful One of them told me that Grant
used his men very bar1, and that they were
down on him; and they called him "Useles,
Grant" They say that General Mcclellan
is as popular with them as ever, and tina,
they 90 for him every time and every day in
the week.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01
Placer County Democratic Central Club,
Auburn.

l.. L. Bullock. President; S. X. WEIGH, Vice
President; VIM NJ. Crutcher, Recording Secre-
tary; Chas. H. Mitchell, Corresponding Secretary;
E. N. Barnard, Treasurer; James Mahon, Ser
geant-at-Arms
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

PREMIUM WINE AND RA1sINs.-J. r.
Nickerson, Esq, of Doty's Ravine, has PREF
sented to us samples of wine, and Rasins
made of the Malaga grape, the same as those
he has just exhibited at the Mechanics Fair,
at San Francisco, and upon which he has
been awarded premiums. The wine is of
last years vintage, and was unsurpassed, in
delcacy of flavor, by any Of California man
ufacture that we have ever tasted
The rasins were of this years growth, and
had all the fullness and sweetness of the i'm,
ported Malaga. The only process they had
undergone was drying and pressing.
MIR. Nickerson has taken extraordi nary
pains in the selection of grapes and other
fruits, until be has now as great variety as
is to be found in the State; the excellence
of which is to be found in the numerous
valuable premiums he has taken at District
and State Fairs, in the last four or five
years.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

RErURNED.-B. G. Allen and family, after
an absence of some eighteen months, at
the East, have returned. His numerous
friends will be pleased to welcome him again
to California.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

FIRE.-UncIe Tommy Fallon's house,
situated on Auburn ravice, on the outskirts
Of town, was entirely destroyed by fire on
Sunday night last. The old man had barely
time TO escape with a few blankets.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01
Pacific Mail Steamship 10

he THE FOLLOWING STEAMSHIP o
<ffx4s will be dispatched in the month o.
sSsSes551 October, 1864: =,
Oct. Sd, GOLDEN .AGE, Capt. Farns~oi'"'
Oct. IS, CONSTITUTION, Capt. Watkins
Oct. %, SACRAMENTO Capt. Bradbury
From Folsom Street wharf, at nine O'Clock A. NJ
puntualiy, for
PANAMA..
Passengers will be conveyed from Panama ,r ID
Aspnwall by the Panama Railroad Company an nS
from Aspinwall to New York by the Atlan''c anu
Pacific Steamship Company. ca,
A. B. FORBES, Agent P. NJ q IT, .ts
Cor. Sacramento and Leidesqo!n ~
October LIST, 1864.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

STATE HORSE FA1R-We are indebted to
|. N. Uoag, Secretary of the State Agricul-
tural Society, for bound volume of the
proceedings of the Society in the year 1868,
accompanied by complimentary ticket to
the exhibition of the Society, to commence
on the 18th, and terminate on the 22d of
October.
The Board Of Managers have concluded to
make the present exhibition exclusively a
horse fair and they have the assurance that
the display of fine stock will be unsurpas'
ed by any similar attempt ever made in the
State.
The Board concluded that the drought has
been so depressing on mining and agricutu
raj interests, this season, that the success OF
general Fair, including agricultural and
manufacturing products, was improbable; and
to comply with law, and retain the privileges
Of the Society, they propose the horse ex
hbition, feature of the State Fairs tina,
has always been very popular with visitors.
The long drought, and the consequent
scarcity of money, would doubtless prejudice
the success of general Fair; but we think
the main drawback can be attributed to {
cause more remote-and that is, in the policy
adopted some years since, in fixing those
exhibitions permanently at Sacramento
We protested at the time, that such actio,
would lessen the interest in State Fairs, anC
would render them nothing more than ex
hibitions of District-and our words have
been pretty well verified. Alternating these
exhibitions between Marysville, Sacramento
Stockton and San Francisco, would have
served to keep alive generous rivalry, ano
preserve an interest in the State Society
instead Ct creating local jealousies, an,
inparing its importance and usefulness
But the advice and influence of citizen:
OF Sacramento provailed-who seemed more
anxious to secure the temporary benefits tc
their city, resulting frem holding these Fairs
than to establish the Society on a firm basi:
and from that day to the present the
Society has refrigerated. Last year, and The
year before, this was shown in the decreased
display, and the number of exhibitors;
fact that the warmest friends of the Society
will admit. We say this much respectfully
We earnestly desire the Agricultural Societ,
of California TO be an eminent success, ant
worthy to compare with those of the ode
States. But to insure this, there must be
change Of policy. More liberal views mus
enter into its management-in order to bring
the mechanics, farmers, and stock raisers t.
encourage and build it up as State insttu
ton. Unless these exhibitions are alternat
ed between the important towns of the State
in order that all sections may be induced
to have an interest in them, we doubt if, in
few years. our State Fairs will amount eye
to respectable Horse Shows.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

VIM. N. Crutcher, Chairman James Shoe
maker. Secretary A. C. Neill, W. A. Hines
John Meyer.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

William Mcclure, President; Geo. W. Gilbert,
Vice President; r. o. Cravens, Secretary; B. F.
Gilbert, Treasurer; NJ. SWEET, Sergeant-at-Arm
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
THOMAS M u RPHY,
Regular Democratic Nominee for
ROAD COMMISSIONS
NJ - ID,

OF TOWNSHIP NO. 3, PLACEK OOUNT1'
Road Commissioner of Township NO -
We are authorized to announce the name o.
F. SAMPSON as an Independent candidate for ROAD
Commissioner of Township No. 3.
Sept. 18th, lSG4-td.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC CLUB.-The dem
ocrats of Township No. T. Placer County,
held meeting at Iowa Hill, on Saturday
evening, September oath, 1864, for the pur'
pose of organizing a Democratic Club, when
a Constitution was adopted and eighty mem
bers subscribed their names thereto, pledgng
themselves to support George B. Mcclellan
for President, and George II. Pendleton for
Vice President.
The following officers of the Club were
then elected: E. Cunningham, President
J. B. Currier, G. B. Dugan, w. 2. Lipp, w
c. Rich and G. w. Snyder, Vice Presidents
J. b. Carder, Recording Secretary; w. ID
Lawrence, Corresponding Secretary; Fred
Dependence Treasurer; William MCGOWAN
Sergeaut-at. Arms; and J. F. Vandiver, Jas
Gleeson and G. b. Bird were appointed I
Committee on Finance; and j. d. Persely
w. II. Davis and NJ Reed Committee OIL
Speakers.
The regular meetings of the Club are helt
on Saturday evening of each week.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

Democratic Committee of District No. 3.
Col. VIM. Mcclure. Chairman; f. o. Cfavens,
Secretary; Ed Barrett, John R. Brown, and NJ.
Mcbride.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

ARREsrED.-W. L. Phillips, assistant en-
gineer of the Washoe, Cat the instgation OF
the Coroner's juty,) was arrested few days
ago, on the charge of murder, in causing the
death of passengers on the ill-fated boat, by
criminal carelessness and negligence. BIZ
The charge against Mr.. Philips was subse-
quently modified to manslaughter, and he
was admitted to bail in the sum of $4,000.
E. P. Figg, one of the Coroner's jury, dis
sented from the action of the majority, in
tho case of Phillips, and gave it as his opin-
ion that, the explosion was the result of de-.
fective iron and poor workmanship in the
boilers.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

The DEMOCRACY IN COUNCIL AT FOREST
HILL.-Upon brief notice, the Democracy
Of Forest Hill, Todd's Valley and Yankee
Jim's, assembled at the former place on
Thursday evening, to listen to speech from
10 Hamilton. They came out between four
and five hundred strong-an evidence that
the "unterrifed" are still numerous on the
divide" The greatest enthusiasm prevail
ed; and the expression was general that the
cause of Mcclellan was gathering strength
every day.
The same night the Lincolnites were hold
ing meetings at Michigan Bluff and Yankee
Jim's, but they were spiritless compared
with the demonstration made by the Demo
cracy at Forest Hill.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

Democratic County Central COMMITTEES

10 Hamilton. Chairman; 4. Huntley, Secre-
tary VIM. NJ. Crutcher, Treasurer; j. C. Ball. w
W. Price, VIM. A. Hines, Ed. Barrett John r
Brown, VIM. NJ. Pulliam, G. C. Newman, H. W
Starr. and Henry Gooding.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

Democratic Committee of District No. /.
S. B. Wyman. Chairman T. S. Levy, Secre-
tary John II. Mitchell, Treasurer; E. Franks
A. S. Whttemore, I. 3. Harper, VIM. S. Deadman.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

"Wardrobe" Mccullough, in his speech al
Platt's Hall on Tuesday evening, predicted
that history would assign to Lincoln place
second only to Washington" That is I'M
doubtedly true, but the second place in thi.
case is that which Satyr bears to hyperion
and the ridiculous holds to the sublime
History will associate the names of the
'Godke' and the 'smutty joker to illustrate
the glory and the shame of the Republic
Dem. Press
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

THREE THOUSAND STRoNG.-The call for
a meeting at Union Hall, San Francisco,
Sept. oath, to organize Central Democratic
Club, was grand success. The hall, by far
the largest room on the Pacific coast, was
filled to overlooking. The club was organ
lied by the election of VIM. r. Coleman,
the leading merchant of San Francisco, as
President; Louis McLane, the head of the
house of Wells, Fargo g. Co., Treasurer;
II. A. Cobb, Grand Marshal; and long list
of prominent men as Vice Presidents. Eul
gene Cassery, John I. Doyle, Col. Henly,
Ex-senator Ryan, and others made stirring
speeches.
Three thousand names were signed to the
Club list-a pretty strong evidence that the
Mcclellan ball is "rolng ON. to some pur
pose in the Bay city. Look out for Dem
ocratic earthquake down there on the 9Th of
November, that will shake Abolitonism out
of its boots.
A GREAT MEETING.-A private dispatch
has been received in Sacramento, stating
that, the Democratic meeting in the city of
New York, on the 18th of September, the
anniversary of the adoption of the Federal
Constitution, was the grandest political de-
monstration ever made in that city. The
supports of Mcclellan were out in numbers
exceeding 100000.
The Associated press has been dumb in
reference to this monster meeting, as in fact
it has to every Democratic meeting held in
the Eastern States on the same day. The
telegraph is sealed book so far as furnish
ing information Of the progress of the can.
vass.
MAIL IRREGULARIT1Es.-1'he mail arrange
ments, or rather Heterogeneous, between
San Francisco ond Auburn, are about as an
noying as they can well be. Regularity in
the receipt of our exchanges is something
that has not occurred in months; and of
late the trouble has increased. Sometimes
the papers are three days old before they
reach us ; and occasionally fail altogether.
The Bulletin, that is distributed here by
an agent, has failed twice this week, and one
failure week, to come at the right time,
can always be safely counted upon.
These delays are either occasioned at San
Francisco or Sacramento, and il is about
time the Mail Agent was stirring up some-
| body.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01
LincoIn Democratic club.

H. W. Starr, President; S. B. Wyman, Secre
tary.
The Placer herald., 1864-10-01

Efs-We are authorized to announce the nameo
MAJOR CHARLES vi. KOPP,
as an Independent candidate for the Office of Col
lcctor of District No. 2. Subject to the will oil
the people
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-06-27
COmmissiOner's Sale,
1lIaraiall B. Qasop apd-vifs &c.,

ersHfn4ll p GIa'4R 'nsi 'na q wife lf5 ob.6o.,y
Martha A. Sa1born and others, j ~
TN pursuance Of a. decree Of tie OiFelt Court for
L Ohio county, West Virginia, made in this cause
on tie gath day % May, 1854, will sell ON aatuF.
day, the second day ofJuly3 1854 at the front door
ofthe Court House fort Ohio county, at 10 O'Clock
A. n the following described real estate In the
city Of Wheeling, viz: All that parcel of ground
situated on the cast side Of Maid street in said city
and designated on the plat thereof a. Lot No. i've
Sin square No +inGluded in the follWing
Boundaries 70 wit: beginning at the southwest cor.
usr Of the brick warehouse on said Lot, formerly
cuPiOd by Jacob Aitchell-and now occupied by
Alexander Turner and William TayIor-thencs, II
right angles Main street lS2 feet, more or less TO
the eastern boundary Of said lot; thence along ERd
EASTERN boundary 6O% festI 5orsless, 70 the
south side oIMulboFTy alley thence along the south
aide Of Mulberry alley Ltoaths east side Of Main
street, thence along the side Of Main Btreot to
the beginning, bO8 feet, more or less. CO 70 d L..
TERMS, OF, e-fOuEth of the purchase
money to be paid In caSh on day of sale, and the
baanc, in three equal instalments, payable in one
two and three years, with interest from day Of BRIe
the purchaser giving bond with approved personal
security tor the deferred and the title to
be retained as further security until the whole Of
the pprchase money Is paid; and the purchaser to
pay Of an taxes assessed said real estate
for the year 1854. Co. DANIEL o. LIST,
uY3l-td Commissioners.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-06-27

Prom the Pittsburgh Commercial.
PIummer GuRrd1

The Plummer Guards, Capt Ewing,
reached Wheeling on Monday, en- roWte
home, The Guards were recruited in this
city in 1861, among the earliest companies
under the call for 10000, bat, failing to
get into service in Pennsylyania1s., quota,
entered into q Virginia regiment for three
years. The Guards we're originally or
ganiEed by Capt. Alexander Hay, but that
officer declining to enter the Virginia SER
vice, the company became virtually dis
banded, bnt Was subsequently organized
under Capt. James D. Ovens, its present
Captain being First Lieutenant. Arriving
at Wheeling, the Plummer Guards were
attached to the I'd Virginia regiment, Of
which Capt. Ovens was elected Major.
Lieut. Ewing was promoted to the cap.
taincy, which position he. has held ever
since. A short time after entering the
service, the Guards were changed from an
infantry TO an artillery company, aud do
ring its term of service has participated 10
many battles, always Rcquitting themselves
in manner rejecting credit upon the
State they represented A number of the
Guards re-eulisted for the war@the rest
reIon their way home. where they will
receive warm welcome. The company,
when being organized, was materially aid
ed by our patriotic fellow. citizen, Mr..
Jos. Plummer, whose name they bear, and
who, we believe, furnished them With a
complete outfit in the way of clothtngs 1t
left this city over one hundred strong, and
has been remarkably healthy, and suffered,
in comparison with Others, small losses in
battle. ay 74 sis1 a-l iqf 90 lf alFl1 EaE