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The Placer herald., 1864-08-20

REPREHFNsIBLE.-One Davenport, ColIec
tor of United States Internal Revenue for
Nevada County, is charged with acts which,
if proven, should cause his removal from Of
fee. Some parties he compeIs to pay their
taxes in gold, though they tender ereenbacks;
to others he allows discount of 40 or so
per cent, when they pay in gold. The Ne
vada Gazette, we are sorry to say, defends
such conduct. Davenport's official action,
as stated by the Gazette is indetensibe. lie
has no right to allow discount on gold, nor
to peddle green backs around the county
1t is his duty to receive such lawful money
AS is rendered him without allowing any dlsl
count whatever. If Davenport has been
guilty of such conduct as the Gazette alleges
aud which it defends, he should be removed
from Office at once, and in the name Of the
Union party we demand his removal. No
Collector has any lawful warrant TO receive
$40 or any other sum in gold, less than the
full amount, for 500 tax, neither has any
officer right to pedde greenbacks about the
country and speculate in them Sac. Bee.
The Placer herald., 1864-08-20

FUND.-Iowa Hill SIT IS; Wisconsin Hill SIS IL;
Dutch Flat ~ 90; Ilnostown q 40; Michigan
Bluff So OF; Forest Hill 60 AZ; Yankee Jim
"a CO., Todd's Valley 20 SO; Mt Pleasant % 23;
Coon Creek SO 29 Gold Hill Sc Ga; Ophir "a Is;
Auburn So 90; Rattesnakc 3G IS; Smithvllc
l6 A.; Union rs ~; Rock Creek SO 7G; Lisbon
IL H. Cold Run s GA; Stewart Flat IL CT;
Mad Canon Is 81; Lone Star q So; Lincoln
As H. Dry Creek % 23; FRANKLIN House Is IL;
Last Chance l 20; Auburn Station 90 SO; Wash
ington 2l; Ncillsburg ID lG; Norwich, IA Al;
New Castle Is;
The Placer herald., 1864-08-20

1t is estimated that there are four thou
sand persons in Virginia City out of empty
men', who would be glad to 60 to work II Il
could be had.
The Placer herald., 1864-08-20
W. NJ. CRUrCHER, Secretary.
District No. 3, Democratic District Con,
nilIec.

The members Of the Democratic Central Com
mittec for District No. 3, are requested to meet
ut the office OF r. o. Cravens. in the town OF
Yankee Jim's, ON SATURDAY. AUGUST goth
o64, at one o'clock, P. NJ.
WILLIAM MCCLURE, Chairman.
The Placer herald., 1864-08-20

There is deadly feud between the Chi
nese in Trinity county, and the journal says
they are armng for free fight.
The Placer herald., 1864-08-20

EE. The Sacramento Union says the Pla,
cervie Railroad is about completed to La.
trobe, and on the 22nd inst, cars will com.
mence running there regularly.
The Placer herald., 1864-08-20

GREENBAcK DEcIsIoN.-Judge Bondurant,
of Mariposa, has decided that all Court lines
are payable 10 grsepbacks'
The Placer herald., 1864-08-20
Dashaway Washing Machine.

ND Fed a. RENCH in connection with 'nen
HI Curpentcring Business, at the corner oppo o.
site the Toll House. arc engaged in me mlnu' ~,
turc of the DAsHAwAY WASHING MACHINE. 'n S
Patent Right of which. for Placer county, is h .lu
by Messrs Reed a. Sweasy. The price OF IN.
machins is S25, and with Young's new pa'e"'
Wringer attached. S35. u.h;,.
Ali who have examined and tested this Mae ,hr.
and the Wringcr, admit that they excel any o.nt
in the market. Clothing can be cleahseu W.
this machine with less labor than any otnei
Examine and test them for yourselves.
Auburn, August goth. 1S64-2m
The Placer herald., 1864-08-20
PROCEEDINGS OFF THE BOARD on
SUPERVISORS,
Monday, August,

Mohuay, August Is.
that there is due the County OF Placer from tho
County OF Sacramento, Tor money paid by thu
County OF Placer Tor expenses incurred in tho
trials OF the case of the People VS.. Samuel CARL
huff. which case was transferred from the County
OF Sacramento to the County Of Placer ON =
change OF venue, it is ordered that A. N Cam
bell. be and is hereby appointed Commissi oncr
to ascertain the correct amount due the county
from said Sacramento county, and report to this
Board.
Bills allowed 10 the amount of $3.50
Thursday, August 18th
Bills allowed amounting to $500 10.
W. \. Selkirk presented a bill for S35 for ser.
vices seven days on posse c0nimitdtus in SUD-
pressing riot. and executing orders Of court. on
line OF Sacramento, Placer u Nevad. Railroad,
which WAS rejected.
S.M Stevens, Assessor Of Township No 3, al.
lowed $500
Petition Of Auburn Turnpike Co., to cree. A
toll gate near New Castle. grartcd.
Bill o. James Beck, j. p, OF Township No 10
SO. allowed.
Hall Allen, jurors certificates SILL Kohn
Steiner, jurors certificates 500; A. N Gamlell,
commissioner. S25; SIR. Goddar. Sheriff of EI
Dorado county. Sl2 so; John Bcden, Assessor of
Township No. 9, STA.
Petition of citizens of the county asking an
examination OF the books OF the Central Pacific
Railroad Company, received and placed on file
On motion, the Board appointed James r.
Rogers, D. W. Madden. and A b. Scott com.
mtlcc to examine the books of tie Central
Pacific Railroad Co., in behalf Of Placer county
as a shareholder.
On motion, Ordered, That the order passed by
this Board on the I'd day Of August. 1864, dele.
eating certain powers to james L. Hale and T. B.
Higgins. as the agents and attorneys Of the coun
ty OF Placer, be and is hereby rescindcd and an
nulled. and the clerk Of the Board ordered to
notify said James E. Hale and +. B. Higgins Of
the above ord +.
The Placer herald., 1864-08-20

There are IA sugar plantations in full
operation in the Sandwich Islands, and next
year there will be %. The sugar culture on
a large scale was quite recently begun mere.
The Placer herald., 1864-08-20

Gsy- Gold was selling in Richmond on
in Confederate currency for one OF gold
The Placer herald., 1864-08-20

Ey- Representative Cole remains IN 'pe
East until the close of the next session OF
Congress.
The Placer herald., 1864-08-20

The Cosr OF THE CARKuuFF TRAILS
Placer County has paid out in the trial o
Carkhutf, the SUN of 81 ,9o7 90.
The Placer herald., 1864-08-20
PROPOSALS. FOR COUNTY PRINTING

PROPOSALS FOR COUNTY PRINTING
PROPOSALS will be received by the boa ,or
Il OF Supervisors for the County Print.ns, m.
one year. up to Monday. the 9th day OF oep 'o,rI
ber 1884, to be accepted or rejected ny tne o.sr
on that day. Said printing TO ne a9ne IL
county. By order OF Inc boar WoN c,ert.
August 10th, lS64.--st
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-01-07
Revolt Among CoIored Troops.

The Boston Courier has the following in
formation from its New Orleans correspon-
dent who writes on the 18th:
Our military officers have just had a fore
taste of their. wisdom in entrusting impor-
tant military posts to ''colored troops, by a
revolt at Fort Jackson which the newspa-
pers ~ this department, by authority,
VIII Inform you was only an alteration be.
tween an ofhcer.and some of the men, and
soon quoted | have my information
isom the lips OF the officers in command of
that post the garrison Of which consisted of
live hundred colored soldiers and officers
and twenty white men, Though some of the
colored men We're as white as some of their
white oihcers) and so serious had become
the seyolt that the officers themselves de-
clare that had they attempted to exercise
any authority over their command, every
white man would have been killed, and the
nlggers have been in possession of the forts
which cost the United States Government so
much OF life and treasure and so many
months delay to get it into our hands 1t
has been decided that this regiment of 'col-
ored men must be mustered out of the
service, in consequence of this alteration
between an officer and some of the men,
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-01-07
Report OF the Confederate Secrc-
iary Of the NaVy--ImpOrtiamt
DiAcI0sIereS.

The report of Mr.. Mallory the Confed-
crate Secretary of the Navy, contains full
confirmation of the statements heretofore
published concerning the plot to release the
rebel prisoners on Johnson's Island Mr..
Mallory reports as follows
During the months of July and August
| sent twenty-seven commissioned officers
and forty trustworthy petty officers to the
British Provinces, with orders to organize
an expedition and cooperate with army of
hcers in an attempt to release the Confed-
crate prisoners confined ON johnson S
Island, ON Lake Erie. From time to time
| learned that the arrangements made were
such as to insure the most complete success.
n large amount of money had been expen-
dcd, and Just lS our gallant naval officers
were about to sail ON this expedition the
English authorities gave information to the
enemy and thus prevented the execution of
one of the best planned enterprises Of the
present war. :"
In relation to the building of iron-clad
vessels in Europe for the Confederates, the
Secretary says that early in the present year
his agents contracted for eight vessels of
that class, five of which were to be built in
England and three in France. He aludes
to the seizure of the vessels built i'll the
Mersey, and remarks that another and
larger vessel has since been completed, but
it is doubtful if she will be allowed to leave
the shores of England, although it is be-
lleyed the precautions taken are sufficient
to exempt her from the fate of her consorts. "
The vessels being constructed in France
have been subject to so many official vista
tons, that Mr. Mallory forwarded instruc-
tions to cease operations upon them for the
present.
I'm this connection" says the Secretary.
lit is proper for me to state that the great
revolution in popular sentiment, both in
England and France, toward the Confederate
Government, has rendered our efforts to
obtain supplies from those countries almost
abortiye In view of all possible contingen-
cies, have instructed the agents of this
Department to wait more favorable oppor-
tunity for carrying out the instructions pre-
viously forwarded, BY the last courier
sent instructions that will shortly be made
apparent 10 our enemies nearer home
The services ofCapt Semmes, in the Ala
bama; are spoken of with high appreciation:
During the year he has captured upward
of ninety vessels, seventy of which he des-
troycd, the others being either bonded or re-
leased. One of the greatest drawbacks this
officer reports having experienced, is the
difficulty he now has in procuring full sup
plies of wood and coal. The provincial En-
glish authorities have hitherto afforded him
every facility, but recently they have interpre-
ted their neutrality laws SO strangely, that our
war vessels and priyateers are much embar-
rassed in obtaining suitable supplies"
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-01-07
The Ambulance system.

Congress seems to have found Il hiatus in
the discussion of the negro question: and
Mr. WILSON has taken advantage Of it to
introduce bill for the organization of an
/ Ambulance System. Whether Congress
will find a moment when its attention is not
engaged upon negro troops negro schools,
negro voting, negro bounty, or negro pris-
oners, in which to pass the bill, we do not
know-it i, to bc hoped that such may be
the case
Every one familiar with any battles of this
war knows how great have been the disad-
vantagcs resulting from want of some sys-
TEN for removing the wounded. Our men
were either left upon the field to suffer days
and nights Of torture or else the army was
materially weakened ly chat species of cow
ardice in which two or three well men assis-
ted a wounded soldier from the field The
very worst horrors developed by this war
have been those arising from Il necessity of
leaving our wounded uncarcd for on the field
The battle of ChickaSaw Bayou, where our
"Ouhhti ilN lOt llll'' itN tN IOStl 10 Il
cold, savage rain, or that of Fort Doncson,
where many actually irozc to death on the
nights Of Friday and Saturday, is familiar
to everybody; and yet everybody knows
equally well that all, or nearly all, of these
sufferings would have been avoided had we
Il thoroughly organized system Of extending
relief IN tho woru,Tn1
1t is true that lattcrly most of our COM
nanders, when anticipating battle, have
instituted a sort of organization, made up of
musicians and the like, but which, while
doing much good, has lacked efficiency in
many respects. What we need is a system
like that of the Frcnch--which * complete
in ITSELF having its own head and sub-divis-
ions and which is drilled for the special end
designed in its organization. Such a system
in practical operation would add from twcn-
ty to thirty per cent. to the effective force
of our armies--for in all battles nearly or
quite that number avail themselves of the
demands Of the wounded to sneak to the
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-01-07
The Radicals After Gen. Grant.

The popularity Of General GRANT, and
the frequent mention of his name in CON
nection with the Presidency is causing the
Radicals to begin their dcnunciations OF
him. Thus speaks the New York Tto,es ::
"Whcn General in the field is persua-
dcd into being a candidate, or made to be-
lieve he will be, he becomes lust the most
unfit man for such place. lie may not al
ways be aware Of its effect upon him he
may ilatter himself that he is above all such
considerations but he isn't No man is
and until human nature undcrgocs some
radical change, no man ever will be. a
candidate for the Presidency at the head of
an army, will inevitably, even if inscnsibly.
pay n good deal more attention to public
sentiment than to the public enemy, He
will be more anxious TO take WASHINGTON
than Richmond. He will work harder to
iasten on his supposed rivals the responsible
itty for his failures than to avoid making
them"
LINCOLN and CHASE, and the other Alb
clifton leaders, who are in power at Wash
ington, and are aspirants for the next Pres
idency, have no idea Of allowing General
GRANT to carry off the prize, and we may
look for fire in the rear from that quartcr
They will either deprive him of his com
mand, as they did Fremont and RosE
GRAMS, or else will contrive that he shall
meet with some rcvcracs that shall destroy
his popularity in the North. Mark the pre-
dictiOn
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-01-07
Stanton

Must be the most intolcrablc official who
ever had public duties entrusted to his
charge We have often heard of the insult
ierablc cgotism and Jcarish manners of the
man, and we find an additional confirmation
OF these reports in the following corespon-
dence OF the Cincinnati Commercial
=. stanton, is obnoxious to every body
dicIatorlal, naughty, arrogant, inaccessible,
uhapproachable. Let me give one instance
that came TO my knowledge yesterday A
Colonel who had been dismissed by Court
martial, called upon the Gar of the War
Oihce and requested him to examine some
papers and give his opinion of the Justice
or injustice of the decision of the Court
martial II havn't time to do it, sir" said
stanton, My world is law and is imeyo,
cable. have approved the findings and they
must stand The Colonel left much cha,
grned at his reception. He then called on
Senator Tumbull, to whom he explained
his case, The Senator took the matter il
hand and proceededto the War Office. Agai,
stanton refused to examine the papers
saying rather more courteously than he die
t1 the Colonel, that he had not time
wen, Mr., Secretary, il you can not find
time the President can, and | shall 20 i'm
mediately, to him, said Mr.. Trumbull. =
This declaration brought Stanton dow,
from his lofty position, and he at last con
descended TO examine the papers. The re
suit was, that the irrevocable word, of Stan
ton, was revoked and the Colonel fully re
instated,
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-01-07
Suicide by Hanging.

\ mysterious suicide occurred near Woos-
ter, on Saturday night last. Early ON Sun
day morning last, when VIM. Downing who
lives two miles north of Wooster, went to
his barn to feed his stock, lac found ,uspen-
ded from beam in the upper part of his
barn q man with life wholly extinct Mr.
Downing cut the strap, and lct the body
down, and found il quite lmbcr yet The
coroner was sent for and took charge of the
body which has not yet been recognized hy
any friend, The only information set OBJ
tanned vi The deceased, is that on SATURDAY.
evening he came to the Eagle House and left
his bundle, without taking lodgiugs, and in.
formed Mr., Hamilton that he Wa, from
Canada. \ dagucwcotype likeness of tn,
dead stranger was taken, and may be seen
in the Probate Office, - Wooster RcpuJl'uI
of 3la mfjl}o.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-01-07
The Reason.

Cornwall, the Clerk in the Redemption
Bureau at WASHINGTON, who has lately been
detected in large thefts, gives as a reason for
his crime 'h0t other people IN responsible
and confidential offices Were .fcotbuing hci
nests by @colia0, and hence his determination
10 hare q haRd IN. !" Before the Republican
party got into power we were promised Il
sort OF golden age of honesty and reform,
We We're to return TO the simple habits OF
our foretathcrs the administration of the
ical. Well, they have gotten, by all sorts
of means, into the offices of the nation =
Have they kept their pledges I? Let Corn
wall confession answer, and ifneed be, let
Simon Cameron add supplement, OF
put Jay Cooke x Co., ON the witness stand
and see if certain parties have not other
things to answer for, besides the Margaret
Garner bmnder. .-Ftdiadeaier.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-01-07
The Next lrusasJe.

The New York Times, leading admins
tration organ, said few months since that
Slavery, ike Popcry, is Incompatible with
the age, and must GO. OREsrEs A.
BRowNsoN has been looking over the files OF
the Times, and found this remark in one Of
its editorials. 1t wax an unguarded excla-
nation of ianaticism, but it is Il finger board
that points where, after slavery, the next
agitation Of the radical party is to be made.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-01-07
Il. BntIer Kings Letter.

a letter which we print ON the first page
Of to-day's paper from r. BUTLER KING,
Of Georgia, will attract attention and excite
reflection. Mr. KING had long been, pre-
vlously to the war, II representative man of
the moderate public sentiment of the South.
and that he should, only few months ago,
have written in the temper Of this letter,
shows that there exists in the South, to some
extent, at least, an inclination to recon
structon on terms which should not bc felt
to be degrading. He mentions certain
terms, which are something more than the
old Constitution and the old Union, but
who can say that hc and those for whom he
speaks would not accept the old Constitu-
ton and the old Union if they were offered
to them? And if he should propose the ac-
coptance Of the terms which are actually off
cred, how large party could he enlist in
support Of the proposition, does the reader
suppose
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-01-07
Abolition Performances.

The Negro crazy philosophers who
have of late undertaken to remodel the
work of Washington, Madison, Jefferson.
Adams and Hamilton, are holding divers
lmbllotions of late over their pet mania. -
The telegraph reports that al Boston the
anniversary of Mr., Lincom's Emancipation
Proclamation was celebrated by firing sautes
and delivering speeches In this latter ita-
turc we are told that several colorcd ora
tors participated
SO too, in Norfolk Butler has Inaugural
ted great carnival for the negroes, They
marched by hundreds to the great ediGcn.
ton of the aforesaid General and his STAN,
and of course to the promotion of harmony
and good feeling (?) in that town.
Wen, we'll this thing, like every other
aboominable infrnity, must have it, course
before the body polite will return to health
and reason -ifdndcaier.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-01-07
steamer Charm Captured.

Information was received at Washington
ON the 3lst of December of the capture of
the rebel steamer CHARM off Doboy Sound,
by the Gunboat H,rop On the morning
OF the 10Th she was observed bound ont to
sea, and chase was Immediately given Af
ter few shots she hove to, She was from
Darlen, Georgia, and bound for Nassau.-
Tho Captain stated that he had papers, but
had thrown them overheard BY his state
mcnt her cargo consists of 800 bales Of cot
tom besides tobacco and ro.in.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-01-07
BnSOnets at the Iga,lot-nsox.

The Bridgeport (Connecticut) Farmer
Tnys that at the recent town elections Mt that
place, noticeable feature was the presence
OF an armed soldier of the invalid corps, at
the polls all day The Guard wore bayo-
net at his side, and regular rclicls to the
number of scyon or eight followed at stated
intervals. The object probably wa. to intim.
idate Democrats, Oh for arcurn of the
days of American Rdepead,ace,-when men
were permitted to speak their opinions and
vote their opinions, unawci by representa-
IlVesof a tyrants power, "lIow are the
mighty iallenl' Then W. were free men.
Now-oh, blush Of shame ARE we slares
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-01-07
Cold w Gather,

The recent severe cold weather has not
been equallcd in intenscncssior many years.
At Buffalo Now York, tho mercury stood
at 42 degrees below zero at Milwaukee.
Wisconsin, 1t was down to - degrees, and
20 all over the country. 4 number of the
Confederate prisoners held at Camp Doug
las, Chicago, We're frozen to death. Three
Federal soldiers persisted ut Camp Nelson,
Louisville, Kentucky Ten negro soldiers
persisted at Island No. 10 There are ac
counts from all owes the country of citizens
having frozen to death.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-01-07
A Few PraciicaI Questions.

The Statesman pcrtincntly asks IF as
stated by President LINCOLN in hi. last an
nual message, Tennessee aud Arkansas have
been cleared Of rebel armies, why arethosc
States not represented in Congress, with
United States Courts and State Govern.
ments in full and effective operation within
their borders? What more is needed to nut
down the rebellion in any State than to clear
1t OF rebel armies? When that is done. is
not the State restored to the Union accord
ing to the original end and purpose of tbe
war on onr part 2 II that is done. as tbo
eTident says il is, in Tennessee and Ar.
: are not the people of those State,
entitled To representation in
nd to the right Of local selfeoy.
nc the people of Ohio and In
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-01-07
Furnishing "Loyal Men,

The Old Capitol Prison at Washington
IL daily receiving accessions of prisoners
from men concerned in stcalngs upon the
Government that have been found out. If
the practice of Furnishing men for fraud up
on the Government IL continued, there will
have to be ten acre lot incoscd to hold
them, so great is their number. 1t is said
that they are even after those most loyal
patriots-Contractor
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-01-07
Charitable.

Major ELIJAH ILLS, of Springfield, has
donated grounds worth eight thousand dol
lars, upon which to erect a Home for the
Fricndlcss. The people will open their eyes
some Of these days to tho rottonncss of
abolitlonsm, and then that party, which is
now playing such hcllish pranks, will be in
n proper condition to occupy " Home for
the Fricndles-." Either that or the coun-
try must be sent 10 the Poor House.
Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-01-07
A Correct Official Vote Of Ohio,
soldiers ana Citizcns--A Table
UscfuT for Reference.
[Erom tho Coiumbus Jonrnnl /

IErom tho Columbus Journhl.
The following table gives the official vote
for Governor at the last election, including
both the "Homc and Soldiers's vote" so
far as they have been received at the Office
of Secretary of State We are under obi
cations to the Secretary and his clerks for
their kindness in allowing us to examine
and obtain the vote. The Crisis and Gin
cinnati Gazette, both have published what
they term the o6iciat vote, including the
soldier :, but they are both erroneous The
following may be relied on as correct. This
table, of course, does not include the votes
which were thrown out by the clerks of
of the counties for informality, which will,
of course, receive attention when the proper
time arrives.