The Placer herald., 1864-01-30
The Fence Bill.

The Fence Bill.
The Agricultural Committee of the Assembly
has offered a substitute for Watson's bill, which
embraces the following provisions:
at provides that the owner or occupant Of any
land or possessory claim finding any horse, mare,
mule jack, jenny, or horned cattle, or any num-
Der OF such animals upon such lands or possesso-
ry claim, doing damage, whether the same be en-
closed by lawful fence or not, may take up and
safely keep such animals, at the expense of the
owner for ten days. The owner must be notified
thereof either personally or by public ADVERTISE
ment in the shape of written notices conveniently
posted, and if the animals are not applied for at
the end of ten days, Or the parties cannot agree
to the amount of damage sustained the claimant
may bring suit to recover, before Justice of the
Peace, if the sum claimed be less than $780,
! When the owner is not known, suit may be
brought against the property IN rem, and the
property sold in either case, when judgment has
been obtained. to pay the damages claimed and
| costs. any surplus to 60 10 the owner, if found,
and to the county school fund if not. When the
property seized is worth $40 or more, the Justice
shall publish the notice of sale in newspaper OF
the county, with description of the property,
and may charge 81 for his trouble. Owners Of
animals may recover them previous to such sale
by proving property and paying fees, charges and
damages; and if the property is worth $40 or
more, my redeem it within three months after
sale in the same manner The Justice is required
all sales made under his order, the particulars
and results thereof and description of the pro-
perty. The Act is made to take effect on and at-
ter April lst, 1864"
TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES FOR CAL1FoR-
N1A.-lhe San Francisco Democratic Press
SAYS: We commend the following extract
ofa letter dated Washington Dee lth, 1868,
to the attention of our readers. We have
long suspected that the dispatches sent to
California were not to be relied upon, and
were formed to deceive the people Of this
State as to the real condition Of affairs on
the other side:
1.-The packages of California papers, con-
sisting of the daily Bulletin, daily Sacrament
to Union daily call, and several interior
papers, received yesterday morning The
telegraphic dispatches surprised me much,
as many army movements are referred to
which have never taken place, and others
are terribly exaggerated. AS for the tales of
conscripls and prisoners they are not belev'
ed here-the first named, it is we'll known,
always gives good news-the second is al
ways anxious to deceive and shapes his tale
accordingly. | am inclined to believe that
the party charged with the duty of making
up dispatches for California is greatly more
anxious to serve the Administration than
give the truth TO the people Of your State"
DIDN'r PAY.-A farmers wife meeting
one of her neighbors returning from market,
inquired: "What do they pay for eggs at
market, now?" 81 got only eight cents a
dozen for mne," he replied. Eight cents
a dozen?" said the indignant dame. "Well,
l shall not sell my eggs for eight cents
it don't pay for the wear and tear OF the
hen!"
It is said that the rebel guerrillas have
killed and carried off moro than five thoul
sand hogs, on the Kansas border-a fact
which proves concusiveIy that the sword is
mightier than the pen,
1t is said that Congress will soon muster
out about forty Major and Brigadier Gener-
ais from the army.
The Washington Copper Mining Company
of Butte county, have struck ore at the depth
of one hundred and twelve feet.
The total number of saw mills in the State
is 2l8, which turn out per annum III, 1885,
500 feet Of lumber, and 22,967,O 900 shingles
The San Francisco Evening Journal name.
Abraham Lincoln for President, and f. F
Low for Vice President.
The Marysvile Express thinks that the
idea of legalizing primary elections is ridicu
lous, and says:
"We have no hesitation in saving that we
consider the scheme wholly impractcablt
and, more like child's play than sensible legis
lation"
Thirtylseven of Uncle Sans camels ar,
browsing on the Government Reservation
SO says the Soano Herald.
Crosette, of the Butte Record, has sole
out to Wagstaff, of the Orovle Union