The Placer herald., 1865-12-02
NUMBER IA,
CLIPPINGS.

WRoNG.-We understand, saws the Gr088
Valley National, that the Pacific Railroad
Company charged the Sisters of Mercy, in
this place eighty dollars for transporting
from San Francisco eight hundred and ten
pounds of bedding. This is certainly exor.
bitant. Goods we are told are often detain.
ed an unreasonable length Of time BY the
Company, when due at Grass Valley. Peter
Johnston and other merchants of this place
feel so much aggrieved that they are intend.
ing to see what arrangements can be made
for getting goods via Lincoln or Marysville,
instead of via Coltax.
A lady who has been quite sick sends to
the Hartford Times an account Of a vision
which she had upon her sick bed, from which
the Times gives this extract: 20, how inter.
estng! how happy I was on that sick bed!
As lay half asleep and half awake, FAM
cied myself in Paradise lying upon bed Of
roses, listening to heavenly music. IT was
fine morning, the birds were singing in the
trees around my humble dwelling. | awoke
saying, II hear the birds singing in Para,
disc NO, you don't, said the female friend
who was by my bedside. 1T is that sling
gave you'll"
The Presbytery of Sangamon county, Ill'
nos, at their meeting at Decatur, unani-
mously adopted the following resolution:
Resolved, That in the opinion of the Pres.
bytery all interference with the freedom Of
preaching the gospel, by civil or military
authority, upon any pretext whatever, is
usurpaton of the prerogative of the Church,
a practical union Of Church and State, and
wholly unvarrantable; and that we sympa-
thise with our brethren in Missouri who are
now suffering persecution for no other crime
than that of preaching Christ.
SOMEBODY URr.-President johnson has
removed MIR. Russell, Postmaster at Daven.
port, Iowa, and appointed Gen. Saunders,
conservative in his stead. Russell is the ed
itor of negro equality paper. w. Fl Post,
Republican Postmaster at fonkers, N. Y,
has also been removed, L. P. Pose, straight
out Democrat, appointed in his place. Look
out for the locomotive when the bell rings.
Penn. Je6ersonian.
MINERS CoNyENTIoN.-The Mining and
Scientific Press, 10 accordance with a gener-
ally expressed wish Of the press of this State,
has named Wednesday, the 18th day Of Jan
uary next, as the day for the meeting of a
Miners Convention at Sacramento.
The population Of Paris is rapidly over,
taking that of London, and has increased
more rapidly. it is now over one million
seven hundred thousand, whereas London
must still be under three millions. Former.
ly, the difference between the capitals WAS
much greater.
ARIZONA is good place for California
| loht l.. a..
courts shall not recognize any debt contract
ed out of the Territory, until after November
9th, 1868.
An Illinois paper is responsible for the
following, in reference to the difficulties La
dies are compelled to undergo in arranging
their toilet; "Two damses passing through
the depot, q day or two since, were having
an animated discussion on the subject Of
coi6ure, and one exclaimed: "What do you
think, Marial 1t took me twenty five min.
utes, this morning, to make my WATERFALL"
The population of the World is estimated
at the present time to amount to 100000
600 of persons, speaking 1904 languages,
and protesting l.lOO forms Of religion.
Many of the wealthy citizens of Charles
ton, South Carolina, have recently had their
property restored to them by the govern
ment.
SATISFACTION The Orovie Union saws
the miner who shot Digger short time
ago, by mistake, has settled the matter with
the tribe by giving the squaw Of the deceased
twenty dollars, four sacks OF flour, and cal.
leo dress.
| Mov1Na TowN.-The Merced Herald
learns that the town of Aurora, Nevada,
which at one time was as large as Stockton,
is now being moved to Montgomery aud
Blind Springs Mono county, California
Nearly the whole of the town is purchased,
and now on the road to the above points.
The farmers in the upper part of Naps
Valley have many vineyards planted, a num-
Der OF which are coming into bearing. One
David Fulton has purchased grapes extern
sivey this season, and has already manufac.
tured 5000 gallons of wine.
EARTHoUAKE.-A severe earthquake oc,
Cured at Colima, Mexico, on the slh of Oc.
tober, (same date as the shock that disturbed
San Francisco,) which caused the river Co.
lima to overflow its banks and destroy
number Of small houses.
MANY DEscENpANTs.-Accord TO the
Pajaro Times, "tbere died 10 Monterey on
Monday, November 9Th, a lady aged 76
years, named Sonora Dona Sefsrina Senoa de
Castillo. She was born at the Mission Of
San Gabriel, Los Angeles county. She
leaves to mourn her loss five ehildren-two
sons and three angbters-thirty.o grand
children, and twsnty-eight great grand chill
dren."
No MORE PASSPORTS. - Persons going
to Mexico from San Francisco do not rel
quire passport from the Provost Marshal,
as of yore. The passport system is abol-