The Placer herald., 1865-10-21
CLIPPINGS.

Democrat, beating Upson, Disunion, about
1000 votes.
The PACIFIC RAILRoAD.-President John
son Las decided to approve the change Of
route recently proposed for the Pacific Rail-
road west from Omaha. the company having
1rceded TO the condition that the grade of
the road shall thereby be reduced to thirty
feet 10 the mile between the Missouri river
and Platte Valley. BY the route originally
con -mpIatcd tue grade WAS upwards Of 10
feet to the mile.
LINCOLN AND MAKYsvlLLE RAILROAD
The Marysvils Express learns from reliable
authority that the laying of the rails from
Lincoln to Marysvills will be commenced as
soon rs Col. Wilson arrives from New York,
which place be was to leave per steamer Of
the 18th inst. Part of the iron has already
arrived at San Francisco, and the balance is
on the way.
Berah Brown has become associated with
j. L. Thompson, in the publication of the
SonOma Democrat, one of the sOundest dem
ocra,c papers in the State. Success attend
the efforts of the new firm.
Eg 1t is proposed to hold Miners State
Convention in Sacramento the coming win
ter.
The Hon. w. r. Oldham, late Senator
from Texas to the Confederate Congress,
writes from Monterey, to San Anfona, con
6rming the statement that Maxlmllian had
ordered all Confederate refugees 10 San Luis
Polosi.
EARLY WINrER.-Tbs oldest Indian in
this section of the country, says the 5 An
dreas Register. Doctor Snob, predicts an
early winter and plenty Of rain. His tribe
are busiy engaged in their winters supply
Of acorns.
We have dates from Sikh. the capital Of
Russian America, to the l8th ult. Al that
time all matters concerning the great Inter-
national Telegraph were gong on finely. A
number OF vessels were soon To leave for the
Behrug Sea with exploring and constructing
parties. Col. BuIkey. the engineer in'cbet
WAS about starting Tor Yancou river and the
Sea OF Anadi.r.
GEN. MARMADuKE, while on bis way from
Fort Warren stopped at New Haven, Conn,
for an hour or two 10 order TO consign to
the proper hands the ring of deceased Fed
sral officer from that place, thus religious'y
fuli ling pledge he had given to a dying
man, amid the very smoke and tumult Of
battle Such man may be traitor wor-
thy of exile, but he is also, natures noble
man.
THE DIFFERENCE. - The Express says,
| President Johnson, knowing the people Of
the South, places implicit reliance on their
assurances, and is ready TO trust to their good
faith, the radicals Of the so,called Union par
ty, knowing their own debased natures, and
judging Others by their own standard, occu.
py contrary position.
| Rumors Of serious d f1irulties between two
ex.officers of the Custom.house Department,
including charges of malf.asance, were rife
on the streets of San Francisco last Satur
day.
NEW LINE OF TkLEGRApu.-1'he work on
the Pacific end Of the United States and Pa
ci6c Telegraphic Company's line is progress
sing rapidly. The poles will all be on The
section from PacerviIls to Virginia City,
and will be finished by November lst, and
that from San Francisco to PIacersille, by
The 18Th Of November. As early AS the lst
Of January, it will be completed to Virginia
! City, and within the year 1t will reach and
make connection with the Eastern lines; thus
doubling the means of telegr"phic co,nmuui
cation across the continent.
CALLS FOR A DIvIsIoN-The Vancouver
Register asks on behalf of Victoria, for Il
share Of the seven hundred women and girls
who are en- route from the East for Washing
ton Territory.
NATIVE TRoops.-Ninety one Pimos In
Jians, otficered by whites, we're mus cred ln1
to the United States service, last month, by
General Mason, aud are now reported for
duty at Marlcopa Wells.
EAKrnoUAxE-1herew WAS a strong shake
a, New Madrid. Missouri. recently. The
water in the Mississippi. rose several feet,
aud the current was reversed for bret
space Of time.
AN INVISIBLE UMBHELLA.-DruIpp, an in
ventor III France, has des'gued new u,n'
breiIa, which is simple waking slick with
out any covering, from winch the ram
reads out IN the form Of an umbrella. The
principle is as yet a secret, but 1t Is supppos
ed to be new application OF electricity.
CURE FOR CoRNs.-Place the feet, foI
half an hour, Two or three nights successive
ly, 10 a pretty strong solution OF common
soda. The akali dissoIves the indurale Gu
tic!e, and the corns fall out spontaneously,
leavl z a small excavation, which soon fills
Tins is an almost certain remedy.
| WOOD IN ABUNDANCE.-For the informu'
ton of those, says the Gold Hill News,
| whose wood plies are low, we are able to
state that there Is now IN the Carson river,
near Empire CITY, 5000 cords of wood,
which has been tl,aled down from the vicinl
ity Of Silver Mountain. 1t is SAID that it
blocks up the river for three miles. Most
of 1t will tind a market in Storey county.
BLAcKFoor MINEs.--Ths Portland Orego
MAN says: 1t has now become a settled tact
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