The Placer herald., 1865-08-05
NEWS ITEMS.

The steamer Brother Jonathan. bound
from San Francisco To Portland aud Victoria
struck snken rock about twenty five miles
from Crescent Guy, on the 30lh Of July, and
sunk in less than hour. There were 100
passengers on board beside the crew. Oily
six,e-n persons are known to have escaped.
Cen Wright and wife were on the i'll a,ed
vessel, and were lost; also Mr. NesbiI, one
of The proprielors Of the San Francisco Bul
letin
BY the destruction. Of the Pacific Ware
house. at San FianciScn, AL the ge"l"gica
specimens collected 10y Professor Whitney,
for the State, in the past two years, were
destroyed.
The Prices Current says, anding
the numerous oil lolings in this Stare, aud
The reports of living wells, the market is
stll unsupped with single barrel of Cali
ioruia Petroleum.
The John L. Stephens on her late trip
from the west coast Of M~x'rn. brought f,ri,-
five bales of cotton. and 500, ,S2l in treasure.
The receipts of Wheat in the san Fran
cisco mai k-i, far The month of July, were in
excess of amy previous year.
Bv the arrival of The bank Gen. Pike. At
san Francisco, there is fnriherrrI,or If the
d"ing> d! rhe Shenondooh She had ,les-
lio,ed a number more whalers. in addition
to those previously reported, and when last
seen Was IN chase of others. The Gen Pike
brought 220 persons the crews f th, vessels
destroyed b, the Shenoaaoah The Locality
of her last pirallcaI exploits, was in Beh
liu.s Straits.
y COMPANY has been organized at Virginia
Civ. wilh Senator Stewart rs President. to
construct a drain tanned to drain all .he
claims about Virginia City aud Gotta Hll
The proposed irnnrl will be four miles in
length. and will dram HE Comstock lead
1900 feet below ihe surface.
AT Sarrauento, The sanl-hars in the river,
prevent The steamers going higher ~, th-
landing than The foot Of n street. The au'
lh"rilts propose 10 Remedy the d,flicuitv-
aud it is though, the huiIling of IL WING dam
on the opposite side of The rNer. above HE
mouth Of Tie American, Will accomplish The
purpose.
Two locomotives have been manufactured
in san Francisco for The san Sc Railroad
One is ais" in process Of construction there
for the sac. Valley Railroad.
Gen Ro>errans who lately arrived from
the East. was The recipient Of handsome
demonstration from a portion Of The People
of San Fiaurlsr" ON last Saturday night
lhe Federal office holders aud politicians
kept il The back ground for some reason, bul
The bone aud slnew" took the matter IN
hand, ana gave the gnIIant soh.irr a rerep-
no" that must have been truly gratifying to
him.
BIG CLEAN Up-lhe Jefferson Company
AT Bruwn's Valley, after run Of Two weeks. |
cleaned up late little over $4,000.
Judge North. of Nevada. has sued Senator
Stewart tol Sl5o,00O, FIR bhrl lie wants
he same amount from Ilie Virginia Enter |
prize Tor hike cause.
llrMBrG.-Th KrarSa.se mining district.
in the Owens RIVER country, is il Lumbuy.
lhc mines have "pelered.'
The Vi>alia Delta speaks well of barge
crop of cotton now being ,alsed on KEN
Island, TuIare county.
The San Francisco Glass works are now
manufacturing for the fist llrnr. lamp chi,,l- !
neys, which are equal IN every respect, if not |
superior, to The Imported article.
In early times, SAWS HE VIRGINIA Enter.
prize The hills about This city we've clothed !
with "a fair growth Of nut pins trees SIX |
years have passed. aud as tar as the eve can
reach HE hils are bare The srerrest bills
aud The most r"gge'! peaks have been settled
hv our wood CUTTERS
WINDFALL.- Some Cinnamon found il |
the ceiling Of an old h"us, IN the upper part
of Ireka. the other day, purse containing
over $500 IN gold coin. The last occullau,
OF The house was IA Chinawo,nan who died |
and WAS lnrrd hy charity The money rro
balIy belonged to her.
ABscoNpEp. Tie Carson appeal is in
form Il lha Il. f. Hunt, De- MY County AS.
se>s"r If Douglas county (Nev) had ah
secluded with $500 belonging 10 ,ha: county.
Sickness. The editor of the Cou>a SIM
says he has been at C"lnsa for ff.ren years.
and has never seen so mach sickness AT th,
Time of The year as there is at p'e>eut.
PERSONAL -l'-iiah Brown. formerly con.
nrcteI with the Democratic. Press. is now il,
Quay mas. Mexico. lie writes to his family
III San Francisco that he is delighted win
Tie country aud that his health is excellent.
By The off 'ial statement of the public
debt, the amount up t" The 3 lsl Of MAY is
lwo tb"nsand six huudred aud thuy.live
million dollars
a., l.