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The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

STATE FUSDs.-Tbere was in the State
Treasury on Wednesday last $724l77 35
in gold, and sll9,324 As in greenbacks.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

EE- The San Francisco Examiner feels
good over the late democratic victory in that
city. Just so we think, and as the Exami,
ner is modest about it, we will suggest, that
TO the able and fearless course it has pursued
during its publication, much Of Democratic
success there is to be ascribed. OF the late
result it says:
"Proudly, trumphanty, defantly does
the sea IN stentorian tones declare to the
mount aims that the shackles of Abolition ty.
ranny, which have SO long bound the Bay
City, are broken, and the fractured frao
ments are flung into the abyss of political
oblivion, from whence the hand of faction
and fanatlclsm can never drag them forth
again TO encunber the limbs of freemen.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

SHIPMENT OF GoLo.-The Golden City
which sailed from San Francisco on We'd
nesday last, took treasure to the amount Of
$l,225,8 800 81.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

The bridges, cu|verts and grades on the
Oregon mail route have suffered severely in
consequence of tho late rains.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

Freight trains are beginning to make
trips to Colfax lain, and if another wet
spell'' does not come along to demoralize
this first class railroad" see the report of
Commissioners Low, Sbley and Jobnsou)-
we may soon hope to have the trains run.
ming regularly on time. a number of teams
have loaded at CoIfax this week for Vir
gnia City.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

RICH SrRlKE.-M McGonagIe d. Baine made
one Of their periodical rich strikes this week,
in their surface claim, in the vicinity of
Quartz Hill, three miles north of town.
They took out about 81 600 on Tuesday and
Wednesday-three men at work. The gold
was principally in coarse Jumps, although
several hundred dollars of it were broken
out of piece of quartz and slate about the
size of an ordinary water bucket. The claim
is adjoining and below a quartz vein known
as the BLACK LEDGE" and it is the theor,
that the gold found in the claim, land there
have been many fine nuggets taken from it
in the last three years. all come from this
ledge. The gold is quite black, and the un.
initiated would never suspect its value with
rut first cutting the exterior and exposing
the glitterng yellow beneath The Black
Ledge has been held by number of Com,
psnlss for several years, but beyond doing
sufficient work to hold under the minino
avs, nothng has been done to test its value
1t is to be regretted that vein, where all
the appearances are so strong Of its value
should so long be permitted to lie unpros'
pected We believe it to be one of the bes,
edges in the county, and hope soon to see
something done toward developing its rich.
ness.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

The Nicholson pavement is to be tried in
Sacramento, on J street between Front and
Second.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

THANKSGIVING SERvICE.-Rev. w. S. Ur.
my will preach Thanksgiving Sermon in
the M. E. Church tomorrow at ii o'clock,
A. NJ.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

The CENTRAL Pacific RAILROAD. The
Grass Valley National says: The remarks of
our cotemporary, of the Grass Valley Union.
Of to~day, in reply to Leland S,anford's ex.
traordlnarlly incorrect showing of the affairs
of that road in the Sacramento Union. de
serve the attention Of the public. Had we
space to day, we would be pleased to com.
ment upon Mr.. Stanford a little, ION our own
hook" Perhaps, we shall notice him in
short time somewhat more fully That his
road is miserable botch is evident from the
tact that 1t cost no more than to be assessed
by the Supervisors Of Placer county at the
petty sum of $4,000 mile No wonder the
embankments wash in and the lives of pas
sengels are endangered.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02
MARRIED..

On Wednesday morning, Nov 22nd, at Pine
Grove, by NJ. A. Burke, E.q,, Mr. A. s. White
more to Miss Catharinc T. Waddell, all of thi
county.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

STATE RIGHrs.-Tbe Springfield Republi'
can says "the Democracy must find more
live issue than Stale Rights. But its poltil
cal friend, the Newburyport Herald, seems
to think differently. That paper thinks that
issue very vital one. Men who are hope.
Iess y ignorant of what State Rights mean,
are loudest 10 their denunciaton of the doc
trine. Says the Herald:
"Ihe doctrine of State Rights is deemed a
great heresy when it stands in the way of
the will of some men; but let them look back
and ask themselves what would have become
of US, II the theory that the government al
Washington may impose its policy on the
several states had been adopted twenty or
forty years ago. Then slavery ruled and it
had just as much right to impose itself upon
free States as the free States have to impose
their ideas on other States If there had
been no State Rights then we should all
been made slavehoIdipg. Then this hated
doctrine protected u.s."
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02
BIRTHS.

Al Butcher Ranch Oct. 7th, to Mr.. Albright
and wife, a daughter.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

Total amount Of Currency. 1922 $50 PAS
The redemption Of this vast amount of cur,
rency attracts to greater extent at present
the attention of men moving in monetary
circles than does the ultimate cauceling Of
our enormous debt.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC TRIUMPH!-A week
ago we thought it was mot in the boots" OF
the San Francisco Democracy to elect Judge
Hager to the Senatorial vacancy from that
city; but it seems we did nos do justice to
the pluck, earnestness and zeal of our party
friends there. There is no telling what men
can DO who are inspired by the enthusiasm
felt in just and good cause. They at times
achieve what would seem to be impossible
things; and who could have believed that in
San Francisco, city that few months ago
delighted, through the agency of mob, to
destroy Democratic newspaper establish
ments, Democrat cond be chosen to the
highest branch of our State Legislature
Bat this was accomplished, as the returns
show-flager having received 3,49o votes;
Sharp, 2,oss; and Ewad, 56s. Hager's
majority over Sharp, 5o4.
This result may not have surprised our
Democratic friends of the Bay City, who at
the September and October elections devel.
oped extraordinary strength, but it was both
a qualification and astonishment to we coun.
try people, who expected that San Francisco,
the most vindictively mean Abolition hotl
bed in the State, would be the last place in
California in giving evidence of political re
generation. Instead of that, it is the first,
thanks to its gallant Democracy, who have
set an example to their more apathetic bre.
thren of the mountains, that should iEcite
them to herculean Efforts 10 throw off the
incubus of Abolitionism.
All honor, we say, to the Democrats of
San Francisco They lead the column and
point the way to future victories n the State.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02
The NATIONAL FINANcEs-The San Fran.

The NATIONAL FINANCEs.-Th San Fran.
cisco Mercantile Gazette says:
The return of peace to the country has
brought with it other considerations besides
those of a strictly political bearing. 1t has
brought forciby to our understanding that
during the progress of the war we contracted
debt which already exhibits the round
numbers of nearly three thousand millions,
to which a sixth of the aggregate will prob.
ably be added before the liabilities incurred
are all cancelled. 1t tells US also that this
enormous expenditure has entailed upon the
Government the necessary annual payment
of one hundred and eighty millions of dollars
in the shape OF interest; to which we must
add the expenses Of an extraordinarily large
peace establishment and the percentage for
the sinking fund, in order to get an idea Of
the amount of taxes that must be levied to
keep the machinery in working order. Hun
dreds of projects and theories have been adj
vanced by financial scribbers to show how
the necessary amount of money to meet the
yearly expenses of the Government can be
raised, without expressing the people or rum
ming the risk OF creating monetary disor'
der; but not one of them would be likely to
bear the test of applicability to existing cir
cumstances, or that history would not show
to be fallacious.
Besides, we have afoat an irredeemable
paper circulation, which may be detailed as
follows:
Greenbacks, so called. d............S S42s. 1 60 500
Fractional Carrency .............. 26.4S7 755
Interest Bearing Legal Tenders. 2l7,0l2 l4l
National Bank Notes .............. 200, 0,925 $50
State Bank Bills, estimated. ....... 10000, 900
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-02-14
THE MARCH INTO TENNESSEE

! The Rev. DR.. j. B. McFerrin, of the Methodist
Church, who with Gen Hoods army in the
late Tennessee campaign, writes to the Southern
Christian Advocate as follows:
The campaign into Tennessee was the most
tatlguing and exhausting have ever witnessed
Long marches rain, snow, sleet, ice mud frozen
ground, high waters, severe fighting, and many Of
the soldiers without shoes and blankets made the
whole march one which nobody wishes to sec
repeated And then what was worse than ALL we
met sorrows, disasters, and were compelled to re-
treat from portion ot the country which con-
slider the most loyal, taken altogether that have
seen in the Southern Confederacy. TO me, tie
retreat was sad affair. Having been from home
nearly three years, and having been separated from
my beloved family for more than twelve months,
L would gladly have remained with our army iu
possession of land, the hearts of whose people are
with the South. But God ordered or permitted
it TO be otherwise. | my dear wife, but none
of my chldren and my beloved James was cap
tured or killed. A good Christian son; may God
protect him and permit US to meet again 10 turn
back under these circumstances, was sad indeed;
but then, faithful and obedient son, l must say
"Father, thy will be done" !
The campaign failure, disaster, but not
half SO great as has been represented by rumors
and exaggerated reports AS General Hood-a
good man and brave soder-said to me- God
saw that We were not ready, not sufficiently hum
bled as yet to receive the blessings of peace and
independence. | could write much to you Of the
condition Of things in Tennessee, both rs it re-
CARDS the country and the Church, but forbear
The suit in the Federal Court for the coGfscation
of the Publishing lause had not been decided
but it was believed that it would fail and the pro-
perty will not be confscated; this however, is, of
course, a mere opinion. Bishop Soule is yet
living, but feeble. He retains his mental facul-
ties wonderfully, and is still devoted to the cause
of God and Southern Methodism. Some Yankee
deserters attempted to rob his house few nights
before We reached Nashville, but the old helo.
with gun iu hand, confronted them and drove
them from his premises, receiving injury at
their hands
| must not trust myself now to write all I saw
and heard, while in "my own, my native laud -
God bless down trodden and oppressed Tennessee;
she is noble State and has a noble people.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-02-14

The negro women and children who have left
their masters are huddled together in pen out
side the town of Savannah, in wa0t of both cloth
ing and food aud suffering from cold and exposure.
The soldiers appear to have little if any sympathy
with them, and tell them they would be better off
if they would return where they come from.
Such is the report Of refugees from Savannah,
in regard to Yankee treatment of the deluded
wretches who left their comfortable homes and fol-
lowed the Yankee army to the coast; and such
will be the fate of all who initiate their example.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-02-14
Wbile the Prince of Wales was at Hebron he

While the Prince of Wales was at Hebron he
and his suite obtained permission visit the Cave
of Machpelah, Abraham's burial place. They are
the first Christians. who bave been allowed to enter
it since the Crusades, nearly seven hundred years
,pgo. DIR. Stanley says everything is kept in the
,ysst beautiful order, and nothing could be more
satisfactory than the state in which the tombs are
preserved. Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph,
Sarah, Rebecca and Leah are buried there.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-02-14
AN IMPOsTER 1T LARGE

William Anderson Cor Andrew Jackson Full
ton, Cor Walton.9 lately in charge of the Metho-
dist Church in Washington, Ga an Englishman,
having been accused of having deserted two wives
in the West, has suddenly disappeared. He left
Washington on Thursday, Sh Dec, stating that
be coming to Augusta, and has not since been
heard from He has his credentials and will try
TO pass preacher Through the hands of Con
script Officers aud Provost Marshals. Win the
preachers generally try to have him intercepted
and his papers restored to the Church. He is
slightly built, has dark hair and eyes, one upper
front tooth out, clean shaven, and may be certainly
known by his left arm being nearly hands
length shorter than the right a defect he may try
to conceal under dark cloth ovel coat, with long
heavy cape, which he probably wears His accent
is strongly provincial, he has been tailor and has
a peculiar shuffng walk.
All good citizens should endeavor to arrest him
aud bring him to justice. His fight has fixed the
conviction, that the charge is true that he has
three wives at least, now living; and he has passed
perhaps by the names of jackson, Walton and
Fulton at different times He lately called him.
self W. A. j Fulton.
Information respecting him is solicited 1t may
be addressed to the Southern Christian Advocate,
Augusta, Ga. Il. Ii. MYERS, Editor,
An0usta Ga
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-02-14

\ SAMPLE OF SAVANNAH RuLE.-We find
in the New York Commercial the following para
graph, which will show how delightful tie Yam
kee rule in Savannah is becoming:
"a Savannah belle stepped off the sidewalk the
other day to avoid walking under the American
flag, which hung in front of an oficer's headquar-
ters. General Geary, military commandaut of the
city, Immediately gave orders to have her promen-
sde back and forth uuder the hateful symbol for
an hour, as warning for similar offenders "
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-02-14

The Richmond Sentinel makes some explains
tions in reference to the deferred pay Of our ar
mics. Delay in payment has caused many com
plants, but it may be readily conceived that it
has not been altogether avoidable in the year just
closed The act of last February, imposing
heavy tax on all currency afoat on the first OF
April, naturally created reluctance on the part
of Government creditors TO receive payment in the
interim, in the notes which were to be so soon de-
pIeciated. Nor would il have been fair to press
these notes on the soldiers. All were waiting for
the new money. The pressure in consequence,
after the lst Of April exceeded the possibility Of
meeting it. The new notes could not be made
fast enough especially amid the unavoidable inter-
ruptions and because Of the fact that so large
proportion was required to be absorbed in exchanG-
ing the new money for the old. This heavy arrear-
age on the first of April. aud the difficulties at
which we have glanced, have necessarily pressed
upon the Treasury during the year-preventing,
it may be- that entire punctuality in every respect
which was desirable.
Our soldiers shared some Of the inconvenience;
but we trust it will not be long before the Govern
ment will be able to pay up AZ their dues If, to
procure for them supplies of food aud clothing, as
first object, their wages have in some cases been
necessarily deferred for the time, we hope thoy
will acquiesce with that cheerful patience which
they have so uniformly exhibited under their pri-
vations and which has won for them praise
scarce second to that due to their conspicuous gal
lantry aOd their admirable patriotism and good
temper We feel warranted in assuring them that
every thing possible will be done to bring up all
their arrearage at the earliest day; and we believe
that it will not be long ere this is accomplished.
With reference to the bounty bonds to which
many soldiers are entitled by the act Of February
H. 1864 it is stated that it is only recently that
the law has defined the form Of these bonds. Since
that has been done the subject has engaged tho
diligent attention of the Treasury Department,
aud the bond will be ready for delivery with as
little delay the magnitude Of the issu. W n. uc,,
These bonds will be priced by our soldiers not
merely for their value, but certificates of their
eallantry and will be priced, and il is designed to
give them character aud appearance worthy Of
the Interesting circumstances Of their issue They
will be coupon bonds and will for thirty years
from the lst Of October, 1864, the interest pay
able semianuually Petersburg ExpreH.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-02-14
How QuorAs ARE FILLED IN YASKEEDoM-

How QUoTAs ARE FILLED IN YANKEEDoM-
Brigadier General q. w. Kinks, of the United
States army, in command Of recruiting rendezvous,
IIart's island, near New York, has recently ad-
dressed interesting letter to the Adutant. Gen.
eral respecting the recruiting and bounty system.
His statements will seem incredible only TO those
who have not had opportunities of knowing how
the Yankee recruiting business has been carried
on. The swindle on the Government and people
have been unprecedented. General Kinks says:
"Felony is compounded and crime condemned
by magistrates, that criminals may be sent into the
army to stain its fair fame, imperil its aud
dshonor its faithful soldiers, desert its banners
and join the enemy, enlist again in some other
locality. consummating double fraud-a to gil
the quotas.
"Drunkards useless for any purposes of life, arc
suborncd to defraud te Government and country
by enlis:ing as soldiers-to fill the quotas.
"Imbeciles and lunatics are csjoled to calist,
and defrauded of their bounty by designing knaves,
but appears to- object-for it 6s tho
quotas.
"Rebel spies, refugees, and fugitives from JUS
tice, are assisted to enlist in our armies, from
which they pass, with well-6lled pockets, directly
into the Confederacy-but it fills the quotas.
Men coopcd up, dragged, or stupefed with in
toxicating liquors, and coerced to enlist under
assumed names, which, oftentimcs, they them.
selves are unable to remember and no one detects
the fraud until they become sobered at the gene
raj rendezvous, because every one is entirely en-
grossed-n filing the quotas.
"Soldiers from our armies are assisted if not
persuaded, to desert, and concealed until they
be conducted to some remote locality TO enlist
again, by the extensive combination OF runners
aud brokers, whose connections rnmify the whole
country to such an extent that regular system is
created of depicting our arnies-to fll the quotas.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-02-14

JAPANESE LITTLE FoLKs-During more than
bali Years residence in Japan, have mover seen
quarrel among young or old. have never seen
blow struck, scarcely an angry face. I have
seen the children at their sports, flying kites on
the bills, aud amount Of intertapged strings or
kites lodged in trees provoked angry words Of i'm
patience. have seon them intent on their games
Of jack stones aud marbles under the shaded gate
ways of the temples, but have never seen an sp-
pIoach to quarrel among them. They are taught
Implicit obedience 10 their parents, but have
never seen one of them chastised Respect and rev.
erencc to the aged is universal A crying child is
a rarity seldom heard or seen. We have nothing
to teach them in this respect out Of our abundant
civilization. speak what know Of the little
folks of japan, for more than any other foreigner
have been among them.- CorresponSeHt Home
Journal.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-02-14

gas- An elephant aud bull light took place late
ly at Saragossa, Spain. The elephant vas walking
quietly about the arena when The frst bui was re-
leased, and rushed at it with all his might. Tho
elephant received bis anita sonist with great cool
pess, and threw him down With the utmost ease.
The bull again aud made two attacks, which
the elephant resented by killing him with thrust
of bis tusks The conqueror did not seem tho
least excited. A second bull wss released, and in
a few minutes suffered the same fate as the 6rst
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-02-14

/ COURT HOUSE BURNED Court House in
Ashevile was consumed by fire Saturday, The
2sth ult. The fire is supposed to have been acci
dental. 1t originated in the cupola, where there
was town clock, on which repairs were being
made that morning. Some other buildings, We
learn, were also consumed
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-02-14
Gbe WRstrrn gemorrqt.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.

RETURN OF OUR COMMISSIONERS Com
missiopers sent by President Davis to consult the
authorities of the United States on the subject OF
peace, returned to Richmond on Saturday night
the 4th. They were not permitted to gp.to Wash
ingttn, nor to land from the steamer at Fortress
Monroe, but they were met in the boat off Fortress
Monroe by Lincoln and Seward, and were told that
the only terms upon which they could get peace
acas unconditional submission to the Government
and 1oacs Of the United States. Our Commission
ers have published statement concerning the in
terview which will be found in another column.
The laws of the yankee Congress have abolished
slavery and con6scated all our property, and to
these laws we are told We must submit is We want
peace. With the southern people it is either alb
ject submission or war until their independence is
achieved
Since the return Of our commissioners, large
meetings have been held in Richmond, in the army
and elsewhere and resolutions adopted to prosecute
the war for liberty at all hazards The meeting
at Richmond was held in pursuance Of call by
the Governor of Virginia, and was addressed by
President Davis, who declared that under no cir
cumstances would he submit to the enemy. The
following is one Of the resolutions adopted:
"Resolved That in this presence, and in the
face of the world, reverently invoking thereto the
aid of Almighty God, we renew our resolve to
maintain our liberty and independence, and to this
end mutually pledge our lives, our fortunes and
our sacred honor"