The Placer herald., 1865-07-22

Rich QuArTz-C California still boasts the richest
mines in the world. The Excelsior digoings. in
Nevada county. just discovered near the Hen
ness Pass are almost f,hnlOus in their wealth
A assay made at Virginia City OF some rock
brou yhi from cllim locate near the Dutch
Flat and Donnrr Like Wagon Road showed S4S.
l29 Is per tun. of which Sj3l 30 WAS i'll silver
and the balance gold.
THE Princess Of Wales WIS safely delivered
on the morning OF the Sd June Of a son. Mother
and child are both doing we'll. The event WAS
somewhat unexpected, the Princess having given
4 dinner party and atten led concert the pre-
vious evening.
A policeman named Gnstavus Webbcr killed
brother officer. named David Ansl"e on the
evening Of June 81, in the city OF New York.
aud thea shot himself in the side. Webhrr accused
Ainslec OF improper intimacy with lis wife.
WHAT D,p 1T MEAN?-It is stated th It in the
grand review of the Army OF the Potomac at
Washington City. there were no negro troops in
the procession Why were they not? Did the
white troops ,l,j"ct to march in procession with
hm? Won't some OF the suprrlItively loyal
organs Of California pitch into President johnson
and General Grant for not allowing the negro
troops 10 participate in the procession 'dislase-
full; to hose high officials aud the white soldiers
OF the Army OF the Potomac?
There are heavy failures in English houses at
Hong Kong. Shnnghlc Bombay and kanagtwa
Europe Eleven firms with heavy liabilities, had
suspended at Bombay.
NEw TELEGRAPH LINE The United States
Telegraph Company have contracted for the con-
striction OF tir-t class two wire from Chicago
and st Louis to the Pdclfc at san + anci>co
The line will be completed to Denver this tall,
and finished through next year. There is hope
yet Of having regular and cheap telegr phing.
The Eagle Brewery in Chicago. with 10000
barrels of beer. has been seized by Government
for deficiency in its income returns OF $4,000.
A man was tried in San Jose lew days ago
for kissing another m'ns wife. aud fined fifty
dollars. lie hadn' her consent.
Six persons died from smallpox in san Fran
cisco during last week.
Marine losses for May are esmlted at SS54,-
900.
The same person who owned the farm on which
the fighting commenced at the iEt battle OF
Manassas also owned the house in which General
Grant and Gcueral Lee drew up the articles OF
surrender.
The Sentinel says that the Santa Cruz noun
tans are full OF game. This year, sach as bear,
deer foxes and smaller animals.
YreA's DEBTS. The Indebtedness of the Coun-
;y Was reported by the Grand Jury as olow>:-
Bonds issued in 1851 SS7 500; Hospital bonds OF
1861, $50. 400; Railroad bonds S19.5O0; total fun
ded Indebtedness S202 800: watr ,nts outstanding
edncss oil the county, s2203OO.
A. n Allcrton one the sufferers by the Jlly
riots of SG3. recovered Il Jul gment ag tin~t New
York city recently in the Suprt me Court Tor Sill
25O.
The Worcester, MNsSachusetts, Spy says thu
the D ,st Sp'ng has been the first in thirty five
years, in which fruit trees in that region were in
bloom on the first day in May
The mill where Henry Clly. when boy, used
/,
performing its old work 1t is about three miles
north OF Ashland, on the Fr,d"rick'burg Railroad,
aud about nineteen miles from Richmond. 1t cs-
capped all injury irom the rtvages Of war.
An artist of he name OF Ferrcyra is row aston
ishng TIE Paris dillrtlanti by initiating the flute
with hi, Gngcs and mouth, and performing in
this novel mlnncr the most uilhcult pieces com
posed for that instrument.
QUICK TmE-At the Glenbrook Park on Sat
urday afternoon, says the Nevada Gazette. hall
mile race WIS run b. Amlnit and Conaband
for a purse OF 81 900. Amanda won the race ana
money in 4Si seconds.
BEE TREE The klamath News says J. Burlus
and S. 5. More discovered il splendid bee tree a
Short distance from town. They iclled it, ana
were rewarded with over one hundred pounds Of
excellent honey.
QUARTZ IN AMADoR.-Thc Jackson Ledger says
vu.,riz mine near Nolc mo WAS recently sold TO
q San Francisco company for $4,000; and that
$4,000 have been offered for another.
TuE Ntw MINES The Dutch Flat Enquirer
says thai the WY discovered mining region ut
Meadow Lake will at no distant day become the
most famous for wealth OF any yet discovered on
this coast. To arrive at those diggings persons
can turn off miles beyond Chrystal Lake, 10
miles above butch Flat at which place commen-
ces II good trail saving from one to two mics to
the Lake by the Old road by lleatons.
DECIDED The great strife in New York be-
tween the paid aud volunteer fire depart mcnts,
has been settled by decision OF the Supreme
Court in favor OF the volunteers.
The Empress Eugcnia is 80. She was born May
5th, 1926.
Mrs. General Gaines, with n number Of law
ycrs. passed down The Mississippi river recently
on her way TO New Orleans. where she expects
intimately to win the mm nse estate lett by her
father Daniel CLARK, and which has been for many
years in controversy, aud again and again decided
against her.
An iron.clad on a new prime Pile, discovered by
the emperor OF the Frencn, Is now being con
struc,ed at Toulon ii is called La Choi carries
no guns, and only acts by its weight and speed,
sinking the ships it attacks by breaking them to
pieces