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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-08-23
LAND NEAR ALEAAN
Y DRTA FOR SALE

I have for sale low and on convenient teI13s
q TRACT Of about 800 ACRES OF - I,1,r ~
Fairfax county, about six mile: from > S S5.;Es
dria, lying between the Little River I4; III. PSs
and the Orange Railroad, and bounded ny s[I
Manassas Railroad extension, and tIle laA" aon.
Edsall. Cowling, and others There IS ~ ~
siderable quantity of wood eli the lane: ~:
is believed to be the cheapest land II -
Vi NV i2-tf '''~'0' - '''0 +. JOHNSTON.
MOUNT VERNON ESTATE AND ~; F5F66RP
LEASE.-1225 ACRES, of the original : Ao%51
Vernon Estate, in Fairfax county, taoj93,"5, h..
the Mount Vernon Mansion and Grout .<o.;l.
longinc to the Ladies' Mount Vernon A 49,
ton, the property ofthe heirs OF TIE l"Io p Raot
WASHINGTON, are offered for Lease OF Nv n
For terms apply to John w. Burke, c2TtnSsri
King and Water streets, Attorney 1of Nv
B. Washington, Executor of the aJe q the
Washington. Also, for Lease, or JT7FFRRl
desirable Fishing Shore, called the 1i4-potf
LANDING. Applyas above. aug ~ :,
rOR SALE.-The WHARF LOT. os'SSfSy
L Princess and Queen streets, fron'1r55; o11g
eight and half feet on Union street, ssoreraI
the wharf lot Of James P Smith also 4H Pin.
vacant LOTS, on the south east corner corr Given
cess and Water streets. Possession Rpubep
mediately and title perfect Apply, 70 At'DL
johnston esq. JANE
aug ll-coo 1wa1aW3w
z OR s A L &. j.
TWO FINE BUILDING LOTS, n Tsa lot: s
corner of King and Water streets. jrpd aad
are forty feet each front, and one hu uhare iss
fifty feet deep. On one of the lots va va as .
large warehouse at present occuPl'N
Coach Factory. Apply to c0OK, B
my 2O-tf 80. klng e =
TIME LYCEUM HALL e
Having been given up by the Military Wv to B
ties, is now offered FOR REM A ApER0f5OB, ,8
i jyM-lm* 80. 9 hln5 Sxfonc.AS
POTOMAC HERRING-25 bbls ~ II
4 Herring, in store and for sale oxT HEAG q
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1865-08-23

VIII be sold at Public Auction, OH Wednes-
dag, the 9Th day Of September, 1865, at twelve
O. clock NJ, in front Of the Mayor, Office, at tb e
Market Building, the following described
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02
VALUABLE RANCH FOR SALE,

NHE UNDER SIGNED offers for sale the vel!
l. known "Smth's Ranch,n situated in Town
ship No. 5. Placer county, six miles from fore''
Hill, four from Todd's Valley, and four from
Yankee Jim's, on the Auburn road. where the
Michigan Bluff and Yankee Jim's stages connect
with the Forest Hill daily sage The RANCH
contains TWO THOUSAND ACRES of the best
Of land, all under fence, and about 200 acres uh-
land, well watcred. There is upon the premises
Hotel newly refitted, and doing good business
also. large barn that will hold 100 head OF socA
with loft capable Of containing l5O tons OF ha!'
beside several uthouses. Also, there is a lhliV-
ing orchard OF 200 well selected apple trees, De-
side peaches plum, and cherry trees, also rasp-
berry, strawberry and grape vines.
SIX DAIRY COWS, and several head OF
young stock; good span of AMERICAN Hun,
SES. "A wagon, cart and buggy, two plows' o"e
harrow and roller. a Bhcksmith's Shop, ana u
sett Of Carpenters tools, and all the Implements
nece ssary to work Ranch. There are Az lol''
of good oat hay. 10 tons Of abrey, tons OF Fcea %
oats and wheat, tons Of midlings several lon'
Of potatoes, and one ton OF -four. There IS q '"p
ply of groceries and liquors on hand to Keep 'n0
house Tor one year. .,, ,,occ
There are also twenty good STOCK HouI'
so Tat turkeys 200 chickens, and 50 cords OF o'n ~
wood under cover. In the front OF the hotei 10 -
well Of as good water as there is in the STATE
The above property will be sold cheap ior c"lu' .ho
as the undersig gned intends leaving or noh'e o .ho
earliest opportunity. For particulars call AZ 'D'
Ranch. ,1c
Smiths Ranch Dec Cd lS65-lm
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

POLITE RoBBERs.-The two foot'pads who
stopped Mrs Kate Holmes and her brothe,
"a youth of sixteen-w out on bnppy
ride, near their fathers place, after going
through the lad and finding nothing, ex
claimed, you are pretty fellow riding with
handsome young lady, without a cen, in
your pocket. Never be caught 10 such A
way again" They then turned to Mrs
Holmes and enqured of her if she had any
money or valuables. She replied, Mo-
"WeIl," one Of them answered. 1--WE are gen
tlemen and we wont search you" So much
for good looks. At the same time Mrs
Holmes had upon her person about four hun
dred dollars worth of jewelry OF course
she was not bound to ans wer truthfnllv every
foolish question put to her on the highway
by strangers. Grass Valley National.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02
CLIPPINGS.

lhe Journeymen shipwrights Of P.,;
determined to mark out a na,b g. Da'''tnors
YES, have established an ipdansna ."emse-
yard and are already taking contracts, vu' snip
The body of DR.. Long, who was d,o,.
near Marysville during the late floods s'o"oed
lowands, has been found. on The
The storm in Napa county left ,bo
IN an almost impossible conditio, ~ 'oads
spots and Wilson's bridge on the saa, ~" some
OF NaPa river, has been carried awav sue
ces and other slight structures f,rad rem
from the winds and floods of small a,.y o"oly
AT Stiles mill, near Nevada, in ona of :,
pans granite is substituted for the iron shoa e"o
and the relative advantages of it will ho ''oes .
ed. 1t is claimed by many experienesd d 'eS. .
ners that it is much superior to iron 'N n''
VASE FouND.-An earthen vase ba. b..
found at havenna containing nearly ,hna. uea
hundred gold pieces bearing the eAio;aa '''s 60
Roman Emperors of the first cen,urv of Ut
Christian era Their approximate yaI',. u '"s
set down at 20 francs each. '"''e Is
The new military post at Surprise vou.
south Of Owy hee, has been nalneJ Fo., ",,ey'
well, in honor of one of the Conaros.' D''
from this State. o'''"hen
A placard, on which is painted tho w..
ing beware of well dressed sbarpers who
invite persons to play euchre," is consn;a" :"o
ousl Y displayed on the Hudson river srspma.
ST. John. ''''e'
The Virginia Enterprise learns that II.
Washoe Times, published at Washoe Civ
(Nevada) has suspended publication.
1t is stated that Mccormick, the invsr,o,
OF the famous reaping machine which hoa,a
his name, has recently died in an lnssno
Asylum in Illinois. '"'
The majority in Iowa for Gen. Stone (,h\
Is stated at $4,000. The rest Of the Rsnnb,
Ilcan ticket has nearly 2O,OOO
The Monterey Gazette says the Ovaro,l
stage was stopped on the l4th inst. near tba
Mission OF San Miguel, and seventy dollars
and gold watch taken from the pass4ros,.
The Democracy of Montana are abon, ,o
| START aPaper. The material Of the Salt Lake
Valley Tan has been bought for that pur.
pose.
The Bond Of the Collector of Customs .,
San Francisco is one million dollars
Sandy Gulcb, a mile or two above Cbi.o
by the late flood has lost its long, new brilga
which was built onl year or two AGO \,
an expense Of some 81 200.
The town of Red Bluffs boasts Of Br.ss
Band, numbering ~ pieces.
There are said to be 800 lodges of femals
Fenians In the Atlantic States, of whom Miss
Ellen Maboney, Principal of the Chicago
Normal school, is the Head Centre
Some chemical experiments with the cob.
bie stones on Jordan creek have proyeu that
considerable portion Of them contain 25
per cent Of tin.
The friendsIof Beneria PRESBYTERIAN church
few weeks ago got up New England
Kitchen exhibition, from which the church
realized $500.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

An incident is related by the Richmond
correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazette,
which will doubtless gladden. the hearts of
Puritan patriots. He says a granddaughter
of Chief Justice Marshall, living at Ashland,
Va, near the birthplace of Henry Clay. was
forced to walk eighteen miles to ask relief
for her starving family, consisting of de'
crepd husband and eight children! Also,
that another lady, descendant of Thomas
Jetferson--a notorious rebel against King
George-was compelled by want to apply in
Richmond tor relief. How soothing to all
Northern christians to know that the proud
spirit of these Virginian danes has been
broken.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02
T Before our next issue Congress and

E Before our next issue Congress and
the State Legislature will be in session. and
probably the messages Of the President and
Governor delivered. We DO not know what
the latter can say that will exercise The pub
lie mind much-but there are good many
taxpayers who would like to hear some
practical suggestions from him as TO how
the present onerous State taxes can be re.
duced. When the Controller makes his ex-
bibt of the expenses of the State Govern
ment for the last two years we think that
the people of California will be astonished
not little.
The Presidents message is documeu;
that all wish to see. The country has heard
much Of the Presidents policy and opinions
in the last few months, but the message will
likely give.a clearer insight into both than
has been voucbsrfed to newspaper readers
BY the dsjointed kilograms of the "Associ-
ated Press" 1t is noticeable, in this con-
nection, that the Abolition press of CaIifor
MIA have been quite reticent of late about
Johnson's policy,-a pretty sure sign of be-
ing in quandarv-and are just playing
mum until the message comes, to furnish
them cue. They will not have to wait
much longer.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

EH The State seems to be infested with
bighwaymen. Scarcely an exchange that
comes to hand but contains accounts of the
depredations Of these worthless. Manv Of
robberies are of the boldest description, in.
dicating a skill and familiarity with the bus
mess that looks as if the rogues had long
since become full graduates in crime We
observe, that in some of the southern MINING
counties, the people are talking of resortinr
10 the desperate expedient of lynch law il
they catch auy Of the road agents.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02
OPHIR S. & c. MINING CO.

NOTICE. There is delinquent upon the 1ollom ~t
IN ing described stock, on account OF assesslns ov.
levied on the 3lst day of October, lS6o .he 20.
eral amounts set opposite the names OF 'ne ~
spec tive shareholders, as follows:
Names, No. Ger. No. Shares ANU
John R. McCurdy. "a, 3S, ed cor 40
81, Ill, 374 90 40
Thorn Worthing 92, oO -
And in accordance with law and an oraei of
the Board of Trustees, made on the zls' Wy wy Of
October. 1866 so many shares OF eacn paIuS' p,s ut
said stock as may be necessary Will DC su, lie
the store of D. Choate Main street, OphlVldnavy' day
Placer county CAL on Thursday, the l4tn Sny u"y
of December 1865 at IL oclock NJ, OF ss, to-, to-,
to pay said delinquent assessment thereon, Of Of
gether with costs OF advertising and expens;s su"y
sale JOHN LrAhi ~ ~ Gal,
Office Main street, Ophirvills, Placer TO- o"''
Dec. lst, I865-2w
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

CoNFIsCATIoN lMPRACTICABLE.-The mos'
unreasonable OF the complaints against Pres
dent Johnson is that he has interfered with
the confiscation of rebel property. In the
first place it is not true that he has stopped
any legal process of contiscaton. He has
merely restored property seized and occupied
for military purposes. There is no law of
war and no other law by which such prop
erty can now be held and the General Gov,
ernment cannot be expected to 90 into rob-
berry AS a regular business. There s con,
hscation law in existence, and some rebel
property has been regularly attached under
1t. Ihls law can be enforced upon the prop
erly OF unpardoned rebels il the Government
thinks it worth while. But it is not. Il
will not pay expenses. The Government can
give no valid title to such property beyond
the lite OF the present owners and nobody
will pay price for the property that may
pass out of their hands the next month";
There is no doubt how the Supreme Court
will decide such cases, for the Constitution
still exists in that Court. Confiscaion is
therefore out of the question
Springfield (Noss) Republican.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

E% We understand that a masquerade
ball is in contemplation, to be given in Au,
burn during the holidays. These parties
have occasionally occurred here, and were
enjoyed by all participants. AS they are
conducted the same as select parties, they
are free from the objections that could arise
10 public masquerades.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

HIS OPINION OF THEM-lhe San Fran
cisco Examiner says the Abolition howlers
ought not 10 complain Of the President. lie
expressed bis opinion of them some time be,
fore they elected him. Here it is:
"Ihe man who deliberately and boldly as
serts that Thomas Jefferson, when he penned
the sentiment that all men were created
equal, had the negro in his mind, is either
an idiot or a knave."
When we use such language we are con
sidered harsh but President can say what
he pleases. We therefore indorse the above
sentiment in full
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

@some of our political opponents mus,
have felt lively interest in the election held
in San Francisco last Saturday.
Judge so from the way they cuss over the
result. Their language is dreadful, and very
uncomp'mentary toward their political bre-
thren at the Bay.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

PLowING AND SEEDING.-The pleasant
weather that succeeded the late storm has
been improved by our farmers, and early
and late they have been plowiug and
sowing, so that all are we'll forward with
their work, and if they can have one week
more their abors will be entirely finished,
and then they can await with confidence the
Summers harvest. The farmers in the ives.
tern portion Of the county, will SOW more
than the usual breadth of land, principally
OF wheat and barley, but most of the former
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

AcQUrTED.-Emerson Etheridge has been
acquitted of the charges preferred against
him before the military commission at Co.
nmbus, Kentucky, aud is now at his home
in Dresden, Tennessee. Why did they not
turn him over to Stanton? He would have
Jo-Holted the life of him in short ORDER
The clerical wolf, Brownlow, has all the ma,
lignancy of the Washington butchers, but
lacks their skill and audacity
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

EV Rumors of Cholera cases in San Fran
cisco have been quite prevaIen. in that CITY
this week; but while admitting the fact of
several aggravated cases of cholera morbus,
much resembling Asiatic Cholera, the newsr
papers generally stoully deny the existence
of the latter disease.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

INCORRECT. - The report, that obtained
extensive circulation, that Sheriff Lew. War.
den, Of Mendocino county, and his deputy
were killed, while attempting to arrest a
man who had committed murder. turns out
to be incorrect. A gentleman informs the
Sonoma Democrat that be has been in Ukiab
City, since the date of the reported killing.
and saw Warden alive and well.
Glad it was nothing but a paper bullet
that killed Warden. Lew has many old ac
qualntances and friends in Placer who will
be pleased to learn that it was the newspa.
pers, not cold lead, that caused bis untmey
taking off.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02
re- One week of fine weather has been

re- One week of fine weather has been
succeeded by cloudy skies and some rain,
but the indications are not very stormy. The
effect of the showers have been very marked
upon the earth-the dry, brown hills of two
weeks ago, are putting on lively Eues of
green, caused by the rapid growth of the
young grass.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

HOME CURED RAIs1Ss.-We have been
made the recipient, from James R. Nicker
son, Esq, of raisins cured BY himself from
the White Malaga grape. To our taste they
seem equal to the imported article, and we
therefore recommend them to the attention
OF housewives for use in confectioneries, etc.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

WITHDRAWING THE GUARDs.-The S. F.
Examiner gets off the following. 1t is de-
eidedly good:
The guard that has been stationed in front
OF the United States Mint on Commercial
street, for the past year or more, was With
drawn by Gen. Mcdowell on Saturday eve.
nng, as soon as it became known that the
Democracy had at last carried San Francis.
co. The party of law and order beinp once
more triumphant in the Bay City, the Com
manding General sees no further necessity
for guarding the public property.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

GOOD FOR GRANT.-Senator Doolittle of
Wisconsin stated in his Milwaukee speech.
that General Grant recently stated to him
that a considerable portion of the troubles
between the whites and blacks that had al.
ready occurred was in consequence of the
unwlse attempt to force negro suffrage on
the Southern States. He said further that
1t the Federal Government were TO attempt
to enforce it, it would undoubtedly produce
war between the two races there,
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

MINES NOT IN MARKET Eastern papers
who form their ideas of our mines from the
San Francisco quotations. would conclude
that the mines of the entire coast were giv-
ing out; but in reality quartz mining is just
taking new start, and the prospects are
more t1atterlng now than they have been for
many years. Few of the paying quartz
mines, however, are incorporated, conse
quently they are not heard of at the Stock
Board. NeUada Ildnscript
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02
REvoLUTIoNARY.-1be hopes of the Exte

REvoLUrIoNARY.-lbe hopes of the Exter-
m'nators seem all concentrated n McPher,
son, Clerk of the House. If they can get
him to refuse to call the names of members
from the South, their infamous schemes. lhey
think, will be successful and disunion be ac,
coinplished. McP.. in these revolutionary
times, had better be cautious. His party
has taught that laws must yield to necessity
johnson may deem it one that he should 90
TO prison. The revolutionary refusal. saws
the New York News, to admit the Represen
tatives of one part of the Union to the floor
OF the House would be distinct act of trea.
son to the Government, and as such, We in
our love of law, fear would command popu,
lar support for the President in any snm.
mary measures which might meet the diff
Guilty, 10y hinging Sumner, and Wilson and
Stevens, and all their followers, down into
the very deepest dungeons of the Federal
"Bast-s" Andrew johnson is not to be
trfled with. Mr.. Mcpherson had better be
ware; the immortality to which Wendell
Phillips would consgn him may be that o
martyrdom. s. r. Eraminer
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02
In Tribulation.

The Stevens wing of the Republican party
is in great tribulation about the state of al,
fairs at Washington City. The Carlisle
(Penn) Volunteer says: Congress will meet
in five or six weeks, and President johnson,
SO far from showing signs of repentance for
the sins he has committed against the Radi.
Gals, is daily giving additional proof of his
determination to adhere to the conservative
line of policy he adopted some time ago.
The following from correspondence OF Dana's
Chicago Republ'con, a journal recently es-
tablished in Illinois under the editorship Of
one of Lincoln's Assistant Secretaries of
War, will serve to show how badly the Pres
idenl's conduct is hurting the feelings of the
Stevens politicians:
Washington is itself again. The city looks
as if Mr.. Lincoln had never existed, and as
if we were still in the times of Pierce or Bu-
chanan. Free State influence has again been
suddenly wiped out. Slavery politicians are
once more in the ascendant. 1t is little use
arguin" at Washington about millions slain
and millions wasted in the war, and about
other tri1es of the usual kind. True enough,
the armies OF the shareholders rebellion have
been vanqulshed. But the feeling that cul.
minated IN the war is as rampant and per-
nlcious as ever. Any one who doubts this
need only spend few weeks at Williard's,
and this conviction will soon force itself
upon bis mind. The Southerners are as
smart as ever, and avail themselves skifulIy
of the slesta of the free States. While the
masses OF the people are ulled into security
10y the apparent restoration of peace their
old enemies kndle the flames of fresh con
vusions. They do this with their wonted
Ingenuity. They get pardoned first, cooper
ate with the Democrats next, and look upon
Andrew johnson as exclusively their Pres-
lent, Just much as ever Pierce or Buchan
an was. 1t is the old story of these copper
head Presidents all over again, with that
fatal difference that those who were then
foremost IN their opposition to sham Democ'
racy, are now feeble and exhausted The
country is as apa'hetc now as it was then
nay, more so, since even the anti slavery
men allow themselves to be humbugged 10y
the trumpery hope of slaves emancipated or
allowed to vote independently by their mas
tels. AS far as politics are concerned, as
viewed from this city, the country resembles
huge lunatic asy lum, the inmates of which
nurse the allusion that the supremacy of the
ex-rebeIs and their abet,ors in the work has
been annibllated by the war and slavery
abolished.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

A TEDIOUS LAw,SuIr.-The case of the
Dardaneles Mining Co. VS.. The Todd's Val,
ley Water Co., which was submitted to the
jury yesterday in the District Court, was
nine days upon trial, the longest time of any
case ever tried in Court in Placer county
Seven days were consumed 10 the examina
ton Of witnesses, and the best part of two
days in the argument of counsel. The con
densed notes taken down of the testimony
on the part Of the Plaintiff alone, covered
one hundred and sixty four pages of ega
cap. Jo Hamilton and C. A. Tuttle were
counsel Of Plaintiff and Jas. E. Hale and E.
n. Craig Of Defendant. The suit was for
money damage, and to establish claim to a
certain amount of the water of Volcano can
yon.
The jury had not returned verdict when
we went to press.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

SIGNIFICANT REPORT. We learn from our
Eastern exchanges that an agent was recent.
ly employed by Northern capitalists to 90 to
the South, examine carefully and report as
TO the future cotton supply He has made
his report and it is regarded as anything but
flattering. 1t is altogether different from
what WAS expected He says the negroes
don't like plantation life-don't, in fact,
think it respectable; and that many of hem
are rushing to the cities in the hope of being
somebody's iveried coachman-i the hope
of enjoying freedom" without labor. Again,
he says that they are enjoying "the year of
Jubium" with unlimited ooseness. and that
they cannot be induced to labor at ALL On
the whole, he thinks the experiment of rails
ing Gotten with free negro labor must fail;
and that no more fnI crops are to be looked
for "untl they are raised by Northern la.
bor." Isn't this bright picture for the
Abolitionists of the North! If they want
cotton they must take the negro's place in
the cotton field. Their own agent informs
them that they have inflicted fatal stab at
the prosperity of the country.
Mountain Democrat.
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

HORRIBLE MURDER-John Mitchell was
shot and instantly killed on Thursday evel
ming last, on the TuoIumne river, about 3
miles below Roberts Ferry. The murdered
man and his brotherin law were n the act
of building fire in the open fields, when
they were fired upon by parties in ambush.
lie was shot in sixteen places. The land
was in dispute
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

New SALooN.-James B. Crawford has
opened new saloon in the room recently
occupied by Louis DalIman, and directly op.
posite the Post Office, where he dispeuses the
best of liquors and cigars to his customers.
Don't know whether Jim can keep hotel, ,
but be is gay on Saloon Try him!
The Placer herald., 1865-12-02

A SuGGEsT1oS.-We would suggest to the
Pacific Railroad Company to establish lat
least during the rainy season) restaurants
and lodging houses at all of their way sta.
tlons. as it is, to say the least, annoying to
passengers, to set in cold car all night,
without the least noursbmeut or opportuni,
ty to sleep, as was the case last week with
party who left Sacramento on lbe evening
train, and were kept all night at Pine Sta.
ton, and then picked up by the morning
train. One of the passengers assures US that
it was horrible night of discomfort.
BY all means provide meals and lodging.
1t would look more first Glass;" aud 10 the
event of the skies being lowering, it would
be well to have car attached TO the train
with these accommodations.