The Placer herald., 1865-07-29
NUMBER 4S.
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MoNTANA.-Ths new Territory, including
the Rocky Mountains above North latitude
As, and the valleys of the Yellow Stone, Up.
per Missouri, and Bow rivers on this side is
estimated now to contain at least 6fty thou.
sand white inhabitants, though it only began
to be settled three years ago. Its official
capital is Virginia City, on the, Jefferson
Fork of the Upper Missouri; its Governor,
the Hon. Sidney Edgerton, was formerly
a member Of Congress from Ohio.
Horse WlsDoM-Anything a horse can
touch with his nose without being harmed,
he does not fear. Therefore, the hand, the
halter, girt, blanket, saddle. harness, un,
brela, buffalo robe or whatever is brought
in proximity to him should be introduced to
and touched by that delicate organ. A
knowledge of such important facts as we
learned by attending course of lectures, 10
the main secret Of Rarey's sucuess in horse
tanning.
TIE METHOD OF WEARING THE HA1R-A
New York paper says that few we'known
ades of that city, whose position and infu~
ence in the magic circle of "our best society"
are universally recognized, are endeavoring
to abolish the present system of wearing the
hair. The bag is tabooed in toto, and in its
place is substituted the more tasteful and
chaste looking Grecian tresses, looped up be-
hind, and falling over so as to cover the ears.
SILLY OLD Fool Everybody remembers
the order of General HaIleck, in Richmond,
torbidding the marriage of persons until they
had taken the oath of allegiance. President
johnson has commanded the silly order to be
rescinded.
A single teaspoonful Of oil will destroy a
common catterpillers nest, as large as a
persons hat. There is no excuse for vermn
infesting trees, when the remedy is SO COM
mon and effective.
The principal Post Offices in Virginia,
Georgia, Alabama and North and South Car,
olina are at present managed by special
agents No appointments of Postmasters
will be made until the post routes are re-
established and suitable opportunity occurs
for consulting the interests of communities
upon the subject
The peach was originally poisonous al.
mond. Its tleshy parts were used to poison
arrows, and for this introduced into Persia.
The transportation and cultivation, however.
not only removed its poisonous qualities, but
produced the delicious fruit that we now
enjoy.
A Hartford plumber has accidentally dis,
covered that the smoke from little charcoal
fire under tree will sutfocate hundreds OF
worms upon it, A little sulphur placed on
hot embers answers the same purpose.
A Western Judge recently decided that il
might be insanity to sign another mans
name to a check, in place of your own; but
when you draw the money on the check and
spend it, he thought there was a great deal
Of sanity in the proceeding.
The importation of African negroes into
Cuba has averaged from 10000 and to 90.
900 per annum, and this in spite of the com.
bined efforts Of the leading commercial ma.
tions.
The editor Of the Shasta Courier said he
couldn't sleep in Red BluH-it was, so awful
hot. The Independent doesn't see how anyl
body could sleep anywhere, with five gallon.
of lager on!
| A small piece of linen, Just mojstened
with tnrpentine and put into the wardrobe or
drawers for single day, two or three timee
year, is sufficient and good preservation
against moths.
GENERAL CARKrNGroN, famous for his ad-
minstration Of military affairs in Indiana.
has swinded the Government to the amount
of 100000 on contracts for wood. 1t wss
this thief that imprisoned 80 many DemoI
Gratis in Indiana last fall.
How swift the ''loyal' journals are to de-,
fend the execution of Mrs. Surratt, and frame
excuses for the bloody deed. They call that
a "mandlin sentimentalty" which expresses
horror at the execution of delicate and re-
fined woman, whose guilt was a matter of
much doubt and uncertainty.
1t is estimated that the amount of freight
shipped from the Missouri river and trans
ported to Mexico, Utah, Colorado and inter,
mediate points, during the last year, amounted
to forty millions pounds. To transport this
immense amount nine thousand wagons were
requisite, drawn by fifty thousand head OF
cattle and sixteen thousand head of horses
and mules. The employees are estimated at
ten thousand.
The Grand Jury of Sacramento couuty
/ ignored the charge Of reasonable conduct
against 0. V. Pease who was arrested for
rejoicing over Lincon's death.
Here is decision that must be startling
to the ladies'. A Massachusetts Judge has
decided that "a husband may open his wifs's
letters on the ground SO often and so tersely
stated by Mr.. Theophilus Parsons, Of Cam.
bridge, that "the husband and wife are one.
and the husband is that one ~
Kindness and cheerfulness can iron mora
than half the wrinkles out Of the forehead
of age. 81
The railroads of Missouri are indebted to
that State about 3O,0OO,OOO.