The Placer herald., 1866-06-09

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LAUGHING PLANT.-From the Oriental
countries, from whence came hasheesh and
opium, they have another weed called the
laughing plant. 1t is powerful narcotic,
but administered in small doses, it produces
excessive laughter in the patient 1t is a
common joke to slip pinch of it into an
unsuspectug persons coffee. The result is
always good deal of merriment and no
harm done. .l.4t
EE- The Supreme Court of the United
States stood five to four on the Miiean.
Bowles case. Five were for placing the
Constitution above military tyranny, and
four considered the latter ought to rule
We presume that the majority was made up
Of the four Democrats and the liberal Re,
publican, Judge Davis. of Illinois. The mi
nori,y was Chief Justice Chase and three
radicals.
ALLISON RANCH Recently. says
the Grass Valley Union. we paid visit to
this noted mine This company are work
ing at depth of four hundred and seventy.
fise feet, incline We were shown one
thousand ounces of amagam, the result of
four days run of the batteries. The ANAL
gam is valued at 81 SO an ounce, making
the nice little sum of $500 for four days
run.
DIREcr TO Observation-Disclosures gements
are being made says the Nevada Transcript,
for putting on line of stages between San
Juan and Downievlle, to connect with the
San Juan Stage. This will give direct com
munication from San Francisco to Downie.
Vile, and be a great convenience to the peo
pie Of the upper parts Of Yuba and Sierra
counties.
Posi- OFFICE CARELEssSEss-It is stated
in San Francisco that six sacks of mail mat.
ter, wich arrived on the last steamer, for
distribution at the San Francisco Post Offire,
were by careessness sent to Sacramento, and
returned from there on the tight Of June 4lh.
SLu1cE RoBBERY,-The sluices Of Fuller Il
McKenney, at Remington Hill, Nevada
county, were cleaned up on Friday night,
June lst The robbers got betw cen 5000
and $500.
oNOW IN MONO COU NI1.-h COTTtSpOUu-
ent writing from Par,swick, Mono county,
says that inches of snow fell at that place
on the 26th ulto., and the weather had been
very stormy and cold for the week previous.
He also mentions the discovery of new Lodges
Of copper ore in that vicinity, paying 60 per
cent.
Ty Astronomers have discovered that the
moon is drawing gradually nearer the earth
abou, an inch every year. They have also dis
covered that the day is about one hundredth
of second longer then it was 200O years ago.
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A SURE CURE FOR PILES OR DYSPEPSIA
Take table spoonful of cayenne pepper to
one quart of boiling water, sweeten to suit
the taste, and drink it whenever you feel
dry This is Sir Ashley Coopers celebrated
cure. H1t .-.tJ stI
There are now 2S2 l,2 miles Of railroad
built in the State of California, and the sum
of nearly twenty five millions of dollars has
been expended in completing them. The
cos. Of building them is 81 1897 per mile.
! GRASS VALLEY IMpRovING.-Three years
ago, Grass Valley was one of the dulest oi
| large mining towns in the State, and now il
is one Of the veiest, the improvement be-
ing due to the quartz mines Of that town
ship.
Hon Jesse Bright claimed about $4,000
for damages done to his farm during the war
The Indiana Military Auditing Committee ha'
allowed him $9,476 A. h ss
GRAssnoPPERs.- Grasshopper in many
portions of Sacramento County, are mucl
more numerous and destructive on vegetation
this season than usual. .t.....
Wells, Fargo & Co., propose to put line
Of coaches on the route from Salt Lake Il
Virginia City, and will make the trip be
tween the two places in three days, coming
direct to Virginia and not by way of Ban
mock. They feel confident that passenger
can be put through in three days.
Montana Democrat.
sold BURKE" WoUNDED.-Idah paper
state that this noted old bighwayman, 81
we'll known in Boise, and supposed to be
connected with the PlacerviIle murderers
was mortaly shot at Crawford's near th'
foot of the Blue Mountains several day
ago. .a
The public schools of Portland, Oregon
devoted a day to recreation, on the 25th ult
There were some four hundred and fifty pu
pills in procession, Of whom two hundred
and twcnty-three were girls
S1zABLE TRoUT.-the Sentinel asserts tha
Santa Cruz trout weigh from eight ounces t.
sixteen pounds eacy. The smaller ones ar
I thrown back into the stream.
A great scarcity OF workmen exists at tn
present time around Grass Valley. Carpen
ters and miners are both wanted at the Oph
If Hill Company's works, and the lone Com
pany have been running short OF hands 70