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The Placer herald., 1866-09-08
Ranchmen's Meeting.

a meeting OF The Ranrhmen residing on
the Divide, between the North and Middle
Fork Of the American River, was held a,
Fores, Hill on the 25'h Of August, 1865, for
the purpose Of consulting together concern.
ing their interests, and to take measures to
protect themselves in their possessions on
the public lands.
William Mcclure was appointed Chair.
man Of the meeting, and w. e. Knight, Sec
retary.
On motion. Resolved, That committee of
three he appointed whose duty it shall be 10
obtain information concerning Surveys, to
procure Maps Of such surveys, to procure
subscribers to an Association OF Landhoders.
to call meetings Of such Association when
deemed expedient, and to transact any o, her
business which may be thought necessary to
the interest Of the Association.
The persons a! pointed on the above com.
mitee were: J. W. Dickerson, Auburn; J.
II. Baker, Bakers Raucl;W. c. Knight, Yam
kes Jim.
Resolved, That the proceedings Of this
meeting be published in the County papers.
WM. MCCLURE, Chm'n.
w. G. KNIGHT, Secretary.
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08

What the animal Democrat wants is DO.
li''cal power and public rlunder; cares moth.
ing for past associations, character or any.
thing else that good citizens appreciate.
Stars and Stripes.
And what the hyena Radical wants is
another civil war. and one of their favori,e
leaders Pason BrownIow expaliated very
pleasantly as 10 how it should be conducted
hear him:
IL want to have something to say abou,
the division of the force. Let there be three
divisions. Let the first 90 armed, according
to regulations, with small arms and ARTILLERY,
aud let them do the killing. LIE. the sec.
ond GO with pine knots and burning torches,
and let them do The burning. Let the third
60 with The surveyors compass and chain,
and we will sell out the lands to pay expsn.
ses of The war, and settle the country with
me" who will honor the glorious banner. u
(Cheers) ..' ....
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08

MAGNETIC DisCuvEkY Nj. Gruss, Of Par
is, says The American journal Of Mining
has discovered that The lng spiraIs Of iron
and steel detached in Tho turning lathe ARE
highly magnetic. Their polarity is perma.
ne"t. Soft iron possesses this quality in the
highest degree. The extremity first touched
hy The foot becomes the South pole the op.
posle extremity where the turning finishes
becomes the north pole.
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08

GooD AUTHoRlrY.-The Stars and .Stripe.
quotes approv;ngy from Harper's Weekl,
an article entitled 1.-The case started" giving
that papers version Of the issues existing be-
tween Congress and the Executive Of the U
S. If the editor will turn to late issue o
the same paper lie will find it most earnest Il,
deprecating the trial of jeff. Davis, upon
the ground that Mr.. Davis has not done spy
thing sufficiently violative Of the Consti,u
ton or laws Of the U. S. TO justify indic,
ment and conviction.
Stand by your witness he is good au,hor
ty.
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08
GRAND JURY REPORT.

The Grand Jury made their report yeslsr-
day morning, and after reporting the bills
found and ignored, say:
I'VE find the County Hospital in salts
factory condition - the patients we'll and
properly cared for. There are now 10 the
County Hospital eleven patients.
The County Jail, we find clean and prop
erly kept, and the prisoners we'll cared for.
There are now in the County Jail, serving
out sentence and awaiting trial, nineteen
prisoners.
The report Of Committee on County OFF,
GERS is hereto attached, and made part OF
this report.
Gu. GARLAND,
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08

oRAIsED.-Ths Board Of Equalization ha,
raised the assessment Of the Central Pacific
Railroad Company's property from $243 900
up to s6O7,500, raise Of $S64, 200. Placer
county will probably have TO stand suit on
this. We venture the prediction the pa.ri.
otto "cusses" who control the mammoth
sw'ndle, vii! not pay their honest taxes in
this case wthou, IT,
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08
Cape Horn Mining Tunnel Company.

Located in Placer County. California on the Di-
vide above Forest Hill near the Forks House.
Office a, Forest Hill ut J. G. SCOTS Store.
THERE is delinquent upon the following de-
l. scribed stock on account Of assessments duly
levied by the Board of Trustees OF said Company,
on the 18th day OF May, A. d. 1866, OF eight dol
lars per share. the several amounts set opposite
the names Of the respective shareholder, and
number OF certificates, rs follows: .
Names. Shares. Amount.
John Dunh, m, $7l,OO
And in pursuance OF law and an order made
by the rOar'l OF Trustees OF said Company, May
18th. 1866, so many shares OF each 0: said stock
as maybe necessary will he sold at public auc-
iion at forest Hill on September 18th, 1866, at
IL o'clcek. A. NJ OF said day. TO pay sand delin.
qu"nt ast 'ssmrnt thereon together With costs OF
advertising and expenses of sale
By order ofthe Board OF trustees
J. Z. SCOTT.
Secretary.
Forest Hill, August 2sth lS66-2w
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP co.
Through Line to New York,
WILL FOLSOM STR

e WILL LEAVE FOLSOM STREET
<EfY3$ Wharf II; II o'clock. A. NJ, Of tho
sSEs1 following dates. for Panama, con-
ncctlng, VIA Panama Railroad with one Of the
Company's splei'did steamers from Aspinwall for
On the 10th, 18th, and 3Oth Of each month thnt
ION the 10th, 10th and 3oth of each month that
HIS 81 days.
When the 10th, 10th and 3Oth fall on Sunday,
they will leave on Saturday preceding; when the
18th falls on Sunday, they will leave on Monday
following.
Steamer leaving San Francisco on the 10th
touches at Manzanillo. All touch at Acapulco.
Departure Of 18th or 18th connects with French
Trans atlantic Co.'s steamer Tor St. Nazaire, and
English steamer for South America.
Departure OF 10th connects with English steam
er for Southampton, and p. X. R. Co.'s steamer
for Central America. .a98oo lr a..
Departure Of 3Oth connects with English steam.
er for TumacO, the port Of the new mines.
The following steamships will be despatched on
aates as given below:
September loth-CONSTITUTION, Capt. E. s.
n Farnsworth, connecting with Arizona, Captain
IN Maury.
September sth-COLORADO, Capt Ut. Wat
kins, connecting with Henry Chauncey, Capt.
Gray.
september 29th-SACRAMENTO Captain J. NJ.
,Cavarly, connecting with Ocean Queen, Capt
Weir. .M
Cabin passengers berthcd through. Bagga &c
checked through-lOO pounds allowed each adult.
An experienced Surgeon on board. Medicine
AMI attendance free. .., t.
These steamers will positively saia II o'clock.
Passengers are requested to have their baggage
or board before 10 o'clock.
Through tickets to Liverpool by the "Inman
Line can be obtained at the Pacific Mail Steam.
ship Company's Office. San Francisco.
Cor Merchandise freight apply to Messrs. Wells,
Fargo Il Co.
E8- The splendid steamship Colorado will he
dispatched fol- China on Tuesday. January lst,
1877.
Tor passage and all other information, apply
at he Pacific Mail Steamship Co office, corner
oil Sacramento and Lcoesdorf streets.
Sept. l, lS66-td OLIVER ELURlDGE, Ag't
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08

The Stars and Stripes thinks it strange
that Gen. Grant is not charged with robbinp
widow women Of pewter spoons and setting
fire to Richmond at its surrender. Why
man, is it possible. there is not ore leader
in The Republican ranks above such scurvy
conduct! ...f
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08
Cox Il Clark vs. Norton-new trial granted.

RETURNED fellow towwsmen--E Z
NJ. Hall and Moses Androws-after pleas
ant sojourn Of four months in the Allan ic
States, returned home on the last steamer
They were warmly welcomed by ,bei'
friends.
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08
DISSOLUTION.

l the undersigned in the Grocery Jusi1ess. in
the town of Auburn, was dissolved by mutual
consent on the 22st day. of August 1866. nj DER
sons having claims ngainst the firm will resent
them to Stephen Dwyer Tor liquidation. antlthose
Indebted t. the firm will pay him. R1| WIZ
'a7i rEHss1 No STEPHEN DwYEa. ,r
~ JAMES NOLAN
Auburn, Sept. sth, ls66-3w
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08

the opening Of the ceremonies, among other
things said:
ut was therefore appropriate that on the
evening Of the Christian Sabbath they should
meet together and commend the country 10
God, who had signally favored the country
in the trials through which it had passed.
and plead With God that as the country was
now entering on unexpected trials. it would
not bs deserted BY him."
At the reception given BY the Pbiladel
phia Union League to the Southern dele
gates ExGov. Hamilton spoke. and il the
course Of his address said: "Prepare your
hearts and arms. perhaps for another con
tiict. (Cries Of I'VE are reaJy.") You know
the wicked element that has produced this
feeling, and it is deep regret that make
this prediction after the sad and gloomy
events Of the past four wears. But we are to
ignore our friends North and South"
Gov. Brownlow declared in speech at
the same reception, that
I'm regard to the South. he would say
that il the spirit Of the Sou,h-the rebel.
ious spirit combined With the treachery Of
the Copperheadism Of the Norlh-shaII
bring another war upon this country. and
force YOU to leave your wives and your chill
dren. your homes and parents, and invade
the South to put it down, want to have
something to say about the division Of the
force. LIT there be be three divisions.
Let the first 60 armed according to the reg.
ulatons, with small arms and artillery, and
let them do the killing. Let the second 20
with pine knots and burning torches. and do
the burning. Let the the third 60 with SUR
veyor's compass and chain, and we will sell
out the lands to pay the expenses Of the
war and settle the country with men who
will honor this glorious banner. Cheers
Add to all this, the manifest deep chagrin
and disappointment felt by these people at
tue close association and friendship Of Gen
Grant and Admiral Farrigut, the heads OF
the Army and Navy. with President Johnson
and you cannot doubt Of these treasouabe
designs.
The American people have great energy
and resources; they show a capacity, North
and South, TO taxa life and destroy that is
horrible to contemplate
That these Radicals intend If possills
turning these elements Of strength int, q
civil war. North and South, arraying neigh.
Dor against neighbor in deadly conflict, is
too manifest TO be longer ignored as fact
Nothing will deter them from executing
their design but an overwhelming d. mott.
slraton of the Conservative men If the
country.
A persons irrespective Of former party
affiliations, or opinions as to previous public
policy, should join hands against Theses
threatened horrors,-horrors our pen is in
capable Of depicting.
The evidences of the approaching storm
are not Of our imagining. they are the
resolves and utterrances Of these very men
openly threatening wha. we know they have
the will aud much strength to carry OUT
particularly i'll the States Of tho North and
West, and on the Pacific.
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08

The Democratic organizations of Mozart
and Tanmany Hall. New YoIk has formed
an alliance, il is said, for The fall elections in
that ,iIy. If SO they will carry nearly ever,
4, ,ffi.o
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08

South YuBA CANAL Co.-The properly
OF this Company, whose wafer supplies Ne.
vada City and vicinity. have been assessed
in this county foI $40, 900. The assessn en-
Was for s25, 900. but our Board Of Equaliza.
lion raised it to $4,000,
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08

COUNTY COURT ADJOURNED FOR ONE
WEEK.-An order has been entered upon
the minutes. a1journing County Court until
Wednesday. the l7th of September. Par.
ties 't'gsnt, witnesses, and jurynsn can
take due notice Of this fact and stay a, home
accordingly
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08

The Nashville Union has the folowing:-
"l> it possible" asks country visitor, THAT
43 Radicals can pass the Constitutions
Amendmeul9' We can only reply with the
LIGHTS leture us, that 43 Radicals can pass
any thing-hut gr"g shop.
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08
DIED.

At bis rgeidencc OH Marson Raviae. near Au-
burn, oD( Sunday last Thomas Hutchinson OF Con-
sunptlon, ia the 53rd year OF his age. He was IL
nntiNe OF Kentucky.
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08

1t is said that the Democratic mass meet
ing recently held at Reading. Penn, beat
any OF the great Harrison demonstrations in
1910, and II bias awakened enthusiasm in
the Democratic ranks which will cause them
10 sweep the State irresislably.
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08

Washington correspondent of the Alba
ny Journal. an Abolition sheet. in speaking
OF The blacks Of Washington city, says fright.
iul squa"r, dirt, baI aIbarism and Iir.ntious.
ness are the characteristics Of the negroes AT
that place. -
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08

NIGoER IN THE FENCE.-The following
extract from the telegram shows that the
fierce Uuonists Of Philadelphia have really
got the negro stuck in the fence - and no
joke about it:
Moss Of Virginia addressed the Conven.
ton in favor Of adopting measures to insis,
that Congress 4haIl provide for The enfran-
chisement of the blacks. Moss offered a
resolution ins,ructing the Committee on Res
olutons to favor comforting suffrage on all
citizens, without regard to color. Motions
were made to lay the resolution on the table
and adjourn. which were lost. Finally a
call was made for The previous question, and
the resou ion was referred. Great excite,
ment prevailed during the debate. Thomas
Of Maryland said if the resolution was adop-
ted be would I've in favor of enfranchising
every rebel in Maryland. This was received
with Kisses and followed by much confusion
A delegate announced that lie understood
the Committee on Resolutions and Address
would not he prepared to report until to
morrow morning, and moved 20 adjourn to
ten A. y. ...
The darkey had his head and shoulders
in before be was discovered and tue proLa
biIties are be will be dragged through with
out further damage than barking his seusi
tive shins.
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08

REDucED.-Our Boaad Of Equalization
nave reduced the assessment on the Bear
River Ditch from $5O, 900 down to 10000.
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08

MALLEr CLAlM.-Tbe prospeclors Of this
claim commenced on Monday last to sink
deeper on the ledge. The "indicaions" are
better and better. The vein continues to
bear a great deal of sulphursts. Some of
the rock was recently worked by mill process
and yielded $40 to the ton. As to
richness Of the quartz veins about Auburn
it is now fixed fact. and quartz miners are
confident Of making their fortunes.
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08

The Stars and Stripes don't like Brick
Pomeroy's paper, the La Crosse Democrat
This will be heavy stroke on the D.mocral
and squelcb poor Brick out at once.
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08

MONTANA ELEcrIoN.-The annual election
took place in the Territory of Montana on
Monday last. Thirteen Councilmen. and
twenty's'x members Of the House of Rspres.
en'at'vss were 10 be elected, besides county
officers. There is no doubt but Montana has
been carried by The Democracy. We should
receive the news next week.
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08
Tho Sinking Shin.

Men similarly situated will as rule resort
to similar remedies. We ara led to make
this comment after perusal Of the tslegrams
concerning the so called. Union Convention
in Philadelphia. They feel that johnson
has rent their party asunder, and that the
ship in which they have SO long hoated
above water, in security and prosperity, Is
about 10 be wrecked. Some curse, rave, and
brea forth the flames Of war; and accord
ing to the telegram a prayer meeting was
held at which Rev. DR.. Newman Of La, Sen.
ator Lane, Lieut.. Gov. Bross, Rev. Thos. w
Conway, General Eaton, Horace Maynard,
Judge Potter Of Tenn, and theirs, led IF in
exhor,atiou and prayer. The publican and
hypocri,e has been noted for his long and
loud prayers iu public places for some two
thousand years. They caught at s,raws too
"a custom Of drowning men. Grant and
Faragut II seems took Steamer At Cleveland
for Detroit, leaving the President at the for.
mer point. The fact WAS al once telegraph
Cd to the Philadelphia Conveutioui,ts, and
was received with great satisfaction, as an
evidence Of an abandonment by those gen.
tlemen, Of johnson; but it turns out they
only sought quiet nights rest, on the
steamer, and have since rejoiued him, and
the whole party are in Chicago. as chummy
and cozy as possible. One cannot help be
ing reminded Of the condition Of these raw
ing fellows, when reading Byron's descrip-
ton Of sLipwreck, in the second canto OF
Don Juan:
There's nought no doubt so much the spirit
calms,
AS rum and true religion; thus it was,
Some plundered, some drank spirits, some sung
psalms.
Strange sounds Of wailing. bla sphemy, devotion,
Clamored in chorus to the roaring ocean.
Some cursed the day on which they saw the sun,
Aud gnashed their teeth, and bowling, tore their
hair
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08

E The Grand Jury, at their late session
found five true bills for various crimes and
ignored one.
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08

The PREslDEN1's ToUR.-1he President
was received very handsomely by the Gov.
Of New York who is Rad" and when he
got along to Buffalo the people, Ex President
Fillmore at their head, gave him and party
most hearty welcome.
At Cleveland the "Rads" showed their
superior intelligence and advanced state of
civilization by mixing in the crowd and in
sulling the old gentleman; but the people at
Chicago made up for it, by giving him per-.
feet ovation.
Thus far his tour as whole has been a
grea, success. Setting aside few cases Of
official spite and par,izan vulg garity, his
march has been one Of triumph, full Of de-
monstrations on the part Of the masses, thai,
must be gratifying to bis feelings, and foil
Of hope for the future
We sincerely hope be has aroused the
country to sense Of it's perils.
AN AxIABLE MAS.-Our nsighbor Of the
Stars and Stripes makes quotation from
our columns Of last week, and comments
thereon in the following clear logical man.
ner "Coppe'jobnson demagogues and devil
ish hJournals liketbe one under notice are doing
their best to STIR up another insurrection in
the South. If they should succeed God help
the miserable wreches who are found sus.
tanning or apologizing for the rebels! Their
carcases will hang from the trees thicker than
scorns on the liveoaks."
We were not before aware that the Her
ald has 80 extended a circulation in the
Southern States, as this would indicate, but
Of course the editor knows our business bet.
ter than we do.
The terrible threat contained in ii, we are
inclined to attribute to brain fever induced
by the very hot weather and cad disease
SO common in latter days.
To appeass his ~rah we recommend a
little raw tiger meat; but 10 case this canno,
10 had let him apply to our village butcher
for gallon or two of warm beei's blood.
nnd drink it down at single draught. lie
Ca" taper of with raw steak and blood
pudding.
For the isver-soak the neck 10 cold wat.
er' Keeping it ~sll wrapped in kilograms
announcing Johnson's tour west. We shall
use our influence with the pio~. parsou
oro~n'ow, to have him bss'ow hi. prayers for
the patient; and although the patisn. eviuces
predispositon 10 alteration Of mind o.
shall not loose hope whilst there is life.
The Placer herald., 1866-09-08

The report WAS unanimously adopted with
the exception Of one dissenting VOTE
The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-06-28
The Deserter Question.

The Supreme Court has disposed OF
what is commonly known as the Franklin
county deserter case. Ignoring, in their
argument, all reference to the Constitu-
tionality Of the law of Congress. the Court
ordered that the mere writing Of deserter
opposite to a soldiers name on an enroll
mcnt list is not sufficient to disfranchise e
him. a majority Of the Court held that
election officers are not qualified to decide
the question of disfranchisement. In
view of the fact that election officers de-
eide on other points of qualifications, all
as important in legal Sc nse as that in
volVed in the deserter case, to deny them
that power seems inconsistent. Justices
Reed and Agnew held that election Off
GERS were qualified to decide in reference
to the rights Of deserters to vote, as that
right is now regulated by the laws of
Congress and of the State. Justices
Woodward, Thompson AID Strong held
that the act of desertion must be first es-
tablished by regular trial, when, if guilty,
the vote of the citizen thus convicted may
be rejected.
This embraces the point of the decision.
1t does not affect the Constitutionality of
the law disfranchising deserters. 1t
merely denies the right of election officers
to decide as to the guilt of persons
charged with desertion.
The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-06-28
Culver's Failure,

A new phase in the failure of Culver,
Penn q Co has just been developed at
the Auditor Generals Office, Harrisburg
which the Telegraph of Saturday afternoon
states thus: The Petroleum Bank at
Titusville, Crawford county, and the We
mango Bank Of Franklin, Nenango county,
had deposited with the Auditor General
something like a million and a half of
United States securities, as security for
their circulating medium. BY rule in
the Auditor Generals Office, as the notes
of these banks were sent to that depart
ment for cancellation, such securities were
returned to the officers of said banks IN
amounts equal to the notes cancelled It
is alleged, now, that Mr. Culver, with
others implicated, who were neither Off
GERS nor agents Of the Petroleum or We
mango banks, procured from the Auditor
Generals Office the securities thus depos-
tied, that the officers connected with the
Auditor Generals Office could not have
but known that these securities were not
being possessed by the officers Of said
banks, from the very fact that they were
Office to the branch banking house of Gull
yer, Penn Il Co., New York CITY And
General Slenker assumed fearful respor-
sibility, when he thus permitted irrespon-
sible parties to carry from the Auditor
Generals Office, million and half Of
mouey, to which they had no claim. The
question now arises whether, by the act
of the late Auditor General, the State is
not made responsible for this loss. If
Culver, Penn & Co. were officers con-
nected with the Petroleum or Venango
Bank, in drawing this money and sending
it to New York, as they did, they were
acting under false pretcnces. If they
were not officers, then they were clearly
guilty of embezzlement.
The people of the oil regions, by the
failure of Culver, Penn & Co., have lost
nearly six millions of dollars. To the
loss thus entailed, by the reckless misman-
agement of the Auditor Generals office
while under the control of Democratic
officials, million and half of dollars is
likely to be added, unless the Common
wealth can be made responsible for this
mismanagement, when the amount will
come out of the pocket of taxpayers.