The Placer herald., 1866-05-05
NEWS ITEMS.

most wOOlly consumed Oy uTe. LOSS aOOut
$4,000.
One hundred and fifty California mustangs
were taken through Carson City the other
day on their way TO Montana.
BIC THlSe.-One thousand six hundred
dollars was lately taken out Of Ryan & Will
lians' quartz claim. at Scots Bar, in Trinity
county, in one days work. The second
days work yielded $4,000; and $5o,ooo is
said to be in sight in the claim.
The New ada Transcript says there are
hundreds Of quartz veins along the line of
Snow Mountain Ditch in that county that
will pay big as soon as they are opened
Four or FIVE mills will be erected 10 the
vicinity of these leads the coming season.
The County Clerk Of San Francisco, is.
sued l4s marriage licenses during the month
of April just passed. This is the largest
number of marriage licenses ever issued in
that city and county in one month, except
in August 1864, when the number was ISL
In view of the coming Of The Cholera the
Trustees of Sacramento have appointed a
Board of Health, consisting of Doctors
Hatch, Montgomery, Logan, Oatman and
Harkness. with power to adopt measures to
improve the Sanitary condition Of the city.
boy named Frank Kline, fell from the
Central Pacific cars. on the Sixth street
curve, in Sacramento, on Wednesday, and
in trying to recover his feet bis right leg
was caught under the wheels aud crushed so
that amputation of the limb below the knee
became necessary. This accident resuIted
from reprebensib'e practice the boys OF the
city indulge in, Of jumping upon the cars
when the cars are in motion.
The copper mines of Fresno county are
attracting much attention at present; and it
is confidently claimed as the richest copper
region in the State
Lee Il Ryland's circus is performing in
San Francisco preparatory TO their Summer
tour through the Slate. The BusIay family
is one Of the prominent attractions Of the
establishment.
A crushing Of thir'y,three tons of rock,
from the extension of the famous Massachu
sets lead. at Grass Valley, averaged S73 per
ton, few days ago. So says the National
"C1vIL RIeHrs. ."-On Monday last, says
the Grass Valley National, the white miners
of Birchville, to the number of one hundred,
removed the Chinese lahorers. at work on
the claim of R. L. Crary. and marched them
with their effects, at the head of the process
sion, out Of town. The aforesaid miners
then formed Union League Of white men,"
for the protection Of white labor. All this
in the "|oyal" county Of Nevada. Where is
Tbad. S,evensl
HuNG.-Antonia Sassavich was executed
in San Francisco on Friday last, for the mur'
der of Edward Walters.
The citizens Of Folsom talk of erecting a
paper mill in that place.
OREGON PoLlTIcs-Tbe general election
takes ace in Oregon on the frs, Monday
in June, and the campaign is being conduct.
ed with much spirit. The Democracy are
making gallant fight for victory.
The Board Of Marine Underwriters and
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, have
determined to remove Rincon and Blossom
rocks, the two most dangerous Instructions
in the harbor of San Francisco. They have
applied to the Supervisors for permission 10
use nitro-g vcerine as the most effective
blasting agent for the work.
The United States Pacific Telegraph Line
(he opposilion). now working between Vir-
giuia City, will be operating between the
latter place and Austin in two weeks. The
poles are also being laid upon the route be-
tween Austin and Salt Lake.
The Eastern Division Of the Pacific Rail-
road will be open to Fort Riley, in Kansas,
by the first of June. From that point to st.
Louis, Missouri, there will be direct rail.
road connection of about 500 miles.
There is now direct telegraph connect
ion between San Francisco and Victoria
Vancouyer's Island. Late dispatches from
the latter place represent the mining imigra
lion as setting strongly to the upper country
-Cariboo, the head Of Frazer river, and the
Upper Columbia.
Ripe cherries are in the market at Stock
ton aud MarysviIe.
R. J. Walsh, the we'll known farmer and
stock raiser of CoIusa County, is dead, Mr..
W., by his importation Of fine stock from
the East and Europe, has done as much or
more than any other man in the State to-
ward improving the horned cattle of Cali
forna.
SuED.-Jose Ramon de la Guerra, Sher'
riff Of Santa Barbara county, and his bonds
men, have been sued in the name Of the
people, for Sl5,l73,54, public moneys all
legged to have been collected by him, for
which he has failed 10 account
An exchange sange says all the stage lines,
express and despatch companies west Of the
Missouri river have been consolidated under
the name of Holidays Overland Mail and
Express Company. Fares will be reduced
25 per cent. April lest.
The town elections in Pennsylvania, this
Spring, have resulted in large Democratic