The Placer herald., 1866-04-21
NEWS ITEMS.

The Typographical party Of the Central
Pacific Railroad. consisting of Butler, Ives
and 2l men, had reached, up to yesterday,
as far as Stone & Gates's Crossing, on the
Truckee river, aud will start from there on
Monday next towards Salt Lake City, which
place they will in all probability reach in
two months, completing the railroad survey
10 the meantime.
IMPORTANT IF TRuE.-During the past
three days, says the Virginia City Enterprise,
We have heard mysterious hints Of marvel.
ously rich diggings having been struck at
the head Of the American river, in the Sierra
Nevada Mountains. It is supposed that the
spot has at last been found where party of
Freuchmen took out SloO, 600 each in 1852.
To DE HuXa.-The Indian, do la Plaza
who killed the jailor, Mr.. Hendricks, in San
Jose, few months ago, while attempting TO
escape, was tried last week in Santa Cruz
county for murder committed there, and
was convicted and sentenced to be hung on
the 22d Of May.
"Ah Sam. you've been in trouble, have,
youl" "Yes, Jim, yes" "Well, cheer up,
u"u' "uSo'o'y Hios uo, a"u euowo U" OuV Oeet
qualities." es."-"Ab, but adversely ddu'ttry me;
it was an old vagabond of Judge, and hs
showed up my worst qualities"
EE The parties who robbed Adams, the
Collector of the port Of Astoria, Oregon, in
December last, have been discovered and
arrested. They were John Lambert and
Andrew McElroy waiter and porter on the
steamer at the time. Lambert stole the
money from Adams trunk, by forcing in the
bottom. He subsequently, gave McEroy
IS 900 Of the money. Lambert went East
to enjoy his spos, and McElroy remained in
San Francisco. The police "shadowed" the
two men, until satisfied they we're the Grim,
inas, and had them both arrested on the
same day-the former in New York, the lat
ter in San Francisco. McEroy has confess
sed the whole affair. and his portion Of the
money has been recovered.
Ew The English steamer, Labouchere,
| plying between San Francisco and Victo ria,
was wrecked off Point Reyes, north of the
Golden Gate, by running on sunken reef,
on Saturday night, l4lh inst The land
could not be seen on account Of the darkness
and fog. BY daylight the steamer filled and
went down bow foremost. The passengers
and crew were all saved, with the exception
of two men who were drowned by the upset.
ting of small boat.
One day last week white man applied
for marriage license, to the County Clerk
of Colusa, to authorize him TO marry mu.
latto girl. The Sun says: "Tbe Clerk re-
fused to issue the license, much to the dis.
gust Of the party, who said that he had adj,
vised with an eminent Sacramento lawyer,
who bad informed him the thing could be
did, but that he would probably fail 10 the
secesh county Of Colusa." The fellow has
probably obtained the document in some
county where miscegenation officials are in
Office. 9au
| RADICAL SENTIMENT.-Senator Pomerov,
OF Kansas, in speech in opposition to the
Presidents policy, uttered the following 10y.
al sentiment: II would rather help tear down
the Capitol than allow the Southern States
to come back into the Union without letting
the negro vote.
A great land slide occurred at Deadwood
Creek. in Siskiyou county, few days SINCE
The land, for width and breadth Of nearly
l20 yards, slid from the mountain side, and
filled the creek to the depth of sixty feet,
forming good dam and reservoir, but GOV.
erng up several valuable mining claims.
The trees in the slide stand erect over the
bed Of the creek.
There are five candidates for the office of
City Marshal in Yreka, viz: Two white men,
two darkeys, and one Chinaman. A digger
Indian has some idea Of entering the field,
but is fearful Of compromising the dignity Of
bis race.
| HELD FOR William Caldwell
and Marsh Young, whose examination for
the killing Of VIM. Haun was concluded
lately in San Jose, were each held by Justice
ond degree, and the bail in each case fixed
at $4,000.
FOUND DEAD.-On Sunday. April 9Th, a
German by the name of Lewis Basel, sup.
posed to be about 38 years Of age, was
found dead about one mile from Bowman q
ranch, Nevada county.
The jury at San Francisco, in the seduc-
ton case Of Caragher against Daniels, after
a long trial, brought in verdict for defend.
ant. The plaintiff asked the small sum OF
100000, but the jury thought her honor
wasn't worth dollar.
Alexander Hunter, formerly Sheriff of El
Dorado county, and subsequently Warden of
the State Penitentiary Of Nevada, died in
San Francisco on Saturday night last. His
death resulted from an old wound-received
at the tune of an outbreak among the pris-
oners Of the Nevada peniten,iary.
A B1c LUMp.-The Mariposa Free Press
Of April l4,h says that some Mexicans over
iu the vicinity Of Jimsal, 10 that county last
week found nugget of gold worth $4,440.
1t is one of the largest ever found in this
county.