The Placer herald., 1866-01-27
NEWS; ITEMS.


Fraser River. en- route for Russia, and is now
in working order from New York, via San
francisco, to point four hundred miles
above New Westminster, on Fraser River,
making in round numbers about six thousand
miles.
The postal money order system will 90
into operation in California on the fifth OF
February next.
A dispatch to the Sacramento Bee, from
San Francisco, says, rumors are rife there of
another Federal office-hoder being behind.
hand in bis accounts. Or to express it more
plainly, that he has been stealing Govern.
meut funds.
The high water has prevented the running
OF railroad trains between Marysvlle and
Oroville for the present.
Barney dwell was hung in San Francisco
on Monday last, for the murder Of man
named Irwin. An application to the Gov
ernor, for commuta alton Of the sentence 10
imprisonment for life, was unsuccessful.
A snow slide occurred at The summit. on
the 18th inst, near the work of the Pacific
Railroad Company, which destroyed house
occupied by two Of the laborers-one Of
whom, J. F. Belknap. was instantly killed.
The other man escaped without serious 10.
jury.
The heavy rains Of the latter part Of last
week, caused a sudden rise in the American
and Sacramento rivers, at Sacramento, which
caused much apprehension among the peo
pie Of the city, of another overflow. Dur
ing Sunday night, three or four different
alarms were made that the levees were Civ
ing away, which cause much anxiety. but
fortunately the reports were unfounded.-
The river attained the hight of 20 feet and
10 inches-being feet Q inches less than
the highes water of the great food of 1862.
AS the rivers are now falling and the indica'
lions are favorable for fair weather, the Sac
ramentans have recovered from very severe
fright.
B. II. Pendegast, late publisher Of the
Lakaport Times, left Ukah city about three
weeks ago, and has not been seen or heard
Of since. 1t is thought that, in fit Of tenn
poary insanity, caused by dissipation, he has
destroyed himself.
The damage to roads and bridges in Neva-
ds county, by the late storm and flood. has
been very serious. The roads are described
as being in a terrible condition for travellers.
One.haf of the Shanghai" quartz claim,
at Yankee Hill, Tuoumne county, was re-
GENTLY sold to San Francisco parties for $685.
900.
BAD SIoS.-The daily stage line running
into Sonora, hss been converted into tri.
weekly accommodation. That does not
look we'll for the prosperity Of Old Tuolumne.
KILLED.-Fred. Wangeman, native Of
Hanover, tell down the shaft Of the Union
mine at Copperopolis on the 18th inst, and
was instantly killed. So says the Courier.
A strong effort is being made to establish
paid Fire Department in San Francisco.
The Fire Companies are opposed to the
change.
HUGE BEAR KILLED,-A bear that has
been committing depredations in Shasta
Valley for several weeks past was killed
few days ago. Eigb. balls were fred into
Bruins carcass before he gave up The ghost.
His gross weight was about 900 pounds.
CouLpN'r STAND Ir.-Tbe Flag newspaper
Of this city has lost the dispatches. The
proprietors were either unable or unwilling
10 pay the bills. The old members of the
Associated Press-the Bulletin, Alta and
Sacramento Union-will hereafter have
monopoly Of the Overland telegraphic news
as of yore. S. f. Examiner.
The Campo Seco Copper Mining company
shipped from the mine, during the year 1865,
l,9o2,5o pounds Of copprr ore. The Tauu.
ton Copper Smelling Company. whose works
are located at Campo Seco, and have been in
operation during the last three days only, have
within that time shipped l93,6o5 pounds Of
copper reguIus.
"NoRFoLx" TO REMAIN IN CALIFoRN1A.-
The Spirit Of TIE Times says ,ba, The Buck
eye Club, a racing association Of Cincinnati,
recently ,eIsgraphed to the owner of Nor
folk to learn what inducements would be
sufticien, to bring the champion East to COM
pete with their fast stock. His owner re-
piled that Norfolk had gone in the stud, and
would not | e taken East this year.
TERRIBLE. IF TuRE.-A correspondent oi
the Stockton Herald AYERS, that according to
LangIey's Directory, there is in San Francis
co one "dead fall" "slop'shop," or "rum-
MILL" to every eight buildings in the city,
and in more than half Of them a stranger
would get "shanghied" in the first glass
SALrNE-A mountuin Of salt has been
discovered, abou: ,hrty-fve miles west Of
Austin, Reese River. shaft sunk in the
eminence tapped fine body Of saline water,
clear as crystal, which yielded sixty per
cent. Of pure salt.
SpEc1rc CoNrRAcr.-The Supreme Court
Of Nevada, after careful rebearing. has re
affirmed its opinion that their specific con-
tract law is unconstitutional.
The Grass Valley Union an organ Of ex'
ceeding loyalty is offered for sale.
Tn the Fifteenth District Court, San Fran