The Placer herald., 1866-01-06
NEWS ITEMS.

~ so"'"" VI N"v"te'oS, anu supposed
lost. Depredations around Prescott still
continue.
CoPPERoPoLls RAILRoAp.-The Courier
regards it as quite certain that the Stockton
and Copperopos railroad will he completed
within two years from January lst, 1865.
A large deposit Of ore, Of extraordinary
richness, has been struck in the Yellow Jack
ct mine, Nevada.
BROKEN Ur.-The Nevada Gazette states
that the Fenian Circle, organized in that
place months ago, has rerenlly been broken
up-the Circle having adjourned sine die on
Saturday last.
A paragraph is going the rounds, stating
that when King, the murderer Of J. N. Bod.
gers was hung at Vsalia, on the 18Th. he
made confession on the gallows, and an
exposition of "a secession gang Of midnyh,
robbers and assassns"
A King had figured somewhat as Meth.
odst preacher, and belonged to the class of
intense loyalsls, it is rather strange that "a
secession gang of midnight robbers and as,
sassins," should have made him their conf-
dant.
IMPORTANT ITEM by Mobile,
(AIa.) Dec. 3l.-1he negroes are quiet and
exceedingly friendly There is no danger of
a disturbance in this city.
How thankful, oh! dusky son of Africa,
should the poor white race feel for thy ex'
ceeding f'ieudoess.
The Fourteenth Regiment of Regulars, ;re
all ordered to Arizona. to "clean out" the
Apaches We are confident the Fourteenrrs
will do it, if the Apaches have anything
worth stealing.
Gen. Mcdowell is going to Aroma, to 10.
augura'e a campaign against the Apaches
If he does not whip the I"jans, he will,
probably, secure a silver mine, as has been
the custom among military gentlemen cam.
paigning in That region.
EARrHoUAKE.-The inhabitants Of payette
Valley. Boise county, Idaho, were startled a,
an early hour lately, by very percep,ibe
shock, which caused even the cattle and
horses to lrelnbe and rush about fran,ically
with fear.
CHIEF JusrIoE.-On Monday. Judge Cur
rev became, according to law, Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court Of California, lie Lav.
ING the shortest term to serve.
THE PLAcERvILLE RAILRoAD.-The Car
son correspondent of the Virginia Enter
prize says:
Strenuous Efforts will he made this session
to render the PIacerviIle Railroad Company
all the aid possible through the Legislature,
in the shape Of petitions to Congress for
land grants, donations of money, etc. The
necessity for this has become more apparent
since The last Legislature met, aud will with
out doubt meet with but lttIe if any opposi
ton.
TALL IIuNriNG Three gentlemen resd-
ing II: Laketor'l, returned Tuesday evening
from three days quail hunt, whore they
succeeded in hagging 600 birds. Can any
one beat this?
The London Times is forced to come to
the conclusion that in the very important
particular OF speed the French fleet surpass.s
the English.
Colorado makes the thirty seventh State
in the Union.
Alex. II. Stephens has been elected U. S.
Senator from Georgia for the long term, by
the Legislature Of that State.
Buffers resignation has at last been ac.
cepted and he is no longer disgrace to the
American army.
The Federal shells struck eight hundred
D..t h,,e ,,;
ed by actual count.
The Board of Supervisors Of San Fran
cisco have elected Alfred Rix rs Police
Judge, to fill the vacancy of full term oc.
casloned by the death of Judge Shepheard.
TO BE RESUMED The line of steamers
between New Orleans and San Franrisco
suspended by the war, is to be again in ope-
ration. On the lst Of January, the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company is to place
steamer on the line from New Orleans, via
Havana, to AspinwaI, connecting at the lat
ter place With the steamers to and from San
Francisco.
NICARAGUA LINE RE ORGANIZED - The
New York Tribune. OF the 23l Of Novem
been re-ors anized and w. IL. Webb, ESQ, is
President, aud NJ. O. Roberts, ii. &. Steb'
bins and Others, have gone into the man ge-
ment, which is sufficient guarantee that The
proposed Improvements in the route will be
pushed forward to completion With renewed
and un,ring energy.
On THE PLAINS Heavy shows have fal.
len on the plains; there are over twenty
trains snow-bound at different points, with
large number of their animals dying'of cold
and starvation.
No MoRE CHoLERA.-AlI apprehension Of
a visit from King Cholera has subsided in
New York.
Or SUCH ARE THE WlrNEssEs.-A pre-.
tended grand nephew Of Lafayette, who fig.
ured as a prominent witness against Wirz,
and the only one Who testified that Wirz