The Placer herald., 1866-02-10
CLIPPINGS.


New GRANADA FEvER-The Territorial
Enterprise says: The New Granada fever
appears to be on the increase in this city.
Wherever we 60 we hear people talking Of
going to these new southern mines Thev
say they don't care d-n for the "jggers,"
toads, centipedes, tarantulas or anything else
in that line if the mines are rich That is
their only concern. The chances are that
there will be big crowd Of Washoe apd
California miners in New Granada before
this time next year.
PUBLIC DEBr.-Secretary McCulloch has
issued his monthly statement of the public
debt, bringing the balances down to the fret
Of January. The total is set down at two
thousand eight hundred and seven millions
three hundred and ten thousand three hun.
dred and fifty seven dollars and ninety nine
cents. This, of course is exclusive of all
unadjusted war claims against the Unitedi
States, and all ungranted pensions, bounties,
and legal tenders.
The Hup-The Iron Mountain, of Nilsson.
ri, is said to be exactly irS the geographical
centre of the United States. 1t is an almost
solid mass of specular iron ore, rising from
"A level plain $50 feet. Its base covers 500
acres The ore contains sixtylseven per cent.
of iron. 1t may very appropriately be called
the Hub of the Union. M
Maine paper says that colony Of ffty
families, principally from that State, is tc
embark for Palestine in July next. Thev
propose to settle at Jatfa, the ancient Joppa.
building lots have been purchased, and will
carry out with them Yankee improvement ts,,
with view to resuscitate the great and long
slumbering resources Of that once splendid
country.
Mrs PARTINGToN GRows PoET1cAL-
That excellent, good hearted, if not so clear.
headed old lady, was heard to say that Ike.
having become very much enameled of
siren of Boston, has led her to the menial
altar. On the back of his wedding cards
were little Cubebs with wings.
letter from the Atlantic Gable Com.
pany's superintendent speaks most hopefully
OF the undertaking, and says that the sub.
merged cable is daily tested and is found to
be in perfect condition. The Great Eastern
will set out again in June next.
MORE ABOLITION HONESTY The Amador
Dispatch says: Lynch one of the loyal of.
ficials of Brook yn, New York, is defaulter
to the tune Of about $l50OOO. Oh. no:
these "patriots" won't steal-they don't
know how. Oh! honesty, thou art a mighty
scarce article in the abolition ranks.
A VERY TENDER. HEARTED MAy.-The
Territorial Enterprise says: Yesterday
when the news came TO the city. of the
shooting Of Peter Milich, neghbor seeing
his wife in great distress, asked the cause.
| BEING told he cried. "Good GoI,q tbo .
owes me seven dollars! | will never get IT,"
WHAT THuMpER.- Thad. Stevens.
in speech lately, says "this is not white
mans government" Well, if it is not, the
sooner we make it one the better. Monrrels
of mixed breed white and black never amount
to much. Let US have white mans govern
ment, and those who wish to live in black
mans, let them 60 to Hayti.
Washington Union.
WHERE ARE THEY?-Some six weeks since
the Blacks of the California Legislature. at
the instance ofSpeaker Yule, who drew them
up, rushed through series of hifalutin reso.
utions- luleogistic Of the late Lincoln
The next day these toadies found out that
they had all made fools. Of themselves, and
thereupon reconsidered and referred them to
committee where they Sleep What's the
matter! Is this cut on Yule or Lincon9
Take two large table spoonfils OF cologne
and two teaspoonfnls Of fine salt; mix them
together in a small bottle; every time you
have an acute affection Of the nerves, or neu-
ralgia, simply breathe the fumes in your nose
from the bottle, and you will be Immediate
ly relieved.