The Placer herald., 1866-12-15
THE PLACER HERALD.
AUBURN, DECEMBER Is, 1866.

AUBURN, DECEMBER Is, 1866.
THOMAS BOYCE. North East corner Of Mont
gomery and Washington streets, San Francisco
is authorized to solicit advertisements and sub
ecriptions in that city for the Herald, and receipt
for the same.
J.J.KNOWLTON & CO., Advertising Agents
corner OF Kearney and Sacramento Streets art
authorised 10 solicit advertisements and subscrip
tions for the Placer Herald, and receipt for the
same.
CoxoREss-This body contempIa,es bav.
ing telegraph erected between Washing.
ton and New York city, 10 be under the con
troll Of the Post Office Department. The in
ssn,ion is to- inaugurate cheap system Of
teegraphing for the public. If this line
works we'll, the system of lines Of the Union
will be brought under the control Of the De-
partment. The House. on Wednesday, re-
jected the bill intended to restrict the Presi-
dent in bis appointing power.
A bill will probably he passed, appointing
same day for Congressional elections in all
the States.
Tbs Senate has passed bill allowing ne'
groes to vote in the District of Columbia.
A bill has been introduced in the same
body requiring, the ratification Of Constitu-
tional amendments to be reported to the
President Of the Senate and Speaker of the
House, instead Of the Secretary Of State.
MASQUERADE. - The Masquerade ball
comes off at the American on Friday eve
ming next, the 2lst inst. No persons will
he admitted without they are properly mask
sd This is the positive rule of managing
committee.
ScnooL FAs1lvAL.-1h .Sablalh School
children Of the NJ. E. Church, will bold a
festival on the evening of December oath.
A merry time is expected by the young folks.
NEw FIRM.-As will be noticed in our ad-
vertising columns to-day, Messrs. Harwood
4 Fellows have formed co-partnership in
the Tin and Hardware business They are
now receiving some excellent stock, and in.
tend 10 do superior work.
NEW YEARS BALL.-There is to be ball
at the Franklin House on New Years eve.
ming.
Property VALUATION Through the
kindness of Walter Lyon. Recorder, we re
naINI NIoA TO- f,,rr rseI ,.th
interesting statistics relative TO the value Of
real and personal property in this county,
as follows:
Total value Of Real Estate and In
provements. ......... ......... 81, ,7lO,605 90
Total value Of Personal Property. 1881 $50 Il
Total value. e..............s 1902 ,39l 81
Value Of Real Estate and Improve.
ments delinquent for taxes. ..... 769 $50 90
Value of Personal Property delin-
quent for taxes. 14O,S47 90
Central Pacific Railroad Co. delin-
Quent. 6O7 900 10
California Central Railroad Co. de-
llnquent. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10000 90
iuba Railroad Co. delinquent. .... 10000 90
Total Railroads. .............S 657 500 90
Thus it will be seen that of the total value
OF property delinquent for taxes, the railroads
owe on 1861 500, and other property on
$252,s79.
We copy the above from the Stripes.
The Railroad companies have been sued by
the County for their taxes, and the Board Of
Supervisors have employed extra counsel to
argue the cases before the Supreme Court
Our Taxpayers are now reaping reward for
voting $26O,O0O to the Pacific Railroad
that Company now returns the compliment
by refusing to pay its taxes. So we 80.
EIThe steam Touring mill near Lincoln
is progressing finely, and is large commo-
dious bnilding. The machinery will soon
all be placed iu the mill, and the proprietors
ready for business sometime in January.
MALLErr CLAM-Capt. Mallett left with
US on Thursday last piece Of rock from
this rich claim. 1t is full of mineral,
and will no doubt yield from 500 to $40 to
the ton. We are pleased to know that our
mining pospects around Auburn are grad.
ually Frightening.
MORE BEANs.-Some of The RAIDS Of Bos-
ton got on laundering spree the night Of
the late election in that city, and promenaded
around calling upon elected Congressman
and others, finally they halted at the house
Of the negro who was elected to the legisla-
ture, who had entertained his negro friends
and gone to bed, but the noise swoke him
when he turned over to bis dear lub' and