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The Placer herald., 1866-02-03
District Court Calendar...February Term,

1855.
l545 r. Gay vs.. G.. r. Warren ct al.
1914 M. W. Crary vs.. Thomas Campbell ct al.
1853 Adelia Hill vs.. James Smith.
2O2s Millbach ct al. vs. NJ Dougherty ct al.
2ll7 County Of Placer VS.. Higgins ct al.
'2l1S County of Placer VS. Higgins ct al.
1926 f. NJ. Hall ct al vs. D. W. Madden ct al.
2l33 Luther Clark VS.. L. L. Bullock ct al.
2137 Gorham Blake VS.. NJ. Kimball.
2l39 WIN. Murrels VS. Catherine Murrels
2140 E Schellhous vs.. Catherine Schellhous.
2143 Flushman ct al VS.. W F. Zeigler ct al.
2l51 Simeon Baker ct al VS.. A. Breeze ct al.
2l65 The People vs.. Rebecca Mott, Admx ct al
2l58 Sam Zehner vs.. Auburn Turnpike Co.
2l64 Dardanelles Co. VS.. Todds Valley Co.
2l65 Thomas Rea VS.. Hardy Il Kennedy.
2l67 Edward Early VS.. Thomas Grogan.
2l75 Arnold vs. Boust ct al
2O76 Pelig Bumpus VS.. Mary A. Bumpus:
2l77 NJ NJ. Bellows vs.. James Bellows.
2ls7 E. NJ Hall vs. John Barnes.
2lS9 A. s. Benton vs.. Roorland Winter.
N2l9O 10 Hamilton VS.. Fl. W. Brouse ct al.
.2l91 10 Hamilton VS. II. W. Brouse ct al.
2195 r. G. Spencer ct al VS.. p H. Sibley ct al.
2l96 Franklin Marson VS.. D. Hoskns ct al.
2l9S L. L. Bullock, Admr. vs.. r. Hamilton
22O1 Robert Winspear VS.. Gorham Blake.
.2204 Thesin vs.. John L. Herbert ct AL
2205 VIM. Milvin VS.. Frank Marson.
22O7 Harriet Fitzgerald VS.. Garret Fitzgerald.
22O8 7. l.. and l.. r. Chamberlain vs. ]. Kerr.
22l1 James r. Rogers vs. VIM. Barter.
22l2 Margeret Hawkins vs. County of Placer.
22l5 G. A. Brown VS.. q. M. Orr ct al.
22l6 Cyren Tyler VS.. f. G. Yapp ct al.
22l7 Geo. Courtright vs. Bear River Co.
1920 The People vs. California Central R. R.
2222 The People vs. John Kneeland ct al.
1928 Owen Garrity VS.. Elijah Billington ct al.
2ll3 Kohn Kind vs. Cen. Pacific Railroad.
2ll4 kOhn Kind VS.. G. p. Railroad ct al
The Placer herald., 1866-02-03
STATE CONTROLLERS OFRICE..."A a
NIGGER IN THE WOOD PILE"

Some months since, Trinity county cor,
respondent of the S. F. Examiner, charged
that the State Controller was selling Foreign
Miners Licenses to County Collectors, and
dividing the profits with them, and cheating
the State ont of considerable amounts of
money. The Controller and his friends
we're virtuously indignant at the charge, and
demanded an investigation from the Legsla'
ture at the earliest moment. Some OF the
Solons considered the charge so frivolous,
that they ridcued the proposition for an in
vestigatiou. But the Committee was ap
pointed, and having been patiently at work
for some time, have made a discovery that
gives very dark" coloring to the way
things are managed in the Controllers office.
They do not find that the Controller has
been stealing and selling licenses without
properly accounting for them, but they do
find that one Of bis trusted and confidential
.uborduat "a man and brother" or in
other words the "nigger porter" named
Brown, has been in the habit of regularly
extracting the blank licenses from the office,
when returned by different county officers
in making their settlements, ,(all Of which
bad the Controllers proper signature) and
then making occasional trips to the Northern
part Of the State, where be sold them to the
Collectors of Foreign Miners Liceses, by
which means the Col!sctors as. we'll as Brown
made "good thing"
How much money Brown made out Of his
financial operations, is not stated, but as be
was known as fast darkey, sported good
clothes, and dec ked his wife with much jew.
elrv, the amount could have been no mig.
gardIy" sum. He was great favorite with
Controller Oul,on, as we'll as the other State
officials, and can truly be said to have basked
in the sunshine of official favor.
Our readers may suppose from the forego'
ing, that Brown will promptly be thrown
into prison, and in due time be sent to join
the company of maefactors at San Quentin.
Not SO! That would be an nglorious ter>
mination to brilliant career. Mr.. Brown
"heard something drop"-it might have been
only a word-it might have been the clink.
ing Of double eagles from the hands Of bis
confederates in crime-and like discreet
individual, bid an afectopate farewell to
bis beloved Dnab, and shipped outward
(ip imitation Of bis ilustrous predecessors)
on the steamer going East last Tuesday.
1t is little curious that nothing Of
the above was made known by the Commit
tee, until the ulprit had escaped from the
State. Will the Collectors who are impli.
Gated in this business, be given equal facii.
ties to put themselves on the safe side Of the
Oregon line.
The troubles Of the loudly vaunted Union
party are increasing with fearful rapidity
Scarcely day passes without the peculation
and rascaity Of some one Of their pstted Of
fcials being made known, and now comes
upon ths'stage a."nigger porter" who sue,
cessfuly initiates the roguery of the sharpest
of bis Abolition teachers.
What will be the next phase Of vilisny
in the dominant partyl We shall know
before many days!
The Placer herald., 1866-02-03
PATENTED LAND FOR SALE.

ANY person who desires q good Ranch o. 'oS On
"A acres Of land, situated in Placer county, .n
Pleasant Grove Creek, can have the some cSsSp .s
for cash, by applying at the Placer hcrsiH "usr.
Il embraces the East half of the South wes.
ter and the South east quarter OF the Nor'r cc"th
quarter, and the North west quarter OF INC TN n.
R. East. There is an excellent we'll Of ~1ies ans
upon the place, house, stable corral and e the the
body Of timber worth itself the PRICE, price o. rno,
ranch. The ranch is now occupied " CapG:syW ap":yW.
Bristow. Auburn, Nov. llth, lse9';. w.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-03

A Capt. Douglas, who made himself no.
torious in Mendocno county last spring, by
arresting young lady, (accnssd by some
.sueaking thief for disloyalty, having recent
ly been charged with stealing, from and de-
frauding the Government, has, according to
the Mendocino Democrat, resigned his po-
sition, and thus relieved himself Of amsna-
biity to the military authorities.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-03

RATES OF FARE.-The rates of passage to
New York on the steamship Golden Age,
which sails on the 10th of February, are as
follows: First cabin, outside and ladies'
roomt, $2l0-inside rooms, $l57 rs; SEQ.
ond cabin, se4 Is; storage, $50 80.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-03

The San Mateo County Gazette has been
sold to II. A. Scbofsld and A. I. Warren.
Mr.. ,Scho6sld bss assumed the editorial
charge, and already gives earnest Of bis in.
tention TO make good county paper.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-03

There are three prisoners in the San Fran.
cisco county Jail under sentence Of death
for murder, viz: Thomas Byrnes, for the
murder of Chas. T. Hill, near Hayes Park,
on the loth of February last; Antonio Suio,
vcb, for the murder Of Henry Walters, a
groceryman in Pacific street, last Summer,
and Chong Wong, for the murder.of Chi
UoS0 woman,
The Placer herald., 1866-02-03

WHERE THE CARCASS IS THERE THE BUzARps
GATHER. Several years since number of scen-
tific men in San Francisco established the Elec-
tropathic Medical Institute, at No. GAS, Washing
ton St. for the purpose of suppressing certain
Quack establishments in that city, and at the
same time afford the sick and afflicted an
opportunity of securing the best medical and
surgical skill at reasonable expense. The sue
cess of the enterprise has far exceeded the most
sanguine expectations of the fl unders OF the In
sttute, not only in causing large number of
sQuacks to seek employment at their rignal vo-
cations, but also in a pecuniary point Of view-
Lately, however, those Quacks that have succeed.
ed in excepting their heads above water, by
means of extensive advertising on "exfended
credit long drawn Out, >" have made "a change of
base" and there has been thrown open to the
public quite number Of bogus establishments.
besAng names very similar to the Electropathc
Institute and have located them on WASH ngton
st. in close proximity to the Electropathic In
stitute as suitable rooms could be procured; pro-
badly in hope that of the immense number of per-
sons that daily come from the Interior for the
purpose of procuring treatment at the Electro
pathc Institute some might b, deceived by the
similarity OF names. to apply to them. The Elec-
pathc Institute whereof, DR.. J. II. Josselyn is
Resident Physician. is so we'll known in San
Francisco, that there is little danger of any of
the citizens of that city mistaking the place; but
those who 60 from the interior being strangers
in the city, are liable to be deceived in the man
ner above indicated, and should be careful to see
that the name Of Electropathic Institute is on the
door.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-03

J.J. KNOWLTON & CO., Advertising Agents,
North East corner of Montgomery and California
streets, are authorized TO solicit advertisements
and subscriptions for the Placer Herald, and re-
CENT for the same.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-03

.Ew Gen. Grant has expressed himself
strongly in favor of admitting the Southern
representatives to Congress. His recent trip
through the South convinced him that the
people accept the "situation" jn good faith.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-03

PAssIxo AwAY.-Mr. "A. F. O'Connell,
who came to California with Stevenson's .
Regiment, ls47, died last Monday in San
Francisco, aged AZ.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-03

Twenty thousand eight hundred and sew
snty immigrauts were landed at New York
during the month Of November, Of whom
l3,l75 we're Germans.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-03

LEGISLATIVE FAvoRs-Ws are indebted
to Senators Hale and Bradley, and Messrs
Sexton and Luttrel Of the House.. for vari
GUS legislative documents Of interest.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-03

John Boggs, a we'll known stock raiser Of
Colusa county, sold bis mare Susie B., by
Owen Dale, dam Susie Hawkins, for $500,
a few days since.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-03

The Superintendent Of Public Schools in
the State Of Nevada, reports 1926 white
children in the State under twenty-one year
Of age.
The total value Of property Of the State of
Nevada, according to the Controller q Report,
is 81 1915, upon which total tax is
levied ofA$233, 1928: The estimated receipts
for the year 1865, are $4,000. Estimated
expenditures, $3l2,9O5.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-03
UNION ] HOTEL,

Second Street,I between J and X, and Is
X Street, Sacramento.
FT'HIS house has been thoroughly reno. -.
l. waited and reftted, and will be kept saas
hereafter on the European plan. llIl!1
Guests can be furnished with rooms, with or
without board, and all the conveniences Of first
class Hotel
LANSING l. GROVER,
Oct. l. l865.-my.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-03
MARRIED,

BORN.
In Auburn, Jan. 29th, the wife of Louis Dali
man, of daughter.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-03

C' n . z2LuHFtURT.
The Placerville Mirror has the following
in relation to the Latrobe mines. .sTwo
thousand tons of copper we're shipped from
Latrobe during the six months ending Janu.
ary LIST. 1t is expected that the quantity
will be considerably increased in the next six
months. The mines are very close to the
PlacervIle and Sacramento Valley Railroad"
The Placer herald., 1866-02-03

PREPARING FOR WoRK.-The Democrats
Of this city are clearing the decks for action.
The various ward clubs are being put in fight.
ing trim, and lively times. may soon be antic,
ipated. The prospects for Democratic tril
umph in San Francisco are bright and bright,
ening. Numerous gentlemen have signfied
their willingness to be candidates on the
Democratic ticket for the various municipal
Offices to be filed. For the position of Chief
Of Police there are sixteen canddates-many
Of them frst-class men.
The Placer herald., 1866-02-03
TRIAL JURORS.

The following persons have been drawn as trial
jurors for the February term of the District
Court
c. P. Hubbell J. J. Huse, James Holy. Tabb
Mitchell E. Cunningham, james Purscly, r. NJ.
Oakes, E. B. Boust, L. Heath, f. Browne O. S.
hipP, A, Bricknell, W. Page j. J. Hoffman, Girls
Cook, +. Wortell, E. C. Wren. F. Van Deusen.
NJ. Phelan, N, Pitchard, James Gregory, Jas. Tur.
ner. Richard Mailett, A. b. Kitchen, VIM. HALEY.
J. Click, John Doyle, G. NJ. N. Lbbey, b. Fuller,
B. Brickell, John Shanks, NJ. FREEDOM, J. H.
MITCHELL 3. Dempsey, John Spinpey.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-05-08
GOV. ELLIS REMAINS.
From the Salisbury Waterman.

Ii is doubtless known to most of our readers
that the remains of the late Gov John w.
Ellis. who died 10 1861, while in actual dis
charge of his Executive functions as Governor
of the State were, in Difference to the then fresh
impulses of parental and brotherly grief, de-
posted in the Family Cemetery, in Davidson
county. But as that private bufying ground
has since passed into the hands of strangers, it
became the anxious desire of the widow, as we'll
as of the family and Intimate friends of the de-
ceased, that his remains should be removed to
the public Cemetery of Salisbury. ss. rz
Rowan was the County of his birth; and it
was 10 this town where he received 10 part his
early education, preliminary to his graduation
at rhe University of North Carolina. A Rowan
constituency first returned him, when youth
full member of the Bar, to seat 10 the Legisla-
ture of the State; and their repeated reelection
of him 10 the same post, evinced the high esti-
nation in which he was held by the people OF
the country. In fine, bis forensic success, bis
brilliant legislative, judicial and Executive ca
reer, were attained as a citizen of Salisbury. 1t
is exceedingly fitting, therefore, that his earthly
remains should find resting place here, and be
entombed in the neat and substantially enclosed
Cemetery 10 this town.
Pro6ting by the counsel and acquiesence OF
the Hon. Phlo White and Lady, -(parents OF
the first Mrs. Ellis, who are Or visit to their
relations 10 this town and county, the family
and friends of the deceased Governor, on Mon
day evening last effected removal OF his re-
mains to sepulture in the Salisbury Cemetery,
(best known as the English Grave Yard,
where, we understand, it is intended to erect a
suitable memorial in honor of this eminent
statesman aud pure patriot.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-05-08
STATE ITEMS.

Mr. n. B Kingsbury, of Oxford, N. G., has
been appointed at large by the President Ca
Diet at West Point There are but ten appoint
ments yearly for the whole country, and the Sc
lection Of Mr. Kingsbury with so many hun
dreds Of applicants, shows the Presidents re-
gard for our State, and affords fatterng proof
of the merits of this young gentleman-Ral-
eiyh Standard.
SEND THEM FORWARD We again ask the
county court Clerks for Allegheny, Cherokee,
Chowan, Clay, Craven, CASTOR, Gates, Haywood,
Henderson, jackson, Macon, Martin, Mitchell,
Stanley, Surry, Watauga and Wilkes, to send
to the Secretary Of State here r. W. Best, lists
of acting justices of the peace, as the laws of
the State cannot be sent to them until they are
thus reported .-Raleiyh Progress.
OUTRAGE NEAR KINsroN, N. ca
Bloody Fight Ensues.-Mr VIM. c. r Loften,
residing six miles from town, was attacked on
Saturday night by twelve or fifteen mounted
men of both eolors Horse stealing is supposed
to have been their object in making the attack.
Mr. Loften was shot in the arm, and, negro
living with him was shot 10 the face Several
OF the robbers were wounded in the fight, and
they were finally driven off, leaving horse and
a cart behind
"A DIR. Bartleston's house was burned, togeth-
or with the out houses, and himself shot several
tunes, 1t Is supposed here that the same party
was concerned in both outragcs.
LIST OF PARDoNs IN THE EXECUTIVE Or.
FIcE:-We have been kindly furnished with
the following list of pardons now in the Cover
nors Office, which can be had by the parties
named on application
N Whitaker, G A Upchurch, J R Dunn,
d Stephenson, G II Wilder, of Wake; An
drew Mickle, F Carter, of Orange; Thomas
Jones, of Martin; Isaac Jarrett, of Yadkin: Jno
Larkins, of Harnett; W H Ellison, Henry r
Bryan, of Craven; W Il Horne, Simmons,
Geo W Little, Richardson, of Arson; SamI
Miles, " H Garris, of Northampton; Sidney X
Johnston, of CASTOR; james Phillips, Of Edge
combe; + Nlebane, Geo. Patterson, S Ii Tur
rentine, B T Morton, John Tapscott, of Ala
nance; Murehison, Cumberland; Y \ Nc
Bee, Lincoln; w 6 Deberry, G " WooIley, Of
Montgomery; " S Tayloe. W W Mitchell, of
Hartford; W H Gentry, Ashe,-Ru1eiyh Sen
ttnel.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-05-08
FOREIGN ITEMS.

The Richmond papers pronounce tho tele-
gram concerning riot in Falmouth, Va d, in
which number of negroes were said to be
killed, sheer fabrication. Steps are being
taken to expose the author of the wicked rumor
There is every reason to believe that we are
on the verge OF serious misunderstanding with
France. 1t the recent opinion of Attorney G en-
Speed, that arms may be sent to the Juarists in
Mexico, is followed by corresponding action, it
will surely be regarded by the French govern
ment as violation of Mr. Stewards pledge Of
absolute neutrality, and the French troops in
Mexico instead of being Withdrawn will be re-.
iniorced
Valparaiso has been bombarded by the Span.
ish fleet The town and twenty million dollars
worth of property were destroyed: Great blame
is attached to the British and American Admi.
rails for not interfering with their Ships to pre.
vert such wholesale destruction, Instead of
leaving the harbor.
Gov. jenkins, of Georgia, has applied to Gen.
Thomas for troops to be sent to Fannin county.
Northern Georgia, to quell disturbances which
the authorities are powerless to repress The
troops will be sent.
DR. Il W. Gibbes, late Surgeon General Of
South Carolina, is now in the Isle of Pines
where he intends settling with his family as ao.
riculturalist and colonist He was welI-known
scientific and literary gentleman of Columbia.
Judah P. Benjamin, late Secretary Of the
Confederate States sis in Montreal-letters bav-
ing been received from him by Louis Lvon
his half brother residing in Warrenton, Va
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-05-08
State OF N. Carolina, MeckIenburG Co.

Courl Of Pleas 3 Quarter Sessions-1prH Term 1866.
w. Alexander VS.. N. B. Taylor.
Attachment-Levied on four Lots in the city of
Charlotte known the Tan Yard property, together
with all the fixtures and stock hand in said Tan
Yard.
1t appearing to the satisfaction Of The Court that
Moses Taylor the defendant in this case, is not a
resident of this State but resides beyond the limits
of the SAME, it is therefore ordered by the court
that publication be made for six weeks in the Wcs-
tern Democrat newspaper Published in The city of
of this Court 10 be held for said county, at the
Cour. House in Charlotte, on the I'd Monday in July
next and show cause why the property levied upon
should not be ordered to be sold -.
Witness, VIM Maxwell, clerk Of our said court at
Office in Charlotte, the I'd Monday in April $780,
I5-6t WM. MAXWELL, Clerk.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-05-08
State orN. Carolina, meckIenburg Co

Court Of Pleas Quarter Srssions-ApriI Term, 1866
Richard Blythe, Admir- Of Margaret Duekworth,
the Heirs at law Of Margaret Duckworth.
Petition TO sell Land to pay debts
1t appearing to he satisfaction of the Court that
Mary Allen wife of Samuel Allen, wilkins Duck
worth, Caroline Duckworh, Dorcas Duckworih,
Alex Duckworth, children of Robert Duckworth,
deceased; Margaret Duekworth, Mary Duckworth,
Thomas Duckworth, Harrison Duckworth, Robert
Duckworth, children OF George Duck ORTIZ heirs at
law OF the said Margaret Duckworth, deceased. are
not inhabitants of this State; it is therefore ordered
by the Court that publication be made for six weeks
in the Western Democrat, newspaper published in
the city of Charlotte for said defendants to appear
at the next term of this court to be held for :be
county of Mecklenb burg at the Court House in Char
lotte, on the I'd Monday in Jnly next, and show
why the Lands described in the petition shall
not be sold according to the prayer OF the petitioner
Witness VIM Maxwell, clerk of our said court, at
Office in Charlotte, the I'd Monday in April 1866.
1856 WIN. MAXWELL, Clerk.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-05-08

CONVICTION FOR TREASON In the Circuit
Court Of Jefferson county, Tennessee, last week,
Dewitt e. Williams, late Confederate soldier,
was tried before Judge j. 2. Swami for treason
against the State Of Tennessee, in enlisting in
the Confederate army, and under the charge of
the Judge the jury found the accused guilty,
and fixed his punishment at fourteen years con-
fnement in the penitentlary. An appeal was
taken to the Supreme Court of the State, and
the defendent bailed for his appearance in Sep
TENDER
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-05-08

On Tuesday, the 18th of May, l will sell at the
late residence of Col B. w. Alexander in this town,
'all the HOUSEHOLD AND KITCHEN FURNITURE
anG one Mich COW. Terms, G months credit
S. p. ALEXANDER, Admir-.
Ha~ All persons indebted TO the estate of Col. Il.
W. Alexander requested 10 make settlement and
those having claims against the same must present
them, duly authenticated, within the time prescrih
ed by law or this notice will be pleaded in bar Of
their recovery. S. p. ALEXANDER,
April %, 1866 At Admir-.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-05-08

. Andrew Broadpan, Wisconsin patriot, went
Ito the war, and brought home, among other
plumber, a YOUNG negro. After keeping the
.darkey at mental labor for some months, the
model Republican who had brought him out of
bondage into freedom, sold him to a fellow Re-
publican for dog Broad pan is specimen of
those persons who profess to love the negro.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1866-05-08
AUGUST NIEMANN,
Practical " atchmaker & Jeweler,

(Nezt door South of the Mansion House,)
CHARLOTTE, N. c.
The subscriber respectfully informs the public
that be is prepared 20 do ali kinds of work in his
line promptly and efficiently. He processes to
thoroughly understand his business, and those pa
troniZing him may expect to have their work well
done.
par Clocks, Watches Jewelry Music Boxes, &C.,
repaired at short notice and on satisfactory terms
... AUGUST NIEMANN
Next door to Mansion house.
April 30,.lS66