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The Placer herald., 1866-06-02

AN 1MPosToR.-The Oregon and Idaho
papers caution the public against one j. E..
Vinton, temperance lecturer, who is travel.
ing through the country and representing
himself as Special Postal Agent. In this
way be travelled from California overland to
Portland; thence up the Columbia river to
Walula; thence overland to Boise City;
thence on the Salt Lake road 10 Bear river.
and thence into Montana Territy-passpg
free over the whole route, paying few hotel
bills, and borrowing small sums Of postmast,
ers, and Others along the road. The amount
Of his swindles on the trip is estimated at
over 81 900. At Helena, in Montana, he
was detected and exposed by Postal Agent
Lawrence; he was fortunante enough to es>
cape hanging there, but was notified to leave
the country Immediately and the last seen
of him be was passing out of town on the
back of dilapidated mule.
S. +. Bulletin.
This same fellow came to California 10
1868, and announced himself as the "Presi.
dent Of the Great North American Temper,
perance Society,"" He travelled the State
sponging his living from many foolish vic.
tim. We denounced him at the time az A
"bilk,"-but he was blatant Aboltionist,
popular clamor was high at the time, and our
words were unheeded. lie was everywhere
welcomed by the Radicals, and the rascal
was permitted to freely wag his dirty tongue
in denouncing some Of the best and purest
men Of the State, because they were demo
Gratis. He was brought into this county, and
his vile language and infamous ISLANDERS were
enthusas tically cheered by the Abolitionists
~ After week or more Of cloud and
rain, the skies are again clear. The weather
| remains cool and hroo;po
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02

BIRD PIcNIc.-A large party of ladies'
and gentlemen from town organized pic.
mic party at the "IIomestead," yesterday and
spent very pleasant day.
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02

GOLD HIcHER.-Private dispatches from
New York, place gold at las and $50. In
consequence, greenbacks are weak in San
Francisco at 73 and 73 l,2 cents.
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02

% Phil Smith, formerly a steamboat
runner at Sacramento, and a notorious
character, shot his mistress and then himself
at San Francisco, on Wednesday. Smith
died within an hour. The woman, although
seriously wounded, will probably recover
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02

The SPRING ELECTIONS IN THE WEsT.-
The spring elections in the Western States
show very large and universal gains by the
Democratic party. In Ohio, Illinois, Indiana
and every where the result has indicated ,Sa,
the tide of popular sentiment has fairly turn.
ed against the radical disunionists The Fort
Wayne Democrat speaking of the result in
Indiana, says, the political signs indicated
everywhere authorize the conclusion that the
State will purge itself of all Jacobn rule 10
October; returns from various locations
showing Democratic gains enough to prove
that the State has gone decidedly Democratic
AS it is in Indiana so it has been everywhere
The revolution has begun and it is safe to
predict that it will not stop until the Radical
dlsunionss are swept from power. The peo
pie have so wiled it.
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02

TO PREVENT Cows KIcKING.-Tie cord
or small rope around the body of the COW.
just front Of the hips and udder, drawing it
pretty tight, when you can 60 to work milk
ing without fear or trembling. In time the
cord may be merely laid over the animals
back with the desired effect.
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02

BEAUTIFUL SpEclMESs.-Tbe proprietors
of the Good Friday Quartz Company, have
presented us with several specimens of gold
bearing quartz from their recent location.
One Of the pieces is particularly rich-about
fourth gold distributed through
the rock. They were taken nine feet from
the surface. The proprietors took out Of the
vein, rock, which three fourths filed fifty
pound -four sack, from which they extracted
Sl4OO in gold. This is an indication of the
mineral wealth of this much neglected re-
giou. With such surface prospects, what
might be expected by deep working9 certain
ly as rich developments as have been made
on the coast.
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02

ANOTHER MINING Acc1DENr.-In addition
10 the fatal accident above recorded, another
Chinaman lost bis life at Yankee Jim on the
same day. lie was drifting dirt in Bradley's
tunnel, and remaining beyond bis working
hours, be was sought for, and bis body found
in the tunnel, life.ess. His death was caused
by foul air.
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02
AUBURN, JUNE 2, 1866.

THOMAS BOYCE. North East corner of Mont
gomery and Washington streets, San Francisco,
is authorized to solicit advertisements and sub
scrptious in that city for the Herald aud receipt
for the same.
J.J. KNOWLTON & CO., Advertising Agents,
corner Of Kearney and Sacramento streets. are
authorized TO solicit advertisements and subscrip-
tions for the Placer Herald. aud receipt for the
same.
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02

ET Meadow Lake has mining Stock
Board and three quartz mills. The latter
are idle at present.
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02

UNITED STATES LANDs.-The MarysvilIe
Appeal has the following:
We are informed by the Register of the
United States Land Office, in this city, that
the patents for the following named persons
have been received by him and are now ready
for delivery on surrender of certificates of
location of warrants, under Act Of 1847:
No. 6s,s2O, Jasper Palmer; No. 69.l6O,
Ephraim w. Burr; No. 8O,24O, Elisha Moul
ton; No. 8O,529. William s. Campbell: No.
1884, Philip II. Parsons; No. 7s, 1859, Har-
mon A. Good; No. 8O,l2O, Alexander r,
Darlington; No. so sol, James Edgar
The Register Of the United States Land
Office has been notified that the pre-emption
claims of the following named persons have
been approved and filed for pa,entng; DEM
mis- Daley, Silas r. Elder, Ira w. Rowe Hen.
~ Leaman, John Johnson, William Powell.
Jr., James Small, Charles Robinson, John p.
Schatg
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02

PLACER COUNTY WlNE.-Dr. Todd has
submitted to our consideration, a bottle of
wine, Of last years vintage, the product
of the .native grape. from bis vineyard at
Todd's Valley. We find the wine clear, am
ber.colored, with good body, pleasant
bouquet, and far more palatabIe than the
generality Of the native wine in the market.
The grape from which this wine is made, is
raised at an altitude of 2 800 feet above the
sea level-an item worthy Of consideration,
as showing the adaptability Of our soil and
climate, to successful grape culture, for the
wine manufacture, at attitudes not generally
considered favorable to success 10 this branch
Of industry.
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02
Quartz Meeting for Auburn District,

N order to obtain the sense of the Quartz
Il claim owners of the Auburn District on the
proposition to hold County Quartz Convention,
on the goth day of June, to organize the County
in one Quartz District, and adopt laws and Sc
lect Recorder for the same. would recommend
a meeting of the claim owners of this District. at
the American Hotel, on Saturday, 23d inst. at
the hour OF s O'Clock, p NJ.
TABB MITCHELL,
Recorder of Auburn Quartz Mining District.
June 2nd, 1S66-td
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02
MINERS MEETING AT OPHIR.-The miners

Miners MEETING AT OPHiR.-The miners
of the Ophir Quartz District, beld meeting
a: Opbir. on Saturday evening last. The
meeting organized Ly the election Of jacob
Welty, as Chairman, and Peter s niger, Sec
retary, It was at first contemplated to
amend the district laws and elect Recorder,
but proposition Of County Convention, to
frame general laws for the whole county, to
be held on the 3Olh inst, having been submit.
ted, and meeting with favorable consideration.
it WAS resolved to send twelve delegates to
the same. The following gentlemen we're
then selected as such delegates:
Peter Singer, II. W. Brouse, c. D. Pugb
Charles Mooresack. B. F. Foster, Tbos. Thorp,
Geo. Harsh, Fred Simons, Geo. A. Treadwell
}. W. Bderman, George Hcgel and Jacob
WsIty.
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02

SANTA CRUZ PETRoLEUM-The Sentinel
says that the Petroleum Company in tha,
place is driving ahead in fine style. Four
new retorts are now at the landing, and they
will shortly be delivered at the works. Each
OF the cast.lron monsters weigh 5000
pounds. The company's team is in town
about three times a week, loaded with some
two hundred gallons. These works are about
eight miles from Santa Cruz, and it is a great
pity that the escaping gas cannot be convey
ed to this place. There is enough constantly
escaping to light the whole town.
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02

Bassompierre, the French Ambassador to
Spain, was telling Henri Quatre how be en-
tered Madrid. II was mounted on the
smallest mule in the world" "Ah," said
Henri, what an amusing sigbt-the biggest
ASS on the smallest mue!" II was your
majesty's representative" was the reionder.
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02

LINCOLN ON NEGRO SuFFRAGE-The Abb
oltionsts profess particular regard and adj.
miration for the sayings Of Abraham Lin
coin, since the death of that parsonage.
Such being the case we commend to their
notice his ideas on the proposition for negro
suffrage:
am not and never have been in favor of
making'voers or jurors of negroes, nor Of
qualifying them to hold office or intermarry
wthrhe white people, and will say in add
tion to this, that there is a physical difference
between the white and black races which
believe will forever forbid the two races liv.
ing together on terms of social and political
equality. And inasmuch as they cannot so
live, while they do remain together there
must be the position of superior and Inferior
and as much as any other man au, in favor
of having the superior position assigned to
the white race, to whom belong.
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02

CoNTRAD1cTED.-The rumor that Thad
Stevens has black woman for a wife, is
contradicted. He is an old bachelor, and
has wench to keep house for him, who
has held that delightful position for many
years. Should she be burdened with father,
less children, at his death, they will probably
inherit his property. Lacrosse Democrat
The 7'ribune's Florence correspondent
writing April 10th, heads bis letter tbus:-
"Within fortnight we shall be involved in
war. The abandoned fortress of Cremona
is being fortified in haste and feet concenl
trated. All the soldiers on furlough have
been recalled-even the reserve of classes OF
ls34-'35-'36. Al the official papers fire
the Italian heart. General La Marmora,
Pettinage, and Patti are assembled in mill.
tary council. Everybody prepares for war,
and still they try to shift the responsibility
upon the Austrian armaments. In fact Ma.
poleon is the great wire'puler; he first
pushed Bismarck, and now he pushed La
Marmora, SO that Austria cannot avoid war;
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02

GROUND SwELLs.-Coumbus Ohio, elects
the whole Democratic ticket by gain Of
200 votes!
Dayton elects all Democrats and gains
45O!
ChiIicothe, Democratic majority 800
gain 400.
Hamilton, 25o-a large gain.
And so lhroug hout the whole Buckeye
State!
In Luzerne county, Pa there has been
another recent brilliant Democratic victory;
gain for the Democracy in twelve months,
of seven hundred votes.
In Quincy, Ill.,, the Democratic party
elected their entire ticket, from Alpha to
Omega, by the overwhelming majority OF
soo-a gain of nearly 1000 votes in the
short space Of six months.
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02
BIRTHS.

At Colfax, on Thursday, May 18th inst, to ".
B. Harris and wife Il son.
At Auburn. Sunday, May 27h to Stephen
Dwycr and wife, a son.
AT AuiuIn, lst inst, to Thomas Curley and
wife, a daughter.
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02
MAR RIED.

IN Auburn, Sunday evening, May 27th, by R.
u Poland, Esq. Mr.. James NJ. Campbell to Miss
Dora Bainbrdge all of this county.
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02

MEXICAN ENGLIsH.-An Irish schoolmas-
ter is teaching the Mexicans English at 25
cents per lesson. His pupils progress rapid.
ly, and now approach every American with
AN faith, how are ye9' "The top of the
mornn' to ye." etc, etc.
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02

PoL1rIcAL BATs.-There is au old story
about grand battle once upon a time, says
the Union Democrat, when all the birds of
the air were on one side, and all the beasts
Of the field on the other. The hostile arm.
les were drawn up opposite each other ready
for the fray, but at this juncture a singular
looking thing made its appearance on the
scene. 1t walked among the beasts and flew
among the birds, alternately. Neither side
knew what to make of it. 1t was neither
one nor the other, and being looked upon as
a commou enemy by both, all pitched upon
and soon devoured the ungainly OBJ ieot.
Such was the fate Of the unfortunate bat.
There are men at this time who are balanc-
ing on the political fence, and don't know
where they stand or what they are. They
are neither white nor black, democrats nor
republicans. There is moral in the above
little story which hits their case exactly.
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02

HEAroN's. Heaton's station, on the
Donner Lake road, town is growing up
with rush. From road side stand it has
suddenly spread to the dimensions Of vii,
age. They have now hotels, salooos, car
penter, blacksmith, barber shops, etc. Hea
ton is building bridge over the South Yu.
ba, for the accommodation of travel to Mea,
dow Lake. 1t is also in contemplation to
grade wagon road between the two places.
At Polly's, two miles this side, a rival
town is being built, and prices for building
lots, are ranging high in both places. These
new towns will both be on the line of the
Pacific Railroad, and both are ambitious to
be the connecting points for the trade asd
travel of Meadow Lake and the Excelsior
District generally.
FOURTH OF July BALL.-Dan Kloppen-
berg, intends giving ball at the Phoenix
Hotel, Michigan Bluff, on the 4th of July.
He understands giving such entertainments,
and it is certain the occasion will be one Of
real pleasure.
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02
DIED..

In the q unity Hospital, May 9th, Henry Bun
del aged about AZ years.
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02

QUITE NArTRAL.-"Did any of you ever
see an elephants skim" asked the master Of
an infant school. ~ have!" shouted little
six yearIold at the foot Of the class. Where!
inquired the teacher, amused by bis earnest,
ness. On tie elephant was the reply.
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02

Too SooN.-In view of the fact of Auburn
being located on an odd section, and the fur,
tber fact that the time is not distant when
the Pacific Railroad will receive more pa
tents for lands from the General Govern.
ment, the Stars and Stripes recommends the
holding Of meeting to-day to adopt mea.
sures to protect our citizens in their lot
holdings.
Our contemporary is mistaken as to the
necessity for haste in the matter. The full
surveys for this Congressional Township
have not yet been made, and consequently
no maps have been fled 10 the land Office
in Marysvile, which include Auburn. But
when the surveys are made and the maps
6Ied, the Register is required to give three
snouths notice Of the fact which gives time
for the protection Of all acquired interests.
The railroad men are undoubtedly greedy
enough, but there is no danger Of our pos.
sessions being snapped up by them as long
as the land Office obeys the Instructions Of
the Department Of the Interior.
1t will be time enough for our citizens to
move, when the land upon which the town
is situated is surveyed
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02

MINING ACCIDENT - Four CH1SAMEx
K1LLEp.-On Saturday last at Yankee Jims,
four Chinese miners lost their lives under
the following circumstances. A company
Of them (eleven in number,) had recently
purchased the hydraulic and tunnel claim of
Mr.. Davis, and had been working it but few
days. The dirt was washed by a hydraulic
through tunnel, in which sluice boxes were
set,-tbe sluces being conducted through
the tunnel to the edge Of steep ravine.-
The Chinese had been warned Of the dan.
ger Of working on the suice., n the tunnel
when the water was on, so as to be upon their
guard. On the day named the claim was
being worked, and the men killed weee sup.
posed TO be in some portion Of the dggings.
But they not making their appearance at
sundown, their companions became alarmed
at their absence, and made search for them
without success. On the following morning,
Sunday the search was renewed, when the
bodies of all four were found in the canon,
where they had been carried by tho water
from the suices. The bodies of two were
found some distance down the canon, and
were much bruised. The other two were
found under the end fthe suice, twenty feet
perpendicular 10 the rocks below. Their
heads bad been broken by the fall, but their
bodies we're not otherwise injured. 1t is
supposed the men were all 10 the suices in
the tunnel when the water was let on, and
that the rush of water, stones and gravel,
carried them, helplessly, out and over the
fall into the canon, where. they were either
instantly killed, or so much injured that
they were unable to extricate themselves,
and we're strangled in the mud and water.
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02

ARREST AND CoNvIcrIoN james Jones
and John McRae, having been arrested by
Sheriff Poole, were brought before Justice
Poland on Wednesday, charged with robbie.
ry and carrying concealed weapons. The
investigation Of the charge Of robbery was
postponed until Friday, and bearing was
had upon that Of carrying concealed weap-
ons. After full investigation, the Justice
sentenced the accused to confinement, thirty
days each, in the County Jail.
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02

~ After week or more Of cloud and
rain, the skies are again clear. The weather
remains cool spd bracing.
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02

SHARP UPoN THE RADIcALs.-Tbe New
York Times, Republican paper, has sharp
article on the Radicals in Congress, of whom
it says:
"1hey imagine that they were elected as
apostles Of negro suffrage, and even in some
respects of negro supremacy, when for the
most part they were elected simply as Union
men, without any reference to the dsorgan.
izng theories now pushed forward with un.
seemingly persistency. They forget that the
war was for the Union, not for the negro;
that it was patriotic struggle, and that the
abolition Of slavery WAS an incident of the
war, produced by its necessities, instead Of
its distinct and understood purpose. They
overlook the fact that neither before the
war, during the war, nor now the war is
over, would it be possible for any consider.
able number Of radicals to be reelected on
the issues they have raised in Congress-"
BIG BLAsT.-The heaviest blast ever dis,
charged in this county, says the Grass Valley
National, was let off on Manzan,a Hill, near
San Juan, in the hydraulic claims Of the
American Comparative hundred and ten
kegs of powder being used. The entire bill,
a hundred and fifty feet in depth, two hun
dred feet in width, and for distance back
of about three hundred feet, was lifted seve-
raj feet in the air.
The Placer herald., 1866-06-02
The REGIsrRy LAw.-They are trying to

The REGIsrRy LAw.-They are trying to
put the Hawes Registry Law in operation at
San Francisco, and already the officers are
involved in maze ofdifficulties. The Coun.
ty Clerk has adopted, among other rules,
one requiring native born citizens to estab-
lish the fact of their nativity by the oath of
registered citizen. This is an amusing
construction Of the law, as any one can see
that, not one man in five hundred could
prove his nativity upon the oath of second
party But we judge the Clerk is not clear
in bis construction, AS it is understood that he
has offered fifty dollars to any one who will
tell what the law does mean. Since this an
nouncement, we observe that the inevitable
Hawes himself has undertaken to enghten
the Board of Supervisors and the newly ap-
pointed officers of the election, on the SUBJ
ject. Whether Horace is after the fifty dol
lars is not apparen'-but nothing he has
said yet has thrown much light on the sub
ject Attorney General McCulloch has s'
sued hand book, to instruct officers as to
their duties under the law. The San Fran
cisco Clerk has studied the hand book, and
adopted the rule above noticed. The Alton
ney General is now explaining the handbook
by newspaper communication, and Ilawes is
haranguing Supervisors and Election Boards
as to their duties, and between them all the
Registry law is made as clear as mud to the
public. In the meanwhile the "G.r-e a t
Register" is a sealed book to both native and
naturalized citizens. From present appear
ances there will be no election in this State
next year, as no one will be able to procure
registration. Great is Hawes! but the
"Great Register" is a grate!
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-07-25

by truthful and responsible gentlemen, in
positions to become acquainted with the
facts, that Offices in this district for the
last few years, have been disposed of for
the personal and pecuniary gain of those
who have had the chief control of govern
ment appointments in the district and
that contributions upon salaries of subor-
dinate officials have been levied in the
name Of Mr.. Baxter, and paid for his use
and bene6t. We are assured that cases
of the kind are susceptible Of ready proof
and we have seen enough evidence to led
US to give full credence to the statement.
OF course no man capable of such prac-
tices can be proper representative of the
purity which characterizes the people OF
this state and which ought to characterize
it politics. Experience is worth much in
legislation but when mans experience
is employed in the building up of a dyn-
asty of Office holders. and the adroit ma
nipulation of politics to the keeping of
himself in place, we had better take refuge
in iDexperieuce, if we can thereby escape
venality and corruption.
We have no hesitation in saying that
believing Mr. Baxter to be thoroughly
unsuitable representative of the repubi-
cans of this district, we cannot in any
at the present conceivable by
US give him our support"
Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-07-25
STATE OF VERMONT.
ADJ'T AND INsP. GEMS OFFICE, !
Woodstock, July 2, 1866. (

The following named soldiers. who en-.
listed for service in organizations from the
State of Vermont. in the late war for the
preservation of the Union are not as yet
finally accounted for The last report
received at this Office in respect to each of
them is stated against the name of each.
1t is important for the completion of the
military records of the State that their
fate should be ascertained, if possible.
All returned officers and soldiers of Yer
mont regiments, and the officers of Towns
and citizens Of the State generally, are
requested to examine this list, and if they
have any information in respect to any Of
the men named therein. of a later date
than that indicated against the name Of
the man in the remarks, or showing what
has become of him, to communicate it at
once to this office.
Alexander, Abram N. Co. A, 9th Reg't; absent
wounded since May 8. 1864.
Allen, Charles, recruit, sth; no record since
muster into service.
Anderson, Emery. D. Oath Mass. no record
since muster into service.
Avery Peter, &, 10th; absent wounded since
April 2, 1865.
Bailey, John, X, 9Th; absent wounded June 20,
1866
Barnes Erastus p. Il, Sd, substitute for Eli
Wiswell Of Johnson; absent sick July IL, 1866.
Belloers, George. +, Cavalry; transferred from
Co. M; absent sick August 0, 1865.
Braman, Benjamin + A, 18th; tranferred from
Co. d; absent sick August 20, 1896.
Bramsn, Malachi, @, 9th; detained by ciyi
authority In New York since Nov. Is, 1864.
Breed, George f., recruit. 10th; no record since
muster into service. saG
Bruce, Alexander, LIST Heavy Art; transferred
from "a Battery; absent sick July 2s, 1866.
Bullson' George H., O. 9Th; in arrest for de.
sertion June 2s, 1866.
busher, Oliver, jr., X, It'll; absent sick March
IA. 1866.
Carter John, ID, 18th; absent sick June "a.
1865.
casman' william, A. 9Th; absent wounded
since May 8, 1864. t
Chaiiee, jerome, LIST Heavy Art. transferred
from "a Battery absent sick since July IL, 1864.
Chase zova w., Il, sth; absent sick June ~
1864. 'N'' - :
Cheney. Gilman D., recruit, Cavalry, M 70.
cord since muster into service.
churchill David, q, 3d. substitute for VIII