The Placer herald., 1867-05-11
Colfax Correspondence.
CoLyAx, May 10th 1867.

CoLyAx, May 10th 1867.
Mr.. Eaitor:-Sipcs my last there ha
been considerable Of 4 stir 10 different branch
es Of business, although the water has driet
up to that extent that the miners have beer
compelled to abandon their claims for th'
present, but nevertheless they have plenty o
The mineral substance laid up to meet al
demands, which they have realized from tht
placer diggus Of this vicinity the past Win
ter.
The big fountain in front Of Stars ex
change which. has just been completed, af
fords great pleasure TO the boys Of this place
who ars often to be seen enjoying themselves
in splashing the water upon each other, and
having a good time.
Our citizens were startled somewhat last
week by the appearance Of man rushing
through our streets armed with doubls
barrel shot gun, who stated that be wa,
bunting for a man who had threatened to
take bis life on the same morning, but NOT
being able TO acertain bis Whereabouts he re-,
sorted to Judge 1rapbsgnn for advice, where
upon the papers were issued and placed in
The Constabls's hands for bis arrest, and in
the short space Of four hours the accused
was brough. before the Court for trial. The
accused procured council, and the Cour,
was declared open, by the windows being
hoisted and both front and back doors
thrown open-whiob constitutes the opeu'
ing Of Court in this place. The District Atty.
opened the case in very able manner, talk.
ing about four hours, after which council for
oho ~
time, after which the Court took the case
under advisement for three hours. at the end
of which time the following virdict was rem
dered: "That all is vanity and vexation OF
spirit, and prisoner discharged" Which
left both council and Court without fee,
and Constable without prisoner-the priso-
ner to chop wood where be pleases. Court
closed by letting down windows and closing
doors.
Junction for the school children of this place,
which am pleased to note was attended in
large numbers by the little ones, who all en-.
joyed themselves by free ride ovor the r.
R. to RosevilIe and back the same day.
Starr, the Rad. candidate for the Assem-
bly, seems to be working With industry which
would tender to change bis name 10 Hon.
B. S. Starr; and he thinks that bis chances
are equal, if not better than any other aspi.
rant especially since it is generally known
that be contributed the round sum of ten
cents for the relief Of the poor sufferers Of
the South.
see 10 The last issue OF the Stripes that a
correspondent from this place makes per
sonal attack on P. II. Sibly. The attack l
consider uncaled for. It is made merely
because Sibly has left the RAIDS. and will not
swallow the nigger, wool and all, like the
correspondent Of the Stripes and its editor.
If they continue to follow up and make such
personal attacks on all who leave their ranks,
they will have to enlarge their paper to
some extent, and send few extra copies to
Gold Run, as the people Of that place are
seeing the propriety Of hauling off wooden
hulks" which have been such a burden to
the county for the last four or five years, and
placing in their stead Constitutional "Iron
CIads." Candidates keep coming 10, all
hungry for office-sll sanguine OF getting
the nomination, which they consider equivo-
lent to au election, but when election day
IOIIb dTOuOu tuoy WIZ uuu suemSoIVeo utN-
ing to leeward 10 leaky ship without rud.
der, and they will eventually land at the Rad
ical falls-at the bead Of the waters Of Salt
River, never again to leave their mooripgs.
l have to laugh 1t Selkirk's alarm. He finds
that be has waded into deep water, and there
fore he now harps con ntinually about bar
mony and brotherly love iu pi,iful tone to
The Rads., while at the same time be is u.s.
ing every effort to make " the slate" success
tul. A few days since be accosted one Of
our Colfaxtes with the question:
"How many votes can you bring down TO
the County Couvsntiou!" "What do you
wantl"
believe be gol no satisfactory replies;
but 1t opened our fellow citizens eyes to some
of the ways Of the slate makers.
1s il a fac. that Judge Mcfarland is 10 ad.
nit Dave Spear to practice law and the
"slate makers" then put him up for County
Judgel Would not this arrangement cut out
Judge Fellows, Tweed aud Fitch from having
a chance. ROBIN ROUGH.