The Placer herald., 1867-05-18
Colfax Correspondent CO.
CoLrAx, May 18th 1867.

NOLrAA, Moy 46tu AOOI.
Mr.. EDlroR:-There is not much local
news stirring this week, and therefore can
send you but little Of importance.
Those two bruisers, Chandler and Dooney
Harris, were here on Monday last, and in the
evening gave an exhibition or sparring match
at Stars toa slim audience. Brutal scenes
are not TO the taste Of our citizens they
prefer som melhing that is more 90 the INTEL
leciual order.
The same evening Perry Pratt Of San
Francisco, held forth 10 the street in front of
STAIRS Exchange. He goes about selling
what be calls Abolition Oil, which he offers
to the public. He commences by making a
stump speech or singing a song, at the same
time handing out a bot le Of his oil to any
one who wishes to purchase, and thus he
goes on for an hour or two until ho fills bis
pockets with dollars from the credulous
crowd. He is funny fellow; be may visit
your place, so you will get to see one Of bis
exhibitions, if so, 90 not miss it.
Charley Rice is still vigorously progressing
with the work on bis road, and you need
not be surprised If some day Colfax should
draw the trada of YANKEES Jim, Forest Hill
and that ridge, leaving Auburn out in the
cold. We do not fesr it.-ED.
Quartz mining interests are looking up
here, and it begins to look as if something
was going TO be done this season, in the rich
veins in our section.
We occasionally receive visit from a
candidate who is sure to impress ono with
his superior qualifications for tho office to
which be aspires. But Starr, of the Ex.
change, LAYS them all in the shade. He has
q way of his own.
The Radicals are getting alarmed, and
their organs are crying Justify for organiza-
ton. Well they may.
The Enquirer of the 18th says, "Oreaui-
cation can only be effected by the influential
membera of our party disca'ding all attempts
to rule and satisfying themselves with the
just demands of the file in tho party"
Which, in other words means that Selkrk,
Bill Sexton, Dirty Poole, and some more of
them must quit fixing the slate, so as to give
all the fat offices to themselves The Screw
driver il fearful for bis brother'in'law and if
be is not nominated the driver will not be
able to bore hole 10 the coming campaign
as big as small sized gimlet.
Old Wash. Madden since he returned from
Sacramento, on visit to the r. r. Co., has
not cheaped about being a candidate for
County Treasurer. l wish he would, and
then publish campaign document entitled
My official acts as Supervisor of Placer
County, public and private" l think it
would bring him so many votes: %!
As remarked sometime ago in one Of
,to tbo
hear the news Of the town." Some days
ago, as the story goes, the editor of the
Stripes visited saloon in Auburn and in
formed one OF the proprietors be did not
like to BE- seen there much, and that the Yea
son could be easily understood, but says be
you know, you and l ought to make some'
thing this fall on the election. The reason
why am trying to scare my patty in the
Stripes now is that l can make them 'come
out" more handsomely when the canvass
commences!
Good Lord, Mr.. Editor, did you ever hear
the like? and yet have no doubt the gullibe
Radicals will "come out" Ha! ha! That is
not bad idea of Selkirk's. He appears to
have an idea about "lttls dings" besides
"slates."
should judge from the pleasant counte
nance of our townsmsn, MIR. Nef. that he
thin be has succeeded in making a big
crack in Selkirk's slate. He feels jolly, and
is sloshing around quite lively; one day | hear
of him being down on the plains, and then
in day or two, bigh up in the mountains.
The Democrats up this way are we'll
pleased that Selkirk and Bill Sexton have
come out openly in favor Of negro's voting.
We accept their proposition, TO fight the
battle on that issue, and venture the pre-
diction that the two SS's and the rest Of the
nics. will 90 under. Yours,
ROBIN ROUGH.