The Placer herald., 1867-01-05

Biger received Yesterday from Deputy AS
SCISSOR O'Conner of luba, his reports for the
months of October and November. That
from FL Dorado will probably be received
| to-day The hearing of the replevin suit for
the recovery of Averys books and papers is
set for Thursday, 10th ins.ant.-.Sac U.nion,
Jan. 3rd
WELL SAID.-1he Vanguard SAYS:
There isno greater lie in history than that
the influence and example Of the Puritan el
emen. of New England has been mainly in
strumental in establishing democratic liberty
on this Continent. tits a liz which even the
Puritan historian, Bancroft puts his foot on
for he says "the colony Of Maryland was the
first to set the example OF establishing reljg-
| Ious ard por'icsI liberty" which is tho 'e'y
first essential Of n dem oora,io republic.
The eight hour system is creating great
dissatisfaction. In Indianapolis. Employees
are paid by the hour and they cannot earn
enough to support their families.
The Texas legislature has passed stay
law allowing four years for the satisfaction
of all judgments rendered prior 10 1867, by
the payment Of ne-fourth the amount each
year.
Es- Prentice, in wicked lunse at the
very underpning Of society, says, "'riling
hoops enable people TO see great deal more
OF good society than they ever saw before
E95- The two Atlantic cables can send ff
teen hundred messages a day. Each cable
| fro nil fr,,,
minute. Twenty Daniels cells are used;
from fifty t, five hundred have been used on
the cable of 1858.
E9s Somebody stole 40 CHI, kens from
John j, Smith, the other night, near Au-
burn Depot. John, is decidedly loser
A Democratic State Convention in Ken,
tucky, is 10 be held at Frankfort on the 22d.
of February.
The La Crosse Democrat says: A dis
patch from Chicago dated the 25th of Nov.
says that the Lake tunnel for supplying Chi
cago with fresh water, is SO far completed
that on y two feet yet remain to be excavated
which were to be finished that day. Pre-
paratlons are being made to celebrate the
event.
An agreement has been entered into be
tween the English Government and p. NJ
General Randall, whereby postage on pre-
psid mail matter between the two govern.
ments is reduced to twelve cents-each GOV.
ernment to keep what it gets.
The increase in exports of tea from China
| for ;c ,;y - r
pounds.
MoRTG GAGED.-Ihe Directors Of the Placer
vile Railroad on Saturday mortgaced it to
Charles McLane for Wells, Fargo & Co for
the sum Of s2OO,OOO.
BIG BLow.-The Marysvle Appeal says
the Dawson House, in that city, was some.
what strained and damaged by the gale of
Thursday
The California Home Insurance Company
of San Francisco has decided to wind up its
affairs and disincorporate.
Et-Ihe sweetest word in our language is
Love. The greatest word in our language is
God. The word expressing the shortest time
is Now. The three make the greatest and
the sweetest duty man can perform.
bay- The United States has disposed of 4,
920,5l2s 81 acres of land in the last year, by
sale, appropriations, &c.
EJ The Boston Post says-Bennett who
bought Barnum's lease, attempts to give
Secretary McCulioch lessons in finance; and
Gseely, who hid in restaurant during the
New York riots, doubts the courage of the
President.