The Placer herald., 1867-02-16


unconstitutional. ls. s... i... .....
MosAlc.-Tbs Scientific Press says, there
are eighly.seven thousand seven hundred
and seventy two pieces Of wood in the floor
Of the new dining room at The Lick House,
in this city. ,'' Of ''' .''na 'iit"i..o
WANT A SrATE.--The General Assembly
OF Utah Territory have adopted memorial
to Congress. asking to be admitted into the
Union as a State. t,-it..
THR farmers in the Russian River region,
in Sonoma county. are planting hemp A
remarkably fine article is said to be produced
there, Two hundred dollars per ton is offer
ed for an unlimited quantity Of such quality.
BuLLroN.-The bullion deposited at the
U. S. Branch Mint, in San Francisco. from
the lst 10 3lst January, amounts to 1885,.
57-l00 ounces. .,.. s,.fi.. ,,...
THERE are now some seventeen hundred
names on the Great Register Of Nevada
county, there are five thousand voters in the
county. f' .
CALlrorN1A LEATHER AT THE EAsr.-The
. 'otOHciJlI Ieoo o"s tbO otShiuS' VI
3Oih. hence for Panama, carried one hundred
sides OF sole leather from the tannery of Wag.
ner Bros. Of Stockton TIE firm in Massa.
chusels to Which it is consigned, say there
is no better leather made in the United
States.
GEORGE Peoples. tie circus performer,
died of cholera, at Houston, Texas, Decem-
Der 18Th. lie is we'll known all over the
State, and leaves a widow in San Francisco
His age was 3s years. ....4
SAVINGS BASK'-The Sentinel says that a
Savings Bank is about to be established IN
Santa Cruz. I-.a .e..-I.l ,
General Grant thinks il may be necessary
TO wage a war Of determination against the
Indians on the plains.
Hops will be largely raised this season in
Los Angeles county. .a -,e, .....
TWO year old Maine col! was sold for
$4,000 recently '' -75 ra- Jsti
= Broke JAlL.-Isaac Nelson and Lew Reed
broke the San joaquin Jail on Friday nigh,
and escaped. ..t...-
The STATE OF NEvApA.-T Controllers
report shows that in 1866 the receipts into
the treasury Of Nevada were s225,524, 72.
Expenditures SCOTIA, II. Receipts over
expenditures s22,749 95. lis debt, howev-
er, is over half Il million. .I.,......... .
The Calaveras Chronicle speaking cfSena-
tor Nye's competitor for Senatorial! bonors
calls him "lin Whistle Cha'ley DeLong, a
man who is about as we'll qualified for the
position lie aspired 10 as we area regular
squirt" .'' psas. a.,. ''
From the roll book Of VIM. II. Young,
Virginia City Assessor, it appears that the
total amount Of taxable property Of tha! city
for tie fiscal year Ell 1866, amounts 10 $4,-
337,827.
George Peabody, the eminent London
banker, offers to give one million dollars for
the purpose of educating the children Of poor
persons in the Southwestern States.
schooner of thirty tons has recently
been launched on Salt Lake. 1t is designed
for The transportation of wood and salt, aud
in the Summer season for pIea.ure boat.
THERE are l,7G3 names enrolled on the
great register" in Amador county. The
number ofvotes cast at the last election for
State Senator was 2,44l, leaving 67S voters
ye! unregistered. s0.ea' .i-ry ., ~
E9-An election for Congressman is to
take place in Kentucky on the 4lh Of May
next, instead of in August, as heretofore.
We anticipate clean sweep for the Demo-
cracy.