The Placer herald., 1867-02-23

LOOK Our FOR AN lMPosrER.-The agent ofthe
Times at San Jose informs US that an individual
giving the name of E. L. Soule, alias Wallace
has paid visit TO that region OF country, repre-
senting himself to be an agent OF this paper, ana
securing subscribers. or their money, rather. IN
forming them that the agent at San Jose would
supply them No such person as Soule or Wal
lace is employed by the Times, or has any author
ity to solicit Subscribers for this paper. All au-
! thOriZcd persons are furnished with properly all-
thcntcatcd credentas.-S. +. Times. Feb. 9th.
The gay and festive L. Il. Soulc, or Wallace =
as he introduced hmsclf-visiicd Santa Cruz and
was particularly ..ircsh," spending money libei-
ally and drinking freely with all the Robin Good
fellows in town. He had much political sagacity
to boast of and talked wisely OF the Times. and
the correspondence he would write.-Santa Cruz
Sentinel, Feb. 9th.
Is that scroundrel still in the land Of the
living? lie ought to be serving out life
time in the States Prison. In the Spring
of 1859 be visited Auburn and bilked a
number of our citizens, and among the
number our humble selves. But the most
amusing was that he perpetrated on Green
Perry, of Ophr. Green was fat, jolly. well
to do merchant, and had once Travelled on
the steamer from the States, and in the
course of the voyage became acquainted
With the aforesaid Soule, Wien Sou!e con
eluded to make raid on Placer county in
so, lie stopped all night at the Mcun'aineer
House, few miles from Ophir, and enqured
very particularly about Perry, where be lived,
his business prospects, &c. When asked
if he knew him, he epIied, "Oh very well.
once set bin up in the pea mt business!'
| The mex! morning Soule went straight to
| Ophir to see our fat friend, where he quarter
ed upon him for about two weeks, borrowing
occasionally few dollars. promising TO pay
when remittance came from the Bay which
he was expecting at Auburn. One day
Perry was absent from home and Soue in
duced bis cle,k to advance him fifty dollars.
He then came to Auburn and finally got into
the County Jail for swindling. One day,
shortly after Perry came waddlipg into our
Office putting as if he had been running a
foot race. and burriedly asked if we had
seen Soule; then blowing out and drawing
in long breath, he exclaimed, Il tell you
what, gentlemen, he'sasu- cor" Green
was like the fellow who split the apples-he
couldn't do The subject justice. lie had
just heard the pea nut story.
AN UNFoRrUNATE SnoT.-A party went
out hunting on Sunday last severa! miles
below town, and as Judge Hale and a friend
followed up brush fence, one on each side of
it. the friend fred at flock ofqual, and un'
fortunately for the Judge he happened to be
in direct range Of the gun and received sew
era! of the shot in his face and neck, one OF
Which passed entirely through lis nose, and
another hit his spectacIes thus providen,ia'y
preventing him from losing an eye. Most
of the shot have Teen extracted.
Ii was fortunate for the Judge that he was
off distance of some 20 rods from where
the gun was fired, if be had been only half
the distance it Nigh, have proved fatal.
Accidents will some times happen even with
fires arms.