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The Placer herald., 1868-12-26
N. B. FORREST.

LIVE CATTLE WEIGHED BY MEAsURE.-
The only instrument necessary is measure
with feet and inches marked upon it. The
pir,h is the circumference of the animal just
behind the shoulder blades; tho length is the
distance from the shoulder blades. The su-
psrfcial feet are obtained by multiplying the
girth and length. The following table con-
lans the rule to ascertain the weight Of the
animal;
If less than one foot in girtb, multiply
superficial feet by eight.
If less than three and more than one, nul'
tiply superficial feet by eleven.
II less than five aud more than three, mul'
tiply superficial feet by sixteen.
II less than seven and more than five, mul
tipIy superficial fee. by twenty-five.
II less than nine and more than seven
multiply superficial feet by thirty three.
If i~ss than eleven and more than nine,
multiply superficial feet by forty two
Example. Suppose n pig to measure in
girth two feet, and length one foot and nine
inches There would be three and a-hall
feet, which multiply BY eleven, gives thirty
eight and half pounds as the weight Of thu
animal when dressed In this way The weigh
Of the quarters can be substantially ascsr
tanned during life.
The Placer herald., 1868-12-26
NUMBER l8.
The Hitchcock Claim"
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, June 8, 1868. (

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
GENERAL LAND OFFICE, June 8, 1868.
Register and Receiver U. S. Land Office,
Stockton, California:
l. GENrLEMEN,-In relation to the Hitch.
cock Claim" in Which a diagram with the
certificate and receipt Of the Register aud
Receiver have been transmitted, you are
hereby advised that this Office is awaiting
the receipt of the remaining papers in the
case before further action could be taken.
You will inform the claimants that they
must forward for examination and approval
here:
/. Evidence Of the location Of the claim,
With the date thereof, and names Of the To-
Gators.
2. A certified copy Of the rules and Gus.
tome Of the mining district in which this
claim lies.
3. The names Of the present applicants
for patent, and evidence of their holding
the posssssory title.
4. A copy Of the notice and diagram
posted on the claim, and evidence that the
same were posted in conspicuous place
thereon for the period of ninety days.
s. A certificate from the Register and
Receiver that like diagram was posted
in the local Office. and a copy of the notice
in the Registers office, for a like period Of
ninety days.
6. A copy Of the notice published in
newspapers by the Register, with publishers
affidavit Of publication for ninety days.
7. Prosf Of $1,000 worth in labor and
improvements having been expended on tho
claim by the applicants, with the nature Of
the improvements and when made.
8 A certified copy of the field notes and
description Of the premises.
8. A carefully prepared map or plat OF
the premises surveyed, approved by the Sur.
veyor General, with his endorsement az to
the character of the vein exposed and value
of The labor and improvements, as provided
in the I'd section Of the act; showing the re-
lalion of the claim to the lines and subdivi-
sions of the public surveys, as required by
the Instructions in circular of January IA,
1867, pageA and 7.
10. Some proof that the claim, as surveyed
and plated, contains but one known vein or
lode. An affidavit Of one or more practical
miners acquainted with the premises will be
sufficient for the purpose. An affidavit
based on the surface Indications will be sutti.
cient. No excavations need be resorted to,
as care will be taken to restrict the convey.
ance Of the patent to but one vein or lode.
II these parties filed written application
with you, it will be transmitted with the
rest of the papers
On the receipt of the additional testimony
required, as above indicated, the case will be
Immediately acted upon and disposed of.
Very respectfully, your obd't serv't.
Jos s. WILSON, Commissioner.
The Placer herald., 1868-12-26

SMALL Pox REMEDY.-In q commupica.
ton to the San Francisco Call, the follow.
inc is given as certain remedy for the
above named disease:
One grain Of sulphats Of zinc, one grain
of fox-g glove, (digitalis,) mix with little wa
ter and sugar; give the patient table spoon
fuI of this every hour; at the second hour he
will feel etf-cs by great sense Of comfort.
At the third hour, genial and oatura'
warmth pervades the system, and by the
eighth hour the disease is thoroughly arrest
ed, no matter what stage it may have reached
1t can be given at any period Of the disease
A smaller dose for children, according to
their age. One dose is better than two vac
clnations."
The Placer herald., 1868-12-26
Disinfectants.

There seems to be difference Of opinion
among us in regard to the question, what is
the best dispfeclant for common use ddripg
the prevailing epidemic! zone who knows"
recommends the spripkliug about Of sulphats
Of iron (copperas) in solution; another who
knows suggests concentrated acetio acid; an
other insists that permauganate Of potash is
absolutely infaIlible. But besides these,
there are tive substances, each Of which has
claims, which are urged BY legion Of advo
Gates; and it is bard to say, perhaps. which
party has the best Of il. These are chlorine
and carbolic acid. They are employed 10 va.
rious forms. The first, chlorine, either as
chloride Of lime, moistsned With water, and
placed 10 the room to bs purified; or as chic
ride Of soda (Labarraque's solution,) sprin.
kled around the room; or as chlorine gas,
prepared by pouring sulpburic acid upon
a mixture Of peroxide Of manganese and
common salt. The latter substances -chlo-
ride of sodium,-is dacomposed; soda CON
bines with the acid, and the chlorine is set
free and escapes iu the form Of most pun
gent and searching gas. The second OF the
substances named, carbolc acid, is used
either 10 the form Of solution in water, or as
creosote. which is essentially the same
thing. although not chemically identical with
it,-or as carboIale of lime. As disinfsct
ant, many persons insist that it is unsq"sllsd
They declare tbs, a drop or two Of csrbolic
acid will, for instance, etfecluaIly and p"r-
manently destroy all odor from decompo'
sing rat; while chlorine will merely overcome
the oIdor by its superior pungency, and that
for time ouy,-the odor becoming as
strong AS ever, as soon as The gas is diss'pa-
ted OF these two Gisinfsc' ants, the chlorine
is the one which is advocated and employed
by our Health Off 'er; and bis opinion and
practice is conquered in by many physicians
Of reputation. We are inclined, for onr
own part, to follow suit, and we therefore
recommend the general use of chlorine in
some form, until the pIagus is stayed
Scientific Press.
The Placer herald., 1868-12-26
Let Us Have Peace.

Hon Frank H. Hurd uttered the follow
ing beautiful sentiment, in the peroratlon to
bis speech delivered al Sandusky City on the
2lst ult:
1--WE have had enough of bitterness and
strife, of armies and battles and blood. LET
us have peace" From the houses of mourn
ipg and tears, from the chldless mother, who
will not be comforted because be who went
to the battle has not returned, the cry comes,
let US have peace. From the green graves
Of those who have fallen beneath the banner
Of beauty, in the Southern cline, voice Is
brought to our ears, whisperng' let there be
peace. But let US not deceive ourselves
There is peace in the house when the win
dows are darkened and Grape is upon the
door. and the coffin is in the hall-the
strong man has fallen. His arms are crossed
upon bis breast. His work is done. The
silver chord has been loosed the golden
bowl broken, and the pitcher broken at the
fountain. There is peace, but it is the peace
of death!
There is peace on the battle field, when
the battle is over; the roar OF the artillery is
hushed; he fury of the charge has subsidized;
the clamor Of the contest has ceased; the
wsaried soldiers are resting. There are 9th
ers whose gbostly faces are turned towards
the stars, who are resting too. The glare OF
the dying camp fire reveals, halt concra'ing,
the ruin that has been wrought. After all
the onse,s and charges, and blood. there is
peace, but it is the peace Ct desolation made
by the sword.
The peace of the sword. Of desolaton. OF
death. Grant would establish. Ireland has
such peace 50 has Poland God save our
land from fate like theirs 1t Is the peace
OF the odeu times we should receive. A
peace which shall bring with it liberty and
union, when, as Of old, the citizens of co'equal
States shall gather around the National
bearhs tone to resolve and act as frsemen
Let the voice of reconciliation and psterua al
love be heard procaming, as did the voice
of him who spoke to the troubled waters OF
Galliee, "Peace, be still" and the storms OF
passion will subsde, and in the clear sun
light of lasting peace our country Will pur'
sue the course Of prosperity and power "h'ch
destiny has appointed for it.
The Placer herald., 1868-12-26
Eloquent Extract.

Writing of the closing scenes in the history
of Gen. Lees army, J. @ altman Moore, Esq,
thus thrills u chord that shall vibrate forever
thus bequeathss gem to the literature Of
the South:
There stood the mournful remnants of that
once glorious army that had dipped its com
QueIng banners in the crimson lide OF eight
aud twenty saDguinary battles, aud slrewn it's
heroic slain from the feet of the PenDsy ylvania
mountains to the gate Of our own capital CITY;
that had given Manassas to Beauregard, and
twined the fame Of the Seven Pines battle in
the laurel wreath of johnson; that had caused
the waters of the Shenandoah eternally to
mur,nur the fame of Stonewall Jackson, and
stretching its right aim out to The distant
west, had planted victory on the dropping
banners Of Bragg; that had witnessed four
gigantic campaigns, and through all their
shifting and tragic scenes, aud under ell Diff
culties and dangers had remained steadfast
and faithful to the last. And after having wit.
messed the rising Of the Southern costellation,
as it loomed up brightly on the horizon OF
war, pursuing to its splendid zenith the fiery
paths of Mars. now behold not unmoved its de-
clinng splendors going down in the gloom OF
eternal night. And he, lis illuslrous chief,
whose lofty plume was ever its ralyng point
in battle, and round whom its affections
warmly clustered, now commended 1t TOR It's
past devotion, bade it adieu forever. Slowly
and sadly be rode. from that mournfnl field,
and the cause that he fought for was beneath
the foot Of power Few were the eyes that
grew not moist at witnessing that departure.
1t was the agony Of great cause finding ex'
preston in the sublime soul of its defenders.
And though that cause be dead, yet will lls
memory continue 10 live and ever honored
will be those names that were sacrificed at It's
altars. And on The scroll of fame no name
among the list of worthless shall shine IN
purer, serener, or resplsudent gh! than that
of Robert Edmund Lee His fame is monu-
mental. His name will be placed by the side
of those oftbe great captains of hls'ory-Marl-
borough and SAKE of Tiley and Eugene; sad
as long as the fame Of the Southern struggle
shall ngsr n tradition and song will bis
memory be cherished by the descendants Of
the Southern races; while bis character will
stand up in the twilight Of history like some
grand old cathedral, lifting itself in impsr-
ishabls beauty above the objects of earth,
majestic in its vast proportions. awful 10 its
solemn ststeliusss, sublime in it's severe SIM
picity.
The Placer herald., 1868-12-26

TERRIBLE SroRM-On Saturday night last
as the stage from Los Angeles entered the
Santa Clara valley it encountered most
terrific sand storm which compelled the Lri
YER to lay over until daylight The storm
ragged with such fearful fury that the horses
became for the time being blinded, as did
also the driver, and the rond was finally lost,
and although Mr.. Lake, the driver, persevered
10 his search for it during the storm until he
WAS almost unable to see az all, be WAS un
successful and was compelled to unhtch the
horses and tie them up until daylight. One
of The passengers informs US that great praise
is due Mr.. Laks for his persevsrlng efforts
to proceed unit. all hopes of doing so was
lost. Daylight arriving one of the psssen
gers h,ched the horses and proceeded to
San Bueuaveutura-th driver being so blind
aud suffering SO intensely from bis eyes as to
b. entirely incapable Of performing bis du
lies. After arriving at San Buenaveutura
another driver was procured and the mails
came through on the run, arriving here at
l2 o'clock, Sunday. Mr.. Lake suffered in.
teussly from bis eyes until Wednesday, when
be could bear the pain Of opening them. aud
is now 10 fair way Of rseover'ug.-Santa
Barbara Post.
The Placer herald., 1868-12-26

Now You SEE, AND Now You DoN'T."-
Georgia says tho Daily. Call, very toolishly
and wickedly endeavored to secede from the
United States. She failed in the attempt
and was, by procIamatlons Of Lincoln ano
johnson, as Presidents, and 10y decisions o
the Supreme Court, restored TO her normal
position in the Union. Co grsss then inter.
vened, and kicked her out again That body
laid down y route by which it must travel.
in order to get back. The people Of The
Slate dulifuIy travelled that route. After
much trial and tribulation on their part,
Congress declared Georgia to be in the
Union, and it's vote alone secured The adop'
ton of The Fourteenth Amendment 10 the
Constitutional it has been adopted legally,
which we doubt A serious proposition is
now made TO kick Georgia out OF the Union
again-uot on the pretsncs that she is in re-
belion; not because her State Government is
not composed of "loyaI" men; not because
she has sent disloyal men to represent her in
Congress; not because The State Constitution,
which was approved Of by Congress, provides
that negroes are not eligible to seats in the
Leg islature. There appears TO be no doubt
that this new proposition will be carried into
effect If this process OF reconstruction
ds,uteeralion and re-reconstructiou-is TO
be persisted 10, how long will it bs before
the Uuion is rsstoredl Echo answers, "How
lopp2"
The Placer herald., 1868-12-26

HUMAN BoDY PErRIFIED.-The Lewistown
Pa) True Democrat says: Items appear
from time to time of cases of the bodies o
persons who have been long dead and bur
risd on being raised for removal and re-
intsrment found to be in a state OF petrfac
tiou-or, as the word means, turned to stone
and in perfect preservation. Such was the
case in the removal of the body of child
from the Presbyte terian Cemetery OF 'hls place
few days since, after a reposs OF thirteen
years. The entire upper portion OF Inc BODY
from the little thighs bad returned TO the
native dust" nothing remaining to indicate
the form Of human being, while from the
thighs downs ward WAS the most perfect mo
del of the plump beautifully rounded limbs
of babe; ery.hing dslineatsd to perfec'
tion-perfsct as in llfs-yet solid and white
az Pariau Marble; even the little shoes pre-
served upon it's feet as at the closing OF the
little cofia thirteen years ago How
strange!
The Placer herald., 1868-12-26
LAW OF NEWSPAPERS.

l. Subscribers who does not give express notice
to the contrary, are considered as wishing TO con
tinue their subscription.
2. II subscribers wish their papers discontinued,
publishers may continue to send them until all
charges are paid,
g. Ii subscribers neglect or refuse to take their
papers from the office or place to which they are
sent, they are held responsible until they settle
their bills and give due notice to discontinue.
4. II fslbscribers move to other places without
informing the publisher. and the paper is sent to
the former direction. they are held responsible.
Notice should always he given Of the removal.
5. The Courts have decided that refusing to
take paper from the Office, or removing and
leaving it uncalled for, is prima facie evidence of
Intentional fraud.
The Placer herald., 1868-12-26

W. Snyder, General Superintendent Of the
Union Pacific Railroad. teIsgraphs from
Omaha, December l4,h, saying:
1.-The dispatch to The Eastern press, sent
from San Francisco on the l2lb instant,
stating that the Union Pacific Railroad had
been blocked with snow since the 4th inst
is false. Trains on the western part OF the
road we're delayed but part OF two days
Our track is clear from Omaha TO tho west
ern terminus Of the road, and all the trains
are running regularly"
Ex.Gov. Stanford started the contradicted
dispatch and now this fellow as good as &C.
cuses him Of lying This cannot be so
That's not the Ex'Gov's reputation here
No sir o.!
The Placer herald., 1868-12-26

JUST IN FRoM WHITE PINE.-Hank B an
chard Just got in from White Pine to-day.
lie came iu bv new route, which be found
by looking for it. His experience at White
Pine was just so, so; bot be thinks it will be
great country in few years, after it grows
to be something. lie says he saw great
many people there, considering the age OF
the place; and more miI'iouaires (Hank pro-
nouuces it million bares) aud poor men .ban
he ever san on the Comstock or in Placer
county. They are all rich, very rich, iu
their own estimation and pins-tsolhs OF
them, if they were to die to morrow. would
not have money enough to pay the expenses
of a M moderate sized funeral-which many Of
them will stand in need of before spring il
thay stay out there this WINTER Gold HUI
NeUs
The Placer herald., 1868-12-26
AFTER THE BATTLE.

[The following beautiful poem is from
Chapter, q volume in press by Sheldon Il Co.
collection Of poems prepared for the press
Samuel Marsh, Jr., of Staten Island. The au
Dress is Mrs, John L. Flagg, the vile Of the May
of Troy, N. VI
A waste of land, sodden plain,
A lurid sunset sky,
Mild clouds that fed and faded fast
In ghostly phantasy:
A field upturned by trampling feet,
A field up-piled with slain,
With horse and rider bent in death,
Upon the battle plain.
The dying and the dead lie low;
For them no more shall rise
The evening moon, nor midnight stars,
Nor dayligbt's soft surprise.
They wake no more to tenderest call,
Nor see again each home
Where waiting hearts shall tbrob and break
When this days tidings come.
Two soldiers lying as they fell
Upon the redeemed clay,
In daytime foes, at night at peace,
Breathing their lives away,
Brave heats had stirred each manly breast,
Fate only made them fear;
And lying dying, side by side,
II softer feeling rose.
"Our time is Short" one faint voice said,
ITO day we did our best
On different sides; what matter now?
Tomorrow we're at rest.
Life lies behind; might not care
For only my own sake,
But far away are other hearts
That this day's work will break.
"Among New Hampsbres many hills
There pray for me tonight
A woman and little girl,
With hair like golden light"
And at the thought. broke forth at last
The cry Of anguish Wild
That would not longer be repressed-
'Oh God my wte-my child"
"And," said the other dying man,
'Across the Georgia plain,
There watch and wait for me loved ones
III never see again.
A little child, with dark bright eyes,
Each day waits at the door
The fathers step, the fathers kiss
That never greet her more.
"Today we sought each others llves~-
Death levels all that now;
For soon. before Gods mercy seat
Together we shall bow.
Forgive each other while we may;
Life's but Il weary game;
And, right or wrong, tomorrow s sun
Win find us dead the same"
The dying lips the pardon breathe,
The dying hands entwine;
The last ray dies, and over all
The stars from heaven shine;
find the little girl with golden hair
The one with dark eyes bright,
On Hampshre's hill and Georgia's plain,
We're tatherless that night.
The Placer herald., 1868-12-26

A YOUNG couple elopsd from neighbour
ing town lately, and wh,n at safe distance
from home were married. Soon after an
officer was sent in pursuit. and arriving at
the hotel where they were stopping, bs i'm
media,ely entered heir room and found
them snug 10 bed. He explained bis errand,
when the young lady said, with ringing
laugh: Tell ma it is too late--ws have
been married some time aud have been in
bed ao heur. Suuggls up, George, and
don't get out OF bed for him."
The Placer herald., 1868-12-26

The votes OF the inmates Of the lunatic asy
lum at Tswksbury. Mass, for President were
taken, for amusement. The result WAS:
Whole number Of votes, 80; U. S. Grant IA
Horatio Seymour 8. Abraham Lincoln 2,
George B. Mcclellan 2, Jonn G. Fremont 2
Martin Van Borsu 2, John Quincy Adams 4
Winfield Scott l, Daniel o Council ], James
Buchanan 2, Emerson, Member Of Parl':
msnt /, Queen Victoria !, Tippscsnoe and
Tyler too l..
The Placer herald., 1868-12-26
Appearance Of tho Grecian BENJAMIN.

Tbs following was contributed to the
Morning Chronicls Of San Francisco, BY
Mark Jamsston:
'"Ysstsrday We we're strolling quietly along
Montgomery street, Jim and l, when sudden.
| ly shver came over him. looked with
surprise into bis face and would have quss
toned the cause of the shake, but he was
looking far away up the street, toward Mar
ket. and bis eyes dis,sudsd the more be
gszed.
jim, jim" said L "wbats the mattor, old
man; what's upl"
"lt. com-ing; s.oom.ing," chattsred Jim,
looking very blue.
seized him rudely BY the shoulder and
beloved into bic nearest ear:
"Wbat's . colningi"
1.-THE B."
My gaze few to the cornicss above our
heads. and prepared for . trip to The mid
die Of TIE street iu momsutary anticipation
of earthquakes.
mo; not that" said jim; "it is the Greek
Benz. j.mlu."
= The what! The Greciau Bend you
meant"
e.es; tnato II.
And it came.
Whew! how it thundsred along! Apple
tons caricatures wer Mt nowhere. This was
the genuine article-the bend, the hump,
the stoop the dangling fingers, the drawn
down mouth, and higslsdy pgglsdy gait
something between the humtls trot Of a
whipped purp aud the eaping frolics Of a
kangaroo. Il was all there, you bet. Jim
became very pale as the monster approached,
and clu,obsd at the back Of his head. The
thing. the Grscisu Bend, was not alone
There was another, perhaps it was the Devils
Leap. The people turned out In a lump to
gaze. Some wsp'; others sighed; few were
hardy enough to laugh. l guess everybody
would liked TO have wept. More's the pity
there ern't any convenient alsy~ays
handy where men might 'shed the drops
aud wipe dry their cen" | thought of my
own Nellie, for she too has little hanker'
ing that way, aud-wsII, no matter. My
handkerchief wasn't the driest in that crowd
jim recovered as the vision hopped away in
its bent.losd fashion; and be whispered softly
10 my ear, Lets 60 in this place; there's a
sign on the door, 'Pusb!"
The Placer herald., 1868-12-26
Will PASS RIGHT ON.-The Virgin

WILL PASS R1cHr ON-The Vre einia
Safeguard of Dec l4th has the following:
The surveying party of the Union Pacific
Railroad Company recently passed through
the Devils Caudrou (Grauds Ronds Vsllsy,)
Oregon. Colonel Hsdnsll, one of the par
~ stated to the citizens there that the Union
Pacific road would not stop an hour at Monu
mental Point, but pass right on through
Idaho aud Eastern Oregon to Puget Sound.
Meantime, the bead Of the Central Company
talks of divsrgipg to the south Of Salt Lake
and pushing on 70 meet the Smoky Hill OF
Southern Pacific Railroad--but we don't see
where be will cross the Uin.ah or southern
extension of the Wahsstch mountains north
of CalIville.
The Placer herald., 1868-12-26

"Are the juryrgreedl" asked Judge OF a
court usher whom he met on the stairs with
bucket in his hand.
YES" replied Patrick "tbey have agreed
to send out for gallon"
The Placer herald., 1868-12-26

An editor up North boasts Of having bad
a talk with woman and getting the last
word. Singular and energetic man.