The Placer herald., 1868-02-22
Sacramento Correspondence.
SACRAMENTO. February 18th. Is


EDros HERALD Taking advantage Of
the free rides visited the beautiful city oil
San Jose, and was much pleased with il and
the magnificent valley in which il is located
The valley is the garden spot Of the State,
and abounds with scenery that cannot be
surpassed. Tho elegant Court House cost.
ing about 100000 is just completed.
ascended to the top Of the cupoIa, which is
1872 feet from the ground, and had one Of
the finest views my eyes ever beheld. 1t
was treat 10 thus behold the beauties ol
that magnificent valley.
in company. with my friend January. Of
the Argas took carriage ride over the
city. The streets are wide and we'll graded
Beautiful residences NEE, your eye on almost
every street, and the trees and sbrubbety
around them, in the spring time must make
San Jose look like Paradise.
Besides there are beautiful churches ol
various demon inations, and institutions ol
learning superior to any in the State. The
citizens can also boast Of having as good a
hotel as there is in the State, not even ax.
cepting San Francisco. As . matter Of
course the citizens did their best to enter.
tain their guests, and they did it in
a very credtabe style. They are very anx-
ious for the Capitol to be removed to their
city but hardly think The Legislature will
do it; the members, however, may pass a
bill submitting it to a vote Of the people: II
so, then San Jose may be the fortunate
place.
The argument in the Mason and Tutlle
case commenced last week, and was closed
last evening. On motion to permit Tutte
to retain bis seat. 1t was carried. Scudder,
Of San Francisco, gave notice Of motion to
reconsider, which comes up to-day.
While at San Francisco the other day I
called upon DR.. Gwin. He says be has re-
turned to spend the evening Of his days in
does not look day older than he did ten
years ago. He expects all bis family by :hs
coming steamer, which is due to-day. lie
intends to enter largely into mining, and
has already got one mill crushing quartz in
Calaveras county.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 10'h.
On Monday last the Western Pacific Rail.
road Co., commenced grading the line Of
their road from Brighton to Stockton. The
intention is 70 complete the work in 80 days.
This road will be great convenience, for
staging IS miles, 10 these fast times, is "old
fogyisb."
Whea,Ieigh is new performing at the
Metropolitan, the new play Of Under the
Gas Light" 1t is rather thrilling in the
railroad scene. The theater was crowded
to its utmost capacity, on Monday evening
last.
Yesterday the Chinese evidence bill was
killed in the House. A Republican Legisi
Iature having refused to pass such a bill, it
was not to be expected that Democratic
one wond.
The Tuttle case vas close affair, and
there was a great interest taken in it,
Some Democrats acted very singularly in
the matter. Under the ruling, any man
who wants TO go to the Legislature can float
around until he finds the county that suits
him. The evidence adduced proved that
TutlIe had not been citizen of Placer for
two years.
To-day, in the House, the question Of the
removal of the Capitol was postponed until
the 4th Of March.
Fred. Hartford. Of Lincoln, arrived on the
last steamer He mads a quick trip. having
left about the first Of December last, on a
visit to New York. OCCASIONAL.