The Placer herald., 1868-11-28

from the neighborhood where the killing oc'
currsd. At q late hour on Wednesday night
the Jury returned verdict for mauslaushter,
Tb. pupisbment under the verdict, 10 the
discretion of the court, is imprisonment in
the State Prison for any term not exceeding
ten years.
AUBURN Town SlTE.-The case Of which
NO spoke last week, Williams vs.. Barber,
Carr and others, should teach the people
Of Auburn to bs vigilant in watching that
,hey do not wake up some fine morning and
fud the Central Pacific Railroad in posses.
sion Of United States patent for all they
now occupy. Since the Railroad obtained
the gran. of land it has, as we are led to be.
li.ve, selected the deputy United States Sur
veyors, to whom they pointed out the par.
,icular lands they desired to have subdivided,
the Surveyor General granting the contract,
on the recommendation Of the Company. In
this way the lands are surveyed and returned
ss agricultural, no matter how rich they may
b. in minerals, the pla's approved by the
Surveyor General, and filed in the local land
Office. In ninety days, if the miner and set
tier fail to file mineral afiidav,s, or pre-
emption declaratory statements, the odd sec
ton, pass to the Railroad Company, and then
tho occupant can whistle. That's all.
TnASKsolvlNa We have no prejudces
either for or against this custom, and would
just as soon he to eat good Turkey on
Thanksgiving day as any other. We know
nothing Of the amount, or sincerity Of the
thanks, that was offered up on Thursday
\as, nor does any one beyond the sill, small
voice in his own heart. Outward PharisaicaI
exhibitions in public are An abomination in
the sigh! Of the Lord, while every good deed,
every pious, holy, charitable thought, and
expression Of the heart. and soul, are treas.
ured and recorded in heaven. The cay was
pleasant ore in Auburn. Divine service
was held 10 the NJ. E church, morning and
evening. Pleasant re nnons, elegant din.
ners sociality everywhere, in Auburn, rem.
dsrsd Thanksgiving, for 1868, day long to
to be remembered.
Orr ON BENpER.-W " ednes lav morn.
ing's mail, from below, it is supposed. accom-.
panied the new, special, Railroad Commits
souers iu the splendid new Restaurant Car,
built at Sacramento, to the present eastern
terminal, iu a tour Of Tightening, scientific,
engineering inspection Of first class rail.
road. It returned here at noon on Thursday,
and reports the road first class in all respects,
and joins in report ordering A. johnson
to issue moro bonds.
MUTUAL PRorEcr1oN.-EIsewber in to.
days HERALD. will be found the By Laws Of
The Stock Raiser's Association of Placer
County" Our subscribers who are. or con-
template becoming members Of the society
should preserve this number OF the HERALD
30 as to refer to It when in doubt as to bis
duties, rights, and obligations a. member
of the association.
INFORMATION WANTED.-Wi the "Statis-
tlcal Correspondent Of the Agricultural De-
partment" inform Us the sort Of climate
characteristics ofsoiI, time Of planting. mode
OF culture, etc., best adapted to "Talavera
Wheat" If it came from the Frigid Zone it
probably would ripeu best here in the month
,of February; but il from the Torrid Zone, it
might not ripen at all.
MAsoNlc.-At meeting held in Eureka
Lodge. No. l8, F. and A. NJ. on Monday
evening, 23d inst, the following were elected
officers for The year: J. II. Neff, w. NJ; w.
b. Lyon, s. W.; Charles Helwig. j. W.; D..
W. Lubbock, (rs.slected) Treasurer; G. c.
Cro'bey, Secretary.
VIZ MEAN You, REApxR.-Send Us all
'hs news Of interest that transpires in your
nsigbborhood. Do this all Of you. and you
shall have all the important news of the
county, every week. Write SO that we may
receive your letters on Thursday.
RETURN rr.-The person who has the
ladder belonging to the HERALD Office is
9squestsd to return il.
MRS. CRurcHER's Singing School, second
Term, commences next Tussday evening.