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The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1868-05-16

Dr. S. +. Chaplin salary $3.50 90
Il. R. Hughes, hospital steward, 2l0 90
John Reuinger, cook l2O 90
S. f. Chaplin hospital patient w. Sterling, "a 90
S. NJ. Stevens, sundries for hospital, so
E. G. Smith, filing saws, 90
John Sawyer, hauling manure, so
T. Jamison, collins for hospital, GO 90
Henry Johncs cutting down tree, 8 90
Mack Weber, sundrics l3 90
Dodswortb e. Co.. beef 1S9 IS
B. +. Work, IL 90
D. w. Lubbock sundries,
S. Jamson, vegetables 81
G. Willment, groceries, 3l5 Is
W. B. Lyon, Garden seeds, l so
r. r. uehes cash paid for sundres, 16 Is
Mack Weber, sundries for hospital, s 90
6. Willmcnt balance Oil bill, 80 IL
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1868-05-16
Total,

Present, full Board. The following bills were
allowed
p. Boman. cement for ail etc.. S 81 90
A. G.. Neill brick. etc., 81 90
Willmeni sundres for Jail and courthouse. GO 81
W. NJ Crucher, water do do 30 90
B. F. Morse work on lail fence, 81 90
p. W. Lubeck. sundries for Jail and G. H., 40 so
Fl Fellows. county printing $40 IS
China interpreter, in Poland's court, 90
G Smith, glass and glazing court house, 10 90
Interpreting, Judge Moores Court. 3 90
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1868-05-16

payable out Of the General Funu: =,
Il. Gordon, lime for Jail, .,
G. Barrett, digging graves for coroner 1
Tbos. Jamison, coroner, o.
W Todd, examining 5 insane persons, 2.
DR.. Chaplin, same and post mortem OK, 81
NJ Stevens, tclegraphing for county,
+ Foster, county binding and expressage =:
Thos Jamison, work in Treasurers office, II
4 E Stevens. sundries for court house,
D.. CorC lonlc ~
The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1868-05-16
FOR PRESIDENT.
GEORGE Fl. PENDLETON,

OF OHIO,
Subject to the decision of the National Demo
cratic Convention.
The New York herald., 1868-03-31

m one Howe truss bridge OF one hundred and
sixty feet span over the Floyd river, and twenty
bridges supported BY trestes on filing sixteen feet
from centre to centre having aggregate length OF
24l4 feet The sidings ON the first mile measure In
The aggregate 10 6,6ol feet and on the second
mile there Is q permanent: gster station. 4
30 --t-t&s~A s~-NsyA go, s'~''S.S "a
'--ara-
large and very commodious depot ~
honse and temporary engine house have been
built In sioux city, and preparations are being made
for erecting permanent brick engine house. Nate
rials are also being collected for large machine and
repair shops at some convenient point along the
road. The commissioners finding the section in
every respect equal TO first class railroad, recon-
mended that It be accepted, and on the 27th inst
the section was accepted by the President and the
bonds and patents due the company ordered to be
issued.
The New York herald., 1868-03-31
NEW JERSEY.


SHOOTING ArFRAY IN BARROoM. - icsterjay
afternoon anray took place in lager beer saloon
kept by German named Martin Engei. at No. IS
Mil street In the course OF which a man named
Patrick McTasney, resident OF that section OF the
city known as Stumptown, sustained severe injury
through having been shot with pistol In the right
shoulder. Clubs and knives were also freely used,
though with less serious results. IL seems the pro-
prietor Engei. wanted the party OF which McTasney
was a member to leave his place but they
refused. H. then, a. alleged, took huge
sIuo ana u, r masng max a,,,,r general e,earance rance
several panes Of glass; and were about efiectng
entrance when Engei appeared with a revolver and
used IN the manner stated lie was afterwards ar.
rested and held 10 await the result OF McTasney's
injuries.
CORONER SERIOUSLY ASSAULTED Information
was received yesterday by Coroner John Ball that o
woman named Dorothca Kline, hfy- four years OF age,
residing In miserable shanty Springfield avenue,
had died suddenly under circumstances OF rather
suspicious character. Ills appearance on The scene
was quickly followed by q fierce attack on
the part OF Anthony Werber, Margaret werber, hts
wife, and man named Christian Engelstsin. These
worthless, it Is alleged, pitched into Mr. Ball furi-
ousy, tearing portion OF his beard from his face
and beating him about the head and body also. An
officer who ran to his assistance was also roughly
handled. The trio were subsequently arrested aud
lodged In the station house. The Coroner and Dr.
Dodd the county physician then discovered that the
deceased was widow and owned property TO the
amount OF $1,000, which, as supposed, werber
wanted to secure post-mortem examination OF
pred tending to support the idea that deceased had
died from other than natural causes.
DIED FROM EXCESSIVE DRINKING. Michael Byrnes
the keeper OF a drinking saloon on Market street.
was found dead In his bed yesterday morning. nav.
ing died from excessive drinking He was IN
charge Of policeman al the time.
Morrtstowu.
The WATER SuPPLY SCHEME nEFsAIs3- -The
scheme which was proposed for the introduction Of
water into Morrstown involving a cost OF S26s ooo
has, after lengthy debate been defeated by lafge
majority.
The New York herald., 1868-03-31
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
WASHINGTON, March 20, is6.
pETITIoN.

wAsHNGToS, March "a, ls6s
PETITION.
Nj. DAWES, rep.l Of Mass, presented petition OF
John Hamilton 4 Son and other citizens or Hamp.
den county, Mass, for the removal OF the oppressive
tax or petroleum.
ASSISTANT ENGINEERS IN rBp EAvAL ACADEMY.
Under the call OF states for bills and JOINT resolutions
Mr.. ELIOT (repl OF Mass, introduced bill relating
to third assistant engineers in the Naval Academy.
which was referred to The Committee on Naval
Affairs.
TIE sHIPpfNG INTEREST
Mr.. ELIOT also presented memorial OF Charles q.
Nazaro President, and other officers o the Board OF
Trade, aud r. W. Lincoln, n. Thomas Lamb and
eighyeight other merchants and citizens OF Boston,
praying for legislation in aid Of the shipping and
carrying trade OF the United states which was re.
VACANCIES IN THE OFFICES or PRESIDENT AND VICE
PRESIDENT.
Mr.. CHURCHILL, rep) Of N. ", introduced bill 10
amend the act OF March l. 1792. relatise to vacan-
ces In the Offices Of President and Vice President OF
the United states, requiring new elections In Of
an interval OF eighteen months between the double
vacancy and the ordinary termination VI the Presi.
dental term, which was referred 10 he Judiciary
Committee.
PENSIONS.
Mr.. CHURCHILL introduced bill supplementary 10
the several acts relating to pensions Referred TO the
Committee on Invalid Pensions.
NEW JERSEY AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL wENpMrNT.
Mr.. HAIGBT, tdem.) Of N. j., presented Joint
The New York herald., 1868-03-31

AFFAIRS IN EAST MississfrPr-A bad state OF
things exists In Newton county, East M,ssissppl.
counties. win be recoected that some time since
there was an encounter between certain negroes who
were found out TO be engaged In robberIes, one Of
onicer and his relatives, in which the latter were
killed. Attempts were made 10 arrest the murder
ers, and these was euded through the management OF
bureau oficer. The negroes escaped ut the time,
but u ts reported that they were afterwards caught
and executed by order Of Lynch law tribunal
General Gilem, II seems has determined to arrest
both court, Jury and executioner In the latter case
and hunt rs made for them accordingly.
The New York herald., 1868-03-31

'he House, AZ quar'er-past nve O'Clock adjourned
10 haif'past len tomorrow morning.
New-York tribune., 1868-04-02

of our account of it be contradicted by Gov.
Seymour or on his authority, We will adduce
the testimony whereOn we make this state
ment.
Gov. Seymour has been repeatedly candl-
date in opposition to our views, and has filled
for four years the Chief Magistracy of our
State. We are not aware that we ever uttered
one syllable impugning his private character
or personal integrity. As a politician only are
we at odds with him. and as a politician we
hold him one of the most mistaken and per-
verse who ever lived We do not believe Gas
we have often said) that he ever wished to see
our country divided; we do believe that he
desired and hoped to see the Rebellion averted
or the Rebels placated by complete surrender
of our Union and its Government to the ReDei
Slave Power. He was not content with nm
self championing and voting for such surrender;
he insisted that we Republicans should outrage
our most earnest convictions and violate our
most solemn pledges by becoming ourselves
partners in the work of fastening Slavery upon
vast regions whence it had been legally eX-
cluded and he denounced us as justly respon-
sible for the rebellion and disuniOn which the
Shareholders threatened in ease we did not thus
succumb to their lawless and insolent eXactions.
These are matters which We cannot help laying
to bca~f
New-York tribune., 1868-04-02
cor. SEYMOUR.

EX-Gov. HORATIO SEYMOUR has published a
letter pOintcdly cOntradicting what he terms
3" a silly falSehOOd, put out by The Ohio State
.JOuyndl, that / am not candidate for Pres
" ident because there is proof that, in 1864, |
was in confidential correspondence with the
Rebel Commissioners in Canada" We do not
understand Mr.. S. TO say that he is or is not
willing to be nominated for next President, but
that he was engaged III nG such confidential
correspondence" as has been charged In the
absence of conflicting testimony, his simple
averment is conclusive And he is quite right
m resting upon it-at least, until tangible evi-
dence is prohered in support of the charge he
cOntradict~.
We have repeatedly called attention 10 a
statement which Gov Seymour $50 far as we
are awarc) has not contTadictcd yet which
seems to us worthy of his notice, whether he
shall or shall rot be the Democratic candi-
date for next President Ii is as follows:
Early in 1851, Gov. Seymour visited this City,
and here met the Hon. Charles H. RugGles, OF
Poughkeepsie of whom he asked. Judge,
"have Won read the Confederate Constitution
[then recently publshedl (" NO" replied
Judge r.; II have glanced over it, but
mot read it attentvely." Well reioined
Gov s., Il hare read it carefully; and it is n
"better framework of government than our
"[Federall Constitution. Now, why not end
all our trouble by simply adopting that ICON
Federated Constitution ln-that is, by making
Slavery part of our fundamental law, every
State irrepealably Slave State, every Terri
tory a Slave Territory, now and evermore, with
jefferson Davis as our President, vice Lincoln
depOsed. The Judge did not see it and left.
Judge Ruggles has died since this CONVERSE
li9Q tQ0k PlaGei bgh il tue substantial ACCURACY
New-York tribune., 1868-04-02
THE FREE COLIFGE

The proposition to expend n large sum OF
money in erecting a costly cdiice for tho Free
College should receive the most careful scrutiny;
and we may well call on the Legislature, at
Albany, TO stay its hand before laying this new
burden upon our already much oppressed tax
payers. Taxes necessarily come Ultimately,
from labor 1t is the poor and hard-woIking
class who are to pay for all of these refine
ments of a college education. But it may be
safely assertod-indeed, the official reports OF
the Educational Department show it-that the
poor do not graduate their sons at The Free
College They cannot afford to do it. Ii IL the
sons of merchants, lawyers bankers, Judges
and others 1--WE know many of them) who are
really able TO pay for their education, who have
enjoyed the privileges of this seminary. And
are the labOrine classes of this city prepared TO
pay, in increased taxation, for luxurious and
expensive appointments the benefits Of which
they are unable TO cniOy2
An examination, by one acquainted with the
subject, Of the course of study at the Free Col
lcgc would amaze the taxpayer at the absurd
ity of the aims of this institution We have
here the ,rhole West Point system Of Qfmdhcmotic'
the exact system studied 10y the Cadets, which
but ia of 10 utility whatsoever 20 practical men
and boys such as Mc graduated at the Free
College. We have DilercnGal and Integral
Calculus. Descriptive Geometry. Analytical &c
omclry, Trieonomctry, Plain and Sphciica.,ttc.
etc Now, Why they do not ingIait on tnis
study of hIab.c. Iindustaucc, and then OF al! the
Semitic languages. Is a mystery 10 u7 Let thc
insane men who have organized this college
have their way. and wc shall have an institu-
ton which shall bc an cpitomc Of all Egyptian,
oriental and ancient tongues aud sciences, and
q cougiomCrate of al the uniycr5tlc, and mill
tary acadcnir, ia the universe.
Instead Of rushing on maiy and blindly IN
the pursuit of some ill-dcinod and impractical
bic theory as TO the sort Of education which
should uc furnished at the public expense, it D,
time to pause and iN upon some immutaHle
principle, which should uudcrlt All free cdg-
cation in q republic. What wc should sccL is
Il lust and wise -ystcm-uoj waste. cXt-ayd-
emcc. and plumber 90 the expense of tHg tN-
payer.
The correct principle undoubt.dly is that
Ihc State should furnish 20 the people at the
public expense such an education iu reading and
grammar 20, viii enable thcu 60 inform them
selves from the newspapers as 60 their duties
as citizens and in arithmetic and writing as
will enable them 20 earn an honest living.
This is al that is required. More dian thio d,
corruption and waste; a buIden too sricyots TO
be borne by the poor man as well A.
the rich. You might with much proproy
teach dancing and fencing, and give each boy
at graduating a fine thcodolte and compass, as
give instruction in the Luxurious and unucccs-
sary branches which are now impaired at the
public expense in the Free College This Is
what we shall come to next; and then wo shall
give the girls also at graduating q grand piano.
New-York tribune., 1868-04-02

review of election returns, pamphlet has been
issued by one of the best statistcians in Europe,
Mr.. Horn, which, by official figures as ncontrover-
tible as those presented by the Emperor, shows
that the financial administration of the Emperor
is the most expensive and ruinous France has
ever known; that it has spent about SO0,OOOOOO
francs annually more than Louis Philippe, or,
during the time from 1853 to 1866, about 19,OCO,-
100000 more than the Government of Louis
Philippe during a period of equal length.
Many other charges of maladministration
have been proved with equal cOgency. The
majority of Frenchmen, who can read neither the
arguments of the one nor of the other party,
adhere to Napoleon. The majority of the in
tellgent classes, which have read and weighed
the claims of both parties, sympathize with
the opposition. Under these circumstances it
can hardly be doubtful which party will
ultimately remain victor
New-York tribune., 1868-04-02
TLn RrnoLlnn Union SAYS 1:

The BrooElyn Union says:
TIN TRIRtNR advocates a hil 20 transfer Caicott
case g. New-YOrk. That IL does not deny
In the very article thus falSifed, we said:
An act abolishng the Brooklyn Court viii Of course
provide for the trial Of all now pending IA tha
Court II otherwise IL surely must be easy TO pro
vide that ne pending therein hofd Oe blc0 %
JOYe ne abolition, Of thc court took cgcct'
Does The Union mean to tell the TRUTH
We do not admit that there would be the least
difficulty or illcgality in trying cases in the
Southern District which originated in the East
ern District if the latter were abolished. We
protest against the assumption that Mr.. Ray
monds lob is so fastened upon us that we can
never rid ourselves of it without screening from
Justice all the Culprits who have been sued OF
indicted therein. And The Unions reiterated
insinuatiOns that our desire TO see that Court
abolished is founded in n wish or purpose 10
screen Callicott from trial are simply villain
Gus. Our hostility to that Court dates from its
creation. We believed then. as We have no
doubt now, that the chief object of those who
cOncocted and pushed through the bill WAS to
provide certain of their set with fat offices, but
especially to provide Mr.. Benedict with an easy
place for life We should have tried to defeat
the bill if We had had scaSonablc notice OF its
pendcncy; We tried to defeat it, main object by
inducing the President to name another for
Judge-but we're fOreSalicd there And now
we asl, Congress to abolish the Court and save
the Peoples money.
New-York tribune., 1868-04-02

Democratic paper, in Connecticut have re-
Gently gone into paroxysmS ot rage over the
charge that Republicans had been hiring Dem
ocratc voters 10 go to New-Jerscy on promise
of work. the crime being. of course. the
abstraction from Connecticut 6f so many votes
for Gov English. We have llmS far found
but one sworn statement OF fact. Thus Is
paradcd in The Hartod Times with tligltiul
heading. which We quote:
The Cranberry Plot-Laborer-, E-vIur The Radicals
..udp. on Voters -rntir Game INpo-ed-No'erS 10 be
frd 10 Stay Away from the rols-lhe story OF one Of
the Victims.
We carefully read the story Of one of the
Victims" which is in the form oi au affidavit.
until We came to this statement:
II arrived here yesterday moTln- ON the hoat
was never sn deceived or mlsused in ny ny. oia
.Jhb,H gsars od aud board ~ No. 30 lTonst Hartford
and shall go 10 work in this city again
Now, Will The Times please inform us Al what
age Democrats in Connecticut begin TO vote
We had supposed that ~ Years was the time.
II 80. what harm has The Democracy suffered
by the absence OF II boy Oi Is
New-York tribune., 1868-04-02
IN THE POINT At LIST

A rcspOnsiblc member of the New York As
scmbly has squarcly charged that certain mem
bcrs of the Legislature were bribed that is TO
say, they were purchased for So much
money. to vote in a certain way III the Drew
Vanderbilt railroad war. This IS real, tangible
something actual. and not TO be- avoided by
doubtful Interpretation. The charge is not
vague; it is not upon impersOnal or irrcsp0nsi-
bic authority. A member Of the House, of high
character, brands certain of his fellow members
with infamy. We have had great many
vague stories of bribery, and most people are
certain that on such and such an occasion
money was used thus and 50; but not until
this moment have we seen a charge that came
from quarter not to be- laughed
down or passed over in silence. This
must be- answered; to lie willingly
a single day under such damning stigma
would blast the reputation of the best men in
the Legislature. Gentlemen, one OF your own
associates has directly branded others Of you
as periured and brbcd scOundrels. YOu can
not remain silent; you cannot put IL
off nothing will answer less than a clear
confession of iniamy, or Il thorough trial
and acquittal. You have given no heed to the
general suspicious of the people that there
were black sheep among you; you have
laughed at the sharp comments of the press
upon your suspected delinqucncies. Gentle
men, We beg TO remind you that this is a
privileged question, one that you must not
even attempt to evade. We know nothing Of
the merits of the matter, but the music is
playing and you must dance. May Justice
deal with you AS you have dealt by your con-
stiucnts
New-York tribune., 1868-04-02
EXIT FREE BUM.

The Excise furry at Albany is over, and we
may consider the business postponed for the
session With their usual blundering AFRO
gance the Democratic leaders claimed every
thing and lost all. They have majority in
the Assembly; the Republicans have majority
in the Senate, and the Governor. Under such
circumstances, the Democracy should have at
least been willing 10 confer. No: our City mem
bers, elected on a free-rum platform, would near
nothing-they would have no less than sweep
ing repeal of all rum restriction fOr the anti
auated statute that they proposed to revive has
been a dead letter for a quarter of a century,
They would turn over the whole business, with
out shadow of limitation, to an officer who %
their prominent candidate for Governor, placing
i'm his undisputed control most powerful engine
Of corruption.
To this sweeping reversal Of an established
and generally y-approved system, tho other side
demurred. They were ready to oOncede mOdi-
ications TO liberal extent, and to take of
some of the restrictions most complained OF !;
but, no-that would not do; the Democracy
must have the whole or nothing. Should they
got the whole, il would be $1,000 votes in
November; should they fail they would
be sure of 5000 in the way of reward for the
effort and. besides. they could throw the
blame of failure upon the Republicans and
indirectly make capital by persistent iteration
Of that falschOOd
Such tactics will hardly win. When a GER
tain Judge called hung jury into court, after
days of effort to reach a verdict, one thick
sbulled juror explained that he had from the
first been ready with his decision, but all the
Others were exactly opposed. " Your Honor
said hc, 81 never saw eleven such obstinate
fellows in my life The Democratic majority
in the New-York Assembly, in the matter of
modifying thc Excise law is the same twelfth
Juror.
New-York tribune., 1868-04-02

THE Noc-Hdr Registe, DEM boasts that
800 new voters have been made in that city
within brief period. adding that It makes
"the Republicans look blue" 1t behooves Re
publicanS to watch closely this yote-makiug
business The Democracy are determined to
carry Connecticut if they have to import the
whole voting population of our Five Points.
Let this making at citizens bo watched; let no
hndcrancc bo placed in the way ot any mau
rightfully entitled to his papers. but do not
allow name to 20 on record unless proof of
right 10 citizenship iscstabshcd beyond cavL
There are 10000 July rioters in New-NOrk who
can bc bought for - each 10 swear they have
lived in Connecticut from five 10 twenty years
Look out for them; their OathS are ~ Tree ~
air and nOt more trustworthy
New-York tribune., 1868-04-02

The Democrats put forth theif full strength
on this occasion, in the hope of encouraging
their brethren in Connecticut with news Of
tremendous gains triumph Of the great
reaction" &C.. but the result is just the re-
verse. The Republicans, in a State always
their own beyond q shadow of doubt, have
honorably seconded their brave brethren in
New Hampshire, and sent over to Con-
nccticut such words of cheer as
will infuse new vigor into that splendidy-
managed campaign. In 1854 the Rhode Island
Democracy polled 8,71s votes; yesterday they
did their best and got less than 5.5OO-a fall
ing off of nearly 5000. In the Legislature the
members stand as follows:
New-York tribune., 1868-04-02

The right of the Chief-Justc to the casting
vote in the Court of Impeachment was yester-
day affirmed by tho vote of q to 81, on
motion made by Senator Sumner to expunge
from the records the Chef-Justice's vote of
the day before A long discussion arose as to
the admssbility of certain testimony regard
ing Gen. Thomas's threats to use force to
obtain possession of the War Office. The
testimony was admitted the vote being 3s
to II. Tho spirit of moderation and impair
tiaity which seems to move the Senate in its
decisions is most commendable and gratifying
to note.
New-York tribune., 1868-04-02

The WOrid yesterday. in leading editorial
upon the authority Of the Chief-Justice in the
Impeachment trial, took it for granted that
the opposition of Senator Drake and others to
his deciding rules OF practice arose from the
fact that Mr. Chase had sustained Mr.. Stan
berry in an objection TO the admissibility of
certain evidence " Had he oveTuled Mr.
"Stanbery's objection" says Ihe IVorid. Gin
stead of sustaining il, his authority probably
would not have been so promptly Disputed
The fact is. as readers of TIE TRIBUNE need
hardly be told that Judge Chase did overrule
Mr.. Stanbery's objection. The llorId has been
beating the air.