The Placer herald., 1868-12-05

The OFFICIAL vorE.-Ws publish to-day,
The official vo,s Of The State for Eleclofs and
members Of Congress. In the table of the
Presidential vote We selected the two bigh.
est candidates, Heny Oh the Democratic
and Rsdiogtou on the Republican tickets.
It will be seen that the Grant Electors have
been declared elected by au average MAORI
ty Of SOC, while on The Congressional vote
the Dem ocra,s have carried the State by
majority OF 675, thus giving them clear
average majority on the whole ticket Of l69
votes. No one will doubt, or dispute but
that tho Congressional vote was the real
test as to the political principles oftbe voters
Of the State, and, that with all the frauds and
fraudulent voters ruug 10 by the Republican
mana ayers, the State is souudy Democratic.
General Grant did, a. shown by the official
vote. run ahead Of bis ticket l,l8l, and by
so doing barely escaped dsfea. in the State,
aud even this would not have saved him if
The thousands Of illegal, and fraudulent votes
could have been kept out Of the ballot box.
That Grant was more popular than bis party,
and that Seymour was more unpopular than
bis party, no Democrat or Republican need
attempt to deny. But Of this we shall speak
moro fully hereafter. For the present it is
sufficient for US to know, and TO be able to
proclaim it to our readers, and the party at
large. that California is Democrstic, largely
Democratic, and will prove il TO the world
in September next
One OF TnEM.-We have good reosons
for believing that A. T. Stewart, tho merchant
prince, and millionaire Of New York city,
will be in Grants Cabinet as Secretary Of
the Treasury. Stewart was the man that got
up The first demonstration 10 favor Of Grant
for President. This gives him great claims
on Grant, for no doubt tha, was The entering
wedge that made Grant President. He spent
vas. sums Of money 10 purchase, and fool
voters into voting for Grant, and thereby
vastly aided in his election. When GRAFT
and bis wife made their first visit TO New
York, Grant went to Hotel, bat sent Mrs
Grant TO the palalisl residence Of A. 7.
Stewart. Mrs. Grant dined with Mr.. Stew
art, went with him to SEQ Miss Matilda Her
on render Camille, criticized Miss Herons
rendition Of the character, returned, aud slept
in Stewards mansion, and took breakfast
with him. After all this how can Stewart
be denisd handling four or five hundred mil
lions Of dollars OF tax money of the tax.
payers yearly, especially when all know tba,
he is honss' and wont allow any of i. to
stick TO his fingers. We insist, in view Of
all these facts, that Mr. Stewart will be Sec.
rstary Of the Treasury; add to this the fac,
that Stewart is Democrat, and all doubt is
dispslsd
ToPoGRApHIcAL Speaking Of White Pine
in Lander county, Nevada, l20 miles south.
east Of Austin, a writer in the Ala says:
"Tha District takes its name from The
White Pine Mountain, a bold peak rising frcm
the plain like Mount DiabIo (which it ressm.
bles somewha, 10 outline and apparent aI,
tude as seen from The valley below, on the
western slope of which veins Of silver ore Of
fair quality but not very great extent were
discovered three years since, and where the
Monte Cristo mill, erected by an eastern
Company, 10 now located But the mines,
which are now astonishing the world and
setting our population half crazy with excite
msnt, are not located in the White Pine
Mountain proper. The White Pine Noun
| taip runs nearly north and south, and may
be about ten or twelve miles iu length. liz
estimated height above the sea is 10000
on the eastern side is lower mountain, call.
ed the Base Range, which is Ave or six miles
in leug'b and supposed to be 5000 feet in
hight. Parallel With this range is Treasure
Hill, on which the richest mines are situated.
The bill or mountain is nearly 1000 feet
higher than the Base Range. and the sup.
posed altitude is 5000 to 9,OOO.feet. Eas.
Of Treasure Hill lies low, broken range Of
bills, Of much less hight, N which no miner.
al deposits have been found The distance
from the eastern line Of The Treasure Hill
deposits to the western line Of deposits on
the Diamond Valley side of White Pine
Mountain cannot be mora than ten miles, and
the metsliferous bel, is perhaps five or six
miles in extreme breadth from north 10
SOUTH"
CALAMIrous FLOODS IN SwirzERLANp.-l
On our frs! page Of to.days HERALD will be
found an appeal 10 the Swiss and the friends
Of Switzerland in the United States, which