The Placer herald., 1869-12-25

the State Library, and its removal TO the new
Capital. renders it necessary 10 change the law
with regard TO its Management. and to provide
fer an increase Of Assistants for the Librarian.
A bill is in contemplation and will soon be pre-.
scnted 10 the Legislature, Tor the purpose men
toned. The new hill will probably recommend
u State Librarian II Deputy State Librarian, and
three clerks or assistants. The total amount OF
salaries will not he much over that paid at pres
ent. The terms ol the existing Trustees will
soon expire. and their appontees Of Librarian
aud Deputy, who have been holding for u long
time aud besides were chosen rs Of the Radical
school o: politics. will pI olably be displaced.
This will b. n matter for the new Trustees
who, unicr the proposed new Bill, will have the
choosing Of the Librarian aud prob 'bly the Dep
uty. leaving the othc. attaches to the appoint
ment of the Librarian. A number Of gentlemen
have been named rs candidates from whom to
choose four Trustees. OF these we my mention
John Bigler and J. w. Coffroth. OF sacramento.
N. L. Wbtesi,lcs, of Marysvillc, J. R. Mcconnell
Of Nevada. J. d. Hamblcton, Of San Francisco.
John Kelley, Of San Frnsisco, DR.. j. q. Curtis.
OF Yolo, W. A. January. Of the Santa Clara
Argus. San jose There are several candi lates
for Librarian. We have heard named in this
connection. Thomas Edwards Of sacramento,
Presley Dunlap, Of Sacramento. Robert Cravrns,
OF Placer. J. II CraddOck. oi Suiter, and last
and least the Editor of this paper. Whatever
may be done in the premises, we may venture to
suggcst that the Trustees should he Sentl,nen
who will give the institution n little attention
Mud ieel pride at being at its head. and that
the Librarian should be Of the same character
or more 30. .Nariintz Express.
BAD BARGArN.-The Cincinnati Gazette Of
December 3rd, says:
On Tuesday last. while the trial Of the eject
ment suit OF Taylor's Heirs VS. Eornbeck and
others WAS progressing be ore a jury in the
Court house in this city, a singular transaction
was disclosed by the evidence. which created no
little su, prise aud merriment in the Court room.
The defendants called u witn-ss by the name Of
Is..ac Yeion. io- the purpose OF iMpeachny the
testimony Of "a witness named William Orcuit,
WOO had testified on hehalf OF the plaintiffs. A.
ter the direct examination OF Ye!ton was conclu-
ded he was turned over to Carlisle, one Of the
when the following evidence was eIicted:
Attornry-Ars you aud Orcult on good terms
with each other
Witness Yes, cir.
Attorney = Did you never have any:quarrcl or
difhcuhy!
Witness No sir; we never did.
Attorney Did you not take Orcutt's wife
away lom him!
Witness Il never took his rife away from him.
Atorncy-Dd not you and a man named
Gosn, y, take his wife away!
Witness His .te went away with me and
Gosney, but we did not take her away from Or.
cutt. There was no difficulty at all about it; it
was all satisfactory. traded him u horse for
bis wife, but iound that | had been imposed
on, and l returned her to him. and it wits all
right. There was no quarrel or difficulty about
it..
Attorney - How were you imposed upon!
Witness traded the horse Tor his wife, but
he nut on me beside two children and IL dog; 20
| r turned her to him. do not mean that he
cheated me in the trade. ior the transaction
wis all t.ir; hut he imposed on me-ha got the
best OF the bargain. | had no use Tor the two
children and the dog.
This testimony was given with the Utmost
coolness, nD. in manner which indicated that
the witness reg ,rlrd the transaction ~ entirely
legiiim ,,e and proper. He is u m 'n OF ordinary
intelligence ana has been Tor u long time Con-
stable in the upper Ind OF Campbell county.
Having r.acinded the contract with Orcutt, we
presume that be is now prepared 10 consider any
new prrpost. on that may be submitted 10 him.
GentIemrn who would rather Winter horse
than II wife might 6u 1t to their advantage 10
give him call, but ,ney must bear IN mind that
he declines to deal IN children or dogs.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.-A lew weeks before bis
inau guration. President Pierce lost his only son.
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