The Placer herald., 1870-03-12
Late News Items.

Late News Items.
SMALL Pox is spreading in Arizona, and
has broken out at Tucson.
DR.. NAY has been found guilty Of abduct.
ing his wife at Woodland lately. and sen,
fenced to four years in the State Prison.
WITHIN two weeks some 200 families
from Arkansas have arrived and settled in
Los Angeles and the lower counties.
| CoNeREssMAN SMITH writes from Wash.
ington to Oregon, saying he does not desire
| a denomination.
The frost has nipped the young orange
trees in exposed places in Los Angeles couu'
ty. A few are put back year.
Ar Gilroy, on the light of March 9th.
the Catholic Church was broken into by
thieves and the altar robbed OF all it's valu-
abes.
The Sutro tunnel is in $40 feet, and the
ground is very hard Water does not in
crease, and the average distance made each
day is three feet.
NEAR Treasure City, Nevada. lately two
men named Donohue and Cody we're badly
frozen and came near perishing in a severe
| snow storm.
The total value of bullion fshpped from
White Pine last week amounted to Sl9,-
1870 65; of which slO,559 90 went West
and SS,57l 81 went East.
THE drifts in Blossom Rock are nearly
ready for the reception Of the charge Of
powder which is to blow that obstruction
TO atoms.
The San Joaquin Board OF Supervisors
have proportioned the rates of taxation for
| the year, which amounts in the aggregate to
80 % on each 500, or eighteen cents less
than the rates Of last year.
Two Pennsylvanians have obtained pa
tent for manufacturing writing and printing
paper from the leaves Of corn STALKS, and
have already manufactured samples of an
excellent quality.
CHARLES Mccoy, a farmer living near
Bear Valley, CoIuss county, was shot and
morally wounded on the 5,h of March by
ueigbbor The shooting originated from
quarrel about adverse land claims.
A SUIT has been commenced st Carson
(Nev) by A. d. Treadway to gain posses
sion Of the grounds upon which the Nevada
State Prison stands. lie claims title from
AIvah Mitchell, whose title is based upon
the redemption law Of Congress.
TuE American ship Yosemite will leave
San Francisco for Mare Island within few
days to discharge portion Of her cargo.
consisting Of one hundred heavy guns with
carriages and equipments for the use Of the
Government.
s. NJ. SWITZERLAND Of Stockton, has re-
ceved his commission as mail agent be-
tween San Francisco and Ogden.
We hope he will leave our Auburn mail
here and not carry it past as those now on
the route do half the time.
CHINESE LApoR.-We have received FROM
Hon. IL. W. Fortune, Assemblyman from
San Francisco, printed copy Of bill iu-
troduced ty him to prohibit State aid TO
any corporation, association. or individual
WHO employs Chinese or Mongolaus The
bill is a good one short, sweet and TO the
purpo =. and we hope it will pass. We say
no Democrat dare vote against it, and claim
further support from the party.
SupposE Ben. Butler is a thief, liar, a
coward and murderer, is be not also the
leader Of the mongre Congress, and The
great high priest Of Republication.
A New LAwrER.-It would seem that Placer
county has lawyer outside of the District Attor
ncy. We find in the proceedings OF the Superv-
sors that 7. g. Mcfarland has been paid $3.50
for legal services rendered the county. We think
our ex-Distrct Attorney is a better lawyer than
McFara nd, but then Placer has 90 much money,
and what's $3.50 among SO many taxpayers.
New HAMrsHIRE ELEcrIoN.--The latest news
elects the Repuhca candidate for Governor
by about 1000 majority, a loss Of over six thous-
and on Grants vote. The Sc nate stands four
Republicans, four Democrats, one La Dor Reform
and one vacancy while the house is Republican
BRlBERY.-The people demand, as one man
that the McCauley Tannery bribery case be in
vestigaed rigilly without fear or favor, and that
every legislative scoundrel shall he expelled and
that everv 1obbv INN sha n he mnriso for in