The Placer herald., 1870-02-26
LATE NEWS ITEMS.


The late raius raised the Sacramento to
a hight Of Is fee, seven inches above low
water mark.
THE California steamer which left New
York on the 2lst had 25O passengers and
$50 tons Of freight.
A CASHMERE goat has arrived at Stockton
By express from Groy, valued at 81 500.
1t was consigned 10 Frank Stewart.
Accounts from the southern part Of the
State generally, speak of goodly fall Of
Tain there.
The house OF J. C. Rich. in Nevada coun.
ty, was robbed Of large lot OF provisions
on the 18th inst.
THE people Of Nevada will not submit to
the Lake Tahoe Water company cutting of
the waters Of the Truckee.
AN English company are engaged in con-
structng extensive reduction works near
Reno for the reduction Of refractory ores.
The store OF Freeman & Hall, at Cache.
Vile, was broken into lately and about $500
worth of goods stolen.
RAIs.-Thrteen inches Of rain has fallen
in San Francisco thus far in the present sea-
son, and eight inches 10 Sacramento.
RIPE STRAWBERRIES, just from the vines
at Long Bar, Yuba river, are selling 10 The
Marysville market at 81 per pound.
JouN X. BEsH, convicted Of murder 10
Stockton, has been sentenced by Judge
Booker TO be hanged.
MAN named Hughes shot and killed
bis partner, Jack Gallagher, at El Dorado,
on The l3lh Of February, cause, quarrel
about dog.
In the late shooting afray at Stockton
no less than two outside persons were bit
by stray bullets from the pistols Of the com
batanls.
NEVADA CRY had beautiful lunar rain
bow about two o'clock Wednesday morning,
which formed complete circle around the
moon.
The Eureka mine, Grass Valley, is one
of the never failing kind. On Saturday last
it pauued out 10000, the result Of one
weeks crushing.
The Liverpool quotation for California
wheat, February l9lh, is o.. California
wheat at New York, February 10Th, 81 40
and l so,
The ex-mission San Fernando ranch, Los
Angeles county, of 1922 900 acres is adver-
lsed for division among the owners. 1t
will make two hundred farms.
One thousand unassorted California hers.
es were sold in Los Angeles, February 9th
at So per head, and wi | be driven to Mon
tana.
ONE HUNDRED sample oranges from San
Bernardino county, have been sent East.
The culture has been success, and the fruit
compares favorably with the products Of
Los Angeles county.
OLE BULL has signfed bis willingness to
give a concert for the benefit of the widow
Of the late Louis Provost, TO come off in
San Jose, some evening the latter part Of
the present week or first part of next.
The Carson and 1ruckee Railroad trains
are now making regular trips between Vir'
ginla and Carson, carrying down ore and
bringing back wood, timber and lumber.
They carry bu. few passengers,
In the fatal affray at Fish Lake, Esmeral-
da county, Nevada, between A. E Wids
and James Dudley, Wilds fired first, both
parties being almost instantly killed. A dis.
pule about some money, over game Of
a. r. "A.
The treasure shipment from San Francisco
asst week amounted TO Sl,24O00O, mostly
on foreign account. The amount included
S4Ss,70O Gold Bars, s24I 900 Silver Bars
s279,OOO Gold Coin, $4,000 japanese
Coin, and IS 800 Legal Tenders.
STOCKTON, Feb. 22nd.-A shooting scrape
took place between two men named Tutte
and Glenn. Tuttle is Photographic artist,
and having just returned from a trip TO the
East discovered that Glenn who is a printer,
had been on rather familiar terms With his
(Tutte's wife during his absence. The
parties met this morning-high words pass
ed-pistols were drawn and shots exchang-
ed. Both parties were wounded, though ii
is believed that neither Of them will die from
the effects of the shots.
McCAULEY's Bic STATE RoBBERY.-Tbis
individual, not content with the million dol
lars be has Gerrymaudersd the State out Of
through bis State prison contract, again
looms up in public places an casts his mel
Tor another haul. lie has succeeded. by
large vote in the Assembly, in getting a bill
10 engrossment which donates to him GAO
acres OF land in Marin county, and 20 acres
of salt and tide lands in this county. The
next bill will be for the State to denote to
him Telegraph Hill for depot for his N orth
Pacific Railroad Evening Tribune.
WE have received copy Of the fee and
salary bill as printed with the amend menls
made, up to Saturday night last. from Speak.
er G. II. Rogers, for which we return thanks.
BOARD OF ExAMINERs.-At a session of this
Board held on the 18th instant, there were three