The Placer herald., 1870-04-02
Late News Items.

AN Elkoite has just returned from the
San Diego mines and prouounces them
bumbug.
A Cu1NAMAN was arrested 10 San Fran
cisco while swimming from the steamer
Chiua With opium valued al $4,000.
The Meadow Lake Hotel, which original
" cost $4,000 was sold few days ago
for seven dollars.
AMONG the Paymasters reported default
ers is the name Of Wm. 6. Marcy, formerly
of Mare Island, for the sum Of $l24 ,637 SO.
The construction gangs on the California
and Oregon Railroad have struck two valua-
bic gravel beds during the las, week.
THREE hundred and six bills signed by the
Governor have been filed with the Secretary
Of the State up to Saturday evening last
Ir is reported an Indian war has broken
out on Stony Creek, in Colusa county, and
Il is feared several families bave been mas
sacted.
Ir is understood that the California fruit
raisers vii send special agent to Chicago
The coming season, who will bave exclusive
control OF all fruit sent for sale.
A CHICKEN rece ntg saw the light a. San
J Jose which has three bodies and five legs
The orDthologs's Of that section are much
exercised in consequence.
c. G STEVENSON, proprietor Of the Douglass
I'll hoe o
patent for an improved amalgamating
pan.
THE sluice-boxes Of Reuben Thomas, on
the Grass Valley Slide, were cleaned up by
robbers on Suoday, March 26lh. 1t is sup
posed they did not get over 500.
A BURGLARY was committed IN the store
of Martin Ford, Of Boston rav'ne, March
Gath. The large iron safe was cut open
with an axe and robbed OF 80 900 in coin.
CHARLES YEoMANs has recovered Sl0,-
600 damages from the Contra Costa Steam
Navigation Company, for injuries sustained
on one Of the boats Of that Company.
JAMES GELABERr was recently convicted
Of murder in the first degree, at Stockton,
and bis execution has been set for Friday,
April 18th.
HIRAM F Henley, second son Of 4. J.
Henley, of Souoma. ed in Sacramento
city, on Thursday the cath ul. His death
r. suite from injuries received by fall from
a horse eighteen months ago.
SULPHUR in considerable quantities is now
shipped from Red Bluff to England, via
MArywiIIe. The sul phur beds give a fus
and marke'sbIy pure quality Of the article,
which is melled and run into boxes for ship
ment.
A MATCH game Of base ball was played
at Woodbridge on Saturday, between the
Oak Leaf Club, of Stockton. aud the Wood
bridge Club; the former winning the game,
making fty five innings to lhe Wood
bridges nineteen.
PRvArE dispatchss received from Wash
ngton say that Assessor Til len. 10 San
FrarcIsco, La. been superseded ty one OF
The Den:s and that James LadIey will b.
Postmaster ia San Francisco, pice Colonel
Coey.
Thomas JOHNSTON, who was on a yls. to
bis brother. Rev. A Johnston. Of Santa
Rosa, was found hung, March 6b, on tie
ranch o( DR.. Johuston, on Mark West
creek. A Coroner's inquest was beld, and
the verdict Of the jury was that he had com
mitted suicide in fit of insansly lie
leaves wfs and several children in Santa
Barbara county.
AT Salt Lake, March o7fh a meeting
was hed in the Masonic Hall. to adopt a
memorial to the Senate of the United States.
praying for the expunging of those sections
IN CuIlom's bill wbieh punish by fine and
imprisonment the continuation OF the pa
triarchaI family relations. The meeting
was addressed by Kelsey, Harrison, Stem
house, Marshall, jennings, Sherman, Tul-
idge, Cassrt, Waters and Lawrence.
Divorces. If any of our married reader. are
unhappily yo6ed in CALLING bonds of matrmony
from any cause whatsoever, we point to the card
OF NJ House under the head of new advertise
ments In speaking of his professional services
Counselor House says: