The Placer herald., 1870-02-19
Non. Political Sacramento Letter.
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 10th 1870.

SACRAMENTO, Feb. 10th 1871.
Mr.. Editor AT the beginning OF last
week a ghost was discovered In house on
the corner of Fourth and 0 streets. On the
night previous he had by series OF unsaylh'
ly noises and rappiugs succeeded iu severely
frightening the occupants Of the dwelling,
some of whom, it is said, abandoned the
house on the following day, in search OF
quieter quarters.
The next morning when news OF these
strange performances were heralded Abroad
great excitement prevailed in the neigbbor-
hood, and visitors began to flock 10 the
house 10 such numbers as 10 be the source
of great ANNOYANCE to its proprietor. On
the evening Of Tuesday last party OF splr-
;,uaists held a seance on the haunted prem
ises, for the purpose Of confering With, and,
il possible, to discover the nature OF The er'
rand of this spiritual visitor. Whether they
succeeded in their object or not bave been
unable to learn.
have heard few weak-mnded persons
express an opinion that these disturbances
may be produced by a supernatural agency;
but as general thing Sacramentans are
disposed to treat the matter jocosely, and
give it but tie thought. | am Of The opin.
ion that it is all the work OF a micblevous
or malicious individual, and that be will
eventually be discovered if be persists in bis
efforts TO ffigh,en The people.
Our ladies, following the example Of their
Eastern sisters, have organized Woman S
Suffrage Association, and are holding week
" meetings at the Pioneer Hall. They
seem TO be determined to attain their OBJ
iect, and secure for themselves the tight of
voting and holding office. The girls, too,
of my own age, (about nineteen. - I'D
HERALD eviuce much interest in the mat
ter, and will make it quite warm for
such Of their acquainauces as differ with
them on the question.
Very little building is going on here at
present, and consequently many mechanics
are out of work. All the buildings of any
importance, except the new Odd Fellows
Temple, have been, or are nearly completed
The State Capital Commissioners have dis
pensed with the services Of the architect,
Mr.. Cummings, and from that | conclude
operations on that building are suspended
for tune. WINFIELD
RAILROAD REPoRr.-We give below the
report Of the Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany of California for the year 1869. The
people Of Placer county will naturally won
der where Crocker g. Bro, Stanford & Bro,
and Huntington and Hopkins got about
$4,000 900 to pay in when they were not
all worth balf million when Placer be-
came their partner. Have the Stockbod-
ers been swndled and the proceeds pocket
ed by the officers
Will our delegation IN the Legislature
read this report, and then do something, or
scratch their heads:
Capital stock $lOO 900 900; amount subscrib-
ed, $40 l65 100; actually paid in. $40 .097 290;
expended for purchase of lands SOAP 77 for
construction OF the road, SS4,l29 00l 9S; for
buildings, $72l 597 Is; for engines, 81 S76500;
for cars, 81 9SS, ,l25; amount of the Indebtedness
of the company. SjS ,905, III so, on bonds, notes
and personal accounts the amount due the COM
pany, S169,5ll &c; amount OF receipts for trans
portation OF passengers, mails express matter.
etc, and from other business of the road for the
year. is S5670,S22 %; tons of freight transport
ed. 276,324; amount paid for repairs on engines,
caIs, buildings and current expenses, S2,993,-
523 10; paid for taxes, Sl49.l49 So; paid for in
terest, 81 .734.604 SO - amounting in all to S4.-
877, ,277 &c. No dividends have been made
Number of engine houses, etc is as follows
engine houses repair shops, l47 locomotive en-
gines, l37 passenger cars, 10 baggage cars
mail and express cars ,529 freight cars s5
dump cars, l6S hand cars, l45 section cars 10
yard cars "a iron cars and snow plows
Orr LIZ nur - The ranaal of ranaulin1r