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The Placer herald., 1870-08-20

NAnED.--An editorial in the Stripes of
last week msinuated that we had desired to
be one of three Commissioners to dispose of
the county's Railroad Stock. In our last is
sue we kindly urged the editor to give us
and the public his authority for so untruth-
full an insinuation, but he makes no reply.
We regret that our neighbor has placed him
self in so awkward and unenviable position,
but that is not our funeral. We had to
squech that falsehood once before, and will
now do it again in a very few words. Sen
ator Tweed, Senator Banvard, Assembly
WalJron, Calderwood and Power, Gen.
Hamilton, j. f. Hale and others that we
can name are all conversant with this matter,
and every one of them will swear that they
never heard us express the slightest desire
to be one of the proposed Commissioners.
Further, Col. Tweed, who originated the
idea of Commissioners and who consulted
us more than all the rest, will state that he
|
act as one of the Commissioners, declaring
that if we refused to act that he would drop
the whole matter, and that at each interview
we declined to allow our name to be used .,
except on certain contingency. That con-
tingency was that the law should prohibit the
commissioners from selling the stock for less
than its face; that the commissioners should
have full power to go into the courts and
compel the Railroad to pay over to Placer her
full share of the profits on construction and
operating the road, and that no man should
be on the Commission who had not the full
confidence of the whole community of both
parties as an honest and capable man. All
these parties know that we contended that
there was over million of dollars due the
county, and the result of recent sales of stock
has proved that we were correct. 30 much
for that lie and its author, whoever he may
The Placer herald., 1870-08-20

THE RECORD AND REPUDATIoN.-The
Sacramento Record in the course of reply
to an article of the Reporters on the Ma
tonal debt question, makes this untruthtul
declaration, which, charity for the writer in
duces us to believe emenated only from lack
of correct information:
Nothing under Heaven but mere considera-
tons of policy prevented the party from running
Pendcton for the Presidency ON II repudlaton
platform"
The Democratic platform in the late Pres
idential canvass was George ii. Pendleton's :
platform, embodying every sentiment ever
expressed by him on the National debt ques-
ton. That platform declared for the pay
ment of the National debt according to the
terms of the laws under which it was crea-
ted, and where no specific terms were enact
ed, then payment to be made in the to'cfd
money Of he United States. Is it repudia-
ton to pay debts according to contract and
in the ia1rful money of the United States?
viii the Record answer? If so, then every
debt paid in our country, east of the Rocky
Mountains, in the last eight years have sim
ply been POPULATIONS. What a shame that
such a glib writer as this editor of the. Rec
ord should be so economical of the truth
or so poorly informed of the common history
of the times and the laws and equities of
the land. Keep in shallow water, friend
Record, or study your lessons better.
The Placer herald., 1870-08-20

CENSUS RETURNs.-The United Ststes
Census Marshal, VIM. G. Morris, at San
Francisco desires persons and families who
have been missed by the deputy Marshal to
forward to him their names, ages, ETC., 90
that he can place them on the lists and thus
give as full a return of population as possible.
We think it would have been more effective
to have asked that this information be given
to the local deputy Marshal as it would have
been more convenient and more gen.
rally attended to than sending it to San
Francisco, but even as it is it may do some
good.
The Placer herald., 1870-08-20

Total for making ont and filing declaratory
statement and non-mineral affidavit, in cur
rency, 81. IL IL.
Those who pay more than this amount,
pay more than the law allows, and by sub
tracing this sum from what they do pay
can exactly see what they have been swind-
led out of. In all subsequent proceedings of
proving up and proving off the mineral, etc,
the applicant must pay just % IL cents
per hundred words for the writing, and
nothing more. We have seen the papers in
cases where the most outlandish charges
were made, and they ought to be reported
to the Commissioner at Washington, and
perhaps will be.
The Placer herald., 1870-08-20

WHY THE DIFFERENoE?-The Nevada
Transcript says the Railroad land in that
county is assessed at 81 so per acre. Here
our Assessor put it in at 81 25 per acre.
Must Placer be cursed forever with incompe-
tent officers.
The Placer herald., 1870-08-20
C0NPLiM ENTARY.

We are not good at blowing our own trumpet,
but the reader will find few of the compliment
tary notices extended to the Herald, appended
New DREss.-We are pleased to notice that our
old and acceptable friend the Placer Herdid has
donned "A new Dress andnow looks as bright and
sharp as a bran pew pin. The Herdid is tbs old
est and one of the ablest Democratic papers in
the State. 1t has witnessed all the mutations of
the party in this State, during the eighteen wears
OF Its existence. 1t has fought for the party in
the flush of victory, and battled manfully for it,
when defeat was settling fast upon the party ban
ners, and certain and speedy dissolution seemed
inevitable. Still it has struggled bravely in the
good cause and is now reaping the reward of its
ndelty Bro. Walkup, accept our congraiula-
tons and best wishes for the success of you and
yours.-freSoo Erpostor.
New DREss.-The Placer Herald published at
Auburn, Placer county, came out last week i'll a
handsome new dress. The Herald is good pa
per and will ever deserve the confidence and sup
port of the Democracy of Placer and contiguous
counties so long as that old wheel-horse of De
mocracy, Gov. 10, Walkup, lis at the helm We
congratulate our old friend upon his success III
partially redeeming the county from Republican
thraldom, and hope that the next election returns
will prove the efficacy of the sledge-hammer
blows that are being dealt by the Herald against
the corrupt clique banded together under the
name OF Repubhcans.- San joaquin valley argus.
New DREss-Our co-laborer in the cause of
democracy, the Placer Herald, comes to us this
week in "A new dress. The Herald is one of the
few democratic papers III this State that success
fully stemmed the current of abolition tyranny,
without showing any signs of weakening, during
dark days of Radical rule, and it does us good to
see it exhibit such evidences of prosperity now
-Amddor Dispatch.
New DRESS, The Placer Herald the Oldest and
one of the best Democratic papers in the Stat
comes to,us IN an entire new dress. We hope, Gov
ernor, that now you are dressed up in fashiona-
BILE style you'll not forget your regular hebdoma-
dial visits We can't 'tspare you. Your clothes fit
well and you wear them gracefully y.--Sd1,ta Bar
bars Times.
New DREss.-The Placer Herald donned a bran
new dress some two weeks since, but owing to
some cause 1--WE don't believe it was pride eh
brother Walkup y it did not come to us until
last Saturday night. We are truly glad to see
this sign of prosperity in our neighbor, and the
more so from the fact that we know it is deserv-
ing of it. The DEMOCRAT makes it's best bow to
the Herald, aAd wishes it and the good people of
Placer, whose advocate it is, continued prosper-
ty.-Mo,mtdn Democrat
New DREss.-The Placer Herald one of the
ablests Democratic papers published on the coast
comes to us this week in new Dress and looks
decidedly neat and pretty. We wish the Herald
a long life of usefulness and prosperity
Democrat.
The Placer herald., 1870-08-20

A GooD ExAMPLE-Jack Stratman was
convicted of slandering a man-that is, pub
ishing lies on him in his newspaper, the 1ri-
bune, and on being arraigned for sentence
the other day, his attorney asked the court
(Judge Lake) to only fine Stratman $500,
as bis friends would have to raise the money.
The Court replied that that would be wrong
towards Stratman's friends and unjust for
them to suffer for his crime, and said to make
sure that the guilty party should suffer, and
as he had no money, he would not fine him.
but send him to jail for six months, and ac-
cordingly ordered -Stratman imprisoned for
the six months. This was righteous judg-
ment, and should be patterned after by all
Judges, in similar cases. The liberty of the
press and license of the press are two things
The Placer herald., 1870-08-20

RAILROAD ASSESSMENT. Last year the Assessor
of this district returned the c ?, r r. track at
S12 600 per mile, under oath. This year the same
Assessor under oath, returns the same road,
when it is finished through and all the connec-
tons completed and lin complete order, at So 900.
Now We have nothing to say about the concience
of this Assessor but we think he cannot find
another man in the county that will agree with
him i'll judgement. The company was loaned and
given about $120 900 amle for building this road
and now the Assessor swears it is only worth
In plain words, in our own judgement this is sim
ply silly and sinful outrage against the other
taxpayers of this county and that they should
remember with their latest breath. The Board of
Equlization will remain in session until the first
of September next and we hope our tax payers will
take steps to remedy this terrible blunder of the
Assessor. We doubt if this road could be bought
for fifty thousand dollars a mile to day in gold
coin, and we believe it is paying better percent
age on that sum to day than any other piece OF
property in the county. The same Assessor re-
turns %, ,430, acres of railroad land less than the
odd sections in three Townships IF six miles
square, when the company is entitled to over
million acres for this ninety two'miles of road,
large portion of which is in this county
Tax payers of Placer what do you think O.
these things
The Placer herald., 1870-08-20

ADMIRAL FABRAGUT, DEAD.-Dayid Glas-
csc Farragut died al Portsmouth, n. II. on
Sunday last, at IL clock, noon, after lin
gering illness. Admiral David G.. Farragut
was born near Knoxville, Tennessee, in July
1901. and consequently died in the 10th
year Of his age. His father and friends
procured for him nidshipmans commits
sion and he entered the United States Navy
in 1911, when he was only ten years old
from this early period of his history, Fama-
gut has passed through all the grades of COM
mand in the Navy, and after serving the
country for SO years, has at the ripe age of
20 ssnk quietly into the grave with more
than the ordinary share of honor and char
acter attached to or deserved by those in
like stations through life.
The Placer herald., 1870-08-20
Your obediont serveant.
JOS. S. WILSON,


1t will be observed by the reader that the
fees set forth in the above circular are those
which apply to filing on and proving up
Homestead and Presumption claims, as well
as quartz and surface mines, and it must be
further remembered that these fees and pay
ments are all to be made in greenbacks, and
not gold. In order that parties may know
just what they should pay, we will here
give what should be the cost of fling de-
claratory statement and non-mineral affidavit,
such as is filed on lands in this and adjoining
counties where the land has once been sworn
out as mineral.
For filing declaratory statement So; for
making out the statement when done by the
officers of the local Land office, 1.-TWO hun
dred words, } forty-fve cents. Total for fill
ing out and filing declaratory statement,
50 As; for filling out and filing non-mineral
affidavit, three hundred words, tit is less
than three hundred words) 67 12 cents.
The Placer herald., 1870-08-20

RATT1Na.-T Stripes says it charged
but ten dollars for county advertisement
that we charged twenty-five dollars for.
That was the proposals for the letting of the
county printing, after which the Supervisors
gave the contract to the highest bidder. We
charged just what our published rates called
for, and if the Stripes "ratted" under, it is
not the first little thing it ever done. We
induced and got up that advertisement in
our own handwriting, or the Stripes would
not have even got the ten dollars; and then
the Supervisors refused us the contract when
we were the lo,cest bidder If the Super
visors would pay our neighbor something to
keep silent, they would be gamers, in our
opinion.
The Placer herald., 1870-08-20
cONSTARLE's SALE.

RY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED
- out of Justice r. c. PoLAND's Court, of the
Third Township, Placer County, Cal, on the
10Th day of July, 1870, and to me directed, in
favor of SrARBUcK d MILLER and against ADAM
SMITH --- MARTIN, for the sum of two hun
dred and seventy-seven dollars and TWENTY-FIVE
cents (S277 25), l have levied and seized. and
Will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder
Monday, the 29th day OF August, 1870,
on the premises at Rocklin, Placer Cauntv, Cali
lorna, at 10 O'Clock A NJ, the following describ-
ed property, to wit: One certain lot, situated on
the east side of the Central Pacific Railroad to,
gether with the improvements thereon consist
ing of one dwelling house, occupied by said Adam
Smith; one cabin, and one stable. All of which
property will sell, or so much thereof as may
be sufficient to satisfy said execution and accru-
ing costs, d. HARRIS.
Constable of Township No O.
hockin, August b, lo'o. aug6-3w
The Placer herald., 1870-08-20
THE WAR NEWS.

Very severe fighting has taken place before and
around Metz within the past week. Taking the
news from both French and Prussian sources and
striking the average 1--WE mean the ofhclal ana
semi-official news and not the gulliver stories
written by the camp followers Of either side we
reach the following conclusionsL Up to Sunday
last, with the single exception of the first small
fight at Saarbrucken, the Prussians had been
uniformly successful and victorious in all the bat
ties but these victories not decisive or crush
ING in any instance. During these fights the
Prussians have advanced, and now occupy
large portions of the Territory OF Alsace and Lor-
rane. with the exception of the fortified cities,
and King William has appointed governors OF
these departments On Sunday last the Prus-
slams attacked Bazine's army and succession OF
battles ensued lasting until Wednesday in which
the PY1lssians failed of their object of breaking
the French centre and getting between Bazin's
army and Verdun or rather between the main
French army and Paris. In these battles both
armies suffered heavy losses; the Prusians meet
ing with terrific slaughter when they reached the
outer defenses of Metz. After these battles the
Prussan commander asked for an armistice to
bur; their dead and care for their wounded which
was refused by Bazine. The Prussian successes
have alarmed England and Russia and Russia is
mobilizng her army on the Prussan frontier
and England is threatening to interfere, because
the Prussian King is establishing governments
on French soil Louis Napoleon and his son are
vet with the French army and Napoleon Is yet
Emperor, but the French people are now fighting
for French soil and French glory, not specially
for Napoleon. A great battle is momentarily ex-
pected on the plains of Chalons between 30O,
600 French soldiers and 1000, field pieces and
SOC, 900 Prussians and 1400 cannon. If any one
believes this war is fairly begun yet unless
ended by compromise, let him look at the maps
of France and Germany and then imagine for
a moment the character of these people and the
vast resources at their command, and he will be
cured of all such ideas.
The Placer herald., 1870-08-20
Official Paper OF Placer County

THOMAS BoYcE, No. 30 Exchange Building,
on California street, San Francisco, is authorized
TO solicit advertisements and subscriptions in that
city for the HERALD, and receipt for the same.
BEAN Il BLACK, No. 410 Montgomery street
opposite Wells, Fargo & Co., San Francisco, are
authorized to solicit advertisements and subscrip-
tons, and receipt for the same.
HUDSON &MENET are our authorized sole Agents
In New York. All orders for publication, unless
accompanied with the money, must come through
them to insure attention.
H. W. STARR, of Lincoln, is authorized to act
- our Agent in that place.
P. E. WEBER is authorized to act as our Agent
In Gold Run and vicinity.
JAMES Mccormick is our authorized agent on
the Forest Hill Divide to solicit subscriptions,
advertisements, and make collections and receipt
for the same.
The Placer herald., 1870-08-20
MARRIED..
PROBATE NOTICE.
h, the matter Of the Estate of RICHARD PRIC
deceased.

deceased.
In PROBATE COURT, PLACER COUNTY CAL
TT APPEARING TO THE JUDGE OF THIS
L Court, by the petition this day presented and
filed by James Hawortn, Administrator o; t.Ie
Estate of Richard Price, deceased praying for
an Order of Sale of real and personal estate, to
sell the whole of the real and personal property
belonging to said estate. at Public Auction, to
pay the debts outstanding against said estate,
and the debts, expenses and charges of Admins
tration 1t is therefore ordered by the Judge Of
said Court that all persons interested in the es-
tate of said deceased appear before the said Pro-
bake Court on
Saturday, the 27th day Of august, A. ID. 1870,
at ii O'Clock A. NJ. of said day, at the Court Room
of said Probate Court, at Auburn, Placer county,
to show cause why an order should not be grant
ed to sell the whole of said real and personal en-
tate. And that copy of this order be published
at least four successive weeks in the PLACER
HERALD, newspaper printed and published at
Auburn, in said Placer county.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, !
COUNTY OF PLACER
|, GEO. G.. SEwELL, Clerk of the Probate Court
in and for said Placer county, hereby certify the
foregoing to be a true and correct copy of an
order this day made and entered on the minutes
of said Probate Court.
- Witness my hand and the seal of said
SEAL Court, this 26th day of July, A D. 1870
wv GEO. G.. SEWELL,
Jy3O-iw Clerk
The Placer herald., 1870-08-20
BARBER SHOP.

NEXT DOOR TO THE AMERICAN HOrFI.
W, "here he will be pleased to receive calls from
all persons desiring anything in his line NJ
"IsEMAN feels confident from his long experi.
ence IN business in San Francisco, Sacramento
ana other cities, that he can give entire satisfac
uon TO all that may give him call ." ~
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The Placer herald., 1870-08-20
Monday, the goth day Of August IS1O
SHAVING&HAIRDRESSING
CH1S. r. WISEHAN

AS THE PLEASURE OF INFORMING
l. the people of Auburn and vicinity that he
The Placer herald., 1870-08-20

New DREss.-The Placer Herald, one of the
ablests Democratic papers published on the coast,
comes to us this week in new dress and looks
decidedly neat and pretty. We wish the Herald
long life of usefulness and prosperity
Democrat
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-01-15
Hfnts on Travelling.

Don't wOar your best bonnet, or
people will think you have no better
oppor unity to display it. Plain
straw is better taste. Light.colored
gloves are an abomination for trav-
cling costume. Pack your iewelry
in your trunk instead of hanging Il
about your person, and don't Judge
your fellow travellers by the splen-
dor Of their dress or the number cf
yards in their mantillas. Disagree
able mistakes have been made in
this way. Don't docm it useless to
be polite to the spcctaclcd old lady,
or the pals young girl They may
not belong tosthc butterfly ranks Of
fishion, but they are none the less
capable of appreciating that kind of
etiquette which springs from tho
heart, Don't talk and laugh loudly
and boisterously. Your private af-
fairs may be very ongrossing to
yourself, but they can hardly be eS-
pccted to interest the public. Don't
load yourselves with parasols. fans,
baskets, parcels, shawls, reticules
and books. The less hand baggage"
youscan get along with the better.
Don't discover, just as tho boat is on
the point of stsriing, that you'have
left your shawl, and send your luck
less escort back to find it, unless you
want to disgust him thoroughly
with lady travellers. Don't begin
to complain when You are a little
tired. Some ladies think it inter-
esting to behave like grown 10
children on such occasions. Nobody
likes, ,toEhear, peoplesfTet over wear
mess that cannot be helped. Re-.
member that others besides yourself
may be tatisned. Don't find fault
with all the hotel accommodations
that you meet. Don't scrutinize
the napkins and turn the plate up
side down, and declare it impossi-
BILE TO eat your break fast without q
silver fork, and allude ostentatitus-
ly to 'what you have been accus-
TONED to-" Those who know the
world will need no moro convincing
proof that you are outside the pale
Of really good society. Just make
up your mind before you start out
from home that you will look on the
sunniest side Of everything, enjoy
yourself as much as you possibly
can, and use every endeavor to make
the journey as pleasant to those
round you, apd it will be very sin
gular if somebody isn't the better
for il,
Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-01-15
John q. Conner.

The Miami County, Indians, Sen
t'nel says Of Capt John q, Cohher,
the Congressman elect in the Second
District:
MUst of our readers viii reeollect
Capt john e.. Conner, OF ths regu-
lar army, a youth who had barely
seen his majority two years ago, and
who did such gallant service oR the
stamp fr Seymour sud Blair,
throughout Indiana. Every one
was cnplivated with bis sparkling
wit. and ss,onished st the maturity
Of his intellecL Capt. Conner IL
now u eillton OF Texas. In the po,
lilical rpheaving. OF that distracted
State, Capt. Conner was chosen 10y
the Conservatives of tho Second
Congressional District, ~ their can.
didate for Congress Tie entered
lLS canvass with his usual spirit,
and was making such progress that
the Radicals become alarmed, and
one day, willis addressing IN audi.
encc at Jefferson, he was arrested
and thrown into prison upon some
irivulous, trumped up charge, and
kept in custody until a:lcr the olec-
,iun. All kinds Of false charges
were circulated against him, but
John, f'om,thc Jefferson Bastilo,"
kept pouring hot shot into his enc.
mics, in the shape OF letters, which
were extensively published, and we
see by tho late dispatches from Tex
as that he wss triumphantly elected.
We are very glad to hear ofhis sue
cess, and his many friends and ad-
mrers in Indiana will rejoice with
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