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The Portland daily press., 1870-05-14
$500 REWARD i!

OST, on the night of the 4th, between the Brew.
IL er House, Westbrook, and the center OF the city
one large lined Buffalo Robe. and Red silk Pusi
Sleigh Cushion, with hammer cloth. The above re.
the Marshai's office.
Portland, March
The Portland daily press., 1870-05-14
CITY, HILL.
The MOnarchs Of Minstrelsy
Fridny and Saturday, May 13, II
Tho Grent Bernardo Prima Donna ms
SAUCY SAL!
TheA1abanla TriDlets.
The Hit Of the eason:
POsOers, Esnerson aud Garland.

.PosOers, Emerson aud Garland.
The Placer herald., 1870-02-26
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
LAND NOTICE.

no ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN. Whereas
l. the South east quarter of Section seven, j7,)
township No. II, North range east, Mt Diacio
base and meridian, being l6O acres Of land, has
been by the afidavits of various persons, filed in
The District Land Office Of the United States at
Marysville. State of California. being the of,,ce
Tor the district within which said lands were then
situated declared to contain mineral and to be
more valuable for mineral than agricultural
Purposes by reason whereof said land has bitber
10 been withheld from presumption and sale,
now the undersigned gives notice that be will
on " 80 = t'-'
tuesday, the 29th day of March. 1870.
at O'Clock p NJ, make application to the Regis.
Ter ana Receiver OF the United States Land Once
at sacramento, and adduce evidence to prove
That said land, to-wt: The Sou east onarter
OF Section seven. G) Township IL, North Range
east, Mt. Diablo base and meridian. IL mora
valuable ior agricultural than mining purposes.
ana on such proof apply for permission to Gle
pre-cmptlon claim to said land, unless sufficient
cause to the contrary be then and there shown.
J. NJ ID. REESE.
The Placer herald., 1870-02-26
FEES AND SALARIES.

We wrote an article last week, showing
the exact position the candidates Of the two
parties occupied before the people Of Placer
county prior to the election last Fall. We
proved the correctness Of our position by
the declarations Of Conventions and even
the Stripes. This we did as duty to The
public, the candidates, (uow officers elec')
and in justification Of our own consistency,
and not that we had any more feeling in the
matter than any other taxpayer in the couu.
ty. Consistency is a jewel that we like to
meet every day, and in every man, and es-
pec:ally in parties and officials We do not
believe in men pledgng ihemsel.os hofo,o
III. voters before an election 10 carry out
certain measure, and then after their cleo
ton faIsiiy their pledges. No man that
will do such a thing is fit to hold any office,
or even he trusted n a private capacity.
The Stripes dare not deny the correctness
Of our history, but fasi6es the record to
find hole 10 creep out at. 10 many cOun-
ties in the State no such pledges were made
BY candidates, as those made in Placer ito
abide by the Anguey billy and in these
counties the Representatives are free to act
as their conscience dictates, answering only
to their constituents for their acts. Before
the new fee bill passed the Assembly. on
Monday last, the counties Of San Francisco
San Bernardino, Ell Dorado, Calaveras, Los
Angeles, Yuba and Placer we're excepted
from the operations Of the bill. In Los An
geles the same pledges had been made as in
Placer, and the Democratic members from
that county stood firm and had it excepted,
and Mr.. Power, of Placer, did the same and
had Placer excepted, five read the proceed
ngs Alright. In his, our Assemblymen 1--WE
suppose they all consented to Mr.. Powers
motion) only stood by their pledges, and
though differing from us iu politics, we
award them the full need Of praise. We
know from experience that no general fee
or salary bill can be passed that will give
satisfaction in all the counties and for that
reason are in favor Of the Placer Represen-
taives perfecing and passing special bill
for this county, to take effect on the officers
to be elected at the next general election.
We want this bill to provide for fair com
pensation for the services rendered, and not
a dollar more. The time has passed for
creating offices that make the incumbents
rich at the expense of the toiIiug taxpayers
of the country, and those who try it will
find that they had Letter be engaged in some
honest calling.
The Placer herald., 1870-02-26
The Johnston Distilling Process.

The Scientific Press under the above cap,
ton corrects an error Of ours in supposng
that the Johnston and Downey process of
distillation was one and the same, or at
least very similar. Before we saw Mr..
Downey's card, and after we had written the
article referred to by the Press, we bad some
conversation with Senator Wilson, of Los
Angeles, who knew something of the Down
ey process, and from what we learned from
him we were convinced that the two inveu-
tions we're not the same. The impression
left on our mind from what Senator Wilson
said, was that the Dowpey process was a
SLOW, tedious one and not likely 10 be suc.
cess, for want Of capacity and cheapness;
which is net the case with the Jobnsto still
or invention. We had been advised that
Johnston and Downey had had some con-
fer ence or correspondence on the subject,
and naturally supposed that be was plying
the Jobnston invention, and possibly BY con.
sent Of the inventor. We regard the inven-
ton as one of mmeasurable value to the
whole coast. In the same connection the
Press states the following in reference to
the Johnston invention:
GAS the patents for Mr.. Johnston's still were
obtained through the Scientific Press Agency
for the United States, England and France, we
will state the important points of the invention:
First Economy OF time in making spirit en-
trely free from iusel oil exc ess of acetc ether
at one operation.
Second--A saving of the usual cost of rectif-
cation by charcoal or any other means.
Ihird-Saving of waste and loss in exposing
a large quantity of weak spirit to condensation,
by the old process.
Fourth Nothing is made 10y this still except
high.proof spirit; the proof being entirely under
the control of the operator.
There is at Bugbey's vineyard, El Dorado
county, two of these stills made of wood. work
ing to one column and one worm. In the pipe
leading from the stills to the column there are
balanced valves, by means of which the stills
can be worked alternately. When steam is turn
ed on No. l, it opens the valve leading to the
column, and closes the valve on No. 2; and as
soon as the spirit has been exhausted from No. d,
steam is turned op No. 2, closing the valve in
No. l. The pomace or wine is then discharged
from No. which is exchanged and ready for
operation. When the spirit has been exhausted
from No. 2, no time is lost in discharging and
loading.
The spirituous vapor on leaving the still, pass
es into the six-chambered column or rectifer. As
it ascends through the different chambers, it en-.
counters, in each, coil of pipe containing cold
water, by which the water and impurities are
condensed and separated from the vapor. An
uniform temperature is maintained in the upper
chamber of the column by the flow of water
through the pipes, so that spirit of any desired
strength can be brought over, ana nothing but
high-proof spirit goes into the worm. The only
portion of the spirit that requires rcdistilation
is few gallons which come over first on each
charge, about so per cent. over proof con tain
ing an excess of acetic ether.
The Placer herald., 1870-02-26

WHERE ARE THEY.-Early in The session
bills were introduced TO repeal the Registry
Act and 10 enact an uniform ticket law.
These are both Democratic measures and
the public have been led to believe that this
is Democratic Legislature. The repeal Of
the odous Know Nothing Registry Law is
demanded by nine hundred and ninety mine
out Of every thousand Democrats in the State
and we can assure the Democratic members
of the Legislature that if they fail TO repeal
or greatly modify it they will find them
selves "ysarliugs" when they come before
Democratic Conventions for a re-nomina-
ton. The uniform ticket law is demanded
by the Constitution as we'll as every consid-
Grafton Of justice to the poor dependent vo'
ter. No man who is dependent upon the
wealthy or those who have power over him
is an independent voter so long as the bal
lot can be printed on paper that its contents
may be known by the back. As we'll take
the elective franchise away from the poor
man at once as 10 leave it in the power Of
bis employer to coerce his vote by the color
OF his ticket. Suffer these laws TO remain
as they are and the people will suffer such
members to remain at home in the future.
MUSICAL FEsrIvAL.-The great musical
festival which commenced at San Francisco
on the 22d, is not likely to prove as enter
tanning to auditors as was expected, though
it may, and we hope will be financial sue
cess. A dispatch to the Union, after the
first entertainment says:
"The musical festival to day was attended by
about five thousand persons, while fully that
number stood around the Pavilion on the out
side, engaged in conversation. The acoustics of
the Pavilion are so bad that it was impossible
Cor any one to enjoy the music. There were
about twelve hundred persons in the chorus and
one hundred and twenty musicians in the band.
feeling OF disappointment seemed to pervade
all who were resent, and the impression is that
the attendance tomorrow will not be near so
large"
We attended The Great Worlds musical
congress held in the Crystal Palace, in New
York, 10 1854, where there we're two thou.
sand musicians, vocal and instrumental, un'
der the direction Of the renowned Julien, and
an audience of tbirty-6ve thousand. There
was no music or harmonious sounds there;
all was din, clatter, squeal and discord. So
we suppose the San Francisco festival will
turn out, only it will be better than the
New York one because on a smaller scale
Some people will praise the performance
simply because they dislike to acknowledge
being soil.
The Placer herald., 1870-02-26

The KING OF BAVARIA kindly permitted DR..
J, U. Aver to have copy taken of Rauchs ccle-
braed colossal statue of Victory, which belongs
to the Bavarian crown and stands at the entrance
of the Royal Palace at Munich. The Doctor had
1t cast in bronze, and has presented it to the
City OF Lowell, where it stands in the Park and
symbolizes the tri umph of both freedom and
medicine. Her manufactures are the pride of
Lowell, and foremost among them AYERS MED
IcINEs make her name gratefully remembered by
the unnumbered multitude who are cured bv
them of affecting and often dangerou. diseases
Boston Journal.
The Placer herald., 1870-02-26
SU M NJ ON 8.

State Of California, County of Placer. In Ju,-
,r tees Court of Township No. s. sNs'
me peops ofthc State Of Cai,foraia 20 p. NJ
HTLLIG.4N, Greeting. ~
YOU are hereby Summoned to appear before
L me at my office, or at the Office of INV suc'
cessor in Township Number Six, Placer coun. @
w.. y, state s OF California, within fifteen days
aller hnal publica tion Of this summons. to AN"
swer s the complaint Of Frank Hoffman, wherein
Ts Te prags Judgment against you for the sum Of
Two Hundred and Eleven Dollars and fortv-
sevea spH cents 1szll AZ in an action for Hay sold
A. d. 1868. :" '"' ''"'
ana take notice if you fail to appear and an
swer, plaintiff will take judgment against you in
upau,,' iDoua In ,he sum of s2il A. together with
antelest ana the costs of suit. and apply to said
court for the relief prayed for.
H. ulven under myshand, this 9th day yf Decem.
Der, A. D. 1869.
ISAAC THOMPSON,
Justice of the Peace Township Nos.
[jal-3m
The Placer herald., 1870-02-26

WHEN all employment becomes irksome, and
the mind incapable of continued application to
any subject, through WEAKNESS and exhaustion
of the rody, then some healthful tonic, acting
gently but surely upon the liver and stomach,
and gradually increasing the force Of the circu-
lation, and of the digestive system, will be found
DR.. Walkers Vegetable Viuegar Bitteys, which,
in purifying the blood, IenOvates the system,
giving it renewed vitality and force as Of youth
again.
The Placer herald., 1870-02-26
To the Democrats of the Legislature.

The late election, so decisive in its results,
was an emphatic endorsement Of the wellkpovn
principles or, perhaps, might say, politics
of the Democratic party of the State; and the
overwhelming majority in the Legislature is but
the reflex OF the sentiment of the people which
first made itself manifest in the form of inch oaie
law at the polls.
What are those principles +! and what are those
politics? Those ascertaiDed, and the duties Of
the Legislature then chosen, are clear Of the
many included, the following are the most i'm
portant, and their enumeration will indicate oil
lst The rejection of the Fifteenth Amend
ment monstrosity. This has been done.
2nd. The repeal Of the Registry Law, which,
whilst it offers no hindrance to the repeater
keeps many honest citizens from the polls.
3rd. Retrenchment in the financial affairs of
the State, including fees Of officials.
4th. The enactment OF law that shall effec.
tually prohibit cooiie competition Tor the labor
of the Stale.
5th the rejection of any and every job, scheme
or monopoly in the interest of the few at the sx-
pense of the many.
9th. The passage Of such laws in the interest
of the party, as will not result in the injury OF
the people. 49,.
Oftbose enumerated perhaps the one which
one with regard 10 the Chinese. 1t is the one
which appeals directly and with overwhelming
force 10 the white voters Of Abe State. who rely
upon remunerative labor for living. With
them this is the vital principle, beside which oil
others were sunk. Upon that, the Legislature ID
an aggregated voice, and a failure to cmbody
that voice into law is worse than criminal. IL
will not do to say that Congress interposcs an
estoppel, in the form Of Congressional enact
ment. In determining this matter the question
will not be, "What hasa corrupt Congress done!'
it will instead, be, What has our Democratic
Legislature tailed to do in the interests Of tbstr
constituents
Already thousands of white men are out OF
employment in the State. Want, destitution,
suffering prevaii-and to an extent beyond the
conjecture of many who warm their toes around
the pleasant fresides Of the capital and the mon
whose votes control elections. and build up or
tear down parties, believe their suffering charge
able to Chinese labor.
l agree with them, and express it as my own
opinion, as a Democrat, that it were better that
the party had not elected member of Il Leg
slature than that this measure should fail.
AS to the Vaudeville Litigant Bill, since it
rebounds to the injury of no one, and must even
tuate greatly to the benefit of the Democratic
press of the State it is evident that 1t should
pass rs party measure.
F. J. CLARK.
The above letter we find 10 the Daily Er.
aminer, and publish it, simply rsnMking
that it contains matter that should induce
serious reflection on the part Of Democratic
members. ED. HERALD.
The Placer herald., 1870-02-26
MAR RI ED.

In Whcatland. Yuba county, February 2lst,
by Rev. A. A. McAlster, J. NJ. SCoir to SOPHIA
f. HOWELL. r.~sfN
In Gold Run, Feb 22d, PETER SrRKxAN to
SARAH HEWITT. ~r-
At Rocklin, Feb. 22d, by G. G. Lewis, J.P.,
PARKER S. BERRY to Matte J. BARRETT.
May your voyage over Lifc's stormy sea be
prosperous and happy. May each returning day
new joys unfold, and may Parker never regret
going Berrying. oh
The Placer herald., 1870-02-26

BLOODY TRAoEDY.-Tbe Republican gives
the details Of the killing Of man named
Gage at Stockton on Wednesday last Gage
eloped with Mr.. Harper's wife and five
children from Martinez and went 10 bousel
keeping in Stockton. Harper followed the
guilty pair to Stockton and blowed Cages
brains out.
The Placer herald., 1870-02-26

TWICE wEEK.-This is a new paper
which takes the place OF the semi weekly
Bee, is issued every Wednesday and is made
up from matter taken from the Daily Bee.
1t is a large tbirty-six column paper and
with but few advertisements. We wish it
financial success.
The Placer herald., 1870-02-26

BOARD OF ExAMINERs.-At a session of this
Board held on the 18th instant, there were three
applicants for County Certificates and received
Certificates as follows: II. n Atkinson, LIST
grade. Mrs. l.. NJ. Hart, and Mrs. E. E. Colyin,
Bird grade Stars and Stripes.
The Placer herald., 1870-02-26

J. B. AND Col. lwEED-J b., a CORES
pondent OF the Stripes, purporting to reside
and write bis articles in Lincoln, is again
after Senator Tweed with a black Know
Nothing stick. This correspondent makes
ii point to attack Col Tweed on all occa,
sious, and for what purpose, unless for per
sonal spite or baked ambition, if he is a
Republican, we are at loss to uudsrsta nd.
Some people say tha articles are written 10
Auburn, and this belief is strengthened from
he fact that the correspondent gives no To-
cal news from Lincoln or that section Of
the county. This is not our funeral, and
Col Tweed can congratulate him mself on the
fact that though i. is fire in the rear it is
a very small one.
J. B. hates foreigners, as he calls uatural-
lied citizens, and villifes them with an in
veterate abuse. consoliug to the publisher of
the Stripes and the relics Of defunct Know
Nothingism.
The Placer herald., 1870-02-26

AN able and quite lengthy letter review
ing the claims Of the two political parties of
the day will be found on the first page of
this paper. To the man Of thought and pa
triotie motives, It will well repay for care
ful perusal.
The Placer herald., 1870-02-26
AcRosTic,

ain Killer is worth what it weighs in gold,
IL around the world are its praises told;
! wiz cholera cure-scourge OF southern cliuea
victim dies who takes il betimes. ~ nv"
X eep Pain Killer, true friend, by your silc
! will cure cough or cold, or collie beside.
l. ook out to apply it for bruise or for .prai9
L ct it once be tried-"'t,ciU be used arn;m:
Z very word am telling you. reader, Is true:
emem'er that Pain Killer is good for you.
EVERY Movru
The Placer herald., 1870-02-26

We have received copy Of the fee and
salary bill as printed with the amend ~ ents
made, up to Saturday night last. from Speak.
er G. II. Rogers. for which we return thanks.
The Placer herald., 1870-02-26
DIED.

AT Coon Creek. Placer county. Feb. 23l, SA.
RAH, wife of T. H Thomas, aged 80 years. [St.
Lous papers please copy.] "a
The Placer herald., 1870-02-26

THOMAS BOYCE, No. 80. Exchange Build
log on California stree San Francisco, is
authorized to solicit advertisements and sub
scrptions in that city for the HERALD, and re-
ceipt for the same.
H. W. STARR, of Lincoln, isauthorized to act
as our agent in that place.
p. E. WEBER, is authorized 10 act as oul
agent in Gold Run and vicinity.
B. d. DUNNAM is our authorized Agent al
Michigan Bluff
THOMAS DUNN is authorized to act as our
Agent at Forrest Hill.
HUDSON X MENET are our authorized sole
agents in New York. All orders for publication.
unless accompanied with tie money, must come
through them 10 insure attention.
The Placer herald., 1870-02-26

me faln Killer is sold by all Druggists and
dealers in Family Medicines. """
cu,r,I, nEDINGfON d CO., and HOSTETTER 4
SMllH' San francisco, CAL, General Wholesale
The Placer herald., 1870-02-26

SAMPLES OF THE PARTY The mongrel
party Of California is very fairly represented
at Washington, if George Wilkes Of the same
party speaks the truth. In late plumber
Of his Spirit Of the Times be thus describes
the Republican California lobby at Washing
ton:
"There are lot OF NANCY ours from Calfor-
MIA, hanging about Washington at present whose
jaws are continually ajar for crackers, and whose
fingers are always itching for pocket-book
These fellows, who generally pretend to be law
yers are mere land thieves and political gypses,
looking for stray title or an office. They lurk
a nd lounge about with the peculiar manners Of
broken down gamblers or faded cut.throats and
are always ready to scandalize any gentleman
in whose presence they are not fit to stand un-
covered simply because he will not keep their
company or pamper them with whisky. They
are miserable, worthless crew, whom we have
overlooked too long, and we feel that we shall
soon be obliged to make it our duty 10 skin some
of the deiamatory dogs, and nail their hides upon
the ience."
The Placer herald., 1870-02-26

A MAN named Murray died at Virginia
February 2lst, Of smallpox.
The Placer herald., 1870-02-26

The above letter we find 10 the Daily Ex.
aminer, and publish it, simply rsnarkng
that it contains matter that should induce
serious reflection on the part Of Democratic
members. Ed. HERALD.
The Placer herald., 1870-02-26

SHowHEGAN, February 20th
The Kennebec river is at an extraordinary
hight. The ice freshet is without parallel IN
this section Many bridges above are washed
away The Kennebec and Portland Railroad is
washed out in one place for a distance OF fifty
feet to tho depth OF thirty feet.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-06-11

RENcoNrRE WITH FIsTs.-At an early
hour yesterday morning, a downtown
merchant and nm auctioneer got into n
dispute which ended in a set-to with
ont regard to rule. The merchant got
AWAY with his man, and NJ arrests were
mnde. much to the disgust of the Dis
trict Attorney. who was promptly ON
hand nj the Recorders office TO nroSe-
cnte the combatnnts. There was money
in this case, if it had been properly at
tended to.
OK A ToUR.-Several officials elect and
ex-oficials started down the road yester-
day ON Wells, Fargo & Co.'S stage. The
only solution to this strange movement
we could learn, was that the party were
GOING down the road on a pdSeds to see II
the road agents would be id fools
enouoh to attempt to rob them. Hill
honss is The moneyed man of the crowd
and he having drawn a sixteen dollar
city warrant the night previous.
HoRsE RAoE.-An interesting equine
contest will take place at 2 o'clock this
Saturday afternoon, on the Stout a
Rider Course, just below the Ihree,mlie
Honse. between Travis Brothers b. h.
Chamber of Commerce. and keogh's b.
m. Ledy Swift. 1t will doubtless be an
interesting race--as both animals are
celebrated for their going qnalitiesnand
we are assured that every thing Will be
conducted on the dead square.
AN adj ortisement in another column
from the White Pine Water Company Is
Of interest to Treasureites,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-06-11
From Pinto.

Mr.. NcNeyins arrived here yesterday
from Pinto. aud speaks in encouraging
terms of the mines IN that vicinity. The
Maryland mine, which belongs TO Messrs.
NJ N wins, Mccoy, a. j. Paxton and
Van Wyck, is located at a long distance
from water. They have SINK n well
near the mine to a depth of 80 feet,
striking n fine flow, of sweet spring water
at that point.
The shaft Of the Maryland mine is
down % feet, all the way through ore
that it is estimated will average from
$500 to 81, 200 to the tun. An incline
has been run down 81 feet, from a point
- feet north Of the main shaft, aud n
drift made from the bottom level AZ feet
in a northerly direction, and ore has
been pierced all the way. There IS IN
TINS of ore out anu sacked, and 70 tuns
have baen shipped. which have averaged
5000 per tun in San Francisco. The
company can now extract ten tuns per
day with a force of ten men.
The Champion mine looks very well,
and is being worked. 1t belongs to Han
son and Heating. .
The Pinto Company's mines are all
being worked. The Ducat No. 2 has
been leased from the company by VIII
lard and Sehmolz of this place, and Mil
Ter of Austin. The agent of the COM
pany, Mr.. Weideman is working the
other mines.
Edw. Stahl is also working n promis-
ing mine called the Sunburst. He has
str1cL a LEDGE of oreS Mt about a depth
of eight feet. which shows Il vein abont
n foot wide. This mine is supp sed
to be n north extension of the Champion.
The Germania Gold Mine is IL recent
discovery. located on the west side of
Silverndo Hill. by Chas. Hanson. Three
or four funs of ore have been taken out
of nm open cut, in a ledge which is al
ready five feet wide. Gold seems to pre-
dominate in this mine, and particles of
the precious metal can be seen through
out with the mixed eye. Mr.. Hanson
has bronght a quantity of the ore here
for assay.