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The Placer herald., 1871-12-09
Mem Advertisements.
sHERIEF'S SALE.

nv VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE
Is issued out of the District Court of the -Four.
taenth Judicial District, in and for Placer coun.
~ california. on the Goth day Of November A.
Il 1871 upon Judgment rendered in said court
On the 10Th day of November A. d. 1871, against
patrick Gleason and l.. Solomon, and in favor
of James Gleason, for the sum OF SIX hundred
and five and $500 dollars gold coin of the
Tinted States. with accruing interest on said
sum Of e6O5 .56 at the rate of seven per cent per
onnum. and the further sum OF eighteen and
95-1OO dollars (S1S.35), costs of suit and accru.
inc costs: Now, therefore, will, on
saturday, the 3Oth day Of December,
y 1871. at the hour of II o'clock, NJ, of that
dav at the Courthouse door, in the town OF Au-
buru. Placer county. California. sell at Public
Auction to the highest bidder, for gold coin, all
the right title interest and claim of the defend
ant Patrick Gleason, i'll and to the following
described property, to WIT:
One undivided one-fourth OF that certain min
ING claim and ground lying and being in Town
shin number seven, Placer county, California.
and known as the mining claims of the Iowa
Hill and Birds Flat Company, located on Birds
Flat and fronting on Indian Canon SIX hundred
feet more or less, and extending back to the
center of the divide near the Mount Pleasant
saw mill Said mining ground lying between the
old Homestead Bound claims on the southwest
and the Golden Gate claims on the northeast
incudinra like one e-fourth interest in all tunnels
tools. cars. blacksmith shop, blacksmiths' tools,
mining apparatus, water, water rights, franchises,
privileges and appurtenances thereto belonging.
or in anywise appertalnlng.
The above described property will sell as
aforesaid to satisfy said Judgment interest, costs.
accrung costs, and expenses OF sale:
B. D. DUNNAM,
Sheriff of Placer County.
! Sherif's Office, Auburn, Dec. 8, 1871. 3w
The Placer herald., 1871-12-09
LETTER FROM SACRAMENTO.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. I, 1871


Mn. EDroR:-I take my pen in hand tc
write you short coll0quium. The railroad
corporation has organized the Legislature.
The city is full of politicians and thieves. The
great dome of the Capitol was lit up with its
electric lights on Monday evening ia magni-
ficent spectacle) and then the gigantic contest
for Speaker began. There was a gathering
of the hos tile clans, each striving for victory
On one side the struggling people, full of
honest hopes and fond antcipations; on the
other the great corpulent, pursy corporation.
The Central Pacific Railroad arose and was
the giant of the contest. With pondrous
discharge of its surplus profits, accumula-
tons from high fares and freghts-money
from the people-it laid PROSTATE the whole
disorderly squadron of rash and feeble ad-
ventures who have dared to attack them
The people were silenced. The railroad
own the State Capitol building from founda-
ton to dome, and are about to move into it.
1t cost the people two millions of dollars.
Little did they dream they were building the
beautiful structure for this overgorgcd cor
poration to do business in But they have
got it. The Legislative bodies bow to it
with trucking and crnging servility. They
act as though they were mere tenants at
will, and at the nod of the corporation would
have to move out and go over to street
among the Cinnamon. Titled officials "crook
the pregnant hinges of the knee that thrift
may follow fawning." You can rest assured
there will be no reduction in fares or freights
this winter Nothing can be expected now.
And to complete the programme, Sargent
will be elected United States Senator. His
star is ascending the horizon. The chances
for the other candidates look like the last
dying ember of a coal fire. In fact, there
are not Cole men enough around to make it
hot for Sargent, and thus another stupendous
triumph may be looked for next week.
There is only one conclusion left: The
people must own the railroad corporation, or
the corporation will own them. History re-
pea:s itself. The same disgraceful thieving
that has recently taken place in New York
is in danger of being repeated here.
1t is really disgraceful that great money!
ed corporation should have such an influence
in moulding the legislation of State that
the universal cry in politics is, Railroad and
anti-railroad. This seems to be the only
issue, and the corporation seem to be stronger
than the people. Like the old United States
bank, Its influence must checked. Carlaqo
de'e"dd esf' DAMON.
The Placer herald., 1871-12-09
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.

This document was read in the two Houses
of Congress on Monday last and telegraphed
to this coast on the same night, and published
in the Union of Tuesday last in full. 1t is
too lengthy for our columns and therefore we
will state in few words our deductions
from the document. The message refers
briefly to both our prosperity, as a people,
and our afflictions by storm and fire in the
past year. In this connection it is worthy Of
remark that Grant has discovered that
Providence is ,cise, and that the Ruler of
the universe needs no special instructions
from the President of the United States. 1t
is fortunate for our people that Grant has
made this fact known, as otherwise many Of
them might yet have believed that Provi-
dcnce was a muggins, and the Ruler of the
universe a saphead. Our foreign relations
are reasonably, though not entirely salts
factory. He desires, if the extravaganza Of
the government and the demands of the
bondholders will permit, reduction of in
ternal taxes; and that only spirituous, vinous
and other malt liquors be taxed, and stamp
taxes continued. The President recommends
the absorption of all telegraph lines in the
country through the postal department. So
far as cheapening rates Of telegraphing is
concerned, this recommendation may be COM
mended. But if this was effected, would
not the Government control the entire news
of the country by its political appontees,
and is it not another step towards consoli-
dating all power in the general Government? :?
In such measure this latter danger should
be carefully and rigdly guarded On the
gold and currency question, the President
would be pleased if somebody could tell him
how to make grcenbacks as good as gold,
but admits that the solution is above his cal
ber. lie refers to the report of the Secre-
tary Of War as to army matters. The mes
sage attempts to excuse the declaration Of
martial law in South Carolina. On polyg-
amy the President is in a muddle. lie can
suppress it, but what is to be done with the
wives and children, the offspring of the in
stitution, is more than he can solve. He
defends his Indian policy, but the country
believes it failure. lie recommends an
increase of pay to department officials and
heads of bureaus. If this would stop steal
ing it might be an improvement. The mes
sage favors a general amnesty, in theory,
and we think the country is ripe for its pro-
clamation, and why has it not been done ?
He favors civil service reform, but no definite
plan has been devised, as yet, to effect the
make much noise in the world.
The Placer herald., 1871-12-09

Mr.. Woodward nominated J. ID. Goodail;
Mr.. Spencer nominated W. n. Siocum
The roll was called, and on the fifth ballot
Mr.. Dixon, understood Lobby, was nomi-
mated.
Minute Clerk.
Mr.. Eagan nominated Mr.. Rowan, and he
was elected without opposition.
Sergeant-at-Arms.
AT this stage of the caucus the opposition
to the Lobby seems to have weakened a.
J. Rhodes, b. J. Dore, Mr.. Gibbons, Ar'
Purington, Jack Stratman, W. M. olddons'
Mr.. Holloway were nominated and on the
second ballot Mr.. Rhodes, Lobby, was nom
mated.
For Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms e. Mere
ditb, r. Chute, L. w. Chamberlain, and
on the first ballot Meredith was nominated.
Enrolling Clerk.
w. H. Rattenberry, w. A. SelklTk' j..
S. Wilber and w. T. Heu:tis were placed
in nomination.
On the first ballot Mr.. Rattenberry re-
ceived 3 votes; Mr.. 5elkirk Is; Mr.. Wilber
% and Mr.. Huestis 10.
On the second ballot, Mr.. Wilber, receiv-
ing 80 votes, to 10 for Selkirk and for
Hucstis. was declared nominated.
Engrossing Clerk.
Nominations for Engrossing Clerk were
declared in order.
Mr.. Brown placed in nomination Ira H..
Reed, of Calaveras county.
Mr.. Bradley nominated j. Moody, of
Yuba.
Mr.. Freeman nominated L. G. Carpenter,
of Yolo.
Mr.. Seibe nominated L. Blackwell, OF
San Francisco.
Mr.. Mott nominated William l.. Inns, Of
Sacramento.
On the third ballot Mr.. Reed was nomi-
mated.
Alfred Thompson, j. w. Scott and Chas.
Babb were named, and Alfred Thompson was
nominated
Copying Clerks
Messrs. Williams, Jennings, Ayers, Mott,
Tilden, Perley and Crickey were placed III
nomination. After several ballots, Messrs.
Ayers and Crickey received majority and
were declared the nominees.
The caucus then adjourned.
On Tuesday the above caucus nominees
were all duly elected and installed in office.
In the election of these officers the Gorham-
Carr Stowe-railroad ring secured complete
and overwhelming victory, which bodies no
good to the State. With the Legislature in
the hands of this ring, we take no risk III
say;-o Tho. :t r~os";sos To he one Of the mos
corrupt, shameless and prohigate bodies tina
ever existed in the State.
The Placer herald., 1871-12-09

INFORMATION. WANrED.-John Harp, a
blind boy who has just arrived in California,
desires to learn the whereabouts of his brother
Leonard Harp, blacksmith, who resided in
Visala in 1868, and left there to go to Es-
meralda, Nevada. Any information as to
his present residence addressed to the Suisun
Republican office will be thankfully received
by his brother, who is in needy circum-
stances. California and Nevada papers will
do an act of charity by publishing this.
The Placer herald., 1871-12-09

THANKS. We have received bound copy
Of the civil code as completed by the Revi
sion Commission, with an index map from
Judge Lindey, one of the Commissioners.
We have not yet had time to examine the
work, but will do so with care in the future
We may say here that the Revision Com
mission has more than met the expectations
of the public and will receive the well de-
served thanks of all men of both parties.
The Placer herald., 1871-12-09

NEWSPAPER PATRoNAGE.-We wish to say
few plain words on this subject, because it
is one which at the present moment deserves
careful Ca consideration. Newspaper patronage.
like charity, should always begin at home
1t Is fact which certainly should be clear
enough to every intelligent man, that it is
the duty which he owes, not only to himself
but to the community in which he resides
TO patrOnlze the local paper in preference to
any a; other 1t is the only medium by which
IN lh's advertising age, the interests and re-,
sources of his own town or particular section
OF OF country can be brought to the notice C Of
'noSe most likely to foster and develop them
--PacVc Coast Adreriser. N
The Placer herald., 1871-12-09

!, ana IN accordance with law, and an order Of
tne Board OF Trustees, made on the 1st day Of
November, A D. 1871, so many shares of each par,
cei Oh sald Stock as may be necessary will be sold
at Public Auction, at the Office of the Company,
4o9 California street Cup stairs), San Francisco,
California,
On THE 9th DAY OF DECEMBER. 1871,
At the hour of u o'clock. NJ. Of said dav. to
to pay said delinquent Assessment thereon, 10.
se,ner gem with costs of advertising and expenses Of
O. T. F. CRONISE, Secretary.
o;s opfiCENo GfI 400 California street, San Fran.
oiseo' California. dec9:td
The Placer herald., 1871-12-09
official Paper OF Placer County

THOMAS BoYcE, No. 30, Exchange Building
on California street, San Francisco, is authorized
t. solicit advertisements and subscriptions in that
city for the HERALD and receipt for the same.
BEAN & CO., No. 40 Montgomery street,
opposite Wells. Fargo e. Co., San Franc SEQ, are
authorized tc solicit advertisements and subscrip-
tions, and receipt for the same.
HUDSON a. &MENEr are our authorized sole Agents
in New York All orders for publication, unless
accompanied with the money, must come through
them to insure attention,
II, W, SrAna, of Lincoln, is authorized to act
~ our Agent in that place.
=. +. WEDpEn is authorized TO act as our gent
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., 1871-12-09

ANYoyrNG.- The Sacramento Record in
its new dress and form is a fact simile of the
Union, and we have to put our glasses on
and look carefully for the word Record or
"Union" before we can tell which paper we
arc reading from. II the Union has record
cd its trade mark it certainly can maintain
an action against the Record folks. If we
should make mistake hereafter in giving
credit, we hope both papers will excuse us.
The Placer herald., 1871-12-09

On rr.-There is member in the Assem-
bly, named Splivalo who will be the leader of
that body. or have big fight for that posi-
ton. We have no doubt but he is the
nblcst man in the House and that he agrees
with us in this opinion; but what has ourfriend
Hopper, of Folsom, to say to this? We
want to hear from Mr.. Hopper and therefore
request Splivalo to give him a chance.
The Placer herald., 1871-12-09

The CENTRAL Pacific The gross earn
ings of the Central Pacific Railroad for the
month of October were S1,O05, 475, being
an increase over the corresponding month of
1870 of s177,028. The gross earnings of
the road as reported by the company from
January 1st. 1871, to November 1st, 1871,
were 81, 7,95S,S 1927, being an increase Of ST.
324. .916 over the corresponding period i'll
1870.
The Placer herald., 1871-12-09

OrrIcERs OF THE SENATE.-The Demo
cratic Senatorial caucus nominated the fol-
lowing officers who have all been elected
the Senate being Democratic:
President pro tem.-J. L. Farley OF
Amador county.
For Secrctary-Robert Ferral, of Sonoma
county.
Assistant Secretary-T. Shackleford, O.
Tuolumne county.
Scrgeant-at- t-Arms-Jas w. Hawkins, o.
Solano county
Assistant Scrgeant-at-Arms-JeG Shan
non of Fresno county.
For Journal Clerk De la Guerra Of Santa
Barbara; for Engrossing Clerk, Crawford OF
FL Dorado; for Enrolling Clerk, Tod Rob
inson of San Francisco; for Minute Clerk
j. b. Stevens of Amador; Clerk at the
desk, rice Curtis, Cunningham of Mendo-
cino; Copying Clerks, Gallagher and A. S.
Sites of Sacramento.
The Placer herald., 1871-12-09
Delinquent Sale Notice.

BELLEVUE MINING COMPANY-LocAr1ox
OF Works, OrHln MINING DIsrR1cr, PLACER
COUNTY, STATE OF CALIroRNIA.
n NOTICE.--THERE ARE DELINQUENT
N upon the following described Stock, on & G.
count of assessment levied on the 1st day OF
November, A. d. 1871, the several amounts set
opposite the names of the respective Sharehold.
ers, as follows:
The Placer herald., 1871-12-09

They have gentleman in Sidney, Ohio,
who has probably heard how the California
miners turned " hap,jacks 3" by tossing them
in the air with peculiar twitch of the pan
and catching them as they come down ''tother
side up" We infer this, as the Sidney DEM
ocrat says:
"Capt. Skillen is fond of buckwheat cakes
The other morning the supply not coming fast
enough for the demand he thought he would
try his hand and show how simple thing it
is to turn a buckwheat cake, whether vou
know how or not. The first cake he didn't
give the right flop and it came down on the
stove, The next one by very simple turn
OF the wrist he succeeded in plastering against
the stove pipe; he gave the next cake tbir-
teen turns in the air and it lit on the house
hold dog and the dog went through pane
OF glass. lie says it's the easiest thing in
the world to turn buckwh heat cake"
The Placer herald., 1871-12-09

Tho Record overlooks one of our men,
bers, Hon. Henry Long, and as Mr.. Long
is brother "chip," we will say he is ma
tive of New Hampshire, a carpenter by
trade, lives at Bath, is 4S years old, stands
we'll among his acquaintance, and will pro-
badly wake up the Record and let it know
who and what he is before the session is over.
The Placer herald., 1871-12-09
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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES,

The Record of Monday last gives short
biographical sketch of each Senator and
Assembiyman of the present Legislature.
Below will be found what the Record says
Of the Placer Senators and Assembl lymen:
HoN, Ed. NJ. BANvARD
.Scxa,oy from Placer County.
1fr. Bauvard was born in New York city, and
is 81 years OF age; is in politics Democratic, and
by occupation hotel-keeper. He arrived in
California in November, 1852, emigrating from
Illinois, first residing in San Francisco. and has
bcen County Treasurer of Placer county during
two terms-from December 1860 to 1864. Mr..
b. is married man.
The Placer herald., 1871-12-09
Hon. J. II. NEFF,

Senator from Placer County.
lIr. Neff arrived in California in 1850. from
Burlington, Iowa. first residing in Greenwood
Valley, and subsequently removing to Auburn,
where he now lives. In politics he is Repub-
licnn his occupation is that of miner and livery
stable keeper, and was Sheriff of Placer county
from 1868 to 1870. Mr.. N. born in Penn
sylvania; is 40 years of age, and single man.
Hon. O. II. LEE,
Assemblyman from Placer County.
Mr. Lee is a resident of Dutch Flat, Placer
county, at which place he arrived in November,
1S55-in that year emigating to California from
Ypsilanti, Michigan. He has never held any
public Office before; was born in the State Of
Michigan; is 80 years Of age and a miner by oc
eupation; Republican in politics, and is unmar
rcd.
The Placer herald., 1871-12-09
Hon. JAcoD WELTY,

AsscnJlynan from Placer County.
Mr.. Welty was born in Adams county, Penn
sylvania, and is 46 years of age. He emgrated
from Morgan county, Indiana, in 1850, and
crossed the plains in 1853 and engaged in
the grocery business in the mining counties until
1855. In that year he took up his residence in
Sacramento. and in 1865 he engaged in farm ing,
which is his present occupation. In politics ho
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-04-21

REMARKABLE MIRAGE.-A correspondent
Of the Rochester Express writes rs follows:
The undersigned was one Of the hundreds
at Mount Hope on Sunday Afternoon who
witnessed, probably, one Of the most per
feet and sublime miraceS ever seen III this
country. On the entire north sky rs far Is
the angle or bison, was lifted the blue
waters OF Lake Ontario, while rejecting
from her bosom could be seen the noun
tains, hills. valleys, bays and rivers on the
Canada shore inland for miles. The coast
could he plainly seen over Il stretch of fifty
miles, and so perfect ut one time that the
forests could readily be distinguished. The
| reader can form some idea of its grandeur
Ivy knowing that Il country separated from
Rochester hya lake seventy to one hundred
miles in width was, as il suddenly, by the
great hand of lis Creator, painted upon the
heaycUs 20 plain as to hc seen from stand
Ing point one hundred miles distant. Gen
llcmen present who were familiar with The
Cauada shore could readily isiinclli>h Eirc
Lake, Beiyidere. and uthcr prominent
points in Canada. The lake looked rs
though it had by Il great tidal wave rolled
upon Rochester, had covered one entire
half of the city. is no building could he
-ren moth Of Main street, Or any land Ec-
tween the city and the lake.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-04-21

The arrival of over one hundred French
soldiers at New York, Tuesday, looks like
the beginning of movement towards
French immigration, which, it is to he
hoped, will be well carried out. The I'M
settled condition of France, the disorean-
lied condition Of the country, and the poy-
crty inevitable after Il disastrous war, are
all cogcnt reasons why Frenchmen should
seek Il home in the New World, particular
~ III the southern States.
Miss Mary Lee, daughter of the late
General Il. +. Lee, is said to be engaged to
M Chas. Upton, cashier OF the First Ma
tional Bank of Rochester, n. " Cincin-
natl Commercial.
II we are correctly informed as to the
protocol agreed upon by the High Commits
sion, his Imperial Majesty, the Emperor
of Austria, is to become the arbiter of the
great fish question between this country
and England.
The irrepressible n.conformist, Rev.
DR.. Cheney, Of Chicago. having failed to
make Il selection from The list of Presbyters
furnished by Bishop Whitehouse, the stand.
ing committee Of the diocese have elected
The court for his trial on the Sd of May.
NJ. Theirs's seeming magnanimity toward
the insurgents is explained. The soldiers
Of the Versailles army are ready to defend
the Assembly, but not to attack Paris.
Just here the whole difficulty lies.
The Pennsylvania legislative conference
committee on the subject OF apportionment
was expected to report bill yesterday
which would be satisfactory to both parties.
The surveyors on the proposed line of
the Northern Pacific railroad report that
the snow was III feet deep at Gouquelmie
Pass on the Ist OF March.
A church in Iowa has expelled a deacon
for attending baseball match.
Nilsson, it is announced, will perform In
opera in New York next winter.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-04-21

PITTsBURG AND CoNNELLSvILLE RAILROAD.
PtHSdury, April 19.-The report current
that the Pittsburg and ConnellSyille rail-
road had obtained Il western outlet, via the
Cleveland and Pittsburg railroad, is en-
phatically contradicted by John King, Jr.,
vice-nresident of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, who is now visiting Pittsbure in
Srecting The new road, and for the purpose
of taking possession Of The Hempticld rail-
road, extending from Washington, Pa, to
Wheeling, which they purchased recently
1T cost Of $4,000.
TThe Pittsburg and Conncllsville railroad
now connects regularly at Cumberland,
Md, with the Baltimore and Ohio road.]
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-04-21
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