The Placer herald., 1871-11-18
NEWS CLIPPINGS.

county next Spring with money to invest IN
land. and that number OF families IN his
neighborhood will leave at the same time.
As soon as the Winter rains set in 5000
three year old mulberry trees will be trans
planted from the Calistoga nursery to an or
chard and set out twenty-four feet apart. IL
the trees thrive well large cocoonery Will
be established there next season.
The work of laying the rails of the Stock
ton and Visalia Railroad across the Stanislaus
river was completed November 1lth. The
locomotive crosses the stream now, and the
workmen will proceed to lay the track to to
Oakdale, which point the locomotive will
reach in few days.
During the past week there were I'll
deaths and still-births in San Francisco;
under one year, 10; | died Of old age, and
II died in public institutions; casualties, 3.
Sex-maIes, Al; females 20. White, 90;
black, 1; copper, 5. Nativity-California,
Is; Eastern States, IL; foreign, 32.
JIG. McCallum, Register of the United
States Land Office at Sacramento, has ten
dered his resignation through A. A. Sargent,
who is to present it to the Department at
Washington Immediately upon his arrival
there The resignation will take effect as
soon as a successor is appointed.
The construction train will run into Red
Bluff this week. Hands are at work on the
round-house and depot. The passenger
train will run into Red Bluff by the 25th of
November.
The Alvorado beet sugar factory has
placed in the market the first sugar made
from this seasons crop Of beets.
The United States Marshal took possession
of a large number of Chinese cigar manu-
factories in San Francisco lately, for violat
ing the revenue law.
A lot of manganese, which was brought
from Tnolumne county some time ago and
piled up in Stockton, is being placed on
schooner for shipment to San Francisco.
A fine sample of English chestnuts, pro-
duced in the garden of John Pereira, at
jamestown, Tuolumne county, have heen
exhibited in Stockton. The nuts are very
large and plump, and are the product of
tbree-year old trees.
Three Chinamen were arrested in San
Francisco, October 1lth, charged with steal
ing 4 900 fine Havana cigars from We'll &
Co store last Monday night The cigars
were recovered.
There is more travel at present by the
overland route to Oregon than at any pre-
yious time.
Wild geese are becoming so plentiful in
some portions Of Los Angeles county that
they are largely fed to hogs. One gen
llemon at the Bolsas rancho used one week
over one hundred in this way. They are
said to be very fat.
At San Diego, November 10th, five or
six of the California gray whales were seen
off the heads. They are reported to be nu-
merous this season, and the whalers will do
thriving business.
Judge James p. Van Ness, formerly
Mayor of San Francisco, now of San Luis
Obispo, is nominated by the Democrats for
State Senator in Santa Barbara Senatorial
District, and S. b. Brinkerhoff of Santa
Barbara is nominated by the Radicals.
The Italian fishermen in San Francisco are
not IN the best temper at present with their
fishing grounds. In fact, matters have come
to such pass that the fish avoid their lines
and nets, and will not be taken under any
circumstances. The clearness of the water is
against success.
Mrs. Jane Rice, native of Tennessee,
over 30 years of age, was found dead yes
terday in house in San Francisco, on Welsh
street, near Zoe.
A correspondent of the San Francisco Alta
defends Governor Solomon of Washington
Territory against the charges of Delegate
Garlie,il.
On the principal blocks in the heart of
Vallejo the property owners have made de-
tails, and a regular watch is SET each night
from II o'clock until morning, to guard
against incendiary fires.
The name of James Mem. Shafter is
mentioned as candidate for United States
Senator.
The farmers on the west side of the San
Joaquin river are going ahead plowng and
seeding as though there had never been a
drouth.
The semi-annual meeting of the Medical
society of Homeopathic Practitioners was
held IN San Francisco, November 14th.
The Quartermaster of Camp McDermit,
Nevada, is reported to be under arrest for
beng interested with outside parties in spec
ulating oft of the Government.
Apparatus has just been erected at the
Quigley salt works, near Union city. Ala
media county, for the purpose of drying and
grinding salt. The capacity of the estab.
lishment is fifteen tons per day.
The'Salinas (Monterey county, Standard
Is responsible for the statement that last week
a hunter killed ninety-iive geese at three
shots, on lake near that town,
1t is said that ex-senator Conness will l.