The Placer herald., 1871-12-30
TIIfGGAPHIC suAAARf'

...o1,tion amending the OoH'''' 10,
O.cno the Presidential Office to one ''''
I1u"l; a cr,rts civil service reform message
lie .,.a3 sa' tbe important recommendation OF the
0.n'',ia I,.ian If tbe one term principle. a re-
form without this was playing .or,d
'O.I' .h H,mIet left out. The amendment woula @
oot 30 into operation till March 45h' lo,o' TO
Laid over Sumner also offered a rS'1,u
,ion which was adopted, directing IN. N'
.~a,hnont @ Committee to inquire II aOy
monsv was paid on account Of 5Amana bay =
70 the United States, by whom, and out u
what fund; if by private individuals S"O'
ID ubo,bor interested in land grants Oh
.,ho- .noculations in San Domingo he
n-o.mbIe to Summers amendment cites 'ne
,oo,,,co. of Jackson and Harrison and 'ne
sneccbes and Writings Of Clay and o'Nei
n,omineut old time statesmen, OF tue uanoe'
70 tha Government of allowing ffesaehI
10 be eligible to reelection a railroad
train was wrecked by a broken rall between
Cincinnati and indianapolis on the 22d ln''''
killing the conductor, engineer and one
brakeman, and badly wounding II or 10
n.s.oooers On the same day fire at
Fart WAYNE destroyed $4,000 worth OF
nroperty Barlow, the new Attorney Ten
era of New York, proposes to unearth .ne
Erie railroad ring rascality, whereat En9llsn
Stockholders rejoice a heavy storm ragged
at St. Louis last Saturday doing much dam
aqe and wounding a few people On the
same day a severe storm passed south OF
New Albany, Indiana, also doing consider
able damage. The dispatch says two men,
horse and buggy were lifted in the air
carried forty feet and set down uninured
Fishy story General Bob Schenck has
been forced to withdraw from the wild cat
mining stock business while Minister to Eng
land; at least publicly o.. Edwards has IN
troduced in the L. 5. Senate bill to pro-
hibt all Government officers from speculating
in stocks, bonds or gold. The bill ought to
include the President and all bis relatives
Davis offered a resolution to instruct the
Committee on Investigation and Retrench-
meut to inquire as to the Presidents interest
in public contracts and the appointment Of
relatives and persons making him presents to
Office a.. Smith, Democrat, has been elected
Governor Of Georgia to fill out the term OF
Bullock, absconded from the State Small
pox is spreading in Chicago and becoming
feanully fatal and extends to all classes ..
The Soldiers Home, near Dayton, Ohio, i:
destroyed by fire Jesse Grant, the Pres
ident's father, is struck with paralysis and il
so low that he fails to recognize his friends
49,. Twelve buildings in Celina, Ohio, wer'
destroyed last Sunday; loss $50, 600. 49,.
! The Commissioner of Internal Revenue re
ports that there is due from corporations a
taxes on dividends, profits and interest 70
the year 1870, $25 100000. Thus til
rich escape while the poor are forced to pa
the last penny by Grants officials .....4
committee has been investigating South Can
olma rascalities by Republican carpet-ba
and scallawag officials, with this result: i
regard to the State debt they declare tha
the fearful truth stares them in the face tina
bonds and stocks printed by the American
Bank Note Company for SD ,540, 600 repre-
sent the liabilities of the State, for whicl
the faith or credit Of the State, however un
lawfully procured, has been pledged for pay.
mcnt. The contingent Liabilities, increased
/ by railroad Endorsements, swell the total tC
| $50, goo, 600. The committee declare q
conviction that this condition of things is
char5eable to a ring composed of leading Of
hcers Of the present State Government, and
they must be held responsible by the Repub-
lean party, and every means used to bring
them to punishment. These are the loyal
hounds of Grant, and to save whom he
would declare martial law The Grand
Duke Alexis arrived at Cleveland Ohio, on
Tuesday, to remain two days, and the Cleve-
land Buckeyes were proceeding to make
fools of themselves in good style. In an
atfray, on Tuesday last, at Arlington, Vt.
two men, Farwell and Lawrence, keepers Of
a saloon, shot five persons, two of whom
have since died and two more are mortally
wounded. One of the victims was Farwell's
son Of eight years. Both the murderers
were arrested . The Prince of Wales is
recovering, but very slowly, and the Queen
Mother had again gone to Sandringham.
News from the City of Mexico indicates that
Juarez's generals are about to 20 over TO the
rebels aud carry his armies with them. which
would make the revolution complete. Tn.
happy Mexico, we are following in vour
! footsteps The small ro.,, :, ..uI !.