The Placer herald., 1871-09-30
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nation Of the sage brush lands thereabon'
INTO blooming clover fields. 1t says Tue
raising of clover, timothy and Alfalfa on !'e
said ,ape brush soil has become periec'
success, and that the cereal fields OF Ne'"'"
rival those of California.
The plains in Colusa are bare of feed ana
considerable stock has died of starvation.
MANY of the rancheros are moving their s'ocH
to the Pitt river country, where there Is good
range still left.
The President of the San Francisco be
nevolent Society estimates that there are
9. 400 grog shops 3 1000 thieves, 6,ooo le"u
women and 5 600 idlers i'll that city; or
1G, 400 directly engaged in creating poverty
The corn crop on the Santa Clara canal
!. aid to be beyond all belief cores
pondent tells the San Buenaventura S'g''m
that much Of it will make the enormous
Weld of $50 bushels to the acre.
The vintage season has begun in earnest
throughout Napa county, and presses and
wine casks are in demand. The VINE crop
of the county will exceed, by nearly one
half, that Of any past season.
An experiment in cotton raising is being
made near Knghts Landing, in folo county,
upon reclaimed swamp land. Although the
seed was planted very late in the reason the
crop is very promising.
J. Z. Cross has been down from Truckee
and informs the Grass Valley Cnion that
the town is being rebuilt in the most rapid
and substantial manner The Truckee town
Of the hereafter will be Of brick, and fire
proof.
A Los Angeles invention to press grapes
by steam is being set up at Jaets dlstll!cry
in that city; the first application of steam
power for this purpose ever used IN Southern
California.
1t is understood that w. c.. Bartlett re-
tired from the editorial superintendence of
the Overland NonH,ly with the issue of the
September number.
California was awarded special premium
for fruit on exhibition at the National Pomo-
logical Society's Fair held recently at Rich
mond, Virginia.
Professor O. Fowler, the distinguished
philologist AMI ch ractcr reader, will visit
California about The middle of October on a
profcssion. "I,oion.
The editor cf the Arkansas Journal says:
II here ou. oIice was two weeks ago, now
,uns the Mississippi river. Out OF respcc
for the father Of rivers we left.
Mrs. IL. A. Johnstonc, a wel-Anown
Shorthand reporter and a rapid writer is Il
candidate for the position of Engrossing
Clerk in III, Assembly.
The wild geese have commenced their mi
grafton poulhwArd The incident is looked
apon as IN Indication of early rains.
S.anialaus county voted at tbs late election
to remove the county seat from Knights
Ferry to Modesto, a railway town.
John Grattan, Of San joaquin coun'y, will
be candidate for Assistant Sergc.,nt-at
Arms of the next Assembly.
Charles +. Reed, of Yolo county, Lately
realized as profit upon ono shipment of pcars
to the East the handsome sum Of 81 900.
4 heavy fire is raging between Big and
Garcia rivers in Mendocino county.
Heavy artillery is being placed on high
points of the Lime Point Notifications.
A Co!usa wool grower his realized an
average of six pounds TO The fleece for the
Fall clip,
Half a dozen good school teachers are
wanted in Colusa county Immediately.
Napa has local savings bank, recently
started.
The bean crop on the lower coast ia re-
ported failure.
A beet sagar enterprise is projected at
Santa Clara.
The forest fire, about Puget sound are rag
ing furiousl worse than ever before.
The THIEVES FIGHTINd.-T following
dispatches give probably tame account Of
the fight between the Grant roughs and the
Greeley men in the New York State Con-
ventlon:
One report states that when the delegates gath.
cred in the hall tEey found the doors barred.
bolted and guarded by several policemen, who
were obstructing their entrance. The cry was al
once set up that the Gu ton-house had brought
its MarshalS here. A voice was heard in the
crowd" Are there any Gatlins guns here p
When the door was opened at helf-past IL rush
commenced which Was met from tho inside
Chars and table legs were freely used by the de-
fcnden OF the citidel, and fists and canes by the
alta king party; and at last one OF the latter
drew pistol, but before he could use it he was
felled to the floor by blow from behind, with
an iron seat, laying his cheek open and putting
him hors de combat. At this juncture q detach-
ment of police arrived and no doubt prevented
mu bloodshed, as the attacking force was con.
stantly increasing and the resistance from within
could net be maintained much longer.
Another dispatch says that gang Of New
York roughs came into town during the night
and early in the morning it was evident thai
there would be serious trouble if not actual blood
shed. At the opening of the door, about half
past ii, the confusion began; several revolvers
were drawn and ilourishod by parties in the
crowd outside, while those inside tore loose III
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