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The Placer herald., 1871-10-14

AN ADVENTURE OF AN EsoUn1AUx SEAL
HUNTER. lot of the Esquimaux is, Al
inccst, had one. They depend for subsis
tence durinS the morths Of March, April ant
May on the capture of the seal and wallus.
and are frequently in state OF starvation
The hunts for these animals are frequently
attended by many dangers, and in particular
from the white bears. However, as the po-
lar bear loves seals flesh dearly, and prefers
it to Esquimaux, adventures will occur that
they can afford to laugh at. One poor fel-
low had gone sealing. He cut hole in the
ice and waited patiently for his prey to come
within striking distance. Hour after hour
passed; his limbs were stfening into fatal
rigidity, when success rewarded his efforts.
His seal-spear did its crrand and lie drew up
the captive. While bending over it, after
drawing out the spear, to see whether it was
in good condition and judge of the value Of
his take, he felt slap on the back. Think
ing it salutation from one of his friends,
and little nettled at the unnecessary force
given to the blow, he did no rise. But
when the blow was repeated he started up,
his face flushed with anger; but the blood
ran back from his free with still greater ve-
Iocity when he found himself face to face
with an enormous polar bear. He was
rooted to the spot; but the bear had accom-
plished its design. 1t coolly seized the seal
and trotted off, leaving the poor Esquimaux
in doubt whether to be thankful for his es-
cape or furious at his loss.
The Placer herald., 1871-10-14

The want of ability to sleep well is an u-
dication of impaired health which demands
prompt attention. AS remedy for this,
DR.. Hall recommends that present assoca-
tons be broken up, whatever may be the
sacrifice; that some more active employment
be undertaken; or a long journey be made
on horseback, possible, and with u good
companion. A great specific 9 to be vigor-
ously employed in the open ali largo Por-
ton of the time.
The Placer herald., 1871-10-14
A STORY ABOUT GENERAL CAss.-Colone

A STORY ABOUT GENERAL CAss.-Colonel
Foney writes: John Guy bore striking
resemblance to General Lewis Cass, and
while he was proprietor of the National Ho-
tel, in Washington, the Michigan Senator
was among his favored guests. Guy dressed
like Cass, and although not as portly, his
face, including the wart, was strangely smi-
lar. One day Western friend of the house
came in after long ride, dusty and tired,
and walking up to the office encountered
General Cass, who was quietly standing
there. Mstakng him for Guy, he slapped
him on the shoulder and exclaimed: " " ell,
old fellow, here am; the last time I hung
my hat up in your shanty, one of your clerks
sent me to the fourth story, bnt now that |
have hold of you, insist upon lower room. /"
The General, a most dignifed parsonage,
taken back by this startling salute, coldly
replied: " You have committed mistake,
sir; l am not Mr.. Guy, am General Cass,
Of Michigan" and angrily turned away.
The Western man was shocked at the un-
conscious outrage he had ccmmitted; but
before he had recovered from his mortifca-
ton Gen. Cass, who had passed around the
office, confronted him again, when, second
time mistaking him for Guy, he faceb him
and said: " Here you are at last. | have
made devil of mistake; met old Cass
and took him for you, and am afraid the
old Michigander has gone off mad" What
General Cass would have said may we'll be
imagined, if the real Guy had not approached
and rescued the innocent offender from the
twice assaicd and twice angered statesman,
The Placer herald., 1871-10-14

CURIOUS EXPERIMENT. In Russia, not
long since, it is said, some murderers were
placed, without knowing it, in four beds
where four persons had died with the cholera.
They did not take the disease. They were
then told that they were to sleep in beds
where some persons had died of malignant
cholera; but the beds were, in fact, new, and
had not been used at all. Nevertheless,
three of them died of the disease within four
hours.
The Placer herald., 1871-10-14

MARK TWAIN AS AN AGRICULTURAL EDITOR.
-Turnips should never be pulled; it Injuries
them. 1t is much better to send a boy up
and let him shake the tree.
The guano is fine bird, but great care is
necessary in rearing it. 1t should not be
imported earlier than juno or later than
September. In winter it should be kept in
a warm place, where it can hatch out its
young.
1t is evident that We are to have back
ward season for grain. Therefore it will be
well for the farmer to begin setting out his
cornstalks and planting his buckwheat cakes
in July instead of August.
Concerning the pumpkin-The berry is a
favorite with the natives of the interior of
New England, who prefer it to the goose
berry for the making Of fruit cake, and who
likewise give it the preference over the rasp-
berry for feeding COWS, as being more filling
and fully as satisfying. The pumpkin is the
only esculent of the orange family that will
thrive in the North, except the gourd and
one or two varieties of the squash. But the
custom of planting it in the front yard with
the shrubbery is fast going out of vogue, for
it is now generally conceded that the pump
kin, as shade tree, is failure.
The Placer herald., 1871-10-14


A Truthful NEGRO. .-'Were you in the
fight ?" asked an officer of an elderly negro
on a steamer after taking a fort.
"Had little taste of it, sah.'
"Stood your ground, did you? ?"
"No, sab, l runs"
"Run at the first fire, did you?"
eyes, sah would have run sooner if
had known it was comm"
"Why, that is not very credtable to your
courage"
"Dat isn't my line, sab; cookin' is my
perfeshun."
"Well, but have you no regard for your
reputation ?"
"Reputation's nothing to me by de side
oh life"
"Do you consider your life worth more
than other peoples
''1t's worth more to me, sab"
The Placer herald., 1871-10-14

A PROPRIETOR of cotton mill who is
something of philosopher, posted on the
factory gate the following notice: "No cigars
or good looking men admitted" When
asked for an explanation, he said: "The one
will set flame going among my oottons, and
the other among the girls. won't admit
such inhammable things into my establish
ment at any risk.
The Placer herald., 1871-10-14

AN Irish woman appeared in the County
Court of Louisville recently to be appointed
guardian of her child, and the following col
loquy occurred:
"What estate has your child?"
'Plaze, your Honor, don't understand
yez."
"What has he got ?"
"Chills and faver, plase Your Honor
The Placer herald., 1871-10-14

In the Pittsburg mine, Nevada county,
there are large numbers Of rats. They pes
form feats of tight-rope walking on the ropes
attacked to the cars, and hold regular rat
carnival when the workmen are at dinner.
The Placer herald., 1871-10-14

Why is grain of sand in the eye like
schoolmaster's switch? Because it hurts
the pupil.
Why is blush like little girl? Be-
cause it becomes woman.
The Placer herald., 1871-10-14

PEOPLE" says a modern philosopher,
ego according to their brains; if these lie in
their head, they study; if in their belly,
they eat; if in their heels, they dance"
The Placer herald., 1871-10-14

''Do you like novels n" asked Miss Jones
of her backwoods lover.
81 can't sly," he replied, 81 never ate
any; but tell you I'm death on possum.'
The Placer herald., 1871-10-14
T. M. STUART, M. D.
Physi q a m n n Il surg q on
AUBURN, PLACER COUNTY.
observation-disclosures Hotel.

REFEnENcEs:-G. G. Tyrrell, M. D., Sacra-
mento; I. NJ. Logan, NJ. D., Sacramento; T. A.
enlder, NJ. d., Sacramento. oc22-tf.
The Placer herald., 1871-10-14
PLACER HERALD
official Paper of Placer County
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING BY
Jos. KUP,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

Liberal deductions made to monthly or yearly
advertisers.
The number of insertions must be marked on
the advertisement, otherwise it will be continued
until forbidden, and charged for accordingly.
1t is hereby expressly agreed and stipulated
between the proprietor and those having work
or advertising done, or being subscribers, that
all payments at the above rates are to be made
in current United States gold or silver coin.
OFFICIAL ADVERTISING.
The following rates, AS FIXED BY LAW, will be
charged for all legal advertisements and notices.
For the first insertion, one dollar and fifty
cents per square of two hundred and fifty ems,
and one dollar per square for each additional in
sertion, UP to four, and thirty-fve cents per
square for each subsequent insertion.
70. All legal advertisements must be plainly
written, and the number of insertions must al
ways be marked on the margin of each adver-
tisement, or they will be continued and charged
accordingly. The publisher will not be respon-
sibe for faulty or illegal manuscript.
The Placer herald., 1871-10-14
&C SILVER CrTY, New,
Sept. 18th. 1871,

DEAREST FANNY: Your anxiously look
ed for and most charming little letter came
duly to hand. You little rogue, you can
have no idea of the pleasure it gives ME to
receive one of your charming epistles. Your
sweetlittle note caused every fibre of my most
presumptuous and unworthy heart to thrill
with emotions supremely joyous. 1t is al
most impossible for me to realize the full,
sweet significance of those blessed words of
yours, conveying as they do the assurance
of your more than willingness to share my
humble destny-ah, words sweeter far than
syllables that angels lisp, arc those of thine,
my Fanny! And so, my full-besomcd ga
The Placer herald., 1871-10-14

Since writing the above have found out,
beyond the shadow of doubt, that but very
small portion of the above letter is original
with Weelyum; the greater portion of it was
copied by him, from letter my neighbor
Smith had written in answer to his wife,
who also desired to &c come over" Weelyum
does not treat me nearly so ofectionately as
formerly-Smith and hin are getting a,cful
thick. DAN De GUILE.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1871-10-03
Wife Murder.

Information was recently received
Nv the authorities that Ann Norma
han, of OBJ Bowcry, New York, had
died suddenly. Circumstances point
Cd toward Sylvester Monnahan, her
husband, as having been instrumental
in her death. A post norton exami-
nation showed that the woman had
died of rupture of the spleen, evil
dcntly. caused by violence at the hands
Of some one. The husband and Pat
rick Monnahan we're arrested. Pat
rick Monnahan said that ON Saturday
night week all hands had been drink
ing. A key of lager was bought, and
when it had been exhausted, Patrick
feeling that he could stand no more,
went to bed in an adjoining ROOM
This was about half-past three in the
morning. About one hour after he
had retired, he was awakened by the
cries of his brother On going to the
room, he found Ann lying on the bed,
dead. Mrs. NLonnahan leaves four
children, the youngest a babe of four
months. There being no one in the
house to care for them, they were
taken to the police station.
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Wants "a 1'riul.

The editor of the P,oaeer now wants
US to have trial Ia Vanderpool, and
if found innocent by one jury, then
demand another trial, no doubt, till a
conclusion has been arrived at to the
satisfaction of himself. 1t would ap-
pear that he had rather have the mat
ter tested outside Of the place where
he is well known. That proposition
we respectfully decline to accept, as
we propose to keep our amusement at
home. But if he will stake the 800,
Eve citizens Of this city shall be chosen
as referees, one Of whom shall be the
edt5t, OF the Pioneer, and the evidence
shall be received by them, and if We
fail to furnish satisfactory proof as to
the author of our Introductory, then
the Pioneer man shall claim the money.
We have no doubt that if we had
accepted his proposition, he would
have backed square down and got out
of the matter of best he might.
We mean business now, and if our
down town contemporary wishes to ac-
ccpt our proposition, let him step for
ward, and he will soon learn who will
carry of the stakes.
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One of the boldest and most afro
cious highway robberies of modern
times was committed in Kalamazoo, in
one of the most public places on Mon
day evening week. A carpenter
named Hagclin was going home with
a few articles of groceries in his arms,
and when near the premises of s. S.
Cobb, on Main street, he saw before
him three men who were slowly walk
ing along. As Hagelin came up to
them the men separated, allowing him
to pass, and as he passed one of the
men struck him blow with loaded
club; telling Hagelin against picket
fence with such violence as to break
his jaw in two'places. The men then
became frightened at passing team
and ran away, but quickly returned,
struck the PROSTATE man two more
blows on his head, and then robbed
him of watch, some $40 in money
and other articles, The unfortunate
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Disappearance i'm New York.

Capt. j. j. B. Walbach, ex-Lieu-
senant of the United States Navy,
and son Of the deceased Gen. Walbach
of Revolutionary fame, has been miss.
ing since Sept. sth. On that date he
called at the house of gentleman
who resides on Columbia Heights,
Brooklyn. Since that time diligent
search by the police of Brooklyn and
New York, instituted by his friend,
Mr.. G.. II. Addison of fourteen Front
street, has failed to reveal any trace
of the missing man. Capt. Walbach,
who is of an inventive turn of mind,
went to New York on the 2lst of Au-
gust from Baltimore to perfect ar
rangements for the introduction of
new rocket shell which he had inven-
ted. He also took the plan of new
range which he had designed. He
took rooms at the Stevens House, and
was negotiating with various persons
when he suddenly disappeared on the
Sth of September. He is about fifty
years of age. Gen. Walbach, his
father, who died in Baltimore in 1857,
was an Alsatian nobleman, who came
to this country during the war of the
Revolution. He was appointed
captain of dragons, receiving his COM
mission direct from the hands of Gen.
Washington. He rose to the rank of
General, and at one time was in CON-
mand of the Eastern Department.
He died at the ripe age of 93.
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Struggle with Burglars.

Between = and 3 o'clock on Satur-
day morning week, as Officer Bonnie
of New York was patrolling his post,
he discovered three pieces of cloth
lying on the sidewalk in East Eleventh
street, near Fourth avenue. Suspect
ing that the goods were the proceeds
of burglary, the officer at once ex-
amined the stores near by. At the
tailoring store of ii. N. Pfeifer, 90
Fourth avenue, he found large pane
of glas broken. Officers Barry and
Thompson responded to his call for
aid, aud the three started on q minute
examination of the neighborhood-
They entered the alley at Is East
Eleventh street, and found twenty
two pieces of cloth, which it was sub
sequently ascertained had been depos-
tied there while one Of the burglars
went for wagon in which to remove
the booty. While the officers were Sc
curing the property they heard noises
as of persons clambering over the
housetops. Barry and Thompson en-
tered 13 East Eleventh street. Going
to the attic, they unbolted the scuttle
and attempted to raise it, but it was
forced back, as they discovered, by
two men on the roof. Barry, by a
determined effort, forced open the scut.
tie door. One of the men still en-
deavored to shut it down, and the 9th
err stood in threatening attitude, and
brandished clothes pole which he had
broken from the housetop.
"You -r shouted
the burglar; "if you get up here III
smash your brains outr'
But the officer forced his way thro
and seized one of the burglars. Tn,
, other burglar attempted to keep tn,
scuttle closed against Thompson, blu
he and Bonnie. who had heard tn,
struggle and rushed to take hand il
the capture, forced their way through
and a hand to hand struggle with tn,
burglars ensued, which was ended b,
the officers drawing their revolvers.-
Then the burglars succumbed. TIL,
burglars were James Lord, who livet
in Manhatten lane, near Nineteenth
street, and John Riley, of % Eas
Nineteenth street. Lords face is new
to the police. Riley has served OF
Blackwell's Island.
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A Strange STATE Of Affairs.

Adviccs from Camp Grant, Arizo-
ma, are to the Dist. Vincent Collyer
arrived there on the 18th. Immedi-
ately an order was issued from the post
that no citizens would be allowed to
come within ten miles under any pre-
text. A party Of mining projectors,
who had travelled thirty miles without
water, were warned off and artillery
brought to bear upon them, despite
their protestations that they were
ueaceable citizens and liable to perish
unless permitted to come to water
But small quantity was sent them
from the post, and they were compeiled
20 move Immediately against the pro-
tost of Indian Agent Wilbur, who
knew them. Coy. Stafford, with his
prospecting party of 200, was expect
ed there, and it was stated that they
would be treated the same way. The
Indians now understand that the
troops are at war with the white set.
tiers, and the latter are completely
discouraged.
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man soon recovered his senses, gSt up
and reached home, which was ma far
from the scene of the encounter
Medical assistance was at once called,
and four severe wounds were found
upon the head and face. The next
morning Mr.. Stearns, living a mile
south Of the asylum, came down into
the village and informed the Sheriff
that his house had been entered the
night before, and that the men he sus-
pected of doing the act were in a
piece of woods near his house armed
with guns. Sheriff Gates, with sever
al officers and about twenty citizens,
went to Mr.. Stearns, and, with a con-
siderable accession of numbers, sur
rounded the woods. Soon traces of
the men were discovered. An over
coat, stolen from Mr.. S., and pair OF
boots were found, and finally two
men were captured and brought to
town, and are now in Jail. The watch
stolen from Hagelin was found, and a
number of other articles. The two
men have confessed. One gave his
name as Parker, from Owosso, and the
other as Chas. Simmons, of Lansing.
1t is likely that they will be tried
during this term of court. The men
waived examination, and were requir
cd to give bail inthe sum of $4,000,
but not being able to do so were re-
to Jail. 1t is expected the
third man who was engaged in the
robbery will be captured, as
he is now known.
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been cut the exact situation cannot be
learned, but it is feared that unless
rain sets in the damage and perhaps
loss of life will be fearful. The wells
are all dried up aud the lake is the
only resort.
a tremendous fire is raging in the
timber Of the Big Cottonwood mining
district, Utah. The town Of Silver
Springs narrowly escaped destruction.
Three townships have been swept by
the flames. Several valuable mills
are in danger.
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Cholera.

On Saturday week the steamship
Humboldt. of the North Baltic Lloyd,
arrived at Quarantine from Stettin,
Germany. Before her arrival at Co
pcnhagen on the 18th of Sept, William
Strack, a steerage passenger, was taken
down with all the symptoms of Asia
attic cholera, and died in four hours
On the arrival Of the Humboldt
ut New York, DR.. Mosbee, Deputy
Health Officer, boarded her. A thor
ough examination showed NJ sickness
on board, bun on rigid inquiry the
above fac, was discovered. The YES
SCI was detained for observation, and
was off Tompkinsonville. She had
50 cabin passengers, 2S6 steerage, and
crew of 81. None were allowed to
60 ashore. The clothes of all were
to be washed, and the vessel fumigatcd.
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Fires.

Late news from the fire raging along
the coast between Manitwoc and
Annapee state that the flames were
tapping up everything; sweeping hous-
es, barns, stores and piers in their
course. Henry Marshall, of Milwau-
kee, who made his escape through the
fiery element at the risk of his own
life, and horses, which were badly
scorchcd, counted twenty-five dwell
hugs and barns reduced to ashes
The losses in Lcnawee county will
reach a quarter of a million. The
farmers are burying their household
goods imthe ground to save them from
Instructions. As communication has
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News Items.

The authorities of Denver are wag-
ing war against the gambling houses.
Another man dubbed to death by
the New Orleans Metropolitan Police
Wednesday.
The Denver & Rio Grande narrow
gauge track is completed forty-thrce
miles from Denver. 1t will reach the
foot of Pixies Peak about October
18th.
A Baltimore grand jury has found
an indictment for murder against the
men who killed an unknown woman at
Chase's station last summer.
Nineteen thousand persons visited
the Cincinnati Industrial Exposition
Wednesday. The managers of the
exposition have taken action looking
TO another exhibition next year which
shall exceed this one in all respects.
Frederick Anthony, a workman on
the Cincinnati & Newport Railroad
bridge, fell sixty feet, from the pier to
the ground, Wednesday afternoon and
died instantly. He was young man
and a native of Queen Anne county,
Virginia.
There were five deaths from yellow
fever at Charleston, S. c., on Wednes-
day.
A rigid quarantine has been order
ed at Canton, Miss, against Jackson.
COL d. M. Nelson, son of T. A. r.
Nelson, of the Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania, was shot and killed by
Gen. j. III. Clanton, of Alabama, at
Knoxville, Wednesday, in a personal
rencontre.
The great provincial show opened
at Kingston, Ont, on Tuesday. The
display, as q whole, was good, but
the cattle were not as fine as exhibit
ed at Toronto last year. The princi-
pal men Of the province were present.
A number of citizens of Port HUI
ron have called meeting, to be held
October 10th, in aid of the projected
railroad from Port Huron to Bay City
A Howell firm have shipped $4,000
barrels of apples.
| A species of sand available as ,
polishing powder has been found neal
Rives junction.
John II. Spafford, of Grant, st
, Clair county, under arrest for causing
the death of a horse by mutilatiny
him with a pitchfork, escaped from
the Sheriffs office at Port Huron, las
week, and is now enjoying freedom il
Canada.
DIR. Ballard did not meet Mr.. Wis
hard on the occasion set for their sec
ond oratorical contest over the virtues
of temperance and whisky, at Saginaw
Mr.. Wishard delivered an address
very satisfactory to his audience.
Alex. Boyd, of Kawkawlin, at
tempted to commit suicide last Frida
week, by drowning in Kawkawli
River, but some workmen near by 90
him out. Boyd is supposed to hav
been at the time insane.
A woman at Wyandotte has bee
arrested for deserving her husband an
consorting with negro.
A little son of A. G. Carmichael
of Pittsford, fell off a horse on Sur
day week and broke his arm and neck
A horse was stolen from G.. A
Price in Pittsford, on the 21st, an
was recovered on the 25th at Orland
} Indiana.
Richard Dowry's house, at Por
Hope, was burned on the 10Th. Los
81, 200; partially insured
Some New Baltimore people ar
prospecting about Holland with vie,
of locating small colony there.
I Fishing operations for the fall set
son have begun on Lake Huron.
Honey thieves are bold and success
full ut st. Charles g.
William Denning, engineer at a mil
in Dexter, was caught by a rcvolvin