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The Placer herald., 1872-08-17
Assessment Notice.

MONTANA MINING COMPANY-LocATIoN,
ILLINoIsTowN MINING DISTRICT, COUNTY
OF PLACER, STATE OF CALIFoRNIA.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AT A
~ meeting of the Board of Trustees of the
above mentioned Company held on the 18th day
of August, 1872, an assessment of sixty-two and
one-half cents (.621a) per share was levied upon
the capital stock of said Company, payable i'm
mediately in United States gold coin to the Sec
retary at his office in Colfax.
Any stock upon which said assessment shall
remain unpaid on the 18th day of September,
1872, will be deemed delinquent, and will be duly
advertised for sale at Public Auction, and unless
payment be made before will be sold on
FRIDAY, THE 9th DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1872,
to pay the delinquent assessment together with
costs of advertising and expenses of sale.
SAM. READ, Secretary,
Colfax, August 16 1872. aul7 -4w
The Placer herald., 1872-08-17

How He PAID FOR Ir-Grants seaside
cottage at Long Branch cost $35 900. It
was reported that Murphy, his collector of
the port of New York, who had sWindled
the country and government out of millions
of dollars had paia for this cottage, but he
denies it, and tnat brings to light this fact
Seven Of Grants officials, feeling that they
might be removed and thus loose all chance
of further stealing, and knowing Grants
aching craving for presents and his loyalty to
those VINO make them, contributed each S.
600 and deposited it in bank to Grants
credit. They then purchased the cottage,
had the deed made to Grant, took it to him
and he signed check for the money they
had placed in bank. Now who las .ne
impudence to say, in the face Of all these
plain facts, that Grant didn't bry and pay
for his cottage with his own check? These
fellows who placed this ;335, 900 in bank for
Grant will steal Il million of dollars from the
people an" government, but what the devil
has t!Iat got to do with Grant and his cot
tage at Long Branch? The American people
are just stupid enough to believe that this
was a dsgraceful and villainous way of
whipping the devil around the stump, and
just as like as not turn Grant and his thieves
out of Office for it and other like tricks.
The Placer herald., 1872-08-17


WORTH SEEING To.-The San Joaquin
Republican, charges that Reed, Beck and
Hoag are using the State money, appropri-
ated for the use and benefit of the State
Fair, in supporting and keeping up the Grant
press. We believe this is true, and that
these men are guilty of this dirty and despic-
able meanness, from the fact that the Stars
md Stripes here has the State Fair adver-
tsement, over Beck and Reeds signatures,
when it is notorious that it has not half the
readers who contribute to aid the State Fair,
that the HERALD has. Now, we say to this
nasty ring of State Fair officials, that we
don't care u continental for their ad though
we have paid $50 taxes to the Stripes one.
We ask these State Fair officials to publish a
list of the papers and their politics in which
they have advertised the Fair, if they are
innocent of the charge; silence will be taken
and so published of their guilt of this petty,
small souled act We will publish the list
free if they will furnish it, and if it exoner-
ates them from the charge, retract all we
have here said
The Placer herald., 1872-08-17

The Liberal Republican and Democratic
State Central Committee have selected the
following executive committee:
Liberal Republicans-S. II. Wetherbee,
A. j. Snyder, s. +. Hartwell, w. c. Smith,
William Sexton, +. b. Taylor, 4. W. Cor
bett, S. S. Tilton.
Democrats-J. p. Hoge, Franklin Law
ton, Tyler Curtis, William Hays, NJ. Hays,
Il. Watt, J. w. Cofroth, r. b. Cole.
The Executive Committee met and elected
J. p. Hogo President; S. S. Tilton, Vice
President; +. I.awton and f. w. Corbett,
Secretaries; Tyler Curtis, Treasurer.
The Placer herald., 1872-08-17

GREELEY AND BRowA.-We give in this
paper brief sketches of the lives of Horace
Greeley and b. Gratz Brown, the candidates
Of the Liberal Republicans and Democrats
for President and Vice President. As much
will be said of and about these gentlemen
during the present campaign and, as they are
sure to be elected, we advise our readers to
make themselves thoroughly familiar with
the leading points of their history
The Placer herald., 1872-08-17

GREAT FIRE AT WASHINGTON CITY.-be-
tween November and March it is predicted
that there will be great and destructive fire
at Washington city, destroying all the Gov
eminent archives, but no lives This fire Is
to be the work of an incendiary, and is to
destroy the evidence of frauds on the Gov
ernment and people of countless millions OF
dollars. These buildings have been den
for thieves for years, and now, to save the
culprits, their contents must be destroyed
The Placer herald., 1872-08-17

GnANrs ABSENCE FROM DUTY. line
Greeley and Brown Committee at W asons-
ton have just compiled campaign document
entitled "a record of absence Of President
Grant and the Cabinet from the seat OF
Government, to the neglect Of the business
of the country, compiled from Administration
Journals" 1t shows that they have been
absent from Washington for quite one-thlrd
of the time since March Sd, 1869.
The Placer herald., 1872-08-17

THE Republicans located soldiers home
at Dayton, Ohio, and placed 300 disabled
soldiers there, thinking these votes would
secure the reelection of Bob Schenck to
Congress; but Campbell beat Schenck. Now
two hundred of the three hundred soldiers
are for Greeley, and will make the distric.
permanently anti-Grant. These chickens
have now came home to roost,
The Placer herald., 1872-08-17

An exchange calls Stanford's candidate
for Congress in this district Pinto Plug Page.
The Placer herald., 1872-08-17

The Sacramento Union denounces, sec
ond-handedly, the Germans as an igno rant,
uneducated set, by saying the educated Ger
mans are against Greeley. AS only about
one German out ola hundred supports Grant,
of course, according TO the Unions theory.
the other ninety-nine must be both ignorant
and uneducated.
The Placer herald., 1872-08-17

THERE is no longer room in the Federal
Civil Service under Grant for an honest Re-
publican, but dishonest Democrat who is
ready to sell himself can always find an
opening and get an Office from Grant. We
are looking every day to see it announced
that Brick Pomeroy and the geurrilla Moseby
have been appointed to big offices where
there is lots of stealing by Grant For
shame's sake, and to save the disgrace and
damage to Grant, this may not be done till
after the election, but they are sure of their
pay if there is enough left to steal it from
between November and March.
The Placer herald., 1872-08-17
Ne,c Advertisements.
COOPER e SHOP.
MAIN STREET, OPHIR,
Opposite Hathaway's store where can be found
at all times
WINE CASKS,
WINE TUBS,
BARRELS,
CASKS,

And all kinds OF Cooper Ware. All descriptions
of Cooper work done to order. Apply at Hath
away's Store, or to NJ. SWEET, at the shop,
Ophir, Placer county, August 17th 1872
[aul7 7-3m
The Placer herald., 1872-08-17

THE REAL PArrERNs.-T Cincinnati
Commercial says awful things like this
" Now that General Banks has gone over
to the enemy Of course he never was Of
any account-he was quite as worthless, in
deed, as SalmonP p. Chase, Horace Greeley
Lyman Trumbull, Carl Schurz or Charles
Sumner. O. z. Morton, Ben. Butler and
Simon Cameron are the real patterns Of
greatness, and true deliverers of sound doc.
trne."
The Placer herald., 1872-08-17
RATHER AWKWARD.

1t seems that last Winter, in the strug-
gle TO elect Sargent to the Senate, Shan
non Speaker, and Boruck Clerk, Stanford
pledged himself to Porter for Congress in
this district Page had worked and
carried Sargent all over the district to
make him Congressman, and packed the
FL Dorado Convention for him for SEN
ator, on condition that Sargent and his
friends should make him page the next
Congressman from this district. When the
Convention met two railroad candidates
were in the field, Page and Porter. Porter
demanded of Stanford that he comply with
bis bargain, and Page demanded that Sar-
gent should make his pledges good. At
this point Gorham stepped in and ordered
Stanford to drop Porter as he had opposed
him in 1861 Stanford said, "I will leave
this business with Robinson and my other
attorneys" Robinson said "Page has a
stage line running to tbe cars, and we can
carry the passenSer3 OF an 0ppcsltoh line
free and mash him any day we choose if he
refuses to vote for Goat Island or any other
measure we want, and we must not insult
Sargent-go and tell Mcfarland that all the
railroad votes in the convention must 90 for
Page" And up went Porter's tail and IN
went Page. Nice fellows to make Congress
sional nominations for the people to vote for.
Will they do it? We guess not this year.
The Placer herald., 1872-08-17

THE following communication to our Coun
ty Treasurer, containing decision of the At
torney General explains itself; and as it is of
interest to all we publish it for the benefit of
our readers
SACRAMENTO, August 11th 1872.
COUNTY TREAsURER;-The following decision
of the Attorney General is forwarded for your
information, and hereafter all payments made to
the State must be made in compliance with the
law. Very Respectfully, Your Obedient Servant,
f. BAEHR.
State Treasurer
The Placer herald., 1872-08-17

PoLrrIcAL.-The members of the Placer
County Democratic Central Committee are
notified to attend a meeting of said commit
tee at the PLACER HERALD office, in Auburn,
at 1 o'clock P. NJ, Wednesday, the 2Sth day
of August, 1872, for the purpose of securing
a delegation in the Second Congressional
District Convention TO be held at Sacramento
OH the fourth day of September next. The
member or members of the Liberal Republi-
can State Central Committee residing in
Placer county are requested to have their
organization represented at said committee
meeting. w. NJ. CRuTcHER,
President Democratic Central Committee
The Placer herald., 1872-08-17
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
b. GRATL BROWN
OF AIISSOUR ri
Electors .
FOR THE CAMPAIGN.
OF NEW YORK,

The PLACER HERALD will be furnished for
the ceMpoign, from now until the middle OF
November, for ONE DOLLAR in advance.
II will contain about fourteen columns Of
original and carefully selected reading matter
a week, and will warmy and sincerely al
in the election Of Horace Greeley and b.
Gratz Brown. VIII some active friend of
the GOOD CAUSE in each precinct exert himself
in getting subscribers and forwarding the
names and money for the CAMPAIGN
dIERALD ? Parties sending us clubs Of
five or more names will be furn shed copy
of the HERALD free.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-08

WAsHINGToN. February 6.-Sena-
tor Garret Davis, after eating break
fast yesterday. was attacked with sick
ness and complained of severe pains
in his head. He has been since
lying in a critical condition. Nisi-
tors generally are excluded from his
chamber. His physician says if he
can produce a reaction within the
next twenty-four hours he shall have
some hopes Of his recovery
The President has nominated
James ?. Taggart for Assessor of In
ternal Revenue of Utah, and James
NJ. Castillo for Receiver at Fairplay,
Colorado.
The Republican Congressional
Committee Will hold a general eau
Gus on Thursday night to make
preparations for the approaching
campaign.
In the case of Hosea Stout against
the Territory Of Utah-the question
involved being whether the Grand
Jury who indicted Stout for murder
was legally impauneled-the SUI
preme Court TO-DAY announced a dis
agreement. the Justices beingequal1y
divided. The judgement of the
lower Court is therefore affirmed.
The President sent the following
nominations to the Senate to-day:
H. Il. Hurlbud. Controller Of Cur
rencv; Edwin 5. McCook Secretary
for Dakota Territory; Thomas b.
Catoon. United States Attorney for
New Mexico.
The Senate in Executive session
to-day, confirmed the appointment
Of Addison c. Gibbs rs District At
torney of Oregon; Edward 2. John
son, District Attorney of Wyoming;
Albert Walters, Assayer at Boise
City, Idaho.
The motion of Sumner to recon-
slider the confirmation of James f.
Legate as Governor of Wyoming
Territory was agreed to, but no
further action was taken on the
nomination, which is pending.
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ALPINE COUNTY.
From the Alpine Chronicle, 3d.

From the Alpine Chronicle, 3d.
BIG Tree RoAD.-William Black
more, proprietor of the line of
stages running between Genoa and
Silver Mountain, intends putting a
trl-weekly line of stages OR the route
between the Big Trees and Silver
Mountain.
WISE PROBATION. - Snowshoe
Thompson left for the East a few
days since, overland, and as a precau-
ton he took his snOwshoes with him;
and we venture the assertion that the
blockade will not trouble him.
WARM.-It has been so warm to-
day that We have worked without a
fire in the office; but IL lady com
posltor, who sets this up objects;
she says We let the fire go out for an
item. but that is not so-our wood
pile is getting low.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-08

BADLY FRIGHTESED.-When the
stage was robbed. between Jenny
Lind and the North American House.
Nokelumne Hill road. a month ago,
the robber had his face masked, and
his feet wrapped in gunny sacks to
prevent making tracks on the ground.
As he stepped out in front Of the
horse or the off side Of the coach.
the animal became excited. and
pranced about frantically. As soon
IS the box was handed ont and the
robber was ont of sight in the reag.
the animal started off at full speed,
and a long time elapsed before the
could bring him down to a
trot. For two or three weeks after
the robbery the horse invariably
pricked up his ears in passing the
spot where the robbery took place.
and for two or three days required
urging to get him by the place
LSan joaquin Republican.
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it does not follow that Mr.. Summers
Social Equality amendment can re.

it does not follow that Mr.. Summers
Social Equality amendment IAN re-
duce all men and women into one
common herd of amalgamated half
breeds. From all such fatherhoods
of God, and brotherhoods of man as
this, good Lord preserve US.
1t seems to grieve the Enterprise
that the Democracy are not in open
rebellion against the laws of the
land. 1t would be a great accom-
mediation to that journal un9oubted-
~ if We would assume that position !:
but the Enterprise may learn in the
Utterance of Mr.. Pendegast the sem
timent Of that Young Democracy to
whom the future political empire of
this coast and Of this country be-
longs. They do not propose to for
ever bear the odium Of i rebellion
which had its origin in events before
they were born, by carrying issues,
animosities, and associations of a
dead age into a live future but rec
ognizing memorable facts, the neces-
sites and advantages of their own
generation, and the spirit of the age
in which they live, they will grasp
the political power of this country,
and hold it, while both Republican
and Democratic fossils are petrify-
ing among the erustaceaRs of the
Silurian age.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-08

SALE OF TowN LoTs.-To-d2y a
sale Of town lots will be held at the
town of MERGED, Cal, OF the line
of the Southern Pacific Railroad,
some twenty miles CT more south Of
Modesto, and about forty five from
Stockton. MERGED viii he the point
from which visitors to Yosemite and
the Mariposa Big Trees Will leave
the railroad.
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THE ALABAMA CLAIMS.

THE SLA1Mo.
The dispatches are largely devoted
10 the Treaty dispute between the
United States and England. The
latest from England indicate the
breaking up of the Geneva Confer
ence by the withdrawal of the arbI-
traitors on the part of that Govern
ment. Gladstone has evidently found
it impossible to resist the pressure
arrayed against the administration
by the Tory party under the lead Of
the ex-Premier Disraeli, and to save
himself against the rising storm has
affirmed an opposition to the claims
for consequential damages made by
the American Government, in the
strongest language. The following
indicates the present disposition Of
the British Government:
"Disraeli then rose and called the
attention Of the House to aparagraph
in the royal speech with reference to
the arbitration of the Alabama claims.
He animadverted at some length upon
the Treaty of Washington. for the
faults ofwhich he blamed Earl Gran
Vile and Gladstone. and in view of
the Developments which had been
made in the assembly of 4rbitrat1rs
of Geneva, and Disraeli wanted to
know why the Government was ex
ultant over the edifcation 1t had
given to Parliament on the subject.
He said the roval speech was signal
" unsatisfactory, and showed. IN his
opinion. that the Government still
lacked a proper appreciation Of the
gravity Of the question at Issue be
tween England and the United
States. The American claims were
greater than those which would fol-
low a total conquest. They were
preposterous and impractical, and if
admitted. would be fatal to the
power and honor of England. Yet,
said Disraeli sneeringly. the whole
subject is disposed of in one brief
paragraph of the Royal speech
-Gladstone followed. and in reply
said that the Treaty of Washington
itself shows that England is ready to
make every concession short of ma
Iional dishonor to establish friendly
relations with the United States, and
to set an example to be followed by
other nations hencefOrth. The Gov
eminent. said the Premier, is ready
to explain everything IN connection
with the treaty, but 1t Will rot admit
that it has Unwittingly made a mis-
take. The paragraph II the treaty
is only a fair and unmistakable in
depreciation of the treaty. He
could. if desired, refer to the pre-
posterous character of the amend
ments. which of itself proved their
absurdity, for they were such as no
people in the last extremity of war
or the lowest depths of national
misfortune, with the spirit Of the
people of England in their hearts,
would ever submit to cheers =
Gladstone concluded by saying that
the Government would maintain the
position it had taken firmly, though
in q friendly manner"
In the United States Senate Ed
mund5 submitted a resolution call
ing on the President for information
relative to the action of Great Brit
ain, and animadverting severely on
the rumored reputation of the con-
struction sought to be enforced by
the United States. TrumbuIl thought
the resolution premature and insult
ing ; Cameron thought the President
had no information to impart. No
action was taken. Thus the matter
now stands.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-08

It is rumored at Los Angeles that
the election of C. E. Thorn, District
Attorney, viii be contested by S. W.
Marshall, his opponentinthe canvass,
on the grounds that Colonel Thorn
served in the Southern army during
the rebellion. and his disabilities
have not been removed.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-08

\ mass meeting of the citizens Of
Colusa. Suffer and 1olo counties,
opposed to or aggrieved by the con-
s~truction of levees for the reclama-
ton of swamp lands, where said
levees shut off the natural water
courses, was held at Colusa February
Sd. Speeches we're made and reso-
buttons passed.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-08

4 San Francisco dispatch of yes
terday afternoon says:
The excitement in the Stock mar
ket today exceeds anything yet, and
prices are higher than ever before.
The sales at the forenoon Board
were immense.
Gold, 1o9%; Greenbacks, 911a
selling, 90.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-08

An exchange talks freely about the
Geuoa Conference. John James
suggests that said exchange has
heard OF the Haines- Nansickle water
case. and labors under the impress
sion that it is being settled by a con-
ference up the valley.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-08

Leavitt Howard, late banker at
Stockton, has filed a petition in in
solvency; secured debts, S54, G66 40;
unsecured debts, &44,660; assets,
S36,95S Sc. Total liabilities, &c.,
800.
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l. . . T.!

A CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT ISSUED BY
A US for One Hundred Dollars tSlO0), dated
September 25, 1871, and numbered s.29i, payable
to the order Of CHARLOTTE MARTIN. AND BT
HER ENDORsED. All persons are cautioned against
purchasing said certificate, payment Gf the came
having been stopped.
WELLS. FARGO & co, Ii. F. RICE. Agent.
Carson, February ,, 1872. fe5-lw
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-08

Three leagues of land in Monterey
county, Cal, recently sold at the
equivalent of 81 per acre in cash.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-08

NEW HAVEN, Conn, February g.
The Democratic State Convention
to-day nominated II. d. Hubbard, of
Hartford, for Governor by acclama-
ton.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-08
Dissolution Notice.

THE COPARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE En-
isting between j. j. Mcclellan and Byron
under the name and style of McCLEL-
Ian & SHERMAN, is this dag dissolved by 1u.
tual consent. J.. J. Mcclellan is alone authorized
to pay all debts due from said firm.
~ J.. j. MCCLELLAN,
BYRON SHERMAN.
saltwater, New !, Jan. l., 1872. ja2a-3ot
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It is rumored in Pet2lUma that
negotiations are pending with the
Central Pacific Railroad Company
to buy the subsidy voted by Marin
county. If this sale is made the
road viii undoubtedly be built.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-08

There was a rumor ahoat In San
Francisco on Tuesday that David E.
Buel died near Salt Lake on Sunday,
but no authority was given. At the
last accounts he was seriously Ill at
Tecoma.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-08

Catacazy's course receives the
fullest approval of his Government,
and Secretary Fish is severely
blamed for hisfreatment of CatacaZy.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-08

Z" There was a frCc VINO lived in a spriBg,
lie GU hr such a cold that he could Rot sing. "
Poor unfortunate BatraehiaR. In what
a sad plight he must lave been, And
yet his misfortune was one that often be-
falls singers Many a once tuneful voice
among those h belong to the genus
homo" j utterly spoiled by cold in the
head or on the lungs, or both combined.
For the above mentioned "crOaker" we
are not aware that any remedy was ever
devised; but we rejoice to know that all
human singers ma keep their heads
clear and their threats in tune by q time
ly use OF DR.. Sage'S Catarrh Remedy, and
DIR. Pierce'S Golden Medical Discovery,
both of which are sold by druggists. fes-w
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BORN.

BONNIFIELD-In this city 9TH inst, TO
the wife OF Hon. NJ. ;. Bonnifield, q
daughter.
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notice..

FIAVING SOLD III SAZERAC BUILDING
M SALOON. all persons having papers
or yaInatles on derosft are requested TO call for
the SAM at once; and all persons indebted to me
are requested 70 calf and settle, as all accounts
remaining unsettled will he placed in the hands
of an attorney, GEO. l.. GIBSON.
Carson 2 fruary 5. IS-2 fe6-tm
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90

Gold and Steel Pens, Lamps Of all kind,
Lanterns, Work Boxes, Writing Desk,
Baskets, Wall Paper, Window Glass. Pic
lures and Picture Frames, Cigar Gases,
Toblcco Boxes, Pencils Crayons, Sterres-
copticons and Views from all parts Of TIL
world, Feather busters. Buckskin aud
Boxing Gloves, Pocket Books, Inkstand-.
Dice, Combs. Brushes, and in fact every
article useful or ornamental.