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SEVEN TO ONE.-Our neighbor took strong
ground against Grant and his thieves at
Washington, in his issue of the 2lst inst. +,
and in the following week he had received
letters from seven Republicans approving Lis
course, and one, also from supposed Re
publican, condemning his article. The seven
approvers signed their names, and the con
demner was ashamed to give his real name.
Nav we infer from this that seven-eghths of
the Republicans of Placer county are against
Grant, and that the other eighth, though for
him, are ashamed to say so over their own
proper signatures? We believe this is a
fair sample of the sentiments of the Repub-
lcans of this county. and yet they will be
swallowed up by the Gorham-Stowe- Carr
Boruck ring in the State Convention, and
the State delegates will be for Grant; he will
be nominated, and then dirt must be eaten
or independence and manhood asserted and
every man vote his sentiments without re-
gard to past political associations. We
shall see who are pure and morally brave
men and who are drt-eatcrs, when the time
comes for chip, hip, 'rah, 'rah, for Grant"
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30
Notice of Application f6f Pardon

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ undersigned intends to apply TO the Gov.
erner Of the State Of California for the pardon on
Frank Steinnan, who was convicted Of the crime
of murder in the second degree ON the 14th day
of May, 1867, at the May term Of the District
Court Of the Peurseenth Judicial District, in and
for the county of Placer, and who Was sentenced
therefor to Imprisonment in the State Prison for
the term of twenty five years.
HENRY H. FELLOWS.
Service OF the above notice acknowledged this
10th day of March, A. d. 1872.
L. b. REARDAN,
District Judge 14th Jsdhsial district.
Z. L. CRAIG,
Ex-Dstrict Attorney of Placer County.
T.. B. MCFARLAND,
Ex-Districs Judge l4th Judicial District
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The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CoNvENTIoN.--The
Democratic Executive Committee will meet
in Washington city some time in May next,
says dispatch, after the Cincinnati Liberal
Republican convention, and call the Demo
cratic National convention for the fourth Of
July, at St. Louis. This would be in plenty
time, seeing that the election don't take place
until November. In this contest we shall
work to defeat Grant and his thieves, and
save Republican institutions.
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30
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GoAT ISLAND. We regard the action OF
the lower House of Congress in giving Goat
Island to private corporation as high trea-
son to the Government and people of the
United States The idea Of n Government
deliberately abandoning one of the best nat
ural defences of great city and harbor to
private individuals, instead of making it bris-
tie with an armament that would defy the
nayies of the world, is suggestive of nothing
but treason to the Government and the peo-
pie, Corruption, treason Or ignorance was the
moving power that impelled Congress to this
shameless act, and probably all three of these
causes were at the bottom of this ncf,rious
act If ever people were cursed with an
imbecilc, villanous and corrupt Government,
it is the people of the United States. The
greascr Congress of Mexico would not have
committed so vile an act as this. San Fran
cisco's grievances are not drop in the bucket
compared with the national shame, outrage
and wrong done by this act of Congress.
The bill will doubtless pass the Senate, and
be signed by Grant, unless he is bribed to
veto it. Our Government has no power to
despoil the country of its defensive positions,
and the next Administration should seize
this Island, drive its occupants away and try
its donators for treason
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

A Nut FOR TAXPAYERS TO CRAcK.-
Senator Cole introduced bill to abolish the
income tax. and Senator Sumner one to re-
duce internal taxes, and to abolish the office
of Commissioned of Internal Revenue. These
bills came up in the United States Senate on
Tuesday last, and one of Grants keepers,
John Sherman of Ohio, moved to Indefinitely
postpone both bills, and they were so dispos-
ed of. Congress has appropriated 50 ,OOO-
600 corruption money to carry the Southern
States for Grant; hence these taxes must be
continued. What sort of men now inhabit
the United States? Less than one hundred
years ago men of Boston threw a cargo of tea
overheard because King George wanted a
tax of three cents a pound on it. If such
men as these Boston rebels were are in the
majority this Fall, won't Grant and his thiev es
follow King Georges tea?
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30
OfaciaI Paper Of Placer County
LAND MATTERS. s.-The Secretary of the

LAND MATTERS The Secretary OF the
Interior is preparing instructions authorizing
Testimony as to the mineral or agricultural
character of lands, to be taken before county
clerks of the counties where the lands are
situated. This arrangement will save land
li,iyants much time and expense III proving
the character of land in dispute. Claimants,
contestants, and their witnesses, instead OF
going long distances to the U. S. Land Office
can appear before the county clerk in their
own county and there give their testimony,
without red tape and at comparatively little
time and expense. We approve OF this plan
of Secretary Delano, and hope it will soon be
in force. The Secretary has also decided
that adverse claimants to mining Applications
for patent must file their adverse claims
within the ninety days required by the act
of 1866. This decision is in accordance with
the plain letter of the law, and is therefore
correct. These measures are good, but Cole E
bill TO create commissions to determine the
character of all lands, is better. This thing
of making claim owners and pre-emptors pay
more to find out whether they can buy the
land than the land itself afterwards costs, is
shame, and not good treatment of citizens
by our government.
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

KuKLUx NEST. Sacramento tntoh
has found "beyond question that Kuklux
do exist in South Carolina. What is this
authority that has carried conviction to the
heart of the Union2 Why, it is that Gen
eral Corbin, scalawag United Safes District
Attorney for South Carolina, the chief OF
thieves and tyrants, the man who drove the
people from their homes under Grants sus-
pension Of the hdbens corpus last fall, and
with gangs of vagabond negroes stole and
carried away their rpcncd crops in their alb
sense: the wretch who was not content with
aiding to rob the State of South Carolina
of $50, 900 600 but must descend TO the rob-
bing of private farmers of their crops, and
families of bread, sid in q political speech
in New Hampshire, where he had been i'm
ported to lie, that he knew that co'ored men
had been whipped for afliliatins with his
party. For sllamc's sake, don't let your pen
slip again and cause all intelligent men to
doubt either your honesty or sagacity.
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30
SELF.SUFFICIENCY.

TIE Washington Republican, Grants
mouth-piece, the paper that speaks semi
officially for Grant, says as to the Vice
Presidency:
"Colfax has never interfered with the execu-
tive in the difficult thaAkess matterof appoint
ments and patronage. Ho has not, other
Vice-P Presidents have done, asked to be allowed
any voice in the selection of appointments, even
to reward his own friends, and if renomnated
and reelected, would probably maintain the
same course in the future
The wisest, if good men, seek council, but
the self sufficient fool and bl ockhead tyrant,
Grant, wishes the people to elect no man with
him but vain craven ninnies like Colfax, lest
they might rebel aginst his thevings, iniqui-
ties, grasping tyrannies and the hoard of vii
lains that surround him to rob the public
and divide the punder with his family.
Grants estimate of Colfax agrees Ireci3ely
with our opinion of the man. Cofax would
let the government 60 to destruction and Its
citizens sink into poverty and slavery, even
to get Chinese baby named after him.
Wilson of Iowa and Wilson of Massachu-
sets are only Objectionable to Grant because
they are men of talent and character, and
have designs as deep and damnng to the
country as Grant himself, and might defeat
the accomplishment Of his hellsh dreams and
wear the crown instead of him, or, falling in
that, have him impcached and take his seat.
These are the things that are troubling
Grants stubborn, vicious, besotted brain.
His canine instincts force him to growl and
show his teeth to all who approach his bone.
Poor grinning Cofax, Grants brainless or
gan has killed you, whether nominated or not.
We care not to pursue the subject further ).
the people are aroused, and no matter who
runs against Grant, or who with linn, he
will stink into reiracy on the fourth of March,
1873, with all his illgotten gains.
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

DoNNER CouNTY.-The bill creating the
new county of Donncr has been indefinitely
postponed in the Assembly. The great OBJ
lection to this bill was its effect on Sierra
county, which would have been nearly ruined
by it. AS to Placer and Nevada they made
no serious objections to the BILL and would
not have been much affected by it, one way
or the other.
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30
Notice to Creditors.

In the matter Of the Estate Of JONATHAN BeowS.
deceased
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN BIZ THE
~ undersigned, Administrator Of tbs estate of
Jonathan Brown, deceased, to the creditors Of and
all persons having claims against the said de-
ceased, TO exhibits them, with the necessary
vouchers, within four months AFTER the first pub
lcaton of this notice. to the said Administrator
at his office or residence in Colfax, Placer county,
California. FRANK CHANDLER,
mr23-4w Administrator
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30
HydraMic Claim Wanted

UTANTED TO PURCHASE 4 HT-
w drauhc Claim in dividend paying con-
dition, or Claim that ean be made a dividend
paying one With reasonable outlay
Address, stating location, e1tent cf groand
and depth of deposit, cost of water, amount Of
fall for tailings, condition of title amount al
ready taken out, and full particulars, Leck Box
439 San Francesca Post Office.
Owners only need communicate. [mrlG-lm
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

THE Placer delegation in the Legislature
have secured the increase Of salaries and per-
quisites of several county and district officers
and robbed the people of the right to elect
Others of their officers, during this session.
This we believe, is the substance of their
labors, if we except the S5 900 they drew
from the State Treasury.
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

dTyeh th;n Gf # Pmgb be good mode of hunting iTr
m ,1f Jobn Franklins expedition as it Is genrfIh hs
believed bel that this eminent tourist has u1Tn TAN meet
last Journey and we suppose those don't Nm like ike
who Journey to the other world. GOn al, The
the railroad because of its mohoponn,io nower.
lands; because think 1t has 100 ~ IuI in one of
0a' W. cars than in the Avtor Of the Aerial
Steam Navigation Company. "A--I..
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

GnRoY UNIoN-This is the title of new
paper started by Shaw e. Pinkham, the first
number Of which is before us. The paper
makes good appearance, and promises to
he intensely ana subsequently Republican,
which, we suppose, means Grant and his
dynasty. We hope it will live and flourish
after Grant dies-nasty.
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

MusIc.-We are indepted to NJ. Gray,
music publisher and dealer, G23 and 625
Clay street San Francisco, for choice lot of
new music consisting of Bwbbie Waltz F."
"Sing to me softly, dear sister," Quartette,
"IIappy, happy may they be-" etc.
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

PRErARING.-Granth has sent his son to
Europe to gain information as to the kingly
courts and snobbery OH the continent prepar-
atory to the day he expects to be Emperor
of America. What Xcrxes this beast
would make.
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30
Notice Of Assessment.
MONTANA MINING COMPANY, LOCATED IN
ILLINo1sTowN MINING District, COUNTY
OF PLACER STATE OF CAIIToRSIA.

OF PLACER, STATE OF CALIroRSA.
'NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT AT
~ meeting of the Board of Trustees Of above
mentioned company, held on the 2Gth day of
March, 1872 an assessment of fifty cents go
conts) per share was levied upon the capital
stock of said company, payable immed a'ely in
United States gold coin, to the Secretary, at his
office in ColiaX.
Any stock upon which said assessment shall
remain unpaid on the Both day of April, 1872
will be deemed delinquent, and will be duly adj
vertsod for sale at public auction, and unless
payment shall be made before, will be sold on
MONDAY. THE Doth DAY OF MAY, 1872,
To pay the delinquent assessment, together
with costs Of advertising and expenses of ssle.
WM. b. STOREY, secretary.
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The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

UNITED States Senators Casserly and Cole,
and States Senators Banvard and Neff, have
our thanks for valuable documents during
the week
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

WE think Senator Neff will regret his
District Attorney bill when he sees its
workings.
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

THE Negroes in New York are joining the
new Tammany organization in large numbers.
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30
AUBURN SELECT SCHOOL.
). r. CHAZOTTE, Teacher.

yJyHE FIRST TERM OF THIS school, For
l 1872 will commence on the
First day ofApril. i'm the Stone BuiIdin,
adjoining the residence Of
Captain MCGUIRE.
The teacher is prepared to receive schola,x
and guarantee to the parents that he will pvss
satisfaction rs to the Mental and Moral i'm.
proyement Of their children if placed under his
charge
TERMS
Primary Department. per month. ..->.. e.. $500
Advanced ..e:...... 800
BOOK K-KEEPING, and al business forms
extra,
No extra efarge for Languages.
~ Music Lessons will be given by conpe,
tent teacher; also all kinds Of Fancy Work 4
Private Lessons given if desired.
Auburn, Mareh 23dI 1872. 81
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30
MAMMOTH PROJECT,

Harvey, of Sacramento, has the credit of in
Producing into the Assembly an Act to provide
for the funding of the Indebtedness of the re-
clamation and levee districts of the State. Unde,
this bill land can be taxed from So to Sl5 al
acre. 1t is said there will be bonds. for which
the lands are hound issued to the amount o
$50, ,OOO goo or S50,000,0O0. 1t is feared that
many poor man will find his home eaten up b,
the levees of these districts and the interest O.
these bonds. 1t is a magnificent scheme, ant
will fall into the hands of the few. The hard
working, thrifty farmer will have to give place tc
the scheming and willy Spectator. This bill
smells to ME with bad odor' | do not like il
The Placer herald., 1872-03-30

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS,
The Code takes away all the fees connected
with the collecting of delinquent taxes, but the
Legislature has provided amply for these officers
IN the raising of their salaries. In Placer his
salary is 81, 500. think, generally, the attor
neys have made by the change.
PORTRAIT OF BIGLEg
There is an excellent likeness of Ex-Governor
John Bigler in the Sergeant-at-Ar Arms room. on
exhibition, and a bill before the Senate to give
SO0 for the picture, to place it in the capitol. l
would much like to see this painting in some
niche in our State House.
AERIAL STEAM NAVIGATION.
An Act for the aid to this enterprise, which
we dare not laugh at for fear of its proving suc
cess and the laugh be upon us, has been intro
duced l have before me drawing of the ma.
chine. 1t is like a segar sharpened at either
end, and wing, or vane, runs the whole length
to steady it, 1t is held up by gas (many other
things are held up in the same way) which is
confined IN the ends. The centre compartment
contains the machinery and the fools who nav
want to ride in this locomotive. The machine IS
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-17

The local nominations in New York city are
exciting much interest elsewhere, as well as
there, because they are expected to have consid
siderable influence upon the state election
Tammany has made up its ticket, with the ex
ception of the candidate for district attorney
For this office there is sharp struggle. One
faction wishes to nominate Garvin, who, it is
believed, will spare Tweed, if he can, and another
would nominate Judge Peckham, an unexcep-
tionable candidate. For mayor Tammany nom.
mates Abraham r. Lawrence, who is generally
well spoken OF, and of whom the Times says
that its chief objection to him is that
he has been placed where he is by
the most dangerous and corrupt man in
the organization, Sheriff Brennan. Apollo hall
or the "reform democracy" as 1t chooses TO b.
called, has nominated James 0'Brien for mayor
He has expected republican support because he
last year furnished the facts and figures which
wrought Tweed's overthrow, and because he
now declares himself in favor of Gen. Grant;
but Mr.. 0'Brien is not an ideal reformer-so far
from it that for protested reformers to support
him for any office would only make themselves
ridiculous and contemplate. He was formerly
d friend and ally of Tweed, and broke with him
for personal reasons only, and those not credita
Bile to himself. O'Brien claims great strength
among the democrats, but it seems pretty certain
that his hope of republican assistance will be
disappointed. Two other candidates, Mr.. Have
meyer and Mr. 0ttendorfer, have been presented
| by the united German reform organizations, will
the assurance that they will support either
of them. Mr.. Ottendorfer, the editor of the
most influential German paper in the city, had
previously been offered the Tammany nomina-
ton, but declined it. The republicans have not
yet made their nominations. The Times,
claiming to speak for the republican party, says
it utterly disclaims questions of politics in the
filling of local offices, and is prepared to coop
crate with all honest men in supporting can.
didate for mayor who is at once above reproach,
and can secure the support of the greatest num-
Der of organizations pledged TO municipal re-
form. If the republicans shonld nominate as
seems probable, either ottendorfer or Have
meyer, the candidate would undoubtedly be ap.
proved by the committee of seventy, and would
have reasonable prospect of election.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-17

GREELEY's AMBITIoN.-The Baltimore Amer.
lean gives some curious statements in regard
to consultation of prominent republicans lust
before the last session of congress, with view
to harmonizing the party. Greeley's importu-
nifty for office was one Of the troublesome topics
considered The North American says:
These facts being known at Washington 10
the republican leaders, ii was determined 10 offer
HIeeley inc vice presidency, as in that position
n ne would DC comparatively harmless, and yet
lne dignity might satisfy his vanity He &C.
copied the offer, and in pursuance of his apree.
neht, vice President ColfaX wrote and pub.
llshed ms letter declining again 10 be a candi
1TeIe, ana Withdrawing from public life. MIR.
Suila1 tuus generously sacrificed himself TO
SATISFY the mad and desperate ambition of Uor.
ace Greeley, and to harmonic tho rennbiico,
party But after all this was done. some sonth.
ern politicians invited Horace 10 visit tLe sonth
whlch he did, and during his tour thew BATTERED
and caressed him to such an extent las comnlete.
y 10 Upset 1is Judgment; so that, on his return,
ne expressed himself as strong enough To lake
the first place on the ticket instead of he second
This, of course, put him out of the republican
calculations. He could not get the party nom.
ination for president and he knew IL, because
the party was overwhelmingly against him; so
ne SET himself to intrigue for coalition nomi-
nation, and got IL.
But in the meantime his shifting and change
full course had put Mr.. Colfax out Of the field,
without helping the party; and those who bad
Deen determined not to accept Horace even for
yice president had already occur pied the field
MIN arrangements 10 nominate Henry Wilson.
me ci.e these facts for the purpose of showing
mat l Mr. Greeley's present position is attribute.
~ y no public principle at all, but solely to
AZ desperate ambition and overweenng vanity
a most any period of his public lie he could
. .is,e coinmanded important and influential DO.
tt,IIns' put whenever any Of these were placed
WI, withln ms reach he did not think them impor.
j an enough and demanded something higher.
separate republican Organization of his our, isS
new YORK city, in the interest Of The Tammanv
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-10-17

me to add that shall support it cordially by all
the efforts in my power.
In regard to an assessment on the subordi-
mates in this office annex extracts from a letter
written by me a few weeks ago, in reply 10 a
similar application from another organization
81 may say of a majority of them 1.-THE clerks
in this ofhce) that the assessments proposed to
BEL made on them cannot be paid without
piuehing their families, who are entirely de-
pendent on their salaries. l cannot consent tC
be the instrument of wringing from their neces.
sites means indispensable to their daily wants
l think, moreover, that this system of assessing
Subordinates in public offices for political puT-
poses, when thew have, for the most part, no
more than is sufficient TO give their families the
common neceSsaries of life is all wrong. If men
OF means-lawyers, farmers, merchants, capital
1sts-whose property has so deep stake in the
maintenance of good government, will not con.
sent 10 pay the legitimate expenses of our cleo
tons, we may as well abandon all hope of keep
ing up our organization by money.
Let me add that my contributions are made
by me as a private citizen, and that l do not
recognize the right of any committee to assess
me as federal officer for political purposes"
must refer you to these extracts for an an
swer to yonr letter.
deem it proper TO add that l know nothing
more degrading to our public offices and those
who fill them than the practice which has exist
ed of sending political taX-gatherers to the doors
of the pay room, to levy contributions on the
clerks as they emerge with their hard earned
stipendS. | cannot allow this office to be so dis.
honored. intend, if l can, to restore it to the
responsibility which belonged to the earlier and
better days of the republic.
l shall be pleased TO have my subordinates
contribute voluntarily whatever they think they
can afford to the support of thedemocratie cause
but cannot permit any forced contribution to
be levied on them. On the contrary, shall re
gard it as my duty to protect them from system
of political extortiOn disgraceful alike to the
government and the country"
These letters we find in the New York Times
The Greeley organs of that city are not expected
to copy them, although, if there zeal for reform
were as great as their professions of it are mum
erous and emphatic, they might do SO as an act
of justice to an honorable opponent.