The Placer herald., 1873-01-11
EASTERN NEWS SUMMARY.

Theatre, in New York, was destroyed by
fire; loss $500 900. Santa Anna is ex-
pected in Mexico. Look out for big revo-
luton among the greaser mongrels =. The
Mexican Congress has adjourned without
passing Gen. Rosecrans' railroad BILL An
English company is now bucking against
Rosecrans, and the largest purse knocks the
persimmon in Mexico the same as at Wash
ington. The rebel and loyal troops in
Cuba are still fighting . IF we take the
Hawaiian islands England threatens to take
the Fijis. Go it, John Bull; the cannibals
banker after European flesh Sargent is
now the leader of the Goat Island lobby and
the thing begins to sicken. Stanford ar
rived at New York the other day, and was
there met by Gorham TO arrange the Goat
Island, Placer tax suit, and other II. X. ras-
cality programmes. .. On Saturday last, in
New York, tie jury brought in verdict
against Stokes of murder in the first degree
for killing Jim Fisk The town of Car
lisle, in Kentucky, was almost totally de-
stroyed on Monday by fire; loss $3.50, 600.
An earthquake visited Columbus, Ohio, on
the 5th inst . . . Senator Summers life is
despared Of =. Stokes was, on Monday
sentenced to be hung on Friday, February
2Sth next ). A monster sleet- storm visited
the Eastern cities on Monday. the ice freez-
ing so thick as to break down all the tele-
graph wires and shut off all communication,
and driving the people from the sidewalks to
the center of the streets for walking ground
... A great snow-storm visited Missouri
and Kansas at the close of last week, the
ground being covered TO a depth of two feet,
the deepest snow there for twenty years.
The Goat Island bill was ,on Monday, referred
TO the Senate Military Committee -. On
Monday Congress, by vote of 130 to Z,
ordered the Credit Mobilier Committee to
sit with open doors. The Supreme Court
at Washington has rejected Hutchpgs' pre-
emption claim at Yo Semitic falls 1t is
now said the Government at Washington
will sue the T. p. Credit Mobier. Whether
this is earnest or onl y an attempt of rascay
Government officials to black mail the Credit
Mobilier villains, cannot yet be stated posi-
lively St. Louis adheres to the social
evil license system almost unanimously.
Summary OF Coast News.
Wheat sold on the I'd inst. at San Fran
CISCO by the ship-load, at $42 per ton. ....
Three hundred and seveny-one couples took
out marriage licenses in San Francisco in
1872, and then didn't marry. -. The Her
cules Powder company want to re- build in
San Francisco, but nobody is willing to have
them for neshbors, fearing being blown up
The Sacramento boys beat those of Vallejo
on the I'd inst. in the yacht race. The Repub-
lica1,, of San Francisco, and the Defender, of
Marysvile, died with the old year, and the
| Sacramento Bee reduced its size A blind
Chinaman in San Francisco wanted the police
to shoot him, but they declined Sui: has
been commenced in San Francisco to oust
O'Farrell and Marks from the Office of Har-
Dor Commissioners The new orange crop
of Los Angeles is now coming in in good
condition. Archie Stewart, a miner, was
blown to pieces, while blasting, at Sucker
Flat on Monday The Texas Pacific rail
road bought 5000 acres of land at San
Diego, on Monday, for S160. 1t was sort
of gift =. The Nevada Legislature met and
organized on Monday . Bierstadt, the ar
list, is studying sunset scenes from the top
of Telegraph Hill, San Francisco.