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The Placer herald., 1873-02-15

RELIGIOUS SERvIcLs.--The Rev. Herm krebs
ot Marysvle, German Presbyterian, will preach
and hold Divine services tomorrow Sunday in
the Court House at half past one O'Clock. The
public are invited to attend, and especially those
speaking the German language. The services
are fixed at an hour that will not interfere with
the services of the other churches, and good
audience may be expected.
The Placer herald., 1873-02-15
BORN.

Near Bear river, JAN 30th, to the wife of
Nj. Houston, IA daughter.
In Nevada city, Feb Z to the wife of r. w
Sigourney, a son.
At New England Mills Feb. 6, to the wife Of
George Geisendofer son.
In Auburn, Feb. 1lth, to the wife of Robert
Mcclellan, a son.
In Truckee, Feb Sd, the wife of J Z. Marshall
of son.
The Placer herald., 1873-02-15

ALMOND TREES are now III ful bloom here
which shows the season to be about ten days il
advance of former years, as the 22d of February
has heretofore been the usual time for almon6
trees to bloom at this point, which is thirteer
hundred feet above tide water.
The Placer herald., 1873-02-15

In our advertising columns will be found the
advertisement of the proprietor of the Logan
House at Lincoln This is good place to stop
at. See the card and govern yourself accord
mSby.
The Placer herald., 1873-02-15
SpeciOJ Notices.

Ragged stockings and protrudinq toes are not
seen on feet where SILVER TIPS are worn
Parents remember this, they last twice as long
For sale by all dealers.
A sure thing CABLE SCREW WIRE Boots
and Shoes will not rip, leak or come apart, and
are the easiest ever worn. Try them.
All bear the Patent Stamp
Ho!lOwny's Pills.-These Pills alone, among
all the medicines in existence, possess the prop
eIty of cleansing and regulating the bowels and
purifying the animal fluids without depressn-
either body or mind. Sold 70 Maiden Lane, n
l.-Price. % cents per box. Ask for new style;
the old is conntrrfeited.
The Placer herald., 1873-02-15

DIG KocK.--Mr. G Griffith this week at his
TT'''y at Penryn, turned over solid granite
Nv, ~, SeSenty-hve feet long, tifty-four feet wide
;. AN twenty-five feet thick, weighing over ten
thousand tons making over one hundred thous-
nv ca0lc feet of solid granite in one solid rock
+S Is an immense granite rock, and would
l house 3O0feet long, 200 feet wide and four
81 lies nigh with walls two feet thick. Think of
D. reader and tell us il the granite quarries OF
"eef county are to be sneezed at
The Placer herald., 1873-02-15

1a. DDtS SDEArH.-saturday night last, Samuel
n, formerly of Alta and member of Oneida
=, '' l. " H. M. of Dutch Flat, died suddenl,
=. .,fanento. An over dose accidentally taken
- 'nioral hydrate was the cause of death. He
boo, u'.ed on Tuesday, attended by the brother
nm,1 ol sacramento aided by members from
The Placer herald., 1873-02-15
DIED.

In Dutch Flat, Feb. 3, Willie, son of A. A. and
E. Ferguson. months and % days.
In Buns Valley. Lake county, Jan. 80, Ada
daughter of jacob Bower.
AT Sacramento, Feb. s, Samuel Lewis, native
of Illinoi. aged 80 years
The Placer herald., 1873-02-15

QUINN QUARTZ MILL AT GOLD HILL.-About
two years ago Stephen Quinn purchased the old
vlter power quartz mill and ledge at the falls OF
lower Bear river ditch, near Gold Hill, and re-
pared The mill and opened the ledge. 1t tooh
time to get things in working order and the ledge
fairly open, but since the water came this Fall
the mill has been kept to work and has paid up
Tor the mill and mine, and the ledge is now pay
ing from S22 to 1923 per ton regularly. This
MIL and ledge is little out of the beat of quartz
pFospectors, and while Quinn has been driving
along quietly cleaning up good pay, but little has
been said about the matter Last Saturday We
accidentally stumbled on this quiet little good
thing and have taken the liberty of making il
public.
The Placer herald., 1873-02-15
NEW TIN STORE !!

- GORGE McCOMB ANNOUNCES TO THE
~ People of Auburn and Public generally
that he has just opened in
CENTER BLOCK, Auburn, =,
in the room formerly occupied by Harwood &
Fellows, NEW TIN SHOP, where he will keep
on hand every article usually found in first
class establishment OF the kind. His GOODS and
STOCK are all new and selected with the great
est care, and with direct view to the wants of
this market.
JUST RECEIVED,
JUNE 18TH 1872, a Lar'e Stock of SAFETY
LAMPS and GLASS FRUIT CANS OF lrtest
patents and superior to anything in the market,
and will be sold at the
Lowest Cash Prices.
Tin. Copper, Iron, Zinc, Piping, Hose ETC.,
promptly furnished or repaired at the shortest
notice.
l3' The Public are invited to call and exam
inc his stock and workmanship
GEORGE McCOMB.
ag27-'70.my.
The Placer herald., 1873-02-15

1t was resolved that this Board would in future
allow milage only to officers serving search war
rants.
road poll tax of two dollars, if paid before the
first Monday of August, and three dollars if not
paid till after that date Was levied on all the male
inhabitants of the county. A special school and
hospital poll tax also levied of two dollars
on all persons in the county not exempt from
poll tax by law. The old Board in 1870 ordered
the taxes remtted onJ. j. Smith $ hotel, burned,
but Sewell, the old Clerk omitted to enter it and
the Board directed the correction to be made.
Application of b. Taylor to collect tolls, etc.,
suspended until he complies with the law.
Thomas Jamison allowed out of hospital fund
for coffin, So.
The Placer herald., 1873-02-15

FARMING PRosrnoIs IN fl.AcEH.-A private let
'er from farmer near Lincoln, informs us that
'Hefe Is IN western Placer probably more wheat
'0%n IN that portion than in any previous year.
@uu mat everything looks well for a large yield
'iA'n never entirely fails in that portion of our
'0'hty and the yield is never SO large as in some
O.ner portions of the State, but taking it yeal
"'"f year, and considering that it raises the pur
est and highest priced wheat in the State, it is
u0' probably excelled as wheat section in CAL
nofha- Unfortunately it is one of the geese
1'' stanford, Friedlander e. Co. annually pluck
:. snould have two or three fnrmers' clubs.
The Placer herald., 1873-02-15

SUPERVISORS, PRoCEEDINes.-The following ;s
a full aynopsis of the remainder of the proceed.
ings Of the Board for the February term.
FRIDAY, Feb. 7th, 1879
The Placer herald., 1873-02-15

OLUB DANcE.-The dance given here last
"eunesday evening by the Church & Jones dane
,ls cub was, notwithstanding the bad state OF
weather on the occasion, very enjoyable
p"f'y' Some twenty-five couples were present,
',' enough to have good time when they are
u d Sociable turn and all else is agreeable, as
''' 'he case on this occasion. The waltz quad
nue. introduced here by Church & Jones, is,
tuen well executed, the most graceful dance we
The Placer herald., 1873-02-15

~'y busy. ' '-'''' ''''u - Asp'
The Placer herald., 1873-02-15

GOLD HILL CEMETERY Gold Hill was popu-
lous and live mining town a few years ago.
We have seen its streets contain four or five
hundred American miners; as time wore on, the
cream of the mines was exhausted and new dis
coveries made elsewhere, the white miners grad
ually give place to the Chinese until Gold Hill
to chcd almost naked bedrock. few old
standbys remained, and now again the town is
beginning to improve. During the populous
days of Gold Hill a cemetery had been laid out on
beautiful elevated knoll of ground and well fill
ed with the remains of her once happy and pros
porous people. Lately Mr.. Ross, and others OF
the old citizens remaining there, contributed
money and put fine substantial fence arouud
the old cemetery, trained up the trees and shrubs
planted as momentoes to departed friends b,
mourning companions, and the native everpreens,
and now it is large and most handsome ceme-
terry, but its great number of graves and tomb
stones is in strange contrast with the present
limited number of inhabitants of that section O.
the county Many former esteemed and loved
friend of ours sleeps there and we cannot but
extend our thanks to Mr.. Ross and others for the
handsome and substantial improvements made.
Gladly would We have contributed our mite had
we have been called upon. Gold Hill is now ris-
ing, and we hope it may be again its former self
The Placer herald., 1873-02-15

SATURDAY, Feb. 9Th, 1913
The first business was districting the county
into five Supervisor districts, which will be found
n our advertising columns.
The Chairman was authorized to appoint a
committee of one to take steps Immediately to
procure a map of Placer county, showing first,
the exterior boundaries of the county; second,
the exterior boundaries of the three revenue dis
tricts; third, the exterior boundaries of the five
supervisor districts; fourth, the exterior bound
aries of each township; fifth the exterior bound
aries Of the several school districts; sixth, the
lands surveyed by the United States, all lands
patented and all lands for which certificates of
purchase have been issued, and seventh all pub
lie highways, railroads and bitches. S. b. Burt
was appointed the committee.
The following bids for medicine and medical
are of the hospital and Jail patients for the year
from May 1st, 1878, to May LIST, 1874, were re-
ceived.
Ipropose to give the necessary medical and
surgical attention to the patients of the County
Hospital and Jail, to furnish the necessary med
cines. surgical instruments and appliances for
the same for one year. dating from the commece-
nent of service for the sum of seven hundred
and fifty dollars, payments to be made in gold
com.
The Placer herald., 1873-02-15

PUBLIC ScHooL.-Laot FRIDAY we made fly
ing visit to the public school, where, as nearly
rs we ar able to judge from our short stay, we
found everything progressing fine under the
tuition of Mr.. and Mrs. Benson. Part of the
exercises during our stay consisted of the read
ing of compositions by the pupils, and among
them was the following, by small boy, which
give place for, as it contains items and statis-
tics of local interest, relating to our schools and
which we are informed are nearly correct.
AUBURN SCHOOLS.
Auburn has two private schools and one pub
lie school. One of the private schools is kept by
Miss Wilson, the number of scholars is about
49, The other is kept by Mr.. Chazotte, the
number of scholars is about Is. The teachers
of the public school are Mr.. and Mrs. Benson.
Mr.. Benson teaches the large pupils and Mrs
Benson teaches the small ones The number of
regular scholars is about one hundred.
B. F. MoC.
The Placer herald., 1873-02-15

ARISE AND ExpLAN.-AUout two-thirds of the
people here are very anxious to have the Board
Of Supervisors arise and explain why they let the
Hospital to the highest bidder Why Dr. Todd
was specially invited to bid, which showed that
the Board was entirely satisfied of his fitness and
competency for the place, and then denied him
the place when his bid was one hundred and for
n-seven dollars and fifty cents the lowest =? Ii
they intend to pay this extra money themselves
as great public benefactors ? Some Republicans
ore ungenerous enough to think the Supervisors
the calf and the ring" the old COW, and thai,
Todd forgot to give the old COW the "pubbin -
and therefore lost the calf; othe. think draft
must have been made on the "soft soap mine -
in which the ring" bathes itself We have been
asked to say much more than this, but decline
until the Board answers, which will doubtless
make everything lovely and the goose hang
high" In this matter We now know of nothing
but honor and fairness on the part of DR.. Du-
Bo!s, the successful bidder.
The Placer herald., 1873-02-15

declare to be the duty Of the County Physician
for the term of one year, commencing May 1st.
1873, for said services, medicines, use of instru-
ments and supervision l desire and ask the
sum of eight hundred and ninety-seven dollars
and fifty cents, in gold coin of the U. s., to be
paid in equal quarterly installments at the end
Of each quarter. For the faithful performance
of the above proposal l am ready to give the re-
luisite bonds.
A. S. DUBOIS NJ. D.
1t was ordered that the contract be given to
DR.. A. S. Dubois on his giving bonds in the sum
of 81, 400.
Under Sec. 4, LOG of Political Code, the offices
Of Recorder and Auditor were ordered to remain
at present the Recorder to be ex-oflicio Aud
tor (found in full in our advertising columns)
The Recorder was ordered to have new indexes
Of the mortgages and deeds in his Office made and
J. w. Smith was awarded the contract for doing
the ndexing at cents per folio
Ordered that all claims against the county
must be properly made ont, with items sworn to
and deposited with the Clerk at least one day be-
fore each meeting of the Board, or they will not
be acted upon at said session.
BILLS ALLOWED ON GENERAL FUND
L Bradley, sevces and mileage as Su-
pervisor .................. ..... 5 40 60
\ Laswell, services and mea e Jas Su-
pervisor ....... ....... -. 1O4 so
b Burt, services and mileage as Super
visor r................ Sc co
In the matter o letting the county printing
order appears on the minutes of the Board which
shows on its face that it was drawn by some
If the ring" and not by any member of the
Board. We defer its publication until have
space to show its dnimus and its design of swim
ling the county and its tax-payers.-ED HER
AID.
Supervisor Bradley. on account of pressure of
private business, resigned the Craftsmanship of
the Board, and S. B. Burt was elected Chairman.
The Board ad ourned for the term.
, 1873-04-23
THE WORLDS FAIR.

The Austrian Vicc-ConsN1 on tho
Prcpnrhtious for Visitors at ViOnMA
--The Exposltion building and the
Cholera.
Imperial and Royal Austro-llnnQartan Consulate
General, NeW lork.
TO tho Editor Of the Aerald:
Seeing special dispatch In the Herald from
YOUR coTreHpoudent III Vienna to tho offect that
the Induatrlal Exhibition building In that city 10
In backward atate OF preparation md cannot
posBibly be finished for use on tho 1st OF Mly,
and rurnors having boen circulated again and
again TINT q postponement OF tho opening OF tho
Expedition Ii contemplated, I hog leave to state,
forthe information Of tho public, that, accort-
Ing to advicos just received from tho Droctor-in-
ClIiofo OF tho Worlds Fair the grand opening OF
tho Exposition will poatlvey tako plaoe OH tho
lit Of Alay, and that oil reports to to contrary
arc unfoundod.
Tho preparations for the opol1ing were very
far advanced as early tho nl1iiie Of March,
and nothing has beon loft undono since In ordor
to roach Btato Of completion
While Oh this theme, would further aly that
tho reports about an oxlHtlng scarcity OF accom-.
moilatlonH, eitrayagant rents, and exorbltn'at
nrlceB Of I'LL tlo uocessariea at ltfo, etc., arc
greatly exaggerated. a superficial count, taken
| Ii the month Of Maroh, rovohlod the fAot thai
there we're vacant at that carly day 10000 placoE
| Of residence suitable for transient visitors, al
prices ranging from 81 to F5 por day.
At tho Central Bureau for Resldonceh, No.
| Observation-Disclosures eatabllHled by the Direcsor
iu-Ohief for the Accommodation OF Yisitors
| there Hero then on tho books 200 to 800 YER,
| eligible residences, at Gao to $50 month PEI
| room.
, 1873-04-23
FIRES.
Destruction Of Property in various
| PlAceSs


Special Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune.
;arnye kv h 1as Nst xEstod BY disastrous fire
last ulght, which destroyed half Of tho place.
Strange to Say, It originated in IN leo house,
which it soon consumed, and sproad to adjoin-
ins buildings with great rapldlty: Among the
PRINCIPAL loeses arc g. Il. Hoon, furniture deal
or. James Stone, livery stable; Horny Scott.
eaadler; H. II. Doughorty i Co... dry gooda;
Booth d Cos Ne,os Office Neablut d dudgefs
law office. No insurance, except on Nesb!at q
Gudgel's office. The loss ls estimated ut 92B o90
The fire is supposed to be tho Work Of IN 1n-
INpEPEsprxoE, No., April 22.-Hiram Young's
wagon and yoke manufactory was destroyed By
auranco. e2,500 The cause is supposed by some
to be accidental others, incendiaIism.
Speciai Dispatch to Tho Chicago Tribune.
hf1TouELL, Ind. April IA disastrous con-
f1agration occurred here this afternoon, during
heavy gallo which threatened the entire destruc'
tion Of tho city. Half block Of frame build;
inee north Of tho Ohio l. mississippi Railroad
Depot voro tho frat to so, quickly followed by
others, among which we're tho Putnam and
Barnes Houses, two prominent hotelB. The loBt
is estimated at 600; no insurance. Tl1e
citizens we're powerless against tho famog, owing
to the gale prevailing at The time.
DIXON, H., April IA fire broke out here
this morning in the Hon. z. B. Stiles residence
partially consuming 1t. 49,.
NEW fonK, April 22.-A fire in tho 1mmigran
Savings Punk building tls me1lng on gg,d" Su1nss
| ogaary tho closing Of tho bank to-day.
| SALT LAKE, April PA fire at Saturn Works
Sandy station, aat night, deatroyod all tho char
coal, railway track, cars, and some machinery
| LosH 100000.
, 1873-04-23

and was instantly killed. Uo 1oaVos largo
family.
Holeu nIoCanroy was thrown from a buggy
and instantly killed. at Marshall. yesterday ovoil
Ing, while returning from church. Hor father
and mothcr also woro seriously injured.
4 Row York telegram aaya that q yossel hns
cleared from Philadelphia, which, it la beloved
will DO turned into a Runboat to aid In freeing
Cuba from 8pnnish dominion.
Mary aafYnoy, ,whilo returning home, at Uohoos,
N. Y, Sunday night, from q frnoral, foil down an
ernbnnkment on Eighth street, and became 90
mirod in m,,d that she could not extrioato hor-
self, aud was In this mannor stranglod to hoatl.
1owa stopped paying intorost On tho outstand-
tho statc institutions hnye. boon paid, and the
Htato Treasury haB bn}anco on hand Of
4220,000.
DR.. Moore, Of Horny County, has boon re-
leased from the Iowa Ponitontinry at Fort Matll-
son, having boon pardonod by the Governor Of
tho State. Hix years ago tho prisoner waB oon-
victod Of tho orisno Of abortion upon the person
OF young married woman Of Mount Pleasant,
Town, and waB aontoncod to term OF ton yeara.
Tho petition for hts release was signod by Q large
number Of tho loading citizens OF that place:
On receiving l1is Freedom he wept for JOY, and
roussorted his innocence Of tho crime Of which
he was charged.
, 1873-04-23
NEW YORK.

5cnoFonA <atFt-- The Stokes Cnao.-
Bound for Eur0pc--Tho Produce Ex.
change nnd the Unnnl Deht--immi"
grant Stntistics-.Po nnI"sNIiaccaan-
moous Local Nosvs.
lTo tho 1ssociased Preas.l 49,.
NEW YoRK, April 22.-John Anderson yester-
day gave to Prof. Agassiz q decd Of Penekey
Island, to DO used tor hlB natural history school.
Tho caa6 Of 8sokea was before tho snpremo
Court to-day Oh preliminary motion a. to pro-
ccdure in error. Tho Court will give Its decision
to-morrow, when an argument on the main mo-
cross @ tho % Atanto idsGssa Els sosson is At ooo
deolarod unanimously IN favor Of tho BILL now
pending In the Legislature having for it's object
oharlos. q. Hampton, arrested yesstHen5dayy to- a,ty
1U5 worth ArE railroad = bonds, d vas before tbe
Poltse Justice. and ,n roprsHte'ntatllye t'.ta l'e
soprssantoa ool. fkhiiips,' Of Pittsburgh, tic
owner Of tho bonds. The prisoner was coua-
rnitted to await 4 rcquisition from Gov. Hart
ra1ift, now On route.
nine immigrants have arrived here since Jan. l.,
against 40, 783 the samo time in 1877.
Tho petition to hnve tho Bulls Head Bank do
clared IN involuntary bankrupt has been discon-
tingea on tho payment by tho bank Of nearly
ery nsaomb1ed at the Lotus Club last
eyoning to dine and wish . pleasant
voyage to Col. Thomas ". Knox, who
| sails for Europe tomorrow in the klinnosota.
Among tho passengers by tho steamer West
phalia, from Hamburg, to-day, WAS IL. ]. Cra'
mer, Unttod States Minister resident at 0open-
| hagen.
The stockholders of tho Bulls Head Bank met
Tonight aud reorganizod. The bank IL to DO ro'
| opened for business tomorrow.
Tho lForld this morning in long article or
the Democratic party, says: "Wo fellowshir
With all genuine rree-T Traders; we acorn politi'
citizen who Ia unequiyocally for Freo-Trade IL {
good enough Democrat for lis; no protectionis
can be q Democrat at oil. We stake all our hope,
on anktng tho Democracy an ont ant
out "thtok and thin," !" aggressive, and, 4 yo''
mating all issues to this, and t1oroby drawing t.
itself all citizens who have q true appreciation
Of this great principle.
, 1873-04-23
POSTAL CARDS..
Description, Prlcos, Use, aud Other In-
fornntion Regarding Ehesas

t0rtnN110n 4fCHAfA1SaB Ah8tNs
Tho Third Assistant postmaater-denoral, =.
". Barber, las given notice that the necessary
appropriation having beon made for tho purpose,
tic Department will, on tho lat Of Nfny ne1t,
commences tho iaeuc to Postmaaters Of the pos
tai cards authorized by the not of June 8, 1874.
The card adopted ia five md ono-oighth 1nchoa
in length, md three inohea in width, and 10 nado
Of good, stin paper. water-marked with tho inl.
tials U. 8: P. ., D. in monogram; Tho face Of
goroll work, one-oighth Of an inch in width. The
i cent stamp printed on tho upper right-hand
corner ia from profile bust Of tho Goddess OF
Liberty looking to tho lefs aad surrounded b
"U. 8. Postage" inscribed above, and " Ono
Cent" below. On tho upper left-hand corner arc
tho words =" United States Portal Gard, With d.
roctiona to write tho nddroas only on this
as tho sssegs e. the Sser earS
ruled linos on which to write the address, tho
top line being preh1ed with the word 'fo."
The buck Of Tie ca1d, intondod for tho couamr.
nieation, is entirely plain, botng devoid oven of
light cream, The printing velvot:- brown. No va
Ration Ia size, shape COLOR or In any other par
ticular, will DO made from tho regular style to
accommodate special cases, nor will tho Depart-
sn DO any psPg 81 6e sSfS beyond
Postal cards will DO sold for ! cont eaoh,
neither moro nor loss, whether In large quant-
| ties or In small.
Tho object Of the postal cards i4 to facilitate
transmission through tho mnils, at reauced rate
Of postage Of short communications either print
cd Of written In pencil or ink. Thoy may, there-
foro, be used for orders, Invitations, notices. re-
ceipts, aelnowledgmonts, and other REQUIRE. qSIe.
desired to bo conveyed may be either In writing
or in print, or partially in both. In their treat
mont Us matchmaker, they are to DO regarded by
, 1873-04-23
SPAlN.

MADRID, April 21.-Prosident Figucras, In
consequence OF the death OF his wife, has tom
porarily retired. pixy h1argall, Minister Of tho
interior. will discharge tho duties Of his oflco.
MADRID, April 22-some OF tho adheronts Of
Don Carlos ycatorday mado an attack on tho
Alcs1dc Of Figuoras in tho Province Of deronn;
4 number oi tho people Of tho town armed
themselves and ralfiod to the support Of tho
authorities, driving of tho insurgents.
Differences hayo arisen between tho doycrn-
noant and tho Permanent Committee Of the Az
senbly, growing out Of the appointment BY the
former of senor ri : Maggall to act as President
during the absence Of aenor Figuorsa. The
Committee claim thnt tho Government, In max"
inE tho appointment. has exceeded it's po"ers.
, 1873-04-23

The wheat throughout Northcrn Kansas Is In
good condition, and promises a largo yiela.
The Prince Edwards Isand Government, hav-
Ing boon defeated In rocout eloctionB. las re"
signed.
The Board Of Railroad and Warehouse Com
misslonega held a meetiug in Springfield yeHter-
day. but transacted no brBincas.
A MIR. Robinson. from Minnesota, agod 122,
paeBed through Milwaukee to-day, to visit q
Young aon in illinois aged 93.
The gpling ia exceedingly backward III Iowa.
and tia farmers foel discouraged. Not over ono
half OF the wheat crop Of tho stato has boon
planted.
Or. white Professor Of Natural History in tho
Iowa State University, has received Gall to the
nsme chair In Dowdoin College, and 1t Ia said
has accepted the samo.
John Cunningham, q laboror, fell from the
Winona, MINI, elevator yesterday afternoon,