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The Placer herald., 1873-07-05
NO RAILWAY PARTY.

The Sacramento Union of the Both ult.
says, cit is evident from the tone CT the
two papers published in Placer County, that
there is no such thing as a railway party
there outside of the immediate employees of
the Central PaciGc Company The Union
says this is the case, judging from the tone
of the papers, but seems little doubtful
about crediting one Of the papers with sim
cerity. 1t says the HERALD "has all along
been bitterly opposed to the monopoly, and
has no compromises to Offer, and intimates
that the A,yus is compromising great deal
in assuming an ana-nronopoly position. And
as further evidence of doubling the sincerity
of the Apq,ts, warns Republicans to be on
the watch. If the Uaioes understood the
matter as we do it would have no doubt of
the Adgus' ipsincerity;'it may be labcing
The Placer herald., 1873-07-05
APRON and NECKTIE FAIR.
EXECUTORS SALE

Of property belonging to the estate of Owen
GarIty, de.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that in pur-
~ suance of an order issued by the Judge of
Probate, for the city and county of San Fran
cisco, State of California, on the 9th day of
September A. D. 1872, directing the under
signed Executor of the estate of the said Owen
Garity deceased, to sell at public or private
sale, all the property belonging to said estate,
situated and being in the county of Placer, State
of California, will sell at private sale on
Saturday, the 18th day of July, A. ID. 1873,
at 10 o'clock, A. M, in the town of Iowa Hill,
the following described property, situated and
being in the county of Placer State OF Califor-
MIA, as follows: One brick cellar and lot two
dwelling houses and lots and vacant lot on
the east side of the brick store now owned and
occupied by C, r. Macy; also livery stable and
lot situated on Main street, in the town of To-
wa Hill; ranch at Chilly Flat; also ranch at
Roach Hill; two vacant lots in Colfax, situated
a little southeast of the railroad Depot; quartz
ledge at Sucker Flat, and mining claim at
Wisconsin Hill
All bids for the above described property must
be in writing, and given to the undersigned Ex-
ecutor, before the 18th of july at 10 o'clock,
A. NJ.
Terms of sale, ten per cent. of the purchase
money paid down, and the baance-upo pom the co
frmation of said sale by the Probate Court.
MATHEW REED,
Executor of the estate of Owen Garity, de-
Dated Iowa HILL June 2Sth, 1878. ie2S-w2
The Placer herald., 1873-07-05

These should be your only watch words in the
campaign, and when you have got over the river
YOU can then talk about swapping horses. NO
mans past politics should be questioned II ne is
honest and his past anti-monopoly record is good.
The fields are white and ready for the sickle;
the golden grain stands ready to be garnered,
and we earnestly ask yoth to cooperate with us
now in this Grand Reform Movement For lit
seems to us as clear as sunbeam, that if we
would be more than slares to the tyrant that
wields the scepter with n ore than kingly power
and haughtiness, we must as people unite and
act determnedly and earnestly upon the vital
questions foreshadowed in this address. Serfs
and slaves to the railroad power we may easily
become, but il we would be free, and enjoy a
freeman's rights, we must buckle on the aohote
ar7aor for this fight and all the friends OF Re-
form must 90 forth to battle together with Spar
tan zeal and courage, determined that II we 1all
we will fall with our faces toward the foe. Uni
ted we can win victory that will be priceless In
It's benefits Divided, all our toll will be fruit
less. and our best endeavors will be stepped in
the wormwood and gall of total route and fail
ure, sprinkled with the ashes of defeat. Let us
then unite, stand firm, and make gallant fight
for ourselves and those who are to come after u.s.
We, therefore, fix Saturday, the twenty-sixth
(26d of July, for the election OF delegates, and
Monday following, at o'clock P. NJ, for the
holding of County Convention, to nominate
Legislative, County and District candidates. The
Primary precinctpoils will be kept open from
/ to o'clock P. NJ.
The following is the apportionment of dele
The Placer herald., 1873-07-05
sHERIFF's SALE.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT BY
~ virtue Of an execution issued out of the
District Court of the FoNrteenth Judicial Dis
trict, in and for the county of Placer, State of
California, on the 22d day of May, A. D. 1873
upon judgment rendered in said Court on the
18th day of May, A. d 1881 favor of Geo. W.
Applegate and against the Yankee Jims and
Wisconsin Hill Turnpike company Ga corpora
tion)f for the sum of Twenty-six hundred and nine
and seventy-three one-hundredths Dollars So
500 73-lO0) with interest on said sum from the
10th day of May, A. d. 1873, at the rate of seven
per cent. per annum, and the further sum of
Twelve and sixty-hve one-hundredths Dollars
($12 65-1OO) costs of suit I have levied upon
and will sell at public auction to the highest
bidder, for cash, on
Monday, the thirtieth day OF June,
A. D. 1878, at ten o'clock A. NJ of that day, at
the Court House door. in the town of Auburn
Placer county, California the franchise and all the
rights and privileges of the defendants, the Yam
kee Jim's and Wisconsin Hill Turnpike company
"a corporation organized for profit under the
laws OF this State and having its road leading
from Yankee Jims to Wisconsin Hill, and its
principal place of business, all in Placer county,
California.
The above described franchises, rights and
privileges, will sell as aforesaid, to satisfy
said Judgment interest, costs, accruing costs
and expenses Of sale.
B. d. DUNNAM,
Sheriff Placer County.
Sheriff Office, Auburn, June 7th, 1873.
je7-9w
PosTnoNEMENT.
The above sale is hereby postponed until
Thursday, July ~, 1873, hour and
place above named. By order of Plaintiffs At
torney.
B. d. DUNNAM,
| Sheriff of Placer Countv
Auburn, June 80, 1873
The Placer herald., 1873-07-05
ACCIDENTS IN NEYADA-LOSS OF LIFE.
Late last week fire occurred in Hamil-

Latelast week fire occurred in Hamil-
ton, Nevada, which, in spite Of all resistance
that could be brough, to bear, destroyed
nearly the entire town, The White Pine
Ne,cs, extra estimates the loss of thirty
four firms and individuals at between $780,
600 and 100000. This sad calamity
t. Hamilton. and these heavy losses to in
dtviduals, the Nelrs says, is doubtless the
work Of an inoendiary land adds 8, that most
of the losses are uninsured.
The news of the Hamilton fire had Just
reached Virginia City, and while it was
doubtless being discussed in nearly every
Srcle and on street eoraers, NEST terrible
accident o:urred in the latter place, throw
isg the inhabitants into state of most in
tense excitement, and causing the suspen-
sion of aal business. Some six cans of nitro
glycerine exploded near the corner of lay
lor and b streets, apparently without cause;
the conclusion thus produced caused the
explosion of about $50 lbs. of Giant pow
der; this completely demolished. several fine
buildings, and shattered every house for
some distance around. Ten persons were
killed and others injured. The names of
the killed are: Gen. j. l.. Van Bokkelen,
j. r. Smith, VIM. Davis, Benz. Mandell,
Chas. Knox, John Devine, Mrs. Emily
O'Connor, Mrs K. Dean and her daughter
eight years DID,, Some of the bodies were
thrown ever fifty feet. On occount Of this
sad accident, the Fourth of July celebration
was abandoned, the flags hung at half
mast, and TIE city declared in mourning.
The money collected for the celebration was
expended in burying the unfortunate dead,
and the balance distributed among the sew
ersL fire companies.
The Placer herald., 1873-07-05
ADDRESS
VOTERS OF PLACER COUNTY,
CALL FOR A CONVENTION
OPPOSED TO MONOPOLIES, RINGS, COR.
RUPTION AND EXTRAyGANCE In OF.
FICE.

WE, the undersigned members of the Demo
cratic and Liberal Republican County Commit
tees, respectfully submit, that the time has fully
come when, if we would be free, and enjoy our
sacred rights and the fruits of our own toll,
under laws made by and for us, and executed
by our own chosen officials, must organize
and work as one man, and demand and en-
force these rights by every lawful means Sc
cured to us. The long and patient suffering of
the people Of this county under ring and mo-
nopoly eXactons, marks page in local history
that can scarce find an equal in free government.
Our taxation, State, county, township, and dis
trict. though double what we should pay, is
but 1.-THE OF the burthens we bear from the
monster monopoly that bleeds us all from every
source of labor, for itself, for its lesser mo-
nopoy adjuncts, for its newspapers, its lobby
lists, and its evil swarms of stipendiaries and
dead-heads all over the county and country
These are the constant drops that wear the
solid rock away these are the outgiviags that
increase each laborer's tolls; that deplete each
merchants, miners, farmers and mechanics S
receipts; these are the exactions that you must
pay on all you buy and on all YOU sell, and
these they demand with the arrogance of Euro
pean lords. These exactions draw from your
earnings tens of thousands of dollars annual
ly, and leave you as poor at the end of each
year as when you began it. 1t is the disease
that wastes the fruits of your toll, as the
fever wastes your strength and flesh. You see
and feel the effects, but you can scarcely tell
where your earnings are gone. And while this
monster and its malarious aduncts are putting
your Substance in their pockets, they owning
more than one-half the value of all the property
in the county, by fair valuation, refuse to pay
their just portion of the taxes, while they prac-
ticaly own the officers you are compelled to
support, and make them do their bidding.
They corrupt or cause your officials to cover
and obey them Point to the official, either
county or legislative, that the Court House Ring
has furnished you for the last six years. that has
had the manhood, courage, or disposition to
stand up and openly fight your battles against
this great corrupting. depicting incubus. A few
went into office boasting what they would do,
but they all came out covering cravens, working
for self and the monopoly alone, and will now
undoubtedly, receive the hearty support of the
railroadand its flunkies for Office again There
was given iand loaned to the railroad company
by the General Government State, and
Placer County $l3, ,248, 600, to- construct and
stock ninety-two miles of railroad in this coun-
ty, and it claims il took the whole sum, and
now when its net receipts are about $4,000 a
mile, or 81, 900 for the ninety-two miles per
The Placer herald., 1873-07-05


Your County affairs are under the control of
secret ring, and no man can tell the extent of the
rottenness and corruption that exists and has
existed for the last six years in this regard. 1t is
matter of public notoriety that the spoils go to
favorites, and that no man, not creature of the
ring, can do or supply anything for the county.
When this ring condescends to receive bids for
printing or for hospital services it lets the con-
tracts to the highest bidders. Even the supplying
Of the charity institution for care of tire poor sick
is made to do duty aid of the rings perpetaation
in power, and the institution its elf to cost tbrib-
hle what it ought. In word, they fix your
taxes, force you to pay. and divide your money
among themselves and their creatures. And
now may we openly tell you the only mode
by which you may escape the further plunder,
robbery and tyranny of this monster and its aid
ers in Placer county, the Auburn ring. To start
you must have some of the nerve, grit self-de-
nial and manhood that threw the tea overheard
in Boston harbor in IT'S. You must discard
every organization in power, every man who has
been the alder and apoogist for the ring or rail-
road monopoly and every man that has been the
lobbyist, electioneerer or willing dupe of these
parties. Your associates in the great local re-
form should be men over whom the ring or rail.
road hold no power. National and sectional
questions should not enter your councils for
discussion, nor should anything foreign to the
great vital issues of anti-ring anti monopoly and
anti-corruption and extravaganza be discussed.
The Placer herald., 1873-07-05
HERALD
AUBURN, JULY 5, 1878.

CANDIDATES who desire their names an
nounced to appear either before the inde-
pendent, Republican, or as intending to run
against the field of candidates, can have
their names announced in our columns by
paying five dollars. The money must IN
all cases accompany the names before the
announcement will appear. The public will
want to know before the conventions meet,
and before delegates commit themselves TO
any particular aspirants, who will be willing
to accept nominations. We therefore open
our columns on the above conditions to all
who desire to use them for this purpose.
The Placer herald., 1873-07-05
lNDIVIDUAL DUTY.

One of the most important elections ever
held in Placer county is drawing near.
Scarcely two months from this date and the
day will have rolled around when the cti-
zens of Placer will again have the privilege
Of exercising their most saered fight of cit-
zensbip in contest which involves, to a
e. eat extent, the future destinies of their
counry, and the question whether they will
in the future be slaves to the tyrannizing
oppression of All unprincipled, glsated mo-
nopoly, or whether they will be free men,
and subjects Of an honest and economical
administration of their public affairs. In
the mean time there is much preliminary
work to be done, and individuals must do
it. The very best men for this work are
generally those who are pressed with other
business, and make this an excuse for not
serving when called on for some particular
duty in reference to forwarding, or carry
ing out the campaign. The pure, uncor
xupted anti.monopoly peoPl of Placer county
are just enteping into fight for their freedom,
in viii h fAey cannot succeed unless they
secure the nomination of men for the sew
eral Offices, known to be reliable on the is
sues for which they are battling This
cannot be done unless the purity of the
party is maintained, and the party cannot
become corrupt if the fountain head re-
mains unstained. The fountain head of pol
itics is with the people in their primaries.
Individuals engaged in good cause all
want to see good men receive the nomina~
tions, but often fail to work at the right
time to secure this end. The best, and
most honest men generally pay 40 attic. tion
to preliminary work, and If called on to
serve in some important capacity, treat the
matter as of but little Importance, and de-
cline. saying there are plenty of others who
want the job, and let them have it. This
il Oft the case, and this action opens the
way for sharpers and designing men to gain
influential positions ia your ranks, capture
and corrupt your frat works, control your
primaries, and send to your conventions
men who will thwart your desires by fore
ing upon you candidates deficient in many
essentials necessary for insuriug the estab-
lshment of the principles you advocate, and
falling far short of the standard which your
mind had fixed upon. To prevent this
let every man do his duty. On the day of the
primaries let every citizen 60 and vote land be
sare be votes for good, reliable, unpledged
men to represent him in the convention.
If called on to serve at the polls, don't re-
fuse, under any reasonable excuse: if chosen
by honest men to 60 to the convention, go,
and do your duty as an American citizen.
There are always plenty of unprincpled
dupes ready and anxious to accept these posi-
tons, but of such beware The Independent
movement in Placer county is a move i'll
the right direction, and if every man inter
ested will do his duty, act when called on,
send good men to the County Convention,
who wiA'nominate a Legislative and county
ticket fully up to the standard of the peo-
Pies demands and requirements, there is
not tl,e least shadow Of donbt, but what it
will be successful, and Placer county yet be
f.eA.
The Placer herald., 1873-07-05

And in accordance with law, and an order y, I of
Board of Directors, made on the l4th "a! "
April, 1878, so many shares OF each palo1Ld1 ot
such stock as may be necessary, will be N'S NJ
public auction at the office of the Compa,nii
43S California street, San Francisco, oaiii0i'N'
on
MONDAY, the nfnth day OFF i.'''
at the hour of IL o'clock NJ. OF such u. .,bsr
pay delinquent assessments thereon "S q tbe
with costs Of advertising and expenses -
sale. law
T.. F. CRONISE, Seerela'is San
OFFIcE-No 43y California ST., up starr 'ans,9l.a
Francisco, California.
PosTpoHFMENT.
The above sale is postponed to Monu"aSS Mo.r aS
June 3Oth, 1873, at the e,ass SAINT nCs
r'''N 0-''' " T.F. CRONlSE,
Secretary
San Francisco, California, June 9th, lo''L'
posTPoNEMENT. IN
The above sale is further pos,IB7ya at
Wednesday, July 81, or 81 Board
the same hour and place. by oraei
of Trustees. oDoNISE,
Secretary
San Francisco June 80, 1878.
The Placer herald., 1873-07-05

under partial ignorance in regard to our true
condition, but we give it more credit than tc
assert that such is the case. Does it think
th at the Railroad Company, shrewd and ac-
tive as it is in seeking control where it has
much interest at stake, would be without its
party, its workers, its schemers, it's manipu.
lators and its paper in county in which il
has besides its round-house and machine
shops, over ninety miles of railroad :? We
think not. This going the "whole hog" as
the Republican party, or its ring and paper
would intimate, against the monopoly is "too
thin" for us and the honest men of Placer
County, and we think the Union is not SO
shorts lighted but what it can see through it.
We will give the Union the ingredients Of
which this ranting, anti-monopoly Repub!i-
can party of one weeks growth is composed,
and it will be better able to Judge. Let us
first explain how it came to life. One week
ago to-day few men, styling themselves
Republican Central Committee" met at
the Court House here in Auburn. Their
Chairman, and, by the way, man of many
words and some influence, is the monopoly s
principal attorney resident in this county,
who makes his living by advocating for the
railroad company decrease in the rate Of
their taxation, etc. This honorable () body
had received from their master dispensa-
ton, to the effect that they might bully-rag
him all they chose, provided-well a wink
of the eye, and the provso is understood
Accordingly from these few men the edict
was sent forth: that hencsforth we must fight
under the anti-monopoly banner, or we die.
The people will not rally under our true
colors, and we can not afford to be defeated.
This edct goes forth, and suddenly, as if by
the hand of the geni or the power of magic,
a complete transmogrifcation takes place;
the old Page Republicans begin to talk
against the "blightiug corporation;" the
immediate employees of the Central
Pacific Company" declare "the monopoly
ought to be squelched;" Democrats and
Liberals, who fought so successfully last
year in this county against Stanford's candi-
date for Congress, are called railroad men;
the proprietors of the HERALD are accused
of possessing free passes (things they never
saw), and that some day the Argus, pa
per m which Page is heavy stakeholder,
and which is backed and supported by all
the bosses of the Immediate employees of
the Central Pacific Company in the county,
came out with nearly hco achole columns of
bitter invectives against the monopolists; it
called them thieves Gust what it denied a
short time ago., aad strangest of all, it just
happened TO make the discovery on that
eventful day, that the railroad company
had increased their rates of freight on the
people of Placer over forty per cent. a
thing which happened long ago, and which
we at the time appropriately denounced.
These Page Stanford Republicans, Gimme
date employees of the Central Pacific Com
pany," with the Argus, paper started in
the special interest of the monopoly and its
candidates, for a mouth-piece, constitute the
anti monopoly (9 Republican party in this
county. What next?
The Placer herald., 1873-07-05

The TEST of voters at primaries, will be their
endorsement and signing Of the above address,
copies of which will be forwarded to each pre-
cinct for that purpose.
Signed,
VIM. G. Norton c. L. r. G.
VIM M. Crutcher, G. d. G.
G. s. Van Emmon, II. II johnson,
b. F. Moore, Loren Heath,
Thos. Mccoy, L. s. Moffat,
Luke Secord, J. w. Chinn,
G. W. Morton, Isaac Stonecipher,
O p Richardson, p. Stone.
The Placer herald., 1873-07-05
Delinquent Sale Notice.

BLLEVUE MINING COMPANY, LOCATION
OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS, SAN RsAy.
CISCO, CALfFoaNIA--LocATIoN OF WORKS,
OPHR DISTRICT, PLACER COUNTY,
CALIFORNIA.
NJ NOTICE-THERE ARE DELINQUENT
~ upon the following described stock on ac-
count of assessment (No. y levied on the l4th
day of April, 1873, the several amounts set cp,
posite the names of the respective shareholders
as follows:
New-York tribune., 1873-03-08
MUSIC.
LIE NOZZE DI FIGARO.

One OF the most beautiful of all operas re-
ceyed at the Academy Of Music last night made
quate Interpretation. In which, while there was little
that called for specially cticsm there moth
ng except the Susanna OF Miss Kellogg that deserved
warm praise. The cast almost exactly the same as
that OF last November, Mime. Lucca playing Cherubtno;
Miss Kellogg. Susanna: Mile. Leyie. the Countess;
Sparapani Count Almavpa; Moriami, Figaro Ronconi.
Doctor BartoIo; Mr. Lyal, Don Basido; Mrs.
schofeld Marcellina; and Mr. Dubreuil, Antonio.
The weakness OF this cast is apparent at
first glance Sig. Morami Is unable to
make principal character IN the opera interesting
and the music being written not for a bJrtone but
bass is unsuted to his voice. Mile Levels sharp aud
thin soprano sounded sharper and thinner than usual
and the secondary artists had altogether too much to do
for the comfort OF the audience Mime. Lucca think
appears to less advantage as Cheruttno than In any
other role which have seen her, She makes OF this
Rayest yet most lovabe and sentimental OF merely
what Mr. Chadband might have called bursting human
boy. The drama for her is nothing but a frolc She
plays and pouts scods and shows pair OF dapper
little boots, and makes pretty feint OF awkwardness
In RIls disguise but OF the tenderness which underes
all Cherbinos wayward freaks. and breathes through
every note of his music and axes him much dearer
20 us than any OF the OF other pages IN the lyric
drama she has no conception. Miss Kellogg not only
acts with piquancy and grace but sings with true
appreciation OF the composer. Madame Lucca's com.
s bounded by tho bretto The opera on the
whole was dull The chorus and orchestra were both
bad and the audience was not enthusiastic.
CONCERT BY COLoRED SINGERS.
The first concert by the Hampton colored
students consisting OF ten young gentlemen and eight
voune ladies members OF the Normal Institute at
Hampton va was given last evening at Stenway Hall
There was a good-sizcd audience. although II was
scarcely equal those that greeted their brethren from
Fisk University Nashville few weeks ago. The pro
gramme was similar to that Of the Nashville students,
except that there were no solos.
The concerted pieces, already familiar 10 New'fork
audiences ''Who'l Jine dc Unionp "Swi,g Low,
Sweet Chariot" Peter, Go Bring Dem Bells" and
several others, we're warmly applaudcd There were
the pcculiarities OF melody observable In this
troupe as la the Altogether. their reception may
DO deemed favorable one IL was subject OF remark
however tnAt Tow soos would have greatly relieved
tho DrosrammeA