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The Placer herald., 1874-05-30
SHERlFF'S SALE.

DY VIRTUE of an Execution to me delivered
ID and directed on the 11th day of May, A.
ID. 1874, issued out Of the court of James
Jamason,a Justice of the Peace in and for Town
ship No. 4, County cf Placer, State of Cali
fornia on Judgment rendered in said court on
the 9th day of May, A. ID 1874, in favor of G.
S. Maker, and ainst j. r. Benton, for the
sum of Seventy eight and thirty three one hun
dredths KS $4,000 dollars, with interest upon
the sum of $7S 33-l00, from the 5th day of
May, A. d. 1874, at the rate of per cent. per
annum, and for costs of suit taxed at twenty
four and forty-sx one hundredths 1924 46-10O)
dollars have levied upon and will expose to
public sale, to the highest bidder for cash, at
Dutch Flat in front Of Wells Fargo d Cos.
Office on
Saturday, the 18Th day Of June, 1874.
at tho houI Of 10 O'Clock a. A., oil the right,
title, interest and claim which the said j. II.
Benton had on the 2Sth day of April, A. ID.
1874, in and to the following described property,
to-wit
That certain house and lot now occupied by
deft az situate on the NV SIDE of the Little
York and Dutch Flat Wagon Road near the town
of Dutch Flat, county and State aforesaid and
joining the lot of A Kanuth the East. Said
lot forming the Eastern boundary of said prem
ses. Also all the tenements, hereditaments
appurtenances and privileges belonging thereto
All of which named and described property |
shall sell as aforesaid, or much thereof as may
be sufficient to satisfy the above judgment to-
gether with the costs due and to become due
thereon
JAS. MCCORMICK,
Sheriff Placer County.
BY w. S. Cooke, Deputy Sheriff.
Dated May 1Sth 1874. n40-td
The Placer herald., 1874-05-30

BELLvUE MINE. - Superintendent Crossman
reports that the block of ground between Nos
ore and two shafts is yielding very rich ore
Nos four and five shafts are connected by levels,
and mine we'll ventilated They will commence
Stopping Monday. The slopes on No. six shaft
are turning out rich ore. A test run from sixty
five tons of average ore yielded by mill process,
S36 40 per ton. The sulphurets and concentra-
tons reserved for shipment to San Francisco,
for sale or reduction. They will commence
milling ores on the 18th proximo, when we may
expect to hear the musical notes of Bellvue bull
linn
The Placer herald., 1874-05-30

ROMANTIC. - Justice Walsh, of this place
united in the holy bonds of matrimony, last
Wednesday. the 9th inst, All Chin and Sue
Sin. natives of the Flowery Kingdom. True
Iove never runs smooth, as is for the ten thou
sandth time. exemplifed in this case, for no
sooner was the knot fairly tied than the third
party--a celestial-steps in and has the charm
ing Sue Sin put in Jail on charge of running
away from this third party who claims to have
paid S7CG for her. Instead of abiding in the
protecting arms of her betrothed, she now rests
within the confines of our prison walls. Sad
and sorrowful enough for n novel story
The Placer herald., 1874-05-30

WE notice an unusual number of visitors in
our town this Spring from San Francisco, Stock
ton, Sacramento, and other parts of the valley
They come here to enjoy the scenery climate
and the pleasant society of our town. Auburn
is fast becoming famous as the most delightful
interior town on the coast as a place of rest for
those who have grown pale and weary from con-
tinusd confinement in the close and dingy
cities. We who live here, a San Francisco
gentleman remarked the other day, are uncon-
bcous Of the blessings enioy.
The Placer herald., 1874-05-30

HAYING.-The farmers in these parts have be-
gun haying in earnest. The crop is turning ont
heavier than usual and the farmers seem to be
in good spirits over the prospect. 1t is not so
in the valley There the haying season is well
advanced, and the crop has been unusually
light. There will probably be sufficient cut, in
all the lower part of the county, for homo use,
aud most of the foot-hill ranches will have some
to spare. The light showers the past week
have slightly checked the progress of the hay
harvest, but have done no material damage
The Placer herald., 1874-05-30
Local and County Matters.

WE are glad to notice that new sidewalks are
being laid in parts of town where most needed
The new stone building, adjoining this Office,
is being finished up in fine style.
LECTURES have been the order during the past
week. From last Saturday, until Wednesday
there was lecture delivered in town everv
night. Audiences were slim.
Parties from other parts of the country who
are at present rusticating here, pronounce Au-
burn the most convenient and most delightful
country resort on the coast
The street sprinkler has been slightly inter-
rupted in his buciness this past week from the
Interference of higher power. He is not
likely to be disturbed many more times for n
while.
A HERALD reporter, who has just returned
from Chico, says the wheat in that part of the
country is about five and half feet high as thick
as it can stand, and the heads from five to seven
inches long.
THE roads now are in most excellent condition,
and 10 Mclaughlin has some of the finest rigs
to drive over them to be found in the county.
Now is the best time in the year for pleasure
riding. .--.....
The Orleans Mine continues to improve as
the drift is extended eastward. The ledge is
over six feet thick, and every ton of the quartz
will yield, at the very lowest estimate, 500.
A specimen of the rock can be seen at our Of
ice The mine is a fortune
The Placer herald., 1874-05-30

The Quarterly Examination of Teachers will
be held at the School House, in Auburn, com
mencing on Wednesday, June Sd, 8 o'clock, A. NJ.
Applicants for teachers certificates must be
eighteen years of age, or over; for Normal
School, ladies sixteen, and gentlemen seventeen
the next session of the Normal School will
open June Goth - third grade certificates can
not be renewed
The Placer herald., 1874-05-30

VIM. G. NORTON, Tenn. Chairman.
GEO. w. APPLEGATE, Secretary.
, 1874-04-25

against him. The case was then carried
INTO the courts. aud finally before the
House OF Lords tho eventual decision
pe!ng against the congregation, the seceders
being both lay and clerical, and in 1B49 the Free
Church OF Scotland was organized. This body
now ontnumbers the Established Church, and it
~ 10 rieH Of the fact that it's constituents bear
t. the double burden Of supporting the church the
state approves and the one their consciences ap-
prove. that movement obviating the injustice
OF the situation is contemplated. The result Of
the Passage Of such measure would be the es-
tabllshment OF the voluntary system In Scotland;
and probably reunion Of tho Established and
Free Churches.
The last Government {of Eng1.nd) reports Of
education are: Schools inspected, 1866: of
these the Church schools are 11,341; dissenting
and secular, ,50'; Roman Catholic, 718. Total
number Of children nndar instruction. 1872, ,684.
OF these, Church OF England, 1,006, ,710; Dis
center Eenters s22, 1885, and Roman Catholic, o3, 1856.
Total voluntary contribution towards mainte-
nance, E41s, ,899; Church Of England, E329 486;
Dissenters. .GG, COG; Roman Catholic. e22, ,as7.
, 1874-04-25
MUSICAL ODDITIES,

Church eingers are sail to live by luck and
chants.
According to the decision Of Knnsas Judge,
both husband and wife ara entitled to enter =
place Of amusement on ticket reading Ct admit
"A perssian musical dictionary defines shout
to be an unpleasant noise produced by over
straining the throat, for which great singers ara
well paid, and small children welt punished"
A music-dealer, not long since, received the
following order: ''please send mo the music to
Strike the harp in praise OF God md paddle your
oWn canoe"
A strolling minstrel was recently arrested
out in Missouri for small theft and fined -.
As he had no money, the Judge adjourned Court
for half an hour aud the minstrel gave = SHOW
the Court taking tue fine out i1ttrade.
AT concert . celebrated violinist Eas per-
forming solo on one string, when fellow in
the times are 80 hard that fellow can't buy but
ono string to his fiddle, it's time somebody
passed round the hat"
in describing tue recent dobnt OF young
lady, vhose friends went into raptures over ler
performances, Jones aaya: "Tncy appIauded
ber when shes opened her mouth; they ar
plauded her when she shut it; they applauded
her when she kicked the stool; and verify
believe they would have applauded had sho
kicked the bucket!"
A p11yer-meehng recently conducted in
London by tho Rev. Newman Hall was opened
by the organist with lively selections from "La
File DC Madame Angot;" and the reporter saws
the "Conspirators Chorus" rolled through
the large chapel with wonderful effect"
at 5 well-known Roman Catholic church in
Liverpool, lately, it hnd been arranged by tl,.
choir to perform Haydns Mass No. !, but.
owing to some unforeseen occurrence, Hcydn's
Service No. WAS substituted. Afterwards tho
blower OF tie organ, who had hold the situation
for many years, remarked to ono Of tho singers:
II say. Miss. that there service want very bed,
didn't it They never told me- that they vera
going to sing Haydn No. 4, and Was Blowing
Haydn No. l all the timo.''
"A capital story comes from Vienna, apropoa
Of Liszts recent performances in that city. It
is said that tho great pianist found himself re-
Gently in the company Of number Of ladiea,
who begged him in hypesbolical terms to procure
for them s'the ecstacies, the artistic rnp!urca,
which his magnificent talent inevitably pro-
duces.' He obligingly seated himself ut the
piano, and played When he had finished. some
Of his adp,lrers had tainted; well" said Liazs,
II played wroug notes all through intention
ally,-so badly, Indeed, that should bo turned
out Of doors 1t any elementary school OF musicl'
, 1874-04-25

remaining days in virginin Bishop Aucr was
elected his successor. After several years Of
unr, nitting application, he also became ex-
hausted, aud, Feb, II, wrote that he must leave
fer a sea-yoyago. but two days thereafter he
died, and again left Africa bereaved Of Bishop
The Rev. Dr.. Ferguson, OF Cape Palmas, Liberia
has written alotter giving graphic and touch
lug account Of the last days Of the Bishop, who
was buried in the little cemetery at Mt Vaughn,
already consecrated as tho final 1estipg-place of
several missionaries.
, 1874-04-25
At THE BRIDAL.

Wide stood the doars. that morning,
OF the sombre and ancient cLu.ch,
And gaylJ the yellow sunshine.
Btreamed in on its seldom search
Gtreamed over he r1lstling tatlus,
Over jewel md Waring plume,
Over smiling and confident 9zi}ant1,
Over women Ill beansy and bloom,
And 1 paused to look ut the pageant
In the midst OF the Skinner aud stir,
And to hear the priest murmur: Forsakin9
Al othess, cleave only to her.
Fair t9fnk1ed The taper-fot altar,
And swcet blew the organs bres.h,
While the lover bent and repeated:
To love and to cherish till death.
The light from the great ro.o-wtndov
Ca1ne splsudIdy sitting down;
On her face there fell glory,
And over her hair q crown,
And knew by the awful IassIon
With which he atood white md Wan,
That he cast his heart before hnt
For her feet To tread UPON.
But the bride WIS softly smiling,
Lovesome and bright aud fair
he WIZ but the ring on her finger,
ue wa8 but tlse ruse III her hair!
And would there had bern glamour
Over my eyes, and blur,
At thAt eager vow of forsaklnH
Al others, and clearing to hcrt
For out Of tho pillAred shadow
kaW beside me start
i wfld-eyed girl With her baby
Casped over her breaking heart,
And down from tho porch 60 lying
Tho wreck Of . rapture unhl*sasd-
With only the river before her,
With only the river for rest!
Harriet FTeseost Spo5"1d in uurpsr's Na9ar1te fos
Adp.
, 1874-04-25

A German correspondent Of tue I,au IMn
Gazette writes: 'The cause OF crenatiou II
making further progress. Tho furnace intended
for the experimental burning OF tho dead. nor
in building in Dresden, is to bo completed III y
few weeks Meanwhile Cremation Boci.:y
has formed at Vienna, under the appropyl-
ate title OF The Urn,' and has ob:a;ued tue
Governments consent for ingtituting sluilAr
experiments. The furnace to be built in Viac1.a
will be after tho design OF Prot. Reclaim, u
Leipzig. Tho Urn has q goodly roll Of r,e,,.-
witness additions. In Zurich, Swiss papors AZ
firm, cremation ia more spoken OF and cxcii>s
greater attention aud zeal than even tho p1o-
posed re7ision OF the Federal Constitution pa
which vote ia about to be taken shortly"
, 1874-04-25

ing IN the upper hall Of Dyprenfu1ths Business Col
lege. No. 149 Randolph strectr
Tho Rev. William J. aows win preach morning
ana evening IN the First Christian Church. corner Of
a God Erer Present. and This Sect
Dir John solz will lecture this evening before tho
Free Religious Society, Of Randolph and Jee1-
san stceess. On the subject: "Tho Origin Of Evil
Not Why God Does Not Kill the Dsvil1 but Why Men
Do Wrong.": Conversational meeting 1t p. m. Sub
ject: ls Capital Punishment In Keeping with True
C1vnizston7"
-Englith Lutheran services will b held In tbs
Erie streets; In the evening In Bethlehem Church,
corner Of saagamon and Phillips stseeta- Ths Rsy.
Edmund Belfour will otactate in both places.
--prinary Council No. /. United Association Of
spiruaHsts meets In Union Hall, No. ISL Clark street,
Lectures by Moses Hull at 1890 and 7:so p.
by Mrs. Sawyer at 2:30 P. n.
Tho Rev J. E. Forester will preach in the Church
at the Redeemer, ootner Of Washington and 8anga-
mon streets. Morning subject: "Personal Hespon-
stbility"; evening subject: "Endless Punishnoentn
, 1874-04-25
CALENDAR FOE TIE WEEK.

CAIENDAR FOE TIE WEEK.
EPISCOPAL.
April 28-Third Sunday after Easter.
May l-s5. Philip and james.
ROMAN CATHOLIC.
April 26-Th1rd Sunday after Easter Patronage Of
St. Joseph.
April 21-sS. C1etus and 3iarcalHnIus PIP. AK.
April asst Paul Of the Cross, c.; St. Vitalis, n
April c3-St. Peter, II.
April 3o-5t. Catherine, Of suenna, v.
April 1-SS. Philip and James, Ap.
May &St. AtbAnasiua, B. C. D.
, 1874-04-25

A Buffalo street-ca1 conductor refused to pc7-
NIT female in 'BIoomer costume" TO x1dc On
his car, believing her to be WOMAN dressed in
mans Clothes lhe case wxa carried to court.
when the conductors counsel stated that there
was an ordinance against female wearing 3
mans dress. and thought that ron By Tho
woman came vary near to it. The Justice, how
eyc- L.. ..---. -: -e-' 7es n fc.nais coz
tuun
, 1874-04-25

Kesrs. Il. D. Cozsf D.ais o Hara, a. B. ki<-, F. Il.
Eitki<, T. {. Gretmebasaz. fTank 49aesr aud ohe7s
GKN1LR1tEx: In reply to your nota, requesting
to designate tho atns hen farewell nplEnentazy
benent 1n.y BE- teuderel 70 Mr. ]. u. Batsde, have
te honor to SOY that it gives Peculiar pleasure to
place st your disposal my theatre for the occasion.
Tho withdrawal Of Mr. Blsisdeu FROM position which
he has 50 long flied with credit to h1sal with sa1i
faction to and to the psrons OF the theatre also
sppeazs By your card Ia event well worthy of OBJ
e#zva1ca in thu manner proposed, NJ. RAasda2 hnth
, 1874-04-25

London, and he i8 now making farewell tour
| OF the provinces previous to lis departure fo1
| the Unitod States" Miss Rosa Montague, Miss
| Marion Mar, Miss Nellie Ford, and Mr. 8, Aus
| tin are in bis present company.
Leater Seymour, an adreoturar, who recently
went to PlttsdeId, Mass, and engaged Mrs.
Scott-Siddons to give reading there, paid that
lady with a worthless check for $3.50, and pock-
eted the entire receipts (about 5000 and fed.
leaving nther bills to the amount OF several hun
drod dollara- Mrs. Siddons being under an en-
gnsement to the Boston Lecture Bureau, the
$3.50 loss falls on them.
Among tho ,Bohemiaus OF the past who wor-
SHIPPED at the ahrine OF the lato "t'cuesn OF
Bohemia" Ada Clare, WAS William Winter, dra-
matte critic OF tho New York Tribune. Her
will leaves her property. valued st about
20 nor ~ 4nd ana
other friends. The daya of Bohemian romance
have passed away, but her old surviving subjects
Wero not forgotten by their Queen.
Miss Geneyieye Ward is playing at the Adel-
Phi, London, in new piece, - Elizabeth; or
tho E1iles OF Siberia" OF whom her husband il
Russian. The critics praise Miss Ward, who il
an American, and enormous audiences uncon-
scious OF her history, applaud in wonder and
adlnira ton.
Mr. Edwin Adams thinks Chicago the third
city IN the Union for the drama He teIla q
story OF Forrest, which is.very characteristic
When the veteran aceor went to California ho
WIS fearfully seasick,. and perhaps as foarfully
profane. One morning q minister On board
went to his stateroom and IN most ministerial
fashion c1postulated with him and advised him
to at least stop swearing. Turning to the minis
tor, ho asked him, in his most tragic style, DO
yon know what your Master did when Be vent
to SOAP No. said the sstoniahed divine.
Well sir, then let me- remind you Of the fact
that He got ont and walked, and wish to God I
could"
, 1874-04-25

|
have shown him their dancing license.
tsThe School for Scandal" is still the rage II
| London. It has run 400 nights at the Vaudo
! vile, and Mario Wltons company are about tc
| bring it out in most elaborate manner.
Mr.. Sothern has made arrangements to travel
through Australia He plays ut tho California
! Theatre in June, and goes from there 10 Lon
don. In October, 1875, he expects to return to
New York.
Mr.. Wills, undaunted by the failure Of '' Mary,
Queen Of Scots" which was Withdrawn at
Easter, is writing new play for Mlss Wallace,
and has just finished pleco entitled "The
Wife's Ev1dence."
Mr.. Hallivel1 has found drawing Of the orig
innl Globe Theatre in Southwark, where Shak-
speare acted, and which Was built iu 1903. The
only engraving heretofore know ia TINT Of the
rebuilt theatre Of 1918.
t. There are eight Italian dramatic companies
performing abroad: Rossi at Gionna; Civil
in Spain; Diiigenti in Turkey; Sabati in
Egypt; Peyzana at Bncnos Ayres; Poladldi at
Valparaiso; SalVinl in Cuba; and Ristori.
In the performance OF Dumas "La Jeunnesse
de Louis XIV" at the Odeon, Paris, hunt
ing eceue Of startling reality is introduced,
Twenty couples of real hounds cross the stage
and finally the stag is killed on the spot, having
obligingly returned to crafty the spectators
Another amateur actor named Doug|ss, student
Paisley Theatre, blew the eyes out of Corporal
Tbbles head. The Corporal died in great ag-
ony. We always did abom;nate amateur actors
in public performances.
"Qneen Nab ia the title OF q new comedy by
G. ". Godfrey. It is OF the Robersoniau school,
aud full OF spriSh.ly dialogue and Fstting zep-
astec. It's main defect is said to be smootn and
graceful deterioration from the first set to the
fall Of the. .curtain- It was played for the first
time at the HaJmazket.
Mr. Howard Paul has recently finished An en-
Ragament Of six Yaaks at the RoIQ Polytechoio.
, 1874-04-25

| .Iho Archbishop OF Canterbury presldes over
the Church of England Temperance Society.
! The Turkish authoritios haye prohibited the
| ejaculation OF the Bible in the native language.
Sir Thomas Hardy, Deputy-Keeper Of the
! Public Records, England, declares the Psalter in
sixth century. T1is is the earliest known copy.
Dissenterr in England ara not taxed ut all, in
any shaFo, for the support OF the Church Of
England. For many years they have paid
nothing for the support OF the Church except
voluntarily.
The editor OF Berlin newspaper Was recently
sentenced to one months imprisonment for
blasphemy, perpet7a!cd in an article in t, hls
Catholics, the Pope, and the Holy Trinity
Sir Bartle Frere. in his travels in Madagascar,
ut place 800 miles from the nearest European
Missionary station, saw Christian congrcga-
ton Of 1000 people. Tho Gospel had been
brought to them by two Christian slaves in 1886.
The Roman Catholics enter earnestly into mis-
sionary work, aud successfully, too. in China.
Adopting the native costume. they 50 everywhere,
circulating Tracts toaching the people, and gain
ing many converts in places where Protestant
missionaries have never been. In India the
Catholics, according to tho India Catholic Direo-
tory. number 1,172748. To these are to be
adied 129, 400 in Portuguese India
It is announced that the Disrael Government
will probably recommend some change III thelaw
of patronage which applies to the Presbyterian
Church, the Established Church OF Scotland
The right Of appointing ministers to vacant
parishes without allowing to the congregation
The right Of veto which had long been exercised
by the Crown, and Haa also claimed and exer-
about forty years ago, when the appointment OF
an obnoxious minister to q certnn parish Gre
stad repellion. The congregation refused to
recognize the appoi1tea. a1ad closed the church
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-08

passed up last night for st. Louis. Both
steamers had fair up stream trips Of
freight.
The Belle Memphis, Captain Crane, is
the Anchor Line packet leaving this
evening for Cairo and St. Louis, con-
Meeting with the principal railroads for
all points East and West Mr.. Hewitt
presides in the Office.
The Joe Kinney is the Anchor Line
packet leaving this evening for Vicks-
burg and the bends, carrying the mail
and attending to all way business. Cap
tain Porter commands and Joe Dill pre-
sides in the Office.
The mackerels held q Meeting this
morning in their cave under the blu6'
and issued an order to all the members
requiring them to be on hand this even
ing so that those who feel so disposed
may volunteer to 60 TO Vicksburg to aid
in putting down the instruction.
The Thompson Dean, Captain Paul,
will leave the wharf boat this evening for
Cairo. Louisville and Cincinnati Geo.
Miltenberger does the honors of the
office.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-08

duty" with New England nasal.twang
but the Professor is too sharp to come
to the front for the amusement of the
Avalanche man. We would prefer hear
ing the Professor on the word incom.
potency" word which he is perfectly
familiar with as teacher and superin.
tendent Of schools.
Yesterday the Chamber Of Commerce
appointed a committee to urge upon our
State Senators and Representatives elect
such measures as are deemed necessary
to advance the mercantile, manufactu-
ring and other interests Of the city. The
committee is composed of the following
named gentlemen: j. c. Fizer, j. G,
Nicely, Ben Eisman, d. I. Porter, J. T
Fargason, L. Hanauer and John John
son.
In all the cities of the Union except
Memphis and Philadelphia, the street
railroad companies charge five cents as
fare. Philadelphia companies charge
six cents, and the press and public are
calling upon the Legislature to remedy
the evil. In Memphis the fare has been
raised from five to ten cents Tor four
tickets for a quarter). and it cost five
thousand dollars to induce the Legisla-
ture TO change the rate.
To-day is the anniversary of the I'm
maculate Conception ofthe Virgin Mary,
the mother of Jesus Christ, and it is eel
ebratcd in all the Catholic churches.
The Catholics do not believe that the
Blessed Virgin was born in a manner
like unto her Son. She was born Of hu-
man mother, st. Anne, and was the
daughter OF human father, st. Joachim.
What the Church teaches is that from
her conception she was free from all
faint of original sin. This has been the
belief of the Church in all ages, though
the dogma was not made an article of
faith until it was pronounced as such by
Pope Plus TX.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1874-12-08

General John G. Fizer, Of the house Of
Estes, Fizer Il Co., has returned from
New Orleans.
Andy Johnson will arrive here from
Nashville in day or two.
Mr.. Roberts, of the house of Meacham
& Co., is expected back from New Or
leans to-day.
Judge Ballard, of Louisville, opened
up the United States District and Cir
cult Court of West Tennessee to-day.
Mr.. I. S. Barbour, the small fruit
man, has returned from an absence o.
four months at his old home in Illinois
looking greatly improved.
Colonel L. s. Mayre, State Senator
elect from the Chattanooga district, is in
the city on short visit.