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The Placer herald., 1874-08-01
TERRIBLE CALAMITY.

East of the Sierra Nevada mountains the
States seem to have in some way offended
the Gods, and are receiving their punishment
through the elements. Chicago had scarcely
cooled from the heat of her secord great fire
when here comes the news of destructive
floods, cloud bursts and water spouts, il,
different parts of Nevdda, attended with
great loss of life and property. Immedi-
ately on the heels of this news, comes ac.
counts Of most terrible tornadoes and de
structve storms, in Kentucky, Ohio, and
most especially in Western Pennsylvania.
At Pittsburgh and Allegheny City the food
was most terrible, and later news says ''the
deluge was not confined TO these two cities,
as first supposed, but stretched out from
Shannon street for twenty-five miles, lay
ing in waste every piece of property that lay
in its path. In addition to the destruction
in Butchers, Woods and Sawmill runs, il
did terrible work on Plumers run, B ,cks
run and Charities creek, where it swept away
houses, barns, stables and property of every
description, and human beings bv the dozens
were carried off without a moments notice
to watery graves. On Charres creek four
teen are known to have been drowned be-
tween Bridgeville and Little London thirteen
bodies have been recovered, and between
the latter place and Canuonsburg eleven
Railroad ten bodies have been recovered.
Every hour added fresh horrors. The dis
tricts most suffering by the havoc were
filled with crowds of people, many attracted
by curiosity. The total loss of life will
reach $50. In one undertaking establish
ment in Allegheny City are thirtythree
bodies. The loss of property will not fall
short of 81 100000 Fully $50 buildings
are destroyed" And at last accounts,
those who had escaped with their lives were
wandering the streets, some sad at the de
struction of their earthly goods, and Others
weeping in bitter anguish for their missing
relatives-mothers weeping for husband and
children; children crying for their parents,
and husbands and fathers weeping with the
bitterness of children at the sudden loss oi
all that was dear to them on earth. When
we think Of these terrible calamilies, how
thankful ought we of California to be, that
We live in a country where such devastation
was never known
The Placer herald., 1874-08-01
BALLOON ASCENSION.

Last Sunday from seven to ten thousan {
people assembled at Woodward's Gardens
an Francisco, to witness the great double
balloon ascension. 1t must be remembered
that just now, going up in balloons is all the
90 in that city, They were not satisfied to
have Buislay go from San Francisco to the
upper regions of Placer county in balloon,
thus making the longest voyage ever made
on the coast, but must induce him to try
and beat himself When Prof Martin, of
Sacramento, heard of Buislay' long voyage,
he says, 81 can beat it " Buislay heard
Martin said he could beat it. and replied
$50 can beat it," AT this, third party
steps in and says, call right, you both start
together, and | will give $500 to the one
who lands farthest from the place of start
ing" The race was thus agreed upon, and
it was the starting Of this race that took
place at W oodward's Gardens, at o'clock,
P. NJ, last Sunday. Buislay's balloon was
not so large, by one-half, as the other, bul
he sailed alone, while, to compensate for
the difference in size, Martin took in the
second party, call reporter. The bal
looms, though, were both of the large order
All things being in readiness, at the crack of
pistol they were let go, and, as if by
bound, the two monsters leaped into the air
In minute it became evident that Martins
balloon was getting the start. Buislay saw
it, and apparently indignant that the crowd
below should cheer his rival for what he
knew to be an unimportant difference in the
long run, he at once threw out ID bag of
sand, as though to show them what he
could do. At this, up jumped his balloon.
In a moment it was as high as his rival and
in less than ten minutes WAS in the clouds
the larger balloon now, in comparison with
Buisay's, seemed to ascend slowly, but its
ascent was gradual, until it reached a
height of perhaps half a mile, when it
seemed to retain about that level and was
slowly, bnt gracefully carried hy The ground
current almost directly East, passing over
Oakland, and at last disappearing among
he mountains on the Alameda side of The
bay. Bnislays balloon seemed to ascend
10 an alitu lie of at least a mile, when, all
At once, it struck different current, which |
carried it almost North. Thus, in at least
fifteen minutes from the time they started
one WIS twice as high as the other, and
their course was almost at r sht angles from
each other, one Eas., the other North |
Since writing the above, we learn that
Martins balloon descended among the hills
in Alameda, a short distance from Brook.
Iyn, and Buisiay's came down near Pacheco,
in Contra Costa county, the latter winning
the race.
The Placer herald., 1874-08-01
Application for a Patent
TO A
Mining Claim.
No. 39Y
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

Sacramento, Cal, July 20, 1874.
NOTICE Is HEREBY gwen that Michae
~ Mcbride, whose Postotlice i Michigan
duff, Placer County Cal, has made application
IUr Patent tor 1000 nneal teet OF Secret Canon
Quartz lode bearing god, with surface ground
turee hundred { 500 feet III width, STU
ate III an unorgauzed Mining District, Placel
county, California, and described III the y at unu
ueld notes ON file IN tins office as follows VIZ
Commencing at Post No. |, when bears !
~ lU.IU Gus from an irregular and isolated
point OF Metamorpln kUck on SIDE OF mountain,
coursed VITA seams OF quartz, 30 feet on westerly
face and - eet high; thence 2l' W 30. 30 cls
aiOng the line of ledge to post No. 2, from which
back balsanI tree, eet dla, bears 431se L
2 Inlis dist var 1O0 E-a tanurack pine lU In.
diA., beals 81 W 40 links DIST; thence Tor ex-
terror boundaries OF the claim | began at post
NO. = and run thence ) 699 l. 1 "a % ems to post
5 and Sc cor. OF claim; thence n n f. 81. 30 chs
90 post No. and n ~ cor. of claim; thence n
o. W 45412 chs to post Mol, previously estab-
nshed, thence same course l.5I1 "a chs to post No.
. ana NV cor. of claim, containing Is 36-l0U
acres and being n portion OF the unsurveyed
Government land.
Sand location made in the year 1862 by
parties to tins applicant unknown.
Deeds to tins applicant for these premises will
be found recorded IN Book T. page 454 to 455 of
Deeds, and Book I of Deeds, page 7o9 to 100,
Placer County Records.
There are no adjoining claimants to this mine.
All persons hoIulng any adverse claim thereto
are hereby required to present the same before
'his office within sixty days from the first day OF
publishing hereof.
aul-2m T. b. MCFARLAND, Register
The Placer herald., 1874-08-01
RELIGIOUS NOTICES.

DUTcH FLAT NJ. Z. CHURCH Services will be
held at the Methodist f iscopal Church, Dutch
Also at Gold Run at q; 80, p NJ Rev. G. d.
Pnneo Pastor.
NJ. E. CHURCH. Rev. Edward f Dodge will
preach at the Methodist Episcopal Church, Au-
burn, every Sunday at II A NJ. The Sabbath
School will commence at II: 80, p NJ.
CATHoLIc.-Rev. Father Kelly VIII hold Divine
service in the Catholic Church, in Auburn, every
third Sunday in each month, at the usual hour.
The Placer herald., 1874-08-01

The BEEcHER- TILToN scandal seems to be
the principal topic for the city press. We
have said but little about it, nor do we mean
to. Nearly every one yet, who has at
tempted to keep run of both sides of the
question, have so weakened their minds
from the undue burden, as to become de-
mented AS near as we can put the matter
up, we think that Beecher and TiIton, and
riltons fe, stand in the scale of injured
innocence about six of one and half a dozen
each for the other two. They are all Free
Lovsts, and have been practeing that doc
'rine, while preaching and pretending to the
world to live up to another Hence they are
all hypocrites And TO continue the logic,
as bypocrite is the being of all Others
most to be detested, they are all detestable
beings, and the less that is said about them
the better. Some think Beecher is inno-
cent. If he is, we are sorry for him, tol
he will find it a hard matter to prove it.
The Placer herald., 1874-08-01

CLOUD BURST - Last Friday, cloud
burst on the hills above Eureka, Nevada
and the terrible rush of water therefrom
sweeping through the town caused great de
struction Of life and property. The Eureka
Sentinel, inspeaking of The terrible disaster
says:
For over half an hour the water rolled on
One house after another toppled and fell and
the angry pillows beat upon the wreck and
dashed it to pieces. Many houses (some
of them dwelling houses and with families
nside) were lifted bodily up and carried down
the mighty stream. The sight was mag
nficent in its terror The Eureka Hall, II
building 100 by 25 feet, was ealy carried
away and added to the horror of the scene
as it came eiashing down along Spring street
and through to Buel street in rear of the In
ternational Hotel carrying away with it,
massive weight many buildings already tot
tering As the houses succumbed to the
swelling stream. many of them would rise
grandly from their foundations, and ike
statel y ships. turn gr .cefully headformesl
10 lhe current and sail Oh an even keel unili
wrecked against the first delris. Here wa-
seen two story heuse, to one of the shut
tiers of which chung man with the energ,
Of despair. as he driited to almost certain
death Then, in cabin, rocked and tossed
upon the waves, were seen a man and wife
struggling to escape. Here WAS seen the
detached roof of b use, beating from side
to side of the stream, and desperately clutch
ing the ridge, a man striving for dear exist
ence. Close upon this heart rending specta
Gle, followed heavy wagon and team, the
massive structure tossed like chip, and the
poor dumb beasts screaming in their mortal
agony.
The loss of property was immense. The
loss of life WAS great
The Placer herald., 1874-08-01
An UnWhoiesone Season.

The closing days of winter and the early days
and are apt to affect unpleasantly even the more
robust and vigorous. Nothing can be more
rongenlal to the nerves or more depressing to
the sp rits than damp chilling winds, fogs and
cold rains, and of such unwelco ONE visitors we
have asuperabundance at this season. Common
prudence suggests, therefore, the propriety OF
orhfyng the system against these insidious
enemies of health and comfort, and the expert
ence of more than quarter of Il century points to
Hostetter's Stomach Btters as the all-sulfcien
sanitary safeguard under such untoward circum-
stances. An accession of vital strength and en-
ergy is what is required to meet and overcome
the unhealthy elements present in the at
mosphere. This increase of vital powers, so
necessary to meet the extraordinary drafts which
an incement season makes upon the system and
constitution, can be readily acquired by taking
from two to three doses of Hostetters Bitters
daily, during the winter and spring months Tn,
nature of this celebrated restorative is well known
to the public. 1t is composed of an absolutely
pure dlffuslve stlmulant. medicated with the eX-
tracts and juices of the most effective tonic alter
ative, bilious and laxative roots and herbs
known to medical science. To the combination
of these excellent ingredients in proportions
suitable to the eXigencies of enfeebled, angud
and diseased systems the great tonic-alterative
owes It's efficiency a preventive and curative
course of 1t commenced now, will prevent al
danger of fever and ague, rheumatism or othel
ailments arising from cold and damp peculiar to
the spring months, and also prove safeguard
'gainst the attacks of dyspepsia and liver com
plant which so frequently occur at this period
of the YEAR
The Placer herald., 1874-08-01
Thursday, 9th day of August,
A, D. 1874,

For the purpose of voting the question of
" LIQUoR LICENSE" or . No LIQUOR LICENSE,
in said Township.
And it is further ordered that the persons
whose names are hereto annexed to the name of
each precinct of said Township, he and they are
hereby appointed Board of Election for such pre-
cinct, and that such election be held at the house
place hereinafter designated, viz:
NEWCASTLE PRECINCT-C. B. Conelly In
spector; Daniel Hogns, and A. S. Whittemore,
Judges. Voting Place at Postoffice.
PENRYN PRECINCT - j. H. Mitchell, In
spector; S. A. Wood, and G. Griffith, Judges.
Voting Place at Good Templars Hall.
PINO PRECINCT-J. O. Loomis Inspector;
&. W. Rowland, and L. b. Hyatt Judges
Voting Place at dwelling house of j o. Loomis
ROCKLIN PRECINCT-Z. Bates Inspector;
John Clydesdale, and l.. G. Smith, Judges
Voting Place Mt Postoffice.
BY order of the Board.
V. V. MANN, Chairman.
Attest, b. f. BURT Clerk,
Auburn, July 2S 1874. au1-3w
The Placer herald., 1874-08-01

The Chicago Tribune, in speaking of the
late production that has recently been issued
called The "Repubican Congressional Ad-
dress, says, truthfulIy, it is an "anti-Granl
Republican appeal to the people to re-elecl
the salary grabbers of the last Congress;
and to induce the people to do this, the ad
dress asks the voters to consider the Fugiti7e
Slave law, the kozta case, the northeast
boundary, the Rebellion, and the Admins
traion of James x. Polk" Things as far
away from the minds Of the people at pres
ent, AS the comet from the earth OF course
they will do just as that address asks them.
They are in splendid humor for complying
witb.sucb reasonable (?) requests
The Placer herald., 1874-08-01

IGNORES. - Our chickadee ncighbor, re-
ferring to us says, we 'persistently ignore
the interests of Placer county" That is in
deed rich, considering the source. We,
though, are not at all surprised at the asser-
ton, as a naturally fighty mind, profoundly
ignorant of its subject, could not be expected
to strike any nearer the truth. The HERALD,
which Tor twenty-five long years has defend.
ed the interest of Placer comfy and fought
tie unequal battles of her citizens with per.
sisfency and earnestness equal to a mothers
defense of her children; has been alone the
shield in guarding off the blows hurled at the
interests of our citizens by tyrants, swndiers,
rings, and monopohes; indeed, has done
everything that hard work and honesty could
do for Placer and her citizens; nd then, in
the face of these facts, for this insignificant
monopoly chick, which was born an enemy
to the masses, but which has lost all power
for good or bad through its vacillatng course,
to come in and say that we persist in ignor-
ing the interests of our county, sounds rather
Stocktonian, and, we fear, will endanger the
mental condition Of its editor in the minds OF
its readers For such an assertion, so fla
grantly false can but bespeak diseased
mind A sharp liar will attach enough con-
sisiency to his assertions to induce some to
beeve what be says; but he who asserts a
II ing which every body knows to be false,
is either very ignorant, or n fool.
The Placer herald., 1874-08-01
ANGORA GOATS.

ANGURA GOATS.
We find tie following good article on th
subject in the Watsonvo Pgaroniaq
which will be found well worth reading
While there is yet remaining some pre-
judice in regird to the keeping of Angora'
for profit, all testimony from Asia, Europe
and America, proves the prejudice without
foundation All deviaiions from the beater
track, call forth jeers from the very ones who
in time deviate themselves. The pioneers il
the Augcra goat business are, we believe
planting the seeds for a business that will
yet astonish the worl with its magnitude
usefulness and profit Some of the grandest
enterprises Of the age have been inaugurated
under far more unfavorable auspices than the
Angora goat business All who have en-
gcged in the enterl rise and made this subject
their study, are satisfied of its practic biity
in every respect, and as far as California i
concerned it has time and again been demon
strtted that no country in the world offers
greater advantages to the goat raiser. An
goras can be kept cheaper than almost any
other animal, they are extremely hardy, pro-
life to an astonishing degree, they make ex-
cellent meat for food their fleece far heavier
than any wool bearing animal said fleece be-
ing used in the most valuable fabrics, and
commanding a far higher price, and the de-
mand at the present time far in excess OF til,
supply and constantly increasing. Now, W,
ask, why shoold not the rearing Of Angoras
be made an extensive and profitable bus
mess in this and other State? The above
assertions are not made without substantial
proofs of their correctness. A few days ago
we saw three different specimens Of Angora
fleece which Commanded in England in May
last, from forty seven to ninety-iour cent
per pound, gold, according to grade, and the
specimens were inferior in qualities to fleece
from the Angoras owned in this place by
Messss Landrnm & Rodgers.
Considerable progress is being made in the
business in this section, in fact, the above
gentlemen, besides owning 3 600 grade goate
in Monterey county, have in Watsonville
one hundred and seventy-three pure breeds
the largest flock of pure.breeds in the United
States, and valued at $35 900 This firm.
during the past year, have sold goats to Or
egon rasers to the amount of Sc 900 and
have also sent their fine stock to many Other
places, besides stocking theit island down,
the coast, where Mr.. Laudrum now is There
are also many other extensive de- lers and
breeders. and during the past few years i'm
mense sums have been expended on importa-
tions in this State, Messrs. Landrum &
Rodgers being among the most extensive i'm
por;ers Thus it will be seen that the An
CORA goat business is attracting more and
more attention from year to year, and it is
reasonable to infer that ere five years have
rolled around the business will be ouadrupled
and it behooves all classes to foster and en-.
courage an enterprise that promises such i'm
portant results.
The Placer herald., 1874-08-01
10 PARTNERSHIP NOTICE. Know all

no TNERSHIP NOTICE. Know all
~ men by these presents, tn It we, the under
signed, constitute partnership doing general
merchandise business in the town of Gold Run
Placer county, and State of California, under the
firm name and style of MOODY & co.
The full name and respective residence of each
member of the said firm is signed hereto.
Witness, our hands and seals, this 2Sth day Of
June. 1874.
JONATHAN FLETCHER MOODY, Gold Run,
Placer County, Cal
ALEXANDER GIBSON OLIVER, Gold Run.
Placer County, Cal aul-4w'
The Placer herald., 1874-08-01

ty' Ali parties needing the services of an ex-
perienced surveyor are advised to employ j. A.
Benson, U. S. Deputy Mineral Surveyor, Au-
burn, Cal. He has the Government Field Notes,
he possession of which enables him to restore
lost corners without delay. lie charges mod
erately and works rapidly.
The Placer herald., 1874-08-01
DELINQUENT Assessment Notice

ST. LAWRENCE MILL AND MINING COM
PANY-LoCATIoN OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF
BUSINESS, SAN Francisco, CALIFORNIA
- LOCATION OF WORKS. PLACER
COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
OTlCE.-There are delinquent upon the fol-
~ lowing described stock, on account OF
Assessment, (No y levied on the tweuty-ffth
,ay of June, 1874 the several amounts set op-
poste the names of the respective shareholders,
AS follows.
The Placer herald., 1874-08-01
One-half of this office for sale.
A practical printer preferred.
Apply at the premises.
NOTICE TO LfTIGANTS.

As the constite ion al right of the Legislature
peal the Act to Protect Ltigants far rostcs
the contracts of these papers that have complied with
the law is be I'd in the courts notice il hereby
given that the propric,"rs nd publishers of this pa
per will continue to comply with its terms in cord
ance with bond filed until Judciay determined
If legal notices are Published in the HERALD tn ey
to be right. If published elsewhere decls
lon in favor would make illegal all publications
not made IN the HERALD, and throw the suits o.. all
litigsnta who have disrevarding this no
tce back into the courts word to the wise is sui
mt
The Placer herald., 1874-08-01

Moses FREEDOM has returned to his home in
Auburn, and would respectfully announce to his
old friends and patrons that he has again opened
his blacksmith shop, where he will receive orders
for any work in that line.
The Placer herald., 1874-08-01
Nesc Advertisements.
FOR SALE.

900 ACRES OF HEAVILY TIMBERED
c-O land for sale. The timber consists
principally of white, black and live oak The
Land is located four miles from Auburn. Patent
secured. For particulars apply at this office.
aul-tf
The Placer herald., 1874-08-01

hnu III accordance with law, and an order Of
the Board OF Directors made on the twenty-ifth
day of June, 1874, so many shares of each parcel
OF such stock as may be necessary will be sold
at public auction, at the Office of the Company,
Room No 4, 41lH California street, San Fran
CISCO, California on THURSDAY, the thir-
teenth day of August: 1871, at the hour of three
o'clock P. NJ, of such day. to pay delinquent
assessments thereon, together with costs OF ad-
vertisng and expenses Of sale.
R. B. MOVES, Secretary.
Ofice-Room No. 4, 4l1H California Street,
San Francisco, California eu1 I'd
The Placer herald., 1874-08-01
Dissolution Notice.

NOTICE IS hereby given that the copartner-
~ ship business heretofore existing between
Daniel Click and |. N. Brock is this day, by mu-
tual consent, dissolved.
Mr.. Click will settle all business of tn Com
pany. DANIEL CLICK.
l. N. BROCK.
Sheridan, Placer county, Cal, July Sth, 1874.
jyll-5w
The Placer herald., 1874-08-01
LAGER BEEP

to be found in the State. Orders from any nart
of California or Nevada will receive prompt at.
tention, and satisfaction guaranteed.
FRED. GROHS.
Auburn, April 5. 1873 ap5-73-mv
The Placer herald., 1874-08-01
DR.. S. A. DEUEL.,

NO-PARTNERSHIP NOTICE.-We certify
" that we constitute a partnership, transact
ing business in this State. lis principal place
OF business is near Lincoln, in the county OF
Placer, and State of California; its name is
COX BROTHERS, the full name and respective
residence of all its members are signed hereto
ALEXANDER COX, near Lincoln, Placer Co..
California
MILTON COX, near Lincoln, Placer County,
Calf aul-4w
The Placer herald., 1874-08-01

American Dry Hop Yeast is success
The Placer herald., 1874-08-01

Having purchased the celebrated "AuRrnx
BREWERY, and made several improvements
thereto, / am now prepared to furnish the public
with the very best
The Placer herald., 1874-08-01
Ne3r 1HUertiSelllen is.
LOCAL OPTION
ELECTION PROCLAMATION

A T A SPECIAL MEETING of the Board
n of Supervisors, of the County of Placer, State
of California held on the 2Sth day of July, A. D.
1874 it was on motion ordered that a special
election be held in and for Township Number
Nine in said county, on
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-31

A iackass on Colonel Selden's pace III II,
Miry Brook has the whooping-conga' -
has its coughing spells in the night, anu aG
were it the only son Of greatly.DeloFs,
king it could not have more attentive auu,
tory than that which bounds out OF the peas
in the neighborhood on the occurrence OIL
paroxysm.-DaaJmy Neocs.
A gentleman going up Sixth avenue New id
York, met laborer, to whom ne salu a
g will you tell me if l am half way 10 o the
trail Park" "Faith an | Will, "as srt ted
reply, elf you tell me where you SUI Wv
FROM"
The most confiding woman lives III i.n now
dence. She went to an auction unu' nIscas
ing the prevalence Of thieves al su aro IF her
Asked nicelooking man TO take Gai' S % st;Il
nocket-book, containing 9So. LII 10
taking care Of it. =,
u,,s n,ncrs arc beginning, to discuss inc
,t tui effects OF beelsteak upon certain
l naus,i,mtion-. For our part, we never
Jo,lI' that porter-hou:es were conoucI'e
u az oddrunkennrsS.- -NeU York Commercial
ChiefJustice Waite has eleven children.
, Ii,,Ir 'leayen 'lcaveneth the whole lump
Eosi0u Post.