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Trustee, on the 18th day Of January, 1873, and
of record in the Registers office of Shelby
county. Tennessee. in Deed Book 1G2, page
474, will on
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The Placer herald., 1874-03-07
REPORT u, STATE PRISON.

Senator Neff has kindly furnished us with
. coIy of the State Prison report, by the
Joint Committee Of the Senate and Assem-
bly,, for 1878 4. 1t is a document of ninety
one pages, and contains much information
regarding this institution. On the 1st OF
January, 1874, there were confined in this
institutnn 94l convicts. The report shows
the cost of maintaining the prison for the
two years past to be S29S, $50, besides, ex,
penses for improvements, $57 ,433, making
total cost of 1856, 7S4, while the proceed,
from earnings and sales have only been
$l43 TIA. leaving a net cost to the State
for the two years, 1912 600. The commit
tee make many valuable suggestions regard
ing its general management, all of which
tend to show that if properly conducted the
institution might be self-supporting The
committee seem to think it can be made to
support itself, and we think so too. 1t has
been, and what has been done can be dole
again. And we hope the Legislature vii
endeavor to provide such regulations as will
tend to this end, and let the $106,0 600 I
year be saved to the people.
The Placer herald., 1874-03-07
ANOTHER GOOD BILL.

Hon VIM. Ro ,sh has followed up his bill
concerning railroad tickets in this State, ty
another of equal importance, to prevent I'M
just discrimination by railroad and Other
transportation companies in the rates charged
for the transportat on of passengers and
reigbts and other purposes. The bill COW
ers the entire ground, so far as we can see,
and prevents discrimination in any form, or
to any extent, only as provided for different
kinds of goods, or different classes Of pas
sengers. 1t provides strictly against dis
elimination against persons travelling TO the
same place. or different places on the SAME
or differen, roads, in undue proportion to tie
character of the roads and distances taveed
Ii provides that the offender in such cases
shall be deemed guilty of msdeneanor,
and the offended party shall recover $3.50,
forfeiture, from the corporation in any court
of competent jurisdiction. The bill is good
one, and should 60 right through The
people sent the lie e.islaiors to Sacramento
10, among other things, regulate those af
fairs of difference between them and the
railroad company, and what is the need Of
hesitatng.
The Placer herald., 1874-03-07
- go"
4 CONSiilU CONVENTION.

The San Francisco Post pertinently re-
marks on the necessity of Constitutional
Convention as follows:
"We learn from Sacramento that the
joint committee to whom the matter was re-
erred will report in favor of calling Con-
he. We need radical changes in our Con.
stiiuion. We mt a simple plan Of county
government, which, while giving more pow
TT to the people of the counties to regulate
their own affairs, will dispense with the
horde of highly paid officials who are now
eating up the substance of the people; We
want SIM lifca'ion of our State Govern.
ment, which will make it less cumhrus and
expensive; "A restriction of the power OF the
Legislature, which will prevent the special
Legislation that now constitutes two-lhrds of
is business; a simpificalion and re-arrange-
mon' Of our Judiciary system, hat will pre-
vent the excessive cost and the scandaious
delays which now make Justice so difficult to
obtain; an abolition of the constitutional
provisions that now stand in the way of the
adoption of uniform system of assessment; /;
u repeal of the constitutional ahsurdity
which requires the taxation of property OF
| all kinds, and various minor changes whic'
will enable us to simplify end cheaper gov
er, ment; and we want safeguards against
the usurpalions of corporations. which are
attaining u power and importance little
dreamed of when the present Constitution,
WAS framed. The only way we can effect
tlese changes is by Constitutional Con
ven, on The advantage of Convention
is. not merely that superior body of men
will he elected to il THAI can he elected to
my ordinary Legislature, and that they
would be unembarrassed by any other busi-
ness than that of revising the Constitution
hut that from the moment the proposition
for Convention is submitted by the Legis.
allure popular attention will be directed ia
the subject Whether majority of ihe
people of California are nowin favor
Of Constitutional Convention o.
not, we do not know; but we are certain
hat by the tim the vote takes place il,
September, 1875. the proposition will bt
carried by an enormous majority, for thu
direction of attention to the subject will
show many things in which our Constitu
lion needs to he altered.
The Placer herald., 1874-03-07
DEPKA\ED hADICALlSM.

Radicalism fer years has been a stencil III
the nostrs of every good man, and il
seems f ON their nefarous, unprincipled ac-
tions they are becoming daily more de-
prav d. Justice long ago hid her face
from national Republicanism, and f,irpess
has been expelled from the hearts of every
scalawag who claims allegiance to the pres
ent baok-pay Credit Mobilier, whskey and
cigar Administration. The last glaring acts
Of these debaached, unprincpled reneg' de-
from justice was manifest in the HoAse OF
Representatives few days ago in the matter
Of settling the claims to contested seats
Republicans in every case, regardless OF
right and evidence, were, by partisan vote,
given the seat One Wiltshire, whose home
is in Illinois, resented himself without Gre
dentals from the TLir District OF Arkan-
sae, and, being a Republican, was seated.
The district elected Judge Thos. NJ Gun1er
by 5000 majority, but it was claimed that
some of the tickets had on only Counter.
without the "T. Nj. ," and on others, it was
said, the initials were not ct. NJ. )" and
with this flimsy pretext the House, under
the whip of cock-eyed Butler, instantly
seated "their man" without reference or re-
gard to facts.
The Placer herald., 1874-03-07

Our SENAroRs.-A correspondent OF the
San Francisco Chronicle has been indulg'ng
in drawing pen pictures of the members OF
the State Senate. These pictures are drawn
of Placer's Senators:
NOBLE MARTIN,
Senator from Placer; age, SO; a physician
married. an Independents; sound on the an,
ii-subsidy goose; does not speak often, and
never long; but is forcible and clear in his
remarks; a quiet, safe member.
j. H. NEFF,
Senator from Placer; age. 43; not married:
Republican; looking; attentive TO busl-
ness; doesn't talk; very pleasant manner;
on the square; generally liked.
The Placer herald., 1874-03-07
STATE BOARD or IMMIGRATION.

There is Board of Immigration in tbs
State, rnn at the expense and in the inter
est Of California land mo, opolisrs. 1t is
doing some good in the way of attracting
Immigrants 10 certain parts Of the State
where the monopolists bear almost complete
sway, but for setting forth the many in
dncemenis which the whole State holds out
TO honest industry it is of no practical bene-
fit. A State Board, established for this
No spot of the known world possesses more
natural resources of wealth than California
This fact only needs be known to the world
to insure a flow of immigration unprece-
dented. With this view in mind, Mr.. Nor
ton has introduced into the Assembly bill
which provides for establishing a State
Board Of Immigration. The Governor,
Secretary of State, and five other persons
appointed by the Governor, are, under this
bill, to constitute State Board of Immi-
grafton. The only expense attached to the
Board. except printing, will be the salary of
an Office clerk We are satisfied the acts
Of such a Board would be conclusive Of
much good, and as it is provided for at SO
trifiing an expense, we shall hope to see the
bill pass. But any new Boards for the pur-
pose Of giving positions to dead-head al
large pay from the peoples money, we do
most empbaticDllv oppose.
The Placer herald., 1874-03-07

No DIscRIMIN ALTON. ALL through The
evidence before the Senate Corporation Com
mi,,ee. Stanford has emphatically denied
any knowledge of, or attempt at discrimina-
ton OH the part of the monopoly. Declar-
ing that such practice would not be tol'
Grated. This was all nice enough until the
other tide was heard. When Senator Mar
tin. ,hongh, reminded him that just after
the railroad tax suit was decided in favor OF
Placer, freights were raised to places in tllis
county all at once about 25 per cent. over
what they had been, Stanford seeing him
self cornered, says. owe thought the Pla-
Ger and Nevada rates were too low. We
ought to have more from them" 1t is a
singular coincidence that they should happen
to make the discovery that treights were
too low in this county just at that particular
time. Too thin, Mr. Stanford, too thin
The Placer herald., 1874-03-07
SEASON OF 1874,
Eggs For Hatching

From the largest and best bred fowls in the
world.
Carefully packed and warranted to carry safely
any dist lnce. The varieties comprise
Dark and Light Brahmas. Buff and Partridge
Cochins White Leghorns, Houdsns and Sil.
Yer Spangled Hamburgs.
Black Spanish, White Dorkings Golden Pc
lands. Aylesbury Ducks, and Game.
Sebrght and Black African Bantams.
A fine invoice of Bronze Turkeys, weighing 80
pounds to the pair just received
sg@ Send stamp for illustrated circular 70
GEO. b. BAILEY,
Importer and Dealer of Choice Poultry. Boz
G59 San Francisco.
General Agent for the Poultry World. .
monthly magazine. devoted entirely to Poultry.
The best paper published in the country Sub
scription 81 25 per year. Also agent for the
American Standard of Excellence. Price 30
cents Agents wanted in every city and towa
in the country. For further information Ad-'
dress Box $50, San Francisco.
Please state what paper you saw this advsr-'
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The Placer herald., 1874-03-07
Ne,C Advertisements.
NOTICE..

ATOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. that in pur-
~ suance of an order of the Probate Court
of the County of Placer made on the 23d day
of February, A. D. 1874, in the matter OF the
estate of Joseph Walkup, deceased, the under
signed administratrix of the estate OF Joseph
Wakup, deceased, will sell at private sale TO the
highest bidder for cash, in gold coin OF the
Unit.d States, and subject to continuation by
said Probate Court on after Monday, March
23d, A. d. 1874 all the right, title, interest and
estate of the said Joseph Walkup, deceased, at
the time of his DEATH and all the right, title
and interest that the said estate has by opera
ton Of law or otherwise acquired other than or
in addition to that OF the said intestate at the
time of his death in and to all that certain sew
eral lots and tracts of land hereinafter described
living and being in the town of Auburn, County
of Placer. and State of California, to-wit: lot
No. 16) in block (16). according to the origin
al survey of the town of Auburn, said county,
as appears by the plat of said town site; also
lots No. (4) and 90 in block No. (3) three ac-
cording to the supplemental survey of the town
site of the town Of Auburn; also the undivided
one-haf of the building and lot known as the
Placer Herald Office, with the printing material
and Office furniture in said Placer Herald Office,
and known upon the official map of the town
site of Auburn as lot No. (2) block (3); also the
build ng and lot known as the old Auburn Drug
Store. and known upon the official map OF the
town ofAubnrn as lot No. () in block No. (9).
Telms and condition of sale, cash, in gold
coin of the United States; deed at the expense
of the purchaser
All bids and offers must be in writing and left
with the undersigned at her residence. in the
town of Auburn, or fled with the clerk of tn
Probate Court of Placer County Said bid
may bc mad, At any time after the pub'icntiol
If tlis notice
F!}ZABFFU a WAIEUP
The Placer herald., 1874-03-07

sdua strtry 1. .h- v
4 H...ul u-ctet
Dated Nrerer e.h. 1874 l-e-.v
The Placer herald., 1874-03-07

SIMMONS, nominated by Ulysses the great,
to the position of Collector of the por. OF
Boston, is protege of Spoon Butler, and
the nomination creates quite an unpleasant
odor among the Republicans Of the old Bay
State
The Placer herald., 1874-03-07

PERsoNAL.-Y Yesterday our sanctum was
illuminated by the pleasing coun'enance of
w. f. Norcross, an d Auburnite; now part
owner and general agent Of the Ns,c Age.
The Placer herald., 1874-03-07
PLACER HERALD
NOTICE TO LITIGANTS.

As the constitutional right of the Legislature to re-
peal the Act to PROTECT Ligants so far as relates to
the contracts Of those papers that have compile with
theslaw, is he in the courts notice is hereby
given that the proprietors and publishers Of this pa
per will continue to comply with its terms in accord
ance with bond fl,d rntil Jndica,ly determined
If legal notices published in the HERALD they
are to be right If published elsewhere, decis
Ion In ou favor would make illegal all publications
not made in the HERALD, and throw the suits o. al
ltigants who are or have Teen disre"arding this
tice back into the courts word to the wise Is suf-
Client.
The Placer herald., 1874-03-07

Al6UEP AF:TE q REN l.
DE te4oe G1aii0<9.
The Placer herald., 1874-03-07
duNuAAA DIRECTORY
State Governments Of California.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT:
Newton Booth, of Sacramento county, Governor.
r. Pacheco, of Santa Barbara Lieut. Governor
Drury Melone, of San Francisco, Sec 'tary State
J. j. Green, of Marin. Controller.
F. Baehr, of San Francisco, Treasurer.
r. Gardner, of Merced, Surveyor General.
J. L. Love- of San Francisco, Attorney General
T. Mathewson of San Francisco, Harbor Com
missioner.
G. Taggart, of Shasta, Clerk of the Supreme
Court.
T. A Springer, of Amador, State Printer.
H. n Bolander San Francisco, Superintendent
of Public Instruction.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-16

PADEN s. NOBLE, have school books
writing books, and miscellaneous books.
D1sM1ssED.-It will be remembered
that some time ago Mr.. Wachlin was tried
on the charge of selling liquor without
having obtained the Incbriatc Asylum H.
ccnsc. The jury disagreed, and another
was empannelled Of such charteristics as
to convince Co. Attorney Wheeler, that
he could not convict the defendant be-
fore them. He therefore moved for the
entry of VI order, dismissing the case, and
discharging the defendant. Whereupon it
transpircs that justice Griffith, made an
entry to the effect that the defendant was
aquitted and discharged. Another ac-
ton was recently commenced before JUS
tice Clough, for the same ofrcnsc, and the
case taken by change Of venue before
Justice Smith, who entertained motion
to dismiss the action and discharge the
defendent, on the ground Of q former
prosecution, introducing in support of
the motion, Il transcript Of Griffiths dock
ct, which was 50 made up as to show a
former prosecution and conviction, while
the fact is, there was no trial whatever.
We have no doubt Of the correctness of
justice Smiths ruling, but VIC cannot too
strongly animadvcrt upon that kind of
official action by which record evidence
is manufactured for the purpose of cxcul-
pating a guilty party. There is Il method
by which reluctant officials may be com.
PEELED to correct their records, and it may
become necessary to use it.
We shall see.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-16
DIED.

In this city, Thursday, April 9th, 1874,
orPucrpcrai Pcritonitis, Laura Frances,
--consort of +. McWhortcr,->in tho 2lst
year Of her aye.
Mrs. McWhortcr was tho younger
daughter Of Hon. N. X. Noble Of this
city, and was universally esteemed. Her
gcntlcncss Of disposition, and her exam
plification Of those woIIanly characteris-
tics which, constitute tho vital element OF
good society, had rendered her conspicu-
Gus throughout the circle in which she
moved. The going-out Of her young life
not only leaves darkness in tho home OF
her husband, but it casts shadow over
the whole city. Standing as she did,
with one foot yet upon the threshold Of
youths temple, and tic other timcdly
touching the shrine ut which the maiden
gathers about her, the graccs of the moth
cr,-shc was peculiarly central figure
in tho social circle, and her death makes
void 4 place which must ever remain va
cant. The bcrcavcd ones have the live
lest sympathy of host Of friends.
At Sheffield, Franklin Co. Iowa, April
eth, 1874, Mr.. Nathan Purinton, in the
esd year Of his age, and was buried ut
Austin, MINI. April nth, 1874.
Deceased was, during the last two years
a resident of this city. He left for Shelf
field about the list of March, and was at
tackled with inflammation Of the lungs,
which assumed an acute form, and owing
to Il weak constitution, he survived but a
few days. He formerly lived in East
Farnham, Dominion Of Canada, and was
noted, during the last forty years as a con-
sistent devoted temperance Eman, ever
ready to give Of his time and money, in
furtherance of the cause. During his res
idcnce in Canada he was one of the most
prominent temperance men of his time
Here he was known as kind hearted,
benevolent and hon est christian man.
In fact he was radically opposed to all tho
different systems of b ondage, from which
human beings have suffered in any age.
He was buried from the Baptist church,
Rev. G. T. Emmerson preaching an ap-
prooriatc discourse from Micah, ed chap.
10th vcrse,-"Arise yc and depart, for this
is not your rest"
In this city, last Sunday morning, at
the residence of his son-in-law, J. +. Ath-
erton Esq. Jcduthan Haskins, in the 85tll
y ear of his age:
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-16
0TATE OF MINNESOTA COUN
- TY OF MOWER

NJ TY OF MOWER
Ic Probate CUurt,-Special Term.
In tho natter Of tho estate Of VIM. P.
Dearborn, Deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Hull
dab A. Dearborn, setting forth the amount Of
personal estate that has come to her hands
and the disposition thereof. tho amount OF
debts out standing against said deceased, and
description Of all tho real estate of which
said deceased died seized, and tho con-
dition and value Of tho respective portions
thereof: and praying that license he to her
granted to sell said real estate. and it ap-
pearins, by said petition, that there is not
sufficient personal estate in the hands Of
said Administrative to pay said debts, and
that it is necessary, in order to pay the came
to sell all Of said real cstates
1t is Therefore ordered, That all persons in
tercsted in said estate, appear before the
Judge of this Court, on Saturday the 10th day
of May, lad. 1874, at9 o'clock a. H., at my of:ico
i'll the city Of Austin, in saidCounty, then and
there to show cause (if any there boy why IL
cense should not be granted to said Huldah
Dearborn to sell said real estate according tothe
prayer OF said petition.
And it is further ordered, That q copy of
this order shall be published for four success
i've weeks prior to said day Of hearing, the
last Of which publications shall be at least
fourteen days before said day Of hearing. in
the Mower County TRAxscB1pr, q weekly
newspaper printed and published at the City
OF Austin in said county, and personally
served on all PERSONS interested in said estate
residing in said county, at least fourteen days
before said dry Of hearing.
Dated at Austin the Goth day Of March,
A. d. 1874.
Dy the Court, JESSE ROSE.
5iw4 IT,. S. Probate Judge
Of Mower County Minnesota.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-16

GENERAL EDGERTON and j. j.
RANDALL, two of the Railroad Com
missioners, being in the city on official
business last Tuesday, called upon
US. BY conversation with them, we
get the impression that they will FIRST
acquaint themselves with the condition
and business Of each road in the State {;
ascertain its cost of construction,
equipment and operation; the extent
Of its carrying capacity; the amount
of freight which it transports, and the
degree of pcrmancncy of the various
sources from whence it is drawn; the
number Ct passengers that it carries,
and the average mileage of tho same,
and its act ual gross receipts. These
several items will constitute, in each
case, basis, upon which the Commits
sioncrs may construct fair sci: edcle of
rates. The public feel that the rail-.
road companies have, for long time,
gone to the widest extreme in the ex-
action Of tariffs, and some will wish to
see the Commissioners retaliate by
bringing them down to the lowest pos
sible point. This would be unwise.
We must feel our way. The law IT,
vests the Commissioners with all neces.
sary authority, and gives them the
right to exercise the largest discretion
compatible with sound judgment.
The people may reasonably expect a
good measure Of relief, but they should
not be too clamorous for sole emanci pa
ton from all existing evils. We have
full confidence that the men upon whom,
the Governor has devolved the
work Of deciding between the railroad
companies and the people, will perform
it conscieptiously. Let us give them
fair trial.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-04-16
NEORTGAGE FORECLOSURE

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE
WI Dcfauft has been made in the pay
ment of the sixteen hundred and nine
ty six dollars which is claimed to 10 due u
the date of this notice on = certain mortgage
bearing d:te on the first day of April A. D
1871, made and executed by Freeman NJ
Drown Of the county Of Mower in the stat,
of Minnesota, to John White of the county o
Mower insaid state of Minnesota, and duly re-
corded IN the Office of tho Register Of Deeds il
and for said County Of Mower, on the third
day of April, 1871 At nine and half o'clock,
in the forenoon, in book ~" Of mortgage. or
r r:sc sos; and no proceedings have been N.
suited At law or in equity for the recovery o.
said sum, or any part thereof.
Now, therefore, notice 10 hereby given
that in pursuance of power of sale contain
ed in said mortgage and of the statute in
such case, made and provided the premisel
described in, and covered BY said mortgage t.
wit:
The north ONE half Of tho south east quar-
ter IN. offs. E. ~ Of section No. three 81
in township No. ore hundred and three (lo3)
north Of range No. seventeen l17) west In said
County of Mower, and State Of Minnesota.
containing eighty acres more or less together
with the hereditamepts thereunto belonging,
will be sold At public auction, to the highest
bidder, 1T tho Rherif's Office inths village Of
Austin, in said County Of Mower on the 18th
day of April, A. D. 1874, at ten O'Clock, in the
forenoon of said day to satisfy tho amount
then due on raid mortgage, principal and in
forest, together with al costs and charges,
including ninety dollars attorneys fees, stipu-
tatsd in said mortgage to be paid in case Of
foreclosure Thereof.
Dated 1T Wasecs, March I'd, 1874.
JOHN WHITE, Mortgage.
P. MCGOWAN, Attorney for the Mortgages,
4S Waseca, MINI.