Year: 1863

Editors Herald:-The battle is fought, the
contest is ended, and we are theirs The
returns as far as received here indicate a
majority of about 10000 for Low, the Re-
publican nominee for Governor. How the
Legislature stands returns are not in to give
the data. At worst, the Democrats have
made gains in the popular branches, and
can pick up some crumbs of comfort here
and there. In this city, the contest was
exclusively and solely for the election of
Lansing the Democratic nominee for Sheriff
He has made big fight, frightened the Re-
pubicans terribly, but is defeated. The
Republican majority here was too strong
probably about 1900. He has the sa.isfac
ton though of carrying his own ward,
which gave over a hundred Republican ma
jority. The Citizens Committee now regret
tha, they did not nominate an independent
legislative ticket as they did in San Fran
cisco If they had he vote shows they
could have succeeded, as it is. the Capital
of Sacramento is to be represented
by very ordinary delegation, and one the
people will have no confidence in and with
two exceptions are the poorest and weakest.
men ever elected to the Assembly.


The DRIFT STATUE quo.


Judge Robieson, the grand boss of the
enrolment to be made in this State, is watt
ing for positive orders from Washington,
which be expects on the next steamer. 1t
he is no, disappointed, the work will then be
lad out and commenced. 1t is remarkable
what number Of apple the Judge has
already re eived for Deputyships. TO re-
cord them the Judge would have to bear the
expense Of employing two short Land clerks.
But he adopted shorter and cheaper way
of giving notice that he was not prepared
for any assistance by getting notice to that
effect put into the local column of the
Union.


THE WAR ASPECT


The con ton OF atf'.irs before Washing
ton, remain unchanged, with the exception
that f+w Of the new conscripts are being
sent to Cen Meade. What Gen Lee is do
ing, or intends to do is beyond all concep
ton from the news we receive. 1t seems to
he bad policy in him to lay quiet while
Meade is being reinforced. But ii is not my
province to criticise Lee, or any other man
The indications seem to point this wise-that
Lee and Meade are yet to have another great
battle, but not I'LL both armies are reinforced
and s,rengl hened. There are also rum rs
that Gen Grant with his veteran troops, will
cross the country. and come in at the rear Of
Richmond. There is an evident desire to
get Grant into the Virginia contest, and
seems not improbable that he may make his
next fight for the capture of the Confe !erae
capital East Tennessee has first to be con
quered, to keep his rear open to supplies,
and this job will occupy Rosecrans for a
long time yet The lull in the contest,
which some interpret as an exhaustion OF
the rebels, is nothing IN IRE than the gather
lug Of forces for a greater effort on their
part.


LOCAL AFFAIRS.


Business in the way of f,rw riding goods
to Washoe is very ive'y. You have no com
ception of the amount Of provisions and
machinery going constantly to this land
Teamsters line the roads from one end to
The other. Teamsters' freighls have advanc-
ed to four cents.


The Mineral Cabinet forming by dona-
ions from miners, to be attached to the
State Agricultural Society, is proving to be
great success Some magnificent speci-
mems of copp.r and silver ore have already
been received, aud they keep coming. These
form grand museum, quite equal to Bar
NUNS, and will be very attractive during the
Fair SO near at hand. have no. observed
any contributions from old Placer, but hope
to. They would be gratifying to the many
citizens here who hail from your region.


The arrangements for the State Fair are
nearly completed, and although nothing
new or surprising attends these preparations,
still it is we'll TO let the people know that
add, are being provided.


The grazing of the Pacific Railroad is
being completed through the city. and the
ties distributed along the line, ready for
laying as soon as the iron arrives The
work on cutoff line of the Sac. Valley
Railroad is near y completed, and will be
ready for the cars in few weeks. The
opening OF our City-front this year, by a
change in the current in the Sacramento,
has detached from the value of this enter
prise.


Improvements Of streets is the order of
the day. Many have been filed and graded,
the Trustees ave ordered another lot to be
served the Same way. It's contemplated to
have all these completed before the rains. l
street is to be graded from Ninth to Four
teenth,- great improvement, and very de-
sirable.


We have had lecture from J. Ross
Browne, on Iceland and ho, gaisers. He is
a continual humbug that is, his pictures
and lectures are no great shakes, and are of
the cold and frigid order. Vve la humhug.


Yours, &c MORE ANON.


THE WAR Policy OF THE ADMINISTRATION