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Year: 1870

The Paris Pmrie sustains the we'll
earned reputation of the French press
for producing sensational anecdotes,
by contributing the following to that
species of literature


An adventure truly horrible, and
which, If made by the subject Of a
melodrama, would certainly be de-
nounced Us improbable, has just oc-
Cured in the environs Of Viterbo, in
the Pontifical States. a cattle dealer
stopped at an inn on the road not far
from the city. He seemed very we'll
satisfied with the accommodation and
with himself, and he related to the
inn-keeper that he had just made an
excellent bargain about some cattle,
by which he had netted sum Of 5000
francs. After supper he started for the
city, but had not gone far before he
was attacked by three men, who tried
to get him down. He defended him.
self bravely, and succeeded in making
his escape. He returned to the inn
and related what had happened. At
the same time he said he would sleep
there, as he did not wish, for fear Of
another attack, to resume his journey
until the next morning. Accordingly,
4 room was prepared for him, and he
retired to bed and soon fell asleep.
In the course Of the night he awoke
and heard some one speaking outside
the door. What he heard filed him
with horror. The inn-keeper was say
ing to some one "Dig the hole
deeper In the garden. l will throw
him out Of the window, and you can
bury him at once" The traveller un-
derstood the situation instantly. They
were going to murder him, and the
inn-keeper was in league with the
murderers to share the plunder and
conceal his body. He Immediately
rose and dressed himself, and arming
himself with spade, which was stand
ing in q corner Of the room, he waited.
It was not long before he heard some
one approach the door. 1t was opened
softly, and the cattle dealer saw the
inn-keeper about to step into the room.
He Immediately struck the wretch
dead on the floor with the spade.


The cattle dealer then lifted up the
body, and, opening the window, be-
meath which he could see in the dim
light three men and a large pit dug for
himself, he threw the inn-keeper into
the yard. The three men took up the
body, which they did not recognize,
and set to work to bury 1t. The cattle
dealer, without losing n second, crept
down stairs, opened the door Of the
inn and hurried off to give informa-
tion to the Papal Carabineers. They
soon arrived at the scene Of the crime.
The three accomplices Of the would-be
murderer had just finished their dismal
work. They were Immediately ar
rested and recognized as the sons OF
the inn-keeper. It was they, doubt
less, who. at the instigation Of their
father, had attacked the cattle dealer
on the road. ......
Year: 1870

Maryland. though having an ameliorated
usury law TO that inherited from her by the Dis
trict OF Columbia, finds the necessity for a more
liberal law TO prevent her capital from seeking
other quarters for investment IL Is impossible
for that State well as this District to hope to
compete with more favored localities while the
rate of interest is restricted to six per cent.
While New York on ONE side, and all the South
ern States on the other allow a higher rate of
interest," with CT without contract il Is of course
not practicable TO induce capital to come here
for investment; and what Is more to our
disadvantage, our own capital seeks more
profitable investment elsewhere. The Bal
timore papers are agtating for the modi-
hcation or relaxation Of the usury laws of
Maryland, and the facts they bring forward to
show the injury sustained by the business inter-
ests OF that State under the present law are of
precisely the same character that our business
men have suffered from. Congress seems to
have less and less time each session to deal with
District matters; but we trust the District Com
mittees VIII center upon 4 few measures OF
pressing importance to be urged through at any
rate, and that the modification or repeal of our
antiquated uSury law will be one of them.
Year: 1870

The second report Of the committee of the
Methodist Book Concern into the alleged frauds
in its management does not seem to give salts
faction, and, like the first one, Is characterized
as whIte-washing piece Of work; and it Is
noticed that the two while agreeing in results
contradict each other essentially I'm particulars
The minority of the committee, Henry Slicer,
james Pike and l.. NJ. Vernon, report that moth
Ing has come before them to relieve their con-
vicnons OF "losses and mismanagement i'm the
BOOK Concern" and they present a mass Of
evidence showing the manner In which these
Losses occurred. Altogether the majority report
is not likely to have the effect OF reassurny the
public in regard to the management of the
Book Concern, though II may serve to show its
soivency, and the integrity OF its agents though
not their competers ~.
Year: 1870

NHE ELLIPTIC SEWING MACHINES ARE


1 manufactured and warranted by the Wheeler
Wilson Sewing Machine Company. The late
and important Improvements enable us to guar
antee to every purchaser that the Elliptic Ma
chine will do more work, better work, and n
greater variety OF work than any other Sewing
Machine now in use. The economy of the Ell
liptic Machine in family is almost incredible !;
with one, good operator can do the work of
twelve hands. BY it the making of garments is
reduced from a question of hours to one Of min
utes as the following table will show:


W not to he understood that the following table the
time to make the garments bat to do the stitching ony)
Year: 1870

Twice A WEEK.-The Semi-Weekly Bee ap-
pears this week under a new heading, and will
be published here after as Trice a week, made
up from the Daily Bee. The Bee is q spicy,
well conducted paper, reliable in the matter OF
news and is one of our very best exchanges.
Year: 1870

COMING BACK. - The steamer from Brazil
brought back to New York a cargo of ex-Confed-
crates who went, after the close of the war, to
settle in that portion of South America. After
suffering terrible privations, they were shipped
home by the government of Brazil.
Year: 1870

SHORT time since the ladies of Wyoming
sent document to the President charging the
ity and intemperance, and requested his removal
from the office. The Executive in response to
their appeal has nominated another party for
the Secretaryship of Wyoming.
Year: 1870

WEAKENING The Oakland Necs says it is a
fact-the chivalric Democracy of the Assembly
are weakening. An amendment to the Marin
railroad bill to the effect that the employment o
Cinnamon on the work should work forfeiture
of the franchise, was voted down by decisive
majority-ayes "a, noes AZ. Here is drecl
blow at white labor, for which the Democracy
are responsible.
Year: 1870

TIE decision of the Supreme Court of Ala
bama, to the effect that marriages solemnized
within the State during the war are null ard
void, is said TO have caused a rapid reconstruc-
tOn of many households.
Year: 1870

We have no dissertation upon tariff taxation
for protection to utter, at this present time at
least either for or against but we are now
and then amused at the manner in which the
newspapers sometimes discuss the subject.
They enumerate long list of industries for
which the people are taxed for protective pur-
poses and the benefit of the persons engaged in
them, and by the lime they have got through the
list they have included every man, woman and
child in the country as being benefited by tax
which the people have to pay-whlch naturally
makes us curious to see this people that is being
taxed so hugely for the benefit of others,
Where are its members ?-SdcrdRientO Record.
Year: 1870

UNDER fair reading of the w0man'S suffrage
statute in Wyoming Territory, it is said black
women have the right to vote, while under the
existing laws of the Territory black men have
Year: 1870

THE LEGAL TENDER DEcIsIoN.-The decision OF
Chief Justice Chase and his Democratic asso-
ciates on the Supreme Rench, upon legal ten
ders, drew a good deal of fire from the press.
The New York Times says of it as follows


The conviction that the opinion of Chief JUS
tice Chase, speaking Cor himself and the Demo
cratic members of the Bench, will not stand as
the final decision of the court, is strengthened
by the very profound consideration that such IA
decision strikes at the power of this great gov
ernment to carry on Il war against insurrection
or rebellion or the heresy of State succession
should the trial ever come again, as come it may
at any future time. And it may be assumed for
granted that the party now in control of the
government with President Grant Mt its head
will not suffer this blow to pass unregarded
The vacancies on the Supreme Bench, will soon
be filled, and as every case appealed to the
court on the point in question has its peculiar
side issues, differing widely, perhaps, from the
Kentucky case now determined, abundant OPP
portunity will, no doubt, be afforded for a re-
view of The present opinion by the full Bench.
Year: 1870

The female operaiivrs in large factory
in England sign contract when they enter
the service. in which they agree to be whip
ped if guilty of mi isdeneanor. The discip-
is said to be as severe as it is in the navy,
and the matter has attracted the attention
of the officers of the law
Year: 1870

A PLANTATION TWO AND ONE HALF MILES
n from Washington, parish Of ST. Landry. on Bayou
Crocodile its junction with Bayou Bpuf one thou
sand four hundred and ty acres and under
good fence all but hundred and fifty acres above
overflow. large dwelling in good repair stables, out
houses etc. Cotton sugar. cor RICE tobacco and other
crops do well this place. and would make superior
stock farm. 1t is fine hog range convenient TO ship
ping point and healthy Plenty of seed cane and corn
the place, III
Year: 1870

POPULATION OF PLACER.-Thc ennumera-
tions made by the deputy Census Marshals
of Placer gets our populatian down to be-
tween / 600 and II 600, or more accurate
ly II 1878. Every community, so far, in
the whole United States has had its grow at
the Census Marshals, and it is now our turn.
We very honestly believe Placer has fully
II 900 people, and the names Of voters on
the Great Register will bear us out in that
belief. We are not particularly blaming the
Marshal, for we well know the difficulties
under which he labored. In the first place
he is a man particularly well known to all
our people, and also known to be the County
Assessor, whose business by law it was to
hunt up and hound down every man owning
property or owing poll-taX, and it was to
be expected that many people would never
lei him get near enough to them to explain
the difference between Census Marshal and
an Assessor, when both we're combined in
the same person. Again. we hold ii to BE-
humanity impossible for any one or two men
to list the people, white, black, yellow and
copper, old and young, male and female in
these hills, mountains and gulches in the
time allotted or for the pay allowed The
Census in the mountains should be taken by
School districts and by men who are old citi-
zens and well acquainted to do these couu-
ties justice
Year: 1870

We have not said much about this matter
because we supposed that all officers of cor
porations, all administrators, all firms, etc,
either knew, or had counsel that did know,
that all notices and advertisements which are
required by any law to be published must, to
be of any force whatever or binding in law,
be published in the PLACER HERALD, the le-
gal paper of the county; but it seems there
are some that do not know this, to them, all
important fact. To such we will here say
that all notices required by any law to be
published must appear III this paper for the
legal time or they are void and not worth
the paper they are printed upon. We have
given bonds justified in the sum Of S15 900,
for the faithful performance of all such work
The law requires us to furnish, free of charge,
one COPY of each of our issues to the Secre-
tarv of State, the State Librarian and the
Clerk of the Supreme Court; and one copy
to the County Clerk, and the Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors, and two copies to each
Court of Record in the county. These copies
are to be filed by these officers and kept as
sacredly as the papers returned by sheriff
or anv other officer. These files are to be
the proofs of the Legal notice by publication
Of every question that may arise in Court,
now, or any time in the future; and all no.
tices not found in the files of this paper are
void, and the parties must be thrown out OF
Court. A Stakeholder in a mining or any
other company in this county need pay no
attention to a notice of assessment or sale OF
his stock, unless it appears in this paper, and
all such notices and sales are worthless and
the delinouent stockholder can come in years
hence and claim and obtain all his stock,
with back dividends and every other right,
lust the same as though no such proceedings
had been had. The same is the case with
every other notice required by law to be
published The PLACER HTRND, so far as
legal notices or any notices, the legality OF
which may ever be questioned in Court is
as much and as validly an officer as is the
Sheriff, and we have accepted this oifce,
given the bonds and are performing the Le-
cal duties. The law says call notices or
advertisements required prior to or during
any legal proceedings" must be published in
the legal paper. The "Act to protect liti-
gants" has been passed upon by the Supreme
Court and held by that body to be Consti-
tutonal and binding. Indeed it could
not be decided otherwise, because the very
power, the Legislature, that provides for the
publication of notices must also have the le-
gal right to provide how and in what paper
they shall appear. We make these remarks
that the public and those whose duty it is
to give legal notices may know what the
law requires and that innocent parties may
not be deceived by notices that are utterly
worthless


Look at the Statutes and if YOU find they
require any notice to be published, send it
here or it is void and you are liable to every
man agrieved or injured in the full amount
of damages sustained.
Year: 1870

ALL SOLD, and the owners of 1919, ,37l
blank tickets goes with the lot. Telegram:
sent to San Francisco for more Mercantile
Library Concert Lottery tickets are answer
ed call sold-no more to be had" Brokers
have some on hand yet but the price has
been put up to 81 SO per ticket We sup
pose the Library will receive a net benefit
from this scheme of about 1915 900 in gold
coin, which is a magnificent sum and should
put the institution above asking for any such
extra privileges for all future time.
Year: 1870

In the District Court of the 14th Judicial District


of the State of California, in and for the coun-
ty of Placer.


CYNTHIA BOLES rs. JOHN BOLES.
Action brought ir the District Court of the 14th
Judicial District of the State of California in
and for the County of Placer, and the Com
plant filed in said county of Placer in the
Office of the Clerk of said District Court.
The People of the State Of California send Greeting
to JOHN BOLES, defendant:


V7OU ARE HEREBY REQUIRED TO AP-
L pear in an action brought against you Dy
the above named Plaintiff in the District Court
of the Fourteenth Judicial District of the State of
California in and for the County of Placer, and
to answer the Complaint filed therein, Ga copy
of which accompanies this Summons within
ten days, exclusive of the day of service after
the service on you of this Summons-if served
within this county; or if served out of this coun-
ty, but within this Judicial District within twen-
ty days. or, if served out of said District, then
within forty days-or Judgment by default will
be taken against you, according to the prayer of
said complaint


The said action is brought to obtain q ,udg-
ment and decree from this Court to dissolve the
bonds of matrimony now existing between the
said Cynthia Boles, plaintiff and you, John
Boles, defendant for cause set out in complaint
or file herein, to-wit: Wllful desertion of this
plaintiff Plaintiff also prays judgment for her
costs of suit herein.


AID you are hereby notified, that if you fail to
appear and answer said Complaint as above re-
quired. the said Plaintiff will take Judgment by
default against you, and move the Court for the
relief demanded.


Given under my hand and the Seal of the Dis
- trio: Court of the Fourteenth Judicial
SEAL SEAL District Of the State Of California. in
II - and for the County of Placer, this Both
day Of October. lii the year of our Lord One
Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-nine.


GEO. G.. SEWELL, Clerk


oc-S-3rn.
Year: 1870

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Year: 1870

in all the ambition" he could desire will he content
with the grace OF Tammany, TO serve another CON
gressiOral term and he Will receive NOMINATION
and viii go back to Congress.


There are several candidates In embryo Ior con
gressional honors but until they declare themselves
the recapituation OF the names Is but wasted tine


THE sHRlEvALrY.


There may be q contest between Matthew 1. bren
nan and Judge Shandiey for the once oi oneriu.
Roth these hold prominent ana profitable POSITIONS
1T present, but they still banker alter me spreiy
ana desire to succeed the worthy Jimmy Obrien
therein. IL Is said that either candidate ms MS
strongest support In the person OF The Two principal
mapuates OF the Tammany Regenci, the esquire"
going for Brennan ana the "Boss' for Shandlcy. Of
course under sucn circumstances, no actual conlict
can take place.


COUNTY CLERK.


The whole German democracy are in favor OF the
denomination OF the genial ana most efficient
present County Clerk LoeW. In their appreciation
OF their favorlte they are fully endorsed Dy The
entire democracy Of tie city and, indeed, by the
citizens generally and Mir. Locw win have a
quiet walk over the course for another term.


TIE ASSEMBLY


There VIII be some considerable change In the
composition OF the Assembly next session, not III a
political but rather IN q party aspect John FOX
Will control the election in the First district ana nave
either himself or a sworn henchman t. do his be-
hests, elected there. Jimmy O'Brien Will run ana
be elected In his own ward, despite OF the sachems
and possibly enough TO complete the trio, they may
rush johnny MorriSsey through Tor some ward WHICH
they may get control Of


Enough has been said TO show that notwithstand-
ing the weakness OF the factions and the dlsorgani-
zatlon OF the republican party there Is stl music
in the ar'' to make pretty lively iiaes during the
iall campaign.
Year: 1870

We are enabled by special correspondence
first complete, candid and impartial state
ment which has yet been made of
the working Of the British telegraphs
under government control. The entire tele-
graph business Of the United Kingdom was
fairly in the hands Of the officers of the
Crown at the moment when our despatch was
forwarded. Although it was found somewhat
difficult to master the subtle agency at first so
as to subjugate its power completely to a
uniform rule of discipline tending solely to the
public veal, the work was accomplished.
The home millions Of the subjects Of Queen
Victoria were reaping the benefits. These
benefits were difilsive and domestic. They
were brought to the door and freside of every
man in the land. The electric spark had
already tended to elevate the humble--as it
will eventually regenerate this foreign Dc:
fI,ocracy-and bring the masses into ! closer
intercommunion by the educational communi-
cation Of the instant. An Englishman who
cannot even lead can now speak his wants to
his fellow in the painfully Ineligible Ian
guage of common Identical suffering, and
the other be made to understand his brief
message Of woe or joy instantly, being assured
Of its truth although completely indif-
ferent to its style of verbiage or rule of
grammar. The government telegraphs will
thus induce comminglement of the natu-
raj sympathies of the nation by the
use Of one of the grandest but long hidden
forces of nature, "the light shining in dark
ness" with the darkness" made able ''to
comprehend" it.


AS in the first instance Of every grand revo-
luton which has preceded it, the working of
the English telegraphs by the government is
opposed-opposed by associated monopolists,
interested jobbers, greedy persons the faith
less, and all those who worship earthly gain
and have had their hearts contracted by the
intensity of their devotion. The tele-
graph monopolists feel the severe blow which
has been struck at their corporate interests,
not only in the matter of overland line profits,
but in that Of submarine cable tariff COM
Year: 1870

THE RED RIVER DBTURBANoE.-The news
from the Red River district shows that the dis
turbance In that quarter has not yet come to
an end. II is simply absurd to imagine that
any important consequences can flow from it,
and for the simple reason that in itself it
amounts to nothing. When the spring sun
begins to shine and the snow and the ice dis
appear those few hunting filibusters will be
nowhere. It is of far more consequence to US
that from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to
New Columbia there are loud grumblings OF
dissatisfaction and openly expressed desires
for annexation to the United States. The
New Dominion for time will have q chance,
and 1t will no doubt form q landmark in the
history of the development Of this Continent;
but Ultimate annexation is the result which
men all over the Northern part of this Conti-
nent see ia inevitable.
Year: 1870

Not since the spring of 1860 have we had
such dulness of trade as we have had since
January of this year. 1t still continues. 1t is
gratifying, however, to know that the darkest
hour has been all but, if not absolutely,
reached In the mercantile community gen.
orally doubt and fear begin to yield to hope
and confidence. The steady decline Of gold
has had a depressing and embarrassing effect
on the trading community. In proportion as
it is felt that bottom is about reached there is
growing feeling of security. The feeling
which expressed itself 80 happily in the gov
ernment printing Office at Washington on Satur-
day on the occasion Of the visit Of General
Grant is widespread over the community. 1t
Is felt that in spite Of the somewhat protracted
dulness Of trade the first year of Grants
administration has really been prosperous. It
is triumph which has not been often expe-
rienced in the history Of any people to have in
one year reduced the debt nintey-eight mil
lions, and to have brought gold down from one
hundred and forty-flve almost to par. We are
grati6ed to know that orders begin to come in
from the West and South, and that really the
prospect brightens. The nation at the present
moment looks to Congress. We must have an
end of all uncertainty. Merchants must know
where and how they stand. If the Funding
bill is not to be passed, then it ought to be
rejected at once. One way or the other this
cause Of uncertainty ought to be removed.
We have the same to say Of the bill which pro-
poses to add fifty millions to the currency
There ought to be no delay. The bill should
be passed at once or thrown out. If Congress
will act wisely and with becoming prompti-
tude we shall soon feel ourselves on solid
ground, and merchants will take courage.
Under the new condition Of things and on a
basis satisfactory and enduring we shall
advance with firm step towards prosperity
which we have never hitherto experienced.
The millions Of gold now lying useless in the
vaults Of Europe wait but the opportunity
to pour their favors upon us and to
develop our immense and boundless resources.
With the bright sunshine and the refreshing
showers and the blossoming flowers of spring
we shall expect to find ourselves in the midst
of state Of things which, if not all we could
wish, will be at least cheering and pregnant
with promise.