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COONTY & CITYOF FICIAL PRESS.
TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1867.
THE County Roaps.—The report of
— ‘the County Auditor;'published a. few days
‘since, shows that the amount of money exnded for repairs and improvements on
“the county roads, including taxes collected
by road overseers, for the -year ending;
March 1st, 1867, was—$20,241-85. This’
does not’ include the’ amount collected _in
_ “Nevada and Grass Valley, as the fundég .
expended in these places by the local authories. The expense of maintaining high“ways and bridges in these two towns will
probably amount to five or six thousand
dollars per annum. In addition to the
a@bove amount the people of the county
paid $47,000 in tolls. Here we have $72,241 85, paid by the people of the county
~~directly for the purpose of maintaining
roads,and the amount. which. goes indirectly to this object will increase consider“ably. It-would not be far from the: truth
to put down the amount which roads and
bridges cost our people, at $100,000 per annum, We believe that any man who
“thoroughly understands road building,
would give bonds to maintain better roads,
ethan we now have in the county for onehalf that sum and make money on the
‘contract. It is well known to all who
hhave occasion to travel over our county
toads,that for nearly two-thirds of the year
‘they are useless, and the other third they
are spoiled by injudicious working. The
officers are not to blame for this condition
‘of things. They-do the very best possible
with a bad system. The theory of our
‘road management is essentially wrong,
‘and though it may be ever so well observed, many evils will still result from it.—
The people do not complain of the amount
of road taxes, but that such an amount is
expended with such small results is a just
‘cause of complaint, Good highways are
essential to the prosperity of every community, and freight and travel is bound to
go through that locality where the community opens the best thoroughfares.—4d
Good roads lessen the cost of transportation and increasethe inducements for people from abroad to settle in a community.
Such being the case, .the importance of
maintaining good roads is apparent.—
What we want is a road system which .
will enable the county authorities tomanage this tax as other county fands are
managed, and one that will enable them
to secure the services of men who undergtand oad building. The present road
is a relic of the Feudal ages, and
itis a matter of astonishment that it.has
remained so long, while everything else
has improved. We hope something will
be doneto remove the evils incident to it
by the next Legislature. It would bea
difficult matter to imaugurate a poorer
aystem of road management,
Eastern ITEMs.—Russia has ceded
Russian America to the United States,
‘and “Johnny Bull” proposes to protest
against its acceptance.
Congress adjourned at noon on Saturday, to meet on the 1st day of July, if
necessary. aa
The Congressional Committee will moet
again on the let of May, to continue the
investigation of the President’s conduct
‘and secure evidence for impeachment.
Mai Conrract.—From the Grass Val.
ley Union we learn that a letter has been
‘reeeived in that place from Assistant Post
master McClellan, stating that the contract
>for carrying the mailsfrom Nevada and
#8 Valley to Colfax, has been awarded
T. W.McCue.
A Nuw trade has been openly started
~in-Paris—that_of spy.A person adver‘tikes an office, at which you have. but to
‘apply in order to obtain information as to
. family secrets, the tracing of a debtor, and
_ the, general surveillance of parties in
“whom one may be interested.
& GERMAN iron master has sent to the
, Paris exhibition a house made entirely of
iron, at & cost of $5,000. It can be taken
“to; pieces, and. is easily heated, for the
“walls are hollow; and: cau be. connected
5 woah i
(oo bone
Connestieat State clec:
& O78 place
ALL Foops’ Day.—Yesterday was the
et Of Apriliand’fhe custemary Jokesand
tricks yed, T'ltis custom prevails
allover Europe and America, and something. similar is practiced in the East Indies, at the Huli feast.
ent opinions as toitsorigin. Some tracing
it back to the custom of representing historical facts as a diversion in the middle
ages. Thus sending on-fruitlesserrands is
supposed to have originated in such a represéntation of the sending of Jesus from
Pilot to Herod and back again, and in
Germany the phrase “sending aman from
Pilate to Herod” is common,when speaking
of an unnecessary mission. Other
authorities find in the custom a remnant.
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of tricks were played in this city yester
day, and among them the following good
one: A party of men on Main street attached a half dollar to a string and laid the
coin on the sidewalk as a bait. A number
passed along and as they stooped for the
money it disappeared, and shouts of laughter assured the victim that he wasan April
fool. _ Soon a gentleman came along who
possessed a good “understanding.” . The
coin moved, but it was no use, down came
the foot, covering coin and sidewalk to
some extent. The string gave way and
the laugh was turned against the “jokists.”’
The man picked up the coin and left the
“April fools” on the other side.
>
AN INSTRUCTIVE CoMPARISON.—The
population of the United States may be
stated,.in round numbers, at 30,000,000.—
The number of books of all kinds published in this country during the 12 years preceding 1842 was 1,205. Of these 752 were
reprints. The number of books published
in 1855 was 1,092. This included reprints,
translations, essays, etc. From 1856 to
to 1858 the total number of publications
was 5,362. These estimates are rather
above than below the mark. The number of booksexported from this country is
too insignificant to be mentioned. Our
import of.books are absolutely less than
those of Belgium, of Switzerland and of
Spain. :
The population of France is between
85,000,000 and 36,000,000. The National
Quarterly Review, which has gathered
some curious facts on book publications,
remarks tha 1855 there was published
in France 8,285 literary worksalone. ‘The
numberof musical compositions published
in France in that year was greater than
that of allthe books issued or re-issued in
this country. The total number of publications in France from 1811 to 1855 was
nearly 500,000.
The population of Austria is between
86,000,000 and 87,000,000. The number of
ublications in 1854 was 24,039. More
ks were published in the single province of Hungary than ‘in tlie entiré United
States. ;
The population of the United Kingdom is 32,000,000, The number of books
ponent from-1816-to 1851-was 45,072.—
uring twelve recent years, in which
our annual average publications was a
fraction over 100 8, the average for
England was 1,252.’
The population of Holland is little, if
any, over 3,000,000, one-tenth of our own,
Yet that little kingdom published in 1856,
1,859 books, many more than was issued
by all the presses in the United States,—
The number of newspapers published in
this country, however, probably exceeds
that of all Europe; and the best part of
the American mind finds expression in our
periodical literature.
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THE lady who did not think it respeetable to bring her children up to work,
has lately heard from her two sons. One
of them is a bar-keeper on a flat-boat, and
the other is steward of a brick-yard,
DIAMONDS were first brought from the
East, where the mine of Sumbujpour was
the first known, and where the mines of
Golconda were first discovered in 1664 ;
those of Brazil were discovered in 1728.
The most ancient manuseripts are written without accents, stops or separation
between the words, nor was it until after
the ninth century that copyists began to
have space between words, -~
THE latest style of bonnetis a slip of
white pasteboard trimmed with green ribbon, with seven bows and a sinall sized
green house on top, water-fall underneath,
carried around by a freak of human na.
ture:
Ir is reported that if the Massachusetts
Legislature concludes to dispose of the
old State House at Boston, the new two
million capital hotel company will immediately purchase it and make it over into
one of the most magnificent establishments
ever thought of, with riding school, opera
There are differ.
--In-San-Franctisco, March 3ist, 1867, to the wife
of some Roman practice. Quite a number :
.A Vandemark Mary H C McCah Napa Ci
house, Turkish baths, and other luxuries, . "J" tom of NG FOR THE ELEC> NATURALIZED,—Mark and James Ben. . Alistockuoldere ix
_ Stop THAT CovgH.—Buy_you a. bottle
‘of Hall’s Pulmonary Balsdip, and saves
doctor's bill. a
Sen Ferne dicta 4005 4g
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of 8. Zekind, a. daughter.
ace
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ARRIVALS AT THE
NATIONAL EXCHANGE HOTEL.
__ Broad Street, Nevada City, California,
LANCASTER & HASEY, Proprietor.
. 1 April 1, 1867.
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C WCornell do JF Stanly« -do
W A Kent do W Sharp do
C Cooper do J Jordon do
A I Zekind do RB Little do
C Coyle « do Dr Stirling. do
M McAra do L Brown Grass Val
B Cook do GHEdmonds do
M Seligman do JP Davenport Pich
I Gaughenbaugh do J Calbeck Bannervi
J C Leonard Tlea V C W_Britton Cold 8
R Wing Pittsbur m O Holbrook Deer Cr
J W Rodgers Wolf ¢ LB Austin Green M
Dr Roberts San Jose T Irwin Montezu H
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J H Burrington do . A Keeler * do,
D H Birdsall Cun m O Cheeny Quaker Hi
W Gilliland do R Huckins San Juan
J Green Deer Creek H Southard mill
W Steward San Fra C C Smith Grass Va
J J Johnson Sweetla A B Fisher do
EHaymaker do’ A Shepherd do
N Caldwalerder do J J Ellis French Cor
H Powell Birchville R Thompson Cana h
A D Williams Fre C J L Raymond Neva
J A Aillings do W White. do
W H Bird do NM Barnett Carlisl
A Smith do GB McKee Grass V
C E Resendale do AM Bush: do
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FOR CITY TREASURER.
EORGE R. CRAWFORD announces himself
G as a candidate for the office of City Treasurer,
Election to.be held May 6th, 1867.
FOR CITY TREASURER,
Ww ui F. EVENS hereby announces himself asa candidate for City Treasurer, at the
election to be he
Bread !
ld on May 6th, 1867.
Bread !
CALL AT THE
NEW YORK BAKERY,
COMMERCIAL STREET,
And leave your Orders for
BREAD AND CAKE, of every description,
Roll si Cake, Charlotte Rusks,
Sponge Buscuit, Lady Fingers,
Bread !
Pound Cake, Cup Cake,
Lemon Snapps, Wafer Jumbles,
Frnit Cake, &c. &c. a
CANDY AND CRACKERS,
Wholesale and Retail.
Scld to the Trade at San Francisco prices, Patronise Home Industry.
N. B.—Balls and Wedding Parties supplied with
IceCream. Suppers soe. gotten up.
BOSTON B NBREAD evory Sunday morn:
ing. Orders received till Saturday noon.
ap2 J HOLLYWOOD, Proprietor.
SOLAR IMAGES!
AVING AN EXCELLENT OUTFIT OF
Jameras, and — experience in the A
the undersigned would solicit patronage of all”
desiring work in his line.
Ambrotypes, Photogra
taken in the best style o
tention given in takin
hs-and letter pictures
the Art. Particular atg views of residences, mills,
towns mining claims and scenery of interest.—
Those who desire to see specimens of work
should call at the Gallery,on BROAD STREET,
next to the bridge.
Will only remain j
fore those wishing
ap2
n town a few weeks, therework shonld call soon, *
B. JAY ANTRIM.
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Poland’s White Pine Compound,
Just Received, and
For Sale by
E. F. SPENCE,
TO SCRIP HOLDERS.
TAeATEaR 9 Bho
. 1887,
pS Treasurer of Nevada County will. pay, on
presentazion, all warrants drawn on the General Fund and to Dec, 31, 1866,
Interest on same ceases.at the date of this
ENCE, Treas tisement, ELF
Nevada, April 2nd.
_. BARK WANTED.
IFTY OF L
‘Kktsey ‘¢ BUTLER,
Novada, March sist, \* ‘Me Nevada Tannery, .
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urer,
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to
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. Borlandous,
adveri;
FIRST IN THE FIELD!
AND BEADY
FOR THE SPRING CAMPAIGN ! !.
—
Stern Winters frowns have, passed away,
And beauteous Spring retarne once more,
4 siniles and colors gay, __
Proclaiming Winters Fashions o'er. —
The skies are clothed in deeper blue,
The soaring clouds in purer white,
While earth seeins re-created tiew,
, A Paradire for man’s delight.
But the kindly garb that Nature wears.
Resplendant though it be
Is not half so dazzting to the eye .
As the New Spring and Summer Styles of-Godds*}
now being received at the Mammoth Clothing.
Store of BANNERS. ,
.
JUST RECEIVED AND NOW OPENING
—AT THE—
CLOTHING EMPORIUM
BANNER BROTHERS
Cor. Broad & Pine Streets, -—
NEVADA CITY,
A Large and Splendid Stock“of
SPRING CLOTHING, .
AND
FURNISHING GOODS,
Selected expreeely.for this market—all of the
Latest and Most Fashionable Styles,
"Which we offer for sale at such
LOW RATES
As cannot failto give complete satis
faction.
«a We have now 1n Store a Superior Assortment of
Fine Dress Suits,
Bee
Business Suits,
New Styles of Every Description !
New Spring styles of
et HATS 1!
Including the celebrated
Le Emperor,
And Citizen’s Hats,
Entire New Styles—Just Introduced. J
Bankerts’ Philadelphia Boots,
ttn FY acd
And every other kinds of Boots,
Suitable for the Season.
BOYS’ CLOTHING,
Of Every Description.
CALIFORNIA BLANKETS,
Of all Colors,
FINE WHITE & FLANNEL SHIRTS!
CRAVATS, TIES, SOCKS,
HANDKERCHIEFS,
GLOVES, ETC.
Also, Trunks, Valises, Sachels, &c.
Our Spring Stock is the Largest to be found in
Nevada County and our prices are LOWER than
those of any others. Persons in want of any
thing in our line will do well tocall and examine
our Goods and prices before purchasing.
All Goods warranted-as represented.
BANNER BROTHERS,
Importers, Wholesale & Retail Dealers.
Corner of Broad and Pine Streets, Nevada city.
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NEVADA IRON & BRASS FOUNDRY
ogtBAM ENGINES AND BOILERS built
CASTINGS AND MACHINERY of every. de* TZ MACHINERY constructed, fitted up
8 filled promptly and
at as low rate
or San
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* isédin the District Court yesterday, "!
Spring of 1867}
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FACTS AND FICURES!: :
OF MEAT DAILY.
A. NEW CONCERN (3
A MARKET, —"—
up to the present time.
It can be seen by avery simple calculation tha i
this NEW MARKET may be made the means of
absence of which is sometin-es seriously and vex.
atiously experienced under the reign of monopoly, viz Fat Meats.
“Quantity of Meats consumed, 3000 Ibs,
Reduction in price, 5 cts,
. Saving per day, $150 00
Or, '$54,'750 per year—A SUM ABOUT EQUAL
TO THE WHOLE FEDERAL TAX OF THE
pap igi !
JOHNSTON founds his hope of success on the intelligence of this community, and
he is so sanguine on-this point, as to be troubled
with no misgivings whatever.as to the success of
his undertaking, which will follow as an incident
of the improved public welfare. mhi13
Dry Fancy
Goods,
How to
Economize }j
There are seven Meat Markets in
THIS TOWN, SELLING ABOUT 3,000 Ibs,
Goods. ;
OHNSTON?s .
Has-recently been opened and the prices charged .
(less than the public have had to pay >
‘. for their Meats during the past winter ang .
same time of improving the quality of Meats and [
thus securing a constau. supply of a luxury, the ff
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Buy your_Goods at.
A. GOLDSMITH ?S
Fashionable Dry Goods Store,
Cor, Broad & Pine Sts.
Nevada City.
Millinery
Goods
Carpets.
Oil Cloths,
Ladies and Children’s Shoes,
BLAZE’S SALOON!
Corner of Pine and Commercial Sts,
(IF YOU WANT A GOOD DRINK a
GO TO BLAZE’s,
DR. 8. KISFY,
Physician, Accoucheur & Oceulist.
ATE SURGEON OF THE UNITED STATES
lar Army, Graduate of the Universities
of a and of New Orleans; also member of
different Medical Societies.
The Doctor can be consulted in
TEN different languages,
Office nearly opposite W:
Main street.
EVERY TWENTY DAYS! ;
‘Carrying the United States Mail,
The North American 8. 8. Co.
Ae: dispatch the favorite Steamship
AMERICA.
EDGAR WAKEMAN, Commander.
Will sail
MONDAY, APRIL 15th, 1867,
Fron Mission Street Wharf, at 11 A. M.
Connecting at Greytown with the New Steamship. NEVADA, 8,000 tons, FOR NEW YORK.
No expense on the Isthmus! -100-pounds of
baggage free ! ;
The Moses Taylor sails.May 4th, 1967.
PR bd information, apply to I. W. RAYnt, North-west corner Battery and
Pine Streets, up staire, San Fraticisce,
FOR CITY MARSHAL.
OHN SENNER, Jr., hereby announces himJ self as a candi for the sans of City Marshal. Election to be held on the 6th of May, 1367.
FOR OITY MARSHAL.
2 bra HAHN announces himself as a candidate for the office of City Marshal,
FOR MARSHAL,
T. CANFIELD, at the urgent solicitation
dete te ten eee eee Ss a can r office
. a ie
election to be held on the 6th of May, 1867.
FOR MARSHAL.
. (CHARLES W. CORNELL is a candidate for
re-election to the office of City Marshal.
HE many friends of B. H. COLLIER .
i fully proposebsina as a suitable condidute for
the office of City Marshal. They believe him cain ev _ of discharging all the du8, Fargo & Co. on . .
OPPOSITION TO NEW YORK .
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