April 2, 1873 (4 pages)

a ey ¥ cnmiminore RH AY He, and however earnest offiters . “the dark by some conceuled assassin. ees most atrocious ever perpetratéd in: i the country. An. unoffensive, unon the edge of town, Three ‘bullets + _ disagreement, and, as a result, mur~ Yoo frejuently the law.is blamed for code more free from technicalities __ than in California. ' modified that the law may. be easily ~~ unless the citid4ens who make juries The Daily Transeript ow ' WEVADA CITY, CAL. Wednesday, April 2, 1873. The Work of the Assassin. Within ‘a short time a number of murders have been committed in the, “United States. In two cases in this . State the victims were shot down in ‘he murder committed at Bloomfield on the 25th of March, was one of the armed man, A. Lind, on the way to hie work, after dark,-was” ‘shot down passed through his body, and afterewards his shoulder was broken and his head horribly ‘mutilated with some heavy instrument in order that he might be forever silenced, that he could not live to tell the name of his assassin. If twelve men could have seen this bloody work for themselves it might be possible tnat a verdict of guilty coGld be obtained. But some jurors find in every case, however strong the proof, some pretext for derers are turned loose upon society. tha escape of criminals, and the charge is inevitably without foundation. In no State is the criminal Under the common law the mistake in an initial -would vitiate an entire trial. But the rules of pleading and evidence are 80 understood and eonstrued, and if Judges know the law there is little danger but that crime will be punished. ‘But. however perfect laws may be to enforce them, the whole responsibility rests, aS a last resort, upon the twelve men who sit in the jury box as judge between the people and the defendant. When juries fail in their dut§, the best system of laws _are_useless. Now, while crime is increasing and men are being shot down and murdered in cold blood, the jury room is the place where the quibbles.are raised and jurots find pretexts for letting the guil y go unpunished. No law can be enforced -will sustain it, No evidence is sufficient ta. prove guilt, unless the juries, under the rules for testing it, pass upon it. Nocise can be fairly tried where men insist not. only i in’ trying the defendant, but outsiders who are not upon trial, These recept~ atro. ‘cious murders should lead ‘all citi‘gens to consider the real cause of the escape of criminals. Punishment, were it only designéd for the guilty, would be of little advantage, comparatively. It is true, it would prevent fora time the guilty from repeating crime, but it is the fear of certain punishment that deters men from. crime,and just in proportion as the chatices of escape increiise, the villain fecls more ‘security in his bloody work, Every ac qui 1 of ‘the teally gnilty is encouragement for those disposed to crime, and laxity 4n-the enforcement of law is the basis upon which that sentiment which ~ paddly develops itself in the shape of mob law, and the excesses and injustice attendent upon it. These things should be considered in connection with the numerous murders recently comniitted, and the apparent growth _of crime in the United States. They are thoughts which should go home to every man ‘vho is likely to be called upon to act as a juror, or who has an interest in upholding and enforving the.laws of the land, _— : * Prrcartovs.The aspect of affairs is very black for the cause of the Re——publicin Spain at present. “The Car<4 ° are daily increasing in strength, and ‘insabordination has made its appearance 9e BMOng the Government troops. Prospec indicate that the tepublic holds its e xistence by a very uncertain tetiure. ~ Ps i es — > TrTHING Tax.—We have it trom od authority, says the Pioche Reehe came to Piuche &tithing tax, of $1,000 in coin, and he bi has no idea of future repudiation either. dae eer a es eee Ir is asserted that, after the com. . ; ‘mérce of the State ef California has been taxed for ten years for the pur. %* pose of building a.sea, wall for the protection of San Francisco harbor, {story concerning the main -actersin. * The Goodrich Murder, The following is the lettter, that has been published in regard to the murdet.of Goodrich, at New York: The New York Mercury publishes a _. letter from Baltimore which says the police of that city are in search of the Spaniard” named Roscde; the alleged murderer of Charles Goodrich, a lover of Lucille J. Myers, now under arrest. ' Ou receipt of the . i fetter d Mercury rep srter visited the father of Lucille, when he said he remembered a Spaniard who frequently called: to see his daughter, but he had not called since they came to reside in Trvingatreet. The Mercury then gives the following Before ‘becoming. qaquaintel with Goodrich, Lucille was intimate with the Spaniard, Roscoe, but finding Goodrich possessed of ample means, and that his assertions of owning houses in Brooklyn were correct, she foresook Roscoe for him, When her people removed from Stanton street, sie changed her workshop, strove to hide her whereabouts from. the Spaniard and. gave a wrong address. On entering into the employ of Mrs. Levy, she charged those in the place to démy her presence, should any one call for her. That the Spaniard was cognizant of her preference for Goodrich, and__jeal-. ous of her favored lover;~is shown by a dispute they had in her house, and to save him from Roscoe, she thrust him into‘snother room, After removing to Irving street, Roscoe was at first unable to fiid Lucelle, but ultimately discovered her, and the intimacy which existed between her and Goodrich. On Thursday night he watched her as she started for Brooklyn, and tracked her to}, Goodrich’s house, in Degraw street. He sought for a way of entrance, and after repeatedly traversing the vacant lots at the rear of the house, he climbed over the fence and gained an entrance to the building. by the back basement, lifting the latch with a—jack-knife, found on the floor. when in the house he closed the shutters and went to the room in which were Lucelle and Goodrich. The startled pair leaped from the bed and sought to escape from the room,—Goodrich and Rvscoe close in the struggle, when the former broke loose and ran down’ stairs, followed by the latter, who had in the meantime secured a pistol. On reaching the basement Roscoe _ fired at Goodrich, shooting him in. ‘the temple, and as he lay on the floor placed the pistol behind his ear, and discharged two more shots: Taking ‘the valuables missing fromthe pros trate body, Roscoe told the woman all he had-dene and the necessity for him to fly, saying that he. would go, to Baltimore. When the woman had recovered from her fright she sought to conceal the tragedy, and arranged the body as found. Locking the -dours and throwing the key of the’ basément in the basket, she then left herself early in the morning , for New York. The Mercury adds that the woman detailed to Chief of Police Campbell the full history of the murder-and every particular connected with it. Also, that District Attorney Britton, whem-asked if the statement in the Baltimore letter was correct, anewered, “I believe it iBjyes, that is so.”’ NS = Advertised ‘Letters, _ The following letters remain in the Nevada City Post Office for the week ending Monday, March 3ist. Persons calling for any of these letters will please say ‘‘advertised:” Francis Baron, C. N. Bolton, August Bonnard, Mrs. Sarah Elwell, Chas. Bond, W. Champion, John Dougherty, 2, Louis Emmons, Moritz Fisher, S. Fergeton, 2, H. Frinnie, Sarah M. Hutchinson, F. Hathaway, A; Haskell, H.S. Jones, Charles Knapp, Joseph Kingsburry, Joseph Leduc, Jos, Mattice, J. M. B. Mundie, Chas. E, McCalvey, Signor Botta Martina, James T. McDougall, Mrs. Pete Moony, B. McPhilips, Richard O’Contiors, J, Owens, Mrs, Parker, i Methodist Social, . The Social Circle connected with the Methodist Church, in this city, will meet at the residence of W. J. Organ, on Piety Hill, this evening, ut 7% o'clock, A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend, Car Murder in Philadelphia. A mantwas beaten to death in a street car af the corner of Race and {t'ia noW alleged by_the. engineer, of the work that the plan is a fuilure, Eight Streets, ta Philadelphia, on pearance. of ; weeks ago, and the sndden death of her father, who had left home to search’ for her, persistant efforts have yétiy made to find some elue~-that?’ would leadvto the unraveling of the. singular circumstances. the body of a young girl was “found ‘three miles east'of : Penrynn, Placer county, which had been fully identified as that of the missing Miss Coates, Another foul murder has . undoubtedly been committed. The following i is a-telegram, dated Sacramento, 29th ult., concerning the matter. ‘Van. inquest on the bedy of Miss. Coates at Gold Hill, Placer county, three miles from Penrynn. The result of the inquest has not yet transpired.‘There were no marks of vio~ lence on the body. When found her hands werg tied together in front. Her cual apparel was much torn and disorderéd, and agack was drawn tightly over her head and tied down thatthe girl was suffocated. theory that she had been outraged and then murdered is not credited. A physician of Auburn made an examinatién of the body, and found no evidence whatever to substantiate that view. A resident of Gold Hill thinks -he recognizes the sack as the property of the girl’s father. Many incline to the opinion that the father committed the crime, and ‘that after its commission the excitement caused his death, he having been subject to shenee Josiah G. Peasley, John G, th. Robert Williams. — The Placer Conaty Mystery. Ever sindé-the mysterious disap-Miss Coates; several, On Friday n an abandoned mining shaft about ~ Justice Clow, of Newcastle, © “rela at the waist: The general opinion is ‘The heart disease for some years. The Lyceum. On Monday evenin:, at the meeting of the Lyceum, Library Hall was crowded. The following officers were elected for the ensuing term: President, Niles Searls; Vice President, ma Smith; Treasurer, J. E. Brown; Executive Committee, J. M. WalMiss Flora Cornell, Mrs, Nellie E. Chapman. The exercises were very interesting. Miss Delia Bechtal and Miss Addie-Stranaham, performed on the piano a duett very creditably. A beautiful vocal duett was sung by Miss Mollie B. Hinds and Miss Kate Edwards. Mrs. A. V. Deal sang aballad, accompanied on ;the piano by “Professor Muller. The manuscript paperwas read _by.J. C. ‘Rob+ inson, The following question was then debated: Resolved that it is impolitic to compel education-by Legisopposed, and J. W. Clark and M. BB Deal advocated it, and the President decided in favor of the policy of compulsory educa tional laws, a Murder at Oroville, . On the night of the 28th, of March, at Oroville? Rceco Marchilla, an Oroville. . next. morning at 6 o'clock. A man cion of being the assassin. the United States Hotel, sinate Marchilla. Ps oe The Goodrich Murder. murder at Brooklyn. named Roscoe, is now. suspicioned, and the motive is said to be jealousy. ing the Goodrich affuir, ning to blossom: in Eugene City, a oe . Sunday. night last, wives unfold them. eer The. salen of , Property ES “We yesterday: received from Jor ona. J. B. Johnson; Secretary, Miss Em-. }. ling, I. C. Plunkett, M. S.Deal. . lature. J.1. Caldwell and Lee Garthe 4 old. resident and prominent liquor merchant, was shot in the back at “Lhe ball passed entirely through ,his body and he died the named John Ross was arrested ten! minutes after the shooting, in-bed at the United States Hotel, on suspix. The . . Coroner's jury returned a verdict that Marchilla came to his death from a pistol, shot in the hands of said Ross, On-the 29th a pistol was found under a pile of lumber near with. one} chamber discharged, and this is supposed to be the pistol used to. assasThe dispatches are filled with reaviews and reports of the Goodwich A Spani ; peas Tue San Yous Mercury wants to run a ticket in Santa Clara with This case though not nearly so atroBooth fos Senatorand Beldes. for cious-as the one recently committed at Bloomfield, in this county, and yet, whilst the latter has attracted little attention, the whole press is discussTux snow is rapidly melting on = the mountains encircling Downieville, tand spring flowers are now begin " Waoorra tough and mensles engage the attetition of all the children and a majority of the grown people VERMONT papers are ieee of éight old farmers ii Jranklin county, who live within wo miles of each other, and whovhave liad tw ons -five inquent County Taxes. delinquent county, taxes will be continned at the Court House frem day. to day, until the 19th day of April, Dutil that time owners who have not done so will save two per cépt. per ‘month by paying up; and those who-@esire to buy property may do so. Deputy Collector Organ will be on ‘hand every morning at 10 0 ’clock,. and all who want to attend to this kind of business should be there ut that hour. After the 19th of April, two per cent. per month on ali delinquent taxes will be charged against all property upon which sekee -are then unpaid. “Fresh Peas, than Clark and A. W. Lester, who splendid lot of fresh peas, just from the vines. “We had: some. notion. of getting up our ire against Brother ing Nevada for Wheatland, and we suppose he brought up this product of that locality tu appease our wrath. a A Serious Fall. John Moore,s lumberman at North 3an Juan, fell from a pile of lumber, on Monday last, striking upon his head. He was: afterwards. attacked with an epileptic fit, and at last ac-{ counts was laying in a precarious . eonditron with little hopes” of his-recovery. He is quite an old man, a prominent Mason and highly esteemedin thé community. Judge Stidger’s Position. We have received a communication from Judge Stidger, stating his position on the issnes of the day, and his relation to the next campaign. It will appeur to-morrow. a tee More Candidates, We hear it stated that Joé Perrin will be a candidate for the office of Sheriff next Fall. Barnum is going t to make his antmals fire proof now. The elephant will wear 4 corrugated iron overcoat, the baboons will have Babcock’s exwhile the camels and other animals will be coated ia with fire proof paint. ithe prettiest ‘lad and the leading binaétive, is reviving. Basiness prosjust returned from Wheatland, .a . _ Jonathan because he proposes “leav. tinguishers strapped -on their backs, . A Bavt1Mone J eukins, tells us that belle in society there just now is the daughter of a car ¢onductor. a — Tur number of school houses in the State of Minnesota is i, 470, valted at $1,703,326. a Tur malva tree and.the malva weed are of different species. Cattle: eat the tree greedily, but only eat the weed when pressed by hunImportant imprdvements are under way in Alameda, and real_estate, 80 pects are rapidly improvings~CINCINNATI burglars break intothe waterproofs. E “THe same man has swept the walk in front of the White House for twenty-seven years. — : Mippietown, Connecticut, punishes a boy for losing one day’s schooling, by putting him in jail four days.‘Jowa bootblacks are said to have. resolyed hereafter to charge by the squre foot for ‘shining up’’ their customers. . ———— A ‘Lovisvitte girl swallowed a horseshoe nail 4 few days ago, and school, have pie between meals, and sit up late evenings. Tur richest man in Delaware was a poor boy twenty years ago. He started in life by borrowing seven dollars and investing it in apples. Liverpoon, Ohio, has erected three houses since 1844, and they speak of the fact that real estate is on therise. te A recent case in a Connecticut court for malicious prosecution ‘occupied the Court for three days, and resulted i ina verdict for ten cents damages. pleted in Philadelphia cost $500,-, NOTICE. te A bill has been introduced in the Indiana Legislature giving ministers fees of from $5 to $10. for the preaching of funeral sermons, and more if the estate exceeds $100,000, the deceased. tion. soon. dient of Steiner and Bush > ‘streets, Francisco. remarkably lively this year. <> Tue ¢otton mills in Fall River St, Patrick's Day. Tur female servants of Ottawa bor. —_ extensive bed of sillicon. = $1,200. —_——_—_____ >. ty this Spring is estimated al 1,200,000. pounds. Judge. joint district of: Solano and Yol counties, r >. aré dismouited, <-> itl \ = ee es the province of Getonia. * oe . ‘the same to be a lien on the estate of It is stated that grave charges ‘of corruption will be* brought aguinst the San Francisco Board of EducaTHE Dominican Fathers are going ‘to erect a monastéry_in the vicinity ‘San ‘Max moving in New York will be} Massachusetts, were all stopped on Ontario, are formiug a union to regulate the prices of domestic la. Griror reports the discovery of an Tu taxes remaining delinquent in Santa Cruz county amount to only Tus yield of wool in Tehama counCc. B. Denio a Vallgjo, will be a candidate for State Senator from the ' fur horse disease continues to . spread throughout Mexico, and several cavalry regiments in consequence ee THe garrison at ‘Barcelona, Spain, is in open. mutiny, and the Carlists have captcred the town of Bjpoli in Tue weather, continues pleasant-too plaesent in fact to suit the ‘ideas of ranchers im refereuve io the wants of the country, They say rain is. gen proposals will be received by the Trustees of Trinity Episcopal: Church, up to Monday, the l4th day of April next, for finishing a portion of the inside of the Church Building in accordance with the plans'and specifications to be seen at the store of W. H. Crawford, Main . Street; Nevada city, Proposals to be addressed to Charles Marsh, P.O: Box H, : M.L.MARSH. ——~ _—) _@ WM. H. CRAWFORD, > Committee. CHAS. MARSH, Nevada, March 31st, 1873. DIBBLE & BYRNE, Attorneys & Counselors at Law; (James K. Byrne, Notary Public.) FFICE—Next door to Post Office, in Exchange Building, Main Street, Grass. Valley. epi DIVIDEND NOTICE. \HE shocknctaaeg. of the Odd Fellows’ that a dividend of one per cent. per month for the quarter ending March 31st has been declared, payable on the 2d Tuesday, or 8th day of April ensuing, at the Lodge Room, or after that date at the Bank of Nevada County. By order of ~ Board of Trustees. . H. PARKER, Secretary. Nevada, Apri 2d, 1873. A emt WATCH. mR \ RAVELERS by railroad frequently find om their watches completely denheratined by the continuous jar of the train. Toovercome this difficulty has long beer. the problem with watchmakers, and it is now.successfully accomplished in th grad tnade by the ne ies " American Watch Co. of Waltham This Watch is madein the most substanmanner,on the most.approved principles, and combines all the recent improves ments. It has a new micrometfical reg ulator, by which the slightest variation-can be easily corrected. It is carefully adjusted, rately, wear well, and Endure the Hardest Usage. trade and the public, as the t) = EIN THE MARKET. The Mines, writes that ones that will stand the shock of blasting. We have in this mine ferent kinds of _ American ‘Wate our purpose.” of each Watch. is _ AMERICAN WATCH C0., Curscent S1., WaLTHaM, Mass. f bm is distinctly known as the CENT STR For sale by all Jeadineede 4ater from ; }: No: Watches retuiled by the Sines ROBBINS & APPLETON,’ needed. a me 64 * Wipes 2 -police-stations— and. —steal the e. QUI ! the rapid’ growth of? the place, and . A JEWISH synagogue recently ¢om. Competition against Us is Nowhere ! —_———— ; ouR MOTTO i PROFITS ! * [Adjoining the Bank of Nevada Co.) vada. .We don’t “tise deception inour business, and try to deceivé the: public by hanging out-red flags (Cheap John style) & .w the weak minded public, and sell them old fashion or shelf worn Dry Goods, nor do we dos Chatam Street style of business, HAVE THE LARGEST STOCK : ‘OR DRY GOODS In Wavade City: from'all the European and Eastern Mar. kets. It is-a treat for the ladies to call at our ; _ PALACE STORE. To see the finest selection of Goods of all Shades and Colors, to be found this side of San Francisco, which we will sell at prices that will —_— Competition, NO HUMBUG ! ECONOMY IS RICHES! As the Convention is drawing near, and a wrangling as to who shall be County Treasurer, it is resolved, Rosenberg Bros are not up for any office. We have coin “enough to conduct our business. Let it therefore be known that we cannot and will not be undersold. We sell cheaper than any of the third grade aenles ean buy the — —_—$—_—— Rosenberg Bros. ARE THE LEADING IN THE TOWN. Which were selected: with special care . How are you now? ‘S$ the only OPPOSITION STORE in Ne. . Rosenberg Bros. now she-is~-allowed -to—stay~—-out—of j= DRY GOODS DEALERS Hall Assoviation are here by notified Our Stock consists of ae and may be entirely relied on to run accu: Without any derangement whatever. We confidently recommend thie Watch iotts . Latest Novelty Parasole. BEST WATCH FOR THE PRICE Superintendent of one of the Nevada “Your (Waltham) Watches ase the only 3 , but se The fuil-trade-mark engraved on — a LATEST NOVELTIES. 2,000 yds Japanese Silk. and shades 4,000 yds Irish Poplin. 6,000 yds Alpacca. Pique. ican Prints. i lin and Sheeting. Children’ s Straw Hats. 2,000 yds Silks of all colors 2,000 yds Fancy and Striped 10,000 yds French and Amer 10,000 yds of all brands Mur “kh great variety of Ladies’ andLock, McGx Francisco, whc cated at the m« having becom have a gcod pa a contract to tl make a ten sta commenced on dry in this city Messrs. Thon that as they he at work upon _expect. Lo. have ies mill in ope of May. It is Company._to it “the mill to.fo1 has now’ fairl machinery, an ‘Kinds are com pects are good work, The f vada Foundry ditions to~th are fully pre kind of iron v the largest. si quartz. mill, _ prices, thus se pense of freig] work sent out ways given go quality and pr mill men, and who have iro member to pa instead of se1 modities whic well at home, ‘East. This r all other kind would see ou prove, cireuls county and to ble, and not distant cities pense of our ] Homicia On Monday John Moore, John Rogers . port township his head off a ly. The circu them, are thes lives with: his in her bedroot and ran himo ~~ his clothing. Moore warned > to the house a Since then, . little brother 1 and on Tuesc _ one saw Rog the window o: his brother, w shot gun, the effect in his h _ the top of i that the par borne a goo neighborhood, Moore has for dicted to “caused consid the vicinity, 1 have the symry ty. We under “and grown sist Moore are ove that since they man Rogers h: houseand tal , to the woman. Teo ¢ By referenc ~ columns it wil Proposals wil Trustees of Tr up to Monday “finishing a por the Church b with the plans be seen at the ford, Main str Store. CALL . . Blea 4 op ovr STATEMENT, © gitimste business, By calling * PALACE STORE you will be eavares of truth. _ ROSENBERG, BROS. : onal, sumer, % : Nevada, March 2ith, 1873. Ana all the fineries in the way_of aress that can be foynd in a first class Dry Goo ‘YOURSELF And don’t ised away by humbug. ¥° don’t throw out any~bates, but we do * leFine: a ae The County titor, in acco code, on Mor Money i in. the found the. tota 832 19. a a Congregut Spring, mann

a ey ¥ cnmiminore RH AY He, and however earnest offiters . “the dark by some conceuled assassin. ees most atrocious ever perpetratéd in: i the country. An. unoffensive, unon the edge of town, Three ‘bullets + _ disagreement, and, as a result, mur~ Yoo frejuently the law.is blamed for code more free from technicalities __ than in California. ' modified that the law may. be easily ~~ unless the citid4ens who make juries The Daily Transeript ow ' WEVADA CITY, CAL. Wednesday, April 2, 1873. The Work of the Assassin. Within ‘a short time a number of murders have been committed in the, “United States. In two cases in this . State the victims were shot down in ‘he murder committed at Bloomfield on the 25th of March, was one of the armed man, A. Lind, on the way to hie work, after dark,-was” ‘shot down passed through his body, and afterewards his shoulder was broken and his head horribly ‘mutilated with some heavy instrument in order that he might be forever silenced, that he could not live to tell the name of his assassin. If twelve men could have seen this bloody work for themselves it might be possible tnat a verdict of guilty coGld be obtained. But some jurors find in every case, however strong the proof, some pretext for derers are turned loose upon society. tha escape of criminals, and the charge is inevitably without foundation. In no State is the criminal Under the common law the mistake in an initial -would vitiate an entire trial. But the rules of pleading and evidence are 80 understood and eonstrued, and if Judges know the law there is little danger but that crime will be punished. ‘But. however perfect laws may be to enforce them, the whole responsibility rests, aS a last resort, upon the twelve men who sit in the jury box as judge between the people and the defendant. When juries fail in their dut§, the best system of laws _are_useless. Now, while crime is increasing and men are being shot down and murdered in cold blood, the jury room is the place where the quibbles.are raised and jurots find pretexts for letting the guil y go unpunished. No law can be enforced -will sustain it, No evidence is sufficient ta. prove guilt, unless the juries, under the rules for testing it, pass upon it. Nocise can be fairly tried where men insist not. only i in’ trying the defendant, but outsiders who are not upon trial, These recept~ atro. ‘cious murders should lead ‘all citi‘gens to consider the real cause of the escape of criminals. Punishment, were it only designéd for the guilty, would be of little advantage, comparatively. It is true, it would prevent fora time the guilty from repeating crime, but it is the fear of certain punishment that deters men from. crime,and just in proportion as the chatices of escape increiise, the villain fecls more ‘security in his bloody work, Every ac qui 1 of ‘the teally gnilty is encouragement for those disposed to crime, and laxity 4n-the enforcement of law is the basis upon which that sentiment which ~ paddly develops itself in the shape of mob law, and the excesses and injustice attendent upon it. These things should be considered in connection with the numerous murders recently comniitted, and the apparent growth _of crime in the United States. They are thoughts which should go home to every man ‘vho is likely to be called upon to act as a juror, or who has an interest in upholding and enforving the.laws of the land, _— : * Prrcartovs.The aspect of affairs is very black for the cause of the Re——publicin Spain at present. “The Car<4 ° are daily increasing in strength, and ‘insabordination has made its appearance 9e BMOng the Government troops. Prospec indicate that the tepublic holds its e xistence by a very uncertain tetiure. ~ Ps i es — > TrTHING Tax.—We have it trom od authority, says the Pioche Reehe came to Piuche &tithing tax, of $1,000 in coin, and he bi has no idea of future repudiation either. dae eer a es eee Ir is asserted that, after the com. . ; ‘mérce of the State ef California has been taxed for ten years for the pur. %* pose of building a.sea, wall for the protection of San Francisco harbor, {story concerning the main -actersin. * The Goodrich Murder, The following is the lettter, that has been published in regard to the murdet.of Goodrich, at New York: The New York Mercury publishes a _. letter from Baltimore which says the police of that city are in search of the Spaniard” named Roscde; the alleged murderer of Charles Goodrich, a lover of Lucille J. Myers, now under arrest. ' Ou receipt of the . i fetter d Mercury rep srter visited the father of Lucille, when he said he remembered a Spaniard who frequently called: to see his daughter, but he had not called since they came to reside in Trvingatreet. The Mercury then gives the following Before ‘becoming. qaquaintel with Goodrich, Lucille was intimate with the Spaniard, Roscoe, but finding Goodrich possessed of ample means, and that his assertions of owning houses in Brooklyn were correct, she foresook Roscoe for him, When her people removed from Stanton street, sie changed her workshop, strove to hide her whereabouts from. the Spaniard and. gave a wrong address. On entering into the employ of Mrs. Levy, she charged those in the place to démy her presence, should any one call for her. That the Spaniard was cognizant of her preference for Goodrich, and__jeal-. ous of her favored lover;~is shown by a dispute they had in her house, and to save him from Roscoe, she thrust him into‘snother room, After removing to Irving street, Roscoe was at first unable to fiid Lucelle, but ultimately discovered her, and the intimacy which existed between her and Goodrich. On Thursday night he watched her as she started for Brooklyn, and tracked her to}, Goodrich’s house, in Degraw street. He sought for a way of entrance, and after repeatedly traversing the vacant lots at the rear of the house, he climbed over the fence and gained an entrance to the building. by the back basement, lifting the latch with a—jack-knife, found on the floor. when in the house he closed the shutters and went to the room in which were Lucelle and Goodrich. The startled pair leaped from the bed and sought to escape from the room,—Goodrich and Rvscoe close in the struggle, when the former broke loose and ran down’ stairs, followed by the latter, who had in the meantime secured a pistol. On reaching the basement Roscoe _ fired at Goodrich, shooting him in. ‘the temple, and as he lay on the floor placed the pistol behind his ear, and discharged two more shots: Taking ‘the valuables missing fromthe pros trate body, Roscoe told the woman all he had-dene and the necessity for him to fly, saying that he. would go, to Baltimore. When the woman had recovered from her fright she sought to conceal the tragedy, and arranged the body as found. Locking the -dours and throwing the key of the’ basément in the basket, she then left herself early in the morning , for New York. The Mercury adds that the woman detailed to Chief of Police Campbell the full history of the murder-and every particular connected with it. Also, that District Attorney Britton, whem-asked if the statement in the Baltimore letter was correct, anewered, “I believe it iBjyes, that is so.”’ NS = Advertised ‘Letters, _ The following letters remain in the Nevada City Post Office for the week ending Monday, March 3ist. Persons calling for any of these letters will please say ‘‘advertised:” Francis Baron, C. N. Bolton, August Bonnard, Mrs. Sarah Elwell, Chas. Bond, W. Champion, John Dougherty, 2, Louis Emmons, Moritz Fisher, S. Fergeton, 2, H. Frinnie, Sarah M. Hutchinson, F. Hathaway, A; Haskell, H.S. Jones, Charles Knapp, Joseph Kingsburry, Joseph Leduc, Jos, Mattice, J. M. B. Mundie, Chas. E, McCalvey, Signor Botta Martina, James T. McDougall, Mrs. Pete Moony, B. McPhilips, Richard O’Contiors, J, Owens, Mrs, Parker, i Methodist Social, . The Social Circle connected with the Methodist Church, in this city, will meet at the residence of W. J. Organ, on Piety Hill, this evening, ut 7% o'clock, A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend, Car Murder in Philadelphia. A mantwas beaten to death in a street car af the corner of Race and {t'ia noW alleged by_the. engineer, of the work that the plan is a fuilure, Eight Streets, ta Philadelphia, on pearance. of ; weeks ago, and the sndden death of her father, who had left home to search’ for her, persistant efforts have yétiy made to find some elue~-that?’ would leadvto the unraveling of the. singular circumstances. the body of a young girl was “found ‘three miles east'of : Penrynn, Placer county, which had been fully identified as that of the missing Miss Coates, Another foul murder has . undoubtedly been committed. The following i is a-telegram, dated Sacramento, 29th ult., concerning the matter. ‘Van. inquest on the bedy of Miss. Coates at Gold Hill, Placer county, three miles from Penrynn. The result of the inquest has not yet transpired.‘There were no marks of vio~ lence on the body. When found her hands werg tied together in front. Her cual apparel was much torn and disorderéd, and agack was drawn tightly over her head and tied down thatthe girl was suffocated. theory that she had been outraged and then murdered is not credited. A physician of Auburn made an examinatién of the body, and found no evidence whatever to substantiate that view. A resident of Gold Hill thinks -he recognizes the sack as the property of the girl’s father. Many incline to the opinion that the father committed the crime, and ‘that after its commission the excitement caused his death, he having been subject to shenee Josiah G. Peasley, John G, th. Robert Williams. — The Placer Conaty Mystery. Ever sindé-the mysterious disap-Miss Coates; several, On Friday n an abandoned mining shaft about ~ Justice Clow, of Newcastle, © “rela at the waist: The general opinion is ‘The heart disease for some years. The Lyceum. On Monday evenin:, at the meeting of the Lyceum, Library Hall was crowded. The following officers were elected for the ensuing term: President, Niles Searls; Vice President, ma Smith; Treasurer, J. E. Brown; Executive Committee, J. M. WalMiss Flora Cornell, Mrs, Nellie E. Chapman. The exercises were very interesting. Miss Delia Bechtal and Miss Addie-Stranaham, performed on the piano a duett very creditably. A beautiful vocal duett was sung by Miss Mollie B. Hinds and Miss Kate Edwards. Mrs. A. V. Deal sang aballad, accompanied on ;the piano by “Professor Muller. The manuscript paperwas read _by.J. C. ‘Rob+ inson, The following question was then debated: Resolved that it is impolitic to compel education-by Legisopposed, and J. W. Clark and M. BB Deal advocated it, and the President decided in favor of the policy of compulsory educa tional laws, a Murder at Oroville, . On the night of the 28th, of March, at Oroville? Rceco Marchilla, an Oroville. . next. morning at 6 o'clock. A man cion of being the assassin. the United States Hotel, sinate Marchilla. Ps oe The Goodrich Murder. murder at Brooklyn. named Roscoe, is now. suspicioned, and the motive is said to be jealousy. ing the Goodrich affuir, ning to blossom: in Eugene City, a oe . Sunday. night last, wives unfold them. eer The. salen of , Property ES “We yesterday: received from Jor ona. J. B. Johnson; Secretary, Miss Em-. }. ling, I. C. Plunkett, M. S.Deal. . lature. J.1. Caldwell and Lee Garthe 4 old. resident and prominent liquor merchant, was shot in the back at “Lhe ball passed entirely through ,his body and he died the named John Ross was arrested ten! minutes after the shooting, in-bed at the United States Hotel, on suspix. The . . Coroner's jury returned a verdict that Marchilla came to his death from a pistol, shot in the hands of said Ross, On-the 29th a pistol was found under a pile of lumber near with. one} chamber discharged, and this is supposed to be the pistol used to. assasThe dispatches are filled with reaviews and reports of the Goodwich A Spani ; peas Tue San Yous Mercury wants to run a ticket in Santa Clara with This case though not nearly so atroBooth fos Senatorand Beldes. for cious-as the one recently committed at Bloomfield, in this county, and yet, whilst the latter has attracted little attention, the whole press is discussTux snow is rapidly melting on = the mountains encircling Downieville, tand spring flowers are now begin " Waoorra tough and mensles engage the attetition of all the children and a majority of the grown people VERMONT papers are ieee of éight old farmers ii Jranklin county, who live within wo miles of each other, and whovhave liad tw ons -five inquent County Taxes. delinquent county, taxes will be continned at the Court House frem day. to day, until the 19th day of April, Dutil that time owners who have not done so will save two per cépt. per ‘month by paying up; and those who-@esire to buy property may do so. Deputy Collector Organ will be on ‘hand every morning at 10 0 ’clock,. and all who want to attend to this kind of business should be there ut that hour. After the 19th of April, two per cent. per month on ali delinquent taxes will be charged against all property upon which sekee -are then unpaid. “Fresh Peas, than Clark and A. W. Lester, who splendid lot of fresh peas, just from the vines. “We had: some. notion. of getting up our ire against Brother ing Nevada for Wheatland, and we suppose he brought up this product of that locality tu appease our wrath. a A Serious Fall. John Moore,s lumberman at North 3an Juan, fell from a pile of lumber, on Monday last, striking upon his head. He was: afterwards. attacked with an epileptic fit, and at last ac-{ counts was laying in a precarious

. eonditron with little hopes” of his-recovery. He is quite an old man, a prominent Mason and highly esteemedin thé community. Judge Stidger’s Position. We have received a communication from Judge Stidger, stating his position on the issnes of the day, and his relation to the next campaign. It will appeur to-morrow.. a tee More Candidates, We hear it stated that Joé Perrin will be a candidate for the office of Sheriff next Fall. Barnum is going t to make his antmals fire proof now. The elephant will wear 4 corrugated iron overcoat, the baboons will have Babcock’s exwhile the camels and other animals will be coated ia with fire proof paint. ithe prettiest ‘lad and the leading binaétive, is reviving. Basiness prosjust returned from Wheatland, .a . _ Jonathan because he proposes “leav. tinguishers strapped -on their backs, . A Bavt1Mone J eukins, tells us that belle in society there just now is the daughter of a car ¢onductor. a — Tur number of school houses in the State of Minnesota is i, 470, valted at $1,703,326. a Tur malva tree and.the malva weed are of different species. Cattle: eat the tree greedily, but only eat the weed when pressed by hunImportant imprdvements are under way in Alameda, and real_estate, 80 pects are rapidly improvings~CINCINNATI burglars break intothe waterproofs. E “THe same man has swept the walk in front of the White House for twenty-seven years. — : Mippietown, Connecticut, punishes a boy for losing one day’s schooling, by putting him in jail four days.‘Jowa bootblacks are said to have. resolyed hereafter to charge by the squre foot for ‘shining up’’ their customers. . ———— A ‘Lovisvitte girl swallowed a horseshoe nail 4 few days ago, and school, have pie between meals, and sit up late evenings. Tur richest man in Delaware was a poor boy twenty years ago. He started in life by borrowing seven dollars and investing it in apples. Liverpoon, Ohio, has erected three houses since 1844, and they speak of the fact that real estate is on therise. te A recent case in a Connecticut court for malicious prosecution ‘occupied the Court for three days, and resulted i ina verdict for ten cents damages. pleted in Philadelphia cost $500,-, NOTICE. te A bill has been introduced in the Indiana Legislature giving ministers fees of from $5 to $10. for the preaching of funeral sermons, and more if the estate exceeds $100,000, the deceased. tion. soon. dient of Steiner and Bush > ‘streets, Francisco. remarkably lively this year. <> Tue ¢otton mills in Fall River St, Patrick's Day. Tur female servants of Ottawa bor. —_ extensive bed of sillicon. = $1,200. —_——_—_____ >. ty this Spring is estimated al 1,200,000. pounds. Judge. joint district of: Solano and Yol counties, r >. aré dismouited, <-> itl \ = ee es the province of Getonia. * oe . ‘the same to be a lien on the estate of It is stated that grave charges ‘of corruption will be* brought aguinst the San Francisco Board of EducaTHE Dominican Fathers are going ‘to erect a monastéry_in the vicinity ‘San ‘Max moving in New York will be} Massachusetts, were all stopped on Ontario, are formiug a union to regulate the prices of domestic la. Griror reports the discovery of an Tu taxes remaining delinquent in Santa Cruz county amount to only Tus yield of wool in Tehama counCc. B. Denio a Vallgjo, will be a candidate for State Senator from the ' fur horse disease continues to . spread throughout Mexico, and several cavalry regiments in consequence ee THe garrison at ‘Barcelona, Spain, is in open. mutiny, and the Carlists have captcred the town of Bjpoli in Tue weather, continues pleasant-too plaesent in fact to suit the ‘ideas of ranchers im refereuve io the wants of the country, They say rain is. gen proposals will be received by the Trustees of Trinity Episcopal: Church, up to Monday, the l4th day of April next, for finishing a portion of the inside of the Church Building in accordance with the plans'and specifications to be seen at the store of W. H. Crawford, Main . Street; Nevada city, Proposals to be addressed to Charles Marsh, P.O: Box H, : M.L.MARSH. ——~ _—) _@ WM. H. CRAWFORD, > Committee. CHAS. MARSH, Nevada, March 31st, 1873. DIBBLE & BYRNE, Attorneys & Counselors at Law; (James K. Byrne, Notary Public.) FFICE—Next door to Post Office, in Exchange Building, Main Street, Grass. Valley. epi DIVIDEND NOTICE. \HE shocknctaaeg. of the Odd Fellows’ that a dividend of one per cent. per month for the quarter ending March 31st has been declared, payable on the 2d Tuesday, or 8th day of April ensuing, at the Lodge Room, or after that date at the Bank of Nevada County. By order of ~ Board of Trustees. . H. PARKER, Secretary. Nevada, Apri 2d, 1873. A emt WATCH. mR \ RAVELERS by railroad frequently find om their watches completely denheratined by the continuous jar of the train. Toovercome this difficulty has long beer. the problem with watchmakers, and it is now.successfully accomplished in th grad tnade by the ne ies " American Watch Co. of Waltham This Watch is madein the most substanmanner,on the most.approved principles, and combines all the recent improves ments. It has a new micrometfical reg ulator, by which the slightest variation-can be easily corrected. It is carefully adjusted, rately, wear well, and Endure the Hardest Usage. trade and the public, as the t) = EIN THE MARKET. The Mines, writes that ones that will stand the shock of blasting. We have in this mine ferent kinds of _ American ‘Wate our purpose.” of each Watch. is _ AMERICAN WATCH C0., Curscent S1., WaLTHaM, Mass. f bm is distinctly known as the CENT STR For sale by all Jeadineede 4ater from ; }: No: Watches retuiled by the Sines ROBBINS & APPLETON,’ needed. a me 64 * Wipes 2 -police-stations— and. —steal the e. QUI ! the rapid’ growth of? the place, and . A JEWISH synagogue recently ¢om. Competition against Us is Nowhere ! —_———— ; ouR MOTTO i PROFITS ! * [Adjoining the Bank of Nevada Co.) vada. .We don’t “tise deception inour business, and try to deceivé the: public by hanging out-red flags (Cheap John style) & .w the weak minded public, and sell them old fashion or shelf worn Dry Goods, nor do we dos Chatam Street style of business, HAVE THE LARGEST STOCK : ‘OR DRY GOODS In Wavade City: from'all the European and Eastern Mar. kets. It is-a treat for the ladies to call at our ; _ PALACE STORE. To see the finest selection of Goods of all Shades and Colors, to be found this side of San Francisco, which we will sell at prices that will —_— Competition, NO HUMBUG ! ECONOMY IS RICHES! As the Convention is drawing near, and a wrangling as to who shall be County Treasurer, it is resolved, Rosenberg Bros are not up for any office. We have coin “enough to conduct our business. Let it therefore be known that we cannot and will not be undersold. We sell cheaper than any of the third grade aenles ean buy the — —_—$—_—— Rosenberg Bros. ARE THE LEADING IN THE TOWN. Which were selected: with special care . How are you now? ‘S$ the only OPPOSITION STORE in Ne. . Rosenberg Bros. now she-is~-allowed -to—stay~—-out—of j= DRY GOODS DEALERS Hall Assoviation are here by notified Our Stock consists of ae and may be entirely relied on to run accu: Without any derangement whatever. We confidently recommend thie Watch iotts . Latest Novelty Parasole. BEST WATCH FOR THE PRICE Superintendent of one of the Nevada “Your (Waltham) Watches ase the only 3 , but se The fuil-trade-mark engraved on — a LATEST NOVELTIES. 2,000 yds Japanese Silk. and shades 4,000 yds Irish Poplin. 6,000 yds Alpacca. Pique. ican Prints. i lin and Sheeting. Children’ s Straw Hats. 2,000 yds Silks of all colors 2,000 yds Fancy and Striped 10,000 yds French and Amer 10,000 yds of all brands Mur “kh great variety of Ladies’ andLock, McGx Francisco, whc cated at the m« having becom have a gcod pa a contract to tl make a ten sta commenced on dry in this city Messrs. Thon that as they he at work upon _expect. Lo. have ies mill in ope of May. It is Company._to it “the mill to.fo1 has now’ fairl machinery, an ‘Kinds are com pects are good work, The f vada Foundry ditions to~th are fully pre kind of iron v the largest. si quartz. mill, _ prices, thus se pense of freig] work sent out ways given go quality and pr mill men, and who have iro member to pa instead of se1 modities whic well at home, ‘East. This r all other kind would see ou prove, cireuls county and to ble, and not distant cities pense of our ] Homicia On Monday John Moore, John Rogers . port township his head off a ly. The circu them, are thes lives with: his in her bedroot and ran himo ~~ his clothing. Moore warned > to the house a Since then, . little brother 1 and on Tuesc _ one saw Rog the window o: his brother, w shot gun, the effect in his h _ the top of i that the par borne a goo neighborhood, Moore has for dicted to “caused consid the vicinity, 1 have the symry ty. We under “and grown sist Moore are ove that since they man Rogers h: houseand tal , to the woman. Teo ¢ By referenc ~ columns it wil Proposals wil Trustees of Tr up to Monday “finishing a por the Church b with the plans be seen at the ford, Main str Store. CALL . . Blea 4 op ovr STATEMENT, © gitimste business, By calling * PALACE STORE you will be eavares of truth. _ ROSENBERG, BROS. : onal, sumer, % : Nevada, March 2ith, 1873. Ana all the fineries in the way_of aress that can be foynd in a first class Dry Goo ‘YOURSELF And don’t ised away by humbug. ¥° don’t throw out any~bates, but we do * leFine: a ae The County titor, in acco code, on Mor Money i in. the found the. tota 832 19. a a Congregut Spring, mann