April 30, 1869 (4 pages)

Peal Qe ~ ae Ee ee Be fe eee TE a ee ot build'a new county road.” “APRIL 30, 1869. ceteanen ne . A ‘Free Roap—How vo Ger r1.—nal of Mining, Gia 3 by RW. tay . . mond,‘Commissioner of Mining, states that the Report of Statistics for the States and Territories % west of the Rocky . tion this Summer. The report is divi"Phe papers “of the ‘county agree with jus in the: ‘Opinion that there should be betweon Nevada and Grass " ‘Valley;-and the people are unanimous . on the subject, the only question being a how. the end can be best secured. The Grass Valley papers “both suggest the purchase ofthe toll road as the best means, The National, we think, misstatesour position. That paper says: “We agree with the TRANSCRIPT that there ought to be a free road between the two towns, but think it would be . ‘by no means advisable to open the old And assumes that we are unqualifiedly in fa~ ‘vor.of anew road or the opening of the old one. The question is merely one of financial policy to the county. The popular voice demands a free road, and it is for the Board of Supervisors to de~ termine the best way to secure it. In this matter they should not act unadvisedly, We would suggest that they exainine both roads themselves and consult those who are familiar with such matters before deciding upon any coarse of action. Not having made that investigation which the case demands, we are not. ready to give a decided opinion as to which course should te Parsued. ‘We learn from parties not a paying institution, as: it requires almost thé entire proceeds to keep it in condition. The National says: “The proprietors have done their best to keep it in repair, considering” the revenue . ‘they derive from it, which cannot be very extensive,” Such being the fact, the gentlemen who now: own tlie road would probably be glad to transfer it to the county at a very reasonable price Be if the county can save money by the parchase it ought to be made. Our. peep hope, now clear to all.: ‘The demand for a free road will come before the “of Supervisors, over the signatures ofhe heaviest tax payers of the county, it therefore cannot be disregarded, to be determined by the Boar after a full consideration of the facts of the ‘with the toll road; that--it‘is‘He says truly : from the @nion of yesterday: It is rumored that changes are about totake ‘place in Grant’s Cabinet. Fish and Borie it is said, will go out. send a fleet to Cuban waters to look out rded into two parts, the first on the present condition of mining industries of the West, and the—second. the. relation of, government to mining. In the letter accompanying the report, Mr. Raymond estimates the bullion. yield for the present year as follows : California ...~ «-.$22,000,000 PROVGOG. 66 asc seckess «+s «+ Aa 4Montana—.—< ae ee Oe Oe 15,000,0004Idaho SE RY. ai euCue Bet ces 7,000,000 Washington bars ‘Dregon. 4,000,000 AVISODE ogc 2c sch eeceare * $00,000 New Mexico <6. cide, 6. 250,000 Colorado and Wy oming vies 3,250,000 All other sources. . tipreeeese 1,000,000 Total . 000+. 00+: $67,000,000 There is a decrease of $8,000,000 from the product of 1867, which showed @ falling of some $8, 000, 000 as compared with that of the year before. Montana, Idaho and Colorado manifest a satisfactory improvement; but there is a decrease of $5,000,000 from California, and $6,000,000 from Nevada, the latter being due tothe exhaustion of many of the Comstock ore bodies. — He says the deep mines furnish about thesame yield this year as last year and year before, and that the decrease is owing mainly to -the fact that the surface deposits are being exhausted ; dishonest schemes ‘have collapsed ; difficulty in working deep mines and treating refractory ores are incurred ; there is a lack of communications, capital and the knowledge required for the extraction and working of low grade ores, and that vexatious litigation has done much to destroy those enterprises which have overconté other difficulties. “Concerning the extent of our mineral resources, the half has never been told; but those resources are but one factor,which must be joined ‘with laborand intelligence to make the product wealth. When the industry of mining in these rich fields is based upon a foundation of universal law,and shaped by the hand of educated skill, we may expect it to become a stately . . and enduring edifice, not a mere tent pitched to-day and folded to-morrow. This industry has bepnthe pioneer in aaietinets icentaledte _ ease, ‘To this end the Board should . first determine how much road the county already is entitléd to, and the rights of the toll road. This is necessary in order to determine the value of the property. After this is determined, amd the cost of opening the’ old road estimated, the difference in the cost should determine the course of the county authorities in the premises. THE ANNUAL State SapBaTu Scwoo. CoNVENTION—The annual Convention of the Sabbath Schools of California will be held at the Hall of the Young Men’s Christian Association, San Francisco, commencing on ‘I'uesday evening, May 11th, and continuing through the two following days, at which a rich programme, consisting of addresses, discissions,-etc., will be presented. On Friday, the 14th, the Young Men’s Christian Association will hold a. Convention at the same place, and on Saturday, the 15th, a grand Children’s Meeting will’be held. Delegates to the Convention by the -steamboats, and railroads will receive a free return ticket at the Conv ontivt. A BILL has been letroducal into the Now York Legislature to amend the present excise law. The bill enacts that whena majority of thé tax paying citizens of a town file in the County. Clerk’s office u written protest against the granting of any licenses in such town, then the Commissicners of Ex—eise therein shall grant no licenses at “their next annual meeting, nor until a similar majority shall file a request asking that licenses be again granted. st siemens OnE White Pine dividend has been made. The Ampire of April 24th, says: “We are told that a man by the name of Smith, a carpenter, died yésterday at Flagg & McKenzie’s lodging house, on Main street, and that his remains were placed in a box and buried, and his effects divided. our far western territory. It has founded States, attracted population, enlarge . ed the boundaries of civilization ; and it h . dene this great work in a lawless and cafeless way, without much regard to the futtire, All other parts of society springing from it, are gradually becoming systematized and consolida-. ted, but the primitive industry remains in its primitive condition. Establishing everything else, it has hat established itself.” He then calls upon the government by judicious legislation o encourage the development and protect the interests of the miners. The report will contain some observations on the mines of Nevada county, made by the Commissioner during his visit.— It will be looked for with interest by} our people. . THe last mail from the East brought to this coast samples of the new atyle of postage stamps. The three cent are of blue color and square in shape, and have the figure 3'and the word “three” and “United States Postage” on them. The six cent stamp, a new denomination, is of the same size and color, differ. ing in the figure and lettering, « THe Celtic-Farming Association is the name under which some San Franciscans propose to form a corporation to purchase large ranches of land in this State, measure off and subdivide into moderate sized farms, which they ‘}intend shall be sold to persons who will actually settle on and cultivate the samie. . Tue Amador Ledger says. that the depot on the Western Pacific Railroad, ‘at Troy’s Ranch, near Libert ings it.a mile nearer Ione—that t gon: road between passes through a level -eountry, requiring but one bridge—and that the road will be kept i in fine order. Here the Amador Reople can link on, and be whirled into Sacramento, StockThe Cuban patriots are reported to have recently gained a great victory: Victor — is coming to the United States. Hale’s successor was not confirmed in + order to give the Minister a chance to vindicate himself., made in the Treasury, and in May the Interior and Postal Departments will be “weeded out.” of Albustering: “expeditions are now denied. 2S he a een iaiaa RAILROAD CELEBRATION.—The people of Sacramento are making great and full arrangements for celebrating the comipletion of the Pacific Railroad, which will occur probably within the next ten days. From present appear~ largest ever held on this Coast. This is right, aud we are glad to see that Sacramento is the city in which to hold the celebration, as in our opinion the citizens of that place have done more great undertaking, after getting it commenced, than those of any other city in thé United States. to the world U. §. Grant, President ; E. B, Washburne, Minister to France ; Mr. Moore, Assistant Secretary of Legation at Paris; G. H. Houghton, Consul to ba Haina, and B, H. Campbell, Unis ted States Marshal for Northern Ilinois, not to*’mention C, B. Denio, at Mare Island, Cal,; and “the coming men,” ‘Aiseoile A Fe. _Webiertay morning, says the Natienal of the 28th, a ‘fire broke out in the hoisting works of the Empire mine, on Ophir Hill. Some burning soot from the blacksmiths forge fell op a beam over the door leads ring to the new mill, and set the wood in a blaze. the flames, fortunately extinguished before much harm, was done. time afterwards the wodd pilé was discovered to be on fire. The origin of this fire can not be surmised. It. was speedily extinguished. received in this city trom one of the members of the,celebration: committee at Sacramento, says : “You will be duly otified of the time of the celebration, but.at present it is uncertain ds to the exact day. It is safe to say that the time will sot extend beyond ten days from this date.” The date of the letter mwas April 28th. ‘S et nen NEARLY every Republican journal in the State at the present time is opposed to.the Crawford System. —Reserd. Give us the names. We know that nearly all our Republican exchanges favor it. 1 this county indorse the system, and in a short time the County Central Committee will decide wisether it shall be adopted. : CHARLOTTE. Thompson, the actress, will gather the crop on her plantation in' Alabama, and then go to San Francisco to fulfill a “professional engagement.“ ellen BAYARD Taylor is believed to be the “distinguished. American . statesman” engaged by the Moscow (fazette for its ‘. United States correspondent. Iowa is the only. State of the Union which is out of debt. She is not only out of debt, but has a surplus balance in her account of over a million of dollars. _ OS THE butchers of Stockton talk of . closing on Sunday. One meeting has been held, and another is td be, te deton or San Francisco in no time, cide the matter. ‘i Irems. —We get the following France and England.are preparing to . for the interests of Spain and watch . the movements of the United States. . ? Five hundred removals have been. Admiral Paes: it is said, ‘will be: Secretary of the Navy. . Uherumors in regard to fitting out ances the celebration will be among the’ ‘towards hurrying the completion of this John A. Rawlins, Secretary of War; “the alarm was given, and A short: THE CELEBRATION.—A private letter Both Republican journals in “. “Be jabers, RECONSTRUCTED "FORREST. ne few po 8 General Forrest and Major nor Merriwether, engineer of the jaiee on the 2 pesampiokage were my comipanions piv the, way f New Orleans. passed throug beautiful . tracts of Amey lying -waste, I asked ‘General Forrest how it ‘could .ever bet repopulated. — With 1 neg ‘in the South. ‘Those among us be‘haved in such a manner during the war and would not have-one of mine back, nor have them enslaved if 1 could. My home se me yet leave aa being a said I, “you have had the name n’ Memphis, and never would of being hard on that ‘peculiar’— “It is not true,” said he with ener “T have always felt kindly toward them and always treated them Kindly. Even the ‘Fort Pillow massacre’ was investigated, and the Federal officers,to a man, stated that I was not to blame. fort never hauled down the flag; Icut all [could to stop the firing.” “But how, General,” said 1, “are you to repopulate with negroes?” “Get them from Africa,” was his startling reply; “they'll improve after getting here ; are the most imitative .creatures in the world; and if you put themin squads of ten, with one experienced Jeader in each squad, they will soon revive our country. 1 want Northmen to come in here, and would protect any man, who comes to build up the country, with my life; but they won’t come; HKuropeans won't come; then, I say, let’ s get Africans. By pursuing. a liberal policy to them we can benefit them and they us. The prisoners taken in war over there can be turned over to us, and emigrate and be freedmen here. i had an interest,” continued he, “in the Wanderer, and we brought over four hundred ; only six percent.died ‘They were very ‘fond of grasshoppers and bugs, but I taught them to eat cooked meat, and we . they were as good niggers as any Lever THE little city of Galena has given . ‘4 s Be had. When, prejudice gets over, our Government will foster this scheme. There is no need of a war of races. 1 . want to see the whole country prosper. Its my country, and I_don’t intend to give it up as long as I can do anything to build it up, Iam an American, and from the day I surrendered have been for the United States.” > “DEAD-THINGS WILL CRAWL.”—The ing yarns about Charley Kent : A gentleman named Hudson, of the Democratic State of Colusa, to the south of us, has been appointed United States Marshal at San Francisco by General Grant. Charley Kent, the jovial boss butcher and drover of Nevada county, was —— to havea “dead thing” on this lace, but. he has slipped up on his calculations. This reminds “us of a good story of which Kent is the hero. Several years ago, while ona visit to Marysville, he was looking at a fine horse, the owner of which asked Kent to guess the nag’s weight. Kent said he would mark the weight of the nag for the whisky. They both marked got into the papers, and Kent’s friends in Nevada county had a good laugh over it. The next week Kent was expected home and his two partners, Cashin and Davis, killed a fat cow that dressed 684 pounds. They weighed it, and agreed that one should mark two pounds over the real weight, and the other two pounds less. When Kent came home they showed him the two sides of beef and asked him to guess the weight. Kent then asked ifit had been weighed and received a negative answer. He felt the beef, swung the sides about; and then offered to miark fora suit of clothes. Wager on wager followed; hats, boots, cologne water, Ward’s shirts, igars, Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup, }o the value of $200. The sides of beef were then’ yanon the scales and weig 668 pounds\ The arks were next examined. Davis on 686, Cashin on 682, while Kent wn for 670, and as he gave vent ings in a roar of victorious vis was heard to mutter— to his F laughter, ctawl.” WHEN you heara against “the marriage te: as it is,” it's a sure sign that she never tried it; or, if she has, she married aman whose wife is probably as much in the as himself. “HAVE you seén my black faced ante. lope ?” inquired Mr. Leoscope; who had a-selection of animals, of his friend Bottle Jack. “No, I haven’t. Whom did your black faced aunt elope with ?” A vast bed of rock salt has been dis-~ covered at Dax, France, which is report. ed to extend over more thana mile in diameter and is foo feet thick. It lies ata small depth and is of great purity, A MAIDEN lady; aHading to her usefal accomplishments, said that at six’ months of age she went alone. licious individual present remarked :— “Yes, and syeu’ ve been going it alone ever since.’ sen,” was his reply; “they . “are the best laborers we have ever had that I shali always respect them for. it,}— ants,” continued he, “are with. The q it dowh with my own hands, and did’ Red Bluff Independent tells the follow-and Kent beat him eight pounds. This . man inveighing . A matt Baaversosibernacr. —The followin g waif, afloat on the “sea of reading;” we clip from an exchange. We do not know its paternity, but it contains some wholesome truths, beautifully set forthMen seldom think of the great event’ of death ‘until the shadow talls across their own path, hiding forever from 4 their eyes the traces of the loved ones whose living smiles was the sunlight of thei oF eyes Death is the great antagonist of life, and the cold thought of the tomb is the skeleton of all feacia We do not want to go through the dark valley, although its passage may lead to paradise; and with Chas. Lamb, we do not want to lie down in the muddy grave, even with kings and princes for our bed-fellows. But the fiat of Nature is inexorable. lan is no appeal or relief from the great law which dooms us to dust. We flourish and we fade as the leaves of the‘forest ; and the flower that blooms and withers i in a day has not a frailer hold: upon life’ than the mightiest monarch that ever shook the earth with his footsteps. Generations of men appear and vanish ag the grass, and the countless multitude that throng’ the world to-day will to-morrow. disap: pear as the footsteps on the shore. Tue Mayor of St. J Joseph, Missouri, has been petitioned to appoint a day of fasting and prayer for deliverance from ~ -mad. SomME one eis Hacevired that the Can-can has been danced in all the New York Water street dens for the Jast century. TO THE PUBLIC! HARDWARE. HARDWARE. CROCKERY, &€. ee GEORGE E, TURNER, PINE =: NEVADA CITY, F145 08 HAND A LARGE STOCK OF Heavy and Shelf Hardware, Iron, Steel, é ‘Kron and Lead Pipe > Rubber Hose, Mining and Agricultural Tools, Aud ali Goodsin ihe Hardware line which he offers at the very LOWRST CASH PRICES! _ AGENT FOR THE: PACIFIC SILVER PLATE CO Anda fine assortment of PLATED WARE, CUTLERY, And other articles always on hand. CROCKERY and GLA8S WARE And a full assortment of Cooking and Parlor Stoves, Cooking Utensils, Tinware, &c. &e. eee Also-eLarve Stock of . ’ ‘PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISH t@" MECHANICS, MINERS, FARMERS, and the public generally in need of anything in the Hardware line will find it to their interest to call on Cc. E. TURNER. Nevada, April 7th. NOTICE, ALL PERSONS INDEBTED TO me are respectfully requested to call and pay their Bille, W. C. RANDOLPH. Nevada, ril 6th, 1869. JUVENILE PARTY, —atr THE— NEW SCHOOL HOUSE. a. oe MILLINGTON, W ILL give his Juvenile Pupils a Party, 0° _ FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 30th. ee Dancing by the Children from 7 to 9* ° dock. after which ai! are invited to partici pa Tieketa for Adults, 60 cents. t 2: SO eT adm trict lian and tion and eral tos tion ick fro1 cer Lot ca rec us Va en; &q Hu

Peal Qe ~ ae Ee ee Be fe eee TE a ee ot build'a new county road.” “APRIL 30, 1869. ceteanen ne . A ‘Free Roap—How vo Ger r1.—nal of Mining, Gia 3 by RW. tay . . mond,‘Commissioner of Mining, states that the Report of Statistics for the States and Territories % west of the Rocky . tion this Summer. The report is divi"Phe papers “of the ‘county agree with jus in the: ‘Opinion that there should be betweon Nevada and Grass " ‘Valley;-and the people are unanimous . on the subject, the only question being a how. the end can be best secured. The Grass Valley papers “both suggest the purchase ofthe toll road as the best means, The National, we think, misstatesour position. That paper says: “We agree with the TRANSCRIPT that there ought to be a free road between the two towns, but think it would be . ‘by no means advisable to open the old And assumes that we are unqualifiedly in fa~ ‘vor.of anew road or the opening of the old one. The question is merely one of financial policy to the county. The popular voice demands a free road, and it is for the Board of Supervisors to de~ termine the best way to secure it. In this matter they should not act unadvisedly, We would suggest that they exainine both roads themselves and consult those who are familiar with such matters before deciding upon any coarse of action. Not having made that investigation which the case demands, we are not. ready to give a decided opinion as to which course should te Parsued. ‘We learn from parties not a paying institution, as: it requires almost thé entire proceeds to keep it in condition. The National says: “The proprietors have done their best to keep it in repair, considering” the revenue . ‘they derive from it, which cannot be very extensive,” Such being the fact, the gentlemen who now: own tlie road would probably be glad to transfer it to the county at a very reasonable price Be if the county can save money by the parchase it ought to be made. Our. peep hope, now clear to all.: ‘The demand for a free road will come before the “of Supervisors, over the signatures ofhe heaviest tax payers of the county, it therefore cannot be disregarded, to be determined by the Boar after a full consideration of the facts of the ‘with the toll road; that--it‘is‘He says truly : from the @nion of yesterday: It is rumored that changes are about totake ‘place in Grant’s Cabinet. Fish and Borie it is said, will go out. send a fleet to Cuban waters to look out rded into two parts, the first on the present condition of mining industries of the West, and the—second. the. relation of, government to mining. In the letter accompanying the report, Mr. Raymond estimates the bullion. yield for the present year as follows : California ......~ «-.$22,000,000 PROVGOG. 66 asc seckess «+s «+ Aa 4Montana—.—< ae ee Oe Oe 15,000,0004Idaho SE RY. ai euCue Bet ces 7,000,000 Washington bars ‘Dregon. 4,000,000 AVISODE ogc 2c sch eeceare * $00,000 New Mexico <6.. cide, 6. 250,000 Colorado and Wy oming vies 3,250,000 All other sources. . tipreeeese 1,000,000 Total . 000+. 00+: $67,000,000 There is a decrease of $8,000,000 from the product of 1867, which showed @ falling of some $8, 000, 000 as compared with that of the year before. Montana, Idaho and Colorado manifest a satisfactory improvement; but there is a decrease of $5,000,000 from California, and $6,000,000 from Nevada, the latter being due tothe exhaustion of many of the Comstock ore bodies. — He says the deep mines furnish about thesame yield this year as last year and year before, and that the decrease is owing mainly to -the fact that the surface deposits are being exhausted ; dishonest schemes ‘have collapsed ; difficulty in working deep mines and treating refractory ores are incurred ; there is a lack of communications, capital and the knowledge required for the extraction and working of low grade ores, and that vexatious litigation has done much to destroy those enterprises which have overconté other difficulties. “Concerning the extent of our mineral resources, the half has never been told; but those resources are but one factor,which must be joined ‘with laborand intelligence to make the product wealth. When the industry of mining in these rich fields is based upon a foundation of universal law,and shaped by the hand of educated skill, we may expect it to become a stately . . and enduring edifice, not a mere tent pitched to-day and folded to-morrow. This industry has bepnthe pioneer in aaietinets icentaledte _ ease, ‘To this end the Board should . first determine how much road the county already is entitléd to, and the rights of the toll road. This is necessary in order to determine the value of the property. After this is determined, amd the cost of opening the’ old road estimated, the difference in the cost should determine the course of the county authorities in the premises. THE ANNUAL State SapBaTu Scwoo. CoNVENTION—The annual Convention of the Sabbath Schools of California will be held at the Hall of the Young Men’s Christian Association, San Francisco, commencing on ‘I'uesday evening, May 11th, and continuing through the two following days, at which a rich programme, consisting of addresses, discissions,-etc., will be presented. On Friday, the 14th, the Young Men’s Christian Association will hold a. Convention at the same place, and on Saturday, the 15th, a grand Children’s Meeting will’be held. Delegates to the Convention by the -steamboats, and railroads will receive a free return ticket at the Conv ontivt. A BILL has been letroducal into the Now York Legislature to amend the present excise law. The bill enacts that whena majority of thé tax paying citizens of a town file in the County. Clerk’s office u written protest against the granting of any licenses in such town, then the Commissicners of Ex—eise therein shall grant no licenses at “their next annual meeting, nor until a similar majority shall file a request asking that licenses be again granted. st siemens OnE White Pine dividend has been made. The Ampire of April 24th, says: “We are told that a man by the name of Smith, a carpenter, died yésterday at Flagg & McKenzie’s lodging house, on Main street, and that his remains were placed in a box and buried, and his effects divided. our far western territory. It has founded States, attracted population, enlarge . ed the boundaries of civilization ; and it h . dene this great work in a lawless and cafeless way, without much regard to the futtire, All other parts of society springing from it, are gradually becoming systematized and consolida-. ted, but the primitive industry remains in its primitive condition. Establishing everything else, it has hat established itself.” He then calls upon the government by judicious legislation o encourage the development and protect the interests of the miners. The report will contain some observations on the mines of Nevada county, made by the Commissioner during his visit.— It will be looked for with interest by} our people. . THe last mail from the East brought to this coast samples of the new atyle of postage stamps. The three cent are of blue color and square in shape, and have the figure 3'and the word “three” and “United States Postage” on them. The six cent stamp, a new denomination, is of the same size and color, differ. ing in the figure and lettering, « THe Celtic-Farming Association is the name under which some San Franciscans propose to form a corporation to purchase large ranches of land in this State, measure off and subdivide into moderate sized farms, which they ‘}intend shall be sold to persons who will actually settle on and cultivate the samie. . Tue Amador Ledger says. that the depot on the Western Pacific Railroad, ‘at Troy’s Ranch, near Libert ings it.a mile nearer Ione—that t gon: road between passes through a level -eountry, requiring but one bridge—and that the road will be kept i in fine order. Here the Amador Reople can link on, and be whirled into Sacramento, StockThe Cuban patriots are reported to have recently gained a great victory: Victor — is coming to the United States. Hale’s successor was not confirmed in + order to give the Minister a chance to vindicate himself., made in the Treasury, and in May the Interior and Postal Departments will be “weeded out.” of Albustering: “expeditions are now denied. 2S he a een iaiaa RAILROAD CELEBRATION.—The people of Sacramento are making great and full arrangements for celebrating the comipletion of the Pacific Railroad, which will occur probably within the next ten days. From present appear~ largest ever held on this Coast. This is right, aud we are glad to see that Sacramento is the city in which to hold the celebration, as in our opinion the citizens of that place have done more great undertaking, after getting it commenced, than those of any other city in thé United States. to the world U. §. Grant, President ; E. B, Washburne, Minister to France ; Mr. Moore, Assistant Secretary of Legation at Paris; G. H. Houghton, Consul to ba Haina, and B, H. Campbell, Unis ted States Marshal for Northern Ilinois, not to*’mention C, B. Denio, at Mare Island, Cal,; and “the coming men,” ‘Aiseoile A Fe. _Webiertay morning, says the Natienal of the 28th, a ‘fire broke out in the hoisting works of the Empire mine, on Ophir Hill. Some burning soot from the blacksmiths forge fell op a beam over the door leads ring to the new mill, and set the wood in a blaze. the flames, fortunately extinguished before much harm, was done. time afterwards the wodd pilé was discovered to be on fire. The origin of this fire can not be surmised. It. was speedily extinguished. received in this city trom one of the members of the,celebration: committee at Sacramento, says : “You will be duly otified of the time of the celebration, but.at present it is uncertain ds to the exact day. It is safe to say that the time will sot extend beyond ten days from this date.” The date of the letter mwas April 28th. ‘S et nen NEARLY every Republican journal in the State at the present time is opposed to.the Crawford System. —Reserd. Give us the names. We know that nearly all our Republican exchanges favor it. 1 this county indorse the system, and in a short time the County Central Committee will decide wisether it shall be adopted. : CHARLOTTE. Thompson, the actress, will gather the crop on her plantation in' Alabama, and then go to San Francisco to fulfill a “professional engagement.“ ellen BAYARD Taylor is believed to be the “distinguished. American . statesman” engaged by the Moscow (fazette for its ‘. United States correspondent.

Iowa is the only. State of the Union which is out of debt. She is not only out of debt, but has a surplus balance in her account of over a million of dollars. _ OS THE butchers of Stockton talk of . closing on Sunday. One meeting has been held, and another is td be, te deton or San Francisco in no time, cide the matter. ‘i Irems. —We get the following France and England.are preparing to . for the interests of Spain and watch . the movements of the United States. . ? Five hundred removals have been. Admiral Paes: it is said, ‘will be: Secretary of the Navy. . Uherumors in regard to fitting out ances the celebration will be among the’ ‘towards hurrying the completion of this John A. Rawlins, Secretary of War; “the alarm was given, and A short: THE CELEBRATION.—A private letter Both Republican journals in “. “Be jabers, RECONSTRUCTED "FORREST. ne few po 8 General Forrest and Major nor Merriwether, engineer of the jaiee on the 2 pesampiokage were my comipanions piv the, way f New Orleans. passed throug beautiful . tracts of Amey lying -waste, I asked ‘General Forrest how it ‘could .ever bet repopulated. — With 1 neg ‘in the South. ‘Those among us be‘haved in such a manner during the war and would not have-one of mine back, nor have them enslaved if 1 could. My home se me yet leave aa being a said I, “you have had the name n’ Memphis, and never would of being hard on that ‘peculiar’— “It is not true,” said he with ener “T have always felt kindly toward them and always treated them Kindly. Even the ‘Fort Pillow massacre’ was investigated, and the Federal officers,to a man, stated that I was not to blame. fort never hauled down the flag; Icut all [could to stop the firing.” “But how, General,” said 1, “are you to repopulate with negroes?” “Get them from Africa,” was his startling reply; “they'll improve after getting here ; are the most imitative .creatures in the world; and if you put themin squads of ten, with one experienced Jeader in each squad, they will soon revive our country. 1 want Northmen to come in here, and would protect any man, who comes to build up the country, with my life; but they won’t come; HKuropeans won't come; then, I say, let’ s get Africans. By pursuing. a liberal policy to them we can benefit them and they us. The prisoners taken in war over there can be turned over to us, and emigrate and be freedmen here. i had an interest,” continued he, “in the Wanderer, and we brought over four hundred ; only six percent.died ‘They were very ‘fond of grasshoppers and bugs, but I taught them to eat cooked meat, and we . they were as good niggers as any Lever THE little city of Galena has given . ‘4 s Be had. When, prejudice gets over, our Government will foster this scheme. There is no need of a war of races. 1 . want to see the whole country prosper. Its my country, and I_don’t intend to give it up as long as I can do anything to build it up, Iam an American, and from the day I surrendered have been for the United States.” > “DEAD-THINGS WILL CRAWL.”—The ing yarns about Charley Kent : A gentleman named Hudson, of the Democratic State of Colusa, to the south of us, has been appointed United States Marshal at San Francisco by General Grant. Charley Kent, the jovial boss butcher and drover of Nevada county, was —— to havea “dead thing” on this lace, but. he has slipped up on his calculations. This reminds “us of a good story of which Kent is the hero. Several years ago, while ona visit to Marysville, he was looking at a fine horse, the owner of which asked Kent to guess the nag’s weight. Kent said he would mark the weight of the nag for the whisky. They both marked got into the papers, and Kent’s friends in Nevada county had a good laugh over it. The next week Kent was expected home and his two partners, Cashin and Davis, killed a fat cow that dressed 684 pounds. They weighed it, and agreed that one should mark two pounds over the real weight, and the other two pounds less. When Kent came home they showed him the two sides of beef and asked him to guess the weight. Kent then asked ifit had been weighed and received a negative answer. He felt the beef, swung the sides about; and then offered to miark fora suit of clothes. Wager on wager followed; hats, boots, cologne water, Ward’s shirts, igars, Mrs. Winslow's soothing syrup, }o the value of $200. The sides of beef were then’ yanon the scales and weig 668 pounds\ The arks were next examined. Davis on 686, Cashin on 682, while Kent wn for 670, and as he gave vent ings in a roar of victorious vis was heard to mutter— to his F laughter, ctawl.” WHEN you heara against “the marriage te: as it is,” it's a sure sign that she never tried it; or, if she has, she married aman whose wife is probably as much in the as himself. “HAVE you seén my black faced ante. lope ?” inquired Mr. Leoscope; who had a-selection of animals, of his friend Bottle Jack. “No, I haven’t. Whom did your black faced aunt elope with ?” A vast bed of rock salt has been dis-~ covered at Dax, France, which is report. ed to extend over more thana mile in diameter and is foo feet thick. It lies ata small depth and is of great purity, A MAIDEN lady; aHading to her usefal accomplishments, said that at six’ months of age she went alone. licious individual present remarked :— “Yes, and syeu’ ve been going it alone ever since.’ sen,” was his reply; “they . “are the best laborers we have ever had that I shali always respect them for. it,}— ants,” continued he, “are with. The q it dowh with my own hands, and did’ Red Bluff Independent tells the follow-and Kent beat him eight pounds. This . man inveighing . A matt Baaversosibernacr. —The followin g waif, afloat on the “sea of reading;” we clip from an exchange. We do not know its paternity, but it contains some wholesome truths, beautifully set forthMen seldom think of the great event’ of death ‘until the shadow talls across their own path, hiding forever from 4 their eyes the traces of the loved ones whose living smiles was the sunlight of thei oF eyes Death is the great antagonist of life, and the cold thought of the tomb is the skeleton of all feacia We do not want to go through the dark valley, although its passage may lead to paradise; and with Chas. Lamb, we do not want to lie down in the muddy grave, even with kings and princes for our bed-fellows. But the fiat of Nature is inexorable. lan is no appeal or relief from the great law which dooms us to dust. We flourish and we fade as the leaves of the‘forest ; and the flower that blooms and withers i in a day has not a frailer hold: upon life’ than the mightiest monarch that ever shook the earth with his footsteps. Generations of men appear and vanish ag the grass, and the countless multitude that throng’ the world to-day will to-morrow. disap: pear as the footsteps on the shore. Tue Mayor of St. J Joseph, Missouri, has been petitioned to appoint a day of fasting and prayer for deliverance from ~ -mad. SomME one eis Hacevired that the Can-can has been danced in all the New York Water street dens for the Jast century. TO THE PUBLIC! HARDWARE. HARDWARE. CROCKERY, &€. ee GEORGE E, TURNER, PINE =: NEVADA CITY, F145 08 HAND A LARGE STOCK OF Heavy and Shelf Hardware, Iron, Steel, é ‘Kron and Lead Pipe > Rubber Hose, Mining and Agricultural Tools, Aud ali Goodsin ihe Hardware line which he offers at the very LOWRST CASH PRICES! _ AGENT FOR THE: PACIFIC SILVER PLATE CO Anda fine assortment of PLATED WARE, CUTLERY, And other articles always on hand. CROCKERY and GLA8S WARE And a full assortment of Cooking and Parlor Stoves, Cooking Utensils, Tinware, &c. &e. eee Also-eLarve Stock of . ’ ‘PAINTS, OILS AND VARNISH t@" MECHANICS, MINERS, FARMERS, and the public generally in need of anything in the Hardware line will find it to their interest to call on Cc. E. TURNER. Nevada, April 7th. NOTICE, ALL PERSONS INDEBTED TO me are respectfully requested to call and pay their Bille, W. C. RANDOLPH. Nevada, ril 6th, 1869. JUVENILE PARTY, —atr THE— NEW SCHOOL HOUSE. a. oe MILLINGTON, W ILL give his Juvenile Pupils a Party, 0° _ FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 30th. ee Dancing by the Children from 7 to 9* ° dock. after which ai! are invited to partici pa Tieketa for Adults, 60 cents. t 2: SO eT adm trict lian and tion and eral tos tion ick fro1 cer Lot ca rec us Va en; &q Hu