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April 8, 1874 (4 pages)

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calc ‘he aly Bemscty . we NEVADA CITY, CAlp pe ‘Wednesday, April: 8th, 18%. An Act to estublish and define the _ POWers and daties of the Board of Education of Nevada. School Dis_trict, in the county of Nevada; the , said District inclading Nevada City. geass nia, fepresented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Section 1. There shall be a Board . ° of _Education._fer Nevada—School —Disfrict, including Nevada City, which shall consist of seven School Directors, who shall be elected from, the-qualified electors of said District, on the last. Saturday of April, . Monday, April 6, 1874, AFTERNOON SESSION. “Demand of G. A. Cooper & Coffer lurgber farnished im 1871, for the sum of $350. On motion rejected. eancy caused by the resignation of Hon. Niles Searls. : The following demands against the county were ordered paid: : ON SPECIAL FUND. E. M. Preston, médicinesturnished county jail; $13 37. A. Goldsmith, carpeting for Re“corder’s office, $9 20. : : W. H. Getchell, Constable’s special fees, $10 25. _H. H. Greeley, Constable's special Dan Collins,—Constable’s we x , i thé same manner provided by-law for the election of School [rustees of the-public schools of the State of California. The Directors . _ shall hold their office for thé term of. three years from the last-Saturday in May next succeeding their electidh, except those elected at the first election, who at their first meeting shall so classify themselves by lot, that two Directors shali go out of office at the expiration of one year,two at the expiration of two years, and _ three Directors at. the expiration of three years, and thereafter there shall be two Directors of seid Board elected on the last Saturday of April, 1875, two on the last saturday of Aprif, 1876, and three Directors’ on the last Saturday of April, 1877, and ‘thereafter-in the same order; and _ shonid vacanciés happeti by resignaSS 18k ee E. H. Gaylord,. Distriet, Attor special fees, $1345 — ' GERERAL FUND. W. H. Getchell, Constable's : fees in criminal cases, $46, 30. H. H. Greely, Constable's fees in criminal cases. 356 80. J. M. Walling, Justice’s fees in criminal cases, $38 50. Geo. B. Newell,. acting Coroner's fees, $11 25. antes HH. Q. Roberts, acting Coronér'sfees, $1850. Dan’l Collins, Constable’s fees in criminal cases, $20 10. ; “W. H. Montgomery, Constable's fees in criminal cases, $21 75, Board of Supervisors--A pril Term, . =) On motion ¥. H. Gaylord apppint. ~~) ed District” Attorney to GN tlie va-] -. thiis county; bit where we haye.st. ples they z tended, we believe: thatthat ‘‘dry-}0 tule they do not; but bere isa se their work, who'feulize ‘ihe in jOFtance of their task while instructing the rising generation, who are -not ashame: of their calling, but proud of their profession, and whose minds are with their work.-We earnestly believe that the farmer might us well undertake to instruct the imariner in navigation, or the~blacksmith to guide the brasb-of the . painter with success, as for a man to attempt to teach.asehool who has uo love, amof attending’é Teachers’ Institute in ness’ for which Teachers’ Institutes are so well kuown, is usually caused by teachers, who when called “upon in any branch,give some ideal mode, or one taken from some ‘‘Teachers’ Assistant’’ @r other work, of° which they have had no experience, and consequently ure unable to interest their hearers or impart -anything new; but yet they manage to. bore their listeners with that which they know nothing of; and also from an-other class, who, although profess~ of Nevada County shall haye tion or otherwise of the Directors 50 elected, the County Superintendent ower. te appoint a Director to fill said vacancy for the unexpired term of oftice. . Section 2, The Board of Education -ghall also elect one of the—Directors Clerk. of the-Board, who shall faithfully keep a'record-of the proceedings of said Board, and perform all the duties, and be invested with all the powers conferred on the Clerk of Boards: of Trustees of the Public Schools hy law, Yeferred to in the next section, Be Section 3. The said Board of Education shall perform’ such duties, and have all the powers conferred on we sof Trustees of .Schoo! Districts and Boards of Education in cities, as provided in the Political Code of California, concerning pablic schools, viz: Chapter 3, title of part 8, of said Code. ‘The © said Beard of Education shall also have wer to establish and maintain pubit Schools in said District; to employ and dismiss teachers, janitors. and. Gourt House, $36. * school census: marshals, and to fix; alter and allow their salaries or compensation, and to order the same paid, and to empley and pay such ‘mechanics and laborers enay be nec‘ehyarry to carry into effect the pdwaint duties of the Board, el ae laws jm said chapter regulating education. — Section 4. The Board of Educa‘tion shall have sule power to make, establish and enforce all necessary and proper rules and regulations not ~ contrary te-law for the government, to establish and regulate the grade of schools; to provide for the school department ef said District, fuel, light, water, blanks, blankbooks, printing and ‘stationery; insure’the property against lous by fire, and'to incur and defray such other incidental expenses as may be deemed by said Board necessary for the purposes of i Section 5. The ‘tion shall meet at. the Washington School House, in said Distaict, on the list Saturday in Muy, 18 a “qualify by taking the oath of office, as provided by law in sectfon 904 © ‘the Political Code, shall elect one of ‘their, members President, and there. after shall hold monthly meetings of said Bourd and-at other times, and at such places as the said Board may determine. A majority of the Board, viz., four Directurs or more, shall constitute a quorum, when present at-each— meeting for the transaction of business; and at all meetinys of the said Board,there being a quorum present, a majority of the Directors so present shall have the power to Bec. 6. The Board ‘of Trustees and the office of School Trustees shall e abolished in said District, from wad after the time the said Board uf Education qualify as aforesuid. _ Se. 7. This Act shall take effect and bein force from and after its Sanday Scheel Superintendents, Attention! . ‘We are requested by .the District Becretary of the California State Sunday School Association, to pubTish the following request: = Will pastors or Superiutendents in @harge of Sunday school in Nevada. county, make out and sénd reports atonce, of the following items for _ the State Association: Name of ~, wohool; mame of Superintendent; numbér -of officers and teachers; number cf scholars enrolled; average attendance; received into the church during the year; is the uniform les@on Wieit <55 5. ee Send to Rev. Geo. Newton, * Dis-. / “ trigt Secretary of 8. oe Association, Grase Valley. nd}__The weather wss fine yesterday J. B. Gray, Constable's fees in criminal cases, $13 40, Jno, Bryson, burying pauper, $15, E. H. Gaylord, District Attorney's fees in criminal cases, $120, M. Enright, foreign witness fees, $40 40, : -Qu motion adjourned until. *tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. Jno. Pattison, Clerk, Tuesday, April:7th, 1874. ~ Board met_pursuant to--adjournment. Present full Board. President M, L. Marsh presiding. sinutes of previous meeting read and approved. : The following demands against the county were examined and ordered paid; ee 7 ae E ON SPECIAL FUND. : Nevada Water Works, Water for = South Yuba--Canal_ Co., water for County Hospital, $15 75: Niles Searls, services in tax suit of C. P. B. R.Co,, $300 ON GENENAL FUND. _ Henry Davis, Justices fees in criminal cases, $9. . dno. Parrison, Clerk. Local Brevities. Stages now make daily trips (Sundays excepted) between this-city and Marysville, passing through Grass Valley, Rough & Ready, Sucker FiatSmartsville and Timbucteo. . They cennect at Sucker Flat with Hogan's stages from San Juan, Election for members.of the Board of Edneation, ofthis city, under the new law, creating such Board takes place on the 25th of April, 1874. freight teams were unloading goods te our merchunts, andthe spirits of = << oN eter. 3 Yesterday we noticed séveral good looking men from different paris of the county, who came to see the from our merchants. Alex Sloan has succeeded in_getting his house cleaned the first<of any one in this city. It is whitewashed, painted, scrubbed and sandpapered inside and out, front-reom aud back, and looks as meat as 4 new pin. . Alex sayshe has prepared it for the reception of the crusaders. oo Railroad Mecting at Marysville. A largeand influential number of the citizens of Yuba and Sutter counsies sssembled in Marysville, the toward the construction of a railroad from that city to Knights Landing. A resolution was also adopted te appoiut a commtttee of seven to correspond wito officers ofthe Nevada, Grass Valley and Colfax Railroad Company, relative to a change. of their road, suggesting that the same be bnilt from Nevada city to MarysVille instead of to Colfax. The following were appointed said: Comamittee: M. C, Duficy, W.T, Ellis, D. N. D, Rideout and G, M. Patterson. Conca, new Captain Géneral of . Cuba, was at Havana Nopday, }eausetheteacher is interested ia +the pluce ashe did, to find rest from all seemed to raise with the themom. fashions and secure. -cheap—bargeinsether day, to take initiatory steps . ing to be teachers are not ‘teachers but hearers; who entor the sehool room, sink into a chair, never to rise till school is. dismissed; never ask‘a question not found in the text bouk, ur. remind. the children that book-backs; and being of a semewhat drowsy disposition themselves, around, causing the children soon to gain a-dislike for school, an aversion to books ~-aud—carelessness as to whether they ever become scholars or not. . . What caused those children who were ence noisy, careless about their lessons, tardy and irregular in attendance at school, to become quiet, Studios, punctual in uttendance, manifesting a deep anxiety in all their studies? It certvinly is bethe progress of the student, is wide not confine his instructions alone to the words of the book, but each day and each hour bas something new with which to feed their hungry minds. Itis from this latter class of teachers that we hope to see the coming Institute made interesting; that these teachers who come from n distance may feel that the instruction they have received has well repaid them :for:their journey; and that those citizens who choose to visit the Institute may go away feeling that Nevada county has as competent edueators instructing her) young as any county in California; though ene of her most eminent hus given up the profession to others, whom we fear will be unable to fill the toils of. the schoolroom, in, the Editor’s Easy Chair. _ E. J. M. i a ee Land Slide, ) An extensive land slide ooddtred on the line of the North Bloomfield ditch, near Roscve’sranch, 214 miles above Relief Hill, in this county, . pabout ten days ago, and did damage to the ditch t@ the amount of $2,000. The whole hillside for a Width of séveral huadred feei, went down into the canyon below, carryAageverything before it. The debris filled the raviné up to the height ef sixty feet Sugar pine trees eight feet in diameétér! Were forced along with the seil, and hundteds of dords of wood broken from the trees lie in the ravine below. It will take some time and great expense to ir the , Mertality, i There has been more deaths of eld residents’ im this county the past year, than was ever known before, since the county was first settled. What has caused this great mortality we are unable te state; we know however it has been # fact, and that it still continues. Many of the most prominent citizens of the county ‘have been stricken down in the midst of their usefulness. without any warning. It does not seem to be very sickly, but the deaths are all among old settlers. Those who ex. Peet it least seem to go-first. It is difficult to tell whose “turn comes —j secured.. But the to explain their mode of instruction . awake and alive to his duty, does }*ated this course imagine that > ae On ES fom ) We lielieve’ the original hous into, mere sovial ~gatherings; Whether instead of going out into ofupfortunates whom they. might benefit; whether the poor belonging they pledge themselves to. bestow, oan best be answered by themselves. Such organizations are capable of oing, and have done great good. It is_probably owing to them that much legislation id the igterest—of. the cause they represent has been here are other things requally as important. Vhey ought not to drift away from ) principles they profess, and we believe as rious-charge agaitist them from the Oakland Trauscript, und we hope it is untrue: ie “Mra, Jennie M, Cutter, a premi-. nent worket-in the: temperancé oryanizations, has been lying Very ill at the Parker House, and although members of the temperance. order here were personally notified of the fact and that sbe was in want of assistance, no-helping band wag extended. On Saturday, some-of the salogn keepers became. acquainted with the case and generously.made up a purse of money and sent=it to the woman, with a promise of more should it be needed.” 7 ; Monopoly. pas That nothing was-done by the recent Legislature to’eurb monopoly is the fault of the ultra-Independent leaders of the Assembly, backed by —____} anything exists outside—of—those. the Bulletin and Call, They worked . and voted for pure buncombe. . Had . _ they passed a reasonable fares’ dbd soon impart their malady—to—al freight bill it would have been acquiesced in by the: Seuate; but they insisted on passing a bill so preposterous that even Laine in the Senate was forced to report and vote agaiust it. They did not want fares and freights reduced; they only wanted to make capital,, Nor did they want
any investigation into the Contract and Finance swindie, They passed 4 buncome resolution asking Congressto investigate; but turned a deaf éar'to all our demands that they should investigate themselves, Now the leaders and papers Which dic¥ have caiptal for two years more.— San Francisco Post. Grass Valley. ‘Senator O’Connor has arrived at home, and is receiving congratalations from everybody. He is looking after his farm and isin favor of the local railroad. = Assemblyman Hill has also returned, and does not look very sour, rather the contrary. When the defeat of the Freeman Bill is mentioned, Mr. Hill is h aving some cordial hand shaking todo. __ ‘ Rev. Geo. Newton, pastor uf the M. E. Church was so. ill Sunday that be was unable to preach either morning or evening. Henry Champion officiated in the morning, and John W. Hinds in the evening. —-Seven infants were baptized by Rev. Mr. Anderson at the Emanuel Episcopal Chureh. Pineapple. We found on our table, on_return from a walk for local items yésterday, @ fine, large pine apple, such as ‘can be found at the store of the party whose compliments accompanied the fruit, viz. Ed.Goldsmith. Welearn that new goods will soon arrive here fer Ed. Mounicrpat corruption is-again the the subject of committee Investigation in, New York City. The Tax Collector is a defaulter, and the Auditor bas illegally signed warrants for $100,000. . = Tux Union Pacific Railroad Company, by counsel, are resisting a ‘proposition befere the House Committee on Public Lands to éhable the States to tax railway land grants. It appears. the estimates ef. the Commissioner f Pensiona that there are enly 39,000 survivors of the Mexican war. Pensions are manded for them. ae . . Jeux Srewanr trotted itwenty miles on the Oakland course on Saturday appeared ‘tobe ‘little: fatigned after ‘Sach a terrible performance. — _ Four new irom Steantships are to be built by the China and Japan next. g Steamship Company. the highways.aud by ways in search’ to their tanks receive the charity’ in 58 minutes and 59 seconds>~ He} ootinc at Hoopiuma.—This ia the Virginia City Fat six ghots at the dog, which had a -tendency to stampede both boys and dog, all of whom rav down the hill toward the old Dayton toad tunnel. The old gentleman, hearing the firjpg, seized anoth¢r, six shooter and joined in'the chase. He cared nothing about the dog; be wanted a boy for breakfast, and as soon as he got in range he took a shot at the hoodlums, but missed thémrall. Another stampede aud-a lively foot. race followed, the boys outrunning the. old ; disappearing down the cauyor are that hereafter-fhose particular boys will let other_pééple’s goats pany have perfected arrangements to have ‘one of the steamers leave San Francisco for China every fourteen days,-and likewise a steamer from China to San Francisco every fourteen.days, wud “one from. San Francisco for New York at the same ‘intervals. __ . Stix. hundred “Republicans were surprised and captured by Carlists Mear the town of Calif, Spain. The bombardment of Abanto, asuburb of Bilboa, was begun April 3d.. __ Goopwin SmirH wants a system of home rule for Ireland, similar to the powers of the State governments in the United States as distinguished from the general powers exercised by the Federal Government. Embrace the Opportunity, RANCH AT AUCTION. Public AucHE undersigned will seliat day, May 4th, 1874. A 3 Hay and Grain Ranch, containing 1 res, 200 of which is under a high of the Anthony Heuse, six miles from Smartsville, five miles. from Rough and Ready and three miles~from Bridgeyort.-There ie a Dwelling House, Barn and:other outbwild onthe premises. Alst’‘a fine fruit orchard, and plenty of water for irrigation. About 80 toxs of hav can be cut this season. growing. ; —-Kight horses, a lot-of cattle;-one wagon, buggy and double harness and a general assortment of Farming Laplements will be sold, An abundance of timber fer fire wood and other purposes ison the place. . 160 -acres-is—cevered. with a Government Patent. ‘Ferms made known on day of sale; al . J, STARK. ‘Also a fine vegetable crop MERCHANT TAILOR. J. W. DOWNEY, (one OF COMMFRCIAL AND MAIN STREETS, has on hand a large and well selected stock of CLOTHS, VELVETS, &c. __»== Suitablefor the FINEST SuirTs, Which he is prepared to Dialke up to Order In the Latest Fashions. A Perfect fit guaranteed, Give me trial. J. W. DOWNING. £ Nevada, April 7th. Special Meeting. SPECIAL MEETING of the Stockho).A ders of New York Canon Consolidated Blue Gravel Mining Co. will be heid at the Store of E. W. Bigelow & do. t 80 clk, PP SM: “Om SATURDAY, April Tsth, 1874. a7 E.W. BIGELOW, Secretary. Temperance Lecture. MRS. DUNIWAY, ea {)DITBESS of the “NORTHWEST,” will givea Free Lecture at the Theatre -ON— Thursday Evening, April 9th. Nevada, April 7th. SECOND PARTY. —or— Young Ladies’ Social Club. 4 wa. Invitation tote shown at the Door. ‘onicle of . -. ‘toward Silver City; ~Tbechances} state of cultivation, situated one mile morth . tor whigh temperance societiag , ril 24; — ae P . ‘Eee YX fPrganized wag 6 asgift th8 downfall-. An elddity cou fle nlimed (Men-} *f y suheien ee jjen to earry Out the ppineiges of ate BAS he ae % ft aeet mee . . ‘faith Hope gid charity." Wikether . ont or twa “Ri x boodiun. NEVADA STORP . pope o-) deg, when odium. IN, . RE . they are drifting away from that pur-. boys cag slo todachadgg snap] 1 oP eer. wet betas ol. : d pervertin orghufza-. the gouts. ‘Te old lady, art Se et te, Ml natn an wapdh. sew id gave chase, and fired —— : ROSENBERG ‘BROS, Ww OPEN AT THEIR : PALACE DRYG0 oe OR =. Wednesday. Avril 8th, 1874, . DRY. Goons, Ever.brought to this city; =" ROSENBERG BRos. Thankful for the very liberal pe heretofore extended to us and hoping to merit » continuanee of the same, we take this nethod of informing our patrons aad the community generally, that 1 Weare prepared tosell anything : _ in our line Cheaper thin any other House ! D eet ma, Our Facilities for purchasing wil} warrant usin selling at the LOWEST POS. SIBLE COMMISSION, and we will take pleasure in giving our customers the bene: fit of these advantages and WARRANT ALL GOODS AS WE REPRESENT THEM. as ROSENBERG BROS. _Having one ef the finest Dry Goods Store thatcan be feund this side-ofSan Francis: ce and with that Immense Stock of New and Fashionable Goods, their Establishment is promounced by the best jndges the Palace of the Mountains! s Dress Goods Department. ROSENBERG BROTHERS . ~ Dress Goods Department is the Largest in this city. It consists of Japanese and Panjee Silks, French, Scotch dnd English Grenadines, Pique an MarseillesLinens, Lof all colors. and descriptions and ,nethingshort of a personal examination cah satisfy you that we keep the best stock-of Dress Geods that can be found in any retail Dry Goods House. See _—_._ Staple & Domestic Department. ROSENBERG BROS. Have in this Department:a very extensive stock of Muslin of -all brands and Prices, Sheetings, Table Linen, Napkins, Towels, etc, etc. sah as can always be found is this First Class Dry Goods Store. ee “Carpet Department. ROSENPERG BROTHERS especially iavite those im want of Oarpets to call and see the new and beautiful patterns they ate” how exhibiting, The stock is very large and extensive, DON’? BUY ANYTHING IX THIS LINE UNTIL YOU HAVE EI. AMINED QUR STOCK AND PRICES. Hat Department. ROSENBBRG BROS. DS STORE _respect. she Bail NEVADA Cr woes —— ee LOCAL AF! Sad Acck A sad, and fatal «ce six miles above Eure: pers ditch, on Tuesd: «hich resulted in the Oconnors, four days the deceased was enj ing # flame on a side astooping posture, f of examining the b t fume, there occurred immense suow bank above, aud-catebing: ~ forced bis head “aga and literally crashed ved nuti! Saturday, fieved his sufferings years Of age, Was @ L and was « young mat ed byall who knew services were held E Church, in this city, } body had to be econy plave.of accident to \ a hand sled, from brought here on th Washington Stage ¢ friends of the decease body here, to pay the “WAL School Kie Aletter from: Stat ~ ent Bolander to Fran ty School Superinte following intelligence _ terested in schools 1 ~ notice: “Please inform al ested ‘that the elec Trustees has been ck last Saturday in. Ap: Saturday in June, Henry N, _ Supt ' Library Le A lecture “for the City Library will be, Baptist Church this meneing at 8 o’¢lock son, subject “Boys,” sung by the. Misses Davenport, and by Hinds atid Miss Kate ' are invited to pay the ciation iour bits and Farm at Ai ’ & splendid farm, ‘acres, 200 of which i: of cilltivation, owned and situated ‘ betwee Ready and the Amth be sold at publie auc day, May 4th, toget! cattle, farming imy The crops‘are all in and the prospecta splendid crops of hay tables. Ill health. Mr. Stark is the ca Read the udvertisem : Merchant 1 It will be seen by r advertising colums, ney of this city, has main‘ with us and tha to furnish first class \ roms. There are mai ity who are particula of garments and can: aelves at a clothing . We cari say, Mr. Dow _Petior as a tailor. "I . Hat Department is waperb. They beve all the Latestand most beantiful Stylea— Every lady that visits the Store leaves with & new Hat on! The Hatsare so neat anf elegant that every lady that sees them bays one. ROSENBERG BROS. Have also on hand the most Elegaat 82 Fashionable Stock of ov PARASOLS ! Ever brought here—@7all of San Francisce make and the Latest Styles. ~~ = Give us a Call. and ascertain the prices. We have acoompe ei JHE Young Ladies Sodating Clerks who will cheerfully showthe 2U 4 ad SECOND P A B TY wiil Pao? bi x ta take Place at te §2 4a te» 5 TEMPERANCE HALL, . = / ; ew ‘ oO i 6y A. MH On Friday Evening, April 10th. pe teupnee ee ._,\ Reception Committee, ~* . ~~ ‘Dont’ forget the Place! Abbey.Corneli, Lulu Bliven,~ . * pyek rele ANie Davenport ; a ; "ORR. Tat Eliza Cornell, 7 Ade Davenport, : ROSENBERG BROS. Ticnets $1 50” a P! 8° ADMISSION FREE. —— SB ing but the finest g makes them upon ho: trial, and you will Words are true. —> * Young Ladies 8 We acknowledge tk «omplimentary ticket lady to attend the soc given on the 10th, by dies of this city. W The attractions of th too great for ‘wi to ‘astily decorated hall elite of the city and c “Uperintended by th @itls to be found, ‘all-out those much 1 than we are, We ar attendance and the bi *ason. Resenbe Ly know how to sell: goo how to.advertise. Th i here for twe] by honest, upright de: ished a first class have praved that fair. Public, Will be rev Stock is large, aud of . 'Y." They ure deservi