August 1, 1879 (4 pages)

~ stances, the H. B.’s very naturally+ were doomed tebitter-disa ppointment. ‘nothing to indicate that the H. B.'s Che Daily Transerigt,. NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA. = ree "Friday, éngust let, 1879. 5 —_ Ree 1) SET Thereughly @ac-Sided. — The N. CG, PB Club of Nevada City is but a tail to the Workingmen’s erganization. If any proof te that effect has been lacking heretofore, it was supplied at a meeting of the two parties held in this city Wednesday evening, for the purpose ef electing delegates to the joint Coua+ oe Improvements of Various Kinds. The lumber men are doing a good business, Another new house is being crected on Coyote street. Reat estate in Nevada City is increasing in value every day. The Washington school building is to receive a fresh coat ef paint. age, ; Geo. €. Gaylord’s well arranged eottaze on Broad street is nearly completed. . : = " * Li = + ; ‘ ty Convention. Under-such circum-. ': There is not an idle carpenter or expected that they would have some voice in conducting the business that cane up before the assemblage. They painter in town, so far as can Ve feati ed. Phil. Richards is having his newly acquired property on Broad street fixed up. Father Meagher is erecting a meat; new stable near the Catkolie parzon. Oh, What a Chu. —_——— Fred. Guild and several other enterprising juveniles had 4 circus over in the vi¢inity of Aristocracy Hill yeste:day afternoon. The prices of admission were as follows; Ticket, with glass of Lemonade—One pound brass. ; Ticket, withoet Lerronade — Less thar exe pourd brass. As the management neglected .t6 send the TRANSCRIPT reporter a free ticket, ke hereby ‘denounces the circus as atransparent fraud. © He has tke documents to prove that the ‘4iery untamed steeds” were néthieg ent saw forses; that the priscipal acrobats’: “tights ‘were made of tissue paper; that the menagerie-consistéd of a @offalo robe and a hen’s egg; and that the Icmonade was made of tartaric acid and brewn however.: L, Nikel,. President. of the WorBingmen’s Club, called the ineeting to orderand presided over it during thee evéniny; A. R. Lord, the regular Secretary of the same Club, sat iu his aceastomed place at the right band: of the Chairman. When it came to appointing tellers, the President selected Jas. G. Hartwell and K, Casper, two members of his-“own paity. There was were concerned in the proceedings. They were totally ignored’ by -the party with whom they have been magnanimously accorded the privilege of voting. Of course now that “they are sold out so nicely by their more powerful brethren, they -will put the best face possible on the matter, But that at heart they feel chagrined at the position they are.in, aif that they built about the time Leonidas Hamilton.was exerting ‘bis efforts here, will admit. If the Workingmen have any heart left they will ameliorate the sorrows of their victims by giving them a nomination or . two to-morrow. —----> + oe Leased the Mohican Minc, The Mohican quartz mine at the head of Gold Flat has-been leased by the owner, Johii B. Byrne, to a company of practical miners, comprising John Reseigh,’ Chas, Allen, Patrick Whalen, Kdnitnd Orchard, Wm. Richards and Jacob Malet. They take it for a term of fifteen months “with privilege of purchasing it for af stated sum during that time if so desiring. They have already erected a whim, ‘and are sinking the old main incline sixty feet beyond its former depth, when stoping is to be com: ne The property is bounded on the West by the .Thomas (New Kugland) claim, and on vhe Kast by the Potosi. Jt was formerly worked with profitable results until the . menced, > miners were driven out of the depths by water, aud not being able to erect the necessary pumping apparatus they were forced to abandon. it. Since it has remained idle the” work . done in the Thomas mine has furnished_ it with thorough drainage, and no more. trouble. on that score is apprehended. “The claim will 10w be developed with all possible apidity, and gives good promise of eventually being one of the important Ones in the district, The is large and. shows well. The S, F. Call sendibly remarks that Pixley is doing his level best to deimoralize and destroy the Repubhvan party and drive its best men of it, As between Gorham and Pix? ley it thinks.the latter the worse mischief-maker. It evidently thinks the State Convention made a mistake When it selected this selfish and chronic bo.ter to preside over its dei. berations. A Mammoth Ledge. Captain Miller & Co, are working a mammoth quartz ledge near Washington, 20 miles east of this city. ‘The rock pays $7 per ton, but can be worked so. cheaply that. the owners uré making a good profit. Three dollar rock in a ledge of this size could be worked to advantage. The Kind of a Fusion. The Workingmen ant New Con. _stitutionists of Nevada City did not} fuse WITH One another some time since, as reported, The latter fused txro the former, and have lost their *ilentity in so doing. They are.now all Kearneyites again as much as ever. —_ The Murchie Mine. ‘he Aburchie mize is turning out the richest kind of rock at present. The last clean aap. amounted to $25,0% tiou vf she preperty’s' is Very eucouraying. Phis indieaThompson & West are fitting upa nice 10em inthe TrinserirT Block: Many more new houses will be erected in the city before the rainy ‘sbason gets a start. The City Trustees will soon commence om some much needed improvements in the city. W. H, Smith, the vash grocer, has treated himself to. a new delivtry wagon, and'added another‘ horse to his teanz; = ‘Brother Jonathan” Clark has sold @ portion of his lot on the Grass Valley road and a. mew house has been erected thereon, One -of oor leading mines, will changehands shortly and then a new 20-stamp mill and. héisting works willbe putup on the property. Vacant houses‘are so scarce herensugar. <i —_ F THompsox-Anp Wat's ILLUSTRA: TED Hrstory or’ Niftana ‘Count¥ will contain ia a tabaleted form: Votes at Elections, Rainfall, Mortality, Finances, Taxes, County Officers from organization of County to the present times with Changes, Resig‘nations and Appointments. > —_-Dull in the Upper County. The lumbering business has never before been so dull in the upper. part of Nevada county as_ it.is_ this season. Several of the saw mills are idle a great portion of the time, and large portions of the stocks they had on hand at the opening of summer remain in the yards, not finding the ready markets that were anticipated. This stagnation is caused to-a great extent by aslackall who know of the castles—in—the-baute:that even cabins on tho out. ing u p of demands from the hydfauw-t side of town are being pet.in shape to receive tenants already seoured, The Merrifiedt new hoisting wotks will be completed in a very. short time. The work is being done under the superintendence of Jay Parsons. —-> omHunting Houses. © Vacant houses are so scarce around town that every time the foundation of one is started the owner is bored nearly to death by would-be tenants asking if itis to be for rent when completed, Some of the builders. get mad at having the query put to them over and over. One of them was-yesterday thus accosted by a . party seeking a home ; “Ts this house to be for rent when it is fimished 1” “No,” snapped the owner, “Do you know where I'd be likely to find one, then ?” ‘“‘Yes,” replied the pestered property holder, with a demoniac fire in his eye, ‘‘I know where you can get fifty if you want ’em.”” -Applicant all smiles in hopes of at last getting a good place to live,— ‘Where ?” ‘Down in San Francisco, by gosh!” explodes the owner. Applicant assumes an air of dejection, and pass¢th on to look tp another foundation, Oe ie THOMPSON AND West's [lluetrated Histories are complete and accurate in every particular, and do not belong to the class: of work called ‘*Directories,” * — + --~About forty members of the sw. P. C. and N. ©. P. clubs of this city fore last to choose 20 delegates to attend the mixed County Convention beheld in this city on, Saturday Names had been nominated t meeting of the twe parties, and all of these, excepting two who refused \o serve if elected, were placed in a box. ‘The following were then drawn therefrom, and deélared to be delegates; Gray, G. S. S. Getchell, mick, R. D. Carter, J. C. Wm. Barton, 8S. 8S, Luey, WX. Bradley, J, J. Schmidt, Jr., K. Cas? per, C. W. Cross, Jas, Kitts, H. L. Herzinger, Wyatt Huffman, J. P. Ross, Geo, A. Gray, John Smith, Jehu Dixon, Jacob Naffziger, G. W. Shearer. eS = Harris Acquitted, AP. Samrien wlio was brought Judge Garthe’s court for stealing $15 worth of jewelry from Mrs. Mor: row’s hotel while it was burning, was acquitted, the Jury being out half an hour, From what we have heard provemcut . conducted the, prosecution an of the case we consider the verdict is reported to have . fully as just a one as was ever renVaured, . District Attorney Gaylord Ww. defense, met at. Workingmen’s Hall night be: . down from Moore's Flat-and tried in; lic mining companiés. /Fhe latter are apprehensive of the outcome of the debris suits, and are conducting their developments with. as little expense as possible. Instead of putting in inte hitherto unworked ground, they take up the timber from worked out places and use it <2 > —— + Fined for Battery. »Two men got into an altercation at the corner of Pine and Commercial streets day before yesterday evening, and one knocked the other down. Later at night the latter hunted around the streets for the party who struck him saying he ‘‘wanted to lick the ——,.” Hefound him, and got a severe pounding. After being whipped the second time, he was arrested by officer Scott and locked” up. Upon being: released yesterday morning he swore out a complaint agaimst hisassailant who was taken before Jadge Garthé, plead guilty to the charge of battery, and was fined $10. Bl What Next ? A letter was received in this city a few days since from a party doing business on Market street, San Francisco, wherein the writer asks if he can secure a good room on the first floor of some business block in Nevada suitable for opening an office to transact business in his line as a real estate and mining agent, broker, etc. He was iuformedthat there was not a room of the kind to be obtained. exer ce ts Sa District Court. Te rivrspay, July 3t, Gaylord & Robinson vs. Florence B.-G.-M.-Co.—C. P. Brown, — intervenor, Detnands of intervenor allowed, L.'Rossi vs. Constatine Nichols. Tried and submitted, : Wm. Eilward Reed, nativity England, and Agostino Piezziand Cuiseppe Cerini, nativity Switaerland, were naturalized, > oe --Board of Trustees, At a meeting of the Board of City an ordinance was passed to provide or the construction. of a. street from } tits junction of Mill and Faetory streets. to connect with the road to the Wyoming mine, now being built by the county. The new thorouyhfare is to be known as ‘Wyoming street, and will be built soon, Social Dance To-night. A party will be given at Banner Hill to-night for the benefit of the new school house. A number of laies and gentlemen from this city expect to attend. The advertisement appears in another column. THOMPSON AND WEST propose in their Intustrarep History to ex. haustively discuss every topic of jntcrest im regard to the County. * high figures. Business ef all kinds . new sluices, @tc., a3 they pusli aliead . . Trustees held on Thursday. evening j, ‘A. Harvey, who téceritly welt to Bodie from Moore’s Flat in this coun, ty, thus writes to County Treasurer Payne: “I atm. well pleased with the camp and its ptospects. “I only regret thet I ded tet ‘some ‘here @ne that are now valuable. Everything . Vin sight is nowW‘claimed and held at . is flourishing. The roads are lined with freight for this place. It looks like old times to see the imtmen:e . wagons hauled by 22 mules. One company freighting from-Carson City to this, point make the trip in three . They drive night and day. days. _mented with an immense headlight, _ that looks* like the narrow. gau;e eoming into town. The best’ busi. “The! ness here 1s lodging houses. “eheapest lodging—in town is $5 per week or $1 per night. Beard is $8) per-weck. There area great mary here witheut money who sleep in s: + 4oon chairs and of the sidewalk, and depend “én ehatity for their grub. There ate evout 1500 men on the pay rolis of the diffeftent miner,and there are many more that would be glad to be there:. -A great many.will be . compelled to leave here before win: ter. I think the svines will be sufs ficiently developed next summer te employ double the number of men now working, At present there are is plenty of room for capital and legitimate business, Any one coming here -can—de—well. Pu those with Bodie; to those with only money struck his young brother who was standing near, An ugly cut was inflicted on the latter near one of _his_ ankles, Dr. Hunt is attending the injured boy. r Se Alarm of Fire. An alarm.of fire was:sounded yes+ terday evening at 6 o'clock, cansed by the burning of a flue in a Chinese wash house, just above the. plaza, The roof was slightly burned, but the fire was extinguised with afew buckets of water. The. fire boys were on band with their apparatue, in case of necersity, —— 2 e @ —--—_——. Treuble in Educational Circles. A highly sensational ease wherein an ex-member of the Nevada county Board of Exantiuers is charged with fraudulently supplying a teacher with question papers, threatens to be developed soon. . It should be sifted to the bottom, and the trith or falsity of the charges preven, Speakers’ Stand, Ci. Beekman has built a speakers’ stand on the corner of Broad and Pine streets, aud fitted the same @p . in good shape with gas, ete. The stand will be free to any and all parties who wish to address the public during the present vampaign. ——_—_——_ ose -*— *” Worse than Brutish. A man tied a saddle horse to a fence in the neighborhood of the depot Wednesday before dark, and did year -agé I wéeld ‘then feve been The front of their wagons aré.orns:! What's. In a dawe. a , dently not long a resident vf this ,countty walked ‘up to ‘the ticket . oftice'in the Union Depét and said to the ticket agent: “Give ne a ticket for Easthamp‘*Massachtiisette or “Connecticnt?” yasked the gehial dispétisér of pastéable te locate plenty ef property, boards. both rewl estete and thiting-claiins . ‘“Naythur; want a ticket fr Easthampton.” i ‘‘T understand; but there are Basthamptons-in both this State and Massachusetts,” explained the agent. ‘“‘Bedad, an’ is that so? Which one does it coat the most to go to?” asked the son of Erin’s isle. ‘‘Massachnsetta.” = i “Well, then, be the powers, I'll take the cheapest. one!” a “= “the State Debt . Tt is shown by the report. of the State Treasurer, just published, has been reduced $356,214.29, . dud that it is now tess than three millions aud a-half, and that there is in the Treasury the sum of $1,498, 450.64. The Treasurer claitns that in the sare time the assets. of the State have been increased in the sum of $1,039,371.59. ae Way he called it that. A smart boy took it into his head . to chabge the'nameef his dog to In}fallibility. The first time his mother . heard him call the animal, she. exclainied: **Why, Jack, what do you ‘mean by giving the poor beast such # name as that?” —*'ih,)’s returned Master Jack; “Isnt infallibility a dog-ma?” . Aa Gruexy’s wheat crop this year it is estimated, will amount to about altogether too many métrhere. There s99-yog-sacks: >o Ss — SWEEIM“ATS—Sugar-cured hams. “Tots of money 1 wonht-say~cenre—to-+—___ Yesterday's Arrivals ai “_-Théther day an. Tristan eviSe —= ’ Assessment Notice « . AMPION MI¥iRs ) da County, Pipa, bad San Franci®®, Califor Notice ix tah a ¥en, that at a meeting of the tad wld on the %th day of July, yop’ assussnient of Five Cents are «, ied upon the capital stock of the tion, payablé on or before the 31st day August, 1879, to the iTeasnrer, at the — ot of the Company, 525 Commercig} street, — bag Hten” dipshit ie eae Any stéck upgn which this tigsecc es remain angela ‘op the 3lst ae ee Shall aforesaid, will be delinqent, Deut Crushed Sugar, 9 Is, 169 THE UNION HOTEL. Chas. E. Peatson, Proprietor . —_— 3 « i . J Marsh Pet Hill V G Bell Fretichi Corr Mrs AC Hill &sS ¥ F Stewart Gold Hill White fan Juan_._ P Morrow Moore F . BH Upham San Fitn T L Wand do dq Duna do T Byrnes U; A J Turner Hunts Hill C Morrow th € Hogan Sen Juan H Sullivan > Mrs LeWis & 2 ch City C Johnson rey J Campbell Sinartevill W Bonner do P Campbell do =JBowles&s do WJMadden do “J Redington do R Tawney Grass Valle T Shea. tlo Win Morris do Mrs Bigelow &e Doty J Colburn Forest City P R Keatner Mitcram J German San Juan A W Smith Bells Bar A I Zekind & W City J B Cox Dertee Shaft SR Williatns & w Sac A Getz San f¥ineisco A F Berry Alpha J W Thomas Arstiu LR Crary Sitiertsvill © Charonnat Canad Hi P McCantt Remington Hilt Sse sbeebs $500 REWARD, * Whereas certain individuals have maliciously circulated reports to the effect that the Sacramento Clothing Manufactoty employ Chinese labor in. the imaatifacture of clothing, I heteby affirm, that, since opening a business fot myself, I have never emNESS OR PRIVATE capacity ; nor has a Chinaman made or assisted in making o garment for my Manufactory. To any one disproving my statement I will forfeit the sum of $500. I . would also state for the benetit of those who are spreading these rmports, that, while I (lesire to do a le_gitimate business in’a quiet, gentlemanly manner, I have the same sum to expend, af pecessary, in prosecuting the authors of such libels. W. C. MERRILL, Prop’r. Sacramento Clothing Manufactory. not go near it again until near noon yesterday. Of .course the animal 7 was without food and drink im tle meantime, Had a Windfall, Mrs, A. H. Irish formerly of this city, and her brother,-H. H. have had $5,000 each left them by a relative lately d Mrs. Insh is now residing m the East, where she went with her sona few months ago, Decdnes to Accept. . A.-L. Woodruff, Republican nominee for Supervisor from the 3d District, dechues to accept om account ot business. Sprakine of registration, the Oakland ‘Times says? ‘tA man who ; ia too good, in his own estimation, j to stand im line and seeure his right ; to vote, should not have the protection of .thedlaws. . His presence is as vadesirablo as that of the: ‘heathen . Bet reserve the right to reject am ’ Chinese,» , bids. EC. : 7 b wuglh oh _ Nevada City, Aug. Ist. ca NOTICE TO PAINTERS. EALEP PROPOSALS will he’ received until WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6th, 1879, at 7 o'clock, P, M., by the Board of Exiucation, for painting the exterior ef the Washington Scheel Betiding, According to cations te be seen at Mulloy’s store. — ight to reject any or all the bids is vanaceed. Gs 7 augh _ (3. GRICH, Clerk. NOTICE TO WOOD MEN. a KALED PROPOSALS will be received until SATURDAY, AUGUST 30t!, 1879, 86 10 o'clock, A. M., by the Board of Education, for 30 cords of dry Oak Wood, 4 feet long, and 4 cords of dry St Wood, 4 feet long to be deii at the Washington Schbol House. Also 5 cords of dry Oak Wood 4 feet long, and Record ef dry Spruce woe 4 feet long, to be delveredat the Grammar School Meuse, Nevada City, oh or before the Ist day of November, E879, The ployed a Chinaman, either in a BusI= tect in tength, situate enough to get here, stay where you ee Z eg Peas, : ero 100 z are for the present. _. sen ela & Jacob NaMeiger, Proprictor. Blueberries, © cans oF é 1 00. ++ : saices Kerosene, pergtilon, 88 THompsen AND WEsT’s ILLvsTRA. TW Merri!l Grass Val J Marsh Prt Hill Kerosene, per 6 gallen can 1 69 rnb<Histery-cor Nevapa Country . ® D-Corter,_ City ___T. Burton Oakland . . g ——-—-per-paiitn; —-—-T4 L0U J Kitts Willow Valley A A West do yrup, per ewicny tr ri ai ate hi f . S H’Dille Grass Valley L Voss Mill : ; 8G sa piscine = meperete biseory . wpe oaaihaet nine” W Gardner Sacratnen Syrup, 5 gallon kegs, 8 CG each Township from. the piencer . q p a Quaker Hil HT Sweetman Sier V Bacon, pez peund, 1i = BS * . F Peabody City G W Peachy Susanvi . ; times to the present day. ? AJ ines Grase Va F Heath Oaklard Hams, per pound, ii * The Handte Broke. : : a Penn VM Summers do Good Green Tea a 30 a i ? _ English Breakfast, ‘ 40 "While John Hussey, a Willow Yestérday’s Arrivals at Fresh Butter, per réll, 40 Valley boy, was chopping wood the} THE NATIONAL HOTES, Cooking Butter, per lb, 6 other day the handle of the ax broke. NEVADA CITY, CAL. Cod Fish, a 7 The blade flew through the air and a Ground Coffte, per paper 380 Wothing Powder, 3 papers 25 Corn Starch, 2 papers, 25 Starch, 2 papers, _—25 Starch, per box, Pearl Berley, 3 pounds 25 Spices, all kinds, per bottle 16 Pickles, per bottle 25 Pickler, 5 gallon kegs 2 00 Lard, 8 pound cans, 90 Everything else in propertion. ‘WILLIAM WaLF, Main Street, Nevada City _ March 28, 1879. Notice of Executor’s Sale of Interest in Mine. + OTIGE I8 HEREBY G@EVEN, THAT IN N pursuance of an order of the Probate cisco, State of California, made on the 2d day of June, 1879, in the matter of the estate ex Albert Berry, deceased, the undersigned, the Executor of the last will and testament of Albert Berry, deceased, will sell at private sole, to the highest bidder, for cash um gold coin ef the United States, and subject to confirmation ‘by the Probate Court of said eity and county, @n Thursday, the Mth day of Au gust, 1879, At 10 o'clock. A. M., but if sale is mot conSummated on that day, then . @n Tuesday, the 19sh day ef Aucest, 2 es ‘ At the law office of J.C. Bates, 434 Califernia s reet, in the eity and county of San Francisco, all the right, title, interest and estate of the said Alvert Berry at the time of bis death, and all the right, title ond interest that the saidestaie bys, by operation \ law or otherwise, acquired in and te all that certain mine and wining property situate, lythg and being in the county of NevadaState ot California, and described as follows, to-wit: . é =e cAn Undivided one-eighth interest in thet certain mining property containing 3s a2! 92-100 ‘acres 6f land in in the county vf Neva da, State ot California, on the south side . Deer Creek, about ong” mile below Nevai } Citys known as the Providence Gold ane Silver Mining Company, and by that name patented by the Government otf the t oot Stazes of America, on or about April 29th, 71, which said patent was. recorded in the othge of the County Kecorder of said ewads County, ov. the 3oeb. of August, 1871, in pecs 38 of deeds, page 445, ch seq, reference beittg pha, to said, patent, plat and survey ae and reeordsof the same for a more perf descziption of said property. ee Netice—Kids, or offers must be ‘ne writing, accompanied by 5 per cett. of 4 purchase money, and may be left at the ne ce of J. G Bates, 434 California street, ¢ od aud county of Sum Fransises, or delivers in suid Executor perso , or may be file : the office of the Cletk of the Probate of said city aud county st any time after ed first publication of this. notice, as Prowiy. by seetion 154, Code of Civil. Procedure California, AKTHUR BERRY, » . . > Berry; deceased, J.C. Bates, Attorney 484 California Street, San fornia. for Baeentor. Ofer. Francisco, (als 2 aD R. M. HUNT, M.D. a PHYSICIAN. ¥FICE—PINE Sti Vinten’s Drug SUisBET, Rear of 6. Brown Sugar, 12 lbs 100 Green Coftee, 5 Ibs 100 Groufid Coffee, Sibcans, 60 Rice, 14 ~ tks 100 Beane, 32.__Ibs_ 100 Soap, : 8 bars 25 Soap, per. hox 50 Candlts, ea tor: 35°" Candles, _pertox “175 Crackers, er box, $0 Oysters 12 cansfor -160 Salmon, . 8-cansfor 160 Tomatoes, ceansfor 160 Green Corn, 6cansfor 100 . String Beans, 5cansfer 100. Sardines, 6 cansfor it0d— 65 raat Judge of the city and county of San Fran-, ‘all, aud being $;100 Executor of last will and testament of Albert ; _ Fon . Bran B pointed the 80th of September,’ 1879, to Pon Rc Only delinquent assessment, toyether wir ue it of advertising aud expetines of sale. e pay ote wig G. ©, gets Secretary, ‘cents i : ca ercial Street, Read : : oe " offered WM. WOLF'S } =: oe ret Es “Yabor it PRICE LIST.4 Seal <= FOR CAS Hs earpew Subject to Correction =ae ete suas —tised-£ -Eloaty.per100—Ihs,.99-75The. . Wheat, per 100 ibs, 995 Nevad Cort, per 10) lbs, 1 75 the M Brat, per 100 Ibs, 1-19: Compa Mixed Feed per 100 lbs, 1 37: of 23 ¢ Middlings, per 100 Its, 1 54 We Potatoes, per 160 Ibe, rye ‘from 8 ‘chased ‘wlothin City, *¢ A ct “ seuses “playe theic d want ¢ they W That 4 Tre Counr plete ¢ Coast Geo, ington «ov ‘to Tru ee SS (as _ there. Chat Johnst Spring Kix-$ return * «9 to-n Capt the De Bay W Rich: to Bodi Judy * Franeis tional . remain Johs horse s Injured ered ¢ streets Mrs. mothe) ing ser alence, the su Benj of this remem is now Valley been f prospe wada, Ove receive Pr The Singin day e #'clock Pirgt I invitec Han room f Enquit s&s U ish ar “Rade operate LOS irritati not un whole aud oc tion th will ey always bathin; water It is or are ney Ereates / Sixth by ali . Hi’ black «

~ stances, the H. B.’s very naturally+ were doomed tebitter-disa ppointment. ‘nothing to indicate that the H. B.'s Che Daily Transerigt,. NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA. = ree "Friday, éngust let, 1879. 5 —_ Ree 1) SET Thereughly @ac-Sided. — The N. CG, PB Club of Nevada City is but a tail to the Workingmen’s erganization. If any proof te that effect has been lacking heretofore, it was supplied at a meeting of the two parties held in this city Wednesday evening, for the purpose ef electing delegates to the joint Coua+ oe Improvements of Various Kinds. The lumber men are doing a good business, Another new house is being crected on Coyote street. Reat estate in Nevada City is increasing in value every day. The Washington school building is to receive a fresh coat ef paint. age, ; Geo. €. Gaylord’s well arranged eottaze on Broad street is nearly completed. . : = " * Li = + ; ‘ ty Convention. Under-such circum-. ': There is not an idle carpenter or expected that they would have some voice in conducting the business that cane up before the assemblage. They painter in town, so far as can Ve feati ed. Phil. Richards is having his newly acquired property on Broad street fixed up. Father Meagher is erecting a meat; new stable near the Catkolie parzon. Oh, What a Chu. —_——— Fred. Guild and several other enterprising juveniles had 4 circus over in the vi¢inity of Aristocracy Hill yeste:day afternoon. The prices of admission were as follows; Ticket, with glass of Lemonade—One pound brass. ; Ticket, withoet Lerronade — Less thar exe pourd brass. As the management neglected .t6 send the TRANSCRIPT reporter a free ticket, ke hereby ‘denounces the circus as atransparent fraud. © He has tke documents to prove that the ‘4iery untamed steeds” were néthieg ent saw forses; that the priscipal acrobats’: “tights ‘were made of tissue paper; that the menagerie-consistéd of a @offalo robe and a hen’s egg; and that the Icmonade was made of tartaric acid and brewn however.: L, Nikel,. President. of the WorBingmen’s Club, called the ineeting to orderand presided over it during thee evéniny; A. R. Lord, the regular Secretary of the same Club, sat iu his aceastomed place at the right band: of the Chairman. When it came to appointing tellers, the President selected Jas. G. Hartwell and K, Casper, two members of his-“own paity. There was were concerned in the proceedings. They were totally ignored’ by -the party with whom they have been magnanimously accorded the privilege of voting. Of course now that “they are sold out so nicely by their more powerful brethren, they -will put the best face possible on the matter, But that at heart they feel chagrined at the position they are.in, aif that they built about the time Leonidas Hamilton.was exerting ‘bis efforts here, will admit. If the Workingmen have any heart left they will ameliorate the sorrows of their victims by giving them a nomination or . two to-morrow. —----> + oe Leased the Mohican Minc, The Mohican quartz mine at the head of Gold Flat has-been leased by the owner, Johii B. Byrne, to a company of practical miners, comprising John Reseigh,’ Chas, Allen, Patrick Whalen, Kdnitnd Orchard, Wm. Richards and Jacob Malet. They take it for a term of fifteen months “with privilege of purchasing it for af stated sum during that time if so desiring. They have already erected a whim, ‘and are sinking the old main incline sixty feet beyond its former depth, when stoping is to be com: ne The property is bounded on the West by the .Thomas (New Kugland) claim, and on vhe Kast by the Potosi. Jt was formerly worked with profitable results until the . menced, > miners were driven out of the depths by water, aud not being able to erect the necessary pumping apparatus they were forced to abandon. it. Since it has remained idle the” work . done in the Thomas mine has furnished_ it with thorough drainage, and no more. trouble. on that score is apprehended. “The claim will 10w be developed with all possible apidity, and gives good promise of eventually being one of the important Ones in the district, The is large and. shows well. The S, F. Call sendibly remarks that Pixley is doing his level best to deimoralize and destroy the Repubhvan party and drive its best men of it, As between Gorham and Pix? ley it thinks.the latter the worse mischief-maker. It evidently thinks the State Convention made a mistake When it selected this selfish and chronic bo.ter to preside over its dei. berations. A Mammoth Ledge. Captain Miller & Co, are working a mammoth quartz ledge near Washington, 20 miles east of this city. ‘The rock pays $7 per ton, but can be worked so. cheaply that. the owners uré making a good profit. Three dollar rock in a ledge of this size could be worked to advantage. The Kind of a Fusion. The Workingmen ant New Con. _stitutionists of Nevada City did not} fuse WITH One another some time since, as reported, The latter fused txro the former, and have lost their *ilentity in so doing. They are.now all Kearneyites again as much as ever. —_ The Murchie Mine. ‘he Aburchie mize is turning out the richest kind of rock at present. The last clean aap. amounted to $25,0% tiou vf she preperty’s' is Very eucouraying. Phis indieaThompson & West are fitting upa nice 10em inthe TrinserirT Block: Many more new houses will be erected in the city before the rainy ‘sbason gets a start. The City Trustees will soon commence om some much needed improvements in the city. W. H, Smith, the vash grocer, has treated himself to. a new delivtry wagon, and'added another‘ horse to his teanz; = ‘Brother Jonathan” Clark has sold @ portion of his lot on the Grass Valley road and a. mew house has been erected thereon, One -of oor leading mines, will changehands shortly and then a new 20-stamp mill and. héisting works willbe putup on the property. Vacant houses‘are so scarce herensugar. <i —_ F THompsox-Anp Wat's ILLUSTRA: TED Hrstory or’ Niftana ‘Count¥ will contain ia a tabaleted form: Votes at Elections, Rainfall, Mortality, Finances, Taxes, County Officers from organization of County to the present times with Changes, Resig‘nations and Appointments. > —_-Dull in the Upper County. The lumbering business has never before been so dull in the upper. part of Nevada county as_ it.is_ this season. Several of the saw mills are idle a great portion of the time, and large portions of the stocks they had on hand at the opening of summer remain in the yards, not finding the ready markets that were anticipated. This stagnation is caused to-a great extent by aslackall who know of the castles—in—the-baute:that even cabins on tho out.. ing u p of demands from the hydfauw-t side of town are being pet.in shape to receive tenants already seoured, The Merrifiedt new hoisting wotks will be completed in a very. short time. The work is being done under the superintendence of Jay Parsons. —-> omHunting Houses. © Vacant houses are so scarce around town that every time the foundation of one is started the owner is bored nearly to death by would-be tenants asking if itis to be for rent when completed, Some of the builders. get mad at having the query put to them over and over. One of them was-yesterday thus accosted by a . party seeking a home ; “Ts this house to be for rent when it is fimished 1” “No,” snapped the owner, “Do you know where I'd be likely to find one, then ?” ‘“‘Yes,” replied the pestered property holder, with a demoniac fire in his eye, ‘‘I know where you can get fifty if you want ’em.”” -Applicant all smiles in hopes of at last getting a good place to live,— ‘Where ?” ‘Down in San Francisco, by gosh!” explodes the owner. Applicant assumes an air of dejection, and pass¢th on to look tp another foundation, Oe ie THOMPSON AND West's [lluetrated Histories are complete and accurate in every particular, and do not belong to the class: of work called ‘*Directories,” * — + --~About forty members of the sw. P. C. and N. ©. P. clubs of this city fore last to choose 20 delegates to attend the mixed County Convention beheld in this city on, Saturday Names had been nominated t meeting of the twe parties, and all of these, excepting two who refused \o serve if elected, were placed in a box. ‘The following were then drawn therefrom, and deélared to be delegates; Gray, G. S. S. Getchell, mick, R. D. Carter, J. C. Wm. Barton, 8S. 8S, Luey, WX. Bradley, J, J. Schmidt, Jr., K. Cas? per, C. W. Cross, Jas, Kitts, H. L. Herzinger, Wyatt Huffman, J. P. Ross, Geo, A. Gray, John Smith, Jehu Dixon, Jacob Naffziger, G. W. Shearer. eS = Harris Acquitted, AP. Samrien wlio was brought Judge Garthe’s court for stealing $15 worth of jewelry from Mrs. Mor: row’s hotel while it was burning, was acquitted, the Jury being out half an hour, From what we have heard provemcut . conducted the, prosecution an of the case we consider the verdict is reported to have . fully as just a one as was ever renVaured, . District Attorney Gaylord Ww. defense, met at. Workingmen’s Hall night be: . down from Moore's Flat-and tried in; lic mining companiés. /Fhe latter are apprehensive of the outcome of the debris suits, and are conducting their developments with. as little expense as possible. Instead of putting in inte hitherto unworked ground, they take up the timber from worked out places and use it <2 > —— + Fined for Battery. »Two men got into an altercation at the corner of Pine and Commercial streets day before yesterday evening, and one knocked the other down. Later at night the latter hunted around the streets for the party who struck him saying he ‘‘wanted to lick the ——,.” Hefound him, and got a severe pounding. After being whipped the second time, he was arrested by officer Scott and locked” up. Upon being: released yesterday morning he swore out a complaint agaimst hisassailant who was taken before Jadge Garthé, plead guilty to the charge of battery, and was fined $10. Bl What Next ? A letter was received in this city a few days since from a party doing business on Market street, San Francisco, wherein the writer asks if he can secure a good room on the first floor of some business block in Nevada suitable for opening an office to transact business in his line as a real estate and mining agent, broker, etc. He was iuformedthat there was not a room of the kind to be obtained. exer ce ts Sa District Court. Te rivrspay, July 3t, Gaylord & Robinson vs. Florence B.-G.-M.-Co.—C. P. Brown, — intervenor, Detnands of intervenor allowed, L.'Rossi vs. Constatine Nichols. Tried and submitted, : Wm. Eilward Reed, nativity England, and Agostino Piezziand Cuiseppe Cerini, nativity Switaerland, were naturalized, > oe --Board of Trustees, At a meeting of the Board of City an ordinance was passed to provide or the construction. of a. street from } tits junction of Mill and Faetory streets. to connect with the road to the Wyoming mine, now being built by the county. The new thorouyhfare is to be known as ‘Wyoming street, and will be built soon, Social Dance To-night. A party will be given at Banner Hill to-night for the benefit of the new school house. A number of laies and gentlemen from this city expect to attend. The advertisement appears in another column. THOMPSON AND WEST propose in their Intustrarep History to ex. haustively discuss every topic of jntcrest im regard to the County. * high figures. Business ef all kinds . new sluices, @tc., a3 they pusli aliead . . Trustees held on Thursday. evening j, ‘A. Harvey, who téceritly welt to Bodie from Moore’s Flat in this coun, ty, thus writes to County Treasurer Payne: “I atm. well pleased with the camp and its ptospects. “I only regret thet I ded tet ‘some ‘here @ne that are now valuable. Everything . Vin sight is nowW‘claimed and held at . is flourishing. The roads are lined with freight for this place. It looks like old times to see the imtmen:e . wagons hauled by 22 mules. One company freighting from-Carson City to this, point make the trip in three . They drive night and day. days. _mented with an immense headlight, _ that looks* like the narrow. gau;e eoming into town. The best’ busi. “The! ness here 1s lodging houses. “eheapest lodging—in town is $5 per week or $1 per night. Beard is $8) per-weck. There area great mary here witheut money who sleep in s: + 4oon chairs and of the sidewalk, and depend “én ehatity for their grub. There ate evout 1500 men on the pay rolis of the diffeftent miner,and there are many more that would be glad to be there:. -A great many.will be . compelled to leave here before win: ter. I think the svines will be sufs ficiently developed next summer te employ double the number of men now working, At present there are is plenty of room for capital and legitimate business, Any one coming here -can—de—well. Pu those with Bodie; to those with only money struck his young brother who was standing near, An ugly cut was inflicted on the latter near one of _his_ ankles, Dr. Hunt is attending the injured boy. r Se Alarm of Fire. An alarm.of fire was:sounded yes+ terday evening at 6 o'clock, cansed by the burning of a flue in a Chinese wash house, just above the. plaza, The roof was slightly burned, but the fire was extinguised with afew buckets of water. The. fire boys were on band with their apparatue, in case of necersity, —— 2 e @ —--—_——. Treuble in Educational Circles. A highly sensational ease wherein an ex-member of the Nevada county Board of Exantiuers is charged with fraudulently supplying a teacher with question papers, threatens to be developed soon. . It should be sifted to the bottom, and the trith or falsity of the charges preven, Speakers’ Stand, Ci. Beekman has built a speakers’ stand on the corner of Broad and Pine streets, aud fitted the same @p . in good shape with gas, ete. The stand will be free to any and all parties who wish to address the public during the present vampaign. ——_—_——_ ose -*— *”

Worse than Brutish. A man tied a saddle horse to a fence in the neighborhood of the depot Wednesday before dark, and did year -agé I wéeld ‘then feve been The front of their wagons aré.orns:! What's. In a dawe. a , dently not long a resident vf this ,countty walked ‘up to ‘the ticket . oftice'in the Union Depét and said to the ticket agent: “Give ne a ticket for Easthamp‘*Massachtiisette or “Connecticnt?” yasked the gehial dispétisér of pastéable te locate plenty ef property, boards. both rewl estete and thiting-claiins . ‘“Naythur; want a ticket fr Easthampton.” i ‘‘T understand; but there are Basthamptons-in both this State and Massachusetts,” explained the agent. ‘“‘Bedad, an’ is that so? Which one does it coat the most to go to?” asked the son of Erin’s isle. ‘‘Massachnsetta.” = i “Well, then, be the powers, I'll take the cheapest. one!” a “= “the State Debt . Tt is shown by the report. of the State Treasurer, just published, has been reduced $356,214.29, . dud that it is now tess than three millions aud a-half, and that there is in the Treasury the sum of $1,498, 450.64. The Treasurer claitns that in the sare time the assets. of the State have been increased in the sum of $1,039,371.59. ae Way he called it that. A smart boy took it into his head . to chabge the'nameef his dog to In}fallibility. The first time his mother . heard him call the animal, she. exclainied: **Why, Jack, what do you ‘mean by giving the poor beast such # name as that?” —*'ih,)’s returned Master Jack; “Isnt infallibility a dog-ma?” . Aa Gruexy’s wheat crop this year it is estimated, will amount to about altogether too many métrhere. There s99-yog-sacks: >o Ss — SWEEIM“ATS—Sugar-cured hams. “Tots of money 1 wonht-say~cenre—to-+—___ Yesterday's Arrivals ai “_-Théther day an. Tristan eviSe —= ’ Assessment Notice « . AMPION MI¥iRs ) da County, Pipa, bad San Franci®®, Califor Notice ix tah a ¥en, that at a meeting of the tad wld on the %th day of July, yop’ assussnient of Five Cents are «, ied upon the capital stock of the tion, payablé on or before the 31st day August, 1879, to the iTeasnrer, at the — ot of the Company, 525 Commercig} street, — bag Hten” dipshit ie eae Any stéck upgn which this tigsecc es remain angela ‘op the 3lst ae ee Shall aforesaid, will be delinqent, Deut Crushed Sugar, 9 Is, 169 THE UNION HOTEL. Chas. E. Peatson, Proprietor . —_— 3 « i . J Marsh Pet Hill V G Bell Fretichi Corr Mrs AC Hill &sS ¥ F Stewart Gold Hill White fan Juan_._ P Morrow Moore F . BH Upham San Fitn T L Wand do dq Duna do T Byrnes U; A J Turner Hunts Hill C Morrow th € Hogan Sen Juan H Sullivan > Mrs LeWis & 2 ch City C Johnson rey J Campbell Sinartevill W Bonner do P Campbell do =JBowles&s do WJMadden do “J Redington do R Tawney Grass Valle T Shea. tlo Win Morris do Mrs Bigelow &e Doty J Colburn Forest City P R Keatner Mitcram J German San Juan A W Smith Bells Bar A I Zekind & W City J B Cox Dertee Shaft SR Williatns & w Sac A Getz San f¥ineisco A F Berry Alpha J W Thomas Arstiu LR Crary Sitiertsvill © Charonnat Canad Hi P McCantt Remington Hilt Sse sbeebs $500 REWARD, * Whereas certain individuals have maliciously circulated reports to the effect that the Sacramento Clothing Manufactoty employ Chinese labor in. the imaatifacture of clothing, I heteby affirm, that, since opening a business fot myself, I have never emNESS OR PRIVATE capacity ; nor has a Chinaman made or assisted in making o garment for my Manufactory. To any one disproving my statement I will forfeit the sum of $500. I . would also state for the benetit of those who are spreading these rmports, that, while I (lesire to do a le_gitimate business in’a quiet, gentlemanly manner, I have the same sum to expend, af pecessary, in prosecuting the authors of such libels. W. C. MERRILL, Prop’r. Sacramento Clothing Manufactory. not go near it again until near noon yesterday. Of .course the animal 7 was without food and drink im tle meantime, Had a Windfall, Mrs, A. H. Irish formerly of this city, and her brother,-H. H. have had $5,000 each left them by a relative lately d Mrs. Insh is now residing m the East, where she went with her sona few months ago, Decdnes to Accept. . A.-L. Woodruff, Republican nominee for Supervisor from the 3d District, dechues to accept om account ot business. Sprakine of registration, the Oakland ‘Times says? ‘tA man who ; ia too good, in his own estimation, j to stand im line and seeure his right ; to vote, should not have the protection of .thedlaws. . His presence is as vadesirablo as that of the: ‘heathen . Bet reserve the right to reject am ’ Chinese,» , bids. EC. : 7 b wuglh oh _ Nevada City, Aug. Ist. ca NOTICE TO PAINTERS. EALEP PROPOSALS will he’ received until WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6th, 1879, at 7 o'clock, P, M., by the Board of Exiucation, for painting the exterior ef the Washington Scheel Betiding, According to cations te be seen at Mulloy’s store. — ight to reject any or all the bids is vanaceed. Gs 7 augh _ (3. GRICH, Clerk. NOTICE TO WOOD MEN. a KALED PROPOSALS will be received until SATURDAY, AUGUST 30t!, 1879, 86 10 o'clock, A. M., by the Board of Education, for 30 cords of dry Oak Wood, 4 feet long, and 4 cords of dry St Wood, 4 feet long to be deii at the Washington Schbol House. Also 5 cords of dry Oak Wood 4 feet long, and Record ef dry Spruce woe 4 feet long, to be delveredat the Grammar School Meuse, Nevada City, oh or before the Ist day of November, E879, The ployed a Chinaman, either in a BusI= tect in tength, situate enough to get here, stay where you ee Z eg Peas, : ero 100 z are for the present. _. sen ela & Jacob NaMeiger, Proprictor. Blueberries, © cans oF é 1 00. ++ : saices Kerosene, pergtilon, 88 THompsen AND WEsT’s ILLvsTRA. TW Merri!l Grass Val J Marsh Prt Hill Kerosene, per 6 gallen can 1 69 rnb<Histery-cor Nevapa Country . ® D-Corter,_ City ___T. Burton Oakland . . g ——-—-per-paiitn; —-—-T4 L0U J Kitts Willow Valley A A West do yrup, per ewicny tr ri ai ate hi f . S H’Dille Grass Valley L Voss Mill : ; 8G sa piscine = meperete biseory . wpe oaaihaet nine” W Gardner Sacratnen Syrup, 5 gallon kegs, 8 CG each Township from. the piencer . q p a Quaker Hil HT Sweetman Sier V Bacon, pez peund, 1i = BS * . F Peabody City G W Peachy Susanvi . ; times to the present day. ? AJ ines Grase Va F Heath Oaklard Hams, per pound, ii * The Handte Broke. : : a Penn VM Summers do Good Green Tea a 30 a i ? _ English Breakfast, ‘ 40 "While John Hussey, a Willow Yestérday’s Arrivals at Fresh Butter, per réll, 40 Valley boy, was chopping wood the} THE NATIONAL HOTES, Cooking Butter, per lb, 6 other day the handle of the ax broke. NEVADA CITY, CAL. Cod Fish, a 7 The blade flew through the air and a Ground Coffte, per paper 380 Wothing Powder, 3 papers 25 Corn Starch, 2 papers, 25 Starch, 2 papers, _—25 Starch, per box, Pearl Berley, 3 pounds 25 Spices, all kinds, per bottle 16 Pickles, per bottle 25 Pickler, 5 gallon kegs 2 00 Lard, 8 pound cans, 90 Everything else in propertion. ‘WILLIAM WaLF, Main Street, Nevada City _ March 28, 1879. Notice of Executor’s Sale of Interest in Mine. + OTIGE I8 HEREBY G@EVEN, THAT IN N pursuance of an order of the Probate cisco, State of California, made on the 2d day of June, 1879, in the matter of the estate ex Albert Berry, deceased, the undersigned, the Executor of the last will and testament of Albert Berry, deceased, will sell at private sole, to the highest bidder, for cash um gold coin ef the United States, and subject to confirmation ‘by the Probate Court of said eity and county, @n Thursday, the Mth day of Au gust, 1879, At 10 o'clock. A. M., but if sale is mot conSummated on that day, then . @n Tuesday, the 19sh day ef Aucest, 2 es ‘ At the law office of J.C. Bates, 434 Califernia s reet, in the eity and county of San Francisco, all the right, title, interest and estate of the said Alvert Berry at the time of bis death, and all the right, title ond interest that the saidestaie bys, by operation \ law or otherwise, acquired in and te all that certain mine and wining property situate, lythg and being in the county of NevadaState ot California, and described as follows, to-wit: . é =e cAn Undivided one-eighth interest in thet certain mining property containing 3s a2! 92-100 ‘acres 6f land in in the county vf Neva da, State ot California, on the south side . Deer Creek, about ong” mile below Nevai } Citys known as the Providence Gold ane Silver Mining Company, and by that name patented by the Government otf the t oot Stazes of America, on or about April 29th, 71, which said patent was. recorded in the othge of the County Kecorder of said ewads County, ov. the 3oeb. of August, 1871, in pecs 38 of deeds, page 445, ch seq, reference beittg pha, to said, patent, plat and survey ae and reeordsof the same for a more perf descziption of said property. ee Netice—Kids, or offers must be ‘ne writing, accompanied by 5 per cett. of 4 purchase money, and may be left at the ne ce of J. G Bates, 434 California street, ¢ od aud county of Sum Fransises, or delivers in suid Executor perso , or may be file : the office of the Cletk of the Probate of said city aud county st any time after ed first publication of this. notice, as Prowiy. by seetion 154, Code of Civil. Procedure California, AKTHUR BERRY, » . . > Berry; deceased, J.C. Bates, Attorney 484 California Street, San fornia. for Baeentor. Ofer. Francisco, (als 2 aD R. M. HUNT, M.D. a PHYSICIAN. ¥FICE—PINE Sti Vinten’s Drug SUisBET, Rear of 6. Brown Sugar, 12 lbs 100 Green Coftee, 5 Ibs 100 Groufid Coffee, Sibcans, 60 Rice, 14 ~ tks 100 Beane, 32.__Ibs_ 100 Soap, : 8 bars 25 Soap, per. hox 50 Candlts, ea tor: 35°" Candles, _pertox “175 Crackers, er box, $0 Oysters 12 cansfor -160 Salmon, . 8-cansfor 160 Tomatoes, ceansfor 160 Green Corn, 6cansfor 100 . String Beans, 5cansfer 100. Sardines, 6 cansfor it0d— 65 raat Judge of the city and county of San Fran-, ‘all, aud being $;100 Executor of last will and testament of Albert ; _ Fon . Bran B pointed the 80th of September,’ 1879, to Pon Rc Only delinquent assessment, toyether wir ue it of advertising aud expetines of sale. e pay ote wig G. ©, gets Secretary, ‘cents i : ca ercial Street, Read : : oe " offered WM. WOLF'S } =: oe ret Es “Yabor it PRICE LIST.4 Seal <= FOR CAS Hs earpew Subject to Correction =ae ete suas —tised-£ -Eloaty..per100—Ihs,.99-75The. . Wheat, per 100 ibs, 995 Nevad Cort, per 10) lbs, 1 75 the M Brat, per 100 Ibs, 1-19: Compa Mixed Feed per 100 lbs, 1 37: of 23 ¢ Middlings, per 100 Its, 1 54 We Potatoes, per 160 Ibe, rye ‘from 8 ‘chased ‘wlothin City, *¢ A ct “ seuses “playe theic d want ¢ they W That 4 Tre Counr plete ¢ Coast Geo, ington «ov ‘to Tru ee SS (as _ there. Chat Johnst Spring Kix-$ return * «9 to-n Capt the De Bay W Rich: to Bodi Judy * Franeis tional . remain Johs horse s Injured ered ¢ streets Mrs. mothe) ing ser alence, the su Benj of this remem is now Valley been f prospe wada, Ove receive Pr The Singin day e #'clock Pirgt I invitec Han room f Enquit s&s U ish ar “Rade operate LOS irritati not un whole aud oc tion th will ey always bathin; water It is or are ney Ereates / Sixth by ali . Hi’ black «