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sii haishaiaiianadirnaamerapmteton ml. Gl wee nya Aohndnalayesn ah anmagpeene
YOR PRESIDENT,
FOR VICB PRESIDENT. °
n Mines.—Tho ‘confidence . bog to subiilt.
of those most interested in the copper mines! tq: the. of Atigustus Quinton, de.
of this county has not abated one whit.—. soased-—Atber and careful examinalocated
_ to improve.as they sink upon the load, The . ~-n following
epee Tat 1M CEOPOE Yo ArIIt . ,. cighs tine, usvabing for Jol Darts,
thtough’ the ledge as.soon as 9 depth is for. the Southern. Confedorsey, fot Gen.
reached where the valde of the claim can be . +o, for secession and for the tebel flag, and
fully tested. A drift hae been run through the cursing the United States government and
_ Ane A 8 Getance oF seventy feet. A min. .n siaseed with If nbd Bring bo the fing
ot of fifteen, years experionce in the mines. sta9 and wishing thet they had a rebel flag
of England, pronounces the Well lead rich . 4,44 they would holst upon it, and threatens .
er than: anything he bas ever seen at the ing to shoot any one who might interfere
same depth. . : with them, and bura the town if they were
The Mammoth company haf been taking . interfered with, to the great danger and fear
out gommie excellent ore, but the work bas . of the people living in the town. ‘The lea» .
been impeded by the large amount of war! der of this lawless crowd wos Augustus
ter. J. J. Lynn of Sacramento is now put> Quinton, deceased, who also claimed that be
ting up & pump capable of discharging 1,200] was the ‘guerrilla chief of California, by ap»
aallons of water per hour. l'ho Mammoth . pointment of Jeff. Dovie, This ‘Augustus
will pay well some day. ‘The stock of the . Quinton had formerly been in the rebel sere
company is owned mostly in Sacramento, vice, had been token prisoner and paroled.
_ From the Green Lead considerable quan . Upon receiving information of the prueceedtities of ore have been shipped to Europe. ings of the aforesaid parties, District Attors
No returns have yet been ‘mode from that ney Hawley sued out a warrant for the ar
cuuatry, bat an advance of $62 25 made in. reat of Augustus Quinton under the law of
San Francisco, bas lightened the assess. . the State of California passed in 1863, ma»
ments of the company considerably. The . king such acte a misdemeanor. The warrant
shaft le down about eighty feet on the west was placed in the hands of Sheriff Kent to
wall, and they ore now drifting throagh . make the arreston the night of ‘the 27th of
the ledge, , July, when he, accompanied by some friends
A great drawback to the development of proceeded tu San Juan to execute the ware
the copper claims has been the want of. rant. On his afrival he consulted with his
capital. Many of the owners are poor men, deputy, Mr. W, A, Jones and others, who
and after the first: wild excitement passed . informed bim that Augustas Quinton was
away, Capitalists bevatie frightened. Asa dangerous man, and had said that be never
sessments remained unpaid and the immense should be arrested alive, and that they (the
— Cost of pfospecting the ledges had to be officers) must proceed with caution.
butné by é-few mien. “Now, évery day or. ghorig Kent, Deputy Sheriff Jones and a
two, agents from San Francisco and Sacra . few others went to the house of his, Augues
mento ate traveling Over the copper section . ty, Quinton's father, when they were going
{pauiting.whet.one, and. another Jead.ca-be-t-up-tne-stapy dt: the house, © man believed in
toiling for @ year ‘to develop the -claims in . and looked out immediately going back again,
that section refuse.to sell. The “silver bub. wher Deputy Sheriff Jones closely followed
ble” that hag recently burst, ruining so many, . and said to Augustus Quinton, I have a ware
has also had an injurious effect upon the . rant for your arrest. Quinton bad a pistol
copper interests, Theae.drawbacks will in} in his hand which he instantly drew and fired
time, pass away, and the copper mines of . at Junes, but Jones succeeded in throwing
Nevada county. will yet: rank among the! up the pistol and the shot went over his
moat wmportantintereste of the country. (Jones') shoulder and close to bie face, when
EasTERN News,—The rebels evacuated ae beady fe rele te _was
Hagerstown, Md., on the 6th inet., and — Q litle tile or three eo al
in the direction of Sheppardstown. They uiggon shote
were mostly dressed in Union niger i ie hele dee “ne ae
' In an engagement between our gunboa "
on the James and a rebel battery, the rebthe house. There were two pistol shot
wounds in the body of Augustus Quinton,
wae paar rebels tried to crows the either of which, according to the medical
Ohio at Uniontown on Friday, but were ae _ sg os ne death:
‘driven back by guaboate. pheath Bs nrg bry. tod, fst
j ja
Gen, Grant and a. portion of hie staff left . AY8 was kitied
for St on the 3d of August. It is =~ arama pee in “agg _
thought 4 battle will be fought near the field . " SUtY blame . to
of Antietam. The movements of both ar. “¢ Sheriff or his Deputy, or bis party act.
mies indicate this, Longstreet 1s said to . '%& Under him, and that the Sheriff, and
articularly Deputy Sheriff Jones acted
oomeinne rsd rebels. oe rr Wiel estheate and bravery in the mat.
ATTEMPT, TO MuRDER A Husuaxn.—. tor of the Attempted arrest,
We learn that on Monday night the wife of. We have examined the new Court House
Charles Swift, residing at Brown's Valley, . ip process of coustrutivn, and find the work
says the Express, cut the throat of her hues progressing rapidly, and ja our opinion, it will
band. fromegr to eat, by mewns of -a butcher . be when completed, a permament and con¢
Knifes," The cut. was not deep euough to} venient structure, and 4 credit to the county,
prove fatal/'avd the man will “probably . The books wf the county officers, r
recover by the aid of medical skill. ” Swift} td be kept in a neat and clerical manner, as
is & blacksmith, and until recently wae in. to the correctness Of the books &o , we
the employ of the Califoruia Stage Company . (owing to the shortness of tims allowed for
in this city, He was married about six . our investigation) find it impossible to des
aontthe ag», and his wife is about sixteen termine.
years of age. We did not learn the cause] We have eXamined the place Where the
of the rash act. It was committed while . county prisoners are confined, and find it
is totally unfit for such » putposc, We are}!
AN Eastera correspondent, writing from . “¢l! aware however, that necessity caused
Grants army, suys the rebel. skirmishers pak epemeie: Tents bee. Mei recom-.
avall themselves, of every opportunity to fs ig _ posal ~ op pg vip i
cultivate the acquaintance of our soldiers ately wade: te the oe = eilh ‘led uarad
who sup with them in the evening and figh! sewer leading trom : ine pads
hé was daleep. ~
them in thé abrhing. open. Should the above p
A DEBRWPER trom 6 Georgia ‘eglinent . ve complied with, the satitary condition»
who lately came into Butler's lines, remarked . the inmates would . be Breatly ameliorated,
tecnica
‘We bave examined into the case of the
ee eee nian » . billing ot Augustus Quinton, of North, San
ABRAMAM LINCOLN. pring poge isch of the Séeb fh ae
ee ANORE W. JOHNSON. — . and the intotest therem that bas been man.
i Stila ifested In'the County, we deem special re~
Se tsi tee Won Slt . Grand Jay of-theCounty of Neveds fied
shaft has been sunk to a depth of ninetyefive . 5.. ‘of mon were in the habit of going
foot ou tha'‘enatorn wall Of the ledge. We . through the streste of North San Juan, in . S06 10th,
add lint Water .
Sacto ty on
the instit 4 Will pe Steer y vued]
the robberies which have lately been commit-. 4 ex
=)
Grand Jey Rees cot, Nevads County, AuTue: Call ‘says that E. A: Pollard, whe
was sent to the Oregon Penitontiaty, and
aT BAPTIST CHURCH,
is now & prisoner at Fort Warren, was forOn Tuesday & Wednesday Eveg’s,
Sud thie E iraseu 16th and 17th.
nected With & fellow named Walton, who
BLAISDELL
no confidence can be. placed in Pollard’s. SWISS BELL RINCE
word, atid makes him out, a very bed man. mate trices
Pollard ie,the author of the Southern histo. po be Bathe
FY of the war, and. is accused of acting in. Fesblousbis by
humanly toward Federu! prisoners in Rich‘Bntertafuments, a
we FT es Tiekets $100. Children 60 cents. Doors open
_ ‘Te annual Fair of the San Joaquin Val. BLAISDELL BROTHERS,
ley Agricultural Society will he held in tT Saag med Prep
Stockton commencing on Tuesday, Septem. . Frank Ruseell, Agent,
ber 14, and continuing four days. Hon. 8.
W. Brockway of Mokelumne Hill will de1"
liver the address.
ach ett cierto tares tts . Stee 6 a tub, a of lime
of water to ack Pe vion
loge stir in the about one-half
tallow or grease, wy ey it well io. ‘Then . atina,
. The com. . gates to t
bo ‘i > aly og Moos
Also, to meet in a District Convention to
candidate for Congress for the Secshall be entitled to the
tation in the County Conveni
pound will withstand ‘Fain for years.
Jim GRANT, another of the Washoe stage
ond District.
on the Oth, wae shot and probably mortally tion ;
wounded while attempting to escape. oe =
“Hop Ur’ and “Wig Wag” are the im= . Blue teetaedecese
pressive title of two new “atrait” drinks out Grass Valley
Weat.
Nor eeeeeoee
net.
vein about eight miles above Hite’s Cove. .
Mariposa county, which jis said to be the .
richest thing yet discovered in that county.
PREPARATIONS are being made’ for a.
James Makee, of Honolulu, brought $2,496 You Bee:
plenty
hot with slack» . city of Nevada, on
° he SATURDAY, AUGUST 27th, 1964.
forthe
eteecesocses 2 Patria Mit
; ‘ r Relief Foeeveeveee
evesseces @ Lowell Hill...
*
Miline vas .
Yankee contrivance, is introduced intu we iecany Fate
in England, and is thought by them to be a )
Cy Lad iS F
THERE will be quite a falling off of votes . B¥HVles-s--ne-s-om 8
in the Democratic ranke next November loomfield
predilections of those killed and captured Senate ws
eleewhere correspond with those convicted td y= idobeee 1
in this cuunty. Orleans # strove d
THE second 100 barrels.of molasses fur. Omegs.... steecseee &
warded to Bin Francieco to be sold for the Weak 7
benefit of the U. 8. Sanitary Fund, by Capt. Little York.. H
ni .
A PARTY of Mexicans have found a quartz . he be and that
platform of the
arend horse exhibition at Sacramento in the . “ "
ae usual. but the chief attraction will be the
equine displaymonth of Octuber. A State Fair will be held by eee ofthe
R.
“. THEODORE VAN TASSELL,
og before the
Precincts
Se Owe nereeocos
eee 2 Cherokee.
Hanpsome and serviooable bricks are. FALL STYLE FOR 1 864.
how manufactured in the Reese River counWy ees
Tutt Bay popare cay the Washo will reSoret re 0% vf
‘The Leading HATTER or the sume her trips on Friday,
Winrers' horse Norfolk, which coat
WHEN the steamer Lexington was burnt
in Lang Soand, Jen. 14. 1840, David
hin tp
to-day
$15,000, arrived safe per Golden City, Wik rae Mis FALL sTYLE
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13th, 1864.
His prices are lower than amy other
Crowley, of Providence, ‘hate, was. His of Hats and
anved Ge a bale-of cotton, upen which he tion excels any house om
nights, and finally weut
dL. I. This of
has preserved with rePresent time, b
price of oi, brought out the
to get one of
tad Berope.
Tre New York World publishes the
ships which bave been oul eee
Kove ned tne sures timmpenes std tat
One of the Righmo
Eon aes 24 be.
H YSIECIAN.
’ z a ceeeemeant :
y . A Genuine Vegetable alterative is at last giv.
. & to our people, combined with Iodine ; and we
Fe bespeak for it abundant sugeess. It appears to .
_ . be no seeret, as the Agent sends a circular giv «7
. THE FLORENCE
fs the only SEWING MACHINE that
. Makes Four Distinct Stitches
THE REVERSIBLE FEED:
GEO, A. BANDALL, ~~
Agent for NevadaCo., at Weaver & Co.'s store
Thread, ete. : * julié-tf
AND CLAMS!
Seapret -Just Received by
MICHAEL LONG,
Next building below C. H. Meyer & Co’s store,
ON BROAD STREET.
Nevada, July 20th
DEALRE IN
HATS, MILITARY Coops,
tke. &e
No. 227 Montgomery St, Russ Block.
Orders from the country promptly attended to.
San Franciseo, July 29th. :
FAIRY PERFUME!
Superior to anything im the Perfume§ ry line.
For sale at the Commereial Street Dreg Store,
Sy20 By JOS. M. LEVEY,
Proposals for Building Sewers®
RSAtee posals will be received by the
Board of Trustees of the city of Nevada, until the 15th day of Asante for the construction
of sewers specified as follows. viz :
On south side Broad street in front of lote No .
1, 3, 5, 7, * sg a 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, as designated on city Map. = ssh
Also, on south side Commercial street in front
No 41. 43, 45, 47, 49. 51 53, 65, 57, 59. 61,
hich . & %S, 67, 69, 71, 78, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, a6
y %
designated in
» On east side Pine street in front-of lots
No. 1, 3,5, 7,9, 11 and lot No 27, on corner of
Pine and Spring streets as designated on ci
Map. The same to be done in accordance wit
? of Ordinance No, 15.
All bids will specify the amount per foot on
eaeh lot bid for. For farther iculars enquire
ofthe Marshal. By erder ofthe Board ottees JONATHAN CLARK, President.
W. H. Crawford, Clerk, protem. augs
ROBERT MAYERS,
No. 242 Montgomery Street, Southeast
corner of Pine, San Francisco.
i Importer of ;
Gold, Silver Watches, Jewelry,
Musical Instruments and
Foreign. Fancy Goods.
San Francisco, July 29.
Milwaukie Brewery.
No. 16 Spring Street, Nevada:
L W. DREYFUSS would inform the citizens
Ade of Nevada county and his friends, that he
is now ared to furnish
or ie
them with a supcriLAGER BEER
or the yr or ie. a left e the
,on treet ‘ ~
faithful pe heiten Fray um ie :
CHAS. TEWKSBURY, :
Has opened a AEs
TIN WARE STORE,
At his old stand—formerly Stoakes’ on
Broad Street,
Kv hing in the Tinwaré line mptly ex
rimy such as tin-roofing, ran rf
Shaving atid Hair Cutting.
Pa
. youn RBRIDGE is always on hand
at hisshop,
Broad Street. opposite the National Exchange,
. Ready to do Mair Cuttmg and Shaving in the
best style. Come and give me a trial. yi
GEO:'E WITHINGTON,
Sign and Ornamental Painter.
Hee rvu area 7 = Bos reseed J .
alwaye on a large stock o a
Paper Curtain Fixtures &e. "ht the Foot of
street, Nevada city.
Grass VaHey Union Club.
A meeting of the Union men of Grass Valleywill be held x Hamilton Hall, on Tuesday
evening uext, 16th ingt., at 8 o’rlock P. M. for
Gapmoce of forming a Lincoln and Johnson
A general attendarce is uested.
E. W. ROBERTS,
RK. LEACH,
Grass Valley Aug, 10th. Township Com.
D. 8. BAKER. J. A. MARTIN’
Dd. s,: BAKER & Co.
DEALERS Uy
Groceries, Provisiuns, Can Fruits,
Wheat, Barley and Ground Feea
No. 73 Broad Street, Nevada.
SH MEATS, oF aLt NDs
. ‘. Goods delivered free of Ch
Cheap for Cash.
. a oot oe ae
is new offer
upon the se
sons gives ¢
and Sunday,
of Broad sti
see the spe
school room .
lecture oa 8
be impossible
The lecture
. evening, at t