August 11, 1877 (4 pages)

Bhe Daily Seruseript. ~ NEVADA. CITY CALs Attempted Destruction by Fire, of the Barjiag Ground, Cath«lic and Congregations! Church@n--irrest of Fenwick R. Miller, tne Incendiary. —*< Abont a week ago an attempt was made t& burn Juhn Jack's store, on Pitie street, and on the following’ night » similar attempt was made to destroy the buildings owned by F. YU, Luetje and Alex. Gault, on Broad street. It wes done in this way: On Jack's place way found an apple that was filled with matches, and around it was & piece of cloth that was thoroughly saturated with kerogene, wilh another lot of matches on the outside,and so arravged~as it was thought-to ignite as soon as thrown on, building. This was thrown over ‘Jick’s building to tle buck . yard, and did not iguite, . As svonas it was discovered the ‘detectives endeavored to ascertain whe e it_ came from, but without effect. Tne next: night sitilar missiles were found on the building of F.C. Luetje aud one ~ iia the buck yard of Alex. Gauli’s premises; allof them beiig of one, oharacier, the presumption was that they were made by one, party, with’ the evilent intention: of destroying the town, The people became alarmed, « citizens’ meeting was calted,ind a Vigilance Committee formed fur the purpose of ascertaining Who the incendinries were; if possibile to detect them, aad to notify oll suspicious characters to leave the town before they were summarily donlt with, The Vigilance Committee bave bad eight ‘witchmen on duty every night, aud no trace of the ouovnuceenm din oendisries cou'd be found, and, in. fact, from tbat time up te Thursday evening at 6 o'clock, nothiag anusual ud transpired. Several parties were notified to leave the town, and they did as directed. Other partiea were to. be ‘notified, but it was ‘delayed im hopes that they might be. detected im Guinmitting some crimimal act, be kilied er convicted, and thus free vther communities of their presence. On Thursday evening at 6 o’clock,@#a alurin of fire was sounded, and it -was soon ascertained that the old graveyard, opposite the residence of A. Lones, on West Broad street, was on fire; and it was waging ut a foarful rote, On arriving there it. was discovered? that the work was that ofan incendisry. It must be-borne in mind that thie yard is / filled, at least wLere the fires were set, With manzanita bushes, the most ombustible staf in’ the yard. By applying a match to the bushes, on socount of their being. very dry, the fire was evidently intended to be eommunicated to the graves; and to the burns and residences adjoindng the burying ground, and there‘fore two particular places were sedected. » When We afrived there— bout the firstoneon the grouhd— it appeared that the first fire had been set toa fence around a grave, and it was nearly consumed, and the héad-board fell just as. we got there. The fire spread to the ’ manzanita. bushes, and by a great deal of hard work by those present, it did not extend to any very great distance. At the time this was being extinguished, another fire was dis. covered about one hundred feet from where the first one was started, and that was raging at a fearful rete. The Firemen got a stream on it, and it was s00u extingaished, but not however until it hud deatroyed the fencing, head boards, whrabberry, etc., of some eight or ten gravé lots. Had the incendiary been discovered around there, be wever would have left the graveyard alive: ‘Two young ladies who were placiag flowers on a grave in the Catholic ground, whieh adjoins the old burying ground, saw a man come end gooutto the street, The desing positive they could recognize him if they saw him again, it was almoat a foregone eonelasion that theincendiary would be discovered. While ‘the dire was caging at the £raveyard, hous +ceper for Fathe® Meagher, go to the «window of the” Catholic’ Chareb,taise é and throw something in, Afser We deft Mrs. Hanly. went inside of the chureb, and foand a lob of matches.thyt were nearly: all burned. A few minutes later a “At? somptWas made to barn the Congres eee: Gepekk, oh gational Church. The grassin front. thought they would have the courage to retire feeling safe. Every arrangement then commenced to be made to double up the police force for the stili better protection of the town. Up to hulf past seven o’clock no ove had any idea who the idcen-’ diary could-be, yet the description of the nian was the same cs that given. by the girls at the graveyard, by Mrs. Hanly aud others who saw him at the Covgregstional Church. No oae could seem to place the man by the deseription given, At about 8 o'clock word was sent to Marshul Morrison, by ©. Fogeli, that FEN MILLER ‘Was at the United States Brewery, on. Main street, opposite the scbool house, Making a disturbance, and Fogeli winted bim taken away.— The Marshal went up there and as soon as he saw. Miller and the condition that he was in, he was convinced he could not tuke bim to jail alone, and seat to own for assistance. Morrison commenced. to talking to hiw, endéavor to pacify ‘him, During the conversation, Miller asked him if the Catholic Oburch was barned? A» soon as he agked that question, Morrisou was convinced thut Miller was the incendiary the people bad been lovking fur, Deputy Sheriff Carter, with, @ posse, arrived, and they arrested Milier, und while tuking im down the street, they met the two girls. who had seen the man come out of the graveyard, who exclaimed: ‘‘Thut's the man I saw set fire to the grave yard."’ . By the time they-reached~-the jrit all the parties . abdve referred to recognised Fen Miller as the incendiary. Ho was ander the influence of liqnor and as crazy asa bed bug. He was: placed in jail, and the news spread like wild fire. Everybody felt relieved after learning all the purticulars, ind that the officers bad arrested the right man “forsure.” —~ He was the last man in the commnnity that was saspected, Everything about the mutter is now as light: as duy. Had he been sane, he would have been bung as soon as arrested, Miller is a surveyor and is a very old resident of the county, and during the past few yeurs be has been iv the habit of going on sprees, but was always 80 quiet while ou the street that scarcely any one would suspect that he was intoxicated. He has been sent to the County Jail twice during the past year. When thoroughly under the influence of liquor he becomes insane, His office isin Brown & Morgan's Block, on the corner of Broad and Pine streets, and from the Pine street porch he threw the devilish missiles over to Jack's and Luetje's buildiogs, As soon as Miller was lodged'in juil be was searched, and in his pockets was found a small package of lard dope up in brown paper, a lot of manzanita berries, several pieces of agaie, just like that found in the package thrown on Luetje’s house, and a lot of other things. Deputy Sheriff Qurter visited his office yesterday morning, and founda bottle of kerosene, broken matches and pieces of agate,tbe same kind that had been used in the packagesfound oa the buildings, Tbe evidence against Miller is of the most positive character, without his own declarations. After he was taken to jail be told the Deputy Sheriff that “he was the Lord Jesus Christ, and had come upon earth to destroy the Catholic Churches, and he was going to do it." Yesterday morning the Deputy Sheriff. went into see him, and be appeared quite rational. He told the Deputy sheriff that he hada ‘bully night's rest and felt firstrate."’ We presume such steps will be taken with him as will secure bia sufety in the fature. If he had been caught in the act of setting fire, to any bailding, he would not have ived a moment, ‘as it was the determination of all the watchmen that they would make fo arrests, bu: kill the wretch in his tracks. Our people were thoroughly » aroused, and there was a determination to detect the incendiary if possible. He has Been fouad, andsall can. iéw foc) thankful it was ne worse.) If Miller had not wandered around to United States’ Brewery, lie’ would . ings, that might, baye destroyed. 6 g Miller is con. of the chareh was also set on fire, but . cerned, the f eop ean ‘now feel safe. did bat little damage, Tbe man in. } singe the abowe-was written, we thin case-Wa alno-aeen t ladies in. Yeora that Millers oh ate tigineigh Aggoon a8 these . Brod strest, at about, balfepast 6 fagts were ktiown, the people seemed . o'clock, on bes, ae he af. to ‘be appalled, and the grestest ter 6 o'clock, while the firemen were going tothe. fire, fe met them on Broud street, and when he resehed the corser of Broad and Pine streets, Charley Grimes, clerk for Hyman Bros., asked bim where the fire was, and he mumbled off something that . Grimes conld not understand. He came down Pine street to Commercial, up Mein tp the Catholie Charch, He tried to enter the church by the door, but finding it locked, be went to the window, raised it, and then lit his matches; threw them into the ebureb, and walked off to the Congregationsl Chareb, and could not get into that one. He then set fire . to the grass in front of the building. From there he went to the United States. Brewery, where, he was ar‘rested, ~ = Iaterview with Wen. Miller the -Iacendiary. We ascertained yesterday afternoon that Fen. Miller, who set: fire to. the. grave yard, was in a condition to talk, and accordingly dispatched a@ reporter to interview him, when the fullowing conversution occurred: Reporter. ‘What do you know about the fires that occurred last night?’’ Miller, laughingly. “Why, I know all about them.” : Keporter. “What made you set the grave yard on fire?” Miller, “Thadtodo it, I went up there and set iny father’s grave on fire.’’ Reporter. . “Why did you try to set the churches on fire?’’ Miller, ‘Well, I'll tel yon. I was at the Brewery, and I had to go and I cqaldu’t help it. I then came down throngh town and-went to the »Catholio Chureb, and threw some burning ‘paper into the building to burn it down. I then went duwa to the Congregational Church and tried to set thaton fire, Plenty of people suw me do it; and they didn’t pay anything to me nor I to them.” Reporter. ‘Yes, several ladies saw you go to the churches.” Miller. ‘Did they, though?’’ ‘Reporter, ‘‘Well, what about those packages, found on John Jack's, Luetje’s and other buildings?” Miller, “Oh, the same thing, I did it,” , OF Reporter. ‘‘How were these packuges made, and where?”’ Miller, ‘I made them up in my office, in Brown & Morgan's Block, and you go up there and you will sce some of the same things I made them out of, One was an apple, filled with matebes, covered with cloth, thoroughly saturated with kerosene; that one I threw on Jack's place, and was standing directly im frout Uf Dr. Hughson’s office, on the purch,”’ Reporter. “How about the othersa?’’ : Millet. “I made them a little dif ferent, I put stones on the inside of these, so I could throw them, from where I stood on the porch, to the buildings opposite, them.’ Reporter. “Did yon intend to destroy the town?” Miller. ‘Yes I did, The people have got to do it yet,” , Reporter. “Where did yon get the. kerosene?” : Miller. “TI bought it of P. H. Belden, and you go and ask him, and he will tell you so,” . A great deal more conversation occurred that is not worth reporting. He is insane without a doubt, and to the minutest particulars of everything that transpired on Thureday evening, which esa be proved “by competent witnesses, The Shiriff bas in his possession some of the same kind of stones used in the packbottle, paper, etc., found in Miller's office, and in his pockets at the time of his arrest, all going to show that Miller is the incendiary, and not the suspicious characters who . arrived: in town previous tothe fires, "" . Freight om Wood. A car load of ten cords of Wood, bought in Empire at $8 per cora, costs “$51 delivered in Virginia City 7-85 10 per cord for an hout's ran; This makes the cost $13 10 per cord by the car lad for wood’ . floated down the river to Eupire. .A-vetter van'be tae Truckee for $3 to $4 per . a ie ek ge ee the ‘Vinghoes over and set the grave yard on fire, . and set fire to} yet he tells « straight story, even . . eges, short matches, the kerosene! Frightfal Accident—Two Men. ¢ Hert. An accident ocearred in therear of the Court Hose; in this city, yes terday forenoon, which quite seriously injured two men—Clinton Harrisonand Jobn Isaaes,The men were engaged in painting the County Juil did were: working on the side facing Pine street at the time of the accident. The walls of the jail are about 40 feet high on that side and necessitated the use of a swinging seuff.ld—a plank about 20 feet long, suspended by % inch ropes, one at evch end. ‘The ropes were weuk from long ase, aud fotally unfit for. the strain to which they were -snbjected. The seuffuld bad been lowered to within about 25 feet of .the ground, wich at that place is very rough aud bard, and the men were iudustrionsly prosecuting their lubor, aoconscions of what was to befall them, when the rope which supported the plank nearest where Harrisou was standing, parted, pr-cipita-, ting the men; plank and paiut, with great force to the ground, Harrison reached the ground first, bat strack in suvh @ position that’ the thigh of his left leg was broken about six inches ubove the knee. He wus bruised in several other parts of ,the body, but not seriously. His’ purtner, Isanc:, was injured internally, bu: to what extent wecould not learn. Harrison was conveyed to the Union Hotel where he was was waited upon by Des. Weleéb and Hant, who did all that wag possible for thé wounded on Gold Fiat. Cross in Town Whenever we see Jake Cross in town we always know two facts: Firstly —he is just from ‘Il ruekee. Seeoudly—be bad company in theshap> of criminals. Such proved the case yesterday when we saw him on oar streets. Cross airived on the morning train yesterday, With a man named Harry Fowler, charged with misdemeanor and: sent up for 60 days. He is a raving maniac now, and will probably be sent to the Insane Asylum. Cross bad :1so a woman in ebarge named. Annie ‘Starr, who is seut up for 30 days for disturbiog the peace. this afteruoon and will, probably, b Monday, arrive in this city wit some more prisoners, Police busihess is getting to be quite lively in that part of our cuunty. A MURDERER escaped from the jail at Sommerset, Ky., by dloping with the Sheriff's danghter, __ Mining Stocks, Yesterday Morniry’s Sales The following are the quotations of the Sales at the Regular Board yesterday smvrning — opening and closing. 13356 Ophir 17% 17. 740 Mexican 10 10% e175 Gould & Carry 8% 8 300 Best & Beloner, 1614 790 California 27% 27%, 435 a 6% 4. 380 Con Virginia 29% 291, 160 Hale & Noréross,4.80, 260 Crown Point 4.05 265 Yellow Jacket, 8% 9, 165 Belcher, 4.60 4.65 25 Bullion, 734 575 Overman, 21}; 21%. 520 Justice, 9°8%,. 620 Unioa Con 5 6% 1060 Inperial,85c, Yesterday Afternoon’s “Sales. California, 28 Overman, 213% Con, Va, 29% Justice, 8% Hale & Norcross,4.70 Caladonin, 3.80" Gould & Curry, 9 Eureka Con,, Ballion 7% Yellow Jucket, 894 Beleber, 4.75." “ Union Con., 5%. Imperial, .85 Brchergner, 62 Ophir, 17 t & Beleber, 1624, 3 sdpateee 10% fe Sierra Nevada, 4.35 JACOB NAFPZIGER, se sity ee “ ¥ ty City.co+ m0 : eeier tat Gor wv 2 mat; Isawes-wastaken to tits home . BEGARDLESS OF COST!) Cross will retarn to Trackee . ‘. leceased, and for hearing the applicaiion iesuance toh; Daily T . Th reserve the right to reject any and aii tans . ¥.P, Brown, Clerk, jy NOTICE TO. WOOD MEN, Seeeneeneeeel ‘. long, to be delivercad wood, 4, wood 4 Grammar or «. The -. or “3 urtz,Casey, 8m: rteville P Owens, Smarts cKane, 8 C Mallon, Sic J Kelly, Smarts W Andrews, Rock JH Jadd, G Valley J B Lathrop, City D Edwards, WCerter, do H Jones, Washington R Wiiliams, do has annual mecting of the Cold Spring Miniug Com » fur the election’ of Directors, and, the.transaction .of such oher business. a8 may.'come. beture the meeting, will be hekd on Monday, Sept, 40th, 1877, at 1 o’clock P. M., at the ofice of the mage ha — of Broad and Pine streets, Nevada City. = lJ. ROLPE. Secretary. Nevada City, August 10th, 1877. . 20 Days for CLOSING OUT! 2 = Iv 13-A FACT THAT ALFRED BERG AT GRASS VALLEY; IS CLOSING OUT HIS LARGE STOCK OF JEWELRY, WATCHES, DIAMONDS, Silverware, Clocks, etc., _. 48 ORDES TO Locate in San Francisco, Where h‘s place of bhsiness is — ened at NO. 2% SIXTH STREET, i Ok con sixtn NU WAREET a ALL HIS GOODS WILL BE SOLD AND BEFORE THE 10TH OF NEXT MONTH IN ORDER TO SAVE THE EXPENSE OF PACKING AND SHIPPING. tea. Creditors and debtors will please call at bis place for settlement. ALF. BERG, Jy 21.tf Mill Street, Grass Valley. . FIRE INSURANCE. ROYAL OF LIVERPOOL, AND NORWICH UNION. CAPITAL $25,000,000.} WO OF THE LARGEST AND SAFEST COMPANIES IN THE WOKLD. FAULKNOR, BELL & C0, Agents San Francisco. HIE NIVENS, AGENT NEVADA CITY. . Hi jy3 PROBATE NOTICE. TATE OF CALIFORNIA, County of NEVADA. In Probate Court, In the matter of the Estate of William Whiteside deceased. Pursuant), an erdcr.of said Court, made on the dsy of July, a. D. 18:7, notice is hereby given that Saturday, the llth day of August, A. D. 1877, at 10 o'clock, A. M. of eaid » at the Court Room of said Court, at the Court Heuse in the City and County of Nevads, have be n appo-nted as the time and piace for prev. ing the will of said William Whiteside, of G, W. Wnitesive fur the tohin of letters testementary, when and where any . pen interested may appear and contest the same. JAMES D. HITE, Clerk. By John Webber, Deputy Clerk. Petitioner. C. Taylor, Att'y ior Suly 30, 1877. jy31 TO CUNTRACTOKS. Soemeeneeee OTICE is hereby given that sealed Olay Board of Trnstecseuy ee Xen ; + for the building of a Stone Sewer, sagen, Fees oe “as dred and twenty-five the Nevada abvut one hunfeet.Plans and} can be seen at the office of NEALED »RO: wall be received S until roe o'elock A, M., August 25th, 1577, by the Board of Educa. fone, teen fee dryoak wood, 4 iect foug; and 4¢ of dry pine wood, 4 fret Weshington pe etch ie » Nevada City, on the eounties of Neévaria end eee “ef C Er-kine, Sau Jose} Also . } ors of the st .te to wotew ‘at said election, will Vite on said . hereby vi John Linderman, Ju of dry oak. 9 * Be meth Distriet—con two Senators. Nevada, one Sep ; joinuly with Sierra, one Scaler,’ Nevada — members of the Aruenibly, ag 6). Nevada County—three members The Legislature at its twenty-first aes. sion, having recommended. to ‘the elect m thé question of calling a convention tanevibe ahd eee the Oonstitution of this Ytate, the people The ballots usei at such electic coutain the werds: **Four the Ctnvesteae: orthe words; *Agaivst tne Convention) oor ee ry Poh vie iota. er era reward hundsed dollars, for the arrest ay poy viction of aliy and every person Viola. tig the p ovisiouy of Title IV, Part 1 of the Penal Code; Such rewords to be p, until the total xmovnt hereafter expend." ed for the purpose, react 8 the sum of ten thousand dolicrs. ‘In witness wherecf, I have hereunto Ret my hand, and iwused tue grest seal of the State to Be affixed at Sacramento, this, . the (hiftty-tirs. day of Jnly, a. D. 1877 —_— } WILLIAM iRWIn, Seal Attest: Governor, ——~ } Tuomas Bec, Se retary of State, Sow, im accordance with the for ing proclamation of the Guveruor ef Culifor. pia, and by Virtue Of the -uthority, by the Political Code, in us vested. it is here’ ordered tha? @) géneral eiection be held by ‘the qualified electurs of the County of Ne. vada, On Wednesday, the fiftn day of Sep. tember, A. D, 1877, at the several election . precincts of Neveda Wouuty, for the elect. ion o! the following officers, viz: : 1, A Seustod fur the 24th Senatoris) District, c mposed of the counties of Ne. vada and Sierra. 2. A Senutor tor the 24th Genat ria? Dig. trict, comprising the county .of Nevada only, : : 3. One*Assemblyman. 4. One Assembl; man, 5. One Assemblyman. 6. A Sheriff. « 7. A County Clerk. 8. A’District sttoriey. 9. A County ‘I reusurer, . A Coun y Record: r, . A kehool Superintendent. . A County surveyor. . A Public Admunistrutor, — 4 14. A Coroner; . A Supervisor for District Re, 1, comprising Nevada Township. 16. One Vonrtable for each Municipal Township. 17. One Constable for each Municipal Township, And it is further ordered, in accordangs wih’ section 1142, of the Political Code of the state of Culifor.ia, that the fok lowing namd persous be, und the ‘ Miivers and forthelr respective precincts. ‘And that suid election be held in the house or room derignated opposite the name of each of saiu precincts, viz: / ‘. NEVADA TOWNSHIP, Nevada--Polis ut the (ovurt.House. .6. von schmittburg, Luspector; Joho Dun nicliff and Chas. E. Mulloy, Judges. Blue ‘lent— Pulls at the -cliool House, © D. Campbell, Inspector; B. D. Chad wick anu I. Mcody, Judge. GRASS VALLEY 10WNSHIP, Grass Valicy—volls at the Town Hall. P. H. Paynter, loepector;W. D. Woods and F.G. Beatty, Judges. : Ailisons’ Ranch —rolls at P. Hennesay's. P, Hepnessy, Luspector; Thos. W. sucFate Sr. and John Ford, Judges. Forest Spriugs—Polls at George Little’s buildiax, Z. T. Smith, Laeger: Benjamin Colvin and Joseph Perrin, Judges. Buena Vista—Polls at the School House. W. Melarkey, Ins ector; Chas. Leech and Joseph Shelby, Judyrs. Cuitage Hill—Poils at James McA lister's house. J.R. Nicaersou, luspector; Dudley Dedmen and Michael J.H gin. Judges North Blooufielid—Polis at the Schoo} Houxe, B.D. Skiamore,»Iuspector; Ed. Cummings, and A. A, Smith, Judges. Lake City—Poligat School House. P.A. Paine, Iuspector; Wm. Black and James oJ ae Relief Hill—Polls at Schvol House. RB. se, Inspecrur; Join Hickman and Thos. Moore, Judges. Cvulumbia Hi}l—Polis’ at School Hous. 8. Richardson, Inspector; C, B. Hawley and 8. B. Dasey, Judges. EVREKA POWXSHIP. Rureka South— Polls at school House. 4. S. Wall, Inspector; John Keller and R. Diilon, Judges. Moore’s Flat—Polle at School. Hous. Atwater, Inspector; David Conly ané. bag rg ow “Polls at. Boarding'H D Polis a joune M.L. Seely, Inspector; G. Spooner and E Poague, Judges. WaSHINGION TOWNSHIP, Washington—Pulls at School House. J. McBean, Inspector; FayetteBattis and Jobm Ely, Juuges. Umega— Polls at McCambeidge’s butcher shop. W.A.Marshal, Inspector; Thomas P, Merrill and Thomas Legg, Judges. BRIDGEPORT TOWNSHIP. French CorralPolls at the School : L Morgan Darucal and V.G. Bell, Judges. Birchville—Polle at School House, Joba A. Craig, Inspector; Robt, Jdhnston avd Johu O'Connor, Judges. Sweetland—Polls at School House. Jobn 8. Brown, lnsp-ctor; William Warner and James O.5weetland, Judges, North San Juan—Polls at Dr, Farley's office, John A. Seely, Inspector; Joseph G. Dicksun and A. J. Potuam, Judges. _. Cherokee—Polls at Morgan's store. 4». D. Rathburn, Inspector; Johan Ryan. snd. John Fitter, Judges. ROUGH AND READY TOWNSHIP. Rough and Ready—Polls at Schroeder's. Hotel. A. D. Early, ‘Ins ; Henry Whisner and Geo. Grant, Jndges. Isdian Springs—Pulls at ch’s Hotel. fou ce ery, Mg wn 5 M, P. Hateh,. Mooney Flat—Polis at Schmidt’s Hotel. rang 4 yap a a gga George ana W. L. Baldwin Judges. Pleasant Pulig at School House. Badly, and James G. Bucki ~sudges. ls at Richardson Bro's. of. _ ‘Truckee—i ol wup vo August 16th, . fice. E, J, Brickell, Inspe:tor; F. P. Stevens and Nelson Martin, cogs We Inspec or; Menry ©. Dunn and 4. Wickes, Judges. ae ‘a Judgrn, . Boyd and H. H, Hartley Judges LEFTLE TOWNSHIP. York~ at the Hotel. ay ot ° Hill,Inspector; Frack Copeland and 4 John Peters, Jwiges. » pnilaing Jowell Hill—Roils at Ragans’ building: J: B. Frick, Inspector; Jonny Ragan Horace dJuig 8. "Hunts Mil—Polve at Bhool Hons. 4; G. Turner, inapestert W. Wiseman 8 ges. You Bet—Poils at Lruvser’s Hotel: 7 Monday, A¥1317 . « ERM SS > Groraz G.ALLaN, President, A. B. bet of November, 1877. ; Dy, Joun KnotwaLl, W. H. NuTtEA, 7 oy ‘LnomPadw; Board of a / < CS mos stro; tina the ] easil brok back who! way ized one, of it mor perh the « soa elai: phot Oppc attor row, witn ever: no 1

Bhe Daily Seruseript. ~ NEVADA. CITY CALs Attempted Destruction by Fire, of the Barjiag Ground, Cath«lic and Congregations! Church@n--irrest of Fenwick R. Miller, tne Incendiary. —*< Abont a week ago an attempt was made t& burn Juhn Jack's store, on Pitie street, and on the following’ night » similar attempt was made to destroy the buildings owned by F. YU, Luetje and Alex. Gault, on Broad street. It wes done in this way: On Jack's place way found an apple that was filled with matches, and around it was & piece of cloth that was thoroughly saturated with kerogene, wilh another lot of matches on the outside,and so arravged~as it was thought-to ignite as soon as thrown on, building. This was thrown over ‘Jick’s building to tle buck . yard, and did not iguite, . As svonas it was discovered the ‘detectives endeavored to ascertain whe e it_ came from, but without effect. Tne next: night sitilar missiles were found on the building of F.C. Luetje aud one ~ iia the buck yard of Alex. Gauli’s premises; allof them beiig of one, oharacier, the presumption was that they were made by one, party, with’ the evilent intention: of destroying the town, The people became alarmed, « citizens’ meeting was calted,ind a Vigilance Committee formed fur the purpose of ascertaining Who the incendinries were; if possibile to detect them, aad to notify oll suspicious characters to leave the town before they were summarily donlt with, The Vigilance Committee bave bad eight ‘witchmen on duty every night, aud no trace of the ouovnuceenm din oendisries cou'd be found, and, in. fact, from tbat time up te Thursday evening at 6 o'clock, nothiag anusual ud transpired. Several parties were notified to leave the town, and they did as directed. Other partiea were to. be ‘notified, but it was ‘delayed im hopes that they might be. detected im Guinmitting some crimimal act, be kilied er convicted, and thus free vther communities of their presence. On Thursday evening at 6 o’clock,@#a alurin of fire was sounded, and it -was soon ascertained that the old graveyard, opposite the residence of A. Lones, on West Broad street, was on fire; and it was waging ut a foarful rote, On arriving there it. was discovered? that the work was that ofan incendisry. It must be-borne in mind that thie yard is / filled, at least wLere the fires were set, With manzanita bushes, the most ombustible staf in’ the yard. By applying a match to the bushes, on socount of their being. very dry, the fire was evidently intended to be eommunicated to the graves; and to the burns and residences adjoindng the burying ground, and there‘fore two particular places were sedected. » When We afrived there— bout the firstoneon the grouhd— it appeared that the first fire had been set toa fence around a grave, and it was nearly consumed, and the héad-board fell just as. we got there. The fire spread to the ’ manzanita. bushes, and by a great deal of hard work by those present, it did not extend to any very great distance. At the time this was being extinguished, another fire was dis. covered about one hundred feet from where the first one was started, and that was raging at a fearful rete. The Firemen got a stream on it, and it was s00u extingaished, but not however until it hud deatroyed the fencing, head boards, whrabberry, etc., of some eight or ten gravé lots. Had the incendiary been discovered around there, be wever would have left the graveyard alive: ‘Two young ladies who were placiag flowers on a grave in the Catholic ground, whieh adjoins the old burying ground, saw a man come end gooutto the street, The desing positive they could recognize him if they saw him again, it was almoat a foregone eonelasion that theincendiary would be discovered. While ‘the dire was caging at the £raveyard, hous +ceper for Fathe® Meagher, go to the «window of the” Catholic’ Chareb,taise é and throw something in, Afser We deft Mrs. Hanly. went inside of the chureb, and foand a lob of matches.thyt were nearly: all burned. A few minutes later a “At? somptWas made to barn the Congres eee: Gepekk, oh gational Church. The grassin front. thought they would have the courage to retire feeling safe. Every arrangement then commenced to be made to double up the police force for the stili better protection of the town. Up to hulf past seven o’clock no ove had any idea who the idcen-’ diary could-be, yet the description of the nian was the same cs that given. by the girls at the graveyard, by Mrs. Hanly aud others who saw him at the Covgregstional Church. No oae could seem to place the man by the deseription given, At about 8 o'clock word was sent to Marshul Morrison, by ©. Fogeli, that FEN MILLER ‘Was at the United States Brewery, on. Main street, opposite the scbool house, Making a disturbance, and Fogeli winted bim taken away.— The Marshal went up there and as soon as he saw. Miller and the condition that he was in, he was convinced he could not tuke bim to jail alone, and seat to own for assistance. Morrison commenced.. to talking to hiw, endéavor to pacify ‘him, During the conversation, Miller asked him if the Catholic Oburch was barned? A» soon as he agked that question, Morrisou was convinced thut Miller was the incendiary the people bad been lovking fur, Deputy Sheriff Carter, with, @ posse, arrived, and they arrested Milier, und while tuking im down the street, they met the two girls. who had seen the man come out of the graveyard, who exclaimed: ‘‘Thut's the man I saw set fire to the grave yard."’ . By the time they-reached~-the jrit all the parties . abdve referred to recognised Fen Miller as the incendiary. Ho was ander the influence of liqnor and as crazy asa bed bug. He was: placed in jail, and the news spread like wild fire. Everybody felt relieved after learning all the purticulars, ind that the officers bad arrested the right man “forsure.” —~ He was the last man in the commnnity that was saspected, Everything about the mutter is now as light: as duy. Had he been sane, he would have been bung as soon as arrested, Miller is a surveyor and is a very old resident of the county, and during the past few yeurs be has been iv the habit of going on sprees, but was always 80 quiet while ou the street that scarcely any one would suspect that he was intoxicated. He has been sent to the County Jail twice during the past year. When thoroughly under the influence of liquor he becomes insane, His office isin Brown & Morgan's Block, on the corner of Broad and Pine streets, and from the Pine street porch he threw the devilish missiles over to Jack's and Luetje's buildiogs, As soon as Miller was lodged'in juil be was searched, and in his pockets was found a small package of lard dope up in brown paper, a lot of manzanita berries, several pieces of agaie, just like that found in the package thrown on Luetje’s house, and a lot of other things. Deputy Sheriff Qurter visited his office yesterday morning, and founda bottle of kerosene, broken matches and pieces of agate,tbe same kind that had been used in the packagesfound oa the buildings, Tbe evidence against Miller is of the most positive character, without his own declarations. After he was taken to jail be told the Deputy Sheriff that “he was the Lord Jesus Christ, and had come upon earth to destroy the Catholic Churches, and he was going to do it." Yesterday morning the Deputy Sheriff. went into see him, and be appeared quite rational. He told the Deputy sheriff that he hada ‘bully night's rest and felt firstrate."’ We presume such steps will be taken with him as will secure bia sufety in the fature. If he had been caught in the act of setting fire, to any bailding, he would not have ived a moment, ‘as it was the determination of all the watchmen that they would make fo arrests, bu: kill the wretch in his tracks. Our people were thoroughly » aroused, and there was a determination to detect the incendiary if possible. He has Been fouad, andsall can. iéw foc) thankful it was ne worse.) If Miller had not wandered around to United States’ Brewery, lie’ would . ings, that might, baye destroyed. 6 g Miller is con. of the chareh was also set on fire, but . cerned, the f eop ean ‘now feel safe. did bat little damage, Tbe man in. } singe the abowe-was written, we thin case-Wa alno-aeen t ladies in. Yeora that Millers oh ate tigineigh Aggoon a8 these . Brod strest, at about, balfepast 6 fagts were ktiown, the people seemed . o'clock, on bes, ae he af. to ‘be appalled, and the grestest ter 6 o'clock, while the firemen were going tothe. fire, fe met them on Broud street, and when he resehed the corser of Broad and Pine streets, Charley Grimes, clerk for Hyman Bros., asked bim where the fire was, and he mumbled off something that . Grimes conld not understand. He came down Pine street to Commercial, up Mein tp the Catholie Charch, He tried to enter the church by the door, but finding it locked, be went to the window, raised it, and then lit his matches; threw them into the ebureb, and walked off to the Congregationsl Chareb, and could not get into that one. He then set fire . to the grass in front of the building. From there he went to the United States. Brewery, where, he was ar‘rested, ~ = Iaterview with Wen. Miller the -Iacendiary. We ascertained yesterday afternoon that Fen. Miller, who set: fire to. the. grave yard, was in a condition to talk, and accordingly dispatched a@ reporter to interview him, when the fullowing conversution occurred: Reporter. ‘What do you know about the fires that occurred last night?’’ Miller, laughingly. “Why, I know all about them.” : Keporter. “What made you set the grave yard on fire?” Miller, “Thadtodo it, I went up there and set iny father’s grave on fire.’’ Reporter. . “Why did you try to set the churches on fire?’’ Miller, ‘Well, I'll tel yon. I was at the Brewery, and I had to go and I cqaldu’t help it. I then came down throngh town and-went to the »Catholio Chureb, and threw some burning ‘paper into the building to burn it down. I then went duwa to the Congregational Church and tried to set thaton fire, Plenty of people suw me do it; and they didn’t pay anything to me nor I to them.” Reporter. ‘Yes, several ladies saw you go to the churches.” Miller.. ‘Did they, though?’’ ‘Reporter, ‘‘Well, what about those packages, found on John Jack's, Luetje’s and other buildings?” Miller, “Oh, the same thing, I did it,” , OF Reporter. ‘‘How were these packuges made, and where?”’ Miller, ‘I made them up in my office, in Brown & Morgan's Block, and you go up there and you will sce some of the same things I made them out of, One was an apple, filled with matebes, covered with cloth, thoroughly saturated with kerosene; that one I threw on Jack's place, and was standing directly im frout Uf Dr. Hughson’s office, on the purch,”’ Reporter. “How about the othersa?’’ : Millet. “I made them a little dif ferent, I put stones on the inside of these, so I could throw them, from where I stood on the porch, to the buildings opposite, them.’ Reporter. “Did yon intend to destroy the town?” Miller. ‘Yes I did, The people have got to do it yet,” , Reporter. “Where did yon get the. kerosene?” : Miller. “TI bought it of P. H. Belden, and you go and ask him, and he will tell you so,” . A great deal more conversation occurred that is not worth reporting. He is insane without a doubt, and to the minutest particulars of everything that transpired on Thureday evening, which esa be proved “by competent witnesses, The Shiriff bas in his possession some of the same kind of stones used in the packbottle, paper, etc., found in Miller's office, and in his pockets at the time of his arrest, all going to show that Miller is the incendiary, and not the suspicious characters who . arrived: in town previous tothe fires, "" . Freight om Wood. A car load of ten cords of Wood, bought in Empire at $8 per cora, costs “$51 delivered in Virginia City 7-85 10 per cord for an hout's ran; This makes the cost $13 10 per cord by the car lad for wood’ . floated down the river to Eupire. .A-vetter van'be tae Truckee for $3 to $4 per . a ie ek ge ee the ‘Vinghoes over and set the grave yard on fire, . and set fire to} yet he tells « straight story, even . . eges, short matches, the kerosene! Frightfal Accident—Two Men. ¢ Hert. An accident ocearred in therear of the Court Hose; in this city, yes terday forenoon, which quite seriously injured two men—Clinton Harrisonand Jobn Isaaes,The men were engaged in painting the County Juil did were: working on the side facing Pine street at the time of the accident. The walls of the jail are about 40 feet high on that side and necessitated the use of a swinging seuff.ld—a plank about 20 feet long, suspended by % inch ropes, one at evch end. ‘The ropes were weuk from long ase, aud fotally unfit for. the strain to which they were -snbjected. The seuffuld bad been lowered to within about 25 feet of .the ground, wich at that place is very rough aud bard, and the men were iudustrionsly prosecuting their lubor, aoconscions of what was to befall them, when the rope which supported the plank nearest where Harrisou was standing, parted, pr-cipita-, ting the men; plank and paiut, with great force to the ground, Harrison reached the ground first, bat strack in suvh @ position that’ the thigh of his left leg was broken about six inches ubove the knee. He wus bruised in several other parts of ,the body, but not seriously. His’ purtner, Isanc:, was injured internally, bu: to what extent wecould not learn. Harrison was conveyed to the Union Hotel where he was was waited upon by Des. Weleéb and Hant, who did all that wag possible for thé wounded on Gold Fiat. Cross in Town Whenever we see Jake Cross in town we always know two facts: Firstly —he is just from ‘Il ruekee. Seeoudly—be bad company in theshap> of criminals. Such proved the case yesterday when we saw him on oar streets. Cross airived on the morning train yesterday, With a man named Harry Fowler, charged with misdemeanor and: sent up for 60 days. He is a raving maniac now, and will probably be sent to the Insane Asylum. Cross bad :1so a woman in ebarge named. Annie ‘Starr, who is seut up for 30 days for disturbiog the peace. this afteruoon and will, probably, b Monday, arrive in this city wit some more prisoners, Police busihess is getting to be quite lively in that part of our cuunty. A MURDERER escaped from the jail at Sommerset, Ky., by dloping with the Sheriff's danghter,

__ Mining Stocks, Yesterday Morniry’s Sales The following are the quotations of the Sales at the Regular Board yesterday smvrning — opening and closing. 13356 Ophir 17% 17. 740 Mexican 10 10% e175 Gould & Carry 8% 8 300 Best & Beloner, 1614 790 California 27% 27%, 435 a 6% 4. 380 Con Virginia 29% 291, 160 Hale & Noréross,4.80, 260 Crown Point 4.05 265 Yellow Jacket, 8% 9, 165 Belcher, 4.60 4.65 25 Bullion, 734 575 Overman, 21}; 21%. 520 Justice, 9°8%,. 620 Unioa Con 5 6% 1060 Inperial,85c, Yesterday Afternoon’s “Sales. California, 28 Overman, 213% Con, Va, 29% Justice, 8% Hale & Norcross,4.70 Caladonin, 3.80" Gould & Curry, 9 Eureka Con,, Ballion 7% Yellow Jucket, 894 Beleber, 4.75." “ Union Con., 5%. Imperial, .85 Brchergner, 62 Ophir, 17 t & Beleber, 1624, 3 sdpateee 10% fe Sierra Nevada, 4.35 JACOB NAFPZIGER, se sity ee “ ¥ ty City.co+ m0 : eeier tat Gor wv 2 mat; Isawes-wastaken to tits home . BEGARDLESS OF COST!) Cross will retarn to Trackee . ‘. leceased, and for hearing the applicaiion iesuance toh; Daily T . Th reserve the right to reject any and aii tans . ¥.P, Brown, Clerk, jy NOTICE TO. WOOD MEN, Seeeneeneeeel ‘. long, to be delivercad wood, 4, wood 4 Grammar or «. The -. or “3 urtz,Casey, 8m: rteville P Owens, Smarts cKane, 8 C Mallon, Sic J Kelly, Smarts W Andrews, Rock JH Jadd, G Valley J B Lathrop, City D Edwards, WCerter, do H Jones, Washington R Wiiliams, do has annual mecting of the Cold Spring Miniug Com » fur the election’ of Directors, and, the.transaction .of such oher business. a8 may.'come. beture the meeting, will be hekd on Monday, Sept, 40th, 1877, at 1 o’clock P. M., at the ofice of the mage ha — of Broad and Pine streets, Nevada City. = lJ. ROLPE. Secretary. Nevada City, August 10th, 1877. . 20 Days for CLOSING OUT! 2 = Iv 13-A FACT THAT ALFRED BERG AT GRASS VALLEY; IS CLOSING OUT HIS LARGE STOCK OF JEWELRY, WATCHES, DIAMONDS, Silverware, Clocks, etc., _. 48 ORDES TO Locate in San Francisco, Where h‘s place of bhsiness is — ened at NO. 2% SIXTH STREET, i Ok con sixtn NU WAREET a ALL HIS GOODS WILL BE SOLD AND BEFORE THE 10TH OF NEXT MONTH IN ORDER TO SAVE THE EXPENSE OF PACKING AND SHIPPING. tea. Creditors and debtors will please call at bis place for settlement. ALF. BERG, Jy 21.tf Mill Street, Grass Valley. . FIRE INSURANCE. ROYAL OF LIVERPOOL, AND NORWICH UNION. CAPITAL $25,000,000.} WO OF THE LARGEST AND SAFEST COMPANIES IN THE WOKLD. FAULKNOR, BELL & C0, Agents San Francisco. HIE NIVENS, AGENT NEVADA CITY. . Hi jy3 PROBATE NOTICE. TATE OF CALIFORNIA, County of NEVADA. In Probate Court, In the matter of the Estate of William Whiteside deceased. Pursuant), an erdcr.of said Court, made on the dsy of July, a. D. 18:7, notice is hereby given that Saturday, the llth day of August, A. D. 1877, at 10 o'clock, A. M. of eaid » at the Court Room of said Court, at the Court Heuse in the City and County of Nevads, have be n appo-nted as the time and piace for prev. ing the will of said William Whiteside, of G, W. Wnitesive fur the tohin of letters testementary, when and where any . pen interested may appear and contest the same. JAMES D. HITE, Clerk. By John Webber, Deputy Clerk. Petitioner. C. Taylor, Att'y ior Suly 30, 1877. jy31 TO CUNTRACTOKS. Soemeeneeee OTICE is hereby given that sealed Olay Board of Trnstecseuy ee Xen ; + for the building of a Stone Sewer, sagen, Fees oe “as dred and twenty-five the Nevada abvut one hunfeet.Plans and} can be seen at the office of NEALED »RO: wall be received S until roe o'elock A, M., August 25th, 1577, by the Board of Educa. fone, teen fee dryoak wood, 4 iect foug; and 4¢ of dry pine wood, 4 fret Weshington pe etch ie » Nevada City, on the eounties of Neévaria end eee “ef C Er-kine, Sau Jose} Also . } ors of the st .te to wotew ‘at said election, will Vite on said . hereby vi John Linderman, Ju of dry oak. 9 * Be meth Distriet—con two Senators. Nevada, one Sep ; joinuly with Sierra, one Scaler,’ Nevada — members of the Aruenibly, ag 6). Nevada County—three members The Legislature at its twenty-first aes. sion, having recommended. to ‘the elect m thé question of calling a convention tanevibe ahd eee the Oonstitution of this Ytate, the people The ballots usei at such electic coutain the werds: **Four the Ctnvesteae: orthe words; *Agaivst tne Convention) oor ee ry Poh vie iota. er era reward hundsed dollars, for the arrest ay poy viction of aliy and every person Viola. tig the p ovisiouy of Title IV, Part 1 of the Penal Code; Such rewords to be p, until the total xmovnt hereafter expend." ed for the purpose, react 8 the sum of ten thousand dolicrs. ‘In witness wherecf, I have hereunto Ret my hand, and iwused tue grest seal of the State to Be affixed at Sacramento, this, . the (hiftty-tirs. day of Jnly, a. D. 1877 —_— } WILLIAM iRWIn, Seal Attest: Governor, ——~ } Tuomas Bec, Se retary of State, Sow, im accordance with the for ing proclamation of the Guveruor ef Culifor. pia, and by Virtue Of the -uthority, by the Political Code, in us vested. it is here’ ordered tha? @) géneral eiection be held by ‘the qualified electurs of the County of Ne. vada, On Wednesday, the fiftn day of Sep. tember, A. D, 1877, at the several election . precincts of Neveda Wouuty, for the elect. ion o! the following officers, viz: : 1, A Seustod fur the 24th Senatoris) District, c mposed of the counties of Ne. vada and Sierra. 2. A Senutor tor the 24th Genat ria? Dig. trict, comprising the county .of Nevada only, : : 3. One*Assemblyman. 4. One Assembl; man, 5. One Assemblyman. 6. A Sheriff. « 7. A County Clerk. 8. A’District sttoriey. 9. A County ‘I reusurer, . A Coun y Record: r, . A kehool Superintendent. . A County surveyor. . A Public Admunistrutor, — 4 14. A Coroner; . A Supervisor for District Re, 1, comprising Nevada Township. 16. One Vonrtable for each Municipal Township. 17. One Constable for each Municipal Township, And it is further ordered, in accordangs wih’ section 1142, of the Political Code of the state of Culifor.ia, that the fok lowing namd persous be, und the ‘ Miivers and forthelr respective precincts. ‘And that suid election be held in the house or room derignated opposite the name of each of saiu precincts, viz: / ‘. NEVADA TOWNSHIP, Nevada--Polis ut the (ovurt.House. .6. von schmittburg, Luspector; Joho Dun nicliff and Chas. E. Mulloy, Judges. Blue ‘lent— Pulls at the -cliool House, © D. Campbell, Inspector; B. D. Chad wick anu I. Mcody, Judge. GRASS VALLEY 10WNSHIP, Grass Valicy—volls at the Town Hall. P. H. Paynter, loepector;W. D. Woods and F.G. Beatty, Judges. : Ailisons’ Ranch —rolls at P. Hennesay's. P, Hepnessy, Luspector; Thos. W. sucFate Sr. and John Ford, Judges. Forest Spriugs—Polls at George Little’s buildiax, Z. T. Smith, Laeger: Benjamin Colvin and Joseph Perrin, Judges. Buena Vista—Polls at the School House. W. Melarkey, Ins ector; Chas. Leech and Joseph Shelby, Judyrs. Cuitage Hill—Poils at James McA lister's house. J.R. Nicaersou, luspector; Dudley Dedmen and Michael J.H gin. Judges North Blooufielid—Polis at the Schoo} Houxe, B.D. Skiamore,»Iuspector; Ed. Cummings, and A. A, Smith, Judges. Lake City—Poligat School House. P.A. Paine, Iuspector; Wm. Black and James oJ ae Relief Hill—Polls at Schvol House. RB. se, Inspecrur; Join Hickman and Thos. Moore, Judges. Cvulumbia Hi}l—Polis’ at School Hous. 8. Richardson, Inspector; C, B. Hawley and 8. B. Dasey, Judges. EVREKA POWXSHIP. Rureka South— Polls at school House. 4. S. Wall, Inspector; John Keller and R. Diilon, Judges. Moore’s Flat—Polle at School. Hous. Atwater, Inspector; David Conly ané. bag rg ow “Polls at. Boarding'H D Polis a joune M.L. Seely, Inspector; G. Spooner and E Poague, Judges. WaSHINGION TOWNSHIP, Washington—Pulls at School House. J. McBean, Inspector; FayetteBattis and Jobm Ely, Juuges. Umega— Polls at McCambeidge’s butcher shop. W.A.Marshal, Inspector; Thomas P, Merrill and Thomas Legg, Judges. BRIDGEPORT TOWNSHIP. French CorralPolls at the School : L Morgan Darucal and V.G. Bell, Judges. Birchville—Polle at School House, Joba A. Craig, Inspector; Robt, Jdhnston avd Johu O'Connor, Judges. Sweetland—Polls at School House. Jobn 8. Brown, lnsp-ctor; William Warner and James O.5weetland, Judges, North San Juan—Polls at Dr, Farley's office, John A. Seely, Inspector; Joseph G. Dicksun and A. J. Potuam, Judges. _. Cherokee—Polls at Morgan's store. 4». D. Rathburn, Inspector; Johan Ryan. snd. John Fitter, Judges. ROUGH AND READY TOWNSHIP. Rough and Ready—Polls at Schroeder's. Hotel. A. D. Early, ‘Ins ; Henry Whisner and Geo. Grant, Jndges. Isdian Springs—Pulls at ch’s Hotel. fou ce ery, Mg wn 5 M, P. Hateh,. Mooney Flat—Polis at Schmidt’s Hotel. rang 4 yap a a gga George ana W. L. Baldwin Judges. Pleasant Pulig at School House. Badly, and James G. Bucki ~sudges. ls at Richardson Bro's. of. _ ‘Truckee—i ol wup vo August 16th, . fice. E, J, Brickell, Inspe:tor; F. P. Stevens and Nelson Martin, cogs We Inspec or; Menry ©. Dunn and 4. Wickes, Judges. ae ‘a Judgrn, . Boyd and H. H, Hartley Judges LEFTLE TOWNSHIP. York~ at the Hotel. ay ot ° Hill,Inspector; Frack Copeland and 4 John Peters, Jwiges. » pnilaing Jowell Hill—Roils at Ragans’ building: J: B. Frick, Inspector; Jonny Ragan Horace dJuig 8. "Hunts Mil—Polve at Bhool Hons. 4; G. Turner, inapestert W. Wiseman 8 ges. You Bet—Poils at Lruvser’s Hotel: 7 Monday, A¥1317 . « ERM SS > Groraz G.ALLaN, President, A. B. bet of November, 1877. ; Dy, Joun KnotwaLl, W. H. NuTtEA, 7 oy ‘LnomPadw; Board of a / < CS mos stro; tina the ] easil brok back who! way ized one, of it mor perh the « soa elai: phot Oppc attor row, witn ever: no 1