December 1, 1880 (4 pages)

PRP mM n, Ene Daily Transcript. NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA. Wednesday, December 1, 1880. Big and Little Drunkards. — The Free Lance is opposed to any . legislation tending to check the immoglerate use of tobacco by juvenIt does not hold ‘that laws enacted under that head ‘would be ineffective, but thinks it would be small*business far a governmental . power extending beyond the domestic. circle to reach forth. its arm and snatch the brain-stealing, muscledestroying cigarette from. the. dis= } colored lips of the young debaucliee. . ,,, a 1] glored 1] : de The TRANSCRIPT has Ho quarrel) 1¢ wants the mother of the boy to reguiate the machine, but doga’ not . tell us who shall regulate the mother . by impressing upon her the necessi— ty of her offspring being reformed. eto State Governments taking a ¢ ‘ in this er, such an idea 13 },. ; a pare hand in this matter, 2 ‘tions in this particular case rests not so preposterous when one comes to loos at it ina proper light. In many parts of the Unign the habitual drunkard is deemed worhy of . protection from the ravages of his It is nade a serious own weakness. shall expect to hear from.him = in} . good time. ————— The Orphan Asylum Affair. A Bream Dissected.The following is from the Carson Appeal. We have coneluded that the Transcript can swallow it if and therefore the Free Lance can, give it the benefit of our ‘extensive circulation: Everybody likes Rufe Shoemaker, . of the Grass Valley Free Lance, -berelating to an inhuman method of . «use he is running over with. origipunishinent that is said to be in naity and because he loves and apvogue at the Orphan,Asylum there, . hs a and all-its vleasant j ‘ mn ‘ws i. . belongings. = > creeapnaee corres: . -ament hed’rather lay the feotamns . pondént to prove his assertions. . 4+ his paper at the feet of the go idess . We are questioned as to why we did . who sends the trout brooks leaping of the dowWn the Asylum before giving publication to keys ao “ a eeee — : . : aescribe a res invoice 0 . thee article, and are invitedéto be yellow soap and kits of a No. 1 codin— . fish at twenty centsa line. Nature . . repays its adinirers in good health, a pretty fair article of conscience, . buc these gtovery fellows put up the with “Sisters of Mercy” or the Asy—} eoin to‘pay the printers with. Yon luni either; sotonz asthe tatter tie . can goon puifivg. the mountain scenery for-years and none +0! the ‘and old pines ever walk ~into the . sanctum with $$ for a year’s subAn open letter signed ‘Sisters of Mercy” (although it is written in the first person singular) and addressed to the editor of the TRANSCRIPT appears in a Grass Valley newspaper. This open letter deals with the fact . that we publishell a correspondence . . not interview the mariagers i . one of a committee to visit the stitution and ascertain the facts. properly* conducted in certain respects, and peace will reigu only until then. , . scription. We write this more in -The duty of proving his asser. sor:ow than in anger, aud hold ho} ; illféelng against the pines. We simpiy regret that circumstqnces are such that their wealth goes into the . pockets of the Tahoe Lumber ancl . }iume Company instead of ours. We never question the manager of i Mfr, Shoemaker thus frees his, hind reg TRANSCRIPT pop ee ; garding the Nevada ‘3 sre ‘au vg ral 4 ‘ " ss any institutions where wrongs are) jan, whoisa rustling business’ fel: gher flow and knows hog to make a news—/ t with our. correspondent, and we! alleged to exist. There are offense, punishable by tine and -im= prisonment, to put the cup to ‘the poor weakling’s moutli after certain cenditions have heen complied with . : rp Y 42 y 5 ; by the nearest relative. He tay be . ooipe -pondent’s charges before puba giant iatellecually. and’ physically when his stomach ts not soaked with “forty-rod;” but when in his cups he will invariably become a drivelling idiot of the most deyraded degree. * His degradation is not due to the fact that he is not old enough to know better, or is it becauss no family ties are trying to draw him away trom his rwin. He is a man ith ans : stronger than his ¥ i with an,appetite strong i we did not, but coull come and go. ting, it will experience a new s0nsense of self-preservation, and that’s “what's the matter. There are scores of laws calculated to save this poor establis!.ed. Now if the whisky en slaved man who has had years of ex-perience in the school of life,;~ who knows hia inevitable fate if he witnessed thousands of “frightful . examples” in the way of ruined homes and blasted hopes ~if this child of many years growth is a sub ject for protection at the hands of his fellow creatures, why is not the . tobacco-drunkard who is searcely as yet out of his swaddling clothes, but who has marked out a path for himself that leads just as straight to the whisky-drunkard’s path as the whis ky-drunkard’s leads to. dishonor? The more the people stop to think i cdietate, . committee” would be the last devil from himself, aud whenever’. (64's green earth that we would . ed; such a sight “might intluce it to enforced their beueficenve has become j rely upon to ascertain the truth re. i troversy will net be carried further seeps on as Wellas he knows good . : keeps on as well ¢ ns “ by us just at present unless there is ry wne 3 tastes 1 who 1as liquor when he tas! : ino honerable escape. . 1 about these things the better it will be for them and theirs, oe —_————— — Ws have received a pamphlet entitled ‘“I'he Chinese and the Chinese Question,” written by A. Whitney,L. LB. D.,of New York. The work comprises three lectures deliv ered by the author this Fall before the New York Academy of Useful Arts, thus: language plain and terse, if our chris James The closing paragraph reads “To express the truth in tain civilization, if our enlightment, “Gf our free forms of government, if our prosperity and power as a -peo~ ple, are to he preserved and perpetuated for oursélves and-our children, then the Chinese must be expelled from our borders at any hazard; and o . oe at any cost.” Tus Datch Fiat Forum -has.snspended publication —‘‘temporarily” . it says. We have been trying find out during several years past what the Forum was ever born for, but could come to no rcasenab ecanelusion. It has most of the during its career been one of the worst edited newspapers in the United States. possibly the men who have lad edi fitWith one exception torial charge of it were Qo more young mansaid he would rot go . ing the intention to uncover the ore to . time . paper pty, whieh” is—an excellent trait by. the wey: = “the ditlerence-between ourselves and the Transcrivt is that we think }too much and of too many vain . things; it does not thiak at all, ac. cording to the evidence in the case. When the TPRANSCRIPT’s head: piece was oonstructed the thinking masources, at least equally as reliaodle, . where the facts can often be obtainecl. , We tested the veracity of our lishing them, and after due delrberntion concluded the proof was sufliAman of ~such tempa—)26-teet below the second’ level, moun‘ain side and strews . 'to be to put in their work by going . . to -day’s ley prices, bat add only a living profty ———— et Black Eead Minc., Mrs. Genéral Garfield. “Gath,” writing of the wife of the President-elect, says: ‘We shall ‘have a pure White House utder Garfield’s administration. His wife tho’ has faculties Good progress has been made in sinking the-incline shaft of this mine since pumping out the water. The ground is fourd more favorable for working than was atiticipated, and apparently diftident, during the last week eight feet has . both strong and genial-; and, withThe shaft ts: carrying! out any desire for general secicty, been stink. UNIFORM BALL. SPARTAN LODGE, HO. 87, E. of P,; a vein of quartz of an average width . wili perform her part with cheerful. ro 4 ‘ a od ae Pe Se : a} of ten inches, which shows well in; mess 1 wiicn the sense of duty wil heavy sulphurets. The shaft is now . be the guiding principle.’ Every du. and . ty of her life ‘has been performed . 2 j 7 ithont hesitatic ee } and when sunk to the depth of 70} without hesitation, and she takes an . ‘feet a new jével will be opened jf . jnterest in events and interesting . the ledge in the shaft continues to nold its present. good appearance It is not-the intention to extend -dent. They are perfect apples of ‘the old dritts at present, as : the health, and look as if they were goCompany believe the better policy people. Garfield's boys willbe off to . . school most of the time. he is Presi-. ‘ing to be strong, healthy men li-e i himself. He is one of the yotngest . daeper, and find en¢ousaging pros-. men who ever became President, and . on the 19th of the present month will . : Lonly-be 49 years old, He is also-one Holiday Headquarters. af the few sual scar pects for doingso.—Union. — who became President and brought his’ mother . . to the White House. She was 79} : years old iust about the time shé preparing for the Holiday trade, and . heard of the defeat of the Republi4heir announcement in another col-! cans in 4aine last{September, and if of . si@ Gould survive that she may go . through his whole term.” : se A Hot Place. Mrs. Lester and Crawford of Main street are with their usual enterprise umn-—or rather in two columns— that they. propose to keep pace with the Their store is filled’ with a TwAN-CRIPT ‘shows times. : ‘Whew ! ain’t it cold 2” oa ee eros Faaful apd:ore . 25. ge 1d?" exc aim. omplete assortment ofuseful ana or or par ; . comp ete a ) n i ed an individual fuesday evening . last to. a. crowd who sat shivering . jaround astove in Loveland’s saloon ;at Forest City. “Yes, : cold as hell,” chatterel. a 2 5 . sober looking young man. : it to the cost of the goods, which by “Why,” exclaimed one of. the the way they have facilities for pur. crowd ‘‘Thadan idea hell was not cold 3 aa 9! 5 ‘ : re . m chasing ata slight advance on the . at a i, I thought it was a very het Z ° _ ; piace, Our readers will find . ayers : . e . _ ‘*Then,” said the sober looking namental articles thatareappropriate for Christmas and New .Year gifts. They do not believe in charging fanoriginal cost. chinery was left out. It hj nothing to think with—no thinkener. It guards jealously and zealously its . business intesests,bat that comes ciently strong to warrant the. pub lication. The pressing invitation extended . . it worth while to examine their) young man, “I'd like to know why stock, whether desir'ng te purchase . they keep such a fire there for.” = yvers g i )»—FreeP or not. “e Every body gave it up.— Free Press. usto visit the Asylum tor the pUr. more from habit than thought. ~ If SS ng pet aes pose of enquiring into this unplesant . the FRanporipr will only once, Some The Round Mountain Mine. VENICE is the riehest city in Italy . ject is respe 'y declines >. . fine alternoop, go out and look at ase _ . -—-!t is almost free from debt. And} subject is respeetfulty declined. We . fine al » yo out An -. Work at tlie Round Mountain} with all those canal And . have-other duties that demand. our . Banner mountain, and. watch te { ‘ oe as pre: Seen. . See, too! Vhe as : : ; jchanges .of light and shade that . drift mine is progressing finely, and . Venetian Aidermen and state leyis— personal ‘attention; and supposing . glorify that peak, as the sun is Set: . might rsation and be happy fer it: Sach a ‘i coutemplation might possibly cause it, some time, to dream a dream in . which fiftedn ceats was not conogrnas every person’s whim a. formal ‘‘investigating ° = thing . build just one castie in Spain.” While the Fr-e Lance man has been erectin : his Spanish castles the TRANSURIPT man has been putting ‘up a two story bricx. es .The Spenceville Copper Mine. garding any mooted question of this nature, lor obvious reasons, this conThe Grass Valley Union denies the . report that the recent sinking of the soa > surface at the San ¥rancisco Copper . Monday night officer Stevens) Mining Company’s claim was due to while exploring that part of the city . the ledge having been ‘‘gutted,” and —oo. -— Home Again. ‘open on the pay 4irt. 7 P . & . lators are fearfelly behind the ayo. > be : travel is being tre sted. regula ‘ly — Puck. Grave} is being extracted. regularly, . coma the prospects are very encouraying + . It is now pretty plainly proved that ; eB SSR the channel turns to the east just beDIED. and yond’ the pres@mt workings, == runs under the mountain, thus rendering the claim much more valu-. able than otherwise. A tunnel is} now being driven to tap the chanIt is now + Grass Valley, Nov. 28, 1880, Jos. Crase, . 7 years, 3 months and 25 days, a naive of England. 3 GRAND OPENING BALL. . nel from the north side. in fifty feet and will probably have to be pushed 550 feet-further to A GRAND OPENING BALL > +o Mining Machinery Destroyed. Yesterday morning about two!.: will be given at the HALF MILE HOUSE, —BY— . says: ‘*The Spenceville Copper mine is asplendid preperty, and will pay strayed into a house of ill-fame kept ldividends if properly managed. . Whether those who hold a controll~ iny interest wish dividends to be paid yet awhile, the Union will not undertake to say, but it does assert that the mine is not ‘gutted’ aud that the ‘cave’ was ne injury, exeept in near the Nevada Foundry which is commonly known as Five Points. . by a woman named Liz, and there stumbled on Bob Bruce, the young manu who was severaldays since sentenced to six months’ imprisonment in the County Jail for pumuneling a Chinaman,-and disappeared. before the-sentence could be carried in. the sense of a temporary stoppage, In the croom with . and creating a present expense which him was a big stranger. ‘The. officer willresult-in ore being extracted to execution, told Bruce, he must arrest him, The . much cheaper than formerly, it be. . without a warrant, aud. the big { body and raise the ore something on. stranger showed a disposition to in~. the plan of am open quarry.” — oe —— terfere. Stevens took hold of him School Orders. In accordance with a ruling of the State also by our District Attorney, , that under the provisions of Section 4148 of the Political Code, warrants drawn upon the sch yol fund of any district temporarily lacking eash for immediate payment will be ‘registered by the County. Auditor, as. are other warrants in like instances; and shall riage licenses to the’ following. _ perdaw interest, at the annual rate of sons during the month of November: 7 per cent., payable, with the prinpal, at the earliest date funds may have accrued or been apportioned to such school district; those holding School Orders, uuder such conditions may present them to Mr. Wickes, Superintendent — of Schools for the proper recognizance, and get their warrants, duly registered from the County Auditor, ~~“ —_-— Girass Valley Union Notes, . in spite of his objections. He seuf. fled considerably but led offin triumph to Judge gon’s office, and from there landed was finally Robinin Jail. It is wehevedhs has been secreted in the city all tie time, al thouWh heclaims he just returned . frem Marysville. 2. > _ Marriage Licensca. The County Clerk issued mar Chas. Kahl ‘and Lizzie WNitchin zs, } ©! J. BE. Winans aud’Mrs. M. V .7,90ner, R. P. Cundiff and Ettie VW ilkinWm. &. Collins an? Angie Macklin, Peter, Allison rad Caroline l Witter, Frederic® Fri¢4 and Annie son, (tha. County MeDon }weyandJutin Milett, ud, Rederieg MeLellan” and M. Lew's, Thomas ‘TretheEdwin Til Total Women, lley and Mrs. Hannah Loyd. jages of men 290 years; of The quartz’ coiing out of the Attorney-General, approved . o'clock the ten-stamp milland boist=a ing works on the Scadden Flatquartz Mrs. M. A. Mannix eee xe ci 1Ay € 3S Si e mine, Grass Valley district, were destroyed by fire. The machinery and buildings are said to have been E valued at from $8,000 to $10,000, Saturday Evening, Dec, 18th. and insured for a good portion of thatsum. ‘The mine has not been} worked for sorae two years past; and . the fire is supposed to have been the work of %n incendiary. A Fine Band of Music Has been engaged for the occasion, and a . SPLENDID SUPPER Will be furnished to all who may attend. > 2 Anights of Pythias Party. -—-—— 7 Tn another column will be found an advertisement of a uniform ball to be given at North Bloomfield of the [lalf Mile House to make this occasion one of the most enjoyable of the season, anda cordial invitation is extended to all who want to spend a night of enjoyment . to be present, . ~ Bas fit is the intention of the Proprietress Christmas Eve, by Spartan Lodge, No. 37, K.P. Extensive tions are being, made for the occasion, and it is probable the attenprepara: Tickets, including Supper, $1 5%. idance will embrace .many people from this city and other points adjacent to Bloomfield. ———______—_—— Nothing in Them. Thomas Rosewall of Gold Flat was yesterday examined in Judge Robinson’s court ona eharge of battery preferred; by C, C. Gillespie, aud A charge of assault . against him, also made by Mr, Gillespie, was dismisssed. ie THE PLACE TO BUY EXolidiay Goods, ; IS AT R. N. SMOOT’S, (The Blind Man,) Junction of Mainand Commercial Streets, Nevada City. HAVE JUST RECEIVED and CHOI@E STOCK of : A LARGE discharged. pap ae on ~Getting Keady to Work, Handsome Toys, Pipes, Cigars, Tebacco, Notions, Etc. Attention is called to my new brands of Cigars, among them the~ CROME, Which Smokers say is the Best Cigar for A force of men are at work clearing away the debris’on the Manzani a hydraulie claim just north of tewn. Active operations wilt be resumed in that mine as soon as suffiHOME Fresh Candies, Fresh Fruits, . WILL GIVE A UNIFORM BALL —AT é & NORTH BLOOMFIELD. ~A)N CHRISTMAS EVE; December 24th, 1880, . vn LUETIE & BRAND, Waitchmakers & Jewelers. BROAD STREET, NEVADA, WATCHES and The Only, Practical Jeweler in Wevada County, — Has now on hand and is making the Bloat Beantiful styles of HOME MADE -EWELRY 1 To he found in California. “Every article of his manufacture is Warrai ed fo be of STANDARD GOLD, 18 GARAT FINE, And is set with 2 Diamonds, Pearls, Rubies, Sapphires, Quartz, Amethysts,« And other Precious Stones. SILVER & PLATED WARE, A Large and Beautiful Assortinent, of the Latest Patterns and Rarest Designs. Ne “ Fine Gold and Silver Watches, Chains, Spectacles, etc. Do not buy Eastern Jewelry, which is half brass, when you can obtain PURE GOLD for the same money. I carry a larger stock of Fine Gold Jewelry than any other store in Nevada County. All Kinds and Styles of Jewelry Made to Oder. ® As I do my own work, my patrons . can rely upon getting better bargains at our store tnan elsewhere. Orders from the country are solic: ted and will be promptly filled. Thankful to our numerous. customers for the liberal patronage heretofore given Ws, we respectfully ask 2 continuance of If. LUETJE & BRAND. BAY STATE MARKET. Broad street, opp. City Hall, nij-lm NEVADA CITY. JAMES COLLEY, Prop'r. Having purchased the good wer Will and fixtures of the Bay: State Market, I am prepared to supply thd people of Ne vada City and vicinity with choice Beef, Pork, Mutton, Veal, Sau sages, etc, . At as low rates as can be purchased anycient water comes. —_— SERGEANT CHILDERS, who . known to fame as ‘‘the best drilled the money ever brought to Nevada City, and which I am selling at FIVE CENTS EACH. was Lower Rates than the same quality of Everything in my store will be sold at . where in. Nevada County. Meats delivered within a reasonable dis . tance free of charge. . It you wart a nice roast, stenk, cut killed while hunting near ‘Koshkon-, Black head shaft is tooking-weil— —_tman-in—the world,” was frecently F ‘let or chop, give me a eaii. goods can be purchased Tor cisewhere. Ss . 224, Oldest man, 43; oldest woman ted for running & HeWSOtpsr thin aya ; ag au seu ‘ “a 32. Yonagest man, 21 jyoungest woestern iteserve Jarmer Wout re : 8 Ray 7 pat oe ae lua, 20. Joint age of oldest couple, Che hoisting works at the Peabody o prospect [ora gravel laile, ye ” Ss ves ris z : _ to prosps oe “8; of youngest, $1. Greatest dif. ine is waiting for“ water to‘ start James McM, Suarren, of Marin . ference in ages of couple—man the . the whee —_———}——— The Grass Valley Fire Departcounty, is a-candidate tur United States Senator. didate for sumething or other for the past thirty years, bat somewhow or wether never had any luck.—-Oaklan t ‘Times. -«“~ -—— Tue Union dves not dean the . plan tegive San Juan railroad com wiwiicution a practicab e one. thinks a good wagon road shou'd be built fremGisss Valley to Sau Jean, hes sven i Setanta nn , . i bd He lias been a can—’; Is eldor, 10; woman the older, 4. . sirname nel neem ment will give their annifal ball on Oprutag Party. Washington's birthday, February 221, 1881. A ledge ten inches thick has been found in the Vulcan. There is no doubt of it being one of the ledges found in the Ford, MeDonald & Mullen claim, adjoining on the north, which has been so rich, but the drift ‘Qn Satarday. evening, December 1 'viven at the Half Mile House by . Mes. Mannix,who has recently leased it. Goold miasie will be in attendancy and a’nice supper provided, . A gay timsis in store for the lovers (of dancing. The price. of tickets; j including supper, will be bat $! 50 Sth, a yrand opening party will be pay chute, if it should continue into is not far enough in to strike the, Committees for supplying Christmas Trees with Candies and Toys’ will find great inducements by purchasing at my store. R. N. SMNOOT, The Blind Man. Lineman. orcnute REMOVED. ong, Wis., and was buriek with anilitary honors at Janesville, Wis, Childers was the man whom Jim Fisk once sent to Europe to drill against.any man in the world, backiug him with a $10,000 challenge. What isthe matter of the Free Press, published at Forest City, Sierra county? This office has received an average of just one copy a fortnight since it was established. Perhaps now that there has been a change m-postmassers at Campton= CHOP HOUSE Te Broad Street, Below the National, NEVADA CiT¥y.f>"— AND IN ANY STYE DESIBED, FROM 25 Cents Bp. OPEN AT NIGHT. poe couple, ythe Vulcan groand, ra % ille We may h xille a ay Peers get the Free i per FOR ee SKIER ae), 60 8 ; oa LECOOCQ'S, ° Bem. 4, Na ad 2 €. LE€OC@ has removed his MEALS GOTTEN UP ON SHORT NOTICE Those of my old patrons who are ine ito me for meats purchased at. the Street Market, are requested to gettie U accounts by the Ist of January, 1ssi, wih out fail, as the busicess must be closed >) that time. JAMES C@LLEY. Nevada City, Noy. 30, 1980. — with —_— For Sale or Rent. THREE ACRES OF LAND, thirds under cultivation, ove & * s half miles from town, on the line of the Railroad; Well tenced, Dwelling House, Outbuildings, 0 chard, Etc. App’y to the undersigned at W. H. Smith's sture, Commercial street, Nevada City. < p2é-lm G. G. NICHOLS. two and Wada Li sconce THE DAILY NEVADA CIT SS a Brief Mark Shaver at ed into their new Weather perm aturkey shoot al Bars saunaay. The New Yor nany's dividend « r ¢ ig payable to-day The children inating the aulicay nas and New Yi The appearant +he atmosphere . x ie the Coming Of Ke Valley for distu. brought to the € dday to spend t . Phil. Richarc yesterday throu ~+.Co.’s Express a about 32,00, a1 ‘ yjous small-par. J, M. Baler the Superior Ce L. Morrow fu io. be due plaint he two yea labor at her durie oa 2 ~ —— Gofor Blind ; R. N. Smoot store fitted up, A fi ing put in, and His stc toys, pipes, male, — ; Vankee notior this year, and hie Oe * tL THiS foods nvokers shou. Trump cigars, pi by all who hav They are Vertisement wi morning’s Tra Sup The follewin acted in the S day, Judze Jo Ches. Smith ve Plaintiff gis the name of Cl tiff. Plaintit® gi complaint. Wm. Sowd Company. —Or Elizabeth O Motion to stri sustained, Vrant te Frank C. } England, an a native of clared their come citizens Richard Qu Ragland was Superior Con ing, Local George She postmaster a county, Wm, Be Manson as P Yuba county. Mrs. I Of the Diar yesterday fre will soon hav the most eleg es, diamond: ete., for holic in Nevada Ci The For indust ed by Mrs. L Nevada Lodg : ia There will ge, held -on this December Ist fall attendan: Ths Fellow conferred, J. H. Boa The store s Wells, Farge lorrent. It store or office quire on the Nevala Ci

PRP mM n, Ene Daily Transcript. NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA. Wednesday, December 1, 1880. Big and Little Drunkards. — The Free Lance is opposed to any . legislation tending to check the immoglerate use of tobacco by juvenIt does not hold ‘that laws enacted under that head ‘would be ineffective, but thinks it would be small*business far a governmental . power extending beyond the domestic. circle to reach forth. its arm and snatch the brain-stealing, muscledestroying cigarette from. the. dis= } colored lips of the young debaucliee. . ,,, a 1] glored 1] : de The TRANSCRIPT has Ho quarrel) 1¢ wants the mother of the boy to reguiate the machine, but doga’ not . tell us who shall regulate the mother . by impressing upon her the necessi— ty of her offspring being reformed. eto State Governments taking a ¢ ‘ in this er, such an idea 13 },. ; a pare hand in this matter, 2 ‘tions in this particular case rests not so preposterous when one comes to loos at it ina proper light. In many parts of the Unign the habitual drunkard is deemed worhy of . protection from the ravages of his It is nade a serious own weakness. shall expect to hear from.him = in} . good time. ————— The Orphan Asylum Affair. A Bream Dissected.The following is from the Carson Appeal. We have coneluded that the Transcript can swallow it if and therefore the Free Lance can, give it the benefit of our ‘extensive circulation: Everybody likes Rufe Shoemaker, . of the Grass Valley Free Lance, -berelating to an inhuman method of . «use he is running over with. origipunishinent that is said to be in naity and because he loves and apvogue at the Orphan,Asylum there, . hs a and all-its vleasant j ‘ mn ‘ws i. . belongings. = > creeapnaee corres: . -ament hed’rather lay the feotamns . pondént to prove his assertions. . 4+ his paper at the feet of the go idess . We are questioned as to why we did . who sends the trout brooks leaping of the dowWn the Asylum before giving publication to keys ao “ a eeee — : . : aescribe a res invoice 0 . thee article, and are invitedéto be yellow soap and kits of a No. 1 codin— . fish at twenty centsa line. Nature . . repays its adinirers in good health, a pretty fair article of conscience, . buc these gtovery fellows put up the with “Sisters of Mercy” or the Asy—} eoin to‘pay the printers with. Yon luni either; sotonz asthe tatter tie . can goon puifivg. the mountain scenery for-years and none +0! the ‘and old pines ever walk ~into the . sanctum with $$ for a year’s subAn open letter signed ‘Sisters of Mercy” (although it is written in the first person singular) and addressed to the editor of the TRANSCRIPT appears in a Grass Valley newspaper. This open letter deals with the fact . that we publishell a correspondence . . not interview the mariagers i . one of a committee to visit the stitution and ascertain the facts. properly* conducted in certain respects, and peace will reigu only until then. , . scription. We write this more in -The duty of proving his asser. sor:ow than in anger, aud hold ho} ; illféelng against the pines. We simpiy regret that circumstqnces are such that their wealth goes into the . pockets of the Tahoe Lumber ancl . }iume Company instead of ours. We never question the manager of i Mfr, Shoemaker thus frees his, hind reg TRANSCRIPT pop ee ; garding the Nevada ‘3 sre ‘au vg ral 4 ‘ " ss any institutions where wrongs are) jan, whoisa rustling business’ fel: gher flow and knows hog to make a news—/ t with our. correspondent, and we! alleged to exist. There are offense, punishable by tine and -im= prisonment, to put the cup to ‘the poor weakling’s moutli after certain cenditions have heen complied with . : rp Y 42 y 5 ; by the nearest relative. He tay be . ooipe -pondent’s charges before puba giant iatellecually. and’ physically when his stomach ts not soaked with “forty-rod;” but when in his cups he will invariably become a drivelling idiot of the most deyraded degree. * His degradation is not due to the fact that he is not old enough to know better, or is it becauss no family ties are trying to draw him away trom his rwin. He is a man ith ans : stronger than his ¥ i with an,appetite strong i we did not, but coull come and go. ting, it will experience a new s0nsense of self-preservation, and that’s “what's the matter. There are scores of laws calculated to save this poor establis!.ed. Now if the whisky en slaved man who has had years of ex-perience in the school of life,;~ who knows hia inevitable fate if he witnessed thousands of “frightful . examples” in the way of ruined homes and blasted hopes ~if this child of many years growth is a sub ject for protection at the hands of his fellow creatures, why is not the . tobacco-drunkard who is searcely as yet out of his swaddling clothes, but who has marked out a path for himself that leads just as straight to the whisky-drunkard’s path as the whis ky-drunkard’s leads to. dishonor? The more the people stop to think i cdietate, . committee” would be the last devil from himself, aud whenever’. (64's green earth that we would . ed; such a sight “might intluce it to enforced their beueficenve has become j rely upon to ascertain the truth re. i troversy will net be carried further seeps on as Wellas he knows good . : keeps on as well ¢ ns “ by us just at present unless there is ry wne 3 tastes 1 who 1as liquor when he tas! : ino honerable escape. . 1 about these things the better it will be for them and theirs, oe —_————— — Ws have received a pamphlet entitled ‘“I'he Chinese and the Chinese Question,” written by A. Whitney,L. LB. D.,of New York. The work comprises three lectures deliv ered by the author this Fall before the New York Academy of Useful Arts, thus: language plain and terse, if our chris James The closing paragraph reads “To express the truth in tain civilization, if our enlightment, “Gf our free forms of government, if our prosperity and power as a -peo~ ple, are to he preserved and perpetuated for oursélves and-our children, then the Chinese must be expelled from our borders at any hazard; and o . oe at any cost.” Tus Datch Fiat Forum -has.snspended publication —‘‘temporarily” . it says. We have been trying find out during several years past what the Forum was ever born for, but could come to no rcasenab ecanelusion. It has most of the during its career been one of the worst edited newspapers in the United States. possibly the men who have lad edi fitWith one exception torial charge of it were Qo more young mansaid he would rot go . ing the intention to uncover the ore to . time . paper pty, whieh” is—an excellent trait by. the wey: = “the ditlerence-between ourselves and the Transcrivt is that we think }too much and of too many vain . things; it does not thiak at all, ac. cording to the evidence in the case. When the TPRANSCRIPT’s head: piece was oonstructed the thinking masources, at least equally as reliaodle, . where the facts can often be obtainecl. , We tested the veracity of our lishing them, and after due delrberntion concluded the proof was sufliAman of ~such tempa—)26-teet below the second’ level, moun‘ain side and strews . 'to be to put in their work by going . . to -day’s ley prices, bat add only a living profty ———— et Black Eead Minc., Mrs. Genéral Garfield. “Gath,” writing of the wife of the President-elect, says: ‘We shall ‘have a pure White House utder Garfield’s administration. His wife tho’ has faculties Good progress has been made in sinking the-incline shaft of this mine since pumping out the water. The ground is fourd more favorable for working than was atiticipated, and apparently diftident, during the last week eight feet has . both strong and genial-; and, withThe shaft ts: carrying! out any desire for general secicty, been stink. UNIFORM BALL. SPARTAN LODGE, HO. 87, E. of P,; a vein of quartz of an average width . wili perform her part with cheerful. ro 4 ‘ a od ae Pe Se : a} of ten inches, which shows well in; mess 1 wiicn the sense of duty wil heavy sulphurets. The shaft is now . be the guiding principle.’ Every du. and . ty of her life ‘has been performed . 2 j 7 ithont hesitatic ee } and when sunk to the depth of 70} without hesitation, and she takes an . ‘feet a new jével will be opened jf . jnterest in events and interesting . the ledge in the shaft continues to nold its present. good appearance It is not-the intention to extend -dent. They are perfect apples of ‘the old dritts at present, as : the health, and look as if they were goCompany believe the better policy people. Garfield's boys willbe off to . . school most of the time. he is Presi-. ‘ing to be strong, healthy men li-e i himself. He is one of the yotngest . daeper, and find en¢ousaging pros-. men who ever became President, and . on the 19th of the present month will . : Lonly-be 49 years old, He is also-one Holiday Headquarters. af the few sual scar pects for doingso.—Union. — who became President and brought his’ mother . . to the White House. She was 79} : years old iust about the time shé preparing for the Holiday trade, and . heard of the defeat of the Republi4heir announcement in another col-! cans in 4aine last{September, and if of . si@ Gould survive that she may go . through his whole term.” : se A Hot Place. Mrs. Lester and Crawford of Main street are with their usual enterprise umn-—or rather in two columns— that they. propose to keep pace with the Their store is filled’ with a TwAN-CRIPT ‘shows times. : ‘Whew ! ain’t it cold 2” oa ee eros Faaful apd:ore . 25. ge 1d?" exc aim. omplete assortment ofuseful ana or or par ; . comp ete a ) n i ed an individual fuesday evening . last to. a. crowd who sat shivering . jaround astove in Loveland’s saloon ;at Forest City. “Yes, : cold as hell,” chatterel. a 2 5 . sober looking young man. : it to the cost of the goods, which by “Why,” exclaimed one of. the the way they have facilities for pur. crowd ‘‘Thadan idea hell was not cold 3 aa 9! 5 ‘ : re . m chasing ata slight advance on the . at a i, I thought it was a very het Z ° _ ; piace, Our readers will find . ayers : . e . _ ‘*Then,” said the sober looking namental articles thatareappropriate for Christmas and New .Year gifts. They do not believe in charging fanoriginal cost. chinery was left out. It hj nothing to think with—no thinkener. It guards jealously and zealously its . business intesests,bat that comes ciently strong to warrant the. pub lication. The pressing invitation extended . . it worth while to examine their) young man, “I'd like to know why stock, whether desir'ng te purchase . they keep such a fire there for.” = yvers g i )»—FreeP or not. “e Every body gave it up.— Free Press. usto visit the Asylum tor the pUr. more from habit than thought. ~ If SS ng pet aes pose of enquiring into this unplesant . the FRanporipr will only once, Some The Round Mountain Mine. VENICE is the riehest city in Italy . ject is respe 'y declines >. . fine alternoop, go out and look at ase _ . -—-!t is almost free from debt. And} subject is respeetfulty declined. We . fine al » yo out An -. Work at tlie Round Mountain} with all those canal And . have-other duties that demand. our . Banner mountain, and. watch te { ‘ oe as pre: Seen. . See, too! Vhe as : : ; jchanges .of light and shade that . drift mine is progressing finely, and . Venetian Aidermen and state leyis— personal ‘attention; and supposing . glorify that peak, as the sun is Set: . might rsation and be happy fer it: Sach a ‘i coutemplation might possibly cause it, some time, to dream a dream in . which fiftedn ceats was not conogrnas every person’s whim a. formal ‘‘investigating ° = thing . build just one castie in Spain.” While the Fr-e Lance man has been erectin : his Spanish castles the TRANSURIPT man has been putting ‘up a two story bricx. es .The Spenceville Copper Mine. garding any mooted question of this nature, lor obvious reasons, this conThe Grass Valley Union denies the . report that the recent sinking of the soa > surface at the San ¥rancisco Copper . Monday night officer Stevens) Mining Company’s claim was due to while exploring that part of the city . the ledge having been ‘‘gutted,” and —oo. -— Home Again. ‘open on the pay 4irt. 7 P . & . lators are fearfelly behind the ayo. > be : travel is being tre sted. regula ‘ly — Puck. Grave} is being extracted. regularly, . coma the prospects are very encouraying + . It is now pretty plainly proved that ; eB SSR the channel turns to the east just beDIED. and yond’ the pres@mt workings, == runs under the mountain, thus rendering the claim much more valu-. able than otherwise. A tunnel is} now being driven to tap the chanIt is now + Grass Valley, Nov. 28, 1880, Jos. Crase, . 7 years, 3 months and 25 days, a naive of England. 3 GRAND OPENING BALL. . nel from the north side. in fifty feet and will probably have to be pushed 550 feet-further to A GRAND OPENING BALL > +o Mining Machinery Destroyed. Yesterday morning about two!.: will be given at the HALF MILE HOUSE, —BY— . says: ‘*The Spenceville Copper mine is asplendid preperty, and will pay strayed into a house of ill-fame kept ldividends if properly managed. . Whether those who hold a controll~ iny interest wish dividends to be paid yet awhile, the Union will not undertake to say, but it does assert that the mine is not ‘gutted’ aud that the ‘cave’ was ne injury, exeept in near the Nevada Foundry which is commonly known as Five Points. . by a woman named Liz, and there stumbled on Bob Bruce, the young manu who was severaldays since sentenced to six months’ imprisonment in the County Jail for pumuneling a Chinaman,-and disappeared. before the-sentence could be carried in. the sense of a temporary stoppage, In the croom with . and creating a present expense which him was a big stranger. ‘The. officer willresult-in ore being extracted to execution, told Bruce, he must arrest him, The . much cheaper than formerly, it be. . without a warrant, aud. the big { body and raise the ore something on. stranger showed a disposition to in~. the plan of am open quarry.” — oe —— terfere. Stevens took hold of him School Orders. In accordance with a ruling of the State also by our District Attorney, , that under the provisions of Section 4148 of the Political Code, warrants drawn upon the sch yol fund of any district temporarily lacking eash for immediate payment will be ‘registered by the County. Auditor, as. are other warrants in like instances; and shall riage licenses to the’ following. _ perdaw interest, at the annual rate of sons during the month of November: 7 per cent., payable, with the prinpal, at the earliest date funds may have accrued or been apportioned to such school district; those holding School Orders, uuder such conditions may present them to Mr. Wickes, Superintendent — of Schools for the proper recognizance, and get their warrants, duly registered from the County Auditor, ~~“ —_-— Girass Valley Union Notes, . in spite of his objections. He seuf. fled considerably but led offin triumph to Judge gon’s office, and from there landed was finally Robinin Jail. It is wehevedhs has been secreted in the city all tie time, al thouWh heclaims he just returned . frem Marysville. 2. > _ Marriage Licensca. The County Clerk issued mar Chas. Kahl ‘and Lizzie WNitchin zs, } ©! J. BE. Winans aud’Mrs. M. V .7,90ner, R. P. Cundiff and Ettie VW ilkinWm. &. Collins an? Angie Macklin, Peter, Allison rad Caroline l Witter, Frederic® Fri¢4 and Annie

son, (tha. County MeDon }weyandJutin Milett, ud, Rederieg MeLellan” and M. Lew's, Thomas ‘TretheEdwin Til Total Women, lley and Mrs. Hannah Loyd. jages of men 290 years; of The quartz’ coiing out of the Attorney-General, approved . o'clock the ten-stamp milland boist=a ing works on the Scadden Flatquartz Mrs. M. A. Mannix eee xe ci 1Ay € 3S Si e mine, Grass Valley district, were destroyed by fire. The machinery and buildings are said to have been E valued at from $8,000 to $10,000, Saturday Evening, Dec, 18th. and insured for a good portion of thatsum. ‘The mine has not been} worked for sorae two years past; and . the fire is supposed to have been the work of %n incendiary. A Fine Band of Music Has been engaged for the occasion, and a . SPLENDID SUPPER Will be furnished to all who may attend. > 2 Anights of Pythias Party. -—-—— 7 Tn another column will be found an advertisement of a uniform ball to be given at North Bloomfield of the [lalf Mile House to make this occasion one of the most enjoyable of the season, anda cordial invitation is extended to all who want to spend a night of enjoyment . to be present, . ~ Bas fit is the intention of the Proprietress Christmas Eve, by Spartan Lodge, No. 37, K.P. Extensive tions are being, made for the occasion, and it is probable the attenprepara: Tickets, including Supper, $1 5%. idance will embrace .many people from this city and other points adjacent to Bloomfield. ———______—_—— Nothing in Them. Thomas Rosewall of Gold Flat was yesterday examined in Judge Robinson’s court ona eharge of battery preferred; by C, C. Gillespie, aud A charge of assault . against him, also made by Mr, Gillespie, was dismisssed. ie THE PLACE TO BUY EXolidiay Goods, ; IS AT R. N. SMOOT’S, (The Blind Man,) Junction of Mainand Commercial Streets, Nevada City. HAVE JUST RECEIVED and CHOI@E STOCK of : A LARGE discharged. pap ae on ~Getting Keady to Work, Handsome Toys, Pipes, Cigars, Tebacco, Notions, Etc. Attention is called to my new brands of Cigars, among them the~ CROME, Which Smokers say is the Best Cigar for A force of men are at work clearing away the debris’on the Manzani a hydraulie claim just north of tewn. Active operations wilt be resumed in that mine as soon as suffiHOME Fresh Candies, Fresh Fruits, . WILL GIVE A UNIFORM BALL —AT é & NORTH BLOOMFIELD. ~A)N CHRISTMAS EVE; December 24th, 1880, . vn LUETIE & BRAND, Waitchmakers & Jewelers. BROAD STREET, NEVADA, WATCHES and The Only, Practical Jeweler in Wevada County, — Has now on hand and is making the Bloat Beantiful styles of HOME MADE -EWELRY 1 To he found in California. “Every article of his manufacture is Warrai ed fo be of STANDARD GOLD, 18 GARAT FINE, And is set with 2 Diamonds, Pearls, Rubies, Sapphires, Quartz, Amethysts,« And other Precious Stones. SILVER & PLATED WARE, A Large and Beautiful Assortinent, of the Latest Patterns and Rarest Designs. Ne “ Fine Gold and Silver Watches, Chains, Spectacles, etc. Do not buy Eastern Jewelry, which is half brass, when you can obtain PURE GOLD for the same money. I carry a larger stock of Fine Gold Jewelry than any other store in Nevada County. All Kinds and Styles of Jewelry Made to Oder. ® As I do my own work, my patrons . can rely upon getting better bargains at our store tnan elsewhere. Orders from the country are solic: ted and will be promptly filled. Thankful to our numerous. customers for the liberal patronage heretofore given Ws, we respectfully ask 2 continuance of If. LUETJE & BRAND. BAY STATE MARKET. Broad street, opp. City Hall, nij-lm NEVADA CITY. JAMES COLLEY, Prop'r. Having purchased the good wer Will and fixtures of the Bay: State Market, I am prepared to supply thd people of Ne vada City and vicinity with choice Beef, Pork, Mutton, Veal, Sau sages, etc, . At as low rates as can be purchased anycient water comes. —_— SERGEANT CHILDERS, who . known to fame as ‘‘the best drilled the money ever brought to Nevada City, and which I am selling at FIVE CENTS EACH. was Lower Rates than the same quality of Everything in my store will be sold at . where in. Nevada County. Meats delivered within a reasonable dis . tance free of charge. . It you wart a nice roast, stenk, cut killed while hunting near ‘Koshkon-, Black head shaft is tooking-weil— —_tman-in—the world,” was frecently F ‘let or chop, give me a eaii. goods can be purchased Tor cisewhere. Ss . 224, Oldest man, 43; oldest woman ted for running & HeWSOtpsr thin aya ; ag au seu ‘ “a 32. Yonagest man, 21 jyoungest woestern iteserve Jarmer Wout re : 8 Ray 7 pat oe ae lua, 20. Joint age of oldest couple, Che hoisting works at the Peabody o prospect [ora gravel laile, ye ” Ss ves ris z : _ to prosps oe “8; of youngest, $1. Greatest dif. ine is waiting for“ water to‘ start James McM, Suarren, of Marin . ference in ages of couple—man the . the whee —_———}——— The Grass Valley Fire Departcounty, is a-candidate tur United States Senator. didate for sumething or other for the past thirty years, bat somewhow or wether never had any luck.—-Oaklan t ‘Times. -«“~ -—— Tue Union dves not dean the . plan tegive San Juan railroad com wiwiicution a practicab e one. thinks a good wagon road shou'd be built fremGisss Valley to Sau Jean, hes sven i Setanta nn , . i bd He lias been a can—’; Is eldor, 10; woman the older, 4. . sirname nel neem ment will give their annifal ball on Oprutag Party. Washington's birthday, February 221, 1881. A ledge ten inches thick has been found in the Vulcan. There is no doubt of it being one of the ledges found in the Ford, MeDonald & Mullen claim, adjoining on the north, which has been so rich, but the drift ‘Qn Satarday. evening, December 1 'viven at the Half Mile House by . Mes. Mannix,who has recently leased it. Goold miasie will be in attendancy and a’nice supper provided, . A gay timsis in store for the lovers (of dancing.. The price. of tickets; j including supper, will be bat $! 50 Sth, a yrand opening party will be pay chute, if it should continue into is not far enough in to strike the, Committees for supplying Christmas Trees with Candies and Toys’ will find great inducements by purchasing at my store. R. N. SMNOOT, The Blind Man. Lineman. orcnute REMOVED. ong, Wis., and was buriek with anilitary honors at Janesville, Wis, Childers was the man whom Jim Fisk once sent to Europe to drill against.any man in the world, backiug him with a $10,000 challenge. What isthe matter of the Free Press, published at Forest City, Sierra county? This office has received an average of just one copy a fortnight since it was established. Perhaps now that there has been a change m-postmassers at Campton= CHOP HOUSE Te Broad Street, Below the National, NEVADA CiT¥y.f>"— AND IN ANY STYE DESIBED, FROM 25 Cents Bp. OPEN AT NIGHT. poe couple, ythe Vulcan groand, ra % ille We may h xille a ay Peers get the Free i per FOR ee SKIER ae), 60 8 ; oa LECOOCQ'S, ° Bem. 4, Na ad 2 €. LE€OC@ has removed his MEALS GOTTEN UP ON SHORT NOTICE Those of my old patrons who are ine ito me for meats purchased at. the Street Market, are requested to gettie U accounts by the Ist of January, 1ssi, wih out fail, as the busicess must be closed >) that time. JAMES C@LLEY. Nevada City, Noy. 30, 1980. — with —_— For Sale or Rent. THREE ACRES OF LAND, thirds under cultivation, ove & * s half miles from town, on the line of the Railroad; Well tenced, Dwelling House, Outbuildings, 0 chard, Etc. App’y to the undersigned at W. H. Smith's sture, Commercial street, Nevada City. < p2é-lm G. G. NICHOLS. two and Wada Li sconce THE DAILY NEVADA CIT SS a Brief Mark Shaver at ed into their new Weather perm aturkey shoot al Bars saunaay. The New Yor nany's dividend « r ¢ ig payable to-day The children inating the aulicay nas and New Yi The appearant +he atmosphere . x ie the Coming Of Ke Valley for distu. brought to the € dday to spend t . Phil. Richarc yesterday throu ~+.Co.’s Express a about 32,00, a1 ‘ yjous small-par. J, M. Baler the Superior Ce L. Morrow fu io. be due plaint he two yea labor at her durie oa 2 ~ —— Gofor Blind ; R. N. Smoot store fitted up, A fi ing put in, and His stc toys, pipes, male, — ; Vankee notior this year, and hie Oe * tL THiS foods nvokers shou. Trump cigars, pi by all who hav They are Vertisement wi morning’s Tra Sup The follewin acted in the S day, Judze Jo Ches. Smith ve Plaintiff gis the name of Cl tiff. Plaintit® gi complaint. Wm. Sowd Company. —Or Elizabeth O Motion to stri sustained, Vrant te Frank C. } England, an a native of clared their come citizens Richard Qu Ragland was Superior Con ing, Local George She postmaster a county, Wm, Be Manson as P Yuba county. Mrs. I Of the Diar yesterday fre will soon hav the most eleg es, diamond: ete., for holic in Nevada Ci The For indust ed by Mrs. L Nevada Lodg : ia There will ge, held -on this December Ist fall attendan: Ths Fellow conferred, J. H. Boa The store s Wells, Farge lorrent. It store or office quire on the Nevala Ci