December 14, 1872 (4 pages)

a “ ow” ° g he Daily Eranscript _. NEVADA CITY; CAL. ~ Saturday Dec, 14, 1872. ARE ERE SRST SIT More Evidence. . Evidence of the fact that the Asso. ciated press is subsidized by the tel. égraph menopoly, and that this is the reason why they aré¥quict on the postal telegraph, is accumulating: When the postal telegraph was agitated in Congress in 1870, their cor rupt bargains all came out betore thie postal telegraph committee. Yesterday we gave the circular, and now we give the clause of the contract/by. ‘which the.so-called independentists, the Associated. Press, was given exclusive news. privileges. The contract reads as follows: And said Associated Press agrees, that during-the continuance of this sgreement they and their agents, and ull parties furnished with hews for publication, and the agents of such parties, shall employ the said Telegraph Company, exclusively,to transInit to abd from all places reached from its lines, all telegraphic messages relating to the news or newspaper business; and that they will not in “any manner: encourage; or support any opposition or competing, telegraph company. * The President of ‘the telegraph monopoly, Mr. Orton, was also be“fore Congress, and he made the following statements: Mr. Orten—I will say further in reply to-Mr>~Washburn’s question, that we have a stipulation in éome of our press contracts;~that they will not advocate the establishment of competing lines to the ipjury-ef_ the business of the Western Union Télegraph Company, We have sucha btipulation now. r. LawreneeThat is # contract against public policy. “Mr. Orton—Bnt it was voluntarily signed, and was originally suggested t? by some of the ‘press themselves as the best means of keeping their own attaches from Occasionally running :.off with a few shares of new tele‘graph stock. in their pockets, and writing the swindle up. in the paper the next morning against the interests of the proprgtors. They thought it would be best to have it in the . contract, and then there could be no _Aispute about it. a Here is evidence of the ‘ssiiandes . between the monopoly and the Associated Press, by which competition is destroyed and opposition is to be beaten down and crushed out. . The fact that such mcnopoly exists is the best reason why Government should control the telegraphic communication of the country. It does seem strangelyinconsistent that the parties to-such @ corrupt eontract as this, should pretend to the public that they are enemies of monopoly. —_ 2 A story comes from Newark, N. J., that Wm. Hawkins,aged 54 years, of the wealthy jewelry manufacturing firm of Carter, Hawkins & Dodd, eloped week before last, with Miss Mattie Lynch, a young lady of considerable musical talent, who-for two: or three years has been very popular with Newark audiences. Mr. Hawkins hud been regular in his attentions to Miss Lynch for some time, but her parents were unwilliug that she had a brilliant musical career before her. She is, notwithstanding her marriage, about to enter into an agreement to sing in opera this winter with the Beguins. In the Pennsylvania oil regions there are 18,000 barrels of crude oil produced daily; of this production 6,000 barrels go daily to the seaboard ‘.in tank cars by. four mail lines—the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad, the Erie Railway of New York andthe New York Centrel, and of the premaining 10,000 barrels, ich is refined at ‘Titusville, Cleveland, Buffalo and Bittebarg, at least 8,000 more daily “in' barrels or tank cars for refined; the balauce of 2,000 barrels being distributed west and south. These fig“ures will vary somewhat during the year, but are believed to represent a yearly average, Tux fact is cited as illustrating the advance, in’ New York real estate, the three lots, each 256x100, on which A. T. Stewart's house is situated, corner of Fifth avenue and’ ' Twentyfourth street, were sold at auction twenty years ago for $4,800. They are now worth $300,000. Had Stewart invested his $4,800 in Government bonds. at compound interest, he would have now only about $18,000. Au inside lot om Fifth Avenue, just above Sixty-third street, was sold at auction twenty-one years ‘ago for €800. ~ It sold the other a for $53,400, }distance, and there would-then be no could never be sold out to a monoproads. . should marry, as they believed St br os Narrow Gauge. From all parts of the State we receive evidences, seys the Appeal, of an’ increased interest in the: subject of narrow gauge railroads. Nearly to secure their construction, and if a . reasonable per centagé of the schemes . now projected shall be brought toa! successful termhination the State. will . be greatly benefitted. In Marysville we are doing absolutely tiothing. While the promise has been us by the Central Narrow Gauge ‘Com pany that this ; point was agreed up. on-&as the eentre of their proposed . system, their gurveys all contemplate leaving us away off at one side, and their movemetts point in. the same direction. The city has not been consulted in the premises at all, and thie“ company cannot give ag @ reason for the change-of their plans that the people of Marysville . have offered it no inducements. They have had no opportunity to do so. We were promised that an agent would wait) upon us in afew days. This promise was made several months ago‘and remains unfulfilled. In the nieantime, the company has changed its plans entirely, and ‘in the new plans has utterly ignored ‘this ‘locality. Our greatest present need is a narrow .gange road between Marysville and Grass {Valley. This road would cost in the neighborhood of $500,000. Nevada county has already subseribed $75,000, and there is little doubt but $200,000-te $250,000 could easily be . obtained by subscription in Nevada and Yuba counties. This would be sufficient to grade the road the entire difteulty in borrowing sufficient money, , by bending the road, to iron and equip it».;The people would hold a majority of the stoc', and it oly. Let the public spirited citizens of Marysville call a public meeting and agitate this question. Let the meeting also appoint & committee to confer with the ,Central Narrow Gauge Company and see if it has éoncluded to back squarely down from the promises itmade to both Nevada and Yuba counties, and if it is acting im bad faith, then the people of these two prosperous counties should show their ability’ to help themselves, and. build their own railevery community where a newspaper . was his whereabouts knmo#n. At is published seems to be taking steps . that time he returned and feported The work is not a difficult one. There are plenty of men inthis community whe should, and probably would, take an active interest in it, and they would find earnest coworkers in Nevada. There is no sense in standing.on the street. corners and whining about monopolies. ‘Who would. be free, themselves must strike the blow.” 4 ~~~» A Litrte Boxy Faris nero a MrvInG Suart.—The Grass Valley Union says: Wednesday afternoon about 4 o’clock, John Williams, aged about four years, son of William Williams, who.yesides near the Gold Hill mill. disappeared -from home, Search was. instantly commenced, and all of Wedriesday night was spent by the} neighbors in looking for the missing Thursday morning, at about 10-0’clock, an old mining shaft, near the house, was examined and the little boy was discovered at the bottom of it. The shaft was between twenty and thirty feet:deep, and no water in it. answer. He was soon brought to the surface wlien it was discovered that save a few cuts about the face he was unhurt. He was rather hungry though ashe had been all night in the shaft. The hills around this town are honey-combed with mining shafts, and children are in the habit of playing around the open mouths of the deep openings. It is a great wonder that more aceidents. of the kind related above do not happen. —_><-> A NEw star—thatis, a literary star— has been discovered. As yet his name rerpuins unannounced, but his first volume, ‘The brook, and other poems,”’ has been se well received by the critics who have had a look at it in manuscript that a high place is claimed for himin American® literature. Mr. Emerson is one of these ‘critics, and although the publi¢ may remember that when Walt Whitman dawned he was first to proclaim that at last the poet for whom America had been waiting so long had come, we hope his parents prediction will be better sustained. . Henry: J. Raymonp died June 18th 1869; James Gordon Bennett’ died June Ist 1872: Horace Greeleytdied November 29th 1872, . The boy wuas.called and made}, a farmer near Itidianapolis, was missed at home, with his valise and clothing, one nforning recéntly, and not until the close of the fhirtl day that onthe night of his di#eppearance he had gone to his bed as usual, . and was soon asleep. He dreamed . that.he rose, packed his valise, went . to. Indianapolis and took eastern bound train. His surprise on awakening and finding himself 75 miles away from home can better be i than described. The Indianapolis Serdinel, which relates this singular ease of somnambulism, says: ‘How he-purchased his ticket witheut his ~ i aa . raised, than to hold to a standpoint i tions The Supreme Court of this State has recently held im the case of the People vs®Murphy, that a mere hypothetical opinien, founded on hearsay or information, and unaccompanied with maliee er ill will, will not disqualify a jaror. quently been devided, but it is too much the praetice of lower Courts to allow challenges where a qnestion is of the law in regard to jurors. “The reading of a néwspaper report, ora statement made out of Court is not} sufficient to disqualify a juror from . serving ona jary, but such are by . the practice of lower Courts usually “excused. _"The reales as.to qualifica“state being -detected by—the--agent, and how he slumbered serenely through all the din and noise of the . Union depot, are among the troublesome things a fellow never can find . ee out, ; Ir is said that officers of the signal service on’ Mount Washington. are trying to teach adog te carry the mail to and: from that station. A correspondant of the Boston ‘* Advertiser’’ suggests that this isan inappro‘ priate season for such instruction, _there being four or five feet of snow on the groand, but that with a dog of good intellect, quick preceptions, and ordinary docility, success may be easily secured. In support of that opinion he says there is a tradition, . coming through such worthy sources as to authorize’belief. that previous tothe year 1760 the mail between Portsmouth, N. H., and Wells, Me., for seven years was carried by a dog. The mail was made np, tied to the animal’s neck, and carried safely through, until at last, on one of. his journeys, the faithful creature was —— by the Indians. THE Hewburrpork aad., gh story, wherein a school-house w reported to have been haunted by veritable ghost, has a lame impotent squeal; the authorities being wea enough to place the matter he hands of the police, who, being accustomed to ‘‘ways that are dark and tricks that are vain,’’ speedily brought to lighta boy named Currier, who confessed to having played the ghost for more than a year. ap > A pReacu of promise case, which has some peculiar features, has just been decided in Angusta eounty(Va. ) court. The plaintiff, Mrs. Garber, lost her husband about four years since, and David Myers’ a prominent citizen, was appointed executor of the estate.Pending the settlement, Myers’ wife died, in less than one month he paid his addresses to. Mrs. Garber, and under a promise of marriage, seduced her, and the fruit of her unfortunate attachment, a little girl of three years, appeared with her in court. She brought suit for $10,000, and the jury gave her $4,000 Tue oldest State Constitution in force is said to be that of New Hampshire, adopted in 1792, and the press ‘of that State is now discussing the proposal to amend the instrument and adapt it to the. progress since made. It contains a prohibition against Catholics holding office, an absurdity that ought —~ since to have disappeared. se THOSE marine ig vee wera invented in Paris by which the wearer could as easily walls upon the water as laid, have been tried. They were not a success, except where submarine observation is the object, for, although the boots float, the wearer is left to hang on the surface of the water by them in an inverted position. “Tue hog of the period” is thus described by the Cincinnati ‘‘Times’’ which is an authorityon hogs: ‘‘The. perfect hog must have a small, short . head, a heavy jowl, and a short thick: His ears must be small, thin and tolerably erect. No objections . , to their drooping ng slightly forward.” Tur Alta Sai fans come out squarely in favor of the Postal Telegraph. After having profitted for years through its enjoyment df the news monepoly it has noted a disposition to make the monopoly still closer, perhaps to its own exclusion, and it very sensibly concludes to range itgelf by the side of the “Chicadees" in self deee A Fastipious Comnectiqut oa man preferred to pay $6,000 on a breach of promise rather than & young lady = did not spell ¢orreetly. * -sharpness of attorneys for the de. hereafter be composed of “men who marry . to attend, We understand that every 2% laid down by this decision ought to be adhered to, and then in important eases:if would not be necéssary to resort to a jury whése ignorance is the only quakification ‘ to: pass upon the case. Any, man who that evidence under the law,as given: by the Court is qualifiéd asa juror, it matters not what. hypethetical opinions he-may have formed or ex-. pressed from the reading o: hearing of what purported to be the facts of . . the case. The object of all the rules partial and just men, but itis too often the case in practice that by the fenee, and the failure of Courts -to} keep them to the rules, they sueceed in getting ignoramuses who decide upon their prejudices instead of the law and evidence. * This is frequently the secret of the failure of justice in criminal cases. We hope. now that the rule is laid down by the Supreme Court, that men who form opinions may serve, that juries may are capable of forming opinions. Change ‘of Teachers. B. J. Watson,County Superintendent of schools, has given notice to the Trustees that he has conclnded to accept an offer made him by the Trustees of Forest’ Springs Schoo) District, at the end of the present term. Mr. Watson is an excellent teacher, and will be missed from the school, and also by the community. His place in the school will be supplied by D. J. Crowley, a young man who is a good teacher and yell qualified for the place. The . Theatre To-Night. The celebrated Wilton Troupe will give one of their grand dramatic entertainments at the Theatre this evening. ‘The first piece will be the Comedy from the French, entitled, ‘Victim of Circumstances,” after which an Qlio, and the afterpiece will be “Betsy Baker,” a most laughable farce. The performance commences promptly at 8 q’clock. This Company has a splendid reputation and the Theatre should be crowded to-night. “Spelling Contest. Yesterday afternoon the pupils of the High and Grammar schools in this city, hada spelling contest for prizes» They all did remarkably wéll,’and at the conclusion prizes were awarded by J. I. Caldwell, Esq, as follows: Ist prize, Hattie Dickerman, $10; 2d prize, Mary Nolan, $5; 3d prize, Nicholas White, $2 50; 4th prize, Louisa Cannon, $2 50. New School. The new school house at North Bloomfield is nea#fy ready for occupaney. On Thursday night a benefit party was given in the new building, which was, in every respect, a grand success., North Bloomfield district has now a splendid school house. School . Examination. The examinations in the public). schools will commence on Monday with the High School and continue through the week in the different departments. — Pine, Main and other stre being graded and gutters are \bei placed on the sides for Winter drainage. This is a good ides. Such work now will save the streets from being washed out this Winter, and they will cost less for repairs, next Spring. The Oratorio of Est_er will be rendered at Grass Vailey~to-night, for the benefit of the Episcopal Church of this city. It is a grand exhibition and everybody in Grass Valley ought} Keep seat atthe theatre in Grass. —e Qualification of Jurors. 4 This -has fre-. cai fairly and ixmepartially hear the . evidence and. deeide the case upon . for empanelling a jury is to get.im-. herein arcounting to the sum of $155 00.al} . NEVADA THEATRE. TONIGHT! . FIRST APPEARANCE OF California's Favorite Artiste, Mrs. Ellie Wilton! “ie Wilton Dramatic Troupe : Supported by the . ° e This evening wil} be produced VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTAN CES. OLIO. To conclade wtib ‘is Mere Farce BETSY BAKER! éartain _Doors open at 7 stiles HEREAS, John Cashin, on the ninth day of December, A. D. 1872, recovered a judgment in the District Court of the Fourteeth Judicial District of the State of California, in and for the County of Nevada, against Thomas J Chambers for the-s¢m of $1,674 55in gold coin of the United States _with interest thereon from the date of said judgment at the rate of seven per cent -per annum till paid,together with costs of suit taxed at $39.15, and counsel fees allowed im like gold coin, which said judgmett-is recorded in the Judgment Book 6, of the said District Court,on page 277, and whereas it is ordered that the Mortgage set ‘forth in Plaintiffs Complaint be foreclosed and property. therein described, to,wit; All of that certain lot or parcel of land,situate and being in the Towaship of. Grass Valley, County of Nevada, State of California, comInencing at 4 point on the west side of Mill ‘street, im said town Of Grass Valley, distant twenty (2®) feet frojn the north-westerly corner of Neal and Mill streets, and running thence nurtherly twenty-seven (27) feet to lotef W. C, Pope, and thence along Pope’s sontherly westerly one hundred and three ~ (103) feet to lot of W. C. Pope,thence southerly along Pope’s easterly dine sixteen (16) feet and six (6) inches to lot of David Murray and thence easterly slong Murray’s a line to Mill street, at the point of beginning, together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunte belonging or in any wise appertaining, he sold to satisfy said judgment, together with interest and costs. Notice is hereby given that I will expose to public sele all the abeve described property te the highest bidder, in front of the Court House door, in the city of Nevada, on Saturday, Jan. 4th, 1873. Between the hours of 90’clock A.M. and 5 o’clock P. M. Given ander my hand this J3th day of Dec. A. D. 1872. : JOSEPH PERRIN, Sheriff. By A. W. Porrer, Under Sheriff. Dibble & Byrne, Plff's Atty. NOTICE. HE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders. of the Nevada and Mountsin — Ive Company will be held at their office, in Nevada City,on Monday the 2eth day of January, &. DP, 1873, at 2 o’clock P. M. dls CHARLES MARSH, Secretary. TAXPAYERS TAKE NOTICE. State and County Taxes. I will receive taxes: a at the office of the County’ Treasurer, Nevada City, upto swt inclating SATURDAY, JAN. 4th, 1873; after which time taxes become delinquent, and five per cent.will be added thereto on all who ao not pay on or before that time, A. GOLDSMITH, di4 Co. Treasurer and ex-officio Colector. NEW SAW MILL, AT WILLOW VALLEY. HE New Millat Willow Valley is completed and we are now ready to fill alk orders for Building or Mining Lumber. All kinds of Lumber kept constantly on hand. Orders left at the office on Boulder Street, or at the Store of Geo. E, TURNER, Pine Street, will be promptly attended to. jy2 M. L: & D. MARSH, dl4 L. P. FISHER, ADVERTISING AGENT Rooms 20 and 21, MERCHANTS’ EXCHANGE, Cc rhia Street, SAN FRANCISCO. OLICITS advertisements and! subseriptions for the Nevapa Daity TranSCRIPT, and for papers published in -California, Oregon and Nevada; Washington, Utah, Tdahp, Montana, Colorado, Arizona, and adjacent Territories; Sandwich Islands, _ British Poseessions, Mexican Ports, icaragua, Panama, Valparaiso, Ja and China; New Zealand and the Fotien Colonies; the Atlantic tic Btates and Europe. ddvertisin ed created many a new business: Has enlarged many ari old business; Has revived many a dull business; Has rescued many a lost business; Has saved many a failing business, Has preserved many a ps! business; Gusineta Gahanna Girard usea to say im his old age: “I have always c nsidered advertising liberally and long to be the great medium of success in business, and the prelude to wealth. And I have made it an invariable rule to advertise in the dullest times as Well as the busiest, long — nce Lge Poe. me that money thus spen out, as by the public it has Be: a lye ) sec man 4 otherwise would have lost.” 7 Advertise your Business, Name before the Public. — ue Advertising will knsure a Fortune. it. Advertise, was engaged yesterday morning. Business ic Brisk, SHERIFF'S SALE.* 2 ~~} 3 esr” LAST BUT NOT LEast ee HOLIDAY Goons. POTTER & SIGOURNEY, Opposite Union Meat Merket, H* xUST RECEIVED THE —— BEST STOCK oF P HOLIDAY GooDs 2 IN NEVADA COUNTY. : . The following isa er list and. prices of articles: Fine Whi te Tea Sets, 44 plete $8 to $10. a Fine Deeerated Tea. Sets, 44° eae $14 to ‘$24. Fancy _ and Saucers, % 1,000 China ‘iieeaa prices: EVERYBODY. WHITE CHINA CUPS & SAUCERS, best, $3 a doz. GLASS. FRUIT BOWLS, 50 CTs. FANCY BASKETS. Vases of all kinds and qualities, One thousand Fancy Articles that we have not time to enumerate. Call and price our goods, and if we don’t sell for léss than the cheapest, we Will not ask your patronage, POTTER & SIGOURNEY. Nevada, December 5th, 1872. Jewelry for the Holidays. N. W. KNOWLTON. te . just received a magnificent stock 0 WATCHES AND JEWELRY. Suitable for Holiday presents, which he will sell 10 per cent. cheaper than San Frapcisco Fripes. He has beautiful GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, CHAINS BREASTPINS, STUDS, LADIES’ SETS, RINGS, CARD CASES, LOCKETS, THIMBLES, ETC. ETC. A complete stock of Spectacles. All kinds, and prices. And a thousand other wo which must be seen to be a paeeeriotess and see the beautiful Holi Nevada, December 3d, 1st, THE OLDEST AND THE BEST. DR. HUFELAND’S CELEBRATED SWISS STOMACH BITTERS. YWVHE first and the most healthful Tonic ever introduced in the United States. : These Bitters have been in the n Francisco Market for ever twenty years, and notwithStanding the many new candilates for public favor, the sales bave constantly increasea. TAYLOR & BENDEL, le Agents, 409 and 411 Clay St. 3an Francisco. m2 FOR SALE. BOUT 700 FEET OF ELEVEN INCH HYDRAULIC PIPE, with Fifty Feet of Canvass Hose and Distributor, will be nie shen Apply to A. B, BABE: Gras Valley Py. ee pil NEVADA BAKERY. “78 BROAD STREET, ALEX. GAULT. .,. Proprietor. . Hot Bread and Breakfast Rolls every morning, Sundays excepted. YY A dare sheng Snel ately of every thing in our line EXCELLENT BUTTER, CRACKERS OF OUR OWN MANUFAC TURE. A good sample of Canty fvom the best factory im the A nanan cnaeatnatin =~ GREAT BARGAINS! cents to $4. iy eee ale to $1. a SILVER PLATED WARE, ALL KINDS. 7 Be ye . : The Or After Flat, or Kleese, to Eure Justice vestigat testimo: eeased, ‘dering three d: and tha ficulty, cabin. Pryor’ ¥ of Klee: ‘to keep 80 and) “told Pr, would t but the upon hi or as 3 Winter, back of _engagec “en nam ‘marriag _They w moved . James . vania, ¢ ‘many y ship, W tion of the dee s0uril; é townsh The The cloaed : with in of dec] Many and rer were The « charge eight 1 “conditi * cient B ful tear with ar the.clo was pr graph . ars, M: and Cl Phr Reo: tel, is . McDor “sence pl shows you ca. Se 7. The opposi has the and lig ty. A Bay, ¥ from t! & Co., Franci ‘furnisl also fu gallon medi¢i want . should Alex room i liquor: may b The bs quality ale, pc Everyl try his Christ A, ( daily, goods New Y is at t] lection is alre: other ¢ the go

a “ ow” ° g he Daily Eranscript _. NEVADA CITY; CAL. ~ Saturday Dec, 14, 1872. ARE ERE SRST SIT More Evidence. . Evidence of the fact that the Asso. ciated press is subsidized by the tel. égraph menopoly, and that this is the reason why they aré¥quict on the postal telegraph, is accumulating: When the postal telegraph was agitated in Congress in 1870, their cor rupt bargains all came out betore thie postal telegraph committee. Yesterday we gave the circular, and now we give the clause of the contract/by. ‘which the.so-called independentists, the Associated. Press, was given exclusive news. privileges. The contract reads as follows: And said Associated Press agrees, that during-the continuance of this sgreement they and their agents, and ull parties furnished with hews for publication, and the agents of such parties, shall employ the said Telegraph Company, exclusively,to transInit to abd from all places reached from its lines, all telegraphic messages relating to the news or newspaper business; and that they will not in “any manner: encourage; or support any opposition or competing, telegraph company. * The President of ‘the telegraph monopoly, Mr. Orton, was also be“fore Congress, and he made the following statements: Mr. Orten—I will say further in reply to-Mr>~Washburn’s question, that we have a stipulation in éome of our press contracts;~that they will not advocate the establishment of competing lines to the ipjury-ef_ the business of the Western Union Télegraph Company, We have sucha btipulation now. r. LawreneeThat is # contract against public policy. “Mr. Orton—Bnt it was voluntarily signed, and was originally suggested t? by some of the ‘press themselves as the best means of keeping their own attaches from Occasionally running :.off with a few shares of new tele‘graph stock. in their pockets, and writing the swindle up. in the paper the next morning against the interests of the proprgtors. They thought it would be best to have it in the . contract, and then there could be no _Aispute about it. a Here is evidence of the ‘ssiiandes . between the monopoly and the Associated Press, by which competition is destroyed and opposition is to be beaten down and crushed out. . The fact that such mcnopoly exists is the best reason why Government should control the telegraphic communication of the country. It does seem strangelyinconsistent that the parties to-such @ corrupt eontract as this, should pretend to the public that they are enemies of monopoly. —_ 2 A story comes from Newark, N. J., that Wm. Hawkins,aged 54 years, of the wealthy jewelry manufacturing firm of Carter, Hawkins & Dodd, eloped week before last, with Miss Mattie Lynch, a young lady of considerable musical talent, who-for two: or three years has been very popular with Newark audiences. Mr. Hawkins hud been regular in his attentions to Miss Lynch for some time, but her parents were unwilliug that she had a brilliant musical career before her. She is, notwithstanding her marriage, about to enter into an agreement to sing in opera this winter with the Beguins. In the Pennsylvania oil regions there are 18,000 barrels of crude oil produced daily; of this production 6,000 barrels go daily to the seaboard ‘.in tank cars by. four mail lines—the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Philadelphia and Erie Railroad, the Erie Railway of New York andthe New York Centrel, and of the premaining 10,000 barrels, ich is refined at ‘Titusville, Cleveland, Buffalo and Bittebarg, at least 8,000 more daily “in' barrels or tank cars for refined; the balauce of 2,000 barrels being distributed west and south. These fig“ures will vary somewhat during the year, but are believed to represent a yearly average, Tux fact is cited as illustrating the advance, in’ New York real estate, the three lots, each 256x100, on which A. T. Stewart's house is situated, corner of Fifth avenue and’ ' Twentyfourth street, were sold at auction twenty years ago for $4,800. They are now worth $300,000. Had Stewart invested his $4,800 in Government bonds. at compound interest, he would have now only about $18,000. Au inside lot om Fifth Avenue, just above Sixty-third street, was sold at auction twenty-one years ‘ago for €800. ~ It sold the other a for $53,400, }distance, and there would-then be no could never be sold out to a monoproads. . should marry, as they believed St br os Narrow Gauge. From all parts of the State we receive evidences, seys the Appeal, of an’ increased interest in the: subject of narrow gauge railroads. Nearly to secure their construction, and if a . reasonable per centagé of the schemes . now projected shall be brought toa! successful termhination the State. will . be greatly benefitted. In Marysville we are doing absolutely tiothing. While the promise has been us by the Central Narrow Gauge ‘Com pany that this ; point was agreed up. on-&as the eentre of their proposed . system, their gurveys all contemplate leaving us away off at one side, and their movemetts point in. the same direction. The city has not been consulted in the premises at all, and thie“ company cannot give ag @ reason for the change-of their plans that the people of Marysville . have offered it no inducements. They have had no opportunity to do so. We were promised that an agent would wait) upon us in afew days. This promise was made several months ago‘and remains unfulfilled. In the nieantime, the company has changed its plans entirely, and ‘in the new plans has utterly ignored ‘this ‘locality. Our greatest present need is a narrow .gange road between Marysville and Grass {Valley. This road would cost in the neighborhood of $500,000. Nevada county has already subseribed $75,000, and there is little doubt but $200,000-te $250,000 could easily be . obtained by subscription in Nevada and Yuba counties. This would be sufficient to grade the road the entire difteulty in borrowing sufficient money, , by bending the road, to iron and equip it».;The people would hold a majority of the stoc', and it oly. Let the public spirited citizens of Marysville call a public meeting and agitate this question. Let the meeting also appoint & committee to confer with the ,Central Narrow Gauge Company and see if it has éoncluded to back squarely down from the promises itmade to both Nevada and Yuba counties, and if it is acting im bad faith, then the people of these two prosperous counties should show their ability’ to help themselves, and. build their own railevery community where a newspaper . was his whereabouts knmo#n. At is published seems to be taking steps . that time he returned and feported The work is not a difficult one. There are plenty of men inthis community whe should, and probably would, take an active interest in it, and they would find earnest coworkers in Nevada. There is no sense in standing.on the street. corners and whining about monopolies. ‘Who would. be free, themselves must strike the blow.” 4 ~~~» A Litrte Boxy Faris nero a MrvInG Suart.—The Grass Valley Union says: Wednesday afternoon about 4 o’clock, John Williams, aged about four years, son of William Williams, who.yesides near the Gold Hill mill. disappeared -from home, Search was. instantly commenced, and all of Wedriesday night was spent by the} neighbors in looking for the missing Thursday morning, at about 10-0’clock, an old mining shaft, near the house, was examined and the little boy was discovered at the bottom of it. The shaft was between twenty and thirty feet:deep, and no water in it. answer. He was soon brought to the surface wlien it was discovered that save a few cuts about the face he was unhurt. He was rather hungry though ashe had been all night in the shaft. The hills around this town are honey-combed with mining shafts, and children are in the habit of playing around the open mouths of the deep openings. It is a great wonder that more aceidents. of the kind related above do not happen. —_><-> A NEw star—thatis, a literary star— has been discovered. As yet his name rerpuins unannounced, but his first volume, ‘The brook, and other poems,”’ has been se well received by the critics who have had a look at it in manuscript that a high place is claimed for himin American® literature. Mr. Emerson is one of these ‘critics, and although the publi¢ may remember that when Walt Whitman dawned he was first to proclaim that at last the poet for whom America had been waiting so long had come, we hope his parents prediction will be better sustained. . Henry: J. Raymonp died June 18th 1869; James Gordon Bennett’ died June Ist 1872: Horace Greeleytdied November 29th 1872, . The boy wuas.called and made}, a farmer near Itidianapolis, was missed at home, with his valise and clothing, one nforning recéntly, and not until the close of the fhirtl day that onthe night of his di#eppearance he had gone to his bed as usual, . and was soon asleep. He dreamed . that.he rose, packed his valise, went . to. Indianapolis and took eastern bound train. His surprise on awakening and finding himself 75 miles away from home can better be i than described. The Indianapolis Serdinel, which relates this singular ease of somnambulism, says: ‘How he-purchased his ticket witheut his ~ i aa . raised, than to hold to a standpoint i tions The Supreme Court of this State has recently held im the case of the People vs®Murphy, that a mere hypothetical opinien, founded on hearsay or information, and unaccompanied with maliee er ill will, will not disqualify a jaror. quently been devided, but it is too much the praetice of lower Courts to allow challenges where a qnestion is of the law in regard to jurors. “The reading of a néwspaper report, ora statement made out of Court is not} sufficient to disqualify a juror from . serving ona jary, but such are by . the practice of lower Courts usually “excused. _"The reales as.to qualifica“state being -detected by—the--agent, and how he slumbered serenely through all the din and noise of the . Union depot, are among the troublesome things a fellow never can find . ee out, ; Ir is said that officers of the signal service on’ Mount Washington. are trying to teach adog te carry the mail to and: from that station. A correspondant of the Boston ‘* Advertiser’’ suggests that this isan inappro‘ priate season for such instruction, _there being four or five feet of snow on the groand, but that with a dog of good intellect, quick preceptions, and ordinary docility, success may be easily secured. In support of that opinion he says there is a tradition, . coming through such worthy sources as to authorize’belief. that previous tothe year 1760 the mail between Portsmouth, N. H., and Wells, Me., for seven years was carried by a dog. The mail was made np, tied to the animal’s neck, and carried safely through, until at last, on one of. his journeys, the faithful creature was —— by the Indians. THE Hewburrpork aad., gh story, wherein a school-house w reported to have been haunted by veritable ghost, has a lame impotent squeal; the authorities being wea enough to place the matter he hands of the police, who, being accustomed to ‘‘ways that are dark and tricks that are vain,’’ speedily brought to lighta boy named Currier, who confessed to having played the ghost for more than a year. ap > A pReacu of promise case, which has some peculiar features, has just been decided in Angusta eounty(Va. ) court. The plaintiff, Mrs. Garber, lost her husband about four years since, and David Myers’ a prominent citizen, was appointed executor of the estate.Pending the settlement, Myers’ wife died, in less than one month he paid his addresses to. Mrs. Garber, and under a promise of marriage, seduced her, and the fruit of her unfortunate attachment, a little girl of three years, appeared with her in court. She brought suit for $10,000, and the jury gave her $4,000 Tue oldest State Constitution in force is said to be that of New Hampshire, adopted in 1792, and the press ‘of that State is now discussing the proposal to amend the instrument and adapt it to the. progress since made. It contains a prohibition against Catholics holding office, an absurdity that ought —~ since to have disappeared. se THOSE marine ig vee wera invented in Paris by which the wearer could as easily walls upon the water as laid, have been tried. They were not a success, except where submarine observation is the object, for, although the boots float, the wearer is left to hang on the surface of the water by them in an inverted position. “Tue hog of the period” is thus described by the Cincinnati ‘‘Times’’ which is an authorityon hogs: ‘‘The. perfect hog must have a small, short . head, a heavy jowl, and a short thick: His ears must be small, thin and tolerably erect.. No objections . , to their drooping ng slightly forward.” Tur Alta Sai fans come out squarely in favor of the Postal Telegraph. After having profitted for years through its enjoyment df the news monepoly it has noted a disposition to make the monopoly still closer, perhaps to its own exclusion, and it very sensibly concludes to range itgelf by the side of the “Chicadees" in self deee A Fastipious Comnectiqut oa man preferred to pay $6,000 on a breach of promise rather than & young lady = did not spell ¢orreetly. * -sharpness of attorneys for the de. hereafter be composed of “men who marry . to attend, We understand that every 2% laid down by this decision ought to be adhered to, and then in important eases:if would not be necéssary to resort to a jury whése ignorance is the only quakification ‘ to: pass upon the case. Any, man who that evidence under the law,as given: by the Court is qualifiéd asa juror, it matters not what. hypethetical opinions he-may have formed or ex-. pressed from the reading o: hearing of what purported to be the facts of . . the case. The object of all the rules partial and just men, but itis too often the case in practice that by the fenee, and the failure of Courts -to} keep them to the rules, they sueceed in getting ignoramuses who decide upon their prejudices instead of the law and evidence. * This is frequently the secret of the failure of justice in criminal cases. We hope. now that the rule is laid down by the Supreme Court, that men who form opinions may serve, that juries may are capable of forming opinions. Change ‘of Teachers.

B. J. Watson,County Superintendent of schools, has given notice to the Trustees that he has conclnded to accept an offer made him by the Trustees of Forest’ Springs Schoo) District, at the end of the present term. Mr. Watson is an excellent teacher, and will be missed from the school, and also by the community. His place in the school will be supplied by D. J. Crowley, a young man who is a good teacher and yell qualified for the place. The . Theatre To-Night. The celebrated Wilton Troupe will give one of their grand dramatic entertainments at the Theatre this evening. ‘The first piece will be the Comedy from the French, entitled, ‘Victim of Circumstances,” after which an Qlio, and the afterpiece will be “Betsy Baker,” a most laughable farce. The performance commences promptly at 8 q’clock. This Company has a splendid reputation and the Theatre should be crowded to-night. “Spelling Contest. Yesterday afternoon the pupils of the High and Grammar schools in this city, hada spelling contest for prizes» They all did remarkably wéll,’and at the conclusion prizes were awarded by J. I. Caldwell, Esq, as follows: Ist prize, Hattie Dickerman, $10; 2d prize, Mary Nolan, $5; 3d prize, Nicholas White, $2 50; 4th prize, Louisa Cannon, $2 50. New School. The new school house at North Bloomfield is nea#fy ready for occupaney. On Thursday night a benefit party was given in the new building, which was, in every respect, a grand success., North Bloomfield district has now a splendid school house. School . Examination. The examinations in the public). schools will commence on Monday with the High School and continue through the week in the different departments. — Pine, Main and other stre being graded and gutters are \bei placed on the sides for Winter drainage. This is a good ides. Such work now will save the streets from being washed out this Winter, and they will cost less for repairs, next Spring. The Oratorio of Est_er will be rendered at Grass Vailey~to-night, for the benefit of the Episcopal Church of this city. It is a grand exhibition and everybody in Grass Valley ought} Keep seat atthe theatre in Grass. —e Qualification of Jurors. 4 This -has fre-. cai fairly and ixmepartially hear the . evidence and. deeide the case upon . for empanelling a jury is to get.im-. herein arcounting to the sum of $155 00.al} . NEVADA THEATRE. TONIGHT! . FIRST APPEARANCE OF California's Favorite Artiste, Mrs. Ellie Wilton! “ie Wilton Dramatic Troupe : Supported by the . ° e This evening wil} be produced VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTAN CES. OLIO. To conclade wtib ‘is Mere Farce BETSY BAKER! éartain _Doors open at 7 stiles HEREAS, John Cashin, on the ninth day of December, A. D. 1872, recovered a judgment in the District Court of the Fourteeth Judicial District of the State of California, in and for the County of Nevada, against Thomas J Chambers for the-s¢m of $1,674 55in gold coin of the United States _with interest thereon from the date of said judgment at the rate of seven per cent -per annum till paid,together with costs of suit taxed at $39.15, and counsel fees allowed im like gold coin, which said judgmett-is recorded in the Judgment Book 6, of the said District Court,on page 277, and whereas it is ordered that the Mortgage set ‘forth in Plaintiffs Complaint be foreclosed and property. therein described, to,wit; All of that certain lot or parcel of land,situate and being in the Towaship of. Grass Valley, County of Nevada, State of California, comInencing at 4 point on the west side of Mill ‘street, im said town Of Grass Valley, distant twenty (2®) feet frojn the north-westerly corner of Neal and Mill streets, and running thence nurtherly twenty-seven (27) feet to lotef W. C, Pope, and thence along Pope’s sontherly westerly one hundred and three ~ (103) feet to lot of W. C. Pope,thence southerly along Pope’s easterly dine sixteen (16) feet and six (6) inches to lot of David Murray and thence easterly slong Murray’s a line to Mill street, at the point of beginning, together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances thereunte belonging or in any wise appertaining, he sold to satisfy said judgment, together with interest and costs. Notice is hereby given that I will expose to public sele all the abeve described property te the highest bidder, in front of the Court House door, in the city of Nevada, on Saturday, Jan. 4th, 1873. Between the hours of 90’clock A.M. and 5 o’clock P. M. Given ander my hand this J3th day of Dec. A. D. 1872. : JOSEPH PERRIN, Sheriff. By A. W. Porrer, Under Sheriff. Dibble & Byrne, Plff's Atty. NOTICE. HE Annual Meeting of the Stockholders. of the Nevada and Mountsin — Ive Company will be held at their office, in Nevada City,on Monday the 2eth day of January, &. DP, 1873, at 2 o’clock P. M. dls CHARLES MARSH, Secretary. TAXPAYERS TAKE NOTICE. State and County Taxes. I will receive taxes: a at the office of the County’ Treasurer, Nevada City, upto swt inclating SATURDAY, JAN. 4th, 1873; after which time taxes become delinquent, and five per cent.will be added thereto on all who ao not pay on or before that time, A. GOLDSMITH, di4 Co. Treasurer and ex-officio Colector. NEW SAW MILL, AT WILLOW VALLEY. HE New Millat Willow Valley is completed and we are now ready to fill alk orders for Building or Mining Lumber. All kinds of Lumber kept constantly on hand. Orders left at the office on Boulder Street, or at the Store of Geo. E, TURNER, Pine Street, will be promptly attended to. jy2 M. L: & D. MARSH, dl4 L. P. FISHER, ADVERTISING AGENT Rooms 20 and 21, MERCHANTS’ EXCHANGE, Cc rhia Street, SAN FRANCISCO. OLICITS advertisements and! subseriptions for the Nevapa Daity TranSCRIPT, and for papers published in -California, Oregon and Nevada; Washington, Utah, Tdahp, Montana, Colorado, Arizona, and adjacent Territories; Sandwich Islands, _ British Poseessions, Mexican Ports, icaragua, Panama, Valparaiso, Ja and China; New Zealand and the Fotien Colonies; the Atlantic tic Btates and Europe. ddvertisin ed created many a new business: Has enlarged many ari old business; Has revived many a dull business; Has rescued many a lost business; Has saved many a failing business, Has preserved many a ps! business; Gusineta Gahanna Girard usea to say im his old age: “I have always c nsidered advertising liberally and long to be the great medium of success in business, and the prelude to wealth. And I have made it an invariable rule to advertise in the dullest times as Well as the busiest, long — nce Lge Poe. me that money thus spen out, as by the public it has Be: a lye ) sec man 4 otherwise would have lost.” 7 Advertise your Business, Name before the Public. — ue Advertising will knsure a Fortune. it. Advertise, was engaged yesterday morning. Business ic Brisk, SHERIFF'S SALE.* 2 ~~} 3 esr” LAST BUT NOT LEast ee HOLIDAY Goons. POTTER & SIGOURNEY, Opposite Union Meat Merket, H* xUST RECEIVED THE —— BEST STOCK oF P HOLIDAY GooDs 2 IN NEVADA COUNTY. : . The following isa er list and. prices of articles: Fine Whi te Tea Sets, 44 plete $8 to $10. a Fine Deeerated Tea. Sets, 44° eae $14 to ‘$24. Fancy _ and Saucers, % 1,000 China ‘iieeaa prices: EVERYBODY. WHITE CHINA CUPS & SAUCERS, best, $3 a doz. GLASS. FRUIT BOWLS, 50 CTs. FANCY BASKETS. Vases of all kinds and qualities, One thousand Fancy Articles that we have not time to enumerate. Call and price our goods, and if we don’t sell for léss than the cheapest, we Will not ask your patronage, POTTER & SIGOURNEY. Nevada, December 5th, 1872. Jewelry for the Holidays. N. W. KNOWLTON. te . just received a magnificent stock 0 WATCHES AND JEWELRY. Suitable for Holiday presents, which he will sell 10 per cent. cheaper than San Frapcisco Fripes. He has beautiful GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, CHAINS BREASTPINS, STUDS, LADIES’ SETS, RINGS, CARD CASES, LOCKETS, THIMBLES, ETC. ETC. A complete stock of Spectacles. All kinds, and prices. And a thousand other wo which must be seen to be a paeeeriotess and see the beautiful Holi Nevada, December 3d, 1st, THE OLDEST AND THE BEST. DR. HUFELAND’S CELEBRATED SWISS STOMACH BITTERS. YWVHE first and the most healthful Tonic ever introduced in the United States. : These Bitters have been in the n Francisco Market for ever twenty years, and notwithStanding the many new candilates for public favor, the sales bave constantly increasea. TAYLOR & BENDEL, le Agents, 409 and 411 Clay St. 3an Francisco. m2 FOR SALE. BOUT 700 FEET OF ELEVEN INCH HYDRAULIC PIPE, with Fifty Feet of Canvass Hose and Distributor, will be nie shen Apply to A. B, BABE: Gras Valley Py. ee pil NEVADA BAKERY. “78 BROAD STREET, ALEX. GAULT. ..,. Proprietor. . Hot Bread and Breakfast Rolls every morning, Sundays excepted. YY A dare sheng Snel ately of every thing in our line EXCELLENT BUTTER, CRACKERS OF OUR OWN MANUFAC TURE. A good sample of Canty fvom the best factory im the A nanan cnaeatnatin =~ GREAT BARGAINS! cents to $4. iy eee ale to $1. a SILVER PLATED WARE, ALL KINDS. 7 Be ye . : The Or After Flat, or Kleese, to Eure Justice vestigat testimo: eeased, ‘dering three d: and tha ficulty, cabin. Pryor’ ¥ of Klee: ‘to keep 80 and) “told Pr, would t but the upon hi or as 3 Winter, back of _engagec “en nam ‘marriag _They w moved . James . vania, ¢ ‘many y ship, W tion of the dee s0uril; é townsh The The cloaed : with in of dec] Many and rer were The « charge eight 1 “conditi * cient B ful tear with ar the.clo was pr graph . ars, M: and Cl Phr Reo: tel, is . McDor “sence pl shows you ca. Se 7. The opposi has the and lig ty. A Bay, ¥ from t! & Co., Franci ‘furnisl also fu gallon medi¢i want . should Alex room i liquor: may b The bs quality ale, pc Everyl try his Christ A, ( daily, goods New Y is at t] lection is alre: other ¢ the go