December 19, 1877 (4 pages)

The Nally Transeript NEVADA CITY, CAL. ae reat fate na Wednesday, December 19, 1877: GEO. M. MOTT is. our only authorized Agent in Sacramento, He, will reseive Advertisements and Subscriptions for the THANSCRIPT, and receipt for us in our name, : 1 Preferred Studies. & bill haying for its object the comparalive ‘expunging ‘from the present course of studies -_pursued in the public schools of California the higher mathematics, drawing, music, “Hatin, Frenctr> calisthenics, and other “‘luxuries”’ of a like character, has been introduced in the Legislature This is. _ B proposition whiten, altaouzh rathby the Hon. Geo, Barstow. er unexpected, is bouiud to gain a host of advocates when subjected to proper investigation, Its thorough nnalysis, from-all the various stundpoints in which the subject can be viewed, is, we think, equivalelit to an adoption of its principles as a whole by the majority of the people, -and its final confirmation by tie Legislature as a law. ‘Take, for instance, the meagre ed_ ucational facilities afforded by the public schools in many-of our larger cities. By this we do not claim tuat the quality is deficient, but the mo:t prejudiced will admit, after a carefal veview of the various annual. educational report3, that there is an alarm-' ing Shortcoming in the sufficiency, asit were. While to maintain the public schools of the landmillions of dollars are annually contributed by tincomplaining tax-payers, and a sufficient amount raised each year to mure than provide the rising generation with the tutoring necessary t) a successful career inthe commercial or mechanical pursuits to. which they may be called in aftar life, still in many towns of large population thousands of girls and boys are leit to roam in. the streets for waut of proper school accommodations. New buildings are erected as speedily as is commensurats with the capacity of the revenue set aside for that purpose: Yet the necessity for enlarged “aécommeddations increases with each year, aud the demand is far greater than cao be provided for by the fund. Phe cause of the evil is readily to be discovered. © Within the past few years have been dragged-into the course of studies assiyneil for pursuit to the common schoel children of our nution numerous branches, the knowledge of which.affords no practical benefit, excepting to that portion of the rising generation who are looking upon a professional life as An Independent Party in the . : South, = Reports concerning the late electious in Georgia, received by members from that State, in Washington, showin every instance except two that the two Independent candidates were successful wherever placed in the-field. Gordon thinks ‘this will probably give: the Independents éighty meétgbers ‘of the Legislature, instead of fwelve, the number they had in the last Assembly.In speaking recently of the development of an Independent movement.,in Géorgia, Gordou declared it was the legitimat; growth of the President's Southern policy,and that movements of that sort were inevitable, extending over_large portions of the South, By becoming the-champion of the muainistration in regard t2 confirmations, Gordon believes he has put himself at the head of tue Independent movement in Georgia. ~He undouBtedly expeets to“secure the votes offthe Independent legislators in his coming Senaturial contest, Peoples’? Ice Company. This company was formed in Nevada county, and its works are located at Camp 20, onthe line of the Central Pacific Railroad, about ten miles from the being town of They have been at work during the past few weeks harvest: Truckee, ing their ice crop, and have already stored about fifteen hundred tons, andintend to put in ten thoasand tons more if the weather proves favorable for it. The ice gathered is about ten inches thick and of the first quality, The company employ thirty men and have all the latest improvements for cutting, hauling the Jesse 38. Thompson, of this city, is the manaand heusing ice. ‘ger ofthe works at Camp 20,-nand wliat he don’t know about putting up ice,is not worth knowing. —___ +a Drunken Squaw, ~ On Monday evening last we witnessed a Tnost pitiable and disgusting sight at the head of Commercial street. It, was a squaw, so drank that she could not stand on her feet, and she was pouring forth the moat obscene language to be thought of. ‘She proclaimed in thunder tones that ‘’Melican man give me whisky and make me awfuldrunk.” The officers uré anxious to find: out who that American man was who gave the squaw whisky, andjif they suce ceed they propose to make it very warm for him, oe — 2-e-————_——— Don’t Do it. Many interior papers are advocating an editorial convention to be held next April or May, at which “What Henry Ward Beechetk Says! sermon.on Sunday last which will create 4 sensation among the ortherdox people. .‘‘The doctrine,;”’ he said, ‘that God has-been for thousands of years peopling this earth with human beings, during the yeriod of minated by an altar or.church, and in places where a vast popglation of these people are yet without that light, isto transform the “Almighty to a monster more bideous than Saftan himseif, I sweat by all that is sacred that I will not worship Satan though he should appear dressed in royal robes and séated on the throne of Jehovah, ~ Men may say, ‘You vill net go to heaven?’ A heaven presided over by such a demon as tnay WhO has. been peopling this world with millions of human beings and thensweeping them off into hell, not like dead flies, but without tiking the trotible even to kill them, and gloating aud laughing over their eternal misery, is tiot such a heaven us Il wantto goto. The doctrine is too horrible. I cannot believe it and I won’t.” Mining -News. ‘ We are indebted to M. Byrne, Jr.; says the Grass Valley. Union,~ for some items concerning mining in the vicinity of Lowell Hill and Liberty Hill, where a good deal of activity is manifested at this time-‘in developing gravel mining. The Swamp Avgel is turning out pay all the time at about the rate of $3 per car load, the pay. being found about fifteen hundred feet in length on the channel, and they have ‘dcifted several hundred feet across the channel with good pay dirt all the way. Below the Swamp Angel, on the Steep Hollow side of the ridge, W. P, Dewey Lis-driving a t:nnel int» the Levy ground, of which he was thé purchaser, below this the East New York Company, aud also the Wild Cat Company are tunneling for the channel. On the opposite or Bear River side of the ridge, the Planet Company is theonly one at work. Their tunnelis now in 600 feet, 100 feet having been made in the past month, The contract is for 800 feet of tunael, which will be completed by the 1st of March. The Planet ground comprises 229 acres, and it adjoins the Swamp Angel near the centre of the ridge. This is regarded as one of the very best claimsin that portion of the county, covering a portion of the same rich channel found inthe Swamp Angel, and from which a '} large amount of gold has been taken. The stock of the Planet is firmly held,the company has all the funds necessary to do their prospectin nd the Henry Ward Beecher, preached a three-fourths of which it was not illu-/ Royal Arch Chapter. The following persons were installed as Officers of the Royal Arch Chapter, No. 6, on Monday evening last, for tae emsuing’ Masonic year, by T. H. Caswell, P. G. H. P.;— High Priest, I. J. Rolfe; King, H. Stansfield; Scribe, J.’ L. Holland; Treasurer, M. L. Marsh; Secretary, G. R.‘Dayis; Captain of the. Host; J. M. Buffington Jr.;: Principal Sojourner,J. N. Payne; Royai Arch Captain, Philip Richards;. Master 38rd Vail, K. Casper; Master 2nd Vail, Wm. Floyd; Master 1st Vail, W. G. Richards ;Guard, Wm. Holmes, The Local Pa per: In writing on this sutject, the edi'orof the New York Times says you might about as wellforget your churches aud school houses as to forget your iocal paper. It speaks to ten times the audience that your local minister does. Itis read eagerlyreach day and week from begiring to end. 4t teaches you all, and if it has a lower spirit. and.‘less wisdom tban a ‘Sermon, it ‘has a thousand times better chance at sense bene.ti notice, care and suppoit—unless you yourself are beneath notice and. care—-for it is your representative. ~ Indeed in, its character,it is the culmination pff the importance, interest and welfare ofall. Itis the egzregate of your own consequence, xud you vannot ignore it without miserably depreciating yourself. : 2 A Shocking Death, : A little eight-year-old daughter uf Mr. Chas, Fost2r, who resides about half a mile below Ophir, says the Placer Herald,. after gett.ng home from school last Wednesday evening went out with some other children to playin the field. A brush fire was burning near by, and around his the chiidren socn gathered. While playing ‘here one of the number thougbtlessly threw a burning stick at the others which striking the lit'le Foster girl on the back, set fire toher clothes. Sheat once began to run and scream, and her screams attracted the atcention of her mother. The mother tried to catch her, but the child ran around so frantically, she was unburned nearly off her body. Dr. Shackleton was immediately sent for, who found the little sufferer some places to acrisp, though perfectly conscious. All was done hat human hands could do, but-it was no use. The fire fiend hed done its work to well, and at 8 = ae Lee . Clothing. . -."you. The. local paper is in no} able to do so until the clothes were! burned, we.may say all over, and in. Great Reduction in Dry Goods For the next ten days by A. Blumen-. thal, corner Broad and Pine streets. In order to enable everyone to buy a Holiday present for a little money, I will reduce black silks, black and ‘colored cashmeres, empress cloths, basket cloths, snowflakes, — rustic cloths, alpacas, waterproofs, _ kid gloves in 1, 2 and 3 buttons, initial handkerchiefs, shawls, cloaks, furs, fancy and domestic goods, etc., and a gréat many aiticles too numerous to mention. All are invited-to examine the goods before purchasing, A. BLUMENTHAL, * Cor. Broad and Pite sts. © J. Brand Has just received a nice lot of gouds for Cbristinas presents, ‘and he intends to give good biryaius t> all bis customers, Before you buy any Nice presents go abd examine his stock. emember the *piace—on Broad street, next to Blumeuthal’s store, . j = [Casper keeps the latest and the best styles of Men’s and Boy’s n9-tf da-19' —— There are 2,00U,000 yeast cells in one of Leef’s Yeast Cakes—try one. 2 2-2 (3 New Style of Hats, at Casprr’s Nevapa, Nav, 9, 1877. THE present war wili give new fotce to the Phrase, ‘‘Fighting like Torke,”’ e No. 935. — é . Application for a Patent toa Mining Claim. Uxirep Srarzs LAND OFrtcr, : Sacramento, Cal., Dec. 14, 1877. Gee is hereby, given that 8. F. Gasbweiler, wh@se post. office adaddress in San Francisco, California, through his duly author.zed agent bas this day made: application’ for patent for the “Ancho’’ quartz biine--and—milksite, -situ= ated iu T 18,NR,11 E, Mt, Dicblo me ridian, county of Nevada, State of California,and described in the plat and fisla notes on file in this office as follows, to wit :—Ancho Quartz Mine, commenting at the SE corner of the claim, a stake marked 4 SE in mound, from whieh'a fir tree 30in. Giam bears $ 84-, E 0.50 chs, anda spruce tree 36 in. diam. bears S HM? 9.33 chs and the \% sec corner between secs 16 and 21, ‘I-18, N R,11E, Mt. D. Mbears (bv calculation) N -53© 38’, E 27.02 chains; thence variation 164°, East 1, S 13> ; W 1.5144 chs, southerly end and center of lode, 3.03 chs SW corner-of claims. stake marked A § W 2, N 17°, W 7.24 seutherly corner of mill-site, 8.1C cross Stillman ravine, 14.84 Northerly cor millsite 30.50 NW cor claims, a stake marked AN W in mound 3, N 73° »E£ 151%, north end and center of lode, 3.03 NE cor claim, a stake marked A N Ein mound 4, § 17°, E 23.90 cross Stillman ravine 30.30 place of beginning, containing 9.80 acres, Millsite, commencing atastake marked A M 8S in mound onthe west boundary line of the Ancho Quartz Claim and 7.24 chs frem the SW corner; thence variation 164°, east 1, N 68°4°, W 5.87 chs westerly cor mull site 1,N32\%°-, E 0.30, erogs Stillman ravine. 6,08 northerly cor mill-site a stake marked A M S.N 3, 8S 17°, E 7.60, place of beginni3sg containing 1.76 acres. Said claim was located on the 5th day of July, A. D. 1366, and has been duly assigned to this applicant by deeds, recorded in the the one thing to be desired. In this category of unnecessary, even supertluous stadies, may beincluded those which Mr, Barstow is endeavoring . to dispense with through the medium of his bill. By their adoption, w benelit bas accrued to an exceedingly small minority, while more than ten-fold the number of these favored” ones are compelled to go through life untiugbt in any degree whatsoever. From the ranks cf the latter, who are thus deprived of education’s refining influences, spring the inmates of onr prisous and broth. els, It is wisely said, too, that ‘‘A little learning is a dangerous thing;"’ and all tue while that we are. glorying in the completeness of the public school systam of Ameriga, as it exists to-day, there are still grave doubts as to whether its perfection might not be more nearly reached by exclading’ from it these ‘fancy features.’’? How few o®our children ever graduata from these institutions! A superiicial knuowladza oaly is obtaiped of the multitudinous subjects we attempt t> ‘‘cram’’ them. witb, and then, half prepared, w:ta only u “little learning,’’ tiey: are forged out into the wide world to fight the battle of life. : Therefore, Our warmest: approvay Jisaccorded to the Hon. Geo. Bar. stow’s bill, by the provisions of -wWhich—as we under-t.nd it—reading, Writing, geography, aritumetie _ tind grammar would be made the pre=ferred studies, The five branches constitute a» galixy, the tuorough knowledge of whigh on tie part of the young is essential to perfect suecess in tae ordinary walks of more mature lifes When we go beyond ' them, we overstep the requiremens of tae masses, —_ “itl Gold Plated Ware. C.J; Brand has a nice stock of ‘gold plated wate, whieh is just suitei for. Holiday presents, © the press of the Pacific Coast shell be represented, ‘There has: lately been a convention fever in this State for anything and everything. For the sake of poor suffering humanity don’t add to it by getting 150 or 200 editors jawing at each other. Hades would be bearable and a meeting of strong-minded women absolute Paradise in comparison, z Sens ae Farley Elected, . The Senatorial contest is over, and Hon. James Farley has been elected to succeed Hon, A. A, Sargent. The result has not surprised any one, as it seemed to bea foregone conclasion that he: was the choice of the Democracy of this. State. The members of the Legislature.ean now come down to their regular work aud do something in the way of making laws that will be of benefit to the State—but the fewer they pass the better it ‘will be for-us, we-think. —-~—pee. -City Schools. The city schools will close this week for a vacation of two weeks. The written examination commenced on Tuesday, and will continue until finished. ‘There will be oral exami. nations in the several reoms,Tuesday forenoon, and rhetoric exercises in the afternoon. ‘The =primary schools will close at noon, Friday. Lhe patrons and friends of the schoo! are cordially invited t» be present at ail the exercises. An entertainment will be given at the Theatre Saturday evening, consisting of music and dramas. P. J. Canmicuarn, Supt. Jewelry You May Depena Upon, ©, J. Brand will manufacture to order and on short notice every kind of Jewelry, with 18-karat gold, He has some beautiful designs on hand, suited to the tasty of the mort fustidious, ‘ 3 mS i weigbts, at Casrrn’ rtf ’ a . FP’ Overcoats of all shades and. promise for a first class gravel mine is considered certain. Mexican Border Affairs, The Secretary of War says the disturbance on the Texas border has net the semblance aof national trouble, He looks upon it’ as a purely local question, incident to the locality and the imperfect civilization of the people living on the border. The troops ordered to the scene of the disturbance’ probably reached there on the evening of the 17th, and will restore peace without trespassing upon Mexican territory. Indians to be Represented in Con. ress, The House Committee on Indian Affairs substantially agreed to report a bill, on the re-assembling of Congress, allowing the five Indian tribes in the Indian Territory to be represented by a delegate in the House. The business before Congress relating to the interests ot the Indian Territory, in the opinion of the Sub-Committee, to whem the subjéct was referred, is such as to make it advisable that the Indian tribes should have official representation. . ‘Personal, We noticed in town yesterday Jas. K, Byrne, Esq., John P, Hickey, Arthur Hagadorn, and quite a number of other splendid looking gentlemen. Col, Rufus Shoemaker, Secretary of ‘the Senate, honored us with a call yesterday, It appears to us he looks better than he has for the past twenty years, His ny friends hereabouts gave him a Very cordial greeting yesterday, Silver Plated Ware, C. J. Brand has an elegant gagortment of silver plated ware, in new patterns, which he will sell cheaper thaw any other dealer in Nevada. y ; county, 2 o’clock the next morning the little innocent breathed her last. She is spoken of as an unusual bright and by so terrible a calamity the parents have the sympathy of the entire community. > o> A Specimen Brick. The following extract from Kearney’s speech in San_ Francisco is only a fair sample. of much of his talk during the last three weeks. ‘“ We want no discussion here. When the Chinese question is settled we can dfscuss whether it would be better-to bang, shoot orcutthe capitalists to pieces. In six months we will have 50,000 men. ready to go out and shoot pheasants under General Wellock, and if John don’t leave here we will drive him and his abettors into the sea. ’’ — ——-. § 2. __._. Harry Enazanp, the hangman of the wife marderer Williams, at Toronto, has been mobbed out of town. ——_-_ ~~~. HOTEL ARRIVALS Union Hotel. JACOB NAFFZIGER, Prop: ietor. Monpay, December 17th, 1377. Wm Downie C M B Guscetti Ranch FA Campbell GV C Bamnum Grass Va W Curles You Bet Jd Tonner schu Mine TC Kandall R Creek J Hanly City J B Walling City Chas Phelps Hill W Johnston. Bloom 8S O Roland bloom L Neibauer Bear Riv J E Terry Greenwo L H Lovejoy Green W Zigler Greenwoow -. @J Caldwood Green. H Swan Bear Valley J Davis Bear Valley J C Gilman Waterso J P Hickey San Fran JJ Jacksen Sen Fra JK Byrae San Fran Geo kmersan Aubu HOTEL ARRIVALS. ' National Exchange Hotel. A. H. HANSON, ‘Proprietor, ' Moxpax, December 17th, 1877. M Farley, French C J Pierce, San Juan B Guscetti Ranch J Mon J Wilson Cit £ A Roberts Grass V E Buck San duan JV White Cherokee ¥ N Wheeler City = G 8 Wilson, City ‘tT B Reardan, Sac T C Bail, Woodburn P K Stockton, Sac =F A Barbour, 8 Fran C Brady, Dutch Flat W Robinson, G Val H McPherson,Sr H Calder, Dutch Flat iHe—J Beli, Simartsviile 1] . W Walker, San Jose HD Pearson, M’yille mery,P Val{. . [ww Weightman, You Bet office of the Cotnty Recorder of satd Ne . vada county. Said Ancho Quartz Claim and miil-site is bounded on the southerly side by unknowa'claimants, and on all other sides by unclaimed ground. . amiable-child, and in their affliction} gyove Remenng aiming adversely to the ve described premises or any part thereof, are hereby required to present the same before this effice within sixty days from the date of the first publication hereof. decl9 =1T, B. MCFARLAND, Register. 257 NAFFZIGER & EUSTIS, PROPRIETORS OF THE . . Union Market, Nevada City, : AVE NOW ON HAND, of their own manufacture, NEW LARD, Which they offer for sale in quantities to suit. In a short time they will have HAMS and BACON, Of their own. manufacture® “Thiey keep on hand, at all times, the best of ’ e BEEF, PORK, MUTTON, V£AT : SAUSAGES, ete. =) Give us.acall, ifyou want something Rice in our line, : NAFFZIGER & EUSTIS, Nevada, Oct. 16, 1877.2" > GROCERY, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE STORE, _—_—_— JOHN SENNER, &r., I purchased the Stock of Goods of Mrs. Black, on COMMERCIAL ST., aud takes this methed of notitying the Public that he will always be supplied with a cheice line of , ” GROCERIES, CANNED GOODS, VEGETABLES, EGGS, POULTRY AND EVERY KIND OF FRUIT IN ITS SEASON + \ BY CLOSE ATTENTION TO BUSINESS, Low Prices and honorable treat. ment, he hopes to receive 8 liberal patronage, Nevada City, Sept.16, 1877, . eS PIANOS, ORGANS, . ss MUSIC. SHERMAN & HYDE * Cor. Kearney & Sutter Sts, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL sai _ Wholesale and Retail MUSIC DEALERg. Weber Pianos : Are THE BEST, and are now used cepts by all of the GREAT ARTF W#" Send for Descriptive Cire in Con. tSTy, ular, THESH'RMAN & HYDE PIN) Is the only FIRST-CLAgs Tastrument' ᐀ Sold at Four Hundred Dollars ' MENEE Square Pianos are 74 octave embrace all Modern lmprovenest” such ws elegant Rosewood Cuse eave Mouldings, ful] Iron, Frame, Carved eee and Lyre, Oveistrung Bass, Agrétte Tr ete. Length.6 feet 10 inches, . 6 inches, and are ble He, Width 3 feet FULLY WARRANTED FOR TEN YEA Rg. Agents wanted in every County in tp State for the CeleLrateq ~ Standard Organ,Which for Volume of Tone. Be Superiority of Workmanship, Finish and Durability, auty of Case Elegance ot US UNRIVALLE). We keep corstantly on hand a g mnevtof RELIABLE Cheap Pianos, 736 Octaves, Agraffe Treble, made from Best Seasoned Material and Ful. ly Warranted, : 00d assortthe Prices as low as Worthless Pianos can be obtained elsewhere. : PIANOS AND ORGANS : Seld on +, EASY INSTALLMENTs, If Desired. Agent for Nevada County, R, H. MARCHANT Dealer in All Kinds of MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ” Sewing Machines and . é Sheet Music, ‘WAGONS, BUGGIES, &C., ™ Depot’ and Salesroom, GRASS VALLEY, CAL. n22-tf. EMPIRE _ LIVERY STABLE, ae BROAD STREET, OPPOSITE NATIONAL EXCHANGE HOTEL. NEVADA CITY ‘D, WELLINGTO Proprietor. A HE proprietor of the EMPIRE 8TaBLES announces that he has now the Largest lot of Horses, Carriages und Buggies To be found in thie part of the State. Teams, with Elegant Buggies, Wagone and Hacks to let at the shortest notice and on the most reasonaole terms. Z The Horses are free from vice, of good style and. capable of going as fast as anv. gentleman cares to drives — Carriages for Funerals attended to witl promptnesys. i Horses boarded by the day, week month and the greatest of care guaranteed DY WELLINGTON. " j= ‘CHRISTMAS PARTY, —AT-TEMPERANCE HALL. _ PROF. RYDER, eq WILL give a SOCIAL HOP. op CHRISTMAS NIGHT, ti : DECEMBER 25th, 1877, Dancing to commience at 9 o’clock, sharp. The Hall being the Bestin town, end anEasy and Reautiful Floor for nice gentee! Dancing, Mr. R. would invite al) that wish for anice partner in the mazy waltz, aud u good time, to attend. CHASE’S QUADRILLE BAND Will be in attendance. oe Ladies are respectfully invited. . Gent’s Adniission, One Dollar. Look out for the Masquerade, which will be, given about the middle of January, Ag. : als ta J. M. WALLING, NOTARY PUBLIC FFICE, First doer below John Jack's, on Pine Street, NEVADA CITY.° Cal. Will quavttes im ali the Courts a as a -$ ato w. D. tome, ~Attornev and Counselor at Law . * = 3 Call and see us before purchasing. Good Saddle Horses always on hand. vg ATTORNEY AT LAW +) OSs BROAD STREET opposes? © ~ the Netionel Eschange Hote) pacecreeee che Dai NEVAD: eee LO The favora Monday weak gpd yesterduy The new W will be compl ‘he stores nee goods fol of danger. . Tre Boulde * be put up to-< The la: t roi Fleming’s mi _ Weare ind mets. The rain. . the roads Ver. Witter D. elegant stoc sdaps, and a for holiday him.and inve Ho Watch a whist for ten will have a fi the ladies pl “Lua, Me, ¢ Let me see— “the first tin ain’t it? Ve ly. think I juxf stop loo “you see an going to pla, to think—yc santly—whé thought “tw hu—yes—wi Then she . par tber’s kil ing’ the tri chéated owt: = C. J. bri beautiful sthysts and which he is studs, breas _ 6te., on sho Bos INGE alectare au ing young? Grand Di The larg dies, Nuts, vada City, toine Tam stock embr: ble, and thi rect from t in the Stat Those cand people wan lower than county. G selves. T large stock which he } desired. promptly a togoto A to get nice etc, © The pup sisted by sc ” of the city, ‘ment, on § in the The consist of, two laughs The proces 2? for music . the High § Children § 390 dozen dren’s She ing in pric wards, C d-19 ek If you” really ver see the el Year’s pr has jnst x on his gor Pres W. Sid beantiful silver pla which be lf you w: ‘day pres Main stre GrBu _ New good 1

The Nally Transeript NEVADA CITY, CAL. ae reat fate na Wednesday, December 19, 1877: GEO. M. MOTT is. our only authorized Agent in Sacramento, He, will reseive Advertisements and Subscriptions for the THANSCRIPT, and receipt for us in our name, : 1 Preferred Studies. & bill haying for its object the comparalive ‘expunging ‘from the present course of studies -_pursued in the public schools of California the higher mathematics, drawing, music, “Hatin, Frenctr> calisthenics, and other “‘luxuries”’ of a like character, has been introduced in the Legislature This is. _ B proposition whiten, altaouzh rathby the Hon. Geo, Barstow. er unexpected, is bouiud to gain a host of advocates when subjected to proper investigation, Its thorough nnalysis, from-all the various stundpoints in which the subject can be viewed, is, we think, equivalelit to an adoption of its principles as a whole by the majority of the people, -and its final confirmation by tie Legislature as a law. ‘Take, for instance, the meagre ed_ ucational facilities afforded by the public schools in many-of our larger cities. By this we do not claim tuat the quality is deficient, but the mo:t prejudiced will admit, after a carefal veview of the various annual. educational report3, that there is an alarm-' ing Shortcoming in the sufficiency, asit were. While to maintain the public schools of the landmillions of dollars are annually contributed by tincomplaining tax-payers, and a sufficient amount raised each year to mure than provide the rising generation with the tutoring necessary t) a successful career inthe commercial or mechanical pursuits to. which they may be called in aftar life, still in many towns of large population thousands of girls and boys are leit to roam in. the streets for waut of proper school accommodations. New buildings are erected as speedily as is commensurats with the capacity of the revenue set aside for that purpose: Yet the necessity for enlarged “aécommeddations increases with each year, aud the demand is far greater than cao be provided for by the fund. Phe cause of the evil is readily to be discovered. © Within the past few years have been dragged-into the course of studies assiyneil for pursuit to the common schoel children of our nution numerous branches, the knowledge of which.affords no practical benefit, excepting to that portion of the rising generation who are looking upon a professional life as An Independent Party in the . : South, = Reports concerning the late electious in Georgia, received by members from that State, in Washington, showin every instance except two that the two Independent candidates were successful wherever placed in the-field. Gordon thinks ‘this will probably give: the Independents éighty meétgbers ‘of the Legislature, instead of fwelve, the number they had in the last Assembly.In speaking recently of the development of an Independent movement.,in Géorgia, Gordou declared it was the legitimat; growth of the President's Southern policy,and that movements of that sort were inevitable, extending over_large portions of the South, By becoming the-champion of the muainistration in regard t2 confirmations, Gordon believes he has put himself at the head of tue Independent movement in Georgia. ~He undouBtedly expeets to“secure the votes offthe Independent legislators in his coming Senaturial contest, Peoples’? Ice Company. This company was formed in Nevada county, and its works are located at Camp 20, onthe line of the Central Pacific Railroad, about ten miles from the being town of They have been at work during the past few weeks harvest: Truckee, ing their ice crop, and have already stored about fifteen hundred tons, andintend to put in ten thoasand tons more if the weather proves favorable for it. The ice gathered is about ten inches thick and of the first quality, The company employ thirty men and have all the latest improvements for cutting, hauling the Jesse 38. Thompson, of this city, is the manaand heusing ice. ‘ger ofthe works at Camp 20,-nand wliat he don’t know about putting up ice,is not worth knowing. —___ +a Drunken Squaw, ~ On Monday evening last we witnessed a Tnost pitiable and disgusting sight at the head of Commercial street. It, was a squaw, so drank that she could not stand on her feet, and she was pouring forth the moat obscene language to be thought of. ‘She proclaimed in thunder tones that ‘’Melican man give me whisky and make me awfuldrunk.” The officers uré anxious to find: out who that American man was who gave the squaw whisky, andjif they suce ceed they propose to make it very warm for him, oe — 2-e-————_——— Don’t Do it. Many interior papers are advocating an editorial convention to be held next April or May, at which “What Henry Ward Beechetk Says! sermon.on Sunday last which will create 4 sensation among the ortherdox people. .‘‘The doctrine,;”’ he said, ‘that God has-been for thousands of years peopling this earth with human beings, during the yeriod of minated by an altar or.church, and in places where a vast popglation of these people are yet without that light, isto transform the “Almighty to a monster more bideous than Saftan himseif, I sweat by all that is sacred that I will not worship Satan though he should appear dressed in royal robes and séated on the throne of Jehovah, ~ Men may say, ‘You vill net go to heaven?’ A heaven presided over by such a demon as tnay WhO has. been peopling this world with millions of human beings and thensweeping them off into hell, not like dead flies, but without tiking the trotible even to kill them, and gloating aud laughing over their eternal misery, is tiot such a heaven us Il wantto goto. The doctrine is too horrible. I cannot believe it and I won’t.” Mining -News. ‘ We are indebted to M. Byrne, Jr.; says the Grass Valley. Union,~ for some items concerning mining in the vicinity of Lowell Hill and Liberty Hill, where a good deal of activity is manifested at this time-‘in developing gravel mining. The Swamp Avgel is turning out pay all the time at about the rate of $3 per car load, the pay. being found about fifteen hundred feet in length on the channel, and they have ‘dcifted several hundred feet across the channel with good pay dirt all the way. Below the Swamp Angel, on the Steep Hollow side of the ridge, W. P, Dewey Lis-driving a t:nnel int» the Levy ground, of which he was thé purchaser, below this the East New York Company, aud also the Wild Cat Company are tunneling for the channel. On the opposite or Bear River side of the ridge, the Planet Company is theonly one at work. Their tunnelis now in 600 feet, 100 feet having been made in the past month, The contract is for 800 feet of tunael, which will be completed by the 1st of March. The Planet ground comprises 229 acres, and it adjoins the Swamp Angel near the centre of the ridge. This is regarded as one of the very best claimsin that portion of the county, covering a portion of the same rich channel found inthe Swamp Angel, and from which a '} large amount of gold has been taken. The stock of the Planet is firmly held,the company has all the funds necessary to do their prospectin nd the Henry Ward Beecher, preached a three-fourths of which it was not illu-/ Royal Arch Chapter. The following persons were installed as Officers of the Royal Arch Chapter, No. 6, on Monday evening last, for tae emsuing’ Masonic year, by T. H. Caswell, P. G. H. P.;— High Priest, I. J. Rolfe; King, H. Stansfield; Scribe, J.’ L. Holland; Treasurer, M. L. Marsh; Secretary, G. R.‘Dayis; Captain of the. Host; J. M. Buffington Jr.;: Principal Sojourner,J. N. Payne; Royai Arch Captain, Philip Richards;. Master 38rd Vail, K. Casper; Master 2nd Vail, Wm. Floyd; Master 1st Vail, W. G. Richards ;Guard, Wm. Holmes, The Local Pa per: In writing on this sutject, the edi'orof the New York Times says you might about as wellforget your churches aud school houses as to forget your iocal paper. It speaks to ten times the audience that your local minister does. Itis read eagerlyreach day and week from begiring to end. 4t teaches you all, and if it has a lower spirit. and.‘less wisdom tban a ‘Sermon, it ‘has a thousand times better chance at sense bene.ti notice, care and suppoit—unless you yourself are beneath notice and. care—-for it is your representative. ~ Indeed in, its character,it is the culmination pff the importance, interest and welfare ofall. Itis the egzregate of your own consequence, xud you vannot ignore it without miserably depreciating yourself. : 2 A Shocking Death, : A little eight-year-old daughter uf Mr. Chas, Fost2r, who resides about half a mile below Ophir, says the Placer Herald,. after gett.ng home from school last Wednesday evening went out with some other children to playin the field. A brush fire was burning near by, and around his the chiidren socn gathered. While playing ‘here one of the number thougbtlessly threw a burning stick at the others which striking the lit'le Foster girl on the back, set fire toher clothes. Sheat once began to run and scream, and her screams attracted the atcention of her mother. The mother tried to catch her, but the child ran around so frantically, she was unburned nearly off her body. Dr. Shackleton was immediately sent for, who found the little sufferer some places to acrisp, though perfectly conscious. All was done hat human hands could do, but-it was no use. The fire fiend hed done its work to well, and at 8 = ae Lee . Clothing.. . -."you. The. local paper is in no} able to do so until the clothes were! burned, we.may say all over, and in. Great Reduction in Dry Goods For the next ten days by A. Blumen-. thal, corner Broad and Pine streets. In order to enable everyone to buy a Holiday present for a little money, I will reduce black silks, black and ‘colored cashmeres, empress cloths, basket cloths, snowflakes, — rustic cloths, alpacas, waterproofs, _ kid gloves in 1, 2 and 3 buttons, initial handkerchiefs, shawls, cloaks, furs, fancy and domestic goods, etc., and a gréat many aiticles too numerous to mention. All are invited-to examine the goods before purchasing, A. BLUMENTHAL, * Cor. Broad and Pite sts. © J. Brand Has just received a nice lot of gouds for Cbristinas presents, ‘and he intends to give good biryaius t> all bis customers, Before you buy any Nice presents go abd examine his stock. emember the *piace—on Broad street, next to Blumeuthal’s store, . j = [Casper keeps the latest and the best styles of Men’s and Boy’s n9-tf da-19' —— There are 2,00U,000 yeast cells in one of Leef’s Yeast Cakes—try one. 2 2-2 (3 New Style of Hats, at Casprr’s Nevapa, Nav, 9, 1877. THE present war wili give new fotce to the Phrase, ‘‘Fighting like Torke,”’ e No. 935. — é . Application for a Patent toa Mining Claim. Uxirep Srarzs LAND OFrtcr, : Sacramento, Cal., Dec. 14, 1877. Gee is hereby, given that 8. F. Gasbweiler, wh@se post. office adaddress in San Francisco, California, through his duly author.zed agent bas this day made: application’ for patent for the “Ancho’’ quartz biine--and—milksite, -situ= ated iu T 18,NR,11 E, Mt, Dicblo me ridian, county of Nevada, State of California,and described in the plat and fisla notes on file in this office as follows, to wit :—Ancho Quartz Mine, commenting at the SE corner of the claim, a stake marked 4 SE in mound, from whieh'a fir tree 30in. Giam bears $ 84-, E 0.50 chs, anda spruce tree 36 in. diam. bears S HM? 9.33 chs and the \% sec corner between secs 16 and 21, ‘I-18, N R,11E, Mt. D. Mbears (bv calculation) N -53© 38’, E 27.02 chains; thence variation 164°, East 1, S 13> ; W 1.5144 chs, southerly end and center of lode, 3.03 chs SW corner-of claims. stake marked A § W 2, N 17°, W 7.24 seutherly corner of mill-site, 8.1C cross Stillman ravine, 14.84 Northerly cor millsite 30.50 NW cor claims, a stake marked AN W in mound 3, N 73° »E£ 151%, north end and center of lode, 3.03 NE cor claim, a stake marked A N Ein mound 4, § 17°, E 23.90 cross Stillman ravine 30.30 place of beginning, containing 9.80 acres, Millsite, commencing atastake marked A M 8S in mound onthe west boundary line of the Ancho Quartz Claim and 7.24 chs frem the SW corner; thence variation 164°, east 1, N 68°4°, W 5.87 chs westerly cor mull site 1,N32\%°-, E 0.30, erogs Stillman ravine. 6,08 northerly cor mill-site a stake marked A M S.N 3, 8S 17°, E 7.60, place of beginni3sg containing 1.76 acres. Said claim was located on the 5th day of July, A. D. 1366, and has been duly assigned to this applicant by deeds, recorded in the the one thing to be desired. In this category of unnecessary, even supertluous stadies, may beincluded those which Mr, Barstow is endeavoring . to dispense with through the medium of his bill. By their adoption, w benelit bas accrued to an exceedingly small minority, while more than ten-fold the number of these favored” ones are compelled to go through life untiugbt in any degree whatsoever. From the ranks cf the latter, who are thus deprived of education’s refining influences, spring the inmates of onr prisous and broth. els, It is wisely said, too, that ‘‘A little learning is a dangerous thing;"’ and all tue while that we are. glorying in the completeness of the public school systam of Ameriga, as it exists to-day, there are still grave doubts as to whether its perfection might not be more nearly reached by exclading’ from it these ‘fancy features.’’? How few o®our children ever graduata from these institutions! A superiicial knuowladza oaly is obtaiped of the multitudinous subjects we attempt t> ‘‘cram’’ them. witb, and then, half prepared, w:ta only u “little learning,’’ tiey: are forged out into the wide world to fight the battle of life. : Therefore, Our warmest: approvay Jisaccorded to the Hon. Geo. Bar. stow’s bill, by the provisions of -wWhich—as we under-t.nd it—reading, Writing, geography, aritumetie _ tind grammar would be made the pre=ferred studies, The five branches constitute a» galixy, the tuorough knowledge of whigh on tie part of the young is essential to perfect suecess in tae ordinary walks of more mature lifes When we go beyond ' them, we overstep the requiremens of tae masses, —_ “itl Gold Plated Ware. C.J; Brand has a nice stock of ‘gold plated wate, whieh is just suitei for. Holiday presents, © the press of the Pacific Coast shell be represented, ‘There has: lately been a convention fever in this State for anything and everything. For the sake of poor suffering humanity don’t add to it by getting 150 or 200 editors jawing at each other. Hades would be bearable and a meeting of strong-minded women absolute Paradise in comparison, z Sens ae Farley Elected, . The Senatorial contest is over, and Hon. James Farley has been elected to succeed Hon, A. A, Sargent. The result has not surprised any one, as it seemed to bea foregone conclasion that he: was the choice of the Democracy of this. State. The members of the Legislature.ean now come down to their regular work aud do something in the way of making laws that will be of benefit to the State—but the fewer they pass the better it ‘will be for-us, we-think. —-~—pee. -City Schools. The city schools will close this week for a vacation of two weeks. The written examination commenced on Tuesday, and will continue until finished. ‘There will be oral exami. nations in the several reoms,Tuesday forenoon, and rhetoric exercises in the afternoon. ‘The =primary schools will close at noon, Friday. Lhe patrons and friends of the schoo! are cordially invited t» be present at ail the exercises. An entertainment will be given at the Theatre Saturday evening, consisting of music and

dramas. P. J. Canmicuarn, Supt. Jewelry You May Depena Upon, ©, J. Brand will manufacture to order and on short notice every kind of Jewelry, with 18-karat gold, He has some beautiful designs on hand, suited to the tasty of the mort fustidious, ‘ 3 mS i weigbts, at Casrrn’ rtf ’ a . FP’ Overcoats of all shades and. promise for a first class gravel mine is considered certain. Mexican Border Affairs, The Secretary of War says the disturbance on the Texas border has net the semblance aof national trouble, He looks upon it’ as a purely local question, incident to the locality and the imperfect civilization of the people living on the border. The troops ordered to the scene of the disturbance’ probably reached there on the evening of the 17th, and will restore peace without trespassing upon Mexican territory. Indians to be Represented in Con. ress, The House Committee on Indian Affairs substantially agreed to report a bill, on the re-assembling of Congress, allowing the five Indian tribes in the Indian Territory to be represented by a delegate in the House. The business before Congress relating to the interests ot the Indian Territory, in the opinion of the Sub-Committee, to whem the subjéct was referred, is such as to make it advisable that the Indian tribes should have official representation. . ‘Personal, We noticed in town yesterday Jas. K, Byrne, Esq., John P, Hickey, Arthur Hagadorn, and quite a number of other splendid looking gentlemen. Col, Rufus Shoemaker, Secretary of ‘the Senate, honored us with a call yesterday, It appears to us he looks better than he has for the past twenty years, His ny friends hereabouts gave him a Very cordial greeting yesterday, Silver Plated Ware, C. J. Brand has an elegant gagortment of silver plated ware, in new patterns, which he will sell cheaper thaw any other dealer in Nevada. y ; county, 2 o’clock the next morning the little innocent breathed her last. She is spoken of as an unusual bright and by so terrible a calamity the parents have the sympathy of the entire community. > o> A Specimen Brick. The following extract from Kearney’s speech in San_ Francisco is only a fair sample. of much of his talk during the last three weeks. ‘“ We want no discussion here. When the Chinese question is settled we can dfscuss whether it would be better-to bang, shoot orcutthe capitalists to pieces. In six months we will have 50,000 men. ready to go out and shoot pheasants under General Wellock, and if John don’t leave here we will drive him and his abettors into the sea. ’’ — ——-. § 2. __._. Harry Enazanp, the hangman of the wife marderer Williams, at Toronto, has been mobbed out of town. ——_-_ ~~~. HOTEL ARRIVALS Union Hotel. JACOB NAFFZIGER, Prop: ietor. Monpay, December 17th, 1377. Wm Downie C M B Guscetti Ranch FA Campbell GV C Bamnum Grass Va W Curles You Bet Jd Tonner schu Mine TC Kandall R Creek J Hanly City J B Walling City Chas Phelps Hill W Johnston. Bloom 8S O Roland bloom L Neibauer Bear Riv J E Terry Greenwo L H Lovejoy Green W Zigler Greenwoow -. @J Caldwood Green. H Swan Bear Valley J Davis Bear Valley J C Gilman Waterso J P Hickey San Fran JJ Jacksen Sen Fra JK Byrae San Fran Geo kmersan Aubu HOTEL ARRIVALS. ' National Exchange Hotel. A. H. HANSON, ‘Proprietor, ' Moxpax, December 17th, 1877. M Farley, French C J Pierce, San Juan B Guscetti Ranch J Mon J Wilson Cit £ A Roberts Grass V E Buck San duan JV White Cherokee ¥ N Wheeler City = G 8 Wilson, City ‘tT B Reardan, Sac T C Bail, Woodburn P K Stockton, Sac =F A Barbour, 8 Fran C Brady, Dutch Flat W Robinson, G Val H McPherson,Sr H Calder, Dutch Flat iHe—J Beli, Simartsviile 1] . W Walker, San Jose HD Pearson, M’yille mery,P Val{. . [ww Weightman, You Bet office of the Cotnty Recorder of satd Ne . vada county. Said Ancho Quartz Claim and miil-site is bounded on the southerly side by unknowa'claimants, and on all other sides by unclaimed ground. . amiable-child, and in their affliction} gyove Remenng aiming adversely to the ve described premises or any part thereof, are hereby required to present the same before this effice within sixty days from the date of the first publication hereof. decl9 =1T, B. MCFARLAND, Register. 257 NAFFZIGER & EUSTIS, PROPRIETORS OF THE . . Union Market, Nevada City, : AVE NOW ON HAND, of their own manufacture, NEW LARD, Which they offer for sale in quantities to suit. In a short time they will have HAMS and BACON, Of their own. manufacture® “Thiey keep on hand, at all times, the best of ’ e BEEF, PORK, MUTTON, V£AT : SAUSAGES, ete. =) Give us.acall, ifyou want something Rice in our line, : NAFFZIGER & EUSTIS, Nevada, Oct. 16, 1877.2" > GROCERY, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE STORE, _—_—_— JOHN SENNER, &r., I purchased the Stock of Goods of Mrs. Black, on COMMERCIAL ST., aud takes this methed of notitying the Public that he will always be supplied with a cheice line of , ” GROCERIES, CANNED GOODS, VEGETABLES, EGGS, POULTRY AND EVERY KIND OF FRUIT IN ITS SEASON + \ BY CLOSE ATTENTION TO BUSINESS, Low Prices and honorable treat. ment, he hopes to receive 8 liberal patronage, Nevada City, Sept.16, 1877, . eS PIANOS, ORGANS, . ss MUSIC. SHERMAN & HYDE * Cor. Kearney & Sutter Sts, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL sai _ Wholesale and Retail MUSIC DEALERg. Weber Pianos : Are THE BEST, and are now used cepts by all of the GREAT ARTF W#" Send for Descriptive Cire in Con. tSTy, ular, THESH'RMAN & HYDE PIN) Is the only FIRST-CLAgs Tastrument' ᐀ Sold at Four Hundred Dollars ' MENEE Square Pianos are 74 octave embrace all Modern lmprovenest” such ws elegant Rosewood Cuse eave Mouldings, ful] Iron, Frame, Carved eee and Lyre, Oveistrung Bass, Agrétte Tr ete. Length.6 feet 10 inches, . 6 inches, and are ble He, Width 3 feet FULLY WARRANTED FOR TEN YEA Rg. Agents wanted in every County in tp State for the CeleLrateq ~ Standard Organ,Which for Volume of Tone. Be Superiority of Workmanship, Finish and Durability, auty of Case Elegance ot US UNRIVALLE). We keep corstantly on hand a g mnevtof RELIABLE Cheap Pianos, 736 Octaves, Agraffe Treble, made from Best Seasoned Material and Ful. ly Warranted, : 00d assortthe Prices as low as Worthless Pianos can be obtained elsewhere. : PIANOS AND ORGANS : Seld on +, EASY INSTALLMENTs, If Desired. Agent for Nevada County, R, H. MARCHANT Dealer in All Kinds of MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ” Sewing Machines and . é Sheet Music, ‘WAGONS, BUGGIES, &C., ™ Depot’ and Salesroom, GRASS VALLEY, CAL. n22-tf. EMPIRE _ LIVERY STABLE, ae BROAD STREET, OPPOSITE NATIONAL EXCHANGE HOTEL. NEVADA CITY ‘D, WELLINGTO Proprietor. A HE proprietor of the EMPIRE 8TaBLES announces that he has now the Largest lot of Horses, Carriages und Buggies To be found in thie part of the State. Teams, with Elegant Buggies, Wagone and Hacks to let at the shortest notice and on the most reasonaole terms. Z The Horses are free from vice, of good style and. capable of going as fast as anv. gentleman cares to drives — Carriages for Funerals attended to witl promptnesys. i Horses boarded by the day, week month and the greatest of care guaranteed DY WELLINGTON. " j= ‘CHRISTMAS PARTY, —AT-TEMPERANCE HALL. _ PROF. RYDER, eq WILL give a SOCIAL HOP. op CHRISTMAS NIGHT, ti : DECEMBER 25th, 1877, Dancing to commience at 9 o’clock, sharp. The Hall being the Bestin town, end anEasy and Reautiful Floor for nice gentee! Dancing, Mr. R. would invite al) that wish for anice partner in the mazy waltz, aud u good time, to attend. CHASE’S QUADRILLE BAND Will be in attendance. oe Ladies are respectfully invited. . Gent’s Adniission, One Dollar. Look out for the Masquerade, which will be, given about the middle of January, Ag. : als ta J. M. WALLING, NOTARY PUBLIC FFICE, First doer below John Jack's, on Pine Street, NEVADA CITY.° Cal. Will quavttes im ali the Courts a as a -$ ato w. D. tome, ~Attornev and Counselor at Law . * = 3 Call and see us before purchasing. Good Saddle Horses always on hand. vg ATTORNEY AT LAW +) OSs BROAD STREET opposes? © ~ the Netionel Eschange Hote) pacecreeee che Dai NEVAD: eee LO The favora Monday weak gpd yesterduy The new W will be compl ‘he stores nee goods fol of danger. . Tre Boulde * be put up to-< The la: t roi Fleming’s mi _ Weare ind mets. The rain. . the roads Ver. Witter D. elegant stoc sdaps, and a for holiday him.and inve Ho Watch a whist for ten will have a fi the ladies pl “Lua, Me, ¢ Let me see— “the first tin ain’t it? Ve ly. think I juxf stop loo “you see an going to pla, to think—yc santly—whé thought “tw hu—yes—wi Then she . par tber’s kil ing’ the tri chéated owt: = C. J. bri beautiful sthysts and which he is studs, breas _ 6te., on sho Bos INGE alectare au ing young? Grand Di The larg dies, Nuts, vada City, toine Tam stock embr: ble, and thi rect from t in the Stat Those cand people wan lower than county. G selves. T large stock which he } desired. promptly a togoto A to get nice etc, © The pup sisted by sc ” of the city, ‘ment, on § in the The consist of, two laughs The proces 2? for music . the High § Children § 390 dozen dren’s She ing in pric wards, C d-19 ek If you” really ver see the el Year’s pr has jnst x on his gor Pres W. Sid beantiful silver pla which be lf you w: ‘day pres Main stre GrBu _ New good 1