December 25, 1874 (4 pages)

=a eee inane ie tachi alemaeea A MS ig sect LE AN NO AI tS > § a “ “was originally Tg Daily Triinseript : va ? NEVADA AITY, CAbeg a ——— alee " Briday, Dec. 25, 1874: Local Brevities, * We were yesterday handed a copy «lof the Boston Gazette,, pablished “Miateh £2th.1770.° Is was’ the,“frst issye after the *‘maggacre,”” whidh occuted pty the 5th. The paper is _._. drésge4in nigurning, and-has the ANS TY TT LG TL I ° Christmas. see Lait Al ‘exists, the 25th-of December is cele brated.-: Its institution is attributed . by the decretal letters to Pope Teles‘phorus, who, died A.D. 138, and) -iost) noted’ of “Christian solempi‘ties. "Phe day “id not. so. generally ee . Poture of fous coffins, ‘om the lids of © . which are the initials of the four men “Wherever the Christian” religign . who were killed by English, troops, under the initials is a skull and cross bones, The names of the dead wen. yere Samuel Gray, ‘Samnel Mayer . petitions of the inhabitants io .the aiithatities to rémovb-the treops.stacelebrated’ in the New’ England tioned at that city.” Itisarare cu‘States asin the Middle and South-! riosity, and is ‘well worth preserv~. cern States, froni~the fact that’ the Puritans. were. stern, opponents of Christmas: pastintes: The day. is Sélébrated in Catholic Churches : by 4 High Mass and by: singing carols. It is supposed to be the: birthday _of Christ, although it is not absolutely certait that it isthe correct day. Pope Julius I, i thé 4th century, made an order for an investigation to be made concerning the day, and the 25th wasjagreed «upon by the Thedlogians of the EaSt and West, although there wets somé who. believed there was no authentic, proof that the 25th was the. identical day. In thevearly history of “the church . the singing of carols “Was enlivened by dances in whieh the bishops aud * clergy joined.’ In Germany, we bepresents originated, us also did the. “eustom of trimming trees with pres. --outs. St. Nicholas (Santa Claus) introduced by the Dutch settlers of New York, and is -the American’ representative of the German Knect Rupert. will be celebrated all over -our-land. Feasting is One of its attributes. Let us hope that the poor everywhere may be.able to enjoy the luxury ofa well Bet table, as tell ‘as their more fortunate brethren. We . . wish our readers all a merry Christmas, and hope they may’ live to. see ‘many returns of the festive day. +e Local Brevities,, ae i nen —e At the shooting match the day before Thanksgiving, , we learn that a boy: passed across ‘the range of the marksman -when he was fiting, and a ball went whizzing through his hat; giving him a pretty strong hint to “‘get out of the wilderness.’’ Chaftes*Dorsey,one of the attaches of the Sacramento Bee, one of -the ‘best papers on the coast, Fred Searls, of the State University, Loring Knowlton, of the military academy ‘at Oakland, and C. Kalaghea, of Vii~ ginia City, are spending the holidays with friends in this city. The woodmen have spared. the trees but not the limbs which have so long been allowed to grow witb-oufpruning, There will be better fruit and more of it next year whére. this trimming has been thoroughly done. 5 ~ Rain commenced to fall Thursday morning, and it continued to drizzle nearly all day yesterday. . Although it would bave been pleasanter with“out} mo one cancomplain. Rain is’ gold. " Who ever knew of a pleasant ‘Christmas? I@not rain a necessary adjunct to the enjoyment of the fes‘tivities of the day? If this don’t apply. to-day it ig not our fault, The roads had become to be in very good condition during? the long spell of dry weather.’ Whether-the present mist will affect them much remains to be seen’ ‘ Sheriff Smith’ and) District Attorney Gaylord, ‘who bave been ona visit to Trackee fora ‘*week back,!’ returae(t hone ‘yesterdiky to spénd the holidays, Ces Gees The balance of the drove of turkeys brought here to be shot were to have. been put vp at a shooting mateh.yesterday, at Mulloy’s ranch, The boy Thoss’ was comfortable yesterday, and hopes are entertainedof his recovery, notwithstanding the bullet is in his brain. Fifty hound “pnps three moaths old are wanted by a gentleman in this city; Enquire at the National. Remember the Wheeler, Troupe wil appear at the Theatre to-mornow evening. -s Contemp. or Court,—The-Lauisville Courier Journal. says: ‘A California lawye® has been fined $190 forcalling a Judge a fool. It is no wondersthat California lawyers have so little love for truth when they are charged do. mudk for spertiing i. apne ears . Who cannot: remember the joy. he . ~Heve-the custom of giving Christmus. The day . ; $ Mines on the'Ridge. . ‘We are indebted to\E: D. Evans pot.<Enmpire Figt)for the’ folowing: mining items op the Riige:. * bnel, Mocated ‘peat Frebch, Gorral, which ig intended t ron im. and Commencing ht the Milton/ Tun. Rafldoading pays when‘ ‘niamageil” properly. Railroads officers are. neverin want, It would be better for a young ian to ledrn rajlroading tliah to go,West, Horate ‘Greet ley tothe contrary notwithstanding, ' operfwrhat is ~ealied the Eddy digs As alinstaltée of the “fatness” “of gings. It is now’ about .‘1,20¢% feet, the business, we append the follow'from the lower-face. It will be “nec. ing from the Bulletin: @ ., . essaryto run it about 1,800 further. . . The claims intovwhich the tunnelis opened will be a fortune to the own: ers. The facilities. for saving gold . When the mine is_opened will be wn. excelled, as there will. be plenty of/ . fall for sluices and undercurrents be. . fore the tailings reagh the South Yu-y ‘ba river. These’ diggings” are. now . being worked thronghja high -tunnel . ea, = ote . being run are very ‘rich; and when . ick, James Caldwell and Crispus } 3 throughout thé subsequent history Pattacks,. Tt contains a fall “aecoutit + ‘ot the church it has been one of the . of the: massacre, and contains the . The Attorney-generel of. New York has gone after Hugh J. Jeweit, President.oitbe Erie. Railroad Company. ‘Jewett’ was_' elected to office. in Jnly. The road was paying no dividends, and was beset with financial troubles, Asa director of the road, he secured a contract with the company, whereby it was agreed . that he should’ receive $40,000 a year for his servi¢es fot each ten successive years. pated the fature by stipulating that of this sum $175,000 should be’ paid‘. : i. We understand that Fen. Milletjan} which tas run. several years ago, , ut once and rs moar should be old resident ef this place, a suryeyor . but;the bottom-dirt to the: bed. reck . i by profession, sent on to the Cen. tennial Cominittee at Philadelnhia, in response to fromr-them; asking for “plans from . architects for the gyuildings for the Centennial Exhibition, has-had his . good authority. ~ Make everyone happy to-day. Bay fthem a preseut, you ‘can’t, tell they . difference a year’ from’ now, Tie. member the little ones, everybody. in youth, when he awoke . Christnas niom ig to fitid a ~stowk= ing Well filled with presents, no niatter how inexpensive they were, This townis very unfortunate in the matter of imilk, Those who supply customers wake no effort to make a Change, either. If a quantity ‘is kept over night there-is»a thick scum rises to-the-top, vo matter where you put it. We’ think. patrons. have a right to: demand a change ae More Chinese have returned to the+ Flowery Kingdom this year than in any. one year heretofore, Chihumen ate getting alittle ‘‘skase.”’ — All the'stores in town presented a very lively appearance yesterday. They were thronged ‘with parties purchasing Christmas presents. — se ~ Our Sermon, It is said some woxkmen who were: dig: ging Amid the ruins of Pompeii suddenly struck into-a amal) cavity. Without break. ing further into dt they poured. plaster of Paris dowif the crevices that were already opened, and.as s00n ag the plaster had hardened the crust of ‘lava twas carefully remoged, and lo! the form of a human bez ing inDbis death struggle: perfectly preserved,» Buried in the lava that hardened -about him, his’ body had crumbled to dust and left this wonderful mold, Several bodies have beensthus reprodtved—one of them with the features . nearly perfectly preserved, s0 that, there-is still ‘some ex. pression in the fuee. Two female bodies found lying near each other are’ called mother and daughter. There is nothing at Pompeii more touching than the deapair depicted in the attitude of this group. Eighteen centuries have rolled away, and yet tne scorching ashes dispjayed by their Torms have hardened into a 10ld, and now there is reproduced in plaster the exact duplate in size ‘and form of those unfortuhates who succumbed—destroyed by blasts of Etua’s sulphurous breath’ It is thus nature writes her books, the great earth being her tablet, and so patient is she, that Whe can wait through the processions of centuries, and‘for fly races and nations to be raised up to. read her wonderful hand.‘ Writing. And yet, thia material scene has typesin other and fairer forms than the filling of the cavity made by elements in human, frames returning to the places whence they were called, thus leaving a mold for cunning.workmen to fill, to show in plaster what ageabefore shone in. tlesh and blood, There is néthing lost in nature’s rigid economy, Socrates tasted of the poisoned cup and passed away. and:his enemies rejoiced thut they were. rid of hin; but his words, which were then covered by Sup Raftispyeia of ignorauce,made a meld which after ages unearthed. and found the reflex of the perfect man. Gdllileo told a superstitious world ‘some subtle mysteries of the earth and stars, and when a furious rabble, in¢ited by andignorant priesthood, made him retract, as he-came from this thotley presence and gazed upward to the sun, he could not restrain the cry of his soul, and exclaimed, ‘It-movyes, nevertheless!’ and thove words madeith impress which hever seuld be destreyét: And so then's thoughts are perpetually being impressed upon the world. . The mother tells to her boy a story of courage and of truth, and years after nen are awe-stricken and full of admiration at seme deuntiless act in the man, and do not’ know the impress of and that he coult not. havé7 ‘ lesg.c A stone.dropped in mid ocean starts a ripple cea eoeee hot until in ce circles it ats both the, ocean's shores, though the stone itself has-léng been seit ote the deep gea’s floor; and 8» good and evil ghts, good deeds and ‘evil deeds, go rippling in their effects down the: es, = — bang onigd a upon etérn‘ity’s utmos re. er, this Chrigtmas morning say kind, words to those who need Kind words and the tefrain may come back \o you sweeter than angel harps, sometime wheh your heart is heavy and your soul is stretching out its arms for a benediction, Do some good deed to-day, even if it be but atrifle, It ey ban ane sie foes your memory, and help seem beautiful when the sods and snows are piled above your breast, Remember, there is nothing Jost or forgetten in this es — words and deeds draw interest, and leaye a man's memory 4 benkrens estate S ah eternal inheritance, as he Wills.*-Territorial Enterprise. ‘ * In 'an Omaha vstreet fight a rough was mortally stabbed by a fellow of his own kine, "When asked who his assailant was, the dying man replied, “D’ye think there’s anything mean about me? He ‘was a sqture boy, and I ain't going to squeal on him,” an. advertisement’) The Empire mine, alsé. belonging . plan accepted and will supetintend "The Kansas Co’s. mine, adjoining . the construction of (he same. Whethtthe Empire, owned by Evans ond . et Uye'report ia trie of notwe camnot . Davis, is about ready for washing vouch, but we have it from pretty . and will commence aS SOOD*as every. his mother’s words are still upon his brain, . ’ has never been reachéd,; hence the . . necessity of rnnniug the new tunnel. to the Milton Company, :is complet. ing preparations” and will soon be . running. ; Sas i 5 . thingis all right. The Trust and Hepe Company, on . the same lead asthe Kansas, about . half a mile above, is ranning to. its . fullest capacity. This mine is owned by H. W. ‘Thomas, -W. W. Williams and otbers. The next above, tart, is the Bed Rock mine, belongrunhiu g full handed and gives good returns. . 3 oe oo The Buckeye Hill mine, about-one: wile still farther up, belonging to an English Company, superintendedb Geo. D. MeLeun, is running and pays splendidly. It is said to b@®as well managed a mine as there is on the Coast. wis a The Manzanita mine, owned /ky th® Milton,Company, aud Jocated at Sweetland, “is almost. ready for piping, the company having jnst completed.a new deep tunnel which has opened vip a large lot of mining ground which is thought to be very rich. rh : The American Company's mine, situated ubove. the Manzanita, and adjoining it, are washing on top dirt, their tunnel not being completed yet, although Work is. being . prosecuted on it with all the force availa. ble. dt will probably take 2 year to coiiplete it, i The vext mine above is owned by . Davis ard Bowen. It is situated. on San Juan Hill, and is ranning and doing well. The distance between French Corral and San Juan is 6 miles. These mines are scattered . along between the two places, ‘and ‘there is no doubt but they are each time the whole ground between the two places of the lead will be worked.” Those who think the mines are exhausted in this county, have only to see this vest tract of tand-to become satisfied ot their error. is one of the most prosperous parts of the county. It will be a hu years before all the gro j ed. ¢ annual election of the Idaho Mining Company, of Grass Valley, held on Monday, 21st, inst.,: the ‘following Byard of /Prustees was elected for in ea year: Edward Coleman, John€.€eleman, M. P. O'Connor, Thomas Findley and Jolin /Polglase The Board organized with the following officers: Edward Goleman, President and Superintendent, Geo. ley, Preasurer.—G. V. Union, ~~ ~J J. R. Wotrskmx, one of the pioneers ef Oalifornia, aud the first orchardist on the coast, shipped to San Francisco his first lot of oranges embraced ‘400 as fine oranges as can be produced in any country, He has thousands maturing on his trees of hee Los ANGKLEs county has a 15-year old boy who weighs aver 200 pounds aod has efall-beard. pss _ Etour car loads of immigrants. from the East reached Sacramento on the 16thand'20¢h instants. THE quai thing, of ‘late in baby talk—A little girl seeing a dog scratching to be let in, at-an opposite door, romptly knocked atthe window and alied out, ‘Ing p bell; ing e belt.” Tux Grauges now number 20,800 with au average membership of 501 persons—],080,000. _One-fourth are Dibte a ct Thy -townrds San-Juap-about-a—-mile—dis=+ ing to the Milton Oumpany,.It—is3}’ 4 Will be one of the » .and all on the same lead, and that in . ’ This . W, Hill, Secretary; Thomas Ficd. secured by five'promissory notes to mature at two, four, six-andeight months. In this way* be °would be of $400,000. The Attorney-general '\ [a Hedeithy Position. pa He then, antici SHYMAN BROS, C COLUMN, Great “Reduction . ——FOR THE>— —IN-— . ed — able to realize at once the large suui OFFER the folcqmeggn aid asks for an injunction . to stop“this waste, and further asks that the coutract , be declared unconscionable; illegal and void. If the President of the Erie’road bad een let alone he might have had a brilliant future. He certainly showed . . great financial ability in taking care of himself. After ie bad fairly salted down that four hundred thousand dollars, perhaps he would. have . done a good thing for the company, or for se—many sharp directors as might have had the inside track, > NEVAD ' oN Saturday Evening, Dec. 26th. HE occasion being the first appearance _ot the celebrated ; . WHEELER 2 ? COMEDY TROUPE. Lately from the Eastern States,and now en route to San brancisco. The performance MOST _UNIQUE AND” ELEGANT Ever jsresented to the c'tizeils of Nevada City, and is composed, in part, of ' Lightning Changes, Character Personations, Singing-and Dancing, With the ‘atldition of a Farce—the whole making a most Delightful Bill. ADMISSION. ' DRFSs CIRcLE & OrncREsTRA.75 conts PARQVORE Civsnuicedeion tebe. 50 cents. ~GASHIN & CO, t RE NOW-READY TO’SUPPLY THE A TRADE WITH THE CHOICEST of this season’s growth. The lot . “ All of which they warrant Superior to the same arti cured below. Te aoe cen . Pe) ALL ORDERS FORWARDED TO Cashin & Co., NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA, c. ‘Will be Promptly Filled: Nevada City, Dec. 18th, 1874. GREAT ATTRACTION} . sold last fall for $27.50 now . stock of . . ‘lowing Reduction CLOTHING . Blue Beaver F rock Suits, sold last fall for $80 now at. rea $25. . at $22 50." : Blue Beaver Frock Suits, Sold last fall-at $25 now $20. Chinchilla Coats sold last fall at $14 now $10. , Chinchilla Coats sold last fall at $10 now $7 50. Cassimere Suits sold last fall for $25 now $20. Cassimere Suits sold last fall for $22 50 now $18. Cassimere Suits sold last fall for $20 now $17. ~ Cassimere Suits sold last fall for $17 50 now $12 50. Genuine ‘Diamond “Toe Shaker Socks at 25 cents per pair. ee We have also a very large WHITE SHIRTS, é FURNISHING GOODS, BOOTS & SHOES, _ HATS & CAPS, TRUNKS & VALISES, ealierse Which’ weOiler the new arrival of our ‘Large Stock of ae Boys’ Clothing . The First in ths Market, Give as a call and eonvince yourselves that we do just as_weadvertise. MN eS Hyman Bros. Cor. Broad & Pir Streets. -oNEvapa crt. “ HOLIDAYS !*' Hyman Bros: -. TOBACCO AND-cIGARS (iy Special attention is called to. “J CANDIES The 25 Cents per Pound h : AT : JOHNNY JACK’s: . “WARIETY STORE, © . ter Pine Stroet, one door from Broad, — f : ear f) NEVADA, CITY. The ¥ 2 Sa! = ~ A town . ype ATTENTION OF COMMITTEES. Jf lectur noe CHRISFMAS TREES of Church, + swind €8, Schools and Families is called t ; ? fact,that < a pie ha si y * ge a x ¥ 5 ™amiseri Choice American Candies ~ mass Can. be purehased for —* ———__-ent’ g TWENTY-FIVE CENTS A PouND and ¢ and upwards, which is cheaper than they. “The $ cam be bought at any other 4tore in Nevada previt GORDI S : pain 3 name ALSO A CHOME-SFOCK-OF Want é sy Tee ee == i hig : oe FANCY ‘TOY CANDIES! — : By a we ; came re ORANGES,’ the P and LEMONS, “got. Sh ee fo tures, Any quantity, Fresh and Nice, perie ‘ ae tainn aes : ee beats MEERSCHAUM PIPES, State CIGAR HOLDERS, ‘They ¢ ¥ many "CUTLERY, ete., Warranted to be a8 represented, + ame ter even Iam now in receipt of a large. invoice of » ce . IMPORTED AND DOMESTIE . epi CIGARS, ol Embracing all the favorite / brands, anal I : » also keep the best qualities of / Ae TOBACCO, ates beh een Siem oe ime To be found in Nevada City. locat . a le and Everybody, yéungand old, are inotedg: vitéd to~call at my store on Pine and street. and be convinced thai I sell faile better goods for less money than of t any other store in the mountains. a COMMITTEES FOR CHRISTMAS. The TREES, CALL AND SEE MY the ‘PRICES, AS I WILL SELL stan CANDIES AND: NUTS FOR ougl ‘LESS MONEY THAN ANY forn OTHER STORE, oe & Je “JOHNNY JACK. an Nevada City, Dec. 6th, 1874. weil The So = ; the FIRST CAR LOAD up’ ao . DIAMONDS, , C : sae TID WATCHES, Joy JEWELRY, ar ie SILVERWARE, off : eit (PLATED WARB, eee. _,. SPECTACLES, ee alg % CLOCKS, , ° im) st alle of . nd other Beautiful Holiday Me Spe a eR ke Goods, haye just Arriced at a KNOWLTON’S po JEWELRY STORE, ma BROAD STREET, NEVADA, INCLUDING THE CELEBRATED aa pei da; the aw tha ten er his the $ fru THE REST TIME. KEEPERS IN 13 a ea THE WORLD. a Calf and Seo theDifferent Styles. Se ‘ ~¢ mat _ He has alse for Sale, . A Large and Beautiful Assortment pa Gold and mie ieyetie : _ Of other celebrated makers, Go and see the Beautiful Goods: Ss oe ~ AU-Rinds of Watch and Jewelry or Kevada City, September 15M, ~< . of ve, Seg ss

=a eee inane ie tachi alemaeea A MS ig sect LE AN NO AI tS > § a “ “was originally Tg Daily Triinseript : va ? NEVADA AITY, CAbeg a ——— alee " Briday, Dec. 25, 1874: Local Brevities, * We were yesterday handed a copy «lof the Boston Gazette,, pablished “Miateh £2th.1770.° Is was’ the,“frst issye after the *‘maggacre,”” whidh occuted pty the 5th. The paper is _._. drésge4in nigurning, and-has the ANS TY TT LG TL I ° Christmas. see Lait Al ‘exists, the 25th-of December is cele brated.-: Its institution is attributed . by the decretal letters to Pope Teles‘phorus, who, died A.D. 138, and) -iost) noted’ of “Christian solempi‘ties. "Phe day “id not. so. generally ee . Poture of fous coffins, ‘om the lids of © . which are the initials of the four men “Wherever the Christian” religign . who were killed by English, troops, under the initials is a skull and cross bones, The names of the dead wen. yere Samuel Gray, ‘Samnel Mayer . petitions of the inhabitants io .the aiithatities to rémovb-the treops.stacelebrated’ in the New’ England tioned at that city.” Itisarare cu‘States asin the Middle and South-! riosity, and is ‘well worth preserv~. cern States, froni~the fact that’ the Puritans. were. stern, opponents of Christmas: pastintes: The day. is Sélébrated in Catholic Churches : by 4 High Mass and by: singing carols. It is supposed to be the: birthday _of Christ, although it is not absolutely certait that it isthe correct day. Pope Julius I, i thé 4th century, made an order for an investigation to be made concerning the day, and the 25th wasjagreed «upon by the Thedlogians of the EaSt and West, although there wets somé who. believed there was no authentic, proof that the 25th was the. identical day. In thevearly history of “the church . the singing of carols “Was enlivened by dances in whieh the bishops aud * clergy joined.’ In Germany, we bepresents originated, us also did the. “eustom of trimming trees with pres. --outs. St. Nicholas (Santa Claus) introduced by the Dutch settlers of New York, and is -the American’ representative of the German Knect Rupert. will be celebrated all over -our-land. Feasting is One of its attributes. Let us hope that the poor everywhere may be.able to enjoy the luxury ofa well Bet table, as tell ‘as their more fortunate brethren. We . . wish our readers all a merry Christmas, and hope they may’ live to. see ‘many returns of the festive day. +e Local Brevities,, ae i nen —e At the shooting match the day before Thanksgiving, , we learn that a boy: passed across ‘the range of the marksman -when he was fiting, and a ball went whizzing through his hat; giving him a pretty strong hint to “‘get out of the wilderness.’’ Chaftes*Dorsey,one of the attaches of the Sacramento Bee, one of -the ‘best papers on the coast, Fred Searls, of the State University, Loring Knowlton, of the military academy ‘at Oakland, and C. Kalaghea, of Vii~ ginia City, are spending the holidays with friends in this city. The woodmen have spared. the trees but not the limbs which have so long been allowed to grow witb-oufpruning, There will be better fruit and more of it next year whére. this trimming has been thoroughly done. 5 ~ Rain commenced to fall Thursday morning, and it continued to drizzle nearly all day yesterday. . Although it would bave been pleasanter with“out} mo one cancomplain. Rain is’ gold. " Who ever knew of a pleasant ‘Christmas? I@not rain a necessary adjunct to the enjoyment of the fes‘tivities of the day? If this don’t apply. to-day it ig not our fault, The roads had become to be in very good condition during? the long spell of dry weather.’ Whether-the present mist will affect them much remains to be seen’ ‘ Sheriff Smith’ and) District Attorney Gaylord, ‘who bave been ona visit to Trackee fora ‘*week back,!’ returae(t hone ‘yesterdiky to spénd the holidays, Ces Gees The balance of the drove of turkeys brought here to be shot were to have. been put vp at a shooting mateh.yesterday, at Mulloy’s ranch, The boy Thoss’ was comfortable yesterday, and hopes are entertainedof his recovery, notwithstanding the bullet is in his brain. Fifty hound “pnps three moaths old are wanted by a gentleman in this city; Enquire at the National. Remember the Wheeler, Troupe wil appear at the Theatre to-mornow evening. -s Contemp. or Court,—The-Lauisville Courier Journal. says: ‘A California lawye® has been fined $190 forcalling a Judge a fool. It is no wondersthat California lawyers have so little love for truth when they are charged do. mudk for spertiing i. apne ears . Who cannot: remember the joy. he . ~Heve-the custom of giving Christmus. The day . ; $ Mines on the'Ridge. . ‘We are indebted to\E: D. Evans pot.<Enmpire Figt)for the’ folowing: mining items op the Riige:. * bnel, Mocated ‘peat Frebch, Gorral, which ig intended t ron im. and Commencing ht the Milton/ Tun. Rafldoading pays when‘ ‘niamageil” properly. Railroads officers are. neverin want, It would be better for a young ian to ledrn rajlroading tliah to go,West, Horate ‘Greet ley tothe contrary notwithstanding, ' operfwrhat is ~ealied the Eddy digs As alinstaltée of the “fatness” “of gings. It is now’ about .‘1,20¢% feet, the business, we append the follow'from the lower-face. It will be “nec. ing from the Bulletin: @ ., . essaryto run it about 1,800 further. . . The claims intovwhich the tunnelis opened will be a fortune to the own: ers. The facilities. for saving gold . When the mine is_opened will be wn. excelled, as there will. be plenty of/ . fall for sluices and undercurrents be. . fore the tailings reagh the South Yu-y ‘ba river. These’ diggings” are. now . being worked thronghja high -tunnel . ea, = ote . being run are very ‘rich; and when . ick, James Caldwell and Crispus } 3 throughout thé subsequent history Pattacks,. Tt contains a fall “aecoutit + ‘ot the church it has been one of the . of the: massacre, and contains the . The Attorney-generel of. New York has gone after Hugh J. Jeweit, President.oitbe Erie. Railroad Company. ‘Jewett’ was_' elected to office. in Jnly. The road was paying no dividends, and was beset with financial troubles, Asa director of the road, he secured a contract with the company, whereby it was agreed . that he should’ receive $40,000 a year for his servi¢es fot each ten successive years. pated the fature by stipulating that of this sum $175,000 should be’ paid‘. : i. We understand that Fen. Milletjan} which tas run. several years ago, , ut once and rs moar should be old resident ef this place, a suryeyor . but;the bottom-dirt to the: bed. reck . i by profession, sent on to the Cen. tennial Cominittee at Philadelnhia, in response to fromr-them; asking for “plans from . architects for the gyuildings for the Centennial Exhibition, has-had his . good authority. ~ Make everyone happy to-day. Bay fthem a preseut, you ‘can’t, tell they . difference a year’ from’ now, Tie. member the little ones, everybody. in youth, when he awoke . Christnas niom ig to fitid a ~stowk= ing Well filled with presents, no niatter how inexpensive they were, This townis very unfortunate in the matter of imilk, Those who supply customers wake no effort to make a Change, either. If a quantity ‘is kept over night there-is»a thick scum rises to-the-top, vo matter where you put it. We’ think. patrons. have a right to: demand a change ae More Chinese have returned to the+ Flowery Kingdom this year than in any. one year heretofore, Chihumen ate getting alittle ‘‘skase.”’ — All the'stores in town presented a very lively appearance yesterday. They were thronged ‘with parties purchasing Christmas presents. — se ~ Our Sermon, It is said some woxkmen who were: dig: ging Amid the ruins of Pompeii suddenly struck into-a amal) cavity. Without break. ing further into dt they poured. plaster of Paris dowif the crevices that were already opened, and.as s00n ag the plaster had hardened the crust of ‘lava twas carefully remoged, and lo! the form of a human bez ing inDbis death struggle: perfectly preserved,» Buried in the lava that hardened -about him, his’ body had crumbled to dust and left this wonderful mold, Several bodies have beensthus reprodtved—one of them with the features . nearly perfectly preserved, s0 that, there-is still ‘some ex. pression in the fuee. Two female bodies found lying near each other are’ called mother and daughter. There is nothing at Pompeii more touching than the deapair depicted in the attitude of this group. Eighteen centuries have rolled away, and yet tne scorching ashes dispjayed by their Torms have hardened into a 10ld, and now there is reproduced in plaster the exact duplate in size ‘and form of those unfortuhates who succumbed—destroyed by blasts of Etua’s sulphurous breath’ It is thus nature writes her books, the great earth being her tablet, and so patient is she, that Whe can wait through the processions of centuries, and‘for fly races and nations to be raised up to. read her wonderful hand.‘ Writing. And yet, thia material scene has typesin other and fairer forms than the filling of the cavity made by elements in human, frames returning to the places whence they were called, thus leaving a mold for cunning.workmen to fill, to show in plaster what ageabefore shone in. tlesh and blood, There is néthing lost in nature’s rigid economy, Socrates tasted of the poisoned cup and passed away. and:his enemies rejoiced thut they were. rid of hin; but his words, which were then covered by Sup Raftispyeia of ignorauce,made a meld which after ages unearthed. and found the reflex of the perfect man. Gdllileo told a superstitious world ‘some subtle mysteries of the earth and stars, and when a furious rabble, in¢ited by andignorant priesthood, made him retract, as he-came from this thotley presence and gazed upward to the sun, he could not restrain the cry of his soul, and exclaimed, ‘It-movyes, nevertheless!’ and thove words madeith impress which hever seuld be destreyét: And so then's thoughts are perpetually being impressed upon the world. . The mother tells to her boy a story of courage and of truth, and years after nen are awe-stricken and full of admiration at seme deuntiless act in the man, and do not’ know the impress of and that he coult not. havé7 ‘ lesg.c A stone.dropped in mid ocean starts a ripple cea eoeee hot until in ce circles it ats both the, ocean's shores, though the stone itself has-léng been seit ote the deep gea’s floor; and 8» good and evil ghts, good deeds and ‘evil deeds, go rippling in their effects down the: es, = — bang onigd a upon etérn‘ity’s utmos re. er, this Chrigtmas morning say kind, words to those who need Kind words and the tefrain may come back \o you sweeter than angel harps, sometime wheh your heart is heavy and your soul is stretching out its arms for a benediction, Do some good deed to-day, even if it be but atrifle, It ey ban ane sie foes your memory, and help seem beautiful when the sods and snows are piled above your breast, Remember, there is nothing Jost or forgetten in this es — words and deeds draw interest, and leaye a man's memory 4 benkrens estate S ah eternal inheritance, as he Wills.*-Territorial Enterprise. ‘ * In 'an Omaha vstreet fight a rough was mortally stabbed by a fellow of his own kine, "When asked who his assailant was, the dying man replied, “D’ye think there’s anything mean about me? He ‘was a sqture boy, and I ain't going to squeal on him,” an. advertisement’) The Empire mine, alsé. belonging . plan accepted and will supetintend "The Kansas Co’s. mine, adjoining . the construction of (he same. Whethtthe Empire, owned by Evans ond . et Uye'report ia trie of notwe camnot . Davis, is about ready for washing vouch, but we have it from pretty . and will commence aS SOOD*as every. his mother’s words are still upon his brain, . ’ has never been reachéd,; hence the . . necessity of rnnniug the new tunnel. to the Milton Company, :is complet. ing preparations” and will soon be . running. ; Sas i 5 . thingis all right. The Trust and Hepe Company, on . the same lead asthe Kansas, about . half a mile above, is ranning to. its . fullest capacity. This mine is owned by H. W. ‘Thomas, -W. W. Williams and otbers. The next above,

tart, is the Bed Rock mine, belongrunhiu g full handed and gives good returns. . 3 oe oo The Buckeye Hill mine, about-one: wile still farther up, belonging to an English Company, superintendedb Geo. D. MeLeun, is running and pays splendidly.. It is said to b@®as well managed a mine as there is on the Coast. wis a The Manzanita mine, owned /ky th® Milton,Company, aud Jocated at Sweetland, “is almost. ready for piping, the company having jnst completed.a new deep tunnel which has opened vip a large lot of mining ground which is thought to be very rich. rh : The American Company's mine, situated ubove. the Manzanita, and adjoining it, are washing on top dirt, their tunnel not being completed yet, although Work is. being . prosecuted on it with all the force availa. ble. dt will probably take 2 year to coiiplete it, i The vext mine above is owned by . Davis ard Bowen. It is situated. on San Juan Hill, and is ranning and doing well. The distance between French Corral and San Juan is 6 miles. These mines are scattered . along between the two places, ‘and ‘there is no doubt but they are each time the whole ground between the two places of the lead will be worked.” Those who think the mines are exhausted in this county, have only to see this vest tract of tand-to become satisfied ot their error. is one of the most prosperous parts of the county. It will be a hu years before all the gro j ed. ¢ annual election of the Idaho Mining Company, of Grass Valley, held on Monday, 21st, inst.,: the ‘following Byard of /Prustees was elected for in ea year: Edward Coleman, John€.€eleman, M. P. O'Connor, Thomas Findley and Jolin /Polglase The Board organized with the following officers: Edward Goleman, President and Superintendent, Geo. ley, Preasurer.—G. V. Union, ~~ ~J J. R. Wotrskmx, one of the pioneers ef Oalifornia, aud the first orchardist on the coast, shipped to San Francisco his first lot of oranges embraced ‘400 as fine oranges as can be produced in any country, He has thousands maturing on his trees of hee Los ANGKLEs county has a 15-year old boy who weighs aver 200 pounds aod has efall-beard. pss _ Etour car loads of immigrants. from the East reached Sacramento on the 16thand'20¢h instants. THE quai thing, of ‘late in baby talk—A little girl seeing a dog scratching to be let in, at-an opposite door, romptly knocked atthe window and alied out, ‘Ing p bell; ing e belt.” Tux Grauges now number 20,800 with au average membership of 501 persons—],080,000. _One-fourth are Dibte a ct Thy -townrds San-Juap-about-a—-mile—dis=+ ing to the Milton Oumpany,.It—is3}’ 4 Will be one of the » .and all on the same lead, and that in . ’ This . W, Hill, Secretary; Thomas Ficd. secured by five'promissory notes to mature at two, four, six-andeight months. In this way* be °would be of $400,000. The Attorney-general '\ [a Hedeithy Position.. pa He then, antici SHYMAN BROS, C COLUMN, Great “Reduction . ——FOR THE>— —IN-— . ed — able to realize at once the large suui OFFER the folcqmeggn aid asks for an injunction . to stop“this waste, and further asks that the coutract , be declared unconscionable; illegal and void. If the President of the Erie’road bad een let alone he might have had a brilliant future. He certainly showed . . great financial ability in taking care of himself. After ie bad fairly salted down that four hundred thousand dollars, perhaps he would. have . done a good thing for the company, or for se—many sharp directors as might have had the inside track, > NEVAD ' oN Saturday Evening, Dec. 26th. HE occasion being the first appearance _ot the celebrated ; . WHEELER 2 ? COMEDY TROUPE. Lately from the Eastern States,and now en route to San brancisco. The performance MOST _UNIQUE AND” ELEGANT Ever jsresented to the c'tizeils of Nevada City, and is composed, in part, of ' Lightning Changes, Character Personations, Singing-and Dancing, With the ‘atldition of a Farce—the whole making a most Delightful Bill. ADMISSION. ' DRFSs CIRcLE & OrncREsTRA..75 conts PARQVORE Civsnuicedeion tebe. 50 cents. ~GASHIN & CO, t RE NOW-READY TO’SUPPLY THE A TRADE WITH THE CHOICEST of this season’s growth. The lot . “ All of which they warrant Superior to the same arti cured below. Te aoe cen . Pe) ALL ORDERS FORWARDED TO Cashin & Co., NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA, c. ‘Will be Promptly Filled: Nevada City, Dec. 18th, 1874. GREAT ATTRACTION} . sold last fall for $27.50 now . stock of . . ‘lowing Reduction CLOTHING . Blue Beaver F rock Suits, sold last fall for $80 now at. rea $25. . at $22 50." : Blue Beaver Frock Suits, Sold last fall-at $25 now $20. Chinchilla Coats sold last fall at $14 now $10. , Chinchilla Coats sold last fall at $10 now $7 50. Cassimere Suits sold last fall for $25 now $20. Cassimere Suits sold last fall for $22 50 now $18. Cassimere Suits sold last fall for $20 now $17. ~ Cassimere Suits sold last fall for $17 50 now $12 50. Genuine ‘Diamond “Toe Shaker Socks at 25 cents per pair. ee We have also a very large WHITE SHIRTS, é FURNISHING GOODS, BOOTS & SHOES, _ HATS & CAPS, TRUNKS & VALISES, ealierse Which’ weOiler the new arrival of our ‘Large Stock of ae Boys’ Clothing . The First in ths Market, Give as a call and eonvince yourselves that we do just as_weadvertise. MN eS Hyman Bros. Cor. Broad & Pir Streets. -oNEvapa crt. “ HOLIDAYS !*' Hyman Bros: -. TOBACCO AND-cIGARS (iy Special attention is called to. “J CANDIES The 25 Cents per Pound h : AT : JOHNNY JACK’s: . “WARIETY STORE, © . ter Pine Stroet, one door from Broad, — f : ear f) NEVADA, CITY. The ¥ 2 Sa! = ~ A town . ype ATTENTION OF COMMITTEES. Jf lectur noe CHRISFMAS TREES of Church, + swind €8, Schools and Families is called t ; ? fact,that < a pie ha si y * ge a x ¥ 5 ™amiseri Choice American Candies ~ mass Can. be purehased for —* ———__-ent’ g TWENTY-FIVE CENTS A PouND and ¢ and upwards, which is cheaper than they. “The $ cam be bought at any other 4tore in Nevada previt GORDI S : pain 3 name ALSO A CHOME-SFOCK-OF Want é sy Tee ee == i hig : oe FANCY ‘TOY CANDIES! — : By a we ; came re ORANGES,’ the P and LEMONS, “got. Sh ee fo tures, Any quantity, Fresh and Nice, perie ‘ ae tainn aes : ee beats MEERSCHAUM PIPES, State CIGAR HOLDERS, ‘They ¢ ¥ many "CUTLERY, ete., Warranted to be a8 represented, + ame ter even Iam now in receipt of a large. invoice of » ce . IMPORTED AND DOMESTIE . epi CIGARS, ol Embracing all the favorite / brands, anal I : » also keep the best qualities of / Ae TOBACCO, ates beh een Siem oe ime To be found in Nevada City. locat . a le and Everybody, yéungand old, are inotedg: vitéd to~call at my store on Pine and street. and be convinced thai I sell faile better goods for less money than of t any other store in the mountains. a COMMITTEES FOR CHRISTMAS. The TREES, CALL AND SEE MY the ‘PRICES, AS I WILL SELL stan CANDIES AND: NUTS FOR ougl ‘LESS MONEY THAN ANY forn OTHER STORE, oe & Je “JOHNNY JACK. an Nevada City, Dec. 6th, 1874. weil The So = ; the FIRST CAR LOAD up’ ao . DIAMONDS, , C : sae TID WATCHES, Joy JEWELRY, ar ie SILVERWARE, off : eit (PLATED WARB, eee. _,. SPECTACLES, ee alg % CLOCKS, , ° im) st alle of . nd other Beautiful Holiday Me Spe a eR ke Goods, haye just Arriced at a KNOWLTON’S po JEWELRY STORE, ma BROAD STREET, NEVADA, INCLUDING THE CELEBRATED aa pei da; the aw tha ten er his the $ fru THE REST TIME. KEEPERS IN 13 a ea THE WORLD. a Calf and Seo theDifferent Styles. Se ‘ ~¢ mat _ He has alse for Sale, . A Large and Beautiful Assortment pa Gold and mie ieyetie : _ Of other celebrated makers, Go and see the Beautiful Goods: Ss oe ~ AU-Rinds of Watch and Jewelry or Kevada City, September 15M, ~< . of ve, Seg ss