December 28, 1877 (4 pages)

. The Daily Transcript NEVADA CITY. CALs ing it ner ingen a ae “Friday, : posesam Rocves ber 88. 1877. : 0. M. MOTT is our only author‘son Eat in Sacramento. He will receive Advertisements and Subscriptions for.the Transopipr, and receipt for us in , Our Dame, . eer Dishonest Tradesmen and Customers. We learn from a Napa. paper that the mereharts ct that place are about. ose Organizing @ society for their own, ~ protection against ‘dishonest debtors.’ In-other words, the credit system of doing business has assumthe dealers in. question find it necessary to their financial welfare to establish the’ use of the ‘‘black-list,’’ whereon may be inseribed in flaming letters the names of all those ¢ustom“ era wko do not make prompt settlement of claims held against them. Whether or nvt sack a course ‘will succeed in attaining the desired end> remains to be seen, There is, however, need for a radical change of some iy ‘action, that responsible customers who pay for what they, procure, as well as dealers, may be protected, in other towns, besides Napa, there exists a cluss of people who live upon the resources of a mors -industrious element: not by stealing outright, it “istrue, but by a course which in th end results fully as unprofitybly td, the victims. We refer to the class of semi-respectable.-people who, protact“ed in their dishonesty by the laws of the Stites in which they reside, buy out the most remote idea of ever paying therefor. ‘That they are permitted to thrivé is due more to the fault of dealers thun of the rogues theni. selves. For instance, dealers in varrious localities are about once “in so oftsn awakened to the positive necessity of checking the growth of their credit patronage, and they confer: together upon the subject. The conference frequently results in an adoption of the ‘*black-book,”’ and other protective measures. For a brief’ time everything gues well, and the ‘'dead-beat’’ customers are for tieir purchases, or go hungry and naked, But, alas! the novelty of ~ the arlangemeut soon wears off. The denters are-vot hauling «a sufficient autaount of goods euch day to ‘satisfy their aspirations, and waen these . characters of whose dishonesty the seller hus the best of proof apply for ‘Juast a littletime’’ on this or that article, the merchant who net loug since swore by the shades of commerca and the avenging hand of bankruptey that he would ‘never again give over to the importunings of the dishonest customers, wavers, and finally accedes to their prayers, It does nut take long to agvin fill his books with accounts which are not woith acent ontbe dollar, It was inevitable—this deplorable outcome. —@d he knew it ull the time, But a toolish desire to dispose of a large: amount of goods led him on in his foolish: career, and at last one of two things must be done: either own up that his whole course has been, comoe mercially speaking, suicidal, and go into bankruptey, or make up his tBeir goods. Generally, the latter ulternative is adopted. Five per cent. is added to the price of this article; eight per cent to that, and so the grand finale, but he has been compelled to filch froin honest. men that he.muy curry the favor of rogues, He is equally a thief with “the dishonest debtor on account of whose manipulations he is okliged to resort to frand. The mau whose word and bond are held in equal ‘et. teem, and who toils from early morn till night that bis reputation as an honest man may not become tarnished, is compelled to support in addition to himself and bis own two classes of full-fledged rogues—dishonest tradesmen and custumers, ~ There is one remedy for the evil, and that is greater prudence on the and should not accord the privileges of credit. By adhering firmly to ys teachings ef their cwn better Cjudg@pent,. there would soon be ey. about the much to be desired equivalent. . Gy Sse oe silver Plated Ware. C. J; Brand has an élegnnt, assortpatterns, which he will;sell, eheaper ed such, alarming proportions that. kind—much need for taking promat, their groceries, clothing, ‘etce., ‘witb. losses from customers who pay for’ on. He may come out all right in . part of dealers as to who they should ! cash system of duing business, or its . — ~ ment of silver plated ware, in new. Fralt Tree Planting Pelix Gillet, of Nevada City, gives . the following sensible advice relating tefrait tree planting and . culture: Select the very best varietiés that you ¢an get,according to your means: and remember that a superior variety, for which you will bave t® pay 4 good price, is in the end, cheaper than aninferiot article costing bat little. “Do not set in your orchard any more trees or vines than you can properly take cate of. Do not erowd up your orchard, for treés set widely apart with plenty of air and space all around, will bear better and the fruit beof superior quality. When -setting out trees, dig out large, deep holes, and do not spare the manure; it is the very ‘time the young tres® need.it the most, so as to get a good start andstand w.thout irrigation the droughts of our dry and hot summers. Becarefal what you do when arming yourself with the saw, shears and knife, and do not slaughter down your. trees in the idea that yon ure pruning them, ane the expectation that yoa are making their fruit better by this sad operation. . Cutting down half the crap; decreasing, by excessive and repeuted pruning, the longevity of the trees, giv-. ing them a bad shape, exposing the balance of the fruit,to belscorched by the bot sun—-that is what some people here call pranipg. List bear always in mind, io setting out orchards, that itis preferable to have 50 trees plunted asyecommended above and well taken: Care of; than twice that number setjand ratsed in a careless way, too cften done in this State, aod whieh has Deen thé catise of so many failures in fruit tree Planting, a8 complained every day. Whestnut and walnut trees ought to be planted 50 or 60 feet apart; but other kinds of fruit trees, like peach, pear, plum, ete., might very well be set out amoung them, for it will take a. long time before chestnuts and wal nuts will have attained the high dimensions peculiar to that class of trees, and when they will have grown up to that size it will be time then to tke out any of the smaller fruit trees, if the least in the way, without interfering with the distance originally marked between both walnut and chestout, ilies s Christmas Candies, Can be had in. any. quantity of Jolin Jack. He has the best lot in this city. d21 [ey Casper keeps the latest and ,he best styles of Men's ‘and Boy’s Clothing. _ nd-tf +e @ + Beautiful Present. Past High Priest Ed. Coleman, of Grass Valley, was the recipient of a beantiful aud costly present from Grass Valley Royal Arch Chapter, on his retiring trom the office of Grand High Priest, on Weduesday evening’ last. It consisted of a solid-silver pitcher and goblet, lined with gold, valued at $250. The presentation rspeech was made by Hon. Niles Searls, and was full of eloquence and instruction: The recipient was taken, completely by surprise, apd tendered his thaoks by making a few short but well chosen remarks. About 150 of the Masonic fraternity of Grass Valley and Nevada were present, and all enjoyed themselves until about midnight, when the festivities were brought to a close. “Auld Lang Syne’’ was sung, the fraternal parting was given, and’ each wentto his home ‘happy and content as Swimly’s boarders.”’ W. R. Coe, Has arrived from the Bay with a large stock of Ladies,’ Misses’ and children’s shoes of all descriptions. d23-lw Bargains in Chromos, G. W. Welch will sell chromos for one week at cost, d23.3t Mistletoe Encampment Election, Ava regular meeting of Mistletoe Encampment, No. 47, I. O. O. F.,held on Monday vveniny last, the following offic’rs were elected: C. P., J. C. Rich. » ’ HP, Joba Hocking. 8. W., Joseph Thomas. . “J. W . NeP. Brown, 8., J, B. Johnson. T., W. C. Groves, + Candies for the Million, Jobn Jack has the finest lot of candies to be found in this'eity. Go and see for-yourself. He is selling candies very cheap. me eo Bes than any other dealer in pares: cy Buy your Clothing at Casper’s New goods and new prices, u9-1f . buy of him candies of every variety, { cheap. Lx Saokaed Byen City R Pockman, Grass V . ! HOTEL ARRIVALS. ane ~RaOMBAIN ase: North Bloomfield. Gravel Mine. The annual ‘report of the North Bloomfield’ Gravel Mine has been pablistied. ‘The officers for the’ ensuing year are as follows: Thomas Bell, President; L. L. Robinsop, F, Locan, ‘!homas Brown and Michael Castle, Trustees ; M. F. Game, 'Becretary ; Heary C. Perkins, Superintendent, and Hamilton Sniith, Jr, General Manager. The last year was distinguished by the payment of the. first dividend, at the rate of $1 per sliare, aggregating $15,000. The stockholders have exhibited a great amount of faith and patience,“ having paid 43 asséssments, amounting to $1,545,000. The following table shows the comparative Field of bullion from washings since 1870: 1870-74. .,. eee 1876-78, 4.2 NaF a “94279 jere-6. ee see 192,786 WIG Tce cach ciix: A. 290.775 To produce the gbove bullion over 10,000,009 cubic yards of gravel were washed. The bonded debt is $500,000 at 10 per cent.per) annam,. cash on band at the close of the fiscal year $21,790. : Fes ceoeeeninian Pa aero _ Cloaks! Cloaks! Cloaks % An immense lot of ‘latest style Cloaks has been received at the Palace Dry Goods Store, and will be sold very low in order to give peopie an opportunity to purchase their Christmas goods at the Palace Dry Good Store of RosrenBerG Bros. Nevada, d20-tf. te New Style of Hats, at Casprn’s ’Nevapa, Nov. 9, 1877. sf Ma C. &. Brand will mauufacture to order and on short notice é6veéry kind . of Jewelry, with 18-karat gold. He has some beautiful designs on hand, suited to the taste of the-mort fastidiuos eS 1S Jewelry You Depend Upon. Re ane a nt Oustomeah Lodge Election At a regular meeting cf Oustomah Lodge, No. 16, I. 0. O. F,, held on Tuesday evening last, the following officers were elected: N.G., WJ. Organ; V. G., Geo. M. Hughes; Ree, -‘Sec., A. H. Parker; Per. Sec., JJ. , Abbott; Treas., H. U. McKelvy. The installation will take place on January 8th. Freight at the Depot. _Freight was received yesterday’ for the-following named parties : -Murchie Mining Co., H. C, Mills, H. Quenther, North Bloomfield sravyel Mining Company. oa Grand Display of Candies, &c. ‘The largest and. finest lot of Candtes, Nuts, etc., ever brought to Ne~ vada City, can now be seen at Antoine Tam’s, on Pine street. His stock embraces every kind imaginable, and the best of all, they are direct from the largest manufactories in the State; and are of course fresh, "Those candies are justthe kind the people want, and Tam will sell them: lower than any other dealers in the county. Go and see,them for yourselves. Tam has also on hand a large stock of fresh Eastern Oysters, which he will serve up in any etyle desired. Orders from families promptly attended to, Don’t forget to goto Antoine Tam’s if you want to get nice Candies, Nuts, Oysters, etic. d19-tf tf i You Can’t do better Than to go to John Jack’s. and nuts of all kinds, fruits, toys, cigars, tobacco and-other things, because he has a great variety ‘avd sell them gy G21 HOTEL ARRIVALS. National Exchange Hotel, A. H:; HANSON, Propristor. Wepnespay, December 26th, 1877: J B Conn;. City J Mca ff@® Oakland JW Callaghan, GV J Seeley, San Juan D B Cha wick, B T JD Madglin, Placer C Brady, Dutch Flat R M Fryer, Glenbreo S Murch e,M w Min I W Hays, Grass Val F Weeele: Gras Val-D Collins, Grass Val C Clark, Griss Val = ©. ANixon, Col Hill R Kiggain, M Flat 3 B Carter, M Flat WJ Johnston,C ty AJ Salim, Col Hill E L Hallewell & w,C Miss Hawver, Col Hi K Bane, Auburn J Maston, Cherokee M Sullivan, M Flat J Pierce, San Juan. JG Wilson,Los An J E Byrne, City EJ, Cratts, G@ Val D Watkins, Bloom B Griffith, Rocklin. Ohurchill, Blooaa . Union Hotel. ie JACOB NAFPZIGER, Proprietor, Webnespay, December 26th; 1877. Wm Downie, Cen M_ F A Sacket, City WJ Johnston City CSpelon, City W French, Bloom’ T Thompson, For Ci J Wilbert, For City F Worth Lincoln C Foster, G@ Valley . J T Rielly, San Fran, © Moran, Washing J Hitbard, Wahing™ exon ano Pot 42.9 edb ty Jov ger, ayne, y JN Wi'ey, Wheat © White;Toledo Ohio , B F Chase, City Geo Davis, City ~ A Anderson, City Wm Jones, City” . Postmaster. General says that all The floating debt is $8,900 abd the}! . 100 to 200 letters, which ‘have not . constantly forsale, and once cffered o'clock p.-a., for work. {Isthmus of Darien, with his view to . STE OS SERN RE CPS OB RENE AAO 2 PERE FA A RM Sale of Stamps by Postmasters. The Third Assistant PostmasterGeneral has made‘a very interesting reporton the subject” of abuses in eales of stamps by coutitry postmasters. It seems that the fourth classes, which are allowed a commission 6n the sale of stamps, comprise 96-per cent. of the total number of post offices inthe United States, Commissions range from 40 to 60 per cent. of the face value of stamps sold at their offices, whereas the Government receives the entire proceeds of stamps sold by regular salaried .postmasters of the other. grades; hence, the abuse appears when a postmaster . of the fourth class sells or trades stamps for use outside of its proper sphere of delivery. The Assistant possible vigilance has fatled to suppress the widespread. frauds upon the Goverpmeat. Experience has shown that, second only to the variety of expedients developed by postmasters in effecting gales, is the plausibility of the excuges assigned by them for needing usual supplies. As there are over thirty thousand fourth-elass postoffices, the Department must to a great -extent accept their representations, Some interesting instances are related of the bueiness done inthis way, A Mormon from southern Utah recently bought a new set of, furniture in Salt Lake City, for bis entire house and paid for. it in postage stamps. Two of the largest business houses in that city are receiving daily from bought $5 worth of. stamps from the Salt Lake office in two years, but they. have stamps to furnish the city postmaster with $1,500 worth. A country ,postmaster in Maryland has, until recently directed, been furnishing all the stamps used by a prominent railroad company’s mail office in Baltimore. The Freasurer, living in the neighDorhood of this dishonest postmasteg, has purchased the stamps of him from so called friendly motives. The postmastervf B.small Mississippi offce last. summer™~slaimed $400 eowmmission on’ stamps sold in two days, although he eould not legitimately dispose of stamps to thatamount ima dozen years. Sales of stamps at all large coties are falling masters, who get such enormous people at a heavy discount, The abuse*has beeome so glaring that Congress will undoubtedly hasten to athend the laws so as to. provide that the compensation of fourthclass offices be determined either by the number of stamps cance}led or the number of letters delivered Ly them, : a There are 2,000,000 yeast cells in one of Leef’s Yeast Cakes—try one. Gay Cigars. Those cigars John Jack .has just received beat them all. Try them. > > Order of Eastern Star—Special Meeting. All members of Evangeline Chajter, No. 9, O. E.'S. are hereby notified to attend a special meeting, to be held at the Masonic Hall ea Friday evening, Dec. 28th, 1877, at 7 A full attendunce is requested. By order ___Mrs. Z. R, Honrer, Worthy Matron. Miss Heven NaFrzicer, Sec. Nevada December 27,-2t Ligvrenant Wise reports favorably on his offical explorations of the the project of an inter oceanic canal. He believes that it could be most easily executed directly from the valleys of the Tapisa and Tiata to the Gulf of Uraba, and would not requireany locks, Lieutenant Wise estimates the cost of the proposed work is not excessive. / : John Jack, Pine Street, Has the best cigars of any horse in Nevada City. d2i, Christmas Slippers. W. R,. Coe has just received a beautiful assortment of Christmas Slippers. Go and see them. d23-lw TWENTY-ONE criminal cases have been tried during the present term of the San Joaquin County Court. es Judge of San Joaquin, who has been off greatly, because country post[ commissions, sell them to business . EXPRESS, THOROUGHBRACE, A. N. Stevenson, a well known farmer of Suffer county, died near Yuba City Monday night, after a brief ilfness. Read awd Learn for Yourself. Many [valuable diséoveries and much usrefal knowledge iskept from the world, beeanse of the immense expense in making them known to the people. This is not the case with Boschee’s German Syrup, although but a few yeurs introduced into this country its sale now reaches in every towo and village in the U. “8. Its wonderful success in Asthma ang all other diseases.of the: throxt and longs, was first made known by distributing «very year for ‘three years, over 400,000 bottles to the ‘afflicted, free of charge, by Druggis#:. No'such a test of merit was eyer given before to'‘any other preparation, Coulda you ask more? Go to your Drnggist,-and get a bottle for 75 cen's and.try it. Sample bottles’ 10 certs. CITATION. United States Land Office, } : SACRAMENro?} Can. Dec. 24, 1877. A yes whom it may concern: Wheress, on the 7th day of January, 1468. the Plat of Townslip 16 North, Range 7 Bast. was filed in the U. 8. Land Office, and by Commissioner’s letter dated December 2d, 1871, the’W 3g of NE«juartér of section 4 in Township 16 North, Raga 7 East, is to be treated as miferal in character, until the contrary is proved,after dre notice. And whereas C. J. Cole; Post ~Oftice address — Bridgeport aNevodla County, Cal., did, on the 20th day of March, 1877, file. im . the Re,ister’s Office of this District his homestead declaration No. 2,085, claiming the above described land, and has appled to entér'the same as ag icultural lan’, alleging it to be more valuablo for agricultural than for ministg purposes; Therefore you will take notice, that under and by virtue of instructions fromy the Comniissioner of the General Land </flice, dated May 6th, 1871, we bave fixed the 5th day of .February. A. D. 1878, ‘at 11 o’elcck A, M.,at this office, before the Register and Receiver, for the hearing of proofs to determine the character of said lands. Ini. witness whereof, we havechereunto set our hands the day and year first above written. : ‘T. B McPARLAND Register, MART FELLOWS, Receiver. NOTICE. . det27 tte NHE general merchandise busiress, heretofore conducted in Nevada City, California; by L.~M: Jacobs,. will hereafter be carried on by and for account of L. Jacobs. : . {L. M. JACOBS By his Attorney, M. I. Jarobs. San Fraficisco, December 24th, 1877. ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE. 2 é E ANNUAL MEETING of the Stockholders of the NEVADA GRAVEL MINING CO., for theelection of Directors, and such other business as may plop erly come before the theeting, will be held at the office of the Company, NA" 1ONAL EXCHANGE HOTEL, NEVADA CITY, on hursday, Jan. 10th, 1878, at 2 o'clock, P. Wi. “A. H. HANSON, Secretary. dec 25-td NOTICE TO CITY TAX PAYERS. Nome is hereby given that the CITY TAXES ARE NOW DUE, Le. AND PAYABLE AT THE : OFFICE OF THE: CITY MARSHAL, On Broad Street. a7 All Taxes remaining unpaid on the7ey First Monday in Jan, 1838, Will be DELINQUENT, and 5 per eent. will be added thereto after that date, R. B. MORRISON, Nezvapa, Dec. 24,1877. City Marshal, NOTICE. eee . ah \ PS holding demands against the Murchie Goldand silver Mining Company are hereby notified to présent them within thirty days from date hereof for paymert, at the cffice of the. Secretary of :said Company, Room No. 19, Merchants Exchange, California street; San Francisco. { E.G. FREELAND, Nevada, Dec. 21,1877-2w. Secretary. Bankrupt Notice. N the District Court of the United States, forthe District of California: In the matter of Philander H. Belden, voluntary bankrupt. This is to give notice that on the 19th day of December, 1877, a Warrant in Bankruptcy was issued against the estate of Philander H. Belden, of Nevada City, in the County of Nevada, and State of California, who has been adjudged.a Bankrupt on his own petition; that the payment of any debts, and the delivery of any property belonging to. such bankrupt, to him or his use, and the transfer of any property by him, are forbidden by law. That a meeting of the creditors of the said bankrupt, to prove their debts, and to choose one or more assignees of his Estate, will be holden'at Rooms Nos. 25 and 26, in the building situated on n. e. corner of Washingtén and Battery streets, of the city and couuty of San Franciseo, before Samael J. Clarke, Jun., on the fourth day-of, Junuss ary; A. D. 1878, at 20’clock p. ms E. P. MAKSELLUS, a 8S. Marshal,As Nessepger, 422-2 District of California. — . , GC ASeraces. BUGGIES, AND QUARTZ WAGONS, ill for some time, is slowly recover: 4 NOTICE TO THE Publis I Bive in Stock the most com . Plete Asgor, Ment of gf STOVES, “'TINWARE, : TRON & STERL, CROCKERY, PLATED AND _ SILVER WARE, LEATHER OF ALL BRANDS HYDRAULIC PIPE, . QUICKSILVaR Sheet Iron & Granite Ware S BELTING, PACKING, x GIANT POWDER Also, a Full Stock of GUNS AND x ISTOLS, With AMMUNITION to shit, ‘ " Qe PAINTS, OILS, . ¥ARNISH, GLASSWARE, HOLIDAY Goons. Come and see me before: purchasing: elsewhere. GEO, E, TURNER, Broad Street, : £ Js constantly receiving new Brand of CIGARS! CIGARS! CIGATS! His latest senstation isthe ' GINSING CIGAR, A sure enre for Lung diseases Always Buy the PERFECT, For it is the Only Pare Tobacco In the Market, Andis good for the Pipe and Cigarette. When you smoke THE PERFECT You use TOBACCO, and not SAWDUST . Fer Sale in this County only by “ ALEX.”’ Nevada December 21, 1877. LUETJE & BRAND. FINE WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, . PRECIOUS STONES, SILVER WARE, And OPTICAL GOODS For Sale: J EWELRY MANUFACTURED, STONES CUT AND REPAIRING OF WATCHES and JEWELRY SKILLFULLY EXECUTED. No. 60 Broad St., Nevada CilyDecember 1, 1877.-Im — CHRISTMAS PARTY, % —AT-« a ‘TEMPERANCE HALL. —— PROF, RYDER, . WILL pore SOCIAL HOP oD CHRISTMAS NIGHT, _ DECEMBER 25th, 1877, Dancing to commence at 9 o’clock, sha¥PThe Hall being the Best in town, and 5 and Beautiful Floor for nice = Dancing,Mr. R. wuuld invite all that wi for anice partnerin the mazy waltz, #2 «good time, to attend. . CHASE’S QUADRILLE BAND. Will be in-attendance; Ladies are respectfully invited. Gent’s Admission, Cne Dollan © ie Look out for thé Masquerade, which will _ Cor. 18th and J sts:, SACRAMENTO, a22-tf, 4 be_gen about the middle of January, 1878, als ta she 2 NEVA EST RNITS ee LO Yesterda: gravel mins The Cit: gome more provement gfoss walks raised so tb sun wud w fhe depth « the case. a V_ flume street, fro ‘Lones to tl aman. Vhi years ago, dents of th Hon. Ja of the Risi: ison a vis always we) country. Treasure for-State a Valley, on must Dow the Treas will becom January 7 R. B. Mc caused to nouncipg . “ROW dug,,. January 8 delinguent added. Only on to those a past week “The hat turned ou “Californi: the Spirit _ week. It 3 spect—in reading erlasting Do not fai Thep Beckett, « grand These gei reputatior lectures i gy and past week understar lectures ij R. B. G in this cit Dick is al has hosts The vs &CriPr™ J Apply to Busines that the x time to Vv who are ¢ pedes, on Sore th town. Q are confin disease. We ex half-a-do terday’s SCRIPT, a hand an: first choi We hav Whe kno “as expect passed ap There seen on Day. TI " tle town, John J of cand city. Ler On Wei zht3, Pre: W. Jd. beautifa silver ph which hi lf you v day pre Main str We ar ‘the Sou office, fc the rain year, ani of the pr 1876— 0.00. T Theo €xtend ¢ kh

. The Daily Transcript NEVADA CITY. CALs ing it ner ingen a ae “Friday, : posesam Rocves ber 88. 1877. : 0. M. MOTT is our only author‘son Eat in Sacramento. He will receive Advertisements and Subscriptions for.the Transopipr, and receipt for us in , Our Dame, . eer Dishonest Tradesmen and Customers. We learn from a Napa. paper that the mereharts ct that place are about. ose Organizing @ society for their own, ~ protection against ‘dishonest debtors.’ In-other words, the credit system of doing business has assumthe dealers in. question find it necessary to their financial welfare to establish the’ use of the ‘‘black-list,’’ whereon may be inseribed in flaming letters the names of all those ¢ustom“ era wko do not make prompt settlement of claims held against them. Whether or nvt sack a course ‘will succeed in attaining the desired end> remains to be seen, There is, however, need for a radical change of some iy ‘action, that responsible customers who pay for what they, procure, as well as dealers, may be protected, in other towns, besides Napa, there exists a cluss of people who live upon the resources of a mors -industrious element: not by stealing outright, it “istrue, but by a course which in th end results fully as unprofitybly td, the victims. We refer to the class of semi-respectable.-people who, protact“ed in their dishonesty by the laws of the Stites in which they reside, buy out the most remote idea of ever paying therefor. ‘That they are permitted to thrivé is due more to the fault of dealers thun of the rogues theni. selves. For instance, dealers in varrious localities are about once “in so oftsn awakened to the positive necessity of checking the growth of their credit patronage, and they confer: together upon the subject. The conference frequently results in an adoption of the ‘*black-book,”’ and other protective measures. For a brief’ time everything gues well, and the ‘'dead-beat’’ customers are for tieir purchases, or go hungry and naked, But, alas! the novelty of ~ the arlangemeut soon wears off. The denters are-vot hauling «a sufficient autaount of goods euch day to ‘satisfy their aspirations, and waen these . characters of whose dishonesty the seller hus the best of proof apply for ‘Juast a littletime’’ on this or that article, the merchant who net loug since swore by the shades of commerca and the avenging hand of bankruptey that he would ‘never again give over to the importunings of the dishonest customers, wavers, and finally accedes to their prayers, It does nut take long to agvin fill his books with accounts which are not woith acent ontbe dollar, It was inevitable—this deplorable outcome. —@d he knew it ull the time, But a toolish desire to dispose of a large: amount of goods led him on in his foolish: career, and at last one of two things must be done: either own up that his whole course has been, comoe mercially speaking, suicidal, and go into bankruptey, or make up his tBeir goods. Generally, the latter ulternative is adopted. Five per cent. is added to the price of this article; eight per cent to that, and so the grand finale, but he has been compelled to filch froin honest. men that he.muy curry the favor of rogues, He is equally a thief with “the dishonest debtor on account of whose manipulations he is okliged to resort to frand. The mau whose word and bond are held in equal ‘et. teem, and who toils from early morn till night that bis reputation as an honest man may not become tarnished, is compelled to support in addition to himself and bis own two classes of full-fledged rogues—dishonest tradesmen and custumers, ~ There is one remedy for the evil, and that is greater prudence on the and should not accord the privileges of credit. By adhering firmly to ys teachings ef their cwn better Cjudg@pent,. there would soon be ey. about the much to be desired equivalent. . Gy Sse oe silver Plated Ware. C. J; Brand has an élegnnt, assortpatterns, which he will;sell, eheaper ed such, alarming proportions that. kind—much need for taking promat, their groceries, clothing, ‘etce., ‘witb. losses from customers who pay for’ on. He may come out all right in . part of dealers as to who they should ! cash system of duing business, or its . — ~ ment of silver plated ware, in new. Fralt Tree Planting Pelix Gillet, of Nevada City, gives . the following sensible advice relating tefrait tree planting and . culture: Select the very best varietiés that you ¢an get,according to your means: and remember that a superior variety, for which you will bave t® pay 4 good price, is in the end, cheaper than aninferiot article costing bat little. “Do not set in your orchard any more trees or vines than you can properly take cate of. Do not erowd up your orchard, for treés set widely apart with plenty of air and space all around, will bear better and the fruit beof superior quality. When -setting out trees, dig out large, deep holes, and do not spare the manure; it is the very ‘time the young tres® need.it the most, so as to get a good start andstand w.thout irrigation the droughts of our dry and hot summers. Becarefal what you do when arming yourself with the saw, shears and knife, and do not slaughter down your. trees in the idea that yon ure pruning them, ane the expectation that yoa are making their fruit better by this sad operation. . Cutting down half the crap; decreasing, by excessive and repeuted pruning, the longevity of the trees, giv-. ing them a bad shape, exposing the balance of the fruit,to belscorched by the bot sun—-that is what some people here call pranipg. List bear always in mind, io setting out orchards, that itis preferable to have 50 trees plunted asyecommended above and well taken: Care of; than twice that number setjand ratsed in a careless way, too cften done in this State, aod whieh has Deen thé catise of so many failures in fruit tree Planting, a8 complained every day. Whestnut and walnut trees ought to be planted 50 or 60 feet apart; but other kinds of fruit trees, like peach, pear, plum, ete., might very well be set out amoung them, for it will take a. long time before chestnuts and wal nuts will have attained the high dimensions peculiar to that class of trees, and when they will have grown up to that size it will be time then to tke out any of the smaller fruit trees, if the least in the way, without interfering with the distance originally marked between both walnut and chestout, ilies s Christmas Candies, Can be had in. any. quantity of Jolin Jack. He has the best lot in this city. d21 [ey Casper keeps the latest and ,he best styles of Men's ‘and Boy’s Clothing. _ nd-tf +e @ + Beautiful Present. Past High Priest Ed. Coleman, of Grass Valley, was the recipient of a beantiful aud costly present from Grass Valley Royal Arch Chapter, on his retiring trom the office of Grand High Priest, on Weduesday evening’ last. It consisted of a solid-silver pitcher and goblet, lined with gold, valued at $250. The presentation rspeech was made by Hon. Niles Searls, and was full of eloquence and instruction: The recipient was taken, completely by surprise, apd tendered his thaoks by making a few short but well chosen remarks. About 150 of the Masonic fraternity of Grass Valley and Nevada were present, and all enjoyed themselves until about midnight, when the festivities were brought to a close. “Auld Lang Syne’’ was sung, the fraternal parting was given, and’ each wentto his home ‘happy and content as Swimly’s boarders.”’ W. R. Coe, Has arrived from the Bay with a large stock of Ladies,’ Misses’ and children’s shoes of all descriptions. d23-lw Bargains in Chromos, G. W. Welch will sell chromos for one week at cost, d23.3t Mistletoe Encampment Election, Ava regular meeting of Mistletoe Encampment, No. 47, I. O. O. F.,held on Monday vveniny last, the following offic’rs were elected: C. P., J. C. Rich. » ’ HP, Joba Hocking. 8. W., Joseph Thomas. . “J. W . NeP. Brown, 8., J, B. Johnson. T., W. C. Groves, + Candies for the Million, Jobn Jack has the finest lot of candies to be found in this'eity. Go and see for-yourself. He is selling candies very cheap. me eo Bes than any other dealer in pares: cy Buy your Clothing at Casper’s New goods and new prices, u9-1f . buy of him candies of every variety, { cheap. Lx Saokaed Byen City R Pockman, Grass V . ! HOTEL ARRIVALS. ane ~RaOMBAIN ase: North Bloomfield. Gravel Mine. The annual ‘report of the North Bloomfield’ Gravel Mine has been pablistied. ‘The officers for the’ ensuing year are as follows: Thomas Bell, President; L. L. Robinsop, F, Locan, ‘!homas Brown and Michael Castle, Trustees ; M. F. Game, 'Becretary ; Heary C. Perkins, Superintendent, and Hamilton Sniith, Jr, General Manager. The last year was distinguished by the payment of the. first dividend, at the rate of $1 per sliare, aggregating $15,000. The stockholders have exhibited a great amount of faith and patience,“ having paid 43 asséssments, amounting to $1,545,000. The following table shows the comparative Field of bullion from washings since 1870: 1870-74. ..,. eee 1876-78, 4.2 NaF a “94279 jere-6. ee see 192,786 WIG Tce cach ciix: A.. 290.775 To produce the gbove bullion over 10,000,009 cubic yards of gravel were washed. The bonded debt is $500,000 at 10 per cent..per) annam,. cash on band at the close of the fiscal year $21,790. : Fes ceoeeeninian Pa aero _ Cloaks! Cloaks! Cloaks % An immense lot of ‘latest style Cloaks has been received at the Palace Dry Goods Store, and will be sold very low in order to give peopie an opportunity to purchase their Christmas goods at the Palace Dry Good Store of RosrenBerG Bros. Nevada, d20-tf. te New Style of Hats, at Casprn’s ’Nevapa, Nov. 9, 1877. sf Ma C. &. Brand will mauufacture to order and on short notice é6veéry kind . of Jewelry, with 18-karat gold. He has some beautiful designs on hand, suited to the taste of the-mort fastidiuos eS 1S Jewelry You Depend Upon. Re ane a nt Oustomeah Lodge Election At a regular meeting cf Oustomah Lodge, No. 16, I. 0. O. F,, held on Tuesday evening last, the following officers were elected: N.G., WJ. Organ; V. G., Geo. M. Hughes; Ree, -‘Sec., A. H. Parker; Per. Sec., JJ. , Abbott; Treas., H. U. McKelvy. The installation will take place on January 8th. Freight at the Depot. _Freight was received yesterday’ for the-following named parties : -Murchie Mining Co., H. C, Mills, H. Quenther, North Bloomfield sravyel Mining Company. oa Grand Display of Candies, &c. ‘The largest and. finest lot of Candtes, Nuts, etc., ever brought to Ne~ vada City, can now be seen at Antoine Tam’s, on Pine street. His stock embraces every kind imaginable, and the best of all, they are direct from the largest manufactories in the State; and are of course fresh, "Those candies are justthe kind the people want, and Tam will sell them: lower than any other dealers in the county. Go and see,them for yourselves. Tam has also on hand a large stock of fresh Eastern Oysters, which he will serve up in any etyle desired. Orders from families promptly attended to, Don’t forget to goto Antoine Tam’s if you want to get nice Candies, Nuts, Oysters, etic. d19-tf tf i You Can’t do better Than to go to John Jack’s. and nuts of all kinds, fruits, toys, cigars, tobacco and-other things, because he has a great variety ‘avd sell them gy G21 HOTEL ARRIVALS. National Exchange Hotel, A. H:; HANSON, Propristor. Wepnespay, December 26th, 1877: J B Conn;. City J Mca ff@® Oakland JW Callaghan, GV J Seeley, San Juan D B Cha wick, B T JD Madglin, Placer C Brady, Dutch Flat R M Fryer, Glenbreo S Murch e,M w Min I W Hays, Grass Val F Weeele: Gras Val-D Collins, Grass Val C Clark, Griss Val = ©. ANixon, Col Hill R Kiggain, M Flat 3 B Carter, M Flat WJ Johnston,C ty AJ Salim, Col Hill E L Hallewell & w,C Miss Hawver, Col Hi K Bane, Auburn J Maston, Cherokee M Sullivan, M Flat J Pierce, San Juan. JG Wilson,Los An J E Byrne, City EJ, Cratts, G@ Val D Watkins, Bloom B Griffith, Rocklin. Ohurchill, Blooaa . Union Hotel. ie JACOB NAFPZIGER, Proprietor, Webnespay, December 26th; 1877. Wm Downie, Cen M_ F A Sacket, City WJ Johnston City CSpelon, City W French, Bloom’ T Thompson, For Ci J Wilbert, For City F Worth Lincoln C Foster, G@ Valley . J T Rielly, San Fran, © Moran, Washing J Hitbard, Wahing™ exon ano Pot 42.9 edb ty Jov ger, ayne, y JN Wi'ey, Wheat © White;Toledo Ohio , B F Chase, City Geo Davis, City ~ A Anderson, City Wm Jones, City” . Postmaster. General says that all The floating debt is $8,900 abd the}! . 100 to 200 letters, which ‘have not . constantly forsale, and once cffered o'clock p.-a., for work. {Isthmus of Darien, with his view to . STE OS SERN RE CPS OB RENE AAO 2 PERE FA A RM Sale of Stamps by Postmasters. The Third Assistant PostmasterGeneral has made‘a very interesting reporton the subject” of abuses in eales of stamps by coutitry postmasters. It seems that the fourth classes, which are allowed a commission 6n the sale of stamps, comprise 96-per cent. of the total number of post offices inthe United States, Commissions range from 40 to 60 per cent. of the face value of stamps sold at their offices, whereas the Government receives the entire proceeds of stamps sold by regular salaried .postmasters of the other. grades; hence, the abuse appears when a postmaster . of the fourth class sells or trades stamps for use outside of its proper sphere of delivery. The Assistant possible vigilance has fatled to suppress the widespread. frauds upon the Goverpmeat. Experience has shown that, second only to the variety of expedients developed by postmasters in effecting gales, is the plausibility of the excuges assigned by them for needing usual supplies. As there are over thirty thousand fourth-elass postoffices, the Department must to a great -extent accept their representations, Some interesting instances are related of the bueiness done inthis way, A Mormon from southern Utah recently bought a new set of, furniture in Salt Lake City, for bis entire house and paid for. it in postage stamps. Two of the largest business houses in that city are receiving daily from bought $5 worth of. stamps from the Salt Lake office in two years, but they. have stamps to furnish the city postmaster with $1,500 worth. A country ,postmaster in Maryland has, until recently directed, been furnishing all the stamps used by a prominent railroad company’s mail office in Baltimore. The Freasurer, living in the neighDorhood of this dishonest postmasteg, has purchased the stamps of him from so called friendly motives. The postmastervf B.small Mississippi offce last. summer™~slaimed $400 eowmmission on’ stamps sold in two days, although he eould not legitimately dispose of stamps to thatamount ima dozen years. Sales of stamps at all large coties are falling

masters, who get such enormous people at a heavy discount, The abuse*has beeome so glaring that Congress will undoubtedly hasten to athend the laws so as to. provide that the compensation of fourthclass offices be determined either by the number of stamps cance}led or the number of letters delivered Ly them, : a There are 2,000,000 yeast cells in one of Leef’s Yeast Cakes—try one. Gay Cigars. Those cigars John Jack .has just received beat them all. Try them. > > Order of Eastern Star—Special Meeting. All members of Evangeline Chajter, No. 9, O. E.'S. are hereby notified to attend a special meeting, to be held at the Masonic Hall ea Friday evening, Dec. 28th, 1877, at 7 A full attendunce is requested. By order ___Mrs. Z. R, Honrer, Worthy Matron. Miss Heven NaFrzicer, Sec. Nevada December 27,-2t Ligvrenant Wise reports favorably on his offical explorations of the the project of an inter oceanic canal. He believes that it could be most easily executed directly from the valleys of the Tapisa and Tiata to the Gulf of Uraba, and would not requireany locks, Lieutenant Wise estimates the cost of the proposed work is not excessive. / : John Jack, Pine Street, Has the best cigars of any horse in Nevada City. d2i, Christmas Slippers. W. R,. Coe has just received a beautiful assortment of Christmas Slippers. Go and see them. d23-lw TWENTY-ONE criminal cases have been tried during the present term of the San Joaquin County Court. es Judge of San Joaquin, who has been off greatly, because country post[ commissions, sell them to business . EXPRESS, THOROUGHBRACE, A. N. Stevenson, a well known farmer of Suffer county, died near Yuba City Monday night, after a brief ilfness. Read awd Learn for Yourself. Many [valuable diséoveries and much usrefal knowledge iskept from the world, beeanse of the immense expense in making them known to the people. This is not the case with Boschee’s German Syrup, although but a few yeurs introduced into this country its sale now reaches in every towo and village in the U. “8. Its wonderful success in Asthma ang all other diseases.of the: throxt and longs, was first made known by distributing «very year for ‘three years, over 400,000 bottles to the ‘afflicted, free of charge, by Druggis#:. No'such a test of merit was eyer given before to'‘any other preparation, Coulda you ask more? Go to your Drnggist,-and get a bottle for 75 cen's and.try it. Sample bottles’ 10 certs. CITATION. United States Land Office, } : SACRAMENro?} Can. Dec. 24, 1877. A yes whom it may concern: Wheress, on the 7th day of January, 1468. the Plat of Townslip 16 North, Range 7 Bast. was filed in the U. 8. Land Office, and by Commissioner’s letter dated December 2d, 1871, the’W 3g of NE«juartér of section 4 in Township 16 North, Raga 7 East, is to be treated as miferal in character, until the contrary is proved,after dre notice. And whereas C. J. Cole; Post ~Oftice address — Bridgeport aNevodla County, Cal., did, on the 20th day of March, 1877, file. im . the Re,ister’s Office of this District his homestead declaration No. 2,085, claiming the above described land, and has appled to entér'the same as ag icultural lan’, alleging it to be more valuablo for agricultural than for ministg purposes; Therefore you will take notice, that under and by virtue of instructions fromy the Comniissioner of the General Land </flice, dated May 6th, 1871, we bave fixed the 5th day of .February. A. D. 1878, ‘at 11 o’elcck A, M.,at this office, before the Register and Receiver, for the hearing of proofs to determine the character of said lands. Ini. witness whereof, we havechereunto set our hands the day and year first above written. : ‘T. B McPARLAND Register, MART FELLOWS, Receiver. NOTICE. . det27 tte NHE general merchandise busiress, heretofore conducted in Nevada City, California; by L.~M: Jacobs,. will hereafter be carried on by and for account of L. Jacobs. : . {L. M. JACOBS By his Attorney, M. I. Jarobs. San Fraficisco, December 24th, 1877. ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE. 2 é E ANNUAL MEETING of the Stockholders of the NEVADA GRAVEL MINING CO., for theelection of Directors, and such other business as may plop erly come before the theeting, will be held at the office of the Company, NA" 1ONAL EXCHANGE HOTEL, NEVADA CITY, on hursday, Jan. 10th, 1878, at 2 o'clock, P. Wi. “A. H. HANSON, Secretary. dec 25-td NOTICE TO CITY TAX PAYERS. Nome is hereby given that the CITY TAXES ARE NOW DUE, Le. AND PAYABLE AT THE : OFFICE OF THE: CITY MARSHAL, On Broad Street. a7 All Taxes remaining unpaid on the7ey First Monday in Jan, 1838, Will be DELINQUENT, and 5 per eent. will be added thereto after that date, R. B. MORRISON, Nezvapa, Dec. 24,1877. City Marshal, NOTICE. eee . ah \ PS holding demands against the Murchie Goldand silver Mining Company are hereby notified to présent them within thirty days from date hereof for paymert, at the cffice of the. Secretary of :said Company, Room No. 19, Merchants Exchange, California street; San Francisco. { E.G. FREELAND, Nevada, Dec. 21,1877-2w. Secretary. Bankrupt Notice. N the District Court of the United States, forthe District of California: In the matter of Philander H. Belden, voluntary bankrupt. This is to give notice that on the 19th day of December, 1877, a Warrant in Bankruptcy was issued against the estate of Philander H. Belden, of Nevada City, in the County of Nevada, and State of California, who has been adjudged.a Bankrupt on his own petition; that the payment of any debts, and the delivery of any property belonging to. such bankrupt, to him or his use, and the transfer of any property by him, are forbidden by law. That a meeting of the creditors of the said bankrupt, to prove their debts, and to choose one or more assignees of his Estate, will be holden'at Rooms Nos. 25 and 26, in the building situated on n. e. corner of Washingtén and Battery streets, of the city and couuty of San Franciseo, before Samael J. Clarke, Jun., on the fourth day-of, Junuss ary; A. D. 1878, at 20’clock p. ms E. P. MAKSELLUS, a 8S. Marshal,As Nessepger, 422-2 District of California. — . , GC ASeraces. BUGGIES, AND QUARTZ WAGONS, ill for some time, is slowly recover: 4 NOTICE TO THE Publis I Bive in Stock the most com . Plete Asgor, Ment of gf STOVES, “'TINWARE, : TRON & STERL, CROCKERY, PLATED AND _ SILVER WARE, LEATHER OF ALL BRANDS HYDRAULIC PIPE, . QUICKSILVaR Sheet Iron & Granite Ware S BELTING, PACKING, x GIANT POWDER Also, a Full Stock of GUNS AND x ISTOLS, With AMMUNITION to shit, ‘ " Qe PAINTS, OILS, . ¥ARNISH, GLASSWARE, HOLIDAY Goons. Come and see me before: purchasing: elsewhere. GEO, E, TURNER, Broad Street, : £ Js constantly receiving new Brand of CIGARS! CIGARS! CIGATS! His latest senstation isthe ' GINSING CIGAR, A sure enre for Lung diseases Always Buy the PERFECT, For it is the Only Pare Tobacco In the Market, Andis good for the Pipe and Cigarette. When you smoke THE PERFECT You use TOBACCO, and not SAWDUST . Fer Sale in this County only by “ ALEX.”’ Nevada December 21, 1877. LUETJE & BRAND. FINE WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY, . PRECIOUS STONES, SILVER WARE, And OPTICAL GOODS For Sale: J EWELRY MANUFACTURED, STONES CUT AND REPAIRING OF WATCHES and JEWELRY SKILLFULLY EXECUTED. No. 60 Broad St., Nevada CilyDecember 1, 1877.-Im — CHRISTMAS PARTY, % —AT-« a ‘TEMPERANCE HALL. —— PROF, RYDER, . WILL pore SOCIAL HOP oD CHRISTMAS NIGHT, _ DECEMBER 25th, 1877, Dancing to commence at 9 o’clock, sha¥PThe Hall being the Best in town, and 5 and Beautiful Floor for nice = Dancing,Mr. R. wuuld invite all that wi for anice partnerin the mazy waltz, #2 «good time, to attend. . CHASE’S QUADRILLE BAND. Will be in-attendance; Ladies are respectfully invited. Gent’s Admission, Cne Dollan © ie Look out for thé Masquerade, which will _ Cor. 18th and J sts:, SACRAMENTO, a22-tf, 4 be_gen about the middle of January, 1878, als ta she 2 NEVA EST RNITS ee LO Yesterda: gravel mins The Cit: gome more provement gfoss walks raised so tb sun wud w fhe depth « the case. a V_ flume street, fro ‘Lones to tl aman. Vhi years ago, dents of th Hon. Ja of the Risi: ison a vis always we) country. Treasure for-State a Valley, on must Dow the Treas will becom January 7 R. B. Mc caused to nouncipg . “ROW dug,,. January 8 delinguent added. Only on to those a past week “The hat turned ou “Californi: the Spirit _ week. It 3 spect—in reading erlasting Do not fai Thep Beckett, « grand These gei reputatior lectures i gy and past week understar lectures ij R. B. G in this cit Dick is al has hosts The vs &CriPr™ J Apply to Busines that the x time to Vv who are ¢ pedes, on Sore th town. Q are confin disease. We ex half-a-do terday’s SCRIPT, a hand an: first choi We hav Whe kno “as expect passed ap There seen on Day. TI " tle town, John J of cand city. Ler On Wei zht3, Pre: W. Jd. beautifa silver ph which hi lf you v day pre Main str We ar ‘the Sou office, fc the rain year, ani of the pr 1876— 0.00. T Theo €xtend ¢ kh