December 29, 1872 (4 pages)

mm» vf Ghe Daily Transcript xnowledge, because I was end am a ~ to the halls of Congress. Broad and Jast Monday from the effects of conNEVADA CITY, CAL, = T Sunday, Dee, 29, 1872. The Credit Mebiliter. The Alta says: “It is broadly! ¢harged that at least $1,800,000 has been distributed as bribes, and tHat scorgs of members of Congress have been partakers of the fraud” of this Credit. Mobiliter‘Bhese eharges were made against leading members ef Congress, by one H. 8. McComb, @n: operator of less boldness and no more privciple than Fisk; and the Alta, %pon such #athority, asperses the character of numerous members of Congress. The investigation is going on with closed doors, but it has leaked out that this McComb has ehanged his base; and now asserts that Brooks of New York received 50 shares of this stock to brib3 the Dem-. _ ocratic members of Congsess. Brooks is ® leading Democrat. The Mc-} ©omb charge, made against Colfax and Biaim during the campaign, stated that Oakes Ameshad made up and furnished the list of those bmbed, but McCload now swears, as Brooks Hidden Talents, Ed. Transcript: In common ‘with many who desire the development and useful employment of our ‘‘hidden talents,”” I hope that you and your correspondent will not rest till you have imaugurated some feasible seheme for this purpose. Why not eall wpon the trustees of the library to aid ‘jn this projeet? They have funds, the prestige of a name, good hall, and surely they ought to assist in the endeavor to give us other means for culture than a’ store of -books. Believing that such a popular body ought to consult the ex-pressed will of the public, and judging that a little stir in some useful direction would do it muth good, I beg, through your columns’ to suggest that now is the time, and this the opportunity for it to win renown, and confer great benefits upom many whose ‘‘talents are hidden,’’ beeause they have not been brought into sunshine. Sineerely yours, Jomn SEARCH. The Electoral System—Abolish It. A great many unanswerable arguments have been offered by the press in favor of abolishing the eleetoral system and the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution, ‘by says, “‘that he himself made the} which the President and Vice-Presilist.” Brooke says of the charges made by McComb durifg, the cam. paign: “Iavailed myself at the time of all opportunities, public and private, to say that so far as I know there was nothing of truth in that publication; and I spoke with some direetory of the Union Pacific railroad, and have been for many years,” Brooks then gees on to denounce McComb as a blackmailer, and deelares that to be the object of these eharges. He next shows that McComb was guilty of the grossest coreorreption in the management cf the Jackson railroad in Louisiana, and proved by evideneeof the Mayor of New Orleans that he was guilty of perjury. After showing this to be the record of the man who makes these charges, he denies that he ever directly or indirectly received any offer or bribe from the Credit/Mobiliter or the Union Pacific Railroad Co. The investigation; which was demanded as a right by Speaker Blane, will probably show that-what is broadly charged against scores of or ee is mainly an attempt Of an infamous scoundrel, who was kicked out of the Company and defeated in the Courts,to change Abe base of his black mail operations wholesale charges of corruption usually come from such sources. Dears or Boss Foutxe.—The San Francisco Chronicle of Tuesday says that Boss Foulke died in that city tinued intemperance. Boss Foulke was an old resident of Grass Valley and Nevada, California, andin early days of Washoe was associated with (bueno) Jobn Sales in running a pack train over the Henness Pass road. Koss soon wearied of anything like work, and settled in this city as a rough and fighter. In 1863 his paramour, 8 woman known as “Gentle Annie,’’ was found dead one morning and it was generally supposed that Boss had kicked her to death. Owing to the loose administration of the law at the time, however, the man was never prosecuted. And after this he became morose and sullen, and took to drinking excessively. about a year later he had a sixshooter duel with a sport named “Handsome Charley,” and after several shots had been fired at close range Foulke wasshot in the abdomeu. The difficulty which brought. about the duej took place in Max Walters Music Hall, about a small pocket knife,and the duel was fought out on the Geiger Grade, near the race track. left Nevada and went back to Sacramento, and soon after recovering from his wounds Foulke went to San Francisco, where he continued to reside up to the time of his death. A sort time before his death Forrest wrote these words to a friend: **My bodily bealth is now very good, but my mind is ill at ease. My sister Eleanora died Saturday last. I feel w sense of utter loneliness. There isno one now in the wide world whose veins bear dlood kindred te mine.”’ : Waar is the differenee between a anuze dress and adrawntovth? One +8 tuo thin, and the other is ‘tooth ont, “‘Handsome Charley’ . dent of the United States shall be elected by a direct vote. The number of voters in the United States, says tha Petaluma Argus, as shown by the late elect/on,isin round numbers 7,200,000, and the mumber of Presidential Electors chosen in all the States on the 5th of November was 366. This gives an average of about 20,000 voters to each Esa Figuring from this basis, the unjust workings of the électoral dystem can be clearly shown. pe si 14,637 votes were cast for President, not enough by 5,363 to entitle the State to one Elector, if each State were represented in the Electoral College in proportion to its population, yet Nevada has three Electors. In New York about 800,000 votes were cast and thirty-three Presidential Electors chosen. This isin the ratio of one Elector to 22,850 voters, while in Nevada there is ‘one Elector to 4,879. The people demand a change, and Congress will fail to perform its duty if it does not atthe present session submit to the States an amendment to the Constitution providing for he election of President by a direct vote. oe Population. The following are some interest’ ng figures relating to the population of the Sates and Territories. The District of Columbia is classed with the Territories. The Indian-population ineludes enly those who are taxed ander Federal, State or Territoria! laws: White population of the States. . 83,203,128 White population of ‘Verritories. 386,249 Total white population... 33,689,376 Colored pupul.tion of the States. 4,855,107 Colored pop. of the Territories. 44,093 Total colered populatien.. 4,880,009 Chinese population of the States. 66,179 Chinese pop. of the Territories. . 7,075 Total Chinese population.. 63,254 Indian population of the States. 27,228 Indtan pop. of the Territories. . 4,503 Total Indian population.. 25,731 Total white and colored population ef the States.... 38,028,234 Total population of the St.tes. . 38,115,641 ‘Total population of the Territuries 442,790 Total population of the States and ‘Territories.. pew tetens 38,558,371 Preaching Sunday. Divine Services will be held in the Methodist Church, Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, aud in the evening at 7 o'clock. Sabbath School at 2j o’clock, P. m. Rev. PL. Haynes Pastor. Episcopal services at the Court House every Sunday morning a ll o'clock, by Rev Mr. Anderson. Divine, Services at the Catholic Church Sunday morning at 10% o’clock. Sabbath School at 2,and Vespers at 7 p.m. Rev Father Claire, Pastor. — Divine services will be held at the A. M. E, Church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Services in the evening at 7 o’clock. Rev. J.C. Hamilton, Pastor. Services in the Congregational Chureh, every Sunday morning and evening, at the usual hours of worship. Sabbath School immeédiately after morning service. Rev E. Halleday, Pastor. e Heavy Snow Storms. On the 27th the streets of Brooklyn‘and New York were banked with snow, and business was almost entirely suspended on account of the storm, which is the severest witnessed within twenty years. It in estimated that it will cost :$20,000 to clear Broadway a distance-of seventy blocks. War is a calm man like a -school teacher? Because be keeps cool. ‘Paw makers are.a bad lot. ‘They make people steel pens aud then «say -they-do write, — Wi rt v The Slowest a a Eve Heard “John” writes to the New Yor Sun from Syracuse'as follows: A railroad runs from Oswego to Syracuse. It is thirty-six miles long. I rode on it, and those cars move so slow that if yéu want the draft in your face you have to ride backward to get itThey never had hot journals on that road, the great danger is the staffing and gravy around the axles will freeze. The seréech of the Jocomotive is very faint, kind o’ like the warble of a four-year old boy blowing through a knothole in a board fence. eapable ef giving a grasshopper a thrill of alarm, but won't scare a erow worth a leather cuss, .The eonductor, engineer and fireman always walk ahead of the’train to look for broken rails, and the cows always sun ahead of them to keep out of the dust. Itried an experiment. Two trains were passing, and I stuck a/ match owt of the window and let ‘the head of it rub against a passenger car. It went so slow that I couldn't strike alight. If you ever take trip from Oswego to Syracuse ovér that road you want to take lots of clothes, a whole ham and a basrel of corned beef along with yoa. The Storm. The rain still.continues: Yesterday the rain fall was probably larger than any previous day. The rainfall up to 5 o’clock Pp. M., on the 26th,. was 14.04 inches fos the season. This is sufficient to give the miners water at every camp in the county. Readings and Concert. We understand that Mr. 5. C. Robinson will give a series of Readings, etc., assisted by Prof. Havill iu acevmpaniament and with a selection vi songs, in about two weeks. ‘They promise a first class entertainment, Roll of Heneor. The following names are placed on the -zoll of honor in the colored school, for the month ending December 20th: Laura Booth, Amelia Preston, Mollie Ford, Lulu Preston, Letta Ford, Bosa Preston, Carrie King. Weatuer Reports.—The following order has been promulgated by the Poatmaster General: > Post Office Department, Washington, Dec. 10, 1872. Arrangements have been made between the Post Office and War Departments by which one vr more of the daily weather reports issued by the Signal Office wiil-be furnished daily to ull Post Offices that can be re.ched from the several ;points of distribution daily by mail. As these are designed for the agricultural as well as the commercial interests of the couniry, the Postmaster General instructs all Postmasters receiving them to post them immediately in the frames supplied them for the purpose by the Signal Office. Joun A. CRESWELL, Postmaster. General. > Aors or Men or Note.—Mr, Greeley was cut off in his 62d year. His temperate habits and custom of outdoor exercise would lead one to expeet from him a much longer life. Mr. Supaner is of Mr. Greeley’s age. Mr. Chase is 64; Bennett lived to be 71: Ben Wade is 72; Webster held out to 70; and Clay to75: while Van Buren, though one of the worst beaten of Presidential candidates, was 80 when he died. Thurlow Weed is living at 75, and Mr. Seward has just died at 71. Mr. Greeley has perhaps worked harder than any ove of these, but Lord Brougham worked severely and continually, and lived to be 95; and M. '‘Lhiers is 75; Gladstone is 63, and Disreali 67; Lord Palmerston lived to be 81. oa A Success.—A trial was made ip San Francisco on Wednesday afternoon of Kane’s patent flash burglar alarm which proved quite satinfactory. It is an arrangement by which burglars tampering with a sufe strike alarm gongs and_lights exposing their preseuce and perations. Tur newspapers of Central America are generally favoruble to a consolidation ofthe five States of Central Awerica into a Republic, as thirteen Colonies of North America were made the United States. Should the design be carried out, the Constitution of the United States is to be tuken as @ model for their organic law. Tas Bulletin announces that Judge McShafter, of San Francisco, is a candidate for the United states Senate. The Judge is’ one of the greatest monuopoiusts in California— & lind monopolist, which is the p worst of all monopoly, Hixtarn's Hoxor to PRestext Gitawri—President Eliot, of Harvard Coliege,recently sent the following letter’ to: President Grant, with hi: diplomas Doctor of Laws: Fasteanp Unxiveifurr, ; Cambridge, Wiass., 26th Nov., 1872, Ulysses 8. Graut. President of the United States—Sir? I have the honor to transmit herewith the diploma of the degree of Doctor of Laws, which was conferred upon you by this University at the Commencement in Jume last, in recognition of your distivguished public services, both in war and peace—in war, in pre#erving the integrity of the Natio ‘Institutions—in peace, in strengthening the National credit; lightening the public ‘It is}+bardens, reforming the Civil Service, and settling by arbitration grave disputes of long wins, A between. this covatry . and:Great Britain, Iam, with profound respect, your obedient servant, Cuarues W. Extor, President. __ ‘President Grant has acknowledged its receipt as follows: Exec issvé Mansion, [: Washington, D.C., Nov. 3uth, 1872. W. Eliot, Esq., President University—Dear Sir: Your ind and complimentary letter ofthe 26th inst., with the diploma nferring on me the degree of Doc>» tor of Laws by Harvard University, is just received. Permit me to thank the Faculty of Harvard, rate, ou, for this mark of their approval} of my éfforts to serve our beloved country, both in time of war and in time of peace. It will be my effort to. euntinue to deserve that contidence. Be assured that I shall ever hold in high esteem the parehment and your letter accompunying it, as 1aarkS testimonials of that — ith great respect, your obedient > A Wonvperrot Srong.—A. M. Stewart, one of the locators of the great gravel deposits on the summit ef the Sierra Nevada mountains, is different from anything we have ever seen. The stone appears to be ‘a ruby and is doubtless ot great value. Mr. Stewart has several times been offered from $50 to $500 for -his ‘‘tind,’’ but has always refused to sell. The stone is surrounded bya ring of white stone of very peculiar formation, The gem, or eentral stone, is about the size of a ten cent piece; while the whole specimen is about the size of « half doilar. This stone being viewed through a powerful glass, shows the most wonderful rays of light—rays more than rival ing the Aurora Boreulis, with specks of silver and gold. Mr. Stewart picked up the stone from the surfuce gravel inaravine upon his claim. . He sent it to San Francisco to a lupidary, asking that it be cut on one side. The japidary tried to cut it, bat made a poor job of it. He got off some of the rough outside shell, bet was unable to make much impression on the stune itself. We saw the hardest of flles tried upon it, and they did not even make a scratch, The owner of the stone informs us that three other stones of the same kind are in the possession of the Indians of that region, who hold them iD great respect us talismans, and refuse to part with them at any price. By showing one of these stones an Indian, for instance, may pass through all the uorthern tribes of Indians. The stone is certainly a great curiosity, and we believe this 1s the oly one ever seen in the hands ofa white man. It isin the shape of a magnifying glass, being thick in the middie. Itis probably a quarter of am inch thick in the centre, though but about half an inch in“diameter. Being cut on one side only, and poorly cut at that, itis hard to judge of the full beauty and value of the stoue. The owner does not call it a ruby, but thinks it is a new and rare stone unknown to the lapidaries. It is certainly a most uniqne and begutiful gem.—Territorial Enterprise. Ar Fort Davis, Texas, on the 21st ult., Mrs. Kendall, wife of Lieutenant Kendall, of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, was awakened at iwo o’clock in the morning, during the. absence of her husband on duty by a man trying to get intoher room. There were sleeping in the room, beside herself, three children, and a young lady companion. Mrs. Keadali called but received no answer, aud the ruffian putting his head in the window, she shot him dead with a revolver, The garrison being aroused_ hastened to the scene, and the body was found to be that of Corporal 'Taliferro, colored, of Company I, Ninth U. 8. Cavalry. vit waiian Islands, died after a short illness on the 9th instant. He was about 42 years old, and had reigned $9 years and ll days. The Cabinet met soon after and called a session of the Legislative Assembly to meet at Honolulu, January 8th, 1873, Its business will be to fix upon the successor of the late King; or possibly to abolish the monarchy by refusing to indiate a successor. A HarrrorpEr advises a very slender friend to chuik his head snd go to.@ masquerade ball as a biliiard cue, “EXTENDING your sbop front into the newspuper”’ is the latest definiion for auvertiscment, California, has shown us a stone that . , Kamenamena V, King of the Ha. Tue following curious advertisement appeared in ofie of the Cincinnati sees he other day: Personal—Wanted:—-The undersigned, a healthy young man,’ unable to procan make an honest living, desires to inform professors of medicine. and surgery that he will submit himself to experimental’! operations of almost any description for reasonable compensation, Address Vivisection, box 2845,” A rine occurred in Boston on Satwort» of property. Seyeral other ‘alarms' eecurred the same night, ‘causing great excitement throughout thecity. =. Hon. Tom Fiteh of Nevada is traveling through the Eastern States lecturing on ‘‘The Coming Empire.” Teen United States Supreme Court as set for the second Monday in January the Placer County Railroad tax case. AN Olympia paper quotes the price of wheat at that place at $1 per bushel. aie Cost or THE Narrnuw Gavce.—The cost of the Stockton and Visalia narrow gauge railroad is estimated. at $8,000 per mile for the road,and $3,685 per mile for rolling stock, machine shops, depots, ctc., making the total cost $11,685 per mile. The length of the road will be 160 miles, and its total cost $1,669,500., Srxaton Wirson will not resign until February next,when the vote of the Eleetorial Cellege is officially.announced. Wriu1am, who is an undersized clerk in a dry goods store, objects to being referred to as ‘‘that little dry goods bill.” : “Tur San Jose people have resolved to eonneet their town with the bay by means of a narrow gauge railroad to Alviso. Iris intimated that not less than $300,000 was expended in Christmas presents in San Fraucisco during the past week. <a Tux Louisville Courier Journal thinks the best way to defeat Grant, if he should run a third term, would be to nominate themselves. JOHN ANDERSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, i JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. FFICE on Broad/Strcet, opposite t.e Bank of Nevadu.iCounty, in bwilding formerly occupied by T. H. Rolte. d28 ' PROBATE NOTICE. N THE PROBATE COURT of the County of Nevada, State of California. In the matter of the Estate of Luke Burke, deceased. It. appearing tothe Hon. John Calawell, Judge of said Court, by the peti ti this day presented and filed by vhn M. Bush, the Administrators ef the Estate of Luke Burke, deceased, praying for ap order of sale of real estate, that it is necessary te sell the whole of the real es tate, te pay the debts, o and costs of administration. It is therefore ordered by the Hen. John Caldwell, Judge of the said Court, that all persons interested in the estate of said a appear before the said Probate’ Courton taturday, the 26th day of January, A. D. 1873., at 10 o’clock in the forenoon of said day; at the Court roesa of said Probate Court at Nevada City, in County of Nevada, to show cause why an order should not be granted to the said John M. Bush to sell the whole of the real estate belonginy to the said deceased and that a copy of this order be publishedat least four successive weeks in Nevada Daily Trans cript, a newspaper printed andpublished im seid county. . ? Dated December 27th, 1872. JOHN CALDWELL, Probate Judge. Office of the County Clerk of the County of Nevada. I,'T. U. Plunkett; County Clerk of the County ot Nevada, State of California, and Ex Otlicio Clerk of the Probate Court im and for said County, do hereby certily the foregoing to be a true, full and correct copy of an order duly made and enacme upea the minutes ef said Probate {ai Witness my hand and the seal of seal said Probate Court, this 2ith day —~—~ 3 of December, A. D. 1872. = gringo Clerk. y ALTISON, Deputy. Deal & Clark, Attorneys. az8 KINKEL'S NEW METHOD . FOR THE and arranged express! for this work ¢ kel’s New Method wilh be mailed, rg on receipt of $2 50. cure other employment at which he? . tay evening, destroying $75,000 . QUEEN ESTER POSITIVELY LAST TIME. = he AID OF THE , ‘° EPISCOPAL CHURCH, —ON— TUESDAY EVENING, Dupo. 31st. AT NEVADA THEATRE. This beautiful piecsofMusic will be pre duced by local talent’ of: Nevada ang Grasp Valley, composing tiirty Five Belectes) Singers, assisted b} MULLER, OHayr and CARTER. Characters its: costume of thy period represented, _ ' Admission $1. Box officeopen atiWelch’s Book Store. ag “Delinquent Sale: be erty BLUE GRA VOU Ming @ COMPANY. —Locatiow of Work Nevada County, California. Notice. There are delinquent upon the following deserip. -ed stock on account of Assesment No 1, lev. ied on the kighteenth d yof Novemberjg79, the several amounts set opposité-the Dames, of the respective shareholders aatollows: No.of Cer. Me. of Am’t, GW ies Pei tificate. She, Ww. er. 5 9 372 § 697 H, 8. Warren, 12 142 nen 8. B Whipple, bal, ~ 7 10 138 45, Jas. T. Dean, “ 8230 nok Mrs 8. W Chroninger,13' 159 1972 John Williams, bal 3 238 = «19.05. Peter Cook, 14 287 30.96, And in accordance with law and an order E of the Board of Trustees made on the Eighteenth day of November, 1872,80 many. shares of each parcel of said stock as may be necessary will be sold at public auction. — at the office of the Company, Room 37 New > Merchants Exchange on the 13th day of Jan. f uary, 1673; at the hour of 12 o’clock, M. of f said oy to pay said delinquent assessmert): th . together with costs of advertising. ) and expenses of sale. i J. M. BUFFINGTON, Sec'y, . Office —Room 37 New Merchants Exchange! Caliiornia Street, San Francisco. ay . LAST BUT NOT LEAST . GREAT BARGAINS! HOLIDAY GOODS, POTTER & SIGOURNEY, . Opposite Union Mest Market, @m : oe JUST RECEIVED THE i LARGEST AND BEST STOCK OF — 5 HOLIDAY GOODS ) IN NEVADA COUNTY. The following is a partial list and of articles;. ») cd] Fine White Tea ets, 44 piece) $8 to $10. Fine Decerated Tea Sets, 4 pieces, $14to$24. . Fancy Cups and Saucers, 2 cents to $4. . 1,000 China Mugs, all prive. _ EVERYBODY. i WHITE CHINA CUPS & SAU} CERS, best, $3 a doz. ' GLASS FRUIT BOWLS, 50 C1. to $1. 4 SILVER FLATED WARE, AU, KINDS. FANCY BASKETS. Vases of all kinds and qualities One thousand Fancy Articles t* we have not time to enumerate. Call and price our goods, and if we den¥/ sell for less than the cheapest, we will * ask your patronage. . POTTER & SIGOURNEY. . Nevada, December Sth, 1872 DR. HUFELAND’S CELEBRATED 8WIS8 sTOMACH BITPERS. J HE first and the most healthful To#®” Tv ever introduced in the United § ope wre rene: These Bitt have been in Ot ate oe Market for ever lwenty years, and notwits. tanding ike many Dey ie 2 utes fur public favor, the ave, : TAYLOR & BENDEL w. le Agents, 409 and 411 Clad © a Pe ee ee ee ee eee —— it . ni > 6 ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee a ae ee Le ee ee ee ae oe eee «3 2 oe & oo a a. A ee . wae Bed 4 «= 2 Bd a hte a ak Ge at

mm» vf Ghe Daily Transcript xnowledge, because I was end am a ~ to the halls of Congress. Broad and Jast Monday from the effects of conNEVADA CITY, CAL, = T Sunday, Dee, 29, 1872. The Credit Mebiliter. The Alta says: “It is broadly! ¢harged that at least $1,800,000 has been distributed as bribes, and tHat scorgs of members of Congress have been partakers of the fraud” of this Credit. Mobiliter‘Bhese eharges were made against leading members ef Congress, by one H. 8. McComb, @n: operator of less boldness and no more privciple than Fisk; and the Alta, %pon such #athority, asperses the character of numerous members of Congress. The investigation is going on with closed doors, but it has leaked out that this McComb has ehanged his base; and now asserts that Brooks of New York received 50 shares of this stock to brib3 the Dem-. _ ocratic members of Congsess. Brooks is ® leading Democrat. The Mc-} ©omb charge, made against Colfax and Biaim during the campaign, stated that Oakes Ameshad made up and furnished the list of those bmbed, but McCload now swears, as Brooks Hidden Talents, Ed. Transcript: In common ‘with many who desire the development and useful employment of our ‘‘hidden talents,”” I hope that you and your correspondent will not rest till you have imaugurated some feasible seheme for this purpose. Why not eall wpon the trustees of the library to aid ‘jn this projeet? They have funds, the prestige of a name, good hall, and surely they ought to assist in the endeavor to give us other means for culture than a’ store of -books. Believing that such a popular body ought to consult the ex-pressed will of the public, and judging that a little stir in some useful direction would do it muth good, I beg, through your columns’ to suggest that now is the time, and this the opportunity for it to win renown, and confer great benefits upom many whose ‘‘talents are hidden,’’ beeause they have not been brought into sunshine. Sineerely yours, Jomn SEARCH. The Electoral System—Abolish It. A great many unanswerable arguments have been offered by the press in favor of abolishing the eleetoral system and the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution, ‘by says, “‘that he himself made the} which the President and Vice-Presilist.” Brooke says of the charges made by McComb durifg, the cam. paign: “Iavailed myself at the time of all opportunities, public and private, to say that so far as I know there was nothing of truth in that publication; and I spoke with some direetory of the Union Pacific railroad, and have been for many years,” Brooks then gees on to denounce McComb as a blackmailer, and deelares that to be the object of these eharges. He next shows that McComb was guilty of the grossest coreorreption in the management cf the Jackson railroad in Louisiana, and proved by evideneeof the Mayor of New Orleans that he was guilty of perjury. After showing this to be the record of the man who makes these charges, he denies that he ever directly or indirectly received any offer or bribe from the Credit/Mobiliter or the Union Pacific Railroad Co. The investigation; which was demanded as a right by Speaker Blane, will probably show that-what is broadly charged against scores of or ee is mainly an attempt Of an infamous scoundrel, who was kicked out of the Company and defeated in the Courts,to change Abe base of his black mail operations wholesale charges of corruption usually come from such sources. Dears or Boss Foutxe.—The San Francisco Chronicle of Tuesday says that Boss Foulke died in that city tinued intemperance. Boss Foulke was an old resident of Grass Valley and Nevada, California, andin early days of Washoe was associated with (bueno) Jobn Sales in running a pack train over the Henness Pass road. Koss soon wearied of anything like work, and settled in this city as a rough and fighter. In 1863 his paramour, 8 woman known as “Gentle Annie,’’ was found dead one morning and it was generally supposed that Boss had kicked her to death. Owing to the loose administration of the law at the time, however, the man was never prosecuted. And after this he became morose and sullen, and took to drinking excessively. about a year later he had a sixshooter duel with a sport named “Handsome Charley,” and after several shots had been fired at close range Foulke wasshot in the abdomeu. The difficulty which brought. about the duej took place in Max Walters Music Hall, about a small pocket knife,and the duel was fought out on the Geiger Grade, near the race track. left Nevada and went back to Sacramento, and soon after recovering from his wounds Foulke went to San Francisco, where he continued to reside up to the time of his death. A sort time before his death Forrest wrote these words to a friend: **My bodily bealth is now very good, but my mind is ill at ease. My sister Eleanora died Saturday last. I feel w sense of utter loneliness. There isno one now in the wide world whose veins bear dlood kindred te mine.”’ : Waar is the differenee between a anuze dress and adrawntovth? One +8 tuo thin, and the other is ‘tooth ont, “‘Handsome Charley’ . dent of the United States shall be elected by a direct vote. The number of voters in the United States, says tha Petaluma Argus, as shown by the late elect/on,isin round numbers 7,200,000, and the mumber of Presidential Electors chosen in all the States on the 5th of November was 366. This gives an average of about 20,000 voters to each Esa Figuring from this basis, the unjust workings of the électoral dystem can be clearly shown. pe si 14,637 votes were cast for President, not enough by 5,363 to entitle the State to one Elector, if each State were represented in the Electoral College in proportion to its population, yet Nevada has three Electors. In New York about 800,000 votes were cast and thirty-three Presidential Electors chosen. This isin the ratio of one Elector to 22,850 voters, while in Nevada there is ‘one Elector to 4,879. The people demand a change, and Congress will fail to perform its duty if it does not atthe present session submit to the States an amendment to the Constitution providing for he election of President by a direct vote. oe Population. The following are some interest’ ng figures relating to the population of the Sates and Territories. The District of Columbia is classed with the Territories. The Indian-population ineludes enly those who are taxed ander Federal, State or Territoria! laws: White population of the States. . 83,203,128 White population of ‘Verritories. 386,249 Total white population..... 33,689,376 Colored pupul.tion of the States.. 4,855,107 Colored pop. of the Territories.. 44,093 Total colered populatien.... 4,880,009 Chinese population of the States.. 66,179 Chinese pop. of the Territories. . 7,075 Total Chinese population... 63,254 Indian population of the States. 27,228 Indtan pop. of the Territories. .. 4,503 Total Indian population.... 25,731 Total white and colored population ef the States....... 38,028,234 Total population of the St.tes. . 38,115,641 ‘Total population of the Territuries 442,790 Total population of the States and ‘Territories... pew tetens 38,558,371 Preaching Sunday. Divine Services will be held in the Methodist Church, Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, aud in the evening at 7 o'clock. Sabbath School at 2j o’clock, P. m. Rev. PL. Haynes Pastor. Episcopal services at the Court House every Sunday morning a ll o'clock, by Rev Mr. Anderson. Divine, Services at the Catholic Church Sunday morning at 10% o’clock. Sabbath School at 2,and Vespers at 7 p.m. Rev Father Claire, Pastor. — Divine services will be held at the A. M. E, Church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Services in the evening at 7 o’clock. Rev. J.C. Hamilton, Pastor. Services in the Congregational Chureh, every Sunday morning and evening, at the usual hours of worship. Sabbath School immeédiately after morning service. Rev E. Halleday, Pastor. e Heavy Snow Storms. On the 27th the streets of Brooklyn‘and New York were banked with snow, and business was almost entirely suspended on account of the storm, which is the severest witnessed within twenty years. It in estimated that it will cost :$20,000 to clear Broadway a distance-of seventy blocks. War is a calm man like a -school teacher? Because be keeps cool. ‘Paw makers are.a bad lot. ‘They make people steel pens aud then «say -they-do write, — Wi rt v The Slowest a a Eve Heard “John” writes to the New Yor Sun from Syracuse'as follows: A railroad runs from Oswego to Syracuse. It is thirty-six miles long. I rode on it, and those cars move so slow that if yéu want the draft in your face you have to ride backward to get itThey never had hot journals on that road, the great danger is the staffing and gravy around the axles will freeze. The seréech of the Jocomotive is very faint, kind o’ like the warble of a four-year old boy blowing through a knothole in a board fence. eapable ef giving a grasshopper a thrill of alarm, but won't scare a erow worth a leather cuss, .The eonductor, engineer and fireman always walk ahead of the’train to look for broken rails, and the cows always sun ahead of them to keep out of the dust. Itried an experiment. Two trains were passing, and I stuck a/ match owt of the window and let ‘the head of it rub against a passenger car. It went so slow that I couldn't strike alight. If you ever take trip from Oswego to Syracuse ovér that road you want to take lots of clothes, a whole ham and a basrel of corned beef along with yoa. The Storm. The rain still.continues: Yesterday the rain fall was probably larger than any previous day. The rainfall up to 5 o’clock Pp. M., on the 26th,. was 14.04 inches fos the season. This is sufficient to give the miners water at every camp in the county. Readings and Concert. We understand that Mr. 5. C. Robinson will give a series of Readings, etc., assisted by Prof. Havill iu acevmpaniament and with a selection vi songs, in about two weeks. ‘They promise a first class entertainment, Roll of Heneor. The following names are placed on the -zoll of honor in the colored school, for the month ending December 20th: Laura Booth, Amelia Preston, Mollie Ford, Lulu Preston, Letta Ford, Bosa Preston, Carrie King. Weatuer Reports.—The following order has been promulgated by the Poatmaster General: > Post Office Department, Washington, Dec. 10, 1872. Arrangements have been made between the Post Office and War Departments by which one vr more of the daily weather reports issued by the Signal Office wiil-be furnished daily to ull Post Offices that can be re.ched from the several ;points of distribution daily by mail. As these are designed for the agricultural as well as the commercial interests of the couniry, the Postmaster General instructs all Postmasters receiving them to post them immediately in the frames supplied them for the purpose by the Signal Office. Joun A. CRESWELL, Postmaster. General. > Aors or Men or Note.—Mr, Greeley was cut off in his 62d year. His temperate habits and custom of outdoor exercise would lead one to expeet from him a much longer life. Mr. Supaner is of Mr. Greeley’s age. Mr. Chase is 64; Bennett lived to be 71: Ben Wade is 72; Webster held out to 70; and Clay to75: while Van Buren, though one of the worst beaten of Presidential candidates, was 80 when he died. Thurlow Weed is living at 75, and Mr. Seward has just died at 71. Mr. Greeley has perhaps worked harder than any ove of these, but Lord Brougham worked severely and continually, and lived to be 95; and M. '‘Lhiers is 75; Gladstone is 63, and Disreali 67; Lord Palmerston lived to be 81. oa A Success.—A trial was made ip San Francisco on Wednesday afternoon of Kane’s patent flash burglar alarm which proved quite satinfactory. It is an arrangement by which burglars tampering with a sufe strike alarm gongs and_lights exposing their preseuce and perations. Tur newspapers of Central America are generally favoruble to a consolidation ofthe five States of Central Awerica into a Republic, as thirteen Colonies of North America were made the United States. Should the design be carried out, the Constitution of the United States is to be tuken as @ model for their organic law. Tas Bulletin announces that Judge McShafter, of San Francisco, is a candidate for the United states Senate. The Judge is’ one of the greatest monuopoiusts in California— & lind monopolist, which is the p worst of all monopoly, Hixtarn's Hoxor to PRestext Gitawri—President Eliot, of Harvard

Coliege,recently sent the following letter’ to: President Grant, with hi: diplomas Doctor of Laws: Fasteanp Unxiveifurr, ; Cambridge, Wiass., 26th Nov., 1872, Ulysses 8. Graut. President of the United States—Sir? I have the honor to transmit herewith the diploma of the degree of Doctor of Laws, which was conferred upon you by this University at the Commencement in Jume last, in recognition of your distivguished public services, both in war and peace—in war, in pre#erving the integrity of the Natio ‘Institutions—in peace, in strengthening the National credit; lightening the public ‘It is}+bardens, reforming the Civil Service, and settling by arbitration grave disputes of long wins, A between. this covatry . and:Great Britain, Iam, with profound respect, your obedient servant, Cuarues W. Extor, President. __ ‘President Grant has acknowledged its receipt as follows: Exec issvé Mansion, [: Washington, D.C., Nov. 3uth, 1872. W. Eliot, Esq., President University—Dear Sir: Your ind and complimentary letter ofthe 26th inst., with the diploma nferring on me the degree of Doc>» tor of Laws by Harvard University, is just received. Permit me to thank the Faculty of Harvard, rate, ou, for this mark of their approval} of my éfforts to serve our beloved country, both in time of war and in time of peace. It will be my effort to. euntinue to deserve that contidence. Be assured that I shall ever hold in high esteem the parehment and your letter accompunying it, as 1aarkS testimonials of that — ith great respect, your obedient > A Wonvperrot Srong.—A. M. Stewart, one of the locators of the great gravel deposits on the summit ef the Sierra Nevada mountains, is different from anything we have ever seen. The stone appears to be ‘a ruby and is doubtless ot great value. Mr. Stewart has several times been offered from $50 to $500 for -his ‘‘tind,’’ but has always refused to sell. The stone is surrounded bya ring of white stone of very peculiar formation, The gem, or eentral stone, is about the size of a ten cent piece; while the whole specimen is about the size of « half doilar. This stone being viewed through a powerful glass, shows the most wonderful rays of light—rays more than rival ing the Aurora Boreulis, with specks of silver and gold. Mr. Stewart picked up the stone from the surfuce gravel inaravine upon his claim. . He sent it to San Francisco to a lupidary, asking that it be cut on one side. The japidary tried to cut it, bat made a poor job of it. He got off some of the rough outside shell, bet was unable to make much impression on the stune itself. We saw the hardest of flles tried upon it, and they did not even make a scratch, The owner of the stone informs us that three other stones of the same kind are in the possession of the Indians of that region, who hold them iD great respect us talismans, and refuse to part with them at any price. By showing one of these stones an Indian, for instance, may pass through all the uorthern tribes of Indians. The stone is certainly a great curiosity, and we believe this 1s the oly one ever seen in the hands ofa white man. It isin the shape of a magnifying glass, being thick in the middie. Itis probably a quarter of am inch thick in the centre, though but about half an inch in“diameter. Being cut on one side only, and poorly cut at that, itis hard to judge of the full beauty and value of the stoue. The owner does not call it a ruby, but thinks it is a new and rare stone unknown to the lapidaries. It is certainly a most uniqne and begutiful gem.—Territorial Enterprise. Ar Fort Davis, Texas, on the 21st ult., Mrs. Kendall, wife of Lieutenant Kendall, of the Twenty-fifth Infantry, was awakened at iwo o’clock in the morning, during the. absence of her husband on duty by a man trying to get intoher room. There were sleeping in the room, beside herself, three children, and a young lady companion. Mrs. Keadali called but received no answer, aud the ruffian putting his head in the window, she shot him dead with a revolver, The garrison being aroused_ hastened to the scene, and the body was found to be that of Corporal 'Taliferro, colored, of Company I, Ninth U. 8. Cavalry. vit waiian Islands, died after a short illness on the 9th instant. He was about 42 years old, and had reigned $9 years and ll days. The Cabinet met soon after and called a session of the Legislative Assembly to meet at Honolulu, January 8th, 1873, Its business will be to fix upon the successor of the late King; or possibly to abolish the monarchy by refusing to indiate a successor. A HarrrorpEr advises a very slender friend to chuik his head snd go to.@ masquerade ball as a biliiard cue, “EXTENDING your sbop front into the newspuper”’ is the latest definiion for auvertiscment, California, has shown us a stone that . , Kamenamena V, King of the Ha. Tue following curious advertisement appeared in ofie of the Cincinnati sees he other day: Personal—Wanted:—-The undersigned, a healthy young man,’ unable to procan make an honest living, desires to inform professors of medicine. and surgery that he will submit himself to experimental’! operations of almost any description for reasonable compensation, Address Vivisection, box 2845,” A rine occurred in Boston on Satwort» of property. Seyeral other ‘alarms' eecurred the same night, ‘causing great excitement throughout thecity. =.. Hon. Tom Fiteh of Nevada is traveling through the Eastern States lecturing on ‘‘The Coming Empire.” Teen United States Supreme Court as set for the second Monday in January the Placer County Railroad tax case. AN Olympia paper quotes the price of wheat at that place at $1 per bushel. aie Cost or THE Narrnuw Gavce.—The cost of the Stockton and Visalia narrow gauge railroad is estimated. at $8,000 per mile for the road,and $3,685 per mile for rolling stock, machine shops, depots, ctc., making the total cost $11,685 per mile. The length of the road will be 160 miles, and its total cost $1,669,500., Srxaton Wirson will not resign until February next,when the vote of the Eleetorial Cellege is officially.announced. Wriu1am, who is an undersized clerk in a dry goods store, objects to being referred to as ‘‘that little dry goods bill.” : “Tur San Jose people have resolved to eonneet their town with the bay by means of a narrow gauge railroad to Alviso. Iris intimated that not less than $300,000 was expended in Christmas presents in San Fraucisco during the past week. <a Tux Louisville Courier Journal thinks the best way to defeat Grant, if he should run a third term, would be to nominate themselves. JOHN ANDERSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, i JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. FFICE on Broad/Strcet, opposite t.e Bank of Nevadu.iCounty, in bwilding formerly occupied by T. H. Rolte. d28 ' PROBATE NOTICE. N THE PROBATE COURT of the County of Nevada, State of California. In the matter of the Estate of Luke Burke, deceased. It. appearing tothe Hon. John Calawell, Judge of said Court, by the peti ti this day presented and filed by vhn M. Bush, the Administrators ef the Estate of Luke Burke, deceased, praying for ap order of sale of real estate, that it is necessary te sell the whole of the real es tate, te pay the debts, o and costs of administration. It is therefore ordered by the Hen. John Caldwell, Judge of the said Court, that all persons interested in the estate of said a appear before the said Probate’ Courton taturday, the 26th day of January, A. D. 1873., at 10 o’clock in the forenoon of said day; at the Court roesa of said Probate Court at Nevada City, in County of Nevada, to show cause why an order should not be granted to the said John M. Bush to sell the whole of the real estate belonginy to the said deceased and that a copy of this order be publishedat least four successive weeks in Nevada Daily Trans cript, a newspaper printed andpublished im seid county. . ? Dated December 27th, 1872. JOHN CALDWELL, Probate Judge. Office of the County Clerk of the County of Nevada. I,'T. U. Plunkett; County Clerk of the County ot Nevada, State of California, and Ex Otlicio Clerk of the Probate Court im and for said County, do hereby certily the foregoing to be a true, full and correct copy of an order duly made and enacme upea the minutes ef said Probate {ai Witness my hand and the seal of seal said Probate Court, this 2ith day —~—~ 3 of December, A. D. 1872. = gringo Clerk. y ALTISON, Deputy. Deal & Clark, Attorneys. az8 KINKEL'S NEW METHOD . FOR THE and arranged express! for this work ¢ kel’s New Method wilh be mailed, rg on receipt of $2 50. cure other employment at which he? . tay evening, destroying $75,000 . QUEEN ESTER POSITIVELY LAST TIME. = he AID OF THE , ‘° EPISCOPAL CHURCH, —ON— TUESDAY EVENING, Dupo. 31st. AT NEVADA THEATRE. This beautiful piecsofMusic will be pre duced by local talent’ of: Nevada ang Grasp Valley, composing tiirty Five Belectes) Singers, assisted b} MULLER, OHayr and CARTER. Characters its: costume of thy period represented, _ ' Admission $1. Box officeopen atiWelch’s Book Store. ag “Delinquent Sale: be erty BLUE GRA VOU Ming @ COMPANY. —Locatiow of Work Nevada County, California. Notice. There are delinquent upon the following deserip. -ed stock on account of Assesment No 1, lev.. ied on the kighteenth d yof Novemberjg79, the several amounts set opposité-the Dames, of the respective shareholders aatollows: No.of Cer. Me. of Am’t, GW ies Pei tificate. She, Ww. er. 5 9 372 § 697 H, 8. Warren, 12 142 nen 8. B Whipple, bal, ~ 7 10 138 45, Jas. T. Dean, “ 8230 nok Mrs 8. W Chroninger,13' 159 1972 John Williams, bal 3 238 = «19.05. Peter Cook, 14 287 30.96, And in accordance with law and an order E of the Board of Trustees made on the Eighteenth day of November, 1872,80 many. shares of each parcel of said stock as may be necessary will be sold at public auction. — at the office of the Company, Room 37 New > Merchants Exchange on the 13th day of Jan. f uary, 1673; at the hour of 12 o’clock, M. of f said oy to pay said delinquent assessmert): th . together with costs of advertising. ) and expenses of sale. i J. M. BUFFINGTON, Sec'y, . Office —Room 37 New Merchants Exchange! Caliiornia Street, San Francisco. ay . LAST BUT NOT LEAST . GREAT BARGAINS! HOLIDAY GOODS, POTTER & SIGOURNEY, . Opposite Union Mest Market, @m : oe JUST RECEIVED THE i LARGEST AND BEST STOCK OF — 5 HOLIDAY GOODS ) IN NEVADA COUNTY. The following is a partial list and of articles;. ») cd] Fine White Tea ets, 44 piece) $8 to $10. Fine Decerated Tea Sets, 4 pieces, $14to$24. . Fancy Cups and Saucers, 2 cents to $4. . 1,000 China Mugs, all prive. _ EVERYBODY. i WHITE CHINA CUPS & SAU} CERS, best, $3 a doz. ' GLASS FRUIT BOWLS, 50 C1. to $1. 4 SILVER FLATED WARE, AU, KINDS. FANCY BASKETS. Vases of all kinds and qualities One thousand Fancy Articles t* we have not time to enumerate. Call and price our goods, and if we den¥/ sell for less than the cheapest, we will * ask your patronage. . POTTER & SIGOURNEY. . Nevada, December Sth, 1872 DR. HUFELAND’S CELEBRATED 8WIS8 sTOMACH BITPERS. J HE first and the most healthful To#®” Tv ever introduced in the United § ope wre rene: These Bitt have been in Ot ate oe Market for ever lwenty years, and notwits. tanding ike many Dey ie 2 utes fur public favor, the ave, : TAYLOR & BENDEL w. le Agents, 409 and 411 Clad © a Pe ee ee ee ee eee —— it . ni > 6 ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee a ae ee Le ee ee ee ae oe eee «3 2 oe & oo a a. A ee . wae Bed 4 «= 2 Bd a hte a ak Ge at