December 3, 1879 (4 pages)

Che Daily Transevipt, NEVADA CITY, CALIFORMIA. _ Weinesday, Dec. 8d, 1879. yor iteomy awe an wow ovine ~~ smite Just What tley Want. ti eet The five tramps brought from Grass Valley yesterday will languish fittea County Jail for periods of from ten to sixteen days-each. Five of tlhos> tarael loose the night be fors ma lé a bee-line for this city, aieh ave now industriously engaged. in loating around tlic streets. The Officers -do-tottike ‘to arrest them, for. sucha step woull be exactly. iy confofnity with their desires’ and faste.1 anotherexp2us? on the county. There ia but on? way. to stop the. inSinai fey an Ma Find. The vicintiy of Woodsravine neat ‘. this city has withina--yeur or Awod past developed into one of the*best . quartz mining sections in’the cohty. A gentleman ofthis city wen& out there the other day for she first time in more*than’ a ‘@¥tarter” of a centliry, and the object of his visit . was not an ordinary one. He says that in 1850 himself and-anether man, both of whom were then recent ‘arrivals from the States’ aud kuew nothing of mining, for want of other means to obtain a,livelihood made up their mind to prospeet for’ gravel. Having heard that some remarkably feet below the surtace along the rayinénow known as Woods} théy flux of tramps to his s2btion; tmd that_is by organizing a chaingang. ‘The remédy will haya to be adopted son? time, sure, and the sooner’ the w@horitiss throw astde-all’sentimert“talisin and act upon that tusory, the better it will bo.for the tax payers who are continually having their pockets drained that idlers and eriminals may ext andl sleep without scratching arounl for the privilege of so dingy yA chiingang isa batter reformatory ‘agent than a tar bucket or rawhide. And although some of the logal civil authorities my argue'to the eontrary, we will bring a majority of the best police oftivers in Nevada: county to say that this city needs a we'l regulated one. dita Sechelt vn pubiparommelnicnny The President's Wessage. The President's annual message, Which was surreptitiously obtained fvo days before it was presented tal Congress, appeare 1 unexpectedly. in Monday morning's metropelitan pa-, pers. It is a lengthy document. The fitancial situation is disenssed at length, and: swepeiision of silver’ coittYolkim without mentioning their disprocured &-Windlass with the necessary tools and began sinking. ‘They -reached-a depth of twelve feet without finding any dirt in which they could obtain a color, when a large mass of what they then called “stone” was unearthed, It was about three feet thick, and’ quite smooth on the upper side, “The man in the shaft supposed at first that it was a boulder, and tried to find the General News. “The United States currency outstandimg at this date, amounts to $362,784,116; . Jefferson C. Davis, Colonel df the Twentythird "ofantry and Brevet, Brigadier-General U, s. A.,, died in. Chicago “Sanday of pneumonia of the lungs. The'miners of Cambridge Valley, Ohio, to the number of 200. or,.300, are ona strike, demading an increas&y The groand 1s. good and rapid proof two: and’ one-hal& to three cents per bushel. Both sides are Cbstiueate. and the strike promises to be serious, ‘Twenty-seven persons were ducing Sunday on the ground floor of a rich deposrte-had been found. a fow Factory in course of construction at Foggia, Naples, when:thetwo upper flodrs fellupon them.Seven persons have been extricated, but there is no hope of rescuing the others alive. _ Sunday. night.seven ofthe twenty~ two prisoners broke jail in -Virgin? ia City and escaped by making a hole throuyh the wall umler a ‘window. Two benches were set up, a table put across for a platform, and-dlanketed to prevent noises Guil the hole made easily on account of thedefeetive mortar used in: construction of endsof it. He failed in this, and taking up some water. im his shovel washed off a small portion of the ledge. It was aftcr this process had been: gone through with that he discovered some large chunks of gold imbedded in the rock. His companion at. the windlass was informed of the discovery, and also made an -examination. After discussing’ tht subject they ccncluded that it would be im. possible to get the gold separated from the rock, ani! abandoning the: covery went to gravel mining eclsewhere. (ne of them has since died, and the other who still resides here has many times sinee quartz mining age urged, while the withdrawal of . greenback currency 13 advised. He says polygamy must be crushed ort, ever if it be at the expense of the . offenders’ disfranchisement. Faith. is expressed in the efficacy of Civil Service Reform. The re'ation of this Government with foreign powers is 6 ; : successful and other miners have no spoken of as being most satisfactory, . 7°°° land other n ave not It is recdhtumended that the Indians continne under the control of the Interior’ Department. The President says ‘the Chinese’ Government. will beeame f° prominent: industry thought of trying to rediscover the locality of the old: shaft: if possible. . He has postponed the search from . year to year until recently, as mentioned above. Hethinks that with a few hours’ looking.around he = can find the exact place. Then, if he is the wall, ‘The principal escapes are} cxsion-to-go-te-the tunnel of the Wil. . _ Micheal Langan, alias ‘‘Red Mike,” the murderer of Pat Leonard;: Mark . Brown, a horse thief,and three burglars named Schoanfi'd, Lafferty and: Rosenbaugh, alias “Klein.” None have yet been retaken. _ The Record-Union says:—The ins dividual who made the unsuccessful attempt to commit highway robbery between Placerville and Shingle Springs last Thursday is James .P. Smith, the last.of the Tom Bell gang of outlaws. He was, recentlyan inmate of San Quentin, having been sentenced from ldorado:county, together with two confederates, to serve twelve years. for stasre robbery. He behaved well during the big fire which occurred at the prison shortly after his incarceration, and subsequently acted as foreman of 100 'brickmakers, conducting the -work with such intelligence as to save the State much money, About two months ago Governor Irwin ~ pardouput in an appearance ahead of him, he wilT take steps to: locate and work the ledge. —_———____ ee — Lat Month's Marringe Licenses, . doubtless Wo its share towards preventing’ that country froin flooding America with ita poaople, and that mevzotiations to that effe:t are now pendimg The Nicaragui Canal is favorably spoken of, It is sugyeste? that Alaska be invested witha form of government partaking both of Territorial and nxilitary rule. The Most Prosperous of All, The following truthful reference is froman ¢ litovial corrsspondence in tho last «issue of. the Downieville Messenger: Amongst the numerous mining towns of California, Nevada City is one of the most prosperous. There is an abundance of work for all, and not a house vacant. New buildings are. in constant .progress. of . erevtion, ~ The very atmosphere is odorous with. the aroma of enterprise, This is not at all surprising when the fact is remembered, that here is the grand centre of trade for one of the richest . cold distriety on the coast, besides being the. terminus of the Narrow (image Railromd, and headquarters for all freight and passenger trattic for the extensive mountainous quartz and gravel region, above the snow line. Nevada City is, . however, alfficted with’ the same curse’ as )Mwnieville——that of clumsily thrown together masses of houses where the “heathen Chinee” hold their oregries, whith is a constant menace in’ case of fire to the town. ~_ 2+ e -—~ Disappointed Prospectors. Some prospectors came to town a couple of days. ago with specimens of ore from a newly discqvered ledge about ten miles this side lof Downie: ville. They had found it through the assistance of an electrical appratus constracted by Mr. Heath, oae of their number, and were in high spirits. The rock was queer “Doking stuff, and they were all positive it contained great quantities of tu, with some silverand gold, Quite an @xcitement was created about town over the discovery. Finally J, J. Ott made a fire assay of it, and found that it contained about 80 eonts worth of gold per ton, and was barren-4of silver, tin and platina. The ufider lips of the prespectors heng very Jow as: they left to try their luck in other Helds. The County. Clerk did a pretty good! business fiw marriage licenses last month, considering the weather, . Twelve wera issued as follows: John A. Miller and Vernocia Berisch; G, H. Grant and Hattie Robb; J. E. Mcfiernw and: Lizzie Alty; Wim. 8, . Wilhams and Louisa Dick; John A. . Regt and Emma J, Ellen; Chester . . A, Green and Minnie A, Lewis; Jos. iD, Fleming and Mary J. Warner; Wm, Flynn and Ellen’ Grogan; John McKenna and Mary Grimes; © Louis Orzalia and Margaret Corry; Nicholas Mosewarne and Besse Whitford; Wm. Richards and . Rosetta Richarits. The totalage of the men, 317 years, Women, 265 years, Oldest man, . 42 years; olklest woman, 23 years. ireatest difference in age of husband and wife, [8 years. Only two coup'es were of the same age. In no instance was the wonsan older that the man, 4 -_—_—~ e-— County Coert. Tusspay, Det. 4. Geo, A. Bailey, a defaulting witness, came into Corvrt and showed that it was impossible for him to have attended the, trial wherein his testi. mony way desired, and having thus. purged himself of the vharge of contempt of Court was discharged. Johnson Leonard vs. Frank Panson. On motion of E. H, Caylord, coungel for defendant, and on the understanding that the case is settled, it was ordered dismissed at plaintilt’s . cost, Court adjourned till Thursday, . Dee, 4th, ‘Manzanita Mine. It is now reported that work will not be resumed on the Manzanita gravel mine, new this eity, the present season. The claim paid well last year, and it was the intention of . the company last Spring to have re{commenced washing with the first \ rainfall, ‘The caves that have occurred during the last few wéeks may have interfered with their plans. ee an eee Good Target Shoot. O. C. Percival,Wells * Ashman, Wm. P. Horrell and Phil. C. Byrne had a practice target shoot at the Rifle Grounds yesterday afternoon. Messrs, Percival, Ashinan and Horrell made 21 points in five shots, and Mr. Byrne scored 42 points in ten shots, This is first-class every lay shooting, : ed him, on condition he would leave the State, but he coneluded to do a: job. or two first, and got cavght in the tirst attempt. It will be recollected that the last'time he was arrestec-he was captured by detectives J.B. Hume Steve Wenard, Len. Har: ris and Constable Kimball at Folsom, The N. Y. World: has a strong articleon the wtterances: of Beecher Sunday in whieh it says: Even the local authorities of San Francisco have drawn the line recently at the Passion plays, and though yesterday was the first Sunday in the Advent, we think our readers will agree with us that Beecher, in his eagerness to give vivacity to his teachings, overstepped the limits which divide the sensational from the scandalous in scrmonizing, Fol'owing is a synopsized report of Beecher's language above alluded to: ‘Who was Jesus 2 A peasant, a mechanic, at a period of the world when workmen were very low in the social seale; and if one had been assed who. was this divinity that you worship, he would have said Jesus, Of what country % Bethlehem of Nazareth. Who were his parents? Joseph and Mary -repntedly, Who was his mother’ Mary, who just escaped a divorce through the rivagnanimity of her betrothed. Who was his tather’ No . one. What was his country Judea. JD Whitney RoC J Carr Will Vaz A Jew-—-a bastard Jew. What did he do* Worked as a earpenter in the shop of his putative father, What became of him’ He -was charged with a violation of Reman laws, tried, convicted and put to . death for violating the laws ef his country. Is that the fellow you } Now, if E. MPRESTON. > RK. ES 4 be bring to me for worship * you look at things from the surface Jesus was that aml that onby, and . Paul, having the ‘highest. training, . Dr. R. M. Heyr. . 8 ‘ ea . (sto. M. Mecurs., . Nines SEALs, mightly easily have thrown over all the poetic veil of mystery.” ——— moe -. Postat cards, now most universal, starve d in 186A, ——— — ——. ~ Mesterday’s Arrivals at THE NATIONAL HOTEL, NEVADA CITY, CAL, ' Chas. E. Pearson, Proprictor. W Hower N BL G D MeLean Sweetlan B Guscetti Ran h TC Wann Donnor Cit J W Palmer Sieray V Dr Bobe aity JM Thomas G VY _ RR RidgeGQ V ZShockaa Mville © GC Shaw Omega N Tully Omega © Heary GV W Bruee G V A © Porters J JO Jones Por City W Mowbray F City J Heath Pett H J Ketchen P H ‘ W © Shatfer Nvil L, Ferguson .) Pp Savoy Bue T J Clark Carson G Robert Plymouth T Cramer Sacto vy Campbell Bareka Nev ‘operations, Seventy-five carloads of . fining how long he had been there. A Sierra County News. The following’ items of interest are culled’ from Thursday’s issue of the Dewnievidle Messenger: ta, liaw been sold to capitalists, . It The*Piumbago ledye,. at Mirineso{ was ovnéd by Hegarty, of Moore’s: gress is being made. Men working on. the, Mammoth quartz ledge, threé@quarters of a mile south of the Pliocene, have extraeted ore that assays between fifty and sixty doWars fine gold per ton. A tunnel is being run to tap the ledge. The North Fork Company are driving off nertheast and entering some very fair gravel that prospects: about two dollars to the car, with . heavier—wash—and—larger boulders . than heretofore. “The main tunnel,' is being putin good shape for winter . pay dirt is thrown into the dump eyery day. The company wil! wipe . Last week Wm. Wilbourn had ocbourn Consolidated . Company, on Thompson Ridge. On opening the door he found, oman old bunk in a corner, and covered with ancld mattress, aman by the name of Griff hunger. There was nothing about theplace to eat, and but for the timely arrival of Mr. Wilbourn the . yian must-have soon perished When discovered Roberts was too;weak to walk but Wilbourn-managed to get him upou his herse,-and saved his life. Theré was ne-means of determbox of eandles‘were missing, and the inferewee is thas Roberts had eaten thenr to’sustain life. He is now cared for at the County Hospital. —_ Ovcrrun with Tramps. The Unionsays: Marshak Reynolds gathercd in a gang of twelve tramps at Grass Walley on Saturday night, tonwhich three more were slded on / Flat. } * The contractors of the Bald Monun. tain Extension Company have pam on three shifts of eight hours cach. . out its indebtedness this year, . Roberts, nearly dead from cold and . Sunday night, making «a brigade of fifteen as worthless specimens of huwere boys;. whose ages ranged from I4 to 18 years. It was a humane } act to them in prison for the} time being, to give them shelter from tie prevailing storm, asin the entire gang there was not money night’ lodgmg. Monday ten of them, comprising the oldest, were turned loose, and ordered to leave town, which they did at once, probs ably being satistied that the town had done well by theny in giving them dry and comfortable sleeping quarters for two nights, and square ineals besides. ‘The rewmining seven were sent to the sounty jril yesterday a® vayrants. These tramps dropped into towm in gangs: ot three or four each, but from their apparent familiarity with each other, it was evident they had all met before, andi were perhaps making a circuit of the country, depending upon chance, but not work, for a Siving. — ——e besterday'’s Arrivals at ‘THE UNION HOTEL. SEVADA CITY, CAL. Jacob Naziger, Prepricter. fs Guscetti city D Sohl Gold Hill P Bowman Gold Hill H Apple do J Beard Round Mo — A Coe Branigan Mill G Spencer S B Stern 8S F J Templer Omega f Selim. Grass. Valley H Wallerus Gran W Field Los Angeles Mrs Walsh Omega 8 Baker Dutch Flat J Wooran Su.artsaill S Neish Marshs Mill G Gallick Sacto W Hitchings & T T Okey GV i C Seigfelds ciay W Carter city CITIZENS BANK, f BROAD S™REET... NEVADA:>?CITY _ Paid up Capital $3¢,000. OFFICERS: i ; +. President M. HY WE cs das ceaeestek’ Vive President JOHN fT. MORGAN.Cashier and Secretary — DIRECTORS — Joun T. Morgay. T. W. Sieournty. L. LlovsMan, kK. M. Preston. @Neceive Deposits, Buy and Sell Ex change, £27 Highest Price Paid for State and Co ty Warrants. DRAW CHECKS ON. New York, : Sacrumento, ' san Francisce, San Jose, * hes Angeles, _ Also Sel? Exchange on all the Principal European Cities, Mase Collections and transact a General Banking Business. —CORRESPONDENTS New York—First National Bank. SAN FRANcisce—-Eivet National Gold Bank _ SACTRAMENTO—National Gold Bank of . D. 0, Mills & Co. J Sax Jose—Parmers National Gold Bank, Los ANGrite Commeroal Rawk, 2 manity as have enjoyed the. hospi. talities of the town lock-ap in a long time, Bhe majority of these tramps . enough to purchase a meal or a/ ᤀ 4a Pusshase Gold Dust and Bellion, Pa unLook Here: Interesting. a al consists of WAS ARRIVED IN > ea + 42 ; Newada City " e ’ And Opened on Commercial Street OPPOSITE COES SHUE STORE, : The stock is part ofa bankrunt stock oe the largest firm in‘the Cnited States, ance Calieoes; . “Miaslizts,. Sheetings, Denims, ; Overalls, ’ ‘dumpers, Drawers, —je= Undershirts, AIL Wool Flannel, Socks, Haydkerchiefs, Towels,} Napkins, Table Linens, Oil Cloths, Ladies’ Woolen Underwear, Ete., Ete. TO THE LADIES OF NEVADA e9Ty: We especially invite the ladies: of ci 2 Nevada City~ aud County to call QmoO rrow . and examrine this stock of Dry Goods, before” purchasing at any?" other store. We guarantee to sell staple and Fancy Goods at less . ’. than manufacturer's first cost. 4 There has never been such inducements offered to purchase Staple aul Fancy Dry Goods’ as is now oflered by the Assignees of the Great Eastern Bazar of Chicago, ; Commercial Street, Opposite Coc's d2 Shoe Store, Nevada City. rises, ae aa ais — WATCHES AND — JEWELRY —FORChristmas and New Year's PRESENTS a ~~ why . —7 Tk LUETIJE & BRAND, WATCHMAKERS AND— STEW ELENRS,; “BROAD Street, Nevana Crry, } . AVE JUST RECEIVED ONE OF THE FINEST ASSOKTMENTS OF WATCHES, JEWELRY, PLATED WARE, SPECTACLES, CLOCKS, ETC., . Ever brought to Nevada County. pom MADE JEWELRY A SPECIALTY, And gotten upinthe most Beantifuk Styles Imaginable and sct with Diamonds, sf Pearls. Raby-s, Sapphircs. Amethyst* And other Precious stones. . ———— . Breastpina, . Bar-rimgs, me Chains, Rings. Studs, dc. Warranted 18 Carats Fine. Silver and Plated Ware. A Beautiful assortment for the HolidaysWatches and Ciocks repaired in the very best manner. As we do ourown work, custoniers can re)} upon getting every thinr-dege inthe best ma?ner, and at prices lower tham’any other house, considering the quatity of goods. a7 If you want w make Holiday Presents, call on i November 29, 1979. ‘THE GREAT EASTERN ~ Centon Flannels, LUETJE & BRAND, N#EVADA CI1 aoe Briel The military »ambers SO men The caruival . the 1Sth instant The Sailor. Fl: expect to begin Liberty Hill pany of this cou sessment of 60 quent Dec. 30th “fhe sun sury showing its fac abowt 11 -0’clock and again ence . soon. Union: — The Wolf creek, abe Las been sold b asiate to Patric firmation by. th Hirschmann during the day north of tow1 water can be o! pushed ahead Monday nig} mpounded t eealyes that hac Aristocracy H past, and bad their way hom A man wko roul frequent! sume largé st¢ bank Ou One s rendering tean lovality referr We will try ‘ain, even th senver cic Peace and th) the same to t Mrs’E.Star raincuto stree of a.-man livin -of her house come up befor The complain fendant. app names to her between then Frida The Young ognizing the . inann’s soiree asked for in 1 and enjoyable cluded to aba ly parties, an clear field. quently on ea alter hold a Hall. A full gaged for the will be intro Friday eveni bon-bon part ted, Santa € Messrs, . ] Main street are displayii holiday Zooc yaried that. ly find in th counters anc lishment m for present; proprietors down to sui alvertiseme Tr A\NSCRIPT Tl The buil custom mill Run, near § 18 about con Nery is bein With water capable of d Th « The milit regular moi evening. It &* permittin shoot wouk Grounds ne: EOS. Br: 4 few days and repair Leave order Storeof_G, Concer There wi Supper at . Wednesday Everybody

Che Daily Transevipt, NEVADA CITY, CALIFORMIA. _ Weinesday, Dec. 8d, 1879. yor iteomy awe an wow ovine ~~ smite Just What tley Want. ti eet The five tramps brought from Grass Valley yesterday will languish fittea County Jail for periods of from ten to sixteen days-each. Five of tlhos> tarael loose the night be fors ma lé a bee-line for this city, aieh ave now industriously engaged. in loating around tlic streets. The Officers -do-tottike ‘to arrest them, for. sucha step woull be exactly. iy confofnity with their desires’ and faste.1 anotherexp2us? on the county. There ia but on? way. to stop the. inSinai fey an Ma Find. The vicintiy of Woodsravine neat ‘. this city has withina--yeur or Awod past developed into one of the*best . quartz mining sections in’the cohty. A gentleman ofthis city wen& out there the other day for she first time in more*than’ a ‘@¥tarter” of a centliry, and the object of his visit . was not an ordinary one. He says that in 1850 himself and-anether man, both of whom were then recent ‘arrivals from the States’ aud kuew nothing of mining, for want of other means to obtain a,livelihood made up their mind to prospeet for’ gravel. Having heard that some remarkably feet below the surtace along the rayinénow known as Woods} théy flux of tramps to his s2btion; tmd that_is by organizing a chaingang. ‘The remédy will haya to be adopted son? time, sure, and the sooner’ the w@horitiss throw astde-all’sentimert“talisin and act upon that tusory, the better it will bo.for the tax payers who are continually having their pockets drained that idlers and eriminals may ext andl sleep without scratching arounl for the privilege of so dingy yA chiingang isa batter reformatory ‘agent than a tar bucket or rawhide. And although some of the logal civil authorities my argue'to the eontrary, we will bring a majority of the best police oftivers in Nevada: county to say that this city needs a we'l regulated one. dita Sechelt vn pubiparommelnicnny The President's Wessage. The President's annual message, Which was surreptitiously obtained fvo days before it was presented tal Congress, appeare 1 unexpectedly. in Monday morning's metropelitan pa-, pers. It is a lengthy document. The fitancial situation is disenssed at length, and: swepeiision of silver’ coittYolkim without mentioning their disprocured &-Windlass with the necessary tools and began sinking. ‘They -reached-a depth of twelve feet without finding any dirt in which they could obtain a color, when a large mass of what they then called “stone” was unearthed, It was about three feet thick, and’ quite smooth on the upper side, “The man in the shaft supposed at first that it was a boulder, and tried to find the General News. “The United States currency outstandimg at this date, amounts to $362,784,116; . Jefferson C. Davis, Colonel df the Twentythird "ofantry and Brevet, Brigadier-General U, s. A.,, died in. Chicago “Sanday of pneumonia of the lungs. The'miners of Cambridge Valley, Ohio, to the number of 200. or,.300, are ona strike, demading an increas&y The groand 1s. good and rapid proof two: and’ one-hal& to three cents per bushel. Both sides are Cbstiueate. and the strike promises to be serious, ‘Twenty-seven persons were ducing Sunday on the ground floor of a rich deposrte-had been found. a fow Factory in course of construction at Foggia, Naples, when:thetwo upper flodrs fellupon them.Seven persons have been extricated, but there is no hope of rescuing the others alive. _ Sunday. night.seven ofthe twenty~ two prisoners broke jail in -Virgin? ia City and escaped by making a hole throuyh the wall umler a ‘window. Two benches were set up, a table put across for a platform, and-dlanketed to prevent noises Guil the hole made easily on account of thedefeetive mortar used in: construction of endsof it. He failed in this, and taking up some water. im his shovel washed off a small portion of the ledge. It was aftcr this process had been: gone through with that he discovered some large chunks of gold imbedded in the rock. His companion at. the windlass was informed of the discovery, and also made an -examination. After discussing’ tht subject they ccncluded that it would be im. possible to get the gold separated from the rock, ani! abandoning the: covery went to gravel mining eclsewhere. (ne of them has since died, and the other who still resides here has many times sinee quartz mining age urged, while the withdrawal of . greenback currency 13 advised. He says polygamy must be crushed ort, ever if it be at the expense of the . offenders’ disfranchisement. Faith. is expressed in the efficacy of Civil Service Reform. The re'ation of this Government with foreign powers is 6 ; : successful and other miners have no spoken of as being most satisfactory, . 7°°° land other n ave not It is recdhtumended that the Indians continne under the control of the Interior’ Department. The President says ‘the Chinese’ Government. will beeame f° prominent: industry thought of trying to rediscover the locality of the old: shaft: if possible. . He has postponed the search from . year to year until recently, as mentioned above.. Hethinks that with a few hours’ looking.around he = can find the exact place. Then, if he is the wall, ‘The principal escapes are} cxsion-to-go-te-the tunnel of the Wil. . _ Micheal Langan, alias ‘‘Red Mike,” the murderer of Pat Leonard;: Mark . Brown, a horse thief,and three burglars named Schoanfi'd, Lafferty and: Rosenbaugh, alias “Klein.” None have yet been retaken. _ The Record-Union says:—The ins dividual who made the unsuccessful attempt to commit highway robbery between Placerville and Shingle Springs last Thursday is James .P. Smith, the last.of the Tom Bell gang of outlaws. He was, recentlyan inmate of San Quentin, having been sentenced from ldorado:county, together with two confederates, to serve twelve years. for stasre robbery. He behaved well during the big fire which occurred at the prison shortly after his incarceration, and subsequently acted as foreman of 100 'brickmakers, conducting the -work with such intelligence as to save the State much money, About two months ago Governor Irwin ~ pardouput in an appearance ahead of him, he wilT take steps to: locate and work the ledge. —_———____ ee — Lat Month's Marringe Licenses, . doubtless Wo its share towards preventing’ that country froin flooding America with ita poaople, and that mevzotiations to that effe:t are now pendimg The Nicaragui Canal is favorably spoken of, It is sugyeste? that Alaska be invested witha form of government partaking both of Territorial and nxilitary rule. The Most Prosperous of All, The following truthful reference is froman ¢ litovial corrsspondence in tho last «issue of. the Downieville Messenger: Amongst the numerous mining towns of California, Nevada City is one of the most prosperous. There is an abundance of work for all, and not a house vacant. New buildings are. in constant .progress. of . erevtion, ~ The very atmosphere is odorous with. the aroma of enterprise, This is not at all surprising when the fact is remembered, that here is the grand centre of trade for one of the richest . cold distriety on the coast, besides being the. terminus of the Narrow (image Railromd, and headquarters for all freight and passenger trattic for the extensive mountainous quartz and gravel region, above the snow line. Nevada City is, . however, alfficted with’ the same curse’ as )Mwnieville——that of clumsily thrown together masses of houses where the “heathen Chinee” hold their oregries, whith is a constant menace in’ case of fire to the town. ~_ 2+ e -—~ Disappointed Prospectors. Some prospectors came to town a couple of days. ago with specimens of ore from a newly discqvered ledge about ten miles this side lof Downie: ville. They had found it through the assistance of an electrical appratus constracted by Mr. Heath, oae of their number, and were in high spirits. The rock was queer “Doking stuff, and they were all positive it contained great quantities of tu, with some silverand gold, Quite an @xcitement was created about town over the discovery. Finally J, J. Ott made a fire assay of it, and found that it contained about 80 eonts worth of gold per ton, and was barren-4of silver, tin and platina. The ufider lips of the prespectors heng very Jow as: they left to try their luck in other Helds. The County. Clerk did a pretty good! business fiw marriage licenses last month, considering the weather, . Twelve wera issued as follows: John A. Miller and Vernocia Berisch; G, H. Grant and Hattie Robb; J. E. Mcfiernw and: Lizzie Alty; Wim. 8, . Wilhams and Louisa Dick; John A. . Regt and Emma J, Ellen; Chester . . A, Green and Minnie A, Lewis; Jos. iD, Fleming and Mary J. Warner; Wm, Flynn and Ellen’ Grogan; John McKenna and Mary Grimes; © Louis Orzalia and Margaret Corry; Nicholas Mosewarne and Besse Whitford; Wm. Richards and . Rosetta Richarits. The totalage of the men, 317 years, Women, 265 years, Oldest man, . 42 years; olklest woman, 23 years. ireatest difference in age of husband and wife, [8 years. Only two coup'es were of the same age. In no instance was the wonsan older that the man, 4 -_—_—~ e-— County Coert. Tusspay, Det. 4. Geo, A. Bailey, a defaulting witness, came into Corvrt and showed that it was impossible for him to have attended the, trial wherein his testi. mony way desired, and having thus. purged himself of the vharge of contempt of Court was discharged. Johnson Leonard vs. Frank Panson. On motion of E. H, Caylord, coungel for defendant, and on the understanding that the case is settled, it was ordered dismissed at plaintilt’s . cost, Court adjourned till Thursday, . Dee, 4th, ‘Manzanita Mine. It is now reported that work will not be resumed on the Manzanita gravel mine, new this eity, the present season. The claim paid well last year, and it was the intention of . the company last Spring to have re{commenced washing with the first \ rainfall, ‘The caves that have occurred during the last few wéeks may have interfered with their plans. ee an eee Good Target Shoot. O. C. Percival,Wells * Ashman, Wm. P. Horrell and Phil. C. Byrne had a practice target shoot at the Rifle Grounds yesterday afternoon. Messrs, Percival, Ashinan and Horrell made 21 points in five shots, and Mr. Byrne scored 42 points in ten shots, This is first-class every lay shooting, : ed him, on condition he would leave the State, but he coneluded to do a: job. or two first, and got cavght in the tirst attempt. It will be recollected that the last'time he was arrestec-he was captured by detectives J.B. Hume Steve Wenard, Len. Har: ris and Constable Kimball at Folsom, The N. Y. World: has a strong articleon the wtterances: of Beecher Sunday in whieh it says: Even the local authorities of San Francisco have drawn the line recently at the Passion plays, and though yesterday was the first Sunday in the Advent, we think our readers will agree with us that Beecher, in his eagerness to give vivacity to his teachings, overstepped the limits which divide the sensational from the scandalous in scrmonizing, Fol'owing is a synopsized report of Beecher's language above alluded to: ‘Who was Jesus 2 A peasant, a mechanic, at a period of the world when workmen were very low in the social seale; and if one had been assed who. was this divinity that you worship, he would have said Jesus, Of what country % Bethlehem of Nazareth. Who were his parents? Joseph and Mary -repntedly, Who was his mother’ Mary, who just escaped a divorce through the rivagnanimity of her betrothed. Who was his tather’ No . one. What was his country Judea. JD Whitney RoC J Carr Will Vaz A Jew-—-a bastard Jew. What did he do* Worked as a earpenter in the shop of his putative father, What became of him’ He -was charged with a violation of Reman laws, tried, convicted and put to . death for violating the laws ef his country. Is that the fellow you } Now, if E. MPRESTON.. > RK. ES 4 be bring to me for worship * you look at things from the surface Jesus was that aml that onby, and . Paul, having the ‘highest. training, . Dr. R. M. Heyr. . 8 ‘ ea . (sto. M. Mecurs., . Nines SEALs, mightly easily have thrown over all the poetic veil of mystery.” ——— moe -. Postat cards, now most universal, starve d in 186A, ——— — ——. ~ Mesterday’s Arrivals at THE NATIONAL HOTEL, NEVADA CITY, CAL, ' Chas. E. Pearson, Proprictor. W Hower N BL G D MeLean Sweetlan B Guscetti Ran h TC Wann Donnor Cit J W Palmer Sieray V Dr Bobe aity JM Thomas G VY _ RR RidgeGQ V ZShockaa Mville © GC Shaw Omega N Tully Omega © Heary GV W Bruee G V A © Porters J JO Jones Por City W Mowbray F City J Heath Pett H J Ketchen P H ‘ W © Shatfer Nvil L, Ferguson .) Pp Savoy Bue T J Clark Carson G Robert Plymouth T Cramer Sacto vy Campbell Bareka Nev ‘operations, Seventy-five carloads of . fining how long he had been there. A Sierra County News. The following’ items of interest are culled’ from Thursday’s issue of

the Dewnievidle Messenger: ta, liaw been sold to capitalists, . It The*Piumbago ledye,. at Mirineso{ was ovnéd by Hegarty, of Moore’s: gress is being made. Men working on. the, Mammoth quartz ledge, threé@quarters of a mile south of the Pliocene, have extraeted ore that assays between fifty and sixty doWars fine gold per ton. A tunnel is being run to tap the ledge. The North Fork Company are driving off nertheast and entering some very fair gravel that prospects: about two dollars to the car, with . heavier—wash—and—larger boulders . than heretofore. “The main tunnel,' is being putin good shape for winter . pay dirt is thrown into the dump eyery day. The company wil! wipe . Last week Wm. Wilbourn had ocbourn Consolidated . Company, on Thompson Ridge. On opening the door he found, oman old bunk in a corner, and covered with ancld mattress, aman by the name of Griff hunger. There was nothing about theplace to eat, and but for the timely arrival of Mr. Wilbourn the . yian must-have soon perished When discovered Roberts was too;weak to walk but Wilbourn-managed to get him upou his herse,-and saved his life. Theré was ne-means of determbox of eandles‘were missing, and the inferewee is thas Roberts had eaten thenr to’sustain life. He is now cared for at the County Hospital. —_ Ovcrrun with Tramps. The Unionsays: Marshak Reynolds gathercd in a gang of twelve tramps at Grass Walley on Saturday night, tonwhich three more were slded on / Flat. } * The contractors of the Bald Monun. tain Extension Company have pam on three shifts of eight hours cach. . out its indebtedness this year, . Roberts, nearly dead from cold and . Sunday night, making «a brigade of fifteen as worthless specimens of huwere boys;. whose ages ranged from I4 to 18 years. It was a humane } act to them in prison for the} time being, to give them shelter from tie prevailing storm, asin the entire gang there was not money night’ lodgmg. Monday ten of them, comprising the oldest, were turned loose, and ordered to leave town, which they did at once, probs ably being satistied that the town had done well by theny in giving them dry and comfortable sleeping quarters for two nights, and square ineals besides. ‘The rewmining seven were sent to the sounty jril yesterday a® vayrants. These tramps dropped into towm in gangs: ot three or four each, but from their apparent familiarity with each other, it was evident they had all met before, andi were perhaps making a circuit of the country, depending upon chance, but not work, for a Siving. — ——e besterday'’s Arrivals at ‘THE UNION HOTEL. SEVADA CITY, CAL. Jacob Naziger, Prepricter. fs Guscetti city D Sohl Gold Hill P Bowman Gold Hill H Apple do J Beard Round Mo — A Coe Branigan Mill G Spencer S B Stern 8S F J Templer Omega f Selim. Grass. Valley H Wallerus Gran W Field Los Angeles Mrs Walsh Omega 8 Baker Dutch Flat J Wooran Su.artsaill S Neish Marshs Mill G Gallick Sacto W Hitchings & T T Okey GV i C Seigfelds ciay W Carter city CITIZENS BANK, f BROAD S™REET..... NEVADA:>?CITY _ Paid up Capital $3¢,000. OFFICERS: i ; +.. President M. HY WE cs das ceaeestek’ Vive President JOHN fT. MORGAN..Cashier and Secretary — DIRECTORS — Joun T. Morgay. T. W. Sieournty. L. LlovsMan, kK. M. Preston. @Neceive Deposits, Buy and Sell Ex change, £27 Highest Price Paid for State and Co ty Warrants. DRAW CHECKS ON. New York, : Sacrumento, ' san Francisce, San Jose, * hes Angeles, _ Also Sel? Exchange on all the Principal European Cities, Mase Collections and transact a General Banking Business. —CORRESPONDENTS New York—First National Bank. SAN FRANcisce—-Eivet National Gold Bank _ SACTRAMENTO—National Gold Bank of . D. 0, Mills & Co. J Sax Jose—Parmers National Gold Bank, Los ANGrite Commeroal Rawk, 2 manity as have enjoyed the. hospi. talities of the town lock-ap in a long time, Bhe majority of these tramps . enough to purchase a meal or a/ ᤀ 4a Pusshase Gold Dust and Bellion, Pa unLook Here: Interesting. a al consists of WAS ARRIVED IN > ea + 42 ; Newada City " e ’ And Opened on Commercial Street OPPOSITE COES SHUE STORE, : The stock is part ofa bankrunt stock oe the largest firm in‘the Cnited States, ance Calieoes; . “Miaslizts,. Sheetings, Denims, ; Overalls, ’ ‘dumpers, Drawers, —je= Undershirts, AIL Wool Flannel, Socks, Haydkerchiefs, Towels,} Napkins, Table Linens, Oil Cloths, Ladies’ Woolen Underwear, Ete., Ete. TO THE LADIES OF NEVADA e9Ty: We especially invite the ladies: of ci 2 Nevada City~ aud County to call QmoO rrow . and examrine this stock of Dry Goods, before” purchasing at any?" other store. We guarantee to sell staple and Fancy Goods at less . ’. than manufacturer's first cost. 4 There has never been such inducements offered to purchase Staple aul Fancy Dry Goods’ as is now oflered by the Assignees of the Great Eastern Bazar of Chicago, ; Commercial Street, Opposite Coc's d2 Shoe Store, Nevada City. rises, ae aa ais — WATCHES AND — JEWELRY —FORChristmas and New Year's PRESENTS a ~~ why . —7 Tk LUETIJE & BRAND, WATCHMAKERS AND— STEW ELENRS,; “BROAD Street, Nevana Crry, } . AVE JUST RECEIVED ONE OF THE FINEST ASSOKTMENTS OF WATCHES, JEWELRY, PLATED WARE, SPECTACLES, CLOCKS, ETC., . Ever brought to Nevada County. pom MADE JEWELRY A SPECIALTY, And gotten upinthe most Beantifuk Styles Imaginable and sct with Diamonds, sf Pearls. Raby-s, Sapphircs. Amethyst* And other Precious stones. . ———— . Breastpina, . Bar-rimgs, me Chains, Rings. Studs, dc. Warranted 18 Carats Fine. Silver and Plated Ware. A Beautiful assortment for the HolidaysWatches and Ciocks repaired in the very best manner. As we do ourown work, custoniers can re)} upon getting every thinr-dege inthe best ma?ner, and at prices lower tham’any other house, considering the quatity of goods. a7 If you want w make Holiday Presents, call on i November 29, 1979. ‘THE GREAT EASTERN ~ Centon Flannels, LUETJE & BRAND, N#EVADA CI1 aoe Briel The military »ambers SO men The caruival . the 1Sth instant The Sailor. Fl: expect to begin Liberty Hill pany of this cou sessment of 60 quent Dec. 30th “fhe sun sury showing its fac abowt 11 -0’clock and again ence . soon. Union: — The Wolf creek, abe Las been sold b asiate to Patric firmation by. th Hirschmann during the day north of tow1 water can be o! pushed ahead Monday nig} mpounded t eealyes that hac Aristocracy H past, and bad their way hom A man wko roul frequent! sume largé st¢ bank Ou One s rendering tean lovality referr We will try ‘ain, even th senver cic Peace and th) the same to t Mrs’E.Star raincuto stree of a.-man livin -of her house come up befor The complain fendant. app names to her between then Frida The Young ognizing the . inann’s soiree asked for in 1 and enjoyable cluded to aba ly parties, an clear field. quently on ea alter hold a Hall. A full gaged for the will be intro Friday eveni bon-bon part ted, Santa € Messrs, . ] Main street are displayii holiday Zooc yaried that. ly find in th counters anc lishment m for present; proprietors down to sui alvertiseme Tr A\NSCRIPT Tl The buil custom mill Run, near § 18 about con Nery is bein With water capable of d Th « The milit regular moi evening. It &* permittin shoot wouk Grounds ne: EOS. Br: 4 few days and repair Leave order Storeof_G, Concer There wi Supper at . Wednesday Everybody