December 9, 1875 (4 pages)

na pe oi a ee gpl tie ag BONE OH Nie mE BNA ng eNO IO ils (ERA Pe a ea a RNA Rl BARRE WABI BN ha NPD 8 iSite, 4 > Bhe Daily Transcript ought to export everything and imenjoy the highest degree of happi, the yield of owr mines for wearing _ If compelled to do so we could .draw _ Some day we shall learn to wear our NEVADA CITY, CAL. A ee ‘Thursday, Pec. 9, +1875, California’s Vast Resources. On this subject the Los Angeles Herald, of October 10th, discourses as follows: “Perhaps few of the most dbservant of Ciliformia’s Fesients"have ever carefully examined and classified her many and varied resources, The person who does this will be slow to believe that the people of the Pacific coast will ever suffer by a real monetary. panic. We port next to nothing. Within ‘the aren extending from San Diego and Siskiyou, almost everything kuown to or classed among thé vegetable kingdom will grow and attain maturity. Between the ocean's beach and the summit of the Sierras almost every metal known to the mineral kingdom is found im vast quantities. . . * ‘What should be the future of acountry se favored? A country with such vast resources ought to be the parudise of-earth and its people ought-teness vouchsafed to mortals. With a climate ranging frou: the tropical to the temperate, and with productsin. digenous’to both zones, what need we import in the way of vegetables? With mountains of gold an@ silver, broad lodes of copper, wide veins of lead, hills of iron and fields of coal; with broad valleys of ‘soil, the productiong of which are unequalled anywhere in the world; with a grazing region capable of supporting millions of head of stock; . witha climate: adapted to the growth of sheep, fine wooled goats and silk worms, why should we send abroad material? Perhaps no country in the world bas within itself more of the necessaries and luxaries of life than California, If there was on insurmountable barrier thrown around our Siate, we should not want for meat, drink and wearing apparel. on our own resources not only for the staples but the luxuries of life. Tobacco. bacco hanging on the porch of the Bulachet house, on East. Broad street yesterday, which were raised five fcet in length, and seem to be. of good quality. If such a’crop can be raised on the soil hereabouts, and .we see no réasoa to the contrary, it will be » profitable industry for some one te engage in. » Water for irrigation. is convenient and abundant; the soil is productive on any of the hillsides, and the climate is certainly adupted to the growth of the plant. We have heard that the leaves grown in this altitnde bave bat little body, but it is possible that that may be accounted for by the kind. of seed pianted. An experiment uposhalf an aeré with choice’ plants would prove what can be done, and we hape some one will rouke it the coming season. @ Plant Trees and Shrubbery. ~ The soil in this section bas been growth of almost every kind of tree and sbrab, and that with but little care and attendtion, Nat bearing proved to be weil adapted. to the/ ‘much doubt whether the What a Comtrast. We noticed several plants of to-. --A conversation with an Eastern gentleman yesterday reeulled to ‘our . recollection a fact, which we have often pondered, and which is too this season, and they. average over tien forgotten, and that is the difference between the life ‘of the East‘ern and the California faimer. We are daily receiving accounts by-~ telegraph of frosts here and there, at points in the Eastern States. begins the era there of cutting fodder and preparing feed for stock, whiéh isso exbuwsting, to the Eastern farmer's vitality, both. ptiysical aud financial, Millions of men in the Est for the. next “five bleak, Winter month:, will be getting up at‘four o'clock in the mornuiny, to LU through the weary ordeal of feeding ‘their stock. The staip frost-, roo, will make blaz bg files anecessily, and-wood must be cut for another weary utd vever ending labor. The mere work might be’ endured were it not for the fact tpit .the greater part of the proceeds of the furm go to feed the, stuck. . : Peunsyl¥avia, pays two per cent.on trees flourish with scarcely wmy care. Flowering plants witb a little attentention grow luxutiantly; and every kind of fruit trees are almost indigenous tothe soil, Felix’ Gillet and others have different ’ varieties of trees, shrubs and plants for sale. We advise everyone to make arrangements for plantiug stich things in the early Spring. It, will-be »money and time well invested. Homes beantified in such.» manner are made ‘more valuable, besides affording pleasure to every member of. the family. -We hope. some-one will plant an orchard of nut bearing trees hereabouts, and prove by the experiment the wisdom of such a course. Such trees will pay, te a The Fair. The Congrégational Pair and Festival-has been attended by a large number, and, considering the times, we should judge tbe affair was a success financially. The ladies had the Thentre on Tuesday njght tastily deeorated, and filled with useful and ornamental articles for sale. The own flannels and silks, eat our own fruit and other vegetables, and drink the wine preswed from the grapes of . our own vineyards, and when we have done this we sball not send the gold and silver of our mines abroad at the rate of from thirty to forty saillion per year, and we shall become rich, respectable and Independent. The Palace Hotel Assassim At; tempts Suicide. Samuel H, Haniington, says. the San Francisco Chronicle,’ the desperado who attempted to murder the lad Ludlaminthe Palace Hote) on Friday, was as unsuccessful at suicide Monday. It was presumed that he would attempt something of. the kind and was placed in the cell in company with Schacht, the burglar, who was directed to keep a wateh over the assassin, Yesterday morning about 4 o’ckock cries. of ‘Help!’ “‘Murder!’’ were heard ismilitary band was present, and from time tu'time played some of their select music. Last night an entertainment was given, composed of tableaux, singing &c., which drew a good audience. be a social reunion, at: which all socially inclined can enjoy a pleasant evening, The ladies will exert themselves to make it pleasant for all, and they hope to meet a large number there to-night. Still Pleasant, _ Most people rise in the morning expecting to see a drizzling raiu outside, but it appears they will be disappointed in that particular for _9 short time, at least. The eadlae bas moderated so as to allow the completion of the railroad, and to give people an opportunity to get in a httle more dry wood from the woods for which they can: have an opportunity to pay six dollars per cord, and the clerk probably consuing from the new prison, and the . cluded it would be nice toshow new Prisonkeeper and his trusties ran to “the place and found Schatcht holding’the body of Harringtoa in the ait and yelling with all his power, Tt sppeared that Harrington, while Schacht was asleep, tied his handkerehief around his neck and toa pendant gas fixture and hung down. He probably kicked Schacht. during his operation and was discovered in time. Harsington was removed to the hospital, where he was soon restored to econseiousmess, A constant watch is now maintained over tlie prisoner to prevent a second attempt. He says that ho is sorry he failed, <i Lee Broxun.—Xesterday morning. Mr. Pelton, who lives near Wheeler's ranch, between Grass Valley and Colfax, was out hunting and was on horseback. The early morning was somewhat raw and Mr, Pelton became somewhat chilled. He dismeunted from his horse, and standing upon a leng rope, which was attached to the horse’g feck, began to move his arms sont in a vigorous way in order to get up a circulation of blood. The motion frightened the horse into a jump and a run, and. the. r became entangled about Mr. Pelton’s leg. The man was dragged some distance and was badly bruised. is legis said to be broken in’ two places. Dr. Jones was sent for and .prempty utteuded the ease GV, Union of Luesdayy » "e eomers into the State what ‘California can Jo in the shape of fine Winter weather. If it were not for the Tittle white frost seen every morning the weather. might be mistaken for Summer. County Scrip, By referenee to our -advertising columns it, will be seen that county warrants on the General Fund registered prior to Dec. 8th, 1874; also warrants on General Fund, Nos. 249, 250, and.251, registered Dec. 8, 1874: also all warrants op Koad Fund registered prior to July btn, 1875; also. warrants .Nos, 70‘and 71 on Road Fund registered Jaly 9th pital Fund registered July 10th, Interest ceases from date. : Gaild. . é Union Hotel on next Friday evening, December 10th. The Improved Order of Red Men, will hold their regular: meeting“at their Wigwam, Odd Fellows Hall,this o'clock. “Members are requésted to be present, and vis. evening, at 7)¢> iting braves are cordially invited. . 1875. Als@ Warran} No. 40n Hos1874. will be paid on presentation. Trinity Guild will meet at the Mr. Millington's quadrilles will be danced as fealled by him. An invitation is extended to all, M, Grecory, Assistant Secretary. eas. Sas ES és Red Men, We say tWo years ago,for,since then, . its nonmsinal value bas sediy shrank. . What a ‘contrast, on the . baud! We doubt iff in Southern } . woman, and even then’ it is only IBoruing ‘aud evening. none of that slaving about stock. Cattle can do without. shelter from better for it, stock, they feed thé:mselyes. mer in California did about one-third of the work of his Eastern brother, to assure a farmer succéss in Southern Culifornia is that be should have mouey enough to buy himself a small farm, and that he should do onethird as’ much work as he did in the East, That of itself would assure him of a livelihood. Should he, '’ A Prosperous Coumty. date, has the following eoncerning the crops of Los Angeles county: If there lixgers a doubt in the minds bof any that Los: Angeles county can’t feed herself and her iieighbors too,in {run over to Downey City and spend find thereabouts a sturdy yeomanry, show, the superior of these crops. the country. —_——--———— ne San Francisco s Post Office. mento Bee makes this request: “Wil lejo train every afternoon.”’ Railroad have levied the last assess. these—:'. ¢ “uVeruge . . farm, in such States as Onio and its-nouginal value of two years ago . other California thero.aretweuty days ip} the year, wheu.a fire is‘ nevessury to . the comfort ofa healthy ‘man or uecessary for. a few bours iu the . 950 Utah 13. . year’s end’to year’s end, und be the} As for feeding the . The . ‘grain, is omred into huy on tke . ground, The Eastern gentleman to; whom we refer i& sativfied, after considerable observation, that the farand was disposed to grumble at hav-. ing to do that. ‘Allthat is necessary, . however, wish to-work as hard as he was accustomed to there, five years would assure him a competency.— Los Angeles Express, October 16th, To-night. there will . " . . The Los Angelos Mirror of recent adry year, we ask them to take a/ a day among the farmers. They will with their houses .hidden from view by the taller corm and barricaded by squashes and pumpkins that. almost hide the corn! The country can not And the best of it all is many of the heaviest yields*have been brought _ * forward without the least irrigation, the nateral moisture of the soil being sufficient forall purposes. With such crops as We see in the valley of the San Gabriel, that section should become as famous as Cincinnati for her pork, and we confidently expect to seé the time, and that not far distant, when Chicago lard and bacon will beunknown in our section of+ Subscribers of iaterior journals in San Francisco hardly ever get them with any regularity, Some times there will three or four. come at . ence, but more frequently they do not arrive at their destimation at all. The .fault evidently is at the Sau Francisee Post Office. The SacraPostmaster Coey of San Francisco sea that his mail carriers deliver papers as regularly as they do letters? ‘The subscribers of the Bee in’ San Francisco often receive two or three days’. papers at a time, when we 3 -know they leave this city by the Val-. -7°" Til give pas Steen conts 0 day. ‘The Direetors of the N arrow Gauge ; py csisgcta, ef Mining Stocks. Yesterday Morning’s Sales. 1770 Ophir 51. 375 Mexican 20%. . : : 370 Gould & Curry 19. 895 Best & Beleher 53%, 34 Chollar 8244. : . 310 Hale & Norcross 36%: 895 Crown Point 314%, . . 140 Yeilow Jacket 86%. & ; 3H . Imperial 84%. 215 Kentuck 1474. . 120 Enipire Mill 524. . 120 Alpba 18. . 2960 Beleher 33, y . 25 Confidence 20. ’ 160. Con Viruinia 362. 614 Sierva Nevada 17%. . 4750: Cathifornia 6654, NY 80 Ballion 43. ixebequer 13, 20 Sev Belcher 85, e 75 Overman 5434. ‘i Justice 34 <r 6 Union Coy 8%. b ickeve Lea. Lady Bryan 24, Yesterday Afternoon’s . 375 Riymond & Bly 2214. . 340 Kureka Con 16, ai i; 660 Leopard 8%. . 120 Jefferson 4%. 9 b 1385 Gilu-3%. . 100-Silver Hill 7%, . 810 Reek Island 334. . 836. Woodville 3%, © . 1930 Or ginal Gold Hill 3. . « 100 -Florida 3%. 40) Nortbern Belle 27, #100: Coso Con 1%. 1305 Julia 14%. 50 Caledonia-20%4. € 100 Baltimore 2%: There is New Epvucationan Inea.—A new idea about sehool teachers, or rather ‘in relution to their conipensation, has been started, Phis time it is theory originating at the ‘‘ffub,”’ but. made its first appearance, followed by immfédiate prac; tice; 1B Texus—the last place in the . Union where we would expect to . find an educational theory in advance . of the ‘*State’’ of Boston. The Tex;not a . as Legislature has fixed the compen. sation of teachers in cowntry or ungraded schools, at the rate of ten ‘cents per day for each pupil who” is on that day in actual attendance. ‘Phe county pays the bills which makes it to the pecuniary iméerest of the teacher to have as full a school as possible, while under the system of a fixed salary it is a matter of indifference whether there are five or fifty attendants—in fact the fewer present the less labor the teacher has to earn his or ber salary. —Bee , Legislative Offices, The Pemocrats have nonmimeated Speaker of the Assembly, and B. F. Tuttle, of Somoma, for Speaker of the Senate, The Republicans nominated Joseph McKenna, of Solano, for the Assembly, and George 8. Evans, of San Joagpin, for the Senin the majority, of course their nominees will be eleeted. We notice that George W. Conway, of Grass Valley, was nominated by the Democrats as Copying Clerk of the Senate. The Guild, . Trinity Guild will meet at the Union Hotel to-morrow night. There will’ be dancing and other amusements, Good music will be provided and a lunch given to all who attend. The members of the society will exert themselves to make this meeting one of the pleasantest ever given. If any one wants to miss a good time they will surely have to stay at home to-morrow night.Tes Bor Coutp’nr Sez It.—A Grand River Avenue grocer saw a boy about twelve years loating around his store yesterduy, and patted him on the head and said: ile “Boy, go to work. George Washington was a worker; Thomas Jefterson swung the axe! Henry Clay used the hoe.”’ : “Did they,”’ asked the lad. “They did, my son. Labor is '. grand; labor is emnebling; labor is the foundation beams of this country. The boy who cultivates habits of industry will sooner “br. later achieve success and i endénce, There’s fifty bushels of potatoés in there to sort over. Go to work at them, my boy, and to encotitage ‘in a few is, 1f you are industrious jand trastw: y, I'l let you saw over some beans, and itwen’t be long after that before yom can run for Governor of Michigau. Come, now, go to work.” left behiud him. It read;. ‘*You’r ; ei *°}hauk Clay and george “Washing completed aud ears running to this. Kin pgs blazeas—Deleeit Fee ty. ~ ‘ —_~ Rae, ee ee +! ’ ‘Tue San Francisco Alta says: A quartette of our young gentlemen, the pious and peaceful occupation of . throwing dice, went to take a steam . and fancied himsélf in Hell, the blue ghostly forms all conducing tothe nearest him and pitebed -bim into Sale S. . paid G. J. Carpenter, of El Dorado, for} ‘ate. “As the Democrats are largely : . Some wood, and then you may pick. . lla san sess-{ The boy went: in and--worked for ment of ‘five per cent on the. capital about an hoer, and was then missstock of the compapy. Before the day . @8Ou a board was asign be had sof sale itis expected the road will be who had passed: the entire night gn bath: to refresh themselvés, and all fell asleep on the shelves. One, of them being afflicted’ with a warm imagination and being humbly. eonscious of his own deserts,’ awoke. light, the mysterious hoises, and the illusion. With remarkable presence of: mind he seized upon the friend The fir-t spaib of that he wasn’t the plunge. water convinced bim there yet. We hope he my, find the plunge as convenient when he eal aire lalasancelgi SPORTSMEN’S ®q) BROAD ST.,. ABOVE st ” 69 HOTKL NEVADA cry. MF a D, THOM, JR., E\CER IN ~ A LU kinds of GUNS, RIFLES ,BSTOLs Ammunition, etc. Complete: ontfits, ‘for sportsmen, . i ; aT DR, FRANK H. THOMAS -° {Practitioner of Bomoeopathy,} PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. 4VORMERLY Resident Physician N. y, Housé of Industry, Resident Surgeon N.Y. Opt thalmic Howl. Member of the N. ¥. Homoepathic Medical Soviety, Member of the American Institute of Home _ opathy, Member of. the Bahnemann Acade. m} of Medicine, Member of the Pacifi 5 Homoropathic Medical society, Offize---Brozd 8:., cor. of Pine, NEVADA CERY, CALdoes go. a COUNTY WAKRANTS. . £T, Warrants om "General Fund reyiawarrants on General Fun:> Nos, 249, -250 and 251, registered Bec. 8, 1s74, Also all warrants.ou Road Fund re.ist md prior to July 9th, 1875. Also* warrants Nos. @u and-71 on Read Fund registered July 9t., 4875. Also warrant-No. 4 son Hespital Fund registered duly loth, 1874, wilt be on presentation. Interest ceases from date. ~ i . E, P. SANFORD,. ‘Treasurer, By A. H Parker, Deputy. Nevada, Dec, 9, 1875. Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. gooey place of business in the stuteof California, Notice is hereby given that at a meeting of He Board of Directors of above numedefiompany, at the office ofthe company, held the 7th day of Der. 1475, an assessment, No, 10, of F.ve Dollars perjphave, was ievied uj on the capital stock ot tie corporation, puyable immediately in the Company; at the place of business: No. 59 Main street, in the town of Grass Valley, County of Nevada, State of Calitgrnia, Any stock upon which this assessment shall remgin unpail on Monday,the roth day of Janwary, 1876, will be delinquent afid adver. tised for sale at public auction, and unless payment is made before will be sold on o’clock, P. M. of that day to pay the delinQuent assessment together with thecost of advertising and expenses of#ale, By order of the Board of Directors.” ~ ; GEURGE FLETCHER, Secretary Othce—No 59 Main Street, Grass Valley. Nevada County, Cal. a9 AUCTION! FRANK G. GUILD, ILE SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION, ‘ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER lIth, At 10 o’clock, A. M. ce Consisting of Honwsehold and Kitehen Furniture, Wheelbarrows, ’ Mining Tools, etc. Persous having goods to dispose of are requested to leave word at the Auction Rooms on Broad street, HAIR WORK. MRS. C. M. HAYES. MAIN STREET, Nearly Opposite _ the School House, 8 now prepared to doall kinds of HAIR I WORK; such as \ SWITCHES, CURIS, She keeps s fine assortment of Hair Work constantly on hand, and is prepared to her care, in he latest style and with dispatch, Sole Agent in Nevada City for Butterick’s Celebrated Patterns. ing Machines. SHERIFF'S SALE. Rs VIRTUE QF AN EXECUTION TO me directed ahd delivered issued out of the District Court of the Tenth Judicial District, in and for the County of Yuba, State of California, bearing date Nov, 30th, 1875; on a judgment rendered in said Court on the 26th day of Nov., .A. D. 1875, in favor of P. Vanclief, and against J. M. Foley, for the sum ef Seventeen Hundred snd Ten (1710) Dollars, and costs taxed at $30, and accruing costs. I have levied upon all the right, title and interest of Defendant, J. M. Foley, in and to the folléwing described property,to wit: all that piece or parce) of mining ground upon Manzanita Hill, in Mississippi Valley Mining District, in the township of pons i oe county of Nevada and State of in the jydgment in fayor of J. M. Foley against Newton C. Miller et al, in the District Court of the Fourteenth J wdicial District, for the said county of Nevada, ’ren-. dered on the -day of July, 1874, in an ac. tiff, and said Newton C. par ase is Miller et al. were Notice is hereby given that I will expose at public sale all the above described property to the highest bidder, for cash,in front the.city of the Court House 5 ‘MONDAY, January 3d, 1876, Between the hours of 9 0’ 2 Borclock. fie of 9 o’clock, A. M., and ameG. W. SMITH, Sheriff. E? By A. W. Potter, Under Sheriff. Niles Searls, Piff’s Atty. as tered prior to Dee. 8th, Lava Iso . town of Grass Valley, Nev da County, . . gold coin to George Fletcher, Seuretary. of . Saturday, the 29th day of Jan., 1876, at 1‘, to do everything in the hair line entrusted }Also Local Agent for Remington's’ Sew. : + known as the “ Matthias Ground,” situate . ornig, and more particularly described} " tion wherein said J.M, Foley was plain. . . plinen onder my hand this 7th day of . Refers to Alpheus: Bull, Eeq., Rev.’ Dr. BF. 1, R-xtord, Drs: Albertson, Eckel and Pease, San Francisco, fe a7 . ESTRAY. NOTICE, © i} . JAME intothe enclosure of the under. . C signed, ubout the 20th ef October, . 1475, one White Heifer, supposed to be two _years, no bran’s, but with a large scab on thernm , Supposed t6 Have been scalded. . The owner is requested to pay charges and . take her away. * P. SUTTON, Nevada City, Dec. 6th, 1875, TAM’S OYSTER SALOON. “ pINE STREET, NEVADA. ANTOINE TAM, : HAS made arrangements for e@,) supolying the people of NewaWf da City and vicinity with Fresh Eastern and California OYSTERS, : In any style desired, such as Oysters on the Half Shell, Pan and Fancy Roasts, Oyster Stews, Fried Oysters. CIGARS! CIGARS! He is‘also in receipt of a choice stock ef Cigars, and will sell a better article for the money than any other establishment in the mvuuntains. : : A full line of Candies, American, French and Fan’y. .Also a fresh stock of Nuts, of all kinds. ANTOINE TAM, Nevada, Dec. 5th, 3875. i ‘Fair, Festival —AND— NOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PAR SONAGE FUND OF THE Congregational ‘Church. : . Open on Tuesday Evening, and Gontinue 3 Eve’gs; —AT THE— NEVADA THEATRE, =: Orchestra in attendance Each Evening. FIRST NIGHT— Selling of Articles.— Admission Free. © ‘ SECOND NIGHT —Wednesday. Instrumental Music. ‘lablean. Vocal Music.— Statuary. Vocal Music. Tablean. ; Intermission—Half hour for Supper. Instrumeuts] Music. Select Reading. -Vocal Music.: Tableau. Vocal Music.--Statuary. Vocal Music. Weddings and Smiling Match. Grand Tableas. Admission 25 cents. ; THIRD NIGHT --: Tharsdey. SOCIAL REUNION, . Nevada, Dec. 4th, Ei Annual Meeting. HE Annual ofthe Btockhol-_ ders of the VADA AND MOUNTAIN LAKES ICE COMPANY, will be’ held at their Office, in Nevada City. ou ( THURSDAY, JAN. 6th, 1876, At 20’élock, P, M, MRS. C. M. MAYES. 1 : F T. E, MILLS, Ses. _ Nevada, Dec. 8, 1875. Nevada, Dec, 4th, 1875. : : NOTICE. .Mand s@ter Januazy ist, next, If, THE BANE OF NEVADA @OUNTY Will Close at 5 e*cloeck, P, M, ™ Saturdays, The same as every other day of the weeld2-1m R, W. TULLY. Presilent. New Lard, CASHIN: & CO, OW offer to the trade REW LARD. 12 quantities to suit. eee It being of our own: manufacture we “warrant it to be No. 1. : Orders leftat the Office, on the Crass Valley road, or by letter through the Post Office, will be promptly attended to. CASHIN & C0. Nevada, Dec. 4, 1875. _, EMPORIUM, ~ NUIS AND CONFECTIONERY. © Social Reunion {“. New Lard. js ‘ ite frien just: of L They and ; we cigar to th a fal large at H"’ and } town.

na pe oi a ee gpl tie ag BONE OH Nie mE BNA ng eNO IO ils (ERA Pe a ea a RNA Rl BARRE WABI BN ha NPD 8 iSite, 4 > Bhe Daily Transcript ought to export everything and imenjoy the highest degree of happi, the yield of owr mines for wearing _ If compelled to do so we could .draw _ Some day we shall learn to wear our NEVADA CITY, CAL. A ee ‘Thursday, Pec. 9, +1875, California’s Vast Resources. On this subject the Los Angeles Herald, of October 10th, discourses as follows: “Perhaps few of the most dbservant of Ciliformia’s Fesients"have ever carefully examined and classified her many and varied resources, The person who does this will be slow to believe that the people of the Pacific coast will ever suffer by a real monetary. panic. We port next to nothing. Within ‘the aren extending from San Diego and Siskiyou, almost everything kuown to or classed among thé vegetable kingdom will grow and attain maturity. Between the ocean's beach and the summit of the Sierras almost every metal known to the mineral kingdom is found im vast quantities. . . * ‘What should be the future of acountry se favored? A country with such vast resources ought to be the parudise of-earth and its people ought-teness vouchsafed to mortals. With a climate ranging frou: the tropical to the temperate, and with productsin. digenous’to both zones, what need we import in the way of vegetables? With mountains of gold an@ silver, broad lodes of copper, wide veins of lead, hills of iron and fields of coal; with broad valleys of ‘soil, the productiong of which are unequalled anywhere in the world; with a grazing region capable of supporting millions of head of stock; . witha climate: adapted to the growth of sheep, fine wooled goats and silk worms, why should we send abroad material? Perhaps no country in the world bas within itself more of the necessaries and luxaries of life than California, If there was on insurmountable barrier thrown around our Siate, we should not want for meat, drink and wearing apparel. on our own resources not only for the staples but the luxuries of life. Tobacco. bacco hanging on the porch of the Bulachet house, on East. Broad street yesterday, which were raised five fcet in length, and seem to be. of good quality. If such a’crop can be raised on the soil hereabouts, and .we see no réasoa to the contrary, it will be » profitable industry for some one te engage in. » Water for irrigation. is convenient and abundant; the soil is productive on any of the hillsides, and the climate is certainly adupted to the growth of the plant. We have heard that the leaves grown in this altitnde bave bat little body, but it is possible that that may be accounted for by the kind. of seed pianted. An experiment uposhalf an aeré with choice’ plants would prove what can be done, and we hape some one will rouke it the coming season. @ Plant Trees and Shrubbery. ~ The soil in this section bas been growth of almost every kind of tree and sbrab, and that with but little care and attendtion, Nat bearing proved to be weil adapted. to the/ ‘much doubt whether the What a Comtrast. We noticed several plants of to-. --A conversation with an Eastern gentleman yesterday reeulled to ‘our . recollection a fact, which we have often pondered, and which is too this season, and they. average over tien forgotten, and that is the difference between the life ‘of the East‘ern and the California faimer. We are daily receiving accounts by-~ telegraph of frosts here and there, at points in the Eastern States. begins the era there of cutting fodder and preparing feed for stock, whiéh isso exbuwsting, to the Eastern farmer's vitality, both. ptiysical aud financial, Millions of men in the Est for the. next “five bleak, Winter month:, will be getting up at‘four o'clock in the mornuiny, to LU through the weary ordeal of feeding ‘their stock. The staip frost-, roo, will make blaz bg files anecessily, and-wood must be cut for another weary utd vever ending labor. The mere work might be’ endured were it not for the fact tpit .the greater part of the proceeds of the furm go to feed the, stuck. . : Peunsyl¥avia, pays two per cent.on trees flourish with scarcely wmy care. Flowering plants witb a little attentention grow luxutiantly; and every kind of fruit trees are almost indigenous tothe soil, Felix’ Gillet and others have different ’ varieties of trees, shrubs and plants for sale. We advise everyone to make arrangements for plantiug stich things in the early Spring. It, will-be »money and time well invested. Homes beantified in such.» manner are made ‘more valuable, besides affording pleasure to every member of. the family. -We hope. some-one will plant an orchard of nut bearing trees hereabouts, and prove by the experiment the wisdom of such a course. Such trees will pay, te a The Fair. The Congrégational Pair and Festival-has been attended by a large number, and, considering the times, we should judge tbe affair was a success financially. The ladies had the Thentre on Tuesday njght tastily deeorated, and filled with useful and ornamental articles for sale. The own flannels and silks, eat our own fruit and other vegetables, and drink the wine preswed from the grapes of . our own vineyards, and when we have done this we sball not send the gold and silver of our mines abroad at the rate of from thirty to forty saillion per year, and we shall become rich, respectable and Independent. The Palace Hotel Assassim At; tempts Suicide. Samuel H, Haniington, says. the San Francisco Chronicle,’ the desperado who attempted to murder the lad Ludlaminthe Palace Hote) on Friday, was as unsuccessful at suicide Monday. It was presumed that he would attempt something of. the kind and was placed in the cell in company with Schacht, the burglar, who was directed to keep a wateh over the assassin, Yesterday morning about 4 o’ckock cries. of ‘Help!’ “‘Murder!’’ were heard ismilitary band was present, and from time tu'time played some of their select music. Last night an entertainment was given, composed of tableaux, singing &c., which drew a good audience. be a social reunion, at: which all socially inclined can enjoy a pleasant evening, The ladies will exert themselves to make it pleasant for all, and they hope to meet a large number there to-night. Still Pleasant, _ Most people rise in the morning expecting to see a drizzling raiu outside, but it appears they will be disappointed in that particular for _9 short time, at least. The eadlae bas moderated so as to allow the completion of the railroad, and to give people an opportunity to get in a httle more dry wood from the woods for which they can: have an opportunity to pay six dollars per cord, and the clerk probably consuing from the new prison, and the . cluded it would be nice toshow new Prisonkeeper and his trusties ran to “the place and found Schatcht holding’the body of Harringtoa in the ait and yelling with all his power, Tt sppeared that Harrington, while Schacht was asleep, tied his handkerehief around his neck and toa pendant gas fixture and hung down. He probably kicked Schacht. during his operation and was discovered in time. Harsington was removed to the hospital, where he was soon restored to econseiousmess, A constant watch is now maintained over tlie prisoner to prevent a second attempt. He says that ho is sorry he failed, <i Lee Broxun.—Xesterday morning. Mr. Pelton, who lives near Wheeler's ranch, between Grass Valley and Colfax, was out hunting and was on horseback. The early morning was somewhat raw and Mr, Pelton became somewhat chilled. He dismeunted from his horse, and standing upon a leng rope, which was attached to the horse’g feck, began to move his arms sont in a vigorous way in order to get up a circulation of blood. The motion frightened the horse into a jump and a run, and. the. r became entangled about Mr. Pelton’s leg. The man was dragged some distance and was badly bruised. is legis said to be broken in’ two places. Dr. Jones was sent for and .prempty utteuded the ease GV, Union of Luesdayy » "e eomers into the State what ‘California can Jo in the shape of fine Winter weather. If it were not for the Tittle white frost seen every morning the weather. might be mistaken for Summer. County Scrip, By referenee to our -advertising columns it, will be seen that county warrants on the General Fund registered prior to Dec. 8th, 1874; also warrants on General Fund, Nos. 249, 250, and.251, registered Dec. 8, 1874: also all warrants op Koad Fund registered prior to July btn, 1875; also. warrants .Nos, 70‘and 71 on Road Fund registered Jaly 9th pital Fund registered July 10th, Interest ceases from date. : Gaild. . é Union Hotel on next Friday evening, December 10th. The Improved Order of Red Men, will hold their regular: meeting“at their Wigwam, Odd Fellows Hall,this o'clock. “Members are requésted to be present, and vis. evening, at 7)¢> iting braves are cordially invited. . 1875. Als@ Warran} No. 40n Hos1874. will be paid on presentation. Trinity Guild will meet at the Mr. Millington's quadrilles will be danced as fealled by him. An invitation is extended to all, M, Grecory, Assistant Secretary. eas. Sas ES és Red Men, We say tWo years ago,for,since then, . its nonmsinal value bas sediy shrank. . What a ‘contrast, on the . baud! We doubt iff in Southern } . woman, and even then’ it is only IBoruing ‘aud evening. none of that slaving about stock. Cattle can do without. shelter from better for it, stock, they feed thé:mselyes. mer in California did about one-third of the work of his Eastern brother, to assure a farmer succéss in Southern Culifornia is that be should have mouey enough to buy himself a small farm, and that he should do onethird as’ much work as he did in the East, That of itself would assure him of a livelihood. Should he, '’ A Prosperous Coumty. date, has the following eoncerning the crops of Los Angeles county: If there lixgers a doubt in the minds bof any that Los: Angeles county can’t feed herself and her iieighbors too,in {run over to Downey City and spend find thereabouts a sturdy yeomanry, show, the superior of these crops. the country. —_——--———— ne San Francisco s Post Office. mento Bee makes this request: “Wil lejo train every afternoon.”’ Railroad have levied the last assess. these—:'. ¢ “uVeruge . . farm, in such States as Onio and its-nouginal value of two years ago . other California thero.aretweuty days ip} the year, wheu.a fire is‘ nevessury to . the comfort ofa healthy ‘man or uecessary for. a few bours iu the . 950 Utah 13. . year’s end’to year’s end, und be the} As for feeding the . The . ‘grain, is omred into huy on tke . ground, The Eastern gentleman to; whom we refer i& sativfied, after considerable observation, that the farand was disposed to grumble at hav-. ing to do that. ‘Allthat is necessary, . however, wish to-work as hard as he was accustomed to there, five years would assure him a competency.— Los Angeles Express, October 16th, To-night. there will . " . . The Los Angelos Mirror of recent adry year, we ask them to take a/ a day among the farmers. They will with their houses .hidden from view by the taller corm and barricaded by squashes and pumpkins that. almost hide the corn! The country can not And the best of it all is many of the heaviest yields*have been brought _ * forward without the least irrigation, the nateral moisture of the soil being sufficient forall purposes. With such crops as We see in the valley of the San Gabriel, that section should become as famous as Cincinnati for her pork, and we confidently expect to seé the time, and that not far distant, when Chicago lard and bacon will beunknown in our section of+ Subscribers of iaterior journals in San Francisco hardly ever get them with any regularity, Some times there will three or four. come at . ence, but more frequently they do not arrive at their destimation at all. The .fault evidently is at the Sau Francisee Post Office. The SacraPostmaster Coey of San Francisco sea that his mail carriers deliver papers as regularly as they do letters? ‘The subscribers of the Bee in’ San Francisco often receive two or three days’. papers at a time, when we 3 -know they leave this city by the Val-. -7°" Til give pas Steen conts 0 day. ‘The Direetors of the N arrow Gauge ; py csisgcta, ef Mining Stocks. Yesterday Morning’s Sales. 1770 Ophir 51. 375 Mexican 20%. . : : 370 Gould & Curry 19. 895 Best & Beleher 53%, 34 Chollar 8244. : . 310 Hale & Norcross 36%: 895 Crown Point 314%, . . 140 Yeilow Jacket 86%. & ; 3H . Imperial 84%. 215 Kentuck 1474. . 120 Enipire Mill 524. . 120 Alpba 18. . 2960 Beleher 33, y . 25 Confidence 20. ’ 160. Con Viruinia 362. 614 Sierva Nevada 17%. . 4750: Cathifornia 6654, NY 80 Ballion 43. ixebequer 13,

20 Sev Belcher 85, e 75 Overman 5434. ‘i Justice 34 <r 6 Union Coy 8%. b ickeve Lea. Lady Bryan 24, Yesterday Afternoon’s . 375 Riymond & Bly 2214. . 340 Kureka Con 16, ai i; 660 Leopard 8%. . 120 Jefferson 4%. 9 b 1385 Gilu-3%. . 100-Silver Hill 7%, . 810 Reek Island 334. . 836. Woodville 3%, © . 1930 Or ginal Gold Hill 3. . « 100 -Florida 3%. 40) Nortbern Belle 27, #100: Coso Con 1%. 1305 Julia 14%. 50 Caledonia-20%4. € 100 Baltimore 2%: There is New Epvucationan Inea.—A new idea about sehool teachers, or rather ‘in relution to their conipensation, has been started, Phis time it is theory originating at the ‘‘ffub,”’ but. made its first appearance, followed by immfédiate prac; tice; 1B Texus—the last place in the . Union where we would expect to . find an educational theory in advance . of the ‘*State’’ of Boston. The Tex;not a . as Legislature has fixed the compen. sation of teachers in cowntry or ungraded schools, at the rate of ten ‘cents per day for each pupil who” is on that day in actual attendance. ‘Phe county pays the bills which makes it to the pecuniary iméerest of the teacher to have as full a school as possible, while under the system of a fixed salary it is a matter of indifference whether there are five or fifty attendants—in fact the fewer present the less labor the teacher has to earn his or ber salary. —Bee , Legislative Offices, The Pemocrats have nonmimeated Speaker of the Assembly, and B. F. Tuttle, of Somoma, for Speaker of the Senate, The Republicans nominated Joseph McKenna, of Solano, for the Assembly, and George 8. Evans, of San Joagpin, for the Senin the majority, of course their nominees will be eleeted. We notice that George W. Conway, of Grass Valley, was nominated by the Democrats as Copying Clerk of the Senate. The Guild, . Trinity Guild will meet at the Union Hotel to-morrow night. There will’ be dancing and other amusements, Good music will be provided and a lunch given to all who attend. The members of the society will exert themselves to make this meeting one of the pleasantest ever given. If any one wants to miss a good time they will surely have to stay at home to-morrow night.Tes Bor Coutp’nr Sez It.—A Grand River Avenue grocer saw a boy about twelve years loating around his store yesterduy, and patted him on the head and said: ile “Boy, go to work. George Washington was a worker; Thomas Jefterson swung the axe! Henry Clay used the hoe.”’ : “Did they,”’ asked the lad. “They did, my son. Labor is '. grand; labor is emnebling; labor is the foundation beams of this country. The boy who cultivates habits of industry will sooner “br. later achieve success and i endénce, There’s fifty bushels of potatoés in there to sort over. Go to work at them, my boy, and to encotitage ‘in a few is, 1f you are industrious jand trastw: y, I'l let you saw over some beans, and itwen’t be long after that before yom can run for Governor of Michigau. Come, now, go to work.” left behiud him. It read;. ‘*You’r ; ei *°}hauk Clay and george “Washing completed aud ears running to this. Kin pgs blazeas—Deleeit Fee ty. ~ ‘ —_~ Rae, ee ee +! ’ ‘Tue San Francisco Alta says: A quartette of our young gentlemen, the pious and peaceful occupation of . throwing dice, went to take a steam . and fancied himsélf in Hell, the blue ghostly forms all conducing tothe nearest him and pitebed -bim into Sale S. . paid G. J. Carpenter, of El Dorado, for} ‘ate. “As the Democrats are largely : . Some wood, and then you may pick. . lla san sess-{ The boy went: in and--worked for ment of ‘five per cent on the. capital about an hoer, and was then missstock of the compapy. Before the day . @8Ou a board was asign be had sof sale itis expected the road will be who had passed: the entire night gn bath: to refresh themselvés, and all fell asleep on the shelves. One, of them being afflicted’ with a warm imagination and being humbly. eonscious of his own deserts,’ awoke. light, the mysterious hoises, and the illusion. With remarkable presence of: mind he seized upon the friend The fir-t spaib of that he wasn’t the plunge. water convinced bim there yet. We hope he my, find the plunge as convenient when he eal aire lalasancelgi SPORTSMEN’S ®q) BROAD ST.,. ABOVE st ” 69 HOTKL NEVADA cry. MF a D, THOM, JR., E\CER IN ~ A LU kinds of GUNS, RIFLES ,BSTOLs Ammunition, etc. Complete: ontfits, ‘for sportsmen, . i ; aT DR, FRANK H. THOMAS -° {Practitioner of Bomoeopathy,} PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. 4VORMERLY Resident Physician N. y, Housé of Industry, Resident Surgeon N.Y. Opt thalmic Howl. Member of the N. ¥. Homoepathic Medical Soviety, Member of the American Institute of Home _ opathy, Member of. the Bahnemann Acade. m} of Medicine, Member of the Pacifi 5 Homoropathic Medical society, Offize---Brozd 8:., cor. of Pine, NEVADA CERY, CALdoes go. a COUNTY WAKRANTS. . £T, Warrants om "General Fund reyiawarrants on General Fun:> Nos, 249, -250 and 251, registered Bec. 8, 1s74, Also all warrants.ou Road Fund re.ist md prior to July 9th, 1875. Also* warrants Nos. @u and-71 on Read Fund registered July 9t., 4875. Also warrant-No. 4 son Hespital Fund registered duly loth, 1874, wilt be on presentation. Interest ceases from date. ~ i . E, P. SANFORD,. ‘Treasurer, By A. H Parker, Deputy. Nevada, Dec, 9, 1875. Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Co. gooey place of business in the stuteof California, Notice is hereby given that at a meeting of He Board of Directors of above numedefiompany, at the office ofthe company, held the 7th day of Der. 1475, an assessment, No, 10, of F.ve Dollars perjphave, was ievied uj on the capital stock ot tie corporation, puyable immediately in the Company; at the place of business: No. 59 Main street, in the town of Grass Valley, County of Nevada, State of Calitgrnia, Any stock upon which this assessment shall remgin unpail on Monday,the roth day of Janwary, 1876, will be delinquent afid adver. tised for sale at public auction, and unless payment is made before will be sold on o’clock, P. M. of that day to pay the delinQuent assessment together with thecost of advertising and expenses of#ale, By order of the Board of Directors.” ~ ; GEURGE FLETCHER, Secretary Othce—No 59 Main Street, Grass Valley. Nevada County, Cal. a9 AUCTION! FRANK G. GUILD, ILE SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION, ‘ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER lIth, At 10 o’clock, A. M. ce Consisting of Honwsehold and Kitehen Furniture, Wheelbarrows, ’ Mining Tools, etc. Persous having goods to dispose of are requested to leave word at the Auction Rooms on Broad street, HAIR WORK. MRS. C. M. HAYES. MAIN STREET, Nearly Opposite _ the School House, 8 now prepared to doall kinds of HAIR I WORK; such as \ SWITCHES, CURIS, She keeps s fine assortment of Hair Work constantly on hand, and is prepared to her care, in he latest style and with dispatch, Sole Agent in Nevada City for Butterick’s Celebrated Patterns. ing Machines. SHERIFF'S SALE. Rs VIRTUE QF AN EXECUTION TO me directed ahd delivered issued out of the District Court of the Tenth Judicial District, in and for the County of Yuba, State of California, bearing date Nov, 30th, 1875; on a judgment rendered in said Court on the 26th day of Nov., .A. D. 1875, in favor of P. Vanclief, and against J. M. Foley, for the sum ef Seventeen Hundred snd Ten (1710) Dollars, and costs taxed at $30, and accruing costs. I have levied upon all the right, title and interest of Defendant, J. M. Foley, in and to the folléwing described property,to wit: all that piece or parce) of mining ground upon Manzanita Hill, in Mississippi Valley Mining District, in the township of pons i oe county of Nevada and State of in the jydgment in fayor of J. M. Foley against Newton C. Miller et al, in the District Court of the Fourteenth J wdicial District, for the said county of Nevada, ’ren-. dered on the -day of July, 1874, in an ac. tiff, and said Newton C. par ase is Miller et al. were Notice is hereby given that I will expose at public sale all the above described property to the highest bidder, for cash,in front the.city of the Court House 5 ‘MONDAY, January 3d, 1876, Between the hours of 9 0’ 2 Borclock. fie of 9 o’clock, A. M., and ameG. W. SMITH, Sheriff. E? By A. W. Potter, Under Sheriff. Niles Searls, Piff’s Atty. as tered prior to Dee. 8th, Lava Iso . town of Grass Valley, Nev da County, . . gold coin to George Fletcher, Seuretary. of . Saturday, the 29th day of Jan., 1876, at 1‘, to do everything in the hair line entrusted }Also Local Agent for Remington's’ Sew. : + known as the “ Matthias Ground,” situate . ornig, and more particularly described} " tion wherein said J.M, Foley was plain. . . plinen onder my hand this 7th day of . Refers to Alpheus: Bull, Eeq., Rev.’ Dr. BF. 1, R-xtord, Drs: Albertson, Eckel and Pease, San Francisco, fe a7 . ESTRAY. NOTICE, © i} . JAME intothe enclosure of the under. . C signed, ubout the 20th ef October, . 1475, one White Heifer, supposed to be two _years, no bran’s, but with a large scab on thernm , Supposed t6 Have been scalded. . The owner is requested to pay charges and . take her away. * P. SUTTON, Nevada City, Dec. 6th, 1875, TAM’S OYSTER SALOON. “ pINE STREET, NEVADA. ANTOINE TAM, : HAS made arrangements for e@,) supolying the people of NewaWf da City and vicinity with Fresh Eastern and California OYSTERS, : In any style desired, such as Oysters on the Half Shell, Pan and Fancy Roasts, Oyster Stews, Fried Oysters. CIGARS! CIGARS! He is‘also in receipt of a choice stock ef Cigars, and will sell a better article for the money than any other establishment in the mvuuntains. : : A full line of Candies, American, French and Fan’y. .Also a fresh stock of Nuts, of all kinds. ANTOINE TAM, Nevada, Dec. 5th, 3875. i ‘Fair, Festival —AND— NOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PAR SONAGE FUND OF THE Congregational ‘Church. : . Open on Tuesday Evening, and Gontinue 3 Eve’gs; —AT THE— NEVADA THEATRE, =: Orchestra in attendance Each Evening. FIRST NIGHT— Selling of Articles.— Admission Free. © ‘ SECOND NIGHT —Wednesday. Instrumental Music. ‘lablean. Vocal Music.— Statuary. Vocal Music. Tablean. ; Intermission—Half hour for Supper. Instrumeuts] Music. Select Reading. -Vocal Music.: Tableau. Vocal Music.--Statuary. Vocal Music. Weddings and Smiling Match. Grand Tableas. Admission 25 cents. ; THIRD NIGHT --: Tharsdey. SOCIAL REUNION, . Nevada, Dec. 4th, Ei Annual Meeting. HE Annual ofthe Btockhol-_ ders of the VADA AND MOUNTAIN LAKES ICE COMPANY, will be’ held at their Office, in Nevada City. ou ( THURSDAY, JAN. 6th, 1876, At 20’élock, P, M, MRS. C. M. MAYES. 1 : F T. E, MILLS, Ses. _ Nevada, Dec. 8, 1875. Nevada, Dec, 4th, 1875. : : NOTICE. .Mand s@ter Januazy ist, next, If, THE BANE OF NEVADA @OUNTY Will Close at 5 e*cloeck, P, M, ™ Saturdays, The same as every other day of the weeld2-1m R, W. TULLY. Presilent. New Lard, CASHIN: & CO, OW offer to the trade REW LARD. 12 quantities to suit. eee It being of our own: manufacture we “warrant it to be No. 1. : Orders leftat the Office, on the Crass Valley road, or by letter through the Post Office, will be promptly attended to. CASHIN & C0. Nevada, Dec. 4, 1875. _, EMPORIUM, ~ NUIS AND CONFECTIONERY. © Social Reunion {“. New Lard. js ‘ ite frien just: of L They and ; we cigar to th a fal large at H"’ and } town.