February 10, 1877 (4 pages)

Abeta na. onnost cone pemmene deen Dee eT eee chin mag. Bhe Daily Sranseript : NEVADA CrPy, CAL. "Saturday, February 10, 1877. ‘The Office showid Seek the Man. It has long been a settled maxim in ‘American politics, that ‘‘the office “ghould seek the man and not the, ‘man the office,” * The person who is so ambitious to obtain the honor which is supposed to’ be conferred by official position as to use his per*gonal efforts in bringing about such sresult, isnot regarded as the best man for @ high position. The maxim is founded upon the rule that trae merit'is always modest, and themat possessing: it will not force himself forward to gsin a place of ‘honor. He will’not make personal application, will not pursue “crooked paths in politics, or‘be actuated by ‘sinister views and purposes to bring about his own promotion. Unhappity for the country, thero-are {bat fow of thatstamp among politicians of to-day. They do not hesitate to ptactice any game that will forward ‘their ends, and they do not blush at ‘Unsatisfactory Rehearsal. Ah youth of this city, who is as yet to “fame and te fortune unknown,” but who has expécted to be ‘ready to take the tide in the affairs of men that leads on to fortane—(when it comes along)—took the idea into his ] bead that he was born for an orator, and only needed practice to prove to the world that he could successfully fillhis mission. Having s very retentive inemory, he was able, upop occasion, to recite any number of outbursts of eluguance from famods orators, which he had committed, io nothing afforded: him more pleasure than to do so. He had generally stood before a glass when ho practiced of a new piece; so as to be able te improve his gestures ing: ~Bat-as he-was subject—tofrequent interruptions by the family, he concluded the .other day to adopt ‘a pew plan. " With thet yiew he walked out to the outskirts of the town, to a reservoir, whiet is nestled in a quiet and secluded spot, and promised to afford the desired retiracy. ‘Tuere isa plank laid from the shore to a gate used to drain off the surplus water into a flume,’ running to some mining claims below. Iu “even corruptly using money to place themselves in posts of honor, Prob= ‘ably the most conspicuous example of “the offise Seeking the man,” was the selection and election of the ‘ Repuplican candidate, R. B. Hayes. He made no personal application for the nomination; he made no effort during the campaign to control the vote of the people, and during all the controversy since the election, he has stood aloof, and has been content to let events take their own ‘course, and to abide the results with-{ out grambling. We believe his example has-been one worthy to be followed by every pariot ia the country, and we believe if he is seated in ‘the Presidential Chair, it will do more to soften the existing animosi‘ties, to allay party criminations avd _ reeriminations, to restore fellowship and good fevling among the various sections of the Union, than any event . which could have happened. Mu. “Hayes has done nothing to make him repugnant to men of either party. He willtake his seat as the President of the whole country, and not of aparty. He has had no ma‘nipulators or counselors paid to work . for his interests, und will not be un. der obligations to reward any one _ ‘withirpublic plunder for past services. He ‘has indicated at .various, times ‘that he will pursue a conservative policy, and that no section of the ‘eountry. will be ostracised-or favored. The office sought him, and he has im no Way compromised himself so that he cannot administer it forthe best interest of the Nation, irreapedtive of party. We shall regard his peaceful inauguration’ as an omen of peace aud prosperity; of good will botween sections, and of a return toa better state of affairs than has. existed for the last twenty years. > Spite, Not Justice. The abominable treatment of the ‘members of the Louisiana Returning Board has the appearance of perse~oution of the weak by the strong, mere than a desire to subserve the ‘oause of justive. 1¢ seems to have been the aim of the majority party in ‘the House to insult,aiid mortify, and persecute thesy men, because they could not bully and brow-beat them into acknowledging the indictmente Drought against them. The pretext for their incarceratiun was to compel them to produce all the records of the Returning Board, of which they were members. The House well knows that those records were turned over tothe proper State authorites as s00n as the proceedings of the Board were ooncluded, aid that they are not in their custody, and can not be produced by them without’ transgressing the law of their State’ Yet Qongress locks them up in a noisome, pestitential dungeon, whose poisoned atmosphere has already made them sick, andallto get even with them, because they have the power to persecute. A black hole like that at.Galoutta would not be out of place atthe Nationul Capital. It could -—net,-at—least, -be—much—worse—than4 the place where the men uf the Returning Board have been incaroerated, because they would not produce papers beyond their reach. ‘ BaptstCharch, . Services at. the Baptist Church Sabbath morainz and evening. “Sub. ject—Baptism and its ‘relation to Christian life. G.W. Scorz, Pastor, stepping out onto this plank, he noticed that his image was reflected in‘the water almost as distinctly as it was in the looking-glass, at home. ‘The happy thought struck him that here was just ‘the place to: rehearse; so heassumed an attitude and went “Gt it with all the zeal of a Daniel Webster. Hoe became absorbed in his subject, and closely scrutinized, in the meantime, his gestures as reflected in the water, While delivering one of the finest periods in the recitation, he received a blow from tbe rear that’made him think the crack of doom had suddenly arrived, and the next he knew, he was landed in the pond about six feet from the plank, where it required all his efforts to save himself from drowning. On climbing out upon the shore, wondering what was the cause of his strange mishap, he saw an old ram close by with heud doubled under and ready fora tiltat him, By dextrously dodging behind a tree, he averted a second butting, and as soon as safety would ~permit he crept, by outof the way pathi, to his home; where he donned dry garments, and we learn solemnly resolved to abandon oratory henceforth and forever. The sheep ‘is a pet that is allowed .to run with a drove of cows, and has become cross from frequent teasing by school boys who duily puss that way; and seeing the furious-gesticulations of the declaimer,, Supposed he was provuking a battle, so he let him have one, with the result mentioned above. -Avote of thanks should at once be tendered that ram, for he has saved the country the inflictivn of another professional public speaker. He should be surrounded, instead of with cows, by admiring animals of his kind, in pastures new, where grass is plenty and nutritious, and where naughty school boys can not annoy or make. him angry, or worldly cares be. allowed to interrupt his peaceful visions, Found Dead. -James Morrow,’ miner, and an old resident of You Bet, was found dead in the tunnel of the Red Dog mine on Monday last. The company had fired'a powder blast in this mine that caused the bauks to cave and slide in such a manner that they covered up the shaft or head of the tunnel, thus stopping washiag vatil an opening was again made. In order to prevent the sluices in the tunnel from being robbed Mr. Morrow was engaged to watch them, and went on duty Sunday night. He told Mr. Chew, of Red Dog, when going on duty that he would go to the head of the tunnel and examine the shaft. Not returning next morning, they went to look for him. They found his lunch bucket at the mouth of the tunnel,and when they had advanced over’ half way up they found him lying on his baok, with his head toward the month of the tunnel, still holding on to his lantern, bat life was. extinct. It is supposed that while on his way to tact with the poisonous yasses of the exploded powder, of which the “head of the tunnel at that time must have been full and wasstrangled to death. Deceased was about 50 years of age, was born in North Carolina, but was raised in Georgia, He leaves a brother somewhere in this State.—Dutch Fiat Forum, “tie ; a and general appearance when speak-. examine the sbaft-ho—came~in“con=; Murder Will, Out. ‘We said, when Littlefield and Maddox first gave their evidence before the Committee onthe Powers and Privileges of the House, that it looked more like a plot to blacken Board of Lovisiana than like honest the known unscrupulousness of man y of the men composing the party who desired to dispose of the acts of that Board. It is beginning to. come out ‘that our surmises werecorrect. The mea told their stories, but were not }smart enough to keep up their—lick. The mau who has engineered the whole casé has made a fatal blan‘der, and proven:-his_main witness a liarby bis own showing. It is turning out just as-we predicted several inst., to the Qaicago Journal, says. “David Dadley Field bas uninten-’ tionally convicted Littlefield:of deliberate falsehood. That person’ ‘testified that-he-had taken the. polllists of Vernon parish and burned them by direction of ex-Governor Weils. Yesterday Field produced tle verbatim report. of the proceedings of the Returning Board, and called Wells’ attention to ‘the fact . that it wa’ there stated that ao poll] Jists accompanied the -returns from Vernon parish. Wells said this was correct, and afier the attention of Field was called privately to the fact that-he had by this evidence succeeded in convicting one of his own witnesses :of falsehood, the New York lawyer was considerably ebagrined.”’ Wells may be a rascal, but we would prefer to see him proved 80 by men who have some character themseives,.and who will not conviet themselves of rascality worse even than that of which he is accused. Home Revoir against: Morron.— The home revoltfrom Senator Morton on the settlement bill proves to bea pretty powerful one, and his sce2ptre is shattered, if it has not departed, even in Indiana. The Indianapolis Board of Trade .urged their representatives in Congress to give ahearty support to:the bill, and ‘the petition in its favor that Mr. Conkling fluttered in the face of Sen-. aterMorton during the dehate had about a8 weighty a list for its numbers as a town of the size of Indianapolis could possibly furnish. It included some of the most prominent business men, J idges aud exJudges, a Republican ex-Governor and Lieutenant-Governor,. the Republican candidate for AttorneyGeneral in the late State election, -two of the Hayes electoral candidates. and the Republican candidate for Governor in the late State election. The Independent journal of Indianapolis; the News, well iuterprets Mr. Morton's defeat as follows: ‘There has been no public measure for the st twelve years which Mr. Morton has lost the personal advantage of as behas of this one. He missed a mighty fine chance for a. ‘grasp’ when it came up, and the consequence is that be is left lagging in the rear while the country is ‘eyes front.’ One reason for this may be thatthis is the first measure since Mr. Morton has been in ‘public life which has called for something larger than partisanship, and there is thus given an opportunity to gauge his effective caliber. It not only finds him wanting in the wisdom and sagacity which are the first. elements of statesmanship, but if does not show his prominence as a party leader in the gigantic . proportions that have been the especial boasts of his adherexts,”’ er re .AstgntcanPrips.—We may well be proud of what we have done; but if we cannot govern onrselves—if we cannot give to every man his rights—if we cannot operate the machinery of the free popular government which has been our principal boast—all this goes for nothing in the establishment of the national honor. We can be the richest, most comfortable, most prosperous, most intelligent and beneticent people of the world, if we will. ‘here is no limit to our wealth ot our influence, but such as our weak passions and seifish demig ga'sm my build tefore us. If we cauuot be proud of our Government, of its justice, its aggregated and consolidated power, its easy and safe adjustment ‘to pircutn“Btances, its stability and its purity of administration, it will be well to put boasting faraway from us, and to acknowledge, with shame, ratber than proclain—with pride, that we are Americans. .If we-are to drift into revolutien, or even into the danger of it, with every difficulty, we may as well hang our heads before the disgrace of the Englishman's scornful laugh, andthe greater dis-’ ‘} grace of the Frencbman’s friternal the reputation of the Returning. evidence, and we gave as a-Peason,. days since, A dispatch of the-7tb. with jt; but.if it fails to do this, yon . New York Herald: “If you would have real happiness in your religion don't spend your time in trying to find.out the color of the serpents ‘some tired or troubled home and give them’ sympathy. There re some questions Which itis bot worth your while to solve,such as whether Noah’s ark was copper-fastened or not, what -was the color .of the dove that brought back the olive branch, and _whether that olive branch’ had any buds on it, and there are other questions, such as are you really born again? are you sure that_you-are anhonest man? which youd had better settle right now. Don’t waste your time with the, shell, but get_at. the meat of the nut as soon as possible. This reminds us of what Mr. Moody -said-in-Chicago:*"Fhere is that man> who claims to have repenfed, but who bas not paid bis board bill yet, thongh he could have done it, He is defrauding some poor: widow, and yet he-talks of being a disciple of Christ,”’ That kind of. doctrine has the.ring of common sense in it. ‘To confess a creed 18 not-.a—proof -of your conversion, but “to pay your honest debts is very likely to be. Genuine religion is more apt to do ligion makes yon upright and downright you can afford to be satisfied may safely conclude that you have bought the wrong article. TEACHING THE Basy.—You must take your buby just where he is now: not moch more than a little animal, and edueate his physical nature, so rapidly developing. For instance, he has just reached tha climbing nge; every chair and:stool is a worry to you, and a pair of stairs is a perpetual terror. _New-shew-himbow to get yp and down the stairs. how to place bis feet in climbing up into chairs. Let him tumble‘a little; it willonly make him morecarefal, It is-bnt a foretaste of the hard schooling which experience gives us all our lives, Better a little fall with you close by to stop it at the right place, than a great one when you are ‘off guard” some day. (Remember that too, when he isin his teeus,) But, I beg of you, if you want.to see him grow up active, strong-limbed and agile, do not keep his white dresses too clean, nor tie his sashes after ‘the present uncomfortable fashion, so that he isn’t concioys of any: legs above his knees, ‘Then, let him feed himself. , He’ll make .a miserable well with bib aud tray, and he'll mouth. Let him burn bis fingers a little some day when the stove is not very bot; he won't touch it when it would be dangerous.—Letter to a . Young Mother: Seribver for Feb; ‘Lapianp Rats.—On one oceasion we had a curious sdventnre, While crossing a lucustrine part of the river, called Kjoaime juure, in the early part of the night we were suddenly surrounded by swarms of lemming (Myodes Torquates), an aniMal like the mountain rat. They swarmed round the boat and atwas with the greatest difficulty we could keep the fierce little creatures from boarding us by beating about with the oars, at which they would set up sharp, shrill screams similar to those of the muskrat. After some time we succeeded in passing them. These little animals come unexpectedly down from the mountains— no one knowing exactly whence—and appear in millions, swarming over the whole country, eating up almost everything that comes in their way. Neither lakes or rivers seem to deter them, both of which they swim with ease, asually keeping on their destructive .path until reaching the open sea, which they vainly attempt to cross, never swerving from the direction once taken until they sink exhausted beneath the waves, Thus perish countless numbers, They commit great ravages, and are as dreaded in the North as the locusts are in Egypt. Years, however, elapse between their reappearance, or until they suddenly descend from their rocky retreats. The Lapps tell us that they rain from the sky, many of them stating that they have actually seen them fal). A Hawk Amona Hens.—Gilbeit White tells a most dramatic story of a neighdor who had lost most of his chickens by a sparrowhawk that came gliding down between @ faggot pile and the end of his house, tothe place where his coop stood. The owner, vexed to see his flock diminishing, hung @ net between the pile and the house, int6 Which the bird dashed and was entangled, ‘The tleman’s resentment suggested a ‘fit retaliation; he therefore clipped the hawk’s wings, cut off his talons, and fixing a cork'on his bill, threw him down among the brood hens. agination,’’ says Mr. White, “cannot paint &® scene that ensued; the expreasious that-fear, rage and revenge inspired were hew,.or at least such as had been unnotieed before; the exXxasperated matrons upbraided, they execrabuffeting their adversary till they had tora him in a hundred piec.s,”’ _ Samp a Spanish boatman, speaking of a fast woman who was passing: “Well, she'll tire of lace and jeweis at lust, and sicken of it all, and then the last thing-will be she'll want to see her poor old mother, who is but sympatby.—Seribner for February, “oa & peasant.” that bit the Israelites, but go to} tha to tell what it does, If your re. : mess of it at first, bat protect him . : soon teach his spoon the way to his . tempted to clamber into it, so that it . ° ted, they imsulted, they trigmphéd. } Ina word, they never desisted from . . Mining Stocks. The following ate the quotations of the Sales at the Regular Board yesterday morning — opening and Slosingy 4 eS > eee cee eee 560 Ophis-26 26. 245 Mexican 17% 1734. 390 Gould ‘& Carry 13 12%, 170 Best & Beleber 36. 1445 California 49 485%. ' 105 Save 834 844. 1265 Con Virginia 62 52%. 45 Chollar66. . , 110 Hale & Norcross 5%. 275 Yellow Jacket 14% 14%. 1270 Imperial 2.20 2.15, oe » 490 Belcher 848%. “190 Alpha 20 19%. 140 Kentuck 7. ; 130 Sierra Nevada 8% 834. . 80Confidence 9% 50 Utah 16 16. 1090 Ballion 15% 1534. 435 Exchequer 7 6%. 15 Seg. Belcher 61.60. , 215 Overman 96. 1075 Justice 138% 1314. 400 GnionCon: 949% 1050 daliab% 640-0 Yesterday Afteradon’s Sale . Northern. Belle 2644. New Coso 444 434. Con Virginia 53% 51%. 5 Best & Belcher 3444 3424,-" : 2 es Raymohd & Elys% ‘Gould & Curry 1244: 1234, California 4814 49, Overman 95. Beleher 8% 8% . Crown Point 8% 81% Bullion 1534. Ophir 25% 25%, Justice 1334 13. Yellow Jacket 14%. Union Hotel. JACOB NAFFZIGOR, Proprieto:. Tuurspay, February 8th, 1877.J Spalding, You Bet . .B J Watson, City G Trott.r, do C G Bremond, Bloomfied Mrs C G Bremond , do J W Duncan, Shultz, Mine F P Morrow, Moore’s Flat B Alexander, Ked Dog E Spafford, Columbia ah E. Montgomery, San Francisco. James Milier, Sierra Valiey E Bond, Blue rent CMcElvy, Gouge Eye W W Wear, Duich Fiat J Sturges, New kngland Mine N Myer, San Francisco . Chas Moran, Washington 8 A Upson, Sacramento ° Chas Whitmure, Gold Hill HOTEL ARRIVALS. Wational Exchange Hotel. Ss. A. EDDY, Proprietor. Tuurspay, February 8th, 1877. Mrs Davis, Quaker Hill J Byrne, Mo re’s Flat RB Gentry, San Francisco A Webb, Dutch Flat . R Fletcher, doJd Sho:well. Emigrant Gap HL Meyers, Sierra Valley G@ W Smith, M» "8 B Wells, San Jcse Geo Watson, do W A Marshall, Stockton CE Whitney, San Francisco PROBATE NOTICE. »{ TATE of California, County of Nevada. Ne In Probate Court. In the matter of the estate of Frederick A.Beecher deceased. Pursuant to.an-order of said Court,made on tue 8th day of February, A. D 1877, notice ishereby given, that Monday,the 19th day of February, A. D. 1877, at 11 o’clock, A. M. of said day, at the Court room of said Court, at the Court House, in the City and County of Nevada, have been appointed as the time and place for proving the will of said Frederick A. Beecher,deceased, and for hearing the application of Henry ‘Slack for the issuance to him of letters testamentary, when and where any per.on interested may appear andcon same, JAMES D. WHITH; Clerk. . Dated February 8th. 1877. Jas. A. Stidger, Atty tor Petitioner. NEW GROCERY STORE. ‘S. SHOCKAN & BRO., Commercial Street,under Transcript Office NEVADA CITY, AVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE ER AND CHOICE STOCK OF GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, . PRODUCE, . CASE GOODS, FRESH and SALT FISH, Eto, Ete. Which they will sell Cheaper than can be bought at any other store in town for CASH. FRESH FISH RECEIVED: DAILY, . Goods delivered free of charge. y SHOCKAN & BRO. Nevada City, Feb. 8, 1877. 4 County Scrip. LL warrants on General Fund, registered prior to date, also all warrants en Fund, registered prior to Oct, 6th 1876, also warrants Nos. 96, 139, 180, 183, 184 and 186 on same-fund registered Oct. 6th 1876, will be paid on; resentation. Interest ceases fronrdate:3 Neyada Oity, Feb. 7th, 1877. “ J, N, PAYNE, Oounty Treasurer. Yesterday Morning's Sales — 415 Crown Point 8% 8%. 7 Mrs.-G@. W. Welch, “Miss Belen Natfrigee 4 ~ the r * COMPLIMENTARY THE LADIES co Ire THE Dance ; CLASSES OF 8. J. MIT. LINGTUN, propose giy. ing him a 4 akg _. Grand Complimentary Ball, The following ladie ped abe colnint' tee of arranger nen Appoint Mrs.-Jno. 8. Dunn, Miss énnie. Mra. ©. W, Cross, Miss Gu ef Mrs. J. J. Ott, Miss. Dene seer Mrs. "Win, Holmes, “Miss Allie Davenp: Mrs. 5M, Hunt, Miss SarabCashin , Mre.J.V. Hunter, Miss Lizzievaiand ‘Mrs. Jon Pattison, Miss Ria Hupp Mrs. 8. A. Eddy, Miss Carrie 2r;, Miss Seraphim Noe, One of the features of the ocea. sion will be the dancing 0! the . celebrated “*‘Mimuet.”” by sixees. ladies and gentlemen in Costar, The best of music will be furnishea ‘or the oceasion. Dancing. will commenes A 8 o’cloeck, and close at the pleasure of th, patrons of the party, y Mas. N.P. Brown, Treasurer,” t9.1g ” REMOVED! REMOVED! WE HAVE REMOVED OUR. STOOK OF S AND FANGY GOODS NEW STORE, perme BROWN & MORGANS BLOCK, «\ SESSMENT NOTICE. COMPANY. to Cold Spring Grave January, 1877, an assessment (No 3) cents mediately in United States gol the Secretary, , da City, California. Any stock upon the 7th day of March, 1877, will be quent, ane advertised for sale yn . auction, and unless payment is fore, will be sold on Saturday, March, 1877. t of advertising and expenses of Fale, ED. M Office—A. Isoard’s store, B Nevada City, 0 .1., READ THIS. z oletmaen BU receipt for the same. _ LEO. GARTHE. Nevada, January 26, 1877.-1m 4 i GRAND Friday Evening, Feb. 16, < ike Pile ae At Hunt's Hall, Nevada City . TICKETS FOR GENTLEMEN, $2 99. Mrs: E. Bown, Secretary, . _ NEW STORE! REMOVED! WHERE WE WILL BE HAPPY TO SEE OUR L, JACOBS & BRU — NOUNTAIN HEAD GRAVEL MIXIX¢ { Location of — place of business, Nevada City, ong org Location of works, adjoinining on the ¢ ; Mining Co.’s — Willow Valley, Nevada County, agar Notice is hereby given, that at a or ‘ of the Directors, held onthe 30th ds ios per share, was levied upon tbe <4 ital stock of the corporation, ps ne “l atthe office of the be ny~A. Isoard’s store, Broed street, whic? this assessment shall “Femain” tmpeid, ap blic me be the gn . ty-fourth day of Mars: oipey OS delinquent assessr.ent, a no retary. Pie Ls RSONS INDEBTED TO D. , : URLOW. PW, are requested to mete rat accounts with the dudersigned, da a : ee + © © ¢ tb’. > me ow om &nein Cle wm we le Pee ee. ae ee ee ee . ! WE SE™ “NE artes

Abeta na. onnost cone pemmene deen Dee eT eee chin mag. Bhe Daily Sranseript : NEVADA CrPy, CAL. "Saturday, February 10, 1877. ‘The Office showid Seek the Man. It has long been a settled maxim in ‘American politics, that ‘‘the office “ghould seek the man and not the, ‘man the office,” * The person who is so ambitious to obtain the honor which is supposed to’ be conferred by official position as to use his per*gonal efforts in bringing about such sresult, isnot regarded as the best man for @ high position.. The maxim is founded upon the rule that trae merit'is always modest, and themat possessing: it will not force himself forward to gsin a place of ‘honor. He will’not make personal application, will not pursue “crooked paths in politics, or‘be actuated by ‘sinister views and purposes to bring about his own promotion. Unhappity for the country, thero-are {bat fow of thatstamp among politicians of to-day. They do not hesitate to ptactice any game that will forward ‘their ends, and they do not blush at ‘Unsatisfactory Rehearsal. Ah youth of this city, who is as yet to “fame and te fortune unknown,” but who has expécted to be ‘ready to take the tide in the affairs of men that leads on to fortane—(when it comes along)—took the idea into his ] bead that he was born for an orator, and only needed practice to prove to the world that he could successfully fillhis mission. Having s very retentive inemory, he was able, upop occasion, to recite any number of outbursts of eluguance from famods orators, which he had committed, io nothing afforded: him more pleasure than to do so. He had generally stood before a glass when ho practiced of a new piece; so as to be able te improve his gestures ing: ~Bat-as he-was subject—tofrequent interruptions by the family, he concluded the .other day to adopt ‘a pew plan. " With thet yiew he walked out to the outskirts of the town, to a reservoir, whiet is nestled in a quiet and secluded spot, and promised to afford the desired retiracy. ‘Tuere isa plank laid from the shore to a gate used to drain off the surplus water into a flume,’ running to some mining claims below. Iu “even corruptly using money to place themselves in posts of honor, Prob= ‘ably the most conspicuous example of “the offise Seeking the man,” was the selection and election of the ‘ Repuplican candidate, R. B. Hayes. He made no personal application for the nomination; he made no effort during the campaign to control the vote of the people, and during all the controversy since the election, he has stood aloof, and has been content to let events take their own ‘course, and to abide the results with-{ out grambling. We believe his example has-been one worthy to be followed by every pariot ia the country, and we believe if he is seated in ‘the Presidential Chair, it will do more to soften the existing animosi‘ties, to allay party criminations avd _ reeriminations, to restore fellowship and good fevling among the various sections of the Union, than any event . which could have happened. Mu. “Hayes has done nothing to make him repugnant to men of either party. He willtake his seat as the President of the whole country, and not of aparty. He has had no ma‘nipulators or counselors paid to work . for his interests, und will not be un. der obligations to reward any one _ ‘withirpublic plunder for past services. He ‘has indicated at .various, times ‘that he will pursue a conservative policy, and that no section of the ‘eountry. will be ostracised-or favored. The office sought him, and he has im no Way compromised himself so that he cannot administer it forthe best interest of the Nation, irreapedtive of party. We shall regard his peaceful inauguration’ as an omen of peace aud prosperity; of good will botween sections, and of a return toa better state of affairs than has. existed for the last twenty years. > Spite, Not Justice. The abominable treatment of the ‘members of the Louisiana Returning Board has the appearance of perse~oution of the weak by the strong, mere than a desire to subserve the ‘oause of justive. 1¢ seems to have been the aim of the majority party in ‘the House to insult,aiid mortify, and persecute thesy men, because they could not bully and brow-beat them into acknowledging the indictmente Drought against them. The pretext for their incarceratiun was to compel them to produce all the records of the Returning Board, of which they were members. The House well knows that those records were turned over tothe proper State authorites as s00n as the proceedings of the Board were ooncluded, aid that they are not in their custody, and can not be produced by them without’ transgressing the law of their State’ Yet Qongress locks them up in a noisome, pestitential dungeon, whose poisoned atmosphere has already made them sick, andallto get even with them, because they have the power to persecute. A black hole like that at.Galoutta would not be out of place atthe Nationul Capital. It could -—net,-at—least, -be—much—worse—than4 the place where the men uf the Returning Board have been incaroerated, because they would not produce papers beyond their reach. ‘ BaptstCharch, . Services at. the Baptist Church Sabbath morainz and evening. “Sub. ject—Baptism and its ‘relation to Christian life. G.W. Scorz, Pastor, stepping out onto this plank, he noticed that his image was reflected in‘the water almost as distinctly as it was in the looking-glass, at home. ‘The happy thought struck him that here was just ‘the place to: rehearse; so heassumed an attitude and went “Gt it with all the zeal of a Daniel Webster. Hoe became absorbed in his subject, and closely scrutinized, in the meantime, his gestures as reflected in the water, While delivering one of the finest periods in the recitation, he received a blow from tbe rear that’made him think the crack of doom had suddenly arrived, and the next he knew, he was landed in the pond about six feet from the plank, where it required all his efforts to save himself from drowning. On climbing out upon the shore, wondering what was the cause of his strange mishap, he saw an old ram close by with heud doubled under and ready fora tiltat him, By dextrously dodging behind a tree, he averted a second butting, and as soon as safety would ~permit he crept, by outof the way pathi, to his home; where he donned dry garments, and we learn solemnly resolved to abandon oratory henceforth and forever.. The sheep ‘is a pet that is allowed .to run with a drove of cows, and has become cross from frequent teasing by school boys who duily puss that way; and seeing the furious-gesticulations of the declaimer,, Supposed he was provuking a battle, so he let him have one, with the result mentioned above. -Avote of thanks should at once be tendered that ram, for he has saved the country the inflictivn of another professional public speaker. He should be surrounded, instead of with cows, by admiring animals of his kind, in pastures new, where grass is plenty and nutritious, and where naughty school boys can not annoy or make. him angry, or worldly cares be. allowed to interrupt his peaceful visions, Found Dead. -James Morrow,’ miner, and an old resident of You Bet, was found dead in the tunnel of the Red Dog mine on Monday last. The company had fired'a powder blast in this mine that caused the bauks to cave and slide in such a manner that they covered up the shaft or head of the tunnel, thus stopping washiag vatil an opening was again made. In order to prevent the sluices in the tunnel from being robbed Mr. Morrow was engaged to watch them, and went on duty Sunday night. He told Mr. Chew, of Red Dog, when going on duty that he would go to the head of the tunnel and examine the shaft. Not returning next morning, they went to look for him. They found his lunch bucket at the mouth of the tunnel,and when they had advanced over’ half way up they found him lying on his baok, with his head toward the month of the tunnel, still holding on to his lantern, bat life was. extinct. It is supposed that while on his way to tact with the poisonous yasses of the exploded powder, of which the “head of the tunnel at that time must have been full and wasstrangled to death. Deceased was about 50 years of age, was born in North Carolina, but was raised in Georgia, He leaves a brother somewhere in this State.—Dutch Fiat Forum, “tie ; a and general appearance when speak-. examine the sbaft-ho—came~in“con=; Murder Will, Out. ‘We said, when Littlefield and Maddox first gave their evidence before the Committee onthe Powers and Privileges of the House, that it looked more like a plot to blacken Board of Lovisiana than like honest the known unscrupulousness of man y of the men composing the party who desired to dispose of the acts of that Board. It is beginning to. come out ‘that our surmises werecorrect. The mea told their stories, but were not }smart enough to keep up their—lick. The mau who has engineered the whole casé has made a fatal blan‘der, and proven:-his_main witness a liarby bis own showing. It is turning out just as-we predicted several inst., to the Qaicago Journal, says. “David Dadley Field bas uninten-’ tionally convicted Littlefield:of deliberate falsehood. That person’ ‘testified that-he-had taken the. polllists of Vernon parish and burned them by direction of ex-Governor Weils. Yesterday Field produced tle verbatim report. of the proceedings of the Returning Board, and called Wells’ attention to ‘the fact . that it wa’ there stated that ao poll] Jists accompanied the -returns from Vernon parish. Wells said this was correct, and afier the attention of Field was called privately to the fact that-he had by this evidence succeeded in convicting one of his own witnesses :of falsehood, the New York lawyer was considerably ebagrined.”’ Wells may be a rascal, but we would prefer to see him proved 80 by men who have some character themseives,.and who will not conviet themselves of rascality worse even than that of which he is accused. Home Revoir against: Morron.— The home revoltfrom Senator Morton on the settlement bill proves to bea pretty powerful one, and his sce2ptre is shattered, if it has not departed, even in Indiana. The Indianapolis Board of Trade .urged their representatives in Congress to give ahearty support to:the bill, and ‘the petition in its favor that Mr. Conkling fluttered in the face of Sen-. aterMorton during the dehate had about a8 weighty a list for its numbers as a town of the size of Indianapolis could possibly furnish. It included some of the most prominent business men, J idges aud exJudges, a Republican ex-Governor and Lieutenant-Governor,. the Republican candidate for AttorneyGeneral in the late State election, -two of the Hayes electoral candidates. and the Republican candidate for Governor in the late State election. The Independent journal of Indianapolis; the News, well iuterprets Mr. Morton's defeat as follows: ‘There has been no public measure for the st twelve years which Mr. Morton has lost the personal advantage of as behas of this one. He missed a mighty fine chance for a. ‘grasp’ when it came up, and the consequence is that be is left lagging in the rear while the country is ‘eyes front.’ One reason for this may be thatthis is the first measure since Mr. Morton has been in ‘public life which has called for something larger than partisanship, and there is thus given an opportunity to gauge his effective caliber. It not only finds him wanting in the wisdom and sagacity which are the first. elements of statesmanship, but if does not show his prominence as a party leader in the gigantic . proportions that have been the especial boasts of his adherexts,”’ er re .AstgntcanPrips.—We may well be proud of what we have done; but if we cannot govern onrselves—if we cannot give to every man his rights—if we cannot operate the machinery of the free popular government which has been our principal boast—all this goes for nothing in the establishment of the national honor. We can be the richest, most comfortable, most prosperous, most intelligent and beneticent people of the world, if we will. ‘here is no limit to our wealth ot our influence, but such as our weak passions and seifish demig ga'sm my build tefore us. If we cauuot be proud of our Government, of its justice, its aggregated and consolidated power, its easy and safe adjustment ‘to pircutn“Btances, its stability and its purity of administration, it will be well to put boasting faraway from us, and to acknowledge, with shame, ratber than proclain—with pride, that we are Americans. .If we-are to drift into revolutien, or even into the danger of it, with every difficulty, we may as well hang our heads before the disgrace of the Englishman's scornful laugh, andthe greater dis-’ ‘} grace of the Frencbman’s friternal the reputation of the Returning. evidence, and we gave as a-Peason,. days since, A dispatch of the-7tb. with jt; but.if it fails to do this, yon . New York Herald: “If you would have real happiness in your religion don't spend your time in trying to find.out the color of the serpents ‘some tired or troubled home and give them’ sympathy. There re some questions Which itis bot worth your while to solve,such as whether Noah’s ark was copper-fastened or not, what -was the color .of the dove that brought back the olive branch, and _whether that olive branch’ had any buds on it, and there are other questions, such as are you really born again? are you sure that_you-are anhonest man? which youd had better settle right now. Don’t waste your time with the, shell, but get_at. the meat of the nut as soon as possible. This reminds us of what Mr. Moody -said-in-Chicago:*"Fhere is that man> who claims to have repenfed, but who bas not paid bis board bill yet, thongh he could have done it, He is defrauding some poor: widow, and yet he-talks of being a disciple of Christ,”’ That kind of. doctrine has the.ring of common sense in it. ‘To confess a creed 18 not-.a—proof -of your conversion, but “to pay your honest debts is very likely to be. Genuine religion is more apt to do ligion makes yon upright and downright you can afford to be satisfied may safely conclude that you have bought the wrong article.

TEACHING THE Basy.—You must take your buby just where he is now: not moch more than a little animal, and edueate his physical nature, so rapidly developing. For instance, he has just reached tha climbing nge; every chair and:stool is a worry to you, and a pair of stairs is a perpetual terror. _New-shew-himbow to get yp and down the stairs. how to place bis feet in climbing up into chairs. Let him tumble‘a little; it willonly make him morecarefal, It is-bnt a foretaste of the hard schooling which experience gives us all our lives, Better a little fall with you close by to stop it at the right place, than a great one when you are ‘off guard” some day. (Remember that too, when he isin his teeus,) But, I beg of you, if you want.to see him grow up active, strong-limbed and agile, do not keep his white dresses too clean, nor tie his sashes after ‘the present uncomfortable fashion, so that he isn’t concioys of any: legs above his knees, ‘Then, let him feed himself. , He’ll make .a miserable well with bib aud tray, and he'll mouth. Let him burn bis fingers a little some day when the stove is not very bot; he won't touch it when it would be dangerous.—Letter to a . Young Mother: Seribver for Feb; ‘Lapianp Rats.—On one oceasion we had a curious sdventnre, While crossing a lucustrine part of the river, called Kjoaime juure, in the early part of the night we were suddenly surrounded by swarms of lemming (Myodes Torquates), an aniMal like the mountain rat. They swarmed round the boat and atwas with the greatest difficulty we could keep the fierce little creatures from boarding us by beating about with the oars, at which they would set up sharp, shrill screams similar to those of the muskrat. After some time we succeeded in passing them. These little animals come unexpectedly down from the mountains— no one knowing exactly whence—and appear in millions, swarming over the whole country, eating up almost everything that comes in their way. Neither lakes or rivers seem to deter them, both of which they swim with ease, asually keeping on their destructive .path until reaching the open sea, which they vainly attempt to cross, never swerving from the direction once taken until they sink exhausted beneath the waves, Thus perish countless numbers, They commit great ravages, and are as dreaded in the North as the locusts are in Egypt. Years, however, elapse between their reappearance, or until they suddenly descend from their rocky retreats. The Lapps tell us that they rain from the sky, many of them stating that they have actually seen them fal). A Hawk Amona Hens.—Gilbeit White tells a most dramatic story of a neighdor who had lost most of his chickens by a sparrowhawk that came gliding down between @ faggot pile and the end of his house, tothe place where his coop stood. The owner, vexed to see his flock diminishing, hung @ net between the pile and the house, int6 Which the bird dashed and was entangled, ‘The tleman’s resentment suggested a ‘fit retaliation; he therefore clipped the hawk’s wings, cut off his talons, and fixing a cork'on his bill, threw him down among the brood hens. agination,’’ says Mr. White, “cannot paint &® scene that ensued; the expreasious that-fear, rage and revenge inspired were hew,.or at least such as had been unnotieed before; the exXxasperated matrons upbraided, they execrabuffeting their adversary till they had tora him in a hundred piec.s,”’ _ Samp a Spanish boatman, speaking of a fast woman who was passing: “Well, she'll tire of lace and jeweis at lust, and sicken of it all, and then the last thing-will be she'll want to see her poor old mother, who is but sympatby.—Seribner for February, “oa & peasant.” that bit the Israelites, but go to} tha to tell what it does, If your re. : mess of it at first, bat protect him . : soon teach his spoon the way to his . tempted to clamber into it, so that it . ° ted, they imsulted, they trigmphéd. } Ina word, they never desisted from . . Mining Stocks. The following ate the quotations of the Sales at the Regular Board yesterday morning — opening and Slosingy 4 eS > eee cee eee 560 Ophis-26 26. 245 Mexican 17% 1734. 390 Gould ‘& Carry 13 12%, 170 Best & Beleber 36. 1445 California 49 485%. ' 105 Save 834 844. 1265 Con Virginia 62 52%. 45 Chollar66. . , 110 Hale & Norcross 5%. 275 Yellow Jacket 14% 14%. 1270 Imperial 2.20 2.15, oe » 490 Belcher 848%. “190 Alpha 20 19%. 140 Kentuck 7. ; 130 Sierra Nevada 8% 834. . 80Confidence 9% 50 Utah 16 16. 1090 Ballion 15% 1534. 435 Exchequer 7 6%. 15 Seg. Belcher 61.60. , 215 Overman 96. 1075 Justice 138% 1314. 400 GnionCon: 949% 1050 daliab% 640-0 Yesterday Afteradon’s Sale . Northern. Belle 2644. New Coso 444 434. Con Virginia 53% 51%. 5 Best & Belcher 3444 3424,-" : 2 es Raymohd & Elys% ‘Gould & Curry 1244: 1234, California 4814 49, Overman 95. Beleher 8% 8% . Crown Point 8% 81% Bullion 1534. Ophir 25% 25%, Justice 1334 13. Yellow Jacket 14%. Union Hotel. JACOB NAFFZIGOR, Proprieto:. Tuurspay, February 8th, 1877.J Spalding, You Bet . .B J Watson, City G Trott.r, do C G Bremond, Bloomfied Mrs C G Bremond , do J W Duncan, Shultz, Mine F P Morrow, Moore’s Flat B Alexander, Ked Dog E Spafford, Columbia ah E. Montgomery, San Francisco. James Milier, Sierra Valiey E Bond, Blue rent CMcElvy, Gouge Eye W W Wear, Duich Fiat J Sturges, New kngland Mine N Myer, San Francisco . Chas Moran, Washington 8 A Upson, Sacramento ° Chas Whitmure, Gold Hill HOTEL ARRIVALS. Wational Exchange Hotel. Ss. A. EDDY, Proprietor. Tuurspay, February 8th, 1877. Mrs Davis, Quaker Hill J Byrne, Mo re’s Flat RB Gentry, San Francisco A Webb, Dutch Flat . R Fletcher, doJd Sho:well. Emigrant Gap HL Meyers, Sierra Valley G@ W Smith, M» "8 B Wells, San Jcse Geo Watson, do W A Marshall, Stockton CE Whitney, San Francisco PROBATE NOTICE. »{ TATE of California, County of Nevada. Ne In Probate Court. In the matter of the estate of Frederick A.Beecher deceased. Pursuant to.an-order of said Court,made on tue 8th day of February, A. D 1877, notice ishereby given, that Monday,the 19th day of February, A. D. 1877, at 11 o’clock, A. M. of said day, at the Court room of said Court, at the Court House, in the City and County of Nevada, have been appointed as the time and place for proving the will of said Frederick A. Beecher,deceased, and for hearing the application of Henry ‘Slack for the issuance to him of letters testamentary, when and where any per.on interested may appear andcon same, JAMES D. WHITH; Clerk. . Dated February 8th. 1877. Jas. A. Stidger, Atty tor Petitioner. NEW GROCERY STORE. ‘S. SHOCKAN & BRO., Commercial Street,under Transcript Office NEVADA CITY, AVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE ER AND CHOICE STOCK OF GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, . PRODUCE, . CASE GOODS, FRESH and SALT FISH, Eto, Ete. Which they will sell Cheaper than can be bought at any other store in town for CASH. FRESH FISH RECEIVED: DAILY, . Goods delivered free of charge. y SHOCKAN & BRO. Nevada City, Feb. 8, 1877. 4 County Scrip. LL warrants on General Fund, registered prior to date, also all warrants en Fund, registered prior to Oct, 6th 1876, also warrants Nos. 96, 139, 180, 183, 184 and 186 on same-fund registered Oct. 6th 1876, will be paid on; resentation. Interest ceases fronrdate:3 Neyada Oity, Feb. 7th, 1877. “ J, N, PAYNE, Oounty Treasurer. Yesterday Morning's Sales — 415 Crown Point 8% 8%. 7 Mrs.-G@. W. Welch, “Miss Belen Natfrigee 4 ~ the r * COMPLIMENTARY THE LADIES co Ire THE Dance ; CLASSES OF 8. J. MIT. LINGTUN, propose giy. ing him a 4 akg _. Grand Complimentary Ball, The following ladie ped abe colnint' tee of arranger nen Appoint Mrs.-Jno. 8. Dunn, Miss énnie. Mra. ©. W, Cross, Miss Gu ef Mrs. J. J. Ott, Miss. Dene seer Mrs. "Win, Holmes, “Miss Allie Davenp: Mrs. 5M, Hunt, Miss SarabCashin , Mre.J.V. Hunter, Miss Lizzievaiand ‘Mrs. Jon Pattison, Miss Ria Hupp Mrs. 8. A. Eddy, Miss Carrie 2r;, Miss Seraphim Noe, One of the features of the ocea. sion will be the dancing 0! the . celebrated “*‘Mimuet.”” by sixees. ladies and gentlemen in Costar, The best of music will be furnishea ‘or the oceasion. Dancing. will commenes A 8 o’cloeck, and close at the pleasure of th, patrons of the party, y Mas. N.P. Brown, Treasurer,” t9.1g ” REMOVED! REMOVED! WE HAVE REMOVED OUR. STOOK OF S AND FANGY GOODS NEW STORE, perme BROWN & MORGANS BLOCK, «\ SESSMENT NOTICE. COMPANY. to Cold Spring Grave January, 1877, an assessment (No 3) cents mediately in United States gol the Secretary, , da City, California. Any stock upon the 7th day of March, 1877, will be quent, ane advertised for sale yn . auction, and unless payment is fore, will be sold on Saturday, March, 1877. t of advertising and expenses of Fale, ED. M Office—A. Isoard’s store, B Nevada City, 0 .1., READ THIS. z oletmaen BU receipt for the same. _ LEO. GARTHE. Nevada, January 26, 1877.-1m 4 i GRAND Friday Evening, Feb. 16, < ike Pile ae At Hunt's Hall, Nevada City . TICKETS FOR GENTLEMEN, $2 99. Mrs: E. Bown, Secretary, . _ NEW STORE! REMOVED! WHERE WE WILL BE HAPPY TO SEE OUR L, JACOBS & BRU — NOUNTAIN HEAD GRAVEL MIXIX¢ { Location of — place of business, Nevada City, ong org Location of works, adjoinining on the ¢ ; Mining Co.’s — Willow Valley, Nevada County, agar Notice is hereby given, that at a or ‘ of the Directors, held onthe 30th ds ios per share, was levied upon tbe <4 ital stock of the corporation, ps ne “l atthe office of the be ny~A. Isoard’s store, Broed street, whic? this assessment shall “Femain” tmpeid, ap blic me be the gn . ty-fourth day of Mars: oipey OS delinquent assessr.ent, a no retary. Pie Ls RSONS INDEBTED TO D. , : URLOW. PW, are requested to mete rat accounts with the dudersigned, da a : ee + © © ¢ tb’. > me ow om &nein Cle wm we le Pee ee. ae ee ee ee . ! WE SE™ “NE artes