February 13, 1877 (4 pages)

Ee i% 4 % Ps ‘ CEPDIE SS AE Be AS: SOA EER LT TITIAN REY RULER 5 ARORA CERN PE BRINN SET EC ERERR SEAHAM hee ae . Bh Daily Sranscript. emvaps lac CAL, . SRS tN gti! WAR one reRt Tn thst mipgcetss . and exultant aepavones sent from _. "is as good in the latter cuse as it was “\ Gnthe former, it will have to be set . dicial,”’ as it asserts, but that such ey: , the State, Tuesday, rerery 13, 1877. A Prophet. When it’ was telegraphed to the eountry that thé Electoral Commission would not go behind the returns of a State, except to determine the eligivihty of Presidential Etecters, the Stockton Herald, which is a persistent political prophet, had = its iseue the next day. mere -who indulge in the amnsement are . jast as essential to. health and hap_ po. Dancing. “To everything there is 4 séason; and atime to every purpose unéler the heaven. A time to weep, and a time tolaugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.” Unless Solomon was a litle off when the declared the above, danting is not « sim,and those not deserving censore. If avy evil at all results from the practice, it comes from carrying it to excess. Food. is a pretty good thing for the bungry,’but if eaten to excess it becomes injurions. Amusement is iow at the School House. They had & big row down at the school house yesterday. It appears that a couple of the largest boys got into amuss, avd one of them got badly “bulldosed.”” ‘When he eame to school yesterday mhorping sotie of] the seholars informed the teacher, Mr. Ricker, that he hud. pistol on him. Just after school was ‘culled, Mr. Ricker asked the boy #f he bad a pistol and he denied it, but when Mr. Bicker went to.tuke hold of him he stepped back and put his baud bebind him as though to draw something from his rear pocket. Mr. piness-as’work. Dancing is an iving: ce, “Tt is am gto con the jubilant, Bi ae by the Associated. Press + society asany other one agency. it --resehed—oy =the: Electorat. Commis-. sion, elative to the bearing of testimony in the Florida case, They all, in common with many other aged “san8 their zeal to-getbetter of their judgment and common sense,leap to the conclusion . that the Commission’s roling ex. éludes all evidence as to the fraudulent and illegal character of the cer~ tificate, and that therefore it must stand, and be eounted for Hayes, despite frand, forgery and perjury. They will be jess joyful when they discover, as they speedily wii], that the Commission has. already goue behind that certificate and decided . to consider all evidence on file impeaching i6,7'+ In its next issue it reports. how the vote of Florida was teceived without going behind the returns, but says the decision settles the principlesof law upon which the Commission will proceed with the cases: ~ yet before jt, and therefrom comes to this contusion. “JT¢ is obvious that the certificate bearing ‘he signature of the Governorand tue Great Seal of the State of Oregon will be. adjudged conclusive and beyond impeachment, review orreversal. It would be captious, illnatured and unreasonable to doubt that so bigh and potential a ‘tribunalas the Commission cuarged with the adjudication of ‘these grave; “questions, will decide subsequent issues on the broad and comprehensivé principle of Jaw aid down in the Florida case.” If out contemporary’s foresight down as a prophet without honor in other, countries, as well as in its own. : Tf the Herald will refresh its memory ag little, it will find that the Commission, in its decision, did tot establish the doctrineéthat *‘the Executive signature and» ‘the seal of the State constitute ‘absolute. and unimpeachablo evidence that the. instrament thus attested isa valid and legel instrument; and represents the _sovereignty of’ the State, from which is at times too strict, there is no appeal to Congress or to hee any other tribunal, legislative or jusignature must be in accordance withithe returns of the proper can-vassing officers of the State. The Secretary of State of Oregon is the proper officer to count the votes of By his returns the Hayes “Electors received a majority of eleven hundred. As the. Cronin eertificate was not made by the legally constituted canvassing officer of the State, and asit is not in accordance with the returns of that officer, it is very reasonable to suppose it will not bé accepted. .-We are of the opinion that the Jlerald's advance interpretations of the future action _ of the Commission will be.in keeping with most ofits predictions, and prove very premature and deceptive. Tue valentin fever hag. ‘broken out with great virulence, and’ the shop windows in the slums are filled with atrocious pictures, most of which are barely outside the clutch of the law against obscenity. It is too bad ‘to have what wasonce a delightful andinnocent custom so vilJainously debased; but we suppose} there is no help forit. Not many years ago, when we had a private carrier system, Mr, Boyd would hire a bundred extra men: on the 14th of February, aud more than a hundred thousand valentines of at least decent. character were distributed. But now the busivess is left almost entirely to ignorant servant gicls and low blackguards, who take a morbid pleasure in sending grossly insulting stuff through the mails. The * true old St. Valentine is deposed.— New York Mail. The Nevada ‘TxRanscurr ‘says: -*Lost in this eity a mink far boa. —Pue iinder-witl-be rewarded by teav= Is this a deling itat this office,’ icate way of saying: ‘Virtgre is its own reward.’’-—Stock Report, , That's it. People iu this eity all follow Artemus Ward's injunction. nocent and health giving diversion, and when. properly conducted i+ as conducive to. good morals and good combines exercise with pleasure—an. home, exercise that tends to. cultivate grice of movemént and an improvement in the} deportment. I¢-promates sociability . our Trustees _ willl take such: measand tends to create harmony in a comwhere music andthe best of feeling prevails amdéng the participants. The same deportment in a bill room that muy be seen at. what are called, “kissing bee’’ entertainments, where people chase each other around a4 circle until exhausted, and then end the great envy of all the spectators— would be considered very indecorous and demoralizing, in a ball rocm, and would justly entitle the custom_.to -the censure of all moral people: Ye.those who oppose dancing will eduiitenance such proceedings, even at Chureb en-. tertainments,__ We_ imagine if Mr. Millington, the dancing igaster of this city, should discover any such unbecoming conduct among his pupils, he would politely but, earnestly request them to leave sire class instanter. ‘The best people in our city dance, and those who assert that their amusement.is demoralizing and disrespectable, insult mez one of them. The Close of the Tern. On account of continued bad health, Prof. Millington will close his lessons in ‘dancing in this city, this week, and the complimentary will be his last work here this season, For several winters he has given instraction here, and he has always given the best sutisfaction. All of ‘his pupils have been required to deport. themselves in a proper mannery\and if any fault has been found wiffi him, it has been that he Parents, who fe put their children. under hicharge, for instruction, have found that to secure correct deportmenthas been aSuuch his aim, as to cultivate grace of movement. He has, during an acqual ance of over six years, demonstrated to the citizens of this place, that he is at all times a high minded and honorable. gentleman. On account of the times,. his instruction this winter has not Boag ra financial success, bat he has labored just as industriously as when the contrary was the case. We hope the . party on Friday night will be an evidence of the appreciation of our citizeus of his abjlities as a teacher, and of his merits as a gentleman. He has been afflicted with an aggravaling and painful disease, during the whole term, and will,-at-its cenclusion, have to place, himself under medical treatment, and entirely abandon business. Let the benefit be a liberal one, and one wortby the . , reputation ofthe dancing community of Nevada City. School Elections. It may be interesting to.School Trustees to know that school ‘elections must be conducted in conform= ity with the General Election Law. Where taxes are to be. raised for ‘school purposes, especially, the General Law must be duly complied with. In a recent-case of the People vs, Seale, the Supreme Court decided that a school election for the purpose of raising taxes, held between the hours of 1 o'clock Pp. wm. and 6 o’clock Pp. M., is not in conformity with the General Election Law, for that requires the polls to be open at one honr after sanrise on the morning of the election, and continye open until sunset, g many school electious in the country districts of this county, under this degision, have been illégally munity, by bringing all” together, . it. “tf they don’t they -wilt-not-be+ up the performance with a “Kissto what the law can—do.—Truekee—Re+4prblican. . had great personal elegance and grace party, tobe given on Friday night,. this city Brown Brothers & Co., and by three} “We imagine that a: Ricker-grabled him and took the pistol away from him, and sent tor Mr; Davis, one-of the Trustees, Mr. Davis. went down and “sent the boy We have heard it stated quite frequently that several of the larger boys attending the school are in the habit of carrying firearms, and hope + which there are Huw over “six hunA Comparison of Climate, _ Arthur Hagedorn, who bad just returned fromm Newcastle, was yesterday telling us of a faet, that well illustrates the peculiarities of Cali-. fornia elimale. He says that Dan Rice, the agent of ‘Wells, Fargo & Co’si, express at Newcastle, has an orange tree in his garden, upon -dred ripe oranges of full and perfect twenty-five miles ina due line from this city. Here, almond trees, manzanita bushes and some kinds cf fluwers are in biossom, while five “miles ubove here a grocery delivery wagon —yes‘erday drove over snow ‘banks two ,feet in asif they were of solid rock. This lof the climate vf Culiforaia. “It is a known fact, that ao traveler in this State cap, in some seasons, ures a8 will effectually pat a stop to doing their duty. We refrain from giving the boy’s name on acount of his parents, and in the “hope that they will see that it is not repeated. It is a disgrace, aud if his parents do not correct bim as he deserves, the Trustees will be compelled to ree >> How a Forever Par Wo. M. Evants.—The most clever ~ forgeries which had been ever known up to the time of their cccurtence, were those of Monroe Edwards. This nius,; and “had he devoted himself to legitimate business be would have become a merchant prince. Me preferred fraud, however, and bore the consequences. It is thirty-four years since Monroe Edwards was convicted> William M, Evarts was then a young lawyer, and was. retained in the defense. It is Said that he got . his pay in a forged check. Edwards of manners. He went to England with Yorged letters from Daniel Webster, traveling as John P. Caldwell. ‘The aristocracy welcomed him to their festal halls, and he actually borrowed £1,000 to return with. In he f.rged $25,000 on clever forgeries in Philadelphia he raised $66,000 more. His trial in Watson Webb’s duel with Tom Marshall. counsel for the defense, and made sévere reflections on Webb, who challenged him and yot a bullet in his leg. Edwards was-sentenced-—toSing Sing for five years, and died before the expirationlof the sentence. Utica Herald. —— Rather Mixed. The San Jose Mercury has this mixed metaphor, conundrum = and rhetorical flourish all combined. . In speaking of the Democracy it says: **Will they conclade their ‘wah’ talk, sit down on Hewitt, Kelly, Field, Randall, Watterson, anda few more. of the Daterrified and untamable, or will they lash. themselves into a feathery foam, and hicking over the traces of respectability, continue their scramble for the political loaves and the official fishes?’’ We give it up. SETTLING THE Counrey.~ Nearly every day purchases of land ate. being made in the vieinity of Newenstle for fruit grewing purposes. This last week Mr. Brown sold about 100 acres of land near that town, most of it rough and rocky, for $3,500, being over $35 per acre. Numerous other purcbases have recently been made in that section of country, ‘4lso in and around Auburn, whch goes to show that the merits of this ‘ection as a fruit growing country are faat Ls realized.— Placer Herald, Jamped F the. Train. Constable Jones’ caught a man in the act of breaking intoa. house at Roseville, lust Monday, and after secaring his prisoner, started with on a freight car for the jail in this place. Just below Bloomer Cut, while Jones was in conversation with the Conductor, the burglar slipped car. ‘He had’a lively time of it picking so and moking his _ ep . which occurred some two years since, . man really possessed commercial ge~} mines are good ones and will be this city was the occasion of James oe The latter was one of the;<~~ to thé door and jumped from the. ing himself up, but succeeded in do. becomes of: the wi eked? Usually A PREACHER wants to know ‘whak they practice law for iwhile and evenon witness, and the Judge inquired if he understood thé mature of an oath. “For certain, boss,’’ said the citizen; ie I swoar toa lie I must stick to lm. ‘ **Be virtuous aud you'll be happy.” tually go to the oectsences A NEGRO Was put on the staod as a}take breakfast where the snow is where green péushavebeen gatherseason is rather abead of that in our opinion, ~~ Sale ef the Murchie Mine. -R.M. Eryer, for capitalists whom he represents, yesterday, concluded == apt epeeen heretofore belonging to the Murchies. The property consists of two qnartz ledges, which have been protitably worked for years, but which have been idle for some time, on account of the burning of the hoisting works, The company will at once commence tbe erection of new hoisting works, and will put up in addition to the present eight stamp mill, one*haying ten’ stamps. The mine will be superintended by-George Smith Esq. and R, M. Fryer wiil probably be the President of the « company, whose office will beat San Francisco. The worked for all they are worth, Trinity Church. To-morrow being “Ash Wednesday,”’ there will be fal morning services and sermon at the Episcopal Church, The Rector extends a cordial invitation to all believers in Christ to attend. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Union Hotel. JACOB NAFFZIGER, Preprieto: . SATURDAY, February 10th, 1877, Wm Edwards; Yuba Bridge Wm Manson, Downieville George Wood, Sierraville «J Dumler, Cascades CH Stokes & wife, Canada Jesse _Waltdn, Sacrainento. J W Duncan, Shultz Mine Chas Whitmore, Gold Hill. H Pridmire, Ranch . BF Wiley, Wheatland 8 Wear,Grass Val ey Mrs W A Skidmore, Grass Valley. Mrs A C Stokes, do Mrs JH Clark, do Mrs Olark, Grass Valley Miss Belfast, do RM Fryer & wife, San Francisco Mies Skidmore, Grass Valley P Owens, do M Clark, : = H Clark, — ‘Thomason, Bloomfield A T Laird, City Cor Loughridge , Colfax W G Morgan, do Edward 8 Edwards, Nort: nville “HH Hartley, Grass Valley 3.8 Judd, San Francisco Sunpay, February 11th, 1877. R. Burroghs & son, Bloomfield . John a Gta Gras Valle LM Sukeforth, Cascade Mi Jonas Sparks, Sheridan G W Smith, CityJ F Judd, Grass Valley Jd Herzinger, Cit M Thomason, Bloomfield ~ Chas Snyder; Colfax C J Thomas, City 0 Brown, do AM Allen, do \ Jas Russ, Wilow Valley G@ Morgan, Colfax Cc \ Loughridge, Storms’ Ranch , HOTEL ARRIVALS, . ip teaeameareaes National Ex . §. A. EDDY, prietor. SaTurpay, February 10th, 1877. IN ta Oity OX Jd Hanly do : Ps Smith, Grass Valley D Noonan , City : F Hathaway, City, < D Allen Kennebec’ : Mrs Purdon, Bridge 8 B Hunt Moore’s Flat J Gordan, Colfax M Houseman, Grass Valley J Riley, Smarteville 8 Neiouk, do. () Hotel. ~E Johnson, City: 3 Cd Thomas, do ~J Benson, New Castle ae H Goddard, Rough & Ready ee 2 eeraws 11th, 1877. -of' the Sales at the Reguler Board Growth. “Newcastle is less than} depth, and the teum passsd over them . — is an instance showing the diversity . . Yesterday ed fresh from the garden, but this} \j Orson Porter, aged 46 years. SAM ES TS E Johnston, City Ose ORES of every description A H Hagadorn, City ‘ ‘Melted and Assayea. : . snake. do by req Bars exchanged fer Coir. . T Maloney, Weshinaton. F 30 Ma treet, Nevada City. M g Kellet, Yoa Bet. in 1852, ‘Mining Stocks. Yesterday Morning 8 Sales The following are the qudigiogs yesterday” wae 8 _ and elosing. ' 335 Ophir 26.25 25%. —480-Mexiean 1734 1744. ‘430 Gould & Curry 12%. 185 Best & Beleber 3434 34 790 California 49 49%.25 Savage 8%. 1605 Con Virginia 51% he 20, Chollar 6534. 750 Hale & Norcross 55% 110 Crown’ Pvint 8%. 50 Yellow Javket 14%. “610 Imperial 2.12 2.10. 145 Beicher—_ 8%. 295 Alplia 20 2034. 4. 560 Balien 13% 14. 225-Exchequer 64%. 344 Overwan 94 95. 690 Justice 1344 1334. 80 Union Con. 8% 9 : Aftera00n's” “Sate. New Coso.444 ? (Mrs: 3. V> Hunter, Miss Lizzie Valantine. ING: THE DANCING ‘CLASSES OF S.J. MIL: = LINGTON, propose giving hima ~ Grasit Gaaigliinentaey Ball, pT) (ie . Friday Evering, Feb. 16th, . At Hunt's Hall, Nevada City —— The » TeHidwtng Iollies ave been appoint. — ed_as a cummi*teo of arrangements: Mrs. Jno. S, Dunn, Miss Annie Hupp, q Mrs. G. W. Welch, ee ee. Misa Hel 160 Kentuck 734, ire OW. Urose, Mis Gaeate Meuse 250: Utwh 18%. te _—. Mra.J. J. Ott, _ Migs Deede Mrs. Wm. Holines; Miss Allié Davenport, Mrs, '. M. Hunt, Miss Sarah Cashin, Mrs. Jol n Pattison, Mise Ria Hy Mrs. 8. A, Eddy, Miss Carrie Frink, : : Miss Seraphine Mion: ‘One of the features of the ocea— ‘. sion will be the dancing of the celebrated ‘**Minuét.” by sixteen ladies and ‘gentlemen in costume, Eureka Con. 19 1922. California 49 4834. Ophir 2524 25%. Borthern Berg 26 14 2644. Raymond & Ely 5% 5%. Mexican, 17% V 17%. that Paine lived a good life, after its kind, and died: calmly and _philosophically, as. became him. served the embryo Union with most precious service—a service that every-man, woman and child ip our thifty-eight Statesis to some extent receiving the benefit of to-day -—and I, for -one,’ said Mr, Whitman, “there Secatetls ahd reverently throw my pebble on the cairn of his memory. An aged woman in Indianapolis is supported in luxury by her wealthy tobacco to smoke, and consequently she knits stockings, sells them, and thus obtains the one ine that cc son — her. Tae milky . wey the: railroad through Herkimer county,New York. ETA RE ETT . DIED. In Nevada City, February llth, 1877, crea SO ANNUAL MEETING. x ee \ UBA GRAVEL RANGE MINING COM~“ PANY.—Notice is hereby. given that the regular Annual Meeting of the Yuba Gravel Range Mining Company, will be held .at the office of said: compahy, Main atreet, North San Juan, on Tuesday, the Gtk day of March, A. D: ‘1877, at 10 o’clock. A. M,to elect Directors forthe ensuing year, and the transaction of such other business a0 may Pr come_before tha} meeting. . 10 HUNTER, Sec. Wo:th San Juan, Feb, 8th, 1877.READ THIS. LI PERSONS INDEBTED TO DR. F. BUELOW, are requested to settle their accounts with the undersigned, who will receipt forthesame.LEO. GARTHE. wit a January 26, 1877.-1m County Scrip. LL warrants on.General Fund, registered prior to date, also all warrants cn Road Fund, registered prior to Oct. 6th 1876, also warrants Nos. 96; 139, 180, 183, 134 and 186 on same Fund registered Oct. 6th 1876, will be paid on, resentation. Interest ceases from date. .” Nevada io Cig. Feb. 7th, {877. AYNE, Qounty Treasurer. eee GROCERIES ‘CHAS. F. ROBINSON. T ‘his Store, on BROAD STREET, oyposite the Methodist Church, keeps Scuatnants on hand as fine a stock of GRiCERIES, PROVISIONS, &c. as can be found in Nevada city; which Will be soldas LOW THE LOWEST, ‘sive meaecal. o4 A, LADEMAN, GROCERIES AND PRODUCE. COMMERCIAL STREET, : Nevada City. Y STORE Is ALWAYS FILLED A. LADEMAN, Nevaia City. August 9, 1876. . CET. ASSa YER, : a Warr Wairman, at the Tom Payne . ‘meeting in Philadelphia, declared . : “Hel son; but he will not provide her with . : WHOLES&LE AND RETAIL DEALER Is . The best of music wil} be furnished for the occasion. Dancing will commence 8 o'clock, and close at the’ pleasure of the patrons of the party, TIOKETS POR GENTLEMEN, $2 00. Mrs, E. Bonn, Secretary, _Mns. N. P. Bnown, Treasurer. — NEW STORE! REMOVED! REMOVED! . OUR STOCK OF es A FANCY GOODS TO THE NEW STORE, OPPOSITE BROWN & MORGAN'S BLOCK, WHERE WE WILL BE HAPPY TO SEE OUR CUSTOMERS. L, JACOBS & BRO. » Nevada, Jan. 28, 1877. _ NEW GROCERY STORE: —_— S. SHOCKAN & BRO, Commercial Street,under Traneespt 08° . NEVADA CITY, e-WAVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE H AND CHOICE STOCK OF GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, PRODUCE, ' CASE Goods. FRESH and SALT FISE Ete., Ete. ich they will sell Cheapé ore in town for case. oo ° .@ Whitney, Little York” wa) ELECTRO PLATING YD GOED or SILYER oc —WE-HAVE REMOVED . can be pought at any 1 j t 4 wt it ~~ mek A. = S& 4 b&b we Oo! =, &

Ee i% 4 % Ps ‘ CEPDIE SS AE Be AS: SOA EER LT TITIAN REY RULER 5 ARORA CERN PE BRINN SET EC ERERR SEAHAM hee ae . Bh Daily Sranscript. emvaps lac CAL, . SRS tN gti! WAR one reRt Tn thst mipgcetss . and exultant aepavones sent from _. "is as good in the latter cuse as it was “\ Gnthe former, it will have to be set . dicial,”’ as it asserts, but that such ey: , the State, Tuesday, rerery 13, 1877. A Prophet. When it’ was telegraphed to the eountry that thé Electoral Commission would not go behind the returns of a State, except to determine the eligivihty of Presidential Etecters, the Stockton Herald, which is a persistent political prophet, had = its iseue the next day. mere -who indulge in the amnsement are . jast as essential to. health and hap_ po. Dancing. “To everything there is 4 séason; and atime to every purpose unéler the heaven. A time to weep, and a time tolaugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance.” Unless Solomon was a litle off when the declared the above, danting is not « sim,and those not deserving censore. If avy evil at all results from the practice, it comes from carrying it to excess. Food. is a pretty good thing for the bungry,’but if eaten to excess it becomes injurions. Amusement is iow at the School House. They had & big row down at the school house yesterday. It appears that a couple of the largest boys got into amuss, avd one of them got badly “bulldosed.”” ‘When he eame to school yesterday mhorping sotie of] the seholars informed the teacher, Mr. Ricker, that he hud. pistol on him. Just after school was ‘culled, Mr. Ricker asked the boy #f he bad a pistol and he denied it, but when Mr. Bicker went to.tuke hold of him he stepped back and put his baud bebind him as though to draw something from his rear pocket. Mr. piness-as’work. Dancing is an iving: ce, “Tt is am gto con the jubilant, Bi ae by the Associated. Press + society asany other one agency. it --resehed—oy =the: Electorat. Commis-. sion, elative to the bearing of testimony in the Florida case, They all, in common with many other aged “san8 their zeal to-getbetter of their judgment and common sense,leap to the conclusion . that the Commission’s roling ex. éludes all evidence as to the fraudulent and illegal character of the cer~ tificate, and that therefore it must stand, and be eounted for Hayes, despite frand, forgery and perjury. They will be jess joyful when they discover, as they speedily wii], that the Commission has. already goue behind that certificate and decided . to consider all evidence on file impeaching i6,7'+ In its next issue it reports. how the vote of Florida was teceived without going behind the returns, but says the decision settles the principlesof law upon which the Commission will proceed with the cases: ~ yet before jt, and therefrom comes to this contusion. “JT¢ is obvious that the certificate bearing ‘he signature of the Governorand tue Great Seal of the State of Oregon will be. adjudged conclusive and beyond impeachment, review orreversal. It would be captious, illnatured and unreasonable to doubt that so bigh and potential a ‘tribunalas the Commission cuarged with the adjudication of ‘these grave; “questions, will decide subsequent issues on the broad and comprehensivé principle of Jaw aid down in the Florida case.” If out contemporary’s foresight down as a prophet without honor in other, countries, as well as in its own. : Tf the Herald will refresh its memory ag little, it will find that the Commission, in its decision, did tot establish the doctrineéthat *‘the Executive signature and» ‘the seal of the State constitute ‘absolute. and unimpeachablo evidence that the. instrament thus attested isa valid and legel instrument; and represents the _sovereignty of’ the State, from which is at times too strict, there is no appeal to Congress or to hee any other tribunal, legislative or jusignature must be in accordance withithe returns of the proper can-vassing officers of the State. The Secretary of State of Oregon is the proper officer to count the votes of By his returns the Hayes “Electors received a majority of eleven hundred. As the. Cronin eertificate was not made by the legally constituted canvassing officer of the State, and asit is not in accordance with the returns of that officer, it is very reasonable to suppose it will not bé accepted. .-We are of the opinion that the Jlerald's advance interpretations of the future action _ of the Commission will be.in keeping with most ofits predictions, and prove very premature and deceptive. Tue valentin fever hag. ‘broken out with great virulence, and’ the shop windows in the slums are filled with atrocious pictures, most of which are barely outside the clutch of the law against obscenity. It is too bad ‘to have what wasonce a delightful andinnocent custom so vilJainously debased; but we suppose} there is no help forit. Not many years ago, when we had a private carrier system, Mr, Boyd would hire a bundred extra men: on the 14th of February, aud more than a hundred thousand valentines of at least decent. character were distributed. But now the busivess is left almost entirely to ignorant servant gicls and low blackguards, who take a morbid pleasure in sending grossly insulting stuff through the mails. The * true old St. Valentine is deposed.— New York Mail. The Nevada ‘TxRanscurr ‘says: -*Lost in this eity a mink far boa. —Pue iinder-witl-be rewarded by teav= Is this a deling itat this office,’ icate way of saying: ‘Virtgre is its own reward.’’-—Stock Report, , That's it. People iu this eity all follow Artemus Ward's injunction. nocent and health giving diversion, and when. properly conducted i+ as conducive to. good morals and good combines exercise with pleasure—an. home, exercise that tends to. cultivate grice of movemént and an improvement in the} deportment. I¢-promates sociability . our Trustees _ willl take such: measand tends to create harmony in a comwhere music andthe best of feeling prevails amdéng the participants. The same deportment in a bill room that muy be seen at. what are called, “kissing bee’’ entertainments, where people chase each other around a4 circle until exhausted, and then end the great envy of all the spectators— would be considered very indecorous and demoralizing, in a ball rocm, and would justly entitle the custom_.to -the censure of all moral people: Ye.those who oppose dancing will eduiitenance such proceedings, even at Chureb en-. tertainments,__ We_ imagine if Mr. Millington, the dancing igaster of this city, should discover any such unbecoming conduct among his pupils, he would politely but, earnestly request them to leave sire class instanter. ‘The best people in our city dance, and those who assert that their amusement.is demoralizing and disrespectable, insult mez one of them. The Close of the Tern. On account of continued bad health, Prof. Millington will close his lessons in ‘dancing in this city, this week, and the complimentary will be his last work here this season, For several winters he has given instraction here, and he has always given the best sutisfaction. All of ‘his pupils have been required to deport. themselves in a proper mannery\and if any fault has been found wiffi him, it has been that he Parents, who fe put their children. under hicharge, for instruction, have found that to secure correct deportmenthas been aSuuch his aim, as to cultivate grace of movement. He has, during an acqual ance of over six years, demonstrated to the citizens of this place, that he is at all times a high minded and honorable. gentleman. On account of the times,. his instruction this winter has not Boag ra financial success, bat he has labored just as industriously as when the contrary was the case. We hope the . party on Friday night will be an evidence of the appreciation of our citizeus of his abjlities as a teacher, and of his merits as a gentleman. He has been afflicted with an aggravaling and painful disease, during the whole term, and will,-at-its cenclusion, have to place, himself under medical treatment, and entirely abandon business.. Let the benefit be a liberal one, and one wortby the . , reputation ofthe dancing community of Nevada City. School Elections. It may be interesting to.School Trustees to know that school ‘elections must be conducted in conform= ity with the General Election Law. Where taxes are to be. raised for ‘school purposes, especially, the General Law must be duly complied with. In a recent-case of the People vs, Seale, the Supreme Court decided that a school election for the purpose of raising taxes, held between the hours of 1 o'clock Pp. wm. and 6 o’clock Pp. M., is not in conformity with the General Election Law, for that requires the polls to be open at one honr after sanrise on the morning of the election, and continye open until sunset, g many school electious in the country districts of this county, under this degision, have been illégally munity, by bringing all” together, . it. “tf they don’t they -wilt-not-be+ up the performance with a “Kissto what the law can—do.—Truekee—Re+4prblican. . had great personal elegance and grace party, tobe given on Friday night,. this city Brown Brothers & Co., and by three} “We imagine that a: Ricker-grabled him and took the pistol away from him, and sent tor Mr; Davis, one-of the Trustees, Mr. Davis. went down and “sent the boy We have heard it stated quite frequently that several of the larger boys attending the school are in the habit of carrying firearms, and hope + which there are Huw over “six hunA Comparison of Climate, _ Arthur Hagedorn, who bad just returned fromm Newcastle, was yesterday telling us of a faet, that well illustrates the peculiarities of Cali-. fornia elimale. He says that Dan Rice, the agent of ‘Wells, Fargo & Co’si, express at Newcastle, has an orange tree in his garden, upon -dred ripe oranges of full and perfect twenty-five miles ina due line from this city. Here, almond trees, manzanita bushes and some kinds cf fluwers are in biossom, while five “miles ubove here a grocery delivery wagon —yes‘erday drove over snow ‘banks two ,feet in asif they were of solid rock. This lof the climate vf Culiforaia. “It is a known fact, that ao traveler in this State cap, in some seasons, ures a8 will effectually pat a stop to doing their duty. We refrain from giving the boy’s name on acount of his parents, and in the “hope that they will see that it is not repeated. It is a disgrace, aud if his parents do not correct bim as he deserves, the Trustees will be compelled to ree >> How a Forever Par Wo. M. Evants.—The most clever ~ forgeries which had been ever known up to the time of their cccurtence, were those of Monroe Edwards. This nius,; and “had he devoted himself to legitimate business be would have become a merchant prince. Me preferred fraud, however, and bore the consequences. It is thirty-four years since Monroe Edwards was convicted> William M, Evarts was then a young lawyer, and was. retained in the defense. It is Said that he got . his pay in a forged check. Edwards of manners. He went to England with Yorged letters from Daniel Webster, traveling as John P. Caldwell. ‘The aristocracy welcomed him to their festal halls, and he actually borrowed £1,000 to return with. In he f.rged $25,000 on clever forgeries in Philadelphia he raised $66,000 more. His trial in Watson Webb’s duel with Tom Marshall. counsel for the defense, and made sévere reflections on Webb, who challenged him and yot a bullet in his leg. Edwards was-sentenced-—toSing Sing for five years, and died before the expirationlof the sentence. Utica Herald. —— Rather Mixed. The San Jose Mercury has this mixed metaphor, conundrum = and rhetorical flourish all combined. . In speaking of the Democracy it says: **Will they conclade their ‘wah’ talk, sit down on Hewitt, Kelly, Field, Randall, Watterson, anda few more. of the Daterrified and untamable, or will they lash. themselves into a feathery foam, and hicking over the traces of respectability, continue their scramble for the political loaves and the official fishes?’’ We give it up. SETTLING THE Counrey.~ Nearly every day purchases of land ate. being made in the vieinity of Newenstle for fruit grewing purposes. This last week Mr. Brown sold about 100 acres of land near that town, most of it rough and rocky, for $3,500, being over $35 per acre. Numerous other purcbases have recently been made in that section of country, ‘4lso in and around Auburn, whch goes to show that the merits of this ‘ection as a fruit growing country are faat Ls realized.— Placer Herald, Jamped F the. Train. Constable Jones’ caught a man in the act of breaking intoa. house at Roseville, lust Monday, and after secaring his prisoner, started with on a freight car for the jail in this

place. Just below Bloomer Cut, while Jones was in conversation with the Conductor, the burglar slipped car. ‘He had’a lively time of it picking so and moking his _ ep . which occurred some two years since, . man really possessed commercial ge~} mines are good ones and will be this city was the occasion of James oe The latter was one of the;<~~ to thé door and jumped from the. ing himself up, but succeeded in do. becomes of: the wi eked? Usually A PREACHER wants to know ‘whak they practice law for iwhile and evenon witness, and the Judge inquired if he understood thé mature of an oath. “For certain, boss,’’ said the citizen; ie I swoar toa lie I must stick to lm. ‘ **Be virtuous aud you'll be happy.” tually go to the oectsences A NEGRO Was put on the staod as a}take breakfast where the snow is where green péushavebeen gatherseason is rather abead of that in our opinion, ~~ Sale ef the Murchie Mine. -R.M. Eryer, for capitalists whom he represents, yesterday, concluded == apt epeeen heretofore belonging to the Murchies. The property consists of two qnartz ledges, which have been protitably worked for years, but which have been idle for some time, on account of the burning of the hoisting works, The company will at once commence tbe erection of new hoisting works, and will put up in addition to the present eight stamp mill, one*haying ten’ stamps. The mine will be superintended by-George Smith Esq. and R, M. Fryer wiil probably be the President of the « company, whose office will beat San Francisco. The worked for all they are worth, Trinity Church. To-morrow being “Ash Wednesday,”’ there will be fal morning services and sermon at the Episcopal Church, The Rector extends a cordial invitation to all believers in Christ to attend. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Union Hotel. JACOB NAFFZIGER, Preprieto: . SATURDAY, February 10th, 1877, Wm Edwards; Yuba Bridge Wm Manson, Downieville George Wood, Sierraville «J Dumler, Cascades CH Stokes & wife, Canada Jesse _Waltdn, Sacrainento. J W Duncan, Shultz Mine Chas Whitmore, Gold Hill. H Pridmire, Ranch . BF Wiley, Wheatland 8 Wear,Grass Val ey Mrs W A Skidmore, Grass Valley. Mrs A C Stokes, do Mrs JH Clark, do Mrs Olark, Grass Valley Miss Belfast, do RM Fryer & wife, San Francisco Mies Skidmore, Grass Valley P Owens, do M Clark, : = H Clark, — ‘Thomason, Bloomfield A T Laird, City Cor Loughridge , Colfax W G Morgan, do Edward 8 Edwards, Nort: nville “HH Hartley, Grass Valley 3.8 Judd, San Francisco Sunpay, February 11th, 1877. R. Burroghs & son, Bloomfield . John a Gta Gras Valle LM Sukeforth, Cascade Mi Jonas Sparks, Sheridan G W Smith, CityJ F Judd, Grass Valley Jd Herzinger, Cit M Thomason, Bloomfield ~ Chas Snyder; Colfax C J Thomas, City 0 Brown, do AM Allen, do \ Jas Russ, Wilow Valley G@ Morgan, Colfax Cc \ Loughridge, Storms’ Ranch , HOTEL ARRIVALS, . ip teaeameareaes National Ex . §. A. EDDY, prietor. SaTurpay, February 10th, 1877. IN ta Oity OX Jd Hanly do : Ps Smith, Grass Valley D Noonan , City : F Hathaway, City, < D Allen Kennebec’ : Mrs Purdon, Bridge 8 B Hunt Moore’s Flat J Gordan, Colfax M Houseman, Grass Valley J Riley, Smarteville 8 Neiouk, do. () Hotel. ~E Johnson, City: 3 Cd Thomas, do ~J Benson, New Castle ae H Goddard, Rough & Ready ee 2 eeraws 11th, 1877. -of' the Sales at the Reguler Board Growth. “Newcastle is less than} depth, and the teum passsd over them . — is an instance showing the diversity . . Yesterday ed fresh from the garden, but this} \j Orson Porter, aged 46 years. SAM ES TS E Johnston, City Ose ORES of every description A H Hagadorn, City ‘ ‘Melted and Assayea. : . snake. do by req Bars exchanged fer Coir. . T Maloney, Weshinaton. F 30 Ma treet, Nevada City. M g Kellet, Yoa Bet. in 1852, ‘Mining Stocks. Yesterday Morning 8 Sales The following are the qudigiogs yesterday” wae 8 _ and elosing. ' 335 Ophir 26.25 25%. —480-Mexiean 1734 1744. ‘430 Gould & Curry 12%. 185 Best & Beleber 3434 34 790 California 49 49%.25 Savage 8%. 1605 Con Virginia 51% he 20, Chollar 6534. 750 Hale & Norcross 55% 110 Crown’ Pvint 8%. 50 Yellow Javket 14%. “610 Imperial 2.12 2.10. 145 Beicher—_ 8%. 295 Alplia 20 2034. 4. 560 Balien 13% 14. 225-Exchequer 64%. 344 Overwan 94 95. 690 Justice 1344 1334. 80 Union Con. 8% 9 : Aftera00n's” “Sate. New Coso.444 ? (Mrs: 3. V> Hunter, Miss Lizzie Valantine. ING: THE DANCING ‘CLASSES OF S.J. MIL: = LINGTON, propose giving hima ~ Grasit Gaaigliinentaey Ball, pT) (ie . Friday Evering, Feb. 16th, . At Hunt's Hall, Nevada City —— The » TeHidwtng Iollies ave been appoint. — ed_as a cummi*teo of arrangements: Mrs. Jno. S, Dunn, Miss Annie Hupp, q Mrs. G. W. Welch, ee ee. Misa Hel 160 Kentuck 734, ire OW. Urose, Mis Gaeate Meuse 250: Utwh 18%. te _—. Mra.J. J. Ott, _ Migs Deede Mrs. Wm. Holines; Miss Allié Davenport, Mrs, '. M. Hunt, Miss Sarah Cashin, Mrs. Jol n Pattison, Mise Ria Hy Mrs. 8. A, Eddy, Miss Carrie Frink, : : Miss Seraphine Mion: ‘One of the features of the ocea— ‘. sion will be the dancing of the celebrated ‘**Minuét.” by sixteen ladies and ‘gentlemen in costume, Eureka Con. 19 1922. California 49 4834. Ophir 2524 25%. Borthern Berg 26 14 2644. Raymond & Ely 5% 5%. Mexican, 17% V 17%. that Paine lived a good life, after its kind, and died: calmly and _philosophically, as. became him. served the embryo Union with most precious service—a service that every-man, woman and child ip our thifty-eight Statesis to some extent receiving the benefit of to-day -—and I, for -one,’ said Mr, Whitman, “there Secatetls ahd reverently throw my pebble on the cairn of his memory. An aged woman in Indianapolis is supported in luxury by her wealthy tobacco to smoke, and consequently she knits stockings, sells them, and thus obtains the one ine that cc son — her. Tae milky . wey the: railroad through Herkimer county,New York. ETA RE ETT . DIED. In Nevada City, February llth, 1877, crea SO ANNUAL MEETING. x ee \ UBA GRAVEL RANGE MINING COM~“ PANY.—Notice is hereby. given that the regular Annual Meeting of the Yuba Gravel Range Mining Company, will be held .at the office of said: compahy, Main atreet, North San Juan, on Tuesday, the Gtk day of March, A. D: ‘1877, at 10 o’clock. A. M,to elect Directors forthe ensuing year, and the transaction of such other business a0 may Pr come_before tha} meeting. . 10 HUNTER, Sec. Wo:th San Juan, Feb, 8th, 1877.READ THIS. LI PERSONS INDEBTED TO DR. F. BUELOW, are requested to settle their accounts with the undersigned, who will receipt forthesame.LEO. GARTHE. wit a January 26, 1877.-1m County Scrip. LL warrants on.General Fund, registered prior to date, also all warrants cn Road Fund, registered prior to Oct. 6th 1876, also warrants Nos. 96; 139, 180, 183, 134 and 186 on same Fund registered Oct. 6th 1876, will be paid on, resentation. Interest ceases from date. .” Nevada io Cig. Feb. 7th, {877. AYNE, Qounty Treasurer. eee GROCERIES ‘CHAS. F. ROBINSON. T ‘his Store, on BROAD STREET, oyposite the Methodist Church, keeps Scuatnants on hand as fine a stock of GRiCERIES, PROVISIONS, &c. as can be found in Nevada city; which Will be soldas LOW THE LOWEST, ‘sive meaecal. o4 A, LADEMAN, GROCERIES AND PRODUCE. COMMERCIAL STREET, : Nevada City. Y STORE Is ALWAYS FILLED A. LADEMAN, Nevaia City. August 9, 1876. . CET. ASSa YER, : a Warr Wairman, at the Tom Payne . ‘meeting in Philadelphia, declared . : “Hel son; but he will not provide her with . : WHOLES&LE AND RETAIL DEALER Is . The best of music wil} be furnished for the occasion. Dancing will commence 8 o'clock, and close at the’ pleasure of the patrons of the party, TIOKETS POR GENTLEMEN, $2 00. Mrs, E. Bonn, Secretary, _Mns. N. P. Bnown, Treasurer. — NEW STORE! REMOVED! REMOVED! . OUR STOCK OF es A FANCY GOODS TO THE NEW STORE, OPPOSITE BROWN & MORGAN'S BLOCK, WHERE WE WILL BE HAPPY TO SEE OUR CUSTOMERS. L, JACOBS & BRO. » Nevada, Jan. 28, 1877. _ NEW GROCERY STORE: —_— S. SHOCKAN & BRO, Commercial Street,under Traneespt 08° . NEVADA CITY, e-WAVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE H AND CHOICE STOCK OF GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, PRODUCE, ' CASE Goods. FRESH and SALT FISE Ete., Ete. ich they will sell Cheapé ore in town for case. oo ° .@ Whitney, Little York” wa) ELECTRO PLATING YD GOED or SILYER oc —WE-HAVE REMOVED . can be pought at any 1 j t 4 wt it ~~ mek A. = S& 4 b&b we Oo! =, &