February 26, 1873 (4 pages)

Ea meaeiinees is RA IT STEPH a The Daily Transcript NEVADA cry, CAL. : : a : oe a st “Local Sielahes: The sale of property for delinquent . reounty taxes will comimence in front of the Court House door, it thiscity, ~ Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1973. ~ * Sm Road. # ‘The Grass Nailey Union, of yesterday, contaitis’an article ‘upon the subject of a macadamized road between this city and Colfax, as it says" . “thefe is no Lprospect of a railroad being built.” It suggests the form‘ing of a joint stock company to purchase the road. of the present own1 @r8, and making a first class highway of it. Now we would like to ‘see a good Yoad between these places, —but do tot. believe the scheme is. , feasible.: [to-morrow morning at 10 e#clock, and will be continued: from day to day aintil the entire list-is disposed . of. Fiftyper cent. will be. adaed to the cost of abl property: after iti is sold, in order'to redeem it, and all }roperly pot sold, two per cent. per month will be added. " Murchie’s hydraulic claims, on the Red Dog road, a short distance ‘from town, are now ‘about ready for the reception of water. ‘Their tun“nel of 500 feet is~ completed through bedrock and boulders, a substantial flume laid, and. the blocks are now being laid in the flame. In two or'. -three, dayseverything will be inreadi" cost from $10,000 to” $15, 000 to buy ness for the water. At present” the ‘ Canine ¢ Sagacity. ‘ ‘The Loutsvilte™: “Bedger-telis-t he} following story of canine sagacity : . & litfle black-wnd-tan terrier -beloriging to Mr. Neweom> hadfollowed-a member of the family tothe dreg store of Dr, J. B, Barnum, cornet of Fifth and York streets, and while: on. thé sidewalk a great over-grown cur jumped-upon it and broke oné-ef its fore-legs. The howls of agony emitted by the poor little fellow attracted the attention of Dr. Bar‘num, and at-his. suggestion the “dog was taken into the store,.and. the doctor proceeded to set the broken leg and splinter and bandage it: “The dog resisted the operation with all his power, and ‘snapped and howled the whole time. ~The dog was taken . home, and after an absence of four . ‘days returned to the store of ite own = the road, and as soon as that is done friars Se . feasible. in the shape as suggested by the ~ Union. _We agree with the Union, when it says, "under the above programme, that “‘no subscriber to the purchase and construction money . ‘could expect to get any pay in the . way of dividends from the road,” and for tlt reason aloné sufficient €apital cannot be raised for thispur‘pose, therefore the project ‘is not Men are not‘very anxious to step forward and pay. out their _ money without s0me prospect of getting a dividend. Twenty dollar pieces are not sp plenty in this locality as to make such a permanent investment with no prospect of getting a profit or even the principal . back again. There is fo doubt that there would be increased travel,:and cheaper fares* and freights, but not enough*to justify such an large outlay of money. We do not believe there is a man in Nevada City who. would _ Subscribe $100 towards such a project. We hope we are mistaken in our eonclusions,-but we dofi’t think ——weare. Let the matter be discussed gene we AE Good eno: among our property holders and business men. Gold Mines. “The San Francisco Chronicle of the ‘24d, yeinarks: In eonsequence of reeenit: developments in quartz mines of Nevada and Amador eountics, ~ quite an interest has been awakened inthe quartz and gravel mines of , California generally. It is notice-, ‘. able that our wealthy capitalists are interested in these mines, and—that. they consider them no small part of their worldly {possessions. While some of the operators rush off to the wilds of the Sage Brush State, or amid the snows of Montanaand Ida: ho. in search of paying lodes of gold and silver, such operators as Micheal Reese, D>-O. Mills, J. W, Gashwiler, Milton 8S. Latham; Alvinza Hayward, : Thomas, Beil, John P., Jones, Cross & Co., William Thompson Jr., Joel Lightner, W.H. V. C€ronise,W. €. Ralston, Jobn Parrott, William} B, Bourne; Geo. D. Roberts, Thomas Findley, and William Myhent;*confine many of their most produetive Operations to # radius of a few hundred miles fyom San, Francisco sand’ within the State of California. They ~ Nevada, Tuolumne, Kalamath, Cala-. Veras and other counties, without going off to inadéessible’ regions, There is less speciation «in these _Mines, because few of them are put iu the Board, the owners not: caring ~_ to let the general gamblers get hold -of stoek and smash it-up-or down to suit their own purposes, As these mines continue to yield in richness, general attention will be called thereto. Ten per cent, ef assessments annually paid by San Fraacise> stockholders for the development of mines outside the State, if expended with“in the State, Would ‘cause a golden stream to flow into the coffers of our operators. After a” while they will tire of feeding Nevada and outside wildcats and turn their attention _ Fe noe a. hearer, home, oe Tux great fires in American cities “\\ within « year and a half have cest the ~vtufayorable to bess aie $300,030,000, whichis more than it has cost all Europe, save in war, since the great tire in London, 200 Years ago. TuE Graftow Stone, Company, of St. Louis, have re eecived the contract from the Government for improving the river between Altenand St, Louis. The amount of the contraet is about $500, 000. . 2? Fee Pealane Barmeys Clu bave, been discussing the s _. of & ¢ooperative’ Mae! and he Agus, says . . their general. sentiment sppeete to ue it-would-cost as much -more-to_put-it+UP-with. snow, and ice, and it may-be {ly of this eity,, a shost account of pees mt a me So et ia Magely, ditches in that vicinity-are blocked waggilg its tail and whining, and _ Case-of Louis Denzer. — .The.trial of Louis Denger, jointly indieted with Fraak Luje for grand larceny, in‘stealing horses from Geo. WwW. Wicks, of Rough and Ready township; last March, commenced in the: County Court last Friday morning, ‘dnd was concluded “on Monday evening, when the jury retired. After being out all night they came into court yesterday morning at 9 o’clock and being unable to agree were discharged. Otw the first ballot they stood six dnd'six. and on the second ballot nine for conviction, and three for acquital. “They stood nine to three every ballot after until dis-. — argument octupied all day, and was had time to escape before the entire ‘in the United States Circuit Court-at}— secord; walked™ “up to Dr. Barwum, . Se0-Fraticisco-on Moendaylast ‘The F . On Sunday week, ip New York, the great Weight. -of snow “piled on byterian Church in Houston. street, mon from the text, “Escape with your Jives,” _agd'.the congregation building fell with a crash. It isa sxomplete wreck. The sexton and his wife were in the basement at dinner, and were almost frightened to . death, but not the léast injured. Tar detectives are busily engaged. in investigating the supposed mysterioug murder of the man whose body ‘was recovered from the Commercial street dock, in San Francisco, on the roof brought down the old Pres : ‘The pastor had just concluded a ser. For 30 Days Only : GREAT) EXCITEMENT GOLDSMITH DRY GOops ‘STORE; ON BROAD STREET. . tives of the ‘depredations of. insects, several days yet before they are sufficiently thawed out to’ run water. That piano, mentioned in the advertising columns of the Tuanscrirt, ‘has arrived, and can be seen at the Theatre, on application to Squire Davidson, at the National Exchange Hotel, who will take pleasure in exhibiting it. Itis am elegant instrument and will be sold very cheap. ‘The trial of Luje; indicted jointly with Drenzer, for horse stealing, eame-up for trial in the County Court yesterday. Disttict Attorney Deal appeared for the prosecution -and E,W,. Roberts for the defence. It. was reported in town yesterday, on Red Hill, near this city, not long since, and that from ten to twelve ‘thousand dollars had been taken out . by the lucky owners, up to the present time, whoare still at-werk-on the ledge. on _ Death of Edward Champion. . The following are the particulars of the death of Edward Champion brother of Henry Champion. formerwhich appeared in yesterday’s TRanscript: It appears that on Saturday night, about 11. o’clock, Edward Champion, with ten other. men, was on the cage when it started up for the surface. The cage was up about 50 or 60 feet from the Lottom of the. shaft, when Champion suddenly,and . before he could be caught, was observed to: fall, —It-is-supposed that the unfortunate man was taken ‘with + an epileptic fit. as he had-such a fit about three weeks ago. When taken up from the bottom of the shaft it vas fund th t the whole of the scalp was torn from one side of his head and that he had uw bad-cut in the forehead, He spoke once or twice ufterhe reached the surface, calling for*his mother and. brother. Dr. Webber was summoned to his assistance, but nothing could be done for him: The frontal bone of his head was found to be fractured, but none of the bones of his limbs were broken. He was a’ native of Cornwall, England, and was twenty-one years old, _On Monday night, no<withstanding the severs saw storm, the meeting of the Literary Club was largely attended, The exereises were very ‘interesting. The manuscript paper, containing many productions of “excellence, was read by Miss Mary Gregory. Miss' Miunie “Miller, a little girlofsix or seven, read, “When I was sWeet sixteen,” in. & yery creditable manner. At the request of the Club, Dr. Brenan rendered ye Se Taserary clas ~~ [passed theCape of ~G “Shamus O’Brien.” This is probably one of the most difficult pieces’ to render, if we consider the. vurious feelings and passions expressed in the sentiment, and yet the-Doetor}succeeded in giving each peculiar shade of passion its full effect. It . healed him."’ that a quartz ledge was discovered . . -Feproduced to illustrate why the ma/ against the corruption exhibited by . -. ing six fine hogs. The trial came on, held out the’ broken leg for the doctor’s inspection. An examination revealed the fact~that the bandages and splinters had become disarranged, and were evidently causing great pain, The Doctor rearranged the Every day since the dog comes regularly to the store and holds out its leg to the doctor, as much a3 to say, “look at that, ‘Doctor, and_see how it’s getting along.” “The examination over, the dog goes home. His leg is nearly well, and it remains to be seen whether, like many of the human race, as soon as he is well he will. forget the physician who en ae Credit Mobilier, fine following anecdote has been jority in Congress take no action the Credit Mobilier investigation: Mr. Linceln had been retained as counsel for a fellow accused of stealand the witness forthe State proved the theft beyond ail question, and indentified Mr. Lincoin’s client’ as the thief, When the testimony had closed, Mr. Lincoln turned. to the thief, and said: ‘‘I see no ground for any defence in the case, sir. If the witnesses are to be believed, you are guilty, and I cannot make anything else out of it!” “Never mind my . ilt, ” said the confiding, client, ‘‘Jes’ set. ap and. abuse them witnesses like the devil, and der yourself on general prindressings, and the dog hopped away. . {minutes before his deeease Mr, Pike submitted tothe court late Monday night. Hoffman heard the case, and at the conclusion of the argument to+k the Inatter under advisement. Deatu or 4N OLD Man.—Mr. Joshna Pike, ‘the oldest mun in Hampton Falls,” Massachusetts, died recently at the advanced age of ninttyeight years. Mr. Pike had been a resident of Hampton Falls upwards of eighty years, and was one of the truth of which edifices of his own construetion will l testify, in not only his own town, “but Exeter, Portsmouth, and Saco, and in Massachu= setts. Mr. Pike inherited'a strong and healthy constitution, and by a. life of temperance, sobriety and industry preserved the same until the last hours of his earthly existence, By industry and economy he acand educating of a family of nine children (most of whom, are still living,) and a siifficiency for his own comfort in his advanced age.” Ten walked in his own dooryard; gathered an armful of wood, carried it into his house, placed it in his stove, and:sitting down by his fireside, passed so quietly from/earth as not to attract the notice of his own family. oe Ssrxinc Marnmowy Uxper DrriCULTIES.—A young man in Minnesota has met with the following mishaps: r Lincoln did as he was told. The jury retired, amin less than half an hour, much to the surprise of the Court and counsel, returned a verdict of ‘‘not guilty!’ “I don’t understand: this,” said Mr. Lincoln, turning to his -elient as he spoke; “these fellows must have misunderstood.”“Not a d-—d bit of it,” answered the sagacisus client, with a knowing wink. ‘You see, ‘Squire, every one of them ere fellers had a piece o’them hogs!" Oxp Sutes.—There is a ship now sailing from Helland, built in 1658, ing Philip II, of Spain. She was. sailing to the Indies when the Hollandets’ organized themselves into the:‘‘Beggars of the Sea,’’ and asa privateeraman earned a reputation which astonished the’ world. She “ht October, 1864, from Batavia for Holland, being then 294 years old. Another old'ship is the whaler Rosseau, one of Stephen Girard’s, built at Philadelphia in 1802, and repaired recently at New Bedford, ~ Her planking was removed, the first time for sevecty years. The. live oak timbers underneath were found as sound as they were the day foe were first put together. Tur Fexas Central road has now conipleted laying the iron to the Choctaw Creek, some six miles south of Sherman,~ ~ Wrsr Roxbury is se anxious for smnexation to Boston that a tewn pagpaanan: veted to send -98,000 tor understands fully the art of saying well what he undertakes, The debate on the question; whether . spirits of the departed visit the earth, was discussed by _F. A. Potter-and M.S. Deal in the affirmative, and) by D. J. Crowley,W. J. Orgaa and Rev. E. Halleday inthe negative. On the merits of the debate the ques‘tion was decided, by President Pattison in the affirmative, and on the’ merits of the question the audience ‘decided in. faver.of the nestle ve. -Miss Flora Cornell was elected _ siding officer for: the.ensuity term mint bien woe oat tare istoga ent N ‘MV Ghieen ar ! the-Springs-Hotel, He stepped on board a train, which, would take him to Jonesville swiftly enough to enable him purictually to keep an appointment he had made to marry a young woman. ‘The train . was delayed, the lady got huffy, and, since the expected bridegroom * did not appear, instantly married another man whosuddenly remembered he had loved her fondly. The ardent first lover was so anxious to reach Jonesville that he acted nervously, was taken in charge by detectives-as ; When-the-Prince of Orange was fight one “implicated in a great rebbery which had just been cemmitted in Chieago, and was liberated at last ovly to find that blight-and mildew had gathered all over his holiest affections, and that the world was inA conpucror cna night trainjrnnning between Hartford and New. HaYen, more-than a year ago, received: a thousand dollar bill from a passengerin payment of the fare, The eenductor passed on, “saying « he would retarn—. presently with: the change, but when he did.so the man denied having presentell the bill. It “ . is supposed the man was a-thief,gave. the money ‘by mistake, and ‘was “afraid to reetify it, The-bill still re‘maits to'the conductores credit at one of the Hartford banks, A GANG of Chinese passed through Napa on the 18th-instant ‘to work in ‘the Reed quicksilver mine, in Lake [ county, Tue social ss taaher, receipts, at St. Louis, last week amounted to $1,913 weonsiderable increase over previous weeks in winter. . __Ir is estimated that the ae for the last ten years on the sewingmachines manufactured in this coun. try amount to $20,000,000,War county seat “question i in Alatieda county will be submitted to a. vote of the people on’ the 29th ef Mareb-next., The controversy stands . ®. between San Aeandro,! the present fSONRHE Sen QBM Oallands oso.” Tar New Work Watch Chad” ‘ue Napa county, is now raising ore of an excellent quality, and/the body appears to be extensive, _Amone the recent arrivals from the East is the Hon. H. A. Risley of New York, late of the State Department at Washington, — Mortars, Haid: Grinaies and ‘ilies munition of war weré shipped Saturday at: net use against the Modovs.John ees, sae vt gate -e iw = a 3 ae 7 Judge Sawyer and Jadgej*: best mechanics of his time, to. the} quired w competency for the rearing her wooten mill, and expects to have . Virginia City, by oy invitation. a. Captain Montgomery, who ashe had every reason to believe, . ae } S¢hoo) House, in said. dis Tus. Pheonix cauiakalicoe: natn 2b spleens id ede “Tus ral sto oi Beautifel = ew, up and Their. claims-of dife,—~—Hberty‘and the} pursuit of bugs are regognized, La Union is the name of a new politieal, literary and eommercial weekly to be issued every Saturday; by Espejo & Rodrigues, of Ban Francisco. 22 ee The Steam N Navigation Company is.about to pat on-a line of steamers to run daily, for the accommodation of the travel between Colusa and Knight’s Landing. i. The application made by “he County Judge for the town site of Mokelumne Hill has been upproved for patenting by the Commissioner of the General Land Office. . Ix ‘Sacrumento,on Saturday, a} large portion of J street, corner of Second, sunk two feet. ° PETALUMA has raised $60,000 for] more in a few days, W. Frank Stewart is soon to Jecture before the’ Pioneer Society of that Utah is richer in coal of all grades than any of the adjoining Ter‘Titories, Ae a keeps the toll road over Mount St. ten inches deep. _ 000, by ““Middlemareh.”’ ‘RUBENSTEIN will conduct a spring. musical festival in New York in April. BORN. “at North -Bloomfiéld, ro 3a, 1873, to R. 8. Huntiley:and wife, a SPECLAL SCHOOL, ELECTION, -— OTICE fs hereby given to ‘the qualified electors of Sweetiand Schvol District: Zt there will be an ¢ re wis at the the 224 day of March, 1873, hen and ‘hese to vote Yes or No ona proposition to raise by a tax . On. the propert the District, thé . of seventy cents( vueeeiie one hiandred ($100) dollars, to pay the present indebtedness of the district. Also te’ eléct an Assessor to assess the property of the district, anda Collector to collect: the taxon the same. deed cold and desolate und UnSYM. The polls will bec from’ half . ot to . een ee Se'cloek. BP; aon ees ene = E 0. HISUOX, rapes Sweetisnd Schoo) District. Sweetlund, Feb. 4th, 4873, 6 Nav Ghenerine. fae = ALEX. GAULT ss added. to the BAKEAY 1 a ee of 1 Orisartew i and Provisions, Which he’ \offefs for ‘sale on the ' most Mberal terms. The People of Nevada will find it to their. advantage to ¢ajl on me,FLOUR FOR SALE. ‘Warranted to Be the ‘best in the County. ee oe GRAND Horen, SACRAMENTO. _Corner of Arist ane na Senet, ee the Railruud” ‘ae and: lin ge on 9 Land‘ans is.a first class House :eleetode James Gordon Beutiow Ogu.’ pee Geeitines melt wi Ao det wee? o ‘iyptfone: T sero TREE ae w ga ; Legh : 2 ‘ fhe’seuson Staatted u Sens 0 ae BE “‘SOLD™ SEeRROTER ao The Salt Lake Tribune claims} Helena, says that snow. fell up there}. “Groner Exsor’’ has made $40,~ ; St THEGtand Hotel is only . ble is supnieasan Gt Dest ote. ey. Sitar _. Friday. The~ identity of‘the de-. : eet . ceased is yet undetertiined. SEEN Eemaeen ones M-and after thiia-thigs: Cords ot ad Toads are the ‘best “prevents. 4 pr tan = COST iret In order to make room room fcr the — Stock of tei Goods which wil) shortly arrive fru the astern States, Dress Goods of all descriptions, Water Proofs, Shawls, Skirts, &e, &e, will be sold 50 per cent. § lower than heretofore: _ Demestic Goods, Carpets and oil Cloths at less thas fien Francisco cost per Late Oe Call and ascertain Prices and see the Goods. Remember this Sale will. be: contigued for 30 “a only, 7 GOLDSMITH, rr Orders frosa the Country wild be promptly filled. £22 BELL & BROWN, ¥ DRUGGISTS. i CORNER OF Pine and Commereial Streets. ej Dealers in DRUGS, CHEMICALS, PERFUMERY, oe TOILET SOAP BRUSHES, of all kinds. ws We shill keep on hand a large ame ment of Fancy Articles _ W” Also full line of A S00n SUPPLY. OF FRESH GARDEN SEEDS, _ ALFALFA, CLOVER, TIMOTHY, &e.PRESCRIPTIONS sabes com POUNDED. > . RIDGE’S PATENT FOOD FOR IX (—— ae por RE BROW a wbawtt? nie bas wt tb . } Hevea, Peps; "Sh ‘The d NEV. ee ———— om Le We hay pumber « ‘eonnectior publican f ° not say . they have men for Sheriff, w mentioner of Bridge King, of (._ oureka 4 Frank-G. and A. E -" Assembly Grass Va Pacific « ’ Truckee, the Reyn Rough ai _ (the pior We shall hear the! assert th that’s 2 We pi list of ] -dates.tl on the s the nam dér Shei with ‘the A spe place in is to lev eents on of taxal to pay o elect.an ASSESS 2 The I days lz cleaned Leutj tract.to situated workme the elaii The] and a1 gold to lictle di after be Union « A gei the: up forms 1 rate of .on Sun On) furious “swite'! ’ about { ground timesvery. fg a.F ~The Si ping f ley.‘ ” Rev ley, v ‘Chare All are ‘Dur day e' hy .s01 and h

Ea meaeiinees is RA IT STEPH a The Daily Transcript NEVADA cry, CAL. : : a : oe a st “Local Sielahes: The sale of property for delinquent . reounty taxes will comimence in front of the Court House door, it thiscity, ~ Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1973. ~ * Sm Road. # ‘The Grass Nailey Union, of yesterday, contaitis’an article ‘upon the subject of a macadamized road between this city and Colfax, as it says" . “thefe is no Lprospect of a railroad being built.” It suggests the form‘ing of a joint stock company to purchase the road. of the present own1 @r8, and making a first class highway of it. Now we would like to ‘see a good Yoad between these places, —but do tot. believe the scheme is. , feasible.: [to-morrow morning at 10 e#clock, and will be continued: from day to day aintil the entire list-is disposed . of. Fiftyper cent. will be. adaed to the cost of abl property: after iti is sold, in order'to redeem it, and all }roperly pot sold, two per cent. per month will be added. " Murchie’s hydraulic claims, on the Red Dog road, a short distance ‘from town, are now ‘about ready for the reception of water. ‘Their tun“nel of 500 feet is~ completed through bedrock and boulders, a substantial flume laid, and. the blocks are now being laid in the flame. In two or'. -three, dayseverything will be inreadi" cost from $10,000 to” $15, 000 to buy ness for the water. At present” the ‘ Canine ¢ Sagacity. ‘ ‘The Loutsvilte™: “Bedger-telis-t he} following story of canine sagacity : . & litfle black-wnd-tan terrier -beloriging to Mr. Neweom> hadfollowed-a member of the family tothe dreg store of Dr, J. B, Barnum, cornet of Fifth and York streets, and while: on. thé sidewalk a great over-grown cur jumped-upon it and broke oné-ef its fore-legs. The howls of agony emitted by the poor little fellow attracted the attention of Dr. Bar‘num, and at-his. suggestion the “dog was taken into the store,.and. the doctor proceeded to set the broken leg and splinter and bandage it: “The dog resisted the operation with all his power, and ‘snapped and howled the whole time. ~The dog was taken . home, and after an absence of four . ‘days returned to the store of ite own = the road, and as soon as that is done friars Se . feasible. in the shape as suggested by the ~ Union. _We agree with the Union, when it says, "under the above programme, that “‘no subscriber to the purchase and construction money . ‘could expect to get any pay in the . way of dividends from the road,” and for tlt reason aloné sufficient €apital cannot be raised for thispur‘pose, therefore the project ‘is not Men are not‘very anxious to step forward and pay. out their _ money without s0me prospect of getting a dividend. Twenty dollar pieces are not sp plenty in this locality as to make such a permanent investment with no prospect of getting a profit or even the principal . back again. There is fo doubt that there would be increased travel,:and cheaper fares* and freights, but not enough*to justify such an large outlay of money. We do not believe there is a man in Nevada City who. would _ Subscribe $100 towards such a project. We hope we are mistaken in our eonclusions,-but we dofi’t think ——weare. Let the matter be discussed gene we AE Good eno: among our property holders and business men. Gold Mines. “The San Francisco Chronicle of the ‘24d, yeinarks: In eonsequence of reeenit: developments in quartz mines of Nevada and Amador eountics, ~ quite an interest has been awakened inthe quartz and gravel mines of , California generally. It is notice-, ‘. able that our wealthy capitalists are interested in these mines, and—that. they consider them no small part of their worldly {possessions. While some of the operators rush off to the wilds of the Sage Brush State, or amid the snows of Montanaand Ida: ho. in search of paying lodes of gold and silver, such operators as Micheal Reese, D>-O. Mills, J. W, Gashwiler, Milton 8S. Latham; Alvinza Hayward, : Thomas, Beil, John P., Jones, Cross & Co., William Thompson Jr., Joel Lightner, W.H. V. C€ronise,W. €. Ralston, Jobn Parrott, William} B, Bourne; Geo. D. Roberts, Thomas Findley, and William Myhent;*confine many of their most produetive Operations to # radius of a few hundred miles fyom San, Francisco sand’ within the State of California. They ~ Nevada, Tuolumne, Kalamath, Cala-. Veras and other counties, without going off to inadéessible’ regions, There is less speciation «in these _Mines, because few of them are put iu the Board, the owners not: caring ~_ to let the general gamblers get hold -of stoek and smash it-up-or down to suit their own purposes, As these mines continue to yield in richness, general attention will be called thereto. Ten per cent, ef assessments annually paid by San Fraacise> stockholders for the development of mines outside the State, if expended with“in the State, Would ‘cause a golden stream to flow into the coffers of our operators. After a” while they will tire of feeding Nevada and outside wildcats and turn their attention _ Fe noe a. hearer, home, oe Tux great fires in American cities “\\ within « year and a half have cest the ~vtufayorable to bess aie $300,030,000, whichis more than it has cost all Europe, save in war, since the great tire in London, 200 Years ago. TuE Graftow Stone, Company, of St. Louis, have re eecived the contract from the Government for improving the river between Altenand St, Louis. The amount of the contraet is about $500, 000. . 2? Fee Pealane Barmeys Clu bave, been discussing the s _. of & ¢ooperative’ Mae! and he Agus, says . . their general. sentiment sppeete to ue it-would-cost as much -more-to_put-it+UP-with. snow, and ice, and it may-be {ly of this eity,, a shost account of pees mt a me So et ia Magely, ditches in that vicinity-are blocked waggilg its tail and whining, and _ Case-of Louis Denzer. — .The.trial of Louis Denger, jointly indieted with Fraak Luje for grand larceny, in‘stealing horses from Geo. WwW. Wicks, of Rough and Ready township; last March, commenced in the: County Court last Friday morning, ‘dnd was concluded “on Monday evening, when the jury retired. After being out all night they came into court yesterday morning at 9 o’clock and being unable to agree were discharged. Otw the first ballot they stood six dnd'six. and on the second ballot nine for conviction, and three for acquital. “They stood nine to three every ballot after until dis-. — argument octupied all day, and was had time to escape before the entire ‘in the United States Circuit Court-at}— secord; walked™ “up to Dr. Barwum, . Se0-Fraticisco-on Moendaylast ‘The F . On Sunday week, ip New York, the great Weight. -of snow “piled on byterian Church in Houston. street, mon from the text, “Escape with your Jives,” _agd'.the congregation building fell with a crash. It isa sxomplete wreck. The sexton and his wife were in the basement at dinner, and were almost frightened to . death, but not the léast injured. Tar detectives are busily engaged. in investigating the supposed mysterioug murder of the man whose body ‘was recovered from the Commercial street dock, in San Francisco, on the roof brought down the old Pres : ‘The pastor had just concluded a ser. For 30 Days Only : GREAT) EXCITEMENT GOLDSMITH DRY GOops ‘STORE; ON BROAD STREET. . tives of the ‘depredations of. insects, several days yet before they are sufficiently thawed out to’ run water. That piano, mentioned in the advertising columns of the Tuanscrirt, ‘has arrived, and can be seen at the Theatre, on application to Squire Davidson, at the National Exchange Hotel, who will take pleasure in exhibiting it. Itis am elegant instrument and will be sold very cheap. ‘The trial of Luje; indicted jointly with Drenzer, for horse stealing, eame-up for trial in the County Court yesterday. Disttict Attorney Deal appeared for the prosecution -and E,W,. Roberts for the defence. It. was reported in town yesterday, on Red Hill, near this city, not long since, and that from ten to twelve ‘thousand dollars had been taken out . by the lucky owners, up to the present time, whoare still at-werk-on the ledge. on _ Death of Edward Champion. . The following are the particulars of the death of Edward Champion brother of Henry Champion. formerwhich appeared in yesterday’s TRanscript: It appears that on Saturday night, about 11. o’clock, Edward Champion, with ten other. men, was on the cage when it started up for the surface. The cage was up about 50 or 60 feet from the Lottom of the. shaft, when Champion suddenly,and . before he could be caught, was observed to: fall, —It-is-supposed that the unfortunate man was taken ‘with + an epileptic fit. as he had-such a fit about three weeks ago. When taken up from the bottom of the shaft it vas fund th t the whole of the scalp was torn from one side of his head and that he had uw bad-cut in the forehead, He spoke once or twice ufterhe reached the surface, calling for*his mother and. brother. Dr. Webber was summoned to his assistance, but nothing could be done for him: The frontal bone of his head was found to be fractured, but none of the bones of his limbs were broken. He was a’ native of Cornwall, England, and was twenty-one years old, _On Monday night, no<withstanding the severs saw storm, the meeting of the Literary Club was largely attended, The exereises were very ‘interesting. The manuscript paper, containing many productions of “excellence, was read by Miss Mary Gregory. Miss' Miunie “Miller, a little girlofsix or seven, read, “When I was sWeet sixteen,” in. & yery creditable manner. At the request of the Club, Dr. Brenan rendered ye Se Taserary clas ~~ [passed theCape of ~G “Shamus O’Brien.” This is probably one of the most difficult pieces’ to render, if we consider the. vurious feelings and passions expressed in the sentiment, and yet the-Doetor}succeeded in giving each peculiar shade of passion its full effect. It . healed him."’ that a quartz ledge was discovered . . -Feproduced to illustrate why the ma/ against the corruption exhibited by . -. ing six fine hogs. The trial came on, held out the’ broken leg for the doctor’s inspection. An examination revealed the fact~that the bandages and splinters had become disarranged, and were evidently causing great pain, The Doctor rearranged the Every day since the dog comes regularly to the store and holds out its leg to the doctor, as much a3 to say, “look at that, ‘Doctor, and_see how it’s getting along.” “The examination over, the dog goes home. His leg is nearly well, and it remains to be seen whether, like many of the human race, as soon as he is well he will. forget the physician who en ae Credit Mobilier, fine following anecdote has been jority in Congress take no action the Credit Mobilier investigation: Mr. Linceln had been retained as counsel for a fellow accused of stealand the witness forthe State proved the theft beyond ail question, and indentified Mr. Lincoin’s client’ as the thief, When the testimony had closed, Mr. Lincoln turned. to the thief, and said: ‘‘I see no ground for any defence in the case, sir. If the witnesses are to be believed, you are guilty, and I cannot make anything else out of it!” “Never mind my . ilt, ” said the confiding, client, ‘‘Jes’ set. ap and. abuse them witnesses like the devil, and der yourself on general prindressings, and the dog hopped away. . {minutes before his deeease Mr, Pike submitted tothe court late Monday night. Hoffman heard the case, and at the conclusion of the argument to+k the Inatter under advisement. Deatu or 4N OLD Man.—Mr. Joshna Pike, ‘the oldest mun in Hampton Falls,” Massachusetts, died recently at the advanced age of ninttyeight years. Mr. Pike had been a resident of Hampton Falls upwards of eighty years, and was one of the truth of which edifices of his own construetion will l testify, in not only his own town, “but Exeter, Portsmouth, and Saco, and in Massachu= setts. Mr. Pike inherited'a strong and healthy constitution, and by a. life of temperance, sobriety and industry preserved the same until the last hours of his earthly existence, By industry and economy he acand educating of a family of nine children (most of whom, are still living,) and a siifficiency for his own comfort in his advanced age.” Ten walked in his own dooryard; gathered an armful of wood, carried it into his house, placed it in his stove, and:sitting down by his fireside, passed so quietly from/earth as not to attract the notice of his own family. oe Ssrxinc Marnmowy Uxper DrriCULTIES.—A young man in Minnesota has met with the following mishaps: r Lincoln did as he was told. The jury retired, amin less than half an hour, much to the surprise of the Court and counsel, returned a verdict of ‘‘not guilty!’ “I don’t understand: this,” said Mr. Lincoln, turning to his -elient as he spoke; “these fellows must have misunderstood.”“Not a d-—d bit of it,” answered

the sagacisus client, with a knowing wink. ‘You see, ‘Squire, every one of them ere fellers had a piece o’them hogs!" Oxp Sutes.—There is a ship now sailing from Helland, built in 1658, ing Philip II, of Spain. She was. sailing to the Indies when the Hollandets’ organized themselves into the:‘‘Beggars of the Sea,’’ and asa privateeraman earned a reputation which astonished the’ world. She “ht October, 1864, from Batavia for Holland, being then 294 years old. Another old'ship is the whaler Rosseau, one of Stephen Girard’s, built at Philadelphia in 1802, and repaired recently at New Bedford, ~ Her planking was removed, the first time for sevecty years. The. live oak timbers underneath were found as sound as they were the day foe were first put together. Tur Fexas Central road has now conipleted laying the iron to the Choctaw Creek, some six miles south of Sherman,~ ~ Wrsr Roxbury is se anxious for smnexation to Boston that a tewn pagpaanan: veted to send -98,000 tor understands fully the art of saying well what he undertakes, The debate on the question; whether . spirits of the departed visit the earth, was discussed by _F. A. Potter-and M.S. Deal in the affirmative, and) by D. J. Crowley,W. J. Orgaa and Rev. E. Halleday inthe negative. On the merits of the debate the ques‘tion was decided, by President Pattison in the affirmative, and on the’ merits of the question the audience ‘decided in. faver.of the nestle ve. -Miss Flora Cornell was elected _ siding officer for: the.ensuity term mint bien woe oat tare istoga ent N ‘MV Ghieen ar ! the-Springs-Hotel, He stepped on board a train, which, would take him to Jonesville swiftly enough to enable him purictually to keep an appointment he had made to marry a young woman. ‘The train . was delayed, the lady got huffy, and, since the expected bridegroom * did not appear, instantly married another man whosuddenly remembered he had loved her fondly. The ardent first lover was so anxious to reach Jonesville that he acted nervously, was taken in charge by detectives-as ; When-the-Prince of Orange was fight one “implicated in a great rebbery which had just been cemmitted in Chieago, and was liberated at last ovly to find that blight-and mildew had gathered all over his holiest affections, and that the world was inA conpucror cna night trainjrnnning between Hartford and New. HaYen, more-than a year ago, received: a thousand dollar bill from a passengerin payment of the fare, The eenductor passed on, “saying « he would retarn—. presently with: the change, but when he did.so the man denied having presentell the bill. It “ . is supposed the man was a-thief,gave. the money ‘by mistake, and ‘was “afraid to reetify it, The-bill still re‘maits to'the conductores credit at one of the Hartford banks, A GANG of Chinese passed through Napa on the 18th-instant ‘to work in ‘the Reed quicksilver mine, in Lake [ county, Tue social ss taaher, receipts, at St. Louis, last week amounted to $1,913 weonsiderable increase over previous weeks in winter. . __Ir is estimated that the ae for the last ten years on the sewingmachines manufactured in this coun. try amount to $20,000,000,War county seat “question i in Alatieda county will be submitted to a. vote of the people on’ the 29th ef Mareb-next., The controversy stands . ®. between San Aeandro,! the present fSONRHE Sen QBM Oallands oso.” Tar New Work Watch Chad” ‘ue Napa county, is now raising ore of an excellent quality, and/the body appears to be extensive, _Amone the recent arrivals from the East is the Hon. H. A. Risley of New York, late of the State Department at Washington, — Mortars, Haid: Grinaies and ‘ilies munition of war weré shipped Saturday at: net use against the Modovs.John ees, sae vt gate -e iw = a 3 ae 7 Judge Sawyer and Jadgej*: best mechanics of his time, to. the} quired w competency for the rearing her wooten mill, and expects to have . Virginia City, by oy invitation. a. Captain Montgomery, who ashe had every reason to believe, . ae } S¢hoo) House, in said. dis Tus. Pheonix cauiakalicoe: natn 2b spleens id ede “Tus ral sto oi Beautifel = ew, up and Their. claims-of dife,—~—Hberty‘and the} pursuit of bugs are regognized, La Union is the name of a new politieal, literary and eommercial weekly to be issued every Saturday; by Espejo & Rodrigues, of Ban Francisco. 22 ee The Steam N Navigation Company is.about to pat on-a line of steamers to run daily, for the accommodation of the travel between Colusa and Knight’s Landing. i. The application made by “he County Judge for the town site of Mokelumne Hill has been upproved for patenting by the Commissioner of the General Land Office. . Ix ‘Sacrumento,on Saturday, a} large portion of J street, corner of Second, sunk two feet. ° PETALUMA has raised $60,000 for] more in a few days, W. Frank Stewart is soon to Jecture before the’ Pioneer Society of that Utah is richer in coal of all grades than any of the adjoining Ter‘Titories, Ae a keeps the toll road over Mount St. ten inches deep. _ 000, by ““Middlemareh.”’ ‘RUBENSTEIN will conduct a spring. musical festival in New York in April. BORN.. “at North -Bloomfiéld, ro 3a, 1873, to R. 8. Huntiley:and wife, a SPECLAL SCHOOL, ELECTION, -— OTICE fs hereby given to ‘the qualified electors of Sweetiand Schvol District: Zt there will be an ¢ re wis at the the 224 day of March, 1873, hen and ‘hese to vote Yes or No ona proposition to raise by a tax . On. the propert the District, thé . of seventy cents( vueeeiie one hiandred ($100) dollars, to pay the present indebtedness of the district. Also te’ eléct an Assessor to assess the property of the district, anda Collector to collect: the taxon the same. deed cold and desolate und UnSYM. The polls will bec from’ half . ot to . een ee Se'cloek. BP; aon ees ene = E 0. HISUOX, rapes Sweetisnd Schoo) District. Sweetlund, Feb. 4th, 4873, 6 Nav Ghenerine. fae = ALEX. GAULT ss added. to the BAKEAY 1 a ee of 1 Orisartew i and Provisions, Which he’ \offefs for ‘sale on the ' most Mberal terms. The People of Nevada will find it to their. advantage to ¢ajl on me,FLOUR FOR SALE. ‘Warranted to Be the ‘best in the County. ee oe GRAND Horen, SACRAMENTO. _Corner of Arist ane na Senet, ee the Railruud” ‘ae and: lin ge on 9 Land‘ans is.a first class House :eleetode James Gordon Beutiow Ogu.’ pee Geeitines melt wi Ao det wee? o ‘iyptfone: T sero TREE ae w ga ; Legh : 2 ‘ fhe’seuson Staatted u Sens 0 ae BE “‘SOLD™ SEeRROTER ao The Salt Lake Tribune claims} Helena, says that snow. fell up there}. “Groner Exsor’’ has made $40,~ ; St THEGtand Hotel is only . ble is supnieasan Gt Dest ote. ey. Sitar _. Friday. The~ identity of‘the de-. : eet . ceased is yet undetertiined. SEEN Eemaeen ones M-and after thiia-thigs: Cords ot ad Toads are the ‘best “prevents. 4 pr tan = COST iret In order to make room room fcr the — Stock of tei Goods which wil) shortly arrive fru the astern States, Dress Goods of all descriptions, Water Proofs, Shawls, Skirts, &e, &e, will be sold 50 per cent. § lower than heretofore: _ Demestic Goods, Carpets and oil Cloths at less thas fien Francisco cost per Late Oe Call and ascertain Prices and see the Goods. Remember this Sale will. be: contigued for 30 “a only, 7 GOLDSMITH, rr Orders frosa the Country wild be promptly filled. £22 BELL & BROWN, ¥ DRUGGISTS. i CORNER OF Pine and Commereial Streets. ej Dealers in DRUGS, CHEMICALS, PERFUMERY, oe TOILET SOAP BRUSHES, of all kinds. ws We shill keep on hand a large ame ment of Fancy Articles _ W” Also full line of A S00n SUPPLY. OF FRESH GARDEN SEEDS, _ ALFALFA, CLOVER, TIMOTHY, &e.PRESCRIPTIONS sabes com POUNDED. > . RIDGE’S PATENT FOOD FOR IX (—— ae por RE BROW a wbawtt? nie bas wt tb . } Hevea, Peps; "Sh ‘The d NEV. ee ———— om Le We hay pumber « ‘eonnectior publican f ° not say . they have men for Sheriff, w mentioner of Bridge King, of (._ oureka 4 Frank-G. and A. E -" Assembly Grass Va Pacific « ’ Truckee, the Reyn Rough ai _ (the pior We shall hear the! assert th that’s 2 We pi list of ] -dates.tl on the s the nam dér Shei with ‘the A spe place in is to lev eents on of taxal to pay o elect.an ASSESS 2 The I days lz cleaned Leutj tract.to situated workme the elaii The] and a1 gold to lictle di after be Union « A gei the: up forms 1 rate of .on Sun On) furious “swite'! ’ about { ground timesvery. fg a.F ~The Si ping f ley.‘ ” Rev ley, v ‘Chare All are ‘Dur day e' hy .s01 and h