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Collection: Newspapers > Nevada Daily Transcript (1863-1868)

February 6, 1869 (4 pages)

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ep a ; . returns were insignificant. During this 3 . tading goods ‘valued: at $91,418-97.— . . BES et eo aN OCI Mert we —Whotesaleond. aeesetit. 3} 4 bes ‘LADIES OF NRYADA » tertainment at the ~~ will give an so far as his power goes, corruption will be punished and unnecessary expenses eat down. In.this work the President give the‘hearty ‘co-operation of -Congress, and we look for thé material ” reduction of the public debt within the next year. Yen i, re manner, . the jail aia hoe from “one a Fouble (QO cents) to one and a half roubles, now théy ask San*Francisco prices, . , 183 a The sea, otter ‘is very’scarce . * se ga tend oe texte ® very high" + while that of t figure, being $100 for the smallest kin. The seal appears to have furnished the staple fur, but, even that was ruingd by the injudicious slaughter previous to 1834-e/Phe government of Russia demanded that a respite should be givJen the seal, and Tor the thirteen years following none were allowed to be killed, and apon the expiration of. that ‘. time only 18,000 pelts were allowed to be taken annually. The method of ; procuring these pelts are to a stranger quite novel. During the season, generally commencing in March, when the sh . Seals swarm by teyriads upon the beach, parties are sérit amongst them to sépa— tate a band of 100 to 150. _ These are then driven into the interior of the Island or some distance back from the beach. The old seals, or as they aro sian population 1 hag wveniged $70,000, to $50,000. ‘Surely for so short-« space of time: thieée figures look well, especial. . business ‘ly without having the full advantage of any development of the natural resources of the Terrivory. But, we ‘must to view the promisedland as the onset. tion that accompanied the Quartermaster-as laborers and mechanics; these lave been discharged to a man, and ‘have since left almost toa unit. Then the Russian ship Teritza bore home last February 200 soals, and but a few days ago the clipper ship Winged Arrow departed: apon: the-same ‘mission with 189 souls all told. “Thi#wili evidently decrease out Federal taxation on imports, and the estimates of sales will no doubt. His report-on t tions of t PT at the close of . in the way of an preg helsleematle ere ‘that . ‘span . cee a war. News Tress. Bs Governor. Brown and the irrepressible H. 8. Foote ‘have declared in favor of univeral suffrage. Secretary Hancock favors a transfer of the Indian Bureau to the War DeThe President has etanel re ini. tiatory steps to be taken for the pardon of Dr. Mudd. The Mexican Congress Shin jpaoeell a bill fora railroad from the Pacific to the. Rio Grande. Sixty-eight thousand arrests ‘were made in New York last year, 22,000 of in the Toombs General Gra York tintil: the vote. Rumors and repo ue mittees in Now Yor of vigilance com: ork are again rife,and ifany people are justified in taking the reins of government out of the hands of faithlese and corrupt public’servants, S < the people of New York City would. be. It is probably the worst governed place se on . the f face of the earth. four things to make the San Francisco Times a great paper—‘braine, courage, enterprise and honesty.” Continue in your good work, Mr. Union, you are backed up by the entire interiof. THE entire cou) production of the. world is e74,000,000 tons per annum.— tuns. ie Tate Virginia City . Seouliahier went to’ White Pine and left the people: i in the dark.~ _ ‘Tue Santa Clara Argus states that a . ~ Deet & sugar tactory is to be started at Ae : eeflletestaheanieathaas . 7 : me? Wave. PS, ‘ % ‘called cows, dre then ‘separated from the male ana younger portion, and be much lower than that of last. Year in . our merchants’ accounts, But, still oa : porte below and along thie: ‘Const, mer . lor ‘navy, nike. 4 past year, from . estimates . gathered from our merchants consider the impetus 6f the Americans . Of these, numbers have-left. We must . — recollect the liberal amount. of emigra. . Bs: by. cra th at tod engl . several Indians were employed in the jcapture. Since the-departure of the } it is for the better or worse remains to them women. shasget persons are now ‘Tsirs Ba —The Hasse Union : truthfally says that it only requires’. of this Great Britain rai vs 101,000, oy diately upon the raising of the Stars . with short clabs, and handed over to hoe expert performances of the hide litide aia of prey, who are ever on the watchdor the seal hunter. , All this work was ‘usually executed. by the Aiutians and the Russians, although . bulk of the Russian population every. thing has taken ® quiet turn, whether be seen. “Th a moral point itis certainly for the better. There are yet a few Russians and Creoles rémaining, but’ these will remove to Kodiak in the Spring. Thechances for labor are farbetter there than here, owing to the ice trade which is carried on by the America Rassian Commercial Company. -Daring the ice segson the company give ‘employment to 75 or 100 wen, and in time.of shipment many more. This ice company, 5 years ago, paid a bonus to the Russian government of $500,000 ‘for certain restricted rights.~ Their influeneé for good among the natives is equal to that of th 4%~fur company.— ‘They have furnished profitable employment to the‘natives-and havésrendered their cofidition better. The amount of ice put up last season amounted to 10,-000 tuns, and that was gotten in when the temperature was never below 18 rdegrees, This company has vessels constantly running from Kodiak to San ‘Francisco, and will no doubt in time extend their enterprise to the Sandwich Islands and China. This company now owns the Ozersky fishery before mentioned, and for which Iam agent in these parts, Besides the fishery sta-: tien they have much valuable property in Sitka, among which is a saw mill complete with machinery for working any description of lumber. At present but one saw is running, the market being fully enpplied in its demands for the present, It is almost difficult to say ‘uhiithie Sitka. has improved or retrograded. —. Upon the assumption of Federal authority in this Territory came the establishment of custotis, and this place was declared a port of entry. -Immeand Stripes our revenues flag was unjuried, inviting commerce fromevery corner of the world, subject to its na{ tional laws, Immediately the nation—. “. ality of veasels belonging to the countageous proceeding we were, in a short . space of time possessed of nearly 2,500 of Ju the festival of our liberty.. Sitka, upon shipping at anchor. . } saving passengers.and mail, after. try was changed. Under this advan-} ‘driven. back. wach, Al! there isa certain How on wealth . SAN FRANCISCO 45D NEW YORK. Alms and the publa eee enabled to offer the best me mane tah
goods on the Pacific Coast at a great redu from former prices. : “At Wholesale. The attention ation of the mae othe fact mete to now p! in ee with sa-. sails Strictly Customliindesiveneng; sibiats Set Mosiery, and _ Farnishing, Goods, Franke, ‘Traveling Bags, ater and Valises. In lote-to sai 46 saints caneteiaen ‘Clothing to Order. Made either in New York or San Presale: yo" . aa aldara ot the best cutters im tmerican life here presents. Last 4th "T took’ special pains to notice that occasion. was not, as satirical journalists have depicted, an uninterrupted ide field; bat'a scerie of summét interest ‘aiid jabileé. The flags were floating to the northern breeze, while the cannon re-echoed o'er hill and crag the tidings of our national birthday. The weather was beautifal, and but a sliglit shower towards the evening-1 the celebration. Then the days, so long at thie period that you may read at 11 o’clock in the night without lamp or candle, are ungually fine, and unless thé last year was an exception to our summer weather generally, none could wish fora better season. There was, however, much sickness, but it: was strictly confined among the Russians.— The measles broke -out in their midst, and by carelessness during their treatment, many. died. Tt was not unusual to count four or five funerals a day.— Among the American population but eight have departed to the spirit land, three of these being accidental deaths, and one suicide.The latter was Capt. H. Kinny, who deliberately shot himself through the head upon the night of the 8d of December in a fit of insansanity. With the month of December comes. short days and long nights, with strong southeast gales, even threatening our The harbor. is particularly exposed to the\prevailing winds, and every winter more or less damage is done by its vastness. “On the night of the 26th of November the! schooner Thos. Woodward was blown on a reef between here and Victoria,and a total ‘wreck ensued, with difficulty At this’ present time we are free from all frost and snow, and can revel in the luxury . of sitting in our rooms without wearing . a coat. #. ————— REDUCTION OF TARIFFs.—The tariff for telegrams from Nevada to Grass{. Valley bas been reduced to 25 cents for ten words;and ten cents for each addi-., tional five words. A young man who . has a duleina in Grass Valley proposes to send love letters rs by ee. here_.Six hundred thousand hat boxes are . annually manufactured in Danburn, . permitted, ft should bet . ead to dwell.on. the +tokens.of advan_ The carcasses are left to the . cing taste which various aspects of -our} Directions £ fer Measurement _ Heuiat eqeer & “a THE FASSIONABLE CLOTHIERS, NEW ¥ORKAND/SAM, ¥F RANGISCO. . NEVADA COUNTY . Deaicat-on-otithe Building, to givean. Men,and take a drink. ©. SHURTLEFF. . Forth parpone of The Siete and. Commodious ‘ddidanty . Tall will be devoted to Dancing. ‘This: is he. lar: gest Hall in Nevada County. Excellent Music has been’ engaged. The High and-Grammar School Rooms wih be set avart. entirely for entertaindbutes foc those who do not dance. BS eRe (ee oe hours as the guests — The object of the Mesagiiil will Bor “at the tunity for all citizens te contribute something +. towards. relieving it from debt and at the same time make the Entertainment so diver. sified that allamay enjoy it. iene + wont: “Wines, Liquors and.Oigars, Lager. Beer, by the’Gallon, Quart or Glass. Walk in a 12 CONSUMERS READ. THIS: AvH.TRI6K. SHURTLEFF & IRISH, DEALERS IN _ BACON, AKD FRESH LARD. CASHIN & KENT, WHOLESALE BUTCHERS, ARE PREPARED TO — a the Market with HAMS AND BACON, AT BE ‘PACKING HOUSE, AND WARRANT THEM SUPERIOR TO NY IN THE STATE. a LARD a PUT UP IN§CANS, CONVENIENT, FOR TRANSPORTATION AND WAR-== RANTED FRESHJAND SWEET. — ARE ALSO PREPARED TOMSUPPLY: RETALL DEALERS WITH CATTLE; SHEEP, ALIVE OR SLAUGHTERED, in-any part of the County, on the weiss reasonable tering. SLAUGHTER HOUSE, near mepeat the Grass Valley Turnpike. PORK PACKING ROTABLISEEW NT, on . Grass Valley road,;near Maltman’s Sulphure . Works. _ Orders addressed to CASHIN & KENT, Nevada City, will be promptly attended to. HAMS. . CASHIN & KENT, } GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, HARDWARK, TINWARE, CROCKERY, ber, ker, ber No. 37 COMMERCIAL STREET, Nevada Oity. HAS. RECEM TLY ADDED TO our A siiiiie Lot ef TINWARE, HARDWARE, ey And also a Large Stock .~ ; _—OF— i NEW CROCERIES ! WE ARE PREPARED TO SUPPLY COXNSUMERS WITH ALL GOODS IN _”. OURLINE ON MOST REASONABLE TERMS. 44 a sire GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, &., Are invited to call and see us. —— CERIES, A SUPERIOR LOT OF ee” GENUINE «3 JAVA & MOCHA COFFEE kinds from the celebrated Boston Bakery. est brands, and a general assortment of Goods for the larder, — : Nevaila, Nov. La 1968 st echte distance. ¢@ All Goods delivered free withing mee Bad h salle splendid Supper will be farsa ca AND CROCKERY, ~ Whe old customers of Baldwin & . . Shurtle@® andjall others whe deWe have just received with our NEW GRO. A Large Stock of Crackers of different — “California and Eastern Cheese, ofthe fin-~