January 15, 1868 (4 pages)

Pen ennne — “CRUSHED Ix BY Sxow.—The Tele~~Feaph Stage Co's stable came down with _ acrashon Monday night about’7 o'clock. . ._ shed, but they thought it was secure “and left it. About 10 o'clock this struc. _ture also came down upon the wagons on “the inside, andseveral of them were . eohdidefably injured. These buildings were oceupied by the California Stage ~ Co. during the existence ofjthat corporation, and were sold to the Telegraph ~qnost ruined, and it will probably cost $1,000 to replace them. Men were yesterday engaged in clearing away the timbers, and preparing to put up new buildings, seieeeaal ‘Dette Snow.—The suow on the Red was five feet deep on Monday last. At __ Bannerville it fell to the depth of four feet, and at Blue Tent the snow was ~ Fully three feet deep on « level. We aré informed that the snow was six inches deep at Marysyille,on last Sunday a. : 7 —Tux Democrats forgot to insert in miajority of votes for Senator in joint convention, and the Legislature had to go into joint convention again to make the amendment. pee _ Eoonomy,—At the last session of the “hegislature, according to a correspond. ent of.the Alta, two copying clerks did ~ the workin the Assembly at an entire cost of $1880. The Democracy have four clerks at $8 per. day, making a cost for the term to the State of $1,400. ays This is economy in the administration -of the government with a vengeance. ___, CANAVAN has introduced a militia . bill, which repeals the present law and ‘fe-enacts, with slight variation, the ~~~ ld Volantect Law of 1861, There is a similar billin the Senate. be noSenstor Sumner if there were no negto. Which remark the Slateeman “counters” in this wise: “Will the World tell how large the Democratic party would be if there was no rebels?” faire.” A Democratic paper having asserted : man,” a Georgia-editor replies: “We “shall be sorry if he comes this way again; we don’t want tosee him.” ~— ‘ Ty England five tuns, or one hundred and sixty bushel’, of potatoes to the acre is a good yield, but the crop is uncertain. They prefer light, poor land, . well manured, and to turn green’sward or lea. The kind most planted are Regents and Rockets. WATERING It.—Wool dealers have discovered that interior merchants, both in California and Oregon, are in the habit of watering the fleeces defore packing for sale. This makes them Weigh More, but it destroys the wool. ee THE Boston Journal says there is a 4 strong counter current in the tide of sf Irish emigration; and nearly every steamer bound for the old country takesout four hundred or more return. Tum Memphis Post remurks pithily ~ that about the doors of every corner _ groceryin the country towns in that po! pegion, may be found half a score of aS : white men, smoking cob pipes, and deRe: manding vehemently, “ Where the devil shall we get labor to raise our cotton ?” Goy. Haight “hee appointed J. K. _ Lovejoy—“Old . Piute”—Commissioner ‘ of Deeds, to reside at Crystal Peak, Xx LD. Jesipn, Ix 8: Sherman H. L-Dawley,exclusive escort; I met him at my “by death, There is now but one—, beret ee rhs trial of the casé"6f Maty J. Collind! ge don, for reach Of prot was commenced in the J Belden and G. L. Waters appeared for fense, The following jurors were sworn to.try the case: H.M. Huburt, H. P. Ray, W. Blanchard, 8. Chandler, Ed. Burrows. F. Bates,.J.R. Pooler, J. WN. W. Knowlton and J. H. Lee. : The case was opened by Waters, thé attorney for plaintiff, stating that he expected to prove that an acquaintance was formed between the parties in 1858, in 1864 promise was made, and that in 1866 time was set for July 4th, and at defendant’s request marriage was postponed until his return from the States, and afterwards he failed to comply. The following is the testimony in the case: The lamer Mary J. Collins, sworn— lam plaintiff; Lam 22 years old ; know defendant, Condon ; became acquainted with him in 1858 or 1859 at Grass Vailey ; he resides about one mile from my father’s house ; has resided there up to the present time. In April 1864 he madea proposition of marriage; In.1854, in September, he proposed and had been intimate with me about three months; he had waited on me at my father’s house, from two to three times a week ; Sunday evenings are his most particular evenings; he remained quite late ea cee ‘late as 11 o'clock at it; two rs preceeding Sept. 1864, he had been visiting 2.01 3 times a week; accompanied me to. different places ; to the Good Templars once a week, or very nearly ; walked with me there and accompanied me home, a distance of a quarter of a mile ; accompanied me to theatres,parties,and church ;, this he did to pretty much all the gatherings of that time; During this time, with one or two exceptions, he was my father’s house; as a general thing we were in the front m of the house alone—not with the ther members of the family ; He gave me the ‘privilege of going with any one I pleased, but when I went with others he did not like it; this was after Sept. 1864. In Sept. 1864, at my. father's house, he .made a proposition; said we had been Keepin company long énough to know eac other’s minds on such an affair; told me he wished me to unite my destiny with his ; told him it was not my intention to marry any man; he would not take that for an answer ; said he wished me to take one week for consideration ; we talked sometime ; I gave him three months to change his mind, and he said he never would; wished him at the same time to keep company with other ladies, and he said he never would; he wished me to allow him the privilege of calling occasionally, as he had been doing; continued to visit at my father’s up to July, 1866; visited and waited on me just the same as before; spoke of marriage frequently ; said he was coming to take me away soon; at the end of the three months before spoken of he called to see me and said he thought 1 would go with him now; I told him “sometime ;* he had taken me to a jton Hall—to get home as best I could ; I expressed a wish to see him and. he called ; he left me there; the reason he gave was that I had danced with some one he did not like, and said he was jealous; when he called I said a gentleman would not treat a lady as he had me ; he said he did not think a lady would treat a gentleman as I had him; asked him how I had treated him wrong; he said by dancing with that fellow said he was sorry tor what he had said (and done,and wished me to forgive him; I did so, and said I had done wrong by action, and that I was ready to be forgiven . he said I was already forgiven : e said then he had wanted me to go away with him and get married, and he now thought I would do it; told him I would sometime; he said he would come in sometime, and talk the matter over, and we would fix the matter up to suit ourselves; this was about Feb. 1865; after that he called just as before; he would sometimes say “sometime we will get. married,” -and sometimes he would say “we will get married soon ;” in April, 1866, I told him he must come to some definite conclusion as to the marriage; his answer was that he could get married at any time, but he would rather go East first; wished to see his friends which would take him about three months ; I asked him if that was time enough ; said it was; I said I would give him: six; he would. not amv to take six months; said that when he got back at the end of three . months he would\get mafried ; he went to the States ; I told him he would I would not “would be back in Grass Vali rty and had left me there—at Ham. of July ——— 4th, to that; I said I thought the was short, bat if it suited him, IT was satisfied ; it was understood that that was the time we were to be mar~ ried ; I made preparation for the mar— riage ; commenced preparing my wardrobe ;,Said he had thought of going home, but then thought he would’ wait till his brother came; he proposed then to marry before going to the States; he left for the States in July, 1866; I do not know the reason we were not married in 1866; in June he ‘said he would go home before marriage ; I objected ; said I thought, he should fulfil his promise before he left; taid he wanted to go home a single man ; said if I was not married and he was not married when he returned it would be all right ; I said I could not agree to that ;.I said if he would tell me what time he would be back to take me it would be satisfactory ; he said he could not tell me ; saw him a number of times before he left; he spoke of the marriage; said he would be back and make it all right—this he said frequently; I said to that—I had said what I would do and I would stand to that ; he came to see me before he left ; He left Tuesday ; was to see me Sunday and Monday ; Sunday he said he in eight months toa day and would take me for better or for worse ; he said he would ve me money to pay my expent eile he was pm Sos ; he did so ; he gave me $100 ; he thought I should not need but little if! remained at home and he estimated how much it would be per week ; he estimated it at $2 per week; he gave me some jewelry ; ring, ear—ring and brooch ; afterwards. requested me to wear the ring as an engagement ting, Dec. 1864: (ring produced—the word “token” on the outside) my sister, Mrs, Bennett, was ae when the ring was given ; the other jewelry was giv—. en mein 1865 ; he gave me an album, a bird and fan ; he left-in July ’66, returned in Jan. 67; he called several times after his return but principally at my request ; he was at my father’s gate and I asked him to come. in; he came in the evening and staid rather late ; his manner ‘was the same as before he left ; he said he was glad I understood keeping house better; I told him I, had been keeping house since he had been gone and t ht l-would do first rate; said he was glad ofit.; he called after that 8 or 4 times ; I asked him at last what he was going to do, if he was going to fulfil the promise he made before going East he said he was not: this was the last day of Jan. or Feb. 1867; I asked the reason; he said he could not tell me; said if I remained same notion when he got out of the woods it would be all right ; I asked him how long it would take him ; he said it might take him 5, 10, or 50 years ; I said I did not understand what he meant ; he said ifI waited. that long it would be all right: I said I would make no different agree— ment than what I had ; he said it--was all right’; I told him we would have to abide by what followed. Nothing occurred between us after that, am still unmarried. Cross Kramined—Was not going in company in 1858 or ’59 ; from what he told me, Condon must be about 28 or 29; he commenced to visit me as a beau in 1864 ; first came to the house in June 1864 ; not at my request; I never requested my sister Martha to tell him to come and see me; Martha requested Condon to come ; she wished me to have some callers as I had none; he came unawares ; he asked for no one ; no one was present but myself: he staid till about 10 o'clock atnight ; he called again in about four weeks and staid all the evening ; my sisters were present ; no‘courting talk these first two visits ; third visit he accompanied .me home from town ; he did not go in the house; in July 64 he commented to visit me 2 or 8 times a week; We were mostly alone ; erally sage hey or 11 ‘o'clock ; I did not mean that he promennn te Marry me and regular; his regular day was Sunday ; he always told me when he would come and Iwas always there ; I could not say when he first commenced to talk love to me ;:. he commenced before the proposition to marry ; he had told me he loved me betore he asked me_ to marry ; I did not so conduct myself as to lead him to suppose his sentiments were ig meawsgneak he generally asked for me ; . generally opened the door ; I knew his step and rap on the door ; pretty much all the time we were the sole occupants of the room when he was there ; the family might’ have understood that we were to be left alone : at that time, Sept. 1864, I had entertained the idea of not marrying at all ; Condon told me he did not come to see the other girls. me Court adjourned till 2 9’clock. crammed with Pere oe ‘made the proposal. my mother and sisters were there: gen. In April 1864 : his visits were frequent . }. Court opened at 2P.™. Court Room} ant: to marry me—might have been as late as December. Sometimes from his condact I thought he might offer.to_ marry, at others his conduct would contradict ; don't think I gave any encouragenient to make him offer ; he said I had given him no encourage— ment to make the offer. 1 went into society about three years before he made the offer. As to what his intentions ants familiarity and acted towards him 80 a8 to show I did not love before he He_attem “g: to kiss me; I repelled him and im I did not allow it; such attempts had always been repelled up to the proposition of marriage. ‘The: proposition was in this form: fie said: we had been going together soas to understand each other, and if I was willing to unite my destinies with his. I said I did not wish to marry any one. I did not-say it was my intention to live and die an old maid. He asked me if I intended to die an old maid and I said I did not know. I said I did think I was capable of being any man's companion. I made the remarks to him and others that I was the black sheep of the family. I told Condon when he became better acquainted with me he would, thought, change his mind. ~ 1 think he did not supply my father’s family with milk.— like me was, I did not have any accom. plishments. I did not think’ Condon many accomplishments. I some little sense. I think my sisters self; Ido not think their tempers or dispositions are better than mine. He said if you don’t care for me, who is it you do care for? I said 1 did’nt eare for any one. He asked if I cared more for him than any one else,I said.J did’nt know. I gave him three months to change his mind. I gave him three months to go with other ladies. He said he knew them all and would’nt do it. ton Halland I left him. About two weeks after.the dance he called to see the marriage., ‘In April 1866 the marriage tion was given wlready.— When he gave me the ring he said here, I have something for you. The-album, and ring, and book were given about Christmas times. The ring was accepted but I did not wear it till he requested me. He gave me his likeness, nothing more than a photograph, 1865. [The cross examination of witness was continued until nearly 5 o'clock, after which her mother was placed on the stand and testified as to the daughter's preparations for the wedding. Letters were read from Condon during his absencein the East. They were common talk.” The testimony will be continued where we break off to-day. ] Broad Street, Nevada City, California. me January 14, 1868. W_D.Jones Emp R M W Ross-Grass_V W Ping Marysvill Miss M J Collins do . SECOND PARTY, were I could not say._I repelled defend: . My reasons for thinking he would not . possessed thought husband or wife ought to have are superior in accomplishments to my-' In Feb. 1865 he took me to Hamil-. me; we had a lover’s spat; talked of. place and contained but little “love in our _paper.te—morrow from.the. point ARRIVALS AT THE NATIONAL EXCHANGE HOTEL. LANCASTER & HASEY, Prop’s. ells, I ~ of W. P. ¥ a FORAND TRADERS. “Opposition to Imposition!” (2-LOWER RATES THAN SAN (a FRANCISCO IMPORTATION @PRICES, AND BETTER 1N{2 DUCEMENTS THAN. ANY (@HOUSE IN NEVADA C3TY. ee JULIUS CREENWALD, —AT THE OLD STAND=BROAD STREET.,.NEVADACITY Any self-styled Importer in the County of Nevada, : AND IN PROOF OF rnin FACT SUBMITS ia vitiawole __ LIST OF PRICES: — vs per ib. Oriental, sweet... o6+++-50 eta, Harvey Birch....,.++--60 Ct, Sun, dark peach.cousewirecte ets, Sam Tibbetts, hard pressed,.75 cts. Gold Bar, famcy...-..80 ets. Crampton’s, h, p. 12 inch.55 cts. Macon’s, h. pv 12 Inch..-.35 ct# Rosebud, 1. p. 9 inch...80 cts. Yo Semite, 1. p. 9 inch..82 cts, Extra Madura....0000-80 cts. Crystal Light, peach..0.60 ets. FIG, extra quality.-+00.++.550 Cte, $227" Long experience and a thorongh know!edge of business enables me to furnish cus tomers with the very best brands of CIGARS, TOBACCO and every other article in my line, lower than Gai be pure chased at other houses in Nevada, and San Francisco houses.All consumers of “the weed,” as well as dealers, in my line, are invited to call and examine for themselves. J. GREENWALD, JOHN KELLY, Junior. N. B.—Mr. F. Wood, late of —BY THE— port Township, Nevada wagon oy 08 7 _ YOUNG WIEN’S SOCIAL CLUB, happy vo mect his hed geo : = —aTt ‘= — : J NATIONAL HALL, STUMPFS HOTEL THURSDAY EVE'G, RESTAURANT, ti AD STREET, waka ¥. srumer, Proprietor CoMMITTER OF ARRANGEMENTS. opens Bd Die TE 8 Been lect pe ee ee ee, Pi ony = Invitations must be shown unstoure. 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Pen ennne — “CRUSHED Ix BY Sxow.—The Tele~~Feaph Stage Co's stable came down with _ acrashon Monday night about’7 o'clock. . ._ shed, but they thought it was secure “and left it. About 10 o'clock this struc. _ture also came down upon the wagons on “the inside, andseveral of them were . eohdidefably injured. These buildings were oceupied by the California Stage ~ Co. during the existence ofjthat corporation, and were sold to the Telegraph ~qnost ruined, and it will probably cost $1,000 to replace them. Men were yesterday engaged in clearing away the timbers, and preparing to put up new buildings, seieeeaal ‘Dette Snow.—The suow on the Red was five feet deep on Monday last. At __ Bannerville it fell to the depth of four feet, and at Blue Tent the snow was ~ Fully three feet deep on « level. We aré informed that the snow was six inches deep at Marysyille,on last Sunday a. : 7 —Tux Democrats forgot to insert in miajority of votes for Senator in joint convention, and the Legislature had to go into joint convention again to make the amendment. pee _ Eoonomy,—At the last session of the “hegislature, according to a correspond. ent of.the Alta, two copying clerks did ~ the workin the Assembly at an entire cost of $1880. The Democracy have four clerks at $8 per. day, making a cost for the term to the State of $1,400. ays This is economy in the administration -of the government with a vengeance. ___, CANAVAN has introduced a militia . bill, which repeals the present law and ‘fe-enacts, with slight variation, the ~~~ ld Volantect Law of 1861, There is a similar billin the Senate. be noSenstor Sumner if there were no negto. Which remark the Slateeman “counters” in this wise: “Will the World tell how large the Democratic party would be if there was no rebels?” faire.” A Democratic paper having asserted : man,” a Georgia-editor replies: “We “shall be sorry if he comes this way again; we don’t want tosee him.” ~— ‘ Ty England five tuns, or one hundred and sixty bushel’, of potatoes to the acre is a good yield, but the crop is uncertain. They prefer light, poor land, . well manured, and to turn green’sward or lea. The kind most planted are Regents and Rockets. WATERING It.—Wool dealers have discovered that interior merchants, both in California and Oregon, are in the habit of watering the fleeces defore packing for sale. This makes them Weigh More, but it destroys the wool. ee THE Boston Journal says there is a 4 strong counter current in the tide of sf Irish emigration; and nearly every steamer bound for the old country takesout four hundred or more return. Tum Memphis Post remurks pithily ~ that about the doors of every corner _ groceryin the country towns in that po! pegion, may be found half a score of aS : white men, smoking cob pipes, and deRe: manding vehemently, “ Where the devil shall we get labor to raise our cotton ?” Goy. Haight “hee appointed J. K. _ Lovejoy—“Old . Piute”—Commissioner ‘ of Deeds, to reside at Crystal Peak, Xx LD. Jesipn, Ix 8: Sherman H. L-Dawley,exclusive escort; I met him at my “by death, There is now but one—, beret ee rhs trial of the casé"6f Maty J. Collind! ge don, for reach Of prot was commenced in the J Belden and G. L. Waters appeared for fense, The following jurors were sworn to.try the case: H.M. Huburt, H. P. Ray, W. Blanchard, 8. Chandler, Ed. Burrows. F. Bates,.J.R. Pooler, J. WN. W. Knowlton and J. H. Lee. : The case was opened by Waters, thé attorney for plaintiff, stating that he expected to prove that an acquaintance was formed between the parties in 1858, in 1864 promise was made, and that in 1866 time was set for July 4th, and at defendant’s request marriage was postponed until his return from the States, and afterwards he failed to comply. The following is the testimony in the case: The lamer Mary J. Collins, sworn— lam plaintiff; Lam 22 years old ; know defendant, Condon ; became acquainted with him in 1858 or 1859 at Grass Vailey ; he resides about one mile from my father’s house ; has resided there up to the present time. In April 1864 he madea proposition of marriage; In.1854, in September, he proposed and had been intimate with me about three months; he had waited on me at my father’s house, from two to three times a week ; Sunday evenings are his most particular evenings; he remained quite late ea cee ‘late as 11 o'clock at it; two rs preceeding Sept. 1864, he had been visiting 2.01 3 times a week; accompanied me to. different places ; to the Good Templars once a week, or very nearly ; walked with me there and accompanied me home, a distance of a quarter of a mile ; accompanied me to theatres,parties,and church ;, this he did to pretty much all the gatherings of that time; During this time, with one or two exceptions, he was my father’s house; as a general thing we were in the front m of the house alone—not with the ther members of the family ; He gave me the ‘privilege of going with any one I pleased, but when I went with others he did not like it; this was after Sept. 1864. In Sept. 1864, at my. father's house, he .made a proposition; said we had been Keepin company long énough to know eac other’s minds on such an affair; told me he wished me to unite my destiny with his ; told him it was not my intention to marry any man; he would not take that for an answer ; said he wished me to take one week for consideration ; we talked sometime ; I gave him three months to change his mind, and he said he never would; wished him at the same time to keep company with other ladies, and he said he never would; he wished me to allow him the privilege of calling occasionally, as he had been doing; continued to visit at my father’s up to July, 1866; visited and waited on me just the same as before; spoke of marriage frequently ; said he was coming to take me away soon; at the end of the three months before spoken of he called to see me and said he thought 1 would go with him now; I told him “sometime ;* he had taken me to a jton Hall—to get home as best I could ; I expressed a wish to see him and. he called ; he left me there; the reason he gave was that I had danced with some one he did not like, and said he was jealous; when he called I said a gentleman would not treat a lady as he had me ; he said he did not think a lady would treat a gentleman as I had him; asked him how I had treated him wrong; he said by dancing with that fellow said he was sorry tor what he had said (and done,and wished me to forgive him; I did so, and said I had done wrong by action, and that I was ready to be forgiven . he said I was already forgiven : e said then he had wanted me to go away with him and get married, and he now thought I would do it; told him I would sometime; he said he would come in sometime, and talk the matter over, and we would fix the matter up to suit ourselves; this was about Feb. 1865; after that he called just as before; he would sometimes say “sometime we will get. married,” -and sometimes he would say “we will get married soon ;” in April, 1866, I told him he must come to some definite conclusion as to the marriage; his answer was that he could get married at any time, but he would rather go East first; wished to see his friends which would take him about three months ; I asked him if that was time enough ; said it was; I said I would give him: six; he would. not amv to take six months; said that when he got back at the end of three . months he would\get mafried ; he went to the States ; I told him he would I would not “would be back in Grass Vali rty and had left me there—at Ham. of July ——— 4th, to that; I said I thought the was short, bat if it suited him, IT was satisfied ; it was understood that that was the time we were to be mar~ ried ; I made preparation for the mar— riage ; commenced preparing my wardrobe ;,Said he had thought of going home, but then thought he would’ wait till his brother came; he proposed then to marry before going to the States; he left for the States in July, 1866; I do not know the reason we were not married in 1866; in June he ‘said he would go home before marriage ; I objected ; said I thought, he should fulfil his promise before he left; taid he wanted to go home a single man ; said if I was not married and he was not married when he returned it would be all right ; I said I could not agree to that ;.I said if he would tell me what time he would be back to take me it would be satisfactory ; he said he could not tell me ; saw him a number of times before he left; he spoke of the marriage; said he would be back and make it all right—this he said frequently; I said to that—I had said what I would do and I would stand to that ; he came to see me before he left ; He left Tuesday ; was to see me Sunday and Monday ; Sunday he said he in eight months toa day and would take me for better or for worse ; he said he would ve me money to pay my expent eile he was pm Sos ; he did so ; he gave

me $100 ; he thought I should not need but little if! remained at home and he estimated how much it would be per week ; he estimated it at $2 per week; he gave me some jewelry ; ring, ear—ring and brooch ; afterwards. requested me to wear the ring as an engagement ting, Dec. 1864: (ring produced—the word “token” on the outside) my sister, Mrs, Bennett, was ae when the ring was given ; the other jewelry was giv—. en mein 1865 ; he gave me an album, a bird and fan ; he left-in July ’66, returned in Jan. 67; he called several times after his return but principally at my request ; he was at my father’s gate and I asked him to come. in; he came in the evening and staid rather late ; his manner ‘was the same as before he left ; he said he was glad I understood keeping house better; I told him I, had been keeping house since he had been gone and t ht l-would do first rate; said he was glad ofit.; he called after that 8 or 4 times ; I asked him at last what he was going to do, if he was going to fulfil the promise he made before going East he said he was not: this was the last day of Jan. or Feb. 1867; I asked the reason; he said he could not tell me; said if I remained same notion when he got out of the woods it would be all right ; I asked him how long it would take him ; he said it might take him 5, 10, or 50 years ; I said I did not understand what he meant ; he said ifI waited. that long it would be all right: I said I would make no different agree— ment than what I had ; he said it--was all right’; I told him we would have to abide by what followed. Nothing occurred between us after that, am still unmarried. Cross Kramined—Was not going in company in 1858 or ’59 ; from what he told me, Condon must be about 28 or 29; he commenced to visit me as a beau in 1864 ; first came to the house in June 1864 ; not at my request; I never requested my sister Martha to tell him to come and see me; Martha requested Condon to come ; she wished me to have some callers as I had none; he came unawares ; he asked for no one ; no one was present but myself: he staid till about 10 o'clock atnight ; he called again in about four weeks and staid all the evening ; my sisters were present ; no‘courting talk these first two visits ; third visit he accompanied .me home from town ; he did not go in the house; in July 64 he commented to visit me 2 or 8 times a week; We were mostly alone ; erally sage hey or 11 ‘o'clock ; I did not mean that he promennn te Marry me and regular; his regular day was Sunday ; he always told me when he would come and Iwas always there ; I could not say when he first commenced to talk love to me ;:. he commenced before the proposition to marry ; he had told me he loved me betore he asked me_ to marry ; I did not so conduct myself as to lead him to suppose his sentiments were ig meawsgneak he generally asked for me ; . generally opened the door ; I knew his step and rap on the door ; pretty much all the time we were the sole occupants of the room when he was there ; the family might’ have understood that we were to be left alone : at that time, Sept. 1864, I had entertained the idea of not marrying at all ; Condon told me he did not come to see the other girls. me Court adjourned till 2 9’clock. crammed with Pere oe ‘made the proposal. my mother and sisters were there: gen. In April 1864 : his visits were frequent . }. Court opened at 2P.™. Court Room} ant: to marry me—might have been as late as December. Sometimes from his condact I thought he might offer.to_ marry, at others his conduct would contradict ; don't think I gave any encouragenient to make him offer ; he said I had given him no encourage— ment to make the offer. 1 went into society about three years before he made the offer. As to what his intentions ants familiarity and acted towards him 80 a8 to show I did not love before he He_attem “g: to kiss me; I repelled him and im I did not allow it; such attempts had always been repelled up to the proposition of marriage. ‘The: proposition was in this form: fie said: we had been going together soas to understand each other, and if I was willing to unite my destinies with his. I said I did not wish to marry any one. I did not-say it was my intention to live and die an old maid. He asked me if I intended to die an old maid and I said I did not know. I said I did think I was capable of being any man's companion. I made the remarks to him and others that I was the black sheep of the family. I told Condon when he became better acquainted with me he would, thought, change his mind. ~ 1 think he did not supply my father’s family with milk.— like me was, I did not have any accom. plishments. I did not think’ Condon many accomplishments. I some little sense. I think my sisters self; Ido not think their tempers or dispositions are better than mine. He said if you don’t care for me, who is it you do care for? I said 1 did’nt eare for any one. He asked if I cared more for him than any one else,I said.J did’nt know. I gave him three months to change his mind. I gave him three months to go with other ladies. He said he knew them all and would’nt do it. ton Halland I left him. About two weeks after.the dance he called to see the marriage., ‘In April 1866 the marriage tion was given wlready.— When he gave me the ring he said here, I have something for you. The-album, and ring, and book were given about Christmas times. The ring was accepted but I did not wear it till he requested me. He gave me his likeness, nothing more than a photograph, 1865. [The cross examination of witness was continued until nearly 5 o'clock, after which her mother was placed on the stand and testified as to the daughter's preparations for the wedding. Letters were read from Condon during his absencein the East. They were common talk.” The testimony will be continued where we break off to-day. ] Broad Street, Nevada City, California. me January 14, 1868. W_D.Jones Emp R M W Ross-Grass_V W Ping Marysvill Miss M J Collins do . SECOND PARTY, were I could not say._I repelled defend: . My reasons for thinking he would not . possessed thought husband or wife ought to have are superior in accomplishments to my-' In Feb. 1865 he took me to Hamil-. me; we had a lover’s spat; talked of. place and contained but little “love in our _paper.te—morrow from.the. point ARRIVALS AT THE NATIONAL EXCHANGE HOTEL. LANCASTER & HASEY, Prop’s. ells, I ~ of W. P. ¥ a FORAND TRADERS. “Opposition to Imposition!” (2-LOWER RATES THAN SAN (a FRANCISCO IMPORTATION @PRICES, AND BETTER 1N{2 DUCEMENTS THAN. ANY (@HOUSE IN NEVADA C3TY. ee JULIUS CREENWALD, —AT THE OLD STAND=BROAD STREET.,.NEVADACITY Any self-styled Importer in the County of Nevada, : AND IN PROOF OF rnin FACT SUBMITS ia vitiawole __ LIST OF PRICES: — vs per ib. Oriental, sweet...... o6+++-50 eta, Harvey Birch.......,.++--60 Ct, Sun, dark peach..cousewirecte ets, Sam Tibbetts, hard pressed,.75 cts. Gold Bar, famcy.....-...80 ets. Crampton’s, h, p. 12 inch..55 cts. Macon’s, h. pv 12 Inch...-.35 ct# Rosebud, 1. p. 9 inch.....80 cts. 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