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

January 19, 1869 (4 pages)

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sostmtonat “News states that the miners ‘of Grass : hand, aad A soni otermiinet we make ft) ‘ a memorable affair. We have been re. & ~ Valley -haveeembined to-pid -in-de—fence of & Case now Pending i in. the Sa"Pending, in the Sup takes rp ~ the<nat which the ininers are takin interest, That paper is. aware. t all railtoad the mineral lands are exempt.road company can acquire no more ti: _‘tle to mineral. withia the range. ef their. grant than it can to government. lands beyond the rangeof their grant. The efforts of the. miners are simply directed to:securing: their rights as against the . . epdntel, a and a the: plains aid a one “ot “grants tiadé by Bowes 2 . a9 Feb.{ Washington’s' Birthday), this A rail-. otherwise than fayorable. held at thee iiigk dentin, this evea: at 6 o'clock, ‘at which al the ladies) the’ thost successfal affairs ©f she’ kind ever knowin this city. It has been decided that the structure shall. be called the Washington School Building, and as it is proposed to dedicate it on the name will be very appropriate. ‘The i object is is to raise ‘tmoney-to-fornish the building, and under the. ‘Management of the ladies, the result can not be cldims of the railroad. The suit -originated in “Placer eoanty, ‘and the case standi"as follows: Barber & Co. owned miging: ¢laims located Within the railfOad grant, and this and Was sold by ‘the railroad company to’ @ man named _ Williams:for. agricultural purposes.— . ~ Williams demanded possession of Bar. ber & Co. -which ° ‘was ‘yefused, and he thereapon “commenced—suit in —Ptacer}/*8* evening informe ns that she is. Tecounty. ‘Here the: miners won, and the the case was 6 Fai by wy piame, and i “The . “quastion SAY Tadbied the rights of nine the railroad grants,and. of b¥é¢ course éver: ‘man ” ‘who bas an interest in the territory is. "W thberéstéd in the issue as the decision in this case will be Be yee the precedent. ° ‘Phe. aniners.of ‘@unty were assessed, and the ‘acer oave paid the taxes.” The News benirpe rag vtovunderstand the posi—oe 2 he BLug GRavewMine—The big blast of “L501 Kegs of. powder in the. Smarteville * Consolidated, generally Jensew ns. asthe, nee fifteen fest,'open inn “thiousatid places, and then settle back a pulverized mass, without making sa report,there being only a slight trembling of the “earth and all was over. The space blown up was (270 sfeét iniclength, 180: feet in width, with an average depth of over 100 feet, ‘suppdsed to amount to 20.000 tons .of gravel and ¢ement, which was} thus prepared for washing, The cost of this*blast ds nearly $6,000, and it will require 160 days fall ‘running time to ‘wagh it off.” ‘The water forthe same, at 600 inches per. day, and fifteen cents perinch, will cost $12,000. ‘The-cost of cuts, fumes, etc., preparatory to ‘washing, iv about $20,000. “Mavtxo Sate. We are informed by Q. Sweeny, says ‘the National, that he has-dold: 500 feet, of the Grass Valley Wedge for'$3,000 cash. ‘The purchasers were Ben, McAuley, James. Ferguson, and F. M. Anderson.. The Grass Val‘ley Ledge has the appearance of being & good ofie and wil] doubtless. prove profitable to its owners. The Young Pinés, the location of which we mentioned recently, i isan extension of the @ass Valley and is of the same quality. Mr. Sweeny still retains 850 feet of the Grass ‘Valley and intends to hold it. TABLE GRAPES AND Fretaut RATES. On‘ the completion of the Central Pacific’ Railroad, the Company intend to arrange to send grapes through to New . York: for $100 per ton, and furnish cars" _expressly for their purpose on the road. ‘The price of table grapes,*the white varieties, has ranged from 50 to 75 cunts ° per pound, and scarce at that. In Cal=) they are worth 3 or 4 cents, and pyro ap vineyards will ‘not be able to supply the demand for New York City Enterprise, Gaos_ ‘hgrk a. woman of ‘lover, took a dose of strychnine and i tible act._ during the season. . ATrewerep SprerpE.—-On_ Wednes: “word” some time since for leaders, and ‘certainly ought to beable to find a copy now. a . Valier we will farnish ee and went to a far off country, where he got broke; and after feeding on husks for some time, “came back to his home to be supportéd by friends. ‘CHEaP TRAVEL.—The New World will commence running from San Francisco -for Vallejo on Thursday, after ‘which the fare will be reduced to $4 by the railroad. The fare by the C. 8. N, Co’s boats is now $2 for cabin, and for deck passage, $1. Tas epicares of Grass Valiey and the demi ‘monde; living ‘at Trnckee, tired of life and of quarreling with her came near dying in spite of all. that medical skill could do for her relief, It Nevada have the ‘promise of a horse beafsteak. ‘The Union says, “The pony aS gp will be placed on exhibition several . " oe days before he is slaughtered.” _A Grass VaLiry jury recently acquitted a party who was engaged in } Was Teported at one time that she was dead ‘but a note from Trackee, dated eovering. She bad written a note ezplaining why ~—* se the ter>_— = ‘Tae WEATHER, —The weather yesay: was -eold and blustering, -re‘minding one of a 61d fashioned winter . gale as it whistled about the corners of the houses, but the sun shone out ds brightly as if it were May. The wind was from the right quarter. to Beate’ up a snow storm. We have not had one FrrE.—On Tuesday last ithe residence of Rey, D. A. Dryden, Placerville, was discovered tobe on fire. Ry: the timely arrival of ussistance the fire was put ‘out before any serious damage had been} done, or a general alarm sounded. is now laid a distance of 21 miles. be— yond Elko. The track-layers are progressing at'the tate of two miles -per day, and ‘every possible exertion is used: to rush the work ahead. A JaPpaANesE Dicksens.—The Japa-. 7 nese Dickens;-Kioyté Bakin by name, has written one story in one hundred and six volumes, which was. thirtyeight years going through the’ press. TWENTY-FIVE hundred dollars has }: been: refosed for . (tapestry pictute which is now on exhibition.at Hartford, Ct. Four thousand skeins of worsted were used in taking it. BANKING HoUse at. WHITE PINE. Wells, Fargo & Co. are making arrangements to establish an express and banking house at Treasure City. The banking ye peger! wilh be. in charge of Homer 8. King: « ; A FLOURISHING lodge of Good Templars has been established at Wrvcliee, in this county. A MAN in Marin county, Cal., was cured of paralysis by small pox. Tue Grand Jary of the United States Circuit Court, st Raleigh (N. C,) has recently indi¢ted a Member of Congress rom ht Sate for violation of Post Office laws and abuse of the @ Aranking privilege. A abe DEAL Mourngd.—The late King of Siam leaves # family of nearly 3,000 widows. He spent the last two Siamese theo!ogy and photographing his wives. . I Nashville, enn,, forty-four. Jadies-+— “ed five ba everything all. set: te: y {ota deck,’ in which Ste leet ; ; ". . Progress ‘or THe RaiRoap. —The ‘iii: “The ‘hill was s aden to. rise some } track ofthe Central Pacific Railroad years of his® life chiefly in studying . ’ . charivariug # fhewly marfied couple fn . that town, . The jurors in that locality think it perfectly proper to_make—dis= cordant sounds on snch an occasion. NEw Haven, Ct., asd this year erectF nev idings at a cosg . ” ee = d A CANAL ai the. -Willianiette-Falis . Soeees is a it will cost $300,Law AND Poxer.—At a fac Westérn Court the case of Smith vs. Jones was called up. ~ “Who's for the plaintiff’ : 3 inquired the Judge ae “May it please the Court,” said a rising member of the legal fraternity, “Pilking j is for the polainne, but I left him just: a gante“of poker. * fie’s got & suck there, and is sure to skin him ri ht smart, if he has only got time, ’s for himself four acres and his opponent . fonr queens, so that ‘your Honor “will . perceive that he must Tate the persimmons.’ “Dear me,” said the Judge, with a sigh, “that’s too’bad! very unfortunatetimy. Lam very anx— ious to get on with the case.” A brown study followed, and at leog a happy thought struck the “Bil, ” said he, addressing the friend of. the absent Pilkins, OE: had just spokén, ‘‘you understand poker about: as well as. Pilking. Suppose you go over and play bis hand,” And Bill did it, WELL ‘OPRICERED. —A North Carolina rebel. was relating how the Yanks fired. upon bis .com pany. while. marchine through a thick wood. They giadobeyed an order to lie down, but Ba was nothng te shield them ‘from the terrible «volleys of the enemy.— . ] “Why didn’t they get behind a tree ?” asked a listener. “Tree,” replied the rebel, “there--wasn't trees money for
the officers.” erent eee! MARRIED, Oy se —¥ At the Union Pacific Mills ones Truckee, pier ge nek? BB: Ok rly Pa 8 5 ; = ere tuna ae In mroches soni January lith, 1869, Orel M. Cowles, danghtor of J, 73 ‘vowles aged 1 year it months, ter of J. H. Cowles. the end uf the U: P, RR track, January h, Abraham Calloway, aged 29 years, a-native of Mautedky. HOME MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY. a INCORPORATED, SEPTEMBER 1864. Office : 15. New. Merchants’ Exchange Buildwea” ing, Cali:ornia Street. ¥ ‘Pala in Capital, $350,000. . iRE AND MARINE RISKS taken at. the » lowest rates. GEO. 8, MANN, Pres’t. Wm. H. Stevens, Secretary. jad B. JUBNSON, Zant, Nevada city. ‘The first time we visit Grass; =v =. ro dAleatate dic weap binions. bow x f a young man took considerable property . id F ited to call. over in the tavern’p playing)Tt happens ata . ‘t@-remove the ot : of San Frau. fore eVie wares a Novis. — of February, 1800. : a . S-FGUIERE, Secretary, = LG. & 8. M. Co.S. J, MILLINGTON, O*% SAN FRANCISCO, willopen the above Hall tor tle reception of Pupils, on SATU RDAY, JAN, 19th, — At2 P.M. for Children; and a SP. M. for Gentlemen. All persons wishing to avail themselves of the services of a First Class Teacher aré solicji2 8.3. MILLINGTON.’ References—Mr. Millington refers by per mistion to the following gentlemen <Gov. Jas W. Nye, Nevida ; Hon. Wm. M. Stewart; Mr Kirkpatrick, Grass Valley ; M. tad Esq., Dr W. Ayer, San Franciseo. FIRE BOY'S “BALOON,. -e nn ar Let ihy Li Lips utter no Falsehood ! als _Conipietely — Out! “Aneto io the Cain — NEW @o0psFROM ia Exsglani, gages _ New Work. We have competent. buyers not only in New. York but also in the European Markets, to-take advantage of the fluctuation * prices. : We purchasé our Goods: at Lower . BROAD STREETIA . -WsNEVADA CITY: . Cc. T, CANFIELD, — . . One-Horse Importer & Wholesaler Proprietor, Successor to G. v. Schmittburg. Wines, Liquors and Cigars, Lager Beer, by the Gallon, Quart or Glass! )Walk ‘in Gentle men, and take a drink. ~ Sa in this city or county t Sales commence at 6 ates \s 4 “NOTICE. PERsoNs bchceked us. to us will take notice that we have sold our Grocery Business to Mr, A. H. HANSON, and payment of all accounts due us‘must be made immediately at Hanson’s Store.; _ GREGORY & MARSH. 5 ees MoO8T ea BOOK Southern stand-pointig ALEX, Hy ST EPHENS, Oficial History ofthe ~ =. ta War hetween the States, er 2) Its Causes, Character, Conduct, i And"Restlts. © This-Work has already t had an immense sale in the East, some Agents making . From $20 to $50 a Day, " {The intense desire everywhere manifested. to obtain this Work, its official cial character and ready sale, combined with a very liberal Pome mission, makes it one of the best. Subscription Dooks F easecnmeene ain ieee eck an th. tiees saatecanite commended its candor and moderation, Sold. only by Subsoription } Good profits bie territory for Agents. yet to . be had of H. H. BANCROFT & CO., SAN NCISCO, = Agents Was Pacific Coast, j12 Terrible Commotion in Nevada, And it can’t be helped ! —— ‘ IT IS A FACT THAT ‘ J. & S. ROSENTHAL, ON BROAD »STRERT, _NBVADA CIrY, ~ Have on hand the FINEST STOCK OF-. ~. Dress Goods, _ ry Goods, ¥aney. Goods, . Alaska Furs, Carpets, Bas * _ou Cloths, Cloaks, Ete. Ete selling them. Cheaper than other’ And ther are blishment in the Phispene TRY It AND SEE and you witl then be convinced, Ge" WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD. aneaens is called to the flowing NEW BONNETS AND HATS for Ladies and Mis as Py han Cloaks, Victoria Poplins, and Ladies Lress-Goods oi every variety. : Calicos, Sheeti Table Linen, ¥ dren ns Shoes. Linens, slery, ee spd a Carpets, Mattinget OILS og res. ji Se oe eee each got a valuable Christmas present —a hasband, alone. ¢ os _A SILVER frank, —The Sultan: of Turkey:has jpst ordered to be manu~~factured-in--Paris-a-silvertable,the} price of which will pot he lesa than three tnillious of frames . ee whole number of deaths in San . Francisco last week was 87, as* against 98 for. Previous week . _ deaths from wéek—showing a rapid docline the Plague. rot . is ‘ At persons are hereby . cautioned agaisst trusting or Nes credit to Michaei Skea. a 7. ATTENDING PHYSICIAN, our acconat, or on the account of either of us, i or on any Company account in to: jon with our ie either of our names, as oe have no business page with said Skeahan what ie a ‘NEVADA CITY. som CALDWELL, __ Attorne y and Counselor at Law . any hes hls "unde we interest ote Fry a call pay no de GEORGE MYA . . Netary Publie: % ‘Woveda oy, ae. ie, 1800 ~MOORE's FLAT, i GODNTY, conten Flat, — 2nd sth foam repre inn noe Yet published on the War, written. from.a}continue u nul io es “i. ae HAAS & & COMPANY, HAVING ESTABLISHED THE F ACT Tr, Aa Ms LNSON wiles : y our. tomers to give him a eee ea OUISELL & UNDERSELL _ se — “ : — ay SANY. eP iscsi thas ” Lhe % One-Horse Importer ALL THE GOODS IN MY STORE win this County or any other, ak _BEroRE SPRING t re é nate: OUR stianpip ASSORTMENT * CASE _ pustam, ONLY ‘wollte. Semmes BAGd BAN ERAN aaAte aro BF. scence, . FASHIONABLE CLOTHING, Latest-Stylp Mats, Ss. © oe. zs o We CAN andWILDSELL 50 per eent lessthan former Rates! _»AND SUPERIOR TO ANY HIETMERTO iMPORZAD: ‘We will sell ‘English Beaver Suits. ® Cassimcre Suits, Black Broadcloth Suits, tnt _ At Aitaniahiag Low, Rates! —— HATS ! HATS! HATS of all Styles and Colors. a Large Assortment : —or— Mission and Pioneer Blankets. —er > RE a : BOYS’, CLOTHING, ew FURNISHING GOODS! a Did. you.hear about these NEW RUBBER COODs ! Something you have not seen since 1856, in the lime of RUBBER: CLOTHING. HAAS & CO., are the Only Sole Agents for Nevada Couaty. On hand an usilimited supply i Bicone WHITE SHIRTS! . Including the Celebrated STAR BRAND. oes RUBBER GOODS, BLANKETS, &c. will best. consult his own interest by calling at HAAS & €0'8, eels r Pine & C&nme. chal Sts.. woestea Taly 20th, 1856. ~ That they tan and -witt———--——-~