January 22, 1878 (4 pages)

Oke Bai Beanseript. as He Acts and Talks in the Cell. . Through the kindness of Mr, R, D. Carter;the efficient County Jailor, we are endbled to lay before our read-} evs this morning the result of an in+erview—-held,—-on Sunday last GEO. me MOTT is our oily. ‘aitvhorized Agent in Sacramento. He will re-. weive Advertisements and Subscriptions for the TRaNsCIPT, amd receipt for us in our name: a = HINT TO NEVADA. coUuNnrTry LEGISLATORS. Notwithstanding the fact that Messra. A. L. Bancroft & Co.are ung eS. nee pation, to themselves. The following aocu-. introductionof tha ‘ Readers” in the public schvois is a : step desired by a majority of the “foster Rowe Jadgusirl es, and to” imain= ‘Legislature of California that the ‘Pacific. Coast —people, Tecent. developments show . ~ that they are in a fair way to be de-sted ia their scheme for securing a monopoly which would accrue to their advantage at the expense of the patrons of education. ‘There is. a strong public teeling against the “. then thrown off. Monosyllabie re-_ spores to our inquiries guve pluce to } tain the good faith of the State by re-establishing’ the contract heretofore entered into by and between A. i. Bancroft & Co, and the State Board of Education of California,” and through the medium of which that-firm hopes to cut out all com. with Geo. ‘Butts, the man-~who is now in dgurance vile awaiting the rapidly approaching day when his . life is to-be sacrificed upon the altar tof Jdastice, THS reat iron bolts were. drawn, and as the ponderous door swung upon its hinges, we evtered the dismal dangeon where thé dcomed man lay walk away. They. beth got mad at this, and that’s the beginning of the. trouble. When I -walked—to Grass Valley, five and-a-half miles away, and gave myself into the castody of the officets, I didn’t imagine that the end would be what it has. People think I am indifferent, you say? Put yourself in-any place, sir, ‘and that willbe my answer, How can. they. help. but know that _ my. heart is bleeding, that my. very brain is on fire, whenéver I think of that sentence, Nee: -& coward and give up to grikf, to shat I haveXthe feelings they think(I lack? ——————————dertakingto-—eongince the “State Tt retched npan hia bed, seeking sol ace from a stumpy clay pipe which he held between bis teeth. The greeting of bis Visitor‘ was returned with, a heaity grasp of the hand, woald trust to the lips to “say, For sution he exbibited the same strange Teserve which~had followed _bim through -all the vicissitudes of the Court room ; but shortly, aud the the first few: moments of the conver. ——————— Jntiuman Wretches. \ One of the worst cases of heartless L eruelty-that-we-have ever-heard of,-is} published in Monday’s Elko Independent. A boy 14 years of age,, bro-. ther of W. C. Conwell, of Garlin; bout the 25th of November, left his bome at that place, withoutthe knowledge of his.relatives, and. went off with a couple of sheep men nawed Barber and Dixon, in the capacity of herder. His employers were tak ing a flock of sheep to their winter quarters, near-the town of Tertace in Utah, aod daring the iotensely Tit is truetuat Leduldo’ t Keep back . the-teats when the Judge told me that I~ must swing, but ft wasn’t] because I felt worse then than I have before or since. I knew thatif L should give way in public, -pedple woald say T didn't have “any nerve. It will not be five years, though, before-they will find out that I was "_ [Rot guilty of the.crime I am to die for. ‘“E have: been. here since. the 6th. ~ somewhat lengtby and intelligent an. swers . regarding what we. sought to learn: His story, as told by bimself, is one of considerable interest, and we shall endeavor to give it-in as and haye a clear field . ¢ ment, which has been quite’ exten== — js indicative of the sensively -eireulated. 1theoaghout Nevada. county,explainsitself, and, if we timent of ‘a large majority of the . ¢ “people, the pausible representations . of the “great home industry” wire . __ pullers to the contrary notwithent with good English.“Have you anything to: aay regarding this wretched affair, which is -not-already-known?"’ we-asked the prisoner, seeing that he was inclined . ' ‘to be somewhat more “communica-. tive than usual, — “Yes, und no,” he replied, cantiously. “There is much that I > ———was-unabte to -anek tn tawek ast standingi—— —C. Coleman, of the Senate, and M. GENTLEMEN:— We, your constituents of Nevada county, having an‘ interest in the sucdess and prosperity of our public schools, dé'represent terest, however, I would not object. I was born in the -and Irish parents. While I was yet ‘very. young, they both died: I was knocked about from pillar to-post from the time the grave closed ove hill No=St, or -auy— other bill-the+ ~~ furnishing texts books for the pubJie schools of California. "-gdly sinking at the time, but the last . spark of life had not fled until ata ——>—tived, Mr. —umn-of-thie-issue;-wilt-be-found to, . and his patrons extend over every “ident vf Grass Valley for many years. _ poned until the meeting of the —~__ morrow’s TRanscripr, ae -tothe ‘members of the Legislature “from Nevada county— that we-are _ opposed to the passage of Senate provisions of which do not give to all publishers equal advantages. for Signed by. Boarp.or Epuct’N, Nevada City, NrvaDa CouNntTY SUPERVIS0RS, Supt. Ciry SCHOOLS, PRINCIPAL Crty SCHOOLS, CITIZENS GENERALLY. oe A Correction. The item which appeared in these coluning, -on Sunday, chronicling the death “ef. the wife of M. Byrue, “Jr, at. Grass Valley, on Friday night;*was incorrect. Our authori‘ty was based upon information received from gentlemen livingiin that city, who requested us to inake the} ‘announcement. The lady was rap-. lute hour om the following Sunday night. Giliet’s Nursery. The time for planting trees, bulbs, shrubbery, vines, etc., having ar“Gillet's new -advertisement, which appears in another colcontain much of interest to a large ‘class of our readers. His nursery is one of the best in the country, part of North America. Everything from a strawberry vine to an . oak “tree ia offered for sale. Sudden Death. Samuel Tyrril, Sr,, died very suddenly at Grass Valley, on Saturday evening last. He was taken witha fainting spell, end Dr. Joués was: sent for, When the Doctor reached the honse he » found Mr. Tyrrill sitting in. & Chair dead. He.was sixtyind) years old, and had been a res-Board of Supervisors. The Board of Stpervisors met yes‘terday morning and opened bids for printing, stationary, and transacted some other business, and adjourned until next Friday. On account of the absence of M. Byrne, Jr., who the death of his wife, action on priating, stationery, &c, was postull Board. Yesterduy’s full —prothem. Everthing seemed to go wrong. When -eighteen-years of my life had passed, knowing how to neither read nor write, I began to understand‘ the importance of education, and looked around for some means to acquire it. The Califorbia fever was stilt raging; and I sata to myself, ‘George Butts, you must gu out there, varn a’ fortune, and come back to old Kentuck* and give yourself a schooling.’ Well, I packed up my duds, and started. That was along in 62. _ I began mining . hath and teaming for a living. Wages were good, and money plenty. I managed to get-a good start several times, but as sure as I got a stake ahead, something turned up to euchre me out of it. Won't you say something to your young readers about. the importance of booklearning? I would. have money enough saved up ‘to-day to fight my way out of this sorape, if I could only read and_ write. hand 40 mouth through hard-work, until the terrible day when I was locked up for killing a man. Then it was that I began to appreciate low happy I was before, even with. who has not been in the same fix, hang. But, do you know it doesn’t seem to me as though 1 I'd had_a fair shake. I wouldn’t . say anything unkind of those who put me bere for all the world; but it doesn’t seem just the thing to rush this. trial through when nine of the chief hand. IfLeould only get another trial, E feel certain that my sentence wouldn’t be so hard. I didn’t have the least idea about law when the . first one took place, and didn’t know has showed a deep interest in me, Shough, and i thank him from the bottom of my heart for all he has done. But the odds were against him in nearly every instance. The jury was made up of m@ from near the Beene of the fracas—men who read the Grass Valley papers, and. could not but have placed some reliance on the biaged accounts which were written. Yes, it was an old trouble, One of-my partners was a Democrat, the other was a Republican. I was Repyblican, and have been 9 soldier. Whenever the other two. got into a dispute, . was asked to settle the question, bat for fear eeedings will be published in. to ot making & row would get np and near b##own language as is consis:-. hal Hath might say, but what is the use. If] . Bly past history would be of any in To theHon. Niles Searls ‘and John. ov to giving an outline of it. — Gare, a. WW. Giffen-and —S.—L,;Well, here it isi State of Kentucky, in 1834, of Scotch . — Tt-would?. ——-versod with —“T--managed-to live-along— from . all the hard luck. Oh, st#j “no ons, . . can imagine what a fearful prospect . itis to know. that. T have. -got—tot ‘1 Stine, Georgewitnesses in my favor were not-on-} what course to take. My attorney }tend. treat, thts place beats’ the wo rid. SE was always fond of company, although bachelor, and liked ‘to . erack a joke and spin a yarn, and the change comes rather hard, My visitors average perhaps two a week. IT wish that more people woild come . to see me. It seems as though all . tthe world had-gone-back on-me.—1 baven’t a friend iu this part of the . world, except a brother who lives at -Ophit i If sytapathizing. Letrangerswould-only. drop— ‘ore ‘sionally and speak a kind word, . would make my lot easier. a Carter, the Jailor, is: as kind: 28-a+ {leaving the lad-with-bis feet frozen, = ‘ets, and with” “Io * WS day_of September, -and-as-a quiet re — the. = aaa of == aatinal, hwere heard by a neighboring sheep desert, the boy’s feet were. budly frozen. About the time thezcamp was reached, the flock of sheep stim peded and the owners followed thew, in a cabin without any ‘fuei or blankjug ty eat; excepr # small piece of mutton,and no com-. panion but a half, famished dog, which devoured the greater portion of the food. perished Da 2OF which herder; who came-te the—cabin and . took the boy to his camp. Some time afterwards the heartless wretches returned to the cabin where tuey had left-the boy, and being informed -of his condition; -refused-—eventoBox and seehim. The lad was brought to Elko — by his brother, -who—bad . been informed of his eondition, and -on Monday bis foot was amputated_ below the instep, some of the toss -having dropped off. The left foot + was—lso— badly. ‘frozen,but-itist -} thought it-can-be-saved.—_ Tf _the—inhuman-monsters who so busely de= serted the youngster don't find quarcold, weather which prevailed—in -De-}— Pcenrber, while crossiug a forty mile . The eet boy would . ~ A GENTLEMAN.Of Atlanta, Georgia, ¢laims to have invented an innograph, by which communications }through the teleplione are phonographically registered in visible signs capable of ptompt‘tanslation into written language. &_ _.--_+-.ss + A Mass MéETING is to be held in, New. York on Wednesday, January. 30th, to petition Congress to pass the silver bill;"as it came from the a a a I _ FRENCH public tien seem to live Palikeo and Francois Vincent Rasgpail, both of whom died un the 7th of this month inParis,. were aged, seeperttely: —— and eichtySs representatives only ‘recently. made gation in-Paris.—‘Phe son of the (aggre ‘ strumeént which he catiea ‘Tetepto= . House, free coinage clause aid all} ae Tue, Gilwentt Government “whore . = P= a their-appéafance in London, has re-} solved to establish a permanent TLe. ——SS ‘ada City, Jan. Wife, a su gy ire, ‘ghd 2 In Nevada ct Dick son and Leefis Venst Cakes ar are more © thed }3 times cheaper as Benet Pow. “der. Narice 10 THe rob. pa have in Stock themest tcrompicte’ iasiea ment of STOVES, ek Mtoe emrenie ages: —The-connt e__ ee — TINWARE, _IRON & hiins CROCKERY, ‘SILVER WARE, 9 . Emperor i is intended to « occupy the post. A St. Lovts journal says that the average wages of setnpstresses in that city is twenty cents per day. By working about half the night, twenty=ive cents. maybe earnéd.-At this rate it would take some. time the national debt. hr ne First Secretary of the State—t =te: -thefora St. Louis séwing-girl to ¥eY. = LEATHER OF ALL BRANDS, HYDRAULIC PIPE, res QUICKSILY ER, BELTING, PACKING, “Also, a s Fut Stock of FRUIT TREES, “FLOWER PLANTS. ~ BULBS AND SEEDS, -a-brotherto nie, arid “Messrs. Clarke and Byrne-have alsobeen very good, in various ways. ~The fare—is_ first=rate, but. Jay. appetite is nothing to speak of. Sometimes during stormy Bi ters in the next world where tkey won't siffer from cold; we were sadteachers of our early yours. _—. weather it is pretty cold in here, but generally quite comfortable.” Rev. Geo. R. Davia called upon the prisoner on Saturday arid econhim concerning his spiritual welfare. Although Butts keeps a bible in his cell, he can de. Tive no eonsolation-therefram_on-ac= count of being unable to-read. At various times during the interview of which the above is a summary, tears came into the eyes-of the -prisoner,-and-he seemed deeply afs fected. Once or twice ‘only, @& smile came over his face'at some remark which partook of a jocular nature. His conversation-was marked all the way through with an air which be: toketied-illiteracy, and he frequently deplored his want of Knowledge, that-he-might-more_ plainly ex his sentiments. Taken all in all, in is a very sad case. Ad vertised Letters. The following letters xémain in the Pos; Offi ce.at Nevada City; Nevada County Gal. ‘for week ending January 20th; 1978; Per. s0ns calling for advertised letters will please give the. date of advertisement. H, H. Haskins, P. M. Brockman, Johnny Beaman, James Bartle, F wd 2 M; 3. Cocking, James Garlo, Al Signor . Morandi = 3 avis, Levi ~ ~Darneé, Frank eare of H. Godair Fowler, J. L. ~ Govan, BR: B. Hern, Fred ~ Harnett, Jobn Judge, James ~King, Mrs. Ma Young. ~ Setiviiea tae: Miller, Mrs. A. +S pore reali clatire, Thomas, fist McGéius, Law Devt O'Neil, M lee Oliver, Miss. Sarah A, Setiaff, Roselia meres Elias B, Min A series vf revival meetings wil) be held in the Vestry of the Methodist Church, in this city, on each evening of the present week, excepting Saturday. All are invited to atRich Strike. We learn that a very rich strike was made in the Gold Hill Mine, at Grass Valley, on Saturday last. The mine is owned by John. O. and Ed. Coleman, Peter Johnston and others. We conld not get fall particulars in regard to “the extent’ of the rich deposit of rock which was discovered. > Prof, Ryder, who has been below for a couple of weeeks, has returned’ and will continge hie dancing school as usual commencing Wednesday ev. Stockton, England. _ . space, and Higgins went with it. . service of the church on top of the row Hicks to” the aged millionaire. ening. Social hop Qnwe: even-. -the report will settle the contest Horrible. = horrible death recently oceurred at--a blast furnace in SeuthThe hopper—of2 ly imposed-upon-by—the-rehi g gious FELIX a [G UNS: “AND -P ISTOLS, ~ s With AMMUNITION to — Sheet Irn & Granite W are, GIANT “POWDER = * ee J This cold wat Jecrease® the size Tne charekes Sanday at both: ing services, and ‘jaterest were ai : varius ‘instances _gbtzohes the atte jag was extraordi: There are nit cerated in the C place. . d Mr. Phil. By “San—_Quentin, “a _ paving sefely-de} = Polatd into t -pficers of thut y _Weports a rough ti “er, a long ride pe were tak for organizing @ this city, “eaecess. with 1 Richard— Polls “jp ‘obtaining ao Govervor at av ticipation will towed" by —“realz : however, 2ors —The—crusade4 people of San . =o be followed 1 ment —a “not lacking, _What is the n “NURSERY, _. NEVADA CITY, CALIF is these who intend -to plant out Fruit-Trees this Winter, that f have Es I WOUED call the: attention of . VARNISH, GLASSWA ARE. — = _ A Full Line of —“Griss_ Valley, — _ teat line, soon tle -Trockee frie PAINTS, =———= Se: == hundred and gi Lae yg ibave the wickec “OILS, * lings There ba __sentative sent. ti from that place up the reputati and the jail well po A nobby new the furnace was.charged-by a man named “James Higgins and . other ‘woringkmen. with ironstone,etc., and: in order to allow the material to fail into the furnace, an «ttempt was made to lower the bell--a large con* ieal-shaped= apparatus fitting into thé bottom of the hupper—aboat two feet into a broader space. ~The bell had becomed jammed into the up. per part of the ring an@ could not be girred, After several ineffectual athammer, leaped-on-to the bell: rand struck it a blow. The apparatus immediately sank into the broader A groan was heard, but notbiog could be seen of the poor fellow ashe passed swiftly with the material into-the ‘furnace. ~ The blast was at once thrown off and a powerful current of air forced in, but the borrible smell which arose proved that the poor tnan’s body wus being rapidly consumed, and not the slightest’ portion Lot it-was recovered, A coroner —was-summoned,but could hold no inquest as there were no remains tu view. A Roman Catholic priest read the buria furnace shortly after the acoident. Loxp! Lord! What » fuss is being made-over the marriage of the widHis sons now. say he is insane; but had he been poor, and had married Mrs. Hicks, and so relieved his sons of she burden of support‘ing him, they would have said: ‘Dad is a smart old man." That's the difference, Russa refuses-to treat for an armistice except at Adrianople, and accordingly the Porte has ordered that the city be evacuated and turned-over tothe Russians. When Turkey makes a concession of this kind, the inference is that she is on her last legs. Larxin J, Meaps. has made a design for a Morton monament. It is to be of marble, crowned bya colossal statue of Liberty, with a profile of Morton on the shaft of the monument, apd a panel near the base representing the Governot sending troops to the war. -_-. Tue House committee on elections will make a majority report on Wednesday in favor of the admission of Wigginton (Demoerat. D ic) and against Pacheco to the vacant seat of California, Of course tempts to free it, Higgivs procured at” Trees of the very best variety that could-be procured in— _._France and California, — ALL TRUE TO NAME, WELL ROOTED, AND RAISED WITHouT IRRIGATION, viz; CHERRY, PLUM, PEAR, PEACH, APPLE, BLACK MUL BERRY »CHESTN UT, WALN satel AI, MON D, F ILBERT. -CHOICETable-GRAPES, Currant, Blackberry and ever bearing Raspberry Plants, Strawberry Plants, (45 varieties, French, English, American and Californiau. 3 RH UBARBROOTS, = Yardy Perennial ‘Flower }Plants, Flemish-Pinks, Carnation, Picotee, French Pansy, Blue and Ked Flax, etc., etc. gle and double, Hyacinth! Bulbs, double, all colors. RANUNCULUS ROOTS, adapted. for eulture in pots, edgings. or beds. Very hardy. Finest double 9 Farieties, mixed, (ali. colors. GARDEN SEEDS, Mostly grown on my place, sad warranted Fresh, viz: Carrot, Cabbage, Parsnip, ‘paraip, Lettuce, Beet, Quion, Corn, Peas,Be Beans, etc. FRESH FLOWER SEEDS. oa aor send for ‘Descriptive ‘Cutalogue aid. rice List of Trees -_ Piants. = F ELIX.ILLET. Maveiis City, Jan. 22, 1877,-1m Appointment. 2 THE DISTRICT COURTOF THE UNIted States, District of California. the matter of Fr. , Bankrupt. ae whom it may cern: undersigned, H. D. Whittum of Nevada City,in the c Sone of Nevada ,hereby gives notice of his a>pointment as Asee of the Estato of P. H. Belden, of Ne— City,in the County of Nevada, ‘in said ; and who was oe on the lith day of December, A A. 1877, adjudged oa. upon the ne Fetion of hinwelf by istri@ Court of the ted Sta the District 0 of California — D. WHITTUM, A ing at9o ‘eleck. and Wigginton will be sworn j in. 5. ssignee. ROSES and JESSAMINES, —A~most—Beanutifal Flower, admirably . sot a m — the 4th dsy of} Fine Time for all who attend, . HOLIDAY Goons. Come nts see me es purchasing elsewhere, = ———» 2S ss = po CAPITAL $300,000. HOME MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, (406 CALIVORNIA STRERTS San awe sener apd FIRE INSURANCE ORLY. a. ¥. Houghton, President: Geo. Boughton, Vice President, — ~ Charles H. Story, Secretary, “N.B. Eddy, Marine Secretary. ~~ Ho. Bigelow, _ Genoa) Manager.HMagili. General Agent, Wy " Otice No. 99 Main Street, 9g2 Grass Valley, CaiIM U Si rr A L Entertainment AND FANHE LADIES AID SOCIETY “ the: M.E. Church, of this ¢ity, w ive . MUSICAL EN ERTAINMENT 8 jPAssignees’ or Trustees’ Notice OF . PER at the ——Methodist aang WEDNESDAY EVE’G, "February 6th, — Chitdren, 25 Cents. Fine Masic, Fine Supper; and & jail GEO, E. TURNER, : Geass Valley eal Nevade . Choice Tulip Bulbs, sin-} = =toee A.B BRADY. saab he dbistnikiin. Fifty fete aa _She feet. ~ the frout-of Fel ment, ‘ One of our “ered buat i ehiee ¢ corn will rem crescence. And boys how be u ihe Sanday. Se given at -the-Co1 in this city, on ing. H. L. Kuigt Grand. Moguls ¢ rioters, was forn of Mr. J. O. Die He was at that ti sewing machine. The Cenienni out rock which + The Sham Springs, is prov Mr.Charles C Grass. Valley, b employe of the Yersal favorite w mise will be-mer in and out of thi The farmers 4 little more rain access of the cr Ed. ervey There were . Valley,: om Be ~Jast. The baromete South Yuba Ca ates that we are storm soon, Hc Mrs. Nancy ‘Hill, who has _ three months pa: of Mrs. Pare, di ing morning last day afternoon, b Odistchareb. Big storms, lil With little drope N. The Water wi (Tuesday, ) if el ‘d. ~ ™.

Oke Bai Beanseript. as He Acts and Talks in the Cell. . Through the kindness of Mr, R, D. Carter;the efficient County Jailor, we are endbled to lay before our read-} evs this morning the result of an in+erview—-held,—-on Sunday last GEO. me MOTT is our oily. ‘aitvhorized Agent in Sacramento. He will re-. weive Advertisements and Subscriptions for the TRaNsCIPT, amd receipt for us in our name: a = HINT TO NEVADA. coUuNnrTry LEGISLATORS. Notwithstanding the fact that Messra. A. L. Bancroft & Co.are ung eS. nee pation, to themselves. The following aocu-. introductionof tha ‘ Readers” in the public schvois is a : step desired by a majority of the “foster Rowe Jadgusirl es, and to” imain= ‘Legislature of California that the ‘Pacific. Coast —people, Tecent. developments show . ~ that they are in a fair way to be de-sted ia their scheme for securing a monopoly which would accrue to their advantage at the expense of the patrons of education. ‘There is. a strong public teeling against the “. then thrown off. Monosyllabie re-_ spores to our inquiries guve pluce to } tain the good faith of the State by re-establishing’ the contract heretofore entered into by and between A. i. Bancroft & Co, and the State Board of Education of California,” and through the medium of which that-firm hopes to cut out all com. with Geo. ‘Butts, the man-~who is now in dgurance vile awaiting the rapidly approaching day when his . life is to-be sacrificed upon the altar tof Jdastice, THS reat iron bolts were. drawn, and as the ponderous door swung upon its hinges, we evtered the dismal dangeon where thé dcomed man lay walk away. They. beth got mad at this, and that’s the beginning of the. trouble. When I -walked—to Grass Valley, five and-a-half miles away, and gave myself into the castody of the officets, I didn’t imagine that the end would be what it has. People think I am indifferent, you say? Put yourself in-any place, sir, ‘and that willbe my answer, How can. they. help. but know that _ my. heart is bleeding, that my. very brain is on fire, whenéver I think of that sentence, Nee: -& coward and give up to grikf, to shat I haveXthe feelings they think(I lack? ——————————dertakingto-—eongince the “State Tt retched npan hia bed, seeking sol ace from a stumpy clay pipe which he held between bis teeth. The greeting of bis Visitor‘ was returned with, a heaity grasp of the hand, woald trust to the lips to “say, For sution he exbibited the same strange Teserve which~had followed _bim through -all the vicissitudes of the Court room ; but shortly, aud the the first few: moments of the conver. ——————— Jntiuman Wretches. \ One of the worst cases of heartless L eruelty-that-we-have ever-heard of,-is} published in Monday’s Elko Independent. A boy 14 years of age,, bro-. ther of W. C. Conwell, of Garlin; bout the 25th of November, left his bome at that place, withoutthe knowledge of his.relatives, and. went off with a couple of sheep men nawed Barber and Dixon, in the capacity of herder. His employers were tak ing a flock of sheep to their winter quarters, near-the town of Tertace in Utah, aod daring the iotensely Tit is truetuat Leduldo’ t Keep back . the-teats when the Judge told me that I~ must swing, but ft wasn’t] because I felt worse then than I have before or since. I knew thatif L should give way in public, -pedple woald say T didn't have “any nerve. It will not be five years, though, before-they will find out that I was "_ [Rot guilty of the.crime I am to die for. ‘“E have: been. here since. the 6th. ~ somewhat lengtby and intelligent an. swers . regarding what we. sought to learn: His story, as told by bimself, is one of considerable interest, and we shall endeavor to give it-in as and haye a clear field . ¢ ment, which has been quite’ exten== — js indicative of the sensively -eireulated. 1theoaghout Nevada. county,explainsitself, and, if we timent of ‘a large majority of the . ¢ “people, the pausible representations . of the “great home industry” wire . __ pullers to the contrary notwithent with good English.“Have you anything to: aay regarding this wretched affair, which is -not-already-known?"’ we-asked the prisoner, seeing that he was inclined . ' ‘to be somewhat more “communica-. tive than usual, — “Yes, und no,” he replied, cantiously. “There is much that I > ———was-unabte to -anek tn tawek ast standingi—— —C. Coleman, of the Senate, and M. GENTLEMEN:— We, your constituents of Nevada county, having an‘ interest in the sucdess and prosperity of our public schools, dé'represent terest, however, I would not object. I was born in the -and Irish parents. While I was yet ‘very. young, they both died: I was knocked about from pillar to-post from the time the grave closed ove hill No=St, or -auy— other bill-the+ ~~ furnishing texts books for the pubJie schools of California. "-gdly sinking at the time, but the last . spark of life had not fled until ata ——>—tived, Mr. —umn-of-thie-issue;-wilt-be-found to, . and his patrons extend over every “ident vf Grass Valley for many years. _ poned until the meeting of the —~__ morrow’s TRanscripr, ae -tothe ‘members of the Legislature “from Nevada county— that we-are _ opposed to the passage of Senate provisions of which do not give to all publishers equal advantages. for Signed by. Boarp.or Epuct’N, Nevada City, NrvaDa CouNntTY SUPERVIS0RS, Supt. Ciry SCHOOLS, PRINCIPAL Crty SCHOOLS, CITIZENS GENERALLY. oe A Correction. The item which appeared in these coluning, -on Sunday, chronicling the death “ef. the wife of M. Byrue, “Jr, at. Grass Valley, on Friday night;*was incorrect. Our authori‘ty was based upon information received from gentlemen livingiin that city, who requested us to inake the} ‘announcement. The lady was rap-. lute hour om the following Sunday night. Giliet’s Nursery. The time for planting trees, bulbs, shrubbery, vines, etc., having ar“Gillet's new -advertisement, which appears in another colcontain much of interest to a large ‘class of our readers. His nursery is one of the best in the country, part of North America. Everything from a strawberry vine to an . oak “tree ia offered for sale. Sudden Death. Samuel Tyrril, Sr,, died very suddenly at Grass Valley, on Saturday evening last. He was taken witha fainting spell, end Dr. Joués was: sent for, When the Doctor reached the honse he » found Mr. Tyrrill sitting in. & Chair dead. He.was sixtyind) years old, and had been a res-Board of Supervisors. The Board of Stpervisors met yes‘terday morning and opened bids for printing, stationary, and transacted some other business, and adjourned until next Friday. On account of the absence of M. Byrne, Jr., who the death of his wife, action on priating, stationery, &c, was postull Board. Yesterduy’s full —prothem. Everthing seemed to go wrong. When -eighteen-years of my life had passed, knowing how to neither read nor write, I began to understand‘ the importance of education, and looked around for some means to acquire it. The Califorbia fever was stilt raging; and I sata to myself, ‘George Butts, you must gu out there, varn a’ fortune, and come back to old Kentuck* and give yourself a schooling.’ Well, I packed up my duds, and started. That was along in 62. _ I began mining . hath and teaming for a living. Wages were good, and money plenty. I managed to get-a good start several times, but as sure as I got a stake ahead, something turned up to euchre me out of it. Won't you say something to your young readers about. the importance of booklearning? I would. have money enough saved up ‘to-day to fight my way out of this sorape, if I could only read and_ write. hand 40 mouth through hard-work, until the terrible day when I was locked up for killing a man. Then it was that I began to appreciate low happy I was before, even with. who has not been in the same fix, hang. But, do you know it doesn’t seem to me as though 1 I'd had_a fair shake. I wouldn’t . say anything unkind of those who put me bere for all the world; but it doesn’t seem just the thing to rush this. trial through when nine of the chief hand. IfLeould only get another trial, E feel certain that my sentence wouldn’t be so hard. I didn’t have the least idea about law when the . first one took place, and didn’t know has showed a deep interest in me, Shough, and i thank him from the bottom of my heart for all he has done. But the odds were against him in nearly every instance. The jury was made up of m@ from near the Beene of the fracas—men who read the Grass Valley papers, and. could not but have placed some reliance on the biaged accounts which were written. Yes, it was an old trouble, One of-my partners was a Democrat, the other was a Republican. I was Repyblican, and have been 9 soldier. Whenever the other two. got into a dispute, . was asked to settle the question, bat for fear eeedings will be published in. to ot making & row would get np and near b##own language as is consis:-. hal Hath might say, but what is the use. If] . Bly past history would be of any in To theHon. Niles Searls ‘and John. ov to giving an outline of it. — Gare, a. WW. Giffen-and —S.—L,;Well, here it isi State of Kentucky, in 1834, of Scotch . — Tt-would?. ——-versod with —“T--managed-to live-along— from . all the hard luck. Oh, st#j “no ons, . . can imagine what a fearful prospect . itis to know. that. T have. -got—tot ‘1 Stine, Georgewitnesses in my favor were not-on-} what course to take. My attorney }tend. treat, thts place beats’ the wo rid. SE was always fond of company, although bachelor, and liked ‘to . erack a joke and spin a yarn, and the change comes rather hard, My visitors average perhaps two a week. IT wish that more people woild come . to see me. It seems as though all . tthe world had-gone-back on-me.—1 baven’t a friend iu this part of the . world, except a brother who lives at -Ophit i If sytapathizing. Letrangerswould-only. drop— ‘ore ‘sionally and speak a kind word, . would make my lot easier. a Carter, the Jailor, is: as kind: 28-a+ {leaving the lad-with-bis feet frozen, = ‘ets, and with” “Io * WS day_of September, -and-as-a quiet re — the. = aaa of == aatinal, hwere heard by a neighboring sheep desert, the boy’s feet were. budly frozen. About the time thezcamp was reached, the flock of sheep stim peded and the owners followed thew, in a cabin without any ‘fuei or blankjug ty eat; excepr # small piece of mutton,and no com-. panion but a half, famished dog, which devoured the greater portion of the food. perished Da 2OF which herder; who came-te the—cabin and . took the boy to his camp. Some time afterwards the heartless wretches returned to the cabin where tuey had left-the boy, and being informed -of his condition; -refused-—eventoBox and seehim. The lad was brought to Elko — by his brother, -who—bad . been informed of his eondition, and -on Monday bis foot was amputated_ below the instep, some of the toss -having dropped off. The left foot + was—lso— badly. ‘frozen,but-itist -} thought it-can-be-saved.—_ Tf _the—inhuman-monsters who so busely de= serted the youngster don't find quarcold, weather which prevailed—in -De-}— Pcenrber, while crossiug a forty mile . The eet boy would . ~ A GENTLEMAN.Of Atlanta, Georgia, ¢laims to have invented an innograph, by which communications }through the teleplione are phonographically registered in visible signs capable of ptompt‘tanslation into written language. &_ _.--_+-.ss + A Mass MéETING is to be held in, New. York on Wednesday, January. 30th, to petition Congress to pass the silver bill;"as it came from the a a a I _ FRENCH public tien seem to live Palikeo and Francois Vincent Rasgpail, both of whom died un the 7th of this month inParis,. were aged, seeperttely: —— and eichtySs representatives only ‘recently. made gation in-Paris.—‘Phe son of the (aggre ‘ strumeént which he catiea ‘Tetepto= . House, free coinage clause aid all} ae Tue, Gilwentt Government “whore . = P= a their-appéafance in London, has re-} solved to establish a permanent TLe. ——SS ‘ada City, Jan. Wife, a su gy ire, ‘ghd 2 In Nevada ct Dick son and Leefis Venst Cakes ar are more © thed }3 times cheaper as Benet Pow. “der. Narice 10 THe rob. pa have in Stock themest tcrompicte’ iasiea ment of STOVES, ek Mtoe emrenie ages: —The-connt e__ ee — TINWARE, _IRON & hiins CROCKERY, ‘SILVER WARE, 9 . Emperor i is intended to « occupy the post. A St. Lovts journal says that the average wages of setnpstresses in that city is twenty cents per day. By working about half the night, twenty=ive cents. maybe earnéd.-At this rate it would take some. time the national debt. hr ne First Secretary of the State—t =te: -thefora St. Louis séwing-girl to ¥eY. = LEATHER OF ALL BRANDS, HYDRAULIC PIPE, res QUICKSILY ER, BELTING, PACKING, “Also, a s Fut Stock of

FRUIT TREES, “FLOWER PLANTS. ~ BULBS AND SEEDS, -a-brotherto nie, arid “Messrs. Clarke and Byrne-have alsobeen very good, in various ways. ~The fare—is_ first=rate, but. Jay. appetite is nothing to speak of. Sometimes during stormy Bi ters in the next world where tkey won't siffer from cold; we were sadteachers of our early yours. _—. weather it is pretty cold in here, but generally quite comfortable.” Rev. Geo. R. Davia called upon the prisoner on Saturday arid econhim concerning his spiritual welfare. Although Butts keeps a bible in his cell, he can de. Tive no eonsolation-therefram_on-ac= count of being unable to-read. At various times during the interview of which the above is a summary, tears came into the eyes-of the -prisoner,-and-he seemed deeply afs fected. Once or twice ‘only, @& smile came over his face'at some remark which partook of a jocular nature. His conversation-was marked all the way through with an air which be: toketied-illiteracy, and he frequently deplored his want of Knowledge, that-he-might-more_ plainly ex his sentiments. Taken all in all, in is a very sad case. Ad vertised Letters. The following letters xémain in the Pos; Offi ce.at Nevada City; Nevada County Gal. ‘for week ending January 20th; 1978; Per. s0ns calling for advertised letters will please give the. date of advertisement. H, H. Haskins, P. M. Brockman, Johnny Beaman, James Bartle, F wd 2 M; 3. Cocking, James Garlo, Al Signor . Morandi = 3 avis, Levi ~ ~Darneé, Frank eare of H. Godair Fowler, J. L. ~ Govan, BR: B. Hern, Fred ~ Harnett, Jobn Judge, James ~King, Mrs. Ma Young. ~ Setiviiea tae: Miller, Mrs. A. +S pore reali clatire, Thomas, fist McGéius, Law Devt O'Neil, M lee Oliver, Miss. Sarah A, Setiaff, Roselia meres Elias B, Min A series vf revival meetings wil) be held in the Vestry of the Methodist Church, in this city, on each evening of the present week, excepting Saturday. All are invited to atRich Strike. We learn that a very rich strike was made in the Gold Hill Mine, at Grass Valley, on Saturday last. The mine is owned by John. O. and Ed. Coleman, Peter Johnston and others. We conld not get fall particulars in regard to “the extent’ of the rich deposit of rock which was discovered. > Prof, Ryder, who has been below for a couple of weeeks, has returned’ and will continge hie dancing school as usual commencing Wednesday ev. Stockton, England. _ . space, and Higgins went with it. . service of the church on top of the row Hicks to” the aged millionaire. ening. Social hop Qnwe: even-. -the report will settle the contest Horrible. = horrible death recently oceurred at--a blast furnace in SeuthThe hopper—of2 ly imposed-upon-by—the-rehi g gious FELIX a [G UNS: “AND -P ISTOLS, ~ s With AMMUNITION to — Sheet Irn & Granite W are, GIANT “POWDER = * ee J This cold wat Jecrease® the size Tne charekes Sanday at both: ing services, and ‘jaterest were ai : varius ‘instances _gbtzohes the atte jag was extraordi: There are nit cerated in the C place. . d Mr. Phil. By “San—_Quentin, “a _ paving sefely-de} = Polatd into t -pficers of thut y _Weports a rough ti “er, a long ride pe were tak for organizing @ this city, “eaecess. with 1 Richard— Polls “jp ‘obtaining ao Govervor at av ticipation will towed" by —“realz : however, 2ors —The—crusade4 people of San . =o be followed 1 ment —a “not lacking, _What is the n “NURSERY, _. NEVADA CITY, CALIF is these who intend -to plant out Fruit-Trees this Winter, that f have Es I WOUED call the: attention of . VARNISH, GLASSWA ARE. — = _ A Full Line of —“Griss_ Valley, — _ teat line, soon tle -Trockee frie PAINTS, =———= Se: == hundred and gi Lae yg ibave the wickec “OILS, * lings There ba __sentative sent. ti from that place up the reputati and the jail well po A nobby new the furnace was.charged-by a man named “James Higgins and . other ‘woringkmen. with ironstone,etc., and: in order to allow the material to fail into the furnace, an «ttempt was made to lower the bell--a large con* ieal-shaped= apparatus fitting into thé bottom of the hupper—aboat two feet into a broader space. ~The bell had becomed jammed into the up. per part of the ring an@ could not be girred, After several ineffectual athammer, leaped-on-to the bell: rand struck it a blow. The apparatus immediately sank into the broader A groan was heard, but notbiog could be seen of the poor fellow ashe passed swiftly with the material into-the ‘furnace. ~ The blast was at once thrown off and a powerful current of air forced in, but the borrible smell which arose proved that the poor tnan’s body wus being rapidly consumed, and not the slightest’ portion Lot it-was recovered, A coroner —was-summoned,but could hold no inquest as there were no remains tu view. A Roman Catholic priest read the buria furnace shortly after the acoident. Loxp! Lord! What » fuss is being made-over the marriage of the widHis sons now. say he is insane; but had he been poor, and had married Mrs. Hicks, and so relieved his sons of she burden of support‘ing him, they would have said: ‘Dad is a smart old man." That's the difference, Russa refuses-to treat for an armistice except at Adrianople, and accordingly the Porte has ordered that the city be evacuated and turned-over tothe Russians. When Turkey makes a concession of this kind, the inference is that she is on her last legs. Larxin J, Meaps. has made a design for a Morton monament. It is to be of marble, crowned bya colossal statue of Liberty, with a profile of Morton on the shaft of the monument, apd a panel near the base representing the Governot sending troops to the war. -_-. Tue House committee on elections will make a majority report on Wednesday in favor of the admission of Wigginton (Demoerat. D ic) and against Pacheco to the vacant seat of California, Of course tempts to free it, Higgivs procured at” Trees of the very best variety that could-be procured in— _._France and California, — ALL TRUE TO NAME, WELL ROOTED, AND RAISED WITHouT IRRIGATION, viz; CHERRY, PLUM, PEAR, PEACH, APPLE, BLACK MUL BERRY »CHESTN UT, WALN satel AI, MON D, F ILBERT. -CHOICETable-GRAPES, Currant, Blackberry and ever bearing Raspberry Plants, Strawberry Plants, (45 varieties, French, English, American and Californiau. 3 RH UBARBROOTS, = Yardy Perennial ‘Flower }Plants, Flemish-Pinks, Carnation, Picotee, French Pansy, Blue and Ked Flax, etc., etc. gle and double, Hyacinth! Bulbs, double, all colors. RANUNCULUS ROOTS, adapted. for eulture in pots, edgings. or beds. Very hardy. Finest double 9 Farieties, mixed, (ali. colors. GARDEN SEEDS, Mostly grown on my place, sad warranted Fresh, viz: Carrot, Cabbage, Parsnip, ‘paraip, Lettuce, Beet, Quion, Corn, Peas,Be Beans, etc. FRESH FLOWER SEEDS. oa aor send for ‘Descriptive ‘Cutalogue aid. rice List of Trees -_ Piants. = F ELIX.ILLET. Maveiis City, Jan. 22, 1877,-1m Appointment. 2 THE DISTRICT COURTOF THE UNIted States, District of California. the matter of Fr. , Bankrupt. ae whom it may cern: undersigned, H. D. Whittum of Nevada City,in the c Sone of Nevada ,hereby gives notice of his a>pointment as Asee of the Estato of P. H. Belden, of Ne— City,in the County of Nevada, ‘in said ; and who was oe on the lith day of December, A A. 1877, adjudged oa. upon the ne Fetion of hinwelf by istri@ Court of the ted Sta the District 0 of California — D. WHITTUM, A ing at9o ‘eleck. and Wigginton will be sworn j in. 5. ssignee. ROSES and JESSAMINES, —A~most—Beanutifal Flower, admirably . sot a m — the 4th dsy of} Fine Time for all who attend, . HOLIDAY Goons. Come nts see me es purchasing elsewhere, = ———» 2S ss = po CAPITAL $300,000. HOME MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA, (406 CALIVORNIA STRERTS San awe sener apd FIRE INSURANCE ORLY. a. ¥. Houghton, President: Geo. Boughton, Vice President, — ~ Charles H. Story, Secretary, “N.B. Eddy, Marine Secretary. ~~ Ho. Bigelow, _ Genoa) Manager.HMagili. General Agent, Wy " Otice No. 99 Main Street, 9g2 Grass Valley, CaiIM U Si rr A L Entertainment AND FANHE LADIES AID SOCIETY “ the: M.E. Church, of this ¢ity, w ive . MUSICAL EN ERTAINMENT 8 jPAssignees’ or Trustees’ Notice OF . PER at the ——Methodist aang WEDNESDAY EVE’G, "February 6th, — Chitdren, 25 Cents. Fine Masic, Fine Supper; and & jail GEO, E. TURNER, : Geass Valley eal Nevade . Choice Tulip Bulbs, sin-} = =toee A.B BRADY. saab he dbistnikiin. Fifty fete aa _She feet. ~ the frout-of Fel ment, ‘ One of our “ered buat i ehiee ¢ corn will rem crescence. And boys how be u ihe Sanday. Se given at -the-Co1 in this city, on ing. H. L. Kuigt Grand. Moguls ¢ rioters, was forn of Mr. J. O. Die He was at that ti sewing machine. The Cenienni out rock which + The Sham Springs, is prov Mr.Charles C Grass. Valley, b employe of the Yersal favorite w mise will be-mer in and out of thi The farmers 4 little more rain access of the cr Ed. ervey There were . Valley,: om Be ~Jast. The baromete South Yuba Ca ates that we are storm soon, Hc Mrs. Nancy ‘Hill, who has _ three months pa: of Mrs. Pare, di ing morning last day afternoon, b Odistchareb. Big storms, lil With little drope N. The Water wi (Tuesday, ) if el ‘d. ~ ™.