January 23, 1873 (4 pages)

Be Daily Branseript Ege! mas crry. can mad a 23, 1873. te 5 aw a Punished by Orton. The people of the State-do not want any more convincing proof that the Union, Bulletin and Call are subsidized and Ortonized by the Western ~Unien Telegraph Company, than as ~ ‘the fact these papers oppose the “Postal Telegraph,and wise-the course ‘ét the. Company tewards the “Alta. The latter paper belonged to the ring, -and-was-enjoying special news Priv~Heges with the. fhree former papers; but.the Alta favored a> ‘ostal Telegraph, and the ~ monopoly diately commenced to prescribe that <“imme. THe Apaches, —_ Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 20th.— . TheArizona Miner says: Geo. ¥ Price in command of Company E . Fifth Cavalry, has just returned. to Comp Verdi, from a fifteen day’s scout. Lew Ellit was his guide and . John Townsend a volunteer in the : . expedition. Twenty-six Dute Creek Indians were with the commanil. ‘he “party traversed the country southeast ef the Bradshaw mountains around beaver dams on the Agua Fria, and beluw the Black Canon. Opposite the mouth of the Black Canon a party of eight Indians were found—all warriors, Five were killed and“three escaped. On the Bradshaw side of the Agua Fria-one buck indian-was killed, another ‘wounded, and nine sams and children captured. ‘Pima and ion. ‘allies, “following the trail of the stolen stock, overjournal. The news rates were inHook the Tontos one of the tribu“erensod, and finallyby James Gamble, Superintendent of this Telegraph nionopoly, that “the contract for news reports made December 10th, _ 1871, between the Western UnionTelegraph Company and the Alta, Bulletin and Union, will be terminated/against the Alta on Feb. 12th, the Alta will be terminated immediately.” The motive of this artion is easily-seen, and it is also shown that the Union and Bulletin are bound ' to the Company by contract. ‘This, in connection with the testimony of . ~@rton; that papers are bound to oppose any competition, is complete * evidence that the papers belonging to this ring are bound to.do just as they have done, namely, to sustain the monopoly against any project calculated to make the telégraph a popular means for the transmission of news. A monopoly that -will give xpecial privileges to a ting will do _ the same for ‘Individuals who. will \ é _ will use it asa wine house. —_—s x "pay for it;and this isthe-seeret of the matner in which this monopoly hasbeen used in the interest of grain, &nd other speeialties against the fariners of this State, But the masses are moving in the matter. The Alta publishes the names of’ many of the . leading business houses of San Francisco in favor of the postal telegraph, and everywhere there is a popular opinion in its favor. Indeed the feeling is “such, that the Union only once attempted to openly oppose the easule, but it still continues its insiddous and sneaking warfare against it, as it im such cases by publishing all against the measure, for the agents and friends of the monopoly, and seduonsly xcluding all against its masters from it olan See Sokiiers’ Colony. taries of the Agua Fria, at the head, of Black Canon, near the Bradshaw . Mountains. A’ severe engagement ensted; and thirty-six Apache-Tonto warriors. were killed, “~_ : Captain C. ©. Carr, with Jaycox as guide, and the Indian Crackee, made a scout east of Camp Verde tothe Mogajlon Range, and returned to Camp Verde a week ago. The result was one Indian killed, The victim was found alone, and showed signs of fight, but fell with several balls in his body,’and the last one which was fired by Crackee, the interpreter, just as the Indian was “shooting at one of the commanders, Lieutenant Rice, of the ‘Twentythird: Infantry, was~at Camp Verde on Sunday last, in command of Company K, Fifth Cavalry, having, been after the red-skins, acamp cf whom he struck at the head of Clear ‘Creek, some twelve or fifteen miles sgath of this post, and after a lively fight, took the camp, and found six dead Indians. Some others were severely wounded, but got away~ None of the soldiers were seriously injured. Railway Restaurants, : A correspondent of the New York Observer says: Not long since,. in traveling ‘from Basel to Paris, we became hungry. As if divining our condition, the Guard put his head in at the window of the train and politely asked: ‘‘Shall I order a dinner for you at the riext station?” “But we do not stop long enough for it,” was our reply. ‘“Frue; it’ will be served in the train for three francs, and the dishes. removed at the next stopping place.’’ ‘‘By all means order it.’’ The telegraph carried the order ten miles ahead in a moment and when the train drew up at the An effort is being made in Phila-. next station, the deur was opened delphia to organize an association of discharged soldiers, whose object would be to emigrate to some peint on the line of the Pacific Railroad, take up the Government land to which they are entitled, and settle down into a flourishing colony, Under the existing homestead law honorably -tliseharged soldiers and sailors are yiven additional privileges, one of __.Which is that each soldier can take “nip 160 acres of land within railroad reservations, whereas others are only entitled fo 80 acres each. ~ ‘The Philadelphians of this class held a meeting recently under the auspices of the Soldiers’ Colony Association, of which Col. J. W.-Forney.is Presicent, and which numbers at present ene hundred members. We hope to ~#ee the efforts of the Philadelphia Association terminate successfully,.and . if they sueceeed many other colonies will follow. The success of the Greeley colony in Colorado, where irrigation is. necessary, should. prove un incentive to the poor<ef the city to leave misery, poverty and disease for comfort and peace. James J. Keury, of San Pisin dian been awarded the contract for buihding the Masonic Huilut Visalia, iis bid was $24, ( 000, and ® circular basket, three feet high and one feot in diameter, wasput in our compartment, Upon. the top were knife and fork, spoon and napkin; a bottle of water and a flask: of wine and a glass, a little pepper and a large roll, Opening a door in-+ the side of the basket, we saw. four. shelves, on each side a dish. The first was a hot soup, the second :a slice of a la mode beef, the third veg. étables, and the 1 fourth half a chicken and salad. A bunch of delicious Rrapes was also found on one of the shelves. Weate our dinner quietly and comfortably; while the train rushed along at the rate of thirty miles-an-hour, and then restored the dishes to their ‘places, When the next stoppage was made, a porter removed the basket and received the pay. We reached Paris after a twelve hotrs’ ride, weary and hungry, but neither faint.with exhaustion nor suffering from a fit of indigestion. tet — Scvcm syrens as Laura Fair and Josephine Mansfields (Fisk's mistress and the destroyer of both Stokes and Fisk,) cannot long keep their names fromthe publie press. The latter new sues Nathan Appleton at Newport, R. I., to the amount of $20,000 fox the loss of $12,500 which she de & puruc meeting at San Bernar-. Posited with Bowles Brothers just dino, was called January 18th; for the purpose of adopting measures to xecure connection by istegrep> with Los Angeles. Epprnuarr & Laczman, wine deal. ers, bave purchased the Treadwell building and lot on Market strect, at the corner of Fremont, San Francis€0, paying” for it . $425, 000. They Ix Havilah, on Sunday last, « wmanmpber of young. hen, disgusted with _ the Sunday -law, procured a coffin . ’ und buried the new code with mock . . before their failure. And this while the last of her Victims lies under sentence of death. Tex Savas tn ong -Hoxue.—Daring the late high water on the Yuba, . ; a Chinaman dug ten skunks out of oue hole, into which‘they had been driven by water, and he captured them all, The Chinese physicians pay five dollars each for pvlecats’. 1 galls—so that day John made fifty dollars besides, getting his, clethes perfumed. ‘SmaLr-rox bas apy pean in vari~’ ous perteuf Texas. ' Fhe Medoes land, Jap. 20th,. was received at F . headquarters, Military Division of the Pacifie: “Col. Wheatom. with a fotce of four hundred men. attacked . . the Modoe stronghe'd on the 17th inst., but failed to dislodge them after a fight that lasted from. eight o’clock im the morning until dark. Our losé is ‘about forty men killed and wounded. Capt. Pesry and Lieut. Kyle are wounded, the former ‘severely. ‘Yreza, Jan. 20th.—H, C. Tickner arrived here bringing dispatches from Gen. Wheaton to Gen. Canby. He left the headquarters, near Van Bremer’s, on ‘Lule Lake, leaving there at -three;-o'elock_ yesterday sfternoon: From him we ledrs that a hard battle was fought with the Modocs on m Fricommand of Gen, Wheaton, and con-. sisted of 250 regulars, two companies of Oregon volunteers, 25 Califor. tig riflemen velunteers under Captain J. A. Fairchild, end a few Klamath Indians, numbering in all about 400. On Toavadany, Captain Bernard, with one hundred regulars and @ few Klamath Indians; marched around the north end of. the lake. to the egst of Captain Jack’s position. At 8 o'clock Friday morning he was to advance. from the east, while Gen. . Wheaton, with the remainder of the forces, waa to attack ‘Captain Jack from the howitzers. Thursday night a detise fog arose, completely enveloping everything, so that it was impossible to see forty yards im any directieun, The two forces were about twelve miles apart, though to communicate with each other it was necessary to go a much greater distance. Captain Beruard commenced the attack and was resisted by Jack’s men, to the number of about two bundred, concealed on the rocks long a line two miles long. General Wheaton, hearing Capt. Bernard’s guns, had no alternative but to advance to his assistance, They fought the unseen . enemy from 8 in the morning until dark, during which timie. scareely an Indian was-seen. ~The loss to the troops is forty killed and wounded. The Indians’ loss unknown. The troops were compelled to retire to their camps, the movement resulting jin nothing more than forced: reeon‘noisance of Captain Jack’s position. The troops now will only try to keep the Modoc’s from raiding upon the settlements until reinforced. Capt. Jack bas been reinforced by the Pitt Rivers, and it is feared others will join him. _It is thought that troops from Fort Gaston might easily eross the Salmon Mountains as there is not over a footaud a half of snow at — where. usually there is. ten. here is ho difficulty in reaching Gen. Wheaton’s. headquarters. A dense fog has prevailed all over this section for the paat five days, Diep on THE TRars.—Two deaths occurred near Truckee on the east‘ward bound Ceitral Pacific express . train which left Saeramento on Sanday afternoon, One was that of John Johuson, aged about fifty-five years, who arrived here. about two weeks ago from Mlinois, in hopes of gaiaing consumption. He visited San Francisco, Oakland and Stockton, and returned to Sacramento -last. Friday. Finding that he was failing fast, he concluded to take passage for home, but died a short distance this side of Truckee: His remains together with his effects, including $50 in greenbacks, were taken eharge of by the Justice of the Peace there. . Another one of the passengers, a boy about fifteen years of age, who was going with his mother to Reno, died just after the train left Truckee, ofin. flammatory rheumatism, from which he was suffering, having struck to his heart. Hartrorp, Connecticut, has a Landlord’s Associs.tion, organized by owners of tenenient for self protection, which holds its annual meeting, shortly, and the man that moves out and don’t pay, the man that stays in and won't pay, the drankard, the vivious, the dead ‘“‘beat,”’ all are reported and placed'on record. Any house owner in Hartford can become a member of the association by paying $1 membership fee. , By the fortheomiiig » census, the number of Germans (that is, from the o oeeeee Dees) is given at apr from other countries in Europe (Austria, Belgium, Bohemia, Denmark, Holland, Hungary, Luxemburg, Poland, —— jland,) 259,387; from Sweden ‘an Nerway, 211,578. Fromireena, ‘e e 855,827. . The following dispatch dated Portday last, The troops were under. TWO men, while playing « game of from-the west; under ‘wover of fire}. ‘They had in their possession all the . said Celestials are supposed to be the +once, is a felon, and must be sent Ghinese . New Year. ‘on Tuesday next, the 9 anniversary of Chinese New Year opmmences. Tt being avery fmportant time -in the Chinese calender, great preparations aré made for ¢elebrating it in in ‘true’ Celestial style. Chiekens, ducks, pigs, riee, ginger, and sweetmeats of all kinds are fixed up in. every imaginable style, for the benefit of their guests. The feasting will be kept up for severul days, the people being continually reminded of it by the elanging of gongs and the popping of-fire crackers. As it is better to “lock the stable before the horse is stolen,” we would suggest that for the next few days our ’Melican readers-look wel} to their chicken honses, “Cards and) Knives. . held ander civil process, or under an} 4 County Jails. There are, or recently were, 300 ‘persons in the County Jail of, San Francisco, most of whom are more or} Jess ill with a jail fever, because the space is over-erowded. The ‘Code makes this. ,provision: Each’ @ounty. “Jail most contain a sufficient number of rooms: to allow Fall persons belonging to either one of the following classes to be confined ‘separately and distinctly from persons belonging to either of the other classés: 1. Persons committed on criminal process and detained for trial. 2. Persons already convicted of erime and hékd under sentence. 3. ‘Persons detained as witnesses or order imposi punishment — for: contempt. 4. Males pas sii a females.”’ ~Thelaw is poets the space or cubie feet that each prisonor should have in every County Jail, cards at You Bet, on Monday night last, commenced quarreling over some trivial point in the game. Their names. were Linster and Story.— Words were succeeded by blows, and im the scrimmage which’ followed, Linster was severely cut with a pocketknife, which was in the hands of Story. It was thought for a while that the iujuries would prove fatal, but the next morning the wounded man was better;-and hopes are entertained of his recovery. Chinese Sluice Robbers. ‘Iwo. Chinamen. were arrested at North San Juan on Tuesday morning, charged with robbing sluices. implements fora suceessful raid upon any sluices they might take a notion to rob. A-quantity of amalgam and a dark lantern-were also found in their possession. As the sluices of the Yuba Tunnel Co. had_been disturbed the night before, the aforeculprits. They were examined before Justice Stotlar, and in default of bail to appear before the Grand Jury were committed to jail. They were brought to this city on Tuesday evening last? inkinacailys Sudden Death. = John Odell, familiarly known as “Judge,” died very suddenly yesterday afternoon, a short distance below town, on Deer Creek. He was, with his. partners, engaged in working a quartz mine, when: he stopped. work, complaining he felt sick. “He sat down, and suddenly fell back dead. It is supposed he died of heart disease. He was one of the oldest residents of the town, having come here in 1849. He was about 55 years of age. Justice John Anderson held an inquest on the body last eveuing. New Lamp. A new gas lamp is being erected on East Broad street, near the residence of E. M. Preston. prove a great convenience to travelers in that section of the city. “Roads Improving. , The roads have improved greatly daring the past week, and the stages are now making good time. The Colfax stage now arrives at about From an attack id ile ened sleds aeaiencaar cama Cuurcu weddings have come lately to be such occasion for vulgar displaythat our best people have dropped them altogether, and get married at home. So says the Roseburg (Oregon) Peotegeayh. It is reported tl that the manufacture of ingrain carpets will soon be com-} menced at the Mission woolen Mills. Should this be done, # is expected that some $300,000 worth of carpets witl be turned out during the year. THERE is said 40 be im the region of the Colorado fiver a mountain of solid salt 50@ feet in height and extending fifteen miles. The width of the stratum is-not known, but it has been penetrated —_ & Cave. to a distanes =f three m Lanceny Tureves. — Under ‘the code the petty larceny thief who is convicted of petty lasceny more than to the penitentiary. The Folsom right away, ond its foundation is laid. Many young po are growing in Yuba and Sutter counties, and they all appear very promising. The valley orchards produce the earliest apples and the farmers have taken much pains to introduce trees of the latest. and. best Winter varieties. —~> o> (PA. B. Young, of Seattle,. hea] been assiguéd to duty as Inspector _. held a meeting at Tooele on the15th It will}: Branch State Prison will be required . . in the peniten This separation proyided for is good, but that is not enough to'secure pure air and plenty . of it. ner, who was working at Angeles, © Calaveras: county, was killed on Thursday last by a rock falling on him, A blast had just been put off and he commenced to work the loose . hanging rock down with a pick when a mass came down killing him instantly. He was a resident -of Grass Valley fora number of years and followed his vocation in our mines. He has several relatives here.” Soa says the -Grass—Valley. Virginia city Monday, says that about one thousand miners are out of employment. We suggest that they come back te California and scratch the hills where they have not been prospeeted. .There is wealth ‘in. these hills, and it ean be found if the ‘Working miners will take part of the risks ~So says the Grass. Valley Union, ys i THE paojectors, of the Salt-Lake, Sevier Valley and Pioche Railroad, instaat. Over eight hundred per sons were present, amount of stock wasesubscribed. The work will be commenced imme-, diately. NEW GROCERIES. ALEX. GAULT AS added to the BAKERY a choice lot of Groceries and Provisions, Which he offers for sale_on the most liberal terms. The people of Nevads will find it to their advantage to call on me. ~ PLOUR FOR SALE. Warranted to. be the best in the County. : ALEX, GAULT, j22 78 Broad Street, Nevads. “Nevada Livtary Association. ANNUAL L, MERTING. Norte is held at the LIBRARY HALL, *\ . Saturday Evening, ‘Jan. 25th For the Election of Officers for the ensuing year, hearing the — of Officers aad \ the trausaction of other business. All Members having Buoks are requested ‘*o return them patter: Fava and ail bills for settlement must be handed in -to the . Secretary before the meet ; q All dues should be settled with the Sec. retary before that time. By order of the Board of Trustees. JOHN W. HINDs, President. Geo. A, rm aidan hereby ai given that the AnnuMembers of the NEpesUlaTton: will. be CLOSING our SALE. pee ‘ JULIUS GREENWALD. (pTEEBS us tative stock of Goods for Pipes, Cutlery, Cards, &c. As I shall ein in my line to and the Prices ! JULIUS GREENWALD. _ All persons indebted Tear geen quested to call and e their aceousis. it and the space . that eaely would have. Accrpext.—Walter Trezise, a mi-. A Private letter réceived from} and &@ large} y, positively close business : this city L invite dealers and all others wishEstate ing anything ‘ W. B. LAKE, Purchasing Agent, San Francisco. desiring * or any E had it greatly to their advantage and bene fit to send their orders to me. I have superior advantages-.in purchasing goods of every description, wholesale or e Being well scquainted with the Dusinces. ne enabled to purchase goods cheaper than if the orders were sext. direct to business houses in the city. Goods warranted as a ae aud the best of references given. If desired, any article will be sent C.\0. D. Write me what you Want. And I will'send list of prices, which wit cvnvince you that I can buy goodsat kw rates, Give me enue Trial, San Francisco, Aug. lst, 1873. eae MOORE’S FLAT AND EUREKA » ‘STAGE LINE. i . TAGE leaves Nevada city daily at 6 Sean prety 4. M. and mad setae every day, comnecting with Wells, Fargo & Co's Express, for Lake Uity, Nezth. Bloomfield, Moores’ ators and Orleans Flats and Eureka. Packages delivered, collections 1nade and all Express. business promptly attended to. Express lca ves Nevada every day for the above named points. TROTTER & CUNNINGHAM: Frey 'F2_ Notice to 9 Creditors. ERSONS residing “in the interior, and = Ni $ 6 Int ©: with pb Beterien MATTER of of the Estat of Niche : Olas Stocovich deceased: 2 + ag by the ieore. of ‘and all persons having claims —-— iM said deceased; to exhibit the same the vouchers within four mouth after the of this notice, at his store, on pth mye of Nevada Nevada City, January ry 1sth, 1873. Executor of the Estate of Nicholas SlocoWilliams'& Jo! Attorneys ™, the of Customs. om San Juan Island. . evade, Jumuary 15,103, \bove named Estate, to the cred= Millinery & t Dress, Bhe ‘ MRS. E. H. MOORE, eat AND — _NE AVE opened a Millinery ae Making Establishment, 7°" 1% ‘A few doors’below the Skating Rij Thieve ar¢ how prepered to do ali # ; LINEKY AND DRESS eres depredat latest styles and at reasonable Pa Tuesday The =A have just received & choice stock Silk Velvets, Satine, Velveteensg, Flow of was at « Ribbons, Ladies’ deck Ties, Hats ang hen” “her dwel nets, trimmed and untrimmed, Ke,-Whic i thiey ‘ask the Ladies of Nevada ang ‘wo forcing a tocall and examine, om part of Beautiful Wax Do for Present choice eo of Patterns for Lodiee and d Chit allover . a re Of the la : rts © lates tyes, ute open Orders from t e country sent us, coin. "promptiy Siled, ana action’ will te tr el. =. 3 : The cupying GRASS SEED, ‘CLOVER sxED, “Court. ‘Fresh arden See = be concl a — ites. Court H — awe duri: : a — Aratt el . PRESTON'S D DRUG. ‘ston, o Brsie . MEDICAL WORDER, POND’s EXTRAcr, night ABSOLUTE WATER-PROOF, and the ~—AT— ~ Clem. ee Grass_V PRE STO N's, the. Ne : eiohice, years, . the robl LAMP CHIMNEYS, 5 for 50 Ceuts Sever: Preston's, : and a ni GLUE, SHILLAC, SAINFOIX,~ ted ove = Fs gore whereat evada ug Store:. vers‘in tl fee a not. fav: NEVADA BAKERY. ' 78 BROAD STREET, ‘ Two ALEX. GAULT. mies ot Proprietor, place d not suffi a first cl Hot Bread and Breakfast Rolly A bri every morning, Sundays town, ak excepted. and_it E have always the best variety of a destrt every thing in our line, Valle EXCELLENT BUTTER, ie i CRACKERS. OF OUR OWN MANUFAC Wi 18 : TURE. Bat A good sample of cm 4 from the best V alley ’ factory im the State; Try it ~ John Wddding Cak furnished on short ‘no. : tice, . . alo Exchan lamp pi NEW FIRM. oe tune SN emannnesy, given that A, H. Baning ma¢ son und A.R. Wadsworth: have this formed # voership. wnder the firm and rep will e on the Grocery and Provision : : business » ole omnes) “No. 59 BRUAD The ( STREKT. : F 2 Scorn ae —, jADS WO. Nevads, Jan; Bes ~ oe on : ques : NOTICE ay & hereby given that the unde P > apply to the Hon. Board of Supervi ang-—~eL ot Nevada County, at its sessious in Febraroads ¢ ary, A. D. se, for # renewal ef his license ses aigs ' to kee maintain Toll Bridge acres “in the « Dow tack at a point on said creek heretoles d fore known a8 ‘*Uague’s Crossing,” on the Marysville aud Freneh Corral read, in the the at ‘Township of Rough and Ready, County of our mit Nevada, HENBY FIBNE. very sh Rough and Ready, Jan, 1ith. 1874. : De no « NOTICE. up the EALED FROFOALS will be received Fifty : ME lst Luesday on March by Valle ve eet hinted wade w) i y for su ing. the tewn w: San Ju Plans ana 8 i can be seen at the ts ‘Town. Clerk — Exchange Hotel buikiit was , Grass Y; ” / it, BENSON, President. boulder Grass ¥alley, Jau. 9th; 1873. jl hundre

Be Daily Branseript Ege! mas crry. can mad a 23, 1873. te 5 aw a Punished by Orton. The people of the State-do not want any more convincing proof that the Union, Bulletin and Call are subsidized and Ortonized by the Western ~Unien Telegraph Company, than as ~ ‘the fact these papers oppose the “Postal Telegraph,and wise-the course ‘ét the. Company tewards the “Alta. The latter paper belonged to the ring, -and-was-enjoying special news Priv~Heges with the. fhree former papers; but.the Alta favored a> ‘ostal Telegraph, and the ~ monopoly diately commenced to prescribe that <“imme. THe Apaches, —_ Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 20th.— . TheArizona Miner says: Geo. ¥ Price in command of Company E . Fifth Cavalry, has just returned. to Comp Verdi, from a fifteen day’s scout. Lew Ellit was his guide and . John Townsend a volunteer in the : . expedition. Twenty-six Dute Creek Indians were with the commanil. ‘he “party traversed the country southeast ef the Bradshaw mountains around beaver dams on the Agua Fria, and beluw the Black Canon. Opposite the mouth of the Black Canon a party of eight Indians were found—all warriors, Five were killed and“three escaped. On the Bradshaw side of the Agua Fria-one buck indian-was killed, another ‘wounded, and nine sams and children captured. ‘Pima and ion. ‘allies, “following the trail of the stolen stock, overjournal. The news rates were inHook the Tontos one of the tribu“erensod, and finallyby James Gamble, Superintendent of this Telegraph nionopoly, that “the contract for news reports made December 10th, _ 1871, between the Western UnionTelegraph Company and the Alta, Bulletin and Union, will be terminated/against the Alta on Feb. 12th, the Alta will be terminated immediately.” The motive of this artion is easily-seen, and it is also shown that the Union and Bulletin are bound ' to the Company by contract. ‘This, in connection with the testimony of . ~@rton; that papers are bound to oppose any competition, is complete * evidence that the papers belonging to this ring are bound to.do just as they have done, namely, to sustain the monopoly against any project calculated to make the telégraph a popular means for the transmission of news. A monopoly that -will give xpecial privileges to a ting will do _ the same for ‘Individuals who. will \ é _ will use it asa wine house. —_—s x "pay for it;and this isthe-seeret of the matner in which this monopoly hasbeen used in the interest of grain, &nd other speeialties against the fariners of this State, But the masses are moving in the matter. The Alta publishes the names of’ many of the . leading business houses of San Francisco in favor of the postal telegraph, and everywhere there is a popular opinion in its favor. Indeed the feeling is “such, that the Union only once attempted to openly oppose the easule, but it still continues its insiddous and sneaking warfare against it, as it im such cases by publishing all against the measure, for the agents and friends of the monopoly, and seduonsly xcluding all against its masters from it olan See Sokiiers’ Colony. taries of the Agua Fria, at the head, of Black Canon, near the Bradshaw . Mountains. A’ severe engagement ensted; and thirty-six Apache-Tonto warriors. were killed, “~_ : Captain C. ©. Carr, with Jaycox as guide, and the Indian Crackee, made a scout east of Camp Verde tothe Mogajlon Range, and returned to Camp Verde a week ago. The result was one Indian killed, The victim was found alone, and showed signs of fight, but fell with several balls in his body,’and the last one which was fired by Crackee, the interpreter, just as the Indian was “shooting at one of the commanders, Lieutenant Rice, of the ‘Twentythird: Infantry, was~at Camp Verde on Sunday last, in command of Company K, Fifth Cavalry, having, been after the red-skins, acamp cf whom he struck at the head of Clear ‘Creek, some twelve or fifteen miles sgath of this post, and after a lively fight, took the camp, and found six dead Indians. Some others were severely wounded, but got away~ None of the soldiers were seriously injured. Railway Restaurants, : A correspondent of the New York Observer says: Not long since,. in traveling ‘from Basel to Paris, we became hungry. As if divining our condition, the Guard put his head in at the window of the train and politely asked: ‘‘Shall I order a dinner for you at the riext station?” “But we do not stop long enough for it,” was our reply. ‘“Frue; it’ will be served in the train for three francs, and the dishes. removed at the next stopping place.’’ ‘‘By all means order it.’’ The telegraph carried the order ten miles ahead in a moment and when the train drew up at the An effort is being made in Phila-. next station, the deur was opened delphia to organize an association of discharged soldiers, whose object would be to emigrate to some peint on the line of the Pacific Railroad, take up the Government land to which they are entitled, and settle down into a flourishing colony, Under the existing homestead law honorably -tliseharged soldiers and sailors are yiven additional privileges, one of __.Which is that each soldier can take “nip 160 acres of land within railroad reservations, whereas others are only entitled fo 80 acres each. ~ ‘The Philadelphians of this class held a meeting recently under the auspices of the Soldiers’ Colony Association, of which Col. J. W.-Forney.is Presicent, and which numbers at present ene hundred members. We hope to ~#ee the efforts of the Philadelphia Association terminate successfully,.and . if they sueceeed many other colonies will follow. The success of the Greeley colony in Colorado, where irrigation is. necessary, should. prove un incentive to the poor<ef the city to leave misery, poverty and disease for comfort and peace. James J. Keury, of San Pisin dian been awarded the contract for buihding the Masonic Huilut Visalia, iis bid was $24, ( 000, and ® circular basket, three feet high and one feot in diameter, wasput in our compartment, Upon. the top were knife and fork, spoon and napkin; a bottle of water and a flask: of wine and a glass, a little pepper and a large roll, Opening a door in-+ the side of the basket, we saw. four. shelves, on each side a dish. The first was a hot soup, the second :a slice of a la mode beef, the third veg. étables, and the 1 fourth half a chicken and salad. A bunch of delicious Rrapes was also found on one of the shelves. Weate our dinner quietly and comfortably; while the train rushed along at the rate of thirty miles-an-hour, and then restored the dishes to their ‘places, When the next stoppage was made, a porter removed the basket and received the pay. We reached Paris after a twelve hotrs’ ride, weary and hungry, but neither faint.with exhaustion nor suffering from a fit of indigestion. tet — Scvcm syrens as Laura Fair and Josephine Mansfields (Fisk's mistress and the destroyer of both Stokes and Fisk,) cannot long keep their names fromthe publie press. The latter new sues Nathan Appleton at Newport, R. I., to the amount of $20,000 fox the loss of $12,500 which she de & puruc meeting at San Bernar-. Posited with Bowles Brothers just dino, was called January 18th; for the purpose of adopting measures to xecure connection by istegrep> with Los Angeles. Epprnuarr & Laczman, wine deal. ers, bave purchased the Treadwell building and lot on Market strect, at the corner of Fremont, San Francis€0, paying” for it . $425, 000. They Ix Havilah, on Sunday last, « wmanmpber of young. hen, disgusted with _ the Sunday -law, procured a coffin . ’ und buried the new code with mock . . before their failure. And this while the last of her Victims lies under sentence of death. Tex Savas tn ong -Hoxue.—Daring the late high water on the Yuba, . ; a Chinaman dug ten skunks out of oue hole, into which‘they had been driven by water, and he captured them all, The Chinese physicians pay five dollars each for pvlecats’. 1 galls—so that day John made fifty dollars besides, getting his, clethes perfumed. ‘SmaLr-rox bas apy pean in vari~’ ous perteuf Texas. ' Fhe Medoes land, Jap. 20th,. was received at F . headquarters, Military Division of the Pacifie: “Col. Wheatom. with a fotce of four hundred men. attacked . . the Modoe stronghe'd on the 17th inst., but failed to dislodge them after a fight that lasted from. eight o’clock im the morning until dark. Our losé is ‘about forty men killed and wounded. Capt. Pesry and Lieut. Kyle are wounded, the former ‘severely. ‘Yreza, Jan. 20th.—H, C. Tickner arrived here bringing dispatches from Gen. Wheaton to Gen. Canby. He left the headquarters, near Van Bremer’s, on ‘Lule Lake, leaving there at -three;-o'elock_ yesterday sfternoon: From him we ledrs that a hard battle was fought with the Modocs on m Fricommand of Gen, Wheaton, and con-. sisted of 250 regulars, two companies of Oregon volunteers, 25 Califor. tig riflemen velunteers under Captain J. A. Fairchild, end a few Klamath Indians, numbering in all about 400. On Toavadany, Captain Bernard, with one hundred regulars and @ few Klamath Indians; marched around the north end of. the lake. to the egst of Captain Jack’s position. At 8 o'clock Friday morning he was to advance. from the east, while Gen. . Wheaton, with the remainder of the forces, waa to attack ‘Captain Jack from the howitzers. Thursday night a detise fog arose, completely enveloping everything, so that it was impossible to see forty yards im any directieun, The two forces were about twelve miles apart, though to communicate with each other it was necessary to go a much greater distance. Captain Beruard commenced the attack and was resisted by Jack’s men, to the number of about two bundred, concealed on the rocks long a line two miles long. General Wheaton, hearing Capt. Bernard’s guns, had no alternative but to advance to his assistance, They fought the unseen . enemy from 8 in the morning until dark, during which timie. scareely an Indian was-seen. ~The loss to the troops is forty killed and wounded. The Indians’ loss unknown. The troops were compelled to retire to their camps, the movement resulting jin nothing more than forced: reeon‘noisance of Captain Jack’s position. The troops now will only try to keep the Modoc’s from raiding upon the settlements until reinforced. Capt. Jack bas been reinforced by the Pitt Rivers, and it is feared others will join him. _It is thought that troops from Fort Gaston might easily eross the Salmon Mountains as there is not over a footaud a half of snow at — where. usually there is. ten. here is ho difficulty in reaching Gen. Wheaton’s. headquarters. A dense fog has prevailed all over this section for the paat five days, Diep on THE TRars.—Two deaths occurred near Truckee on the east‘ward bound Ceitral Pacific express . train which left Saeramento on Sanday afternoon, One was that of John Johuson, aged about fifty-five years, who arrived here. about two weeks ago from Mlinois, in hopes of gaiaing consumption. He visited San Francisco, Oakland and Stockton, and returned to Sacramento -last. Friday. Finding that he was failing fast, he concluded to take passage for home, but died a short distance this side of Truckee: His remains together with his effects, including $50 in greenbacks, were taken eharge of by the Justice of the Peace there.. . Another one of the passengers, a boy about fifteen years of age, who was going with his mother to Reno, died just after the train left Truckee, ofin. flammatory rheumatism, from which he was suffering, having struck to his heart. Hartrorp, Connecticut, has a Landlord’s Associs.tion, organized by owners of tenenient for self protection, which holds its annual meeting, shortly, and the man that moves out and don’t pay, the man that stays in and won't pay, the drankard, the vivious, the dead ‘“‘beat,”’ all are reported and placed'on record. Any house owner in Hartford can become a member of the association by paying $1 membership fee. , By the fortheomiiig » census, the number of Germans (that is, from the o oeeeee Dees) is given at apr from other countries in Europe (Austria, Belgium, Bohemia, Denmark, Holland, Hungary, Luxemburg, Poland, —— jland,) 259,387; from Sweden ‘an Nerway, 211,578. Fromireena, ‘e e 855,827. . The following dispatch dated Portday last, The troops were under. TWO men, while playing « game of from-the west; under ‘wover of fire}. ‘They had in their possession all the . said Celestials are supposed to be the +once, is a felon, and must be sent Ghinese . New Year. ‘on Tuesday next, the 9 anniversary of Chinese New Year opmmences. Tt being avery fmportant time -in the Chinese calender, great preparations aré made for ¢elebrating it in in ‘true’ Celestial style. Chiekens, ducks, pigs, riee, ginger, and sweetmeats of all kinds are fixed up in. every imaginable style, for the benefit of their guests. The feasting will be kept up for severul days, the people being continually reminded of it by the elanging of gongs and the popping of-fire crackers. As it is better to “lock the stable before the horse is stolen,” we would suggest that for the next few days our ’Melican readers-look wel} to their chicken honses, “Cards and) Knives. . held ander civil process, or under an} 4 County Jails. There are, or recently were, 300 ‘persons in the County Jail of, San Francisco, most of whom are more or} Jess ill with a jail fever, because the space is over-erowded. The ‘Code

makes this. ,provision: Each’ @ounty. “Jail most contain a sufficient number of rooms: to allow Fall persons belonging to either one of the following classes to be confined ‘separately and distinctly from persons belonging to either of the other classés: 1. Persons committed on criminal process and detained for trial. 2. Persons already convicted of erime and hékd under sentence. 3. ‘Persons detained as witnesses or order imposi punishment — for: contempt. 4. Males pas sii a females.”’ ~Thelaw is poets the space or cubie feet that each prisonor should have in every County Jail, cards at You Bet, on Monday night last, commenced quarreling over some trivial point in the game. Their names. were Linster and Story.— Words were succeeded by blows, and im the scrimmage which’ followed, Linster was severely cut with a pocketknife, which was in the hands of Story. It was thought for a while that the iujuries would prove fatal, but the next morning the wounded man was better;-and hopes are entertained of his recovery. Chinese Sluice Robbers. ‘Iwo. Chinamen. were arrested at North San Juan on Tuesday morning, charged with robbing sluices. implements fora suceessful raid upon any sluices they might take a notion to rob. A-quantity of amalgam and a dark lantern-were also found in their possession. As the sluices of the Yuba Tunnel Co. had_been disturbed the night before, the aforeculprits. They were examined before Justice Stotlar, and in default of bail to appear before the Grand Jury were committed to jail. They were brought to this city on Tuesday evening last? inkinacailys Sudden Death. = John Odell, familiarly known as “Judge,” died very suddenly yesterday afternoon, a short distance below town, on Deer Creek. He was, with his. partners, engaged in working a quartz mine, when: he stopped. work, complaining he felt sick. “He sat down, and suddenly fell back dead. It is supposed he died of heart disease. He was one of the oldest residents of the town, having come here in 1849. He was about 55 years of age. Justice John Anderson held an inquest on the body last eveuing. New Lamp. A new gas lamp is being erected on East Broad street, near the residence of E. M. Preston. prove a great convenience to travelers in that section of the city. “Roads Improving. , The roads have improved greatly daring the past week, and the stages are now making good time. The Colfax stage now arrives at about From an attack id ile ened sleds aeaiencaar cama Cuurcu weddings have come lately to be such occasion for vulgar displaythat our best people have dropped them altogether, and get married at home. So says the Roseburg (Oregon) Peotegeayh. It is reported tl that the manufacture of ingrain carpets will soon be com-} menced at the Mission woolen Mills. Should this be done, # is expected that some $300,000 worth of carpets witl be turned out during the year. THERE is said 40 be im the region of the Colorado fiver a mountain of solid salt 50@ feet in height and extending fifteen miles. The width of the stratum is-not known, but it has been penetrated —_ & Cave. to a distanes =f three m Lanceny Tureves. — Under ‘the code the petty larceny thief who is convicted of petty lasceny more than to the penitentiary. The Folsom right away, ond its foundation is laid. Many young po are growing in Yuba and Sutter counties, and they all appear very promising. The valley orchards produce the earliest apples and the farmers have taken much pains to introduce trees of the latest. and. best Winter varieties. —~> o> (PA. B. Young, of Seattle,. hea] been assiguéd to duty as Inspector _. held a meeting at Tooele on the15th It will}: Branch State Prison will be required . . in the peniten This separation proyided for is good, but that is not enough to'secure pure air and plenty . of it. ner, who was working at Angeles, © Calaveras: county, was killed on Thursday last by a rock falling on him, A blast had just been put off and he commenced to work the loose . hanging rock down with a pick when a mass came down killing him instantly. He was a resident -of Grass Valley fora number of years and followed his vocation in our mines. He has several relatives here.” Soa says the -Grass—Valley. Virginia city Monday, says that about one thousand miners are out of employment. We suggest that they come back te California and scratch the hills where they have not been prospeeted. .There is wealth ‘in. these hills, and it ean be found if the ‘Working miners will take part of the risks ~So says the Grass. Valley Union, ys i THE paojectors, of the Salt-Lake, Sevier Valley and Pioche Railroad, instaat. Over eight hundred per sons were present, amount of stock wasesubscribed. The work will be commenced imme-, diately. NEW GROCERIES. ALEX. GAULT AS added to the BAKERY a choice lot of Groceries and Provisions, Which he offers for sale_on the most liberal terms. The people of Nevads will find it to their advantage to call on me. ~ PLOUR FOR SALE. Warranted to. be the best in the County. : ALEX, GAULT, j22 78 Broad Street, Nevads. “Nevada Livtary Association. ANNUAL L, MERTING. Norte is held at the LIBRARY HALL, *\ . Saturday Evening, ‘Jan. 25th For the Election of Officers for the ensuing year, hearing the — of Officers aad \ the trausaction of other business. All Members having Buoks are requested ‘*o return them patter: Fava and ail bills for settlement must be handed in -to the . Secretary before the meet ; q All dues should be settled with the Sec. retary before that time. By order of the Board of Trustees. JOHN W. HINDs, President. Geo. A, rm aidan hereby ai given that the AnnuMembers of the NEpesUlaTton: will. be CLOSING our SALE. pee ‘ JULIUS GREENWALD. (pTEEBS us tative stock of Goods for Pipes, Cutlery, Cards, &c. As I shall ein in my line to and the Prices ! JULIUS GREENWALD. _ All persons indebted Tear geen quested to call and e their aceousis. it and the space . that eaely would have. Accrpext.—Walter Trezise, a mi-. A Private letter réceived from} and &@ large} y, positively close business : this city L invite dealers and all others wishEstate ing anything ‘ W. B. LAKE, Purchasing Agent, San Francisco. desiring * or any E had it greatly to their advantage and bene fit to send their orders to me. I have superior advantages-.in purchasing goods of every description, wholesale or e Being well scquainted with the Dusinces. ne enabled to purchase goods cheaper than if the orders were sext. direct to business houses in the city. Goods warranted as a ae aud the best of references given. If desired, any article will be sent C.\0. D. Write me what you Want. And I will'send list of prices, which wit cvnvince you that I can buy goodsat kw rates, Give me enue Trial, San Francisco, Aug. lst, 1873. eae MOORE’S FLAT AND EUREKA » ‘STAGE LINE. i . TAGE leaves Nevada city daily at 6 Sean prety 4. M. and mad setae every day, comnecting with Wells, Fargo & Co's Express, for Lake Uity, Nezth. Bloomfield, Moores’ ators and Orleans Flats and Eureka. Packages delivered, collections 1nade and all Express. business promptly attended to. Express lca ves Nevada every day for the above named points. TROTTER & CUNNINGHAM: Frey 'F2_ Notice to 9 Creditors. ERSONS residing “in the interior, and = Ni $ 6 Int ©: with pb Beterien MATTER of of the Estat of Niche : Olas Stocovich deceased: 2 + ag by the ieore. of ‘and all persons having claims —-— iM said deceased; to exhibit the same the vouchers within four mouth after the of this notice, at his store, on pth mye of Nevada Nevada City, January ry 1sth, 1873. Executor of the Estate of Nicholas SlocoWilliams'& Jo! Attorneys ™, the of Customs. om San Juan Island.. . evade, Jumuary 15,103, \bove named Estate, to the cred= Millinery & t Dress, Bhe ‘ MRS. E. H. MOORE, eat AND — _NE AVE opened a Millinery ae Making Establishment, 7°" 1% ‘A few doors’below the Skating Rij Thieve ar¢ how prepered to do ali # ; LINEKY AND DRESS eres depredat latest styles and at reasonable Pa Tuesday The =A have just received & choice stock Silk Velvets, Satine, Velveteensg, Flow of was at « Ribbons, Ladies’ deck Ties, Hats ang hen” “her dwel nets, trimmed and untrimmed, Ke,-Whic i thiey ‘ask the Ladies of Nevada ang ‘wo forcing a tocall and examine, om part of Beautiful Wax Do for Present choice eo of Patterns for Lodiee and d Chit allover . a re Of the la : rts © lates tyes, ute open Orders from t e country sent us, coin. "promptiy Siled, ana action’ will te tr el. =. 3 : The cupying GRASS SEED, ‘CLOVER sxED, “Court. ‘Fresh arden See = be concl a — ites. Court H — awe duri: : a — Aratt el . PRESTON'S D DRUG. ‘ston, o Brsie . MEDICAL WORDER, POND’s EXTRAcr, night ABSOLUTE WATER-PROOF, and the ~—AT— ~ Clem. ee Grass_V PRE STO N's, the. Ne : eiohice, years, . the robl LAMP CHIMNEYS, 5 for 50 Ceuts Sever: Preston's, : and a ni GLUE, SHILLAC, SAINFOIX,~ ted ove = Fs gore whereat evada ug Store:. vers‘in tl fee a not. fav: NEVADA BAKERY. ' 78 BROAD STREET, ‘ Two ALEX. GAULT. mies ot Proprietor, place d not suffi a first cl Hot Bread and Breakfast Rolly A bri every morning, Sundays town, ak excepted. and_it E have always the best variety of a destrt every thing in our line, Valle EXCELLENT BUTTER, ie i CRACKERS. OF OUR OWN MANUFAC Wi 18 : TURE. Bat A good sample of cm 4 from the best V alley ’ factory im the State; Try it ~ John Wddding Cak furnished on short ‘no. : tice, . . alo Exchan lamp pi NEW FIRM. oe tune SN emannnesy, given that A, H. Baning ma¢ son und A.R. Wadsworth: have this formed # voership. wnder the firm and rep will e on the Grocery and Provision : : business » ole omnes) “No. 59 BRUAD The ( STREKT. : F 2 Scorn ae —, jADS WO. Nevads, Jan; Bes ~ oe on : ques : NOTICE ay & hereby given that the unde P > apply to the Hon. Board of Supervi ang-—~eL ot Nevada County, at its sessious in Febraroads ¢ ary, A. D. se, for # renewal ef his license ses aigs ' to kee maintain Toll Bridge acres “in the « Dow tack at a point on said creek heretoles d fore known a8 ‘*Uague’s Crossing,” on the Marysville aud Freneh Corral read, in the the at ‘Township of Rough and Ready, County of our mit Nevada, HENBY FIBNE. very sh Rough and Ready, Jan, 1ith. 1874. : De no « NOTICE. up the EALED FROFOALS will be received Fifty : ME lst Luesday on March by Valle ve eet hinted wade w) i y for su ing. the tewn w: San Ju Plans ana 8 i can be seen at the ts ‘Town. Clerk — Exchange Hotel buikiit was , Grass Y; ” / it, BENSON, President. boulder Grass ¥alley, Jau. 9th; 1873. jl hundre