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January 3, 1881 (4 pages)

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pacautePa te ease i311 ais The ¢ Daily Te y Beauseript. NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA, Board ef Super isors. pis eee The Board 1 et yesterday spacing : to-law, W. . JH, Smith presid’ng. —ecoemmenrprne a a : Tuesday. January 3, 1881., ra should Bara their ‘Bourd. “ © There were in the County Jail @ur“ing the past year about one hundred str apping: men who-bad committed petty offenses. They had nothing: to do,_searcely, besides play cards, eat, Sleep;-drinksod-be merry — gen . erally, while law abiding “taxpayers. had to rustle around-and earn monach ¥ bO. hale pay the cost of their keepjug. Ta Sacramento county a chain ~ gang isi successful operation, and there are strong hopes of hereafter = having-one.in. Santa« Clara* county. The San Jose Meroury Says: The idea of suppertinga-jailfull of. hearty boarders-trtdteness-at the ex-}pense of the people, is.a. great nais“for crimes —race-téearn-his living, ‘gud contri_ they take of the trne object of punishment ‘Phe prisoner—should--be bute. something besides to the State. Fhey could be placed under guards, with the assurance.that as long as conducted themselvee properly, should be free from-any degrading attachment; but that ‘any attempt to escape W ould be followed by the ball,and chain, ‘The authorities here should ne! longer delay taking steps of the same There is a great deal © of but character." public work that should be-done, ar iich the county and city are not * able to perform unless by some means Tike ne above. Fy i Klouxishing Inst ‘tution. ee i ee ‘evening Ww “ilt begin.the sestell te rm of Chestnutweod’s” Business College, which within a few months’ past has grown to be a prominent educational institution,-and is. the. unly really-permanent one ef the wnjoimdvever-establishedeMe the moun~ tains, The. attendance: has been gradually inereasing as the benefits _of the College have been practically demonstrated, untilnow .thée mem_Hership-embraces.a. large.numbec..of. extremely reasonable, held every” night (Saturdays ond -—educhte them: masters and instruction is ladies and gentlemen, misses. Thorough _given in book-keeping, penmanship, mathematics, and any epecial studies desired can be taken up and pursued, as at other firstclass. Commercial schools. Professor Chestnutwoed 3¢ one of the most _expetienced and auccessful educators on the Coast, and’ with the assistance of: his wileas: able to. bestow on-all the necessary amount of attention. His. prices are ' Sessions: are Siinday’s excepted) in Brown. & Morgan’s\Hall, . The Elective F Franchise tor Women, ——— A petition is being -civeulated in this city asking the Caubieemage. lature, now im session at Sacramen’ ; to grant-women thé:privilege of voting at school elections, State,-county and distriet. The petition meets with general favor among our citiréns, about the only opposers being a few. ornsty ald bachelors who ought not to havea say in the matter anyhow. No good: reason can be adduced why women, wwho are the mothers of the rising generation, and mainly \-have the awxiety aid care resting ppon them,of the future welfare ef the-boys and .girls, should . . not have a voice in the selection of those who.are to émploy tutors to Let the~petitien re= ceive favor at the-hands of the Leg is!ature and become a law. The San Jnan Vighantes. The TRANSCRIPT thinks thereis no necessity for a vigilance committee at Nevada City. It thinks thege are evough officers in that city to” protect from mob.and disorder without the aid of vigilantes, and that the law is all thatis aecessary to mete out to offeaders, a just punishment, This. may be so at. Nevada but not here. tee, but net to take the law in ther owa hands, by auy means, committee formed for the purpose of arresting offenderg and* to punish them if the-law,does net. We-ean’t help suspeeting that the San Juan vigilance comuittee aud the necessity for it exist only iv the eye of the Times editor. 22s : _Chinamen Aequitted. anne? ~The. eight Chimie” “aerested‘at ‘Speniiville recently for assaulting a snine foreman, were examived before They all suoceeded in proving an as, aud «Judge Robinson Friday, were acquitted: kins, The ine tion will take j the Wasp-cayst_ eK, hicated Chiplaces next b Bris ay evening, at-which nmamen clan that in fifty years écollaniop, will be. served Amerivaps will be a uation of opiuua smokers” ina = Wehave a vigilance commitIt isa, \ Mr. Sith’s term having* expired,” ‘M. Eyrne, his successor was-duly in‘stalled and wade-awtew “Gnamgural’y remarks os to the: duties déveloping: +on*the respective: Supervisors.--«he following was offered by Mr. Byrne aud unanimously adopted: Resolved, that-al funds af the eoenty Treasurer e cepting road . and sehool funds be from_ this date. meres ie eee to~be-known as the Gen¢ral Fund, and _all_outstanding warrants against the Hos~ pital Fund shall be paid from the said General #und. ° The following bills on the General Fund-were-allowed: = : = A. Br Brady, insurance on “Court. House, $93. 755, ou Bear river bridge,” $17.50." Nevada Gas Light Co., $105.95. Pre H,§;-Welch, professional Sern} ee Be R. Chew, intaipreter, $12, Thos. ——— labor on eapital, $83.69. M. J. McCarty. going to: Neveds for poll list, $5.25. Byrne & Co., conveying indigent sick:to Hospital, £3. South Yuba Canal 'Co., water, $23. : Nevada City Ww ater Werks, avater, $52. Br. HSS: Waeheuiaing isons, $20. : W. D.Vinton, drug, $13.75. John Dyer, treea for. Court A. ®lumenthal, matting, $7.50. “J.C. Dickerman, mdse.,-$7;75 ~ Jokn Adams, janitor of Treasurer’s office, $20. -J.°G. Hartwell, describing bouadaries and plot, $12.50. Geo, HE. Purner,. mdse,, $81.95. The foltowing, offered by Mr: Hick: ins, was adopted. ~ ‘Resolved; ‘Phat we tender to W. "i. . Smith, -ourthauks for the~.uniform . -kindnoss aiid* courtesy. with which he-has:treated'tis ‘Garmg his term as Supervisor and ‘President’ of" the oti an&we hope that the terms we have spent together will -be “to him; as they areto us, a source of ‘pleasurable fecollecticu in. future years. , ! NE. O, Sompkiias boarding prisoners, $387.73. “KE. Py Sanford, fees paid: — licenses, $139.08. ‘Dr, Jamieson, post mortem, $15. Chas. . Mosher, making ballot box, $10.50. “oq Chas. Fetrand, interpreter, “96: BH. Gaylord, conviction, $160. oP. F. “Simonds, examiuation in oriminal cages, $3750. ‘1, §. Ford, convictions and exam‘jaation in criminal cases, $37.50. a, * Rogers, arrests, #4. 80. "E. Northup, arrests. and “mileage, PSS. 40. Wr> Reynolds, Constable fons, $47. 60. ad wR. E. Robinson, eics. ees W: Gurless, pest mortem, $45. “James ‘Reed, Constable's fers, $222.70. Dr. R. M. Hunt, examining insane aud autopsy, $80, ~ . “Brown & Calkins, advertising, $35. Weary. ef Life. 5 ustice’s fees, The Pree Lance says: Friday morning Frank Meagher, the engineer_at the Sebastopol_mine, Grass Valley, cut the arteries aud tendons vf his left wrist; completely severing ialiof them. The cutting was done with a razor, and it is supposed for the purpose of ending bis life. Asa matter of course the bleeding was very profuse before a surgeon cculd be summoned, which leaves the man . in a very wea condition, Dr, covich was called’in the case an took up the arteries, thus putting-a stop to. the flow of blood. The Dr. recommended that Meazher be taken to the County Hospital, where the attention of experienced nurses can be constantly had, as there is great danger of the bloding being renewelat any time. Serr sane Ku gts of Pythias Election, lvancers last Friday evening : Coancellor Commander, A. R. Lord ;Vice Chanéellur, Leonard 8, Calkins ; Prelate, Jas, B. Gray: Master of Exzinger 5° Trastee, Leonard 8. time @ e tos esto sit of the ae 2 and {ther v isleing wrethren. = i done at once. chequer, John Bacigalupi ; Keeper of Records aud Seal, Henry HerCal7 todd Fellowship. ttention to an important change which eret work pertaining to the Encamp4ast-segsion of ‘the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows..In'the sub‘beth in signs and language. change has. beén made in the number of Encampment degreeg. Tc revised work-went into operation the first day of this year The; initiatorydegree, as adopted, shows! # mich of the oli¢eremony, there being but a members of the Order who have . heretofore rece-ved the first and sec~{@ ond degrees under the old work, wilt t Lbs entit: eutitied te: rank as ‘first degree aaa Gere vices; $20 —— ~—fivemibers who Siarerecbiced thethird -tand-fourth degrees-of.the old__work Frank Stephens, dabor on jail, $10. . 4ghall be entified to rank-as second degree of theirevised work, and —all raembers whothave received the fifth degree of thevld work.shs'l He entitled to.rank.as third degree of the revised work, without charge. The printing of the revised work will be The Rebekah degree as reported by the Revising Commily tee, was recommitted tothem, with instructions to have it printed and presented at the riext session.; therefore, no change will take place for Peres another ‘yegE. "i : ae . San*Suan Times Notes. ee Touch'not, taste mot, handle not ‘for one.ycnr, anything that wall intoxicate. ° Fo!low ofr advice, (not our “example) and we'll guarantee the whisky~ loons in North San . Juan-will soontibed toe. want’ of patrons, for we'¢a.’t sappert_ them all. On'Sunday morning last @ aman by the name of Doyle got badl¢ hurt-in, “The Virginia’ ‘Enterprise’ ‘ealls at— ~was-made in the workings of the se-. meont-and-suberdinate Lodges at the . . ordinate Lodge the degrees are chang-1 = ed-fromm: fivesto-three, . Therevision disturbs materially the secret. works, . . No few alterations-of minor import. “Albjtheir merry notes from every part of feertainly been none to siirpass ‘it’ in a. fight with Pat, Miller at Empire . . " erneny Night's Panty: The party given’ “at. ones: ‘Halt last Friday evening by the Young Men’s Social Club, was’ in every: thing but point of attendance cné of ocourring. under the auspices of the. club, ‘The music was by Messrs.’ Hunt,-Elser, Davis, Goyne and Carter, and even the most eritical-pronounced the strains faultless in time: as well-as harmony. The-lofty ceil ing was resplendent with a canopy of varicolored streamers, and—bannets,.the walls-o ornamented w ith coséminded one of a veritable art: gallery, and—caged songsters__warbled the hall. The floor was spread with a snowhii nvass-that hada deep rborder-of "bright ret “exte nding att} vale # and adding gedatly to the dress. It was by many: prenounced the mest fashionable; party given in Nevada City for.yeatz. There have ‘matter of enjeyment. Financially, we regtet to learn, it Was not satisfactory.to.the projectors, who will be compelled to levy an assessment aggregating a hundred dollars more or less in order to’ balance their books. Week of Prayer. _in pursuance of the recommendation of the Evangelical — Alliance for the week of ptayer, evening: services are being held in’ the ves-: try of the M. E. church this week under the leadership of Rev, Mr, Mana, assisted by the choir. ‘fhe more or Tess night with the thermometer 2 des"cosbanres + urees Oo ser. -s8er6: of unusual-splendor, while. most. of the, gentlemen appeared —in~ full while . shaving himself the other da arm” S, “Mere: i “There. © réport ‘comes from Ww aahine= ton that the Democratic House Committee on ’\ ppropriations will refuse } to make prov for the pay of Suervis d Election Marshals, The British Government will send flying military columiis through Treland for the A sab ange of inti} ‘ances g who are drilling at: night ed a are tod numerous for the—cox ‘stabu= lary. = “Railroads in-Vi irginia are €Vi ident=. A train left Fredericksburg . on Weduesday and returned for sujplies Sunday, having beea-unable to proceed move thar seventeen miles eastward, Seveu-of Phe at ¥; Club.” com? ine; 1 ‘of the idiceie = misses, received tale Saturday at tle re idence of Foh: T, Morgéns Millie Naf™,
igen” (Pri Si. detit); “Katie — Matison{Secre Grace Morgan, Ida Mz Se a “Airs Crawford, ‘Nel t6*MeBrovn, ee ae These tle ladies hdd ew si0y accor diig = the & most era sty oy rte Pat ers, a di. minutive colored & oer-boy in liy hand-so-on. itis related Thata e 2 refering gas sli sry, ; tranced with the re ception he m4 a th.that_ he’ “wont back thre; . times 1 more before nightfall. ‘ea ee . -Netice to. y Tax Fayre Dilb_W hite,-<0: Goadcce jiner, had a “ft, and through an involuntary_muscular-eontraction.or convul‘sive movement of thearm drew. tlie razor across his throat~ ~and killed himself hy severing the jugula*vein.saat! “eonvulsive movement of the will be a good plea forderers to set up Ww hen “the ety insanity 7 ae plays out, _ Maree a ae . The Peara T cake murThe tunnel of the Peard Consoli‘ dated -mine was advanced —16~feet . ’ during December, giving it .a total Jength (all the—waythrough hard: rock) of 54 feet, have to +o 65 feet further to tap the ledge, ledze cannot be reached by Spring -w.th one shift working, another shift will be put on soon. It' will probably In case it is determined thei themes for last.evening were. Thanksgiving for. the blessings,~ temporal and.spirutal, of the past year, and Flat. Gur informant says that Doyle had been hunting a fight for some. titne, and finally pitched on Miller. He happened to strike the wrong man, and got badly licked by the operation. i A man bought: turkey on Thurs~ day evening of . last week, and gave it to “another man to convey widow woman who lives tess. than a mile away from town, as a Christ‘mas present. The widow is said to ‘be the-a@ianced of the donor. .: The time to “raise the wind” for Christmas, and gambled it off. . When the would: be donor found it out he made the felléow who gambled it off ‘‘shell out” the coin, When the.fellow was asked why he did this thing, he repled because he was ashamed to tarry such a miserable looking turkey to so nice a lady, {Boy Arrested fer. Heavy Kobbery. Last Friday, Mr. Presswagitproprietor of the Washington stage line, conveyed from this city to Washington a rolbofccin amounting to and —addressed_to~—Henry Kohler. “Arriving mt the latter place, he placed~the . money on, one of the seats, and proceeded to unload some of the other freight: When he went to .get the money it gone. A bystander said he saw a15 step up to the vehicle, gab the coin, and disappear. Mr. Prescott captured him together with the package and ‘placed in his pocket. ;Momey as as charged, but that findq ing_it in the road he was taking it . hothe for safe-keeping —wstil—an owner : Should appear. Sunday tion, . Flowers ter. Bermembrance. “ Ye Wear’ ‘3 party. —— S. & Eppy, Proprietor,a stitutions, foe Young Men’s Chriafellow that was to convey the tur-/S ‘}key.to the lady, thought it a good year old boy named Arty Smith . atarted on the boy's track—and soon money, twenty dollars of which the youngster had. removed from the He declared he’ did not steal the officer Scott went up and arresting him on a charge of grand larceny br ought him to this.city for examinaMrs. ©. KR. Pearson, formerly of . the National Hotel at this city, and * Milo L ulge No. 43, Knights of . now hostess of the Ausera’ House} ~. -. Pythias, elected the. following offi. . at Sau Jose, does not forget ber Nevada City friends. Last Friday she rsent by express to@ach member of. “Men’s Sevial Club a = hole boquet composed of rare a fragrant flowers, and the de“9 lighted recipients wore the same as their society badge at the New tao to the ‘National ‘Eocangs Wednesday, dan, “O-~<Prayer fer the Chu-ch-of-Christ,—its“wuity., and. inh its ministry and for YWligi-7 ~~ Y thareday Jan. 6—Christian eds ucation; prayer tor the family, -Sunday— schools aad all edutational” inAssociations aid for the press. Fn Jan. 7—Prayer for the prevalence of justice, humanity and peace among-all nations; for ‘the ression— of ee and Sabbath description. Saturday, Jan. 8.— Christian missions and thecon of the wortd to Christ; cqnferénce: P Sanday,’Jan. 9.-—-Themé: On the Jj ministration of the Holy Sp‘rit, Capture of the Escapes. Stephen Malispina and Algie* Romargi, who escaped from the Downieville jail a week ago Saturday, . were recaptured on the. 29th instant: on thesouth sideofthe North Fork of the Yuba, near Foster’s Bar. They had gome to the north of Camptonattempted to cross the river ‘but failed on account of high water.— They robbed’‘a cabin and started down stream towards Bullard’s Bar. A half-bread Indian trailed them from the-cabin, They were behmd rust then a posse .of.men from Downleville appeared on the opposite side of the river, The runawaysthrew . up their hands-and begged piteous'y. for their lives, thinking their captors were miners and might them to the nearest tree, They werd turned to Downieville. ee Mystery Upon Mystery. The othet night about 11 o'clock as Wm, Walters. and some other parties were going honre frem the Theatre,and were passing out Coyote street, they heard a gun shot in: the direction of the Catholic church and a bullet whistled byin startling proxJimity to their ears. They think the j shot was fired at somechickens i re ing in-an adjacont-tree. . The night Jobe MeCafty was startl pathway: as he wos going home, and after gazing into his face ‘a moment quickly‘ disappearing pend a pile of lum ber. 2 Money Order Business. For the week ending. Dec. 31, 1880, Postmaster Holbrook received for} money orders at the office in this} out on orders for the same time was Parente Rafella iar ville, and the bridges: being guarded . . a log when became up to them.— . aman suddenly looming up in “3 : city-$1,580.63. The amount paid{— Ad vertised Letters. “Fhe fotos isa tist of letters r naining prayer for their continua ice,and _ for a ie ga Nevoda City Cal., for the “Week ending January Sd. 188i “Persons the remaining evenings of thé week cilling for any.of these pleese sdy ge erthey. are as follows: psa 4 a. 8. HorpaooK is : “rfas Wm WaT Tresday Jan. 4—Humiliation and Bennett Mrs T Ca derwood., ce confession o> account of vadividual Coble L B “Chapman J “A socia' and national. sins Dwyer IR Gore MrsiMary Harkin dames Hamilton MrsL B Jéninys Margarett Mose C EH ; “Park Henry Lawrence H-¥ Reid Annie Reed W Ex \v . Shea Mary L ‘Thompson § H Truan W Sema Anuj lig : ae Ly: unprovidel, with the heavy snow tain newspaper tha’ 1 who eda ly and pleasing . pictures tilt theyre nlows in_use_in'more northern lati-. there shortly after noon was 80 en. -tudes. LL DE. et reasurel 8 FI : W Pinca to J anuary ~* tet, 18a. ‘ 7 TR. . G. ¥oN sisi arte eda Co.-Esir tet Grand. Double BALL : NEV AD A THE ATRE. Wednesday Eve’z, Jan. 5th, NEW S@ENERY! And Improved Costumes. jw. Ingreased Attractions ! 7 Banjo Solo, Ballad, Songs and -Danves;— Specialties id M. Saal The Evening’s Entertainment will con clude with the most laughable farce,entitled MmAGYT MOKE. Admission Fifty cents. No extra charge for reserved seats secured at Vinton's, ee Sea xouses ee NOVELTIES! 1 sa HE HOLL f pe tett bee a NOVELTIES . [ei oT AL Bingent — Goods,” FANG AND ST "Flowers, OF THE ‘Lester & ene: The Finest Assoxtinezt ofr __ Fine Toys, Dolls, Ete. New Canvas AND New Tinies r sok Picture Frames, Easels, Panel Pictures, STATUARY azd BRACKETS EVER _BROUCHT To THIS CITY. Seahion Qione « Work Boxes and Baskets,. Perfume ani Toilet Casi es, Dembe and Brushes, Fine Soapsand Perfumery, Papetries mace d Biationery, etc., etc. Se ~~ 7h. Pita ioe ~ As usual, 4 complete assortment of ENG ES, — PASSAMENTER! Es, PLE DAY GOODS -MILLINERY GOODS . : oF ALL KINDS; ~ as Consisting in‘part of Straw and Felt Hats, Ribbons, Velvets; Plushes, Silks and Satins, Feathers and LATEST STYLES. a = Agents of: Demorest Patterns and the AMERICAN SEWING MACHINES. MRS. rawford, . Wear Union Rotel, a Street, eaters ea < crrr., Nick of the Woods, DAYS THE DAT Bri Engage seat SV ods,”” H, Wy Hy Ir Broad sirect ¢ city. Superintend gad County Ci ed from the Bi “The-water™ ——apperations ef] ~fattte Deer or: “gt the Mureli off of ene of ti ~ hand. ii = “Wow Year's nent as sevens Be wi aE tikes = The wind w urday, and th > -qnade-at“the 3S was distinctly As Many as made by sonre “men New~ au equalnum two or threey Some snea summer kitch ‘__ residence, cor ter streets, th therefrom a c Frank Bice John * Lambe Bunday by eirrying too 1 sere released —There has } for extra-copi -ssued New’ tra edition-w more humber ‘ealling at thi: . Judge Ric been a resid ~Aeft for Virg ‘ternoon, He two or three ests in that his attention. Grove Deal ter upon his « ‘pointed-a pag is @ bright an ze, and has t a préminent There’ wil evening at th Brown & Mot ject for this ¢ detinite sign « Lord’s-comin; “sda regard.to i We.recent! Marstial: ‘Bald ‘happy indivi ast Xmas‘ev who werefou! say there is that they wei ‘officers found We desire to Picion is an i Iron Min The ¥, nion ing furnace ‘county, has m ‘owing to the the roads in s ~eharsoal coul ~ the pits, a m cated on the river. The constantly, « coal has accu favorable we ment in the } be able to Tegularly,. ’ Ndida dS. G. Bo _Umon Hotel bp assortme ‘ty Articles, . the finest: bri