January 5, 1870 (4 pages)

apn atten ners alae curred in Plymouth, Penn., on the 3ist of Deéesinber, which came ,very near shutting in fifty-five menwho were in the iiine below. The main trap was like that of the Avondale Tiline, having The mea below ined alk the while in ignorance oftheir danger. The fire “was the reanit of gross carelessness on the part of-the-company--working,— Tt appeats that two stoves were kept in the breaker te give heat to the boys J sisting ’ ANOTHER Horror BARELY EscaPen. & fireoe: only One Outlet, “‘The-dispatch-says= employed in picking out the slate from “ua” he coal. The pipes'from these stoves ‘ran directly through the wood work of + \"_the building, witheat-any~ protection: The wood work became heated until it became of the consistency of tinder and is es up to dinner. Although every exertion: was made to keep the fire from their Knowledge, the fact leaked ‘oat and 2 they became aware-for the first time of the terrible fate they had -escaped.— When they went down again they infortned the rest of the men, and they ~at once held an indignation meeting and resolved togoup. When they got up they assembled the. rest of the miners belonging to the mine—abont seventy-five—who held another meeting, _ Ttesolving that they would not again go into the mine until it was built, with *—~"-wo chimneys from the stove pipes and a watchman placed in charge.of.thebuilding night and day, and merat the bottom of the shaft togive-signals when there was danger at the surface. Since that time the mine has not been worked and the men still remain firm. » The men to supply the places of the old. hands, have yielded to the demand for chimneys, in the concern. Their construction has been commenced, bot they think one,with a man in the night ~ sufficient, and décline to place one there in the day time. The men insist on two watchmen and an alarm bell. } then ignited. At noon some men caine} horse. The horse was harnessed to a Ensco was holding them by the bits . when the horses: comménced’ resting and plunging,and in moving} forward, Feaught him-en-the end ofthe wagor ttongee,-crowding, himagainst -and/80 that it was necessary to use an axe to extticate him. The tongue of the . wagon was forced into: his-bewels, pen. etrating upward nearly tothe shoul: ders. In~-this horrible situation he lived for a considerable length of time, when death kindly came to his release. ~ ONE of General Scott’s Lundy’s Lane veterans, Perez Snell, died in Sonora, Tuolumne. county, he. was born in the year 17 pee’ A DELEVAN, a deaf_mute, isin Virginia City engaged in taking views for the purpose of painting a. panorama, entitled ‘Across the Continent.” Mrs. Spotts, 50 years of age, died recently. Upto thetime of her death, she had not-eaten anything for 55 days,and ‘drank nothing for 42 days, THE Yreka Journal states that Col. E. J. Lewis is an aspirant for the Dem. ocratic nomination to Congress in that district next Fall. Girts of eighteen are allowed to vote and hold office in. Wyoming Territory, Years of:discretion until twenty-one, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is quoted as saying: “We do not wait till we die before,we see hell. I see persons in hell every day,” — -but.the.other-sex do-_net-arrive at—the-} “devil -fish:“And stilf-another, a veteran: _A Heavy Paoroorari.—The memgroup, weighing abont 17,000 pounds, tions may look upon the-representation of the eightli, wonder of the world, the Fat Men of America. The walk on the P oppositeside of-Broadway was densely” crowded with amused pedestrians who witnessed the scene, -enthusiastie—religious—meeting among the negroes at Blount county,last week with penitents~ groaning bil agony, one of them a sable damsel of. “Glory hallelujah . Lord bless de Lamb, ['ve got religion! Lord if dis nigger had de wings of a June bug, she'd fly right to Heaven.” Her enthusiasm waa checked at this.juncture by a matter-of-fact sister, whoraised her head and brought the new convert’s thoughts back from the ideal to the real, thusly : “You fool. nigger what-do you mean? If you hada Sune bug wings don’t you know a woodpecker’d gobble you up" *fore you got half a mile ?” A Herp Meet.—* What shall I help you to?” inquired theydaughter of a landlady of a modest youth at the dinner table. “A-wife,” was the meek reply. The young lady blushed, perhaps indignantly, ‘and it is said that the kindly. offices of a neigliboring ‘clergyman were requisite to reconcile the parties, A QUEER fish has been received at Austin from the East, and the village naturalists are indulging in all sort of speculations as to what species they belong to. One of the examiners, says. the Reveille, pronounced ita kind of whaler, ‘without hesitation, decided that it was a marine ‘son of a sea-cook.’ It is undoubtedly something between the two. : It is said that, Madame Arna Bishop has sung in'no less than nine different languages—English, French Italian, Spanish, Swedish; Danish,. Russian, Bohemian and German, x “Mrs. Nancy W. Nixon, wife of a fifer in thg revelution, and daughter of an ~~ “The total disregard shown by many of the corporations in the coal mining re~ gions” of Pennsylvania, and since the law affords ne protection, we are glad to see that the men have asserted their —Tight.to the protection of life, by demanding of the company, what would under such circumstances seem nécessary for that purpose. _ Congress, our readers are already aware,,.has taken hold of the matter, and the .Avondale disaster is being investigated, with aview to devise some plan for. the security of life in the mines, The business of underground mining is at best hazardous, and all the guards that may by law be thrown around the. men who engage in it should be provided. In California and Nevada, for _.__. same. years, mining of this. character will de carried on to. great extent and although as we we have said, in most cages, due regard is had for the life and hesith of men, there may be instances of carelessness, and in order to guard against such, it would be weil! for Congresa to extend the protéction of law to all the mines of the country. These laws should be 80 framed that while it protects life, it should not require companies to ineur any unnecessary expenses. Our miners will watch with great _ interest the course of Congress in referyy @nce to this matter; which is to them of far more importance than any other, since it effects the security of their lives, THe “FRankine PrIvILEGE. — A strong effort is being made for the abolition of the. “franking privilege.” While it would be well to restrict the privilege, we do not think it should be ‘i ~abolished,. By such:a*course the peo-pléef.the county would be deprived of a'large amount of usefal information, ‘embodied in the-reports and documents, and besides the al amount sent in this. way does not increase “expense of transportation. It might. be.well all private correspondence, and all matfor Government to require payment ot enead tories row Bunker Hill, died in Boston recently, aged ninety-two. 5 eS RIO a vee THE grandson of an American general who fell.at Brandywine, and’ the battle of New Orleans, is a blind man in Nashville, who makes a living by playing the accordeon on the sidewalks. RICHMOND, Maine, boasts another Tom Thumb. A son of Mr. Joseph Totman is eight years of age, stands twenty-one inches high in his-shoes, and: weighs but twenty-four pounds, He isa well made little fellow, and is, unusually bright and smart. THE Bishops who ‘have arrived ‘in Rome have presented enough “Peter's pence” t pay the eouncil. “ BISMARCK remarked, the other day, to a foreign journalist, who visited’ him at Varzin, that-but for his wife, he would have been in his grave long ago. , AMTRACLEIN KENTUcKY.—AStrange story is current among the colored people, and is exciting some of them quite too much for theim-own happiness, It is as follows: “Some time ago (not-long however) a child died, and its body was duly eoffined and taken to the burying ground, There it was deposited alongside of the newly-opened grave. After the service at the grave,a negro man took hold of the eoffin to hand it down into the grave, but, to his astonishment he ‘could not move iti He called to his assistance another stout fellow, and the two tried but failed to budge the coffin. Two more came to their }help, and the four had no more power over it than they would over a mountain of granite. The coffin clang tight to the‘ground as if glued. This astonishing turn of affairs called for an explanation, and it was‘ determined to open the coffin and see what was inside of it. It was done, and bebold the child-was found to be alive. Further examination developed the fact that there was printed on the bottom of his feet the words: ‘There has been no proecinve in. Heaven for 1.100 years.’ that the Lord did not t child be buried alive, and-so he took this method of preventter except,;of. general public interest. ie Th. : ‘ ie aN i. Xe 6 ‘son of a colonel under Jackson at the . all expenses attending . . self at the matrimonial altar, lately. The clergyman, having surveyed him a moment, said: “Pray, friend, have you not a wifealready living?” ““It may be 80, sir,” said he, “fur I have a very treacherous memory.,’ A LEARNED lecturer has been frightening nervous people by predicting an6,000 years. “ON Monday greenbacks were worth $34 in San Francisco, ————__ . temenaahyp nue hs MARRIED. mack to Martha Bixford, both of this county. Un Wolf creek, Jan. 2d, 1870, BH. B. Smith to Phoebe Bixford, both of this county. ; In Grass Valley, Jan. ist, 1870, by Rev. T. G. Thurston, Wm. H, Montgomery to Lavina A. Hodge, beth of this place. ee In Grase Valley. vec. Bist, 1869, by Rev. C.: . -V._Anthony, Marion Thomason to Emma Cunningham, both. f Grass Valley. be NEVADA THEATRE. ee {2 ONE NIGHT ONLY! 23 bed, eee RETURN TRIP ! mm i FRIDAY EVENING, JAN, 7th’ Johnny Thompson's MINSTRELS !: ~— t=” Admittance to all parts of the House, FIFTY CENTS. PRESTON & FAIRCHILD, SUCCESSORS TO E. F. SPENCE, Druggists and Apothecaries, _provevosMAOSDSU ML Business, in its various No. 43 Broad Street. when the 3 ourner’s bench was crowded A MIDDLE-AGED man presented him-. oy te teake place in about He “f thereon to ih; eat David CTeep On Wolf Creek, Jan. 2d. 1870, Phil A: Wo: . ’ SAN FRANCISCOmes = 7) ror * A. ee ~ ir : ,* . “sthyzr — //wo RTZ MILL MEN, MINERS, HCSan Franciseo: Plating Works are-prei to furnish Silver Plate, Copper, Amaling Plater, of all sizes andim-any quanes, @° the Aer 3 Lowest Rates. *~ Full weight of ogi deposited and satisfaca ealer. ention given to Plating Goods for Pay tae Plumbers and Gunsmiths. g2@7 OLD GOODS of all kinds replated for tanrauts, &c. zs Hotels. Fe ‘work done ut the lowest-prices: —-]‘THE Fautuacy'or A WIsH.—At an] __E. G. DENNISTON, Proprietor. HAVILAND, HOOPER & CO., Agents. —+ Crockery and Glass Ware Dealers, ‘elephantine+-$35-PINESTREET, Near MONTGOMERY. proportions, sprang to her feet, érying: . : Sax Francisco, Jah. 4th,COMMERCIAL STREET RESTAURANT! “J. H. HAMILTON, Proprietor. GB The Restaurant is furnished with the best the market-affords. 2" MEALS AT ALL HOURS. 48 Nevada, Jan. 4th, 1870.) WILL SELL. ARSCHALL & MITTAUER PIANO, S375. J; W. VOSIS. PIANO, $300. , Warranted for five years. Satisfaction guaranteed, ae a NS San Francieco. ‘JOHN CALDWELL, Attorney at Law, Justice of the Peace. Nearly opposite National Exchange Hotel. NEVADA ¢ITY. __ Orrick —“ TRANSCRIPT’ BUILDING, Nevada City Cala. A ROBATE. NOTICE,—State of California, County of Nevada. Inthe Probate Court. In the matter of the Estate of israél Hall Sherburne, di sed. Pnsuant to an order given. that Friday. 1p day of January. y. ] f : of January, A. . 1870. at-11 o%clock, A. M. of said day, atthe . Court Room of this Court, in the County. of Nevada, hag been } opens for hearing the application’ of David-v-1 copte, praying: ta document now on file ic this ‘Court, purporting to be the last Will and testament of Israel Hail Sherburne, deceased, be admitted to Probate, and that letters testamentary be issued at which time and place all persons interested therein may appear ane contest the same, Nevada, <n Te FARQ Cae Williams & Johnson, Atts. : Administrator's Sale. Noe is hereby given, that in pursuance of an order of the Probate Court of the County of Nevada, State of California, made on the 28d day of December, 1869, in the matter ofthe Estate of John Bazley, deceased, the undersigned, Administrator of the: estate -the highest bidder, for cash ld coin of the United States,on MONDA . the 3d day of W. H. DAVIDSON, Administrator. Niles Searls, Atty. a25 The above Saie is postponed to Wednesda Jan. 6th,190. fe iy zs W. H. DAVIDSON, Administrator. « Notice of Administrator's Sale ‘OF REAL ESTATE. OTICE is hereby given that in. pnreuance N of the order of the Probate Court of the County of Nevada and State of California made on the 6th day of December, 1869,in the matter of the Estate of John A. Hall, dec’ed, the undersigaed, Administrator. of said Estate, will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, in oné parcel, or in sub-divisions : a is bee grain She and subject to the confirmation by bate Court, en MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JANUARY. a D. 1870, at twelve o'clock, x. of that day, in front of the Court House door, in the city of Nevada, County of Nevada, Cal, all the, =A ht, title, interest, and estate of said evedned. at the time of his’ death, and all the right, title and perpen pret nay estate has fy éperation of law or otherwise ‘ired other thin or in addition to that-of the eaid. deceased at the time of his death, in and to all the following described ls of land, situated, ly an kp, bo Nevada city, Nevada county an State of California, viz ; All that certain lot of land situated in said Nevada city, bounded on: the easterly side by Comme street and upon which stands the house known as Hali‘s house, and formerly occapied by said John A. Hall, and particularly described on the plat of sata city of Nevada, and known as lot No. 1, in Block No. 33__Also, that certain other lot of land, situated in Nevada.city aforesaid and known as Hall's orchurd or garden, honnded <8 the pee by yng ‘side yor A street, a 4 city plat as lot No. 9, in GEO. K. FARQ Adm’r. 1800, BQUEAR, Adm’. “JL Caldwell, Attorney. Jeneary oh, ir, Weeeeatt fo Seterenr, The Apetewey tie old etna, be conducted as usual at K. FARQUHAR, Adm'r. 4 KOHLER, CHASE & CO, Agents." 4 Nevada, Jan ist ee ee ee Attorney and Oounselor at Law. Initial Paper, Legal. Letter and of said deceased, will sell at public anction, to . January, A, D. 1870, at 11 _o’clock, A. m., at the . . Saloon een occupied by deceased, in Ne:-}r) vada City and County, the personal + of deceased, consisting of Saloon Wernhere, . Liquors, Fixture& &c. &c. Dated December 23d, 1869. NEVADA THEATRE. 4 det eit of Nevad Signe ; 0 vada 5 INST APPEARRNCH Of ew oes OWNED TENOR, y i _ SIG. P, BRIGNOLI, POSITIVELY FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY + Saturday Evening, Jan. 8, 1870. the New York Academy of Music Will appear: . Miss ISABELL McCULLOCH, ~~ : 7) ae ened Prima Donna Soprano. Miss ANTONIA HENNE, Talented Uoutealt, Sige: RUE ai, cores Baritone. e Sid "he Great Basso. . aie, POCATRLLL Basso Cantante. ‘Sig, CICCONE, Famons’ €larionet Soloist, . Sig, GLORZA. Pianist and Musical Director: . Sig. 2. BRIGNOLI, Silver Voiced Tenor. ‘. On the occasion will be given DONIZETTTS. . Charming Opera, in Three Acts, DON PASQUALE, . __ Between the First and Second Acte, MIss HENNE will sing. an English Ballad, ; “Do you Sometimes Think pf Me?” Watson, Between the Second and Third Acts, SIG, CICCONE will play a GRAND FANTASIA on the Claricnet. Admission— Dress Circle and Parqnette $1, ; Reserved Seats 50 cents extra. Fit 50 cents, Tickets can be had at G. W. Welch's bookstore, National Exchange Hotel and nion ‘Hotel, Box sheet for Keserved-Seats at u. W. Welch's. : : U. A. CHIZZOLA, Business Manager. ‘ HAIR DRESSING ATH. SALOON, PHILIP DUCA,. .-Proprieter, BROAD STREET, NEVADA CITY. Mair Cutting.... 25 Cents, Shaving . ccc. 0. eceees 25 aay. ‘. Shampooing ..0.. 25S Baths— Hot er Cold.. 25 TEETH KxTRacTED. Leeches applied for 25 cents, Cupping 25 cents, u20 CONGRESS BOOKSTORE BRigvoLiS “MAFIA OPERA When the following Eminent Artists, from . Hair Dressing Room for Ladies and children . SPENCER & PATTISON, Successors to G. R. Crawford. Broad street.:..Nevada City. AVING ADDED LARGELY TO THE Steck of Goods, we thall keep constautly on hand an assoriment of Handsome Gift Books, _School Books, . . Faney Note Paper. BLANK BOOKS, LEGAL BLANKS, GOLD PENS, PAPERS, PERIODICALS and MAGTIONERY GOODS and FANCY ARTICLES, . Office of the Western Union Telegraph Co, : Nevada, Dec. 6th, 1869. 8. D, & H. W. SMITH’S AMERICAN ORCANS! EDWARD F. PEIRCE, ea AGENT. No 228 Sutter street, SAN FRANCISCO. ~~ The American Organ makes Home Attractive ! TS are superior to all others in their greater fullness and Pipe Organ tone, yelume and power, ‘hey are superior in expression, quickness of action, and. elasticity of touch, rendering them perfect in rapid movements. The American Organs are by far the most beautiful in exterior finish, jormines handsome piece of Furniture for the Parlor or Sitting. koom and occupying but little space. The American @rgans are pronounced by_more than one-hundred of the tO P ists of the country to be superior to any other et produced, and have received the First remium wherever exhibited. San Francisco, Dee. 12t. Zz i ; COMPANY. INCORPORATED, SEPTEMBER 1864. Office: 15 New Merchanis’ Exchange Builuing, California Street. Paid in Capital, $350,000. IRE AND MARINE KISKS taken at the lowest rates. GEO; S. MANN, Pres't. Wm. H. Stevens, Secretary. ji9 J.B. JOHNSON. Agent, Nevada cit A. ROSENTHAL, co. MERCHANT TAILOR. a eco G REMOVED TO PINE STREET, near the CORNER OF BRUAD, will keep constantly on handa find stoc« of materia! and make Clothing to order. ° Clothing cleaned and'repaired at. short a@ tice. Give mea call, as Caution to the Public! AS,y wile, Adalaide Setoath, as ion my sent, all s aré hereby warned not trust her on ‘my account as 1 will not beFe ~} sponsible for any debts of her contracting.— I persons are er warned. a& Nevada, Jan. ist. 1870. — = “¥ a ‘JOHN PATTIOOK. AZINES, and ayeneral assortment of STA. HOME MUTUAL INSURANCE and board without just cause or con*" je per chasing any of thecommon property of mysel! whe from this ¢*°SEDRO SCIEUTT!. == NE a ; i ‘THE 1 day nigh cers of tl and the J BE. M1 Clark ; § Executis follow : Chas. He read by: H. Davic from: “De “he “Hele the folloy the Bible Schools» discussec son, 8: M affirmati’ Clark, Jc “on the the merit the nega during t terest wa ability ev discussio1 LEcTU ra De Fo ture in t] man Snuff eq ing unde sociation, _ ing one « country. be interes “believers DisTRi ans vs Ds Barbar: right. to ¢ as sole tr An atta * Higgings Court : ing at 10 THE F master’G: titions — fc Privilege, for those sign them master Ge reform, ar who favor _As the pe the ist of to sign th Woman ed to state man’s Suff will be he Young Me Wednesda o'clock. ] ject are in . FREE } Teceived f, at the offic Postmaste ly account Ys deposited i beginning THE M. son’s mins night and Theatre. from Virgi very good PERSON: yada pione ter, Monte: few days v Tae Ra is rumored cific detern And Nevad be taken u used for th track runs ter, it is th« pay. THE Gra to milk we. Scoring iti The editor plant, and ; by Keeping command a market,

apn atten ners alae curred in Plymouth, Penn., on the 3ist of Deéesinber, which came ,very near shutting in fifty-five menwho were in the iiine below. The main trap was like that of the Avondale Tiline, having The mea below ined alk the while in ignorance oftheir danger. The fire “was the reanit of gross carelessness on the part of-the-company--working,— Tt appeats that two stoves were kept in the breaker te give heat to the boys J sisting ’ ANOTHER Horror BARELY EscaPen. & fireoe: only One Outlet, “‘The-dispatch-says= employed in picking out the slate from “ua” he coal. The pipes'from these stoves ‘ran directly through the wood work of + \"_the building, witheat-any~ protection: The wood work became heated until it became of the consistency of tinder and is es up to dinner. Although every exertion: was made to keep the fire from their Knowledge, the fact leaked ‘oat and 2 they became aware-for the first time of the terrible fate they had -escaped.— When they went down again they infortned the rest of the men, and they ~at once held an indignation meeting and resolved togoup. When they got up they assembled the. rest of the miners belonging to the mine—abont seventy-five—who held another meeting, _ Ttesolving that they would not again go into the mine until it was built, with *—~"-wo chimneys from the stove pipes and a watchman placed in charge.of.thebuilding night and day, and merat the bottom of the shaft togive-signals when there was danger at the surface. Since that time the mine has not been worked and the men still remain firm. » The men to supply the places of the old. hands, have yielded to the demand for chimneys, in the concern. Their construction has been commenced, bot they think one,with a man in the night ~ sufficient, and décline to place one there in the day time. The men insist on two watchmen and an alarm bell. } then ignited. At noon some men caine} horse. The horse was harnessed to a Ensco was holding them by the bits . when the horses: comménced’ resting and plunging,and in moving} forward, Feaught him-en-the end ofthe wagor ttongee,-crowding, himagainst -and/80 that it was necessary to use an axe to extticate him. The tongue of the . wagon was forced into: his-bewels, pen. etrating upward nearly tothe shoul: ders. In~-this horrible situation he lived for a considerable length of time, when death kindly came to his release. ~ ONE of General Scott’s Lundy’s Lane veterans, Perez Snell, died in Sonora, Tuolumne. county, he. was born in the year 17 pee’ A DELEVAN, a deaf_mute, isin Virginia City engaged in taking views for the purpose of painting a. panorama, entitled ‘Across the Continent.” Mrs. Spotts, 50 years of age, died recently. Upto thetime of her death, she had not-eaten anything for 55 days,and ‘drank nothing for 42 days, THE Yreka Journal states that Col. E. J. Lewis is an aspirant for the Dem. ocratic nomination to Congress in that district next Fall. Girts of eighteen are allowed to vote and hold office in. Wyoming Territory, Years of:discretion until twenty-one, Rev. Henry Ward Beecher is quoted as saying: “We do not wait till we die before,we see hell. I see persons in hell every day,” — -but.the.other-sex do-_net-arrive at—the-} “devil -fish:“And stilf-another, a veteran: _A Heavy Paoroorari.—The memgroup, weighing abont 17,000 pounds, tions may look upon the-representation of the eightli, wonder of the world, the Fat Men of America. The walk on the P oppositeside of-Broadway was densely” crowded with amused pedestrians who witnessed the scene, -enthusiastie—religious—meeting among the negroes at Blount county,last week with penitents~ groaning bil agony, one of them a sable damsel of. “Glory hallelujah . Lord bless de Lamb, ['ve got religion! Lord if dis nigger had de wings of a June bug, she'd fly right to Heaven.” Her enthusiasm waa checked at this.juncture by a matter-of-fact sister, whoraised her head and brought the new convert’s thoughts back from the ideal to the real, thusly : “You fool. nigger what-do you mean? If you hada Sune bug wings don’t you know a woodpecker’d gobble you up" *fore you got half a mile ?” A Herp Meet.—* What shall I help you to?” inquired theydaughter of a landlady of a modest youth at the dinner table. “A-wife,” was the meek reply. The young lady blushed, perhaps indignantly, ‘and it is said that the kindly. offices of a neigliboring ‘clergyman were requisite to reconcile the parties, A QUEER fish has been received at Austin from the East, and the village naturalists are indulging in all sort of speculations as to what species they belong to. One of the examiners, says. the Reveille, pronounced ita kind of whaler, ‘without hesitation, decided that it was a marine ‘son of a sea-cook.’ It is undoubtedly something between the two.. : It is said that, Madame Arna Bishop has sung in'no less than nine different languages—English, French Italian, Spanish, Swedish; Danish,. Russian, Bohemian and German, x “Mrs. Nancy W. Nixon, wife of a fifer in thg revelution, and daughter of an ~~ “The total disregard shown by many of the corporations in the coal mining re~ gions” of Pennsylvania, and since the law affords ne protection, we are glad to see that the men have asserted their —Tight.to the protection of life, by demanding of the company, what would under such circumstances seem nécessary for that purpose. _ Congress, our readers are already aware,,.has taken hold of the matter, and the .Avondale disaster is being investigated, with aview to devise some plan for. the security of life in the mines, The business of underground mining is at best hazardous, and all the guards that may by law be thrown around the. men who engage in it should be provided. In California and Nevada, for _.__. same. years, mining of this. character will de carried on to. great extent and although as we we have said, in most cages, due regard is had for the life and hesith of men, there may be instances of carelessness, and in order to guard against such, it would be weil! for Congresa to extend the protéction of law to all the mines of the country. These laws should be 80 framed that while it protects life, it should not require companies to ineur any unnecessary expenses. Our miners will watch with great _ interest the course of Congress in referyy @nce to this matter; which is to them of far more importance than any other, since it effects the security of their lives, THe “FRankine PrIvILEGE. — A strong effort is being made for the abolition of the. “franking privilege.” While it would be well to restrict the privilege, we do not think it should be ‘i ~abolished,. By such:a*course the peo-pléef.the county would be deprived of a'large amount of usefal information, ‘embodied in the-reports and documents, and besides the al amount sent in this. way does not increase “expense of transportation. It might. be.well all private correspondence, and all matfor Government to require payment ot enead tories row Bunker Hill, died in Boston recently, aged ninety-two. 5 eS RIO a vee THE grandson of an American general who fell.at Brandywine, and’ the battle of New Orleans, is a blind man in Nashville, who makes a living by playing the accordeon on the sidewalks. RICHMOND, Maine, boasts another Tom Thumb. A son of Mr. Joseph Totman is eight years of age, stands twenty-one inches high in his-shoes, and: weighs but twenty-four pounds, He isa well made little fellow, and is, unusually bright and smart. THE Bishops who ‘have arrived ‘in Rome have presented enough “Peter's pence” t pay the eouncil. “ BISMARCK remarked, the other day, to a foreign journalist, who visited’ him at Varzin, that-but for his wife, he would have been in his grave long ago. , AMTRACLEIN KENTUcKY.—AStrange story is current among the colored people, and is exciting some of them quite too much for theim-own happiness, It is as follows: “Some time ago (not-long however) a child died, and its body was duly eoffined and taken to the burying ground, There it was deposited alongside of the newly-opened grave. After the service at the grave,a negro man took hold of the eoffin to hand it down into the grave, but, to his astonishment he ‘could not move iti He called to his assistance another stout fellow, and the two tried but failed to budge the coffin. Two more came to their }help, and the four had no more power over it than they would over a mountain of granite. The coffin clang tight to the‘ground as if glued. This astonishing turn of affairs called for an explanation, and it was‘ determined to open the coffin and see what was inside of it. It was done, and bebold the child-was found to be alive. Further examination developed the fact that there was printed on the bottom of his feet the words: ‘There has been no proecinve in. Heaven for 1.100 years.’ that the Lord did not t child be buried alive, and-so he took this method of preventter except,;of. general public interest. ie Th. : ‘ ie aN i. Xe 6 ‘son of a colonel under Jackson at the . all expenses attending . . self at the matrimonial altar, lately. The clergyman, having surveyed him a moment, said: “Pray, friend, have you not a wifealready living?” ““It may be 80, sir,” said he, “fur I have a very treacherous memory.,’ A LEARNED lecturer has been frightening nervous people by predicting an6,000 years. “ON Monday greenbacks were worth $34 in San Francisco, ————__ . temenaahyp nue hs MARRIED. mack to Martha Bixford, both of this county. Un Wolf creek, Jan. 2d, 1870, BH. B. Smith to Phoebe Bixford, both of this county. ; In Grass Valley, Jan. ist, 1870, by Rev. T. G. Thurston, Wm. H, Montgomery to Lavina A. Hodge, beth of this place. ee In Grase Valley. vec. Bist, 1869, by Rev. C.: . -V._Anthony, Marion Thomason to Emma Cunningham, both. f Grass Valley. be NEVADA THEATRE. ee {2 ONE NIGHT ONLY! 23 bed, eee RETURN TRIP ! mm i FRIDAY EVENING, JAN, 7th’ Johnny Thompson's MINSTRELS !: ~— t=” Admittance to all parts of the House, FIFTY CENTS. PRESTON & FAIRCHILD, SUCCESSORS TO E. F. SPENCE, Druggists and Apothecaries, _provevosMAOSDSU ML Business, in its various No. 43 Broad Street. when the 3 ourner’s bench was crowded A MIDDLE-AGED man presented him-. oy te teake place in about He “f thereon to ih; eat David CTeep On Wolf Creek, Jan. 2d. 1870, Phil A: Wo: . ’ SAN FRANCISCOmes = 7) ror * A. ee ~ ir : ,* . “sthyzr — //wo RTZ MILL MEN, MINERS, HCSan Franciseo: Plating Works are-prei to furnish Silver Plate, Copper, Amaling Plater, of all sizes andim-any quanes, @° the Aer 3 Lowest Rates. *~ Full weight of ogi deposited and satisfaca ealer. ention given to Plating Goods for Pay tae Plumbers and Gunsmiths. g2@7 OLD GOODS of all kinds replated for tanrauts, &c. zs Hotels. Fe ‘work done ut the lowest-prices: —-]‘THE Fautuacy'or A WIsH.—At an] __E. G. DENNISTON, Proprietor. HAVILAND, HOOPER & CO., Agents. —+ Crockery and Glass Ware Dealers, ‘elephantine+-$35-PINESTREET, Near MONTGOMERY. proportions, sprang to her feet, érying: . : Sax Francisco, Jah. 4th,COMMERCIAL STREET RESTAURANT! “J. H. HAMILTON, Proprietor. GB The Restaurant is furnished with the best the market-affords. 2" MEALS AT ALL HOURS. 48 Nevada, Jan. 4th, 1870.) WILL SELL. ARSCHALL & MITTAUER PIANO, S375. J; W. VOSIS. PIANO, $300. , Warranted for five years. Satisfaction guaranteed, ae a NS San Francieco. ‘JOHN CALDWELL, Attorney at Law, Justice of the Peace. Nearly opposite National Exchange Hotel. NEVADA ¢ITY.

__ Orrick —“ TRANSCRIPT’ BUILDING, Nevada City Cala. A ROBATE. NOTICE,—State of California, County of Nevada. Inthe Probate Court. In the matter of the Estate of israél Hall Sherburne, di sed. Pnsuant to an order given. that Friday. 1p day of January. y. ] f : of January, A. . 1870. at-11 o%clock, A. M. of said day, atthe . Court Room of this Court, in the County. of Nevada, hag been } opens for hearing the application’ of David-v-1 copte, praying: ta document now on file ic this ‘Court, purporting to be the last Will and testament of Israel Hail Sherburne, deceased, be admitted to Probate, and that letters testamentary be issued at which time and place all persons interested therein may appear ane contest the same, Nevada, <n Te FARQ Cae Williams & Johnson, Atts. : Administrator's Sale. Noe is hereby given, that in pursuance of an order of the Probate Court of the County of Nevada, State of California, made on the 28d day of December, 1869, in the matter ofthe Estate of John Bazley, deceased, the undersigned, Administrator of the: estate -the highest bidder, for cash ld coin of the United States,on MONDA . the 3d day of W. H. DAVIDSON, Administrator. Niles Searls, Atty. a25 The above Saie is postponed to Wednesda Jan. 6th,190. fe iy zs W. H. DAVIDSON, Administrator. « Notice of Administrator's Sale ‘OF REAL ESTATE. OTICE is hereby given that in. pnreuance N of the order of the Probate Court of the County of Nevada and State of California made on the 6th day of December, 1869,in the matter of the Estate of John A. Hall, dec’ed, the undersigaed, Administrator. of said Estate, will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, for cash, in oné parcel, or in sub-divisions : a is bee grain She and subject to the confirmation by bate Court, en MONDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF JANUARY. a D. 1870, at twelve o'clock, x. of that day, in front of the Court House door, in the city of Nevada, County of Nevada, Cal, all the, =A ht, title, interest, and estate of said evedned. at the time of his’ death, and all the right, title and perpen pret nay estate has fy éperation of law or otherwise ‘ired other thin or in addition to that-of the eaid. deceased at the time of his death, in and to all the following described ls of land, situated, ly an kp, bo Nevada city, Nevada county an State of California, viz ; All that certain lot of land situated in said Nevada city, bounded on: the easterly side by Comme street and upon which stands the house known as Hali‘s house, and formerly occapied by said John A. Hall, and particularly described on the plat of sata city of Nevada, and known as lot No. 1, in Block No. 33__Also, that certain other lot of land, situated in Nevada.city aforesaid and known as Hall's orchurd or garden, honnded <8 the pee by yng ‘side yor A street, a 4 city plat as lot No. 9, in GEO. K. FARQ Adm’r. 1800, BQUEAR, Adm’. “JL Caldwell, Attorney. Jeneary oh, ir, Weeeeatt fo Seterenr, The Apetewey tie old etna, be conducted as usual at K. FARQUHAR, Adm'r. 4 KOHLER, CHASE & CO, Agents." 4 Nevada, Jan ist ee ee ee Attorney and Oounselor at Law. Initial Paper, Legal. Letter and of said deceased, will sell at public anction, to . January, A, D. 1870, at 11 _o’clock, A. m., at the . . Saloon een occupied by deceased, in Ne:-}r) vada City and County, the personal + of deceased, consisting of Saloon Wernhere, . Liquors, Fixture& &c. &c. Dated December 23d, 1869. NEVADA THEATRE. 4 det eit of Nevad Signe ; 0 vada 5 INST APPEARRNCH Of ew oes OWNED TENOR, y i _ SIG. P, BRIGNOLI, POSITIVELY FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY + Saturday Evening, Jan. 8, 1870. the New York Academy of Music Will appear: . Miss ISABELL McCULLOCH, ~~ : 7) ae ened Prima Donna Soprano. Miss ANTONIA HENNE, Talented Uoutealt, Sige: RUE ai, cores Baritone. e Sid "he Great Basso. . aie, POCATRLLL Basso Cantante. ‘Sig, CICCONE, Famons’ €larionet Soloist, . Sig, GLORZA. Pianist and Musical Director: . Sig. 2. BRIGNOLI, Silver Voiced Tenor. ‘. On the occasion will be given DONIZETTTS. . Charming Opera, in Three Acts, DON PASQUALE, . __ Between the First and Second Acte, MIss HENNE will sing. an English Ballad, ; “Do you Sometimes Think pf Me?” Watson, Between the Second and Third Acts, SIG, CICCONE will play a GRAND FANTASIA on the Claricnet. Admission— Dress Circle and Parqnette $1, ; Reserved Seats 50 cents extra. Fit 50 cents, Tickets can be had at G. W. Welch's bookstore, National Exchange Hotel and nion ‘Hotel, Box sheet for Keserved-Seats at u. W. Welch's. : : U. A. CHIZZOLA, Business Manager. ‘ HAIR DRESSING ATH. SALOON, PHILIP DUCA,. ..-Proprieter, BROAD STREET, NEVADA CITY. Mair Cutting....... 25 Cents, Shaving .. ccc. 0.. eceees 25 aay. ‘. Shampooing ...0.... 25S Baths— Hot er Cold.... 25 TEETH KxTRacTED. Leeches applied for 25 cents, Cupping 25 cents, u20 CONGRESS BOOKSTORE BRigvoLiS “MAFIA OPERA When the following Eminent Artists, from . Hair Dressing Room for Ladies and children . SPENCER & PATTISON, Successors to G. R. Crawford. Broad street.:....Nevada City. AVING ADDED LARGELY TO THE Steck of Goods, we thall keep constautly on hand an assoriment of Handsome Gift Books, _School Books, . .. Faney Note Paper.. BLANK BOOKS, LEGAL BLANKS, GOLD PENS, PAPERS, PERIODICALS and MAGTIONERY GOODS and FANCY ARTICLES, . Office of the Western Union Telegraph Co, : Nevada, Dec. 6th, 1869. 8. D, & H. W. SMITH’S AMERICAN ORCANS! EDWARD F. PEIRCE, ea AGENT. No 228 Sutter street, SAN FRANCISCO. ~~ The American Organ makes Home Attractive ! TS are superior to all others in their greater fullness and Pipe Organ tone, yelume and power, ‘hey are superior in expression, quickness of action, and. elasticity of touch, rendering them perfect in rapid movements. The American Organs are by far the most beautiful in exterior finish, jormines handsome piece of Furniture for the Parlor or Sitting. koom and occupying but little space. The American @rgans are pronounced by_more than one-hundred of the tO P ists of the country to be superior to any other et produced, and have received the First remium wherever exhibited. San Francisco, Dee. 12t. Zz i ; COMPANY. INCORPORATED, SEPTEMBER 1864. Office: 15 New Merchanis’ Exchange Builuing, California Street. Paid in Capital, $350,000. IRE AND MARINE KISKS taken at the lowest rates. GEO; S. MANN, Pres't. Wm. H. Stevens, Secretary. ji9 J.B. JOHNSON. Agent, Nevada cit A. ROSENTHAL, co. MERCHANT TAILOR. a eco G REMOVED TO PINE STREET, near the CORNER OF BRUAD, will keep constantly on handa find stoc« of materia! and make Clothing to order. ° Clothing cleaned and'repaired at. short a@ tice. Give mea call, as Caution to the Public! AS,y wile, Adalaide Setoath, as ion my sent, all s aré hereby warned not trust her on ‘my account as 1 will not beFe ~} sponsible for any debts of her contracting.— I persons are er warned. a& Nevada, Jan. ist. 1870. — = “¥ a ‘JOHN PATTIOOK. AZINES, and ayeneral assortment of STA. HOME MUTUAL INSURANCE and board without just cause or con*" je per chasing any of thecommon property of mysel! whe from this ¢*°SEDRO SCIEUTT!. == NE a ; i ‘THE 1 day nigh cers of tl and the J BE. M1 Clark ; § Executis follow : Chas. He read by: H. Davic from: “De “he “Hele the folloy the Bible Schools» discussec son, 8: M affirmati’ Clark, Jc “on the the merit the nega during t terest wa ability ev discussio1 LEcTU ra De Fo ture in t] man Snuff eq ing unde sociation, _ ing one « country. be interes “believers DisTRi ans vs Ds Barbar: right. to ¢ as sole tr An atta * Higgings Court : ing at 10 THE F master’G: titions — fc Privilege, for those sign them master Ge reform, ar who favor _As the pe the ist of to sign th Woman ed to state man’s Suff will be he Young Me Wednesda o'clock. ] ject are in . FREE } Teceived f, at the offic Postmaste ly account Ys deposited i beginning THE M. son’s mins night and Theatre. from Virgi very good PERSON: yada pione ter, Monte: few days v Tae Ra is rumored cific detern And Nevad be taken u used for th track runs ter, it is th« pay. THE Gra to milk we. Scoring iti The editor plant, and ; by Keeping command a market,