January 6, 1874 (4 pages)

i ahars: -diffiealties growing out of her cap cality by the firing of cannon. = wntcton 7 we Li guy hence al City, County: ind vz * Official oo Bahes _ Tuesday, iam. ‘6th, 1874. The Virginius Sunk. ; 1 ao'Dbe. pirate: ship--Virginius, that. “came near involving us. in-war with Spain, now liés at the bottom of the ocean; When-she—was surrendered by tlé Cabatis she was find to be ~ ja very leaky condition.” An effort) The Alta in discussing a theory wag made to get her to the New York harbor, but the fates ordained other-} wise. Whether this, will complicate matterg or put a final quietus to the tare, remains to be-sveio dt looks tous as though the United States will bave to pay Spain the. ¥alue of the vessel in the shape of damages. The ptotocol stipulated that on proof being made by the Spanish government “that the Virginius’ was not an Americanivessel, She svas to be returned to Spain. The ‘proof was made to the satisfaction of. our Seaaiges! dét a fraudulent vealatey and false colors, and as in duty bound our Government must-retarn the vessel or pay her value in money. ~"We noticé ant article in one of our ee ‘which says that the administration of Gen. Gtant, suffers from this Virginius affair in this, that it recognizes the principle that the American flag protects a vessel, even = though it may be piratical, “Phe Ad= ministration does; not suffer from any such cause. . Attorney-General Williams gave it as his opinion. that a vessel shilingunder the American célors had'a tight to the protection of the United States government, but the Administration has adopted no such doctrine. Becaus¢ one member of Grant’s cabinet errs “in opinion, itis no-reason why all should do 80 jor-why~ the Administration \ should ‘suffer in publi opinion. for prof .==is Virginius affir isa bad one > not dissimilar, o = hea If the offers of the Government ‘had discharged their duties she never would have been permitte ‘to sail from If ~ they kuew such a vessel wags being fitted out, they shou Ve prevented her from sailin ama affair, ‘onl said the eases were Our Government beld Great Britain responsible for the sailing of the Alabama, even when thats government had done all in-its power to-preventthe Alabama from leaving herpert. Our Government done nothing towards preventing the Virginius from getting away, though the Government. offivers_at New York undoubtedly knew that she-was a piratical craft loaded with fillibusters destined to aid the rebels at the fstand of Cuba. If the Ala‘bata was a pirate vessel, 80 was the Virginius. : If the Alabama was a ; 00d prize to our Government, the Virginius was equally go to the Spanish government, If Great Britain was responsible to our Government “tor damages resulting from the Alabama, our Governmentis equally re. sponsible to. thé Spanish government for damages dene bythe Virginius. The poorexcuse that Spain has not _aoknowledgedthe rebels-as_belligerexits, and therefore_our Government is bound to protect its itizens who are taken in the act of « war on the Spanish authorities, avail anything. The cxouse is so flimsy that Attorney-General Williams didn'talludetoit, =< The facts are simply,. the Virginius belonged to the Cuban Junta, of New York. One Patterson claimed to own her. He swore falsely to obtain her registry and clearance papers. She was loaded with men and arms in Now-Xorksharbor,, destined to aid the Cuban rebels, taken by the Spantsh authorities on » the high seas and her aréew. treated as pirates (which they were) and many of them tried as pirates and executed as such. When the veusel __-Was taken she\ was fiying the Ameri can flag, and most of thie’ fillibuaters on board claimed tobe American citizens. The Vessel being ‘American: registered, was by. our Government pe given, ie with® wal un. the difficulties surrounding her, she o1ng . the first day's fight. Such was the . ». the theory, and would be glad to She was: “+ Corral. One of hisjsons is the Dis-. in. " -She was not at the time of her. cap-. ture, an American vessel, she should ties. The proof”-was made in fall satisfaction of thefact that the Vir-+: ginius-wasnet-an American yessel, #and had no rignt to carry the AmerHoan flag; and while she was-in-pos-1 session of the United States authorities shé was lost, sunk to the bottom ofthe ocean,—_Now we contend our Government is responsible to Spain ‘in damages; and that to get out of will propose to Spain arbitration, and . in the end pay Spain in” gold. coin for the Vi ‘irginius. € Net in the Winter, it you Please. advocated ‘by Professor Powers of Chicago, in which he advocates the proposition that rain may ~be ‘produced at any time, and at any. lo. * The Professor arrived at--his—eonelusions by the fact that during-the “late onpleasantness’’ between thé North and the South, rain fell copiously. -immediately after every battle was fought,in which cannon and musketry were used. The Professor. has}. ascertained that after one hundred and thirty battles, rain followed: each one, and hence his theory that by firing cannon and musketry, or by blasting, or any other means by which concussion is ‘produced, rain may be made to fall copiously, Now we beg of the Alta that if it intends to make an_experiment_in. _ this State, to prove the-theory of Phofessor Powers to .be a good one, it will not choose Nevada county asthe place’ of testing, unless it is made in-the month of July ‘or August. Just at this time we can disnetise . with artillery practice. In the hot Smmer months-when not a cloud Appears mthe Heavens,;-to obscure Heaven's Tams s and heat, we would here. But not now if you please, one thing is certain, after every tle which has been fought contending forces whereij and artillery were rain fell in great a to be élved.” The fact is there howfevét that rain fell immediately after. each battle, or if the battle lasted several days, then during itor after case, at Gettysburg, Pittsburg Landing, Fair Oaks, Corinth, and sther places. ' We believe there is something in see it tested at some time or other, uring a droughty season. i li About the Raia Fall. 1 rain fall at this city in the year 1872-3, between the Ist of July, 1872 and the 30th June, 1873, was, 36,70 inches of water, The totalgrain fall from July 1st, 1873, to this date, has” bééih\27.53, within 11 inches of the total of last year. During the past nine years, about 12° inches more water has fallen\gfter thelst day of January than-fell p to thatdate in the same Teds sat unless this\.season shall turn out to be an exceptién.to the general rule, we may anticipate additional rain least 37 .53inches, which ~will make the total for the year ending 30th of June, 1874, of 65.06, being 26.36 mere than last year. The average rain fall per season-for the past nine years has been about 5U-inchess The rain. fall -at this place: forthe 24 hours, ending Friday evening last-at 5 o’clock,. was 1.20 inches. Since} Friday evening there’ has besn no Fatal Accident. On rece 4 morning last—one report 8 Saturday afternoon, as A. Fulweiider, for many years a résident of Frene Corral and in that occurred “which threw him “tothe ground with such force that he waa uninjured: Mr. Fulweilder was quite an elderly gentleman, ‘and much repspected by his neighbors, He was an old resident of this county, and . for a few years. past has jn the butchering business at French trict Attorney of -Placer county, this State. Mr, F. leaves quite a family of children to mourn his aud-. den death.“[be returned tothe Spanish authori. his congressional career by an-.exhi{ fact that he is the right man in the _great honor to himself and to them. . Frank Page. went to. Congress * nnder . * the suspicion —-that-he-would actus x } bis course thus far he has given inferal sections of land. as a wubsidy, Whether the theory be c correct or nat, Hy . priating $300, 000 for a _commence. fice than the present one, the wants -} enough without adding more to them ‘fall before the 30th of June of at. instantly killed. The children, es td coming in/te be filled. wy . My tha tesla as bisa Mr. Page’ has : thus far signalized . bition of great industry. ~ He is the ‘author of several bills which were introduced by him in “Congress, all having reference to California affairs, a few. of which We noticed iu our columns a few*days ago, Mr. “Page gives évidence to the right’ place. His constituency entrusted to his care’ and keeping ¢ertain important duties and he is discharging” them to the letter, with . tool of the railroad company. By contestible_evidencethat. the suspicions were groundless: Every bill thus far introduced. by ‘him, if it be“comes a law, will greatly benefit-the farming, mining aud commercial interests of’ our people, Not a vote has he given as yet in favor of #ubsidy in any of its forms, ‘ Can the same be, said of Luttrell, the only Democrat in” Congress from this State? Scarcely. He had hardly got -warm in his seat before he introduted a bill. granting to a corporation seyfor the construction of a wagon read from Siskiyou-to Klamath, and Luttrell, you know, wasthe great antisubsidy pet of the Sacramente Un-} ion, J The Union denounced Page as a} subsidy man, and praised Luttrell as . being anti-subsidy. This was a the« oretical view of that_paper._Prac-. tice shows that the sides are reversed. Page is. anti-subsidy. Luttrell isa Congressman of Francisco has“intreduced a bill in sip seaey to ee the Seeretary of . the Treasury to purchase at private é or by condemnation, in pursu. ance of the laws of California anthorizing such -procedure, a suitable lot in the. city of San Franicisvo, for the purpose ‘ef, erecting theréon a firethe United States Courts, and approment. We hope the bill will not pass, for however much the San Francisco people may desire a mere suitable: and convenient place for a post ofof the Government don’t require it. The present postoffice building, though ungainly in appearance -and inconveniently situated is’ ‘quite good enough for all practical purposes, The takes of the people are quite by’purchasing a lot and erecting an elegant building upon: it merely to gratify the whims of the Franciscans. The burthens of the people are heavy enough without adding another feather’s weight. When . our public debt is paid off, will be time enough to make improvements by erecting new buildings in our cities. If the Friscans are dissatisy . fed with the present arrangements, let them procure.better at their own ense, con, Hams, Lara, ete, to the advertisement of Jacob Naffziger, to be found ix to-days Transckxpt; it will be seen. that he has an immense qnaniity of Nbacon, hams and lard om hand, of hisown manufacture, which he invitesthe attention of consumers and the trade in general. The establishment of Mr. Naffziger has an ~viable reputation™for all kind fresh_and salt meats, ‘and Sia tends tate the employment of severaledditional butchers to~kill and prepare the meats for curing, “The secret of Naffziger’s hams, bacon andierd be. ing in such demand is, that everything about his establishment is un}der bis own immediate supervision and itspection. The reputation of his meats has extended. te other localities, and now from other counof this ‘and the State of Nevada, = Filed. Senator ent left hers for SaeraBtaten.that . by: _— =. . school, subsidist. __ ee = 1! Beat preof building for a Post Office; and . has steadily increased so as to necesai-. ment to resume the s"Sain Seige Changes Among School Teachers. . Bs test neareed gt ® vacancy t the parrinks Of Miss Smith, the. following promotions Of . teachers were made by the “Trustees: Miss Flora Cornell was promoted from the 2d tothe ist-Internmediate.— “Mise Allie! Davenport was promoted from Ist Primary to 3d. Intermediate. Miss Kate Edwards retains her-position-as teacher of 2d Primary,with increased salary. Miss Mary Gregory was promoted from.3d to 2d Intermediate. Miss Seraphine Nilon was.promoted from the colored school to the first . Primary, and Miss" Katie Madigan was appointed teacher of the Goloved . # The appointments, all of them, are excéllent, and, so far.ss we can learn, give tee cseeataotats a Oat. of Lack,Our Episcopal Chureh friends are } dezidedly out of luck The niembetship and congregation are thé-sinalls. est in-the city, but few as. they are they display any antount of We in trying to build -it up, They have iad all sorts.of discouragements,; but their last “bad luck’’>rather beats them, we are sorry to say, During the past year wearly thirty persons, men, women and children; have left this city to reside in San Franeisco, the men having received Beer ments-in the Narious . offices: Bay, It always was a my. a us how the Federal offi without drawing nm Nevada counisfied now and-pray sinting power may let us alone in t the future. At the rate our ple are leaving to fill appointments elsewhere, there wil) hardly be enough left to give the dead a re-} Spectable burial. w ae Common Scold. The Sacramento Union is a common scold, It has:railroad on the brain, badly. ‘Its last scold is against the Chamber of Commerce of San. Franciseo, . because . its committee could not find anything to condemn’ in the Central Pacific Railroad management, and — its committes: Central Pacifio—‘ag our only common carrier, as a monopoly occupying ground impregnable . tition for many years to means, of oppression, which the law is ‘the only ie 8 competent to reach,”’ The Union dissents from the above views as it does with the other views of the committee, that-it is inexpedient and unjust to the railrosd company to provide by law for the reduction of the maximum rates of fares aud freights on railroad lines; — The Union. cannot see things as. others do when the railroad monopoly is interested. Touch the Telegraph monepoly on the raw, how‘ever, and the Union fires up in a} minute in-support of the monopoly. The Union is right i in its position on . the reduction ‘of fares ‘and freights on railroads, and if it will only help . the people in breaking down the telegraph monopoly it will be doing good service. The District Court. The latest intelligence concerning Jadge~Reardan; ‘was to‘the effeet} that he is still lying at Auburn extremely ill and unable to travel. He sent word to the Sheriff, as we are informed, to adjourn Court from day te day for one week, and then if he is not present to adjourn it for the term. In all probability there will be no Court held during this “term which will expire by limitation of year 1873, amounting to the sum of . $11,470. ‘Tis includes the tax hse, The bond of Ealee 4 recent-. hance Uompany, “The tax assessed’ ly appointed N ‘ap. against that Company for the year san Fok fil rw LTA Hales. 05 70, taba. ae mon Fart illiant : S p Were his wurgtios . JB, F. Stookes, of this city, has Left tor we otis = feelin tar see et Tun official investi _ investigation inte the! Vitis, editor of of Spirit of thet tives on the new Senator, that Weaby replies to the foregoing: aregood slugs, you know Bro. Omen were filled . + Becsmber 31, 1873, to Jas. ey come>. ze Co fh as an institution armed with ter ofthe Motahe of J 6 gg be apron Sore . 4 _ RantanKoroé. This i is. the way t us D. Borugk, mes . ““Bornek, of the Spirit of the Times, is spose ogee over oe’ has election of Booth Ee pprends ba self through huge doubte leaded & a . fs in & way: terrible to behold. bas so exhausted his stock of adj don’t know what he ‘will do when the people nominate and elect Booth to the Presidency. Then he will have to lead his editorials with brevier Slugs,” And this is the.-way Mr. Bouck . Reg es jt twenty dol ‘ ch-were paid you of Santa Clara railroad bonds, to the Central Pacific. _Whén we say those how it is yourself, Wade in gentlemen. .the adage, “when. 5 all -out, &c.”’ Pitch in, we can stand it. “Let the galled jade. wince. Net Much Republican,“The Sacramento Union, ticle speaking’-of the €incinnati_ Commercial, says it~fhus been an ‘‘honest Republi an paper.” Not, mich, Duritig the last Pest heiel ‘election it was! an out'and out supporte ew-fangled party that had him fora standard bearer. It left the RepublTican party years a aE in are Judge of, Stanislaus county, was thrown from a buggy on Christuas Day,. and sustained —injuries—from which he died, after ling@ting thirtysix hours. 2 e-< Two Sacramento’ youths named William Wilsen and Charles Johnson have been arrested in Salt. Lake for burglary. . Axzovr 1,000 head of! eatttle -were killed by the settlers down about the lakes of Kern county during the past season, in ‘celanae af their crops. BORN. . *. At North San RG on the “morning of wife, a son. This makes us 4 Grandpa! BATE NOTICE.—State of Califoraant to an erder of this Go of Charles H tbe the ast Wil and testament of J. 1. deceased mitted te, Probate, {and letters : ‘testamentary be is< ued thereon to the said Charles Hegarty at which time and place all persons interestea therein may appearacd contest the same, Nevada, Jan, 5th, 1874. xerr.c T. 0, By Je eha Pattison. De Petitioner. pete, Kiles Seeris, Atty for New xeeet Goods! < on ‘eas, —Or— Wr. R. COE, Cor. of Main & Commercial Sta. . § “NEVADA CITY. BOOTS, SHOES, &o. EVER BROVORT to aw Mancer, ‘The stoes condints in part of BF eee > Shoes, Gaiters and Slippers. Men's Boots, Shoes, ‘ Brogans Gaiters, Slippers, &c. Of all xinds, qualities and varieties, n Jose Mer-. 7] ras “flopping,” andadyocating a sate} **4? You hie : of Horace’ Greeley: and ‘the . Tar Hon, A. G. Stakes, County N . Btidger pnd . rust: REORIVED ray LARGEST INV INVOICE of tho vey 2 ene a= nen of Ladies’, Mises and Children’s . All of which will be sold cheap for Caan} : and ascheapas the sam q@uality of Goods “ im : eee < REMOVAL. i / NAT. very, F OULD respectfully infor . ‘and thé _— @ciiers, a Ss a BP EO . new Shon — Opposite ‘the Exchange Eotel,ON BROAD STREET, ~ Where ke is Pine to do everyt the.lonsorial line in the highest the Art. ling in style of tiest of any in the City. visiting the city and in Strangers want 0 —-} 8 good shave or hair cut should caij on = By striet attention to business I hope te receive # libertl #hare-of pubiit patry — forget the r> Nevada, Jan. $a, 1874. ei MUSICY mie EXcELstOn sTRINa BAND! Aw now prepared to furnish good iy. Balls, Parties, Sociables, &e, On short notice. All orders left gt Krs. oLe & JEWKLL’s will ee atten? ed to. .* Mevada, Jan: 4th, 1874. cach Special Notice, OTICE is hereby given to all (persons indebted to the lateifirm of LANCAS. JER & ROBINSON that their xc counts have been placed jin the hands: of -J-B GRAY for collection and that . prompt Payment must be made by those Rave Cost. Ay TT. ROBINSON, Surviving partner of Lancaster & Robizeon, Hae City, am Ast, 174. MAYRIRCE BROS. & 00, IONEER Manufacturers of CIGARS in ‘California, and Importers of Havana Cigars and Tobacco. No. 405 Battery Street, Corner of Clay, San Francisco. janl B. MERRY, U~. 35 Deputy and _ County Burveyor. A. E, McGREGOR, sate Chief Deputy Surveyor, City & ~“Cownty of sual MERRY 6 & McGREGOR, IVIL “AND MINING ENGINEERS, NEVADA cITy. wa Office at the COURT HOUSE. OrdeJ left atthe Daily Union Office, Grass Valie will. meet with prompt attention, ast ! TOILET GOODS ‘a _, PRESTON’S. WV ATERPROOF BLACKING, COUGH CANDY, DRUGS and MEDICINES NEVADA DRUG STORE. E. M. PRESTOY, ~~ DRUGGIST. to meet tion of officers will ‘take place and other business of ce will be transacted. It is hoped every member will be present 430 By order of the TRUSTEES. Nevada Assay Office, Serre im 1863, 3BY— JAMES.J. OTT. Tissesichable Fragrance. * a [MORRAY & LANMAN® CELEBRATED \ FLORIDA WATER. Pr Tevramscct , Speen disaster <i HANDKERCHIEF, . AR THE TOILET,His Barber Shop is the Neatest aria pret.ae my old who would . ~ ka Lake ene SURVEYORS & DRAUGHTS: ‘FOR THE HOLIDAYS! x. Ww: -Oorner Brosd and Pine Brett . ‘Nevada City. aa MBVADA® ‘IBRARY. HE members of Nevada Library AsRe Library Hall. on SA" TURD AY EVENING,= January 10th, 1874, at 7 o'clock. An elec: Re. oie py a ed = Geen rea Raat agg ip +. Off. evada City, Sept. 17th. _ HENRY WAGNER, M. . AT BELL & mit» mao Dae Corner Orang etRS most lasting, yet most 64 Left for pistol. at John to commit mu pefore Justice yenue having . vidson. Yeste = for Colfax, lea 5 Ged several ese and, amo “Attorneys Th pa joking, @n i toit. We Seth will rema no further a against him, b bs prosecuted his bonds will the Grand-Jur: be made to p against hiro, ~The Hor. Senator Ot proposition tl ten, to-build a via Grass Vall informed that says he will t stock in the e: two. : Only ei Gentlemen Don't be mod “dred men in t who are able t stock if they ¥ ‘backward in e¢ Water fo: Tn conseque weather in the ter for mining scarce, The with snow anc quence, man} gladly be at v ~ Adie, At San -allglong the 1 they obtaining Co who have to r ter on the Mil idle most of t] : Sunday The concert gationalChure was & grand was crowded { and the child: Prank -Willie _ Speech; on he! sented to the . 1 Preston, a bes Mr. Preston y Present, The ing amounted \. Bad It is reporté storms of la tion of the Ey in the neighb seta flame, , jured @ slice field Co's, dit A large force F Making Tepait 3, and they * completed. _—— Furnita: The furnite cation i is mad Will not be so & this office, — bier We learn. ¢ Dewly ie ppoin this State, wi Ske up a resi

i ahars: -diffiealties growing out of her cap cality by the firing of cannon. = wntcton 7 we Li guy hence al City, County: ind vz * Official oo Bahes _ Tuesday, iam. ‘6th, 1874. The Virginius Sunk. ; 1 ao'Dbe. pirate: ship--Virginius, that. “came near involving us. in-war with Spain, now liés at the bottom of the ocean; When-she—was surrendered by tlé Cabatis she was find to be ~ ja very leaky condition.” An effort) The Alta in discussing a theory wag made to get her to the New York harbor, but the fates ordained other-} wise. Whether this, will complicate matterg or put a final quietus to the tare, remains to be-sveio dt looks tous as though the United States will bave to pay Spain the. ¥alue of the vessel in the shape of damages. The ptotocol stipulated that on proof being made by the Spanish government “that the Virginius’ was not an Americanivessel, She svas to be returned to Spain. The ‘proof was made to the satisfaction of. our Seaaiges! dét a fraudulent vealatey and false colors, and as in duty bound our Government must-retarn the vessel or pay her value in money. ~"We noticé ant article in one of our ee ‘which says that the administration of Gen. Gtant, suffers from this Virginius affair in this, that it recognizes the principle that the American flag protects a vessel, even = though it may be piratical, “Phe Ad= ministration does; not suffer from any such cause. . Attorney-General Williams gave it as his opinion. that a vessel shilingunder the American célors had'a tight to the protection of the United States government, but the Administration has adopted no such doctrine. Becaus¢ one member of Grant’s cabinet errs “in opinion, itis no-reason why all should do 80 jor-why~ the Administration \ should ‘suffer in publi opinion. for prof .==is Virginius affir isa bad one > not dissimilar, o = hea If the offers of the Government ‘had discharged their duties she never would have been permitte ‘to sail from If ~ they kuew such a vessel wags being fitted out, they shou Ve prevented her from sailin ama affair, ‘onl said the eases were Our Government beld Great Britain responsible for the sailing of the Alabama, even when thats government had done all in-its power to-preventthe Alabama from leaving herpert. Our Government done nothing towards preventing the Virginius from getting away, though the Government. offivers_at New York undoubtedly knew that she-was a piratical craft loaded with fillibusters destined to aid the rebels at the fstand of Cuba. If the Ala‘bata was a pirate vessel, 80 was the Virginius. : If the Alabama was a ; 00d prize to our Government, the Virginius was equally go to the Spanish government, If Great Britain was responsible to our Government “tor damages resulting from the Alabama, our Governmentis equally re. sponsible to. thé Spanish government for damages dene bythe Virginius. The poorexcuse that Spain has not _aoknowledgedthe rebels-as_belligerexits, and therefore_our Government is bound to protect its itizens who are taken in the act of « war on the Spanish authorities, avail anything. The cxouse is so flimsy that Attorney-General Williams didn'talludetoit, =< The facts are simply,. the Virginius belonged to the Cuban Junta, of New York. One Patterson claimed to own her. He swore falsely to obtain her registry and clearance papers. She was loaded with men and arms in Now-Xorksharbor,, destined to aid the Cuban rebels, taken by the Spantsh authorities on » the high seas and her aréew. treated as pirates (which they were) and many of them tried as pirates and executed as such. When the veusel __-Was taken she\ was fiying the Ameri can flag, and most of thie’ fillibuaters on board claimed tobe American citizens. The Vessel being ‘American: registered, was by. our Government pe given, ie with® wal un. the difficulties surrounding her, she o1ng . the first day's fight. Such was the . ». the theory, and would be glad to She was: “+ Corral. One of hisjsons is the Dis-. in. " -She was not at the time of her. cap-. ture, an American vessel, she should ties.. The proof”-was made in fall satisfaction of thefact that the Vir-+: ginius-wasnet-an American yessel, #and had no rignt to carry the AmerHoan flag; and while she was-in-pos-1 session of the United States authorities shé was lost, sunk to the bottom ofthe ocean,—_Now we contend our Government is responsible to Spain ‘in damages; and that to get out of will propose to Spain arbitration, and . in the end pay Spain in” gold. coin for the Vi ‘irginius. € Net in the Winter, it you Please. advocated ‘by Professor Powers of Chicago, in which he advocates the proposition that rain may ~be ‘produced at any time, and at any. lo. * The Professor arrived at--his—eonelusions by the fact that during-the “late onpleasantness’’ between thé North and the South, rain fell copiously. -immediately after every battle was fought,in which cannon and musketry were used. The Professor. has}. ascertained that after one hundred and thirty battles, rain followed: each one, and hence his theory that by firing cannon and musketry, or by blasting, or any other means by which concussion is ‘produced, rain may be made to fall copiously, Now we beg of the Alta that if it intends to make an_experiment_in. _ this State, to prove the-theory of Phofessor Powers to .be a good one, it will not choose Nevada county asthe place’ of testing, unless it is made in-the month of July ‘or August. Just at this time we can disnetise . with artillery practice. In the hot Smmer months-when not a cloud Appears mthe Heavens,;-to obscure Heaven's Tams s and heat, we would here. But not now if you please, one thing is certain, after every tle which has been fought contending forces whereij and artillery were rain fell in great a to be élved.” The fact is there howfevét that rain fell immediately after. each battle, or if the battle lasted several days, then during itor after case, at Gettysburg, Pittsburg Landing, Fair Oaks, Corinth, and sther places. ' We believe there is something in see it tested at some time or other, uring a droughty season. i li About the Raia Fall. 1 rain fall at this city in the year 1872-3, between the Ist of July, 1872 and the 30th June, 1873, was, 36,70 inches of water, The totalgrain fall from July 1st, 1873, to this date, has” bééih\27.53, within 11 inches of the total of last year. During the past nine years, about 12° inches more water has fallen\gfter thelst day of January than-fell p to thatdate in the same Teds sat unless this\.season shall turn out to be an exceptién.to the general rule, we may anticipate additional rain least 37 .53inches, which ~will make the total for the year ending 30th of June, 1874, of 65.06, being 26.36 mere than last year. The average rain fall per season-for the past nine years has been about 5U-inchess The rain. fall -at this place: forthe 24 hours, ending Friday evening last-at 5 o’clock,. was 1.20 inches. Since} Friday evening there’ has besn no Fatal Accident. On rece 4 morning last—one report 8 Saturday afternoon, as A. Fulweiider, for many years a résident of Frene Corral and in that occurred “which threw him “tothe ground with such force that he waa uninjured: Mr. Fulweilder was quite an elderly gentleman, ‘and much repspected by his neighbors, He was an old resident of this county, and . for a few years. past has jn the butchering business at French trict Attorney of -Placer county, this State. Mr, F. leaves quite a family of children to mourn his aud-. den death.“[be returned tothe Spanish authori. his congressional career by an-.exhi{ fact that he is the right man in the _great honor to himself and to them. . Frank Page. went to. Congress * nnder . * the suspicion —-that-he-would actus x } bis course thus far he has given inferal sections of land. as a wubsidy, Whether the theory be c correct or nat, Hy . priating $300, 000 for a _commence. fice than the present one, the wants -} enough without adding more to them ‘fall before the 30th of June of at. instantly killed. The children, es td coming in/te be filled. wy . My tha tesla as bisa Mr. Page’ has : thus far signalized . bition of great industry. ~ He is the ‘author of several bills which were introduced by him in “Congress, all having reference to California affairs, a few. of which We noticed iu our columns a few*days ago, Mr. “Page gives évidence to the right’ place. His constituency entrusted to his care’ and keeping ¢ertain important duties and he is discharging” them to the letter, with . tool of the railroad company. By contestible_evidencethat. the suspicions were groundless: Every bill thus far introduced. by ‘him, if it be“comes a law, will greatly benefit-the farming, mining aud commercial interests of’ our people, Not a vote has he given as yet in favor of #ubsidy in any of its forms, ‘ Can the same be, said of Luttrell, the only Democrat in” Congress from this State? Scarcely. He had hardly got -warm in his seat before he introduted a bill. granting to a corporation seyfor the construction of a wagon read from Siskiyou-to Klamath, and Luttrell, you know, wasthe great antisubsidy pet of the Sacramente Un-} ion, J The Union denounced Page as a} subsidy man, and praised Luttrell as . being anti-subsidy. This was a the« oretical view of that_paper._Prac-. tice shows that the sides are reversed. Page is. anti-subsidy. Luttrell isa Congressman of Francisco has“intreduced a bill in sip seaey to ee the Seeretary of . the Treasury to purchase at private é or by condemnation, in pursu. ance of the laws of California anthorizing such -procedure, a suitable lot in the. city of San Franicisvo, for the purpose ‘ef, erecting theréon a firethe United States Courts, and approment. We hope the bill will not pass, for however much the San Francisco people may desire a mere suitable: and convenient place for a post ofof the Government don’t require it. The present postoffice building, though ungainly in appearance -and inconveniently situated is’ ‘quite good enough for all practical purposes, The takes of the people are quite by’purchasing a lot and erecting an elegant building upon: it merely to gratify the whims of the Franciscans. The burthens of the people are heavy enough without adding another feather’s weight.. When . our public debt is paid off, will be time enough to make improvements by erecting new buildings in our cities. If the Friscans are dissatisy . fed with the present arrangements, let them procure.better at their own ense, con, Hams, Lara, ete, to the advertisement of Jacob Naffziger, to be found ix to-days Transckxpt; it will be seen. that he has an immense qnaniity of Nbacon, hams and lard om hand, of hisown manufacture, which he invitesthe attention of consumers and the trade in general.. The establishment of Mr. Naffziger has an ~viable reputation™for all kind fresh_and salt meats, ‘and Sia tends tate the employment of severaledditional butchers to~kill and prepare the meats for curing, “The secret of Naffziger’s hams, bacon andierd be. ing in such demand is, that everything about his establishment is un}der bis own immediate supervision and itspection. The reputation of his meats has extended. te other localities, and now from other counof this ‘and the State of Nevada, = Filed. Senator ent left hers for SaeraBtaten.that . by: _— =. . school, subsidist. __ ee = 1! Beat preof building for a Post Office; and . has steadily increased so as to necesai-. ment to resume the s"Sain Seige Changes Among School Teachers. . Bs test neareed gt ® vacancy t the parrinks Of Miss Smith, the. following promotions Of . teachers were made by the “Trustees: Miss Flora Cornell was promoted from the 2d tothe ist-Internmediate.— “Mise Allie! Davenport was promoted from Ist Primary to 3d. Intermediate. Miss Kate Edwards retains her-position-as teacher of 2d Primary,with increased salary. Miss Mary Gregory was promoted from.3d to 2d Intermediate. Miss Seraphine Nilon was.promoted from the colored school to the first . Primary, and Miss" Katie Madigan was appointed teacher of the Goloved . # The appointments, all of them, are excéllent, and, so far.ss we can learn, give tee cseeataotats a Oat. of Lack,Our Episcopal Chureh friends are } dezidedly out of luck The niembetship and congregation are thé-sinalls. est in-the city, but few as. they are they display any antount of We in trying to build -it up, They have iad all sorts.of discouragements,; but their last “bad luck’’>rather beats them, we are sorry to say, During the past year wearly thirty persons, men, women and children; have left this city to reside in San Franeisco, the men having received Beer ments-in the Narious . offices: Bay, It always was a my. a us how the Federal offi without drawing nm Nevada counisfied now and-pray sinting power may let us alone in t the future. At the rate our ple are leaving to fill appointments elsewhere, there wil) hardly be enough left to give the dead a re-} Spectable burial. w ae Common Scold. The Sacramento Union is a common scold, It has:railroad on the brain, badly. ‘Its last scold is against the Chamber of Commerce of San. Franciseo, . because . its committee could not find anything to condemn’ in the Central Pacific Railroad management, and — its committes:

Central Pacifio—‘ag our only common carrier, as a monopoly occupying ground impregnable . tition for many years to means, of oppression, which the law is ‘the only ie 8 competent to reach,”’ The Union dissents from the above views as it does with the other views of the committee, that-it is inexpedient and unjust to the railrosd company to provide by law for the reduction of the maximum rates of fares aud freights on railroad lines; — The Union. cannot see things as. others do when the railroad monopoly is interested. Touch the Telegraph monepoly on the raw, how‘ever, and the Union fires up in a} minute in-support of the monopoly. The Union is right i in its position on . the reduction ‘of fares ‘and freights on railroads, and if it will only help . the people in breaking down the telegraph monopoly it will be doing good service. The District Court. The latest intelligence concerning Jadge~Reardan; ‘was to‘the effeet} that he is still lying at Auburn extremely ill and unable to travel. He sent word to the Sheriff, as we are informed, to adjourn Court from day te day for one week, and then if he is not present to adjourn it for the term. In all probability there will be no Court held during this “term which will expire by limitation of year 1873, amounting to the sum of . $11,470. ‘Tis includes the tax hse, The bond of Ealee 4 recent-. hance Uompany, “The tax assessed’ ly appointed N ‘ap. against that Company for the year san Fok fil rw LTA Hales. 05 70, taba. ae mon Fart illiant : S p Were his wurgtios . JB, F. Stookes, of this city, has Left tor we otis = feelin tar see et Tun official investi _ investigation inte the! Vitis, editor of of Spirit of thet tives on the new Senator, that Weaby replies to the foregoing: aregood slugs, you know Bro. Omen were filled . + Becsmber 31, 1873, to Jas. ey come>. ze Co fh as an institution armed with ter ofthe Motahe of J 6 gg be apron Sore . 4 _ RantanKoroé. This i is. the way t us D. Borugk, mes . ““Bornek, of the Spirit of the Times, is spose ogee over oe’ has election of Booth Ee pprends ba self through huge doubte leaded & a . fs in & way: terrible to behold. bas so exhausted his stock of adj don’t know what he ‘will do when the people nominate and elect Booth to the Presidency. Then he will have to lead his editorials with brevier Slugs,” And this is the.-way Mr. Bouck . Reg es jt twenty dol ‘ ch-were paid you of Santa Clara railroad bonds, to the Central Pacific. _Whén we say those how it is yourself, Wade in gentlemen. .the adage, “when. 5 all -out, &c.”’ Pitch in, we can stand it. “Let the galled jade. wince. Net Much Republican,“The Sacramento Union, ticle speaking’-of the €incinnati_ Commercial, says it~fhus been an ‘‘honest Republi an paper.” Not, mich, Duritig the last Pest heiel ‘election it was! an out'and out supporte ew-fangled party that had him fora standard bearer. It left the RepublTican party years a aE in are Judge of, Stanislaus county, was thrown from a buggy on Christuas Day,. and sustained —injuries—from which he died, after ling@ting thirtysix hours. 2 e-< Two Sacramento’ youths named William Wilsen and Charles Johnson have been arrested in Salt. Lake for burglary. . Axzovr 1,000 head of! eatttle -were killed by the settlers down about the lakes of Kern county during the past season, in ‘celanae af their crops. BORN. . *. At North San RG on the “morning of wife, a son. This makes us 4 Grandpa! BATE NOTICE.—State of Califoraant to an erder of this Go of Charles H tbe the ast Wil and testament of J. 1. deceased mitted te, Probate, {and letters : ‘testamentary be is< ued thereon to the said Charles Hegarty at which time and place all persons interestea therein may appearacd contest the same, Nevada, Jan, 5th, 1874. xerr.c T. 0, By Je eha Pattison. De Petitioner. pete, Kiles Seeris, Atty for New xeeet Goods! < on ‘eas, —Or— Wr. R. COE, Cor. of Main & Commercial Sta. . § “NEVADA CITY. BOOTS, SHOES, &o. EVER BROVORT to aw Mancer, ‘The stoes condints in part of BF eee > Shoes, Gaiters and Slippers. Men's Boots, Shoes, ‘ Brogans Gaiters, Slippers, &c. Of all xinds, qualities and varieties, n Jose Mer-. 7] ras “flopping,” andadyocating a sate} **4? You hie : of Horace’ Greeley: and ‘the . Tar Hon, A. G. Stakes, County N . Btidger pnd . rust: REORIVED ray LARGEST INV INVOICE of tho vey 2 ene a= nen of Ladies’, Mises and Children’s . All of which will be sold cheap for Caan} : and ascheapas the sam q@uality of Goods “ im : eee < REMOVAL. i / NAT. very, F OULD respectfully infor . ‘and thé _— @ciiers, a Ss a BP EO . new Shon — Opposite ‘the Exchange Eotel,ON BROAD STREET, ~ Where ke is Pine to do everyt the.lonsorial line in the highest the Art. ling in style of tiest of any in the City. visiting the city and in Strangers want 0 —-} 8 good shave or hair cut should caij on = By striet attention to business I hope te receive # libertl #hare-of pubiit patry — forget the r> Nevada, Jan. $a, 1874. ei MUSICY mie EXcELstOn sTRINa BAND! Aw now prepared to furnish good iy. Balls, Parties, Sociables, &e, On short notice. All orders left gt Krs. oLe & JEWKLL’s will ee atten? ed to. .* Mevada, Jan: 4th, 1874. cach Special Notice, OTICE is hereby given to all (persons indebted to the lateifirm of LANCAS. JER & ROBINSON that their xc counts have been placed jin the hands: of -J-B GRAY for collection and that . prompt Payment must be made by those Rave Cost. Ay TT. ROBINSON, Surviving partner of Lancaster & Robizeon, Hae City, am Ast, 174. MAYRIRCE BROS. & 00, IONEER Manufacturers of CIGARS in ‘California, and Importers of Havana Cigars and Tobacco. No. 405 Battery Street, Corner of Clay, San Francisco. janl B. MERRY, U~. 35 Deputy and _ County Burveyor. A. E, McGREGOR, sate Chief Deputy Surveyor, City & ~“Cownty of sual MERRY 6 & McGREGOR, IVIL “AND MINING ENGINEERS, NEVADA cITy. wa Office at the COURT HOUSE. OrdeJ left atthe Daily Union Office, Grass Valie will. meet with prompt attention, ast ! TOILET GOODS ‘a _, PRESTON’S. WV ATERPROOF BLACKING, COUGH CANDY, DRUGS and MEDICINES NEVADA DRUG STORE. E. M. PRESTOY, ~~ DRUGGIST. to meet tion of officers will ‘take place and other business of ce will be transacted. It is hoped every member will be present 430 By order of the TRUSTEES. Nevada Assay Office, Serre im 1863, 3BY— JAMES.J. OTT. Tissesichable Fragrance. * a [MORRAY & LANMAN® CELEBRATED \ FLORIDA WATER. Pr Tevramscct , Speen disaster <i HANDKERCHIEF, . AR THE TOILET,His Barber Shop is the Neatest aria pret.ae my old who would . ~ ka Lake ene SURVEYORS & DRAUGHTS: ‘FOR THE HOLIDAYS! x. Ww: -Oorner Brosd and Pine Brett . ‘Nevada City. aa MBVADA® ‘IBRARY. HE members of Nevada Library AsRe Library Hall. on SA" TURD AY EVENING,= January 10th, 1874, at 7 o'clock. An elec: Re. oie py a ed = Geen rea Raat agg ip +. Off. evada City, Sept. 17th. _ HENRY WAGNER, M. . AT BELL & mit» mao Dae Corner Orang etRS most lasting, yet most 64 Left for pistol. at John to commit mu pefore Justice yenue having . vidson. Yeste = for Colfax, lea 5 Ged several ese and, amo “Attorneys Th pa joking, @n i toit. We Seth will rema no further a against him, b bs prosecuted his bonds will the Grand-Jur: be made to p against hiro, ~The Hor. Senator Ot proposition tl ten, to-build a via Grass Vall informed that says he will t stock in the e: two. : Only ei Gentlemen Don't be mod “dred men in t who are able t stock if they ¥ ‘backward in e¢ Water fo: Tn conseque weather in the ter for mining scarce, The with snow anc quence, man} gladly be at v ~ Adie, At San -allglong the 1 they obtaining Co who have to r ter on the Mil idle most of t] : Sunday The concert gationalChure was & grand was crowded { and the child: Prank -Willie _ Speech; on he! sented to the . 1 Preston, a bes Mr. Preston y Present, The ing amounted \. Bad It is reporté storms of la tion of the Ey in the neighb seta flame, , jured @ slice field Co's, dit A large force F Making Tepait 3, and they * completed. _—— Furnita: The furnite cation i is mad Will not be so & this office, — bier We learn. ¢ Dewly ie ppoin this State, wi Ske up a resi