July 13, 1873 (4 pages)

ay. July 13th, 1978, Sa Educational. Many a youth who has never been ‘ to college or university at ail has » become eminent in various departments of enterprise, and in the camp and council, — It. bas been traly. said that the three greatest natural geniuses Great Britain ever preduced. wore @ player, « tinkerandsgauger— Shakepear, Bunyax and Burns. Of those who have gone tv colleges and universities, it may well be doubted ’ whether the men who have taken the "highest honors, have, as a general rule, taken the highest honors in life afterwards. Plants that last long are generally of slow growth. Daniel Webster failed, at the termination of hig college course, to attain the first rank in the academic scale, though the story of his tearing up his diploma in disgust is a myth. What little schooling Henry Clay obtained was imparted in a log-cabin ~“gehoolhouse by self-appointed “tench=" ets of xyery moderate acquirements®n the other hand, Calhoun: graduated at Yale College with the highest distinction. After all, it is the man himself that wins success and makes his own fortunes, though collegiate workshops may furnish him with processes and instruments which greatly facilitate his. work. We do not, of course,-intend to disparage the advantage of collegiate and university education, where it is based upon a true system of moral and intellectual discipline, of training youth to think and act right, aud adapting their training to their aim in life and’to the necessities of the period and of the country in which they live. Atthe same time it may be doubted whether so many years as are generally devoted in colleges to Greek and Latin give any material aid-te the great purpose of life beyond general culture. It is ’ andoubtedly true that many students have borne off the first collegiate honors in Greek and Latin who could not express themselves gracefully, vigorously or even grammatically in English, a language which the late Dr. Johnson declared adequate to every purpose of use end ‘eloquence. It must be admitted that in this respect Americans are .at least like the Romans, to whose lan. guage is given such prominence in our schools, and of whom it has been said that it was nearly as _ difficult, evenin Rome for the yeung to become acquainted with classical Latin as with afereigntongue. The Greeks, of whom the Romans were pupils in literature, and who inphilosophy, poetry ‘and oratory have mever been surpassed, found their own plastic and euphonieus, simple and sublime language adequate for all their purposes. Dismissing the question ef devoting so much time to dead languages, instead of living mother tongues, ‘we are glad to notice that increased attention is paid in our schools ‘and colleges ‘to the art of English composition, most of thé higher educational institutions having prizes which are awarded to the best. competitors in that branch. Another gratifying * indication of improvement is that a larger share of time is now given to the study and practice of elocution thanformerly. It is ulmost incredible that, in a country where speech‘making ia so much the onder of the lay -as-in_our own, there are few, -ehools andcoileges that have pro‘essors of elocution’ Even theologival seminaries, all whose graduates inect to make reading and speakong part of their vocation, have rare* any provisio® for clocutionary in“ruction,. Every college and high i ublic schoo! should bave a eompetunt professor of this valuable art— ;ot that every one is expected to be ‘, orater, but that he may be a reroader of the language. In . Tue.spire of the Lutheran chu: at Springfield, Ohio, .was struck hy lightning the other evening, setting iton fire. A firemen attempted to ascend from the interior of the spire with hose, when a block of timber "fell on his bead, eansing denth, The spira burned, but the thurch was saved.” ; a Daily Transcript ever rs mantener PL AA, ¥ ; leach of his daughters hasbeen voted blic ‘schools~-elucution ‘has: * . Milwaukee on the Lake Shore, grows -News Items. ~ ~ Ft is asserted that the loss of the #teamship City of Washington is the reshilt of the-reckless indifference of her officers, who did not take'an observation for seven days and did not once cause the lead tobe heaved,and When-the steamer struck they had not the Feast idea where she was. If: should serve the remainder of their livesinthe penitentiary. The steamer is a total wreck. self by honoring the memory of Pres{dent Benito Juarez. She has voted motinment to—eost$50,000, “The national flag is. to be run wp every time his birthday comes tound;.anda petision of $3,000 while single, and } $1,500 after marriage. The best bi-. with $2,000. Judge Stanley of the San Francisco County Court, on Tuesday stated on the Bench that he ‘had been informed that the Grand Jury which had been summoned for his Court had been packed im the interests of certain criminals, and thereupon . . dleven_of the persons who ‘had been a Se Mexice is doing great:credit to her. + tne county aredivided as follows: Three Supervisors are to be nominated and elected this Fall. One in, the Fourth District, consisting of Eureka, Bloomfield, amd Washington township, to sficéeed Jd:~ W, Robb, whose term expites.@ne in tthe Fifth District, consisting , of Meadow ‘Lake and Little York-townthese charges be trne, those officers ‘ships, and one in the Third District, of ‘consisting of Bridgéport and Rough and Ready townships. The twe Jatter are additional Supervisors ‘prowided for in the code. The districts 1st, Nevada township. 2d. Grasa Valley. 34. Bridgeport and Bough Ready. 4th. Eureka and Bloomfield. 5th. Meadow Lake and Little York. The office of Supervisor, always one of the most important and responsible in the county, is rendered ographer of Juarea will be rewarded . . more so by the fact thet. after the next election Supervisors will be ex-officio Roud Commissioner of the several distficts. It is important, therefore, thet men:of excellent busness qualifications should be. selected as candidates for this ‘office, and we would suggest that the names of guch be canvassed among the people of the several districts in which such . social. . ‘stages of water. /* San Jaan Iremty 4. We condense the following fr the San Juap Times,of yesterday The committee of arrangémen the Fourth of July celebration, after’ payimg all bills, had $192;60. left, whi¢hthey propose to increase to $200°and present $100 to each of the fire companies of the.town. : A pleasant party was given at the residence of A. ‘8. Spooner on Friday evening, and on, Thursday evening 8 party'was given at Mr, Sweetland’s residence. The ridge is alive and 4 Peter Wodell is announced as @ candidate for Supervisor #n Bridg port district. 23 op A blast of 368 kegs of powder wete exploded in the Biue Point mine at" Sucker Flat,-afew-days ago. Such blasts as‘thesé amount te “little less than ewrthquakes. a Riven Wareiroors.—Among the many phenomena of’ the Colorado river are “‘swirls,”’ so called. They occur everywhere, bit: only at high A bubble rises from the bottom and breaks with a slight sound.on the surface, The water at the point begins a-rotary motion so sitiall that ah inverted teacup might cover it, Larger and larger grows summoned as Grand Furors were excused from serving. . : Miss Hulett, Chicago’s new lady. lawyer has studied law three years, and was admitted to the bar after a severe examination before ‘the Supreme Court. There were twentythree ‘gentlemen in ‘the-class,and she surpesséd them all, “The average age of the class was twenty-four, and she was but nineteen. Desperate Attempt at Rebbery in _ Marysville. . At 3 o’clock on Friday. afternoon, two men entered Decker & Jewett’s bank, at Marysville. One leveled a revolver atJewett’s head, and told him not to move. Jewett started fora gun, Therobber went forhim, when Bingham, who was in the bank, fired at'the robber and was knocked down. The accomplice fled, and the robber inside also started fo run, when the bank ‘men, grabbing shot guns, both fired, and the robber fell, with twenty buckshot in him. He was found to be James Collins, alias Frank Whipple., He died that evening,and said that P. W. Winkley was one of the parties. The accomplice with him was John A Toney. Winkley was arrested, and officers were in pursuit.of Toney. Poctoring in Texan They had’a very unhealthy Health Officer at Sabine Pass, Texas. Dr. R. 8. Morgan, until lately, held that ‘office. It was his duty to inspect vessels when they ‘arrived at quarantine. There were some who thought he 4i& not conduct ‘the affairs of quarantine properly, und‘ said so. Among these was Warren Page, who ought to have kept hismouth. shut asa sanitary regulation, if for no other purpose. There were no other doctors near for Dr. Morgan to quarrel with and.to hate, and he was full of bile and teok the first opportunity to vent his spleen. He was riding from inspecting a vessel, and met Page in the road. Without many words he drew a dirk knife and commenced dissecting “his sub ject. ‘The Doctor inflicted half a dozen separate and distinct fatal stabs upon Page, and left him in the road. He was found nearly dead, and the Doctor was found smoking his meerschaum, in his own house, arrayed in dressing gown and slippers. He refused to trent the wounded man any further, and Page died. The little incident shows that as a sanitary regulation there ought to be more. than one doctor within all, or none at all. Dr. Morgan was removed from his Health Office to jail, aud there is now an opening for one or two good physicians at, Sabine Pass. The citizens, at first, thought of giving Dr. Morgan a taste of his own medicine, but concluded to wait until they could get another doctor among them. fn. the meanwhile the vessels a¥e aninapected, coudition is bad, and the people of . the Pass have no family physician. —— Lar Fonitst, 28 miles out toward more. and more Chicago’s most _andfashionable suburb. A many ef the first folks have their er houses there. Sax Francisco contains 54,755 ‘chitdteh undef 15 year which 34,796 are of the 486 Chinese children in th 150 were bora in this country. ple there are utterly ruined. Officers are to be Choseii. 2 lively Runaway. ‘On Thursday evening. a black pony driven by John Blasauf’s son, ran away and young Blasauf and a little son of Louis Dreyfus, narrowly escaped injury. The shaft of the wagon broke down on Sacramento street ahd the horse started. On making the turn into Broad street. young Blasauf was thrown out but the other boy clung to the wagon until it was upset and the box thrown off. He was uninjured and young Blasanuf only received a slight cut on the head.’ : Hyen is enjoying a vacation in Nova Scotia, All matriage licenses in that province must receive the signature of the Governor, before the ceremony can legally be performed; and as Governor, Howe is dead, arid bis successor, Judge Johnston is still in Europe, the lovers of Nova Scotia must wait for, his return. SRE aM bo, Sells, cea eames ee . Tux voters of Brighton; Massachusetts, appropriated $164,000 for various improvements the other day, and cautious Bostonians are shaking their.wise hands and intimating that this extraordinary amount was added ‘to the debt of the town. in. view of possible annexation to“Boston. How. W. W. Concoran has agreed to give to the Columbian University in Washington $200,000, on condition that $100,000 more be given ‘by others. His offer is to remain open until the Ist of Jandary next, and an attempt is being made toraise the $100,000. ‘ A Curtovs Lerrer.—A brief but very curious letter, hitherto hid in the archives of a family at Brunswick, has just been published as ilJustrative of the opinions held by the German middle class of their Muscoyite neighbors a. century ago. The general outlines: of the victory won by Frederick the great at Zorndorf (August 25, 1758) are by no means inaccurately related by the writer, eonsidering that his acesount of the defeat of the Russian invasion of that era reached Brunswick not many days later than the battle, be. ing dispatched from a Russian town only forty-eight hours after it occurred, But the anthropophrgite propensities so confidently attributed to. the Russians nearly half century after Peter the Great’sreforms, show how utterly outside of the pale of European civilization they were still regarded. : “News has atrived,’’ beging the writer, ‘‘by the courieron his way to Bremen that the King has utterly beaten the Russians after a battle which began at 7 .a.M., and lasted till the evening. 15,000 of them were left on the. fleld; butvery few jrisoners were take except three Lieutenant-Generals, six Major-Generals, ‘and — sixty field. officers, no’ quarters being given to the rank and file. "The Ring at ue outset of the action took a standard in his band and led the army on. The whole of the Rusgiap. military chest is o senha bac: davageens rotibles in it. Sixty postillions, blowing their reached Berlin: , the sad news. The enemy’s commander-in-chief is cut offandas » as taken. The towns Lead oss have been burned in the whole aistrict that the Russians ocenpied, aud during their retreat, so that the : The ussian army was reckoned at 70,000. or 80,000 mien; ours at about 50,000. Such a battle never was; it surpeases even that of Lissa. The Russians had in their kn # the loins and legs of the children that they fed on. There are no can — in the disct passed through, ¢hey having been all censumed by the Rusaiane 27th of August, 1733," — ‘top, and coming toa point in the the same thing bas been going on. the circle, ti!l a surface forty feet in diameter is in motion, spinning centre two or three feet across at the . depths below. Often’ a large tree floating down the stream is caught the air twenty or thirty feet, while the other passes underneath, the exposed end to be slowly drawn down again and to.disappear. ‘Three soldiers, deserters from Oamp Mohave, passing through the ravine immediately below the fork, suffered their craftto run into a swirl. One of the crew, at the first intimation: of danger, threw himself overboard beyond the charmed Circle, and as he swam away, he turned his head and saw the boat spim round and round, until one end being drawn in the vortex and the other upheaved in the air, it slowly sank as it revolved into the turbid bosom of the river, its human freight.to be seen no more, for the Colorado river does not give up the dead—no corpses lodge on its shores. Training Childien. A party of friémds during a social call were chatting about the little ones, in the fond, proud—way.that parents will, when one, a man of the world and a scholar, said gaily: ‘‘My little puss isn’t bashful—not a bit of it. She khuws how to hold her own, little two-year-old assheis. She’s a fast one, I assure you.” ~ A student; hearing ‘the remark and noting the parent’s pleased manner as he spoke thus of. his baby girl, tarned to his own mother; who stood near, and, with a perceptable curl of the lip, said: b 3 ‘Yes, that’sthe way it goes. When their daughters are babies they let them be as rude and forward as they will, and think it smart, and call thenr fast, and laugh;and when they are grown up they have the pleasure of hearing other men call them fast, and-—laugh on the other side of their mouths.” This youth fathomed the depths of one of our period’s sorest evils. Had these pert, over-dressed, bold young persons to whom people: so fitly apply the terms ‘‘loud’’ and ‘fast’? who attraet attention by their high colors, loyd tones, and audacious. words und actions; who defy publie opinion, and who spread themselves to that extent that people of proper tastes are ‘fain to shrink within themselves and out of sight of what seems to them but noisy and disgraceful caricaturesof modest womanhood—had these, indeed, their first lessons in all this repulsive for; wardness within the sacred preciucts of home, and from the lips of fathers and mothers? as Yes. Inthe glow of vanity that. overspreads the mother’s cheek while telling over her child’s precocious pecadilloes in its hearing—in the hearty paternal enchore that greeted each spicy flippancy of forward infancy—in the-laugh that followed the pert and saucy repartee, so cunning from the lisping tongue,-sweet with baby innocence, and piquant, with just a delicate flavor of original sin— “’Twas there and then the twig was ‘‘Make less noise, Flora, dear,”’ said a father to his. little four-year“Sh ) fly, don’t bother: me,”’ re‘fast’ baby, without for a “Tf that isn’t rich!”’ cried the father. “Do hear the little minx. Don’t bother you, eh! Who are you, pray?’’ poking at the child with his ‘Have to get up early in the morni to be ahead of ody don’t they Too dlewinks?. You'll do.” ee It is in this manner that the little habits which they condemn When ‘Services in-the evening at7% o'cléck. Rev round a furnel-shaped hole in the}. and its foremost end thrust up into} 57 on Auburn Street, and known as the . Nevada, July 12th, 1873, ing the racket. __. folded paper. “Ob, dry up. Iam Jacky Bell's sweetheart; that’s who,’” rejoined the precociousinfant. = The father shouted with . to. “Ho, ho! That is getting-elon g. School at 2'-o'clock, P. m, Rev. P-L. wiual héwrs of worship. Sabbath edhool aj «Preaching Sug@ey: Political Anncunésments, 4+Divine ie Meth 2 SS. 2a ee st Church, Siinday mOrhing at 11 o’clock, . For Co. School Super’ tenderit, in theevening at 7% o'clock. Sabbath) =~ Po a ab @ Carididate for'the office of eects Haynes Pastor. ; oe :¢ : Preaching at {i Combregatinal Oth poriag ag cogently ard aan every Stiadey morning and evening’stithe . tion, y Conven. immediately after morning service, Rev. Mr. Sims, Pastor. vel Episcopal services at the Court "House 'every Sunday morning a 41 o’clock, “by Rev. Mr. Andérson. Divine Services at the Cathdlic Curch . For County “Treasurer, os 1). WILLIAM MoCORMICKis. here announced #5 & candidate for the of. fice of County Treasurer. Subject decision of the Republican County Pn tien. . F School w 2;and Vespers at 7%, P.M. Rev. Father Meagher, Paster: : Divine services will be held:at the A. M. E. Church ‘Sunday morning at-31.-e'ckeck. Sunday morning at 10% o’clock. Sabbath J of Nevada County. Subject to the decis; of the Republican County Convention. = For Sheriff. OSEPH PERRIN. is hereh ann ‘as a candidate for the o} aie of Sheri? {. CG. Dorse§,, Pastor. « : ae _Diyine ser¥ices in the Baptist Church, every sunday merning and “evenihg, at the . usttal hours of. worship. Sabhath echool immediately after morning service. -Preaching by Rev. H, P. McKusick. For County Recorder, a 1. H. OOLBY. of Little York Township, e is hereby announced asa candidate for the office of County Recorder. .Subje:+ to the decision. of the Republican County Convention. : . eee "For Sheriff. % P. SANDFORD is hereby announced Ki a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Nevada county, subject to the decision For Sheriff, s es : 6 eer MEIN is hereby announced ag a candidate for the office of Sheriff, t ubject to the decision of the Republi of the Republican Couuty Convention. ‘REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. About 40 or 50 Homestead Lots, __Wwita Orcharda/attached ' to each Lot, ; ILL be sold at private sale from. this date uatil about the 30th cf July. The plats of the property can be seen. It is situated in Grass Valley township, front‘Marshall Orchard. P-rsens desirous of purchasing a fine building lot can,en application, receive the desired information in regard to the property, Good titles given. Apply to W. H. Davidson, Nevada City. W. Hil, Smelting Works, @.V.road. J, G, Marshall, on premises, {Auburn S*., Grass Valley. If the above property is not sold at private sale on or before the 30th day of July, 1873, it will be sold at publicauction. Due notice will be, given. "4! W, H, DAVIDSON, Auctioneer. NEW GROCERY STORE ——— J. 8. HOLBROOK, W Sieo respectfully inform the people of Nevada City and surroundingtowns that he has opened a New Grocery Store, a At the Junction of Main and Com. mercial Streets, “and is prepared to furnish, Groceries, Provisions, Can and Case Goods, . And in fact everything: that, is usually kept in a first class store of this kind, Goods will be sold at the lowest cash prices. Call and see my Goods and Prices, Satistaction guaranteed in every case. Goods delivered free.of charge, : J. 8. HOLBROOK, — Junction. of Main and Commercial Sts, : ' Nevavs, May 3d, 1873. : EXECUTOR’S SALE. . Sauk ’ . OTICE is hereby given that in pursuance of an order of the Probate Court of the County of Nevada, State of Oalifornia, made on the 10th day of qaly. 1873, in the matter of the estate of A. B. a , the undersigned, the executor and executrix of the last will ef said A.B. Gregory, deceased, will. receive. written pro s or bids at the store of Wm. R. Qve, Commercial Street, Nevada City, until the 10th day of August, 1873, for the sale of all the right, title, interest and estate of said deceased, at the time of his death, and ali the right, title or interest that the said estate has by operation of law or otherwite acquired, other than or in addition to that ‘of said A. B. Gregory af the time of his death, in and_to all of the following pieces or parcels ef property, situate and being in Nevada -County, California; and described as follows, to-wit: ' The undivided one-half of those certain town lots situate and being in Nevada City ana County, State. aforesaid, known and designated on the efficial map of said city as Lot No. eleven (11), in Block No. thirtytwo (32), and known as the Hanson & Gregory, stable lot-on Pine Street, near'the suspension. bridge, and Lot No. four (4), in Block No, th.rty-one (31) being. Brosd Sivect, wih Lesok ‘ ere ons cupiel. by Hanson & Wadsworth, as a grocery store.” « ; _ Also, the undivided one-half (35) of a powder heuse and lot on, which the same is situated, being on the Red + mear the Marsh lumber yard. Also, the whole of that other lot known as Lot No. tweuty (20), in Block No. fiftyseven (57), Nevade City, containing three and a half acres of land more or less, Also, the undivided one-half (44) of those . certain mining claims, situate and being at Hunt’s Hili, Nevada County, State of CaliCreek to the centre or summit of the ridge, and bounded on the exst by claims known ag the Maine quyapen and op the west by stiomr ana aa tb Pa will be received for separat: ls, Be ee tae pres 10th, at 19 o’slock, A. M., at which hour, if be sold in front of the Court House door Nevada City, at publi . eS © suction to the high. ‘Terms of sele—Cagb-in gold coin, ten par too late. It is thus that the ‘gi the period’’ is formed), aes # cent. down, and nee on cenfirmation of . cravat nang Deeds atexperise of rey Wal. i OOK, Executor, and ; ; Executor, and NAnCY 8. GREGORY, Execu For Recorder. M. GEORGE, of Grass Valley, is here. by announced s a candidate for the . ,oftice of County Recorder. Subject to the ‘decision of the Republican County Convention. ~ PER arr oe eca an ween OT For Treasurer. H. PARKER is liereby announcedas ._ A, a candidate for the office of County Treasurer. Subject to the decision of the Republican County Convention. For County Clerk. OHN PATTISON will be a candidate for the office of County Clerk. Subject to the decision of the Republitan, County Convention. : For Recorder. ~ ¢ M. WALLING is hereby announced 5; @Pe@ as acandidate for re-election to the oftice of County Recorder. decision of the Republican Convention. Subject to the For County Clerk. : J. ROGERS is hereby announced as a ee. candidate for tie office of County Clerk. ocratic Convention. Subiect to the decision of the DemFor Sheriff. —— NLIJAH O. TOMPKINS is hereby an14 nownced as acandidate for the office of Sheriff. Subject to the decision of the Republican Cunvention. . For Sheriff. pees MAJOR announces bimself a8 a ~ e candidate for the office of Sheriff of Nevada County. Subject to the decision of the Democratic Convention. : jes corder. ocratic Convention’ For Recorder,i EE GARTHE is hereby announced a6 & can didate for the office of County ReSubject to the decision of the DeinGtegory, . . SOCIAL PARTY AT WILLOW VALLEY. PUBLIC SCHOOL BENEFIT. ¥ — I — SOCIAL PART Y-will-be given at the new school house, Willow: Valley, on _ Friday, July 18th, 1873. The best of music end s good Supper will be provided. The object into raise funds to complete the new school building, the old schoo) house having been destroyed by-fire. Tickets, including Sappst}$2.50. Come everybody. jyl2 wot sold at private sale, said property will . -. ‘Niles Scarle, Attorney. : decease, . ‘BY WAY OF WHEATLAND, NEVADA and GRASS VALLEY. ‘CASHEN & CO., -.OF NEVADA crry, A RE now prepared to-furnish the in rior trade with. BEEF CATTLE, . ~ FLOGS, A _’SHEEP, At their pleoe-of' business, Nevada City, or deliver them wherever desired, VPheir-facilities: enable ‘them to sell ve"? low, and the best. of Stock will always” kept.on hand.Address * CASHIN & €O., liye Re vada City: FREIGHT —TO— _ CHEAPEST ROUTE. Fronmssnss MERCHANT. Borland, Whee throuch witheat delay. By sending Or rong there is a saving of $2.00 per to" ee nn a oe watt gooas, “Care bs c. LO ‘Rev. H. at the Bap morning 4 hours. M sented to -~weeks will Sunday u1 contempia pastor of t Whe Vir ‘says: Dr. years a rei arrived in Doctor. pi his home fession he The Ba chad a larg ander the “safe was & brick wo: been used way. The we er. Ther eight, deg Yesterday higher th L. £.7 town ‘for spoken: o Senator, _. business would m: There ers in th “first time no Chins are six 1 jail. Ned. % ond cro House Ic first rate what he The B Congreg evening. program tend. . The} will be I Saturda: to the’ meets A The . that the of . Gra widows Nate. Valley: ¢ accomm to ride ° Profe . Francis sume h cial wil _ Thet next Mi examin ment x Smal dy . bee pistols. Sheriff them y loaded. shoot « would funera! weapol eaptur pistol the w are, 111 and us aband ‘shot b the of “. Weapo sters ¥ The } boys i fortab week prave there i in boy

ay. July 13th, 1978, Sa Educational. Many a youth who has never been ‘ to college or university at ail has » become eminent in various departments of enterprise, and in the camp and council, — It. bas been traly. said that the three greatest natural geniuses Great Britain ever preduced. wore @ player, « tinkerandsgauger— Shakepear, Bunyax and Burns. Of those who have gone tv colleges and universities, it may well be doubted ’ whether the men who have taken the "highest honors, have, as a general rule, taken the highest honors in life afterwards. Plants that last long are generally of slow growth. Daniel Webster failed, at the termination of hig college course, to attain the first rank in the academic scale, though the story of his tearing up his diploma in disgust is a myth. What little schooling Henry Clay obtained was imparted in a log-cabin ~“gehoolhouse by self-appointed “tench=" ets of xyery moderate acquirements®n the other hand, Calhoun: graduated at Yale College with the highest distinction. After all, it is the man himself that wins success and makes his own fortunes, though collegiate workshops may furnish him with processes and instruments which greatly facilitate his. work. We do not, of course,-intend to disparage the advantage of collegiate and university education, where it is based upon a true system of moral and intellectual discipline, of training youth to think and act right, aud adapting their training to their aim in life and’to the necessities of the period and of the country in which they live. Atthe same time it may be doubted whether so many years as are generally devoted in colleges to Greek and Latin give any material aid-te the great purpose of life beyond general culture. It is ’ andoubtedly true that many students have borne off the first collegiate honors in Greek and Latin who could not express themselves gracefully, vigorously or even grammatically in English, a language which the late Dr. Johnson declared adequate to every purpose of use end ‘eloquence. It must be admitted that in this respect Americans are .at least like the Romans, to whose lan. guage is given such prominence in our schools, and of whom it has been said that it was nearly as _ difficult, evenin Rome for the yeung to become acquainted with classical Latin as with afereigntongue. The Greeks, of whom the Romans were pupils in literature, and who inphilosophy, poetry ‘and oratory have mever been surpassed, found their own plastic and euphonieus, simple and sublime language adequate for all their purposes. Dismissing the question ef devoting so much time to dead languages, instead of living mother tongues, ‘we are glad to notice that increased attention is paid in our schools ‘and colleges ‘to the art of English composition, most of thé higher educational institutions having prizes which are awarded to the best. competitors in that branch. Another gratifying * indication of improvement is that a larger share of time is now given to the study and practice of elocution thanformerly. It is ulmost incredible that, in a country where speech‘making ia so much the onder of the lay -as-in_our own, there are few, -ehools andcoileges that have pro‘essors of elocution’ Even theologival seminaries, all whose graduates inect to make reading and speakong part of their vocation, have rare* any provisio® for clocutionary in“ruction,. Every college and high i ublic schoo! should bave a eompetunt professor of this valuable art— ;ot that every one is expected to be ‘, orater, but that he may be a reroader of the language. In . Tue.spire of the Lutheran chu: at Springfield, Ohio, .was struck hy lightning the other evening, setting iton fire. A firemen attempted to ascend from the interior of the spire with hose, when a block of timber "fell on his bead, eansing denth, The spira burned, but the thurch was saved.” ; a Daily Transcript ever rs mantener PL AA, ¥ ; leach of his daughters hasbeen voted blic ‘schools~-elucution ‘has: * . Milwaukee on the Lake Shore, grows -News Items. ~ ~ Ft is asserted that the loss of the #teamship City of Washington is the reshilt of the-reckless indifference of her officers, who did not take'an observation for seven days and did not once cause the lead tobe heaved,and When-the steamer struck they had not the Feast idea where she was. If: should serve the remainder of their livesinthe penitentiary. The steamer is a total wreck. self by honoring the memory of Pres{dent Benito Juarez. She has voted motinment to—eost$50,000, “The national flag is. to be run wp every time his birthday comes tound;.anda petision of $3,000 while single, and } $1,500 after marriage. The best bi-. with $2,000. Judge Stanley of the San Francisco County Court, on Tuesday stated on the Bench that he ‘had been informed that the Grand Jury which had been summoned for his Court had been packed im the interests of certain criminals, and thereupon . . dleven_of the persons who ‘had been a Se Mexice is doing great:credit to her. + tne county aredivided as follows: Three Supervisors are to be nominated and elected this Fall. One in, the Fourth District, consisting of Eureka, Bloomfield, amd Washington township, to sficéeed Jd:~ W, Robb, whose term expites.@ne in tthe Fifth District, consisting , of Meadow ‘Lake and Little York-townthese charges be trne, those officers ‘ships, and one in the Third District, of ‘consisting of Bridgéport and Rough and Ready townships. The twe Jatter are additional Supervisors ‘prowided for in the code. The districts 1st, Nevada township. 2d. Grasa Valley. 34. Bridgeport and Bough Ready. 4th. Eureka and Bloomfield. 5th. Meadow Lake and Little York. The office of Supervisor, always one of the most important and responsible in the county, is rendered ographer of Juarea will be rewarded . . more so by the fact thet. after the next election Supervisors will be ex-officio Roud Commissioner of the several distficts. It is important, therefore, thet men:of excellent busness qualifications should be. selected as candidates for this ‘office, and we would suggest that the names of guch be canvassed among the people of the several districts in which such . social. . ‘stages of water. /* San Jaan Iremty 4.. We condense the following fr the San Juap Times,of yesterday The committee of arrangémen the Fourth of July celebration, after’ payimg all bills, had $192;60. left, whi¢hthey propose to increase to $200°and present $100 to each of the fire companies of the.town. : A pleasant party was given at the residence of A. ‘8. Spooner on Friday evening, and on, Thursday evening 8 party'was given at Mr, Sweetland’s residence. The ridge is alive and 4 Peter Wodell is announced as @ candidate for Supervisor #n Bridg port district. 23 op A blast of 368 kegs of powder wete exploded in the Biue Point mine at" Sucker Flat,-afew-days ago. Such blasts as‘thesé amount te “little less than ewrthquakes. a Riven Wareiroors.—Among the many phenomena of’ the Colorado river are “‘swirls,”’ so called. They occur everywhere, bit: only at high A bubble rises from the bottom and breaks with a slight sound.on the surface, The water at the point begins a-rotary motion so sitiall that ah inverted teacup might cover it, Larger and larger grows summoned as Grand Furors were excused from serving. . : Miss Hulett, Chicago’s new lady. lawyer has studied law three years, and was admitted to the bar after a severe examination before ‘the Supreme Court. There were twentythree ‘gentlemen in ‘the-class,and she surpesséd them all, “The average age of the class was twenty-four, and she was but nineteen. Desperate Attempt at Rebbery in _ Marysville. . At 3 o’clock on Friday. afternoon, two men entered Decker & Jewett’s bank, at Marysville. One leveled a revolver atJewett’s head, and told him not to move. Jewett started fora gun, Therobber went forhim, when Bingham, who was in the bank, fired at'the robber and was knocked down. The accomplice fled, and the robber inside also started fo run, when the bank ‘men, grabbing shot guns, both fired, and the robber fell, with twenty buckshot in him. He was found to be James Collins, alias Frank Whipple., He died that evening,and said that P. W. Winkley was one of the parties. The accomplice with him was John A Toney. Winkley was arrested, and officers were in pursuit.of Toney. Poctoring in Texan They had’a very unhealthy Health Officer at Sabine Pass, Texas. Dr. R. 8. Morgan, until lately, held that ‘office. It was his duty to inspect vessels when they ‘arrived at quarantine. There were some who thought he 4i& not conduct ‘the affairs of quarantine properly, und‘ said so. Among these was Warren Page, who ought to have kept hismouth. shut asa sanitary regulation, if for no other purpose. There were no other doctors near for Dr. Morgan to quarrel with and.to hate, and he was full of bile and teok the first opportunity to vent his spleen. He was riding from inspecting a vessel, and met Page in the road. Without many words he drew a dirk knife and commenced dissecting “his sub ject. ‘The Doctor inflicted half a dozen separate and distinct fatal stabs upon Page, and left him in the road. He was found nearly dead, and the Doctor was found smoking his meerschaum, in his own house, arrayed in dressing gown and slippers. He refused to trent the wounded man any further, and Page died. The little incident shows that as a sanitary regulation there ought to be more. than one doctor within all, or none at all. Dr. Morgan was removed from his Health Office to jail, aud there is now an opening for one or two good physicians at, Sabine Pass. The citizens, at first, thought of giving Dr. Morgan a taste of his own medicine, but concluded to wait until they could get another doctor among them. fn. the meanwhile the vessels a¥e aninapected, coudition is bad, and the people of . the Pass have no family physician. —— Lar Fonitst, 28 miles out toward more. and more Chicago’s most _andfashionable suburb. A many ef the first folks have their er houses there. Sax Francisco contains 54,755 ‘chitdteh undef 15 year which 34,796 are of the 486 Chinese children in th 150 were bora in this country. ple there are utterly ruined. Officers are to be Choseii. 2 lively Runaway. ‘On Thursday evening. a black pony driven by John Blasauf’s son, ran away and young Blasauf and a little son of Louis Dreyfus, narrowly escaped injury. The shaft of the wagon broke down on Sacramento street ahd the horse started. On making the turn into Broad street. young Blasauf was thrown out but the other boy clung to the wagon until it was upset and the box thrown off. He was uninjured and young Blasanuf only received a slight cut on the head.’ : Hyen is enjoying a vacation in Nova Scotia, All matriage licenses in that province must receive the signature of the Governor, before the ceremony can legally be performed; and as Governor, Howe is dead, arid bis successor, Judge Johnston is still in Europe, the lovers of Nova Scotia must wait for, his return. SRE aM bo, Sells, cea eames ee . Tux voters of Brighton; Massachusetts, appropriated $164,000 for various improvements the other day, and cautious Bostonians are shaking their.wise hands and intimating that this extraordinary amount was added ‘to the debt of the town. in. view of possible annexation to“Boston. How. W. W. Concoran has agreed to give to the Columbian University in Washington $200,000, on condition that $100,000 more be given ‘by others. His offer is to remain open until the Ist of Jandary next, and an attempt is being made toraise the $100,000. ‘ A Curtovs Lerrer.—A brief but very curious letter, hitherto hid in the archives of a family at Brunswick, has just been published as ilJustrative of the opinions held by the German middle class of their Muscoyite neighbors a. century ago. The general outlines: of the victory won by Frederick the great at Zorndorf (August 25, 1758) are by no means inaccurately related by the writer, eonsidering that his acesount of the defeat of the Russian invasion of that era reached Brunswick not many days later than the battle, be. ing dispatched from a Russian town only forty-eight hours after it occurred, But the anthropophrgite propensities so confidently attributed to. the Russians nearly half century after Peter the Great’sreforms, show how utterly outside of the pale of European civilization they were still regarded. : “News has atrived,’’ beging the writer, ‘‘by the courieron his way to Bremen that the King has utterly beaten the Russians after a battle which began at 7 .a.M., and lasted till the evening. 15,000 of them were left on the. fleld; butvery few jrisoners were take except three Lieutenant-Generals, six Major-Generals, ‘and — sixty field. officers, no’ quarters being given to the rank and file. "The Ring at ue outset of the action took a standard in his band and led the army on. The whole of the Rusgiap. military chest is o senha bac: davageens rotibles in it. Sixty postillions, blowing their reached Berlin: , the sad news. The enemy’s commander-in-chief is cut offandas » as taken. The towns Lead oss have been burned in the whole aistrict that the Russians ocenpied, aud during their retreat, so that the : The ussian army was reckoned at 70,000. or 80,000 mien; ours at about 50,000. Such a battle never was; it surpeases even that of Lissa. The Russians had in their kn # the loins and legs of the children that they fed on. There are no can — in the disct passed through, ¢hey having been all censumed by the Rusaiane 27th of August, 1733," — ‘top, and coming toa point in the the same thing bas been going on. the circle, ti!l a surface forty feet in diameter is in motion, spinning centre two or three feet across at the . depths below. Often’ a large tree floating down the stream is caught the air twenty or thirty feet, while the other passes underneath, the exposed end to be slowly drawn down again and to.disappear. ‘Three soldiers, deserters from Oamp Mohave, passing through the ravine immediately below the fork, suffered their craftto run into a swirl. One of the crew, at the first intimation: of danger, threw himself overboard beyond the charmed Circle, and as he swam away, he turned his head and saw the boat spim round and round, until one end being drawn in the vortex and the other upheaved in the air, it slowly sank as it revolved into the turbid bosom of the river, its human freight.to be seen no more, for the Colorado river does not give up the dead—no corpses lodge on its shores. Training Childien. A party of friémds during a social call were chatting about the little ones, in the fond, proud—way.that parents will, when one, a man of the world and a scholar, said gaily: ‘‘My little puss isn’t bashful—not a bit of it. She khuws how to hold her own, little two-year-old assheis. She’s a fast one, I assure you.” ~ A student; hearing ‘the remark and noting the parent’s pleased manner as he spoke thus of. his baby girl, tarned to his own mother; who stood near, and, with a perceptable curl of the lip, said: b 3 ‘Yes, that’sthe way it goes. When their daughters are babies they let them be as rude and forward as they will, and think it smart, and call thenr fast, and laugh;and when they

are grown up they have the pleasure of hearing other men call them fast, and-—laugh on the other side of their mouths.” This youth fathomed the depths of one of our period’s sorest evils. Had these pert, over-dressed, bold young persons to whom people: so fitly apply the terms ‘‘loud’’ and ‘fast’? who attraet attention by their high colors, loyd tones, and audacious. words und actions; who defy publie opinion, and who spread themselves to that extent that people of proper tastes are ‘fain to shrink within themselves and out of sight of what seems to them but noisy and disgraceful caricaturesof modest womanhood—had these, indeed, their first lessons in all this repulsive for; wardness within the sacred preciucts of home, and from the lips of fathers and mothers? as Yes. Inthe glow of vanity that. overspreads the mother’s cheek while telling over her child’s precocious pecadilloes in its hearing—in the hearty paternal enchore that greeted each spicy flippancy of forward infancy—in the-laugh that followed the pert and saucy repartee, so cunning from the lisping tongue,-sweet with baby innocence, and piquant, with just a delicate flavor of original sin— “’Twas there and then the twig was ‘‘Make less noise, Flora, dear,”’ said a father to his. little four-year“Sh ) fly, don’t bother: me,”’ re‘fast’ baby, without for a “Tf that isn’t rich!”’ cried the father. “Do hear the little minx. Don’t bother you, eh! Who are you, pray?’’ poking at the child with his ‘Have to get up early in the morni to be ahead of ody don’t they Too dlewinks?. You'll do.” ee It is in this manner that the little habits which they condemn When ‘Services in-the evening at7% o'cléck. Rev round a furnel-shaped hole in the}. and its foremost end thrust up into} 57 on Auburn Street, and known as the . Nevada, July 12th, 1873, ing the racket. __. folded paper. “Ob, dry up. Iam Jacky Bell's sweetheart; that’s who,’” rejoined the precociousinfant. = The father shouted with . to. “Ho, ho! That is getting-elon g. School at 2'-o'clock, P. m, Rev. P-L. wiual héwrs of worship. Sabbath edhool aj «Preaching Sug@ey: Political Anncunésments, 4+Divine ie Meth 2 SS. 2a ee st Church, Siinday mOrhing at 11 o’clock, . For Co. School Super’ tenderit, in theevening at 7% o'clock. Sabbath) =~ Po a ab @ Carididate for'the office of eects Haynes Pastor. ; oe :¢ : Preaching at {i Combregatinal Oth poriag ag cogently ard aan every Stiadey morning and evening’stithe . tion, y Conven. immediately after morning service, Rev. Mr. Sims, Pastor. vel Episcopal services at the Court "House 'every Sunday morning a 41 o’clock, “by Rev. Mr. Andérson. Divine Services at the Cathdlic Curch . For County “Treasurer, os 1). WILLIAM MoCORMICKis. here announced #5 & candidate for the of. fice of County Treasurer. Subject decision of the Republican County Pn tien. . F School w 2;and Vespers at 7%, P.M. Rev. Father Meagher, Paster: : Divine services will be held:at the A. M. E. Church ‘Sunday morning at-31.-e'ckeck. Sunday morning at 10% o’clock. Sabbath J of Nevada County. Subject to the decis; of the Republican County Convention. = For Sheriff. OSEPH PERRIN. is hereh ann ‘as a candidate for the o} aie of Sheri? {. CG. Dorse§,, Pastor. « : ae _Diyine ser¥ices in the Baptist Church, every sunday merning and “evenihg, at the . usttal hours of. worship. Sabhath echool immediately after morning service. -Preaching by Rev. H, P. McKusick. For County Recorder, a 1. H. OOLBY. of Little York Township, e is hereby announced asa candidate for the office of County Recorder. .Subje:+ to the decision. of the Republican County Convention. : . eee "For Sheriff. % P. SANDFORD is hereby announced Ki a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Nevada county, subject to the decision For Sheriff, s es : 6 eer MEIN is hereby announced ag a candidate for the office of Sheriff, t ubject to the decision of the Republi of the Republican Couuty Convention. ‘REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. About 40 or 50 Homestead Lots, __Wwita Orcharda/attached ' to each Lot, ; ILL be sold at private sale from. this date uatil about the 30th cf July. The plats of the property can be seen. It is situated in Grass Valley township, front‘Marshall Orchard. P-rsens desirous of purchasing a fine building lot can,en application, receive the desired information in regard to the property, Good titles given. Apply to W. H. Davidson, Nevada City. W. Hil, Smelting Works, @.V.road. J, G, Marshall, on premises, {Auburn S*., Grass Valley. If the above property is not sold at private sale on or before the 30th day of July, 1873, it will be sold at publicauction. Due notice will be, given. "4! W, H, DAVIDSON, Auctioneer. NEW GROCERY STORE ——— J. 8. HOLBROOK, W Sieo respectfully inform the people of Nevada City and surroundingtowns that he has opened a New Grocery Store, a At the Junction of Main and Com. mercial Streets, “and is prepared to furnish, Groceries, Provisions, Can and Case Goods, . And in fact everything: that, is usually kept in a first class store of this kind, Goods will be sold at the lowest cash prices. Call and see my Goods and Prices, Satistaction guaranteed in every case. Goods delivered free.of charge, : J. 8. HOLBROOK, — Junction. of Main and Commercial Sts, : ' Nevavs, May 3d, 1873. : EXECUTOR’S SALE. . Sauk ’ . OTICE is hereby given that in pursuance of an order of the Probate Court of the County of Nevada, State of Oalifornia, made on the 10th day of qaly. 1873, in the matter of the estate of A. B. a , the undersigned, the executor and executrix of the last will ef said A.B. Gregory, deceased, will. receive. written pro s or bids at the store of Wm. R. Qve, Commercial Street, Nevada City, until the 10th day of August, 1873, for the sale of all the right, title, interest and estate of said deceased, at the time of his death, and ali the right, title or interest that the said estate has by operation of law or otherwite acquired, other than or in addition to that ‘of said A. B. Gregory af the time of his death, in and_to all of the following pieces or parcels ef property, situate and being in Nevada -County, California; and described as follows, to-wit: ' The undivided one-half of those certain town lots situate and being in Nevada City ana County, State. aforesaid, known and designated on the efficial map of said city as Lot No. eleven (11), in Block No. thirtytwo (32), and known as the Hanson & Gregory, stable lot-on Pine Street, near'the suspension. bridge, and Lot No. four (4), in Block No, th.rty-one (31) being. Brosd Sivect, wih Lesok ‘ ere ons cupiel. by Hanson & Wadsworth, as a grocery store.” « ; _ Also, the undivided one-half (35) of a powder heuse and lot on, which the same is situated, being on the Red + mear the Marsh lumber yard. Also, the whole of that other lot known as Lot No. tweuty (20), in Block No. fiftyseven (57), Nevade City, containing three and a half acres of land more or less, Also, the undivided one-half (44) of those . certain mining claims, situate and being at Hunt’s Hili, Nevada County, State of CaliCreek to the centre or summit of the ridge, and bounded on the exst by claims known ag the Maine quyapen and op the west by stiomr ana aa tb Pa will be received for separat: ls, Be ee tae pres 10th, at 19 o’slock, A. M., at which hour, if be sold in front of the Court House door Nevada City, at publi . eS © suction to the high. ‘Terms of sele—Cagb-in gold coin, ten par too late. It is thus that the ‘gi the period’’ is formed), aes # cent. down, and nee on cenfirmation of . cravat nang Deeds atexperise of rey Wal. i OOK, Executor, and ; ; Executor, and NAnCY 8. GREGORY, Execu For Recorder. M. GEORGE, of Grass Valley, is here. by announced s a candidate for the . ,oftice of County Recorder. Subject to the ‘decision of the Republican County Convention. ~ PER arr oe eca an ween OT For Treasurer. H. PARKER is liereby announcedas ._ A, a candidate for the office of County Treasurer. Subject to the decision of the Republican County Convention. For County Clerk. OHN PATTISON will be a candidate for the office of County Clerk. Subject to the decision of the Republitan, County Convention. : For Recorder. ~ ¢ M. WALLING is hereby announced 5; @Pe@ as acandidate for re-election to the oftice of County Recorder. decision of the Republican Convention. Subject to the For County Clerk. : J. ROGERS is hereby announced as a ee. candidate for tie office of County Clerk. ocratic Convention. Subiect to the decision of the DemFor Sheriff. —— NLIJAH O. TOMPKINS is hereby an14 nownced as acandidate for the office of Sheriff. Subject to the decision of the Republican Cunvention. . For Sheriff. pees MAJOR announces bimself a8 a ~ e candidate for the office of Sheriff of Nevada County. Subject to the decision of the Democratic Convention. : jes corder. ocratic Convention’ For Recorder,i EE GARTHE is hereby announced a6 & can didate for the office of County ReSubject to the decision of the DeinGtegory, . . SOCIAL PARTY AT WILLOW VALLEY. PUBLIC SCHOOL BENEFIT. ¥ — I — SOCIAL PART Y-will-be given at the new school house, Willow: Valley, on _ Friday, July 18th, 1873. The best of music end s good Supper will be provided. The object into raise funds to complete the new school building, the old schoo) house having been destroyed by-fire. Tickets, including Sappst}$2.50. Come everybody. jyl2 wot sold at private sale, said property will . -. ‘Niles Scarle, Attorney. : decease, . ‘BY WAY OF WHEATLAND, NEVADA and GRASS VALLEY. ‘CASHEN & CO., -.OF NEVADA crry, A RE now prepared to-furnish the in rior trade with. BEEF CATTLE, . ~ FLOGS, A _’SHEEP, At their pleoe-of' business, Nevada City, or deliver them wherever desired, VPheir-facilities: enable ‘them to sell ve"? low, and the best. of Stock will always” kept.on hand.Address * CASHIN & €O., liye Re vada City: FREIGHT —TO— _ CHEAPEST ROUTE. Fronmssnss MERCHANT. Borland, Whee throuch witheat delay. By sending Or rong there is a saving of $2.00 per to" ee nn a oe watt gooas, “Care bs c. LO ‘Rev. H. at the Bap morning 4 hours. M sented to -~weeks will Sunday u1 contempia pastor of t Whe Vir ‘says: Dr. years a rei arrived in Doctor. pi his home fession he The Ba chad a larg ander the “safe was & brick wo: been used way. The we er. Ther eight, deg Yesterday higher th L. £.7 town ‘for spoken: o Senator, _. business would m: There ers in th “first time no Chins are six 1 jail. Ned. % ond cro House Ic first rate what he The B Congreg evening. program tend. . The} will be I Saturda: to the’ meets A The . that the of . Gra widows Nate. Valley: ¢ accomm to ride ° Profe . Francis sume h cial wil _ Thet next Mi examin ment x Smal dy . bee pistols. Sheriff them y loaded. shoot « would funera! weapol eaptur pistol the w are, 111 and us aband ‘shot b the of “. Weapo sters ¥ The } boys i fortab week prave there i in boy