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. THE CELEBRATION.—The celebration.
' in this city, thoagh not ‘so large as last
year, was a very fine affair. The day
was nt for the season, and early
in the morning people from different localities in the county began to come in.
Beforé the protession started the side~
walks were crowded and the balconies
of the hotels and other buildings were
filled with people” At sunrise the TOars
f Marsha’ Cashin ad ta Atta’
in the pag laid down in the pro-~
‘gramme.,Tho, Nevada Light Guard
turned out in good force, about .dixty
men, ander Capt. Lancaster. The Union Guard, under Lient. Days of Grass:
Valley, also made a good appearance,
though: ‘they did not torn out in full
force. The firémen made an excellent.
appearance with their apparatus gaily
decorated. The feature of the process
sion was the ‘eat of the. Union, beauti-~
fully di ted, :-and cattying thirty—
seven little girls, representing the
States of rer tae In the centre,
postion.” ‘AD “who wit,
pat) apap 3100, an
cheer after Sheer resounded as it'passed
through the various streets of the city,
The ae i eae ape lng Yepresnted
quite attraetive. Two soul painted
wagons, drawn: by four horses. each,
all parts of the pig B half past.
10 o’clock the procession was formed,
under Geo. titrant; Chief Marshal; in the
following order:The Odd -Fellows,
numbering abont forty, nearly the same
number of Sunday School children, and.
following, ‘a large fim ber of citizens.
The procession marched about@ quarter of a mile below town to a grove
where an arbor of ‘boughs had been
erected, large enoagh for ‘the aecommo. ident of. the “Day, “and: a__prayér was,
. offered by “Mr. Hoskins: The Declara=
tion was next read by:Jundge. Currhb,
in a clear tone df voice, and the exercises coricluded with-the oration by M
8. Deal. After the éxarcthed ‘a apleadia’
Jancheon was spread by Rough & Ready
folks, which was, greatly enjoyed by alt
“present. Walling of the Rough &7.
‘Ready Hotel; ‘exerted himself on the
dinger, and-succeeded in effectually de.
stroying thé appetites of the ‘people.
The day passed off in a good, old fash-.
ioned, sociable way, and, in the eve~ .
ning, a very pleasunt party was given,
in which the inhabitants of Rough &
Ready and all the region round about
Participated, It was really a Pleasant: :
affair.
Water Locations. —L. Van Dusen’
the has located one hundred and fifty inches, .
miners’ measure, of the waters of Dia-:
“. mond Creek, for mining, purposés,_
David P. Banks and James Grant
have located the south fork. of Proscer
Crock, and the waters of Alden Creek,
} for the purpose of carrying water to the
lc. P.R. R. ‘This is located at Truckee.
—_ a
“NATURAZAzeD. —The following. per—
decorated with } ors ‘and . sons were yesterday naturalized in the
surmounted” with -g District Court : Allan McCauley, a na8-. tive of Ireland; -¢ »., oe:
vig ky a native of Wales — =e ‘5 A)
anil! pines ri ibe Dey Oran and
pa fe hfe acts Band discoursed
Brpiiey isa lay needa Presis
dent of the Day. Rev, Mb. Parker delivered a brief and appropriate prayer.
The Declaration of Independence was
read by E. W,. Hayden, in a full and
distinct tone of voice and with proper
omphasis. Judge Belden then delivered
an eloquent “which was: attentively listened to by'a Mitge audience.
After the procession-the Firemen and
their friends hada” splendid dinner,
which was provided by the Department
at the Pennsylvania Engine House.
The Light Guard invited their guests
and friends at the old Armory, and the
achoo! children were ‘provided with rex
freshmonts at the Brick school house,
under the supervision of. J. I. Caldwell,
Esq. ‘Everything eas with the
celebration. paéged off pleasantly and
the affair was a success,
Parnioriaa,—About. the ‘average
number of American citizens appeared
yesterday with the national colors inscribed upon their countenances. Red,
white and blue’ are popular colors, and
they are quite common aiter a vig cul.
ebration: Many men exhibit their
patriotism in their countenances.
Tae debt of the Mechanics’ Institute,
San Francisco, is about $15,000, and
this it ia expected to clear off by the
Fair in September next. Tho number
of members is 1,300; the number of
aa library, 127,000.
p across the Mississippi at
sigan The length
will be 2,190 fees.
4 feet long, leaving
ropes? yt hy toate wide of the pivot
Awe
f,
‘tated West Virginia,
sagecomont and Seat Ha
sag . Diego Union says that pan _ persons
“. have arrived in that. county: ftom the
. Hawaiian (lands, and intend to. com
mence the cultivation of sugar, coffve;
ss tobacco and “the banana. A thousand
cutipgs of sugar:¢ cane anda number of
banana plants” have arrived.
WoRKMEN repairing an old house ‘a
Hartford, Ct., lately, found beneath the
kitchen floor a young butternut tree
that without sunlight had grown to the
size of a man’s wrist, ranning —
tally twenty ‘feet. . :
-RBVERDY JouNSON talks of publish ~
ing a pamphlet, to sot himself right before the People.
THE New Oriaaha Picard Staite
this book.auction scene: “Gentlemen,”
cried an auctioneer at a book auction,
last evening, “I offer you’ ‘scanning
the title very», ae are’s
works; how mach to start em r
was the reply but before he could refer, seas nla shout of laughter from the bystanders Nevada, July 6th, 1969. : , Penmanship and Bok Keeping
convinced him of his blunder.’ Ira rs ra A. Baton, : . T. Davenport, A. ROST,
ohn Casniu, Late of Dyhredfarth Coll Chicago,
A MAINE paper says: “Salmon are ‘ sag Wilt wee J. en swald, RESPECTFULLY =. that he will
running large. this season; and those . Sigourney, Peidiscaten: R ‘give instructions inthe’
who catch them are doing a heavy busE. My W. Bigelow, Spencerian System of Penmansh: P
iness. Four of the largest taken from . Leavitt, ot =. and Single and Double Entry
the Penobscot weighed in the aggreA. H. Hagadorn, Witham Maltman, Book Keeping,
gate eighty and one half pounds, dobn Allison, Joho s.Gregory, AT TEMPERANCE HALL... Nevada Cit
j Wi KiB couty, Frau Fower”™ . osRafan Scop ome if he Sel wipe hel .
ANESVILDE, is., has exported this }.J. s. Philupe k. BD. ’ i and SATUK.
season the skins of 49,000 miwkrate. A . Danici Clanccy, A. B. Uariey, Dav EVENINGS of each: week, commencing
firm in Sac City, Sac Conaty, Iowa, ge ™ + tee = Y: See, thy nto Soneracs 1h lessons in P,
have, during the.same period, handled Henry Mackie, i. lk ee ship 65 ing $10 for coftee?or
60,000 skins of the same kind. The . CharieMaren’ Wiz. Beas. tng onthe as per agreement. Puplis
average value of these skins is twenty} Jvbu R. done, ogee oe dancaster, . can receive Instrnetions ai their houses if
centa each, Poors Sa Kar x 4°97 “eee desire. Apply to
. ‘*. Niles. f
> A.W, fees And several others. At Temperance Hall. after teers M
A GREAT hailstorm recently devas~
Vineyards were
destroyed, sheep and lambs were killed
in the fields, wheat and corn were cut
close to the ground, and there were a
num bér of decidents to individuals some
of which are likely to prove serious,
Tae proposition to lease the lampposts of Uhicago tor advertising purpo~
ses is offset by a bid for the privilege of
playcarding the backs of the city police
and firemen. .
*
eadieand
Tarke is a yong fly in Indiana,
only eighteen years who boasts
that within the last io years the has.
fh
rf the ¢ esti Se 0
e does san.
pinion exp by Gen, Ma
the animal does not require any more
water than is contained in the grass
roots 6n which it feeds. “he -Prairié=
dog towns on.the plains are often situ~
ated miles. from any water that can be
discovered, and it is difficult to under=
stand how sufficient moisture could be
dog to: replace what must be lost in
respiratiog, etc., and tocarry on the procéss of digestion during the months of
8 ; October, and November, At
6 epipolar ‘
drop of rain falling. There is_no dew,
gore SOE ay dry, and the” short
buffalo-grass (often the. only
“which grows on the high lands where
‘the . prairig-dog. villages.are “usually
found) becomes completely dried down
to the root®,-while the rogts, being but
tweer three inches under ground, be-~
comes hard and dry. As tame prairie~
dogs are frequently seen to drink water,
Mr. Stérnberg expresses thie‘belief ‘that
in-every town: there: is. a
sufficient number of voles supply the .
inhabitants with water. From attempts
he had made to flood certain holes, he
concludes that the dogs would not, in’
some cases, burrow so.deeply and so
straight down with any other object
than to obtain water. Such holes show
signs of being constantly resorted to by
‘the dogs, 2 and donot have the appearance of beiiig lived in by a family.
A TRAIN four miles dong was lately
‘drawn across the temporary bridge over
the Mississippi by a single engine. It
contained three hundred and ee
lie ide Se ARE ER
Resginnameecane will rat
strawberries -ffom ‘CentralIllinois to
New-York and Boston, this summer, in
thréé days’ time, ahd at’a cost of less
than ‘Bix cents a quart.. i
A DENSE. f eg acaly, pievailed at bal
points on the Hudson, and the “floating
palaces’ which ply between New-York
and Albany were obligé to lieall night
at ests i Eoaee bl wh tc
' sine for a The
“OLE Bout ites bpied Rls violin ‘4 ia ‘he
“Great Peace Jubilee: Colosseum,” and
woo cao ic qualities
See eng aes n st.
ayer Z
it.
Du. Jase MovLture, the last. iin.
of an illustrious Tace,died recently at
Charleston,S. C,, . “Heavas the
sen of Dr. Alexander ‘Moultrie, and
grandson of Gen. ieee of: ~anertie~
tionary renown.
R355
. Correspondence.
pete: Jackson, Beq.,—Dear Bir: . We tne
undersigned, having been highly pleased with
every part of the performance on the night of
the 5th, and particularly se with the efforts of
yourseif, traly believing that we have never
betore had so much combined in the ring, a
‘that of the accomplished genileman;the splen:
did actor, and truly the’ King's own Jester,are
desirous of showing you the appreciation in
which you are held, and learning that Mr.
Wilson has consented to return here on Sat——
To Guana. Cashin, McFarland, Eaton and
others —Gentlemen : I am in receipt of your
andam reai} yee & loss te find words sufficient
to express; feelings of grativude for such
‘AD unexpected compliment. I cay only say I
feel hiz.ly honored that my endeavors to
please have been so well received, ‘aud with
heartfelt unanks I beg to a-sure the good citiZens of Nevada, that nothing on my part shall
be wanting to fuifil, descrye and
their good vpiaion. . have arranged with
Mr. dubn Wilson, who has kindly given me
the use of he Serpiionnatishapas, on Saturday evening . ext. :
-Aray-lile auebe Honig, os ‘wide open, and the gay butterflies of .
contained in the food of the prarie~. ~
this season of the year it is not unisual)
outa . =
; ballding wspendid rowsboat rr "Miss
ida wis, the “heroine— is J time” Rock
“thing . Lighthouse. 4
docs not appear in the]
very flattering offer, tende:ing me a benefit, .
fants are cordially invited to enter.
about Richmond, Va., and it is reported
that the crep in the Vicinity of the city
will therefore be reduced one half.
New-Yor« professors of dancing
have introduced the. “kiss cotillion ,’’the
peculiar feature of which is that ‘the
partners } osculate as they swing corners.
Rust has “appeared in the wheat . on commencra L sTexer,
— ~safpposite Bliven. & Potter's. ;
ILL BE OPENED ON
; ON THURSDAY,
May 18th,
He wiil kill his own Meat which
best that can be ound ip the salanes ain waa ‘Spare DO eXpenge to suit-his castomers. He
invites ork gs eictomers—sad_ap
many new
ones 438. Ww. in a call
give satisfaction to all. on =P
All kinds of Wreat
. will be kept on jn ad panenge
mit
oe ast one
GREAT WORLD CIRCUS .
WILL BETURN TO NEVADA! 1
B® REQUEST OF NUMEROUS PATRONS .
WHO WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE
CIRCUS ON THE FIFTH OF JULY,
THE COMPANY WILL RETURN AND GIVE
ONE MORE EXHIBITION!
On Saturday Evening, July 10th,
— FOR tHe—
COMPLIMENTARY BENEFIT
—or—
MARRY JACKSON !.
Favored by the Citizens of Nevada.
NEW ACTS! NEW. SENSATIONS }
ENTIRE. CHANGE . OF PROGRAMME :
ELLA ZOARO1
New Local Hits? Fresh Budget of
* Jokes! Great Chinese Impersonations!Lots ef Fan,
Mirth and Novelty t
NOTICE: —E2 The LIONS will be PERFORMED and FED IN VIEW OF THE AUcharge. a3
na
. wom Ho AMERICA
-THSURANOE comany,
or Lak ab A ‘Fore.
8B: DAVENPORT,
AGENT
‘RANCH FoR SaL5.
A TSE Bane loceted alfa mile from
ashington, con wa ica’ It
of fered . ares is offer ebice ae o
located in & favorable 1o"The land is.
cal ground, ies A ply t0 MARIN 7 TOUR.
DAT, on the
a LOBNER & IRVING,
FOR WARDING MERCHANTS,
COLFAX, Cat.
ARK GOODS PLAINLY “CARE OF Is
Nevada, May 27th,
EMPIRE LIVERY STABLE
BROAD STREET: NEVADA CITY,
Opposite the National Exchange
ee
LAN CASTER & ROBINSON,
DIENCE on this occasion Free of Extra 3
» ASRS?
se z i eal be ane ie LE EE St
Haneda. Sistex ‘and ose ea a
Leaving Nevada at 63¢ A. °M.,
and Thursdays, and ae PM —aeee
_. Ketarning, will leave Washington,
“Vita. days; at TA. M., arrive at emacs by
"Through Fare One Dollar,
‘Fo or From Central Hou
"Sa %5 cents per 100 poeai.’
Latta’s ountain Express
ried on this’ Me and connects at Nevada with
Wells, yea’. ry Co. and ae:
Express ‘Collections
of ease so benaee Die
— Janes tea.“é
‘: ‘ISOARD,
No. 61 Broad Street, Nevada City
‘Importer, Wholesale and Retell deater in
Fe. WINES,
‘FINE BRANDIEs,
dita Beat of
BOMESTIC LIQUORS. .
jmone. them £2” Waite’s Celebrated
=
ms from the country ar selted — Promptly neuaea e Sgamange 80
CANDIDATES TARE NOTICE .
THE SECRET OF Porv.
LARITY DISCOVERED! .
_ sUCCESS GUARA NTEED! :
Wate ie, Ree re
Lit Bs bay. es
Sgtig ait
FOR ICE CREA,
FOUNTAIN een CONFECTIONENIES,
PFRES BH OxsT ERS,
United States Makery,
BREAD, A , anid
apperisning to, the asinea consian’y of
ae Bread delivered at all parts ofthe city.
JULIUS. ge sete
a ith, 1860.
“2M HUNT, MD,
. " ATTENDING PHYSICIAN, .
“Nevada city, *
eps-"6T-tf
Seats
_ Frnit and ‘Vegetable Store.
i. BR. RUMERY,
Commercial Street.. Nevada City,
. . Ge as constantly on hand a good supply
vs !
VEGETABLES, RANCHI AND!) KIN BUTTER, CHEESE, CANNED rxtUITS,
SUGARS, TEAS, COFFEES,
EGGS, &. &c. &c.
I have te to receive
different
made
BLES AND FRU ny 0 coms a8 BGOn aS &
the er
, Ctra Sree of
oem ENGINES AND BOILERS built to
CASTINGS AND MACHINERY df every
descr: } 2.
QUARTZ MACHINERY constructed, fitted
or re
ee ds of Buildifig Castings,Saw,Criet.
Malt and Bark Mills; horse power and car
ech ei aes any Secabiehanent toor San FrasA t
oe DAVID TBO.
AUSTIN W, LESTER
¥
ANSON W, LESTER,
A. W. LESTER & C0.
Provisions,
Case7Goods,
) <CCR EEX,
Liquors, 4
&e, kc. &€.
Wasnae wabonal Exchange Hotel, -~