July 8, 1876 (4 pages)

I et ee ee nat ath " “ Ce ra bet ~ 5 : She Daily Transcript NEVADA CITY, CAI. Se eee Saturday. July. 8, 1876. Work for the Investigating Comie The Investi¥ating Committee of * the House, cau now have something . tangible to go-after. They have thus far only groped uround in the dark, after Republican shortcomings, bat now they can strike straight outfrom i. the shoulder at Democratic thieves “who held office when everything was in the land. Here is a chance for them to distinguish themselves, — The New York. Tribune's. Washington special of the 6th instant, says: Secretary Chandler has just discov——ered in his department a fraud—of stupendous magnitnde. The act of the present session directs the trans-. fer of the Indian Trust Fund, here-. .tofore held by the Secretary of the Interior, to the custody of the Treasurer, . Preparatory. to complying with this law, Secretary Chandler caused aninveatory to be made of the various stocks, ‘bonds and secutities constituting the funds on. Friday and S.turday last, when it: was} _found that in addition to the $870,000 taken by Jacob Thompson, Buachanau’s Secretary of the Interior $1,500,000 in cash was takén out by some of ‘Ehompseon’s predecessors and replaced by various kinds gf Southern bonds, including $66,000. in the bonds of the Tennessee Turapike Company and others equally valneless. In other words, wuile , the law required that the funds should be invested ouly in Government bonds, these unfaithful eustodians took ont a million and a half of cash and patina nominaly equal . amount of bonds, upon” which little sheesh of-Do interest has been paid, and terest thereon, so that the Government has actually been defrauded to the amount of five or six millions. Chandler bes entered into the inves4) Present, fall Board. T. P. Crandall, ze Sheard of Supervisors. ey as Joy Term, 1876. he Board met Friday, July 7. President of the Board, presiding The minutes of yesterday ‘were read-and app roved.ay ~ The following. demands were examined and ordered paid: ON SPECIAL FUND; = 8, L. Stoat, varuishing in Court House, $149. eg H. L. Gove, ‘repairing sidewalk, $5 75, = Nevada Foandry, repairs on Court House. and Hospital, $62 05. Leopold Garthe, copying index,, $100. a C. R. Clarke, cash advanced in criminal cases, $35. 40. = Caunty Cierk, for postage stamps, $50. Ze Fock Lee, Interpreter’s fees, $15. County Cierk, 2 volumes ‘of Hittel’s Laws, $40. _ON GENERAL FUND," Mrs.I. Loyd, jury scrip, $120 50, criminal cases, $339 90. Mi-hael Epright, jary scrip, $9. W. C, Pope, biirying paupers, $207 declared vacant. Peace of said Township, and on motion Mr. Roberts was so appointed. ds City, Grass Valley, Graniteville, The resignation of J. C. Walker Columbia Hill, Cherokee, Alleghany as Justice of the Peace of Meadow . TOwa, Relief Hill, and in fact all Lake township. was presented, and ; the towns for miles around were ‘repaccepted by the Board. ; izens of Washington Township, praytigation of the subject with charac-' teristic vigor, and within afew days a complete statement of the whole transaction will be made. ere To the Officers of The Bamk of Ne®°°° therewith. ~ Oa motion the. Board adjourned + vada County and its Creditors. — Nevapa Crrr, Jaly 7th, 1376. Gentlemen: Having been bhereto-} fore appointed assignee of The Bank ‘of Nevada County, for the benefit of its creditors, I have examined the in-. The Railroad Pic Nic—Tickets. “ventory filed, pursuant to law, and ‘from such examination conclade, Ist, That to collect and apply the assets, will involve more time aud attention than I can properly spare from other, and to me, more ‘important business. : os 2d, To compel early payment of “many of the demands due to’ the bank, will” greatly 6ppreéss “its debtors, among whom ‘are some of my friends, men whom I would not willingly coerce to their financial guin. 3d. Iam satisfied that however diligent I might prove in behalf of creditors; much delay must ensue in realizing the assets. of the concern, and judging from my observation in other similar cases, no amount of fidelity would shield me from the Gensure of men justly anxious for immediate and full payment, and not familiar with the facts rendering such delay necessary. Being under no legal obligation te assume the trust, and_ not willing to incur responsibilities for which, in my judgment, I shall receive neither adequate compensation ner the ‘~ thanks of those most benefited, I shall respectfully decline to qualify aa assignee of The Bank of Nevada County. Nives Searxs. “Music, ; . ee Prof. Muller, of this city, is having music of his composition publishomg@ menthly now, by T. A. Baclier, of Philadelphia. It will be found for sale at Belden’s Drug Store, in ‘this place, and at Spencer's Book Store, in Grass Valley. His compositions are,as they deserve, becoming very popular in the East and on this Coast. Hotels, : Our town, in the matter-of Hotels, is not excelled by any place of its size on the coast. They are large, well arranged and : kept in first-class style. By the published list of arri: vals each day,, it will be seen that . their patronage ia very large, > 4 t i i § ; . i i ; ; . ~ Tar favorite flower for of the petitioners ‘was granted, and . . nic next Wednesday, the 12th,-has -~Jobn Mitten, who lives over on . camstances, it has managed to pick its living, and during the past week ; . them like a veteran in the business, “born unto him, The family, taken together, mike a very interesting ) picture. * pounts— Mar-ry-gold, term. A petition was pr*sentel from cit. ing for the appointment of F. Freemar, to the office of Justice of the! Peace, and Fayette Battis as Constable for said Township. The prayer . the appointments made in~accorduntil tu-merrow at 10 o'clock a. x. . J D Warr, Clerk, ‘J, Webber, Deputy. ¢ The price of tickets for the pic been placed very low, so that everybody can go. The youug people who have itin charge are not so de. sirous of making anything off the affair as to pay expenses, and they hope the whole community will reapond.Alever-seventeen will be charged one doller; all between ten and seventeen, fifty cents, and all under ten, twenty-five cents. When it is considered that this includes a ride over more than two-thirds the length of the Railroad, sixteen miles and return, it is a very cheap excursion, The tickets for children and youth will be-sold only at the depot on the morning of the pic-nic. ‘Adult tickets will be in the hands of some. of the young men and young ladies and will be sold during the week. >> Motherly Affection. Piety Hill, has.a little museum of his own at the present time, where. he can study Natural History from living, natural objects. He hasa chicken which labors under the disadvantage of being very young, very small, and an orphan. . Notwitbstanding all these discouraging ciror two has undertaken to bring up a brood of young quail in the way they should go. It scratches, clucks, and scolds them when there’ is anything around to eat ,and then broods The young quail ‘are apparently as fond .of their strange guardian’ as thty would be of their natural mother; and the ehicken puts on more airs than a father is supposed to do when he learns that twins have been {celebrating the Fourth of July, A ‘Quintannha, Interpreter’s fees, $3. . citéfient, and two horses were enter: ei—one by~ William “Hackett, of . C. B. Olarké, Sheriff's fees in . itéville -borse got away with the S. H. Sheffield appointed-as Jus-. 0f Moore's Flat and vicinity are tentice of the Peace of Rough & Ready j dered the thanks of the Club for the Township, at the April term of the . *85istabce they ~ Fendered. The ~ Board, having failed to qualify as bles were loaded with: all the ‘ deliea Justice, on motion, said office was . les of the season. Swinging, «siug™ ing, aud all kinds of games and A petition was presented ‘fom. eee carried on, and as fesidents of Rough & Ready Town-. We Fé not mistaken more than one ship, praying for the appointment ‘old bachelor lost his heart during the of H. Q. Roberts, asJusticé of the . 2: The ball was grand success} Petitions were presented favoring . * celebration at Bloomfield. and «ththe appointment respectively of A. €t places.One hundred and sixteen . — which are now almost if: pot abso.) M. Walker and David Hart, to the persons were seated uf the supper lately worthless.--The United States Office made vacant by the resignation . table, and all expressed spiomspeettad . “ga trustee owes the Indian fand nor-of J: C. Walker;-and~upon motion . Welt satisfied. Dancing was kept up} only the million and a balf thus prac. David Hart was duly appointed to tically abstracted, but also the in. said office, to serve for the unexpired _places and cusualitiés are particularyears of republican triumph,” and es will show the-~influence of onr naMoorez’s Frat, July 5th, 1876; Ep, Transcript: Our town since the night of the third,Yhas been-in an uproar that wonld have done credit to Pinto’s Dominions, and in the way of a Fourth of July celebration, we think we can safely say that we have eclipsed anything on the Ridge, notwithstanding that-reportswere spread through the surrounding country in opposition to our celebration, and. in the interest of an opposition -celebration, that the Base Ball Club had given up the idea of Base Ball match was played by-the “Rough andReady’’ Club of. Colambia Hill, and the ‘Invincib!es”’ of Moore’s Flat. TheColumbia Hill} bors gotaway with the ball, bat and supper, and gave our boys just cause to change their -Club name, by beat. ing us thirty-six, tallies. At the horse-race there was considerable ex. ed 15,000 cords of-woed, “1,500,000 ‘Death or Rev. J.R. Tansy. — Rev. J. R. Tansy, one of the pioheer preathérs of the Methodist Church on this coast, and pastor of the chtiréW inthis city, in 1853-4 died at Los Angeles, where he was stationed, of typhoid fever, on the 29th of June. : Destructive Fire. SS The Réno Gazette of the 6th says smoke in’'a bnge cloud was rising frum the vicinity of Mackie & Fair’s upper mill, above Reno, and that the loss of wood, lumber, logs, and square timber will be very heavy. As far as learned at the time of writing, there had already been: destroyfeet of lozs-and the same gmount of hewn timber, and tle. conflagration then showed no signs of decreasing, and that the: loss might: double the figures given. * a Gengrat Custer has had the rep+ Ed. Burroughs, jary scrip, $73 50, . Graniteville, and the otber by Jamés . Rourke, of Moore’s Fiat. The Gran-/ pools. The race. was a single dash’ of two hundred yards. The pic nic . was a grand success, and the ladies both financially and socially, Nevaresented, notwithstanding there was until daylight. The music was furnished by a San Francisco Quadrille Band under the leadership of Chas: Smith, assisted by Jas, Corns, of Moore’s Flat. This being leap year, the young ladies took the responsibility of naming the belle bachelors. close contestants for the honors, and upon compromise the honors were conferéd on one from “eaeh plaice. The first choice of the Columbia Hil; bachéeiors proved to be a married man, and sayother man was substiball among the-young ladies present would. have been like picking the sweetest Jump from a bowl of sugar —they were all.lovely. In all probability we will keep up the celebraion until Saturday night. The town is full of strangers, and all are baving a joily time. F.P, M. ———“<>-o-<—General Storm, Tt seems we were nut the only people whw experienced stormy weather on Thursday. Our storm was a gentle rain which seemed to lay the dust but to do no damage. The telegraph gives the following, which shows how the weather was tue first of the week in the East: , At Rockdile, Iowa, a m broke and the village was -submerged. Forty-two persous are missing, nineteen bodies have been recovered. In the neighborhood of Springtield-the storm was very severe. ‘lhe Chicago and Spriugtieid railroad suffered seriously. ‘l'wenty-seven houses were. completely wrecked at Cedar Rapids, lows. Tue loss at Dabuque was $20,000. One man was killed by. lgbiuing. Auother dispatch says: There is reason to fear that the worst reports willbe coutirmed and reports of the disaster and damage from the storms on Monday and. Tuesday nights, continue to urrive, In various poiitts-in Lilinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, the rainfall was very heavy. .Cornticlds are overflowed to the depth of several feet in many ly to_railroad property. The loss of life by the fteshet at Rockdale, lows, is uow reported at 46 persons. . A gedtieman who bad just arrived from the region of these storms in Iowa and Illinois, states’ that the country seems to be fairly washed out and afloat, aud farmers are in despair, fearing that they will” be uyable to save, even a small fraction of tueir crops. Centennial Sermen, Rev. Mr. Rieh, who postponed h's/ centennial discourse from Jast Sunday evening, on account. of similar services in the other churches, will deliver the same to-morrow night. The subject will ‘be, ‘One hundred wedding tional prineiples apoa European civ$ zation, Everybouy should hear it 4, ~ 1045 Best & Belcher 4444, —-—-— Graniteville and Columbia Hill were . " tuted. To pick out the belle of the . utatiou of being a good Indian fighter, but be has at last found: his match. On the 26th of June he atacked a camp containing over -2,500. warriors with five companies, and himself, fifteen officers, and every man of the companies were killed. —~— <2 — [By Telegraph.] ; Yesterday Morning’s Sales.: 615; Ophir 48%. 325 Mexican 2514, 1535, California 7024. 50 Savage 20142115 Con Virginia 52. 75 Crown Point 10, 800 Yelow Jacket 30, 4445 Imperial 6. 275 Alpha 47. 220 Belcher 18%. 316:.Overman 6544. 310 Justies 2244. 600 Julia 8. 225. Union Con 1134. 185 Sierra Nevada i4tf, 15 Chollar 75. , 1450 Lady Bryan 75c. 975 Hale & Norcross 9',. 5U Woodville 114. 110 Occidental 3%, , 35 Kentuck 13. 25 Confidence 1734. 405 Exchequer 16%. ‘10 Challenge 434. > 205 New York Con 75e. 105 Lady Washington 25,. 100 Andes 23,. 100 Wells Fargo 14c, 50 Leviathan 75c, 600 Columbia 50c. Yesterday” Afternoon’s Sales. Yellow Jacket 30%. . Imperial 6. Mexican 28°;. Northern Bell 37, Justice 2255, : Savage 20°%,.Con Virginia 53, = Union Con 1134. California 707,. Hale & Norcross 934, Caledonia 77,4. New Coso 2%4. Overman 66. Best & Belcher 187,. mt ——_—— om —-HOTEL ARRIVALS. National Exchange Hotel. Ss. A. EDDY, Proprietor. Tucrspay, July 6th, 1876W Hewmas, Nevada City Chas Dunn, Truckee: W C Richmond, do J J.-L Peel, do R Twamly wife& children, San Joan WA Marshall, Omega R Glise, Grass Valley J Marriott, North Bloomfield E Northup, San Juan R McCutchan, Nevada City R Sherp, ,~ z. Gas a G W Hill, Grass Valley . J 8 Raymond, Nevada City . P Purdon, Bridge M D Howell, Wheatland C H Chase, City = AL Lancaster, do Mrs Roberts, Blue Tent L E Pratt &wife, Sah Francisco Miss Jessup, do : A Thom, Downieville GS Powers, You Bet dE Borne, You Bet 8 Heath, Sweetland M L Lane & wife, Blue Tent ‘A Pike, San Francisco P Buck, do : W Wilson, Virginia City HOTEL ARRIVALS. Union Hotel. ~~. W. SNAPP, Proprietor. Tuurspay, July 6th, 1876 AP Clark, Quaker Hill M.Daily, Nevada City. Wm Berry, _ do W583 Wilhams, do JC Donnelly, do J HGraham, do EL Montgomery do W G Williams, do D Driscoll, do Wm Green, do . = meas T.-H Mason, Gras; Valley D Collins, do J Quningham, do P Williams, do C St George, Sacramongo W C Bradley, Willow Valley Wm Hampton, Omega M M Nutter, Penn ValleyW C Hulling, Smartsville ‘W B Hulling, do “F Wollenburg, Rush Creek 2 A Greer, Moore's Flat ‘i J Barker, Blue Tent PORK, &c. yee The P on Broad Street, opposite the Nevada. JOHN H. HARRISON, EALER IN BEEF, MUTTON, VEAL, CORNED BEEF, CORNED. Meats sold at reasonable rates for Cash. this association, in good standing. . cept by a two-thirds vote ‘of all the MemorTae Grocers Provecti¥é nion, : OF NEVADA CITY, PREAMBLE ; E, the undersigned, do hereby orj ganize ourselves into a Society , which shallibe known as. the. GROCERS’ PROTECLIVE UNION, of Nevada City, and we do each b:nd ourselves to abide by and conferm to the Rules and Kegulutions adopted by this Association. " OBJECT. Bec.1. Mutual Protection of Groceryr Dealers against that tiass of persons in ou comniunity and vicinity who are unworthy, of credit, either from dishonesty or inabjlity to pay their debts when contracted ; Groeery Dealers generally, by the encouragemeut of such enterprises as shal) tend to a heelihy increase of trade in our midst, =e: OFFICERS. = Sec, 2. The Officers‘of this Association shall consist of a Presidert and Secretary, to be chosen by ballot at a regular mecting of the Association for the term of six months, or untll their successors are chosen. ; : , MEMBERSHIP. Sec. 3.Any person engaged in‘the Giocerytrade in Nevada City may become a member of this Association by signing the By-Laws and paying the regular dues. ‘DUTY OF MEMVLERS: Sec. 4. Every Member shall act in good faith and for the benefit: uf this Agsuciation tu the best of his ability. MEETINGS. Sec. 5. The Meetings shall takeplace onthe FIRST MONDAY UF EVERY MONTH, at ‘nine O’cluck, P. M. : DUES. Sec.6. The ‘Members of this Association Bhali be usseesedl for its necessary expenses. : : : pre: NOTICE OF DELINQUENT DEBTOks. Sec. 7. It -shall be the duty of every Member of this Association to report immediately, in writing, to.each ard all the other Members, the name, residence and occupation of any person in debt to him or them, furany article of merc anudise und who has neglected or refused to. pay such indebtedness, = BLACK LIST. Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the Secretery to enter,. in writing, the naine, resideuce, and oveupation of every person rer ported to him, by 'a Member of this Association, a8 delinguem, amount of indebtedness @id tec whom dus, in a Book kept fur that purpoee, styled the ‘‘ Black, Book.” He suall notify each Member, in! Writing, evéry month of all sucu delinquent debtors: and no Member uf tuis Association, afte? receiving such notice, shall give the person 60 compisined of ‘any credit until notified that the n«me of suid person has been and to promute the best interests of our . _,_ From the Orchard of JOSIAH’ ROGERS On American Hal, es wi FROM THIS ttrebe for sale at the stove =! FORTH, Commercidl Street, Nevada City Pisin fruit from this orchard is .e oe fine OF and size FAMILIES SUPPLIED IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT, AS LOW AS THE LOWEsr-. _ All orders from any pert cf ihe promptly filled, ee eee — Regular customers will be fairly a; with and satisfaction Susranteed, *Y dealt WILLIAM BLACK, eun7-Im Comme: Clal St, ee CIGARS FOR THE MILLiox JOHNNY JACK, H‘*s JUST RECEIVED a Lar Splendid Stock of the Finest ge and CIGARS and TOBACCO, Ever Brought ae the Town, If lovers of the weed will give me 4 call, I will guarantee to give them “the best branis et CIGARS to be bad in Ne. vada County, and will sell them as cheap as the cheapest. I have also on hand, If you want to get a Genuine ‘Havana or Domestic Cigar, Just call at my store on Pine street. JQHN Ja Nevada, Mar. 13th, 1976. _ ie. MILWAUKEE BEER. WARRANTED ' PURE. ROGER CONLAN, U.S. Brewery Saloon, Broad St Nevada Cit ye . AB constantly on haad, in bottles,ang on draught; the belebrated **‘Weiner Salvator” ‘MILWAUKEE BEER, Manufactured by the SCHLITZ Brewing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin = -DELINQUENT’S SETTLEMENT. Sec.9. When's delinquent makes settle. ment in full, it shall be the duty of the . Member to whom such settlement is to inform the Secretary of the fact.’ Who shall, in like manner, give immediate notice to every Member of. this Association. BLACK LIST FOR BeNEFIT OF MEM. BERS ONLY. Sec. 10. Neither the Secretary cr any Member shall make known or permit the same to be dove, the monthly report of the Society's list of delinyguent aebtors,; or aby copy thereof, ti) persons not members of DUTY OF PRESIDENT, Sec, 11. It shall be the duty of the President to preside a: all Mec.ings of this Associaticn. He shall see that the rules and regulations are proper! y enforced, and perform such other duties as maz be consistent with his office, and for the best interest of the Association, = DUTY OF SECRETARY. Sec. 12. The Secretary shall keep 8 record of all the transactions of this Asso. ciation. “He‘shall keep all Books of Account, He shall receive all moneys of the Association, and pay the same out only upon an order signed by the President. He shall send-all noticrs and communications called for by these rules; QUORUM. Sec. 13. At all monthly or special meetings, five Members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Notice of ‘special meetinus of the Association shall be given for two days in the Nevada Daily ‘IRaNnscnipr, signed by the President and Secretary. _AMENDING BY-LAWS Sec. 14. No part of these kules and Regulations shall be altered or amended, exberg present ata meeting called for that purpose, or sta reguiar menthly meeting, : C. E. MULLOY, President. iy8 A. H. HANSON, Secretary. NEVADA THEATRE. AMY STONE DRAMATIC MONDAY and TUESDAY, July 10th & lith, FOR TWO NIGATS ONLY! A ects celebrated California Artiste, AMY STONE, Supported by the well known Comedian, . H. F. STONE, And a full Dramatic Company, in the highly sensational society play, by Dion Boucicault entitled, LED ASTRAY, TUESDAY NIGHT, 2 ORPHANS, Prices as usaul. Reserved Seats can be obtained without extra charge at P. “H, Beiden’s Drug Store. ~ iy6-1w “ ieee, GRAND RAILROAD PIC NIC!, aa <Wedmesday, July 12th, 1876, For Sale in quantities to suit. This Beer has the reputation of being the best in the world, and is shipped te pall parts of the civilized globe. Call and Try it. Also the best Home Brewed Beer, from THE U. S. BREWERY. Bottled Beer a Specialty. — ___ROGER CONLAN, jn3 Broad Sirect, Nevada City. —— Election for Chief Engineer. HE ANNUAL ELECTION FOR CHIEP ENGINEER of the Nevada City Fire. Department, will take place at the Marshs}'s Ofhce, on S MONDAY, JULY 31, 1876. Jad ges—Joseph Olive and Frank Eile man. : Clerks—J, J. Ott and Fa.Goldsmith, Polls will be open‘from 5 to 8 o'clock, P.M. ‘ by order of the Board of Fire Delegates. : : W. BR. COE, President. Jas. Monro; Secretary. : jes CABBAGE And TOMATO PLANTS, FOR SALE AT FELIX GILLET’S, Nevada City. LATE CABBAGE PLANTS. TRASBORG, BRUNSWICK.HOLLAND, SAVOY, EARLY WAKEFIELD and SCHWEINFURTH. Fifty Cents to One Dollar per Hundred. TOMATO PLANTS. H. F. STONE & CO..___.Managers-} —TROPHY—sud—GOLIAH. Twenty-five Cents per Dozen.FELIX GELLBI Nevada City, June Sth, 1876. REFRESHMENT SALOON. ANTOINE TAM, ON PINE-STREET, NEVADA CITY. S PREPARED TO SUPPLY FHE PBOple with the very best of Ice Cream, Oysters, Fountain Soda, ‘Confectionery, Nuts, He will keep corstantly on hand -:be _j above articles of the Freshest and Choicest qualities. . Families supplied on the shortest noties. Give mea call aud 1 will guarantee pe fect satisfaction. ANTOINE TAM, Nevads, May 13th,3876 ae U2 thé auspices of theYoungPeople of the Methodist Congregation Sunday School. ee 32 MILES ‘ON THE CARS: Persons over 17 years ofage $1 Betwoen 10 and 17,. 50 cts. :Mnder 10 years, 25 cts. Fg t 4 FURNITURE BE -REPAIRIB G UPHOLSTE PING, Commercial Street, near Coe’sShoe _ Stere, Nevada City, 13. PREP. TO DO ALL . kinds of CPHOLSTEBING _ and FURNIPURE REPAIBand at low rates. . jy6-diu j Fresh Candies, Nuts, -etc, : gng, im the very best maniet t Leak Pee” tae a Ne , an” a oe i t 1 € t 1 j

I et ee ee nat ath " “ Ce ra bet ~ 5 : She Daily Transcript NEVADA CITY, CAI. Se eee Saturday. July. 8, 1876. Work for the Investigating Comie The Investi¥ating Committee of * the House, cau now have something . tangible to go-after. They have thus far only groped uround in the dark, after Republican shortcomings, bat now they can strike straight outfrom i. the shoulder at Democratic thieves “who held office when everything was in the land. Here is a chance for them to distinguish themselves, — The New York. Tribune's. Washington special of the 6th instant, says: Secretary Chandler has just discov——ered in his department a fraud—of stupendous magnitnde. The act of the present session directs the trans-. fer of the Indian Trust Fund, here-. .tofore held by the Secretary of the Interior, to the custody of the Treasurer, . Preparatory. to complying with this law, Secretary Chandler caused aninveatory to be made of the various stocks, ‘bonds and secutities constituting the funds on. Friday and S.turday last, when it: was} _found that in addition to the $870,000 taken by Jacob Thompson, Buachanau’s Secretary of the Interior $1,500,000 in cash was takén out by some of ‘Ehompseon’s predecessors and replaced by various kinds gf Southern bonds, including $66,000. in the bonds of the Tennessee Turapike Company and others equally valneless. In other words, wuile , the law required that the funds should be invested ouly in Government bonds, these unfaithful eustodians took ont a million and a half of cash and patina nominaly equal . amount of bonds, upon” which little sheesh of-Do interest has been paid, and terest thereon, so that the Government has actually been defrauded to the amount of five or six millions. Chandler bes entered into the inves4) Present, fall Board. T. P. Crandall, ze Sheard of Supervisors. ey as Joy Term, 1876. he Board met Friday, July 7. President of the Board, presiding The minutes of yesterday ‘were read-and app roved.ay ~ The following. demands were examined and ordered paid: ON SPECIAL FUND; = 8, L. Stoat, varuishing in Court House, $149. eg H. L. Gove, ‘repairing sidewalk, $5 75, = Nevada Foandry, repairs on Court House. and Hospital, $62 05. Leopold Garthe, copying index,, $100. a C. R. Clarke, cash advanced in criminal cases, $35. 40. = Caunty Cierk, for postage stamps, $50. Ze Fock Lee, Interpreter’s fees, $15. County Cierk, 2 volumes ‘of Hittel’s Laws, $40. _ON GENERAL FUND," Mrs.I. Loyd, jury scrip, $120 50, criminal cases, $339 90. Mi-hael Epright, jary scrip, $9. W. C, Pope, biirying paupers, $207 declared vacant. Peace of said Township, and on motion Mr. Roberts was so appointed. ds City, Grass Valley, Graniteville, The resignation of J. C. Walker Columbia Hill, Cherokee, Alleghany as Justice of the Peace of Meadow . TOwa, Relief Hill, and in fact all Lake township. was presented, and ; the towns for miles around were ‘repaccepted by the Board. ; izens of Washington Township, praytigation of the subject with charac-' teristic vigor, and within afew days a complete statement of the whole transaction will be made. ere To the Officers of The Bamk of Ne®°°° therewith. ~ Oa motion the. Board adjourned + vada County and its Creditors. — Nevapa Crrr, Jaly 7th, 1376. Gentlemen: Having been bhereto-} fore appointed assignee of The Bank ‘of Nevada County, for the benefit of its creditors, I have examined the in-. The Railroad Pic Nic—Tickets. “ventory filed, pursuant to law, and ‘from such examination conclade, Ist, That to collect and apply the assets, will involve more time aud attention than I can properly spare from other, and to me, more ‘important business. : os 2d, To compel early payment of “many of the demands due to’ the bank, will” greatly 6ppreéss “its debtors, among whom ‘are some of my friends, men whom I would not willingly coerce to their financial guin. 3d. Iam satisfied that however diligent I might prove in behalf of creditors; much delay must ensue in realizing the assets. of the concern, and judging from my observation in other similar cases, no amount of fidelity would shield me from the Gensure of men justly anxious for immediate and full payment, and not familiar with the facts rendering such delay necessary. Being under no legal obligation te assume the trust, and_ not willing to incur responsibilities for which, in my judgment, I shall receive neither adequate compensation ner the ‘~ thanks of those most benefited, I shall respectfully decline to qualify aa assignee of The Bank of Nevada County. Nives Searxs. “Music, ; . ee Prof. Muller, of this city, is having music of his composition publishomg@ menthly now, by T. A. Baclier, of Philadelphia. It will be found for sale at Belden’s Drug Store, in ‘this place, and at Spencer's Book Store, in Grass Valley. His compositions are,as they deserve, becoming very popular in the East and on this Coast. Hotels, : Our town, in the matter-of Hotels, is not excelled by any place of its size on the coast. They are large, well arranged and : kept in first-class style. By the published list of arri: vals each day,, it will be seen that . their patronage ia very large, > 4 t i i § ; . i i ; ; . ~ Tar favorite flower for of the petitioners ‘was granted, and . . nic next Wednesday, the 12th,-has -~Jobn Mitten, who lives over on . camstances, it has managed to pick its living, and during the past week ; . them like a veteran in the business, “born unto him, The family, taken together, mike a very interesting ) picture. * pounts— Mar-ry-gold, term. A petition was pr*sentel from cit. ing for the appointment of F. Freemar, to the office of Justice of the! Peace, and Fayette Battis as Constable for said Township. The prayer . the appointments made in~accorduntil tu-merrow at 10 o'clock a. x. . J D Warr, Clerk, ‘J, Webber, Deputy. ¢ The price of tickets for the pic been placed very low, so that everybody can go. The youug people who have itin charge are not so de. sirous of making anything off the affair as to pay expenses, and they hope the whole community will reapond..Alever-seventeen will be charged one doller; all between ten and seventeen, fifty cents, and all under ten, twenty-five cents. When it is considered that this includes a ride over more than two-thirds the length of the Railroad, sixteen miles and return, it is a very cheap excursion, The tickets for children and youth will be-sold only at the depot on the morning of the pic-nic. ‘Adult tickets will be in the hands of some. of the young men and young ladies and will be sold during the week. >> Motherly Affection. Piety Hill, has.a little museum of his own at the present time, where. he can study Natural History from living, natural objects. He hasa chicken which labors under the disadvantage of being very young, very small, and an orphan. . Notwitbstanding all these discouraging ciror two has undertaken to bring up a brood of young quail in the way they should go. It scratches, clucks, and scolds them when there’ is anything around to eat ,and then broods The young quail ‘are apparently as fond .of their strange guardian’ as thty would be of their natural mother; and the ehicken puts on more airs than a father is supposed to do when he learns that twins have been {celebrating the Fourth of July, A ‘Quintannha, Interpreter’s fees, $3. . citéfient, and two horses were enter: ei—one by~ William “Hackett, of . C. B. Olarké, Sheriff's fees in . itéville -borse got away with the S. H. Sheffield appointed-as Jus-. 0f Moore's Flat and vicinity are tentice of the Peace of Rough & Ready j dered the thanks of the Club for the Township, at the April term of the . *85istabce they ~ Fendered. The ~ Board, having failed to qualify as bles were loaded with: all the ‘ deliea Justice, on motion, said office was . les of the season. Swinging, «siug™ ing, aud all kinds of games and A petition was presented ‘fom. eee carried on, and as fesidents of Rough & Ready Town-. We Fé not mistaken more than one ship, praying for the appointment ‘old bachelor lost his heart during the of H. Q. Roberts, asJusticé of the . 2: The ball was grand success} Petitions were presented favoring . * celebration at Bloomfield. and «ththe appointment respectively of A. €t places.One hundred and sixteen . — which are now almost if: pot abso.) M. Walker and David Hart, to the persons were seated uf the supper lately worthless.--The United States Office made vacant by the resignation . table, and all expressed spiomspeettad . “ga trustee owes the Indian fand nor-of J: C. Walker;-and~upon motion . Welt satisfied. Dancing was kept up} only the million and a balf thus prac. David Hart was duly appointed to tically abstracted, but also the in. said office, to serve for the unexpired _places and cusualitiés are particularyears of republican triumph,” and es will show the-~influence of onr naMoorez’s Frat, July 5th, 1876; Ep, Transcript: Our town since the night of the third,Yhas been-in an uproar that wonld have done credit to Pinto’s Dominions, and in the way of a Fourth of July celebration, we think we can safely say that we have eclipsed anything on the Ridge, notwithstanding that-reportswere spread through the surrounding country in opposition to our celebration, and. in the interest of an opposition -celebration, that the Base Ball Club had given up the idea of Base Ball match was played by-the “Rough andReady’’ Club of. Colambia Hill, and the ‘Invincib!es”’ of Moore’s Flat. TheColumbia Hill} bors gotaway with the ball, bat and supper, and gave our boys just cause to change their -Club name, by beat. ing us thirty-six, tallies. At the horse-race there was considerable ex. ed 15,000 cords of-woed, “1,500,000 ‘Death or Rev. J.R. Tansy. — Rev. J. R. Tansy, one of the pioheer preathérs of the Methodist Church on this coast, and pastor of the chtiréW inthis city, in 1853-4 died at Los Angeles, where he was stationed, of typhoid fever, on the 29th of June. : Destructive Fire. SS The Réno Gazette of the 6th says smoke in’'a bnge cloud was rising frum the vicinity of Mackie & Fair’s upper mill, above Reno, and that the loss of wood, lumber, logs, and square timber will be very heavy. As far as learned at the time of writing, there had already been: destroyfeet of lozs-and the same gmount of hewn timber, and tle. conflagration then showed no signs of decreasing, and that the: loss might: double the figures given. * a Gengrat Custer has had the rep+ Ed. Burroughs, jary scrip, $73 50, . Graniteville, and the otber by Jamés . Rourke, of Moore’s Fiat. The Gran-/ pools. The race. was a single dash’ of two hundred yards. The pic nic . was a grand success, and the ladies both financially and socially, Nevaresented, notwithstanding there was until daylight. The music was furnished by a San Francisco Quadrille Band under the leadership of Chas: Smith, assisted by Jas, Corns, of Moore’s Flat. This being leap year, the young ladies took the responsibility of naming the belle bachelors. close contestants for the honors, and upon compromise the honors were conferéd on one from “eaeh plaice. The first choice of the Columbia Hil; bachéeiors proved to be a married man, and sayother man was substiball among the-young ladies present would. have been like picking the sweetest Jump from a bowl of sugar —they were all.lovely. In all probability we will keep up the celebraion until Saturday night. The town is full of strangers, and all are baving a joily time. F.P, M. ———“<>-o-<—General Storm, Tt seems we were nut the only people whw experienced stormy weather on Thursday. Our storm was a gentle rain which seemed to lay the dust but to do no damage. The telegraph gives the following, which shows how the weather was tue first of the week in the East: , At Rockdile, Iowa, a m broke and the village was -submerged. Forty-two persous are missing, nineteen bodies have been recovered. In the neighborhood of Springtield-the storm was very severe. ‘lhe Chicago and Spriugtieid railroad suffered seriously. ‘l'wenty-seven houses were. completely wrecked at Cedar Rapids, lows. Tue loss at Dabuque was $20,000. One man was killed by. lgbiuing. Auother dispatch says: There is reason to fear that the worst reports willbe coutirmed and reports of the disaster and damage from the storms on Monday and. Tuesday nights, continue to urrive, In various poiitts-in Lilinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, the rainfall was very heavy. .Cornticlds are overflowed to the depth of several feet in many ly to_railroad property. The loss of life by the fteshet at Rockdale, lows, is uow reported at 46 persons. . A gedtieman who bad just arrived from the region of these storms in Iowa and Illinois, states’ that the country seems to be fairly washed out and afloat, aud farmers are in despair, fearing that they will” be uyable to save, even a small fraction of tueir crops. Centennial Sermen, Rev. Mr. Rieh, who postponed h's/ centennial discourse from Jast Sunday evening, on account. of similar services in the other churches, will deliver the same to-morrow night. The subject will ‘be, ‘One hundred wedding tional prineiples apoa European civ$ zation, Everybouy should hear it 4, ~ 1045 Best & Belcher 4444, —-—-— Graniteville and Columbia Hill were . " tuted. To pick out the belle of the . utatiou of being a good Indian fighter, but be has at last found: his match. On the 26th of June he atacked a camp containing over -2,500. warriors with five companies, and himself, fifteen officers, and every man of the companies were killed. —~— <2 — [By Telegraph.] ; Yesterday Morning’s Sales.: 615; Ophir 48%. 325 Mexican 2514, 1535, California 7024. 50 Savage 20142115 Con Virginia 52. 75 Crown Point 10, 800 Yelow Jacket 30, 4445 Imperial 6. 275 Alpha 47. 220 Belcher 18%.

316:.Overman 6544. 310 Justies 2244. 600 Julia 8. 225. Union Con 1134. 185 Sierra Nevada i4tf, 15 Chollar 75. , 1450 Lady Bryan 75c. 975 Hale & Norcross 9',. 5U Woodville 114. 110 Occidental 3%, , 35 Kentuck 13. 25 Confidence 1734. 405 Exchequer 16%. ‘10 Challenge 434. > 205 New York Con 75e. 105 Lady Washington 25,. 100 Andes 23,. 100 Wells Fargo 14c, 50 Leviathan 75c, 600 Columbia 50c. Yesterday” Afternoon’s Sales. Yellow Jacket 30%. . Imperial 6. Mexican 28°;. Northern Bell 37, Justice 2255, : Savage 20°%,.Con Virginia 53, = Union Con 1134. California 707,. Hale & Norcross 934, Caledonia 77,4. New Coso 2%4. Overman 66. Best & Belcher 187,. mt ——_—— om —-HOTEL ARRIVALS. National Exchange Hotel. Ss. A. EDDY, Proprietor. Tucrspay, July 6th, 1876W Hewmas, Nevada City Chas Dunn, Truckee: W C Richmond, do J J.-L Peel, do R Twamly wife& children, San Joan WA Marshall, Omega R Glise, Grass Valley J Marriott, North Bloomfield E Northup, San Juan R McCutchan, Nevada City R Sherp, ,~ z. Gas a G W Hill, Grass Valley . J 8 Raymond, Nevada City . P Purdon, Bridge M D Howell, Wheatland C H Chase, City = AL Lancaster, do Mrs Roberts, Blue Tent L E Pratt &wife, Sah Francisco Miss Jessup, do : A Thom, Downieville GS Powers, You Bet dE Borne, You Bet 8 Heath, Sweetland M L Lane & wife, Blue Tent ‘A Pike, San Francisco P Buck, do : W Wilson, Virginia City HOTEL ARRIVALS. Union Hotel. ~~. W. SNAPP, Proprietor. Tuurspay, July 6th, 1876 AP Clark, Quaker Hill M.Daily, Nevada City. Wm Berry, _ do W583 Wilhams, do JC Donnelly, do J HGraham, do EL Montgomery do W G Williams, do D Driscoll, do Wm Green, do . = meas T.-H Mason, Gras; Valley D Collins, do J Quningham, do P Williams, do C St George, Sacramongo W C Bradley, Willow Valley Wm Hampton, Omega M M Nutter, Penn ValleyW C Hulling, Smartsville ‘W B Hulling, do “F Wollenburg, Rush Creek 2 A Greer, Moore's Flat ‘i J Barker, Blue Tent PORK, &c. yee The P on Broad Street, opposite the Nevada. JOHN H. HARRISON, EALER IN BEEF, MUTTON, VEAL, CORNED BEEF, CORNED. Meats sold at reasonable rates for Cash. this association, in good standing. . cept by a two-thirds vote ‘of all the MemorTae Grocers Provecti¥é nion, : OF NEVADA CITY, PREAMBLE ; E, the undersigned, do hereby orj ganize ourselves into a Society , which shallibe known as. the. GROCERS’ PROTECLIVE UNION, of Nevada City, and we do each b:nd ourselves to abide by and conferm to the Rules and Kegulutions adopted by this Association. " OBJECT. Bec.1. Mutual Protection of Groceryr Dealers against that tiass of persons in ou comniunity and vicinity who are unworthy, of credit, either from dishonesty or inabjlity to pay their debts when contracted ; Groeery Dealers generally, by the encouragemeut of such enterprises as shal) tend to a heelihy increase of trade in our midst, =e: OFFICERS. = Sec, 2. The Officers‘of this Association shall consist of a Presidert and Secretary, to be chosen by ballot at a regular mecting of the Association for the term of six months, or untll their successors are chosen. ; : , MEMBERSHIP. Sec. 3.Any person engaged in‘the Giocerytrade in Nevada City may become a member of this Association by signing the By-Laws and paying the regular dues. ‘DUTY OF MEMVLERS: Sec. 4. Every Member shall act in good faith and for the benefit: uf this Agsuciation tu the best of his ability. MEETINGS. Sec. 5. The Meetings shall takeplace onthe FIRST MONDAY UF EVERY MONTH, at ‘nine O’cluck, P. M. : DUES. Sec.6. The ‘Members of this Association Bhali be usseesedl for its necessary expenses. : : : pre: NOTICE OF DELINQUENT DEBTOks. Sec. 7. It -shall be the duty of every Member of this Association to report immediately, in writing, to.each ard all the other Members, the name, residence and occupation of any person in debt to him or them, furany article of merc anudise und who has neglected or refused to. pay such indebtedness, = BLACK LIST. Sec. 8. 1t shall be the duty of the Secretery to enter,. in writing, the naine, resideuce, and oveupation of every person rer ported to him, by 'a Member of this Association, a8 delinguem, amount of indebtedness @id tec whom dus, in a Book kept fur that purpoee, styled the ‘‘ Black, Book.” He suall notify each Member, in! Writing, evéry month of all sucu delinquent debtors: and no Member uf tuis Association, afte? receiving such notice, shall give the person 60 compisined of ‘any credit until notified that the n«me of suid person has been and to promute the best interests of our . _,_ From the Orchard of JOSIAH’ ROGERS On American Hal, es wi FROM THIS ttrebe for sale at the stove =! FORTH, Commercidl Street, Nevada City Pisin fruit from this orchard is .e oe fine OF and size FAMILIES SUPPLIED IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT, AS LOW AS THE LOWEsr-. _ All orders from any pert cf ihe promptly filled, ee eee — Regular customers will be fairly a; with and satisfaction Susranteed, *Y dealt WILLIAM BLACK, eun7-Im Comme: Clal St, ee CIGARS FOR THE MILLiox JOHNNY JACK, H‘*s JUST RECEIVED a Lar Splendid Stock of the Finest ge and CIGARS and TOBACCO, Ever Brought ae the Town, If lovers of the weed will give me 4 call, I will guarantee to give them “the best branis et CIGARS to be bad in Ne. vada County, and will sell them as cheap as the cheapest. I have also on hand, If you want to get a Genuine ‘Havana or Domestic Cigar, Just call at my store on Pine street. JQHN Ja Nevada, Mar. 13th, 1976. _ ie. MILWAUKEE BEER. WARRANTED ' PURE. ROGER CONLAN, U.S. Brewery Saloon, Broad St Nevada Cit ye . AB constantly on haad, in bottles,ang on draught; the belebrated **‘Weiner Salvator” ‘MILWAUKEE BEER, Manufactured by the SCHLITZ Brewing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin = -DELINQUENT’S SETTLEMENT. Sec.9. When's delinquent makes settle. ment in full, it shall be the duty of the . Member to whom such settlement is to inform the Secretary of the fact.’ Who shall, in like manner, give immediate notice to every Member of. this Association. BLACK LIST FOR BeNEFIT OF MEM. BERS ONLY. Sec. 10. Neither the Secretary cr any Member shall make known or permit the same to be dove, the monthly report of the Society's list of delinyguent aebtors,; or aby copy thereof, ti) persons not members of DUTY OF PRESIDENT, Sec, 11. It shall be the duty of the President to preside a: all Mec.ings of this Associaticn. He shall see that the rules and regulations are proper! y enforced, and perform such other duties as maz be consistent with his office, and for the best interest of the Association, = DUTY OF SECRETARY. Sec. 12. The Secretary shall keep 8 record of all the transactions of this Asso. ciation. “He‘shall keep all Books of Account, He shall receive all moneys of the Association, and pay the same out only upon an order signed by the President. He shall send-all noticrs and communications called for by these rules; QUORUM. Sec. 13. At all monthly or special meetings, five Members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Notice of ‘special meetinus of the Association shall be given for two days in the Nevada Daily ‘IRaNnscnipr, signed by the President and Secretary. _AMENDING BY-LAWS Sec. 14. No part of these kules and Regulations shall be altered or amended, exberg present ata meeting called for that purpose, or sta reguiar menthly meeting, : C. E. MULLOY, President. iy8 A. H. HANSON, Secretary. NEVADA THEATRE. AMY STONE DRAMATIC MONDAY and TUESDAY, July 10th & lith, FOR TWO NIGATS ONLY! A ects celebrated California Artiste, AMY STONE, Supported by the well known Comedian, . H. F. STONE, And a full Dramatic Company, in the highly sensational society play, by Dion Boucicault entitled, LED ASTRAY, TUESDAY NIGHT, 2 ORPHANS, Prices as usaul. Reserved Seats can be obtained without extra charge at P. “H, Beiden’s Drug Store. ~ iy6-1w “ ieee, GRAND RAILROAD PIC NIC!, aa <Wedmesday, July 12th, 1876, For Sale in quantities to suit. This Beer has the reputation of being the best in the world, and is shipped te pall parts of the civilized globe. Call and Try it. Also the best Home Brewed Beer, from THE U. S. BREWERY. Bottled Beer a Specialty. — ___ROGER CONLAN, jn3 Broad Sirect, Nevada City. —— Election for Chief Engineer. HE ANNUAL ELECTION FOR CHIEP ENGINEER of the Nevada City Fire. Department, will take place at the Marshs}'s Ofhce, on S MONDAY, JULY 31, 1876. Jad ges—Joseph Olive and Frank Eile man. : Clerks—J, J. Ott and Fa.Goldsmith, Polls will be open‘from 5 to 8 o'clock, P.M. ‘ by order of the Board of Fire Delegates. : : W. BR. COE, President. Jas. Monro; Secretary. : jes CABBAGE And TOMATO PLANTS, FOR SALE AT FELIX GILLET’S, Nevada City. LATE CABBAGE PLANTS. TRASBORG, BRUNSWICK.HOLLAND, SAVOY, EARLY WAKEFIELD and SCHWEINFURTH. Fifty Cents to One Dollar per Hundred. TOMATO PLANTS. H. F. STONE & CO...___..Managers-} —TROPHY—sud—GOLIAH. Twenty-five Cents per Dozen.FELIX GELLBI Nevada City, June Sth, 1876. REFRESHMENT SALOON. ANTOINE TAM, ON PINE-STREET, NEVADA CITY. S PREPARED TO SUPPLY FHE PBOple with the very best of Ice Cream, Oysters, Fountain Soda, ‘Confectionery, Nuts, He will keep corstantly on hand -:be _j above articles of the Freshest and Choicest qualities. . Families supplied on the shortest noties. Give mea call aud 1 will guarantee pe fect satisfaction. ANTOINE TAM, Nevads, May 13th,3876 ae U2 thé auspices of theYoungPeople of the Methodist Congregation Sunday School. ee 32 MILES ‘ON THE CARS: Persons over 17 years ofage $1 Betwoen 10 and 17,. 50 cts. :Mnder 10 years, 25 cts. Fg t 4 FURNITURE BE -REPAIRIB G UPHOLSTE PING, Commercial Street, near Coe’sShoe _ Stere, Nevada City, 13. PREP. TO DO ALL . kinds of CPHOLSTEBING _ and FURNIPURE REPAIBand at low rates. . jy6-diu j Fresh Candies, Nuts, -etc, : gng, im the very best maniet t Leak Pee” tae a Ne , an” a oe i t 1 € t 1 j