June 13, 1878 (4 pages)

rae NEVADA CITY, CAL. -~ Thursday. June 13, 1878. 7, 2 ” 2 aii GO. M. MOTT ¢ our only -© ized Agout in Sucramento. He will re ceive Advertisersents and Subscriptions fer tho TRansoupr, and receipt for us in our name, ; —— TO THE NORTHERN SEAS. Last Tuosday another expedition ' etarted for the feozeu North in search of relics of the Franklin party, and for hope that success will crown its ‘efforts, Five yeurs ago Capt. Potter, an employe of the shipping firm of Morrison & Brown, New York City, returned from one of his whaling voyages, with @ spoon and fork _.which he had secured from an: Eq quimaux, of Indian tribe, known as the Natchilies. These articles bore the well known crests of Sir Jobn 'FPratklin and ‘of Captain Crozier, his second in command of the: illfated. Erebus aud Terror. ,The Esquimaux told Captain Potter tbat _. they had taken the articles from a cairn, situated many days’ distance ‘from the sbip; that years.ago-a party of white men had visited tueir country and built the cairn, but thatal of the paity had died of starvation. _ ‘fhe spoon and the fork were ideuti~ fied in New York and in Eugland, as having belonged t) the Franklin ex—plorérs, but Ho steps lowards Hitting -_* gout an expedition were tuken at that time, <= --Jater still, Captain Barry, another another silver spoon, patched with a piece of coppér, and bearing the crest of Sirdubn Franklin. The party of Esquimaux from whom he récvived it, informed him that the ‘cuirn from which it was taken con-omntyined many books, with writing, _ similar’to these on bis“own ship. They pointed out tho direction and location of the cairn on his chart, _.and said that it was situated on an island. If this informution be true,. it would not only indicate the exist-encé t » polar sea_far tothe north of any point yet reached by living ‘navigators, but would show that Sir Jobo Franklin and his brave crew actually reached the sea, although they never returned to make known the-discovery. Capt, Barry was of course, in-no condition to prosecute an exploration in search of these valuable relics, but the production of this second spoon aroused the public gpirit-of Mr“Morrisop, and he determined to send an expedition -in search of the cairn, Other citizens of New York contributed liberally to the enterprize and the schooner Eothen has sailed trom New York for the Arctic Sea to prosecute the search. Capt. Barry commands the schooner, and Lieut. Schwatka, of the U, 8S, Army, will havecommand of thé sledge parties who will cross the ice in.search of the-cairn and ‘its __-_preciois records and, relies. Lieut, Wn. L, Gilder will be second in command of this part of the expedition. Esquimaux Joe, a native. of the far North, and well acquainted with the language and .cusioms of the people, is ‘also a metber of the ‘party. Nothing can be done by ‘the land party uatil the snow falls, whieh will bé ‘next Spring. The plan proposedis to sail direét to Whale Point, Hudson’s Bay, and thence to‘Republic Bay, if possible. Another vessel will be sent dut with ample provisions so that there will be no.dangerrof suffering, and itis fondiy hoped that this expedition will result ‘in solving the mystery which has so long enshrouded the fate of thé lost Franklin party, ~~ a! OLD NEVADANS, * J. C. Garber, of Humboldt county, Workingmen’s nomiave for Pelegate at Large to the Constitutional Con: vention from the Third’ Congressional District, was some years ago County Recorder of Nevada county. D. A. Dryden, of Santa Clara county, candidate on the same ticket trom the Fourth Congressional District, ‘was once a Methodist preacler, and hada charge in Nevada City. He must have retrograded after leaving here, for when next heard of be had _ we gay with wars of sympathy in _, our eyea—descended into the vale ~~ of darkness and sorrow whieh journelists tread,.and he was known to . The Daily Granseript. . withthe claus which this new expe-. ‘dition holds, there is good ground . —wil-be left wudone to-nuke-if-pleasTHE DAY WE CELEBRATE. . How the Fourth’ of July will ‘be Our Patriotic Souls to Find Hxpression through Fire Crackers, Songs, Pic-nics, Speeches, Excarsions, Etc. ? ‘Phe anniversary of the Declaration of Independence comes space. The American Engle is brushing the dust out or its ‘wings where a year’s in. activity has permitted it-to accumulate, singing societies are rehearsing the patriotic ditties they propose to whoop forth on the-great occasion, Orators-are Wrestling with their gran-4 diloquent “pieces’’ which are sup. posed to soon inspire. the populace . with a spirit akin tb that possessed by their forefathers, and small boys {are hoarding up their pennies that they may not da.less than the law allows when it is time toadd to the Hullabaloo of the important. event, We are glad we live in America. In fact, we have been since that first, fire-cracker we ever fooled with went off prematurely beforé it was-out of ‘our fingers, leaving them burned and smarting. What it one of our finger-nails did peel off before the hand had healed? . Wasn't it for the cause of our country we bad been wounded, evenif. we didalmost ery. our young eyes out-before the fact flashed ecross. our mind that we were ‘ verituble heroex, scared most out of eur wits; even if net battle-scarred ? But we will skip the subsequent history of a century or.su whith bas elapsed between the days of our perreaders how the day will be celebrat+in-Nevada county A.D. 1878, Grass Valley will be the center of gatherthere from every part of the niversary of the nution’s Independence. The good citizens of thut towu have said, in tue language of the dramatist, ‘‘Come and see us, und we'll make it pleasant for you;”’ They don’t care a red for expenses, but have subscribed such a: literal sum among themselves that nothing ant’, for the visitors that money can accomplish. A mouster procession comprising the military and tire department and civic organizations of the county, will be one of the feutures of the. day; a grand cborus by hundreds of trained voices; speeches, prayers, poems, lemonade, giugerbread, fite-works — but pshaw! What's the use of attempting to describe all.the attractions! The ad* vertisement jn another column tells about them, and to it we refer the ‘reader, : At Truckée, the boys of the Fire Department are going to give a grand belt in the evening, and judging from the extensive preparations being made, it will be the most. im, portant. social event that has ever occurred in the lumber region, At Nerth Bloomfield, the people propose to have a@ real old-fashioned Fourth of July celebration, and are busily engaged getting ready. there-” for, *~-dance-wit-wind up-theday's4 festiviiies in that great gravel digging section, At San Juan, the Caucasian Camp are also to celebrate the day among themselves, a piu-nie, with -its attendant pleasures, having been decide . upon as the proper way to doit At Nevada Oity—well, quiet. will reign supreme, We are «ll going— orf ought to, at’ any rate—to join our friends at Grass Valley. They helped us to celebrate last: year, car-load after car-load of their citizens com‘ing up to lend their genial presence in making the event one log to be cheri-hed in our memories, So-far as we are yet informed, the } above includes the prominent festivities to tuke place in this county next Fourth. It is a duty which every true citizen owes to pust history tu take activé part in some one of the yarious . opportunities. offered, aud show, by a proper observance of the day, that our remembrance of the day when America took unto herself the freedom that had been porchased at the cost of blood, is not being effaced from -our minds by the events-of ‘national import which which have followed that first and greatest of all. in Aint ite A BALTIMORE man ‘has been arrested tor playing ghost by dancing around on the topy of houses ip bia night-shirt, hie object being to de-. preciate property in his neighborObserved ‘in Nevada County—j. senul-childhood-experienes;-end-dewkout being detected in the act. $1,060 Stolen from a Safe During ‘the Owner’s Absence—But the Goin’ was Afterwards Found : Where the Thief had Hidden it. We ate in possession of the facts . concerning a recent attempt at robbery in this city,which in extent and audacity compares. favorably with 4 the feat, performed by. tbe. light fingered , rascal who burgalizédthe safe.in C, E, Mulloy’s store to the tune of some $800 on Friday last, although in the first named instance ithe perpetrator did not prove wary enough to get away with the funds. The ‘true inwardness” of the case ANOTHER’ SAFE ROBBERY, —. — OUR BONANZA. ee Virginia Enterprise: A note from Silver City informs us that M.A. Hersne of that place, is reported, to have ‘struck a ‘‘California Comstock”’ near Nevada City, California. The writer says: ‘‘Purties that hove Visitéd ‘the mine declare it to be the richest and most extensive body of ore ever discovered in that section of the country.” We have no account from aby other source of a strike of. the kind baving been made, ‘The Nevada county papers say nothing avout it. ‘“ . The Nevada City payers have not been closely scanned of late by the Enterprise man, else he would . ave seen frequent reference to the lode mentioned in the above estract. : } L77eaCELEBRATION! AUCTION SALE! JAMES KINKEAD, wz HAVE AN AUCTION 8A his Rooms, — Commercial Street, Opposite Bigelow’s Store, On Saturday, June 15, 1878, Consisting of : HOUSEHOLD GOODS, Etc. _. Also'2 Howe, 1 Wileox & Gibbs, _ {and 1 Buckeye Sewing Machine. -referred—to,-which—has-—auntilnew been kept a profound “secret, and only came to our knowledge throughthe merestaccideut, is about as folluws: In a certain leading store in this eity stands a sufe in such a position that if can be seen’ plainly ‘by peo. ple.passing.the._building.on-—either. side of the street, aud” ordinarily there is a stream of pedestrians going by to and froat all hours of the day,, Tbe other day’ the proprictor of the estublishment placed: a sack containing about $1,000 in coin inside ofthe safo, leaviug the outside doors open, us he has always been in the hubit of doing.’. ’ Shortly after he bud deposited the money in this inseeure fashion, he went up street for” awhile, leaving’ the store in charge of others, Upon returning again, behad occusiou to go to ‘the sufe, when great was. his sirprisé— to “Hid that—the— money. which he knew, was there ut a short time previously haddisappearéd!! Every individual that had en into the extiblishment while ‘Was out was known to the clet but it did -pot seem reasonable thatany of them could have committed the deed, as’ they were all well. known and apparently respectable citizens, The loser was in a terrible state of mind over' the mysterious affuir fora short ithe, when it occurred to bim that the sack ccutaining the money might perhaps be secreted somewhere about the premises, as it did not seem pcasible any one could bave:carried it away withA vigorous search was -immediately instituted, andthe missing treasurewas soon found stowed away behind and under some-nail kegs, — _ ‘The supposition. is that therob ber had taken the money from tke safe, and thinking that he would not have time to carry it away before the owner returned, bad thus hidden it, intending to go and get it when some more opportune moment offered, The two incidents of this nuture which have trauspired during the past week should have the effect of making our business men more careful in regard tu leaving the doors of safes standing open when anything of value is contained on. the inside. So long as they make a practice of placing temptation in the way of weak or, unptincipled individuals, just so long may they expect to be robbed, ‘The only certain wayto provide against such peculations is to make deposits in regular banks, where the keeping of money is made # business. As a rule it is a hazardous undertiking to try and keep large amounts of money-in private Safes, . eo GRASS VALLEY ITEMS. The following items are from the Union of Wednesday last: MininG “Accipent.—Information was brought to town on Monday evening thut Warren Henderson, a young. man working at the Yuba River wine, near Smartsville, hae been badly injured by being caught in the machinery of the boisting works—bis skuli being . fractured and his breast’ severeiy buit, Mr. G, C, King, Superintendevt of tue miné, and the brother-in-law of* the. injured man, went down yesterday # bring bym home to Grass Valley if his condition permitted it, Ricu’ QUARTZ.—On Monday last a clean-up of 16 loads otf-quariz was made at the Ajlison-Franklin mill, from the claim of Mullen, Ford & McDonald, wlich yielded $200 per load, © This claim’ is adjoinmy the New Rocky Bar ground, CHILD ScaLDED.—A little girl named Waters, whose parents reside at the north end of Auburn street, Was severely scalded yesterday, but we were unable to jearn particulars iis oe * Tutor: “What kiod of a mon pareéby was Sparta?” Studeat (equal to emergency): -“Double monarchy, hood so that he could buy it cheap. Record. ae for the eldest son was twins.”—¥ale ‘For the benefit. of those who huve . not as yet learned of the ‘‘California lish a brief synopsis regarding its extent and general character: The existence of the ledge referred. to has heen established minds of many miners beyond a east and west for'a distance of neardistinct fissure veia dissimilar in its characteristics, to any heretofore developed in’ this or adjoining districts. Running parallel with this ig a compunion vein, located ubout a” hundred feet to the south, These two leads vary. irom each. other. in numerots ways—pitch of ledye, cum. posite parts, vein stone nature, eto, The ore issuid to contuin a larger per centage of silver than any ever before produced ib this section, . ‘ This-ledge has been-prospected at. various places,:and pay ore bas been found in nearly every instance. ‘The strictest economy will°have to be observed in working if however, as —-the-importance-of-the—tissure—vein-}— depends more upon its extent than grade ore, “ ; Mr, Hearne’s mine, the Gracey. is locuted upon the ledge at a point atout'two miles south-east of Nevadu City, Itis » new enterprise, but already the . developmeits’ have been of such a character as to de. monstrate the profitableness of the undertaking, In the tunnel of: the Gfacy the ledge in the face of the drift is about four feet in’ width. the average, but there is considerable . Hyorse.”? The quartz is well charged with galena and contains more or less. pyrites, « ‘ from its croppings!at the Live Yaukee per ton, while some from the companion vein—mostly specimens— went as high as $10@ per ton. lp ee SrrawBexwry festivals have taken the pluce of the winter revivals in the churches. A strawberry, brethren, isn’t as big nor as slippery as ata church festival, and 18 just as ‘lonely and hard to fiud in a~shortcake as the oyster ‘Was in the midst of his native soup. ere gee ASSESSM1 ENT NOTICE. ; ATT BLUE GRAVEL MINING Co. Principal place of business, San ‘Francisco, California. Location of works, -Nevada County,California. Notice ie hereby given, that at a meeting of the Board of Directors, held on the 10th day of June A. D. 1878, an assessment (No.2,) of ren cents per share, was levied upon the capital stock of the corporation, payable immediately in United States gold coin, to the Secretary, at the office of the Company, 414 California street,San Francisco,Califorte ; Aby-stock upon which this assessment shall remain unpaid on the 16th day of July, 174, will be delinquent and advertised for sale at public auction, and unless payment is made before, will be soldon TUESDAY, the 6thday*of August 1878, to pay the delinquent assessment together with costs of advertising :and expenses of sale. # 5 R. WEGENER, Secretary. Office— 414 California street, San Frangisco, California. jl DON'T FAIL TO GO AND SEE Madame Smith, THE WONDERFUL GIFTED ASTROLOGIST and SEERESS. wee Qe CAN BE CONSULTED ON SICKKSNESS, JOURNEYS AND BUSINESS; and ‘also has Charms for Love-luck And happiness, and will give luck to tnat want it. ‘he SEERESS also a give the al True Likeness of the fature Huse Sent by mail to amy address on receipt of ONE DOLLAR and stamp. Consultetion Fee ONE DOLLARand upwards, Judge Garthe's office. Entrance on Broad avd Commércial streets, on Nevada City, June.12, 1876-1m a Coinstosk,;” however; we will vepabe(” in. the’ ly if not quite four miles, and is a . the fact that it yields avy very high The ledge mutter separating the walle* is not less than six feet in width on The main lode bas yielded ore{. mine taat cleaned up from $9 to $18 } an oyster, but it costs just as much band, Wife or Lever. ees Call at thé building in the rear of . ee oF TAE— : TH OF JULY GRASS VALLEY. . FOUR FNHE Citizens of Nevada County will cel-ebrate the 102d. Anuiversagy of our Natioti’s Independence at Grass-Valley, en end that the occasion maybe made wortay ‘OF the event, “All the people are— respect: fully invited to participate in the ouservance of that dey, There will be a FIRE DEPARTMENTS. OF THE COUNTY. And of Various Civil Organizations of the county, 7. —___—_————_ The Literary Exercises Will bé held under a large canvass, where several thousand perséns can be séated, sud will consist of samo : Prayer by the Chaplain,—---.— ‘ — Reading of the Declaration of Independence and Commeniary. Grand Chorus of 200 Voices, under direction-of Prof: Seward, Poem, by a Lady of Grass Valley. Addrésses by sévera, Gentlemen. Recitation—Poem, by MI8S FLORENCE BYRNE. ;Patriotic Songs and Instrumental Music. a ee Officers cf the Day. EDWARD COLEMAN, Esq., President. Vice Presidents. Grass Valley—A. B. bibble, Peter John. ston, Wm. Watt,A. J. Ridge, Benj. Taylor, AB Brady, J I Sykes, Jas: Benallack, J M Lakenan, Jobn C. Coleman, Henry Davis, W K Spencer, W © Stokes, DP Holbrook, N Nathan, br McCormick, Wm Dawes, Wm Loutzenheiser, Martin Ford, H . sylvester, James Watt, 8 H Dille, Wm George, W H Benson, Patrick English, A Burnie, W D Woods, B Johnston, Jacob Heymam, Sam Granger, Dr. Tompkins, Patrick Murphy, Robert Finnie, 8 P orsey, G Hamilton, F “Bamberger, Geo 8 Howe, M Hyman. Nevada City—Hon. Niles Searls, I. J. Rojfe, N.P. Brown, Dr R. M. Hunt, T W. Sigourney, Jacob Naffziger. Rough and Keady—8 H Dikeman, John Montgomery. ‘ ee animes eli einen eases ~ Chaplain—REV. G. F. G. MORGAN. Reader of Declaration—GEO. 8. HUPP, Poet— e “J Orator— 7 s L-—tervandStarshei=MBYRNE, Jr. Chief Aide-I, W. HAYES, Jr, £ Executive Committee —E.W. Roberts, Chairman, G. W. Hill, Prof. Seward, C H Crowell, C W Kitts, Jacob Whilhelm, Daniel Collins, Julius Bamberger, Al Burrows, Finance Committee—Dan Collins, Geo W Hil , B Johnston, David Binkleman, W H Mitchei, A B Brady, John Johnston, J.-M Lakenan, J Meyman,J Benallack, Dennis Meagher, Henry WohbjJer. Invitation Committee—Al Burrows, P Johuston, P Brunstetter, W € Pope, James Watt, 5 H Dille, Patrick Murphy, B Taylor G Hamilton, H Uphoff. : Committee of invitation and Arrsngements at Kough and Ready—S H Dikeman; John F, Schroeder, John Montgomery, Geo Grant, James S Huntress, H Q Roberts, Committee cn Literary Exereises—E: W Roberts, P H Paynter, F Bamberger, H Sylvester, C W Kitts, Oommi tien “on Music—Prof Seward, H zlema, Vm Monroe,John Glasson. Comuni' tec on Children of Public Schools C H Crowell, Samuel Tyrell, John Wickes, Wm Campbejl, Dr Jones. ~ Committee on Car of Liberty—C W Kitts, D Gillis, Geo Howe, Dr Webster, Committee on Fire, Department—Jacob Willhelm, Robert Smith. ; Committee ou Supplies—J Bamberger, W E Deamer, H Fucus, C O ‘Townsend, W H. Moutgomery. Committee on Secret Societies—Geo W Hill, FG Beatty. A Sims,Wm Smart, T Martia, Frank McNeal, C P Thomson, Thos Moran, S$ G Lewis, Sam Novitzky, Committee on Decoration—Mrs A B Dibble, Mrs E Coleman, Mrs C Taylor, Mrs 8 Granger, Mr J F Kidder. Mra W E Deamer Miss rrank Parker, Miss L Johnston, Mrs WE Spencer, Mrs F G Beatty, Mrs Wm Watt, Mra W M-Cormick, Mrs J V Rider, Mre G@. Hamilton. Mrs Jobn Polglase, Mrs W HE Mitchell, Mrs J M Lakenan, Mrs Besa Briggs, Miss Mary Cloke, Mra E J tickers for the round tip being Fl PET CENTS. Tickets for the round trip between Colfax and Vi $2—good for Grand Ballat Hamilton, Hall a. eka Parties. wishing to. dispose of articles Thursday, July 4th, 1878.1 With apnropriste ceremonies, and to the . Railroad trains will run regularly @aring . Also 1 Geod Milch Cow.will-give notice before Saturday, the 15th. = FRANK GUILD, Auctioneer, : ci Anti-Chinege Delegates at Larze to ConstitucS tional Cotivention, ~~~ . FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, BAN FRANCISCO, -~~PAUL BONNET;. _ANTHONY FISCHER; J. W. JAMISON, _ JAMES KIDNEY, JOHN R. SHARPSTEIN, CHARLES TILLSON, J. A WHELAN, P: S. DORNEY, Of Sacramento. J. B: KELLY, Of Placer. H. P. WILLIAMS, Of El Dorado. H. C. MCKEYLY, Of Nevada. -. JOHN GREENWELL, ie L. J. MORROW, Of San Joaquin: G. THOM, = 3. M.'IODD, . . . Of Alameda. Wy THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.: W.F. STONE, Of Yuba. “Ww, H. NORTHCUTT, . Of Solano.» ° D. M. GLOSTER, p Of Sierra. _ JOHN C. CRIGLER, Of Lake. J. C. GARBER, Of Humboldt. H. A. BOYLE, Of Marin. -« JAMES SPECT, Of Colusa. — . Of Butte. eas FOURTH CONGREESIONAL DISTRICT ISAAC. BICKNELL, D.A. DRYDEN, WILLIAM .VENTER, Of Santa Clara. ; B. PILKINGTON, “Of Sauta Cruz. J. F. BREEN, Of San. Benito. _J, KINLEY, Of San Diego. B. D. PITTS, Of Los Angeles, O. T. CHUBB, ; Of Kern. if 4 Fer Joint Delegate—Nevada and Sierta Counties, : E. BERRY, of Downieville. NEVADA COUNTY NOMINEES» C. W. CROSS, Of Nevada City. JOHN T. WICKES; * ‘Of Grass Valley. JOHN McCOY, Of Bridgeport. _ HAMLET DAVIS, . Of Meadow Lake. —_—_-_-_ 1 Mlection, June 19, 1878. ye") Ohe Di i es odd Dick Gent Remember i ee Family. ja jugs. ‘Neat awnpi the Union H "Phe Con Ej -DeLanz hereafter be ae The -Grass ‘are in constar ta to be giver Fifteen add ing put int wit pive tie Miss HHatti from-San Jos visiting for st — The ‘interic Canal Compa ovated by the Somebody about “How t want to read. of orange pee “What is t) _ sign in baptis Sunday Sche sir,” was the —-Ee Barry ingnien’s car gate to the tion, is a risir W hen-a-be ——---parlorwinds 4 his inning, b the window The preve is that Nevac ' to see the Sa ow? We wil one of the sh married men Some im have come to _. day or two re robberies of 1 been: requeste for the preser tice bé defeat A clean-up the Dead woo. Kitts’ mill, suipof $2,44¢ “A portion of ~whilé-runnin; tained considt the yield ber per ton, i SERIO Yesterday n Mr. Evastis,, Eustis & Sch delivering me drcve up to th on West Broa leaving the t side of the r the usual cu absent, the an Started down rate. They c like a whirl: speéd at each ed Piue stre attempted to . other, howeve mined upon } aud the result from the cen enough’ to br with a corner * the awning store, and it stem. The n by the conecu other animal « several more mate along th: ishing two mo "horse that fel killed. If. $75. The ha: also damaged Ee Messrs, honored by th embodied in at the Vienna “In regard -ion, it is muc! the path-inay way & Sons, the entire Pix greatly indeb (ATL Hamer live,” says th then, after a ] adds the word oe

rae NEVADA CITY, CAL. -~ Thursday. June 13, 1878. 7, 2 ” 2 aii GO. M. MOTT ¢ our only -© ized Agout in Sucramento. He will re ceive Advertisersents and Subscriptions fer tho TRansoupr, and receipt for us in our name, ; —— TO THE NORTHERN SEAS. Last Tuosday another expedition ' etarted for the feozeu North in search of relics of the Franklin party, and for hope that success will crown its ‘efforts, Five yeurs ago Capt. Potter, an employe of the shipping firm of Morrison & Brown, New York City, returned from one of his whaling voyages, with @ spoon and fork _..which he had secured from an: Eq quimaux, of Indian tribe, known as the Natchilies. These articles bore the well known crests of Sir Jobn 'FPratklin and ‘of Captain Crozier, his second in command of the: illfated. Erebus aud Terror. ,The Esquimaux told Captain Potter tbat _. they had taken the articles from a cairn, situated many days’ distance ‘from the sbip; that years.ago-a party of white men had visited tueir country and built the cairn, but thatal of the paity had died of starvation. _ ‘fhe spoon and the fork were ideuti~ fied in New York and in Eugland, as having belonged t) the Franklin ex—plorérs, but Ho steps lowards Hitting -_* gout an expedition were tuken at that time, <= --Jater still, Captain Barry, another another silver spoon, patched with a piece of coppér, and bearing the crest of Sirdubn Franklin. The party of Esquimaux from whom he récvived it, informed him that the ‘cuirn from which it was taken con-omntyined many books, with writing, _ similar’to these on bis“own ship. They pointed out tho direction and location of the cairn on his chart, _.and said that it was situated on an island. If this informution be true,. it would not only indicate the exist-encé t » polar sea_far tothe north of any point yet reached by living ‘navigators, but would show that Sir Jobo Franklin and his brave crew actually reached the sea, although they never returned to make known the-discovery. Capt, Barry was of course, in-no condition to prosecute an exploration in search of these valuable relics, but the production of this second spoon aroused the public gpirit-of Mr“Morrisop, and he determined to send an expedition -in search of the cairn, Other citizens of New York contributed liberally to the enterprize and the schooner Eothen has sailed trom New York for the Arctic Sea to prosecute the search. Capt. Barry commands the schooner, and Lieut. Schwatka, of the U, 8S, Army, will havecommand of thé sledge parties who will cross the ice in.search of the-cairn and ‘its __-_preciois records and, relies. Lieut, Wn. L, Gilder will be second in command of this part of the expedition. Esquimaux Joe, a native. of the far North, and well acquainted with the language and .cusioms of the people, is ‘also a metber of the ‘party. Nothing can be done by ‘the land party uatil the snow falls, whieh will bé ‘next Spring. The plan proposedis to sail direét to Whale Point, Hudson’s Bay, and thence to‘Republic Bay, if possible. Another vessel will be sent dut with ample provisions so that there will be no.dangerrof suffering, and itis fondiy hoped that this expedition will result ‘in solving the mystery which has so long enshrouded the fate of thé lost Franklin party, ~~ a! OLD NEVADANS, * J. C. Garber, of Humboldt county, Workingmen’s nomiave for Pelegate at Large to the Constitutional Con: vention from the Third’ Congressional District, was some years ago County Recorder of Nevada county. D. A. Dryden, of Santa Clara county, candidate on the same ticket trom the Fourth Congressional District, ‘was once a Methodist preacler, and hada charge in Nevada City. He must have retrograded after leaving here, for when next heard of be had _ we gay with wars of sympathy in _, our eyea—descended into the vale ~~ of darkness and sorrow whieh journelists tread,.and he was known to . The Daily Granseript. . withthe claus which this new expe-. ‘dition holds, there is good ground . —wil-be left wudone to-nuke-if-pleasTHE DAY WE CELEBRATE. . How the Fourth’ of July will ‘be Our Patriotic Souls to Find Hxpression through Fire Crackers, Songs, Pic-nics, Speeches, Excarsions, Etc. ? ‘Phe anniversary of the Declaration of Independence comes space. The American Engle is brushing the dust out or its ‘wings where a year’s in. activity has permitted it-to accumulate, singing societies are rehearsing the patriotic ditties they propose to whoop forth on the-great occasion, Orators-are Wrestling with their gran-4 diloquent “pieces’’ which are sup. posed to soon inspire. the populace . with a spirit akin tb that possessed by their forefathers, and small boys {are hoarding up their pennies that they may not da.less than the law allows when it is time toadd to the Hullabaloo of the important. event, We are glad we live in America. In fact, we have been since that first, fire-cracker we ever fooled with went off prematurely beforé it was-out of ‘our fingers, leaving them burned and smarting. What it one of our finger-nails did peel off before the hand had healed? . Wasn't it for the cause of our country we bad been wounded, evenif. we didalmost ery. our young eyes out-before the fact flashed ecross. our mind that we were ‘ verituble heroex, scared most out of eur wits; even if net battle-scarred ? But we will skip the subsequent history of a century or.su whith bas elapsed between the days of our perreaders how the day will be celebrat+in-Nevada county A.D. 1878, Grass Valley will be the center of gatherthere from every part of the niversary of the nution’s Independence. The good citizens of thut towu have said, in tue language of the dramatist, ‘‘Come and see us, und we'll make it pleasant for you;”’ They don’t care a red for expenses, but have subscribed such a: literal sum among themselves that nothing ant’, for the visitors that money can accomplish. A mouster procession comprising the military and tire department and civic organizations of the county, will be one of the feutures of the. day; a grand cborus by hundreds of trained voices; speeches, prayers, poems, lemonade, giugerbread, fite-works — but pshaw! What's the use of attempting to describe all.the attractions! The ad* vertisement jn another column tells about them, and to it we refer the ‘reader, : At Truckée, the boys of the Fire Department are going to give a grand belt in the evening, and judging from the extensive preparations being made, it will be the most. im, portant. social event that has ever occurred in the lumber region, At Nerth Bloomfield, the people propose to have a@ real old-fashioned Fourth of July celebration, and are busily engaged getting ready. there-” for, *~-dance-wit-wind up-theday's4 festiviiies in that great gravel digging section, At San Juan, the Caucasian Camp are also to celebrate the day among themselves, a piu-nie, with -its attendant pleasures, having been decide . upon as the proper way to doit At Nevada Oity—well, quiet. will reign supreme, We are «ll going— orf ought to, at’ any rate—to join our friends at Grass Valley. They helped us to celebrate last: year, car-load after car-load of their citizens com‘ing up to lend their genial presence in making the event one log to be cheri-hed in our memories, So-far as we are yet informed, the } above includes the prominent festivities to tuke place in this county next Fourth. It is a duty which every true citizen owes to pust history tu take activé part in some one of the yarious . opportunities. offered, aud show, by a proper observance of the day, that our remembrance of the day when America took unto herself the freedom that had been porchased at the cost of blood, is not being effaced from -our minds by the events-of ‘national import which which have followed that first and greatest of all. in Aint ite A BALTIMORE man ‘has been arrested tor playing ghost by dancing around on the topy of houses ip bia night-shirt, hie object being to de-. preciate property in his neighborObserved ‘in Nevada County—j. senul-childhood-experienes;-end-dewkout being detected in the act. $1,060 Stolen from a Safe During ‘the Owner’s Absence—But the Goin’ was Afterwards Found : Where the Thief had Hidden it. We ate in possession of the facts . concerning a recent attempt at robbery in this city,which in extent and audacity compares. favorably with 4 the feat, performed by. tbe. light fingered , rascal who burgalizédthe safe.in C, E, Mulloy’s store to the tune of some $800 on Friday last, although in the first named instance ithe perpetrator did not prove wary enough to get away with the funds. The ‘true inwardness” of the case ANOTHER’ SAFE ROBBERY, —. — OUR BONANZA. ee Virginia Enterprise: A note from Silver City informs us that M.A. Hersne of that place, is reported, to have ‘struck a ‘‘California Comstock”’ near Nevada City, California. The writer says: ‘‘Purties that hove Visitéd ‘the mine declare it to be the richest and most extensive body of ore ever discovered in that section of the country.” We have no account from aby other source of a strike of. the kind baving been made, ‘The Nevada county papers say nothing avout it. ‘“ . The Nevada City payers have not been closely scanned of late by the Enterprise man, else he would . ave seen frequent reference to the lode mentioned in the above estract. : } L77eaCELEBRATION! AUCTION SALE! JAMES KINKEAD, wz HAVE AN AUCTION 8A his Rooms, — Commercial Street, Opposite Bigelow’s Store, On Saturday, June 15, 1878, Consisting of : HOUSEHOLD GOODS, Etc. _. Also'2 Howe, 1 Wileox & Gibbs, _ {and 1 Buckeye Sewing Machine. -referred—to,-which—has-—auntilnew been kept a profound “secret, and only came to our knowledge throughthe merestaccideut, is about as folluws: In a certain leading store in this eity stands a sufe in such a position that if can be seen’ plainly ‘by peo. ple.passing.the._building.on-—either. side of the street, aud” ordinarily there is a stream of pedestrians going by to and froat all hours of the day,, Tbe other day’ the proprictor of the estublishment placed: a sack containing about $1,000 in coin inside ofthe safo, leaviug the outside doors open, us he has always been in the hubit of doing.’. ’ Shortly after he bud deposited the money in this inseeure fashion, he went up street for” awhile, leaving’ the store in charge of others, Upon returning again, behad occusiou to go to ‘the sufe, when great was. his sirprisé— to “Hid that—the— money. which he knew, was there ut a short time previously haddisappearéd!! Every individual that had en into the extiblishment while ‘Was out was known to the clet but it did -pot seem reasonable thatany of them could have committed the deed, as’ they were all well. known and apparently respectable citizens, The loser was in a terrible state of mind over' the mysterious affuir fora short ithe, when it occurred to bim that the sack ccutaining the money might perhaps be secreted somewhere about the premises, as it did not seem pcasible any one could bave:carried it away withA vigorous search was -immediately instituted, andthe missing treasurewas soon found stowed away behind and under some-nail kegs, — _ ‘The supposition. is that therob ber had taken the money from tke safe, and thinking that he would not have time to carry it away before the owner returned, bad thus hidden it, intending to go and get it when some more opportune moment offered, The two incidents of this nuture which have trauspired during the past week should have the effect of making our business men more careful in regard tu leaving the doors of safes standing open when anything of value is contained on. the inside. So long as they make a practice of placing temptation in the way of weak or, unptincipled individuals, just so long may they expect to be robbed, ‘The only certain wayto provide against such peculations is to make deposits in regular banks, where the keeping of money is made # business. As a rule it is a hazardous undertiking to try and keep large amounts of money-in private Safes, . eo GRASS VALLEY ITEMS. The following items are from the Union of Wednesday last: MininG “Accipent.—Information was brought to town on Monday evening thut Warren Henderson, a young. man working at the Yuba River wine, near Smartsville, hae been badly injured by being caught in the machinery of the boisting works—bis skuli being . fractured and his breast’ severeiy buit, Mr. G, C, King, Superintendevt of tue miné, and the brother-in-law of* the. injured man, went down yesterday # bring bym home to Grass Valley if his condition permitted it, Ricu’ QUARTZ.—On Monday last a clean-up of 16 loads otf-quariz was made at the Ajlison-Franklin mill, from the claim of Mullen, Ford & McDonald, wlich yielded $200 per load, © This claim’ is adjoinmy the New Rocky Bar ground, CHILD ScaLDED.—A little girl named Waters, whose parents reside at the north end of Auburn street, Was severely scalded yesterday, but we were unable to jearn particulars iis oe * Tutor: “What kiod of a mon pareéby was Sparta?” Studeat (equal to emergency): -“Double monarchy, hood so that he could buy it cheap. Record. ae for the eldest son was twins.”—¥ale ‘For the benefit. of those who huve . not as yet learned of the ‘‘California lish a brief synopsis regarding its extent and general character: The existence of the ledge referred. to has heen established minds of many miners beyond a east and west for'a distance of neardistinct fissure veia dissimilar in its characteristics, to any heretofore developed in’ this or adjoining districts. Running parallel with this ig a compunion vein, located ubout a” hundred feet to the south, These two leads vary. irom each. other. in numerots ways—pitch of ledye, cum. posite parts, vein stone nature, eto, The ore issuid to contuin a larger per centage of silver than any ever before produced ib this section, . ‘ This-ledge has been-prospected at. various places,:and pay ore bas been found in nearly every instance. ‘The strictest economy will°have to be observed in working if however, as —-the-importance-of-the—tissure—vein-}— depends more upon its extent than grade ore, “ ; Mr, Hearne’s mine, the Gracey. is locuted upon the ledge at a point atout'two miles south-east of Nevadu City, Itis » new enterprise, but already the . developmeits’ have been of such a character as to de.

monstrate the profitableness of the undertaking, In the tunnel of: the Gfacy the ledge in the face of the drift is about four feet in’ width. the average, but there is considerable . Hyorse.”? The quartz is well charged with galena and contains more or less. pyrites, « ‘ from its croppings!at the Live Yaukee per ton, while some from the companion vein—mostly specimens— went as high as $10@ per ton. lp ee SrrawBexwry festivals have taken the pluce of the winter revivals in the churches. A strawberry, brethren, isn’t as big nor as slippery as ata church festival, and 18 just as ‘lonely and hard to fiud in a~shortcake as the oyster ‘Was in the midst of his native soup. ere gee ASSESSM1 ENT NOTICE. ; ATT BLUE GRAVEL MINING Co. Principal place of business, San ‘Francisco, California. Location of works, -Nevada County,California. Notice ie hereby given, that at a meeting of the Board of Directors, held on the 10th day of June A. D. 1878, an assessment (No.2,) of ren cents per share, was levied upon the capital stock of the corporation, payable immediately in United States gold coin, to the Secretary, at the office of the Company, 414 California street,San Francisco,Califorte ; Aby-stock upon which this assessment shall remain unpaid on the 16th day of July, 174, will be delinquent and advertised for sale at public auction, and unless payment is made before, will be soldon TUESDAY, the 6thday*of August 1878, to pay the delinquent assessment together with costs of advertising :and expenses of sale. # 5 R. WEGENER, Secretary. Office— 414 California street, San Frangisco, California. jl DON'T FAIL TO GO AND SEE Madame Smith, THE WONDERFUL GIFTED ASTROLOGIST and SEERESS. wee Qe CAN BE CONSULTED ON SICKKSNESS, JOURNEYS AND BUSINESS; and ‘also has Charms for Love-luck And happiness, and will give luck to tnat want it. ‘he SEERESS also a give the al True Likeness of the fature Huse Sent by mail to amy address on receipt of ONE DOLLAR and stamp. Consultetion Fee ONE DOLLARand upwards, Judge Garthe's office. Entrance on Broad avd Commércial streets, on Nevada City, June.12, 1876-1m a Coinstosk,;” however; we will vepabe(” in. the’ ly if not quite four miles, and is a . the fact that it yields avy very high The ledge mutter separating the walle* is not less than six feet in width on The main lode bas yielded ore{. mine taat cleaned up from $9 to $18 } an oyster, but it costs just as much band, Wife or Lever. ees Call at thé building in the rear of . ee oF TAE— : TH OF JULY GRASS VALLEY. . FOUR FNHE Citizens of Nevada County will cel-ebrate the 102d. Anuiversagy of our Natioti’s Independence at Grass-Valley, en end that the occasion maybe made wortay ‘OF the event, “All the people are— respect: fully invited to participate in the ouservance of that dey, There will be a FIRE DEPARTMENTS. OF THE COUNTY. And of Various Civil Organizations of the county, 7. —___—_————_ The Literary Exercises Will bé held under a large canvass, where several thousand perséns can be séated, sud will consist of samo : Prayer by the Chaplain,—---.— ‘ — Reading of the Declaration of Independence and Commeniary. Grand Chorus of 200 Voices, under direction-of Prof: Seward, Poem, by a Lady of Grass Valley. Addrésses by sévera, Gentlemen. Recitation—Poem, by MI8S FLORENCE BYRNE. ;Patriotic Songs and Instrumental Music. a ee Officers cf the Day. EDWARD COLEMAN, Esq., President. Vice Presidents. Grass Valley—A. B. bibble, Peter John. ston, Wm. Watt,A. J. Ridge, Benj. Taylor, AB Brady, J I Sykes, Jas: Benallack, J M Lakenan, Jobn C. Coleman, Henry Davis, W K Spencer, W © Stokes, DP Holbrook, N Nathan, br McCormick, Wm Dawes, Wm Loutzenheiser, Martin Ford, H . sylvester, James Watt, 8 H Dille, Wm George, W H Benson, Patrick English, A Burnie, W D Woods, B Johnston, Jacob Heymam, Sam Granger, Dr. Tompkins, Patrick Murphy, Robert Finnie, 8 P orsey, G Hamilton, F “Bamberger, Geo 8 Howe, M Hyman. Nevada City—Hon. Niles Searls, I. J. Rojfe, N.P. Brown, Dr R. M. Hunt, T W. Sigourney, Jacob Naffziger. Rough and Keady—8 H Dikeman, John Montgomery. ‘ ee animes eli einen eases ~ Chaplain—REV. G. F. G. MORGAN. Reader of Declaration—GEO. 8. HUPP, Poet— e “J Orator— 7 s L-—tervandStarshei=MBYRNE, Jr. Chief Aide-I, W. HAYES, Jr, £ Executive Committee —E.W. Roberts, Chairman, G. W. Hill, Prof. Seward, C H Crowell, C W Kitts, Jacob Whilhelm, Daniel Collins, Julius Bamberger, Al Burrows, Finance Committee—Dan Collins, Geo W Hil , B Johnston, David Binkleman, W H Mitchei, A B Brady, John Johnston, J.-M Lakenan, J Meyman,J Benallack, Dennis Meagher, Henry WohbjJer. Invitation Committee—Al Burrows, P Johuston, P Brunstetter, W € Pope, James Watt, 5 H Dille, Patrick Murphy, B Taylor G Hamilton, H Uphoff. : Committee of invitation and Arrsngements at Kough and Ready—S H Dikeman; John F, Schroeder, John Montgomery, Geo Grant, James S Huntress, H Q Roberts, Committee cn Literary Exereises—E: W Roberts, P H Paynter, F Bamberger, H Sylvester, C W Kitts, Oommi tien “on Music—Prof Seward, H zlema, Vm Monroe,John Glasson. Comuni' tec on Children of Public Schools C H Crowell, Samuel Tyrell, John Wickes, Wm Campbejl, Dr Jones. ~ Committee on Car of Liberty—C W Kitts, D Gillis, Geo Howe, Dr Webster, Committee on Fire, Department—Jacob Willhelm, Robert Smith. ; Committee ou Supplies—J Bamberger, W E Deamer, H Fucus, C O ‘Townsend, W H. Moutgomery. Committee on Secret Societies—Geo W Hill, FG Beatty. A Sims,Wm Smart, T Martia, Frank McNeal, C P Thomson, Thos Moran, S$ G Lewis, Sam Novitzky, Committee on Decoration—Mrs A B Dibble, Mrs E Coleman, Mrs C Taylor, Mrs 8 Granger, Mr J F Kidder. Mra W E Deamer Miss rrank Parker, Miss L Johnston, Mrs WE Spencer, Mrs F G Beatty, Mrs Wm Watt, Mra W M-Cormick, Mrs J V Rider, Mre G@. Hamilton. Mrs Jobn Polglase, Mrs W HE Mitchell, Mrs J M Lakenan, Mrs Besa Briggs, Miss Mary Cloke, Mra E J tickers for the round tip being Fl PET CENTS. Tickets for the round trip between Colfax and Vi $2—good for Grand Ballat Hamilton, Hall a. eka Parties. wishing to. dispose of articles Thursday, July 4th, 1878.1 With apnropriste ceremonies, and to the . Railroad trains will run regularly @aring . Also 1 Geod Milch Cow.will-give notice before Saturday, the 15th. = FRANK GUILD, Auctioneer, : ci Anti-Chinege Delegates at Larze to ConstitucS tional Cotivention, ~~~ . FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, BAN FRANCISCO, -~~PAUL BONNET;. _ANTHONY FISCHER; J. W. JAMISON, _ JAMES KIDNEY, JOHN R. SHARPSTEIN, CHARLES TILLSON, J. A WHELAN, P: S. DORNEY, Of Sacramento. J. B: KELLY, Of Placer. H. P. WILLIAMS, Of El Dorado. H. C. MCKEYLY, Of Nevada. -. JOHN GREENWELL, ie L. J. MORROW, Of San Joaquin: G. THOM, = 3. M.'IODD, . . . Of Alameda. Wy THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.: W.F. STONE, Of Yuba. “Ww, H. NORTHCUTT, . Of Solano.» ° D. M. GLOSTER, p Of Sierra. _ JOHN C. CRIGLER, Of Lake. J. C. GARBER, Of Humboldt. H. A. BOYLE, Of Marin. -« JAMES SPECT, Of Colusa. — . Of Butte. eas FOURTH CONGREESIONAL DISTRICT ISAAC. BICKNELL, D.A. DRYDEN, WILLIAM .VENTER, Of Santa Clara. ; B. PILKINGTON, “Of Sauta Cruz. J. F. BREEN, Of San. Benito. _J, KINLEY, Of San Diego. B. D. PITTS, Of Los Angeles, O. T. CHUBB, ; Of Kern. if 4 Fer Joint Delegate—Nevada and Sierta Counties, : E. BERRY, of Downieville. NEVADA COUNTY NOMINEES» C. W. CROSS, Of Nevada City. JOHN T. WICKES; * ‘Of Grass Valley. JOHN McCOY, Of Bridgeport. _ HAMLET DAVIS, . Of Meadow Lake. —_—_-_-_ 1 Mlection, June 19, 1878. ye") Ohe Di i es odd Dick Gent Remember i ee Family. ja jugs. ‘Neat awnpi the Union H "Phe Con Ej -DeLanz hereafter be ae The -Grass ‘are in constar ta to be giver Fifteen add ing put int wit pive tie Miss HHatti from-San Jos visiting for st — The ‘interic Canal Compa ovated by the Somebody about “How t want to read. of orange pee “What is t) _ sign in baptis Sunday Sche sir,” was the —-Ee Barry ingnien’s car gate to the tion, is a risir W hen-a-be ——---parlorwinds 4 his inning, b the window The preve is that Nevac ' to see the Sa ow? We wil one of the sh married men Some im have come to _. day or two re robberies of 1 been: requeste for the preser tice bé defeat A clean-up the Dead woo. Kitts’ mill, suipof $2,44¢ “A portion of ~whilé-runnin; tained considt the yield ber per ton, i SERIO Yesterday n Mr. Evastis,, Eustis & Sch delivering me drcve up to th on West Broa leaving the t side of the r the usual cu absent, the an Started down rate. They c like a whirl: speéd at each ed Piue stre attempted to . other, howeve mined upon } aud the result from the cen enough’ to br with a corner * the awning store, and it stem. The n by the conecu other animal « several more mate along th: ishing two mo "horse that fel killed. If. $75. The ha: also damaged Ee Messrs, honored by th embodied in at the Vienna “In regard -ion, it is muc! the path-inay way & Sons, the entire Pix greatly indeb (ATL Hamer live,” says th then, after a ] adds the word oe