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June 28, 1870 (4 pages)

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ted a . tiepeitionto retain gin is $800,000, so the dividend disbursed Was $15,000. "The company purchased, ' in addition to the Buckeye claims, the, bes neome o Saka about the eame rate “past; he tax, having “expired by limita’ Ore. would agtééta.the reduced rate “fixed by prise of all, ‘however, the Senate has. decided to abolish the tex, ‘While the . . 1 tariff and tax bill was under discussion’ in that body on Friday last, ell the clauses relating to’ the “continuance of the tax were stricken out bythe very decided yore of 84 to 28.. The Sena: tors have doubtless received some new light. on the Bubject, and are disposed to comply with what they believe ‘to be the popular) demand: An income tax, ifit could be fully and honestly collected, w6uld seem to be the fuirest of any thatebuld-be devised} but what makes,it unpopular, is that.it is collect ed, in ,most. cases ‘after the incomes have. been reseived and spent. For this.:reason,.the paying of the tax seems a great hardship, while it would not-he, felt if. paid. dusing.the, ‘year in the slight, extra price, of articles, consumed. The abolition of the ‘jncome tax, in addition tothe reduction made by the Houge, will eeduee, the surpine revenue, to be applied on the payment _ of. the debt, 10 comparatively. ‘small sath,” But that does. tiot matter. “A . vate of i that wilh new pay the expenses of Government and interest gw the publi debt will acon, by reasdt ofthe growth ’ of ‘the country, aiaed a sacineioeti as The Mineral Land sill. The bill for the saleof mineral leads, with the Senate, amendment, hag, been received, The leading amendment re. Jatesto the size Of claims Which ‘may be purchaeed.) By the bill as it passed the, House, any person or, association sess -—mnight-purchase_ placer. claims, of not . Jess than ten nor more than one handred and sixty acres, according to the Jegal subdivisions, This elatbe was changed by, the . Senate. ao as, to, limit placer claims to ten acres for apy, one. persoti, or at that rate for an association of persons, Thus, an incorporated company, with’ ayhuadted.stockhdlders, might purchase, 1,000 acres, while an, individual, who might be, carrying on much more extensive ‘operations than the incorporated company could only’ purchase ten’ acres. We , think, the Housé ‘bill *p referable. to the Senate’ amendment; but the latter is preferable to allowing matters to remain io their P It :ie, to be hoped, therefore, that the House will accept the Senate amendment, et ren the TRADE San. FRANCISCO anp New York. —There: is. no doubt that in due time the.travel.and traffic between New York and San Francisco will be dbsorbed by the great continen: tal railroad ines, and that the isthmus. rotite will be comparatively abandoned: at least until water communication is. established by means ofa Darian canal. The P. Mail Steamship Company report that the. Panama business is not paying, and that four of their splendid steamers have already been transferred to the China, trade. The Company owns. twenty-four first class steamereyvalued at nearly $12,000,000, and as fast as’ new paying routes are developed wee will be put upon t thdin, “For th ent, it’ ta to be. hoped that.a line wes be, mainteijed upon . the, old. water wif only by way of keeping up a healthy. compassion to the Pacific railroad. When the Northern and Southerm Pacific tallways are completed, the piapeoupat asa gs eee hes se i Was Supposed tiie Sena-. * +the House bill. To the sur}! Union Hitt quarts ‘nine, fi Grass Vak worms, surprising to those who bad experience in rearing them, and discour-_ aging to new beginners. The mortality was attributed, to various. causes, but} the probability is that it was caused by sme peculiar. climatic influence,-which+ Austin, taking possession ‘of them ome. for the claime at Sweetiand: ~The Un-. ion mine was reported to -have commenced paying. from the start, but we have not les#ned.as te What has been done with thé Austin mines, nor do we know from which claims the dividend was derived,.-Jt probably came from the: Union. The Buckeye claims, according to ‘reports, will yield a fine profit from this season’s work ; they have been. paying, dividends for some years past, and the claims are now in much better, condition, and the pros-. pect much more favorable than at any former period, _ Thig is one of ' the few English ining companies that has made judicious investment in the mines on this coast. The stockholders are likely, to receive for-meany~years-+ what in England will be’ regarded as good dividends. That Benefit. The Overland Circus, having to‘ ‘lay over at Grass Valley; generously tendered the firemen a grand. compli. mentary benefit. ‘The agreement was that the Circus sliould receive $300 for their expensesyexclusive’-of the town license, The firemen procured an order trom the ‘Trustees remitting the li. = and worked Hike beavers all day . : ‘in’ selling tickets, in expectation of receiving a substantial benefit, that Twedld farnigh them pending) money for the Fourth, The result was that ‘the total receipts were only $260, which ithe Circus took toward. their expenses, ‘and the firemen had, their work and ‘trouble for naught. Everybody who ‘wanted to see the circus went the first night, and the receipts for the benefit night were froin ticketgisold to persons who wished to aid the fremen. It was” rather a stpart trick of the Circts Company, bot they'll nbs. catch the Grass Valley firemen napping the,second time. Decorations. _ Wm. A. Richardson. ie now. me this ¢ity, and will decorate halls, saloons, etc., and trim picture frames, mirrors. and chandaliers in private residences.: He does the best’ and neatest ‘work of the kind; He has decorated a number of places in this city where specimens af his.work may be seen. Mr, Richardson will remain in this city until July 5th, and those desiring his servi. ces will find him at the National Exchange Hotel, Quartz Location. 3 Edwin Ball and others have located fifteen clatms, of one butdred feet each, on the Fidelity ledge, in Washington township, commencing at the southerly boundary of the Fidelisy Company’s } ground, and running thence south ff F teen hundred feet. a Murt. . Daring the procession of the Overland Circus through town on Saturday aftefnoon, one of the little ‘boys was thrown from a pony. and quite badly hurt, Directory. 3 M, J. O’Connor proposes to publish a ‘business directory of Nevada City, on cards, for disttibution in the county. He will commence canvassing t0-day. Heave: Surr—8. C. Biliott has commenced suit in the.-Cireuit Court, at Portland, Oregon, against’ Ben Holladay and C. Temple Emmett, for $2,000 000, alleging-.that be and the defend. spiring to deprive him, of all his rights and property, and asks that a.re‘belonging to the ants are copartners under the firm ‘of Ben. Holladay. & Go, and they are conceiver be appointed for all the property . . may not. occur again for many years. . The reports this Year are more faxer-, able. “Phe Los Angeles Star referring, to the cocoonery of David Anderson, who has 750,000 worms, remarks : Mr. Anderson has about 200,000 mealberry trees. in vigorous rowth, coneisting of the Morus Alba, Moretti, ‘Molticaulis, and Negro, His consists of three buildings, of. frame ; these contain the usual kind of shelving or hurdles, which are” covered over with aper, on which the worms rest. ee one two-story frame byilding, the worms being kept in both rooms. yond, the, ventilation, usyal in a frame house, without inside covering or battening to it, no ventilation is provid nor. is there a apecial.eare given t worms other than\ perfect dea nlinees, There ig no provision against inequality of temperature; in daytime the heat} ishigh and at night of alow d The hight between the frames ere the worme are keptis about eighteen inches; Thote has been no sickness of any kind among this great_ number of . worms. .-They.are fed three times a . day, ‘the: fresh: leavea for the. young ones, and the fresh branches bearing the leaves'fér’ the older. © As ‘to irrigati he’ rows no difference was:perbe om Boh --Wworms..¥hether-the leaves Peat fon from. the trees: recently ‘irrigated, or from trees which had’ not ‘been irrigated for some time. In fact, ‘ néattention has been given as to: whar” part.of the plaptation ‘'were-exposed to artificial heat or not. . One lot of worms was fed in a room’ just over the bitcheh stove, which, in day time, was of, course.up to, @ very high temperature, and at bight subject ‘to, the cold and damp. fogs. which, pen; etrated through the openings in the apartment. ‘The trees were well taken care of, and fren very. thriftily. ;. .they,. -P® are, frequently. plowed and heed and some of Want Bik to eight inches round, though but two years old; and freqaently tipped of their foliage as wellas young branches. In this cocoonery there has beep no epevial care either of the worms or the trees > there has “been regular feediig on good,’ healthy leaves, and there has not been a sick or weak worm detected this season.
NoRTHERN Paseo Ramnoap=-Fhe. Northerm Pacific Railroad will be pushed forward. tv completion with . the greatest possible dispatch. The mana: gers of the enterprise have just award. ed the contract for the construction of the Minnesota division of the road, 280 miles in length, extending from the Dalles of the St. Louis river westward to the-Red river of the North, to-as strong a railroad building party as can be organized in this country. Itisa compination of the old Canadian firm of Ross, Payson & Co. with the Minne sota firm of Brackett, Morrison & Co’ Each has large experience and ample. resources, The entire work is _ be completed by July 1 “1st. The . mittee have aleo contracted Ry vons of rails, with the iron appendages mecessary, and the engines, ‘cars, etc., } requisite for the work. A Horse Fats 1n A Saarr.—The Grass Valley Union has the following, in ite Sunday. issue; A valuable horse owned by Mr. «McMullen, of Boston Ravine, fell into-an old shaft on Friday night. McMullen turned his horses loose to go to water, and one of them ran off to play as he often dees. The} horse did net return and nothing was seen ef him ‘until Saturday morn'ng, whién a man passing by heard a noise in the shaft. He callled assistance aad the horse was found. He was quickly hoisted to the surface and being uninjured broke for his stable. The shaft, is 100 feet deep and is half filled with javater, He kept his head‘ above the! water by pressing his feet against ‘Tas Mayor of Jor Rife: ing! Nh tebe ie athe a hs tack ang} ' being thrown out ef when. it took fright and dashing up the street, attempted to turn the carner at . San Carlos street:; In making the turn the vehicle strack against a shade tree }and wae upset. —Phe-lady-was dashed . tothe ground and. keocked ‘senseless. . She was-immediately tatried toa house in’ the neighborhood, arbere her wounds were dressed. SacRsMENTO RECORD. ——This paper came to us on Saturday in an enlarged form, being now about the size of the Bulletin. The Record has always been popular itt Nevada county, and having now. arranged: to reeeive Eastern disi. patches by the telegraph line, its popularity and influence mast still further increase. Nor THe Man.—John Alexander, the a few-days ago, ig not. the well known circus agent. The latter, we believe, friends. THE “conscience money,” sent by ‘sundry persons to the British Chancellor. of the Exchequer averages about twenty-five thousand dollars a year, emia TueRe is at Fort Tejon a sheep ‘yanch on which ate kept five hundred . ~~ thousand’ sheep. It is owned by Beale & Baker. aero ion the leaves were . : . i gathered from, nor whether the worms “PRE grasshoppers ate destroying ci ery green thing around Burneyvilleand . . Empire City, San Joaquin county, Pause aNp Reriect.—A statistician estimates that every. marr.ed couple may calculate upon 4,394,301 descendants in about 500 years. Let young people pause.and reflect upon the, dread: tul consequences of matrimony. His PRERBRENOCB.'— An? Irishman sent to the Wisconsin State Prison was asked what trade he preferred to Jearn. He said,if it. was.all the same to. phens he preferred to. be a sailor. : ras WONDERFUL CURE-BY DE: ROBERTS! Grass VaLugy, June 27th, 1870. This certifies that I have, for fifteen years, been an invalid and“ great sufferer, from @ combination of most distressing diseases— dyspepsia, spinal disease, prolapsus uteri, and paralysis of left side. “No: tongue could tell what I have suffered during the past three yeats, Ihave been treated by eminent physiclans—by theiradvice have changed ‘my. élimate. I have also tried celeb: thineral springs —all seemed of lit.Je.or no avail, and I had-given up all hope of being anything but a miserable sufferer the remainder of my days. Dr. Roberts commenced. treating me by Animal Magnetism and the Swedish Moyement Cure, Jane 6th, and with three treat‘ments I felt like afiéw creature. I have now been tinder fils treatment fifteen days, and have improved daily, . Nearly.all, my. difficul‘ties have entirely disappeared, and the.remaining ones are so far relieved that I feel confident that time and eare ig all that Ihave been acquainted with Dr. Roberts him as one of the most reliable men; was the happy recipient of bis healing power about eighteen years ago; have been personally yet a mere youth, that were really wonderful. Ighall ever praise God for his mercy in proever pray with De. Roberts in hie. good. and. glorious work. MARY M. BALL: parlor No, 15, National Exchange Hotel, until “Sunday, July 3d, 1870. je28 Wwe ae ye WRITING SCHOOL r M1S9 ETHEL xz. MYTOHELE, Oe Se ih Tiled street. Bhe was driv of ing the horse attached to the buggy insane man who was sent to Stockton.) was sent East some months ago by his is neceseaty to restore me to perfect health. for sixteen yesrs, and have always regarded . . known tetany cures that he performed while. viding the meane for my restoration.and shall . ’ pray,that the blessing of God may, go. . DR. BOBERTES can be consulted at: BO ‘COMMEROIAL STREET ti ‘) of the Passions.” Man,” etc., has conceded to the earnest “mene 4 -itation of permanently jocated a Branch of his Rotabiele ment : No. 221 Powell Street,” Where he may be consulted-on those Diseases ee ee “practiced, viz: MENTAL AND PHYS DEBILIRata. “NOC. TERNAL ‘LOSSES,And all Diseases of the Nervous dnd Generative System, en oes “errore r of youth, maperit .patiente pate eetnled that om. his Sriode giperitnte Re give 0. way to his ACRNOW LADGKD “CONTROL OF THE PASSIONS.” This‘very able work, a récesit production of Dk. BECK, treats prineipally on Discases of the Nervous and Circatating Fuvetions: ix shows how may be LUdT, and how ReSTOKED; “JOU RNAL OF CHEMISTRY.” The above work may be had on receipt of 50 cents, by, addressing the author, DR. 8. T. E. BECK, No; %ij Pows41 srazzt. <i Due Notice willbe given-ef. the epening of the New York Museum of Anatomy. Office Hours for Consultation, from 10 aa1.tili 3Pp.m,andirom 6to9Pr, m., a: On Sundays, 9 A.M, till P.M No. 221 Powell Street, Corner Geary Street, San Francisco. je SELLING OUT! wr THE ENTIRE STOCK EN as HARDWARE STORE ! ILL BE CLOSED OUT PMEDIATELY ; wTATO "GREAT LX. REDUCED PRK PRICES is Terms Cash. srg 3 All pertonis knowing themselves indebted tothe Eatate of George Keeney, either by Note or Account, are requested ty Call and eettle the same without delay, CRAND OPENING BALL AT ‘ WASHINGTON, Will open his Hotel with a Ball en the Evening of JULY. FOURTH, 1870. sont e5 A general Invitation is extended. 6 The Best t Music has been engaged and a@ good time may be expected. Washington, June 28d. CONNECTICUT MUTUAL. LIFE INSUBANCE COMPANY, Incorporated 1946, _ ASSETS, Dec: int; 1889; over $27,000,000 Total Claims by death, paid : to date, ° 9,000,000 “Total vividends paid to date OF sone H+ pub 61, 5OO008 Annual Dividends applied in redaetion of Premiums, or accumalated. at. interest vor the benefit of assured, or paid im eash. Policies iesued on al} desirable Plans of Linmaaipetpe egies ance attainable rates of cost. G, P. SPARKS, Agent. Nevada City. Nevada, June 2ist. 4 JOHN CALDWELL, Atterney at Law, and, Justice of the Peace. ‘Nearly opprsits EvaDA” Orn. Hotel, Nevada, Sle, ist, JAMES MON 80, Dealer Beet, Pork, Mutton, Corned Beef, (RESTAURAN T, . J. BL, MARLTON, Proprietor. the Canee and Cure of Premature . Keeaye on 4 mony *: Ge Tike Pic-! At Guar up< Wa com hav wit! on . b» mmeéeaeersewot = lr