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June 7, 1874 (4 pages)

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1 — i Miers: teres were established in: Sav Francisco several "years ince, and under the management of skilful teachers they accom' plish all that was intended. It--was found..that.the,.different. live lan-. . guages could be acquired by pupils im addition tothe ‘English branches, without impeding their progress in the latter. The present Board of ~ Eidaeation, for ‘soit reason, saw fit community, with ‘the press at its. head, dema ded the re-establishment membership ii is: now -no-large. that it is propesed'to,hold the meeting in: of them. It is now ssid that the Ble Baily Dense In answer -to the ae who F when: they. aid, oné of the privileges . , they would enjoy, would be to vute .that third grade -tertificates should)require an examination in less studies than now.She was given full). ‘credit. Phe mesting of the “Gulld” woetety) ‘at the residence of Dae : “Helm, on. Friday eveping was A very pleasant affair. . These meetings are ‘held monthly, aud afford an opportunity . . pad De and — quigt . soa = erat city met yesterday. ° Fall minates will be found in-another column. ~ ‘The oxamination of the different schools in this city, commences a The Cennie Nidan will visit the Various schools of the ceunty during the next fon¥ Weeks; Episcopal — this SEPT ‘month, Board hive concladed ‘to do. ‘30, but . the future at some one of the Halls, im a manner that will render” “ thé). schools failure. In their appoint “. thents of teaghers they have selected . those wholly unfit for the position, for the sole purpose of bringing the system into -disrepate, They have appointed French teaclrers te instruct in German, al have placed thdse teachers who have met with succeiein tewching one \Yoranch to thosé Of which they know nothing: Those who had charge of _ ddvanced grades have been placed ' 4a-inferior positions, and those of. lower grades hawe been advaneed. Uf the reports of the press are true; the San Fraucisco Board of Eaucation ought to sell out and go west. The Regents of the University of California, have resolved.to priat in English, the diplomas of all’ graduates. The general custom is to print them in Latin. As English _—has-become the Jeading language of the world, and is more generally understood than the Latin, the resolution ia a sensible one, and will doubt: Jess in time, be generally followed by wii he:leading American institutes of — The recent conference between the ‘Central and Union Pacific railroads, held at Salt Lake, decided inaddition to lowering the charges for transporttug freight, to isene another class of passage tickets ‘for the accommodation of the middle classes, te be known as second class fares, These tickets will be issued when the-new order of things contemplated by the recent conference is established, which, atts expected, . will ‘be before ‘The following items we oull from the Truckee’ Republican ot Thursday: Mr, Riodes, who lives on the shore of Independence Lake, came down from that hyperborean latitude this forenoon. He reports the laké as still frozen over, but the skating is not-as good.asit might be; The prospects for ap early Summer at the ~ lake‘are not flattering. The story and fate of Belshazzar is being. revised and rendered: in Should the Nevada City people fail to-do their song at Nevada ity. duty in builditig the Colfax N. G. R. R., theyowilleee a handwriting on ‘their walla in imports not unlike that . , ~ayhich Belshazzar saw in-Babylon. ‘Tre Tecoma G. and 8. M;.Co., tire actively at work repairing the swelting-works at this place. Next week “the futhaces will be in full blast.and bricks of bullion owill be turned out hy the.ton, railtoad company have twenty-five miles of steel rails coming from Europe. These are to.be laid down to replace the worn rails over ® portion of the Sicrenn between . Thefreight shipments from Truckeg . Cruckee and Alta. during the last four days are-—Lum ber, 23 cars; wood, 45 cars. ‘Total ~ The Central Pacific Railroad’Oompany employ twenty-six men watching thirty—miles of the track across . the Sierras, Their business is to travel back and forth on sections of the read and ook ont for rocks that are liable to voll down and ob. struct the track. he track‘is watched go closely that trains are in but little danger from rocks unless the ‘ are The public in Teuckee-are full’ and fig The pupils} Se number 160, eres ‘wo teachers, “The prospects for ‘a sti tacther ip. ti wiee versa. They 80 as to better accommodate alli: who ‘attend, _ We saw John Pattison on Friday, taking the names of one or more pumore guessed that some -priaes-.are likely to be presented. them. From What We could see, My, Puttison is o welcome visitor.at the schools. His interest in the Riplie is siemiaegess: Fs by them. A service for. the children of the . -Episcopal church, _assisted by the, church choir, will. be held at that church this” evening. ‘The singing will be fine, and a general invitation is extended to all to be present. The Union says timés are dull: ia and about Grass Valley, and gives the reason of the apparent. dullness, not stir aroundenough, and the laborers ire all at work in the mines. The County Board of Examination had the papers of thirty-six appli-cants to-examing; each of whom wrote ‘on twenty subjects, the majority of the subjects having ten questions each, This gave 7,200 answers to ‘be read and credited. The literary exercises on Friday afternoon, at the Grammar schoo) ‘were. very interesting and. would bave-well repaid parents to attend and listen te them. ways been Mrs.. M. Hunt has gone to the affiicted. about-all day. théétigh sdoner. per month. ‘Wednesday night at the Theatre, are suffer, during the Summer months, eer. in Hemilton Hall at that place. haying, and the rain yesterd pelied him to store his ¢rop rarily under the ——e met are good. Mure ‘Thodinie of eh senna ihe. a more touckers will cinity, are already . bending neeeswary. . aide th Yoko rt atieey pils from each of the schools of the city, and we judged it was the names of those who stand highest in their meVeral divisions, and we fuartherwhich is that. men of leisure-do 3 We learn that the ball stress by the Odd Fellows and Masons at Moore’s Flat, was a grand affair, as all such entertainments given there have alPas Robles ings for. the benefit of her bee Sea Sor are noted for thé éiire of vhewinatiam, with . whith she has for some. time beef . After three days effort, the clouds panned out a little moisture yesterday. ‘There was’ a — mist The examination of iis elem ed yesterday. The number applying was so large and the number\of studies examined by all were so nw merous that is was impossible to get County Superintendent Frank Power, bas.engaged to-teach the ‘Nerth San Juan school the ensuing year, at a salary we bef of be 8d ~ Rehearsals hy these who will take parhint tus festival to be given on ~ ‘The humtiug party, whe “‘operated” nearthe Zine House, captured five doves:and.one cotton tailed rab bit, but thiey maile barn yard fowls We-received a call from Mr. Brown .of Santa-Barbara yesterday, who has come here with his family to reside The survey of the V @ume has been completed, and werk on the line will commence fis. soon as the 3 ‘on Thursday GaE a next, when the Oratorio of Belshazzar will be given . Church will talte place at fhe TheaNed Burronghs has got through jay comThe recent change jnithe time of the arrival.end departure of the San . Ji re stage, gives . ‘general aatistac: nis about to By SSN ase . An Agreeable Surprise. We were yesterday the recipient from our friend Hugh McCauley, tobacconist on Broad street, of a box ‘of fine Havana cigars, which he has just imported for this market. The present was ne less a pleasure than a surprise, amd.as we puffed the fragrant weed, we mentally ejaculated “thank you, Mac.” If any of our readers, whe are lovers of the weed, desire to test his new stock,.go to the ‘sign of the “big ecg . Special Neuse A “special Tribe No. 49, will be held at the Wigwam of the Tribe, at the 10th the purpose of attending the funeral of ourdecesaed brother, Elisha Andrews, of Seneca Tribe No, 47. <. %: OC. Puvyxerr, Sachem. The Bosizend. “We undérstand the surveyors of the Colfax Railroad are now survey~ horn. ‘They buve run several lings between these points, and have not concluded which one to adopt,_It-is the hardest part of the route, and it will be several days before they come to final decision in regard to the exact route they will take. : ‘Fatal Accident, . A dispatch received from Nofth San Juan on Friday by Jno, T. Morgan, of this city, states that Patrick Tarry was killed in the’ Bed Rock claims at Birehville, on the forenoon of the same day. The deceased was well known on the Ridge, and was highly respected by .all, He was a member of the Odd Fellows and .Masonié Lodges, and will be buried under their auspices at San Juan to-day. County Assesament. . We learn from the County Asses-} that the assessment of Washing‘ton, Tittle. York, Nevada, Bridgeport, Rough ‘and Ready and Bloomfield townships, has bee leted. That, Eureka was. commen ~On . Thiiteday; Meadow Lake was commenced nine days ago, and Grass Valley is about completed. Ist Grade, G. P. Rowe, of Birchville, Kate Flemming, of Pacheoo, E.Waller, of Fairfield, 24 Grade; A C. Shafer, W. T. Thornton, H. H McCutchan, Fannie Doon, L. W, Moore. 3d, Grade, B. 8. Poston, ™ J. Smith. i er Baptist Services, accepted an invitation for one month, invited. singing by Mrs. Conner and others, Saturday evening. Entertainment. . tre, on Wedussday evening next, ‘ Congregational Church. _ old man of Bethel,” a. oe «: S ir: Tite Boardot Bduéation off tain] ng @ ad tender, that meeting _ot-Wyoming. . run and 30th breath, this san, for . ing between Bear river and Green. . . sisting of F, Burckhbalter,J. V. Hoag. The following persons received ‘certificates at the .examination— of teachers, which concluded yesterday: will preach in. the Baptist Church The Episcopal entertainment of wax figures, shadow pantomimes and Congregational “We have been requested to state that the Entertainment to be. given for the benefit of the Congregational Grass Valley. Ndi slope af BO Bead FortJones, fell out of a hay loft, on ays pale-when he trod on the tail-of the peat lying down by the fender. He clerked in the store, and the way. that he tore off calico, jeans, and brown sheeting, would have tickled calf, and made the: brute laugh in thse fat ofa Hé cut quite a dash witb a darling muste cherish; for one girl had said while on drooped her proud head, that: There will be.no services at the’ ‘twould kill her to see the hing perish. On Sunday he'd search the He sang like a bird, avd his” aweet vous was heard fairly. tu away . at long metres.and we s “butthe}— truth when we say that this youth could outsing a hungry mosquiter, She was young, she was: fair, and she scrambled her hair like the ayerage belle of the city; she was proud, . ‘but not bold, yet the truth must be told that the -way. she chewed wax was a pity. © But-aside from: this -vice she was éverything nice and the world much applauded her bustle; and the Fayesteviile boys, being charmed by the noise, walked miles just to hear the thing rustle, She cut quite'a swell, did this wax-chewing belle, and the.men flocked in armies to meet her; but she gave them 4 _the shirk, for she loved the young “Telerk who sang like a haugry mosquiter. She-hemmed and. she haw-. and she sighed and she’ chawed . until her heart and jaws wete both by hisatore, . While he-closd-aiae -deor awaiting some amative token. She raised up her eyes with a pretty surprise and, tried to enact the proud scorner; but to tell the plain truth she just grinned.at the youth whe loved the devout amen corner.—J. Bateman Smith, in a Nashville paper, ~ Certificates of 2artuership. The following firms have se far filed their certificates with the County Clerk, according to law: Alder Creek Mill Company, consisting of L. Ey Robbing, J.A. Machomick and C.E. Roberson. Place Meadow Lake township. Alder Creek Flame Company, ¢onL. E. Robbins, J. Hi. Machomic Truckee. Nevada Daily .T Brown & B. ao atson. Pines. of business, ‘Nevada City. 4 F. Burkhalter & Co., consisting of F, Burkhalter. Place of business, Truckee. “2 P. Brunstetter & Co, consisting of P. Brunstetter. Piace of business, Grass Valley. “Campbell & Stoddard, consisting of Wm. Campbell and Alexander Stoddard. Place of sac Boston Ravine. of James C. Conway, and Geo. W. nway. Place of business, Grass va Thos. Findlay: &Co., consisting of Thos, Findley, Place of‘businions, Grass Valley. Truckee Republican, Frink &. Hayden—D. E Brink & BR, W. Hayden, Place of business, Trackee. Pembroke. Murray & A. M. Walker. . . Plave of business, Truckee. S.Parker & Co., consisting of ‘Mathews, Place of business, Truckee. Grass Valley Ltems. Weclip from. the Union the: fol‘The Rev. George Mitchell, having . lowing: : The play of “Ten Nights in a Bar benefit of the Sons of Temperance ticulars this week. cause the Canon is “O’er Worn.” The subject in the: Congregational in Castroville, Menterey county. . Oburch this evening will be: “The Mr. Maslin resides in Santa Rosa, id Monterey in the hopes of benefiting her health: “The afflicted family will eines’ the sympathy of a large namber of of friends in this county. os received a Bie i .}fecollect is;:hay! tache;* he learned to adore aud . : worm.’ straight road te church, nnheeding .
the voice of the scorner; and demure-. Sopartiership sation expires: ‘this PY fath ried pa? along? Of Brigham °¥ 'He loves not wisely, dred well.’’ Aline im one of Moore's songs “Our a ash is roses . e: To which ‘a replied:—‘‘’T' would give. me the rheumatiz, and so.it}— -would you. ; A little girl was ‘Iatelyrepeaved for playing out vf doors with the boys, and_being informed that being seven years old she was too she replied: grandma, the bigger, we grow the “better‘we tikeem:** .of business, mouth of Prosser oreek, . ™Y J. C. Conway. & Deny, consisting . Murray & Walker, consisting: of Room’ will be given in Grass Valley this morning and evening at the usSaturday night, June 20th, for the ual hours, “The public-are cordially ' of Indian Springs. The afterpiece will be “Ebinéezer Venture.” ParCanon Kingsley has been heard from‘in reference to a _lecture_in Grass Valley. Rey,.J. W. Brier, Jr will be t “pot given at the Theatre on next informs Ws that the Canon: will not visit the interior of the State, bpMr. Kingsley has no idea of what he misses by his failure to cone to We regret to learn that Mrs, Mary ME, A ot =. Maslin, late aa hameuetaiara we Col exweenda ac idin ee teal day afterneon, ‘by which tis Docto rise. ‘heads thus: spangled with dew.’ “sensible that now, ‘A little girl havi noticed her shoul running in one <n and seid: Aunt Mary, I guess I'll be an angel svon, for my wing-bones are beginning to grow. "Tis little trouble to: brew Webs bat beer brews much trouble, Some one says the best way fora man to-train-up-e~ckild~in the -way he should go, is to travel that w occasionally himself. “Sarah,’’ said a youn other day, ‘‘why don rings?’’ them‘ for you hays that itd Bride, and 2 iD 4s Pte to Moa dy sliby. ap ina dram?” “Don’t. know @ar.’” rik Rape lege. every morning without any poss at A beautifal girl said to Sidney Soiithin a garden: ‘pea will never come to perfection.” *Peérihit me, then,”’ her hand, “to lead perfection to the pea.’ An indulgent father urged bi “Remember,” said. **that the early bird catches the “What.. do. Icare for worms,’* growled the boy, won't let me. go fishin’. : > Love is like the eS “+, aie, this -said he, taking . azing at bis atinkea and prostrate. ather;-where-wasI when you—mar-+Why didn't you: itake~ me mut two hanfOr thé first time Oa wear €ar-haven’t had “J will bore “Thank yeu, one that enough,’’ — hy don’t you ask me how I ly said a-lady visitor-to . ?”’ smilin a four year @ to know,” was little innocent’s reply. . . ~“& young lady being requested hy . an old bachelorto take a seat upon his knee in a crowded sleigh, made the following reply: you, I am afraid: such an old seat. would break down with me.” “Yoube darned!’ as the forlorn bachelor said when he poked his toes through the end of his stocking. “Jol! John!” shouted anold gentleman to his son, “got up; the: sun is up before said John; “he has further to -go than-we have. e “Tf you don't give me a penny,” said a young hopeful to his mmama, ‘I know a boy that's got the measles and Tl go catch ‘em—so I will.’ “What shall we name our little . boy?” said @ young wife to her husPoe “Call him Peter.” ‘“‘Oh, no, ver knew anybody named Welt that ‘could earn his’ sult.’ Pa abe him Salt Peter then!’’ “No, thank ‘Very well, "Byala poreponds Alta, writing from Sacram: the following in reference At the track there area number of} flyers.undergoing a course-of training in the hands of»some of our best horsemen, both of which are too numerous to be ‘mentioned in detail. The writer saw a very proud looking little brown horse, trot hie mile, . when only in exercise, in 2.19%, making the first. half in 1.10, and the Before taking the word for this mile, he trotted a half mile in. company with the pacing horse Defiance in 1.07%, ; seemed only a jog for him. The secmeenee’ was considered, by sevlast in 1.09%%. dent of eal : sane . yar 18° 30 claim tye Thence var 16> 30’ E, NaH? Ee 5 = 8 E side — e the N E corner of the Dutch Flat 7 lacer mine, — var 17° E, E. : Be. Cross small ravine ru North, ES 4 B evet. Fass Valley, © Sig Hi ) Francin Harry Reynolds, San Princigce, 3 Colley, City. : W D Long, Moore’s Fiat, ne a Washington. rving enning, Grass Va ‘A Henderson, pnw Valley. Ney, M.ss Henderson, Grass Valley, ‘Miss Kate Byrne,-Grass Valley, Miss Flora Miller, Grass. Valley. Miss M McDonald, Grass Vali-y Mis Estelle Lawrence, G 2 Ea iene re Valle. pag thal, City, e pee. a Montezuma Hill; ‘& tfoon » Gold Run. Owens, Aufiington. J R Dwyer, San F [TE Derbain, Sacramento, *Rev Father Grace, Grass Y; alley, <= Board t “ previous proved, . Examinat take place « Thursday, % llth, and 1 ington Scho . On' Tuesd 2d. Primary {ae gmat aks Skene Veh ith . have it bad but once, and the later >= c fowterwnir ,~ a ¥n life.we-have it, the sompeane goes : ee pale econ —o with us, au ere pee ie Se “‘Fravicisco. _*Where was I, ma,” a a little . i= Mastnen ae ; Robert Powell. sante™ Cras. Geo Reonstadt, Santa €ruz. “Joba Everington, Gilroy. ~ te eeoeied aire saeaeii ess Nevada City, Jive 5th, oh ampbell, Grase V; x Wm Foulks. Gold Hill, sain — Peso: ew Valley. 88 Fleming, Grass Vall Coffin, Relief Hill. we Thos Belt, City, : C H Chase, City. Fen } ton, Grass A W Lester, City. a Cts Wash, Wasii' 4 sn B. “Cutter, Sacramento, se ' dames Woods, Rough & Ready, #H © Gash wiler, Sam °#rancisco, Sam SLockin, Marysville, James A Bees, Witlow Valley. Preaching Sasbay= Divine services will be held it the Meth. st Church Sunday morning at 11 6 "clock, land i he eveningat ¥% o'Cock. Sabbath School at Sie P.M. Rev. George Preaching at the Congregatio: Cirnrch every Sunday mornin at the usual hours of worship; Sabbath School immediately after ning Bervives, Bey. J. Sims, pas: rson, ‘Pastor. “Divine services at-the Catholic Chureb Sunday morning at 10% o "clock, Sabbath School at 20 ‘clock, and Vespers at 7-P: a, Rev. Father Meagher, Pastor. Divine services will be held at the A: M. E. Church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Servieos in the evening at 7 o'clock. Rev J.C, Dorsey, Pastor. CAUTION. ¥ Wife, Hannah Smith. having left ey bed nd board without just cause } OF provosation, this.is to netify all persons ‘that I will not be responsible for any debts of her contracting on. and after this date. “HENRY SMITH, Nevada, June 6th, 1874.No. 671. Application for a Patent to a ‘Mining Claim. UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, 2 Sacramento, Cal,, June 4, 1874. N ‘verve is hereby given that David Treherue, Isaac ns, M. Thomas and R. Evans, whose Post Office is Dutch Flat, Piacer County, Cal. have made a a: cation for Patent for the American P Mine, situate in Dutch Fiat Mining District Placer County, Cal. and described in the. te and field notes on file in this office as lows, viz : wey of Exterior’ boundaries: Com No.6, of the Dutch «. and Franklin Placer mine, being the 8 E corner of sa.d mine and rua variation 16° 80’ East. N 4 3-4® E 7.50 chs. along the line of the Dutch Flat claim toa stake marked D ¥# Co, (for Duteh Flat Co,) Thence var 16% 30° East. N27®@ W 3,88 chs toa stake Go (ir Duenays "Companys and BE a Company) on the East. 30 EB. N 6935° B2,75 chs on pg of the sar claim to 8 one acter te » Thence var 16° 30° E. N te oe on line of the Buckeye cetacan astake marked B E. Oo, Thence 406. chains, on war 16° 30 N19K° E At tos stake marked ehains. Set a Pon 4 chains south of little Bear River Satna A PM, from aspruce 20 ip. dia, Norrh 80° £ 78 links dist, Prence vor To~ E. § 5° _E 1.¢@ chs, Liberty Hill trail course NE and & W. che to stake No 23, of the “Nary Rea” ‘placer lacer mine. Said stake marked NR O. on the esst side ard A. P.M. on the west side. Thence va? 17° E. 8 256%° E.3.36chs.on line of the Navy Red placer mine to a ‘ked N RPM. Thence var 1 . 888° WHAT che. on live of the Nary Bed Piacer mine to 5 ed NRC and A PM: Thence eral experienced turfmen who held ¢W 41s chs. Online of t e their watches, to be equal to 2.17 on. & good track. Besides this horse, the same person has a number of good ones, his latest purchase being a young stallion by the horse John . : Nelson, purchased of Mr. L. Fassett, of Sactamento county, for the round little sum of $4,000. * A number of colts were. shown to the correspondent, to be exhibited at the fair, among which wasn extra fine’ colt not more than six hours old, sired by John Nelson. Mr. J. Taylor, of Wisconsin, has just arrived with a car load of. horses, umeng which are two v lions of ‘‘Morgan blood. A number of of horses fine staland Messenger will compete for latels our next State fair. * &.T. Mine to a stake ™arxed Thence var 17° E. an line of the Nary stake marked N R C yar 172 EB. N 154° UTE as Hey af g 4 * sat Anustaore, . of Mathinsaty of Vande Cod Deck ‘etMare island, left last Saturday on a ea Sip weeps: ass eens teastnsieememenmseesameeranned ng at Flat.townsite and No 17 of the Dutch Flat — ‘ored schools The High day,. the ~—~Parents’ a: care invited 1 Resolved, the teachers cation, the 1 “ford, _~ ‘appoi a sahiustion tectors.are 1 during all.th The Secre _ procure all books for tb Do You Hagh M Beckman’s : _ the finest st Westie Cigan city, His st i so itman the favorite . Joy & good ei Havana tob. which are-ac “of anything before. Rem and tobacco. '_Cauley’s, on money, tha Try him and —— -Phren Professor “has had. ti rience in the and physiogs ture in this ¢ day, the 11th the leeture ‘h acter of pers diénce, and tations in n invited to att Bi Where Those of, c given by the of this plaze, next, can of Jack's variet drug store, or day night. Bi By order of . Go to Hyma There wil b