March 13, 1875 (4 pages)

The = Transcript ce naa CITY, @Ale dataeay, March 13, 1875, The Boulaager Children. Quite # contest has been going on $n the courts daring the last ten days, im relation to these children, . and culminated on the 10th instant, dm an order by Judge Wheeler of the Nineteenth District Court of Saa to retern to the school at Grass Val Pees Io rendering his decision Judge . , I Wheeler days: ‘Tf the order wasimle i prudently made, or if any facts have The NeW Road, Nevapa, March 12, 1875. ticla I have. endeavored to make plain the fact that it had become ali, since transpired ‘warranting a modification of its terms, full and ample relief ean-be readily obtained by an application -to the Sixth District. Court ettnie: jurisdiction of the sabject matter.’’ “The Post says: Judge Wheeler decided that the best plan would be to deliver the cbildren over to the custudy of the mother inaecordance with the order of the Sixth District _-¥rancisco, that they “bé_restored, to . Court, without_any prejudice to the the possession of their mother, Mrs, ‘Crosby. Judge Wheeler expressly father’s right to take what legal steps he might think proper to have the] ——ptates that in moking this order Ebene “of them awarded-to himself, does not decide upon the merits of othe controversy, but that” be consid-' eri iiineotl bound by an anteéedent “order of Judge, Rantagé, of the Sixth District Court at Sacratnento. A bgief statement of the facts is neces~‘pary toa proper ubderstanding of the controversy between the father and,mother for = ession of the oe: fe bout— the-—year1866, Poblanget: warsiaa Miss Swift, at Blue Tent, in this county. She was then about 13 Yyoars of age. Ina few years they separated, the two ebildren. remaiiing with the mother. For a little while she had them in Gruss Valley, where sho was engaged. in a lager beer saloon. In 1869 she took them to Virginia City, in the State of. Nevada, and shortly thereafter leftjhem at that place in charge of two women: aud he so ordered. ‘The little ones -were brought-into-court by the father: and they clang to him with affectionate confidence, Before = the Judge began speaking counsel for . the petitioner asked that the children betaken in charge by the Sheriff until a decision. should “have been rendered. They were. accordingly led by the father into an adjoining room where they. remained until the Sher-. iff-was directed to bring thew forth} and hafid them over to the~ ngdther. They cried wligutly when this-was done, gazing wistfully into their father’s face. the parties left. rggih 4 pica bein all — = = _ : ~ ‘Escaped, W. J: Bell, one of the men that engaged in the. shooting here, says the Truckee Republican, three weeks . South and Middle Yuba Rivers, and . ie-with: the ate : lai a Mary Williams. The “mother_then ago, had so fur recovered a week ago, ho$+ th tay mnost @ necessity” to build a "good wagon road from Nevada City to North Bloomfield, and ultimately centinne the same on to Moore's Flat and Downieville»-.With but few changes,the road from North Bloomfield to the Bluody Run bridge could be made a good road, and. by constroeting an entirely new grade up the west side of Bloody Run, to the . top of the ridge joining the Moore’s Flat and Eoreka road, aud thence to Moore’s, would not obly. be much . shorter—say 1% miles—but would avoid the-heavy grades on the Woolsey hill. It issafe to estimate that this change would not require:an_ex. penditure of over _$3,000.__And as the mines are gradually, day by day, encroaching on the present road, Ait having already been neeessary’ to ‘change its position in several plates) the question resolves. itself simply into_a question of time, and—the route spoken ofwill, angestionshly, be adopted eventually. — Eureka, the Quito of Nevada county, next deserves our consideration;From-its-high-position it is a point very difficult of access in the “Winter season, and most of all needs a good road, avoiding, as much. as epth. The present road traverses—the highest part of the divide ridge between the as a Fulo is closed from the month of Ep. Transcrip®: In a previous ar_, Late Eastern Items. The drain upon treasury reserves for remittance to New York eontinues to be heavy. The shipment during~ the week ending qestereny Pamounted to 1, = 800 being in gold iin, and the remainder, $50,142° 25, in silver bars. kt New Xork theWestern Union ‘Telegraph’ Company declared a quarterly dividend gfjtwo per cent. a General Sheriday’ arrived at Washington from New “Oriéaus, and was eloseted with the President and Seeretary of War. : Senator Booth announces that he will not go into” caucus with either party, but wil), like ex-President Jobuson, act independently of party. — Delegates McCormick, of ~Arizona> ‘Territory, aud Elkins, of New Mexico, were before the Postmaster Generalin regard: to postal services in those sections and in California. The defeat of Dr. DeKoven, Bishop elect of Illinois, by the standing committees, of, various dioceses appears now certain. Of 27 commitstees heard from 18 refnse to consent to-his—confirmation;_and_it is not thought possible he can secure the required number out of the 18 re ne ——— A meeting of the Directors of the Union Pueific. Railroad Company {. was. held in-Boston and. resolutions _. -pessible,-the higher altitudes where}~ pthe snow falls to grea passed authorizing the. Directors to pay a dividend of six per cent. per annum quarterly, beginning July 1, 1875, and also takemeasures to setupon the company, upon the basis tepaired to Sacramento, where she “became an inmate of a house of pros‘titation. aoe nee then residing, . tion of his walldren, eens ‘to Virginia: City, and at an expense of about six hundred dollars, finally. succeeded in recovering them, and\brought _them.__to.hishouse. at_ this place. . Here, for several years, be had them in the charge of Mrs, Evans, Mrs. Godair and Mrs. Massie, during all of which time he labored industriously, and expended all his earnings in the support and protection oS sof his children Some fifteen months} —#inee, he placed them —in-the—Orphan Asylum at Grass Valley, where they remained until about three weeks ago, when they were brought before Judge Culdwell, of this county, upon two writs of habeas .corpus sued out at the instance of the mother. ' In support of the waits, counsel for the petition offered and read in evidence a cerlitied cdpy of a decree of divorte obtained in April 1871, by the motber against the father, in the District Court at Sacramento, Judge Ramage then presiding, Also a cer} tified copy of an order made by Judge Ramage on the 12th day of last month, awarding to the mother the custody of the children, The decree was silent in relation to this question, and Boulanger had never been summoned to appear and show cause why the order stiould not be granted. Under these cireumstances, “Judge Caldwell determined to hear “testimony on thie meérits of the whole . " question, in order to enable him to pursue such course as the mentul, moral and physical welfare of the children seemed torequire. Accordingly, a number of witnesses were examined, and the facts hereinbefore ‘wet forth were fully established. -Tbhe ~ mother admitted under oath that she had been # voluntary inmate of a house of ill-fame in Sacramento, but . stated that a few years ugo she con‘cluded to reform, and since then had ‘been living respectably as the wife of ‘a Mr. Crosby, whose name she now ‘bears, and to whom she was married ‘shortly after the divorce at Sacramento, It was proven to’ the satisfaction of Judge Caldwell that the father liad taken excellent care of the . children ever since he took them from Virginia City, and that: the mother not only abandoned them there to the tender mercies of dissoute women, and afterwards “became rerself a prostitute, but that during ‘the last five years she had neglected _ them, and practically ignored their Sxistence. Upon the showing, Judge — Caldwell ‘dismissed tho writs, and ordered that the children be awarded to the father, ‘Immediately thereatter another writ was issued by C. J, ‘Wallace returnable defore Judge Wheeler on the 8th dpstart, and the sequel has been alremdy stated. The little girls are aged seven and nine years respectively, and are un. usually bright and ‘intelligent obil“aren. -They both desire to-remain ‘wuder the ponte: of their father, ard ) during that: ie very qtietly teat 1h tows and the State to escape the cost and danger of a trial. His departure was ndt-known until the next-day; but-few,if indeed anyat—all, think ing he was ‘able to travel.) William Van Orman, the other wounded man, had recovered sufficiently» by lastSaturday night to be able to travel, noticed, hoping thus to escape the dangers and costs of a trial. It is not knowu where these two men. ‘have gone, and-thus far no measures have beey taken—to-fing out. It appears as-if the. only punishment they receive for a very freé use of pistols ona crowded street at noonday is what they gave each other. At first it was expected that that. that. punishment was all that either of them need, as the danger of their recovery was not thought tu be great. When their recovery was no longer doutt‘} ful,.it was propused to havea guard placed over each of them until they would be able to be borne by the officer personally, without any prospect of being reimbursed, and with an intimation that a claim for such service would not be allowed. is our situation, Such It seems absoluiely impossible to have eur laws enforced as a re at present,and the fault must somewhere. The citizens of Trickee usk that something be done to enable them to enforce the laws against offenders, At the next meeting of the Board of Supervisors itis hoped that our ‘situation may Lbe improved. Contract Let. The contract for the supply of railroad ties, to be used between this city and Grass Valley, has been let to J. Earl Brown. The ties. will be delivered through the V fume, What will the smart Alecks do now? They declared the road would-only—be built.to Grass Valley, and as the contract for the ties has Leen let, it ley-west’’ Perhaps they will say. the grading of the road between this city and Grass Valley -has not been let. We would inform our. readers that it has been let, and the work . will be pushed along to this place as fast as possible. ——— ——_ 2 «> — Ovation. We-find the followipg in the San Francisco Alta's teleg#sphic dispatchos from Washingtongt March wAdth: Representative Page leaves tomortow for California. He was tendered, last evening, a farewell reception, which was attended by a large and appreciative company of friends, who pledged bis success and their friendship with earnestness. Mr. Page has wade hosts of’ friends “his term in Congress; and this reception was an undoubted evideneé of the fact. Mrs. Page was assisted in receiving guests by Miss G. Kinney, of Placerville, Ca. Iv is rumored ‘Vast it is President Grant's intention to make a trip to Kurepe this Summer, going home with bis daughter, Mrs, Sacturis, Incense stock of late: styles of shawls, will be sold at San Francisco ; prices, at GOLDSMITH'S, -execeed 6 inches to the rod, joining “kinder” knocks their opinion ‘‘gal-: Novenrber—_to the month of Aprib there having been, on the 20th day of March of last year, in the neighborhood of 15~-feet-of snow onthe} road, The rvad question, therefore; in view of the antigipated prosperity of the town, is a matter of vital importance to Eureka, and I believe a petition, signed bya large number ‘and-he also -stipped quietly away -an-. of tax—payersof Eureka -township,-} wus before the Bourd of Supervisors preying for an appropriation for the purpose of building a new road, the route designated being from Moore’s . thrdugh Orleans Flat, ona regular . grade, which would not at any point the present road at Shand’s and from thence to Eureka. This route would be some 400 or 509 feet lower than the present road, and vould be opened a month or possibly 2 months earlier than the: upper;.and in other respects, both with reference to grades and distance, would be much preferable to the present road. The cost was originally estimated-at $3,000, which leayes a liberal mar-. gin. 8. ~ Our Sheriff. G. W. Smith is expected ia town to-night. We are authorized to state that he will be a candidate for reelection this Summer, and we feel safe in-saying that there is no-other man in the county that stands better before the people of this township than Mr. Smith. His administration of the office--has been entirely satisfactory te the people, and we . believe they will show it by re-elect. ing him this Summer. —Truckee Re-. publican. _ Mr. Smith is a very pepular man hereabouts, and has conducted the affairs of his office with marked ability, Everybody likes Geo., Smith. es A. M. E. Church. Divine service will be held at the A.M. E. Church, on Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. Rev. Jas. R. Doxser, Pastor. Deats or Wits H. Housrooxrr. —Thursday morning, at the residence of his brother, in this place, William. Holbrooke, of Boston, died. iaaead was a resident of this county in early years. He came, we believe, in 1850; and in com pati with Daniel P. Holbrooke his a er, and Porter, built. the first bridge across Bear River, between.this place and Auburn. Deceased remained in this county about six years, and then returned to Boston where he engaged in mercantile pursuits up to about six months ago. On account restore him, .came in contact with the deceased. The remains were de Union of eee 8 of ill health he returned te this place four months ago, but the splendid Winter which he passed here did not Deceased made very many warm friends here, who will cherish the pleasant memory of his kindly ways and of his brightness: and intelligence. His death is greatly regretted and hie family and relatives have the sympathies of all who ited im the Masonic Cemetery.— Grass Valley . of the proposed plan, of Directors was chosen by a nearly unanimous vote, including Oliver ‘Ames, Sidney Dillon, George SScott, Jay Gould and G. M. Dodge. It -was voted to erect on the line of the road a suitable and permanent monument to the memo-. _ 1y of Oakes Ames. The different departments: at Wask~ . ington have issued circulars announcing tbe abolition of the.Civil Service rules governing their. respective departments: wherever dper—~Treasury_ balances-show a-decrease of legal tenders outstanding, of $1,285,000, the-order for canceling that amount. having been sent to the United States Treasury yesterday. The statement will éxhibit outstanding legal tenders $380,714,900, Later returns from New Hampshire tender it doubtful whether the Republican victory in that State is'so assured as was stated in the early returns, It now appears although there has been a Republican gain of about 3,000 over the vote of last year Cheney (Rep.)and Roberts (Dem.) for Governor will come out about even. The seattering of the third party vote will prevent an election by the people. It is conceded the First and Second Districts have elected Democratic Congressmen, and the Third District a Republican member. It is stated that the Republieans have a majority in the . Hoiise, and the Senaté stands about 5 Democrats and 5 Republieans. The duty of selection ofGovernor will devolve on the Legislature, which will lean candidate. ep. Dass geods at 37 cents per yard formerly sold for 75 cents, at GOLDSMITH'S. = Visatta offers $5,000 in monty @nd a tract of land to any person or compeny that will erect a woolen mill in that town. The sheep pastures of that section cover a belt of country extending from sixty to eighty miles southward, on whick range immense flocks of sheep, so that fora longtime to ceme there at hand-to work up into-fabrics, In for the location of a woolen mill at or near Visalia are considered unsurpassed by any other section of the. _ State. ai. o ‘Wine 8. Senrtcoben: of the State University of California, has been appointed to a special cadetship at the West Point Military . ' Academy, by President Grant, and will leave for the East in the month of May, . Alexander is the son of General Alexander, the engineering officer. The young man has an excellent.record as a student. Eurven yards best calicoes for on new ative, and announcing a rétiith to . , . the former methed. — doubtless elect Cheney, the Repubwill be no lack of raw material nearmany other respects the advantages . _ At Sacramento, about-half. past 2 o’clock on Sunday moraing, a man named Henry Powers was discovered in the streets half dressed and eom. pletely bewilaered. He had evident. Hy been drinking te-exeess-utrd wes} £ taken in clfarge by the police and lodged in the gtation house, where he was seized with convulsions and expired before daylight. Deceased .avas about 40-vears of age and had been employed asa harness maker by Stone & Co. of: thal hee: Tue Santa Cruz Ente that the oldést resident Cruz, Justiniano Roxas, cam ending his earthly: career last-week. He sleeps in his little cabin and’ is ear ‘eared for by another Indian living near. During the night the cabin ed by the smokebeforebis guardiaw rescued him. He ‘has now reached —}the advanced age of 123 years. ——___ -+2 ea took fire and-he was nearly: suffocatthe he Ds THE ANNUAL PARTY, OF THE ~__ NEVAD YOUNG MEN’S SOCIAL CLUB, eee og WIL SE GIVEN AT hii i _ TEMPERANCE ‘ oe HALL, “ -. The Truck SS a Payne, of On Thursday Eve’g, April 8th. 7 hesdees oe COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS. order. Austin W. Lester, San Francisco. * “Wr. Coomb, Rough and Ready. “ 4. P. Dorsey, Grass Valley. R. B: Patton, San Juan. O. D. Campbell, Blue Tent. he M. Buftington, Little York. sigher § ‘an’ ; NEVADA. lany: ‘yea +3. J.E. Brown, E. K. Proctat, O. A. Nelson, Geo. Smith, The whole ~ D. J, Crowley, Geo. Hentze, -essed in this ~ Chas. Grimes, Hugh Murchie, = Jdchn Hanly, a ae = Eas BENE last _ J.D. Fleniing, Os: Falon, } _ We J. Murehie, — Palmer Smith, —_ She amount. : Tickets,_ “$2 50. , : . Carriages furnished if stormy, mchio . Vommandery went to Gras attend the fu: J. E. P. Weeus, the able news mk: tor of the Sacramento Unich, who had become almost as much a fixtare of that institution as Morrill and Anthony, has been retained on the new . in the same position. hewspaper Cuptain J. BD. Young will also ‘eontinue to act as local editor, but is off on furlough at slates : Tue aggregate sum in the twelve general appropriation bills passed during the late session of Congress is about $f75, 000, ‘apart from other bills. Laree lot of ‘remnants soid for SMITH’S. © ONLY. GRAND CLEARANCE ‘an BROS, . FFER THEIR ENTIRE STOCK, consisting of CLOTHING, HATS, . . GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS, TRUNKS, “VALISES, etc, REGARDLESS OF “cost, FOR order to make room for their aad . IMMENSE ‘SPRING STOCK, Which they have: purchased in the EUROPEAN AND EASTERN MARKETS. Corner Broad und Pine Streets, NEVADA CITY,“Mareh-19th, 1875, = ' FORD'S BARBER SHOP, Broad Street, Oppesite the Bank, HAVING, HAIR CUTTING, SHAM: wR POOING, _all work in 6, Tonsorial Art dqge infhe most approved style. 7” Raizors honed and set. 116 County “Warranty, ARRANTS, Nos. 150 and 151 on General Fund, registered Aug, 4th.1874, terest will be paid on presen ceases from date. = BP. SANFORD, Co. Treasurer. dollar, at GOLDSMITH’S, Sievede, Ma. “i H, Parker, Deputy, GOLD. FOR THIRTY DAYS, ‘. COME AND SEE IF I DON’T a brooke, broth Mike Garv ‘this city, is a of Sheritt of first rate ma: give good sa’ FOR FIFTEEN DAYS ONLY. The weath eae 6 would seem t = = ‘hand. If we Ss ; BLOW OF’ rai: MMENSE CLEARING SALE OF ——-will-be—very*‘ meacessarily b Major J.8 “asa candidat is thomughl: est and wort! ——-hope—he—wi elected. = Hon, John ie: i for re-electio: ‘GOODS WILL BE! SOLD eaeeene : ee He is an able REGARDLESS OF COST. = & satisfaction, —-g = ‘tleman in ev ee formance at COME EVERYBODY AND “evening last. PROCURE BARGAINS, Michael Ear! seas — SALE WILL ONLY BEFALL AND WINTER GOODS. To make room for the. annual Immense Stock of SPRING GOODS, now en-route for the Dry Goocs Emporium of E. W. Hayde took the pai “com TINUED FOR _ _and Mrs, Ha; = = The great. ; the Deniocra * @. of Sheriff of heard the fc = “menspoken™ that office: C Seeley, G. W sen, Mike G: several other now forgotte: The Manz: : look splendi : Tock are ofte > ~°ingthem in. ed with gold. of water will with the am Particular attention is called te my, EXTENSIVE STOCK OF “CARPETS, WHICH I WILL SELL AT COST. MAEE MY WORD GOOD, AND GIVE YOU MORE DRY GOODS FOR LESS. fT Hi : “MONEY THAN ANY OTHER . ground whic ESTABLISHMENT IN THE work, and kr _COURTY, oo : deal of'gold ; a want of wat -A. GOLDSMITH. J sotver, : ~ “water maa will be enorn ‘NEVADA crrr, Cal.~ = : The Grass March 6th, 1875. 5 The railroa: 4 through Gra: eee Ae 4 will ride ove J . M. WALLING, ride itself; a over the road ZARCHING RECORDS, ABSTRACTIN tS} AND CONVEYAKCING premptly bc gg ‘be a pleasure to. wonderful mi aa collected. hereabouts, Also Agent for: i of resources . PACIFICO FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY } both ways or AND COMMERCIAL FIRE INSUBANCR : onan CO. OF LONDOn. Arrivals b Parties desiring to SELL, PURCHASE oR : RENT PROPERTY will find it to their ad A. 8. Wall: vantage to call at my office. Ofiee No 63 Broad Street, Bev Blumenthal, pant Neely.DRG. We WORAVES Bepertanc } DR. H. “WAGNER, . Physicians, Surgeons and Obstetwate ats ricians, ¥ goa _ 6,4 NEVADA CITY. oe On Cerner Broad P Pine vireets, a A fine youn ) TISTRY. with a spring = . _ fan be bought 250 ~ OR A, Laden DR. A. CHAPMAN, we Bees Transcript Builaing,’ es of Canrers al ON COMMERCIAI STREST. =. GOLDSMITI

The = Transcript ce naa CITY, @Ale dataeay, March 13, 1875, The Boulaager Children. Quite # contest has been going on $n the courts daring the last ten days, im relation to these children, . and culminated on the 10th instant, dm an order by Judge Wheeler of the Nineteenth District Court of Saa to retern to the school at Grass Val Pees Io rendering his decision Judge . , I Wheeler days: ‘Tf the order wasimle i prudently made, or if any facts have The NeW Road, Nevapa, March 12, 1875. ticla I have. endeavored to make plain the fact that it had become ali, since transpired ‘warranting a modification of its terms, full and ample relief ean-be readily obtained by an application -to the Sixth District. Court ettnie: jurisdiction of the sabject matter.’’ “The Post says: Judge Wheeler decided that the best plan would be to deliver the cbildren over to the custudy of the mother inaecordance with the order of the Sixth District _-¥rancisco, that they “bé_restored, to . Court, without_any prejudice to the the possession of their mother, Mrs, ‘Crosby. Judge Wheeler expressly father’s right to take what legal steps he might think proper to have the] ——ptates that in moking this order Ebene “of them awarded-to himself, does not decide upon the merits of othe controversy, but that” be consid-' eri iiineotl bound by an anteéedent “order of Judge, Rantagé, of the Sixth District Court at Sacratnento. A bgief statement of the facts is neces~‘pary toa proper ubderstanding of the controversy between the father and,mother for = ession of the oe: fe bout— the-—year1866, Poblanget: warsiaa Miss Swift, at Blue Tent, in this county. She was then about 13 Yyoars of age. Ina few years they separated, the two ebildren. remaiiing with the mother. For a little while she had them in Gruss Valley, where sho was engaged. in a lager beer saloon. In 1869 she took them to Virginia City, in the State of. Nevada, and shortly thereafter leftjhem at that place in charge of two women: aud he so ordered. ‘The little ones -were brought-into-court by the father: and they clang to him with affectionate confidence, Before = the Judge began speaking counsel for . the petitioner asked that the children betaken in charge by the Sheriff until a decision. should “have been rendered. They were. accordingly led by the father into an adjoining room where they. remained until the Sher-. iff-was directed to bring thew forth} and hafid them over to the~ ngdther. They cried wligutly when this-was done, gazing wistfully into their father’s face. the parties left. rggih 4 pica bein all — = = _ : ~ ‘Escaped, W. J: Bell, one of the men that engaged in the. shooting here, says the Truckee Republican, three weeks . South and Middle Yuba Rivers, and . ie-with: the ate : lai a Mary Williams. The “mother_then ago, had so fur recovered a week ago, ho$+ th tay mnost @ necessity” to build a "good wagon road from Nevada City to North Bloomfield, and ultimately centinne the same on to Moore's Flat and Downieville»-.With but few changes,the road from North Bloomfield to the Bluody Run bridge could be made a good road, and. by constroeting an entirely new grade up the west side of Bloody Run, to the . top of the ridge joining the Moore’s Flat and Eoreka road, aud thence to Moore’s, would not obly. be much . shorter—say 1% miles—but would avoid the-heavy grades on the Woolsey hill. It issafe to estimate that this change would not require:an_ex. penditure of over _$3,000.__And as the mines are gradually, day by day, encroaching on the present road, Ait having already been neeessary’ to ‘change its position in several plates) the question resolves. itself simply into_a question of time, and—the route spoken ofwill, angestionshly, be adopted eventually. — Eureka, the Quito of Nevada county, next deserves our consideration;From-its-high-position it is a point very difficult of access in the “Winter season, and most of all needs a good road, avoiding, as much. as epth. The present road traverses—the highest part of the divide ridge between the as a Fulo is closed from the month of Ep. Transcrip®: In a previous ar_, Late Eastern Items. The drain upon treasury reserves for remittance to New York eontinues to be heavy. The shipment during~ the week ending qestereny Pamounted to 1, = 800 being in gold iin, and the remainder, $50,142° 25, in silver bars. kt New Xork theWestern Union ‘Telegraph’ Company declared a quarterly dividend gfjtwo per cent. a General Sheriday’ arrived at Washington from New “Oriéaus, and was eloseted with the President and Seeretary of War. : Senator Booth announces that he will not go into” caucus with either party, but wil), like ex-President Jobuson, act independently of party. — Delegates McCormick, of ~Arizona> ‘Territory, aud Elkins, of New Mexico, were before the Postmaster Generalin regard: to postal services in those sections and in California. The defeat of Dr. DeKoven, Bishop elect of Illinois, by the standing committees, of, various dioceses appears now certain. Of 27 commitstees heard from 18 refnse to consent to-his—confirmation;_and_it is not thought possible he can secure the required number out of the 18 re ne ——— A meeting of the Directors of the Union Pueific. Railroad Company {. was. held in-Boston and. resolutions _. -pessible,-the higher altitudes where}~ pthe snow falls to grea passed authorizing the. Directors to pay a dividend of six per cent. per annum quarterly, beginning July 1, 1875, and also takemeasures to setupon the company, upon the basis tepaired to Sacramento, where she “became an inmate of a house of pros‘titation. aoe nee then residing, . tion of his walldren, eens ‘to Virginia: City, and at an expense of about six hundred dollars, finally. succeeded in recovering them, and\brought _them.__to..hishouse.. at_ this place. . Here, for several years, be had them in the charge of Mrs, Evans, Mrs. Godair and Mrs. Massie, during all of which time he labored industriously, and expended all his earnings in the support and protection oS sof his children Some fifteen months} —#inee, he placed them —in-the—Orphan Asylum at Grass Valley, where they remained until about three weeks ago, when they were brought before Judge Culdwell, of this county, upon two writs of habeas .corpus sued out at the instance of the mother. ' In support of the waits, counsel for the petition offered and read in evidence a cerlitied cdpy of a decree of divorte obtained in April 1871, by the motber against the father, in the District Court at Sacramento, Judge Ramage then presiding, Also a cer} tified copy of an order made by Judge Ramage on the 12th day of last month, awarding to the mother the custody of the children, The decree was silent in relation to this question, and Boulanger had never been summoned to appear and show cause why the order stiould not be granted. Under these cireumstances, “Judge Caldwell determined to hear “testimony on thie meérits of the whole . " question, in order to enable him to pursue such course as the mentul, moral and physical welfare of the children seemed torequire. Accordingly, a number of witnesses were examined, and the facts hereinbefore ‘wet forth were fully established. -Tbhe ~ mother admitted under oath that she had been # voluntary inmate of a house of ill-fame in Sacramento, but . stated that a few years ugo she con‘cluded to reform, and since then had ‘been living respectably as the wife of ‘a Mr. Crosby, whose name she now ‘bears, and to whom she was married ‘shortly after the divorce at Sacramento, It was proven to’ the satisfaction of Judge Caldwell that the father liad taken excellent care of the . children ever since he took them from Virginia City, and that: the mother not only abandoned them there to the tender mercies of dissoute women, and afterwards “became rerself a prostitute, but that during ‘the last five years she had neglected _ them, and practically ignored their Sxistence. Upon the showing, Judge — Caldwell ‘dismissed tho writs, and ordered that the children be awarded to the father, ‘Immediately thereatter another writ was issued by C. J, ‘Wallace returnable defore Judge Wheeler on the 8th dpstart, and the sequel has been alremdy stated. The little girls are aged seven and nine years respectively, and are un. usually bright and ‘intelligent obil“aren. -They both desire to-remain ‘wuder the ponte: of their father, ard ) during that: ie very qtietly teat 1h tows and the State to escape the cost and danger of a trial. His departure was ndt-known until the next-day; but-few,if indeed anyat—all, think ing he was ‘able to travel.) William Van Orman, the other wounded man, had recovered sufficiently» by lastSaturday night to be able to travel, noticed, hoping thus to escape the dangers and costs of a trial. It is not knowu where these two men. ‘have gone, and-thus far no measures have beey taken—to-fing out. It appears as-if the. only punishment they receive for a very freé use of pistols ona crowded street at noonday is what they gave each other. At first it was expected that that. that. punishment was all that either of them need, as the danger of their recovery was not thought tu be great. When their recovery was no longer doutt‘} ful,.it was propused to havea guard placed over each of them until they would be able to be borne by the officer personally, without any prospect of being reimbursed, and with an intimation that a claim for such service would not be allowed. is our situation, Such It seems absoluiely impossible to have eur laws enforced as a re at present,and the fault must somewhere. The citizens of Trickee usk that something be done to enable them to enforce the laws against offenders, At the next meeting of the Board of Supervisors itis hoped that our ‘situation may Lbe improved. Contract Let. The contract for the supply of railroad ties, to be used between this city and Grass Valley, has been let to J. Earl Brown. The ties. will be delivered through the V fume, What will the smart Alecks do now? They declared the road would-only—be built.to Grass Valley, and as the contract for the ties has Leen let, it ley-west’’ Perhaps they will say. the grading of the road between this city and Grass Valley -has not been let. We would inform our. readers that it has been let, and the work . will be pushed along to this place as fast as possible. ——— ——_ 2 «> — Ovation. We-find the followipg in the San Francisco Alta's teleg#sphic dispatchos from Washingtongt March wAdth: Representative Page leaves tomortow for California. He was tendered, last evening, a farewell reception, which was attended by a large and appreciative company of friends, who pledged bis success and their friendship with earnestness. Mr. Page has wade hosts of’ friends “his term in Congress; and this reception was an undoubted evideneé of the fact. Mrs. Page was assisted in receiving guests by Miss G. Kinney, of Placerville, Ca. Iv is rumored ‘Vast it is President Grant's intention to make a trip to Kurepe this Summer, going home with bis daughter, Mrs, Sacturis, Incense stock of late: styles of shawls, will be sold at San Francisco ; prices, at GOLDSMITH'S, -execeed 6 inches to the rod, joining “kinder” knocks their opinion ‘‘gal-: Novenrber—_to the month of Aprib there having been, on the 20th day of March of last year, in the neighborhood of 15~-feet-of snow onthe} road, The rvad question, therefore; in view of the antigipated prosperity of the town, is a matter of vital importance to Eureka, and I believe a petition, signed bya large number ‘and-he also -stipped quietly away -an-. of tax—payersof Eureka -township,-} wus before the Bourd of Supervisors preying for an appropriation for the purpose of building a new road, the route designated being from Moore’s . thrdugh Orleans Flat, ona regular . grade, which would not at any point the present road at Shand’s and from thence to Eureka. This route would be some 400 or 509 feet lower than the present road, and vould be opened a month or possibly 2 months earlier than the: upper;.and in other respects, both with reference to grades and distance, would be much preferable to the present road. The cost was originally estimated-at $3,000, which leayes a liberal mar-. gin. 8. ~ Our Sheriff. G. W. Smith is expected ia town to-night. We are authorized to state that he will be a candidate for reelection this Summer, and we feel safe in-saying that there is no-other

man in the county that stands better before the people of this township than Mr. Smith. His administration of the office--has been entirely satisfactory te the people, and we . believe they will show it by re-elect. ing him this Summer. —Truckee Re-. publican. _ Mr. Smith is a very pepular man hereabouts, and has conducted the affairs of his office with marked ability, Everybody likes Geo., Smith. es A. M. E. Church. Divine service will be held at the A.M. E. Church, on Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. Rev. Jas. R. Doxser, Pastor. Deats or Wits H. Housrooxrr. —Thursday morning, at the residence of his brother, in this place, William. Holbrooke, of Boston, died. iaaead was a resident of this county in early years. He came, we believe, in 1850; and in com pati with Daniel P. Holbrooke his a er, and Porter, built. the first bridge across Bear River, between.this place and Auburn. Deceased remained in this county about six years, and then returned to Boston where he engaged in mercantile pursuits up to about six months ago. On account restore him, .came in contact with the deceased. The remains were de Union of eee 8 of ill health he returned te this place four months ago, but the splendid Winter which he passed here did not Deceased made very many warm friends here, who will cherish the pleasant memory of his kindly ways and of his brightness: and intelligence. His death is greatly regretted and hie family and relatives have the sympathies of all who ited im the Masonic Cemetery.— Grass Valley . of the proposed plan, of Directors was chosen by a nearly unanimous vote, including Oliver ‘Ames, Sidney Dillon, George SScott, Jay Gould and G. M. Dodge. It -was voted to erect on the line of the road a suitable and permanent monument to the memo-. _ 1y of Oakes Ames. The different departments: at Wask~ . ington have issued circulars announcing tbe abolition of the.Civil Service rules governing their. respective departments: wherever dper—~Treasury_ balances-show a-decrease of legal tenders outstanding, of $1,285,000, the-order for canceling that amount. having been sent to the United States Treasury yesterday. The statement will éxhibit outstanding legal tenders $380,714,900, Later returns from New Hampshire tender it doubtful whether the Republican victory in that State is'so assured as was stated in the early returns, It now appears although there has been a Republican gain of about 3,000 over the vote of last year Cheney (Rep.)and Roberts (Dem.) for Governor will come out about even. The seattering of the third party vote will prevent an election by the people. It is conceded the First and Second Districts have elected Democratic Congressmen, and the Third District a Republican member. It is stated that the Republieans have a majority in the . Hoiise, and the Senaté stands about 5 Democrats and 5 Republieans. The duty of selection ofGovernor will devolve on the Legislature, which will lean candidate. ep. Dass geods at 37 cents per yard formerly sold for 75 cents, at GOLDSMITH'S. = Visatta offers $5,000 in monty @nd a tract of land to any person or compeny that will erect a woolen mill in that town. The sheep pastures of that section cover a belt of country extending from sixty to eighty miles southward, on whick range immense flocks of sheep, so that fora longtime to ceme there at hand-to work up into-fabrics, In for the location of a woolen mill at or near Visalia are considered unsurpassed by any other section of the. _ State. ai. o ‘Wine 8. Senrtcoben: of the State University of California, has been appointed to a special cadetship at the West Point Military . ' Academy, by President Grant, and will leave for the East in the month of May, . Alexander is the son of General Alexander, the engineering officer. The young man has an excellent.record as a student. Eurven yards best calicoes for on new ative, and announcing a rétiith to . , . the former methed. — doubtless elect Cheney, the Repubwill be no lack of raw material nearmany other respects the advantages . _ At Sacramento, about-half. past 2 o’clock on Sunday moraing, a man named Henry Powers was discovered in the streets half dressed and eom. pletely bewilaered. He had evident. Hy been drinking te-exeess-utrd wes} £ taken in clfarge by the police and lodged in the gtation house, where he was seized with convulsions and expired before daylight. Deceased .avas about 40-vears of age and had been employed asa harness maker by Stone & Co. of: thal hee: Tue Santa Cruz Ente that the oldést resident Cruz, Justiniano Roxas, cam ending his earthly: career last-week. He sleeps in his little cabin and’ is ear ‘eared for by another Indian living near. During the night the cabin ed by the smokebeforebis guardiaw rescued him. He ‘has now reached —}the advanced age of 123 years. ——___ -+2 ea took fire and-he was nearly: suffocatthe he Ds THE ANNUAL PARTY, OF THE ~__ NEVAD YOUNG MEN’S SOCIAL CLUB, eee og WIL SE GIVEN AT hii i _ TEMPERANCE ‘ oe HALL, “ -. The Truck SS a Payne, of On Thursday Eve’g, April 8th. 7 hesdees oe COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS. order. Austin W. Lester, San Francisco. * “Wr. Coomb, Rough and Ready. “ 4. P. Dorsey, Grass Valley. R. B: Patton, San Juan. O. D. Campbell, Blue Tent. he M. Buftington, Little York. sigher § ‘an’ ; NEVADA. lany: ‘yea +3. J.E. Brown, E. K. Proctat, O. A. Nelson, Geo. Smith, The whole ~ D. J, Crowley, Geo. Hentze, -essed in this ~ Chas. Grimes, Hugh Murchie, = Jdchn Hanly, a ae = Eas BENE last _ J.D. Fleniing, Os: Falon, } _ We J.. Murehie, — Palmer Smith, —_ She amount. : Tickets,_ “$2 50. , : . Carriages furnished if stormy, mchio . Vommandery went to Gras attend the fu: J. E. P. Weeus, the able news mk: tor of the Sacramento Unich, who had become almost as much a fixtare of that institution as Morrill and Anthony, has been retained on the new . in the same position. hewspaper Cuptain J. BD. Young will also ‘eontinue to act as local editor, but is off on furlough at slates : Tue aggregate sum in the twelve general appropriation bills passed during the late session of Congress is about $f75, 000, ‘apart from other bills. Laree lot of ‘remnants soid for SMITH’S. © ONLY. GRAND CLEARANCE ‘an BROS, . FFER THEIR ENTIRE STOCK, consisting of CLOTHING, HATS, . . GENTS’ FURNISHING GOODS, TRUNKS, “VALISES, etc, REGARDLESS OF “cost, FOR order to make room for their aad . IMMENSE ‘SPRING STOCK, Which they have: purchased in the EUROPEAN AND EASTERN MARKETS. Corner Broad und Pine Streets, NEVADA CITY,“Mareh-19th, 1875, = ' FORD'S BARBER SHOP, Broad Street, Oppesite the Bank, HAVING, HAIR CUTTING, SHAM: wR POOING, _all work in 6, Tonsorial Art dqge infhe most approved style. 7” Raizors honed and set. 116 County “Warranty, ARRANTS, Nos. 150 and 151 on General Fund, registered Aug, 4th.1874, terest will be paid on presen ceases from date. = BP. SANFORD, Co. Treasurer. dollar, at GOLDSMITH’S, Sievede, Ma. “i H, Parker, Deputy, GOLD. FOR THIRTY DAYS, ‘. COME AND SEE IF I DON’T a brooke, broth Mike Garv ‘this city, is a of Sheritt of first rate ma: give good sa’ FOR FIFTEEN DAYS ONLY. The weath eae 6 would seem t = = ‘hand. If we Ss ; BLOW OF’ rai: MMENSE CLEARING SALE OF ——-will-be—very*‘ meacessarily b Major J.8 “asa candidat is thomughl: est and wort! ——-hope—he—wi elected. = Hon, John ie: i for re-electio: ‘GOODS WILL BE! SOLD eaeeene : ee He is an able REGARDLESS OF COST. = & satisfaction, —-g = ‘tleman in ev ee formance at COME EVERYBODY AND “evening last. PROCURE BARGAINS, Michael Ear! seas — SALE WILL ONLY BEFALL AND WINTER GOODS. To make room for the. annual Immense Stock of SPRING GOODS, now en-route for the Dry Goocs Emporium of E. W. Hayde took the pai “com TINUED FOR _ _and Mrs, Ha; = = The great. ; the Deniocra * @. of Sheriff of heard the fc = “menspoken™ that office: C Seeley, G. W sen, Mike G: several other now forgotte: The Manz: : look splendi : Tock are ofte > ~°ingthem in. ed with gold. of water will with the am Particular attention is called te my, EXTENSIVE STOCK OF “CARPETS, WHICH I WILL SELL AT COST. MAEE MY WORD GOOD, AND GIVE YOU MORE DRY GOODS FOR LESS. fT Hi : “MONEY THAN ANY OTHER . ground whic ESTABLISHMENT IN THE work, and kr _COURTY, oo : deal of'gold ; a want of wat -A. GOLDSMITH. J sotver, : ~ “water maa will be enorn ‘NEVADA crrr, Cal.~ = : The Grass March 6th, 1875. 5 The railroa: 4 through Gra: eee Ae 4 will ride ove J . M. WALLING, ride itself; a over the road ZARCHING RECORDS, ABSTRACTIN tS} AND CONVEYAKCING premptly bc gg ‘be a pleasure to. wonderful mi aa collected. hereabouts, Also Agent for: i of resources . PACIFICO FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY } both ways or AND COMMERCIAL FIRE INSUBANCR : onan CO. OF LONDOn. Arrivals b Parties desiring to SELL, PURCHASE oR : RENT PROPERTY will find it to their ad A. 8. Wall: vantage to call at my office. Ofiee No 63 Broad Street, Bev Blumenthal, pant Neely.DRG. We WORAVES Bepertanc } DR. H. “WAGNER, . Physicians, Surgeons and Obstetwate ats ricians, ¥ goa _ 6,4 NEVADA CITY. oe On Cerner Broad P Pine vireets, a A fine youn ) TISTRY. with a spring = . _ fan be bought 250 ~ OR A, Laden DR. A. CHAPMAN, we Bees Transcript Builaing,’ es of Canrers al ON COMMERCIAI STREST. =. GOLDSMITI