March 14, 1873 (4 pages)

g a ee Te tt Semaicbnnieteae a eee << Bsc. Che Daily Granseript NEVADA. city, CALL Friday, March 14, 1873. _Mlection of -S acaetel ; There are many well-founded objections to the present mode of elect« ing President and Vice-President of the Uilited States, and the people are fully aroused to the necessity for a. change before the next election, -At the late session of Congress, several amendments to the Constitution, having this object in view, were introduced, but a vote was not reached on 2 _ ony of them. It is to be hoped that. "at the next session the subject will ___reeéive the consideration. it deserves, ~ and that prevision will be made for the desired change. Many of the _leading statesuieh in Congress have . pronounced i in favor of—electing highest officers by a direct vote, and supported as they are by an immense ‘ majority of the people, it is safe to conclude thut this reform will be inaugurated so faras Congress can do it before the final adjournment of the Forty-third Congress, which is to meet next December. The New York Times thus_presents some of “the objections to the present system: It is easy to see how many. things’ .may go amiss in this long and muchdivided process, Thee lectors in one “or more States may fail to meet on the-same day;there may be more than one set-of electors claiming to cast the vote ofa State; the President of the Senate mayrefuse to open any particular State vote, on real or assumed conviction of its. fraudulent nature; a fractious objectinaton the part of a mojority in one Housemay throw out the vote of a large State, and elect a President not really chosen by the Electoral._College; or, if the election goes to the House. of Representatives it may ,be-impossible'to obtain a majority ‘of: all ane States for any candidate, : There has been at least one instance where the popular vote has been negatived by the Electoral College—that is to say,,the candidate who was second before the people became President. This-oceurred in "1824 when John Quincy Adams was elected. The popular vote stood: For Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee, 155,872; John Quincy Adams, ot Massachusetts, 105,321; William H. . Crawford, of Georgia, 44,282; Henry Clay, of Kentucky, 46,587. Total vote, 352,062; Jackson, over Adams, 50,551, And the electoral vote stood: For Jackson, 99; Adanis, 84; Crawford, 43; Clay, 37; total 261; Jackson over Adanis, 15} necessary to a: choicé, 182. Neither of the candidutes having a majority of the electoral votes, the electon was thrown into the House of Representatives, where each State had one vote. There were then twenty-four States, and the votes-of thirteen States were required to effect a choice. In the House the election hinged on the vote of the Representatives from Kentucky. Henry Clay was a member from that State and had the casting vote, which was given for Adams, making him President. Jackson had more popular and electoral Yotes than Adams, yet, unwp eesouprnee vn OF, the systeni i by which our r Presi. dents are elected, the f former was defeated. Charges of a corrupt collusion between .Adams atid Clay were made, which, though unsustained by proof, clung to them through life. At the next election, Adams and Jackson were the only candidates, and the latter was elected by a_ large majority of both the popular and elec_fQral votes ;and in 1832,when the contesf was between Jackson and Clay, the former was again eleeted by an ‘overwhelming mujority. Under the "present system we are liable at any election to have a repetition of the circumstances that gave the country a minority President in 1824.-~ In order to accomplish the desired refurm, it is necessary for Congress to submit an amendment to. the Consti-. tiition which must be ratified by the Legislatures, or by Convention of three-fourths of the several States. Amending the Constitution is usually a matter that requires considerable time; but the proposition to elect our Chief Magistrate by a direct vote of the people is so manifestly just, and so completely in accord with the a wishes of the people that.it would in / all probability be ratified by the re quisite number of States in time for the next Presidential election, if sub-. mitted by Congress within a year from the present time. oon ‘THens are $42,500,000-on deposit. oS was the plea of “‘moral” or “instan—oury how itturns out—at leastitis charged awarded to the Morgan. Envelope. is to run four—years and calls for the ere-cards ate-required—to~ ‘fit they The Foster Murder Case, _New York city ‘is‘just now vigorLously exercised over the case of Foster, the _ “ear-hook murderer.’ It will be'remembered that he killed a well-known citizen named ‘Putnam, under ‘circumstances of: peculiar atrocity., Putnam entered a street car accompanied by two ladies, one of whom Foster grossly ‘insulted. Putnam came to her rescue, an altercation-epsued, but neither came to blows ‘at thetime. Foster, however, watched his opportunity,. followed his victim to the rear of the car, and, as he was getting out, struck him over the head with a heavy car-hook, following it with several blcws, crushing in the skull and producing, we believe almost’ instant death. The murder was witnessed bya num ‘ber of persons, and the fact “of the . deed was not questioned. Neitber taneous’ or any kind of insanity interposed between the perpetrator and. the deed.Foste: tried, convicted and sentenced to be hanged, and the sentence was geen ap= proved. . No sooner, however, hid the mur. derer began to prepare for his doom, than he seemed to become an. object of sympathy. He was not such a dreadful criminal after all, people said. It-was true he had killed a man, “bat his-vietim angered him,and human nature is weak at best. So petitions for commutation of © his sentence were circulated and largely signed. Even the jury that convicted him asked that his life might be spared. Still the Governor hesitated; but when the wife of the murdered man made a special plea for mercy, what could he do but. surrender? Foster was reprieved; and in “the dispatches—that Mrs. . Putnam received the snug little sum of $15,000 for pleading for the life of the slayer of her band! And now it looks as ifthere were a counter reaction by whicliFoster is brought face to face with the lows, All the journals, with cone exception, are insisting that the law shall take its course; that to commute the sentence of Foster, will be virtually ~ an . official proclamation that “Hanging i is played out.’’ The discovery of the corrupt use of money in ‘the interests of the condemed-man has.damaged\his cause and apparently endangered his neck. ae The Postal Cards. The contract for the manufacture of the new postal. cards has-been . Company, of Springfield, Mass., at $1 3874 per thousand. .The contract delivery of 100,000,000 of cards the first year, though the number may be increased at the option of the department. Four millions of the eards-are to be made by the first of May, when the contract takes effect. They are tu be three by five and one-eighth inches in sive, made from bond paper, and the card board must weigh six pounds per 1,000 cards. ‘They are to bé'doné up in parcels of twen., ty-five, and packed up in strong pasteboard or str:iw boxes, each to contain 500 cards. When 4,000° or order of a postmaster, they must also be packed in strong wooden boxes, well hooped with iron, the expense of packing and*freighting to Washington to be borne by the contractor, As the postage on‘the cards is to be only one cent, it is anticipated that this mode of communication will become exceedingly popular, especially with business men; and if so, the demand for the cards will bemuch greater than one hundred million per year, at least during the second, third and fourth years of the contract. : ><-<— Gatveston, Texas, imagines that it had “‘intensely cold weather,’’ because the mercury nein had been at 22 degrdes above. zero this startling state of affairs, the drunkards and other lesser criminals were released from _jail to’ prevent their suffering from the cold. —_ ><. AN old man drank a pint of whiskey on a wager, in Norfork county, Virginia, and died in an hour, +2 Tur Railroad Commissioner of Minnesota reports. that the railways of that State were — at a loss last year. é A Cuicaco snatilont . man bled: a dog to death the other day, and then revived him by injecting a portion “of. the blood, the fibrin having bee in the saving’ banks of Rhode Island. entirely removed, } and, .wing-te. County Spelling Match. Mr, Editor; -From) the Union of March 9th, I infer that Grass rake is fully alive to the importance ef a County Spelling School, and that Mr. 8, K. Startsman of Allison Ranch, is prepared to advocate the ‘movemient, _Neyada City has thus far remained silent, but her teachers are doubtless ready to further this, or any other project, that has for its aim the mental improvement of the teachers and pupils of Hevads county. That the plan may not fail aaa there is no one to assume the responsibility of leadership, I hereby ‘request that our worthy county Superintendent, B, J, ‘Watson,, be kind enough to accept the Tesponsipility. T request him to receive all money ‘Contributed by “thé ‘Schools, to ap. point some night when theSpelling “School shall be held, and to “arrange . ~ all prelitninary matters so that the school aay bea complete success. ‘In “behalf“of “the ‘Trackee Public -LSchool I pledge myself.to send Superintendent Watson the twenty-five dollars offered in the Truckee Reptiblican last week. Will not thetother teachers of the county signify,/at once, through the colunins of the TRANSCRIPT, “Union ot Re »publican, the amounts they ean’ raise. in: their xe} spective districts? © The minor questions, such as lesson; number of contestants, ete., are of little importance, For one;I am ‘in favor of giving no lesson, of, usiiigour present text book, ‘Willson’s Larger Speller, and of admitting two pupils and the teacher from each department of every schlol in the county. The.larger the attendance, the greater will be.the enthusiasm, C. F. McGuasuan. a. Local Brevities. The ladies of the Catholic Church are requested to mect at the Catholic Church, this, Friday afternoon,at 2 o'clock, The Grass Valley Union says the “Transcript i is troubled with ‘‘sappinal ne The. readers. of the Union woold “prefer. “sappiness’’ to the perpetual dryness, which afllicts our neighbor, Se John Brown will be sentenced this morning in the County, Court, for stealing a horse from Mr. Bourne and one from Mr. Wodell—two charges pon which he was convicted last week. Chas. Marsh, Esq., left for San Francisco yesterday mcrning to purchase the furniture, etc: for the furnishing of the new Odd” Fellows” Hall in this city. The Grass Valley Union says Stokes has received nine hundred and seventy-eight thousantl four hun. ’ dred and fifty-three oysters. That's not ‘“‘sappy,’’ butit’s the other itiing. -Contract. Wm. Daws, Road Commissioner, gives notice that sealed proposals will be received at the office of ‘the County Clerk, or at Supervisor Brae dy’s office, Grass Valley, until March ‘18th, for macadamizing 1,500 feet of road, eommencing at Latta’s bridge, and running near to the County HospitaL.For. further.particoulars see. advertisement TRANSCRIPT. in . this morning’s Tue “hired writer’ on the Chronicle never tires of making exhibition in the editorial columns of that journal of ‘his private likes, dislikes and . : grievances. The latest mark at which he has discharged ao small aecumulatiou of bile is E.G. Waite, lately appointed Naval Officer of the port of San Francisco, through the influence of Senator Sargent. Mr. Waite is highly esteemed by all who know him, and it is scarcedy necessary to defend him from the petty attacks by inuendo of the “hired writer’ aforesaid, but the statement that the_people’ of Nevada county “repudiated” Mr: Waite ti 1809; nity” demand thé explanation which Mr. Pixley does not see fit to make, and that is that the entire Republican ticket was ‘‘repudiated’’ at the same election. It may be that the péople of Nevada county manifested remarkable sagacitv, in Mr. Pixley’s opinion, to have defeated Mr. Waite with the rest of the. Repablican legislative ticket, but we apprehend that the general verdict will not sustain this view, in the ligit Of the election -of the delegation of which Hon. Samuel Triblecock Oates was so illus-’ trious a member, So says the Appeal. Ker Boston erected 2,124 buildings in 1872 at a cost of $7,043,318. =? bloody fight occurred rokee creek, “San Seba’ L. Texas, in which four men ‘were engaged, three of -whoth were killed in the melee. ‘The names of the-mien’ were Williams, Salvers, and two Jacksons. The parties engaged ina ‘general quarrel about a horse race, and Salvers and one of the Jacksons drew their pistols and commenced shooting at éach other, both receiving .mortal . wounds. Kelsie Williams and the other Jackson then engaged in the affray, Williams with his pistol and Jackson. with an ax, with which he nearly severed Salver's head from his body after the latter, had received mortal pistol wounds. wounds which killed him, from -the hands of one-oftlie. Jacksons. The not hurt, and mace his escape. a Ir is stated by the Chicago papers. that some grain dealers in that eity Fare engaged in-the business of bleach= ing barley by the aid of. fumes’ of sulphur, and thata very profitable business has beeu made by converting, so far as outward appearance goes, Na. 3 barley into No. 2,° What. success attends the malting: of the barley is not stated; but that success attends the operation is evident.from the fact that: it gives profitable employment to several houses ‘in Chicago. 4 = a A Los ANcxLxs date says the Malva tree, or plant, so highly extolled by the Alta, which is indigenous in this section,.is regarded by farmers and stock raisers as a nuisance, possessing ina slight degree a few of the qualities claimed for it. A witp boar hunt, in Hunterdon county, N. J., resulted inthe capture of one raonster, with tusks. nine . inches long. A New York policeman shot a$3,000 Bengal tiger which had escaped from its cage while being landed, last week. Besiieaieat ge UST et estes ae A rouna girl at Bethlehem, Pa., recently had one of her eyes knocked completely out of its socket by a snow ball. A MetHopist church in Henry county, Ill., was used by the congregation to give a theatrical entertainMent in, recently. 1873, have been issued in Paris, at prices running all the way from three sgus.to one: 2 frang. +34 ~. TuE Santa Clara Beet Sugar Manufacturing Company are negotiating to establish their proposed sugarie. _-—ae atl ‘Oe JoHn McComp of ‘he Alta, is back aguin from the East, where he went to arrange for telegraphic dis. patches, Miss WoopuEap—not Woodendead, by any means—has been appointed resident mathematical tutor at Girton College, Cambridge University, England. © . Pato Goprrry, a Tompkins county, (N. Y.) man, gave his wife $700 the other day on condition and never come back again, see N Any man who buys a town lot in Greeley, Colorado Territory, must sign the temperance pledge when he receives the deed. A Man 86 years old is a candidate for constable in Nelson county, Kentueky. Tusnk were 5,860 deaths in Mon-. treal and surrounding municipalites in 1872. _, In 1872 there were 6,496. marriages, 20,072 births and 20,544 deaths in Philadelphia. ti A New. Hampshire couple Williams received pistol ‘nian Jackson, Who used “the ay, was . tacky = ” . No fewer than 176 almanacs for . er peer is proposed to investigate the. Fierusations of bribery of Pennsylvania legislators by ‘the liquor selling interest, and the Meatis used to. seeure the passage of the supplement to the Union Passenger Railway Comny "sg charter. A BaittmoreE’ councilman insisted that thecity had—no, more-right_to . . pass an ordinance requiring that a net shall be placed beneath trapeze performers, than it, has to prohibit the use of gunpowder, because people are killed by it, or riding in the cars, because sometimes accident» occur on them. . ¥ be ~ > of France, exports 1,250,000 casks of wine annually Six applications for divorces” have} been made by different members of the same family, in Marysville, Ken-. Tue restoration of: WarwiekCastle; . pene destroyed by fire in'the latter part of -1871, is nearly comple’ ted. : Magatacus between the white and colored persons have--been legalized by the Rhode Island Legislature. ~-Carno, Mlinois, has 2,425 colored folks. Turre is an unprecedented rush of visitors to Florida. TuEne is a white ‘monkey in the Central Park collection, and as he will not associate with the colored ones, the World instances‘it as supporting the Darwin theory. A. SrepHens claims to be a unadulterated Democrat of the old school; and one of the'adulterated Democrats of the new school responds with the remark that he doesn’t care a continental whether Btephens’ old school keeps or not, <—* e Seven hundred American manufactures will be-represented at Vienna. e. Harvarp College has received a $5,000 gold en from. England. > Owenssro, Ky., now maps herself forth as the railroad centre ofall creation. -Rocx-Is.anp is to, have a new gas works built this year, ata cost of $60,000. Hvar fans, two or three times the average: size, are all the rage at Washingten, nowadays. Ay overdose of quack medicine killed Mr. Brownson; an old citizen of Troy, last week. a Nozopy in New York seems_ to take any interest in the proposed changes in the Constitution ot that State. THERE were sixty-nine deaths in San Francisco last week. ~Bramasera GANNon has. been re$5,000, THE Orizuba sailed for San n_ Diego . Se ee . ‘Mareh: 8th with a a large number of passengers. ; i Pennsylvania proposes a State Board of Health. A Nevapa man claims to have discovered an indigo mine. SEALED PROPOSALS. EALED PROPOSALS will be received -at the County Clerk’s Office, Nevada city or at A.B. Brady's office, Grass Valley, un_ TUESDAY, MARCH 18th, 1873, at 10’clk, » M, for ms scadamizing 1500 feet of read, pdr at Latta’s Bridge, running -were-dirorced in October; have 1iade up again and been re-united. te An MTinois constable has sued two wonien for $1,000 damages, for injuries received mule attempting to arrest them. =. _ Ooo —— cS The widow of the late Gov: Isaac Hill, of New Hampshire, celebrated her 84th birthday in Concord, February 24th. AN escaped convict from San Quen. , tin, named Charles W. Harloff, was arrested at Napa. a few days ago. Tus Sunday al Press died at Sacramento after having made one . §ppearance, ~ Borpravx, the great western part . scare engenene Ric leased from jail in ben Francisco on BELL & BROWN, The Daily . SPREE Gr a LOCAL A Pine and Commercial ‘Streets, a ea The following tu —Dealers in . the treasury to the DRUGS, . ae ae : ' rious school dist ee county: CHEMICALS, me cniseny Boneh. PERFUMERY, jicbiiile 00. ‘ AWOP os, +3 5 SORE . fen® Biat. .3 ss BRUSHES, of all kinds, Clear Creek. +++ Cherokee .+.+++ Columbia Hill. . EurekaForest. Sprit French Corral. Greeley. Grass Va Graniteville Indian Springs. . _Kentucky Flat, .-. te. NOFK:, ose ‘Limé Kiln 2% We shill seep on hina a Tange ae ment of Fancy Article: . Lol ‘Alpe. a full act ot Patent Medicines, seen ene Liberty Hill.., A GOOD SUPPLY OF Tae CG gs 5 Moore’s F lab. cscs FRESH GARDEN SEEDS, seared Flat. .s. ING@VAGS . oe cee ees North San Juan. ALFALFA, CLOVER, North Bloomtield. North Star.. TIMOTHY, &e, Garland. 5 00S: OmeGe pa css i>. PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY con. Pleasant. Valley. POUNDED. Quaker Hill. .. . Rough & Ready. RIDGE'S PATENT FOOD FORIN. '~Relief Hill,.. FANTS, Sebastopol. -.. : _ Spenceville .. REMEMBER THE PLACE, Sweetland. .. . Trackee Union. Hill Washington. Willow Valley. Bred. Wat By Johu Nevada, March Cor. Pine & Commercial Streets (Bussenius’ Old Stand. ' BELL & BROWN, The Qdd Fe The following ' constitute the v for the Grand Od come off. April 25t COMMITTEE 0 Oustomah Lod, Haskins, John Ctawford, Chas. } W. R.Coe. HO YEDYSPEPTICs! . White's Specialty WILL CURE YOU. ' SYMPTOMS OF DYSPEPSIA are painin 7 the pit of the stomach, caused by contrac tion upon undigested, food, usually svop after eating. Ss ‘ Acidity and wind caused y foodferment . . ing instead of digesting. Union oe ’ Constipation aud loss of appetite. owing Valley-—Frank G tounnatural condition of food and wautof . = juice. . pie : Ivans. ain in the head, sides, breast, andex. 9% tremities, mouth clammy, with bad taste Aubura Encat and furrid tongte. Dutch Flat—F. K Consumptive symptoms, cough and pal7 = Ny es eps pitation of heart, often mistaken for co” then. sumption while it is only a symptom of Auburn Lodce dyspepsia. 5 Oe Sleeplessness, dizziness, headache, ‘gin Joseph MecLaughii aud depression of spirtts, are all slanaing symptoms, if neglected, but which ar . easily removed by the use of pale = WHITE'S SPECIALTY, This valuable medicine has been used in the East with such remarkable success that we have been induced to send for it, As an Grass Valley Lo Valley—Chas. Hox Sierra Lodge, N ; James Zimmerm Mountain Rose Rough and Ready Geurge Grant. Brooklyn Lodge —Chas, H.~Hauki: ‘Union Lodge, _ Flat—H. Atwater, San Juan Lodge —John Nelson, In Olive Lodge, Na J. E, Squire, Jame Sutter Lodge, N J.J. Woods, H. L Samariten Lodg ton—J, Janson, H Colfax Lodge, } ~ Elijah Webster, G wes Donte Ledge,” G. Giffen, E. Augi Golden Star Lod Valley—E: P. Sat ber, APERIENT it cannot be excelled, and forconstipation of thejbowels it is a sure cure, From the Boston Journal, DYsPEPsIA. . White’s Specialty for this aguravating complaint, has been thoroughly tested by thousands who have been benefitted by it, and are willing to testify to its efficacy. It warranty a ‘Permanent cure, if tried faithfully Col. Chas. H. Taylor (private Secretary to the Governor of Massachusetts: for three years; and a member of the Legistature,} suys, in ‘American Homes,” that Wuire's § vy . SPECIALTY for Uyspepein scatters” that ci“ ease a8 quickly us water does hot lead. From the Congregationalist pegs Ini this age of fast things, our’ make no nite distinctions, but w a their occupation be walking, riding, work ing, reading, or eating, they do them all with a rush; consequently-we-are the mot redonia Lodge, dyspeptic people in the world. As it isto Ville—Ja: late to remedy the ‘cause in our own cases, mes Doub the best thing to be done is to find some RECEPTION way to change the effect, and this can be done by Wuirr’s SPECIALTY FOR DysPEPsl, which from-pure merit and virtue alone is fast overtaking, and bids fair to exceed ip its sale, all the old popular medicines of the day. a Priston, Mz., April 17, 167: Mr. H. G. White.—1 take pieasure in gi*ing you the following certificate. My wilt, . . Niles Searls, Ch than Clark, Julius W. Smith, R. W.1 to, Henry Odgers, F. Hook, Chas. J Thomas, Wn, C; € Grass Valley, March 12th, 1873. GRAND (¢ CONCERT. o HE, Ladies connected with the A. M. E, Church, of this city, -will give a GRAND VOCAL CONCERT ! Under direction of Prof. Havell, AT NEVADA THEATRE, On Friday Evening, Mar. 14th, . _ For the benefit of their mae. e ADMISSION,... FTE ( CENTS. and busitiess places ‘generally in this « ity. . A general irVitation is extended. mo uae Tickets can be pecoinetla atthe Bookstore. thence toa pomt near the Hospital, Nevada . Mrs. H. C. Lord, during last winter was «H.C; McElvey, E city. Said road to be macadamized with . flicted with dyspepria in the most obstinate Stansfi 1 good clean gravel, 13 feet wide ; 1 foot deep . form. After trying several physicians a0 eld, Ole To in the centre, and 8 inches on the sides. A. various remedies without relief, saw your FLOOH good and sufficint bond, of double the Specialty advertised and without any other amount, will be required of the person to . inducement gave ita frial. After taking A. W, Lester, P) whom the contra t may be awarded. ‘The . two bottles cniy, ity produced the desired Lord, H. Road Comn issioner reserving the right to . effect. I cheerfully recommend it, thet H. Haski reject any and all bids. ba, 2 DaWs, fore, as an dacailent medicine for the stom A. Ro W by oInmissloneEr. ade ort ach, aud deeim it my duty to give reg ; testimonial. eCHAKLES E. SP 0 ian. Concert J » Boston, Sept. 4, Mr. H. G. White, Dear Sir-—Regardins a Concert for t your “Specialty for Dyspepsia,” 1 woull M. E.Chureh, say that Ihave used it with the best sults, I have been a sufferer for five yee my food distréssing me, but now cal pa take heartily withont inconvenience. }' was affected with dizziness so much ss” fallin the street; that. trouble snr moved. I have tried many preparatio’ without relief but 1 recommend your ret edy as one i contidence of Yours truly OMe BOLT, . Real Estate like, 191 Friend’ Boston. Dastdncece, Union Streeet, the thentr the indications ar good house, The & concert at Gras: particular request . acrowded house. ' attend. Tickets o1 er See fc _ FOR SALE BY i Decl A letter has be BELL & BROWN, ia Hee oe “[Sticcéseors to H. R. Bussenius.) Gor. Pine and Commercial 8#NEVADA cITY. itis impossible f ® oration for { on the 25th of Apr Nevada, "March 11ih, 1872. segements prexent

g a ee Te tt Semaicbnnieteae a eee << Bsc. Che Daily Granseript NEVADA. city, CALL Friday, March 14, 1873. _Mlection of -S acaetel ; There are many well-founded objections to the present mode of elect« ing President and Vice-President of the Uilited States, and the people are fully aroused to the necessity for a. change before the next election, -At the late session of Congress, several amendments to the Constitution, having this object in view, were introduced, but a vote was not reached on 2 _ ony of them. It is to be hoped that. "at the next session the subject will ___reeéive the consideration. it deserves, ~ and that prevision will be made for the desired change. Many of the _leading statesuieh in Congress have . pronounced i in favor of—electing highest officers by a direct vote, and supported as they are by an immense ‘ majority of the people, it is safe to conclude thut this reform will be inaugurated so faras Congress can do it before the final adjournment of the Forty-third Congress, which is to meet next December. The New York Times thus_presents some of “the objections to the present system: It is easy to see how many. things’ .may go amiss in this long and muchdivided process, Thee lectors in one “or more States may fail to meet on the-same day;there may be more than one set-of electors claiming to cast the vote ofa State; the President of the Senate mayrefuse to open any particular State vote, on real or assumed conviction of its. fraudulent nature; a fractious objectinaton the part of a mojority in one Housemay throw out the vote of a large State, and elect a President not really chosen by the Electoral._College; or, if the election goes to the House. of Representatives it may ,be-impossible'to obtain a majority ‘of: all ane States for any candidate, : There has been at least one instance where the popular vote has been negatived by the Electoral College—that is to say,,the candidate who was second before the people became President. This-oceurred in "1824 when John Quincy Adams was elected. The popular vote stood: For Andrew Jackson, of Tennessee, 155,872; John Quincy Adams, ot Massachusetts, 105,321; William H. . Crawford, of Georgia, 44,282; Henry Clay, of Kentucky, 46,587. Total vote, 352,062; Jackson, over Adams, 50,551, And the electoral vote stood: For Jackson, 99; Adanis, 84; Crawford, 43; Clay, 37; total 261; Jackson over Adanis, 15} necessary to a: choicé, 182. Neither of the candidutes having a majority of the electoral votes, the electon was thrown into the House of Representatives, where each State had one vote. There were then twenty-four States, and the votes-of thirteen States were required to effect a choice. In the House the election hinged on the vote of the Representatives from Kentucky. Henry Clay was a member from that State and had the casting vote, which was given for Adams, making him President. Jackson had more popular and electoral Yotes than Adams, yet, unwp eesouprnee vn OF, the systeni i by which our r Presi. dents are elected, the f former was defeated. Charges of a corrupt collusion between .Adams atid Clay were made, which, though unsustained by proof, clung to them through life. At the next election, Adams and Jackson were the only candidates, and the latter was elected by a_ large majority of both the popular and elec_fQral votes ;and in 1832,when the contesf was between Jackson and Clay, the former was again eleeted by an ‘overwhelming mujority. Under the "present system we are liable at any election to have a repetition of the circumstances that gave the country a minority President in 1824.-~ In order to accomplish the desired refurm, it is necessary for Congress to submit an amendment to. the Consti-. tiition which must be ratified by the Legislatures, or by Convention of three-fourths of the several States. Amending the Constitution is usually a matter that requires considerable time; but the proposition to elect our Chief Magistrate by a direct vote of the people is so manifestly just, and so completely in accord with the a wishes of the people that.it would in / all probability be ratified by the re quisite number of States in time for the next Presidential election, if sub-. mitted by Congress within a year from the present time. oon ‘THens are $42,500,000-on deposit. oS was the plea of “‘moral” or “instan—oury how itturns out—at leastitis charged awarded to the Morgan. Envelope. is to run four—years and calls for the ere-cards ate-required—to~ ‘fit they The Foster Murder Case, _New York city ‘is‘just now vigorLously exercised over the case of Foster, the _ “ear-hook murderer.’ It will be'remembered that he killed a well-known citizen named ‘Putnam, under ‘circumstances of: peculiar atrocity., Putnam entered a street car accompanied by two ladies, one of whom Foster grossly ‘insulted. Putnam came to her rescue, an altercation-epsued, but neither came to blows ‘at thetime. Foster, however, watched his opportunity,. followed his victim to the rear of the car, and, as he was getting out, struck him over the head with a heavy car-hook, following it with several blcws, crushing in the skull and producing, we believe almost’ instant death. The murder was witnessed bya num ‘ber of persons, and the fact “of the . deed was not questioned. Neitber taneous’ or any kind of insanity interposed between the perpetrator and. the deed.Foste: tried, convicted and sentenced to be hanged, and the sentence was geen ap= proved. . No sooner, however, hid the mur. derer began to prepare for his doom, than he seemed to become an. object of sympathy. He was not such a dreadful criminal after all, people said. It-was true he had killed a man, “bat his-vietim angered him,and human nature is weak at best. So petitions for commutation of © his sentence were circulated and largely signed. Even the jury that convicted him asked that his life might be spared.. Still the Governor hesitated; but when the wife of the murdered man made a special plea for mercy, what could he do but. surrender? Foster was reprieved; and in “the dispatches—that Mrs. . Putnam received the snug little sum of $15,000 for pleading for the life of the slayer of her band! And now it looks as ifthere were a counter reaction by whicliFoster is brought face to face with the lows, All the journals, with cone exception, are insisting that the law shall take its course; that to commute the sentence of Foster, will be virtually ~ an . official proclamation that “Hanging i is played out.’’ The discovery of the corrupt use of money in ‘the interests of the condemed-man has.damaged\his cause and apparently endangered his neck. ae The Postal Cards. The contract for the manufacture of the new postal. cards has-been . Company, of Springfield, Mass., at $1 3874 per thousand. .The contract delivery of 100,000,000 of cards the first year, though the number may be increased at the option of the department. Four millions of the eards-are to be made by the first of May, when the contract takes effect. They are tu be three by five and one-eighth inches in sive, made from bond paper, and the card board must weigh six pounds per 1,000 cards. ‘They are to bé'doné up in parcels of twen., ty-five, and packed up in strong pasteboard or str:iw boxes, each to contain 500 cards. When 4,000° or order of a postmaster, they must also be packed in strong wooden boxes, well hooped with iron, the expense of packing and*freighting to Washington to be borne by the contractor, As the postage on‘the cards is to be only one cent, it is anticipated that this mode of communication will become exceedingly popular, especially with business men; and if so, the demand for the cards will bemuch greater than one hundred million per year, at least during the second, third and fourth years of the contract. : ><-<— Gatveston, Texas, imagines that it had “‘intensely cold weather,’’ because the mercury nein had been at 22 degrdes above. zero this startling state of affairs, the drunkards and other lesser criminals were released from _jail to’ prevent their suffering from the cold. —_ ><. AN old man drank a pint of whiskey on a wager, in Norfork county, Virginia, and died in an hour, +2 Tur Railroad Commissioner of Minnesota reports. that the railways of that State were — at a loss last year. é A Cuicaco snatilont . man bled: a dog to death the other day, and then revived him by injecting a portion “of. the blood, the fibrin having bee in the saving’ banks of Rhode Island. entirely removed, } and, .wing-te. County Spelling Match. Mr, Editor; -From) the Union of March 9th, I infer that Grass rake is fully alive to the importance ef a County Spelling School, and that Mr. 8, K. Startsman of Allison Ranch, is prepared to advocate the ‘movemient, _Neyada City has thus far remained silent, but her teachers are doubtless ready to further this, or any other project, that has for its aim the mental improvement of the teachers and pupils of Hevads county. That the plan may not fail aaa there is no one to assume the responsibility of leadership, I hereby ‘request that our worthy county Superintendent, B, J, ‘Watson,, be kind enough to accept the Tesponsipility. T request him to receive all money ‘Contributed by “thé ‘Schools, to ap. point some night when theSpelling “School shall be held, and to “arrange . ~ all prelitninary matters so that the school aay bea complete success. ‘In “behalf“of “the ‘Trackee Public -LSchool I pledge myself.to send Superintendent Watson the twenty-five dollars offered in the Truckee Reptiblican last week. Will not thetother teachers of the county signify,/at once, through the colunins of the TRANSCRIPT, “Union ot Re »publican, the amounts they ean’ raise. in: their xe} spective districts? © The minor questions, such as lesson; number of contestants, ete., are of little importance, For one;I am ‘in favor of giving no lesson, of, usiiigour present text book, ‘Willson’s Larger Speller, and of admitting two pupils and the teacher from each department of every schlol in the county. The.larger the attendance, the greater will be.the enthusiasm, C. F. McGuasuan. a. Local Brevities. The ladies of the Catholic Church are requested to mect at the Catholic Church, this, Friday afternoon,at 2 o'clock, The Grass Valley Union says the “Transcript i is troubled with ‘‘sappinal ne The. readers. of the Union woold “prefer. “sappiness’’ to the perpetual dryness, which afllicts our neighbor, Se John Brown will be sentenced this morning in the County, Court, for stealing a horse from Mr. Bourne and one from Mr. Wodell—two charges pon which he was convicted last week. Chas. Marsh, Esq., left for San Francisco yesterday mcrning to purchase the furniture, etc: for the furnishing of the new Odd” Fellows” Hall in this city. The Grass Valley Union says Stokes has received nine hundred and seventy-eight thousantl four hun. ’ dred and fifty-three oysters. That's not ‘“‘sappy,’’ butit’s the other itiing. -Contract. Wm. Daws, Road Commissioner, gives notice that sealed proposals will be received at the office of ‘the County Clerk, or at Supervisor Brae dy’s office, Grass Valley, until March ‘18th, for macadamizing 1,500 feet of road, eommencing at Latta’s bridge, and running near to the County HospitaL..For. further.particoulars see. advertisement TRANSCRIPT. in . this morning’s Tue “hired writer’ on the Chronicle never tires of making exhibition in the editorial columns of that journal of ‘his private likes, dislikes and . : grievances. The latest mark at which he has discharged ao small aecumulatiou of bile is E.G. Waite, lately appointed Naval Officer of the port of San Francisco, through the influence of Senator Sargent. Mr. Waite is highly esteemed by all who know him, and it is scarcedy necessary to defend him from the petty attacks by inuendo of the “hired writer’ aforesaid, but the statement that the_people’ of Nevada county “repudiated” Mr: Waite ti 1809; nity” demand thé explanation which Mr. Pixley does not see fit to make, and that is that the entire Republican ticket was ‘‘repudiated’’ at the same election.. It may be that the péople of Nevada county manifested remarkable sagacitv, in Mr. Pixley’s opinion, to have defeated Mr. Waite with the rest of the. Repablican legislative ticket, but we apprehend that the general verdict will not sustain this view, in the ligit Of the election -of the delegation of which Hon. Samuel Triblecock Oates was so illus-’ trious a member, So says the Appeal. Ker Boston erected 2,124 buildings in 1872 at a cost of $7,043,318. =? bloody fight occurred rokee creek, “San Seba’ L. Texas, in which four men ‘were engaged, three of -whoth were killed in the melee. ‘The names of the-mien’ were Williams, Salvers, and two Jacksons. The parties engaged ina ‘general quarrel about a horse race, and Salvers and one of the Jacksons drew their pistols and commenced shooting at éach other, both receiving .mortal . wounds. Kelsie Williams and the other Jackson then engaged in the affray, Williams with his pistol and Jackson. with an ax, with which he nearly severed Salver's head from his body after the latter, had received mortal pistol wounds. wounds which killed him, from -the hands of one-oftlie. Jacksons. The not hurt, and mace his escape. a Ir is stated by the Chicago papers. that some grain dealers in that eity Fare engaged in-the business of bleach= ing barley by the aid of. fumes’ of sulphur, and thata very profitable business has beeu made by converting, so far as outward appearance goes, Na. 3 barley into No. 2,° What. success attends the malting: of the barley is not stated; but that success attends the operation is evident.from the fact that: it gives profitable employment to several houses ‘in Chicago. 4 = a A Los ANcxLxs date says the Malva tree, or plant, so highly extolled by the Alta, which is indigenous in this section,.is regarded by farmers and stock raisers as a nuisance, possessing ina slight degree a few of the qualities claimed for it. A witp boar hunt, in Hunterdon county, N. J., resulted inthe capture of one raonster, with tusks. nine . inches long. A New York policeman shot a$3,000 Bengal tiger which had escaped from its cage while being landed, last week. Besiieaieat ge UST et estes ae A rouna girl at Bethlehem, Pa.,

recently had one of her eyes knocked completely out of its socket by a snow ball. A MetHopist church in Henry county, Ill., was used by the congregation to give a theatrical entertainMent in, recently. 1873, have been issued in Paris, at prices running all the way from three sgus.to one: 2 frang. +34 ~. TuE Santa Clara Beet Sugar Manufacturing Company are negotiating to establish their proposed sugarie. _-—ae atl ‘Oe JoHn McComp of ‘he Alta, is back aguin from the East, where he went to arrange for telegraphic dis. patches, Miss WoopuEap—not Woodendead, by any means—has been appointed resident mathematical tutor at Girton College, Cambridge University, England. © . Pato Goprrry, a Tompkins county, (N. Y.) man, gave his wife $700 the other day on condition and never come back again, see N Any man who buys a town lot in Greeley, Colorado Territory, must sign the temperance pledge when he receives the deed. A Man 86 years old is a candidate for constable in Nelson county, Kentueky. Tusnk were 5,860 deaths in Mon-. treal and surrounding municipalites in 1872. _, In 1872 there were 6,496. marriages, 20,072 births and 20,544 deaths in Philadelphia. ti A New. Hampshire couple Williams received pistol ‘nian Jackson, Who used “the ay, was . tacky = ” . No fewer than 176 almanacs for . er peer is proposed to investigate the. Fierusations of bribery of Pennsylvania legislators by ‘the liquor selling interest, and the Meatis used to. seeure the passage of the supplement to the Union Passenger Railway Comny "sg charter. A BaittmoreE’ councilman insisted that thecity had—no, more-right_to . . pass an ordinance requiring that a net shall be placed beneath trapeze performers, than it, has to prohibit the use of gunpowder, because people are killed by it, or riding in the cars, because sometimes accident» occur on them. . ¥ be ~ > of France, exports 1,250,000 casks of wine annually Six applications for divorces” have} been made by different members of the same family, in Marysville, Ken-. Tue restoration of: WarwiekCastle; . pene destroyed by fire in'the latter part of -1871, is nearly comple’ ted. : Magatacus between the white and colored persons have--been legalized by the Rhode Island Legislature. ~-Carno, Mlinois, has 2,425 colored folks. Turre is an unprecedented rush of visitors to Florida. TuEne is a white ‘monkey in the Central Park collection, and as he will not associate with the colored ones, the World instances‘it as supporting the Darwin theory. A. SrepHens claims to be a unadulterated Democrat of the old school; and one of the'adulterated Democrats of the new school responds with the remark that he doesn’t care a continental whether Btephens’ old school keeps or not, <—* e Seven hundred American manufactures will be-represented at Vienna. e. Harvarp College has received a $5,000 gold en from. England. > Owenssro, Ky., now maps herself forth as the railroad centre ofall creation. -Rocx-Is.anp is to, have a new gas works built this year, ata cost of $60,000. Hvar fans, two or three times the average: size, are all the rage at Washingten, nowadays. Ay overdose of quack medicine killed Mr. Brownson; an old citizen of Troy, last week. a Nozopy in New York seems_ to take any interest in the proposed changes in the Constitution ot that State. THERE were sixty-nine deaths in San Francisco last week. ~Bramasera GANNon has. been re$5,000, THE Orizuba sailed for San n_ Diego . Se ee . ‘Mareh: 8th with a a large number of passengers. ; i Pennsylvania proposes a State Board of Health. A Nevapa man claims to have discovered an indigo mine. SEALED PROPOSALS. EALED PROPOSALS will be received -at the County Clerk’s Office, Nevada city or at A.B. Brady's office, Grass Valley, un_ TUESDAY, MARCH 18th, 1873, at 10’clk, » M, for ms scadamizing 1500 feet of read, pdr at Latta’s Bridge, running -were-dirorced in October; have 1iade up again and been re-united. te An MTinois constable has sued two wonien for $1,000 damages, for injuries received mule attempting to arrest them. =. _ Ooo —— cS The widow of the late Gov: Isaac Hill, of New Hampshire, celebrated her 84th birthday in Concord, February 24th. AN escaped convict from San Quen. , tin, named Charles W. Harloff, was arrested at Napa. a few days ago. Tus Sunday al Press died at Sacramento after having made one . §ppearance, ~ Borpravx, the great western part . scare engenene Ric leased from jail in ben Francisco on BELL & BROWN, The Daily . SPREE Gr a LOCAL A Pine and Commercial ‘Streets, a ea The following tu —Dealers in . the treasury to the DRUGS, . ae ae : ' rious school dist ee county: CHEMICALS, me cniseny Boneh.. PERFUMERY, jicbiiile 00.. ‘ AWOP os, +3 5 SORE . fen® Biat. .3 ss BRUSHES, of all kinds, Clear Creek.. +++ Cherokee ..+.+++ Columbia Hill. . EurekaForest. Sprit French Corral.. Greeley. Grass Va Graniteville Indian Springs. . _Kentucky Flat, .-. te. NOFK:, ose ‘Limé Kiln 2% We shill seep on hina a Tange ae ment of Fancy Article: . Lol ‘Alpe. a full act ot Patent Medicines, seen ene Liberty Hill..., A GOOD SUPPLY OF Tae CG gs 5 Moore’s F lab. cscs FRESH GARDEN SEEDS, seared Flat. .s. ING@VAGS . oe cee ees North San Juan. ALFALFA, CLOVER, North Bloomtield. North Star.... TIMOTHY, &e, Garland. 5 00S: OmeGe pa css i>. PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY con. Pleasant. Valley.. POUNDED. Quaker Hill. ... . Rough & Ready. RIDGE'S PATENT FOOD FORIN. '~Relief Hill,... FANTS, Sebastopol. -... : _ Spenceville ... REMEMBER THE PLACE, Sweetland. ... . Trackee Union. Hill Washington.. Willow Valley.. Bred. Wat By Johu Nevada, March Cor. Pine & Commercial Streets (Bussenius’ Old Stand. ' BELL & BROWN, The Qdd Fe The following ' constitute the v for the Grand Od come off. April 25t COMMITTEE 0 Oustomah Lod, Haskins, John Ctawford, Chas. } W. R.Coe. HO YEDYSPEPTICs! . White's Specialty WILL CURE YOU. ' SYMPTOMS OF DYSPEPSIA are painin 7 the pit of the stomach, caused by contrac tion upon undigested, food, usually svop after eating. Ss ‘ Acidity and wind caused y foodferment . . ing instead of digesting. Union oe ’ Constipation aud loss of appetite. owing Valley-—Frank G tounnatural condition of food and wautof . = juice. . pie : Ivans. ain in the head, sides, breast, andex. 9% tremities, mouth clammy, with bad taste Aubura Encat and furrid tongte. Dutch Flat—F. K Consumptive symptoms, cough and pal7 = Ny es eps pitation of heart, often mistaken for co” then. sumption while it is only a symptom of Auburn Lodce dyspepsia. 5 Oe Sleeplessness, dizziness, headache, ‘gin Joseph MecLaughii aud depression of spirtts, are all slanaing symptoms, if neglected, but which ar . easily removed by the use of pale = WHITE'S SPECIALTY, This valuable medicine has been used in the East with such remarkable success that we have been induced to send for it, As an Grass Valley Lo Valley—Chas. Hox Sierra Lodge, N ; James Zimmerm Mountain Rose Rough and Ready Geurge Grant. Brooklyn Lodge —Chas, H.~Hauki: ‘Union Lodge, _ Flat—H. Atwater, San Juan Lodge —John Nelson, In Olive Lodge, Na J. E, Squire, Jame Sutter Lodge, N J.J. Woods, H. L Samariten Lodg ton—J, Janson, H Colfax Lodge, } ~ Elijah Webster, G wes Donte Ledge,” G. Giffen, E. Augi Golden Star Lod Valley—E: P. Sat ber, APERIENT it cannot be excelled, and forconstipation of thejbowels it is a sure cure, From the Boston Journal, DYsPEPsIA. . White’s Specialty for this aguravating complaint, has been thoroughly tested by thousands who have been benefitted by it, and are willing to testify to its efficacy. It warranty a ‘Permanent cure, if tried faithfully Col. Chas. H. Taylor (private Secretary to the Governor of Massachusetts: for three years; and a member of the Legistature,} suys, in ‘American Homes,” that Wuire's § vy . SPECIALTY for Uyspepein scatters” that ci“ ease a8 quickly us water does hot lead. From the Congregationalist pegs Ini this age of fast things, our’ make no nite distinctions, but w a their occupation be walking, riding, work ing, reading, or eating, they do them all with a rush; consequently-we-are the mot redonia Lodge, dyspeptic people in the world. As it isto Ville—Ja: late to remedy the ‘cause in our own cases, mes Doub the best thing to be done is to find some RECEPTION way to change the effect, and this can be done by Wuirr’s SPECIALTY FOR DysPEPsl, which from-pure merit and virtue alone is fast overtaking, and bids fair to exceed ip its sale, all the old popular medicines of the day. a Priston, Mz., April 17, 167: Mr. H. G. White.—1 take pieasure in gi*ing you the following certificate. My wilt, . . Niles Searls, Ch than Clark, Julius W. Smith, R. W.1 to, Henry Odgers, F. Hook, Chas. J Thomas, Wn, C; € Grass Valley, March 12th, 1873. GRAND (¢ CONCERT. o HE, Ladies connected with the A. M. E, Church, of this city, -will give a GRAND VOCAL CONCERT ! Under direction of Prof. Havell, AT NEVADA THEATRE, On Friday Evening, Mar. 14th, . _ For the benefit of their mae. e ADMISSION,..... FTE ( CENTS. and busitiess places ‘generally in this « ity. . A general irVitation is extended. mo uae Tickets can be pecoinetla atthe Bookstore. thence toa pomt near the Hospital, Nevada . Mrs. H. C. Lord, during last winter was «H.C; McElvey, E city. Said road to be macadamized with . flicted with dyspepria in the most obstinate Stansfi 1 good clean gravel, 13 feet wide ; 1 foot deep . form. After trying several physicians a0 eld, Ole To in the centre, and 8 inches on the sides. A. various remedies without relief, saw your FLOOH good and sufficint bond, of double the Specialty advertised and without any other amount, will be required of the person to . inducement gave ita frial. After taking A. W, Lester, P) whom the contra t may be awarded. ‘The . two bottles cniy, ity produced the desired Lord, H. Road Comn issioner reserving the right to . effect. I cheerfully recommend it, thet H. Haski reject any and all bids. ba, 2 DaWs, fore, as an dacailent medicine for the stom A. Ro W by oInmissloneEr. ade ort ach, aud deeim it my duty to give reg ; testimonial. eCHAKLES E. SP 0 ian. Concert J » Boston, Sept. 4, Mr. H. G. White, Dear Sir-—Regardins a Concert for t your “Specialty for Dyspepsia,” 1 woull M. E.Chureh, say that Ihave used it with the best sults, I have been a sufferer for five yee my food distréssing me, but now cal pa take heartily withont inconvenience. }' was affected with dizziness so much ss” fallin the street; that. trouble snr moved. I have tried many preparatio’ without relief but 1 recommend your ret edy as one i contidence of Yours truly OMe BOLT, . Real Estate like, 191 Friend’ Boston. Dastdncece, Union Streeet, the thentr the indications ar good house, The & concert at Gras: particular request . acrowded house. ' attend. Tickets o1 er See fc _ FOR SALE BY i Decl A letter has be BELL & BROWN, ia Hee oe “[Sticcéseors to H. R. Bussenius.) Gor. Pine and Commercial 8#NEVADA cITY. itis impossible f ® oration for { on the 25th of Apr Nevada, "March 11ih, 1872. segements prexent