March 15, 1876 (4 pages)

ek” i So ee ea ae va es Porque oe. ~if there areeny—hen coops around) i, Weil’s-store, which damaged. __glad to see every Chinese minet dig~~ging gravel in the. Flowery Kingdom, boring white _men here. rs er The Daily Transcript _ NEVADA CITY. CAL. — Wednesday; March 15, 1876. ‘*“Minets’ Leagae. : The miners on the Ridge are about ‘forming a Miners’ League. This League will shut ont Chinamen,-un-' less the Chinamen will -denrand~ fall rices for jabor. We think that. the Jhinamen will‘not go into the ar. Taagement, and that there may be trouble over in that purt of the county. John can live ata very low rate of wages.—[@. V. Union. —Whether Jotiu canu—live at a low rate of-wages or not, he willdive wet for him-to get into: We should be und not onelef: to compete with laWhere _bor we think owners onght-to em= -ploy that kind only. Where they will not pay there will but little profit result to owners even by employing Chinamen. One good white man, in our judgment is worth two @hinaman any day in the year; and hose who have employed Chinese have. not gained much, There is t= 2 ~ ga such is the fact, ______ some _wark around mines; however, ~faraus our observation has extended. . store, committed saicide on Monday _ing,-bat thought—iswas from rheuq L. Weil, better known as ‘Bed Rock,’’who for many years hasPesidedfin Grass Valley,and kept a variety night by cutting \his throat with a razor. He tried afew weeks since #0 kill himself with a pistol, bat was frustrated in his plans. He was found dead yesterday morning, in his store, opposite the Exchange Hotel; with hiv throat cut. We understand Mr. Helfridge, whe opened his place of business next door, at about 5o’clock, heard deceased groanmatic pains, from which he kas been suffering of late, and did-not go near him. A fire occurred some time -«The Placer Herald says; Mining at Gold Raun,: is being prosecuted with more than usual vigor. Several of the claims’ ii that strict have been rnn, we learn, all Winter, ex‘eept at short intervals during the continuance of the heaviest storms. Some of the mines have already-eleaned up twice, and invariably the results have been encouraging. Wa-7 ter_is more than plenty, andthe prospects. for an abundant Spring supply Were perhaps never better. The Cement claim, which has yielded--handsome profits to its owners for about two years, is still running at-full blast, with no fidivations of abating in its good results. his goods, and it was intimated that. a namber of leading citizens to have he set.it On fire himeelf, ‘bis rumor reached his ears and continuaily preyed npon his mind. He told several persons he-would sooner die rash act A Coroner’s jurywas} . held yesterday, but we did not get the verdict before going to press. — Correction, . Tn our notice of the old settiers’ meeting, yesterday, we were made to say that twenty-five old settlers were “that they can-do-as—weltas white men, and owners of mines will probably continue te employ them-as long The formation of, leagues among miners with a view to stop the employment of Chinese, has bever amounted to anything, 80 and has only teudedto create suspigion and dislike, Between laborers andemployers. Such leagues have —3o.legal right to dictate to any one ‘who they shall employ, and never accomplish what they atteinpt, We -hope-owners of mines on the Ridge . —wnd the laborers there will agree-upen some measure without any such arrangement. : a = > The Archer Bill. We have heard but little said in this section in reference to the Archer Bill now pending before the Legislature. All who have expressed an opinion in our—presence—consider it} &@ Worse abortion jou~ than-was the FreeSen “ot “ed abont it. the corner-muteofthe Key monument Jaid.on thé Fourth of July. The Marysville! Appeal says: The Wheatland Free Press indulges in a was the cause of—hiscommitting the . young man_filling the position of . “Gkrrinc: Auonc.’’—There —are Under Sheriff, and a low slur af the Sheriff. We understand it is. all chargeable to the green eyed monster.’ A: few evenings ago the Under Sheriff attended a party at Wheatwith the man’s. sweatheart?. The editor therefore makes faces at Whitenumber written. Et would appear by the above number. that there was good deal of indifference manifestIt will be remembered that the roads leading from other parts of the county were in fearfal condition and outsiders could not reach here.-Al—old settlers*are in-4 terested—inthe matter, and would have been present in greater force had the roads permitted. Commenced Work. The County Assessor and his deputies will commence the. work of assesing the property of the connty to. day. Two will be at work im Grass Valléy and twoin Rough aid Ready. The lower section of the county is the only place where work can be done now. Meadow Lake and Washington townsbips will be covered with snow fer a long time yet, sothat it -will be difficult to assess the. property there. =mets ip = A Good Workman. Winslow’s three-times-a day will sfford relief. — The Pacific Goast Senators all -voted for the admission of New Mexico. — . ee The appropriations for. the San been very much eut down: Bhe Distriet Atterney of the District of. Columbia bas notified the United States Attorney General that “Phe cannot indict Belknap without the evidence of Marsh, for whose escape Clymer’s committee ure responsible. re is pronounced hy seientifie éxperts to be dried spawn.of batrachian reptiles, probably the frog, transported -from ponds, ete:, by currents of winds. ae entered upon the duties of his office. Dr. Storrs at the Church of* the Pilgrims. in: Brooklyn, New York, . expressed Views very much opposed P ple of Nevada a favor-by conveying theur.—[ Colusa side and_all bis relations. —A-tittle of} Francisco: and Carson Mints have . “. example to bis rela “Judge Taft, Secretary‘of War, has: ’ Since the completion of the railroad has become a fixed fact, prop. Nevada City thirty per cent. in some portions of the town, and twenty . per cent. at points more distant from the dépot.—San Juan Times, Foolish Nevadans! They have -peves heard a lecture by eithtr of. our Colusa wise men about people going off to San Francisco to trade when they have a railroad to go on. Why no one will: think:of buying a stick of candy or a peanut at Nevada when ong can go to Sun* Francisco so easily: The way to build up a city is toget s place that, no ohe can ever get away from—where goods must be brought in on the backs of: Digger Indians, and then if wagon’road of improve the path so -cise him! This is the-argaument of the wisemen of Colnsa, and the Judge will’be doing the foolish peothe intelligezee—_to Sun. — 3S different-waysof--getting along, as progress is sometimes called in this’ world. It does not’ atways mean making a large sum of money, or being a» great man: for people to-leok at with _worider.LeavLing off ‘» bad habit -for a good one is getting along; to bé clean and tidy, instead of girty and disorderly, is getting along; to be careful. and saving, instead of thoughtless and extravagant, is-getting— along; to be active and industricus, instead of idle and lazy, is getting along; to work as diligently 1m -the master's absence as in his presence, is getting alopg; in short—when wessee any one pfoperly atteritive to his duties, persevering through difficulties to gain ‘such knowledge as will be of use to himself and others, offering a gocd tives and wequaintances, we may be sure that he is getting along in the world. Money is a very useful articlein its way, but it is possible to get, along with but small means; for itis a-great mistake: to suppose that we must wait fora etty has been increased in value at . any fellow ever propoeses+to build a}. as to make tolerablewalsing, ostra-. _ ‘ [By Teirgraph,) Mining Stocks. Yesterday Mornin3’ 1100 Ophir 66%. ; * 1690 Mexican 35%. 870 Gould & Curry 22. ‘ 770. Best & Belcher 60. = 1485 Calfornia89?4.° ~ 935 Savage 19.\ : 448 Con Virginia 425. 505 Chollar 133.570 Hale & Noreross 70+120 Crown Point 2537. 125 Yellow Jacket Lly. _ 1605 Imperial 14%. 55 Gold Hill Quartz 434; 1175 Keutuck 18. 370 Alpba 43. \ 1170 Beicber 3t. ae Nee 620. Enipire Mill §44° \ 7380 Confidence 27%4. 1300-Sierra Nevada 24%,, 420: Exchequer 18%4. = 60 Bullion 38> i “10 Seg Beiéber Yo, 1425 Ovérwan 92320 Justice 2773.480 Saccor 1%4, : * 9955 Union Cou 1774, 3120 Lady Bryan 3°. 1380" Caledonia 67. Yesterday Afternooh’s’ Sales. 170 Raymond & Ely 18. Sees 450 Eareku Gon 124%, 820 Jefferson 344, 400 Northern beile-40— WU New Coso 11j. vie iS ye eee 335 Silver Hall 1174. 320 Rock Island 4. ce AN ingnisitive, but badly-posted Britop wim dowujlu visitMount Vir= pon nct long since, and after making many inquiries and noting down the answers,be said to the ‘superintend. ent: ‘Ab! may I ask if General Washingten—was—in the _harmy?” He was, sir,’ sald the saperiutendent. ‘‘And on which side, Union or Rebel?*’—**Rebel, sir,’’ was the -reBORN. great deal of money before we—ean do anything. Perseverance is often better than a full purse. Many people fall_bebind, -or—miss—their—_way altagether, because they do-not perceive the simpleand abundant means ‘of getting along which surrounds them on every side, and it yery often happens that these means are aids “which money-could not purchase. Tax SuévGHTseR or Birps For THEIR. PuumaAc«.-—Alfred _ Newton writes a striking protest tethe Times . against— lat —ef been considered a foregone conelusion that the Senate would defeat the bill when it came before that body, and we arev now still farther convineed, from the fact that the Committee on Corporations on Munday _tor anylaw-that will prevent their ———jutence ubprofitable to owners: _ make a good officer. yeported the bill, and recommended Yhat it do not pass, giving a mass of evidence and reasons to sustain their yosition. There is’no demand by the pesple, that we are aware of, for the passage of such a bill. The hue and cry made against railroads has about died ont, and it is probable thisis the last ¢fort that will be _ made to gain political capital out of the-anti-railroad ‘ery. The people want more railreads, and do not faeonstruction by making those in exTeachers’ Certificates. _ The last aunual report of the Su--. perintendent of Public Ixstruction, gives the names of persons who huld State certificates of different grades We eall attention to the advertisement in to-day’s Transcript of By Latz, fashionable buot' maker, whose shop is on Broad street, below the Mational Exchange Hotel. Mr. Butz’ is ab old‘resident in this city, and his work,. both~in fitting and’ making boots; tas always given good'satisfaction. We oan’ recommend him as@ first class workman, « incall pipe cab netertnnilacaneett Railroad Meeting. The Railroad Directors held a meeting at Grass Valley yesterday ufternoon,: and. among other busi‘ness made the following appointments: i General Superintendent—J. F. Kidder. “Businsss. Agent—T. W. Sigourney. Agent at Nevada City—Jobn Patti-. A sen. ~ Ninth Volume, The San Jose Mercury has entered upom its: ninth volume. It is a spicy and ably edited journal, and obteined from the State Board of! Examination, among whieh. we find, the following who are now teaching er have taught in this county.~ Life Diplomas—C. “H, Crowell, Irving P. Henning, Miss Sarah H. Jewett, J. N. Kirkpatrick, Joseph Leggett, C. M. Lovett, J. B. MeChesney, Miss O, E. Miller, M. B. B. Po: r, Frank Power, E. M.Presvon, Miss K.%. Templeton, ‘I. B. White, B. J. Watson. Educational Diplomas--M. Brophy, Mary K. Culbertson, H. W. Venton, Harriet T. McGormick, C, F. McGlashan, H. P. McKusic, First Grade State Certificates-—E. Ball, A. E. Lagrange,Aana M. Palmer, _N, Effie Peter, B. T. K. Preston, J: T, Riley, Johu T. Wicks. Deputy Coroner. All officials to be up. with theiz work have to have “@ deputy. We undeistand B, Juhuson, who wes elected Coroner on the Democratic ticket last Full, has appointed Rufe Shoemaker as his deputy. We commend that officer for his good jiidgment ia.the selection made. We believe the appviutee is thoroughly quulified for the position, und Will If the avove item is uvt eorrect, Frauk Beekeit is i Senator O’Cennor on the Preas. we wish it continued success. : é Senator O’Cennor,. after » Laine free press and in favor of the signacure bill: in the Senate, on Friday last, rose and requested the privilege of asking the Sevator a qnestion, when the following dialogue ensued :. Laine—Certuain)y. @'Connor—I wish te ask the Senator if he ever heard of a signature luw in any of the States of the: American Union, in England, Ireland or Scotlund,.or in any English-speaking State or nutiou? 'Laine—I never did. Lewis—I wish tv proponnd a question to the Senaiur frou Nevada. O’Connor—Propound shead, ~ Lewis-Did the Senator ever know such a rascally set of newspapers as we have in California? O’Connor—I will answer the Senator, Lconsider the press of California as able aud honorable as that of auy other Sia ¢ nthe Uniin,Mr. Lewis subsided and Mr. Laine slid out. tyw°The wheat crep in Santa Clara Valley has sustained. bat slight damage from ie recent.storm, though evnsidera) ground been overflowed. rs Ui} There isa balance in the bank of dan Jose to the credit of the city . tothe Advisory Couneil and its protection of. Beecher. . A. posthumous tragedy in five acts, by Bulwer, has been discovered. The seene is-laid‘in Athens. : 3n five small townships along the the Dannbe 52¥ honses-have collapsed since the floods, and in Hungary 100 square miles of winter corn have been lost. ; While the Egyptian steamer with troops on board was at Suez, lately, men were killed. Uncle Daniel Drew, a noted stock operator of New York; has gove into voluntary bankruptcy, with liabili-ties amounting to $600,000—assets as yet undecided. Ex-Senator Nye’s family is said to be in destitute circumstances, “He is still-in the Fatbush Asylum,. while his son and daughter are seek-ing employment.in the department at Washington. ; Turner will be more semi-tropical trees planted in Old San Barnardino during this Spring fhan ever before. Captain Pishon and Wm, Curtis are each putting out about 500 orange, ilemon—and lime trees, and J udge Willis hak already set ont 1,000 orange trees, und intends plunting 400 more. = -_——_ —_-»9<@From 50 aeres of alfalfa, near Visalina, last year, the yield was 400 tons of baled hay, valued at $4,500, — =e of loose hay, worth 700, aides furnisai g ae aing pasturage A Kxowinc Horst.—Ahout two years ago James Sampson, President of the People’s Bank, Monongahela City, suld a four-year old horse to a gentleman living beyond Youngstewn “Obio, and by binrit was sold to an: other gentleman, having in the transfer traveled over 200 miles by rail, and changed owners twice. On New Year's day a strangs horse was recog. nized by the people about the Sampsou farm, and efforts were made to drive it away. ‘Rie hove acted exeeptionally, neighing snd whining when any Of the fnmily eame about and it was finally iad as the horse sold two years before, This animal had traveled 216 miles, after absence of two years, in search of his home which he found, too, with that unerring quality ef mind which ) le call instinet.:—~Monongah Republi s uguhela( Pa, “THar's going too far,” as the Bostou wan said when. bis wife ran uf $52,344, our fighting editor. aWay to Sun Fraucisce with. _ B ith auothes the boiler exploded‘and twenty-four. feathers. He quotes the proceedings of a-single sale of feathers.to. show that'to supply that sale alone 9/700 herons (or egrets): must have been destroyed, All these feathers are said to have come from India last Autumn. Mr. Newton observes that no country could supply. 1)000 heronsin a single breeding-seasonwithout nearly rooting out the stock. Moreover, 15,000 humming birds and upward were included in the sale, of. which 740 were of a single kind. As far as we know, none of these birds really diminish the stock of food available fer nian, so that in destroying them for mere show we empty the world absolutely of a certuin pertion of its beanty and. happiness—while the beauty-is certainly by no means made up in tbe ornapmeutation of feminine toilets which is thus procured. In this age of fine merujities dves no one really be}stow-a thought on the morality of ‘such_reckless_spoliation of life as this?—London Spectators, Cursrrcutyess at Home.—Among parents,calmness, patience, cheerful good natare, are of? vital import-} ance. Many a child goes astray, not because there is-a_want ef: prayer or virtue athome, but simply because siniles as much as flowers sunbeams. hildren look little beyond the presext moment, If a thing pleuses, they ure apt to seek it;.if it dis pleuses they are prone to avoid it. lf home is the place where faces are sour, aud words harsh, and fault fiudiag is ever in the transcendant, they will spend as many hours as possible elsewhere. Let every moth-er and futher, then,.try to be happy. Let them luok happy: Let them talk to their little ones in such a way as to make them happy. Solomon's rod is a great institution, but there ure cases net a few where xn smile cr a pleasant word wilb serve a better urpose, and be more agreeable to oth parties. = : Sucerstap sx James Parton's Mankiace.—l married « widow who had a grown up step daughter: My father visited my house very often, fellua love with my step-daughter, and married her. my father became my son-in-law, and my stepdaughter my mother, because she was my father's wife. Some time after my wife had agon. He wag my father's brother-in-law, and my uncle; for he was the brother of my step-duughter. My father’s wife— i, @., my step-damyhbter, also bad a son: he was of ceurse, my brother, and im the meantime my grandchild, for be was the son of my daughter. My wife was my grandmother, because she Was my mother's mother: I Was my wife's husband and grandchild at the same time, and as the husband of a person's ‘grandinothéy which can be had‘for the taking, but . : . . TEMPERANCE HALL, . -bome lacks sunshine. Aschild needs }Wooldridge ’ Physician and In Nevada City, March 13th, 1876, to F eet FASHIONABLE BOOT.MAKER. _-*_B, LUTZ, BROAD STREET, BELOW NATIONAL EXCHANGE HO.TEL, NE¥ADA CITY. ERNE tera gay ——-Dsstrictin_and for the County. State of California, Dearing date March ju, — 1876, on a judgment renderecein said Court rly, which Was carefully noted-down.+. Morri: G. Peabody aud wife, a daughter__In Grunitvielle, March 9th, 1876, to J. A. . .Rogersand. wife, a son. eS ee € ae ‘AND. . AT, THE NEVADA THEATRE, _Menday, April 3d, 1876, ODiST CHURCH, \ 2 The proceeds to be apphed in liquis. dating the Debt cn the new Charch. THE CONCERT ee WA be conducted—by-the kee “. interspersed with _TABLBAUX. A FINE SUPPER ~— Will be ‘prepared for the oecasion. Nevada February 18th. a __ Sheriff's Sale. Y virtue of an Execution to ™me. direc. ted and delivered issued out of the District Court of the Fourteenth Judici\; on the 6tl day cf March, 1876,in favor of; ¥. M. Post and against W. H. Patterson, 1 N. Thora, &./W. Woed, R: G@. Wood aud G, and Fourteen’ and 24-100 doilars damages, per annum till paid, together with -$22 20, costs and Wisbursements at the date of suid judgment and accruing costs—all payable in gold coin of the United Stites, I havé luvied Upoii All thé Tiglit, title and fitereet of the within named defendants, or either of themin and to the following described property which was heretofwre attached, to-wit 2: and designated as the ‘Voodville Gravel Mining Company, the same being situated ubout one mile north of Nevada city, on the stage road leading to Lake city, in Ne. vada fowuship; Nevada -county;—-Cal.and: “made by D,B.-Merty, purtenunces her onging and used forthe working of said mine. . at public sale all the above-described prop. . erty, to the highest biddér: for eash, in of Neyada, on—__ SATURDAY, Aprif sth, 1876, Between the hours of 9 o’clock, A. M., and 5 v’*élock, P, M, ’ Given under my hand this 13th .day of } Persons in want of oe Manag 95%: By_P, C. Byrne;-Under Sherif, Boots, can -havethe came made-to_order, {te OS — a from the best leather, and a perfect fit auteeed: Iam also prepared te BRepuir Boots and Shoes, _ With nesimers and dispatch. Nevada, March 15, 1475, “ STOCKS! STUCKS! B. LUTZ, A, NIVENS, IR. IN MASONIC BUILDING,-PESE-ST., ILL do a Commission Stock Busihess, and is now prepared to bux and sell Stock at Brokers’ rates, in the San Francisco Stock and Exchange HKourd. _ Nevada, Dec. 24, 1875. ¥ HE. UNDERSIGNED AN. nounces totheinpatrons and friends ‘that they: have leased For dancing purposes. Classes will meet as follows: Ladies? Class on Tuesdays, at 2 o'clock, P, Mi Gentlemea’s Class at%75 o’clock Tuesday evenings. Children’s day, + tne P.M ou SOCIAL every Saturday evening. Music and Hali furnished for all sieameas: SCOTT & PARKS. Nevads City, January lst, 1876, : CO-PARTN ERSHIP NOTICE. W:; the undersigned, hereby certify,. thst we ure partners for the transaction of Law Business, in its various departments,—under the firm name and style of Johnson & Cross; that our full Dames-+ gre James B. Johnson. and Charles W. Cross; that our place of residence and principal place of business is Nevada City, Ne— heara.t bong ad California, and that nership €s from th March, 4. D. 1876. 3 faisype JOHNSON, Nevada City. March 10th, 1876, : ESTRAY NOTICE. YAME to the enclosure of the subscri« GC ber, about s nionth ago, a white year. lang Steer. The Steer-hus both ears cut red about the head, and red spots onthe body. ' The owner can have the said Steer UB proving property aire paying -harges,_ ~ 2 os A. HO. Quaker HiMf, March 11th, 1876 Notice to Creditors. N the matter cf the estate of A.J. W, ] ridge, deceased. Notice is hereby on. by the undersigned Aduiinistrator of ‘the ostate of A. J. Wooldridge, deceased tothe creditors of and all persons having claima against the said deceased, to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers, within four (4) months atter the first Publication of this notice, to t of Nevada, county of Nepieet ** the city A.W. HERRING Administrator of the es: 3 ; estate of A, J. Sj Nevada, Feb'y. 2ist, 1876 : W.D. Long, Atty, : 7 ee DR. F. BUELOW, _ ec. is his grandfather, I was m grandfather. —Poughkeepsie iw. FFIC D sr One ON BRUAD STREET guar. . DANCING ACADEMY. Class on Sature . C.R. CLARKE, Sheriff. Milwaukee ‘Brewery, ‘ L. W. DREYFUSS, _ Proprietor, ~ ns , THE BEST LAGER BEYR made: ou the Pacific Coast can be -had' : t the above named Establishment, x : GOOD JUDGES PRONOUNCE IT THE } BEST IN THE MARKET. Orders from any part of this or adjoining. counties promptly filled. ; : J Névada, March 4th, 1876, NITURE in it is offered for Sale. The House is sitnated in the best part of the city, and it will be sold . at a reasonable price for:Cash, The House “will be sold separate from the Furniture, or both together as the purchaser may desire, For further particulars enquire 0 eS A. GOLDSMITH, Nevada, March 34, 1876, _ CAUTION. HEREAS my UES wife, Mary -: Mullen; having left'my bed and board without just provocation, I hereby caution alt Ppersoms trusting her on my account, as % ‘will not pay-any debts of her contracting after this date, LAWRENCE MULLEN. , Nevada, Feit, 27, 1876. JAMES J. OTT. ASSAYER,,. G OLD AMD ORES of every description \W Refined, Melted and Assayed, By request Gold Bars exchanged for Cot. 30 Main Street, Nevada City. Retablished in. 1852, H. W.VALANTINE, M. D., \ RESIDENT PHYSICIAN, °— EFICE, COMMERCIAL STREET, 0» posite Potter & Sigourney’a : ge oe ot Mr Wd. ‘a, ress dll. ers left at ‘ = A wr eg Bell & Belden — ‘ LIQUORS AND CIGARS "+ . Te be found-on the Coast. fisjeee “ ¥7Pure WINES and LIQUORS for m> dicinal purposes. Families supplied. Re Vede BOM ary th, 1806 ¥.THS FRIENDS OF THE Mee. BEPS ON H THE JoEse Kor Ea ae talent of the City. ~vho Rave prom-.:ised their assistance,.and will be \ “W. Haskell, for the sum of Eight Hundred, with ipterest'at the rate of se.en per cent That certatir Placer Mine. known ‘particularly described-in-a survey and plat~ -in-January, A, D— 1874, and filed in United States Land Office, pump and. pumping machinery and all ap-. fs Notice is hereby given tha I will expose . front of the Court House duor, in the city, , MY RESIDENCE AND THE FUR« 4 ELECTRO PLATING in GOLD or SIBVEE. LOYD’S SAMPLE ROOMS.

ek” i So ee ea ae va es Porque oe. ~if there areeny—hen coops around) i, Weil’s-store, which damaged. __glad to see every Chinese minet dig~~ging gravel in the. Flowery Kingdom, boring white _men here. rs er The Daily Transcript _ NEVADA CITY. CAL. — Wednesday; March 15, 1876. ‘*“Minets’ Leagae. : The miners on the Ridge are about ‘forming a Miners’ League. This League will shut ont Chinamen,-un-' less the Chinamen will -denrand~ fall rices for jabor. We think that. the Jhinamen will‘not go into the ar. Taagement, and that there may be trouble over in that purt of the county. John can live ata very low rate of wages.—[@. V. Union. —Whether Jotiu canu—live at a low rate of-wages or not, he willdive wet for him-to get into: We should be und not onelef: to compete with laWhere _bor we think owners onght-to em= -ploy that kind only. Where they will not pay there will but little profit result to owners even by employing Chinamen. One good white man, in our judgment is worth two @hinaman any day in the year; and hose who have employed Chinese have. not gained much, There is t= 2 ~ ga such is the fact, ______ some _wark around mines; however, ~faraus our observation has extended. . store, committed saicide on Monday _ing,-bat thought—iswas from rheuq L. Weil, better known as ‘Bed Rock,’’who for many years hasPesidedfin Grass Valley,and kept a variety night by cutting \his throat with a razor. He tried afew weeks since #0 kill himself with a pistol, bat was frustrated in his plans. He was found dead yesterday morning, in his store, opposite the Exchange Hotel; with hiv throat cut. We understand Mr. Helfridge, whe opened his place of business next door, at about 5o’clock, heard deceased groanmatic pains, from which he kas been suffering of late, and did-not go near him. A fire occurred some time -«The Placer Herald says; Mining at Gold Raun,: is being prosecuted with more than usual vigor. Several of the claims’ ii that strict have been rnn, we learn, all Winter, ex‘eept at short intervals during the continuance of the heaviest storms. Some of the mines have already-eleaned up twice, and invariably the results have been encouraging. Wa-7 ter_is more than plenty, andthe prospects. for an abundant Spring supply Were perhaps never better. The Cement claim, which has yielded--handsome profits to its owners for about two years, is still running at-full blast, with no fidivations of abating in its good results. his goods, and it was intimated that. a namber of leading citizens to have he set.it On fire himeelf, ‘bis rumor reached his ears and continuaily preyed npon his mind. He told several persons he-would sooner die rash act A Coroner’s jurywas} . held yesterday, but we did not get the verdict before going to press. — Correction, . Tn our notice of the old settiers’ meeting, yesterday, we were made to say that twenty-five old settlers were “that they can-do-as—weltas white men, and owners of mines will probably continue te employ them-as long The formation of, leagues among miners with a view to stop the employment of Chinese, has bever amounted to anything, 80 and has only teudedto create suspigion and dislike, Between laborers andemployers. Such leagues have —3o.legal right to dictate to any one ‘who they shall employ, and never accomplish what they atteinpt, We -hope-owners of mines on the Ridge . —wnd the laborers there will agree-upen some measure without any such arrangement. : a = > The Archer Bill. We have heard but little said in this section in reference to the Archer Bill now pending before the Legislature. All who have expressed an opinion in our—presence—consider it} &@ Worse abortion jou~ than-was the FreeSen “ot “ed abont it. the corner-muteofthe Key monument Jaid.on thé Fourth of July. The Marysville! Appeal says: The Wheatland Free Press indulges in a was the cause of—hiscommitting the . young man_filling the position of . “Gkrrinc: Auonc.’’—There —are Under Sheriff, and a low slur af the Sheriff. We understand it is. all chargeable to the green eyed monster.’ A: few evenings ago the Under Sheriff attended a party at Wheatwith the man’s. sweatheart?. The editor therefore makes faces at Whitenumber written. Et would appear by the above number. that there was good deal of indifference manifestIt will be remembered that the roads leading from other parts of the county were in fearfal condition and outsiders could not reach here.-Al—old settlers*are in-4 terested—inthe matter, and would have been present in greater force had the roads permitted. Commenced Work. The County Assessor and his deputies will commence the. work of assesing the property of the connty to. day. Two will be at work im Grass Valléy and twoin Rough aid Ready. The lower section of the county is the only place where work can be done now. Meadow Lake and Washington townsbips will be covered with snow fer a long time yet, sothat it -will be difficult to assess the. property there. =mets ip = A Good Workman. Winslow’s three-times-a day will sfford relief. — The Pacific Goast Senators all -voted for the admission of New Mexico. — . ee The appropriations for. the San been very much eut down: Bhe Distriet Atterney of the District of. Columbia bas notified the United States Attorney General that “Phe cannot indict Belknap without the evidence of Marsh, for whose escape Clymer’s committee ure responsible. re is pronounced hy seientifie éxperts to be dried spawn.of batrachian reptiles, probably the frog, transported -from ponds, ete:, by currents of winds. ae entered upon the duties of his office. Dr. Storrs at the Church of* the Pilgrims. in: Brooklyn, New York, . expressed Views very much opposed P ple of Nevada a favor-by conveying theur.—[ Colusa side and_all bis relations. —A-tittle of} Francisco: and Carson Mints have . “. example to bis rela “Judge Taft, Secretary‘of War, has: ’ Since the completion of the railroad has become a fixed fact, prop. Nevada City thirty per cent. in some portions of the town, and twenty . per cent. at points more distant from the dépot.—San Juan Times, Foolish Nevadans! They have -peves heard a lecture by eithtr of. our Colusa wise men about people going off to San Francisco to trade when they have a railroad to go on. Why no one will: think:of buying a stick of candy or a peanut at Nevada when ong can go to Sun* Francisco so easily: The way to build up a city is toget s place that, no ohe can ever get away from—where goods must be brought in on the backs of: Digger Indians, and then if wagon’road of improve the path so -cise him! This is the-argaument of the wisemen of Colnsa, and the Judge will’be doing the foolish peothe intelligezee—_to Sun. — 3S different-waysof--getting along, as progress is sometimes called in this’ world. It does not’ atways mean making a large sum of money, or being a» great man: for people to-leok at with _worider.LeavLing off ‘» bad habit -for a good one is getting along; to bé clean and tidy, instead of girty and disorderly, is getting along; to be careful. and saving, instead of thoughtless and extravagant, is-getting— along; to be active and industricus, instead of idle and lazy, is getting along; to work as diligently 1m -the master's absence as in his presence, is getting alopg; in short—when wessee any one pfoperly atteritive to his duties, persevering through difficulties to gain ‘such knowledge as will be of use to himself and others, offering a gocd tives and wequaintances, we may be sure that he is getting along in the world. Money is a very useful articlein its way, but it is possible to get, along with but small means; for itis a-great mistake: to suppose that we must wait fora etty has been increased in value at . any fellow ever propoeses+to build a}. as to make tolerablewalsing, ostra-. _ ‘ [By Teirgraph,) Mining Stocks. Yesterday Mornin3’ 1100 Ophir 66%. ; * 1690 Mexican 35%. 870 Gould & Curry 22. ‘ 770. Best & Belcher 60. = 1485 Calfornia89?4.° ~ 935 Savage 19.\ : 448 Con Virginia 425. 505 Chollar 133.570 Hale & Noreross 70+120 Crown Point 2537. 125 Yellow Jacket Lly. _ 1605 Imperial 14%. 55 Gold Hill Quartz 434; 1175 Keutuck 18. 370 Alpba 43. \ 1170 Beicber 3t. ae Nee 620. Enipire Mill §44° \ 7380 Confidence 27%4. 1300-Sierra Nevada 24%,, 420: Exchequer 18%4. = 60 Bullion 38> i “10 Seg Beiéber Yo, 1425 Ovérwan 92320 Justice 2773.480 Saccor 1%4, : * 9955 Union Cou 1774, 3120 Lady Bryan 3°. 1380" Caledonia 67. Yesterday Afternooh’s’ Sales. 170 Raymond & Ely 18. Sees 450 Eareku Gon 124%, 820 Jefferson 344, 400 Northern beile-40— WU New Coso 11j. vie iS ye eee 335 Silver Hall 1174. 320 Rock Island 4. ce AN ingnisitive, but badly-posted Britop wim dowujlu visitMount Vir= pon nct long since, and after making many inquiries and noting down the answers,be said to the ‘superintend. ent: ‘Ab! may I ask if General Washingten—was—in the _harmy?” He was, sir,’ sald the saperiutendent. ‘‘And on which side, Union or Rebel?*’—**Rebel, sir,’’ was the -reBORN. great deal of money before we—ean do anything. Perseverance is often better than a full purse. Many people fall_bebind, -or—miss—their—_way altagether, because they do-not perceive the simpleand abundant means ‘of getting along which surrounds them on every side, and it yery often happens that these means are aids “which money-could not purchase. Tax SuévGHTseR or Birps For THEIR. PuumaAc«.-—Alfred _ Newton writes a striking protest tethe Times . against— lat —ef been considered a foregone conelusion that the Senate would defeat the bill when it came before that body, and we arev now still farther convineed, from the fact that the Committee on Corporations on Munday _tor anylaw-that will prevent their ———jutence ubprofitable to owners: _ make a good officer. yeported the bill, and recommended Yhat it do not pass, giving a mass of evidence and reasons to sustain their yosition. There is’no demand by the pesple, that we are aware of, for the passage of such a bill. The hue and cry made against railroads has about died ont, and it is probable thisis the last ¢fort that will be _ made to gain political capital out of the-anti-railroad ‘ery. The people want more railreads, and do not faeonstruction by making those in exTeachers’ Certificates. _ The last aunual report of the Su--. perintendent of Public Ixstruction, gives the names of persons who huld State certificates of different grades We eall attention to the advertisement in to-day’s Transcript of By Latz, fashionable buot' maker, whose shop is on Broad street, below the Mational Exchange Hotel. Mr. Butz’ is ab old‘resident in this city, and his work,. both~in fitting and’ making boots; tas always given good'satisfaction. We oan’ recommend him as@ first class workman, « incall pipe cab netertnnilacaneett Railroad Meeting. The Railroad Directors held a meeting at Grass Valley yesterday ufternoon,: and. among other busi‘ness made the following appointments: i General Superintendent—J. F. Kidder. “Businsss. Agent—T. W. Sigourney. Agent at Nevada City—Jobn Patti-. A sen. ~ Ninth Volume, The San Jose Mercury has entered upom its: ninth volume. It is a spicy and ably edited journal, and obteined from the State Board of! Examination, among whieh. we find, the following who are now teaching er have taught in this county.~ Life Diplomas—C. “H, Crowell, Irving P. Henning, Miss Sarah H. Jewett, J. N. Kirkpatrick, Joseph Leggett, C. M. Lovett, J. B. MeChesney, Miss O, E. Miller, M. B. B. Po: r, Frank Power, E. M.Presvon, Miss K.%. Templeton, ‘I. B. White, B. J. Watson. Educational Diplomas--M. Brophy, Mary K. Culbertson, H. W. Venton, Harriet T. McGormick, C, F. McGlashan, H. P. McKusic, First Grade State Certificates-—E. Ball, A. E. Lagrange,Aana M. Palmer, _N, Effie Peter, B. T. K. Preston, J: T, Riley, Johu T. Wicks. Deputy Coroner. All officials to be up. with theiz work have to have “@ deputy. We undeistand B, Juhuson, who wes elected Coroner on the Democratic ticket last Full, has appointed Rufe Shoemaker as his deputy. We commend that officer for his good jiidgment ia.the selection made.. We believe the appviutee is thoroughly quulified for the position, und Will If the avove item is uvt eorrect, Frauk Beekeit is i Senator O’Cennor on the Preas. we wish it continued success. : é Senator O’Cennor,. after » Laine free press and in favor of the signacure bill: in the Senate, on Friday last, rose and requested the privilege of asking the Sevator a qnestion, when the following dialogue ensued :. Laine—Certuain)y. @'Connor—I wish te ask the Senator if he ever heard of a signature

luw in any of the States of the: American Union, in England, Ireland or Scotlund,.or in any English-speaking State or nutiou? 'Laine—I never did. Lewis—I wish tv proponnd a question to the Senaiur frou Nevada. O’Connor—Propound shead, ~ Lewis-Did the Senator ever know such a rascally set of newspapers as we have in California? O’Connor—I will answer the Senator, Lconsider the press of California as able aud honorable as that of auy other Sia ¢ nthe Uniin,Mr. Lewis subsided and Mr. Laine slid out. tyw°The wheat crep in Santa Clara Valley has sustained. bat slight damage from ie recent.storm, though evnsidera) ground been overflowed. rs Ui} There isa balance in the bank of dan Jose to the credit of the city . tothe Advisory Couneil and its protection of. Beecher. . A. posthumous tragedy in five acts, by Bulwer, has been discovered. The seene is-laid‘in Athens. : 3n five small townships along the the Dannbe 52¥ honses-have collapsed since the floods, and in Hungary 100 square miles of winter corn have been lost. ; While the Egyptian steamer with troops on board was at Suez, lately, men were killed. Uncle Daniel Drew, a noted stock operator of New York; has gove into voluntary bankruptcy, with liabili-ties amounting to $600,000—assets as yet undecided. Ex-Senator Nye’s family is said to be in destitute circumstances, “He is still-in the Fatbush Asylum,. while his son and daughter are seek-ing employment.in the department at Washington. ; Turner will be more semi-tropical trees planted in Old San Barnardino during this Spring fhan ever before. Captain Pishon and Wm, Curtis are each putting out about 500 orange, ilemon—and lime trees, and J udge Willis hak already set ont 1,000 orange trees, und intends plunting 400 more. = -_——_ —_-»9<@From 50 aeres of alfalfa, near Visalina, last year, the yield was 400 tons of baled hay, valued at $4,500, — =e of loose hay, worth 700, aides furnisai g ae aing pasturage A Kxowinc Horst.—Ahout two years ago James Sampson, President of the People’s Bank, Monongahela City, suld a four-year old horse to a gentleman living beyond Youngstewn “Obio, and by binrit was sold to an: other gentleman, having in the transfer traveled over 200 miles by rail, and changed owners twice. On New Year's day a strangs horse was recog. nized by the people about the Sampsou farm, and efforts were made to drive it away. ‘Rie hove acted exeeptionally, neighing snd whining when any Of the fnmily eame about and it was finally iad as the horse sold two years before, This animal had traveled 216 miles, after absence of two years, in search of his home which he found, too, with that unerring quality ef mind which ) le call instinet.:—~Monongah Republi s uguhela( Pa, “THar's going too far,” as the Bostou wan said when. bis wife ran uf $52,344, our fighting editor. aWay to Sun Fraucisce with. _ B ith auothes the boiler exploded‘and twenty-four. feathers. He quotes the proceedings of a-single sale of feathers.to. show that'to supply that sale alone 9/700 herons (or egrets): must have been destroyed, All these feathers are said to have come from India last Autumn. Mr. Newton observes that no country could supply. 1)000 heronsin a single breeding-seasonwithout nearly rooting out the stock. Moreover, 15,000 humming birds and upward were included in the sale, of. which 740 were of a single kind. As far as we know, none of these birds really diminish the stock of food available fer nian, so that in destroying them for mere show we empty the world absolutely of a certuin pertion of its beanty and. happiness—while the beauty-is certainly by no means made up in tbe ornapmeutation of feminine toilets which is thus procured. In this age of fine merujities dves no one really be}stow-a thought on the morality of ‘such_reckless_spoliation of life as this?—London Spectators, Cursrrcutyess at Home.—Among parents,calmness, patience, cheerful good natare, are of? vital import-} ance. Many a child goes astray, not because there is-a_want ef: prayer or virtue athome, but simply because siniles as much as flowers sunbeams. hildren look little beyond the presext moment, If a thing pleuses, they ure apt to seek it;.if it dis pleuses they are prone to avoid it. lf home is the place where faces are sour, aud words harsh, and fault fiudiag is ever in the transcendant, they will spend as many hours as possible elsewhere. Let every moth-er and futher, then,.try to be happy. Let them luok happy: Let them talk to their little ones in such a way as to make them happy. Solomon's rod is a great institution, but there ure cases net a few where xn smile cr a pleasant word wilb serve a better urpose, and be more agreeable to oth parties. = : Sucerstap sx James Parton's Mankiace.—l married « widow who had a grown up step daughter: My father visited my house very often, fellua love with my step-daughter, and married her. my father became my son-in-law, and my stepdaughter my mother, because she was my father's wife. Some time after my wife had agon. He wag my father's brother-in-law, and my uncle; for he was the brother of my step-duughter. My father’s wife— i, @., my step-damyhbter, also bad a son: he was of ceurse, my brother, and im the meantime my grandchild, for be was the son of my daughter. My wife was my grandmother, because she Was my mother's mother: I Was my wife's husband and grandchild at the same time, and as the husband of a person's ‘grandinothéy which can be had‘for the taking, but . : . . TEMPERANCE HALL, . -bome lacks sunshine. Aschild needs }Wooldridge ’ Physician and In Nevada City, March 13th, 1876, to F eet FASHIONABLE BOOT.MAKER. _-*_B, LUTZ, BROAD STREET, BELOW NATIONAL EXCHANGE HO.TEL, NE¥ADA CITY. ERNE tera gay ——-Dsstrictin_and for the County. State of California, Dearing date March ju, — 1876, on a judgment renderecein said Court rly, which Was carefully noted-down.+. Morri: G. Peabody aud wife, a daughter__In Grunitvielle, March 9th, 1876, to J. A. . .Rogersand. wife, a son. eS ee € ae ‘AND. . AT, THE NEVADA THEATRE, _Menday, April 3d, 1876, ODiST CHURCH, \ 2 The proceeds to be apphed in liquis. dating the Debt cn the new Charch. THE CONCERT ee WA be conducted—by-the kee “. interspersed with _TABLBAUX. A FINE SUPPER ~— Will be ‘prepared for the oecasion. Nevada February 18th. a __ Sheriff's Sale. Y virtue of an Execution to ™me. direc. ted and delivered issued out of the District Court of the Fourteenth Judici\; on the 6tl day cf March, 1876,in favor of; ¥. M. Post and against W. H. Patterson, 1 N. Thora, &./W. Woed, R: G@. Wood aud G, and Fourteen’ and 24-100 doilars damages, per annum till paid, together with -$22 20, costs and Wisbursements at the date of suid judgment and accruing costs—all payable in gold coin of the United Stites, I havé luvied Upoii All thé Tiglit, title and fitereet of the within named defendants, or either of themin and to the following described property which was heretofwre attached, to-wit 2: and designated as the ‘Voodville Gravel Mining Company, the same being situated ubout one mile north of Nevada city, on the stage road leading to Lake city, in Ne. vada fowuship; Nevada -county;—-Cal.and: “made by D,B.-Merty, purtenunces her onging and used forthe working of said mine. . at public sale all the above-described prop. . erty, to the highest biddér: for eash, in of Neyada, on—__ SATURDAY, Aprif sth, 1876, Between the hours of 9 o’clock, A. M., and 5 v’*élock, P, M, ’ Given under my hand this 13th .day of } Persons in want of oe Manag 95%: By_P, C. Byrne;-Under Sherif, Boots, can -havethe came made-to_order, {te OS — a from the best leather, and a perfect fit auteeed: Iam also prepared te BRepuir Boots and Shoes, _ With nesimers and dispatch. Nevada, March 15, 1475, “ STOCKS! STUCKS! B. LUTZ, A, NIVENS, IR. IN MASONIC BUILDING,-PESE-ST., ILL do a Commission Stock Busihess, and is now prepared to bux and sell Stock at Brokers’ rates, in the San Francisco Stock and Exchange HKourd. _ Nevada, Dec. 24, 1875. ¥ HE. UNDERSIGNED AN. nounces totheinpatrons and friends ‘that they: have leased For dancing purposes. Classes will meet as follows: Ladies? Class on Tuesdays, at 2 o'clock, P, Mi Gentlemea’s Class at%75 o’clock Tuesday evenings. Children’s day, + tne P.M ou SOCIAL every Saturday evening. Music and Hali furnished for all sieameas: SCOTT & PARKS. Nevads City, January lst, 1876, : CO-PARTN ERSHIP NOTICE. W:; the undersigned, hereby certify,. thst we ure partners for the transaction of Law Business, in its various departments,—under the firm name and style of Johnson & Cross; that our full Dames-+ gre James B. Johnson. and Charles W. Cross; that our place of residence and principal place of business is Nevada City, Ne— heara.t bong ad California, and that nership €s from th March, 4. D. 1876. 3 faisype JOHNSON, Nevada City. March 10th, 1876, : ESTRAY NOTICE. YAME to the enclosure of the subscri« GC ber, about s nionth ago, a white year. lang Steer. The Steer-hus both ears cut red about the head, and red spots onthe body. ' The owner can have the said Steer UB proving property aire paying -harges,_ ~ 2 os A. HO. Quaker HiMf, March 11th, 1876 Notice to Creditors. N the matter cf the estate of A.J. W, ] ridge, deceased. Notice is hereby on. by the undersigned Aduiinistrator of ‘the ostate of A. J. Wooldridge, deceased tothe creditors of and all persons having claima against the said deceased, to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers, within four (4) months atter the first Publication of this notice, to t of Nevada, county of Nepieet ** the city A.W. HERRING Administrator of the es: 3 ; estate of A, J. Sj Nevada, Feb'y. 2ist, 1876 : W.D. Long, Atty, : 7 ee DR. F. BUELOW, _ ec. is his grandfather, I was m grandfather. —Poughkeepsie iw. FFIC D sr One ON BRUAD STREET guar. . DANCING ACADEMY. Class on Sature . C.R. CLARKE, Sheriff. Milwaukee ‘Brewery, ‘ L. W. DREYFUSS, _ Proprietor, ~ ns , THE BEST LAGER BEYR made: ou the Pacific Coast can be -had' : t the above named Establishment, x : GOOD JUDGES PRONOUNCE IT THE } BEST IN THE MARKET. Orders from any part of this or adjoining. counties promptly filled. ; : J Névada, March 4th, 1876, NITURE in it is offered for Sale. The House is sitnated in the best part of the city, and it will be sold . at a reasonable price for:Cash, The House “will be sold separate from the Furniture, or both together as the purchaser may desire, For further particulars enquire 0 eS A. GOLDSMITH, Nevada, March 34, 1876, _ CAUTION. HEREAS my UES wife, Mary -: Mullen; having left'my bed and board without just provocation, I hereby caution alt Ppersoms trusting her on my account, as % ‘will not pay-any debts of her contracting after this date, LAWRENCE MULLEN. , Nevada, Feit, 27, 1876.. JAMES J. OTT. ASSAYER,,. G OLD AMD ORES of every description \W Refined, Melted and Assayed, By request Gold Bars exchanged for Cot. 30 Main Street, Nevada City. Retablished in. 1852, H. W.VALANTINE, M. D., \ RESIDENT PHYSICIAN, °— EFICE, COMMERCIAL STREET, 0» posite Potter & Sigourney’a : ge oe ot Mr Wd. ‘a, ress dll. ers left at ‘ = A wr eg Bell & Belden — ‘ LIQUORS AND CIGARS "+ . Te be found-on the Coast. fisjeee “ ¥7Pure WINES and LIQUORS for m> dicinal purposes. Families supplied. Re Vede BOM ary th, 1806 ¥.THS FRIENDS OF THE Mee. BEPS ON H THE JoEse Kor Ea ae talent of the City. ~vho Rave prom-.:ised their assistance,.and will be \ “W. Haskell, for the sum of Eight Hundred, with ipterest'at the rate of se.en per cent That certatir Placer Mine. known ‘particularly described-in-a survey and plat~ -in-January, A, D— 1874, and filed in United States Land Office, pump and. pumping machinery and all ap-. fs Notice is hereby given tha I will expose . front of the Court House duor, in the city, , MY RESIDENCE AND THE FUR« 4 ELECTRO PLATING in GOLD or SIBVEE. LOYD’S SAMPLE ROOMS.