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March 16, 1867 (4 pages)

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ion Party was in favor of burdensome texatign! “No sith®® rian could’ expect the
heavy taxation, and the burdens were.
_ willingly berne by: the:people. The loyal:
Congress has shown its desire for the wel-.
to utterly ‘eradicate the rebellion. We
people in Nevada county alone, of about!
$110,000 this year. This much will be
added to the working capital of the people, and the gain will beto every manuetur , Working man and capitalist in
the county. ‘There. is ne man. who will;
not be benefited, from: the laborer at two
dollars and a lialf\pet day to the capitalist
with his thotisands. We have heretofore
shown how all classes will be benefited in
the matter of the income tax, with an extheoldlaw. Hundreds:of men who labor’
in the mines for three dollars per day and
paid this tax during the war are now exétupt; and the tax of the successfal miner
is decreased one half.
tax upon hats, caps, and bonnets, has been
teduced' from. fiye to two per cent. The
‘tax upon leather of all descriptions is reduced one half, and similar reductions
have been made upon woolen goods, with
@ discrimination im favor of home manu.
. fagtazes: Some-of the oppressive means
for the collection. of taxes from.delinquent
manufacturers have also been changed.—
The penalty for not making returns has
been reduced from ten to five-per cent. for .
thefims@month and one per cent. addi-.
tional for ench succeeding month the tax"
remains unpaid. Before the additional
tax was added after the 10thof the month,
and frequently worked » severe hardship.
In speaking of the injustice of the old rule,
the Commissioner says: “In some instances
large manufacturers, punctual usually in.
theft payments, from the failure of amail,
or the unexpected absence of a clerk, have
been subjected to the payment of several
thousand dollars.” ‘This modification will)
benefit; every manufacturer in the county.
Over.one hundred articles heretofore paying duty, and which are necessary touvery
individual of the community, have been
ttiide Giitirely exempt.’ We have endeayored to point out. some of the leading fea.
turewof.the new law, amd the immense’
benefit which will resalt to all classes of .
citizens wrt readily seen. The great
aud 9 eosnenet See at
the public debt is We showed
‘that 8 of dollars worth
of property.the legitimate prises’ of war,
that should have-goue te;pay'the national
Wy they President.to the. rebel: Hisue . When.
tempt to’ Pecotistract « Confederacy has
added milfion' to the national: indebtedweds. “THe finaiicial and ‘ eaeret
e. but we think there is considerable room
‘. for improvement in the management of . >
. general tax is absorbed entirely in repair(Pee edie aig Atri
{ie dct de hadley dbatietsaloge in
such a Winter as tlie past the, City: Treas-'
after repaits are paid for. So far asitle
moneys collected are concerned, we appresend there is little cause for complaint,
the highways, and in the. police regalatially enforced. We understand there is:
# law for the improvement of upper Broad
pose to follow this matter up until
nd ng .
Sear seemel very happy snd reviarked'=— .
street, and yet a portion of the thorough-.
fare is a disgrace te the town, and every
‘vehicle that passes runs the risk of «° bro-:
walks will convince‘any one that.they are
not properly attended to, It is unjust to
the walk and street in front of his property in order, when he is liable to break his:
‘bones on the dilapidated roads of his neighbor. The entire community is: interested . .
in the maintaimance of good roadsand the
authorities are in duty bound tosee that
they are keptin repair. The cleay streets
and neat walks of Nevada used to be the:
pride of her citizens, .but in the latter
days the town is not maintaining its good
name. Disorder and drankenness are get.
ting to be far too common upon our streets.
It is not ancommon to seé a drunken bummer staggering along the streets uttering . %fJune,
obscene: and: indecent language. This
should be stopped and we hope the proper
authorities will see to it: When a man
ns deena langues io beetine ber
for him, No longer ago than last Sunday .
‘six drunken men were seen staggering
about thestreets. These met are sometimes arrested and held until they get
setae boule are discharged without
being. brought before the, proper officer, as
Fequired by law, and start out for another .
theY ihioulld’ be jjaniabied fo vicilighake of!
law. If they havemoney let them pay for}
their “fun,” Whey Soe sion Wk eT 5
put to-work upon the roads. The tax
payers have aright to. demarid good or.
der and good’ roads. The police regula
tions of the city: should be such that ladies
dranken bammers, The citizens are loud .
good grounds for them too long. We proabd shteate, amd Good aodae
tained within the city. ——
\ # CHINESE Wepprve.—Sam, the €eles.
tial wash-man of the National
was married on Thursday evening, by Jus.
tice Palmer in true American style. Sam)
had.a rough time of it, an attenipt hay
been made to rob him of his bride. soe
maiden was taken out of the hands of her
captors and lodged in the calaboose.Sam,
who is somewhat Americanized, got the
Justice and arranged for the ceremony to
aoe place in the wash-houne at the hote
en, arrayed in dark blue, her hair done up
it tallow, and with bracelets upon her ancles, with the groom came
the
his right hand as. i
that in front of his property iwérdés: TThe . 771
ury wifl not: betroubled with much coin}
property holders to require one to keep . ’
can pase ‘along’ tlie’ street without beltig . ’
inealted. by the indgcent langaage. of . ‘
im their complaints, and they have had . .
ee .
The guests assembled and the maid: }
it wae a cise of oweartig afd” he* faised . Di
—AERIVALS AT THE
NATIONAL EXCHANGE HOTEL.
Broad Street, Nevada City, California.
enn ides
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JE ins de W H Brandon Gra Vj
M Thompson do J Sales do
R Edmonds do @ A Weaver Colfax
T E Jefferson Monta T Southard do
M Festy Fall Creek. J-A Ross San Juan
B Austin Natoma: Dr Nevada
C.W Cornell Nevada-W Hamilton Sacram
D Carnish dé ¥ Kunz do
J Getchell — do @ Jones'V:
RAbbey.s_—s' do.sSOW— FB Evans do
JB Chanberlain DFI
Mrs Von Shominger Grass Valley,
2th day”
4. D. said gam principal ad interest
pal and nd interest
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Sateen in mney
Me Pee
seal
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Clerk.
, Depaty.
awe
Clerk.
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‘Stiat: Mller die cadet
i + . As the New Spring and
‘Lo THING ete iUM
or. SPRING. CLOTHING,
. Latest and Most Fashionable Styles,
eae
£435 . New Stes of Brry Deep
}}Borlandous, Le Emperer,
of City: Marshal, at the
election to be beld om Wen al. 1867.
S pring of 1867 !
BineD. 18 THE FIELD!
AND BEADY
Stern Winters frowns have paseed away,
And benntoees ng returns once More,
The skies are clothed in deeper bine,
The soaring clouds in phrer white,
While earth seems re-created new,
But the —
Resplendant thou:
Is not half xo
Pocoltairas Cd” Wianabeth: Cine
Store of NERS.
\
JUST. RECEIVED AND. Now
—aT THE—,
OPENING
Cor. Broad & Pine Streets,
NEVADA CITY, <
AND
Select iis ie le Gs t=
Which we offer for sale at such
LOW RATES
As cannot failte give complete satisA We have now wm Store a Superior Assortment of
mis . lie ‘Drea Sits
le
XS
Business Suits,
esta wiles or
a HATS.1.!
roe ore Introduced.
Denkerty Phtdeghin Dov
ot mUetEnNE Tele em
Suitable for the Segagn.
BOYS CLOTHING,
yee
‘}rnis TOWN, sRLLING ABOUT 3,000 the,
Hess thar tre pubite have had to pay ‘of. the tes
. for thefr: Meats during the ee wine a
. . up to the present time.
FACTS FIGURES . . ' cal ‘7 MH
ae
XN
‘There-are seven Mest Markets is
. OF MEAT DAILY.
OE om,
we Saas
_. A. “EY CONCERN (3 © MLN STON?
SRG apatite ed
If cam be seen by avery simple caletilation the
this NEW MARKET-may be made the means of
lessening the covt of fiving very mach, and at the
same tie of improving the quality of Meats ang
thas securing a constant supply of a luxtry, the
absence of which is sometin es seriously and yexatiously experienced under the reign of monopo§
ly, viz :—Fat Meats.
f Meats 3000 Ibe, Quantity o: me consumed, fy
Saving per day, $150 00
Or, $54,750 per yeat—A SUM ABOUT EQUAL
TO THE WHOLE FEDERAL TAX OF THE
COUNTY ! "1
SORDNNTOM Sends his hopecittbe
sess on the intelligence of this community, and
he is so sanguine on this point, as to be troubled
with no misgivings whatever as to the succese of
his undertaking, which will follow as an incidem
of the improved public welfare. mhi3.
GRAND
oo
NEVADA THEATER, .
The Fair-commenees at} o’elock, on. Tuesday
Afternoon and continues until 3 o'clock in the .
Evening when it will clese with a grand Exhibi©
tion by the. COLORED SaBSATH SCHOOL.—_
The ¥air-and Exhibition is given for the Benett
gabon oo gig M.E.Church. ,
-e
ST. PATRICK'S DAY. :
LADIES’ FESTIVAL!
CATHOLIC CHURCH.
ON MONDAY MARCH 18th, 1867,
Nevada, Feb.28th,
Dry
Goods,
How. to
Economize !
Buy. your Geods at
&GOLDSMITH? s
pasteles Dry Goeds Store,
* €or. Broad & Pine Sta,
Nevada City.
Carpets,
Cll Cleths,
ae:
B
the 0
around, a
soon.
Watct
pin took.
front of ¢
the-purpe
‘dropped 1
faced gok
ably: stole
der the v
CHo1ci
lot: of .che
by Keller
sale will
the Nati
the.lot ar
vines, ete
. FAIR AND EXHIBITION!) out this 1
CHINE!
@ debted to
& of the Ch
containin