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March 22, 1866 (4 pages)

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"ave fear ad a halt ‘nilllions of dead letters
a power
: inclosing
ty dollave i D it, but nothing to show the name
world ig. that of, Mexico.. Oneerchbishop,
areta offers. Banded property: ‘mortia:
ry fae 1866.
“Whe Dea Lerren Orvice at Wasit. UNGTON.“A’ correspondent of the Boston
-Batuiday Evewing Gadotte bays: Thé dead
letter office ia one of the en osities of Washington to the” opening, 6x.
Pp dt » sorting of fourteen thousand
five letters, every..six hours, entail
hard labor; but it must-be done, for there
“come to the office every year. Alt that are
ps srate Barn elabha loth hes ate
we Yaer loving Susy,’ that each Oaek:
sad a treet budket beside. him into
which’al} letters unsigned by the fall name
age, dropped. From, that. receptacle they
th ing » where, they are
Bryn Bs gains we. as a nev-.
eF be, teed, and frum the chopping knife,
they go to the paper mill.The great wa-~
jority of er letters are lost through the
; Writers ; it surpasses my
Pocate t ot ows origin as follows: Theviver
: uprising took place was very .
a deep. with a slate rock bottem, which the
4 4. . cumbrance intruding its original channel.— .
. The locality is about 30 miles from Yreka,
. eddies in the river wore through; }
making an escape for a strale'@F 2 chalk forback of the baok, which down level at
the same time the bed of the river rose up.
As the original bank with large trees along
it, between the sunken hill and the river
channel remained firm, the natural supposition is that the foundation of that locality is
of solid rock,’ with a yacuum from Which the .
chalk substance emanates. Since the rise
in the river frem last week’s rains, the .
stream i¢ fost washing awsy the chalky inw~
and we learn that some of eur citizens coutemplate visiting the ——
SoL_p.—A keen Custom, Unatnin Bouse official on
‘the American ‘side of the St. Croix, met a
woman crossing a bridge with a bundle in
her arms, “What have you there?” he
demanded. She hesitated, stammered; and
then said.-‘nothing dutiable,” He insiated:
on seeing it, she resisted, a struggle ensued, . .
hide to’ know how. ‘people
can-be 40-¢4Felges, eepecially when they
send large sums of money. Nearly fifty-eight
thousa came to this office last year
» Or checks, or bonds; and
how much dngmenpe ain these letters con'
ane de rep millions and a halt. of
dol te.” Oue le Teoctatasa two one-thouSand dollar bills; it was retarnéd to the
writer. jobher -hadtwo hundred and fifofthe Writer. Fortunately the postmark,
though partly obliterated, could st)!l be read.
Thé “lettér Same from Chicago, waa rewiiled:there and advertised, aud-the owner
came forward, saying that wien he sent the
money he’ was in so much of a hurry he forgot to-add thé’ name! «The most valuable
letter or rather package, that turned up
‘dead,’ contained butids worth over $20,000.
All sorts of curidiis articles come here.—
I. was standing. by the other, day, .when the
x hee contained twenty-five: dollars;
‘two packages of medicine came
slong. ites aay: duns; daguerreutypeés,
postage stamps, béud-bage,;* even snake,
bottles, etc., come through this general repository.
. a ame >
( Ispansise * Suadeamreceics tae days)
singe, & few, Conservatives. met in, Carson,
aud indorsed the couree of Bill Stewart. —
As, Stewart has since. taken. a leap. into the
ranks of the most, radical, it is supposed the
Conservatives will call another meeting and,
take back’all they have said ‘about him. ‘In.
our opinion, Stewart's last position shows
exactly. how things are drifting in the East,
and is one of the bestindications of the popular feeling in favor of Congress. The Nevada Senator may uiistaké the “signs of the
times” as he did in the early part of the controversy between Congress and Johnson,
but-he: -will-never hesitate in “chawing his
words” when it is necessary to de so in Ore
der to get on the winning side. "
THE Gésette, of Monterey, speaks: very
hopefully ofthe. silver mines of Monterey
county. A richiailver bearing lode has been
defined vover'in long-range ; croppings —
been found immensely vieb. “There is 1
doubt” ¢ootiiues that paper; ‘‘that.a bed) af
mineral exists in this-vicinity that. will rival
Gould & Curry: and «Couistuck. The locatiga Is ‘about twenty. miles’ from Monterey, .
up the Carmel vivér, near Point: Pinel, aa
very easy ofaccess.” “i
Ps Hs.
UEP -oneaenect each
one hun.
CostLy Sap Bui.ping,—
era ship yards now, it gqstg,
dred and ten dellarg penton to. build a ship,
such as could haye “produced for sixty
dollars a ton’ the war. No wonder
that ou ore re still crowded by forvign, bull ;
“Tuk <Fichiest® established church in ‘the!
ight bishops, aad:about.ten thousand elerpy
gos. and rents, estimated at.one huidred and
fifty millicas.of déNars, wit’ massive cathedrale and church “edifices, worth to-day as
<r cae ms when bus be were > Paneecrated, ted to the mantit are ofa, a medal commem; Burts 3 orative of theit “at the assassinaom alo'. tion of Presidente
co oe that there ar Pact umd
energetic officer is atewed to envy the
whole ¢apture.
Francisco, having been placed on the list of
Vice Presidents ofthe late Copperhead mass
meeting called to endorse President Johnson, published a card in the Bulletin, stating
that the same was done without his consent;
and that “he has not accorded, and: cannot
accord, with secessionists or rebels or sympathizers with the rebellion against the
whole Amerigan Union.”
Telegraph paid a visit to. Brigham Young's
garden some time ago and saw patches of
rhubarb, asparagus, sea kale, salads, &c.,
from which his table had been supplied for
the last three or four weeks.
and a balf acres Brigham took last year 750
bushels of peaches ; 400 bushels of apples;
22 bushels of plums; 25 bushels of straw.
berries ; ‘2'bushéls of peate ;° 25 pounds of
cherries; 1,872 pounds of ‘grapes: besides . ’
gooseberries, raspberries and currants in . !
multitude.
existing in the country at the breaking out
of the rebellion, says the Boston Trauscript,
few can show a nubler recurd thaw the New
England Guard Battalion: In April, 1861,
the battalion numbered one hundred and
seventy-four men, more than ere-half of
Whom served as officers during the war.—
Their rank was divided as follows: ny"
als, 7; Colonels, 16 ; Lieutenant-Colo
Total 90.
contains’ an account o:
fell at Shergotty onthe sth of August last.
A native who
about) A.’
accompanied. by as very loud report, burying i
stone bas been forwarded by ‘the Government tothe Asistic Society of Bengal.
fifteen hundred dollars fer a prize steer.
When slaughtered, the quartere weighed, in
the aggregate, twenty-four~bundred and
seventy-five pounds,
weighed.
sum-of five thousand francs by contribations
of one sou each,
at last she yielded and placed the bundle in
good may it do you.” Then she returned to
St. Stephen, whilst he made for the light to
examine his treasure, which proved to be an
infanta few days old. The mother of the
child has been undiscovered, the poor-house
officials refusé to take the child, and so the
JUDGE SATTERLEE, « Union pan of San
PROLIFIC.~—The editor of the Salt Lake
From two
AMONG the Various military organizations
Majors, 8; Captains, 32; Lieute nts,ARECENT number of th alcutta Gazette
nh. aerolite, which
itnessed its fall states that
0 atone fell from the heavens,
If in the earth knee-deep, and at the
time the sky was cloudy and of a murcolor, the air calm, and no. rain. ‘Phe
Lange Beer ~=A New York butcher paid
Alive, the animal
ty-aeves hundred and winety. He measured: ten feet two
th, ten feet eight’ inehes ig
ear ‘anda half inches
THe Paris wertegaior erg raised the
>» whole sum,to be devod States Government.
mation, heavily-pressed. uo doubt by the hill .
his arms, saying, “take it then and much}
Able statement that a Hartford photographb .
of the. sailing. of, the. Opposition Steamer
saat Xe FSX:
wht ft Snr of itt insuffi populaId be rega
ont
‘. ander enabling Acts, which vote chiefly enswho. wished. to obtain .
seate in the United States Senate, or State
Offices, to. p Which ssparée and un.
settled people would = unwisely taxed.
Dorine the Christmas festivities some
wag id Schleswig*tent a'vety large rich.
looking cake to General, Mantueffel, Prussian Governor of that State. The gift was
received with aiacl pleasure by the General
and his family, and one evening it was
placed upon the table with much ceremony:
was. turned toindignation when it wae found
papers t that the-General bad suppressed in
[Sebleawig" "Pye Dutch: Fiat. ie A “Mareh 17th,
‘says 60).“Johne”’ passed through ‘this place
‘yesterday. bound for the C. P. R.-works
somewhere above. ‘They marched double
file, and we doubt notmost of our citizens
‘thought they were flanked by bushwhackers, or—judging from the noise they made
passing our office—wild geese. As the fine
weatber spprosches. the Railroad ee
‘are adding largely to their force.
THE original will of George Washington
has been onee more. placed in the archives
of the State of Virginia, ‘after escaping the:
vicissitudes of the last four years. It is in
Washington's clear and distinct handwrit‘ing, and the signature w attahed to.every,
MELANCHOLY Aovcin —The Pajara’
‘Times learos thata young girl named An‘nette Robinson, aged sixteen years, daughter of John Rubinsen, lately of Pajaro, but
now residing’ ‘about twenty” tiles beyond
Monterey, committed suicide last Thursday
week by taking strychnine. The sad event
ig attributed to slander.
rene
THE largest sum received for.a poem by
an American writer was. paid to, Robert
Treat Paine, for his tamous song, ‘Adams
and Liberty.” That spirited composition
brought its ‘author $11 w Tine, — was
about-$1-50.a word.
AT WorK,— The report of the Freedmen's
Bureau states that the great’ majority of the
freedmen have made contracts for this year
and are working’ diligently. Some have
contracted to receive a erhatele of the crops
instead of money.
IN one parish in Louisiana sixty persons
are under arrest for Aitling negroes. Pi
A Lonpon firm began busiivess on six
hundred and fifty. dollars three yeurs ago,
and has just, failed for —_ a millivn.
THERE is a law that the.duty, of military
service, will be rendered universal in Russia,
and reduced to seven, and, in some cases,
to three yéars.
Pail
E Providence Press makes the increder bas succeeded in taking a picture of himself, trund ling himself home in a wheelbarrow.
PRIVATEERS have been fitted out at
Montevideo, to cruive againat Spanish commerce, under the Chilian flag,
eS
A MEETING of, Kentucky officers, who
served in the national army during the war
is to be held in Louisville on the 7th of
April next.
. ‘THe Idaho Statesman reports, the Upper
Columbia river. open to, navigation on the
Ast of March, the steamer Tenitio making
the first trip of vf the season. —
William Pemberton at Reese River, inflict. end
ing a mottal‘wound, was recently arrested
about eight miles from Austin.
Suow.—-The snow.. was pearly two feet
deep at Moore's Flat yesterday morning.
‘The fall was heavy all the wer. to fhe
cummanls.
OprosiTion Steampr. Dayi—The: day.
from San Francisco has been. changed from
the 15th to the 14th. ‘The ‘advertisement
will be found in to-day’s paper.
. IN Stockton a wagon has been built to
hows 24,000 pounds of-quarts rock It will
be used in = BE Nevada: .
AE dn
kee Th
‘oe many States be dvedesdnitied :
. However, on cufting ifito it;"the pleasure .
to contain nothing but copies of the various . .
; “Pps
Joun Penpeast, ikea man who stabbed
rt Sars ah, 1866,
A E Heacht San Fra G C Grimes Brush C
. A Delane de . DE Clark dw = >>>
Mrs Leighton do S M Timmons Spenc
G@ BMeKee € PR. -A-G Bueklin Cal Hill
P Abraham Muores GE Martin New Yo
A Beck do F Reis Downieville
J Redington do ray ie . mr ee ve ge
F Beckett Grass windexter du
A Sullivan do JS Warfield Dute F
J W Ellison do N M Barnett Cana h
A Lelleabacn dv + saree Maine
‘J Clark do Unionvil
'D Hunt do t povinm’ o
J Walsh Marysville
Miners’ and Greenhorn Ledges.
MEETING of the stockholders—of_the—Minera
and Greenhorn Ledges, situated. ie Meadow
. Lake District, was held in Nevada city. March 20th,
‘. and an assessment of Five Cents per foot was. levied,
. payable on or before the First day of. April, 1866, to
ithe Secretary at Nevada city.
m2 J. A. MARTIN, Secretaty.
‘Opposition Steamer Day, ,Apeit 14th.
Sana
OPPOSITION TO NEW YORK!!
Via. Nicaragua
CARRYING UNITED STATES MAIL.
THE Central American Transit
Company will despatch the favor
ite favorite steauiship
MOSES TAYLOR,
J. H. BLETHEN, Commander.
For San Tuan’ Del Sur. from Mission Street
wharf,:at 11 o’elockj A.M.
ON SATURDAY, . APRIL 14th,
Connecting at GREYTOWN with the moguifjeent new Steamer SANTIAGO, 2,500 tons.
For New York. No charge for Meals on the
Isthmus. A baggage Master willbe sent thro’ .
exch trip. Freight.and Insurance on Treasure
at the lowest rates.
The San Juan and Colorado Rivers are now
fullof water. The transit frou ‘Ovean to Ocean
is made in 20‘hours.
The America satis May 15th.
For further rae th a eae
W. RAYMOND. Agent,
NW dite of Battery and Pine Streets.
Up stairs, San Francisco
UMMONS —State of California. County of
Nevada, Tuwnvhip ot Little York, before
R. MceGoun, Justice of the Peace The People
of the State of California, send preéting, to
Chas. W. Marlette You are hereby summoned
to appear befoie me. at my office inthe wuship
of Little York in the County of Nevada, on’ the
25th day of June; A.D. 18:6.4t.10 o'clock A M.
to answer to the complaint of James Watt who
demands of you the sum of ninety two 25-100
doltars ($92 25 100) principal and interest on a
certain promissory note ziven , by. you to Jobne {
ston & Co. and by th them transfe; te Pisintit .
algo the sum five 50-100 dollars ($5 50)
due for taxes — by, Pluiptiff on Defendant’s.
propeity Aor AE mpc 1685 as per note and accounts now. on file mu my office, when judgment
‘will bé taken agaicst you for the said amount
‘togéther with costs and es, .1f you fail to
Spree ‘my hand this 20th day of March ven unger my iJ
866. R.M oGOUN, J. P. A. a 1
A true copy, Attest.
2g Combs. Constable.
tt is hereby ordered that that the above Summons
be served by publication in the vee TRAN
SCRIPT for the period of ray 8 from Pa
date of said Summons Mae UN, J. P
A true copy, Attest.
:
mar22 M. Combs, Constable.
J. CG DEUEL,.
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
AND NOTARY PUBLIC.
No. 18 Mill Street,
GRASS VALLEY.
SOCIAL iL PARTY.
d= 4
Would respectfully inform her friends and the public that she will give Pe
A SOOKAL PaRry,
AT THE
eee
and feed. supper sain i a pe _ovcaaion
pp mlb etn up fo. .
A General invitation warn neta m20
PS i 5 ae oe + 7 “> sy
=
CARDEK s Oe g,
FOR SALE By, /~
vo). %& F, SRENOR.
A
1 Nevada, Mareh, 17th,
, ,
hit in ca
oa Gs e28T iT OG?
tract
ABsessment Notice. : d e . ee
: Adjoining “Charley’s’? Saloon nearly pire
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4 Ltd
f all
ear § wa
b 3
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ae
ma waws! E aber 7
J.P. CILMAN, ”
Has opened an
In the old Post Office Building,
MSGRASS VA LLE Yi
Third. Door below Clark & Vettes Grocery. Bigry
M*" covsits Ta art of 6 a6 Tae of
Dress Goods, Sheetines, :
; Linens, ———~Plannels, ,
White & Grey California 3
And a great variety of
YANKEE. NOTIONS!
pianke
AMERICAN . VARIETY . STORE
Also, Gents’, Ladies’, Misses and Children’s
Philadelphia Boots, Shoes & Gait
of — style.
Gents’ Furnishing G Guods, Hats, Caps,
, Kees Rees &e.
N B—I call particular las spbheithin tomy fine stock
of Muslins, al} widths, Hosiery, best quality
and Hoop Skirts. All ihe above mentioned
goods will be sold
CHEAP FOR CASH.
ing elsewhere ~ Nu trouble to show goods.
Grass Valley, March 13th.
STOVES, TINWARE,
“HARDWARE, . a ‘
—AND—<
CROCKERY WARE,
CEO. E. TURNER,
wee LD respectfully inform the le of this
city and the surrounding towns tha has wcently received a large . and fine lot ied .
Stoves,
Tinware,
Hardware, ie
iy Ses as
FORCE: AND LIFT PUMPS,
Iron, Stecl, Anvils, Vices, Nuts, Bolts
Rope, Belting; Packing,
Carpenters’ and Farmers’ Tools
-And in fact everything usually found in aa
establishment of this kind.
erent necens
GEO. E. TURNER
LSO gives notice that he k on handa
A and fs selected stock of iit ia
CROCKERY,
GLASS WARE, .
FINE CHINA SETS,
WOOD, & WILLOW WARE,
Mery Coy Hee
Neen,
Any Articles in my line will h
sold as CHEAP, if not CHEAPER,
than they. re any. place
‘. in this senaty.
Cabs
pee oe
pues scaomarens .
Job Work done to order in a ‘otkaaalne Po
ner at.low rates.
Geo. E. Tnrner,
Nos. bade 57 Pine penats
Nevada, March! 13th. “
“Champion ‘Restaura
Commercial Stree
int,
W:: Gz ‘Randolph's Jewelry Stove.
Wil ‘be opened on baa
Saturday, March 10th, 1904..
J. BLACKFORD woud inform the
in bears fine tebe ans weltep =
/ Meals can be had at wit hours«,
Neb sant b + heostl q ’ Nev
Please call and examine my stock before purdiay
THE
Law was
day. It
names of
bern, sha
12880 Cc
' Citizens .
names to
either of
A. F. Me
made fot
must’ mah
Native b
when an
and iwi
From thi
the Coun!
and none
on itone
Burie
miner, ws
Creek, ye
a native 0
of age.
in mining
short time
streak of
working i
throogh tl
badly cor
feet wide
pendicula
his partne
dangerous
ner wae ¢
the bank «
Gates
when he '
_Amoun
Mr. Leste
from the .
South Ya!
The enti1
1865; to »
es. Dari
oshave
amount ha
been wel
which has
for miner:
county hat
tion.
MusTe
Companie
must be r
office ono
tle Yurk 1
their repo
turn betw.
vada Ligh
ond ninety
was the la:
eighty-five
Doe Ta
the presen
ing a tax vu
son ownin
$1 for the
one. Ea
This tax i
the person
go to the
attemptin;
pay doubk
reader the
certain.
KIn.ep
noon McI
blast ia:clearing a
ling on W.
He put a.]
only about
ignited an
of the wa)
piece of rx
was. drive:
almost. out
were horr
wounded 1
left the gt
tained ]
Liver,
plaints in
the majer
praved an
cConsequen
ed, and o
sions aud ;
Fequire: is
impurities