March 8, 1881 (4 pages)

7 ee ~ \ “ “Glee Daily Trunseript. NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA. Our County Schéels. Daring the past w Another Case of Balldosiig. It will be. remembered that the otherevening the Greds Valley debating club wrestled over the propésition whether or no it would be + stbserving the best interests of the United States to let the Republican “party to continue to run the Govern: ment. Now according to the rule ; _ofthat-organization ‘the @hairniari examined ia grammar and orthoie the one who decides as to the .relee eee ee Oe ee “+ ative merits of the arguments preoT x7 sented by the debaters, On this ~ occasion a gextleman named: Murphy who has always lived im the Demo. cratic party and proposes to die in it wag inthe chair. Jt was therefore ~what was expected when Mr. -Murphy cleared his throat and in a few eloquent sentences delivered 4 verdict in which it was stated that the couniry .was in imminent danger-ard that the only hope for saving it was ‘for the Republicans to sten down and out and and let the, Democrats stepin. The Free Dance, should _have its sweet-singer—eibalm—Mur“phy in some poetry for the fidelity he thus showed_to his, embalmable party. 21e Recepniion of Hon. Win. George. The citizens of Grass Va'ley tend_ ered Senator George a warm weliu of fis keturn from Sacramento. As ie entered his residence he found it ihranged by many of the representa. tive citizens of that part of the couniy, & portion of whom were accompanied by their wives. Dr. 8. M. * Harris delivered an eloquent address of welcome, which was responded to hy the Senator.—The—brass—_band . -——— was present a portion of the time , anddiscoursed some inspiring music A collation was served, more than a hundred people assembling dround the festive board. The reception was a fitting testimonial to one who while in Sacramento has éaraest and intelligent worker in the interests of his county, and to whose efforts are due many of: the aafe-guards that have this been thrown around the mining industry. been an winter _ ee e+ Lynch Law Threatened, A serious row is in progress be‘tween som? parties whoset upclaims against each ether for the ownership ‘efcertain mining ground not far from the city. It is charged that one faction is trying to get even by killing steck belonging to the other faction and committing other equally asroprehensible deeds, Faction number two swear if another of the lawless acts*is committed there will be some man killing done, iatimating that lynch law will be the means of punishment adapted. As one of the men living in the agitated community remarked to the TRANSCRIPT yesterday, ‘‘He'l’s poppin’ out thar, and thar’s likely to be some right power? ful preventitives adopted, bet yer life.” > 2 e+ Tho Agute Mine. The Aggie claim, owned by John Carry and John Maglia, and: situat“ed overin the Mt, Auburn district, is looking well. The tunnel, which is in 150 feet, has on opened a goodsized ledge, and as soon asthe roads are good enough the ore now being “extracted will be brought to the city and erushed. — > “To be Sold. Tt is stated that Mesars. Lockliy and Jamieson have about consuminated a sale to New York partics of the Yellow Diamond quartz mine, situated in Rocky ravine, about) three miles northwest of the city;~ + Yin Found Dead. Mrs. fooper, a ‘resident of Colfax, was found dead in her bed yesterday morning. She is supposed to have died’ of apoplexy. “ Her-husband is engaged at mining uear Iowa~ Hill, . _ Iris perfectly proper to spealnof a man’s maguificantdome of thought or his, Websterian brow, but when you speak of a red-headed gentleman as the man with the gilded dome, ten ch nces’to one he will not feel fatte:ed, i « : Haut’s Journal of Health Says that a personcaneatch the diphtheria by holding his head over & drain for ~~ fifteen minutes, The experimeut is @ little mouotouous, Tues lay, Mireh 8, 1831. _ come Saturday evening on the ocoas. ‘. like avace-horse, Stopping in front schools: A. 3. Powers, which has a total en‘rollment of 46 pupils, of which 7 are in the Grammar Grade and 39 in the Primary. . The range of ages in. this school is not very high. In former times it held a good rank among the schools of the county, but the larger pupils have \oved' away, or gone to work. The prxsent teacher holds a a good instructor. The pupi's, being Birchville school, -W. J,.Rogers teacher, has enrolled 56scholars during-the term, The number at. present_is 41, The school was examined in reading, spelling and arithmetic, and certainly showed’ careful train— ing. Thé teacher » encourages the . ‘pupils to consult the'dictionary and ‘find the meaning of the werds used in their lessons, bringing out results in the recitation afterwards, The practice may be commended. ~ French Corral school, taught -by Mr. Z. T. McGee, has-had enrolled 70 pupils during the term. The present roll: is 52 scholars. The, connection with the fact>that—att classes from First Primaryto the High School are included, makes this school wbont the most difficult in the county to teach with specific results. It includes 30 pupils in the Grammar eek Superintendent Wicks visited the following Tudian Springs school, taught by Life Piploma,-and isin every sense . large nuinber ‘to be taught, taken in . Making Annual Assessments ment of property in the »gounty. Rough and-Ready is the first towni ship to be disposed of. Under. in. structions from the ‘State Board of . Equalization the description of lands . when listed ‘must be very accurate, giving the legal subdivisions accord. ing to U. S. surveys, with the sec. tion, township, range, atid base and . meridian; and when owners do not . furnish such descriptions 'the Assess. or is required and empowered tohave i the surveys made at the owners’.experise-~“Mining claims must be described by metes and bounds if they have not been surveyed, When the owners of the property situated’ in the county are residents. here they must return the sworn statements themselves, and not through agents Ail poll and personal taxes are payable to the Assessor on demand. The Deputies who will’ assist Mr. Collins in assessing this year-will be I. W. Hayes Jr., James O. SweetFrederick Wheeler and Wm. TT. liatyear with the exception of My, White. Central Pacific R. KR, Tax Cases. —_—<~--M. Byrne, Jr., President of the 3oard. of Supervisors, has returned from San ‘Francisco, where he_had been on official business in connection with the injunction suit of C. P. Huntington to restrain the Central } Pacific Railroad Company from pay-. the dog-herded-lumber-22——— Forest Springs school numbers 43) as the total enrollment, andis taught . by Miss Maggie Henderson, a most . energetic teacher. Since taking charge, she:has raised the grade of the school:.very much in reading, language and penmanship. She will now make amore decided effort to advance them in arithmetic, in in which she found them very deficient, The Superintendent examined the five classes in arithmetic. > A Knowing Deg. ‘Jas, Spargo’s house -is situated some distance from his mining’ tunnels on Deer creek. He has a little dog named, Robert. Every moon as Mrs. Spargo shakes out the snowy linen to spread it on the table for dinner, that dog starts for the mine of tunnel No. 1 he gives a.series of yelps. As soon as he is sure he has attracted: the miners’ attention he rins.to the mouth of the next tunhel and also oalls out te the men employ. ed there. The other day Mrs. Spargo laid the cloth about a quarter after eleven, thinking she would set the table and then take a féw minutes’ rest before her husband cane to dinner. The dog glanced up at‘the cock that day and then back at her with a puzzled air as if\he thought one or the other had lost their reckoning. Not receiving any light on the subject he started, for the tunnel . wearing an uncertain expression, Hecalled the men out as usual, but when he entered the house with his owner and found what a mistake he had made it is saidhe looked as mean as though he had been caught. killing sheep. It took some time to restore his confidence in himself, ° Paid inte Couaty Treasury. The following amounts were paid into the County Treasury for the month ending yesterday: S: Euer, interest on land. certifix cates, $16, W.N. Adams, ce :rtificate, $12. A.S. Jones, redemption, $16.04. Jno. McKinney, Justice's fines, $7. Jno. McKinney, Coroner's fees, $6: D. Collins, road poll tax,$4.65. og. AS Rain, $322.60. J. E. Carr, Jury fees, $180, J. E. Carr, County Clerk's: fees, $531.70. Coluuty Collector, licenses, $1,339.15. ; J. BE, Cart, County Auditer’s fees, $148.85. Mra, Thatcher, rent $30. E. O. Tompkiiis, Sheriff's fees, interest on land Recorder's fees, ing and the Collectors of about fifty. two counties of the State from collecting the taxes—from-the Railroad Company for the year 1880. The suitwas brought in the.U. S. District Ceurt’ at San Francisco, and the time. for the hearing has been set for the 14th inst. At San Francisco there was some consultation among the officials of several counties as to the coursé to be pursued, ‘but definite action will be taken in afew days as to whether the several counties interested will agree to make a test case, or whether each county will defend for itself,_.Union, > — —-++ Bear River News Items. One hundred. pounds of bullion was taken to Wheatland on. the stage recently, it being the last ‘‘clean up” of the Blue Point mine at Smartsville. _ Messrs. Brewer, Keyes and Huff. a'.er, whose ranches are situated on the Sheridan side ‘of Bear river, have suffered very considerable damage fronrthe-Istefloods,-—These gen-= tlpmen complain that parties: living on this sido of Bear river have constructed wing dams to protect their levees, and that these dams direct the course of the waters with much fo ce against their levees, breaking them and thus subjecting their lands to overflow. — = -> Residence fer Sale. In another column is offered for sale at a reasonable price one of the . most desirable residences on Aris— tocracy Hill. Parties wishing to invest in Nevada City property will do well to call on the advertiser. bere >.Card of Thanks. I desire to impress my deep thanks to the kind people of Nevada City who have so liberally eontributed to the relief of nyself and my young children, Gratefully, Mas. A, B. GreGory, Mere and There. The Apportionment bill failed to pasé.the. Senate, ~~" ond Press opinions of Garfield’s inaugural address are rather eulogistic thau otherwise, General Roberts has left London to take command of the British forees against the Boers. The Coercion bill is now in force in Ireland, Many of the Land . League are reported to have left fearing arrest, An unprecedented frost oceurred at Antequa, Sonth America, on the 10th of February. The damage is estimated at from $1,000,000 to $2,000,030. = Change of Deputy. Wm. H. Adams-was yesterday removed from: the position of Deputy County Clerk, and Thos, arr, late “teacher of the Al.ison Ranch school, was appointed to succeed him. Mr; Adams many friends -will regret to Warn of his removal, President Hayes refused topardon the Mussel Slough settlers becauseof the absence of any expression of opinion from the Federal Judges and District Attorney. He recommend}ed that the matter be presented to Garfield who would have time to get }both sides of the stery. _ "Phe Danville (Pa.) Insane Asylum, Dan Collins and Deputies yester= day commenced the annual assess— land, M. Brophy, James D. White, . . ‘Fhomas; all of whom were deputies . a ae ed by fire Saturday night. in one of the rooms, ignited by an inmate entering with a light. One of the pleasan tending the. inauguration was the attention } whom great respect .and Senator Hoar introducwere paid, & in the ed, Saturday, a resolution Senate, which passed, inviting him his stay in Washington. = President Garfield on Saturday sent the Senate the following nom— inations: dames —G. Maine, Secretary of State; Wm. Windom, of Minnesota, Secretary of Pewnsylvania, Attorney-General; 8. J. Kirkwood, of. Iowa, Secretary of the Interior; Robert T. Lincoln, of Iliineis, Secretary of War; Wm: H. Hunt, of Louisiana, Secretary of the The Senate received the and imNavy. nominations at 3.02 P. M., mediately, on the motion of Cameronof Pennsylvania, went,into an executive session, and confirmed ‘the nominations. = aia ee A Sastice Hourtidyl “T had a dog once, hack in Nébraska—that Ekept to herd lumber,” said Sustice-Cary of Carson toa knot of lawyers who were waiting for the verdict in his office the-other~ afternoon, : ‘‘Beg-pardon Judge; did you say “Yes sir, cottonwood boards. We lumber in at night.” ~~ Everybody now paid the closest attention as they knew that the boss was at work. “Tt-was this. way. boards warp like thunderin the sun, A board would begin. to -hump_ its back up about nine in the morning and in half an hour it would turn over, By eleven-it would warp. the other way by heat, and make another flop. Each time it turned it moved acouple of feet, always’ following the sun toward the west. The first summer [ lived in Brownyille —— Nearly four hundred lives are supposed to ‘have been lost. The fire‘is suppos— . ed at Smartsville recently and taken ed to have originated by escaping gas . to Oroville on a charge presence ‘of General Hancock, to, to the foor of the chamber during . pins, 0 Lthe ‘Preasury; Wayne MoVengh, of . § always kept.a dog tiere to bring the Cottonwood . : Section 12, For barber-shops, 50 cents, Chinese Murderers Arrested, Ah Tune and Ab You were arrestof having . murdeted Ah Ltn, a Downieville merchant, in* Oroville, on November t incileits at-. od, 1880. Ah King, who recently . i visited Nevada City in the interests iof Ah Look, was the person who . eaused the arrest of the murderers, . If they are convicted he will be entitled to a reward from the Six Com. . . panies. P vada City will give a a CANICE CHURCH, NeHe s st SEASON a ———— CASm PricEt UIST —_OF THE BEEHIVE” GROCERY STOR! —_——— TRANSCRIPT BLOCK, GRAND BALL: —AND— From July tst, A. D. 1831 to July 1st, A.D Ffour, per 100 lbs., $2 75 SUPPER, 4 Assorted Crackers r40 _ AT HURTS HALL, ‘Soda Crackers ' < 80 2 ’ 1%th, . Mackerel, No, 1, per kit,-> -2 25 Thursday Eve'g, March Mackerel, ' (5 ib. cans, 60 — Bran, , ° per 100 lbs., 25 : : E Wheat, «per 160 Ibs., 2 09 Fi ace re Japan Tea, ~ per lb.,ae : ; Crushed Sugar, _. 7 pennds . $1.00 TICKETS $2.50. Brown Sugar, S pounds $1 00 foe ee Pearl Barley, 3 Ihe. 25 ete Z mont eas, = = pS hs. 108 A genoral ipvitation is extended. Best Island Rive, 1M Ibs.,° 1-60 Improper characters not admitted.— Harkness Wax Caniles, box; 399. er ee Re Oysters, : ¢ 12cans 100 Sg aR : Cats er 5 caus 100 i 89. Jelly, ——9-nound-cans, Bt Ord nance Ne Sardines, small cans, 6 cans. 100 Am Ordinance fixing the Rates for} Sardines, large cans. 4cans T00 ge nse of Water from July Ist,. Lemon Peel and Citron, 3 1¥s. 100 _ A. D. 1881 to July Ist, A. B. 1882. been cidame a % 7 : BO! TRUSTEES of the City. 01 Can full of Coffee, 3 ths., &0 ie ppg on Seiinin ac tellaa . Milk Can full of Coffee,.3 lhs., 6) Dinner Can full of Coifee,5 lbs., 1 00 1882, the following rates and no larger rates for the use of Water shall be charged to consumers of Water, within said city, per week. Section 1. For Families, 50 cents. upper-er lower story, 50 cents, eee sectiom3. For each additional fam ly in each house 25_cents. Section’4. For. Restaurants and eating houses, 75 cents. ‘ Section 5, For ‘rst-class hotels, $8. Section 6.° For second-class hotels, $2. Section 7. For third-class hotels, 31,50, Section 8. For fourth class hotel, $1. Section 9. For saloon, 75 cents. . ~~ Section 10, For rooms and offices, 25 cta. Section 11. For photograph galleries, 80. cents. b Section 13. .For bath establishments, 75 cents. Section 14. For drug stores, 50 cents. Section 15. For blacksmith and wagon over ten thousand feet of lumber skipped out to the hills the day before I had advertised a house raisin’, I went to the county seat to attend a lawsuit and when IJ got back there wasn't astick of timber left. It had strayed away into the uplands. An ordinary board would climb a two mil@ hill during a hot week, and when it struck the timber it would keep wormin’ in an out amony the trees like a garter snake, Every farmer in the State had to keepshiepherd dogs to follow his lumber around the country, keep it together and show where it was in-the morning.” We didn’t need any flumes there for lumber. . We sawed it east pf the place we wanted to use it and let it warp itself to. its destination. With men and dogs to head it off at . the right time, “we never lost a stick. Well, here comes the jury,” continued the Judge. ‘*The witnesses lied so I guess they will disagree.” —Appeal. THERE is occasionally a weman who has such a control of temper that whena man steps on the train of her dress, she can smile sweetly and sa¥; ‘Oh, I don’t mind it, There isno harm done. — Pray don’t apologize. Itis allright. Very awkward? Qh, no!” Such a woman is a first-class aceomplished hypocrite. : leg bel wean Advertised Letters. . — The following is a list of letters remaining in the Post Office, at Nevada City, for the week ending Mareh 7, 1881. ’Persons calling for any of these letters wil] please say “‘advertised:” J. 8S. HoLsroox, P.M. Bebi Bernardo, Brown M, Auspacher Bros, Brodt Mrs, Clayton H H, Johnson Miss.Ada Morgan Ben, Sweet J J, : Woodruff A M, Whelan Patrick, Held for Postage, Lindley & Co Sacramento, A Damonte, San Jose, ‘Cal. be a BORN. At Boston Ravine, March 4, 1881, to ert Quirk and wife,ason, . ” ~: HOUSE AND Lor. ee ARISTOCEACY HILL. 91 Feet Frontage.Pd Apply at WELLS, FARGO & €O.’S Express" shops, 58 cents. Section . Foralt houses occupted by woman shall pay familia rates, 50 cents, Section 17. For school-houses, w.th an attendance of less than one bundred children, 50 cents. i Section 18. For school-houses, with an at: tendance of over one hundred children, $1.50. Section 19. For foundries, $1. Section 20. For Daily printing-offices, 75 cents. a Section 21. For tri-weekiy and printing offices, 50 cents. ! Section 22. For buteher-shops, — running meat cutters with water-power, extra, 75 cents. Section 23:-For butcher shops, 50 cents. Section 24. For bakeries, 75 cents. Section 25. For dairies, including one horse, 50 cents. Section 26. For’ Chinese houses, for each faucet, 50 cents. Section 27. For Chinese wash houses ahd laundries, from $2 to $3, Section 28. For first-class livery-s‘able, including water for washing livery wagons, buggies and carriages, $5. Section 29. For second-class livery stable, including water for washing wagons, buggies and carriages, $4. Section 30, For third-class livery stable, including water for washing wagons, buggies and carriages, 22. Section 31 For fourth-class livery stables, 1. Section 32. Forfeed and sale stable, $2 Section 33, For private stable from one to two horses, wagons and buggies, 25 cents. Section 34. For private stable, for each additional horse, 12 1-2 cents. © Section 35. For breweries, including two horses, $1.50. —— 36. For Gas works, $2. section 37. For Court House, i i irrigation, $4. nes Section 38. For Railroad depot, $1.25. Section 39. For sewing machines use of water, for each machine, 25 cents. Section 40. Irrigation from ten te fifteen dollars, according to pressure or size of lot, per season. Section 41. For 1000 bricks, on large contracts, 10 cents, Section 42. For 1000 bricks on small contracts, 12 1-2 cents, ; _ Section 43, For stone wall aii mortar — — per perch, section 44. For terfh i one cent per yard. ~ iinet mes Section 45 All parties are required to take water at fainilia rates to entitle them to get irrigation water. Section 46. First-class hotel is understaod to be a hotel containing noticss than 70 beds. weekly Third-class hotels, not Jess than 20 beds.— Fourth-class hotels, less than 20 beds. Section 47, First-class livery stable is understood to be a stable containing not less ‘than 25 horses. Second-class livery stable not less than fifteen horses. Third-class livery stable not less than six horses. Fourthclass livery stable, less than six heises, Section 48. All rates, except irrigation rates, are due and payable weekly. Irrigation rates in monthlyinstallments of onefifth of the rates ; if not ese within.the curt rent month the water will be shutoff, at the discretion of the Water Agent. Section 49. No one-except a thorized agent of the Water turn on the water to_any . witheuta Passed Reorerly au; 7“ an : ace or buildin rimit from the Water Agent. . ebruary 28th, 1881. J.C, LOCKLIN, President. Clerk, March 2d, Wanted, : K. Casprr, PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINE, A for sinking a shaft, ; Ten to Fifteen Horse en ee ee ¥. E. FIELDING, t. Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada, Section 2. For famihes occupying a house, . Starch, 2 packages,[Prize Medal Kerosene Oil, per gal’ 50¢ Second-class hotels, not less than 40 beds. . } BR having the same for sale will Please Beans, 334 lbs. for 1 00 ‘Ground Coffee, per package, 20 cts, Corn Starch, 2 packazes, 25 cta, . 25 ets do de do 5 cal ean, 2 25 Cal. Candles, 39 for 100 rye’s English Cocoa, packet 25 Washing Power, 3 packages 25c, Mustard, pet bottle, hs Pepper, per-bottle, 10c. . All goods subject to carrection, . \ ee Everything Fresh and warrant @ to be the Best. ~ AGENT FOR THE CELEBRATED Thistledew. Whisky, Fer family and medicinal purposes, ™~ ALSO. AGENT FOR THE <a CHAMPAGNE. Richard Roberts SELLING OUT To Leave for Europe ! a 0. FOGELI AVING leased the U. &. Brewery, and being about to leave for Europe, offers at Pivate sale a fine lot of Household and Kitchen Furntture, Carpets, Flowers, Canary Birds, etc. £2 Flowér Seeds of all descriptions. Also One Buggy,-one set Double Farnese, and one set Single Harness. € “ Everything will be soldat = Great Sae~ rifice and persons are requested to call at opposite the School House, and examine the and prices, Cc. FOGELI. . Nevada City, March Ist. : ROCK'S NURSERIES. TREES! TREES ! The attention of the ® People of Nevada coun ty ts called te my large: and superior steck eof Fruit & Ornamental Trees, _ SHRUBS, ROSES, Grapevines and Small Fruits, nieties © . Japanese Plants, Semi-lrepical Plants, Greenhouse Plants, Bedding Plants. NEW VARIETIES OF ORANCES AND LEMONS, Halian Olives, ete. all applicants. a e e-. the brick residence, adjoining the Brewery, ° Commercial ‘Street, . . Nevada City ie By a7 Of the most desirable varieties for general * cultivation. Also mamy new and rare va. Kelipse, Sparkling Muscatel, ~ +-—_—and Grand Prize ; Descriptive Catalogue will be mailed to a JOHN ROCK, Ban Jose, Gal J. J. Rog Deputy Cit: , Assembly Sacra nenio The Sheri * mine has ag time till ne: Geo. C.G ments to er at his Store 2 Seuater-G « eh ef Grass terday and _-Rhey wergday. Wim. Ri Manzauita 1 day while . ~ .hopped . on in two, The Bimil have conclu and’ Grass Nevada Cit 5 Srvive tho WmeHen ‘Vagrants, a a: Justies L Jey, marche yesterday y Some Gra age, whe a see their gi ES _oftheir dover tug along th than Clarks Gee. M, ! H-S:—€ros! atrived here morniag. he nied by his . ra visit t Clark, Stephen PB has a lot oi from the Be <0, Which ‘ki former: at 2: 5 cents ear, nity ie new. this inte esti pu vot Ano Sunday as his wife and Grass: Valle point. near tl mile this sid ards sat/cam pants were grouad with _-ards-sustaine knees that y days, the b . » about the he escaped with ! fright. The buggy to Gr into the live buggy was 1 ve Could) The other went over to business, and _. return borro: that horse be fore he had t saddle he bom pan y—th hud and the road, 14 ed the ri art House that th Fm. Suit lant give e given t nt, Alice M. ' pon motior fas stricken Reeess till ’ ete Re » There will heatre on evening: vere

7 ee ~ \ “ “Glee Daily Trunseript. NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA. Our County Schéels. Daring the past w Another Case of Balldosiig. It will be. remembered that the otherevening the Greds Valley debating club wrestled over the propésition whether or no it would be + stbserving the best interests of the United States to let the Republican “party to continue to run the Govern: ment. Now according to the rule ; _ofthat-organization ‘the @hairniari examined ia grammar and orthoie the one who decides as to the .relee eee ee Oe ee “+ ative merits of the arguments preoT x7 sented by the debaters, On this ~ occasion a gextleman named: Murphy who has always lived im the Demo. cratic party and proposes to die in it wag inthe chair. Jt was therefore ~what was expected when Mr. -Murphy cleared his throat and in a few eloquent sentences delivered 4 verdict in which it was stated that the couniry .was in imminent danger-ard that the only hope for saving it was ‘for the Republicans to sten down and out and and let the, Democrats stepin. The Free Dance, should _have its sweet-singer—eibalm—Mur“phy in some poetry for the fidelity he thus showed_to his, embalmable party. 21e Recepniion of Hon. Win. George. The citizens of Grass Va'ley tend_ ered Senator George a warm weliu of fis keturn from Sacramento. As ie entered his residence he found it ihranged by many of the representa. tive citizens of that part of the couniy, & portion of whom were accompanied by their wives. Dr. 8. M. * Harris delivered an eloquent address of welcome, which was responded to hy the Senator.—The—brass—_band . -——— was present a portion of the time , anddiscoursed some inspiring music A collation was served, more than a hundred people assembling dround the festive board. The reception was a fitting testimonial to one who while in Sacramento has éaraest and intelligent worker in the interests of his county, and to whose efforts are due many of: the aafe-guards that have this been thrown around the mining industry. been an winter _ ee e+ Lynch Law Threatened, A serious row is in progress be‘tween som? parties whoset upclaims against each ether for the ownership ‘efcertain mining ground not far from the city. It is charged that one faction is trying to get even by killing steck belonging to the other faction and committing other equally asroprehensible deeds, Faction number two swear if another of the lawless acts*is committed there will be some man killing done, iatimating that lynch law will be the means of punishment adapted. As one of the men living in the agitated community remarked to the TRANSCRIPT yesterday, ‘‘He'l’s poppin’ out thar, and thar’s likely to be some right power? ful preventitives adopted, bet yer life.” > 2 e+ Tho Agute Mine. The Aggie claim, owned by John Carry and John Maglia, and: situat“ed overin the Mt, Auburn district, is looking well. The tunnel, which is in 150 feet, has on opened a goodsized ledge, and as soon asthe roads are good enough the ore now being “extracted will be brought to the city and erushed. — > “To be Sold. Tt is stated that Mesars. Lockliy and Jamieson have about consuminated a sale to New York partics of the Yellow Diamond quartz mine, situated in Rocky ravine, about) three miles northwest of the city;~ + Yin Found Dead. Mrs. fooper, a ‘resident of Colfax, was found dead in her bed yesterday morning. She is supposed to have died’ of apoplexy. “ Her-husband is engaged at mining uear Iowa~ Hill, . _ Iris perfectly proper to spealnof a man’s maguificantdome of thought or his, Websterian brow, but when you speak of a red-headed gentleman as the man with the gilded dome, ten ch nces’to one he will not feel fatte:ed, i « : Haut’s Journal of Health Says that a personcaneatch the diphtheria by holding his head over & drain for ~~ fifteen minutes, The experimeut is @ little mouotouous, Tues lay, Mireh 8, 1831. _ come Saturday evening on the ocoas. ‘. like avace-horse, Stopping in front schools: A. 3. Powers, which has a total en‘rollment of 46 pupils, of which 7 are in the Grammar Grade and 39 in the Primary. . The range of ages in. this school is not very high. In former times it held a good rank among the schools of the county, but the larger pupils have \oved' away, or gone to work. The prxsent teacher holds a a good instructor.. The pupi's, being Birchville school, -W. J,.Rogers teacher, has enrolled 56scholars during-the term, The number at. present_is 41, The school was examined in reading, spelling and arithmetic, and certainly showed’ careful train— ing. Thé teacher » encourages the . ‘pupils to consult the'dictionary and ‘find the meaning of the werds used in their lessons, bringing out results in the recitation afterwards, The practice may be commended. ~ French Corral school, taught -by Mr. Z. T. McGee, has-had enrolled 70 pupils during the term. The present roll: is 52 scholars. The, connection with the fact>that—att classes from First Primaryto the High School are included, makes this school wbont the most difficult in the county to teach with specific results. It includes 30 pupils in the Grammar eek Superintendent Wicks visited the following Tudian Springs school, taught by Life Piploma,-and isin every sense . large nuinber ‘to be taught, taken in . Making Annual Assessments ment of property in the »gounty. Rough and-Ready is the first towni ship to be disposed of. Under. in. structions from the ‘State Board of . Equalization the description of lands . when listed ‘must be very accurate, giving the legal subdivisions accord. ing to U. S. surveys, with the sec. tion, township, range, atid base and . meridian; and when owners do not . furnish such descriptions 'the Assess. or is required and empowered tohave i the surveys made at the owners’.experise-~“Mining claims must be described by metes and bounds if they have not been surveyed, When the owners of the property situated’ in the county are residents. here they must return the sworn statements themselves, and not through agents Ail poll and personal taxes are payable to the Assessor on demand. The Deputies who will’ assist Mr. Collins in assessing this year-will be I. W. Hayes Jr., James O. SweetFrederick Wheeler and Wm. TT. liatyear with the exception of My, White. Central Pacific R. KR, Tax Cases. —_—<~--M. Byrne, Jr., President of the 3oard. of Supervisors, has returned from San ‘Francisco, where he_had been on official business in connection with the injunction suit of C. P. Huntington to restrain the Central } Pacific Railroad Company from pay-. the dog-herded-lumber-22——— Forest Springs school numbers 43) as the total enrollment, andis taught . by Miss Maggie Henderson, a most . energetic teacher. Since taking charge, she:has raised the grade of the school:.very much in reading, language and penmanship. She will now make amore decided effort to advance them in arithmetic, in in which she found them very deficient, The Superintendent examined the five classes in arithmetic. > A Knowing Deg. ‘Jas, Spargo’s house -is situated some distance from his mining’ tunnels on Deer creek. He has a little dog named, Robert. Every moon as Mrs. Spargo shakes out the snowy linen to spread it on the table for dinner, that dog starts for the mine of tunnel No. 1 he gives a.series of yelps. As soon as he is sure he has attracted: the miners’ attention he rins.to the mouth of the next tunhel and also oalls out te the men employ. ed there. The other day Mrs. Spargo laid the cloth about a quarter after eleven, thinking she would set the table and then take a féw minutes’ rest before her husband cane to dinner. The dog glanced up at‘the cock that day and then back at her with a puzzled air as if\he thought one or the other had lost their reckoning. Not receiving any light on the subject he started, for the tunnel . wearing an uncertain expression, Hecalled the men out as usual, but when he entered the house with his owner and found what a mistake he had made it is saidhe looked as mean as though he had been caught. killing sheep. It took some time to restore his confidence in himself, ° Paid inte Couaty Treasury. The following amounts were paid into the County Treasury for the month ending yesterday: S: Euer, interest on land. certifix cates, $16, W.N. Adams, ce :rtificate, $12. A.S. Jones, redemption, $16.04. Jno. McKinney, Justice's fines, $7. Jno. McKinney, Coroner's fees, $6: D. Collins, road poll tax,$4.65. og. AS Rain, $322.60. J. E. Carr, Jury fees, $180, J. E. Carr, County Clerk's: fees, $531.70. Coluuty Collector, licenses, $1,339.15. ; J. BE, Cart, County Auditer’s fees, $148.85. Mra, Thatcher, rent $30. E. O. Tompkiiis, Sheriff's fees, interest on land Recorder's fees, ing and the Collectors of about fifty. two counties of the State from collecting the taxes—from-the Railroad Company for the year 1880. The suitwas brought in the.U. S. District Ceurt’ at San Francisco, and the time. for the hearing has been set for the 14th inst. At San Francisco there was some consultation among the officials of several counties as to the coursé to be pursued, ‘but definite action will be taken in afew days as to whether the several counties interested will agree to make a test case, or whether each county will defend for itself,_.Union, > — —-++ Bear River News Items. One hundred. pounds of bullion was taken to Wheatland on. the stage recently, it being the last ‘‘clean up” of the Blue Point mine at Smartsville. _ Messrs. Brewer, Keyes and Huff. a'.er, whose ranches are situated on the Sheridan side ‘of Bear river, have suffered very considerable damage fronrthe-Istefloods,-—These gen-= tlpmen complain that parties: living on this sido of Bear river have constructed wing dams to protect their levees, and that these dams direct the course of the waters with much fo ce against their levees, breaking them and thus subjecting their lands to overflow. — = -> Residence fer Sale. In another column is offered for sale at a reasonable price one of the . most desirable residences on Aris— tocracy Hill. Parties wishing to invest in Nevada City property will do well to call on the advertiser. bere >.Card of Thanks. I desire to impress my deep thanks to the kind people of Nevada City who have so liberally eontributed to the relief of nyself and my young children, Gratefully, Mas. A, B. GreGory, Mere and There. The Apportionment bill failed to pasé.the. Senate, ~~" ond Press opinions of Garfield’s inaugural address are rather eulogistic thau otherwise, General Roberts has left London to take command of the British forees against the Boers. The Coercion bill is now in force in Ireland, Many of the Land . League are reported to have left fearing arrest, An unprecedented frost oceurred at Antequa, Sonth America, on the 10th of February. The damage is estimated at from $1,000,000 to $2,000,030. = Change of Deputy. Wm. H. Adams-was yesterday removed from: the position of Deputy County Clerk, and Thos, arr, late “teacher of the Al.ison Ranch school, was appointed to succeed him. Mr; Adams many friends -will regret to Warn of his removal, President Hayes refused topardon the Mussel Slough settlers becauseof the absence of any expression of opinion from the Federal Judges and District Attorney. He recommend}ed that the matter be presented to Garfield who would have time to get }both sides of the stery. _ "Phe Danville (Pa.) Insane Asylum, Dan Collins and Deputies yester= day commenced the annual assess— land, M. Brophy, James D. White, . . ‘Fhomas; all of whom were deputies . a ae ed by fire Saturday night. in one of the rooms, ignited by an inmate entering with a light. One of the pleasan tending the. inauguration was the attention } whom great respect .and Senator Hoar introducwere paid, & in the ed, Saturday, a resolution Senate, which passed, inviting him his stay in Washington. = President Garfield on Saturday sent the Senate the following nom— inations: dames —G. Maine, Secretary of State; Wm. Windom, of Minnesota, Secretary of Pewnsylvania, Attorney-General; 8. J. Kirkwood, of. Iowa, Secretary of the Interior; Robert T. Lincoln, of Iliineis, Secretary of War; Wm: H. Hunt, of Louisiana, Secretary of the The Senate received the and imNavy. nominations at 3.02 P. M., mediately, on the motion of Cameronof Pennsylvania, went,into an executive session, and confirmed ‘the nominations. = aia ee A Sastice Hourtidyl “T had a dog once, hack in Nébraska—that Ekept to herd lumber,” said Sustice-Cary of Carson toa knot of lawyers who were waiting for the verdict in his office the-other~ afternoon, : ‘‘Beg-pardon Judge; did you say “Yes sir, cottonwood boards. We lumber in at night.” ~~ Everybody now paid the closest attention as they knew that the boss was at work. “Tt-was this. way. boards warp like thunderin the sun, A board would begin. to -hump_ its back up about nine in the morning and in half an hour it would turn over, By eleven-it would warp. the other way by heat, and make another flop. Each time it turned it moved acouple of feet, always’ following the sun toward the west. The first summer [ lived in Brownyille —— Nearly four hundred lives are supposed to ‘have been lost. The fire‘is suppos— . ed at Smartsville recently and taken ed to have originated by escaping gas . to Oroville on a charge presence ‘of General Hancock, to, to the foor of the chamber during . pins, 0 Lthe ‘Preasury; Wayne MoVengh, of . § always kept.a dog tiere to bring the Cottonwood . : Section 12, For barber-shops, 50 cents, Chinese Murderers Arrested, Ah Tune and Ab You were arrestof having . murdeted Ah Ltn, a Downieville merchant, in* Oroville, on November t incileits at-. od, 1880. Ah King, who recently . i visited Nevada City in the interests iof Ah Look, was the person who . eaused the arrest of the murderers,

. If they are convicted he will be entitled to a reward from the Six Com. . . panies. P vada City will give a a CANICE CHURCH, NeHe s st SEASON a ———— CASm PricEt UIST —_OF THE BEEHIVE” GROCERY STOR! —_——— TRANSCRIPT BLOCK, GRAND BALL: —AND— From July tst, A. D. 1831 to July 1st, A.D Ffour, per 100 lbs., $2 75 SUPPER, 4 Assorted Crackers r40 _ AT HURTS HALL, ‘Soda Crackers ' < 80 2 ’ 1%th, . Mackerel, No, 1, per kit,-> -2 25 Thursday Eve'g, March Mackerel, ' (5 ib. cans, 60 — Bran, , ° per 100 lbs., 25 : : E Wheat, «per 160 Ibs., 2 09 Fi ace re Japan Tea, ~ per lb.,ae : ; Crushed Sugar, _. 7 pennds . $1.00 TICKETS $2.50. Brown Sugar, S pounds $1 00 foe ee Pearl Barley, 3 Ihe.. 25 ete Z mont eas, = = pS hs. 108 A genoral ipvitation is extended. Best Island Rive, 1M Ibs.,° 1-60 Improper characters not admitted.— Harkness Wax Caniles, box; 399. er ee Re Oysters, : ¢ 12cans 100 Sg aR : Cats er 5 caus 100 i 89. Jelly, ——9-nound-cans, Bt Ord nance Ne Sardines, small cans, 6 cans. 100 Am Ordinance fixing the Rates for} Sardines, large cans. 4cans T00 ge nse of Water from July Ist,. Lemon Peel and Citron, 3 1¥s. 100 _ A. D. 1881 to July Ist, A. B. 1882. been cidame a % 7 : BO! TRUSTEES of the City. 01 Can full of Coffee, 3 ths., &0 ie ppg on Seiinin ac tellaa . Milk Can full of Coffee,.3 lhs., 6) Dinner Can full of Coifee,5 lbs., 1 00 1882, the following rates and no larger rates for the use of Water shall be charged to consumers of Water, within said city, per week. Section 1. For Families, 50 cents. upper-er lower story, 50 cents, eee sectiom3. For each additional fam ly in each house 25_cents. Section’4. For. Restaurants and eating houses, 75 cents. ‘ Section 5, For ‘rst-class hotels, $8. Section 6.° For second-class hotels, $2. Section 7. For third-class hotels, 31,50, Section 8. For fourth class hotel, $1. Section 9. For saloon, 75 cents. . ~~ Section 10, For rooms and offices, 25 cta. Section 11. For photograph galleries, 80. cents. b Section 13. .For bath establishments, 75 cents. Section 14. For drug stores, 50 cents. Section 15. For blacksmith and wagon over ten thousand feet of lumber skipped out to the hills the day before I had advertised a house raisin’, I went to the county seat to attend a lawsuit and when IJ got back there wasn't astick of timber left. It had strayed away into the uplands. An ordinary board would climb a two mil@ hill during a hot week, and when it struck the timber it would keep wormin’ in an out amony the trees like a garter snake, Every farmer in the State had to keepshiepherd dogs to follow his lumber around the country, keep it together and show where it was in-the morning.” We didn’t need any flumes there for lumber. . We sawed it east pf the place we wanted to use it and let it warp itself to. its destination. With men and dogs to head it off at . the right time, “we never lost a stick. Well, here comes the jury,” continued the Judge. ‘*The witnesses lied so I guess they will disagree.” —Appeal. THERE is occasionally a weman who has such a control of temper that whena man steps on the train of her dress, she can smile sweetly and sa¥; ‘Oh, I don’t mind it, There isno harm done. — Pray don’t apologize. Itis allright. Very awkward? Qh, no!” Such a woman is a first-class aceomplished hypocrite. : leg bel wean Advertised Letters. . — The following is a list of letters remaining in the Post Office, at Nevada City, for the week ending Mareh 7, 1881. ’Persons calling for any of these letters wil] please say “‘advertised:” J. 8S. HoLsroox, P.M. Bebi Bernardo, Brown M, Auspacher Bros, Brodt Mrs, Clayton H H, Johnson Miss.Ada Morgan Ben, Sweet J J, : Woodruff A M, Whelan Patrick, Held for Postage, Lindley & Co Sacramento, A Damonte, San Jose, ‘Cal. be a BORN. At Boston Ravine, March 4, 1881, to ert Quirk and wife,ason, . ” ~: HOUSE AND Lor. ee ARISTOCEACY HILL. 91 Feet Frontage.Pd Apply at WELLS, FARGO & €O.’S Express" shops, 58 cents. Section . Foralt houses occupted by woman shall pay familia rates, 50 cents, Section 17. For school-houses, w.th an attendance of less than one bundred children, 50 cents. i Section 18. For school-houses, with an at: tendance of over one hundred children, $1.50. Section 19. For foundries, $1. Section 20. For Daily printing-offices, 75 cents. a Section 21. For tri-weekiy and printing offices, 50 cents. ! Section 22. For buteher-shops, — running meat cutters with water-power, extra, 75 cents. Section 23:-For butcher shops, 50 cents. Section 24. For bakeries, 75 cents. Section 25. For dairies, including one horse, 50 cents. Section 26. For’ Chinese houses, for each faucet, 50 cents. Section 27. For Chinese wash houses ahd laundries, from $2 to $3, Section 28. For first-class livery-s‘able, including water for washing livery wagons, buggies and carriages, $5. Section 29. For second-class livery stable, including water for washing wagons, buggies and carriages, $4. Section 30, For third-class livery stable, including water for washing wagons, buggies and carriages, 22. Section 31 For fourth-class livery stables, 1. Section 32. Forfeed and sale stable, $2 Section 33, For private stable from one to two horses, wagons and buggies, 25 cents. Section 34. For private stable, for each additional horse, 12 1-2 cents. © Section 35. For breweries, including two horses, $1.50. —— 36. For Gas works, $2. section 37. For Court House, i i irrigation, $4. nes Section 38. For Railroad depot, $1.25. Section 39. For sewing machines use of water, for each machine, 25 cents. Section 40. Irrigation from ten te fifteen dollars, according to pressure or size of lot, per season. Section 41. For 1000 bricks, on large contracts, 10 cents, Section 42. For 1000 bricks on small contracts, 12 1-2 cents, ; _ Section 43, For stone wall aii mortar — — per perch, section 44. For terfh i one cent per yard. ~ iinet mes Section 45 All parties are required to take water at fainilia rates to entitle them to get irrigation water. Section 46. First-class hotel is understaod to be a hotel containing noticss than 70 beds. weekly Third-class hotels, not Jess than 20 beds.— Fourth-class hotels, less than 20 beds. Section 47, First-class livery stable is understood to be a stable containing not less ‘than 25 horses. Second-class livery stable not less than fifteen horses. Third-class livery stable not less than six horses. Fourthclass livery stable, less than six heises, Section 48. All rates, except irrigation rates, are due and payable weekly. Irrigation rates in monthlyinstallments of onefifth of the rates ; if not ese within.the curt rent month the water will be shutoff, at the discretion of the Water Agent. Section 49. No one-except a thorized agent of the Water turn on the water to_any . witheuta Passed Reorerly au; 7“ an : ace or buildin rimit from the Water Agent. . ebruary 28th, 1881. J.C, LOCKLIN, President. Clerk, March 2d, Wanted, : K. Casprr, PORTABLE HOISTING ENGINE, A for sinking a shaft, ; Ten to Fifteen Horse en ee ee ¥. E. FIELDING, t. Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada, Section 2. For famihes occupying a house, . Starch, 2 packages,[Prize Medal Kerosene Oil, per gal’ 50¢ Second-class hotels, not less than 40 beds. . } BR having the same for sale will Please Beans, 334 lbs. for 1 00 ‘Ground Coffee, per package, 20 cts, Corn Starch, 2 packazes, 25 cta, . 25 ets do de do 5 cal ean, 2 25 Cal. Candles, 39 for 100 rye’s English Cocoa, packet 25 Washing Power, 3 packages 25c, Mustard, pet bottle, hs Pepper, per-bottle, 10c. . All goods subject to carrection, . \ ee Everything Fresh and warrant @ to be the Best. ~ AGENT FOR THE CELEBRATED Thistledew. Whisky, Fer family and medicinal purposes, ™~ ALSO. AGENT FOR THE <a CHAMPAGNE. Richard Roberts SELLING OUT To Leave for Europe ! a 0. FOGELI AVING leased the U. &. Brewery, and being about to leave for Europe, offers at Pivate sale a fine lot of Household and Kitchen Furntture, Carpets, Flowers, Canary Birds, etc. £2 Flowér Seeds of all descriptions. Also One Buggy,-one set Double Farnese, and one set Single Harness. € “ Everything will be soldat = Great Sae~ rifice and persons are requested to call at opposite the School House, and examine the and prices, Cc. FOGELI. . Nevada City, March Ist. : ROCK'S NURSERIES. TREES! TREES ! The attention of the ® People of Nevada coun ty ts called te my large: and superior steck eof Fruit & Ornamental Trees, _ SHRUBS, ROSES, Grapevines and Small Fruits, nieties © . Japanese Plants, Semi-lrepical Plants, Greenhouse Plants, Bedding Plants. NEW VARIETIES OF ORANCES AND LEMONS, Halian Olives, ete. all applicants. a e e-. the brick residence, adjoining the Brewery, ° Commercial ‘Street, . . Nevada City ie By a7 Of the most desirable varieties for general * cultivation. Also mamy new and rare va. Kelipse, Sparkling Muscatel, ~ +-—_—and Grand Prize ; Descriptive Catalogue will be mailed to a JOHN ROCK, Ban Jose, Gal J. J. Rog Deputy Cit: , Assembly Sacra nenio The Sheri * mine has ag time till ne: Geo. C.G ments to er at his Store 2 Seuater-G « eh ef Grass terday and _-Rhey wergday. Wim. Ri Manzauita 1 day while . ~ .hopped . on in two, The Bimil have conclu and’ Grass Nevada Cit 5 Srvive tho WmeHen ‘Vagrants, a a: Justies L Jey, marche yesterday y Some Gra age, whe a see their gi ES _oftheir dover tug along th than Clarks Gee. M, ! H-S:—€ros! atrived here morniag. he nied by his . ra visit t Clark, Stephen PB has a lot oi from the Be <0, Which ‘ki former: at 2: 5 cents ear, nity ie new. this inte esti pu vot Ano Sunday as his wife and Grass: Valle point. near tl mile this sid ards sat/cam pants were grouad with _-ards-sustaine knees that y days, the b . » about the he escaped with ! fright. The buggy to Gr into the live buggy was 1 ve Could) The other went over to business, and _. return borro: that horse be fore he had t saddle he bom pan y—th hud and the road, 14 ed the ri art House that th Fm. Suit lant give e given t nt, Alice M. ' pon motior fas stricken Reeess till ’ ete Re » There will heatre on evening: vere