March 9, 1872 (4 pages)

aA a pres rt tn The Duty Transcript Saturday, March 9, 1872. ry FOR PRESIDEST, r GENERAL U. 8. GRANT. _ Bubject to the decision of the National Re o > publican Convention. aiahisendven ——— “Whe Nevada Trasscnirr has been ggitating the building of a narrow * gauge railroad to this city, and offers ‘yood reasons why such aroad should . ‘be built, and why it would prove profitable. We agree with the ‘fnaxSCRIPT, and wish it would come down _ ér@and punch our sleepy citizens _to build a uarrow gauge road, or a broad gauge read, or a road with no yauge at Ail, from out thiscity to any place, no matter where, so that trayel can get im and cut during high water. We have only one way left open for ingress or égress during tiie . . Hoods, and that is by the Oregon pranch of the Central. Freight which leaves this city for San Juan, Nevada, or any of the mountaim owns, must be shipped’ on thé cars: te some point on the outside and thence taken to its destination. By this means the Winter trade of the ity is almost all taken away, while otlier places, blessed with Passable roads are reaping the benefit of their wise foresight. and liberality im having roads leading to and from their towns which can be traveled in the Winter. As long as this city has no better or more reliable Winter roads than it now possesses, the citizens yuust expect to have dull times in, aud a side station of what should be Sg prosperous, thriving central point pi eommétce.— Marysville Appeal. We have agitated through the columns of the Transcript, and done “our full proportion of work.on the outside to have a railroad built somewhere, but up to thistime have not succeeded in having one-in. operation, except on paper. We-don't propose te let up on this subject untila railroad is built from Nevada ity. The leading citizens hereare wide awake upon this matter, and are willing to invest their money, but those in adjoining counties have impeded their progress instead of Reartily co-operating with us. people of Marysville had the spunk of a dead coyote they would have gone ahead and securéd all the travel i¥om this section ofState, but they have sat quietly down in the—delusive hope that we would build the road and let them reap the benefit therefrom. A road will now be built from Colfux to this city, and Marysville will be an immense sufferer by the enterprise, All of the ‘travel, trade and freight which that city now reaps the benefit of, destined for the upper part of Yuba, Sierra and this county will be entirely cut off, and Marysville will then have good cause to.complain of dull times, as it will make thousands of dollars difference to-the merchants of that city. That the business will be diverted from that channel there is no doubt. It will be cheaper for the trade to come this way after the road is built, and thus we shall be the gainerof Marysville’s stupidity, About four weeks ago a company was formed to build a narrow gauge road from this city to _ Colfax, comprising solid men of this county and San Francisco, but_ durjing that time another-company was formed for the purpose of building a horse. car railroad,and the“latter eompany proposed to haye it completed by the first of October. In consideration of this fact, the narrow gauge,company have withdrawn temporarily to see if the horse car company are in earnest, and if they go ahead the former company will take no further action in the matter, We are determined to have a railroad, and whoever gets the first start will receive the entire support of this community, whether it be for a narrow gauge or a horse car road, Tur SirvatTion.—The Grass Valley Union says: The miners strike seems >to be dying out: There.have been no active demonstrations against the use of giant powder in the mines since ourlast accounts. There seems to be a disposition on all sides to be ; reasonable and fair. The Eureka mine has begun to fill up with men who will work according to directions. Contract. men and tribute men in that mine are not molested in any way. Several miners who could not work here with giant powder have left the place, and others are preparing to leave. They will. find thé same old lion in their paths . wherever they may go, provided they go where mining is done, The district was all quiet ‘yesterday, and no new developments were made. » If the Our ‘neighbor, the Grass Valley Republican, has a ‘‘erasher’’ on the . Horse Car Railroad and is of the [opinion that the road cannot be . built for twice the amouat named. . We can assure'our neighbor that the ~ . parties having the matter in hand were néver known to rush into a . spéculftion blindly and that they are . fully posted in the matter, their esj timate of $100,000 being placed in . excess Of the actual cost. They. pro. pose, as.we stated, fo run the entire ____ . distance over the toll road, which is, Se RNR AR NANEE a oe. = The following rates of-toll have y° been established by the Boatd of Su-. . Among th many contrivances empervisors : ployed ‘to injure the popularity of ‘Grass Valley Turnpike Co.—Load. President Grant with the people, and ed wagon and 10 animals, $1 50; . thereby*destroy his availability as a wagon and 8 animals, $1 25 : wagon candidate for re-election, 1s the New and 6 animals, $1); wagon and 4/ York Cestom House Investigation animals, 60-cts; wagon and 2 horses, . that is new progressing. That there 40 cts; carriage or buggy and 2 horses, . have been swindling and speculation . 25 cts; buggy and I horse, 15 cts; . in the Customs Department in that . horse and rider, 10 cts; loose. stock city there is little room for doubt, per head, 5éts; empty wagons half . but a fair investigation with a view the above rates. to the correction of abuses is not the _Way-Toll—Wagon and 10 animals, ; PUFPOs¢ of the present inquisition. l by actual measurement, 14 miles, land not 18, as the Republican seems ito think if would require. _ We admit that the charge~now allowed by law is only teD\cents per-mile and freight $3 30 per ton, but these rates would not pay and no edpital could be found*to be invested in such an enterprise, unless allowed to charge at least $2 for passengers and $4 or . $4.50 per tom for freight. In order to meet the exigencies of this case it is proposed to have a bill introduced into the Legislature for a tramway road and give the power to the Supervisors to regulate the rates, which, of course they would not place lower . Parties stand ready to-day to put the road in running order for $100,000, or they will agree to farnish the rails . the entire distance for less than $40,1000. Say 10 cars at $1,000 each, . Pee car; ‘ . $10,000, which Casebolt, the builder, has estimated; for the road and grading, $30,000; horses, $2,000; oo) + . make the amount of the company’s basis. The Republican says the road lon the south side of Bear river, at +-Morrison’s, and near the Town Talk will require heavy grading. Asa matter of course, it will require some, . but not a great deal. In San Fran. cisco horse cars are run over roads with nearly as heavy grades as can \ be found between this city and Colfax. Where itis necessary on the route, it is proposed to dothe work with additional horsés. the Republican, why go to Colfax? Becauseit is the nearest point to comhect with the Overland route. The idea of going to Auburn or Clipper Gap we believe to be outef the question. A year ago a movement fax, but a few influential men started in for the Marysville route, and we ‘“‘vot busted’’ wide open and the enterprise proved a complete fizzle. We want no side issues on this project, and if we have anything to say about it we shall insist upon the Horse Car Railroad to Colfaxand accept no other until this is done. ~~. ; den up to Sunday night. arrived ina few days. gotten. eight, and the Morning Post seven casion of debates in both Houses of several extra reporters. it water. case, vil stnaaiee itil that reperter made the discovery. i ta Barbara with mountain water. ees © @ Ge be livening up considerably. their nest im an orenge tree, tand 1 Animal, 10 cts; horse and rider, . =™@ this part of the programme failthan those proposed by the company. . . other expenditures, $18,000, would . But, says . was made to build a railroad to Col-} 75 cts; wagon and 8 animals, 6212 . The sole objects.of these-proceedings cts; wagon and 6 animals,.50 cts is to manufacture political capital against the President to be used in wagon and 4 animals, 30 cts; wagon : : : and 2 animals,20—cts;—carriage or }the.coming campaign; to defeat .t e “bagey and 2 animals, 15 ets; buggy renoniination of Grant.if possible,. ing, to attempt-to-ereaté distrust of his honesty of purpose in-the public mind and thus secure his defeat before the people. ‘The schemes of thie conspirators are deep laid, and are carried out. with the cunning that might be éxpected from such old and experienced politicians, “but thus far the New York investigation, so far as it’ reflected. upon the President, has been a terrible fizzle. This noising committee managed to unearth a letter written by President Grant, introducing Lee to Collector Grinnell, and this letter has done duty in every Democratic paper in the land, which have placed upon it every evil construction that political malignity of Democratic unscrupulousness could possibly devise. The letter amount; ed to nothing, and taken in -conneetion with the testimony relating to it had no significance as bearing upon any part that Leet subsegently ehacted in the New York Custom House. But it has been published and republished, its importance magnified and every particle of testimony in the President’s favor been scrupulously suppressed, until no doubt there are many deluded Democrats who have concluded from the accounts publishedin their party papers that Grant secured Leet the General Order businessin the New York Custom House, openéd the door for Leet to steal and then divided with him. The testimony of Gen. Horace Porter, puts the matter in a rather different ight. We havye notthe slighest idea,’says the Appeal, that any Democratic paper in the State will have the decency to print it. This testimony showed 0c. ; Forest Hill and Grass Valley Turnj pike Co.—Loaded wagon and 8 animals, $2 00;."agon and 6. animals, $175; wagon and 4 animals, $1 25; wagon ahd 2 animals, $1 00; carriage or buggy and 2 horses, 50 cts; buggy and 1 horse 25 cts; horse and rider -25 cents; loose cattle per head, 5 cts; . sheep and swine,3 cts; empty wagons . half the above rates. 5 Way, Toll—Wagen, loaded, and . 10° animals, $1.50; wagon, loaded, and 8 animals, $1 25; wagon, loaded, ffnd 6 animals, $1; wagon, loaded, and 4 animals, 50 cts; wagon, leaded, and 2 animals, 35 cts; carriage of buggy and 2 animals, 25 cts; buggy and 1 animal, 15 cts; horse and . rider, 10 cts; locse stock per head, 3 tts; enipty wagons half the above rates. Washington and Alpha Turnpike Co.—Wagon and 6 animals, either way, $200; wagon and 4 animals, $1 50; wagon and.2 animals, 1 00; vehicle and 1 animal, , 25 ets; horse and rider, 10 cts, -— Pet Hill Tolf Road.—Wagon and 10 animals, $1 50; wagon and 8 ani[mals $1 24, wagon and 6 animals $1; wagon and 4 animals, 60 cts; wagon and 2 animals, 40 cts; buggy or carriage and 2 animals, 25 ets; buggy }and 1 animal, 10 cts; horse end rider, 10 cts; loose cattle per head, 2 cts; sheep and hogs, 1 et. The Board adjourned for the term, to meet again on pe 27th inst. to levy taxes. oe ——— Roll of Henor. The following are the names of puMucu Freicut.—Three hundred and fifty car loads of freight had been forwarded to San Francisco from OgAll the delayed freight, it is thought, will have Some of this freight has occupied months in its transit from New York, and much of it was. intended for the holidays, which are past and now almost forats 2 Tue London Times employs nineteen reporters in the gallery of the House of Commons, theStandard. employs thirteen, the Morning Advertiser employs nine, the Daily News . valve is required in the bellows. Each paper also employs a summary writer, and the latter two, on .the oc» . the po wer of an organ having a safeaugment their staff by the addition Curtp Scatpep.—The Grass _ Valley Union says: Wednesday afternoon a little child of Mrs. Vivian of Auburn street was accidentally scalded by turning over a boiler of hot The child’s legs are badly injured. Dr. Simpson attended the THERE is an abundance of water in the Carson river at present, and it is not likely that there will be any scarcity for the next year and a half. Tue local reporter of the Vallejo Recorder says the prettiest girl in that town has.corns on her feet.— Our exchanges want to know how ARRANGEMENTS Will soon be completed for supplying the townof SanWuenx the site of the railroad depot at Visalia is selected, a firgt class } hotel will be erceted adjacent thereto. Busrness in Marysville is said to “A pam of mits at Los Angeles built . pils placedon the Roll of Honor in the North San Jaan Grammarschool, for the month ending March Ist, 1872, Geo. E. Robinson, teacher: Sarah J. Williams, Thomas Evans, ~William Wodell, Gracie Hesseltine, Virginia J. Ray, John Quinn, Bennie Hessel= tine, Lilly D. Ray, Mary Banks, Annie Smith,Thomas Harris, Frank Reed, Augusta Noblet, Ginerva Pfister, Willie Noblet, David Morgan, Andrew Carrion, Earnest Kramer, Ephriam Bloos, Charles Eddy, Minnie Quick, Willie Dahneke, Willie Hesseltine, Albert Taylor, Ida Kramer, Mary Beck, Chas. Crall, Jennie Poole. The Organ. There is nothing in which the Ma-. son & Hamlin Cabinet Organs more excel than in their great power, and loudness-of tone. The single and double reed organs are so_substantial and well made that no safety ; An instrument thus made 1s capable, on an average, of something like double ty valve to prevent the pressure of a: strong current of air on. the reed valves. Kohler, Chase & Co., agents, 633, Clay street, San Francisco: 2t Concert at Grass Valley. We acknowledge receipt. of complimentary tickets to the Library Concert for the benefit of the Library Association, to take place at Grass Valley on Saturday evening next. Tue Nevada TRANSCRIPT tells us more about the proposed -herse car railroad from Nevada via Grass Valley to Colfax. The Transcript is so enthusiastic that it publishes a picre = the train “7 ull motion, the rain being propelled by unharnessed horses.—@. V, Peles. : They were on the down grade, and of course you couldn’t see the harness. ‘ Tux number of business failures in the State of California during the year 1871 was eighty-nine, and the aggregated amount of liabilities $4,279,000. In 1870 there were sixty failures, with liabilities of $2,423,000; and in 1869 there were but four failures, liabilities $593,000, aie er Puants of ramie are flourishing that Grant and Porter both desired that Leet should not enter into the Custom House, and after he had entered it, requested him with all the delicacy that could--be expressed to afriend in whom hehad confidence, to resign; furthermore that Leet obtained the General Order business withoutthe knowledge of-either the President or Porter, that the letter from Grinnell, intrducing Leet, was written at the request of General Rawlins; and a letter is furthermore produced from the President's Private. Secretary to Collector Murphy upon his-enteriug upon the duties of his office, requesting him upon no account to appoint any one who sought place upon either his or the President's name, and that his (Porter’s)only desire was that the patrenage of the office -be-so~distributed . ‘‘as to render efficient service to the country and the cause of the administration.”” Another letter is produced in which a request is made in behalf of the President that if any persons have been employed in the Custom House upon representations that they are particular friends or favorites of the President, that they be at once discharged. The testimony of Gen. Porter explains all of those insignificant things that the Democrats have been trying to magnify into mountains of evidence of iniqity, and will reverse the situation by placing the prosecution upon the dcfense, by compelling them to attempt to make good their charges that were based upon the flimsiest of ex parte testimony. Senator Durry on Tuesday jntroduced and secured the passage of a bill authorizing the payment of the ‘salary of the late Jastice Sprague for 1872 to his widow. Four hundred Chinamen and a few white men are grading between Red Bluff and Cottonwood,-and it is thought that the rails wili be laid dewn to a distance of eight or ten miles this side of the former place by the middle of March. The total number of hogs slanghtered at Chicago, this season, up to last Saturday night, was 959,105, a nicely in Santa Barbara, gain of 201,606 over the corresponding period of last year, A PracricatInvention. — Wilford . A. Rogers; of Folsom, has received letters patent for an invention relating toa method for elevating tailings and dirt from placer diggings when the claim is situated_lewer than the surrounding ground. At consists of a slightly declining sluice box, into which -the dirt is thrown and carried to the lower end by a current of water. At this -point the box enters the lower end of another close box which inclines sharply upward so that its outer ends extend to the surface of the ground. One or . sere nozeles-enterthis box at differBANNER BROTHERS, . 106 Duane Street, NEW YORK. BY — BANNER BROTHERS 408 Market Street, SAN FRANCISCO. — BANNER BROTHERS . ent points near the bottom and point inthe direction of its outlet. A ‘strong currentof water runs through these pipes, and; by its momentum carries tailings up to the surface of ithe ground, the action being similar . to that of a Giffard injector. In vier of the large number of mining enterprises projected for the coming Summer, this invention is. of great importance» A Crxciywatr firni<has just submitted to ingenious black-mailing by a book-keeper, whom it had discharged and whose note it held for $450. The book-keeper, whose name was Jackson, carried off the ledger ‘and cash book, and refused to returin them unless.the firmr gave him the tiote and $2,000. The firm threatened law, bat finally gave him the note anid $2,000 for its books. aa Tur streams are high everywhere .in Oregon. * THERE were twenty-six deaths in Sacramento last month. ' Ong-rutep of the mechaincs at Mare Island were discharged on Thursday. Republican County Central os Committee, HE Members of the Nevada County Republican Committee will meet at Ne= vada City, on SATURDAY, March 16th, 1872, at 2 o'clock, P. M. Vv. G. BELL, President. A.H. Parker, Sec’y. m7 Examination. HE next regular Quarterly Examination will be held at the High School Room, in Nevada City commencing on Wednesday, the 6th day of March, At 10 o’clock, A. M. Applicants must be present at the beginning of. the Session. No renewals will be granted except on 1st Grade Certificates, A Competitive Examination of all persons School will be held at the same time. B. J. WATSON, Nevada, Feb. 27th, FRESH GARDEN SEEDS, FLOWER SEEDS, GLADIOLIS BULBS, Ax d a great variety of Illustrated Catalogues —saT— ‘ NEVADA DRUG STORE. 8S. W. COR. BROAD & PINE STREETS Under the Transcript Printing Office.” _—. E. M. PRESTON, APOTHECARY. Also @ Large Stock of Acids, Mining Chemicals, Craucibles, Paints, ~Oils and Varnishes, at Lowest Market Rates. STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING. _— ADGER HILL -& CHEROKEE GRAV. EL MINING COMPANY. Office at North San Juan, Nevada County, California, No. tice is hereby given that the Regular Annual Meeting of the Seoehholders of the Badger Mill and Cherokee Gravel Mining Company will io a at the office of the Comny, at North San Juan, Nevada © F California, on THURSDAY, tho 7th ong pf March, 1872, at 2 o’clock, P. M. to elect officers for the ensuing year and the despatch hol = > ee businessas may legally come J. B. HUNTER J. B. Cooke, See. ——— North San Juan, Feb. 18th, : M. S. DEAL, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, OF NEVADA COUNTY, AND NOTARY PUBLIC, Nevada city NOTICE, ~ of Applicants for Certificates to teach . desiring to become pupils of the Normal Counselor and Attorney at Law. . Rooms, corner of Broad end Pine Sts., . Hanson, VIRGINIA CITY. BAN NER BROTHERS. 4 NEVADA CITY. Importers of ge Goods! =~ Manufacturers of FINE CLOTHING AND FURNISHING GOODS!! HATS, BOOTS, SHOES, _ BLANKETS, -—-BOYS’ CLOTHING,----Trunks, Valises, &c, &. the Latest and Most Fashionable Styles, TO WHICH WE CALL THE ATTENTION OF PURCHASERS. BAN NER BROTHERS, Wholesale and Retail Dealers. Nevada City. February 14th, 1873, NEVADA LIBRARY LECTURES: NDER the management of the Trusteesof the Nevada Library Association a course.of six Lectures will be delivered at Library Hall, Kidd’s Building. Commencing on Monday evening, Feb. 26th, and continuing each successive week, until the course is cumpleted, as follows: Monday Evening, Mareh 11th. JOHN PATTISON. SUBJECT—“ ODDS AND ENDS Monday Evening, March, 18th. JOHN W. CLARK. SUBJECT—“EARTH’S BATTLE-FIEEDS Monday Evening, March 25th. M. Ss. DEAL. SUBJECT—“A LOCAL RAILROAD—JITS FEASIBILITY AND ADVANTAGES. Monday Evening, April 2a. SUBJECT—“LORD MACAULEY Season Tickets, for the course of stx heetures, admitting ene lady and gentleman, or two ladies, $2. Evening~Tickets, admitting one lady and gentleman, or two ladies, 50 cents. a Tickets may be-obtained at the principal business places in the city. funds to add new books te the Library. The co-operation and patronage of all citizens of Nevada is solicited. By order of the Trustees, JOHN W. HINDS, President. A. H. Parker, Treasurer, Nevada, Feb. 21st. CATHOLIC FESTIVAL AT TEMPERANCE HALL, nce ee Monday Evening, March 18th. The object of the Festival is te raise Funds to liqar date the Church Debt. . Everybody Bvited to be present. A Grand time is expected: : ¥ * = ee — Graduate of th ry Coll e ApothecaSweden. M\SONIC Corner of ».ne nd » BUILDING, : aad © Nevada Cooummerclal Streets. ege of Stockholn. all persons indebted to 3 uested " 3 to — sone oe as pomibie. ans : ae be pai id by H. H he Nevada, Feb. 7th, 1872, ’ Bel i H.-R. BUSSENIUS,< . rsa Nevada, March 5th, Is72. = DR. F. BUELOW . H. HANSON un PHYSICIAN, SURGBON, uccesser to H. R. Busse % : ACCOUCHEUR AND DRUGGIST. er of Sp a Of. * Novela ce of Spring and Pine Streets Ploma can doso by calling at my Office. NILES SEA FFICE—Cormer of Broad Pine Sts over Greenwald’s Cigar Stove, ~ Cor. C and Taylor Streets, English, French & German -~ JUST RECEIVED A NEW SUPPLY OF. The object of these Lectures is to secure -—— 8S” Any person desirous of seeing my DiAttorney and Counselor at Law . LOCA Fraudu We undersi years ago frat issued from tl Road Fund,-t $10,000, and in the Count correspond When the firs! presented for __gery“-was det County Treas the Countyand the relatiy forward and: 2 _. Tedeem the-we of the Audit change sinee warrants, ¢ as f, fe _teined, have n the county in of Supervisors J, J. Rogers : go over the be erything in r It is thought warrants out i and the Boar sift it to the b knowledge of afew weeks experts have “a fall report v not intend to until the com: report, but it versation— on deemed it bes the case as we Rok Thieves hay erations in t will do well te in good order out. About J “night, the he 4 Gibson, in th Exchange H Mrs. peg Crossman hes joining room, daughter, an ceiving no rey went into th going out of» trunk on his ‘‘murder’’ at The thief hee sacked the : finding no mc left. the. con the yard. M in attendance perance Hall the woman, . certain the lo until it was t Ola The Old Ti Millington, « last, at Tem grand succes the first part; in this city. hundred cou all seemed t their heart’s. couples were 76. Not only men,intheir We venture 1 were more ‘* at Tempera —evening thai gether at one We always . but flatter on has passed a days when w pa’”’ without usso: Tak gay evening, membered by ‘ ‘ On Wedne ing about 4 wagon betw Valley. As at the same chair belong residing on School stre ever finds tk great favor guire, or W Bu ee above this ci Hansen &. C splendid roc yellowish q ~the ledge, w large quanti but there is -@hanan -has not less thar

aA a pres rt tn The Duty Transcript Saturday, March 9, 1872. ry FOR PRESIDEST, r GENERAL U. 8. GRANT. _ Bubject to the decision of the National Re o > publican Convention. aiahisendven ——— “Whe Nevada Trasscnirr has been ggitating the building of a narrow * gauge railroad to this city, and offers ‘yood reasons why such aroad should . ‘be built, and why it would prove profitable.. We agree with the ‘fnaxSCRIPT, and wish it would come down _ ér@and punch our sleepy citizens _to build a uarrow gauge road, or a broad gauge read, or a road with no yauge at Ail, from out thiscity to any place, no matter where, so that trayel can get im and cut during high water. We have only one way left open for ingress or égress during tiie . . Hoods, and that is by the Oregon pranch of the Central. Freight which leaves this city for San Juan, Nevada, or any of the mountaim owns, must be shipped’ on thé cars: te some point on the outside and thence taken to its destination. By this means the Winter trade of the ity is almost all taken away, while otlier places, blessed with Passable roads are reaping the benefit of their wise foresight. and liberality im having roads leading to and from their towns which can be traveled in the Winter. As long as this city has no better or more reliable Winter roads than it now possesses, the citizens yuust expect to have dull times in, aud a side station of what should be Sg prosperous, thriving central point pi eommétce.— Marysville Appeal. We have agitated through the columns of the Transcript, and done “our full proportion of work.on the outside to have a railroad built somewhere, but up to thistime have not succeeded in having one-in. operation, except on paper. We-don't propose te let up on this subject untila railroad is built from Nevada ity. The leading citizens hereare wide awake upon this matter, and are willing to invest their money, but those in adjoining counties have impeded their progress instead of Reartily co-operating with us. people of Marysville had the spunk of a dead coyote they would have gone ahead and securéd all the travel i¥om this section ofState, but they have sat quietly down in the—delusive hope that we would build the road and let them reap the benefit therefrom. A road will now be built from Colfux to this city, and Marysville will be an immense sufferer by the enterprise, All of the ‘travel, trade and freight which that city now reaps the benefit of, destined for the upper part of Yuba, Sierra and this county will be entirely cut off, and Marysville will then have good cause to.complain of dull times, as it will make thousands of dollars difference to-the merchants of that city. That the business will be diverted from that channel there is no doubt. It will be cheaper for the trade to come this way after the road is built, and thus we shall be the gainerof Marysville’s stupidity, About four weeks ago a company was formed to build a narrow gauge road from this city to _ Colfax, comprising solid men of this county and San Francisco, but_ durjing that time another-company was formed for the purpose of building a horse. car railroad,and the“latter eompany proposed to haye it completed by the first of October. In consideration of this fact, the narrow gauge,company have withdrawn temporarily to see if the horse car company are in earnest, and if they go ahead the former company will take no further action in the matter, We are determined to have a railroad, and whoever gets the first start will receive the entire support of this community, whether it be for a narrow gauge or a horse car road, Tur SirvatTion.—The Grass Valley Union says: The miners strike seems >to be dying out: There.have been no active demonstrations against the use of giant powder in the mines since ourlast accounts. There seems to be a disposition on all sides to be ; reasonable and fair. The Eureka mine has begun to fill up with men who will work according to directions. Contract. men and tribute men in that mine are not molested in any way. Several miners who could not work here with giant powder have left the place, and others are preparing to leave. They will. find thé same old lion in their paths . wherever they may go, provided they go where mining is done, The district was all quiet ‘yesterday, and no new developments were made. » If the Our ‘neighbor, the Grass Valley Republican, has a ‘‘erasher’’ on the . Horse Car Railroad and is of the [opinion that the road cannot be . built for twice the amouat named. . We can assure'our neighbor that the ~ . parties having the matter in hand were néver known to rush into a . spéculftion blindly and that they are . fully posted in the matter, their esj timate of $100,000 being placed in . excess Of the actual cost. They. pro. pose, as.we stated, fo run the entire ____ . distance over the toll road, which is, Se RNR AR NANEE a oe. = The following rates of-toll have y° been established by the Boatd of Su-. . Among th many contrivances empervisors : ployed ‘to injure the popularity of ‘Grass Valley Turnpike Co.—Load. President Grant with the people, and ed wagon and 10 animals, $1 50; . thereby*destroy his availability as a wagon and 8 animals, $1 25 : wagon candidate for re-election, 1s the New and 6 animals, $1); wagon and 4/ York Cestom House Investigation animals, 60-cts; wagon and 2 horses, . that is new progressing. That there 40 cts; carriage or buggy and 2 horses, . have been swindling and speculation . 25 cts; buggy and I horse, 15 cts; . in the Customs Department in that . horse and rider, 10 cts; loose. stock city there is little room for doubt, per head, 5éts; empty wagons half . but a fair investigation with a view the above rates. to the correction of abuses is not the _Way-Toll—Wagon and 10 animals, ; PUFPOs¢ of the present inquisition. l by actual measurement, 14 miles, land not 18, as the Republican seems ito think if would require. _ We admit that the charge~now allowed by law is only teD\cents per-mile and freight $3 30 per ton, but these rates would not pay and no edpital could be found*to be invested in such an enterprise, unless allowed to charge at least $2 for passengers and $4 or . $4.50 per tom for freight. In order to meet the exigencies of this case it is proposed to have a bill introduced into the Legislature for a tramway road and give the power to the Supervisors to regulate the rates, which, of course they would not place lower . Parties stand ready to-day to put the road in running order for $100,000, or they will agree to farnish the rails . the entire distance for less than $40,1000. Say 10 cars at $1,000 each, . Pee car; ‘ . $10,000, which Casebolt, the builder, has estimated; for the road and grading, $30,000; horses, $2,000; oo) + . make the amount of the company’s basis. The Republican says the road lon the south side of Bear river, at +-Morrison’s, and near the Town Talk will require heavy grading. Asa matter of course, it will require some, . but not a great deal. In San Fran. cisco horse cars are run over roads with nearly as heavy grades as can \ be found between this city and Colfax. Where itis necessary on the route, it is proposed to dothe work with additional horsés. the Republican, why go to Colfax? Becauseit is the nearest point to comhect with the Overland route. The idea of going to Auburn or Clipper Gap we believe to be outef the question. A year ago a movement fax, but a few influential men started in for the Marysville route, and we ‘“‘vot busted’’ wide open and the enterprise proved a complete fizzle. We want no side issues on this project, and if we have anything to say about it we shall insist upon the Horse Car Railroad to Colfaxand accept no other until this is done. ~~. ; den up to Sunday night. arrived ina few days. gotten. eight, and the Morning Post seven casion of debates in both Houses of several extra reporters. it water. case, vil stnaaiee itil that reperter made the discovery. i ta Barbara with mountain water. ees © @ Ge be livening up considerably. their nest im an orenge tree, tand 1 Animal, 10 cts; horse and rider, . =™@ this part of the programme failthan those proposed by the company. . . other expenditures, $18,000, would . But, says . was made to build a railroad to Col-} 75 cts; wagon and 8 animals, 6212 . The sole objects.of these-proceedings cts; wagon and 6 animals,.50 cts is to manufacture political capital against the President to be used in wagon and 4 animals, 30 cts; wagon : : : and 2 animals,20—cts;—carriage or }the.coming campaign; to defeat .t e “bagey and 2 animals, 15 ets; buggy renoniination of Grant.if possible,. ing, to attempt-to-ereaté distrust of his honesty of purpose in-the public mind and thus secure his defeat before the people. ‘The schemes of thie conspirators are deep laid, and are carried out. with the cunning that might be éxpected from such old and experienced politicians, “but thus far the New York investigation, so far as it’ reflected. upon the President, has been a terrible fizzle. This noising committee managed to unearth a letter written by President Grant, introducing Lee to Collector Grinnell, and this letter has done duty in every Democratic paper in the land, which have placed upon it every evil construction that political malignity of Democratic unscrupulousness could possibly devise. The letter amount; ed to nothing, and taken in -conneetion with the testimony relating to it had no significance as bearing upon any part that Leet subsegently ehacted in the New York Custom House. But it has been published and republished, its importance magnified and every particle of testimony in the President’s favor been scrupulously suppressed, until no doubt there are many deluded Democrats who have concluded from the accounts publishedin their party papers that Grant secured Leet the General Order businessin the New York Custom House, openéd the door for Leet to steal and then divided with him. The testimony of Gen. Horace Porter, puts the matter in a rather different ight. We havye notthe slighest idea,’says the Appeal, that any Democratic paper in the State will have the decency to print it. This testimony showed 0c. ; Forest Hill and Grass Valley Turnj pike Co.—Loaded wagon and 8 animals, $2 00;."agon and 6. animals, $175; wagon and 4 animals, $1 25; wagon ahd 2 animals, $1 00; carriage or buggy and 2 horses, 50 cts; buggy and 1 horse 25 cts; horse and rider -25 cents; loose cattle per head, 5 cts; . sheep and swine,3 cts; empty wagons . half the above rates. 5 Way, Toll—Wagen, loaded, and . 10° animals, $1.50; wagon, loaded, and 8 animals, $1 25; wagon, loaded, ffnd 6 animals, $1; wagon, loaded, and 4 animals, 50 cts; wagon, leaded, and 2 animals, 35 cts; carriage of buggy and 2 animals, 25 cts; buggy and 1 animal, 15 cts; horse and . rider, 10 cts; locse stock per head, 3 tts; enipty wagons half the above rates. Washington and Alpha Turnpike Co.—Wagon and 6 animals, either way, $200; wagon and 4 animals, $1 50; wagon and.2 animals, 1 00; vehicle and 1 animal, , 25 ets; horse and rider, 10 cts, -— Pet Hill Tolf Road.—Wagon and 10 animals, $1 50; wagon and 8 ani[mals $1 24, wagon and 6 animals $1; wagon and 4 animals, 60 cts; wagon and 2 animals, 40 cts; buggy or carriage and 2 animals, 25 ets; buggy }and 1 animal, 10 cts; horse end rider, 10 cts; loose cattle per head, 2 cts; sheep and hogs, 1 et. The Board adjourned for the term, to meet again on pe 27th inst. to levy taxes. oe ——— Roll of Henor. The following are the names of puMucu Freicut.—Three hundred and fifty car loads of freight had been forwarded to San Francisco from OgAll the delayed freight, it is thought, will have Some of this freight has occupied months in its transit from New York, and much of it was. intended for the holidays, which are past and now almost forats 2 Tue London Times employs nineteen reporters in the gallery of the House of Commons, theStandard. employs thirteen, the Morning Advertiser employs nine, the Daily News . valve is required in the bellows. Each paper also employs a summary writer, and the latter two, on .the oc» . the po wer of an organ having a safeaugment their staff by the addition Curtp Scatpep.—The Grass _ Valley Union says: Wednesday afternoon a little child of Mrs. Vivian of Auburn street was accidentally scalded by turning over a boiler of hot The child’s legs are badly injured. Dr. Simpson attended the THERE is an abundance of water in the Carson river at present, and it is not likely that there will be any scarcity for the next year and a half. Tue local reporter of the Vallejo Recorder says the prettiest girl in that town has.corns on her feet.— Our exchanges want to know how ARRANGEMENTS Will soon be completed for supplying the townof SanWuenx the site of the railroad depot at Visalia is selected, a firgt class } hotel will be erceted adjacent thereto. Busrness in Marysville is said to “A pam of mits at Los Angeles built . pils placedon the Roll of Honor in the North San Jaan Grammarschool, for the month ending March Ist, 1872, Geo. E. Robinson, teacher: Sarah J. Williams, Thomas Evans, ~William Wodell, Gracie Hesseltine, Virginia J. Ray, John Quinn, Bennie Hessel= tine, Lilly D. Ray, Mary Banks, Annie Smith,Thomas Harris, Frank Reed, Augusta Noblet, Ginerva Pfister, Willie Noblet, David Morgan, Andrew Carrion, Earnest Kramer, Ephriam Bloos, Charles Eddy, Minnie Quick, Willie Dahneke, Willie Hesseltine, Albert Taylor, Ida Kramer, Mary Beck, Chas. Crall, Jennie Poole. The Organ. There is nothing in which the Ma-. son & Hamlin Cabinet Organs more excel than in their great power, and loudness-of tone. The single and double reed organs are so_substantial and well made that no safety ; An instrument thus made 1s capable, on an average, of something like double ty valve to prevent the pressure of a: strong current of air on. the reed valves. Kohler, Chase & Co., agents, 633, Clay street, San Francisco: 2t Concert at Grass Valley. We acknowledge receipt. of complimentary tickets to the Library Concert for the benefit of the Library Association, to take place at Grass Valley on Saturday evening next. Tue Nevada TRANSCRIPT tells us more about the proposed -herse car railroad from Nevada via Grass Valley to Colfax. The Transcript is so enthusiastic that it publishes a picre = the train “7 ull motion, the rain being propelled by unharnessed horses.—@. V, Peles.. : They were on the down grade, and of course you couldn’t see the harness. ‘ Tux number of business failures in the State of California during the year 1871 was eighty-nine, and the aggregated amount of liabilities $4,279,000. In 1870 there were sixty failures, with liabilities of $2,423,000; and in 1869 there were but four failures, liabilities $593,000, aie er Puants of ramie are flourishing that Grant and Porter both desired that Leet should not enter into the Custom House, and after he had entered it, requested him with all the delicacy that could--be expressed to afriend in whom hehad confidence, to resign; furthermore that Leet obtained the General Order business

withoutthe knowledge of-either the President or Porter, that the letter from Grinnell, intrducing Leet, was written at the request of General Rawlins; and a letter is furthermore produced from the President's Private. Secretary to Collector Murphy upon his-enteriug upon the duties of his office, requesting him upon no account to appoint any one who sought place upon either his or the President's name, and that his (Porter’s)only desire was that the patrenage of the office -be-so~distributed . ‘‘as to render efficient service to the country and the cause of the administration.”” Another letter is produced in which a request is made in behalf of the President that if any persons have been employed in the Custom House upon representations that they are particular friends or favorites of the President, that they be at once discharged. The testimony of Gen. Porter explains all of those insignificant things that the Democrats have been trying to magnify into mountains of evidence of iniqity, and will reverse the situation by placing the prosecution upon the dcfense, by compelling them to attempt to make good their charges that were based upon the flimsiest of ex parte testimony. Senator Durry on Tuesday jntroduced and secured the passage of a bill authorizing the payment of the ‘salary of the late Jastice Sprague for 1872 to his widow. Four hundred Chinamen and a few white men are grading between Red Bluff and Cottonwood,-and it is thought that the rails wili be laid dewn to a distance of eight or ten miles this side of the former place by the middle of March. The total number of hogs slanghtered at Chicago, this season, up to last Saturday night, was 959,105, a nicely in Santa Barbara, gain of 201,606 over the corresponding period of last year, A PracricatInvention. — Wilford . A. Rogers; of Folsom, has received letters patent for an invention relating toa method for elevating tailings and dirt from placer diggings when the claim is situated_lewer than the surrounding ground. At consists of a slightly declining sluice box, into which -the dirt is thrown and carried to the lower end by a current of water. At this -point the box enters the lower end of another close box which inclines sharply upward so that its outer ends extend to the surface of the ground. One or . sere nozeles-enterthis box at differBANNER BROTHERS, . 106 Duane Street, NEW YORK. BY — BANNER BROTHERS 408 Market Street, SAN FRANCISCO. — BANNER BROTHERS . ent points near the bottom and point inthe direction of its outlet. A ‘strong currentof water runs through these pipes, and; by its momentum carries tailings up to the surface of ithe ground, the action being similar . to that of a Giffard injector. In vier of the large number of mining enterprises projected for the coming Summer, this invention is. of great importance» A Crxciywatr firni<has just submitted to ingenious black-mailing by a book-keeper, whom it had discharged and whose note it held for $450. The book-keeper, whose name was Jackson, carried off the ledger ‘and cash book, and refused to returin them unless.the firmr gave him the tiote and $2,000. The firm threatened law, bat finally gave him the note anid $2,000 for its books. aa Tur streams are high everywhere .in Oregon. * THERE were twenty-six deaths in Sacramento last month. ' Ong-rutep of the mechaincs at Mare Island were discharged on Thursday. Republican County Central os Committee, HE Members of the Nevada County Republican Committee will meet at Ne= vada City, on SATURDAY, March 16th, 1872, at 2 o'clock, P. M. Vv. G. BELL, President. A.H. Parker, Sec’y. m7 Examination. HE next regular Quarterly Examination will be held at the High School Room, in Nevada City commencing on Wednesday, the 6th day of March, At 10 o’clock, A. M. Applicants must be present at the beginning of. the Session. No renewals will be granted except on 1st Grade Certificates, A Competitive Examination of all persons School will be held at the same time. B. J. WATSON, Nevada, Feb. 27th, FRESH GARDEN SEEDS, FLOWER SEEDS, GLADIOLIS BULBS, Ax d a great variety of Illustrated Catalogues —saT— ‘ NEVADA DRUG STORE. 8S. W. COR. BROAD & PINE STREETS Under the Transcript Printing Office.” _—. E. M. PRESTON, APOTHECARY. Also @ Large Stock of Acids, Mining Chemicals, Craucibles, Paints, ~Oils and Varnishes, at Lowest Market Rates. STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING. _— ADGER HILL -& CHEROKEE GRAV. EL MINING COMPANY. Office at North San Juan, Nevada County, California, No. tice is hereby given that the Regular Annual Meeting of the Seoehholders of the Badger Mill and Cherokee Gravel Mining Company will io a at the office of the Comny, at North San Juan, Nevada © F California, on THURSDAY, tho 7th ong pf March, 1872, at 2 o’clock, P. M. to elect officers for the ensuing year and the despatch hol = > ee businessas may legally come J. B. HUNTER J. B. Cooke, See. ——— North San Juan, Feb. 18th, : M. S. DEAL, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, OF NEVADA COUNTY, AND NOTARY PUBLIC, Nevada city NOTICE, ~ of Applicants for Certificates to teach . desiring to become pupils of the Normal Counselor and Attorney at Law. . Rooms, corner of Broad end Pine Sts., . Hanson, VIRGINIA CITY. BAN NER BROTHERS. 4 NEVADA CITY. Importers of ge Goods! =~ Manufacturers of FINE CLOTHING AND FURNISHING GOODS!! HATS, BOOTS, SHOES, _ BLANKETS, -—-BOYS’ CLOTHING,----Trunks, Valises, &c, &. the Latest and Most Fashionable Styles, TO WHICH WE CALL THE ATTENTION OF PURCHASERS. BAN NER BROTHERS, Wholesale and Retail Dealers. Nevada City. February 14th, 1873, NEVADA LIBRARY LECTURES: NDER the management of the Trusteesof the Nevada Library Association a course.of six Lectures will be delivered at Library Hall, Kidd’s Building. Commencing on Monday evening, Feb. 26th, and continuing each successive week, until the course is cumpleted, as follows: Monday Evening, Mareh 11th. JOHN PATTISON. SUBJECT—“ ODDS AND ENDS Monday Evening, March, 18th. JOHN W. CLARK. SUBJECT—“EARTH’S BATTLE-FIEEDS Monday Evening, March 25th. M. Ss. DEAL. SUBJECT—“A LOCAL RAILROAD—JITS FEASIBILITY AND ADVANTAGES. Monday Evening, April 2a. SUBJECT—“LORD MACAULEY Season Tickets, for the course of stx heetures, admitting ene lady and gentleman, or two ladies, $2. Evening~Tickets, admitting one lady and gentleman, or two ladies, 50 cents. a Tickets may be-obtained at the principal business places in the city. funds to add new books te the Library. The co-operation and patronage of all citizens of Nevada is solicited. By order of the Trustees, JOHN W. HINDS, President. A. H. Parker, Treasurer, Nevada, Feb. 21st. CATHOLIC FESTIVAL AT TEMPERANCE HALL, nce ee Monday Evening, March 18th. The object of the Festival is te raise Funds to liqar date the Church Debt. . Everybody Bvited to be present. A Grand time is expected: : ¥ * = ee — Graduate of th ry Coll e ApothecaSweden. M\SONIC Corner of ».ne nd » BUILDING, : aad © Nevada Cooummerclal Streets. ege of Stockholn. all persons indebted to 3 uested " 3 to — sone oe as pomibie. ans : ae be pai id by H. H he Nevada, Feb. 7th, 1872, ’ Bel i H.-R. BUSSENIUS,< . rsa Nevada, March 5th, Is72. = DR. F. BUELOW . H. HANSON un PHYSICIAN, SURGBON, uccesser to H. R. Busse % : ACCOUCHEUR AND DRUGGIST. er of Sp a Of. * Novela ce of Spring and Pine Streets Ploma can doso by calling at my Office. NILES SEA FFICE—Cormer of Broad Pine Sts over Greenwald’s Cigar Stove, ~ Cor. C and Taylor Streets, English, French & German -~ JUST RECEIVED A NEW SUPPLY OF. The object of these Lectures is to secure -—— 8S” Any person desirous of seeing my DiAttorney and Counselor at Law . LOCA Fraudu We undersi years ago frat issued from tl Road Fund,-t $10,000, and in the Count correspond When the firs! presented for __gery“-was det County Treas the Countyand the relatiy forward and: 2 _. Tedeem the-we of the Audit change sinee warrants, ¢ as f, fe _teined, have n the county in of Supervisors J, J. Rogers : go over the be erything in r It is thought warrants out i and the Boar sift it to the b knowledge of afew weeks experts have “a fall report v not intend to until the com: report, but it versation— on deemed it bes the case as we Rok Thieves hay erations in t will do well te in good order out. About J “night, the he 4 Gibson, in th Exchange H Mrs. peg Crossman hes joining room, daughter, an ceiving no rey went into th going out of» trunk on his ‘‘murder’’ at The thief hee sacked the : finding no mc left. the. con the yard. M in attendance perance Hall the woman, . certain the lo until it was t Ola The Old Ti Millington, « last, at Tem grand succes the first part; in this city. hundred cou all seemed t their heart’s. couples were 76. Not only men,intheir We venture 1 were more ‘* at Tempera —evening thai gether at one We always . but flatter on has passed a days when w pa’”’ without usso: Tak gay evening, membered by ‘ ‘ On Wedne ing about 4 wagon betw Valley. As at the same chair belong residing on School stre ever finds tk great favor guire, or W Bu ee above this ci Hansen &. C splendid roc yellowish q ~the ledge, w large quanti but there is -@hanan -has not less thar