May 15, 1874 (4 pages)

saa t _. cers receiving such bribes; one, even’ ~~——~“‘Hut the Mayor and Chief of Potice fair fame of such policemen, _ Page's bill to repeal the Federal . # ie Baily Bennsiciyt ~! NEVADA CITY. CAL. = » Feldey, May 15th, 1874. "Editorial Notes. San Francisco has periodic spasms over the administfition of its affairs by the city authorities. They .go the rounds of hauling their. city officers over the coals; beginning with the Mayor they continue it down to policemen. A recent charge against officers for being offered and accepting bribes bas. been undergo‘fng investigation before the Police Commissionérs. Thetestimony was It has been séveral times’ suggested that old residents of Nevada have We gnderstamd measures will be taken toward organizing this. season: It is probable there will be no meet, ing this Summer on account of the lateness of the season, but an organization can be effected and _.everything will be ready next Spring te have a general reunion. Placer and years, and they are: very pleasant and-largely dttended. There.is uo doubt that a larger number of Nevada county people could be got together than from any of the other counties. Professor Blum says. it is estimated that over foar hundred are very positiveand direct against offihada ring on bis hand, which it was sworn had been given him-as-a bribe. disregarded the testimony and exonerated the officers. There is now a general how! of indignation among the press of the city. Verily the “way of office holders in San Franciaco is hard to travel. These same _ officers have extorted from the frail ‘women who accuse them of accepting bribes, large amounts of money: which they have handed over to the city treasury. From Chinese sleeping in too small rooms, and from the women, the officers-have, by way of fines, secured to the city the sum of $8,000. It is rather natiral that the women sbould seek to tarnish the in the immediate vicinity of San ‘Francisco. It would attract many is no doubt if a movement was made to that end, it would prove a grand success, We hope an organizatiou will be completed. —>.< : Ten Nights in a Bar Room. This popular drama was played at. North San Juan a short time since, by the local amateur troupe of that place, and about a week since was repeated for the benefit of the public schools. The part played on the first presentation by Sam Everett, wus the last time taken by Frank Abell, of. Grass-Valley,; and, according to the Times, it was done as well tife part many times. We understatute, requiring California to elect Congressmen this year, which we ‘“Hdticed® yesterday, bas passed the Honse of Representatives, and will . without doubt pass the Senate. The expense attending such elections. will be avoided, and the interests of the State will uot suffer by the change. We have too many elections, If about one-half of those which still have to be had could be done away with, it would-be much better every way for the State at large, By the. 7 f ennai means 80 ~~ ssp aceacilhate ae ~ Hon. F. F. Low, who jas swung —-@tthe present time, _ Andy Johnson, has finally accepted * fornia Bank Mieohd oem Mr. and Minister to Ohina, allof ‘which time an election for Congressmen again oceurs, public sentiment—will have become crystalized, und issues ‘will be more definitely marked-thanWe wish Congress bad the’ power to relieve us , Still farther of election burdens ‘Those who have invested in stacks in anticipation of the annual Spring rise, have been sadly disappointed. Priges-absclutcly fail to” do that rising, but on the contrary bavé a downward tendency; still those familiar with the mines, whose stock is on the market, say that the prices are far above their real value now. Thousands will be swamped by the continued depression in stocks, who, when they invested had golden-anticipations. As long as men will strive to make fortunes without enterprise, they will, in nine cases out of’ ten, meet with disappointment and@bankruptcy instead. Investments in legitimate mines would be much safer and more beneficial to the mining interests of the State. afound the circle about as much as “the mithagement of the Anglo CaliLow has been a Representative in Congress, Governor of. California, positions ought to qualify him for his present position: He has also. been engaged in banking. He made a fortune at it previous toliis advent into politics, Net Caught. Vasques has not been caught, and his pursuers are pretty. well assured of the fact that he don't intend tobe. Sheriff Morse, after having been absent about two months‘in an arduous and incessant search, has returnéd rather discouraged but not ailtogether disheartened. He bas, lin short, conte home to unload. The “enterprising, bold —and——apiey!* Chronicle-had so many valiant correspondents along to assist in the captiire, thit Sheriff Morse found that ‘‘Tiburcio’”’ was kept better. pested as to the whereabouts and intéhtione of the pursuing party, than the readers of the Chronicle. Hereaftér. the enterprise of that paper will have to be exerted on its own hook: Mr, Morse proposes'to have ‘DO More réperters in_his-party when hevagaiu takes the trail. The chase bas afforded a good many sensational itéins of news, and has probably reared the outlaws some} otherwise of the snow, water will last longer . be used inthe construction of the . The horsé\is a reat curiosity, and all stand there is some talk-pf its ‘Being acted by the amateurs of this city. It is # thrilling play and would no doubt draw a crowded house. Rainfall. As itis likely but little-more rain will fall this season, the figures g ven beiow will probably not be changed. . The total fall for the season in this city, according to the gauge kept ut! the office of the South Yuba Canal Company, is 62.37 inches. In October .67, Nov. 1,35, Deo,\ 24.27, ei wv The av‘erage for the pust five years is 50,03: In 1869, 49.04;. 1870, 45.98; 1871, 39.23; 1872, 78.22; 1873, 38.70. . In consequenee-ofthe—hard condition and be more plentiful than any year for the past ten years, ee Scott's Flat Saw Mill, _ The mill which the flume and wood company are going to erect at Scott’s Flat, willbe commenced on soon. Ten men have been getting out the timbers, and we learn. that the work will be done this week, As soon as the mill is completed, so as to saw the lumber necessary to flume;»a large force of men will be put on, so as to complete the whole as rapidly as possible, Se ee Travel, The several lines of stages running into this city are all well patronized. Travel is daily increasing as the roads grow better, The Grass Valley and Nevada accommodation line runs full on every trip. The driver, Billy Holbrook, ‘is very atoommodating, and looks out for the wants of patrons, Which is one reason of the largo patronage, Te Ae Apna The Hairless Horse, s This wonderful freak of nature wason exhibition on Broad street, yesterday, and large numbers visited the roym in which he was exhibited. who visited him expressed themselves perfectly satisfied: We nhderstand the proprietors intend making a tour to the Eastern States with ‘him. Aorta pak bes n Ho issa.2 . ‘Pen Pin Alley. is s<— Mr. Weiss, proprietor of the Brewery on the Grass Valley “road, has hada ten pin alley ePevted at his place, We learn that it is Very nicely fitted up, and will no doubt be patronized by those desiring some kind of amusement in which exercise can at the same time be obtained. _; . —_>°-> ‘New Bank, A new bank has: beén established at San dose, calied thé Commercial and Savings Bank, with a capital of $1,000,000, Among the list of names of stockholders, we notice the names of Ed. Williams, formerly of this city, and Jobn C. Coleman and Edward McLaughlin of Grass Valley. ‘Stage Detained. : The stage to North San Juan, on Weduesdey, was detained: over san hour by a! tree falling across’ the’ itdyig,been afailure, Sheriff Morae iadeserving of great vredit, if his ef.) tort have failed, “ peti 2 Nevada County, Reunion. J : other counties have had these for. who are now residents here,and there . as _by Everett, who-has performed+ _ ANcoReggent, A. B. Catley, who keeps a saloon on Broad street, presénted this office an annual reunion at Sod ‘Freneises. . on Wednesday last with a fine bor! of cigars. Thé¢ box contained one clusive iu Our mind that the ‘afore said Carley is a gentleman. Any our presence will have a fight on his hands, We understand Jim Faulkner has been ‘fixing up the track at the Half Way House, and that it will in 9 few days, be in a good condition. expected considerable driving will be done_on_ it this summer. Wi ittle effort om the part of the pr ‘prietor, many more visits would be mode there." __ : *@ The Crandall Road. The Crandall road leading to Colfax, we hear, is not in a first rate condition, Many of the culverts are sadly dilapidated, and are dan. gerous to be crossed. We presume the travel does not justify keeping it in repair.: Z Furnished House for Rent, A finely furnished house containing six rooms, . will be for rent, in this city, in about two weeks. There is everything necessary in the house. For further particulars enquire at the Daily Transcript office. hundred, and the cigars are of the! choiest kind. ~ By that act itis conman who disputes the proposition in’ . tion in regard tothe degeneracy of Ittis: _ Ltell ourJawyers in Congress wha -. needful; a ! '_. @8 the possessor of gold, that some . < Sunator Jones, —The Washington ‘correspondent of the Syracuse Journal, writes as follows of Senator ‘Jones, of Nevada:” i Senstor Jones h Htéd the house of the lamented Charles ee ted, the widow having ‘gore to Europe to educate her daughter. This} was the home of Stanton. Dear me! how short. the time seems since that house, pow in the midst~ of elegant residences, was out of town, on,4vacant lot. Since Jénes’ famous speech on finance, we hear less of lamentathe Senate; that is, the increase of ‘members who have supposed to have won their way to Congress by first winning wealth. We begin to believe that ifa man has brains enough to overcome all obstacles and make a fourtune, he may be just the ene to Ows about : Ith did no friends, ‘bis impromptu" ‘supplied the nd now he is so well known incéndiary, doubtless, presumed he kept it in his house, for it was.fired in two _places:the other ah rg htiind his sisters and a house full of visitors oat into the chill uir,divested of outer garments and with bare feet. Of his $50,000 worth of’ carriages, one ts drawn by four horses—the only rival of fhe President, or rather Miss Nellie and Mr. Sartoris -and it accommodates ten persons in sumptuous style. seney will buy the carriage and the-fine horses, and the friends will come, of course; but one look at the elegant .establishment will tell you he is'a bachelor. ‘A woman’s taste is lacking, and what do you think is the iniication?. Why, don’t you see, the servants sre not American and British Shipping. From Telegraph Hill, the other day, we counted portion: of the shipping Mearest us, and the flags “were in‘propottion of one American to four British, We are quite sure ‘that this is a fair average of the shipping that visits this port; but it bumiliated out American pride to think that the finest timber and-spars ‘on our coast, with as good muscle; fine weather and everything else needed in the construction of ships, we ate dependent almost entirely upon foreign shipping for carrying our crops to market. Our shipping, once a proud rival to that of great Britain,. is now reduced until itis “mortifying . ‘tostate its comparative inferiority. this. As for wooden vessels we haye . decidedly the advantage. And as for the building’ of iron’ ships, Mr, Roach has proved that they can be. constructed in the United States as’ well as. in Scotland or England, He has built seventeen iron ships, some of them larger than any wooden ships being constructed for commercial purposés, and with the exception of the Great Eastern, larger than any purposes. Mr. Roach is not the only man in the United States capable of—eonstructing iron ships. .“ Why then sbould we Jag so far behind Great Britain? Has the old Améri-’ can spirit of commerce departed ?— liveried! How is anybody to know Nevada Benevolent Society. This Society has received from the Secretary of State a certificate of incorporation, declaring the said Society to be ‘a body politic and cor‘porate.’’ We would suggest that the charter be framed and hung up in thé library room, or some other appropriate place, << Coming. Vice President Wilson and Tannessee Claflin are on their-way to this coast. One is Vice President and the other wants to be. > April 4.51, May .89 inches. On Tuesday and Wednesday next there will be a Sunday school Institue held in the M.E. Church. The Institute opens with an address from-Rev, Geo, Clifford, of this city, The Methodist Sunday school is going to hold its annual pienic on Tuesday next, the 19th inst., at Ismert’s grove, back of the Glenbrook race course. Invitations to the schools of Nevada and Grass Valley. have been extended to participate in the festivities, y The cheral club will give their second concert at Hamilton Hall on Saturday evening. The programme will consist of vocal and instrumental music, and tableaux. The piogramme is a thoroughly good one, The ledge in the Magenta mine, in the west drift, continues to develop good milling ore, . Next week Larrimer’s mill will commence running ou Magenta rock. ‘ Marshal ‘Collins: has -been—reap‘pointed street overseer, and is laying water pipes on School and Bennett sestn\ The town Trustees had a meeting on the 12th, and fixed the bond of officers, appointed pound masters, road overseer, and-other officers and committees, Tae Oaxktann Guost InvesticaTION.—The committee who have been for a week past inquiring into the ‘“‘manifestations’’ which oceurred at a house on Castro street in Oakland, have, as 18 understood, concluded their labors. They have made no direct statements to outsiders, But it has transpired that they are willing to publish the testimony and the conclusions, provided that the prinTt-has been intimated that thia consent will be withheld. It is inferred from whathas.come to light that no evidences of stpernaturalism was obtained, and that itthe judgment of the committee, nove ofthe, manifestations were outside of perfectly natural cases. It is reported ‘that in the course of _a week a lecture will be délivered in Oakland, at which time all the phenomenawhich oceurred at the house en Castro street will be reproduced and explained. The upearthly shriék, the whirling chairs, and the’trunk on its travels. dé illustrated. Thess expositions are wholly independent of the work of {be investigating con: mittee, which Mp to rhis tine, has not given any report to the public. Th conimittees pre-vow_reudy-te-iet-a toed” of light in on the Oiklaud ghost manifestahuoos,. Waita pity tuat we ea Dave the officiat coaclusiogs at once. youd, nites i i oe Beare 6 1 [Sau Franciseo Bulletia, ‘May Lith. -the bill, introduced by Mr. O’Brien, finely. The rock taken out is all’ cipal occupaut of the house consents. . . 7 will all; less be puts on. some insignia of wealth? Oris he, perhaps, already 80 satiated with gold, that the mere appearance of wealth is no longer a matter of concern? Or has he, possibly,.a cautious eye tothe fate-of of Maryland, which makes it illegal for a citizen of the United States to adopt the relics of despotism, as seen in the liverying of. servants, or in short, causing them to wear the hat-band and cockade? What a leaning our people must have to old world customs, to be_sure, that it should be here deemed necessary to enact sumptuary Jaws! Mr. Jones is stout, well built, a little light in Who bids? His four. age is only fortyAr midnight on Monday, twelve ‘buildings were burned by a conflagration in Gilbertville, Otnego eounty New York, and about the same time 4 conflagration in the town of Butternut, of the same county, consumed half the place. ‘Tur chase after Vasquez, has been abandoned by Sheriff Morse, and he has returned to Oakland: He says the newspaper reporters spoiled his game, J. H. Hoorsr, a commission merchant of San Francisco, came to -his death about 5 o'clock Friday evening, by falling into the bay from the local train as it was ronning along the wharf. oe A Frv# mile race between the train and a herd of antelope, delighted the passengers on a late train from Fargo . to Bismarck, Dakota Territory, The autelopes were. beaten and fell bebind, Ir is said that the Medicated vapor used in the Babcock Fire extinguisher is an extinguisher to gophers. Alla cultivator hus to do is to go over his grounds, and—whenever he sees a gupher-hole turn his squirt into it, = Tur Russian Grand Duke Nicholas has been arrested and his property seized by the police of St. Petersburg. The cause of his arrest is not stated. ‘Tus New York Legislature adjourned April 30th sine die. All the rapid transit bills for New York failed after all on their final passage. Joun C, BReckinR«IpGE was taken seriously itt'at Lexington, Ky., a few nights since, with hemhorrage of the lungs, but is getting better. -———_ 2. Turspay the Federal House of Representatives adopted a resolution to investigate the Mormon record and practices of ~Mr: Cannon, the delegate in Congress for Uiah, seiitpees On Monday a conflagration occurred in Paris, in which several persons perished. Many persons have Starved to ‘deat i Antolia, Turkey, and the famine shows no signs of-abatement Ba Kee te % ° Hazy of ihe tuwn of Marietta, Evie county, New. York, bas been . consumed by forest fires.» — + + Tuespay the Naliouai Assemblyof France couvened ut Versailles, ~ a. Mine yields $125,000 per month, aun. . ising. Says the Post. ~ \ JNO. ‘Scorr, of Stoddard, New Hampshire, ‘fell into a pan of boiling maple sap; the-other day, and will probably die from the scalding. On ee Tux Des Moines and Minnesota Narrow Gauge Railway is rapidly advancing. It is expected that one section will be opened in July, A Puanrer in Virginia, being dressed for some special occasion, said to Unele Ben, an old family servant: “Uncle Bet, how.dol look?’’ “Why, you looks splendid, marster: splen; did. =a looks as bold as a lion.’ “What do know about a li-! }én? Yon never saw. one,'? “Why + yes, I did, marster; I’se often seed a lion, often,” Where,. Uncle Ben?’’, Why down on marster Johnson's plantation, they’s got a lion, and you seed-him;-too;T-know you has.” “Why, you.old goose, you, that is not a lion, itis a jackass, and the have named him Lion.” “Well, t don’t care about dat—I don’t care for dat._Yon-look just like bhim,’: eens a 4 “A. Howarp, Jr., a bank officer of Omro, Wis., has decamped with $40,000 of the bank’s deposits. A DRUNKEN nurse fell down with an iffant at Holyoke, Mass., a few days ago, and broke its neck. . A ruin recently stole # bag of meal from a barn at Sturbridge, Mass., but left the bag td be: filled again. { . Tue Rev. Edwin Arthur McArthur «colored English missionary to Central America and the United States, is lecturing in San Francisco on “The Condition of the Colored Man “Abroad.” > > A RURRICANE is reported to’ have occurred at Madras on Wednesday, which inflicted heavy damage on shippingjand buildings, and killed a number of people. A HURRICANE occtrred in India a few days ago inflicting heavy damage upon the shipping in the sea porta,—Fourrsen fato dealers were uarraigned in New ¥ork on Monday, _———2 —— Joun Mvuuary, cashier of the Metropolitan Hotel of New York, has been arrested-for embez7iement.—— Jesse H. Pomrnoy, the boy ‘murderer of Massachusetts, has been inGieted,. fruit and wheat prospects of the Scioto Valley were never more prom~~ Tar Prospect of crops of all kinds in Indiana is reported to be good. Van Pexr, the reformed beer seller of Ohio, has gone back to his old trade. z te £ Two million pins 4 day is the product: ofthe factory at. Valparaiso, Indiana, re poate Ste ee Mame’s ice supply will amount to 1,500,000 ~ tons, and will sell for about $4,000,000. : A son of Genera) Sherman will enter Yale College, wt New Haven, Connecticut, vext Fall,A BASHFUL . . Lyer is us raré as a s ‘ ‘i ~ pStammering wou oo axes OuU---Wre pyour children also. Imp iron ships, unless those built for war . . Tae Ohio newspapers say that the+ Srrax Kinp Wonrts,— Childrey catch eross tones quicker than <par. rots, an. they often become pes. nent ae in them. -sets the example, you will searce hear a pleasant word among md children ‘in their plays with each other. Yet the discipline of such a family is always weak and, irregular Thé children expect jnst so much seolding before they do’ anything: itheycare bid, while in many a home where the low, firm tone of mother or the decided look of her steady eye, is law, they ulways think of Obedi_ ence, either in or out of sight, Oh mother! it is worth a great deal 13 cultivate that excellent thing in wo. man, a low, sweet voice. If you are ever so much tried by the mischiey. ona or -willfel pranks ofthe little one, speak low. . It will be a great help to you to-even try to be patientand cheerful, if you, can not sucbeed, gry tones never did the but_plenty of evil You ean io; have the-excuse for them that ‘they lighten -yourburdens -at all; they make them ten’ times heavier. For your own, as well as your children's: sake, learn to speak low. They wilt remember that tone when your head is under the turf. So, too, will they remember a harsh ard angry tone, . Which legacy will you leave to yo children ?—Exchange. a —_—-——+--+ 2m — scale was found in‘ a Brooklyn 'Police court the other: day. Alfred Schwartz wis called, and a: . Daan: stepped up briskly; while the Mudge read the charge. When he~fanished he glanced at the supposed Sehwarty, and 'twasn’t the man.~ I don’t want you, said the judge.” Well you see, judge, answered the substitute, Mr. . Schwartz has gotthe toothache, and Istandforhim. But the magistrate continued the case. A Frencw lady sent this to -thePrince Imperial: ‘‘May the violets and primroses blossom on the 16th all over Francé, to greet the birth. day of our darliig!, Oh, you dear little Imp! » -}-. Busy net thyself in searching’ into, other mens lives, the errors cf thine own are more than thou canst answer for. It more concerns thee to mend one fault in thyself, than to find out a thousand ia others. A writer in Frazer’s Magazine argues that “‘when you are bent on doing anything wrong, you should begin by convincing yourself that it is wrong; because, then, though you are guilty of the transgression, “you retain your principles unimpaired.” ~ THE sunbeam is composed of millions of minute rays; so homelight must be constituted of -little tenderness, kindly looks, sweet laughter, loving words, —You've destroyed my’ peace of * mind, said a despondent. lover to a truant lass. It can’t do. you much harm, John, for ‘twas an amazing small pieve you had, any way! was . the quick reply. Wso can doubt that anything which makes man discontented with. his state, without giving him the certainty of .a better, is a curse. —> @.e-——> Tuart which is taken in with the milk only gets out. with the foul’ (Faults contracted in infancy disappear but with death.) . : In this city, at the residence I. J. Rolfe, Esq., May 13th, 1874, by vid. Sims, Josiah Rogers to Miss Ruth Rolfe. With the above announcement we received the usual compliments. We wish the fair couple who have just launched upon the sea of matrimony,a long and prosperous voyage through life, and when its close shall come,may they, like ripened sheaves, + be ready for the Master’s garner. Auction on Saturday ! : ‘ J. $8. HOLBROOK, 8, : Cor. Commercial & Main Sts., On Satarday, May 16th, Commencing at 9 o’clock, A Large Stock of Household & Kitchen Furniture Consisting of Parlor Sets, Bed’ Room Sets Sofas, Lounges, Carpets, Stoves, Cbsirs, Tables, Bureaus, Bedstesds, —Mattrasse*, What Nots, Book Cases, Rocking Chairs and other th‘ngs too numervus to mention. Also a fine Jot of Hams, Bacon, Butter, Salmon and a variety of Groceries. Now is your chance for Bargains — area x 8. HOLBROOK, Auctioneer. — l German Pic Nic and Festival. . HE German citizens of Grass Valky and Nevada will hold az Annual Pic Nic at Ismert’s Grove, On Sunday. May 17th, 1874. A Dancing Platform wil. be erected, sd. @ good band of music engaged for oe casion. Price of badges fur dancing, $1. Goud eruer ue be maintained by properly appoiuted. a ‘Every accommodation wil) be made extended to ail orderly persons to be pre ent : Boor ‘By order of the Committee. $s ‘ When mother ~ atient, <a ze heart goog-—— ‘4 “MODERN Pythias “on. & “Small \ , ee + io wgevapa « The Re John G. Colema Narrow Gauge Ra yesterday, and. fr thatthe newly 4) Mr. Bates, will b day. He will lgol “4 jittle before app ants, 80 as to. avoi ~~ pany men lying i: to eommence. ‘T! 2 ably be commence ee ent necessary for mor “—“fefore-active opé > Jt sufficient is suk fells will have 1 they. will commen the line at the san secure the comple the earliest date’ terprise ig highly italistsevery wher doubt but stock in as good as coin. ‘who caw afford to tarily go tothe be As soon as the hes will permit, the e on those who bh -seribed. . If twent ‘more can be raise will probably . se That amount ougl} two days, and we . the committee sta q 4 —— ao The. surveying enced surveying proposed V flume have got as far as find everything all terprisé, when con great benefit to t Grass Vailey, and the immédiate vic . Starce, and. every . more so. Wood f ‘mines of Grass V; —rsome cases six an _wams. It increas distance‘it is obtain ‘This flume will af ‘supply at resanal . Make available timberland in-the ly it will enrich its time, and we hope terprise s on the p: is deserving of rev " ‘The Skat There will be § ~ at the Skating Rit Thursday, Friday nings of this week Wednesday and until farther notic m12-5t B,E Go to Hyman BE mere Summer sui Se a Auburn road 1 Valley. It comm near Bennett's ran mey road we be! through the Lime near the old For road when comple’ convenience to t! “sion to cross the c cinity, Arrivals by th. C. H. Mead, M. Caldwell.” Departures by t E. Chamberlain the Chicago Times yesterday. His & Welcome from tlie” Sovered his furmer i. the Vicinity Chamberlain Visits gg. US Stay may pri that health ti» 8 hospitahiy, uf dally extended io . ——— 7 ; Go to. Hymai, Bi Manvfactured powi.

saa t _.. cers receiving such bribes; one, even’ ~~——~“‘Hut the Mayor and Chief of Potice fair fame of such policemen, _ Page's bill to repeal the Federal . # ie Baily Bennsiciyt ~! NEVADA CITY. CAL. = » Feldey, May 15th, 1874. "Editorial Notes. San Francisco has periodic spasms over the administfition of its affairs by the city authorities. They .go the rounds of hauling their. city officers over the coals; beginning with the Mayor they continue it down to policemen. A recent charge against officers for being offered and accepting bribes bas. been undergo‘fng investigation before the Police Commissionérs. Thetestimony was It has been séveral times’ suggested that old residents of Nevada have We gnderstamd measures will be taken toward organizing this. season: It is probable there will be no meet, ing this Summer on account of the lateness of the season, but an organization can be effected and _.everything will be ready next Spring te have a general reunion. Placer and years, and they are: very pleasant and-largely dttended. There.is uo doubt that a larger number of Nevada county people could be got together than from any of the other counties. Professor Blum says. it is estimated that over foar hundred are very positiveand direct against offihada ring on bis hand, which it was sworn had been given him-as-a bribe. disregarded the testimony and exonerated the officers. There is now a general how! of indignation among the press of the city. Verily the “way of office holders in San Franciaco is hard to travel. These same _ officers have extorted from the frail ‘women who accuse them of accepting bribes, large amounts of money: which they have handed over to the city treasury. From Chinese sleeping in too small rooms, and from the women, the officers-have, by way of fines, secured to the city the sum of $8,000. It is rather natiral that the women sbould seek to tarnish the in the immediate vicinity of San ‘Francisco. It would attract many is no doubt if a movement was made to that end, it would prove a grand success, We hope an organizatiou will be completed. —>.< : Ten Nights in a Bar Room. This popular drama was played at. North San Juan a short time since, by the local amateur troupe of that place, and about a week since was repeated for the benefit of the public schools. The part played on the first presentation by Sam Everett, wus the last time taken by Frank Abell, of. Grass-Valley,; and, according to the Times, it was done as well tife part many times. We understatute, requiring California to elect Congressmen this year, which we ‘“Hdticed® yesterday, bas passed the Honse of Representatives, and will . without doubt pass the Senate. The expense attending such elections. will be avoided, and the interests of the State will uot suffer by the change. We have too many elections, If about one-half of those which still have to be had could be done away with, it would-be much better every way for the State at large, By the. 7 f ennai means 80 ~~ ssp aceacilhate ae ~ Hon. F. F. Low, who jas swung —-@tthe present time, _ Andy Johnson, has finally accepted * fornia Bank Mieohd oem Mr. and Minister to Ohina, allof ‘which time an election for Congressmen again oceurs, public sentiment—will have become crystalized, und issues ‘will be more definitely marked-thanWe wish Congress bad the’ power to relieve us , Still farther of election burdens ‘Those who have invested in stacks in anticipation of the annual Spring rise, have been sadly disappointed. Priges-absclutcly fail to” do that rising, but on the contrary bavé a downward tendency; still those familiar with the mines, whose stock is on the market, say that the prices are far above their real value now. Thousands will be swamped by the continued depression in stocks, who, when they invested had golden-anticipations. As long as men will strive to make fortunes without enterprise, they will, in nine cases out of’ ten, meet with disappointment and@bankruptcy instead. Investments in legitimate mines would be much safer and more beneficial to the mining interests of the State. afound the circle about as much as “the mithagement of the Anglo CaliLow has been a Representative in Congress, Governor of. California, positions ought to qualify him for his present position: He has also. been engaged in banking. He made a fortune at it previous toliis advent into politics, Net Caught. Vasques has not been caught, and his pursuers are pretty. well assured of the fact that he don't intend tobe. Sheriff Morse, after having been absent about two months‘in an arduous and incessant search, has returnéd rather discouraged but not ailtogether disheartened. He bas, lin short, conte home to unload. The “enterprising, bold —and——apiey!* Chronicle-had so many valiant correspondents along to assist in the captiire, thit Sheriff Morse found that ‘‘Tiburcio’”’ was kept better. pested as to the whereabouts and intéhtione of the pursuing party, than the readers of the Chronicle. Hereaftér. the enterprise of that paper will have to be exerted on its own hook: Mr, Morse proposes'to have ‘DO More réperters in_his-party when hevagaiu takes the trail. The chase bas afforded a good many sensational itéins of news, and has probably reared the outlaws some} otherwise of the snow, water will last longer . be used inthe construction of the . The horsé\is a reat curiosity, and all stand there is some talk-pf its ‘Being acted by the amateurs of this city. It is # thrilling play and would no doubt draw a crowded house. Rainfall. As itis likely but little-more rain will fall this season, the figures g ven beiow will probably not be changed. . The total fall for the season in this city, according to the gauge kept ut! the office of the South Yuba Canal Company, is 62.37 inches. In October .67, Nov. 1,35, Deo,\ 24.27, ei wv The av‘erage for the pust five years is 50,03: In 1869, 49.04;. 1870, 45.98; 1871, 39.23; 1872, 78.22; 1873, 38.70. . In consequenee-ofthe—hard condition and be more plentiful than any year for the past ten years, ee Scott's Flat Saw Mill, _ The mill which the flume and wood company are going to erect at Scott’s Flat, willbe commenced on soon. Ten men have been getting out the timbers, and we learn. that the work will be done this week, As soon as the mill is completed, so as to saw the lumber necessary to flume;»a large force of men will be put on, so as to complete the whole as rapidly as possible, Se ee Travel, The several lines of stages running into this city are all well patronized. Travel is daily increasing as the roads grow better, The Grass Valley and Nevada accommodation line runs full on every trip. The driver, Billy Holbrook, ‘is very atoommodating, and looks out for the wants of patrons, Which is one reason of the largo patronage, Te Ae Apna The Hairless Horse, s This wonderful freak of nature wason exhibition on Broad street, yesterday, and large numbers visited the roym in which he was exhibited. who visited him expressed themselves perfectly satisfied: We nhderstand the proprietors intend making a tour to the Eastern States with ‘him. Aorta pak bes n Ho issa.2 . ‘Pen Pin Alley. is s<— Mr. Weiss, proprietor of the Brewery on the Grass Valley “road, has hada ten pin alley ePevted at his place, We learn that it is Very nicely fitted up, and will no doubt be patronized by those desiring some kind of amusement in which exercise can at the same time be obtained. _; . —_>°-> ‘New Bank, A new bank has: beén established at San dose, calied thé Commercial and Savings Bank, with a capital of $1,000,000, Among the list of names of stockholders, we notice the names of Ed. Williams, formerly of this city, and Jobn C. Coleman and Edward McLaughlin of Grass Valley. ‘Stage Detained. : The stage to North San Juan, on Weduesdey, was detained: over san hour by a! tree falling across’ the’ itdyig,been afailure, Sheriff Morae iadeserving of great vredit, if his ef.) tort have failed, “ peti 2 Nevada County, Reunion. J : other counties have had these for. who are now residents here,and there . as _by Everett, who-has performed+ _ ANcoReggent, A. B. Catley, who keeps a saloon on Broad street, presénted this office an annual reunion at Sod ‘Freneises. . on Wednesday last with a fine bor! of cigars. Thé¢ box contained one clusive iu Our mind that the ‘afore said Carley is a gentleman. Any our presence will have a fight on his hands, We understand Jim Faulkner has been ‘fixing up the track at the Half Way House, and that it will in 9 few days, be in a good condition. expected considerable driving will be done_on_ it this summer. Wi ittle effort om the part of the pr ‘prietor, many more visits would be mode there." __ : *@ The Crandall Road. The Crandall road leading to Colfax, we hear, is not in a first rate condition, Many of the culverts are sadly dilapidated, and are dan. gerous to be crossed. We presume the travel does not justify keeping it in repair.: Z Furnished House for Rent, A finely furnished house containing six rooms, . will be for rent, in this city, in about two weeks. There is everything necessary in the house. For further particulars enquire at the Daily Transcript office. hundred, and the cigars are of the! choiest kind. ~ By that act itis conman who disputes the proposition in’ . tion in regard tothe degeneracy of Ittis: _ Ltell ourJawyers in Congress wha -. needful; a ! '_. @8 the possessor of gold, that some . < Sunator Jones, —The Washington ‘correspondent of the Syracuse Journal, writes as follows of Senator ‘Jones, of Nevada:” i Senstor Jones h Htéd the house of the lamented Charles ee ted, the widow having ‘gore to Europe to educate her daughter. This} was the home of Stanton. Dear me! how short. the time seems since that house, pow in the midst~ of elegant residences, was out of town, on,4vacant lot. Since Jénes’ famous speech on finance, we hear less of lamentathe Senate; that is, the increase of ‘members who have supposed to have won their way to Congress by first winning wealth. We begin to believe that ifa man has brains enough to overcome all obstacles and make a fourtune, he may be just the ene to Ows about : Ith did no friends, ‘bis impromptu" ‘supplied the nd now he is so well known incéndiary, doubtless, presumed he kept it in his house, for it was.fired in two _places:the other ah rg htiind his sisters and a house full of visitors oat into the chill uir,divested of outer garments and with bare feet. Of his $50,000 worth of’ carriages, one ts drawn by four horses—the only rival of fhe President, or rather Miss Nellie and Mr. Sartoris -and it accommodates ten persons in sumptuous style. seney will buy the carriage and the-fine horses, and the friends will come, of course; but one look at the elegant .establishment will tell you he is'a bachelor. ‘A woman’s taste is lacking, and what do you think is the iniication?. Why, don’t you see, the servants sre not American and British Shipping. From Telegraph Hill, the other day, we counted portion: of the shipping Mearest us, and the flags “were in‘propottion of one American to four British, We are quite sure ‘that this is a fair average of the shipping that visits this port; but it bumiliated out American pride to think that the finest timber and-spars ‘on our coast, with as good muscle; fine weather and everything else needed in the construction of ships, we ate dependent almost entirely upon foreign shipping for carrying our crops to market. Our shipping, once a proud rival to that of great Britain,. is now reduced until itis “mortifying . ‘tostate its comparative inferiority. this. As for wooden vessels we haye . decidedly the advantage. And as for the building’ of iron’ ships, Mr, Roach has proved that they can be. constructed in the United States as’ well as. in Scotland or England, He has built seventeen iron ships, some of them larger than any wooden ships being constructed for commercial purposés, and with the exception of the Great Eastern, larger than any purposes. Mr. Roach is not the only man in the United States capable of—eonstructing iron ships. .“ Why then sbould we Jag so far behind Great Britain? Has the old Améri-’ can spirit of commerce departed ?— liveried! How is anybody to know Nevada Benevolent Society. This Society has received from the Secretary of State a certificate of incorporation, declaring the said Society to be ‘a body politic and cor‘porate.’’ We would suggest that the charter be framed and hung up in thé library room, or some other appropriate place, << Coming. Vice President Wilson and Tannessee Claflin are on their-way to this coast. One is Vice President and the other wants to be. > April 4.51, May .89 inches. On Tuesday and Wednesday next there will be a Sunday school Institue held in the M.E. Church. The Institute opens with an address from-Rev, Geo, Clifford, of this city, The Methodist Sunday school is going to hold its annual pienic on Tuesday next, the 19th inst., at Ismert’s grove, back of the Glenbrook race course. Invitations to the schools of Nevada and Grass Valley. have been extended to participate in the festivities, y The cheral club will give their second concert at Hamilton Hall on Saturday evening. The programme will consist of vocal and instrumental music, and tableaux. The piogramme is a thoroughly good one, The ledge in the Magenta mine, in the west drift, continues to develop good milling ore, . Next week Larrimer’s mill will commence running ou Magenta rock. ‘ Marshal ‘Collins: has -been—reap‘pointed street overseer, and is laying water pipes on School and Bennett sestn\ The town Trustees had a meeting on the 12th, and fixed the bond of officers, appointed pound masters, road overseer, and-other officers and committees, Tae Oaxktann Guost InvesticaTION.—The committee who have been for a week past inquiring into the ‘“‘manifestations’’ which oceurred at a house on Castro street in Oakland, have, as 18 understood, concluded their labors. They have made no direct statements to outsiders, But it has transpired that they are willing to publish the testimony and the conclusions, provided that the prinTt-has been intimated that thia consent will be withheld. It is inferred from whathas.come to light that no evidences of stpernaturalism was obtained, and that itthe judgment of the committee, nove ofthe, manifestations were outside of perfectly natural cases. It is reported ‘that in the course of _a week a lecture will be délivered in Oakland, at which time all the phenomenawhich oceurred at the house en Castro street will be reproduced and explained. The upearthly shriék, the whirling chairs, and the’trunk on its travels. dé illustrated. Thess expositions are wholly independent of the work of {be investigating con: mittee, which Mp to rhis tine, has not given any report to the public. Th conimittees pre-vow_reudy-te-iet-a toed” of light in on the Oiklaud ghost manifestahuoos,. Waita pity tuat we ea Dave the officiat coaclusiogs at once. youd, nites i i oe Beare 6 1 [Sau Franciseo Bulletia, ‘May Lith. -the bill, introduced by Mr. O’Brien, finely. The rock taken out is all’

cipal occupaut of the house consents. . . 7 will all; less be puts on. some insignia of wealth? Oris he, perhaps, already 80 satiated with gold, that the mere appearance of wealth is no longer a matter of concern? Or has he, possibly,.a cautious eye tothe fate-of of Maryland, which makes it illegal for a citizen of the United States to adopt the relics of despotism, as seen in the liverying of. servants, or in short, causing them to wear the hat-band and cockade? What a leaning our people must have to old world customs, to be_sure, that it should be here deemed necessary to enact sumptuary Jaws! Mr. Jones is stout, well built, a little light in Who bids? His four. age is only fortyAr midnight on Monday, twelve ‘buildings were burned by a conflagration in Gilbertville, Otnego eounty New York, and about the same time 4 conflagration in the town of Butternut, of the same county, consumed half the place. ‘Tur chase after Vasquez, has been abandoned by Sheriff Morse, and he has returned to Oakland: He says the newspaper reporters spoiled his game, J. H. Hoorsr, a commission merchant of San Francisco, came to -his death about 5 o'clock Friday evening, by falling into the bay from the local train as it was ronning along the wharf. oe A Frv# mile race between the train and a herd of antelope, delighted the passengers on a late train from Fargo . to Bismarck, Dakota Territory, The autelopes were. beaten and fell bebind, Ir is said that the Medicated vapor used in the Babcock Fire extinguisher is an extinguisher to gophers. Alla cultivator hus to do is to go over his grounds, and—whenever he sees a gupher-hole turn his squirt into it, = Tur Russian Grand Duke Nicholas has been arrested and his property seized by the police of St. Petersburg. The cause of his arrest is not stated. ‘Tus New York Legislature adjourned April 30th sine die. All the rapid transit bills for New York failed after all on their final passage. Joun C, BReckinR«IpGE was taken seriously itt'at Lexington, Ky., a few nights since, with hemhorrage of the lungs, but is getting better. -———_ 2. Turspay the Federal House of Representatives adopted a resolution to investigate the Mormon record and practices of ~Mr: Cannon, the delegate in Congress for Uiah, seiitpees On Monday a conflagration occurred in Paris, in which several persons perished. Many persons have Starved to ‘deat i Antolia, Turkey, and the famine shows no signs of-abatement Ba Kee te % ° Hazy of ihe tuwn of Marietta, Evie county, New. York, bas been . consumed by forest fires.» — + + Tuespay the Naliouai Assemblyof France couvened ut Versailles, ~ a. Mine yields $125,000 per month, aun. . ising. Says the Post. ~ \ JNO. ‘Scorr, of Stoddard, New Hampshire, ‘fell into a pan of boiling maple sap; the-other day, and will probably die from the scalding. On ee Tux Des Moines and Minnesota Narrow Gauge Railway is rapidly advancing. It is expected that one section will be opened in July, A Puanrer in Virginia, being dressed for some special occasion, said to Unele Ben, an old family servant: “Uncle Bet, how.dol look?’’ “Why, you looks splendid, marster: splen; did. =a looks as bold as a lion.’ “What do know about a li-! }én? Yon never saw. one,'? “Why + yes, I did, marster; I’se often seed a lion, often,” Where,. Uncle Ben?’’, Why down on marster Johnson's plantation, they’s got a lion, and you seed-him;-too;T-know you has.” “Why, you.old goose, you, that is not a lion, itis a jackass, and the have named him Lion.” “Well, t don’t care about dat—I don’t care for dat._Yon-look just like bhim,’: eens a 4 “A. Howarp, Jr., a bank officer of Omro, Wis., has decamped with $40,000 of the bank’s deposits. A DRUNKEN nurse fell down with an iffant at Holyoke, Mass., a few days ago, and broke its neck. . A ruin recently stole # bag of meal from a barn at Sturbridge, Mass., but left the bag td be: filled again. { . Tue Rev. Edwin Arthur McArthur «colored English missionary to Central America and the United States, is lecturing in San Francisco on “The Condition of the Colored Man “Abroad.” > > A RURRICANE is reported to’ have occurred at Madras on Wednesday, which inflicted heavy damage on shippingjand buildings, and killed a number of people. A HURRICANE occtrred in India a few days ago inflicting heavy damage upon the shipping in the sea porta,—Fourrsen fato dealers were uarraigned in New ¥ork on Monday, _———2 —— Joun Mvuuary, cashier of the Metropolitan Hotel of New York, has been arrested-for embez7iement.—— Jesse H. Pomrnoy, the boy ‘murderer of Massachusetts, has been inGieted,. fruit and wheat prospects of the Scioto Valley were never more prom~~ Tar Prospect of crops of all kinds in Indiana is reported to be good. Van Pexr, the reformed beer seller of Ohio, has gone back to his old trade. z te £ Two million pins 4 day is the product: ofthe factory at. Valparaiso, Indiana, re poate Ste ee Mame’s ice supply will amount to 1,500,000 ~ tons, and will sell for about $4,000,000. : A son of Genera) Sherman will enter Yale College, wt New Haven, Connecticut, vext Fall,A BASHFUL . . Lyer is us raré as a s ‘ ‘i ~ pStammering wou oo axes OuU---Wre pyour children also. Imp iron ships, unless those built for war . . Tae Ohio newspapers say that the+ Srrax Kinp Wonrts,— Childrey catch eross tones quicker than <par. rots, an. they often become pes. nent ae in them. -sets the example, you will searce hear a pleasant word among md children ‘in their plays with each other. Yet the discipline of such a family is always weak and, irregular Thé children expect jnst so much seolding before they do’ anything: itheycare bid, while in many a home where the low, firm tone of mother or the decided look of her steady eye, is law, they ulways think of Obedi_ ence, either in or out of sight, Oh mother! it is worth a great deal 13 cultivate that excellent thing in wo. man, a low, sweet voice. If you are ever so much tried by the mischiey. ona or -willfel pranks ofthe little one, speak low. . It will be a great help to you to-even try to be patientand cheerful, if you, can not sucbeed, gry tones never did the but_plenty of evil You ean io; have the-excuse for them that ‘they lighten -yourburdens -at all; they make them ten’ times heavier. For your own, as well as your children's: sake, learn to speak low. They wilt remember that tone when your head is under the turf. So, too, will they remember a harsh ard angry tone, . Which legacy will you leave to yo children ?—Exchange. a —_—-——+--+ 2m — scale was found in‘ a Brooklyn 'Police court the other: day. Alfred Schwartz wis called, and a: . Daan: stepped up briskly; while the Mudge read the charge. When he~fanished he glanced at the supposed Sehwarty, and 'twasn’t the man.~ I don’t want you, said the judge.” Well you see, judge, answered the substitute, Mr. . Schwartz has gotthe toothache, and Istandforhim. But the magistrate continued the case. A Frencw lady sent this to -thePrince Imperial: ‘‘May the violets and primroses blossom on the 16th all over Francé, to greet the birth. day of our darliig!, Oh, you dear little Imp! » -}-. Busy net thyself in searching’ into, other mens lives, the errors cf thine own are more than thou canst answer for. It more concerns thee to mend one fault in thyself, than to find out a thousand ia others. A writer in Frazer’s Magazine argues that “‘when you are bent on doing anything wrong, you should begin by convincing yourself that it is wrong; because, then, though you are guilty of the transgression, “you retain your principles unimpaired.” ~ THE sunbeam is composed of millions of minute rays; so homelight must be constituted of -little tenderness, kindly looks, sweet laughter, loving words, —You've destroyed my’ peace of * mind, said a despondent. lover to a truant lass. It can’t do. you much harm, John, for ‘twas an amazing small pieve you had, any way! was . the quick reply. Wso can doubt that anything which makes man discontented with. his state, without giving him the certainty of .a better, is a curse. —> @.e-——> Tuart which is taken in with the milk only gets out. with the foul’ (Faults contracted in infancy disappear but with death.) . : In this city, at the residence I. J. Rolfe, Esq., May 13th, 1874, by vid. Sims, Josiah Rogers to Miss Ruth Rolfe. With the above announcement we received the usual compliments. We wish the fair couple who have just launched upon the sea of matrimony,a long and prosperous voyage through life, and when its close shall come,may they, like ripened sheaves, + be ready for the Master’s garner. Auction on Saturday ! : ‘ J. $8. HOLBROOK, 8, : Cor. Commercial & Main Sts., On Satarday, May 16th, Commencing at 9 o’clock, A Large Stock of Household & Kitchen Furniture Consisting of Parlor Sets, Bed’ Room Sets Sofas, Lounges, Carpets, Stoves, Cbsirs, Tables, Bureaus, Bedstesds, —Mattrasse*, What Nots, Book Cases, Rocking Chairs and other th‘ngs too numervus to mention. Also a fine Jot of Hams, Bacon, Butter, Salmon and a variety of Groceries. Now is your chance for Bargains — area x 8. HOLBROOK, Auctioneer. — l German Pic Nic and Festival. . HE German citizens of Grass Valky and Nevada will hold az Annual Pic Nic at Ismert’s Grove, On Sunday. May 17th, 1874. A Dancing Platform wil. be erected, sd. @ good band of music engaged for oe casion. Price of badges fur dancing, $1. Goud eruer ue be maintained by properly appoiuted. a ‘Every accommodation wil) be made extended to ail orderly persons to be pre ent : Boor ‘By order of the Committee. $s ‘ When mother ~ atient, <a ze heart goog-—— ‘4 “MODERN Pythias “on. & “Small \ , ee + io wgevapa « The Re John G. Colema Narrow Gauge Ra yesterday, and. fr thatthe newly 4) Mr. Bates, will b day. He will lgol “4 jittle before app ants, 80 as to. avoi ~~ pany men lying i: to eommence. ‘T! 2 ably be commence ee ent necessary for mor “—“fefore-active opé > Jt sufficient is suk fells will have 1 they. will commen the line at the san secure the comple the earliest date’ terprise ig highly italistsevery wher doubt but stock in as good as coin. ‘who caw afford to tarily go tothe be As soon as the hes will permit, the e on those who bh -seribed. . If twent ‘more can be raise will probably . se That amount ougl} two days, and we . the committee sta q 4 —— ao The. surveying enced surveying proposed V flume have got as far as find everything all terprisé, when con great benefit to t Grass Vailey, and the immédiate vic . Starce, and. every . more so. Wood f ‘mines of Grass V; —rsome cases six an _wams. It increas distance‘it is obtain ‘This flume will af ‘supply at resanal . Make available timberland in-the ly it will enrich its time, and we hope terprise s on the p: is deserving of rev " ‘The Skat There will be § ~ at the Skating Rit Thursday, Friday nings of this week Wednesday and until farther notic m12-5t B,E Go to Hyman BE mere Summer sui Se a Auburn road 1 Valley. It comm near Bennett's ran mey road we be! through the Lime near the old For road when comple’ convenience to t! “sion to cross the c cinity, Arrivals by th. C. H. Mead, M. Caldwell.” Departures by t E. Chamberlain the Chicago Times yesterday. His & Welcome from tlie” Sovered his furmer i. the Vicinity Chamberlain Visits gg. US Stay may pri that health ti» 8 hospitahiy, uf dally extended io . ——— 7 ; Go to. Hymai, Bi Manvfactured powi.