May 15, 1878 (4 pages)

7) terete ee’ sates ic) ee ee Ghe Daily ranseript. NEVADA CITY. CAL, . 16, 1878. ae EI SE ‘Wednesday May GEO. M. MOTT 3s our only suthor. ‘zed Agont fm Sacramento. He will re ceive Advertisenients and Subscriptions fer the Transonir?, and receipt for us in our name. THERE MUsT BE A FUSION. “ hes The social and civil interests of the Btute of California demand that there should be a. fusion of the Republican aud Democratic par.ies iu wmovement for nominating candiSRR SER Lye xmas = a as nae Bi deal crushing to the earth this hydreheaded monster, whose triamph* is a-sore presage of evils, such asthe countries of the old world have searce yet recovered from. Let California demonstrate fo her sister Stites that if she has a Kearney and his cohort<, she also bas an~ other element of sufficient power to maintain a continuance of peace, and that loyalty’ tea the State and tthe National Guvernment is not # thing of the past, here on the Pacific Const. The May Festival. A large nutnber of our music loving citizens have determined upoo visiting San Francisco during the . dates for the Constitutional Conven“tion, The more intelligent and libice minded people of tuis advanced 5 aitting several of our leading age, when national governmentix: mude a subject. of every day study. und discussion, admit that fact, and. are willing to work hand in hand,’ regardless of paity lines and longtime prejudices. The wewspaper y Musical Festival in that ci'y on . the: 28th, 29th and 30ih _ insts, Prof, Davis is at present engaged local singers who are to participate tin-the grand -event, and be seews confident thas Nevada City talent will be well represented on that occasion. — : Iu this connection, a -criticism ae Madge eel Gortchakoff is suffering from a fresh attack of gout. Russia is asking for subscriptions for a volunteer fleet. : : Wm. Jeffrey committed suicide at Victoria Friday, with strychnine. Tbe bill to redistrict the State was passed Sutarduy by the Obio House. “Professor Juseph Henry, of the ‘Smithsonian Institute, died MonTye wife of John Bright died of apoplexy Mouday,at Rockdale, Eugland, All Britiah regiments in the Medilerranenn ure to be,made up to 1,000 men. aaa ican -—-Gntwerine Beeeber, sister to Henry Ward Beecher, died at Elmira, . New York, on Sunday. Toe Itwlian Minister at Washing: tou wis murried at-New York, Satatday,to a Cuban ludy.“K State Convention of the Natioual Greenback paity in Maine has been called for duue 5.b. ._ Recent heavy frostsin parts of “press, that powerfal medium, a, Whi rich ‘de, when not prostitated to the ser—¥iee of vile schemers. and moneyed manipalators, a representative of the will of the-masses,re echves turoughexception, the shibboleth of ‘‘a non. "partisan Oonvention.’” The response -gomes from every side, aod the answer is worthy of the reputation for loyalty which the people of the Goldwhich. we find in the N. Y. Tribune, ‘fromthe pen of Mr, Hazard, con‘cerning Miss Drasdil, the loadin, contralto engaged for the Festival, will be of ‘cossiderable interest:— ont the State, with soaroely.a_ single . «a pearing for the first.time before am audience to whom she was an enlire stranger, aud nune of. whom knew her merits as an artist. it was not long before her hearers were convinced that they were listening. sce . SSA ONT TNO REA SIS Tbe many friends of our publicspirited t.wnsman, .Reaben Leech, Esq., were pained to learn, on Saturday evening, that be had been stricken down with paralysis. The firat symptoms were experienced in the morning, when be found a difficulty in using his right arm and leg. Afterward the whole right side of his body and face. were affected in a very serious mauner. Medical aid was sammoned, and the serious nature of the case being wanifest, @ council of ¢hysicians, consisting of Drs,-. Jones, Tompkins and MeCormick, of Grass Valley, and Dr. Huut, of Nevada City, were called to the onse. It was found tha: there was @-bemorrbage of the brain, that gave! A live of treatment was decided upou which is now being pursued by Dr. Junes, the attending pbysician. Daring Monday the putient was resting comfortably, with. more favorable: symptoms than when first attacked; and although the case may not terminate futally, yet there is every . New York aud Penusylvania. did consideravie dauage to crops. A committee of Kearueyites bas been appointed to solicit from J. U. Flood » donation of $40,000. MacMabon bas warmly congrat‘ulated Emperor William in bis narrow escape from assassination, Jason Scribner killed three of bis children Saturday, near Augusta, vt State have always held as u preeminent virtue. In eight instances have nominutions been made, and: _ With bat one exception the candidates _iepresent the Democratic-Repablican’ cvalition ptinciples, Only old Tehuma, tae veteran aud moss-covered monument tu petty prejudices and wud Henry Wilsoo’s name, stampedupon the Democxatic banner, has ‘to vocalization rarely beard. She is gifted with a contralto voice of and. when her tall, mellow, resunant tones broke upon the ears of the great purity, richness and power;}, Me.; and then attempted suicide. — The cost of the lost steamship . Sardinia was $800,000. The Allen line do not ingure their steamers. — Six men were publicly whipped probability that Mr, Leech will remain paitially paralyzed, and a danger that his:mind will be seriously impaired, unless nature will do the needed work of absorbing the extravasuted blood upon the brain. A -Universal--.séntiment—of sympathy prevails in our community for Mr. “Leech and his family ia this great affliction, and the hearttelt wish pregreat extremity in which he has been so suddenly placed.—Grass SOIC SF SACI ANIC LETS ES Porn PPA Sa A eons A confined in the. County Jail set upon. dent determination of illustrating the saw that “the Chinese must go.” But John didn't propose fo go without making a show of resistance. So. aod tore. The rumpus attracted /the’ Jailor, who, after inquiring into. the, cause of it, locked the three tramps up ina “tank,” as a warning against. fepeating the offense, There is a general disposition on the part of some’of the white prisoners now in celestial companions, and for this reason the above example-cannot te who have hitherto indulged ia such questionable “fam.” LIONS ATI NER ITT AIL TIS TT LPT IE EER, SREB. i CAIsxXs FORA CITIZENS COUNTY CONVENTION . da county recommend that the people of said county, irrespective of party or political affiliation, meet at their several precincts on -Wednesday, May 15th, from 7to 9 o’clock delegates to a County Convention to be held inNevada Gity, on Saturday; May 18th, 1873, at 11.o’clock, a: M:, to choose four candidates tor delegates to the Constitutional Convention, citizens of Sierra county; and to nominate one Joint Delegate to represent Nevada and Sierra counties; Valley Union, — Constitutional Convention _Nom-= listeners in the charming aria ‘O mio Fernando,’ from the opera of ‘La Favorite,’ each one appeared _self-destroying str.fe,hus stood aloof, . .61 pound, anda —deatblike—stillfess pervaded the building to the -end, At the close of tie aria the on Saturday, at -Neweustle, DelsThe reported contest of W. 8.0"= Brien’s will is now said to be merely la sensation, without foundation in fuct. : Teen Mung to the breeze, a seating ieflection. upon the motives of the Bourbonites who would sacrifice the state, if tuey cuuld, and give it over to a reign’ of communism for the pakke of effecting their own selfish{, . , —vuds, a8 promalgaters of the~prinei-}----The Colored Choral Society. ples whigh strive for party first and countey afterwards. Asa writer once aptly expressed, « Constitution represents the framework of & great edifice. The laws ‘represent tbe pluster, and flooring, and windows, and roof, and: sideboards of it, The simile isa striking one, and from it the reader may draw many @ conclusion without great mental effort. Will we, now that we propose to rebuild our bouse of State (the Constitution ‘and its ndjuncts) begin by ed muking the fraine-work that when ifs finishing touches have been added—when the luws have been adjusted or remodclad to meet the tequirements of this fundamental process—the result will bea combination of great meatal, political and moral strength, which will hereaiter meet the exigencies of an advanced civilization? Or shall we permit the bailders to be selected from the ranks where justice and treedom, but for the few,ure ignored, taut they may. select the shortlived timbers of communism aud demagoguery as the material which will ingure their ability to again raze it to the ground, should the achievement: of their privats ends demand sweh a course? ‘Che trae American vuter, be he Republican or Democrat, white or—bluck, native or foreign born, can find but one houest nuswer to give to such queries. That «wugWer is the one which be has been taught by all the workings of our lvepublican form of government—the most perfect ever yet devised by iaan—and by it he expresses his hor————<ror-forthe resulis which would be sure to follow, were the reins of yovernnient to be seized by the men who are now pandering to the basvst passions of, and ‘leading astray the vlassea who, the world over, have been marked for their inadility to think and act independently of some prime agitator (Kearney or Megy, tor instance) who represent the wickedness, eunnipg and power of the Devil, with the exception that their reigu is only temporaty—lasting only until the peace-loving and intelliyeot community unite in quenching . the fire which these agitators labor su industriously to kindle throughout the land, ; Then, Republicaus and Democrats, forget your party lines. There are no issues at stake in this tast apyproaching contest, save those in . which you are equally interested as freeaien under the same flag. Forget the partisan bitterness.of the just; and unite heat and “band ip ~ fair debutante was greeted with a perfect ovation, and the .many sotto voce expressions of delight fully testified that her triumph was com<As will be geen by their advertisemeut in-another-eolumn, the Colored Choral Society of Nevada City and Grass Valley havea rich musical tréat in siore for our citizens. On Friday evening, May 17th; theywill give at the Theatre in this city an: enteitainment’ conpvisting of. Solos, Duetis, ‘Trios, Quaitettes, Choruses and Jubilee Songs. ‘The famous jubilee songs, ‘Ob Grave,’’ “Wait till T put on my Robe,’’. and ‘‘Where is He,’’ will be suug by a grand chorus of 20 voices, andthe programme will embrace numerous other selections of an equal ypleasingcharacter, We bespeak for them a full house. > oe -Geerge Smith’s Mine. Drifting is now being vigorously. prosecuted in the Smith quarts mine, and the indications are that a week’s ‘more dead~ work will enable the owner to commence taking out pay rock again. This reliable mine has yielded some handsome results for the expense which has been incurred in its development, a tie be The Pioneer Mill. The Pioneer Reauction Company's quartz mill is kept busy with rock from the depths of the New England and Brunswick mines. ‘The sulphuret reduction works connected with the above extensive enterprise will also be in full operation in a few days. >>. a Mollie McCarty Goes Kast. Budd Doble passed, through Colfax on Monday with his special car, bound for the East, with the plucky little running mare, Mollie McCarty. She will be taken to Louisville, Ky., and in a short time will compete with Ten Broeck, the result of which contest will be looked fur With intereat by Californians, Derbec Strikes the Lead. A courier arrived in this city late yesterday afternoon, bringing — the: gratifying information that the bedrock has been struck in the Derbec shaft, and good paying gravel found. Total KEclipise of the Sun. . On the 25th of July. next wilt occur an astronomical’ event of great interest—a total eclipse of the sun ~—which will be visible generally in the United States. The eclipse will be visible from four to six o'clock in the afternoon. Tha, path of totality in this eclipse runs diagonally across the center.of the-United Stites from Montana to Texas, and is between ‘120 and 100 miles wide. j of Monterey and Los Angeles, died at the latter place on Sunday, aged 67 years. Maria LL. La Point, aged 19 mouths, Was drowned io San Franof water. / It is believed that a compromise is about td be effected between the English cotton musters and operatives. in 128 hours; and bad 5 minates. ‘and 44 seconds to spare, at Buffalo, New York, — » The House Committee on Elections bas ordered majority aud minority repoits in the South Carolina contested cases. : Custom officers ut Havre, France, will not permit arms from the United States for the Russian ~Goverinent to be landed. . Martin, the aeronaut, made a suecessful aseension 12 SanFranby a newspaper reporter. L. Hyman died in San Francisco on the 10th inst., from the effects of a pistol shot wound, inflicted by his own band several days ago. Several shots were fired from a revolver at Emperor William in Beilin Saturday, but none of them took effect. The would-be assassin was arrested, The dead body of a man, supposed to be Charles E. Lee, was found near Deadwood, Dakota Territory, Sanday evening. He had evidently been murdered, George Weymuan, alias ‘‘California George,”’ convicted of fatally stabbing Bill Gould on New Yeur's night has been sentenced to seven years in the New York BStite Prison, A resolution of inquiry into the alleged Florida election ‘‘frauds” passed the House on Monday by a strict party vote of 128 to 108. Thank the Lord that the McLin crowd will now have to make a reastheir peace, © ~~ Advertised Letters, The following letters rem ain in the, Po} Office at Nevada City, NevadaCounty Cals ‘for the week ending May 13th, 1878, Persons calling for advertised letters wil please give the date of rdvertisement. H. H. Hasxine, P.M, Bartow, Charles O, Bell, A. B. Butler, James J. Cassiday, Rev. J. D. Curtis, Peter. Drood, Edward Denman & Mason ideo is Aas ae 5 Low ihe. J. Leaman, Autber Mullony, Mrs, Annie Martland, Bedolf —— : Papa, Aqalino Se Rendolph, Heury =.» ; ware, receiving twenty lashes euch. . . cisco, Sunday, by falling into a tub . . Michael Byrne walked 400 miles} cisco, on Sundwy lust, accompanied . onable showing, or forever after hold . ' inees. Numinatiops of Delegates for the Constitutions] Convention have been Burre Covunry.--Citizens’ Convention, Republican and Democratic Joseph Boucher. Cotusa Counry.—Citizens’ Convention. Demoerutic and Republican Committees not acting—B. B. Glasscock, pe Convention, Republican and Dem-ocratic coalition —T, B. Patten; Thomas Frazier, E. L. Crawford (the latter jointly for Alpine and El DoMarin County.—Democratic and . Republicau C smmittees’ joint action — Robert Watt. Le Sonoma Counry.—Oitizens’ Convention, Democratic and RepubliJ M,. Charles, W. W. Moreland, C. T. Stuart. : San Margo—Republican aud Democratic coulition—I. C. Steele. TenamMa—Democratic nomination —Henry Wilson. ‘i First» Coneresstonan District Bin Paanctsco—Light at Large Citizens’ Committee—M. M. Estee, W.H.L. Buarnes,Joseph W. Winans, John F, Miller (Republicans); Eugene Casserly, Joseph P. Hoge, John 8S. Hager, 8. M. Wilsun (Democrats). It should not be lost sight ofthat while the delegates at large are nominated, eight from each Congressional District, yet all such delegates nominated are to be voted for by the people of all the State. < > The Queen Victoria, the Crown Princess of Germany an! Danke of Cambridge, Monday, reviewed 14,000 regular troops at Aldersh tt. BRS oI EA OREN ESN EI REST t NEVADA THEATRE. ONE NIGHT ONLY. Wednesday, May 22°, 1878. Attraction Extraordinary! Denman Thompson . IN. HIS GREAT SUCCESS or “JOSHUA WHITCOMB,” 8 PLAYED B¥ HIM 124 NIGHTS IN Chicago, and 66 censecutive nights in San Francisco to crowded houses, Assisted by the Beautiful . Little Actress, Miss Julia Wilson, ‘ AND MIS OWN TALENTED DRAMATIC COMPANY. _ Admission—Gallery $1 00. Parquette 50c. _ No extra charge for reserved seats. Reed, Jerome P, Wilber, B. HH, . — Box ehect now open at Vinton’s Drag & made thus far as follows: tidorsentent—M.— RC. Purnan, . OF over ene ; eral precincts to the following num-. . Springs, .3;-BuepaVista;-3; Lake Ex Dosapo Counry,--Citizons". can_indorsemeni—G. A. Jobnson,. ut Sacramente-on Tuesday; May 220, to select delegates at large. _ The basis of apportionment. to the County Convention will be two dele. gates from each precinct, and one the last general election, and one for On Monday, three of ‘the tramps eae a Mongolian prisoner, with the evi-. be scratched, and kicked, and swore,'. the Coun:y Jail to “pick upon” their . -without-a-salutary--effeet-onthose} The Famous J ubilee-Songs, P. M., for the parpose ot electing }, torepresent Nevada county; also to} additional for each fifty votes cast at OfGrass Valley and Nevada, AT THE THEATRE, ; FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 17.Two ‘Hours of Unlimited Enjoy~ 1 ment. : rp ONTERTAINMENT witli conetet of Solos, Duetts, Trios, Quartettes, Choruses and Jubilee Songs. . SEAS PT 1 = The Daily” NEVADA ct mie? (dies BR“VI ‘The Chinese gam shut up skep eresaid. Sleek looking “ from the valleys ps almost daily. The new city of upon the duties of offices to-morrow e: The crops.at Rou __reported.as looking “Oh Grave,” ‘“Wuit till I ‘‘Where is’ He,” will be sung by a Grand Chorus of ‘20 VOICES. 20 men¢e at 8 o clock. mals WATCHES & JEWELRY, MAVING MADE LARGE ADDL “TIONS TO HIS STOCK OF AND JEWELRY, and also to choces delegates to the. ~_____—«AB4 employed a “. Btate Convention, which isto meet Is now prepared to do all kinds of Cleaning and Repairing Doors open at 7, Performance to sigi°"” Watch and Clock Repairing, each fraction of fifty, of twenty-five ~“bhigwill-omtitle-thesev ber of delegates: Nevada, 20; Blue Tent. 3; Grass Valley, 24; Allison Ranch, 3; Cottage Hill, 2; North Bloomfield, 4; Forest City, 2; Relief “Hill, 3; Cvlumbia Hill, 4; Eureka South, 4; Moore’a. Flat, 5; English Dam, 2; Washington, -4; Omeys, 3; French Corral, 3: Birchville, 3; Sweetland, 8; North San Juan, 6; Cherokee, and Ready, 4; Indian Springs, 3; Mooney Flat, 3, Pleasant Ridge. 3; Little York, 2; Lowell Hill, 8; You Creek, 2; Hunt’s Hill, 8. Total 145. SIGNED BY : John F Kidder, Geo 8S Howe, 8 P Dorsey, Geo Carson. A B Brady, F Schrakamp, J‘ J Dorsey, Chae H Finnie, W S May. D P Holbrook, A M Stokes, J E Holden, James Watt, WC Stokes, C W Smith, J -J Schultbess,C._W Hill, H Silvester, Robert Cryer. Wm Loutzenheiser, S Novitzky,.William Dawé, E A Tompkivs, Henry Margrove. Sani Fisher, O R West. J M. Manning, George Marsh, Thos Othet, Chas E Miller. A*A Malloy, 8 D Avery. A Burril, P Callaghan, David Watt, Frank . Sale, Edward Coleman, W_H Mitchell, M Byrne, Jr, Theo H Wilhelm, B F Harris, Hermann Uphoff, A Shepherd, Isidor H»as, W J Crase, John Parker, Joseph Perrin, B Gad, James Harrigan, NNathan, A C Mason, T C Moran, J F Beckett, H Vogelman, J I Sykes, T M Neugschwiotner, W O Page, Julius Bamberger, Will A Volliner, Fred Bamberger, W C Deamer, C C Townsend, Jos Soyder, J S Keathly, Chas Seebe, Horace Bridges, C W Kitts, DE QOsborn, Henry Davis, J D Meek, D Meagher, R G Roberts, Thomas Cloke, L R Webster, S D Bosworth, Samuel Granger, A J Foster, C E Helfrich,.J C Clough, E W Heywood, Wm Watt, 8 G Lewis, J C Coleman, W MeCormick, George Fletcher, Cornelius Taylor, § Buoytell, EK W Roberts, Martin Ford, J M Thomas, P English, Wm Campbell, Wm H “Montgomery, M_ MeDonough, Jas F Judd, Jno Johifston, AD ‘Tower, Cnas Mckivy, D T Hughes, H H Haskins, Erastus Bond, G W Hearn, J A Seely. J E Brown, J 8 Thompson, J I Caldwell, A H Hanson, Jobn A. Rapp, D Wellington, AH Eddy, W Scott, Jobn Danvicliff, GW Smith, A Eisen, H V Reardan, Geo © Gaylord, J § Rumsey, R M Hunt, Geo F Jacobs, M Rosenberg, Geo W Welch, J. M. Walling, C E Molloy A Isoard, H 8 Welch, A R Wadsworth, W D Vinton, J P Holeomb,J M Buffington Jr, E H Gaylord, A Nivens Jr, Wm . Smith, E W Bigelew, A. T Laird, L M Sukeforth,W H Crawford, J B Conn, G E Withington, W. C Groves, T W Sigourney, A. Walrath, R C Walrath, C Einfeldt, Jos. Thomas,J N Payne, M Garver, John Webber,D W Ridley D ¥ Morehouse, F M Hathaway, G W ~~ D Carter, George E furner, A Bluaientbal, G@ v Schmittberg, A Hinneman, John Kisile, E Jewell, NP Brown, J T Morgan, Wa. Powell, J Naffziger, A pphees cogs Geo 8 e a . ye Parker, Janu Haut, HE Rebioson 8: Rough'. ' Bet, 3; Trackee, 9; Boca, 3; Prosser}. Mitchell, R Leech,D B Kelly, R Wi] Alexander Henderson, Jobn L Smith,. Leopold Gartbe, William’ Downie, . B ’ Palmerdmith, W J gaz o W ' Hop ,,. Single Tickets from $1 (0 to $2.00, aecordJewelry a Specialty. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. Nevada City, May 14, 1878 SODA FACTORY, Ww. E. DEAMER, Proprietors, eee Gppeis FOR _.NAPA SODA, From Napa County. PACIFIC CONGRESS WATER, : ¥rom Santa Clara County. LITTON SPRING WATEER, From Sonoma County. Orders respectfully solicited. S:DA BOTTLES, “In consequence of our logs in bottles being greatly in excesa of whutit should be, we respectiuliy—inform the public that as & protection against unnecessary losses, weare compelled to rbarge at the rate of One Dollar per dozen tor all battles not returned. We never sell or in any manner forfeit our claim to them. : mal0 W. E. DEAMER. MAY FESTIVAL —FOR— FREH LIBRAPY —OR-COLOSSAL ORGAN, MAY 28th, 29th, and 30th, AT 2:30 P. M,, AT MECHANICS’ PAVILION : SAN FRANCISCO. SUMNER W, BUGbEE, Manager. cc OF 2000 VOICES, Electricity, Artillery and Telephone. CONDUCTORS. Carl Zerrahan, Boston, John P. Morgan & R. Herold, Sua ct el Francisco. The Managemenf have, at expense secured the services of the Celebrated Contraito, ANNA DRASDIL. M.-W, Whitney, the Greatest Live very Billings elen Ames y Miss Abme Clark. W. H. Fessenden, cf Boston, And many other celebrated Soloists. Sale of Tickets begins at SHERMAN, HYDE & Oo., San Francisco, April 29th. SEASON TICKETS FOR 3 DAYS, #5 ®ing to . Meiv, W F Evens,” a ' No extra for Reserved Seats. (aopders oy tall Will Belvo prompt at CHAS, SCHUTZ, Ticket Agent, IMMENSE ORCHESTRA, ; ee ae i si je 2 ing seasou bas com Naffziger’s meat “mice as new, now t!) ~“have been exercisin on it. Reserved seats cz our citizens for the San Francisco, by through the mail, — ___‘The dust in the r ¢eatingly more’ ple and visions of sprit » over us like sweet c The cases set for: and 25th insts in 1! have been transpos “and will bé heard a Copies of yesterd: containing the aid: Jobnson to the ie Union. A $200 horse die lungs. Several siu “ported from vaio county, -The -usual thre __ Wrestling match w Grass Valley about The prizes will be There is blood u istic moon. The) pendent and Downi are having a war « ~ tlemen, this is soc! _ ginia City, some da: liceman, never~ res county, although }; ~ quaintances in this Marysville; 3. Ey M. Donnal, Frenc! Prout, Wusbingtor Sacraménto, The Railroad-Cor connections made w point near H. C. Mi thousand feet distan: will be conveyed to passenger depots and James White, ag indictment for batte the Grand Jury, wa ‘ore the Coanty Cou ind given until to-d J. Ridge was appoin the-defendant = °C. F. MeGlasha: newspaper correspon this city to Colfax o passenger engine, ox and then wrote for Recorid-Union a thri of the novel trip. Sg Devman Th These who appr thing in the comedy to attend the Theatr. evening, May 22d, . of the only appearan: the justly celebrated Denman Thompson, ton’s succéss in 8: tomething almogt ui the annals of the C For eight weeks he ] Whitconib” to crow on the last night . had not diminished the engagement wo prolonged, had not been previously mad. managers who would Mr. Thompson is an ‘russt sense of the “Gaele Josti” is one o ‘raitures of New Eng ever witnessed on th box sheet is now op Drug Store. _— a Card of Th: Itake this metho MY grateful thanks tc patronage bestowed a Sentleman of Nevada >

7) terete ee’ sates ic) ee ee Ghe Daily ranseript. NEVADA CITY. CAL, . 16, 1878. ae EI SE ‘Wednesday May GEO. M. MOTT 3s our only suthor. ‘zed Agont fm Sacramento. He will re ceive Advertisenients and Subscriptions fer the Transonir?, and receipt for us in our name. THERE MUsT BE A FUSION. “ hes The social and civil interests of the Btute of California demand that there should be a. fusion of the Republican aud Democratic par.ies iu wmovement for nominating candiSRR SER Lye xmas = a as nae Bi deal crushing to the earth this hydreheaded monster, whose triamph* is a-sore presage of evils, such asthe countries of the old world have searce yet recovered from. Let California demonstrate fo her sister Stites that if she has a Kearney and his cohort<, she also bas an~ other element of sufficient power to maintain a continuance of peace, and that loyalty’ tea the State and tthe National Guvernment is not # thing of the past, here on the Pacific Const. The May Festival. A large nutnber of our music loving citizens have determined upoo visiting San Francisco during the . dates for the Constitutional Conven“tion, The more intelligent and libice minded people of tuis advanced 5 aitting several of our leading age, when national governmentix: mude a subject. of every day study. und discussion, admit that fact, and. are willing to work hand in hand,’ regardless of paity lines and longtime prejudices. The wewspaper y Musical Festival in that ci'y on . the: 28th, 29th and 30ih _ insts, Prof, Davis is at present engaged local singers who are to participate tin-the grand -event, and be seews confident thas Nevada City talent will be well represented on that occasion. — : Iu this connection, a -criticism ae Madge eel Gortchakoff is suffering from a fresh attack of gout. Russia is asking for subscriptions for a volunteer fleet. : : Wm. Jeffrey committed suicide at Victoria Friday, with strychnine. Tbe bill to redistrict the State was passed Sutarduy by the Obio House. “Professor Juseph Henry, of the ‘Smithsonian Institute, died MonTye wife of John Bright died of apoplexy Mouday,at Rockdale, Eugland, All Britiah regiments in the Medilerranenn ure to be,made up to 1,000 men. aaa ican -—-Gntwerine Beeeber, sister to Henry Ward Beecher, died at Elmira, . New York, on Sunday. Toe Itwlian Minister at Washing: tou wis murried at-New York, Satatday,to a Cuban ludy.“K State Convention of the Natioual Greenback paity in Maine has been called for duue 5.b. ._ Recent heavy frostsin parts of “press, that powerfal medium, a, Whi rich ‘de, when not prostitated to the ser—¥iee of vile schemers. and moneyed manipalators, a representative of the will of the-masses,re echves turoughexception, the shibboleth of ‘‘a non. "partisan Oonvention.’” The response -gomes from every side, aod the answer is worthy of the reputation for loyalty which the people of the Goldwhich. we find in the N. Y. Tribune, ‘fromthe pen of Mr, Hazard, con‘cerning Miss Drasdil, the loadin, contralto engaged for the Festival, will be of ‘cossiderable interest:— ont the State, with soaroely.a_ single . «a pearing for the first.time before am audience to whom she was an enlire stranger, aud nune of. whom knew her merits as an artist. it was not long before her hearers were convinced that they were listening. sce . SSA ONT TNO REA SIS Tbe many friends of our publicspirited t.wnsman, .Reaben Leech, Esq., were pained to learn, on Saturday evening, that be had been stricken down with paralysis. The firat symptoms were experienced in the morning, when be found a difficulty in using his right arm and leg. Afterward the whole right side of his body and face. were affected in a very serious mauner. Medical aid was sammoned, and the serious nature of the case being wanifest, @ council of ¢hysicians, consisting of Drs,-. Jones, Tompkins and MeCormick, of Grass Valley, and Dr. Huut, of Nevada City, were called to the onse. It was found tha: there was @-bemorrbage of the brain, that gave! A live of treatment was decided upou which is now being pursued by Dr. Junes, the attending pbysician. Daring Monday the putient was resting comfortably, with. more favorable: symptoms than when first attacked; and although the case may not terminate futally, yet there is every . New York aud Penusylvania. did consideravie dauage to crops. A committee of Kearueyites bas been appointed to solicit from J. U. Flood » donation of $40,000. MacMabon bas warmly congrat‘ulated Emperor William in bis narrow escape from assassination, Jason Scribner killed three of bis children Saturday, near Augusta, vt State have always held as u preeminent virtue. In eight instances have nominutions been made, and: _ With bat one exception the candidates _iepresent the Democratic-Repablican’ cvalition ptinciples, Only old Tehuma, tae veteran aud moss-covered monument tu petty prejudices and wud Henry Wilsoo’s name, stampedupon the Democxatic banner, has ‘to vocalization rarely beard. She is gifted with a contralto voice of and. when her tall, mellow, resunant tones broke upon the ears of the great purity, richness and power;}, Me.; and then attempted suicide. — The cost of the lost steamship . Sardinia was $800,000. The Allen line do not ingure their steamers. — Six men were publicly whipped probability that Mr, Leech will remain paitially paralyzed, and a danger that his:mind will be seriously impaired, unless nature will do the needed work of absorbing the extravasuted blood upon the brain. A -Universal--.séntiment—of sympathy prevails in our community for Mr. “Leech and his family ia this great affliction, and the hearttelt wish pregreat extremity in which he has been so suddenly placed.—Grass SOIC SF SACI ANIC LETS ES Porn PPA Sa A eons A confined in the. County Jail set upon. dent determination of illustrating the saw that “the Chinese must go.” But John didn't propose fo go without making a show of resistance. So. aod tore. The rumpus attracted /the’ Jailor, who, after inquiring into. the, cause of it, locked the three tramps up ina “tank,” as a warning against. fepeating the offense, There is a general disposition on the part of some’of the white prisoners now in celestial companions, and for this reason the above example-cannot te who have hitherto indulged ia such questionable “fam.” LIONS ATI NER ITT AIL TIS TT LPT IE EER, SREB. i CAIsxXs FORA CITIZENS COUNTY CONVENTION . da county recommend that the people of said county, irrespective of party or political affiliation, meet at their several precincts on -Wednesday, May 15th, from 7to 9 o’clock delegates to a County Convention to be held inNevada Gity, on Saturday; May 18th, 1873, at 11.o’clock, a: M:, to choose four candidates tor delegates to the Constitutional Convention, citizens of Sierra county; and to nominate one Joint Delegate to represent Nevada and Sierra counties; Valley Union, — Constitutional Convention _Nom-= listeners in the charming aria ‘O mio Fernando,’ from the opera of ‘La Favorite,’ each one appeared _self-destroying str.fe,hus stood aloof, . .61 pound, anda —deatblike—stillfess pervaded the building to the -end, At the close of tie aria the on Saturday, at -Neweustle, DelsThe reported contest of W. 8.0"= Brien’s will is now said to be merely la sensation, without foundation in fuct. : Teen Mung to the breeze, a seating ieflection. upon the motives of the Bourbonites who would sacrifice the state, if tuey cuuld, and give it over to a reign’ of communism for the pakke of effecting their own selfish{, . , —vuds, a8 promalgaters of the~prinei-}----The Colored Choral Society.. ples whigh strive for party first and countey afterwards. Asa writer once aptly expressed, « Constitution represents the framework of & great edifice. The laws ‘represent tbe pluster, and flooring, and windows, and roof, and: sideboards of it, The simile isa striking one, and from it the reader may draw many @ conclusion without great mental effort. Will we, now that we propose to rebuild our bouse of State (the Constitution ‘and its ndjuncts) begin by ed muking the fraine-work that when ifs finishing touches have been added—when the luws have been adjusted or remodclad to meet the tequirements of this fundamental process—the result will bea combination of great meatal, political and moral strength, which will hereaiter meet the exigencies of an advanced civilization? Or shall we permit the bailders to be selected from the ranks where justice and treedom, but for the few,ure ignored, taut they may. select the shortlived timbers of communism aud demagoguery as the material which will ingure their ability to again raze it to the ground, should the achievement: of their privats ends demand sweh a course? ‘Che trae American vuter, be he Republican or Democrat, white or—bluck, native or foreign born, can find but one houest nuswer to give to such queries. That «wugWer is the one which be has been taught by all the workings of our lvepublican form of government—the most perfect ever yet devised by iaan—and by it he expresses his hor————<ror-forthe resulis which would be sure to follow, were the reins of yovernnient to be seized by the men who are now pandering to the basvst passions of, and ‘leading astray the vlassea who, the world over, have been marked for their inadility to think and act independently of some prime agitator (Kearney or Megy, tor instance) who represent the wickedness, eunnipg and power of the Devil, with the exception that their reigu is only temporaty—lasting only until the peace-loving and intelliyeot community unite in quenching . the fire which these agitators labor su industriously to kindle throughout the land, ; Then, Republicaus and Democrats, forget your party lines. There are no issues at stake in this tast apyproaching contest, save those in . which you are equally interested as freeaien under the same flag. Forget the partisan bitterness.of the just; and unite heat and “band ip ~ fair debutante was greeted with a perfect ovation, and the .many sotto voce expressions of delight fully testified that her triumph was com<As will be geen by their advertisemeut in-another-eolumn, the Colored Choral Society of Nevada City and Grass Valley havea rich musical tréat in siore for our citizens. On Friday evening, May 17th; theywill give at the Theatre in this city an: enteitainment’ conpvisting of. Solos, Duetis, ‘Trios, Quaitettes, Choruses and Jubilee Songs. ‘The famous jubilee songs, ‘Ob Grave,’’ “Wait till T put on my Robe,’’. and ‘‘Where is He,’’ will be suug by a grand chorus of 20 voices, andthe programme will embrace numerous other selections of an equal ypleasingcharacter, We bespeak for them a full house. > oe -Geerge Smith’s Mine. Drifting is now being vigorously. prosecuted in the Smith quarts mine, and the indications are that a week’s ‘more dead~ work will enable the owner to commence taking out pay rock again. This reliable mine has yielded some handsome results for the expense which has been incurred in its development, a tie be The Pioneer Mill. The Pioneer Reauction Company's quartz mill is kept busy with rock from the depths of the New England and Brunswick mines. ‘The sulphuret reduction works connected with the above extensive enterprise will also be in full operation in a few days. >>. a Mollie McCarty Goes Kast. Budd Doble passed, through Colfax on Monday with his special car, bound for the East, with the plucky little running mare, Mollie McCarty. She will be taken to Louisville, Ky., and in a short time will compete with Ten Broeck, the result of which contest will be looked fur With intereat by Californians, Derbec Strikes the Lead. A courier arrived in this city late yesterday afternoon, bringing — the: gratifying information that the bedrock has been struck in the Derbec shaft, and good paying gravel found. Total KEclipise of the Sun. . On the 25th of July. next wilt occur an astronomical’ event of great interest—a total eclipse of the sun ~—which will be visible generally in the United States. The eclipse will be visible from four to six o'clock in the afternoon. Tha, path of totality in this eclipse runs diagonally across the center.of the-United Stites from Montana to Texas, and is between ‘120 and 100 miles wide. j of Monterey and Los Angeles, died at the latter place on Sunday, aged 67 years. Maria LL. La Point, aged 19 mouths, Was drowned io San Franof water. / It is believed that a compromise is about td be effected between the English cotton musters and operatives. in 128 hours; and bad 5 minates. ‘and 44 seconds to spare, at Buffalo, New York, — » The House Committee on Elections bas ordered majority aud minority repoits in the South Carolina contested cases. : Custom officers ut Havre, France, will not permit arms from the United States for the Russian ~Goverinent to be landed. . Martin, the aeronaut, made a suecessful aseension 12 SanFranby a newspaper reporter. L. Hyman died in San Francisco on the 10th inst., from the effects of a pistol shot wound, inflicted by his own band several days ago. Several shots were fired from a revolver at Emperor William in Beilin Saturday, but none of them took effect. The would-be assassin was arrested, The dead body of a man, supposed to be Charles E. Lee, was found near Deadwood, Dakota Territory, Sanday evening. He had evidently been murdered, George Weymuan, alias ‘‘California George,”’ convicted of fatally stabbing Bill Gould on New Yeur's night has been sentenced to seven years in the New York BStite Prison, A resolution of inquiry into the alleged Florida election ‘‘frauds” passed the House on Monday by a strict party vote of 128 to 108. Thank the Lord that the McLin crowd will now have to make a reastheir peace, © ~~ Advertised Letters, The following letters rem ain in the, Po} Office at Nevada City, NevadaCounty Cals ‘for the week ending May 13th, 1878, Persons calling for advertised letters wil please give the date of rdvertisement. H. H. Hasxine, P.M, Bartow, Charles O, Bell, A. B. Butler, James J. Cassiday, Rev. J. D. Curtis, Peter. Drood, Edward Denman & Mason

ideo is Aas ae 5 Low ihe. J. Leaman, Autber Mullony, Mrs, Annie Martland, Bedolf —— : Papa, Aqalino Se Rendolph, Heury =.» ; ware, receiving twenty lashes euch. . . cisco, Sunday, by falling into a tub . . Michael Byrne walked 400 miles} cisco, on Sundwy lust, accompanied . onable showing, or forever after hold . ' inees. Numinatiops of Delegates for the Constitutions] Convention have been Burre Covunry.--Citizens’ Convention, Republican and Democratic Joseph Boucher. Cotusa Counry.—Citizens’ Convention. Demoerutic and Republican Committees not acting—B. B. Glasscock, pe Convention, Republican and Dem-ocratic coalition —T, B. Patten; Thomas Frazier, E. L. Crawford (the latter jointly for Alpine and El DoMarin County.—Democratic and . Republicau C smmittees’ joint action — Robert Watt. Le Sonoma Counry.—Oitizens’ Convention, Democratic and RepubliJ M,. Charles, W. W. Moreland, C. T. Stuart. : San Margo—Republican aud Democratic coulition—I. C. Steele. TenamMa—Democratic nomination —Henry Wilson. ‘i First» Coneresstonan District Bin Paanctsco—Light at Large Citizens’ Committee—M. M. Estee, W.H.L. Buarnes,Joseph W. Winans, John F, Miller (Republicans); Eugene Casserly, Joseph P. Hoge, John 8S. Hager, 8. M. Wilsun (Democrats). It should not be lost sight ofthat while the delegates at large are nominated, eight from each Congressional District, yet all such delegates nominated are to be voted for by the people of all the State. < > The Queen Victoria, the Crown Princess of Germany an! Danke of Cambridge, Monday, reviewed 14,000 regular troops at Aldersh tt. BRS oI EA OREN ESN EI REST t NEVADA THEATRE. ONE NIGHT ONLY. Wednesday, May 22°, 1878. Attraction Extraordinary! Denman Thompson . IN. HIS GREAT SUCCESS or “JOSHUA WHITCOMB,” 8 PLAYED B¥ HIM 124 NIGHTS IN Chicago, and 66 censecutive nights in San Francisco to crowded houses, Assisted by the Beautiful . Little Actress, Miss Julia Wilson, ‘ AND MIS OWN TALENTED DRAMATIC COMPANY. _ Admission—Gallery $1 00. Parquette 50c. _ No extra charge for reserved seats. Reed, Jerome P, Wilber, B. HH, . — Box ehect now open at Vinton’s Drag & made thus far as follows: tidorsentent—M.— RC. Purnan, . OF over ene ; eral precincts to the following num-. . Springs, .3;-BuepaVista;-3; Lake Ex Dosapo Counry,--Citizons". can_indorsemeni—G. A. Jobnson,. ut Sacramente-on Tuesday; May 220, to select delegates at large. _ The basis of apportionment. to the County Convention will be two dele. gates from each precinct, and one the last general election, and one for On Monday, three of ‘the tramps eae a Mongolian prisoner, with the evi-. be scratched, and kicked, and swore,'. the Coun:y Jail to “pick upon” their . -without-a-salutary--effeet-onthose} The Famous J ubilee-Songs, P. M., for the parpose ot electing }, torepresent Nevada county; also to} additional for each fifty votes cast at OfGrass Valley and Nevada, AT THE THEATRE, ; FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 17.Two ‘Hours of Unlimited Enjoy~ 1 ment. : rp ONTERTAINMENT witli conetet of Solos, Duetts, Trios, Quartettes, Choruses and Jubilee Songs. . SEAS PT 1 = The Daily” NEVADA ct mie? (dies BR“VI ‘The Chinese gam shut up skep eresaid. Sleek looking “ from the valleys ps almost daily. The new city of upon the duties of offices to-morrow e: The crops.at Rou __reported.as looking “Oh Grave,” ‘“Wuit till I ‘‘Where is’ He,” will be sung by a Grand Chorus of ‘20 VOICES. 20 men¢e at 8 o clock. mals WATCHES & JEWELRY, MAVING MADE LARGE ADDL “TIONS TO HIS STOCK OF AND JEWELRY, and also to choces delegates to the. ~_____—«AB4 employed a “. Btate Convention, which isto meet Is now prepared to do all kinds of Cleaning and Repairing Doors open at 7, Performance to sigi°"” Watch and Clock Repairing, each fraction of fifty, of twenty-five ~“bhigwill-omtitle-thesev ber of delegates: Nevada, 20; Blue Tent. 3; Grass Valley, 24; Allison Ranch, 3; Cottage Hill, 2; North Bloomfield, 4; Forest City, 2; Relief “Hill, 3; Cvlumbia Hill, 4; Eureka South, 4; Moore’a. Flat, 5; English Dam, 2; Washington, -4; Omeys, 3; French Corral, 3: Birchville, 3; Sweetland, 8; North San Juan, 6; Cherokee, and Ready, 4; Indian Springs, 3; Mooney Flat, 3, Pleasant Ridge. 3; Little York, 2; Lowell Hill, 8; You Creek, 2; Hunt’s Hill, 8. Total 145. SIGNED BY : John F Kidder, Geo 8S Howe, 8 P Dorsey, Geo Carson. A B Brady, F Schrakamp, J‘ J Dorsey, Chae H Finnie, W S May. D P Holbrook, A M Stokes, J E Holden, James Watt, WC Stokes, C W Smith, J -J Schultbess,C._W Hill, H Silvester, Robert Cryer. Wm Loutzenheiser, S Novitzky,.William Dawé, E A Tompkivs, Henry Margrove. Sani Fisher, O R West. J M. Manning, George Marsh, Thos Othet, Chas E Miller. A*A Malloy, 8 D Avery. A Burril, P Callaghan, David Watt, Frank . Sale, Edward Coleman, W_H Mitchell, M Byrne, Jr, Theo H Wilhelm, B F Harris, Hermann Uphoff, A Shepherd, Isidor H»as, W J Crase, John Parker, Joseph Perrin, B Gad, James Harrigan, NNathan, A C Mason, T C Moran, J F Beckett, H Vogelman, J I Sykes, T M Neugschwiotner, W O Page, Julius Bamberger, Will A Volliner, Fred Bamberger, W C Deamer, C C Townsend, Jos Soyder, J S Keathly, Chas Seebe, Horace Bridges, C W Kitts, DE QOsborn, Henry Davis, J D Meek, D Meagher, R G Roberts, Thomas Cloke, L R Webster, S D Bosworth, Samuel Granger, A J Foster, C E Helfrich,.J C Clough, E W Heywood, Wm Watt, 8 G Lewis, J C Coleman, W MeCormick, George Fletcher, Cornelius Taylor, § Buoytell, EK W Roberts, Martin Ford, J M Thomas, P English, Wm Campbell, Wm H “Montgomery, M_ MeDonough, Jas F Judd, Jno Johifston, AD ‘Tower, Cnas Mckivy, D T Hughes, H H Haskins, Erastus Bond, G W Hearn, J A Seely. J E Brown, J 8 Thompson, J I Caldwell, A H Hanson, Jobn A. Rapp, D Wellington, AH Eddy, W Scott, Jobn Danvicliff, GW Smith, A Eisen, H V Reardan, Geo © Gaylord, J § Rumsey, R M Hunt, Geo F Jacobs, M Rosenberg, Geo W Welch, J. M. Walling, C E Molloy A Isoard, H 8 Welch, A R Wadsworth, W D Vinton, J P Holeomb,J M Buffington Jr, E H Gaylord, A Nivens Jr, Wm . Smith, E W Bigelew, A. T Laird, L M Sukeforth,W H Crawford, J B Conn, G E Withington, W. C Groves, T W Sigourney, A. Walrath, R C Walrath, C Einfeldt, Jos. Thomas,J N Payne, M Garver, John Webber,D W Ridley D ¥ Morehouse, F M Hathaway, G W ~~ D Carter, George E furner, A Bluaientbal, G@ v Schmittberg, A Hinneman, John Kisile, E Jewell, NP Brown, J T Morgan, Wa. Powell, J Naffziger, A pphees cogs Geo 8 e a . ye Parker, Janu Haut, HE Rebioson 8: Rough'. ' Bet, 3; Trackee, 9; Boca, 3; Prosser}.. Mitchell, R Leech,D B Kelly, R Wi] Alexander Henderson, Jobn L Smith,. Leopold Gartbe, William’ Downie, . B ’ Palmerdmith, W J gaz o W ' Hop ,,. Single Tickets from $1 (0 to $2.00, aecordJewelry a Specialty. ALL WORK GUARANTEED. Nevada City, May 14, 1878 SODA FACTORY, Ww. E. DEAMER, Proprietors, eee Gppeis FOR _.NAPA SODA, From Napa County. PACIFIC CONGRESS WATER, : ¥rom Santa Clara County. LITTON SPRING WATEER, From Sonoma County. Orders respectfully solicited. S:DA BOTTLES, “In consequence of our logs in bottles being greatly in excesa of whutit should be, we respectiuliy—inform the public that as & protection against unnecessary losses, weare compelled to rbarge at the rate of One Dollar per dozen tor all battles not returned. We never sell or in any manner forfeit our claim to them. : mal0 W. E. DEAMER. MAY FESTIVAL —FOR— FREH LIBRAPY —OR-COLOSSAL ORGAN, MAY 28th, 29th, and 30th, AT 2:30 P. M,, AT MECHANICS’ PAVILION : SAN FRANCISCO. SUMNER W, BUGbEE, Manager. cc OF 2000 VOICES, Electricity, Artillery and Telephone. CONDUCTORS. Carl Zerrahan, Boston, John P. Morgan & R. Herold, Sua ct el Francisco. The Managemenf have, at expense secured the services of the Celebrated Contraito, ANNA DRASDIL. M.-W, Whitney, the Greatest Live very Billings elen Ames y Miss Abme Clark. W. H. Fessenden, cf Boston, And many other celebrated Soloists. Sale of Tickets begins at SHERMAN, HYDE & Oo., San Francisco, April 29th. SEASON TICKETS FOR 3 DAYS, #5 ®ing to . Meiv, W F Evens,” a ' No extra for Reserved Seats. (aopders oy tall Will Belvo prompt at CHAS, SCHUTZ, Ticket Agent, IMMENSE ORCHESTRA, ; ee ae i si je 2 ing seasou bas com Naffziger’s meat “mice as new, now t!) ~“have been exercisin on it. Reserved seats cz our citizens for the San Francisco, by through the mail, — ___‘The dust in the r ¢eatingly more’ ple and visions of sprit » over us like sweet c The cases set for: and 25th insts in 1! have been transpos “and will bé heard a Copies of yesterd: containing the aid: Jobnson to the ie Union. A $200 horse die lungs. Several siu “ported from vaio county, -The -usual thre __ Wrestling match w Grass Valley about The prizes will be There is blood u istic moon. The) pendent and Downi are having a war « ~ tlemen, this is soc! _ ginia City, some da: liceman, never~ res county, although }; ~ quaintances in this Marysville; 3. Ey M. Donnal, Frenc! Prout, Wusbingtor Sacraménto, The Railroad-Cor connections made w point near H. C. Mi thousand feet distan: will be conveyed to passenger depots and James White, ag indictment for batte the Grand Jury, wa ‘ore the Coanty Cou ind given until to-d J. Ridge was appoin the-defendant = °C. F. MeGlasha: newspaper correspon this city to Colfax o passenger engine, ox and then wrote for Recorid-Union a thri of the novel trip. Sg Devman Th These who appr thing in the comedy to attend the Theatr. evening, May 22d, . of the only appearan: the justly celebrated Denman Thompson, ton’s succéss in 8: tomething almogt ui the annals of the C For eight weeks he ] Whitconib” to crow on the last night . had not diminished the engagement wo prolonged, had not been previously mad. managers who would Mr. Thompson is an ‘russt sense of the “Gaele Josti” is one o ‘raitures of New Eng ever witnessed on th box sheet is now op Drug Store. _— a Card of Th: Itake this metho MY grateful thanks tc patronage bestowed a Sentleman of Nevada >