May 17, 1878 (4 pages)

dye aly Somer. EVADA CITY, CAle Friday, May 17, 1878, Co Oo. M. MOTT gs our only suthorPha yg pe in Suéramento. He will re ceive Advertiserients and Subscriptions for the TnamsontrT, and receipt for us in eur name. x ANOTHER “NEW MOTOR.” No doubt the history of the Keeley motor,—that so-ealled — invention which it wes claimed would. shortly revolutionize the whole mechanical world, by superseding steam as a ~~ Yeaebe remembered bow Mr. Keeley, ~ etninence by his pretended discovery ~_ maobinery of every description, at a motive power,— is si i fresh in the minds of the people. It will doubta well to-do mechanic of Philadelphis, was suddenly lifted_into of a new agent which would propel steamsbips, and locomotives, and cost’ which amounted to “nothing more scarcely than the wear upod _andbow Keeley himself was soon _.upon.so_raad the almost incredulons tion, to witness the working of! a principle in working machinery, re_. expressed a desire forfartber itves-»,~“triined say 60 pounds of working “the apparatas. Neither have we for. gotten the hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in the development of this affair by credulous capitalists, lifted up socially and financially uotil he almost touched the skies; and that when he had pocketed all the it dot h ving, a a casiiduicipgpeanentalentendemnatneaaiibaaboustiaing vane: c “ ; { work on a road in the vicinity of u}dent.of the Compyny and-acommit+ tbe-employment of white labor = Cenlct Between White and Chi. nese Labor. * ‘ Two.or three days since a force df Chinamen .were employed by the, ‘NN, Bloéinfiéld Mining Company to reka. The Mongolians prepared to goto work. at-the desigaated time, but a posse of white meg intercepted them in their attempt to commence operations, and the former were compelled tdjtake up their shovels and picks add return to their shanties, The white men say that there are a great many of themin thut vicinity who are unable to obtain enough work to provide for their families, and that they are deterwined the Chinese shall not be emp ployed in preference .to laborers from among their own ranks, A conference between the Superintentee from the white men was acreed upon by the Jatter-as_the most-reasonable way of settling the trouble; but whether it resulted-in an adjustment of the affair or not, we were not informed. It is to be hoped, at ony rate, that the difficulty may be 8-tisfuctorily arranged, so far ‘Aas conéerned, . Imp-ovements at the Murchie Mine. : The Murchie, which bas for-some time now occupied a prominent position a8 one of the leading mines of Nevada County, is by the addition of frequeut important impvovethat his victims would advance, the startling development was made that “humbug” was written alt over _the invention. Now. we are called fecuunt of avother ‘motor’ which proposes to tike the place of steam. 4 As might be expected, u ‘‘ssientific’” _ oxplupation-ia given_of the. working . of this new candidate for attention, ‘but such was also the case with Keeloy’s patent. From accounts giveu of this latest wonder we learn that a number of gentlemen. assembled atthe Risdon Iron Works, in San Hranciscv, on Tuesday, by invitanew application of @ well known cently patented in Cuannda and the United States by Mr. Thomas M. Fell, Known aa ‘The Carbon Motor,”’ ‘there were present a large nuniber “of skilled mechanics and experienced scientific men, The test was a very satisfactory one; but-the most-experienced eugineers, while admitting they were astonisbed at the working, tigation,feeling Confident that a great discovery.in motive power had -beun arrived at. The priacipie is nota new one, Bisulpbide of caryon (or liquid carbon) has been used in steam boilers before, but in connection with water. Theré were several steamers in the Freneh marine to which the principle wus applied, but the difficulty to be overcome was tae rapid corrosion of the boiler and pipes. What is claimed in the present case is, that this dithqculty ie avoided by the use of glycer‘ine instead of water. Pure glycerine is the best lubricatot in the world, though not an oil, and therefore neither incrustation nor corrosion follows its use. The glycarine lies ia the boiler like a bath, so to speak, and at 190 degrees, or less of temperutare, the liquid carbon is injeated therein, becomes vaporized, and almost instantly trom said heat is ob“pressure for theengine. After wtilizing the liquid carbon to prope? the engine, the. vapor is condensed for . re-use, there being no loss if the mechanical parts are tight aod the liquids pure. The great advantage gained, so far as could be peretived, were, first @ saving in expense of tuel, asin-a—comparative-trial-with an engine ran by steam, the glycers ine varkgn machine obtained greater power during eight hours of motion, and at aless consumption of coal by 56 per cent; second, an absency of wastage, by corrosion or otherwise, in the engive; third, ease of matage-Toake war on a certain rvilroad inment; and fourth, perfect freedom from. the danger of explosion. It was @ curious feeling to be able to place one’s bund on a boiler when the niachinery was at speed, and find the superficial beut, in parts, only about 200 degrees. Whether Mr. Fell bas a practic Linvention or not, however, wny be still reasonably sbted,.iv spite of the sat.sfectory Moulton Not Afraid of a Libal Sait. the best feature of all-is that the owners are amply repsid for their efforts in eularging operations. A double track is being laid from the hoisting works to the mill, by mesus of which” the vast amount’ of Jabor) beretofore ased in hauling qyaitz will be dispeused witb, aod cars wilt be-used for the purpose of trans} ‘portation, A new boiler has been procured for the hoisting works, and it is being put in-place at present. The mill is to be also shortly provided with a powerful new engine. Going to the Black Hills. Palmer Smith, ex-Connty Surveyor, returned from the Bay on Wednesday night, and on Tuesday next will take his final departure from this city, going to~ Deadwood city, Dakota-Territory,-where he will be engaged in making surveys and estimates upon certain diteh property for a San Francisco.com pany ot wellknown capitalists. Palmer has resided here for a number of years,and willl ave-behind him-« hest of warni friends. Of course there are any amount of red-skins engaged in war’ like operations among the Black Hills, but our young friend incvends to provide against any unpleasant emergencies by having his hair cut very short, and transforming himself into a perambulating arsenal. Here’s to a-sugcessful future in bis new home, ; Ss. From the Regular Army. Gen. Aug. V. Kaut, of the regular army,wasin this city on Wednesday. He is interested in the Murchie mine, and stopped here, having just come from the East, and was on his way toSan Francisco: He express ed himself as highly delighted with the beauties of our mountain town and surrounding scenery. He felt fully repaid for his trip after steing the splendid guild producing mines of the Marchie Mining Company.— While here he visited the Armory of the Nevada Light Guard, and after@careful examination of the arms, &c, he said everything betokened an interest on the part of the officers and meinbers, that would rank them as 8 first-ciass company, Reporter of the Washington (D. C) Star—*Mr, Moulton, what do youthink of Beec ser's threat to sue you for libel?” Moulton—"It reminiisa me of the story of & man who tirreatened to terest, by ranuing over its Lest. locomotive when the latter was under full headway. The mati was killed. There won't be apy libel” suit brought by Beechér, and’ no friend of his or enemy of mine, or anybody on the face of God's: earth, has any document or documents to show that I entered into a conspiracy with Tilton, or any one else,to rain Beecher’s reputation. Beveber is the vie, resultief the test. It will doubtless take same time to ext iblish the cor. tideice of the le in it. i ae e tim of his own licentiousness. with . tall their efforts-+osee the enterprise, ments daily increasing its yieid, and . specified. eal and evening sraninretpadidacartecienak asset eaeuaee ab tobe Organized We have previously proclaimed the belief tout Nevada City had some of the best material from which to form ‘& base bell club that-could be found anywhere in thé State; Now it seems that opinion ist be substaatiated, 28 a ‘call bus been issued. for) a meeting to be held at. H 1.t’» Hall, ‘this (Fiiday) eveniog, at 7 o'clock, when and where steps will be tuken toward organizing a club for the sunmer canipaign, An: invitition tu be present and join is extended tu all who may feel an interest in the encouragement ef this manty s;ort, and everything that is necegsary to sécure the object of the meeting is a good tarn-out on the part of our yvung men, and au expression from them to tho effect that they will use Ma Vase Ball cl if through. We know of at least five or-six-crack_players in this city who ure-ready to give their assistance, and better players than two or -thiee ot this number are never found outside of professional nines, No doubt the meeting this evening will bring to the front a sufficient wumber of additional experts to make ap at least two good nines, Se We learn that no éxpense will be. entailed upon the active members of: the proposed organizition, and are confident that the suggestion to estublish a limjted number of bonary Wéeniberships will be met with great favor by our liberal and enterprising citizeus. ; vention. Pursuant to a call issued a few days since to the effect that the peo-ple of Nevada-county, irrespective of . party or political affiliation, meet at their-several procinets on. W ednes= . day évening last, for the purpose of electing candidates to a County Convention to-be-held-atNevada City; on Saturday next, to choose four candidates to the Constitutional Convention, and appoint certain Com-: nittees; a well attended and enthasiustic meeting was held at the Court House in this city at the time first 4 i The meeting was orgabized by the election of J. M. Walling as President, and R. E. Robinson, of the Tri ‘Weekly Herald, and N. P. Brown, of the TRANSCRIPT, as Secretaries. Niles Searls, Chas. McElvy, John Dunnicliff and G@. W. Welch were appointed a Committee to select delegates to the CountyConvention, and the following names were’ by them submitted, and approved by BN Ee eee Geo. F. Jacobs, Leop. Garthe, G. E. Withington, Geo. G@. Alan, John Kistle, Geo. W. Welch, J. I. Ualdwell, J. Naffziger, J. M. Walling, Jha Dunnicliff, -E.Bond, E.-W. Cross, Geo, E.-Turner,— Jesse—8; Thompson, N. P. Brown, T. W. Sigourney, Joseph Tliomas, E. M. Preston, Niles Searls, Charles McElvy, Shooting the Canine, A few weeks since there was complaint of several valuable dogs owned in this city having been poisoned, ‘and in two or three instances the result was fatal. Now. the slayers have changed their tactics, the pis tol being brought into reyuisition as & means of destruction. During the past week three Boulder street canines, all of them exemplary purps, have had the candles of their existavensipon sagacious cir hailing from Piety H.1) was made to recognize the ethicacy Of cold‘lead. It ia wrong, this indiscriminate slaughtering of dogs without regard to tlie Worth of the animal. If you must wreak your Vengeance on something, neble slayers, select the more worthless représentatives of the species — choose your targets from among the ranks of the million and one worthless curs that infest the conimunity, and spend the summer nights in howling at the moon when ‘tis full,and courting acquantance with ‘thcir masters’ neighbors’ goats. He Should Be Thankfal. Harper’s contains a long obituary ot, the late G. W, Blunt, of New York.» When asked to state his creed he said: “I believe in God, His infinite powers and mercies, the mission of Christ. Have throgeh my life been subject to many €xpoSures—small-pox, ship fever. cholera y glow fever and . NevA el beter. pr. ae ee Preashing ac the Baptist Charch, Rev. George Taylor will preach at the Baptist 20 ERLE Ah NE ORE IIE 7 ALAIN ee RATE RMIT ARIA AS RRS IE “. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy ence suuffed out, and yesterday af THE NEWS, At the Berkeley election the Workingmen were successful, Interior, has been assa~sinated. The State Sunday School Association isin session in San Francisco. " The Chinese Offictul Gazette annovnces the complete reconquest of Kashgar, : Serious rioting has begun among the cotton operatives' at Blackbur, Englad, * . The Pennsylvania Re} ublican State Convention met at Harrisburg yesterday. aa i _The eutirs Citizens’ ticket was elected at Healdsburg, Monday, by sweeping Mmujorities. ee The New York Chamber of Commerce, ‘Tuesday_night. held its 110th anuiversary banquet. a hy, Okaba, Japanese “Minirter of the who use their ‘brain’ steatily—overA : ill for ‘sonts' © & Professor Tyndall is gi : ring from hé mulady so com y among men mak. He hed time past, bat, ! At last he hag yielded to bis physi‘cian’s orders. and “gone Off fora mosth’s rest, during which tims he and his wife occupy Mr. Tennyson's house inthe Isle of Wight, which the Laureate has kindly offered them LTS AIRTEL LAE SITING LEE ILE, LEERGGEIDIE EH BET “CITIZENS CONVE® TION, THE CITIZENS CONVENadmit th, Of Gtass Valley and Nevada, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 17. Two Hours of Unlithitea Enjoy. ae ment. J Roose ENTERTAINMENT Will consist of Solos, Duets, Trios, Quartettes, Choruses and Jubilee Songs, The Famous J ubilee Songs, : ‘Oh Grave,” ‘Wait till I aA LBA BP The Grand Eucampment, I. F,, adjourned sine die at San Francisco Tuesday night. Z The drouth on Demerara Island entuils a 1 ss on the planters of $3,000,000 to $4,000,000. ~~ It is said that the Porte refuses to . evacuate Varna and Batoum, bat will satrender Shumla, The English House of Commons until 9:35 a. uw. Tuesday. A terrible powder explosion occur-, red in Paris Tuesday night,involving & covsiderable loss. of life. -It is reported that an earthquake recenily occurred .m° Venezuela by which 600 persons were killed. Lit Shuefer bas been sentenced. to Pennsylvania, for the murder of bis wife. : An incipient riot occurred in San Francisco Tuesday night, ~-originuted by a band of Kearney’s foughe, =. ‘Lhe meetings at Manchester, Engpend-operatives failed to accomplish anything. ~ The, excitement in Canada over the expected raid is increasing, und great activity is ‘manifested among the militia. : The British squadron on the Pacific station is to be reinforced by tbe turret-ship Thnunderer and the corvette Tenedos, — A. Dewitt Moore, First Lientenant of Company F, twenty-tirst Infant ry, U.S. A., was drowned recently ut Fort Klimath,. President Hayes is said to be perfectly unriffled by the proceedings in the House in reference to the alleged eleotion frauds. % Four men were killed by a’ collisiow of freight trains Tuesday on the Railroad, near Sagetown, Illinois. . The best trip.on record between San Francisco and Victoria was made by the Dakoto on her) last voyage—66 hours aud 11 minutes. Taking Things Cooly, a Chinaman beats the world. The owner of a building which is occupied as a Chinese laundry went te his tenant, who is some four or five months in arrears for rent, the other day,and said: “John, you'll have'to settle up or get out of here," “Ob, no; me satisfied here; me no getee ont.”’ “But I propose to double the rent, and then 1 guese you'll have to skedaddle you moon-eyed monster!’’ said the landlord losing bis temper. “Allg light; me stayee allee sawee,”” “answered the obdurate Mongolian, calmly. “Now look~ here; you infamous dog, I’m going to triple.the rent, and if you dou’t fix up that old score. I'll throw you into the street, bag ubd baggage,” shouted our ° izate friend. The unmovable oe} stial took another mouthful of water, and equirted it over the shirt he was doing ap. Then he murmured sweetly: ‘*‘Me no care you make him one, two, free tousand tollar; we only ketochum one old stove and few tlivgs, Chinaman he no must go.”” The landlord then:went and had @ notice to quitthe premises served on him. The victim of the Jast joke thought perhaps it meant something after all. So he made some inquiriea respecting the subject, and learned that it wus neccessary for him to leave at acertain time. Yesterday he met the landlord on the street, and accosted himr: ~ ~ “You tinkee you dlam smart; you alle game Dlennis Kerny; Chinaman no foolee. He st.y till past dog. — no help:t,”’ dif that pigtail gives up the building until the sie pe exadmit that we don's} was in session from 4 Pp. w, Mond:y . land, between the cotton mastrs. _ For downright ‘‘staying qualities” . S at 11 o’clock; A. M. By Order. , _ E ear reees Beer 7 Nevada, May 16:b, 1878, AMERICAN MEAT MARKET, -Commercial Stfeet, Nevads City. ~~ JAMES MONRO, : AVING resumed business at, the old On SATURDAY, May 18th,. ;—put—on my Kobe,” and “Where is. He,” ‘Will be 20 VOICES. 20 Admission 50 Cents. Children half bites : D nat 7, Performance to ehenoeats oclock, . : wate ’ Straw hatg h Ice cream wa ket yesterday. The local ite: @ period of s:ag _ Base ball pla at Hant’s Hal), The Congr Parties have be present. The decision vs. Lonkey & § : dered before Ju _,_._ Beeure. seats. ~eomb,” immedi: is at Vinton’s D Prot. Cihase’s Temperance f These parties with the lovers ‘vhere is a diff maids. For ing -__in cities, and th WATCHES & JEWELRY. GEO. W. WELCH, TIONS TO HIS STOOK oF prepared ‘to suj ply the City and -viciuaty with’ _ Choice Fresh Meats, Corned Beef, Corned Pork, etc., KT THE LOWEST PRICES. "Nevada City, May 17, 1878, _ Assessment Notice. eo Gravel Mining Company, location of principal place of business SAN FRASCisCU, CALIFORNIA. Location of works Nevaua City, Nevada cvunty, California. Notice is here y giveu that 2% @ meeting of the Bosrd of rectors, held on the 14th day of May, a.D. 1878, an assegsment (No. 1,) of ten ceuts per shere was levied upon the’ capital stock of the corporation, pay.ble immediately, in United ptates gold coin, to the Secretary, at the office of the Compavy, Roum 12, 611 Califervia st., Stevenson’s Building, San Francisco, Cal, Auy stock upon which this assessment jshall remain unpaid on the 17th day of June, A. D, 1878, will be delinquent; —“and--advertiged for gaie at penite suction; and unless -payment 5s made betore, will be soldon the 6th day of July, 1878, to pay the~délinguent assessment, together with costs of adver tising and expenses of saice, _ By order of the Board of Di-ectors. ; #. PENTICOST, Sec, Office, Room No. 12.611 California 8t., Stephenron’s Building, San Francisco. Notice 10 Crediiors, QASTATE OF P. F. DILLON, deceased. cd Sotice is hereby given bythe uncer. el.ued, Henry C. Dillon, @xevator of the last will of P. T. Dillon, deceased, to the creditors of, and all persons having claims aguinst the said decedent toexhibit them with the necessary vonchers within four months after the first publication of thig notice to the said Henry C. Dillon, at, the oftice of W. D. Long, in Nevada City, in the County of Nevada. = HENRY OC. DILLON, Executor of the Last Willof P, F, Dillon, deveased. W. D, Long, Attorney. Nevads Gity, May 1¢ » 1878, A. ISOARD, [rors AND WHOLESALE DEAL ERIN Foreign and Domestic Wines and Liquors. FINE FRENCH BRANDIES AND WINES A SPECIALTY. No, 52 Broad Street, Nevada City. malé NEVADA THEATRE. ONE NIGHT ONLY, Wednesday, May 22:, 1878 Attraction Extraordinary! MR. Denman Thompson! IN HIS GREAT SUCCESS OF “JOSHUA WHITCOMB,” A 8 PLAYED BY HIM 1% NIGHTS IN’ in San Francisco to crowded houses, Assisted by the Beautiful} : Little Actress, Miss Julia Wilson, _ AND HIS OWN TALENTED DRAMATIC COMPANY. Admiasion—Gallery $1 00. ‘Parquette 500. people of Nevada Chicago, and 66 consecutive nights . . And employed a First Class Watchmaker, Engraving, Ete. Jewelry a Specialty. ' ALL WORK GUARANTEED. Nevada City, May 14, 1878 GRASS VALLEY SODA FACTORY, W. E. DEAMER, Proprietor. T. Sanaia FOR NAPA SODA, From Napa County. PACIFIC CONGRESS: WATER. eee From Sonoma County. Orders respectfully solicited. SODA BOTTLES, In consequence of our logs. in bottles be. ing greatly in excess of whatit should be, we uliy inform the public that as & protection against unn losses, One Dollar per dozen for all battles not re‘} turned. We never sell or in any manner forfeit our claim to them. mald : W. EB. DEAMM. MAY FESTIVAL —FOR— FREE LIBRAPY : ~OR— COLOSSAL ORGAN, MAY 28th, 29th, and 30th, ‘AT 2:30'P: M., AT MECHANICS’ PAVILION; SAN. FRANOISCO. SUMNER W, BUGbEER, Mansget. "8 eens OF 2000 VOICES.)IMMENSE ORCHESTRA, Electricity, Artillery and Telephone. CONDUCTORS. Carl Zerrahan, Boston, Jobs P. “Morgan & R. Herold, Sax. pigs _ Francisco. wane The Management have, at expense gor me “~— the eb ANNA M. W. Whitney, the Greatest-Living Basso. B elen Ames Billings. — Miss — oan, Ho malta W.H. Fessenden, cf re pee And many other celebr ated Soioist. ‘fale of begins at SHERMAN; HYD! & oo Frapciseo, April 2th. BEASON TICKETS FOR 3 DAYS, #. Single Tickets from $1 (0 to $2 0, acount ing to location. — oe Gane ae ae Charob, oy Sund»y, May 1%b, ~ oN pited, we yes ab arac istic rn rn é a gine ae Co ° ee HAVING MADE LARGE appr . } Wateh and Olock Repairing, < LITTON SPRING WATEE, ecessary ‘weare compelled to charge at the rate of — _ Snore by mol wil senebve Reames shy try. . Phere is a straw berries ra: now-in the mar fine in size and The Republi the: dog=poison: industriously ¢ WATCHES ° oat the caning k “ ~ ‘Phe Workin, ‘evening, and ad tions made up i ney platforn:, — ‘In town yeste ~Grass~ Valiey;~ H. RB. Odgen, Y $an Joan; T. Co __ RB. Bly, Moore’ Wheatland. James. Monra meat market Block, and fitte He will keep on ment of uieais, : See his new adv. The Weatl Yesterday. tc chilly, and che s “she fitet time i was gloomy we: that breeds neu: desire to commit & newspaper mat Italian skice, wit! fresh from thy 2 immediate forey »_.dow sofferer wes _ ing torain. As expected, when t know s0 much 3 rain; but instead, before noon, und up, which contin: the corners of bh fasbion a}) the afi Sure Sign If any reader h Aoubt as to whet Spring, bas yet a deavor to keep ac ber of roaming m this way weekly. hand-organ aod b aoy faith in a ‘he: Fate with their de we would advise throw aside thei ments, and take u and saws. —-_——————-_> The Colored Che Oar citizens sh “the fact that ibe ¢ ciety of Nevadu O ley will give oue concerts at the The music wiil be acter, and those rely upon a rich t jubilee songs, etc. " > Ma. E. H. Trvox ing Departuient of @a Mills, Sacramen for afew days tak suits from govds Bscramento. This ‘with us a moutt and took sone We understand. Orders can be left Baobange Hote) da et of the week,

dye aly Somer. EVADA CITY, CAle Friday, May 17, 1878, Co Oo. M. MOTT gs our only suthorPha yg pe in Suéramento. He will re ceive Advertiserients and Subscriptions for the TnamsontrT, and receipt for us in eur name. x ANOTHER “NEW MOTOR.” No doubt the history of the Keeley motor,—that so-ealled — invention which it wes claimed would. shortly revolutionize the whole mechanical world, by superseding steam as a ~~ Yeaebe remembered bow Mr. Keeley, ~ etninence by his pretended discovery ~_ maobinery of every description, at a motive power,— is si i fresh in the minds of the people. It will doubta well to-do mechanic of Philadelphis, was suddenly lifted_into of a new agent which would propel steamsbips, and locomotives, and cost’ which amounted to “nothing more scarcely than the wear upod _andbow Keeley himself was soon _.upon.so_raad the almost incredulons tion, to witness the working of! a principle in working machinery, re_. expressed a desire forfartber itves-»,~“triined say 60 pounds of working “the apparatas. Neither have we for. gotten the hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in the development of this affair by credulous capitalists, lifted up socially and financially uotil he almost touched the skies; and that when he had pocketed all the it dot h ving, a a casiiduicipgpeanentalentendemnatneaaiibaaboustiaing vane: c “ ; { work on a road in the vicinity of u}dent.of the Compyny and-acommit+ tbe-employment of white labor = Cenlct Between White and Chi. nese Labor. * ‘ Two.or three days since a force df Chinamen .were employed by the, ‘NN, Bloéinfiéld Mining Company to reka. The Mongolians prepared to goto work. at-the desigaated time, but a posse of white meg intercepted them in their attempt to commence operations, and the former were compelled tdjtake up their shovels and picks add return to their shanties, The white men say that there are a great many of themin thut vicinity who are unable to obtain enough work to provide for their families, and that they are deterwined the Chinese shall not be emp ployed in preference .to laborers from among their own ranks, A conference between the Superintentee from the white men was acreed upon by the Jatter-as_the most-reasonable way of settling the trouble; but whether it resulted-in an adjustment of the affair or not, we were not informed. It is to be hoped, at ony rate, that the difficulty may be 8-tisfuctorily arranged, so far ‘Aas conéerned, . Imp-ovements at the Murchie Mine. : The Murchie, which bas for-some time now occupied a prominent position a8 one of the leading mines of Nevada County, is by the addition of frequeut important impvovethat his victims would advance, the startling development was made that “humbug” was written alt over _the invention.. Now. we are called fecuunt of avother ‘motor’ which proposes to tike the place of steam. 4 As might be expected, u ‘‘ssientific’” _ oxplupation-ia given_of the. working . of this new candidate for attention, ‘but such was also the case with Keeloy’s patent. From accounts giveu of this latest wonder we learn that a number of gentlemen. assembled atthe Risdon Iron Works, in San Hranciscv, on Tuesday, by invitanew application of @ well known cently patented in Cuannda and the United States by Mr. Thomas M. Fell, Known aa ‘The Carbon Motor,”’ ‘there were present a large nuniber “of skilled mechanics and experienced scientific men, The test was a very satisfactory one; but-the most-experienced eugineers, while admitting they were astonisbed at the working, tigation,feeling Confident that a great discovery.in motive power had -beun arrived at. The priacipie is nota new one, Bisulpbide of caryon (or liquid carbon) has been used in steam boilers before, but in connection with water. Theré were several steamers in the Freneh marine to which the principle wus applied, but the difficulty to be overcome was tae rapid corrosion of the boiler and pipes. What is claimed in the present case is, that this dithqculty ie avoided by the use of glycer‘ine instead of water. Pure glycerine is the best lubricatot in the world, though not an oil, and therefore neither incrustation nor corrosion follows its use. The glycarine lies ia the boiler like a bath, so to speak, and at 190 degrees, or less of temperutare, the liquid carbon is injeated therein, becomes vaporized, and almost instantly trom said heat is ob“pressure for theengine. After wtilizing the liquid carbon to prope? the engine, the. vapor is condensed for . re-use, there being no loss if the mechanical parts are tight aod the liquids pure. The great advantage gained, so far as could be peretived, were, first @ saving in expense of tuel, asin-a—comparative-trial-with an engine ran by steam, the glycers ine varkgn machine obtained greater power during eight hours of motion, and at aless consumption of coal by 56 per cent; second, an absency of wastage, by corrosion or otherwise, in the engive; third, ease of matage-Toake war on a certain rvilroad inment; and fourth, perfect freedom from. the danger of explosion. It was @ curious feeling to be able to place one’s bund on a boiler when the niachinery was at speed, and find the superficial beut, in parts, only about 200 degrees. Whether Mr. Fell bas a practic Linvention or not, however, wny be still reasonably sbted,.iv spite of the sat.sfectory Moulton Not Afraid of a Libal Sait. the best feature of all-is that the owners are amply repsid for their efforts in eularging operations. A double track is being laid from the hoisting works to the mill, by mesus of which” the vast amount’ of Jabor) beretofore ased in hauling qyaitz will be dispeused witb, aod cars wilt be-used for the purpose of trans} ‘portation, A new boiler has been procured for the hoisting works, and it is being put in-place at present. The mill is to be also shortly provided with a powerful new engine. Going to the Black Hills. Palmer Smith, ex-Connty Surveyor, returned from the Bay on Wednesday night, and on Tuesday next will take his final departure from this city, going to~ Deadwood city, Dakota-Territory,-where he will be engaged in making surveys and estimates upon certain diteh property for a San Francisco.com pany ot wellknown capitalists. Palmer has resided here for a number of years,and willl ave-behind him-« hest of warni friends. Of course there are any amount of red-skins engaged in war’ like operations among the Black Hills, but our young friend incvends to provide against any unpleasant emergencies by having his hair cut very short, and transforming himself into a perambulating arsenal. Here’s to a-sugcessful future in bis new home, ; Ss. From the Regular Army. Gen. Aug. V. Kaut, of the regular army,wasin this city on Wednesday. He is interested in the Murchie mine, and stopped here, having just come from the East, and was on his way toSan Francisco: He express ed himself as highly delighted with the beauties of our mountain town and surrounding scenery. He felt fully repaid for his trip after steing the splendid guild producing mines of the Marchie Mining Company.— While here he visited the Armory of the Nevada Light Guard, and after@careful examination of the arms, &c, he said everything betokened an interest on the part of the officers and meinbers, that would rank them as 8 first-ciass company, Reporter of the Washington (D. C) Star—*Mr, Moulton, what do youthink of Beec ser's threat to sue you for libel?” Moulton—"It reminiisa me of the story of & man who tirreatened to terest, by ranuing over its Lest. locomotive when the latter was under full headway. The mati was killed. There won't be apy libel” suit brought by Beechér, and’ no friend of his or enemy of mine, or anybody on the face of God's: earth, has any document or documents to show that I entered into a conspiracy with Tilton, or any one else,to rain Beecher’s reputation. Beveber is the vie, resultief the test. It will doubtless take same time to ext iblish the cor. tideice of the le in it. i ae e tim of his own licentiousness. with . tall their efforts-+osee the enterprise, ments daily increasing its yieid, and . specified. eal and evening sraninretpadidacartecienak asset eaeuaee ab tobe Organized We have previously proclaimed the belief tout Nevada City had some of the best material from which to form ‘& base bell club that-could be found anywhere in thé State; Now it seems that opinion ist be substaatiated, 28 a ‘call bus been issued. for) a meeting to be held at. H 1.t’» Hall, ‘this (Fiiday) eveniog, at 7 o'clock, when and where steps will be tuken toward organizing a club for the sunmer canipaign, An: invitition tu be present and join is extended tu all who may feel an interest in the encouragement ef this manty s;ort, and everything that is necegsary to sécure the object of the meeting is a good tarn-out on the part of our yvung men, and au expression from them to tho effect that they will use Ma Vase Ball cl if through. We know of at least five or-six-crack_players in this city who ure-ready to give their assistance, and better players than two or -thiee ot this number are never found outside of professional nines, No doubt the meeting this evening will bring to the front a sufficient wumber of additional experts to make ap at least two good nines, Se We learn that no éxpense will be. entailed upon the active members of: the proposed organizition, and are confident that the suggestion to estublish a limjted number of bonary Wéeniberships will be met with great favor by our liberal and enterprising citizeus. ; vention. Pursuant to a call issued a few days since to the effect that the peo-ple of Nevada-county, irrespective of . party or political affiliation, meet at their-several procinets on. W ednes= . day évening last, for the purpose of electing candidates to a County Convention to-be-held-atNevada City; on Saturday next, to choose four candidates to the Constitutional Convention, and appoint certain Com-: nittees; a well attended and enthasiustic meeting was held at the Court House in this city at the time first 4 i The meeting was orgabized by the election of J. M. Walling as President, and R. E. Robinson, of the Tri ‘Weekly Herald, and N. P. Brown, of the TRANSCRIPT, as Secretaries. Niles Searls, Chas. McElvy, John Dunnicliff and G@. W. Welch were appointed a Committee to select delegates to the CountyConvention, and the following names were’ by them submitted, and approved by BN Ee eee Geo. F. Jacobs, Leop. Garthe, G. E. Withington, Geo. G@. Alan, John Kistle, Geo. W. Welch, J. I. Ualdwell, J. Naffziger, J. M. Walling, Jha Dunnicliff, -E.Bond, E.-W. Cross, Geo, E.-Turner,— Jesse—8; Thompson, N. P. Brown, T. W. Sigourney, Joseph Tliomas, E. M. Preston, Niles Searls, Charles McElvy, Shooting the Canine, A few weeks since there was complaint of several valuable dogs owned in this city having been poisoned, ‘and in two or three instances the result was fatal. Now. the slayers have changed their tactics, the pis tol being brought into reyuisition as & means of destruction. During the past week three Boulder street canines, all of them exemplary purps, have had the candles of their existavensipon sagacious cir hailing from Piety H.1) was made to recognize the ethicacy Of cold‘lead. It ia wrong, this indiscriminate slaughtering of dogs without regard to tlie Worth of the animal. If you must wreak your Vengeance on something, neble slayers, select the more worthless représentatives of the species — choose your targets from among the ranks of the million and one worthless curs that infest the conimunity, and spend the summer nights in howling at the moon when ‘tis full,and courting acquantance with ‘thcir masters’ neighbors’ goats. He Should Be Thankfal. Harper’s contains a long obituary ot, the late G. W, Blunt, of New York.» When asked to state his creed he said: “I believe in God, His infinite powers and mercies, the mission of Christ. Have throgeh my life been subject to many €xpoSures—small-pox, ship fever. cholera y glow fever and . NevA el beter. pr. ae ee Preashing ac the Baptist Charch, Rev. George Taylor will preach at the Baptist 20 ERLE Ah NE ORE IIE 7 ALAIN ee RATE RMIT ARIA AS RRS IE “. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy ence suuffed out, and yesterday af THE NEWS, At the Berkeley election the Workingmen were successful, Interior, has been assa~sinated. The State Sunday School Association isin session in San Francisco. " The Chinese Offictul Gazette annovnces the complete reconquest of Kashgar, : Serious rioting has begun among the cotton operatives' at Blackbur, Englad, * . The Pennsylvania Re} ublican State Convention met at Harrisburg yesterday. aa i _The eutirs Citizens’ ticket was elected at Healdsburg, Monday, by sweeping Mmujorities. ee The New York Chamber of Commerce, ‘Tuesday_night. held its 110th anuiversary banquet. a hy, Okaba, Japanese “Minirter of the who use their ‘brain’ steatily—overA : ill for ‘sonts' © & Professor Tyndall is gi : ring from hé mulady so com y among men mak. He hed time past, bat, ! At last he hag yielded to bis physi‘cian’s orders. and “gone Off fora mosth’s rest, during which tims he and his wife occupy Mr. Tennyson's house inthe Isle of Wight, which the Laureate has kindly offered them LTS AIRTEL LAE SITING LEE ILE, LEERGGEIDIE EH BET “CITIZENS CONVE® TION, THE CITIZENS CONVENadmit th, Of Gtass Valley and Nevada, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 17. Two Hours of Unlithitea Enjoy. ae ment. J Roose ENTERTAINMENT Will consist of Solos, Duets, Trios, Quartettes, Choruses and Jubilee Songs, The Famous J ubilee Songs, : ‘Oh Grave,” ‘Wait till I aA LBA BP The Grand Eucampment, I. F,, adjourned sine die at San Francisco Tuesday night. Z The drouth on Demerara Island entuils a 1 ss on the planters of $3,000,000 to $4,000,000. ~~ It is said that the Porte refuses to . evacuate Varna and Batoum, bat will satrender Shumla, The English House of Commons until 9:35 a. uw. Tuesday.

A terrible powder explosion occur-, red in Paris Tuesday night,involving & covsiderable loss. of life. -It is reported that an earthquake recenily occurred .m° Venezuela by which 600 persons were killed. Lit Shuefer bas been sentenced. to Pennsylvania, for the murder of bis wife. : An incipient riot occurred in San Francisco Tuesday night, ~-originuted by a band of Kearney’s foughe, =. ‘Lhe meetings at Manchester, Engpend-operatives failed to accomplish anything. ~ The, excitement in Canada over the expected raid is increasing, und great activity is ‘manifested among the militia. : The British squadron on the Pacific station is to be reinforced by tbe turret-ship Thnunderer and the corvette Tenedos, — A. Dewitt Moore, First Lientenant of Company F, twenty-tirst Infant ry, U.S. A., was drowned recently ut Fort Klimath,. President Hayes is said to be perfectly unriffled by the proceedings in the House in reference to the alleged eleotion frauds. % Four men were killed by a’ collisiow of freight trains Tuesday on the Railroad, near Sagetown, Illinois. . The best trip.on record between San Francisco and Victoria was made by the Dakoto on her) last voyage—66 hours aud 11 minutes. Taking Things Cooly, a Chinaman beats the world. The owner of a building which is occupied as a Chinese laundry went te his tenant, who is some four or five months in arrears for rent, the other day,and said: “John, you'll have'to settle up or get out of here," “Ob, no; me satisfied here; me no getee ont.”’ “But I propose to double the rent, and then 1 guese you'll have to skedaddle you moon-eyed monster!’’ said the landlord losing bis temper. “Allg light; me stayee allee sawee,”” “answered the obdurate Mongolian, calmly. “Now look~ here; you infamous dog, I’m going to triple.the rent, and if you dou’t fix up that old score. I'll throw you into the street, bag ubd baggage,” shouted our ° izate friend. The unmovable oe} stial took another mouthful of water, and equirted it over the shirt he was doing ap. Then he murmured sweetly: ‘*‘Me no care you make him one, two, free tousand tollar; we only ketochum one old stove and few tlivgs, Chinaman he no must go.”” The landlord then:went and had @ notice to quitthe premises served on him. The victim of the Jast joke thought perhaps it meant something after all. So he made some inquiriea respecting the subject, and learned that it wus neccessary for him to leave at acertain time. Yesterday he met the landlord on the street, and accosted himr: ~ ~ “You tinkee you dlam smart; you alle game Dlennis Kerny; Chinaman no foolee. He st.y till past dog. — no help:t,”’ dif that pigtail gives up the building until the sie pe exadmit that we don's} was in session from 4 Pp. w, Mond:y . land, between the cotton mastrs. _ For downright ‘‘staying qualities” . S at 11 o’clock; A. M. By Order. , _ E ear reees Beer 7 Nevada, May 16:b, 1878, AMERICAN MEAT MARKET, -Commercial Stfeet, Nevads City. ~~ JAMES MONRO, : AVING resumed business at, the old On SATURDAY, May 18th,. ;—put—on my Kobe,” and “Where is. He,” ‘Will be 20 VOICES. 20 Admission 50 Cents. Children half bites : D nat 7, Performance to ehenoeats oclock, . : wate ’ Straw hatg h Ice cream wa ket yesterday. The local ite: @ period of s:ag _ Base ball pla at Hant’s Hal), The Congr Parties have be present. The decision vs. Lonkey & § : dered before Ju _,_._ Beeure. seats. ~eomb,” immedi: is at Vinton’s D Prot. Cihase’s Temperance f These parties with the lovers ‘vhere is a diff maids. For ing -__in cities, and th WATCHES & JEWELRY. GEO. W. WELCH, TIONS TO HIS STOOK oF prepared ‘to suj ply the City and -viciuaty with’ _ Choice Fresh Meats, Corned Beef, Corned Pork, etc., KT THE LOWEST PRICES. "Nevada City, May 17, 1878, _ Assessment Notice. eo Gravel Mining Company, location of principal place of business SAN FRASCisCU, CALIFORNIA. Location of works Nevaua City, Nevada cvunty, California. Notice is here y giveu that 2% @ meeting of the Bosrd of rectors, held on the 14th day of May, a.D. 1878, an assegsment (No. 1,) of ten ceuts per shere was levied upon the’ capital stock of the corporation, pay.ble immediately, in United ptates gold coin, to the Secretary, at the office of the Compavy, Roum 12, 611 Califervia st., Stevenson’s Building, San Francisco, Cal, Auy stock upon which this assessment jshall remain unpaid on the 17th day of June, A. D, 1878, will be delinquent; —“and--advertiged for gaie at penite suction; and unless -payment 5s made betore, will be soldon the 6th day of July, 1878, to pay the~délinguent assessment, together with costs of adver tising and expenses of saice, _ By order of the Board of Di-ectors. ; #. PENTICOST, Sec, Office, Room No. 12.611 California 8t., Stephenron’s Building, San Francisco. Notice 10 Crediiors, QASTATE OF P. F. DILLON, deceased. cd Sotice is hereby given bythe uncer. el.ued, Henry C. Dillon, @xevator of the last will of P. T. Dillon, deceased, to the creditors of, and all persons having claims aguinst the said decedent toexhibit them with the necessary vonchers within four months after the first publication of thig notice to the said Henry C. Dillon, at, the oftice of W. D. Long, in Nevada City, in the County of Nevada. = HENRY OC. DILLON, Executor of the Last Willof P, F, Dillon, deveased. W. D, Long, Attorney. Nevads Gity, May 1¢ » 1878, A. ISOARD, [rors AND WHOLESALE DEAL ERIN Foreign and Domestic Wines and Liquors. FINE FRENCH BRANDIES AND WINES A SPECIALTY. No, 52 Broad Street, Nevada City. malé NEVADA THEATRE. ONE NIGHT ONLY, Wednesday, May 22:, 1878 Attraction Extraordinary! MR. Denman Thompson! IN HIS GREAT SUCCESS OF “JOSHUA WHITCOMB,” A 8 PLAYED BY HIM 1% NIGHTS IN’ in San Francisco to crowded houses, Assisted by the Beautiful} : Little Actress, Miss Julia Wilson, _ AND HIS OWN TALENTED DRAMATIC COMPANY. Admiasion—Gallery $1 00. ‘Parquette 500. people of Nevada Chicago, and 66 consecutive nights . . And employed a First Class Watchmaker, Engraving, Ete. Jewelry a Specialty. ' ALL WORK GUARANTEED. Nevada City, May 14, 1878 GRASS VALLEY SODA FACTORY, W. E. DEAMER, Proprietor. T. Sanaia FOR NAPA SODA, From Napa County. PACIFIC CONGRESS: WATER. eee From Sonoma County. Orders respectfully solicited. SODA BOTTLES, In consequence of our logs. in bottles be.. ing greatly in excess of whatit should be, we uliy inform the public that as & protection against unn losses, One Dollar per dozen for all battles not re‘} turned. We never sell or in any manner forfeit our claim to them. mald : W. EB. DEAMM. MAY FESTIVAL —FOR— FREE LIBRAPY : ~OR— COLOSSAL ORGAN, MAY 28th, 29th, and 30th, ‘AT 2:30'P: M., AT MECHANICS’ PAVILION; SAN. FRANOISCO. SUMNER W, BUGbEER, Mansget. "8 eens OF 2000 VOICES.)IMMENSE ORCHESTRA, Electricity, Artillery and Telephone. CONDUCTORS. Carl Zerrahan, Boston, Jobs P. “Morgan & R. Herold, Sax. pigs _ Francisco. wane The Management have, at expense gor me “~— the eb ANNA M. W. Whitney, the Greatest-Living Basso. B elen Ames Billings. — Miss — oan, Ho malta W.H. Fessenden, cf re pee And many other celebr ated Soioist. ‘fale of begins at SHERMAN; HYD! & oo Frapciseo, April 2th. BEASON TICKETS FOR 3 DAYS, #. Single Tickets from $1 (0 to $2 0, acount ing to location. — oe Gane ae ae Charob, oy Sund»y, May 1%b, ~ oN pited, we yes ab arac istic rn rn é a gine ae Co ° ee HAVING MADE LARGE appr . } Wateh and Olock Repairing, < LITTON SPRING WATEE, ecessary ‘weare compelled to charge at the rate of — _ Snore by mol wil senebve Reames shy try. . Phere is a straw berries ra: now-in the mar fine in size and The Republi the: dog=poison: industriously ¢ WATCHES ° oat the caning k “ ~ ‘Phe Workin, ‘evening, and ad tions made up i ney platforn:, — ‘In town yeste ~Grass~ Valiey;~ H. RB. Odgen, Y $an Joan; T. Co __ RB. Bly, Moore’ Wheatland. James. Monra meat market Block, and fitte He will keep on ment of uieais, : See his new adv. The Weatl Yesterday. tc chilly, and che s “she fitet time i was gloomy we: that breeds neu: desire to commit & newspaper mat Italian skice, wit! fresh from thy 2 immediate forey »_.dow sofferer wes _ ing torain. As expected, when t know s0 much 3 rain; but instead, before noon, und up, which contin: the corners of bh fasbion a}) the afi Sure Sign If any reader h Aoubt as to whet Spring, bas yet a deavor to keep ac ber of roaming m this way weekly. hand-organ aod b aoy faith in a ‘he: Fate with their de we would advise throw aside thei ments, and take u and saws. —-_——————-_> The Colored Che Oar citizens sh “the fact that ibe ¢ ciety of Nevadu O ley will give oue concerts at the The music wiil be acter, and those rely upon a rich t jubilee songs, etc. " > Ma. E. H. Trvox ing Departuient of @a Mills, Sacramen for afew days tak suits from govds Bscramento. This ‘with us a moutt and took sone We understand. Orders can be left Baobange Hote) da et of the week,