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May 18, 1866 (4 pages)

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/ eS 4 1 = —of the granite boulders on the hill-vide where ~ ‘been killed, itis hurdly ‘probable that his -athe robber that lay on the hill-side and burate ting the boys wili:tayg ® good time pop_2RIDAY, mee 18th, 1966. Rate ot the pease Fe Aes Wepre Fer goon the graveyard on: East, power placed in his handa:for dishonorable aa »»who,receiy “the articles of whidh fie robbed povérkl ‘Wetks ince, "made Steve ¥ a present of fifty dullars. . "The latter refused te accept. ie: but Sem.’ ooereed him. eRsGur *. f Hamilton, ownerof the Telégiaph: Btage. Line, heard. of the robbery and killing, of the thieves, in: Auburn. He immediately telegraphed to ‘BiH Davidson, agent td’ this bity, te get all the. champagne necessary and have it dmaak' to the ‘health ‘of the boys who: killed the ——.thieves,.-Theseorders were . ~“fully carried out by Bill." 7" ~ “Tt: has been. esccttained that Jack Wil» Riis was’ the “man ‘who’ attempted to rob Smith in Grass Valley several weeks singe. Smith runand two shots were fired at him, bat he escaped with ‘his muney. , Phis mt place in.the heart of the towa. Some forty persons visited the scene of Steve Venard's-encounter with the robbers on Tuesday. Some idea can be. formed of the inaccessibility of the retreat selected by the robbers; when it is known that out of thé forty wlio went to the spot, at least a ‘dozen ‘fainted by the wayside’ in reaching it, and had to be helped.out. One man hired Chivamen to‘pick bim out. It took nearly four hours to get the bodies to the nearest point on ‘the “road, and in sonie places the bodies liad to be dragged. Had Venard body Would ‘ever ‘have been’ found. Many the descent was ‘ninde were loose. One, "weighing about 500 pouitds, ‘was accidently started from its place and went bounding down the mountain side. making leaps of fifty or a hundred feet ata time. Severe! persons were below it but got out of the way by ‘scrambling along the mountain side. 1t buunded entirely over the body of iqd:iteelfin'the bed ofthis: brevk 8 hiindred 7? below. concing Enrerenise. <iWe learn that ‘@ Sen Francisco company 1 negotiating : with parties owning extensive claims on the Sitiattevills toad, nearly dpposite the Empire Ranch. The bill on which these claims are paw: extends on both side of.the-Yuba add Nevada county line, and the claims extend vyer a.halfamile, . At present these mines cannot be worked for want of fall. ‘The new:company propose’ to constfudt’ a tunnel seventeen hundred feet in ‘léngtt, ‘at } an estimatéd cost of one hundred thousand: dotlats, "This Will give them an outlet fur their tailings, ab the Yuba; and sufficient fall to enable them to work the claims to the bed roek.:. The*. parties ‘wow owning the chasers et PokG for py ‘The: purre will be led ke an outsine at least mytin asta clauns can be opened. Should thie’ priject be carried‘out it Will be Ob OF Thy het extensive aod expensive mining enterprises in the ri ~The Blue Lead. in the. vicinity » of aville is exocedingly righ, . thousands t dollhre bi baving been takep out during the past year: “These claime are located on the Fange of this lead, and the San Francisco Company willsvon succeud it getting their mony back, if they undertake the enterba Oe ee ome cue need . Mo wavean Oueax.We: learn thet the congregation of the Methodist Church ia Grass Valley, ate” wiking wrraigewents . for the purchase-of an organ, The enterprise wus started by the choir and appears . to mevt with universal niotivmengeael } Benen ‘Mue.—We saw at the iceching . house of Hinda‘@ Tully, a day or two ago, a bat of gold ~weltihitg 183 outices taken aaa roth ger So Banner wine. — Tancer Excunstoy.—The Grass Valley Union Guard will have a ‘target peter, silyé tie Uaion, on the rate’ of MY. Georg Sih sited bho, distance from town, ye excelled vhota, and the probabilities ping at Fee Bi edhe hs abape: of .lunch,. ¥ Veotstfuct,”—The Sonatore aiid Representaboundary question. Placer Surveyor in 1863, and the point ‘ne use. . point established by the Surveyor of Placer, lot.of-candies,; oranges and nuts. they slit Bim. {oloradg he desires to‘ . tives don’t suit “‘Moses,”’ they are too radi=e . oal. Had the Senators pledged themsatves . to support Johnson, he never would bave vetoed the bill. Ob! no he doesn't use the fl if written a letter'in witch he ai . ] some detail upon the Jyeal legisiation peedd apd States in, because ed te protect the freedmen, of Ee Stete in ft he enjoyment of persvnal.; Ex-Gov. Brows, of rity of the fruits of their labor. He legislation and proposes to bring them with-ute ; excluding thém, however, frem. the ju-. ry and. the ballot. Hé ‘uiges the Legisla= ture to take this 1 generous and just course in 8. The m man who can descend to such contemptible ‘trickery, would ‘figure toa much better advagtage as. ward politician than he does as the President of the United . States. © Johnson's administration will be b blot on the nation’s history, and his name will become infamous. He uses the veto power a8 a Wotinded rattlesndke Gots its fangs, shooting them, out in every dingatiog without regard to results. THe BovunvaRy Lami, te Tuesday last the Supervisors of this and Placer] counties met and stfempted to settle the. The object of the meet ing was to ‘determine the initial point at the source @f Bear rivers (Our Supervisors claimed the apring or source of living water as the svarct-of the river, while the Placer men wanted to get the higheet point from which, water ever ran, . The Supervisors proposed a confpromise line, half way be. tween the initiat point establishéd ‘by the where water is found all the year, bat it wae They theu proposed: to take. the this would not do. Placer wanted all or’ nothing, and the parties failed to agreee. A Rien Treat.—We are indebted to Briggs, of Chapman's store on Pine street, for a large supply, of the ‘good things of this world,” consisting of splendid strawberries tread frbur the vines, a magnificent Fresh fruits and candiescan always be had of Briggs.. May he livé a thousand years, aod never want a customef, is the wish of the printer. agi ‘RESTAURANT.—Alex Gault, of the Antelope Restaurant, prepares excellent meals and bas them rendy at a)! hours, . His boarders are fat, sleek and healthy, and those who getoné meal at his place, never fail to go there aguin. ° He has als in abundance of ice cream for the warm weather. The Antelope is on Bread street, —— side, above Pine. iS ill — Lee Broken. —W., H. Furt, while engaged in mining on Pryor’s Ravine, near Quaker Hill, met with an accident by which his leg wae broken. He was rolling out a heavy boulder, which’ fell back upon him, crushing hia leg. The bones were set by De. Tompkins of Grass Valley. ‘VALPARAISO.—The city of Valparaiso (¥ale’ ot Patudise) lately *boinbarded and . } partially destroyed by a Spanish flvet, ig the second city #f the Pacific: Lippincott gives its population in 1847 at 75,962, and it cannot be less than 150,000 at this time. With the exception of Sah Francisca, no place onthe Western side of the continent aa compared with it'in the rapidity of its growth. Of the public buildings:the Custom-house is the enly one worthy of notice. It had aa extended facade, surmounted by a tower of elegant design, and the stores at. . : tached to it ‘were very'extensive. The city has an extensive commerce. . In 1851, alter the gdld discoveries in California, her imports increagrd tv $15,830,000, Pic-Nic.—The Howell Zouaves will hold a pic-ni¢ in the grove back of Worthington's pie-plaut raneb, on next Tuesday. It will be largely attended, and ov doubt. pleasant affair, ' Tue Union Congressional Committee . ‘ have received, through the-Hon. William D. Kelly, the check of WStill, a colored maa of Philadelphia. fur $1,289 50, “contributed . by the associntions of colored people in that -city, for aiding in the circulation of Couaressional epeeches in favor of mauhoud suffrage. “<* WASHINGTON telegram, dated April 19th, says on Monday evening au ‘attack . Oo was toade with stones by the rowdies of this . city on the barracks: of the colored troops. ‘This morning seme houses on New York Avenue, belonging to colored ‘peopte, were vet fire to, and ‘houses . were destroyed. A Wasuinaron telegram, dnted April} 19th, pl pre Biie ghana e . March, 1820. ‘For several years he had been .R Smart French Cor J A Meck Indian Val order to avold the appearance of injustice, which special sienadnenes for @ Gluss aaewitie bly begets. : DeéaD.—Reualyen George Gorden. Cum ming, well knvwo throughout the civilized world. as the great African:-Lion Hanter, is dead. ‘He was the second son of the late Sir William Gordow Cumming, Bart., of Altyre; N. B., and was bern on the 15th of residing at Fort Augusta, Invernesshire, England, at which. place he breathed his last,on the 24th of Marth-last, havieg cow. pleted his 46th year. It ia stated that ten days previuus to: his death, he’ ordered his coffin and made his will, leaving all he possessed to ‘his only daughter, a girl io her 12th year, : POSTMASTER Geveral Dennison is having: printed a postage stamp, of the demominntion of . fifteen cents, which will soon be ready for issue. A stamp ofthis price, it was found, was greatly needed fur the payment of postage on quarter ounce letters for France. On the face of the stamp isa finely executed’ portrait of Abrwbam “Lit coln. THERE was sauite 4 riet among the Italien fishermen at Sah Francisco, Sunday night, on the city frent.: The harbor police, in attempting to quell the disturbances, were several of the officers were arrested. One man was severely stabbed by Lugia Bursou. a Figures show the number of suicides in France, from 1820 to 1860, to reach the ustounding ‘sum of '38,677. : coeemnuapianenienteaniieeetiamastiaaaine ABRBIVALS AT THE NATIONAL EXCHANGE HOTEL BROAD STREET, NEVADA CTY. Lanéaster and Hasey, Proprietors. THURSDAY, May 17th, 1866.LC Reed Sacrawento J B Cook San Juan i Mastersendo ~~. C Beachde W P Cronin do G Bryant do B Deonery do E Gardner Nevada O Lodman San Fran J D Philipado C W Taylor New YoC Cornell do G_E Stevens Maine Geo Morgan do A Mosher BostenJS Raymend do H.M. Henaaker Orien H Degnelly Virginia . N Chick Jackson's ¢ Mrs E C Powers and R A Pierce do 8 children Benicia E Lake Grass Valley N B Porazett Moores J lMarrisva do Mrs Dunster Red Do J H Matheny do E.5 Pratt Mud Sprin .O W Finch Oreville G@ B McKee do J Brady Brady Rane J. Enghsh, Moorea P G Greenman Go F : ~ “ ANTELOPE RESTAURANT, “BROAD STREET, NEVADA. ALEX, GAULT. nano : Thankful for'the Nbéral pa‘ronage iatowed during three years “xen. S ence inthe RESTAURANT business I "promise to renew my efforts to please alf who may shvor me with a call ‘Meals served up at allhours, ICE CREAM always on hand.— Parties supplied at short notice.’ Nevada, May 17ths, if ee ae SADDLE HORSE FOR SALE. ds Peon having no further use for her, offers for sale, very cheap, an excellent Saddle Hor-e—'‘all saddlea, ail bridied all fit for a ride?’ warramed kind and gentile, suud as a dollar, avd were as @ knot. beanie at the. Empire Stables essrs Saxby & ‘Lancaster : my 17 PIANO FOR SALE. W. C. POPE has’ at hiv store, im Grass Valley, &@ new and elegant Piano, which he will sell CHEAP, for cash. ml0
Summit Ci eNcoiPaNY. aaretins NV to the Bos Ra of the above Com+i he at ths Beard of Tretom bat tees 1004, ow at ‘sessment of Five re ($5) dollars Skeet wes levied ery share of the ape of say. Yay e to the i United Gsm Pr ( CuBEVE ee 8 Shestor an 7 _ Valuable Busines Wt te to class Huthe pate of the civit aw by = vimpty stat. . fie? aes T go Ny elle quired by thig act, without aking out such eae: = ‘above business. For farther particulars enquire of driven off. Reinforcements arrived and; . Gents? Roots, to a the eet AS yy the a 9 ey, that the same car The pea . Piseten os nh the followSection a. “Phat if any person or persons shall exercise of Carry on any pr ‘business or professathe or—doi aut. fou a license asin behalf fired, h¢ she, or-they shall; for way tae Gaines, Sickdce liable to’ the i ment of the fx, be subject to imprisonment for term of two years, or alinéof five hundred y I Pg or both, one moiety of suchfineto_the person who} shall first give information of the fact whereby said rfieiture was incu “ _A. BRIGGS, Collector 4th District. By 8. B. DAVENPORT, Deputy. Office in Masonic Building. Nevada eity. mi10 CITY BREWERY. JOHN BLASAUF, “Would respectfnily inform the peo4 ple of Nevada county that he is now WG . prepared te fataish the very best Families and falcons cam be sure of geetting a splendid article of ~ Beer in Kegs or Bottles, In any Quantity from a pint to ene hundred gal lons. All orders left at the City Brew on SPRING STREET, will be promptly and faithfully atten ded to. Ean “GREAT BARGAIN! = One half of oe of the eldest and best 73} Saloons in Moore’s Flat, is offered for sale cheap.. {t isa cormer Saloon and dving a i goed business. One half of the entire property will be sould, which consists of fixtures, billiard table, liquors, Ist and building. Under the building there is a good fire proof cellar. This isa rare chante for any one wishing to engage in the Gregory & English, John Caldwell or of the ne etors, on. thé premises. wT. W. C,COLEMA Moore’s Flat; April 20th: BOOTS AND SHOES! WILLIAM RCOE, Cor. of Main’ & Commercial Streets NEVADA CITY. I have just received a NEW. STOCK OF GOODS, a of Shoes and Gaiters, Ladies’, Missés’ and Children’s Balmorals, Gaiters, Shoes, Slippers, &c., &c. From the best mantfacturers of New York, Philadelphia and Borie: Rubber Boots, Gents’ Ladies’ , Misses’, andChildren’s Shoes, Just from the Manufactory, reeeived by the las Steamer. I al86 ‘have full assortment of SHOE FINDINGS, Miller’s Celebrited Harness BlackFreuch Calf, Kip, Lining Skins, Sole Leather, Lace Leather, Pegs, Nails, Awls, Thread. Lasts,” and in fact everything to be found _ im a fitst-clasa Shoe and . Finding Store.“Bippairing Gone te’ the beat stylet Boots and Shces~ made toorder ! Anda good fifwarkinted in every caret i keep Boots of my own manufacture ao on hand . will sell all my Goods, GF Cheaper than any other House in town! 4 Best Santa Gru Sdlé Leather, by the Roll, 820. Best Santa Cruz Sole Leather, by the Side, 33e. Remember th the Perper} Nevada, Novembés 1ith. fC. Opposition, is the te Rife of Trade. EU REKA M MARKET. No. 28 Commercial Street. “*Oiie 2 , bs) pth naa Cline. & wren: NEVADA CITY. FRANK a IRLAND & ©o., Woald respectfully announce to the public that they have opeved the above named Market, and will keep ow hand, at all —* the very best of BEEF, af PO mi iN, VEAL, By SAUSAGE. PouTRY, Ere, Ere. Which we will furnish at Lower rates, cash, than any other Market inthe Oe, ae mys. i> Ys F. SHIRL ND & CO. BEVADS LIGHT ARD, : _ ARTENTIONT. es BELINQUENTS. eet a The exeursion takes was married that evening to Joha win TS ee oe Prins "ar catenn () TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT MENT!) Dunder wna Blixum . ) ae b Gregiry & Waite, 2» mies [The old stand of Jesea BiW al and his saécessors.} A Larger stock of Goods in their line SRE Sereens fetes, “than can be found in any other — store in the County,Amounting to something. Less than a cargo © forthe Great Eastern and consisting of =‘‘Hurdware, 1 768 Wooden Ware, — Willow Ware, Crockery Ware, AND Glass Ware, {To which we might add for the benefit of competitors, BEWARE.) ‘WINES AND LIQUORS, Ofthe cheice qualities. BARLEY, WHEAT, BRAN, SHORTS, &e. &e. On hand and to arrive, mostly toarrive, 1000 kegs of Powder; Fuse enough for an Ocean Cable and warrauted not to break connection. A few miles of: Rubber Hose, 4 kinds, which we are selling to the: benefit of one Goodyear. ~ . 400,000 gallons of Kerosene; Lard and Lubricating Oils, To grease the gudgeons of the Universe. More Quicksilver. then we want at the present. rates. 1000 Boxes: sof Candles, with wicks in” "them and warranted to burn. Sugars of all kinds, a mountain of . Teas and Coffees, more kinds than ever known before. core fed. “and. On hand, also, a big pile of Lard, that are Site DOE Sennett or no sale. 100 kegs and 49 cases Butter, We buy and sel} the best article. — 100 kegs Nails, assorted: Bakes, Hoes, Pitchforke, siutce Forks, Shovels, Spades, Twine, Rubber Packing, Demijohns ~andany leind.of Liquors, to All them. Case and Shelf Goods in any quantity ee "We button-hole nob’ ; for custom and have 2° motto but “fair deali —TO ABRIVE— (when we buy and pay for them.) pores bd ee We consult the ‘tastes of our customers ‘and re — = 4 See aye ae meemeenias Aiea aot 4 indies = : GREGORY & WAITE ‘ — _No50 Broad streets GROCERIES & PROVISIONS, , A few Cords of Bacon, warranted member always thatit takes two to make a bargain. cs Aevaiws Sn LOO: An OLD OF scription of M: edon Tuesday ‘uty Warden, J on, His same Wm. Mooney. tion of the W: Montreal, aged six ood 9 half i eyes, black , h scar on forehe nose, prejectin; the eyes, lame “Imprisoned October -24th, . larceny. Sen October 22d, 1 “Imprisoned 18th, 1685, for years. Escape A reward of turn to the Sta escape and se went to Virgin broken. Oa bi have it doctore The sore on hi from this fract had on one boo old offender, an the police in-ins RoBBERY N On Tuesday la: ~drivea by Brig, on the gradé b teamster, whip the diggings, cr He intormed B lis, at the next robbed, and tha ing inthe road keep: from bein ster had $300 . llis money ‘was ut the suggest ic to his team. T were anxious fi ade and«he did toa run, and th dicated by the No attempt wa driver and one « masked, near t! Some six or ei; ted-ia that-viers On THe Bu the blow yester scattered ih éve and waking. it who happened blown about {i owners in hot * the Bay ioform San Francisco teue we shall st ROBBERY .1N nesday lust a fo tuington Hill te York township, telieved of abo committed the : Emenarp Is is situated in t ty. They arer looking’ rock. New York, Phi teturne: were ° ‘Te Dow pushin, tr Jones,.of Sk terest in this m Roveu on . having a rough 1 porties, and p constantly on tt = lots of fins have enough a In Toww.— Ledyard, J.C their party art! Juan on Wedn