May 18, 1877 (4 pages)

8 ae More Light. The Daily Transcript “NEVADA CITY, ‘ate s t, SC soe “Friday, May 18, 1877. « After publishing ‘articles assailing Senator Sargent for sharing in the poils of ceftain povy contractors, ind seeking to create the impression that be had-grown rich by illicit neans, the “8. F. Chronicle’’ of the 6th declares ‘he (Sargent) is re“ponsible for the appointment and stention. in office of most. of the —fficials-implicated._He-is not, so ar, accused of sharing their plunder; at it wilt. be niost difficult for im and. his friends to. convince he public that he was ignorant "their malversatiops.”” So the “Ghronicle” at-last gays ic bas -not accused Sargent of sharing the plunjax? “This witl be a surprise to those who have reid tbat paper, and isare2 pir stv a opt 5 ae Seep latin ate en ateen pienso ent res ate eigen ape * half-a-dozen times. _ ties instanced by Juctant admission, at lust, of what the whole State believes. . Perhaps this change of base arises from tffe fact that the “‘S. F, Call’ his jgst published a statement of J.O. Hanscom, the principal navy contractor, in which be says be ‘‘has but slight acquaintance with Mr. Sargent.’ He further says: “J met Mr, Carr. but once, nnd that on the street. P.ge, I should vot know him if I met him. Gorham I may have seen I do not believe that Sargent had any connection with Mare Island uffuirs, knew anything nbout the details, or had any idea of any ofthe transactions, I have no reason to be friendly or inimical to him. A notorious newspaper in this city states that ‘ta species of negotiable paper, authorized and panctioned by Secretary Robeson, was _jssned for the benefit of Montagnie, Hanscom, aud Jordan.’’ No -such aper was ever authorized by the Basratary of the Nuvy at all. As far as I know Robéson never knew avything of itin any shape or manner. Agpin, it is said that ‘‘Montognie and pscom bad arrangements with the heads ofthe Departments: at Washington to furnish material fora corresponding amount, as they seemed to run the Navy Yard atMare I-lund, Lam certain that no such arrangements were made with the Depuartment, as they kuew nothing about the certificates. -Montagnie and myself were never purtners in any business transictions, As regards the certificates, 1 uamber fora very large amount were issued without my __ knowledge and without my name appearing thereon in apy way, Io all my transactions with Navy Yard of. ficers, I acted asdegitimately and as honestly as all business men. I ‘puf in my bids with other men, and if they were the lowest I received the coutrasts.If sufficient materials are not contracted for, the balance is bought in open market, and any influence I might have with the Paymaster in this respect I used legitimately and ina bosiness like manuer. There bas been nu change for. the lasttwenty yours in the system of urchasing by the Government. Beery man hasa chance to bid for the contract. I never delivered any engines to any Government ship, nor have I ever bad anything to do with them. I never had anything to do with the iron plating transactions, As regargstbe Thiers pump, ‘ I was simply au agent of the pariies in New York. The pumps were manufactured here, and I only had transactions in reference tothree of ‘hem. As regards the file cuntracts, the bids were sent to Washington,and the first party failing on Lis contract, and I beingibe seound bidder, the supply feli tome. All my bills are in regular order, and can be seen in the proper Department. ‘Lhey had to pass through some 52 or 53 hands in the.routine of red tape. The whole affair bus been started partly” to help Pinuey, and parly for political reasons und to injure certain men. Pinney has ackouwledged to me that be bas made misrepresenta-tiona and mistakes, and bas prowised to earrect them, so you hadbetter see him,” : ‘ WHAT PINNEY SAID. To the Cull reporter Pinney said it Was true that there were afew pointe ia his statement that bad inadvertently been misrepresented, owing, perhaps to the manverin which he had written it; bat as be only wished totell the truth in all matters, he would distinctly say that Hanscom's * transactions with the Navy Yard in furnishing supplies during the time he was clerk were uli regular, and the prices . were reasovable, and they were bever over-charged. ‘*My statement was written Ly me some six months age when things looked dif“erently to what they do now.” Here is the Chronicle's logic: “If nt did not know of the use and Mint irregularispecial agent Phillips and Geurge . M. Pinney, he was short of hisduty usa Seuater and the sponser of Sbunnon and La Grange. If be did kuow and conale? them, be is pot less gaily morally and politically thun the Col‘. .and found to be: false, Pinney then jor removal, But suppose. is equally good in’ the latt r case, lector and Superintendent, He can nor nee of his duty or to take the sharper born of the dilemma,” ' "‘Pirst; mo Custom House irregularities: have ‘eon pointed out by the Chnonicle. It is stated by .its own dispatch from Washington that the charges against La Grange. were rigidly investigated several years ago testifying to La Grange’s innocence. Further, Sargent never recommended either the appointment or retention of La Grange. He was appointed in 1868, before Sargent was in Conzress," and bis office does not expire except by deatb, pei had recommended him, and every officer in the State;—would that put him in the dilemma that the Chronicle suggests? “ We will give au illustration from the recent history of the State. Purroct & Oo., ; bunkers at San Franeisco, had a clerk named Van Mebr,whom they had trusted for. years, unfil he ran sway with a prostitute, after robbing _-his_employers of thousands of dellirs. He is.now in San Quentin, “ By the Chronicle's logic, if Parrott & Co, ularities, they were short of their duty’? as bankers; if they ‘did kuow and concealed them, they were no less guilty,” ete, Thé reasoning with the additional consideration that Van Mehr wag uader the immediate eye of Purrott & Go., in their own establishment, and was ove of very few employees, while bargent is most of the time three thousand wile» away, with no particular duty of supervision, and the Government employes number hundreds. -. Is there any doubt that Parrott & Co. would have récommended their confidential-clerk for sny place and tu any person before lie ran away? If they had done so, would they have been criminal for doing it, becruse ho afterwards proved a. scoundrel? Would that act of* theirs, innocently done, be a reason for accusing them for weeks of, ull the crimes of the man they recommended? . But Mr. Sargent can stand the inforentiai responsibility. of having erredin recommending oue or two bad men, if they are “such, out of hundreds of good ones, whep his chief maligner testifies that he is not accused of sharing in ill-gotten gains, and backs out of iis previous assertions to that effect. Local Brevitics, _ _ By a notice under the appropriate head, it will be seen that J. B. Frick, of Litile York township, concluded no lounger to enjoy single blessedyess, and has taken unto bimself a -partner for life, Peace, plenty and bappiness reign with thee forever more, Frick, is*the wish of the Taanscaipr. The operetta. of ‘‘Laila’’ will be repeated on Wednesday evening next. ‘Those who missed seeing it on its first presentation should by all means be on hand at the second perform. ance. You will get your money's worth, by going, besides aid in_ pay. ing off the M. E. Church debt. Encourage a good cause by your presence, The Collateral. Loan and Savings Bank has declared its ninth regular monthly dividend, which was payable onthe 5th of the present munth, at, the office of the Company, corner of Post:and Kearny streets, San Francisco. The Collateral Loan is in a very. healthy condition, ard enjoys the confidence of a large number of depositors, Two per cent per month is pretty good interest, The large drove of sheep that passed through this city, on Wednesday last were on theic way to Lassen county. We understand that'there isin the neighborhood of thirty or forty thousand sbeep on their way from the lower counties, bound for this purt of the State where feed is plenty. Very few of them stop in this county, but seem to be wending their way to Plumas, Sierra and La: sen counties. a The Sanday schools of this city will have a grand pic uic just as soon as the weather will permit. They have conuluded not to rideon the railroad, but will take a.walk. They have selected a place ou the bill side beyond Water street, a short distance from town. Guess the children won't like that; they would prefer a trip on the cars. It would not cost much of anythiag to take them to Storms’ Ranch, Buena Vista or Ismort’s, as enough grown persons. take his choice either to plead ig-. . was brought back from Mexico, and) rift 25-teetiong and in the ‘T's;-160‘did: nos know of Van Mehr’s irrey-: Bert’s California Dramatic Company arrived here yesterday morning, ai@-appeqred inthe great dramatic romance, ‘The, Tour of the World in 80 Days,”’ at the Theatre, last evening, being their last night in this: drama. To-night ‘“‘Rip Van Winkle,’ will be played, and on Saturday evening the Company will make their final appearance in Nevada City,'in the great drama, ‘‘Under the Gas-Light.”” .On Saturday afternoon a grand, special and only families and children. This is one . of the best Companies_that we have bud bere and should be well pat‘ronized. : Big Blast. The Milton Mining Company, put ‘off a big blast in the Manzanita Claims, at Sweetland, on Sandiy last, ‘They used five tonsof the new Judson powder and those who sw it, acknowledged it-to.bethe most suc-cessiul blast ever put off in that part of the connty. It was placed in a feet—-75 feet each way, and it broke the ground fully eighty feet beyond the powderline, ‘Lhe agent of the “Giant and Jucson Powder, O. W. “White assisted in arranging the blast and of course he was a8-much pleased with the effective work the powder did as were the ownersof the claims. We understand a blast of about four tons will be put off in the North, ‘Bloomfield Gravel Mining Co’s claim and they willuse the Judscn powder -as_it does its work most thoroughly. oo A LecrureR on the Treasury system at Washington says that a clerk was discharged for forging Mr.Spinrner’s signature. Come, now, that won't do. No one but a spider escaping . from an ink bottle ever came anywhere near accomplishing the feat. ¥rrainra Chronicle: Theodore Til“The Problem of Life.’ If he can tell our citizens how to live on one square meal a week atid still keep murgins good, he is sure of an enthusiastic reception on the Com stock. ier a em Tue ‘'Tuscarora-Times’’ says: If the fighting propensities of our belligerént citizens continue to crop out and make themselves manifest as wuch in the future as during the past week, there willbe an excellent opening here for a first-class undertaker. Tue powder mills of the United States are now receiving large orders’ from Europe, and the probability is people of Europe will kill each other, we em --.-— : Tux Christian Union says that it makes a°man ‘purer and better to cherish a rejected love, There is more fan, however, in going off and making love to another girl. ee Hz rau somewhat. hastily into a cigar store and said pompously, ‘Give me oneof your best Matilda cigars,’”’ “T guess you meana Marguerita,”’ said the clerk. —‘‘O yes,"" he said, ‘‘I was thinking of another girl."’ A satt lake has been discovered, itis-said, in the vicinity of Wadsworth on the Central Pacific. This, if it proves to be a correct report, is an important find, as itis a valuable iugredieut in the manufacture of glass. Tue forest fires in New York are still raging. The destruction of property has already been great, . wore than fifty families being burned out of house and home. MarkING Squeakers, — The following goes to show that the difficulty of a ‘‘judge’’ in deciding as to sex, without help from the breeder, is not confined — to pgeons. A peddier went the other day to get his child christened. “What mame,” says the parson, “shall I call the child?’ “Thoo can canl the kid owt thoo likes,’’says the farmer, ‘*Weel,’’ says the parson, “I think Benjamin is a very nice name.’’ Varry weel; says the father; ‘‘call him Benjamin.’ The peddler came out of the church with his wife and child, highly delighted with the name, when a thought struck him. Rushing back into the church, and overtaking the parson squenker’s a lass!” The. was at a loss what to do under the cireum-. the end matinee performance will be given, . for the especial. accommodation of }. ton is wanted up here to lecture pn . that A:tberica will soon be supplying . powder and bullets with which the}. ‘tances. However, he put in ana at} meee ats 5 etapa ac Miss ee the ee gee is sdout three years o}d, and has. we. over tear winter attacks of f sh cold, When #tanding she is about the height ofa well-growr child of four. She never béats her breast when angry, 2® Du Chillu’s gorillas did, but sometimes with one band when well pleased; at such timesshe also claps her hands. Haying*had medicines out of a spoon when sick, she now repudiates that mode of feeding, and the wife of her keeper has consequently to to take every mouthful first into hee own mouth -aud thence transfer it to Miss Pongo’s:. Her manners are described as ‘‘a great dea’ better than those of most children.’? ‘‘After dinner the keeper told her to wipe her mouth, whereupon,” 4 visitor tes us,‘ she wiped her mouth ani . blew her nose asti: ily as a child of four or five.’ Mining Stocks. Yesterday Morning’s Sales, “Phe following are the quotations . of the Sales at the Regular Board 6th, to stockbolders % record. 'gnd a flowersack of assorted type are . said to complete tbe outfitcf a Black Hills newspaper office. 2 ‘MARRIED. At Auburn, May 16, 1877, by Rev, Mr. Cummings, Mr. J. B.Frick, of Lowell Hill, and Miss Eleanor Stephens, of Auburp, , ; oo — DIVIDEND NOTICE, IVIDEND NOTICE NO. 9, Collateral Dp Loan and Savings Bank, corner Post and Kea-ny streets, San Francisco, The regular monthly dividend of 2 rer cent, for April, 1877,. is declared, payable May yésterday~ morning — opening and closing. + ~~ : 600 Ophir 7%. 220 Mexican 434 4.60 810 Gould & Curry 4 20 4.30. 590. Best & Belcher, 9 910 C:l.fornia 24.24%. 130 Savage 2.35 m 750 Con Virginia 24% 24%. 35 Chollar, 18% 280 Hale & Norcross 1.75. ‘900 Crown Point 4 20474. 300 Yellow Jacket, 5 4.80 960 Imperial! 50c. 60 Gonfidence 2%. 550 Sierra Nevaaa, 1.10 1.00. 20 Utah 6% 6%. 200 Bullion, 2% 2.70. 630 Exchequer 1.40 1.70. 925 Overman 7T447% °¢. 850 Jnstice, 4.05 4. 420 Union Con, 2.40 2:30 45 Julia, 1.05 1.10. 100 Culedopia 1.50. Yesterday Aftervoon’s Sale -Overman, 7% 8% Con. Va. 2534 26. Best & Belcher, 10% 104% Caledonia 1.55 1% Mexican, 5% Justice, 44% Bullion, 3 Yellow,Jacket, 5% 5% Chol#, 19% 20 ~ California, 25% 26 Savage. 2% Utab, 7%. Crown Puint,4%. ° Imperial, 50. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Union Hotel. JACOB NAFVPZIGER, Prop: letor. Wepwespay, May 16th, 1877. Nicholas Luchsinger Ranch/ J C Donnelly City bi Valley WH Wheeler Grass H Austin Spenceville , Frank Hathaway City / A Lewis Virginia City. H G Prince San Francisco F H Welch ‘pencevilie Joseph Gilbert Grass Valley MV Sparks Wheatiand J H.Barr Gold Flat . -W.'T Ray Yuba City “Chas Boch Vity : C & Mulloy East Broad 8t MreChas EMuiloy do Somewell E Mulloy do George Mconinghy Marysvillé Hugh Murchie City A ri Walrath City Amos Laird do Wm Chamberlin Smartsville G 3 Powers You Bet FE M Prosper Blue Tent James Wovodburn Sacramento Francis Cassiu Nan Francisco Mrs Bohannan & 2 ‘children San Fran Miss Kate Simmons Graniteville © E Whitehead City : : ‘thomas Hughes Willow Valley souey Keleher do : Ed Brown City Ad Blessington City Mrs Hoffman & child HOTEL ARRIVALS. National Exchange Hotel. S.A. EDDY, Proprietor. Wepnesparx, May 16th, 1877. H S Bradley City N Ambly Grass Valley —Wm-Wilbourn San Francisco Miss McGuire Grass Valley H K Lennan Sacramento E M Pr-sten Clty D J Lash ier San Francisco ‘C Bradley Dutch Fiat E Noefthup San Juan W Walters Longford Indiana M Baker Dutch Flat G Vangrader You Bit R Polg ase Oregon House I W Hayes Grass Valley H Youtig Eureks D Collins Grass Valley H Lynch San Francisco C F Manser Camptonville R Merrion. San Francisco F Hen. y Moore’s Flat H 8 Jacobs San Francisco W Lowry Forest City J A Sargent City BY REQUEST, Will be repeated the Fairy OPERETTA OF —ON— WEDNESDAY EVENING, May 23d, 1877. aT THE NEVADA THEATRE, PROF. C, H. CHASE, Director. SOLOS, DUETS, TRIOS, « CHORUSES, . Would go to pay all expenses, of ho game, and they called * @ it Benj. By the best talent of the city. . Weber aud Adolph Chaty, both residing at ‘. partnership uoder the name of WEBER & . _4190-Beleher 280, .—______— -l lic in and for the raid County of: Nevada, “Ado)ph Chaty,. known to me to be the ‘. Also the best Home Brewed Beer, from April 27, 1877. ‘NERTIFICATE OF CO-PARTNERSHIP. : This is to certify that we, Nicolas ef Nevada; in the the City and County heave formed a coState of California, CHALY, for the purpose of cairying on the business of a general grocery and provisiofstore, at the city of Nevada, County and State atorcsaid. That wa are the only’ memb-rs of said firm, ard that our place of business is ou Comm< reial Street, in said Nevada City. sete : NICOLAS WEBER, ADOLPH CHATY. May 17th, 1877. ; 6s, On this I7th day of May, -A. D. thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, before me, Leopoid Garth@ a Notary Pubpersonally appeared Nicolas Weber and sam persons whose names are subscribed to the annexed instrument, and duly acknowledged to me that they ext cuted the game. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and «affixed my Official Seal, at my office in the said County of Nevada, the day and year in this Certificate first above written. : m18 TEOPOLD. GARTAR, Notary Pubtic. MILITARY NOTICE. * % NEVADA LIGHT GUARD! YOU ARE HEREBY ORDERED TO BP coparrais AT X.OUR ARMORY, IN FULL UNIFORM, . —on— Saturday, May ‘26th, 1877, At 12 o'clock, M., FOR ANNUAL TARGET PRACTICE. — The Comipany will march promptly at 12% o’clock, PM., and all notin tne ranks will be considered as absentees. No excuses received except sickness or absence from town. By order. J. A. RAPP, Captain Commanding. W. F. Evens, 0. 8. mayl5 _MILWAUKEE BEER. © WARRANTED PURE. ROGER CONLAN, Milwaukee Beer Depot, Broad St. — Nevada City, H's constantly on hand, in tottles and on draught, the celebrated -, **Weiner Salvator’ and Culmbacher, MILWAUKEE BEER, Manufactured by the SCHILTZ Brewing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, both of which have the repuistion of being the best in the world, and are shipped to all parts of the civilized globe. . TRY IT.DREYFUSS’ BREWERY. . BEST BOTTLED BEER ON THE COA8T Persons asking for Credit will be refused, ROGER CONLAN, Broad Street, Nevada City. BROAD STREET, OPPOSITE NATIONAL EXCHANGE, HOTEL, NEVADA C1LY. WELLINGTON & BAILEY, Proprietors. * ae wecurietare of the EMPIRE STABl announce that.they have now theLargest lot of ~ Horses, Carriages and Buggies = gent “= part < the State, eames, W tlegant ties, Wagons and Hacks to let at the shoots notsce and on the most reasonable terms. The Horees are free from vice, of good style and capable of going as fast as any gentleman cares tu drive. Carriages for Funerals attended to with promptness. Good Saddle Horses always on hand. Horses boarded by the day, week or month and the greatest uf care guaranteed ere . aNevada City, May 8h 1877. A W. D. LONG, ~ Attornev and Counselor at Law . } AND NOTARY cc. FFIGEON BROAD STREET vpposite . Q the N-+onal _* ete B, W. CHARLES, M. D.5 Frederick W. Bert...200. Manager. James H, Vinsén... — For Three Nights Only. ES (ee Commencing on °* THURSDAY EVE’G, MAY 27th. f ERT’S CALIFORNIA DRAMATIC COMPANY, with an entire A . CHANGE OF PROGRAMME NIGHTLY. Thursday Evening, May 17, TOUR OF THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS! . Friday Evening, May 18th, MR, JAMES a, HERNE, DED: NEVA! prsensmencemoremes LOC ’ Lo ‘Are we go here on the ' “They are a factory at -T ~ Snow fell Wednesday. Mrs. Judg ing at the U. W. J. Shit unto himsel ‘= young mena Miss Mat this city, wa yesterday. LE. Doa: a candidate . are informed A “Natioz into the Pitt “Burleigh.” The Moor -Company’sRIP VAN WINKLE With the entire strength of Bert's Dramatic Company. TOUR OF THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS! Saturday ‘Evening, “May 19, Under the Gaslight: POPULAR PRICES. Dress Circle. .2..¢ One Dollar. 1 PMRW. ooo. ov ce cet Fifty Cents. Matinee.. pe vete nee Cents. Children.. Twenty-five Cents. . Box sheet at-P. H. Belden’s Drug Store; where reserved seats can be secured without extra charge. 2 we THIRD ANNUAL TO BE GIVEN BY THE German Social Club OF GRASS VALLEY, AT ISMERT’S GROVE, ON . SUNDAY, MAY 20th, 18773 HE COMMITTEE have meade all xecessary arrangements tor the occasion, and THOMAS’ CELEBRATED . BRASS BAND IS ENGAGED FOR THE DAY. ¥ ——o NO MONEY OR TIME WILL BE SPARED The exercises of the dey will be / SINGING, ee DANCING, oe RACE RUNNING, SACK JUMPING, AND POLE CLIMBING. Suitable Prizes will be awarded ys the Club to the winners. a 4 GENERAL INVITATION IS EXTENDED ee TO THE PUBLIC. 1 pa tm, N. B.—Arrangements will be made with J. F. Kidder, General Superin_ SURGEON end PHYSICIAN, . indent of the Railroad, to have esidence, Main Street, two dours sbuy . ‘ins rum to and from the grounds. Congregational Church, a4. ' Particulars in a few days. weld In his Great Impersonation of Saturday Afternoon, May 19,FUN, FUN, FUN. GRAND PIC NIC. BY THE CLUB TO MAKE IT A SUCCESS. finely, havis in twelve da: From. fout . freight are Ic fax for the and this city. We think ; to he made a ' judging by tl that we see a _ The Sund: ley were to] yesterday, br weather it w: Ance McC, 'boy, has bee from. New } seat at the ne The ‘Gra ‘Gustavus V fell from a w: stone, which skull. The Indiar place on We benefit of the Was an imme spect. ‘August Lac grocery store to Webber ; would not pe business for t The rain fo an immense here. You ca , grass and clo; ~ook beautifu The ‘Unio: ried because taken to hav in Grass Vall paper wants . fellow below . The Super Blue Gravel } that they hav. shaft until th erected, as the «» to work to ad The new ws tage street, ° fc people living. will be compk week or go if mit. HL S. Brad . Men, are outs . Dew road betw junction wher the Grass Vall ‘MdgnsCurnow & prospecting a / Geass Valley rc They have tak and sent ten o! it crushed. The editor Union says th mad with him upon a bluride late Teacher’s Why, bless, yo fault we found going off half linen on, Rufe. Sam. Davis, of the Virginia . pedin upon u Sutvived the c in regard to hi Sorpse.”” Sam. that would ste: ' ‘Rot prepared. 1 did such 9 thir in advance of Worth doing. outskirts of th.

8 ae More Light. The Daily Transcript “NEVADA CITY, ‘ate s t, SC soe “Friday, May 18, 1877. « After publishing ‘articles assailing Senator Sargent for sharing in the poils of ceftain povy contractors, ind seeking to create the impression that be had-grown rich by illicit neans, the “8. F. Chronicle’’ of the 6th declares ‘he (Sargent) is re“ponsible for the appointment and stention. in office of most. of the —fficials-implicated._He-is not, so ar, accused of sharing their plunder; at it wilt. be niost difficult for im and. his friends to. convince he public that he was ignorant "their malversatiops.”” So the “Ghronicle” at-last gays ic bas -not accused Sargent of sharing the plunjax? “This witl be a surprise to those who have reid tbat paper, and isare2 pir stv a opt 5 ae Seep latin ate en ateen pienso ent res ate eigen ape * half-a-dozen times. _ ties instanced by Juctant admission, at lust, of what the whole State believes. . Perhaps this change of base arises from tffe fact that the “‘S. F, Call’ his jgst published a statement of J.O. Hanscom, the principal navy contractor, in which be says be ‘‘has but slight acquaintance with Mr. Sargent.’ He further says: “J met Mr, Carr. but once, nnd that on the street. P.ge, I should vot know him if I met him. Gorham I may have seen I do not believe that Sargent had any connection with Mare Island uffuirs, knew anything nbout the details, or had any idea of any ofthe transactions, I have no reason to be friendly or inimical to him. A notorious newspaper in this city states that ‘ta species of negotiable paper, authorized and panctioned by Secretary Robeson, was _jssned for the benefit of Montagnie, Hanscom, aud Jordan.’’ No -such aper was ever authorized by the Basratary of the Nuvy at all. As far as I know Robéson never knew avything of itin any shape or manner. Agpin, it is said that ‘‘Montognie and pscom bad arrangements with the heads ofthe Departments: at Washington to furnish material fora corresponding amount, as they seemed to run the Navy Yard atMare I-lund, Lam certain that no such arrangements were made with the Depuartment, as they kuew nothing about the certificates. -Montagnie and myself were never purtners in any business transictions, As regards the certificates, 1 uamber fora very large amount were issued without my __ knowledge and without my name appearing thereon in apy way, Io all my transactions with Navy Yard of. ficers, I acted asdegitimately and as honestly as all business men. I ‘puf in my bids with other men, and if they were the lowest I received the coutrasts.If sufficient materials are not contracted for, the balance is bought in open market, and any influence I might have with the Paymaster in this respect I used legitimately and ina bosiness like manuer. There bas been nu change for. the lasttwenty yours in the system of urchasing by the Government. Beery man hasa chance to bid for the contract. I never delivered any engines to any Government ship, nor have I ever bad anything to do with them. I never had anything to do with the iron plating transactions, As regargstbe Thiers pump, ‘ I was simply au agent of the pariies in New York. The pumps were manufactured here, and I only had transactions in reference tothree of ‘hem.. As regards the file cuntracts, the bids were sent to Washington,and the first party failing on Lis contract, and I beingibe seound bidder, the supply feli tome. All my bills are in regular order, and can be seen in the proper Department. ‘Lhey had to pass through some 52 or 53 hands in the.routine of red tape. The whole affair bus been started partly” to help Pinuey, and parly for political reasons und to injure certain men. Pinney has ackouwledged to me that be bas made misrepresenta-tiona and mistakes, and bas prowised to earrect them, so you hadbetter see him,” : ‘ WHAT PINNEY SAID. To the Cull reporter Pinney said it Was true that there were afew pointe ia his statement that bad inadvertently been misrepresented, owing, perhaps to the manverin which he had written it; bat as be only wished totell the truth in all matters, he would distinctly say that Hanscom's * transactions with the Navy Yard in furnishing supplies during the time he was clerk were uli regular, and the prices . were reasovable, and they were bever over-charged. ‘*My statement was written Ly me some six months age when things looked dif“erently to what they do now.” Here is the Chronicle's logic: “If nt did not know of the use and Mint irregularispecial agent Phillips and Geurge . M. Pinney, he was short of hisduty usa Seuater and the sponser of Sbunnon and La Grange. If be did kuow and conale? them, be is pot less gaily morally and politically thun the Col‘. .and found to be: false, Pinney then jor removal, But suppose. is equally good in’ the latt r case, lector and Superintendent, He can nor nee of his duty or to take the sharper born of the dilemma,” ' "‘Pirst; mo Custom House irregularities: have ‘eon pointed out by the Chnonicle. It is stated by .its own dispatch from Washington that the charges against La Grange. were rigidly investigated several years ago testifying to La Grange’s innocence. Further, Sargent never recommended either the appointment or retention of La Grange. He was appointed in 1868, before Sargent was in Conzress," and bis office does not expire except by deatb, pei had recommended him, and every officer in the State;—would that put him in the dilemma that the Chronicle suggests? “ We will give au illustration from the recent history of the State. Purroct & Oo., ; bunkers at San Franeisco, had a clerk named Van Mebr,whom they had trusted for. years, unfil he ran sway with a prostitute, after robbing _-his_employers of thousands of dellirs. He is.now in San Quentin, “ By the Chronicle's logic, if Parrott & Co, ularities, they were short of their duty’? as bankers; if they ‘did kuow and concealed them, they were no less guilty,” ete, Thé reasoning with the additional consideration that Van Mehr wag uader the immediate eye of Purrott & Go., in their own establishment, and was ove of very few employees, while bargent is most of the time three thousand wile» away, with no particular duty of supervision, and the Government employes number hundreds. -. Is there any doubt that Parrott & Co. would have récommended their confidential-clerk for sny place and tu any person before lie ran away? If they had done so, would they have been criminal for doing it, becruse ho afterwards proved a. scoundrel? Would that act of* theirs, innocently done, be a reason for accusing them for weeks of, ull the crimes of the man they recommended? . But Mr. Sargent can stand the inforentiai responsibility. of having erredin recommending oue or two bad men, if they are “such, out of hundreds of good ones, whep his chief maligner testifies that he is not accused of sharing in ill-gotten gains, and backs out of iis previous assertions to that effect. Local Brevitics, _ _ By a notice under the appropriate head, it will be seen that J. B. Frick, of Litile York township, concluded no lounger to enjoy single blessedyess, and has taken unto bimself a -partner for life, Peace, plenty and bappiness reign with thee forever more, Frick, is*the wish of the Taanscaipr. The operetta. of ‘‘Laila’’ will be repeated on Wednesday evening next. ‘Those who missed seeing it on its first presentation should by all means be on hand at the second perform. ance. You will get your money's worth, by going, besides aid in_ pay. ing off the M. E. Church debt. Encourage a good cause by your presence, The Collateral. Loan and Savings Bank has declared its ninth regular monthly dividend, which was payable onthe 5th of the present munth, at, the office of the Company, corner of Post:and Kearny streets, San Francisco. The Collateral Loan is in a very. healthy condition, ard enjoys the confidence of a large number of depositors, Two per cent per month is pretty good interest, The large drove of sheep that passed through this city, on Wednesday last were on theic way to Lassen county. We understand that'there isin the neighborhood of thirty or forty thousand sbeep on their way from the lower counties, bound for this purt of the State where feed is plenty. Very few of them stop in this county, but seem to be wending their way to Plumas, Sierra and La: sen counties. a The Sanday schools of this city will have a grand pic uic just as soon as the weather will permit. They have conuluded not to rideon the railroad, but will take a.walk. They have selected a place ou the bill side beyond Water street, a short distance from town. Guess the children won't like that; they would prefer a trip on the cars. It would not cost much of anythiag to take them to Storms’ Ranch, Buena Vista or Ismort’s, as enough grown persons. take his choice either to plead ig-. . was brought back from Mexico, and) rift 25-teetiong and in the ‘T's;-160‘did: nos know of Van Mehr’s irrey-: Bert’s California Dramatic Company arrived here yesterday morning, ai@-appeqred inthe great dramatic romance, ‘The, Tour of the World in 80 Days,”’ at the Theatre, last evening, being their last night in this: drama. To-night ‘“‘Rip Van Winkle,’ will be played, and on Saturday evening the Company will make their final appearance in Nevada City,'in the great drama, ‘‘Under the Gas-Light.”” .On Saturday afternoon a grand, special and only families and children. This is one . of the best Companies_that we have bud bere and should be well pat‘ronized. : Big Blast. The Milton Mining Company, put ‘off a big blast in the Manzanita Claims, at Sweetland, on Sandiy last, ‘They used five tonsof the new Judson powder and those who sw it, acknowledged it-to.bethe most suc-cessiul blast ever put off in that part of the connty. It was placed in a feet—-75 feet each way, and it broke the ground fully eighty feet beyond the powderline, ‘Lhe agent of the “Giant and Jucson Powder, O. W. “White assisted in arranging the blast and of course he was a8-much pleased with the effective work the powder did as were the ownersof the claims. We understand a blast of about four tons will be put off in the North, ‘Bloomfield Gravel Mining Co’s claim and they willuse the Judscn powder -as_it does its work most thoroughly. oo A LecrureR on the Treasury system at Washington says that a clerk was discharged for forging Mr.Spinrner’s signature. Come, now, that won't do. No one but a spider escaping . from an ink bottle ever came anywhere near accomplishing the feat. ¥rrainra Chronicle: Theodore Til“The Problem of Life.’ If he can tell our citizens how to live on one square meal a week atid still keep murgins good, he is sure of an enthusiastic reception on the Com stock. ier a em Tue ‘'Tuscarora-Times’’ says: If the fighting propensities of our belligerént citizens continue to crop out and make themselves manifest as wuch in the future as during the past week, there willbe an excellent opening here for a first-class undertaker. Tue powder mills of the United States are now receiving large orders’ from Europe, and the probability is people of Europe will kill each other, we em --.-— : Tux Christian Union says that it makes a°man ‘purer and better to cherish a rejected love, There is more fan, however, in going off and making love to another girl. ee Hz rau somewhat. hastily into a cigar store and said pompously, ‘Give me oneof your best Matilda cigars,’”’ “T guess you meana Marguerita,”’ said the clerk. —‘‘O yes,"" he said, ‘‘I was thinking of another girl."’ A satt lake has been discovered, itis-said, in the vicinity of Wadsworth on the Central Pacific. This, if it proves to be a correct report, is an important find, as itis a valuable iugredieut in the manufacture of glass. Tue forest fires in New York are still raging. The destruction of property has already been great, . wore than fifty families being burned out of house and home. MarkING Squeakers, — The following goes to show that the difficulty of a ‘‘judge’’ in deciding as to sex, without help from the breeder, is not confined — to pgeons. A peddier went the other day to get his child christened. “What mame,” says the parson, “shall I call the child?’ “Thoo can canl the kid owt thoo likes,’’says the farmer, ‘*Weel,’’ says the parson, “I think Benjamin is a very nice name.’’ Varry weel; says the father; ‘‘call him Benjamin.’ The peddler came out of the church with his wife and child, highly delighted with the name, when a thought struck him.. Rushing back into the church, and overtaking the parson squenker’s a lass!” The. was at a loss what to do under the cireum-. the end matinee performance will be given, . for the especial. accommodation of }. ton is wanted up here to lecture pn . that A:tberica will soon be supplying . powder and bullets with which the}. ‘tances. However, he put in ana at} meee ats 5 etapa ac Miss ee the ee gee is sdout three years o}d, and has. we. over tear winter attacks of f sh cold, When #tanding she is about the height ofa well-growr child of four. She never béats her breast when angry, 2® Du Chillu’s gorillas did, but sometimes with one band when well pleased; at such timesshe also claps her hands. Haying*had medicines out of a spoon when sick, she now repudiates that mode of feeding, and the wife of her keeper has consequently to to take every mouthful first into hee own mouth -aud thence transfer it to Miss Pongo’s:. Her manners are described as ‘‘a great dea’ better than those of most children.’? ‘‘After dinner the keeper told her to wipe her mouth, whereupon,” 4 visitor tes us,‘ she wiped her mouth ani . blew her nose asti: ily as a child of four or five.’ Mining Stocks. Yesterday Morning’s Sales, “Phe following are the quotations . of the Sales at the Regular Board 6th, to stockbolders % record. 'gnd a flowersack of assorted type are . said to complete tbe outfitcf a Black Hills newspaper office. 2 ‘MARRIED. At Auburn, May 16, 1877, by Rev, Mr. Cummings, Mr. J. B.Frick, of Lowell Hill, and Miss Eleanor Stephens, of Auburp, , ; oo — DIVIDEND NOTICE, IVIDEND NOTICE NO. 9, Collateral Dp Loan and Savings Bank, corner Post and Kea-ny streets, San Francisco, The regular monthly dividend of 2 rer cent, for April, 1877,. is declared, payable May yésterday~ morning — opening and closing. + ~~ : 600 Ophir 7%. 220 Mexican 434 4.60 810 Gould & Curry 4 20 4.30. 590. Best & Belcher, 9 910 C:l.fornia 24.24%. 130 Savage 2.35 m 750 Con Virginia 24% 24%. 35 Chollar, 18% 280 Hale & Norcross 1.75. ‘900 Crown Point 4 20474. 300 Yellow Jacket, 5 4.80 960 Imperial! 50c. 60 Gonfidence 2%. 550 Sierra Nevaaa, 1.10 1.00. 20 Utah 6% 6%. 200 Bullion, 2% 2.70.

630 Exchequer 1.40 1.70. 925 Overman 7T447% °¢. 850 Jnstice, 4.05 4. 420 Union Con, 2.40 2:30 45 Julia, 1.05 1.10. 100 Culedopia 1.50. Yesterday Aftervoon’s Sale -Overman, 7% 8% Con. Va. 2534 26. Best & Belcher, 10% 104% Caledonia 1.55 1% Mexican, 5% Justice, 44% Bullion, 3 Yellow,Jacket, 5% 5% Chol#, 19% 20 ~ California, 25% 26 Savage. 2% Utab, 7%. Crown Puint,4%. ° Imperial, 50. HOTEL ARRIVALS. Union Hotel. JACOB NAFVPZIGER, Prop: letor. Wepwespay, May 16th, 1877. Nicholas Luchsinger Ranch/ J C Donnelly City bi Valley WH Wheeler Grass H Austin Spenceville , Frank Hathaway City / A Lewis Virginia City. H G Prince San Francisco F H Welch ‘pencevilie Joseph Gilbert Grass Valley MV Sparks Wheatiand J H.Barr Gold Flat . -W.'T Ray Yuba City “Chas Boch Vity : C & Mulloy East Broad 8t MreChas EMuiloy do Somewell E Mulloy do George Mconinghy Marysvillé Hugh Murchie City A ri Walrath City Amos Laird do Wm Chamberlin Smartsville G 3 Powers You Bet FE M Prosper Blue Tent James Wovodburn Sacramento Francis Cassiu Nan Francisco Mrs Bohannan & 2 ‘children San Fran Miss Kate Simmons Graniteville © E Whitehead City : : ‘thomas Hughes Willow Valley souey Keleher do : Ed Brown City Ad Blessington City Mrs Hoffman & child HOTEL ARRIVALS. National Exchange Hotel. S.A. EDDY, Proprietor. Wepnesparx, May 16th, 1877. H S Bradley City N Ambly Grass Valley —Wm-Wilbourn San Francisco Miss McGuire Grass Valley H K Lennan Sacramento E M Pr-sten Clty D J Lash ier San Francisco ‘C Bradley Dutch Fiat E Noefthup San Juan W Walters Longford Indiana M Baker Dutch Flat G Vangrader You Bit R Polg ase Oregon House I W Hayes Grass Valley H Youtig Eureks D Collins Grass Valley H Lynch San Francisco C F Manser Camptonville R Merrion. San Francisco F Hen. y Moore’s Flat H 8 Jacobs San Francisco W Lowry Forest City J A Sargent City BY REQUEST, Will be repeated the Fairy OPERETTA OF —ON— WEDNESDAY EVENING, May 23d, 1877. aT THE NEVADA THEATRE, PROF. C, H. CHASE, Director. SOLOS, DUETS, TRIOS, « CHORUSES, . Would go to pay all expenses, of ho game, and they called * @ it Benj. By the best talent of the city. . Weber aud Adolph Chaty, both residing at ‘. partnership uoder the name of WEBER & . _4190-Beleher 280, .—______— -l lic in and for the raid County of: Nevada, “Ado)ph Chaty,. known to me to be the ‘. Also the best Home Brewed Beer, from April 27, 1877. ‘NERTIFICATE OF CO-PARTNERSHIP. : This is to certify that we, Nicolas ef Nevada; in the the City and County heave formed a coState of California, CHALY, for the purpose of cairying on the business of a general grocery and provisiofstore, at the city of Nevada, County and State atorcsaid. That wa are the only’ memb-rs of said firm, ard that our place of business is ou Comm< reial Street, in said Nevada City. sete : NICOLAS WEBER, ADOLPH CHATY. May 17th, 1877. ; 6s, On this I7th day of May, -A. D. thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, before me, Leopoid Garth@ a Notary Pubpersonally appeared Nicolas Weber and sam persons whose names are subscribed to the annexed instrument, and duly acknowledged to me that they ext cuted the game. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and «affixed my Official Seal, at my office in the said County of Nevada, the day and year in this Certificate first above written. : m18 TEOPOLD. GARTAR, Notary Pubtic. MILITARY NOTICE. * % NEVADA LIGHT GUARD! YOU ARE HEREBY ORDERED TO BP coparrais AT X.OUR ARMORY, IN FULL UNIFORM, . —on— Saturday, May ‘26th, 1877, At 12 o'clock, M., FOR ANNUAL TARGET PRACTICE. — The Comipany will march promptly at 12% o’clock, PM., and all notin tne ranks will be considered as absentees. No excuses received except sickness or absence from town. By order. J. A. RAPP, Captain Commanding. W. F. Evens, 0. 8. mayl5 _MILWAUKEE BEER. © WARRANTED PURE. ROGER CONLAN, Milwaukee Beer Depot, Broad St. — Nevada City, H's constantly on hand, in tottles and on draught, the celebrated -, **Weiner Salvator’ and Culmbacher, MILWAUKEE BEER, Manufactured by the SCHILTZ Brewing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, both of which have the repuistion of being the best in the world, and are shipped to all parts of the civilized globe. . TRY IT.DREYFUSS’ BREWERY. . BEST BOTTLED BEER ON THE COA8T Persons asking for Credit will be refused, ROGER CONLAN, Broad Street, Nevada City. BROAD STREET, OPPOSITE NATIONAL EXCHANGE, HOTEL, NEVADA C1LY. WELLINGTON & BAILEY, Proprietors. * ae wecurietare of the EMPIRE STABl announce that.they have now theLargest lot of ~ Horses, Carriages and Buggies = gent “= part < the State, eames, W tlegant ties, Wagons and Hacks to let at the shoots notsce and on the most reasonable terms. The Horees are free from vice, of good style and capable of going as fast as any gentleman cares tu drive. Carriages for Funerals attended to with promptness. Good Saddle Horses always on hand. Horses boarded by the day, week or month and the greatest uf care guaranteed ere . aNevada City, May 8h 1877. A W. D. LONG, ~ Attornev and Counselor at Law . } AND NOTARY cc. FFIGEON BROAD STREET vpposite . Q the N-+onal _* ete B, W. CHARLES, M. D.5 Frederick W. Bert.....200. Manager. James H, Vinsén..... — For Three Nights Only. ES (ee Commencing on °* THURSDAY EVE’G, MAY 27th. f ERT’S CALIFORNIA DRAMATIC COMPANY, with an entire A . CHANGE OF PROGRAMME NIGHTLY. Thursday Evening, May 17, TOUR OF THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS! . Friday Evening, May 18th, MR, JAMES a, HERNE, DED: NEVA! prsensmencemoremes LOC ’ Lo ‘Are we go here on the ' “They are a factory at -T ~ Snow fell Wednesday. Mrs. Judg ing at the U. W. J. Shit unto himsel ‘= young mena Miss Mat this city, wa yesterday. LE. Doa: a candidate . are informed A “Natioz into the Pitt “Burleigh.” The Moor -Company’sRIP VAN WINKLE With the entire strength of Bert's Dramatic Company. TOUR OF THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS! Saturday ‘Evening, “May 19, Under the Gaslight: POPULAR PRICES. Dress Circle. ..2...¢ One Dollar. 1 PMRW. ooo. ov ce cet Fifty Cents. Matinee.... pe vete nee Cents. Children.... Twenty-five Cents. . Box sheet at-P. H. Belden’s Drug Store; where reserved seats can be secured without extra charge. 2 we THIRD ANNUAL TO BE GIVEN BY THE German Social Club OF GRASS VALLEY, AT ISMERT’S GROVE, ON . SUNDAY, MAY 20th, 18773 HE COMMITTEE have meade all xecessary arrangements tor the occasion, and THOMAS’ CELEBRATED . BRASS BAND IS ENGAGED FOR THE DAY. ¥ ——o NO MONEY OR TIME WILL BE SPARED The exercises of the dey will be / SINGING, ee DANCING, oe RACE RUNNING, SACK JUMPING, AND POLE CLIMBING. Suitable Prizes will be awarded ys the Club to the winners. a 4 GENERAL INVITATION IS EXTENDED ee TO THE PUBLIC. 1 pa tm, N. B.—Arrangements will be made with J. F. Kidder, General Superin_ SURGEON end PHYSICIAN, . indent of the Railroad, to have esidence, Main Street, two dours sbuy . ‘ins rum to and from the grounds. Congregational Church, a4. ' Particulars in a few days. weld In his Great Impersonation of Saturday Afternoon, May 19,FUN, FUN, FUN. GRAND PIC NIC. BY THE CLUB TO MAKE IT A SUCCESS. finely, havis in twelve da: From. fout . freight are Ic fax for the and this city. We think ; to he made a ' judging by tl that we see a _ The Sund: ley were to] yesterday, br weather it w: Ance McC, 'boy, has bee from. New } seat at the ne The ‘Gra ‘Gustavus V fell from a w: stone, which skull.. The Indiar place on We benefit of the Was an imme spect. ‘August Lac grocery store to Webber ; would not pe business for t The rain fo an immense here. You ca , grass and clo; ~ook beautifu The ‘Unio: ried because taken to hav in Grass Vall paper wants . fellow below . The Super Blue Gravel } that they hav. shaft until th erected, as the «» to work to ad The new ws tage street, ° fc people living. will be compk week or go if mit. HL S. Brad . Men, are outs . Dew road betw junction wher the Grass Vall ‘MdgnsCurnow & prospecting a / Geass Valley rc They have tak and sent ten o! it crushed. The editor Union says th mad with him upon a bluride late Teacher’s Why, bless, yo fault we found going off half linen on, Rufe. Sam. Davis, of the Virginia . pedin upon u Sutvived the c in regard to hi Sorpse.”” Sam. that would ste: ' ‘Rot prepared. 1 did such 9 thir in advance of Worth doing. outskirts of th.