May 23, 1873 (4 pages)

. Taxing Money. The Board~of Trustees of Sacramento recently applied to 8. W. Sanderson for an opinion as to the proper mode of, ‘assessing property, and how money in banks is to, be Yeached for purposes sof “taxation, give the Judge’s reply as.to one “idestiout ai follows: “By your sixth question, as to: how money in. commereial'and savings bunks is to be’ yeached for taxation, + understand The following story was related to Sovor afin of money in hand . : ns, says the Petaluma Argus, and is vouched for by several citizens, who heard the story as.told from the par’ ties. It seems that two. -little girls, . almost young misses, aged trom” 1 for an afternoon stroll, and ‘yisited Oak Hilt Cemetery. “As they” etter-. _ ed the neérépolis, their ‘attention ‘was attracted by a small grave, and above it their eyes rested. on. a beqn}to 12-years; respectively, were out, jury after being out a few misutes'returned with a verdict of guilty as eharged in the-indijetment, and. defendant was ordered to appear for (. Sententé on — PRE op thirty to eighty bushels. per acre. 10 @’ clock. eee Petty, Larceny, ~Coristable Cross yesterday atrived from Frnckee, bringing with "hin a man named Henry Kennedy, 6, be ae Cat as al re "been issued by the United States. to a eonfined iny jail "your desire to be informed whether uch money and what money. is taxable, and if so, to whom, and what steps are to be taken-to-se0qrE ite'daseasment. Money is taxalle. There's nothing in the case of. the Savings and Loan Society ys. Austin, ‘recently decided by the Supreme ‘Court, to the contrary. It is there. ‘bley but that court has: mot yet. de-elared that money is ‘not taxable. What, then, is mouey? Or what are ‘solvent debts inthe meaning of that case? All coins of. gold, silver, or “Other metals, stamped by the aathority of the United States, are money. ‘But ate legal tender notes, issued by, the authority of the United States, money or solvent. debts? Are, gold: notes, redeemable in coin, issued’ ‘by . certain banks under the authority of the United States, but, not a legal terider in payment of private idebts, money or solvent debts within the dianing of thé Supremé’ Court? I think Jegal tender notes ought to. be considered, for the purposes . of ‘tax‘tion, as money, because’ they have be used as money, that is to say, a medium of commerce, and have been’ declared a legal tender in paymetit of public and private debts with certain exceptions as to the. former, 1 also thiuk gold notes, after they,have’ left the banks, ought to be considered as money for the purpose of taxation, pered im her ear, ‘Don’t you know tiful young girl, who seemed to ba jumping‘a ropé.: In her /léft hand, and pressed close to, her . breast, she held a beautiful vase of flowers, and . seemed the personification .of. innocence and happiness; Delighted at . so attractive and pleasing a phengmenon, the young girls, instead of being stupified with wonder, or trans» held that solvent debts re’ not, taxa-} fixed with fear,’ made’ bold “to approach the grave, when, ta their amazement, thé apparition vanished, and the beautiful vase of flowers becaine: suddenly converted )into:.a string of curtain ‘rings. ‘The ‘girls’ ‘are pouitive i in their statement, and, al, except thafithé feature’ Of'the little girl did notappearias distinct as other people they.could see. at, the time in the, cemetery. We are in‘forthed the girls propose-paying anhope of again aceing what: ‘appeared to them a beantiful,spirit, . . Sal f ANOTHER VERSION, Sines the ' above was it we have conversed with a ‘parént of One. all there was seveti in the party, five of whom saw the strange:figura; that as they approached the — one of the girls asked whoshe was,) when, the épirit bowed her form and whisthen endeavored to reach out’ to clasp the being, when it suddenly: although not legal tender except in . disappeared. They returned: ‘to the payment of certain public debts, because they tre issued, upon the credit andby the authority ‘ofthe United States, to be used as money Bik & medium.of commerce, and are “‘yedeomable in coin: As tothe: last two propositions, and especially the . 92d in every respect Seats dod aly i aid dispatoh.” thé last, ‘my mind is far’ from being free from doubt. .Thesé notes, un. like coins, bave no intrinsic or ‘mer. eantile value. Strictly speaking they . ~ are nothing but promises to pay ‘or evidences of debts, Yet by force of law they are endowed with the qualities of money, and to that extent they are distinguishable from the class of debts considered in.the case of the Savings and Loan Society ‘vs, Austin, While lam unable to bee why. the rule in that case, if pushed to'its logical consequences, will’ not include these notes, I am thot pres pared to advise that the Supreme Court will extend the rule that far; If they do the result will be that all money will escape taxation. ©. For every taxpayer, before giving in a list his property for taxation, will “take care to convert his coin into Bry It is true the courts. might “hold suéh_a course. to be a fradd upon the law, and shoald the asses‘gor. aasess the taxpayer for cvin, de: ‘clare the assessment valid. But: I apprehend such a case would seldom occur, and the practical result would be that no coin would be taxed, Coin and gold notes are the measure of their own value, and for the pur‘poses of ‘taxation ought to be rated at par, But Ido not think this is true, of legal tender notes. They are ‘recegnized in the legislation and ‘judicial decisions of the country, . oth Federal and State, as being of fess value than.coin, and coin re‘maims the standard by which the value of all property of all kinds is measured they ought to be rated for! _ patposes of taxation of business, at their market value and not at: par. Méney on general deposit in bank ia the property of the bank, and should be assessed to them. Money on _spevial deposit is not the property of the bank, but of the depositor, and should be assessed to him, The ~-€ surse to-be pursued by the. Assessor in agvertaining the Amount of mone on hand in banks is the same as in othet ae (. is prescribed in sth th section of the revenud act’ . of 1861. He should demanda sworn statement of the amount of cont ou hand, inclading capital. senaral and special deposits, ‘ Vast gravee second time, and again saw, the little being. The gitls say that eyes) long white hair, and was dressed in a white dress with « blue sash, tractive, . . The Crops in naan Costa County. The Contra Costa Gazette,of. Sats urday last, thus speaks of the crop prospect in that county: “Though the ‘small méasure of rain which has fallen during the season and the to: tal failiire of thé tstial latér rains, together with some warm, nd much drying windy weather, left us 4 month ago with anything but encours aging crop prospects: They have greatly iniproved with the edcl weath+ er enjeyed since that date, though we have had no rain except a little dash.on Wednesday afternoon of this week, which was not sufiicient to moisten the road dust, and did not equal the dews which have blessed the végetation several nights during the week past, With a continuance ‘of this weather for another month crops through this. portion of the county.” A turh of warm weather and northerly wind would blight the promise the cool weather has bronght us, and though we might still hope Nfor a partial crop, it could ‘hardly reach:half an average onein the best districts of the country. Last year, with only a Yew. warm days about the first of May, : we-had almost un-. interrupted coo}. weather “for” six weeks up to the middle of J gne, and a half inch ef rain fell on. the last, day of May that brought the meas: ure of the season closé up to twentynine inches:. This year our total measure is hardly more that twelve } inches, of which not more than threequarters of an inch hascome to ug since the close of February. The next few. weeks is therefore the critical tine for our StOph. Tue narrow gauge railways of the United States make a totaldength of 325 miles. The length of ‘the lines projected or bedines is about 3,000 miler. ‘ oe A ia named Richard Miller, aad 4 about forty-five years,;has mystevienely a AS ge aa Dr. P, Daxeacid 1 Miarnes; Maine, ‘say that everything ‘appeared natur=. other visit'te the cemetery, in the} . of the girls, who informs.us ,thatin. . the little fairy: (for so we call it) was . Governor. beautiful in features,. haying. blud . ®°Y number of old Indian fighters, who will jump at this chance to renew their old business ‘‘with promptwe wight’ calculate oh fair ‘average 6 was foun deed it: @botise near eae days. It appears a ec” Rus. sell was on @ spree, aid “Kennedy followed him arodnd town, hile he was taking w drink ‘at’ Payne “& ‘Dodge’s saloon, Kennedy walked up and stole a purse which was lying on the bar, belonging to Rossel}, * Plead to A oimsal and Battery. Yesterday Chas. H, Wentworth charged with assault ta niurder en} tered the plea of assault and battery, Thé {juty: in, this’ casé Aisagreed, Monday next at 10 o’clock was fixed for sentence. ae “Ay. Ri "LitetiBeld: ‘te Sing ‘been quite ill. at: Virginia, ity, returned to his home in this city, afew days ago. ‘He is confined to his room’but is improving. peey: if IM Hung Jury. The jury th the caseof Wintworth, tried on, Wednesday ast, disagreed, and were discharged at 10.0 ‘clock, P. ‘M., Pf, the court. a He for the Wars! Governor Booth having called for volunteers to aid in putting’ down Captain Jack, we shall now. look for business, The company is to be composed:of fifty men, each man to me? Jam Little Snow-Ilake.” She . ®"™ himself with whatever weapon he prefers. “A’commission has gone to Yreka ‘authorizing J. C. Burgess ‘to raise a company.’ It will be ac@epted as i portion of the National Guard, and commissioned by the Siskiyou county contains Immigration Statistics, The monthly report of the Bureau of Statistics at Washington, « contains statements “of” the ‘immigration for the quarter ending December 31, 1872. The total number of immigrants was 89,227, of whom 50,729 were males and 38,498, females. Of . these, 21,167 were ‘under fifteen years; 53,420, fifteen and under forty; 14,640, forty’ years of age and over. The principal countries from which they come were: Englands14,+ 229; Ireland, 9,666; Scotland, 2,843; . Wales, 162; Germany, 97,633; Austria, 1,203; Sweden, 2,085; Norway, 669; Denmark, 460; Netherlands, 235; Belgium, 124; Switzerland, 634; France, 4,699; Spain, 202; Italy, 3,125; Hungary, 787;Ohina; 1,248; Canada, 6,146; Nova Scotia, 638; They répresent 220 different océupations, classified as: Professional, 58; skilled; 9,833; tniscellaneous, 27,876: not stated, 2,453; without occupation (upainly women and chil7 48,907. Three Men Killed. ? A correspondent of the Reveille from Lida Valley gives the following: On Monday May 12th, & murderous affray occurted at the salvon of Scott & Fitzgeraid’s, in which three men— Hugh Scott, John Duffee and George Childs—were shot and killed. The correspondent says the testimony before the coroner's jury was that two zen wereplaying cards in tha saloon, when the game became quite exciting, and the outsiders betting on }the result. « Géorge ec B. Hoblin, both . outsiders, an altercation‘in-which the latter. struck the former with his fist, Childs immediately drew a six sho oter and shot Hugh Scott, a bystander, twice, both shots taking effect, killing him instantly. Childs then shot John Duffee, also ah innoeent bystander, the ball severing the fem. oral artery'of the right thigh. Daf. fee died in thirty minutes. As soon as Duffee was shot, some n in the crowd, unknown to ejury; Sired . Cul ling ham nan { emir’ 3 Peanuts, Be ——: of’ peantits in the yesterday. th > rob the wn ing tbety miles porthé my from Wilsig and . mington, N, C., ba os yh ; Bikchville, was . that, it i¢ s . , the importation oe “seks bed . from the West t of Africa has y District Attorndy Deal, and . . wholly ceased.“ is is a 'stnall item. © ek by torn re lg The . in the aggregate of farm crops, but} itis by the enconragement of such to form a diversified agriculture, that the prosperity of the country as far as concerns farming is promoted. ‘The North Carolina lands yield trom The seed is sown in drills with hardly mofe Garé than potatoes, and.almost any soil of average fertility will grow the crop. After the plant be: ging to shoot up it may be hoed, or ‘the earth thrown about it withthe plow, Itis known in the SpanishArherican countries by the name of cacahnete; andin’most warm regiéns seemsto.be coming more and more into cultivation, mainly as. a source of ail which is used to adulterate ‘that from olives, although cotton seed oil is @ sharply competing riva] for this purpose: The eultivation of peanuts in, California hasassumed considerable proportions as an important industry, and our rer aaah sumption fs supplied from home culture, adapted to their growth, “and im. mense quantities could be raised here} for-etport did the foreign demand require it. Exrenstoy.-The Territorial Enters prise says a considerable force of men are engaged:.at ‘the northern’ terminus of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad; near the Ophit works, at framing timbers and excavating foundations for the piers, of the heavy trestle work extending two or three hundred feet north on E street, until the high ground west of the Ophir is reached. A great quantity of timbers of all sizes is on the gronnd,and good progress in their shaping is being made. The road at this point. crosses the head of Six-mile Canyon, and it is doubtless the intention of the Company to extend it to the head Seven-mile Canyon, about one-fourth ofa mile farther north, where may’ the construction of ore and coal dumps that are afforded at the present termlnus. . Romorep Resicnation.—It is ‘rumored that Chief Justice Wallace intends to.resign his position on the Supreme Bench, during or before ‘July, in order that the people may . elect his successor at the same time they elect Beleher’s. ‘Wallace is said to be moved to this course in justice to his own reputation, and. out of his respect for the people, having become satisfied through the assurance of his friends, that he will be by the. next Legislature, chosen United States Senator to succeed Casserly. Micnarn Preaskp.—Mr: Michael Reese, the capitalist of San Francisthe Supreme Court, exempting solvent debts, and in practical effect exempting money from taxation. Michael says he has $1,500,090 in New York and in Europe doing duty, which he sent abroad to escape taxation, but-now that it has been declared frée he has ordered it home, and will thus. add that much to the cash capital of State. 25 ae A LITTLE girl, n nine years old, in Milwaukee, Wis., who ‘had stolen nine séts.of eat-tings from girls of about her own age, has been cut short in her downward career by the police. Her plan was to accost the girls im the street, inform them that pretend to adjust it, work out ‘the rings and run off before the astonished owner could stop her. "Many of the former scholars of Prof. Agassiz’s. school for young ladies have sent him a present of $4,050, and he has said he will appropriate it to a long cherished scheme of his—the arrangement of a onin the Museum of Com logy; illustrating in & nutshell, as it were, all the relations existing among = THSRE are sixteen colleges England. Seven are controlled the two by the Baptists, two by the Episcopalians, and one each i imate Our Jands are admirably _ Vincinta ann. Trocger, RAmLRoap }; of Cedar Ravine, a short branch’ of . ; be obtained «the same facilities for . vo, is delighted with the opinion of . , their jewelry was falling, and then, . thereof as by 5 AY soap betting and padl-selling in every form at theNational Raa, in Springmia, dn July. . Bil fone went to Newberry county, South corey ee to carry on the dairy busiss, became dissatisfied on finding. ts a not well adapted to the rnising of clover, and have left their farms, tit gone to Illinois. wrecked passengers of the Atlantic; gave them $1,231, and has sent the balance to Rev. Mr. Ancient-for the poor fisherman at at Prospect. Til., lately drank three quarts ‘of whisky to overcome. the effects at a iaeesumniie® bite. FE A Rowan man has been bonnd over for trial for alleged crnelty to a fish. He cut off:the tail. ot a stur: geon. Hora isa window in an Albatty hotel ont of which five different meni have. » leaped to their "death. Tur State of New 7 ersey has sdded 732,000 to its ore. within the Aw Ohioan. tecently wlaed insult to injury by.selling a stolen horse ta. the very man from whem he stole it, ‘Iz is a remarkable fact’ that the human hair grows nearly twice as fast in Europe as.it does in Ametica. A BvILpING lot was recently sold per square, foot. "e @ > Tar pean of Chicago have purchased a $500 monument for a deceased member of the craft. ‘Neprisea is out of debt, and prohibited by her constitution from incurring over $50,000 of, it, ARPES EASA ARES WRI OS OE EE BORN. i Willow Valley, near this city, May 21, 1873, to the wife of W. 8. Heuston, .a'son. A LEE CIGARS, TOBACCO, PIPES. J. JACOBS OULD soepeetny infortn the. citizens of this city and surronnding towns that he is in rman receipt of the very finest brands o CIGARS, TOBACCO, ‘PIPES, ETO: ETC. 9 abt Which he offers for sale, wholesale and . retail, at the lowest cash prices eectonm “Fowl want the finest brands of itavana rs can seccommodated calliug‘at‘my store. My arran; vf such; and with a hav? _stock. on hand, am «abled to ely retail dealers with sigue atid To! lower rates than they can buy’ the same brands in San’ Francisco. Call ond examine the goods and prices, @. JACOBS, my23. Masonic Building, Pine Street. PROBATE NOTICE. S* ATE OF CALIFORNIA, County’ of ‘Nevada:—In Probate Court. In the matter of the Estate of Builey Allison, deceas— ed. It et herd art by the’ tition presented and tiled by Edward Rive son, the Administrator of the Estate of Bailey Allison, deceased, pra: for an onder to sell real estate; that said estate consists solely of an individed interest of, in and to certain plac=r mining claims; that . ) it is for the best interest of ‘said said: be sold, estate tha interest and the whole thereo that: it is necessary tosell the . whole of said real estate, to pay the debts outstanding against raid deceased, and the debts, expenses, an@ charges of adminis. tration. It is theretore ordered’ by the Court that rovadag Fair interested in said estate a) the taid Probate Court, in the Gouuty of Weveds, at the court room of said Probate Court, on’ Tuesday, the Ist day of July, a. pb. 1873, at eleven clock, in the forenoon of said day, to Khow ‘cause, if . any they have, w’ way hn eee —angle granted to ¢ the itor to se)] the whole of said real po en or 80 much may be And thata copy oe Ahdta onder” be spabaie he pateishet ut Teast four weeks in the Ne t, a Const ol ican aie oe and Ppublfaed fe the tion 4 com, pleted day set for JOHN CALD Nevada City, May 7 308, 1873.Office of the County Clerk of the . Nevada. I T. C. Plunkett, County Cler! the County of Nevada, State of Oalifornia, that ssid publica. ., PRESIDENT Warts h Ordered -the . best boat Blakie cape ild for the . . students of Corn niversity, up. . on their promisi gto ace . ‘Tur ‘tolotty of Dahes wr ett Boston raised $1,897 for the. A cuitp six years old,.in Dwight, in London at the rate of $160 gold : not be : A ' Feceint © PP Bernt and dole tn the Sor Se, — Panis Sbssth _ ike ona Ponreen oF ‘ i! ae BLOOD, gies quickest and =_— certain care SCROFULA; -REEUMATISN, ‘FOUL ERUPTIONS, OLD SORES Be ia kinds of diasian isisin aaneanei bleod and ieaieaners f 6 from OP NEVER. FAILS In effecting a evmplete cure, if nseda my T ficient length of tim For sale b Dinagiets and ‘Medicines. 2" Dealer in FOR SALE. Gh ehalilabhcl offers-for-saie,cheay for cash. the Quartz mili, Building sid Jot, near the Suspension Bridge, NevadaCity, pont pM the “Sitles” Mill.” Also, t wa! ght longin, coud ro epter seh on aig rd fy ay Yer oy M HUGHEs, Nevada, May 200, 1: 1373. a CONTRACT ‘will be let tothe fowest Aone forthe ge of an bung oisting > Works ‘amp, from the Auburn mine-to e Wyoming mine, Mt, er in working: order. Also, a new frame Iding to be byes “Bids willbe rece ved until the Ist of June. ‘For further infor. ‘mation inquire of = OHN PEARD, Nevada, May 2ist, 1873. ia RANCH FOR SALE. Offer for sale 640-acres of land, situated about one mile from Freach Corral, at the junction of the San Juan and Cherokee Toads; 200 acres of which is um: der fence. There is on the premisesa large and commodioushbuse, calculated for tayern’ purposes, and it is ioacsirably lovated for the accommodation of teamsters and. travelers; ‘There até also on the. premises two other dwelling houses, a, lerge barn and stables, two-goed orchards bene differ. ent kinds of fruit, and also 800 bearing grape yines. The ranch is well timbered . gether or divide it in lots tosuit A epee For particulars apply to the undersign on the a ee or of O, P. Stidger, or > red £ Sam Juan. Terms made reasonw Aliison’ # Ranch, wwe 15th, 1873. ‘ARD AL ON. mrt JAMES ALLIS N. Kidd’s. Building, Pine Street, Nevada, the . Yi Sotesane AND RETAIL DEALER AND TROPICAL FRUITS, CIGARS, TOBACCO, AND A FULL ‘STOCK OF FANCY GOODS. And Pine Apples, constantly on hand. mist Fresh Fruits -received every day and ae . livered in any part of the city free of ‘charge, Allorders from the conmey. promptly filled. ‘ ED. GOLDSMITH, Agent. Here May 17th, 1873. FOR SALE. COMPLETE “HOWTING WORKS, consisting of ENGINE, BOILER, PUMP AXD PUMP BOB, Also, 180 ft. 6-inch Pump Column, And tm fact everything conipleté mine, aes : Also, 200 cords of . oak snd pine good Wood. Will be sold cheap for cagh. Enquire or RW. bs N ryadlh Cis its. ’ ee 18th, 1 bie ~ GERMAN PICNIC. ws A GERMAN PICNIC will be heki-st ISMERT’S GROVE, Near the Glenbrook Race Course, a ON Sunday, May 25, 1873. ~ Music will be Commml Sais Privileges nf ane Walley. got or Refreshment to the highest Sealed will tn pousiees by tbe Proposals Committee for the stands until Thursdsy ite pr May ot: eepesaiiee reserve e a ect an; fe Senner, Jr., Me ——— AUGUST BRANDZ. JAMES BOOK. ~NEW SALOON. Between Malakoff snd North Blooméikld, BRANDT s see and watered. We will sell the whole to-. NEV “The secr: _ mostly. his name ‘gale out vertising madea . tising, 2 hot using ~ Squire eer, has: to Broad taurant, gotiating ‘he wille This is moved W ting abor people d ments fo this city, mail, for ty. To homely printed, invitatio Men's §

. Taxing Money. The Board~of Trustees of Sacramento recently applied to 8. W. Sanderson for an opinion as to the proper mode of, ‘assessing property, and how money in banks is to, be Yeached for purposes sof “taxation, give the Judge’s reply as.to one “idestiout ai follows: “By your sixth question, as to: how money in. commereial'and savings bunks is to be’ yeached for taxation, + understand The following story was related to Sovor afin of money in hand . : ns, says the Petaluma Argus, and is vouched for by several citizens, who heard the story as.told from the par’ ties. It seems that two. -little girls, . almost young misses, aged trom” 1 for an afternoon stroll, and ‘yisited Oak Hilt Cemetery. “As they” etter-. _ ed the neérépolis, their ‘attention ‘was attracted by a small grave, and above it their eyes rested. on. a beqn}to 12-years; respectively, were out, jury after being out a few misutes'returned with a verdict of guilty as eharged in the-indijetment, and. defendant was ordered to appear for (. Sententé on — PRE op thirty to eighty bushels. per acre. 10 @’ clock.. eee Petty, Larceny, ~Coristable Cross yesterday atrived from Frnckee, bringing with "hin a man named Henry Kennedy, 6, be ae Cat as al re "been issued by the United States. to a eonfined iny jail "your desire to be informed whether uch money and what money. is taxable, and if so, to whom, and what steps are to be taken-to-se0qrE ite'daseasment. Money is taxalle. There's nothing in the case of. the Savings and Loan Society ys. Austin, ‘recently decided by the Supreme ‘Court, to the contrary. It is there. ‘bley but that court has: mot yet. de-elared that money is ‘not taxable. What, then, is mouey? Or what are ‘solvent debts inthe meaning of that case? All coins of. gold, silver, or “Other metals, stamped by the aathority of the United States, are money. ‘But ate legal tender notes, issued by, the authority of the United States, money or solvent. debts? Are, gold: notes, redeemable in coin, issued’ ‘by . certain banks under the authority of the United States, but, not a legal terider in payment of private idebts, money or solvent debts within the dianing of thé Supremé’ Court? I think Jegal tender notes ought to. be considered, for the purposes . of ‘tax‘tion, as money, because’ they have be used as money, that is to say, a medium of commerce, and have been’ declared a legal tender in paymetit of public and private debts with certain exceptions as to the. former, 1 also thiuk gold notes, after they,have’ left the banks, ought to be considered as money for the purpose of taxation, pered im her ear, ‘Don’t you know tiful young girl, who seemed to ba jumping‘a ropé.: In her /léft hand, and pressed close to, her . breast, she held a beautiful vase of flowers, and . seemed the personification .of. innocence and happiness; Delighted at . so attractive and pleasing a phengmenon, the young girls, instead of being stupified with wonder, or trans» held that solvent debts re’ not, taxa-} fixed with fear,’ made’ bold “to approach the grave, when, ta their amazement, thé apparition vanished, and the beautiful vase of flowers becaine: suddenly converted )into:.a string of curtain ‘rings. ‘The ‘girls’ ‘are pouitive i in their statement, and, al, except thafithé feature’ Of'the little girl did notappearias distinct as other people they.could see. at, the time in the, cemetery. We are in‘forthed the girls propose-paying anhope of again aceing what: ‘appeared to them a beantiful,spirit, . . Sal f ANOTHER VERSION, Sines the ' above was it we have conversed with a ‘parént of One. all there was seveti in the party, five of whom saw the strange:figura; that as they approached the — one of the girls asked whoshe was,) when, the épirit bowed her form and whisthen endeavored to reach out’ to clasp the being, when it suddenly: although not legal tender except in . disappeared. They returned: ‘to the payment of certain public debts, because they tre issued, upon the credit andby the authority ‘ofthe United States, to be used as money Bik & medium.of commerce, and are “‘yedeomable in coin: As tothe: last two propositions, and especially the . 92d in every respect Seats dod aly i aid dispatoh.” thé last, ‘my mind is far’ from being free from doubt. .Thesé notes, un. like coins, bave no intrinsic or ‘mer. eantile value. Strictly speaking they . ~ are nothing but promises to pay ‘or evidences of debts, Yet by force of law they are endowed with the qualities of money, and to that extent they are distinguishable from the class of debts considered in.the case of the Savings and Loan Society ‘vs, Austin, While lam unable to bee why. the rule in that case, if pushed to'its logical consequences, will’ not include these notes, I am thot pres pared to advise that the Supreme Court will extend the rule that far; If they do the result will be that all money will escape taxation. ©. For every taxpayer, before giving in a list his property for taxation, will “take care to convert his coin into Bry It is true the courts. might “hold suéh_a course. to be a fradd upon the law, and shoald the asses‘gor. aasess the taxpayer for cvin, de: ‘clare the assessment valid. But: I apprehend such a case would seldom occur, and the practical result would be that no coin would be taxed, Coin and gold notes are the measure of their own value, and for the pur‘poses of ‘taxation ought to be rated at par, But Ido not think this is true, of legal tender notes. They are ‘recegnized in the legislation and ‘judicial decisions of the country, . oth Federal and State, as being of fess value than.coin, and coin re‘maims the standard by which the value of all property of all kinds is measured they ought to be rated for! _ patposes of taxation of business, at their market value and not at: par. Méney on general deposit in bank ia the property of the bank, and should be assessed to them. Money on _spevial deposit is not the property of the bank, but of the depositor, and should be assessed to him, The ~-€ surse to-be pursued by the. Assessor in agvertaining the Amount of mone on hand in banks is the same as in othet ae (. is prescribed in sth th section of the revenud act’ . of 1861. He should demanda sworn statement of the amount of cont ou hand, inclading capital. senaral and special deposits, ‘ Vast gravee second time, and again saw, the little being. The gitls say that eyes) long white hair, and was dressed in a white dress with « blue sash, tractive, . . The Crops in naan Costa County. The Contra Costa Gazette,of. Sats urday last, thus speaks of the crop prospect in that county: “Though the ‘small méasure of rain which has fallen during the season and the to: tal failiire of thé tstial latér rains, together with some warm, nd much drying windy weather, left us 4 month ago with anything but encours aging crop prospects: They have greatly iniproved with the edcl weath+ er enjeyed since that date, though we have had no rain except a little dash.on Wednesday afternoon of this week, which was not sufiicient to moisten the road dust, and did not equal the dews which have blessed the végetation several nights during the week past, With a continuance ‘of this weather for another month crops through this. portion of the county.” A turh of warm weather and northerly wind would blight the promise the cool weather has bronght us, and though we might still hope Nfor a partial crop, it could ‘hardly reach:half an average onein the best districts of the country. Last year, with only a Yew. warm days about the first of May, : we-had almost un-. interrupted coo}. weather “for” six weeks up to the middle of J gne, and a half inch ef rain fell on. the last, day of May that brought the meas: ure of the season closé up to twentynine inches:. This year our total measure is hardly more that twelve } inches, of which not more than threequarters of an inch hascome to ug since the close of February. The next few. weeks is therefore the critical tine for our StOph. Tue narrow gauge railways of the United States make a totaldength of 325 miles. The length of ‘the lines projected or bedines is about 3,000 miler. ‘ oe A ia named Richard Miller, aad 4 about forty-five years,;has mystevienely a AS ge aa Dr. P, Daxeacid 1 Miarnes; Maine, ‘say that everything ‘appeared natur=. other visit'te the cemetery, in the} . of the girls, who informs.us ,thatin. . the little fairy: (for so we call it) was . Governor. beautiful in features,. haying. blud . ®°Y number of old Indian fighters, who will jump at this chance to renew their old business ‘‘with promptwe wight’ calculate oh fair ‘average 6 was foun deed it: @botise near eae days. It appears a ec” Rus. sell was on @ spree, aid “Kennedy followed him arodnd town, hile he was taking w drink ‘at’ Payne “& ‘Dodge’s saloon, Kennedy walked up and stole a purse which was lying on the bar, belonging to Rossel}, * Plead to A oimsal and Battery. Yesterday Chas.. H, Wentworth charged with assault ta niurder en} tered the plea of assault and battery, Thé {juty: in, this’ casé Aisagreed, Monday next at 10 o’clock was fixed for sentence. ae “Ay. Ri "LitetiBeld: ‘te Sing ‘been quite ill. at: Virginia, ity, returned to his home in this city, afew days ago. ‘He is confined to his room’but is improving. peey: if IM Hung Jury. The jury th the caseof Wintworth, tried on, Wednesday ast, disagreed, and were discharged at 10.0 ‘clock, P. ‘M., Pf, the court. a He for the Wars! Governor Booth having called for volunteers to aid in putting’ down Captain Jack, we shall now. look for business, The company is to be composed:of fifty men, each man to me? Jam Little Snow-Ilake.” She . ®"™ himself with whatever weapon he prefers. “A’commission has gone to Yreka ‘authorizing J. C. Burgess ‘to raise a company.’ It will be ac@epted as i portion of the National Guard, and commissioned by the Siskiyou county contains Immigration Statistics, The monthly report of the Bureau of Statistics at Washington, « contains statements “of” the ‘immigration for the quarter ending December 31, 1872. The total number of immigrants was 89,227, of whom 50,729 were males and 38,498, females. Of . these, 21,167 were ‘under fifteen years; 53,420, fifteen and under forty; 14,640, forty’ years of age and over. The principal countries from which they come were: Englands14,+ 229; Ireland, 9,666; Scotland, 2,843; . Wales, 162; Germany, 97,633; Austria, 1,203; Sweden, 2,085; Norway, 669; Denmark, 460; Netherlands, 235; Belgium, 124; Switzerland, 634; France, 4,699; Spain, 202; Italy, 3,125; Hungary, 787;Ohina; 1,248; Canada, 6,146; Nova Scotia, 638; They répresent 220 different océupations, classified as: Professional, 58; skilled; 9,833; tniscellaneous, 27,876: not stated, 2,453; without occupation (upainly women and chil7 48,907. Three Men Killed. ? A correspondent of the Reveille from Lida Valley gives the following: On Monday May 12th, & murderous affray occurted at the salvon of Scott & Fitzgeraid’s, in which three men— Hugh Scott, John Duffee and George Childs—were shot and killed. The correspondent says the testimony before the coroner's jury was that two zen wereplaying cards in tha saloon, when the game became quite exciting, and the outsiders betting on }the result. « Géorge ec B. Hoblin, both . outsiders, an altercation‘in-which the latter. struck the former with his fist, Childs immediately drew a six sho oter and shot Hugh Scott, a bystander, twice, both shots taking effect, killing him instantly. Childs then shot John Duffee, also ah innoeent bystander, the ball severing the fem. oral artery'of the right thigh. Daf. fee died in thirty minutes. As soon as Duffee was shot, some n in the crowd, unknown to ejury; Sired . Cul ling ham nan { emir’ 3 Peanuts, Be ——: of’ peantits in the yesterday. th > rob the wn ing tbety miles porthé my from Wilsig and . mington, N, C., ba os yh ; Bikchville, was . that, it i¢ s . , the importation oe “seks bed . from the West t of Africa has y District Attorndy Deal, and . . wholly ceased.“ is is a 'stnall item. © ek by torn re lg The . in the aggregate of farm crops, but} itis by the enconragement of such to form a diversified agriculture, that the prosperity of the country as far as concerns farming is promoted. ‘The North Carolina lands yield trom The seed is sown in drills with hardly mofe Garé than potatoes, and.almost any soil of average fertility will grow the crop. After the plant be: ging to shoot up it may be hoed, or ‘the earth thrown about it withthe plow, Itis known in the SpanishArherican countries by the name of cacahnete; andin’most warm regiéns seemsto.be coming more and more into cultivation, mainly as. a source of ail which is used to adulterate

‘that from olives, although cotton seed oil is @ sharply competing riva] for this purpose: The eultivation of peanuts in, California hasassumed considerable proportions as an important industry, and our rer aaah sumption fs supplied from home culture, adapted to their growth, “and im. mense quantities could be raised here} for-etport did the foreign demand require it. Exrenstoy.-The Territorial Enters prise says a considerable force of men are engaged:.at ‘the northern’ terminus of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad; near the Ophit works, at framing timbers and excavating foundations for the piers, of the heavy trestle work extending two or three hundred feet north on E street, until the high ground west of the Ophir is reached. A great quantity of timbers of all sizes is on the gronnd,and good progress in their shaping is being made. The road at this point. crosses the head of Six-mile Canyon, and it is doubtless the intention of the Company to extend it to the head Seven-mile Canyon, about one-fourth ofa mile farther north, where may’ the construction of ore and coal dumps that are afforded at the present termlnus. . Romorep Resicnation.—It is ‘rumored that Chief Justice Wallace intends to.resign his position on the Supreme Bench, during or before ‘July, in order that the people may . elect his successor at the same time they elect Beleher’s. ‘Wallace is said to be moved to this course in justice to his own reputation, and. out of his respect for the people, having become satisfied through the assurance of his friends, that he will be by the. next Legislature, chosen United States Senator to succeed Casserly. Micnarn Preaskp.—Mr: Michael Reese, the capitalist of San Francisthe Supreme Court, exempting solvent debts, and in practical effect exempting money from taxation. Michael says he has $1,500,090 in New York and in Europe doing duty, which he sent abroad to escape taxation, but-now that it has been declared frée he has ordered it home, and will thus. add that much to the cash capital of State. 25 ae A LITTLE girl, n nine years old, in Milwaukee, Wis., who ‘had stolen nine séts.of eat-tings from girls of about her own age, has been cut short in her downward career by the police. Her plan was to accost the girls im the street, inform them that pretend to adjust it, work out ‘the rings and run off before the astonished owner could stop her. "Many of the former scholars of Prof. Agassiz’s. school for young ladies have sent him a present of $4,050, and he has said he will appropriate it to a long cherished scheme of his—the arrangement of a onin the Museum of Com logy; illustrating in & nutshell, as it were, all the relations existing among = THSRE are sixteen colleges England. Seven are controlled the two by the Baptists, two by the Episcopalians, and one each i imate Our Jands are admirably _ Vincinta ann. Trocger, RAmLRoap }; of Cedar Ravine, a short branch’ of . ; be obtained «the same facilities for . vo, is delighted with the opinion of . , their jewelry was falling, and then, . thereof as by 5 AY soap betting and padl-selling in every form at theNational Raa, in Springmia, dn July. . Bil fone went to Newberry county, South corey ee to carry on the dairy busiss, became dissatisfied on finding. ts a not well adapted to the rnising of clover, and have left their farms, tit gone to Illinois. wrecked passengers of the Atlantic; gave them $1,231, and has sent the balance to Rev. Mr. Ancient-for the poor fisherman at at Prospect. Til., lately drank three quarts ‘of whisky to overcome. the effects at a iaeesumniie® bite. FE A Rowan man has been bonnd over for trial for alleged crnelty to a fish. He cut off:the tail. ot a stur: geon. Hora isa window in an Albatty hotel ont of which five different meni have. » leaped to their "death. Tur State of New 7 ersey has sdded 732,000 to its ore. within the Aw Ohioan. tecently wlaed insult to injury by.selling a stolen horse ta. the very man from whem he stole it, ‘Iz is a remarkable fact’ that the human hair grows nearly twice as fast in Europe as.it does in Ametica. A BvILpING lot was recently sold per square, foot. "e @ > Tar pean of Chicago have purchased a $500 monument for a deceased member of the craft. ‘Neprisea is out of debt, and prohibited by her constitution from incurring over $50,000 of, it, ARPES EASA ARES WRI OS OE EE BORN. i Willow Valley, near this city, May 21, 1873, to the wife of W. 8. Heuston, .a'son. A LEE CIGARS, TOBACCO, PIPES. J. JACOBS OULD soepeetny infortn the. citizens of this city and surronnding towns that he is in rman receipt of the very finest brands o CIGARS, TOBACCO, ‘PIPES, ETO: ETC. 9 abt Which he offers for sale, wholesale and . retail, at the lowest cash prices eectonm “Fowl want the finest brands of itavana rs can seccommodated calliug‘at‘my store. My arran; vf such; and with a hav? _stock. on hand, am «abled to ely retail dealers with sigue atid To! lower rates than they can buy’ the same brands in San’ Francisco. Call ond examine the goods and prices, @. JACOBS, my23. Masonic Building, Pine Street. PROBATE NOTICE. S* ATE OF CALIFORNIA, County’ of ‘Nevada:—In Probate Court. In the matter of the Estate of Builey Allison, deceas— ed. It et herd art by the’ tition presented and tiled by Edward Rive son, the Administrator of the Estate of Bailey Allison, deceased, pra: for an onder to sell real estate; that said estate consists solely of an individed interest of, in and to certain plac=r mining claims; that . ) it is for the best interest of ‘said said: be sold, estate tha interest and the whole thereo that: it is necessary tosell the . whole of said real estate, to pay the debts outstanding against raid deceased, and the debts, expenses, an@ charges of adminis. tration. It is theretore ordered’ by the Court that rovadag Fair interested in said estate a) the taid Probate Court, in the Gouuty of Weveds, at the court room of said Probate Court, on’ Tuesday, the Ist day of July, a. pb. 1873, at eleven clock, in the forenoon of said day, to Khow ‘cause, if . any they have, w’ way hn eee —angle granted to ¢ the itor to se)] the whole of said real po en or 80 much may be And thata copy oe Ahdta onder” be spabaie he pateishet ut Teast four weeks in the Ne t, a Const ol ican aie oe and Ppublfaed fe the tion 4 com, pleted day set for JOHN CALD Nevada City, May 7 308, 1873.Office of the County Clerk of the . Nevada. I T. C. Plunkett, County Cler! the County of Nevada, State of Oalifornia, that ssid publica. ., PRESIDENT Warts h Ordered -the . best boat Blakie cape ild for the . . students of Corn niversity, up. . on their promisi gto ace . ‘Tur ‘tolotty of Dahes wr ett Boston raised $1,897 for the. A cuitp six years old,.in Dwight, in London at the rate of $160 gold : not be : A ' Feceint © PP Bernt and dole tn the Sor Se, — Panis Sbssth _ ike ona Ponreen oF ‘ i! ae BLOOD, gies quickest and =_— certain care SCROFULA; -REEUMATISN, ‘FOUL ERUPTIONS, OLD SORES Be ia kinds of diasian isisin aaneanei bleod and ieaieaners f 6 from OP NEVER. FAILS In effecting a evmplete cure, if nseda my T ficient length of tim For sale b Dinagiets and ‘Medicines. 2" Dealer in FOR SALE. Gh ehalilabhcl offers-for-saie,cheay for cash. the Quartz mili, Building sid Jot, near the Suspension Bridge, NevadaCity, pont pM the “Sitles” Mill.” Also, t wa! ght longin, coud ro epter seh on aig rd fy ay Yer oy M HUGHEs, Nevada, May 200, 1: 1373. a CONTRACT ‘will be let tothe fowest Aone forthe ge of an bung oisting > Works ‘amp, from the Auburn mine-to e Wyoming mine, Mt, er in working: order. Also, a new frame Iding to be byes “Bids willbe rece ved until the Ist of June. ‘For further infor. ‘mation inquire of = OHN PEARD, Nevada, May 2ist, 1873. ia RANCH FOR SALE. Offer for sale 640-acres of land, situated about one mile from Freach Corral, at the junction of the San Juan and Cherokee Toads; 200 acres of which is um: der fence. There is on the premisesa large and commodioushbuse, calculated for tayern’ purposes, and it is ioacsirably lovated for the accommodation of teamsters and. travelers; ‘There até also on the. premises two other dwelling houses, a, lerge barn and stables, two-goed orchards bene differ. ent kinds of fruit, and also 800 bearing grape yines. The ranch is well timbered . gether or divide it in lots tosuit A epee For particulars apply to the undersign on the a ee or of O, P. Stidger, or > red £ Sam Juan. Terms made reasonw Aliison’ # Ranch, wwe 15th, 1873. ‘ARD AL ON. mrt JAMES ALLIS N. Kidd’s. Building, Pine Street, Nevada, the . Yi Sotesane AND RETAIL DEALER AND TROPICAL FRUITS, CIGARS, TOBACCO, AND A FULL ‘STOCK OF FANCY GOODS. And Pine Apples, constantly on hand. mist Fresh Fruits -received every day and ae . livered in any part of the city free of ‘charge, Allorders from the conmey. promptly filled. ‘ ED. GOLDSMITH, Agent. Here May 17th, 1873. FOR SALE. COMPLETE “HOWTING WORKS, consisting of ENGINE, BOILER, PUMP AXD PUMP BOB, Also, 180 ft. 6-inch Pump Column, And tm fact everything conipleté mine, aes : Also, 200 cords of . oak snd pine good Wood. Will be sold cheap for cagh. Enquire or RW. bs N ryadlh Cis its. ’ ee 18th, 1 bie ~ GERMAN PICNIC. ws A GERMAN PICNIC will be heki-st ISMERT’S GROVE, Near the Glenbrook Race Course, a ON Sunday, May 25, 1873. ~ Music will be Commml Sais Privileges nf ane Walley. got or Refreshment to the highest Sealed will tn pousiees by tbe Proposals Committee for the stands until Thursdsy ite pr May ot: eepesaiiee reserve e a ect an; fe Senner, Jr., Me ——— AUGUST BRANDZ. JAMES BOOK. ~NEW SALOON. Between Malakoff snd North Blooméikld, BRANDT s see and watered. We will sell the whole to-. NEV “The secr: _ mostly. his name ‘gale out vertising madea . tising, 2 hot using ~ Squire eer, has: to Broad taurant, gotiating ‘he wille This is moved W ting abor people d ments fo this city, mail, for ty. To homely printed, invitatio Men's §