May 31, 1864 (4 pages)

-. jp favor of the introduction of greenbscks ax ~\ ey ourretiey, have received much candemna~ THe ‘CURRENCY QuesTrioN—A great deal has Been ‘sald in the name of patriot sm _ thé’ FousPal Cirrency of the State land those” who have chysen to adhere to the hard monthet, Hetre ita power and ense-of explosion ome % win Wan.—=Chioride of ted. @F 8 hundred tines thore power . det, and‘is fay mory-engily explord. werer Of the chloride, Dulong, lost an eye and several fingers in m»nipulsting it: and if is said Sir Hum; hrey Davey also lost an eye in experimenting upon it It has been ascertained that veg-table oils, reaing, phos< phorvus, ae well as alt fatty substances in ‘the smallest quantity, explode it u pon cons explosive compound known. 1t 11 da Motta has proposed iv the Brazilian Senfed to hold slaves; und actually holding them should be dbliged to Bell them ‘within ®eertain time. Also, tist the eon. vents ahd monasticinstitutions should be Lubliged to sell their -Innded property and lives. 1t :# becoming every day more evis dent that slavery is doomed io Brezil, avd that efe long some Mesdure will be taken, having for ite ultimate obj-er theentire suppression of the system. The present is the era of emancipation. —— a ree he seen Bae because they can aay & word in favor of gov~ = "hetee it may be, that the hard money men are acting in: just the way to sate the _ mational curreney from Worse depreciation than it five so far suffered. The question hae two dides. ° It may be that the State ot California, in retaining gold us its circulating medium) has assisted greatly in keeping guv ernmeat paper tip to something like its fuve Lat us seo if there is nut something to be said on this side of the argument, It.is ndmitted that the combinations uf the holders of guld __in New York affect the value of greenbacks to agreat extent. But the power of thes combinations is not near as great it would be if they could contro! the influx of geld from, Californias. We throw it,out aan suggestion, that were greenbacks the currency here, as in the east, the power of capitalists would be increased; and consequrnily the value of greeabacks would be diwinished fur the benefitof the money-kings, and to the detriment of the Government: If Kreenbacks were the currency bere. the guld that ie taken from our mines would be bought with greevbacks ; . or ab least alt of-it that would be requisite to} pay current expenses, and all above that amount would be comparatively little. Probably ail the gold tiken from the minesin our county, passes tu the mint through not mote than adozen hands; and those dogen uperate principally ‘through @ leas number in Sun Francisco. As things now aro, the minors One drop of the chloride will blow the ves , cette, of the 14th of April, telle the fc lowing ‘. almont ineredible story: ‘The people of Har. render it the most dangerous of compounds. the chair or table upon whicly it. is resting, and kill or seri: usly injure anv person standing heat. Yet itis recently asserted that, like the lightning, it bas been subjected to human control, aud rendered harmless, uns leas required ge an engine of destruction. The havoc that would be caused by the dropping of » bombshell from a balluon (as ' the inventor of the new process proposes) into aeity, where if would explode the moment it touched the roof or ground or deck of a veasel, ot projelled by steam or powder, would be terrific. : A Man ConPixen in a SacTPeren Cave For Nixe Montus.—The Chattooga Gaker's Gap were mueh Hlarmed, yeeterday inorving, by » rumor that there wae a hiaman being in an old sultpeter cave pear the Gup. Surgeon Marks, Medical Direct ov, and Sura geon: Powrrs, ot the Artillery Corps, were sent for, and alter @ great denlof lnber, the puor fellow wag taken trom his living tomb, He wan immediately feeognized ae John Harnate man Wis deposited in the cave about. the wiiddle of nat Auguet: by his tather, who ia econneeted-with the mining and nitre bureau of the C. 8 A+, and ‘hat-he has remaned there ever since. When tuken out, he was entirely helpless and speechless, and, al. though youthful, Was wholly destitute of hair and teeth. He will not be adle.te tell -the lates to every man in the community. Our merchaute in the mountains get gold in pay for their goods, and send gold-to pay the thousand wholesale dealers in San Francisco ; __ and these, in turn, ship gold to their thone. sand creditors in. New Yorks In thie way the importers, who need, and mist have gold, dan obtain it te some extent, withent going tothe gold grabbers of Wall Street, Thue the epeculatire have not full control of all the gold, and are subject to competition Had they full power over the argfele, we oannot doubt the result. If greenacks were the currency here, few of thase wha do not dig gold, woulddver receive any. It would pass from the hands of our bankers inte the } hands of a‘ few in San Francieco, and from these tranamitted to the hands of a fow in the East. Such acetate of things would be apt te give the control of gold more com, pletaly to the hands of the gold epeculators, who, by combinations, might give to it any price.they choer. We Iny it down nen fact, cio, the less chance there is of successful combinations to affect ita price; and the leas . ite price willbe, with Government paper. In this view of the ease, the maintenance'of nin as currency in this Stat is an nid tathe Government, a ebeck upon uns principled epeculntors, and an act of patriot. iam. If werwre correct in thie, the introduc. tion of greenbacks here as Currency would reault'in deprecintion of Government paper, rather than-in enhancing ite value. ° ———e— SUICIAL Th Sing. n Colvatial forsale tire ed of if, taehly impertunate, and eo forth, bought a.ddgRlof sume useful drug, eays the Humbplit Register, and gobbled it down, and’ made no sith, but died. A sérrowful viaaxed countrymonot the decensed~ Ah Sup. by name—thus gives voice in the language of the children of the Sua, te the great affliction which is on. dim: low kum tang, ab he Absing ' tie dla aw ee I pi ‘a6 sow Tung Ching: Union 87a Te ConvERTION.—The Unio State Ceatral Committee is called to meet at Sau Frnhcleoo bn Saturday, June 4th, to the nomination of Presidential electors and dotertining the manner of nomination candis " 'wery fair P @harged with the tole of his horrible euflurings for years. How he sustuined existence in that * dark unfathomed cave," for three-quarters of a year, iv & question for the student io physivlogy to npewer, Parties were immediately, ee. t out to--xplore the-varivus ealtpetre caves in thiv vicinity, a» it 18 supposed that whtn the Frbele fell back from bere, a large number of unfortunates were hidden away in the sume munner, Harv Fient oven-a Reset Fiag.— Whew flags ore captured in the hight of bettle, says the New Orleana Delta of April 10th, itshows close and severe fighting. In the recent bloody engagements near Mansn Geld, the battle-worn and weather-beaten buuner of a Texas regiment was captured by Captain Doxie, of the Sixteenth Tadiray Mounted Regunent, attached to the Firat Brignde of Lee's cavalry, after One of the Moet desperate hand-toshand ®acountere of the war. When the stalwart tndiamans meet the rough rideve of Tex:s, there can be. no ehild’s play, Consequenily, we are not surs prised to learn thit the grouod was piled with slain fur tae posseasion of this flig, which beara the inscription: “ Texana never can be slaves.” Captain Dorxie. the hero of the fight, come forth from battle covered with wodnds, i: flicted by suber etroke nnd pistol shot, and ie nul lying in a precarivus condition at the St. James Hospital, The fig was prougtt duwn tu the city by Colenel Briebane, of Gen Lee's stoff. and was yee. terday Pirsented-ti Mise Biuny Banke, the ‘daughter’ of the brignde, in Presence of her mother, at the residence of the General. The battle-flag ian very large one, tringed with silk; the inscription, which is partly on the upper and partly on the lower border, reads thus: * Texang pevepone be slaves,” The fig wus ance blue, but has now assamed A gteenish hae. Captam Duxie, the hero of the affair, is severely wounded in the free, Being shot through both cheekes be stands a Chance ef recovery, and certainly Fves promotion for hie gnilant cunduct. GENERAL Ransom siates that General Banka’ Chief of Stuff, whe was responsibilities of the disaster near Grand Eoure, guve-no orders on. the day of the battle, and wae net reeponsibie, vither lor the advauceor the fetreat on that occasion. So, after all, come of our leading journals cocked in their abuse of Gen. weut off half Stene son after the tattle of Grand Ecore. alin which “t ia confined to atoms, shatter . Ske Johnson, i 32 miles trom Attwnta, “1 Bee nd Infantry regiment, California Volun“pera, of whith eight are published daily, one a ‘thre. ““ALATOONA, the plice where Sherioan last Ga., inn N. W. direction, aud about 27 miles 8 E. of Rome. It is situated on the railroad which connete the latter place with Atlanta, the Georgia stronghold, Workehop, and store. house of the rebels. Some fifty baking and mercantile firms of Virginia city have come out in opposition to the greenback movement in that plac. They say they will publish every man who cons tracts a debt at the geld price and pays in greenbucks. James F Curtis formerly Major in the teers, now commanding the Los Angetes district, has received a*commissicn as Cul. onelol the Fourth regiawot—furmesly Forman’s. DR. Bellows and Dr. Auderson will lecture at Agriculturat Hall, am Stockton, on Thursday evening, June 2d, fur tha benefit of the Sanitary Fund. ; Scene amend Nevana Territory auw has thirteen ‘patrieweekly and four weekly. Of the latter. 3 Tee old Penn wavaien ia Philadelphia iwte-be purchased by the Pennaylvanin His. torical Society, which bas raised $30,000 for that purpose. ~ ) A-DARING attempt’ wae—madeby some vilhan to set fire tu the Folsom Theater, last mein ° RED TAPE in aw inauitittien on the Grand Trak Riitroud. A carstoad of buy onugiat firé the other day, and now the story is Pa reat that they tel-graplied to Muutre al for Jeave to piteh it off the ene, — aii eC NITRATE of sitver tw said ts, se lately prov. ed_a powerlul epeeific for SCarlet fever. The article is nu omnipotent watidate for severul ile that feeb is heir to, and duubtiess is fur TUR arteniaiy we be woiut San Joon appear to be. entity affented by the drouth aa Past sehen, an) fours’ are entertained lest they may cease their Sow altogether, before Ale<ner winter acts in, cca : Russia gete $20,000,000 of gold a year from the Ural Meountnina. THE price of hay at Careon city has dropped withiu a few days from $90 tu $70 per ton. _— oO Joun G Saxe ie very ill from the effects of a railroad accident. : THe State Prison guards at San Quentin have been armed with Heary,e repeating rifle, the must effvctve Weapon known. With this erm the guard ie virtually quins tupled, as each man can fire sixteen abots Without reloading. and the gun ean be londed in lese then holf the time it tukes to load a commun rifl-. See Ponnmsylvania, Neo. 2. THE members of Pennsylvania Engine Co, No. 2, are hereby m-tified that the annual election of officers will take place on WEDNESDAY EVENING, June Ist.— A full attendance ip earnestly requested . J. JEFFREY, Foreman. Wm. Scorr, Seeretery. Nevada, May, 30 1864, DEATH. At Gold Flat,’ Ssturiay May 28th. Rarri¥ dapghter of Mr. and Man, tr ng i axed 6 years and 5 months. Ou Selby Hill, (near Nevada 5 5 Joha Water of poh oe ond ee Houaton. aged @ veare. 7 Tmrnths and 19 davs. BIRTH, a On Gold Fiat, May 28th, to Thés Brock, a daughter. Ro attver We said at the time, that Gen. Stone was a much injured man, having been thrown inte ptison for the »ffair at Ball's Blufl for which be wae not responsible. ‘The accusation agalnet hitm fur the disnater at Grand Ecore $8 oats a wes predicated upon the forinet iifir. the Hae of held ana Tananes rustees of Ne ei The Tres as iollows! Board w Vv Miss P aland Wh R Ford dames W aid KMAININ R the date of the i Sising. < will be sr att, Barnett i, Boss Juba Kyror 1s Mpace “. BU Shiey Jobo ‘Garver George Densiow Jubu fit Jobo Huboard E P Lngeraoll HG Mule reson M Mu:r David Prien 4! A Lord Marysville H McKee Omega; R Baz» Ked Dog Post Uffice by May 3. 14. * —oSo"'Fo obtain ay cant must cali for Usug mau Lasag . Davis. Miss Clerra A , National Exchange . ia Bc LANCASTER & HASEY, Proprietors. ST eemeeneeell SaTUurpay, May 28th. Mas Pittman fan Fran M Ptatus Washington Joseph Gromley do. J Jason .do « J Jacoba. . do AdJoneph° do parr’ a do 3 on o 8 Caldwe me. YT ed P Cho c 2 cS é Kt'bure Frank Nontes-Rock SW Guthrie San Jay Geo Siith ~ ao Miss Lyon Joseph wh dd M Patery io » M Jueep do Dr Simpson do D Eshbach Nev Servi ; F G Amer Blue Tent R Taylor New Yor Kdwatds Henness.p P Foverty 4irehyville T Smith Mooney Fla P 8tittwell Lincoln A Westall Corbett hill # Bear river H Hadock Eureka F A Prescott San Juan EB Livingston Sactame do A‘Grur delby Flat Libbey Nevada WN Barnctt Nevada do¥ unton E Sheet a SUNDAY, May 29th. D Drusse) SamFran =D Po! lard Sait Juan D Wright ao”. Y, Cévi ° Wm Geary de NatDinliips New Bron N MeQuestion do D Francis Parts MreKdsy & son do .i. Pendieton Washing Deotel Cody do Bb W aler Cement hii Miss Duland do _:.J N Travis Quaker hill A Reeves ado) =—T T Cabmus Yreka do Thos Duaine Virginia G Kennett Golu hill . Caps Harris do J Harrison Grase * L. Harris do = David Turner Gold Fiat F Guodman do =O Wunning Nevada 8 E Gillis de KK Van Loan ‘So L Clements do = W Cross do G Collins do G Erixton do KE Jobnson Goid Flatt -'k M Carey . do M Sumuel San Juan K Samu) do C Leak Blue Tent M Row nt nthal do i Hawes Grass Valley H So-it's do LL a 1 SRE canner LIST OF LETTERS, CLAIMED G Mi ADVERTISED isLand pay one Tucker Wapawake Karle >> — Wm Hayes Henness ¥ Of these letters, & %. * ps in the the appli LETTERS, yive cent tor advier7M not called for within one mown, they . the Pend Letter Utsce, K. Fi BEAN, Postmaster. ~~ MeCarn SethNicols Samuel a Rowe William Russ Jauiee Seuvtt Ru.us C2 Shanklaag 3 K2 Shultz Jeasew Suspson Wiliam Stoue Jeau 8 George s rett. You are ten tember, 1x00, a with costs and and answer. Upon reading + plaiatift, tice's Court of Wash. jor the county of Nevada. The State of Cailiurnia send yreetin: Z to hereby summoned fore me, at my office in the township vi Washington, in the county of Nevada, on the J.et day of August, Idet at lv o'clock, A. Ms, toanswer tu the complaint of Moses Bates who demands of you thé sum of Une Hendred and: Nineteen Dol ers as balianve due on accuunt for labor dene with interest tuereon at the recent per annuum from the tet day om file in my vffice, when j en wygninst you for the said amount, vogether damages, if you fail to appear Given under my-hand this 30th day of May, 164 ‘A KUUT, J dant i<a vee mution ot plaints U MMU s.—otate of Calliornis, iy tie Jusington tuwnship, in and tu date us and fing tae Wiibawis 0: Muses . and it the: virum to mea Justiee of the ' for the county 0: fevaua, that the defendant Elisuher Burrett has and cannut alter cue dili that plaintiff bas a gova A. ment will ve taka fh ‘be fonnd thereim, cause of actiou againet the uviendant sp this eult. and that said dcivnit je Osde.ed that service cf Summoas in tic case be made by « ublication in the Nevada Daily TRANSCRIPT, bud ished at Nevidas city, herety the newspaper most likely t@ give nutiee to said desendant and that said publication be made at least once a-week for. three successive moutnas. Given under my haad tuls ‘Seth da 1864. i. of the iieha BurtO appear be~ of uf SepcOmpiaint now f the Peace. rily appearin vace in om this state ne wepaper siynate. as de of May, ROOT. J.¥. N Heavock, Seere stock ou which va the izta day tieing and e OTIUE ie. hereby of the Trustees dey of May, 1864, am aasegsaient of two share was levied upon the capital stock quent assessments. WELL COPPFR MINING Co,, Located om Prettyman’s Ranch, Nevada county, Califormia, ee payable tary of said com) hee, at the works va Pret said or July jusian eneCOCk, Secretary oe ille, on Preegeate hs Ranch ven, that at a meetin: said Com yman's rench Any aseerement shall remain unjaid on the 27th day uf Jute, 1864, will be advertived on that day .s délinquents ; jese payment shall be made before, will be sold . 1864, to pay the delin5 —— with coste of adversale. pany. held % J pany “4 hie etaud uaeaeee evada, m 31 sift From . at 9 o’clock a. THE shi 4. B. FORBES, Cér. Sacramente and Liedcedorf sta, PACIFIC MAIL STEKAMSMIP co. will be di of June June 34—S9. Louise ‘Capt. Wi H. Hudson. June 13—CONSTITUTION, Capt. J.T Watkins LDEN AG&, Capt. W. F. Lapidge. FOR PANAMA. esa Bast te New Yurk by the atianCompany. agent, P Pssiw 4 FOLLOWING STEAMed in the Company, oraias-+ popular efty or in enecessful tc . __. testimonial from a few of our pr ei [tora them. Instructions given free. Machine is as. hed to apy pa. : of the soectiine Res ir Agent's “It must appreciated. Riad the following vtr prominent citisens F ' GEO. A: RAD At Weaver & Co’s store, 59 Broad street et, Nevada ALL, Agetit, ee ee “We, the wndersigned, having the ‘Ficrence’™ operation at our homes, . would cheerfully recommend thent td those in want of a ‘ewilng Mactiine as superior to all others. 8S Te: & Farquiiar, W. KNow.ron, Ce MBates. Mi D., H. FARQUHAR, E W. BieEtow, at once be had ritation of the this precautio strengthening . _ The sitten changes of our climate are sonr¢es of Pulmonary, Bronchial and Asmatic Affections: . Experience having prdved that simple remedies often act speed?) y* when taken in. the early stages of the dises.xe, recourse-should feetually warded off. SINGERS will fine, them effe tual for clearing and to “BROWS’s BRroNcMIAR Tro chs ” or Lozenges, let the Cold, Congh, or irThroat ve ever 50. slight. aa by Amore serious attack may be ef PUBLIC SPEAKER3 and the voipe. Sold'ers’ should have them. as they exn be carried im the pocket and taken a6 O¢C? #109 requi: es. Agen; for Califurnia, REDINGTON * Co., San Frauthsco $$ ‘tay 14-im Allen Herber E. T. Hardy, WOOLSKY’S FLAT. Moore’s Plat; May 25—ta FOURTH OF, JULY BALL. : rs TO BE GIVEN AT MOORE’S FLAT, . On Monday Evening, July 4th, "64, BENEFIT OF THE FENIAN BROTHERHOOD. ~~ ee Committee of Arrangements. Robert Keegan, John Feely, Cornelius Sullivan, Patrick Gainey, 5 James Walsh, Managers, fren Kingeley, 8. L. Blackwell. Aaron oCK: _ ‘ahi a John Hickey, rar eam: Joha MeXulty. t FOREST CITY. ORLEANS PLAT. Owen McVonald, John smith. : T.W: Rin. MINESOTA, MOHAWK FLAT. M. A. Singleton, G. B. Preston, William Davidson. Joseph Purcell. “WASHINGTON LAKE CITY! . Riehard Dijion, James Cregan. dobn Johnson. abe” CHIPS’ FLAT. Joseph Kelley. . Charles stevens. PALL CRERK. EUREKA SOUTH. M. Feely. > 8. Thorutun, ownaa ota Mery. James McCambridge. wana jauszr i gnereee: sam bran. as Kent, M. P. O'Conner. A. F McKay. . AMERICAN HILL—P. W. Simmons. Floer Managers. O. D Babcock, W.F. Cummings. NEVADA MILLINE MISS ;. WOULD Ladies of Nev rou towns that s! Stet aad Milim ry store, RY. E. COFFEY, fully mform the city and the sur-. man coaunds BROAD STREET, : ite W & Co’s ng caver & Co's Store, and eep constantly on Ladies’ Bonnets, Flowers, Laces, And in fact everything usually found ina Millinery Establishment ments made that . shall be im receipt Gooda by every steamer. have such H wll be paid to making Cloaka, laa and Dresses, “s m20 M. M. HINDS. N.C. TULLY . N. C. TULLY & Co. AVE opened a Family Grocery and Provis10R Store at the 4 Junction of Main & Commercial Sts. Where they will keep constantly om hand a select stock of 4 Family Groceries & Previsions Pompe cn ay 4 mare am the advantages of the marthey are determined to sell Cheaper than the Cheapest ! Our motto is QUICK SALBS AND SMALL PRoFrrs. TERMS CASH. “ss All Goods will be Nevada, May 25th—ttf delivered free of charge. Ae Atterney O) "reed and A. SARGENT, and Ceunsellor at Law. —Im Kidd's ft Pine Nev. + COrmer @ OP Nirect, -W. SMITH, Justice of the Peace. at the Old WINES, Nest door to . at Nevada, Nor, 18,:. > A. ISOARD, Wholesale deale¥ ia LIQUORS, BITTERS, &c., &c. Weaver & Co’s on Bread Street Teocta pate The N ‘ a TUESD. ACCIDE are unabl O'Doniiel _purpose o . upon the x Zand went . . the batter We could injuries May K Sof one of t dent at ° Bhad cut a which sect Gover Nunis Bdied at 6 o Attentio WP niisylvas nother e Dofficers of gist day of . » full atten PASSED Mark Twa he Virgin hie city ye ower regic Crry 01 itizens is « and 33, p o-day’s pa building of . EASTER? eat of War date thai th quened of b had the were ‘(ery portion uth Anna hat of the. erent. . “Moseby’s be Orange Boost of ov @ver the J Potomac R Paid dint Barmers alor Das been ar pfcring it te ompelled ti >) The revel rant! $I mround Rich f property ailrond, It is thoug Beauregard battle will n already Pporesession . Deadquarter, jand had thre On the direct ith the obje ported to be he South A & No news f Peporis a bi uerrillas ¢ jbove Memp Probably . pet stirring . Bo arrears, at #Pired in that How To ! te of grow pruttage on it ke her to t ottage your Mriaks. Jon Wohristian, liy od you have jess that has To make 3 descending ime—earry eep from be 0 prevent a veep drunk. . Tristies. row upon . reason why 4 base. ' Yepa and a grand Spru Tue Gold amount of m +f erritery ig . THE Sect ¢ Bullion anine. THE Ohio . the marri Cnenaies

-. jp favor of the introduction of greenbscks ax ~\ ey ourretiey, have received much candemna~ THe ‘CURRENCY QuesTrioN—A great deal has Been ‘sald in the name of patriot sm _ thé’ FousPal Cirrency of the State land those” who have chysen to adhere to the hard monthet, Hetre ita power and ense-of explosion ome % win Wan.—=Chioride of ted. @F 8 hundred tines thore power . det, and‘is fay mory-engily explord. werer Of the chloride, Dulong, lost an eye and several fingers in m»nipulsting it: and if is said Sir Hum; hrey Davey also lost an eye in experimenting upon it It has been ascertained that veg-table oils, reaing, phos< phorvus, ae well as alt fatty substances in ‘the smallest quantity, explode it u pon cons explosive compound known. 1t 11 da Motta has proposed iv the Brazilian Senfed to hold slaves; und actually holding them should be dbliged to Bell them ‘within ®eertain time. Also, tist the eon. vents ahd monasticinstitutions should be Lubliged to sell their -Innded property and lives. 1t :# becoming every day more evis dent that slavery is doomed io Brezil, avd that efe long some Mesdure will be taken, having for ite ultimate obj-er theentire suppression of the system. The present is the era of emancipation. —— a ree he seen Bae because they can aay & word in favor of gov~ = "hetee it may be, that the hard money men are acting in: just the way to sate the _ mational curreney from Worse depreciation than it five so far suffered. The question hae two dides. ° It may be that the State ot California, in retaining gold us its circulating medium) has assisted greatly in keeping guv ernmeat paper tip to something like its fuve Lat us seo if there is nut something to be said on this side of the argument, It.is ndmitted that the combinations uf the holders of guld __in New York affect the value of greenbacks to agreat extent. But the power of thes combinations is not near as great it would be if they could contro! the influx of geld from, Californias. We throw it,out aan suggestion, that were greenbacks the currency here, as in the east, the power of capitalists would be increased; and consequrnily the value of greeabacks would be diwinished fur the benefitof the money-kings, and to the detriment of the Government: If Kreenbacks were the currency bere. the guld that ie taken from our mines would be bought with greevbacks ; . or ab least alt of-it that would be requisite to} pay current expenses, and all above that amount would be comparatively little. Probably ail the gold tiken from the minesin our county, passes tu the mint through not mote than adozen hands; and those dogen uperate principally ‘through @ leas number in Sun Francisco. As things now aro, the minors One drop of the chloride will blow the ves , cette, of the 14th of April, telle the fc lowing ‘. almont ineredible story: ‘The people of Har. render it the most dangerous of compounds. the chair or table upon whicly it. is resting, and kill or seri: usly injure anv person standing heat. Yet itis recently asserted that, like the lightning, it bas been subjected to human control, aud rendered harmless, uns leas required ge an engine of destruction. The havoc that would be caused by the dropping of » bombshell from a balluon (as ' the inventor of the new process proposes) into aeity, where if would explode the moment it touched the roof or ground or deck of a veasel, ot projelled by steam or powder, would be terrific. : A Man ConPixen in a SacTPeren Cave For Nixe Montus.—The Chattooga Gaker's Gap were mueh Hlarmed, yeeterday inorving, by » rumor that there wae a hiaman being in an old sultpeter cave pear the Gup. Surgeon Marks, Medical Direct ov, and Sura geon: Powrrs, ot the Artillery Corps, were sent for, and alter @ great denlof lnber, the puor fellow wag taken trom his living tomb, He wan immediately feeognized ae John Harnate man Wis deposited in the cave about. the wiiddle of nat Auguet: by his tather, who ia econneeted-with the mining and nitre bureau of the C. 8 A+, and ‘hat-he has remaned there ever since. When tuken out, he was entirely helpless and speechless, and, al. though youthful, Was wholly destitute of hair and teeth. He will not be adle.te tell -the lates to every man in the community. Our merchaute in the mountains get gold in pay for their goods, and send gold-to pay the thousand wholesale dealers in San Francisco ; __ and these, in turn, ship gold to their thone. sand creditors in. New Yorks In thie way the importers, who need, and mist have gold, dan obtain it te some extent, withent going tothe gold grabbers of Wall Street, Thue the epeculatire have not full control of all the gold, and are subject to competition Had they full power over the argfele, we oannot doubt the result. If greenacks were the currency here, few of thase wha do not dig gold, woulddver receive any. It would pass from the hands of our bankers inte the } hands of a‘ few in San Francieco, and from these tranamitted to the hands of a fow in the East. Such acetate of things would be apt te give the control of gold more com, pletaly to the hands of the gold epeculators, who, by combinations, might give to it any price.they choer. We Iny it down nen fact, cio, the less chance there is of successful combinations to affect ita price; and the leas . ite price willbe, with Government paper. In this view of the ease, the maintenance'of nin as currency in this Stat is an nid tathe Government, a ebeck upon uns principled epeculntors, and an act of patriot. iam. If werwre correct in thie, the introduc. tion of greenbacks here as Currency would reault'in deprecintion of Government paper, rather than-in enhancing ite value. ° ———e— SUICIAL Th Sing. n Colvatial forsale tire ed of if, taehly impertunate, and eo forth, bought a.ddgRlof sume useful drug, eays the Humbplit Register, and gobbled it down, and’ made no sith, but died. A sérrowful viaaxed countrymonot the decensed~ Ah Sup. by name—thus gives voice in the language of the children of the Sua, te the great affliction which is on. dim: low kum tang, ab he Absing ' tie dla aw ee I pi ‘a6 sow Tung Ching: Union 87a Te ConvERTION.—The Unio State Ceatral Committee is called to meet at Sau Frnhcleoo bn Saturday, June 4th, to the nomination of Presidential electors and dotertining the manner of nomination candis " 'wery fair P @harged with the tole of his horrible euflurings for years. How he sustuined existence in that * dark unfathomed cave," for three-quarters of a year, iv & question for the student io physivlogy to npewer, Parties were immediately, ee. t out to--xplore the-varivus ealtpetre caves in thiv vicinity, a» it 18 supposed that whtn the Frbele fell back from bere, a large number of unfortunates were hidden away in the sume munner, Harv Fient oven-a Reset Fiag.— Whew flags ore captured in the hight of bettle, says the New Orleana Delta of April 10th, itshows close and severe fighting. In the recent bloody engagements near Mansn Geld, the battle-worn and weather-beaten buuner of a Texas regiment was captured by Captain Doxie, of the Sixteenth Tadiray Mounted Regunent, attached to the Firat Brignde of Lee's cavalry, after One of the Moet desperate hand-toshand ®acountere of the war. When the stalwart tndiamans meet the rough rideve of Tex:s, there can be. no ehild’s play, Consequenily, we are not surs prised to learn thit the grouod was piled with slain fur tae posseasion of this flig, which beara the inscription: “ Texana never can be slaves.” Captain Dorxie. the hero of the fight, come forth from battle covered with wodnds, i: flicted by suber etroke nnd pistol shot, and ie nul lying in a precarivus condition at the St. James Hospital, The fig was prougtt duwn tu the city by Colenel Briebane, of Gen Lee's stoff. and was yee. terday Pirsented-ti Mise Biuny Banke, the ‘daughter’ of the brignde, in Presence of her mother, at the residence of the General. The battle-flag ian very large one, tringed with silk; the inscription, which is partly on the upper and partly on the lower border, reads thus: * Texang pevepone be slaves,” The fig wus ance blue, but has now assamed A gteenish hae. Captam Duxie, the hero of the affair, is severely wounded in the free, Being shot through both cheekes be stands a Chance ef recovery, and certainly Fves promotion for hie gnilant cunduct. GENERAL Ransom siates that General Banka’ Chief of Stuff, whe was responsibilities of the disaster near Grand Eoure, guve-no orders on. the day of the battle, and wae net reeponsibie, vither lor the advauceor the fetreat on that occasion. So, after all, come of our leading journals cocked in their abuse of Gen. weut off half Stene son after the tattle of Grand Ecore. alin which “t ia confined to atoms, shatter . Ske Johnson, i 32 miles trom Attwnta, “1 Bee nd Infantry regiment, California Volun“pera, of whith eight are published daily, one a ‘thre. ““ALATOONA, the plice where Sherioan last Ga., inn N. W. direction, aud about 27 miles 8 E. of Rome. It is situated on the railroad which connete the latter place with Atlanta, the Georgia stronghold, Workehop, and store. house of the rebels. Some fifty baking and mercantile firms of Virginia city have come out in opposition to the greenback movement in that plac. They say they will publish every man who cons tracts a debt at the geld price and pays in greenbucks. James F Curtis formerly Major in the teers, now commanding the Los Angetes district, has received a*commissicn as Cul. onelol the Fourth regiawot—furmesly Forman’s. DR. Bellows and Dr. Auderson will lecture at Agriculturat Hall, am Stockton, on Thursday evening, June 2d, fur tha benefit of the Sanitary Fund. ; Scene amend Nevana Territory auw has thirteen ‘patrieweekly and four weekly. Of the latter. 3 Tee old Penn wavaien ia Philadelphia iwte-be purchased by the Pennaylvanin His. torical Society, which bas raised $30,000 for that purpose. ~ ) A-DARING attempt’ wae—madeby some vilhan to set fire tu the Folsom Theater, last mein ° RED TAPE in aw inauitittien on the Grand Trak Riitroud. A carstoad of buy onugiat firé the other day, and now the story is Pa reat that they tel-graplied to Muutre al for Jeave to piteh it off the ene, — aii eC NITRATE of sitver tw said ts, se lately prov. ed_a powerlul epeeific for SCarlet fever. The article is nu omnipotent watidate for severul ile that feeb is heir to, and duubtiess is fur TUR arteniaiy we be woiut San Joon appear to be. entity affented by the drouth aa Past sehen, an) fours’ are entertained lest they may cease their Sow altogether, before Ale<ner winter acts in, cca : Russia gete $20,000,000 of gold a year from the Ural Meountnina. THE price of hay at Careon city has dropped withiu a few days from $90 tu $70 per ton. _— oO Joun G Saxe ie very ill from the effects of a railroad accident. : THe State Prison guards at San Quentin have been armed with Heary,e repeating rifle, the must effvctve Weapon known. With this erm the guard ie virtually quins tupled, as each man can fire sixteen abots Without reloading. and the gun ean be londed in lese then holf the time it tukes to load a commun rifl-. See Ponnmsylvania, Neo. 2. THE members of Pennsylvania Engine Co, No. 2, are hereby m-tified that the annual election of officers will take place on WEDNESDAY EVENING, June Ist.— A full attendance ip earnestly requested . J. JEFFREY, Foreman. Wm. Scorr, Seeretery. Nevada, May, 30 1864, DEATH. At Gold Flat,’ Ssturiay May 28th. Rarri¥ dapghter of Mr. and Man, tr ng i axed 6 years and 5 months. Ou Selby Hill, (near Nevada 5 5 Joha Water of poh oe ond ee Houaton. aged @ veare. 7 Tmrnths and 19 davs. BIRTH, a On Gold Fiat, May 28th, to Thés Brock, a daughter. Ro attver We said at the time, that Gen. Stone was a much injured man, having been thrown inte ptison for the »ffair at Ball's Blufl for which be wae not responsible. ‘The accusation agalnet hitm fur the disnater at Grand Ecore $8 oats a wes predicated upon the forinet iifir. the Hae of held ana Tananes rustees of Ne ei The Tres as iollows! Board w Vv Miss P aland Wh R Ford dames W aid KMAININ R the date of the i Sising. < will be sr att, Barnett i, Boss Juba Kyror 1s Mpace “. BU Shiey Jobo ‘Garver George Densiow Jubu fit Jobo Huboard E P Lngeraoll HG Mule reson M Mu:r David Prien 4! A Lord Marysville H McKee Omega; R Baz» Ked Dog Post Uffice by May 3. 14. * —oSo"'Fo obtain ay cant must cali for Usug mau Lasag . Davis. Miss Clerra A , National Exchange . ia Bc LANCASTER & HASEY, Proprietors. ST eemeeneeell SaTUurpay, May 28th. Mas Pittman fan Fran M Ptatus Washington Joseph Gromley do. J Jason .do « J Jacoba. . do AdJoneph° do parr’ a do 3 on o 8 Caldwe me. YT ed P Cho c 2 cS é Kt'bure Frank Nontes-Rock SW Guthrie San Jay Geo Siith ~ ao Miss Lyon Joseph wh dd M Patery io » M Jueep do Dr Simpson do D Eshbach Nev Servi ; F G Amer Blue Tent R Taylor New Yor Kdwatds Henness.p P Foverty 4irehyville T Smith Mooney Fla P 8tittwell Lincoln A Westall Corbett hill # Bear river H Hadock Eureka F A Prescott San Juan EB Livingston Sactame do A‘Grur delby Flat Libbey Nevada WN Barnctt Nevada do¥ unton E Sheet a SUNDAY, May 29th. D Drusse) SamFran =D Po! lard Sait Juan D Wright ao”. Y, Cévi ° Wm Geary de NatDinliips New Bron N MeQuestion do D Francis Parts MreKdsy & son do .i. Pendieton Washing Deotel Cody do Bb W aler Cement hii Miss Duland do _:.J N Travis Quaker hill A Reeves ado) =—T T Cabmus Yreka do Thos Duaine Virginia G Kennett Golu hill . Caps Harris do J Harrison Grase * L. Harris do = David Turner Gold Fiat F Guodman do =O Wunning Nevada 8 E Gillis de KK Van Loan ‘So L Clements do = W Cross do G Collins do G Erixton do KE Jobnson Goid Flatt -'k M Carey . do M Sumuel San Juan K Samu) do C Leak Blue Tent M Row nt nthal do i Hawes Grass Valley H So-it's do LL a 1 SRE canner LIST OF LETTERS, CLAIMED G Mi ADVERTISED isLand pay one Tucker

Wapawake Karle >> — Wm Hayes Henness ¥ Of these letters, & %. * ps in the the appli LETTERS, yive cent tor advier7M not called for within one mown, they . the Pend Letter Utsce, K. Fi BEAN, Postmaster. ~~ MeCarn SethNicols Samuel a Rowe William Russ Jauiee Seuvtt Ru.us C2 Shanklaag 3 K2 Shultz Jeasew Suspson Wiliam Stoue Jeau 8 George s rett. You are ten tember, 1x00, a with costs and and answer. Upon reading + plaiatift, tice's Court of Wash. jor the county of Nevada. The State of Cailiurnia send yreetin: Z to hereby summoned fore me, at my office in the township vi Washington, in the county of Nevada, on the J.et day of August, Idet at lv o'clock, A. Ms, toanswer tu the complaint of Moses Bates who demands of you thé sum of Une Hendred and: Nineteen Dol ers as balianve due on accuunt for labor dene with interest tuereon at the recent per annuum from the tet day om file in my vffice, when j en wygninst you for the said amount, vogether damages, if you fail to appear Given under my-hand this 30th day of May, 164 ‘A KUUT, J dant i<a vee mution ot plaints U MMU s.—otate of Calliornis, iy tie Jusington tuwnship, in and tu date us and fing tae Wiibawis 0: Muses . and it the: virum to mea Justiee of the ' for the county 0: fevaua, that the defendant Elisuher Burrett has and cannut alter cue dili that plaintiff bas a gova A. ment will ve taka fh ‘be fonnd thereim, cause of actiou againet the uviendant sp this eult. and that said dcivnit je Osde.ed that service cf Summoas in tic case be made by « ublication in the Nevada Daily TRANSCRIPT, bud ished at Nevidas city, herety the newspaper most likely t@ give nutiee to said desendant and that said publication be made at least once a-week for. three successive moutnas. Given under my haad tuls ‘Seth da 1864. i. of the iieha BurtO appear be~ of uf SepcOmpiaint now f the Peace. rily appearin vace in om this state ne wepaper siynate. as de of May, ROOT. J.¥. N Heavock, Seere stock ou which va the izta day tieing and e OTIUE ie. hereby of the Trustees dey of May, 1864, am aasegsaient of two share was levied upon the capital stock quent assessments. WELL COPPFR MINING Co,, Located om Prettyman’s Ranch, Nevada county, Califormia, ee payable tary of said com) hee, at the works va Pret said or July jusian eneCOCk, Secretary oe ille, on Preegeate hs Ranch ven, that at a meetin: said Com yman's rench Any aseerement shall remain unjaid on the 27th day uf Jute, 1864, will be advertived on that day .s délinquents ; jese payment shall be made before, will be sold . 1864, to pay the delin5 —— with coste of adversale. pany. held % J pany “4 hie etaud uaeaeee evada, m 31 sift From . at 9 o’clock a. THE shi 4. B. FORBES, Cér. Sacramente and Liedcedorf sta, PACIFIC MAIL STEKAMSMIP co. will be di of June June 34—S9. Louise ‘Capt. Wi H. Hudson. June 13—CONSTITUTION, Capt. J.T Watkins LDEN AG&, Capt. W. F. Lapidge. FOR PANAMA. esa Bast te New Yurk by the atianCompany. agent, P Pssiw 4 FOLLOWING STEAMed in the Company, oraias-+ popular efty or in enecessful tc . __. testimonial from a few of our pr ei [tora them. Instructions given free. Machine is as. hed to apy pa. : of the soectiine Res ir Agent's “It must appreciated. Riad the following vtr prominent citisens F ' GEO. A: RAD At Weaver & Co’s store, 59 Broad street et, Nevada ALL, Agetit, ee ee “We, the wndersigned, having the ‘Ficrence’™ operation at our homes, . would cheerfully recommend thent td those in want of a ‘ewilng Mactiine as superior to all others. 8S Te: & Farquiiar, W. KNow.ron, Ce MBates. Mi D., H. FARQUHAR, E W. BieEtow, at once be had ritation of the this precautio strengthening . _ The sitten changes of our climate are sonr¢es of Pulmonary, Bronchial and Asmatic Affections: . Experience having prdved that simple remedies often act speed?) y* when taken in. the early stages of the dises.xe, recourse-should feetually warded off. SINGERS will fine, them effe tual for clearing and to “BROWS’s BRroNcMIAR Tro chs ” or Lozenges, let the Cold, Congh, or irThroat ve ever 50. slight. aa by Amore serious attack may be ef PUBLIC SPEAKER3 and the voipe. Sold'ers’ should have them. as they exn be carried im the pocket and taken a6 O¢C? #109 requi: es. Agen; for Califurnia, REDINGTON * Co., San Frauthsco $$ ‘tay 14-im Allen Herber E. T. Hardy, WOOLSKY’S FLAT. Moore’s Plat; May 25—ta FOURTH OF, JULY BALL. : rs TO BE GIVEN AT MOORE’S FLAT, . On Monday Evening, July 4th, "64, BENEFIT OF THE FENIAN BROTHERHOOD. ~~ ee Committee of Arrangements. Robert Keegan, John Feely, Cornelius Sullivan, Patrick Gainey, 5 James Walsh, Managers, fren Kingeley, 8. L. Blackwell. Aaron oCK: _ ‘ahi a John Hickey, rar eam: Joha MeXulty. t FOREST CITY. ORLEANS PLAT. Owen McVonald, John smith. : T.W: Rin. MINESOTA, MOHAWK FLAT. M. A. Singleton, G. B. Preston, William Davidson. Joseph Purcell. “WASHINGTON LAKE CITY! . Riehard Dijion, James Cregan. dobn Johnson. abe” CHIPS’ FLAT. Joseph Kelley. . Charles stevens. PALL CRERK. EUREKA SOUTH. M. Feely. > 8. Thorutun, ownaa ota Mery. James McCambridge. wana jauszr i gnereee: sam bran. as Kent, M. P. O'Conner. A. F McKay. . AMERICAN HILL—P. W. Simmons. Floer Managers. O. D Babcock, W.F. Cummings. NEVADA MILLINE MISS ;. WOULD Ladies of Nev rou towns that s! Stet aad Milim ry store, RY. E. COFFEY, fully mform the city and the sur-. man coaunds BROAD STREET, : ite W & Co’s ng caver & Co's Store, and eep constantly on Ladies’ Bonnets, Flowers, Laces, And in fact everything usually found ina Millinery Establishment ments made that . shall be im receipt Gooda by every steamer. have such H wll be paid to making Cloaka, laa and Dresses, “s m20 M. M. HINDS. N.C. TULLY . N. C. TULLY & Co. AVE opened a Family Grocery and Provis10R Store at the 4 Junction of Main & Commercial Sts. Where they will keep constantly om hand a select stock of 4 Family Groceries & Previsions Pompe cn ay 4 mare am the advantages of the marthey are determined to sell Cheaper than the Cheapest ! Our motto is QUICK SALBS AND SMALL PRoFrrs. TERMS CASH. “ss All Goods will be Nevada, May 25th—ttf delivered free of charge. Ae Atterney O) "reed and A. SARGENT, and Ceunsellor at Law. —Im Kidd's ft Pine Nev. + COrmer @ OP Nirect, -W. SMITH, Justice of the Peace. at the Old WINES, Nest door to . at Nevada, Nor, 18,:. > A. ISOARD, Wholesale deale¥ ia LIQUORS, BITTERS, &c., &c. Weaver & Co’s on Bread Street Teocta pate The N ‘ a TUESD. ACCIDE are unabl O'Doniiel _purpose o . upon the x Zand went . . the batter We could injuries May K Sof one of t dent at ° Bhad cut a which sect Gover Nunis Bdied at 6 o Attentio WP niisylvas nother e Dofficers of gist day of . » full atten PASSED Mark Twa he Virgin hie city ye ower regic Crry 01 itizens is « and 33, p o-day’s pa building of . EASTER? eat of War date thai th quened of b had the were ‘(ery portion uth Anna hat of the. erent. . “Moseby’s be Orange Boost of ov @ver the J Potomac R Paid dint Barmers alor Das been ar pfcring it te ompelled ti >) The revel rant! $I mround Rich f property ailrond, It is thoug Beauregard battle will n already Pporesession . Deadquarter, jand had thre On the direct ith the obje ported to be he South A & No news f Peporis a bi uerrillas ¢ jbove Memp Probably . pet stirring . Bo arrears, at #Pired in that How To ! te of grow pruttage on it ke her to t ottage your Mriaks. Jon Wohristian, liy od you have jess that has To make 3 descending ime—earry eep from be 0 prevent a veep drunk. . Tristies. row upon . reason why 4 base. ' Yepa and a grand Spru Tue Gold amount of m +f erritery ig . THE Sect ¢ Bullion anine. THE Ohio . the marri Cnenaies