November 1, 1872 (4 pages)

TL SSSR as NEVADA CITY, CAL, ') Fyiday, Nov. 1, 1872, REPUBLICAN TICKET. FOR PRESIDENT, GENERAL U. 8. GRANT. FOR VICE PRESIDENT, HENRY. WILSON. ELECTORS aT LARGE, ~ JOHN B, FELTON. JOHN F. MILLER. FIRST DIST} Wer. * eLAUS AUS SPRECKELS. ‘THIRD DISTRICT JESSE O. GOODWIN FOURTH DISTRICT,,.«.T, H. ROSE FOR CONGRESS, HM. 'F, nares : Foréed to Come To It. The Sacramento Union, which has, for months been misrepresesting the Goat Island bill, during which time it refused to publish the Dill, has at _ last given it « place im its colums, Jor moaths it denennced the bill as a grant to.the Centzal Pacific toad. This ground it virtually abandons, because the bill itself shows its falsity, bwt.it now assumes the ground that the -Central Pacific road will not pay forthe cost of the bridge The Daily Sranseript Lo: Angeles Correspondence. Times are stirring. The vintage is about.,at itsheight, and we are making wine en have ‘enough by But shall we st Pans grapes? By no means. in‘ grape can be planted pohtably, as seen by specimen raisins at the late State Fair. Every family having ground . ' grapes planted. . enongh ean plant a féw vines for ta. ble grapes and largely ‘for sree ture of raisins, inkte ° looking a foreign trade for ollity, and such will Soubtlees become one ‘of the leading ihterests of the county. RAILBOADS, Railroad on the — is ‘the questiori here. Itisx alked of than. shything éise. ~ An ia ‘the elatter of car wheels:and the Wwhistle-aid bell, you hear men On every sitle, and ‘know-what they are talking about, by the words, ‘‘Stanford’s road,” “San, Diego road,” “‘Subsidy,’’ “anti-subsidy,”’ ete. The ‘Presidential . election is leés exciting here than. rail‘roads. We need a railroad for some ‘thiiwes; for others :we do not. ‘The people north will come to see, and sesing will come to stay in this anequaled.climate, when they can get here by rail. Many kinds of freights .and light express, and the mails will and improvements, but the Govern. €°and come quicker, but for the ment will have.to foot the bills. The falsity of this. position is alsa fully . . shown by a reading of the bill, athich provides that -the «Central Pacific road shall pay the award made by the Commissioner before they ean use the island. It further provides that no subsidy of any character wliatever, is granted by -the bill. Notwithstanding all the guards of the bill, the Union now goes back tipon all it has #aid, admits virtually that there is no grant, and the United States will.own ‘the island, but advancés-a new theoty not warranted -by a readipgof * the bill, namely, that the. Government will have to pay for the improvements, This proposition 1s prepusterous on its face. For the bill provides that.other companies running over . the “bridge. to the terminus must pay the Central Pacific €o. a just proportion of the cost of improvements and the expense. of reaching the island; and itnot only provides the kind of bridge,-bat. says where the demands of commerce require, under dhe««direction ~of . the President, the ‘Central Pacific:-Co. shall construct a draw bridge, etc. Now in every case. the Central Pacifle Co. is required to. do the work, and by no. distortion.of the. bill. is " the-Unionewartrauted in, placing any other. construction «pon it. The Union's proposition is.as prepostereus as its.intimation that Stanford brought.on the rain which caused the postponement of the.zace the other. day. The late publication of . the. dill shows that the Union feels the pressure. of public opinion which demands justice in the discussion of public. isswes. and the treatment of public men. That; paper has been not only.drivemto publish the bill, but from .ite position. that. the bill proposed.a grant, and on.the . eve of the election it. betakes . itself to auother: equally. false position, in the hope that hy continued aisrep-fesentatian it may deceive the people. _ Deam or an rx-Goveuxor.—Wmn. ‘F. Johnaon, ex-Governor of PennsylVania, died at Philadelphia on Friday dast. He-was Governor from 1848 to 1851, and was.the Democratic nominee for Congress in the .Tweuty-third District; in the recent contest, but on account of. failing. health withdrew before the election. “Feaare Surrnoz.—The Board of Selectmen of Norwalk. (Conn.) have admitted to the rights of elector Mrs. Sarah M. 'P, Huntington; and she will vote for Presidential Electors. Bhe is believed to. be the first female Totes thus. admitted. PC : “Dea B Pranopy has just exhibit. sea betuve the State historical society at Boston, thé cane with which ‘Preston Brooks assaulted Charles Sum-. ner, the identity of which is anquestioned: Jt, iavof. ebony, solid: and heavy, with a-carved ivory. head, and, it incloses ‘quatetanjial sword.or. dug ger of steal. Tue F: Aheavy freight we need no railroad. .Providence has put this county independent of monopolies and land car-. riage, -hy the grand highway the ocean affords. If steamers.beeome exorbitant, sailing vessels can carry; especially.such things as a few days, more or less, make no difference in; and in shipments of wool and grain, the ocean will aways control, THE . CITY, A.woolen mill is now being constructed in the southeast part of the city, and is 100x371, feet,two stories, and will be enlarged as necessity requires.’ It is under the management of Messrs. Barnard Bros., sid is.a step in the right direction, as .we have the water power for such,purposes. This city will soon be looked upon asi the most beautiful city of California. Now, is the dry season, of course, but a view from the hills west of town showsa city of evergreens, the pepper,orange and lemon being the most numerous. Already Main street, and Spring street have @ first-class style of buildings. The Jewish synagogue is a nandsome brick, two stories,and 1s nearly completed, while the Papal church is erecting 4 large building in the new part of the oity.~The direction of the eity issouth and southwest, leaving the old Spanish . “quarters and mission at the north end, “and it is surprising to learn what has been dene in city extension in four years, orfive at the outside. And yet the epinion largely prevails that this is not much of a country. Come and see, all of you; rich and poor, sick and well, and you will find the half has not been told, it must be seen. Yesterday I was at the residence of Mr. J. Binley, near Compton, the owner of an old Spanish ranch of only about 27,000 acres, which I am told he is willing to seli into small farms. That is tod much land for one man, though he has thousands of sheep spread over it at. present.— We want three things, about which your correspondent will illuminate, if itis not darkness, in subsequent epistles, viz: population,small farms, mon¢y, The last is first in importance, and will bring the others,— Money i is very tight here now. Stump. Tur Clyde, New York, Times states that Mrs. John Hill of Geneva, ‘was taken siek.: vomited’ up a, :piece of cloth six by two inches, whieh she cannot remember having swallowed, and died df congéstiol of thé stomach andwervons prostration,”’ ‘Southwestern and the Kansas and Pacific roads, for the Solomon Valley,.makes track laying up the Republican. gestipulorty lively. ed several days before they ocourred, { the late frosts that have been so se}vere in the Northern States. eet -_ -4n_ this county} fy to make the entire State drank, We aT signal ecttee. Rarpeewretetwe notice a g ove Diniey’ sissue of of this section . seply interested. The subject is . : & Political one in any — for the per os 7, or spective o are-ju favor of having all the paced» om particularly those within-‘the railroad limits, placed in market. Not only the peole here, desire stich lands to besold, t the inhabitants of the State of . , Nevada, and the territory of Utah desire the same thing. “The completion of the-Central-and the Uniun Pacitic . railroads has opened up for settlement # vastregion of mineral wealth . ‘to the East cf us, dependent, however, almost wholly upon the timber of this~ séction. prived of such a necessary resource ‘then silver: wines of Nevada and Utah would have to be abandoned. Strictly speaking, the Government end—the of the whole common wealth w' -be-benefitted by the sale ef. these, lands for the cheap. manufacture of lumber and timber timulates the production of silver, and ‘silver is wanted by the Government and the people. . As the land-law is now, people fiud it difficult to acquire a title to timbered lands in the Sierra’.Nevada mountainsief the Govermment; and the obstacles in their way-.are so numerous that they are forced. to purchase the odd sections of the railroad company leaving that belonging to the Government unsold. Farther, itis a bid for rascality, and a positive injury to the Govexmmnent, to the taxpayers of the State, and a hardship. to ithe pepple of this section. It thads the land pee . being sold, sty) alg eae getting its ano: or the same; e or Skin sold, as a pate of course produce ho revenue to the State. -As the lands cannot be purchased, and.at the same time are, sorely needed for the devel nt of our natural resources, which are of vital importance te the country, there isa strong temptation held out for men to trespass-upon them, and take from them the most valuable timber. The result-of this is that the railroad lands are being sold, while the Government lands, in m instances, will be rendered w. ess, Some persons who are barrow-minded, or short-sighted, may say that the Gov— ernment should strictly enforce its law against trespassers; but the Government has found by experience that such a course will not do, for if it should be done it would be.an effectual bar to the mining industry. Nearly the entire puation of the mining counties o California would ment, and would have to abandon ‘their pursnits and their homes. . The Atovernment officials are all aware that the land laws are defective and unjust, and they dare not execiite them to the leiter, for if they did, not enly the people here would suffer, but one of the most important of our national industries:-would be crushed out, and the finances of the Goverument itself crippled. The lands in ‘the Sierra Nevada mountains (we do not include the lower foot hill region, ) are valuable only for their timber. To obtain them from Government purchaser must take an oath that ‘ent antieubsidy man. be included in such a general indict-. ere not native born citizens must eee The Meeting at Grass Valley. (On y evening & Very latge’ Republican meotinle trea held at Hamilton Hall Grats Valley. The . meeting was called to’ order by ALA. Malloy, and Dr. O%. HY P. Sheets . was chosen Chairman. Senator MeKusick, of EY Dorado, made an effective Speech hpon _Congressional issues, reviewing Page’s record and showing him to be a true and coiisistThe second ‘speaker was Hon. J. M. Cavis, of San Joaquin. He spoke briefly of the Congressional contest in the opening, declaring that he was & candidate in the convention which nominated Mr. Page and that he had met him in the canvass since. ‘He gave testimony to his honesty and ability, and declared him worthy of the support of the people. Mr, Cavis next took up national“ issues and showed-that every thing good in the Liberal party was stolen from the Republicans. He reviewed the ad‘Ininistration of Grant, showing its success in finances and in every department of Government. He reviewed the course of the Democracy. on‘the amendments to the Constitution of the United States, and showed that the party’s principles and acts were entirely inconsistent with the idea of the honesty of their professions.at this time. Frequently, during the speech, of which we. have only given afew of the points discussed, Mr. Cavis was ‘applauded by the audience. His points were illustrated by anecdotes which kept the audience in good humor. _ Important. from sources unknown the following certificates of cancellations, unaccompanied by affidavits: Patrick Feeny; frous Sacramento county; Wm. Wallace‘Nelson, from Yuba county; Sylvester Clinton Pittman, from Sacramento county ; Jeremiah Smith, from Los Angeles county; John Osborn Shields, from:Yuba county. These names cannot be placed on the Great Register until the applicaut files the necessary affidavit, and thosewho also forward their naturalization papers to the Clerk, who will indorse the fact of registration on them and seturn to the applicant. > At Malikoff is located the office of the Bloomfield Gravel Mining‘Co., and also a large hotel kept "by Mr. Pingree, for the accommoedation of the employes of the company. ~The e . Place has grown to be quite a town. New cabins are being built and a are more valuable for agficultiral than mining p go thr ugh the farce of building 8 hut, sowing some ground barley or buked beans in the soil or flummery equally as absang. His pre-emption and survey him $95; publication papers, $25; proving up his claim to the satisfaction of the Land Commissioner, net lesa than $100, and then after this cireumlocution and a og! or more of dela. dy, Vexation, still has to pay d Govermnent $2.50.an acre for the land; so that, when -a perce aan omg ig with the-ordeal . oging pre-emption, it costa emore . UFERE than it dees to buy of the.railroad company. To add to the .vexation and trouble of ors, itnot un‘frequently happers while they are aa te obtain a titleietwlens, unserupulous trespass u and cut away the most valuable a ber. People snap id the railroad corporation-bei bloated monopwe and yet it to the land purchaser much. better induvemenits than the Governuent. Uniess the Goyernment sells its timber lands within the railroad. limits in this section, within the mext twenty years, it will not sell them at all, for there will be = left.on them worth purchas‘Those. who are to the ‘Ceutral Pacific Railr y;to -be consistent, te ee advocates in .favor ef the timbered “a belonging to the Government thrown into market as soon as nan e, for,.if this were done there would be eompetition, and the comuy would be com to sell their at a.less price. If Paschal ns is opposed to the sale of the timbéred lands in the hands of the Government, he ‘is hostile to the interests of the people of this section, rpg Poppe tane me ey of the whole pudlican, inain os Paaaenro Aaa Republicans of New York City have . PER Aa Semele their Convention. as * Tammany © is “Tweed, Connoly and tbat crowd. of Soeeeny thers SH ete hi igs ithe apg: ig the re. large number of men have settled in the vicinity, This place is between Lake City and North Bloomfield. What Coggins %s Doing. The Union, in the report of Coggin’s speech at Folsom, says he spent ‘‘a half-hour showing why the ported.”” Now while Coggins is denouncing Grant and the adwinistration from the stump, the Union is ing Republicans to support him for wie Auction, To-morrow morning at 10 o'clock tion at the rooms on Broad street, Persons having ‘any articles they wish disposed of are requested to bring them to the auction rooms to>a Bloomfield. The town of Bloomfield is improving rapidly, New buildings are going up in the vicinity, ‘and a great impetus is given to trade in consequence of the enterprise of the North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Co., which a very eet of men. Time Changed. Hereafter the stage for San Juan will leave this city at 7 o'clock in the Ir Will cost the West Shore g, Tid. panes $250) dod fw bual Bim bo wioerads ‘cal issues of the day, at The County Clerk has receiyed+}g ‘Birds; fine assortment of "Books, together Wm. H. Davidson will hold an anc: . Loriasiss’ s Reconp.—The Cloverdale Bee says of the political record of the Greeley candidate for Congress in that District: Mr. Lutfrell is a Secessionist among Secessionists; frishmen’s flea: ‘Put your finger on and he isn’t there!” A xirrtx daughter of J: C. Ponnet, of Island Pond, Vt., eight years of age, was recently burned to death, her clothes taking fire*from a stove while she was sweeping. : “He is not going away, He'll soon téll you why he means to stay.”’ = nol-3t F) i BORN. In: this city, Oct. 3ist, 1872, to Wm. Walters and. wife, ason. ; ERTS SFE LS TE SEL TE NN OTS, GRANT & WiLSON REPUBLICAN CANVASS -HON. J. FP. SWIFT ~—AND— 1: 6-6. RAST Will gS Pes the AGP; people on the’ politiN ADA CITY, On Saturday Evening, Nov. 24. By order of COUNTY CRKNTRAL COMMITTEE. AUCTION. WILL SELL AT AUCTION, at my Auction Roonis, on Broad Street, on Saturday, Nov. 2nd, at 100'c!'k, The following described articles ; Bureaus, Tables, Sofas. What Nots, Bed‘steads, Closets, Sinks, Bedding, Mattresses, Crockery Ware, Tin Ware, Wooden Ware, Cooking ahd Parlor Stoves, Mirrors, Picparma anice lot of House Plants, Canary with numerous other articles toy numerou, to mention. : Terms Cash. Goods. Gelivered immediately ates the sale. a> W. iH. DAVIDSON, : Auctioneer. NEW RESTAURANT. 031 _ MRS, MOHR, O% ¥ EUREKA, would ce erp inform the the peopleof Nevada she has openRestaurant, on Bread Street, below the National Exchange Hotel, And is te furnish as good Board plo ie tg Soar e the most fastidious, . MEALS AT ALL HOURS. -an Abolitionist, among Abolitionists; . _ and a Union Democrét.among Doug. . Jas men. Politically he is like the * © B.H. MILLER dbwomactat STREET, Nevada City & LrARGEH --OF.— CONSISTING OF BUSINESS SUITS, ESPECTFULLY annonnces to” pleet Nevada ci.y and mgr thathe hus réceived & AND COMPLETE sTocK DRESS SUITS. BOY’S CLOTHING, _ FURNISHING Of BLANKETS, TRUNKS, GOODS, -. INDIA RUBBER WEAR, all kinds, --VALISES, LOWEST. Ete. Ete, Whieh he offers for sale at the Lowest ". Living Rates, The Goods are all new and selected expreisly for this market. Pegple will do well to call and ezpmine his stock and prices before purchasing elsewhere. MILLER has but ONE PRICE AND THAT THE B. H. MILLER. Wort, ple of iNew Store. New Goods . mas. M. A, STERLING, pempoctint iuform the Pacteha und vicinity that the pr wanna —_ & FANCY DRY GooDs, Latest style Ladies’ Hats, Hat ana Bonnet Frames, Flowers, Feathers Ribbons. Jet Ornaments, Hosiery, Toweling, Table Linen Napkins, Handherchiefs, Fancy Jewelry, Parian Vases, Brackets, Frames, Paper Holders, Glove Boxes, Glass and Crockery Ware, Hyacinths, Tulips. Japan Lillies ‘ For Window Desemtion sad Garden Culure. Tulip Bulbs 50 cts per dozen. For sale by EB. M. PRESTON. Also the celebrated JAPANESE Gl, ING CREAM, for removing Paint, r * 4 ' * Those desiring ex mt imvited to call on MRS. RUDOLPH, Gal. leay, Broad Street, isa Se Nevada, Oct: 17th, 1872. > ~ uns. 3. ¥. Rimours Having opened Cine ifornia Street [Ommast mene _ Gash Capital $200,000, eeepentte jesus Fel:ke. ke. be. ote se 7 *°. Nos? Commercia] Street, Revads, Oct. 2nd. Nevada, Oct. 28. At Eastern Prices! She Dail NEVADA The North Bloo j ing € During the p Bloomfield Gra» extended its ente: soon toadd consi for the purpose ditch down into] The operations tend from Bowr City, and. they . energy, More OF of every minit range of their op have 150. men man’s, and the ¢ ed, be complet Their ditch con’ dam to the tow: The must imy company now is which is to ope nel at Bloom fie was opened to tl and found to cor the surface do having ascertain rin a bed rock t canyon to their < ‘all might be obt natage. The s familton Smith he company, 2 enced about tl Ye have recen’ ine of works, a1 le interesting tc annel will, whe tet in length. annel is 440hannel, aud wi abont 75 feet d. A road was long the line of oisting works _ from one to eigh om the mouth . ite all built on re run by hurd: pwer is supplie ny's reservoir, t} iron pipe. Th and sunk diagon annel, in order bossible width : ves Where the s he works ate a nd in all of the: g, and at the je tunnel from’ No. 8 is is on lannel, and N etunnel mout e, Work was . ¢ works comp ady has been alte vary'in de and the ti BS feet from tha tt in the ay out bust be compl * Work upon eiched. When innel will be rv the tunnel, he entire work ' Spring of 16 he of the most ations on the ‘ oughly. ned is rich, a bly been reach

TL SSSR as NEVADA CITY, CAL, ') Fyiday, Nov. 1, 1872, REPUBLICAN TICKET. FOR PRESIDENT, GENERAL U. 8. GRANT. FOR VICE PRESIDENT, HENRY. WILSON. ELECTORS aT LARGE, ~ JOHN B, FELTON. JOHN F. MILLER. FIRST DIST} Wer. * eLAUS AUS SPRECKELS. ‘THIRD DISTRICT JESSE O. GOODWIN FOURTH DISTRICT,,..«..T, H. ROSE FOR CONGRESS, HM. 'F, nares : Foréed to Come To It. The Sacramento Union, which has, for months been misrepresesting the Goat Island bill, during which time it refused to publish the Dill, has at _ last given it « place im its colums, Jor moaths it denennced the bill as a grant to.the Centzal Pacific toad. This ground it virtually abandons, because the bill itself shows its falsity, bwt.it now assumes the ground that the -Central Pacific road will not pay forthe cost of the bridge The Daily Sranseript Lo: Angeles Correspondence. Times are stirring. The vintage is about.,at itsheight, and we are making wine en have ‘enough by But shall we st Pans grapes? By no means. in‘ grape can be planted pohtably, as seen by specimen raisins at the late State Fair. Every family having ground . ' grapes planted. . enongh ean plant a féw vines for ta. ble grapes and largely ‘for sree ture of raisins, inkte ° looking a foreign trade for ollity, and such will Soubtlees become one ‘of the leading ihterests of the county. RAILBOADS, Railroad on the — is ‘the questiori here. Itisx alked of than. shything éise. ~ An ia ‘the elatter of car wheels:and the Wwhistle-aid bell, you hear men On every sitle, and ‘know-what they are talking about, by the words, ‘‘Stanford’s road,” “San, Diego road,” “‘Subsidy,’’ “anti-subsidy,”’ ete. The ‘Presidential . election is leés exciting here than. rail‘roads. We need a railroad for some ‘thiiwes; for others :we do not. ‘The people north will come to see, and sesing will come to stay in this anequaled.climate, when they can get here by rail. Many kinds of freights .and light express, and the mails will and improvements, but the Govern. €°and come quicker, but for the ment will have.to foot the bills. The falsity of this. position is alsa fully . . shown by a reading of the bill, athich provides that -the «Central Pacific road shall pay the award made by the Commissioner before they ean use the island. It further provides that no subsidy of any character wliatever, is granted by -the bill. Notwithstanding all the guards of the bill, the Union now goes back tipon all it has #aid, admits virtually that there is no grant, and the United States will.own ‘the island, but advancés-a new theoty not warranted -by a readipgof * the bill, namely, that the. Government will have to pay for the improvements, This proposition 1s prepusterous on its face. For the bill provides that.other companies running over . the “bridge. to the terminus must pay the Central Pacific €o. a just proportion of the cost of improvements and the expense. of reaching the island; and itnot only provides the kind of bridge,-bat. says where the demands of commerce require, under dhe««direction ~of . the President, the ‘Central Pacific:-Co. shall construct a draw bridge, etc. Now in every case. the Central Pacifle Co. is required to. do the work, and by no. distortion.of the. bill. is " the-Unionewartrauted in, placing any other. construction «pon it. The Union's proposition is.as prepostereus as its.intimation that Stanford brought.on the rain which caused the postponement of the.zace the other. day. The late publication of . the. dill shows that the Union feels the pressure. of public opinion which demands justice in the discussion of public. isswes. and the treatment of public men. That; paper has been not only.drivemto publish the bill, but from .ite position. that. the bill proposed.a grant, and on.the . eve of the election it. betakes . itself to auother: equally. false position, in the hope that hy continued aisrep-fesentatian it may deceive the people. _ Deam or an rx-Goveuxor.—Wmn. ‘F. Johnaon, ex-Governor of PennsylVania, died at Philadelphia on Friday dast. He-was Governor from 1848 to 1851, and was.the Democratic nominee for Congress in the .Tweuty-third District; in the recent contest, but on account of. failing. health withdrew before the election. “Feaare Surrnoz.—The Board of Selectmen of Norwalk. (Conn.) have admitted to the rights of elector Mrs. Sarah M. 'P, Huntington; and she will vote for Presidential Electors. Bhe is believed to. be the first female Totes thus. admitted. PC : “Dea B Pranopy has just exhibit. sea betuve the State historical society at Boston, thé cane with which ‘Preston Brooks assaulted Charles Sum-. ner, the identity of which is anquestioned: Jt, iavof. ebony, solid: and heavy, with a-carved ivory. head, and, it incloses ‘quatetanjial sword.or. dug ger of steal. Tue F: Aheavy freight we need no railroad. .Providence has put this county independent of monopolies and land car-. riage, -hy the grand highway the ocean affords. If steamers.beeome exorbitant, sailing vessels can carry; especially.such things as a few days, more or less, make no difference in; and in shipments of wool and grain, the ocean will aways control, THE . CITY, A.woolen mill is now being constructed in the southeast part of the city, and is 100x371, feet,two stories, and will be enlarged as necessity requires.’ It is under the management of Messrs. Barnard Bros., sid is.a step in the right direction, as .we have the water power for such,purposes. This city will soon be looked upon asi the most beautiful city of California. Now, is the dry season, of course, but a view from the hills west of town showsa city of evergreens, the pepper,orange and lemon being the most numerous. Already Main street, and Spring street have @ first-class style of buildings. The Jewish synagogue is a nandsome brick, two stories,and 1s nearly completed, while the Papal church is erecting 4 large building in the new part of the oity.~The direction of the eity issouth and southwest, leaving the old Spanish . “quarters and mission at the north end, “and it is surprising to learn what has been dene in city extension in four years, orfive at the outside. And yet the epinion largely prevails that this is not much of a country. Come and see, all of you; rich and poor, sick and well, and you will find the half has not been told, it must be seen. Yesterday I was at the residence of Mr. J. Binley, near Compton, the owner of an old Spanish ranch of only about 27,000 acres, which I am told he is willing to seli into small farms. That is tod much land for one man, though he has thousands of sheep spread over it at. present.— We want three things, about which your correspondent will illuminate, if itis not darkness, in subsequent epistles, viz: population,small farms, mon¢y, The last is first in importance, and will bring the others,— Money i is very tight here now. Stump. Tur Clyde, New York, Times states that Mrs. John Hill of Geneva, ‘was taken siek.: vomited’ up a, :piece of cloth six by two inches, whieh she cannot remember having swallowed, and died df congéstiol of thé stomach andwervons prostration,”’ ‘Southwestern and the Kansas and Pacific roads, for the Solomon Valley,.makes track laying up the Republican. gestipulorty lively. ed several days before they ocourred, { the late frosts that have been so se}vere in the Northern States. eet -_ -4n_ this county} fy to make the entire State drank, We aT signal ecttee. Rarpeewretetwe notice a g ove Diniey’ sissue of of this section . seply interested. The subject is . : & Political one in any — for the per os 7, or spective o are-ju favor of having all the paced» om particularly those within-‘the railroad limits, placed in market. Not only the peole here, desire stich lands to besold, t the inhabitants of the State of . , Nevada, and the territory of Utah desire the same thing. “The completion of the-Central-and the Uniun Pacitic . railroads has opened up for settlement # vastregion of mineral wealth . ‘to the East cf us, dependent, however, almost wholly upon the timber of this~ séction. prived of such a necessary resource ‘then silver: wines of Nevada and Utah would have to be abandoned. Strictly speaking, the Government end—the of the whole common wealth w' -be-benefitted by the sale ef. these, lands for the cheap. manufacture of lumber and timber timulates the production of silver, and ‘silver is wanted by the Government and the people. . As the land-law is now, people fiud it difficult to acquire a title to timbered lands in the Sierra’.Nevada mountainsief the Govermment; and the obstacles in their way-.are so numerous that they are forced. to purchase the odd sections of the railroad company leaving that belonging to the Government unsold. Farther, itis a bid for rascality, and a positive injury to the Govexmmnent, to the taxpayers of the State, and a hardship. to ithe pepple of this section. It thads the land pee . being sold, sty) alg eae getting its ano: or the same; e or Skin sold, as a pate of course produce ho revenue to the State. -As the lands cannot be purchased, and.at the same time are, sorely needed for the devel nt of our natural resources, which are of vital importance te the country, there isa strong temptation held out for men to trespass-upon them, and take from them the most valuable timber. The result-of this is that the railroad lands are being sold, while the Government lands, in m instances, will be rendered w. ess, Some persons who are barrow-minded, or short-sighted, may say that the Gov— ernment should strictly enforce its law against trespassers; but the Government has found by experience that such a course will not do, for if it should be done it would be.an effectual bar to the mining industry. Nearly the entire puation of the mining counties o California would ment, and would have to abandon ‘their pursnits and their homes. . The Atovernment officials are all aware that the land laws are defective and unjust, and they dare not execiite them to the leiter, for if they did, not enly the people here would suffer, but one of the most important of our national industries:-would be crushed out, and the finances of the Goverument itself crippled. The lands in ‘the Sierra Nevada mountains (we do not include the lower foot hill region, ) are valuable only for their timber. To obtain them from Government purchaser must take an oath that ‘ent antieubsidy man. be included in such a general indict-. ere not native born citizens must eee The Meeting at Grass Valley. (On y evening & Very latge’ Republican meotinle trea held at Hamilton Hall Grats Valley. The . meeting was called to’ order by ALA. Malloy, and Dr. O%. HY P. Sheets . was chosen Chairman. Senator MeKusick, of EY Dorado, made an effective Speech hpon _Congressional issues, reviewing Page’s record and showing him to be a true and coiisistThe second ‘speaker was Hon. J. M. Cavis, of San Joaquin. He spoke briefly of the Congressional contest in the opening, declaring that he was & candidate in the convention which nominated Mr. Page and that he had met him in the canvass since. ‘He gave testimony to his honesty and ability, and declared him worthy of the support of the people. Mr, Cavis next took up national“ issues and showed-that every thing good in the Liberal party was stolen from the Republicans. He reviewed the ad‘Ininistration of Grant, showing its success in finances and in every department of Government. He reviewed the course of the Democracy. on‘the amendments to the Constitution of the United States, and showed that the party’s principles and acts were entirely inconsistent with the idea of the honesty of their professions.at this time. Frequently, during the speech, of which we. have only given afew of the points discussed, Mr. Cavis was ‘applauded by the audience. His points were illustrated by anecdotes which kept the audience in good humor. _ Important. from sources unknown the following certificates of cancellations, unaccompanied by affidavits: Patrick Feeny; frous Sacramento county; Wm. Wallace‘Nelson, from Yuba county; Sylvester Clinton Pittman, from Sacramento county ; Jeremiah Smith, from Los Angeles county; John Osborn Shields, from:Yuba county. These names cannot be placed on the Great Register until the applicaut files the necessary affidavit, and thosewho also forward their naturalization papers to the Clerk, who will indorse

the fact of registration on them and seturn to the applicant. > At Malikoff is located the office of the Bloomfield Gravel Mining‘Co., and also a large hotel kept "by Mr. Pingree, for the accommoedation of the employes of the company. ~The e . Place has grown to be quite a town. New cabins are being built and a are more valuable for agficultiral than mining p go thr ugh the farce of building 8 hut, sowing some ground barley or buked beans in the soil or flummery equally as absang. His pre-emption and survey him $95; publication papers, $25; proving up his claim to the satisfaction of the Land Commissioner, net lesa than $100, and then after this cireumlocution and a og! or more of dela. dy, Vexation, still has to pay d Govermnent $2.50.an acre for the land; so that, when -a perce aan omg ig with the-ordeal . oging pre-emption, it costa emore . UFERE than it dees to buy of the.railroad company. To add to the .vexation and trouble of ors, itnot un‘frequently happers while they are aa te obtain a titleietwlens, unserupulous trespass u and cut away the most valuable a ber. People snap id the railroad corporation-bei bloated monopwe and yet it to the land purchaser much. better induvemenits than the Governuent. Uniess the Goyernment sells its timber lands within the railroad. limits in this section, within the mext twenty years, it will not sell them at all, for there will be = left.on them worth purchas‘Those. who are to the ‘Ceutral Pacific Railr y;to -be consistent, te ee advocates in .favor ef the timbered “a belonging to the Government thrown into market as soon as nan e, for,.if this were done there would be eompetition, and the comuy would be com to sell their at a.less price. If Paschal ns is opposed to the sale of the timbéred lands in the hands of the Government, he ‘is hostile to the interests of the people of this section, rpg Poppe tane me ey of the whole pudlican, inain os Paaaenro Aaa Republicans of New York City have . PER Aa Semele their Convention. as * Tammany © is “Tweed, Connoly and tbat crowd. of Soeeeny thers SH ete hi igs ithe apg: ig the re. large number of men have settled in the vicinity, This place is between Lake City and North Bloomfield. What Coggins %s Doing. The Union, in the report of Coggin’s speech at Folsom, says he spent ‘‘a half-hour showing why the ported.”” Now while Coggins is denouncing Grant and the adwinistration from the stump, the Union is ing Republicans to support him for wie Auction, To-morrow morning at 10 o'clock tion at the rooms on Broad street, Persons having ‘any articles they wish disposed of are requested to bring them to the auction rooms to>a Bloomfield. The town of Bloomfield is improving rapidly, New buildings are going up in the vicinity, ‘and a great impetus is given to trade in consequence of the enterprise of the North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Co., which a very eet of men. Time Changed. Hereafter the stage for San Juan will leave this city at 7 o'clock in the Ir Will cost the West Shore g, Tid. panes $250) dod fw bual Bim bo wioerads ‘cal issues of the day, at The County Clerk has receiyed+}g ‘Birds; fine assortment of "Books, together Wm. H. Davidson will hold an anc: . Loriasiss’ s Reconp.—The Cloverdale Bee says of the political record of the Greeley candidate for Congress in that District: Mr. Lutfrell is a Secessionist among Secessionists; frishmen’s flea: ‘Put your finger on and he isn’t there!” A xirrtx daughter of J: C. Ponnet, of Island Pond, Vt., eight years of age, was recently burned to death, her clothes taking fire*from a stove while she was sweeping. : “He is not going away, He'll soon téll you why he means to stay.”’ = nol-3t F) i BORN. In: this city, Oct. 3ist, 1872, to Wm. Walters and. wife, ason. ; ERTS SFE LS TE SEL TE NN OTS, GRANT & WiLSON REPUBLICAN CANVASS -HON. J. FP. SWIFT ~—AND— 1: 6-6. RAST Will gS Pes the AGP; people on the’ politiN ADA CITY, On Saturday Evening, Nov. 24. By order of COUNTY CRKNTRAL COMMITTEE. AUCTION. WILL SELL AT AUCTION, at my Auction Roonis, on Broad Street, on Saturday, Nov. 2nd, at 100'c!'k, The following described articles ; Bureaus, Tables, Sofas. What Nots, Bed‘steads, Closets, Sinks, Bedding, Mattresses, Crockery Ware, Tin Ware, Wooden Ware, Cooking ahd Parlor Stoves, Mirrors, Picparma anice lot of House Plants, Canary with numerous other articles toy numerou, to mention. : Terms Cash. Goods. Gelivered immediately ates the sale. a> W. iH. DAVIDSON, : Auctioneer. NEW RESTAURANT. 031 _ MRS, MOHR, O% ¥ EUREKA, would ce erp inform the the peopleof Nevada she has openRestaurant, on Bread Street, below the National Exchange Hotel, And is te furnish as good Board plo ie tg Soar e the most fastidious, . MEALS AT ALL HOURS. -an Abolitionist, among Abolitionists; . _ and a Union Democrét.among Doug. . Jas men. Politically he is like the * © B.H. MILLER dbwomactat STREET, Nevada City & LrARGEH --OF.— CONSISTING OF BUSINESS SUITS, ESPECTFULLY annonnces to” pleet Nevada ci.y and mgr thathe hus réceived & AND COMPLETE sTocK DRESS SUITS. BOY’S CLOTHING, _ FURNISHING Of BLANKETS, TRUNKS, GOODS, -. INDIA RUBBER WEAR, all kinds, --VALISES, LOWEST. Ete. Ete, Whieh he offers for sale at the Lowest ". Living Rates, The Goods are all new and selected expreisly for this market. Pegple will do well to call and ezpmine his stock and prices before purchasing elsewhere. MILLER has but ONE PRICE AND THAT THE B. H. MILLER. Wort, ple of iNew Store. New Goods . mas. M. A, STERLING, pempoctint iuform the Pacteha und vicinity that the pr wanna —_ & FANCY DRY GooDs, Latest style Ladies’ Hats, Hat ana Bonnet Frames, Flowers, Feathers Ribbons. Jet Ornaments, Hosiery, Toweling, Table Linen Napkins, Handherchiefs, Fancy Jewelry, Parian Vases, Brackets, Frames, Paper Holders, Glove Boxes, Glass and Crockery Ware, Hyacinths, Tulips. Japan Lillies ‘ For Window Desemtion sad Garden Culure. Tulip Bulbs 50 cts per dozen. For sale by EB. M. PRESTON. Also the celebrated JAPANESE Gl, ING CREAM, for removing Paint, r * 4 ' * Those desiring ex mt imvited to call on MRS. RUDOLPH, Gal. leay, Broad Street, isa Se Nevada, Oct: 17th, 1872. > ~ uns. 3. ¥. Rimours Having opened Cine ifornia Street [Ommast mene _ Gash Capital $200,000, eeepentte jesus Fel:ke. ke. be. ote se 7 *°. Nos? Commercia] Street, Revads, Oct. 2nd. Nevada, Oct. 28. At Eastern Prices! She Dail NEVADA The North Bloo j ing € During the p Bloomfield Gra» extended its ente: soon toadd consi for the purpose ditch down into] The operations tend from Bowr City, and. they . energy, More OF of every minit range of their op have 150. men man’s, and the ¢ ed, be complet Their ditch con’ dam to the tow: The must imy company now is which is to ope nel at Bloom fie was opened to tl and found to cor the surface do having ascertain rin a bed rock t canyon to their < ‘all might be obt natage. The s familton Smith he company, 2 enced about tl Ye have recen’ ine of works, a1 le interesting tc annel will, whe tet in length. annel is 440hannel, aud wi abont 75 feet d. A road was long the line of oisting works _ from one to eigh om the mouth . ite all built on re run by hurd: pwer is supplie ny's reservoir, t} iron pipe. Th and sunk diagon annel, in order bossible width : ves Where the s he works ate a nd in all of the: g, and at the je tunnel from’ No. 8 is is on lannel, and N etunnel mout e, Work was . ¢ works comp ady has been alte vary'in de and the ti BS feet from tha tt in the ay out bust be compl * Work upon eiched. When innel will be rv the tunnel, he entire work ' Spring of 16 he of the most ations on the ‘ oughly. ned is rich, a bly been reach