November 11, 1874 (4 pages)

er ane EY F i ; a} a a if :} aE RE ANS RAR da aR AN tm » The =~ Transevipt 8 wae a . be discussed hereafter, ance of the method Mrs. Eliza B.“are already being canvassed. 4 anyone Crry, CAL. ‘Wednesday November’ 11, 1874, se Practical Course in the Schools. The New York Tribune says the ‘course of study in some of the * public ‘schools of that city has been recently revised, five studies in the ‘course having ‘been thrown out, apd branches of immediaté practical ¢alue substituted. Instead of-aime. : jugat preparing all the young la: dies for teachers, knowledge of other: professions is being taught. Pupils are to be prepared, at graduation to support themselves by short-hayid reporting,” embroidery, sewing; teaching music, and in other ways to . In. pursuBurns, whois so welFiind favorably ~ known as‘a teacher of phoidgraphy, ‘some time since volunteered to teach a class in short-hand, giving half an hour twice a. week to the study. .The Tribune says, that the classes tanght by her, had received less than 20-hours study, yet they ‘were . . . able to read’ and write words consisting of one consonant sourit. ac‘companied by one or more vowels, ‘words ending with 11 different consonant elemetits, and words with ‘only the primary or alphabetical charactets. combined. The interest in the atudy is shown. by the fact ‘that every member of the classes voluntarily gave time to the study which might have beén spent in play. It is predicted that a half hour every day given to the study will, by the time the-academic course ais completed, enable the pupil to read and write short-hand with per‘fect facility. Sewing is taught and the specimens showed great skill on the part of the pupils. The Tribune remarks that, “the experiments thus introduced _ commend themselves at once to every practical philanthropist, American cities are all full of women who are compelled to earn their own support; and yet have never learned to do anything well. Instruction in the industrial “arts in common ' schools will in time sensibly diminish the class and increa$e the number of skilled working women,”’ Successfal Blast. . Ata quarter to three o’clock yesterday, there was 10,000 pounds of “powder exploded ina drift at the ‘ Manzanita mine, The drift was un‘der a point which was about one hundred and thirty-five feet high, andtwo hundred and fifty feet across the top,. The blast was fired by means of electricity. The whole mass way thoroughly broken up, and when we left the scene, large ‘caves were taking place, not only over the blast, but from the immense ‘bank surrounding. The, concussion near the blast was notas great, apparently, as it was in town, three quar‘ters ofa mile away. Loose plastering in many buildings fell, and glass was. broken .out of windows. An earthquake shock was supposed to be the cause. by those who were ignorant of the blast being fired. Buildings trembled to their base,and _ there was quite a commotion’in seversal places. It was intended that a notice should be given im the Tran. ‘script, but it was uncertain at what time the blast would be fired, so nothing was sent us for publication. The execution: done by the explosion was in every respect a success, The amount of dirt loosened, will keep the pipes. going for some time. Spraxex or THe Next Hovsx.—A ‘Washington special says the chances of various prominent gentlemen for the Speakership of the next House Gen. Banks, Fernando Wood, 8. 8. Cox and ex-Governor Walker are the persons most prominently mentioned, although it is conceded .that. the Democratic majority will prefer Fy -straight-out party man. Itis urged that some compromise may be made . or understanding arrived at by which the Democrats and couservatives “eon unite on Banks. The Republicans now ¢c. noede a ~ Democratic majority of 73 ip the moxt House. _~ Proxir10,.—A thraneh from a pear tree on Daniel Frazier’s ranch, says the . Wheatland “Eiterprise, was brought’ to this .o Wednesday, the 4th, with forty large pears on it, The whole branch was not ae two feet — t low Grass Valley. ; He is now taking them down to the-lower ranch to be learn fromthe Union, that a Mrs. fof Pine aud Commercial s:reets, oc}eupied by Tom Canfield as a saloon, Fino Stock : We yesterday saw sonte very fine stock owned by Lige Tompkins, of . ’ Bear Valley. He has three colts’ which for size and form are bard to be beaten. They are from the same dam, and are aged respectively, 6 months, os Yor and’ two years. The two-year-old werghs 1140 pounds, and the yearling weighs 905 pounds. Both are of. “Sampson’’ stock, The one six months old is ‘Eaton boy’stoek and weighs 580 pounds, Mr. Tompkins owns a ranch in Bear Valley, in the upper part of the county and one sixteen. miles below Grass Valley on the MeCourtney . road. #n Summer he herds ;his stock on the mountain ranch, and in Winter on-the one bekept through the Winter. He informs us that grass is still’ good in the mountains, there not having been frost enough there yet to kill even the leaves on the trees; but as deep snow is likely to appear soon, he is driving below to avoid it. .The snow during the late ‘storm. was only fiftgen inches deep at Bear Valléy. ‘ Accidents. . Grass Valley has been the scene cf numerous accidents of late. We Prouse fell down the steps at the back door of her house on Saturday, and received a severe jnjury,~ possibly:breaking a rib. Her husband is also suffering with fa very painful hand, the result of an accidéht which occurred to him in a mine a short time since. Mr. George Carson was percipitated a distance of ten feet, by the breaking down of the stairs. of the back door of his harness shop, and broke a bone of the left foot, _(the astragalus) and otherwise injured that member. At French Lead near Grass Valley, on Saturday afternoon, a young Frenchman named Loughtien, was out shooting, and by the bursting of his gun, he had his hand shattered in a frightful manner, On Friday,a little son of Thos, Schofield fell through a hole ‘in the loft of a second story building to’ the floor bélow, and was nearly killed. Local reporters ought not to gr una: ble with: fate down there. Hams, Bacon. Sues AND Larp.— We took the opportunity, last Saturday, to examine the manufacturing establishment of Messrs. Cashin & Co., at Nevada city. The firm put up hams, bacon-sides and lard, besides doing an extensive. wholesale butchering business for the county. Their establishment is complete in every respect, and has, a capacity sufficient for the wants of their trade. They could extend their trade indefinitely in the cured meats and tbe lard they send out as their manufacture is well known and stands high in all the markets of this State. The only difficulty in that part of the business is getting stock to turn into hams, bacon and ‘lard, At present they are procuring most of the animals down in the Tulare country. The hogs are fed and fatted there on grain and then shipped here by the most rapid conveyance to be had, and when delivered are made into food shape in the most rapid manner, consistent with the production of first-class articles. We were particularly struck with the entire neatness of everything about the establishment, No dirt is allowed to touch the slaughtered meats, and» the lard department is perfect in -all its appointments— Those who get goods from Cashin & Co., are sure to get full weights and of the best quality that can be made. The climateof this part of the country is exactly adapted to curing meats There is no danger here of a rapid decay of. a slaughtered animal-Hence it is that bacon cured here is far preférable to that which comes from the East, The Eastern.bacon, as all housekeepers know, is liable to be unsound inside and next to the bones. Such a thing is aot known to the home made article.— Grass Valley Union. Gone Below. Wm. Hill of Gras Valley, is going to San Franéiseo’ to reside. He own considerable real estate in. this city. Among other houses may be. mentioned the building corner Mr. Canfield has been appointed agent for all the property here and will in future transact all the busi‘ness connected therewith. HEALpspura is Willing to. give bf ? -I saw nothitg particularly worthy of . but they looked like people who had smake it produce a living and homes of being satisfied with making a livthe platform, “Drive me to the Clerk's house,” I iminediately went to open+the door . night dark and disagreeable; but we ‘nda 000 for a a supply of water, i an ‘ a Correspondetics. * Neva Crrx, ‘Nov. 9, 1874; Ep, TRaNnscrtpr; Haviiig™ “fately made a trip to a county seat ii one of the valleys, with yout. perntission I propose to give your readers ab account of what I saw on my Wily and while there, My motive in doing so is not for the purpose of becoming a regular correspondent, nor is it my intention. to try to write down any part of the valleys, nor is it with the intention of speaking i in favor of Nevada county beyond what I think it is jubtly entitled to; but as many of our best citizens. have left our county for. the putpose of making homes in different parts of the Pacific coast and as some still are anxious to do so, I would askthose who are Jonging to obtain the wherewith to buy a farm, to follow meto Fuairfield, in Solano county, which. I: think is, at least, a sfair. average of the valley towns and valley lands of this State, and when they bave done so ask themselves how they , would like the change from Nevada’ county to the valléys. From thie-city to my destination notice but the immigtant traiti thatwas at the station in Sacramento. Although I have traveled the road pretty often since the last spike was drove, I never saw the same length of second-class cars, nor did I. ever seo them so well filled with ifimigrants as they were on the 4th inst. They looked fatigued and-eare worn, come to our productive’ State’ to for themselves and families. It is just such people who come in the emigrant cars that California wants most to help to develop its resources and to make its dogmant land pro. duce bountifal crops, ‘to farnish cheap labor, so that manufactories, ete.; that cannot now run successfully, “will pay a handsome profit. We have all the resources of wealth, and what we need most to help to develop the same is just such people as are coming to our State; not as used to come in days~gone~by, for the purpose of making our ‘pile, ’ and returning to our homes on the j other side of both the Pacific ama Atlentic oceans; but those who are coming now with the determination ing and homes for themselves and families, are the class that. adds to the permanent prosperity of any country. At 6 o’clock the conductor informed the passengers that the train was at Fairfield and Suisun station. That being-my destination. I was soon on The first sound to be heard was somewhat similar to that usually heard in the streets of Nevada on auction days, less the sound of the bell—'‘Coach for. Fairfield or Suisun!’ Having business. at the Clerk's office, I asked the gentleman with the melodious voice, where the County Clerk lived. To which he answered, ‘‘Lord bless‘yoa, massa, all de big folks lib in Suisun.”— Knowing that Fairfield was the county seat, and that Suisun was some distance from the Court House, that the mud was quite deep and very tough, I asked my colored friend how the County Clerk came to live so far from his office? To which he answered, ‘‘when I come to think, de Clerk does. lib near Fuairfield."’ replied. ‘‘Yes, massa,’’ he said, and of the hack. ‘‘Never mind, Unele, I will take a seat on top with you.” Thé night was dark, and they had what they call a ‘‘fog,’’ but we of the pure light air of the mountains would call it a light rain. Wishing to learn something of the country and climate, I said to my friend, ‘How long have. you lived here? ‘Lord bless you, Massa, 18 years I hab been driving dis buss, and de mud wagon for de last 12 years. When I fust commenced I used to do very well, but since de railroad cum along and de people of de two towns put dar heads togeder and built dat ar sidewalk, it spiled my business, De people now walk; day don't hab money to ride as day used to." By this time the hack was in front of the Clerk's dwelling, the Deputy, Mr. Moore, being on the porch, I introduced myself, and told him it would be @ favor to me if~he-or the Clerk would let me into the office to look at a certain set of papers. He kindly volunteered to do so himself. The distance was half a mile and the set out for the Court Houseand were soon in the Clerk’s office, On the 2 «ere leth ng you,enter, all the books of record, also all the pigeor holes,whith are kept’ the files of all the’ papers, are open so that any petson can Have free access to all of them: (There are more places than Sun Fraheisco or Virginia City where it would not do to have them quite =) convenient,) Mr. Moore looked in the proper place, but the papers were not there, nor did he have any receipt from any of the attorheys;.-but relied upon his memory. , He told mea Mr: K:hadthem. From Fuiirfield to Suisun we walked in tk dark, and called upon Mr. K.; he declared he never had the pepers-cr knew anything of the ease. We next, called upon a Mr. C.; he, too, knew’ nothing of the case; had never séenthe papers. Mr. Moore finally suggested that he would eall upon the County Judge; He “aids, and the’ Dudge informed him the.papers were at his Chambers; so we immediately repaired to his Chambers and found them. Althotigh--the Clerk’s ‘office of Solano county, por indeed any other office that Iiave ever visited, will compare favorably. with Nevada county in point of comfort or system. ‘favor of the officers of Solano county: They donot have the buildings nér conveniences; they were eltcted at thedate cleétion, and have not had the experience in such matters as “Pat” has had. During my rambles in company with the County Clerk, I had an excellent chance to take a look at both towns to ‘see the business houses, and to ascertain from him what they were doing. ‘There i» -no such buildings nor. stocks of goods , in either town as there’ is in’ Nevada city, and I was informed by Mr. Moore, that they are all complaining very much on account of dull times, We entered one of their best loukiug grocery stores in the town of Suisun, and they had vegetables in one corner for sale. My attention was attracted to a lot of apples in particular, They were the “sorryest’”’ lot of apples that ever I put my eyes upon, there was not a, single apple in the lot that would be used in Nevada county for any purpose by the meanest person in the whole ,county. I am speakipg of persons that can truthfully claim to be residents of the city or county. Each town has one hotel. I put up for the night at the only.one in Suisun. It affords me pleasure to give the landlord credit for giving me a good room and bed. The next morning I wes up in ‘time to get breakfast to take the morning train, At the head of the table was seated a Spaniard, to his left was a person that looked like a farmer; neither of them looked nor acted like Good Templars, The Spaniard appeared to be in a good mood to talk politics, and was using language that did not suit the landlord, so he took the Spaniard by the eoat collar and assisted him out of the dining room just as he had commenced on his peroration, but used no more’ force than was actually necessary to_ eject him from his premises. I left on the morning train, satisfied with the . treatment that I had received from all of the good people that I met. In contrasting the valleys and valley towns with the mountains and mountain towns, Nevada city and county were upperm( in my mind, so much so that J have no desire to change to any of the vallgys or valley towns, and I have cothe: to the conclusion if there was less grumbling.and moré work; if the people of Nevada county would keep its own wealth in the county, in place of going elsewhere to seek investmeats; use thesame industry that they are eompelled “to do in other places; use the same economy that they were taught to use in their young days, Nevada county wou'd not only still continue to be the banner mining county of the State, ‘bit in the next decade it would both double in population and wealth.” * I have already written too much, -but with your permission will speak ofthe resources of our county at some future time, with some hints how they ought tobeutilized. Ww. Rain. The rain storm still continues. Yesterday it rained at intervals and ‘from the appearance of things at present Winter has commenced in good earnest. -The amount of water which has thus far fallen this season is almost unprecedented. There ought to be a sufficient supply for mining purposes. If the seasan should continue wet miners will reap a rich harvest this year, x the . T would offer the following ii}. _ A Card to' the Pablic. The management have detertiined to haye the drawing of the fifth and fast gift concert of the Pubtie Libraty of Kentucky, on os 20th. day of Novem¥er next. We believe now that all the tickets Me be sold, and that thre drawing will be a full: one, but whether all are sold or not the drawing will hevertheless certainly come off on the day appointed. The special object of this ecard is to eall a meeting of the ticket holders at Public EAbrary Hall, on the 20th of Novembet,*to make arrangements in connection with the committee appointed by the Trustees’ to’ snperintend the counting-of the tags: sold, While there is. no actial neholders, ' as under ou? arfangethents for, yet at the same time J. wauld, greatly prefer that as many of those how perfectly fafy anc impurtial ‘the’ distribution mast beEvery arrangement has been siade for the drawing, Bat little more than ® mouth remains for the sale of the . remainder of the tickets, and what~ ever is oe 3 must be done promptly. Hos. E. BRAMLETTE, Agent and Manager. Canivornsa Frorr-m BaLtiaore — Messrs. William Baker & Bro. received’a few days since two cat-loads of Culifornia pears by rail, via tke Northern Central railway, claimed to be the first direct shipment from San Francis¢o ‘to Baltimore, since the beginning of the new extensive fruit trade overland between the Pacific Coast and the Atlantic cities. The cars. were twenty days ‘making the trip, owing to an error in transitu. They were shipped October 6th and the freight on each car was $650, which is about the original cost of the fruit in San Francisco. California pearsripen by keeping, and there . was not a single one decayed in the . present lot, although so, long on the road. The fruit coming this way is cartfully packed, each pear being carefully wrapped in soft, separate paper. The pears. are very large, some weighing over a pound. Some of the varieties, it is said, will keep until Easter,—Baltimore Sun. Card Having severed my “connection with the Home, Mutual Insurance prepared to take Fire risks at current rates in‘Nevada City and Grass Valley, for the Imperial Fire Insurance Company, of London, capital $8,000 000, and Queen’s Inrusance Company, of Liverpool, capita! $10,000,000. E. M; PRESTON, General Agent for Nevada County, (Truckee excepted. ) Roll of Honor. The following names are on the roll of honor in the Colored School for the month ending Nov. 6th, 1874; Seraphine Nilon, teacher: Laura Booth, Lulu Alexunder, Julia Adams, Horatio Alexander, Nathaniel Ford, Rosa Alexander, Emma Montelle, Willie Hicks, Georgie Dorsey, Medora Ford. this year is over $1,250,000. ¥. M.S. C. nas EMBERS.—There will be a Meeting of A the Club heid at the Secretary’s Of. Ce, ON « Saturday, ? the 15th inst. At Zo’clook, P, M. A full attendance ig requested as business of importance is to come before the meeting.A. R. LORD, President. Z. E. Brown Secretary. nd J. M.-WALLING, NOTARY PUBLIC, Justice of the Peace. EARCHING REOORDS, ABSTRACTING S _— CONVEYANCING promptly atten roe N collected, . Also Agent for: PACIFIC FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY AND COMMERCIAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF LONDOn, Parties desiring to SELL, PURCHASE OR RENT PROPERTY will find it to their ad vantage to call at my office.Office No 62 Broad Street, Nev a City. : NILES SEARLS, : Attorney and Counselor at Law A” BRICK OFFICE, To Firatof tie Court House Nevada City, . representing the number of ti¢kets eossity for. the presence ofthe ticket LS the interest of alt nreequalty—caredinterested as can, would attend this} meetifg, and see ‘each for. himself Company of ‘California, I am now Tur vintage of Sonoma county. LOOK OUT FOR THE LOCOMOTIVE . From Colfax to Grass Valley and Nevada. Bids will be opened November Qist, ‘and avery body should get otie of N. w. KNOW LTOWS THE BEST tums KEEPERS IN THE WORLD. ak and’ See the . Different Styles. ee ears t Sones He has alse for Sate, A Large and Beautiful Assortment of CLOCKS, . JEWELRY OF ALL KINDS, SILVER WARE, where in the State. onontemntitiarninseomnncnen Ail kinds of Watch and Jcwelry Repairing Done and Warranted. Nevada City, September 15th, 1874. New Cigar and Tobacco Stand. a ARCHIE NIVENS, AS opened a Cigar Stand, on the corner of Broad and Pine Streets, where can befound a splendid assortment of Imported and Domestic Cigars. Also the finest brands of CHEWING AND SMOKING vO. BACCO, PIPES, ETC., , BTC. will be sold at the lowest market rates. The Telegraph Office has been removed to the new Cigar Store, ARCHIE NIVENS:. 23 t CHAS, E. MULLOY . ANSON W, LESTER. Lester & Mulloy Wholeeale and Retail Dealer ‘GROCERIES. HARDWARE, s—. CROCKER Fine Wines and Whuisk:es. E KEEP ON HAND CONSTANTLY A LARGE and varied Steck =“ the abov line of Goods. No, 52 Broad Street, NEVADA. CITY. Nevada, July 15, 1874. SPECIAL NOTICE. INERS, MECHANICS, MERCHANTS AND OTH ERS are respectfully invited to call at® < . JOHNNY. JACK’S FINE VARIETY 8sTORE, ON PINE STREET, And see his New and Splendid lot of goods, IMPORTED and DOMESTIC CIGARS AND TOBACCO, Candies, Nuts, Fresh and Dried Fruits, Cutlery, Meerschaum Pipes, etc,. etc. All articles in my line will be sold at the lowest market prices. Thankful for past patronage he solicits a continuance of the same. -' : JOHN JACK, tent door to Blumenthal’s Dry Goods ‘Store . DENTISTRY. DR. A. CHAPMAN, ‘Transcript Building, y %,. ON COMMERCIAL STREET, SPECTACLES, $e. ‘As cheap as can be Bought any: The stock is of the choicest kind, and ——The D “NEVA Ss esicesenineimeisae LOC Johnny § Sut on Woo luck. “He mine for set it wag very 3 considerable Bince, in e nnd the min pay as well ; self in debt, the mine. . . howeyer, an struck some ‘son took oul thousand do _pay off ali : now two.the same‘ rich, © Fine all throug comes in at . Schmidt, . E ing thé mi circumstance Omega W The above is located at tensive impr coming seas: which the fi larged, so th width can be pacity torn amount of w capable of w the largest season, and cilities for w son, will . who are act now know tl in the count met profits. th 000. : First Meetin ‘The Nevad theld its first . on Monday « “meeting it wi ‘strumental ai weading, elect ‘baté compris ‘The interest ‘shown by . ‘The Theatye ‘there being a an fact, than at some firs! fainments, " ways interest they deserve ‘The report :o found insanot ‘(Ser We clip tl ipattick, who ‘Wheatland P ‘tember, was t last Saturday. 80 badly burt ‘ able to be out Mr. Kirkpetr ‘amputatedso ‘most serious . -of that leg. bruised.” M taught the scl iin this county “Ne Ed. Gokisn jpurpose of p stock of Holid _ever brought termined to" branch of br sell the goods ito command a trade. Deals will do well ta stock, and the gains of him t sale houses at smith is a the and will” mak; <— aaett return. Car Seven yards off the fence, : Pine street, Court House. be paid for‘its Everysopy man & Bros. ) of Men’sand ] they sell them house in this « examine that . ing elsewhere. A gold w will please lea:

er ane EY F i ; a} a a if :} aE RE ANS RAR da aR AN tm » The =~ Transevipt 8 wae a . be discussed hereafter, ance of the method Mrs. Eliza B.“are already being canvassed. 4 anyone Crry, CAL. ‘Wednesday November’ 11, 1874, se Practical Course in the Schools. The New York Tribune says the ‘course of study in some of the * public ‘schools of that city has been recently revised, five studies in the ‘course having ‘been thrown out, apd branches of immediaté practical ¢alue substituted. Instead of-aime. : jugat preparing all the young la: dies for teachers, knowledge of other: professions is being taught. Pupils are to be prepared, at graduation to support themselves by short-hayid reporting,” embroidery, sewing; teaching music, and in other ways to . In. pursuBurns, whois so welFiind favorably ~ known as‘a teacher of phoidgraphy, ‘some time since volunteered to teach a class in short-hand, giving half an hour twice a. week to the study. .The Tribune says, that the classes tanght by her, had received less than 20-hours study, yet they ‘were . . . able to read’ and write words consisting of one consonant sourit. ac‘companied by one or more vowels, ‘words ending with 11 different consonant elemetits, and words with ‘only the primary or alphabetical charactets. combined. The interest in the atudy is shown. by the fact ‘that every member of the classes voluntarily gave time to the study which might have beén spent in play. It is predicted that a half hour every day given to the study will, by the time the-academic course ais completed, enable the pupil to read and write short-hand with per‘fect facility.. Sewing is taught and the specimens showed great skill on the part of the pupils. The Tribune remarks that, “the experiments thus introduced _ commend themselves at once to every practical philanthropist, American cities are all full of women who are compelled to earn their own support; and yet have never learned to do anything well. Instruction in the industrial “arts in common ' schools will in time sensibly diminish the class and increa$e the number of skilled working women,”’ Successfal Blast. . Ata quarter to three o’clock yesterday, there was 10,000 pounds of “powder exploded ina drift at the ‘ Manzanita mine, The drift was un‘der a point which was about one hundred and thirty-five feet high, andtwo hundred and fifty feet across the top,. The blast was fired by means of electricity. The whole mass way thoroughly broken up, and when we left the scene, large ‘caves were taking place, not only over the blast, but from the immense ‘bank surrounding. The, concussion near the blast was notas great, apparently, as it was in town, three quar‘ters ofa mile away. Loose plastering in many buildings fell, and glass was. broken .out of windows. An earthquake shock was supposed to be the cause. by those who were ignorant of the blast being fired. Buildings trembled to their base,and _ there was quite a commotion’in seversal places. It was intended that a notice should be given im the Tran. ‘script, but it was uncertain at what time the blast would be fired, so nothing was sent us for publication. The execution: done by the explosion was in every respect a success, The amount of dirt loosened, will keep the pipes. going for some time. Spraxex or THe Next Hovsx.—A ‘Washington special says the chances of various prominent gentlemen for the Speakership of the next House Gen. Banks, Fernando Wood, 8. 8. Cox and ex-Governor Walker are the persons most prominently mentioned, although it is conceded .that. the Democratic majority will prefer Fy -straight-out party man. Itis urged that some compromise may be made . or understanding arrived at by which the Democrats and couservatives “eon unite on Banks. The Republicans now ¢c. noede a ~ Democratic majority of 73 ip the moxt House. _~ Proxir10,.—A thraneh from a pear tree on Daniel Frazier’s ranch, says the . Wheatland “Eiterprise, was brought’ to this .o Wednesday, the 4th, with forty large pears on it, The whole branch was not ae two feet — t low Grass Valley. ; He is now taking them down to the-lower ranch to be learn fromthe Union, that a Mrs. fof Pine aud Commercial s:reets, oc}eupied by Tom Canfield as a saloon, Fino Stock : We yesterday saw sonte very fine stock owned by Lige Tompkins, of . ’ Bear Valley. He has three colts’ which for size and form are bard to be beaten. They are from the same dam, and are aged respectively, 6 months, os Yor and’ two years. The two-year-old werghs 1140 pounds, and the yearling weighs 905 pounds. Both are of. “Sampson’’ stock, The one six months old is ‘Eaton boy’stoek and weighs 580 pounds, Mr. Tompkins owns a ranch in Bear Valley, in the upper part of the county and one sixteen. miles below Grass Valley on the MeCourtney . road. #n Summer he herds ;his stock on the mountain ranch, and in Winter on-the one bekept through the Winter. He informs us that grass is still’ good in the mountains, there not having been frost enough there yet to kill even the leaves on the trees; but as deep snow is likely to appear soon, he is driving below to avoid it. .The snow during the late ‘storm. was only fiftgen inches deep at Bear Valléy. ‘ Accidents. . Grass Valley has been the scene cf numerous accidents of late. We Prouse fell down the steps at the back door of her house on Saturday, and received a severe jnjury,~ possibly:breaking a rib. Her husband is also suffering with fa very painful hand, the result of an accidéht which occurred to him in a mine a short time since. Mr. George Carson was percipitated a distance of ten feet, by the breaking down of the stairs. of the back door of his harness shop, and broke a bone of the left foot, _(the astragalus) and otherwise injured that member. At French Lead near Grass Valley, on Saturday afternoon, a young Frenchman named Loughtien, was out shooting, and by the bursting of his gun, he had his hand shattered in a frightful manner, On Friday,a little son of Thos, Schofield fell through a hole ‘in the loft of a second story building to’ the floor bélow, and was nearly killed. Local reporters ought not to gr una: ble with: fate down there. Hams, Bacon. Sues AND Larp.— We took the opportunity, last Saturday, to examine the manufacturing establishment of Messrs. Cashin & Co., at Nevada city. The firm put up hams, bacon-sides and lard, besides doing an extensive. wholesale butchering business for the county. Their establishment is complete in every respect, and has, a capacity sufficient for the wants of their trade. They could extend their trade indefinitely in the cured meats and tbe lard they send out as their manufacture is well known and stands high in all the markets of this State. The only difficulty in that part of the business is getting stock to turn into hams, bacon and ‘lard, At present they are procuring most of the animals down in the Tulare country. The hogs are fed and fatted there on grain and then shipped here by the most rapid conveyance to be had, and when delivered are made into food shape in the most rapid manner, consistent with the production of first-class articles. We were particularly struck with the entire neatness of everything about the establishment, No dirt is allowed to touch the slaughtered meats, and» the lard department is perfect in -all its appointments— Those who get goods from Cashin & Co., are sure to get full weights and of the best quality that can be made. The climateof this part of the country is exactly adapted to curing meats There is no danger here of a rapid decay of. a slaughtered animal-Hence it is that bacon cured here is far preférable to that which comes from the East, The Eastern.bacon, as all housekeepers know, is liable to be unsound inside and next to the bones. Such a thing is aot known to the home made article.— Grass Valley Union. Gone Below. Wm. Hill of Gras Valley, is going to San Franéiseo’ to reside. He own considerable real estate in. this city. Among other houses may be. mentioned the building corner Mr. Canfield has been appointed agent for all the property here and will in future transact all the busi‘ness connected therewith. HEALpspura is Willing to. give bf ? -I saw nothitg particularly worthy of . but they looked like people who had smake it produce a living and homes of being satisfied with making a livthe platform, “Drive me to the Clerk's house,” I iminediately went to open+the door . night dark and disagreeable; but we ‘nda 000 for a a supply of water, i an ‘ a Correspondetics. * Neva Crrx, ‘Nov. 9, 1874; Ep, TRaNnscrtpr; Haviiig™ “fately made a trip to a county seat ii one of the valleys, with yout. perntission I propose to give your readers ab account of what I saw on my Wily and while there, My motive in doing so is not for the purpose of becoming a regular correspondent, nor is it my intention. to try to write down any part of the valleys, nor is it with the intention of speaking i in favor of Nevada county beyond what I think it is jubtly entitled to; but as many of our best citizens. have left our county for. the putpose of making homes in different parts of the Pacific coast and as some still are anxious to do so, I would askthose who are Jonging to obtain the wherewith to buy a farm, to follow meto Fuairfield, in Solano county, which. I: think is, at least, a sfair. average of the valley towns and valley lands of this State, and when they bave done so ask themselves how they , would like the change from Nevada’ county to the valléys. From thie-city to my destination notice but the immigtant traiti thatwas at the station in Sacramento. Although I have traveled the road pretty often since the last spike was drove, I never saw the same length of second-class cars, nor did I. ever seo them so well filled with ifimigrants as they were on the 4th inst. They looked fatigued and-eare worn, come to our productive’ State’ to for themselves and families. It is just such people who come in the emigrant cars that California wants most to help to develop its resources and to make its dogmant land pro. duce bountifal crops, ‘to farnish cheap labor, so that manufactories, ete.; that cannot now run successfully, “will pay a handsome profit. We have all the resources of wealth, and what we need most to help to develop the same is just such people as are coming to our State; not as used to come in days~gone~by, for the purpose of making our ‘pile, ’ and returning to our homes on the j other side of both the Pacific ama Atlentic oceans; but those who are coming now with the determination ing and homes for themselves and families, are the class that. adds to the permanent prosperity of any country. At 6 o’clock the conductor informed the passengers that the train was at Fairfield and Suisun station. That being-my destination. I was soon on The first sound to be heard was somewhat similar to that usually heard in the streets of Nevada on auction days, less the sound of the bell—'‘Coach for. Fairfield or Suisun!’ Having business. at the Clerk's office, I asked the gentleman with the melodious voice, where the County Clerk lived. To which he answered, ‘‘Lord bless‘yoa, massa, all de big folks lib in Suisun.”— Knowing that Fairfield was the county seat, and that Suisun was some distance from the Court House, that the mud was quite deep and very tough, I asked my colored friend how the County Clerk came to live so far from his office? To which he answered, ‘‘when I come to think, de Clerk does. lib near Fuairfield."’ replied. ‘‘Yes, massa,’’ he said, and of the hack. ‘‘Never mind, Unele, I will take a seat on top with you.” Thé night was dark, and they had what they call a ‘‘fog,’’ but we of the pure light air of the mountains would call it a light rain. Wishing to learn something of the country and climate, I said to my friend, ‘How long have. you lived here? ‘Lord bless you, Massa, 18 years I hab been driving dis buss, and de mud wagon for de last 12 years. When I fust commenced I used to do very well, but since de railroad cum along and de people of de two towns put dar heads togeder and built dat ar sidewalk, it spiled my business, De people now walk; day don't hab money to ride as day used to." By this time the hack was in front of the Clerk's dwelling, the Deputy, Mr. Moore, being on the porch, I introduced myself, and told him it would be @ favor to me if~he-or the Clerk would let me into the office to look at a certain set of papers. He kindly volunteered to do so himself. The distance was half a mile and the set out for the Court Houseand were soon in the Clerk’s office, On the 2 «ere leth ng you,enter, all the books of record, also all the pigeor holes,whith are kept’ the files of all the’ papers, are open so that any petson can Have free access to all of them: (There are more places than Sun Fraheisco or Virginia City where it would not do to have them quite =) convenient,) Mr. Moore looked in the proper place, but the papers were not there, nor did he have any receipt from any of the attorheys;.-but relied upon his memory. , He told mea Mr: K:hadthem. From Fuiirfield to Suisun we walked in tk dark, and called upon Mr. K.; he declared he never had the pepers-cr knew anything of the ease. We next, called upon a Mr. C.; he, too, knew’ nothing of the case; had never séenthe papers. Mr. Moore finally suggested that he would eall upon the County Judge; He “aids, and the’ Dudge informed him the.papers were at his Chambers; so we immediately repaired to his Chambers and found them. Althotigh--the Clerk’s ‘office of Solano county, por indeed any other office that Iiave ever visited, will compare favorably. with Nevada county in point of comfort or system. ‘favor of the officers of Solano county: They donot have the buildings nér conveniences; they were eltcted at thedate cleétion, and have not had the experience in such matters as “Pat” has had. During my rambles in company with the County Clerk, I had an excellent chance to take a look at both towns to ‘see the business houses,

and to ascertain from him what they were doing. ‘There i» -no such buildings nor. stocks of goods , in either town as there’ is in’ Nevada city, and I was informed by Mr. Moore, that they are all complaining very much on account of dull times, We entered one of their best loukiug grocery stores in the town of Suisun, and they had vegetables in one corner for sale. My attention was attracted to a lot of apples in particular, They were the “sorryest’”’ lot of apples that ever I put my eyes upon, there was not a, single apple in the lot that would be used in Nevada county for any purpose by the meanest person in the whole ,county. I am speakipg of persons that can truthfully claim to be residents of the city or county. Each town has one hotel. I put up for the night at the only.one in Suisun. It affords me pleasure to give the landlord credit for giving me a good room and bed. The next morning I wes up in ‘time to get breakfast to take the morning train, At the head of the table was seated a Spaniard, to his left was a person that looked like a farmer; neither of them looked nor acted like Good Templars, The Spaniard appeared to be in a good mood to talk politics, and was using language that did not suit the landlord, so he took the Spaniard by the eoat collar and assisted him out of the dining room just as he had commenced on his peroration, but used no more’ force than was actually necessary to_ eject him from his premises. I left on the morning train, satisfied with the . treatment that I had received from all of the good people that I met. In contrasting the valleys and valley towns with the mountains and mountain towns, Nevada city and county were upperm( in my mind, so much so that J have no desire to change to any of the vallgys or valley towns, and I have cothe: to the conclusion if there was less grumbling.and moré work; if the people of Nevada county would keep its own wealth in the county, in place of going elsewhere to seek investmeats; use thesame industry that they are eompelled “to do in other places; use the same economy that they were taught to use in their young days, Nevada county wou'd not only still continue to be the banner mining county of the State, ‘bit in the next decade it would both double in population and wealth.” * I have already written too much, -but with your permission will speak ofthe resources of our county at some future time, with some hints how they ought tobeutilized. Ww. Rain. The rain storm still continues. Yesterday it rained at intervals and ‘from the appearance of things at present Winter has commenced in good earnest. -The amount of water which has thus far fallen this season is almost unprecedented. There ought to be a sufficient supply for mining purposes. If the seasan should continue wet miners will reap a rich harvest this year, x the . T would offer the following ii}. _ A Card to' the Pablic. The management have detertiined to haye the drawing of the fifth and fast gift concert of the Pubtie Libraty of Kentucky, on os 20th. day of Novem¥er next. We believe now that all the tickets Me be sold, and that thre drawing will be a full: one, but whether all are sold or not the drawing will hevertheless certainly come off on the day appointed. The special object of this ecard is to eall a meeting of the ticket holders at Public EAbrary Hall, on the 20th of Novembet,*to make arrangements in connection with the committee appointed by the Trustees’ to’ snperintend the counting-of the tags: sold, While there is. no actial neholders, ' as under ou? arfangethents for, yet at the same time J. wauld, greatly prefer that as many of those how perfectly fafy anc impurtial ‘the’ distribution mast beEvery arrangement has been siade for the drawing, Bat little more than ® mouth remains for the sale of the . remainder of the tickets, and what~ ever is oe 3 must be done promptly. Hos. E. BRAMLETTE, Agent and Manager. Canivornsa Frorr-m BaLtiaore — Messrs. William Baker & Bro. received’a few days since two cat-loads of Culifornia pears by rail, via tke Northern Central railway, claimed to be the first direct shipment from San Francis¢o ‘to Baltimore, since the beginning of the new extensive fruit trade overland between the Pacific Coast and the Atlantic cities. The cars. were twenty days ‘making the trip, owing to an error in transitu. They were shipped October 6th and the freight on each car was $650, which is about the original cost of the fruit in San Francisco. California pearsripen by keeping, and there . was not a single one decayed in the . present lot, although so, long on the road. The fruit coming this way is cartfully packed, each pear being carefully wrapped in soft, separate paper. The pears. are very large, some weighing over a pound. Some of the varieties, it is said, will keep until Easter,—Baltimore Sun.. Card Having severed my “connection with the Home, Mutual Insurance prepared to take Fire risks at current rates in‘Nevada City and Grass Valley, for the Imperial Fire Insurance Company, of London, capital $8,000 000, and Queen’s Inrusance Company, of Liverpool, capita! $10,000,000. E. M; PRESTON, General Agent for Nevada County, (Truckee excepted. ) Roll of Honor. The following names are on the roll of honor in the Colored School for the month ending Nov. 6th, 1874; Seraphine Nilon, teacher: Laura Booth, Lulu Alexunder, Julia Adams, Horatio Alexander, Nathaniel Ford, Rosa Alexander, Emma Montelle, Willie Hicks, Georgie Dorsey, Medora Ford. this year is over $1,250,000. ¥. M.S. C. nas EMBERS.—There will be a Meeting of A the Club heid at the Secretary’s Of. Ce, ON « Saturday, ? the 15th inst. At Zo’clook, P, M. A full attendance ig requested as business of importance is to come before the meeting.A. R. LORD, President. Z. E. Brown Secretary. nd J. M.-WALLING, NOTARY PUBLIC, Justice of the Peace. EARCHING REOORDS, ABSTRACTING S _— CONVEYANCING promptly atten roe N collected, . Also Agent for: PACIFIC FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY AND COMMERCIAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF LONDOn, Parties desiring to SELL, PURCHASE OR RENT PROPERTY will find it to their ad vantage to call at my office.Office No 62 Broad Street, Nev a City. : NILES SEARLS, : Attorney and Counselor at Law A” BRICK OFFICE, To Firatof tie Court House Nevada City, . representing the number of ti¢kets eossity for. the presence ofthe ticket LS the interest of alt nreequalty—caredinterested as can, would attend this} meetifg, and see ‘each for. himself Company of ‘California, I am now Tur vintage of Sonoma county. LOOK OUT FOR THE LOCOMOTIVE . From Colfax to Grass Valley and Nevada. Bids will be opened November Qist, ‘and avery body should get otie of N. w. KNOW LTOWS THE BEST tums KEEPERS IN THE WORLD. ak and’ See the . Different Styles. ee ears t Sones He has alse for Sate, A Large and Beautiful Assortment of CLOCKS, . JEWELRY OF ALL KINDS, SILVER WARE, where in the State. onontemntitiarninseomnncnen Ail kinds of Watch and Jcwelry Repairing Done and Warranted. Nevada City, September 15th, 1874. New Cigar and Tobacco Stand. a ARCHIE NIVENS, AS opened a Cigar Stand, on the corner of Broad and Pine Streets, where can befound a splendid assortment of Imported and Domestic Cigars. Also the finest brands of CHEWING AND SMOKING vO. BACCO, PIPES, ETC., , BTC. will be sold at the lowest market rates. The Telegraph Office has been removed to the new Cigar Store, ARCHIE NIVENS:. 23 t CHAS, E. MULLOY . ANSON W, LESTER. Lester & Mulloy Wholeeale and Retail Dealer ‘GROCERIES. HARDWARE, s—. CROCKER Fine Wines and Whuisk:es. E KEEP ON HAND CONSTANTLY A LARGE and varied Steck =“ the abov line of Goods. No, 52 Broad Street, NEVADA. CITY. Nevada, July 15, 1874. SPECIAL NOTICE. INERS, MECHANICS, MERCHANTS AND OTH ERS are respectfully invited to call at® < . JOHNNY. JACK’S FINE VARIETY 8sTORE, ON PINE STREET, And see his New and Splendid lot of goods, IMPORTED and DOMESTIC CIGARS AND TOBACCO, Candies, Nuts, Fresh and Dried Fruits, Cutlery, Meerschaum Pipes, etc,. etc. All articles in my line will be sold at the lowest market prices. Thankful for past patronage he solicits a continuance of the same. -' : JOHN JACK, tent door to Blumenthal’s Dry Goods ‘Store . DENTISTRY. DR. A. CHAPMAN, ‘Transcript Building, y %,. ON COMMERCIAL STREET, SPECTACLES, $e. ‘As cheap as can be Bought any: The stock is of the choicest kind, and ——The D “NEVA Ss esicesenineimeisae LOC Johnny § Sut on Woo luck. “He mine for set it wag very 3 considerable Bince, in e nnd the min pay as well ; self in debt, the mine. . . howeyer, an struck some ‘son took oul thousand do _pay off ali : now two.the same‘ rich, © Fine all throug comes in at . Schmidt, . E ing thé mi circumstance Omega W The above is located at tensive impr coming seas: which the fi larged, so th width can be pacity torn amount of w capable of w the largest season, and cilities for w son, will . who are act now know tl in the count met profits. th 000. : First Meetin ‘The Nevad theld its first . on Monday « “meeting it wi ‘strumental ai weading, elect ‘baté compris ‘The interest ‘shown by . ‘The Theatye ‘there being a an fact, than at some firs! fainments, " ways interest they deserve ‘The report :o found insanot ‘(Ser We clip tl ipattick, who ‘Wheatland P ‘tember, was t last Saturday. 80 badly burt ‘ able to be out Mr. Kirkpetr ‘amputatedso ‘most serious . -of that leg. bruised.” M taught the scl iin this county “Ne Ed. Gokisn jpurpose of p stock of Holid _ever brought termined to" branch of br sell the goods ito command a trade.. Deals will do well ta stock, and the gains of him t sale houses at smith is a the and will” mak; <— aaett return. Car Seven yards off the fence, : Pine street, Court House. be paid for‘its Everysopy man & Bros. ) of Men’sand ] they sell them house in this « examine that . ing elsewhere. A gold w will please lea: