November 23, 1875 (4 pages)

a : slope of the Sierra Madre is well ernments, growing out of the last » Salo, puma, wild boar and Indians. ’ fal Senoritas. ‘dry. will discount the Washoe emigraBir Daily Transcript NEVADA CITY, CAL. . ‘Tuesday, Nov. 23, 1875. Me * _ He, For Mliness: a The Chronicle of Sunday says that Lower California, the States eof Sonora, Chihuahua, sid portions of “Binaloa, Durango and Coahuila, are, in all probability, about tobe annex‘ed tothe United States. The Claim Commigsion, with Sir “Edward “Thornton, British Minister at Wushington acting as umpire, have been arbitrating between the United States and Mexico about pecuniary damages sustained by the people of both Govywar,and the balance is found to be on the American side. In order tosettle the claim, is is necessary.fer the Mexican Government to cede a part of her territory, as hex treasury is in a depleted condition. Atreaty has been’ drawn up +o that effect, vy “which the territory mentioned above will be ceded, provided the Senates of beep countries will ratify the same.! The country embraced in. ti) * States specified i is the richestin min‘eral and agricultural products of any. enthe Pacific Coast. Tne State of Chihuabua has been celebrated ‘for “¥ts mines of silver for centuries, and the mountains abound with goid;copper; iron, tin, lead and otber miner. als. The valleys have a very rich soiland support lange herds of cattle. ‘The region bordering op the eastern ‘watered, and is said to possess the most fertile soilin the State. The mountains abound with wild game, imeluding grizzly bear, the elk, buf‘There are plenty of scorpions, tarantulas and serpents, and some beautiThe climate of the high regions is: healthy when it is On the coast it is sickly from May to October. “The tiews created considerable stir here yesterday, ‘and we heard dozens of men of alitrades and professions say if the treaty is tatified they ‘will pack their long #oms and travel for the new Eldorado. ‘Mis the only chanee for another California and the days of °49. There willbe arush fo» that sectiom that tion, All hope the transfer will. be mide, and we join with the majorityinformed that Harry Meiggs has for. “Ho, for Mexico! ‘ gugh, and place the blame where it _ef the opinion that the hulk of the _ gel to continue to traverse the Beas, oe The “‘Pasific’”’ Investigation, There is to bean investigation into the cause of the Pacifico disastex. it is to be hoped that it will be thorproperly belongs. Most people are steamer was rotten, and that it was mot aseaworthy ship, The Government Inspector however, certified that: i was staunch aad sound. . Who remembers of a vessel ever being condemned as-unseaworthy in the har. bor of San Francisco? The heakiest eld tub on the sea can pass muster before an Inspector. -Mow the inveatigation is to be condueted by this waine person. The man who said the vessel’ was sound, is going to give his opinion about her when she und her passengers are in the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. He will soon enlighten the world who ~was.to blame aboat the matter. Perhaps his deeision will be that the sesponsibility rests upon. the In, spector who allowed an unsafe vesand perhape he won't. The Inspector is going to investigate himself. His verdiet will be anxiously waited for. Harry Mefggs\ y From a private letter from South America‘teceived im this city, we are some time been suffering with softening of the brain, He was not expeeted to live’at/one time, but has ~~ again so far recovered as to be able to be out, although bis physicians forbid his attending to any business. The letter says he has ruined his health by dissipation and riotous living, and thet he is not only shattered in mind and body,but in fortune too. The ease affords a lesson ton the certainty of punishment following an evil course. upon him for a time, but he has ut last met with his fate his past course so richly merits. Probably George M. Pinney will come outin a similar manner one of these days. lain al ™ Count Davovsr, grand nephew of Fortune smiled . The Parson’s Troubles. Parsen Fitagerald appeared with counsel before the Police Court of San Francisco on Friday last’ and withdrew his suit .against the Chronicle for libel, but. soon after apnouneed that he would go for his partner, C.K. Klose. Probatiy that suit will be called:three or fouz times,. and then-thatwill be with= drawn. We are sorry to see the Parson fail to clear himself or make ‘some explanation that would tend to improve the genera} opipion of bimIt seéms t6 us he has made a mie take in making his former partues a defendant instead of the CheonicleIf any damage resulted from making the Payott letter public the damage done by the Chronicle, was tenfold greater tham that done by Mr. Klose. the Parsow ¢alled God as his witness -thas there is just a little fixe under all the smoke, but we are willing to give him plenty of time to estublish his innocence. The State Prison. ‘Phe showing up of the expenses of-maintaining prisoners at San Quentin, made by Gorham and Phelps, set the people of the State to thinking, and prepared them to make careful scrutiny of the reports ofthe prison officials when they appeared, The recent report of the Directors shows: that it has cost $162.789 56 to maintain the prison. at San Quentin, exclusive of the work done on the braneh’ prison a. Folgom, which amounts to over a hundred thousand. The prisons in many States are self sdpporting, while the prices paid fos labor are not a fourth of that paid here, Is it not possible to inaugurate a reform in this matter? The incoming legisJature has a chance to distinguish itself aud redeem its promises to the people. Let the Solons start in on the mAnagement of the State Prison. ‘Free Again, Brigham Young was some time since commitied to prison for contempt of court, by Judge , Boreman,: In May last Judge Lowe ordered the prisoner discharged. An appeal was takem to the Supreme Court, and Chief Justiee White hes sustained the order, an@ decides that the order of committal is null and void, and that the order fer the discharge was We begia te fear—notwithstanding‘ Sepuction, P#omanie Separation axe Surr Yor Damaces.—A strange story comes fo us, which is as inter. esting as itis strange, The story is that a man (we shall withheld his } mame for the present), who resides on Gaston Ridge, above Kaureka, reeently made a trip: to‘Oregon Hill>in Yuba county,.te persuade a gentleman then residing thereto ‘allow his wife to make a visit to Gaston Ridge to see her brother, who was then,. and is now, in the employment of the gentleman aforesaid. The husband ef the lady at first.objected,saying it would be an iwpradent act, she having no acquaintances at Gaston Ridge or at Eureka. In reply the gentfeman said his -daughtér, a girl of 16 or 17 years, would keep her company, and that other ladies in the neighborhood would be a protection to her, &c. At last the husband consented and the wife left for’ ‘Gaston Ridge, taking Ber only child, three years of age, with hes, Sie agreed to return in. two weeks but she did wot, though she had written to nro for permissivn to remain a inonth or two lounger. A couple of weeks ago the husband went after her, and by dint of hard eoaxing got her away. It appears the gentleman who enticed the woman to Gaston Ridge was not at home when the husband reached there,nor when the man and. wife left. however, met on the road, when angry words ‘passed between them. The woman took part against her busband, and threatened that she would return to Gaston’ Ridge as soon as she could obtain her trunk containing her clothing. The husband and wife passed through this place eu route for Indiana Ranch, where the husband has been resid img forthe pas} three weeks, We saw him for a few moments as he passed through the plaee, and heard ‘this story. He appeared to be utterly heart broken. We think we can see in the dim future a suit for. . damages against the Gastéa Ridge gentleman fom. seduction, a suit uguinst the wife for divorce, and bill the other concomitants incident ‘to cases of this character. ‘‘Qh, woman! woman! thy name is frailty .”’— San Juan Times. _ Cootmess DuperR Wxcrremesr.— This afternoon, says the Truckee Republican, Henry Greely returned beside the foot path. _ Her affeetion ‘of her good opinion of him. ual, about 9'0’clock in the evening, They, . -town, but only went as far as. the In Trouble. j A married‘man who lives jast outside of town has made a discovery lately that rather worries him a little. During the Summer he used to come, to town in the evening, and on his return home he usedto frequent=. ly meet his wife near.a little grove for him, he thought, was very strong always, and these evening walks to meet him confirmed: him: still more walking alone he generaily whistles or sings 8@ it was easy for his spouse to know it was him when he approached, Me often Wondered why shé happened to meet him near the grove each time. A short time since he was returning home, as usbut having heard some news it town that occupied his thoughts, he did not sing or whistleon his way home, as was his custom, In passing the grove he heard a# rustling in the . , bushes, and on turning his head he. saw aman making through the un-. derbrush at a lively rate. Wearing it might be some one prowling around the premises for evil purposes, he burried to his house for a shot gun, and was returning toward the grove as ¥apidly as he could, when be met his wife. She had been as usual, she said, to meet him, but thinking he had returned some other way, she had concluded to go to.the house. He inquired if she had seen @ man ruoning anywhere on her walk, to which she replied she had not. The circumstaneé set the husband to thinking a little, and the next night, as usual, he started fox grove, When he elimbed a tree and stayed until nine o’clock,: whén he was disturbed in his meditations by the approaching footsteps of his wife coming up the path. She came toa point near him, an@ sat’ down: en a large boulder, She had not renained there long when @ whistle was heard ashort distance away, to which she replied by a similar musi. eal effort. In a moment a dashing young man appeared, and the twain were at once locked in eaeh others embrace as though time nor fate would ever sepazate. them. A further revelation from us would not be of any interest, and would oaly spoil ‘When : + Crovr.—An exchange says that croup can be cured in one minute, and the remedy is simply alum and sugar. . The way to accomplish the} deed is to take a knife or grater apd shave Off in small particles, _about with about twice its Geantity’ of sugar to make it-palatable; and admin= ‘istet as quickly as possible. Almost instantaneous relief will follow. a A soy of ten went into a Grand Rivér avenue grocery yesterday and called for a five eent bar of soap. He left a nickle on the countér and star ted outs ‘See here boy: —this is a led nick: el! I don’t take such money as this.’’ The bov left the soap and took up the nickel withouta word, but on re-ching the walk he burst ont::. “I told ma he wasn’t near sighted, But she stuck to it. an@ stnuels .* it } and now I'm liable to ae jniled.” Detroit Free PaNOTICE TO CREDITORS. WN the matter of the estate of James: Noonan deceased. Noti-e is hereby given by the undersigned, Aministrator of the est_te of saidJames Noonan, deceased, to tliecreditors of, and all persons having claims against the estate of ssid deceased, t present the same with the necessary vouchers within, four months from the. --first publication of this notice, to the undersigned, at the office of J. I. Caldwell, No. 42 Broad street, in Nevada City, Neva-. ~ “da County, California. JOHN WHITE, Administrator. ges Caldwell, Att’y. n23 i NEW BOOT AND SHOF SHOP, BROAD STREET, NEXT DOOR TO NEW YORK HOTEL, NEVADA CITY. N. P. KING, “HAVING permanently Toeated in Nevada oT is preparen to make -BOCTS AND SHOES to order, of the very best Teather and at the lowest rates. REPAIRING DONE, In a neat and expeditious manher. A share of the public patronage is respectfully solicited. ‘Please remember the place. On Broad street, adjoining the New Yorx Hotel. 1 LN. P. KING. Nevada City, Nev. 23, 1875. ene ? ATTENTION L. JACOBS & BRO. Successons to A. Goldsmith, NNOUNCE that they ba; Apsonkor unos soak weed DRY rs FANCY Goops, CONSISTING OF at. THE LATEST STYLES, TARTAN PLAIDS, EMPRESS CLOTHs, CASHMERES, DRUP De TE, * FRENCH 1 MERINOS, _SERGES, _ WATERPROOF, ete, All of the latest designs. The DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT Is complete, and esd the best brands: on hand.SHFETINGS, ‘From 44 to.12-4 wide. FLANNELS, _ NAPKINS, TOWELS, TABLE LINEN,._ And everything to be found in a first class store. the pleasure anticipated by the inSnel. So the prophet i is free aguin. and will probably remain so until some legal luminary can think up . sonie'quibble wpon which he can be again put under lock and key. Streets, The streets. around town ane generally in good eendition. Broad St. affords the most exceptions. There are some “thank you mam’s’” nearly opposite the National that wild just raise a man right ought ‘of his seat in evossing them. Some one, we presume will repair-the bad places when they. get ready. q George Washington. . ‘Phe chief editor of the Grass: Val ley Union will appear at the Centenmial party at that place in the character of George Washington, with knee breeches, silver buckles, silk stock-. ‘ly deny ever having done it with-his little hatchet, Grape Cure. The grape cure has beer “tried }successiully “in France for some “. time, and now we notice by the Los Angeles papers that physicians ate testing it in that locality. The method is eertainly much pleasanter than taking esalomel or syrup of squills. RePvupbicaN newspapers. which do not like some of the candidates elected by their party alliance in New York, nevertheless. find great com fort in the defeat of Tammany. The Providence Journal puts_ it cleverly: . when he was asked to subseribe toa on the site of thé old one. He could uot conscientiously give money for the advancement Of a faith in which he did not believe. But after a short struggle between his religious consistency and his natural generosity, he decided to give $100 toward the cost of tearing down the old church. * Briwwess' Wasnep Away.—Gautier’s bridge over Bear river on the Grass Valley and Auburn road, was taken off by high water on Wednesday night last: and the teamsters’ bridge, or a section of it, was washed out on Thursday. The only bridge Marshal Dayoust,, has just died, aged. 15 years, ; Vote on Bear River now standing is Taylor’s bridge on the lower Colfax réad. —G, V. Unies. 2 es e & 4 . ings and low shoes, but he will stout. . . “We feel like the good-oli-Quaker} r new Methodist church, to be erected . from Reno, and having, been away all might repaired to his room at onee. He was nét alittle surprised to find a window broken, and on looking toward his bed saw a stranger enjoying sweet restoration with hie boots on. He retreated to ask two friends if either of them had lodged any of their acquaintamces there. They hadn’t. Henry then returned, pulled the fellow out by the boots, letting him down on the floor with acrash. Hethen kieked him-around the room and gave him a heavy one that sent him down stairs ina heap, then propelled him to an alley by kicks a posterior aad was preparing to give hima good heavy one as a benediction when the fellow naively remarked : “‘Hayen’t fF you got another foot that. you éany i use?’’ “, Tue San Rafael. Herald eondenses a great deal’ of wisdom and sbund sense into the following which we{ eommend to the study of our fellow townsmen: Somebody says that the best way to make a:town grow and become a place of importance is to encourage pa goed new men, to come and settle among you, particularly those’ that are active, whether they have capital or not, their labor is worth money. Go to work, stimulate every legitimate enterprise by giving it hearty encouragement, Cultivate a public spirit, help your neighbors, encourage your. local authorities, when right, in public improvements, and in faet~anything likely to advance publie good. It is such little things that meke a town grow. . Their cost is insignificant when divided "among the citizens, but when converted intothe genera) efiort,they do their work thoroughly. WEN we were an urchin we weuld rather look at two' girls than ene bey.—Colusa Sun. Has the man overgrown the py of the ur¢hin?— Marysville Appea How is it =i you, spas Oe sm —Sacranseato Bee. We have bad our loyalty to the flag ‘of our cowntry try. questioned—by garbled extraets, we have beep accused of disloyalty to the’Democratie parsy, and all this we have stood with the indifference of-a stoic, but to have Gur loyalty to the questioned makes us “bile over,” yes Nye once said that he loved’ t wonien as well as ever, but his 1 ~~ ory was getting soawfullf bad that he did not think of them half so often, but gentlemen of Appeal and Bee, we would have you understand thatour memory even now is not failihg us!—Colusa Sun. ¥ % ¢. seeka jured husband, who will relate his observations to any who wilh listen to him. He has discovered that his lady love has a long list of acquaintances, and each one seems to excel the others in the demonstrations of his affection. “The parties have separated, and the husband forbids any . .one to trust his wife om his acequnt, but he does not wish te obtain a divorce, as that would allew her te marry again, which hé is bound to prevent. — = Er P [By Telegraph,}: Yesterday Morning’s Salen 2315 Ophir 463. 385. Mexican 1834. ~900 Gould & Curry 1734. : 3821 Best & Belcher 46% ”~ 115 Savage 76, 270 Chollar 66. ° : 235 Hale & Norcross 34. 435 Crown Point 283%. ' 180 Yellow Jacket 73. 290 Imperial 8%. 70. Alpha 17%. = 195 Belcher 20%, . 495 Con Virginia 28234. 690 Sierra Nevada 13, 4490 California 613{. ame Bullion 45, 50 Exchequer 12, 208 Overman 4614 99C Justice 32%;. 600 Union Con 8% 55 Lady Bryan.134. 600 Julia 113%. 50 Caledonia 15. 380 Baltimore 234. * 180 Utah 13%. — iis Sh Yesterday Afternoon’s Sales26 Meadow Valle 275 Raymond & » 17%. 6a _— = 15. 590 1 70 Sefheooe 43 Cee 1170 Gila 334. , 1200 Jackson. 14. “200 Utah 15. 160 Bilver Hill 814. 5 Eclipse 7. ee _ 80 Challen bey 130 Rock I ome 3710 Woodville 3 3%. ee 1165 Andes 334. i 220 Con Virginia 29%, 970 California 6244. 2040 Ophir 483;, ° 2050 Justice 3034. 100 Crown Point 28%. 790 Best & Belcher 48%. THE old bell which called together the Virginia Convention of 1775, in Richmond, when Patrick Henry uttered his stirring sentence, ‘Give me liberty or death,”’ is still in use in ne in that State. \ t {sv6. The _} At 2 o’clock, © NEVADA LIGHT GUARD! N accordatice with orders from headquarters, ai election of Commissioned Officers of the Nevada Light Guard for the ensuing term, will be held at the Armory, in this cliy, om Monday Evening, aveuner 29th, At 7% o’clock. member should be on hand promptly. Any member whose name does not appear on the Muster Roll by Nov. 29th, will not-be entitled to vote. The Roll can be found with the ane Sergeant, at Wells, Fargo & Co’s. office. By order. JOHN A. RAPP, Captain Commanding. Wa. F. Evens, o. 8, Mesdquarters Fourth Brigade, California National Guard, Sacramento, Noy. 19th, 3875. Special Onder No.9,. John A. Rapp, Captei ve rd C. 4th Infertry, ourth @. C., is hereby appointed Inn intend and conduct io spocioe 4 8 Officers of ‘Co. C. 4th ment, 4th Brigade, to fill bette,» ; Caused by emptrestee’ of the terms of the present incumbents. . Captain Rapp wild eonduct said election according to law, and report oe proceedings to theée head TS. order; : Brig. Gen. W.L. ox BELL,. H, H. Lisweis, Asst. Adj’t Gan. n2e NOTICE. ype Trustees of Nevada City will set asa Board of Equalization on THURSDAY EVENING, Nov. 25th, 1875, at 8 o’clock, atthe City Hall, and continue In session every eveging ‘until Saturday, Dec. 4th, 1875. W. J. ORGAN, President. A. H. Hanson, Clark, nit te N ORDINANCE levying a City Property T or thé ee ee y ist ees Of the City’of Nevada do ordain as follows : Section Ist. A City Property Tax of Forty Cents on each one hundred~ dollars of assessed value for general purposes acd of twenty cents on each’one hundrsd dollars of assessed pon, Hl forFize purposes . is hereby levied upon all the assessable } and taxable property, both realand personot Nevada for te yar limits ef the City of Nev: ye trre dg May 1. 1876. : eames President. "ke: Hamox, él s n21° se ANNUAL MEETING of the stoex. holders of the BANK OF NEVADA UNTY, will be held at the Banking . House in Nevada City, on Monday, December 20th, 1875, ee Sec’, Nevada, Nov. oe. inn. epee A RUDOLPH PHOTO-G. ALLERY. *'R. A. DESMOND, ARTIST. BROAD 8T., ABOVE PINE, NEVADA CITY. op Ordinance No 71. -@ THE _. MILLINERY DEPARTMENT, Consists of all the Latest © . Styles HATS, — _ FLOWERS, RIBBONS, FEATHERS, An Endless Variety. CARPETS. ENGLISH THREE PLY, CROSSEY’S BEST TAPESTRY. OIL CLOTHS, RUGS, MATTING. _MATS, ete, — The above immense stock has been-bought for CASH, and we are now prepared to give greater inducements to our customers. than ever known before. .The Goods will be sold at importation ci pea every: article ag anteed. — . SAMPLES SENT FREE. . : We solict a share of pa. tronage, and extend an invitation to all to eall and examine the Stock, ; ' Le JACOBS & BRO. At A. Goldsmith’s former stand. DROP De ALMA, ct Pp nm Pp w pe ° di 8 tl e &e’ Cet Ss a —.FH eo rer ae ane ae ae ee ee a a “ia ae Pe a a ae ee

a : slope of the Sierra Madre is well ernments, growing out of the last » Salo, puma, wild boar and Indians. ’ fal Senoritas. ‘dry. will discount the Washoe emigraBir Daily Transcript NEVADA CITY, CAL. . ‘Tuesday, Nov. 23, 1875. Me * _ He, For Mliness: a The Chronicle of Sunday says that Lower California, the States eof Sonora, Chihuahua, sid portions of “Binaloa, Durango and Coahuila, are, in all probability, about tobe annex‘ed tothe United States. The Claim Commigsion, with Sir “Edward “Thornton, British Minister at Wushington acting as umpire, have been arbitrating between the United States and Mexico about pecuniary damages sustained by the people of both Govywar,and the balance is found to be on the American side. In order tosettle the claim, is is necessary.fer the Mexican Government to cede a part of her territory, as hex treasury is in a depleted condition. Atreaty has been’ drawn up +o that effect, vy “which the territory mentioned above will be ceded, provided the Senates of beep countries will ratify the same.! The country embraced in. ti) * States specified i is the richestin min‘eral and agricultural products of any. enthe Pacific Coast. Tne State of Chihuabua has been celebrated ‘for “¥ts mines of silver for centuries, and the mountains abound with goid;copper; iron, tin, lead and otber miner. als. The valleys have a very rich soiland support lange herds of cattle. ‘The region bordering op the eastern ‘watered, and is said to possess the most fertile soilin the State. The mountains abound with wild game, imeluding grizzly bear, the elk, buf‘There are plenty of scorpions, tarantulas and serpents, and some beautiThe climate of the high regions is: healthy when it is On the coast it is sickly from May to October. “The tiews created considerable stir here yesterday, ‘and we heard dozens of men of alitrades and professions say if the treaty is tatified they ‘will pack their long #oms and travel for the new Eldorado. ‘Mis the only chanee for another California and the days of °49. There willbe arush fo» that sectiom that tion, All hope the transfer will. be mide, and we join with the majorityinformed that Harry Meiggs has for. “Ho, for Mexico! ‘ gugh, and place the blame where it _ef the opinion that the hulk of the _ gel to continue to traverse the Beas, oe The “‘Pasific’”’ Investigation, There is to bean investigation into the cause of the Pacifico disastex. it is to be hoped that it will be thorproperly belongs. Most people are steamer was rotten, and that it was mot aseaworthy ship, The Government Inspector however, certified that: i was staunch aad sound. . Who remembers of a vessel ever being condemned as-unseaworthy in the har. bor of San Francisco? The heakiest eld tub on the sea can pass muster before an Inspector. -Mow the inveatigation is to be condueted by this waine person. The man who said the vessel’ was sound, is going to give his opinion about her when she und her passengers are in the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. He will soon enlighten the world who ~was.to blame aboat the matter. Perhaps his deeision will be that the sesponsibility rests upon. the In, spector who allowed an unsafe vesand perhape he won't. The Inspector is going to investigate himself. His verdiet will be anxiously waited for. Harry Mefggs\ y From a private letter from South America‘teceived im this city, we are some time been suffering with softening of the brain, He was not expeeted to live’at/one time, but has ~~ again so far recovered as to be able to be out, although bis physicians forbid his attending to any business. The letter says he has ruined his health by dissipation and riotous living, and thet he is not only shattered in mind and body,but in fortune too. The ease affords a lesson ton the certainty of punishment following an evil course. upon him for a time, but he has ut last met with his fate his past course so richly merits. Probably George M. Pinney will come outin a similar manner one of these days. lain al ™ Count Davovsr, grand nephew of Fortune smiled . The Parson’s Troubles. Parsen Fitagerald appeared with counsel before the Police Court of San Francisco on Friday last’ and withdrew his suit .against the Chronicle for libel, but. soon after apnouneed that he would go for his partner, C.K. Klose. Probatiy that suit will be called:three or fouz times,. and then-thatwill be with= drawn. We are sorry to see the Parson fail to clear himself or make ‘some explanation that would tend to improve the genera} opipion of bimIt seéms t6 us he has made a mie take in making his former partues a defendant instead of the CheonicleIf any damage resulted from making the Payott letter public the damage done by the Chronicle, was tenfold greater tham that done by Mr. Klose. the Parsow ¢alled God as his witness -thas there is just a little fixe under all the smoke, but we are willing to give him plenty of time to estublish his innocence. The State Prison. ‘Phe showing up of the expenses of-maintaining prisoners at San Quentin, made by Gorham and Phelps, set the people of the State to thinking, and prepared them to make careful scrutiny of the reports ofthe prison officials when they appeared, The recent report of the Directors shows: that it has cost $162.789 56 to maintain the prison. at San Quentin, exclusive of the work done on the braneh’ prison a. Folgom, which amounts to over a hundred thousand. The prisons in many States are self sdpporting, while the prices paid fos labor are not a fourth of that paid here, Is it not possible to inaugurate a reform in this matter? The incoming legisJature has a chance to distinguish itself aud redeem its promises to the people. Let the Solons start in on the mAnagement of the State Prison. ‘Free Again, Brigham Young was some time since commitied to prison for contempt of court, by Judge , Boreman,: In May last Judge Lowe ordered the prisoner discharged. An appeal was takem to the Supreme Court, and Chief Justiee White hes sustained the order, an@ decides that the order of committal is null and void, and that the order fer the discharge was We begia te fear—notwithstanding‘ Sepuction, P#omanie Separation axe Surr Yor Damaces.—A strange story comes fo us, which is as inter. esting as itis strange, The story is that a man (we shall withheld his } mame for the present), who resides on Gaston Ridge, above Kaureka, reeently made a trip: to‘Oregon Hill>in Yuba county,.te persuade a gentleman then residing thereto ‘allow his wife to make a visit to Gaston Ridge to see her brother, who was then,. and is now, in the employment of the gentleman aforesaid. The husband ef the lady at first.objected,saying it would be an iwpradent act, she having no acquaintances at Gaston Ridge or at Eureka. In reply the gentfeman said his -daughtér, a girl of 16 or 17 years, would keep her company, and that other ladies in the neighborhood would be a protection to her, &c. At last the husband consented and the wife left for’ ‘Gaston Ridge, taking Ber only child, three years of age, with hes, Sie agreed to return in. two weeks but she did wot, though she had written to nro for permissivn to remain a inonth or two lounger. A couple of weeks ago the husband went after her, and by dint of hard eoaxing got her away. It appears the gentleman who enticed the woman to Gaston Ridge was not at home when the husband reached there,nor when the man and. wife left. however, met on the road, when angry words ‘passed between them. The woman took part against her busband, and threatened that she would return to Gaston’ Ridge as soon as she could obtain her trunk containing her clothing. The husband and wife passed through this place eu route for Indiana Ranch, where the husband has been resid img forthe pas} three weeks, We saw him for a few moments as he passed through the plaee, and heard ‘this story. He appeared to be utterly heart broken. We think we can see in the dim future a suit for. . damages against the Gastéa Ridge gentleman fom. seduction, a suit uguinst the wife for divorce, and bill the other concomitants incident ‘to cases of this character. ‘‘Qh, woman! woman! thy name is frailty .”’— San Juan Times. _ Cootmess DuperR Wxcrremesr.— This afternoon, says the Truckee Republican, Henry Greely returned beside the foot path. _ Her affeetion ‘of her good opinion of him. ual, about 9'0’clock in the evening, They, . -town, but only went as far as. the In Trouble. j A married‘man who lives jast outside of town has made a discovery lately that rather worries him a little. During the Summer he used to come, to town in the evening, and on his return home he usedto frequent=. ly meet his wife near.a little grove for him, he thought, was very strong always, and these evening walks to meet him confirmed: him: still more walking alone he generaily whistles or sings 8@ it was easy for his spouse to know it was him when he approached, Me often Wondered why shé happened to meet him near the grove each time. A short time since he was returning home, as usbut having heard some news it town that occupied his thoughts, he did not sing or whistleon his way home, as was his custom, In passing the grove he heard a# rustling in the . , bushes, and on turning his head he. saw aman making through the un-. derbrush at a lively rate. Wearing it might be some one prowling around the premises for evil purposes, he burried to his house for a shot gun, and was returning toward the grove as ¥apidly as he could, when be met his wife. She had been as usual, she said, to meet him, but thinking he had returned some other way, she had concluded to go to.the house. He inquired if she had seen @ man ruoning anywhere on her walk, to which she replied she had not. The circumstaneé set the husband to thinking a little, and the next night, as usual, he started fox grove, When he elimbed a tree and stayed until nine o’clock,: whén he was disturbed in his meditations by the approaching footsteps of his wife coming up the path. She came toa point near him, an@ sat’ down: en a large boulder, She had not renained there long when @ whistle was heard ashort distance away, to which she replied by a similar musi. eal effort. In a moment a dashing young man appeared, and the twain were at once locked in eaeh others embrace as though time nor fate would ever sepazate. them. A further revelation from us would not be of any interest, and would oaly spoil ‘When : + Crovr.—An exchange says that croup can be cured in one minute, and the remedy is simply alum and sugar. . The way to accomplish the} deed is to take a knife or grater apd shave Off in small particles, _about with about twice its Geantity’ of sugar to make it-palatable; and admin= ‘istet as quickly as possible. Almost instantaneous relief will follow. a A soy of ten went into a Grand Rivér avenue grocery yesterday and called for a five eent bar of soap. He left a nickle on the countér and star ted outs ‘See here boy: —this is a led nick: el! I don’t take such money as this.’’ The bov left the soap and took up the nickel withouta word, but on re-ching the walk he burst ont::. “I told ma he wasn’t near sighted, But she stuck to it. an@ stnuels .* it } and now I'm liable to ae jniled.” Detroit Free PaNOTICE TO CREDITORS. WN the matter of the estate of James: Noonan deceased. Noti-e is hereby given by the undersigned, Aministrator of the est_te of saidJames Noonan, deceased, to tliecreditors of, and all persons having claims against the estate of ssid deceased, t present the same with the necessary vouchers within, four months from the. --first publication of this notice, to the undersigned, at the office of J. I. Caldwell, No. 42 Broad street, in Nevada City, Neva-. ~ “da County, California. JOHN WHITE, Administrator. ges Caldwell, Att’y. n23 i NEW BOOT AND SHOF SHOP, BROAD STREET, NEXT DOOR TO NEW YORK HOTEL, NEVADA CITY. N. P. KING, “HAVING permanently Toeated in Nevada oT is preparen to make -BOCTS AND SHOES to order, of the very best Teather and at the lowest rates. REPAIRING DONE, In a neat and expeditious manher. A share of the public patronage is respectfully solicited. ‘Please remember the place. On Broad street, adjoining the New Yorx Hotel. 1 LN. P. KING. Nevada City, Nev. 23, 1875. ene ? ATTENTION L. JACOBS & BRO. Successons to A. Goldsmith, NNOUNCE that they ba;

Apsonkor unos soak weed DRY rs FANCY Goops, CONSISTING OF at. THE LATEST STYLES, TARTAN PLAIDS, EMPRESS CLOTHs, CASHMERES, DRUP De TE, * FRENCH 1 MERINOS, _SERGES, _ WATERPROOF, ete, All of the latest designs. The DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT Is complete, and esd the best brands: on hand.SHFETINGS, ‘From 44 to.12-4 wide. FLANNELS, _ NAPKINS, TOWELS, TABLE LINEN,._ And everything to be found in a first class store. the pleasure anticipated by the inSnel. So the prophet i is free aguin. and will probably remain so until some legal luminary can think up . sonie'quibble wpon which he can be again put under lock and key. Streets, The streets. around town ane generally in good eendition. Broad St. affords the most exceptions. There are some “thank you mam’s’” nearly opposite the National that wild just raise a man right ought ‘of his seat in evossing them. Some one, we presume will repair-the bad places when they. get ready. q George Washington. . ‘Phe chief editor of the Grass: Val ley Union will appear at the Centenmial party at that place in the character of George Washington, with knee breeches, silver buckles, silk stock-. ‘ly deny ever having done it with-his little hatchet, Grape Cure. The grape cure has beer “tried }successiully “in France for some “. time, and now we notice by the Los Angeles papers that physicians ate testing it in that locality. The method is eertainly much pleasanter than taking esalomel or syrup of squills. RePvupbicaN newspapers. which do not like some of the candidates elected by their party alliance in New York, nevertheless. find great com fort in the defeat of Tammany. The Providence Journal puts_ it cleverly: . when he was asked to subseribe toa on the site of thé old one. He could uot conscientiously give money for the advancement Of a faith in which he did not believe. But after a short struggle between his religious consistency and his natural generosity, he decided to give $100 toward the cost of tearing down the old church. * Briwwess' Wasnep Away.—Gautier’s bridge over Bear river on the Grass Valley and Auburn road, was taken off by high water on Wednesday night last: and the teamsters’ bridge, or a section of it, was washed out on Thursday. The only bridge Marshal Dayoust,, has just died, aged. 15 years, ; Vote on Bear River now standing is Taylor’s bridge on the lower Colfax réad. —G, V. Unies.. 2 es e & 4 . ings and low shoes, but he will stout. . . “We feel like the good-oli-Quaker} r new Methodist church, to be erected . from Reno, and having, been away all might repaired to his room at onee. He was nét alittle surprised to find a window broken, and on looking toward his bed saw a stranger enjoying sweet restoration with hie boots on. He retreated to ask two friends if either of them had lodged any of their acquaintamces there. They hadn’t. Henry then returned, pulled the fellow out by the boots, letting him down on the floor with acrash. Hethen kieked him-around the room and gave him a heavy one that sent him down stairs ina heap, then propelled him to an alley by kicks a posterior aad was preparing to give hima good heavy one as a benediction when the fellow naively remarked : “‘Hayen’t fF you got another foot that. you éany i use?’’ “, Tue San Rafael. Herald eondenses a great deal’ of wisdom and sbund sense into the following which we{ eommend to the study of our fellow townsmen: Somebody says that the best way to make a:town grow and become a place of importance is to encourage pa goed new men, to come and settle among you, particularly those’ that are active, whether they have capital or not, their labor is worth money. Go to work, stimulate every legitimate enterprise by giving it hearty encouragement, Cultivate a public spirit, help your neighbors, encourage your. local authorities, when right, in public improvements, and in faet~anything likely to advance publie good. It is such little things that meke a town grow. . Their cost is insignificant when divided "among the citizens, but when converted intothe genera) efiort,they do their work thoroughly. WEN we were an urchin we weuld rather look at two' girls than ene bey.—Colusa Sun. Has the man overgrown the py of the ur¢hin?— Marysville Appea How is it =i you, spas Oe sm —Sacranseato Bee. We have bad our loyalty to the flag ‘of our cowntry try. questioned—by garbled extraets, we have beep accused of disloyalty to the’Democratie parsy, and all this we have stood with the indifference of-a stoic, but to have Gur loyalty to the questioned makes us “bile over,” yes Nye once said that he loved’ t wonien as well as ever, but his 1 ~~ ory was getting soawfullf bad that he did not think of them half so often, but gentlemen of Appeal and Bee, we would have you understand thatour memory even now is not failihg us!—Colusa Sun. ¥ % ¢. seeka jured husband, who will relate his observations to any who wilh listen to him. He has discovered that his lady love has a long list of acquaintances, and each one seems to excel the others in the demonstrations of his affection. “The parties have separated, and the husband forbids any . .one to trust his wife om his acequnt, but he does not wish te obtain a divorce, as that would allew her te marry again, which hé is bound to prevent. — = Er P [By Telegraph,}: Yesterday Morning’s Salen 2315 Ophir 463. 385. Mexican 1834. ~900 Gould & Curry 1734. : 3821 Best & Belcher 46% ”~ 115 Savage 76, 270 Chollar 66. ° : 235 Hale & Norcross 34. 435 Crown Point 283%. ' 180 Yellow Jacket 73. 290 Imperial 8%. 70. Alpha 17%. = 195 Belcher 20%, . 495 Con Virginia 28234. 690 Sierra Nevada 13, 4490 California 613{. ame Bullion 45, 50 Exchequer 12, 208 Overman 4614 99C Justice 32%;. 600 Union Con 8% 55 Lady Bryan.134. 600 Julia 113%. 50 Caledonia 15. 380 Baltimore 234. * 180 Utah 13%. — iis Sh Yesterday Afternoon’s Sales26 Meadow Valle 275 Raymond & » 17%. 6a _— = 15. 590 1 70 Sefheooe 43 Cee 1170 Gila 334. , 1200 Jackson. 14. “200 Utah 15. 160 Bilver Hill 814. 5 Eclipse 7. ee _ 80 Challen bey 130 Rock I ome 3710 Woodville 3 3%. ee 1165 Andes 334. i 220 Con Virginia 29%, 970 California 6244. 2040 Ophir 483;, ° 2050 Justice 3034. 100 Crown Point 28%. 790 Best & Belcher 48%. THE old bell which called together the Virginia Convention of 1775, in Richmond, when Patrick Henry uttered his stirring sentence, ‘Give me liberty or death,”’ is still in use in ne in that State. \ t {sv6. The _} At 2 o’clock, © NEVADA LIGHT GUARD! N accordatice with orders from headquarters, ai election of Commissioned Officers of the Nevada Light Guard for the ensuing term, will be held at the Armory, in this cliy, om Monday Evening, aveuner 29th, At 7% o’clock. member should be on hand promptly. Any member whose name does not appear on the Muster Roll by Nov. 29th, will not-be entitled to vote. The Roll can be found with the ane Sergeant, at Wells, Fargo & Co’s. office. By order. JOHN A. RAPP, Captain Commanding. Wa. F. Evens, o. 8, Mesdquarters Fourth Brigade, California National Guard, Sacramento, Noy. 19th, 3875. Special Onder No.9,. John A. Rapp, Captei ve rd C. 4th Infertry, ourth @. C., is hereby appointed Inn intend and conduct io spocioe 4 8 Officers of ‘Co. C. 4th ment, 4th Brigade, to fill bette,» ; Caused by emptrestee’ of the terms of the present incumbents. . Captain Rapp wild eonduct said election according to law, and report oe proceedings to theée head TS. order; : Brig. Gen. W.L. ox BELL,. H, H. Lisweis, Asst. Adj’t Gan. n2e NOTICE. ype Trustees of Nevada City will set asa Board of Equalization on THURSDAY EVENING, Nov. 25th, 1875, at 8 o’clock, atthe City Hall, and continue In session every eveging ‘until Saturday, Dec. 4th, 1875. W. J. ORGAN, President. A. H. Hanson, Clark, nit te N ORDINANCE levying a City Property T or thé ee ee y ist ees Of the City’of Nevada do ordain as follows : Section Ist. A City Property Tax of Forty Cents on each one hundred~ dollars of assessed value for general purposes acd of twenty cents on each’one hundrsd dollars of assessed pon, Hl forFize purposes . is hereby levied upon all the assessable } and taxable property, both realand personot Nevada for te yar limits ef the City of Nev: ye trre dg May 1. 1876. : eames President. "ke: Hamox, él s n21° se ANNUAL MEETING of the stoex. holders of the BANK OF NEVADA UNTY, will be held at the Banking . House in Nevada City, on Monday, December 20th, 1875, ee Sec’, Nevada, Nov. oe. inn. epee A RUDOLPH PHOTO-G. ALLERY. *'R. A. DESMOND, ARTIST. BROAD 8T., ABOVE PINE, NEVADA CITY. op Ordinance No 71. -@ THE _. MILLINERY DEPARTMENT, Consists of all the Latest © . Styles HATS, — _ FLOWERS, RIBBONS, FEATHERS, An Endless Variety. CARPETS. ENGLISH THREE PLY, CROSSEY’S BEST TAPESTRY. OIL CLOTHS, RUGS, MATTING. _MATS, ete, — The above immense stock has been-bought for CASH, and we are now prepared to give greater inducements to our customers. than ever known before. .The Goods will be sold at importation ci pea every: article ag anteed. — . SAMPLES SENT FREE. . : We solict a share of pa. tronage, and extend an invitation to all to eall and examine the Stock, ; ' Le JACOBS & BRO. At A. Goldsmith’s former stand. DROP De ALMA, ct Pp nm Pp w pe ° di 8 tl e &e’ Cet Ss a —.FH eo rer ae ane ae ae ee ee a a “ia ae Pe a a ae ee