October 26, 1879 (4 pages)

jet The Daily Transcript NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA. Halicluj# Jack's Argument. ne eee d A forty-niner from the upper part of the county svho had so much: fom rere o<-.—-eonne Sy Sunday, Sotober 26th, 1879. ty-rod aboard that he was oblivious to the custom:of civilized society dropThe Deadwood Mine. Next Mondaysanother crushing of 15) tons wi.l be commenced at the Deadwood mine. The average yield crushed during. the $36 per ton. yo of all the roc < past. year has been : Stoping is being done in the first and second ljvels. The drift on the third level, 360 feet below the surface, has been pushed south a dis; “tance of 300 feet, showing a pay chute the entire length. . After runving this drift, the management instead of extracting fhe ore on it commenced sjnking for another lTevel, a hundred feet;below. There-are forty feet atill tosink, and-when it is reached some very fine results are looked for. Itis ‘the ambition of the company to geta large amount of pay ore opened “up before, commencing toextract on an extended So far’their efforts have met ‘the ore grows richer and richér as the ledge is followed down, and towards ‘the bottom Shows anuch free gold. _—----oo +> The Centennial Mine. scale. a with much encouragement. Some three months since Major William Downie tendered. his resignation of the Centennial gravel mine. in Washington township, this county, and A, Davison has since been in}: charge of the enterprise. Another, change in the management has now taken place. Captain Henry Balch, “for. the past few years foreman of Crown Point Novada State, has resigned that position and the mine, accepted the Superintendence of the Centenuial, owned by Virginia’ City and Go!d Hill parties who have the utmost faith in the Captain’s ability to make * the mine a producer before long. <A private letter received here from the Comstock a day or two since stiites that the: Centennial Company are The mine is principally about to reorganize and “incorporate, which step was first contemplated . several months ago, but delayed from time to time until. now. ———----ee The Telephone Litigation. capsaicin The prolonged litigation over the right to the telephone patents has been closed at last, so that all the parties, Gray in Chicayo, Bell in Boston, Edison in‘Menlo Park, and the Western Union Telegraph Company, representing the two latter inventors, are entirely satisfied. The telephone business in the United States will hereafter be conducted -by the National Bell Telephone Company, “Which will pay a royalty to all others concerned, It is said that the Gray interest willreceive twenty per cent, of all rentals, which, it is estimated, will amount, even now, to $100,000 per year. -, Eas New Smelting Works. Extensive and needed improvements are constantly ‘being made at the Murchie mine. Within . two years past an astonishing: amount of such work has been done in the vari{ous departments, and all apparently toa good advantage. The material is now being hauled with which to construct new smelting ‘works in the immediate vicinity of the mill, and the furnace is to be gotten ready for operations as rapid v as possible. — >eoe Major Downie's Book. Major Downie says he is succeeding admirably in the matter of collating information for the book he contemplates publishing in order to preserve a certain class of incidents of mining life that have not appeared in print heretofore. He recently made a trip to Sierra county and obtained a largenumber of sketches relative to happenings in that section, Pleaty of Water. The South Yuba Canal Company are running about a thousand inches of water to Chal’; Bluff and vicinity. Cascacte ditch is carrying about 300 inches, which is brought to Nevada and the head of the V Flume. That cused by the latter afterwards Passes “on to Grass Valley, 7s: In Fine Cendition. James Rose; foreman of the South Yuba Canal Company, was in town yesterday. He says the repairs all along the ditches have been completed, and everything is in aplendid siape for the winter, « j ped intoa saloon in a neighboring town the other day and by the way of diversion pulled out his revolver and sent a bullet crashing into the woo.l-box. A peace officer who by some whaccountable means happened to be ‘lin the ¥icinity heard the report, and after peering through the screen to see there was no danger inside, en-: tered the door and went up to Hallelujah Jack who stood there carelessly toying with the weapon he had “Come, Jack, put her away and* don't bang around here any more,” said Mr. Policeman. “‘Why not?” tersely queried the pioneer. : re “Because it’s against the law. to shoot so ‘cussed promiscuously in any State, and especially California.” Jack staggered across the barroom to where a largeatlas hung on the wall. Taking it down he pointed his toil stained finger to one of the numeroita divisions. ‘That's Californy, ain't it?’ he asked. “a.” is 6 An’ that’s Arizony, ain't it%’ he continued, pointing a little farther tothe right. : EY G5.” Before any one coull prevent he sent a bullet ploughing through the latter. portion of themap. — “I’m a law-abidin’ citizen,” he -exclaimed as ‘he backed up into a: corner oftheroom, and held his revo'-. ver where the officercould look down into ihe barrel. ‘‘Yer tole me not ter shoot in Californy, ‘cause ’twas a State and against the laws. So I thought I’d jest shootin a territory.” The official was immediately convinced that he had no grounds for arrest. Constable Treasure Denies It. Cotrax, Oct. 24th, 1879. Eprror Txanscripr :—In to-day’s issue of your paper there appears an article headed ‘‘An officer completely sold,” which states that I had a conversation with one of the parties who caused the disturbance at Hamilton Hall, and had received a description of him. The statement is entirely false, as I never spoke to the person referred to, but received the following despatch ; ‘Arrest C. Whitehead and J. Miller. I ‘have warrant. Signed, Wm. Reynolds.” I need hardly say that those parties have not ‘favored me with a call. But should your informant ever commit a breach of the law I think he will find that Colfax will be an unhealthy place for him to visit. By publishing thie yon will do me an act of justice. Respectfully, Wa. TREASURE, Answer. Constable. Grant Excursion To-day. ae ae The excursion train -that leaves this city for Colfax at 6:20:. o'clock this morning will be crowded with citizens from Nevada, Grass Valley and San Juan who are anxious to obtain a view of General Grant, the hero of so many bloody battles and flattering receptions, The opportunity to see him is an excellent one, as the special on which he goes East, will make'a longer stop at Colfax than custemary. ‘The local ‘military company held a meeting last evening to arrange for accompanying the train, an invitation to go down free of ex. pense having been generously tendered them by the Railroad Company, Not the First Raised Rere. A few days since an item was published te the effect that ‘a tree in K. M. Preston's howse-yard on Broad street was yielding a good crop of English soft shell walnuts, and that they were supposed to be the first’ ever raised in this section. Since then we have learned, that there are several trees on P. Sutton’s ranch near this city which have been bearing-well for several years until the present one, when the crop is not so large as before owing to the unusually late frosts last spring, ~ & Presentation, The Grand Encampment of: the Champions of Red Cross of. California, in session at San Francisco last week, presented Samuel Clutter of this city, the retiring Grand Commander, with a fine gold headed cane, 4 PeProrriately inscribed, preliminary examination and tranis, etc. 3 P’ The Oidest Inhabitants. The following is a list of voters in . Nevada county who have passed the . age of seventy years, as shown by . the last Great Register : Owen Farrell, Sr., aged 80; residence, Grass Valley ; nativity, Ire. land. J. A. Cross, aged 79; residence, Nevada ; nativity, Maryland. ; Edward James, aged 90; residence, Indian Springs ; nativity, North Carolina. : ; S. S. Moody, aged 82 ; residence, Nevada ; nativity, Pennsylvania. Nathaniel Mitchell, aged 82; resi-. dence, Grass Valley ; nativity, Maryland.-: dence, You Bet ; nativity, Pennsylvania, ad George Sanford, residence, Nevada, aged. 83; nativity, Massachusetts. The Great Republic Mine. i This quartz claim, located near the . * railroad at Kreas’ Sumunit,is showing . ? gvod prospects. An inciine’ is down several hundred feet in length, which . ! carries off the surface water. -A contract has. recently been let to sink}! the incline bélow the level of the tunnel, and the ledge, now shows in the shaft a width of 34 feet, which} prospects finely in free gold. Should the prospects continue as favorable as present the mine will be put in ‘ tion of steam hoisting works.—Un. t ion. a The Habeas Corpus Case. The Murchie habeas corpus case came up before County Judge Caldwell yesterday for argument. on an objection made by counsel for the prosecution to the effect that his Honor had no right to set aside the judgment of the committing magistrate . whose action was held to be final. The objection was overruled, and Judge Caldwell proceeded to examine the testimony submitted at the I scribed by the short-handed reporter. Geo. S. Hupp, Esq., has become associated with District Attorney Gaylord, on behalf of the prosecution. ——-Qe —--——— Grand OM cers Elected. The Grand Encampment of the Champions of the Red Cross, in session at San Fraudisco, elected officers this city: J. M. Walling, Grand Councillor; L. Bushell, Grand Captain of Host; Rev. J. Sims, Grand Chaplain; J. M. Walling, Grand Trustee; Samuel Clutter, Fast Grand Commander. ——<> © & -— — Dancing Clans. To-morrow evening Mr, B. Fehnemann, who is recently from San Francisco, will organize a class at Temperance Hall“for the purpose of instructing gentlemen in the latest style dances, The tuition is very reasonable. All gentlemen who desire to become adepts in tripping the light fantastic according to the most approved methods should be on hand. ~~ pee — Fun and Improvement. The coming winter promises to be unusually gay the coming winter, . Arrangements have been made by various organizations and individuals for giving two or three public parties regularly every week, literary clubs »nd amateur theatricals are looming up in alarming numbers, a myriad of marriages are on the tap-— The Mulloy Case. The divorce case of Mulloy vs. Mulloy is still on trial. At an early hour yesterday afternoon the Court adjourned until ten o'clock to-morrow morning, owing to the illness of the plaintiff who was unable to appear on the witness stand. There is considerable testimony yet to be adduced. . — ——_ > +e Adopted a Daughter. Under an order of County Judge Caldwell, Robert G. Maxwell and wife of Rough and Ready have adopted as their own @hild a four year old girl named Minnie B. Frazee. The father of the little one died some time since and the mother married again, * Tue bar of Tehama county passed complimentary resolutions on the oc-casion of J P. 0. Hi closhe visited ‘the Camstock. eral thousand dollars. everything he had_ over to his bondsmen, who made the deficiency good. % Thursday. Among the successful . ? aspirants were the following from The Very Latest. The . Grass Valley Union -relates this: Mr. Phiflips, who claims for his electric machine the merit of in. dicating the course of mineral bearing veins, and their relative size and character, has ‘ately been experimenting upon the Iron-Clad mine, below Rough & Ready.-He found the shaft to have been sunk upon a stringer of good size, but not upon the main ledge. The instrument indicated the lay of the main ledge, which was, some distance from . the stringer, and from following this indication. the main ledge has been found cropping out strongly in a ravine, where it had not before -been Alexander Savage, aged 79 ; resi. diseovered, anyt showing a width of te j from ten to twdlve feet. Miners generally do not place-faith in the dis-’ ‘covery of ledges by such means, but Mr. Phillips has unlimited faith in the efficacy of the machine, claimng that it is just as practicable to ise electricity in discovering the exstence and course of blind ledges as utilizing it above ground or under upon the ledge 85 — feet, at—which water in transmitting relegraphic inpoint it is tapped by 4 drain ‘tunnel . telligence. Prof. Elison, we believe, advanced similar ideas when The possbilities of science are very: great, and experience will yet demonstrate whether this is ene of them. = 7 eTrouble at Truckee. The Reno Gazette saysthat. J. F. xreely, -postmaster of Truckee, was regular working ‘shape by the erec. Tecently found to be a defaulter to he government to the amount of se-He turned > +> Clesed to Travel. Nevada street was closed to travel yesterday between Water and Main while the bridge at the foot of the ill was. being rebuilt. The street will present a greatly improved appearance when the repairs on it are all completed. Seating ol Encouraging. ae Not Very ! S. F. Alta : The effect of the new Constitution is showing itself in titvancial affairs in many ways. the first half of the year there was a decrease of $3,700,000 in the deposits of the savings banks. stant, the Bank of California reduced its capital‘stock {from $5,000,000 to $3,000, 000. the Grangers’ Rank veduced its capital stock from $5,000,000 (though only $400,000 had been paid up) to During On the Ist-inOn the k3th instant, $1,000,000, Another large reduction in the same business is expected soon. Lhe real estate ‘business has not been. sodullin any previous year since 1863, when San Francisco had: less than 100,000 inhabitants, as now with $00,000. On every hand we ate threatened with litigation to grow out of the changes made incousiderately by the ignorant majority in the Constitutional Convention. “The titles and terms of many of the coun-. ty othces are left in doubt, and must be settled by the Courts, most oj which will be paralyzed until the Legislature can grant relief, and the action, necessarily taken in haste, will be subject to the errors that are almost unavoidable without long deliberation, An Unsatisfactory Method. An English writer has been sharply criticising the management. of tue London public schools, known as the ‘board schools,” and. produces the following specimens of the written examinations of some of, the scholars: ‘Where is Turin?” . “Turin is .the capital of Chiner; the peepul there lives on burds nests and has long tai s.”’ ‘What do you know of the patriarch Abraham?” — ‘‘He was the father of Lot atid had tew wives—wun was called-Hishmale and the t’other Haygur. -He kept wun at home and he turned the ‘other into the desert, where she became a pillar of salt inthe day time and a pillow fire at nite.” The Finger. Texas Paper, Time was when a man’s index finger was a very important part of his person; it was especially so when its owner was thirsty and his pocket was empty. The index finger played & very important part; the man would go into a saloon and irrigate his stomach, after which he would simply show his index finger, in a perpendicular position, to the barkeeper, and everything was lovely. The introduction of the *‘bell-box”’ does away with the finger business, and when the drink goes down the cash must come up. Fingers on Wednesday were about ten thousand per cent. below terly valueless for the purpose for which some fingers have been used for many years. A PACKAGE in a basket was left on the doorstep of a cautious Newport woman, who, having no desire to to adopt a foundling, took the basket to ae Witite station, and found it con a twenty-pound turkey. 2 “we, . WRITING of pneumonia the Bodie . News says: This dread enemy to good health in mountain towns has . béen making sad havoc in Bodice . during the past few weeks. Its fatal effects do 105 seem to be contindd to any particusar locality or character / of persons, but the healthiest and . strongest, as well as the s feeble and aged, seem to fall-easy victims when once attacked. «Usually, however, the fatal casesiare among new arrivals from warmer climates and lower altitudes, who are not hese long ar; in fact were ut. ’ enough to be acclimated, and perhapsare careless of their health in various ways. The night air just at this season is particularly dangerous, and those whose business does not . demand them toBe out after_dark . should by all means remain within doors. When the sun goes down, here, night.comes on; there is no twi. light, no soft and temperate air, but . the curtaim of darkness: seems. to . bring the ghilliness af winter in a flash.—One) noticeable feature about . the sickness is that children thus far . have escaped toa great degree the’ faial disease; explained, perhaps by . ‘their habits and being. kept in at night. S ‘ THe Boston Globe ar'ses’to explain that Rowell’s are not the first English legs to carry thousands of . New Yorkers’ money across'the wa. ter. Lydia Thompson and her blondes were the pioneers in the leg movement, Yesterday’ Arrivals at THE NATIONAL HOTEL, NEVADA CITY, CAL. { Chas. E. Pearson, Proprietor. C Adams &w SC Co Miss Adams SchoC Co © Lindner do EL Roe do WHSmith do P EShaver do ¥ Vivian do E Smith Sacramento M Maxwell & w Spvil B Fraser & w. Ran Flat C McKetechne eity *H Roddan Wheatland W H Fowler & dFoC AT Laird city T H LeBeaut ciiy C McElvy city E Hall San Franelsco P Cline San Francisco R L Smith Napa J A Vaughn Dylle R Stout city E Smith Quaker Hili T Okey do < . -Westerday’s Arrivals. at THE UNION HOTEL: ‘NEVADA CITY; CAL. Jacob Naffziger, Proprietor. Chas Adams San Fr Mrs LC Adams SF Birdie Adanrs do C© Lindner do EL Roe do W A Smith do V Vivian ‘do M Hickey Smartsville P Dorsher Smarville Mrs J D Penders B = Miss N Selfridge H H Miss S Selfridge H H M VanCuran Marysvy G Atkinson San Fran C Seamen Sacto E Morrison Sacto Miss Powell Grass V WS Adams Willow ¥ W J Adams Colfax (C Knowles Sonomr J Grissel Washingoon W C Huling Em Gap R Anderson San Fra J © MeCormack city ES Davis Askosh WB Chase city T Headly city BORN. At Town Talk House, near Nevada City, October 23d, 1879, to George W. Simmons and wife, a son-12 pounder. ~ : 2 QUICKSILVER FLASKS WANTED! . In good order, full size, with Stoppers. Give quantity and price delivered at R. R. Depot, San Francisco. Address, P. D. Q., P. 0. Box 1078, San Francisco. 1879. FALL OPENING MRS. M. A. STERLING'S Dry Geods and Millinery Store, COMMERCIAL STREET, NEVADA. CITY. — A VERY LARGE AND CHOICE STOCK OF DRESS AND FANCY GOODS, Of the LATEST STYLES have just been received from San Francisco. The Millinery Department Is complete, comprising the Latest Novel> ; ties in Hats, Feathers, Flowers, Ribbons, Velvets, Etc. From my long experience in the sale of Millinery and Fancy Goods, . would request the ladies of Nevada City and County to call and examine my new stock of goods before perehacing elsewhere, feeling assured that can give vetter satisfaction than any other . Dry Goods Stere in the mountains. F The ladies in attendance will do all in . their power to give satisfaction, and make your calls pleasant, ol7-Ln MRS. M. A. STERLING. MINE FOR SALE, —THE-HOME MINE wITUATED ON DEER CREEK, AINOINSs ING THE WYOMING, Is t FOR SALE Very Cheap. Enquire of ; STEPHEN MOORE, October 23-Im <7 LL ORERT INO FORRES CRACK PROOF Pure Rubber BOOTS AND COATS! THESE Boots ARE SUPERIOR To ANY OTHER Boor MADE THE LINES ON THE BOOTS SHOW prpy RUBBER. SPRINGS MADE IN THE Boop MAKING ITIMPOgg; BLE TO CRACK. ANY BOOTS: NOT SHoy ING THE LINES Arr NOT GENL INE 4 PARTIES ARE MAK < ING IMITATIONS oF THEM. OS i Seer And Buy the Genuine Boots, And Water and Crack-Proo; COATS, MANUFACTURED EXPRESSLY For K., CASPER, For the use of the Mining Community, and which haye been long wanted. li you want » new style Pure Rubber Water-Proof Coat, GUARANTEED, GET-IT Ar K. CASPER’S STORE. , Double Shoulder and Back. He will, take back any Coat or Bootsif th ‘y are not as represented, For Sale at K. CASPER’S, Nevada City,. Cal. Ootober 25, 1879. Whi. WOLFS a J PRICE LIST. FOR CASH Subject to Correction Flour, per 100 Ibs, 33 25 Wheat, per 100 lbs, 2 50 Corn, per: 100 lbs, oe Bran, per 100 Ibs, : Mixed Feed per 100 lbs, 1.37: Middlings, per 100 lbs, 150 Crushed Sugar, 7+ lbs, 100 Brown Sugar, 9 Ibs 100 Green Coftee, 5 Ibs 100 Ground Coffee,. 3Ib cans, 60 Rice, 14 lbs 100 Beans, . 32 Ibs 100 Soap, 8 bars 25 Soap, per box 50 Candles, 14 for 25. Candles, perbox 175 Crackers, per box, 90 Oysters 12cansfor 100 Salmon, Scansfor 100 Tomatoes, 7cansfor 1 00. Green Corn, Gcansfor 100 String Beans, 5 caus for 1 00 Sardines, 6cansfor 100 Green Peas, 4cansfor 100 Blueberries, 5 cansfor 100. Kerosene, per gallon, 35 Kerosene, per 5 gallon can 1 50 Syrup, per gallon, 78 Syrup, Sgallonkegs, 350 Bacon, . per pound. 12) Hams, per. pound, 12} Good Green Tea “ 30 * English Breakfast, ‘ 40 Fresh Butter, per roll, 50. Fresh Eggs, per dozen, 40 Cod Fish, Pd 65 Ground Coffee, per paper 30 Washing Powder, 3 papers 25 Corn Starch,.2 papers, . 25 Starch, 2 papers, . 25 Starch, er box, 65 Pearl Barley, 3 pounds 25 Spices, all kinds, per battle 10 Pickles, r bottle 25 Pickles, Everything else in proportion. WILLIAM WOLF, Main Street Wevade City CRACK PReoOr. . . E DAILY TI NEVADA CITY, ¢ Brief Met + much stage 01 yeral Grant wi (olfax to-day. 4 yman Bros. are for $7.50. H the Ivy. Social ( ragements to gi jukagiving. 44) sheep and wen through “tow nk Aumer. ‘tye roads are neit , nor rough, ‘and t travelers are -hap) The School Come ; band paraded tl hy and furnished s Clark & Egan’s s » of Pine aud Cor being re-plastere re-painted. It isfortiinate th. ts start so early-th ill probably be ba nd church as usua 4 fhe members o >. 4, Knights of ee, have just re afurms from the Chis ‘is always t F the year for up) When the rai l everything boor the house adjoi eld’s on Main str by the family of \ being rebuilt to ll*maké a ver lei Com pleted, eee Personal Charley White, restaurant on ( is returned to N ly. Hunt has rom his recept ble to appear on He is ab!e t y with the aid of, M. D. Malony vestaurant left th sit to his old ho {terspending a p ns relatives, whot or lo these many urn and spend th jays in Nevada Ci ime the business y Mrs. Malony . fary, 7 . lay, Chinese Br A Chinaman we elling brooms thi ude by himself. casonable rate, a ‘counted for by rere of a miserab ‘Ways cheaper in hase decent RC have to pay a fe them, The Chir ‘old uot only the patrons, Peleg Quicksilver . Persons in t} (Ucksilver flasks ead theadvertis, 2 another colum will be paid for f “on by the advey —— 2 Sunday Sch -The'name of G ‘arian was ac "om the list of n at the Methodist bblished in thes ——— —~ Stopped _The English “tt, which “out two weeks to commence aga << : Baptis : Predching in t “tn Tamblyn, 2 ‘y the Pastor. § Method! "Services morni ““€ usual hours, ——_. ‘Wa A girl to do 2 Pply at this off Tf you want orth $20 for Si 220 Flt you want pid for gp, t a

jet The Daily Transcript NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA. Halicluj# Jack's Argument. ne eee d A forty-niner from the upper part of the county svho had so much: fom rere o<-.—-eonne Sy Sunday, Sotober 26th, 1879. ty-rod aboard that he was oblivious to the custom:of civilized society dropThe Deadwood Mine. Next Mondaysanother crushing of 15) tons wi.l be commenced at the Deadwood mine. The average yield crushed during. the $36 per ton. yo of all the roc < past. year has been : Stoping is being done in the first and second ljvels. The drift on the third level, 360 feet below the surface, has been pushed south a dis; “tance of 300 feet, showing a pay chute the entire length. . After runving this drift, the management instead of extracting fhe ore on it commenced sjnking for another lTevel, a hundred feet;below. There-are forty feet atill tosink, and-when it is reached some very fine results are looked for. Itis ‘the ambition of the company to geta large amount of pay ore opened “up before, commencing toextract on an extended So far’their efforts have met ‘the ore grows richer and richér as the ledge is followed down, and towards ‘the bottom Shows anuch free gold. _—----oo +> The Centennial Mine. scale. a with much encouragement. Some three months since Major William Downie tendered. his resignation of the Centennial gravel mine. in Washington township, this county, and A, Davison has since been in}: charge of the enterprise. Another, change in the management has now taken place. Captain Henry Balch, “for. the past few years foreman of Crown Point Novada State, has resigned that position and the mine, accepted the Superintendence of the Centenuial, owned by Virginia’ City and Go!d Hill parties who have the utmost faith in the Captain’s ability to make * the mine a producer before long. <A private letter received here from the Comstock a day or two since stiites that the: Centennial Company are The mine is principally about to reorganize and “incorporate, which step was first contemplated . several months ago, but delayed from time to time until. now. ———----ee The Telephone Litigation. capsaicin The prolonged litigation over the right to the telephone patents has been closed at last, so that all the parties, Gray in Chicayo, Bell in Boston, Edison in‘Menlo Park, and the Western Union Telegraph Company, representing the two latter inventors, are entirely satisfied. The telephone business in the United States will hereafter be conducted -by the National Bell Telephone Company, “Which will pay a royalty to all others concerned, It is said that the Gray interest willreceive twenty per cent, of all rentals, which, it is estimated, will amount, even now, to $100,000 per year. -, Eas New Smelting Works. Extensive and needed improvements are constantly ‘being made at the Murchie mine. Within . two years past an astonishing: amount of such work has been done in the vari{ous departments, and all apparently toa good advantage. The material is now being hauled with which to construct new smelting ‘works in the immediate vicinity of the mill, and the furnace is to be gotten ready for operations as rapid v as possible. — >eoe Major Downie's Book. Major Downie says he is succeeding admirably in the matter of collating information for the book he contemplates publishing in order to preserve a certain class of incidents of mining life that have not appeared in print heretofore. He recently made a trip to Sierra county and obtained a largenumber of sketches relative to happenings in that section, Pleaty of Water. The South Yuba Canal Company are running about a thousand inches of water to Chal’; Bluff and vicinity. Cascacte ditch is carrying about 300 inches, which is brought to Nevada and the head of the V Flume. That cused by the latter afterwards Passes “on to Grass Valley, 7s: In Fine Cendition. James Rose; foreman of the South Yuba Canal Company, was in town yesterday. He says the repairs all along the ditches have been completed, and everything is in aplendid siape for the winter, « j ped intoa saloon in a neighboring town the other day and by the way of diversion pulled out his revolver and sent a bullet crashing into the woo.l-box. A peace officer who by some whaccountable means happened to be ‘lin the ¥icinity heard the report, and after peering through the screen to see there was no danger inside, en-: tered the door and went up to Hallelujah Jack who stood there carelessly toying with the weapon he had “Come, Jack, put her away and* don't bang around here any more,” said Mr. Policeman. “‘Why not?” tersely queried the pioneer. : re “Because it’s against the law. to shoot so ‘cussed promiscuously in any State, and especially California.” Jack staggered across the barroom to where a largeatlas hung on the wall. Taking it down he pointed his toil stained finger to one of the numeroita divisions. ‘That's Californy, ain't it?’ he asked. “a.” is 6 An’ that’s Arizony, ain't it%’ he continued, pointing a little farther tothe right. : EY G5.” Before any one coull prevent he sent a bullet ploughing through the latter. portion of themap. — “I’m a law-abidin’ citizen,” he -exclaimed as ‘he backed up into a: corner oftheroom, and held his revo'-. ver where the officercould look down into ihe barrel. ‘‘Yer tole me not ter shoot in Californy, ‘cause ’twas a State and against the laws. So I thought I’d jest shootin a territory.” The official was immediately convinced that he had no grounds for arrest. Constable Treasure Denies It. Cotrax, Oct. 24th, 1879. Eprror Txanscripr :—In to-day’s issue of your paper there appears an article headed ‘‘An officer completely sold,” which states that I had a conversation with one of the parties who caused the disturbance at Hamilton Hall, and had received a description of him. The statement is entirely false, as I never spoke to the person referred to, but received the following despatch ; ‘Arrest C. Whitehead and J. Miller. I ‘have warrant. Signed, Wm. Reynolds.” I need hardly say that those parties have not ‘favored me with a call. But should your informant ever commit a breach of the law I think he will find that Colfax will be an unhealthy place for him to visit. By publishing thie yon will do me an act of justice. Respectfully, Wa. TREASURE, Answer. Constable. Grant Excursion To-day. ae ae The excursion train -that leaves this city for Colfax at 6:20:. o'clock this morning will be crowded with citizens from Nevada, Grass Valley and San Juan who are anxious to obtain a view of General Grant, the hero of so many bloody battles and flattering receptions, The opportunity to see him is an excellent one, as the special on which he goes East, will make'a longer stop at Colfax than custemary. ‘The local ‘military company held a meeting last evening to arrange for accompanying the train, an invitation to go down free of ex. pense having been generously tendered them by the Railroad Company, Not the First Raised Rere. A few days since an item was published te the effect that ‘a tree in K. M. Preston's howse-yard on Broad street was yielding a good crop of English soft shell walnuts, and that they were supposed to be the first’ ever raised in this section. Since then we have learned, that there are several trees on P. Sutton’s ranch near this city which have been bearing-well for several years until the present one, when the crop is not so large as before owing to the unusually late frosts last spring, ~ & Presentation, The Grand Encampment of: the Champions of Red Cross of. California, in session at San Francisco last week, presented Samuel Clutter of this city, the retiring Grand Commander, with a fine gold headed cane, 4 PeProrriately inscribed, preliminary examination and tranis, etc. 3 P’ The Oidest Inhabitants. The following is a list of voters in . Nevada county who have passed the . age of seventy years, as shown by . the last Great Register : Owen Farrell, Sr., aged 80; residence, Grass Valley ; nativity, Ire. land. J. A. Cross, aged 79; residence, Nevada ; nativity, Maryland. ; Edward James, aged 90; residence, Indian Springs ; nativity, North Carolina. : ; S. S. Moody, aged 82 ; residence, Nevada ; nativity, Pennsylvania. Nathaniel Mitchell, aged 82; resi-. dence, Grass Valley ; nativity, Maryland.-: dence, You Bet ; nativity, Pennsylvania, ad George Sanford, residence, Nevada, aged. 83; nativity, Massachusetts. The Great Republic Mine. i This quartz claim, located near the . * railroad at Kreas’ Sumunit,is showing . ? gvod prospects. An inciine’ is down several hundred feet in length, which . ! carries off the surface water. -A contract has. recently been let to sink}! the incline bélow the level of the tunnel, and the ledge, now shows in the shaft a width of 34 feet, which} prospects finely in free gold. Should the prospects continue as favorable as present the mine will be put in ‘ tion of steam hoisting works.—Un. t ion. a The Habeas Corpus Case. The Murchie habeas corpus case came up before County Judge Caldwell yesterday for argument. on an objection made by counsel for the prosecution to the effect that his Honor had no right to set aside the judgment of the committing magistrate . whose action was held to be final. The objection was overruled, and Judge Caldwell proceeded to examine the testimony submitted at the I scribed by the short-handed reporter. Geo. S. Hupp, Esq., has become associated with District Attorney Gaylord, on behalf of the prosecution. ——-Qe —--——— Grand OM cers Elected. The Grand Encampment of the Champions of the Red Cross, in session at San Fraudisco, elected officers this city: J. M. Walling, Grand Councillor; L. Bushell, Grand Captain of Host; Rev. J. Sims, Grand Chaplain; J. M. Walling, Grand Trustee; Samuel Clutter, Fast Grand Commander. ——<> © & -— — Dancing Clans. To-morrow evening Mr, B. Fehnemann, who is recently from San Francisco, will organize a class at Temperance Hall“for the purpose of instructing gentlemen in the latest style dances, The tuition is very reasonable. All gentlemen who desire to become adepts in tripping the light fantastic according to the most approved methods should be on hand. ~~ pee — Fun and Improvement. The coming winter promises to be unusually gay the coming winter, . Arrangements have been made by various organizations and individuals for giving two or three public parties regularly every week, literary clubs »nd amateur theatricals are looming up in alarming numbers, a myriad of marriages are on the tap-— The Mulloy Case. The divorce case of Mulloy vs. Mulloy is still on trial. At an early hour yesterday afternoon the Court adjourned until ten o'clock to-morrow morning, owing to the illness of the plaintiff who was unable to appear on the witness stand. There is considerable testimony yet to be adduced. . — ——_ > +e Adopted a Daughter. Under an order of County Judge Caldwell, Robert G. Maxwell and wife of Rough and Ready have adopted as their own @hild a four year old girl named Minnie B. Frazee. The father of the little one died some time since and the mother married again, * Tue bar of Tehama county passed complimentary resolutions on the oc-casion of J P. 0. Hi closhe visited ‘the Camstock. eral thousand dollars. everything he had_ over to his bondsmen, who made the deficiency good. % Thursday. Among the successful . ? aspirants were the following from The Very Latest. The . Grass Valley Union -relates this: Mr. Phiflips, who claims for his electric machine the merit of in. dicating the course of mineral bearing veins, and their relative size and character, has ‘ately been experimenting upon the Iron-Clad mine, below Rough & Ready.-He found the shaft to have been sunk upon a stringer of good size, but not upon the main ledge. The instrument indicated the lay of the main ledge, which was, some distance from . the stringer, and from following this indication. the main ledge has been found cropping out strongly in a ravine, where it had not before -been Alexander Savage, aged 79 ; resi. diseovered, anyt showing a width of te j from ten to twdlve feet. Miners generally do not place-faith in the dis-’ ‘covery of ledges by such means, but Mr. Phillips has unlimited faith in the efficacy of the machine, claimng that it is just as practicable to ise electricity in discovering the exstence and course of blind ledges as utilizing it above ground or under upon the ledge 85 — feet, at—which water in transmitting relegraphic inpoint it is tapped by 4 drain ‘tunnel . telligence. Prof. Elison, we believe, advanced similar ideas when The possbilities of science are very: great, and experience will yet demonstrate whether this is ene of them. = 7 eTrouble at Truckee. The Reno Gazette saysthat. J. F. xreely, -postmaster of Truckee, was regular working ‘shape by the erec. Tecently found to be a defaulter to he government to the amount of se-He turned > +> Clesed to Travel. Nevada street was closed to travel yesterday between Water and Main while the bridge at the foot of the ill was. being rebuilt. The street will present a greatly improved appearance when the repairs on it are all completed. Seating ol Encouraging. ae Not Very ! S. F. Alta : The effect of the new Constitution is showing itself in titvancial affairs in many ways. the first half of the year there was a decrease of $3,700,000 in the deposits of the savings banks. stant, the Bank of California reduced its capital‘stock {from $5,000,000 to $3,000, 000. the Grangers’ Rank veduced its capital stock from $5,000,000 (though only $400,000 had been paid up) to During On the Ist-inOn the k3th instant, $1,000,000, Another large reduction in the same business is expected soon. Lhe real estate ‘business has not been. sodullin any previous year since 1863, when San Francisco had: less than 100,000 inhabitants, as now with $00,000. On every hand we ate threatened with litigation to grow out of the changes made incousiderately by the ignorant majority in the Constitutional Convention. “The titles and terms of many of the coun-. ty othces are left in doubt, and must be settled by the Courts, most oj which will be paralyzed until the Legislature can grant relief, and the action, necessarily taken in haste, will be subject to the errors that are

almost unavoidable without long deliberation, An Unsatisfactory Method. An English writer has been sharply criticising the management. of tue London public schools, known as the ‘board schools,” and. produces the following specimens of the written examinations of some of, the scholars: ‘Where is Turin?” . “Turin is .the capital of Chiner; the peepul there lives on burds nests and has long tai s.”’ ‘What do you know of the patriarch Abraham?” — ‘‘He was the father of Lot atid had tew wives—wun was called-Hishmale and the t’other Haygur. -He kept wun at home and he turned the ‘other into the desert, where she became a pillar of salt inthe day time and a pillow fire at nite.” The Finger. Texas Paper, Time was when a man’s index finger was a very important part of his person; it was especially so when its owner was thirsty and his pocket was empty. The index finger played & very important part; the man would go into a saloon and irrigate his stomach, after which he would simply show his index finger, in a perpendicular position, to the barkeeper, and everything was lovely. The introduction of the *‘bell-box”’ does away with the finger business, and when the drink goes down the cash must come up. Fingers on Wednesday were about ten thousand per cent. below terly valueless for the purpose for which some fingers have been used for many years. A PACKAGE in a basket was left on the doorstep of a cautious Newport woman, who, having no desire to to adopt a foundling, took the basket to ae Witite station, and found it con a twenty-pound turkey. 2 “we, . WRITING of pneumonia the Bodie . News says: This dread enemy to good health in mountain towns has . béen making sad havoc in Bodice . during the past few weeks. Its fatal effects do 105 seem to be contindd to any particusar locality or character / of persons, but the healthiest and . strongest, as well as the s feeble and aged, seem to fall-easy victims when once attacked. «Usually, however, the fatal casesiare among new arrivals from warmer climates and lower altitudes, who are not hese long ar; in fact were ut. ’ enough to be acclimated, and perhapsare careless of their health in various ways. The night air just at this season is particularly dangerous, and those whose business does not . demand them toBe out after_dark . should by all means remain within doors. When the sun goes down, here, night.comes on; there is no twi. light, no soft and temperate air, but . the curtaim of darkness: seems. to . bring the ghilliness af winter in a flash.—One) noticeable feature about . the sickness is that children thus far . have escaped toa great degree the’ faial disease; explained, perhaps by . ‘their habits and being. kept in at night. S ‘ THe Boston Globe ar'ses’to explain that Rowell’s are not the first English legs to carry thousands of . New Yorkers’ money across'the wa. ter. Lydia Thompson and her blondes were the pioneers in the leg movement, Yesterday’ Arrivals at THE NATIONAL HOTEL, NEVADA CITY, CAL. { Chas. E. Pearson, Proprietor. C Adams &w SC Co Miss Adams SchoC Co © Lindner do EL Roe do WHSmith do P EShaver do ¥ Vivian do E Smith Sacramento M Maxwell & w Spvil B Fraser & w. Ran Flat C McKetechne eity *H Roddan Wheatland W H Fowler & dFoC AT Laird city T H LeBeaut ciiy C McElvy city E Hall San Franelsco P Cline San Francisco R L Smith Napa J A Vaughn Dylle R Stout city E Smith Quaker Hili T Okey do < . -Westerday’s Arrivals. at THE UNION HOTEL: ‘NEVADA CITY; CAL. Jacob Naffziger, Proprietor. Chas Adams San Fr Mrs LC Adams SF Birdie Adanrs do C© Lindner do EL Roe do W A Smith do V Vivian ‘do M Hickey Smartsville P Dorsher Smarville Mrs J D Penders B = Miss N Selfridge H H Miss S Selfridge H H M VanCuran Marysvy G Atkinson San Fran C Seamen Sacto E Morrison Sacto Miss Powell Grass V WS Adams Willow ¥ W J Adams Colfax (C Knowles Sonomr J Grissel Washingoon W C Huling Em Gap R Anderson San Fra J © MeCormack city ES Davis Askosh WB Chase city T Headly city BORN. At Town Talk House, near Nevada City, October 23d, 1879, to George W. Simmons and wife, a son-12 pounder. ~ : 2 QUICKSILVER FLASKS WANTED! . In good order, full size, with Stoppers. Give quantity and price delivered at R. R. Depot, San Francisco. Address, P. D. Q., P. 0. Box 1078, San Francisco. 1879. FALL OPENING MRS. M. A. STERLING'S Dry Geods and Millinery Store, COMMERCIAL STREET, NEVADA. CITY. — A VERY LARGE AND CHOICE STOCK OF DRESS AND FANCY GOODS, Of the LATEST STYLES have just been received from San Francisco. The Millinery Department Is complete, comprising the Latest Novel> ; ties in Hats, Feathers, Flowers, Ribbons, Velvets, Etc. From my long experience in the sale of Millinery and Fancy Goods, . would request the ladies of Nevada City and County to call and examine my new stock of goods before perehacing elsewhere, feeling assured that can give vetter satisfaction than any other . Dry Goods Stere in the mountains. F The ladies in attendance will do all in . their power to give satisfaction, and make your calls pleasant, ol7-Ln MRS. M. A. STERLING. MINE FOR SALE, —THE-HOME MINE wITUATED ON DEER CREEK, AINOINSs ING THE WYOMING, Is t FOR SALE Very Cheap. Enquire of ; STEPHEN MOORE, October 23-Im <7 LL ORERT INO FORRES CRACK PROOF Pure Rubber BOOTS AND COATS! THESE Boots ARE SUPERIOR To ANY OTHER Boor MADE THE LINES ON THE BOOTS SHOW prpy RUBBER. SPRINGS MADE IN THE Boop MAKING ITIMPOgg; BLE TO CRACK. ANY BOOTS: NOT SHoy ING THE LINES Arr NOT GENL INE 4 PARTIES ARE MAK < ING IMITATIONS oF THEM. OS i Seer And Buy the Genuine Boots, And Water and Crack-Proo; COATS, MANUFACTURED EXPRESSLY For K., CASPER, For the use of the Mining Community, and which haye been long wanted. li you want » new style Pure Rubber Water-Proof Coat, GUARANTEED, GET-IT Ar K. CASPER’S STORE. , Double Shoulder and Back. He will, take back any Coat or Bootsif th ‘y are not as represented, For Sale at K. CASPER’S, Nevada City,. Cal. Ootober 25, 1879. Whi. WOLFS a J PRICE LIST. FOR CASH Subject to Correction Flour, per 100 Ibs, 33 25 Wheat, per 100 lbs, 2 50 Corn, per: 100 lbs, oe Bran, per 100 Ibs, : Mixed Feed per 100 lbs, 1.37: Middlings, per 100 lbs, 150 Crushed Sugar, 7+ lbs, 100 Brown Sugar, 9 Ibs 100 Green Coftee, 5 Ibs 100 Ground Coffee,. 3Ib cans, 60 Rice, 14 lbs 100 Beans, . 32 Ibs 100 Soap, 8 bars 25 Soap, per box 50 Candles, 14 for 25. Candles, perbox 175 Crackers, per box, 90 Oysters 12cansfor 100 Salmon, Scansfor 100 Tomatoes, 7cansfor 1 00. Green Corn, Gcansfor 100 String Beans, 5 caus for 1 00 Sardines, 6cansfor 100 Green Peas, 4cansfor 100 Blueberries, 5 cansfor 100. Kerosene, per gallon, 35 Kerosene, per 5 gallon can 1 50 Syrup, per gallon, 78 Syrup, Sgallonkegs, 350 Bacon, . per pound. 12) Hams, per. pound, 12} Good Green Tea “ 30 * English Breakfast, ‘ 40 Fresh Butter, per roll, 50. Fresh Eggs, per dozen, 40 Cod Fish, Pd 65 Ground Coffee, per paper 30 Washing Powder, 3 papers 25 Corn Starch,.2 papers, . 25 Starch, 2 papers, . 25 Starch, er box, 65 Pearl Barley, 3 pounds 25 Spices, all kinds, per battle 10 Pickles, r bottle 25 Pickles, Everything else in proportion. WILLIAM WOLF, Main Street Wevade City CRACK PReoOr. . . E DAILY TI NEVADA CITY, ¢ Brief Met + much stage 01 yeral Grant wi (olfax to-day. 4 yman Bros. are for $7.50.. H the Ivy. Social ( ragements to gi jukagiving. 44) sheep and wen through “tow nk Aumer. ‘tye roads are neit , nor rough, ‘and t travelers are -hap) The School Come ; band paraded tl hy and furnished s Clark & Egan’s s » of Pine aud Cor being re-plastere re-painted. It isfortiinate th. ts start so early-th ill probably be ba nd church as usua 4 fhe members o >. 4, Knights of ee, have just re afurms from the Chis ‘is always t F the year for up) When the rai l everything boor the house adjoi eld’s on Main str by the family of \ being rebuilt to ll*maké a ver lei Com pleted, eee Personal Charley White, restaurant on ( is returned to N ly. Hunt has rom his recept ble to appear on He is ab!e t y with the aid of, M. D. Malony vestaurant left th sit to his old ho {terspending a p ns relatives, whot or lo these many urn and spend th jays in Nevada Ci ime the business y Mrs. Malony . fary, 7 . lay, Chinese Br A Chinaman we elling brooms thi ude by himself. casonable rate, a ‘counted for by rere of a miserab ‘Ways cheaper in hase decent RC have to pay a fe them, The Chir ‘old uot only the patrons, Peleg Quicksilver . Persons in t} (Ucksilver flasks ead theadvertis, 2 another colum will be paid for f “on by the advey —— 2 Sunday Sch -The'name of G ‘arian was ac "om the list of n at the Methodist bblished in thes ——— —~ Stopped _The English “tt, which “out two weeks to commence aga << : Baptis : Predching in t “tn Tamblyn, 2 ‘y the Pastor. § Method! "Services morni ““€ usual hours, ——_. ‘Wa A girl to do 2 Pply at this off Tf you want orth $20 for Si 220 Flt you want pid for gp, t a