September 13, 1873 (4 pages)

Se as 7 She Daily Transcript NEVADA CITY, CAL. Baterday, Sept. 13th, 1873, : County Debt. Nevada county is in debt and it. ought tu get-out. The debt must be * paid sooner or‘later; and the sooner the better for the tax-payers. Wedo not know just what the debt is, and we ask the Auditor, hereby and most __yvespectfally, for the figures. We also want to know how much the —wforesaid debt has decreased ‘or insereased, during the past y#ar.—All) the facts concerning the indebtedthe Sheriff is bound to go for them, and then comes ina heavy expense by way of mileage, etc. We have endea vored to briefly enumerate all the leakspfthe county, treasury, if such they are, and“now esk our neighbor . to suggest a remedy therefor. ° The' Grass. Valley; Union, has the floor. Sentence of Kilgore. George Kilgore, charged with manslaughter, was brought before the District Court, yesterday morning, to enter his plea to ‘the indictment found by-the Grand Jury. L. W. Williams, Esq. appeared for the defendant end Hon. Niles Searls for the prosecution. Judge Reardan mess of the county ought to be ascertained right away, so that if any legislation is necessary in order to reduce the indebtedness or to wipe it out entirely, the said legislation can be talked about and concluded tpon. All the facts should bé made public so that-every one interested —can~think i i + about the matter, and so that suggestions can ___be_given concerning thesame by more than one person. The Board of Supervisors are to be stronger in numbers, in a very few days, and by arranging committees judiciously the county business can be well kept in hand. A committee on County Indebtedness should be appointed whose duty it will be to constantly look ont for'the ways and means by which the debt can be lessened. Every leak in the Treasury should be closely caulked, and the revenues be administered with the strictest economy. ‘The old Supervisors have done well, we know, but the: Board as it will be in the fature should use . extra exertions to wipe out the county debt, Suggestions are in order after the figures are given. The County Anditor has the floor. The above we find in the G. V. Union of the 9th inst., and delayed answering it until we got the exact figures from ‘the Auditor. That the county is in debt every taxpayer knows, for if it were not so, there would be no necessity of~ levying ‘much of an assessment upon taxpayers each year. That the debt must be paid sooner orlater, and the soouer-the better for the taxpay. ers, is most certainly true. For the benefit of our neighbor and the taxpayers, the Auditor informs us that the debt on the ist day of September, 1872, was in’round numbers $97,218 ing a decrease during # @ the official lished in the Traxscarrrt, daily, during the sessions of the Board of Su~ pervisors, and the people haye by this meatis been fully informéd. So far as avy leaks in the treasury are concerned, we know of none, and if any have been discovered they. certainly have “not been madepublic. ‘We believe the county affairs have beot-condactedwith the s* ictest . “economy, and every dollar has been _ seuived that-could be. Meadow Lake township criminal matters are now, and.ever have been, the cause of immenage expense to this county, aud wé know of n0 way to escapeit. If that portion of the county could be ‘get off or shifted on to seme other county,our taxes would be lighter ~ than they have been in many years. ‘We hope when the Legislature meets that some plan will be adopted ‘to. get rid ot that portion of. the county where all the roughs of society seem to congregate, to the disgust of the good people that reside in Truckee, and inflicting a heavy wurden upon the taxpayers in the remaining portion of the county. Another thing which caused our debt to be larger now than it should be, was the decision of the Supreme Court in exempting mortgages,notes, county sorip, ete. from taxation. The taking off of this tax was the _ crowning outrage of the year. Men who are the owners of thousands of _ . doHara worth of that particular kind . “ef security, are allowed to hold it free taxes, while the poor man who owns a house and lot, or-a few head of cattle, is to make up'the deficiency. The manner of ~ & to plead.— Kilgere replied. that he v . dant beinga man 60° years of age, . defendant, he believed justice would asked the defendant if Lé was ready was, and said that at. the time the influence of. liqnor; and—had—no knowledge of committing the’ act, bat had no doubt that he did it, and for the purpose of saving time and expensé to the coufty, he would waive time and plead guilty. Mr. Williams, counsel for Kilgore, briefly related the circumstances of the unfortunate—oecurrence, whichwere as follows: About six months ago, Kilgore, Colon Smith, alias ‘“‘Rob Roy,”’ and an other man,were at Kilgore’s house, at Quaker Hill, and having an abundance of whisky,they became’ intoxicated. §In the evening it was proposed by Smith, the man who was killed,that they should go over to his house. While they were there eating supper, angry words passed between defendant and deceased, which resulted in Kilgore stabbing Smith, from hich wounds Smith died. It was also-stated that Kilgore and the man he killed were friends of many years standing, and no unpleasant relations had ever existed between them before, and Kilgore, after the killing, could nof realize that he had-murdered his friend, and he regrett the act as much as any, man could. ago Kilgore received a-wound in the head, and ever after, when under the, influence of insane;and it was in one of these eaks that he,killed Smith. The counse! for the defendant askéa the ‘Court, ‘in consideration ‘of all the above circumstances, and the defenhaving a wife dependent upon him for support,and having borne a good character heretofore, that the séntence‘be made as light as in the judgnient of the Cotrt as would.aneet the requirements of justice, Judge Searls, who appeared for the prosecution, stated that he was requested by District Attorney Deal,to say that considering all the circumstances connected with the unfortunate oocurrence, and knowing the facts to be:as stated by the counsel for the be subserved in having the sentence made as light as possible. Judge Reardan reviewed the main facts brought before him, and said that while the law did not excuse, a man in a state of intoxication of committing a crime, he was disposed, after hearing the statements made by the counsel; to inflict as light a sentence as would meet the ends of. justice, and therefore sentenced Kilgore to the State Prison for six months, . The judgment ofthe Court was most wise in this case, and will meet with the approval of all who are acquainted with the facts. After the: sen-. tence was pronounced, the o'd man, with tears in his ‘eyes, thanked Judge Reardan for his leniency in the case, and he was then remanded , to the custody of the Sheriff. The ‘‘Alabama” Award. The $15,500,000 awarded our Government at Geneva, was paid into the Treasury by Secretary Fish in one bond on the 9th of September, The bond was skillfully. executed with a pen, being a facsimile of the printed form. Upon being duly executed,»it was photographed and then sent to Secretary Fish, who is its present custodian. The certifidrawing jurors is another expensive, humbug, and will cost the county several thousand dollars more per year to out the. provisions of the code. order is given by the Judge for a jury of twenty men,more or legs, and the County Judge, Clerk and Sheriff proceed to draw the names of jurymen from a box which ‘contains the names of taxpayers, which are selected by the Buard of \ s=@apervisors from the Assessment Roll, and the names usually drawn fare men who reside all the way _ from four to fifty miles from the peate of deposit is retained by the Secretary of the Treasury,‘ and will ° be framed and_ ed among the archives of-the Government as a memorial of the Goverment a of the differences between the two countries. Secretary Richardson has invested the money in five-per-cent registered bonds, to await further action by Congress. “Lewis Howzx1, a planter of Lowell Hill, Tennessee, shot one of his laborers twice and then eat his throat last Saturday. Howell hag “~ eopnty seat They are drawn, and \mission_ordered to H.K. Breakey, . Pivche, Lincoln county, Nevada, to killing took place he was under the . . . ocived by ENN RSG TE ed, of decomposed quartz from which . ty, at the late election: J. W. Bost, quor he became almost } District Court September Term—Mon. T. B. Reardan Presiding. Farpay, Sept. 12th. People vs. Geo. Kilgore. Indicted . for manslaughter. Plead guilty and waived time.~ Sentenced to six) mopths in the State Prison. People vs. Kate Hess. Indicted . for murder. Plead not guilty, Trial . set for September 29th. Robt: Cash vs. Thos. Loyd Judgment for plaintiff. , : People vs. Farquhar.et als. Demurrer confessed and plaintiff given ‘15 days to amend. Motion for change of venué to San Francisco county denied and defendants excepted. Stevenson—¥s-—Stevenson. _Comtake testimony. : Gourt-adjourned to Sept. 29th. Vote for arbor Commissioner. The following is the total vote re< Harber Commissioner, in this coun1,645; Paul Neumann, 438; C. L.} Taylor, 13; total, 2,096. Nothing! was known in regard to there being and Democratie tickets were printed and sent to the various precincts,and the consequence was that only Nevada City and-Grass Valley could be supplied with tickets with the names of the candidates on. By One Vote. There was only one candidate for the office of Constable in Rough and ab The township wasentitled to two,and John Perkenpine, having received one vote, was duly dec ed by the Board of Supervisors, as one ,of the Constables eleetof Rough and Ready eee ' Baloon Cloth. ~ Professor Wise, the fellow who was advertised to take a sail in a balloon yesterday from New York to England, or some other distingnuished gentlemen, cut off a piece of cloth ‘of which the said balloon is made, and sent itto Judge Searls of this city. We have seen it, and éven Smelt it at adistance. It is made of canvas and bathed in very bad oil. “= Quail. * On next Monday it will. be in order to shoot quails,andall the sportsmen hereabouts are now getting their guns ready to start out hunting. We have been promised several dozen quails next week, but don’t expect te get one. Who'll agreeably disappoint us first? °. Another Stage Kebbery.Sheriff Perrin “yesterday received a dispatch from Auburn, stating that the Forest Hill :stage: hud been robbed yesterday morning by three men, No further particulars. —_—— ee, Im Operation. The smelting furnace erected by Brockman & Co,,near Meadow Lake, isin operation. Another one is to be erected there by the same company. * ~~. Pror. Wise wasannounced fo start on his balloon voyage to Europe at 6 o’clock Wednesday evening, but an accident happening to the ballon while being inflated, the ascent was A sgxious fire in Baltimore, Wedpnesday morning. destroyed the old Holliday street Theatre and damaged the International Hotel, Baltimore College and other buildings. AN extraordinary rain storm. has occurred im Pine valley, Utah, raising Santa Clara river to a fearful flood which carries everything before it. . Apvicks4rom Atlanta, Georgia,say that a duel is likely to o¢cur bet weet Smith, because the latter violated a promise to appoint Johnson to a Judgeship. % i e : a Tot ee : Atrce Kingsbury is under ‘ ment to the new Opera Honse to be erected on Mission street, San FranTan San Joseans are getting up an excitement concerning the quality of the ter Company’s water with ly convicted. at Pioehe, Nevada, has been sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment. “OvER 30,000 tons of ‘ fled. in store at Stockton, . -excited,’ ; a,candidate for Harbor Commission-. er until nearly all the Republican . ‘Herschel, V. Johnson and Governor . -the auspices of the New Diggings in Nevada County. The Virginia Chronicle of Wed1 nesday has the following: “William Wittie and Dr. Joseph. Holdsworth ‘of this city, returned this morning from a prospecting tr#p.to the north of Webber Lake. Wittie anda party of prospectors were upin the same region —liistMuy, and, while they found both gold and silver bearing quartz, they were not: successful in striking any ledges-of extraordinary richness. ‘This time however Wittie and his ccmpanion extended their trip from Nevada to Sierra counties, and on the Middle Fork of the Yuba river they struck séme gold bearing ledges of great richness. Oné silver j e was found, but the ore importance was attached to it. The new mines are in Nevada county, and while our Virginia prospectors were at work there, «man came over . from Sierra City and struck a ledge he.took ont twenty ounces of pure gold in éne day, The entire population of Sierra City were very much o > aa “Terms of Office.” As the election for county officers is over and past and some anxiety is felt by the new elected incumbents as to the-terms for which they are entitled to hold their respective offices, it may be well to state, for the information of all coneerned, the clause 4019 of the Political Code provides that all County officers, except ‘Judicial officers, Assessor and Supervisors 1 must hold office for two years Ready township at the late election. . ¢¢om the first of January next following -the—election. This clause would shorten the term of the present incumbents, were it not for sections 6 of the Civil Code,’which is as follows: ‘‘No action or proceeding commenced before this Code takes ‘effect, and no right accrued, is affected by its provisions.”’ Theeffect of this section will be to reduce the terms of the newly elected county officers, with the exceptions above noted, to _twenty ‘months, instead of two years. Assessments Refunded. The Postmaster in St. Lonis wanted to manifest his devotion to the party in some striking method. He therefore levied an assessmeat ‘on all the clerks, to help ran things. The clerks were averse to helping the. party in that way, and paid over the greenbacks very unwillingly. The Postmaster General, learning of the affair, ordered the money to be refunded, thereby administering a stern rebuke to the St. Louis Postmaster. In nine cases out of ten, at these political assesgnents are n known to the Heads of Departments, and the money. probably goes where it will do nebody any good. ‘At Pioche, Nevada, September 3d, Officer McKee shot Geary through the jugular vein, causing his death in about 5 minutes. . The repert about the shoeting says that Geary had been abusing and cursing McKee, and was seen to put his hand to his pistel to draw it. McKee told him to desist, to which he paid no attention, whereupon McKee shot him. . A avy of Reading, Green county, New York, claims that Bender, the Kansas murderer, visited her house on the 5th instant, ‘and from thence fled tou the neighboring mountains, where search is being made for him, —S Micmart Tanpy, clerk in the office of the Meadow Valley Mining Company at Pioche, Nevada, was shot and seriously wounded Wednesday by the accidental discharge of ni pistol of Deputy Sheriff Joseph loa DIED. it Eddy, aged The funeral will take place on Sunday afternoon at 2 o’cloek, under , Masonic Fraternity. oo ESTRAY:. STRAYED from Colemibte Hill,s sma ed mate will be sant mae Co., at her at the J — Ne ad Lancaster & Revads, Bept 11th, 1st3; —o = Aint mG tere@ prior te March 1872; ‘ Feb. 13th, 1819, will be pe ce > A. H. Panxen, Deputy, In this te. Sov, Ree 1873, Caleb M. . . rs. HERIFF,S SALE.—Wherens, J. H. Hen‘3 derson, on the 8th day of September, A. D. 1873, recovered a judgment in the District Court of the Fourteeuth Judicial . } District. of the State of California, in and for the County of Nevada, against Michael Hogan and Annie Hogan, his wife, for the 77.100 dollars, with interest thereon from the date of said judgment at the rate of 7 per cent. per_annim till paid, together with costs of syit taxed at $19 05-100 and counsel fees allowed herein amounting to’ the sum of,,$50, all payable in U. S. gold edin, which, said judgment is rec. rded in Judgment Book 5 of th. said District Court, . on page 330, and whereas it is ordered that the mortgage set forth in plaintiff's complaint be foreclosed and property therein described, to-wit: All that certain town lot and parcel of land being in the town of Grass Valley, County of Nevada, State of California, on the west side of Mull Street, in said town, and being between Neal Street and Walsh Street, bounded on the south and west by the lotof the tg opts? (Emannel) Church; on the north by the pren:ises. of one McB: ¥, and on the east by said Mill Street, and being thirty-eight (38) feet more or-lese front on said streetand éighty= . eight (88) feet more: or fess in depth, and including all bufldings and improvements “dn said lot, together with all and singular, the tenaments, hereditaments and appurtanances unto the above described* premises belonging or in anywise. appertaining, be sold to satisfy said judgment, together with interest and costs, =) >" = , Notice is hereby given that I will expose to public sale all the above described property to the highest bidder, in gold coin of the United States, in front of the Court House door’ in the city of Nevada, on Saturday, Oct. 4th, 1873. Between the. hours of 90’clock A. M. and 5 o’clock P. M. Given under my hand this llth day of September, A. D. 1873. . JOSEPH PERRIN, Sheriff. By A. W. Porrer, Under Sheriff. —Dibble & Byrne; Attys for P1ff. _ $12 ant Dissolution of CopartnershipHE copartnership heretofore existing between the undersigned, under the firm name of Rohrig & Dickieson; in the town of Graniteville, Nevada County, Cal., has this day been dissolved by mutual consent. W. RK. Diekieson assumes al! liabilities,-and he alone is authorized to collect and receipt for all accounts due to the firm. : GUSTAV ROHRIG W. H. DICKIESON, Witness: R. L. CLARK, > Graniteville, Nevada County, Cal., September 6th, 1873. Thos The. new firm of W. R. Dickieson & Co. will continue the business at-the stand formerly occupied by Rohrig & Dickieson. All our friends and parties in need of goods in our line are requested to give usa call before purchasing elsewhere. _ W. R. DICKIESON, E. JANNSING. Graniteville, Sept. 6th, 1873. 811 ¥ NOTICE, —_— Wee is hereby given that there will be a special session of the Board of Supervisors, commencing Tuesday, September the 16th, at 10 o’clock A. M., for the purpose settling with the Read Com. mis#-oner and Road Contractors. « 5 By order of the Board of Supervisors. = T. C. PLUNKETT, Clerk.Nevada, Cal., Sept. 10th, 1873. sll FINE RANCH FOR SALE. THE well known Fruit and Vegetable Gard. en, situated about one Mile east of Nevada2s —_ sgt Washington road ° own as the French Gard is offered for sale. The Ranch contains 20 acres of ground, all under good fence, 16 acres of the land is under a high state of. cultivation, and contains the choicest Frui ‘ Trees and Vegetables to be found in Nevsda County; 2500 Grape Vines in full bearing, and in excellent condition, 300 Fruit Trees all kinds, bearing early and late choice fruit. A fine spring of water is on the place high enough to irrigateall over the land. . . A: dig: be given to the property, n in possession of t signed grt ae tm va harness, agr-cultural implements, etc. eto. at the option of the purchaser, For oa ticulars ravine of A. TSOARD, Broad -8t., Nevada city, or of the subscriber on the For Sale or Rent. She's consisting of the! Build. ings, 8 and sppurtenances formerly occu; ied by Cashin & Kent as a Pork. Packing and Curing’ Establishment, consisting of all the et ager oe: re for such purpeses is hereby for sale,— Said property is situated un the Grass Valley and Nevada Toll Road, about one mile ike raat aE wet “Gemngent ie ci fice, junetion of Bl gs a -Nevada City, 2 Cal. HORACE HALE Supt. Nevade & Mountain Lak : Sept. 8th, 1872. oe Ye: ‘ Commercial Restaurant,Opposite Transcript Building, Commercial Street, Nevada City, 0.D. MONTELL, HAVING fitted up the Gommercial Restaurant, is now prepe ~~ bo ecopmupanate the pub. found in the market, ome lareat on in the highest styJe of the culinary art -{. ‘Khe Restaurant being under his ins medite supervision, his cnstomers can rely up‘on getiipg a Letter meal than any where else in city. ‘ 3 MEALS AT ALL HOURS. ties, gotten up on . Nevada, August 27th. — New Spring Goods. ‘MRS. M. A. STERLING.a m wich he has Just received, sucka" Summer Nevada, Gt, 1673. sum of five hundred and sixty-three and . Main and Bonlder Streets, Lunches, ete. for te Business Ch ange ca ; The Daih NEVADA. GREAT BARGAINS! LOCAL . Concert Ne yo Miss Fannie‘) u California prima this city on Thu and it is unders' concert at the t evening next. _E has been the pr her in the very h believe she will good audience h have a weakness Miss Marston”he the State of Nev: show what they her, -we-copy t from the Gold ] star . has. appee world. Our sis the honor of a 3 ~ cantatrice, posst __, in compass. anc been surpassed Jenny Lind. \ ton. Her cone \ anything of the ‘this city. Her contralto and « three ‘octaves, e a trumpet; her) . She was enthus wt ——EE eo; A. BLUMENTHAL, women. OULD respectfully inform the peo. y ple pf Nevada City and vicinity that he has purchased the Stovk of Dry & Fancy Goods __IN THE STORE, ON THE. : E. ‘Corner of Broad and Pine Sts, NEVADA CITY, At a Low Figure! ticle in store at ¢ a 5 Bk __ We learn fi Trotter & Cuur named Hiram ( in the Illinois . Flat, yesterday “blasting ‘hard “had putin ab fuse it failed t went back to e¢ he got.to itthe _ ing him a dista He was terribly and otherwise : Keatty was cal. his injuries ver he will recover LOWER RATES =a vl Than they can ‘be bought* any where else in this county or State. The stock consists in part: of Dress Goods ! _.Of every kind ahd quality, such as. Silks of different kinds, Irish and French Popline, Grenadines, Alpac-: A, A. Olinge has lost a sx finder will be + * leaving the an Co.’s stable in particulars of t ment in anothe cas, Merinos, Calicos and a great many other kinds too numerous too F méntion; to which I invite the es pecial attention of the Ladies. a W.H. Week 2 has been on : ene q three months . ' evening last. Ba as ever. HOUSE FURNISHING . = GOODS ! 4 Ed.:-Goldsmi In this line will be found every ara cisno, on Ther & purpose of pu ticle necessary for use in a family, of Fall Goods Goldsmith, such as Blankets, Towels, Napkins, : pe reese Sheetings and many other things. have at his s : the most. beau . which purchasers need for comfort seen in the Sti long experienc and convenience. : his most excel goods, enable wie purchases as = please all in v _ the Dry Good: Fancy Goods ! by everybody . : sabes : stock is alway: I have on hand asplendid stock of (@ wen Goods in this line which embraces. = cate ha so many articles that it is impossible 4 REO to attempt to enumerate them, but — a The Goo I invite'the Ladies to call and seo . Marcus Bos this class of goods. : Bros. went t 4 Sunday, whe 4 of the choice ae stocks of dry a Nevada City. Millinery Goods t 0 faiale ae , Fived from the The stock in this line is large and = day the gran well selected and embraees almost at B sab everything that the ladies desire. vited. In the a are selling the low rates, alm Now is ti . and I intend to give the ladies as Improve good if not better bargains in .the Abell, thew can get at any other egtablishment in da City durin this State. bpoipuaie Ba aocommodatic : : F patrons. Ha: . A, BLUMENTHAL. Nevada, Ang. 22, 1673. t hed

Se as 7 She Daily Transcript NEVADA CITY, CAL. Baterday, Sept. 13th, 1873, : County Debt. Nevada county is in debt and it. ought tu get-out. The debt must be * paid sooner or‘later; and the sooner the better for the tax-payers. Wedo not know just what the debt is, and we ask the Auditor, hereby and most __yvespectfally, for the figures. We also want to know how much the —wforesaid debt has decreased ‘or insereased, during the past y#ar.—All) the facts concerning the indebtedthe Sheriff is bound to go for them, and then comes ina heavy expense by way of mileage, etc. We have endea vored to briefly enumerate all the leakspfthe county, treasury, if such they are, and“now esk our neighbor . to suggest a remedy therefor. ° The' Grass. Valley; Union, has the floor. Sentence of Kilgore. George Kilgore, charged with manslaughter, was brought before the District Court, yesterday morning, to enter his plea to ‘the indictment found by-the Grand Jury. L. W. Williams, Esq. appeared for the defendant end Hon. Niles Searls for the prosecution. Judge Reardan mess of the county ought to be ascertained right away, so that if any legislation is necessary in order to reduce the indebtedness or to wipe it out entirely, the said legislation can be talked about and concluded tpon. All the facts should bé made public so that-every one interested —can~think i i + about the matter, and so that suggestions can ___be_given concerning thesame by more than one person. The Board of Supervisors are to be stronger in numbers, in a very few days, and by arranging committees judiciously the county business can be well kept in hand. A committee on County Indebtedness should be appointed whose duty it will be to constantly look ont for'the ways and means by which the debt can be lessened. Every leak in the Treasury should be closely caulked, and the revenues be administered with the strictest economy. ‘The old Supervisors have done well, we know, but the: Board as it will be in the fature should use . extra exertions to wipe out the county debt, Suggestions are in order after the figures are given. The County Anditor has the floor. The above we find in the G. V. Union of the 9th inst., and delayed answering it until we got the exact figures from ‘the Auditor. That the county is in debt every taxpayer knows, for if it were not so, there would be no necessity of~ levying ‘much of an assessment upon taxpayers each year. That the debt must be paid sooner orlater, and the soouer-the better for the taxpay. ers, is most certainly true. For the benefit of our neighbor and the taxpayers, the Auditor informs us that the debt on the ist day of September, 1872, was in’round numbers $97,218 ing a decrease during # @ the official lished in the Traxscarrrt, daily, during the sessions of the Board of Su~ pervisors, and the people haye by this meatis been fully informéd. So far as avy leaks in the treasury are concerned, we know of none, and if any have been discovered they. certainly have “not been madepublic. ‘We believe the county affairs have beot-condactedwith the s* ictest . “economy, and every dollar has been _ seuived that-could be. Meadow Lake township criminal matters are now, and.ever have been, the cause of immenage expense to this county, aud wé know of n0 way to escapeit. If that portion of the county could be ‘get off or shifted on to seme other county,our taxes would be lighter ~ than they have been in many years. ‘We hope when the Legislature meets that some plan will be adopted ‘to. get rid ot that portion of. the county where all the roughs of society seem to congregate, to the disgust of the good people that reside in Truckee, and inflicting a heavy wurden upon the taxpayers in the remaining portion of the county. Another thing which caused our debt to be larger now than it should be, was the decision of the Supreme Court in exempting mortgages,notes, county sorip, ete. from taxation. The taking off of this tax was the _ crowning outrage of the year. Men who are the owners of thousands of _ . doHara worth of that particular kind . “ef security, are allowed to hold it free taxes, while the poor man who owns a house and lot, or-a few head of cattle, is to make up'the deficiency. The manner of ~ & to plead.— Kilgere replied. that he v . dant beinga man 60° years of age, . defendant, he believed justice would asked the defendant if Lé was ready was, and said that at. the time the influence of. liqnor; and—had—no knowledge of committing the’ act, bat had no doubt that he did it, and for the purpose of saving time and expensé to the coufty, he would waive time and plead guilty. Mr. Williams, counsel for Kilgore, briefly related the circumstances of the unfortunate—oecurrence, whichwere as follows: About six months ago, Kilgore, Colon Smith, alias ‘“‘Rob Roy,”’ and an other man,were at Kilgore’s house, at Quaker Hill, and having an abundance of whisky,they became’ intoxicated. §In the evening it was proposed by Smith, the man who was killed,that they should go over to his house. While they were there eating supper, angry words passed between defendant and deceased, which resulted in Kilgore stabbing Smith, from hich wounds Smith died. It was also-stated that Kilgore and the man he killed were friends of many years standing, and no unpleasant relations had ever existed between them before, and Kilgore, after the killing, could nof realize that he had-murdered his friend, and he regrett the act as much as any, man could. ago Kilgore received a-wound in the head, and ever after, when under the, influence of insane;and it was in one of these eaks that he,killed Smith. The counse! for the defendant askéa the ‘Court, ‘in consideration ‘of all the above circumstances, and the defenhaving a wife dependent upon him for support,and having borne a good character heretofore, that the séntence‘be made as light as in the judgnient of the Cotrt as would.aneet the requirements of justice, Judge Searls, who appeared for the prosecution, stated that he was requested by District Attorney Deal,to say that considering all the circumstances connected with the unfortunate oocurrence, and knowing the facts to be:as stated by the counsel for the be subserved in having the sentence made as light as possible. Judge Reardan reviewed the main facts brought before him, and said that while the law did not excuse, a man in a state of intoxication of committing a crime, he was disposed, after hearing the statements made by the counsel; to inflict as light a sentence as would meet the ends of. justice, and therefore sentenced Kilgore to the State Prison for six months, . The judgment ofthe Court was most wise in this case, and will meet with the approval of all who are acquainted with the facts. After the: sen-. tence was pronounced, the o'd man, with tears in his ‘eyes, thanked Judge Reardan for his leniency in the case, and he was then remanded , to the custody of the Sheriff. The ‘‘Alabama” Award. The $15,500,000 awarded our Government at Geneva, was paid into the Treasury by Secretary Fish in one bond on the 9th of September, The bond was skillfully. executed with a pen, being a facsimile of the printed form. Upon being duly executed,»it was photographed and then sent to Secretary Fish, who is its present custodian. The certifidrawing jurors is another expensive, humbug, and will cost the county several thousand dollars more per year to out the. provisions of the code. order is given by the Judge for a jury of twenty men,more or legs, and the County Judge, Clerk and Sheriff proceed to draw the names of jurymen from a box which ‘contains the names of taxpayers, which are selected by the Buard of \ s=@apervisors from the Assessment Roll, and the names usually drawn fare men who reside all the way _ from four to fifty miles from the peate of deposit is retained by the Secretary of the Treasury,‘ and will ° be framed and_ ed among the archives of-the Government as a memorial of the Goverment a of the differences between the two countries. Secretary Richardson has invested the money in five-per-cent registered bonds, to await further action by Congress. “Lewis Howzx1, a planter of Lowell Hill, Tennessee, shot one of his laborers twice and then eat his throat last Saturday. Howell hag “~ eopnty seat They are drawn, and \mission_ordered to H.K. Breakey, . Pivche, Lincoln county, Nevada, to killing took place he was under the . . . ocived by ENN RSG TE ed, of decomposed quartz from which . ty, at the late election: J. W. Bost, quor he became almost } District Court September Term—Mon. T. B. Reardan Presiding. Farpay, Sept. 12th. People vs. Geo. Kilgore. Indicted . for manslaughter. Plead guilty and waived time.~ Sentenced to six) mopths in the State Prison. People vs. Kate Hess. Indicted . for murder. Plead not guilty, Trial . set for September 29th. Robt: Cash vs. Thos. Loyd Judgment for plaintiff. , : People vs. Farquhar.et als. Demurrer confessed and plaintiff given ‘15 days to amend. Motion for change of venué to San Francisco county denied and defendants excepted. Stevenson—¥s-—Stevenson. _Comtake testimony. : Gourt-adjourned to Sept. 29th. Vote for arbor Commissioner. The following is the total vote re< Harber Commissioner, in this coun1,645; Paul Neumann, 438; C. L.} Taylor, 13; total, 2,096. Nothing! was known in regard to there being and Democratie tickets were printed and sent to the various precincts,and the consequence was that only Nevada City and-Grass Valley could be supplied with tickets with the names of the candidates on. By One Vote. There was only one candidate for the office of Constable in Rough and ab The township wasentitled to two,and John Perkenpine, having received one vote, was duly dec ed by the Board of Supervisors, as one ,of the Constables eleetof Rough and Ready eee ' Baloon Cloth. ~ Professor Wise, the fellow who was advertised to take a sail in a balloon yesterday from New York to England, or some other distingnuished gentlemen, cut off a piece of cloth ‘of which the said balloon is made, and sent itto Judge Searls of this city. We have seen it, and éven Smelt it at adistance. It is made of canvas and bathed in very bad oil. “= Quail. * On next Monday it will. be in order to shoot quails,andall the sportsmen hereabouts are now getting their guns ready to start out hunting. We have been promised several dozen quails next week, but don’t expect te get one. Who'll agreeably disappoint us first? °. Another Stage Kebbery.Sheriff Perrin “yesterday received a dispatch from Auburn, stating that the Forest Hill :stage: hud been robbed yesterday morning by three men, No further particulars. —_—— ee, Im Operation. The smelting furnace erected by Brockman & Co,,near Meadow Lake, isin operation. Another one is to be erected there by the same company. * ~~. Pror. Wise wasannounced fo start on his balloon voyage to Europe at 6 o’clock Wednesday evening, but an accident happening to the ballon while being inflated, the ascent was A sgxious fire in Baltimore, Wedpnesday morning. destroyed the old Holliday street Theatre and damaged the International Hotel, Baltimore College and other buildings. AN extraordinary rain storm. has occurred im Pine valley, Utah, raising Santa Clara river to a fearful flood which carries everything before it. . Apvicks4rom Atlanta, Georgia,say that a duel is likely to o¢cur bet weet Smith, because the latter violated a promise to appoint Johnson to a Judgeship. % i e : a Tot ee : Atrce Kingsbury is under ‘ ment to the new Opera Honse to be erected on Mission street, San FranTan San Joseans are getting up an excitement concerning the quality of the ter Company’s water with ly convicted. at Pioehe, Nevada, has been sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment. “OvER 30,000 tons of ‘ fled. in store at Stockton, . -excited,’ ; a,candidate for Harbor Commission-. er until nearly all the Republican . ‘Herschel, V. Johnson and Governor . -the auspices of the New Diggings in Nevada County. The Virginia Chronicle of Wed1 nesday has the following: “William Wittie and Dr. Joseph. Holdsworth ‘of this city, returned this morning from a prospecting tr#p.to the north of Webber Lake. Wittie anda party of prospectors were upin the same region —liistMuy, and, while they found both gold and silver bearing quartz, they were not: successful in striking any ledges-of extraordinary richness. ‘This time however Wittie and his ccmpanion extended their trip from Nevada to Sierra counties, and on the Middle Fork of the Yuba river they struck séme gold bearing ledges of great richness. Oné silver j e was found, but the ore importance was attached to it. The new mines are in Nevada county, and while our Virginia prospectors were at work there, «man came over . from Sierra City and struck a ledge he.took ont twenty ounces of pure gold in éne day, The entire population of Sierra City were very much o > aa “Terms of Office.”

As the election for county officers is over and past and some anxiety is felt by the new elected incumbents as to the-terms for which they are entitled to hold their respective offices, it may be well to state, for the information of all coneerned, the clause 4019 of the Political Code provides that all County officers, except ‘Judicial officers, Assessor and Supervisors 1 must hold office for two years Ready township at the late election. . ¢¢om the first of January next following -the—election. This clause would shorten the term of the present incumbents, were it not for sections 6 of the Civil Code,’which is as follows: ‘‘No action or proceeding commenced before this Code takes ‘effect, and no right accrued, is affected by its provisions.”’ Theeffect of this section will be to reduce the terms of the newly elected county officers, with the exceptions above noted, to _twenty ‘months, instead of two years. Assessments Refunded. The Postmaster in St. Lonis wanted to manifest his devotion to the party in some striking method. He therefore levied an assessmeat ‘on all the clerks, to help ran things. The clerks were averse to helping the. party in that way, and paid over the greenbacks very unwillingly. The Postmaster General, learning of the affair, ordered the money to be refunded, thereby administering a stern rebuke to the St. Louis Postmaster. In nine cases out of ten, at these political assesgnents are n known to the Heads of Departments, and the money. probably goes where it will do nebody any good. ‘At Pioche, Nevada, September 3d, Officer McKee shot Geary through the jugular vein, causing his death in about 5 minutes. . The repert about the shoeting says that Geary had been abusing and cursing McKee, and was seen to put his hand to his pistel to draw it. McKee told him to desist, to which he paid no attention, whereupon McKee shot him. . A avy of Reading, Green county, New York, claims that Bender, the Kansas murderer, visited her house on the 5th instant, ‘and from thence fled tou the neighboring mountains, where search is being made for him, —S Micmart Tanpy, clerk in the office of the Meadow Valley Mining Company at Pioche, Nevada, was shot and seriously wounded Wednesday by the accidental discharge of ni pistol of Deputy Sheriff Joseph loa DIED. it Eddy, aged The funeral will take place on Sunday afternoon at 2 o’cloek, under , Masonic Fraternity. oo ESTRAY:. STRAYED from Colemibte Hill,s sma ed mate will be sant mae Co., at her at the J — Ne ad Lancaster & Revads, Bept 11th, 1st3; —o = Aint mG tere@ prior te March 1872; ‘ Feb. 13th, 1819, will be pe ce > A. H. Panxen, Deputy, In this te. Sov, Ree 1873, Caleb M. . . rs. HERIFF,S SALE.—Wherens, J. H. Hen‘3 derson, on the 8th day of September, A. D. 1873, recovered a judgment in the District Court of the Fourteeuth Judicial . } District. of the State of California, in and for the County of Nevada, against Michael Hogan and Annie Hogan, his wife, for the 77.100 dollars, with interest thereon from the date of said judgment at the rate of 7 per cent. per_annim till paid, together with costs of syit taxed at $19 05-100 and counsel fees allowed herein amounting to’ the sum of,,$50, all payable in U. S. gold edin, which, said judgment is rec. rded in Judgment Book 5 of th. said District Court, . on page 330, and whereas it is ordered that the mortgage set forth in plaintiff's complaint be foreclosed and property therein described, to-wit: All that certain town lot and parcel of land being in the town of Grass Valley, County of Nevada, State of California, on the west side of Mull Street, in said town, and being between Neal Street and Walsh Street, bounded on the south and west by the lotof the tg opts? (Emannel) Church; on the north by the pren:ises. of one McB: ¥, and on the east by said Mill Street, and being thirty-eight (38) feet more or-lese front on said streetand éighty= . eight (88) feet more: or fess in depth, and including all bufldings and improvements “dn said lot, together with all and singular, the tenaments, hereditaments and appurtanances unto the above described* premises belonging or in anywise. appertaining, be sold to satisfy said judgment, together with interest and costs, =) >" = , Notice is hereby given that I will expose to public sale all the above described property to the highest bidder, in gold coin of the United States, in front of the Court House door’ in the city of Nevada, on Saturday, Oct. 4th, 1873. Between the. hours of 90’clock A. M. and 5 o’clock P. M. Given under my hand this llth day of September, A. D. 1873. . JOSEPH PERRIN, Sheriff.. By A. W. Porrer, Under Sheriff. —Dibble & Byrne; Attys for P1ff. _ $12 ant Dissolution of CopartnershipHE copartnership heretofore existing between the undersigned, under the firm name of Rohrig & Dickieson; in the town of Graniteville, Nevada County, Cal., has this day been dissolved by mutual consent. W. RK. Diekieson assumes al! liabilities,-and he alone is authorized to collect and receipt for all accounts due to the firm. : GUSTAV ROHRIG W. H. DICKIESON, Witness: R. L. CLARK, > Graniteville, Nevada County, Cal., September 6th, 1873. Thos The. new firm of W. R. Dickieson & Co. will continue the business at-the stand formerly occupied by Rohrig & Dickieson. All our friends and parties in need of goods in our line are requested to give usa call before purchasing elsewhere. _ W. R. DICKIESON, E. JANNSING. Graniteville, Sept. 6th, 1873. 811 ¥ NOTICE, —_— Wee is hereby given that there will be a special session of the Board of Supervisors, commencing Tuesday, September the 16th, at 10 o’clock A. M., for the purpose settling with the Read Com. mis#-oner and Road Contractors. « 5 By order of the Board of Supervisors. = T. C. PLUNKETT, Clerk.Nevada, Cal., Sept. 10th, 1873. sll FINE RANCH FOR SALE. THE well known Fruit and Vegetable Gard. en, situated about one Mile east of Nevada2s —_ sgt Washington road ° own as the French Gard is offered for sale. The Ranch contains 20 acres of ground, all under good fence, 16 acres of the land is under a high state of. cultivation, and contains the choicest Frui ‘ Trees and Vegetables to be found in Nevsda County; 2500 Grape Vines in full bearing, and in excellent condition, 300 Fruit Trees all kinds, bearing early and late choice fruit. A fine spring of water is on the place high enough to irrigateall over the land. . . A: dig: be given to the property, n in possession of t signed grt ae tm va harness, agr-cultural implements, etc. eto. at the option of the purchaser, For oa ticulars ravine of A. TSOARD, Broad -8t., Nevada city, or of the subscriber on the For Sale or Rent. She's consisting of the! Build. ings, 8 and sppurtenances formerly occu; ied by Cashin & Kent as a Pork. Packing and Curing’ Establishment, consisting of all the et ager oe: re for such purpeses is hereby for sale,— Said property is situated un the Grass Valley and Nevada Toll Road, about one mile ike raat aE wet “Gemngent ie ci fice, junetion of Bl gs a -Nevada City, 2 Cal. HORACE HALE Supt. Nevade & Mountain Lak : Sept. 8th, 1872. oe Ye: ‘ Commercial Restaurant,Opposite Transcript Building, Commercial Street, Nevada City, 0.D. MONTELL, HAVING fitted up the Gommercial Restaurant, is now prepe ~~ bo ecopmupanate the pub. found in the market, ome lareat on in the highest styJe of the culinary art -{. ‘Khe Restaurant being under his ins medite supervision, his cnstomers can rely up‘on getiipg a Letter meal than any where else in city. ‘ 3 MEALS AT ALL HOURS. ties, gotten up on . Nevada, August 27th. — New Spring Goods. ‘MRS. M. A. STERLING.a m wich he has Just received, sucka" Summer Nevada, Gt, 1673. sum of five hundred and sixty-three and . Main and Bonlder Streets, Lunches, ete. for te Business Ch ange ca ; The Daih NEVADA. GREAT BARGAINS! LOCAL . Concert Ne yo Miss Fannie‘) u California prima this city on Thu and it is unders' concert at the t evening next. _E has been the pr her in the very h believe she will good audience h have a weakness Miss Marston”he the State of Nev: show what they her, -we-copy t from the Gold ] star . has. appee world. Our sis the honor of a 3 ~ cantatrice, posst __, in compass. anc been surpassed Jenny Lind. \ ton. Her cone \ anything of the ‘this city. Her contralto and « three ‘octaves, e a trumpet; her) . She was enthus wt ——EE eo; A. BLUMENTHAL, women. OULD respectfully inform the peo. y ple pf Nevada City and vicinity that he has purchased the Stovk of Dry & Fancy Goods __IN THE STORE, ON THE. : E. ‘Corner of Broad and Pine Sts, NEVADA CITY, At a Low Figure! ticle in store at ¢ a 5 Bk __ We learn fi Trotter & Cuur named Hiram ( in the Illinois . Flat, yesterday “blasting ‘hard “had putin ab fuse it failed t went back to e¢ he got.to itthe _ ing him a dista He was terribly and otherwise : Keatty was cal. his injuries ver he will recover LOWER RATES =a vl Than they can ‘be bought* any where else in this county or State. The stock consists in part: of Dress Goods ! _.Of every kind ahd quality, such as. Silks of different kinds, Irish and French Popline, Grenadines, Alpac-: A, A. Olinge has lost a sx finder will be + * leaving the an Co.’s stable in particulars of t ment in anothe cas, Merinos, Calicos and a great many other kinds too numerous too F méntion; to which I invite the es pecial attention of the Ladies. a W.H. Week 2 has been on : ene q three months . ' evening last. Ba as ever. HOUSE FURNISHING . = GOODS ! 4 Ed.:-Goldsmi In this line will be found every ara cisno, on Ther & purpose of pu ticle necessary for use in a family, of Fall Goods Goldsmith, such as Blankets, Towels, Napkins, : pe reese Sheetings and many other things. have at his s : the most. beau . which purchasers need for comfort seen in the Sti long experienc and convenience. : his most excel goods, enable wie purchases as = please all in v _ the Dry Good: Fancy Goods ! by everybody . : sabes : stock is alway: I have on hand asplendid stock of (@ wen Goods in this line which embraces. = cate ha so many articles that it is impossible 4 REO to attempt to enumerate them, but — a The Goo I invite'the Ladies to call and seo . Marcus Bos this class of goods. : Bros. went t 4 Sunday, whe 4 of the choice ae stocks of dry a Nevada City. Millinery Goods t 0 faiale ae , Fived from the The stock in this line is large and = day the gran well selected and embraees almost at B sab everything that the ladies desire. vited. In the a are selling the low rates, alm Now is ti . and I intend to give the ladies as Improve good if not better bargains in .the Abell, thew can get at any other egtablishment in da City durin this State. bpoipuaie Ba aocommodatic : : F patrons. Ha: . A, BLUMENTHAL. Nevada, Ang. 22, 1673. t hed