September 23, 1871 (4 pages)

= . lie Instruction. Quackenbos’ histional that he had a rebel history of Sdtnrday, September 23, 1871. BEPUBLICAN TICKET. . JUDICIAL ELECTION. JUDGES OY THE SUPREME CovRT. Long Term—A.L. KHODES.of Santa Clara. ‘Short Term—A, €. NILES..0f Nevada. For Supt. or ScHOOLs. COUNTY TICKET. For County Judge, — ent Rev. O. P. Fitzgerald, Democratic candidate for Superintendent of Pub. lic Schools, claims that his administration has not been partizin. Aside . from the favoritism shown in the . granting of certificates, it is only necessary to refer to the change in . the History of the United States to prove that the Parson is mistaken, .to gay the least. The change in readers was unwarranted, the change in . history was outrageous. Quackenbos’ History was discarded for Swinton’s. At the time of the change the new book was not published, and probably not written. It has every . appearance of being made in haste and to order to suit the peculiar views of the Superintendent of Pub-. tory is much larger, containing over 500 pages, Swinton’s containing only 321, and they are both sold at the same price. It is alsoa remarkable fact that the new history and the mathematical series are both issued by the same publishers, and that Appleton’s and Harper’s publications have been discarded. Now as to the books themselves. Quackenbos’ is written in historical style, and Swinton’s is merely a tax on the memory without the interest. of history. For instance, we quote from page 26 of Swinton: 2. French settlements. A French woloiy established by Cartier at Quebeo, 1542, a failure. A French Hugenot colony, estab‘lished in South Carvlina 1562, a fail__And so the important settlements of colonies are given. But there isa merit in the book appreciated by the State Superintendent, and this will be-sufficient--to satisfy’ War Demoerats and Republicans that the book is not fit to be in the hands of children. We allude to the views of the rebellion. On page 240 the writer Thete can be no doubt that at the time of Mr. Lincoln's election, the great majority of the American people, North and South, sincerely loved the Union, and would have preferred: to have seen it maintained at any sacrifice. The proof of — that a great majority of the popular vote in the Presidential contest was cast in favor of the Conservative candidates. The italics are the authors, and he plainly says that Mr, Lincoln’s election was the cause of secession, a statement false in fact, and sufficient to show the bias of the writer. Even the leaders of the South, such men as Stephens, have never claimed this event to have been the cause, and all will acknowledge that there was a deep seated hate of the Government in the South before Lincoln was even nominated. The writer entirely ignores the fact that the large majority in the States which did secede voted against these Conservative candidates of whom he speaks. He then says, on page 243, speaking of Lincoln’s inaugural address: ‘The tone of this address was taken by the seceasionists as a challenge to war,”’ while by the statements of his own history,months before forts and arsenals and other property of the United States had been seized and a government organized in the South. He makes no mention of the firing on the Star of the West, which was done by the rebels while Buchanan was President, and several months before the inauguration of Lincoln, whose address he says was the challenge for war. These extracts are sufficient to show the character of the history which has been put into the hands ef children of the men of California, who rallied around the martyr Lincoln, because an unjust and unholy war was commenced and waged by the rebels against the old flag. The administration of Parson Fitzgerald has been more than parBhe Daily ranscript. , Sequence of appropriations made by fhe The Auburn Stars and Stripes says: uch, has been said. and written, gaint the principle and policy of State subsidies, and of late there has been quite a struggle amongst leadimg men for recognition as the chief . Placer in the State Senate, drew up, introduced and secured the passage of the Constitutional amendment, . fundamental law of the Common. -wealth. This is the most effectual . bar against State subsidy that has yet been adopted. Under the Constitation as it was, ( Article VIII, Sec.1.) the legislature was prohibi-! ted from creating any debt or liability which, singly or in the aggregate, with any previous debts or liabilities, should exceed the stm of three hundred thonsand dollars, except in. certain specified and well guarded . cases, in which general publication and submission to the people were marked features. Sec. 23 of Article 1V provides that ‘‘no money shall be drawn frgm the Treasury but in conlaw.” That which was by many . considered the plain intent of these provisions was evaded and the evasion was sustained by the Courts. One notable case will serve for illustration. An act of the Legislature pledged . the faith. and credit of the’ State for the payment of seven per . cent. per annum interest for twenty . years on one anda half millions of Pacific Railroad bonds. Although this Act bound the State for the payment of two million one hundred theusand dollars, it was held that it did not create a State debt of three hundred thousand dollars, nor any other sum, as it only contemplated annual appropriations of one hundred and five thousand dollars each. By Hale’s amendment appropriations for a longer term than two years— i. ¢., from one regular session to another—are constitutionally prohibited. “We can hardly conceive of a formidable snbsidy that can evade the provisions of the Coustitution as thus amended. Pounsurr or Convicts.—From the Virginia Enterprise we learn that Chris. Blair and Billy Forest, two of the escaped convicts from Carson were. seen at the Philadeiphia brewery on the Geiger Grade on Wednesday night. Buiair went into the brewery and got a drink of whisky, and also got a soda bottle filled with the same beverage. The other man remained outside of the door,and when asked by Blair to come in and get a drink, refused to do so: ~Chris had on & hew suit of clothes, and wore a white felt hat with a broad black band. , They had a can of oysters with them, and before leaving Chris. helped himself to some matches from a box on the bar. Neither the proprietor or his bar keeper knew Blair, but a third man, who happened to be seatea ata table, Henry Woolf, watchman at the Sacramento and Meredith mill, knew him the moment he entered the place. Blair and his companion started up the road towards the toll house, and Mr. Woolf at once made tracks for Virginia and gave the information to Chief Downey, who at once organized a party and set out in pursuit of the two men. He also telegraphed to Reno in order that parties might be sent out in the direction from that town. Parson Fitzgerald is taking considerable to explain to the people that his conduet in regard to changing text-books was exactly right. His most prominent argument is, that MoGuffey's series was cheaper than Wilson's, the former cost but $4.20 per half dozen, while the latter cost $7.40 for the same number; hence he exchanged the more expensive readers for the less costly ones, This isa good deal like the majority of Democratic arguments, The people had already paid for Wilson’s readers, and the Parson by forcing . McGuffey’s series on them, made them pay at the rate of $11.60 per half dozen. The Parson, being the boss of the school teachers in the State, should know that one article may be cheaper than another, but tizap, it has been so intensely seothe war made to o: that children of the State might imbibe his views of the war of secession. The people administrathe two together will cost more than either one by itself. “A little anrrnmetic isa dangerous thing,” especially if the, possessor seeks for the office of Superintendent of Public dons in ve Sates ee ‘ The Democratic papers—at least ‘those of them that have the courage . to gay anything about it—are labordefeat in California with the hope of It is understood that the present State Soperintendent, O. P. Fitzgerald, Democrat, candidate for re-elecaad te Cone ake ba al pee ought to be ignored in the champion in this arena. We claim . finding some satisfactory explanation election ot ny cae ag inl bia that one of the results of the late forit. They have reached two widly . the De eric A pee ra 1 ses ’ election entitles an honored citizen different theories, which are best . 1¢ 1s well for oe is ch vs heen of Placer to this distinction. Hon. . enunciated by the New York Herald . But it would eat ms x a oa J. E. Hale, when a representative of and the New York World. The Her. taken it when in the flush of victory tion, expresses the opinion that poliaid frankly confesses that it is all . four years ago, and when his party . owing to the popularity of the ad-. ministration, and says that ‘‘while it and despondent, while the Republicans were united and hopeful, the fact of paramount importanceis this: that the Republicans were united, . and fought the battle upon the merits of General Grant's administration and upon General Grant as their candidate for the coming. Presidential contest against the field. Hence it may be truly said, that if Booth has carried the State for Grant, it was Grant who carried the State for Booth.” Going further even than this, it claims that “the. Republicans throughout the country, in their State conventions, State by State, have planted themselves upon -the substantial and acceptable platform of General Grant’s administration— the platform of economy, the reduction of taxation, the payment of the debt, and peace at home and abroad, including his great peace treaty with England. We see, too, that in North Carolina, Kentucky, Delaware, Wyomiug and California, from these late elections, that the Republican party, under the banner of their national administration, and with General Grant as their acknowledged standard bearer for 1872, are strengthened in every section.”’ ‘As things are going now, the Presidential election, like tne California election, will be carried as by a whirlwizid for General Grant.’’ On the other hand, the New York World reads the hand writing on the wall only as an indication of the impropriety of second term nominations. In this-epinion it is joined nals try to convince themselves that. if anybody but Governor Haight, and even Governor Haight, if he had mever occupied the gubernatorial chair, had been nominated by the Democracy, the candidate would have been elected. Such an explanation merely exposes the weakness of the party. Buth journals despising other arguments attempt to prove their case by a single illustration—and that an unusually poor one. If any other reason than’ that which the Herald has so frankly advanced entered into the cause of the Democratic defeat, it was Haight’s apparently well earned unpopularity. But if the Times is disposed to argue from example, how is Governor Perham’s recent reelection in Maine by a largely increased majority be accounted for? Some of the best men of the Reublican party are supporting me.— Pasta itzgerald, oe Perhaps ‘‘some of the best men of the Republican party”’ are not aware that in San Francisco, at the outbreak of the rebellion you forbid your children playing with Union children, probably for fear that by such association they might be tau ght to revere the old flag instead of detesting it, as you did. Tar Escarep Convicts Not Taken. Chief Downey, Ben Lackey, Sheriff Atkinson and the others of the party who left this city last Monday, says the Virginia City Enterprise, in pursuit of the escaped convicts, returned yesterday. They. report having followed a squad of half a dozen of the prisoners beyond Walker River in the direction of Columbus District. They caught a charcoal burner on the same night that they eseaped from the prison, tied him to the wheels uf his wagon and took his. team of four horses. . They stole what provisions they needed from the cabins of the coalburners. Soon after they left the prison the main gang of prisoners split into three parties and took séperate routes. Captain Batterman is still on the hunt. x A CORRESPONDENT of the Hartford Courant, who has been the Massachusetts coast, wonders why Gloucester is spelled the way it is, and if that is right, why shouldn’t lobster be spelled lobcester? borers at Mare Island. controlled State Legislation. One of his first official acts, says which was overwhelmingly adopted . is true that on their Goyernor and the B ae teehee gabe by the people on the 6th instant, and on national issues the Democrats iS a as cats Bociety, and from has thus been made a part of the! were somewhat demoralized, divided . State Edueati ; the control of the editors elected by ; that Society. It was given up under the threat that the State Subscription for the journal, amoniiting then to $3,000, and without which it could not bs supported, would be withdrawn and given to a new journal to be started by himself. Gov. Haight and the State Board backed him in this decision. The State law made the State Superintendent ex officio one of the editors, with a department entirely under his own control; but the other two editors were Repubiicans. Then would have been a good time to have ignored politics in education. Two years ago, at the session. of the Legislature, the first bill-of the session was a partisan Democratic measure, which-continued the Democratic City Superintendent in office one year, and prevented the appointment by the joint Boards of EducaFary prisoner who assisted or participated in the break at Carson City, is guilty of taurder in the killing of Pixley of the Warm Springs hotel, and as ample proof of his mufder can be procured, there is a chance of some “neck stretching’ in Nevada State when these escaped convicts are captured and tried. A DESTRUCTIVE tidal wave is expectat New Orleans, (La.) October 5th, and the péople are puttihg their houses in order for the advent of the waters. Considerable excitement prevails in consequence. We had no idea that the effect of the California election would be felt so far. Tue Market Inspector of San Francisco condemned over 4 tons of meat, fish, fow] and fruit on the -14th inst. Tue Carson State Prison escapes arereported to oceupy a high peak in the mountains, where their capture is probable. A Frencu chemist asserts that if tea be ground like coffee before hot water is poured upon it, it will yield nearly dcuble the amount of exhilarating qualities. A GENTLEMAN named Scott, from the Iowa Agricultural Society, and Thayer, from the Connecticut Agricultural Society, are in attendance at the State Fair. TuE New York Tribune is publish. Republican. The law changing the . election of the City Superintendent from direct vote of the people to appointment, was a Democratic measure; but it failed to work so as to secure a Democrat in the office; hence its repeal. Did Mr. Fitzgerald or . Governor Haight make any protest then against politics in school matters. ; The sweeping change of text-books —was there no political feeling at the bottom of it? Did the fact that the Harpers published Wilson’s Readers have nothing to do with the change for MeGuffey’s—a series in which there is not.a national idea -nor-& pa=} triotic sentiment? Did Mr. Fitzgerald protest against a direct appropriation of $15,000 to sectarian schools in this city, or did he advise Gov. Haight to sign the bill? Has the lowering of the standard of State certificates, so deeply felt throughout the State, which has filled the schools with unskilled teachers, no political significance? : Has Mr. Fitzgerald, save at the recent dedication of the Oakland High School, when drawn out b General Eaton, ever breathed a tional or patriotic sentiment? If so, where and when? Or does nonpartisanship mean, in his eyes, the ignoring of patriotism, of nationality, of the Union, and a desire to let all those sentiments sleep with the ‘Lost Cause?’’ Has the fact that out of about twenty male. teachers appointed in this city during the last three years, only two have been Republicans, resulted from ignoring politics in education? Words cost but little, and may be smooth and fair, but officials must be judged by the acts of their administration. Tur Philadelphia Press describes an interesting and curious locality in Eastern Pennsylvania know as “The Ringing Rocks,” or more popularly “The Ringing Hill,” situated about three miles east of Pottstown, Montgomery county. Ittakesits name from a huge mass of colored stones, varying in weight from a few pounds to many tons, situated upon the brow of a high and extensive hill ‘covered with cedars and oaks. The peculiarity of these rocks is that upon being struck with a hammer or stone they ring with a clear and prolonged sound. One sends forth a sound like that produced by a stroke upon an anvil; another one that resembles aclear sounding bell; another the prolonged ring of a dinner glass; still another the heavier and duller sound of the tinsmith’s hammer. Tue_ Prussian troops have evacuing a history of the Vigilance Committees of San Francisco. Coming tion and Supervisors of Mr. Swett, a . ¢Vent> cast their shadows before. ~~ Germany has consented to put her army on a peace footing of only 400,000 men—almost equal to the entire population of California. THE citizens of Vallejo gavea com-. plimentary benefit to Miss Auna Morrison on Saturday night and the house was jam full. ORDINANCE NO. 47, A N Ordinance levying a City Pro Tax for the year ending May Ist, 1872. The Trustees of the City of Nevads ‘do or. dain as tollows : Section 1. A City Property Tax of Thirty Cents on each sessed valne for goneza} purposes; and uf Twenty Cents on each One Hundred Dol-lars.of assessed value for Fire purposes, is 7 hereby levied upon all assessable and taxable property within the corporate limits of the City of Nevada, for the year ending May Ist, 1872. Passed September 21, 1871, JOHN PATTISON, President. T. H. Roure, Clerk. 623 ORDINANCE NO. 48, N ordinance to amend Ordinance No. iT “regulating the issue of Licenses.” ‘The Trastees of the City of Nevada, do ordain as follows : Section 1. Section 4 of Ordinance No.7 is hereby amended so as to read as follows : “Section4. The Proprietor, Owner or oceupant of every house ble, billiard table, shuffle table, or ten pin alley is kept, shall pay for # license to keep the same the sum of three dollars per quarter for each table or alley.” Passed September 21, 1871. JOHN PATTISON, President. T. H. Roars, Clerk. 823 SPECIAL NOTICE — To the Citizens of Nevada City and County. — . The Manazers of the Folsom Gift Concert find that it will take a few days longer than was anticipated to get in full returms and to make arrangements for the drawing. The Concert will take place just as soon as we can get settlement with our distant agents. Nevada City and County being in easy communication with us, Tickets will be for sale by our Agents up to the day prior to the paki, . and the positive day will be announced in the columns of the Nevada Daily Transcript. B. F. Batxs, J. O. Brown, J. Krynzy, J. H. Burnaam Board of Managers. SECURE YOUR TICKETS. WITHOUT DELAY! NO MORE POSTPONEMENTS: . —_— 4 Ns PRIZES IN THE s FOLSOM GIFT CONCERT Will be awarded ina few days, POSITIVELY THE NEXT DEAWING TO TAKE PLACE IN THE STATE, No Tickets canceled. No reduction in Prizes. $45,000 IN GOLD coy, In 667 Gifts, ranging from $10,000 to $20 30,000 Tickets at $2 50 cach. — Guitty or Murper.+In law, evOne Hundred Dollars of as-. in which a bagatellé ta. All sy Godda are from th @ turers of New York Philadelphisang ne » Rubber Gent i m Children’s Shoes, just front Miseep, . just from t manuf i . Ty, received by the last Steather” T A180 hay, 8 Foot afull assortment of Blac er, e Leather, v: tng Nails, Lasts, and in Pegs, Nails, Threaq N fact e : found in a first class Shoe and Finan ed REPAIKING DONE in tho very megee™ Boots and Shoes made to sivle And a good fit warranted in every pon I ep Boots of my own manufactute a}y, ke and will sell my aa on any other House in this city, al BROAD STREET, PHILEP DUCA. heeetetes HAVING 25 cents. Sham Hair Cutting 25 cente. 7 °™S % ete, Baths—Hot or Cold 25 cents, Hair Dressing Room for Ladies dren. f and Chg. TEETH EXTRACTED. for 25. cts. Cupping 25 ets, Leeches Spplied een ml aria UNITED STATES SALOON, CORNE BROAD & PINE Sts, Cc BECKMAN, i Gray on hend a superb stock of Wis. KY, BRANDY, BOTTLED &e. &c. LiQUoRs, FINE CIGARS always on hand. The Bar, 18 always supplied with the best articles iy, thie bove line. Call dnd sample. mag CRYSTAL SPRING SAW MI. M. L. & D. MARSH, EEP CONSTANTLY ON ¥ K all times a complete stock rim eld BUILDING AND MIN ING LUMBER. Nevada, May 1st. He! for New York and Boston, AILROAD TICKETS AND BOSTON, via Omaha, Chicago, Via Fort Wayne, Pennsylvania Central and Pan Handle Routes—Ist, 2nd and 3d clasges. Tickéts can be had by applying to W. H DAVIDSON, atthe Stage Oillce, National Exchange Hotel; . —— SaaS EEAESaSNERnepenr aera FURNITURE! FURNITURE! ERSONS in wan of anything in th P Furniture line, from the finest : Bed Room and Parlor Sets! Down toCommon CHAIRS AND TABLES, TO NEW york perty . can buy them at extraordinary low rates by ealling on aE eae National Exchange Hotel Building CHARLES F, ROBINSON, es: ). ere RA GROCERIES & PROVISIONS; = OPPOSITE METHODIST CHURCH, BROAD STREE®, NEVADA. &7” New and Fresh Goods received every week, from the Bay. Goods sold at the lowest cash rates and delivered free of charge. "92 J.G. MATHER, cre. AND MINING. ENGINEER, —anp— Depaty U. 8 Surveyor. GEASS VALLEY. Grass Valley, June 19th, 1871. THE GEM SALOON. FRONT STREET.... TRUCKEE WILLIAM WELLS, Proprietor. J her BAR isalways supplied with the bes beverages and excellent Cigars. Square Republican drinks always on hand Cail and take a nip when you are Gry. jl2 LOST. O*. the road between San Juan and Nevda city, Saturday morning last, Sept 2nd, a Small Paper Barcel, containing papers of no value to any one but myself,— The finder will be suitably rewarded by leaving the parcel with J.F. CABR, National Hotel, Nevada City, or at the Express Office, North San Juan. 86 ROBT. B. PATTON. MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS. Nr ANNUAL MEETING of the Stork ing holders of the Keystone Gravel MinFOR SALE. 12-HORSE POWER STEAM ENGINE A and Boiler, with Hoisting gear, snd 8ix-1nch Hanslow Pump, are offered for sale very cheap. Apply to the Office of the . ADA ICE COMPANY. Nevada, June 21st,1871. SADDLES, HARNESS, é. WK. HOLMES, Would respectfully inform the Citizens of Nevada thst he has. just received, at his Store, on BROAD STREET, & lcW uuure veiow Lancaster’s Stable, the Largest and most complete Stock —or— HARNESS, OF ALL KINDS, SADDLES, WHIPS, Straps, Spurs, Bits, Brushes, SPONGES, BELTS, ke. &e. Ever seen in this City. BOARD OF MANAGERS: AD foe a2 Want of anything in my line ated the forts around Paris. The > F. Bates, J. H. Burnham, aunie py gat aye poe tol Democrats will abandon their State. p.7°s "Ow J: Kinney. Eatabiinhtcee sm & Seat, clans Seddon a die Bit Mamadsy ot 4 7S BASS. See’y., J. H. Burnham, . Establishinent, ; offices on the fir ondey of Decem TREASURER, Repsiring, promptly, neatly and’ cheep! ber proxime. The joy of the people} B. F Hastings & Co., Bankers, . 10"¢-_ Give me a call. oye of California will then equal that of Sacramento, FOR THE CAMP MEETING. the Parisians now. With whom all moneys will be deposited, ce ie oe a ine 33 moa ath disbursements will La Com& Tux Sacramento Board of Equalae TA erant Steet ar be sins ating ization reduced the assessment on BURNHAM, ‘Gectetary. the: ate Shag eben geome ag the Central Railrond Co's track from i ROLSQM, CAL. ealeale wall be furistiod there at rasan $7,009 per mile to. $6,000,and the. ,,°.¥, Welch, E. Goldsmith, A. Santon retes‘aud the Table will s Sy »H. Davidson, C. Beckman. “A; p Wilh the best in the Market. ‘The Bi . NEVAD SE LOCZ ‘The J: J The Japane _city on next . day evenings. performing in Btate Fair, a traction. T truly rémark. troupe of Jay eeiving liber: -matinee and are always crt performers rope walkers " gymnasps, to; i Gang of hand perfo nile pupils ar of admission drew_crowds everywhere t i The ¢ V'ithe camp 1 the pic-nie g o'clock. The best in the co ted up in ex commodation Hamilton has on the grounc ed at reasonal —willbeheld Prayer meetiz ~-~dng abd -s-at Stages will le: in time for ea turn with pas come back aft in addition t Quarterly M station will be sire to remain can obtain ac sonable rates. “ be a very larg vada, Grass V the county on The Cur _ wv About four. of practical n “the old Cunt had been idl They have si struck the le looking rock, out quartz, w worked at th creek, Episcopa: Jihe Episco) meet at the re Marselus,. thi Doas.—'T'h: hath the follo timable bless: conferred upx refused to rec ‘We won’t e: given to that ] ercise—but if were one thou mean-looking, nosed, long-ta of dogs knock itis likely w. task for makit It was our luc the midst of ; them without. Of all sizes ‘fri bacco up to s one of the lo meat. If som ufacturers of Teputed as n folks, would . to this sectic would undert shortest space ply for use ix . Some of’ th lican

= . lie Instruction. Quackenbos’ histional that he had a rebel history of Sdtnrday, September 23, 1871. BEPUBLICAN TICKET. . JUDICIAL ELECTION. JUDGES OY THE SUPREME CovRT. Long Term—A.L. KHODES.of Santa Clara. ‘Short Term—A, €. NILES....0f Nevada. For Supt. or ScHOOLs. COUNTY TICKET. For County Judge, — ent Rev. O. P. Fitzgerald, Democratic candidate for Superintendent of Pub. lic Schools, claims that his administration has not been partizin. Aside . from the favoritism shown in the . granting of certificates, it is only necessary to refer to the change in . the History of the United States to prove that the Parson is mistaken, .to gay the least. The change in readers was unwarranted, the change in . history was outrageous. Quackenbos’ History was discarded for Swinton’s. At the time of the change the new book was not published, and probably not written. It has every . appearance of being made in haste and to order to suit the peculiar views of the Superintendent of Pub-. tory is much larger, containing over 500 pages, Swinton’s containing only 321, and they are both sold at the same price. It is alsoa remarkable fact that the new history and the mathematical series are both issued by the same publishers, and that Appleton’s and Harper’s publications have been discarded. Now as to the books themselves. Quackenbos’ is written in historical style, and Swinton’s is merely a tax on the memory without the interest. of history. For instance, we quote from page 26 of Swinton: 2. French settlements. A French woloiy established by Cartier at Quebeo, 1542, a failure. A French Hugenot colony, estab‘lished in South Carvlina 1562, a fail__And so the important settlements of colonies are given. But there isa merit in the book appreciated by the State Superintendent, and this will be-sufficient--to satisfy’ War Demoerats and Republicans that the book is not fit to be in the hands of children. We allude to the views of the rebellion. On page 240 the writer Thete can be no doubt that at the time of Mr. Lincoln's election, the great majority of the American people, North and South, sincerely loved the Union, and would have preferred: to have seen it maintained at any sacrifice. The proof of — that a great majority of the popular vote in the Presidential contest was cast in favor of the Conservative candidates. The italics are the authors, and he plainly says that Mr, Lincoln’s election was the cause of secession, a statement false in fact, and sufficient to show the bias of the writer. Even the leaders of the South, such men as Stephens, have never claimed this event to have been the cause, and all will acknowledge that there was a deep seated hate of the Government in the South before Lincoln was even nominated. The writer entirely ignores the fact that the large majority in the States which did secede voted against these Conservative candidates of whom he speaks. He then says, on page 243, speaking of Lincoln’s inaugural address: ‘The tone of this address was taken by the seceasionists as a challenge to war,”’ while by the statements of his own history,months before forts and arsenals and other property of the United States had been seized and a government organized in the South. He makes no mention of the firing on the Star of the West, which was done by the rebels while Buchanan was President, and several months before the inauguration of Lincoln, whose address he says was the challenge for war. These extracts are sufficient to show the character of the history which has been put into the hands ef children of the men of California, who rallied around the martyr Lincoln, because an unjust and unholy war was commenced and waged by the rebels against the old flag. The administration of Parson Fitzgerald has been more than parBhe Daily ranscript. , Sequence of appropriations made by fhe The Auburn Stars and Stripes says: uch, has been said. and written, gaint the principle and policy of State subsidies, and of late there has been quite a struggle amongst leadimg men for recognition as the chief . Placer in the State Senate, drew up, introduced and secured the passage of the Constitutional amendment, . fundamental law of the Common. -wealth. This is the most effectual . bar against State subsidy that has yet been adopted. Under the Constitation as it was, ( Article VIII, Sec.1.) the legislature was prohibi-! ted from creating any debt or liability which, singly or in the aggregate, with any previous debts or liabilities, should exceed the stm of three hundred thonsand dollars, except in. certain specified and well guarded . cases, in which general publication and submission to the people were marked features. Sec. 23 of Article 1V provides that ‘‘no money shall be drawn frgm the Treasury but in conlaw.” That which was by many . considered the plain intent of these provisions was evaded and the evasion was sustained by the Courts. One notable case will serve for illustration. An act of the Legislature pledged . the faith. and credit of the’ State for the payment of seven per . cent. per annum interest for twenty . years on one anda half millions of Pacific Railroad bonds. Although this Act bound the State for the payment of two million one hundred theusand dollars, it was held that it did not create a State debt of three hundred thousand dollars, nor any other sum, as it only contemplated annual appropriations of one hundred and five thousand dollars each. By Hale’s amendment appropriations for a longer term than two years— i. ¢., from one regular session to another—are constitutionally prohibited. “We can hardly conceive of a formidable snbsidy that can evade the provisions of the Coustitution as thus amended. Pounsurr or Convicts.—From the Virginia Enterprise we learn that Chris. Blair and Billy Forest, two of the escaped convicts from Carson were. seen at the Philadeiphia brewery on the Geiger Grade on Wednesday night. Buiair went into the brewery and got a drink of whisky, and also got a soda bottle filled with the same beverage. The other man remained outside of the door,and when asked by Blair to come in and get a drink, refused to do so: ~Chris had on & hew suit of clothes, and wore a white felt hat with a broad black band. , They had a can of oysters with them, and before leaving Chris. helped himself to some matches from a box on the bar. Neither the proprietor or his bar keeper knew Blair, but a third man, who happened to be seatea ata table, Henry Woolf, watchman at the Sacramento and Meredith mill, knew him the moment he entered the place. Blair and his companion started up the road towards the toll house, and Mr. Woolf at once made tracks for Virginia and gave the information to Chief Downey, who at once organized a party and set out in pursuit of the two men. He also telegraphed to Reno in order that parties might be sent out in the direction from that town. Parson Fitzgerald is taking considerable to explain to the people that his conduet in regard to changing text-books was exactly right. His most prominent argument is, that MoGuffey's series was cheaper than Wilson's, the former cost but $4.20 per half dozen, while the latter cost $7.40 for the same number; hence he exchanged the more expensive readers for the less costly ones, This isa good deal like the majority of Democratic arguments, The people had already paid for Wilson’s readers, and the Parson by forcing . McGuffey’s series on them, made them pay at the rate of $11.60 per half dozen. The Parson, being the boss of the school teachers in the State, should know that one article may be cheaper than another, but tizap, it has been so intensely seothe war made to o: that children of the State might imbibe his views of the war of secession. The people administrathe two together will cost more than either one by itself. “A little anrrnmetic isa dangerous thing,” especially if the, possessor seeks for the office of Superintendent of Public dons in ve Sates ee ‘ The Democratic papers—at least ‘those of them that have the courage . to gay anything about it—are labordefeat in California with the hope of It is understood that the present State Soperintendent, O. P. Fitzgerald, Democrat, candidate for re-elecaad te Cone ake ba al pee ought to be ignored in the champion in this arena. We claim . finding some satisfactory explanation election ot ny cae ag inl bia that one of the results of the late forit. They have reached two widly . the De eric A pee ra 1 ses ’ election entitles an honored citizen different theories, which are best . 1¢ 1s well for oe is ch vs heen of Placer to this distinction. Hon. . enunciated by the New York Herald . But it would eat ms x a oa J. E. Hale, when a representative of and the New York World. The Her. taken it when in the flush of victory tion, expresses the opinion that poliaid frankly confesses that it is all . four years ago, and when his party . owing to the popularity of the ad-. ministration, and says that ‘‘while it and despondent, while the Republicans were united and hopeful, the fact of paramount importanceis this: that the Republicans were united, . and fought the battle upon the merits of General Grant's administration and upon General Grant as their candidate for the coming. Presidential contest against the field. Hence it may be truly said, that if Booth has carried the State for Grant, it was Grant who carried the State for Booth.” Going further even than this, it claims that “the. Republicans throughout the country, in their State conventions, State by State, have planted themselves upon -the substantial and acceptable platform of General Grant’s administration— the platform of economy, the reduction of taxation, the payment of the debt, and peace at home and abroad, including his great peace treaty with England. We see, too, that in North Carolina, Kentucky, Delaware, Wyomiug and California, from these late elections, that the Republican party, under the banner of their national administration, and with General Grant as their acknowledged standard bearer for 1872, are strengthened in every section.”’ ‘As things are going now, the Presidential election, like tne California election, will be carried as by a whirlwizid for General Grant.’’ On the other hand, the New York World reads the hand writing on the wall only as an indication of the impropriety of second term nominations. In this-epinion it is joined nals try to convince themselves that. if anybody but Governor Haight, and even Governor Haight, if he had mever occupied the gubernatorial chair, had been nominated by the Democracy, the candidate would have been elected. Such an explanation merely exposes the weakness of the party. Buth journals despising other arguments attempt to prove their case by a single illustration—and that an unusually poor one. If any other reason than’ that which the Herald has so frankly advanced entered into the cause of the Democratic defeat, it was Haight’s apparently well earned unpopularity. But if the Times is disposed to argue from example, how is Governor Perham’s recent reelection in Maine by a largely increased majority be accounted for? Some of the best men of the Reublican party are supporting me.— Pasta itzgerald, oe Perhaps ‘‘some of the best men of the Republican party”’ are not aware that in San Francisco, at the outbreak of the rebellion you forbid your children playing with Union children, probably for fear that by such association they might be tau ght to revere the old flag instead of detesting it, as you did. Tar Escarep Convicts Not Taken. Chief Downey, Ben Lackey, Sheriff Atkinson and the others of the party who left this city last Monday, says the Virginia City Enterprise, in pursuit of the escaped convicts, returned yesterday. They. report having followed a squad of half a dozen of the prisoners beyond Walker River in the direction of Columbus District. They caught a charcoal burner on the same night that they eseaped from the prison, tied him to the wheels uf his wagon and took his. team of four horses. . They stole what provisions they needed from the cabins of the coalburners. Soon after they left the prison the main gang of prisoners split into three parties and took séperate routes. Captain Batterman is still on the hunt. x A CORRESPONDENT of the Hartford Courant, who has been the Massachusetts coast, wonders why Gloucester is spelled the way it is, and if that is right, why shouldn’t lobster be spelled lobcester? borers at Mare Island. controlled State Legislation. One of his first official acts, says which was overwhelmingly adopted . is true that on their Goyernor and the B ae teehee gabe by the people on the 6th instant, and on national issues the Democrats iS a as cats Bociety, and from has thus been made a part of the! were somewhat demoralized, divided . State Edueati ; the control of the editors elected by ; that Society. It was given up under the threat that the State Subscription for the journal, amoniiting then to $3,000, and without which it could not bs supported, would be withdrawn and given to a new journal to be started by himself. Gov. Haight and the State Board backed him in this decision. The State law made the State Superintendent ex officio one of the editors, with a department entirely under his own control; but the other two editors were Repubiicans. Then would have been a good time to have ignored politics in education. Two years ago, at the session. of the Legislature, the first bill-of the session was a partisan Democratic measure, which-continued the Democratic City Superintendent in office one year, and prevented the appointment by the joint Boards of EducaFary prisoner who assisted or participated in the break at Carson City, is guilty of taurder in the killing of Pixley of the Warm Springs hotel, and as ample proof of his mufder can be procured, there is a chance of some “neck stretching’ in Nevada State when these escaped convicts are captured and tried. A DESTRUCTIVE tidal wave is expectat New Orleans, (La.) October 5th, and the péople are puttihg their houses in order for the advent of the waters. Considerable excitement prevails in consequence. We had no idea that the effect of the California election would be felt so far. Tue Market Inspector of San Francisco condemned over 4 tons of meat, fish, fow] and fruit on the -14th inst. Tue Carson State Prison escapes arereported to oceupy a high peak in the mountains, where their capture is probable. A Frencu chemist asserts that if tea be ground like coffee before hot water is poured upon it, it will yield nearly dcuble the amount of exhilarating qualities. A GENTLEMAN named Scott, from the Iowa Agricultural Society, and Thayer, from the Connecticut Agricultural Society, are in attendance at the State Fair. TuE New York Tribune is publish. Republican. The law changing the . election of the City Superintendent from direct vote of the people to appointment, was a Democratic measure; but it failed to work so as to secure a Democrat in the office; hence its repeal. Did Mr. Fitzgerald or . Governor Haight make any protest then against politics in school matters. ; The sweeping change of text-books —was there no political feeling at the bottom of it? Did the fact that the Harpers published Wilson’s Readers have nothing to do with the change

for MeGuffey’s—a series in which there is not.a national idea -nor-& pa=} triotic sentiment? Did Mr. Fitzgerald protest against a direct appropriation of $15,000 to sectarian schools in this city, or did he advise Gov. Haight to sign the bill? Has the lowering of the standard of State certificates, so deeply felt throughout the State, which has filled the schools with unskilled teachers, no political significance? : Has Mr. Fitzgerald, save at the recent dedication of the Oakland High School, when drawn out b General Eaton, ever breathed a tional or patriotic sentiment? If so, where and when? Or does nonpartisanship mean, in his eyes, the ignoring of patriotism, of nationality, of the Union, and a desire to let all those sentiments sleep with the ‘Lost Cause?’’ Has the fact that out of about twenty male. teachers appointed in this city during the last three years, only two have been Republicans, resulted from ignoring politics in education? Words cost but little, and may be smooth and fair, but officials must be judged by the acts of their administration. Tur Philadelphia Press describes an interesting and curious locality in Eastern Pennsylvania know as “The Ringing Rocks,” or more popularly “The Ringing Hill,” situated about three miles east of Pottstown, Montgomery county. Ittakesits name from a huge mass of colored stones, varying in weight from a few pounds to many tons, situated upon the brow of a high and extensive hill ‘covered with cedars and oaks. The peculiarity of these rocks is that upon being struck with a hammer or stone they ring with a clear and prolonged sound. One sends forth a sound like that produced by a stroke upon an anvil; another one that resembles aclear sounding bell; another the prolonged ring of a dinner glass; still another the heavier and duller sound of the tinsmith’s hammer. Tue_ Prussian troops have evacuing a history of the Vigilance Committees of San Francisco. Coming tion and Supervisors of Mr. Swett, a . ¢Vent> cast their shadows before. ~~ Germany has consented to put her army on a peace footing of only 400,000 men—almost equal to the entire population of California. THE citizens of Vallejo gavea com-. plimentary benefit to Miss Auna Morrison on Saturday night and the house was jam full. ORDINANCE NO. 47, A N Ordinance levying a City Pro Tax for the year ending May Ist, 1872. The Trustees of the City of Nevads ‘do or. dain as tollows : Section 1. A City Property Tax of Thirty Cents on each sessed valne for goneza} purposes; and uf Twenty Cents on each One Hundred Dol-lars.of assessed value for Fire purposes, is 7 hereby levied upon all assessable and taxable property within the corporate limits of the City of Nevada, for the year ending May Ist, 1872. Passed September 21, 1871, JOHN PATTISON, President. T. H. Roure, Clerk. 623 ORDINANCE NO. 48, N ordinance to amend Ordinance No. iT “regulating the issue of Licenses.” ‘The Trastees of the City of Nevada, do ordain as follows : Section 1. Section 4 of Ordinance No.7 is hereby amended so as to read as follows : “Section4. The Proprietor, Owner or oceupant of every house ble, billiard table, shuffle table, or ten pin alley is kept, shall pay for # license to keep the same the sum of three dollars per quarter for each table or alley.” Passed September 21, 1871. JOHN PATTISON, President. T. H. Roars, Clerk. 823 SPECIAL NOTICE — To the Citizens of Nevada City and County. — . The Manazers of the Folsom Gift Concert find that it will take a few days longer than was anticipated to get in full returms and to make arrangements for the drawing. The Concert will take place just as soon as we can get settlement with our distant agents. Nevada City and County being in easy communication with us, Tickets will be for sale by our Agents up to the day prior to the paki, . and the positive day will be announced in the columns of the Nevada Daily Transcript. B. F. Batxs, J. O. Brown, J. Krynzy, J. H. Burnaam Board of Managers. SECURE YOUR TICKETS. WITHOUT DELAY! NO MORE POSTPONEMENTS: . —_— 4 Ns PRIZES IN THE s FOLSOM GIFT CONCERT Will be awarded ina few days, POSITIVELY THE NEXT DEAWING TO TAKE PLACE IN THE STATE, No Tickets canceled. No reduction in Prizes. $45,000 IN GOLD coy, In 667 Gifts, ranging from $10,000 to $20 30,000 Tickets at $2 50 cach. — Guitty or Murper.+In law, evOne Hundred Dollars of as-. in which a bagatellé ta. All sy Godda are from th @ turers of New York Philadelphisang ne » Rubber Gent i m Children’s Shoes, just front Miseep, . just from t manuf i . Ty, received by the last Steather” T A180 hay, 8 Foot afull assortment of Blac er, e Leather, v: tng Nails, Lasts, and in Pegs, Nails, Threaq N fact e : found in a first class Shoe and Finan ed REPAIKING DONE in tho very megee™ Boots and Shoes made to sivle And a good fit warranted in every pon I ep Boots of my own manufactute a}y, ke and will sell my aa on any other House in this city, al BROAD STREET, PHILEP DUCA.. heeetetes HAVING 25 cents. Sham Hair Cutting 25 cente. 7 °™S % ete, Baths—Hot or Cold 25 cents, Hair Dressing Room for Ladies dren. f and Chg. TEETH EXTRACTED. for 25. cts. Cupping 25 ets, Leeches Spplied een ml aria UNITED STATES SALOON, CORNE BROAD & PINE Sts, Cc BECKMAN, i Gray on hend a superb stock of Wis. KY, BRANDY, BOTTLED &e. &c. LiQUoRs, FINE CIGARS always on hand. The Bar, 18 always supplied with the best articles iy, thie bove line. Call dnd sample. mag CRYSTAL SPRING SAW MI. M. L. & D. MARSH, EEP CONSTANTLY ON ¥ K all times a complete stock rim eld BUILDING AND MIN ING LUMBER. Nevada, May 1st. He! for New York and Boston, AILROAD TICKETS AND BOSTON, via Omaha, Chicago, Via Fort Wayne, Pennsylvania Central and Pan Handle Routes—Ist, 2nd and 3d clasges. Tickéts can be had by applying to W. H DAVIDSON, atthe Stage Oillce, National Exchange Hotel; . —— SaaS EEAESaSNERnepenr aera FURNITURE! FURNITURE! ERSONS in wan of anything in th P Furniture line, from the finest : Bed Room and Parlor Sets! Down toCommon CHAIRS AND TABLES, TO NEW york perty . can buy them at extraordinary low rates by ealling on aE eae National Exchange Hotel Building CHARLES F, ROBINSON, es: ). ere RA GROCERIES & PROVISIONS; = OPPOSITE METHODIST CHURCH, BROAD STREE®, NEVADA. &7” New and Fresh Goods received every week, from the Bay. Goods sold at the lowest cash rates and delivered free of charge. "92 J.G. MATHER, cre. AND MINING. ENGINEER, —anp— Depaty U. 8 Surveyor. GEASS VALLEY. Grass Valley, June 19th, 1871. THE GEM SALOON. FRONT STREET........ TRUCKEE WILLIAM WELLS, Proprietor. J her BAR isalways supplied with the bes beverages and excellent Cigars. Square Republican drinks always on hand Cail and take a nip when you are Gry. jl2 LOST. O*. the road between San Juan and Nevda city, Saturday morning last, Sept 2nd, a Small Paper Barcel, containing papers of no value to any one but myself,— The finder will be suitably rewarded by leaving the parcel with J.F. CABR, National Hotel, Nevada City, or at the Express Office, North San Juan. 86 ROBT. B. PATTON. MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS. Nr ANNUAL MEETING of the Stork ing holders of the Keystone Gravel MinFOR SALE. 12-HORSE POWER STEAM ENGINE A and Boiler, with Hoisting gear, snd 8ix-1nch Hanslow Pump, are offered for sale very cheap. Apply to the Office of the . ADA ICE COMPANY. Nevada, June 21st,1871. SADDLES, HARNESS, é. WK. HOLMES, Would respectfully inform the Citizens of Nevada thst he has. just received, at his Store, on BROAD STREET, & lcW uuure veiow Lancaster’s Stable, the Largest and most complete Stock —or— HARNESS, OF ALL KINDS, SADDLES, WHIPS, Straps, Spurs, Bits, Brushes, SPONGES, BELTS, ke. &e. Ever seen in this City. BOARD OF MANAGERS: AD foe a2 Want of anything in my line ated the forts around Paris. The > F. Bates, J. H. Burnham, aunie py gat aye poe tol Democrats will abandon their State. p.7°s "Ow J: Kinney. Eatabiinhtcee sm & Seat, clans Seddon a die Bit Mamadsy ot 4 7S BASS. See’y., J. H. Burnham, . Establishinent, ; offices on the fir ondey of Decem TREASURER, Repsiring, promptly, neatly and’ cheep! ber proxime. The joy of the people} B. F Hastings & Co., Bankers, . 10"¢-_ Give me a call. oye of California will then equal that of Sacramento, FOR THE CAMP MEETING. the Parisians now. With whom all moneys will be deposited, ce ie oe a ine 33 moa ath disbursements will La Com& Tux Sacramento Board of Equalae TA erant Steet ar be sins ating ization reduced the assessment on BURNHAM, ‘Gectetary. the: ate Shag eben geome ag the Central Railrond Co's track from i ROLSQM, CAL. ealeale wall be furistiod there at rasan $7,009 per mile to. $6,000,and the. ,,°.¥, Welch, E. Goldsmith, A. Santon retes‘aud the Table will s Sy »H. Davidson, C. Beckman. “A; p Wilh the best in the Market. ‘The Bi . NEVAD SE LOCZ ‘The J: J The Japane _city on next . day evenings. performing in Btate Fair, a traction. T truly rémark. troupe of Jay eeiving liber: -matinee and are always crt performers rope walkers " gymnasps, to; i Gang of hand perfo nile pupils ar of admission drew_crowds everywhere t i The ¢ V'ithe camp 1 the pic-nie g o'clock. The best in the co ted up in ex commodation Hamilton has on the grounc ed at reasonal —willbeheld Prayer meetiz ~-~dng abd -s-at Stages will le: in time for ea turn with pas come back aft in addition t Quarterly M station will be sire to remain can obtain ac sonable rates. “ be a very larg vada, Grass V the county on The Cur _ wv About four. of practical n “the old Cunt had been idl They have si struck the le looking rock, out quartz, w worked at th creek, Episcopa: Jihe Episco) meet at the re Marselus,. thi Doas.—'T'h: hath the follo timable bless: conferred upx refused to rec ‘We won’t e: given to that ] ercise—but if were one thou mean-looking, nosed, long-ta of dogs knock itis likely w. task for makit It was our luc the midst of ; them without. Of all sizes ‘fri bacco up to s one of the lo meat. If som ufacturers of Teputed as n folks, would . to this sectic would undert shortest space ply for use ix . Some of’ th lican