March 18, 1853 (4 pages)

. . . . Pawter John Stiewig John 2 aaa Perkins E H 2 ShevaaesaLaverstlt Neonda x Pemberton Wm A . Stamps Charles F tee the stete. Peck David A Studart H C A. A. SARGENT EDITOR. The following sums have been paid Peck John S$ Stafford Joshua app cg age over by the present Sheriff for 1852: Perry George W . Stone Wm “c ofl . FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 18. . Poll tax, $1258 00 Penny S 8 osinh © mou : . Property tax, 9033 39 Perrin Edwin W . StrabanJ M Amoup of hi Je into ae Treasury Sorstak lisgnses, 7025 00 Peaslee martin Stiles Freeman M San Francisco and Nevada. . Fines, 722 00 Peterson Stephen 2{ Sturk A M The Alia of the 12th uses the above i Perfeet Alpheus B j Sturr Daniel R ‘caption to an article in which it ineulTotal, $18,038 39 Phelps Charles Stuart Samuel Phillips John Sullivan John Pierce Doct C W . Sutton John Pideock Madison . Swaggard Jacob that city pays taxeson a good deal of Sheriff's receipts. The final settlement mites hie i property, and Nevada on little. The with the State takes place in June. & [A , Alta quotes the Comptreller’s Beport,/ A fact very essential to be known in Taretsky Luis showing the amount of state taxes paid this connection is the difficulty that has Tane Thomas , by San Francisco county (which of course prevented extensive collection of foreign Thomas B B ee, the city, though the Alla fig-' miners’ tax. The state allows but ten Thomas James Ra'ney Wm G Tadler agua . $68,053 40, from July 1, 1852, to Feb. . centage will not pay the collector two . ae ‘2 “ ‘ Panvels John B 2. Thompson Nathani, 26, 1853, and that paid by Nevada to be dollars per day in remote parts of the Tanner Ezra Powers George C 4. Lanner Hiram Prescott N M Pritebard John Prickard S D R Reed John N x Thompsor Austin E £8,405 99. The Alta then says: . county, and therefore it is not collected. Reed Wm H (W;_ ‘San Francisco has paid into the If the state would give 25 per cent. $25,ie ich John L sees CR . hyo treasury i Mh past eight -00U perannum could be raised in this eed Doct HerveyJ ompson Clement . months over eighty thousand dollars, 5 Oe pO Hive Rex William Theres Thowas . ($80,715 50;) [?) her populat’o ; dees not county. The Court of Sessions of Pla Reese B3radford L . Thyng Zebedee 2{ exceed thirty-six thousand gouls,ac . d¢¢t county have had the wisdom to give ore ae Li we , ifichards A aury Wm of assessed property. e county of the forei iners tax, : Rickeret Alonson B. Templo Solomon T . of Nevade with a popr'ation of Wenig . estheger tare cc, md ig ‘6 Rice Lewis S Tinkhem Alexan. one thousand souls, (much greater pro.© Sie Lene nye i ee Richards Tobias 2 {der 2 ably,) is set down in the above state. $15,000. The Nevada Court of Sessions Ritehey John C Townsend WmA . ment as having paid in daring the peri-. adopted this expedient in a measure the phy? ss David . Te opkins EO {od given $8,405 99. This county has, it past month, by adding 10 per cent., the Rich William = Treanor James W_ . is officially represented, about six mil-~ F . Wits Rebinson Charles F . Tripps Geo F lion of capita: invested. Let us treble . Ponefeial results of which will soon be Roberts Wins. M_ . Troy DF this amoumt and then see what pro-S¢¢?Robb William Tumbull George “portion of the treasury reeeipts would If the d/ta does not wish to insist upRobinson Marshall . Turner Albert . have accrued from eiehteen millions of; on its charce of a “discreditable deficiRoo John K Tuttle Joseph Bt .xable property in ier hands—a little . ehov.” eg if it ie sabutted ik “dusticn Robb Wm 8 Tuttle Ma om R * . over twenty-five thousand dollars at the?" : ie Ag tg is) ke eg ds Robson Robert P . Tuthill B F ‘rate she ignow payine ; net one third * Nevada county we ask it to present Rowe Richard Tuthill Tallman . the amount that Son trancisco “turns its readers with the fuets we have statRoiomn nae Tyre James peg ~ es ne Our citizens ed in a form suited to its convenience. ibbins William . pay at the rate of two dollars and twen. ‘ eT : ane Robison James H . yy edt we L 2. ty-two cents per man, while the proy orli pir sounby pays Utele to, if draws Ross Cornelius : . tion borne individually in making up the little from, the state treasury. It has a Ruthérford A . Nevada payment intothe tre sury would , fourth of the services ofa District Judge Ruply Henry Vanhouten Edwin be thirty-eight cents, and less than one . —its census was taken---and we belicye Runnells Wm Vanderwort Wm _ . mill tocach! This “suffering up” only’ this was its eculiar charge to the stat Rudicel David Vandivere John F indicates the proportion in which our . P RIES 18.509. stato Rugg Andrew J . Van Camp Tunis ci ‘zens “pay as they go” for the support ‘Mh past year. But much of the legislaRyan J F Veremenda Don of a state government,” &c. tion of the state is for the benefit of Vinning T . By the Comptrollers Report we ey San Francisco. By one legislative act, Saltzmoa BEF 3 Veck he Re . the value of property of all kind in San _ Property now worth $3,000,000 was givBachman, Davis & WwW Frangisco is $18,418,737. By the same! en to an Franciseo, and though the Beott RB F (Bro Waddill Ben Frank . ®"thority that in Nevada is $956,925.— wasteful folly of that eity squandeied Scott Enoch R Waite John . By the census report San Franciseo had this vast donation, yet the munificeace Schmidt Joham Walkers Elijah . $20,000,000 taxable property, of which of the gift should shut the mouths of ae Wyetore Seat $17,794.711 was assessed. The census those in that city who rail because of Seyavur Hones Wallace Wm R. report of Nevada, as we demonstrated illiberal legislation. The revenues of Severus William . Walsh Michael when it first appeared, is a gross compil-. the state are spent largely in and for Sharp Henry Watson Kinnith 2/ ation and complication of falsehoods, and San Francisco, and if she pays much, Shaklee Francis M Le a ish lim the item of quartz investmonts mistashe receives in proportion. Pied oa A Ware James W king in many cases fititious capital for! ? We have observed of late a strong Shanda & Watteberjer JohnD actual investment, and understating the disposition to dictate to the interior Bhanklin Wm G_ . Warr William real investments of the county. This members of the Legislature by the press Sherman John D_ . Welsher Thos And. report, which announced the capital of of San Francisco. We trust svch will beds ha a . ape ee W lone quartz mill at one million dollars, by be properly scorned. San Francisvo deGherwit fumes Welch P such figuring brought up the property of sires to intimidate members on the great Shepherd N M Wentworth John H . this county to over $5,000,000. Setting *Pportionment question, but that apporShort John . Weston ba -™ aside mining claims, in which there is . tionment must be justly made. The eae pak ta Wee then ne real property, and other land,in which present inequalitics of representation Simon Goorge ‘. White WG thre is no vested title, and the taxable; must be amended, and we wish to seo Sincock Samuel . Whiteside Wm H . property of this county is about $2,000, the interior membexs stand up to the . Sixb Ephraim eva oe eRe 000. The state tax of 30c on $100 : rights of their constituents,or come home. clare Joseph ‘ . ax Bhai are Bingleton Robert Whitehead James . would demand from Nevada rena It) Fara, Accipent —An inquest was Bimmons John C pute George A . seems however that in twerthirds of the hela upon the body of Alexander Meaeenart t Wine ty Wk Sage ey uae ce vay $8,405 95.) Keever, the past week, at Grass Val; se earn ue Alta is chiefly at faultin estimating Jey, formerly fiom Pittsbureh, P Smith Aurtin . White Daniel rR ck Babee y BESO OREN Foun: Smith Henry VN . Wileon William the amount of taxable property 60 high, He came to his death by falling from Smith Orange P Wilson Robert H and then reasoning as if our citizens are . the rope while descending in a shaft on Smith Franklin . A John Wm . defrauding the state of its just revenue. nee et Cw kuby Elias E. 2%e the Comptrolicr's estimates, the . struck from it by a mass of earth which Smith John . Williams John B_ . 4/a’s text, and we pay two and a third) fell upon him when about sevonteen Smith Wm T Witlits Lee Roy times as much per man as ispaidin that) feet from the bottom. He died in four mith Jacob cee nanes? . county. But those estimates are as much . hours after. The verdict was in accorSmoot Edward inans Jobn Clark at fault as the census. Our citizens pay . dance with the facts. He leaves a wile S GD Witbeck John W : ‘ Soloman Henr Winchester Jonas . ®8 ™ch in proportion as they of San. and three children in Pittsburg. aaa A he mee E mm eae set not ie No assess=) Cuanity.--Mr. Wm. Rucker, formerprague Geo oolsey James W . ment has ever been made upon mining! : ' a Spur William . Weod Benjamin jr . claims, and probably will not be till!” of New Albany, Ind., was disabled fami 0 much mangled by falling fr Boi ee eae 2) Wocthlon sein [some laws are passed giving protection! “4 £ much mangled by falling from h , while descending a shaft last Stevens Elijah & . Wood Edmond ) to that species of property. The same ant aoe. bhatt fie oasis % eee {Edward . Wright Wm(Ohio) with building lots. We presume our nent cripple, not having yet been able Stephens John Wright David i : : ht] Stephens Capt Phil White Eli rk rapt bye preg’ Asean jto do any work. He now wishes to re~ wenn We. eevee wer MONE OE. BroDO turn to his friends, and if those who are Stephens Wm Y ‘ ‘ : Stevens Eligha Young Samuel N 2. fed: fe sarvongminel, wapeoieeied, in, willing to assist in relieving the unforStovens Samuel R Ventas Sala which those assessed have no vested . i] seniintins a peng 2 Wale Aleseader right, and may by any freak of national . ee eR ee ee ae ties er OP legislation be dispossed. If they insist!“ f poe oe ak: Ladies’ List. én theih welnalall, iecthaes Sigh tok be. W Burnett, on Broad st., their kin Ballou Mrs. Harriet ‘i P a P = P : 4 ness Will be gratefully appreciated. Epperson Mrs Virginia E willing to admit that our people are not a Lamp Miss Caroline delinquent in not paying a tax that has} Accipenr.—A man named Robert Plaskett Mrs Sarah = . never been assessed—that they are not. Wilson was buried by tho earth caving Terrill Mrs MaryeAnn care G Bennett : . fasta ‘Her. Vandoren’ é00.’ Wentworth Mrs Delia M . expected to bear this tax asa tribute to. upon him in Miller, Vandoren 8 WM. P. CLARKSON, P. M., . the Comptroller, aiid humbly beg its ac. claims, the past week. He was under Nevapa, Cat. ceptanee. All our improvements of ey-. the earth three quarters of an heur.— a -—-=-— . ery name, houses, mills, ditches, &c.,. When taken out his feot was badly Miners’ Meeting at Gold F lat. are assessed, and pay taxes. As this. crushed. 5 very enecatian to meet at Green’s county, therefore, dees pay its share of Engine House, on sunday, 20th March, at 10) taxes go far as it is protected by law, we ec > -it® ERS. ° . : = —— = . ask where is the justice of the .A/ta’s Gure for Tooth Ache. ional last Spring, are now being worked. An : d fifty dollars per diem to the UST RECEIVED,a small quantity ofthe “Let him and his colleagues (the Nex hoagie s J P Sia rad peat tthe Caan rece Yada Aeverablymen) turn ther attention . and is taken out rantaxgovs remedy, *© the discreditable deficiency exhibited Sins t Old Cayote Hill ara} sep as SO MSINTY , by comparison in the Tre surer’s returns Be. The diggings 0 y . » : ae @ proving very rich. x " . . om their county—a county that can sic Barley : Barley ad erg subscribe a million or two to-morrow for 4BS. Californ ys ’ 40,00 perfectly clean, just rea plank road to Sacramento. : j evived and for sale b . There is no “discreditable deficiency” WILLIAMSON & DAWLEY. in the eomparison of our return with . Snow fell in this city twe or three inNevada, March 17, 18 58,—47-4t le . ‘ Ww 7 . ‘ —t aca cm ma ose San Francisco. Ve pay taxes on all cheg deep on Menday night. NOTICE. . property the law allows to have an exisrane ear \ , ey nndersiened having purchased the tence, and no eounty does more. In San . ve®. Persons wishing to acquire or EAGLE M.UL, situated on Deer Creek, . Francisco a vast property hasaccumulat. practise the beautiful art of danving. a a successful interior trade, not ©2" never have a better opportunity A. ROGERS & CO. bs a ich i eBags mot than ianow offered by Mr. Shillingsburg. Nevada, March 12th, 1853.—47-3m one dollar of which is taxed more than . '0*" DE Ste . the property inthiseounty. That county He isa perfect artist, and a thorough Received This Week, is not over-taxed. It has the property, . teacher. . taper sees pyr Baencey pig ook peers and is and should be assessed for it. kare The Transcrip! tuka third of a which will be sold as usual on the mostrea-} Sineo the period embraced in the Re~}cclumn of items from our last issue soMarch 18th, 1853.—-47-1¢ H DAVIS: . port of tho Comptroller, $2,791 08 have . without acknowledgement. WeQ. Very rich diggings north of Grass Valley, near Slate Creek, discovered VER. The Inaugural Ballat Randolph Hill was an extremely pleasant affair. are now prepared to furnish Lumber of any description at the lowest market prices. wees be aid oe ¢ te the County Treasury, onenal, . . culeates to the “ Representativesof NeBesides this the Deputy Sheriff, WilPhillips Horatio G 2] Sullivan John D vada” that they be more deferential to son, paid over about $5000 for foreign . the wishes of San Franciseo, because miners tax, not included in the present . ures as if it thought otherwise) te. be. per cent. for its collection. That per, Til‘on Hangon ae to the census, and she has $17,(°),the past year 15 per cent from its share . . . Gold Hill, seventy feet deep, being tion for paying his expenses home, with . — . District Court. . whieh were gotten up in a style that . Marcu Tenm—Presiding Judge. Hox. reflected credit on the committee of ar. W. T. Barnour. Tuesday, March 15. esky and those ladies who volunThe Peesple vs. M. P. O' Conner.--Pre. tecrog their services to assist them. T'ho : ; rest of the evening passed off with sing‘sentment for misconduct in office. Tre-. ing odes, offering toasts, and social consentmont demurred to by defence, for} versation. Truly yours, Trmprrancs. insufficiency. Demurier sustained by ok cen Mee eee 'the Court. The following cases were set for trial, Nsvapa, Mancn 17th, 1853. Ep. Jounnat :—-Quite a feeling ofex~ citement was manifested in our usually viz: . quiet community in the fore part of the For Wepxespay—No. 13, M. W, . week in consequence of arumor that our ‘Burnett, et al vs. C Witherell, etal. . post office was to be removed from its . No. 26, Timothy Bates vs. Jacob Wine. present location to one of the gambling miller. . saloons of the city. For Tnurspay--No. 15, Gustave Capt. Madam rumor now has it that the of‘us. Henri Laraneby. . fice will be removed beyond Deer Creek. No. 18, James Delevan vs, McMurtry . ‘the writer does not believe that the & Woodworth. ‘ . present post master (who is on his last, No, 19, H. H. Cook, et al vs. Wim. Ba. official legs, and who I am informed says ‘con, et al. ,he does net care personally where the No, 26, Herman Finekh vs. Thos. Hen, office is located) will take the responsiry. bility of removing the office, when L "For Fripay—No. 21, Eliza Peters vs. . doubt not four filths of the community Rid Peters. prefer its present location. For Saturpay—No. 9, Bullington & I learn that the principal reason adLong vs. The Bear River and Auburn’ vanced for its removal is, that the Poss Crnal Co. Office is not convenient to the stage ofNo. 17, R. M. Calvert vs, Aikin Stewfice. Query: Which would be tho’eaart et al. . Siest removed, the post office or the stage The following cases were continued : office 7 or, has the post master any more No. 5, W. M. Todd & Co. vs. Central . to do with the location of the stage ofQ M. Go ew that he has with that of the court Neripe ¥ . house or gambling houses ? No, 22, M-tndooutt wo Bol ged hiag,, L Would ase fee of theo. who know Math be Cetis: Wires "-\any thing about law, if the post oface No. 27, S. Troffrey ee Beltiadt: ‘department makes a contract with the lieidind aimoinied.roteres, stage proprietor to carry the U. S. mail No. 11, Geo. O. Kilbourn vs. W, G, {@% $10,000 per annum from the SacraAlban—Theo. Miller appointed refer ,o, . Mento post office, and deliver it trom the ‘ TS Cromory oe Sante Si foe, stuge corch to the Nevada post master, No. 4, U.S. Gregory vs. Scott Sinclair . °."3* . . * didiaieinael: ai the post office, if the driver is not No. 10, Peter’ Mason ‘et al v8.0) M bound to deliver according to contract, 2 : ‘+ without refererce to the stage office ? Vinton et al—cuse submitted. ! I would ask a second menion (and I Cases at Trian-Wepnusp: ND. pres i . Tuurspay—Ada Law Winewiliet RCo es Aare esrb gaa aon RS! da af ter & ©. school boy in the city that cannot answer vs. Smith & Faller, No. 14; suit for . either question correctly,) if the present non-fulfillment of contract for shingles. ‘post office, which has been provided for Verdict for plaintiff for $1015, a po-t ciliee exclusively, and without = 5 charge fur rent, and which ean be altered or improved if required, by asking, Adams & Co., we have the following late . and retained for an unlimited time, if particulars of the fire at Weaverville; . the present location is the most conve“The county Records and all papers . a the toa large majority of our e:tizens, connected with the Sheriff's office were . 'S : vere any good or honest, HORGOR why preserved. ,it shoud be removed to an inconysnient We have not heard that the fire bas . pees ir aeatly the whole community * been attributed by the citizens to the!, 4° I romarked in the outset, 1 do not a) ; ra : . believe the office will be removed, and hands of an incendiary. If the fire, as. -,'°. : % J ene if find myself taken, . will advi we are assured was the case, commeiced lousor th “ Rapepppia hile hy yh ied ameng some old papers in the attic of ci Aa een? Pian wun an oe the American—a portion of the house at . ue 8"2Comsow Sexuz. the time unoccupied—the probability is . Hy MMi ewe) I ayes that the destruction of our fair sister! {> The tong-vexed question of the rights town was the work of one of those fends of holders of quartz and building bots to held in human shape. . them intact from other use’ by placer m} vers, ' At the latest accounts the Citizens . vr other persone, was decided in favor of the 'were getting ready to rebuild at onee; . lot holders, at Grass Vall xy, before Justice Da}and we would suggest that the best se. vis, the past weck. The quarts claims of the leurity they can have hereafter against . Gold Hill Co. had been seized by a party of . # recurrence of this calamity, is tu build . slaicers, which was the cause of astion. ‘The at ead streets. Vics during is . verdict was in favor of the Gold Hiil Co., with ne Courier says thet during the past . eae aon, § Thi two months, the Indians chigdeNely eles ‘sas ast ection ns ae. pec northern portions of Califurnia have been V9 “TPOT Rt principle, untiving in acts of hostility against the . iia ss Ai abaty whites. . Triat ror Murpea— Thompson, AckerBusiness was improving at Yreka.— . man and Stewart were tried aad convicted at Provisions had sligatly declined; flour! Sacramento tho past week for kiljing John fain pe A co n ts per eal Sabie Currol en the levee about 10th street, about jand coffee 69, otaing was obtainable . the woh February. ‘They were convicted by at fair prices. : . . the evidence of Wa. Denham, who was the Pe lps aa Ag won. ery Pate mimediate murderer, who tured States eviming upon a large scale the approachp Sonne, Oe tiga, onaned relevant aed ing “summer, Two quartz» machines . .” : i ghee Mh hae lag eniree: have arrived in the ya!'ay by way of rienced in obtaining a suitable jury. Great Oregon, and will speedily v's put in opeinterest was manifested in the case, and a large ration upon the elaims Known as Best's /°*ewd in attendance at its commencement, and Shackelford’s. ‘flic leads are said j Whic h augmented materially before its close.” to be very rich, and the owners antici. NSA EGET pate an abundant yield.” 5 Oo" Weare indebted to Adams & Co. for SRE Nya pe ae f the prompt delivery of San Francisco papers yea. We fegeet to learn that the . of Wednsday evening, and Sacramento papers fine steamer T'cnnessee is fust going to jof Thursday rorning, an hoar aad a half in pieces. j advance of the stage. Thoy contain nothing of special interest. By the Shasta Courter, received per . ne. The Union gives an account of . sy bold robbery of three Chinamen by a) Dirp—At Panama, Jan. 26th, of the notorious thief, named Samuel Rathburn, . Yellow Fever, Mr. Horatio N. Hopar, near Salmon Falls. The Chinamen ef Pulasks, Jackson county. Michigan, a ee ay ee * : younger brother of H. C. Hodge, Esq., were «Il well-armed with firearms, but ‘of Nevada city, Cal. Deceased was on allowed themselves to be robLed of $78. . his way to California, when he was thus Vo Sian. ORoae. ‘suddenly cut down in the strength of nef. The Shas'a Courier has re-apearly manhood. He wasan active mempeared, and comes to us filled with exhor of the Sons of T.; also of tho F. A. cellent matter. /M. He leavesa wife and young family, FMC CH MRE W ;and a large cirele of friends, who will nef. The Virginia House is re-opened ,deeply mourn his death in a distant under the skilful management of Messrs land and among strangers. * Johnson & Stroud. See ady. a soete orpiatd Markets. bar Our friend Collier of the Wash. ad Si et tegen i 1 ff eriorinducements. . *V2Y4PA, Atarch 17.~—Kiour, Haxall, an . ington I otel offers superior indu . Chile 12}6; by package Lic. Cora Meal 15e, Grass Vatury, March 15th, 1853. j Package 12}¢e. Barley 10c, pkg 9c. Pork, Mr. Editor—Nothing having appeared 40°; $72 BS bbl. Butter, 87¢; 68470 pkg.— in your last week's number in regard to . Potatees 17 a 18¢; 16c pkg. Lard 45c; 48¢ the Temperance Festival given by the pkg. Rice 20c; 16c pkg. Green Coffee 25¢; Snowy Mountain Division, No. 8, of this!20¢ pkg. Dried Apples 25c; 20c pkg. Saplace on the 4th inst , and thinking the gar 18a25c; lbal7e pkg. Beans 18c; 14Je object for which it was gotten up, of too pkg. Bacon 45c; 40 pkg; Cheese 37¢; 3lc much importance to pass without a no-)! ; Mh ae ae & tice through the columns of our county P&S: Brown Soap 20¢; 18e. pkg. Candles 62¢; paper, . send youa brief sketch of the 45¢ pkg. Shovels $48 a $50 retail; pkg $40 proceedings. a$45. Nails 25c. Fish, cod, 33¢.—8alThe festival was got up for the pur-'mon 30c.—Mackerel 32¢. Syrup $2. Viapose of celebrating the first anniversary aay $1.50 egar $1,50, of this Division, SacraMENTO, March 15.—The same deThere were some one hundred and o.9¢ of inactivity has pervaded operatioas thirty or forty persons in attendance, ‘generally to-day, as was noticed yesterday. between thirty and forty of whom were . The state ef the weather continued fine alt ladies—the beauty and fashion ef Nevaday. There isa further reduction of 4c in da county—whose presence lightened ' the price of fiour, and sales rather light.— the countenances of the bachelors and! Barley was paride be ay a S f tionary in rice and ° ¢ ¢ ir ies ag on inn tc ‘have a slight downward tendency. Clothing « as has opened dull this week, with a farther deredoubled energy, and @ determination Perry Lively business doing in the stock to overesme any and every obstacle that . . -kot,and prices fer good animels continue may present itself. Who says the Temhigh.—Union. * perance Cause will not be successft! . yes ese when the powerful influence of the la. ‘Dissolution dies is brought to bear in its favor ? ta ss eee : uae : The audience was called to order at) t Bon partnership heretofore existing b: half. 7 ii d 40 some an: . tween Stiles & Lyon is dissolved by all-past 7, PM, an aptones ° M 4)‘ mutaal consent. ‘Thé affairs of the concern Ai tag dagen a a wea TA ag will bo settled by L. P. Stiles. All persons ryden, Summons, an ythe, wi ‘hos ‘indebted to the firm will prease call and settermediate music by the choir, whose \ 11, them, and those having claims against services contributed te the entertainyom will present them "4 duper wey The ment of the evening. business of the firm will he.cafter be car. The audience then took a recess, and . ried on by L. P, Stiles. partook of the sumptuous refreshments . sie ee vii wa ome, {that wero prepared fer the occasion, Nevada, Mar, 17, 1853. .S, IN. oy ee

. . . . Pawter John Stiewig John 2 aaa Perkins E H 2 ShevaaesaLaverstlt Neonda x Pemberton Wm A . Stamps Charles F tee the stete. Peck David A Studart H C A. A. SARGENT EDITOR. The following sums have been paid Peck John S$ Stafford Joshua app cg age over by the present Sheriff for 1852: Perry George W . Stone Wm “c ofl . FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 18. . Poll tax, $1258 00 Penny S 8 osinh © mou : . Property tax, 9033 39 Perrin Edwin W . StrabanJ M Amoup of hi Je into ae Treasury Sorstak lisgnses, 7025 00 Peaslee martin Stiles Freeman M San Francisco and Nevada. . Fines, 722 00 Peterson Stephen 2{ Sturk A M The Alia of the 12th uses the above i Perfeet Alpheus B j Sturr Daniel R ‘caption to an article in which it ineulTotal, $18,038 39 Phelps Charles Stuart Samuel Phillips John Sullivan John Pierce Doct C W . Sutton John Pideock Madison . Swaggard Jacob that city pays taxeson a good deal of Sheriff's receipts. The final settlement mites hie i property, and Nevada on little. The with the State takes place in June. & [A , Alta quotes the Comptreller’s Beport,/ A fact very essential to be known in Taretsky Luis showing the amount of state taxes paid this connection is the difficulty that has Tane Thomas , by San Francisco county (which of course prevented extensive collection of foreign Thomas B B ee, the city, though the Alla fig-' miners’ tax. The state allows but ten Thomas James Ra'ney Wm G Tadler agua . $68,053 40, from July 1, 1852, to Feb. . centage will not pay the collector two . ae ‘2 “ ‘ Panvels John B 2. Thompson Nathani, 26, 1853, and that paid by Nevada to be dollars per day in remote parts of the Tanner Ezra Powers George C 4. Lanner Hiram Prescott N M Pritebard John Prickard S D R Reed John N x Thompsor Austin E £8,405 99. The Alta then says: . county, and therefore it is not collected. Reed Wm H (W;_ ‘San Francisco has paid into the If the state would give 25 per cent. $25,ie ich John L sees CR . hyo treasury i Mh past eight -00U perannum could be raised in this eed Doct HerveyJ ompson Clement . months over eighty thousand dollars, 5 Oe pO Hive Rex William Theres Thowas . ($80,715 50;) [?) her populat’o ; dees not county. The Court of Sessions of Pla Reese B3radford L . Thyng Zebedee 2{ exceed thirty-six thousand gouls,ac . d¢¢t county have had the wisdom to give ore ae Li we , ifichards A aury Wm of assessed property. e county of the forei iners tax, : Rickeret Alonson B. Templo Solomon T . of Nevade with a popr'ation of Wenig . estheger tare cc, md ig ‘6 Rice Lewis S Tinkhem Alexan. one thousand souls, (much greater pro.© Sie Lene nye i ee Richards Tobias 2 {der 2 ably,) is set down in the above state. $15,000. The Nevada Court of Sessions Ritehey John C Townsend WmA . ment as having paid in daring the peri-. adopted this expedient in a measure the phy? ss David . Te opkins EO {od given $8,405 99. This county has, it past month, by adding 10 per cent., the Rich William = Treanor James W_ . is officially represented, about six mil-~ F . Wits Rebinson Charles F . Tripps Geo F lion of capita: invested. Let us treble . Ponefeial results of which will soon be Roberts Wins. M_ . Troy DF this amoumt and then see what pro-S¢¢?Robb William Tumbull George “portion of the treasury reeeipts would If the d/ta does not wish to insist upRobinson Marshall . Turner Albert . have accrued from eiehteen millions of; on its charce of a “discreditable deficiRoo John K Tuttle Joseph Bt .xable property in ier hands—a little . ehov.” eg if it ie sabutted ik “dusticn Robb Wm 8 Tuttle Ma om R * . over twenty-five thousand dollars at the?" : ie Ag tg is) ke eg ds Robson Robert P . Tuthill B F ‘rate she ignow payine ; net one third * Nevada county we ask it to present Rowe Richard Tuthill Tallman . the amount that Son trancisco “turns its readers with the fuets we have statRoiomn nae Tyre James peg ~ es ne Our citizens ed in a form suited to its convenience. ibbins William . pay at the rate of two dollars and twen. ‘ eT : ane Robison James H . yy edt we L 2. ty-two cents per man, while the proy orli pir sounby pays Utele to, if draws Ross Cornelius : . tion borne individually in making up the little from, the state treasury. It has a Ruthérford A . Nevada payment intothe tre sury would , fourth of the services ofa District Judge Ruply Henry Vanhouten Edwin be thirty-eight cents, and less than one . —its census was taken---and we belicye Runnells Wm Vanderwort Wm _ . mill tocach! This “suffering up” only’ this was its eculiar charge to the stat Rudicel David Vandivere John F indicates the proportion in which our . P RIES 18.509. stato Rugg Andrew J . Van Camp Tunis ci ‘zens “pay as they go” for the support ‘Mh past year. But much of the legislaRyan J F Veremenda Don of a state government,” &c. tion of the state is for the benefit of Vinning T . By the Comptrollers Report we ey San Francisco. By one legislative act, Saltzmoa BEF 3 Veck he Re . the value of property of all kind in San _ Property now worth $3,000,000 was givBachman, Davis & WwW Frangisco is $18,418,737. By the same! en to an Franciseo, and though the Beott RB F (Bro Waddill Ben Frank . ®"thority that in Nevada is $956,925.— wasteful folly of that eity squandeied Scott Enoch R Waite John . By the census report San Franciseo had this vast donation, yet the munificeace Schmidt Joham Walkers Elijah . $20,000,000 taxable property, of which of the gift should shut the mouths of ae Wyetore Seat $17,794.711 was assessed. The census those in that city who rail because of Seyavur Hones Wallace Wm R. report of Nevada, as we demonstrated illiberal legislation. The revenues of Severus William . Walsh Michael when it first appeared, is a gross compil-. the state are spent largely in and for Sharp Henry Watson Kinnith 2/ ation and complication of falsehoods, and San Francisco, and if she pays much, Shaklee Francis M Le a ish lim the item of quartz investmonts mistashe receives in proportion. Pied oa A Ware James W king in many cases fititious capital for! ? We have observed of late a strong Shanda & Watteberjer JohnD actual investment, and understating the disposition to dictate to the interior Bhanklin Wm G_ . Warr William real investments of the county. This members of the Legislature by the press Sherman John D_ . Welsher Thos And. report, which announced the capital of of San Francisco. We trust svch will beds ha a . ape ee W lone quartz mill at one million dollars, by be properly scorned. San Francisvo deGherwit fumes Welch P such figuring brought up the property of sires to intimidate members on the great Shepherd N M Wentworth John H . this county to over $5,000,000. Setting *Pportionment question, but that apporShort John . Weston ba -™ aside mining claims, in which there is . tionment must be justly made. The eae pak ta Wee then ne real property, and other land,in which present inequalitics of representation Simon Goorge ‘. White WG thre is no vested title, and the taxable; must be amended, and we wish to seo Sincock Samuel . Whiteside Wm H . property of this county is about $2,000, the interior membexs stand up to the . Sixb Ephraim eva oe eRe 000. The state tax of 30c on $100 : rights of their constituents,or come home. clare Joseph ‘ . ax Bhai are Bingleton Robert Whitehead James . would demand from Nevada rena It) Fara, Accipent —An inquest was Bimmons John C pute George A . seems however that in twerthirds of the hela upon the body of Alexander Meaeenart t Wine ty Wk Sage ey uae ce vay $8,405 95.) Keever, the past week, at Grass Val; se earn ue Alta is chiefly at faultin estimating Jey, formerly fiom Pittsbureh, P Smith Aurtin . White Daniel rR ck Babee y BESO OREN Foun: Smith Henry VN . Wileon William the amount of taxable property 60 high, He came to his death by falling from Smith Orange P Wilson Robert H and then reasoning as if our citizens are . the rope while descending in a shaft on Smith Franklin . A John Wm . defrauding the state of its just revenue. nee et Cw kuby Elias E. 2%e the Comptrolicr's estimates, the . struck from it by a mass of earth which Smith John . Williams John B_ . 4/a’s text, and we pay two and a third) fell upon him when about sevonteen Smith Wm T Witlits Lee Roy times as much per man as ispaidin that) feet from the bottom. He died in four mith Jacob cee nanes? . county. But those estimates are as much . hours after. The verdict was in accorSmoot Edward inans Jobn Clark at fault as the census. Our citizens pay . dance with the facts. He leaves a wile S GD Witbeck John W : ‘ Soloman Henr Winchester Jonas . ®8 ™ch in proportion as they of San. and three children in Pittsburg. aaa A he mee E mm eae set not ie No assess=) Cuanity.--Mr. Wm. Rucker, formerprague Geo oolsey James W . ment has ever been made upon mining! : ' a Spur William . Weod Benjamin jr . claims, and probably will not be till!” of New Albany, Ind., was disabled fami 0 much mangled by falling fr Boi ee eae 2) Wocthlon sein [some laws are passed giving protection! “4 £ much mangled by falling from h , while descending a shaft last Stevens Elijah & . Wood Edmond ) to that species of property. The same ant aoe. bhatt fie oasis % eee {Edward . Wright Wm(Ohio) with building lots. We presume our nent cripple, not having yet been able Stephens John Wright David i : : ht] Stephens Capt Phil White Eli rk rapt bye preg’ Asean jto do any work. He now wishes to re~ wenn We. eevee wer MONE OE. BroDO turn to his friends, and if those who are Stephens Wm Y ‘ ‘ : Stevens Eligha Young Samuel N 2. fed: fe sarvongminel, wapeoieeied, in, willing to assist in relieving the unforStovens Samuel R Ventas Sala which those assessed have no vested . i] seniintins a peng 2 Wale Aleseader right, and may by any freak of national . ee eR ee ee ae ties er OP legislation be dispossed. If they insist!“ f poe oe ak: Ladies’ List. én theih welnalall, iecthaes Sigh tok be. W Burnett, on Broad st., their kin Ballou Mrs. Harriet ‘i P a P = P : 4 ness Will be gratefully appreciated. Epperson Mrs Virginia E willing to admit that our people are not a Lamp Miss Caroline delinquent in not paying a tax that has} Accipenr.—A man named Robert Plaskett Mrs Sarah = . never been assessed—that they are not. Wilson was buried by tho earth caving Terrill Mrs MaryeAnn care G Bennett : . fasta ‘Her. Vandoren’ é00.’ Wentworth Mrs Delia M . expected to bear this tax asa tribute to. upon him in Miller, Vandoren 8 WM. P. CLARKSON, P. M., . the Comptroller, aiid humbly beg its ac. claims, the past week. He was under Nevapa, Cat. ceptanee. All our improvements of ey-. the earth three quarters of an heur.— a -—-=-— . ery name, houses, mills, ditches, &c.,. When taken out his feot was badly Miners’ Meeting at Gold F lat. are assessed, and pay taxes. As this. crushed. 5 very enecatian to meet at Green’s county, therefore, dees pay its share of Engine House, on sunday, 20th March, at 10) taxes go far as it is protected by law, we ec > -it® ERS. ° . : = —— = . ask where is the justice of the .A/ta’s Gure for Tooth Ache. ional last Spring, are now being worked. An : d fifty dollars per diem to the UST RECEIVED,a small quantity ofthe “Let him and his colleagues (the Nex hoagie s J P Sia rad peat tthe Caan rece Yada Aeverablymen) turn ther attention . and is taken out rantaxgovs remedy, *© the discreditable deficiency exhibited Sins t Old Cayote Hill ara} sep as SO MSINTY , by comparison in the Tre surer’s returns Be. The diggings 0 y . » : ae @ proving very rich. x " . . om their county—a county that can sic Barley : Barley ad erg subscribe a million or two to-morrow for 4BS. Californ ys ’ 40,00 perfectly clean, just rea plank road to Sacramento. : j evived and for sale b . There is no “discreditable deficiency” WILLIAMSON & DAWLEY. in the eomparison of our return with . Snow fell in this city twe or three inNevada, March 17, 18 58,—47-4t le . ‘ Ww 7 . ‘ —t aca cm ma ose San Francisco. Ve pay taxes on all cheg deep on Menday night. NOTICE. . property the law allows to have an exisrane ear \ , ey nndersiened having purchased the tence, and no eounty does more. In San . ve®. Persons wishing to acquire or EAGLE M.UL, situated on Deer Creek, . Francisco a vast property hasaccumulat. practise the beautiful art of danving. a a successful interior trade, not ©2" never have a better opportunity A. ROGERS & CO. bs a ich i eBags mot than ianow offered by Mr. Shillingsburg. Nevada, March 12th, 1853.—47-3m one dollar of which is taxed more than . '0*" DE Ste . the property inthiseounty. That county He isa perfect artist, and a thorough Received This Week, is not over-taxed. It has the property, . teacher. . taper sees pyr Baencey pig ook peers and is and should be assessed for it. kare The Transcrip! tuka third of a which will be sold as usual on the mostrea-} Sineo the period embraced in the Re~}cclumn of items from our last issue soMarch 18th, 1853.—-47-1¢ H DAVIS: . port of tho Comptroller, $2,791 08 have . without acknowledgement. WeQ. Very rich diggings north of Grass Valley, near Slate Creek, discovered VER. The Inaugural Ballat Randolph Hill was an extremely pleasant affair. are now prepared to furnish Lumber of any description at the lowest market prices. wees be aid oe ¢ te the County Treasury, onenal, .

. culeates to the “ Representativesof NeBesides this the Deputy Sheriff, WilPhillips Horatio G 2] Sullivan John D vada” that they be more deferential to son, paid over about $5000 for foreign . the wishes of San Franciseo, because miners tax, not included in the present . ures as if it thought otherwise) te. be. per cent. for its collection. That per, Til‘on Hangon ae to the census, and she has $17,(°),the past year 15 per cent from its share . . . Gold Hill, seventy feet deep, being tion for paying his expenses home, with . — . District Court. . whieh were gotten up in a style that . Marcu Tenm—Presiding Judge. Hox. reflected credit on the committee of ar. W. T. Barnour. Tuesday, March 15. esky and those ladies who volunThe Peesple vs. M. P. O' Conner.--Pre. tecrog their services to assist them. T'ho : ; rest of the evening passed off with sing‘sentment for misconduct in office. Tre-. ing odes, offering toasts, and social consentmont demurred to by defence, for} versation. Truly yours, Trmprrancs. insufficiency. Demurier sustained by ok cen Mee eee 'the Court. The following cases were set for trial, Nsvapa, Mancn 17th, 1853. Ep. Jounnat :—-Quite a feeling ofex~ citement was manifested in our usually viz: . quiet community in the fore part of the For Wepxespay—No. 13, M. W, . week in consequence of arumor that our ‘Burnett, et al vs. C Witherell, etal. . post office was to be removed from its . No. 26, Timothy Bates vs. Jacob Wine. present location to one of the gambling miller. . saloons of the city. For Tnurspay--No. 15, Gustave Capt. Madam rumor now has it that the of‘us. Henri Laraneby. . fice will be removed beyond Deer Creek. No. 18, James Delevan vs, McMurtry . ‘the writer does not believe that the & Woodworth. ‘ . present post master (who is on his last, No, 19, H. H. Cook, et al vs. Wim. Ba. official legs, and who I am informed says ‘con, et al. ,he does net care personally where the No, 26, Herman Finekh vs. Thos. Hen, office is located) will take the responsiry. bility of removing the office, when L "For Fripay—No. 21, Eliza Peters vs. . doubt not four filths of the community Rid Peters. prefer its present location. For Saturpay—No. 9, Bullington & I learn that the principal reason adLong vs. The Bear River and Auburn’ vanced for its removal is, that the Poss Crnal Co. Office is not convenient to the stage ofNo. 17, R. M. Calvert vs, Aikin Stewfice. Query: Which would be tho’eaart et al. . Siest removed, the post office or the stage The following cases were continued : office 7 or, has the post master any more No. 5, W. M. Todd & Co. vs. Central . to do with the location of the stage ofQ M. Go ew that he has with that of the court Neripe ¥ . house or gambling houses ? No, 22, M-tndooutt wo Bol ged hiag,, L Would ase fee of theo. who know Math be Cetis: Wires "-\any thing about law, if the post oface No. 27, S. Troffrey ee Beltiadt: ‘department makes a contract with the lieidind aimoinied.roteres, stage proprietor to carry the U. S. mail No. 11, Geo. O. Kilbourn vs. W, G, {@% $10,000 per annum from the SacraAlban—Theo. Miller appointed refer ,o, . Mento post office, and deliver it trom the ‘ TS Cromory oe Sante Si foe, stuge corch to the Nevada post master, No. 4, U.S. Gregory vs. Scott Sinclair . °."3* . . * didiaieinael: ai the post office, if the driver is not No. 10, Peter’ Mason ‘et al v8.0) M bound to deliver according to contract, 2 : ‘+ without refererce to the stage office ? Vinton et al—cuse submitted. ! I would ask a second menion (and I Cases at Trian-Wepnusp: ND. pres i . Tuurspay—Ada Law Winewiliet RCo es Aare esrb gaa aon RS! da af ter & ©. school boy in the city that cannot answer vs. Smith & Faller, No. 14; suit for . either question correctly,) if the present non-fulfillment of contract for shingles. ‘post office, which has been provided for Verdict for plaintiff for $1015, a po-t ciliee exclusively, and without = 5 charge fur rent, and which ean be altered or improved if required, by asking, Adams & Co., we have the following late . and retained for an unlimited time, if particulars of the fire at Weaverville; . the present location is the most conve“The county Records and all papers . a the toa large majority of our e:tizens, connected with the Sheriff's office were . 'S : vere any good or honest, HORGOR why preserved. ,it shoud be removed to an inconysnient We have not heard that the fire bas . pees ir aeatly the whole community * been attributed by the citizens to the!, 4° I romarked in the outset, 1 do not a) ; ra : . believe the office will be removed, and hands of an incendiary. If the fire, as. -,'°. : % J ene if find myself taken, . will advi we are assured was the case, commeiced lousor th “ Rapepppia hile hy yh ied ameng some old papers in the attic of ci Aa een? Pian wun an oe the American—a portion of the house at . ue 8"2Comsow Sexuz. the time unoccupied—the probability is . Hy MMi ewe) I ayes that the destruction of our fair sister! {> The tong-vexed question of the rights town was the work of one of those fends of holders of quartz and building bots to held in human shape. . them intact from other use’ by placer m} vers, ' At the latest accounts the Citizens . vr other persone, was decided in favor of the 'were getting ready to rebuild at onee; . lot holders, at Grass Vall xy, before Justice Da}and we would suggest that the best se. vis, the past weck. The quarts claims of the leurity they can have hereafter against . Gold Hill Co. had been seized by a party of . # recurrence of this calamity, is tu build . slaicers, which was the cause of astion. ‘The at ead streets. Vics during is . verdict was in favor of the Gold Hiil Co., with ne Courier says thet during the past . eae aon, § Thi two months, the Indians chigdeNely eles ‘sas ast ection ns ae. pec northern portions of Califurnia have been V9 “TPOT Rt principle, untiving in acts of hostility against the . iia ss Ai abaty whites. . Triat ror Murpea— Thompson, AckerBusiness was improving at Yreka.— . man and Stewart were tried aad convicted at Provisions had sligatly declined; flour! Sacramento tho past week for kiljing John fain pe A co n ts per eal Sabie Currol en the levee about 10th street, about jand coffee 69, otaing was obtainable . the woh February. ‘They were convicted by at fair prices. : . . the evidence of Wa. Denham, who was the Pe lps aa Ag won. ery Pate mimediate murderer, who tured States eviming upon a large scale the approachp Sonne, Oe tiga, onaned relevant aed ing “summer, Two quartz» machines . .” : i ghee Mh hae lag eniree: have arrived in the ya!'ay by way of rienced in obtaining a suitable jury. Great Oregon, and will speedily v's put in opeinterest was manifested in the case, and a large ration upon the elaims Known as Best's /°*ewd in attendance at its commencement, and Shackelford’s. ‘flic leads are said j Whic h augmented materially before its close.” to be very rich, and the owners antici. NSA EGET pate an abundant yield.” 5 Oo" Weare indebted to Adams & Co. for SRE Nya pe ae f the prompt delivery of San Francisco papers yea. We fegeet to learn that the . of Wednsday evening, and Sacramento papers fine steamer T'cnnessee is fust going to jof Thursday rorning, an hoar aad a half in pieces. j advance of the stage. Thoy contain nothing of special interest. By the Shasta Courter, received per . ne. The Union gives an account of . sy bold robbery of three Chinamen by a) Dirp—At Panama, Jan. 26th, of the notorious thief, named Samuel Rathburn, . Yellow Fever, Mr. Horatio N. Hopar, near Salmon Falls. The Chinamen ef Pulasks, Jackson county. Michigan, a ee ay ee * : younger brother of H. C. Hodge, Esq., were «Il well-armed with firearms, but ‘of Nevada city, Cal. Deceased was on allowed themselves to be robLed of $78. . his way to California, when he was thus Vo Sian. ORoae. ‘suddenly cut down in the strength of nef. The Shas'a Courier has re-apearly manhood. He wasan active mempeared, and comes to us filled with exhor of the Sons of T.; also of tho F. A. cellent matter. /M. He leavesa wife and young family, FMC CH MRE W ;and a large cirele of friends, who will nef. The Virginia House is re-opened ,deeply mourn his death in a distant under the skilful management of Messrs land and among strangers. * Johnson & Stroud. See ady. a soete orpiatd Markets. bar Our friend Collier of the Wash. ad Si et tegen i 1 ff eriorinducements. . *V2Y4PA, Atarch 17.~—Kiour, Haxall, an . ington I otel offers superior indu . Chile 12}6; by package Lic. Cora Meal 15e, Grass Vatury, March 15th, 1853. j Package 12}¢e. Barley 10c, pkg 9c. Pork, Mr. Editor—Nothing having appeared 40°; $72 BS bbl. Butter, 87¢; 68470 pkg.— in your last week's number in regard to . Potatees 17 a 18¢; 16c pkg. Lard 45c; 48¢ the Temperance Festival given by the pkg. Rice 20c; 16c pkg. Green Coffee 25¢; Snowy Mountain Division, No. 8, of this!20¢ pkg. Dried Apples 25c; 20c pkg. Saplace on the 4th inst , and thinking the gar 18a25c; lbal7e pkg. Beans 18c; 14Je object for which it was gotten up, of too pkg. Bacon 45c; 40 pkg; Cheese 37¢; 3lc much importance to pass without a no-)! ; Mh ae ae & tice through the columns of our county P&S: Brown Soap 20¢; 18e. pkg. Candles 62¢; paper, . send youa brief sketch of the 45¢ pkg. Shovels $48 a $50 retail; pkg $40 proceedings. a$45. Nails 25c. Fish, cod, 33¢.—8alThe festival was got up for the pur-'mon 30c.—Mackerel 32¢. Syrup $2. Viapose of celebrating the first anniversary aay $1.50 egar $1,50, of this Division, SacraMENTO, March 15.—The same deThere were some one hundred and o.9¢ of inactivity has pervaded operatioas thirty or forty persons in attendance, ‘generally to-day, as was noticed yesterday. between thirty and forty of whom were . The state ef the weather continued fine alt ladies—the beauty and fashion ef Nevaday. There isa further reduction of 4c in da county—whose presence lightened ' the price of fiour, and sales rather light.— the countenances of the bachelors and! Barley was paride be ay a S f tionary in rice and ° ¢ ¢ ir ies ag on inn tc ‘have a slight downward tendency. Clothing « as has opened dull this week, with a farther deredoubled energy, and @ determination Perry Lively business doing in the stock to overesme any and every obstacle that . . -kot,and prices fer good animels continue may present itself. Who says the Temhigh.—Union. * perance Cause will not be successft! . yes ese when the powerful influence of the la. ‘Dissolution dies is brought to bear in its favor ? ta ss eee : uae : The audience was called to order at) t Bon partnership heretofore existing b: half. 7 ii d 40 some an: . tween Stiles & Lyon is dissolved by all-past 7, PM, an aptones ° M 4)‘ mutaal consent. ‘Thé affairs of the concern Ai tag dagen a a wea TA ag will bo settled by L. P. Stiles. All persons ryden, Summons, an ythe, wi ‘hos ‘indebted to the firm will prease call and settermediate music by the choir, whose \ 11, them, and those having claims against services contributed te the entertainyom will present them "4 duper wey The ment of the evening. business of the firm will he.cafter be car. The audience then took a recess, and . ried on by L. P, Stiles. partook of the sumptuous refreshments . sie ee vii wa ome, {that wero prepared fer the occasion, Nevada, Mar, 17, 1853. .S, IN. oy ee