February 2, 1861 (4 pages)

rance’ _Howtseare rendered impregnable: by. two of the gratiigé are stiong aid Heavy. whd the . _ ‘of which there ate five single and thiee don“ble ones, occupy a’ ve ticed eye the escape of a prisoner seems’ im= -_ the anmentanes of a, chasyming F764 46, a battle he had fought only a few hours beearthly chance—old Braffy had too much ation’ of ten minutes, they were ‘parted, a “Tey, Were sent, some time since, to San FranN cisco, to be assayed. It appears that the as. . erybody wants to sell 0 __best part of the road begins on the ridge, a of fe Tae.22 et casiteemeamiectie ‘artdiapi the basenient of the Qourt House. building, . and ite walls are thick tihd built of thé hardest . granite, The windows in the outer walle— which are the foundation walls. of the Court distinct iron gratings, with a space hetween them of some fifteen inches. “The itvt bars "tusk of sawing: out must strike the most energetic prisoner as a hopeless one. The cells, gly built quadrangle, centrally under the Court House, with a vorridor, nearly six feet wide ,Tunning arotnd it.and dividing it from the oules-or foundation _Walls'of the Court Hottse. To our unprac possible, especially when ‘the strict *surveil> lance which Sheriff Van Hagen has instituted is taken into account. There are now nine prisoners in the jail, four white men. and five ‘is but: iia po a i Ta and to two and a half feet'in but with a good mule track through it, k past Hunter’s. At Maplés’ Ranch the snow ik about four foet deep ; but on the ‘opposite ‘tide of Tutnplke, not thore Than froma foot toeighteeninches. There will be ne difficulty, with fait eXertion, in keeping the road open, Ar tangeméiits ‘are beng made for erecting fine . hotels onthe road in. the Spring. Lumber . can then be hauled to aby ‘point on the road, The new bridge ereeted by the company, actoss Truckee river, at Stout’s, gives general satisfaction, and any ‘kind of wagons and teams can cross it. : ‘aeeettnienrneenttinensens New STATE Bonps. v-Aptorting to the Union, the new State bonds issued under the Act of 1860, for ‘funding the remainder . (Eight of the ‘Whole ™ ‘number are larceny ¢ ones, and one, John: Long, is confine” ‘ed on “Suspicion of murdering Wm. Marshall. The @ prisoners. are.kindly treated, have warm beds, and eat of the best. The Chinamen seem to enjoy their pleasant winter quarters very much. TRYING A CaNINe’s PLUCK —A gentleman Whe owns a young bull dog, which he calls Sport, bet a small amount of money yesterday, that'his dog Wouldn’t consider hims¢lf whipped after ten minutes’ chawing, to be infheted by another canine, known by the name of Brajfy. Now, Braffy is @ good natured sort of a fellow, who takes his meals at Mr. Kent’s butcher shop, and has not got ng one, Lokalitums would have invested on . . Sport not merely fighting more that ten minutes, but cleaning out ut Braffy, whose physiog Wis Colisiderably damaged from the effects of fore. The fight came off in Mr. Ashmore’s. yard, in. presence of a. large crowd. The. dogs were allowed to fight for ten minutes, during which it wus evident that poor Sport, who is’ a fine and fiery young dog, had no , strength and seienee for him. At the expirwashed, and sect on ‘again. Sport, though badly punished, and with the prospect of still ‘more of the same sort, did not hesitate to . pitch in, thereby winning the money. cS Wasnoe EcLipsep. — We understand that some samples of silver ore, taken The from a lede some five miles below Grass Valgay was so satisfactory, that a gentleman, iirseme way connected--with the Mint, came up, prépared to purchase the mine, or as much of it-as he could get. The owners, it seems,-}did not fully realize the value of their claim, as they disposed of five hundred feet of their ground, in favor of the mint man, for $1,000. it has since been ascertained that the purchaser was prepared to run the property up to $10,000. Various rumors are afloat as to the amount of silver the ore yielded on. assay ; some reports mention $5,000 per tun; but we apprehend that-no one but the parties immediately interested know the exact yield. i A letter has been Feceived by a gentleman of this city from our old tewnsman, John McCoy, ex-assessor of Nevada county. Mr. MeCoy has been living, since he left California, on a farm in Kentucky, opposite the town-of Portsmouth, Ohio In his letter he represents the condition of the country as most pitiable, property having depreciated fifty per cent within the last sixty days. Evand as for himself, he says no man ever had the rnia fever worse than he has it. His opinion is that the whole neighborhood will emigrate to~California in the spring, if they can make the Ee The Pioneer Stage Line to Washington, Alpha and Omega, under the superintendenee of Lew. Morrill, the enterprising proprietor, we are informed, by a gentleman just int from above, is in splendid trim. The few miles from Nevada, where the snow has packed hard, affording as fine sleighing as was ever enjoyed in Canada. Our informant says it is worth the passage money to —— sleighing. ET on yung ed, Go. HL Stone, } seriously if not fatally wounded. He was of the State debt, are just: out, and pregent a. handsome: appearance. They have been lithographed by Britton, of San Franciséo, in the best style.of the arts. The center vignette is very néeariy the ‘same-as in the old bonds, but in the left upper corner the Pacific Railroad appears, while in a corresponding position on the right, there ‘is a ‘loaded ‘freight-wagou drawn” by “the eustomary six span of mules, making the ascent of one of our mountain roads. More than ordinary precautions have been taken by State ‘Treasurer Findley to guard against fraud, loss, or ‘confusion in the payment of the coupons. The year and Act te which they refer are registered across the face of euch, besides being stamped on the back. The_ boris are itely aioe Wwe iRi Je) Or” Poor aha PT or UH From JAPAN.—The dates are to December 29th. On:the 27th of December, in violation of the expressed wish of the Japatiese . De authorities, an Englishman, named Ross, webt out shooting in the neighborhood of Kanagawa. A party of Japanese officials arrested him, but not until one of them was, thrown into prison, but released for trial at the-request of the~British-Consul. The affair created munch excitement, and threats are made by the Japanese eaphecifios, He was fined $1,100. ae. 7 New Discovery. —The Silovr’ Age, pubHened at Carson City, says that, near ord’s Is, in rod and silver seo uartz has been at prospects 1, ounces to the tun ; Fs itobaclay gold and three-fourths silver, sn. apa created a_perfeet furor. pay are working night and day, ge de buildings and securing. claims. _ This ledge lies in the main Sierras, and is the™ first dis. t covery on that side of the mountains, in the main range. This discovery establishes the fact that there is a broader silver belt in that ona than has heretofore been known to exis MILITARY DEPARTMENT FOR Orecon. The Portland Advertiser says a memorial ad. dressed to the Secretary of War, for the revocation of the order recently issued, merging the Oregon and California Departments, has been prepared and is ready for signatures. Tue Surcipe.—The Sac. Bee says Green C. Palmer committed suicide by taking strychnine, on Sunday last. . He said he wanted to die and get out of misery—that his wife was the cause of all his troubles. This Palmer is the same who killed Benson for alleged fa miliarity with-his (Palmer’s) wife, and was tried three times and ultimately acquitted. Tax Tire Case.—The Amador Ledger learns that the appeal papers are being made outin-the important tax. title case of High vs. New York Ranch, recently decided by Judge Hardy. It involves an important point in the Revenue Law—the legality of the im. position-of the five per cent additional on the delinquent tax-payers. Oxe of the wells lately sunk in the desert ~the Southern Overland Mail routeis 103 feet deep, walled up with stone, and contains about nine feet of warm and sweetish water Arsenic in it, p tc A. D. Rightmire, Sacramento, has been appointed Indian Agen for California, or two past. It is stated that sinners pose Wie. ein frou xn Weanelnge tr: ramento. . Monday, on the Moonlight, from Hongkong. Francisco . About 400 Chinese corpses will soon be sent féom ‘there to Satdine Valley itis froin a foot . gi . the. river, ‘the. toute. of. the. Hennese Pase. fe Calens mining district, a lode of . ; . dred and twenty young beaus, forty-t whom don’t care ap saake gaged. wanes nraletianiy ta note . goodness to have waiting the augelic_ticense, gold ring and minister. >— very courteously. hints that: some-return . . a be iniade of the collections takén at vaTious points for the relief of the rete af Se laté Rey, Father s srtallasce ate Union oR DisuNtox,—The: ima peal, a Re publican journal, usesthe following pointed language, which is in ‘strange but: glorious contrast with the San Francisco Times, which con see nothing good in man unless he be as fanatical as itself. Hear the Appeal: to decide, not any political gpestion, but— whether the Goeeeaeas shall be supported or broken up. Henceforth, there can be only against it. We are ‘for the Union, and God rant that the people are-on the same-side ! very loyal heart: will thrill. with’ Sayan tor learn that the Executiveis doing his and . ‘appears determined to-wphold the dignit maintain the prerogatives of the Rovere ‘Let. the Legislature-of California do what it . should to sustain and encourage him. . Let it send on to Washington a Senator fresh gga a. Unionloving people, charged avowal of fealty pledge to io maintain it. Let all patriots unite to choose such a Senator, and heed not the miserable partisan counsel that would proscribe a man on dead issues. The living issue is Union or Disunion. Every political question sinks into insgiicance wl that is apstlad.” IRE re Peri ang TS a a ee 8 a ath Se [=set-vans. NOTICE. —In the District Court of the Fourteenth Judicial District of tlié State of California, in the matter of the petition of JOHN PETERSON, . an Insolvent btor: Pursuant to an order of Hon. Niles bape of the said District Court, notice od pene ven to all the creditors of the said Intho Hog Hon. Niles: Searls aforesaid, in Court. at the Court Koom of said Court in the city and 1861, at 10 o'clock, A. M., of that day, then and there te show cause, ifany they éan, why the prayer of said. Se getoond SAB: not be granted, and an assignment of his-estate be mac, and he be discharged from his debts and liabilities, in oerbe re phe pile Mang M soemanes an mean a said Insolvent be sta Witness my thé Seal of said is. L. 8. } Court, this sth da of January, 1861. a7 s" — Clerk. Per Jos. Roberts, J Hill ie Moyen, Attys ‘for j31-ta Notice to )_ Creditors. Estate of Chas, Schmitt, Deceased. ". Oran Is HEREBY . GIVEN. by ee —— rrrs ay ool or Lr of TT, deceased, to he Great. tors of, and all persons having "Aelues net the said decedent, to exhibit the same with the vouchers within ten months from the first publication of this aenriee, to the undersigned at the office.of Hii & “Hopp, on Commercial street, in the x f of Nevada. ° OUIS VOSS, Administrator. January 31, 1861—4w _Sheriff’s Sale. HEREAS, on the ne 2iat day of January, A: D. 1861, a final ju ent and decree was ren dered in the Distr’ “ urt of the 14th Judicial District of the Staté of California, in and for the county of Neve against Frank Soule, 8. H. Harris. *y Jno ce ee J Sproat, Jno 4 livor of yle, fi sum of $s with f interest on the pr eal at Ab rincipal debt) with per month from the rendition of judgment until paid, ages with} all costs of suit. And whereas, on the said 2ist day of January, A. D., 1861, it bm, ordered and said Court, that the Morte res gen forth in ift’s pate be foreclo and the therein described, to-wit : “Phose Claims, known as the “ Sailor Cut company’s Claims,” situated on the west end of the North San Juan Hill, in the county of Nevada, together with the open cut, tunnel, sluices, boxes, hose, and all other fixtures and appurteaffixed and belonging,” be levied upon: satisfy ogg ome interest and applied to the Saenaeaia: i oe deseribea vapeesy. te public propeity, the highest bidder for cash, in front of the Court House door, in Nevada, on WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13, 1861, between the hours of 9 o’clock, A. Mi, add 4 o’clock, P.M. Given under my hand, this 2ist day of. January, 1861 ei } me’ HAGEN, Sheriff, hn Dickson, Under Sheriff. Sargent & Niles Plumtiare Attorneys. i NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Estate of Maria Senith, Deceased. ICE 18. HEREBY GIVEN the un“ie HERRBY G1 of Ag Estate of oe of-said sums of money us back to China to supply their places. a FATHER SLAaTEERY. —The Marysville pe “The people'of the United Sfailihaveuaw't two parties; one for the Union; the other . to ree Osostitetd ns wie a} fin. County of Nevada, on SATURDAY, March 9th, } “. PRESENT THEM FOR PAYMENT cnn anal . + Pes swim oF ky cbt “Fe be Closed Om. THIS IS NO HUMBUG SALE} FIAGADORN « BOWLEY arts Between way and. the Fourth TO CLOSE OUT DRY OBE 6: of March, 1861. ‘And in order to do this they offer their whole Sa at LESS a SAN FRANCISCO . WHOLESALE PRICES. 4 pret te er YS cemmmniiics te In ordor to convince the LADIES that this is NO DODGE OR SWINDLE—to get up a rush —we would call your attention to a few articles, as a sample of. the REDUCTION we have apie In our r Goods » . Splendid Black Silke. gj.02.$1 per yard Wate TG 5965553 ce aes 50cts per yard Best French Prints. .--18-cts per yard +— Best Bonnets...---+--.+-Best Mantillas and.Cloaks. ee 3-Ply Carpets... 7% $1.25 per yard $1 124 per-yard 124 cts per yard Brussels Carpet... Best Bleached Muslin. . Common Merrimac prints Given away Together with 10,000 other articles teo numerous to mention. CALL AND EXAMINE OUR TREMENDOUS 8sTOOK ! Before Making Purchases. Ladies, you can rest assured of NOT GETTING any SHELF-WORN GOODS, But Goeds that have been brought into this market within ONE YEAR and DIRECT FROMTHE MANUFACTORIES. All Persons having Accouuts against’ us will please ; Ps ~ dadtoa to us are , neveny tavwsees an tean ty acy eco TO CALL “AND SETTLE, AT THE EARLIEST PARROT, January 15, 1861-6 7 ' Nenirchy eit Pith “Phe drawing” ‘will positively coure New Year's Day, nang. a-New. Year's. ‘Day__yet,''= him, . when he left I obscrveth . Sf he con quered th apt, no ote Beet despairin fact I thought it Fanwary 10th, I met : place, but for whictt elcumstance I showld not haye known him, his resutfeetion being: e¢-complete, and with_an impatient’ shrug’ expressed a ~ = petrong-desireto get work), MASON: 4 21-3m ** Cor. Sth street and FhirdSecindinds ‘Morris’ Girt ft Enterprise, . Weare requested to , eal? the -attention-ofthe early purehasers of. tickets fs ‘MORRIS’ GIFT ENTERPRISE, tothe fact, that owing to a mietake in numbering, the first tickets issued have been called in. The new and genuine igaue is endorsed on the back, “A. J-K.” and the number: ‘of the card iw written in full across the face, with red ink. The first issue has the number written onthe back. with black ink, and is. ‘signed, by M. Morris. Persons hol any such are reques~ ted to return them previous to the day ‘of drawing, and receive numbers of the new issue in their place. The reason of this request for exchange of tickets, is to guard against the poseibihty of two numbers coming in for one prize. “This Mntertainment, it will be ‘Fecollect ed, has been adjourned.to the FOURTH OF FEBRUARY, when it. will come off without fail. It embraces a scheme containiag moré than three times as many valuable prizes, in proportion to the whole number of tickets, that any similar enterprise has yet offered in Grass Valley. The , value and character of these Girrs may: be jui of by the public, as they are on exhibi pec! store, on Mill street, Grass bdaiat Pog or day now fixed upon. Persons desirous to tale chances for seeuring valuable prizes. for a mere nominal sum, will do well to embrace the present opportunity ofdoing so. It should berecollected that the first prize is $250 IN GOLD COIN, and the list embraces quite a number of. splendid gold and silver hunting W APCRED ss mew me in perfect order. ‘ ~~ January 16, 1861-<1m Meese Old Sachem Bitters and Wigwam Tenew meeting with unparalleled sales and -faer~ with consumers: . Inall-eases of Dyspepsia, Debility, Loss of appetite or any irregularity of the stomach, they will be found an efficient remedy, as well as a most wholsome and agreeable tonic. As apreventative of Chills and Fever, they have no equel, and have.with thousands become an _ Indispensable Family Medicine ; being perfectly pureand free from any deleterious substance, cam. be taken by all young and old, male and female, with benefit. For saleby GEO. W. SNELL, (130 Washington street, San Francises.), Agent. CONSUMPTIVE’S READ.---Dr. WmFall’s Balsam has proved more successful than all the other remedies known, for the permanent cure ofall the early stages of consumption. ‘Those who doubt this statement. can find ample proof in the pamphlet accompanyimg the medicine. Dr. Wm. Hall’s BALSAM claims the favorable attention of those whose-constitution forbid the uses of Opium or Morphine. This astonishing remedy for CoNsUMPTION and LUNG DISBASEs, has received the strongest testimonials from citizens of the highest respectability, and is richly worth a fair trial, Nightsweats and spitting of Blood—For these gomplaihts, none can be found 80 efficacious as Dr. WM. HALL’s BALSAM. It subdues the irrirafion, stops the sweating, and restores the strength in a very short space of time. It subdues the irritation, stops the sweatiyg, and restores the strength in a very short space of time. tis well worthy your trial. > Be sure and take none but Dr. Wm. Hall’s Balsam. For sale by all Druggists, and warrayted. te cureall ordiuary cases of the Throat and Lungs, Coughs, Colds, and Inftuenzy, The Balsam will cure in twenty-four to thirty-six hoursGEO. W. SNELL, agent; importer and whelesald dealer in GENUINE PATENT MEDICINES, 13@ Washington street, San Francisco n63m. The wide reputation which Dr. J Hoatet ter’s “ STOMACH BITPERS” have attained ‘during the past year bespeaks its ina fidre fercible manner than any words w we can offer. It reno¥ates, purifies and strengthens the system, and aids the stomach in the performance ofitefunctions. It is regarded on all sides as 4 sovereign specific, and, therefore, to procure it f the best possible way, should be the object of the public. We commend it with more than usual zeal and confidenee, believing and knowitig, as we do, that it stands foremost of the many preparati:es of the day, for imparting strength vigor and tome to the ystem, and possessing the curative powers for similar diseases arising ™. from a disardered stomoch. -In the most severe cases of erame, dlurriwea, and weakmess im the stomach, the ‘* Bitters” have been rigidly tested and always with the greatest success. As a Tenic, Hostetter’s Bitters are mostde— lightiul, especially bawre meals. Sold by all Drugyists, Groceries and Hotels throughout the United btuics. GU. W. SNEL!., successor to Park & White, Generai agent for California, 138 Washington street, San #rancisco. 20 am Wine merchants throughout the country. u6-Sm :

rance’ _Howtseare rendered impregnable: by. two of the gratiigé are stiong aid Heavy. whd the . _ ‘of which there ate five single and thiee don“ble ones, occupy a’ ve ticed eye the escape of a prisoner seems’ im= -_ the anmentanes of a, chasyming F764 46, a battle he had fought only a few hours beearthly chance—old Braffy had too much ation’ of ten minutes, they were ‘parted, a “Tey, Were sent, some time since, to San FranN cisco, to be assayed. It appears that the as. . erybody wants to sell 0 __best part of the road begins on the ridge, a of fe Tae.22 et casiteemeamiectie ‘artdiapi the basenient of the Qourt House. building, . and ite walls are thick tihd built of thé hardest . granite, The windows in the outer walle— which are the foundation walls. of the Court distinct iron gratings, with a space hetween them of some fifteen inches. “The itvt bars "tusk of sawing: out must strike the most energetic prisoner as a hopeless one. The cells, gly built quadrangle, centrally under the Court House, with a vorridor, nearly six feet wide ,Tunning arotnd it.and dividing it from the oules-or foundation _Walls'of the Court Hottse. To our unprac possible, especially when ‘the strict *surveil> lance which Sheriff Van Hagen has instituted is taken into account. There are now nine prisoners in the jail, four white men. and five ‘is but: iia po a i Ta and to two and a half feet'in but with a good mule track through it, k past Hunter’s. At Maplés’ Ranch the snow ik about four foet deep ; but on the ‘opposite ‘tide of Tutnplke, not thore Than froma foot toeighteeninches. There will be ne difficulty, with fait eXertion, in keeping the road open, Ar tangeméiits ‘are beng made for erecting fine . hotels onthe road in. the Spring. Lumber . can then be hauled to aby ‘point on the road, The new bridge ereeted by the company, actoss Truckee river, at Stout’s, gives general satisfaction, and any ‘kind of wagons and teams can cross it. : ‘aeeettnienrneenttinensens New STATE Bonps. v-Aptorting to the Union, the new State bonds issued under the Act of 1860, for ‘funding the remainder . (Eight of the ‘Whole ™ ‘number are larceny ¢ ones, and one, John: Long, is confine” ‘ed on “Suspicion of murdering Wm. Marshall. The @ prisoners. are.kindly treated, have warm beds, and eat of the best. The Chinamen seem to enjoy their pleasant winter quarters very much. TRYING A CaNINe’s PLUCK —A gentleman Whe owns a young bull dog, which he calls Sport, bet a small amount of money yesterday, that'his dog Wouldn’t consider hims¢lf whipped after ten minutes’ chawing, to be infheted by another canine, known by the name of Brajfy. Now, Braffy is @ good natured sort of a fellow, who takes his meals at Mr. Kent’s butcher shop, and has not got ng one, Lokalitums would have invested on . . Sport not merely fighting more that ten minutes, but cleaning out ut Braffy, whose physiog Wis Colisiderably damaged from the effects of fore. The fight came off in Mr. Ashmore’s. yard, in. presence of a. large crowd. The. dogs were allowed to fight for ten minutes, during which it wus evident that poor Sport, who is’ a fine and fiery young dog, had no , strength and seienee for him. At the expirwashed, and sect on ‘again. Sport, though badly punished, and with the prospect of still ‘more of the same sort, did not hesitate to . pitch in, thereby winning the money. cS Wasnoe EcLipsep. — We understand that some samples of silver ore, taken The from a lede some five miles below Grass Valgay was so satisfactory, that a gentleman, iirseme way connected--with the Mint, came up, prépared to purchase the mine, or as much of it-as he could get. The owners, it seems,-}did not fully realize the value of their claim, as they disposed of five hundred feet of their ground, in favor of the mint man, for $1,000. it has since been ascertained that the purchaser was prepared to run the property up to $10,000. Various rumors are afloat as to the amount of silver the ore yielded on. assay ; some reports mention $5,000 per tun; but we apprehend that-no one but the parties immediately interested know the exact yield. i A letter has been Feceived by a gentleman of this city from our old tewnsman, John McCoy, ex-assessor of Nevada county. Mr. MeCoy has been living, since he left California, on a farm in Kentucky, opposite the town-of Portsmouth, Ohio In his letter he represents the condition of the country as most pitiable, property having depreciated fifty per cent within the last sixty days. Evand as for himself, he says no man ever had the rnia fever worse than he has it. His opinion is that the whole neighborhood will emigrate to~California in the spring, if they can make the Ee The Pioneer Stage Line to Washington, Alpha and Omega, under the superintendenee of Lew. Morrill, the enterprising proprietor, we are informed, by a gentleman just int from above, is in splendid trim. The few miles from Nevada, where the snow has packed hard, affording as fine sleighing as was ever enjoyed in Canada. Our informant says it is worth the passage money to —— sleighing. ET on yung ed, Go. HL Stone, } seriously if not fatally wounded. He was of the State debt, are just: out, and pregent a. handsome: appearance. They have been lithographed by Britton, of San Franciséo, in the best style.of the arts. The center vignette is very néeariy the ‘same-as in the old bonds, but in the left upper corner the Pacific Railroad appears, while in a corresponding position on the right, there ‘is a ‘loaded ‘freight-wagou drawn” by “the eustomary six span of mules, making the ascent of one of our mountain roads. More than ordinary precautions have been taken by State ‘Treasurer Findley to guard against fraud, loss, or ‘confusion in the payment of the coupons. The year and Act te which they refer are registered across the face of euch, besides being stamped on the back. The_ boris are itely aioe Wwe iRi Je) Or” Poor aha PT or UH From JAPAN.—The dates are to December 29th. On:the 27th of December, in violation of the expressed wish of the Japatiese . De authorities, an Englishman, named Ross, webt out shooting in the neighborhood of Kanagawa. A party of Japanese officials arrested him, but not until one of them was, thrown into prison, but released for trial at the-request of the~British-Consul. The affair created munch excitement, and threats are made by the Japanese eaphecifios, He was fined $1,100. ae. 7 New Discovery. —The Silovr’ Age, pubHened at Carson City, says that, near ord’s Is, in rod and silver seo uartz has been at prospects 1, ounces to the tun ; Fs itobaclay gold and three-fourths silver, sn. apa created a_perfeet furor. pay are working night and day, ge de buildings and securing. claims. _ This ledge lies in the main Sierras, and is the™ first dis. t covery on that side of the mountains, in the main range. This discovery establishes the fact that there is a broader silver belt in that ona than has heretofore been known to exis MILITARY DEPARTMENT FOR Orecon. The Portland Advertiser says a memorial ad. dressed to the Secretary of War, for the revocation of the order recently issued, merging the Oregon and California Departments, has been prepared and is ready for signatures. Tue Surcipe.—The Sac. Bee says Green C. Palmer committed suicide by taking strychnine, on Sunday last. . He said he wanted to die and get out of misery—that his wife was the cause of all his troubles. This Palmer is the same who killed Benson for alleged fa miliarity with-his (Palmer’s) wife, and was tried three times and ultimately acquitted. Tax Tire Case.—The Amador Ledger learns that the appeal papers are being made outin-the important tax. title case of High vs. New York Ranch, recently decided by Judge Hardy. It involves an important point in the Revenue Law—the legality of the im. position-of the five per cent additional on the delinquent tax-payers. Oxe of the wells lately sunk in the desert ~the Southern Overland Mail routeis 103 feet deep, walled up with stone, and contains about nine feet of warm and sweetish water Arsenic in it, p tc A. D. Rightmire, Sacramento, has been appointed Indian Agen for California, or two past. It is stated that sinners pose Wie. ein frou xn Weanelnge tr: ramento. . Monday, on the Moonlight, from Hongkong. Francisco . About 400 Chinese corpses will soon be sent féom ‘there to Satdine Valley itis froin a foot . gi . the. river, ‘the. toute. of. the. Hennese Pase. fe Calens mining district, a lode of . ; . dred and twenty young beaus, forty-t whom don’t care ap saake gaged. wanes nraletianiy ta note . goodness to have waiting the augelic_ticense, gold ring and minister. >— very courteously. hints that: some-return . . a be iniade of the collections takén at vaTious points for the relief of the rete af Se laté Rey, Father s srtallasce ate Union oR DisuNtox,—The: ima peal, a Re publican journal, usesthe following pointed language, which is in ‘strange but: glorious contrast with the San Francisco Times, which con see nothing good in man unless he be as fanatical as itself. Hear the Appeal: to decide, not any political gpestion, but— whether the Goeeeaeas shall be supported or broken up. Henceforth, there can be only against it. We are ‘for the Union, and God rant that the people are-on the same-side ! very loyal heart: will thrill. with’ Sayan tor learn that the Executiveis doing his and . ‘appears determined to-wphold the dignit maintain the prerogatives of the Rovere ‘Let. the Legislature-of California do what it . should to sustain and encourage him. . Let it send on to Washington a Senator fresh gga a. Unionloving people, charged avowal of fealty pledge to io maintain it. Let all patriots unite to choose such a Senator, and heed not the miserable partisan counsel that would proscribe a man on dead issues. The living issue is Union or Disunion. Every political question sinks into insgiicance wl that is apstlad.” IRE re Peri ang TS a a ee 8 a ath Se [=set-vans. NOTICE. —In the District Court of the Fourteenth Judicial District of tlié State of California, in the matter of the petition of JOHN PETERSON, . an Insolvent btor: Pursuant to an order of Hon. Niles bape of the said District Court, notice od pene ven to all the creditors of the said Intho Hog Hon. Niles: Searls aforesaid, in Court. at the Court Koom of said Court in the city and

1861, at 10 o'clock, A. M., of that day, then and there te show cause, ifany they éan, why the prayer of said. Se getoond SAB: not be granted, and an assignment of his-estate be mac, and he be discharged from his debts and liabilities, in oerbe re phe pile Mang M soemanes an mean a said Insolvent be sta Witness my thé Seal of said is. L. 8. } Court, this sth da of January, 1861. a7 s" — Clerk. Per Jos. Roberts, J Hill ie Moyen, Attys ‘for j31-ta Notice to )_ Creditors. Estate of Chas, Schmitt, Deceased. ". Oran Is HEREBY . GIVEN. by ee —— rrrs ay ool or Lr of TT, deceased, to he Great. tors of, and all persons having "Aelues net the said decedent, to exhibit the same with the vouchers within ten months from the first publication of this aenriee, to the undersigned at the office.of Hii & “Hopp, on Commercial street, in the x f of Nevada. ° OUIS VOSS, Administrator. January 31, 1861—4w _Sheriff’s Sale. HEREAS, on the ne 2iat day of January, A: D. 1861, a final ju ent and decree was ren dered in the Distr’ “ urt of the 14th Judicial District of the Staté of California, in and for the county of Neve against Frank Soule, 8. H. Harris. *y Jno ce ee J Sproat, Jno 4 livor of yle, fi sum of $s with f interest on the pr eal at Ab rincipal debt) with per month from the rendition of judgment until paid, ages with} all costs of suit. And whereas, on the said 2ist day of January, A. D., 1861, it bm, ordered and said Court, that the Morte res gen forth in ift’s pate be foreclo and the therein described, to-wit : “Phose Claims, known as the “ Sailor Cut company’s Claims,” situated on the west end of the North San Juan Hill, in the county of Nevada, together with the open cut, tunnel, sluices, boxes, hose, and all other fixtures and appurteaffixed and belonging,” be levied upon: satisfy ogg ome interest and applied to the Saenaeaia: i oe deseribea vapeesy. te public propeity, the highest bidder for cash, in front of the Court House door, in Nevada, on WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13, 1861, between the hours of 9 o’clock, A. Mi, add 4 o’clock, P.M. Given under my hand, this 2ist day of. January, 1861 ei } me’ HAGEN, Sheriff, hn Dickson, Under Sheriff. Sargent & Niles Plumtiare Attorneys. i NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Estate of Maria Senith, Deceased. ICE 18. HEREBY GIVEN the un“ie HERRBY G1 of Ag Estate of oe of-said sums of money us back to China to supply their places. a FATHER SLAaTEERY. —The Marysville pe “The people'of the United Sfailihaveuaw't two parties; one for the Union; the other . to ree Osostitetd ns wie a} fin. County of Nevada, on SATURDAY, March 9th, } “. PRESENT THEM FOR PAYMENT cnn anal . + Pes swim oF ky cbt “Fe be Closed Om. THIS IS NO HUMBUG SALE} FIAGADORN « BOWLEY arts Between way and. the Fourth TO CLOSE OUT DRY OBE 6: of March, 1861. ‘And in order to do this they offer their whole Sa at LESS a SAN FRANCISCO . WHOLESALE PRICES. 4 pret te er YS cemmmniiics te In ordor to convince the LADIES that this is NO DODGE OR SWINDLE—to get up a rush —we would call your attention to a few articles, as a sample of. the REDUCTION we have apie In our r Goods » . Splendid Black Silke.. gj.02.$1 per yard Wate TG 5965553 ce aes 50cts per yard Best French Prints.. ..--18-cts per yard +— Best Bonnets.....---+--.+-Best Mantillas and.Cloaks. ee 3-Ply Carpets...... 7% $1.25 per yard $1 124 per-yard 124 cts per yard Brussels Carpet...... Best Bleached Muslin.. .. Common Merrimac prints Given away Together with 10,000 other articles teo numerous to mention. CALL AND EXAMINE OUR TREMENDOUS 8sTOOK ! Before Making Purchases. Ladies, you can rest assured of NOT GETTING any SHELF-WORN GOODS, But Goeds that have been brought into this market within ONE YEAR and DIRECT FROMTHE MANUFACTORIES. All Persons having Accouuts against’ us will please ; Ps ~ dadtoa to us are , neveny tavwsees an tean ty acy eco TO CALL “AND SETTLE, AT THE EARLIEST PARROT, January 15, 1861-6 7 ' Nenirchy eit Pith “Phe drawing” ‘will positively coure New Year's Day, nang. a-New. Year's. ‘Day__yet,''= him, . when he left I obscrveth . Sf he con quered th apt, no ote Beet despairin fact I thought it Fanwary 10th, I met : place, but for whictt elcumstance I showld not haye known him, his resutfeetion being: e¢-complete, and with_an impatient’ shrug’ expressed a ~ = petrong-desireto get work), MASON: 4 21-3m ** Cor. Sth street and FhirdSecindinds ‘Morris’ Girt ft Enterprise, . Weare requested to , eal? the -attention-ofthe early purehasers of. tickets fs ‘MORRIS’ GIFT ENTERPRISE, tothe fact, that owing to a mietake in numbering, the first tickets issued have been called in. The new and genuine igaue is endorsed on the back, “A. J-K.” and the number: ‘of the card iw written in full across the face, with red ink. The first issue has the number written onthe back. with black ink, and is. ‘signed, by M. Morris.. Persons hol any such are reques~ ted to return them previous to the day ‘of drawing, and receive numbers of the new issue in their place. The reason of this request for exchange of tickets, is to guard against the poseibihty of two numbers coming in for one prize. “This Mntertainment, it will be ‘Fecollect ed, has been adjourned.to the FOURTH OF FEBRUARY, when it. will come off without fail. It embraces a scheme containiag moré than three times as many valuable prizes, in proportion to the whole number of tickets, that any similar enterprise has yet offered in Grass Valley. The , value and character of these Girrs may: be jui of by the public, as they are on exhibi pec! store, on Mill street, Grass bdaiat Pog or day now fixed upon. Persons desirous to tale chances for seeuring valuable prizes. for a mere nominal sum, will do well to embrace the present opportunity ofdoing so. It should berecollected that the first prize is $250 IN GOLD COIN, and the list embraces quite a number of. splendid gold and silver hunting W APCRED ss mew me in perfect order. ‘ ~~ January 16, 1861-<1m Meese Old Sachem Bitters and Wigwam Tenew meeting with unparalleled sales and -faer~ with consumers: . Inall-eases of Dyspepsia, Debility, Loss of appetite or any irregularity of the stomach, they will be found an efficient remedy, as well as a most wholsome and agreeable tonic. As apreventative of Chills and Fever, they have no equel, and have.with thousands become an _ Indispensable Family Medicine ; being perfectly pureand free from any deleterious substance, cam. be taken by all young and old, male and female, with benefit. For saleby GEO. W. SNELL, (130 Washington street, San Francises.), Agent. CONSUMPTIVE’S READ.---Dr. WmFall’s Balsam has proved more successful than all the other remedies known, for the permanent cure ofall the early stages of consumption. ‘Those who doubt this statement. can find ample proof in the pamphlet accompanyimg the medicine. Dr. Wm. Hall’s BALSAM claims the favorable attention of those whose-constitution forbid the uses of Opium or Morphine. This astonishing remedy for CoNsUMPTION and LUNG DISBASEs, has received the strongest testimonials from citizens of the highest respectability, and is richly worth a fair trial, Nightsweats and spitting of Blood—For these gomplaihts, none can be found 80 efficacious as Dr. WM. HALL’s BALSAM. It subdues the irrirafion, stops the sweating, and restores the strength in a very short space of time. It subdues the irritation, stops the sweatiyg, and restores the strength in a very short space of time. tis well worthy your trial. > Be sure and take none but Dr. Wm. Hall’s Balsam. For sale by all Druggists, and warrayted. te cureall ordiuary cases of the Throat and Lungs, Coughs, Colds, and Inftuenzy, The Balsam will cure in twenty-four to thirty-six hoursGEO. W. SNELL, agent; importer and whelesald dealer in GENUINE PATENT MEDICINES, 13@ Washington street, San Francisco n63m. The wide reputation which Dr. J Hoatet ter’s “ STOMACH BITPERS” have attained ‘during the past year bespeaks its ina fidre fercible manner than any words w we can offer. It reno¥ates, purifies and strengthens the system, and aids the stomach in the performance ofitefunctions. It is regarded on all sides as 4 sovereign specific, and, therefore, to procure it f the best possible way, should be the object of the public. We commend it with more than usual zeal and confidenee, believing and knowitig, as we do, that it stands foremost of the many preparati:es of the day, for imparting strength vigor and tome to the ystem, and possessing the curative powers for similar diseases arising ™. from a disardered stomoch. -In the most severe cases of erame, dlurriwea, and weakmess im the stomach, the ‘* Bitters” have been rigidly tested and always with the greatest success. As a Tenic, Hostetter’s Bitters are mostde— lightiul, especially bawre meals. Sold by all Drugyists, Groceries and Hotels throughout the United btuics. GU. W. SNEL!., successor to Park & White, Generai agent for California, 138 Washington street, San #rancisco. 20 am Wine merchants throughout the country. u6-Sm :