December 18, 1888 (4 pages)

y. ~~ ™he G. G. M. S. is always found on An Invitation to Alt. The undersigned urges all who propoee to purchase Holiday goods at his store on Commercial street bocall as 800N as possible and select what the wish. heir purchases will be carefully put away and kept till culled for. d7-tf FE. F. Rosentua, hss andiesetenmanesneenaee ——_—_—_—_—_—_— Highwayman Patterson’s Sister. City Marshal Neagle has received a letter reading as follows: f Weutston, O., December 8th, 1888. _ Dear Sir— Will you please write me and tell me if you know anything ot John C. Patterson. I saw in the Cincinnati Enquirer about John C. Patterson tourdering the banker William Fk Cumming. at Nevada City in 1879 It is in today’s Piper that tells abou Black Bart. Now if you can give me any clue of his whereabouts please dk 80. Tain his only sister, We h.ve not heard from him. for thirty years. Now if you can possibly find out ‘about John Patterson please send ine alette all about him, asl am anxious to hear from him. He is my only brother. Do try to tell me ull about him. His sister, ANNA M:rcHeLu. » Marshal Neagle will send the lad an account of the trial and hanging but wil! not send hershig present ad-’ dress, as the place where thé late Mr Patterson went to from this city not being among the countries included in the Postal Union, it would be & Waste of timne for his living relatives to try to communicate with him se a Fine Yea Given A Way. J. 8. Holbrook, the populir restaurateur of the well known stand on P.ne street for so many years conducted by A. Tam, is making arrangements to presenta pound of fine tea to ever) Person purchasing fifty cents’ worth of French candy from hin. Mr. . Holbrook does not propose to be ontdon in liberality by any of his competitors, He has also inaugurated w raffle in in: which every investor gets a fine gift, the ‘capital prize”’ being a. Win chester rifle, Mr. Holbrook has an immense stock of the choicest holiday confectionery, He serves the best.of meals at all hours, and aiways has fresh Eastern oysters. See his advertisement, slats eaere ee ‘ {A Promising Quartz Mine, F. A. Gourley, who came down two days ayo from Sierra county, says that the two — quartz ledger ten miles from Gibsonyille in Which R. E. Robinson, formeyly of this city, hoids'a sixth interest, are panning out most satisfactorily. The veins are large and the balk of the ore. pays about $15 a ton,’ while there is good-sized strata of sulphuret ore that yields $200 a ton. Mrs. Robinson, who went upthere a few week: ago, is conducting the company ‘boarding house and making money TUESDAY. DEO. 18, 1998, — People Old and Young. — W. R. Knight of Sacramento is i town. the cow counties, Miss Alice A, Gray has gone t Alameda to’ reside. visit to San Francisco. night from Downieville. Redding, Shasta county. San Francisco, is in town, Monday’s stage to Sierra City. returned here from Forest City, You Bet were in town Monday. have arrived here from Truckee, _ Valley have returned from the Bay, listrict is in-town on his Way to Sa Francisco, is in town. lay night en route from Downievill tu the Bay. H. Spalding, Jr., has returned t at this city, the winter here. liuliday vacation, from Downieville to Grass Valley. sccompanied by Jolin A, Rogers anc L. boss. business, Francisco, ing district. R. E. Robinson, properties at that town, He wants to leave soon for France, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Weissbein, who were recently wedded at San Francisco, have the Txanscrirr seribe’s thanks tor a bottle of choice wine. at it. The propects are first-class fo: R. E, making a “big stake” cut of his venture. PERE a Co a Fine Holiday Specialties. W. D. Vinton of the Nevada Drugstore at the corner of Broad and Pine streets this week places on exhibition an artistic lino of holiday novelties that are useful as weil as beautiful. His advertisement in another column enumerates some of the attractions, * but it is necessary to call at the store and examine them in order to get a full idea of their merit and lowness in price. Everything is of the most approved and desirable designs. Seek ers after goods ¢ppropriate for Chrismas or New Year’s gifts should not fail to visit Mr. Vinton’s store before purchasing. _————++9e-—____ A California Lion. Public Administrator Osborne, who isemployed as a watchman at the Coe mine in Grass Valley township, saw the tracR of a California lion Sunday around the slaugliter house at Hill’s Fiat. Some Grass Valleyans resclved Sunday eveniig on going out and hunting the varmint. A ciear head is indicative of good nealth and regular habits. When the body is languid, andthe mind works sluggishly, Ayer’s Cathartic Pills will assist in the recovery of physica buoyancy and ment. 1 vigor. SAR CRE Ni Turkey Raffle. There will be a turkey raffle on the evenings of Dec. 20h, 21st, 22d and 24th at H; Pecarty’s Five Cent Beer Saloon, opposite Geo. E, Tugner’s Hardware Store, Pine street. Turkeys at private sale also. d18-6t Se a THE DIFFERENCE. A Comparison of Ipicrest to all Who Read. What is the difference in the four bodies of water in British North America, Hudson Bay, Maria’s Inlet, Mellville Sound and Madison’s River? The first is a Gentlemen’s Bag ol * ? 2 * Water. The second is a Lady’s Pond he has charge of a mercantie estabishr fe was recently elected The fourth isa Gen. !ishment. He y ses “ y =o poner OF. 0 aie High Priest of the St. Crox Roya Arch Chapter, F. and A. M, of Water. The third is a Gentleman’s tleman’s River of Water. All these difficulties have been overcome by the use of Ropert’s Gonpen GATe M DIF oat Syrup. They have no more Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Insomnia, Pain in the Side or Back, Sick or Nervous Headache, Con:tipation, Liver or Kidney Troubles. The Catarrh is _ known where the G. G. M. S. is used. ‘sale at W. H. Smith’s, Commercial street, Nevada City. Also sold by: ; Agent. Mra, Addie B, Brackett, Agen, : Lodge, No. 165, I. O. O. F., at Grass Valley, are as follows: A. R. Lady, Noble Grand; C. F, Lane, Vice Grand ; J. M. Wiley, Sec’y.; Thomas Othet, Treas.; W. T. Rule, S, H. Dille and J. A. Everett, Trastees. Installation, Friday ev®ping, January 4th, Daughters of the Golden West, of Grass Valley, has elected officers for Lizaie Horan, Past Pres.; Miss Sadie Charles Beedle has returned from Poker Flat, Sierra county, the coinpany for which he worked: there having shut down its mill till next: March. James 4. Black of this eity and Elza A. Clift who formerly lived at Grass Valley will graduate this month from the State Normal School at San Jose. Dr. Geo. 8. Farley is in town on hiway back to the town of Washington from North San Juan at which latter place he has been spending a few days. Mrs. Wm. Clemo was suddenly attacked with illness while attending the meeting at the Salvation Army barracks Sunday evening and had to be carried home. Harry A. Clarke, representing the mercantile tailoring establishment of Charles Adams, at San Francisco, is here. He came via Sierrs City from Truckee and had’a rough trip. Mrs. J.C. Adams and children have removed from Wheatland to Grass Valley in which latter place Mr.Adams and Will Thurston have embarked in the photographic business tog ther. Paul Schoen, the piano-tuner, and his wife are in town, having arrived Sunday evening. They are traveling by private conveyance. Those wanting pianos tuned should ledve orders immediately at Welch’s bookstore. R. J. Thomas and R. W. Thom»s were in town Sunday evening en route from ehe Bay to their home at Birchville. The latter has been attending the military shool at Benicia and comes up to spend the holiday. vacation. George Dornin, an early resident of North San Juan in this county, but now conducting a fire insurance agency at San Francisco, manages to live comfortably on a salary of $10,000 a year. ,He has a palatial home at Berkeley. : The following Truckeeites are her in connection with the trial of the Ellen-Regli case: George Schaeffer, A. Berg, W. Richardson, C, F, MeGlashan, Geo. E. Marshall, R, Uenry, J.C. Smith, W.-H. Krager, J. L. Lewison, 8, McKay, J. B. Panement, S. Orland. Henry H. Haskins, formerly Postmaster at this city and Deputy County: Treasurer under G, vy. Schmittbarg, now resides at Caluis, Maine, where The ofticers-elect of Golden Star Manzanita Parlor, No. 29, Native he ensuing term, as follows: Miss social and Other: Notes eae Vice Pres.; Miss Maggie Riley, Rec. Mrs. A. H. Parker has gone on a. Et¢inal avenues, Alameda, for J. W. W. H. Beatty arrived here Saturday San Franciseo journalist who has been Mrs. Harry Daniels left Sunday for . "4S past.” The style of architecture James Sanders of the Russ House Queen Anne, and the house will be E. Noffsinger from Arizona went on. (ences.on the Bay. The furnishings W. Oliver and James Collins have . 2¢terThe total outlay on the property, inclading the fitting’ up of the 4 B. F. Snell and J. § Goodwin of} SP cious lot, will not fall short of $10Mrs. G. W. Dunster and children bot it is Common rumor among the Mr. and Mrs. E. Coleman of Grads ful and accomplished young lady now M. G. Nixon of Washington mining . ©+lifornia will in the early Spring beChas. N. Schwab, an old-time commercial traveler frem San Francisco, G. A. Reynolds wis in town SaturDownieville after a visit with his sister F, A. Gourley has arrived from . One of the chief hindrances toa prosGibsonville, Sierra county, to spend] pector is having his tools stolen. Nears Miss Hattie Coleman of Grass Valley effect that he has lost some of his it home irom Mills’ Seminary for the mining implements. A windlass and Mrs. E. Hamilton passed through . mysteriously disappeared during the town Saturday evening on her way fuight. Somebody. must have been S. Galavotti, Superintendent of the Derbee mine, was in town Monday . quirtz claim onthe; South Yuba near Thomas, Mein arrived here Sunday . a westerly direction for the main 20evening from O.kland and left next . foot ledge wh ch will probably be enmorning for Downieville on mining . countered within a few days. Some Y. Wilson of the Cary mine on Ka-. ned out Sunday end free gold was nuka Creek passed throngh town . obtained, besides: ‘phurets. Monday morning en route to San Wm. Nichols and Richard Rowe of Washington, has commenced work Grass Valley were in town Monday . there. He wis in town Sunday with evening en route to Washington min. 50me samples of ore that shewed conEx-Judge John Cauldwell and fami'y . With out the aid of a maznifying glass, have rented the dweiling house on. Ud miners estimated that such ore Cottage street formerly occupied by} Would pay something like $40 @ ton Frank Chesneau of Grass Valley ofters for sule his saloon and dwelling cliefs and glove boxes in new and Atylish colors at Carr Bros, as Vice Pres ; Miss Amelia Frank, 3d Sec’y.; Miss Lizzie Lamberton, Marshal; Miss Cora Lord, Treasurer. The Oakland Enquirer has this to n. 88y of a young gentleman who has many friends and acquaintances here: J.C. Malligan has returned from . ‘4 contract has been placed on record by which Gale & Meyers” agree to erect a building on the west side of 7 thes alee Regent street between Central and F. Diss to cost $3,779, Mr. Diss is a employed on the Examiner for several 1s to be a combination of Eastlake and one of the handsomest suburban resiure all to be of the most elegant char0.0. Mr. Diss is'as yet a single man, young people at the Bay that a beautitemporarily sojourning in Southern come the presiding genius of kis new n home. _————_++-<@020Mining Notes. A certain ledge, situated not farfrom Nevada City, recently yielded quartz e. that paid $90 per, ton A half ton of sulphurets rock worked by O. Malt0} man paid at the rate of $370 per ton. Considerable prospecting is going on in the vicinity. of Nevada City. ly every prospector éan testily to the rope left-out one night on Piety Hill very anxious to prospect. The main-tunnel at the Washington i} Edwards’ Crossing is now in nearly 300 feet,und a cross-cut js being ran in of the ore from the Stringers was panJolin Tiitun, wi aade a location onthe Cleveland edge, near the siderable free gold and sulphurets by the milling process. pe Death of: Thomas Preston, irae Thomas. Preston, superintendent of the Sierra Buttes gold mine, Sierra City, died in San Francisco lust week after a brief illness. Mr, Preston was 4a native of Manchester, England, and was 43 years of age. He entered the service of the Sierra Buttes Company ina subordinate Capacity about 1872, and ‘has continued with them Since, for a number'of years past as superintendent, The company employs are the most cou: plete in Sierra county. the vein ata depth of 3v00 feet from out the region where he lived,and was recognized as an upright, honest and capable man, — + #8 Dissolution of Copartnership. alone. Mr. Cross will continye to de. i vote his attention to the business of his San Franciseu Office,as he has been doing for some time past. + Heo Removed to Pine Greve. t been “removed by undertaker Groves to Pine Grove Cemetery. I. W. Duncan, father of the deceased, had the removal made. t Don’t commit suicide’? if you have dyspepsia, with headache, heartbarn, distress in the stomach, no appetite, are all worn out—but take Hovd’s Sarsaparidla and be cured, It Creates an appetile,and gently regulates the digestion. Sold by druggists, Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint. Ts it not worth the smull price of 75 cents to free yourself of évery symptom of these distressing complaints, if you think so call at our store and get a bottle of Shiloh’s Vitalizer. Every bottie has a printed guarantee op . ever made. it, use accordingly, and if it does you no good it will cost you nothing. Sold by Carr Brothers, 46-6 Tue only and original Santa Claus will be at Smoot & Durbin’s ‘store on Christmas Eve and give every customer who calls a nice present from al brilliantly illuminated tree. i day present to your friends in the East. Carr Bros. have just the thing. Fruit. Trees for sale. T have 30,000 apple and Bartlett pear trees for sale at my nursery, Grass Valley. d6-20¢ vs. P. Bogur. Dressing cases, toilet sets, handker~ Ir you want a fine turn-otit, go toilet adjunct. to Henry Lane’s livery and” feed several hundred men, and the works . answer. fhe mine is the deepest worked yolu . guardian, On trial before the following mine in the world, a tunnel now ap-. jury: W. E, Meservey, Jno. Beniietts, proaching 900 feet in length tapping . S. D. Avery,I. Sarks, Sr.,C.C: Bitner, ss 3 ‘, . Benerosity of the giver, and the agW. A. Findley, J. F. Beckett, J. C. gregation of contributions will be distributed by the Ladies Relief Society among the neady people of the town. where it was worked at the cropings. . Noell, Thos Hodge, M. Quinn, Al. He was well known and liked through. Seaman, Gilman Wright. rive here till ten o’clock Saturday oe night, being three hours late. The run P. F. Simonds and ©. W. Cross wil] . from the Mountain House on January first dissolve copartnership . Yore’s—a distance of about ten miles in.the law business at thig city, and. —Was made on runners. Tha warin Mr. Simonds will conduct the office . rain of Sunday melted most of the snow: Tenia others are considering the cases of the The remains of Charles Duncan, a. Chinamen now in jail for having violatyoung man who died at the County . ed an hydraulic mining injunction, Hospital about four years ago and was. and will have an announcement to. a buried in the: hospital grounds, have . make in a few days. G. W. Dunster the citation papers in Dunster.For vils, salts, pills, and all Kinds of bitter, nauseous medicines, is the very agreeable liquid fruit remedy, Syrup of Figs. Recommended by leading Physicians, California Fig Syrup Company, San Francisco, Cul. For sale by all leading druggists. City. tf books at Carr Bros, tf ters at Smoot & Durbin’s variety store on Commercial street, carda, everything else appropriate fur holiNow is just the time to send a hoti« day gifts at Smoot & Durbin’s. in England, and the manly way of riding ‘is being adopted by many eer ladies. _ . HERE AND THERE. ters of Local Interest. — monthly meeting on Thursday evening. A ‘gas lamp has been erected on Pine street opposite Ben Locklin’s place of residence. The Juvenile Minstrels are arranging.to give an‘entertainment at the Theater next Saturday evening. Nine loads of quartz from the ‘Gladstone claim on Little Wolf creek, Grass Valley district, yielded $1,800 worth of gold. Charles Peitzsch of Spenceville is about to hold an asrignee’s sale at Grass Valley of the mercantile stock of John Hymes, a Spenceville insolvent. The Truckee Electric Light Company will this week declare divideud No. 1. An additional dynamo, for incandescent lights only, will soon be put ins" : Thomas S. Ford has been engaged 48 attorney f.r G. W. Dunster in tbe recount of the vote for Sheriff which takes place-on Thursday, the 27th instant. C. J. Brand makes a specialty of manufacturing quartz jewelry and setting diamonds, pearls, rubies, ete., tu order. His prices are the lowest and everything purchased from him will be found exactly as represented. The Grass Valley Union says: “A twelve-horse-t am, witha back-action, came up from Marysville Saturday with a loud of coal vil for the local verchants,” A number. of teamsters are planning to make regular trips next summer from Marysville to Grass Valley and this city. Marysville Appeal : “‘For some weeks past the Empire Foundry has beev very busily engaged in turning out a number of inonitors. Some go to Oregon and South America. Two of the monitors, the largest ever made in the State, go to Africa. The foundry is also making several thousand feet ol iron pipe.” “The San Francisco Hotel Gazette says: ‘‘The foothills of Nevada county are just beginning to obtain that popularity to which their merits entitle them. They are adapted -to the groxth of nearly all kinds of fruits, which they produce in great abundance, and to stock raising.” and the Gazette might have added with equal truth that these hills-contain the richest gold mines in the world. Superier Court. The following business was transact-' ed in the Superior Court Monday, Jude J. M. Walling presiding: Chas. Hepler vs. James White et al. Order made to eubstitute copy of complaint for original. Estate of James B. Fredenburr, deceased. Final account of administrator settled and allowed. Estate of John Nankeryis, deceased. Continued till Dec. 31. : Major. Bruce vs. His Creditors. Continued till Dee. 24. John Downing vs. Jean Le Duet al. Demurrer over-ruled. 20 days to A. Berg vs, El'e Ellen by P. Henry, eee First Sleighing of the Season. The Sierra county stage did not arto Pete t t n the road. WhatsIn The Wind? The Marysville Appeal says:. Disrict Attarney Forbes says that he aud Served by the Coroner. Coroner Powell a has served on he election contest case of Lorl vs. — ez An Elegant substitute Manufactured only by the » Carr., Bros., Nevada Fane’ iethe purest and best Soap AN infinite variety of late holiday Santa CLavs makes his headquarA comPLEvs line of toys, Christmas sames, confectionery, and Stwk-spDiaxs are going out of fashion When Baby was sick, ‘< We gave her Castoria. When she was a Child, Sho ching to Castaria, The City Trustees hold their regular children of the Grass Valley public schools as Donation Day. Each pupil will bring to scliool that day some offering from a potatoe ora stick of firewood upwards, according to° the ability’or} have a “‘big go” on the 27th and 28th ofthis month. One of the features of wife are among the distinguished members of the Army who will come from abroad. ris, Newark, Ark., says: “\Vas down with Abscess of Lungs, and friends and physicians pronounced me an IncurKing’s New Discovery for Consumption, am now on my third bottle, and It is the made,” says: ‘Had it not been for Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption . ] would have died of Lung Troubles. ; Was given up by doctors, Am now. 80x of Choice French Candy, in best of health.” Try it, Sample bottles free at Carr Brothers Drugstore. albums at Carr Bros, tf Weisenburyer Brothers’, w e' ; She cried for Castoria, . ordinary kinds, a cannot be sold in com When she became Miss, igh Jeroen A $15,000 SUIT. A Brief Record of Various Mat-} An Action to Recevera Father's Gift te His Daughter. In the Superior Court today will begin the trial of the suit entitled, Elle Ellen, by his guardian P, Henry, plaintiff, against J. L. Lewison, W. H. Kruger and George Schaffer, execntors of the estate of Emma J, Regli, deceased, defendants. The action was commenced about six month8 ago and is for the recovery of $15,000, or thereubouts, alleged to have teen an une lawfal gift of Ellen to. his daughter, Mrs. Regli, prior to the lat‘er’s death The grounds for the recovery of the sum stated are that Mr. Ellen was mentally incompetent to make a valid gift at the time the act was done, and that his daughter used andue influence over the old man. T. 3. Ford is attorney for the. plaintiff, and Fred Searls and C. F. McGlashan are the defendant’s attorneys. The case promises to be a hotly contested one and will require a week probably for its trial. Quite a number of witnesses from Truckee will be required to attend and the result will be watched for with interest. 5 The Truckee ‘Republican says “that Ellen’s condition is much the same ait has been for the past six months. He eats and sleeps well and may live an indefinite numter o2f'years. His miud and memory are badly affected and he can remember nothing fir more than a moment. He will recognize sume of his friends and the ‘moment they are out of sight will ask, “‘Who was that?” He will occasionally converse intelligently for several minutes but a_moment’s silence will. divert his mind. He seems to have forgotten the past twenty years of his life and Goes nat seem to realize that he is in Truckee, and never mentions anything in connection: with ‘he place. He has a slight recollection of his life spent in Eldorado county and sometimes mentiuns the names uf his friends of twenty-five years ago tlis is a strange case. Zellerbach Waats Another Trial, . At San Francisco Saturday two affidavits were filed in the ZellerbachAllenberg controversy upon which Zellerbach proposes to base his mition fora new trial. One of the juror, Frank T. Bruce, avers that during the trial, and while plaintiff, Zellerbach, was on the stand, Juror Rountree asked Bruce if he could not see that Zellerbach was anufacturing lies out of whole cloth. Zellerbach’s attorney also files an affidavit, in which he Says that the Deputy Sheriff took Juror Rountree from the jury-room and allowed him. to talk through a telephone for about fifteen minutes, and that after his return the jurors A. M. Galt and M. H, Gaffney, who had previously been voting in favor oi Zellerbuch, suddenly announced their deterniination to change their votes in favor of the defendants, A Beautiful Custom. Next Friday will be observed by the A Salivationist Whoop-up. The Salvationists at this city are to he occasion will be a banquet. Joe be Turk and Adjutant Rubinson and ee Is Consumption incurable. Read the following: Mr. C. H. Morble Consumptive. Began taking Dr. acts gently on the Colds, Headaches and Fevers without weakening or irritating the organs on which it acts, : San Fran ©. Lousvine, Ky ane Sis on < pat gis (— ~ — The Daily Transcript. PERSONAL MENTION. _. Vice Pres.; Miss Mary McAuliffe, 2d Information Wanted. Manoel Stone, editor and proprietor of A Voz Portugueza, a Portuguese paper’ published at San Francisco, writes as follows to County Clerk Beatty: “I am in receipt of a letter and power of attorney from Island of Fogo, Cape Verde, to look after the estate of one Manuel da Cruz who died in your county a year or two ago. He was working in your neighborhood for some time, but as customary may have gone by another name, Should you be able to trace anything concerning him I will thank you for informing me sol may go. up there and file the necessary papers.’? Mr. Beatty has not yet been able to find outanything about the deceased. Information respecting him will be thankfully received at the Clerk's office and promptly forwarded to the inquirer. —_— oe -——— Chfistmas &xercises. The Christmhas exercises by the pupils in the city school departments of Misses Hook, Sradley and Clarke will take place at Armory Hall Friday ‘fternoon beginning at 1:30 o’clock There will be singing and speaking hy the little ones, also a Christmas tree. LT Beauty’s chaplet none may wear Unless teeth show ample care, Gums so healthy, hard and red Lips like roses’ fragrance shed. These by SUZODONT made sweet 43 Every sense with Sladuess greet. Goto Smoot and Durbin’s on Xmas Eve and see Santa Claus, BORA, At Mayfield, Santa Clara county, Decemder 16th, to the wite of Richard Werry, formerly of Graz Valley, a son. If you nave made up your mind to buy Hood's Sarsaparilla do not be induced to take anyother. A Boston lady, whose example is worthy imitation, tells her experience below: “Tn one store where I went to buy Hood's Sarsaparilla the clerk tried to induce me buy their own instead of Hood's; he told me their's would last longer; that I might take It on ten To Cet days’ trial; that if I did not like it I need not pay anything, ete. But he could not prevail on me to change. I told him I had taken Hood's Sarsaparilla, knew what it was, was satisfied with it, and did not want any other. When I began taking, Hood's Sarsaparilla I was feeling real miserable with dyspepsia, and so weak that at times I could hardly Hood’s stand. I looked like a person in consump. tion, Hood's *Sarsaparilla did me 80 much good that I wonder at myself sometimes, and my friends frequently speak of it.” Mus. ELLA A. Gorr, 61 Terrace Street, Boston. Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. $1; six for #5. Prepared only by C.L HOOD & co., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass, 100 Roses Ona Dollar A Pleasing Sense of Health and Strength Renewed, and of Ease and Comfort Follows the use of Syrup of Figs, as it Kipyerys, Liver @ Bowets Costive or Bilious, Dispelling and permanently curing t MABITUAL CONSTIPATION for Sale in 50c and %1.00 Rottles by MANUFACTURED ONLY BY THE CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP GO, . New Yorn, X. ¥ ble to oversee the work on my farm. finest medicine aver Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio, Tuer: is nothing nicer to present to lady than one of those fine plush OO Sreps! Seeds! Seeds! All kinds at d8-1m epee ONE, COME’ ALL AND GET A With our Delicious Teas and Every person comine direct to our Store Departments are brimful of GREAT AMERICAN IMPORTING TEA CO, Wholesale House—s2, 54-—Market Street— 56, 58, San Francisco, ¢ al. With 40 Stores, we are enabled to undersell all others, a5 FREE CANDY. rand Holiday Sale! EF reo, Coffees. _ Will Get EXTRA DOUBLE PRESENTS, EXTRA DOUBLE TICKETS, EXTRA FINE TEAS, EXTRA CHOICE COFFEES, EXTRA LOW PRICES, \ —AND A— 1 is al the Latest and Neatest Styles of bindBox of Pure French Candy Free, . is ur China, Crockery and Fancy Goods Choice Bargains. Commercial St., Nevada City. Absolutely Pure. Toremees NEVER VARCES Marvel of purity, strength and More economical! : with the multitude at lon test, shor ROYAL BAKING POWDER co Wallstreet, New York. t ‘it i i JONSON-LOCKE MERCANTILE Co. €emts, Sam Fran “isce. "HERE ARE OO” TIMES COMI and atthe Lowest Prices.: Silk and Linen Handke-chiefs tor Ladies Effectually Cleansing the System when . * Wear, such as SURAH & VELVET COLLARETTES? all Leading Druggists. than one of our ss A full assortment of Plush And Felt Table Scarfs.—These at Six Buttons, and Mousquetaire, Cigar Cases, Cigarette Cases, Purses, Card Albums and DOLLS! DOLLS!! DOLES!!1/° Parian, French Bisque, Ki kind you can think of. Aj «Many of the articles on these counters are werth them. They are all ‘eHieaper than dirt.” PA hbo orders by mail and guarantee At the Old and *\° >ll-known stan —ti Having a very large stock of CHRISTMAS CANDIES on hand, and wishing to keep up with the progress of the age, and being ofa generous disposition and determined not to be outdone by any firm in town, I am now making arrangements wich the Great Tea Shipping Company so that Persons buying 00 cents worth of French Candy WILL BE PRESENTED WITH A POUND OF FINE TEA. also have a Prize Raffle, consisting of 60 chances, at 50 cts, achance. Each package contains a prize. The lucky number draws a Winchester Rifle, model of '86, calibre 40-82, together with apparatus for re-loading shells; also a quantity of Loaded Shells, { also Give Meals at all hours at this Restaurant, AND ALWAYS KEEP ON HAND JS. HOLBROOK, Pire St, Nevaaa City. SPECIALTIES FOR 1 HOLIDAYS . DSP oserv, ano aRristic._ gpl Christmas and New Year's Gifts NEVADA DRUG STORE, Cor. Broad and Pine Streets, Nevada City. co Some of our Attractions : #2" DRESSINC CASES, KFODOR CASES, t2@GLOVE BOXES, t2 HANDKERCHIEF BOXES, EV ETC, ETC, ETC. ETC Rear im Wind That Everything . offer is of the Latest Style and Best Quality. PRICES RAASOW AES. W. D. VINTON. “HHlday Speirs —AT— Mrs, Lester & Crawford's Main Street, Nevada City. What's the Matter with the San Francisco “snosition Stores? — I ERE ARE °A FEW NOTES CONCERNING THEM, Tn the first place, let us say a few words to HUSBANDS, BROTHERS and LOVERS, There is nothing more acceptable to a lady fora Holiday present than Aa Dainty Bonnet; OR 4a HO pe HANDSOME DRESS PATTERN. We can furnish either in the ‘latest styles Our Display of and Gentlemen is unexce'led anywhere, A Pretty Line of ? NEWPORT SCARFS, THEY'RE ALL RIGHT? YOU BET! The Latest and most effective shoulder prome ectors, in all colors, } Have you reen the. Latest Novelty in NeckL. HYMAN! OF THE FIRM OF L, HYMAN &Cco, AS RETUR F ° Nothing nicer for a Christmas. Present H Mnee ed NER ROM SAN ERAN: Fest and most fonable stuck of , w is ne MEN'S, YOUTHS’ AND Boys’ WINTER CLOTHING, Ever brought to Nevada County. Fancy Embroidered Aprons, Unless the same be a pair of Fine Silk Hose. Reduced Prices. A staple and always welcome Gift is A Pair of Fine Kid Gloves. We have Vressed and Undressed, Five and Fiae Hats and Beautiful Overccats. SUITABLE AND SERVICEABLE HOLIDAY PRESENTS For Gentlemen, Ni hs yi] om Card Cases, Memorandum Books, etc., se eye ag goon pad festa As All in Fine Leathers. spay : Another article the Gentlemen admire is pn pa A Silk Muffler. FOR THE NEXT 30 pays, We bave lots of them, Here are Some Things FOR GENTLEMEN: Leather Card Cases, Purses and Hand A Beautiful Pearl-Handled Knife Satchels for the Ladies. Will be given to every Customer buy ing one of our Autograph Albums. PRIZE Hats. : J. C. NILON, Fully Forty or Fifty Difterent Varieties Sina Manager of ‘the Nevada Store, Give ua. trialand judge for yourselt. . BLOCKS! BLOCKS! BLOCKS}. #4 been instructed by the Co. to sell. the Including Alphabet, Building, Animals, ete. Just the thing forthe little ones, above stock at prices which positively defy competion, and from NOW UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1889, Will witness the Biggest Slaughter 4, and every other . Of Clothing ever had since our stores bo have been in existence, A Wonderland of Dolis’ Shoes, Stockines and Hats. We are very proud of our display of Dolls, Ee We Can Fit Anybody. Ss uast but not least we call attention: to our STRICTLY ONE PRICE.” OLD AND YOUNG, RIGH AND Poor, All Treatea the Same. LAYMAN & 00, San Francisco FIVE CENT COUNTER, . AND QUR TEN CENT COUNTER! more thau twice what we ask for é FEE j 4 He eelltitan Mrs, Lester & . Crawford . Opposition Stores, NEVADA CITY—On Commercial St. + Seepage. GRASS VALLEY—on Mi! Street. FRESH EASTERN OYSTERS. . f2FINE PERFUMES,

y. ~~ ™he G. G. M. S. is always found on An Invitation to Alt. The undersigned urges all who propoee to purchase Holiday goods at his store on Commercial street bocall as 800N as possible and select what the wish. heir purchases will be carefully put away and kept till culled for. d7-tf FE. F. Rosentua, hss andiesetenmanesneenaee ——_—_—_—_—_—_— Highwayman Patterson’s Sister. City Marshal Neagle has received a letter reading as follows: f Weutston, O., December 8th, 1888. _ Dear Sir— Will you please write me and tell me if you know anything ot John C. Patterson. I saw in the Cincinnati Enquirer about John C. Patterson tourdering the banker William Fk Cumming. at Nevada City in 1879 It is in today’s Piper that tells abou Black Bart. Now if you can give me any clue of his whereabouts please dk 80. Tain his only sister, We h.ve not heard from him. for thirty years. Now if you can possibly find out ‘about John Patterson please send ine alette all about him, asl am anxious to hear from him. He is my only brother. Do try to tell me ull about him. His sister, ANNA M:rcHeLu. » Marshal Neagle will send the lad an account of the trial and hanging but wil! not send hershig present ad-’ dress, as the place where thé late Mr Patterson went to from this city not being among the countries included in the Postal Union, it would be & Waste of timne for his living relatives to try to communicate with him se a Fine Yea Given A Way. J. 8. Holbrook, the populir restaurateur of the well known stand on P.ne street for so many years conducted by A. Tam, is making arrangements to presenta pound of fine tea to ever) Person purchasing fifty cents’ worth of French candy from hin. Mr. . Holbrook does not propose to be ontdon in liberality by any of his competitors, He has also inaugurated w raffle in in: which every investor gets a fine gift, the ‘capital prize”’ being a. Win chester rifle, Mr. Holbrook has an immense stock of the choicest holiday confectionery, He serves the best.of meals at all hours, and aiways has fresh Eastern oysters. See his advertisement, slats eaere ee ‘ {A Promising Quartz Mine, F. A. Gourley, who came down two days ayo from Sierra county, says that the two — quartz ledger ten miles from Gibsonyille in Which R. E. Robinson, formeyly of this city, hoids'a sixth interest, are panning out most satisfactorily. The veins are large and the balk of the ore. pays about $15 a ton,’ while there is good-sized strata of sulphuret ore that yields $200 a ton. Mrs. Robinson, who went upthere a few week: ago, is conducting the company ‘boarding house and making money TUESDAY. DEO. 18, 1998, — People Old and Young. — W. R. Knight of Sacramento is i town. the cow counties, Miss Alice A, Gray has gone t Alameda to’ reside. visit to San Francisco. night from Downieville. Redding, Shasta county. San Francisco, is in town, Monday’s stage to Sierra City. returned here from Forest City, You Bet were in town Monday. have arrived here from Truckee, _ Valley have returned from the Bay, listrict is in-town on his Way to Sa Francisco, is in town. lay night en route from Downievill tu the Bay. H. Spalding, Jr., has returned t at this city, the winter here. liuliday vacation, from Downieville to Grass Valley. sccompanied by Jolin A, Rogers anc L. boss. business, Francisco, ing district. R. E. Robinson, properties at that town, He wants to leave soon for France, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Weissbein, who were recently wedded at San Francisco, have the Txanscrirr seribe’s thanks tor a bottle of choice wine. at it. The propects are first-class fo: R. E, making a “big stake” cut of his venture. PERE a Co a Fine Holiday Specialties. W. D. Vinton of the Nevada Drugstore at the corner of Broad and Pine streets this week places on exhibition an artistic lino of holiday novelties that are useful as weil as beautiful. His advertisement in another column enumerates some of the attractions, * but it is necessary to call at the store and examine them in order to get a full idea of their merit and lowness in price. Everything is of the most approved and desirable designs. Seek ers after goods ¢ppropriate for Chrismas or New Year’s gifts should not fail to visit Mr. Vinton’s store before purchasing. _————++9e-—____ A California Lion. Public Administrator Osborne, who isemployed as a watchman at the Coe mine in Grass Valley township, saw the tracR of a California lion Sunday around the slaugliter house at Hill’s Fiat. Some Grass Valleyans resclved Sunday eveniig on going out and hunting the varmint. A ciear head is indicative of good nealth and regular habits. When the body is languid, andthe mind works sluggishly, Ayer’s Cathartic Pills will assist in the recovery of physica buoyancy and ment. 1 vigor. SAR CRE Ni Turkey Raffle. There will be a turkey raffle on the evenings of Dec. 20h, 21st, 22d and 24th at H; Pecarty’s Five Cent Beer Saloon, opposite Geo. E, Tugner’s Hardware Store, Pine street. Turkeys at private sale also. d18-6t Se a THE DIFFERENCE. A Comparison of Ipicrest to all Who Read. What is the difference in the four bodies of water in British North America, Hudson Bay, Maria’s Inlet, Mellville Sound and Madison’s River? The first is a Gentlemen’s Bag ol * ? 2 * Water. The second is a Lady’s Pond he has charge of a mercantie estabishr fe was recently elected The fourth isa Gen. !ishment. He y ses “ y =o poner OF. 0 aie High Priest of the St. Crox Roya Arch Chapter, F. and A. M, of Water. The third is a Gentleman’s tleman’s River of Water. All these difficulties have been overcome by the use of Ropert’s Gonpen GATe M DIF oat Syrup. They have no more Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Insomnia, Pain in the Side or Back, Sick or Nervous Headache, Con:tipation, Liver or Kidney Troubles. The Catarrh is _ known where the G. G. M. S. is used. ‘sale at W. H. Smith’s, Commercial street, Nevada City. Also sold by: ; Agent. Mra, Addie B, Brackett, Agen, : Lodge, No. 165, I. O. O. F., at Grass Valley, are as follows: A. R. Lady, Noble Grand; C. F, Lane, Vice Grand ; J. M. Wiley, Sec’y.; Thomas Othet, Treas.; W. T. Rule, S, H. Dille and J. A. Everett, Trastees. Installation, Friday ev®ping, January 4th, Daughters of the Golden West, of Grass Valley, has elected officers for Lizaie Horan, Past Pres.; Miss Sadie Charles Beedle has returned from Poker Flat, Sierra county, the coinpany for which he worked: there having shut down its mill till next: March. James 4. Black of this eity and Elza A. Clift who formerly lived at Grass Valley will graduate this month from the State Normal School at San Jose. Dr. Geo. 8. Farley is in town on hiway back to the town of Washington from North San Juan at which latter place he has been spending a few days. Mrs. Wm. Clemo was suddenly attacked with illness while attending the meeting at the Salvation Army barracks Sunday evening and had to be carried home. Harry A. Clarke, representing the mercantile tailoring establishment of Charles Adams, at San Francisco, is here. He came via Sierrs City from Truckee and had’a rough trip. Mrs. J.C. Adams and children have removed from Wheatland to Grass Valley in which latter place Mr.Adams and Will Thurston have embarked in the photographic business tog ther. Paul Schoen, the piano-tuner, and his wife are in town, having arrived Sunday evening. They are traveling by private conveyance. Those wanting pianos tuned should ledve orders immediately at Welch’s bookstore. R. J. Thomas and R. W. Thom»s were in town Sunday evening en route from ehe Bay to their home at Birchville. The latter has been attending the military shool at Benicia and comes up to spend the holiday. vacation. George Dornin, an early resident of North San Juan in this county, but now conducting a fire insurance agency at San Francisco, manages to live comfortably on a salary of $10,000 a year. ,He has a palatial home at Berkeley. : The following Truckeeites are her in connection with the trial of the Ellen-Regli case: George Schaeffer, A. Berg, W. Richardson, C, F, MeGlashan, Geo. E. Marshall, R, Uenry, J.C. Smith, W.-H. Krager, J. L. Lewison, 8, McKay, J. B. Panement, S. Orland. Henry H. Haskins, formerly Postmaster at this city and Deputy County: Treasurer under G, vy. Schmittbarg, now resides at Caluis, Maine, where The ofticers-elect of Golden Star Manzanita Parlor, No. 29, Native he ensuing term, as follows: Miss social and Other: Notes eae Vice Pres.; Miss Maggie Riley, Rec. Mrs. A. H. Parker has gone on a. Et¢inal avenues, Alameda, for J. W. W. H. Beatty arrived here Saturday San Franciseo journalist who has been Mrs. Harry Daniels left Sunday for . "4S past.” The style of architecture James Sanders of the Russ House Queen Anne, and the house will be E. Noffsinger from Arizona went on. (ences.on the Bay.. The furnishings W. Oliver and James Collins have . 2¢terThe total outlay on the property, inclading the fitting’ up of the 4 B. F. Snell and J. § Goodwin of} SP cious lot, will not fall short of $10Mrs. G. W. Dunster and children bot it is Common rumor among the Mr. and Mrs. E. Coleman of Grads ful and accomplished young lady now M. G. Nixon of Washington mining . ©+lifornia will in the early Spring beChas. N. Schwab, an old-time commercial traveler frem San Francisco, G. A. Reynolds wis in town SaturDownieville after a visit with his sister F, A. Gourley has arrived from . One of the chief hindrances toa prosGibsonville, Sierra county, to spend] pector is having his tools stolen. Nears Miss Hattie Coleman of Grass Valley effect that he has lost some of his it home irom Mills’ Seminary for the mining implements. A windlass and Mrs. E. Hamilton passed through . mysteriously disappeared during the town Saturday evening on her way fuight. Somebody. must have been S. Galavotti, Superintendent of the Derbee mine, was in town Monday . quirtz claim onthe; South Yuba near Thomas, Mein arrived here Sunday . a westerly direction for the main 20evening from O.kland and left next . foot ledge wh ch will probably be enmorning for Downieville on mining . countered within a few days. Some Y. Wilson of the Cary mine on Ka-. ned out Sunday end free gold was nuka Creek passed throngh town . obtained, besides: ‘phurets. Monday morning en route to San Wm. Nichols and Richard Rowe of Washington, has commenced work Grass Valley were in town Monday . there. He wis in town Sunday with evening en route to Washington min. 50me samples of ore that shewed conEx-Judge John Cauldwell and fami'y . With out the aid of a maznifying glass, have rented the dweiling house on. Ud miners estimated that such ore Cottage street formerly occupied by} Would pay something like $40 @ ton Frank Chesneau of Grass Valley ofters for sule his saloon and dwelling cliefs and glove boxes in new and Atylish colors at Carr Bros, as Vice Pres ; Miss Amelia Frank, 3d Sec’y.; Miss Lizzie Lamberton, Marshal; Miss Cora Lord, Treasurer. The Oakland Enquirer has this to n. 88y of a young gentleman who has many friends and acquaintances here: J.C. Malligan has returned from . ‘4 contract has been placed on record by which Gale & Meyers” agree to erect a building on the west side of 7 thes alee Regent street between Central and F. Diss to cost $3,779, Mr. Diss is a employed on the Examiner for several 1s to be a combination of Eastlake and one of the handsomest suburban resiure all to be of the most elegant char0.0. Mr. Diss is'as yet a single man, young people at the Bay that a beautitemporarily sojourning in Southern come the presiding genius of kis new n home. _————_++-<@020Mining Notes. A certain ledge, situated not farfrom Nevada City, recently yielded quartz e. that paid $90 per, ton A half ton of sulphurets rock worked by O. Malt0} man paid at the rate of $370 per ton. Considerable prospecting is going on in the vicinity. of Nevada City. ly every prospector éan testily to the rope left-out one night on Piety Hill very anxious to prospect. The main-tunnel at the Washington i} Edwards’ Crossing is now in nearly 300 feet,und a cross-cut js being ran in of the ore from the Stringers was panJolin Tiitun, wi aade a location onthe Cleveland edge, near the siderable free gold and sulphurets by the milling process. pe Death of: Thomas Preston, irae Thomas. Preston, superintendent of the Sierra Buttes gold mine, Sierra City, died in San Francisco lust week after a brief illness. Mr, Preston was 4a native of Manchester, England, and was 43 years of age. He entered the service of the Sierra Buttes Company ina subordinate Capacity about 1872, and ‘has continued with them Since, for a number'of years past as superintendent, The company employs are the most cou: plete in Sierra county. the vein ata depth of 3v00 feet from out the region where he lived,and was recognized as an upright, honest and capable man, — + #8 Dissolution of Copartnership. alone. Mr. Cross will continye to de. i vote his attention to the business of his San Franciseu Office,as he has been doing for some time past. + Heo Removed to Pine Greve. t been “removed by undertaker Groves to Pine Grove Cemetery. I. W. Duncan, father of the deceased, had the removal made. t Don’t commit suicide’? if you have dyspepsia, with headache, heartbarn, distress in the stomach, no appetite, are all worn out—but take Hovd’s Sarsaparidla and be cured, It Creates an appetile,and gently regulates the digestion. Sold by druggists, Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint. Ts it not worth the smull price of 75 cents to free yourself of évery symptom of these distressing complaints, if you think so call at our store and get a bottle of Shiloh’s Vitalizer. Every bottie has a printed guarantee op . ever made. it, use accordingly, and if it does you no good it will cost you nothing. Sold by Carr Brothers, 46-6 Tue only and original Santa Claus will be at Smoot & Durbin’s ‘store on Christmas Eve and give every customer who calls a nice present from al brilliantly illuminated tree. i day present to your friends in the East. Carr Bros. have just the thing. Fruit. Trees for sale. T have 30,000 apple and Bartlett pear trees for sale at my nursery, Grass Valley. d6-20¢ vs. P. Bogur. Dressing cases, toilet sets, handker~ Ir you want a fine turn-otit, go toilet adjunct. to Henry Lane’s livery and” feed several hundred men, and the works . answer. fhe mine is the deepest worked yolu . guardian, On trial before the following mine in the world, a tunnel now ap-. jury: W. E, Meservey, Jno. Beniietts, proaching 900 feet in length tapping . S. D. Avery,I. Sarks, Sr.,C.C: Bitner, ss 3 ‘, . Benerosity of the giver, and the agW. A. Findley, J. F. Beckett, J. C. gregation of contributions will be distributed by the Ladies Relief Society among the neady people of the town. where it was worked at the cropings. . Noell, Thos Hodge, M. Quinn, Al. He was well known and liked through. Seaman, Gilman Wright. rive here till ten o’clock Saturday oe night, being three hours late. The run P. F. Simonds and ©. W. Cross wil] . from the Mountain House on January first dissolve copartnership . Yore’s—a distance of about ten miles in.the law business at thig city, and. —Was made on runners. Tha warin Mr. Simonds will conduct the office . rain of Sunday melted most of the snow: Tenia others are considering the cases of the The remains of Charles Duncan, a. Chinamen now in jail for having violatyoung man who died at the County . ed an hydraulic mining injunction, Hospital about four years ago and was. and will have an announcement to. a buried in the: hospital grounds, have . make in a few days. G. W. Dunster the citation papers in Dunster.For vils, salts, pills, and all Kinds of bitter, nauseous medicines, is the very agreeable liquid fruit remedy, Syrup of Figs. Recommended by leading Physicians, California Fig Syrup Company, San Francisco, Cul. For sale by all leading druggists. City. tf books at Carr Bros, tf ters at Smoot & Durbin’s variety store on Commercial street, carda, everything else appropriate fur holiNow is just the time to send a hoti« day gifts at Smoot & Durbin’s. in England, and the manly way of riding ‘is being adopted by many eer ladies. _ . HERE AND THERE. ters of Local Interest. — monthly meeting on Thursday evening. A ‘gas lamp has been erected on Pine street opposite Ben Locklin’s place of residence. The Juvenile Minstrels are arranging.to give an‘entertainment at the Theater next Saturday evening. Nine loads of quartz from the ‘Gladstone claim on Little Wolf creek, Grass Valley district, yielded $1,800 worth of gold. Charles Peitzsch of Spenceville is about to hold an asrignee’s sale at Grass Valley of the mercantile stock of John Hymes, a Spenceville insolvent. The Truckee Electric Light Company will this week declare divideud No. 1. An additional dynamo, for incandescent lights only, will soon be put ins" : Thomas S. Ford has been engaged 48 attorney f.r G. W. Dunster in tbe recount of the vote for Sheriff which takes place-on Thursday, the 27th instant. C. J. Brand makes a specialty of manufacturing quartz jewelry and setting diamonds, pearls, rubies, ete., tu order. His prices are the lowest and everything purchased from him will be found exactly as represented. The Grass Valley Union says: “A

twelve-horse-t am, witha back-action, came up from Marysville Saturday with a loud of coal vil for the local verchants,” A number. of teamsters are planning to make regular trips next summer from Marysville to Grass Valley and this city. Marysville Appeal : “‘For some weeks past the Empire Foundry has beev very busily engaged in turning out a number of inonitors. Some go to Oregon and South America. Two of the monitors, the largest ever made in the State, go to Africa. The foundry is also making several thousand feet ol iron pipe.” “The San Francisco Hotel Gazette says: ‘‘The foothills of Nevada county are just beginning to obtain that popularity to which their merits entitle them. They are adapted -to the groxth of nearly all kinds of fruits, which they produce in great abundance, and to stock raising.” and the Gazette might have added with equal truth that these hills-contain the richest gold mines in the world. Superier Court. The following business was transact-' ed in the Superior Court Monday, Jude J. M. Walling presiding: Chas. Hepler vs. James White et al. Order made to eubstitute copy of complaint for original. Estate of James B. Fredenburr, deceased. Final account of administrator settled and allowed. Estate of John Nankeryis, deceased. Continued till Dec. 31. : Major. Bruce vs. His Creditors. Continued till Dee. 24. John Downing vs. Jean Le Duet al. Demurrer over-ruled. 20 days to A. Berg vs, El'e Ellen by P. Henry, eee First Sleighing of the Season. The Sierra county stage did not arto Pete t t n the road. WhatsIn The Wind? The Marysville Appeal says:. Disrict Attarney Forbes says that he aud Served by the Coroner. Coroner Powell a has served on he election contest case of Lorl vs. — ez An Elegant substitute Manufactured only by the » Carr., Bros., Nevada Fane’ iethe purest and best Soap AN infinite variety of late holiday Santa CLavs makes his headquarA comPLEvs line of toys, Christmas sames, confectionery, and Stwk-spDiaxs are going out of fashion When Baby was sick, ‘< We gave her Castoria. When she was a Child, Sho ching to Castaria, The City Trustees hold their regular children of the Grass Valley public schools as Donation Day. Each pupil will bring to scliool that day some offering from a potatoe ora stick of firewood upwards, according to° the ability’or} have a “‘big go” on the 27th and 28th ofthis month. One of the features of wife are among the distinguished members of the Army who will come from abroad. ris, Newark, Ark., says: “\Vas down with Abscess of Lungs, and friends and physicians pronounced me an IncurKing’s New Discovery for Consumption, am now on my third bottle, and It is the made,” says: ‘Had it not been for Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption . ] would have died of Lung Troubles. ; Was given up by doctors, Am now. 80x of Choice French Candy, in best of health.” Try it, Sample bottles free at Carr Brothers Drugstore. albums at Carr Bros, tf Weisenburyer Brothers’, w e' ; She cried for Castoria, . ordinary kinds, a cannot be sold in com When she became Miss, igh Jeroen A $15,000 SUIT. A Brief Record of Various Mat-} An Action to Recevera Father's Gift te His Daughter. In the Superior Court today will begin the trial of the suit entitled, Elle Ellen, by his guardian P, Henry, plaintiff, against J. L. Lewison, W. H. Kruger and George Schaffer, execntors of the estate of Emma J, Regli, deceased, defendants. The action was commenced about six month8 ago and is for the recovery of $15,000, or thereubouts, alleged to have teen an une lawfal gift of Ellen to. his daughter, Mrs. Regli, prior to the lat‘er’s death The grounds for the recovery of the sum stated are that Mr. Ellen was mentally incompetent to make a valid gift at the time the act was done, and that his daughter used andue influence over the old man. T. 3. Ford is attorney for the. plaintiff, and Fred Searls and C. F. McGlashan are the defendant’s attorneys. The case promises to be a hotly contested one and will require a week probably for its trial. Quite a number of witnesses from Truckee will be required to attend and the result will be watched for with interest. 5 The Truckee ‘Republican says “that Ellen’s condition is much the same ait has been for the past six months. He eats and sleeps well and may live an indefinite numter o2f'years. His miud and memory are badly affected and he can remember nothing fir more than a moment. He will recognize sume of his friends and the ‘moment they are out of sight will ask, “‘Who was that?” He will occasionally converse intelligently for several minutes but a_moment’s silence will. divert his mind. He seems to have forgotten the past twenty years of his life and Goes nat seem to realize that he is in Truckee, and never mentions anything in connection: with ‘he place. He has a slight recollection of his life spent in Eldorado county and sometimes mentiuns the names uf his friends of twenty-five years ago tlis is a strange case. Zellerbach Waats Another Trial, . At San Francisco Saturday two affidavits were filed in the ZellerbachAllenberg controversy upon which Zellerbach proposes to base his mition fora new trial. One of the juror, Frank T. Bruce, avers that during the trial, and while plaintiff, Zellerbach, was on the stand, Juror Rountree asked Bruce if he could not see that Zellerbach was anufacturing lies out of whole cloth. Zellerbach’s attorney also files an affidavit, in which he Says that the Deputy Sheriff took Juror Rountree from the jury-room and allowed him. to talk through a telephone for about fifteen minutes, and that after his return the jurors A. M. Galt and M. H, Gaffney, who had previously been voting in favor oi Zellerbuch, suddenly announced their deterniination to change their votes in favor of the defendants, A Beautiful Custom. Next Friday will be observed by the A Salivationist Whoop-up. The Salvationists at this city are to he occasion will be a banquet. Joe be Turk and Adjutant Rubinson and ee Is Consumption incurable. Read the following: Mr. C. H. Morble Consumptive. Began taking Dr. acts gently on the Colds, Headaches and Fevers without weakening or irritating the organs on which it acts, : San Fran ©. Lousvine, Ky ane Sis on < pat gis (— ~ — The Daily Transcript. PERSONAL MENTION. _. Vice Pres.; Miss Mary McAuliffe, 2d Information Wanted. Manoel Stone, editor and proprietor of A Voz Portugueza, a Portuguese paper’ published at San Francisco, writes as follows to County Clerk Beatty: “I am in receipt of a letter and power of attorney from Island of Fogo, Cape Verde, to look after the estate of one Manuel da Cruz who died in your county a year or two ago. He was working in your neighborhood for some time, but as customary may have gone by another name, Should you be able to trace anything concerning him I will thank you for informing me sol may go. up there and file the necessary papers.’? Mr. Beatty has not yet been able to find outanything about the deceased. Information respecting him will be thankfully received at the Clerk's office and promptly forwarded to the inquirer. —_— oe -——— Chfistmas &xercises. The Christmhas exercises by the pupils in the city school departments of Misses Hook, Sradley and Clarke will take place at Armory Hall Friday ‘fternoon beginning at 1:30 o’clock There will be singing and speaking hy the little ones, also a Christmas tree. LT Beauty’s chaplet none may wear Unless teeth show ample care, Gums so healthy, hard and red Lips like roses’ fragrance shed. These by SUZODONT made sweet 43 Every sense with Sladuess greet. Goto Smoot and Durbin’s on Xmas Eve and see Santa Claus, BORA, At Mayfield, Santa Clara county, Decemder 16th, to the wite of Richard Werry, formerly of Graz Valley, a son. If you nave made up your mind to buy Hood's Sarsaparilla do not be induced to take anyother. A Boston lady, whose example is worthy imitation, tells her experience below: “Tn one store where I went to buy Hood's Sarsaparilla the clerk tried to induce me buy their own instead of Hood's; he told me their's would last longer; that I might take It on ten To Cet days’ trial; that if I did not like it I need not pay anything, ete. But he could not prevail on me to change. I told him I had taken Hood's Sarsaparilla, knew what it was, was satisfied with it, and did not want any other. When I began taking, Hood's Sarsaparilla I was feeling real miserable with dyspepsia, and so weak that at times I could hardly Hood’s stand. I looked like a person in consump. tion, Hood's *Sarsaparilla did me 80 much good that I wonder at myself sometimes, and my friends frequently speak of it.” Mus. ELLA A. Gorr, 61 Terrace Street, Boston. Sarsaparilla Sold by all druggists. $1; six for #5. Prepared only by C.L HOOD & co., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass, 100 Roses Ona Dollar A Pleasing Sense of Health and Strength Renewed, and of Ease and Comfort Follows the use of Syrup of Figs, as it Kipyerys, Liver @ Bowets Costive or Bilious, Dispelling and permanently curing t MABITUAL CONSTIPATION for Sale in 50c and %1.00 Rottles by MANUFACTURED ONLY BY THE CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP GO, . New Yorn, X. ¥ ble to oversee the work on my farm. finest medicine aver Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio, Tuer: is nothing nicer to present to lady than one of those fine plush OO Sreps! Seeds! Seeds! All kinds at d8-1m epee ONE, COME’ ALL AND GET A With our Delicious Teas and Every person comine direct to our Store Departments are brimful of GREAT AMERICAN IMPORTING TEA CO, Wholesale House—s2, 54-—Market Street— 56, 58, San Francisco, ¢ al. With 40 Stores, we are enabled to undersell all others, a5 FREE CANDY. rand Holiday Sale! EF reo, Coffees. _ Will Get EXTRA DOUBLE PRESENTS, EXTRA DOUBLE TICKETS, EXTRA FINE TEAS, EXTRA CHOICE COFFEES, EXTRA LOW PRICES, \ —AND A— 1 is al the Latest and Neatest Styles of bindBox of Pure French Candy Free, . is ur China, Crockery and Fancy Goods Choice Bargains. Commercial St., Nevada City. Absolutely Pure. Toremees NEVER VARCES Marvel of purity, strength and More economical! : with the multitude at lon test, shor ROYAL BAKING POWDER co Wallstreet, New York. t ‘it i i JONSON-LOCKE MERCANTILE Co. €emts, Sam Fran “isce. "HERE ARE OO” TIMES COMI and atthe Lowest Prices.: Silk and Linen Handke-chiefs tor Ladies Effectually Cleansing the System when . * Wear, such as SURAH & VELVET COLLARETTES? all Leading Druggists. than one of our ss A full assortment of Plush And Felt Table Scarfs.—These at Six Buttons, and Mousquetaire, Cigar Cases, Cigarette Cases, Purses, Card Albums and DOLLS! DOLLS!! DOLES!!1/° Parian, French Bisque, Ki kind you can think of. Aj «Many of the articles on these counters are werth them. They are all ‘eHieaper than dirt.” PA hbo orders by mail and guarantee At the Old and *\° >ll-known stan —ti Having a very large stock of CHRISTMAS CANDIES on hand, and wishing to keep up with the progress of the age, and being ofa generous disposition and determined not to be outdone by any firm in town, I am now making arrangements wich the Great Tea Shipping Company so that Persons buying 00 cents worth of French Candy WILL BE PRESENTED WITH A POUND OF FINE TEA. also have a Prize Raffle, consisting of 60 chances, at 50 cts, achance. Each package contains a prize. The lucky number draws a Winchester Rifle, model of '86, calibre 40-82, together with apparatus for re-loading shells; also a quantity of Loaded Shells, { also Give Meals at all hours at this Restaurant, AND ALWAYS KEEP ON HAND JS. HOLBROOK, Pire St, Nevaaa City. SPECIALTIES FOR 1 HOLIDAYS . DSP oserv, ano aRristic._ gpl Christmas and New Year's Gifts NEVADA DRUG STORE, Cor. Broad and Pine Streets, Nevada City. co Some of our Attractions : #2" DRESSINC CASES, KFODOR CASES, t2@GLOVE BOXES, t2 HANDKERCHIEF BOXES, EV ETC, ETC, ETC. ETC Rear im Wind That Everything . offer is of the Latest Style and Best Quality. PRICES RAASOW AES. W. D. VINTON. “HHlday Speirs —AT— Mrs, Lester & Crawford's Main Street, Nevada City. What's the Matter with the San Francisco “snosition Stores? — I ERE ARE °A FEW NOTES CONCERNING THEM, Tn the first place, let us say a few words to HUSBANDS, BROTHERS and LOVERS, There is nothing more acceptable to a lady fora Holiday present than Aa Dainty Bonnet; OR 4a HO pe HANDSOME DRESS PATTERN. We can furnish either in the ‘latest styles Our Display of and Gentlemen is unexce'led anywhere, A Pretty Line of ? NEWPORT SCARFS, THEY'RE ALL RIGHT? YOU BET! The Latest and most effective shoulder prome ectors, in all colors, } Have you reen the. Latest Novelty in NeckL. HYMAN! OF THE FIRM OF L, HYMAN &Cco, AS RETUR F ° Nothing nicer for a Christmas. Present H Mnee ed NER ROM SAN ERAN: Fest and most fonable stuck of , w is ne MEN'S, YOUTHS’ AND Boys’ WINTER CLOTHING, Ever brought to Nevada County. Fancy Embroidered Aprons, Unless the same be a pair of Fine Silk Hose. Reduced Prices. A staple and always welcome Gift is A Pair of Fine Kid Gloves. We have Vressed and Undressed, Five and Fiae Hats and Beautiful Overccats. SUITABLE AND SERVICEABLE HOLIDAY PRESENTS For Gentlemen, Ni hs yi] om Card Cases, Memorandum Books, etc., se eye ag goon pad festa As All in Fine Leathers. spay : Another article the Gentlemen admire is pn pa A Silk Muffler. FOR THE NEXT 30 pays, We bave lots of them, Here are Some Things FOR GENTLEMEN: Leather Card Cases, Purses and Hand A Beautiful Pearl-Handled Knife Satchels for the Ladies. Will be given to every Customer buy ing one of our Autograph Albums. PRIZE Hats. : J. C. NILON, Fully Forty or Fifty Difterent Varieties Sina Manager of ‘the Nevada Store, Give ua. trialand judge for yourselt. . BLOCKS! BLOCKS! BLOCKS}. #4 been instructed by the Co. to sell. the Including Alphabet, Building, Animals, ete. Just the thing forthe little ones, above stock at prices which positively defy competion, and from NOW UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1889, Will witness the Biggest Slaughter 4, and every other . Of Clothing ever had since our stores bo have been in existence, A Wonderland of Dolis’ Shoes, Stockines and Hats. We are very proud of our display of Dolls, Ee We Can Fit Anybody. Ss uast but not least we call attention: to our STRICTLY ONE PRICE.” OLD AND YOUNG, RIGH AND Poor, All Treatea the Same. LAYMAN & 00, San Francisco FIVE CENT COUNTER, . AND QUR TEN CENT COUNTER! more thau twice what we ask for é FEE j 4 He eelltitan Mrs, Lester & . Crawford . Opposition Stores, NEVADA CITY—On Commercial St. + Seepage. GRASS VALLEY—on Mi! Street. FRESH EASTERN OYSTERS. . f2FINE PERFUMES,