December 19, 1885 (4 pages)

roprictor, roprietor. 5 —<$<$_____ SHOP, ~ § TLE ‘T SHOP Factory, 70 DO Painting, WORK LASS STYL SSONVILLE, ), 1885. Market s Bank. Fro srietor, sages, Etc., ard, Wholeail, ally found in a UY MEAT FOR [O THEIR ADViITH ME, AS WEST RATES f charge. \F FZIGER. ERLINGS BR coon, ‘VED from San legant stock of, ass Goods i Velvets; 1adames, . Ottomars,' . Suitings, ren’; Cloaks, , Ete. mRY. requested to call’ ONNETS, i, in all tne late purchases call on will be convinced ds for less money ne city. 0% 2 BRANCHES 2EMEDY. 111 Bottle:50 ets. EST: REMEDY IN Sore Throat, Hoarseness, ing Cough, SES OF THE ) LUNGS. in relieving Coms the Lungs, tion of the al Drugstores in unty. A. P. CLABK, wr Sale. ag House and . ; . NEVADA CITY, > onvenient to busi. ly at this m. Apply aigim oe 2een to all whom it the Chicago Quarts aterial furnished Daily, Mondays Excepted. J. M. Eaaan of San Francisco is engaged’ in delivering the first volume of .Grant’s Mem oirs to the 116 subscribers at this city. He j8 also receiving orders. for the e work from those who want it -but . wallon Wyoming street, as per contract, and extra work on same, have not heretofore had an oppor-. tunity to subscribe. Mr. Eagan . ¢ is a Nevada county boy, Sweetland formerly being his home. 1 County Cuzek Bearry is convalescing and will soon be able to resume his official duties. Deputy Harris keeps everything ‘about the office running in first-class . $-75style during his chiet’s absence, but he has to work early—and late . * to do it. a M. L. Denys, agent for Dewey & Co.’s Mining and Scientific Press and other publications, ar-. ¢ rived here yesterday from Sierra county. He has been meeting with good success in. secuiing subscribers. Tuomas M. Suarre has applied for letters of administration on the estate of John Hurst,deceased (his step-father), andthe matter will come before Judge Walling ~ for determination on the day after Christmas. Tue wile of Judge ‘i: 3. McFarland of Sacramento has been seriThe lady has--marty friends here who will be rejoiced to hear of her early recovery. Loca deavers report their stocks of holiday goods goving off at a good rate. They have enough for all, and the prices this year are considerably lower that here-} . tofore. is Twenty tons of ore from the croppings of the Merrifield mine are being hauled to Locklin’s mill for crushing. Wm. Eddy, Jr., is the miner engaged in the work. satis tan eee pagina ak am: Tue different Sunday schools of this city are making arrangements to have: Christmas trees next week. The young people are in a fever of expectancy. =. ATTENTION is called to the -professional card of Hamilton McCormick, attorney at law, whose office is at the corner of Commercial and Pine st-eets. Fuut particulars a8 to the house and lot on Spring street offered in another column for rent or sale, can be obtained upon application at this office, . 2 + —>e Nevapa City has the best hotels of any town of its-size in the So say commercial _tourists, and they ought to know if west. anyone does. “>Wn. TameBiyn,-the. man who -was hurt the early part of the week by the bursting of a shot-gun is so far recovered as to be able to be around. Joun CANFIELD, who is studying assaying and metallurgy at San Francisco, has returned to his home in this city to spend thie holidays. Howarp Hircucocx of Hilo, Sandwich Islands, arrived here last evening on a visit to relatives. He will remain till after the holiidays. x Seen as For all the delicacies of the season served to order in the most palatable styles, go to the Arcade restaurant. No Chinese cookery there. d19-1t +>o———— Tue City Marshal has for two days past had a force of men at work renewing the sewer at the corner of Main and Church streets. G. D. Buakey is teaching school in San Bernardino. His wife has returned to Georgia, and he expects to go there next month. ~ Lawyer McCormick is a happy grandfather, and now steps about five inches higher than “heretofore. . —_ Tus region was visited early Thursday evening by one of the’ most dense fogs ever seen here. Brigat, sunny days, with typical Italian skies, are our joy just now. The nights-are nipping. ‘ _—_ oo Smas Nmexzi, who has been in San Francisco for some time past, has returned to this city. Unique writing desks at Brand Brothers. fey tf . wer ase Like the face of a clock, the. condition of the skin indivates the regularity or irregularity of ‘the internal machinery. If troubled ., ‘with Erysipelas, Salt Rheum, Boils, or any other formr of external inflammation, expel its cause from the blood with Dr. RichBusiness Transacted at Tharsday ‘Tregular monthly meeting Thursday evening, all the members besewers and crossings, $30.39. Ps man, $6.00. $3.00. Watchman, $60.00. al, $50.00. $6.00. . and crossings.$9.00 ously ill of pneumonia for some . ~ me Sine: past. crossings, $5.00. tor and gas, $14.95. $10. _ CITY TRUSTEES. 1 THEY ALL ADMIT — = That J.B. Tully’s Holiday Stock is Unsurpassed. A more elegant ‘and attractive display of Holiday goeds could not be imagined than J. B. Tully of Evening’s Meeting. The City Trustees held their ing present. the Pioneer Bookstore on Broad The following bills were allow-. street, this city; displays this sead: son. GENERAL FUND. For instance, the plush and D. F. Getchell, building stone leather goods, in the way of toilet and dressing cases, glove and handkerchief boxes, odor ‘ cases and the like, are multitudinous. They are of this year’s patterns and styles—‘‘not carried over’’— and are the best and cheapést: ‘As forbooks, there is no end of them. There are poems, fictions, histories, prayer books, . bibles, etc., in all sorts of-bindings from the costliest tothe cheapest. Old and young, of all tastes, can find something to suit. Special attention is called te-the elaborate line of’ juvenile pictorials. Nothing finer ever sold here. : ’ By the way, have you read 181. z Nevada Gas. Company, for gas, month, $42.75. ; Mt. Oro Lumber Co., lumber for G. W. Welch, stationery, $1.65. Ss. T. Murebie, hauling rock, . _David Ayer, Work on crossings, R. Cleave, hauling rock, $2.50. W. Celio, 2 nights as WatchAndy McGee, burying dead ow, $1.50. ; = Jerome Cook, work on culvert, If. no, buy it for yourself ; : : get it for your best friend. If yes, M. Reily, work on culvert, $2.50. T. Nilon, hauling plank,.$.50. R. Locklin, salary as night J. 8. Holbrook, salary as Marshante fore. ROAD FUND. S. T. Murchie, work on culvert, fringed poems and cards, W. White, hauling rock, $1.25.) Albums C. T, Canfield, work on culverts. that suits best. amine the albums at Tully’s. Modern and antique statuary embracing bronze, bisque, etc. All sorts of supplies for person engaged in fancy work. quarters for things in this line. J. B. Tuuty, Pioneer Bockstore. J.B. Ducray, work on street FIRE FUND. Pennsylvania Engine Co., janiNevada Hose Co., for janitor, Nevada City water works, wa-. 4!9-2t ter for City, $40.78. The Marshal was authorized to sell a lot. of terra cotta pipe belonging to the City. Fun at the Skating Academy. TREASURER’S MONTHLY REPORT. Jash on hand last revort .$2751 17 Rec'd from City Marshal. 118 53 ing festivities. Mountain Divisio TOUS Pt ie $2869 70} 4 Helen Hunt Jackson’s*‘ Ramona’? Note the endless variety of art souvenirs. Among the latest and richest are antique panels and Ask to’see them. Nothing like them sold here beNothing is amore appropziate Holiday gift than those artistic (photographic; autographic and scrap) in every style Don’t fail to exHeadA large audience’ of ladies and gentlemen congregated at Hunt’s all Thursday evening to partici-+ pate in and witness the roller skatBand, led by Phil. Goyne, played series of popular selections. The Forthcoming Overland. Advance notesof the Ovérland Monthly for January promise a number of special interest. This will be the ‘Holiday Issue,’ and ‘it been decided to publish it a few days before Christmas. The first article will be Leonard Kip’s Christmas Story, entitled “Golden Graves,” a tale of the Mines at ‘‘Lower Bar,” in the stirring times of 49. Andrew McFarland Davis will contribute a historical study of the famous ‘‘ Voyage of the Ursulines’ across the Atlantic in 1727, in the ill-fated ship ‘‘Gironde.” Miss Helen Lake’s new novel of California life, entitled, ‘‘For Money,” will begin in this issue, and the first installments show a distinct advance upon thebest of Miss Lake’s: previous work. It promises to be a strong, earnest story, full of fidelity to Pacific Coast society and manners. ‘‘An Autamn Ramble -in Washington Territory,’? and an article on ‘‘ Water Rights in “British Columbia,” will show that the Overland is not unmindful of the Great North Pacific Region. “Kate Heath will contribute a Holiday Stery,‘‘Mr.Grigg’s Christmas,”’ a sketch full of human interest, love and pathos. The picturesque features of Mexico will seldom be better deseribed than by Mr. D. S. Richardson, formérly Minister Foster’s SecreFloating Islands.’’ _ Hon. A. A. Sargent wil write again on the Chinese Problem and ». the recent agitation against the Chinese. His article is a reply to s. a writerin the December Overland. Some ‘Observations on Chinese Labor,” by H. Sherwin, will give the brighter side of the picture. : Perhaps the article that will attract most attention is entitled “The Lost Journals of a Pioneer,”’ Some old books, Mss., etc., were receritly found buried in the Coast Range, and a Chapter of Comn. ments uponeyents of many years ago in Sacramento and San Francisco will appearin the Jauuary Wa. Boxper of Cincinnati bas been sent.to the’ insane asylum because of the little eccentricity of throwing in the fire a package containing over $40,000 in Goverment bonds. on a prolonged spree and he fancied some of ‘his relations were seeking his wealth. the Union Hotel Saturday eve ning. All are invited. opened_a passage inone nostril through which I had not breathed in three years, subdued an inflammatiow-in my head and throat, the result of Catarrh.—CoLoNeL O. M. Netutay, Owego, N. Y. \ MERRY CHRISTMAS ! tary, in his ‘‘Cruise-Among—the} The balance in the Treasury }2506:04, apportioned in the vari ous funds as follows: 4 — 8 am 0 A Suspivious Visitor. One of them went toa house. o Broad street yesterday mornin taining work; but he indulged i low beyond measure. eoMining Company Sued. Cash pd from Gen. Fund er ory rot. Marshall, one of the best Oa bh oe “e Fi “e 4 ask tt rv Road 7] 112 40 roHer skaters on the Coast, gave Sol: Sheridan * will contribute —___—_ . sn exhibition of some of his diffi. one of his attractive Stories. There Total paid out...: $563 66 . cult feats upon the little rollers. . will be Poems by Agnes A. Manline. The principal attraction of] views, Recent Verse, Editorials, {n Gen. Fund pane $1538 13] the evening was the -‘‘mile_ race] Etc., will be up tothe Overland’s be Heb eee ny vetweem five prominent citizens.’ . high standard. Several: suspicions characters are hanging around town, much tothe annoyance of good citizens. ostensibly for the purpose. of ob3o many palpable misrepresenta‘tions and otherwise so misconducted himself that the head oi the establishment concluded hwas taking notes preliminary to ,. another and’a surreptitious visit, and fired him: out ‘with an inuiormality that astonished the ,felOverland. ,. several of the best local skaters -. showed their skill in the same ning, Francis E. Sheldon, and Miss Coolbirth. The Book ReTo me The Greatest Monthly. fhe Judges were E. Bond, J. E. Carr,T. G. Farrer,J. J. Jack3on and 8.0. Pease. Ed. Brown was ecorer,and J. H. Byrne kept the time with ‘the aid of a big clock. The quintette get off on n . the first trial, and a funnier scene x . chan ensued has never—been-witaessed anywhere. In their fran0 . tic efforts.to win they would run into the corners, sprawl headlong, ‘pile up two or three deep, and zet their legs twisted together in a¢lpless confusion. The audiance laughed till their sides ached and they gasped for want of oreath. The time was given as the ‘‘fastest on record, one ininute cwo seconds and a fifth for amile,¥ but as the timer’s clock ran down below the end of the sixth and Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly for January, 1886, has articles and illustrations by many persons eminent in literature and art, and coyersa wide range of subjects. -[t is essentially the Popular one of our monthlies, suiting the tastes of the many. Christian Reid, the favorite American novelist, contributes a short story, ‘‘a Matchews, the standard dramatic authority, writes of the ‘‘Kembles” ; of the West. making Scheme”; Brander Math~ Etta W. Pierce, too well known to need praise, begins a very attractive serial entitled ‘‘Daughters of Cain,” laying the scenes in cultured Boston and the cattle ranges Henry R. Dorr, of a 8. O. Pease, by his attorney, M. Farley, has begun suit in the Superior Court, against the Celia Uonsolidated Mines, Limited, an English company operating in Washington township, this county, to recover the sum of $2,537.16 for labor, material, etc., furnished by plaintiff and by others who have assigned their accounts to him. Mr. Pease recently resigned his position as foreman of the mines. number of times. ried off the leather medal for t most awkward skating. Mr. Bond was the master A Deluge. A plugin the four-inch water pipe alongside the Methodist ‘Church blew out or was removed . by some mischievous person Thursday evening, and the stream of water emitted threatened.to demolish the Church woodshed or anything else that happened to be in its way. The water in that part of town was turned off fifteen or twenty minutes so the plug could be replaced. on the broad grin. >< Balm. —J. W. Burrineton, Mechani ville, N. Y. (Price 50 cents.) o_o played at Carr’ Bros. 2 Two Hundred $5 Pieces. One of the almost unknown ‘quartz mining comyanies operating in this neighborhood disbursed on last pay-day among its employes two hundred five dollar gold pieces received from below in return for bullion. This fact partially accounts for the superabundance of coin of‘*that denomination which is floating around here now. Bros. ic aaa eri ly Aina Toys and Christmas Goods Year cards at Carr Bros, a ' A crear head is indicative of good health and regular habits. When the body feels heavy and languid, and the mind works sluggishly, Ayer’s Catharic Pills will wonderfully assist to a recovery of physical buoyancy and mental vigor. The constivated Prayer books nice enough anybody at Carr Bros: es tions at Carr Bros. my ‘ =. mond’s Samaritan Nervine. $1.50 Att kinds of Holiday books . Carr Bros. : last lap there is somedispute about the correctness. The judges decided that so far as the prize for the fastest skating was concerned, it had been adead heat between Uapt. Rapp and John Lawrence, both having fallen down an equal City Marshal Holbrook and Harry Daniels were each declared entitled toa special gold medal for their grace and rapidity,'and J. D. Channell carceremonies, and by his quaint speeches kept the large audience For ten or twelve years I have been severely afflicted with Catarrh. Never before found such decided relief as from Ely’s Cream I consider myself cured. Berore baying your Ho.mpay Goons look at the fine articles disALL kinds of Scrap, Autograph and Photograph Albums at Carr the StanDARD, successor to Tracy. Turkey sHoor at the Rifle Grounds Tuesday and Wednesday. Tue finest Christmas and New New and novel designs in jewelry at Brand Brothers. tf -Houmay goods of all deacripCrawford suppl y stories sketches. ish Pub family of writers, tells of ‘‘Bermuda,” tempting readers to. visit “storm vexed Beermoothes. ‘Miss Lily Higgin, a favorite with American readers, draws ‘‘The Upper Ten Thousand in England.”” Noel Ruthven tells the story-of ‘‘Opera in New York’’; Vernon Lee gives “Tuscan Notes,’”? W. E. MeCann, Mrs. Sarah‘K. Bolton, andI. V. and+ ed by Mrs. Frank Leslie, 53, 55 and 57 Park Place, New York city, at 25 cents anutaber or $3.00 a year, postWuen a boy is very young they tell him not to eat candy, for fear of worms; when he gets older they advise him to get up early in the morning, because the early birds catch the worms. are models of inconsistency. William had been One of the cruelest rétorts made by any musical audience’is reported from Montana. A Vocalist was warbling to het own great satisfaction ‘‘O, would I were a bird.” A rough miner replied: ‘‘O, would I were a gun.” ‘ ES RS TTT No other medicine has won for itself such universal approbation in its own city, state and country, and among all people, as Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. Itis thi best comSocial Hop. Michell’s soiree will be given at d17-3t In one week Ely’s Cream Balm 2 A appr new year: SANTA OLAUS “AT HOME” —aT—: CARR BROTHERS oxevastone DRUGSTORE, cue : Cor. Pine and Commercial Sts., Nevada City. At this Establishment can now be found the most Complete and Attractive Stock of HOLIDAY GOODS Offered to the People of Nevada County this year. venile Gift Books, Bibles, Etc., Ete. Christmas Cards Albums Photograph, Autograph, Scrap. More than 50 Styles . In all kinds of Bindings. Plush, Silk, Satin, Fringed and Framed. All Styles and Sizes. House For Sale. The handsome residence of Mrs. M. 8. Deal, on Broad street, is offered for sale at a very reasonable price, For further pdrticulars enParents quire at the Daily Transcript oftf ce. = Cranberries! .Cranberries ! A fine lot of fresh cranberries just received at J. J. Jackson’s Beehive Grocery store, Commercial street, tf Swarr’s photogaphs are second to no artist,in the State. Go and see specimens at his gallery on Broad street, opposite Stumpf’s Hotel. Prices low. 030-tf Orxpers from the country for Holiday goods of -every . description will be promptly and carefuli bination of vegetable blood pur-} ty filled by Carr : (See advertisement.) d16-tf itera, with the Iodide of PotassiSaree west ~ Dr. PENNINGTON’s dental office . um and Iron, ever offered to the TRIPLE plated silverware at is on Commercial street. d15, . public. lw . Brand Brothers. -. +f For the Holidays. — Antoine Tam has this year the largest and most tempting display of Holiday confection ever offered for sale in Nevada City. He has more than one hundred kinds of candiés, plain and fancy. The best of all this is that Mr. Tam can afford to sell at prices 25 to 40 per cent lower than — he has been able to do in the past. He will sell at wholesale as well as retail, and guarantee satisfaction to all persons who favor him with orders by mail. . Bushels of nuts of all kinds and of this year’s crop. FRESH OYSTERS In the shell or by the can. Ornaments for Christmas trees, wedding cakes, etc. * _._ Antomne Tam. dl0-2w. Pine St., Nevada City. . s* ALL LIKE TO SEE. HANDKERCHIEFS, HANDKERCHIEFS, HANDKERCHIEFS, HANDKERCHIEFS, HANDKERCHIEFS, HANDKERCHIEFS, LADIES — BEAUTIFUL HANDKERCHIEFS. ACALL AT OUR STORE ~ WILL PROVE TO YOU THAT WE HAVE _ THE HANDSOMEST DISPLAY OF & Plain White. Colored Borders. With Colored Cones ‘Embroidd in Plain White Embroid’d in Colors. Silk, White and Colored. Atall prices from Scto $2.50. Books . Novels and Poems, Pictorials and Prayer Books, JuBuy your MILLINERY where you have the Largest Stock and Best Assortment to select from: In Artistic Cases of Plush, Leather, Inlaid Wood Ete. Best Assortment Ever Shown Here. Toilet Sets Odor Gases suse Waiting Desks (pera Glasses Hand Bags In Fine Woods, Japanese Finish, Etc. A Complete ‘ed Cheap. Picture Frames; Walking Sticks, Fige Catlery. Parfuaeny Novelt‘es, and Thousands of Other’ Articles Sritable for Holiday Presests . gar If You Don't See What You Want, anteed. CARR BROTHERS. The Annual Invitation Party Young Men’s Social Club he . paid. ; = Will be Given at at of . ABRIVALS AT THE HOTELS. e NEVADA CITY. Hunt’s Hall, Thur day Eve’g, UNION HOTEL, Dec 31, 1885. Recror *Bros.. PROPRIETORS December 17, 1885. J. Hussey, City, J. Anderson, do E.Brown, do E. Moore, San Francisco, Dr. Wilson, do es-. E.Seavey, do tt] 2. Joseph, do W. Bartlett, do J. Lawrence, do W. Felter, do M. Hussey, Moore’s Flat, J. Lreanor, Pike City, J. Rollins, Omaha. at} J. Tanham, City. §. Galavotti & w, Theo. Wetzel, 3._W. Harrison, City. H. Limpery, San Francisco. Mrs. Limpery, ‘‘ 3 J. D. Ostrom, N. Bloomfield. W. H. Wiseman, Blue Tent. —. Collins, Grass Valley. D. E. Thompson, Alleghany. Mrs. Thompson, — ‘ Derbec. for E, Green, San Francisco. M. Manalinas, Pike City. John Nelson, —‘* “ A. Anderson, Re Thomas Freeman, Bridge. H. Daniel, Grass Valley. Robert Craze, H, Lane, Marysville. at} M. Bord, Lake City.” Miss M. Helgeson, Forest City. MUSIC BY GOYNES ORCHESTRA. Ge Ticke’s, admitting one Gentleman and two Ladies, 32 Admission to Gallery—Ladies: 25c, Genlemen 50 sents * DR. WOOD'S . , THE, UNIVERSAL=, VEGETABLE PANACEA OF2CONCENTRATED EXTRACTS. Prepared from the Active Me. dicinal sroperties contained Mandrake, Dandelion, ; Butternut, Black Root, Bog Bane, Bitter Root, Blood Root, Calisaya Bark, Barberry Bark, Sweet Flag, Indian Hemp, Wa-a-Hoo,; Golden Seal, etc. For the Speedy and Permanent. Relief of the most hopeless cases of Deepen, ‘Jaundice, Chills and Fe-/er, Di ered Digestion, Sick Headache, General bgt: A Andall other diseases arising from a Bilious state or the Stomach, or an inactive or Diseased Liver. is REDINGTON & CO., 8.F., Wholesale C. Watts, Los Angeles. — ; ‘or sale by all Druggists. ‘ o8-ly Allthe latest designs. Including many Striking For old and yourg. . All sizes and styles. An endless assortment of Lemaire’s, Col‘mont’s, Chevalier, and other standard makes. line. Bought ata Bargain ‘and offerPlush, Leather and pressed Alligator. Men's Dressing Cases zesuaze cing rz "ater , From now until New Year we will FGIvH A DOLIs HAT sf To Every Little Girl Making a purchase of 10c or more. &eGemin Yarn, Worsteds, Ice Wool, Fairy Zephyr, Sheltand Floss, Castor Wool, Plushes, Felts, Cordsand Tassels, an i materials of all bind for Fancy Work. for It. Orders of mail or express promptly filled and_satsfaction guarae Snow Elaize Wh MRS. LEST ced ee ER & CRAWFORD, Near Union Hotel, Main St., Nevada City. Lolo] . A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY. IN Two CHAPTERS 5 Mullins Mn =) Place, Third Street, still passing down J. Because of its absolute Purity and Spécial Suitableness for Family Use and Medicinal Purposes SNOWFLAKE WHISKY is now and will continue to be quite as anxiously sought after by the people as the load of hay was sought after by the horse attached to Duffy's cart. ae &= For sale by all grocers and druggists. Sample Bottle Free. . Beeod : :

roprictor, roprietor. 5 —<$<$_____ SHOP, ~ § TLE ‘T SHOP Factory, 70 DO Painting, WORK LASS STYL SSONVILLE, ), 1885. Market s Bank. Fro srietor, sages, Etc., ard, Wholeail, ally found in a UY MEAT FOR [O THEIR ADViITH ME, AS WEST RATES f charge. \F FZIGER. ERLINGS BR coon, ‘VED from San legant stock of, ass Goods i Velvets; 1adames, . Ottomars,' . Suitings, ren’; Cloaks, , Ete. mRY. requested to call’ ONNETS, i, in all tne late purchases call on will be convinced ds for less money ne city. 0% 2 BRANCHES 2EMEDY. 111 Bottle:50 ets. EST: REMEDY IN Sore Throat, Hoarseness, ing Cough, SES OF THE ) LUNGS. in relieving Coms the Lungs, tion of the al Drugstores in unty. A. P. CLABK, wr Sale. ag House and . ; . NEVADA CITY, > onvenient to busi. ly at this m. Apply aigim oe 2een to all whom it the Chicago Quarts aterial furnished Daily, Mondays Excepted. J. M. Eaaan of San Francisco is engaged’ in delivering the first volume of .Grant’s Mem oirs to the 116 subscribers at this city. He j8 also receiving orders. for the e work from those who want it -but . wallon Wyoming street, as per contract, and extra work on same, have not heretofore had an oppor-. tunity to subscribe. Mr. Eagan . ¢ is a Nevada county boy, Sweetland formerly being his home. 1 County Cuzek Bearry is convalescing and will soon be able to resume his official duties. Deputy Harris keeps everything ‘about the office running in first-class . $-75style during his chiet’s absence, but he has to work early—and late . * to do it. a M. L. Denys, agent for Dewey & Co.’s Mining and Scientific Press and other publications, ar-. ¢ rived here yesterday from Sierra county. He has been meeting with good success in. secuiing subscribers. Tuomas M. Suarre has applied for letters of administration on the estate of John Hurst,deceased (his step-father), andthe matter will come before Judge Walling ~ for determination on the day after Christmas. Tue wile of Judge ‘i: 3. McFarland of Sacramento has been seriThe lady has--marty friends here who will be rejoiced to hear of her early recovery. Loca deavers report their stocks of holiday goods goving off at a good rate. They have enough for all, and the prices this year are considerably lower that here-} . tofore. is Twenty tons of ore from the croppings of the Merrifield mine are being hauled to Locklin’s mill for crushing. Wm. Eddy, Jr., is the miner engaged in the work. satis tan eee pagina ak am: Tue different Sunday schools of this city are making arrangements to have: Christmas trees next week. The young people are in a fever of expectancy. =. ATTENTION is called to the -professional card of Hamilton McCormick, attorney at law, whose office is at the corner of Commercial and Pine st-eets. Fuut particulars a8 to the house and lot on Spring street offered in another column for rent or sale, can be obtained upon application at this office, . 2 + —>e Nevapa City has the best hotels of any town of its-size in the So say commercial _tourists, and they ought to know if west. anyone does. “>Wn. TameBiyn,-the. man who -was hurt the early part of the week by the bursting of a shot-gun is so far recovered as to be able to be around. Joun CANFIELD, who is studying assaying and metallurgy at San Francisco, has returned to his home in this city to spend thie holidays. Howarp Hircucocx of Hilo, Sandwich Islands, arrived here last evening on a visit to relatives. He will remain till after the holiidays. x Seen as For all the delicacies of the season served to order in the most palatable styles, go to the Arcade restaurant. No Chinese cookery there. d19-1t +>o———— Tue City Marshal has for two days past had a force of men at work renewing the sewer at the corner of Main and Church streets. G. D. Buakey is teaching school in San Bernardino. His wife has returned to Georgia, and he expects to go there next month. ~ Lawyer McCormick is a happy grandfather, and now steps about five inches higher than “heretofore. . —_ Tus region was visited early Thursday evening by one of the’ most dense fogs ever seen here. Brigat, sunny days, with typical Italian skies, are our joy just now. The nights-are nipping. ‘ _—_ oo Smas Nmexzi, who has been in San Francisco for some time past, has returned to this city. Unique writing desks at Brand Brothers. fey tf . wer ase Like the face of a clock, the. condition of the skin indivates the regularity or irregularity of ‘the internal machinery. If troubled ., ‘with Erysipelas, Salt Rheum, Boils, or any other formr of external inflammation, expel its cause from the blood with Dr. RichBusiness Transacted at Tharsday ‘Tregular monthly meeting Thursday evening, all the members besewers and crossings, $30.39. Ps man, $6.00. $3.00. Watchman, $60.00. al, $50.00. $6.00. . and crossings.$9.00 ously ill of pneumonia for some . ~ me Sine: past. crossings, $5.00. tor and gas, $14.95. $10. _ CITY TRUSTEES. 1 THEY ALL ADMIT — = That J..B. Tully’s Holiday Stock is Unsurpassed. A more elegant ‘and attractive display of Holiday goeds could not be imagined than J. B. Tully of Evening’s Meeting. The City Trustees held their ing present. the Pioneer Bookstore on Broad The following bills were allow-. street, this city; displays this sead: son. GENERAL FUND. For instance, the plush and D. F. Getchell, building stone leather goods, in the way of toilet and dressing cases, glove and handkerchief boxes, odor ‘ cases and the like, are multitudinous. They are of this year’s patterns and styles—‘‘not carried over’’— and are the best and cheapést: ‘As forbooks, there is no end of them. There are poems, fictions, histories, prayer books, . bibles, etc., in all sorts of-bindings from the costliest tothe cheapest. Old and young, of all tastes, can find something to suit. Special attention is called te-the elaborate line of’ juvenile pictorials. Nothing finer ever sold here. : ’ By the way, have you read 181. z Nevada Gas. Company, for gas, month, $42.75. ; Mt. Oro Lumber Co., lumber for G. W. Welch, stationery, $1.65. Ss. T. Murebie, hauling rock, . _David Ayer, Work on crossings, R. Cleave, hauling rock, $2.50. W. Celio, 2 nights as WatchAndy McGee, burying dead ow, $1.50. ; = Jerome Cook, work on culvert, If. no, buy it for yourself ; : : get it for your best friend. If yes, M. Reily, work on culvert, $2.50. T. Nilon, hauling plank,.$.50. R. Locklin, salary as night J. 8. Holbrook, salary as Marshante fore. ROAD FUND. S. T. Murchie, work on culvert, fringed poems and cards, W. White, hauling rock, $1.25.) Albums C. T, Canfield, work on culverts. that suits best. amine the albums at Tully’s. Modern and antique statuary embracing bronze, bisque, etc. All sorts of supplies for person engaged in fancy work. quarters for things in this line. J. B. Tuuty, Pioneer Bockstore. J.B. Ducray, work on street FIRE FUND. Pennsylvania Engine Co., janiNevada Hose Co., for janitor, Nevada City water works, wa-. 4!9-2t ter for City, $40.78. The Marshal was authorized to sell a lot. of terra cotta pipe belonging to the City. Fun at the Skating Academy. TREASURER’S MONTHLY REPORT. Jash on hand last revort .$2751 17 Rec'd from City Marshal. 118 53 ing festivities. Mountain Divisio TOUS Pt ie $2869 70} 4 Helen Hunt Jackson’s*‘ Ramona’? Note the endless variety of art souvenirs. Among the latest and richest are antique panels and Ask to’see them. Nothing like them sold here beNothing is amore appropziate Holiday gift than those artistic (photographic; autographic and scrap) in every style Don’t fail to exHeadA large audience’ of ladies and gentlemen congregated at Hunt’s all Thursday evening to partici-+ pate in and witness the roller skatBand, led by Phil. Goyne, played series of popular selections. The Forthcoming Overland. Advance notesof the Ovérland Monthly for January promise a number of special interest. This will be the ‘Holiday Issue,’ and ‘it been decided to publish it a few days before Christmas. The first article will be Leonard Kip’s Christmas Story, entitled “Golden Graves,” a tale of the Mines at ‘‘Lower Bar,” in the stirring times of 49. Andrew McFarland Davis will contribute a historical study of the famous ‘‘ Voyage of the Ursulines’ across the Atlantic in 1727, in the ill-fated ship ‘‘Gironde.” Miss Helen Lake’s new novel of California life, entitled, ‘‘For Money,” will begin in this issue, and the first installments show a distinct advance upon thebest of Miss Lake’s: previous work. It promises to be a strong, earnest story, full of fidelity to Pacific Coast society and manners. ‘‘An Autamn Ramble -in Washington Territory,’? and an article on ‘‘ Water Rights in “British Columbia,” will show that the Overland is not unmindful of the Great North Pacific Region. “Kate Heath will contribute a Holiday Stery,‘‘Mr.Grigg’s Christmas,”’ a sketch full of human interest, love and pathos. The picturesque features of Mexico will seldom be better deseribed than by Mr. D. S. Richardson, formérly Minister Foster’s SecreFloating Islands.’’ _ Hon. A. A. Sargent wil write again on the Chinese Problem and ». the recent agitation against the Chinese. His article is a reply to s. a writerin the December Overland. Some ‘Observations on Chinese Labor,” by H. Sherwin, will give the brighter side of the picture. : Perhaps the article that will attract most attention is entitled “The Lost Journals of a Pioneer,”’ Some old books, Mss., etc., were receritly found buried in the Coast Range, and a Chapter of Comn. ments uponeyents of many years ago in Sacramento and San Francisco will appearin the Jauuary Wa. Boxper of Cincinnati bas been sent.to the’ insane asylum because of the little eccentricity of throwing in the fire a package containing over $40,000 in Goverment bonds. on a prolonged spree and he fancied some of ‘his relations were seeking his wealth. the Union Hotel Saturday eve ning. All are invited. opened_a passage inone nostril through which I had not breathed in three years, subdued an inflammatiow-in my head and throat, the result of Catarrh.—CoLoNeL O. M. Netutay, Owego, N. Y. \ MERRY CHRISTMAS ! tary, in his ‘‘Cruise-Among—the} The balance in the Treasury }2506:04, apportioned in the vari ous funds as follows: 4 — 8 am 0 A Suspivious Visitor. One of them went toa house. o Broad street yesterday mornin taining work; but he indulged i low beyond measure. eoMining Company Sued. Cash pd from Gen. Fund er ory rot. Marshall, one of the best Oa bh oe “e Fi “e 4 ask tt rv Road 7] 112 40 roHer skaters on the Coast, gave Sol: Sheridan * will contribute —___—_ . sn exhibition of some of his diffi. one of his attractive Stories. There Total paid out.....: $563 66 . cult feats upon the little rollers. . will be Poems by Agnes A. Manline. The principal attraction of] views, Recent Verse, Editorials, {n Gen. Fund pane $1538 13] the evening was the -‘‘mile_ race] Etc., will be up tothe Overland’s be Heb eee ny vetweem five prominent citizens.’ . high standard. Several: suspicions characters are hanging around town, much tothe annoyance of good citizens. ostensibly for the purpose. of ob3o many palpable misrepresenta‘tions and otherwise so misconducted himself that the head oi the establishment concluded hwas taking notes preliminary to

,. another and’a surreptitious visit, and fired him: out ‘with an inuiormality that astonished the ,felOverland. ,. several of the best local skaters -. showed their skill in the same ning, Francis E. Sheldon, and Miss Coolbirth. The Book ReTo me The Greatest Monthly. fhe Judges were E. Bond, J. E. Carr,T. G. Farrer,J. J. Jack3on and 8.0. Pease. Ed. Brown was ecorer,and J. H. Byrne kept the time with ‘the aid of a big clock. The quintette get off on n . the first trial, and a funnier scene x . chan ensued has never—been-witaessed anywhere. In their fran0 . tic efforts.to win they would run into the corners, sprawl headlong, ‘pile up two or three deep, and zet their legs twisted together in a¢lpless confusion. The audiance laughed till their sides ached and they gasped for want of oreath. The time was given as the ‘‘fastest on record, one ininute cwo seconds and a fifth for amile,¥ but as the timer’s clock ran down below the end of the sixth and Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly for January, 1886, has articles and illustrations by many persons eminent in literature and art, and coyersa wide range of subjects. -[t is essentially the Popular one of our monthlies, suiting the tastes of the many. Christian Reid, the favorite American novelist, contributes a short story, ‘‘a Matchews, the standard dramatic authority, writes of the ‘‘Kembles” ; of the West. making Scheme”; Brander Math~ Etta W. Pierce, too well known to need praise, begins a very attractive serial entitled ‘‘Daughters of Cain,” laying the scenes in cultured Boston and the cattle ranges Henry R. Dorr, of a 8. O. Pease, by his attorney, M. Farley, has begun suit in the Superior Court, against the Celia Uonsolidated Mines, Limited, an English company operating in Washington township, this county, to recover the sum of $2,537.16 for labor, material, etc., furnished by plaintiff and by others who have assigned their accounts to him. Mr. Pease recently resigned his position as foreman of the mines. number of times. ried off the leather medal for t most awkward skating. Mr. Bond was the master A Deluge. A plugin the four-inch water pipe alongside the Methodist ‘Church blew out or was removed . by some mischievous person Thursday evening, and the stream of water emitted threatened.to demolish the Church woodshed or anything else that happened to be in its way. The water in that part of town was turned off fifteen or twenty minutes so the plug could be replaced. on the broad grin. >< Balm. —J. W. Burrineton, Mechani ville, N. Y. (Price 50 cents.) o_o played at Carr’ Bros. 2 Two Hundred $5 Pieces. One of the almost unknown ‘quartz mining comyanies operating in this neighborhood disbursed on last pay-day among its employes two hundred five dollar gold pieces received from below in return for bullion. This fact partially accounts for the superabundance of coin of‘*that denomination which is floating around here now. Bros. ic aaa eri ly Aina Toys and Christmas Goods Year cards at Carr Bros, a ' A crear head is indicative of good health and regular habits. When the body feels heavy and languid, and the mind works sluggishly, Ayer’s Catharic Pills will wonderfully assist to a recovery of physical buoyancy and mental vigor. The constivated Prayer books nice enough anybody at Carr Bros: es tions at Carr Bros. my ‘ =. mond’s Samaritan Nervine. $1.50 Att kinds of Holiday books . Carr Bros. : last lap there is somedispute about the correctness. The judges decided that so far as the prize for the fastest skating was concerned, it had been adead heat between Uapt. Rapp and John Lawrence, both having fallen down an equal City Marshal Holbrook and Harry Daniels were each declared entitled toa special gold medal for their grace and rapidity,'and J. D. Channell carceremonies, and by his quaint speeches kept the large audience For ten or twelve years I have been severely afflicted with Catarrh. Never before found such decided relief as from Ely’s Cream I consider myself cured. Berore baying your Ho.mpay Goons look at the fine articles disALL kinds of Scrap, Autograph and Photograph Albums at Carr the StanDARD, successor to Tracy. Turkey sHoor at the Rifle Grounds Tuesday and Wednesday. Tue finest Christmas and New New and novel designs in jewelry at Brand Brothers. tf -Houmay goods of all deacripCrawford suppl y stories sketches. ish Pub family of writers, tells of ‘‘Bermuda,” tempting readers to. visit “storm vexed Beermoothes. ‘Miss Lily Higgin, a favorite with American readers, draws ‘‘The Upper Ten Thousand in England.”” Noel Ruthven tells the story-of ‘‘Opera in New York’’; Vernon Lee gives “Tuscan Notes,’”? W. E. MeCann, Mrs. Sarah‘K. Bolton, andI. V. and+ ed by Mrs. Frank Leslie, 53, 55 and 57 Park Place, New York city, at 25 cents anutaber or $3.00 a year, postWuen a boy is very young they tell him not to eat candy, for fear of worms; when he gets older they advise him to get up early in the morning, because the early birds catch the worms. are models of inconsistency. William had been One of the cruelest rétorts made by any musical audience’is reported from Montana. A Vocalist was warbling to het own great satisfaction ‘‘O, would I were a bird.” A rough miner replied: ‘‘O, would I were a gun.” ‘ ES RS TTT No other medicine has won for itself such universal approbation in its own city, state and country, and among all people, as Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. Itis thi best comSocial Hop. Michell’s soiree will be given at d17-3t In one week Ely’s Cream Balm 2 A appr new year: SANTA OLAUS “AT HOME” —aT—: CARR BROTHERS oxevastone DRUGSTORE, cue : Cor. Pine and Commercial Sts., Nevada City. At this Establishment can now be found the most Complete and Attractive Stock of HOLIDAY GOODS Offered to the People of Nevada County this year. venile Gift Books, Bibles, Etc., Ete. Christmas Cards Albums Photograph, Autograph, Scrap. More than 50 Styles . In all kinds of Bindings. Plush, Silk, Satin, Fringed and Framed. All Styles and Sizes. House For Sale. The handsome residence of Mrs. M. 8. Deal, on Broad street, is offered for sale at a very reasonable price, For further pdrticulars enParents quire at the Daily Transcript oftf ce. = Cranberries! .Cranberries ! A fine lot of fresh cranberries just received at J. J. Jackson’s Beehive Grocery store, Commercial street, tf Swarr’s photogaphs are second to no artist,in the State. Go and see specimens at his gallery on Broad street, opposite Stumpf’s Hotel. Prices low. 030-tf Orxpers from the country for Holiday goods of -every . description will be promptly and carefuli bination of vegetable blood pur-} ty filled by Carr : (See advertisement.) d16-tf itera, with the Iodide of PotassiSaree west ~ Dr. PENNINGTON’s dental office . um and Iron, ever offered to the TRIPLE plated silverware at is on Commercial street. d15, . public. lw . Brand Brothers. -. +f For the Holidays. — Antoine Tam has this year the largest and most tempting display of Holiday confection ever offered for sale in Nevada City. He has more than one hundred kinds of candiés, plain and fancy. The best of all this is that Mr. Tam can afford to sell at prices 25 to 40 per cent lower than — he has been able to do in the past. He will sell at wholesale as well as retail, and guarantee satisfaction to all persons who favor him with orders by mail. . Bushels of nuts of all kinds and of this year’s crop. FRESH OYSTERS In the shell or by the can. Ornaments for Christmas trees, wedding cakes, etc. * _._ Antomne Tam. dl0-2w. Pine St., Nevada City. . s* ALL LIKE TO SEE. HANDKERCHIEFS, HANDKERCHIEFS, HANDKERCHIEFS, HANDKERCHIEFS, HANDKERCHIEFS, HANDKERCHIEFS, LADIES — BEAUTIFUL HANDKERCHIEFS. ACALL AT OUR STORE ~ WILL PROVE TO YOU THAT WE HAVE _ THE HANDSOMEST DISPLAY OF & Plain White. Colored Borders. With Colored Cones ‘Embroidd in Plain White Embroid’d in Colors. Silk, White and Colored. Atall prices from Scto $2.50. Books . Novels and Poems, Pictorials and Prayer Books, JuBuy your MILLINERY where you have the Largest Stock and Best Assortment to select from: In Artistic Cases of Plush, Leather, Inlaid Wood Ete. Best Assortment Ever Shown Here. Toilet Sets Odor Gases suse Waiting Desks (pera Glasses Hand Bags In Fine Woods, Japanese Finish, Etc. A Complete ‘ed Cheap. Picture Frames; Walking Sticks, Fige Catlery. Parfuaeny Novelt‘es, and Thousands of Other’ Articles Sritable for Holiday Presests . gar If You Don't See What You Want, anteed. CARR BROTHERS. The Annual Invitation Party Young Men’s Social Club he . paid. ; = Will be Given at at of . ABRIVALS AT THE HOTELS. e NEVADA CITY. Hunt’s Hall, Thur day Eve’g, UNION HOTEL, Dec 31, 1885. Recror *Bros.... PROPRIETORS December 17, 1885. J. Hussey, City, J. Anderson, do E.Brown, do E. Moore, San Francisco, Dr. Wilson, do es-. E.Seavey, do tt] 2. Joseph, do W. Bartlett, do J. Lawrence, do W. Felter, do M. Hussey, Moore’s Flat, J. Lreanor, Pike City, J. Rollins, Omaha. at} J. Tanham, City. §. Galavotti & w, Theo. Wetzel, 3._W. Harrison, City. H. Limpery, San Francisco. Mrs. Limpery, ‘‘ 3 J. D. Ostrom, N. Bloomfield. W. H. Wiseman, Blue Tent. —. Collins, Grass Valley. D. E. Thompson, Alleghany. Mrs. Thompson, — ‘ Derbec. for E, Green, San Francisco. M. Manalinas, Pike City. John Nelson, —‘* “ A. Anderson, Re Thomas Freeman, Bridge. H. Daniel, Grass Valley. Robert Craze, H, Lane, Marysville. at} M. Bord, Lake City.” Miss M. Helgeson, Forest City. MUSIC BY GOYNES ORCHESTRA. Ge Ticke’s, admitting one Gentleman and two Ladies, 32 Admission to Gallery—Ladies: 25c, Genlemen 50 sents * DR. WOOD'S . , THE, UNIVERSAL=, VEGETABLE PANACEA OF2CONCENTRATED EXTRACTS. Prepared from the Active Me. dicinal sroperties contained Mandrake, Dandelion, ; Butternut, Black Root, Bog Bane, Bitter Root, Blood Root, Calisaya Bark, Barberry Bark, Sweet Flag, Indian Hemp, Wa-a-Hoo,; Golden Seal, etc. For the Speedy and Permanent. Relief of the most hopeless cases of Deepen, ‘Jaundice, Chills and Fe-/er, Di ered Digestion, Sick Headache, General bgt: A Andall other diseases arising from a Bilious state or the Stomach, or an inactive or Diseased Liver. is REDINGTON & CO., 8.F., Wholesale C. Watts, Los Angeles. — ; ‘or sale by all Druggists. ‘ o8-ly Allthe latest designs. Including many Striking For old and yourg. . All sizes and styles. An endless assortment of Lemaire’s, Col‘mont’s, Chevalier, and other standard makes. line. Bought ata Bargain ‘and offerPlush, Leather and pressed Alligator. Men's Dressing Cases zesuaze cing rz "ater , From now until New Year we will FGIvH A DOLIs HAT sf To Every Little Girl Making a purchase of 10c or more. &eGemin Yarn, Worsteds, Ice Wool, Fairy Zephyr, Sheltand Floss, Castor Wool, Plushes, Felts, Cordsand Tassels, an i materials of all bind for Fancy Work. for It. Orders of mail or express promptly filled and_satsfaction guarae Snow Elaize Wh MRS. LEST ced ee ER & CRAWFORD, Near Union Hotel, Main St., Nevada City. Lolo] . A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY. IN Two CHAPTERS 5 Mullins Mn =) Place, Third Street, still passing down J. Because of its absolute Purity and Spécial Suitableness for Family Use and Medicinal Purposes SNOWFLAKE WHISKY is now and will continue to be quite as anxiously sought after by the people as the load of hay was sought after by the horse attached to Duffy's cart. ae &= For sale by all grocers and druggists. Sample Bottle Free. . Beeod : :