February 25, 1888 (4 pages)

8 ~——_ . gingly if desired, Inquire at this e ‘ “3 ES eth adee eet eee The Daily Transcript. SATURDAY. FEB. 26. 1888. They Were Boys Together, Charles E. Mulloy of the Broad street provision emporium yesterday presented the Transcript.scribe witl. a can of Snowflake sugar corn packed by Charles P. Mattock of Portland at the town of Buldwin, Maine, and to say it proved to be extra-delicious corn would not be an exaggeration of fact. ‘Mr. Mattocks,who is a promi nent and successful lawyer, and Mr. Mulloy were boys together. They were room-mates and therefore ‘chume when pursuing their studies preparatory to entering college. Since: those days they have drifted wide apart, but although the breadth of a; continent Separates them they have never lost that regard for each other which marked their boyhood days, and they now enjoy looking forward tothe hope that some day they may meet and talk over the long ago. . Culture of the Frog. John Hyer, steward of the National Hotel, and who enjoys a State-wide reputation as a first-class ‘caterer, has struck a new scheme for winning renown and wealth. Across a tract of foothill fruit-land in which he recently became an owner courses a never failing’ stream of water. John proposes to utilize it by establishing a frog-farm there and engaging extensively in the culture of the succulent batrachians. He has promised thut in case he organizes a joint stock company to carry on the enterprise he will let in all the newspaper men’ o} . the county on the ground-floor,_and . take the value of the stock distributed to them ont in write-ups boonting.the scheme. An Afficted Young Man. James F. Douglass, who has been engaged in the hide business at Bakersfield, Kern county, arrived here Thursday evening. He had to be carried en a cot from the railroad station to the residence of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norval Douglass. Besides suffering fe.m . rheumatism, the young gentleman is much afflicted by the result of an accidental injury re ceived some three‘months ago, when a friend in handling a sledge acciden‘tally struck him on the head ‘cau ing him to fall down a bank and strike his spine in such a way as to badly bruise it. Water Rates Fixed. At Thursday night’s meeting of the City Trustees only Messrs. Mills, Locklin and Gaylord were present. Mr. Gaylord was chosen Clerk protem. The Water Company’s report was read and placed on file. Water rates for the ’ coming year were fixed the same as they now are, excepting that the irrigating rates were made $5, $10 and $15 instead of $10 and $15. The ordinance will soon appear in the advertising columns of the city papers. ———______~+#@e-o —. Rich Strike at the Dethi. E. Spafford of the Delhi mine near Columbia Hill was in town yesterday. A deposit of the richest ore ever found in the Delhi was etruck Thursday. The quartz contained so much gold it was with great difficulty removed from the ledge, and in pulling it out there followed it stringers of solid gold from six inches to a foot long. A few tons of it would be enough to make every person in the county rich were it divided around generally. A Good Investment. C.P.Loughridge and David Douglass have purchased through the agency of Archie Nivens 143 acres of land joising the Chicago Park tract on the west and about a mile from Kress’s station. It has an easterly slope and is well adapted to horticulture, Just after the young gentlemen had completed the purchase, but before the papers were all drawn up, they were offered a bonus of $500 for their bargain and refused it. A Twenty Minute Case. H. ‘Trevaskis was acquitted in Justice Wadsworth’s court yesterday alternoon of a charge of battery upon Joe Dibbon. It took twenty, minutes to impanel the jury, examine the two witnesses.and get a verdict. District Attorney Long conducted the prosecution. The defendant had no lawyer. In Favor of Plaintiff. Justice Sowden yesterday decided in favor of plaintifl.in the two cases of J. H, Hamilton vs. A, H.-Underwood, to recover, personal property. His honor ordered a return of the property to plaintiff orin lieu thereof damages in the sum of $200 in one case and $209 in the other, oe A Diploma From New Orleans. John T. Morgan yesterday — a ‘diploma of merit” from the North, Central and South Amercian Exposition in acknowledgment of the exhibit made by him atthe World’s Fair at New Orleans in 1885 and 1886 of photographs of Nevada City taken in 1853 and 1880. : Hines of the City Marshal, City Marshal Eddy, who has heen in ill health for some time past, but managed to keep around and attend to ~ his official duties, was obliged to go to ‘ped Thursday. Yesterday he was feeling somewhat better, and it is hoped that he will soon be allright again. 2 Roome to Rent. Three pleasant furnished rooms to _ yent on Broad street. Will be rented SAN FRANCISCO LETTER. A Cesspool of Official Corruption and Disease— Spiritua'ism—Theatricals, San Francisco, Feb. 23,1887. Eprror Transcripet—San Francisco today stands face to face with the evil results of official corruption, and as usual the powers that be judiciously (from a political standpoint) refrain from going behind the returns, as it were, or in plainer words official attention is directed at the result rather than the cause of the present smallpox epidemic raging here. This is a matter that is of vital importance to hot only the whole of the State of Galifornia, but to, the Pacific coast and the United States. And it is high time that the true state of affairs should be before the proper National and State official that steps may be taken for the protection of the people at large. The facts, as an investigation will show, are that the dread disease has been imported into this city by water, mainly from China diid the Sandwich Islands. The big steamers plying bethis and those countries are huge and costly affairs, and when one or more of them are tied up under quarantine regulations the company (Pacific mail, or mayhap the Oriental) suffers no inconsiderable loss. sooner does a vessel enter this port with. smallpox on board than the company officials make ‘it worth the while of some one to see that the quarar tine regulations, etc., are lightly enforced. The ship goes into quarantine fora fow days, the steerage passengers (poor as a rule) are transferred to a hulk, the cabin (rich) are soon released, and the quarantine officer in a day fumigates the ship capable --of Faccommodating 1000 passengers and 4000 tons of freight. The vessel then comes into the dock and in the course of a short time some of the men: engaged in discharging her cargo are taken down with smallpox and-San Francisco Lecomes subject to an epidemic, Later on the interior of the State begins to suffer, and various committees are obliged to expend large sums of money to stamp out the disease that could originally have been easily controlled but for the fact that a corporationregardless of the lives and comfort of the people, by corrupt means saved to its stockholders an insignificant sum comparatively speaking. Dr. McAllister, the present quarantine officer, can probably tell mote of the story, but it is hardly probable that he will, It was under his former administration that this city was some years ago visited by the scourge when over 3000 people dicd before the epidemic was brought under control by theenergetic expenditure of large sums of the public money. It has been but afew days since he within a short time of her arrival. Che public raised such a howl of indignation that the Board of Health actually felt obliged to order the vessel back into quarantine and to read Dr. McAllister a reprimand. Governor Waterman, knowing the rottenness of the city and county health officials, recently endeavored to get rid of them: by appointing a new board, but the courts stepped in and prevented. As the matter is ol vital importance to State and nation, the State and National Boards should take action of some kind. _This being a port of entry, there should be some way in w.ich the desired object could be accomplished. THE OTHER WORLD. It has not been many years since spiritualism was considered a direct product of his santanic majesty, and those of that faith were looked down upon with contempt and aversion. Al] of this has gradually changed until now Spiritualism and its kindred isms is considered by the public as a something which there ‘‘is something in,”’ but just what no one but the elect into know. At any rate the cause, science~or whatever it is, is rapidly recruiting a strong following and it ‘ir estimated that.in this city at the present time there.are fully 11,000 avowed believers, while-as 1:any more are investigating the subject.with the purpose of finding out the “truth. Among these latter is your correspondent whois as far from admitting the truthfulness of spiritualistic claim: as he is from joining in with those who ridicule without investiyating. That there is a phenomena in connection with the cause goes wi(hout dispute. It is equally true that unscrupulous so-called mediums are plentiful who by fraud and chicanery dupe the credulous out of hard earned dollars. This is no difficult feat whea aided by mechanical devices such as are used in cabinet materialization and slate writing tricks; but when one by words out of the mouth of a stranger is convinced there need be no lurking suspicion that there may be trickery. The people-of Nevada county will probably very sooa have an opportunity of judging for themselves in this matter. John Slater, who is acknowlelged to be the finest platform test medium in the world, and: who at present is listened to with rapt uttention-by thousands of San Franciscans, aiinounced from his platform last Sunday that his controls told him to go to Nevada county. WILL COME HERE, As your two principal towns are Nevada City and Grass Valley he presumably will visit those places. Slater’s tests even to a skeptic are of the most convincing character.” He gives no long string of names that may have been gleaned from yawning graveyards, ete., and which someone n the audience is expected to volun-. tarily recognize. On the contrary, he @ To prevent this no . , permitted an infected-vessel_to-dock+ gives a correct recital of scenes and incidents in the lives of those before him, describes spirit or dead friends or relatives, tells of their peculiarities, etc., and frequently carries communications from the dead, to the living. Instead -of asking some one to recog nize the test he points out some one in the’ audience and says, ‘‘You I am talking to.” If the test is not recognized he gives more and more until it is left beyond a doubt: “It is your brother’ who comes to you. He passed out of this life—lets see, one, two, three,four, five, yes five years ago. He wasshot in Utah. You have been anxious to hear from hini. He says that the paper you have looked for is of great value, and you wi.! find it in the possession of so and so. Will you come back and acknowledge if I am right?’’’This was a characteristic test given one Sunday, andon the following Sunday the gentlen-an receiving it appeared in the hall atid said that he had found the paper as he was told and that it was of great value to him This is but one out of many of such tests. This with gthers was investigated and the writer is in a position to say that the test was fair and above board. Slater uses no ‘‘stock’’ tests, never repeats himself, and his peculiar work. is of such @ character as to pre‘clude all idea of trickery or collusion. SKEPTICS AMAZED. He is as quick~as as a flash, picks out indiscriminately from the audience those he gives tests to, and even the skeptics are amazed and unable to offer an explanation. : He is listened to by all classes and amony his friends are Leland Stanford, Judge Amos T. Adams, the Rev. Drs. Thomas. and Larimer ot Chicago, and Hyatt Smith of Brooklyn, and Judge Barnum of the Demoeratic National Committee. The Re= ligio-Philosophical Journal of Chicago endorses. him very highly. Major John W. Rathbone’ publicly stated that Slater whils a perfect stranger “to him prophesied his appointment as U. 8. Consul to Paris, and it is well known that one year ago nearly Dr. [yrrill of this city died within twentyfour hours of the time Slater had predicted. Tyrrill three or four months prior to his death visited Slater, and he afterward laughingly told his fridnds of the prediction. Slater is but twenty-seven years of age, tall and slender, and his smooth face gives him a very boyish appearance, Your réaders will miss.a rich treat should they fail to héar this phenomenal wonder, THEATRICAL, Since the inauguration of the tencent shows’ with drama, variety and opera for the amusement of the masses the legitimate theaters have not had their customary soft thing of former . years, and now it takes a strong company to draw profitable houses, and the play itself must have some merit. These cheap places offer their wares in an attractive manner and they all are doing a big business —making money hand over fist, The Baldwin with Booth and Barrett will open in two weeks at popular prices—$3, $2 and $1. ‘They will be followed by Mrs. Brown-Potter, then Mrs. Langtry. At present Conreid’s opera troupe in the Gypsy Baron is drawing well. The Dark Secret at the California hada phenomenal run and the management. reaped a rich harvest. ‘The tank of water was the attraction. An amusing incident occurred there a lew evenings since. Mrs. Roberts took the part of the heroine during the latter’s illness. She could swim like a duck “during the days of her zirlhood, but she forgot that she had aot practiced in anything larger than a bath tub for many years. In the course of the play LewisMorrison, according to his lines, pitched the lovely Mrs. Roberts into/the water. -That lady found she fad forgotten how to swim and she went to the bottom like a rogk. Morrison ‘yelled like a Comanche Indian’ for the boat to hurry up and there was a rescue-in-dead earnest, much to the gratification. of the audience. ‘ MISCELLANEOUS, . San Francisco for the year 1887 did fifty percent. more busine-s than during any former year. The outlook for this year is very favorable for a further increase all on account of the rapid tilling up of the State. San Francisco still retains the lead in the-way of cable lines. The Powell itreet line crossing the city from north to south will be formally opened next month, and ground for a. cable will soon be broken on the Howard street line. é ‘ The sun is rapidly drying up the mud and eastern. ‘Visitors are able to better appreciate California climute.~ SuLPHURETS. Sold to Sacramentans, The Pingree ranch, situated near Banner mountain and consisting of 350 acres of excellent land, has been sold by D. E. Morgan and partners, who recently purchased it, toa company of Sacramento gentlemen wiio paid for it a liberal advance onthe original price {be Sacramentans will arrange for developing the horticultural possibilities of the property, which is admirably adapted to fruit growing. Se a ee ee neem I eae catarrh for ten years, and in January brought a bottle of Ely’s Cream Balm at PD, M. Stockman’s Pioneer Drug store and have had but little trouble since. It is the best remedy I ever tried.—Jas. L, Ander son, Suisun, Cal. — =o An Agent Wanted To handle the Standard Sewing Ma‘chine. The lightest and quickest running machine. Good ifiducements given. Address L, H. Scrivener, Postoflice, Nevada City. 4 PERSONAL MENTION. Socialand Other Notes About People. Old * and Young. W. H. Jones of Sacramerito was. in town yesterday, Mrs. Abbie Cowing returned yesterday from San Diego. eee Judge Walling went below on yesterday morning’s train. i _W.F. Hargis came down from the San Jose mine yesterday. Frank J. Cook of Downieville “came down on yesterday’s,stage, T. J. Lyons, pédagogue at Forest Springs, was in town yesterdaye W. M. Crutcher, Internal Revenue Collector, was in town yesterday. George Mclver, who has been to Forest Hill, was in town yesterday. KE. F. Rosenthal-returned yesterday roma business tripto San Francisco. Géorge Robinson, who rezently wentto San Diego-en a visit, has returned. W. B. Meek of Camptonville spent night before last at-thiscity, returning home yesterday. F, Vinson, the broom;maker . of Gridley, was here yesterday witha load of tis wares. M. T. Lawrence, superintendent. of the Delhi mine, came dewn! from Graniteville yesterday. re Mrs. F. Feister arrived Thursday evening from San Francisco, aad yesterday went to Graniteville. H. Gundelfinger of. San Francisco, representing a wholesale mercantile firm, was in town yesterday. ¥. Curtis of San Francisco was here yesterday adjusting the loss by the burning of J. N. Ivey’s house. P. Foley and Wm. Oliver of Graniteville came to the county seat Thursday afternoon and returned home yesterMiss Barrett, who has been here for some time on a visit to Mrs. Sk-—V. flunter, returns today to/her home at Sausalito. . R. P. Mott of Forest City arrived here. Thursday and will remain a few days. Heisin poor health and Dr. Hunt is treating him. ©, Thompson. of San-Francigco-arrived here yesterday and will remain a few days for the purpose of viewing the Bartlett pear belt. H. D. Whittum, postmaster at Blue Tent, and Ditch Agent Hagar of the same place were viewing the sights of the county seat yesterday. Jacob Weissbein, the Grass Valley banker, returned this week from a three weeks’ visit; to San Francisco, Fresno, Stockton and other places. A party of ladies and gentlemen met at C. E. Mulloy’s house Thursday evening to try the new game culled ‘*Louisa.’? They votedit a success. Al. Lamping, a Nevada City young man who recently went below in seurch of employment, has secured a position in the freight depot at Sacramento. : E, 8. Campbell, who has been here fer: two weeks past assisting the Secretary of the Land dnd I[mprovement Association, returned yesterday to Sacramento. Wm. Browning and family have removed from the cottage on Boulder street where they have been living to the house on National alley belonging to the Blasauf estate, : F, W. Parlin and 8.:J. Fraser of Virginia City arrived bere Thursday evening and went-up country: on yesterday’s Sierra county stage, their destination keing Camptonville. . Mrs". M,.Howard and daughter of Oakland arrived here Thursday evening and yesterday morning left for Downieville where they formerly resided. Mrs, Howard is a sister of Mrs. H. Spaulding of Downieviile. Louis Conrath, foreman of the Bonanza Ranch below Smartsville, was in town yesterday. He says the Bonanza orange orchard was not injured by the vold weather of a few weeks ago, neither were the trees of other orange growers in the neighborhood of Smartsville. Mining Accidents at Grass-Valtey. The Tidings chronicles-the following accident to Grass’ Valley miners: Alfred Jenkins, Jr., on ‘Tuesday went to work in his father’s stead at the ‘gravel mine of Cunningham & Co.,adjoining the Pet. Mr, Jenkins, br., was incapacitated several days ago by being struck on'the head by a tub while working in the shaft, The son is now nursing three tovs of the left foot, mashed by a falling rock. While repairing a section of water pipe at the Idaho mine, on Wednesday, Thomus Dunstan suffered a bad gash-in the forehead by reason of a fellow-workman without warning violently shoving the pipe, one end of which struck Dunstan, Richard Pennaluna was struck in the-breast by a car in the North Star mine Wedoeslay evening. The car was eimpty,but nevertheless Pennaluna was knocked down and more er less cut,about the head and face. He is very gore about the-chest, but no serious results are anticipated. James Taunt,a miner in the employ of the North Star: Mining Co., while at work Wednesday was struck in one eye by u rock chip. The eye-ball was cut, but whether the vision is impaired or not we could not ascertain. As a toilet article, Ayer’s Hair Vigor stands unrivaled. It cleanses the scalp and remoyes dandruff, cures itching humors, restores the original color-io faded and gray hair and promotes its growth. . MASONIC NOTICE. Special Meeting. There will be a meeting of Nevada Lodge, No. 13, F. and A. M., WedD evening, at 744 o’clock. A full attendance of members is desired. Visiting brethren are cordially invited. C. C. Wkisensuraer, Master. f24-lw . R, G. McCurenan, Secretary. ABOVE THE PLAINS. The Superiority of the Foothills for Pastora/ Pursuits. * In 1850, Hepler, the author of ‘‘The Impending Crisis,’’ published a book entitled, “Land of Gold.” In the latter work he-asserted that thé agricultural products of California: never could be sufficient to sustain a large population, The foothill regions” of the State were des¢ribed as barren and unproductive, and the only land which ever could be profitably farmed was described as a few narrow strips lying along the water’ courses. Governor Shannon of Ohio; afterwards Governor of Kansas, made ‘a somewhat similar statement in regard to this State. Time has not only shown the falsity of these statements, but has demonstrated that California is one ot the best farming States of the Union. The variety of climate and soil enables the farmer to prodice successfully the grains and fruits of the temperate and torrid zone. We are now not only producing enougli to supply our own people and thosé-of ‘adjoining states, but are making large shipments to foreign countries. ‘The agricultural interesta-of the State are as yet in infancy. Thousands of acres of arable land have never been touched by plough or-hoe. In no State has the farmer been compelled do labor under such disadvantage, as in California. The lands have been covered by numerous adverse titles, and until these were settled, mien did not feel like sponding money in improving the soil or making comfortable homes. “Crops were planted year after year upon the same ground. This system would, in u few. years, exhaust almost any land, but the average yield of ceryils kept up, and in spite of all the disadvantages, wherever the farmer toiled_the soil produced abundantly. In early times,,many thought with the parties whose opinions are giver in-this article, that the foothills could never be made profitable for farming, but as the grouitds in the vaHeys wer occupiedthe. farmer began to tr; the foothills, and they were~soon covered with waving grain to theirvery summits. Every spot of bare ground and every-hill-side was found to yieltha bounteous reward to labor, until now the foothills rival the valleys in their products. Fruits and vegetables ef all kinds are’ profitably raised and fortunes have been made. Throughout the foothill regions of the State, almost every miner’s cabin is surrounded by a thrifty vegetable garden and almost hidden from view by the beautiful frurt trees. The vine flourishes in the foothill districts and we confidently believe the time will come wheu every hill-side will be dotted with green vineyards, from which wine wili be sent to every part of the world. This branch of agriculture is‘yet in its infancy, but the wines of California have already obtained a world-wide reputation, and are continually growing in favor as our citizens become more expert in their manufacture. No part-of the State is so favorable to the cultivation of the vine as the foothills, The mining interests of the State have absorbedl so much interest that but little attention has yet been given t agriculture in the foothills, but the time has come when this branch of industry is to receive the attention it demands. Naturé has done all that man could wish, and where labor i expended a good result is sure to follow. Sheprerreerre—erer A ities sere omnes Roses in February.’ In various yards about town are rosé bushea which are getting a good ready on to bloom out in all their glory, These roses need no protection, no hot house ~culture, and do not even get the common culture they deserve. They bave been stuck into the ground, and toid to go it alone after that. Now when man needs do bat littl., and nature is willing to do so much and so many strangers froin far off lands are coming to see us and ow surroundings, would it not be aa well to ‘slick up’? a little, to use an expressive Yunkee phrase? A variety of well chosen shrubbery and bulbous rooted flowering plants, look well in front of houses. A very, common house can be made attractive by well disposed trees, shrubs and flowers. The arrangements that display taste in the surroundings of a house, give it a beauty it could not possess without. Chere is no better time than the present toclear up places, remove all rubbish, prepare them for a little cultivation. Remember, nature will require a little, even in this country. It will not do the whole itself, but as it only requires a very 6light. assistance, night it not be valuable, not only as a matter of taste and beauty, but asa matter, of money, to aid her in her efforts? Over-exértion is not healthy, but you might do something for your pluces—something to ‘beautify them. Not too much, but just give nature a gentle jog, you know, * No other spring medicine has won for itself such universal confidence as Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, It is the most powerfal. combination of yegetable alteratives ever offered to the public, and is acknowledzed by the medical profession to be thé-best blood purfier. <2 Lost. Part of a gentleman’s gold-watch chain with a locket attached. ° Please return to this office. tf " Notice to Creditors. All persons indebted tome for supplies purchased at the Plaza . Feed offic: and éettle their accounts before the same are put intothe bands of “a collector. j19-tf Can, R. Oxarxx.‘directed to the County Treasurer and Pstart-a —poultry ranch, Store are requested to, call at the Post. LELINQUENT TAXES. The Essence of the Law Concerning the Sale of Property Therefor. coe Next-Monday, atthe courthouse in this city, will begin the sale of property on which State and county taxes are delinquent. As the law reads, if there is nd purchaser in good faith for property. advertised for sale for delinquent taxes on the first day that the property is advertised for sale, then when the property is offered thereafter for sale, and there is no purchaser in good faith of the same, the whole amount of the property assessed shall be struck off to the people of the State as the purcliaser, and the duplicate certificate tiled by him in his office, In case property assessed ‘for taxes is purchased by the State;it shall be assessed the next year for taxes in the same manner as if it had’ not been 30 purchased, . But it shall not be exposed for sale, andthe sale thereof under such assessment shall be adjourned until the term of redemption shall have expired. In cased property is-sold to the State as purchaser, and is subsequently assessed, no person shall be permitted to redeem from such sale, except upon payment also of the amount of such subsequent assessment, costs, fees anu interests—interest is charged at the rate of two per cent per month from the time of delinquency. Whenever the Staté* shall become the purchaser of property sold. for taxes, and shall secure-a grant—of the game, the State Board of Equalization may direct the Distriet Attorney of the county, or the Attorney General, to bring action to recover possession. 0 the same. In case of judgment for the recovery of the same, the Board of Equalization may order the proparty so recovered. to. be sold by the County Treasurer, and a grant from the people of the State, executed: by the County Treasurer to the purchaser, shall convey all the interest of the State in such. property ;. but no bid shall be received at such sale for les than twice the amount of all taxes ee ~~ HERE AND THERE. 4 Brief Record of Various Matters. of Local Interest. tee The Intrepids of Marysville and the Boss of the Roads will play base ball at Watt Park-temerrow, The old Caza place on Osborn Hill, Grass Valley townshjp, was sold this week to a Nevada City man. Mr. O’Loughlin of Colfax, better aknown as‘‘the fish man,’’ was in town yesterday with a load of trout. Robert Huckins is planting several hundred raisin grape-vines on his ranch a mile from North San Juan. A revolver was stolen Thursday night from the show window of R. D. Finnie's hardware store at Grass Vallev. Seven members of the high school of this city on, Thursday paid a visit to the graduating class of the Grass Valley kigh school. The public schools at this city closed at two o’clock Thursday in order to let the pupils attend the election of josskeeper at Chinatown, The Organ debating society of young men at Thursday evening’s meeting discussed the question, ‘Resolved, Chat a mustache is ornamental to a young man.” The affirmative won. says: H. Hl. Buhring has stretched a telegraph wire from _his .storehouse to: he National Hotel and from the hatter place to his residence on Cherokee street. ‘ The earrings advertised in this paper as having been lost between Washington schoolhouse and B. F. Chomas’s store, were yesterday returned to their owner, a little girl having found them. Five hundred wild plum trees have been shipped from the neighborhood Washington inthis county to the jan-Luis Obispo-ranch of Alf Tregidgo & Compay, and they will be grafted into tame plums, Part of the Wednesday edition of the Cruckee Republican was printed on rose-tinted bookpaper, owing to the lelay in the arrival of asupply of the ordinary printing paper that had been yrdered by the publisher, évied upon such property, and all in ‘erest, cost and expense up to the date of such sale. A redemption of the property sold may be made by the »wner;or any party in interest, within six months from the date of the Achave. : POLL TAXES, Every male inhabitant of this State over 21 years of age and under 60 must annually pay a poll tax of $2; provided the same be paid prior tothe prior to that time then it shall be $3; and if not paid prior to the second Monday in January it will be $4, and it constitutes a lien upon the property issessed to such person, to attach irom the first Monday in March in vich year; and must be collected in the-same manner and at the ‘samé time as delinquent taxes are collected. ——— --—+ 000 ~--——— Chicago Park Improvements. A Colfax correspondent of the Auburn Republican says; Many improveiments are going on at Chicago Park Mr, Stafford has ten acres plowed and is ready to begin planting. He has finished his barn and will commence his residence at once.’ Mr. Sailor also has ten acres under the plow and the trees on the ground. Mesars., Trail) and Cox are also improving and will Mr. Huoacheck came from Chicago this week and will set about improving a twentyacre tract belonging to Mr. Buchman, Mr. H., will build-as soon as possible and open a general merchandise store. A petition has been sent in to have a postoffice at the Park and Mr. H, is to have charge of it, Chinese contractors from San Francisco are arranging with the managers to burn: brick on the ground and agree to furnish No, 1} brick for $8 a thousand, man QO A Tumble-Down Schoolhouse. According to the Republican, the public schoolhouse at Truckee is a disgrace to that town. The Republican says: The building is fast crumbling to decay and not‘only is it a-ruin, but tis wholly unfit for school purposes It is so old and rotten that any sum cf money spent in its repair would be the same as thrown away. Whatthe town needs is a new and substantial building, one which would be an ornament to Truckee, and so arranged as to be pirfectly adapted to the needs of education, Oa omc Helping the Right Side, To help the right side is not only commendable ifi a general point of view, but ia judicious and prudent when that help is enlisted in behalf of the right side of the body, just over the lower ribs in the region of the liver, The most efficient help is afforded by Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, an anti-bilious medicine of comparable efficacy. Inaction of the_liver is accompanied by constipation, sickheadache, furred tongue, nausea, occasional vertigo, an unpleasant breath, yellowness of the skin and ball ofthe eye. Ihe author of these symptoms, liver complaint, routed by the Bitters is accompanied by them in its flight. Fever and ague, which always: involves the liver, dyspepsia rheumatism, debility and kidney troubles are all maladies to the early relief and fina! cure of which this standard medicine is adapted. Don’t use it by fits and starts, but. systematically, that its full effects may result in a perfeet restoration of health, ~ ee Liver Complaint? Shiloh’s Vitalizer by Oarr Bros. r tirst Monday in July; but if, not paid Witt you suffer with Dyspepsia and . P@ ready, trustees will be interested in ‘the special inducements offtrad by The J. Dewing Company, 420 Bush itreet San Francisco, This well-known The San Juan Times of yesterday . Now that the school library fund is. + think T know where these A NASTY TRICK, Ancient Poultry and Beef in a Miner's : Spring. For some months past H. Clendenen of Randolph Flat has obtained wa. ter for house use direct from a spring. Several times a dam was built by his wife to back up the flow, and ‘each time the dam has been torn down by other parties. Last Saturday afternoon, it is claimed, the dam was again thrown out and a partially decayed chicken was poked down into the orifice from which the water boiled up. The fowl was removed and the dam replaced. Sunday the dead chicken and an ancient beef’s head were found in the spring. As soon as the neighbora—a number of whom occasionally used the water—heard what: had been done they went tothe spring and saw for themselves. Much £ idignation was expressed against the unknown perpetrator of the outrage. That night the foreign matter was removed, probably by the same hands that put it there, The Clendenen family assert that they know who committed the deed, but so far as has been ascertained they have no positive evidence as to the identity of the person or persons. Superviser Bropy Replies. Tho Grass Valley Tidings in an article published a few days ago accused Supervisor M, Brophy of going back on pledges he made when canvassing for votes. Mr. Brophy in the course of a letter to the Times writes as follows: i rae ‘‘New, in answer to the above, I pronounce the whole of it, so far as it relates to me and my promises, a tissue of lies from beginning to end. During my candidacy for the office of Supervisor I never made a promise to any one that I would: build a bridge Across the stream meéntioned, or any other stream in the county, and I challenge any man to face me and say that I did; and I here brand any man who says that I made such a statement asaliar. I dislike newspapercontroversies, but I will not stand byand be lied about without kicking lies originated ; and now I say to the parties that they must retract or take the consequences.”’ “A Fast Run. house offers tosupply our schools, at special city rates, the best of everything in the school line. See their vatalogue. The New Chinatown. The new Chinese quarters are about the same here .as everywhere else in the State. In their indoor life the Chinese are certainly.the filthiest set of mortals on earth, not excepting Diggers, thougli_there are some exceptions to the rule. In the construction of buildings they consider ventilation, light, comfort or neatiess unnecessary. In many of their dene the apartments are dark, cold and danip, but they are generally cleanly in their persons. ‘There are, in their new quarters on the bedrock, two or three small —restaurants. None of them would be likely to excite the appetite of an American by their appointments, but an examination of the kitchen would satisfy one that the Chinese are adepts in the culinary art, They ex cel in pastry and in cooking fowld or hogs. Chinamen go'the whole hog’’ in.cooking, anddo the whole job in such a manner to give the outside a rich” mahogany polish. There are about the same number of gambling houses as restaurants, and Chinamen being inveterate gamblers keep them well patronized. Probably the entire Chinese populition ofthe city is between 250 and 300 at. most, including men, women and children. A visit to their houses is not calculated to impress any one with an exalted idea of ‘these people, or demonstrate that they are a good element of population. ee . An extraordinary offer to all wanting employment. We want live, energetic, agents in every county in the United States and Canada to sell a patent article of great merit, on its merits, ‘An article having a large sale paying over 100 per cent. profit,. having no competition, and on which the agent is protected in the exclusive sale by a deed given for each and evéry county he may secure from us. With all these advantages té our agents, and the fact that itis an article that can be-sold to every house owner, it might not be necessary to make ‘‘an ‘extraordinary offer’ to secure good agents at once, but we have concluded to make it to show, not only our confidence in the merits of. our invention, but in its salability by any agent that will handle it with energy. Our agents now at work are making from $150 to $300 a month clear, and this fact makes it safe for us to make our offer to all who are out of employment. Any agent that will give our business a thirty day’s trial and failto clear at least $100 in this time, above all expenses, can return all goods unsold .to us and we will refund the money paid for them, No such employer of agents ever dared to make such offers, nor would we if we did not know that we have ayents now making nore than double this amount. Our large descriptive circulars explain our offer fully, and these we wish to send to everyone out of employment who will send us three one cent stamps for postage. Send at once and secure the agency in. time for the boom, and go to work on the terms named in our extraordinary offer, 2 Address, at once, Nationa, Nove.ty Co., ° 514 Smithfield St., Pittsburgh, » 424 3m Taat hacking cough can be so quickis guaranteed to cure you. For sale) ly cured by Shiloh’s Cure. We guarantee it. For sale at Carr Pros. « The Truckee Republican says: A remarkabley fast run was made from Oakland to Blue Canyon.on the Central Pacific road Sunday afternoon. The ‘listance, 230 miles, was covered in five hours by a special train sent out by the Oceanic Steamship Company. The average running time is forty-six miles an hour, including stops, and one stretch of 167 miles was made in three hours. This time has rarely been equalled on the American continent. The train was sent out so that the Australian mails would not haye to lie over in New York two days, en route to England. At 5:30 rv. M. the fast overland train was overtakenandthe mail transferred. The special had the right of way and made the same distance in five hours that. the regulardid in nine. A Railread Wanted. ae Says the San Juan Times of yesterday: This township is in the Bartlett pear belt, A part of the township is within. the citrus belt, and yet we don’t hear that anybody ‘is setting out ~ pear trees .or any other kindof fruit trees in this vicinity. Cause, for want of a market or of means of getting our fruit to a market after the crop has matured. Give usa railroad to Nevada City, Wheatland or Marysville and we will beat the world in raising pears, apples, plums, peaches, apricots and cherries. We can raise better pears and apples here, and more of them to an acre, than can be produced :elsewhere. Land can be had here from $1.50 to $20 an acre. Cannot Find . the Hole. The Grass Valley Union “of yesterday says: An aerolite was seen to fall on the ranch of Joseph Benivert, on the lower.Colfax road, a few nights ago, An object like that should have made a conspicuous hole in the ground, probably pulled the hole in along with it. rennet 2O0e—— Killed by a Cave. William Barrett, an old resident ‘of Chip’s Flat, Sierra county, was caved on Wednesday and instantly killed at his mine, He leaves a daughter in England and a son who was with him. He was a native of Cornwall. NN er ne eee eee ae A Woman's Discovery. “Another wonderful discovery has been made and that too by a lady in this county, Disease fastened ite clutches upon her and for seyen years she withstood its severest tests, but her vital organs were undermined and death seemed immineit.' For th months she coughed incessant) could not sleep. She bought ot ma bottle of Dr. King’s New D for Consumption and was so much relieved on taking the first dose that she slept all night and with one bottle hag — been miraculously cured. Her name is Mrs, Luther Lutz.” Thus write W. C. Hamrick & Co., of Shelby, N. ©, ° Get a free trial bottle at Carr Bros,’ Drug Store. When baby was sitk, we gave her Castoria, When she was aebild, she erted for i When she bécame Miss,she clung to Castoria When she had Children, she gave them (Castoria , \ Pals ‘ t but as none is reported, the aerolite®

8 ~——_ . gingly if desired, Inquire at this e ‘ “3 ES eth adee eet eee The Daily Transcript. SATURDAY. FEB. 26. 1888. They Were Boys Together, Charles E. Mulloy of the Broad street provision emporium yesterday presented the Transcript.scribe witl. a can of Snowflake sugar corn packed by Charles P. Mattock of Portland at the town of Buldwin, Maine, and to say it proved to be extra-delicious corn would not be an exaggeration of fact. ‘Mr. Mattocks,who is a promi nent and successful lawyer, and Mr. Mulloy were boys together. They were room-mates and therefore ‘chume when pursuing their studies preparatory to entering college. Since: those days they have drifted wide apart, but although the breadth of a; continent Separates them they have never lost that regard for each other which marked their boyhood days, and they now enjoy looking forward tothe hope that some day they may meet and talk over the long ago. . Culture of the Frog. John Hyer, steward of the National Hotel, and who enjoys a State-wide reputation as a first-class ‘caterer, has struck a new scheme for winning renown and wealth. Across a tract of foothill fruit-land in which he recently became an owner courses a never failing’ stream of water. John proposes to utilize it by establishing a frog-farm there and engaging extensively in the culture of the succulent batrachians. He has promised thut in case he organizes a joint stock company to carry on the enterprise he will let in all the newspaper men’ o} . the county on the ground-floor,_and . take the value of the stock distributed to them ont in write-ups boonting.the scheme. An Afficted Young Man. James F. Douglass, who has been engaged in the hide business at Bakersfield, Kern county, arrived here Thursday evening. He had to be carried en a cot from the railroad station to the residence of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norval Douglass. Besides suffering fe.m . rheumatism, the young gentleman is much afflicted by the result of an accidental injury re ceived some three‘months ago, when a friend in handling a sledge acciden‘tally struck him on the head ‘cau ing him to fall down a bank and strike his spine in such a way as to badly bruise it. Water Rates Fixed. At Thursday night’s meeting of the City Trustees only Messrs. Mills, Locklin and Gaylord were present. Mr. Gaylord was chosen Clerk protem. The Water Company’s report was read and placed on file. Water rates for the ’ coming year were fixed the same as they now are, excepting that the irrigating rates were made $5, $10 and $15 instead of $10 and $15. The ordinance will soon appear in the advertising columns of the city papers. ———______~+#@e-o —. Rich Strike at the Dethi. E. Spafford of the Delhi mine near Columbia Hill was in town yesterday. A deposit of the richest ore ever found in the Delhi was etruck Thursday. The quartz contained so much gold it was with great difficulty removed from the ledge, and in pulling it out there followed it stringers of solid gold from six inches to a foot long. A few tons of it would be enough to make every person in the county rich were it divided around generally. A Good Investment. C.P.Loughridge and David Douglass have purchased through the agency of Archie Nivens 143 acres of land joising the Chicago Park tract on the west and about a mile from Kress’s station. It has an easterly slope and is well adapted to horticulture, Just after the young gentlemen had completed the purchase, but before the papers were all drawn up, they were offered a bonus of $500 for their bargain and refused it. A Twenty Minute Case. H. ‘Trevaskis was acquitted in Justice Wadsworth’s court yesterday alternoon of a charge of battery upon Joe Dibbon. It took twenty, minutes to impanel the jury, examine the two witnesses.and get a verdict. District Attorney Long conducted the prosecution. The defendant had no lawyer. In Favor of Plaintiff. Justice Sowden yesterday decided in favor of plaintifl.in the two cases of J. H, Hamilton vs. A, H.-Underwood, to recover, personal property. His honor ordered a return of the property to plaintiff orin lieu thereof damages in the sum of $200 in one case and $209 in the other, oe A Diploma From New Orleans. John T. Morgan yesterday — a ‘diploma of merit” from the North, Central and South Amercian Exposition in acknowledgment of the exhibit made by him atthe World’s Fair at New Orleans in 1885 and 1886 of photographs of Nevada City taken in 1853 and 1880. : Hines of the City Marshal, City Marshal Eddy, who has heen in ill health for some time past, but managed to keep around and attend to ~ his official duties, was obliged to go to ‘ped Thursday. Yesterday he was feeling somewhat better, and it is hoped that he will soon be allright again. 2 Roome to Rent. Three pleasant furnished rooms to _ yent on Broad street. Will be rented SAN FRANCISCO LETTER. A Cesspool of Official Corruption and Disease— Spiritua'ism—Theatricals, San Francisco, Feb. 23,1887. Eprror Transcripet—San Francisco today stands face to face with the evil results of official corruption, and as usual the powers that be judiciously (from a political standpoint) refrain from going behind the returns, as it were, or in plainer words official attention is directed at the result rather than the cause of the present smallpox epidemic raging here. This is a matter that is of vital importance to hot only the whole of the State of Galifornia, but to, the Pacific coast and the United States. And it is high time that the true state of affairs should be before the proper National and State official that steps may be taken for the protection of the people at large. The facts, as an investigation will show, are that the dread disease has been imported into this city by water, mainly from China diid the Sandwich Islands. The big steamers plying bethis and those countries are huge and costly affairs, and when one or more of them are tied up under quarantine regulations the company (Pacific mail, or mayhap the Oriental) suffers no inconsiderable loss. sooner does a vessel enter this port with. smallpox on board than the company officials make ‘it worth the while of some one to see that the quarar tine regulations, etc., are lightly enforced. The ship goes into quarantine fora fow days, the steerage passengers (poor as a rule) are transferred to a hulk, the cabin (rich) are soon released, and the quarantine officer in a day fumigates the ship capable --of Faccommodating 1000 passengers and 4000 tons of freight. The vessel then comes into the dock and in the course of a short time some of the men: engaged in discharging her cargo are taken down with smallpox and-San Francisco Lecomes subject to an epidemic, Later on the interior of the State begins to suffer, and various committees are obliged to expend large sums of money to stamp out the disease that could originally have been easily controlled but for the fact that a corporationregardless of the lives and comfort of the people, by corrupt means saved to its stockholders an insignificant sum comparatively speaking. Dr. McAllister, the present quarantine officer, can probably tell mote of the story, but it is hardly probable that he will, It was under his former administration that this city was some years ago visited by the scourge when over 3000 people dicd before the epidemic was brought under control by theenergetic expenditure of large sums of the public money. It has been but afew days since he within a short time of her arrival. Che public raised such a howl of indignation that the Board of Health actually felt obliged to order the vessel back into quarantine and to read Dr. McAllister a reprimand. Governor Waterman, knowing the rottenness of the city and county health officials, recently endeavored to get rid of them: by appointing a new board, but the courts stepped in and prevented. As the matter is ol vital importance to State and nation, the State and National Boards should take action of some kind. _This being a port of entry, there should be some way in w.ich the desired object could be accomplished. THE OTHER WORLD. It has not been many years since spiritualism was considered a direct product of his santanic majesty, and those of that faith were looked down upon with contempt and aversion. Al] of this has gradually changed until now Spiritualism and its kindred isms is considered by the public as a something which there ‘‘is something in,”’ but just what no one but the elect into know. At any rate the cause, science~or whatever it is, is rapidly recruiting a strong following and it ‘ir estimated that.in this city at the present time there.are fully 11,000 avowed believers, while-as 1:any more are investigating the subject.with the purpose of finding out the “truth. Among these latter is your correspondent whois as far from admitting the truthfulness of spiritualistic claim: as he is from joining in with those who ridicule without investiyating. That there is a phenomena in connection with the cause goes wi(hout dispute. It is equally true that unscrupulous so-called mediums are plentiful who by fraud and chicanery dupe the credulous out of hard earned dollars. This is no difficult feat whea aided by mechanical devices such as are used in cabinet materialization and slate writing tricks; but when one by words out of the mouth of a stranger is convinced there need be no lurking suspicion that there may be trickery. The people-of Nevada county will probably very sooa have an opportunity of judging for themselves in this matter. John Slater, who is acknowlelged to be the finest platform test medium in the world, and: who at present is listened to with rapt uttention-by thousands of San Franciscans, aiinounced from his platform last Sunday that his controls told him to go to Nevada county. WILL COME HERE, As your two principal towns are Nevada City and Grass Valley he presumably will visit those places. Slater’s tests even to a skeptic are of the most convincing character.” He gives no long string of names that may have been gleaned from yawning graveyards, ete., and which someone n the audience is expected to volun-. tarily recognize. On the contrary, he @ To prevent this no . , permitted an infected-vessel_to-dock+ gives a correct recital of scenes and incidents in the lives of those before him, describes spirit or dead friends or relatives, tells of their peculiarities, etc., and frequently carries communications from the dead, to the living. Instead -of asking some one to recog nize the test he points out some one in the’ audience and says, ‘‘You I am talking to.” If the test is not recognized he gives more and more until it is left beyond a doubt: “It is your brother’ who comes to you. He passed out of this life—lets see, one, two, three,four, five, yes five years ago. He wasshot in Utah. You have been anxious to hear from hini. He says that the paper you have looked for is of great value, and you wi.! find it in the possession of so and so. Will you come back and acknowledge if I am right?’’’This was a characteristic test given one Sunday, andon the following Sunday the gentlen-an receiving it appeared in the hall atid said that he had found the paper as he was told and that it was of great value to him This is but one out of many of such tests. This with gthers was investigated and the writer is in a position to say that the test was fair and above board. Slater uses no ‘‘stock’’ tests, never repeats himself, and his peculiar work. is of such @ character as to pre‘clude all idea of trickery or collusion. SKEPTICS AMAZED. He is as quick~as as a flash, picks out indiscriminately from the audience those he gives tests to, and even the skeptics are amazed and unable to offer an explanation. : He is listened to by all classes and amony his friends are Leland Stanford, Judge Amos T. Adams, the Rev. Drs. Thomas.. and Larimer ot Chicago, and Hyatt Smith of Brooklyn, and Judge Barnum of the Demoeratic National Committee. The Re= ligio-Philosophical Journal of Chicago endorses. him very highly. Major John W. Rathbone’ publicly stated that Slater whils a perfect stranger “to him prophesied his appointment as U. 8. Consul to Paris, and it is well known that one year ago nearly Dr. [yrrill of this city died within twentyfour hours of the time Slater had predicted. Tyrrill three or four months prior to his death visited Slater, and he afterward laughingly told his fridnds of the prediction. Slater is but twenty-seven years of age, tall and slender, and his smooth face gives him a very boyish appearance, Your réaders will miss.a rich treat should they fail to héar this phenomenal wonder, THEATRICAL, Since the inauguration of the tencent shows’ with drama, variety and opera for the amusement of the masses the legitimate theaters have not had their customary soft thing of former . years, and now it takes a strong company to draw profitable houses, and the play itself must have some merit. These cheap places offer their wares in an attractive manner and they all are doing a big business —making money hand over fist, The Baldwin with Booth and Barrett will open in two weeks at popular prices—$3, $2 and $1. ‘They will be followed by Mrs. Brown-Potter, then Mrs. Langtry. At present Conreid’s opera troupe in the Gypsy Baron is drawing well. The Dark Secret at the California hada phenomenal run and the management. reaped a rich harvest. ‘The tank of water was the attraction. An amusing incident occurred there a lew evenings since. Mrs. Roberts took the part of the heroine during the latter’s illness. She could swim like a duck “during the days of her zirlhood, but she forgot that she had aot practiced in anything larger than a bath tub for many years. In the course of the play LewisMorrison, according to his lines, pitched the lovely Mrs. Roberts into/the water. -That lady found she fad forgotten how to swim and she went to the bottom like a rogk. Morrison ‘yelled like a Comanche Indian’ for the boat to hurry up and there was a rescue-in-dead earnest, much to the gratification. of the audience. ‘ MISCELLANEOUS, . San Francisco for the year 1887 did fifty percent. more busine-s than during any former year. The outlook for this year is very favorable for a further increase all on account of the rapid tilling up of the State. San Francisco still retains the lead in the-way of cable lines. The Powell itreet line crossing the city from north to south will be formally opened next month, and ground for a. cable will soon be broken on the Howard street line. é ‘ The sun is rapidly drying up the mud and eastern. ‘Visitors are able to better appreciate California climute.~ SuLPHURETS. Sold to Sacramentans, The Pingree ranch, situated near Banner mountain and consisting of 350 acres of excellent land, has been sold by D. E. Morgan and partners, who recently purchased it, toa company of Sacramento gentlemen wiio paid for it a liberal advance onthe original price {be Sacramentans will arrange for developing the horticultural possibilities of the property, which is admirably adapted to fruit growing. Se a ee ee neem I eae catarrh for ten years, and in January brought a bottle of Ely’s Cream Balm at PD, M. Stockman’s Pioneer Drug store and have had but little trouble since. It is the best remedy I ever tried.—Jas. L, Ander son, Suisun, Cal. — =o An Agent Wanted To handle the Standard Sewing Ma‘chine. The lightest and quickest running machine. Good ifiducements given. Address L, H. Scrivener, Postoflice, Nevada City. 4 PERSONAL MENTION. Socialand Other Notes About People. Old * and Young. W. H. Jones of Sacramerito was. in town yesterday, Mrs. Abbie Cowing returned yesterday from San Diego. eee Judge Walling went below on yesterday morning’s train. i _W.F. Hargis came down from the San Jose mine yesterday. Frank J. Cook of Downieville “came down on yesterday’s,stage, T. J. Lyons, pédagogue at Forest Springs, was in town yesterdaye W. M. Crutcher, Internal Revenue Collector, was in town yesterday. George Mclver, who has been to Forest Hill, was in town yesterday. KE. F. Rosenthal-returned yesterday roma business tripto San Francisco. Géorge Robinson, who rezently wentto San Diego-en a visit, has returned. W. B. Meek of Camptonville spent night before last at-thiscity, returning home yesterday. F, Vinson, the broom;maker . of Gridley, was here yesterday witha load of tis wares. M. T. Lawrence, superintendent. of the Delhi mine, came dewn! from Graniteville yesterday. re Mrs. F. Feister arrived Thursday evening from San Francisco, aad yesterday went to Graniteville. H. Gundelfinger of. San Francisco, representing a wholesale mercantile firm, was in town yesterday. ¥. Curtis of San Francisco was here yesterday adjusting the loss by the burning of J. N. Ivey’s house. P. Foley and Wm. Oliver of Graniteville came to the county seat Thursday afternoon and returned home yesterMiss Barrett, who has been here for some time on a visit to Mrs. Sk-—V. flunter, returns today to/her home at Sausalito. . R. P. Mott of Forest City arrived here. Thursday and will remain a few days. Heisin poor health and Dr. Hunt is treating him. ©, Thompson. of San-Francigco-arrived here yesterday and will remain a few days for the purpose of viewing the Bartlett pear belt. H. D. Whittum, postmaster at Blue Tent, and Ditch Agent Hagar of the same place were viewing the sights of the county seat yesterday. Jacob Weissbein, the Grass Valley banker, returned this week from a three weeks’ visit; to San Francisco, Fresno, Stockton and other places. A party of ladies and gentlemen met at C. E. Mulloy’s house Thursday evening to try the new game culled ‘*Louisa.’? They votedit a success. Al. Lamping, a Nevada City young man who recently went below in seurch of employment, has secured a position in the freight depot at Sacramento. : E, 8. Campbell, who has been here fer: two weeks past assisting the Secretary of the Land dnd I[mprovement Association, returned yesterday to Sacramento. Wm. Browning and family have removed from the cottage on Boulder street where they have been living to the house on National alley belonging to the Blasauf estate, : F, W. Parlin and 8.:J. Fraser of Virginia City arrived bere Thursday evening and went-up country: on yesterday’s Sierra county stage, their destination keing Camptonville. . Mrs". M,.Howard and daughter of Oakland arrived here Thursday evening and yesterday morning left for Downieville where they formerly resided. Mrs, Howard is a sister of Mrs. H. Spaulding of Downieviile. Louis Conrath, foreman of the Bonanza Ranch below Smartsville, was in town yesterday. He says the Bonanza orange orchard was not injured by the vold weather of a few weeks ago, neither were the trees of other orange growers in the neighborhood of Smartsville. Mining Accidents at Grass-Valtey. The Tidings chronicles-the following accident to Grass’ Valley miners: Alfred Jenkins, Jr., on ‘Tuesday went to work in his father’s stead at the ‘gravel mine of Cunningham & Co.,adjoining the Pet. Mr, Jenkins, br., was incapacitated several days ago by being struck on'the head by a tub while working in the shaft, The son is now nursing three tovs of the left foot, mashed by a falling rock. While repairing a section of water pipe at the Idaho mine, on Wednesday, Thomus Dunstan suffered a bad gash-in the forehead by reason of a fellow-workman without warning violently shoving the pipe, one end of which struck Dunstan, Richard Pennaluna was struck in the-breast by a car in the North Star mine Wedoeslay evening. The car was eimpty,but nevertheless Pennaluna was knocked down and more er less cut,about the head and face. He is very gore about the-chest, but no serious results are anticipated. James Taunt,a miner in the employ of the North Star: Mining Co., while at work Wednesday was struck in one eye by u rock chip. The eye-ball was cut, but whether the vision is impaired or not we could not ascertain. As a toilet article, Ayer’s Hair Vigor stands unrivaled. It cleanses the scalp and remoyes dandruff, cures itching humors, restores the original color-io faded and gray hair and promotes its growth. . MASONIC NOTICE. Special Meeting. There will be a meeting of Nevada Lodge, No. 13, F. and A. M., WedD evening, at 744 o’clock. A full attendance of members is desired. Visiting brethren are cordially invited. C. C. Wkisensuraer, Master. f24-lw . R, G. McCurenan, Secretary. ABOVE THE PLAINS. The Superiority of the Foothills for Pastora/ Pursuits. * In 1850, Hepler, the author of ‘‘The Impending Crisis,’’ published a book entitled, “Land of Gold.” In the latter work he-asserted that thé agricultural products of California: never

could be sufficient to sustain a large population, The foothill regions” of the State were des¢ribed as barren and unproductive, and the only land which ever could be profitably farmed was described as a few narrow strips lying along the water’ courses. Governor Shannon of Ohio; afterwards Governor of Kansas, made ‘a somewhat similar statement in regard to this State. Time has not only shown the falsity of these statements, but has demonstrated that California is one ot the best farming States of the Union. The variety of climate and soil enables the farmer to prodice successfully the grains and fruits of the temperate and torrid zone. We are now not only producing enougli to supply our own people and thosé-of ‘adjoining states, but are making large shipments to foreign countries. ‘The agricultural interesta-of the State are as yet in infancy. Thousands of acres of arable land have never been touched by plough or-hoe. In no State has the farmer been compelled do labor under such disadvantage, as in California. The lands have been covered by numerous adverse titles, and until these were settled, mien did not feel like sponding money in improving the soil or making comfortable homes. “Crops were planted year after year upon the same ground. This system would, in u few. years, exhaust almost any land, but the average yield of ceryils kept up, and in spite of all the disadvantages, wherever the farmer toiled_the soil produced abundantly. In early times,,many thought with the parties whose opinions are giver in-this article, that the foothills could never be made profitable for farming, but as the grouitds in the vaHeys wer occupiedthe. farmer began to tr; the foothills, and they were~soon covered with waving grain to theirvery summits. Every spot of bare ground and every-hill-side was found to yieltha bounteous reward to labor, until now the foothills rival the valleys in their products. Fruits and vegetables ef all kinds are’ profitably raised and fortunes have been made. Throughout the foothill regions of the State, almost every miner’s cabin is surrounded by a thrifty vegetable garden and almost hidden from view by the beautiful frurt trees. The vine flourishes in the foothill districts and we confidently believe the time will come wheu every hill-side will be dotted with green vineyards, from which wine wili be sent to every part of the world. This branch of agriculture is‘yet in its infancy, but the wines of California have already obtained a world-wide reputation, and are continually growing in favor as our citizens become more expert in their manufacture. No part-of the State is so favorable to the cultivation of the vine as the foothills, The mining interests of the State have absorbedl so much interest that but little attention has yet been given t agriculture in the foothills, but the time has come when this branch of industry is to receive the attention it demands. Naturé has done all that man could wish, and where labor i expended a good result is sure to follow. Sheprerreerre—erer A ities sere omnes Roses in February.’ In various yards about town are rosé bushea which are getting a good ready on to bloom out in all their glory, These roses need no protection, no hot house ~culture, and do not even get the common culture they deserve. They bave been stuck into the ground, and toid to go it alone after that. Now when man needs do bat littl., and nature is willing to do so much and so many strangers froin far off lands are coming to see us and ow surroundings, would it not be aa well to ‘slick up’? a little, to use an expressive Yunkee phrase? A variety of well chosen shrubbery and bulbous rooted flowering plants, look well in front of houses. A very, common house can be made attractive by well disposed trees, shrubs and flowers. The arrangements that display taste in the surroundings of a house, give it a beauty it could not possess without. Chere is no better time than the present toclear up places, remove all rubbish, prepare them for a little cultivation. Remember, nature will require a little, even in this country. It will not do the whole itself, but as it only requires a very 6light. assistance, night it not be valuable, not only as a matter of taste and beauty, but asa matter, of money, to aid her in her efforts? Over-exértion is not healthy, but you might do something for your pluces—something to ‘beautify them. Not too much, but just give nature a gentle jog, you know, * No other spring medicine has won for itself such universal confidence as Ayer’s Sarsaparilla, It is the most powerfal. combination of yegetable alteratives ever offered to the public, and is acknowledzed by the medical profession to be thé-best blood purfier. <2 Lost. Part of a gentleman’s gold-watch chain with a locket attached. ° Please return to this office. tf " Notice to Creditors. All persons indebted tome for supplies purchased at the Plaza . Feed offic: and éettle their accounts before the same are put intothe bands of “a collector. j19-tf Can, R. Oxarxx.‘directed to the County Treasurer and Pstart-a —poultry ranch, Store are requested to, call at the Post. LELINQUENT TAXES. The Essence of the Law Concerning the Sale of Property Therefor. coe Next-Monday, atthe courthouse in this city, will begin the sale of property on which State and county taxes are delinquent. As the law reads, if there is nd purchaser in good faith for property. advertised for sale for delinquent taxes on the first day that the property is advertised for sale, then when the property is offered thereafter for sale, and there is no purchaser in good faith of the same, the whole amount of the property assessed shall be struck off to the people of the State as the purcliaser, and the duplicate certificate tiled by him in his office, In case property assessed ‘for taxes is purchased by the State;it shall be assessed the next year for taxes in the same manner as if it had’ not been 30 purchased, . But it shall not be exposed for sale, andthe sale thereof under such assessment shall be adjourned until the term of redemption shall have expired. In cased property is-sold to the State as purchaser, and is subsequently assessed, no person shall be permitted to redeem from such sale, except upon payment also of the amount of such subsequent assessment, costs, fees anu interests—interest is charged at the rate of two per cent per month from the time of delinquency. Whenever the Staté* shall become the purchaser of property sold. for taxes, and shall secure-a grant—of the game, the State Board of Equalization may direct the Distriet Attorney of the county, or the Attorney General, to bring action to recover possession. 0 the same. In case of judgment for the recovery of the same, the Board of Equalization may order the proparty so recovered. to. be sold by the County Treasurer, and a grant from the people of the State, executed: by the County Treasurer to the purchaser, shall convey all the interest of the State in such. property ;. but no bid shall be received at such sale for les than twice the amount of all taxes ee ~~ HERE AND THERE. 4 Brief Record of Various Matters. of Local Interest. tee The Intrepids of Marysville and the Boss of the Roads will play base ball at Watt Park-temerrow, The old Caza place on Osborn Hill, Grass Valley townshjp, was sold this week to a Nevada City man. Mr. O’Loughlin of Colfax, better aknown as‘‘the fish man,’’ was in town yesterday with a load of trout. Robert Huckins is planting several hundred raisin grape-vines on his ranch a mile from North San Juan. A revolver was stolen Thursday night from the show window of R. D. Finnie's hardware store at Grass Vallev. Seven members of the high school of this city on, Thursday paid a visit to the graduating class of the Grass Valley kigh school. The public schools at this city closed at two o’clock Thursday in order to let the pupils attend the election of josskeeper at Chinatown, The Organ debating society of young men at Thursday evening’s meeting discussed the question, ‘Resolved, Chat a mustache is ornamental to a young man.” The affirmative won. says: H. Hl. Buhring has stretched a telegraph wire from _his .storehouse to: he National Hotel and from the hatter place to his residence on Cherokee street. ‘ The earrings advertised in this paper as having been lost between Washington schoolhouse and B. F. Chomas’s store, were yesterday returned to their owner, a little girl having found them. Five hundred wild plum trees have been shipped from the neighborhood Washington inthis county to the jan-Luis Obispo-ranch of Alf Tregidgo & Compay, and they will be grafted into tame plums, Part of the Wednesday edition of the Cruckee Republican was printed on rose-tinted bookpaper, owing to the lelay in the arrival of asupply of the ordinary printing paper that had been yrdered by the publisher, évied upon such property, and all in ‘erest, cost and expense up to the date of such sale. A redemption of the property sold may be made by the »wner;or any party in interest, within six months from the date of the Achave. : POLL TAXES, Every male inhabitant of this State over 21 years of age and under 60 must annually pay a poll tax of $2; provided the same be paid prior tothe prior to that time then it shall be $3; and if not paid prior to the second Monday in January it will be $4, and it constitutes a lien upon the property issessed to such person, to attach irom the first Monday in March in vich year; and must be collected in the-same manner and at the ‘samé time as delinquent taxes are collected. ——— --—+ 000 ~--——— Chicago Park Improvements. A Colfax correspondent of the Auburn Republican says; Many improveiments are going on at Chicago Park Mr, Stafford has ten acres plowed and is ready to begin planting. He has finished his barn and will commence his residence at once.’ Mr. Sailor also has ten acres under the plow and the trees on the ground. Mesars., Trail) and Cox are also improving and will Mr. Huoacheck came from Chicago this week and will set about improving a twentyacre tract belonging to Mr. Buchman, Mr. H., will build-as soon as possible and open a general merchandise store. A petition has been sent in to have a postoffice at the Park and Mr. H, is to have charge of it, Chinese contractors from San Francisco are arranging with the managers to burn: brick on the ground and agree to furnish No, 1} brick for $8 a thousand, man QO A Tumble-Down Schoolhouse. According to the Republican, the public schoolhouse at Truckee is a disgrace to that town. The Republican says: The building is fast crumbling to decay and not‘only is it a-ruin, but tis wholly unfit for school purposes It is so old and rotten that any sum cf money spent in its repair would be the same as thrown away. Whatthe town needs is a new and substantial building, one which would be an ornament to Truckee, and so arranged as to be pirfectly adapted to the needs of education, Oa omc Helping the Right Side, To help the right side is not only commendable ifi a general point of view, but ia judicious and prudent when that help is enlisted in behalf of the right side of the body, just over the lower ribs in the region of the liver, The most efficient help is afforded by Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, an anti-bilious medicine of comparable efficacy. Inaction of the_liver is accompanied by constipation, sickheadache, furred tongue, nausea, occasional vertigo, an unpleasant breath, yellowness of the skin and ball ofthe eye. Ihe author of these symptoms, liver complaint, routed by the Bitters is accompanied by them in its flight. Fever and ague, which always: involves the liver, dyspepsia rheumatism, debility and kidney troubles are all maladies to the early relief and fina! cure of which this standard medicine is adapted. Don’t use it by fits and starts, but. systematically, that its full effects may result in a perfeet restoration of health, ~ ee Liver Complaint? Shiloh’s Vitalizer by Oarr Bros. r tirst Monday in July; but if, not paid Witt you suffer with Dyspepsia and . P@ ready, trustees will be interested in ‘the special inducements offtrad by The J. Dewing Company, 420 Bush itreet San Francisco, This well-known The San Juan Times of yesterday . Now that the school library fund is. + think T know where these A NASTY TRICK, Ancient Poultry and Beef in a Miner's : Spring. For some months past H. Clendenen of Randolph Flat has obtained wa. ter for house use direct from a spring. Several times a dam was built by his wife to back up the flow, and ‘each time the dam has been torn down by other parties. Last Saturday afternoon, it is claimed, the dam was again thrown out and a partially decayed chicken was poked down into the orifice from which the water boiled up. The fowl was removed and the dam replaced. Sunday the dead chicken and an ancient beef’s head were found in the spring. As soon as the neighbora—a number of whom occasionally used the water—heard what: had been done they went tothe spring and saw for themselves. Much £ idignation was expressed against the unknown perpetrator of the outrage. That night the foreign matter was removed, probably by the same hands that put it there, The Clendenen family assert that they know who committed the deed, but so far as has been ascertained they have no positive evidence as to the identity of the person or persons. Superviser Bropy Replies. Tho Grass Valley Tidings in an article published a few days ago accused Supervisor M, Brophy of going back on pledges he made when canvassing for votes. Mr. Brophy in the course of a letter to the Times writes as follows: i rae ‘‘New, in answer to the above, I pronounce the whole of it, so far as it relates to me and my promises, a tissue of lies from beginning to end. During my candidacy for the office of Supervisor I never made a promise to any one that I would: build a bridge Across the stream meéntioned, or any other stream in the county, and I challenge any man to face me and say that I did; and I here brand any man who says that I made such a statement asaliar. I dislike newspapercontroversies, but I will not stand byand be lied about without kicking lies originated ; and now I say to the parties that they must retract or take the consequences.”’ “A Fast Run. house offers tosupply our schools, at special city rates, the best of everything in the school line. See their vatalogue. The New Chinatown. The new Chinese quarters are about the same here .as everywhere else in the State. In their indoor life the Chinese are certainly.the filthiest set of mortals on earth, not excepting Diggers, thougli_there are some exceptions to the rule. In the construction of buildings they consider ventilation, light, comfort or neatiess unnecessary. In many of their dene the apartments are dark, cold and danip, but they are generally cleanly in their persons. ‘There are, in their new quarters on the bedrock, two or three small —restaurants. None of them would be likely to excite the appetite of an American by their appointments, but an examination of the kitchen would satisfy one that the Chinese are adepts in the culinary art, They ex cel in pastry and in cooking fowld or hogs. Chinamen go'the whole hog’’ in.cooking, anddo the whole job in such a manner to give the outside a rich” mahogany polish. There are about the same number of gambling houses as restaurants, and Chinamen being inveterate gamblers keep them well patronized. Probably the entire Chinese populition ofthe city is between 250 and 300 at. most, including men, women and children. A visit to their houses is not calculated to impress any one with an exalted idea of ‘these people, or demonstrate that they are a good element of population. ee . An extraordinary offer to all wanting employment. We want live, energetic, agents in every county in the United States and Canada to sell a patent article of great merit, on its merits, ‘An article having a large sale paying over 100 per cent. profit,. having no competition, and on which the agent is protected in the exclusive sale by a deed given for each and evéry county he may secure from us. With all these advantages té our agents, and the fact that itis an article that can be-sold to every house owner, it might not be necessary to make ‘‘an ‘extraordinary offer’ to secure good agents at once, but we have concluded to make it to show, not only our confidence in the merits of. our invention, but in its salability by any agent that will handle it with energy. Our agents now at work are making from $150 to $300 a month clear, and this fact makes it safe for us to make our offer to all who are out of employment. Any agent that will give our business a thirty day’s trial and failto clear at least $100 in this time, above all expenses, can return all goods unsold .to us and we will refund the money paid for them, No such employer of agents ever dared to make such offers, nor would we if we did not know that we have ayents now making nore than double this amount. Our large descriptive circulars explain our offer fully, and these we wish to send to everyone out of employment who will send us three one cent stamps for postage. Send at once and secure the agency in. time for the boom, and go to work on the terms named in our extraordinary offer, 2 Address, at once, Nationa, Nove.ty Co., ° 514 Smithfield St., Pittsburgh, » 424 3m Taat hacking cough can be so quickis guaranteed to cure you. For sale) ly cured by Shiloh’s Cure. We guarantee it. For sale at Carr Pros. « The Truckee Republican says: A remarkabley fast run was made from Oakland to Blue Canyon.on the Central Pacific road Sunday afternoon. The ‘listance, 230 miles, was covered in five hours by a special train sent out by the Oceanic Steamship Company. The average running time is forty-six miles an hour, including stops, and one stretch of 167 miles was made in three hours. This time has rarely been equalled on the American continent. The train was sent out so that the Australian mails would not haye to lie over in New York two days, en route to England. At 5:30 rv. M. the fast overland train was overtakenandthe mail transferred. The special had the right of way and made the same distance in five hours that. the regulardid in nine. A Railread Wanted. ae Says the San Juan Times of yesterday: This township is in the Bartlett pear belt, A part of the township is within. the citrus belt, and yet we don’t hear that anybody ‘is setting out ~ pear trees .or any other kindof fruit trees in this vicinity. Cause, for want of a market or of means of getting our fruit to a market after the crop has matured. Give usa railroad to Nevada City, Wheatland or Marysville and we will beat the world in raising pears, apples, plums, peaches, apricots and cherries. We can raise better pears and apples here, and more of them to an acre, than can be produced :elsewhere. Land can be had here from $1.50 to $20 an acre. Cannot Find . the Hole. The Grass Valley Union “of yesterday says: An aerolite was seen to fall on the ranch of Joseph Benivert, on the lower.Colfax road, a few nights ago, An object like that should have made a conspicuous hole in the ground, probably pulled the hole in along with it. rennet 2O0e—— Killed by a Cave. William Barrett, an old resident ‘of Chip’s Flat, Sierra county, was caved on Wednesday and instantly killed at his mine, He leaves a daughter in England and a son who was with him. He was a native of Cornwall. NN er ne eee eee ae A Woman's Discovery. “Another wonderful discovery has been made and that too by a lady in this county, Disease fastened ite clutches upon her and for seyen years she withstood its severest tests, but her vital organs were undermined and death seemed immineit.' For th months she coughed incessant) could not sleep. She bought ot ma bottle of Dr. King’s New D for Consumption and was so much relieved on taking the first dose that she slept all night and with one bottle hag — been miraculously cured. Her name is Mrs, Luther Lutz.” Thus write W. C. Hamrick & Co., of Shelby, N. ©, ° Get a free trial bottle at Carr Bros,’ Drug Store. When baby was sitk, we gave her Castoria, When she was aebild, she erted for i When she bécame Miss,she clung to Castoria When she had Children, she gave them (Castoria , \ Pals ‘ t but as none is reported, the aerolite®