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Title: 1863 Collection Type: Directories and Documents Collection Name: Nevada County News & Advertisments # of Pages: 179 Download PDF: User Login Required Download OCR Text: User Login Required

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NEVADA TRANSCRIPT JUNE 23 & 24, 1863 103 five of a nomination. The friendly feeling exhibited by delegations that made no pledges, and the opinion that prevailed that only a little time was needed to canvass the delegations to find enough votes to nominate Sargent, was an inducement for his friends to insist on his going before the convention, with the acquiescence of Gov. Stanford, as a candidate. But his vote was materially reduced by trades of various kinds. Thus, the San Francisco delegation purchased with twenty-five of their votes for State Printer, the nine votes of San Joaquin for Low. This is but one instance of the faithlessness of delegates. In this way twenty-six Sargent votes were obtained for Low. As no attempt was made to offset this work by counter trading, Sargent’s vote was reduced to 105. While the voting was going on, some delegates favorable to Sargent, seeing the inevitable result, voted for Low, reducing Sargent’s vote to 93, when the result was declared. It will be seen that, looked upon in a fair light, the position of Mr. Sargent was all along honorable to himself and considerate to his friends. To those who like to think well of human nature there was much in the faithlessness of delegates that was irritating and annoying, but so far as the result is concerned, Mr. Sargent is satisfied, as it accords with his taste for private life. Hon. A. A. Sargent delivers an oration at Michigan Bluff on the 4th of July. ATTORNEYS.—A. A. Sargent, Esq., has taken an office in Kidd’s building and will practice in all the courts. G. W. Yant, Esq., has also commenced practicing law. His office is in Kidd’s building. DISTRICT JUDGESHIP.—The delegates from Placer county to the Union State convention were not expressly authorized by the Placer county convention to nominate a candidate for Judge of the 13th Judicial District, but they agreed with the delegates from this county upon the nomination of the Hon. T. B. McFarland the present incumbent, subject to the approval of the Placer Central Committee. There is no other candidate for the nomination from either county; and as Placer county has already nominated her county ticket, her central committee will, in all probability, ratify the nomination of Judge McFarland without the formality of calling another county convention expressly for that purpose. UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC.—This institution of learning, located at Santa Clara, was founded in 1852, and held its fifth annual commencement exercises on Thursday the 11 inst. During the week previous all the classes in both departments were examined publicly, giving generally satisfactory evidence of progress and proficiency in scholarship. ... The next term will commence on the 24th of July. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1863 OMNIBUSSES FOR VIRGINIA CITY.—Two of Tom Maguire’s omnibusses have arrived in Virginia, carrying the sign painter, for Maguire’s new theater and his materials. The omnibusses are to run between Virginia and Gold Hill. ARRIVALS AT NATIONAL EXCHANGE—June 22, 1863: A. Zullerbach [Anthony Zellerbach], Moore’s Flat. The California Stage Co. have put on a new lot of Concord coaches between this city and Washoe. They are crowded both ways and are making the time in 14% hours from Virginia here, and 19% hours to Folsom. The Placerville News records a quick trip of one of their stages from Virginia to Folsom in 28 hours. When the snow was 10 feet deep on this route the stages made it through in about 24 hours, running time.