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12 JANUARY 6 & 8, 1867 GRASS VALLEY UNION
apprehension. He had escaped the observation of his many acquaintances and the vigilant eyes
of detective officers in his own land, and the swiftly changing scenes of interest and excitement
in this active nation had almost removed him from out minds, when thousands of miles away,
across oceans, and seas, and national boundaries, among a people, not one in a hundred
thousand of whom had ever heard of him, and perhaps none had ever seen him, his identity was
discovered. He had been serving for some time in the Papal Zouaves, under the assumed name
of John Watson. . . .
John H. Surratt is a single man, about twenty-eight years old; he is spare built, five feet ten
inches high, and has the appearance of an intelligent man. His education was partly obtained
in the Philadelphia High School, but finished in the St. Charles College, Maryland. His father
had given name to the village of Surrattsville, ten miles from Washington City, in Virginia.
His mother, at the time of the assassination, owned a hotel in that village, though she lived
in Washington, the son boarding with her when not passing back and forth between the rebel
Capital, Richmond, and the Northern rebel base of operations, Canada.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1867
SERIES OF LECTURES.—A series of lectures will be delivered in this place during the present
season, the proceeds of which will be given the Rev. C. H. Northup, of this place. Mr. Northup was
stationed here last year by his Conference, and while his health permitted he showed himself a worthy
Christian teacher, laboring faithfully and successfully for his flock, never bedraggling his clerical
garments in the mire of politics, but preaching the Word of God purely and to the welfare of his
congregation. He is now broken down physically, has been placed on the “superannuated list,” and he
is deserving of substantial assistance not only from his co-religionists here, but from the community at
large. The first of the course of lectures for Mr. Northup’s benefit will take place to-morrow evening at
the Methodist Episcopal Church, on Church street, when Mr. Delano will address his Nevada country
friends. Among the other lecturers in the series will be Judge A. C. Niles, E. W. Roberts, Esq., A. B.
Dibble, Esq., Rev. D. A. Dryden, Rev. M. W. Savage and Rev. J. M. Martin. For two dollars and one
half a ticket for the series can be purchased, the price of a single ticket to one lecture being fifty cents.
We have no doubt that these literary entertainments, which of themselves ought to call out our citizens
generally, will be well patronized. And when we remember the object, there is no room to doubt that the
approaching lecturing course will be highly satisfactory in its results.
SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.—The pupils connected with Mrs. Aldersey’s school, had their
examination, at the school room on Mill street, on Friday, Dec. 29th, 1866. A summary of the
proceedings was kindly prepared for us by a gentleman who was present on the occasion, but this we did
not receive until yesterday. From the sketch in question we learn that the schoolroom was very tastefully
decorated for the occasion, and that the exercises consisted of Geography, Grammar, Spelling, History,
etc. The article before us says that the pupils showed an extraordinary degree of aptness and proficiency
in the various branches of study. Refreshments, dancing, vocal and instrumental music, formed
auxiliaries in the programme of the day. The school is said to be one of the finest in our midst. We are
sorry we have not space for the article in full.
POST OFFICE CHANGE.—M. S. Norton received his commission, on Saturday last, as Postmaster
of Grass Valley, and will not doubt immediately enter upon the discharge of his duties. It will be borne
in mind that D. R. Nye resigned the position during last Spring. With the management of the Post Office
affairs, during the past eighteen months, we have not heard the first word of complaint, and we feel
satisfied that the retiring Postmaster will take with him the gratitude of our citizens for the promptness