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$s) JANUARY 11 & 12, 1877 GRASS VALLEY UNION
THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1877
Estopped.
The talk of intimidation of the negroes in the South to vote the Democratic ticket is bosh; and
the Radicals are estopped from making such charges by their own conduct in Northern States.
The Hartford Times having made the assertion that Connecticut was full of this sort of Northern
“bull-dosing,” and that Hayes obtained over two thousand votes by it in that State, the Springfield
Republican called for a bill of particulars, which the Hartford paper gave by stating that, in every
factory owned by Republicans, so far as it could ascertain, In Connecticut, the workmen were made,
by means which they could not misunderstand, to vote the Republican ticket or lose their places.
In Meriden, owners and employers stood at the ballot box to watch and overawe their workmen.
Over two hundred votes were controlled there. In New Britain,the intimidation was almost as open
and general. Over two hundred Germans were “bull-dosed” in Rockville, to say nothing of other
nationalities employed in these mills. So at Thompsonville, at Thomaston, at every town, in fact,
where Republicans controlled workshops or mills.
It was an organized affair, with the understanding of the Republican State Committee. In
Windham county alone this kind of “bull dosing” was general, and in the Congressional District
the Norwich organ of the party shamelessly called on “Republican mill-owners” to control their
workmen.
LITTLE CHAP.—The San Juan Times advocates—and the Nevada Transcript seems to back it—
the proposition for the county to purchase the Purdon toll road, and to make a free road of the same.
RESCINDED.—The Nevada Transcript says: “The Board of Supervisors passed an order the
other day authorizing two members of the Board to buy a safe and fit up a room in the Court House
for the use of the County Treasurer in which to keep the money of the county. The order was made in
accordance with the suggestion of some of the county officials. But after more maturely considering
the matter, the order was rescinded, and arrangements made with the Bank to continue the office
there.”
INCORPORATION.—We learn from the San Francisco paper that a mining corporation has
been formed there in which some of our Grass Valley people are interested. This is called the “Aurum
and Argentom Mining Company,” and its object is to mine in Inyo county The directors are Robert
M. Fryer, A. H. Wemple, E. G. Freeland, Charles W. Smith, William H. Smith, Joseph Perrin and
George Smith. The capital stock is $1,000,000, and the principal place of business is San Francisco.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1877
DIED. At Grass Valley, Jan. 11, 1877, FRANCIS P. son of John and Mary Ann Tierney, aged 2
years and 21 days, a native of Grass Valley. The funeral will take place from the family
residence, Mill street, near Boston Ravine, this afternoon, at 2 o'clock.
COUNTY POLITICS.
As soon as the present political trouble ceases thee will be more politics to talk about. Indeed
we have already heard something of the kind mentioned. All the county officers for old Nevada
county—the most prosperous mining county, in the world sir—will have to be elected this Fall,
and there will not be wanting any men who will be accepting positions. Nevada will have to elect
one State Senator all by herself and will have to help to elect a joint Senator, Sierra county being a
partner in that last named business. Nevada county will elect three Assemblymen. These Senators
and Assemblymen, will help elect a United States Senator for California, in place of Mr. Sargent.