January 24, 1888 (4 pages)

bd ‘Levi Lincoln Tucker. ait! Pana Oey et 68 o stim i — cont te ABP in EE nt a tn manana mt — = — > Racca cchininah end Catbacotonn awn . . THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. The Daily Srangeript. _ TUESDAY, JAN, 24, 1888.# Staging in the Mountains. The warm rainstorm of the last few days has softened the snow in the mountains and played hob with the stage roads. The snow is four or five feet, deep on the ridge’road to Graniteville, also on the San Juan and Downieville roads frém a point near Peter Yore’s above Camptonville to the foot of the southérly Goodyear Bar grade. The stage horses had a hard time ploughing through those sections Saturday. They sank to their ‘bodies at every step and could not pufl the lightly laden sleighs faster than a walk. It will now be necessary to use snowshoes on the animals for awhile. These shoes consist of sheets of rubber “ belting ten inches square having on their upper surface a plate of iron eight inches square and containing holes for the corks of the ordinary shoe to pass through. On the under side is a light steel horse shoe about twice the size of those commonly worn by the horse, and provided with sharp corks to prevent slipping. These contrivances are attached to the horses’ foot by means of clamps. With them on the animals must step lightly and carefully to avoid ‘‘interfering,” and cannot travel out of a slow walk. They present such a large surface to the snow as to bear the horse up successfully even when the snow is very soft or light. Progress at Chicago Park. — Fred Cox, who is assisting-in the survey of Chicago Park, is in, town this week. The surveying of the town site,is completed, and the staking out the boundaries of the ten and twenty acre lots, as well as the villa lots, is being carried ahead as fast as the weather will permit. It will take .about'six weeks longer for the surveying corps to getthrough with all their work. Mr. Sailor has everything in readiness to build his cottage except knowing where his lot is. As soon as the surveyors designate its exact location he will put the carpenters at work and crowd things right along. The lumber jor several other houses has been ordered. Thesawmill at Storms’ Ranch is turning out about 6,000 feet of lumber per day for the Park and has been doing so for some time. A few weeks of clear weather will witness a wonderful transformation atthe Park and its suburbs, .as the investors there say they-are determined to make it the handsomest colony inthe State. There is none that ever started with more favorable natural advantages. Attempted Suicide. An old man who has been doing odd jobs around Fred Wheeler’s stock farm seven miles below Grass Valley went into his room Sunday morning while Mrs. Wheeler was preparing breakfast and attempted to commit suicide because he was.in poor health and becoming infirm. With a dull razor he cut in his throat a horrible ‘gash extending nearly from ear to ear, but not going deep enough to. sever the windpipe. Dr. Cartwright of Grass Valley went down and sewed up the hole. Arrangements were being made yesterday to bring the old man tothe county hospital. = The name of the would-be suicide is He is a native of Maine aged 62 years. Change of Railroad Time. It is ghated that owing to the taking off of one of the’Central Pacifiic overland trains a change will shortly be made in the time table of the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad. Under the new arrangement but two mail and passenger trains will come in daily, one arriving between nine and ten o’clock in the morning and the other about five o’clock P. M. An Appeal Case. “Pike case of Beiijamin Dunstone, Jr., vs. Joseph Kneebone, won by the plaintiff in Justice Roberts’ court at Rough and Ready, where he recovered judgment for the sum of $85 alleged to be due for. services as a farmhand, has been appealed to the Superior Court. A. Burrows is appellant’s attorney. Another OldTimer Gone. John Wright, who died in San Francisco last Wednesday, was well-known throughout the Pacific Coast as the manufacturer of the well-known mining pick that bore his name, and which has been used by every miner who has delved in the gold fields of California. id A Fine Map. ‘ County Surveyor Uren has just finished making a colored map of the proposed Gold Bauk Tunnel. It is “about 6 by 8 fect in dimensions and admirably executed. Ore Specimens in Oil. w. J. Straight is making an oil painting representing specimens of ores and agatized petrifactions. Its size will be about 18 by 36 inches.—— Notice to Creditors. All persons indebted to me for suplies purchased at the Plaza ¥F tore are requested to call at the Postoffice and settle their accounts fore ~ the same are put into the hands of a collector. j 19-tf Can. R. CLarkeE. Pickled Soll Butter For cooking, 50 cents a roll at J. J Jackson’s. tf LESS an hts, made miserable on tae table cough. Shiloh’s Cure athe remedy for you. For sale by * ‘Carr Bros. g and bron“a Gnenr, whooping Seeed by Shiloh’s Cure. -At Carr Bros. Ps f — What Congress fs Doing and What It Probably Won't Do~ an WaAsaHInaTon, Jan. 16th, 1888. . Eprror Transcript—Congresshas been nominally in session six weeks today, and while no really practical achievements can be pointed to in the way of legislation, still a great deal of work has been done. During this time 4,760 bills have been introduced into the House, and 1,400 in the Senate. I find, on comparison, that this is an increase of 33 per cent. over a corresponding period of the last Con gress.” Many of these bills are of a pergonal r) ter, such as pension and private claims agdihst the Government, hut all arejappropriately referred to Committees: and must consume more or less tithé in their examination by ‘Committees. A few Congressmen take their task indifferently and have an easy time, but the majerity work hard and more than earn all that they get. There is a marked difference between the Senate and the House in the matter of speech making. The Senators almost universally prepare and write out their speeches before delivery, and there being no limit to their time, read them in a deliberate and dispassionate manner. Right the reverse in the House. The time is limited toone hour. The issue to be discussed is often sprung suddenly, and of necessity", the speeches must be impromptu, and subject to repeated and .annoying ‘interruptions. _ The member who can stand this incessant fire, keep his temper, and cling to the question involved, wins the praise: of his associates and takes astep higher in their regard. Butmany a good fellow has been buried under his first speech, never to be heard from ayain. Most. new members are very cautious now-a-days about engaging in debate. There is far more rivalry for leadership in the House than in the Senate. The Senate is extremely dignified and has great-regard for what Roscoe Conklin termed ‘‘Senatorial courtesy.”” If personalities are indulged in they come in sucha way that the rough corners are smoothed and rounded off so that-no offense is given, though the language may be severely cutting. Not so in the House of Representatives. Turmoil aud confusion reign there, and the greater the din, the more satisfaction experienced, and the greater opportunity for direct, personal antagonism. There are scores of instances every season where bitter enemies are made, and.all growing out of this great latitude given in debate. The House Committee on Elections held a long session on Saturday and gave a full hearing on the ThoebeCarlisle contested case. The result was a unanimous vote of the Committee in favor of the Speaker. This was expected and therefore gives no tested seats which*will probably be as easily settled. The Senate Committees are always nine or eleven, the House thirteen or fifteen, giving a majority in favor of the controlling party in either branch. The Senate is Republican, the House Democratic, and this fact should always be remem. bered, in the settlement of any p_rty questions. In the Senate Committee room on Public Lands there was a singular meeting last Friday, and all by accident, which made it more remarkable. There happened to be present five exGovernors of Kansas and two exUnited States Senators from the same State. The coincidence was the subject of a good deal of pleasantry, and Senators left their seats to witness the unprecedented sight. As‘the session progresses, the lack of Democratic harmony becomes more Chairman of the important Committee on Ways and Means, “assumes that the responsibilities’ of the entire Government are upon his shoulders. He received a severe back-set on Friday, through his party associate, Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, much tothe merriment’ of the Republian side of the House. Mills is very arrogant. Hatch is practical and wants straight business, and the result was that Hatch scored several good points, much to the discomforture of Mr. Mills. Ido not know. that there is any truth in the report that Speaker Carlisle has has put Mr. Mills at the head of this Committee, still it is thought to be a I have good reasons for believin that there will be no action this session on the Postal ‘Telegraph. bill. Debirable as it may be the people will have to wait for a Republican House. This is confidently expected at the next election. Forty-Nimer. ~ at. A Sample Lie. Dr. J. CO. Ford, a prominent physician, C. E, Stewart, grain broker, and Mr. Davis, merchant, all of New Fiorencé, Mo., arrived in Pomona last evening. They are highly pleased with our town ane —— ag Th ropose to settle here, and are welrome. We can’t get any too many such men here.—Pomona, Cal., Daily Times. . : The truth is that Messrs. Stewart and Davis made no investments in Southern California but coming to Nevada county bought land here. They propose to return in the Spring and make this county their future home. ‘prom Childhood Upward, Far beyond middle age, the teeth will remain strong and white if standard Sozodont be daily used. The breath also, often unpleasant in life's decline, will continue pure, if this delightfully odorous tooth preservative is persistently ap’ ‘ baie surprise. There are six other con-} apparent. Mr. Mills, of Texas, the’ already expressed his regret that hej = SOCIETY NOTES. Rebekah Degree Installation and Supper —Other Events. The following officers of Chattanooga Post, No. 115, G. A. R.; were installed at the last meeting by Dr. “E. W. Charles, M. O.: J. G. Hartweil, Post Commander; L. B. Little, Senier Vice Commander; J. R. Crocker, Junior Vice Commander; John Evans, Quartergaaster; R. Locklin, Surgeon;. J. a Chaplain; Henry White, cer-of--the Day; Charles Adolph, Officer of Guard; J. M. Walling, Adj. Thé ladies of Chattanooga Circle surprised the Post by setting them a spread, which made the old soldiers laugh.” After the feast rhétorical ebul‘litiens were indulged in. Capt. L. B. Little, Senior Vice Commander., in an eloquent and interesting speech welcomed the ladies of the G. A.R. and complimented them as only he can. He did not forget to thank them for the “big eat”? they had furnished. Mrs. J. McCrandle, President of the Circle, responded, and by her. kindly . words made the veterans wish they could go. through another war just to hear the ladies praise them again>“Dr. E. W. Charles made an excellent speech and ter and applause, Mrs. C. A. Barrett and Mrs. E. Bond following with patriotic and touching addresses. Mrs. Dr. Little, who had furnished the regulation beans,.read a poem in excellent style. All enjoyed the evening, and the ‘‘boys’’ of Chattanooga Post. left'for home full of words of cheer, also of pies, cake, etc., their only regret being that they could not have an installation every week if the ladies would only be present. The following officers of Neva Rebekah Degree, No. 119, I. 0.0. F., were installed Saturday evening: Geo. A. Gray, P. G.; Mrs. Mollie Richards, Ne G.; Mrs. Alice Forman, V. G.; Miss Lena Silva, R. S.; Miss Grace Eddy, F. 8.; Mrs. E. Hothersall, Ui Wye Mrg. Lizzie McCrandle, W.; Mrs, Lydia Heather, Con.; Mrs. Sarah Edwards, Chaplain; Mrs. Emily Waters, R. S.N. G.; Mrs. Emily-Hoskins, L. 8.N.G.; Mrs. Mary J. Roberts, R. 8. V. G.; Mrs. Lizzie Martin, L. 8. Vv. G.; Mrs. C. E, Walling, R. A.S.; Miss Maggie Silva, L. A. S.; Mrs. FE. Bond, I. G.; H. C. McKelvey, O. G. ; Miss Hothersall, Organist. The installation was conducted by Judge J. Mrs. Rogers, G. M.; O. H. Reynolds, G. W.; J. W. Griffith, G. S.; B. F. Hedden, G. T.; Henry Heather, G. G. There were present about 25 members of Esther Degree Lodge at Grass Valley, among them being Miss Bessie Carter, the Noble Grand. One of the incidents. of the evening was the serving of a fine supper. Remarks were made by Miss Caster and Messrs. Griffith, Reynolds and Walling. Miss Lena Hattan and Messrs. R. H. Shugg and John Werry sang. The gathering was much enjoyed by all present. Following are the officers of the newly orgahized Young Ladies’ Institute at Grass Valley: President, Mrs. Mary Rogers; 1st Vice President, Miss May Melarkey; 2d Vice* President, Miss*Emma Taafe; Recording Secretary, Miss Annie F. Conlin; Financial Secretary, Miss Lizzie Daley ;. Tréasurer, Miss’ Kate Cooley; Marshal, Mrs. Mary Powell; Inside Sentinel, Mrs. Annie Morateur; Outside Sentinel, Miss Nell Byrne; Trustees—Mrs. Mary Ryan, Miss Nellie Nevin, Mias Mary White, Miss Kate Mulcahy, Miss Mary Flannigan. The newly elected officers of Quartz Parlor, No. 58,.N.8. G. W., have been installed by D.D. G. P., Geo. W. Starr, as follows: P. P., F. R. MeLean; P., Charles H. Taylor; Ist V. P., Lucius Duval; 2d V. P., Chas. W. Kitts; 3d V. P,, Thos. C. Hocking; Rec. Sec’y., James H. Benallack ; Fin. Sec’y., Harry Nathan; Treas., Angus “McKay; Marshal, John J. Ryan; Inside Sentinel, Wm. N. Conaway ; Outside Sentinel; NucyNathan: ses The following were elected at Sai Francisco last\week as officers for the ensuing year of the Pioneer Miners’ Association of California: Dr. L. 8. Titus, President; Vice Presidents—J. G. Broderick, C. P. Rutherford and W. T. Gibbs; J. G. Lawton, Secretary ; ve L. Halstead, Treasurer; E.L. Willard, Marshal; Directors—J. C. Fruchey, T. C. Hooper, 8. A. West, T. R. Smith, J. Follansbee, G. E. Sherwood and I.8. Cannon. ipa ~ State Silk Culture. The State Board of Silk Culture are distributing mulberry treee throughout the State, and are confident of the success of their scheme to make the silk industry remunerative and an important item in Californi.’s revenues. The Secretary says: ‘‘It is thonght by many people that we cannot compete with China and Italy in silk culture and reeling, but it is a mistake. Girls can earn over $1 a day reeling, and the expense of gathering the cocoons is small, It' is a good field for young women desiring wor Ete Secailal Ayer’s Pills cure constipation, improve the appetite, promote digestion, restore healthy action, and regulate every function. This medicine is pleasant to take and gentle in its operation. See article in Ayer’s Almanac . t Lest Part of a entleman’s gold watch chain with a locket attached. Please return to this office. tf. wife owe our sumption Cure.” Bros. to thiloh’s ConFer sale at Carr SutoK’s cough “and Coneumption Bros es 57 his remarks were received with laugh. , M. Walling assisted by the following: _ Tas Rev. Geo. H. Thayer, of Bour. -bon, Ind., wre: “Both myself and cure is sold by us on a guarantee. It . i For sale at Carr PERSONAL MENTION. Social and Other Notes About People Old and Young. John Stocks of GrassValley was in town yesterday. Ex-Senator Cross came up Sunday from San Francisco. H. J. Carter, who went to San Diego some months ago, has returned here. : B. Johnston, President of the Trustees of Grass Valley, was in town yesterday. . Charles E. Clinch of Grass Valley went to the Bay Saturday night on business. Herman Watson of Greenville, Plumas county, is here on a visit to. relatives and friends. L. Foss came from Downieville Sunday, and yesterday went to San Francisco on business. : Miss M. Wichmann arived here by Sunday evening’s train and yesterday went to North San Juan. I. Marks, merchant at North San Juan, was in town Sunday afternoon on his way to San Francisco. William Vincent of San Jose, nephew to Mrs. J. Sims of this city, has just won $1250 in a lottery. W. Dana Perkins arrived here yesterday morning on. land business for the Central Pacific Railroad Company. \ oes Miss George Farley passed through town Sunday on her way. to North San Juan from a visit to friends in Virginia City. ‘ County Treasurer Shoecraft.left yesterday on @ business trip to Sucramento and San Francisco. He is expected home tomorrow. Mrs. J. J. Dorsey and Mrs. Fred Wheeler came up from Grass Valley yesterday on a visit to Mrs. B. N. Shoecraft and Mrs. T. G. Farrer. Superintendent Bradley of the Spanish mine has returned from San Francisco and ‘yesterday went to the mine ‘which will start up again now. that the weather has moderated. J. H. Richards of Chicago, Ill., who has been visiting Carlsbad Springs in SanDiego county for the benefit, of his health, is here with ‘a view of investing in Nevada county lands. Says the Marysville Democrat of Friday evening: ‘‘David Stokes, foreman of the North Bloomfield Mining Company, and Frank Bell, proprietor of the Snow Tent saw mill, are in the city.’ Geo. A. Hare came down from the Yuba mine ye:terday. He says the snow has disappeared from the vicinity of Maybert, but there is still considerable on the ridge between this city and Washington. J.B. Treadwell, who bas for two weeks past been temporarily engaged on the books of D, R. McKillican & ‘Co. at North Bloomfield, came down from there yesterday and will resume his duties as commercial traveler. Will Ashburn, Wm. Ninnis, Richard Plummer, Thos. Bernett, James Groves, T. Hampton, :Thos. Daniels and Mr. Jenkins left this city yesterday for Washington township to resume work at the Yuba mine. Miss Sadie Tam, who has been attending the Convent school at Grass Valley, is suffering from a severe attack of inflammatory rheumatism in the feet. She has been brought to the home ofher parents in this city. Before daylight yesterday morning. as William F, Evens was Coming from his home on Nevada street to the express office to attend to his usual duties, he stepped off the sidewalk near the Episcopal Church and fell to the ground a distance of two and a half feet. One of his shins was badly “barked.”? He is very lame and sore, but able to be around. A Pioneer Californian’s Fate. A Plymouth (Mass.) dispatch says: Nathan Churchill, an old forty-niner, wasfound dead here Friday afternoon h ving evidently died under particularly~-distressing -<circumatances:-Hewas 90 years old and lived alone in a ruined warehouse near the’ water’s edge. He squandered his money and lived on charity. He was last seen alive.on Saturday. He had evidently died from starvation and cold, and when found his body was halfeaten by rats, his face being picked clean. He made over $200,000 in the California gold fields. Generous Charity: Says the Grass Valley Union of Sunday: A. D. West and W. B. McSherry went among the business men yesterday and in a short time collected $44:75 to relieve the wants of a sick and needy family of strangers named Smith who recently came to this county from Iowa to regain lost health and fortune. Ayer’s Sarsaparilla is prescribed and recommended by eininent physicians, and is taken with perfect safety by oldand young. Its cleansing: and vitalizing effects are sure and speedy, and it is universally conceded to be the most effective of all blood purifiers: . pA rie For many years Lhave-been a sufferer from catarrh, trying every known remedy without success. With Ely’s Cream Balm Ihave overcome a disagreeable discharge from the nostrils and am free.from pain in my eyés and head. It has:given much satisfaction: —Wm. A. Booth, Sergeant Troop ¥ 2nd Cavalry, Fort Custér, M. T.Bucklen’s arnica Salve. The best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, ' tter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erupions, and postively gures Piles, or no pay required. is guaranteed to ; satisfaction, or money reve perfect ded. Price 26 cénts per box. For sale by Carr Bros. 2 tf HERE AND THERE. ABref Record of Various Minor Local Happenings. a Raining to the summit yesterday. The mountain streams rose rapidly yesterday. ‘ Work isrushingin the County Recorder’s office. Afullhead of water. was running in the Idaho ditch Sunday night. Deer creek is the highest it has been this. winter and still raising. It is every muddy and full of debris. Highest thermemetrical registration at this city for the 24 hours ap to 5 o’clock last evening, 50 degrées ; lowest 48. f Geo. E: Turher of this city has a contract for furnishing 1,114 feet of pipe for the Grass Valley Water Works. L. Hyman will. at the end of the month close his branch store at Grass Valley. Hewill continue the_business at this city. ; There has been a vaccinating boom at French Corral. Dr. Farley put his trademark on the arms of all the.public school pupils there. The hote's at this city have been doing a light business for the past four or five days, not having as few arrivals during a given period since last Marcly, Despite the drizzling rain of Sunday night the Salvationists had a street parade. They have gained a number of recruits lately and all the. veterans are standing firm. The ice companies at Truckee have been shipping lots of ice for the use of the railroad company, Two hundred carloads willbe. shipped as fast as cars can be procured. ; The private telegraph line at this city.is to be extended so as to have connecting offices at the rooms of W. T. Morgan in the Union Hotel and’ at the home of Tom Nivens. Signal service prediction “for the 24 hours ending at 9:30 o’clock this morning: ‘Light winds. Variable winds generally southerly. Nearly stationary temperature.’’ The South Yuba Company’s rain guage at this city shows that for the 24 hours ending at @ o’clock yesterday morning 1.12 inches of water had fallen, making 21.25 inches. for the scason to date, The praise service in the Episcopal Church at Grass Valley Sunday evening was largely attended. Mrs. H.s . quet was held, andin the after-dinner G. Parsons of this city and Mrs. R. D. Finnie assisted the choir in rendering the music, which was unusually ~ fine. County Superintendent Tiffany is losing his faith in humanity. Two umbrellas belonging to him have disappeared-mysteriously during this storm, and he stubbornly refuses to believe that they get away unassisted. The I'ruckee Republican says: “Mr. Hill, Supervisor of this district, wishes toinform the people of Truckee that if we want a health officer for this district to get up a petition and name the person they want appointed and he will send the necessary credentials for him to act as such.’’ Some local musicians are talking about the feasibility of producing the comic opera of “Paul and Virginia’’ at this city afew weeks hence.The only obstacle in the way is the lack of eight young ladies with good véices and stage presence to dress upin boys’ clothes and pergbnate the eight dudish photographic artists. eee yan A Man With a History. The Tidings thus tells about the life and trials of Dan H. Williams who died Saturday at the county hospital: In the early days he studied law with Henry Meredith, and, Williams was mostly around the office, as clerk and general utility man, of Mr. Meredith until the death of the latter gallant and digtinguished gentleman. Inthe early times Williams was called the Prince of Wales because of his hightoned—ways—and notions, and his elegance of appearance and his general -fordneps-forfighl sporta. _After.Meres" idith’s death Williams-drifted around without any headquarters, and did some business in. drawing up papers and attending small cases in the courts of Justices-of-the-Peace. Of late years poor health aid poverty “made -Wiltiams something of an outcast. . He was royally generous in the day of his prosperity, a fact that should be remembered now that his~troubles are over and his faalts among no one any more. i re » Thick Cakes of Coldnéss. O. G. Mayhugh of Camptonville recently cut from: the reservoir-back of the hotel fifteen or twenty tons of ice and had it stored away for use in hot weather. The cakes are from six to seven inches thick. “Such a freeze has not occurred in that locality before within the memory of the oldest inhabitant. ( Worth Knowing. Mr. W. H. Morgan, merchant, Lake City, Florida, was taken with a severe cold, attended ‘with a distressing cough and running into consumption in_ its first stages. He tried many so-Called popular reyndies and steadily grew worse. “Was reduced in flesh, had difficulty in breathing and was unable to sleep. Finally tried Dr. King’s New Discovery for consumption and foundimmediate relief, and after using about a half dozen bottles found him-. self well and has bad no return of the disease. No other remedy can show so great a record of cures, as Dr. King’s New. Discovery for consumption guaranteed to do just what is -ghaimed for it. Trial bottle free at Carr Bros. ‘Drug Store. Suiron’s cure will immediately relieve’ Croup, Whooping Cough and “THE DAYS OF °49,” The Slang They Slung in the Olden, Days. ———One night last week members of the Association of Pioneersof the Territorial Days of California had_a grand banquet in NewYork City. The telegraphic accounts stated that ‘“‘placards variously inscribed with the names of famous mining camps of ’49, epithets and slang fairly covered the walls of the restaurant where the banremarks many an episode of days gone by were revived.”” With this meeting asa text, the Virginia City Enterprise says: We can imagine with what gusto. these “‘boys’”’ of the olden, golden days, long bound by the trammels of Eastern society rules, would turn themselves_loose and fire. away in the free and easy lingo of old mining camps. It was— “Hello!” “Hello!” * Why Jim!’ *Why,Dan!" “Good, Lord {1 wantto know!" “Well, well ! old fel! give us your han’— But, Jim, how does it go?” 1 “But where ye been, Lon, ever since We left the Stanislow; And pulled up stekes-down thar at Dent's— No more’n thirty year ago?” “Wall, sence that time that we put out Onthatstampede from Stoney, Been mos’ the time knockin’ about Down into Air-e-zony. “Started from Alpha on our trip, And passed up the Divide, Through Tangle-Leg and Let-Her-Rip, Red Dog and Whiskey Slide, “Then after leavin’ thar we went Down By the Tail Holt mill,’ ’Crost Greenhorn mountain to Snow Tent, And up to Gouge Eye Hill. “Next Petticoat, then Shirt-Tail Flat, Andon by Murderer’s Bar, *Crost Bloody Run and thro’ Wild Cat, To Parker and Lone Star, £ “Then Angel’s Camp down by Rawhide We took & run one night, Through Chinese Roostand Satan's Pride Acrost to Hell’s Delight. “Through Nip and Tuck and Old Bear Trap, Coon Hollow and Fair Play, Aleng the Scorpion and Fur Cap, Kanaka and Ed Rey. “Then came along to Poverty, Dead Broke and Battle Ridge, By Hangtown, Poor Man and Lone Tree, Garrote and Smash-up Bridge.” “Wall, Lon, sure you've seen a heap; I'd like to make the rounds As you have done, and cast a peep Through the old stamping grounds.” “Y-a-s, but [tell you what itis, The times they ain’t any more In Californy as they was Way back in fifty-four, “The ranchers now have gotthe upper hand, Honest minérs rank as thieves, Debris spies sneak through theland And mining claims now pasture beeves.”’ AO OQ Or THOMAS TRIUMPHANT. A Former Resident of This City and Hia : Ward. —_ Frank Murphy of San_ Francisco sued. out a writ of habeas corpus to recover possession of his little daughter, Hattie, an the grouad that she was detained in a house of ill-fame and the mother of the child was made a party to the suit. The case came up in Judge Toohy’s court Saturday. In 1883 Murphy aud his wife separated and placed Hattie, who was then only 18 months old, with E. B. Thomas, formerly preprietor of the Thomas House at this city, and his wife. “Adoption papers were drawn Gp in Judge Maguire’s court and the child was made over, to the persons mentioned. Subsequently Mrs. Thomas went East, leaving Hattie in the care of . Mrs. Martha Jewitt, one of her friends, and died away from home. Thomas removed from the Palace Restaurant, at No. 1017 Market street, which He then kept, and went to No: 2634. Stocktonstreet, a lodging-house, : taking Cornelia Murphy, or Hawkins, as she termed herself since separating from her ‘husband, the» applicant in this suit, to live with him as ‘his housekeeper, .-An-attempt was then made to gain possession of the child. The mother went to Mrs. Jewitt with a son of Thomas, took the child out for a walk, and conveyed it to the lodging-house. ; After hearing the testimony. Judge Toohy -rendered the following decision: ‘This case seems to be’ on: all fours, like the celebrated Pennsylvania case. I have a precedent there, which Ishall take as a guide. The mother lays no claim to the child, and is not a proper person to take ‘charge of it. The house bas been shown to be disreputable, but nothing has been alleged against Mr. Thomas, and probably. the child “lies closer to . his heart than to either the real father or mother who appear to care little or nothing about her. Mr. ‘Thomas has made a proposition which has cut the Gordian. knot. The welfare of the child has been acknowledged by all parties to this action. to be the only . thing to be considered? I shall, therefore, take Mr. ‘Thomas at his word and allow him to place little Hattie Them-better locations, or better mineral ad— Lif he understands his business, that PROSPECTS AND PRICES. Holding Holes in the Ground: at Teo High Figures. nee One ‘mistake made by many pros pectors is thiat of holding the price of a mere prospect hole at moat extravagant prices, so that even if they find a: purchaser, 80 much money has been paid: for the prospect that there. is none left for the purpoge of making a mine. : Many new camps are thus injured the prospector, the claims being held at such prices that the investor decides to eeek emore favorable point. The-incoming tide-of prosperity becomes diverted, and the new town starting out under so many favorable auspices ig deserted, not perhaps for vantages, but for some place where the developments of a mine have had. @ reputation and given a notoriety. — The prospector is apt to estimate his find at the current value of gold and silver for all the mineral he thinks there should be in the claim, and ther. if he makes a liberal discount, he considers his offer “dirt cheap,” while the purchaser must not enly consider the cost of his claim, but also the expense of first making a mine, und then the cost of getting ore out and its treatment/ shipment, and sale before he can look for any profit from his purchase. A man who buys: a tract of wild land for farming purposes well knows, Ahere is mneh labor, preparation, building houses and fences, and the . expense of necessary improvements before the profit from ‘his crops will bring any reward for the labor. So he would not think of paying the same price for an uncultivated tract. as for a farm which years of preparation and improvement had fitted to give immediate returns. The same law holds good in regard to mining, and purchasers have learned the fact, some of them in the high-priced school of experience. So it may be said again that the future prospects of many promising mining camps are ‘being ruined by the extavagant and unwarranted prices asked for mere discoveries of the existence of precious metal. a as in the Notre Dame Convent, an institution which has the highest moral character, and L wilFcontinue the case for that purpose untii Wednesday next,” =i) : Sl ae peer des ene Therefore They Come Here, Several Eastern peoplé looking for Sierra County Mining Items, A. ©. Busch of Sierra City, who is spending a few days at San Francisco, gives the Examiner a lot of Sierra county mining news. He says snow is seven feet deep at the Young America mine, seven miles north of Sierra City. It is very cold, too, but the been working 20 stamps. Miles Scoville, owner of the Niagara Consolidated, .which is 30 miles north is getting out a good deal of gold from his drift gravel mine, Last month lie cleaned up $30,000. The Union mine at Gibsonville is working 40 or 50 men and the Tabor is working 30 or more, The Bunker Hill mine, adjacent to the Niagara Consolidated, is working 25 men, and is looking well. There will be money made out ot it. : An important gold strike has been made in the Gold Bluff mine at Downieville. The owners have struck a vein from three and a half to four feet which runs about $30 to the ton, They are working 20 men. If it were not so cold they would have a great many more men on, and the mines generally in Sierra county would be working large forcesof men. Ags it is a good many of them are snowed up. The Sierra Buttes mine employs 250 month. The Devil Fish Descgibed by Is not a more tenacious monster than malaria, whether it takes the form of chills and fever, bilious remittent,’ ague cake or dumb ‘ague. Like the octopus of the story it clasps ,the victim inits tentaculie; and folds him closer and cloger in’ a horrible embrace. Attacked with Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, however, it’ gradually relaxes its tremendous grip, finally’ abandons it, and the quondam sufferer, liberated at last, rejoices in the sense of new born freedom, engendered by the restoration of complete health. Dyspepsia, too, and constipation, thoxe old and remorseless enémies of the human family; give ground, and are finally driven from the field by this Napoleon of remedies, the greatest, the purest in the family pharmaceepiac . Rheumatism — succumbs_to it, so. do kidney troubles. Thenerves, when overstrained, regain quietude and vigor by its, aid, and the ability torest tranquilly and eat with zest are increased by it. Resort to it in tine and avoid unnecessary suffering. 4 : oo. Oe Iusve been afflicted with catarrh for two years. Have-used two bottles. of Ely’s Cream Balm-and it has completely cured me of catarrh.—E. G. Coleburn, Fort ‘Bowie, Arizona Territory. 4 When baby was pick, we nave her Castorta, When she was.a ehild, she cried for Castoria, When she became Miss,she clung to Caetoria When she had children, shegavethem — . : {Castoria G we Bronchitis. For sale by Carr Bros. a company will soon resume with the regular force of 120 men, who have of Sierra City, is working 40 men and. men, -works.90 stamps and. gets out] from $25,000 to $30,000 in gold every) homes in California have arrived here during the past few days. Some of them were snow-bound on the Southern Pacifice railroad not so very many for from $15 to $50. ee EAD ARKIVALS AT THE NATIONAL HOTEL. RKLOUTOR BROS,..Proprietors ome January 21, 1888, EA Pollard, San Francisco, GM Haven, Lowell, Massachusetts, H LSpencer, Reno, T B Mason, do © Seaman, city, HJ Wright, do LL Chamberlain, Aubura, JC Mulligan, Colusa, John Duffy, Grass Valley, W J Jennings, do A Kendrick, do D Edwards, do Cal R Clarke, city, George G Allan, city, George Stich, do L A Maguire, Sacramento. January 22d, 1888, L Fost, Dowuleville, g J marks, San Juan, 2 W Mise George Farley, Virginia City, CW Cross, San Francisco; Wm Avery, Grass Valle E A Tompkin, elty, Gus-Ozalli, do Prof Ertz, do Wm Walters, do 1, Hartman, do A¥riedman, ~ do Henry Hartung, ~ do F © Lutje, do Wim Welch, do Win Britland, do BN Shoecraft, doJames Fraser, Ranch, D Powell, Hipomfald. . a Mra Maxfield, San Francisce, John Langdon, Railroad, C A Shurtleff, Bloomfeld, John Stokes, Grass Valley, © P Loughridge, do H E Smith, Camptanville, John ota? & Grass Valley, L Irvine, Delhi. aay OGURES RHEUMATISM, Lumbago, Backache, Headache, Toothache. ‘NEURALGIA, Sore Throat, Swellings, Frostbites, Sprains, SCIATICA, BRUISES, BURNS, SCALDS. For Stablemen and Stockmen, The Greatest Remedy Known for Horse and Cattle Diseases. Chronic Cases 40 Years’ Standing Cured Permanently. Cases Throw Away Cratche: Cured Permanently. . _ Chronic Cases. At Once Reliev 4 Cured Promptly. sake Crippled Chroni¢ Cases Cured Without Relapse; 8 No Return of Pain. Chronic Cases Cured ; No Pain In Many Years. Sold by Druggiste and Dealers Everywhere. miles from Los Angeles and they fail to see any sense in paying $700 or more per acre for land down there when they can get a better quality of it here ‘. Court made on the 21st day of J Superior Court. The following business was transacted inthe Superior Court yesterday, Hon, J. M. Walling presiding: ~ -Hstate of I. L. Bowman, insolvent debtor. Schedule amended by insertfing name of ©. Gailbraita for feed and lumber account of $85 90, — Estate of J. W. Jenkins, insolvent debtor. Hearingof demurrer to ob= jections of Samuel Granger continued. M. ©, Taylor vs. M, P. O’Connor. Motion for change of trial to Santa Clara county granted. Estate of P. Sutton, decoased. Will admitted te probate. A. D. Sutton, G. QC Gaylord and FE. M. Preaton were appointed appraisers. Estate of Mra. Mary J. Lones, deceased. E.M. Preston, Chas. Grimes and J. L. Holland appointed appraiaors. e W. G. Richirds et al vi. Traveler's Insurance Company. Hearing of demurrer to complaint set for February 4th, ye ether eit Se RRS ARKIVALS AT THE UNION HOTEL. Mya. J. Nafftziger,.Proprietress January 21, 1888, JM Thomas, beidiaay’ -oaumade Oo A Barton oly, ! P Larkin, 4 R M Wilkins, do . 0 red Cox, Chicago Park Times, TBGray,city,JR Davis, San Juan, E:E Hellings, San Franciaco, A Burrows, Grass Valley, P H Paynter, do George Lord, do Minas Rachael Morgan, city, H Seymour, do Fred Bradley, Spanish Mine, D W Baldwin, Derbec Mine, J P Conway, city. : January 22d, 1888, George E Robinson, city, bi TTNolan. Railroad. Re acai: Miss M Wichmann, San Juan, Wm Rowe, city, J Hamilton, do DF Douglas, Railroad, C Cairns, Bloomfield, JM Clark, Washington, John Black, city, George McMurray, San Francisco, Absolutely Pure. VWi1lsS POW DER NEVER VARIES A Marvel of purity, stren; and wholesomeness. More economical ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold incom — petition with the multitude of low test, shor weight, alum or phosphate powders. oid Only in ame. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CoO., 106 Wall street, New York WM. 7. COLEMAN & CO., Agents, — San Francisce. Notice of Proving Will. I’ THE SUPERIOR COURT, IN AND FOR : the county of Nevada, State of Califernia. ‘ : In the matter ofthe estate of Mary A. Williams, deceased. Pursuant to an order of the said Superior anuary notice is hereby given, that Monday » the Sixth day of February, 1888, at 10 o'clock a.M. of said dora the Courtroom of said Court,at th: ouse in the City been appointed as the time A.Williams, dece: ased, and for hoerae the application of Aurelia P. White, for the The Charles A. Vogeler Co., Balte., Md. % issuance to her of Jetters Testamentary when and where any person interested mayappear and contest the-same. te January 2ist s i F. G. BEATTY, Clerk, By W.D. H Deputy. Cross & Simpnde, Atty for

bd ‘Levi Lincoln Tucker. ait! Pana Oey et 68 o stim i — cont te ABP in EE nt a tn manana mt — = — > Racca cchininah end Catbacotonn awn . . THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. The Daily Srangeript. _ TUESDAY, JAN, 24, 1888.# Staging in the Mountains. The warm rainstorm of the last few days has softened the snow in the mountains and played hob with the stage roads. The snow is four or five feet, deep on the ridge’road to Graniteville, also on the San Juan and Downieville roads frém a point near Peter Yore’s above Camptonville to the foot of the southérly Goodyear Bar grade. The stage horses had a hard time ploughing through those sections Saturday. They sank to their ‘bodies at every step and could not pufl the lightly laden sleighs faster than a walk. It will now be necessary to use snowshoes on the animals for awhile. These shoes consist of sheets of rubber “ belting ten inches square having on their upper surface a plate of iron eight inches square and containing holes for the corks of the ordinary shoe to pass through. On the under side is a light steel horse shoe about twice the size of those commonly worn by the horse, and provided with sharp corks to prevent slipping. These contrivances are attached to the horses’ foot by means of clamps. With them on the animals must step lightly and carefully to avoid ‘‘interfering,” and cannot travel out of a slow walk. They present such a large surface to the snow as to bear the horse up successfully even when the snow is very soft or light. Progress at Chicago Park. — Fred Cox, who is assisting-in the survey of Chicago Park, is in, town this week. The surveying of the town site,is completed, and the staking out the boundaries of the ten and twenty acre lots, as well as the villa lots, is being carried ahead as fast as the weather will permit. It will take .about'six weeks longer for the surveying corps to getthrough with all their work. Mr. Sailor has everything in readiness to build his cottage except knowing where his lot is. As soon as the surveyors designate its exact location he will put the carpenters at work and crowd things right along. The lumber jor several other houses has been ordered. Thesawmill at Storms’ Ranch is turning out about 6,000 feet of lumber per day for the Park and has been doing so for some time. A few weeks of clear weather will witness a wonderful transformation atthe Park and its suburbs, .as the investors there say they-are determined to make it the handsomest colony inthe State. There is none that ever started with more favorable natural advantages. Attempted Suicide. An old man who has been doing odd jobs around Fred Wheeler’s stock farm seven miles below Grass Valley went into his room Sunday morning while Mrs. Wheeler was preparing breakfast and attempted to commit suicide because he was.in poor health and becoming infirm. With a dull razor he cut in his throat a horrible ‘gash extending nearly from ear to ear, but not going deep enough to. sever the windpipe. Dr. Cartwright of Grass Valley went down and sewed up the hole. Arrangements were being made yesterday to bring the old man tothe county hospital. = The name of the would-be suicide is He is a native of Maine aged 62 years. Change of Railroad Time. It is ghated that owing to the taking off of one of the’Central Pacifiic overland trains a change will shortly be made in the time table of the Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad. Under the new arrangement but two mail and passenger trains will come in daily, one arriving between nine and ten o’clock in the morning and the other about five o’clock P. M. An Appeal Case. “Pike case of Beiijamin Dunstone, Jr., vs. Joseph Kneebone, won by the plaintiff in Justice Roberts’ court at Rough and Ready, where he recovered judgment for the sum of $85 alleged to be due for. services as a farmhand, has been appealed to the Superior Court. A. Burrows is appellant’s attorney. Another OldTimer Gone. John Wright, who died in San Francisco last Wednesday, was well-known throughout the Pacific Coast as the manufacturer of the well-known mining pick that bore his name, and which has been used by every miner who has delved in the gold fields of California. id A Fine Map. ‘ County Surveyor Uren has just finished making a colored map of the proposed Gold Bauk Tunnel. It is “about 6 by 8 fect in dimensions and admirably executed. Ore Specimens in Oil. w. J. Straight is making an oil painting representing specimens of ores and agatized petrifactions. Its size will be about 18 by 36 inches.—— Notice to Creditors. All persons indebted to me for suplies purchased at the Plaza ¥F tore are requested to call at the Postoffice and settle their accounts fore ~ the same are put into the hands of a collector. j 19-tf Can. R. CLarkeE. Pickled Soll Butter For cooking, 50 cents a roll at J. J Jackson’s. tf LESS an hts, made miserable on tae table cough. Shiloh’s Cure athe remedy for you. For sale by * ‘Carr Bros. g and bron“a Gnenr, whooping Seeed by Shiloh’s Cure. -At Carr Bros. Ps f — What Congress fs Doing and What It Probably Won't Do~ an WaAsaHInaTon, Jan. 16th, 1888. . Eprror Transcript—Congresshas been nominally in session six weeks today, and while no really practical achievements can be pointed to in the way of legislation, still a great deal of work has been done. During this time 4,760 bills have been introduced into the House, and 1,400 in the Senate. I find, on comparison, that this is an increase of 33 per cent. over a corresponding period of the last Con gress.” Many of these bills are of a pergonal r) ter, such as pension and private claims agdihst the Government, hut all arejappropriately referred to Committees: and must consume more or less tithé in their examination by ‘Committees. A few Congressmen take their task indifferently and have an easy time, but the majerity work hard and more than earn all that they get. There is a marked difference between the Senate and the House in the matter of speech making. The Senators almost universally prepare and write out their speeches before delivery, and there being no limit to their time, read them in a deliberate and dispassionate manner. Right the reverse in the House. The time is limited toone hour. The issue to be discussed is often sprung suddenly, and of necessity", the speeches must be impromptu, and subject to repeated and .annoying ‘interruptions. _ The member who can stand this incessant fire, keep his temper, and cling to the question involved, wins the praise: of his associates and takes astep higher in their regard. Butmany a good fellow has been buried under his first speech, never to be heard from ayain. Most. new members are very cautious now-a-days about engaging in debate. There is far more rivalry for leadership in the House than in the Senate. The Senate is extremely dignified and has great-regard for what Roscoe Conklin termed ‘‘Senatorial courtesy.”” If personalities are indulged in they come in sucha way that the rough corners are smoothed and rounded off so that-no offense is given, though the language may be severely cutting. Not so in the House of Representatives. Turmoil aud confusion reign there, and the greater the din, the more satisfaction experienced, and the greater opportunity for direct, personal antagonism. There are scores of instances every season where bitter enemies are made, and.all growing out of this great latitude given in debate. The House Committee on Elections held a long session on Saturday and gave a full hearing on the ThoebeCarlisle contested case. The result was a unanimous vote of the Committee in favor of the Speaker. This was expected and therefore gives no tested seats which*will probably be as easily settled. The Senate Committees are always nine or eleven, the House thirteen or fifteen, giving a majority in favor of the controlling party in either branch. The Senate is Republican, the House Democratic, and this fact should always be remem. bered, in the settlement of any p_rty questions. In the Senate Committee room on Public Lands there was a singular meeting last Friday, and all by accident, which made it more remarkable. There happened to be present five exGovernors of Kansas and two exUnited States Senators from the same State. The coincidence was the subject of a good deal of pleasantry, and Senators left their seats to witness the unprecedented sight. As‘the session progresses, the lack of Democratic harmony becomes more Chairman of the important Committee on Ways and Means, “assumes that the responsibilities’ of the entire Government are upon his shoulders. He received a severe back-set on Friday, through his party associate, Mr. Hatch, of Missouri, much tothe merriment’ of the Republian side of the House. Mills is very arrogant. Hatch is practical and wants straight business, and the result was that Hatch scored several good points, much to the discomforture of Mr. Mills. Ido not know. that there is any truth in the report that Speaker Carlisle has has put Mr. Mills at the head of this Committee, still it is thought to be a I have good reasons for believin that there will be no action this session on the Postal ‘Telegraph. bill. Debirable as it may be the people will have to wait for a Republican House. This is confidently expected at the next election. Forty-Nimer. ~ at. A Sample Lie. Dr. J. CO. Ford, a prominent physician, C. E, Stewart, grain broker, and Mr. Davis, merchant, all of New Fiorencé, Mo., arrived in Pomona last evening. They are highly pleased with our town ane —— ag Th ropose to settle here, and are welrome. We can’t get any too many such men here.—Pomona, Cal., Daily Times. . : The truth is that Messrs. Stewart and Davis made no investments in Southern California but coming to Nevada county bought land here. They propose to return in the Spring and make this county their future home. ‘prom Childhood Upward, Far beyond middle age, the teeth will remain strong and white if standard Sozodont be daily used. The breath also, often unpleasant in life's decline, will continue pure, if this delightfully odorous tooth preservative is persistently ap’ ‘ baie surprise. There are six other con-} apparent. Mr. Mills, of Texas, the’ already expressed his regret that hej = SOCIETY NOTES. Rebekah Degree Installation and Supper —Other Events. The following officers of Chattanooga Post, No. 115, G. A. R.; were installed at the last meeting by Dr. “E. W. Charles, M. O.: J. G. Hartweil, Post Commander; L. B. Little, Senier Vice Commander; J. R. Crocker, Junior Vice Commander; John Evans, Quartergaaster; R. Locklin, Surgeon;. J. a Chaplain; Henry White, cer-of--the Day; Charles Adolph, Officer of Guard; J. M. Walling, Adj. Thé ladies of Chattanooga Circle surprised the Post by setting them a spread, which made the old soldiers laugh.” After the feast rhétorical ebul‘litiens were indulged in. Capt. L. B. Little, Senior Vice Commander., in an eloquent and interesting speech welcomed the ladies of the G. A.R. and complimented them as only he can. He did not forget to thank them for the “big eat”? they had furnished. Mrs. J. McCrandle, President of the Circle, responded, and by her. kindly . words made the veterans wish they could go. through another war just to hear the ladies praise them again>“Dr. E. W. Charles made an excellent speech and ter and applause, Mrs. C. A. Barrett and Mrs. E. Bond following with patriotic and touching addresses. Mrs. Dr. Little, who had furnished the regulation beans,.read a poem in excellent style. All enjoyed the evening, and the ‘‘boys’’ of Chattanooga Post. left'for home full of words of cheer, also of pies, cake, etc., their only regret being that they could not have an installation every week if the ladies would only be present. The following officers of Neva Rebekah Degree, No. 119, I. 0.0. F., were installed Saturday evening: Geo. A. Gray, P. G.; Mrs. Mollie Richards, Ne G.; Mrs. Alice Forman, V. G.; Miss Lena Silva, R. S.; Miss Grace Eddy, F. 8.; Mrs. E. Hothersall, Ui Wye Mrg. Lizzie McCrandle, W.; Mrs, Lydia Heather, Con.; Mrs. Sarah Edwards, Chaplain; Mrs. Emily Waters, R. S.N. G.; Mrs. Emily-Hoskins, L. 8.N.G.; Mrs. Mary J. Roberts, R. 8. V. G.; Mrs. Lizzie Martin, L. 8. Vv. G.; Mrs. C. E, Walling, R. A.S.; Miss Maggie Silva, L. A. S.; Mrs. FE. Bond, I. G.; H. C. McKelvey, O. G. ; Miss Hothersall, Organist. The installation was conducted by Judge J. Mrs. Rogers, G. M.; O. H. Reynolds, G. W.; J. W. Griffith, G. S.; B. F. Hedden, G. T.; Henry Heather, G. G. There were present about 25 members of Esther Degree Lodge at Grass Valley, among them being Miss Bessie Carter, the Noble Grand. One of the incidents. of the evening was the serving of a fine supper. Remarks were made by Miss Caster and Messrs. Griffith, Reynolds and Walling. Miss Lena Hattan and Messrs. R. H. Shugg and John Werry sang. The gathering was much enjoyed by all present. Following are the officers of the newly orgahized Young Ladies’ Institute at Grass Valley: President, Mrs. Mary Rogers; 1st Vice President, Miss May Melarkey; 2d Vice* President, Miss*Emma Taafe; Recording Secretary, Miss Annie F. Conlin; Financial Secretary, Miss Lizzie Daley ;. Tréasurer, Miss’ Kate Cooley; Marshal, Mrs. Mary Powell; Inside Sentinel, Mrs. Annie Morateur; Outside Sentinel, Miss Nell Byrne; Trustees—Mrs. Mary Ryan, Miss Nellie Nevin, Mias Mary White, Miss Kate Mulcahy, Miss Mary Flannigan. The newly elected officers of Quartz Parlor, No. 58,.N.8. G. W., have been installed by D.D. G. P., Geo. W. Starr, as follows: P. P., F. R. MeLean; P., Charles H. Taylor; Ist V. P., Lucius Duval; 2d V. P., Chas. W. Kitts; 3d V. P,, Thos. C. Hocking; Rec. Sec’y., James H. Benallack ; Fin. Sec’y., Harry Nathan; Treas., Angus “McKay; Marshal, John J. Ryan; Inside Sentinel, Wm. N. Conaway ; Outside Sentinel; NucyNathan: ses The following were elected at Sai Francisco last\week as officers for the ensuing year of the Pioneer Miners’ Association of California: Dr. L. 8. Titus, President; Vice Presidents—J. G. Broderick, C. P. Rutherford and W. T. Gibbs; J. G. Lawton, Secretary ; ve L. Halstead, Treasurer; E.L. Willard, Marshal; Directors—J. C. Fruchey, T. C. Hooper, 8. A. West, T. R. Smith, J. Follansbee, G. E. Sherwood and I.8. Cannon. ipa ~ State Silk Culture. The State Board of Silk Culture are distributing mulberry treee throughout the State, and are confident of the success of their scheme to make the silk industry remunerative and an important item in Californi.’s revenues. The Secretary says: ‘‘It is thonght by many people that we cannot compete with China and Italy in silk culture and reeling, but it is a mistake. Girls can earn over $1 a day reeling, and the expense of gathering the cocoons is small, It' is a good field for young women desiring wor Ete Secailal Ayer’s Pills cure constipation, improve the appetite, promote digestion, restore healthy action, and regulate every function. This medicine is pleasant to take and gentle in its operation. See article in Ayer’s Almanac . t Lest Part of a entleman’s gold watch chain with a locket attached. Please return to this office. tf. wife owe our sumption Cure.” Bros. to thiloh’s ConFer sale at Carr SutoK’s cough “and Coneumption Bros es 57 his remarks were received with laugh. , M. Walling assisted by the following: _ Tas Rev. Geo. H. Thayer, of Bour. -bon, Ind., wre: “Both myself and cure is sold by us on a guarantee. It . i For sale at Carr PERSONAL MENTION. Social and Other Notes About People Old and Young. John Stocks of GrassValley was in town yesterday. Ex-Senator Cross came up Sunday from San Francisco. H. J. Carter, who went to San Diego some months ago, has returned here. : B. Johnston, President of the Trustees of Grass Valley, was in town yesterday. . Charles E. Clinch of Grass Valley went to the Bay Saturday night on business. Herman Watson of Greenville, Plumas county, is here on a visit to. relatives and friends. L. Foss came from Downieville Sunday, and yesterday went to San Francisco on business. : Miss M. Wichmann arived here by Sunday evening’s train and yesterday went to North San Juan. I. Marks, merchant at North San Juan, was in town Sunday afternoon on his way to San Francisco. William Vincent of San Jose, nephew to Mrs. J. Sims of this city, has just won $1250 in a lottery. W. Dana Perkins arrived here yesterday morning on. land business for the Central Pacific Railroad Company. \ oes Miss George Farley passed through town Sunday on her way. to North San Juan from a visit to friends in Virginia City. ‘ County Treasurer Shoecraft.left yesterday on @ business trip to Sucramento and San Francisco. He is expected home tomorrow. Mrs. J. J. Dorsey and Mrs. Fred Wheeler came up from Grass Valley yesterday on a visit to Mrs. B. N. Shoecraft and Mrs. T. G. Farrer. Superintendent Bradley of the Spanish mine has returned from San Francisco and ‘yesterday went to the mine ‘which will start up again now. that the weather has moderated. J. H. Richards of Chicago, Ill., who has been visiting Carlsbad Springs in SanDiego county for the benefit, of his health, is here with ‘a view of investing in Nevada county lands. Says the Marysville Democrat of Friday evening: ‘‘David Stokes, foreman of the North Bloomfield Mining Company, and Frank Bell, proprietor of the Snow Tent saw mill, are in the city.’ Geo. A. Hare came down from the Yuba mine ye:terday. He says the snow has disappeared from the vicinity of Maybert, but there is still considerable on the ridge between this city and Washington. J.B. Treadwell, who bas for two weeks past been temporarily engaged on the books of D, R. McKillican & ‘Co. at North Bloomfield, came down from there yesterday and will resume his duties as commercial traveler. Will Ashburn, Wm. Ninnis, Richard Plummer, Thos. Bernett, James Groves, T. Hampton, :Thos. Daniels and Mr. Jenkins left this city yesterday for Washington township to resume work at the Yuba mine. Miss Sadie Tam, who has been attending the Convent school at Grass Valley, is suffering from a severe attack of inflammatory rheumatism in the feet. She has been brought to the home ofher parents in this city. Before daylight yesterday morning. as William F, Evens was Coming from his home on Nevada street to the express office to attend to his usual duties, he stepped off the sidewalk near the Episcopal Church and fell to the ground a distance of two and a half feet. One of his shins was badly “barked.”? He is very lame and sore, but able to be around. A Pioneer Californian’s Fate. A Plymouth (Mass.) dispatch says: Nathan Churchill, an old forty-niner, wasfound dead here Friday afternoon h ving evidently died under particularly~-distressing -<circumatances:-Hewas 90 years old and lived alone in a ruined warehouse near the’ water’s edge. He squandered his money and lived on charity. He was last seen alive.on Saturday. He had evidently died from starvation and cold, and when found his body was halfeaten by rats, his face being picked clean. He made over $200,000 in the California gold fields. Generous Charity: Says the Grass Valley Union of Sunday: A. D. West and W. B. McSherry went among the business men yesterday and in a short time collected $44:75 to relieve the wants of a sick and needy family of strangers named Smith who recently came to this county from Iowa to regain lost health and fortune. Ayer’s Sarsaparilla is prescribed and recommended by eininent physicians, and is taken with perfect safety by oldand young. Its cleansing: and vitalizing effects are sure and speedy, and it is universally conceded to be the most effective of all blood purifiers: . pA rie For many years Lhave-been a sufferer from catarrh, trying every known remedy without success. With Ely’s Cream Balm Ihave overcome a disagreeable discharge from the nostrils and am free.from pain in my eyés and head. It has:given much satisfaction: —Wm. A. Booth, Sergeant Troop ¥ 2nd Cavalry, Fort Custér, M. T.Bucklen’s arnica Salve. The best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, ' tter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erupions, and postively gures Piles, or no pay required. is guaranteed to ; satisfaction, or money reve perfect ded. Price 26 cénts per box. For sale by Carr Bros. 2 tf HERE AND THERE. ABref Record of Various Minor Local Happenings. a Raining to the summit yesterday. The mountain streams rose rapidly yesterday. ‘ Work isrushingin the County Recorder’s office. Afullhead of water. was running in the Idaho ditch Sunday night. Deer creek is the highest it has been this. winter and still raising. It is every muddy and full of debris. Highest thermemetrical registration at this city for the 24 hours ap to 5 o’clock last evening, 50 degrées ; lowest 48. f Geo. E: Turher of this city has a contract for furnishing 1,114 feet of pipe for the Grass Valley Water Works. L. Hyman will. at the end of the month close his branch store at Grass Valley. Hewill continue the_business at this city. ;

There has been a vaccinating boom at French Corral. Dr. Farley put his trademark on the arms of all the..public school pupils there. The hote's at this city have been doing a light business for the past four or five days, not having as few arrivals during a given period since last Marcly, Despite the drizzling rain of Sunday night the Salvationists had a street parade. They have gained a number of recruits lately and all the. veterans are standing firm. The ice companies at Truckee have been shipping lots of ice for the use of the railroad company, Two hundred carloads willbe. shipped as fast as cars can be procured. ; The private telegraph line at this city.is to be extended so as to have connecting offices at the rooms of W. T. Morgan in the Union Hotel and’ at the home of Tom Nivens. Signal service prediction “for the 24 hours ending at 9:30 o’clock this morning: ‘Light winds. Variable winds generally southerly. Nearly stationary temperature.’’ The South Yuba Company’s rain guage at this city shows that for the 24 hours ending at @ o’clock yesterday morning 1.12 inches of water had fallen, making 21.25 inches. for the scason to date, The praise service in the Episcopal Church at Grass Valley Sunday evening was largely attended. Mrs. H.s . quet was held, andin the after-dinner G. Parsons of this city and Mrs. R. D. Finnie assisted the choir in rendering the music, which was unusually ~ fine. County Superintendent Tiffany is losing his faith in humanity. Two umbrellas belonging to him have disappeared-mysteriously during this storm, and he stubbornly refuses to believe that they get away unassisted. The I'ruckee Republican says: “Mr. Hill, Supervisor of this district, wishes toinform the people of Truckee that if we want a health officer for this district to get up a petition and name the person they want appointed and he will send the necessary credentials for him to act as such.’’ Some local musicians are talking about the feasibility of producing the comic opera of “Paul and Virginia’’ at this city afew weeks hence.The only obstacle in the way is the lack of eight young ladies with good véices and stage presence to dress upin boys’ clothes and pergbnate the eight dudish photographic artists. eee yan A Man With a History. The Tidings thus tells about the life and trials of Dan H. Williams who died Saturday at the county hospital: In the early days he studied law with Henry Meredith, and, Williams was mostly around the office, as clerk and general utility man, of Mr. Meredith until the death of the latter gallant and digtinguished gentleman. Inthe early times Williams was called the Prince of Wales because of his hightoned—ways—and notions, and his elegance of appearance and his general -fordneps-forfighl sporta. _After.Meres" idith’s death Williams-drifted around without any headquarters, and did some business in. drawing up papers and attending small cases in the courts of Justices-of-the-Peace. Of late years poor health aid poverty “made -Wiltiams something of an outcast. . He was royally generous in the day of his prosperity, a fact that should be remembered now that his~troubles are over and his faalts among no one any more. i re » Thick Cakes of Coldnéss. O. G. Mayhugh of Camptonville recently cut from: the reservoir-back of the hotel fifteen or twenty tons of ice and had it stored away for use in hot weather. The cakes are from six to seven inches thick. “Such a freeze has not occurred in that locality before within the memory of the oldest inhabitant. ( Worth Knowing. Mr. W. H. Morgan, merchant, Lake City, Florida, was taken with a severe cold, attended ‘with a distressing cough and running into consumption in_ its first stages. He tried many so-Called popular reyndies and steadily grew worse. “Was reduced in flesh, had difficulty in breathing and was unable to sleep. Finally tried Dr. King’s New Discovery for consumption and foundimmediate relief, and after using about a half dozen bottles found him-. self well and has bad no return of the disease. No other remedy can show so great a record of cures, as Dr. King’s New. Discovery for consumption guaranteed to do just what is -ghaimed for it. Trial bottle free at Carr Bros. ‘Drug Store. Suiron’s cure will immediately relieve’ Croup, Whooping Cough and “THE DAYS OF °49,” The Slang They Slung in the Olden, Days. ———One night last week members of the Association of Pioneersof the Territorial Days of California had_a grand banquet in NewYork City. The telegraphic accounts stated that ‘“‘placards variously inscribed with the names of famous mining camps of ’49, epithets and slang fairly covered the walls of the restaurant where the banremarks many an episode of days gone by were revived.”” With this meeting asa text, the Virginia City Enterprise says: We can imagine with what gusto. these “‘boys’”’ of the olden, golden days, long bound by the trammels of Eastern society rules, would turn themselves_loose and fire. away in the free and easy lingo of old mining camps. It was— “Hello!” “Hello!” * Why Jim!’ *Why,Dan!" “Good, Lord {1 wantto know!" “Well, well ! old fel! give us your han’— But, Jim, how does it go?” 1 “But where ye been, Lon, ever since We left the Stanislow; And pulled up stekes-down thar at Dent's— No more’n thirty year ago?” “Wall, sence that time that we put out Onthatstampede from Stoney, Been mos’ the time knockin’ about Down into Air-e-zony. “Started from Alpha on our trip, And passed up the Divide, Through Tangle-Leg and Let-Her-Rip, Red Dog and Whiskey Slide, “Then after leavin’ thar we went Down By the Tail Holt mill,’ ’Crost Greenhorn mountain to Snow Tent, And up to Gouge Eye Hill. “Next Petticoat, then Shirt-Tail Flat, Andon by Murderer’s Bar, *Crost Bloody Run and thro’ Wild Cat, To Parker and Lone Star, £ “Then Angel’s Camp down by Rawhide We took & run one night, Through Chinese Roostand Satan's Pride Acrost to Hell’s Delight. “Through Nip and Tuck and Old Bear Trap, Coon Hollow and Fair Play, Aleng the Scorpion and Fur Cap, Kanaka and Ed Rey. “Then came along to Poverty, Dead Broke and Battle Ridge, By Hangtown, Poor Man and Lone Tree, Garrote and Smash-up Bridge.” “Wall, Lon, sure you've seen a heap; I'd like to make the rounds As you have done, and cast a peep Through the old stamping grounds.” “Y-a-s, but [tell you what itis, The times they ain’t any more In Californy as they was Way back in fifty-four, “The ranchers now have gotthe upper hand, Honest minérs rank as thieves, Debris spies sneak through theland And mining claims now pasture beeves.”’ AO OQ Or THOMAS TRIUMPHANT. A Former Resident of This City and Hia : Ward. —_ Frank Murphy of San_ Francisco sued. out a writ of habeas corpus to recover possession of his little daughter, Hattie, an the grouad that she was detained in a house of ill-fame and the mother of the child was made a party to the suit. The case came up in Judge Toohy’s court Saturday. In 1883 Murphy aud his wife separated and placed Hattie, who was then only 18 months old, with E. B. Thomas, formerly preprietor of the Thomas House at this city, and his wife. “Adoption papers were drawn Gp in Judge Maguire’s court and the child was made over, to the persons mentioned. Subsequently Mrs. Thomas went East, leaving Hattie in the care of . Mrs. Martha Jewitt, one of her friends, and died away from home. Thomas removed from the Palace Restaurant, at No. 1017 Market street, which He then kept, and went to No: 2634. Stocktonstreet, a lodging-house, : taking Cornelia Murphy, or Hawkins, as she termed herself since separating from her ‘husband, the» applicant in this suit, to live with him as ‘his housekeeper, .-An-attempt was then made to gain possession of the child. The mother went to Mrs. Jewitt with a son of Thomas, took the child out for a walk, and conveyed it to the lodging-house. ; After hearing the testimony. Judge Toohy -rendered the following decision: ‘This case seems to be’ on: all fours, like the celebrated Pennsylvania case. I have a precedent there, which Ishall take as a guide. The mother lays no claim to the child, and is not a proper person to take ‘charge of it. The house bas been shown to be disreputable, but nothing has been alleged against Mr. Thomas, and probably. the child “lies closer to . his heart than to either the real father or mother who appear to care little or nothing about her. Mr. ‘Thomas has made a proposition which has cut the Gordian. knot. The welfare of the child has been acknowledged by all parties to this action. to be the only . thing to be considered? I shall, therefore, take Mr. ‘Thomas at his word and allow him to place little Hattie Them-better locations, or better mineral ad— Lif he understands his business, that PROSPECTS AND PRICES. Holding Holes in the Ground: at Teo High Figures. nee One ‘mistake made by many pros pectors is thiat of holding the price of a mere prospect hole at moat extravagant prices, so that even if they find a: purchaser, 80 much money has been paid: for the prospect that there. is none left for the purpoge of making a mine. : Many new camps are thus injured the prospector, the claims being held at such prices that the investor decides to eeek emore favorable point. The-incoming tide-of prosperity becomes diverted, and the new town starting out under so many favorable auspices ig deserted, not perhaps for vantages, but for some place where the developments of a mine have had. @ reputation and given a notoriety. — The prospector is apt to estimate his find at the current value of gold and silver for all the mineral he thinks there should be in the claim, and ther. if he makes a liberal discount, he considers his offer “dirt cheap,” while the purchaser must not enly consider the cost of his claim, but also the expense of first making a mine, und then the cost of getting ore out and its treatment/ shipment, and sale before he can look for any profit from his purchase. A man who buys: a tract of wild land for farming purposes well knows, Ahere is mneh labor, preparation, building houses and fences, and the . expense of necessary improvements before the profit from ‘his crops will bring any reward for the labor. So he would not think of paying the same price for an uncultivated tract. as for a farm which years of preparation and improvement had fitted to give immediate returns. The same law holds good in regard to mining, and purchasers have learned the fact, some of them in the high-priced school of experience. So it may be said again that the future prospects of many promising mining camps are ‘being ruined by the extavagant and unwarranted prices asked for mere discoveries of the existence of precious metal. a as in the Notre Dame Convent, an institution which has the highest moral character, and L wilFcontinue the case for that purpose untii Wednesday next,” =i) : Sl ae peer des ene Therefore They Come Here, Several Eastern peoplé looking for Sierra County Mining Items, A. ©. Busch of Sierra City, who is spending a few days at San Francisco, gives the Examiner a lot of Sierra county mining news. He says snow is seven feet deep at the Young America mine, seven miles north of Sierra City. It is very cold, too, but the been working 20 stamps. Miles Scoville, owner of the Niagara Consolidated, .which is 30 miles north is getting out a good deal of gold from his drift gravel mine, Last month lie cleaned up $30,000. The Union mine at Gibsonville is working 40 or 50 men and the Tabor is working 30 or more, The Bunker Hill mine, adjacent to the Niagara Consolidated, is working 25 men, and is looking well. There will be money made out ot it. : An important gold strike has been made in the Gold Bluff mine at Downieville. The owners have struck a vein from three and a half to four feet which runs about $30 to the ton, They are working 20 men. If it were not so cold they would have a great many more men on, and the mines generally in Sierra county would be working large forcesof men. Ags it is a good many of them are snowed up. The Sierra Buttes mine employs 250 month. The Devil Fish Descgibed by Is not a more tenacious monster than malaria, whether it takes the form of chills and fever, bilious remittent,’ ague cake or dumb ‘ague. Like the octopus of the story it clasps ,the victim inits tentaculie; and folds him closer and cloger in’ a horrible embrace. Attacked with Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, however, it’ gradually relaxes its tremendous grip, finally’ abandons it, and the quondam sufferer, liberated at last, rejoices in the sense of new born freedom, engendered by the restoration of complete health. Dyspepsia, too, and constipation, thoxe old and remorseless enémies of the human family; give ground, and are finally driven from the field by this Napoleon of remedies, the greatest, the purest in the family pharmaceepiac . Rheumatism — succumbs_to it, so. do kidney troubles. Thenerves, when overstrained, regain quietude and vigor by its, aid, and the ability torest tranquilly and eat with zest are increased by it. Resort to it in tine and avoid unnecessary suffering. 4 : oo. Oe Iusve been afflicted with catarrh for two years. Have-used two bottles. of Ely’s Cream Balm-and it has completely cured me of catarrh.—E. G. Coleburn, Fort ‘Bowie, Arizona Territory. 4 When baby was pick, we nave her Castorta, When she was.a ehild, she cried for Castoria, When she became Miss,she clung to Caetoria When she had children, shegavethem — . : {Castoria G we Bronchitis. For sale by Carr Bros. a company will soon resume with the regular force of 120 men, who have of Sierra City, is working 40 men and. men, -works.90 stamps and. gets out] from $25,000 to $30,000 in gold every) homes in California have arrived here during the past few days. Some of them were snow-bound on the Southern Pacifice railroad not so very many for from $15 to $50. ee EAD ARKIVALS AT THE NATIONAL HOTEL. RKLOUTOR BROS,....Proprietors ome January 21, 1888, EA Pollard, San Francisco, GM Haven, Lowell, Massachusetts, H LSpencer, Reno, T B Mason, do © Seaman, city, HJ Wright, do LL Chamberlain, Aubura, JC Mulligan, Colusa, John Duffy, Grass Valley, W J Jennings, do A Kendrick, do D Edwards, do Cal R Clarke, city, George G Allan, city, George Stich, do L A Maguire, Sacramento. January 22d, 1888, L Fost, Dowuleville, g J marks, San Juan, 2 W Mise George Farley, Virginia City, CW Cross, San Francisco; Wm Avery, Grass Valle E A Tompkin, elty, Gus-Ozalli, do Prof Ertz, do Wm Walters, do 1, Hartman, do A¥riedman, ~ do Henry Hartung, ~ do F © Lutje, do Wim Welch, do Win Britland, do BN Shoecraft, doJames Fraser, Ranch, D Powell, Hipomfald. . a Mra Maxfield, San Francisce, John Langdon, Railroad, C A Shurtleff, Bloomfeld, John Stokes, Grass Valley, © P Loughridge, do H E Smith, Camptanville, John ota? & Grass Valley, L Irvine, Delhi. aay OGURES RHEUMATISM, Lumbago, Backache, Headache, Toothache. ‘NEURALGIA, Sore Throat, Swellings, Frostbites, Sprains, SCIATICA, BRUISES, BURNS, SCALDS. For Stablemen and Stockmen, The Greatest Remedy Known for Horse and Cattle Diseases. Chronic Cases 40 Years’ Standing Cured Permanently. Cases Throw Away Cratche: Cured Permanently. . _ Chronic Cases. At Once Reliev 4 Cured Promptly. sake Crippled Chroni¢ Cases Cured Without Relapse; 8 No Return of Pain. Chronic Cases Cured ; No Pain In Many Years. Sold by Druggiste and Dealers Everywhere. miles from Los Angeles and they fail to see any sense in paying $700 or more per acre for land down there when they can get a better quality of it here ‘. Court made on the 21st day of J Superior Court. The following business was transacted inthe Superior Court yesterday, Hon, J. M. Walling presiding: ~ -Hstate of I. L. Bowman, insolvent debtor. Schedule amended by insertfing name of ©. Gailbraita for feed and lumber account of $85 90, — Estate of J. W. Jenkins, insolvent debtor. Hearingof demurrer to ob= jections of Samuel Granger continued. M. ©, Taylor vs. M, P. O’Connor. Motion for change of trial to Santa Clara county granted. Estate of P. Sutton, decoased. Will admitted te probate. A. D. Sutton, G. QC Gaylord and FE. M. Preaton were appointed appraisers. Estate of Mra. Mary J. Lones, deceased. E.M. Preston, Chas. Grimes and J. L. Holland appointed appraiaors. e W. G. Richirds et al vi. Traveler's Insurance Company. Hearing of demurrer to complaint set for February 4th, ye ether eit Se RRS ARKIVALS AT THE UNION HOTEL. Mya. J. Nafftziger,..Proprietress January 21, 1888, JM Thomas, beidiaay’ -oaumade Oo A Barton oly, ! P Larkin, 4 R M Wilkins, do . 0 red Cox, Chicago Park Times, TBGray,city,JR Davis, San Juan, E:E Hellings, San Franciaco, A Burrows, Grass Valley, P H Paynter, do George Lord, do Minas Rachael Morgan, city, H Seymour, do Fred Bradley, Spanish Mine, D W Baldwin, Derbec Mine, J P Conway, city. : January 22d, 1888, George E Robinson, city, bi TTNolan. Railroad. Re acai: Miss M Wichmann, San Juan, Wm Rowe, city, J Hamilton, do DF Douglas, Railroad, C Cairns, Bloomfield, JM Clark, Washington, John Black, city, George McMurray, San Francisco, Absolutely Pure. VWi1lsS POW DER NEVER VARIES A Marvel of purity, stren; and wholesomeness. More economical ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold incom — petition with the multitude of low test, shor weight, alum or phosphate powders. oid Only in ame. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CoO., 106 Wall street, New York WM. 7. COLEMAN & CO., Agents, — San Francisce. Notice of Proving Will. I’ THE SUPERIOR COURT, IN AND FOR : the county of Nevada, State of Califernia. ‘ : In the matter ofthe estate of Mary A. Williams, deceased. Pursuant to an order of the said Superior anuary notice is hereby given, that Monday » the Sixth day of February, 1888, at 10 o'clock a.M. of said dora the Courtroom of said Court,at th: ouse in the City been appointed as the time A.Williams, dece: ased, and for hoerae the application of Aurelia P. White, for the The Charles A. Vogeler Co., Balte., Md. % issuance to her of Jetters Testamentary when and where any person interested mayappear and contest the-same. te January 2ist s i F. G. BEATTY, Clerk, By W.D. H Deputy. Cross & Simpnde, Atty for