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2 barbarous chief protid of his elnughter pens, .
PS
Afghan, Sioux, AshanTuk Fort PiLLow Massacne.—One
wore bloody page has. been added to this,
itroc i ev0e it
TO. 41 Tufts. $27,000.
A. 8 Hart & Co., $22,360. *
*. Alexander Thompson, $24,300. _ .
“WN. W. Koowlton & Co., $24,287,
Jacob Uibson, 8. T. French & B. F.
. ddwa tonickles, The ruilrond fare question
8 coin to be worth saving: ‘Time worked »
change, however, and now five cents is ‘five
cente in SanlFranciseo, as eleewhere, but itis
within the last week only that we have come
fins aecomyplished this revolution also.
They are running after them atthe mint, and
x
ing .
nish at short notice, any kind machine wanted.
‘The price ranges4rom $65 00 to $145 00. :
85 Main street.
or address :
‘A’wpecimen can be seen at my residence, No.
For circulars or samyles of sewing, apply to
“
GEo. A. RANDALL, Agent.
whether he be Turk,
tee. or D. homey, to produce & massacre
faore cold-blooded, more savage, more wan“ton or bérrid, than the murder of six buns
red disarmed soldiers who had surrendered
prisoners ot war tow fing of trace at Fort
Pillow. Nothing can exceed the act in fiend.
ishnées, Nothing more foul blots the pages
‘of pngan history. The rebels by this act
forfeit the respect of all civilization, if there
was hrgering sentiment left ef charity for
them ‘before this crowning act of barbarity
“and sofamy. How will the civilized world
start with herror on learning that six hundred prisoners of war, who had surrendered
relying on the honer and faith of an enemy,
were mercilessly butchered andeven the
corpses mutilated by. those chivalric hordes
that roam the South, conmissioned to mur=
der, rob and steal by Jefferson Davis!
But what will the world of to-day, what
will future generations say of that Government that does not lift ite avenging hand in
retaliation? We bive but »ne voice in
millions, but asa citizen of this Republic we
declare now and will declare forevermore;y
that the Government at Washington is nn»
worthy of supportif itdoes not show inthe
face of all mankind that it will defend the
tights of every man who wears its uniform
“whether he-be-white-or-bivek—We-snythat.
. filing bonds in the gum_of $12,000, subject tu
8: D. Leavitt, $27,500. :
FB sAy Potter.& Co., $22,000.
“IL. Oliver & A. Rack! ff, $23,000.
Alden Rackiiff. $19,000, =
Alden Rockliff & Win. Fesenden, $21,000.
Palmer & Brown, $30,000. :
The contract was. therefore nwarded te
Alden Rackliff for the sua of $19,000, upun
the wpproyal of the Buard, for the couples
tion of ssid work os per contract.
It appearing to the satisfaction of the”
Board, {rum theevidence of W. 8. Frink and
kK. W. Morchousy that the said BE. W. Morehous, wh le @riving a team across a bridge
on the county road, April 2d 1864,-had by
reason of the breaking of said bridge, a horse
eifled-and-considerable demuge dune to-his
wagon, itis Herelore ordered that the county pay tél W. Morehous the sum of one
hundred wd EWenty-five dollors in svttlement forall damages sustuined by suid KE
W. Morebous. The Auditor is hereby
authorized to draw bis warrant on the Special Fund in favor of the above party for that
amount and to take hie receipt therefor in
fullgjor ull damages thus sustained.
It appearing to the satisfaction of the
Board, that the county will be benefitted by
the “ewpl-yment of a Superintendent, to
for every black Union soldier massacred by
_. the enemy, man-for manand grade for grade.
there should be led fo the scaffold to die the’
death of a dog. a ecicn of the boasted chiv«
alry« Give them the law of lex talionis to
their -héarts-content. An eye for an eye
“ahd a tooth for a tooth, and life for life, is
the law of justice when dealing with savages.
Tt our Government does not declare for
summary vengeance, not a negro should eti<
—fist tofight for-the-eupport.and maintenance
of a Government thit leaves him to be
butchered after surrender, and if we furce
‘negroes into. the army to be. treated in this
manner, we deserve-no eympathy from any
“gorreet thinker on the globe, and should re"
gelve nane; »
Are we still under the rose-water policy,
or have we come to know that vigorous
war isa necessity 7? For our country’s aake,
ottnt the massacred soldiers at ‘Fort Pil_fow and make another Golgotha of a like
Humber.of the barbarous race that revels in
auch seenes of horror and blecd! The national honor, demands full retaliation. “Our
duty to a peopte that we bave declared free
and invited to share with us the glory of
defending the peerlessGovernment of earth
demands vengeance, and letit come, and that
too withoutdelay. There is no dafety without
it. The most glorious act of the Government
during the war,—-the act of Emancipatton—
“that which will be immortal, is virtually:
annulled, so far as any benefit to the Government-is-to-be derived from it. Rope for
the murderers!
SACRAMENTO, PLACER AND
ing up the iron.
blow to Auburn.
sell it out.
Tne Bulletin says that efforts are being
made by prominent and: responsible parties
in Sun Francisco to induce the Directors of
the Stute Agricultural Society to bold an
‘exhibition and cattle show during the come
Fall, in that city. ot
away his pistol. Chivalry is played out
thie State.
= %
DALLES Cry, Oregon, hue elected ut
-eanditional Union City officers. An exciting
election prevailed,
' NevaDAa
RAILRoaD.—This little rord, says the Stare
and Stripes, that. the citizens of Auburn
worked so hard and faithfully for, is now ads
vertised for sale. The object of the sale at
thie time is to get the iron and ties te put on
* the Placerville road. Hope the Trustees o!
the road will fix up with the Town Truss
tees the bonds they hold of the town, by so
doing they may meet with no trouble in takThis road hae been a death
G. W. Mowe of Sacra
mento, has been appointed Commissioner to
Visalia recently, a fellow got drunk
and Bliged away with bis revolver at everything that he thet that was weak, Finally
he was khoeked down by a soldier whe took
auperintend the construction of the Cour]
House and jul as per plans specifications
and_contract.it is therefore ordered _ that
William Bettis, be and and he ie hereby employed at $7 per day, for each and'every dny
that he muy be engaged as such, with the
understanding that said Win. Bettis will
devote his whale time to theabove work.
Aldin Ruchliff, to whom the contract: for
building the county Court House and juil
was this-day wwarded, having failed to give
good ‘and sulficient security aa required, it
ia therefore ordered that the same be and je
hereby awngded Aldin Roekliff-and William
Fessenden, for tre sum of $21,000, being the
next lowest bid.
Thos. Alexander, baving fniled to file his
bond as roudoverseor for district No: Hy.
ordered that Wm N. Adame be appointed
road overseer of said district. — .
Board adjourned to Monday, at 10 o'clock.
April 15th, 1863. Board met at 10 o'»
full Board.
The official bonds, of the following Road
Overseers were examined and approved.
T. A. Baldwin, district No 5.
O. H. P. Sheets, District No. 6.
J! R. Pooler, Distinet No. 3.
R. Reed, District No. 19.
H. K. West, Distriet No. 20.
The owners of the South Yuba Turnpike
Co. having made application to the Board,
Kasking that the rates of toll be fixed on anid
road, ordered that the same be and are hereby fixeckas follows, for one year:
8 horse niule or ox team loaded, $3 00
10 o'clock. poe
——— re
A Srrike.—During the early part o
York, struck for higher wages. Much ex
military out.
in
ed, %
~ Moree $27 875. swapping them up at the Postoffice with
Geo. M, Hughes & J. N. Turner, $25,«' avidity. :
clock, pursuant to adjournment. Present:
8do do . do empty, 200
6do do ~* “du loaded, +250
6do do “do “empty, 150
4do do do Teaded 200
4do do do empty. 100
2Qdo = do do — each _way 4.00
1 hore» and buggy, To
Horsemen, 50>
Footmen, 35
Pack avimals, 10
Loowe stock, 10
Hoga and sheep, 5
Board adjourned till Saturday morning at
March the laborers in the West Point Foundry, at Cold Spring, Putnam county, New
citement prevailed, which reached such a
pitch that it was found necessary to call the
Several of the ringleaders
were arrested, and it wae rumored that they *
were tu be placed in Fort Lafiyette. This
is one of the largest foundries in the country,
and bas turned out enme of the heaviest
castings for the Government, ever mould.
‘THE San Froncisco Bulletin is pitching
into the drivers of the atreet railroad care,
atreet. Nevada City. “"mi-tf
—
Coxvieres.—The trial of the woman
who waa accused of murdering her husband
in Washington Territory, near Astoria, a
short time since, came off says the Portland
Union, in Vanevvver, on Tuesday last, the
jury-returned-a verdict-of guilty of murder.
in the first degree.. The trial of her para»
mour bas commenced.
ee
SropreD.—The Oceidental, two numberwof which were publisied at Virginia
City, N. T., by Thomas Fitch & Co., has
been suspended, the publishers stating that
it did not: pry and that they had ne hepe+that it ever would, It is much easier to
start a paper than to make it pay, or-even
keep itin existence. — ae
_
A BILL has been tetrodneed into the Uniwhat po'pta letter would, reach
HAWES. se
Virginia City...Nevada Territory.
a
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Open all night, klegantly furnished Rooms
3.
into:rmation Wanted.
Po »
LADY would be much obliged to any person, who would leave werd at this office. at
FRANK B.
ap 13-lw
CHAUVEL HOUSE.
WILL LEAVE NEVADA
cOA CHE Ss
DAILY
At2} o’clock, P. M:, ~
FOR
Virginia & Carson Cities
Arriving at Virgin at 11 A.M.
. Returning will leave Virginia at aA
fu tins,
been m
charge:
M. arriving at Nevada at 10 P.M.
Connecting with the
Company’s Daily Line of
. Concord Coaches for Sacramento,
: Ma A.M.
For Marysville at-7 A.M.
W. H: DAVIDSON, Agent
‘Nevada. June 2d—tf
‘No. 12 North C. Street.
Adjuining the Medan Building,
FIRST CLASS
Hotel and Restaurant!
FOR FAMILIES.
6. V. Chauvel, Prop’r.
Virginia, April 13th—tf :
ted States Senate appropriating $40,000
for the protection of emigrants crossing the
plain. .
—_
Tue Stockton Independent says some
fishermen arrived in that erty on Tuesday
with a ton of fresh salmon, caught in the
San Joaquin, They-are retailing in_ that
market at eight cents per.pound,
——
Fire at Campo Seco.—There was a
fire in the Chiiese quarter. of this town on
Thursday Evening, April 14th,
SOCIAL BALL
Cigar, Tobacco, Fruit and~
VARIETY STORE.
EUCENE SCOLARI,
Successor to M, Michalsky,
. On Pine Street... were Nevada City.
EEPS ON HAND, Apples, Candies, Figs
Raisins, Almonds. Ali kinds of
Nuts, Candies & Fruits,
ALWAYS ON HAND, ¥ 14
iy If you want asplendid Cigar or a superb ©
article of Smoking or Ghewing Tobacco, give
mé a call.
New Goods constantly heing received from San
Francisco. A portion of public patronage ia respectfully solicited.
E. SCOLARI,
m23 2 doors from Haas & Co. on Pine St.
. AT :
TEMPERANCE. HALL, Pi
on
BY :
J. C. DICKINSON.
Admittance—Gentleman & Lady $).
Single Ticket, for Gentleman $1,50.
Pinte Hall will be nicely Cleaned and free frum
uat. ‘
Pie Cathieinformed that the eldest-bey. of the Orrin fumily of gymnasts recently
broke his neck while exhibiting on the fying
trapeze, in Chili.
>
Tne third of the gang of Chinese burs
glare has been caught inSan Francisco.—
Stulen goods. were found upon him. as G
A MAN, snys an Esineratda paper, has
been very seriously injuréd in the “incline”
of the Real del Monte mine. There area
nutmber-in-San-Franciseo—who—havebeen
very seriously injured by its decline.
-—_J ons Hew41's; ten pwrance lecturer,
‘pronounced superior to Gough, ia coming to .
Californias
‘
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Tut Pope has expelled Hume, the spirit~
ualist, from Rome. ~ e :
PRE —_—
MARRIED. —
—_———
At Gold Flat, April 14th, by Rev. Mr. Cummings, SILAS WHITING to MARIA BuUZZELL
eee)
Board of Trastees,
NEVADA, April i4th, 1°64.
Board met at the Marshal's office at the usual
hour. Present, Ulark, Abbot and Crawford —
‘he Cierk (Mr. Baker) being absent, W. H.
OCrawtord waa appoint d Clerk protem.
Minutes of last meeting were read and approved. Committee ov sidewalks granted further
time. The Finance Committee reported Treasurer’s report as being correct. It was ordered
that as the Marshal has failed to comply with
Section 4 of revised Ordmance No. 1, T. PHawley, pee is imetructe’ to commence pro
ceedings ayainst the City Marshal or his bondsmen fur the recovery ef ali moneys in his hands
belonging td the city of Nevada.
On motion the Board adjourned till April 21st,
1864. JONATHAN CLARK, President.
W. H. CRAWFORD Clerk, pro tem.
Union Gold and Quartz Mining
COMPANY,
OTICE ia hereby given that the annual
_ meeting of Stockholders in the Union Gold
rtz Mining Company will be held at the
office ofgaid Company in Little York, Nevada
eounty, Cal at the heur of . o’clock. P.M. on
MONDAY the2nd day of May, A. p. 1864, for the
election of Teustees and such other business as
rtain to the ‘tiag.:
ALEX. WEED. Secretary.
School Natice.
Notice is hereby given that the closin,
exercises of the present terms of the Public
pay of this city will take place on the followys? :
ihe High School, J.B. McChesney, Teache
bag ey eday April 2th. F. Po Teach : e lnterm ool, F. er,
Beas: . Agel eg ; yt ; ”
vimar. ool, Mise ewett, Teacher.
Friday, April 2202. ,
Parents and all others interested are invited
be present On the days named above. :
Ail the Schools will commence again on Monbar 11 Lo Oth, with YY — ogee follows:
Tubrcocdiots Sehoel trea » School from $1
month,
er we ind.)
eee
‘For Marshal.
@. 8. 8, GRETOMELL,
ma
ap td
f
month.
to $1 00 per
re
Conselidated G. S. & Copper)
stuekholders of the above Company for the
~ Blacksmith and Whe-lwright,
Mining Company.
Spenceville House.
. BE, C, PRETYMAN,
Would take this method of informing
= 4 the putlictnat he has opened a Hotel at ;
tte te Se mile from Nevada, on
‘tthe Sacramento road, where he is preared to accommodate any number of persons”
with Boardand Lodging. The Houze is furnished with new Beds a everything conifortale for travelers. Parvies desiring to make a:
pleasant trip would do well to Visit thin section,
Spencevitte: Mareh 3te
election of officers, for the ensuing year. will be
held in Nevada city on FRIDAY. May 13th: °64,
at 2o’clock, P.M. J.C. BIRDSEYE, Pres.
. F. Spence. Seo’. apl0-td _
Protection Hook & Laddér Co.
The members of the above named
Comvany are hereby notified to meet
at the City Marsha'’s office on Monday Evening, April 18th, at 8 o’clock,
P.M. Ty order of —— + > =
: W. H DAVIDSON, Foreman.
Nevada, April 10th—td
c. B. Humphries,
Broad Street, next door to City Jail
Everything inthe Blacksmith }
and Wheelwright line done with
. _ RECEIVED AT.
Commercial & Pine Streets,
RUBBER CLOTHING
CORNER OF i:
ANEW LOT OF i
“RUBBER BOOTS,
AND i
8. HAAS & co.
Nevada, April 2d. i
Be
despatch and at reasonable rates.
Particular attention paid to
ap8-6m
Grand Parade and Ball.
For the Benefit of
TIGER H. L. AND B. COMPANY)
einen. A
TO BE GIVEN AT
Monday Evening, April 25th, !
Horseshoeing
—on—
HAMILTON HALL,
i
Tiger Company will p«rade in conjunction with
the other Companies of the Grass Valley Fire
Deg artment, under the direction of Chief Engineer, S. D. Leavitt, on the afternoon of the said
date. The day’s exercises will conclude with
a Grand Ball, in the evening.
By order
Grass Vattey. April Sth. 1864
National Exchange Saloen.
CARLEY & POTTER, Prop’rs.
gf SALOON has been Irased by the un-.
of Committee.
‘We shall always keep on hand the best of
Wines, Liquors, Ale, Porter & Cigars.
This Saloon is furnished with two of the best .
Billiard Tables in the State.
Nevada, April 7th—tf
SAMUEL LEWIS,
Successor to Lewis Bros.
IMPORTER OF .
CIGARS AND TCBACCQO,
Pipes, Matches, Cards, &c. — :
—At the old stand—
Lewis’ Building, Corner of Broad
and Pine Streets, Nevada.
8s now ready to supply his former patrons
and the pu enerally with all goods
hia line as eretodave ah . e ”
San Francisco Prices!
Thankful for past patronage, he respectful!
olicits a pool enn yy meh1i-tf x
“CIGAR EMPORIUM”
Ss. ROTHSCHILD,
At Junction of Main & Sta.
NEVADA.
Keeps constantly on hand the best of ©
Cigars, Tobacco, Pipes, &c.
Which he will sell at the }
‘FRESH RANCH BUTTE!
dersigned and fitted upasafirstclassSaloon-.
baer
RECEIVED :
EVERY MORNING,
; AT THE ie
United States Bakery,
On Pine-Street,
JULIUS DREYFUS
Nevada, April 8th.
G. A. CHURCH. G. R. CRAWFORE
CG. A. CHURCH & CO. .
At the Junction of y 4
Main and Commercial Stre@is
PLAIN AND FANCY
BLANK BOOKS,
erGeouwD PEN SBS!
PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, &e.
Nevada. April 8th.
LUMBER. LUMBER. LUMB
H. SOUTHARD,
Proprietor of the
TILTON MILL,
Two and a half miles east of Nevada city.
Manufecturer, Wholesale and Retail Dc
Pine, Cedar and Spruce L
FEN CIN @ :
Kept constantly on hand.
rates,
Those in want of Cigars, To . Pipes,
tablishment. =e split.
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