Boise news. (Bannock City, I.T. [Idaho City, Idaho]) 1863-1864, 1864-08-13

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SATURDAY.. AUGUST "a, 1864.
Mrs. L. G. Cook Will resume her school i
PIacerville on Monday. August 18th, 1861
Tuition per week-$l,oo.
Csc NcKIBBEN lost fine Merschaum Pip
last week, half colored, and wishes infOrma
ton concerning its Whereabouts.
q. F. Moody, EsQ.-We had the pleasur,
of call from Mr.. Moody, of Umatilla, las
week. Mr.. NJ. is one of the fathers" o
Umatilln, and as merchant and forgardel
is we'll known to the business men of the
basin.
A CALLED TERM of the Dist. Court will be
held in this county, commencing on Monday
the 5th day of Sept, at 10 o'clock A. M
Judge Parks deemed it necessary to hold a
special term in consequence of the large
amount of civil business remaining on the
calendar.
SILVER QUARrz. We have in our posses
sion piece of the black oxide of silver, TAX
en- from the Morning Star lode, Owyhee, by
J. Marion Moore, which by assay, proves to
be 80 per cent. silver, or within 20 per cent.
Of pure metal.
.PIcToRMLs.-Major Jack Stratman, whose
liberal dealings have ELECTED so many enco-
miums from the California, Oregon and Ne
yada press, has at last succeeded, through
the Humboldt Express Co., in reaching US
with plethorc bundle of N. Y. and other
pictorials Stratman Co. are the leading
periodical dealers in San Francisco.
JUDGE PAaKs.-We neglected last week to
mention the arrival of His Honor S. C. Parks,
Judge of the I'd Judicial District Court, who
came in on Monday of last week, having been
gone about three months on visit to his fam
ily in H. The Judge would have arrived in
time to hold the July term of court had Hol-
laday's coaches started according to adyer-
tiscment from Salt Lake.
ALMOST A FIaB.-on Saturday evening soon
after the lamps were lit, one of the Kerosene
lamps in the hurdy house few doors ADORE
Wall street, on Main, bursted or fell, creating
quite flame of fire, to the great consterna-
ton Of the inmates as well as property hold
ers in the Vicinity. 1t was soon extiuguished
however without damage.
FiGHr.-Charley, at the corner of Main and
Wall streets, sometimes improperly called
. Nose, y has proved himselfuot only an ex-
rert merchant n his line but fghtinger"
as yell, He feathered into Strouse, in front
OF the City Bakery, on Monday, and it took
two sherirs and several by-stupders to sepa-
rate them.
EXTRAORDINARY CURR.-This is to certify
that all hands connected with the Boise News
were afflicted with the prevail
ing disease Of the country, viz, drouth-ofI
.ne threat and stomach ; and after using four
bottles Of decoetion prepared by Messrs.
Lockett, Goar & Rag sdale, at their new Iabo
rotory on Main street, we all with one accord
Ieand instant temporary relief.
1SIoS GoSEaSTIoSs ASD PRrnARY MgrrIsqs
The primary meetings of the Union party
viii be held this evening to select delegates
70 the County Convention to be held in Gem
.Fryille on Thursday tho 18th inst A full
'ounty and legislative ticket will be nomina-
ed as well as the SELECTION Of delegates to
iernterial Gonvention3to be held at Packer S
'ohn's on Saturday he 9th inst.
PAyErTE DIrcH.-A party Of practical ditch
nen, surveyors and civil engineers, are about
baking an experimental survey of the ground
letween the heads of Grimes and Granite