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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-29

The great success that has attended the Public
Schools In the county Tor the past Hitcrn months,
has encouraged the undersigned, TO whom their H.
tcreStS have been committed. to ~tcliCiIatc You upon
their Improvement, and to earnestly solicit your
cooperation TO increase their usefulness and 10 cN-
tend their influence, that they may more IuAN NGO-
..-rn he rnhIa nurn-..s " lhn-r mE.An.LltlnM.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-29

Members Of the storey County Board OF Eiuca'
ton.
Education Rooms. No. 81 south b street. Virginia.
September l, l>t".
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-29
Public school Library.

The sum OF dive hundred and my dollars has been
realized from Public School Exhibitions, which has
added over I'VE hundred volumes OF valuable books
20 the School Library. This ausplciOus commence
ment we trust VIII 10 followed up BY quarterly or
semi-annual Accommodations, TIL this institution
Shall swell into proportions that will render Il an
important feature IN the Public School system IN
this county. We trust you Will encourage your
children 10 take books from Il and 20 rely upon IL aS
a great source Of obstruction and amusement.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-29

The monthly report OF the Teacher OF the Gram
mar school. located IN the Third Ward In Virginia,
for the month OF July last, returns htty-Onc NchOl'
arS, OF this number TWENTY-FIVE were males and
twenty-Six females. OF these twenty-One were mas
tiers and lhfeen misses between twelve and seven
teen years OF age. This school Is open 10 any youth
in this county who Is sufficiently advanced In the
elementary English branches TO pass an examination
therein, a. prescribed by the Board OF Education.
Application can be made either 10 the Supcrtntend-
ent. or TO either OF the undersigned, or TO the
Teacher OF the Grammar School. This statement Is
made that persons unacQuAinted with the facilities
which the Public Schools afford may De informed
that there = no necessity, on account OF deficient
school opportunities, for sending their children out
OF this State 10 acquire an English education.
From time 10 time the BOarI OF EDUCATION mas
added school apparatus 10 facilitate instruction IN
the higher departments. and will continue TO Increase
this important assistant 10 the teacher, aS the con-
hItion OF the School Fund VIII permlt.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-09-29

T.,s,neSs Is another habit that c~Onspires 20 dis
s.cc~to keep the deiinQuents behind in their
$3.50 and 10 sensiblN retArd the progress OF the
entire school. Al 1.-THE members OF nc School should
y - nnening. No pupil can gain admittance
I : : ,sn Minutes nom thai time, without q written
sIcnss rom the person having the dennonenI N
eharre. without Brch Al excuses Ia es WAL "
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-24

The LOTTERY MANAGERs-THER SHARP PRAC-
TIcE IN CoNGREss.-An important suit was COM
menced in the Superior Court in this city on
Saturday last, in reference to the lottery policy
business. A complaint was made in regard to
the illegal nature OF that business, and upon
that an order for the arrest Of certain lottery
managers was asked and granted, and the
sheriff of the county directed to arrest the
parties named. These proceedings would be
of no particular general interest were
il not for facts that it is anticipated the
trial will develop in regard to sharp prac-
tce in inserting clause in the Internal Reve-
nue. law at Washington during tho last session
of Congress, under which this lottery policy
business is now conducted. Under the laws Of
this State the lottery and policy trade is de-
clared unlawful. But 1t seems that the lottery
managers have resorted to various articles to
legalize the business, and among other schemes
adopted for this purpose was one to get them
selves taxed by the government under the In
ternal Revenue law, and in that form obtain
legal recognition. Having accomplished this
object their next project was to place the pri-
Natc ueuleTS III tChcts uuuci tuc Vohhoi vi "V
owners and managers Of the lottery This seems
TO have been the whole mission and the
particular business Of Ben Wood in Congress.
After the Tax bill had passed the House Of
Representatives, and while pending in the
Senate. a provision was adroitly inserted de-
claring that mo license shall hereafter be
issued antil the managers Of lottery now ex-
listing shall give bonds in the sum Of one thou
sand dollars that the person receiving such
license shall not sell any ticket or supplement
tary ticket of such lottery which has not been
duly stamped according to law" This, as a
matter of course, placed oil the vendors OF lot
terry tickets at the mercy Of Ben Wood and his
associates, and placed the matter liz the shape
that Wood 4 Company, or "the managers OF a
lottery now existing" are the only parties
responsible to the government Cor the tax pre-
scribed under the law.
This Is certainly very singular provision Of
law, and its adoption can only be accounted
for on the system Of sharp practice in the hurry
| of business. The bonds of Astor or any Of oui
wealthy merchants cannot be received.
offered they are co be set one side until Bet
Wood and associates have made their term
! with tho ysndcrs and given their bond. TIL
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-24
CITY Intelligence.

TuE Esw Board ExcEE. The var GUS blanks pre-
pared by the attorney for the Boarof Excise will
be in readiness for issue totbc applicants FOR license
"Wednesday aftcrnoo n, by the Inspector OF Excise,
Colonel Bart RAM No 3O1 Mott street There now In
this city nine thousand liquor dealers, Of which number
about four hundred and fifty licensed consequently
the Of applicants the board for ootne time to
come will be very great. The Board Of Excise Commits
soners will hold the second meeting this afecrnoon
Nor FROM BosroS the course Of an article upon
''0ur Sports" printed in the HERALp Of sunday morn
Ing It stated that the Athletic Club composed Of
Boetonans. This is not the fact They all hail from
Philadelphia But makes little difference they
all New Workers now and belong 70 association In the
Of which they may well feel considerable pride
DRowND-Captain Augustus Bowman. Of the barge
Sarans lying pier No 81 North river, last evening
fell overheard and drowned before he could be
cued. rhe body had not been recovered up to late
hour
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-24

vendors themselves are not responsible to the
government, under the law, nor to anybody else
except so as far they may be obliged to make
private bargains with the managers Of the lot
terry to get them to endorse their bonds. As
no bonds but those of the managers will do,
they have a monopoly of the business and can
dictate their own terms for becoming sureties.
The Committee of Ways and Means are now
engaged in readjusting the internal revenue
laws, and we call upon them to modify this
provision. The lottery policy business is only
a species of gambling, by which thousands of
innocent persons are constantly being feeced,
and should be abolished altogether. But If the
general government finds it necessary to regu-
late tax upon the trade, by all means let it
be done in way that will not increase tho
power of the managers Of those concerns and
assist them in defrauding the public. We OBJ
ject to Congress legalizing the business under
any such subterfuges as the provisions which
now exist in the tax law.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-24

The NEW EXCISE LAw.--Every good citizen
must acknowledge that efforts to suppress in
temperance should at all times be encouraged
No scourge can afiliet community more dire
fully than the vice of drunkenness, and it is
misfortune to find that il is spreading to the
extent il Is in our chief American cities. Legis-
lation on the subject has not been able to
reach or to restrict the spread Of intemperance
from the very fact that most of the laws on the
impossible to enforce them. This is the case,
We fear, with the new excise law passed by the
Legislature at the session just closed. Like
many other laws its provisions are so extrava-
giant THAI there Is danger Of its becoming an
utterly dead letter and only an encumbrance to
our statute book. II creates the Metropolitan
Board Of Health, already possessed Of extra
ordinary and plenary powers, into Board OF
Excise, with.authoriiy TO enforce its provisions.
1t forbids, under q penalty Of fine and impris-
onment, any person from selling liquors TO any.
apprentice or person under eighteen years Of
age. How Is this TO be oscertainedi Some
youths nowadays eighteen years Of age are
hc oiu as tnelf grhnuihtnefs III tne experiences
Of city life, and il would be difficult to csab-
fish the date Of the birth Of many Of then with
sufficient distinctness to satisfy court Of law.
II forbids the selling Of strong drink to an
habitual drunkard or to an intoxicated person.
Who il 10 define what an habitual drunkard is
or who Is to establish at what stage Of intoxi.
cation liquor must be denied to person' I,
was difficult matter for the supporters OF the
Maine Liquor law to define these points. No
respectable dealer will ever sell strong drink a
a confirmed drunkard or to person he bell, I'VE
to be in an improper condition to receive e. Tn
law should be framed 10 reach pers ons VIII
have no consciences. like many Of THE 10,
GROCERY dealers, and not, hY sweeping pre-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-24
The Liability OF Guests 20, Hotel Pro-
urfetOrs.

pr1etOrs.
A rssr cAsE-TxPoRTASr OPINION or Trfs COURT.
srrRExx COURT, cIRcur-rARr
Before Judge James.
Hattie ~ Tiehimdn Georo. w. Hum The defend
mt this keeps hotel IN the city, at which the
plaintiff put up Tho latter left hotel owing the pro-
prictor $50 6s for wh ich ant her trunk aud
niethlng were retained. srt was broughf by Mrs.
Tighmsn TO recover her prof. sry aud ed at the last
term Of the cours without q jury. Judge James has
rendered the following decision (which reserved
the conclusion OF the tral irttho case -
This action carae on 10 be tried before the with
out jury, jury having be waived open court and
after hearing TIE proofs OF ho parties and The rsuments
OF their respective counsel ind the following facts,
with my con olusioDs u av thereon First. That tie
defendant an innkeeper in Now York city In Apr,
1895 Second That the 18th day Of April aforesaid
the plaintiff v the defendants Inn and took rooms
and had m ais and washing as guest where shs re-
NAMED untl the Goth ~ SAID moah, her bill amouatng
TO $50 CO. pird. That on said 26th day on Aptl the
plaintiff eft said inn without paying her bill leaving her
trunk I'D ctothng Of the value Of 800 fourth
That sad paintls sending FOR said trunk sad con-
tents tbo defendant claimed TO bold II by virtue Of his
len ~ for the plaintiffs said bill tnth. Thai
sal trunk and contents was demanded OF Diet sndant ~
Plaintiffs agent who offered TO pay portion OF said Ia
ard defendant refused TO ompy with such iemand
less his whole bill paid and that said oil hxs
yet been paid nor was any offer or tender OF lie full
amount ever made sixth. That a writ Of possession
was ssued In this case the trunk and tents taker
under from the defendant and delivered the plain
til Al conclusions Of law hold thea Va defendant
entitled 10 judgment for the return OF the property th
trunk and contents the value hersy0f the sum
eighty dollars and sixtyelght cents W return canno
b. had and damages for tak9y and Withholding OF III
amount 10 the Of ave eosrs with 20 be ad
jus,ed And direct thss ~dvaent be entered accord
] tugly.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-24

WEATHERCOCK OPrN1ONs.-Mr. Alexander Ste
phens, ex-vice President Of the defunct South
ern confederacy, seems to be subject to very
sudden changes and fluctuations of opinion.
In 1861 he made bold and incorporating
Union speech, which attracted and deserved
the admiration of the whole country, and yet
the next thing.ws heard of him he was over
head and ears IN rebellion, assisting to bring
upon the Southern people the ve.y evils
against which he had warned them, and joining
the very band Of traitors whom he had de-
nounced. In the same way Mr. Stephens pub
licly declared, when the war was over, that
the South was satisfied and willing to regard
the questions at issue during the war as settled,
and ready to come quietly back into the Union;
but now we find him declaring that the South
still adheres to its dogma Of State rights and
will not relinquish this heresy, although no
attempt will be made to enforce 1t at present.
Here is a fiat contradiction, an inconsistency
in 1861. The State rights heresy was one
OF the questions at issue, and it was decided
against the South by force Of arms. If it is to
be revived we shall have another rebellion be-
fore many years, and II will be better to keep
the South ont in the cold than to run such
risk, if there be any risk. But we do not
place much confidence In what Mr.. Stephens
may say of the South now. He has been mo-
nipulated by the copperheads and is playing
into their hands aAd' those of the radicals, just
as he was manipulated by JEFF Davis and
played into the hands of the secessionists
when the rebellion was inaugurated. But he
and the copperheads are only damaging their
own cause. Every word they say about State
rights strengthens the radicals. The sooner
such nonsense ceases ne better for the coun-
try and all concerned.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-24
Precautionary Measur-ss for the Stora &c
OF Nitro-Glycerine In This City.

It appears that the Mayor antsFire Marshal Baker
the q rice for this explosives compound, which has
recently prodsccd such disastrors effects. The
nuny will sustain their endcavors to rid the city of
such dangerous substance RI must be used the pre-
cEutionary measures in relation to gnnpowder should at
eastbe apple cle 10 It, Let II To stored in hulks or
floating storchoses the Jersey fats or some
other locality w,re it would be likely to harm nobody
except those WIN meddlc with IT, The following order
was issued :, the Etrc Marshal yesterday
MAYORS OFFICE NV YORK. April %. 1865
FIRE MARSHAL BAkER-I understand TINT vessel is
expected daily nj this por, with quarty OF nitro giy
ccrne board. You will please, with the concurrence
and ard of tho Custom House authorities that tho
same IN properly stored and guarded Immediately upon
its arrival JOHN T. HOFFMAN, Mayor
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-24

This Shows tho HERALD TO be, by its extensive and
comprehensive circulation the chief organ Of the adver
tscrs Of tho Metropolis and tho medium Of communi.
eating their business wants to the public.
NOTE.
Tho TYma and Tribune, in order 10 make show Of
business. publish statements pretending that they
from official returns to the Revenue Department These
to suit their own purposes and very curiously tho
Times shows larger business han tie T11uns and
he Tribune a larger business than Tie Tines But
returns OF the kind have ever been made to that
department Our table, given above, is taken from
the Official books and strictly correct in every par.
tcular Any one can satisfy himself on this point by
inspecting the books at the Internal Revenue Once.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-24

vision, take in all alike-the man who trades
in the pure article alike with the one who poi
sons his customers with the counterfeit. On
similar principle the dealer IN good money
would be placed on par with the dealer in
the spurious article and punished accordingly
The law condemns to fine and imprisonment
any person giving or selling to any husband,
wife, parent or child any strong drink against
the request Of either. How can this be made
to work in our great hotels, where promiscu-
GUS population is generally congregated or
transiently stopping! It forbids the keeping
open of liquor shops after twelve O'Clock at
night and completely closes them on Sunday.
To respectable dealers such law is unneces-
sary. The Sunday law can never be enforced
among that immense class of population who
have been accustomed to make Sunday day
Of pastime and recreation. They are as reli-
giously addicted to making the Sabbath day
of pleasure and innocent rural amusement as
other classes Of our people are to making 1t
day Of church-going, The law denies the pri-
vilege Of obtaining pay for indebtedness in
Cured in the sale of liquors in any quantity
less than five gallons. This is revival in part
of the old Ten Gallon Jaw Of Massachusetts,
which became so odious that it overthrow a
political party and was subsequently repealed.
In short, however much all good people may
desire to have intemperance banished forever
from our land, we do not think that great object
can be attained through extreme and over
stringent sumptuary laws.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-24

MORTALITY TT rs SAID Is INCREASING on the
steamer Virginia in the lower bay. We have
no fear of it If the Health Commissioners do
their duty by abating the nuisances in the CITY,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-24

WE WILL PROBABLY have hot spell after
the rain of yesterday. Is the Board OF Health
prepared for it,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-24
WITH SUPPLEM E N T.
New York, Tuesday, April "a, 1860.
ADVERTISING OF The CITY PRESS.
Tho Herald tho Great Organ OF the
Business and Reading Public.

Annexed the returns to the Internal Revenue
Department Of the receipts from advertising Of all the
daily papers of this city for two years In the first
column are the receipts for thirteen months being the
year 1864, with month of 1863 and In tho second
column the receipts for the twelve months of 1866
Thirteen months Fbr
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-24
Overflow OF the Mississippi in louisiana.

NV ORLEANS, Aprif23 1865.
Tho, parishes Of Baton Rouge, Iberville and Poine
Coupee overlooked It is reported THAI the grand
levce at Morganzia Is broken.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-24

HAVE ANY of the bone-boiling establishments
on the Hudson River Railroad line been sus-
pended yet!
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-24
General Gregory Ordered 20 Wnshtnstou.

foeV'
General Gregory OF the Freedmcns Bureau, bias beef
dismissed and ordered 10 Washington
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-24

Movements Of General Grant.
RICHMOND, Apnl 23, 1866.
Liectenant General Grant and suite will leave for
Wash nEton, via Gordonsvllle, 20 morrow me rning
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-24

adjourned without taking any action on the bill or the
amendment
In the House resolution was offered which lays over
until Monday, instructng the Committee on ruoo
Expenditures investigate the compromise Oh rauas
on the revenue alleged to have taken place In oonue
ton with the Boston Custom House A resou'ion was
adopted instructng the Committee on Commerce 70 III
qure into the subject of the storage ana
combustibe matter The resolution calling Tor the
oa Trio, of LEFT Davis went over under the rules TO
newt Monday The Judiciary Committee reported ad-
to the Presidents proposition to modify the test
oath On the consideration Of the Army bill motion
was made to postpone it until next December No ac'
ton was taken the motion, as motion to adjourn
interviewed.
Leading politicians in Montreal Of the opinion that
Mr. Killan and Mr.. Darcy MCGEE have formed an ALL
ance for the benefit of each other and that the move
ment at Eastport intended to further the provincial
confederation scheme.
Colonel Wheeler remains in Canada with the intenuon,
as stated by himself of travelling through it. He de-
Mes in a newspaper card that he is government spy
At Calais the excitement revived yesterday BY an
attack on the British guard on the other side Of the st.
Crox bridge by two American citizens, to whom he re-
fused permission to pass St. Stcphena One OF them
while returning fired pistol shot at the guard which
did not however take effect They were both arrested
and turned over the civil authorities II Is supposed
they will be demanded under the extradition treaty. as
the act committed on English ground rescue, 1t
is feared, will be attempted by the Fenians
The United States gunboa De Soto arrived at Passport
yesterday.
At Oswego three cases Of muskets seized on Sun
day. by order of the Department of the East and search
for more instituted The Fenans greatly ex-
cited in consequence.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-24

TSS HrMrra COMMISSIONERS should request
the Croton Board to let the water run through
thc cutters for twelve hours II will sweep
avsy many Of the seeds of disease.
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-15
New York Grocery T Market.


- COFFEE. Thesmarket continued steady,
with fairly active demand, closing firm
Tor all kinds at the following quotations:
Rio-ordinary to fair, l6c.@9I71ac., gold,
duty paid; good to prime, 1870. gil &C., do. (;
fair to good cargoes, l2c. @6l31ac gold, thirty
days cash, in bond; Java, 5c.g2614c, gold
duty paid; Maracaibo, l3c. Doc, gold, duty
paid Laguayra, L. l913c., do; ~. Domin-
go, l614@l7c. AT t'tA'' 'r'Ai''2 ~
Total stock of Rio in the United States
90 GAG bags: Rio on the way to all ports in
the United States 1000 bags.
= SUGAR-The market was moderately ac-
tive and nominally unchanged, though
somewhat heavy, mt lO1ac@l0}Ac for fair,
and -lO54cS9l01ac for good refining Cuba
The sales comprised |, 230 hhds Cuba, In
Guiding lot of AZ hhds molasses sugar at
954c, and q small lot of choice grocery at
12S4c9 l25st but mostly at from 1014caII. Also
5O hhdS Porto Rico at l3c, and 500 boxes
Havana, part on private terms but mostly
at from. l01ac9 l3s 4 Refined sugar was sold
at q Shade easier prices. We heard of sales
OF standard BRANDS selling at l6s &c for hards.
and l5a5sc for AS, but small lots still conf
Inand 1914 and l515c respectively. 7cfsuUp
FIsH-Dry cod We're in fair demand hut
at lower rates. Sales A 200 quintalsr ST.
Georges at 81 S71a@S, chiefly at the inside
price, and 500 do. bank at 81 So. Mackerel
have declined under a large supply and in
creased receipts, Sales $500 bbls, az $50 Is
(dS22 for No. IL bay, Sl7 10 for No. p do, aid
Sl4 for No. 3 do; S22a24 for No. shore and
$40 so for No. 2 do. Smoked herring were
steady at 50cg Zoe for Mo- l. aud sealed
which is o slight decline bia- ot noife3i
The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-15
Louisville Tobacco Market.
nFnLouIsvILLE. Septembel

~ LoUISvILLEs September '73th.
iTheamount offered at the regular sales
exhibit daily increase, and the market
continues animated, and prices are firmly
naaintained.g The sales at the, four auction
warehouses to-day. including reviews,
amounted to l37 hhds., with rejection of
bids on Is hhds. The sales to-day embraced
4 HID. Fat the Boone House Of Bracken
County teuttfng, at 81; 1iihd at the Eouisl
Vile House, OF Hart County cutting, at
81 70, and hid. at the Pickett House, of
Owen County cutting, at S35.
The following is the fun range of bids,
viz. hid. at - So; Is at $393 95; % at $4g
4 50; Is at S5G15 IS; at Sc 2OC96 rs; I5 at S7t9
10 80; 5 tsffJ9H IS; Sat Sf2@f2 "; 5 at SO
Sis IS; at SIS; at Sl4; at Sl6@l6 go; at
$lS %: at 81 70; l at SIS, and L at S37.