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The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-11-21

LITERARY GossIP.-The Boston cores.
pondent of the Sacramento Union says the
well-known firm of Ticknor & Fields, pub
fishers, was dissolved on the 9th Of October.
Howard NJ. Ticknor retired. and new firm
comprising James T. Fields, James r. Os-
good and John S. Clark, was formed under
the style of Fields, Qsgood & Co. w. D.
Ticknor began the book business in 1888 !;
the firm was at one time Ticknor, Reed &
Fields, and since 1854 has been Ticknor and
Fields. Its career has been a remarkably
successful one. 1t is stated that the firm
made contract with Dickens to read a GER
tain number of nights in this country, fol-
which they were to pay him $1,000 per
night, and his expenses. At the final set
Element it appeared that Dickens Melted
500, goo and Ticknor & Fields 100000.
Osgood, the active member of the firm, is
enc Of the ablest business men in the coun-
try, thoroughly educated, and of fine literary
taste he sustains the burden of the bust
ness of the house, and is as popular as he
is efficient. Fields is man of remarkable
cunning, with quick eye for the pennies.
prone to "crowd other publishers when
he gets a chance, and generally disliked
among the trade. Clark has been book
keeper ior the firm several years.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-11-21

SHORT PoEN.-A poet who shall be name.
less (many of them are) took sea trip for
his health. and took along merry wit of a
friend as a companioa. Walking the deck
one bright day our poet was seized with fit
Of inspiration" and rushing below to his
stateroom he dashed off these gEand;ioQaent
lines
g Tie Snn arose with majestical light,
And illumed tine depths of the
Here his muse deserted him, and he rushed
on deck again for more inspiration. His
friend. coming down during his absence,
deserted the lines, and comprehending the
situation, finished the stanza thus
g And the little fishes beginning to sweat,
Said: Damn it, how hot we saall be ,"
That ended the poem.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-11-21

A GOLDEN WEDDING WITH PoLITICAL
FLAvoRING.-The Hartford Comm Couran'
Of October Both, relates the following We'd
nesday evening, October 2Sth, will long be
remembered by those present at the golden
| wedding of Captain John Bissell Hutchinson
and wife at Gilead, Comm Their fifty years
of married life have been spent in the home
where they now reside. Their children, nine
in number, were all spared to enter upon the
active duties of life. Two of them, the old
est daughter and the youngest son, have died.
Four generations were present at this golden
wedding. There were thirty present answer
ing to the name of Hutchinson, three of
whom are brothers of the groom. The
presence of twenty-five grandchildren and
one -grandchild gave peculiar joy to the
golden circle. The gift table was richly
laden with appropriate tokens of affection.
The dinirg-room, at one end of which was
susraaaed the Stars and Stripes, with the
words "Graat and Colfax," was for a part
Of the evening the center of attraction. At
he i 81 table sat eoodly number Of vener-
bic lnen and women, whose united ages
amounted to 800. Six of them were
present at the wedding fifty years before.
During the evening a touching address of
welcome and thanksgiving was delivered by
Captain Hutchinson. He was followed by
his brother, DIR. Hutchinson, of Cromwell,
who gave an interesting sketch of the we'd
ding fifty years ago, and then contrasted
humorously the everyday life of
those times with the present. The Rev. f.
C. Baldwin, of Brantford, then made a vtry
happy and appropriate speech, which was
followed by few remarks from the Rev. A.
W. Clark, of Gilead. The reading of the
golden brides favorite psalm. appropriate
music and prayer formed a part of the exei-
Uses. A vote was taken for President, re-
ulting unanimously fox GraRt and Colfax.l
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-11-21

NEW NAIL ARRANGEMENT.-A new ap-
paratus for taking up mail bags at way
stations by express trains at full speed has
been put in operation on the road from
Springfield to Boston. The apparatus is
simply a crane or hook at the station on
which the bag is hung, and is taken off by =
hook fixed at corresponding hight on the
mail car.
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County Treasuuer's Notice.
(5E,S6S SB.)

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THERE
~ is now i'll The Redemption Fund Of Grm.bv
County the sum OF Five thousand six Hundred
and sIXty-siX Dollars and Sixty eight Gents, ana
that SEALED PROPOSALS will be received bv
the County Auditor for The SURRENDER of BONDS
WARRANTS and CLAIMS payable out of said
Redemption Fund, under the provisions Of an ACT
of the Legislature OF the Sta of Nevada. approx
ed March l2th, 1866, To tn. amount Of money in
the Redemption Fund ut the time OF ol ening tho
Proposals.
he Proposals will be received! y the Comfy
Auditor up 10 10 O'Clock A. NJ,
On Monday, December 9TH, 1865.
and must be accom- panied by and enclose the
BONDS, WARRANTS and CLAIMS offered to DO
surrendered.
Printed blanks for filing out Bids can be ob-
tanned upon application at the Office Of the
County Auditur. H. S. MASON,
County Trea, urer Ormsby County, Nevada
Carson City, November l9ih, 1865. n20-Id
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-18

TENNEssEE-MEETINa OF THE CoNsERvA-
TIVE CoNvENTIoN-E ENDORSEMENT OF PRE-
SID EMIT JoHNsoN's ADMINISTRATIONS
Nashville, Tenn, February l5.-The Con-
servative Convention met here tonight,
and adopted resolutions looking to tho
rough organization throughout the State,
warmly endorsing President Johnson's ad-
ministration, and declaring that the Go.
vernment was established to give protec-
ton to the political rights and material in
terests of the white race, and that it should
be so administered. Resolutions were also
adopted proposing union with the Demo-
cratic party Of the Union in opposition to
the existing congressional despotism. In
relation to the next Presidency, the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
"Resolued, That Andrew Johnson is the
choice of the Democratic and Conservative
people of Tennessee for the Presidency OF
the United States in November next ;
that if selected he will receive their cor
dial and unanimous support; but they will,
however, if some other good man, true to
the Constitution and to the rights and
liberties of the people, be nominated by
the National Democratic Convention,
cheerfully acquiesce, and yield to him a
hearty and enthusiastic support"
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ImpoRrASr TO BAsKEns AND BRoKERs-,:

IMPORTANT TO BANKERS AND BROKERS
An INTERESTING CAsE.-In the trial few
days ago Of the case of Bayne's trusteesus
Brown, the exact nature of the liability Of
the parties to each other growing out OF
stock transactions between the parties in
their character as principals and agents,
and as buyers and sellers, was adjudicated.
The two following points were determined
by Judge Dobbin, of the Superior Court
First, that when the broker buys STOCKS Tor
bis customer in pursuance of orders and,
according to the usage, takes the certificate
or transfer orders in his own name, II ne
afterwards claims for advances and COM
missions in the transaction he must aver
and prove that he has always been ready
and is at the trial prepared to supply the
stock so bought under orders, as the condl-
ton on which he can recover; second, that
if he reports the stock "on hand" in bis
account rendered, and it appears that ne
has hypothecated the stock for his own
benefit, or has in any manner parted with
his control over it, so that ne or his as
signees cannot produce it, and fail to show
continuous possession, so as to answer the
customers demand when he comes forward
to pay and demand the stock, such failure
is q release and discharge to the dealer,
and the plaintiff cannot recorer.-Bdlts-
more Sun.
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TEIEGRAPHIC NEWS.

The Reconstruction Bill Reported
Back. @
Special telegram 10 the Dispatch. H.,
WASHINGTON, February E.--In the se-
nate to-day Mr.. Trumbull reported back
from the Judiciary Committee the House
reconstruction bill, passed in the early
part of December last, declaring that o
majority of actual voters in the southern
States shall be sufficient to adopt the new
Constitution, with a recommendation that
all after the enactiDg clause shall be strick-
en- ont, and the following inserted: That
hereafter any election authorized by the
act passed March %, 1867, entitled an
act to provide for. the more efficient
government of the rebel States,' pass
ed March 2, 1867, and to facilitate
restoration, shall be decided by ma
jority of the votes actually cast, and at the
election in which the question Of the
adoption or rejection of any Constitution
is submitted, any person duly registered
may vote in any part Of the State in which
he shall have been registered where he
may reside at the time Of such election on
presentation of his certificate Of registra-
ton, under such regulations as the district
commanders may prescribe"
WALLACE.
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he spoke of Mcclellan, and asked me
how I thought he'd run. replied that
Mcclellan seemed to have some strength
In the East, but I didn't think It would
prove very strong in the National Conven.
ton. The last campaign took all the music
out of McCleian's name.
In conclusion on this topic, told the
President there were great many Demo.
Gratis and a great many who used to act
with the Republicans who considered him
the strongest aud most available candidate
to oppose the Radicals with. He didn't
know about that; but he believed it to be
quite possible to find o man who would
carry the North against the Radicals.
And Nathan said unto David, thou art
the man.
A. ia FENIAN.
The President referred to the diss atisfac-
ton which some Of the Fenians and their
friends in this country felt toward the Ad-
ministration, and especially toward Mr..
Seward. "But," said he, "they don't
take into account that we can't do just
what We want in these things. As Andrew
johnson, have always sympathized with
this movement, but man can't always do
officially what he feels unoffcially. We
must obey certain laws of nations-we
must obey the neutrality laws. Still,
think the matter now in controversy will
be satisfactorily determined. The other
day we sent to Brady and O'Conor, of New
York, to know if they would 60 to Europe
to defend American citizens undergoing
trial there. We have received no answer
yet, but I think the arrangement can be
made with them or some other prominent
lawyers, and that's as much as we can do
Just now" MACK.
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The Markets.

New YORK, February E-Noon.-Flour
unchanged. Wheat dull and unchanged.
Corn favors buyers. Rye quiet and firm.
Oats dull and dropping. Pork steady at
$3.50. Lard steady OF 149l431c. Cotton
6rmer at &c. Turpentine steady. Gold,
l41L. Money, 495 per cent.
Euening.-Cotton active, and lGlhc.
higher sales $4,000 bales at 2212G2Sc.
Flour less active; prices unchanged.
Wheat more active, but prices unchanged.
Corn-Mixed western, Sl.26GSl.28; white
southern, $l.22@Sl.27. Oats active but
lower western, s3L. New mess pork,
s23. SO; old, $22.56. Lard steady. Gro
ceries quiet. Turpentine, 60G65c. Rosin,
1886 so. Freights quiet; cotton, per
sail, as97-16; steam, H9b. Gold, l4l9as.
BALTIMORE, February l7.-Cotton very
active with light offerings. Flour very
dull: no sales. Wheat dull and un-
changed; southern, S2.70Gs2,s2. Corn
dull: white, s1.l5Gsl. ID; yellow, Sl.l7@
Sl.l8. Provisions dull; bulk meats held
higher shoulders, 9Ic. rib sides, ll1ac.;
clear sides, l214c.
CINCINNATI, February 17.-Flour quiet.
Corn dull and offered at S0c., but no
BUYERS. Mess pork active at S23. Bacon
active; shoulders, l01ac.; clear sides,
1876. Lard held at 1910.
CorroN.-The southern cotton market
yesterday reflected the advance In the
Liverpool quotations. In Charleston there
was an advance Of l0l1ac., Wilmington
lc., Augusta &c., and Savannah lc.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-18

DEATH OF WELLKNOwN NEWSPAPER
Observation-Disclosures, February 10
William If. Swain, the founder of the Pub
lie Ledger newspaper of this city, died this
morning, aged fifty-nine years, after long
illness.
Mr.. Swain was also the founder of the
Baltimore Sun.
He was o native of Onondaigua county
N. Y. He was one of the most thorough
masters Of the printing business and sue
cessful newspaper publishers in this coun-
try. lie was the first publisher to recog-
nize the great value of the Hoe printing
press, and the first press of that kind was
used by him and his partners in the Phi
ladelphia Ledger office.
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The notorious DR.. William P. Rucker
vas arrested in Nicholas county few days
since upon bench warrant issued By
Judge Irwin charging Rucker with the
illegal release of horse-thief brought be-
fore him for trial, Rucker being magis-
trate.
Mr.. J. P. Benjamin, formerly Secretary
of State in Mr.. Davis's Cabinet, appeared
for the prosecution in the case of the
Queen Us. Sir G.. E. Culling Eardly.
Mr.. Vallandigham writes that if he had
resided in the district he would have voted
for Mr.. Burns, though he considers his
nomination to have been an unfit one.
The report started by Mrs. Lincoln's
friends that she is insane is untrue. Ii
arose from the fact that she was living in
a Chicago boarding house.
Hon. Kenneth Rayner, late of Raleigh,
is now lying dangerously i'll at Memphis.
Tenn.
The Virginia and Tennessee railroad
has commenced the use of coal, in part, as
fuel for their passenger engines.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-18

JEFF. DAvIs's DoG-A LAW SUIT BE.
TWEEN TWO FORMER CITIZENS OF RICH
MoND.-A replevin case, which excited
considerable interest, involving the right
of ownership of dog formerly the pro,
perty of Hon. Jefferson Davis, came up in
the city court on Saturday before
Judge Scott. It appeared from the evi.
dence that during the late war Mr.. Davis
presented valuable terrier dog, raised by
him, to Mr.. Mallory, Secretary of the
Confederate Navy, and which finally came
into the possession Of Mr.. 81. D. Norrell
then residing in Richmond. After the
close of the war Mr.. Norrell moved to
Georgia, and left the dog in question with
Mr.. Samuel II. Adams, also Of Richmond,
to keep for him, but which Mr.. Adams
contended to be gift of the animal. Sub
sequently Mr.. Adams moved to this city
and Mr.. Norrell, finding out the where,
abouts of the dog, sued out a writ Of
replevin before Justice Bayzand, and re.
ceived judgment in his favor, giving pos
session of the dog. Mr.. Adams then took
an appeal to the city court. After hearing
the testimony, which was somewhat OF
conflicting nature, Judge Scott affirmed
the judgment below, thus leaving Mr.. Nor.
rell in possession of the dog.-Baltinaort
Sum-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-18

Special dispatch to the Baltimore Gazette
The Sherman Nomination aud Or
der-HOw 1t was Brought About
RumOred Corrupt Practices by Ger.
tain Military officials.
WASHINGTON, February 16.-As great
surprise has been expressed at the action
Of President johnson in nominating Sher.
man as BreYet General without first ascer.
tanning his feelings on the subject, and
| much curiosity exhibited to learn what
the purpose of the President was, it car
| be stated upon reliable authority that Mr.
Johnson did not consider it necessary,
saying nothing of its indelicacy, to name
| to General Sherman in advance and con-
suit him in relation to nomination de.
signed solely as compliment to the Gene.
| raj for his military services.
It can also be said that the propriety OF
consulting the General both as to his nom
| ination as Brevet General and as to the
| order detailing him to the command of the
| new Department of the Atlantic was sug-
gested to the President by distinguished
gentleman now in this city who is near
relative of General Sherman. Mr.. John.
son replied to the suggestion, that SO far as
man is concerned, it should be bestowed
voluntarily and without his knowledge; il
being one to which he could not possibly
object, and one which every true soldier
must appreciate. AS to his being ordered
to the command Of the Department Of the
Atlantic, or to any other Department, it
was enough for him to know that General
Sherman was patriot, and ready to serve
his country in any official position to which
he might be assigned. 1t is believed this
was the only conference held by the Presi-
dent with any one on the subject of the
nomination or the order, and no one has
been more surprised than Mr.. John.
son himself at the manner in which
General Sherman is reported to have
received the news; and the Presi-
dent expresses the apprehension that some
one has communicated to General Sher.
man statements which may have created
false impressions; which will, no doubt, be
dissipated when all the facts come to be
known.
There are rumors afloat tonight thai
documents are in existence in thi:
city, which will soon be made public
establishing conclusively the corruption Of
certain late military officials who were
connected with the operations of the army
in the Southwest during the rebellion
Among these documents are vouchers
signed in triplicate for cotton delivered By
the Confederate Government to these mill
tary officials during and prior to the siege
of Vicksburg. With funds thus procured
military supplies were purchased by the
Confederate commander of Federal off
Ger, with whom he had regular meeting:
on the borders Of Lake Ponchartrain. A
single invoice of these supplies amounted
to three hundred and sixty thousand dol
lars, the officers through whom the nego.
tiations were made using the euphoniou:
name of Smith. b.
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TERRIFIC ExPLosIoN.-The steamer
Lynnhaven, Captain Shelly, plying be-
tween this city and the landings on the
Mattaponi river, whilst lying at Myers's
wharf, about o'clock Sunday morning
exploded her boiler, making total wreck
of the hull of the steamer aft the main
batchway, causing her to sink to the
waters edge in a few minutes. All of
the persons on board, numbering seven,
escaped without bodily injury. Window
shutters in adjacent warehouses were
blown open, and the large logs of wood on
the steamer were thrown hundreds of
yards. One very large stick of pine wood
was thrown over Myers's warehouse, and
passing up his dock, struck the back para
pet wall of a warehouse on Commerce
street, tearing it down, and, continuing its
flight, finally went through wooden shed
in the rear of Saunders & Banks's store,
where it halted. Loss, from six to eight
thousand dollars, including goods.-Nor-
folk Journal.
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WALLACE.
Conversational.

WASHINGTON, February 17.-House.-
Mr.. Bingham introduced the following ;
which was referred to the Committee on
Reconstruction
"Whereas large majority of the votes
given at an election held on the - day
of February, 1868, were for the Constitu-
ton presented by the Convention of the
people of the State of Alabama whereas
certain combinations of citizens within
said State refused to vote, with intent
thereby to defeat the efforts of the friends
of the Union to restore said State to its
proper relations to the Union; therefore
"Be it enacted, &C., That the Legislature
elect under the new Constitution of Ala
bama be convened at the capital of said
State as soon as practicable, by order Of
the United States military commander
within said State of Alabama; and upon
the ratification by the said Legislature OF
the fourteenth article of amendment to the
Constitution of the United States, pro-
posed by the Thirty ninth Congress, and
the establishment by law of impartial suf.
frage within said State, as authorized by
said Constitution of Alabama, the said
State shall be admitted to representation
in the Congress of the United States, in
accordance with the laws of the United
States"
Nothing else important was presented
under the regular Mondays call.
The appropriation bill was resumed
An effort to strike out the appropriations
for several South American missions fail.
ed, and the bill finally passed.
Adjourned.
Senate.-Senator Thomas's case was
postponed in consequence of the sickness
of Senator Johnson.
The petition of 100 New Jersey negroes
asking for 500 each to carry them to Lii
IBERIA, and a similar peti tion from Massa-
chusetts negroes, was also received and
referred; and so was petition from the
South Carolina railroad asking aid for the
Port Royal railroad.
The Judiciary Committee reported Q
bill that majority of the voters shall
decide all elections under the reconstruc.
ton acts, and in voting on the adoption o.
the Constitutions duly registered persons
may vote in any part of the State upon a
presentation of o certificate.
The bill covering into the Treasury the
proceeds of captured and abandoned pro-
perty was discussed till adjournment.
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WASHINGTON, February H. General
Steadman has resigned the New Orleans
internal revenue. collectorship, to take
effect on the 18th Of May.
Mr.. Sumner presented in the Senate to-
day petition Of citizens of Massachusetts,
praying the abolition of the Presidential
office as dangerous to Republic.
Mr.. Trumbul's bill, introduced to-day,
defining the jurisdiction of courts Of the
United States, is as follows, in effect:
It provides that oil the courts Of the
Usited States shall be bound by the acts
of Congress on political questions, and that
itrests with Congress to determine what
Government is the established one. in any
State and it is declared that no civil State
Governments exist in the excluded States
of the South, and no so-called civil State
Governments in such States shall be re-
cognized by either the executive or judi
cial power of the United States until Con-
gress shall 30 provide, or until such State
is represented in the Congress of the UNI
ted States. The reconstruction acts are
declared political in their Characteristic
propriety or validity Of which no judicial
tribunal is competent to question; and tho
Supreme Court Of tho United States Is
hereby prohibited from taking jurisdiction
of any case growing out Of the execution
of said acts in either Of said States until
such States shall be represented, &C., Sc. !;
and all such cases now pending before that
| court shall be dismissed and all acts au-
thorizing an appeal, writ Of error, habeas
corpus, or other proceeding to bring before
said court for review any case, civil or
criminal, arising out of the execution OF
said reconstruction acts, are repealed.
Senator Sherman says that General
Sherman will not accept either the brevet
appointment or the command of the new
Department, and if the President declines
to relieve him of the latter he will prompt
ly tender his resignation.
The President has nominated Thomas
Sim United States marshal Of South Caro-
lima, and James W. McDonogh postmaster
ct Galveston.
The revenue receipts to-day were
| $500, 900.
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Europe-Latest by Cable.

Europe-Latest by Cable.
BERLIN, February H.--Bismarck's sick
ness is serious.
FLORENCE, February 1.-THE Council
has decided to pay part Of the Papal
debt. 4.
LONDON, February Noon.-C onsols,
ss1s@s3. United States bonds, 7107l77sS.
FRAsKFoRr, February l7.-United States
bonds, 75k. - IS
LIVERPOOL, February 17-Noon. Cotton
active, excited, aud higher; estimated
sales, 10000 bales; uplands, Cd. on the
spot, and SGD. to arrive; Orleans, I'D.
Breadstufs quiet. Corn easier.
LIVERPOOL, February -Afternoon.-
Cotton firm and more actiye-sales VIII