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The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-12-18
BY TOMAHAWk.

Monsieur Cavalier, a warlike man,
Thought he would challenge Mr.. Canavan,
A peaceful City Father, who, twas thought
Would straight decline the cartel. as ne
ought;
But Caravan. less meek than he'd been
rated,
Accepted and his second nominated
Then Cavalier perceived he had been rash.
And. much disturbed, he stroked his huge
mustache,
Bethousht himself how wicked his duello
And DID fierce Canavan for bloody feiio~ !;
Remembered, too, he had a loving wife
And children interested in his life;
Wherefore, repenting Of his rash proceeding,
To save his body, left his honor bleeding.
A pruden. step, and much to be commended-
Withdrew his cartel-thus the matter ended
MORAL.
Before YOU send challenge, strive to know
The temper and the mettle of your foe,
And ascertain beforehand, if you can,
Whether or not you ale a" family man.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-12-18

WHO WILL HAVE Influence WITH GEN
ERAL GRANT There is a great deal OF
speculation on this subject Just now. Some
people think that Mr.. f. B. Washburne will
control him some say that he is IN frequent
and con fdeutial correspondence with Mr. A.
T. Stewart, the dry goods man; some say
that General Rawlins is all powerful with
him; and others that General Badeau
wields wonderful influence.
We have been frequently asked what we
think about the matter, and TO save the
trouble of further inquiry we may as well
state our views.
On one occasion, when General Grant
was riding with us behind :" Peerless, he
quietly remarked: should like to take hold
Of the reins- -,
Now we rather think General Grant will
hold the reinS himself the next four wears,
He has been elected President, and he vii!
be President. :,
1t is true that he has said that he should
only carry out the will of the people, as de-
clared by the laws of Congress; but then he
will carry it out. We shall have an Admin
istration. He will do his duty, and men
under him will have to do their duty.
Therefore, we conclude that the most lnhu-
entail man with the administration, for the
next four years. will be Ulysses S. Grant
Ne,c York Ledger.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-12-18
THE RAILROAD PROJECT AGAIN.

: Some objections having been made
to signing the petition to the Legisla
: ture asking the passage of bill au'
thorizing our County Commissioners to
issue bonds as a donation to the Virginia
aud Carson Railroad Company, upon
l the grounds, that are set forth by the
Storey County papers. that the $500 600
asked for there was to be 10 the nature
of loan, some inquiries have been in
stituted with regard to the matter and
the result is that information has reached
here of thoroughly reliable nature
that the same terms have been asked of
Storey County as of Ormsby. 1t is un-
doubtedly true that our people should
be placed on an equality relative to
this enterprise with the citizens of
Storey, and that donation should not
be asked for here when only loan is
solicited there At any rate, this ques-
ton would have to be settled by the
Legislature who would pass a uniform
bill, if any, giving each of the counties
interested An equitable position in the
PREMISES. 1t may further be objected
that 5000 900 is too large proportion
of the amount as compared with the
sum proposed to be raised in Storey
Connty but the fact must not be lost
sight of that the Comstock Ledge is
in that county and that the mining
companies operating thereupon are
expected to furnish large share of the
needed capital. By a letter received
here on "Wednesday evening we learn
that the people and tax payers in Storey
are very generally signing the petition
which has been put in circulation there.
The same letter also informs US that
so soon as the 0rmsby County petition
receives the requisite number of sigma
lures, the preliminary arrangements for
the building of the road will be COM
menced at once-that is to say, the iron
will be Immediately ordered, contracts
will be entered into for the grading and
the cutting of ties, &c. Therefore, the
sooner we make up and send forward
our petition, the more speedily will the
work be got underway.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-12-18

If by next July or Angus: the grad
ing for the Virginia and Carson Rail-
way should be, as it is likely to be,
pretty we'll advanced, citizens who OBJ
iect to being taxed to pay the interest
and principal of the proposed bonds
could help themselves to the immediate
benefits of the enterprise by selling off
their property for at least double what
it would realize now. Thus, those OF
~ who belong to the Cant Get Away
Club " could escape taxation and raise
nice little sum to travel on at the
same time. Do you see the pointl
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-12-18
DisrNFEcrIoN BY CHLORINE AS SINAI


Pox PREyENTIT1yE--The viruleDt char
acter of the smallpox which prevails
a: San Francisco seems to be unchecked
by vaccination aud even carbolic acid
has come to be regarded as an inef-
fectual dlsinfectant by the physicians
Of that CITY. Doctor Isaac Rowell, the
Health Officer of San Francisco has
pronounced most emphatically in favor
Of chlorine as a disinfectans. He says:
Not one instance OF carrying the disease
to any family has occurred in my practice
since the first appearance of the epidemic.
Chlorine is the only agent l use; and go
to my family in perfect confidence, after
submitting my clothing to COLONIZATION.
Further, in rooms where smallpox patients
have recovered, leaving the crusts or scabs
upon the floor or bedding, (the scab almost
as hard as resin,) after forty-eight hours Of
chlorin alton, they are found changed in
color and perfectly brittle, crumbling to
powder on the slightest pressure. Let us
lave chlorination, unless some one who
knows more can suggest better disinfec'-
ant, and give better reason why 1t should
be used.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-12-18

that SAN FRANcIsco DUEL, which
failed to come off, between Supervisors
Cavalier and Canavan, furnishes an
abundance of food for fun aud satire,
and the press of that city are by no
means slow to improve the opportunity.
Here is a screed from that very lively
sheet the Morning Chronicle:
THE DUEL THAT DIDN'T COME OFF.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-12-18

THE SPEAKERsHIP- The Reese River
Eeveille presses the claims of Hon.
Thomas J. Tenant As a candidate for
the position of Speaker of the incom-
ing house of Assembly. Bestowing
some very just compliments upon Mr..
Tenant, the Reveille says
As parliamentarian Mr.. Tenant will
have no superior, if any equal In the body
We have it from the very best authority,
that on no question of parliamentary law,
during the last session of thu Assembly,
while so many of that body were at sea,
never was Mr.. Tenant found to occupy a
wrong position. Jefferson's and Cushing's
manuals have been study with him, and
lie is as familiar with their rules as is a
student with his text books. We have the
fullest confidence in the election of cur
candidate for the next Speakership and rec
cnr.end him to the favorable consideration
o: the members of the next Legislative As
sembly. We would add here that from the
time of his nomination for the Assembly
his friends have regarded him as the man
FOR Speaker, which fact lent zeal and en-
ergy to their efforts to procure his election,
aad it would create disappointment to the
party at large in Lander county should he
fail to be made Speaker of the Assembly.
So faithful, Industrious and capable
legislator as Mr.. Teunaut is known to
he will give him claim to the very fav-
n-abie consideration of his fellow me m
5ers.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-12-18

TaE kSoxyILLE WING, Parson Brown
lows paper, contains, in its issue 0,
November 18th, some gorgeous Illus
trs.ions ia Ia John Phenix) of the last
ssd remains of the career OF thy Cop
perhead party. Of course tho text is
very rich. As everything from Blown
lsS's pen always is. The Whig h,ust
ss seen TO be appreciated.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-12-18

We would rather pay double the
tax imposed upon our little dab of real
estate, just TO enjoy the pleasure and
convenience of making our semi-occa-
sional trip to Virginia by rail car.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-12-18
NEW TO-DAY.
q Il II g O N
TT Ell e A II Il r

The Mauacer respectfully informs the pubic
that the Theater will open on Saturday Evening
December 18th. tor the Winter season, Win
brilliant ARA, Of talent new Stage has been
laid two CONNECT ,us stage or pro>cenIum private
boxes. and new scenery will be painted TO SUIT
each piece as it ma, be required. n" expense
will be spared to produce the Plays in a manner
acceptable to the patrons
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-07-30
G A bill has passed Congress, {

EsT A bill has passed Congress, over
the Presidents veto, providing that the
Southern States shall have no voice in the
next presidential election. It provides
that no commissioners shall be appointed
to Lold an election, and that if any persons
shall open the polls aud receive votes, they
shall be fined and imprisoned therefor.
Why has this tyrannical bill been passed ?
What new development of sentiment, what
new manifestation Of "disloyalty'' has ia
ken place. to justify such a measure?
Was it the unex pected defeat of the negro
constitution in Alabama, or the more de-
csiye verdict against radical villainy in
Mississippi that wrought so great change
in the congressional plan? Until these dis
asters to the dominant party, nothing was
said about depriving the Southern States
of their right to vote in the presidential
election. So long as they had reason to
believe that these States would be entirely
under the control of the negroes and car
pet baggers, and would cast their votes
for Gen. Grant. it was all right; but when
it began to be manifest that some of them
at leas. would cast their electoral votes for
the Democratic candidates, mighty
change came Ger the spirit Of their
lreams, and they determined that they
should not vote at ALL Whilst it is true
that this and all kindred measures are in
palpable violation Of the Constitution, the
presidential election will have taken place
before any remedy can be applied accord
ing to the legal mode. Those States will
he deprived of their right to vote, and
there can be no redress until it shall be
too late.
1t must be obvious to every rejecting
mind that the time for argument is past.
The time for action has come. These
usurpers must be hurled from power, by
the ballot, or our free government will ere
long be numbered with the things that
were
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-07-30
Large Mass Meeting Of Islaelites in
Memphis.
From tie -Uemphis Avoloache, july L..

From tie -UempAis Aeolanche, july l6.
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the
Israelites OF Memphis was held in the hall
OF the Memphis Club, last night, III re-
Spouse to call published i'll The city pa
pers. Every seat was filed, and many
had to content themselves with standing
room. In point of numbers, wealth aud
pectability, it was the most influential
meeting, Of a religious Or political caste,
held in this city for some mouths. The
following resolutions were adopted without
a dissenting voice III this assemblage OF
Jewish citizens of all political stripes
Whereas, Ulysses 5. Grant, General Of
the United States. did, iii his official ca.
pacity, issue. or caused to be issued, all
order known as General Order No IL,
dated at Oxford, Mississippi, DeceGlber
IT, 1862 and which order is hereunto APP
pended; and
Whereas, The said General Order No
IL was an unjust and wanton libel, not
upon individuals, but expressly made to
apply to the whole race Of Israel brand
ing us as faithless, dishonest and disloyal,
and its purpose and effect were to prose
cute aud prosecute those to whom it was
applied, on account of their birth, which,
with their religion, is their only crime
aud
Whereas, The said Ulysses S Grant is
now before the country as a candidate for
the highest office in the gift Of the Ameri-
can pponle therefore
Resolved, That we, the lsraelites of the
city of Memphis. do believe that the said
Z. S. GRAFT has by the said order, shown
himself TO be a man unfit for the high pc
stion to which he aspires, and incapable
of administering the laws to all classes
with impartlality and without prejudice
Resolved, That We each and every one,
individually and collectively, as Israeites,
who have respec: for our honor and our re-
ligion, pride III our race and love for our
country do pledge ourselves to use every
honorable means III our power to defeat the
election of the said U. S. Grant
Resolved, That this meeting is not call
ed for any political or party purpose, but
solely to defeat the man who has, by his
Order No IL, insulted the whole Jewish
race.
Resolved. That we exbort and admonish
our brethren in this and all 9th er cities
and towns in the United States, as they
value religious liberty and their rights, to
do all in their power to defeat The said
Ulysses S. Grant.
&. Fl. JuDAH, Rev. S. TvsKA,
a. SEEssEL. T. FoIz,
L kREMER, S. MENKEN,
SEYMOUR L. LEE.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-07-30

its repeated assaults he pillars of the govern
Lent are rocking on their base, and should it
succeed IN November next aud lnaugui lis
President, We will meet as subjected and
conquered people amid the ruins Of liberty
aud the scattered fragments OF the constitution.
And we do declare and resolve that ever
since the people of the United States threw off
all suhjectlvn to the British Crown the priv
lege and trust OF suffrage have belonged to
the several States, and have been granted
regulated and controlled exclusively by the
political power Of each State, respec lively
and th.t any attempt by Congress, on any
pretext whatever, to deprive ans State of the
right, or interfere with lis exercise, is fla
grant usurpation which can find no warrant in
the Constitution, and if sanctioned by The
people will subvert our form of government
and can only end in single centralized aud
consolidated government in which the separate
existence Of the States will be en.lrely absor-
bed, and unqualified despolism lie ertab-
lished in place OF Federal Union OF coequal
States.
And that We regard the reconstruction acts
(so-called) of Congress, as such, as usurpations
and unconstitutional revolutionary and void
7 hat our soldiers and sailors who carried
the flag Of our country to victory against
most gallant and determined foe must ever be
gratefully remembered, and all the guarantees
given in their favor must be faithfully carried
into execution
That the public lands should be distributed
as widely as possible among the people, and
should be disposed o. either under the pre-
emptiCn of homestead lands, or sold in reason
able quantities. and to none but actual occu-
pants, at the minimum price established by
the Government When grants of the public
lands may be allowed, necessary for the en-
courag cement ofnnp6rtant public improvements,
the proceeds of the sales of such lands, and not
the lands themselves, should be so applied.
That the President of the United States.
Andrew Johnson in exercising the power OF
his high Office in resisting the aggressions Of
Congress upon the constitutional rights of the
States and people, is entitled TO tie gratitude
Of the whole American people, and in behalf
Of the Democratic party we tender him our
thanks for his patriotic efforts in that regard.
Upon this platform the Democratic party
appeal to every patriot, including all the con
sentative element, and al who desire to sup
pert the constitution ard restore the Union,
forgetting all past differences of opinion. to
unite with us in the present great struggle for
the liberties of the people, and TO ali such, TO
whatever party they may have heretofore be-
longed, we extend he right hand of fellowship,
and hail all such cooperation with US as
friends and brethren.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-07-30
Great Flood in Bait moro.

Shortly after two o'clock on the morn
ing of the Oath inst. Baltimore was visit
ed with one of the heaviest rain storms
that was ever known to visit that section.
The quantity Of water that fell during the
day was SO great as to be beyond all COM
putation, and business Of all kinds was en-
tirely suspended The water III Jones
Falls commenced rising within an hour
from the beginning Of the storm, and over
flowed its banks and filed the east side of
Centre Market Space and Swan and
Hawk streets and within another hour
overhowed Harrison, Holiday and Sara
toga streets Calvert street was flooded to
Monument square, and Gay Frederick
and Harrison streets were entirely SUMNER
ged. The food swept everything before
it, and the loss estimated at not less than
three millions of dollars worth of property
The loss Of life in the city, up to our la
test dates, has not been fully ascertained,
bat is supposed to be considerable.
Heavy damages to property are report
ed to have occurred on all the roads lead
ing to the city, and serious losses will be
inflicted on the farmers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-07-30
Another Acu CT Radical Usur.
pacion.

The attention of the intelligent reader is
called to the bill passed by the radical ma
jority in the House of Representatives on
the Oath inst. published in to-days Her
aid, providing for .the more speedy reor
ganization of the States of Virginia Mis-
sissppi and Texas, and for other purpo-
scs."
Seeing that, in all probability, their in
famous and revolutionary schemes for the
establishment Of gro-scalawag carpet
bag supremacy in the South will Ultimate
ly be defeated at the ballot-box as they
were in Mississippi and Alabama, the pet
ty tyrants in Congress have determined,
by the passage Of this bill, to supercede
popular elections altogether by investing
the so-called State Conventions with pow
ers never before exercised By any similar
body on this continent.
Should this bill be passed by the Sen
ate, (and we presume there is little doubt
of that, there will be no necessity for
holding an election in this State for, in
defiance of the expressed wishes Of the
majority Of the voters, those only who
could swallow the iron clad oath would be
permitted to hold Office
This last act of usurpation, which is not
only contrary to the declarations and oft
repeated resolutions of the radicals in Con-
gress during the war. but in palpable vi
oation of the Federal Constitution, We
should think ought to open the eyes of the
Northern people to the fact that the real
designs Of its authors is to destroy our
republican system Of government.
1t will require no stretch of power to
declare Gen. Grant dictator, should he be
defeated by Mr.. Seymour next November,
and particularly if the latter should receive
| the votes of any of the Southern States
Why not? They have blotted out States,
prevented the people from choosing their
own legislatures and county officers, and
DISTINGUISHED thousands for the purpose of
obtaining and retaining the supremacy
Would it require any greater usurpation to
make President? Certainly not.
Governed and oppressed as the South
ern people are by military rule. they have
not the power to resist the wrongs being
perpetrated upon them. The question of
checking these outrages upon the liberties
of the people is with the North. They
must purge Congress of the thieves and
scouudrels who now control its action.
Unless they shall rise in their might and
hurl the authors of our ruin from power,
it requires no prophets vision to foresee
what must be the result that We can on
ly regain our liberties by ali appeal to
force.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-07-30
The Flood at EliicOt CITY.

NEAR ELLIcor Cry, July "A, 81 P.
M. The great flood in the Patapsco river
at Ellicott City was Unprecedented, and
very destructive of lives and property
Communication between the Baltimore
county and Howard county sides Of the
river has been cut off by the raging tor
rent, and so many bridges have been de-
stroyed that railway travel has been sus-
pended Within the recollection of the
oldest inhabitants the rise Of water has
never reached within ten feet Of what it
did to-day.
Gambrill's lower Patapsco -four mill has
been entirely swept away, and with it two
men, one named William Steel and the
Other --- Snyder Mr. Steel was after
wards seen cliuging to log, and it is
said was saved. Gambrill's upper mill
has been partially destroyed.
The extensive granite cotton mill of
Benjamin bedford, which is said 10 have
cost $l60 900, is total ruin In it Mr.
McCauley. a night-watchman, lost his
life. Gray's large granite cotton factory
has been considerably damaged. The
house of Mr. Boone, the superintendent
of the works, and the gardeners house,
are gone, but their families were saved
The entire row Of houses between the
turnpike bridge and the Patapsco mills are
all swept away. DR.. 7. B. Owingss new
house was forced by the water across the
alley which divides it from Palmers row,
and his wife and six children climbed to
the roof of Mr. William Fl. Fountains
dwelling, there only to await destruction.
In few minutes the food carried off the
F., house of Mr.. Fountain, who is the head
miller at Gambiln,s mill, himself wife, and
daughter, the wife and six children of DR..
Owihgs who had there sought protection,
and four colored servants. Mr.. William
Partridge, a. mechanic, sixty years old,
with his wife and grand daughter, are
lost.
Among others whom the cruel waters
have carried away with their houses are
Mr. William Peterson, wife, and son;
Mrs. Farrer and her two grand children,
Fannie and Emma Duvlll: William
Reese, wheei-wright, wife, and son and
daughter.
DR. Owings was on the opposite side Of
the river after his house had gone, was
told his family was in the adjoining one
and. standing there, saw it, too, driven to
destruction, unable TO Civ, the least assls-
lance. He has only tw1 children left,
who were away FROM home
The stores of George I. Bradley and
Joseph n Leysher, with all their goods,
are gone. Mr.. Leysher succeeded in saw
ing his books.
The body OF lady was rescued from
the water at IIlchester. She was not quite
dead, but very little hopes of her recovery
were entertained. The large railroad
bridge at Illchester is an entire wreck in
fact, all the bridges over the Patapseo as
far as the Relay House are destroyed.
The Avalon Nail and Iron Works, near
the Relay House, have been swept away.
No lives are supposed to have been lost.
The Union Company Cotton Mill, half u
mile above Elicot City. is said to have
been very badly damaged, and much cot
ton lost
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1868-07-30

Hundreds Of coored votors were in the
Seymour and Blair procession III Macon,
Georgia, few nights since, and thousan Is
more chcered it on with right good will.
The Telegraph of that place says: The
Democrats in this canvass are going to IL
lustrate, not conflict, but a co -opeyati, n
Of races We mean that somewhere be
tween four-ftth and nine tenths Of the
Georgia negroes shall vote with US, and
by our side, in this election and We
mean in this to do not the slightest viz
lence to the negro's inclination. He shall
vote as he chooses, and he shall vote for
his own best interests and happiness"