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The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-02-01

ENftlIlNB nEfAhlMtNTE
DY THE AUTHORITY IN ME- VESTED ny
ID The Constitution aud Lawi uf the State of
Nevada, hereby oilcr "A
REWARD or ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
For the arrest and delivery u tho AS RILEY
to either the Shcrin u L,u County, or 90 tho
sheriff Of ormsny County, Nevada. said Riley Ia
charged with the murder of Timothy q imiih.
then shcri1 II ormsly County, allegts 20 have
been committed on the night Of Thursday. be.
cemher ie lSGs. at said Bilry's House. IN Lyun
County, while said Smith was attempting 10 mr.si
him for shooting one Miles OGrad,, the .ams
night, at Empire City, ormshy County,
DESCRIPTIONS
Thomas Riley Il an Iishman' about five fpet sis
inches high; hair gay, formerly brown eyes
blue, or gray; ordinary weight about one hun.
drej aud thfty.hve pounds and IN speech AMI
action is sharp and, quick. when he cof nIitted
the murder he was wearing u moasiarhe aud In.
prrial.
In testimony whereof have hctcuu,o set my
HS1o hand, and caused TO be afll,ed the Great
@E Seal of the State of Nevada. Done a.
Carson City, thi. the 18th day of December. A. D.
1867. n. q. BLAspEi.
Governor of Nevada.
Attest:
C.N. Norr~Ahs, Secretary ofstsie.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-13
Remarkable Superstition.

THE MonORgdheId Republican has the
following; Not very long ago, the young
and beautiful wife OF one of our citizens
was called to her final account, leaving
her husband sad, disconsolate, and bereft.
She was buried in the adjacent cemetery,
and the husband returned to his desolate
home, but not TO forget the loved one.
She was present with him by day, in
spirit, and in his dreams at night. One
popularity of his dreams, and one that
haunted him-being repeated night after
night-was this that the spirit of his
wife came to his bedside and told him that
the undertaken had not removed from her
face the square piece of muslin, or nap
kin, which had been used to cover her
face after death but had screwed down
her coffin-lid with 1t upon her, and that
she could not breathe In her grave. but
was in unrest on account Of the napkin. He
tried TO drive the dream away, but It bided
with him by night, and troubled him by
day. He sought the consultations Of re-
ligion, and his pastor prayed with him
and assured him that 1t was wicked TO in
dulge such morbid fancy. 1t was the sub.
ject Of his own petition before the Throne
Of Grace; but still the spirit came and told
anew the story Of her suffocation. Ia dc
spair, he sought the undertaken, Mr.
Dickey, who told him that the napkin had
not been removed, but urged him to for.
get the clrcumstance, a. II could not be
any possible annoyance to inaninate clay
While tho gentleman frankly aclSnowl
edged this, he could not avoid the appari
tion, and continual stress upon his mind be
gan 70 tel upon bis health. AZ length h
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-13
Our National Wealth.

WHY, there exists no nation in the
world so capable of paying its debts as
this nation. The American Union is the
richest Commonwealth in the world-a
proposition easy of proof, into the details
of which it is not necessary on this oc-
casion to enter. 1t is the richest COM
munity that ever existed, and it is as alb
surd for us to pretend inability to pay as
1t would be for the richest man in town
to repudiate his monthly bill or grocery
book because of inability.
How much do we owe? $2,500,000
How many of us are thereY l suppose
something less than 40,0O0,000. We owe
on an average perhaps $63 her head, at
this moment When the debt is
due, say twelve or fifteen years hence,
there will be at least 60,000,000 of US
say about $40 apiece to pay, supposing the
debt not to have disappeared altogether by
that time, which it may easily be made to
do. Nine dollars year head, and we
are paying that now, would eXtinguish
the whole debt, interest and principal, be
fore fifteen years are gone. If the foul
word reputation had never been breathed
our difficulties would be over already, and
the capitalists of the world would be glad
to take our securities at as low rate as
the most favored nations enjoy.
This is the richest country in the world.
The accumulated capital of the British
empire may be one-third larger, although
it is probable that the results Of the United
States census Of 1870 will make surprising
revelations; but the annual products OF
the United States is now far greater than
that Of the British empire.
On the most moderate calculation, our
population doubles every twenty three
years. In the hecade Immediately preced.
ing the civil war, the ascertained value OF
private property in the country increased
more than 1875 per cent doubling, there
fore, id less than eight years. At mod.
crate estimate, the population, fourteen
years hence, will be 60,000,000, and the
valuation of property $60,000,O00, ,000-
J LOthr0p M6iLeV
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-13
"SwInginS the CIrcie.v

! ANDREW JoHEsoN's policy of "swing-
ing round the circle" was followed by
Mr.. Seymour, and with even worse results
than those that attended the original trav-
eler. The first point Mr.. Seymour struck
was Buffalo, and that Democratic city re-.
sponded with a majority for Grant Erie
and Cleveland, after hearing that the Re
publicans had repealed the cotton tax
years ago, increased all their previous ma
critics for that party. Chicago, which
had gone so far in the way Of reaction as
to elect the Democratic candidates last
April, when told how much she was in
debted to the National Banks for her
prosperity and how greatly she had been
outraged by not having more of these
banks, voted for Grant and for Peace, and
gave over 5000 majority against the taxa
ton of bonds, the depreciation of the cur
renoy, or the abolition of the National
Banks.
The gentleman who had become so en-
amored to the West that he could not
refrain from visiting it and proclaiming
his admiration at every crossroads, went
hence TO Indianapolis, and 10 Grants
majority is six or eigh times as great as
that given TO Baker in October. His
visit TO Cincinnati and Columbus, and
his speechs along the route, aroused the
people, and Ohio, which In October voted
only $4,000 majority, now gives Grant 4O,-
600. The speech of Mr. Seymour in Pitts
burgh was particularly moving. He
pointed out with a force that was over
whelmiDg that each one of the twenty
thousand mechanics Of that county had to
work two additional hours each day to
pay his share Of the taxes called for by
the terrible expenses of the rebellion of
1851 by the Democratic party. On this
point he was extremely lucid. He left no
room for doubt that II Hampton, Preston,
Forrest, and some sixty other delegates to
the New York Convention, had not, in
1851, with Jeff Davis and other leading
Democrats, taken up arms and made war
upon the United States, we should not
now have any public debt, should be free
from taxation, and each man would not be
compelled 70 work two hours additional
each day 10 pay Of that debt After hear
ing such e convincing speech a. this the
workmen Of Allegheny county voted by
II, 900 majority against the return Of these
rebels 10 the control Of the Government
and against a renewal Of the already most
expensive war.
Harrisburg, Philadelphia, and all other
points at which Mr. Seymour made
speeches, have given increased Republi
can majorities, thereby proving that the
repelaDt effects Of ApdreY Johnson
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The National Debt.

The fact that the views of several of the
representative men of the country, on the
question of paying the national debt, have
lately been sensibly modified, may Justly
be regarded as most encouraging indica-
uon. The political canvass has developed
the fact that the sentiment of the people
Is unequivocally against all forms Of repu-
diation. The masses recognizes the fact
that to pay the Five.Twenty bonds In
paper promises, which are already dishon-
ored, is to sacrifice national credit and
national honor; and hence the disposition
ON the part of the few leaders, who had
advocated the payment of the bonded debt
in an inflated paper currency, to place
themselves right on the record. 1t is to be
hoped that their example will be emulated
by ALL representative men, who advocate
this species of reputation. Then, we
might reasonably look for such strength
ening Of the public credit, as would en-
sure an early return to specie payments,
which is indispensably necessary to COM
plete prosperity. Public faith is the
scource of credit, and on credit alone,
nations stand In all their international
relations. 1t is on the broad and only
safe ground of a moral obligation that we
insist that nothing short of punctual pay
ment ofinterest and principal of the whole
national debt in coin, as the same shall
fall due, should for one moment be en-
tertained. The war which caused the
debt was carried on upon the trust which
the people roposed In the honor OF their
race. The government was their agent,
and they loaned their money as princi-
pal means for the perpetuity of the Union.
What they, and others not of our people,
who loaned upon the same basis of faith,
advanced, constitutes an enormous bur
den upon the resources of the nation.
Unquestienably it extracts a heavy taxa
tion for its interest, and adds in every
way to the cost of supporting life; but Il
is nevertheless a just debt, and o debt
means an obligation, which, if it does not
rest in morals, rests no where; and if it is
founded in morals, is as obligatory as any
thing that can affect the conscience of men.
The magnitude of the debt, the way in
which it is now held, or the amount given
for it by original or present holders, have
no more to do with the duty of paying 1t,
both interest and principal, when due, than
the fact that merchants notes are nu-
merous,a have been heavily shaved does
with his duty to pay their face at maturity.
There is an abstract morality, inexorably
cocrcive of nations as of men, unless NOR
ality has, indeed, no higher origin than
personal interest; and posterity would
have small room to thank the present
generation for money saved, at the cost of
credit and honor. The nation has demon
strated that 1t is abundantly able to pay
all its Indebtedness, according to the terms
on which 1t was contracted, and as soon
as all forms of repudiation cease to be
talked of, the public credit will advance,
and the difference between gold and paper
money will gradually cease to exist,-Neto
YORK. ShtppinQ List.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-13
The Great Victory.

The people have spoken. Grant and
Colfax have carried 202 electoral votes
out of 294. Seymour and Blair have
carried As electoral Yotes-all Southern
States. There are AZ electoral votes still
in doubt, including those of New York.
Giving all of these to Seymour and Blair,
they have % votes, leaving majority Of
110 for Grant and Colfax in the Electoral
College. The New York Tribune comedies
that State to Seymour by $500 ma
Jority. We have received no returns
which indicate this result, and we do not
yet eoneede the State 10 the Democracy
on the electoral vote, although Hoffman
Is undoubtedly elected Governor. The
5tate OF oregon, which is placed on the
doubtful list, has probably gone for Grant
and Colfax, with California and Nevada.
II is certain that General Grant has re-
ceiYed a majority of all the votes In the
Electoral College, without counting any
OF the reconstructed States, so that no
question can arise as TO the decisiYeness Of
The result. CAlcqso tribune, ait,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-13
Thomas II. Benton.


THE Washington correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Commercial tells this story Of
Thomas IT, Benton:
Shillington is an Irish bookseller 1sre,
OF credit and renown. Benton was a
neighbor and friend of his, and made
Shillington cut out of books and Tiswspa-
pers every conceivable article on the Pacific
railway and bring it to him. He also em
ployed Slillington TO select from the Con-
gressiondl Globes. which were brought to
his house in Q street by the cartload, the
matter that he wished in publishing his
Abridgement Of the Debates sof Con-
gress."
ct was strange and remarkable
study" said Shillingten, to see that old
man lying there flat on his back, unable to
rise, his spectacles poised on the tip Of his
rose, looking through the long debates,
whose huge folios he held on his breast.
He knew that he had but week or two
to live, and he was running q race with
death to get the book finished for he be-
lieved that IL was the vital thing TO keep
the country together. He used to send
me word four or five times ~ - corne
up there, and the people said that was
his slave. IF did not come promptly on
time, the old gentleman seemed -. feel
that was In some way derelict in my
duty to the country. One day, when the
shop was full Of people, word came down,
MT. Benton wants you to come at 2
o'clock to help him on an important mat
ter AS soon as | could possibly leave, I
went round to his dwelling and found him
asleep, breathing very hard, with a large
volume Of the Globe on his breast. 1
lifted the book off and set II on table a
little out OF reach. Then, seeing he did
not yet awaken, fastened back to my
work. In about two hours / returned,
and the old man looked very severely at
me.
"'I sent for you, sir, two hours ago. I
have but month at most to live, sir; and
II Is important for the country that this
book shall be finished before die. You
did not come, sir
&c Yes, Mr.. Benton, 1 did. And 1 found
you asleep
"I have not slept for fifty hours, sirl It
was impossible that could sleep, sir, with
so much On my mind
" Benton never trusted man that told
him lie, so found it necessary to clear
myself
:" Mr.. Benton said 1, you were asleep
with q volume of the Globo on your breast
when | entered the room, and / found you
breathing hard, 80 put the book on the
table yonder'
"The old mans eyes lighted up.
well now, sir he said, L know 1 had
that book on my breast or ON the bed
somewhere, and wondered how it got off
there SO far. Perhaps 1 did doze little
unconsoiously. But come, sir, we must
got to work. / have but little time to
do great deal of work in
When Benton was about to die, so
vital did he think his advice was to the
cnuntrv ha oent fnr Rurhannn had tha
door closed, and solemnly devoted his last
hours to impressing upon the President
his opinion of the mode in which the
country should be administered. If ever
there was man" concluded Shellington,
"who thought that in his mind and reason
lay the true destiny of the Union, il was
Tom Benton. His family, his fame, his
future were all subordinate to the love Of
country"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-13
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To Remove a Tight Finger Ring.

IT is seldom necessary to file ring
which is too tight to readily pass the joint
of the finger. If the finger is swollen, ap-
ply cold water to reduce the Inflammation,
then wrap small rag wet in hot water
around the ring to expand the metal, and
soap the finger. A needle threaded with
strong silk can then be passed between
the ring and fore finger, and person hold
ing the two ends and pulling the silk while
slowly slid around the periphery of the
ring may readily remove it. If the ring
Is plain hoop this process is easy; if it
has setting or protuberance more care
will be required. Another process is to
pass piece of sewing silk under the ring
and wind the thread in pretty close sp:rals
snugly around the finger to the end.
Then take the lower end-that below the
ring-and begin unwinding. The ring is
certain to be removed unless the silk is
very weak. The winding congresses the
finger and renders the operation less diff
Quilt
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-13
GradatiOns of a French Newspaper.

When Napoleon escaped from Elba and
returned to France, the Moniteur an
nounced the event as follows:
First announcement-"M March, 1915.
The monster has escaped from the place Of
his banishment; he has run away from
Elba." I'd. "The Corsican dragon
Qogre) has landed at Cape Juan" 3D..
"The tiger has shown himself at Gap.
The troops are advancing on all sides to
arrest his progress. He will conclude his
miserable adventure by becoming wan
derer among the mountains; he cannot
possibly escape" 4th "Tbe monster has
really advanced as far as Grenoble; we
know not to what treachery to ascribe it."
9th. "The tyrant is actually at Lyons.
Fear and terror seized all at his appear
ance." 9th. "The usurper has ventured
to approach the capital to within sixty
hours march,. 7th. Bonaparte is ad-
vancing by forced marches, but it is i'm.
possible he can reach Paris" 9th. "Napol-
con will arrive under the walls Of Paris
tomorrow" 9th. "The Emperor Ma
poleon is at Fontainbleau." 10Th. Eyes
terday evening his Majesty the Emperor,
made his public entry, and arrived at the
Tuileries; nothing can exceed the univer-
sal joy%
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-13
Soft Shell DOughnuts.

A FEW days ago, George s., salcsman
of renown," having Western customer
in tow, dropped into the Cafe Haven for
lunch. Boston cream cakes and coffee
were ordered and discussed, to the delight
of the Western man, to whom the cakes
were a novelty, and the quality of the
beverage surprise. The next day ne
was eager to repeat his pleasant expert
ment, and wanted George to lunch at the
same place. Arrived at the saloon and
seated at the table, the Hoosier summon
ed one of the attendant nymphs and said /:
"We want strong coffee for two, and
and but the words cream cakes had es-
capped from his memory, so turning to
George, he asked in a heavy "aside,"
which attracted the attention of the room:
"Whats the name of those soft cakes
we had yesterday, Georgie?"
George whispered a word in his ear,
and he turned to the oxpectant daIasei
with
"Strong coffee for two, and plate of
them soft she'll doughnuts m- Commercial
Blaletin.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-13
The Popularity Of Grant and COlrax.

To THE superficial observer it would
seem from the October elections that the
Democratic party had some prospect OF
carrying the Presidential election. The
Republican maiorities were small, less, In
many instances, than the Democratic gains
as compared with the vote of 1865. A liz.
tie more time and effort would, one might
suppose, give the Democrats the victory.
But 20 one familiar with the real condition
of affairs II was hardly less certain than 1t
is now that the Democratic State tickets
would poll more votes than the national
ticket. AS rule, the Democrats made
good selections for the former; nobody
supposes Seymour and Blair made strong
ticket. Hendricks in Indiana, and Hoff.
man in New York are two among q few
OF the Democratic leaders who are per-
sonally popular with the people. Their
political enemies gave them credit for abili.
ty and integrity. The contrast between
the State Democratic tickets and the
weakness of the Presidential ticket was
too striking to be overlooked or denied.
When, therefore, one State after another
went Republican, the last ray of Demo
cratic hope was eXtinguished. But the
cause of this was, after all, more in the
popularity of Grant and Colfax than in
OtAo uupODulditty VI DSyHlOuI anu DlhlI,
Even il the opposition had put in nomlna-
tion their very best men, the result would
have been substantially the same, In the
Democratic party there are no men
at oil to be compared with them. Han
cock and Hendricks are their best men,
and how small and mean they would look
standing side by side with Grant and Col
fax The greatest soldier that this or any
other country ever nro1ucnd Grant has
shown himself hardly less competent to
cope with the difficulties of civil service.
OF him, no less than of Washington, may
1t be said, "First in war, first in peace,
first in the hearts of his countrymen."
During the three years since the rebellion
closed he has been subjected to the most
severe tests, but in all things and at all
times he bore himself most nobly. His
genius for common sense has already made
him equal to the emergency, AS for Col
lax, he has long been among Congress
men what Grant became among Generals,
and in the affections and confidence of the
people his place was by the side of Grant
even before their names were coupled
together. When the Chicago Convention
placed them on the same ticket the na.
tional heart beat in responsive sympathy.
The personal popularity of six months
ago has been greatly increased during the
campaign by their conduct. Each com.
ported himself most admirably. Looking
back upon the campaign we cannot see
how either could have done better. II
only remains for them to maintain In the
future the same course they have hitherto
pursued, and they will stand with pos
terity even better, If possible, than with
the present generation.-Ch Chicago Journal.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-13

determined to have tho body disipterred,
ana visited tho undertaken Tor tnat pull
pose Here he was met with the same ao-
vice and persuasion, and, convlnceo Onoo
more Of his folly, the haunted man ie-
turned 10 his home. That night. more
vivid than ever, more terribly real than
before, she camo to his bedside, and up.
braided him for his want Of affection, and
would not leave him until nc had promised
TO remove the cause of all her suffering.
The next night, with friend. he repaired
to the sexton, who was prevailed upon TO
accompany them, and there, blythe light
Of the cold, round moon, the body was
lifted from its narrow bed, the coftln lid un-
screwed, and the napkin removed from the
face of the corpse. That night che came
to his bedside once more, but for the last
time. Thanking him for his Kindness.
she pressed her cold lips 70 his cheek, and
came again no more. Reader. this is a
true story; can you explain the mystery
of dreams4
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1868-11-13
fEkR4SBURG WOOD co.. OHIO, FRIDAY NOVEMBER

portunity 10 select and appropriate the
most valuable contents of the deserted
houses, The scheme exploded before the
powder did, and the wretches were put In
jail, "
Tue Humboldt Medical Arohices men.
tons several cases Of tetanus (vulgarly
called lockjaw) which had been success.
nlly treated by local application OF
ehloroform TO the entire spinal column by
means OF cloth saturated with 1t, and
evaporation prevented by covering the
cloth with oiled silk. The application was
made just at the approach Of paroxysm.
As a result Of the application the
paroxysm was averted, and the patient
fell into a calm and natural sleep. On
feeling returning paroxysm the same
application was made, and the paroxysm
again averted. For forty.eight hours the
occasionally threatening tetanic symp.
toms immediately yielded to the appliea'
ton OF chloroform, and subsequent con.
Valoscence was very rapid.
since the California earthquake the
question, what causes earthuuakesY has
come up for discussion. A writer in a
New York paper delivers himself as FOL
lows: Earthquakes are most common In
the vicinity Of burning mountains, ant
these are situated near the sea. The con
tents of their caverns burn until the crus
that separates them from the ocean be
comes so thin that by its pressure 1
forces its way In, when the generation o
steam is so rapid and extensive that the
earth Is uphesved and rended, as we see
II In what we term an earthquake. A
similar result attends the letting in of cold
water into heated boiler, and my i'm
pressions are that all earthquakes are oc
casioncd by water flowing into these burn
ing caverns, either from the sea or some
other source. Large bodies of scalding
water are thrcwn from Vesuvius at the
time of eruption, and these could not come
In contact with the fires without produc
ing power that would upheave and rend
the earth.