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The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-04-13

WHITE PINE WEATHER IMPRovISe.-We
are glad to know BY the following from the
Empire of the 9th instant, that the Spring
has opened at last in White Pine:
The pleasant weather we have had for the
past week has materially reduced the amount
Of snow on our hills. With the exception o!
the belt towards Treasure, we have nc snow
to speak Of On the fiat where, a few days
since, it averaged foot and half in depth.
there is scarcely fake to be seen. We are
inclined to believe that the stormy season is
over, and that the Spring time has come to
STAY with us. Laus Deoi
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-04-13
SEEaaANTowN City GoyERHMESr-The

Inland Esmpire of the 9th, states as follows
The completion of ths. organization of the
city government Of Shermantown has been
made The o.iice.s are : President Of the
Board Of Trustees, .. 4. Sherman; City
Clerk, +. A. Enilmer Recorder, G. A.
Swasey CITY Attorney, c. G. Hubbard +;
Treasurer, Edward Morton Assessor. c. o.
Barker. An ordinance organizing Police
Department, was passed and policemen
appointed. The City Attorney was in instructed
to draw up an ordinance to regulate the
Police Department, and license ordinance
to provide revenue for the immediate wants
of the city.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-04-13
THE BURNING MINES.

The suspense of uncertainty with re-
gard to the unfortunate men who were
smothered to death in the Yellow JAG
ket, Crown Point and Kentuck being
past (the terrible truth in all its reality
being but too plainly manifest) the
anxiety Of the public mind is turned to
the mines themselves. No inconsiers-
BILE relief is to be felt frem the follow
ing, which was sent to US by e. friend
at Gold Hill, yesterday
GOLD Hill, April 70.
Crown Point shaft opened. There is
total absence of heat or smoke, which is an
Indication that the means adopted to quench
the fire nave been successful. The Fire
Department are still n charge. The Yellow
Jacket shaft viii be opened later.
HALsRT.
From the Enterprise Of Sunday we
get the following, which conveys good
idea of the loss to tie mining comps
MES
The damage to the underground works Of
the Yellow Jacket, Crown point'and Ken
tuck mines, Gold Hill, as vet can only be
matter OF conjecture. It will probably not
he as great as good and well informed miners
have supposed. Al the damage and loss Of
life during the first day OF the FIRE wss
caused by the burning of probably six or
eight sets Of timber in length by about four
sets in hight above the S00-foOt level. 1t Is
now supposed that the steam, which is being
forced into the mine, will smother the tre
BY tomorrow, but still for fear of its break
ing out again, It appears to be the prevailing
opinion among those best capable OF judy
ing, that the several shafts should not be
uncovered for four or five days. The loss to
the several companies cannot bit be great.
aside from the damage done BY the burning
out of timbers and the caving Of drifts. The
death and burial of single miner costs !
each mining company about 81 800 even on
ordinary occasions, counting the time OF the |
men and the loss occasioned by shutting
down during funeral therefore, what must
D. the cost OF many funerals and the
shutting down of three of our principal
mines for SO long a time
The same paper Informs US as follows
with regard 10 the still uurecovered bod
les:
No bodies have been taken nut since last
Thursday, and of course none can be until
the fire is e1tinguished and the mines have
sufficiently cooled TO allow of men going
down and exploring the drifts and chambers.
The names of those still in the Crown Point
mine, are George Edwards, Thomas Laity,
Daniel O'Neil and A. Rsinay. all NJ the 600
foot level, and X. Ryan and John O'Brien at
,he 230-foot level. In the Kentuck mine,
are Martin Clooney and Joseph Glassen.
When their bodie. will be recovered it is
impossible to say. and when found, no one
will be able to identify them except, per
hzps. by some peculiar article of clothing.
The flesh Of some of those taken up last
Thursday was already so badly decaycd that
-he fingers of those who attempted to lift
them puncturcd to the bones of their arms.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-04-13

T0LD Hill, NPrlI II.
Crown Point shaft opened. There is
total absence of heat or smoke, which is an
Indication that the means adopted to quench
the fire nave been successful. The Fire
Department are still n charge. The Yellow
Jacket shaft viii be opened later.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-04-13

DRINKING IN OLD TIMES There is a
story told in the PEOPLES Journal which
gives good idea Of the drinking style of
the last century, and which ought net to be
overlooked. This is what our grandfathers
took for humor. The Lord Panmure here
spoken Of was, believe, the father Of the
present Lord Dalhousie. Two young En-
si>hmen were paving visit to Lord Pan
mure who gave the first toast. which was,
All hats in the fire, or 800 on the table"
Four hats We're Immediately in the FIRE.
One of the English nohemen gave the
next toast >" All coats in the fire, or $50 on
the table Four coats were committed to
the flames. The other Enghshman gave
the next, All boots in the FIRE, or fl00 on
the table The whole of the boots were
committed TO The flames. Panlathie's toss.
came next, which was Two fore-teeth in
the fire, or f200 on the table," when Pan
lathe pulled his teeth ont and threw them
in the FIRE. The English noblemen looked
amazed. He had ivory teeth unknown to
tn en-, and Panlathie went home without hat,
coat or boots. but he had f60G in h is pocket.
Lord Panmure thought mucl Of his Tenant
after that.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-04-13
IMPORTANT TO THE Masonic FRATERNITY

IMPORTANT TO THE Masonic FRATERNITY
The Enterprise of Sunday contains the fol-
lowing information important to the Masonic
Fraternity:
On account Of the late terrible disaster in
the Gold Hill mines, the ball OF Amity Lodge
(MaSonic), which was to have taken place at
Silver City, on Tuesday evening, April Is,
has been postponed till Tuesday evening,
MAY 4. Let the Masons ofthis city, Gold Hill.
Dayton and Carson City take notice Of this
fact.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-04-13

The CEx-RAL PACIFIC RAILROAD Con-
pAxy have been granted, by Congress,
lands in aid of branch o. their road
to and through Oregon. We cOngratu-
late the " N-ebfeet that so I've Il cor
with the outside world.
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WEST INDIES.
NEW ORLEANS, April 10.

New ORLEANS, April 10.
The Nassau papers of March 81 state that
there was intense excitement throughout the
Bahamas in regard to the action of Spaniards
in recapturing the steamer Comandatorio IN
| British waters. 1t is stated that number
of marines from the Spanish feet were sent
ashore at Berryland and searched for the
Cuban refugees. They were fired on by
Bahama wreckers. The Nassau papers
claim that this is an act of war against
| Great Brasain.
Certainly; why not? If England
can I manage to get npa cause of war
with any power that will prove an easy
going thing, something strange and un-
accountable must be the matter ard
if, at this juncture, when it looks as
if Uncle Sam stood a good chance of
falling heir to Cuba, England can t
trump up some reason for gobblins that
island herself, her excuses for having
finger in her neighbours pie are becom-
ing remarkably few end poor. We are
afraid that there will be something too
UlutH Oh JAW ullOE HI gong ssS aIu
about the Departments over this Cuban
question and that when the prize comes
to be disposed of it will be somebody
besides US who will win it. John Bull
would rather be put on stinted al
!owance of slf and 'alf and Louis Ma
poleon wonld rather have his musiache |
shaved off than that Brother Jonathan |
should become the owner Of Cuba but |
if We make a bold push, in sine, we
shall get it; and having got it, 80
much of strategic points " as are
needed by us TO retain our supremacy
lpon what is our own, will be assured
0 Us beyond peradventure. Wemust
Keep a weather eye open, at all events,
+ re would not see the British Lion
IL ping himself to what, by the Mon
oe doctrines terms is ours when it is
10 longer SPANS.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-04-13

(Cal.) Transcript relates the following:
A short time since, fellow passed through
this city, representing himself to be an e1-
Confederate soldier, who was seriously
wounded in one Of the battles. He was
deaf and dumb, and BY means Of writing told
his story to the effect that he on the way
t. his brothers. near Red Bluff, and that he
was showed 10 for several weeks on the over
land route, dung which time he had 10 pay
from 81 TO s. for each meal. and that he was
out Of money. He acted has part well, and
succeeded in arousirg the svmpathies OF
many who contributed to make up purse
for him. Bill Davidson secured his passage
at half price to Marysville. All wenton we'll
until the morning Of his departure, when
Carr, the clerk Of the National Hotel went TO
wake him up. Carr took hold Of hi. wound
ed breast, and gave him slight shake, when
he woke up, u,tcring series Of sentences
more expressive than elegant. Ehnse who
heard him came to the conclusion that the
pretended mute could at least do his swear
ing without the aid Of pencil and paper.
When last heard from he was in Marye-
vile.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-04-13

TwIrcHxLL, the murderer who killed
himself in a Phllsdelphis Jail rather
than be hanged, committed the deed
with cyani.e- of potassium, which h.
had concealed in the toe Of his boot.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-04-13
PETRlFIED RATTLEsNALE.-The Inland

PETRlFIED RATTLEsNALE.-The Inland
Empire has struck it rich. 1t says:
Alexander Fulton, Superintendent Of the
Mayfower Mining Company, while at work
upon his location near the new toll road,
leading to Treasure C:sy, discovered petri-
fed rattesnake embedded in limestone rock.
He brought this curious specimen; to our
Office yesterday and made US present Of it.
There are twelve ra,tlss clearly discsrnihe
on the tail Of the e2Ake.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-06-03
[From Saturdays daily, May 20.

LosT.-About three o'clock this
morning, two of theemployces ofthe
COURIER Office. When last seen they
were carrying wolarge baskets, well
filed, and looked as though they
were going on HUNTING expedition.
One Of them may be known by the
following description: Blue cloth coat
with one button torn off and q rip in
the back, tight-legged jeans pants, a
stove-pipe hat, and a pair of six dol.
lar cow.hido boots, which looked as
though he had been perambulating
on the banks OF Soap Greek. The
other is short "boy," about 20 years
fage, we'll dressed, black curley
hair, light complexioned and smooth
faced. A liberal reward will DO paid
to any person returning tho above
described employees to this office
before 7 o'clock Mondvy morning.
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S9.O74 Is
16,755 90
COZ 600 1c
Lots.
Total
List of Letters

A1SL VI A0tI0CS
Remaining unclaimed in the P. o.
Ottumwa, Iowa, on the 28th day Of
May, 1869.
Alexander, Sarah A /; Aller, Will
Billing, Jas r /; Bell, Elizabeth Bell
Mary A !; Bradford Lydia; Bowsel
Jessie; Cunningham H ; Cole E T
Carroll Bridget; Campbell Evalena
Carmody Pat +; Carhart Susan; Carr
John; Davis I'll James Delving
Hugh Davis Clarence E; Dwire
John Elkins VIM; Fulton, Agusts
S; Gulick, F. NJ; Gibbon, Frank
Fillcrt Francis; Hollingsworth Jona
Holiday James /; Herzog John G
Har ness, Eli Haw Lewis Jone.
John JenniHgs w v; Lister Isaiah
+; Leonard Sarah Lane J S
Maury Marus Magrew Mark Nc
Claim G S; Mcmahon, Cath j; Nc
Mahon Patrick /; Mcdonald E N
Mcdonald Bill !; McInerney Hanora
McDenmit Jas; Heighlor r A
Hoblett N. M /; O'Ncil Mary Mrs
Pope John Pierce Chas Pile Ell
wood; Paulk, Capt J M; Quirh
Hannah Reordan Cornelius; Rege1
George Reure John Rhodes JAS
Sickel VIM; Swisher VIM /; Spaul
ding Loretta; Strosniker VIM
Shelien Timothy Swaranger Geo
Taylor Lib Wood Elzina.
UNAVAILABLE LIST.
Carr VIM, Toledo, Iowa
Campbell, DR.. Lafayett Cleveland Q
Harris, Jas. N. Abingdon, Ill
Stewart, J. ). Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
J. M. HEDRICK. P. NJ.
May 2Sth, 1869.
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Bulbs Sarsaparilia.

a Good Reason for the Captains Faith
HIS Mother. a'
Benton Barracks. Mo. April 80. 1866.
DR.. JOHN BULL-Dear Sir; Knowing
the efficiency ofyour Sarsaparilla, and the
healing and beneficial qualities 1t possess
es, Isend you the following stat4hent Of
my case.
taken prisoner and confined for sixteen
months. Being moved so often, my
wounds have not healed yet. have no:
sat up moment since was wounded.
am shot through the hips. My genera:
health is impaired, and need something
to assist nature. I have more faith in
your Sarsapnrllla than iu anything else.-
Iwish that that is genuine. Please ex.
press me half dozen bottles, and oblige
CAPT. G. P. JOHNSON,
st. Louis, Mo.
P.s.-The following was written April
80, 1866, by Mrs. Jennie johnson, mother
OF Capt. Johnson.
DIR. BuLL-Dear Sir: NY husband, Dr..
9. 8. johnson, was slillfal surgeon and
physician In central New York, where he
died, leaving the above @. r. johnson to
my care. At thirteen years of age he had
. chronic diarrhea and scrofula, for which
Igsve him your Sarsaparilla. IT CURED
HIM. I have for ten years recommended
it to many in New York, Ohio and Iowa,
for scrofula, fever sores. and general de-
bility: Perfect success has attended it,
The cures effected IN some cases of scrofMlo
and fever sores we're almost miraculous.
am very anxious for my son to again have
recourse to your Sarsaparilla. Heis fear
full ofgettinga spurious article, hence his
writing to you for it, His wounds wers
terrible, but believe he will recover.
KesPect19lly, ,oun ~
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New Establishment.

Messrs, Doph & Klomann, Mcr-
chant Tailors, have got their rooms
next door to P. O., fitted up in good
style, and are now prepared to make
bran new men out of our oldest citi.
zons, who may call and leave their
measure for "a suit of clothes. These
gentlemen have large and fashion
able stock of goods, and we hazard
nothing IN saying that they are as
good goods as can DO found in Of
tumwa, and they are prepared to
make them up at figures that will de-
fy competition. They are both ex.
pcrienccd and competent wcrkmcn,
and come to our city we'll recommend.
cd, and we doubt not they will soon
build up a profitable trade both to
themselves and patrons.
The next time you come to the
Postoffice before the mails are dis
tributcd, instead of waiting in the
Office step Into Messrs. Doph 4 Klo-
mann's room, and take look at their
goods and learn their prices for
Spring and Summer, and in that
way satisfy yourselves that they are
prepared to give satisfaction in goods,
prices, styles, and everything, and
leave your measure for suit.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-06-03

Pres Chavers, colored, has called
on us and desires us to say that some
of the statements made in a recent
Police Report in these columns are
unjust to him. He acknowledges
having harbored Matt. Harris in his
house, but protests that he has not
allowed any improper performances
around there, and Indignantly de-
MES that any Grim con arrangement
has existed between him and the
aforesaid female, which for the cred
it Of the African race in general and
Press in particular we hope is true,
He furthermore protests that the
little "onpleasantness," which occur
red between him and his wife to
which we referred, was not on &C.
count of any dark transactions be-
tween him and the gentle Matte.
We have nv disposition to do in
justice to Press and therefore give
him the benefit of this disclaimer, re
marking however that he will have
some trouble in establishing the facs
that this notorious strumpet, whom
he has been harboring in his house,
could have been carrying on her re-
farious business without his knowl-
edge and consent.
We have done some fighting, shed
a little blood and much ink, to free
and enfranchise the Negro, and are
ready to stand up for his rights at
all times, but when thoy disgrace
their race by becoming panderers to
the lowest vices, they must expect
tho COURIER to excoriate their hides
respect to color.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-06-03

The proposed excursion to Des
Moines, to the disappointment of an
anxious crowd, proved a sell, owing
to some unexplained failure in the
parties at Pella to send down the
cars. This seems the more grievious
as we understand that fifteen car
Dads of Politicians started on the
train from that point. Mr.. Warinr
desires us to say that he has no farth.
or responsibility in the case than ari.
ses from carrying out the request Of
Rev. 9. B. Clark of Pella, by provi-
ding for the distribution Of the DOS.
tiers and the sale of the tickets that
were sent to him. No one regrets
the disappointment, which it was
entirely out Of his power to prevent,
more than he.
Parties holding tickets can get
their money refunded by returning
them to the persons from whom pur-
chased.
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Gen, W. T. Sherman.

Strange indeed are tho ups and
downs Of life. We cannot Judge by
appearances. The vicissitudes Of the
worlds affairs, the caprices of fortune,
the accidents of events are beyond
human foresight. On the first day of
January 1859, three lawyers formed
q co.partnership in this city, and
opened an Office in the second story
Of a tottering old frame house on
the east side Of Main, between Della.
ware and Shawnee streets. "Sher.
man, Ewing 4 McCo.k ]" sorcad the
sign. VIM. T. Sherman, his brother
in-law Tom Ewing, now citizen OF
Washington, and Dan McCook, (af-
forwards MORALLY wounded at Kene.
saw, while leading his brigade) con.
stituted the firm. Ewing dabbled
largely in real estate at that time, and
mixed considerably in politics. Ne
Cook attended to court business and
Sherman was left to do the honors
cfthe Office. There "Capt Sherman
shone in oil his glory. Seated on a
q rockety chair, with his feet on the
the smoky old stove, he talked by
the hour to his friends who habitu.
allv loafed about the Office. Every.
body liked Captain Sherman, and
Sherman liked good listners hence
he had plenty Of company. He was
good talker and very entertaining
He never tried but one case. That
was an action eiectment before
Squire Whitney. who then had a sub
teranean Office under the corner Of
second and Delaware. Col. B. was
for plaintiff, Sherman for the defense
Sherman got badly beat. B. wound
him up, and scoopod him down, and
scooped him on every point.
After the war the General was ask,
cd If he remembered the case. Yes
said he, "old B. beat me all to pieces
in that law suit in the afternoon but
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The Eight Hour Law.
BIZ the President of the U. s: A :
l PROCLAMATION,

A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, The act OF Congress ap.
pcoved June rs, 1868, constituted on
and after that day, eight hours q
days work for all laborers, work.
men and mechanics employed by or
on behalf Of Government of the Uni
ted States, and repealed all acts and
parts of acts inconsistent Herewith
Now, therefore, |, U. S. Grant,
President of the United States OF
America, do hereby direct from and
after this date no reduction shall be
maSe in the wages paid by the gov
ernmcnt by the day to such labor.
borers, workmen and mechanics on
account OF such reduction of the
hours of labor.
In testimony whereof, have here
to set my hand and caused the seal
Of the United States tip be affixed.
Done at tho city OF Washington, the
10Th of May, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty
nine, and Of the independence of tho
Udited States the ninety-third.
(Signed,) U. S. GRANT.
by the President
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary ofState.
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Police.

John Hammitt, proprietor of So
loon on Court street, was brought be
fore the Mayor yesterday, charged
with attempting to break open the
house of Sarah Nelcher. The rea.
sons Tor this attempton his part were
not given, but the Mayor fined him
$1,000 and costs, for disorderly con.
duct.
There was also another charge
against him, for selling, or giving
away, intoxicating liquors on last
Sabbath, but the witnesses swore
that they drank nothing i'm his saloon
but soda water, poured out of
whisky bottle, and which had some.
thing in it besides soda, but they
were not prepared to say that it was
Intoxicating, or that it was whisky
owing to the fact, we presume, that
it was the first time in their lives
that they ever drank soda with a
stick" in it. The evidence not be-
ing sufficient, the Mayor discharged
Hammitt.
Wesley Alderman, a well,to. do
farmer from the classic regions of
Skunk, came to town yesterday, and
was not long in deploying himself
around about pail full of fusil oil,
which soon developed his obstropo.
lousness to a fearful extent. About
this time Marshal Wood-the superb
rnnner for the Bedwell, -gobbled
and escorted him to the county hotel
for a free nights lodging. This
morning he came before the Fulton
slaughter-house, and kindly skinned
his weasel to the amount of $780,
Wesley is no impecunious rampager,
therefore he paid the fine like little
man, and departed for his home a
sadder if not a wiser man. His tcs.
timony as an expert to prove the ex-
travagant price of Ottumwa official
Inequalities, would DO strong this
morning.
Presley Chavers, colored stone
cutter has been for year harboring
Matt. Harris, in his house, among his
family, where she has been notor:.
onsly carrying on her infamous call.
ing. Pres, his wife, and this black
white virago, have been living to.
gether as thick and friendly as three
in a bed, until yesterday, when the
female black and tan snuffed an Gle
phantine rat in the breeze; in fact
she smclt two rats, to-wit: the afore.
said Press. and Matt. doing things
which the cruel laws in this country
won't allow unmarried people to do,
let alone assorted colors. In fact, it
was a plain case Of miscegenation,
and forthwith the Amazonian female
saddle-color went for the demlrep IN
such livily manner as to soon cause
herto absquatulate the premises, will,
her various and sundry noses, eyes,
etc., beautifully smashed.
Matt. las the happy family before
Mayor Fulton this afternoon, where
rich developments may be expected.
If Press. don't get his wife breveted
for gallant and meritorious services
in licking this libel on tho female
race, then the immutable and ever.
lasting principles of justice will be
violated.
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The meeting last night was large
considering the weather, and exceed.
ingiy enthusiastic. A great majority
OF tho property holders present man.
lfested the proper spirit by subscrib-
ing literally. Some present failed
to do their duty, but will and must
como to the scratch.
The action of G. Il. Blake and DR..
). L. Taylor. in doubling their stock
to $4,000 each, and 10. Chambers
guaranteeing to raise $1,000 by his
individual efforts, was specially com
mendable.
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We publish an address, elsewhere,
to the people of Jefferson County,
from Chas. Negus, to give our read.
ers some idea of the determined Of.
forts they are putting forth in that
quarter, to divert our Cameron Rail.
road from this it's natural route. to
theirs. Read it, and see if there is
no danger in delay.