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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-07-27
COOKING STOVE,
PEERLESS,

which stand AZ Tire head u AZ Cooking Stoves yet
manufactured. lie Is prepared 70 furnish them
with ~ without Hot Closets and Reservoirs, for
CoNl aud Wood. Those ia want 81 truly good
stove are informed that these stoves are al war
ranted to giyO satisfaction, aud viii lie sold on
uBe month thai. II would respectfully refer 20
A. q. Clark, William T3rol and Hailin Sykes who
have them 10 Csc. Hc il also prepared q fmniah
Sap Tubs, Pans, & Heaters,
made ofthe bcst "a stock and most finished
Workmanship a ssfisfaelary rnce- A good aH-
@oriiacnt ~ Stoves iur Wood and Cost, amoUg
which nlay b iYund tbl neat and celebrated
Olive Branch,
Morning Glory,
Oriental
And various other kinds q 'ess note.
Fi1la sa4 Iapas8sa Its Ware w8sdcn Nars
nsfssa Ware Cts.s Ware Fumps,
Lssa Pipe ~ Ae
Caaea.s 81 taaa g1aas rrnEi ly a{lealll
To- taah Feia tHt VI statst IHGtts lsarer
fhsrkta G his iueul sll tastgml - t y
aagsss & llaflt a eaaliuaaIlae Il 20 ams
CHARLES Is Y0LN NC.
Fso Point ncs iC
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1869-07-27
AT T. PERKINS
HARDWARE STORE
Builders, Shelf and Agricultural

~ CUTLERY BOLTS. HiNETs, WASHERS,
CARRIAGE TRIMMINGS, CARPENTERS AND
MAe0hs' TOOLS, &c.
Tho best assortment o.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-10
NOrEs OF TaIP OVERLAND, By a

NOTEs OF THIP OVERLAND, By q
correspondent Of the Virginia Enter
PRISE, contain the following
You arrive in Baltimore about 2 a. IN
and getting into an omnibus are driven
across The city TO the Washington depot
for so cents, with ordinary baggage.
The hackmen, bus.driyers and baggage.
men, are a miSerahl. Set of lOaterS, and
Of the regular "ping-ugly" kind tina,
fired upon Union boys and would have
assassinated Lincoln if they had the
opportunity The houses, stores and
ware-rooms look wretched and dilapl
dated. and the country, south bears
the same wobepone, God-forsaken, look
Every drop of blood that moistened the
soil of Baltimore, from the veins OF
Union men, has reared decay and ruin.
We saw quite a number of people
who got on the train bound for Rich
mond, Lynchburg and other points
South. Old women with grand-daug-
tiers, and the accompanying colored
servant-but how shorn of that super
cillious haughtiness of manner, and of
the wealth acquired in the traffic of
blood and souls. Oh, my Mary iand.'
how dearly are you paying for past
wrongs and disregard of Divine laws
Like other places, Washington has
many females, especially Treasury De-
partment females, who come down over
marble steps with all the gushing free
dom of that period of life found
between 10 (about l24 in California;
aud 20. They scent the air and one
dreams of ambrosia and unpaid MILL.
liner bills. Yes, there are females at
Iuasmuch as the President and Sec
Rotary Of State are not at home, l shall
no, stop with them, as had intended,
and Nye-how dear is the name of old
jim Nye to inquiring aud telegraphing
locked his ranch aud
left no key, rather 'bars" me out, aud
SO, l think, l will turn my steps to
that land of ours, better in everything
that God has been TO any trouble about,
than rhese-the States. We will DO
New York next, slip around and dine
with Admiral Fisk, sup with Wander
bilt, drink with Tim Shea aud sleep
who shall We sleep with q
CHANDLER.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-10

HIeHwAY RoBBERY.-Last evening,
about 8 O'Clock, AS Johnny Ryao, OF
Gold Hill, was coming from Carson
City. be was stopped BY two men,
armed with SIX shooters, and robbed OF
Sl2s in coin ard gold watch, worth
$3.50. Mr.. Ryan was on horseback aud
was moving along at a fast walk, when
at bend in the road, this side of the
Mound House, and near the Chalk
Hills, the two highwayman suddenly
confronted him. One took his horse by
the bride and the other asked him to
dismount. This one did all the talking
and ali the ''Hoing through" He first
took from Mr. Ryan's pantaloons pocket
purse continuing the coin. Pouring
out the money, the robber handed back
The empty purse. He then asked Mr.,
Ryan if II at was all the money be had.
Mr.. Ryan answered that if be had any
more he was not aware of the fact.
Mr.. Ryan then told the fellows that the
watch was one that he valued very
highly, as it was present from his
brother, and that be would rather part
with his horse than his watch. The man
VINO Ulu tUc tdfhiuS snau, hos al
right" but it wasn't all right, for he
very coolly pocketed the "ticker." and
then said, Now, get on your horse and
travel" MIR. Ryan got on his horse
aud travelled. He says he knew what
was up the moment the men stopped
him-,hat be thoroughly cOmpreheuded
the whole situation. A friend in Car
son had been telling him just on the
eve of his departure, Of the stage hav
ing been robbed the night before near |
the same place, therefore be was NOT
so much astonished as he might have
been at the order to halt; besides, he
had said to the same friend that he
would bet on being robbed himselfi
before getting home. He says the
-cbbers did not ask him to hold up bis
hands. This he considers as very I'M
professional, and worse than all, they
wore no masks. Two men in a buggy
we're stopped and robbed near the same
lace few nights since. Highwaymen
re very industrious down that way
ITuyinia Enterprise.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-10
A TELEGRAM, dated at Carlin. Ne

A TELEGRAM, dated at Carlin, New,
August s, has the following: A young
man by the name of George ". Cain
was arrested here yesterday on a ,ele-
graphic dispatch from Nevada, alleging
that he was leaving the State in debt
to parties in that city. In the after
noon he gave those who had him in
charge the slip, and it was supposed he
had gone East on freight train. To-
day bis clothes, money and watch
were found on the bank OF the river,
together with a letter stating that be
was tired of life and was going TO
drown himself. The Indians com
menced searching the river, end his
body was found some 200 yards below
where he went in, lying on the bottom
The Coroner is now holding an inquest.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-10

VIRGINIA AND CAksOS CRY RAILROAD.
From Raymond's report on the Resour.
ces of States and Territories west OF
the Rocky Mountains, We copy the fol-
lowing, in relation 10 the above named
road j:
A movement is on foot, looking to
the passage of bill by the present leg
islature of Nevada in aid Uf the con.
strucrion Of a railway from Virginia
City to the Sierras by way of Carson
City. This projec, is urged by the Mil
ling Association, which owns most of
the mills about Virginia They also
expect aid from Coms,ock and Story
counties. Its success will enable them
to bring wood in abundance and at low
rates to the mills. These will then be
arranged to work large quantities of
low grade ores, and the mines will be
Quilted TO supply them. This plan will
be beneficial, whether the Sutro tun-
mel should be run or not. 1t will pri
marty facilitate the reduction of the
bodies of low grade ores now exposed
in the Comstock vein-ali Of which are
near the surface, and can be more
cheapiy extracted by shafts than by a
deep tunnel. IL will also establish
permanent communication between the
district and the forest of the Sierra, Oh
which all dependence for fuel must be
placed and it vii. materially cheaper
the cost of all materials and supplies
and place Virginia City en- rapport With
m =.
will run by the Spring Valley mines
which will probably be again opened.
and will be likely to furnish large
quantity of rock worth $50 to SIS per
ton
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-10
TAKEN TO CAasos. - Bod Dedman

TAKEN TO CARsoS. - Bod Dedman,
&ho killed Albert Springer, and George
Hall, who killed Emerson Cain, were
both takea from the county Jail at VIr-
giDia to the State Prison al Carson, at
an early hour Saturday morning, by
order If Under Sheriff Stoner, acting
Sheriff in The absence of Mr.. Cummings;
Albert Springer dying about 9 O'Clock
the previous evening caused q profound
sensation smong his numerous friends
and the public throughout Virginia and
Gold Hill, aud, fearing trouble, MIR.
Stouer summoned a large posse of
trusty citizens to guard the jail. Quite
a cro~d gathered in front during the
evening out of curiosity. Mr.. Sioner
h"wrver, apparently thinks the State
Prison .he safest place for those men.
Gold I'D! Ners Of last ereniny.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-10
A THIEF FOILED.-Yesterday forenoon

A THiEY FOILED.-Yesterday forenoon
about l O. clock, a gentleman who rooms
on ID street, between Taylor and Union,
heard some one rap at his door. He
made no answer, but listening a,ten-
lively he heard light and quick footsteps
in the hall Presently be heard keys
being tried 10 his door. Placing him
self at the door, be waited until il opened,
when he found himself face TO face with
u villainous looking fellow, whom be al
once collarej. When asked his bust
ness there, the fellow said something
about washing, then asked if it was NOT
the room of man whom the gentleman
knew to reside in nnorber part of the
city. The gentleman then said, "Who
sre you, anybowT' when the man re-
piled, "a am a painter" "Well, Mr.
Paia'er," said the lodger, a. guess I'll
just axe you Down to the station house."
:" guess you won answered the bur
R'ar, and by a sudden twist threw him
self on; Of his coat and took to his heels.
The gentleman, being in his shirt and
drawers, declined a race in the streets
in broad daylight. and so the fellow got
away. The gentleman still has his Goa,
and the key with which be opened the
door, and will hold them as spoils taken
from the Virginia Enterprise, sth.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-10
A wksrkRx paper relates this story

WESTERN paper relates this story :
I" Deacon T., OF Ohio, very pious man
was noted for his long pray ers, espec.
tally in his family. One Monday morn
ing the deaso on and his wife were alone,
aud, AS was his custom after breakfast
prayer was offered. There being AN
unusual amount Of work that day, the
D-acon's prayer vas short, and Selling
his hat and milk pail be started for the
barn. His wife being deaf cid not no.
tice his absence. but supposed him to
be still engaged in prayer. On his re-
turn from milking he vas surprised to
6ad her still kneeling. He stepped up
to her aud shouted Amen when she
Immediately arose end sent about her
work as If aothiog had happesed."
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-10
REH0 CRESCENT ITEMS.

Vice President Colfax and party are
expected to arrive ut Reno on Monday,
Aug. 8. The citizens of Virginia have
1t is meet that the representative Re.
publican State of the Pacific Coast
should give reception to q Republican
Vice President.
The citizens Of Carson have given
Senator Nye an invitation to noratc to
them. Subject the political issues of
the day. Very mean Of the people of
Carson 20 ask a man to distress him
self on q two or three hours speech 90
so very elm a subject as, what shall
be done with the Democratic corps !? If
there is any other political issue be.
ween the Democratic and Republican
parties to-day. the Democratic platform
gives US no clue to it.
An attempt at robbery was made on
the Lake Bigler road, some ten miles
from Carson, on Wednesday last. The
attempt proved a miserable failure on
account Of a total lack of funds in the
possession of Mr.. Spooner, on whom
the attempt was made.
from tue persistent pumng given TO
Wright's rattle, we have necessarily
come to the conclusion that the White
Pine press are partners in the concern
At current rates it would require 900
TO pay for the lies published by the
Empire, News and Telegram in order to
ensure the sale of tickers.
On Thursday, Aug. 5th, two new en-
eines named respectively the b" Flash "
and i" Fancy passed through Reno en-
route for Sacramento. A good sub
.tan,ial team they seemed to be. but
he dust of thousands of miles of desert
ay thick upos them, and we could not
help thinking that they bad sullen
Ind disconnected look as they were
ragged away to their stalls over the
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-10
CHINESE WALLs.-China is the banner

CHINESE WALLs-China is the banner
country of the world on walls. The
Great Wall is not, it is true, quite so
posed it to be. We are told ny one " b o
visited China some IS years ago. thai
this wall is IS feet thick, aud as many
in hight that il is faced with stone or
brick work of the most solid construc
ton ; that il is carried along ridges, over
the tops of the highest mountains, and :,
by means of arches, across deep valleys
and rivers, for 500 miles; and that at
some points it is doubled aud trebled TO
take in important passes. But Hue, who
crossed he wall more than dorm
times, and sometimes travelled for days
together without losing sight of it, says
that, except Immediately to the north of
Pekin, it is nowhere the wonderful wall
il has been described to be. In some
parts he found it very humble looking
wall of clay; in other places it is CON-
posed only OF stones piled together.
The walls of Chinese cities cost g
Great Wall. A late traveller tells US that
ali tue n mes found On our largesr maps
of China are the names of walled cities
There are, according to his estimate.
over LOO of these cities and their
wrlls, which are as strong as the Great
Wall where it is the strongest, amount
IN the aggregate to nearly 1000 miles.
and would therefore, if placed in one
line. reach nearly one-,hird
no u. rouc1 tha oloha -(Nirer Optir's
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-10
A CrRx FOR Low SPIsIrs.-Exercis.

A CrRE FOR Low SPrRIrs.-Exercise
for the body, occupation for the mind,
are The grand constituents of health
and hapuiness. Milton is n great pre-.
serving principle of nature, to which
even in.uimtte things are subject. for
tine winds, waves, and the earth itself,
are restless; sad the waving Of trees.
shrubs and flowers is known to be att
ESSENTIAL part of their economy. A
fXei rule of taking several hours exer-
else every day. if possible, in the open
AR, If not under cover, will be almost
reriain 20 secure one exemption from
disease a. we'll az from attacks of Low
.pirits, eaagi Low spirits cannot ex-
Is. in an atmosphere Of bodily and
m~ntal activity.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-10
How TO SroP CHEWING TOBACCO

How TO STOP CHEWING TOBACCO
l. Make the most Of your ~iH. DroF
tobacco, and resolve never to use II
again. in any form.
.. Go to an apothecary and buy ten
cents worth of Gentian root, coarsely
ground.
3 Take as much of it after each
meal, or ofiener. as amounts to COM
mon guild of "6ne-cut" or "cavendish. p"
4. Chew it we'll, and swallow all the
saliva.
5. Continue this . few weeks, and
you will come oEconquerori then thank
God and thank US.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-10

BosroS BRowN BREAD.-Four cup;
butt-r-miik. tour cups of Indian meal
Two cups of -four, / Of a cup of mo-
Iasses, one tenspOouful Of saleratus, one
egg and a little salt. Boil for three
hours in "a three quart tin pail as the
water in your kettle or pot boils away,
replenish It with boiling water from the
iea-kettle.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-10

SENATOR NYs.-Our worthy sold war
horse" Senator came up from Carson
CRY this forenoon, and is spending the
afternoon in company with Vice President
CoItnx, Governor Bross, Mr.. Bowles and
Others in Virginia City. Every body
seems pleased to see the old Governor.
G.. II. Meas, 9M.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-10

Ssow storms, ice, frost and unusually
cold weather are the phenomena which
accompanied the eclipse of the sun in
Canada and New England.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-10

General W. s. Rosecrans has declined
the nomination. for Governor of Ohio,
rendered by the Democratic State Con-
ton.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-10

PUScs SAs its little joke that the
Cable plunged into the ocean IRON the
Bgess Of France.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-10

Iris reported that the Empress Eu-
genie will shortly visit the United States,
accompanied by q French squadron and
escorted by the flagship Of the United
States European squadron.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-08-10
NEW TODAY.
b. 8. M A s O N ,

EC LE OTTO PH Y SICIAN !.
A IL DISEASES OF WOMEN AND chill.
IA dren especially treated. Old Chronic Dis
eases cured. Private Diseases Of every character
treated in strict confidence n. B.-NO OCCA-
SION TO GO TO SAN FRANCISCO.
Office, West side of Carson street, few doors
south # Penrod House.
August 9th, 1863
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-03-09
AN AVALANCHE OF vEToEs.

| Governor Blascel got the bulge
On the Legislator. when it went away
sine die and msryel,ously hath he I'M
proved his unobstructed opportunity
The Secretary Of States omce was red
olent of ve:oes yesterday. Somebody
said ,ha. the Governor had vetoed
,wen,y-one bills in this batch Per-
haps that is an overstatement but We
know of something like dozen Acts
from which his approval was withheld.
A Wafer Franchise Bill and Railroad
Franchise Bill Land Bill Hall s
State Printers Bs.l a Legislative Con
tingeut 3 II u Bill for the relief of s.
H. Msrls,te two or three Reveuue
Bills-these we know Of as being We
toed. The Appropriation Act, the De-
fci-ncy Bill and few others escaped
and become laws. We reckon that such
An avalanche ofve,oes was never before
rereisd in by any Executive. We have
fallen upon strange times
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-03-09

How THE CHILDREN MAY TALK.-Puncl
gives the following imaginary conversation
between the e1 Prince otSp pain and the Prince
Imperial:
Prince Of Aus.ria-I am SO fond Of you,
my Laui<, You can'tthink ! like you bet
ter than all my sisters put together.
Prince Imperial--l have neither brother
nor sister, but am sure, if | had, should
prefer yuU - them. Do you like my papa !:
Prince OF Austria-Much bt tier than the
King, can tell you.
Prince Inperial-1 don't .ee-never mind.
l hope YOU will live in Paris a long time,
AlphonsO.
Prince Of Austria Q,uchinc)-Thank you.
1t seems likely, | believe. But if You were
all 10 move, l think my mamma would fol-
low you. Prince Imperiai-ohe is dear.
but ue don't Intend to move. Ny papa's
dynasty is secure.
Prince Of Abstraction do you know
that, my dear Louis :
Prince Imperial (shispering)-IIc knows
all about it. He gives the Marshals all they
desire, and keeps them in the best temper.
Prince Of Austria-Iour are year older
than l am, Louis. and therefore must no.
each you. But l will only say that my
mamma did exactly the same, snd-here
we are
The young Prince Imperial has now been
permitted to have his own bachelor apart
ments, and does the honors very grandiy,
without the supervision Of \ tutor.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-03-09
from the Gold Hill News Of yesterday

New York, March 1T is stated that
several boxes of guineas, Of the coinage OF
George ILL.,, have been recovered from the
wreck of the British frigate Hussar, sunk in
East River in 1854.
Wendell Phillips, in lecture in Jersey
city. commented favorably on the inaugural
address.
The steamer Rising Star. from Aspinwsll,
has arrived.
respondent at Fort Hayes says the Indian
war is ended. General Sheridan and staff
arrived here this afternoon from Medicine
Bluff Creek. February %.
General Custer, with the Seventh Cavalry
and Nineteenth Kansas Volunteers, will re-
main with orders to move to Camp Supply y
and form a junction with Beaver.
At Wolf River, affairs are highly s7tisfac-
tory.
The condition Of Indians has convinced
them that they can find protection at any
season Of the year. The campaign has
proved a salutary lessen. There is not a
souri,. Tie refractory tribes are entirely
subdued. Troops are in fine health. The
Genelal before reaching there, met a cou-
rier, sent to him with telegraphic an
nouncement of his promotion TO the Lieu
tenant Generally. He leaves tomorrow for
Washington, where he has been summoned
by telegraph.
CHICAGO, March 9.-The Tribune's spec
ial says: Hon. Adolph f. Borie, the new
ST cretary of the Navy, is q member of the
firm of Mexican, Borle & Co., importing and
shipping merchants. lie is native ..
Philadelphia of French extraction, an IS
Years old. lie has been engaged for 80 years
in the China silk trade, importing for Cuba
and Mexico, as well as for Philadelphia.
He is Ut active business habits, and is uni
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-03-09

We mentioned few days ago, on the su.
.horitr Of letter from Hot Creek, published
in the last issue of the Mountain Champion,
says the Revti.le, that several of the miners
of that place, who had emigra,ed to White
Pine, had returned to their claims. Since
then friend of ours has shown US letter jus,
received from Hot Creek, which says tina,
Pine have returned to their claims, satisfied
that the silver deposits in the limestone
mountains of Hot Creek arc equal to the de-
posts of White Pine; and we have no doubt
that time will verify the correctness of this
opinion.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-03-09
THE ROLL THoNCl."

Several Of cur contemporaries have
copied iuto their columns our list OF
those Assembly men and Senators who
voted for the ratification of the FIT
teenth Constitutional Amendment. By
a mistake of The compositor in setting
up the list of Senators, and b. an over
sight of the proof reader, the name o.
Senator T. D. EnwARps WAS omitted
Inasmuch as Senator Edwards not only
voted for the proposed amendment, but
delivered an able and emphatic speech
in its advocacy, it is to be regretted thai
this omission occurred. In justice to
tina, gentiemau, aud in eritr that his
name may haso its proper place upon
the public record, we make this state
ment, and request that oar cctempnra
ries give it n place in their pages. Let
hoaor be given to whom hono- is due.
The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-03-09

DEsPo1IsM IN South AMERIcA.-The
arbitrary practices that prevail at times in
some Of the South American so-calle1 re-
publies receive . singular illustration in tie
Iecen, course Of the President Of Peru, Senior
Balta He took offesse at an article pub
lished in the Con ersio. Of Lima lately, and
ordered the editor, Senior Amunafagni, to
appear before him forthwith. When the
latter came, he was overwhelmed with the
eoar.est reproaches BY Balt., who then hand
ed him over to the guards. with orders to
shoot him ON the spot. They were about to
execute this command, but fortunately the
Peruvian Minister arrived at that moment
and prevented his death yet it was with the
utmost difficulty that they could release him
from the soldiers and get him out Of the
palace, a. the guard was intsat on executing
their orders.