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The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-11-27

state Of Nevada, do hereby appoint
Thursday, the 18th day Of November,
A. D. 1869,
A. a day Of PUBLIC THANKSGIVING AND
PRAISE.
Looking bnck upon The events of The year. We
cannot fail to be reminded of the supreme Rulers
great mcrccs rs well ~ 81 the iuscfuttbleu,ss
Ills ways; and whilst We, rs IN duty bound,
should bc thankful far the ppen.hnndcdncss %
hout,ul and never failing Providence, lat ~
humhly acknowledge that there has been given 10
us. by the death ot two of our state 0iltors.
cause IF great and uTrrussiuE grief.
How can this Proclamation, asking the people
to give thanks fer the blessings which they have
received. be uttered unless at the same time, Ne
atte.t our gratitude TO God for His having seen
ht to spare as hom the srythe Il His dread
servant,
Tic harve.ts which we seek from the reed and
the ruck have been good. Tie deserts aud the
uases have yielded As bouutifuliy as We coald rca.
suniblv expect.
our mineral resources bayc continued TO sustain
their high character; aud the tolls yf the hus.
banlmau have been rcquiipi.
Whilst the earthquake aud the food and the
tempest have hccn visited upon cur uerhhurs IN
other States aud ulun TIE people oi adjacent
countries, We have been graeiuusly shielded frsH
such grave misfortuucs.
1t should excite the mutual gratulations Il ~
all that the blessings which have befallon th.
nation, aud which ajc 80 gracefully rectel 10y
President Grant have come upon our country and
H.. Institutions.
These. then, are profound reasons for thankful
ness and the earnest ackuaw lelg, mcnt uf the
presence of Almighty God; and they lend US
irreIresshle incentives for heartily acccdng 70
the sentiments set firth Ia the Presidents procia-
nation. Aud, nCtuated by those god reasons.
DO enioiu it upon all citizens 20 attest their sen,e
If dependence upon the great Creator by Eivire
on the day above designated, Ia the churches and
at the fireside, an earnest showing q their faith
and Of their sincerity In such Professions as BE-
come a collective part # q civilization and A
people whose mis- iDR il L. to conserve The hl
and best interests e humanity.
4-4-a In witness whereof have hcreunto sft
& ! my hand, and caused 10 be affixed tie
Us Greet Seal cf the state Of Nevada. Doue
t-,-# at Carson city this Goth day # october,
4. u. 1862. JAMES :. SLtNGEBLAND.
Acting Governor of Nevada.
by the Acting Governor:
c. y. NuTENAEE, Secretary of State. III
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-26
FOREIGN.

MADRID, Feb 25-The vote in tht
Cortes thanking the retiring provisiona
government and authorising Marsha
Serano to form new Ministry, stood al
follows for l86, against O.
BERLIN, Feb. 25.-The North German
Parliament meets on the 4th Of March
The Prussian Diet closes its session on
the 9th.
MADRID Feb. 25.-In The Cortes the
proceedings on the occasion of the pas
sage of vote of thanks to the Provisional
Ministry were very interesting. The
ministers explained their action towards
the religious order of the Church. II
was stated that the Jesuit College of St.
Vincent was suppressed because its mems
bers were engaged in conspiracy against
the government and three of them were
aceompliees in the assassination of Gov
Burger.
The orders directing civil authorities
to take charge of certain articles OF
church property were also explained and
justified on the ground that the proceed
ings Of the clerical party demanded the
Inference of the government to preserve
objects Of art in the churches.
When the result Of the division was
announced, Gen. Serrano rose to speak,
and was greeted with prolonged cheers.
He made temperate and tranquilizing
speech, advising the ministry to pursue
policy Of cancellations in view or the
firmly rooted and infexibie principles
held to by the majority of the Cortes.
As for himself, he promised them loyalty,
patriotism and amnesty.
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PUBLIC CHARITIES

Mr.. f. B, Sanborn, Of Mass, careful
statstician on charities, stated at the
Albany Social Science meeting, that
"ln Massachusetts, there were 1900, :
900 people in 1865. Last year, 81 500
600 were expended there in public chari-
ties, besides 100000 for disabled SOL
diers, and $l,500,000 given in private
chariSies-amounting to So for every in-
habitant In other States, the charities
were not so large, though in New York
they probably were, and in Pennsylvania
they were nearly as large Here and in
England, fully one-tenth ofthe charitable
expenditures were wasted. He argued
that in Massachusetts,, the prisons and
ordinary public charitable institutions
hould be under the sameSsupsrvision
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INCIDENT AND ACCIDENT,

New YORK, Feb. 25.-John Eckerson
died Tuesday in Rochland, Pa, Of hydra-
phobia, having been bitten month
ago
A woman was found dead in a room in
Jersey City yesterday, having been
locked in and starved to death by her
husband.
KEY WEST, Feb. ga Spanish-man-
of war outside Sard Key, is watching
the movements of Peruvian monitors
New YORK, Feb. pa number of
counterfeit $50 greenbacks have been
circulated to-day.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 25.-Gallagher says he
will fight Allen when he gets well.
Col. Evans had another fight with the
Indians west Of Washita mountains, de>
stroying their village and killing eight of
the Indians.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 25.-Moorehead
& Co, produce and commission mer-
chants, have failed. Their liabilities are
100000.
AUBURN, n. Y, Feb. 25.-Tbe trial of
several leading members Of the Catholic
church, of the lIaly family, for disturb
ing divine service Sunday last, resulted
in acquittal
CHICAGO, Feb. pa Woman's Suf-
frage Convention commenced yesterday
in Milwaukee and continued to>day.
Rev. Mr.. Chaplin is President. Mrs.
Stanton and Miss Anthony are among
the visitors, making speeches.
The county treasurer's safe at Minis
apolis, MINNESOTA, was robbed Of fifteen
hundred dollars in money and lot Of
checks on Tuesday night.
Last evening the proposed woman sut-
frage amendment to the constitution was
voted down in the Minnesota House of
Assembly. The House also passed the
bill removing the State capitol to
Kaldyoh county, which act the Governor
will veto.
At ball in Fosterburg near Alton,
Illinois, few nights since, five or six
persons drank of poisoned liquor two of
whom are young men, are reparted dead
this morning.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 25.-Nine ballots
were taken for the location of the Agricul-
tural College without coming to agree.
ment, and then the committee reported to
the Senate and asked to be discharged
from the consideration of the measure,
which was agreed to. The State Univer-
sity and Agricultural College stand in the
way of all other legislation.
COLUMBUS ONO, Feb. ga bill has
been introduced in the House TO prevent
non resident merchants from doing busi-
ness in Ohio before procuring license,
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CUBA.
spanish Subieefs-Expecfed Battle
Idle LabOrers and Plantations


HAVANA, Feb. ga transport ar
rived from Spain with 600 Chasseurs.
The Voice, one Of the leading Cubs news
papers. calls attention to the law which
makes foreigners who have resided five
years in Cuba subjects of Spain, and says
they must submit to their condition or
leave the Island.
An expedition left Laguaniora for
Puerto Principe. A determined fight is
anticipated on the road
Twelve persons who landed on the
Cuban coast from Rosa Rio have been
taken prisoners. One was a Mexican.
Advices from Santiago to the 10Th inst,
says cane grinding has commenced on
ten out Of eighty plantations in that iu-
risdiction. On the idle plantations there
were neither .laborerS or cattle to do the
work.
Advices from Manzanillo to the Doth
report that the insurgents attacked a
convoy at Vase. Accounts Of the con-
fict are so contradictory that it is impos.
sible to obtain the result.
The resignation of the American Con-
sui at Trinidad has been accepted.
News has been received from Kingston,
Jamaica, to the 18th. The Cubans were
arriving in Jamaica in large numbers.
The colonial government proposes to in>
troduee Coolies to work on the old
plantations. .s....
HAVANA, Feb. 25.-The steamer Crick-
ct, which is known to have left Charles
ton for Havana on the Sth inst, has not
arrived at this port, and it is presumed
she has landed cargo of supplies for the
insurgents some where on the Cuban
coast r..-.
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PARAGRAPHS.
Various Personal and Political A fla


New YORK, Feb. 25.-Nearly all the
velocipede makers have agreed to pay
ten dollars on each machine 10 Calvin
Witty, owner of the Collemate patent.
Two new patents for Poulon Bros, in
Guiding nearly sill the devices used in We
locipedes, have appeared, and there is
much excitement among makers in conse-
quence.
Recent exposures in the Sun about
abuses of the debtors prison, has led to
a bill in the Legislature requiring cred
itors, on incarcerating debtors, to pay
Twenty-Five dollars per month in ad-
vance for their support during the time
they keep them in prison.
Several new cases of hydrophobia are
reported in Brooklyn, Williamsburg and
Newark. One person died at Hunters
Point last night from hydrophobia.
Two tobacco factories and one whisky
distilleTy were seized yesterday for vio-
lating the internal revenue laws.
The ladies of st. Petersburg have
asked the Russian government for a COL
lege and offered to pay its expenses.
A Madrid dispatch says in the south of
Spain considerable property has been
seized by bands OF CarlIsts, who are taxi
ing everything they desire, and occupy
ing houses without regard to law. Eight
enhundred officers on halfpay are roam
ing about ready to fight for any party
willing to pay them, aud caring very lit
tie for existing institutions.
The police this morning captured six
burglars in q house at Parlem where
they had their headquarters. Several
complete sets of tools were taken.
The decision Of Judge Ingraham in the
case Of the Merchants Union Express
Company to day, regard the consolidation
unauthorized but permits any stockholds
er who wishes to exchange his stock to
do SO.
Parties just arrived from Georgia and
South Carolina say the planters are very
active. They employ many labOrers and
pay liberal wages, and every acre will
be planted which can properly be tended.
A schooner sailed three days ago with
war material for the Cuban insurgents.
Her cargo of rifles and ammunition was
landed near the eastern end Of the island
early last week.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Brig. Gen
Eakin has been appointed Chief Marshal
of division Of the Inauguration process
sion, TO be composed Of the Sol
diers and Sailors Union, the Gems
trail Grant and Collax clubs, the
Printers Grant and Coliax Club,
the German Soldiers and Sailors Union
and the Irish Republican Association.
At the annual meeting of the Wash
ington National Monument Association,
the following gentlemen were unani-
mously elected officers for the ensuing
term: Gen. L. S. Grant, second Vice.
President; VIM. Corcoran, third Vice
President; j. b. H. Smith, Treasurer;
Mr.. Carroll Bryant, Secretary. The
President OF the United States is Presi-
dent of the society, and the Mayor Of
Washington is first President ex-
OfficiO.
b There is good authority for saying that
Ohio will be represented in Grants cabi-
net. Elk Gov. Dennison is prominently
| SpoLau IF
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Gen. Grants Cabinet Appoint
mentS.
The President Elect Does Some
Plain Talking.
Progress of the War In cuba.
WASHINGTON.
BIain's Chances for SDeRker-DaWss
TOsses the sponge.

BIain's Chances for SDeRkeF-DaWsi
TOsses the sponge.
WASHINGTON Feb 25.-The President
sent number Of nominations to the SEN
l. ate to-day.
A House resolution passed directing
the clerk to notify the Secretary of Stat
fths passage OF the copper tariff bill
over the Presidents veto.
Nothing Of Importance transpired in
either branch of Congress to-day. Sew
eral bills we're taken up and considered,
none of (which will pass during this
session.
The Executive Mansion was threnged
with visitors, large number being Las
dies Among those seeking interviews
with the President were several appli-
cants for Executive elemency, in cases Of
persons who have been convicted of yiO-
lItions Of law.
tits ascertained from member Of the
committee on the Inauguration ball, that
no colored men have applied for tickets
The following letter explains itself:
House Of Representatives, Washing
ton, Feb. "a, lS69-HOn. J. G. Blain-
My Dear Sir Having determined not
to be longer q candidate for Speaker, l
deem it due to the friendly relations
which have all along existed between us,
that / should communicate this de-
termination at the earliest moment
am truly yours, d. S DAWES.
tits understood the entire New Eng
land delegation will cordially support
Mr. Blaine, and there being no other.
candidate, he will it is believed be nOmi>
mated in the Republican caucus by ae-
clamation for Speaker
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POLITICAL.
DelanO for Internal Revenue Commits
siOner- The BiIi for strengthening
the Public Debt.

DelanO for Internal Revenue Commits
st0ner- The BiIi for strengthening
the Public Debt.
NEW York, Feb. 2j-.The Tribune
says it being known that MIR. Rollins
would positively withdraw from the Office
OF Internal Revenue Commissioner the
friends Of Mr.. Delano suggested and re-
commended him to Gen. Grant for the
place. Yesterday Mr.. DelanO had long
conversation with Gen. Grant, during
which, it is understood, the Office was
offered him and that he signified his IN
tention to accept.
The Tribune's Washington dispatch
says it is doubtful whether the bill which
passed the house providing for strength
eniHg the public debt and in relation to
contracts for the payment Of gold coin,
will pass the Senate. Senator Sherman
is against it, and he can easily smother
il. In the Finance Committee Gov.
Morton will also be a formidable oppo-
nent ofthe measure and will surely fight
it on the floor Of the Senate.
NEw YORK, Feb. 25.-The Herald's
Washington special says Gen. Grant in
a conversation yesterday with Senator
Pool, of North Carolina, expressed him.
self as particularly anxious for substan-
tiai reconstruction in South and North
Carolina, and Alabama. He said they
were among the best reconstructed
States, and when the rest were as safely
and pleasantly back in the Union, he
thought ours would be the happiest
country On the globe.
1t is deGuced from a conversation that
Gen. Grant held with Gen. Terry and
another gentleman, yesterday, that all
the Southern military commanders res
moved by President johnson will be re.
placed.
NEW YORK, Feb. pa Washington
special says that among the numerous
callers at Grants headquarters to-day
was A. X. Mcclure, of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Mcclure asked Gen. Grant directly
if he would appoint Gov. Curtin to
place in his cabinet. The General re-
piled that it would be impossible to
DO so. Mr. Mcclure then said
in that case he felt compelled TO say, that
to give satisfaction in Pennsylvania an
appointment must be given to some man
who has been prominently identified with
Republicans, and an active politician.
To illustrate what he said, it must
be no such men as G. II. Stewart,
Corrie, Smith OF West. Gen. Grant
instantly replied he could not see what
objection any loyal men cauld have to
such man as q. II. Stewart, who had
done so much for the country and was
80 widely known.
Mr.. Mcclure then made some remarks
about the prospect, that if such an APP
pointment were to be made the Republi-
can party would be defeated in the election
for Governor next fall. Gen. Grant replied
Il am not myself the representative of
any political party, although political
party elected me- Gen. Grant conclu-
ded 81 would not have you to under
stand that Mr., Stewart is the man se>
lected"
The interview has been much talked
about to-day. Mr.. Mcclure says he has
no doubt from what was said, that Stew
art is the man selected for the Cabinet.
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MEMPHIS ITEMS,

We gather the following paragraphs
from the Memphis San of the oath inst
The proposition to inquire into mat.
ters respecting the issuance Of the million
bonds last year, has walked up some
of the operators.
Our Scotch fellow citizens of the
famed st. Andrews Society are not lit
tie pleased that the Archbishop of Can
tertury is Scotchman. /
No police court was held yesterday ON
account of the death Of Commissioner
Richard father. --...
Mr.. jessie Gardner, of Fort Smith, was
done out OF six hundred dollars by a
confidence man on Monday. He did not
read the papers. &.
Three hundred and fifty thousand dol,
lars back taxes are due to the city, but
no special agent has been appointed to
collect it, because the issuance of five
hundred thousand salvation bonds is the
only salvation possible.
A lady living near the City Hospital
has husband who snores-she keeps
clothes pin under her pillow and when
his snoring awakes her, she puts it on
his nose, then sleeps in peace.
The saloon keepers of Memphis have
formed an association-they will strive
for repeal of the law that requires them
to pay State and county tax of thirty
per cent on their purchases
The Grand Jury have fonnd an in
dictment against ex~Trustee Leonard.
charging him with converting SIS 900 to
his ewn use, and with forging, transfer
ring and rendering forged coupons.
The gardeners who were rejoicing in
the hope of early peas and the prospect
of new potatoes ahead of the telegraph
line are desperate; the killing frost has
done mischief Fears for the peaches
arc expressed.
The Citizens Union have employed
some of the ablest lawyers in the city to
probe the famous million dollar scrip
transaction of last year to the bottom.
That the whole arrangement will be an.
nulled, and those who made it forced to
disgorge share of their enormous prof
its, these lawyers do not entertain the
slightest doubt.
The Memphis Chamber Of Commerce
has one hundred and three paying mem
bers-we are sorry to see that many
merchants who are benefited by the sta-
tictics the Chamber collects are not con.
tributing to sustain the valuable institu-
tuition TO which they are indebted for
valuable information.
If the poor Of Memphis would know
why there are property holders who cans
not pay taxes, let them inquire of some
tenant of any large property holder
Ask the tenant whether he can make
enough money to pay the landlord the
amount of tGres wrenched from the poor
by the horrible scrip and bond ring
Tenants should hold meeting TO protest
against the robberies practiced by these
rings who want more bonds that there
may be more coupons and more taxes.
The poorer the poor are made the more
they are robbed
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BARNEY WILLIAMS, says the Phila-
delphia Press, was quite overcome last
FIR day evening, while he was singing
" Pat MallOy" in the Irish Emigrant, {"
at the Walnut Street Theater. The late
James T. Brady was warm personal
friend of Mr.. Williams, and wrote the
second verse Of the song for him many
years ago. Mr.. Williams had attended
the funeral Of the genial>hearted lawyer
on Thursday, in New York, and when he
came to sing the old verse on Friday eve
ming, he thought Of the day when his
friend wrote it, laughing as he did so
upon an old scrap Of paper upon the tor
Of his hat He could not 90 on, but
spologized 10 the audience, and the play
proceeded without the song.
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HORRIBLE DEATH.
Hon. Walter Brooke, Of VieksburE,
Miss. Fatally SarsnSIed while swaI
lowing an Oyster


lowing an Oyster.
Hon. Walter Brooke, Of Vicksbnrg,
Miss, died on the morning of the 10Th
inst. from strangulatiOn. The particulars
ofthe melancholy occurrence are given
by the Vicksburg Herald Of the 18th
inst as follows
Col. Brooke, in company with one or
more friends, at half-past three O'Clock
Yesterday afternoon, was in the rear room
of the Bank Saloon" kept by F. Piazza.
where he and the gentlemen with him
were eating oysters. In endeavoring to
swallow an oyster Of unusal size it
lodged in his throat, and in al effort to
expel it portion of it was drawn into
the trachea, and it was thus firmly i'm
beded, oneshalf in the trachea and the
other half in the pharynx, which Of
course produced almost instant suffoca-
ton. In this painful condition the suff-
erer continued until insensibility en-
sued. A physician was summoned
as early as possible, and DR.. Z. T. Henry
was the first to reach Col. Brooks. DIR.
Henry made an attempt to remove the
oyster by thrusting his fingers into the
point of its Judgment through the mouth.
Being unable to accomplish this as he de-
sired, and feeling assured that death
would be the result of delay, be imms>
diately opened the trachea with knife,
and, inserting his finger in the incision,
he forced the obstructing substance back
into the mouth, and then endeavored to
seize and extract it from thence. 10 this
ne failed, but succeeded in forcing it into
the esophagus. Thus was the immediate
cause of this unfortunate and greatly de-
pored accident removed. But the pro-
tracted continuance Of Col. Brooke in this
suffocated condition had produced etfu-
sion Of blood upon the brain, from the
effects Of which he died at fifteen minutes
past three O'Clock this morning.
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RICHMOND.
Trial of las. Granf--NO Jury yea Oh
tanned.

Trial of las. GrRnt--NO Jury yea Oh
tanned.
RICHMOND Feb 25.-In the case of
James Grant on the charge of killing Ii D..
Riyes Pollard, several hundred citizens
having been questioned and two only
found who had not formed an opins
ion on the case, the sheriff was
directed to summon citizens fol-
a jury from Alexandria and Norfolk,
IN the circuit court
A charter was granted to Joseph Fin
uegan and otner citizens Of Georgia and
Florida, to build telegraph lines through
and in Virginia; the capital stock not Il
exceed a million and hall dollars
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ARKANSAS.
The House Passes the Bin GnIiawius
Ku-HIux.

MEMPHIS, Feh. 25.-Tbe Avslanchs's
Little Rock special tonight says the
House passed what's known as the Ku-
klux bill, which outlaws every body be-
longing to the Ku-klux or Knights Of
the White Camelia, who do not
voluntarily withdraw from said organi-
zstiona within thirty days after
the pass Se Of the act. and wnen convicted
may be confined in the psnltentisry not
less than two years, or fined any sum not
less than a thousand dollars. Il will uu-
doubtedly pass the Senate.
Speaking Of the capture Of the ting
Nellie JonS=, the Arkansas Republican
say: Memphis must understand that We are
terribly in sscneEt, aud she cannot prevent
us getting The darbins on every mothers
son of those who assisted in the destruction
of these arms, and that each one Of them
bayeyet to pay pealty for their rashness.
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The late James 7. Brady, of New
Y ork, refused to defend John II. Surratt
for any money; he declined $4,000
Zee to take part in the whisky frauds
trials and his brother, having been sp-
pointed a Judge of one Of the courts ia
the city, he never would thereafter en-
gage in any case to be tried before that
court, no matter what inducement
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NEW SERIES---NO.I55

stated, again came before the court on
Monday, and is now on trial. Capt.
johnson was the principal witness en-
amined yesterday, and it is expected that
the case will occupy the court during the
remainder Of the week.
The counsel engaged in the case are as
follows:
For plaintif-Judgs H. N. Hart, Of
st. Louis; B. Newton Hart, Esq, Mai.
Ed. A. Beecher and Gen. j. r. Chalmers.
For defendants-E. M. Yergsr, Gen.
John F. Sale, Estes & jackson and
Heiskell, Scott & Heiskell.-Wemphis
Avalanche. Feb "a.