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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-20

Be il enaef, ed BY the Senate and HoH,, Of Repraent.
diiros ,of The United Sat0 Of America in Co"0rei'
assembled
That there shall not be assessed or collected, under
or By virtue OF section four Of an act approved
entitled A act 10 exempt certain manufacturer
from Internal tax, and for other purposes" any In.
ternal tax upon pors.packers, lard.rcndercrs. or
those engaged In smoking hams. curing meats, or
| Others known a. In the provision trade. as manufao.
turert within the meaning Of the said section; and u
any such tax shall hAve been assessed. but not col.
| lecteL, the SAME Ia hereby rcmltted.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-20
Approved July II, ls7o,

Az lPubltc-Eo, if3. IG..gl..r
AN ACT TO amend the act 10 Incorponts the Ma.
O. onalAcadsmy Of Sciences. III -.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-20
LAWS OF The UNITED STATES.

t. s.l February IN thu year Of or Lord ons thou-
.ssndeisht hundred md seventy. aud Of che hide
pendenee Of the United States OF America the niue
ty-fourth. US. GRANT.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-20
Approved July Il, 1870.

tPubnc-Eo. ls.l 1ta'"
AN ACT 10 create q pom Of delivery 1t Houston
Texas. ~
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-20

Woods 3 Chccsman, Tru.-
tees ..... sill. .... l0.....35 90
Woods & Checsman. True.
...3Is3... 10 20
Woods y Chccsman, Trus-
Win,on Cray;on.. 5000. ... 10. u. 40 %
Williams. blanchard & Co.
ITIslCct......
woodworth j No.. ..SS.9.....65....2lH o
westhaus Ferd. 500. .}Ol0. .0.....UU
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-20
Approved July u. 1870.

tPublle-No. 1871
AN ACT 10 extend the provisions OF the pre-sInp.
ton laws TO the Territory Of Colorado. and los
other purposes.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-05-12

CosT OF LOAFEgIsM.- Does the young mar
who persists in being loafer ever reflect how
much less it would cost to be decent, respect
able mani Does he imagine that loaferisn i.
more economical than gentiIityi Anybody car
be o gentleman, If he chooses to be, wthou,
much cost. but IL 10 mighty expensive being q
loafer. 1t costs time, 10 the first place-days,
weeks, months of it-in fact, about all the
time he has, for no man can be a tirst-class
loafer without devoting nearly his entire atten.
ton to it. The occupation, wen followed,
hardly affords time for eating, sleeping, dri-
we had almost said drinking, but on reflection.
we viii except that. The loafer finds time TO
drink when invited. Il costs friends. Once
fully embarked on the sea of loaferisrn, and
you bid farewell to every friendly sail that
floats under an honest and legitimate f,ae,
Your consorts will only be the buccaneers of
society. IL costs money, for though the loafer
may not earn dollar or have one for months
the time lost might have produced much money
II devoted to industry instead of sloth. It
costs health, vigor, coinfort-all the true pleas
nres of living, honor, society; selErespect, and
The respect Of the good when living, and, finally.
oil regret when dead
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-05-12

A FAMILY THAT lie IN THEIR BooTs.-It
New Orleans, on the 18th ultimo q shooting af
fair took place between two respectable young
men, named Z. J. Byrd and 2. " Ducros ia
which the former was fatally wounded in the
left breast The encounter occurred on Com.
inercial alley near the ST. Charles Hotel, aud
was the result Of ieud between the parties,
who are brothers-in-law. Ducros 10 Secretary
of the Knickerbocker Insurance Company He
surrendered himself 10 the police. The New
Orleans Times says Of the Byrd family:
"Orrin Byrd, father Of the young man, after
1876, by Matt Edwards, young lawyer, who
was pursued across the street BY Byrd, with a
knife. His dead body was laid out in the
brokers' shop Of Horace Bean, corner of Conn
mon aud Camp streets. He was q very hand
some aud elegant gentleman, perfectly fearless,
but always fought TO the death. His appearance
was elegant to efeminacy, and when laid out
IN the brokers' shop was dressed in the extreme
Of the fashion. After this, his brother, DIR.
Byrd, of Baton Rouge, killed young DIR. Skill.
man, who attacked in revenge for n wrong
done to member Of his family. Skiman fired
several times, aud Byrd closed with him and
stabbed him TO death He escaped from Baton
Rouge, settled somewhere in Alabama, and be-
ing assailed by q man with q cane, ran him
through the body with q sword drawn from his
cane was tried, convicted and sentenced to a
long imprisonment, and took prussic acid and
died.
Theodore Byrd, the youngest of the family,
was killed in the Veraudah bar-room by
young man who charged him with seducing his
wife. He was stabbed 10 the heart
"The Byrds were from Hamburg. South
Carolina-parents very respectable-they were
nil well educated men, Of very pleasing address,
&c. Orrin Byrd, the father of the young man
shot, few days after his marriage fought a
duel with Richard Hagan, on the track of the
Mexican Gulf Railroad. Both parties were
Hagan SO seriously, that be lost
portion of his foot, and ever afterward had to
70 on crutches
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-05-12
IDAHO WORLD.
RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES.

In 1929 there was not single mile of rail
road In the country In 1880 twenty-thret
miles we're opened, and in 1848 we had 5,99t
miles completed, showing an average OF 3ll
miles per annum. In 1860 we had 3O,935
miles, the annual average of advance being
about 1858 miles. From 1860 to 1868, the an.
nual increase of railways was but 1,455. which
is easily accounted for by the rebellion. Dur
ing the year 1868 the increase was greater,
with one exception, than ever before. it being
2,979 miles and In 1869 the estimated increase
10 set down ct 5000 miles. The total number
of miles Of railway in the United States, as
the figures now stand, 10 47,255 miles.
There are now, however, 300 railroad enter.
prises on foot that win in two or three years
add some 1900 miles more to the railroads
undertaken during this period. They will add
millions both to population and wealth, and
will, for the most part, be built in the Missis-
sppi Valley.
On the LET Of January, 1869, the six New
England States had 4,0l9 miles of railway, the
six Middle states had 9,765 miles, the ten West
ern States had 1889 miles, the twelve South.
ern States had 1868 miles, and the three
Pacific States had 66S miles of road. Pen.
nsylvania was the "banner" State as to rail
road mileage-having 4,39S miles on the first
of January, 1869; Illinois stood next on the
list, having s.440 miles, and Ohio aud New
York were about equal, each having about g..
400 miles In proportion to the number Of
square miles Of Territory. Massachusetts, was
far in advance Of any other State, having ], 450
miles of road to 1900 square miles. or an av-
erage of one mile of road to every SAT square
miles-a ratio which, if extended TO the whole
United States, would give 100000 miles Of
railway. The cost of all these roads, as com.
puted at the close of 1868, was set down in
round numbers at 81 $3.50. 100000. Add the
cost of the roads completed in 1869. at an ay-
erage of $4,000 per mile, and We have u total
cost Of q, 07O, 0OO. 0O0-an amount nearly equal
to the national debt. The aggregate tonnage
Of these roads 10 1868 was about $4,000 900
tons. valued q: S40,475. 250. 900. This is equal
10 about six times their cost, and would pay
four such national debts as the country now
owes.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-05-12

COOP SOUND ADvfcE.-Never throw Q
stone at anyone until you have looked TO sec
whether there Is window behind, or you may
have to pay rather dearly for your revenge.
Never leave your hat In passage, unless il
10 bad one.
= Never fix your own price, but leave Il en-.
tirely to the liberality Of the gentleman, as the
chances are you will get . great deal more
byit.
Never cit next young lady at dinner, for
she only talks, and does not care about eating.
Never be executor TO will, as it 10 all liabil-
ity. great trouble, and no profit. e : - " ..
Never quarrel with your wife, as you will
only have 70 make II up, and pay for the recon-
Citation ia the shape 6f season ticket at the
opera, trip 70 the springs, . silk dress, or a
cashmere shawl. 81
Never mention you have received q legacy,
Or soma impairment fellow WIN be asking you
~ stand dinner. ="
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-07-23
CsrntH Iieersesl

communication from Mr.. Fitch, relative
to county licenses, sppears elsewhere. The
wanton attack upon that officer by the Chron-
iele shows to what desperate shifts it is COM
pelled to resort to break the force of our e1-
posures. The Chronicles figures as to what
the amount of licenses ought to be, are based
upon premises which have no application to
the subject matter. They are founded upon
the figures of the Assessor of Internal Revenue.
The Federal officer is required TO assess and
collect licenses from many occupations and
branches of business which are not subject to
the payment Of county licenses. Some orders
of business are required to take out several
Federal licenses for selling different kind of
articles under the same roof, where only one
county license can be collected. The Chroni-
cle's principal error lies in the difference be-
tween licenses under the Federal revenue sys-
tenn and county licenses
A few words about this matter. It is q fact.
which We might prove by publishing the
names, were We disposed. that nearly all of
the parties who have begged for little more
time and are yet delinquent, are Republicans.
1t is true, the collector might have broken
those men mp by pressing them to the wall the
very day their licenses became due, and thus
have created great deal Of unnecessary dis
tress. II Mr.. Fitch erred at all, he erred on
the side of humanity. II business men find
themselves vigorously pushed hereafter. they
have the Radical Chronicle and its Court
House editors to thank for the unnecessary
cruelty. Mr.. Craighead called the attention
of the last Grand Jury to This matter. when
it was investigating the Collectors books, and
the action of the officer was approved by that
body. These books were then, and still are,
open to all the world.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-07-23
A Democratic COUNTY.

We have conyersed With number OF gen
tlemen lately who have had business in differ
ent sections Of the county, and have incident
ally taken some trouble TO ascertain the poIit-
icai sentiments OF the people In the various
precincts. The results Of these inyestiaa-
tions can be summed mp briefly in the asser-
ton that there are not TO exceed two Republi-
can precints in Elko county, and even those
are doubtful, being claimed by both parties.
The northern side Of the county is oyerwhelm-
ingly Democratic. The newprecinet Of Bruno
is an instance. A reliable gentleman, who
lately arrived from that district and is person
ally familiar with all of its present popula-
ton, informs us that there is about 40 men in
the precinct, and only one solitary Radical.
When the Board of Commissioners appointed
.h" Register of that precinct the other day.
they had to select this lone and unfortunate
pilgrim for the position. Not another Radi.
col could be found in that part Of the county.
There is also an increasing population in Bull
Run district. Over hundred votes were
polled there a few days ago at miners meet.
ing. BY election day the population viii not
fall short OF 200. This is also politically one
sided-Democratic to the core. Mountain
City has nearly 100 Democratic majority. All
the agricultural valleys, with possibly one ex.
ception, are Democratic. .....r
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-07-23

LET Us HAVE PEACE.-The Radicals of Elko
are in bad way. Two distinct wings are
battling for the supremacy, and scalps are
flying about promiscuously. The war goes
fiercely on, each wing swearing that it will
vote the Democratic ticket before the other
shall succeed. One Of the county officials
was driven to such a pitch Of indignation the
other day by Democratic assaults in front and
Radical assaults in the rear, that he resigned
for "a hours. He moved a reconsideration,
however, when be saw that one OF his Radical
foes was likely TO DO appointed to his place.
and took 1t oil back. The citadel must be
maintained! War to the knifel Gentlemen,
"let us have peace
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-07-23
n.p.noer.ev ~ a. Cai.s...

he Chro.iele mpsa be tAdly PreslHd Or
arEsms.a uhsn IL Is lpreed 10 60 heek %
mi.iossy neetins. seventeen years go, 10
prove tAe Republican psr.y anti Chinese II
musf have forgotten thst 0crernor HAighf nj
that time was opposed to the Democracy. and
for many years thereafter afihated with the
Republican party 81 Republican be vas
consistent in regarding the Chinese imnnigra-
ton with pleasure: bat when he realized the
disastrous effects Of the Chinese upon the in
drstria prospects of this coast. he Vas
obliged to so to the DemoGacy-then. as
now, opposed to the yellow raoe-for aid to
combat this immigration. BE was like thou
sands Of other old-line. original Republicans.
who left their party because il Was Chinese
party, They came into the Democratic organ
izatisn because thsy knew that on this issue,
it vas sound The Chronicles illustrption
was the most damaging one il could have
made. The sho; went out OF the wrong end Of
its gun. - .uza - essst,s
1.-THE Chronicle desires to know what the
old Democratic platform YES on this Chinese
matter, We viii refer il TO the annual messages
of Governor John Bigler in the years 1852
and 1854 The message Of 1852 laid down
the eorrec, idea, in the following brief extract:
II Be admitted that the iutrUductiou Of 100 900 or
less namees Of eoohss into this State. under such
Sottracts viii nor-resaents. may endsnger tAe pzb-
Nc tranquility and njGriously Affect the Interests OF
our people, then ne bound 90 Adops measures 70
avert s,oh eris therefore reSpecttaIly sneait for
your consiteraaou two distinct propositions:
nrss-saeh An eIerci>eorrhe taxing power by the
nate ana unirniisd 1siltie i,nnisr.iion NC 81
seeond-A demand by the State OF ,iforuis for the
prompt tnfe-posit.on OF Congress oy passae an
act prohibiting coolies, shipped TO California under
CONTRAST frSn aboS1ng in the mines Of this s,Ate
This message lead to the passage of the acts
requiring the payment of a monthly mining
ta1-that very tax which the present Repub-
hcan Congress repealed a few weeks ago. =
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-07-23
N. County Licenses.

EnIroHs ISDEPESpESr: noticed In the Fiko Cbron
ieis Of Thursday last, article headed "a f1,b.,n,,
Zeal PrvblG=: for the People Of Eko Comfy arr,,
ing the Sheriff for Dotdoing his duty IN the eorlceto
Of licenses. Nov, then. have taken eonsid.rab,,
pains to End out exactly the amount OF license that e,
be collected rather could be collected In io counts
LAST year ending July 1870 Ind that in the town
Of Eiko the sum wond be slltS IS and In the balans
Of the oouiy about 81 go mere. making a totd Of
s1lIS IS against 925 stated By the Chronicle
also nid tnaf Toost of tie neensss expired dur.nS
the mouth of Jane. and consequently the nuz,szzt a
collections small or the last quarter; bur sas,
all have paid mp this month Of July. That we hs,.
exercised some uiency, admit Times for the a,t
three months have been very dull money scare.
II the editor OF The Chronicle will take the rain. ~
says he has. he will nd that almost every persan do
ing business hz license that their time ha. fn,l
expired. As the statutes 4 1865 make IL Inis.Ie.
meanor 10 do business without n license Instead az
collect, would say W ouch have been shown len
iency that they had better 10 the Sherns ONCE
aud settle. would also ststs that there was no regu
lar faro game running In Ne town Of Elko except such
a. paid license for longer time than week We
have also pnhlshed and sent notices all delioue,s
that unless they settled before the rSt day % August
they would be prosecuted and nearly all 20 have
responded In your next, l viii endeasor so Civ. .
fuller statement Meantime. my books are alwats
open Tor elimination ... J. L. fIroa.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-07-23

THE APPoRTIoNNsEr or kEABxrs.@6S~-
Qss hns ensPse1 ~ satSss West by refu,iDs
tSpas4abs v hp1 rtidnment bill. Thi, %
.jsetion isasealIy les out three million. :,
peppics froM CONF fssional representation
he E6 has the p6zsr and means to retail,
it until it is wrenched away by main force
The Sacramento Union thinks this act ~
Congress "has planted the seed which mus.
voluntarily produoa frnits Of rupture ID bod
the great political parties of this country"
II subsequently admits. however. that ths.
issue docsf nptI affect the Democracy, for
they favored the bill. It believes that hi.
Democratic party win he infused with young
and active blood, and viii sweep the West
It speaks Of this party as" Efresher brood d
Democrats, whose leaders took an active pad
in the'war to save the Union, who. recognize
the work Of reconstruction, who desire. oblivi,
on of the past and seek new departure in
the living questions OF the day. These young
Democrats discard Reputation. lean toward
free trade, reduction Of taxes, the preserve,
ton Of the public domain for actual settlers.
restrictions on mopcpolies. ard scana cur
rcncy."
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-07-23

FTTzoERALD AND THE SCHooL. BooKs.-When
q canting pedagogue by the name of SWEET
took possession of the Office Of Superinten-
dent of Schools in California, seven or eight
years ago, he ordered a change in most Of the
school books. which had been brought into
use by his experienced predecessor, Mr..
Moulder. Some of these books, introduced
by Swett, we're infamous. One Of them WAS
prepared by himself, in the shape of a cate
chism, in which the most foolish bot malio-
nant reflections were cast upon Democrats,
upon the South, and upon every thing op-
posed to Abolitionism, while the Republicans,
Abraham Lincoln, Ben. Butler, and the ne
groes were Landed TO the skies. A school
history was gotten up, composed Of the foul
est ISLANDERS against the South, accusing them
Of drinking out Of the skulls Of the Northern
people, etc, disappointing the causes Of
the war, and every thing connected with II.
This was placed in the hands of young chill.
dren by this scoundrel SWEET, and continued
in sbecpubHc, schools'ffdr ysars. The new
Superintendent, Mr.. Fitzgerald, has very
properly taken measures to nd the schools of
this trash, and 70. substitute decent books.
The Radical papers, which could see nothing
wrong when SWEET ordered a change. are
bowling against Fitzgerald, and talking about
unnecessary expense. The able Superinten-
dent ia right, aud will continue the reforma
ton until this brood of falsifications ia rooted
out.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-07-23

The Washington correspondent Of tho San
francisco Chronicle says that Tom. Fitch,
entertaining no doubt Of his return 10 the
House from Nevada, and not relisbing hotel
living, has purchased building lot in wash
ington upon which he win erect q family resi-
dence. The best thing Fitch can do is 10 get
that little bit of property OF his hands. ..,
Anew York Radical paper, in review Of the
prospects Of tho Democracy elccting majority
Of the members Of the next House Of Repre-
sentatiyes, thus concludes: r... .......- ...
AZ all events. and without going into further astai,s
y evident that the hopes Of the Democracy for ob.
tVes rest on = pretty solid fouG dstion.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-07-23

The Harponding prospecting expedition for
Arizona YES surrounded by Indians forty
miles east Of Tucson. They cut their way
through, several being wounded, and retreateti
to Florence with intense suffering for ,want of
water. Thirty OF the Indians were killed and
wounded. The sayases wero armed with
Henry and Spencer rifles, and clothed in Fed
eral uniforms. The party reached the village
in safety, en- route for Tucson and the ,Hurro
mines . ... .
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-07-23

GOVERNOR DAVID ". ballard issued short address
70 oe people OF Idaho ON retiring from tho guberna-
tortai once, which be has ereditaby nlled during IN.
past four years. He IL succeeded by General Nsr.to
OF New Hampshire. Governor Ballard, on the whole
made fair 0feer. ard citizens OF all parties regret
his rctnTn b his old home IN Oregon In the aercs
political eonses,s Of old In that Terrtory Il va. our
fortune to exchange many rough blows, but they
never nterfcrcd with personal respect aud esteem
Governor hArston will be fortunate 81 he leave TIA,
roety once a. favorably a. hi. predecessor -
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-07-23

The brave, liberty loving Itishmen of this
country properl, appreciate the sneers Of the
Chronicle in its ailosiors 10 the Feninn cause
and that "Irish Republic" which that paper
gleefully says sis drifting about promiscn.
ously." . .....0 lH-Ti 'tr7. -s
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-07-23

Coob.--Thc Elko Chronicle is reading the
Sacramento Union on. Of tho Republicans par.
y, because Il has Independence enough TO tell
tho truth occasionally. How is IL That es
soon as newspaper begiasto speak the trntb.
these Hadicals accuse it Of Democracy And
yet they are right Truth aud Democracy are
eorreiasive terms. Whenever a Radical quiis
lying ho naturally qpi,s the Republican party.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-07-23
LA.sa nswSy rslsrrsyA-

fsPechiso inArPSa,u. By N1zvssOa rsiesr.Pa-l
Irr0 eaf Rxtn Of xSarsdAy lreniasl {
LsDoG Jd aI.-arhe Prssians are be-
lievsl tot sha ofsmmlnit. and France
n ~ufhins actively b taAs>Advtnsase Of It.
The French neet has entered the Baltic.
Eovsra, Wurtemburg and Bavaria Win tcin
Prussia
Turkey has s0sred tofqrni.h France 200 900
Turkish troops Immediately. for pay.
No important engagement has Jet taken
place between the French and Prussian troops
on The Rhine. but the tEo great armies are
RAPIDLY approaching each other. u .-A
The pubaie feeling In Holland IL setting
strongly against Prussia
BkkLIS, July 2l.-It is believed that Austria
VIII remain neutral. a.-A s1
The nacuth Of the nver Wiser has been
closed by sunken vessels. 10 prevent the en-
trance Of the French heet 49,
Pans. July 2l.-Changarier has been APP
pointed Minister of War
The French army VIII occupy Frankfort,
and are striking for that point. $40
Prussia will DO attacked by way of West
phalia a. -,s--
NV ronk, July 2l.-Gold. this morning.
opened al l22x.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-07-23

Ir the announcement is truc that Prussia
and France are determined to observe the
treaty of 1866, which forbids all prirateering,
and that private property on the high seas
will not be captured by German cruisers, IL
will strip the war of some of It's hsrdships.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-07-23

TAG GEnNASs all over the United States
seem to be unit in supporting Prussia in It's
war with France. the people q. home are
as unanimous Prussia is an enthusiastic ma
ton ..vtt# I'D ....
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-07-23

SPrcgtEs PAcEs Of the second, volume Of
Stepbens' War between the States have been
received nt this Office. This tIoond volume
has been looked for anIiously by thousands
ofroadces OF tho FIRST. These pages show
that the distinguished author 10 entering the
most interesting portion Of his subject.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-07-23

JuDoE GooDwrs, Of Eureka, paid Elko
flying visit this week. Charley 10 I" gathering
shells" right lively In his new homo, 10 the
great delight OF himself and his many friends.
The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-07-23

THxRs is much dependency in Southern
California over tho non.passago Of tho South.
srn Railroad Bill.