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TOBACCO.
There's naught exceeds

There's naught exceeds
The filth that from a chewer' mouth pro
ceeds; ate +aT
Twoounces chewed day, 'tis said, pro
duee .sa.s5
A full half-pint of vile tobacco-iui ce.
Which, if counted five and twenty years,
CAS- from a calculation it appears
With this foul stuff would near five hogs
heads ill, =.
Besides old guilds larger parcel still.
Nor am this calculation done:
He in that time has chewed full half a ton:
A wagun-load of that which would, ol
course, ,.f.
Sicken dog, or even kill horse.
Could he foresee, but at single view,
What he was in his life destined TO. chew
And then the products of his work sur.
q yey. =.
He would grow sick and throw his quid
away.
Or could the lass, ere she had pledged to
be
His loving wife, her future prospects see
Could she but see shat through his mouth
swotildpass,
In this short life, this dirty, loathsome
Would she consent to take his hand for
life,
And welded to his filth, become his wife?
And if she would, say, where's that pref
ty miss
That envies her the lid she has to kissg
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THURSDAY :, JANUARY 10, 1871.

go into the silence of the grove and sup.
plicate Him. We went, i with my new
hat in my hand, fearful all the time il
would get mashed in the crowd. or get in
jured in some way. We prayed and sung
and sung and prayed, but our prayers
didn't seem to rise higher than onr heads,
and our songs than the tree-teps. At last
a good cid brother said, swell, brethren,
there must be an Achan in the camp,
the Lord refu es to bless us. and we
might as well return to o'our tents" -'s..i
81 stood musing few minutes, not know
ing what to do, my hat still in. my hand,
when | heard man utter deep and Bit
Ter groan. Looking around, saw all had
left except that man and invself, and he
seemed to be in deep agony. I asked
him what was the matter, when he replied
he was q great sinner, and. he didn't be-
lieve the Lord would pardon him. Yes
He will, said I. if you pray. He said he
had prayed but it didn't do any good, and
asked me if I wouldn't pray for him.
/ iold him yes, bless God would, and at
it went with all my might, soul and spir-
it. How long I'prayed ! don't know. but
l was carried away by the Spirit, and
when I came to myself the stars were all
out, the whole congregation had returned,
the despairing man was shouting and prais-
ing the Lord, and for the first time after
the man asked me to. pray for blm ]
thought of my new hat, and it was gone?
L begun to look round, and finally seeing
something black in the dust where the
whole congregation had been shouting and
shaking hands, / picked it up and shook
it out, and it was that new hat of which
had been so careful. and which had oc-
cupied all my thoughts. Forgetting it.
my heart went out to the Lord. He heard
my supplications, the unhappy man was
converted. the Son of Jesse came into the
great congregation. the cry of ''what shall
do to be saved?' rang out upon the
night air like the noise of many waters,
and there was joy and gladness through
out the encampment. of sv ><'
'.And now, Bishop said he, there is
a moral in thus story, and tits this-thege
are too nsany ,ser hats tn this Confer
cace.' ;v-aa5r t4t1s s9;.4a
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suicide Of a Prominent Banker.

On Friday last, Mr. John White, an old
citizen and we'll known banker, of Oska-
loosa, committed suicide by hanging him
self in his barn. Of the immediate
cause of this act, we have at this writing
no further particulars.
About twenty-five years ago Mr.. White
went to Oskaloosa, from Ohio, one of the
first settlers, with about 81 00Fn his pocket.
He entered quarter section of land near
the town plat, and with his 500 bought
some town property. Fortune seemed to
favor him. To persevering industry he
added close economy, and with ready
sagacity for good trading, he soon became
the leading financial man of the country,
a position that he held until his death. In
the old State Bank times, Mr.. White was
largely interested in the Oskaloosa Branch.
When the National Banking law was pass
ed, he was mainly instrumental in estab-
fishing the First National Bank of that
place. Within the last two or three years
he became the sole owner of the stock, or
nearly so, surrendered his National char
ter. and continued the institution as s'John
Whites Bank" He also bought up the
stock of the National State, of Oskaioosa,
SO that for the last year or two he has cod
trolled the entire banking interest of the
place.
Lately, Mr.. White had become more and
more absorbed in his business affairs, un-
til many of his neighbors predicted the
derangement,.of his mind-to which. if we
are not misinsormed, be had some hered-
itary tendency. as was indicated by his
peculiar nervous restlessness and glance
of his eye. For some time, though his
business, we believe, was as prosperous as
ever, he has been haunted with the spec
tire Of poverty. A few days ago he pass
ed through this city in deplorable state
of mind. He fancied that he was about
to loose all his property--said he was on
his way to Chicago to effect some finan-
cial arrangement. Should he fail in that
he declared he was hopelessly ruined. No
reasoning could persuade him out of that
terrible hallucination. sa
Z Mr.. White was we'll known through
out the State by business men, particular
ly among the older citizens. and held in
high esteem for his scrnpulously exact and
AM. upright dealings, and his open-heart-
ed frankness in social life.- Bsrlis4Jton
(Iosga) Hasukeye.
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~ Continues to attend to Claims. especi-
ally those growing out of the late war
before the several Departments and
Courts of the United States; Pensions
due Soldiers, Officers of every grade,
Seumen and Marines, and the Widows,
Children and heirs-at-law of those who
have been killed or died from wounds OF
| sickness contracted in the service Re-
cruiting and Quarternasters' Claims
| Claims for Steamboats,, ard craft of all
description. used, rented, or destroyed
by Government; Horses, Cattle, Fodder.
Corn, and all kinds of property taken for
Government purposes i'll the n orthern
ana Southern States Mail Contractors
Claims, and the Claims of late Post Mas
tiers. North and South. -Ilt,.t.
Claims for property seized by. the
Freedmen's Bureau Treasury Agents.
and for the recovery of abandoned prop
erty, promptly attended to- -.
Particular attention given to Claims
for. Refund OF Internal Revenue Tax
and Customs Duties eTroneoisiy assessed
and paid, Railroad accounts and Claims
on Foreign Governments. -l te.l
Bounty and Bounty Land obtained un-
der all existing laws, and LAWS that may
hereafter be made, .r,l,; 3 s,gs 4
gress. Cont OF Claims. aud Supreme
Court, in the hands of distant attorneys,
requiring the service OF an agent in Wash
ington. are requested, and will be eIier-
getically prosecuted on the most liberal
terms
Suspended eases, Of whatever nature.
whetipr of long standing or recent date.
are solicited; Also, pensions, suspended
by reas on of the late war, revived III the
several States. MO: rsl.s l.eaf T
Our long residence at the seat of Gov
ernment, familiarity with the offices, and
thorough daily practical eNperlenae IN all
the Departments. well qualify us for the
prompt and energetic discharge of all
business placed in our hands, Af
REFERENCES Hon. EugeneCassady,
u. S. Senate: Hon. ;. p. Chase, Chief
Justice, u. s.; Gen. W.T.. sherman, u.
s. A.; Hon. III. NJ. McGill, late Gov;
w. L. Olympia Hon. Jno. sherman, u.
S. Senator. Ohio /; Hon. s., C.. Pomeroy,
u. S. Senator Kansas; Hon. ~. B.
Stokes, VI. c.. Judge o.. w. Clinton,
Buffalo, n. Y. /; T., n. Griffith, Esq,
'Jonesboro. 49, tssl= l,y,e 4ilsa a1k.
Attorneys at Law and Agents through
ont the country who desire to form an en-
ergetie Branch Agency at Washington,
which will be of mutual benefit are re-
auestetl to forward business. Detailed in
formation. advice. Instruction.. and all
necessary forms for every claim furnished
to correspondents. Terms moderate. lAd-
dress CIfAS. F. .MCGILL. p. o. Box
699 Washington, ID. &. Office and resi-
dence 9Th street cor. i.
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Every community iseursed by the pres.
ence of class of people who make j,
their business to attend to- every body's
affairs but their own. Such people are the
poorest specimens of humanity which ex-
list on this blighted earth. 1t iswell known
that almost every person is sometimes dis
posed to speak evil of others, and tattling
is sin from which very few can claim to
be entirely exempt But the object of this
present arti ,le is to speak of that distinct
classof tattlers who make tale-bearing the
constant business of their lives. They pry
into the private affairs of every family in
tile neighborhood they know the exact
state of one neighbor's feelings toward an
other; they understand every -body's faults
and no little blunder or misdemeanor ever
escapes their watchfulness They are well
posted on every thing connected with court
ship and matrimony, and know who are
going to marry whom, and can guess the
exact time by every moment parties sus-
pected of matrimonial intentions, and, if
there is the slightest chance to create a
disturbance, or excite jealousy. or break
up match, they take advantage of it,
and do all in their power to keep people
in a state of constant yexation They glide
quietly from gentleman to lady, from mo-
ther to daughter, from father to son, and
in the ears of all they pour their bitter
whispers OF SANDER and abuse, and, at the
same time, pretending to be the most sim
cere friends of those they talk to. Their
nauseous pills Of slander are sugar-coated
with smiles and words of friendship.
Tattlcrs are confined to no particular
class, and they operate to all. We find
them among the rich, and the poor--''up-
per tens" and the lower Million in the
church and out of it. They are people
who have no higher ambition than to be
well informed in regard to other peoples
private business, to retail scandal to their
neighbors, and to exult in 6endish tri-
umphs over the wounded feelings and
bruised hearts of their innocent victims.
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Awful Calamisy.

We learned from Representative j. W.
Grayson yesterday of a terrible calamity
which occurred on the place of Mrs. DIR,
Wright in this (Madison) county, on Mon
day night. I'd inst. On that evening, about
3 o'clock, cabin, on the place, occupied
by colored woman and four children,
was accidentally set on FIRE, and consum-
ed with four children, and the mother SO
badly burned she cannot survive. The
cabin being some distance FROM the
family residence, when the fire was dis
covered, it was too late to relieve the vic
Tins; the whole house being in fames
could not be approached. The witness
es were compelled to look, with no power
to aid, upon the horrible sight of the last
writhing and struggling in the fire.
The Oldest was about eight years old and
the youngest baby. The mother made
her escape through the top Of the house.
She endeayored to take out with her one
Of the children, but was so badly burned
herself, strength failed and the child drop
ped back into the flames. s.--Hwntsritle
(Ala.) Independent. .ees,
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-01-19

SLIGHTLY sarcastic was the clergyman
who paused and addressed man coming
into the church after the sermon had begun
with The remark: .sGlad osee you, sir !;
come in; always glad to see those here
late who can't come early; !" and decided
ly seIf-possessed was the man thus address
ed in the presence Of an astonished con-
gregation. as be responded "Thank you !:
would you favor me with the textg
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-01-19

MRs. PARTtNoToN wants to know If it
we're not intended that women should drive
their husbands. why they arO put through
the bridal ceremony? There seems to be
something plausible in the supposition, for
nearly al the ladies are providipg ttan-
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-01-19

VINO sedulously attends, pointedly asks.
calmly speaks, coolly answers, and ceases
when he has no more to say. is IN possession
of some Of the best requisites Of man.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-01-19

Helmbold's big sleigh was out In the Pars
yesterday, with load Of Judges and Gen
erals. A Sun man. meeting the Doctor
asked him how much the bellscosts
They're gold plated. There are 37s OF
them. They cost me s97o," answered the
little giant of the medical world.
Gu further inquiry the reporter learned
that the harness cost nearly $4,000 and
the buffalo robes 81, $50. Thinking that
q man with such turnout ought to be
worth something, the reporter came down
town and hunted up the Doctors assets.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-01-19

Judge Cadwalladcr, Of Philadslphia, on
Saturday scntenced Michael NloBfide, Cor
illegal voting, 70 IN inprisonDsna 81 six
months, and 10 pay : fns Of 6fty dsAIars.
Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1871-01-19

AMAN in advance Of his time = A man
who has been knocked into the middle Of
next week.
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owns, in addition to the ABOVE, several lots
on Madisonsand Fifth avenues, and some
on the Boulevards. The reporter was as
sured that there was not a pencil mark
againstsall this property. The Doctors
business is immense. The orders have
reached s3O, 900 and $40, 900 in single day.
Seven years ago he came to this city with
$4,000 in his pocket. Now he is worth
his millions. and spends as much money
s.IIow did he make his money!" asked
the reporter OF the Doctors agent.
Through advertising literally in the
newspapers" was the reply. ''same rs
Bonner. Smith s. Street, Aver. and Jayne.
The Doctor is advertising in 3, $50 news
papers. He buys his own merchandise,
aud contracts for his advertising In such a
manner that he is prepared to discount at
seven per cent. per annum any obligation
that may be presented, The Doctor Is
emphatically self-made man. { .sq,s
He has a special fondness for yachts,
and is spending large sums of meney In
procuring models of the Dauntless. He
DTOpOScS W uCCOfdtC HtS 0lhS oSOie WYNN
these modcls.-N. Y. San. irfta
How 70 mrlxc n Place Pr0spcrous.
There can hardly be greater sign OF
prosperity in conmCnity than a DISPOSE
ton to help one another, to lift o little
when neighbor's whesl gets stuck in the
mud. -..f...r ...s...,
I know place where mans barn, with
all his winter stores of grain and hay was
consumed in the night Immediately all
the men in the country side mustered and
hauled up tiinbers for a new, barn. and
then a big raising came of. After that
the sound of twenty or more hammers was
heard until the whole was shingled and
sided. But their deeds of kindness was
not done yet; one and another offered to
take head or two of his stock and winter
them for him, thus greatly reducing his
loss, and assuring his heart of the more
durable riches Of brotherly love and neigh
borly good will. No one can compute IN
money the value of one such example of
noble liberality in a community, especial
ly in its influence upon the young. Where
this spirit prevails there is sure to be pro-
gress in place even if all the improve
ments are in their infancy. People will
like to come and settle in place which
bears such good name. Now if you de-
sire to see your place a growing, popular
one, do what you can to show yourself q
good neighbor. especially to those who need
little extra help. -
IF man starts tin shop or black
smiths shop in your place, don't harness
up and drive of five miles to buy your
pans and get your horses shod. just be-
ca use you have been in the habit of doing
it,, Patronize the newcomer when you
want anything done in his line. Speak
encouragingly to him, and well of him to
your neighbors. Little words of approx
al or censure go long way, and when
once you have spoken them, you cannot
call them back. .a.ssyerssg
Help the sick, especially if they are
poor, for poverty and illness are indeed
heavy burden. Perform all acts of loving
charity which fall day by day in your path,
remembering who it is that has said "Ye
shall in no wise lose yourreward. ."--Coun-
try Gentleman.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-12

THE POWER OF THE PRESs.-The
Sacramento Record glories E the
power of the press as evidenced tc the
> downfall of Tammany. 1t quotes the
language of the great crater Sheridan:
f'Give me the power of the Press, and
| will give yeu a venal Parliament; l
will give,you a corrupt Ministry;
will bestow upon you all the influence
that patronage al confer or money
purchase; and with this mighty en-
CINE I will undertake to shake down
the fabric you have rearedsan bury
it under the ruins of the abuses It was
intended to shelter" 1t continues:
This the Press of New York has &C
complished. The contest was at first
sight an uneven one. On the one
hand stood a gigantic Ring flushed
with victory, bohC with repeated sue
cesSes, Overlooking with wealth, fer
tile in the mos audaciouS eXpedients,
INSCRIPTIONS, determined, and APP
parently all-powerful. On the other
side stood the Press, scarcely sup
ported by the people vhosedes-est
interests it bad undertaken to to de-
fend, hampere6 by the unblushing
venalitv that characterized almost
every public office, single banded and
alone; and yet the Goliah OF corrup-
ton, though cased in armor of proof,
went down before the sling of this
modern David, and the crash of the
fall has startled the work., and caused
~scoundrelism everywhere 20 shrink
and hide. This isan illustration of
what can be ACCOMPLISHED by q free
Press, armed only with honesty and
determination"
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-12

PRoPHETIC.-The proposition to i'm
port p 200 Cinnamon to aid in rebuild
ing Chicago shows which way the
wind blows among the capitalists. 1t
may mot succeed now, but 'it is the
little cloud no bigger than a mans
HAND" which will overspread the la
borer's sky before many years. The
temptation is too great to be long re-
sisted. The Massachusetts, shoema-
kers have planted the seed of much
misery in the East-the seeds of a
mighty conflict beIween Labor and
Capital, yet to shake this Continent
into worse than Partisan commissions.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-12

The Sacramento Union fears that II
the disaffected element of the Reput-
Iican party is not conciliated "the
massive course recommended by .
large element in the Democratic party
may obtain such popularity that the
next campaign may see two Repubii-
cans pilted sgsinstseach oAker for the
Presidency, Z of which may be AS
we'll recommended to the people fOi
his civil as the other for his military
service" The Union is correct in that
supposition. Such an event is very
likely to occur. 1t would have teen
better for the Republican party at
large if it had not carried New York
in the late election. The effect of that
victory will probably be more dis
astrous than defeat.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-12
AN EsTRADITIoN TREATY has been

AN ExTRADITIoN TREATY has been
, concluded between the United States
and Nicaragua. Fuguives charged
with felony of all kinds, embezzle-
ments of public moneys by public
officers or deposisors, or by persons
hired or -salaried to the detriment OF
their employers, when these crimes
are subject to infamous punishment,
are to be returned on demand. OF
lenses of a political character are not
included. Expenses of arrest and
transportation of fugitives shall be
paid by the Government in whose
name the requisition is made. This
treaty may make it a little dangerous
for certain old Californians who have
found it convenient to locate i'll that
country.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-12

HoMEwARD.-TAe aged monther of
MIR. D.. II Haskell, Land Agent of the
Central Pacific Railroad, together with
a sister of that gentleman, departed
for their home in Maine yesterday,
after a visit in this State Of about a
year. Mrs. Haskell Is seventy-six
years old, and came all the way from
the other end of this great land to see
her son, and take a glance at the new
empire of the Pacific before she de-
parted on that long journey the end of
which no human can indicate. She
YVES accompanied as far as Omaha by
her son.-lSacramento Record.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-12

THE LIQUeR CAsES.-In the cases of
Mr.. LoOmis, Mr.. Turbett and Mes>rs.
Tucker II Nckim, the saloon keepers
refusing to pay license, Alderman
Clinton yesterday iElposed a fine Of
SlN in each case. OF course the final
Judgment in the court above will set
tie the payment or o payment OF
this tine.-(Salt Lake Tribune.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-12

PUBLIC INSTALLATIONS The Good
Femplars of this city will have a pub
lie installation of officers Of their lodge
on Mondas evening neXt5oommencing
at $50 o'clock. y geDesal invitation
is extended to outsiders.-[State Reg
lister.
Reveille.
Not altogether!
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-12
A dispatch from San Jose, Nov. 9th

A dispatch from San Jose, Nov. 9th
says:
1t Is reported that Mr.. Levi Hamil-
tea an old resident of this county, is
dying from the effects of a rat-bite.
Mrs. Mary Ann Powers was thrown
from a wagon and instantly killed
yesterday evening while ascending
the mountains going to C~alaveras val
ley.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-12

THE ELECTIONS YEsTERDAY.-The
news as far as it goes, is encouraging.
In New York, the election was for a
full State ticket except Governor
White Pine News, Sth.
Post yourself a little, and then cor
rect the above!
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-12

The Virginia election returns indi-
cate hat its Legislature will stand
about the same rs asst year, except
that the Republicans have probably
gained one or two Senators.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-12

BEAN 4 Co, Pacific Coast Advertising Agency,
40 Montgomery St., are our authorized Agents
IL San Francisco.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-12

The total Mormon arrivals from
Europe totUtah during the gear is
stated by the Herald to he between
fifteen and sixteen hundred.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-12

Mrs. SAVERS has returned to Placer
vile, in company with her family
relatives.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-12

Gov. Austin, of Minnesota, has sued
the st. Anthony Democrat for charging
him with bribery in office, claiming
S. 900 damages.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-12

On the 9th ult., the Illinois river at
Peoria was nine inches below the low
est water mark on record.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-12

Cox. Booth, of California, has APP
pointed Albert Hart his private Sec.
rotary.
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Cor. Carson and Sixth sts..
CARSON CITY NEW.
e

If you want GOD, FRESH GROCERIES,,
cheap, call on DAVIS i GILLSJN.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-12
China Rice.

DAVIS 4 GILLS0S have on hand 600 mats Of
Nc. l Caina Rice, which was buugut before the
Use and Will De sold at a bargain.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-12
Flour.

DAVIS & gibson have on hand 4,00G
Sacks of Flour various b~rtuis-whiCh Is
offered TO their customers at LESS that the present
cost price Of Flour il California with freight
added.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-12

The smallpox is raging with in
creased violence iniSew York City.