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ANice Nevada Community.

The following is an extract from
private letter detailing the way they do
things at Phoebe, Nevada: Pioche is
the county seat of Lincoln county, a
mining camp year old. 1t is on the
Great American Desert, and situated
between bare mountains, looking over
a bare, dry plain. Water has to be
brought eight miles by wagon. and it is
sold at six cents per gallon. There are
about 200 people here, the halt OF
whom have been in State prison (stage
and highway robbers, ETC., and the rest
ought to be. Our graveyard has forty
one graves, of which but two are filled
with dead from natural causes. The
rest all died with their boots on-shot,
mostly; some cut. One shooting scrape
took place in the bank, in which Mike
Casey killed Tom Gossin, after receiv-
ing Gossin's fire. There is no law.
ANY one feeling aggrieved seeks redress
chiefly with his pistol. Its been a close
game for me several times; | got cut in
the leg once, but am here yet.
| sleep with big bulldog, Henry
rifle and q six-shooter. The mines
(silver) employ about six hundred
men, about one hundred are in
arrest, and the rest are blackguards of
the worst kind-cattle thieves, renegade
Mormons and men who are bauished
from society for their crimes and are
ready for anything. 1t is three hun
dred miles to a railroad or telegraph;
we have three stages week and one
mail. I've done very well here,
and would have saved some money,
but two of my partners in claim
were killed and l cant go on
alone. NY life has been attempted
twice by the parties who Killed my
partners. | don't allow any man to
scare me if can get show, but when 1t
gets down 20 cases where you dare
not sit by window or by an open door
after dark, it's time to jump the game.
If ever | get back to California | think
I'll stay there; anyway, I've got enough
of this kind OF living; I'm tired of pack
ing six-shooter around all day. But
it isn't as hopeless as it seems-the
future OF this placid little village; for in
few weeks all the natives will be dis
posed of-'shot, mostly, some cut
and then virtuous new settlers can begin
the settlement again.
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A DANGEROUS PREDICAMENT.
4 Young Indians Combat with
Hungry Bear I'm a Freight Car.


From .he Toronto Express, November ~.
The men on the mixed train going
West yesterday morning had pretty
good-sized sensation just as the train
arrived at Boutwell,. As the noise Of
the wheels subsided, unusual and ex-
cited sounds were heard issuing from
bonded car" which all along the pas
sage from the Suspension Bridge had
remained under lock and key, attracting
no especial notice from any one, as no
one on the train seemed aware OF its
true contents. Gradually the noises
grew louder and more excited. SCuf-
fling was heard, accompanied by yeIls
and imprecations from human voice,
and series OF low, fierce snarls and
growls, as from an enraged and power
ful animal /; then a" shutting to and
fro, and more excited but per
fectly unintelligible exclamation. The
men were at loss what to
make OF all this, and marveled
exceedingly. A crowd collected, and
noises OF the same character continued
within. There appeared TO be terri
BILE rumpuss inside the car, which each
moment grew more desperate and
alarming. All at once violent thump-
ing against the door, and the voice OF
the man, which had by this time grown
more coherent, but sounded faint and
smothered, broke out in EXPLANATORY
appeals. "Brek door brek door In.
gun get kill" After which the struggle
seemed to be renewed more iuriously
than ever "Ingun' living vent to short
wells OF pain and distress. No time was
lost by the men outside, who proceeded
at once to obey the call and break the
lock. No sooner had the door been
partially opened than out sPrang a
young Indian in a terribly excited state
OF mind, minus his nat, with his CLOTH
ing hanging in shreds about his body,
and displaying several bleeding wounds.
He was we'll nigh exhausted, but did
not stop running till he got behind the
station house in a place OF safety,
where he stood painting for breath for
some minutes before any one Of
those who surrounded him could elicit
any information from him as to the
nature Of the ordeal through which he
had passed. That, however, was per-
fectly ineligible to those who witnessed
his escape, for he had no sooner got
clear than a large black bear came
snuffling at the door, wanting to get out
too and pursue his enemy. On seeing
the men, however, and probably not
caring to jump into the immediate pres
ence Of so many persons, Bruin recoiled
and sneaked into corner, from which
he glared savagely at them. There
were several other animals in the car,
some of them in cages, aud some secure
ly fastened up with chains and ropes.
Among them was young cub belong
ing to the old bear, which at once took
refuge behind her in the corner There
were also an antelope, a couple OF mon
keys, a wild kangaroo, some curious
specimens OF tbs fsathersd creation, and
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Population I'm New England.

By the census of 1870 the density OF
population in Massachusetts, is shown
to be 1856, and in Rhode Island 206.
The latter is, therefore, the most densely
populated State in the Union. II the
whole of New England were as closely
populated as Massachusetts, 1t would
have over ll,5O0,O00 inhabitants. II
the ratio in Rhode Island generally
prevailed, the population Of New Eng
land would reach to about II, I4O, 900.
And vet it would not seem that our
smallest State has no exceptional capa-
city to sustain population. Its soil, Of
course, does not feed the numbers upon
it-that being a matter Of no conse-
auence in these days Of general inter
communication. If the ratio Of Rhode
Island were applied to the whole area
of the United States, after knocking Oft
more than half million OF square
miles of waste lands, water, &c, leaving
about three millions OF square miles for
residence, we should have the respecta-
bic national population OF 6lS, 900, ,OOO-
or about one-half Of the present ssti-
mated population OF the globe.
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A CONTRAST.
Grant and Andrew johnson Com.
pared In the Matter OF Present
Taking.

Grant and Andrew johnson Com.
pared in the Matter OF Present
Taking.
The Washington correspondent of
the Cincinnati Commercial enters into a
somewhat lengthy examination OF
Grants connection with the Seneca
Stone Company of Washington, cor
poration that has Grants government
for its best customer. In the course OF
the article we have contrast pictured
between Grant and Johnson:
IA President during his term OF office
ought to have decency enough to forego
business of private nature altogether.
1t is hardly in keeping with the high
office, for President to be q speculator
a maker, or holder OF stocks OF
any kind. 1t would seem, to the Or
dinary mind, to be a sufficient induce
ment to occupy the Presidential chalrto
forego all business affairs of private
nature. That many Of our Presidents
have not acted upon this principle Is no
evidence that it is not the correct one.
That others have done so, even at the
sacrifice of property, is evidence Of their
high office and the proprieties OF official
life.
"Andv johnson had faults enough,
but avarice was not one Of them. He
owned, Notwithstanding, while he was
President, few thousand dollars worth
OF railroad bonds or shares in Ten
nessee, but the exigences OF war pre-
vented him from disposing Of them
and he did not realize anything from
their interest. johnson, according to
report, occasionally took a drink.
Grant, according to report, does so fre'
quently. :,
But Grant has one grevious fault
which johnson had not.
"The latter during his entire official
life, from Alderman to President,
never accepted present amounting IN
value to fifty dollars. Grant during
period of less than six years has ac-
cepted presents amounting in cash
value, presents that money bought, to
scores Of thousands OF dollars. The
only one that he was ever known to re-
fuse was the bitch pup from Cleveland,
Ohio, on which there were express
charges amounting, / believe, to ten
dollars, He has accepted houses and
lots, horses and carriages, Libraries and
works OF art, live stock, furniture, wines,
cigars, and, indeed, everything that was
offered.
81 do not say that these presents have
influenced his appointments to otlce'
but certainly those who contributed the
most literally were appointed to the
best offices, and cite A. T. Stewart OF
New York; Hoar, of Massachusetts,;
Fish, Of New York Borie, OF Penn
sylvania; and Murphy, of New York,
as specimen bricks. Although Andy
johnson, when he came to the
Presidential chair, was worth
less money than Grant was when
he left the office OF General, yet he re-
fused even the compliment Of number
Of rich gentlemen Of New York who
were above office-holding, when they
offered to present him with a pair of
horses and family carriage. johnson
was too poor to drive handsome horses,
and his stables were scanty enough. In
the White House stables, in Johnson's
time, there were FIVE horses; there are
now eighteen, including the sore-tailed
colt"
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q box of "snaix," which remained COM
fortably coiled up in their blankets,
either too tired or sleepy to take any
part in the fuss. The collection, il ap-
pears, belonged to travelling Snowman,
who proposed to exhibit it in a Western
town. The Indian boy, for he was
scarcely out of his teens, although
big and muscular, as soon as
he could collect his ideas, and
began to realize that he was safe and
sound, related that he was employed by
the proprietor at IS a month to attend
the animals in their travels as keeper;
that he had been shut up with them
in the car for nearly three days with
nothing to eat but bread and turnlps,
and with only water to drink, that the
old bear had become restive in the car
while on the journey, probably from
hunger and thirst He thought every
moment he would have to give in, and
conseot to be eaten up for breakfast by
the she bear and her interesting off
spring. Twice she got her arms around
him, and would certainly have hugged
him to death but for the strength which
enabled him to throw her off. The
young man was determined not to be
taken in" any more by the deceptions
and allurements of side show life, and
then and there resolved 10 abandon
profession in which he discovered he
had neither the talent nor education to
shine very resplendently. He think
me big foolr says he; "Ingin only
get eight dollars and chance to get
ate up into the bargain. No, no, my
friends, that muchly too thin Ugh!
Not for Joseph-not if he knows itP
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OHIO.
A Shocking Affair.

ANNA, SHELBY COUNTY, o., Novem-
Der IA colorei man named Thomas,
who lives in small hut, near Rumley s,
in this county, while under the influ-
ence Of bad whisky, beat his wife in a
shocking manner, last night, and left
her senseless on the floor. Thomas,
stepson, aged eighteen, who left home
on account of bad treatment on the
part Of Thomas, and who had been no
tilted of the trouble by younger sister,
on the way to the house met his step
father, who Immediately commenced
striking him, whereupon the son drew
a razor and inflicted such wounds as
will prove fatal.
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WASHINGTON.
Resigned.

WASHINGTON, November l4.-Hora,
ito Sycles, Assessor of the Third Penn,
sylvania District, has resigned.
All the members were present at the
Cabinet meeting to-day.
General Burbrtdge,
late commission agent at New Orleans,
who is charged with defrauding the
Government while he was acting in
that capacity, publishes card charging
Assistant Secretary Chandler and others
inside the Treasury Department with
abstracting his vouchers for the pur-
pose of bringing him into disrepute and
shielding others inside the Treasury
Department who had really defrauded
the Government. Burbridge asserts
that he is ready to furnish all the names
and will meet the parties before any
tribunal.
Senator Fenton
says that the recent meeting of Horace
Greeley, Collector Murphy and himself
at a wedding in New York was purely
accidental and devoid Of political signifi-
canoe
The Fraudulent Texas Bonds.
A morning paper here charges that
General w. T. Clark and Newcomb,
Secretary OF State, were among the par
ties engaged in fraudulently attempting
to sell off stolen Texas bonds.
Fish Not to Retire.
Since the recent elections, the Ad-
ministration has decided on a new de-
parture regarding the change in the
State Department. Tit now announced
that Mr.. Fish will not retire at present.
Grant Confident of Reconciliation.
Grant seems to be fully confident Of
his denomination and election in 1872;
in fact he has gone so far as to assert
az much in confidential way.
Dismissal OF Cadets.
Admiral Robson, adhering to his
policy in dismissing cadets for hazlng,
has decided to dismiss five more in a
few days.
Rather Premature.
The dispatches sent hence last night
announcing the indictment, by the
grand jury, of VIM. B. Stokes, and his
pal, Victor G.. Powell, is rather prema-
ture. The grand jury only commenced
the examination Of witnesses to-day.
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COLUMBUS.
Certificates or Incorporation Filed

Certificates OF Incorporation Filed.
COLUMBUS, November 1.-THE GER
tificates Of the Southern Ohio railroad,
to be built from the mouth of Symmes
creek, Lawrence county, to Hillsboro
and Dayton, was filed today, with
So, 100000 capital. The road is to pass
through the counties Of Lawrence, Gal
liza, Jackson, Pike, Highland, Clinton,
Warren, Greene and Montgomery.
A certificate was also filed incorpora-
ting the Hillsboro and Cincinnati Short
Line railroad company, with 81 100000
capital This road is to be built from
Cincinnati to Hillsboro, passing through
Hamilton, Clermont, Brown and High.
land counties. Both roads are intended
as outlets for the Ohio and Chesapeake
railroad at its western terminus at
Huntington West Virginia.
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EUROPE.
Tslegraphic Conference at Rome
Ferry Confirmed as Minister.
The Pope to Reside in France
THE FIRE AT GENEVA.
Conference at Rome.

TaIerrnphie Conference at Rome.
ROME, November 1.-THE lnterna-
t.oual Telegraphic Conference, which
meet, in this city on December lst
will he attended by representatives
from every nation in Europe, and the
Italian Government has extended to
Mr. CYRUS Field, as the representative
ofthe telegraphs of America, an invita-
ZION TO he present
French Minister at Washington.
PARIS November l4.-The appoint
men, Of Jules Ferry as Minister Of
France at Washington has been otfici-
a'y confirmed.
Pope Plus IN.
With regard to the contradictory
statements which have been in circula-
lion respecting the contemplated move
lnents Of His Holiness Pope Plus, the
.Luitslr publishes an article to-day 10
which it asserts, in most positive terms,
that the Holy Father has decided upon
leaving Rome, and that he will take up
his residence in France at an early
isv.
To Join the CoihOIic Church.
LONDON, November 1.-THE ex-
Qlgeu Of Hanover has announced her
intention to become a member OF the
Roman Catholic Church.
The Fire at Geneva.
GGNEvA, November l+.-The terrible
ire which commenced Yesterday is still
raging this morning. Numerous large
buillings in the vicinity OF the quay
we're DESTROYED, with their valuable con
tents. Seven large establishments, the
most extensive in Geneva, were con-
sumed. The loss is beyond calculation.
The gigantic flames during the night
lighted the whole city. The hotels
Courore and Dulac were burned, and
the bare walls are standing.
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three thousand dollars. NO" said the
Doctor, "he paid eleven thousand dollars
and l am told by experienced printers
that a man can make money to do the
job for eighteen hundred or two thous
and dollars. That is specimen of the
manner in which he throws around the
peoples money" :,
Bullock is not selfish man, and doubt
if he has made much himself by all
these operations. 1t is hard for him to
say mo and when all the truth shall
come out / think that it will be found
that his friends have been his worst en-
emies.
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BOSTON.
For Europe-snit Settled.

BosroN, November l4.-Chas. Fran
cls Adams sailed today for Europe to
Join in the Geneva Conference.
The suit Of the Merchants National
Bank, to recover from the State Ma
nonal Bank 100000, paid on checks
drawn by Miller, Ward & Co., has
been settled outside the Courts, by the
bsnks' equally dividing the loss.
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INDIANA.
The Murderers of the Park Family
Hanging Expected.

JEFFERsoNvlLLE, November II
Geo. Johnson, Squire Taylor, and
Davis, the negro murderers OF the Park
family, have been brought here and
placed in Jail. A large crowd gathered
10 lynch them, but the officers slipped
them over to the penitentisry. They
will be taken to Charleston Jail to-
night. Great excitement prevails and
hanging is expected.
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THE GAS WELLS OHIO.
Their Immense Product and Great
Value.

correspondence OF lne y. L. CNeh4hS
Mall
PAINEsvILLE, OHIO, October &c.
While visiting this pleasant city on
the shores OF Lake Erie, the attention
OF your correspondent was attracted to
the i'm portant discoveries OF natural
gas in various localities in the vicinity.
Biologists have often prophesied that
there were immense supplies of natural
gas under the surface OF the earth, eX-
tending over great space along the
lake shores. Their predictions have
been lately verified by the discovery CT
this natural product in at least a
dozen localities near Lake Erie, and
spreading from New York State
as far west as Detroit Gas as
a natural product, has been known
in various countries for centuries, and
it is probably the result Of the decom-
position Of organic substances. 1t has
been supposed that its source is in beds
of coal, but in these'instances no signs
of coal measures have been found where
the discoveries have been made, and it
goes far to dsprove the supposition
The supply seems to be inexhaustible,
and it issues forth in great quantities;
so large that in some instances who,e
towns are lighted by it. The town Of
Fredonia, in the western part OF New
York, has been thus illuminated for
many years. think nearly as long as
Your city.
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OIL CITY.
The River Rising.

Oil CITY, Pa, November 1.-THE
river is rising slowly with q inches in
the channel. 1t rained hard all last
night and to-day. The prospects are
good for a steady rain and big river.
Thermometer So at 8 P. u.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
Exclusively for the Register.
px the Pacific and Atlantic Line.
Office, IO3 Main street.

The telegraph operators inform us
that the paucity OF our dispatches this
,,,rping is owing to the arrangement
ot the line at some point east of this
,lace. We hope that the cause Of
o,mnlaint, whatever it may be, may be
..rsrIilv removed.
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NEW YORK.
Withdrawal of War Vessels from
san Domingo.

Withdrawal of War Vessels from
san Domingo.
New York, November ia Wash
ington special to the Eesning Post says
il is announced at the Naval Depart
ment that all the war vessels heretofore
stationed at San Domingo have, with
the exception of one small man-of-war,
hcen all withdrawn from the vicinity.
The steamer wabash
j. still coaling, and will probably sail
tomorrow. Gen. Sherman and Fred.
Grant visited the various points OF in
terest to-day.
The Break fast to Lord Litchheld
at Delmonicos this morning was large
" attended 1t was strictly private,
Reporters were excluded.
The Condition OF Cholera Patients
on board the steamer Franklin Is
slightly improved to-day, and many are
convaIescent. No more deaths reported
aud no new cases.
Officers Elected
At meetidg of stockholders OF the
Atlantic Mail Steamship Company to-
day the old board OF officers were re-
elected.
The Americas Club.
1t is expected that the Amerlcus
C,ub j. about to disband, in consequence
o' the want of funds to maintain the in
s'i;ution. The beautiful building at
Greenwich corner, will, it is said, be
turned INTO hotel next summer.
Nothing has yet been heard OF
Grand Duke Alexis.
II he Is in this locality tonight he will
have very rough time, for fearful
storm is prevailing at sea. The water
IN East river is running so high that
the tcrryhoats can scarcely make pas
r4rrs
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Kidney and Bladder Complaints,

rinary and Womb Diseases, Gravel, DiR-
bctcS, Dropsy, Stoppagc OF Water, lnconti-
nencc OF Urine, Brights Disease, Albumin
uria. and I'm all cases where there are brick
mixed with substances like the white OF an
egg, or threads like white silk, or there IN "a
morbid, dark, bilious appearance, and white
bone dust deposits, and when there IN a
PricIsins. burning sensation when passing
mud uIppu tGa Ioiua
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FEVER AND ASUE.
HEALTH! BEAUTY!

Strong and Pure Rich BIood---In-
crease ofFesh and Weight---CIear
Skin and Beautiful Complexion
Secured to All.
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Cider Vinegar.

0S BARRELS "A. BALLOUS" PITTS
~ burgh Cider Vinegar Just received and
for sale BY
oSs II. REILLY.
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Officers Elected.

At meetidg of stockholders OF the
Atlantic Mail Steamship Company to-
day the old board of officers were re-
elected