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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-07-08

Hon. Long John Wentworth, of Illinois. has
got hold OF new breea of remarkably fine sheep
which according to Chicago reports are a cross
between Mary's little lamb and a bstteriuy ram
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-07-08

a celebrated general. in one Of his renorts.
wrote the best and last point in the battle; y
out tbe printer made it "he best and last pint in
the bottle"
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-07-08

estimate OF
without
capital
who lbos his
short that the Insurance Company nd
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-05
NEW YORK CITY.

New YoRK, December Alt is now
stated that Thomas Stewart will succeed
Tweed as Commissioner Of Public Works,
the statement being endorsed by leading
members Of the Committee Of Seventy.
Charles O'Connor has gone TO Albany
to oppose the motion for u reduction OF
TweCd's bail. An application for II re.
duction Of Connolly's bail to $500, 900 will
probably bo granted tomorrow by Judge
Brady. The testimony connecting Tweed
with the Harlem court house swindle Is
said to have been given before the grand
jury Five thousand six hundred dollars
it Is stated were traced TO his hands,
while also II was proved that other sums
were paid him by Senator Genet.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-05
HAVANA.
The Recent Atrocities of the VOIuB-
teeTs. aI.H B. '

The Recent Atrocities OF the VOluB-
teeTs. HII" t
New YoRK, December 4.-Havana let
ters Of the 29th, give the details Of the
troubles there, and executions Of the eight
students, showing that the only desecra.
ton 10 the grave Of CastAnOn consisted
In breaking the glass cases covering the
nichs Of The tomb and substituting wreaths
Of garlics instead Of immortelles. AT the
court martial, the chaplain stated 1t wSs
only students frolic and did not deserve
severe sentences, but the clAmOrs OF the
volunteers overruled everything else, and
eight were condemned 10 death, eleven
sentenced To six years In the chain gang,
nineteen 10 four years In the same gang,
four 10 six months imprisonment, and two
were liberated. The sentences were i'm
mediatsly executed, those murdered not
being allowed an hour respite to see
their iFlends. The volunteers raided
through tho streets oil day, shooting eight
Cubans. Business was entirely suspend
ed, and quiet only partially restored after
the executions. The students were all
quite young, mere boys, but met their
deaths bravely In the presence Of immense
thrOngs. Their parentsoifered large slms
Of money to save them, the father Of one
offering one million dollars, but all were
vain. The Captain General, Valmaseda
was absent at the time, but fully sanction.
ed the murders on bis return. The au.
thorlties appear perfectly impotent in the
presence Of the volunteers.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-05

Seven freight ours laden with valuable
machinery telescoped into another freight
train yesterday on the Erie track near
Rutherford Park, all being smashed. Loss
heavy. '..,
FEARFUL COLLISION WITH A HAND CAR
INDIANAPOLIS, December A fright,
lnl accident occurred last night on the
IIcllclontainc railroad five miles east Of
this city. A party, consisting Of Thos.
O'Connor and wiio and four laborers,
were on hand car on their way to q
point where they were at work, and were
met by an extra train just at dark, and a
collision occurred. UConnor was in.
stantly killed and terribly mangled. His
vile had her back broken, and Mike Muir.
ply, n laborer, had his jaw broken and
his skull crushed in several places. The
injuries to the two latter will prove fatal
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-05
GheGntelIiqenter
The Message and Treasury Report.

The Message and Treasury Report.
Our available space is given this morn.
ing to the Message Of the President and
tho Report Of the Secretary of the Treas
ury, yesterday transmitted to Congress
and tGlcgraphed exclusively for our col.
umns, The operations OF the Treasury
arc OF SO great magnitude and so import
ant in their influence on the business of
the country, that the Secretary's annual
reports are as carefully guarded before
transmittal to Congress and read with us
much interest Us the messages of the Pres
dent, 1t will be found in the present case
that the Secrctary's report Is the more
readable document Of thetwO. Mr. BoUT-
WE'LL always has something to say and
says 1t an interesting way ys,g, 75ra
President GRANTS message has few
striking features. It Is a plain, unprG-
tending review Of the current business of
the government, rather awkward In style
sometimes, and pro Jormd In the main,
There is, however, o not unskillful avoid,
anCc OF specific opinions or recommends
tions on cOntrOverted questions where an.
tagonisms might B6excited Tic message
is not likely to create irritation in any
quarter. The most important recommen-
dations arc those for amnesty and for
reduction Of internal taxes and tariff
duties. The latter, however, Is recom-
mended and fully discussed by Secretary
BOUTWELL,, SO II is only in his discussion
Of amnesty that the President stands on
his own ground. Even that Is very care.
fully qualified and tempered by the sug.
gestiOn that while amnesty might he q
wise policy It would be best, if that suits
Congress, TO discriminate against CON
spicuous leaders, The President, while
furnishing a good argument in favor OF q
sweeping amnesty, avoids committing
himself at all. .t.g ~ .a.
We have not time or space to notice
the message in detail, but may refer to
some features of 1t hereafter 4H
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-05
Alexis at Philadelphia.

PmLADELPHIA, December 1.-The
GIrand Duke and suite, accompanied by
zen Meade, this morning, visited Glrard
college and Fairmount Park, and break.
lasting ut the Belmont Mansion. He was
eGGeeTed in the streets by great crowds.
PHILADELPHIA, December After en-.
loylng the hOspitalities Of the command.
AMI Of the navy yard, the party returned
70 lhe hotel to prepare for the grand ball
AZ The Academy Of Music, which was a
brilliant aRair. The building was elab.
G,iateIy decorated, and there was a splen.
ald banquet at midnight. The festivities
lasted I'll a late hour.
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A Decision Against Mrs. Myra
Clark Gaines.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 4.-Th the 2nd
District Court Judge T. Wharton Col
lins decided the case Of Joseph Tucntoe,
et al. Is. Myra Clark Gaines. The opinion
Is lengthy. II declared that Mrs. Gaines
Is moi a legitimate child of Daniel Clark,
nor his universal legatee that ordered the
will Of 1918 purporting to be the will OF
Daniel Clark to be probated In 1855, he
revoked and declared invalid, that tho
probate thereof be annulled.
(NoTR)-Mrs. Gains relied mainly upon
this will in her claims.
The Varieties Theatre opened for the
season, with an address by Mr. E. 9. Han
cock, OF the Times
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GtOnnd Broken on the r. II. Il Gin.
clnnatI nailiOhd.

TRRRE HAuTE, December 4.-The Ger,
emOny Of throwing the first shOyelIull
Of dirt on the Cincinnati Il Terre llautc
Railroad was performed near this city TO-
day Resident dlreCtUI Hon. l.. H. Bur
ncu, threw tue dirt and lion. Harvey d
Scott, ex.mcmber Of Congress, made the
ceremonial speech, Mr.. Scott directed
special attention to the lneXhaustible min
Gtal resources OF Western and Southern
Indiana; to the great supplies Of block and
Oilnminous coal and the means of deyel
gning these vast stores Of hidden wealth
The work Of constructing the road will
be pushed forward as rapidly as tht
weather will hermit,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-05
THE BURBRIDGE.O'NEIL UN.
PLEASANTN ESS,
The Hostile 'COrresp OndenCe.sNO o Oc-
castor for Pistols or Coffee.

The Hostile Corresp OndenCe-sNO Oc-
CasiOn for Pistols or Coffee.
CINCINNATI, December 4.-The hostile
correspondence between Gen. O'Neil and
Gen. Burbrdge consisted of five letters on
December 1st. O'Neil wrote 10 BuIbridge:
"My love for your family precludes my
challenging you" and adds, ut Is with
you to waive such matters. demand
satisfaction"
Gen. Burbridge replies: 81 am ready
to afford you satisfaction, and waive lami-
ly considerations"
Gen. O'Ncil responds "Namo the time
and place."
General Burbridgc answers II have
placed the matter entirely In tho
hands of Colenel W. G. FerrGll" Cen
eral O'Neil asks truce I'LL December I'd,
TO select friend. On December I'd O'Neil
announces the choice Of Capt, John Tis-
dale as his friend. An appointment was
made for the seconds to meet al the Cliff
ton House, Covington, at ton o'clock In
tho morning, but the meeting did not take
place. The following notes concluded
tho matter:
"76 COl. FtrreH::
DEAR Sfn-I am autharized by Col.
O'Nel to say that II his communication
of yesterday is construed into a challenge
that the construction Is erroneous.
]. NJ. TIsDALE."
"71 Capt. TS%lale:
II the Colonel does not mean by Ills re-
iteraled demands for satisfaction from
Gen. Burbridge, and his request that Gen.
B. should fix the time and place OF meet
ing, what did hG meang Please, there
fore, to sec the Colonel without delay,
and ascertain more precisely the meaning
of the note, which my friend understood
to bo challenge.
W. 7. FERRELI."
10 Colonel Kerrdj
ain authorized by the Colonel to say
that the object OF his communication yes.
terday was based upon the hypothesis
that General B. had done him injury, and
he desired to know from him II he was
willing to render satisfaction to him so as
to enable him TO know how to act in fl.
ture. The satisfaction he desires is such
as two gentlemen would say was due him
under the circumstances, without refer
ence u the code of honor.
JAS. NJ. TBDAGE.
"71 Mr.. TISialc:
"StR-I have no authority TO act as o
neace commissioner in this business.
sball advise Gen. B. to pay no further nj
tcntion to Col. W. q. Ferrel.'
Here the correspondence ended.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-05
rhs 1ninrnnllonnl In New Yotk.

NEW YoRK, December 4.-The Inter.
national Workingmens Society met last
atenlng and split up in difficulty be-
tween the French and German elements,
aided by the Fcnians, who sided with the
Germans. Subsequently tho French
wing, which was the most numerous, held
n meeting aud voted to have . funeral
pageant next Sunday as q memorial ser
vice in honor of Rossel, Fcrrc, Bourgeois
and other Communists executed III
France.
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The Weather To-day.
0PPtcR or THE CntEp SIGNAL OFFICER,
WASHINGTON, D. o., Dec. d-7:S0 r. N. !

~ SsN DNN' s'NS -
PROBABILITIES.
A high barometer and clear weather
are probable for Tuesday, from the south.
cfn and middle Atlantic eastward to the
plains, As also from Lake Erie TO Lake
Superior. Cheating weather in New
York and New England, with northwest
Winds The nrea Of lowest pressure
will probably move northeast into the
Gulf Of 81. Lawrence, accompanied by
high winds IN the middle and Eastern
States, and low barometer with rain
and snow will probably advance south.
east into Nebraska md Minnesota by
Tuesday night. UautiOnary signals con.
linue for the night at GRIND Haven,
Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit, Toledo,
Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester, Oswego,
Portland, Boston, Now London, New
York and Cape May, and Nre nlso ordered
this evening 1T Baltimore, Norfolk, vii.
mington, Charleston, Savannah and Jack.
sDnvilC. ..... ...................
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RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.

Explosion of a Locomotive Boiler.
NEW YoRK, December A special
from lIawley. Pa, states that tho boiler
Of locomotive In the Erie Railway en-.
ginc house exploded yesterday, wrccking
the building and doing considerable dam
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-05

virginia Public Works 10 be Sold.
RICHMOND, December 4.-Thc States
interest in all the works Of internal i'm.
provcment will be sold at auction Febru-
ary 9Th,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-05
BY TELEo GRAPH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPoR4
Exclusively to the IntellIgsncsr.

By the WestSrn Union Line.
OnicG Northwest cor. Of Main and Monroe sts.l
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For additional Dispatches s@ Fourth Rpe,
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1871-02-16
2te fOwar;,WeiE.rptbe SABINE

bat jebt erlt re9t ibre meltbiaprilde
Weibe; bonn felt Spnnta9 fottert ie
ouf 1immtlthen SORTS BON pariS. SieAz
reid l9aut ie bsrnieoer auf Die Nieienz
ltabt, Die pie6mal trpB ber folo0alen &u>
Fune> melbe 1te felt tbrer lebten Sccupaz
ttpn bur9 cos Serbuncete europa an9e<
le9t BON Deutl1lanp ouein be3wun9en
mprben IT..
Die i9war;zweibzrotbe SABINE webt
Gber benz %sefan9enen paris uno ietnem
%9efun9enen uno entwafneten 5eere.
8erl 9winpen miro fe pon pari6 erf,
penn tort Ter 9elunce uno 9ere&te Griece
ab9el9lo6en uno 9arantirti it, ben ote6mal
DeutI9lanc uno nur Deutl9lanc cen
Tran3oI len oiftirt.
1eber oielen Grieren iino bic Qe5arten
nod etrpa5 peribiepen. Nter m%utbmabz
lid miro Ter neue parilcr Triere fol9ence
6auptbeotn9un9en entbalten Nbtretun9
hes Gllab uno etne8 9roben Gbeils BON
9otbrtneen an Deutlblano Be;abluno
elmer purG fransIllbe Muni;ipalitdten
unb bur9 ceutlbe occupation zines
Shells opn Urantreib iu earantirenoen
&rie98entlddci9une; NbtretunS etncs
Gbeile6 Der fronS1Nlden Tlotte oper elmer
uro Der anceren nod ndber 3u be;eidnenz
ben fransDfiben &plpnie an Deutidlano,
(NR
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1871-02-16
Scr Gutrp EunneI cor benz
GpnereR.

Dem @on9reB lie9en jebt @ntrd9e Dor,
wona9 ale @elper, pel9e ben Ser.
@taaten aus eem@ erfaufe pon Mineralz
2aneereien ;uRieben 81 etnem ipeSieIen
~Minsrauanp Tenp" 3uiammen9etban
uno CUR G5rperun9 te6 8erBbaues je
na9 (pdtereu Emmett un9en ees Gongrel@
les. rertpencet ,peroen lo0en, unb pona9
Der SutrozT unnel> @ompasnie je fir
fQnfbuncert Tub> welde am Gunnsl ooer
an leinen @9a9ten unb @trswei9un9en
pouenoet wercer> aus bela9tem Tonc
$4,000 3ufommen ioQen. Die Ser.
Staaten erbalten oage9en cine erte5vpoz
tbete auf penTunnel unb auf feinen gam
gen Npparat. Mu9 lo0sn, &penn Der
5a%upttunnel biz an Die @omfodarer
uOQenbet IT. finfji9 prc5ent Der Nettos
Ginnabmen aus 36uea &c. Don bela9ter
@ompaenie an Die Ser. Staaten bs3ablt
werpen, bic raS 70 BON ben Ser taaten
porAefredte @elo 5uriidte3ablt 1T. Sails
absr bic Gompa9nte bic bier porBeldrie<
benen 3ablunsen nidt leitet, bat Der ST.
nansminiter BET Ser. Staattn bas Ns9t,
Dom ennsen Tunnel Bedy 3u ersreiftn.
Sn fetnem Sale fol- Der @elammt: @or>
laub Seiten6 Der @ereintsten @taaten
mebr ols 100000 betra9en. Mu9
muB Ter Eunnel binnen 10 Sabren fer
tf8 1ein.
Sic BiQ ma9t fernsr @ori9riften In
8etref pes Tunnelbaue6. Der Tunnel
lou 1d Don isinem Nu6eaneapunfte in
Der Nabe bes @arIonz Glune6 in peflider
&i9tuns pter Metlen na9 ber Ditltaen
@renSe Der Gumtpd>N cer uno fiber riele
btnau6 erfreden> unp 3weiBzT unnel6
louen 1on belo9tem 5auptzGunnel in
n1rcl;der uno luplidsr Ni6tune in et.
ner @%u6oebnun9 an9ele9t weroen, wfe ie
Der belasten Gompa9nte pr ftabel uno
s%wedmdbte erldeint.
Der 5aupt>Tunnel iou m%tnoeRens
,ebn Tub bod uno 3rpan;ig 6uB melt
lein uno Elm boppeltea Gilenbabn9eleile
baben.
D{e8iQ enttdlt reitere Rren9e Beftms
mun8en CUR @i@erteQun9 Der He9ierun9
unp ibrer 8orl9u0e.
9enator Niye Don Nepaba bat In elmer
trefft@en &epe bic 9ieantildenpldne oe6
oenialen psutiden @ater6 res @utroz
Tunnels, Mpplf Sutro, entpidslt, uno
eS ldBt il9 erparten> poS bic Nationalz
@e|eb9ebun9 etwaS Na&balti9c6 fir
pa6 9rpBe Bert tbuu miro eenn Die
Mineralz &eidtbdmsr, Die Der @utro<
Gunnel erlalteben fol-, ftnp ia enorm.
10. 49,
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1871-02-16
Ser wafen* 9@a@er :oieber Dor
benz Gonaref.

6err Gtntelnburo bat jebt I'M
&eprdlentantenbau(e cine &e1oluticn etn<
9ebra@t, pona& ber &rie96mintfer auf<
9sforbert werben 1cQ, barber ~ bert@<
teu> >pie piele Neeterung6wafsn felt ben,
1. Suit 1870 S~erfauft wureen, at, men
unp auf we6en Nutpritdt bic 8ertdufe
erfolgten uno ob i:e onnoncirt >paren.
Der Mntra9 &purpe ans Militir<@omz
mittee uerwielen, aus tefen S@oobe ;ez
cenfall6 elm 8eri6t gu leinen @unten
berpor9eben miro, pa Der GcrtBer pes
Committee Gen. Qosan, pafIIr gu ietn
l9eint.
Die @e1ai9te 1ptrb allo wabrl9einz
lid i'm Gen9re7e bod nod oentiltrt
weroen.
Sniwiiden erleben mir, pab Der Befebl
CUR Gindeuun0 Der @afenperfdufs mic
an Dem elben Sage Elm &abtnet6mitolieo
AT 5errn @durj i9rieb> auf tte @oriel@
lun9er ron G6ur3 bin 1bon am 23fen
Sanuar @ontae) Moraens belalo6en
murce.
Da mod etne betra9tli6eMnsabl8 afz
fen in ein,flnen Mrlenalen uno 3eu9bduz
fern Der &e9ierun9 iino, 70 1T bic pom %.
Sanuar cattrenre Giniteuune Der @af>
fenoerfdufe immerbiu Elm GROCER @eminn
fit Deutl9lano 70 bewirft fe !. s.,
pob ben acknowledgements Gelobeeren
Jranfret98 wdbreno oe6 WafsnftQ tam
oe5 feline weiteren OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES aus
cen Scr. @taaten su9efibrt pcrben f6n>
men. Das 1T Ytel pertb, pent1 man be-
Denft> RAP ben Ge9uldren uno Mobilen
cer 2ctre>W rn!ee> Der Norearmee ,c. Yiele
Iauienoe unp aber Taulsnpe YonWafen
III ben lebten .S9la6ten uno auf ben
lebten parzforcez Saeoen ob9enpmmen
unc ab9e1a9t murcen.
Die GtnfeQun9 res ~amertfantl9en
Wafenl ba9er6 wiro oarum ebenf als our
Grnd@tcrun9 per m%abniiuni9en &erle in
Trantreid beitra9en> Die nod rsm Wafz
feniiQltanpe nod mebr S@ldge. nod
mebr unbeil uno Demitbtauu9 fir ibr
un9ludli&e6 franS6fl@es 8aarlano wolz
len, CO. Sd
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1871-02-16

6ano1er 9. San. - @enerul =.
Tolfenitetn bat na@febenoen8 efebl erlal<
len:
Die &rie9s9efan9tnen %frans1flden
SffSiere baben i19 uni ererIeits elmer 70
l@unenpen Bsbonplun9 gu erfreuen, mte
man fte pFi@tidulois uno germ jebem
Dom Qn9lid betrofenen Gbrenmanne an
eeoeiben ldBt. MuSsel9lo0en bierpon
ml0en aber b~tejeni9en >peroen> pelde
pur@ ibre 6anolunsen auf ba6 prdpi>
cat zines GbrenmanneS @ersi@t leiiten.
Demna4 miro Der in 6ambure inter
nirte fran;5i19e lieutenant Mar9elan
peb 81. 2intenz Snf. &e9tS., BET uater
Bru9 leineS @brenwprte6, ein9eitdnpli9
auf Der Gludt na9 MarieiQe In Damen
tletpern ereriftn porpen, mad Der Gefe
BpYen ab9efubrt, UNI fcrtan bort wte
Strdf{n9 bebaneelt su neroen: Sn
olei9er Weile tperren ab9efQbrt bic 3&r
3eit in 8raunibweig auf Gbrenwort in
terntrten fran;6fl6en SffS{ere Malor
prinS Bonoparte unp @apitdn be Won>
oiou. Diele babsu ldriftlid tbr 9e1ebes
mes @brenmott surud9e3o9en uno pamtt
aus9eiproden, bag ile ibrerieit6 ft@ n{@t
mebr an ba0slbe bincen. 9ierpur9 bas
ben fe aber aud oenu9lam par9etban,
pab unier biSberiee8 Bertrauen ;u ibrem
Gbrenwort Elm unberedti9tes par. Nz
len frie969efan9enen franS1Ilden Off
3ieren 1T BON ptelem Befsble &enntnif
gu 9eben. (ss5.) .. Talfenfein.
No9 etne 8tl1 betreffs BE,
n. - Sn
Neprdi entantenbauIe ee6 @on9re6eS If
cine Blu ful9enoen Snboltes ein9e:
bradt:
Sir 1ol9e SnYalioer, bic I'M Militdr:
otenf oper Sseoiena Der @er. Staater
Die Sebfraft zines Nuee6 ooer beiper Nu:
een, ODER belize 6ibe pper cine 6ano uni
einen Gub 3u9let@ perloren, poer font
i'm Dtenfte gang arbeitsunfdbis pbers f
bulfos rpercen, bo6 Ge Der b~eitdnot9et
per(5nli9en 6ilfe tines Nnberen beoiir
fen, 1ouen bic penFonen, pom 1. Mdr
1870 an Sere&nst uu aterSis preaen
srb5bt ptrbtn. Hpn91fu+149 a sua.
Minnesota Staats-Zeitung. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1877, 1871-02-16

s i9ts 43n Il ql4G
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-05-08

SEVERAL. persons in Richmond, Va,
wero arrested OH the charge Of improp-
erly influencing the Sheriff In the Sc
lection of jurors In the Cahoon case.
Stephen Mason has just been tried, and
Judge Gulgen passed upon him the
following sentence:
Stephen Mason, I owe 1t to you and
otherS-perhaps to you more than to
any others-that | am sitting here a
Virginia Judge. You elected ME to
administer the laws Of the Common
wealth with all upright and impartial
mind, and to keep pure the course oil
justice In Virginia. know not how
better I can justify your expectations,
vindicate tho wisdom Of your choice.
believing you to have offended against
the laws of the State, than by imposing
upon you the highest penalty Of the
lava fine Of $500 and the costs.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-05-08


The HORACE HAYES EsTATK.-
Horace Halves did a good thing for the
legal profession when he gave the bulk
Of his property for the establishment
and maintenance of n great university,
subject to complex conditions. Al
though he provides In his will that no
person who should attempt to break
Ills will should get anything under 1t,
yet It Is reported that Mrs. Halves pro-
poses to raise the question whether the
testator was entirely sound of mind.
as she certainly has n right to do. 1t
I. rumored further that sho will be
represented in Court by W. II. l..
Barnes, Alexander Campbell and J.. C.
Bates, aud that the trustees of the
University will be represented by Nc
Allister & Bergin. Frank Kennedy
will appear as attorney for Mr.. Hart,
executor. Lively and long continued
litigation may be anticipated. 1t Is to
he hoped that the case will be settled
before the close Of the century.-S. F.
Alta, III.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-05-08
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During the last term Indebtedness decreased
only $9.244 80. interests paid thereon amount.
I'd to $ll,lls %. or $926 80 per month. Rather
onerous. especially so when considering the ca
lamity DULY 6th) which DESTROYED by nre tho
very heart Of our town. However, In atone.
mcnt for the largo expense, very valuable i'm.
proyemcnts may DO enumerated:
Extension OF water pipes ono thousand feet,
with hydrants. etc.
House for Yellow Jacket Hose Co. No. z.
Staten house, with dependencies.
Opening Q new road to graveyard.
Opening . new street Of Granite Mil.
Adding and repairing sewers, etc.
ago, "Who does all be can docs all he owes"
The new charter, increasing the area controlled
by the corporation, will add somewhat to in.
comes, and BY It's amendments permits retrench-
mcnt In several branches Of expense. This,
coupled with the new value Of our mlnss by re-
cent developments, warrants US to state that,
unless sad events bear on us again. the indebt.
edncss can be decreased materially in the In
coming year.
II not out Of place, w desire to suggest that
the new Board Of Trustees would procure . new
book for Issue OF warrants, with several nltera-
lions, to-wit:
First-Stub and certificate numbered BY the
printer.
Second-Dcsign with spaces for signature OF
President and Clerk. instead OF the Clerk alone,
as II 10 now.
Third-Warrsnts payable to order, instead Of
bearcr, a. Il now stands.
The new charter regulates tho mode and form
OF blanks for licenses. We consider 1t . good
Improvement on the old form.
In conclusion, Mr.. President, VIC commend the
Marshal, Treasurer and Clerk for inc honest,
able and arabic manner with which they have
sttcndcd TO their respective duties; also eagerly
seize this opportunity to express our sincere
thanks for ne harmony you succeeded In mnin-
tanning, 90 constant and true. IN our most ardu.
ous deliberations. With profound respect, We
remain yours, very truly,
RICHARD MERCER,
Finance Committee.
Gold Hill, May 6, 1871.