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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-10-03
1aiIv Aennrbrt Sonrnal.
SCENES on RAILROAD CARS.

Mr.. Howell, in his genial half story ano
half essay, Their Wedding Journey,
in the September Atlantic, sketches as fol.
lows the everyday scenes on the cars,
which everybody will recognize =
Eyes, it is a very amusing world, if you
do not refuse to be amused; and our
friends were very willing TO be entertain
ed. They delighted in the very precise
thick fingered old ladies who bought APP
pies of the bows who came aboard with
baskets. and who. were so long in finding
the rioht change That our travellers leap
inc in thought with the boys from the
moving train, felt they did so at the peril of
their lives. Then they were interested in
people who went out and found their
friends waiting for them, or else did not
find them and wandered discontentedly up
and dawn before the country stations,
carpetbag in hand; in women who came
aboard, and were awkwardly shaking
hands with, or sheepishly kissed by these
who hastily got seats for them, and placed
their bags or their babies in their laps,
and turned for nod at the door; in young
ladies who were seen to places by young
men(the latter seemed not to care if the
train did go off with them) and threw up
their windows and talked with girl-friends
on the platform without, till the train be-
gan to move, and at last turned with
cleaning eyes and moist red lips, and
painted hard in the excitement ofthinking
about it, and could not calm themselves to
the dull level of the travel around them !;
in the conductor, coldly and Unnecessarily
vigilant, as he went his rounds reaching
blandly for the tickets with one hand,
while he bent his head from time to time
and listened with faint, sarcastic smile
to the questions of passengers who sup
posed they were going to get information
out of him; in the train-boy, who passed
through on his many errands with prize
candies, gum-drops, popcorn, papers ant
magazines, and distributed books and pc
lice journals, with blind impartiality o.
a prodigious ignorance or supern atura
PERCEPTION of character in those who re-
ceived them.
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TRUWBS OF TOMFORT .

q ROO RetaIed by one Wanted agents to
y .COO sell pictures everywhere. WHITNEY 4
CO... Norwich, Ct sepI-4m
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-07
LAKE BIGLER.

A correspondent of the San Fran
cisco Bulletin writing about the pecu-
liarities of the waters of Lake Bigler
says:
Although the country surrounding
the lake is impossible from some five
to seven months and a half of the
year., and though freezing and ice
making are the natural business of
the surrounding air in Winter, the
lake freezes over; never indeed
freezes even at its edges. This tact is
accounted for by its higher tempera-
ture and the almost constant agitation
or rather the aspen-like CULVER of its
pure waters Probably no water in
the world is pure, there being. l
am told, l know not how correctly,
less than three per cent. of organic or
solid matter i'm each gallon of it. The
water is therefore-if l may use such
an eNpression-very thin, and has very
poor power of huoying up or sustain
ing objects which hoa upon its sur
face. Swimming in it is very tiresome,
ana for the same reason, propulsion
either by means of oars, sails or steam
is more rapid than on water which is
o dense, such as Sea-water or the
pea-soup compound of the lower Sac
ramento. OF the twelve persons who
have been drowned in Lake Bigler
within fourteen years, non have ever
been recovered or known to come
again to the surface, and the awe and
mystery with which ignorance and su-
perstition delight to invest natural
laws have been freely awakened by
this fact. The truth, however, is that
the bodies do not rise, because they
are of greater specific gravity (even
when swollen by the decomposing
gases which make wreck Of poor
mortality than the pure waters of the
lake.
The great rarity or thinness of the
atmosphere has much to do with the
ease with which the surface of the
lake is agitated into shivering ripples
of or ocean-like waves and t1eecy
white caps. As the aspen leaf shiverS
in air through which the passage of
even a zephyr is imperceptible, so the
faintest breeze causeS a ripple on the
lake. The effect of great rarity of at
mosphere is also noticeable in the
thick woods which warmly robe the
mountain on all sides OF the lake.
The passage of eve a light breeze
through them stirs their vocal branch
eS into a solemn music, while A
wind shakes them into melancholy
dirges and apparently suffering signs.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-07
POLAR EXPEDITION.


n areWeIl reception was gwen by
the Geographical Society in Cooper
Ins,itute. To Cantain F. Hall. his Off
~rors,o t,ai-
departure on a No.NaSe OF discovery 10
THE North Pole:
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fnr six SIaads viii ~ dos zach ona
E,oh sIad would he tiIIad Win nr,.
ris;nrS ana ~ f.It onah InaI uaIax.
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hack otha S,arri1g nnint Tha sbin
Snnnir viii ai.o I6,va ~ Iobn. VIII
2on ions Of c,,I ana ion IONS Of nro.
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The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-07
INDIANS AS T E

The New York Post is logically
following the drift of Radical argu.
ment, and now favors comforting citi-
zenship upon the Indians. 1t seems
to adopt the line of argument pur-
sued by Shannon, when last week Il
candidate before the Republican
State Convention for the office of
Lieutenant Governor, who said of
the Chinese: "They must either be-
come citizens or slaves" The Post
urges that we treat the Indians as
foreign nations, make war and peace
with them, and that they are entitled
to the same rights and privileges as
the people of any foreign nation.
Other considerations are urged, such
as the following: "Why should not
the Indian be made a citizen as we'll
as the white man, his neighbor and
enemy? 1t would be to the advan-
tage of both. It would settle at
once many difficulties. 1t would
enable the Government to deal with
him by the civil arm. 1t would en-
courage the Indian to come into the
white settlements as a laborer. 1t
would open a new door for the i'm
provement of his condition" 1t
is a pity the Indians do not appre-
ciate the wonderful privileges they
are losing by possessing nc ballot
box! Then how easily the difficult
ties between the Indians and the
General Government might be set
tied by opening the polls. Among
the whites the opening of the ballot
box Is frequently followed by a Sc
ries of broken heads, but among the
Indians it would be, according to
this Radical authority, the great
civilizer and peace restorative! That
magic box would encourage the
Indian to come into the white settle
ments as a laborer," urges the Post.
Then by all means let US have it at
once. And for fear that the scheme
might not be successful unless in
the hands of its friends, we suggest
that the editor of the Post be sent to
Arizona and commissioned to open
the box himself.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-07

Eureka seems to have been a jolly
town on the Fourth. Among other
items the Sentinel says:
Outside towns and districts are send
ing delegates to assist in celebrating
the Fourth. One delegate from Aus
tin came in last evening and has been
very active in his endeavors to keep
the people from spending money, and
the burden of his song is, ''you ought
to save your money-don't You know
we have a Courthouse to build and it
will cost a great amount of money"
We have not heard of anyone who
was Saving up money or taking one
drink less on account of the Court
house! Captain Jim, Chief of the
PiuteS, arrived last night with his
family, consisting of three wives and
fourteen children. About /, 900 miners
came in during the day, and they were
as happy last night as a young lady
with two beaux.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-07

OREGoN.-An Oregon correspondent
of the San Francisco Bulletin writes
on the subject of "Who Should Come
to Oregon" and says:
Good bricklayers can find constant
employment during the Summer
months al Sc per day. First class car
penterS can get pretty regular work
a. 81 per day. Competent wood-men
are in fair demand at s. 80 per day.
Common laborers and inferior men OF
all classes are in excess OF the demand,
except those who are willing to 90 to
the country and do hard work for 81 IS
and 81 per day, or SIS or $50 per month
and board. Portland is "A hard place
for the indolent and incapable. But
Oregon is, emphatically, the place for
Industrious. experienced farmers, with
either small or large means. The
cheap lands. productive soil M never
failing crops will yield all such a rich
harvest,
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-07

How ABOUT IT?-The following in
teresting bit of Information we clip
from an Eastern exchange:
DUBUQUE, June 23d.-The Herald
this morning publishes a letter writ
ten by Rev. j. Z. Newman. Chaplain
of the.C. 5. Senate. addressed TO all
presiding Elders in Iowa. and to some
leading ministers in that church, show
ing the secret influences at work in
the Methodist Church to secure Har-
lan's collection 10 the L. :. Senate.
1t advises Methodists to look sharply
after primaries that Harlan men mty
he sent to the Legislature. Republi-
can nominations yesterday are regard
ed as a serious blow to Allison and in
favor of Harlan for the L. =. Senate.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-07

The French Government is ready to
paw the amount due Germany, and
Theirs has requested the German
troops to get out of the country as
rapidly as possible. Bismarck is in
no hurry about the order Of his going.
The success of the French in nego-
ciating the loan, and in raising il
among the French people without the
aid OF any foreign nation, shows that
there is still much vigor and conf
den ce left with the people.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-07

The President has added nothing to
his reputation by ordering the Nc
Garrahan case ~reopened, after It has
been designated a fraud by three Sec
retaries of the Interior, by Congress,
and by the Courts; nor does the con-
fict which has been lately going on
between Secretary Boutwell, and Gen.
Pleasouton, arising out of the action OF
the President staying proceedings
against the New York Central Rail-
road for defective ven settlements,
enhance his reputation. Pleasonton,
it is reported, will be compelled to
retire from his position. How is it
that every officer in the departments
who attempts to do his duty faithfully
and impartially, is virtually kicked
out of the Government? Cox and
Wilson were sustained by the opinion
of the. country, and Pleasonton will be,
whatever course Mr.. Boutwell, or
Gen. Grant may choose to pursue.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-07

FEMALE MUsS.-A couple of dance
house girls had a severe collision last
evening. One OF them, known as the
Spring Chicken" got jealous because
the n,her girl danced with her Teller,
and went after her at her lodging
house. The ..Chicken" entered the
room of the other girl, locked the door,
sprung upon her, got her down, and
was giving her Jessie" when the
door was caved i'm by outsiders, who
separated them. The Chicken. "
however. suddenly sprang loose, jerk
cd Il knife from her stocking, and went
~ The Object of her wrath again, cut
tin. her quite severely about the fore
head and n cheek before she was
again stopped. The Spring Chicken"
il RON cooped up i'll the County Jail.
-fGoid Hill News, 9th.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-07

ACCIDENT on THE C.. p. II. R.-The
bound passenger train on the
Central Pacific Railroad was detained
from II O'Clock of the night of the
Fourth TIL So O'Clock yesterday
morning. and the weStern-bound pas
senger train at Reno for a like time 10y
the smashing mp Of a big freight train
between Verdi and Camp n. The ac-
cident TO the train was CAUSED by what
is called a cloudburSt-the pouring
down of a deluge of water-which
covered the track with logs, rocks and
all kinds of debris from the noun
tains. The freight train was running
at the rate of thirty miles an hour
when 1t came in contact with the bar
ricade. The locomotive was thrown
from the track and smashed to pieces
and at least half a dozen freight cars
similarly demolished, but luckily
only Ii man was injured. This was
a fireman, and his injuries We're very
slight. We learn the above particu-
lars from Hon. James Phelan. of this
city, vino was on the bound
passenger train. He says that the
food of water came down tie side of
a great mountain or the north side of
the track, tearing Out a channel half a
mile in length, about a rod in width
and some eight or ten feet in depth
Enterprise, 9th
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-07

The Cause.-The Examiner ex-
poses the secret of the Unions hostil-
ity to the railroad company-and also
Booth's-in the following extract:
If the Unions views on subsidy are
s.demagOoical and insincere," 50 are
Booths. Both of them quarreled with
the railroad on personal grouna>.
Booth, whe in the Senate, was a
warm friend of the Central Pacific,
and voted for all they wanted. His
mercantile firm was patronized by
that company. and Booth * Co. de
rived much profit from the same. All
OF a sudden the company made az
engagements with another Sacramento
firm, threw Booth a Co. off, and
thereby greatly aroused the ire of the
Uniou's nominee for Governor. He
came up for a re election to the Sen
ate. and it is charged that railroad
money beat him. Hence Booths anti
subsidy notions. There is no princi-
pie whatever i'll his hostility. 1t is a
mere personal quarrel, like the
Unions.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-07

GRANT AM THE MCGARRAHAN
CLAIM.-The Philadelphia Age of
June oath says:
General Grant is bound to let the
honest people of this country know
upon what new evidence he has or
dered the McGarrahan claim to be re-
opened. The Supreme Court and
Congress have repeatedly decided
against this claim, and every Attorney
General, since the Administration of
Pierce, has asserted that it is a fraud,
and could never succeed except
through corrupt When Sec
rotary Cox and commissioner Wilson
sought to carry out these decisions,
they were assailcdb by the McGarrahan
party, who had no hope until these
faithful officers were removed. y
Committee of Congress investigated
the cast last Winter, n a majority
reported that they doubted if there
was any such Mexican grant as that
upon which McGarrahan founded his
original applications; they said that
the claim was evidently fraudulent.
and commended Secretary Cox for
having Endorsed upon the %so-called
mutilated record: This patent has
never beel SiSheu OF ~eAtcubeu, anu Is
of no validity, and the record Is can
celed.' But without "A particle OF new
proof, so tar as the public are inform
ed, General Grant reopens the whole
case, and invites the plundererS to re-
new their raid upon the interest of
honest men. General Grant has been
engaged in many suspicious jobs dur
ing his Administration, but none sur
rounded with more evidences of a
questionable character thar this action
in relation to the tostered McGarrahan
claim.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-07

BLAIR AND misunderstanding
of the present sentiment of two men
prominent for the extreme views
which they have entertained in past
years, the New York Express re-
marks that IF. p. Blair, Jr., though
charged with being ultra Southern, is
of opinion hat the Democratic party
should follow the ''new departure"
The more recent favOrite for Presiden-
tiai hOnors is Hon. Lyman Trumbull,
originally a Connecticut Wing, then
an Illinois Democrat; afterwards a
Republican, a Jealous supporter OF
the wal for the Union, and now a be-
lever in the new amendments, with an
interpretation-this Interpretation be-
ing that the aforesaid amendments do
moi confer any additional power upon
Congress-"
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-07

FROM DIXIE.-Mormons from that
portion of Utah called Dixie appeared
on our streets Yesterday, having
among other articles apples of this
years growth. This is something
ahead of anything vet seen in Ne
vada. and is pretty good evidence of q
grass country" being somewhere
near. The people of Southern Utal,
are said TO enjoy the exquisite breath
Of Il tropical cline" long before we OF
Nevada are through with Winter
Ely Record.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-07

Tie Republican Baltimore move
inent to nominate Cameron tor the
Vice Presidency is endorsed by the
Radical organ at Washington. 1t
argues that this nomination will save
Pennsylvania 10 the Republicans.
They must feel their peril if his money
can alone save Pennsylvania.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-07

Engineer OF the Virginia and Truckee
Railroad, had yesterday permanently
surveyed and located the line of this
road from Reno as far out as Huifa-
ker'S Station. 1t leaves Reno below
Lakes bridge. Grading on this part
of the road will be commenced to-
pushed on to Carson as rapidly as pos
sible.-[Enterprise, 9th.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-07

The Sacramento Reporter predicts
tie nomination OF Gen. Hancock, and
thai he will receive the electoral vote
of twenty States including New York
and Pennsylvania.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-07
EXCHANGE.
GENOA HEVADA.
VHE ABOVE NANlD HOTEL HAVING 4

VNlE ABOVE NANfD HOTEL HAVING -
l been leased by the undersigned. he SsssJa
wishes Il inform lis friends and tt- trivel-&A,
ing public thar this IL tel Is in complete order for
the acc mmoiatiOn Of visitors.
THE TABLE will at all times be supplied with
all The Iuxulie3 of the season. Good Attendance,
etc
HE 4 is well st,ck-d with the Enest Of
Wines, Liquors. etc.
Attached to the House is a eonmoiioas STABLE
for the accommodation OF all
ss-The travelling public may rest assured tina:
all the comfnts derived at home await them at
the Raycrafts Exchange.
A. L~IvINGsTON, Proprietor.
Gen "a, June 5, ISL. Je+tf
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-07

The money received for the sale of the tickets
and the title deeds Of the property will be dep,s-
tied in the obi Fellows Bank Of savings, AT sac
ranento, who will be duly authorized to hand
over the gifts to those vino hold the lucky num-
berS.
A liberal DISCOUNT to agents and pur-
cEasers 4 LOO or more tickets.
The drawing will take place under the super,i-
sion OF a Committee Of we'll known and responsible
citizens Of sacramento. Address orders to
FELCH Il HEATON, Genl Managers,
j..-td Is Fourth street. Sacramento, Cal.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-07

/ Gift of Gold Coin 81. 900
l Gift-A neat house and lot in the fl pur-
ishing city Of Ntll-j. Valued Al. 800
l Gift-A Des; house and lot in the Hour
ist,Ing city Of Vallejo. Valued A.. 800
l Gift A neat house ami lot in the Il 4Ur
i,hing city Of Vallejo. Valued 1T. 100
J Gifi-A neat h"pse and lot in the -four
ishing city Of Vallejo. Valued At. 1.2oJ
Gifs-A heat house and lot in the -four
i'hing city Of Vallejo. Valu d A.. 1,20O
l GIft-A neat house and lot IN the fl ,ur-
i,hing city Of Vallejo. Valued at. 1,2>0
10 Gift--l6 fine building lots in the flour
ishing city Of Nal!ejo-SsUO { rch... ct. Il. 500
l. Gffs-l1 fine building lots in the -four
ishing city Of Vallejo. Valu ii at. st. $500
S Gitts-e fine %huiliing lots in sacra-
mento-sd1o 500
&c Gifts-16 fine building lots in Sacra-
meuto-SiOo $500
IS Git. in valuable stocks. Value. S.l3S
$50 Prizes, amounting to............. .......S93,35s
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-07
80 Magnificent Prizes. among which
is one OF $4,000 Gold Coin.

These gifts will. at the concert, be awarded T.
the holders OF tickets in the sam manner a. y
the concert given in san Francisco in aid Of III,
Mercantile Library.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-07
S2O, goo FOR 81.
The Best Scheme yet presented
to the Public
y GIFT ENTERPRISE,
To take place at the
METROPOLITAN r..
IN SACRAMENTO,
TUESDAY,, AUGUST L, ISL.
Tickets of Admission, One Dollar
ITO, 900 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD

Which will entitle the holder to any one # the
following gifts that may br awarded To It.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-07

-Four millions of baskets of peaches
,rc promised this year from Delaware.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-02-18
A DISH OF SLANG PHRASES.

talked OF sin, and they listened in awe
As ] told of its cause and governing law
In most effective manner:
And one from out OF the gathered throng
Cried out in pathos deep and strong,
"Thats what's the matter with Ham
nah!'
looked around for the troubled dame,
And called her out hy he~ given name
For did not know the other;
And said, with sigh, which the crowd
could hear,
"Woman, called Hannah, II thou art
Approach thy Christian brother"
My hearers laughed ~ my plaintive cry,
And Put shanty over hi~ eyer
Cried some IN mockiHg fashion;
But paid no heed to the scoihng few
-'IIannah. my sister, call for YOU
In love-not wrath or passion.'
-"Come then. to the altar, oh, child Of
woes"
Then spoke another: Not for JOY
wondered ~ him slightly.
And said: "Oh, Joseph, the flesh is weak!
Ii makes me tremblc to hear you speak
or holy things so lightly.
Then up from the hcathen came cry
or "Bully, old fellow "How's that FOL
high?"
II fairly made me shivcr,
And J trembled in heart rs well aS In
limb.
As they ficndishly screamed, Put head
on him, Jim,
And pitch him into the rivCr'''
But stood my ground, and commenced
10 tell
or terrible fires in a terrible hell
That would burn them up forever
II they lived for the world. said man
OF pclf.
.Oh. golly! you know how Il j. yourself.
To this / answered, "NeVcr!'
And started for home, as they would no
yield.
And had neither sword nor shield
That might defend my banner;
And to-day sigh for the slough oi sin
Which one poor woman Is walking in.
Whose given name j. Hannah.