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The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-25
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RUSSIAN OFFICIAL CORRUPTION

A correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune says that the following fraud
was practiced upon the Gar Alexan-
der. while yet Crown Prince:
There was certain fortress
placed on the military map of the
Caucasus. The Crown Prince, on
visiting this latter country, expressed
to Prince Woronzof, the command
ing General, his desire to visit SAID
fortress. The General himself, who
had never seen the fortress, addressed
himself to the Chief Engineer, who
informed him that the fortress ex-
listed only on the map. How TO aus
suade the Crown Prince from his
notion to visit the mythical fort was
not an easy task. Tie General re-
sorted first to the strategy OF fright
ening back the Crown Prince by the
story of the fort being in the centre
of a very dangerous band of maraUd-
i'm Cirr;.>,iaus; but. wheD this did
nos nave the desired effect, he at last
iu,r.Ivise,i a sham attack by dIv1S-
ion ii. ms Russian soldiers turned
into C.rcasslaus, and stationed on
tire imaginary route to the fort. The
sham IiILt lasted for an hour or so,
at the end OF which the Prince was
Congratulated by the commanding
General for his great bravery IN the
terrible fight. There were great
mauS sham deaths on both the Rus
sian and Clrcaosion side, and many
were the decorations which the En-
peror Nicholas. father of the Prince,
distributed. at the latters recon-
mendation, among officers and sol
diers who took partin this expedition.
Only some Years afterward was the
deception exposed, through an officer
who had fallen out with General
Woronzotf line millions that had
been drawn from the imperial treas
ury for the erection of fortress IL |
the conquered country went into the
pockets OF the Typographical Chief
Engineer and his assistants.
Ihave the above from a Russian
and not Polish source. and from a
gentleman who was himself an officer
il the army OF course it has never
been published. for the vIgllant eye
of the censor would never have per-
mitted it..
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JOHN BOOTH.

OFFICE Rails Brick Building, second
street, opposite the Capitol.
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-25

A correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune says that the following fraud
was practiced upon the Gar Alexan-
der. while yet Crown Prince:
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REGISVRkII9N NOTICE.

NOTICE Is HFREBY GIVEN, THAT THE
~ Registry Bo Ks for Jack valley Election
Precinct No |. Douglas county, Nevada, are now
omen at the Office Of the unier-ignrd at his
house in said Jack Valley, for the registration
of the names uf the qualified electors in said cleo
ton precinct at the al ~lecti"n 10 be held on
the 5th day of November. ls72 and will continue
10 be pen for suciI registration between The hours
at 10 O o'clock a. and o'clock p. m OF all legal
da~s from the lst day Of Jaly lS.2. to and in
cluding the 2lst day OF October, ls42 and from
o'clock D. m TO 9 o'clock p. dn inS the ten
d.ys preceding the said 2lst lay Of October. 1872
on which day. at 6 o'cock p. IN , the said regis
tration shall close.
All naturallzed citizens must produce their
naturalization papers to be STAMPED according to
Law come prepared TO prove their loss.
A. B. JOHNS,
Registry Agent. It jack. Valley Precinct, known
Jacks Valley House"
Jacks Valley, August 81, 1872. sel-td
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NOTICE.

HEREBY NOTIFY ALL CITIZENS NOT To
purchase any part Of the cropson the Sweeney
and Frank Thorn-'s ranches, an the Lake Bisle
road, from N. JONES, representing himself as
INV partner as no sale will be valid without my
assent thereto. 3. I. THORNk.
Carr on City, Sept. 10. 1S72. ssll-lRs
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Umpire CITY MINING COM

EMPIRE CITY MINING COM
Il pany Location of Works: Ho: Spring Dis
tnct Douglas County, STATE Of Nevada. Notice
is hereby gwen that at meeting If the Board OF
Trustees Of said Company, held on the 10th day
Of September, A. d. 1872, an assessment NO 81
Of five per share Ieviei upon the capital
stock OF said company. payable. immediately, i'll
United States gold coin. to the Secretary at En-
pre City, OrmSby County. State Of Nevada Any
stock upon which said assessment shall remain uu-
paid on WEDNESDAY, the 10th dIy Of October.
A. d. 1872, shall be deemed delinquent and will
be duly advertised for sale at public auction and
unless payment shall be made before will be sold
on SATURDAY. the 10th day of November, 1872.
to pay the delinquent assessment, together with
COSTS Of advertising and expenses of sale.
By order Of the Board of Trustees,
JOSEPH WALTER,
sells I'm Secretary.
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HoaAM 9ALNa0M YAaaglaaM aaonatlILarnL LILAI aLaa
20 snicills al LittIeion.
rom the Cumberland News. .

From the Cumberland News. . ii
On Saturday evening last q man named
Hewes, at ,Liltleton, on the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad, committed suicide by
throwing himself upon the railroad track
In front Of Q passing train Of cars. Il Is
stated that Hewes had been drinking to
excess, and was laborfng under insanity
produced BY Intoxicating liquors. He had
made several attempts to destroy him
sell, getting upon the railroad track as
cars were approaching, but each time
was iorcibly taken or the track
lbyHs persons presentyat tho depot when
the attempt at destruction was made.
On Saturday, evening It seems that
the man was so determined upon be.
ing killed that when he heard train
coming, he ran out and threw himself
upon'the track, and by entwining his arms
around the rail between the ballasting
and cross.ties, successfully resisted the
efforts OF two men who tried to pull him
of the track, they being unable to make
theman release his hold befofethe engine
came crashing overdthe spot. phezbody
OF the unfortunate man was cut in two,
and the victim who so perslstently sought
death found 1t upon the instant. It is
said the man was broughtto his untimely
end through the infideiity ot his wife, and
TO drown his trouble took to drink. and
finally put an end to them, in this world,
in the horrible manner described. IL
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THE LATEST NEWS.


"A Madrid dispatch says tho report that tile
Spanish frigatcs Corona and Arapites, wee or.
dCred 10 Venezuela TO demand satisfaction for
tho insult to the Spanish Consul, is unioundEd.
The vessels were ordered to Havana. i.t
The boiler explosion at Brussels, Tuesday
morning, Is repOrtedto have killed eight persons
aud injured many. 80 ~ 5,I| E
"A Wilmington, N. G.. dispatch says the out.
laws Henry Berry and Boss Strong have been
killed. ......,... d
The Wisconsin Legislature dissolved yeEter,
day. '' ' ..t ",.,...'. ..r.t',p
Notwithstanding the printers strike, oil the
Toronto newspapers were published yesterday
morning as usual
M. Jules Pare in his testimony before the
committee Of the French Assembly broadly inti.
mated that Mr.. WaAhburne and some American
officers aided the PrnSsian spies during the l4te
war. - a SO
.rr At Louisville, yesterday evening, negro
named Aleck, o adray driver, while attempting to
roll hogsheAd OF tobacco on his dray at Port
land wharf, the hogshead rolled back, running
over the negro and crushing him to death.
-Anexploslon OF sulphur occurred In Poltz
Colliery, near Ashland, Pa, this evening, BY
which ten men were burned, some Of them II is
thought, fatally.
Gov Perkins, Of Maine, has appointed Thurs
day, April 18th, day Of public fasting and
payer ( LIZ @ lI
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Affairs on the Texas Border,

BROWNSVILLE, TEX, March 2G.-The
United States District Court, Judge Nor.
rill presiding, being the first Federal
Court held here for several years, has con.
cluded its session. Many convictions for
smuggling, aud breaches of the internal
revenue laws, have occurred. The Judge
exercised clemency in sentencing the
criminals, as the Federal laws on this from.
tier had been neglected so long that such
crimes had come to be looked upon as not
venal. He warned them that hereafter
offenders would have due notice that the
laws would be enforced. The Grand Ju.
ry has indicted the Mexican General John
N. Cortina, for levying war against the
United States, and has made present.
ments Of the facts Of armed bands Of
Mexican raiders stealing cattle on the
Mexican border to the Court, for the pur.
pose Of securing protection from the Uni.
ted States government. The Court ad-
journs to-day until October. ,.l !. g6 ..I
MATAMoRAs, March 26.-General OUR
ago, with six hundred cavalry, started for
Monterey, leaving Gen. Hinoposa in com.
mand OF Camargo. General Cortina has
advanced into the State Of Nuevalon, and
threatens Quiragos' communication with
the interior. A revolution north Of the
Sierra Madra, appears to be waving. A
forced loan at Monterey is being merciless.
ly exacted. Several foreign mercantile
houses have been closed, and the mer.
chants, with ]. Ulrich, U. s. Consul, among
others, imprisoned. gr ...1
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-27
THE ARMS SALE INVEsTIGA-
TION.
Mr.. Sumner Protests Against Being
Made a Witness.

Mr.. Sumner Protests Against Being
Made a Witness.
WASHINGTON, March 20.-The Senate
Arms Committee to-day examined Sena.
tor Patterson, who testified concerning
his conversation with Marquis de Cham.
brun. Senator Sumner came into the
room and read q protest against being
examined on the ground that Senator
acts on, his own responsibility and is
under oath, land the constitution says he
shall not and cannot be interrogated as
to his conversation with other Senators,
or as to confidential communications; also
that the construction of the committee Is
contrary to Parliamentary law, its mem.
bers being unfriendly TO the investigation.
A subpoena was directed to be served on
Sumner to appear tomorrow. SOFA i4r +
The Senate Arms Committee to-day
examined Senator Patterson, who stated
the conversation he had with the Marquis
de Chambrun. The latter informed him
year ago that the French Consul at
New York and Remington s. Ingalls, were
in some way mixed up with personal in
terests in the sale Of arms TO the French,
but as he was q French subject he could
not have access to the books in the Office
ofthe Treasury Department to ascertain.
Patterson accordingly saw the Secretary
of the Treasury, and related the conver.
sation he had had with de Chambrun.
The Secretary thought there had been no
fraud in tho sales or violation Of the laws.
This was at the close of the session, and
the matter dropped. .H
In further examination, Senator Pat
terson said that dc Chambrun told him
he suspected that @. Il. Garrison and
John Hoey were in collusion for the sale
OF arms. Witness had no information as
to the law. Mr.. Sumner had obtained o
copy Of the letter from Remington to 1Ie-
ceisne, but he did not know how dc
Chambrun had received copy, or how
he had knowledge Of any American citi-
zen or Government official being directly
or Indirectly interested in the sale Of
arms.
Senator Patterson testified that at the
suggestion Of Mr.. Morton he showed the
President acopy of iReniington's letter.
The President expressed good deal Of
surprise when the letter was shown him,
and said he did not think it would turn
out that there was any fraud in the sale Of
arms and expressed his anxiety to have
the matter Investigated, saying If any per-
sons were implicated in fraudulent trans
actions they should be brought to punish
ment. The President thought witness
should say so to the Secretary Of War, and
he did So The Secretary manifested o
good deal Of feeling and said the whole
business had been transacted with great
propriety and that every transaction con.
pected with the sale OF arms was q matter
Of record, and he would have 1t investi.
gated and make areport TO Congress.
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MISSOURI.
Important Railroad Decision

PNASohS AA0AlIoau DeclSlOns
ST. LOUIS, March 2G.-The Superior
Court yesterday decided an important
case, affecting the railroads of this State.
The case was that OF the North Missouri
Railroad Company ps. Constantine Ma.
guire, State and County Collector of St.
Louis county appealed from the St. Charles
Circuit Court, and involved the validity
Of an ordinance passed by the Oonstitu-
ttonal Convention Of 1866, which provides
that there shall be, levied and collected
from the Pacific Railroad, North Missouri
and Iron Mountain Railroad Companies
an annual tax often per cent on their gross
receipts from October 1, 1866, to October l,
leOS,and l6per cent thereafter, and applied
by the General Assembly to the payment
OF the principal and interest due, and "a
become due on the bonds the State issued
10 said railroads. The defence was that
the ordinance is unconstitutional, that II
violates the Federal Constitution, and is
opposed TO the provision which declares
that no State shall pass law to impair
the obligations oil a contract. The decis.
ion is lengthy, and decides that tho ord,
nance is constitutional, and provides fol
nothing more than the legitimate exer.
else OF the power OF taxation. The
Missouri Pacific and Iron Noun
tain railroads are greatly interested in
this decision. The present outstanding
Indebtedness is $1,200,O00. The earn
ings since 1866 have been $94, Gal ,4s4
which would yield from the Iron Noun
tain $755, ,292; North Missouri, 81, ,470, ,6s7
Missouri Pacific, $28353S. Total, $478,,
AT, leaving balance to be collected ID
future ol $542,52S, which would liqui.
date tho State debt issued for the benefit
of these roads. The case will be appeal
ed to the US. Supreme Court. I'M
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River News,

PrrTsBURdu, Pa, March 26.-Weathel
cloudy with indications of rain. Monon
gahela 8 feet 2 inches and stationary
Departed-Julia, Zanesville.
LoUBvnLE, March 28.-RiVer falling
with Q feet in the canal, and 4 feet
inches in tile chute. Weather clear ant
cold mercury, SO to 81 degrees. Busi
ness dull. Arrived-Comet and barges
st. Louis; Pink Varble, Cincinnati. De
parted-Comet and barges, Pittsburgh
Nick Lohgworih, New Orleans.
CAIRO, March 26-Arriyed-Emma @
Elliott from Memphis att P. M; Alaska,
from Cincinnati; Frank Forrest, from
Memphis; City Of Chester, from Louis
vile. Departed-Alaska, for New Or
leans; Emma G. Elliott, for Cincinnati
The river has fallen s inches. Clear
thermometer 40. ESQ
ST. LOUIS, March 2G.-Arrived-St
Luke, from Wyandotte; Arkansas, Dar
Hine and Strader, from Keokuk; Crane
Tower, from Memphis; Crescent City
from New Orleans; Exchange, from Pitts
burgh. Departed-Fontenette for Mem
phis; Huntsville, for Peoria; Lucy Bert
ram, for st. Johns; Arkansas, TOR Keokuk
Colorado, for Vicksburg; James Howard
for New Orleans; Mary E. Poe, for Re-
river; Lady Pike and Josephine, ior Uppe
mississippi. River rising slowly. Glea
and pleasant.
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NASHVILLE.
Monday Nights Lynchlng.

NASHVILLE, TENN, March 2G.-The
mob Of last night Is condemned and de-
plored by the mass Of the citizens. 1t was
gotten up suddenly, and It's purposes
carried out rapidly. Mayor Morris, al
though informed Of what might be ex-
pected, had not time to consummate his
arrangements to prevent it. before the
prisoner was shot, taken from the jail
and hanged to lamp post in the public
square. When. Governor Brown and q
detachment Of Federal troops, detailed to
act as a civil posse under the Mayors d.
rections, arrived, the mob had done its
work, the riDgleaders dispersed, and only a
crowd Of excited lookers:on remained.
These were addressed by Gov. Brown,
denouncing mob law, and pledging him
self to execute the laws and punish all
offenders. Those who participated in the
mob are supposed to be railroad men.
Sheriff Donaldson Is extolled for his
bravery in pushing his way through the
mob to cut the prisoner down. He risked
his life, but failed. Although saved from
death by hanging, the prisoners wounds
are mortal, but he may suVaive several
days. .-'r 'ft ajlau
David Jones, colored, who was shot by
the mob, died this afternoon. He made
o confession Of crimes charged against
him, but denied shooting Murray. On
the other hand, Murray, who knew
Jones well, in his dying statement said
he was shot by him. s.st.,-gyat
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FOREIGN.
FRANCE.


PARIS, March 2G.-Marshal BazainO
has received. permission to publish O
pamphlet iustifying his conduct at Metz
The Counsel General Of the Depart.
ment Of the Seinoha voted an appropria.
tlon Of 5000, 900 francs for schools.
The Paris Constitutional again asserts
that negotiations are proceeding between
France anil Germany looking to speedy
liberation Of French territory from the
presence Of German troops, and that the
Emperor William Is faYorably inclined
towards some arrangements by which
the result may be attained. The German
Government, says the C0nStisutionnel, Is
willing TO order an evacuation of that
part Of France now occupied by their
troops, upon the payment Of SOC, ,0O0, 900
francs Of war debt. NJ
LONDON, March 20.-A dispatch from
from Paris says that the negotiations for
the withdrawal OF the German troops
from French territory has proved success.
tul. The National Assembly will be dis.
solved. 10
PARIS, March 2G.--The report that
Washburn and Count Remusat had nego.
tlated for literary convention Is contra.
dicted. soit q EsIT|4 -ISST-I'
ltis reported that France has given
final notice Of the abrogation of her
commercial treaties with Belgium.
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Ticket Agents. Convention at Louis.
.r vile.

LOUISVILLE, March 2G.-The Conven.
tion of Railroad General Ticket Agents,
met at the Gait House, to-day. Sixty.six
lines are represented. The Convention
was organized by President E. A. Ford,
Of the Atlantic 6 Pacific road; Vice Presi.
dent, s. E. Gary, of the New Orleans,
jackson d Great Northern; Secretary,
Samuel Powell, Of the Chicago, Burling.
ton & Quincy; Executive Committee, s.
+. Pearson, of the @. G. C.&I., W. j.
johnson, .of the Illinois Central, WI.
Danley, Of the Fashville s. Chattanooga,
New York, September 25th, was selected
for the next meeting. The Convention
adjourned till tomorrow morning. ~ !
An invitation has been extended the
members TO visit the Mammoth Cave.
A suit has been entered in the Louis.
vile Court Of Common Pleas, by George
Oaks, father Of Miss Eliza Oaks, against
Il. B, ESsington, real estate agent Of this
city, for $4,000, for the seduction of Eliza
OAKS, .rH....# ...H.. ...... .. ... .....
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NEW YORK CITY.

New YORK, March 2G.-The excite.
ment in Erie stock was renewed this
morning, and the transactions have been
enormous, probably aggregating hun
dred thousand shares. The advance Is
due to the transactions Of London buyers.
The Jersey City officials propose to ac-
cept the finding against them yesterday.
On the 18th Of May, 1857, James 0'Don.
nell was killed In street brawl In Roose-
welt street by Michael Hayes, who imme.
diately thereafter fled to California, and
has not been seen since until last week,
when he was met by brother Of the de.
ceased, who went before the Grand Jury
and had Hayes indicted to-day. Hayes
was arrested on a bench warrant.
The Post has q rumor that VIM. Hen.
messy Cooke, has returned here in the in.
tereSt Of Tweed, and it is reported had
several interviews with the late members
Of the ring, and to have made overtures
to the District Attorney. a,-
The Post gives a report that the present
Erie directors have made an arrangement
with Gould by which, for consideration,
all proxies on the stock standing in his
name, or those Of the offices of which he
has been or is q member, shall be passed
over to them. -.
There have been twelve cases OF small.
pox In the last twenty-four hours. Vac
cination continues on a great scale. n
The oil merchants OF this city say the
result of yesterdays meeting of the oil
producers aud railway officials will eff.
fecuRlly extinguish the Southern I'm.
provement Company. There Is general
opinion that the company will belimme.
diately dissolved. ~ ,l'55 + w
Green, tho bogus Broadway banker, on
arraignment to-day pleaded not guilty.
The trial takes place tomorrow.
At a meeting Of the Erie directors to.
day Edward Il. Green was elected direc.
tor in place of Jay Gould. "a committee
ot the creditors Of the defunct Boston &
New York Express Company had con.
ference with them in reference to q chat.
tie mortgage securing the Erie claim
against the Express Company.
The society ,ot morocco ldressers ol
Brooklyn are on strike, andsome one oil
the society badly beat a man not Of the
society who went to work.
ii 10 p
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ENGLAND.

LONDON, March 26-Lord 8Ioncaster, o
Conservative, has been returned to PAR.
lament from West Cumberland.
lnthe House of Commons this evening
Mr.. McFee, the member from Leith'
called attention to the disgracelul neglect
OF the precautions for the protection Of
Scotland against foreign foe, and moved
that the coast defehses near Leith and
Glasgow be strengthened.
Sir Robert Austrdcher seconded the
motion. y
Mr.. Cardwell, Secretary of War, ad.
mitted the plausibility Of the motion, but
argued that Liverpool should be properly
defended first. 'f ~
The motion was supported by Lords
Lecho, Merrn, Meller and Kuincaid, and
Sir Jas, Elphe3stonc, but was finally re,
jected by the House without divisioh.
The University test bill was debated
and passed at It's second reading by a
largelnajority. .l =