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The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-06


LAKE hlGLEF.-John Mcf>Inney'
an Old resident OF Sugar PM Point,
western shore OF Lake blGIer, reached
thIN city Yesterday from his elevated
riparian home. and giyes us some in
,.rastir~ ,arri.ulars of tho ora,r Do
center Storm III maj Ie-!oh. bufIhS
me "1Nt '"tutN l'"i itoul9 "l Tue
ram storm Lake bl4Ier rose >lN
lAcue>' Inc surface OF the Iake Is q
~ !" ihi'tN >Iuaie-aid we IedNt II
- A-UEloIs [" ny 4aIIpIl> me
mount OF water II received III a
I'uF>- Since NE commencement OF
ane STORM me axe mas RISEN - ilIch">.
me >I"" aloil4 the weston >hnFe i
o tx iret areP' packet nara II
he eastern >loro of the Western sum
NIT the snow drifts are from 90 to leo
Ieet "teI: I,HI'H5 me Storm r.eEeh
snow fell ON ChriLm1as Gav .
tho f,k. rp,. f.urf.eu inches in u
Iorr, Van ~rhu,idf's dan, acro.. tLo
,ufl-r of the Tru..ken river at Tahoe.
CIV Ina. L,.au r,mnI.,1J Int The
rates nifty feet III ienu;h. are su>-
,rnIej a1oyr the water ready To Ia
srObGlrf ut any m
GALLANTNY.-A number OF gentle
men who hauuened to he pa,,in~l
.r., \r.n larson ra ...
$50
AFTERNOON htd Il Go"u Iau-l 81 the eA-
I'"' WI
a. - G 'Ll u'a r.sr;rc aon"
the street lei>urelv with hi, head
uo"ll, and when IN the act OF passing
nv ->s" t"IN u ' ".o,tI 1t"iG one ..
,-'l .-,,,i,, a..ir|T ii
r-,i -" f, f.1r, r. ,,"1rL
l,' ,.,,lf ta,,a III. - ",irD
.5'u..lI' t,I ~, 49, n;,h 49,
,., -,rrt,rr H. nI,inH avs
wa.i ~. v'n,I,," .ajlad II I~,i,ni tbe
waist and cla>pei it 10 his breast.
IN Iit'l Oh me lhiilE caused MN L"
.innr al. tha face Of the f,ir nnn Sra.
,u,, i.th|no LI,t a mntf; wLara tL.
heal rurL7 10 have been G4oru4
Ia-,ffv relieved himself of his burIrn
Il
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-06

H-Initcates night If barometer.
T-iuitrnte, temperature II mercury III barr.
I%-IaI..are~ temperature If atmosphere
iSHItl.ruHtU STANDARD tttrometcr- aud Faren-
lelt il.eriauurter~ are used i'll making these Oh
~tTvttluls
The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-06

On January Sd, brokers in San
Francisco were selling legal tenders
at 90, and buying at 91h.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-28
origin OF the Rebel Flag.

From the Cincinnati GaEette.l
That the rebellion is fairly over is
proved by the transmission of a letter OF
inquiry from Captain Preble, U. 5. N,
to General Beauregard, asking the ori-
gin of the Confederate flag. The gene
raj replied that at the first battle of Man
assas, or Bull Run, the opposing flags
were so much alike as to cause contu-
sion. After the fight it was at first de-
termined to have distinct State flags for
each of the Southern States, but the idea
proving impracticable, many designs for
q general flag were offered. That of
Colonel j. B. Walton, commanding
the Louisiana Washington artillery, was
preferred, and in September, 1861,
finally adopted, modified by that sent by
Colonel Miles. 1t was at first called
the Potomac army battle flag, but
soon went into general use, and super
seded the flags carried by the Western
corps. Its field was red or crimson, its
bars were blue, running diagonally
across from one corner to the other, and
the stars on them were white or gold,
their number being equal to the number
of States in the Coniederacy; the blue
bars were separated from the red field
by a small white fllet The size of the
flags for infantry was fixed ilt 4x4 feet,
for artillery 3x3, for cavalry AKA feet.
1t had the merit of being small and light,
and of being very distinct at great dis
tanees. But it was not accepted by the
Confederate government until it had
been used in many hard fought battle.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-28
-ArtTrea.uren IN nCrnrus.

A recent number of Greek journal
contains some account Of the archeolog-
ical memorials whose recent discovery
in the islands of cyprus has awakened
interests The discoveries
were made by an Italian, who lived for
some years in the country, became a
naturalized American, and is now acting
as a United States consul at Larnaki.
He has expended a large sum in making
excavations, and has found in all some
eight thousand works Of art, of various
value, most of them discovered in the
tombs and in the temple of Venus at
Golgos. The numerstion Of these in
cludes 1900 ancient Greek, Phenician
and Roman vessels Of glass; 1000 Pho
nician, Assyrian, Egyptian and Greek
vases: 400 Greek, Roman and Byzan-
tine lamps; 425 brazen utensils of all
kinds--strigils, bowls, brooch pins, etc.
&c Phenician, Greek and Cypriote in
scriptions; s2O4 stone statutes; $50 stone
heads; 800 votive offerings; l3O gold
cylinders, etc. The yizier, aroused to
the importance ofretaining the treasures
of ancient art which Greece still pos
sesses,,has issued an order prohibiting
the expectation Of articles of the kind
when discovered. The discoveries above
enumerated we're made, however, before
the order was issued, aud the articles
brought to light are the private property
of the consul They are sufficient to
enrich a hundred museums, and it is
that the consul is open TO
offers for them.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-28
The Burned District.

In trip last week through the burned
region of the towns of Brussels, Union,
Nasewaupee, Gardner and Forrestville,
we appreciated what we had not seen in
its full effects before-the dreadful tenn
pest of wind and fire which swept over
that country, on the night of the Sth Of
October Wherever view across the
couHtry could be obtained nothing but a
black and desolate scene presented it
self to the eye. Areas frequently Of
ten miles in length and breadth, present
ed no living thing to the sight-no living
trees, no growing underbrush, and even
no tracks on the snow indicating the
presence of rabbit or squirrel. The
besom of destruction has not only
blighted this living growth, but it has
also eaten into the ground and killed
the seeds and germs, so that the spring
may open and the summer come, and
yet no green growth will spring up to
start vegetation anew.-Erchange.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-28

resentatives of the United States, ac-
cording to the present Constitution or
political compact, by which they are
united in Federal Republic: b.s.,
But in this last ,mongrel edition 1t has
been changed to read as follows:
The Assembly of Senators and Rep
resentatives of the people Of nation
especially of Republic, for the pur-
pose of enacting laws and considering
matters of National interest, and con-
stituting the chief Legislative body of the
nation" -f3
In this mongrel edition the words
United States" have been changed to
to Nation" and another line Federal
Republic" is stricken out, and Nation"
substituted in its place. 'a.
We have before called attention to this
base partisan trick Of trying to convert
dictionary into vile partisan text
book. But fraud has rebounded upon
the heels Of publishers who have been
guilty of it, for Worcester's dictionary is
everywhere crowding Websters out of
use Even the strongest Radical, if he
has any respect for the language of his
country, or for the proper education OF
his children, must despise this effort to
pervert the meaning of words in the in
terest of political party. No fair
minded, scholorly man, certainly, would
permit his son or daughter to go TO a
school where the last edition Of Web
ster's dictiona-- is in use. And, be-
sides these vile partisan defects, Wet-
ster's dictionary is far behind Worces-
ter's as an authority in pronunciation
and photography. Indeedin all respects,
Worcester is immeasurably the best
work. AT any rate, the Democrat who
allows the niger edition of Webster a
place in his house deserves fogging
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TERRIBLE FIGHT BETWEEN
BOYS.
Three Hundred Engaged i'm the
Melee-One Dies of His Injuries.


Three Hundred Engaged i'm the
Melee-One Dies OfHts Injuries.
From the Wheeling (W. W Regi sterl
For week or two past the boys Of the
rival villages of Bellaire, on the Ohio
side of the river, and Benwood, on the
West Virginia side, have been engaged
in fighting Whenever Bellaire boy
was found on this side of the river, he
was numerically beaten, and when a
'Benwood boy vas discovered in Bel
laire the hogging was repaid with inter
est. Not longer ago than last Saturday
week the boys of the two places met on
the ice, and engaged in regular pitch
ed battle, using stones and even pistols.
Some ofthe combatants are now in the
Marshall county jail, awaiting trial for
riot. On Saturday last vast number
of boys, about one hundred and Fifty on
each side, met cn the ice, by appoint
ment it would seem, and engaged in a
most terrific fight. Every conceivable
missile was used, and several Of the
combatants received cuts in the head
and face, The battle ragged with fury
for about two hours.
One boy, a lad about thirteen years
old, named Fnrson, whose parents live
at Bellaire, was struck behind the ear.
He fell on the ice, stunned. In short
time he revived sufficiently to enable him
to go home. He suffered terribly through
the night, and yesterday morning he
died from the effects Of his injuries.
Now, that one Of their comrades has
been murdered and several others have
been badly injured, is it not time for the
authorities on both sides of the river to
put a stop to these boys, and prevent
any more such disgraceful riots as that
ofSaturday2 Must they wait until other
boys are killed before stopping these
outrages2 Every boy connected with
the proceedings Of the last two Satur-
days should be arrested and held to
answer for young Furson's death.
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Remeay for PainfuI wounds.

The Country Gentleman says: Take a
pan or shovel with burning Goals and
sprinkle upon them common brown
sugar, and hold the wounded part in the
smoke. Ina few minutes the pain will
be allayed and recovery proceeds rap
idly. In my own case ru sty nail had
made bad wound in the bottom of my
foot The pain and nervo US irritation
was severe. This was all removed by
holding it in the smoke for fifteen min
utes, and was able to resu me my read
ing in comfort. We have often recon-
mended it to others with like results.
Last week one of my men had finger
nail torn out by pair of ce tongs. 1t
became very painful, as was to have been
expected. Held in sugar smoke for
twenty minutes, the pain ceased, and IT
promises speedy rec every. ur
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Advice to writer's.

The New York Observer, which, from
sad experience, knows the bitter secrets
of unsolicited communications gives ad-
vice to writer's for the newspapers. See
how editors lecture on the subject
" Omit the be ginning of your essay
Most writers, not used to the press, i'm
agine that newspaper article, like an
oration, should have an exordium, an ar
gument and conclusion. Not at all.
The argument is all that is wanted.
That is, state your case say your say
and stop. Do not take time and space
to get into the subject, and more to get
out Of it; but come to it instantly, and
stop when you are done.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-28

/ know that by the golden gate,
Where heaven the sinless see.
My own doth longing watch and wait,
In Joy to welcome me.
thought not Of that other land
When she was all my life;
God seeing, in his dread command
Take home my angel wife.
{ In agony of grief I clunE ER II
q To catch the parting breath, Ait+
Upon her grave my form l flung,
And called in vain on death.
Life ended where her life begun.
l. And through my binding tears
saw my doom In anguish run
The dreary length Of years. ~
The world is vide. and dark. and cold.
Day follows after day;
The old and young. the young and old,
n Pass all the same way.
Along its endless paths roam.
So weary of its strife,
My heart Is in that other home ID
Where lives my other life.
Beyond the golden gates Of day. -tt.5
Beyond the stars at night. = - l+4
In prayer / seek the unseen way
Where heavens hosts are bright.
For 0 know by Gods own gate,
Where heaven the sinless see, ftrrf.
Ny own doth longing watch and wait,
In JOY to welcome me.
~. x ----T--a-0-b
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Ard being the only Registering Gauge
now manufactured,

And offered 10 the public. filling the require
men Is Of said rules and regulations. we, the
undersigned, respectfully call your attention
to tho fact that we are the sole owners OF the
right to manufacture and vend said Gauges,
and are now ready to FIJI orders therefor in
any required number and pressure. We war
rant th ese Gauges to be OF superior workman :
ship, and to have been tested By a Standard
Mercury Column before leaving, the factory.
This Ga uge is specially adapted for applica-
tion to a II boilers in use for land purposes, 1t
being the first invention in the history Of the
world brought out at any time for the purpose
of registering steam, thus giving TO all parties
who are using steam for land purposes. not
only projection to life. but absolute protection
TO property, affording positive knowledge as
to whether their boiler under excessive press
ure has at any time been strained. which no
Steam Gauge now In use except this has been
able TO give. Parties who are using steam
can readily appreciate its importance, and
we cordially invite all such TO call upon our
Agent, who will be happy to show them the
Register and its operation. In proof Of their
merit, we insert the following testimony;
WASHINGTON, D. c., March p, 1870.
Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgreen. U. Q. N,
COmmandant;
SIR-In obedience to your instructions of
the 18th inst, have examined and tested the
Registering Steam Gauges invented by Mr. T..
Clark, and respectfully report, that II is ex-
ceedingly simple in its construction, certain
in its action, reliable in its indications, and
liable to little or no arrangement.
| think the device complete for the purpose
intended TO be accomplished. h. ...
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Signed: CHAS. H. L0RING,
Chief Engineer, U. S. NJ.
-
Respectfully WHITE < PAYNE,
JEWELL & BACHUS,
.fHEf Louisville. Ky,
General Agents South and West.
q. FELTHOUsE, Agent,
1919 cod igl Main St.. MemPhis. Tenn.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-28
The MOngreI Edition of Webster's
Dictionary.

From the New York Day Book
The last, and the mongrel edition Of
Websters dictionary is receiving the
contempt and rejection which it richly
deserves. We are glad to see that Wor-
eester's dictionary, which in scholarly
profundity and correctness, is in every
way the superior of Webster's, is being
adopted by boards Of education all over
the country. A late number of the At
lanta Sun has the following on this sub
ject nD&
we are glad to chronicle the fact
that the board of education has adopted
Worcester q dictionary for public schools,
For a long time Webster's dictionary
was considered the standard, and, not
withstanding some serious defects, that
recognized supremacy might have been
retained for the work for many years,
but for the fact that its publishers, in
their late edition, have converted it into
political textbook for the Radical
school of politicians. The compilers of
the last edition of Webster have intro
duced into the bedy Of the work such
slang words as locofoeo' and copper
head. The first is defined a member
of the Democratic, and the last a
Northern sympathizer with the South
ern rebellion; while the word scala
wag' has no political significance given
to it, and carpet-bagger is not found in
the work.
o In this last moagrel edition, the def
milton of Congress" and all such words
as State" Constitution" and Com
pact, have been changed from all form
er editions in such a manner as to make
the work mere partisan textbook. 1t
has lost all claim to being considered as
a dictionary of the English language.
1t has become a dictionary Of the slang
language Of the niger party, In the
former edition Of the work, Congress
was defined as follows: l
'' the Assembly Of Senators azd Rep
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-28
az eeee.

According to the census Of 1s7l,
Greece has a population of ,45s, ,4s2
souls, OF whom 754, l56 are males and
703, lis females. The above figures in
clude l3, 1876 soldiers and sailors OF the
Grecian arm y and navy, and 7l33 sail
ors Of the Mercantile mari ne. In 1861,
the populs ton was 1925, ,499, so that the
increase IN ten years has amounted to
l33,0l3, persons, or about ten per cent.
The population Of Greece In 1871 con-
sisted of l,0s0,000 Greeks, 800 Alba
mans, 5000 Macedo- Wauschians, 5000
Ita) ians, 5000 Israelites, 5000 Gypsies,
20,JO English, 20O0 Turks and 1000
+ Frenoh. In 1871, Athens had popu-
lation of As, l07; Patrss, 26,l90; Corfu,
24,o9l; Syria, 2O,997, and Zante, 2O,4sO
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-02-28
PROPOSALS..
TO CONTRACTORS.

CFALRD PROPOSALS WILL BE RE
- ceived at the once OF the secretary oJ
the undersigned. until IL o CLOCK m. on
Saturday, 3Oth day Of march. lS72i
fer the Excavation Of the lot tso BY lls1S teetl
WSssnic Temple. Plans and specihcatieni
ran be seen at the once Of Jones a Baldwin,
Architects. The contract will be let cut te
the lowest responsible bidders;
The Directory reserve the right 70 reject any
and all bids.
~ order Of the pireetory.
= JNO. TENT.
q. B. CHURCH,
j. III. PETTIGREW,
1gt-eoWtd Building Committed;
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NOTICE.
wORKINGMENS'
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION,
NOTICE TO srOUKHOLDERs.

NlHE FIRST INsTALLMENT TO THE
i Capital Stock is called, payable to Chas.
7. Paterson, Secretary and Treasurer lat the
office Of the Southern Life Ins. Col, between
the 10th and 3Oth OF February next.
The Association commences Active BUSINESS
on the first Tuesday in March tthe 5thl lSf2.
Parties desiring 20 subscribe 70 the Capital
Stock are requested 10 do so before the lst Of
March next.
lOe-xivl II. d. BULKLEY. President:
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STEAM GAUGE.
CLARK STEAM REGISTERING GAUGE

HAVING BEEN THOROUGHLY TESTED
of Supervising Inspectors for application to
Steam Vessels, in conformity with the rules
and regulations passed by them for the carry
ing out of the Steamboat Law, requiring the
application of Steam Registering Gauges to
all vessels propelled in whole or in part by
.'team, as promulgated by circular order from
the Treasury Department, bearing date No
ye'mber ., 1871,
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N WALL PAPER.
REMOVAL.
REMOVAL.

UNHF OFPIcE OF THE WESTERN METH
odist has been moved from p Jefferson
street to 27oiS Main street, up stairs, in the
rooms formerly occupied By G. W L. Crook.
Correspondents and others will take notss,
issue now $500 copies. Ths Methodist Is q
GOOD medium for advertisers.
gst r. W. BLEW 4 CO.. Publishers.
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PUBLIC zEEDGER.
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TO regular advertisers we offer superior in
ducements, beth as to rate OF charges and
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Special notices inserted for ten cents per line
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~ baa nlsa Il. WHITMORE,
A1d 0.tuka Publisher and Proprietor.
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The French language has about 81, 600
words, the Spanish 30,000 the Italian
IS, 600, and the English 10000.
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BOARDING, SALE; LIVERY AND

FEED STABLES.
N. G. C0STILLo-CityS Sale Stables. 81 Mon
roe street. Over 5000 head of stock sold at
this stable in the past season.
W. G.. BRIDGES Il CO., proprietors D. d.
Dismukes. sole agent and manaRer-79,
81, 83 and S5 Monroe street. Stock bought
and sold on commission. N
w, NJ. BRO0KS-Stock yard and sale stables
AS Main street. All classes of stock fed
and Sold
J. K. MoCULLERS- = 4s South side Court
+ Square and "A Madison street. Livery,
boarding and sale. .fhaL
sELTGMAN & HALL-Desoto Stables. IS
Union street. sc-. S.Ifs 80 TT.
J. B. FARES 4 CQ.-Dealers. in mules.
horses, etc., S31 and 333 Second street.
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HOUSE, SIGN. AND FREsCO

DEAN 4 CO., successors to Dean. Baxter a
Co., 391 and 1898 Main street.
A. DAVIS, 2S1 Second street-Particular
attention given to calcimining walls In
any color.
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w w. WHrTE. IoTENcH ScHLEY,
Formerly Clerk. OF Baltimore.
WORSHAM H0USE--Wbite. 4 Schley, pro.
prietors; corner Main andAdams streets.
Board, So SO per day.
MEIGGS HOUSE-Dr. X. IL. Boatman. pro-
nrietor; Hopefeld, ARK. % u.
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sERnaMEN.

HI WARp. BUTTON WRIGHT.
a. J. WARD & Co.-Aericultura imple-
ments- etc. 225 Second street. /.
OTTO SCHWILL & CO. 0.-Agricultural imple-
ments, bone dust, land plaster, etc., III
Main etreet ~.
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HOTELS.

LIFE INSURANCE..
VIM. RUFFIN-General Agent Missouri Val
ley Life Insuranee Co., 9 West Court ct.
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CARRIAGE MANUFACTURER
OWEN LILLY--Carriages farm, and spring
wagons 63 Union street. ldte n
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1 KNOW THAT BY THE GOLDEN GATE.

X. WHITMOBE,
Publisher and Proprietor.
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