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HumOrs OF An Assassin,

Doubtless, Stokes had cause of vriey-
ance against Fisk, but the two men were
very much alike, though the victim had
great deal more ability, and was, on the
whole, of better temper than the assassin.
The two quarreled about a coarse, but
snowy punk, and their quarrel led to bust
ness troubles, to various suits and count
er-suits. in which Stokes, having been
worsted, took the law into his own hands.
lie had no more reason to Stay Fisk than
Fisk had to Stay him but that he took
his foe unawares, and shot him in cold
blood, there is no rational doubt what
ever.
stokes, from the outset, has trusted for
his vindication to the Odium Fisk's course
had excited; apparently assuming that
ne mad done the community great service
Dy removing the man whom it naturally
regarded as nuisance. Had he claimed
that he had suffered great wrongs. from
Fisk, and, on meeting his antagonist, had
been carried away by passion, drawn his
revolver and fired, he would have an.
preached truth. and adopted the wisest
course. Instead of that. however, he has
pretended all along that Fisk tried TO shoot o
him, and that, in returning the shot. ne
acted merely in self-defense.
Stokes has varied and improved upon
this story from time to time, until, i'm the
evidence in his own behalf, he went so far
as to state, under oath, that Fisk fired at
him, and he fired back, but that he had no
idea he had hurt his enemy, even when
brought afterward into his presence.
All that is known of the muir
der, as well as the circumstances
of the situation, plainly refute
this, and destroy whatever lingering faith
may have been held in the assassn's We
racity. It would have been far better for
him had he kept silent, and had his coun-
sci not attempted to prove so much more
than any sane man could be induced to be-
lieve.
Another mistake made by the defense
Is, that they have accused everybody wish
ing to see Justice done, of being in the
pay of Jay Gould and the Erie Ring.
Stokes has pronounced each witness tes-
tifying against him as perjured, and each
lawyer on the ether side as having been
bribed to sacrifice him to a corrupt and
revengeful organization. Not satisfied
with this, he pretends that he has been
made the scapegOat of his fellow-murder-
ers, because he is respectable, and Occu-
pies high social positions piece of in
formation entirely novel to this cOmmu-
nifty. 1t might be interesting to know
what his ideas of responsibility and high
social position are. As far as ascertained,
his antecedents aud associations have been
eminently disreputable. He has been the
consort of courtesans and blacklegs, and
mas never had position that would not
reject serious discredit upon him. The |
sole thing distinguishing him from the vi !
lest and vulgarest ruffians is, that he |
dresses well, and can read and write, He |
is evidently Of the opinion that clothes |
create the man; that clean shirt produ- |
ces clean character, and physical purity |
% unstained conscience,
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-02-01
The Velocity OF the Will.

1t is a common idea that the saying ''aS
quick as thought expresses the ne plas
uifTd Of speed-an unapproachablc rapid
ity, instantaneous and iightning-iikc. The
phrase seems used, indeed, as an hyper
bolc but, in one sense, AZ least, this Is Il
mistake. Thought, it is true, can trans
pert us afar without taking note OF dis
tances, because there is no more difficulty
in bringing up, in fancy, remote object,
than one that is close to us, and in this
view il NAV be allowable to say that space
creates TO obstacle to thOught-nOt I'M
peding nor chang ng it in the least. But
thought never springs inStantaneouSly
under the influence OF an external cause;
an appreciable time elapscS, enc or two
tenths of Il second, before an idea is aroused
i'm the mind in consequence of an impress
sion received by the brain, and before it
will respond to that idea by the move
ment of Il limb. So the nervous current
| which transmits sensations to the brain,
and bears the commands of the will to the
eXtremities OF the body, requires a GER
tain time to finish its course. Impressions
coming to us from without are not per-
ceived at the very instant of their pro-
duction; they travel along the nerves
with speed of from 60 to 80 feeta second.
equal to that of the carrier-pigeon. or the
| hurricane. or If locomotive under full
steam, but very much less than the swift
ness of cannOn-ba:l. For instance, we
are conscious Of an injury in the feet only
after a halt-tenth of a second has elapsed.
The commanded the will pass from the
center to the circumference with no great
er rapidity; the limbs do not instantane-
ously obey the motive thought. When a
movement is provoked by a shock received
in any part whatever of the body, the
stimulus at first travels as far as the b. ain:
there a thought is developed. the will de.
termines to send out an order; this order
runs along the nerves to the limb which
is hidden to act, and, at last, the limb be.
gins movement. All this takes place in
three times, OF quite an appreciable dur.
alton =Rcrne DeS Deur MniHes
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Vital Mechanism.

1t has been assumed by those compe-
tent to form an opinion that there are
twenty-five thousand muscles in a silk
worm. There are eight thousand in the
trunk of an elephant, and in most of the
serpents perhaps more than million.
Through the instrumentality of those or.
g'ns the fleXibility of the boa constructor
depends. BY an act of will-that is. in
stantly charging the muscles with an extra
force-the great python of Africa crush
es living lion into shapeless mass for
swallowing. Every bone is ground into
fragments, so that no opposing obstacles
in the form of splinters or projecting
points can injure the throat on the way to
the snakes immensely large elastic stOm-
ach. Neither art or science has yet dis
covered method for generating such
power by apparently such simple de-
vice.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-02-01

WHAT a vast change has come over the
.v~tcm Of medical treatment in the lat low
yrar> short time ago and depletion
seemed To Ice the only misunderstanding.
bli-tcring. cupping, purgnt. etc.-but now
how different. The system of depletion ma.
almost disappeared, and we find TONES and
>tr,n"thcncr> taking its place. Build up.
instead of pull down -till further. the dilapl-
dated constitution. OF all the array of re-
,toratiyc> none >urpa>>cs PARKER'S COM-
FOUND FLUID EXTRACT BUCIIC in its invi@-
Grating properties. It will restore the shat
tered constitution. inyi"o~ate the mini and
impart a zcst to life W hich the poor invalid
had thought departed forever. Sold 10y ali
: DRUGGISTS, cVcrvWhere.
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An aycellpnt Indication of the regard Il

which he is held by one Who would ordl-
narily be the most lenirnt. is that his
wife, since the tragedy, has never had.
and never sought to have. tie least com
munication with him. She was reported
al the time to be on her way home from
Europe. but she has not appeared here.
nor will she. If he were such an injured
saint and fashiouably-atiired chcrub aS he
represents himself, it is not likely that
the woman who had been his wife would
desert him in hi extremity. The simple
truth seems To he that hc had driven her
away by hi. neglect and his relations viii;
such notorious wantOnS as Josephine
Mansfield y Co;.y,Su0g}sgcf
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Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-02-01

MEDICINES will not cure colds. Open
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rising aud on lying down, and keep your
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quent change in your wooden stockings,
say twice day. This last is important.
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Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-02-01

DR.. BUCHNER, scientifically considering
woman, asserts that the existence of the
sex is mot an inherent natural necessity"
Perhaps not, in his opinion. since he has
been born. but there was time when it
was n decided necessity to him.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-02-01

NEVADA lumber dealers complain that
they can't compete with the cheap Labor OF
the Piute squaws who steal their wood
at wholesale and undersell them in the re-
tail market.
Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1873-02-01

THE CHILDREN'S llOUR.-The January
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IRIS ALTOGETHER WRONG, 10 trfe with Il bad
Cough or Cold, when thu risk i 50 great and 4
remedy so sure, prompt and thor ugh rs l'r.
Jaync'S EXpCctorant can be readily found.
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''MEET nle at the gate, love-" has been
changed to meet ME at the crate. love"
The cool weather has necesSitated the
change.
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Wat NExr9 The January number OF

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could shield him from further injury at
the handS of his now-triumphant enc
mics. Not content with his ruin. they
soon after demanded his death, and in
duccd the king, in a moment of weak
moss To sign the warrant. The man en-
trusted with its execution was a former
p,,,tcqc of the cmir On his arrival at the
villa he gave himself out Il the bearer of
good news from court. and thus Gained
the wite'S fears. and induced her, though
reluctantly. To leave him alone with his
late bcncfactor. She never saw her huS-
band again. He was taken to the bath.
hi, veins were opened, and there iie ex-
pircd.-'..1 J,o,ney HroHgh Pcrs,1.
~
ORR IypuVDTNCE THE CAUSE OF Con
Sj'MrTIoN.-iiOw many of III can date the
cause Of our lat sickness to citncr "A rro"d-
eel room, and then coming out IN a cold AR.
or wearing damp clothes, catI>lh" r"l@h
which settles upon the lungs. producing
seated pains in the che I. Aliens Lung Bil-
-iih viii check the di-cas" and restore health
10 the -v-t.in, if only used in time.
Reminder and call al the drugstore Tor
Ancn'- Lang B,-am. Every family should
keep IT 1i hand
TnE S'rEEIE rE-1IoN.-lI alth l.
he, mot important Of earthly b!cS -in"S.
and therefore 'hc nervous anxiety of The
-irl ascertain the RELATIVE" merits Of the
yafiril- medicines in Use i not surprising.
Within the lagt two vcar- many thousands
80 in.nliI. have abandoned the prepare
iipu.ni lac pliarmacOpoi-t for the remedy
introduced by Dr. Walker, of California.
uii,irr the rpInrWhat eccentric name OF
Ni>rGAn EIritHs. That this new vcgcta-
bic u'dicinc winning golden opinions
Of all -prI Of - plc" i bcyo a doubt.
Tire accounts We hear Of IL extraordinary
cllcci- ia ca-"l of chronic dyspepsia. rIcu-
mat IN. liver complaints, rnalariOIs f.
yrr-. nervous prO-iratiOn and many 9th
.,r di-'Yc--in9 diseases, o. rtainlY justify
the popularity which it has everywhere
acquired.
Dr. Walker clninI for hi- specific re-
mc,li,l power over all di-or !crS that do
not involve an irrcparahlr destruction 81
bone and iibrr, and results 80 far appear
10 have ju-liii"d the claim. IL this age 81
Wonder we are not disposed 10 deny th'
20 Utility of any phenomena not directly
III variance with Tho laws Of nature, anda,
it j. held by many psychologists that ri
m,iadics proceed from the same 4cn"ri'
cail,r. ,'c ecc no reason for the incrc'!illty
with which some people regard the idea o
alnivcr-al Medicine. Or. Walkers prep
artlion seems destined TO be universally
approved.
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This preparation. long and favora-
bly, known. will thoro"gh!yre -ilsih !,
crate broken down and low-.pirltch
horses. by strengthening and cleans
inr The stomach and inicstincs.
II lisa sure preventive Of all as
o,ses Incident To this animal, snch
I.Nn EENIK IL ANlDI.l.S,
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-07-25
Application for Patent
to Bisanz Lode.
L. s. LAM OrFICE.

BELMONT, New, June Is, 1873
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THE HER
~ cules Silver Mining Company whose Post
Office Phoebe, Lincoln county, Nevada. has made
application for patent for eight hundred linear
feet of the Bisanz Lode. bearing silver ore the
same being about four hundred feet northeasterly
and about four hundred feet southwesterly FROM
discovery shaft thereon, with surface ground six
hundred feet in width. situate in Bristol Min
ing District, Nye county, Nevada and described
In the plat and field notes file in this office rs
follows, viz: " Beginning at post marked No. l.
U. 5. Survey No. 81, whence u nut pine tree one
foot in diameter bears 5. 50 degrees, W. IL clio
feet snokestack Of the National Mining Com
pany, in Bristol, bears n. osh. degrees, W; the
Blue Bell shaft bears N. As degrees and the cpn-
ter Of the mouth of the Bisanz Tunnel, on the
Bisanz Lode, bears s. i0h degrees, Z. 500 feet:
thence running. tirst course, s. 631g degrees, Z.
600 feet to post marked No. q U. S. Survey No
81; thence, second course, 26.1 degrees, ". $40
feet to post marked No. 3, L. $. Survey. No. 81:
thence, third course. n. G3 y degrees, W. COO
feet to post marked No. I, L, S. Survey, No. 81:
thence, fourth course, n, 26k degrees, L. 500
feet to post No. !, the place of beginning con-
tanning eleven and 2-i00 acres; upon unsurveyed
land"
Courses taken from the true meridian with a
magnetic variation of l6k degrees east. The
lode or deposit is found between the horizontal
, layers of limestone. and 'hows upon the surface
only 1T the BisanZ Tunnel.
The nearest and adjoining lodes to the above
claim are on the north, the May Flower and
Dauntless Lodes, claimed by VIM. FriLk, Chas.
Wahlund and NJ. Croker, ON the east by vacant
ground ON the south the National and naunt-
less Lodes, claimed by the Nation al and Daunt-
less Companies, on the west the Southern Slope
and W. I. Lodes, claimed by the Southern Slope
and W. +. Companies.
The notice and diagram of the above claim
can be found posted at the mouth Of the Bis.
anz Tunnel and in the Land Office at Belmont,
/ Nevada.
The record Of said location may be found in
Book A. page 10 Of the Records OF said Bristol
District said claim being more particularly de-
scribed in said application.
All persons holding any adverse claim thereto
are hereby requested to present t same before
the Register ana Receiver of the United States
for Belmont District. at Belmont Nye county.
Nevada, within sixty days from the first publ.
cation hereof, in the PIocHE DAILY RECORD. q
newspaper published nearest the location Of
said claim. W. n. GRANGER, Register.
! iyS-GOt
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Poll Tax.
Notice to Creditors.

EsTATE OF s. D. POTTER, DECEASED
II Notice is hereby given by the undersigned,
Administrator Of the estate Of 5. D. Potter, de.
ceased to the creditors Of, and all persons hsv-
ing claims against the said deceased to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers, within ten
months afer the first publication Of this notice
to the said Administrator, at Phoebe, in the
county Of Lincoln. d. L. DEAL,
Public Administrator
Dated ut Phoebe. July Fl, 1873, jy22-oaw4w
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TO THE PUBLIC.

T'HAvE BEEN SOLE TRADER FOR TUE W.,
i years; have done good deal OF bushes ~.
many years; have kept my private, SIN NJ
property for many years before msn ~ ~, %
Doscher; have done business with vi tne - 80
bankers and merchants On the PACING coass, -
never owed two-bit piece during thst un's ny
WAS sued year ago for bill OF goods durins .na
absence from Phoebe, that was ordertus nan nan
shipped in Mr.. Doscher's name. Cornlssn naOrs
named Joe Opie bought Mr.. Doscher OUT ~s at
he went to Arizona. Opie leased the lower 49,
Of my house, in which be opened saloon. e. Il.
weeks after MIR. Doscher lett for Arizona, -.
quors ordered by him arrived. Under fsis IA m
tense Joe Opie took possession Of the iquos .,ea
disposed of them in various ways. ~. nv
for the above liquors. ordered witnos. .h I'd
knowledge, and S6OO--rents-due me, au $40
and held for one year by John Kane. then - .s.
of this county; and at the present tiao =. m ~
count can be given Of the money, ana -. 4
satisfaction that can get, 10, that Kane psassui
out for buggy hire to Yves. Travis inc p'
Sheriff.
shall lesve for San Francisco In rev asy v
and during my absence H. N. Barnes Wiii
my agent. ,arxrrp
jy2-1m MRS. pooo
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| MO. 623 kEARNf STREET, COR
~ NER Commercial, San Francisco
Private entrance on Commercial street tA.rG
Established in 1854, for the treatment ~
Of Sexual and Seminal Disease such
as Gonorrhea elect. Structure syphilis M All It's
forms, Seminal Weakness, Impotency, etc. etc.
Skin diseases of years standing, ana liberated
Legs, ETC., successfully treated
DIR. G1BBON has the pleasure of announcing
that he has returned from visiting the principal
Hospitals of Europe, and has resumed practice.
The Doctor has spared neither time nor money
in seeking out new remedies, and has returned
with increased facilities for alleviatng human
suffering.
Seminal Weakness.
seminal emission is the consequence Of self
abuse. This solitary vice, or depraved sexual
Indulgence, is prscticed by the youth Of both
sexes to an almost unlimited extent, producing
with unerrlng certainty the following train Of
| morbid symptoms, unless combatted by scien.
tifc medical measures, viz: Sallow countenance,
dark spots under the eyes, pain in the head, ring
ing in the ears, noise like the rustling of leaves
or rafting OF chariots, unessiness about the
loins, weakness Of the limbs, confused vision
blunted intellect, loss of confidence ditfid, nee
in approaching strangers, a dislike to form new
acqualntances, disposition TO shun society,
loss OF memory, pilnples and various eruptiuns
about the face, hectic hushes, furred tongue.
fptid breath, coughs, consumption might sweats
monomania and frequently insanity. II relief
be not obtained, you should apply Immediately.
either in person or by letter, and have cure
effected by his new and scientific mode of treat
ing disease which never fails Of etiecting quick
and radical cure.
Cured at Home.
Persons at q distance may he CURED Al
HOME, by addressing letter to DR.. Gibbon,
stating case. symptoms, length of time the dis.
ease has continued, and have medicine promptly
forwarded, free from damage and curiosity, to
any part OF the country, with full and plain di-
rections for use.
Persons writing to the Doctor will please state
the name of the paper they see this advertise
ment in.
By enclosing SO in coin in . registered letter
through the Postoffice, orthrough Wells, Fargo l.
Co. package Of medicine will be forwarded
to any part of the Union.
All communications strictly confidential.
Address, DIR. j. +. GIBBON
d1l-ly Box 1857, San Francisco, Ga!
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Notice to Creditors.

EsTATE OF E. OLDs, DECEASED. NO
Il tice is hereby given by the undersigned,
Executrix Of the estate of E. Odds. deceased, to
the creditors Of, and all persons having claims
against the said deceased. to exhibit them, with
the necessary vouchers, within ten menths after
the fryt publication Of this notice, to the said
Executrix, at Phoebe, in the county Of Lincoln.
MARTHA OLDS,
Executrix Of the Estate of Edwin Olds,
Deceased.
Dstsd July 4, 1873. jylo-oaWew
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And in accordance with law and an order of
the Board OF Directors, made on the 9th day of
June, 1873, 80 many shares OF each parcel of such
stock as may be necessary will be sold at public
auction, at the sale room of John Middleton Il
Son, No $40 Montgomery street. San Francisco.
Cal, on Monday, the nth day of Au-
gust. 1873, at the hour Of . O'Clock p. M of
said day, TO pay said delinquent assessment
thereon, together with costs Of advertising and
expenses of the sale.
GEO. II. SPINSEY, Secretary
:, once: No. $50 California street, Room No. 8,
san Francisco Cal. iy22-td