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4 sssr.y Dsy On Tho Lake-Lsf'y Waves.

Fson The Virgins City Entesprise Jsse s7th.
A ecn,jcmsn VIM yesterday came In from
Lake Taln,e. says that Last Ts+sday Vas one
1t the rs,ughes, days ever s-en IN that l"ca'
iiy, even by The oldest inhahiiant. The
wind blew . regular hurricane. and u u asid
the waves an the lake ruled thirty feet high.
In CRUISING over To the 0leuhr"k House
with ibe STEAMER. the waves dssh~d "vss the
wheel houss. and she wss knocked sh'u'
70 thou8hshe had been mere billet NJ wOod.
The clerk 0S the h"as weakened when she
started on hss return trip. He ssid he bod
..hsa NO stesmbs,at," and ~ staid y The
(3Isnbrook The little boaa made the iriv
III right, end was bark again the next day
~ time. Il vss exceedingly c0ld, - well
- windy, snd overcos,s were = necsssssy "
comfsst Out ut dsnss ~ Asts were within
There sse considerable number Ut visitor
y, The 0lsnbrnk, Ill IT wh"m manage Il
cnty themselves very we'll. The s'"so ws'
lo.,ked spon BY them ~ bit Of ezciieme"
gotteu OPP fs their special l'sneht.
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M. 100.
Application for Patent.

Y. y. LAND VFYNk,
.. NElEvA, N. T, July h 1873
Notice n hereby pub ish,d that Will lam r.
MELLEN. tiAki.ES LANE. JANIS 4 MI RRAY.
JAMES CARTEA. CHARLES MCDOWELL aud
John MctLAKNOS. wnusr po.tO:liCe address l.
P"necr. Desr Lotlsc county, Montana Territory. have
this day ed application Tor patent under the Minin.
laws II C"ng tor tier LAGER nhn. claim. CON-.
priainy 4'0O feet the line o the blr know ~ III
'Gambl,fs iiOIs." Situated In Independence mining
dirtIic In iIesr iolg county. NJ. r.. which ri,im l..
ierore'i IN the "tcc o the county kscotcr Oi n,i
,adge county. and j. des rihed ~ follows. to.wit
The N. u Vi N T. kOf NE 4, mt N w. n vi
n. 4. vi N. H. 4. sii IN section ~. and The h. Y
1t = 4 and n r. x ~ W. 4 MA y. q. and
y W.. 4 M N T. 4 Of ) u q. and y. II Ut n. " x
II =. T. Y, and X. Il Ut W. II Ut N W. 4 OF =. + y.
all IN scetOn IL IN township roth VI RANGE II west
principal meridian. contiining ono hundred ana
twenty scre-, up'n which COPY Vi said notice VI n.y.
plicaaiOn In posted
The adjoining claimant. TO said premises nre Genrge
Perry and Others On tue vert placer mining claimants
9QeOd W. G. CHILD, Register.
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r NEW NOWrHWEsr MONTANA, SATURDAY. july H. M

m f,th article treaty tressy Ut Aasu.. third
t~~n hundre and nihctydve and third article treaty
os Nay tenth. eighteen hundred and dfty four. one
shou.snd dollars
HOr rrrmanes,t annuity in specie. for educational
puspoecs. per fourth ariici" treaty Ut Septe'nne,
third article treaty Of May tenth egecn hundred and
Assv.fouE, two ,h'usand dollsrs
For interest. ~ five per ceninm on forty tnon.aIu
dollars fOv educational pnrposrs p.r thirn article
treaty of May tenth. eighteen HUNDRED snd aiyfdaf'
two thousand dollaru.
sHosnorEs.
RA.NkRS nA>ps
For tenth Of twenty instsmsuts. TO he expended
nend,, nnder the direction az the President. In the
parchase Of ruch articles as he may deem eui,sbe
their wantr. either huuiers Or nrrd'men pet NTH
article treaty Of July seeond eighteen hundred and
oixty.ihrec, ten thousand dollars.
ws<rEsx BASo..
For tenth Of twenty instsIm.uts under the dirce-
tiOn Ut the President in the purchase OF such articles
~ he may dem suitable ~ their want- either %
hunt >. ~ hefis!nen per seventh article .,sa's On
thousand dollars.
NORruWEsrEnS BANDS.
For tenth Of twenty instruments. IL be expended.
under the direction Of the lrcsident 10 the p'rrha.e
III such aItlcs h. may deem suitable to wants
either a. hunters " herdamen, per third article treaty
Of Juy thiisieth. eighteen hundred sud EXT!
I've Thousand dollars.
coenir BAND.
For tenth II twenty ia.tsl,"en.-. to he expanded.
uuer thu direction VI the Preient. ~ the putchAss
ii such articles iulndn. cattle for herdinR " Ohe!
puvIs,ecs. he snll deem suitable t. their wants and
condition ~ hunters Or herdsn,en Ole thousand dol
lars
sHOSuONES AND BANNN'KS.
suO>HOSEs.
For fourth Of thirty inst ameEts. to purchase ei.
hundred suits Ut ctOtiny for cOihny tor males 0vrl
over fuute.n years If the flannel. hose. ca O
and domestirc for eight hundred fm'l. over the ns,
Ut twelve vraSr ami such :OOs my he neetlss u
max quits for eight hundred boys mud g1ls. th'rtceE
| thousand eight hundred and seventy four dollars.
fuv third 1t ten instAimcute. tor tho purchase O
such articles may be considered proper by the sc
rotary VI the Interior Tor thnsxnd eight hnndrcf
ler~Ons roaming and six hunrci persOus engaged u
! agriculture thirty thousand dollars
For pay Ut physician. teach e. carpcn'cr engineer
farmer and blacksmith. yer tenth article e.iy u
! July third. eighteen hundred and axty.eishe. 81
| thousand eight hundred dollars.
For last Vt three instruments, TO he expended II
prcpcnts far the persons who grow the most va'
ahle crops under tho act aud treaty, i've hun
! dred dollars.
Fer fourth VI thirty instruments. to purchase fon
| HUNDRED cults Ut clothing for males over fouiicc
yea II age. the hrnt! horr, Gallo. aud domestcs
for IOiF hundred females over twelve year, ana 81,
| flannel and cOttOn gUUls ~ msv he needle u max
suits for four hundred boys aud girls. Fix ihouss;''
| nine hundred and thirty-revrn doliars.
| fOr SOn,t Of tn instruments Tor III" purchase q
such articles ~ may b. considered proper BY tue Se'
rotary VI the Interior. for eight hundred person
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NO. 1911
Application for Patent.
u. y. LAND OpvEg, |
HELENA. M. r.. ,Dt,lN. III. 1874. (

u. =. LAND Opvcg,
uELYNA, NJ. r., June ~, 1874
Notice Il hereby given that PATRlCN KELLY,
whore pO-t. flee address h Washington. Door Lodge
cunty. Montana Tosrit.y, hns this day dltst Hppc,
ton tor patent, under thr mining hWs Ut CUnyre-, foV
p,acsr mimi claim sitnsscd IL Washington ruch:
pletOn Mining District Deer ,ags comfy. Mon.
tam TeviitOtv. and described follows ~ the plat
1t corner No on the en-tcly boundary Ut lot n"
IN r ~ N. L W. aud running thence :. 81 degrees
W. S.s chains: theme - 81 deyrcrs 10 min II
thence 6E dcv. g. min. W. 0N1 chains r. the place
of hcgin"iDg, containing niue ant 2-l,O ~ ncr,s.
~igns'cd ~ lot NJ: a IN T. II r. e. ". upon
third day Vi June. lssa
The adj"iiny claimants 10 there premises arr j.
y sionrr, Lew ~ G.-lin, and GeOrge bAnx. placer
claims above and Inflow.
w. CHILD Register,
D:Ss. !: MARsH. U. =, Deputy Mineral sazvcyor,
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Dspssoas yieAe AgaiAss 8nisoe1 Cen
q. --..-- p00y.

Indianapolis. June l3.-Another mysacr'
ions. and perhaps . tragic, chapter must Ike
added n the history Ut the raiIr'sd Troubles
In Crawford couuty. Under the general
rsilrusd law of the State. CrawfDsd q us'y
subscribed oSo. 90 worth Ut stuck u cid in
the construction 1t the New Albany and 81.
L0u,s road. Certain citisens, living away
fsvm the proposed line OF the rad, were
violently opposed to the subscription. and
claimed tbs, the elscti,n. which resulted in
: majority II fairy y atty for the suhscrip.
'ios, was carried BY fraud. The oppo.iiio"
80 % strung lhss the county aaiisosiiira
declined to complete the subscription, and
II. Oosding. an oehslf NJ tho rosd, brOugh,
.uit to compsl them to d. ~. vi r4ga
The case was taken " vanderburg coun
y. IN change IT vssas. and Was decided
% behslf Of The c,mpsny. Il ives appeal
I'd 10 ths Sspeemc Conf, and he verdict
rsvers.d. IN the sFoand thss the ssii wAs
uSs hsosghs BY The pruper party. the dec's
I'm bsise - sdsca thas ssit cOsld only b
mainsaissd By . cisisea Of the county. BE-
tore sasahss suit c0uM b bc,sgAt ~
Ct,uniy Clerks omcs~in Lcavcnworih ~
bsuksn spes BY ~ ssmsd NIB and ~ III
recosds s,.d papsss Vt the case des'rOysd
4 new sait We brvashs BY NJ. Oo'dinl
asd vas absss - - ssied. and Cslous
" Bsules. Ne cossssl IT. ~ ooaaty. pso
cssded " Leavssvorsh tss ihss parpse
vhss - bic disasy - e.ssad thss - asaed
mSA haal euss - nr. Ooidiag's hoass ~,
sldsessd bin, ord thsa nothing nd bsss
hosrd u ht0 sense.
| A tAis wsi,ias nuehing has been hsas'
Il ". 0ssdisg's tss& i ispssthae, sve'
psul,ahas. that - has tsss murdered. - ~
dssasosaius q ~ eosss ssapsds shsSws ~
d~pessae mea ase engaged 10 ibs cpassl
With ~ tngspasy whe wsll essspas seshial
! CnWess6 csSoosy = pssGe aod - Sssy hlet
q esviNssd. end ~ ooAOoo ssaacst0else
licked opea b ~ lsSAl " ~ oppeeoo6o
~ Nulo ohU6l u otoss gUi0. . n y
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NOTICE TO ElsS.

L. =. LAsD OrFTE, fELtSA. ". r.
June. 12th 1874
ANGJ's A. McD.,NALD. who's. po-.ucice aires.
r. New Chicago Deer Ledge cOau!y. NJ r. has hl,sl
in thi- office HI. application 10 enter Ne aGricnsn'al
land The southwest Is III the north west ~ secakn
81 and the soutk Of the north east and the north
,-,.t 4 VI the northeast Of section ~ In t.Iwnshp
No 10 no tn, 4 rnn:.c NJ. -. west, which land II
.s,l,.l fr,,m entry r. agricultural land. Motto T.
h. cby given that N hcariD. will he hid Ut this Oit'
vt 10 o'clock. m ON the 10th day VI July. 1873 &
determine ~ to the mineral mn mineral character
OF said land aud testimony to NC used upon said hear
iny viii b" taken before d. =. Newcomer. Probate
Judge. ut his Office IN Deer Lodge city md coa,ty
T. commencing ut 10 O'Clock. Il. M. On the lhh
day IT July. 1874
II II alleged there arc no known miners mining
imp, movements or claims upon raid land
W. G.. CHILD. Register.
O. b. O'BAxxox, attorney TOR claimant.
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STATIONERY.

EHavin- purchased ear *teek Ter Cash
fr0sD arW hsads. snd shipped By river .o
lev 1rejghtS. We ave enabjrd 70 eeer eoees
At tower 1gures than ever sold befere In
Montana. III.
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FOR last Of ten iuatalmenta, (ecrond ser,esl to h
pai u them Or expended for tcir benefit ton thous
and dallars .-.
NJ. u the President iu furnshine ssch aid aud A.ri.
eance in agricultural amt mechanical pursdit.. incind
Try the wtrkinx u the mill. ~ provided BY s,cond
article treaty Marcn twelfth eighteen hundred snd
sidsr advantageous and ucccrsary seven tbou-ad av,
hundred dOilars.
vOr THE amOunt, ar % much therese ~ may b,
Ueresry. 10 he USED ut the discretion Ut tho Jvesi
de.t. T., carry on the w0sk Of adm: ant instrnctin:
the FOncas IN tho arts III cviD,zsti"u with view 4
their sclf support. aid TOR subsistence aud clothing
ten Thousand dOlSre.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-01-08

10-Rev. DR.. Samuel Seabury; Sara
Payson Parton, ("Fanny Fern;'') Jas.
r. Paulding; ex-Gov. Seward, of y. Y.
12-Prof. John F. Frazer.
2l-Rev. j. H. Merle d 'Aubigne.
23-Theophile Gautier, French poet.
24-Gen. VIM. Shouler, Mass.
27-E1-Gov. VIM. johnson, Pa.
2S-George W. Move, insurance COM
missioner Of California.
30-Col. Albert 5. Evans.
NOVEMBER.
l-Wife of Vincent Colyer.
2-Thomss Sully, the veteran artist.
6-Gen. Geo. Gordon Meade, u s. A.
l4-Senator Edward Tompkins, Cal.
22-Sir John Browning.
29-Horace Greeley, founder of the
New York Tribune.
DECEMBER.
Judge Strong, Supreme Court of
New York.
5-Thos. A. Johnson, of the supreme
Court of New York.
IS. \. Pike. a we'll known merchant
Geo. c. Watkins, ex.Chiet Justice
of Arkansas.
l2-Edwin Forrest, the tragedian.
l3-Lady Dougherty
l5-Wife Of D'Israeli; John T. Ken
sett
l6-Edward A. Pollard, author Of the
" Lost Cause
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CONGRESSIONAL.
SENATE.

Washington, Jan. FISHERMAN offered
a resolution directing the Committee on
Privileges and Elections to inquire into
and report whether the election for Presi-
dent and Vice President was conducted
in Louisiana and Arkansas in accordance
with the laws of the United States, and
what contests have arisen; also, who
were chosen Electors in those States,
and what measures are necessary to pro-
vide for the determination Of such con-
test, ann to guard against like contest
in future: the Committee to have power
to send for persons and papers, take tes-
timony, and, if necessary, authorize suit
able unprejudiced persons, not residents
of said States, to take such testimony as
may be material in the determination of
any contest there growing out of said
election.
West objected to its present considera-
ton, and the resolution was laid over.
Morton offered resolution directing
the Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tons to examine and report at the next
session of Congress on the best and most
practicablsmode Of electing the President
and Vice President of the United States,
and of providing tribunal to adjust and
decide all contested questions connected
Herewith. Ordered printed.
Edmunds' resolution, asking the Sec
rotary of War to communicate informa-
ton in his possession as to the s1pendi-
lures in suppressing Indian hostilities in
Washington Territory and Oregon, was
agreed to. ttF $50
Scott offered resolution, which was
agreed to, directing the Committee to in
quire whether the Secretary of the Treas
ury has power, under existing law, to
issue United States notes in lieu of the
$45, 0OO, 900 Of bank notes cancelled under
the act of 1866. f.
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QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFIcE.-The fol-
lowing are the provisions in the constitu-
tons of some Of the States, excluding
from certain privileges citizens of the re-
spective States:
Pennsylvania by her constitution,
adopted 1888, Art. 8, Sec 4, declares that
persons not believing in future state of
rewards and punishments may hold no
office or place of trust or profit under
this commonwealth. Maryland, by the
constitution of May 10, 1851, Art. 8, Sec.
2, says no minister or preacher of the
gospel Of any denomination shall be eli
gible as q Senator or Delegate. Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Missouri and Florida
contain the same features in their consti-
tutions as Maryland, so far as relates to
ministers. The North Carolina constitu-
ton OF 1776 says, Art. T. Sec. 2, of
amendments, no person who shall deny
the truth of the Christian religion, or
the divine authority of the old and new
lestaments, shall be capable of holding
any office of profit or trust in the civil
department within the State Missis-
slppi, by Art. I, Sec. 5 of the constitu-
tlon, says no person who denies the be-
ing OF God, or future state of rewards
and punishments, shall hold any Office in
the civil department of this State. Ar
kansas, by Sec. 3, Art. 9, says no person
who denies the being of God shall hold
any Office in the civil department of the
State, nor will his oath be allowed in any
court.
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4 resolution was adopted directing the
Judiciary Committee to inquire into the
propriety of repeating the National Bank
rupt Law from and after January /, 1874,
and providing FOR the immediate repeal
of SO much OF said act as relates to ill.,
voluntary bankruptcy.
On motion % Stewart, the question,
pending since the last session, of refer
ring the Goat Island bill was taken up.
Stewart would accept Coles amendment
referring the bill to the Committee on
Military Affairs, and it was SO referred.
The Indian Appropriation Bill was
taken up. When the item appropIiating
$500. coo for the Sioux was reached, Har-
Ian had read communications from Cow
an, Acting Secretary of the Interior,
setting forth his sources Of information
about the Teton Sioux, and stating that,
in view Of recent charges i'll newspapers
that no such Indians existed. an order
had been issued on the eth ultimo pro-
hibting the auditing Of all old disbusre-
ment for the benefit of sud tribe until
further notice. The communication was
accompanied by statement Of disburse-
ments for the Teton Sioux during the
past year, from which it appears that
only S30S, 900 out of 100000 appropri-
ated had been paid out. The bill was
finally agreed to.
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THE FISK MURDER.

As stated by US yesterday Edward 5.
Stokes has been convicted of murder in
the first degree for killing Col. James
Fisk, Jr A brief review of this e1traor-
binary case cannot fail to interest our
readers at this time. On the 9Th of JAN
uary, 1872, Stokes fired upon Fisk in the
Grand Central Hotel, New York CITY,
and next day Fisk died of his wound.
Stokes was at once arrested and locked
up. His prison, however, WAS, at his
own expense, fitted up more like the pail
ace of prince than the cell OF prisoner
charged with the highest crime known to
our laws. He was indicted by the Grand
Jury on the 18th of June, and on the 1st
of July the trial began in the Court Of
Oyer and Terminsr, New York. On the
18th of July the jury, failing to agree
upon verdict, after celebrating some
time, were discharged. This Of course
was in the prisoners favor, and he
doubtless felt more hopeful than before
Of the final result. The second trial be-
gan on the 18th Of December, and re-
suited in verdict Of guilty as charged
in the Indictment. By singular coinci-
dence, on the first anniversary of the
shooting OF Fisk, Stokes was sentenced
to be hanged. Unless 4 new trial be
obtained or the Governor interfere, the
death penalty will be enforced on the
2Sth Of February
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AMONG the notable deaths in the
United States during ths past year may
be meniotned: Major General Halleck,
Major General Meade, Major General
Anderson (the hero OF Fort Sumter) ~,
VIM. H. Seward Horace Greeley, James
Gordon Bennett, Professor Morse, e1-
Postmaster General Randall, Humphrey
Marshall, G ovsrnor johnson of Penn
sylvania, James E. Murdoch, Edwin For
rest, Professor Upham. T. Buchanan
Read, Archbishop Spaulding and Mrs
Parton ("Fanny Fern").
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A Minnesota paper states that two
arcres planted with the sunfower will
furnish fuel for an ordinary family for an
entire wintsr-that when dry the woody
stalks burn admirably, the oil OF the
seeds affording an intense heat. Now,
as wood is very scarce and expensive in
Nevada, why not cultivate the sunhower?
1t will grow with very little cultivation.
and in very poor soil.
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A MoMENroUs QuEsTIoN.-A Belmont
correspondent sends to the Reese River
Reveille the following puzzling ques-
ton:
A, B. and c. play poker. A. deals;
B. goes 81 so blind; c. passes out; A.
straddles BIS blind, then B. straddles A.
How much does it take B. to straddle
A. S straddle. w. I. X.
The editor of the Reveille is Of the
opinion that B. should be obliged to put
up SIX dollars, or double the amount of
A.. straddle, Independent Of the original
bet. As We are only "2l," we cannot
undertake to dispute the Reveille's con-
clrsinns
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-01-08

COMPREHENSIVE Alta is in favor OF
codifcation on general principles, and in
the course of an editorial on the subject
gives this bit Of inform alton:
We have in this one nation thirty-eight
appellate tribunals--one for each State
and one for the Union-and each of
these has ultimate jurisdiction over u
large class of cases. The Federal Su-
preme Court is higher in dignity than
the State Supreme Courts, but in ques.
tons between citizens of the same State,
arising under the State laws-and those
questions are ninety five per cent. of all
the questions involved in our lawsuits
the State Courts have exclusive jurisdic-
tion. Suits between citizens OF different
States, or between citizens and aliens,
relating to questions under State law,
may be taken into the Federal Courts,
which, however, in interpreting State
statutes, make it q rule to follow the de-
cisions of the State Judges. These
thirty-eight Courts are maintained, not
to examine disputes as to facts, but
simply to find out whether the inferi or
Courts knew the law and applied it
properly. A small portion of the time
of those Courts is occupied with the de-
cision OF new questions, but nine days
out Of ten are taken up with points that
have been judicially considered humid
reds OF times, but which being part of
the common law are not finally fixed,
and may be decided either way with
much plausibility. The thirty-eight
American Supreme Courts, must de-
vote all their time to find out what the
law is, but about five hundred District
Judges and three thousand County
Judges, and thirty thousand lawyers en-
gagged in private practice, must devote a
large part Of their time to the same bus
mess; and each needs, before he can be
master in his, profession, library that
costs $40, 900 or more.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-01-08

AMONG recent certificates of incorpo-
ration filed in Secretary of States Office,
Sacramento, We notice that of the North
American Gold and Silver Mining Com
pany; object, mining in the States of
California and Nevada, and the Terrific
ries of Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and
Arizona; capital stock. $2,5OO,O 900; Trus.
tees. j. Glenn Uhler, A. W. Whitney
William H. Ashton, George Berry. Sam
uel Purdy; place of business, San Fran
cisco.
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The DEATH PENALTY.-We have not
the remotest idea that public opinioa is
practically IN favor OF capital punish
ment. Men may theerize much or lit
tie, and their theory may be that of the
Mosaic law, IAN eye for an sye," and
life for life. But when it comes to the
test, when they are called upon to decide
the question of life and death, their
theory goes down before their sympathy
1t is poor use to put a man to- this
hanging him, say they, forgetting that
he has already put some one else to an
equally poor use. Men cited to act as
jurors avow that they have no conscien-
tious scrnples against the inhiction of
capital punishment, will take the oath
required. take their seats as jurors, and
in the first degree, simply because the
punishment is death So general is the
sentiment or prejudice, or scruple, that
although the juror may have honestly
sworn that he has no scrupuleS against
such punishment he will not willingly
agree to the verdict, because the punish
ment must be death. The consequence
is plainly to be seen in the result Of
almost all such trials. Most of the &C.
guttals that are had, result not so much
from the ability or eloquence of the
counsel, rs from these unconsciously en-.
tertained scruples of conscience. In
consequence. murderers 90 free, while
minor criminals have to suffer.
1t is strange that paper of the stand
ing the Alta has attained should take a
position so utterly untenable. 1t, is
claimed that because men have scruples
about consignins fellow mortal to the
gallows, they must necessarily acquit.
Now this is a singular argument to adj
vance in the face of the fact that under
An Indictment for murder a conviction of
murder in the second degree or man
slaughter may be rendered The fact is
that it is not the high regard for the life
of man that causes so many acquittals
on charges of murder; it is rather owing
to lax of public sentiment which cares
too little for the peace of the community
or the laws Of the country. 1t is idle to
talk of abolishing capital punishment; it
is already practically abolished, as it is
an easy matter for the jury to return a
verdict OF murder in the second degree
or manslaughter on any Indictment for
murder.
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The Petaluma Argus wants the Con
stitution OF California amended SO as to
provide for tribunal Of pardons in lieu
Of leaving that power in the hands Of the
Governor alone.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-01-08

The total yield Of the Comstock lode
from 1860 to 1871, inclusive, is estimated
at $15S. AGO, 428.7S. r.