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Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-10
Mirae ulous Escape OF an Express Train
on the Central Railroad.

As the Atlantic express train from the
west over the Auburn branch of the
Central Road was coming east Tuesday
evening, when within q mile of Fair
mount station, the passengers were
startled by several sharp toots from the
locomotive whistle and the immediate
setting of the patent brakes. Next
followed a crash. and the passengers in
the coach inst forward of the sleeping
car received a lively shaking up. After
running some distance further the train
care to q stand still, when upon exami-
nation it was found that the pilot had
been torn from the locomotive. that the
ash-pan and other machinery beneath
the engine were gone, and that the brakes
from nearly all the cars had been broken
and torn off. Upon backing up some
distance. portions of the broken brakes,
etc, were found. Upon backing up
still further, the cause of all the damage
was discovered.
1t proved to be no less than a huge
block of granite, weighing over a ton,
which had evidently been dropped from
some work train which was conveying it
to its destination, it probably being de-
signed for some culvert along the road.
Upon the discovery of the stone,
an Irish woman residing in the immed-
late vicinity was found with green
lantern in her hand. She stated that
she had discovered the stone short
time previous to the coming of the train
and being unable to get it removed, and
having no red light she got green one
and endeavored to stop the train. The
engineer saw the green light as he APP
preached it, but not knowing what it
meant, kept on until the obstruction was
encountered, with the above results.
The escape was fortunate one, as like
results might not occur in a thousand
times. The train was going about 35
miles an hour, and was on high en-
bankment at the time the obstruction
was encountered. Had the train been
thrown down the embankment, the loss
of life and injury to limb must have
been fearful. After loading the detached
parts of the locomotive and cars the
train proceeded to Syracuse.-A!bany
Journal.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-10
THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH
COMPANY.

An idea of the vast magnitude O
the operations conducted under the
management of the Western Unior
Telegraph Company may be gath
cred from the following statistics
which are contained in President
Orton's report
The report is made up to June so,
1873, at which time the capital stock
of the company was 81, O73. 40, of
which there are outstanding S33, 77S-
IT'S, and owned by the company,
81 .395, 235, making total of S41 ,O73-
40. The debt of the company on
June 30, 1873, was S7.OS3. 40. of
which there was due October 1. 1873,
fer the American Telegraph Compa-
ny's bonds, SS7 500 in November,
1875, there is also due for Western
Union currency bonds, 81, 446. 900 !:
also in 1902 there is due on matur
ing Western Union gold bonds, ST.
500, 600; total. S6,O3S. 400. The
gross receipts for the year from all
sources amounted to Sc. 3333, 01S 81.
and the gross expenses to S6.375,-
O55 50, making the net earnings 81
797, 762 60. OF this amount there
has been applied for the construc
ton and purchase of new lines ST.
242 205 81 interest on bonds, S317.-
1893; purchase of real estate, S62.-
214 40 purchase of sundry stocks
of telegraph companies in the West
ern Union Company's system, S41,-
$40 60 /; paid for $4,000 shares of the
Western Electric Manufacturing Compa-
ny's stock, S39. coo f; patents on account
of Staarn's duplex, SO 25S miscellane-
Gus, $40, 250: total, $1722, $50 Sc. The
balance which has been carried to the
income account. amounted to 81 .035,-
572 Is. On July l. 1872. the company
were operating g. 0335 miles of line, 49, |
100 miles of wire and 5,237 offices. At |
the close of the year ending June 80. |
1878, the company operated 65, 757 miles
Of line, IA, All miles of wire. and $40 |
offices. The number of messages sent |
in 1872 was II, "A 100, and the total for
The year ending June 80, 1873, was A.
i56, S32. The report goes into extensive
ietails. referring to the increase IN the
business of money transfers and the gen
raj requirements and prospects Of the
ines.
In this report the President OF the
company acknowledges its having
feared nearly $4,000, 900 during the
asst year-and he Orion know.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-10
OF the Peavine Mines the Reno

OF the Peavine Mines the Reno
State Journal says !:
The discovery of the new and rich
mines in the Peavine District con-
tinue to attract large crowds to them
daily. Two stage lines are now run
ming to the mines and are loaded ev-
cry trip. The ledge in the Paym as
ter mine is at least twenty feet wide,
and the rock is improving in gnality.
Very fine rock is being taken out
it is thought it will mill 5000 or
$500 per ton. The hills in the vi
cinity are alive with prospectors.
within the past few days men from
Virginia, Sacramento and San Fran
cisco, have been on the ground, and
express themselves highly pleased with
the general appearance of things. Forty
dollars a foot is offered for Paymaster,
with no sellers. The quartz mill is bs-
ing constructed with as much rapidity
as possible, and new buildings are being
put up in numbers. All in all, Peavine,
from present appearances, will soon be
the hvehest camp in Nevada. We shall
shortly visit the new district and give a
full and truthful account of our observa-
tiOuS
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-10

GAMBETTA still shows good cour-
age in presence of the threatened
monarchy. Says the telegraph:
Paris, Oct. S.-A very inharmoni-
Gus meeting Of the members of the
extreme Left of the Assembly was
held to-day. Among those present
we're Gambetta, Cremieux, Challemil
and Lacour. A number of letters
from the provinces were read ex-
pressing a strong aversion to the es-
adjustment of O monarchy, an aver
sion which is daily increasing. Gam
beta declared that he felt not the
least anxiety concerning the stability
of the Republic. He was certain
that the proposition to establish q
Monarchy could not obtain the votes
of majority of the Assembly.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-10

The tomb of Elihu Yale, Governor of
the East India Company and founder of
Yale College, who died in 1921, and
was buried at Wrexam, in the north of
Wales, has recently been visited by .
Yale tourist, who reports in the College
C0urdnt that the stones are fast crum-
bling to decay, and suggests that fund
be raised by the alumni for the erection
of monument and statue upon the con-
secrated spot ere its site be altogether
forgotten.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-10

TaH CoRxUCoPIA district is look
ing up. They have ledge there 1s
feet deep and four feet wide yielding
rock which assays $3.50 per ton.
Still those who are doing q business
which pays grub and taxes and ''the
habiliments Of American citizen
ship" had better hesitate little be-
fore selling out and moving off to
that horn of plenty.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-10

THE YELLOW FEVER continues to
prevail in Shreveport and Memphis.
Thirty one deaths in the latter
place from that disorder are reported
as occurring on Wednesday.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-10

PRESIDENT CAsTHLAR has declined
the services of certain enthusiastic
natives of Greece to help the Re-
publican cause of Spain. He doubt
less thinks there are Greece-ers
enough already amongst his own
countrymen.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-10

BRIGHAM YOUNG has been reelected
President of the Polygamous wing
of Mormondom. About this time
the old chief is likely to have his
mind touched up with a vision of
the inspiring sort.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-10

TxNIHo county, Oregon, has voted
to issue $500, 900 in bonds in aid Of
. railway connecting tho Teninans
with the Northern Pacific.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-10

SroxEs' third trial is proceeding.
His counsel expects to present evil
dence that Fiske made the first at
tack.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-10

TIE BANK of California paid $500, :
600 dividends during the year last
past.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-10-16
HiOH BRED CATTLE,

There is general anxiety preva.
lent among farmers to improve their
stock, but there is q backwardness to
pay fancy prices. There is hesita.
ton in casting their bread upon the
waters. Speculation is no part of
their practice. But if choice and
purely bred made ami AL can be de.
pended on for transi aitting q fair
share of his good gus lities to his off.
spring, (and which can be ascertain
ed by thorough examination of his
antecedents), then it will pay for q
club OF farmers, or one man if he
keeps large stock, to pay . good
round price for such an animal.
But we would warn our friends,
whether fancy breeders, or farmers,
to look well to the question OF rep. o.
duction. In many of the tribes or
families of high bred cattle there is
disposition to bsrrenness in the fe-
males. This is a serious fault, but
is a natural result of long success
sion of hign feeding. For the
character of a bull, we must look
beyond the bull himself. His ances-
tors and their offspring on the female
side must be thoroughly examined.
Excessive feeding through several
generations, bring on thick feverish
blood, with body heavy, fat, and
plethoric, causing barrenness, which
crops out more frequently in the fe.
male than the male side of any tribe.
With US fine, fancy cattle are of no
use unless they are prolific, as well
as snowy. And breeders should be
careful to have a clear record on
this subject, which can be easily de-
monstrated by indisputable testi-
mony, for those who are seeking
Observation-Disclosures
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wonder, but as he met his father.
gaze he smiled like an angel.
"The bad man would put you ir
here, papa, but l wouldn't let them
take me. You didn't know anything
papa, when 1 found you in tht
street. You had lost your hat
guess the wind took it-and the boyl
were laughing at you. You wal
sick; wasn't you papa !? And wher
the man took you off, l came too.
Now, let's go home and tell mamms
all abo utit. Let's tell her We were
stolen," and the dear little innocen,
fellow laughed merrily over the
brilliant idea.
But that father! God help him
His heart was touched as it never
had been before. He could not
speak-could hardly think. What
was the mother suffering at that mo-
ment T? And this awful sin had led
hum into its toils-it had never look,
ed as it looked to him now: within
the unsightly cell, the faint ligh,
falling on the curls of his innocent
boy.
And when they went out, there
stood the mother, who half distract.
ed had been wandering and search.
ing all night. Oh! what sight for
her gentle, loving eyes? With a
wild cry, she fell upon the neck of
the child, and drawing him away
sank to the ground with him, sobbing
as If her heart would break.
Think of the bitter anguish 80
many gentle women are called to an
dure, on account of the pernicious
practice of habitual drunkenness.
That husband and father never
drank any more.
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reading of the sentence was conclud.
ed, and Col. Hoge reported to Gen.
Wheaton.
The Post Chaplain then advanced
into the centre of. the square, and
read an appropriate service for the
occasion.
The four condemned men squatted
down on their launches, seated OF
the solid platform, with their fee1
resting on the hinged part, which
was so designed as TO fall at the cut.
ting Of single rope.
At twenty-one minutes past 10 the
black caps were adjusted-the con.
demned being still cool and collect
ed. The four were then stood up,
and for few moments everything
was perfectly quiet. The condemn.
ed, though in instant expectation o1
death, were perfectly collected and
quiet, and not a muscle moved.
At twenty-five minutes past 10,
Col. Hoge, who was leaning on the
back rail of the platform, dropped
his handkerchief. Corporal Thoma as
Ross, OF the Twelfth Infantry, raised
his hatchet, cut the rope, and the
four criminals launched into eternity.
Capt. Jack and Black Jim died easi.
ly, but Schonchin and Boston
Charley both twitched considerably.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-10-16
The Traveller and his Friends..A Gallo
Legend.
BY JOHN G.. SAKE.

BY JOHN G. SAKE.
A gentleman about to take
A Tip at sea, was begged to take
Commissions for dozen friends;
One wants a watch another sends
For wine-"A very special cask;
And-if its not too much TO ask
Some choice cigars; box will do;
Or, while you're at it, purchase two"
Another friend would like pair
Of fboots-'They're SO much cheaper there.
A lady friend would have him buy
Some laces-"If they're not too high;"
Another wants box of gloves
"French kids, you know; are real loves.
Thus one wants this, another that;
A book, bonnet, or a hat;
Enough to make the moody man
$50 high their ''sma II commissions ran
In tale and bulky, repent that he
Had ever thought to cross the sea
Moreover,-be it here remarked,-
Before the gentleman embarked,
His friends, for fear he might forget
Their little errands, plainly Set
Their wishes down in black and white;
A sensible proceeding-quite
But as 1t happened-not friend
with one exception) thought to send
The ready money, and to say,
''See, here's the cash you'll have to pay !"
The man embarks; sees Paris, Rome,
And other cities then comes home
Well pleased with much that met his eye;
But having, somehow, failed to buy
A single thing for any friend,
Except the one who thought to send
The wherewithal Well, need l say
That soon his neighbors came to pay
Their greetings at his safe return,
And charming health and lalso) learn
About their little errands-what
For each the traveller had got?
"By Jever ~ he said, sit makes me sad
To think what wretched luck had
For as at sea l sat one day
Arranging in proper way
The papers you so kindly sent,
A gale arose, and off they went
Into the ocean nor could
Remember aught you bade me buy! !"
But" grumbled one, "if this were so
How comes it, sir, you chanced to know
What this mans errand was for he
Has got what he desired, we see I"
Faith so he has-beyond doubt!
And this is how it came about
His memorandum chanced to hold
A certain sum of solid gold
And thus the paper by its weight
Escaped the others wind y fate?'
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THE DEVIL IN THE CUP.
1t was a forlorn sight.

1t was forlorn sight.
A drunken father, blear.eyed and
bloated, to whose hand a child OF
FIVE years old clung with tenacious
grip.
"What's this man in for ?" asked
the Chief Of Police.
"Disorderly conduct, throwing
stones at people, cursing and swear
ing"
"Very well put him into the cell.
But stop ; there's the child 70
The little fellow was an exception.
ally beautiful boy. He had grave
blue eyes, SO large and SO pitiful that
that their glance appealed to the
Chiefs stout heart. His complexion,
where it was not discolOred with dirt
and tears, was the finest and fairest.
His lips were like cherries. His vel.
low hair curled over a noble shaped
head.
"That man has seen better days, +"
said the Chief to himself. "Come,
bub, your father must go into the
cell. Wen find splace for you
somewhere.
"No, no, sir /; oh nc - cried the
little fellow in a terrified voice, 81
will go with papa. Oh, please
don't take me from my papa.
"But, child. you must. See here,
Colbert, you must take the child
away"
Easier said than done. The little
fellow caught his fathers hands, ant
olung to his body, which staggered
at his touch, all the time screaming
in heart-breaking tones that he must,
he would, 60 with his papa.
"Let'm lone," said the man at last,
seeming to come out of his stupor
for moment. "Dont ye see he's
got nobody but me. Let'm lone"
81 can't allow the child to go into
the CELL" said the Chief, shut can't
bear to hear his cries. l suppose
there's nothing else to do. Put them
in together, Colbert.
So they were put in together in
the dark sitting den, and the door
was shut. The little fellow cuddled
himself against the halt insensible
form, and laid his head on hls
fathers arm. So they slept togeth.
er.
The faint light looked in through
the grimy bars when, on the follow
ing morning, the father awoke and
bestirred himself. Of course, as il
usually the case, he wondered where
he was and how he came there. The
last thing he remembered, he had
gone into a saloon and drank few
glasses, and then recollection csas
ed Where was his hat2 Where
his coat ? And looking around, he
cried out in agony:
"God of Heaven there's my
my little Benny l"
Yes there was little Benny, the
pure, fair child, the idol of broken
hearted mother. There was little
Benny, and he had spent the nigh
in this hole.
The man fairly beat his breast al
he looked down upon that brigh,
curly head.
! "Husband and child, both" h,
muttered bitterly. "Too bad, tot
bad"
At that moment the blue eyes o
the child opened. He himself il
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-10-16
How to Burn Gas.

Now that the nights are growing
longer, the gas bills will grow in the
same way, and any plan by which
they can be curtailed will be vel.
coined. The following tells how to
do this, and gives other valuable in.
formation to gas consumers.
Gas chemists all say that the
light is not in proportion to the gas
consumed. As an example II !
fame consumed eight feet per hour
and giving the light of sixteen can
dler-and this be rednced to six fee,
q OF eight, then, instead ofthe lich,
being equal to twelve. candles. the
theoretical proportion. it will only
equal eight candles, causing loss q,
So per cent. And If the fame be re-,
duced to consume four feet, instead
! OF the light being equal to eight can
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dies, a proportionate amount oflipbt
it will only be equal to three and =
half candles, being loss of so per
cent. Lastly, if the flame be reduced
to 1 feet per hour, a small blue
hame will be seen, which will not
give any available light.
Then the cost of light from gas is
very much decreased as you decrease
the SIZE OF thejets. SO, if you have
Iour Zt feet gasjets in your room,
making light equal to ten candles
throw the four little Jets into one
making ten foot lrner. and Won
will get light equa to twenty.eieht
candles.
1t, will, therefore, save you much
money If you have good gas.iet-
and any good gas-house chemist
will tell you the same thing.
Mr.. William Richards an eminant
English writer on gas, furnishes this
table illustrating the true proportion
between the amount of light and the
amount OF gas burned in an ordinary
tishtail burner-aDd the same is in.
dorsed by the engineers in the New
York gas houses
Burner consuming II feet gives
light OF one candle.
Burner consuming 24 feet gives
light of 2s candles.
Burner consuming 81 feet gives
light OF 81 candles.
Burner consuming Al feet gives
light OF 10 candles.
Burner consuming S feet gives of
l24 candles.
Burner consuming Z feet gives
light of 8 candles.
Mr.. Richards says theaters lighted
with 200 small jets, consuming $50
feetp hour, and giving the Ii ght of
two hundred candles, can be lighted
as well with IL seven foot burners,
which would only use n feet of gas
per hour-a saving of l73 feet.
If you want small light, have
big burner and turn it down /; for gas
coming through large orifce slow
ly gives more light than when forced
through small Orltlce.
How else do we lose light and
gas !?
BY shades and globes. Mr.. King,
of Liverpool, and Mr.. Wood, of Has
tings, England, says that light is di-
minished by passing through globes
as follows:
Light through plain glass globe. ...l2
Light through globe engraved with fowers....24
Light through globe, transparent spots ......3
Light through ground globe. obe...............4O
Light through opal globe;..; =. .............s0
Light through painted opal globe. 49,. .....G
When you use globes let the upper
half be ground, obscured, etc., and
let the lower part be transparent, and
you will lose only Is per cent. Opal
globes are beautiful, but they are
fearfully expensive-destroying 10
per cent. of light.
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-10-16
GIRLS GOSSIP.

On tombstone at Stenday, Prus
sia, is inscribed "she died of COR
set"
We are told that there is nothing
made in vain. But how about a
pretty young girl Isn't she maiden
vain?
A st. Paul woman who used to
keep three girls, now does her ows
work cheerfully. She found her
husband throwing kisses at them.
! 1t is estimated that over one hun.
dred young ladies are already study
ing law in the United States, but
their practice is likely to be brief.
The Biblical woman who was
turned into pillar of salt is suppos-
ed to have gone back on the old man
because she was discontented with
her Lot.
Twas night. A warm couple
stood in the pale, cold moonbeam.
Their lips touched, and there was
sound like COW hauling her hoof
out Of the mud. ,-elozrE
According to Blackwood every
man who is not q monster, q msthe.
matician, or q mad philosopher, is q
slave Of some woman or other.
An Omaha girl committed suicide
by stufing her lovers letters down
her throat. She couldn't swallow
their contents. - aL
> Disappointed in love, Miss Dorcas
knowles, who had seen only seven
ty.one short summers in this bright
world, committed suicide at Hamp-
den, Me. h
| A California milliner has invented
. hat which is warrented to make .
lady blush. the Cost, $50, is also
sure to make man swear.
A young man wearing an Alaska
diamond pin can "go home" with
any girl in Dubuque from pra, er
meeting without an introduction.
An Englishman who is visiting in
% anbury, says he has but a poor
idea Of country that has to get its
weather from the Government.
First lesson in kissing-The gen.
tleman should be little the tallest.
He should have clean face, kind
eye, and mouth full of expression,
instead of tobacco.
| One young lady .. Saratoga Great.
ed sensation by wearing diamond
buckles on her shoes. She was aw-
fully careful about holding up her
dress when the walking was vet or
dirty. j.
i The ladies of Troy, who we're so
exclusive as TO insist on having :
/ picnic ssall alone by themselves, .
don't feel much encouraged h-
result. just four Of = -
gether. The otbe - T.
K~~>s~~~ r :.
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HOTELS
nEADISoN HOUSE; n,
nj L. j. SHIPLEY q Co,
uI Uskaloosa, lo

C,IEMvoNs HOUSE IN NEW HANDS.
~ nave purchased this hotel with design OF
making il comfortable and pleasant o1e tbol mR am
aMate pt ~, cocansinIance will overcome it. The
6oIsa will not be entirely reftted till spring
opens, vet | am prepared TO entertain all VINO
may sS CALL 0" II. J. LUCK.
<o' Gddyville.
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-JEWELER,
- II. CHAPMAN,
10 -. WNTCH-MAKER W
q - and
zy5 dE|y GLhR.
souih Side Public SqI3Te. Oskalo0sa :, ua. IT.
DENTISTS.
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When you use globes let the upper
half be ground, obscured, etc., and
let the lower part be transparent, and
you will lose only Is per cent. Opal
globes are beautiful, but they are
fearfully expensive-destroying 80
per cent. of light.