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Fight with a Cougar.

A letter from Fort Griffin, Texas,
gives the following account of a little
episode in frontier life: "On the bank
of the Clear Fork of the Brazos river
John Selman and his family were sitting
in their little cabin, enjoying the COM
forts of a brilliant fire, when their dog
set up a fierce barking. Mr. Hewitt,
who lives with Mr.. Selman, walked out
to see what was the matter, and discov-
cred large cougar. Mr.. II. stepped
back to get a gun, leaving the door
open, intending to return In a moment.
But their morning visitor did not choose
to wait for his return, and followed i'm
mediately into the house. The first in
PRODUCTION the intruder gave himself
was to leap upon a little child, taking
hold of its neck with his monster teeth,
inf1iCting some very serious wounds.
Mrs. Selman, the mother of the child,
grabbed it and released it. The animal
then made an attempt to reeapture the
child from the mother, and Mr.. Hewitt,
who is gifted with uncommon size and
unusual strength, knocked the monster
down and kicked it under the bed. Mr..
Selman had got hold of a gun by that
time, and, as the cougar came from nu
der the bed, shot II, the ball entering
and coming out through the abdomen.
But that only infuriated him more than
ever. He then Ieaped up on the bed,
tearing the bed and bedding. The door
had got closed during the fracas, and
the wild animal having become dissatis-
fed with his little prison, like lion in
a cage, leaped from side to side of the
room, upsetting the chairs, table, and
other furniture, at the same time utter
ing the most terrific screams immagina-
bic. At last Mr.. Selmsn got hold of
another gun, and shot it through behind
the shoulders. 1t then Jumped at the
fire, grabbed its mouth full of live
GOALS, and stood there and growled until
Mr.. Selman opened the door, and Mr..
Hewett took it by the tail and dragged
it into the yard, where it died. 1t
measured II feet inches in length"
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Condition of the United States Army.
ANNUAL REPORT OF GEN. SHERMAN.

Gen. Sherman's animal report to the
secretary of war shows the total NUM-
Der of enlisted men in tine army on Oct.
Is to have been 26, Al. 1t estimates
that this number will probably be re-
duced through natural canses by the
first of January, 1875, to the %, 600 al
lowed by law. It dspreciates the mad
equacy of so small an army for the de-
mands of SO large an area of territory
as 1t has to be scattered over, involving
the necessity of Withdrawing troops
from one department to meet the re-
quirements of some ether a long dis
tsnce away. 1t compliments highly the
efficiency of Gen. Sheridan and his sub
officers, in maintaining comparative
peace in the Indian country. 1t says
the report of the commanding officers
demonstrate that the small army of the
United States, called a peace establish
ment, is the hardest worked body of
men III this country. The discipline and
behavior of officers and men have been
worthy Of all praise, and whether en-
ployed on the extreme and distant from
tier, or in aiding the civil authorities in
the execution of civil processes, have
been a model for the imitation of all
good men. In regard to the removal
of his headquarters to st. Louis, he
says: 81 am prepared to execute the
duties that may be devolved upon me
by proper authority. Here I am cen
trally located, and should occasion arise
[ can personally proceed to any point
on this continent, where my services are
needed"
sHERIDAN's REPORT OF THE BLACK HILLS.
Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan in his annual
Nrnr eli TrrV1k
tar's Black Hills expedition, which it
pronOunces a successful reconnaissance.
Some gold was found near Harney's
peak, but of its abundance there is at
present no reliable information. Sufi-
cient evidence could not be given by an
expedition such as that of Gen. Custar's
to determine its quality. Gen. Sheri-
dan again recommends the establish
ment of a large military post in the
Black Hills country. OF the Indian
troubles, Gen. Sheridan says "I res
pectfully differ with Gen. Pope as to
the chief causes of these Indian trou-
bles, and attribute them to the immu
nifty with which the tribes have been
treated in their raids into Texas for the
past three years. Their reservations
have furnished them supplies with
which to make raids, and shelter from
pursuit when they returned with their
scalps and plunder. No man of close
observation can travel across the great
plains, from Nebraska and Wyoming to
Texas, and see the established ranches,
with their hundreds of thousands of cat
tie, sheep, and horses, together with
the families of the owners, and reason
ably think these people, much exposed
and having such valuable interests, are
desirous of provoking Indian wars.
There WIS a time, possibly, when the
population of the Indian frontiers may
have been desirous of Indian troubles,
but that has passed long ago."
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Emigration Statistics.

In one week In July last 1000 steer
age passengers sailed for Europe from
New York. Last Saturday week 600
sailed in a sigle ship. During the
year ending June 80, 1878, the outgoing
passengers by sea from the United
States were no. ,154 During the five
years previous the average annual num-
Der was 81, 600. OF these departing
59,706 were cabin passengers and 65,-
448 were other than cabin" The ex-
cess in the year named is not due to
the Vienna exhibition, for during the
three months of the spring and sum-
mer, when travel was at its height, the
steamships carried only abOut 500 more
passengers abroad than in the cores
ponding period of 1872. For the year
ending with Juno, 1878, 47,744 citizens
of the United States came home, and
IS, ,3S8 aliens not intending to remain"
arrived. The whole immigration for
the year was 473, ,141, exclusive of our
returning citizens. The remarkable
increase in the number of people going
abroad indicates she return of immi-
grants for good. Some have made
their fortunes some have been dis
appointed even labor has failed. This
last cause has operated for the past year
more than heretofore, as the returns Of
next season will show.
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English Journals.

Mr.. Bailey, of the Danbury News,
has recently returned from scrutiniz-
ing journey through the worm-eaten
mOnarchies of Europe, and wherever he
went he feEreted ont things about news
papers. He thinks that "they are
rather slow concerns, are the London.
dailies. They crowd their advertisers
into repulsive limits; they mix mp their
matter without regard to classification (;
they publish bat beggarly handful of
American news they report IN full the
most insignificant speeches F; they don't
seem to realize that there Is such an at
traction as condensed news paragraphs !;
they issue no Sunday paper, and but
one or two have q weekly; they ignore
agriculture and science, personals and
gossip; they carefully exclude ali hHmor
and headlines, and come 10 their read
ers every weekday q som6re and noun
ful spectacle that is most exaspersting
TO behold,
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Smiley's Gun.

Recently it occurred to Mr.. Smiley,
of Darby, that it would be good thing
to go out to see if he could not shoot
a rabbit or two. He always kept his
gun loaded and ready in the corner of
the room, so he merely shouldered it
and went ont. After awhile he saw
rabbit, and taking aim he pulled the trig
ger. The gun failed to go off. Then he
pulled the other trigger, and the cap
snapped again, and then, taking a pin,
he picked the nipples of the gun, primed
them with a little powder, and started
again. Presently he saw another rabbit,
but both caps snepped again. The
rabbit did not see Smiley, so he put on
more caps, and then they snapp, d too.
Then Smiley cleaned out the nipples
again, primed them, and fred the gun
off at a fence. Then the caps snapped
again. Smiley became furious, and in
his rage he expended forty-seven caps
in an e7ort to make the gun go off.
When the forty-sevepth cap missed also,
Smiley thought there might perhaps be
something the matter with the inside of
the gun, so he tried the barrels with his
ramrod. To his utter dismay he dis
covered that both barrels were empty.
Mrs. Smiley, who is nervous about fire.
arms, had drawn the loads without tell
ing Smiley, for fear of making him
angry. If there had been a welkin
anywhere about, it would probably have
been made to ring with Mr.. Smiley's
excited denunciations of Mrs. Smiley.
Finally, however, he became cooler, and
loading both barrels, he started again
after rabbits. He saw one in few mo-
ments, and was about to fire, when he
noticed that there were no caps on his
gun. He felt for one, and to his dis
may found that he had snapped the last
one off. Then he ground his teeth and
walked home. On his way there he saw
at least six hundred rabbits. He has
been out hunting every day since, how
ever, with his gun in first rate order,
and he has never laid eyes on q solitary
rabbit. Smiley is beginning to think
something is wrong in the government
of the universs.
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The condition of the tobacco crop is
somewhat higher than was foreshadowed
by the September returns, though still
the promise is for less than twO-thirds
of a crop the average of all the states
reporting this crop is 81. Only two
states, Connecticut 100, and Georgia
1OI, are above average Massachusetts,
Florida, and Oregon are full average.
These five states, however, represent
less than per cent. of the entire crop.
Kentucky, which produces about two
fftis of the entire crop of the country,
averages but -. Virginia, the next
largest tobacco growing state, averages
but IS /; Tennessee, the third in rank,
A Ohio, the fourth, 40; Maryland,
the ffth. 78; Missouri, the sixth, 65.
All the other states are below average.
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Ten Points Of q aOod VIC.

Robert Purns, the Scottish poet.
speaking Of the qualities Of 8 good
wife. divided them into ten parts. -Four
parts he gave to good temper" two to
IS good sense" one I" wit, one 70
81 beauty" (sueh as sweet face. eloquent
eyes, a fine person, q graceful caEriage),
and the remaining two parts he divided
among other qualities belonging to or
attending on a good wife, such as for
tune, connection. education or accom-
plishments, family, and SO on but, he
said, Z" Divide those two parts as you
please, remember that all these minor
proportions must be expressed by frsc-
tions, for there is not any one Of them
that is entitled to the dignity Of an in
teger."
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sheep and goats, just one sheep and one
goat remain, and of 100 COWS two re-
main. In another, from a flock of
1,200 sheep and goats, eight are re-
ported; and from another flock in the
same village, numbering 800, which 700
are mohair goats, the same number,
eight, is reported.
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AUTUMN LEAVES.

Ike shattered rainbous where tbov IA,
Within the forest silently. ' III
The wind-harp grieyes
For summer passed away
husset Ieavesl
Fluttering like snow-birds down
render things OF sober brown
That to our windows fly.
Golden leavesl
Drifting like the sunbeans fair
On the silent waves of air
SO radiantly by.
Crimson leaves
Dropping like the sums last ravs
At the close Of autumn davs.
Upon the western hill.
Yellow leaves
Whirlilig by on every blast
Ihat plays requiem for the past
In tones that sadly thrill.
yellow, russet, gold. and redi
Ihat rustic softly meath our tread
Beautiful leaves
1at the frost king weaves
IN natures magic loom.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-11-19

THEY are utilizing straw IN the San
Joaouin valley, California, by using 1t
as incl in some of the steam flour mills.
;Tb., ,,ronrietors estimate that they can
save ffifty per cent. in the cost OF Ie Inel
hv the burning of wheat straw. The Far
sSise fiour mills, on the Toulume rlVer,
Ls;ng situated virtually in the center
- . 900 OAO acre wheat field, II
- fo1nd both convenient and econ
np,icai to burn straw instead OF wood,
and accordingly no other fuel Is used
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-11-19

SEVENTY FIVE ladies of Rochester are
o,,t i, n card denying that they sleep IN
their corsets in order to Keep thelI
forms graceful,
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On the fourth side is the following

The state of Tennessee owns The
Hermitage" the famous residence OF
Andrew jackson, and prominent citizens
told me that whenever Mrs. Polk should
die they doubted not but that her resi-
dsnce would also be purchased and
kept, as the Hermitage II, sacred 10 the
memory of its former owner.
Tennessee is grateful to the past, and
holds in respectful sacredness the relics
of her famous sons. Kentucky lets the
crave of Zachary Taylor lie unmarked,
and Illinois let the nation build tomb
for Abraham Lincoln, when she should
have been Jealous of the privilege. This
is noticeable in the fact that within the
walls of her statehouse, the most per
feet. architecturally, perhaps, OF any
building of the sort in the United States,
are laid by act OF legislature the bones
of its builder.
IT is estimated that the people who
have fallen victims to the famine IN Asia
Minor number over 100, 600. As an IN
stance of the terrible devastation among
The CATTLE and fiocks, IT Is stated that
in one village out of more than l,6OO
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Injuries it, and a rainstorm detracts ma
terially from it's value. 1t Is cut when
in fall leaf, and when properly dried is
ground, leaves and stalks together. An
acre in full bearing wiz produce not
less than three tons, and when fit for
market it is worth from $50 to S100 per
ton. The manufacturers" as the
cu-ers are called, pay about one cent q
pound for it in a green state. A sumae
mill costs about Sc. 600
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. JAMES KNOX POLK,
rBNrH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Born November 2, 1898. Died June IS, lsi9.
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ASSESSMENT NOTICES.

Techattucup Silver and Gold Min
ing Company y.-Loestion Of Principal Place OF
Business, San Francisco, Caliiornia-Location Of
Works, FL Dorado Canyon, Colorado Mining
District. Lincoln County. Nevada.-Notice is
hereby given, that at u meeting of the Trustees.
held on the 4th day Of June, A. d, 1874, an as.
sessment No. 81 Of Five Cents per share was
levied upon the capital stock Of the corporation,
payable Immediately, in United States gold ard
silver coin, to the Secretary at the office Of the
Company, No. T29 Montgomery street Room
No. q San Francisco, Cal.
ANY stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the LIST day Of August,
A. d. 1874, will be delinquent and advertised
for sale at public auction, and unless payment
is made before, will be sold on Saturday,
the 2ath day of August. A. D. 1874, to pay
the delinquent assessment, together with costs
of ayertising and expenses of sale.
JOSIAH II. APPLEGATE, Secretary.
Ottice-No. f29 Montgomery street, Room No.
2, San Francisco, California. jell.4w
Spring Mountain Tunnel Com pany.
Location of principal place of business, San
Francisco, Standardization of works, Ely
Mining District, Lincoln county, Nevada
tice is hereby given, that at meeting of the
Directors, held on the 22d day of May, 1874. an
assessment lNo. 81 Of Ten Cents per share was
levied upon the capital stock of the corpora
tion, payable immediately, in United States gold
coin, to the Secretary, at the Office of the
company, Rooms 81 and 5s third foor) New
Merchants Exchange, California street. San
Francisco Cal.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the 3d day Of July,
1874. will be delinquent, and advertised for sale
at public auction, and unless payment is made
before, will be sold on Saturday, the 25th
day of July. 1874, to pay the delinquent
assessment, together with costs Of advertising
and expenses of sale.
]. NJ. BURLINGTON, Secretary.
ofiice-Rooms 81 and 50 New Merchants
Exchange, California street, San Francisco.
California. je2-td
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SheriR's Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE
ID issued out Of the District Court in and for
the county of Lincoln, State of Nevada, and to
me directed and delivered, for Judgment rem
dered in said Court, on the 3Oth day of May, A.
D. 1874. in favor Of o. p Sherwood and W. H.
Sherwood L. W. Clute and A. A. Young. s. H.
Carman, A. Snodgrass and L. L. Flanagan, and
against Thos. +. Hanly, X j, Hanley, j. N. Will
liams, James Shea, A. BOuquerez and r Mckee,
composing the firm of Shea, Bouqueraz & Kc-
Kee, g. W. Chesley and j. s. Jones, composing
the firm of Chesley X Jones, for the sum OF 81
4Sl S-l00 gold coin collars debt. together with
34 SOlOO dollars tax costs, and all accring costs
and interest, l have levied on the following
property, to wit
That certain lot situate on the south side of
Meadow Valley street, in Phoebe, Lincoln
county, Nevada, adjoining on the west those
certain premises now occupied by Il W. Clute as
a store and extending westerly from said prem
ises a distance of 90 feet six inches, more or
less, along said Meadow Valley street, and ex-
tending back in a sOutherly direction an equal
width 100 feet-the same being known on the
Official map OF the town of Pioche as lot number
o. in block number 25, and being the lot OF land
on which now stands that certain two-story
b ick and stone building known as Armory Hall.
together with all the apDuTtenances appertain-
ing thereto.
Notice is hereby given. that ...
On Saturday, the 27th day of June,
a. ID. 1874,
At 70 O'Clock m, will sell all the right, title
and interest Of said defendants in and to the
above described property, at the Courthouse
door, in Phoebe, Nevada, at public auction, for
cash in hand, to the highest and best bidder, to
satisfy said execution and all costs
W. S. TRAVIS, Sheriff.
BY B. Il. HEREFORD, Deputy sheriff. je6-td
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To the Unfortunate.
NEW REMEDIES NEW REMEDIEsi
DR.. GIBBONS DISPENSARy i,

DR.. GIBBONS DlSPEMSARY,
MO. 623 KEARNY STREET, COR
In NER Commercial. San Francisco.
Private entrance on Commercial strcs. AFR
Established in 1854, for the treatment -
of Sexual and Seminal Disease, such d
as Gonorrhea, Gleet, Structure, syphilis in all
forms, Seminal Weakness, Impotency, etc. etc.
Skin diseases of years standing and liberated
Legs, etc, successfully treated.
DR.. GlBB0N 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 alleviating human
suffering.
Seminal Weaknes..
Seminal emission il consequence OF self
abuse. This solitai, vice, or depraved sexual
indulgence, is practiced 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-
tific medical measures, viz: Sallow countenance,
dark spots under the eyes, pain in the head ring
ing in the ears, noise like the rustlng Of leaves
or rafting of chariots, uneasiness about the
loins, weakness Of the limbs, confused vision,
blunted intellect, loss Of confidence. difhdenct
In approaching strangers, dislike to form new
acquaintances, disposition to shun socisty
loss of memory, pimples and various eruptioni
about the face, hectic fushes, furred tongue
fntid breath. coughs. consumption, might sweats
monomania and frequently insanity. II relic
be not obtained you should apply immediately
either in person or by letter. and have a cur,
effected by his new and scientific mode Of treat
ing disease, which never fails OF ehecting quicl
and radical cure.
Cured at Home, f.
Persons at q distance may be CURED Al
HOME, by addressing q letter TO DIR. Gibbon
stating case, symptoms, length of time the dis
ase has continued, and have medicine promptly
forwarded, free from damage and curiosity,
any part Of the country, with full and plain di
reetions for use.
Persons writing to the Doctor will please stat
the name of the paper they see this advertise
ment in.
By enclosing $40 in coin in = registered lettel
through the Postofiice, orthrough Wells, Fargo 4
Co., 3 package of medicine will be Forwarded
to any part Of the Union.
All communications strictly confidential.
Address, DIR. ]. 4. GIBBON,
d11-1y Box 1857, San Francisco Cal
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Done at the REcoRo Office in the best style
known to the art; and must be paid for on de.
livery. unless persons having the work done
have standing accounts with the office. No do
Walton from this rule.
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And in accordance with law, and an order of
The Board of Directors, made on the thirteenth
day of April, 1874. so many shares Of each par
sold at public auction, at the office of the Conn
pany, No. 4as California sreet, San Francisco,
California, on Monday, the 18th day OF
June, 1874 at the hour of IL O'Clock III. of
such day, to pay delinquent assessment
thereon, together with costs of advertising and
expenses Of the sale.
b.. GRAY, Secretary
oiice-Room 43s California street, San Fran.
cisco, California. my27.td
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KEYSToNE r. A., CHAPTER NO. g.
IN Called conyocations first aud third Thurs
day evenings in each month at Z O'Clock.
Stated convocations second and fourth Thursday
evenings in each month.
sojourning brethren and companions In good
standing cordially invited to attend
EDW'D d. l.. QUITS, NJ. L. H. +.
H. KRAusR, Secretary. je2S-tf
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OFFICE OF THE ALPS SuvIR MINING CoMPANY,l
SAN FRANCISCO, May Is, 1874.
At "a meeting OF the Board Of Dfrec-
tors, this day held, the Office of Secretary of the
above said Alps liver Mining Company, held by
G. F. Balcom, was declared vacant, and o. d.
Squire was elected in his stead.
The above assessment (No. y levied April %,
1874, is now made payable to the said o. d.
Squire, at the oriiee of the Company, No. 426
Montgomery street. San Francisco, California.
By order of the Directors. ..
BIZ WI. WILLIAMS,
mygA-ow sidpnt
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VOL. VIII.
MINING SALES.
Washington d Creole Ny;,

Warrington d Creole Mining Com.
pany.-Location of principal place Of busi.
ness. San Francisco, Cal L-Location of works.
Ey Mining District. Lincoln county, Nevada
N.ouee-There is delinquent upon the follow.
my uescrioed stock, on account of assessment
mo IL levied on the 9Th day of May, 1874, the
several amounts set opposite the names of the
respective shareholders, as follows: