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Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-17
THE LATEST NEWS.

Summit, March l6-rhc west-bound
PASSENGER train passed here two sua .
half hours late, preceded by a snow Tiow
with eight engines. The snow p,o~ ar
r.ye,i at Blue Canyon a: P. L. IL GEM
ing from T.uckce here tie engine Of !,
snol, 10. broke ioCsa, nnd comiu3 to-
reth-r again with "a JERK, caught the legs
II George Mills, fireman OF engine \ ,.
e., who VIE standing on tie foot-ho;.rd
between the engine and tender, 1lGsLIn2 ::
his right leg IN :. :carf'.i manner, and
! badly breaking his lett leg II. va.
transferred TO the sleeper to - taken -
Ill railroad hospital al Sacramento. ihs
az. bound trsin of yesterday is sill dc
tame. a. Alta, but viii leave theIe al
80, and expects to have 10 difficulty IL
getting through. Tho snow here is fully
twenty five feet on Level. and still
showing. with the wind FROM the soE.h.
':hc telegraph wires and polss are ba-
.ied or, Of sight in the snow, :Ully hall
t;.e distance from Ea.Srs.:t Cap -
T-&cter-
W. York, March IG.-TIe Cuhans q
this city have received information Of
the uprising of the slaves on the sugar
estates in the Distric: of Marct, about
fuIty-Eve miles frcn Havana, IN tie
neighbour God cs Bahia Ii enla. The Up
rising began IL the States o: J2gRirre,
f1,nented ty poor planters, who are TN
der the impression that Il The slave.
sl,o;,ld rise IL their vicinity the author
ties would feel bolnti to arm, TIE whites.
- maintain them ct home. and thereby
prevent thym from being sent t. Sight on
the eastern portion Of the island. The
Captain General has ordered troops ste
TONED in the vicinity Of tie trouhl-.
A Havana letter gives another accom-;
% the attack upon the volunteers be-
tween NeUyitas .ti;i Puerto Principe 1t
seems that upon the arrival OF the frs:
han,i Of volunteers at N.Uyi:as. they
found the TailrOas! leading To Puerto
Principe CIT. and attempted TO march 10
the latter place. when they were attack
el by The Cubans, losing p killed and
~ wounded. The remainder retired 70
Seuyitas.
Owen Mangan. living at 2@s Nes;
twentieth street, threw lighted kero- !
sen. lamp al his wife Saturday evening, !
and burned her SO severely tina: sEs died /
yesterday. Mangan has been committed !
to avail: tie action of the Coroner.
Chicago, March ga Washington |
special says it has been represented in |
some quarters that the Ways and Means
Committee have decided to modify the |
existing moiety laws, rather than rec
their unconditional repeal. In |
fact, the Committee have unanimously |
Foster OF Ohio, lie OF its |
members, TO bring in a bill repeating |
every vestigs of the Law under which |
Sauborn, Jayne AID Others operated. 1t |
viii probably be reported. There is no
Doubt whatever OF its passage. SanboTn !
IS here, and desires the law modified SO |
IS to reduce the percentage Of 1aoisty, |
but the disposition of the House is in IA
vor Of the abolition Of the moiety bUsi- !
ness both IL the exisc and Castoms /
avs.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-17

SxSAToR SARGENT, in many q .hc
ps-torminss which help TO place pub
lie man fsvo.ably before tie public has.
Of late, been doing most excellent work.
His industry. his sagsci:y. lis courage.
his fearless stand against all the assaults
q lis many Inalisnun; foss, and, fore
most OF all, his eiTec;.vo1ess rs nm
rirg debatez have SECURED him Z posi-
to. second 70 tha: q 70 L2aG II the
lciy uf ~,i:ch IL = Z r?eIie-. Sons
thing ot his c,ear-ieadsdness and
strength IL debate has lately been made
evident N dealing with the financial
question; ana the Washington coTres-
uoEtient pf TIE Sacramento i..-u-i rc-
potts him :hIs concise.y:
i.-:ore ending oacl.t 20 mention 4
Statement made ly Senator Sargent IN
correction OF Representative DAVE
takes which some ni tie leading Pacific
coast papers have fallen into relying too
mach or the i:;tter's figures. Mr. Sa--
gent showed coEclusiyely THAI Dawes
h:,d made Z mistake of about SIS GG0. Gao
against the Government by adding the
1.020. coo deficiency If last year and
other large items which ought ROT to 50
into the expenses for this year; and that
instead of the appropriations for this
fiscal year being S:II9, coo, 90, they are
less tL2n s30i ,GG1,uGD. Then as TO the
:ed1cticn OF the delt &. it = ;rg,e. he
said. "that last year We dii pay So
t<lJ, eco Of tie tyliic d.Ot, and Inns yea
before January last there Tas al increas.
curing the fiscal year of 8, GiI ,44o. But
that Va. reduced last january ~ al
81 .S2G, and during February ty 81
90, Ois iaors-so vs shall wipe eat the
jrcr1 ass. Bat ~hJ has there baen any
incraase2 First, because Of the panic
which accelerated the reduction Of TIA
reyeuse and largely iuterfered With re-
csipts from customs: End. the fact that
s.uTirS tbs late Congress at the List ssS-
sion. taking e!lsc! daring tho fiscal ysaI
ws reduced thu customs revenuc, SOL
i12, 16l, and We re3ae-t the internal
revsnue $50. e5I 0G0-n2aking Ssh, 623,-
.6i less money collected from .he pso-
pis- Tint at least wss tho e.:iruate
when the law passed. But tbs Treasury
nov states that tie estimate was ten per
cent. tso low. SO that the actual redUc-
ton for this fiscal year on taxes collected
from the people is So, 0fG, 81. Here is
q complies answer to the challenge 70
tho Administration 10 show that il is
rot e1travagant, that it IS 60. corrupt
In tie first place We lave rot expended
80 much money as was alleged under a
mistake. In the next place, if We have
not reduced the debt this year by 49,
900, coo. as We did last year, we have
$57, Goo, 900 less to do it with. The
panic came and slightly increased the
debt, but notwithstanding the panic and
the reduction of CIR
income, we have so far recovered as to
begin to take of from the increase which
was made during the panic
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-17

TIE TRxvILILAS-HoGAS Prize Fight
VIII take place neIt Sunday near Verdi
on land situated favorable FOR creating
the doub. as to whether il be IN Califor-
ria or Nevada. We wicked people of
The Great Basin are given to the habit
of running our mills on Sunday. and
these gentlemen Of the Est and busls
are not above conforming 20 the uuiseT-
So fa=h:J-.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-06-03
The Iron Works Of the Pharaohs.

An English gentleman, travelling in
these parts (near SinaD, was strucl,
with tho small blue stones discovered
in tho dricd.up water-courses which
in tho rainy season convey tho thou.
sand streams that hurry to the sea,
and, having tho curiosity to bring
some home, he soon discovered that
they were turkoises OF no common or.
der. This determined him TO make
further researches. Eventually he has
built a house near the junction of tho
Wady Kenucb, tho Wady Mokatteo,
or the written valley, and the Wady
Megham. Here, aided by tho friendly
tribes he has taken into his pay, he
has discovered the old turkois mines Of
tho ancient Egyptians, the rocks that
they worked for the stones, the very
tools they used, and their polishing
and grinding places. Being a man Of
much energy, ho has brought to bear
upon this fortunate discovery tho ad-
vanced knowledge of our times, and
he is obtaining and sending over to
this country some Of the finest spcci-
mems of turkoses that exist.
In such q lonely spot, he naturally
has not confined his attention TO this
subject only, but has traced out tho
system of Notifications by which the
Pharaohs protected their works and
workmen, and, what is still more won
derful, has come upon the remains of
vast iron works, so vast indeed, many
thousand people must have been en-
ployed upon them, unless the plan
used was on quite as grand a scale as
that Of our largest furnaces in the
north of England. Thesc works stand
adjacent to the mines, on some hill
at place called Surabitel Khadin, and
were evidently conducted on the Cata-
Ian system Gn the opinion of the dis
covercr). The ore was very impcr-
fectly cxtracted-slag brought over TO
this country, from the immense heaps
that, like mountains, are piled around,
contained as much as f!ty.three per
cent. of iron.
This district has remained unex-
plored, probably on account of its be-
ing out of the beaten track and in an
unknown country where there is no
temptation to stray particularly as the
guides and dragomen discourage any
explorations which may add to the
risk of the journey.
IL is however much to be desired
now that the attention is directed TO
the locality, and, moreover, since the
thorough Investigation of its sites is
likely to prove exceedingly profitable
that the enterprise and desire for
knowledge of our scientific explorers
may find help from the ready hand of
some of our commercial magnates, and
thus that past book in the worlds
history may, by English perseverance,
bo 40 oponcd .--T Iron
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-06-03
Sam Houston Reprimanded.

The solemn farce of reprimanding
u man at the bar of the House as q
punishment for a breach of the privi-
leges Of the body was performed in the
case of Sam Houston, Andrew Steven
son being speaker. Houston had been
charged by Stanberry, member from
Ohio, with defrauding the Govern
ment in some transaction with an
Indian tribe on the Tennessee border.
An investigation was requested, but
Houston could get no satisfaction, and
not willing to rest under the imputa-
ton, he inflicted q severe chastise-
ment with cano in the precincts of
the Capitol Houston was arrested
by the sergeant-atarms, and there
was q long trial, resulting in the res
olution that the offender should be
reprimanded by the Speaker 1t was
a curious spectacle. Houston was at
that time striking specimen of manly
beauty. He was in the prime of life,
with moro personal advantages than
almost any man of bis time. He stood
considerably above six feet, with small
hands and feet, and every way finely
proportioned. He was dressed in
faultless style when the sergeant.at-
arms led him up to the bar of the
House Ho was selfpossessed, easy
and graceful in manner, without
swagger or self-assortion, with the
bearing of man who came there to
pay his respects to tho House, and
especially to its presiding officer
The galleries were crowded, and the
members, with the spectators, looked
curiously on. Speaker Stevenson was
the only embarrassed person in the
hall. Ho was large, fine-looking
man of commanding presence bu. he
was fidgety and uncomfortable, look
ing as il he expected Houston to read
him lecture. In a hesitating and
perturbed mannerhe told Houston that
the House had ordered him to be rep
rimanded by its presiding officer, and
he, the speaker, begged him to con-
slider himself reprimanded. Houston
bowed in grateful, digni6ed and
lordly way, broad grin spread over
the House, and there the matter end.
ed. The Democrats had a clear ma
jority in Congress, and Houston be.
longed to that party, but tho breach
of privilege was too hagrant to be over
looked. Still the dignity of the body
was not vindicated by the Speakers
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-06-03
Catching Rats.

Let us now take tho case OF o house
badly infested with rats. How shall
We got rid of them or course, ifthey
come from some public sower or other
colony, tho supply is probably unlim.
itod, and the first thing must be TO cut
oifoutsdors. But five are troubled by
none but natives, it will not require
much skill to capture every one of
thcm-old, cunning follows and all.
In the first place we must resolve to
take time TO II and capture the whole
lot, and TO this end no attempt must
be made to capture single animals,
since this will tend to mako them sus.
picious and will put the old ones on
their guard Then provide q large
box or barrel place In it quantity
OF old carpet, brush, &C., and also some
food, such as meal, cheese, herring, &c.
Bore twoinch hole in the side Of tho
box, and then leave it for some days.
The rats will soon find il out and
frequent IT, First young one will
60 in and have good feed and come
out all right the old ones seeing that
be is not hurt, they too, will 60 in,
and in short time every rat about
tho premises will frequent it. When
this occurs, see that it is well sup
piled with food and arrange over the
hole block having corresponding
aperture cut 10 it but having also q
series of wires stuck around the hole
and pointing inwards, just as they are
arranged in the common wire traps.
Every rat will go into it as before
and not one can get out.
Various methods may be adopted
for killing them. Ifyou are q sports
man, you can let them out one at
time and shoot them or kill them with
terriers. A few slips OF sulphured
paper thrust through the hole and
burned, is, however, very simple
plan and will give them q most effect
ual quietness. We have known q
case in which sixty.seven rats were
caught at one time in box arranged
as described. In this instance tho
premises were effectually cleared of
the vermin.
In this system the great agent is
education. Let the animals be taught
during period of several days, that
there is no danger in the boxes,
barrels or traps that we wish them to
frequent, and they will rush in pell
nell if they expect TO procure food by
the operation. Who has not seen
rats attack corn, potatoes, and other
things when covered up in box and
with considerable carer
They will not only push covers aside
and eat holes through boards, but they
will seem to entirely ignore the pres
once Of wires, traps, and other ct ceteras
of the rat Gathers art. So long as
this feeling of ofsecurity is not disturbed,
just so long will the rats run to the famil-
iar spot, but once let one be caught
and his companions Immediately take
the alarm and keep at a respectful
distance Rural Nelo- Yorker
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-06-03
A Bohemian of Old.

The business of running after news
is not OF recent creation, it is as an
cient as the invention Of journalism ;
the old Bohemian was Frenchman
called Renandot.
The most eminent runner after news
was named Matthew Donzelot, other.
wise called the "Pavement Sinker."-
In the morning, before leaving his
room, the wike.awake Donzelot con-
suited the skies, and barometer,
which adorned his Mansard then he
took his cane and writing.case, say
ing; Grain Some will slip to-day
under carriage wheels, and be crushed
to death" Or else STORMY wealth.
erl Wc shall have to record some
cases OF mental alienation or of hy-
drophobia." Or finally: "Gloomy
cloudy Fine weather for spleen
Let us mako war on suicides 70
There was riot ono day on Pan
theon place. Donzelot sat down amid
a hail OF stones, pen in hand, TO note
down the events. One of his friends,
happening to be present, said /: "What
arc you doing here, sirY Run hyp
Donzelot, without listening to him,
drew bis watch, and continued to
write down minute for minute the
phases and ovolutions of tho riot.
care you going to run p cried anew
his friend.
"God forbid but since you are 90.
ing yourself, obligo mo by handing
this to my journal; you will tell them
that l remain on the spot TO send the
continuation"
An hour after, the disorder was at
its height; the authorities and insur-
gonts had como TO blows. The Ma.
tional Guard fired, and our Bohemian
was struck by ball. A surgeon
hastened to him.
"You arc wounded 7" said no.
"Ycs,' replied Donzclot, "and Sc
verely. too, for / cannot write.r
"Writc," abruptly said the surgeon;
"think Of your wound p
"Don't be in hurry" replied Don.
zelot. 'Each one to his business !;
minc is to relate events. You will 70.
place me. Here, write at the bottom
this postscript"
"Twcnty minutes past 3 p. Mn
consequence Of tho discharge Of mus
kerry by tho troops, three men were
wounded and ono killed."
."who is tho dead man ~ nskod tho
surgeon. la.l
Myself" replied Donxolot, and he
expired. ''ll y'' 4
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-06-03
A Race for a Bride.

Tho following IS from tho Jackson
(Ienn.) wing OF May ": Love laugh'
at Dolls ana bars ana YET, at the same
time, 'herc IS many slip betwlxt Tho
cup and the lip" The following true
story pungcntly illustrates both OF the
above trulsms. 1t happened a few
days ago IN an adjoining county. a
comely youth tell in love with rural
belle. Sho smiled upon his suit and
doubtless sighed upon his waistcoat
they resolved 10 become twain oi
one iiesh," but the stern father of the
would be bride was dead against II
ana hercely forbid tho bans. But
"love laughs at bolts and bars" and
the young couple stole away amid the
iriehdiy DARKNESS OF q moonless night,
ned 10 a helghpors ana ABOUT dawn
.he next morning succeeded IN pro.
curing inc services Oh parson' All
.n,ngs were maze ready 10 tic the
snhon kno', ana tne hopes OF the iov-
crs peat hign win the JOYS OF speedy
lruilloh. but right mere the parson
MANIFESTED some douots as 10 tho pro.
pr'ety ol inc proceeding, ana INSISTED
On sehoing ior the cruel parent ana
gc.,'ng MS consent before proceeding
WIN lhe ceremony. After much argu-
ing, ana ms promising TO intercede
WIN tne girrs.iatherj ana convincing
ootn that success would certainly
crown crow, Dis Appeals IN their behalf, they
nnaiiy consented, ana the irrasciole
olu gen. was sent ior; or, Here comes
~ 'nat o.ner .ruism, "lhero many o
sup oe.wlxt the cup ana tho up. In
uue season ana within tho hour Tor
.nc messenger 10 return win the cruel
parent u nerce clatter ot hools was
neal y uo"n 'he lane ana voice w'idiy
9hou''4g, - won consent, ID u
! 10 1 soiemh'y iorold them pans,
struck CONSERVATION and terror into
the hearts of the would. bel bride and
groom. The groom ran to the door,
and, looking down the lane, saw at
It's further end the infuriated father
coming like the wind, under whip and
spur, hat in hand, his white hair wildly
streaming, and shouting with every
breath, 81 won't consent" etc. With
the promptness OF veteran the lover
seized his intended bride and mount
ing his steed in hot haste, bore her off
IN the opposite direction at furious
speed. Ihe father, with the vigor Of
despair, plunged his spurs deeper into
his ioamlng horse, and gave hot pur-
suit, followed by the parson and the
assembled guests all mounted, and TAX
ing lively interest, in the sequel of
the race. Down the road, over hills
through tho mist OF valleys, into for
ests vocal with the songs of morning,
they held their mad career. But the
steed that bore the lovers gradually
slackenod his pace under the double
burden, and the aveuging parent
s.eaal'y galnea on them. finally he
overlook the hying PAIR, and reaching
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-06-03
Underground London,

Underground the city of London is
certainly the most wonderful in the
world. 1t is labyrinth of drain
pipes, water pipes, gas pipes and
underground railways. There are
points in the soil in London where it
would be extremely difficult to find
room for another pipe. One company
alone--the Gas Light and Coke Com
pany--supplies two districts with
nearly 400 miles of pipe, varying in
diameter from three inches to four
feet, These arc main pipes, merely,
and from thom every house and street
lamp receives on an average six or
eight feet of small piping. In addition
to these and the underground tele-
graph wires, there are no less than
1900 of drain pipes of various dimen.
sions. Less familiar to us, but no less
important, and the lead and iron tubes
--leaden pipes with outer castings of
iron-along which written messages,
packed in little felt and gutta-percha
cases, are blown from station to sta
ton. The convenience of these mes.
sages is immense. A steam engine
forces in blast Of air, and in about a
minute it travels distance of $50
yards, There are at present 13 sta
tions on the underground railway, and,
as the people walk upon the streets of
London, electricity is flashing mos
sages above their heads, and little
missives are whizzing and drifting
just under their feet. AS many as
l,50O pass to and fro in one day. The
drainage system of London presents
world of underground streets some
two or three thousand miles in extent.
All tho drains empty into three great
sewers running parallel with tho
Thames, which sewers connect in the
Of Victoria Park, and
through Barking creek discharge into
the river. Men arc constantly EN-.
ployed keeping these drains in repair.
Londoncrs never pour pail of water
down drain but at the depths of
that mysterious aperture somebody is
making way for. A stranger, proper
ly costumed, can explore the depths,
which resemble vaultcd galleries, in
the sides Of which arc traps forming
various channels.
When the storm waters como as
they sometimes do during a thunder
storm, the torrent is foarful-so much
so that upon several occasions men
have lost their lives.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-06-03


CURIOUS TmNos.--Ii a tallow candle
be placed in gun and shot alta door
1t will 90 through without sustaining
an injury; and II u muskot ball bc
fired into water, IL will not only re-
bound, but be flattcnod as II fred
against substance. A muskct ball
may bc fired through a pane of glass,
making n hole the size of tho ball,
without cracking the glass if tho
glass bc suspended by thread IL will
mako no difference, and tho thread
will not even vibratc, In the arctic
regions, when tho thermometer is be.
low zero, persons can converse moro
than mile distant. DR.. Jameson as
scrts that ho heard every word Of a
sermon at distance of two miles. A
mother has been distinctly heard talk.
ing to her child, on q still day, across q
water q mile wide.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-06-03

The CHARM OF MANNER.--It is said
that bees will not sting a person
whose skin is smoared in honey. Tho
gracious manners of Charles James
Fox preserved him from personal dis.
like even when he had gambled away
his last dollar, and, politically, was
the most unpopular man in England.
A charming manner not only enhances
personal beauty, but hides ugliness
and makes even plainness agreeable.
Thcro is hardly any career in which
an ill-favored countenance is not a
stumbling block at the outset, that
may never be surmounted. There
are people called "unpresontablo,'
who have giants to contend with st
their first start in life. Yet who dooo
not know how much happy uoonor
often does to neutra,ixe the n q ~
of forbidden looks The fa9c| Y
the demagogue Wilkes 11I|l
umphcd over both phyuIool M
deformity, rendering oYo&
agreeable; and he boeolG
Townsend, the handoou
Great Britain, that, viii
start, he would got ~
ship in the affections
the kingdom. The q
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-06-03

A retired physician writes: "How
docs it happen that amid tho ovorlast-
ing cry against drunkenness, wo never
hear word against its sister evil,
gluttonyY | think can assert with
truth that in long practice, three
have died among my patients from
over eating, whore one has died from
drink. Whence comes apoplcxy, par
alysis, dyspepsia, and host of other
diseases. but from too much and too
rich food taken under imprudent cir
cumstances And yot we hear of no
society formed TO prevent this growing
vice. A man eats until he drops
down and expires with apoplcxy By
the roadside, when up comes the Cor
oner with twelve good men and true,
who pronounce q verdict yOIod nom
intomperanoe." So 10 did, bnt W.
kind OF incorporates WA III nI
heard moro than one minin>r
pulpit expatiate With great
against the sin Of dr11|
very appearance WI
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-06-03

A groat hardship-An iron atsamsr.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-06-03

Prosperity is tho thing in the world
we ought 10 trust the least.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1874-06-03

A lady in this place wants to know
what Is the meaning Of the expros-
sion, "ante," and "pass the buck. ."--
Her matrimonial companion uses II in
his dreams, and she is afrAid 1t indi-
Gates typhoid fever.