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Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-05-25

Sro,cIsM for office ,hould
practice stoiciSm. BY so doing they may
promote their popularity. and command re-
spect. 1t is worse than folly to contend
against popular verdict, even when that
verdict has been Improperly attained. There
is much to lose aud nothing to gain by con-
tention and fault finding. Other elections
will follow, and although defeated aspirants
may feel that they can never be candidates
again, it is difficult to say what the future
will bring forth. 1t is ungenerous in any one
to attempt to defeat his friends because his
claims for Office have not been properly APP
preciated or respected. We hWe never
known any man 10 promote hts fortunes by
such course Honor, consistency manl'ncs,
CANNOT be profitablr sacrificed. The practice
Of straiehtfurwaine-s.a arriie-cnrc in
nominations anl a aru alh">''n t. til,
party, in adversely u, well is prosperity, i,
the course that vii, insure respect. Those
who counsel an opposite course are infu'
eAced by passion or prejudice. The world
was not made in day, and when project.
fail il is wiser to try again than 10 attempt
to overturn that which the best years of life
time have been devoted TO build up.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-05-25

The reason why God is not revealed 10 ~
perfectly, is this: The faculties of mrn lmll
the disclosures what are made TO them
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-05-25
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Excess OF tsss'A "Nri lidhililIts, I4,267.3l
In addition 10 the above account IF assets
there are now on the Guys books, under the
head Of doubtful claims, s23lT OF, As these
claims form no part OF the assets now on tho
books. If they are ever paid they will be just SO
much ailitpn To the cty's wealth.
Governor Kellogg Of Louisiana, in reply to a
telegram from Representative Mercy, state
that $4,000 ra'i0ns are received daily nom the
Government Tor the destitute, and $4,000 to
10000 are distributed" The funds from pr-
vate contributions will be exhausted in if en-
days Cotton seed, corn and rye have been sent
to the Hooded districts, bu; the desliiuton
will last much longer than the present re-
sources,
Send your old feather beds To l.. f. Adair,
N. W. corner of Fourth aud King streets, and
| have them renovated.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-05-25

A DEFICIENCY 1t has been Ascera aimed
that she account of Joseph L.. klgorc, the late
treasurer OF this city, Is deficient some six or
eight ousand dollars. II is said that he pro-
fesses ignorance of the disposition ofthis money,
and had the books ley srd by two of his friends
who failed 10 lind any rirur in them. He has
la. done anything thus far towards max ing up
the deficiency, and consequently his reputation
is suffering very severely in the estimation of
all conversant with the EtclS. What became OF
the money is question: Mr. H. only can solve.
He has little property beyond the right 10 the
patent Eureka brdstead for which lie paid the
Rev. John Allen his faihPr-in Law, some $500,
and how he can make the az uunt good time
alone can determine. There Was alsul def
cheney in the account of the Board Of Educa-
tsn of some seven eight hundred dollars
which has besn partially iutdc good, or Al least
such assurances were 9 wen Is to induce gentle.
men to sign his bond tor the coming year, with
The understanding that the teachers shall here
after deposit the collection, from pupils
tor the use OF books IA the ban>, aud no money
whatever pass through the lteas urei's hands -
Ne hope that DIE matter will come out better
than the indications lead Its 10 hupr, and thai
Ar. khlgore may show th..; he las not erred 1t
conduct or wrong doing,
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-05-25
Dbl ED

Alice ingram, wife of alfred ID. Ingram, on
Wednesday, May 10th, aged 48 years.
Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-05-25

llAB,i.lTlt
10 al i.uUdtd indebtedness u ,l,r
vIN, !
Bills payable .iol Al anuui Of uoles
outstanding
Claims # parties for oiiefs a,id
checks not called inr,as also IN
settled claims of Individuals aud
city warrants ny,i22,7D In all,
Total iiab ilitics,
RECAPlTuIArIuN.
Total estimated value of city prop
erty, real and personal, Including
accounts Jlie city, 4,
Total liabilities,
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-10

KESDALL's RAILROAD LAND BILL.-If
this bill becomes law. it will subject
railroad lands to taxation by the States
in which they are located. Section /
provides
That it shall be the mandatory duty Of
the Commissioner of the General Land
Office, within one year from the date Of
the passage Of this act, when the public
surveys have heretofore been completed,
or within one year from the completion
OF such surveys when hereafter COM
pleted, to carefully examine the plats and
tract of his Office, and to issue and
deliver patents to the several railroad
companies for the sections and parts OF
sections of public lands heretofore
granted them by any act Of Congress,
and to which they may be entitled, when
ever the same may be found to be free
from conflict or adverse claim, and to fall
clearly within the purview Of the grant
ing act. 4
Se,. 2. That upon the transmission
Of each of said patents to any of said
railroad companies, the said Commits
sioner shall forthwith communicate the
fact of such transmission to the treasurer
of the State or States within which the
pretended lands may fall. SIN
Sec. g. That so much of the act APP
proved July first, eighteen hundred ant
sixty-four, entitled AN act to regulat,
the compensation of registers and re
ceivers of the land-offices in the severn
States and Territories in the location o
lands by States and corporations unds
grants from Congress, as may be incon
sistent with the provisions of this act, i
hereby repealed
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-10
CHIEF JUSTICE.

Our dispatches this morning announce that
President Grant has withdrawn the nomination
of Williams as Chief Justice of the supreme
urn the letter of Williams requesting the Presi-
dent to withdraw his nomination:
WARRINGTON, Jan. 7, 1874
To President Grant - Sir: You were kind
enough, without my solicitation, or any knowl-
edge on my part that you contemplated such
thing to nominate me for Chief Justice Of the
Supreme Court OF the United States. Since that
time the flood-gate Of calumny in all directions
have been opened upon me. Ny abilities have
been disparased and my integrity brought in
question, and it seems TO me that public
opinion, adverse to my appointment, has been
reached which might hereafter embarrGss your
administration, and perhaps impair my useful
ness upon the bench, and with the perfect con-
seriousness that | have performed with clear
hands and upright purpose all the duties OF the
various public Offices to which | have been
called, and trusting TO time to adjust public
opinion, when better informed, for my yindica
ton, respectfully ask You TO Withdraw my
nomination. GEO. Ii. WILLIAMS.
Chief Justice Chase died on the eth of May
last, and after lapse of some weeks Roscoe
Conkling was rendered the appointment, but
after broadside from both the bar and the
press Of the country, Conkling declined the sp
pOllsmsNt. SUbIlIN hlitE lllt lIcttllS VI Nbu-
gress in December, the nomination of George II
Williams, of oregon, present Attorney General
of the United States, was sent to the Senate but
instead of being referred to the Judiciary Com
mittee mere formal act preceding the con
frmation the Committee declined to act, and
had failed to recommend confirmation wher
Congress adjourned for the holidays. In the
meantime the opposition to MIR. Williams
gathered strength. and, indeed. it was asserted
in many quarters that rejection was newt
able. Finally, TO avoid such a catastrophe
Williams requested the President to withdraw
his name. Williams was an improvement OF
Csnkling; it is now hoped that the Presiden
will nominate one of the many eminent gentle
men who have been named, either of whom
would secure confirmation Of the Senate ant
command the respect of the bar and the public
The chronological history Of the Chief Justice
ship can be stated in few lines: John Jay
appointed September &c, 1889; resigned April 10
1894. John Rutledge, appointed July l, l795
presided at the August Term, 49, and was re
jected December 10, 1875. VIM. Cushing, Assc
ciate Justice, was appointed January 20, 1896
but he declined. Oliver Ellsworth was al
pointed and confirmed March 4, 1886, and pr,
sided at the August Term, 1885, proceeded I
France in November, 1799 and resigned as Chi,
Justice. The appointment was rendered to job
jay, but he declined. John Marshall, appoint,
January 81, 1901; died in Office, 1895 Roger
fancy, appointed March Is, 1896; died in offic
1854. Salmon P, Chase, appointed in 1854 di,
In office, May T. 1873.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-10

SKETCHES IN AN UNEMPLOYED RKGIos.-Ths
st. Louis Republican derives the following in
formation from an officer Of the Wheeler explor-
ing expeditions
Some of the streams which empty into the
Rio Grande near New Mexico and Colorado, Dor
ders fertile valleys yet unoccupied by man In
these valleys the bunch grass grows from three
to six feet high and as thick as it can stand. 1t
is nutritious even when dry, and cattle put on it
are allowed to take care Of themselves through.
out the Winter, and they come out sleek and fat
in the Spring. Cattle are easily herded there
for it is only necessary to throw fence across
some canyon at the lower part OF the valleys,
and they are shut up, being enclosed by the
mountain sides above.
The mountain peaks rise on every hand, in
solitary grandeur above the emerald green of
the foothills and slopes below, and they are
generally not difficult of ascent to the top. as
has been represented. The pubic had better get
the truth in this respect as was remarked by
our informant, who gave an account Of the as.
cent of Mount Evans to the summit This peal
is one of the sources of the Platte about twenty
miles southwest Of Denver. The mountain is OF
easy ascent, nearly to the top on mule-back, and
when the summit il gained the eye
takes in the peak and its body-guard OF
grand snowy elevations, intervening be
tween Longs Peak on the north and Pixies
Peak on the south, the Mount Of the Holy Gross
to the west, and the plains, including view OF
Denver. The hight of this peak was ascertained
to be l45OO feet, or about $50 feet higher thar
Grey's Peak, heretofore considered the highest
in that range. The northern side is sheet
precipice, rising, like Titanic wall, out of
lake. about fourteen acres in extent, having
green color, and into which a stone may b.
dropped by the dizzy observer from above TIL,
peak of the Holy Gross, lying west of the mali
range, has probably an altitude Of IA 800 feet.
1t takes its name from two gulches which
cross It ut right angles on the northern side neal
the summit, and when these are filled with snow
they reveal to the observer firm any of tn,
peaks north and east, a beautiful white cross OF
snow, and hence the name of the Holy Cross
bestowed by the early Spanish explorers. Tn,
region west of it is almost entirely unknown
and will probably be the field of next years ex
plorations. From there west and southwest tn,
the canyon region begins, as the waters flow OF
to the Colorado of the West.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-10

L.nes lap SALE.@ws learn that
some 800 lots. situated on Hepburn and
Alameda streets, have been sold to par
ties living in Virginia City, who propose
to resell the same at low prices-sny
500 10 $3.50 each, payable in monthly
installnents- This property is not far
distant from the water front, the railroad
ferry line, the horse ears, and the main
down county thorouehfare, and has al
ready some eight or ten houses upon it.
Enterprises of this nature, when prices
are reaf enable, as in this instance, are
prais, worthy, as they meet the require
ments OF men OF small means, who are
able to invest only few hundred dollars.
or who want large price in the immedi-
ate suburbs for the price Of single lot
on the at present more central and dense
ly populated streets. Oakland is growing
rapidly, and We are confident no other
place on this coast offers SO favorable
opportunities for safe and profitable
investments in real estate Oakland
Evening Journal, 3lst. .lI.-
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-10
,sryxnx xrsTE LOTTERY.

Referring g. the lottery, The Carson
Appeal rather confideniially assures its
readers that Manager Blanchard Will, II
not COMPEL, d by stress OF law or other
interposition, have the drawing as soon
as advertiss a. As will be seen by refer
ence to our report of the Supreme Court
proceedings, says the Appeal, Blanchard
is before the court ON habeas corpus TO
test the bearing Of the Anti-Lottery Act
of last Winter. This is bona fids case
and is brought into count to determine
thu status of the said lottery. OF course
it (,he lottery is suffering now, by the
depressing effects of the law in question.
People hesitate to buy tickets so long as
this prospect of suppression OF the
scheme is before them. Let it be once
Determined that the adverse statute
works no prejudice to the lottery and
there will lie no obvious reason why th,
terms of his advertise mept cannot b,
carried ont.
Following are the Supreme Court pro
ceedings to which the Appeal refers;
Matter of the application of d. L
Blanchard for writ of habeas corpus
an agreed case 10 test the constitution
ality Of the law of last Winter to PRO
hibit lotteries. Argued by counsel
Respondent allowed two days to fiji
brief Lewis & Deal for petitioner; A,
torney- General Buekner for respondent
We suppose that, in order to make
test case, Blanchard has been arreste
and held in custody for violating the la,
of 1873, and that the writ Of habeas col
pus was sued out to get decision Of III
Supreme Court on the validity Of the Ac'
But if either of our Supreme Justice
can infuse life into the corpus" of thi
Nevada State Lottery, he ought to b
appointed Chief Justice Of the Unite
States Supreme Court.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-10

Fatal AcclpENT.-Yesterday afternoon
Coroner Taylor and jury held an in
quest on the body of Mrs. Sallie Phelps.
widow Of the late Judge w. W. Phelps,
who was suddenly killed the previous
evening. At the commencement Of the
fierce wind storm Mrs. Phelps-who was
seventy-seven years of age-was in the
street in front OF her residence, opposite
the city market lot, when q skylight, at
tached to which was a piece of board,
blew of Mitchell & James tinshop, strik-
ing her on the side OF the neck. She
fell to the ground, the blow, it is
thought, killing her instantly. The Cor
oner's Jury returned verdict in accord
ance with the above facts.-[Salt Lake
Herald, 4th.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-10

NPIooHE is not such rough town as
people generally suppose. Of 1903 as
saults to commit murder there last year
only seven were Successful Enterprise.
The above extract is shameful per-
version Of fact. and the writer of the
paragraph must have known it. The
random assertion is doubtless based upon
the tabular list of cases in the Justices
Court of Phoebe Township for 1873, as
published in the RECORD, of the LIST inst
There was nothing in the list We pub
lished which could fairly be SO construed
as to imply that there had been 103 as
saults to commit murder. A note at the
bottom of the table We published ex-
planned that assault and battery and other
kinds Of assault were included under the
general head of assault. The perversion
of fact INDUCED in by the Enterprise is
simply contemplate. There were not q
dozen assaults com united in Phoebe dur
ing the year which were with intent 10
murder or commit great bodily harm. !
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-10
Nsiv Tn-9ay.

Kentucky Geld and Silver Mining
Company. Location Of Works, Ely Mining Dis
trict, Lincoln county. State Of Nevada. Notice is
Of said Company, held on the Sd day of January,
1874, an assessment mo. n Of Twenty-Five
Cents per share was levied upon the capital
stock Of the Company, payable Immediately, in
United States gold coin, to the Secretary Of said
Company. at the once Of said Company, No. 6l3
California street, San Francisco, California
Any stock upon which sid assessment shall
remain unpaid on Saturday, the 14th day
Of February, 1874. shall be deemed delin-
quent, and will be duly advertised for sale at
public auction. and unless payment shall be
made before, will be sold on Saturday, the
7th day Of March, 1874. to pay the delin-
quent assessment. together with costs Of nd.
vertising and expenses Of the sale.
by order of the Board of Trustees.
n. GOLDSMITH, Secretary pro tenn.
Once No. 5i3 California street. San Fran
cisco, California 49,. ~ jal0-td
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-10
Eastern Dispatches.
Disastrous Effects Of the Late Heavy
Rains East.

EhtNts VI
Rains East.
Hartford, Conn, Jan. 9.-The heavy
fall of rain has had disastrous effect in
the Naugatuck and Housatonic Valleys,
and the lower portion Of the manufac-
turing villages Of Darby, Berminham and
Arsonia are submerged. Railroad travel
to these points is interrupted by bridge
having been carried away, and the long
pier and entertainments on Berby, Hous-
atomic and Nougatuck Railroad have
been destroyed The freshet is the great
est in 20 years. Manufacturing has
ceased, and the greatest excitement pre-
walls at Bridgeport, West Point and
neighboring localities. Many bridges
and dams have been swept away and the
river channels filled, rendering repairs
of hundreds of thousands Of dollars nee
essary.
New Hampshire Democratic State
Convention.
CONCORD, n. H., Jan. 9.-The Demo
cratic State Convention meet to-day. ]
A. Weston was nominated for Governor
on the first ballot.
An Embe Izler and n FOrger Arrested
NEW YoRK, Jan. 5.-Georgs W. Smith
Deputy Collector Of Internal Revenue
Of the northern district of Mississippi
charged with the embezzlemsnt Of $25,
600, was arrested here to-day.
The cable says Stephen Raymond, o
the New York Central Railroad bon'
forgery notoriety, has been arrested ii
London and held for extradition.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-10
Foreign News.
News from spain---S1OO, 900, 900 q
Mexican Claims ON Uncle Sam.

News from Spain---S1OO, 900, 900 u
Mexican Claims ON Uncle Sam.
MADRID, Jan. "a decree has been
issued calling out the entire reserve OF
"a for active service.
The suppressed Carlist journals have
been permitted to resume publication on
certain conditions.
MATAMoRAs, Mex. Jan. o. The La
Voz Republican, Of this city, relates that
claims exceeding one hundred millions
of dollars against the United States have
been presented before the Mexican
Frontier Commission recently authorized
to investigate the depredations and in.
juries committed on the Mexican side oil
the Rio Grands by American citizens,
and that this amount hardly covers the
losses sustained by the inhabitants Of
the State of Tamaulipas.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-10

IL recent issue of the Shreveport tIa)
Times some interesting facts are given concern
ing the yellow fever rsvages which came so
near depopulating that city during the fall. The
population of Shreveport is about 10, 900 in the
Summer and IA 600 in the Winter According to
Dr. L. p. Tenner, who has collected statistics for
the national government, the population, just
previous to the appearance of the fever, was
about 1900; during the prevalence of the dis
ease 1t fell to 4,500. The Times claims that the
latter estimate is too great by at least 500, and
says that of the 1000 people this would show,
fully 200 were negroes. The first notable cases
of yellow fever were discovered Aug. 90 Be-
tween that date and Nov 10, 759 persons, of
whom $50 were negroes, died of the disease
The prevalence of the disease, it is said, is di.
rectly traced to official neglect of duty. During
the Summer months the streets of shreveport
were full of rocking filth; and in the alleys and
out-ofthe-way places even as far back last
January, We're masses Of garbage, rank and foul
from decay. Complaints from the people and
warnings from the press, although loud and FIRE.
quent failed to stir the officials from their Grim
inal negligence. and the rotten garbage and
stagnant filth, and dead animals lay in the gut
tiers inviting death to the harvest which was
reaped in the Fall.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-10
FULL SIZE AGAIN.

A supply of paper having come to
hand yesterday afternoon, we are ena-
bled to present the RECORD this morning
on a full sheet. The necessity for re-
ducing the size to half sheet was one
that conld not be overcome, and We are
sure that our patrons will take q gener'
Gus view of the case.
For the delivery of our stock Of paper
yesterday we are under many obligations
to Mr.. King, who, hearing that it was al
Patterson, went ont there ard superin'
tended its shipment. We also return
thanks to Travis q Co. and to then
agent, Mr.. Minshull, for their efficient
aid in bringing the paper through by
stage yesterday.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-10

The Chicago Inter-ocean gives record of the
deaths on the lakes for the season Of 1873: The
total number of deaths from all causes is 227, Of
which 100 were drowned, 50 from natural causes,
% were killed, burned to death and l COM
United suicide at police station in Cleveland.
Several were steamboat commanders of consid-
cradle prominence on the lakes and connected
With the early history Of navigation The total
number OF 1872 was 2lo.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-10

In the Supreme Court Of New York on
the 9Th, District Attorney Phelps moved
for an order TO strike the names Of VIM.
M. Tweed, James H. Ingersoll and Henry
w. Genet from the roll Of attorneys.
The Court directed the District Attorney
to make out an order to show cause, and
submit the matter to tho Court.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-10

SEVERAL days ago row occurred among the
negroes employed by the owner of a turpentine
orchard near Montrose, Alabama, and resulted
in the killing of five negro men. 1t appears that
two OF the negroes got into a dispute, and one
shot the other dead. A brother of the deceased
then ran up TO him who had fred the fatal shot
and split his head open with an axe. A friend
or relative Of the last party slain then killed
the second murderer with an axe. and in 3 few
seconds he was rendered a corpse by the same
deadly weapon in the hands Of q fifth negro
Before the body of the fourth negro was cold The
fifth had his neck split open and was lying dead
upon the party he had just killed. i. .T
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-10

TIE True Christian Religion, and
Heaven and HE'LL" by Emanuel Swe-
denborg, are now offered gratuitously to
the Protestant clergy Of this country, the
postage only being required Of the party
applying for the books. Ministers de.
string to receive either or both of these
works by mail will send their orders to
]. B. Lippincott & Co., publishers, 7l5
and III Market street, Philadelphia, Pa,
inelosing postage, which will be 40 cents
for the True Christian Religion and
&c cents for :. Heaven and He'll"
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-01-10

WEATHER REpoRI~fRoN THE OGDEN
OBSERVATORY Through the A. & p.
Telegraph Company we received last
evening the following from the United
States Signal Service at the Ogden Oh
servatory:
Terrible storm in tho East yesterday
All telegraph lines Frustrated east Of
Chicago. @ ..
Weather here cloudy and pleasant; no
wind nor indications of foul weather.
Thermometer SO degrees. Thawing rap
idly. .s.... ..-.... .........