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ton, Chicago and Ssniusky has been
levied on.
Wyoming Citizens Aiming Against
the Indians
CHEYENNE. Wy. Feb. l3.-Goyernor
Campbell has made requisition on the
War Department for the quota of arms
due this Territory, and to-day received a
telegram stating that arms and amuahi-
ton will be forwarded Immediately IRON
the Lsavensorth Arsenal, for the use OF
the citizens, shoald it become necessary
for them to protect themselves against
the Indians.
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General Morionez is concentrating has
troops in Tautanda, and Will soon adj
vance to the relief Of the city.
ST. PETEEssUEG, Feb. l4.-The Empe-
ror of Austria arrived here this alter
noon, and was most cordially received
by the Gar ard the members Of the
Imperial family.
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ESeLIsH PUBLICATIONS IN l613.-The
Publishers Circular informs us that
3, i63 different books and pamphlets have
been published in this country in the
year 1873, the highest number reached
in any other being $50. Some of these
are American importations, but the num-
Der excludes all new editions, and gives
a rate of publication, excluding Sundays,
OF about ten and half day. The pam
phlets are extremely few, only ITO, that
kind Of publication having been killed
by the newspaper; and the works of fic-
ton stand foremost, S3l. Next comes
theology, with 40 works; and next, to
our surprise. 5SS books of art. or books
so illustrated as to be books of art. AZ
ter these follow histories, books Of
poetry. and 2S3 works OF travel, geogra-
ply. or geographical research. OF
course, no list of this sort gives the
slightest idea Of the public taste-books
of theology. for instance, being bought
in small editions. bat, as a rule, left un.
read. The true test Of the taste of gen.
Grafton would be to find ont how many
and what books are read twice-a bit Of
statistics even Mr.. Stanley Jevons would
find it difficult to collect.-[ Spectator.
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WHAT ARE THEY PAVING THIS YEAR,"
A party at the South End failed" not
long ago, and sent for his creditors, who
were mostly occupants Of the market. to
come Up and see him. After the usual
comments and cursory look over ''the
affairs" one of the creditors remarked,
"Mr. -, what do you propose pay.
ing2" "Well," responded the debtor,
Il haven't thought much about it..
What are they paying this year," "Oh!
anywhere from 10 to rs cents, was the
reply. "Wsll," said be, II think can
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The continued warm weather has set
everybody to talking about the chances
of our having no ice. Late into January
none worth mentioning has been OBJ
tanned. The possibility of the failure of
the crop creates much uneasiness. Yet
1t is not very many years since the pres
ervation of ice through the summer was
almost unknown. Now to be deprived
OF it would be a great calamity. This
shows how soon what is regarded as
luxury at first, becomes a necessity.
There is however, probably little cause
for anxiety. We do not remember
winter when ice has not been made at
some time. Two years ago the coolest
weather was in March. Then the ice
was pretty good. We have abundant
time for it yet.-[New York Ledger.
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FoETIrUDE IN BUsINEss.-Many a man
who would be brave before lannon's
mouth, manifests lack of courage and
fortitude in the ordinary affairs of life
Discouragement and despair are always
unmanly and this should be borne in
mind in times like these. No matter how
you are situated, do the best you can. II
You have made mistakes in the past, rec.
tify them in the present and avoid them
in the future. Everybody makes mis-
takes, therefore do not be disheartened
because You have fallen into error, when
you reflect that error is common to all.
Look at the future. That is the field for
hope and for labor. Only regard the
past for the lessons which it teaches.
Say to yourself disaster may come, but
despair, never! Be brave in business as
you would be brave in battle. If your
efforts in the past have failed, renew and
redouble them in the future. Never de-
SPAR.
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For the year ending January 81, there
were 4,002 deaths in San Francisco.
Males, 2,5l4; females, 1888. OF natives
OF the Pacific States and Territories
there were 1862.
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Office Portland Silver Mining
Company. - Location Of principal place u
business, San Francisco. California; location Of
works, Ely Mining District, Lincoln county,
Nevada.-Notice is hereby given that at meet
ing Of the Board OF Directors held on the 10th day
OF January, 1874, IN assessment mo 81 of twenty
five cents per share was levied upon the capita,
stock OF the corporation, payable Immediately
in United States gold coin, TO the Secretary, at
the Office Of the Company, No. l38 California
street. San Francisco, California.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the 10th day Of February.
1874, will be delinquent, and advertised for
made before. will be sold on the 18th day
OF March, 1874, to pay the delinquent assess
ment, together with costs of advertising and
expenses Of sale.
By order Of the Directors.
B. J. GRAY. Secretary.
Office: No. 43s California street. San Fran
isco. Cal. jal5.td
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HUGH THRocxMoRToN, son OF ex.Gov-
ernor j. W. Throckmorton, died at his
home, in Pilot Point, last week.
lGreenville (Texas) Herald. Jan. 25.
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The press of California unite in con-
dsmning the depravity exhibited by the
Chronicle and Sun in San Francisco.
Not paper on the coast, so far as we
are aware, has shown any mercy for the
brigand publications which have brought
disgrace upon themselves, upon the peo-
pie and upon journalism in general.
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KEYSTONE r. A., CHAPTER NO. e.
N Called convocations first and third Thurs.
day evenings in each month at 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. Z. HIP.
II. KRAUsE, Secretary. je28-tf
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pay Is n,s." How do you propose
paying it was the next inquiry. 81 think
the stock Nill pay it, replied the deb
tor, .but rather than have the affair 60
through, II there is not enough realized
from the sale of stock I will pay it ont
Of my own pocket. II Boston Herald.
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POPULATION AND DEBT.

According to the census tables for 1870
the total population of the United States
and Territories was IS, SIS, 27l, and OF
the whole population over ten years Of
age but 1906, 500 were engaged in all
classes OF occupation. Aud this number
so engaged in all classes of occupation
is divided. as appears from the report Of
the Superintendent of the Census, as
follows:
Professional and personal. ,6si,7g5
Trade and transportation ........ ....l. l9l ,23s
Manufacturing, mining, mechanical, .2,IO1.4A
Before making any comment upon this
table let us go a step further and look to
the amount of public indebtness andpub-
lie taxation which rests upon these
classes. Quoting again from the report
of the Superintendent of the Census,
1870, we find
National Indebtedness. +o6. 562 ,S72
State and municipal Indebtedness. s6s,676.51s
Total. ...-.,.-................. S'iJ5'259'l5o
When we reflect that this amount does
not include the private and individual
indebtedness OF the citizen, and espee-
tally that par. incurred for works of im-
provement by him directly, this is indeed
heavy load upon the producing classes
of this country. Going n step further,
we find the annual burdens resting upon
these classes to be:
Taxation, 1870 national ...........sl SAL ,2a5 40
Taxation, ls5o, State and municipal, 2sl, 1882
Total ,.....-... .--,.... ....... .Gy2, ij5, 5ll
Speaking in round numbers, it would
appear from these statistics that the
labor of the producing classes in this
country pays annually for the support of
their national and local governments
100000, 00O-a large and oppressive
amount; one that no wise statesman
would increase; one that prudent and
wise people would make haste to de-
crease. But does this amount rest upon
the labors Of the twelve millions, as sep
arated and classified by the Superinten-
dent o. the Census? The actual pro-
Queer. of wealth do not number ten mil.
lions.
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POSTPONED.

The above sale is postponed to March 9Th,
1874. at the same place and hour.
d. l.. DEAL.
Public Administrator Lincoln County.
fel2-3w
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CUBRENcY.-The following table, taken
from official documents, shows the local.
ity, excess Of issue, deficiency and per
capita circulation of currency:
Locality. Excess Of peficiep. Per
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Heavy Ba NIX Robbery.

CHICAGO, Feb. 13.--Great excitement
was created at Quincy, H., this evening
by the discovery that the First National
Bank had been entered and the vaults
robbed of about one hundred thousand
dollars in currency belonging to the
bank, besides quantity of bonds and
valuable papers, and it is said quite an
amount Of special deposits. The bank
was entered by cutting the hall floor of
the story Immediately over the vault.
The burglars then made breach through
three feet of masonry about four feet
square. They then cut the rivits in the
boiler-iron of which the vault was lined,
and removing it descended into the
vault. They then charged both the
money safes, and the one containing the
bonds and valuable papers, with powder,
and by means of small rubber hose car
ried a train to, the top of the safe where
small pistol screwed to the top of it
and an old ledger was arranged to set it
off. A string was attached to this pistol
and passed out of window of the second
story to the street below, and by this
means the operators were enabled to dis.
charge their blasts when the streets were
clear of people. The clock in the bank
was stopped at seventeen minutes past
two O'Clock, as is supposed, by the ex-
plosion, which must have occurred at
that time. The door OF the safe, which
was Dodd's burglar.proof, was CON-
pletely wrenched from the hinges. There
is no clue whatever to the perpetrators,
but one Mccoy. recently connected with
a variety show, has been arrested and is
held on suspicion.
An Ex-President Of IA Railroad CONF
pany Arrested.
SANDusKY, o., Feb. 49, Rush b.
Sloane, ex-President of the Cincinnati,
Sandusky and Cleveland Railroad, was
arrested to-day, and held in SAG, 900 bail,
on seventeen distinct charges Of embez-
element. 1t is understood that further
charges will be made. Civil suits for
some $3.50, 900 have already been COM
menced, and Sloane's property in Bos.
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The Wheat Crop In the Northwest.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1.-THE National Crop
Reporter, published at Jacksonville, H.,
from returns from the States OF Illinois,
Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kansas and
Ohio, estimates the total amount of
wheat in the hands Of producers in these
States, February /, at nearly $4,000, 900
bushels, or 4Oll per cent. of the entire
crop. The present prospect in the win
ter wheat growing States, favors much
larger yield than last year.
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9rW Tn-1au.
NOTICE.

q A MEETING OF THE PIoCHE
EA N HOSE COMPANY will be held
ISEKon Monday, Feb. 10, at James
e--sa< Cronan's, Main street, at half-past 7
O'Clock. Every member is required to be pres
ent, and pay all arrears, or their names will be
taken from the roll.
FRANK WHEELER, President.
JAMES CRoSAS, Secretary. fl5-lt
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LOST.

nN MEADOW VALLEY OR MAIN STREET,
" Mink Boa. The finder will be rewarded
by leaving the same At the PRcoap once.
tA23-m1
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Monument To Agassiz.--More A
the lee House Disaster.

BosroS, Feb. IA number of prom
inent citizens propose to make the
Museum of Zoology at Cambridge, to
which Professor Agassiz devoted the best
years of his life, memorial monument
in ais honor, and ia order to do this they
have resolved to raise $1,000 to com.
plete its endowment.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l3.-It is now
known that seven men are buried in the
ruins of Mller's ice house Two dead
bodies have been recovered. Two more
men were taken out alive; one slightly,
the other fatally injured. This evening
a man, who was assisting in the rescue,
fell into the excavation and struck his
head with piece of timber, AMI was in.
stantly killed.
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Masonic Directory.

HALL ON LACOUR STREET.
CT. JOHN LODGE, NO. IA. F. AND n
SA. M.--Stated communications fourth ~
Saturday evening in each month. Called Xxx
communications first second and third wv
Saturday evenings at IN O'Clock.
j. +. HALL0CK, W. III.
SAMUEL McApAM. Secretary.
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md not by agreemen
flee and the Europe.
California Items.
q, 500 OF the prineip


About 81, 800 OF the principal of the
funded debt Of Lassen county was paid
off lately. The majority of the scrip was
redeemed at 74.99 cents on the dollar,
principal and interest. There were sew
eral bids in at about par value.
The Suffer Banner says that during the
high water and before the Parks dam
broke, parties made proposition to the
Deputy Sheriff of Colusa county whereby
he was to receive 5000 to keep out OF
the way and allow the levee to be cut,
but he refused to assent to any such
proposition.
S. W. Kibbey, well-known resident
of Santa Cruz, has just applied for pat
ent for an ingenious car couplet. 1t is q
self-coupler, and in case one car jumps
the track it uncoupes itself from the
others.
| Los Angeles is constructing reservoir
to hold 100000 gallons of water for the
! ''S Va eho Iec!iV'
Two suits for malicious libel have been
instituted against the editors Of the SUIT.
ter Creek Independent on the complaint
Of r. NJ. Briggs, of the Amador Ledger.
Nevada Telegraphic Items.
A laborer on the Virginia and Truckee
Railroad has had the good fortune to
have a wealthy uncle die in Boston, leav.
ing the former SIS LOCO.
Some one stole $500 from behind bar
at Ruby Hill last Sunday.
One Herman, his wife and their son
have been arrested in Truckee for steal
ing goods from freight car at Reno.
Dan Baker, who in 1871 was sent to
the Nevada State Prison for thirty years
for robbing a car at Reno, and who after
wards escaped, has been recaptured at
Portland, Oregon, where he had married
respectable lady some three months
ago under an assumed name.
Montana Items.
VIRGINIA CRY, Montana, Feb. n
| Governor Potts received the following
dispatch from Bozeman, dated the 18th
The Yellowstone expedition started this
morning, $50 strong and twenty wagons.
The utmost ethusiasm prevailed, and the
officers were tremendously elected.
There is no nsow in the Yellowstone
Valley, and grass is abundant.
The Legislative Assembly to-day, with
great unanmity and ethusiasm, made an
appropriation of five thousand dollars to
facilitate the exposition of Montana pro-
duce at tho Centennial Exposition at
Philadelphia in 1876.
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FLORENCE:

T. sure to please. Ii there is
i crc within n tiioUsnnl miles OF
IAN Francisco not working well,
Will attend TO IL without nny expense
10 she own er. SAMUEL. kII.L, Avt,
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Robbery - The Philadelp hia CAL
amity.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 14.-W. L. Smith,
agent of the Adams Express Company at
Grandby, No, reports that several men
entered his Office yesterday afternoon,
and gagged him and robbed the safe of
$500. The robbers are supposed to
belong to the Gadshill band.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. l4,-Work was
resumed this morning on the ruins of
the ice house. Two bodies were recov-
cred and recognized as Otto Shubert and
Jacob Seiniback. There are two others,
Charles Burke and Jacob Roth, not yet
recovered. In all eleven bodies have
been recovered, and eleven persons in
jured. Two of the latter are in n very
critical condition.
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Geographic Dispatches

Special To THE PIooHs D,ILr RkcoRp.
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Pacific Coast.
Arrival of the Japan--News from the
Orient.

Orient.
SAN FEAScIsco, Feb. l4.-The follow.
ing is a summary of the news received
by the steamer Japan:
YOKOHAMA. Jan. 23.--Iwakura is rap
idly recovering from his wounds. No
positive clue to the assassin has been dis
covered, though several arrests have
been made.
The official census Of 1872, just pub
lished, fixes the entire population at 49,
10, S25-the male and female being al
most equal in numbers. There are
twenty-nine members of the Imperial
family, 459 of the highest mobiles, and
about 700, 900 of the lower order Of gen.
try.
The position OF the German Minister,
Won Brandt, in his dispute with the Jap
anese Governments understood to be rs
follows: He claims that inasmuch as the
existing treaties exclude all foreigners
from the interior Of empire, the japanese
have already violated it by introducing
foreign teachers, etc., for the instru elton
of their youth, the development of min
eral resources and other kindred pur-
poses. On this ground he proposes to
resist the further exclusion of any Of his
courtrymen who choose to live beyond
the prescribed limits, either for pleasure
or trade.
The National authorities are firm in
their defiance of what they call a mons
trous assumption. A memorandum Of
the japanese Foreign Office to European
representatives, mentioned in dispatch
of December 90, refuting the arguments
in favor of an extension of territorialty,
are reiterated. The matter OF proposals
is no less Objectionable than before, al
though the manner is less offensive. 1t
is noteworthy that the document is not
signed by the United States Minister.
A second answer by the japanese is
equally strong in its rejection Of the de.
mands. The correspondence is probably
terminated, though further verbal dis
cussion will be allowed. The first com.
munication took place last Fall when in
tercourse and trade were solicited, sub
ject to a scheme Of internal jurisdiction
laid down by foreign ministers and to be
executed by consular authority. In theil
last reply the japanese refuse to enter
tain any proposals looking to the open
ing of the country, except by an entire
revision of the treaties previously made
They say that such radical step mus
be regulated by convention betwee,
nations, and not by agreement between
a foreign Office and the European repre-
sentatives.
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Petitioners and Chimes,
ImIni grafton.

WASHINGTON, Feb. l3,-Sargent pre-
scented n petition from lG,G35 citizens of
California, asking the Senate to pay some
attention to the condition of the treaty
between the United States and China,
with view to having some modification
made thereon to prevent the evil of
Chinese influx to this country. Referred
to the Committee on Foreign Relations
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Eastern Dispatches.
coNGREssIoxAL PROCEEDINGS.
Frauds ON the misunderstanding
Revelations Promised.

CHICAGO. Feb. IA special to the
Tribune, referring to the information on
the Moiety Bill, which the Ways and
Means Committee have finally secured,
says the members of the Chamber Of
Commerce and special agent, Jayne. of
New York, will be heard next Tuesday.
when startling revelations are promised.
There is evidence in abundance to show
that these informers and custom officers
have made it their business to corrupt
the clerks whose business it is to look
after Custom House affairs in large mer-
camille houses, by persuading them to
see that small errors in invoices, suffi-
clent TO condemn the whole. should be
allowed to creep in. II anything like a
fight is to be made by the custom officials
1t will result in the uncovering Of frauds,
such as mustresult in wholesale reforms
The committee now propose first to do
away with the payment OF these mole
ties, aud second to prescribe by law that
only that part Of the invoice that may
be under value shall be confscated
They say that possibly through this
change Of the law the Government may
lose little money, but they claim that
it will put an end to frauds by which
great wrongs have been inflicted upon
the mercantile interests of the country,
and by which few blood sucking
scoundrels have been benefited.
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miscellaneous.
FLORENCE.

0pecial attention is called
~ 10 the great inrrcyeusents made
recently I'm this excellent Machine,
md 10 the new end e:esanf sly les u
Gases ADDED 10 oar list.
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10 do tie work myself, but was disappointed in
money matters; don't know where Mr.. Taylor
Is; met him in New York about three months
ago; DR.. FIlbert is on his way 60 Pittsburg; saw
him at i've O'Clock yesterday afternoon; had no
talk with him about these contracts; did not
meet him personally.
BY Governor Shepherd II told the Cover
nor that had the money TO put the contract
through; he told me that he wanted men Of
means to do the work.
By Mr.. Wilson %. Who was 10 furnish you
the means? A. Senator Dorsey.
y. How was he 10 furnish you the means?
4. de owed me a large amount OF money, and
expected to get my psy; there was no arrange
ment outstanding that he was 10 have any In
Jerest in the work.
Mr.. Charles 8. johnson was called 20 explain
he entry, 1.-THE board met at the usual hour !"
without stating who was present.
Witness explained that he made the minutes
l!mself, from actual transactions. There was
always a majority Of the board present.
Gsv. Shepherd said by Wednesday next he
would present q statement showing the amount
Of money expended on avenues since 1910.
At quarter past IL O'Clock the Committee
ooE recess until p. m.
AFTER RECESS.
The committee met at 2:l5 p. m, AMI called
". II. Adams, a contractor under the board.
s3ho testified that he did not pay his employees
BECAUSE be could not get any money from the
Board Of Public Works with which to meet his
obligations.
The committee then adjourned until 10 a. m.
Tomorrow.
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fEACB In ARKANSss-SUrreHder or Brooks
Forces--Both houses of the Arkansas legisla-
ture on Saturday passed a bill pending for the
assemblage of a constitutional convention on
the 18th OF July. The house of representatives
declared all offices vacant whore the officers
have not come forward and taken their places
Brooks forces surrendered SATURDAY.. All his
men will be sent home without molestation
BsxteIs forces will be disbanded as rapidly as
the public peace will justify.
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The Charges Against gen. webb.

Nav YORK, May Is A card nom the son Of
Cen Webb calls for a suspension OF public
Judgment I'm regard 10 the matter referred 60
in Congress on Saturday until the General, who
is now in Europe, returns st once 90 make his
complete defence.
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THAT INTERESTING COLLECTION. the Braun
autotypes, will remain at Choates bookstore, in
charge Of the agent, Mr.. Stornay, a day two
longer at the request of various parties who are
DESTROYS Of procuring sets Of these famous pic