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Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-29

QUICE WoEk.-A resident Of China
town who had been nick with a dis
disease which Yesterday eliminated in
his death was buried in a manner that
attracted the attention Of all who were
obseryant OF the proceedings. The es-
tabiished custom az the Chinese not TO
occupy a house wherein one of their
number has died, they made all the AZ
engagements for til. funeral ard DISPOSE
ton Of the body some hours before act
ual signs OF the approaching dissolution
took place. A coffin WAS procured and
placed ready to receive the remains,
wagons were waiting to carry tbs Eeces-
sary mouTneTs to the cemetery. and
those attending the sick heather were
awaiting the signs OF the last breath
which occurred about noon; . convul-
sive srasm, tho stifsnjug OF the limbs
denoted that death vas near and the
body was speedily put in the coffin. still
aiivc. and transferred to the sidewalk.
the man expiring hy the tine the latter
place VAS reached. The usual fusilsde
of fire-crackcrs, scattering OF paper,
and the Offering Of food to the spilit o;
the dcfunct MonGoiisn, and the body
was consigned to the earth. within the
hour which death occurred. This bar
barons custom, though j: may be in ac-
cordaEce with the teachings of the dis
ciples OF ConfUGius, shows very loose
way of doing things. the Ike OF which
should not be countenanced or allowed
in civilized community.-EureaH SEMI
mel, March %.
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Il IS EVIDENT chat the existing Spanish
Government has quite as much as it can
dc 20 sustain itself, and that lis efforts
in the field are BY 10 means indicative
OF its power TO do anything else than
hold its own. Serrano has been obliged
to retreat before the rallying Carlists.
and one can hardly repress q smile over
the reports of casualties and measre adj
yan:ages gained and lost in the daily
battles between the Goyernme Et forces
and those Of the Insurgents. Tbs fight
ms qualities Ct the spanisrts partake CT
TIE nature of the peevish efforts of an
irritable old man whose pugnacity has
outliyed his yisor and now seeks to as
sert itself rs al i:cider. of r.tiiui and
hopeless ssnitity.
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LATEST TELEGRaIS.

Boston. March 2S--The ballot for
Senator at noon to-day gave Dawes So.
HoaT 20. Curtis GS. Adams Is, Bank Z.
The Convention adjourned till Monday.
Cincinnati, March 2S.-Colonel W.
G. Tyrreil, Coyington correspondent OF
tie Cincinnati Commercial. shot ard kill
ed Hon. Harvey Meyers in Coviagton
this noon. Both were prominent men
in Kentucky politics. The shooting WAS
the result Of & long-standing grudge.
The Common Council OF Cincinnati,
by vote last evening. requested Mayor
Johnson to enfore the ordinance prohi-
biting the obstruction of business, refer
ring TO the praying women, who were
followed by great crowds yesterday
This morning the Mayor sent a commu-
nication to the ladies, WHO did not 60
out to-day.
New York, March 28.-The Commits
sioners' accounts have been made to-
day. 1t is said there are Standing
charges against Controller Green. The
Mayor positively refused to let them be
seen until he has made an investigation,
and satisfied himself with their truth OF
not.
SusGuehanna Depot, Pa, March %
A Sheriff with posse Of thirty men ap-
peared here this morning, but was un-
able TO do anything with the strikers.
the posse all sympathizing with them.
The strikers held an excited meeting
during this forenoon. They are firm.
and won't allow trains TO pass, nor any
business to be done until the Railroad
COMPANY accedes to their demands.
i.t oil aI
them, assuring them of his sympathy,
but informed them that they are break
ing the laws. The Company have no
alternative but to accede to the demands
of the men, or send for the military. In
tense excitement prevails throughout the
village.
Laconia, n. h, March 2s.-Blodgett,
convicted of wife murder, banged him
self in his cell this morning.
London, March 2S.-Cambridge beat
Oxford four lengths instead of two. The
weather was beautiful, and the crowd
unprecedented.
Rome, March 2S.-Victer Emanuel is
said to have burned the addresses sent
him by the citizens Of Trieste, contain
ing disloyal sentiments towards Austria,
and said that be will send the Austrian
Government letter formally disavow-
ing the sympathy addressed to him.
San Francisco, March ga small
boat from tho screw steamer Montana,
arrived at 3 o'clock this morning from
San Diego, with Wells, Fargo Il Co.'S
messenger, and Captain Hebron, the
Pacific Mail Company's agent at Aca
pulco. who reported the Montana outside
awaiting their return from the delivery
of dispatches. They report that on
March 10th that Colima lost three blades
of her paddle and put into Cocos Island,
off the coast of Southern California,
ard sent boats crew TO San Diego,
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JOSE CaLUGAH alias Spanish joe,
charged with the crime Of petty larceny,
(the accusation being that lie had de-
spoiled Mercedes Borigas of certain
blankets was brought here yesterday.
on a warrant, from Virginia City and ar
raianed before Judge Witherill. The
examination of the case failing to reveal
any evidence in support OF the complaint
he was DISCHARGED.
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REroETFD DsAD.-From gentleman
arriving from Paiisaie last night, on
horseback. We are informed that Johnny
Diamond died at one of tho ranches III
Pine Valley few days since. Diamond
was well known throughout this coun-
try and especially in California. where
he followed the profession of a minstrel
and at one time was great favorite With
the people. OF late years, becoming ad-
dicted to drink, he made precarious
living BY singing in saloons. He left
here about two weeks ago, starting afoot
for the railroad with his banjo in hand
to enable him to make sufficient to live
on during the trip, and if the report of
his death be true, undoubtedly he per-
ished from exposure and want OF proper
care, as he was in i'll heath at the time Of
his leaving. He was about 80 years of
age and has father and two brothers
living somewhere in New York State
who are in good OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
.Seatiaei, March %.
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The ENGLISH GovEEN,tEl'r L. ciinss 20
co anything iii alienation of the SEN
fences of tie sixteen Fenian prisoners
whose cases have lately been presented
TO them.
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GERALD MASSEY, the renowned English
poet and lecturer will deliver discourse
At National Guard Hall, Virginia City.
this afternoon, on the somewhat startl-
ing question OF why don't God kill
the Dcy;I?' II viii be worth hearing
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I" The Mysterious is!and,'
FASCINATED THE WORLD.

The theme of the present story affords the
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4 SINGULAR SUICIDE is herewith re-
ported, as follows:
Woodland. Cal. March PA man
named Ed INLAND. aged nineteen years.
hung himself TO tree on Main street
last might. He left this note as the
cilusc: Il ain tired of living. God
bless me and my enemies - friends I
have nom; He was a member OF the
church and Coed Tempiar.
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BEICESR.

The daily yield of this mine is about
500 tons of very line ore. ali of which is
being regularly shipped to the various
mills employed by the company for re-
duction. The varions drifts and wines
are being continued with all possible
energy. The mine everywhere continues
to give the greatest satisfaction and its
present appearance gives every promise
OF its continuing to keep up its great
reputation for many months to come.
The main incline has now reached
depth of I52 feet below the 1i0O-foot
level. The rock al the bottom stI!i con-
tinues very hard and requires constant
blasting The north DRIFT from incline
on the 1i00-foot level has attained Il
length of 154 feet and the wiuze from
the l400-foot level is down 40 feet. All
the machinery is in perfect running
order and everything connected with the
mine is running as smoothly as could be
desired.
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oPaIH. CcAsOLIDiTED yIE.GzEis
AND EHLCUCD.
o: these very important Coms.ock
mines. the Enterprise says:
HouFp

CP4IR.
The greater part Of the woIk being
done Just ut present is for tie purF ose
Of securing circulation of pure ar. ii
being impossible to work men 20 any ati-
vantage IN many parts Of The mine until
it is better ventilated. The main drift
south on the 17U0-fcc. level Is making
good progress, and is now in favorable
looking vein matter This is the drift
which We have heretofore spoken OF as
the .'main drift west under the new
superintendent it has been turned to
the south. The Wine from the 1855
foot level, following down the footwail,
is in a promising vein of matter. The
up-rise from the same point to connect
with the I300-foot level. looks well. A
vinze wa. yesterday started on the 1900
foot level to connect with this up-rise
When these wines are completed. and
the drift from the Consolidated Virginia
is finished through the California ground
the air will come in upon the 1300-foot
level OF the Ophir. and. passing down
through the several levels to the HOO
foot Level. will thence Use through the
main shaft
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CONSOLIDATED NIRGIHi..

The north drift from tie winze on HE
1i00-foot level is now alvsAed &c feet
through ore of the very finest descrip-
ton. The Drift from Tie SHIFT running
to connect with thu vinze-drift Oh same
level is making very rapid progre S.
They are also drifting vest at the same
point to explore tn. vein in that digec-
tion. From the bottom Of the winze
cross-drift has ieen started east which
is already extended a considerable dis
lance in ere Of unparalleled richness.
The sinking of the main shaft below
the 1i00-ioot level is carried onward with
the greatest vigor, through ground OF
a very favorable character for woaAing.
The Gre breast. on the l30o-toot level,
presents fine appearance, and. the
quality of the ere continues frst-ra;e
without any variation.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-02-19
"ALL QULET ILONG TIiE PO
TOlI1C TO NIGHT"

The original Of the following poetic gem wa
found in the pocket Of u soldier of the southern
army who died in camp on the Potomac during on
civil war; and was subsequently published very eN
tensivey in the journals Of both the south ana TN
north:
can quiet along the Potomac" they say
"Except now and then n stray picket
Is shot as he walks bis beat to aud fro,
BY a rineman hid in the thicket."
'Tis nothing; private or two, now ana then,
Will no, cOunt in the news of u battle;
Not an officer lost--ony one Of the men.
Moaning alone, all alone, the death rattle.
All ouiet along the Potomac Tonight
Where the soldier Is peacefully dreaming
Their tents in the rays Of the clear autumn moon,
Or the light of the watchGrcs are cleaning.
tremulous sigh as the gentle night wind
Thro' the forest leaves slowly IL creeping;
While tho stars mp above with their glitteiing eyes
Keep guard--fOr the army Is sleeping.
There's only the sound of the lone sentrys tread
As he tramps from the rock to the fountain,
Thinking of the two on the low ttundle bed,
FAR away in the cot on the mountain;
His gun falls slack-his face, dark and grim,
CLOVIS gently with memories tender,
As he muters prayer for the children asleep
For the mother may heaven defend her.
The moon seems to shine as brightly as then,
That night when the love yet nnspoken
Ieapsd up to his lips, and when murmured VOWS
We're pledged, to be ever unbroken
Then drawing his sleeve roughly over his eyes,
He dashes off tears that are yelling,
And gathers his gun up to its place,
As if to keep down the heart swelling.
He passes the fountain, the blasted pine tree,
The footst, p is tagging and weary,
Yet onward he goes through the broad belt of light,
Toward the shades of a forest so drearY,
IIark Was it the wind that rust ed the leaves?
Was it the moonlight 81 wondrously flashing?
1t looked like ride" Tia! Mary good bye"
And the life-blood is ebb!ng and splashiDg.
All quiet along the Potomac tonight,
No sound save the rush uf the river,
While soft falls the dew on the face OF the dead
The picket's OIL duty forever
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bly, got your death O. cold. But I'll de
my duty any way, as promised you,
mn. Little did know what chore i
would be, either" she muttered to her
self, adding at once. "you go right
straight to bed, and be spry about it
too, and I'll come up there with cul
Of tea for YOU"
Nimpo groaned but did not dare tc
rebel, aud besides she was little fright
ened about the "death O. cold" She
didn't wish to die Just yet.
She climbed to her room, undressed
put on dry clothes, and laid down OIL
the bed
In few minutes Mrs. Primkins came
up, in one hand blanket, in the Other
q bowl. Putting the bowl on the stand
she wrapped Nimpo in the blanket
which she had heated by the kitchen
fire, and then she held the bowl to hei
lips and told her to drink every drop.
The tea was, indeed. ga horrid black
stuff" as Nimpo inwardly called it, very
much worse than ginger tea. Nimpo
choked and gasped and gagged, but
swallowed it.
Mrs. Primkins smiled grimlv, and
gave her lump of sugar to take the
taste out of her mouth.
"Now, don't You stir hand or foot
out of that blanket, however warm you
get. If you don't get good sweat
You'll have a chill, sure as you live.
When it's time for you to come ont I'll
run mp or send Augusty :" aud down
stairs she went
This ended Nimpo's first whole day
Of liberty. She had good chance to
think it over as she lay there wide
awake. Sac had spoiled her visit to
Nanny, ruined her own nice dress and
boots, and, perhaps, caught a dreadful
cold and fever.
On the whole she had been unhappy
ever since her mother left, though she
couldn't exactly see why.
81 wouldn't mind the wetting," she
thought, as she lay there alone. 81
could stand this horrid blanket, though
1 believe l shall smother-and that hor
rid stuff |" shuddering at the thought
of it "but / know my dress is spoiled,
and what shall I do without a nice dress
till mother gets back? And Helen
Benson's birthday party next week !?
Oh, dear why didn't I wear clean cal
leo and white apron as mother always
made me 2" And Nimpo's first day of
freedom actually ended in fit Of tears.
But finally she cried herself to sleep,
and when Mrs. Primkins came at bed
time, leading Reuben by the hand, she
found her just waking up, and all cold
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notoriously tea drinking people, pre-
fering it to coffee, not only for the even
ing meal, but for breakfast rs well.
Affecting Plea for the Mother. in Law.

There are people, I know, who are
constantly hurling Jokes at their moth
sr-in-law and at everybody else's moth
er.in.law, just as if the old lady had no
business in the world after marrying off
her daughters. I'd like to see the chap
who dared fling jokes at my wifes
mother. 1t always rests me to have the
good old dear arrive with her four band
boxes, two hot bricks, five bundles OF
herbs, chest, and FELLOWSHIP full OF
dried apples and burdock root. ! feel
Just like falling on her shoulder; but /
don't do it. hecnnse my aiapos,tion is
quiet and undemonstrative. She no
sooner gets into the house than she
says Maria looks like ghost, or just
like woman up at Tarrytown whose
husband mauls her with Gled-stake,
and is drunk half the time. She says
this looking full at me, but Of course |
know she doesn't mean any thing.
Heavens! but this is that same old
carpet on the floor" exclaims my moth
er-in-law, as she removes her bonnet.
And then she looks at me and tells me
how Tom Scott saved his cigar and to-
bacco money and bought Nelly royal
Wilton. i remember that when | was
sparkling my wife there was no carpet
at all on the floor, and so | laugh heart
lily at the old lady's joke. The baby,
who has been playing all day, is de-
clared sick, and quart bowl OF cntnip
is prepared. My wife is sent to bed to
sleep off her sick headache, though she
hadn't made any complaints, and l am
told that | had better go to the hotel
for supper. "And no one will get into
this house after eight o'clock tonight y
adds the good old creature. The parlor
stove has to be moved to coincide with
her views. chcerfully move it. The
pictures have to be RAISED or lowered !;
the sofa wheeled over; the whatnot
placed in the other corner, and all the
time 7 am working she-bless her old
heart lis telling mo how Barker, who
wanted to marry Maria, but didn't get
chance, is now worth his thousands
and thousands, and has parlor which
king would hardly dare enter. The
servant girl is declared II sloven, and l
cheerfully discharge her, though she
has been with us year. The kitchen
stove has to be moved to the left, the
heads of all the beds turned to the
north so as to get the benefit OF the
electric current, and the watchdog shot
because his bark wakes her at mid
night, "Anything further, dear moth
er?" I ask, as I look into her smiling
face. And she replies that Maria ought
to be sent south for her health the
baby boarded out by the week, !;
me IronL nvor ators ,opaintca 4 ;
the lambrequins exchanged the in
terror of the house grained the kltcncn
stove exchanged for range and fe"
more trihing matters performed. Some
men get out of patience the moment
the mother-in-law enters the house, but
I meet her with q smile. M Qudd
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Tattooing.

Cook, in his second voyage, visited
tho Isle of Amsterdam, where he found
the men tattooed from the hip to the
middle of the thigh but the women
had these adornments on tho arms and
fingers, and only in slight degree.
Many women i'll other South Sea islands
we're tattooed in the form of n u on ev-
cry Joint of their fingers and toes, and
frequently on the outside of the feet.
Other devices were squares, crescents,
circles, men, dogs, birds, etc. Some OF
the old men had the greater part OF
their bodies covered with large patches
of black, deeply indented at the edges,
like a rude imitation OF fllme. In the
Caroline isles tattooing was regarded as
religious ceremony, to be performed
under favorable auspices. The oilici.
ating priest invoked a blessing from the
gods on the family of the patient. If
gentle breeze arose it was accepted as
the approving voice OF the gods, and
the operation proceeded; if not, it was
suspended; for any tattOoing under the
anger of the gods would have led to the
submerging of the islands by raging
storm.
New Zealand is the country OF which
we have most knowledge in regard to
the practice of tattooing, owing to the
number of travellers who have described
it. John Rutherford, seaman engaged
on south sea voyage, was captured on
the most northern of the islands IN
1916, and kept prisoner by the natives
for several years. They treated him
kindly, on the whole, and conferred OIL
him the honor of tattooing, which Ger
emony he described in the published
record of his adventures. Laid on his
back amidst group of natives, he un
derwent the ordeal on his bo iy, arms
and face. Several tools were employed
some with teeth and some without, va
ried in size and shape to fit diiferen
parts. The operation lasted four hours
during which the chiefs daughter wiped
the blood from his face with bunch o
dried fax. Then they washed him at
neighboring stream, dried him before
fire, and gave him his garments; excep
his shirt, which one Of the ladies pu
on her own person, wearing 1t hindsld
before. SO severe had been the scarlfy
ing that he lost his sight for three days
and did not fully recover for SIX weeks
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Alligators and Englishmen.

az suppose said i, THAT there's no
doubt about an alligator's eating ducksg'
"Doubt about 10" repeated the captain.
"Bless my buttons, you ask this yere
Cap'n Peters livin yere at Enterprise
about it. He knows. Iseen him fifteen
wear ago with Arthur Summer an three
Inglish lords.-their names was Sykes
A shootin' ducks up above Persimmon
Island nigh onto Thorn Hill, an the
gators tux every duck clean. Thar was
Cap'n Peters an all the lords klvered
ND in the maiden cane, poppin away
like porter bottles. an the ducks fallin'
like rain, in a tile set-off rom the river;
As fast as a duck fell gator picked
him up Thar was three gators in the
.et.off, an the way they TUX down the
ducks was caution to snakes. You
ought to hev seen Peters an the Inglish
lords when they stopped shootin' an be-
gan to look for the ducks. Thar WASH
a duck in sight, but thar was three ga
tors with their heads out OF water. a
lookin at the Inglsh lords an a sayln
Bully TO you, boys! We don't know
your names, but you're a dom us
power O. good 1t didn't take the Ing
iish lords long to get tired o duck shoot,
ia, The gators wuzn't satisfied with
takin' their ducks, but they made away
with three of their blooded retrievers
Lordy, young man, next to a nigger
gator loves an Inglish retriever.
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Foreigners in Congress.

There are fifteen foreigners i'll con-
gress. In the senate, Carl Schurz, Of
Missouri, is n native of Cologne, Ger
many, and is the only one of tie tif-
teen who has any trace OF foreign ac-
cent IT. is narndovioal to hear this man
apostrophizing America as his country,
in words where tn sounds thickens to a
d, and the = is almost lost. But the
senator's language is excellent. Wheth-
er his speech he prepared or extempore,
he speaks very iluently, and with nm
appreciation of the delicate idiomatic
distinctions of our tongue that refutes
Hammerton's maxim of its being impos-
sible for a person to know two Ian
guages perfectly. German is Mr..
Schurz's domestic tongue, aul English
his public. so he must be excepted
from that discouraging rule. The other
foreigner in the senate is Jones, a
Welshman by birth, and he is worth
81, 900, 600. He very appropriately halls
from Gold Hill, Nevada. In the house
the United States Kingdom is well re-
presented, there being five Irishmen,
four Scotchmen, two Englishmen Zone
Of whom is Elder Cannon. of Utah), a
Canadian, and Mexican who, instead OF
being a sonorous don something or an
other, signs himself Buckner," like
Mark Twains landlady, who "was an
Italian by the name of Murphy"
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Confederates in Congress.

Mention having been made OF the
number of late Confederate officers in
Congress, it may be well to append
their names and states. Alabama has
Ilieut-Col. John II. Caldwell, Maj.
James II. Soss and Captains Charles
Hays and Charles Pelham. Senator
Goidthwaite was also the adjutant-
general of the state during the war.
Georgia has Major-Generals John B.
Gordon and Pierce Nj. b. Young, Brig
Gen. Philip Cook, Col. Hiram P; Bell,
LIEUT. Colonels Morgan Rawlsand James
II. Blount, and Major II. II. Il. White
lev, the latter republican. Missis'
sippi has Brig. g.Gen. James l.. Alcorn
aud Col. l.. @. G. Lamar Missouri
has Brig. Gen. John B. Clark and MAY.
Robert A. Hatcher. North Carolina
has Maior-Gen. Matthew w. Ransom,
Brig Gen. Robert b. Vance, who lately
declared himself on the floor of the
House ready for another rebellion, and
Colonels James NJ Leach, Alfred Nj.
Waddell and VIM. NJ. Robbins. Tel
nessee has Lieut. Colonels w. G. Whit
thorne aud John ID. G.. Atkins. Texas
has Colonels Dewitt G. Giddings,
Roger @. Mills, Major Asa A. Willie
and privates W. S. Herndon and w. p
Mclean. Virginia has Brig Gen Eppi
Hunton and Major Thomas Whitehead
James Il. Senter, republican represent
ative from the Fredericksburg district
also campaigned with the Confederate
army as correspondent of the Southern
| Associated Press.