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The Portland daily press., 1874-01-19
Receipt. BY nailro.d. and .,c.u...,.

"eceSpts by NaiIroads and Stcamb0afs.
GRAND TRUNK RAILROADS. cars sundries do
shooks II do lumber, do iron, do skins, do corn
DO barley DO oats. do bran II do for St john N
b., II do for Halifax, Ms II do for Liverpool.
STEAMER CHESAPEAKE. FROM NEW YoRK.-13
Saies rags IS do wool, Il do bats, do burlaps, "A
50 coils rope, 90 bdls shocks, % bars IRON Is bags
seed 100 boxes tobacco 81 do prunes, Az do soap, 20
ware 10 cases tobacco 40 kegs soda piano2 horses
III bhis sugar, 30 do glass ware $50 pkgs sundries
The Portland daily press., 1874-01-19
AUCTION SALES.
f. o. BAILEY 4 CO.,
CTION EERS
Commission Merchants (!
r. q. BAILEY. G. W, ALLEN.

Regular sale of Furniture and General Nor hapdee
every Saturday at salesroom, Is Exchap.e street.
commencing at oelck -. M.
CoDsignmens soil, tied. ocSdu
The Portland daily press., 1874-01-19
Executors Public Sale of Oesira-
BILE Real Estate corner Of Con
gress and Garter Streets, West
End, mt Auction.

DURSU ANT to license from Hon. John A. Water
Il man, Judge Of the Probate Court for Cumber-
land County, will be sold at auction on TUESDAY,
the tenth day Of February next. at o'clock P. M,
lot OF land and buildings situated in said Portland
on the northwest corner OF Carter and Congress
streets, being ~ feet Congress street 5l} feet
!arter street, (sometimes called Weymouth street).
Inc no Sc Is nearly new, contains IA finished rooms
and Is arranged for two families Terms cash.
u. EUGENE WEYMOUTH,
Executor Of the Win of Levi Weymouth, deceased.
Portland Jan. 9, 1874.
f. o. BAILEY 4 CO.. Auctioneers.
ia1Q
The Portland daily press., 1874-01-19
WATCHES,
ChrOn0meters and Clocks,
OF Foreign and Ameri an Make,
Spectacles and Jewelry,
At 81 Exchange St.
BY
WIN. SENTER,

A GENT for the Superior WalshaD Wasches,
"A which maintain their well earned reputation
for timekeeping and reasonable price, In every vail
ETY. of gold and silver cases-open face anu hunters
Kew wnders and stem wnders myiZ-oSmo
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-15

Tx House Committee on Civil Ser
vice Reform did some good work yes
terday. Mr.. Kellogg, from this CON-
mittee, reported a bill abolishing the
office Of Appraiser Of Merchandise ut
Providence aud Portland, Maine ;
Cleveland, Milwaukee, Memphis,
Evansville. Louisville, Norfolk, Mo-
bile. Toledo and Pittsburg. and pro-
viding only for Appraisers at Phila-
delphia, Baltimore and Charleston.
Dawes intimatea that the COMMITTEES
on Civil Service Reform were trench
Ing upon the business OF the Ways and
Means Committee, referring to the
former In rather a sarcastic manner,
which drew q tart rejoinder from ksl.
locg that Dawes was always In favor
OF general reform, but failed to reduce
It to special cases. Motions to strike
out u number Of places included In
the bill were made by Representatives
Of the districts affected, but all were
rejected aud tho bill passed. Mr.
Dawes had much better DO at.
tending to his Senatorial fight In Mas
sachu,e,ts than engaged In opposing
measures looking to rctrenchment In
public expenditures even though theli
introduction by another COMMITTEES
may seem to trench upon his assumed
prero.a,ive.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-15

A LAUGnAnLE BLuSpER. IA few
evenings since a young bachelor, who
was particularly "sweet" on one OF
our city bellies, paid a Wait to his In.
amorata. The night was dark. and
he was all anxiety TO greet the object
OF his dreams. A vigorous ring at the
bell quickly brought u response, aud
the door opened to admit him. The
one who answered the summons had
no light, aud the young man, who
supposing 1t Was his charmer, rushed
In, caught her in his arms and planted
several vigorous smacks oil her ruby
lips. lie was suddenly brought to his
senses By an exclamation Of disgust
and a few angry words In the Chinese
tongue. He had kissed the Chlnaman
Instead Of his dulcinea, aud II you want
to fight just mention Cinnamon to the
Adonis. Moral-Beware how you kiss
In the dark.-Giroy Adcocaie.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-15
Phoebe Items.
From the Record, April io.l


An engagement Of the old fashioned
ssrt came or yesterday. A couple oil
youths who thought there was q griev.
ance. went ut Ii between the hospital
and Slaushter.house Ravine. Time
was called and the boys went at 1t, but
after a round or two, which were not
In consonance with the rules Of the T.
r.. they concluded they were making
fools OF themselves aud lot up. We
agreed So heartily in the termination
Of the affair, that We had like to have
had n head put OH ", when we also
Immediately and Internationally
dried up. A still tongue makes wise
head.
Yesterday we gushed about the
weather; but to-day our perennial
spring Of gash Is excited about the
mines. No new Developments have
been positively stated, but there seems
a greater air Of firmnsss and security
among our spectators than We have
noticed for some time past.
The bullion shipped by Wells, Far
70 Il Co. yesterday amounted to Sli,-
2l6 81,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-15
Fast Travelling on Poor Railways.

II railway were perfectly smooth,
even, and straight, and II the limo Of
draught OF carriages passed directly
through their centers OF gravity, there
would be no dersilments. Indeed,
with perfectly cylindrical tires, and a
perfect equality OF resistance at every
point, Hanged wheels would not be re.
Quired. except to provide for the ac-
lion Of the wind, because there would
be no reason why a train, Once set fair
ly OH the rails, should be induced to
leave them. In practice. however,
there Is no such thing Is a perfectly
even and smooth line OF rails ; tho COLI
ter Of tractive effort does not coincide
with tho center OF gravity ; there are
plenty Of curves to DO IA over, and,
In short, tho road aud the rolling stock
are beth far removed from perfection.
Now. all railway men Will agree Win
US when we stats that whether q train
keeps ON the rails or resorts to the bal
last Instead, at any given speed. Is
purely a question OF tue good aud bad
qualities Of tho road and the rolling
stock. For example, there are tracks
to be found, even In England, over
which 1t 10 not safo to travel at more
| than 10 miles an hour, and there are
also tracks over which we should he
quite content to risk our lives at 100
miles an hour. Between these limits
there are all kinds Of roads, which may
be classed rs 20, 80 aud 40 miles an
hour tracks, and so on. In like man.
ner there are 30. 80, 40 and ven 20
miles an hour engines and carriages.
II q road were all OF the 90 miles, or
all Of tho 10 miles type-of any fixed
type, indeed, throughout-the work oil
running trains would be much simpli.
fed, and the risk Of derailment would
be much diminished. AS q fact, how.
ever, In the middle Of q length Of per.
haps 100 miles OF IS miles MI hour per
manent way, we come upon q mile or
two OF 20 miles an hour road. Over
this trains u for years, aud safely,
apparently at least. No n knows
how had the bad bit Is bat the driver
there Il nothing like standing on a
foot plate to know whore q rough
mile comes In. At last 1t so happens
that q 90 mile carriage comes ut ~
miles an hour on to the 20 mile bit oil
road. Then comes derallment, and Q
Coroner's Inquest; and \ Board OF
Trade Inquiry. and the road Is exam.
insd, and said to be very good. aud the
ep%glns-drivsr Is examined, and he says
he can't explain 1t, and the stokei
knows nothing about it-stOkers nsysr
do, vide Coroners' inquests.-Vd Nos
trdnd's Magazine.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-15
Partisan Papers and National Politics.

-
The old.style partisan paper, which
made itself the ~unilinching and un-
| Conscientious organ OF n party, no
| longer occupies n prominent or In
luential position In American jour-
nallsm. To Use a phrase, Infinitely
moro expressive than 1t Is class.
ical, that species Of Journalism Is
thoroughly played out. The masses
Of the American people-moro cspo.
clally in the great centers Of popu.
lation-haye become too critical, too
impartial and too lax In tholr al
legiance TO party TO be influenced by
that style Of partisan Journalism
which lends itself TO tho advocacy oil
any set OF men or measures In the
same spirit In which a lawyer who has
received his retaining fee feel. II TO be
his duty to defend his client through
thick and thin. To-day the leading
journals In New York, Boston. Chicago
aud the other chief cities OF the Union,
feel constrained to maintain at least
an attitude Of quasi impartiality with
reference 10 ~contendlng parties. AT
the dictate Of prudence and policy, II
not OF conscience, they decline to de-
fend what IL p~alpsbly l~ndefensiblo.
aud freely criticise the measures OF
the party with which they arc sup
posed to be affiliated, when those meas.
ures seem clearly to provoke criticism.
The old.time spithets OF renegade"
"turncoat," etc, have lost their force.
10 demand that 4 public journal should
maintain tealty to q party which has
become corrupt, because 1t once ad.
vscated tho policy Of that party, would
now DO considered. preposterous. A
paper known as tho regular organ OF
any party cannot retain q Wide In
iiusnce. no matter with how much
ability 1t may be conducted. Special
pleas ara no longer the order Of the
day. and only the journal which aims
to advance the general interest. with
ont regard to cliques or parties or
class interests, eau retain the con-
fldence Of the Intelligent masses.-
S. +. Chronicle.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-15
HERCULES POWDER.

WE WISH TO CALL TIE ATTENTION
wv OF MINERS and Others OF our readers
to a few points Of superiority ofthc HERCULES
POWDER over all other strong explosives:
FIRST-Its strength Il greater than that OF
any other In use. The materials Of which II
consists are compounded upon strictly scientilc
principles. and not q simple neutral absorbent
employed that will hold . quantity OF nitro
elycerinc. IL IL the opinion OF the beet chemists
to whom the matter has been submitted, that
no mixture has been employed that so thor.
oughly promotes the whole tremendous force OF
the explosives employed, and nj the zane Time
nsuiralizes the offensive gases caused by the
explo, lon. With this Powder onc.halft the time
IL saved that IL lost by using any other strong
Blast.
sEcoND-UNiFoRMITY.-The materials OF
the mixture arc chemically prepared, and there.
fore great uniformity can always be depended
upon and the beet rusulis attained. This Is a
great advantage over any that varies In iis
strength. n, those must which are mixed wih
any natural earth.
fnIRD-sAFETY.-So perfect I. this mix.
turc that no accident can happen with II from
premature or accidental explosion. II persons
will half follow the rules laid down for It's use.
No powder has ever been invented where 20
few accidents have happened with II In proper
tion TO the quantities which have been used.
fOURTn-CARTRIDGES-ll IL well known
that nitro glycerinc has a tendency TO decom:
HSE' -
that are smelled on going into q close warm
drift or room where nitro glyceripe powders
are stored. To prevent the escape Of these
''fumcs'' an almos Theoretically sealed cart.
ridge l. employed, and 30 ~cffectual IL II that
soms cartridges filled with Hercules were ck-
posed 10 a blazing California sun for six months
last summer, with no perccptiblc less OF
strength. This IL q great advantage over tho
open porous paper usually used Tor cartridges.
'FIFTH-B0NOMY-wc believe that any
miner who win take the trouble TO inyestiEsis
the matter. will satisfy himself that full fifteen
per cent. Is saved by using the Hercules over
any other strong powder manufactured.
QUERY-IS THIS WORTH SAvtSGI WE
SHOULD THINK so. TRY IT.
Always on hand at T.. BiTNRR 4 cos. Hard.
ware Merchants. Gold I'LL. and ~ DOAKE &
ROBARTS, Hardware Merchants Virginia CITY.
Sold by THE CALIFORNIA POWDER
WORKS, 3ii California street, nan Francisco.
Cal. Also. all grades Of Black Powder, Fuse,
Shot, Caps. etc. mas I'm 10
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-15

A PoLirIcAL QuEsrIoS.-As prelim-
mary to more definite action and sup
Elementary to the move recently fore
Swallowed In the speech Of Senator Sar-
gent upon which we commented at
some length yesterday, We find the
following In New York dispatches :
DIR. Leonard Dajon, Of New Haven,
has addressed At open letter to the
Hon. 4. NJ. Phelps, the Representa-
tive from New York, In which he ,ug-
gests that a council OF Congressman
opposed TO imitation be called, and a
strict policy fixed ; and = defeat In the
House should be followed by an ap-
peal to the people, thu, making the
Initiation question a political issue.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-15
THAT sAwpusr.

The Truckee Repu5lican thinks that
we had better mind our swn business
on tho sawdust question, and so after
those malicious persons who are catch
Ing trout by illegal means. We emily
spoke Of what We saw during our re-
cent angling excursion. We did see
tho sawdust, bark, etc., filling aud
polluting tho waters OF tho Truckse,
but 1t was not our fortune to see any
Of the traps, grab-hooLs, etc., OF which
the Republican complains. Had wo
done SO, attention would have been
called to the fact In a very plain man.
ner. As to the Republicans complaint
that no trout have yet Visited
Truekee, we mildly suggest that even
II 1t we're possible for a vigorous fish
to force himself through the sawdust,
bark and splinters which oil the river
up to tho locality Of the mills which
vomis forth this refuse, said trout
would certainly be- candidate for some
asylum for dsmentla, were he &c
attempt tho trip. Truckee doesn't de-
serve any trout, nor tho Republican
editor the pleasure Of an angler &C
long as he lifts up his voice In denial
Of or apology for the nuisance o
which we have made mild mention.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-15

Mn. RusKIS las been guilty OF a
clever utllitarlan idea. lie 10 tired,
he observes, OF seeing the oxford un-
dergradua,es waste all their physical
energy In cricket matches and boat
races; aud so he suggests that the
young men should proceed to do good
TO mankind and beautiiy the neighbour
hood OF the city. Accordingly the
University lads have picked up the
shovel and the hoe aud have gone out
to the number OF fifty or sixty to dig
bitches. mend roads aud hedges, aad
generally adorn tho British landscape.
There has no, yet appeared any pro-
position Of an intershoveling compe-
tition, but that will probably come Ia
time. Mr. Ruskln's suggestion Is
much to be commended.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-15

TnE PmsoS.-Govcrnor Bradley has
been In town the last two days lesk.
lug out a site for the prison. lie will
remain 4 day or so lsngcr, aud then
return to Carson. Next week the
Board Of Prison Commissioners will
come down here, select the site, aud at
once let n contract for the side walls,
which are to enclose n space 400 feet
square. The Governor means business
on the prison matter. -Necal State
.IomrnnL.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-15

ANTHRACITE CoAr--John q. Moore
showed US this morning q piece OF
iirst.class anthracite coal taken from
the Pancake mine. An immense vein
has been discovered, aud to all appear
ance 1t Is equal to any In the world.
Thus setting Mt naught the theory Of
Professor Stewart, that coal cannot be
found In a s~agsbrush country.-Ne-
rdlI Tribune.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-15

A GREAT authorization meeting was
held In Cincinnati yesterday at which
resolutions were adopted strongly
condemning tho measures Just taken
By Congress regarding Imitation. A
committee was appointed to deliver
the document to Congress which !,
signed by finy manufacturer repre-
senting $40, 900, 900 Of capital.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-15

Tns Is the unkind and d~lsrespectful
way In which tho Trey 7ihaes speaks
Of the director OF our National flnan.
ces: Secretary Richardson don't
know anything more about his lnten.
ded resignation than no did about the
Sanborn contracts. Won't somebody
get him to sign n resignation In the or
nary routine Of ~business!"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-15

FoR Ave successive Sabbaths San
Francisco has had hor Irregular sun
day tragedy" lsit an "opldemlc OF
crime" through which she Is passing ?
inquiries one OF her daily journals.
10 an Impartial observer at this dis
lance the answer suggested would be
In tho affirmative.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-15

The most atrocious Of all libels ID
that In the Chicago Times, which
mentions a rumor that Anna Dlckin-
son Is engaged to "Eli Perkins" un-
less indeed she has boon engaged to
kill him.-Rochester Dem.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-15
EVERYTHING NEW !
FUNl FUN! U

TIM MCCLELLAN GOLD AND Sill
yer Mining Company.-Locatlon OF works,
American Plat, Storey county. Nevada.
Notice.-Therc are delinquent upon the fol'
lowing described stock, on account OF assess.
mcnt Noto, levied on the 26ih day OF February,
1874. the several amounts set opposite the names
Of the respective shareholders, a. follows!
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-15

The House Of Representatives pas
sed the imitation bill yesterday.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-15
Palace EATING sTANDi
FOR TOWN MARSHAL.
THOMAS KELLY

rs ANNOUNCED AS CANDIDATE FOR
i reelection 10 the once OF Town Marshal
Of Gold Hill. subject 10 the decision OF the peo-
pie at the coming Town election aps to-
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-04-15
GOOD LIVING I.

TnosE IN SEARCH OF TIE 49,
mos, reasonable terms, should not -
fall TO call ut the
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-07-25

HLDfEIE.
nr. ChaS. H. ToZer,
TIE GREAT ERADICATOR
Special COMPLAINTS!
From San FTalCi9oo. California.
rxr.ErESCu - OF
srcci.! tnMl,,Imimts.

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Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-01-30
SHAKING HANDS

DIR. John Hall, discourses in the New York
Observer upon Certain Secondary Means
Of Grace" They are friendly letters, shak-
ing hands, and kind words. ..,..
maintain that shaking of hands, rightly
administered, is means Of grace. You, my
dear sir, arc established. and every one
knows you TO be solid man. There is a
man beside you just fighting his battle and
making his way. You know him and nod
to him. Take him by the hand, my dear sir.
1t will do him good; and if he be cast down
little, as men will sometimes be, it may
encourage him. "Our minister shook hands
with me-" What made that hulking fellow,
too big TO be boy, too raw to be n man,
announce that fact so loudly when he went
homeP The truth is, for sensible effects on
him, 1t WAS more than the sermon. John
Smith has beon hard drlnker, but is trying
fairly to get cut Of it. Going down the viii
lage street. he meets Mr.. Brown, who is
bosS" Mt the works above" Mr.. Brown
shakes hands with "Mr. Smith" in sight Of
the village. Does that do Smith any good
tell you il is IS good to him rs one OF Mr.
Coughs admirable lectures. II says rs plain
ly as If Mr.. Brown had written ii mr.,
Smith you have only to take care of yourself
and you will be respectable man in spite
of ALL" That makes Smith stronger; and
when he goes to church next Sabbath, and
looks over at Mr.. Brown. he will find it en-.
sier to believe Gods most loving Word
"Their sins and their iniquities will re-
member no more" So shake hands and
be friends" at market, on the street, and,
above all, at church. I presume the Apos-
tle meant something when he said Greet
all the brethren with an holy kiss" Some
quit church for want OF this means of grace
Everybody looks as If just returned from the
North Pole and there had not been time to
thaw and the deacon, who "runs the church
(if anything so llifeless can be said to be run.
had been in command of the party. suS
pect the boys sometimes say: well, CUES
l ought to be good, but II ever do, 1t won
be long with the deacon" They wait, pool
boys, till some one comes along tcih heart
getting no good in the meantimo-whos'
genial, life-like ways make them feel kind
O. good" and they catch the inspiration 'anC
run with gladncss in the way Of Gods com
| mandmonts."
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-01-30

around the family board that night there is
some plain talk Slapdash, resolves to do
better; he declares he won't isAse hls ket-
ties that day until he gets his syrup out.
About shutdown his sugar is done. He
cOols II add takes II into his pals. With
pride and satisfaction he puts en- his sap
yoke and starts for the house with his rich
treasure. His selecOngratulation finds vent
IN words, and he says to himself as Ne tfddg-
es along, "Darn IL all, I'll sweeten the old
woman this time" In the mean time the
good housewife stops into the cellar to get
some vegetables for the mornings meal. IL
is dusk. Slapdash comes in with sap-yvks
and pals. His toes hit the trap door he
goes headlong. His wife thinks there is an
earthquake, and jumps for the opening just
in time to receive the contents Of the pals
on her head and shoulders, He did sweeten
her, but not as he intended. th ~