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The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1874-08-22
For Parish Judge.

0F l'faFHsER y Efdge.
We are authorized to announce Ia.
x JONES. as candidate for tia
Office Of Parish Judge Of Calcasieu
Parish, at the coming November cleo.
ton
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-21

fUoiLLsrrc.-rhe long deferred flstl.
cuff between James Trevilllan and
Patsy Hogan, as already announced,
will tako place tomorrow. When
aud where 10 known only to the per-
sonal friends Of the parties concerned.
Il Ia rumored Of late that tho set.to
will take place at Agricultural Park.
situated about az mile, north Of vir-
ginia City. Both Of the combatants
are In good condition aud the pros
poets arc that tho combat will be a
lively one.
EDmLEs.-At present our markets
are we'll supplied with everything cal.
culated to tempt the appetite Of a per.
son In good health. Our meat markets
afford the finest beef and mutton In
the world. Fat turkeys, chickens,
ducks and trout, salmon aud salt water
f,l,. and all kinds Of fruit and veget.
ables are to DO found at our grocery
and provision stores.
FousD GUrLrY.-rhc Chlnaman who
was arrested by Constable lIarkln yes.
terday, for stealing trout from one OF
our Ash dealears. was brought before
Justice Wright for trial last evening.
lie was found guilty, and sentenced
TO nav n fine Of $40. It default OF pay.
ment no was sent to the County jail
for 90 days.
Como BELow.-M. 7. Wolf, OF the
popular firm Of Reinsteln & Wolf,
clothing merchants, leaves for San
Francisco this evening, for tho pur.
pose Of buying new goods. Ills wife
will accompany him.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-21
BY THE CABLES.

Gen. woolesy Arrives In England.
LONDON, March 2l.-Gen. Woolesy
d%lsembarked at Portsmouth this mori-
Ing, and Il expected here this after
noon, whers a great crowd awaits.
Overflow or She Thames and Less 81
Life and Property.
A remarkable rise In the Thames
yesterday caused considerable destruc-
ton OF property and some loss OF life.
Mapping and Woolwich were the
points chiefly damaged. Embankments
have been raised to prevent an anticl.
pated recurrence OF the inundation.
In Lambert aud at Rotherhelthe the
sewers burst and the floors Of many
houses were forced up, drowning sew
cral children. At Mapping the lower
stories OF the houses were filled with
water aud business on the wharves sus-
pended, and numerous families COM
PEELED TO abandon their houses.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-21
Religions Services To-Morrow.

ST.. Jous's CHURCH, GOLD Hill
Divine service will be held at this
church tomorrow evening at $50
o'clock. Rev. X. ). Eastman oilleiat-
ing. Sunday school at l:30. Also on
Thursday evening ut 1:30 there will
be service with a lecture. All are
cordially invited to attend.
VI. +. CHURCH, GoLp lluI.-Dlvinc
services will be held at this church to-
morrow Sunday as follows: Preach
Ing at l0is A. NJ. and I T.. NJ; Sunday
School ut lig A.. NJ; prayer meeting,
Thursday, : Il. ". All are Invited.
RELoious.-l;ev. Mr.. McGrath will
preach In the National Guard Hall,
Virginia City, tomorrow evening at
Z O'Clock.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-21

PIrER's 0rER, House. - Rir VAN
WRINKLE To-NIour.-A very enjoyable
entertainment was given ut the Opera
House last night on the occasion Of the
benefit OF John I. Raymond. Mr..
Raymond as Asa T%renchard. In the
play entitled "Our American Cousin"
personated Brother Jonathan to per-
~fectlon. and created an immense
amount OF merriment while illustrat-
Ing his eccentric department during n
visit to the mother country. The char
acter Of Florence Trenchard was rem
dered very correctly by Miss Kate
Denim. The pcrsonation OF the char
ac,er Of Mary Meredith, by Miss Cor
don, was one OF the most interesting
features OF the performance. Miss
Florence Kent hit or h edellcate Geor-
gina in capital style. Mr.. Coggswsll
made an excellent Able Murcott. Mr..
Robinson %personated Blnncy. the adj
pose servant, In a highly amusing
manner. Mr.. Pike showed up the
brainless Lord Dundreary very eifec-
lively. The other Performers as a gen
nj thing, rendered their parts well.
The entertainment concluded with 4
"Conjugsl Lesson" which was adj
minisisred In n very felicitous manner
by Miss Gordon. dot or the Cricket
on the Hearth" was produced mt the
matinee this afternoon to a full house.
The good old play Of RIP Van VIM
kls Is named for this evening. The
bare announcement itself will call o u
crowded house.
ITEM SrouEp.-Yesterday, on the
authority OF a gentleman just up from
San Francisco, We stated that John
Farnhsm was so seriously Ill with
dropsy that he vas not expected TO
live. To-day. on the authority OF
Farnlam himself, we are obliged TO
90 back on that item. lie returned
from san Francisco this morning. lie
looks like the last run OF shad. or the
ghost Of uamlet's daddy. but he IL
worth a dozen old stitis yet. John
had q pretty rough time Of 1t, and the
doctors put him through n terrible
course Of sprouts, ending last Tuesday
with tapping him In his generous old
abdomen. They drew or about three
gallons. and he has leaked over n gal
Ion since. lie Il still leaking, but
likely to live long aud prosper. Ills
clothes fit him like y horse blanket
docs a broom handle, aud he cannot
lose any more flesh without exposing
his bones. lie still possesses n fine
frame to build a truthful man upon,
and hopes 10 become an ornament 10
Gold Hill yet.
JUSTICE wmonr's COURT. The
three lads who were arrested yester-
a,v for committing depredations In the
sc6ool.hou,e OH the Divide, had q jury
trial In Justice wright's Court to-day,
and were found " not guilty"
The mud on the divide has dried up
to such an extent that pedestrians get
along very comfortably.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-21
TELEcRAPHIc!
EASTERN DISPATCHES.
tsrxciAL TO TEE SOLE HILL DAILY NEWS.
aaM es1Io or
o o N EsTIc INrELLIosN Of

80
Church wranEles.
NKw Yonx, March 2l.-Tn Plymouth
Church last evening, letters from DR..
Slows and DR.. Buddington's churches
were read, which invited Plymouth to
send Mr.. Bsecher and q committee to
the Congregational Council, but Init.
mated that they would have no voice
In the proceedings, except In CONTRA
dirtion Of mlsstatements and In fur
nlshing Information whlsh might be
asked for. Plymouth Church declined
the Invitation and resolved that the
calling Of the er:pdrie Council to N
slider the affairs OF a church which has
not declined a mutual Council. 1t isa
consummatlon Of case OF proceedings
against which irregular and unwar-
rantable we have felt bound to protest
from the beginning, that we recognize
In tho statement Of tho invitation a
persistent attempt to put this church
under accusation and on trial. Ply
mouth Church will meet on Wednes-
day night next to take any action
made requisite by tho session Of the
Council the night before.
Fire I'm %. Louis.
ST. Louis, March 2l.-Thc machiue
shops Of tho Atlantic and Pacific Rail.
road In the western part Of the city,
were burned last evening. Loss, $780,
100. Fully Insured.
Probable Passage OF McCrery's tier
state Railroad Bill.
A Washington special says that care.
full estimates leave very little doubt of
the passage Of McCrary's Interstate
railroad bill by the House.
hank Statement.
New YoRK, March al.-rhe Bank
statement shows q decrease In every
thing but loans, aud the act decrease
OF legal reserve SCI, 23', 75O.
Murder ia Cincinnati, Ohio.
CINCINNATI, March Ale. Beplrr,
banker and agent Of European steam
ships, was shot. and It is supposed IA
tally wounded by an unknown party
whilo OH the way to his residence In
tho suburbs. lato last night.
Fatal Accident In a Coal Mine.
PorTsviLLE, Pa, March 2l.-By the
breaking Of the rope In the mine a car
In a colllery at PhGnix Park, with
ten men on, was prcclpltated to the
bottom Of the SHAFT. Three were
killed Instantly and the remainder cut
and bruised.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-21
STOCKS n n

The advance In stocks set forth In
our regular mining report OF Thurs
day has continued, and the week closes
to day at still higher quotations, and q
general advancing tendency all along
the line, giving a fine prospect for a
good, lively market next week. The
bears, finding themselves caught out,
somewhat, are evidently changing
their tactics, and are likely to get
pretty we'll prodded By the horns Of
the bulls before they get through.
The Crown Point and Belcher div
idends paid. leaving q large sur-
plus In the treasury Of each company,
and tho probability OF the Consoli.
dated Virginia soon being added to tho
list Of dividend paying mines. aids In
stimulating the market. and the splen-
did prospects all alsng the great lode
aid still further. We have no
special new strikes In any Of
tile mines to report slnce = our
Thursdays summary, but all are
looking fully as well and PERHAPS a
little better. The S. F. Alta, speaking
Of the increased strength Of the stock
market says:
at cannot. indeed, DO said that the
circle OF orders increase to any very
considerable extent, bat, nevertheless,
there are orders from the mines for the
purchase Of those which are thought to
be improving. for the account OF their
operators and friends. The bulk Of
the business continues TO DO on the
part OF the brokers. who operate
mostly for their " account, making
ventures to test the market, both up
and down. The attempts made TO
break certain stocks have developed =
resisting force which makes movement
la that direction hopeless"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-21
WESTERN DISPATCHES
FROM SAN FRANCISCO
The Crusaders-Arrcstcd for burg
giary-fire Department Demon.
dc-Grcenbncks

SAN Francisco, March ALL +. NJ
A meeting OF the women crusaders
vas held last evening aud an organ
ization effected, which Is independent
OF the womens' Temperance Union.
The members OF the meeting seemed
to think that the Union ls not pros
ecutlng It's work with sufficient vigor.
They call themselves the crusaders.
James Dunn aud Joseph Kelly were
arrested last night for burglary In a
house OIL Stevenson street. They were
caught In the act.
There IL Decentralization In the Fire
Department, several officers whom
Scannell proposed to remove refuse to
obey aud hold their places. contend
Ing that Scannell has no right to re-
move them.
The dead body Of an infant was
found last night on Mary street, near
Mlsslon. 1t had been dead for a short
time only-a case Of lnfantielde.
Grcenbacks, sSll9s054.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-21
This MornInS.

3so5 ophi-. 81. esx. 2sN hso. - e3c. ~.
isOO GOuld D Curry, ssk, 70 b30, 23k b,O, IS
60 Be., 4 bsleher, ~. S,s, s,X
rs savage, 80, soS. ~
80 ChslLAr-P otosi. 20, 6sk, Il bH
los Hale 4 Sorcross. 5It, 81, 81
215 Crsvn rsist. ~, 93S. 9tx h3O
$40 yellow jacket. 80, ny b3O. ~, 81, sly
SIS Imperial, ~, Ti.,1
Gas Empire Mil, So, 81 boo
400 kentask. s3s, 2iS boo
ia Beieher, IS, So bso, siG,A
GO Coniasnes, iOa, i0X h5
lssS ccu. Virginia, ssI, 81 BIO, SAY. 81
isD Sierra Nevada, III
rs Seg. belchsr. 100, ioi, &c
il2o oysrman, SAY 81. IS SO. soy. 5.S
S2O EIchsquer. -. 29a bSO. az
$50 Caledonia, 50, 35S, 3iS, II
$50 Justice. 10Y. l0., lUl. b3O
iJsi California Con. AZ, s61. Is BIO. IS
lass Julia, 81, 81, q b3o
64o Baliinsrs Con-, :, ~, ~
40 American Flat, a.
l60 Kniekerbocksr. :. SI
IS woodville, }, ~.
sis usion Con, iss, 10, Ia
go New York Con. 4. IL b0O, 81
$50 senstor, ~. ~ flo
$50 Occidental,
- Eclip-s,6
% Trench. !
AS silver Hill, n. i2I
7TS Tyler. l, ~
l2jO Dayton. SA.9
800 Andes, ia, ~
80 Rock Island, ~
SIS sutro, >, 81, bJO
lOO Whitman,
100 Bacon. M
$40 South Oyerman, 1, &c
800 Leo, ooc, size
100 Independent, l
40 Empire udahol. ~
"a American Flag, :, 81 b.0
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-21
sToCK
lRrroRrxp DAILY nr MINER HALL,


Last Evening.
100 Meadow Valley, Ia, lal, -
DO i Ely. II. az, 81, cOx. %
go Eureka Con, lax, Is
20 Phoebe, sN
9lo Washington q Creole, ~, az, 81
ioS3 Page 4 Pansca. 4 ban. ~, 81, 81. ~, az
200 American Flag, 8 bS. q.
200 Bowery, gikc
10 Silver Peak. I5c
pc BELMONT, ~. "a
2i5 Newark, 2f.. 2..s
$50 Monitor Belmont, ~, 4.
100 Portland, ~. ~
100 Chief Of the Hill. TSc
2t5 Rye Patch, ~. 81. a. ~.
1915 ri Dorado South, 6,.,T
loo Caroline, I
20 Quintsro. 2sc
B Ea,ska CO.. W, 10
lie 81. Patrick. J
oss Golden Chariot, Is, lax, i5X bso. Is bS. IS
3t5 Ida Fillmore, 2.
20 Mahogany, I.
bJO
50 War Eagle, 81
Ito Red Jacket ndaho), 2, IN.
40 Mammoth, 22kc, soc
ITO Sec Belcher, iOo. osx, %
30 Crvwn Point, ~, o3k
4sso Californi. Con. ass, 40, 20, tose, 49,. 4sx
1850 ophir, 2sS, 81, ac,., ac,., a,S boO, n bs.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-09
The Transit,

The transit of "Gloria Mundi was
observed long before that of our sister
p anct. In fact it shows the difference o.
the old Roman age and this one; thai
while they could moralize just rs wei
rs we, they We're sadly behind us as tC
facts. Yesterday, the astronomers Were
on the lookout from the north and the
south to behold the transit of Venus
They wanted to make accurate ob-crva-
tons. especially to determine more exact
" the distance of the sun, and generally
to see what they could see. whatever il
might be-
kcplcr predicted the transit of 1851. but
nobody saw it. He failed, however, t,
predict that of 1859, and it merely hap
pcncd that one Jeremiah HORROR. a young
curatc in the north of England, lookct
over his tables, detected the mistake. an'
wa~ the first observer Of Il transit o
Venus. He did not get much of a SIGHT o.
it ~ the first part oft took place while he
was attending to his dutie, ut church,
The tran>irs occur . in pairs, ci-h
wears apart, with an interval of over ono
hundred years between. Those of 116l
and 1869 were observed with some care
but for various reasons astronomers have
been far from satisfied with the results
The sun was. by the observations then
made. determined to be something Yea
$4,000. 900 miles off, and it has since been
lrettv we'll settled that this estimate i,
about three million miles too large.
The transit of yesterday was not visible
on the American continent; 50 expeditions
/ have been fitted out, and our watching
astronomers are scattered over the earth Il
more favored places. These American
cNpcditiun> have gone to Siberia, China
MIA. New Zealand. Chatham Island ane
kcrguclcn's land in the southern hcmis
lhcrr. Expeditions have also gone from
ENGLAND, Prussia and Russia
HIS transit is nothing more nor les
than an attempted eclipse of the sun b,
Venus, which owing to the comparative
>mailnc>s and the great distance of tn,
nearer body is Il decided failure con>iIcre,
u IN cXtingu>her on the light of ole
Sol. The astronomers know how fl
away Venus is, and by observing the mo
me ut of contact with the sun, and the com
curative positions of the two, as seen from
/ the two different stations are able to ''lir
urc out the distance of the great lumina
~ The next transit occurs in 1852: an,
then then there is a ''vacation' till \. ID
/ .0Ol
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-09

!, have stated three elements of prosperity to the
nation, carital labor skilled and unoklllcd, and
nroducts of the soil sil cmain with us TO direct
the rmrovment at these l. problem deserving thc
most serious Intention OF Congress IL employ men
can be given TO all Labor "fci Ing itself prosperity
necessarily follows. have expressed the opinion
and rcpeat it that the first requisite 10 the accom-
pl, hment of this end l. the substitution OF sound
currency in piece OF one of flnrluains vainc
This secured, there are many interest," mat might
be fostercd To the tat pr"ht OF BON LABOR ana
capital. How to induce capital t. employ LABOR l.
the question.
The sui ject Of cheap transro tation has occupied
The question will. with put doubt hc rIvcr 10y the
committee appointed by the lat ton5Ic-s ~ lnrc>-
tigate and report upon the subject.
\ revival of sh building and particularly "i
IRON ship building l. of vat impol lance 4" n ma
rlonal prosperity. The United states l. now pay
NJ over 500 ~ I" GlrI per annum tor firI-hio and
passage foreign ships, 10 be carried abroad and
expended the employment and support of oth'l
peoples, beyond Il lar ler ccntaSe OF "hat should
to ful elgn vessels estimating on tie Tonnage an
travel OF each respectively. 1t l. to be regret ed
IT. at this disparity the trade cNi-tS and u con
rect 1t would be Wiling 10 see 4 great dcldl tuic
from the IL ~Ill con- Sc Of the government IN sup
porting what might usually be termed private en-
terpiise
-dy to American steamship lines bat wonl4 suG
.e>t The di1cct offer OF ample c"mrcn> Ton la
| lcs ana tie r"ii'htht-"h N''c." an az,
american buIlt steamers, and W"Gi't ext M ii-
lber.lllv To- vessels carlyle the mn l. I" south
AmeIcan states and To Cent al Ai''i '.i AMI Mex
co. and w"uli pursue the same Io!l-E from Qua
Pacific >eap"It-, I" foreign -cip"iis on the Pc'-
liz. 1t might Ice demanded MT vessels nun !"
his service >hoult come ip t. a >lhmidl,l, hNct
| ~ legislation, On Tonnage, speed and .tll "tlci
Qualities looking to tn" io->lDnv OF @"v"rnmcHt
| .couliIng them time ipr pa pose, l!ir
| rght also OF ttkn- POI Session of them IN such
,Iupr.anc!e- should L, gtii,rI. uflrl these III.
-.alIon- believing them w"r hy of c''n>llcidi iou
IN all seriousness affecting all section, AMI al IL
tcrosl> alIk" II thing better can b" done L"
direct the oun ~ mt" i ,0ul9" oI - neral Pr">-
pcIltv VIII bc more .'iy than t" second
The plan
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-09
UrSa Major.

EDITOR OF TIE FREEMAN Through
the Kindness of some friend, | received Il
copy Of the Irccnlltn of Dee. >, in which
was = short article, partly congratuLttin1
me on account of success in nv effort, to
lrv aside the Board of Education. and
partly Gliding me for lack of interest in
some measures before the Legislature. tina;
if successful, would have tended t. ,lllirt
and prosperity in my own. and other eheep-
folds in Essex County. In regard to the
first. did cndeavor to put in some honest
work. and with others, was rniovinu oar
success. when the " bear bill " c;une up
1t WAS Il question of great moment so
rstat. indeed. that | was undecided till
Mr.. Dantorth began to speak on the 5 j
rlnn and all-important subicct-thcn. IL |
" came down with the House, my duty
WAS plaIn.-to 20 for the bill: and did
vote for lis third reading. Then it came
in another light being generally under
stood that the chief exports of our County
consist of spruce gum and black bears in
gross or nett. THAT The bounty was 81
high. the race would be extrrnlinatrI. and
therefore voted against the Liil. no; even
dreaming that Mr.. Danforth's bear wa
then eating my sheep. On reflection. and
a NicN Of the carcaS~c>, | am led t. he
Iiove that made a mistake
am halt inclined to think that Dangortl
has told that story 50 many times on tn,
bear. that Bruin couldn't j,,t' it any Iong-
CT. and WAS cmirrating to Canad1: and
possibly had been drinking som" of that
poor liquor. that he Danforth AMI hi
ncighhor> in Barnard couldn't drink. but
was .lu-t RIGHT for them down in Bethel .
for he showed that he was under some
bad influence. or had been badly educated
He WAS vile bear and not reared in ESSEX
County that would take fifteen sheep our
of one tlock-(and the ownerawav. VOTING
against laws to shorten his racc) On
bears divide it up, taking one or two from
flock; and | had our sort in mind when
| went against the bill hope the Bar
narI representative will let up on thu
sorry. 50 that Bruin may leave the rcoi,
of my sh"cp-fold for his former haunt~.
PrrhrpS, in justice to Mr.. Danfortl
should add. that some Of my ncighbor> ar,
quite positive that dogs killed nv sheep
CHAs. w. KING.
L'lnenburgh, Dec. I. 1874.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-09

Boss TWEED. The Imprisoned boss
gained nothing by the writ ofAnbeas corpus
last wednesday, and after Judge Barrett
has quashed the writ Tweed was taken
back to Backwell's Island.
There is a fair prospect at last that the
luxurious style of living which has been
allowed to Tweed at the pentcntiarv on
B!ackwell's Island is to be brought to a
termination. The Indications, at least.
point that way. Prospective reform h,l
It, origin in Il little note from Gov. Dix
to the late Mayor Havcmcver dated Novem-
Der 18th, IN which the governor called at
tcn;lon to the magnificent style of Tweed
LIVING, cilaracterizing it rs IN outrage and
Il di>-race- The late mayor was much
asiound"d at the information. II was
news for him, and in the first burst Of his
Indignation he sat down. Saturday EVENING
AFTER hrv;n@ signed something like a thou
sand warrants as apart of his days duties,
and lndlted the following significant epis-
tie, which he directed to the PRESIDENT of
the board OF charities and correction. who
have the supervision of the prnitcntiarv.
and like correctional institutions:
am Informed from reliable authority
tilat W Illlam NJ Tweed, whom | supposed
was employed in the hospital on black
We'll Island on account of his health. o,.
because his services were needed. has -,
room furnished with all the convenience,
ana comforts of life; that he is allowed to
wear his ordinary dress: that he has the
liberty OF the penitenttry grounds, often
without the presence of Il keeper is per
united to receive visitors at pleasure. and.
Ill short, that, while this malcfactor. who
with his confederates has plundered the
city OF millions, is thus shielded from the
cha>tlsement of the law, hundreds of his
fellow prisoners, undergoing sentence for
stealing property of tritling value, are sub
Jrct TO All tie restraints of prison, de,ci-
pine. This distinction between a man who
has become rich by public plumber, and a
man who, perhaps to relieve pressing
physlca want, has appropriated to his own
use an lnconsiderable sum of money, Or
property OF like value. is disgrace to tie
city, Il criminal violation of duty by those
who have granted the indulgence, in utter
contempt of the law and the determinations
OF juries and courts, and cannot fail to
bring lasting disgrace On all by whose Off
clal lnterposltion the abuse may be correct