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know nothing Of his learning on the Bench. As
Attorney General he has been laughing-stock
even to his associate Cabinet monbors, most OF
whom, in an intellectual sense, mnst carry IN
umbrella to cant any shadow whatever. As
SUCCESSOR Of Marshall, Taney. or Chase, Mr.
Williams would enter the Supreme Court to pre-
side under sufficiently discour aging circun-
stonces. He would DO called upon to pronounce
the views Of Court with whose previous DC
cisious neither his early practice in an Iowa
village, nor his rustic experience in the frontier
courts Of Oregon, nor lis presence At Cabinet
dmues. nm even tho charms Of his wife 1ould
render him familiar. Ho would be expected to
solve legal eniguas Of cases which m OConor,
or Eyarts, or Drummoud had argued
with the accumulated RESOURCES OF long
life Of industry and learning, IN
manner to harmonize with tho magnificent
structure OF American Jurisprudence. Of which
verv able inrists have laid the foundations. or
course, tue probability Of his doing al this Is as
slight as was' the chance that Callgula's horse,
when made Consul, would restore the independ-
euce of the Roman Senate. The most that can
he said for Williams is, that q worse appointment
might POSSIBLY have been made.
Tie question for our Washington Senators to
solve Is not concerning Williams fitness, but
their own. We hold them to no very high stand
ard Of Independence. We expect them to
Crook the pregnant hinges Of the koes
Where thrift mag follow {awuing.
II there is anything to DC gained by them, or by
tile Republican party, by making baublc Of the
Chief-Justiccship, VIC would not expect it to be
withheld But it, as ne believe, the Republican
party has more to lose than to win by Williams
confirmation, would not this be fitting timo IN
which to remind the President that Senators
hare spi,al columns Which may 10 put to other
uses than prostration9
The supre.ne Court abhors this nomination.
TIE Bar laugh at it. Politicians ordinarily cor
rupt, and even tough Old political hacks who
cannot recall tho timo when they knew how an
honest word sounded are qucru1ous!y and feobly
protesting against it. The question, therefore,
il not so much whether VIC are to have Chief
Justice rs whether We are to have Senate. II.
after the vcll-kuown expression Of orlnons by
the Republican leaders in the Senat they con-
firm this nomination, they had better so homo
md report to tho people that when Grant is dead
the Senate will be revived. MeanSh1e there Is
, 1874-01-06

Tho unemployed worEngmen Of New York
nade an attempt yesterday to get the ear OF the
municipal authorities, but were not treated Is
defereutiaDv as their brethren Of Chicago. The
grievance Of the New FORK ua1contents Ia that
the public work is done by contract, and not By
davis work About Thousand Of tlzeu1 held a
mass-ueeting, md marched with Committee OF
Five at their head to the City Hall, to interview
The Mayor and the heads Of Departments, but
no one Of the city authorities WAS found to give
them audience.
, 1874-01-06

Gen. Pav1aB coup delot can hardly fail TO add
i the complexity Of Spanish politics, especially
lor distant Observers, but it has produced no
turbulent outtxeaks at Madrid or in the Prov
tnces. The new Government ia recognized by
the forces besieying Carragena, and at The Capt.
tsl it is accepted without any visible hesitation,
perhaps as much because Pavia's troops are in
full possession oe the city and the national
militia ia disarmed. as for any better reasons.
, 1874-01-06

Gov. Taylor and the other State officers elect
Of Wisconsin were installed yesterday. at Iadi-
son. with tho usual ceremonies. The Ropubli~
cars find themselves dispcssessed of the Guber-
aatorial Chair for the first time since 1856, and
Of the entire State Government for tie first
time since 1859.
, 1874-01-06

Henry C1ews /, Co., whose failure WAS one OF
the earliest and largest in tie panic last SUMMER
ANNOUNCE TINT they are ready to pay all their
OBLIGATIONS in FULL In their circular stating
This thoy attribute their recovery largely to the
forbearance Of their cre1.togg.
, 1874-01-06

The Secretary Of the Senate, yesterday, made
the report called for By that body il relation to
The compensation OF Senators from the founda-
tion Of the Government. II gives all the laws
changing the rate Of their pny. and shows that
iii Of than were retroactive, though none Of
Them we're for SO long period Us the last, which
las excited SO much indignation. This last baci-
oa7 law is the first under which any Senator has
oeen known to return any of the increased
, 1874-01-06

The Committee appointed to revise the hws
Of this State nave prepared e. billa max
ug important changes in the statute law Of llli
,ois- The criminal iaw, the liquor law. and the
ninting and binding laws are named amone
hose in which important changes have been
nade. The members Of the Committee are re-
,orted to be very sangaine that their work will
- accepted By the Legislature. They commend
by the boast that they have done as much in
,eyen mouths as the reEters OF the Uuitsd
ststeyStatutes did in seven years, but rapiaity
II execution is not the highes: merit OF SO de-
lioers,e md careful work as rerisou ought to be.
, 1874-01-06

Tie first busineee done by the Lower House
pf the Ohio Legislature, which met Yesterday,
Eas to refer resolution asking Tor the repeal
u the sa.a-y-grab to Special Committee, with
instructions to amend it so as to censure Presi-
lent Grant for signing the bill The comra'ttee
scre ordered 10 report to-day.
, 1874-01-06

Cost ~ cent
~ nL,ffxott,,1s

That Will seem to be = pretty high price Tor
the collection Of revenue. and whatever may be
said az to tho diAicultiea in tue Southern States,
can hardly pa1liato tue enormous cost IN Maine,
Rhole Isla-d, and Vermont. Tue fact is these
Offices are mnde profitable to the Office holders,
without any reference to the public interests
but as party patronage. The cost Of collecting
the vhol internal revenue Is in EXCESS OF per
cent The whole amount Of tar collected last
year WAS s1o5 900 900, Of which more than half
Ems cnltectod in the following Stateg:
, 1874-01-06

hfanifest1y the best thing for SiRnor CASTELAR,
to do is to come over to the Uaited States and
take up his permanent abode here. He is about
the only man, so far Us We can learn in all Spain
who has fair apprec1ntion Of Republican prin-
ciples, aud, therefore, there is no hope for him
where he ia. CASTELAR, Is q man OF great ability,
wids learning, brilliant oratory, and unGaes:ioa-
I'd devotion 70 iust;es &nd frcadou. Thaxs II I
, 1874-01-06

Two Legislatures a1e in session in Louisiana,
representing the Kellogg and the McEnery Gov
trnments The latter hody has 40 quorum, and
does not propose to do anything moto than pre-
pare an nddfesR to Congress. GOV. helloge's
message to his Legislature1s devoted largely to
he finances Of the STATE, and the statement Of q
plan for restoring It's credit BY funding it's debt
It 50 cents On the dJl}ar.
, 1874-01-06

The Chicago produce markets were generally
stronger yesterday, with moderate hcuvlty in
tie aggregate. Mess; PORK was quiet, sud 100
&c Ter brl> higher. closing at S14.4o@1445c cash,
md al4. 4.95@15.00 seller February. Lard Fas
1ctire, and 6@10c per 100 Tbs higher, CLOSING 9!
;s.6o@5.65 caeh. and ss.85@s.9 80 seller February.
ilests vera quiet and strong at 5h@63Se tor
Aboulders. 7x@735c for short ribs, 7}5c Tor
slost clear, eud 9@10c for sweet picked haras'
Dressed hogs vera quiet md 6rmes. elosing II
, 1874-01-06

Adiutant-Gcn. Vincent have p1ejudices against
him and are urging his prosecution ON this ac-
count the facts could be- more fully and explicitly
brought out before q court-martla1 than IN my
other way Congress can best satisfy the de-
uands OF Justice BY turning Gen. Howa1d'5 case
oyrr to the regular military court
, 1874-01-06

Some work for the unemployed Of this city
nil be furnished By the action OF the Common
Council last evening. They directed the Board
Of Public Works to take the necessary steps for
HE removal Of the Courthouse debris, and au-
:horized the excavation Of the South Branch OF
he Chicago River at Twety-second street, and
.he placing Of tho material e1csvated in those
streets which need it for tho protection Of their
, 1874-01-06

Richland County, Ohio. is the latest victim OF
the emotional dishonesty 80 fashionable among
rustpdians of public moneys. It's Treasurer
has lied, leaving his accounts more Than bum
ared thousand dollars short. Like all the others.
nr. Rowland Was honest, and got Into trouble
onlr by obiigins his friends with loans OF money
xhich did not bolons to him. His bondsmen
IRE abba to hold the county good against the
, 1874-01-06

whether in Congress Or the Legislatures, maJ
expect to hear from al sides for the future,
until tie consummation OF the popular demands
is reached. Men in politics who would escape
should take waning and stand from under.
, 1874-01-06

City Treasurer O'Hara mads q personal de-
nsnd yesterday on e1-IreasureE Gage for the
amount OF the deficit in his accounts. The 7nat-
ter is e1rected to be one Of the frat 10 come
before the Grand Jury, which will begin its ses-
ZION as goon as the panel OF Jurors is complete
, 1874-01-06

To collect the remaining s47.355, 24o cost
go, B5, ,490, or an average Of G.4-l0 per cent.
This includes Pennsylvania, Massachusetts.
Connecticut, New Jersey, indiana, Iowa, Nichi-
gan, Wisconsin, kentucky, Maryland, and other
settled States, where there is no special reason
why the cost Of collecting this revenue should
be more than it is in Illinois.
, 1874-01-06
4 SHREMD YOUTH.

speetai Dispatch to The Chicago 1Ha1o11 u,
Duprour. Ia, Jan. 5.-A lady nanea r E
sevmour lost $50, 900 worth Of bonds On - -
DAY, Jan. 2. which we're found BY no5' - -
A&13 through the Telegraph thu e1sa.a3e ~
mach lhs WI Elfs 10 gst poas&ssaoa as's
, 1874-01-06
Attorney-GencFui Williams NJ aaf~
xord-Eranf< We've OF an Ao111''-
tFation Journal.

From the Hartford Post l4dn- Rep.l
Tho public ia settling down to the beAe1 toaa
Mr. Wllliams will not be confirmed Chle17Jafuee
Of the Supreme Court, or at least that he oosn.
not to lie. It is true there are some pa1usa~
who profess to believe that he s man Of sel}
respectable attainmeuts, buE :he oplaiou . no
based On lis record at the Bsr aud upon u.
Bench. &c acquitted himself fairly in tie oeaa1s
AID upon the stump, but those who have mel hIn
before the Supreme Court are not enthnsas!1c ~.
his confirmation. He came unexPec'eA3 ~ ~
Hartford to argue the Credit-Mobhier s1:: - -
our courtroom, The occasion MAS one WHICH,
warranted a journey from Washington or DY ss aas
first law officer OF the Government. Inc GAlsi
had obtained great notoEietE, aud speel. ~ ~
unusual act OF Congress had been passed " ~
the question before tue courts. lalsn s4 - no
money was involved, US we'll as pr,ncples o. ~. -.
little moment. For the respondents ~ ,na ~
usual array OF counsel appeared, lnclutnas
eome Of the foremost lawyers OF Inc nAt1'.o ~
Everything about the case was calcuatee T.
induce the Acknowledgement to appeA1 q. -
was certain to be widely reported, ana sastud
over the eminent gentleman he was 70 const1s ~
with WAS sure to rebound to his lasting etso.n -
His "argument" waa failure SO W1escneo % u
be painful to those who listened to nun. -
seemed not only poorly prepared TOT me ssntaI s1I
ability to grasp the real pith aud marc" o. ,ssn a
case The Government could not nave ~
worse eerved il it had resolved in ad'anoe
make sham fight. .ah,r,
The President is noted for i sturdy aooIt -
ence to his friends, and We have bag occas
commend him for the courage OF hla opan3
but in Ills case he has unquestionabl5 nao' N
mistake, and the most seemly thing he GU trs m
under the circumstances is to Withdraw n,,c,a
nomination and ecnd in stronger name. ta .aIer.
are hnN dozen men in the country, the aes. sss
tion Of either OF whom would At once % ~ .s e
e E4u$ $fyn
ADMINISTRATION to say nothing Of the tntare't , -
OF the country. tho President cannot anM4 -.
lake mistake IN an appointment Fnls1 asntr7
last, for good OF evil, for quarter ot c'~1''''
, 1874-01-06

MYERS OPERA-HOUsE Monroe ttrcct. between
ltnstrclA ''5impie Simou- Ains1sels5 ano cons-cau
tics.
, 1874-01-06

GLOBE TnEATNE-Dcs Dcsolaines strees. hetWecn Md Nd
lion and Washing u. EugaEr1ueus of Mis- A0co
Harrison ''The lsoy De,ecl'e-"
, 1874-01-06

DR.. KAHN'S MUSEUM OF AEAToMY-Clark
t:fect, be,ueoa Madison Aad Monroe.
, 1874-01-06
JQ.DkY'S ADJUSTMENTS

AltV!CKER'S THEATRE-Madisou htFret, het1ctn
Dearborn and State. En2aEomento oi TomAao ea1s1ni'
, 1874-01-06

H0OLEY'S THEATRE-Randolph .tzeot. botTeen
Clark .ni LASa11e: Engagement OF Mhs AuRuA.A oa1'
vrn
, 1874-01-06
WILLIAMS.

Private Ri1is Paid with Public Honey
1.-The Vouchers--91oU the Family
Servants Draw their Honey.
Tash,ngton {Jan- p Dispatch to the 4seso 1orA sA
The Senate Judiciary Committee has been
looking still further into the disbursemanta q
tice. They have found there some very inter-
estiug facts, IS the following will show:
WASHINGTON Jan. q, ls72.-Unised States Depart
neut Of Justice to Andrew J. Joyce Co., DIN
one Andsuet No. ~, co., Rece,vsd R,y,neRtc r.
BALTIMORE, July %, 1s72-Uni:ed States Depart
ment Of Justice bought Of coblons + kaufman oa
pair of bay horses, s'So Received @ r.yms9!; s Tnx
WASHINGTON, July. 1877. Quilted states Departme1
Of Justice to Andrew J. Joyce Co, DE.-one pas
lining in laudauiet, sts75; painting aud v.rniahiss
landauet, $3.50: various other tteus. aane nztuts
$l2L83; total, s2lll3-
In November there YES another bill Of repair
for ]audaulet. and again in December. making
in ali over $500 more. The laodaulet seems Il
have been repaired from January, 1872, to DE-
cember last, about 81, 100 worth
Some oLher curious things we're also discover
ed, as for instance the following voucher:
WAsu1xc7os, Oct q, 1871
Department II Justice to B: y. Resd + So"s Rho1na
.Iapnnese Goods, Sos- II and a r stFeet b<eaetA
Tue IN AMI TA.rte<an streets, y: ~.
One sidewalk glass and one base table with Tn1Ea
Received payment, .. ". hk1o & ooSs.
Here is the richest item. George Wilkenaon
is carried On the rolls OF the DepartmeL' o1
Justice a. q temporary clerk at $40 per annum,
or $40 = month. His duties ate wholly pslEa!ee'
In short. he il the private servant OF GeoEge Il
Williams. ..
Charles ". Lee ia borne On tho rolls Of toe
same Department az messenger at S12o gea,
or ecu mouth. Hois also household seE4an!
OF Mr. Williams. Their salaries are paid ont o.
the contingent fund Of the Department Of !o+
tice, but they do not perform auy service ii
pr,},1ic
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-07-28
Carson Items.
From ,h. Appeal. July ISL


Aman, calling himself Philip Harring-
ton, was picked up on Saturday morning
about two O'Clock, apparently having a
severe attack Of delirium tremens. He
is a stranger and il Is not known from
whence he came. The Waterman re-
lieved him Of his jevelry and other val
uables and locked him in a cell. On
Saturday morning the Sheriff discovered
in making his regular breakfast call at
the Jail, that he had attempted to kill
himself by butting his head against the
sharp corner Of the projecting stone,
and had cut il open in many places,
deep, long gashes cut to the skull, and
was a mass Of blood. A physician Was
called who dressed his wounds, whom he
appeared to be quiet. Yesterday he
tried to hang himself in the cell by tear
ing up his overalls and making a iope
Of them, and when found vas nearly
dead. When the doctor dressed his
head Yesterday he made Rome how with
his cries and fears that they were going
10 kill him. The Sheriff then put hand
cuff. on him when he gave up. II is a
mystery who he is and where heis from,
but from the way he acted when hand
cuffed the officers are inclined TO think
that he is an old lunatic who has been
in IN asylum and discharged as cured
or possibly an escape. Who or what he
is. he seems now to be hopelessly insane.
The execution done by the cloud-burst
OF Saturday afternoon Is Tremendous.
The Bigler Grade. in tho ne'ghborhood
Of the Toulouse, is so bestrewn with
rocks and other impediments, and so
torn away and washed out that IL will be
several days before it can be repaired 30
as TO be passable. The ranches lying
next to tho mountains have beel very
much injured. especially Thorne's, Ar
thurs and Woods. The ino, fair fields
lying along the course OF the torrent
present a scene Of devastation sad to
look upon. Tho wood FIR es along the
line Of the foothills are greatly damaged.
A man who was driving a team for Mr..
McTarnahan got caught in the torrent
and would have lost his life II he hadn't
cut them loose and mounting one ridden
away with them. As il was, his escape
Wa little short Of amiracle. He vas in
the midst OF great boulders and flying
timbers and rode his horses-almost
swan them, in fact, through the most
appalling dangers. There were several
narrow escapes OF men and animals.
Great numbers Of our citizens went TO
the scene Of this terrible food, on SUM-
day.
An old washoe Indian with 4 young
eagle which he had captured in Long
Valley was trying to sell the poor bird
TO somebody yesterday. We never
dreamed OF seeing TIE American Eagle
as tightly sinched As this one was. His
captor had swaddled him la an old gun
ny sack and left him with nothing but
his head out. Never was such indigni.y
heaped upon any prord bird-for there
he was. toted about in q sling OF old
bagging. helpless and ridiculous. Some
body ought to have bought him and set
him free.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-07-28
white Pine Items.
lPtom the Nena. Jnlf Is.

The past few days have been prolific
Of thunder storms, accompanied with
immense quantities OF rain visiting Ms
nearly every day. Late intelligence
from washburne's informs us that one
day last week the inhabitants OF that To-
cality were placed In much peril from
the effects OF q cloud.burs.. Tho water
emptied out suddenly upon the earth.
swept down the ravines and creeks, car
rying away bridges and everything in
its course. We are not informed whoth.
or much damage was done the young
crops or cattle. but presume not, as the
food Of water lasted but q short time.
Stage agent Geo. p. McConkey immedi-
ately dispatched men to the seen Of the
disaster, who will at once set to work
repairing bridges, etc.
Our friend Sampson, the veteran
stage driver, has taken upon himself a
hard job in the line Of stage driving.
He drives from Eureka TO Hamilton and
returns, a distance OF over 90 miles, ov-
cry day, arriving invariably on time.
Although a man OF iron constitution, II
would be impossible for human nature
to stand such a strain. Stage drivers as
a rule r the most overworked and
poorest paid set Of men in the world,
and II would be a pleasure to MS to see
the matter changed. so us they could
receive fair compensation for their
labor.
We were shown some fine specimens
OF coal from the location OF William
Holse, near Eberhardt. Prominent
coal sharps assure us Of its value. We
shall visit the locality shortly, and will
then be able to give a more perfect ac-
count Of the workings, etc.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-07-28
Belmont Items.
IFrom the Courier. July IS


The mining company at Tybo. repre-
sented by Mr.. MCGEE, will very shortly
have the smelling furnace ready for oper-
alton. The one about completed has
q capacity OF 40 tons in every "a hours.
Two others will DO constructed after the
completion OF the one now being built.
There are three tunnels being run into
the ledge. and wherever the ledge is
tapped very encouraging prospect il
met with. II is said that n man can
extract 1--WE tons OF ore per day, the
ledge being Of immense width and can
be mined without the s OF powder.
Thursday afternoon. during the heavy
storm the lightning struck the smoke
stack Of the Belmont hosting works.
The electric fluid went down the smoke
stack and through the tubes OF the boiler,
forcing the furnace doors wide open and
scattering the Are all over the building.
The tubes were somewhat sprung. but
not sufficiently TO disable the boiler.
No further damage was done.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-07-28

The Belmont Courier is impressed with
the idea that there is u serious split in
the Democratic party, andhas very grave
doubts Of its healing after the nomin-
atoms shall be made. 1t goes 70 far rs
TO say that the two factions Of that
party ; I. e.-tho Bradley and anti
Bradleyites-" detest each other more
than they do the Republicans" Doubt
less this last allegation is true-at pres
ent. But what sane man. 'conversant
with Democratic history. believes 1t will
last after the Convention meets and
makes its nominations The statement
IL absurd. No matter who Is nomin-
ated. or which faction wins. the beaten
party will nj once succumb to the in
svitable; drown their griefs and anger
in Bourbon whisky. aud waltz out into
the fight a. one man; ~zealously deter
mined to whip their old-time and, for
years past, successful enemies-the Re
.pubiicans. Let no one deceive himself
about . Democratic split after the Con-
vention. IL il not in the nature OF
things. 1t is against all the history,
policy and practice Of the "unter-
rifed."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-07-28
clOuD-BuRsrSr

Many Of our contemporaries seam to
be under the impression that cloud
bursts and water spouts are one and the
same thing. Our own observation and
experience Of them during several years
residence in this State. as well Us CON-
pairing notes in the experience Of others,
induces the belief that, although the
phenomenal effects Of each are very sim
liar, yet there is q decided difference in
their source and formation. Water
spouts are met with on the ocean or on
broad surfaces Of water. whose huge
moving columns Of water are whirlsd
up from the sea to the clouds. and when
ever this column Of water breaks,
whether on land or upon some unfor-
tunate ship, 1t descends in q body over
whelming all beneath it. Acloud-burst
is simply a most extraordinary shower
or pouring down Of rain-an overlsden
cloud suddenly letting goits contents by
the run. The heavy protentous cloud may
pass along over the earth, showering
down its watery contents generously as
IL goes along. and were 1t to meet no
obstacle or changing circumstance, moth
ing unusual might come Of it. At or
about the heads Of gulches or canyons
among the mountain tops is where the
eloud-burst occur. The u may be
looked for in sudden electrical disturb
ances. the electricity OF the earth and
the cloud coming into contact or con-
junction. or perhaps = huge current OF
cold air met with at that point may pro-
duce the result. Be that Is 1t may, the
observer will simply notice a sudden and
furiously copious shower or pouring
down OF rain, and no definite body or
column Of water As in the case OF a
water.poni. The steep hillsides will be
directly covered with flowing sheets Of
water rushing from all directions into
the bed OF the ~ravine, forming a
great food which sweeps along
logs, brush, rocks and every loose
thing it a gather in its course
and thus driving along q huge front wall.
as ii were, Of all sorts Of debris secth-
ing with angrily foaming water, sweeping
everything movable before tandspread-
ing ruin and devastation In its course. The
f~ood-gates Of tho upper regions seem to
open and the rain descends more in nc
tual streams than drops. Tho watery
composition Of the cloud seems to con-
dense all at once. and the name OF
"cloud-burst'' is peculiarly appropriate.