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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-02-13
Spelling Mirrors.

IL j. fact well worth knowing. h,,
which seems not 10 b. generally under
stood. that the amalgam OF iinfoil with
mercury. which j. spread ON glass plates Ia
make looking-giasScs, j. very readily crvS-
talliled by actinic solar rays. a mirror
hung where the sun can shine on il l. usu
ally spoiled; IL takes "A granulatcd appear
ance familiar "a ho1sekecpcrs, though they
may not De acquainted with the cause y,
the change. In such a state. thu. article i
nearly worthless; the continuity of its sur
face i destroyed, and il will not reflect out
lines with any approach 10 precision.
care must therefore be- exercised i'm hang
ing. III any OF our readers have mirrors
which appear Ia be spelling. il would H.
well To ascertain whether the direct sun
light strikes them. II thus exposed. they
can probably BE- saved from further injury
by simply changing their positions. The
back a well a the front must be- project
ed A small glass hung in the window.
where the rays strike il behind. j. peculiar
" exposed. The back should ALWAYS h.
covered where the beams are likely 10
touch il.
The greatest danger To looking-giasses.
however. j. in Transporting them. Very
expensive ones have been seriously injured
by careless handling. when merely carried
across street. The men who move fur
niture are seldom aware Of these pOsSibiii-
ties and need Ia be cautioned and watched
Frequently man or boy may be- seen in
the street. carrying a mirror in such way
that the full glare of a MONDAY sun strikes
and Injuries IT, Owners of such articles
would, a. a rule, be able Ia keep and Use
them much longer. if they would exercise
more caution in this regard. To re-silver
pier-glass often costs a. much a one
nth of the original price OF the article.
while the common glass j. seldom worth
re->ilvering.
IL j. also well 10 avoid hanging a mirror
near stove or fireplace. where the heat
radiated can reach IT, II this precaufion
i neglected. granulation j. apt 10 occur.
even ia comparatively dark room. by the
influence Of warmth instead of light. 4
lamp or gas jet. if placed TOO close while
burning. though il may not crack the
glass. will often bring about the same
injurious crystallization. and will even
sometimes cause the amalgam To melt and
run oil
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-02-13
soTTH.

The Republican caucus ~ the Mississippi
legislature has nominated Il. h. Bruce )col-
Oredi for L. :. senator. long term. and II. X.
Roe % MI unexpiref term of Amrs.
Gen. :. y. Maxey has been elected L. :
senator from Texas.
Robert Horns. cclored. hns been arrested
in Nashville. Tenn. and houni over 10 the
Criminal Court in a bond u S1pla Tor the Al
le4ei crime ~ burning % death hi. adopted
child eighteen months old. with a ra,l-h0t
poker. Failing 10 give bonds be- was sent to
JAIL
In reply to the prote-; Of The Louisiana
hond-hoi,lers. published in the New York pa
rer~. against the funding scheme. Gov. heb
lcgg makes the statement that four millions Of
bonds mostly held BY signer- II thi- protest.
were issued by hi. predecessor % the Chatta-
nooga Railroad without adequate ccn-idera-
ton II the state. and tvs ami hall million. u
thee bond wer, Issued in the night AMI hur-
ried out u the state on special train. there
being no record u them in Any Office u the
Stale. He claim. that many holder- of meri-
toriou- bonds have signited their acceptance
Of the scheme.
The santa r. Nst- HsyicGA u Feb. says /:
A. H. Mills. Sheriff. and Mr.. Patron. Clerk.
q Lincoln county. arrived here yesterday 10
see the Governor in regard 70 the troubles in
that county. They report the civil authors-
tie poweriess % maintain 0nier. or bring
offender 10 justice. Five more per-ons have
been killed. among them man and wife who
were shot while IN bed.
H. h. Bruce icoloredl and II. r. Pea~e. the
N
:. senator's by The Mississippi legislature.
There wa no opposition. ami they were chosen
on the fir~t ballot
The machine shops ~ the Memphis and
Louisville Railroad. al Memphis. were burned
On the -. together with five locomotives.
seven ears and All the machinery. Lo.- s13o.-
ca; no insurance. One hundred and twenty
mechanics were employed in these shops.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-02-13

Dispatches from Arizona state that much
damage has recently been done by food. in
many portions q the Territory.
The Little Rock express train on the Iror
Mountain Railroad. which len -. Louis on
the morning u Jan. 81. was signale,i and
stopped a Ga,l-hill station. in WAYNE coua-
y, No, about p. M. by a party n i've
masked men. heavily armed. who immediate
~ proceeded 20 plunderall On loar.i the train.
lAe robbers secured large amount IL l,oo;y.
among which wa si.oso from the Adams l.x-
press Company and a number of registered
mail lciiers. besides yaripu. sums u money
ami watches AMI jcwclry from The passengers.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-02-13

The Olympic Theater. situated on Market
street. Philadelphia. was burned on the morn
Ing Of Jan. -. BY the falling u the walls
two firemen were killed and six other. seri-
ously injured.
Hamilton, City Treasurer Of BROOKLYN. has
absconded. taking $50 90 in cash and $4,000
in bonds.
The New York police recently discovered a
LOT Of unloaded hand-grenades on the prem
iscs Of a Frenchman named Dcbuchi. n for
mer Communist. whom they placed under ar
rest. The laiier's friend. claim they are the
remainder Of a loi purchased for the French
Government during the Frsrco-ierman war.
4 most daring robbery wa committed Al
Conneauiylle. Pa. on the night Of Feb. l.
While the cashier 1.-THE First National Bank
ID. II. Williams. wa~ writing al hi desk d.
heard a rap n q side door. pom opening the
door two masked men sprang upon him,
bound and gagged him.and succeeded in max
ing their escape with $4,000 in currency and
$4,000 in United state. bonds Mr.. Williams
was found in the morning in an unconscious
state. but recovered hi consciousness in =
couple of hours after being released
The New York & Oswegc Midland Railroad
Company being in arrears 70 their employees
for some months pay. a strikeof one hundred
laborers took place At summityille. y. u. on
the lsi. The locomotives were chained 10
the track. switches opened and track torn
up. and the men declared no more trains
should pass until they had their pay.
The Franklin savings Fund. 0f Philadel-
phia. has gone into bankruptcy. embarrss-
sing large number Of poor people who Ia;
funds in the institution.
Tie Connecticut Democratic state Conyen-
ton has renominafed the entire state ticket
Of the last election. headed by GOV. In-er~oll
David Clark II Hartford. Liberal Republic
can. presided over the convention. The plat
form among other things charges the panic
and it, results to the policy pursued Is the
Government; demands a speedy return 10
specie payments; opposes land grant. and
monopolies: fayor> legislation beneficial 10
the industrial classes. and the imposing n
such restraints upon grasping corporation. and
stock gamblers a. win prevent financial Hue
tuaiion-. which always result in a isl.a--.l
currency. defalcafions. and starving working
men and women. and finally cxpresss. synl-
pathy with al people struggling for freedom.
aud calls upon the General Government 10
extend to them all the support consistent with
the law q nations and in accordance with
the principles Of our Republican Govern
meni.
The strike on the New York 4 Oswero
Midland Railroad continued in fun force on
the "a. and only locomotives with tenders
and mails were allowed to proceed. 4 ear
loaded with hcurwas broken open II summit
Vile and the contents distributed 10 those
needing il.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-02-13

Amer they had Sound their plumber the
whole paTty mounted hor>e- In waiting and
rols 81 70 % the northwest. A. soon A. the
outrage became known in the vicinity large
party u citizens assembled and started in
pursuit 81 the villains. A dispatch " the
II add the following additional particulars
q the atair: on the 21th the same gang. Il
j. presumed. were AZ Hot Springs. Ark.
where they committed some depreiation>;
they wore 4. :. army oycrooats and each
man carried musket and two rcvolvers;
previous L. stopping the train they made
prisoner, u an persons found in the vicinity,
ordering them not 10 leave the station; from
Mr.. McMiilen. merchant AZ Gadshill, they
took between seven and eight hundred dol
lar; they opened the switch before the train
arrived. - that il could not proceed past
the station: the total amount u money
and va'uablcs taken j. believed % BE- about
ssse0.
4 disastrous mr. occurred in Cleveland. o..
on the night u Jan ~. which J. believed 70
have i--en the work II incendiaries. Lose
about SlDo.eo.
An Omaha dispatch Of Jan. 81 -ay-: Great
Of large herl.. Whose cattle range between
the North ami south Platte. ami the settlers
who live north q the Union Pacific Railroad
and on the Republican. II general raid from
Red Clouds and spotted Tails bands Il
Sioux. and from the Cheyennes. Dacotah>.
Arapahoe> AMI Others combined. The supply
Of beef furnished thee Indians being nearly
II not quite exhausted. and there being no
money with which 10 purchase more. they
must dcpr,siate on the settlements or ~tarve.
The,e band. number over 9l.00O. aud they
would laugh a; the handful Il cavalry Al Fort
Fe,fernan and Fort Laramie. A large cattle
owner and contractor J. here and cOrrt'oraie-
the report a 10 the Indians supplies being
soon exhausted.
\ report comes from Fort Rice. u. T., that
twenfy men engaged in chOpping wood near
there have been numbered BY the Sioux.
The National GRIP Reporter estimate, the
amount Of corn in The hands 81 producer, in
the STATES u Illinois. Iowa. Kansas. Ohio and
Wisconsin, on Jan. Il. At lso.eo.pD bushels.
being little les than - per esnf. the entire
crop q 1>-3. The e>fimatel number u stock
hog- on hand. same date. j. about Il per
cent. les than Al the same date last year.
and their condition considerably below the
average
The Indianapolis Printers Union voted %
raise the scale II wags- on the 1t. and the
employers refusing 20 pay the advance. gen
ersl strike took place.
\ Little Rock di-pstrh SAYS there i no
doubt that the Gad>hiil railroad r'sbbcrs are
the same gang that recently robbed the Hot
springs sta-e. The leader j. -aid to b. man
named Greenwood. AMI the Younger brothers
and Mccoy arr q the party.
Ex-CSov. Harvey ha> been elected L. :
senator by the Kansas Legislature. after a
long and tedious struggle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-02-13
Hints About Carving.

Although il Is daily duty for men and
women 10 cut mp meat for family. there
are multitudcs who do II neither well nor
wise. The following suggestions. from
an agricultural paper. on This point. may
not be- out Of place. IN. more especially 10
Young hOusekeepcrs
To carve fowls. which should always be
laid with the breast uppcrmoSf. place the
fork in the breast. and take OF the wings
and legs without turning the fowl: then
cut out the merry thought cut slices from
the breast cut out the collar bone: cut of
the side pieces. and then cut the carcass in
two. Divide the joints in the leg of the
turkey.
In carving sirloin cut thin slices from
the side next 10 YOU dt must BE- PIT on the
dish the tendcrloin undemeathl. then turn
il. Help the guests 10 both kinds.
In carving a leg Of mutton or ham begin
by cutting across the middle 20 the bone.
Cut a tongue across and not lengthwiss
and help from the middle.
Carve fOre-quarfer Of lamb by scTarl-
ting the shoulder from the rih>. and then
divide the ribs.
10 carve loin Of veal. begin al the
smaller end and separate the ribs. Help
each one 10 a piece 81 kidney and it, fat.
Carve pork and mutton in The same way.
70 carve fiilet Of veal. begin az the top
and help 10 the stufiing with each slice. In
a breast OF veal. separate the breast and
brisket. and then cut up. asking which part
j. preferred.
In carvinga pig. il j. customary "a divide
II and take of the head before IL comes 10
the table. a. To- many persons the head :
revolving. Cut of the limbs and divide the
ribs
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-02-13

DO not buy dark or very white kero-
sene-the light yellow i safest. Lamps
with " sun-burncrs economic the light
most. There j. a patent hanging-iamp
fastened 10 the ceiling BY a strong coiled
brass string. which can hc pushed up or
pulled down ~ any height at pleasure.
The apparatus l. durable. such lamp j.
nearly a. convenient a. gss. and j. cheerful
over tea-tablc or workable.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-02-13

MIR. John Gates. living six miles south
east from Vir,len. H.. was seriously and
probably fatally injured by the premature
discharge Of pistol. IN the hands Of a
man namc1 Berry. q few days since.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-02-13
CURRENT NEWS.
WASHINGTON.

The President on Jan. - signed the act
providing for busis Of late Chief-Iu>tices
Taney and Chase 10 be placed IN the supreme
Court room; also the act 10 abolish the ofiice
of Deputy Commissioner ofIniernal Revenue;
also am act authorizing coinage 10 De- executed
Al minis II the United states for f0reign coun-
tries.
The cost To- the Government Of disburse-
ments under the existing law, Of sSo.eso-"9
Of pension money. j. about one and half
per cent. of the whole amount disbur>ed. The
postage upon pension vouchers and checks
does not fall short Of $4,000. about twenty
per cent. ofthe whole cost Of disbursement
Compensation to agents i sl.43.,l36.
The following j. : recapitulation OF the
public deb, for the month OF January:
Debt bearing interest in coin.
Six per cent boacs sl.-ls. -, 80
Five per cent bonds fsi,u-l 100
Total coin bonds ... ------ ILL.,. ft.-ti
Lawful money debt i4,6.s,cO5
Marured debt. ...-.. la.llb,sM
Legal tender notes. ], 1st,0e3
Certificates OF dept ii.5rS.WS
Fractional currency tI.iG,SS
1ein certificates 4sO. toi, TO-
Total without inierest--- -. II, -
Total interest .....-.- -------.-- Sa.+ias -
Total debt .................-.... 2,-62, ss5, l!S
Cash In Treasury
Currency .. s,scl, So
Special deposits held
for redemption OF
certificates 81 DE-
poslf. ~ provided
BY law .......-.. 45.5a,esV
Total IN treasury l85. SIS
Debt less cash la Treasury ....-.- 4,lts. 40.
Decrease during month .....--.- ISIS, I'll
Bonds issued 10 Pacific Railroad
companies, interest payable in
lawful money principal out
rlAuN4nr 49, ~
Interest accrued and Not yet paid. p, az
Interest paid by United States ..,3o3.t lt
Interest repaid by transportation
OF mails, etc ........--. - a,Q55
balance % interest By L. :. ......- l7.a>f 90
A Washington dispatch q the 81 says;
The WAYS and Means Committee now have
three financial bills before them-Buchani's
Woods and Roberts amendments 10 Dawes
bill. These are all conservative in character.
and oppose an expansion beyond the settle
ment Of the legal reserve matter. These bills
differ chiefly in detail. not in general purpose.
They aim in different ways at Boutwell'-
policy. The committee will consider them
for some time yet.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-25
LEGAL.
Probate Notice.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
i Seventh Judicial District-County OF Lin
coin, State Of Nevada.
In the matter Of the estate of John H. Lynch,
deceased.
Order TO show cause why Order Of Sale Of Real
Estate should not be made.
1t appearing to the Judge Of said Court, by the
petition this day presented and filed by Mar
garet Lynch, the ADMINISTRATIVE Of the estate Of
John h. Lynch. deceased, praying for an order
Of sale OF real estate that is necessary to sell the
whole Of the real estate to pay the costs Of ad-
ministration and debts due from the estate
It is therefore ordered by the Judge Of said
Court, that all persons interested in the estate
of said deceased appear before the said District
Cou.t Of the Seventh Judicial District. on
Tuesday, the 18th day Of August, A. D.
1874. at ~ o'clock in the forenoon OF said day, at
the Court Room Of said District Court Of the
Seventh Judicial District, at the town Of Phoebe,
in said county Of Lincoln, to show cause why
an order should not be granted to the said Ad-
ministratrix to sell much of the real estate Of
said deceased AZ shall be necessary.
And that 4 copy of this order be published at
least four successive weeks in the Phoebe Daily
Record, newspaper printed and published in
said county.
Dated July Is, 1874.
NJ FULLER, District Judge
Bishop & sABrN, Attorneys for administrator.
OFFICE OF THE CorsTY CLERK OF THEl
COUNTY OF LINCOLN.
/, P. B. Miller. County Clerk Of the county of
Lincoln, State Of Nevada, and ex-ofhcio Clerk of
the District Court Of the Seventh Judicial Dis
trict, in and for said county, do hereby certify
the foregoing to be u true, full and correct copy
Of an order duly made and entered upon the
minutes Of faid District Court.
-, Witness. my hand and the seal Of said
LIS. District Court, this 18th day Of July.
-, A. D. 1874.
PB. MILLER, Clerk.
By NJ. HAxFonD, Deputy Clerk. jyl9-Aw
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-25

Mrs. WHYLAND, desiring to close up
her business and leave for the East,
wishes to notify her friends and patrons
that she will sell her large stock of goods
very cheap for cash. All must be sold
in thirty days. Give her call. jy9n
NJ. LEVIN instructs thoroughly on
piano forte. Instructions given at pri-
vate residences. or on his own piano at
the San Jose House. lyle
G. G. T.-Comet Cocktails and ele-
CANT cigars at the Panaca Saloon, Lacour
street. One Price! One Bit!
Go TO ALExANDER's, Main street, op-
posite Lacour. for your drugs. my2tt
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-25

The mining interests at Jefferson are
daily improving and business of all
kinds increasing. The Prussian South
mine is showing better ore as depth is
attained. 1t is increasing in richness to
such an extent that a statement of the
actual value of the ore. per ton, now
being extracted would be discredited.
The property is destined to become Of
immense value before long. The Prus.
sian is looking spendidly also. In fac,
every location in the district, and partic
ularly on the belt, is affording flstterinl
prospects for the owners. There has
been quite an accession to the population
within ten days past. Once the ma
chinery for the mills and hosting works
begin to arrive jefferson will present
life and activity Belmont Courier
july 16.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-25

Few persons knew until yesterday af-
ternoon, when they we're destroyed, that
there were any tar works in town.
They were situated a short distance be-.
low the Virginia City Gas Company's
works, and utilized the waste materials
flowing from the same. A large boiler
was used for 1oiling this stuff down to a
certain consistency, then it was drawn
of and finished in q huge kettle. The
tar manufactured is used by all our min.
ing companies for coating their steel
wire cables. For this use it is better
than any coal tar that can be elswere
procured, as it is mixture of coal and
wood tara certain amount Of wood be.
ing used by the Gas Company in the
manufacture of their gas. The coal tai
factory was a very useful little institu
ton, as all our mining companies were
supplied by it, and it will be rebuilt ii
once, the boiler and apparatus for cook
ing the tar were not injured by the fir,
which destroyed the building.--[ virg
| Enterprise, 10Th.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-25

WM. ROWLAND, the hostler who found
purse belonging to man from Oregon,
containing $415, in the water-closet at
Moony's stable, on Sunday last. and ran
away with it to Carson City, and was ar
rested aud brought back on a charge Of
grand larceny, pleaded guilty yesterday
in the District Court and was sentenced
by Judge Rising to one year at hard
labor in the State Prison. On his per-
son and secreted at Carson was found
nearly all the money taken.-[ Virg. En-
terprise, 10.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-25

A MAN named Duncan McDougal, yes
terday afternoon accidentally shot him
self through the palm of the hand. while
pulling pistol out of drawer in the
Randolph House, on South G street,
The painful wound was dressed by Drs
Webb and Conn., Virg. Chronicle, 49,
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-25

D. R. SESSIONS was yesterday appoint
ed Principal of the State University at
Elko and instructed to report to the
Board upon course of study. and upon
other preliminaries to organization. All
Introductory arrangement will probably
be completed by the first of August,
when Mr.. Sessions will go to Elko and
start the University, or as soon thereafter
az may be deemed advisable. Mr.. SEES
sions graduated OF Princeton College.
New Jersey, in 1870, with the double
honor OF excelling in English literature
and the modern languages Carson
Appeal, Is.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-25

We were shown to-day, by George
Emmett, proprietor Of the Gold Hill
Foundry. fine specimen of coal from q
mine owned by him in Palmyra district,
about ten miles beyond the Carson river.
1t was taken from the bottom OF an in
cline thirty feet below the surface, at
which point the vein is three feet in
thickness. It has much the appearance
Of Mount Diablo coal, burns we'll and
can be used for ordinary purposes. At a
lower depth the vein will no doubt in.
crease in size, and become of a harder
and more substantial character. virg.
Chronicle, Is.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-25
NOTICE.

rU,HE COMPREHENSIVE HERETOFORE Elk.
i listing under the firm name Of J. Levin Co.,
is this day dissolved by mutual consent, Mr.. NJ.
c. Phillips Withdrawing. Messrs. Jacob Levin
and 1sidor Simon do hereby assume and will
pay all the liabilities Of the late hrm Of j. Levin
h Co., now due or TO become due, and are au.
thorized to collect and receipt for all accounts
and notes due to the late firm Of ]. Levin & Co.
Phoebe, New, July 90, 1874.
j. LEVIN,
NJ. c. PHILLIPS.
MIR. ISIDOR SIMON, Of Fan Francisco, has
this day been admitted partner in the Arm of
J. Levin Co.
]. LEVIN l. co.
Phoebe, July 90 1874. jy22lm
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-25

A WORKMAN in the Crown Point mine
yesterday, allowed an az to drop out of
his hand upon miner named Mowry,
who was working twelve or fifteen feet
below. 1t barely missed his head and
struck him upon the left shoulder, in.
flicting painful wound.-lVirg. Chron.
! icla. 10,
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-25

A CONTEMPLATED break by some 81
prisoners, originating in the boot and
shoe shop Of the State Prison, is report
ed. Their plans were discovered in good
time to prevent their execution. Ever
without such discovery, it is pretty Ger
tain their efforts to escape would have
been futile. We are unable to state tn,
particulars Carson Appeal, 10th.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-25

The following Board Of Trustees were
elected by the stockholders of the Saw
age Mining Company, in San Francisco,
day before yesterday: James W. Pritch-
ard, President, r. F. Morrow, J. G.
Flood, General Dodge and j. D. Fry,
Trustees. Virg. Chronicle, IS.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-25

Work commenced, this week, to con-
struct a wagon road to the valuable
mines comprised in Bullion District. A
fine road will soon be opened, and it will
have good business-for the freighting
of bullion to this place, and the back
freighting Of provisions, will make il
quite an important route.-[ Measure fol
Measure.