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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-10-25

DEMOCRATIC E. LIBERAL
STATE TICKET.
ELECTION, TUESDAY,
NOVEMBER Sd, 1874.
FOR GOVERNOR,
L. r. BRADLEY.
OF ELKo COUNTY.
For Lieutenant Governor,
JEWETT w. ADAMS,
OF Storey County.
For Congress,
A. C. ELLIS,
OF Ormsby County.
Supreme Judge-Long Term,
A. NJ HILLHoUsE,
OF Eureka County.
Supreme Judge-Short Term,
c. II. BELKNAP,
OF Ormsby County.
Attorney General
j. r. KITTRELL,
OF White Pine County.
Clerk of Supreme Court,
B. H. HEREFORD,
OF Lincoln County.
Secretary of State,
C. D. SPIRES.
OF Lander County.
Controller,
4. X. CRANLEY,
OF White Pine County.
Treasurer,
JERRY SCHOOLING,
OF Ormsby County.
Surveyor General,
g. HAST
OF Storey County.
Superintendent of Public instruction,
A. H. WILLIS,
OF Storey County.
State Mineralogist,
W. FRANK STEWART,
OF Storey County.
State Printer,
JOHN ]. HILL,
OF Humboldt County.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-10-25
On SATURDAY, OCT. 81

On SATURDAY, OCT. 81
The PIONEERS will form in PROCESSION
in front of their Hall on street. Virginia, at
u O'Clock NJ, preceded by the National Guard
as an escort, and will march down Sutton
avenue to street through street to Crown
Point office, Gold Hill, and countermarch to
Fort Homestead. where the
LITERARY EXERCISES
Of the Day will take place. These exercises
will consist of an
GRAFTON ....... by w. FRANK STEWART
land AM.
ORIGINAL POEM. $3.50. by r. Ii. TAYLOR
After which COLLATION. will be
served for the Society and its Guests. The
Procession will then again form and return to
Pioneer Hall, Virginia, and be dismissed.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-10-25

THE first snow storm of the sea-
son yesterday. 1t made the streets
of Virginia City and Gold Hill disa-
greeably muddy, but this town was
little affected, only by the chilly air,
making it necessary to keep brisk
fire. Winter is upon us in earnest.
To LODGING HoUsEs--32-Spring Bed and
Bedstead, $500. Don't let your dodgers
sleep on straw and Stats when you can put in
good bed for less money
J. CORNWELL,
80 North Street Virginia
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-10-25
i849. 1850.
OLD eo1s
THIRD ANNIVERSARY
O..... -...................O
BALL
...........-..........N
OF the Society of
Pacific Coast Pioneers !
AND CELEBRATION OF THE
Admission of Nevada
into the Union,
ON THE EVENING OF
FRIDAY, OCT. 80, 1874,
IL THE MAGNIFICENT HALL OF
ODD FELLOWS BUILDING,
VIR GINA,
land AT.
MINERS UNION HALL,
OLD HILL.


INVITATION & RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
VIRGINIA.
s A McMeans, Joseph Nelson,
Vim NJ Stewart, Chas Cummings,
Chas L belong, t Legate,
William Sharon, Jackson,
James Il Fair, VIM Wood,
] i Winters. VIM NJ Lent,
volney E Spalding, Thos Sunderland,
John Lambert, G W Hazleton,
Charles Rawson, Chas GetZler,
A l. Edwards, S A Tomkins,
b Storer, Kaneen,
John Knox, WI Ford,
H V Mccullough, J S Peck,
w f shepard, S Atohison,
Maj q E Ferrend, Tom Eager,
H Taylor. V. Elliott,
Will Campbell, S ID Baker,
w + Stewart Chas Hall,
Fred l Titus, b Overton,
J ? Smith. G. HAST,
Matt Redding. Melatovich,
Joseph Stewart, Aurich,
VIM q Shields, l. II Bradley,
Frank Morrill,, Geo II Mallory,
W Currier, WB Hickok,
George Sanders, Coin,
DR. NJ Holmes, Skaggs,
Major Downie, \ Williams.
GOLD HILL.
Hon P Jones, Hank Jewett,
] w Moves, G l. Brown,
Seymour Pixley, I w Goodwin,
W II Meserve, Henry Balch,
d Moore, NJ Frankenheimer,
Hank Donnelly, H Griswold
Sam L Jones, Hank Blanchard,
George Adams, VIM La Force,
W X Risen, Chas Adams,
L T Fox, Frank Wheeler,
Henry Jones, II Harris,
Judge Fitzsimmons, NJ Miner,
ALI Doten, A Lafee.
J Richardson,
LYON COUNTY.
J W Grier, John Briggs,
Chas Robedee, John W L Hunt,
Will Thomas, Claus Becker,
Geo Atkinson, John Vandewater,
Bob Buzan, James killcn,
G C Fish, z Crane,
NJ II Harrington, Patrick Henry.
oRMsBY COUNTY.
W W Hobart Vim Patterson,
George Chedic, Farmer Treadway,
Samuel Baker, Chas Wilson,
Gus Lewis, g d Fryer,
MR. Elsiner, Robt Fouke,
C Hyman, W o Brodhead,
George l. Gibson, James Duffie.
Thomas Wells,
wAsHoE COUNTY.
S F Hoole, CIV Hepperly.
W II Carey, c II Eastman,
Theo Winters, II p NJ Kelly.
+ A Parke,
FLOOR MANAGERS AT THE HALL
VIRGINIA.
W W Tinker. I B Storer,
John S Kaneen, Maj q E Ferrend,
GOLD HILL.
Charles Robedee, A d Morse,
j Tyrrell Willett Young,
Sam Jones, W. H. Meserve,
Hank Blanchard,
CARSON.
c Wilson, W W Hobart.
WAsHoE.
S f Hoole FA Parke.
oRMsBY.
T Swift NJ r Elstner.
FLOOR DIRECTORS
VIRGINIA. GOLD HILL.
A l. Edwards. W d c Gibson.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-03-12

the Gold Coast fully confirming the previous
reports OF a victory, and dispelling the fears
which had been entertained for the safety OF
the expedition. The Ashantee King had sur
rendered himself and was prisoner at Gen.
Wolseley's headquarters
The British House of Commons assembled
on the 9TH and elected Henry Bouverie Brand
Speaker Mr.. Brand was the Speaker OF the
last House.
Jean Luje, one of the witnesses in the Itch
borne case, has been fully committed to an
swer to the charge Of perjury.
According to late reports from Eastern
Poland serious riots have occurred in conse-
quence Of the closing Of the churches by order
OF the Government. At one place the disorder
was so great that the military was called out
and fired on the rioters, killing and wounding
seventy persons,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-03-12

lucifer match. The can and lamp exploded,
and Mrs. Madden received injuries from which
she will probably die.
On the 5th, at Columbus, Ohio, about zoo
ladies, divided into four squads, visited large
number of saloons and beer cellars. Quite
number OF signatures were obtained to the cit
liens pledge, but not one liquor-dealer could,
bysong or prayer, be induced to sign the dealers
pledge. At some Of the saloons the praying
women were insulted and ridculed by the
dealers friends of both sexes, and at one
point the disturbance became so Threatening
that in accordance with the advice Of the
Chief Of Police the ladies thought best to de-
sist. Among the signatures to the citizens
pledge was that Of James G. Ball, the Mayor
of the city. The ladies showed no signs Of
growing weary in their work, and were, in
fact, much stronger in faith and numbers
than before, the insults offered them hav-
ing had much to do in bringing about that
result.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-03-12
CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate, on he 9th, petitions
were presented from workingmen in different
States against any iucreass IN taxation. House
bills were passed-n relation to import duties on
fruit, being bill 10 correct an error in the late
Tarif bill; making available certain unexpended
balances 10 construct the new branch mint NJ san
Francisco. a favorable report was made on the
House bill extending the line for building the
Green Bay Il Lake Michigan Canal. The bill
to provide for the appointment OF a Commission IN
regard TO the alcoholic liquor traffic was taken IN
and an amendment WAS ag-eed 10 sppropriatlng
$4,000 for the expenses Of The Commission. The
House bill in regard to the Centennial Exhibition
was taken up and substitute was offered providing
that the celebration Of the Tooth anniversary OF
American independence shall be national in chsr-
scter; that the arrangements shall be left in the
hands Of the original Commission, and shall be
carried out TO conform 10 the provisions OF the act
Of Congress, and hat no money shall be appro-
priatcd from the National Treasury ON account OF
the celebration. After debate and an executive
session the Senate adjourned % the Cd.
In the House, on the 21th, a motion
was msde, 70 be subsequently called up, 70 recon
slider the vote OF the day before by which the bill
rcyiying the frsnkiug privilege was celecied...'
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-03-12

served the lightning flashes from dis
tant storm, which also appeared TO last
for from half to an entire second. Prof
Dove employed revolving disk with
colored sectors, and satisfied himself tha,
single flashes Of lightning often CONSISTED
of number of instantaneous discharges
1t is well known that when rapidly
moving train Of GAYS is Illuminated a,
night by lightning, Hseems to stand still
that is the duration of the flash is So
brief that no motion Of the train is per
ceptible while it lasts The wheels are
sharply defined as if perfectly motionless
but if they had blurred aspect we should
know that the illumination lasted sui
ficiently long to render the motion per
ceptible. Prof Rood extemporized a sim
pie contrivance for observing lightning
which acted upon this principle. 1t con.
sisted of white disk, card-boa five
inches I'm diameter, with steel shawl pin
for an axis, on which it was made to re-
volve by striking the edge. He traced
black figures near the circumference OIL
the disk, and when it was in rapid motion
these figures were sometimes seen as
sharply as though they had been station.
ary, although they were often blurred as
though the disk had moved through al
few degrees during the act OF discharge.
He then cut narrow, radial apertures into
the circumference of the disk, and OBJ
served the lightning through these open.
ings. Here, again, the apertures were
sometimes seen quite unchanged, but,
they were more frequently elongated into
well-detined streaks some degrees in
length. He atterward measured the ay
erage rate of rotation impaired to the
disk in this way, and arrived at the con.
clusion that the lightning flashes on the
occasion referred to had a duration Of
about one tive-hundredth of second
Dissatisfied with the roughness OF these
observations, Prof Rood arranged a
small train of toothed wheels driven by a
spring, which rotated a circular paste
board disk with four open sectors. This
instrument gave more regular and precise
results; and while it was shown that the
flash sometimes lasts for a whole second,
the suggestion of Dove was clearly ver
fed that each flash CONSISTED of con.
siderable number of isolated and appar
ent instantaneous electrical discharges
the interval between the components be
ing so small that, to the naked eye, they
constituted a continuous act."-P0puIag
Scieace Monthly.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-03-12
POLITICAL.

1t was stated at tie Treasury Department
in Washington on the 2Sth ult that the whole
amount so far refunded for duties collected
on fruits decided to be in the free list was
S7l 600 and the whole amount still due and
unpaid was $4,000.
The Attorney-Generil has decided that the
Secretary of the Treasury may withdraw from
a railway company compensation for transpor.
tation services when such company has re-
ceived from the United States, to aid in the
construction Of its road, bonds upon which it
has not paid interest, though services were
rendered upon another of its roads to which
no Government aid was given.
A call has been issued for an Independent
State Convention to meet at Salem, Oregon,
April Is.
James B. Groome was inaugurated Governor
of Maryland on the 4th
The Indian Appropriation bill, reported in
Congress on the 4th, appropriates 1881, 40,
against s., 54l, il9 last YEAR.
The New Orleans Rep, biicaH Of the 9th says
the Louisiana Legislature did not seem to con-
slider itself safe in New Orleans with the dean
onstrated hostility that surrounded them.
They proposed to withdraw to Baton Rouge.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-03-12
PRRSONAI.

The Senate on the 21th confirmed the nom
nation of VIM A. Simmons to be Collector of
Customs at Boston. His confirmation was
opposed by both Senators from Massachusetts,,
and is regarded as triumph Of Representa-
tive Ben Butler. The vote stood % for to II
against confirmation.
A Washington dispatch of the 9th says that
Mrs. Myra Clarke Gaines, Of New Orleans, had
been before the subcommittee in the case of
Judge Durell, and that her testimony was re-
garde1 of such character as to require the
prompt presentation of the articles of i'm
parchment. According to her evidence Du-
rell had agreed, for certain considerations, to
sit in her case and decide in her favor.
The official report of the Secretary of the
Wisconsin State Grange announces 39S
Oranges in the State up to February 20. The
State Agent of the Indiana Oranges had re-
ports up to the 9th ult. Of the organization
Of $50 Oranges in the State, an average of
sixteen to each county.
Christopher Rafferty,, thrice convicted
and sentenced to death for the murder of a
Chicago policeman, was hanged at Waukegan
on the 27th ult. Great efforts had been made
ernor Beverage to commute his sentence to
Imprisonment for life, but they proved I'M
availing. Rafferty, claimed that he committed
the crime while under the influence Of whisky.
A letter recently received in Washington
from New Orleans says Judge Durell had for
Warded his resignation to a trusted friend, to
be rendered in the event of the Judiciary Com
mttee of the House reporting articles Of i'm
parchment.
at Washington on the 4th.
President Grant has appointed the following
named gentlemen to be Government Directors
of the Union Pacific Railroad James f. Will
son, Iowa; J. II. Willard, Nebraska; John e.
3. Harrison, Indiana; John A. Tibbets, Con.
necticut, and Francis b. Brewer, New York
all for one year from March II, 1874
The Maryland State Grange met in secret
7onsion at Baltimore on the 4th OF the fifty
two Oranges in vhe State forty-scven were
represented
In New York on the 4th the criminal suit
for libel of Luther G. Challis against Victoria
G. Woodruff, her sister, Tennessee Claflin,
and her husband. Blood, was brought to trial
in the Court of Sessions. The defendants
were without bail, their bondsmen having
surrendered them into the hands OF the Sheriff.
and falling to obtain new sureties they were
taken to the Tombs on the 9Th. An applica-
ton for a reduction Of bail was refused by the
Court.
Miss Ada NJ. Noyes, the actress, died in
New York on the 5th of hydrophobia. She
was bitten by pet poodle about two weeks
before.
Deputy o. d. Hinckley, of Wisconsin, is en-
gagged in organizing Farmers Oranges in Maine.
Several are already organized, and it is antici-
pated that State Grange will be in operation
in April.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-03-12
Duration of the Lightning flas h.

SINCE the time of Franklin, the light
ming flash has been regarded as gigantic
electric spark, produced by the atmos-
phere, the inquiry, therefore, involved
the nature OF the meteorological dis
charge, as we'll rs of the spark artifcially
produced Various attempts to determine
the duration of lightning have been made,
with varying results. Faraday observed
il, without any instruments for measur-
ing the time, which seemed to last for a
second, but he was doubtful if part of the
effect was not due to the lingering phoS-
phorescenCe of the cloud. Decharme OBJ
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-03-12
DOMESTIC.

The Colorado State Grange has voted to es-
tabish cooperative association in the Ter
ritory for the benefit Of the farmers.
The Western Rural (Chicago) OF recent
date says: "A pretended law and collection
firm are sending out letters to victims of 6.
b. Hodge u Co., saying they will try and col
lect claims on that concern on receipt Of 25
cents An examination shows us that the
paper on which the said letters are written are
the old letter-sheets Of Hodge 81 Co., with the
printed head cut Off Tell your neighbors
not to give those scoundres any more 25
cents"
A Cheyenne dispatch OF the 18th ult. says
Mr.. j. III. Bester, the Indian beef contractor,
had arrived from Fort Laramie, and reported
that affairs at the Indian agencies were in a
critical condition. He says that a great
many of the late outrages were com
mtted by the good Indians at
the agencies, and they were not to be depended
on. He had stopped supplying cattle, as he
dared not drive them to the agencies. The
Indians had killed many of the cattle, and he
WAS ANXIOUS for the troops to get there.
The public debt statement March 2 is as
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-03-12
Triumph of American Pianos

George Steck u Co., of New York. Re
ceive the Gold Medal at the Vienna
Exposition.
The Imperial Commission at Vienna
have decided the question of merit in
piano-forte manufacture by awarding the
only Gold Medal within their gift to
Messrs George Steck Il Co., of N. Y. This
is magnificent testimonial to the won.
derful beauties of tone and workmanship
in the Steck instruments, and will unques
tionable add to their already well-estab,
lished prestage.-N. Y. Tribune.
The official letter is as follows:
VIENNA, Dec. 10, 1873.
"GEo. STICK, Fsq.-SIR: ! have the pleas.
ure of informing you that l this day received
from the Baron Schwarz- Senborn Gold Medal
awarded to you for the Pianos exhibited by
you at the Vienna Exposition.
"THoMAs MCELRATH, U. s. Com's'ner."
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-03-12

Now that a sick man has been cured by
drinking blood twice day at a Boston
abattoir, it is to be feared that the number
of blood,thirsty people will increase with
frightful rapidity.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-06
Varieties.

WHAT word is that composed of five
letters from which if you take two one
remains? Stone.
Mrs. SMITH says her husband is like
a tallow candle, because he always will
smoke when he is going out.
A TERRE HAUTE man, who has been
trying to make both ends meet, is living
on head-cheese and ox-tail soup.
WHAT is the difference between a
sleigh and locomotive One drives
on runners, and the other runs on
drivers.
AN Iowa matron occupies the position
of nlother-in-law to sixteen abiect men.
And people talk of slavery away off in
Cuba ?-Nee0 York World.
THE old lady who used to dry her
clothes on the equinoctical line has
gone to Greenland to get the north pole
to draw cistern water with.
THE reason that men are taken to the
station-house when they are found in
the street full of liquor, is to give their
friends chance to bail them out.
"GRANDMA, why don't you keep q
servant any longer?" "Well, you see,
child, I'm getting old now, and can't
take care of one as L used to, you
know"
WHEN Boss Tweed's occupation was
asked by the penitentiary officials he
correctly replied, " statesman ;" fol
isn't he the States man for the next
twelve years. Memphis AUaIonche.
A COMPANY consisting of thirteen Gen
Gratis, seven Colonies, four Captains,
nineteen Paymasters, twenty-seven Quar-
termasters and one private was lately
organized in Georgia for the conquest
of Cuba.
A YOUNG lady says that a gentleman
ought never to feel discouraged wher
the momentous question" is negativeC
by the object of his choice, " for in life
as in grammar, we always decline before
we conjugate.
An imaginative Irishman gave utter
ance to this lamentation a" L returned
to the halls of my fathers by night anC
found them in ruins! cried out aloud
My fathers, where are they?' Al
echo responded, Is that you, Pat Nc
Carthy 2"
SID WALLACE, an Arkansas desperate
who has been sentenced to death, thu
describes the lively scene of his lates
exploit:
The time, they say, is drawing nigh
That must prepare my soul 10 die.
But | will tell you of the night
When fought them fellows my last fight.
They did in great clouds come to my view,
Their number was great, my friends were few.
But my liberty in danger tried,
Was in my hands and by my side,
For eight long hours bSckshot flying q
around
And three of them lay bleeding on the ground.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-06
A Chinese Arcadia.

The China correspondent of the Utica
Herald says that the superiority of Can
ton over other Chinese cities is apparent
on entering the main business streets.
He writes "These streets are a few
inches wider than common, and lined
with spacious shops filled with the most
costly goods, such as silks, embroidery,
gold and silver work, precious stones,
rich cloths of every description, album
dainty testifying both to the enterprise
of the merchants and the wealth of the
city that can support so great number
of such establishments. These streets
and shops are comparatively clean, and
far more elegant than any we have yet
seen in China. The streets are shaded
from the sun by continuous awning,
extending from roof to roof above, and
are lighted at night by huge lanterns
with embroidered silken sides, and chan
deliers of glittering glass, so that, day
or night, they resemble the long halls OF
an arcade, or the corridors of some vast
exhibition, rather than public streets.
Besides its other ornaments, each shop
is adorned with gilded shrine in the
most conspicuous place, where incense
is constantly kept burning to the god OF
wealth.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-06

need not occur if the manipulation of the
machine uses ordinary caution.
There is no end to the different uses
to which the machine can be put. Any
thing that requires strong horizontal
motion, can be done better by machine
ry, and this machine will fill want long
felt. But it is as an urchin- chastiser
that its principal merit lies, and in
which its owners expect to amass for
tune. 1t is not only in the school-room
that the machine can be utilized, but in
the family. Any family that has thirty
five or forty children can make ma
chine pay for itself in a year, and the
work can be done much more satisfac-
torily. Where families are smaller, sew
eral can club together and own one in
partnership, and one can be appointed
to chastise a whole neighborhood. The
invention of this machine opens field
for the unemployed by which they can
make good living. Those female book
agents can buy a machine and mount il
on wheelbarrow, ard go about from
house to house, doing jobs that any
mother would be glad to pay quarter
to get off her hands.
AS Mr.. A. Johnson said of the Con
stitution, we leave the machine in your
hands, and individually and collectively
wish you happy New Year.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-02-06
Hidden Manhood.

Harriet Martineau tells how, when
she had grown to be quite a girl, little
one was born into her home and as she
would look and ponder, not knowing
what was to become of it, she got a
great terror into her heart that the babe
would never speak, or walk, or do any
thing that she could do, because, she
said, how can it, seeing that it is so
helpless now? But she found when
the right time came, that the feet found
their footing and the tongue its speech,
and everything came on in its own right
time and then, instead of a babe, she
had noble and beautiful brother, who
was able to take her part, and teach
things to her who had taught him. So
the babe became an illustration, when
it came to manhood, of very common
latent fear in the hearts, not of sisters
so much as of fathers and mothers, that
the life that has come TO them, and is
their life over again, will not scramble,
or grow, or wrestle into its own place,
as theirs had done.