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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-09
VIRGlNIA'S GRIT.

Pardner, lit on the Comstock Lode some
sixteen years ago,
When that mountains side was covered from
foot to dome with snow.
And through that freezin' Winter, so desolate
and drear.
We cooked our mules to keep alive, not
dozen yards from here;
And yet, my boy, we never iinchcd, but stuck
by this old place,
While every day we felt the breath of famine
in our face.
And since that time I've mot my luck, with
all its smiles and frowns,
And on this mountain side I've had thou
sand ups aud downs;
I've walked the streets, all loaded down with
the richest kind Of stocks.
And in a week not worth a red, clean busted
to bed rock 4;
I've been in many little rcw, snch as we
have out West.
There's lots of lead marks in my hide, and
knife scars on my breast,
But I've allars faced the music, taken my
chances square.
Coin my pile on the whole Of the game,
whether twas foul or fair;
Only few days ago, l was getting along quite
we'll.
Now everything had in the world, swept out
in breath Of he'll.
But this is no place for despondin' this amt
no time for gloom,
And this amt the first trip. all we've had has
gone clean up the fume.
But this amt the thing that gifts me, not
being worth red,
It's feedin' my wife and children with some
body elses bread.
sleepin' on charity blankets, wesrin' charity
shoes.
These are the unexpected things, that's given
me TIE blues
Yet shouldn't feel SO, 1 know that amt the
way.
We ought to be sheddin' tears of thanks, for
those fellows down at the Bay
Have given us the squarest kind Of deal. and
so has the whole d----n coast,
Each town trying its level best to SEC who
could give the most
So cheer up, pardner, ana come along. fires
can't put us down.
Nothing sort of the Judgment bay can ever
clean out the town.
San Francisco siger.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-09
NATIONAL THANKSGIVING DAY
BY THE PRESIDENT oF'THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION.

In accordance with practice al
once wise and beautiful, we have
been accustomed, as the year is
drawing to close, 10 devote an oc-
casion to the humble expression Of
our thanks to Almighty God for the
ceaseiess and distinguished benefits
bestowed upon Us as a nation, and
aor His mercies ANA protection dur
ing the closing year. Amid the rich
and free enjoyren, Of all our advan
tages we should not forget the
source from which they are derived
and the extent of our obligations to
the Father of all mercies. We have
full reason to renew our thanks to
Almighty God for favors bestowed
upon US during the past year. By
His continuing mercy, civil and
religious liberty have been main
tanned, peace has reigned within our
borders, labor and enterprise have
produced their merited rewards, and
to His watchful providence we are
indebted to security from pestilence
and other national calamity. Apart
from national blessings, each indi-
vidual among us has occasion to
thoroughly recall and devoutiy rec
ognize the iavors and protection
which he has enjoyed.
Now, therefore, 1, Ulysses S.
Grant, President of the United
States, do recommend that on Thurs.
day, the 25th of November, the peo-
pie Of the United States, abstaining
from all secular pursuits and from
their accustomed advocations, do
assemble in their respective places
of worship and in such form AS may
seem most appropriate in their own
hearts, offer to Almighty God their
acknowledgements and thanks tor
all His mercies and their humble
prayers for q continuance Of His
divine favor.
In witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and caused the seal
of the United States to lie affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this
9th day of October, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy five, and Of the
independence of the United States
the one hundreth.
(Signed) U. 8, GRANT.
BY the President,
HAMILTON FISK, Sec'y of State.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-09

A FLORIDA DEVIL Fish THAT AL
MOST BAFFLED FIFTEEN MEN.-A
monster devil fish was caught under
the New York Steamship Wharf on
Monday afternoon. He had in some
way got under, but was unable to
find his way out from among the
piling. Some men at work upon the
wharf heard the splashing which he
made, and fired several shots at him,
but as they seemed to have no effect,
harpoon was obtained, and his cap
ture effected, fifteen men being re-
quired to tow him to the shore.
The blood which escaped from him
colored the water for about ten feet
on either side. He was sixteen feet
in width and fifteen in length. His
fins are about four feet long, and his
tail about the same length, and not
much larger than a persons finger.
His mouth opened to the width of
two feet, and was eighteen inches in
length, and projecting from each side
of it was feeler about one foot wide
and two feet long, which he rolled
up and unrolled at will. So far as
ascertained, there has been only one
of these singular fish caught in this
region before this one. Previous to
the war, one larger than this was cap
tured near Centrc-street wharf.-Fer-
nandina (Fla.) Observer.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-09


MINING STATISTICS. are
1877 mining companies represented on
the stock lists Of the different Boards,
and of that number but 81 have ever
paid dividends. Nine only have
paid during the past year. The
mines that paid dividends have been
assessed in the aggregate $l9,s92,-
All, and the aggregate Of their divi-
dends amounts to $67, 7,283,6 ,699. The
mines that have never paid divi-
,dends have been assessed in tho ag-
.gregats to the amount of SO, lao, 1857.
AS the aggregate paid by the mines
is 467, ,283, ,699, and the aggregate
assessments amount to S39, ,03S, 1888, it
will be seen that the mines have
yielded q net profit to the people Of
e2s, ESQ, ,S6l.-EAreka Sentinel.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-09
A HORRIBLE CRIME.

[Aberdsen (Miss.) Examiner. October 1:th.l
On Friday night, the 9Th instant
Mr.. Thompson, who lives in Itawam-
ba county, near the Monroe line, had
occasion to walk over to neigh bor's,
and had hardly gotten out of hear
ing when a fiendish negro entered
his home where his wife and infant
child were alone, and seizing the
lady by the throat, he dragged her
several hundred yards off into the
woods. She was left insensible by
the incarnate fiend, and was found by
her husband, upon his return, wan
dering toward the house, almost in a
state of distraction.
The little child was found the next
day, in sedge field near by, with its
throat cut.
The whole country turned out as
soon as the affair was reported, and
the woods and fields for many miles
were secured in search of the horrible
fiend. We are glad to learn from
Captain T. r. Caldwell that he has
probably been caught, as negro
who confesses TO having escaped from
the Corinth Jail was found on Sun
day, hidden in the top of tree,
within three miles of the scene of
the terrible tragedy.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-09

/
GIRLS AT HoME.-Girls are always
an interesting topic, and the broad
ground covered in this newspaper
criticism renders the subject more
interesting than usual. Throw agirl
on her resources, what becomes of
her? She finds she is as pretty as
ever, but finds that there is no room
for her beauty to be turned to honest
account; her capital is frightfully
small and diminished by serious in
vestigation. Her brother Is edu-
Gated to earn his bread and butter;
he has something of useful educa-
ton, superior physical develop
meut, and attrition with the crowd
has endowed hlm with useful tails
man that he calls "check.' Her
cake-making, embroidery, pressed
ferns, and knowledge Of literature
ami smattering Of French, go for
nothing whoa she comes to put a
money value on them, and her musi-
cal knowledge and belles-lettres is,
/ ten chances to one, too limited h. lit
/ her to teach, even if she HAD thS
natural art or ability for doing 50.
/ Ii she can teach, .the remuneration
will be enough TO dress her shabbily /;
no more. If she goes into Il store as
saleswoman, she is paid less than
the cook in her fathers kitchen.
Authorship she may try. The Lord
help her then; her failurse is sure to
be dismally dismal. She may go out
as book agent, chrome seller, any
thing in the peddling line, pushing
her way and gaining every day the
worldly tact that her brother calls
"cheek," and which is the saddest
accomplishment womn can have.
She might have been taught light
professions-phonography, etching,
wood-cngraving, lithography; that
would have supported her respect
ably at home. These matters should
be looked into, and some means Of
| instruction and some measures for
opening professions for women
adopted. The sad history of the sad
ultimate, when every way is closed,
is read too frequently in the hard
featured, defiant faces one sees in the
streets every day, with every trace of
what enobles woman gone and the
rose of womanhood vanished.-Car-
son Valley News.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-11-09
JAMES CARDWELL, Proprietor

HVHE GRAND CENTRAL OFFERS BET
ter inducements to Tourists than any
other Hotel ON the Lake Shore. Its rooms
are large. well furnished and nicely kept. and
its table supplied with the staples and all
the delicacies of the season. The patronage
Of the public is solicited, with an assurance
that the house once visited, will be tho
fsvorite stopping place afterward. Ths
Summit House is also kept in first-clsss stylo
~ Stages Rum Regularly from
Summit Station, via Truckee, to Tahoe City,
making close connection with the steamer
Gov. Stanford" for all points ON the Lake.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-11-13
EMPLOYMENT, ----.l n!ss, sss ss.n,s wemsa

We have just whit Won Moan Or onI1 an" ,ga, ,ngunts,
Chronos ontsel!any thing In tile market. Nir.
Mrss ssiv srMs out yestey and
lady has just reported her proiIis Sr AZ rorns
noon rs five dollars; yes. .cr.iay up to O'Clock
she cleared seven and half dollars. We can
1000 OF these chromos in eleven Working invs.
We fnve the finest and largest assortl6ent f.,
from WHICH to select. We will send youSan as
sorted ono hundred Of. tho best selling on. re.
ceipt of six dollars. Send in yonr order Of give
us Il call Sample by mali .25c.. or Il for j.
ssJ. LATHAM & Co.,
d10 Washington ST., Boston, Mass.
+. Q. Box 2l5f .te Oct. 30-13-6m,
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-11-13
Internationally the bestsustained.
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The cvcr-increasing' 'clrcuIation Of this
excellent monthly proves its continued
adaptation to popular desircs and needs.
Indeed, when we think into how many
homes 1t pcnetrates every month, we
must cohsider It as ono Of the educators
rs well as entertainers Of the public mind,
for its vnst popularity has been won by
no appear to stupid prejudices or depraY-.
ed tastes.-Boston Globe.
The character which this MAGAZINE
possesses for variety, enterprise, artistic
wealth. and literary culture that has kept
pace with, if 1t has not led the times.
should cause Its conductors to regard it
with iustlfiable complacency. 1t also en-
Titles them to a great claim npon the pub
lie gratitude. The Magazine has done
good and not evil all the days Of its life.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-11-13
COMMUNICATED.

Mr.. ED1ToR: - Notwithstanding
the prejudice Of our people against
eyeything Northern, they cannot but
commend your efforts in behalf Of
honesty in officials. But our people
must DO aware that they arc, in a
measure, responsible for all the fraud,
corruption. dishonesty, poverty that
las oppressed US for the last six
years. Tie ssmasterIy inactivity"
and stand.alocf-policy, SO much adj
tyocated just previous to the constitu-
#tional, convention of51868, sowed the
seed, the bitter fruits Of which we
Il asapiDg ever since. Such
was sthss lss prejudice, (strengtheneds BY
such ddpfce tas this that but few hon.
orable or q honest; men dared lin tile
face Of public opinion, to. become one
ef the many required sin our lcgisla-
Give halls. a ga Consequence the
majority Of The State and county ofll-
8essSwerc llllea by eiis hones stand corr
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-11-13
"The Lord Viii Provide"

E (. + .
A city missionary, one Saturday
night, was going home with basket
OF provisions on his arm. Meeting a
policeman, he asked him if there had
any families moved in the bounds Of
his beat during the week. lie an
swered, EYES," and, pointing to a
building up an alley, and said, GA
woman and some children arc living
there now"
The missionary went to tic house,
raped at the door, and was admitted.
The woman was sitting by a small
light sewing. In the corner Of the
room were two little girls, appear
emily from nine to twelve years OF
age. playing.
The missionary said, "Madam, j
ON here to see iryou will allow your
Fgirls to attend Sunday School tomor-
row morning"
Il would, sir ;'but what you see on
them IS ali the clolhlng they have,
and you would not wislsthcm to 90
as they are now"
sThc Lord will provide, madam.
Have you no money ?"
"Not yet, but l have committed
my case into the hands Of the Lord" :"
"IIave you anything to cat?"
."'Nothing sir!'
"'Yhat will you do for brcakfasL?'',,
"Oh, sir, | once had hnsband;, !,
ne cproyided when lie could. These
children had q father; lie supplied
their wants; but he is dead now.
Yet my maker, even God, is my hus-
band, and he has promised to be a
latherto the fathcrlcss. We have
committed alto Him, have called
upon Him in this our day Of trouble.
] am trusting insGod to take care Of
q poor widow and her children in n
strange place, and know Ho. will
"rhank 6 Cd for.such failh," said
the missionary; miss and handed her the
basket, said .piid .IIerc is. your breakfast,
an and fy9u {. shall lhaSes tho clothing for
your Children ~ S. IN Y
y II lth = tears al streaming down her
face, slic replied
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-11-13

rupt men, who sought them for self,
agrandisement, and who used as
weapon against us, this very preju-
dice and stand-of-policy to obtain
tho suffrages Of The blacks.
Vigilance slept. we were sslpas-
tcrly inactive." It was suicidal but
let us hope that our people will profit
by the lesson.
Brought suddenly from slavery,
poverty, Ignorance, to liberty, what
should we have expected of the ne
gre? That he should know and con
fine himself to that middle point be-
tween the two extremes or licentjous-
ness and slavery in which true liben
ty consists?" It,is absurd. sDess
potism degradcs and dcmoralizes the
human mind; and although she at
length forces men on just attempt,
to recover by violence, those rights
that by violence were taken away,
yet that deprivation supcrinluced BY
dcspotism, renders men unfit for a
rational exercise Of those civil rights
with which they have beef invested.
at. suclEa- crisis, to expect that any
people should keep tho strict, un-
bending path Of rectiLude and reason,
misunderstanding into private rapine
or public wrong, were. as wise as to
expect that q horse would walk in a
straight line Immediately on being
released from his trammcls, after
having been Niaded by a long rouz
tine Of drudgcry in the circle Of Il
mill
The people clamourcd for self gov
ernment--and they obtained it ; but
at the same time the colorcd people
were invested with the right Of sufi-
rage. They we're ignorant, uncduca-
ted, and as 2 consequence were led
by demagogues, unprinciplad knaves,
who Used then,~as mask for their
own corruption.
! But they, themselves; soon saw
the necessity Of, andsdemandcd what
their leaders were afraidto deny-ed-
ucation: "a government that is cor
rupt can no mere.exist with popula-
Ition that is enlightened, than the
might cam continue when The sun is
up"
Education has opened the eyes Of
The negro and he now knows full we'll
the game that has been practiccd
I upon. him. lie has learned enough
8 to know That lis and our interests
\ are identical. s
Letu then, throw aside party, sec
tional and color prejudice, and join
with them in an independent effort for
honest men and honest measures,
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-11-13

"Gh! thank God for His faitlanl-
ness lIa hearcth and answereth
prayer. May He bless you r
And'said our dear brother to. us,
- felt the promise was sire, FOR iii
she was blessed in receiving, I was
nero in giving"
Despond, then, no longer. the Lord.
will provide. III 1 n
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-11-13

AN OUTFIT FREE ssmo wE wsn; an:
ia every county 10 take orders and deliver % goods obs
for the Old and original G.. O. D House largo
cash wages. Splendid chance in every neigh
borh0od, for the right person of either seS,
young or old. Samples, new lists, circulars,
Terms ,nin etc. complete outfit sent Free and post
phin. Senp for II Gt oncn and mike money ut
your homes. Address lI, j. HALL u Co, 6. n.
howard Street Baltimore, Md, nov. l3-l4-3ni.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-11-13
PRICE LIST.

Oolong: black-4o, so, 60, best 7Octs
80. 60, best 70cts per- lb. Japan, Uncol,
orctl77-G0. 20, 80, 90. best Sim per Ib.
InT,crial, Gr"cn-GO. 20. so. o., best
sl.D0 per lb. Young Hysou, Green-50,
60. TO-. so. 90, 81. 0O.S best Sl.D5 per lb.
Gunpowdcr, GrfUll-S 81 90. best 81 sc per
lb. English Brcakfasf; Black GO, 10.
50, 90, best sl.oQ per ID,
n. B:-.We ilavoI q specially Of Garden
Growtl, Young Hyson and Imperial at
81 20, and Oolong Extra Choise 81 90.
9s5- IF one Of ouri agents should call
upoii ydus send fora pound sample of
any Kind you require. Enclose the
money ,;anu wo, wilt. forward It to you,
per.rcturl'm9l! without any extra Charge.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-11-13
SATURDAY, NOV. IS, 1875.
Frauds.

It seems difficult for our people in
this section to get rid OF the sharpers.
It has been clearly demonstrated that
we have enough bad men of our own
raising in South Carolina, so that we
do not need to import them from
other sections Of the country, who
are worse than our home production.
But they will come as long as they
can make it pay to impose them
selves upon the people. Many Of
the rogues come South to winter, who
have other chosen resorts during the
summer. We are Informed on the
best of authority, that set of gamh-
lers travelling upon the Northeastern
and Savannah railroads during the
last \ winter, were known on these
routes to have won in gambling and
taken from our unsuspecting citizens
and others, between thirty and forty
tlhoussD Ellv7 doIlafs, and they are again
T5 ork on these routes. E9-So Very
81 great was the extent, to which this
was carried last year That the rail.
road companies had notices put up in
81 the cars warning the passengers not
to accept offers to play at cards. But
al! the measures they could use did
Il not put q final stop to this game Of
the sharpers. They go in gangs, and
play and win money from each other
and by that means draws others into
it, and those who venture are as sure
s to- to be eanght as tho silly fly who goes
into the pretty parlor Of the spider.
These travelling scourges arc we'll
trained in their business, and know
how to win money from the unsus-
pecting. Let the public be on their
guard against them, and starve them
ious. Out. It is said these samcA gamblers
deal il counterfeit money s; 4 Il !. is re-
ported that ct some 6. S the recent cif
Gus exhibitions in our State, parties
were selling countcrfcismo money for ten
cents on the dollar. Tie law should.
be rigidly enforced against all such
pests in the community. They
should learn at least, that The South
is no place for them. Let them lie
put where they will be obliged 10
earn. an m Honest living.
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-11-13
NOTICE.

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The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-11-13
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OoUTn CAROLINA RAILROAD.

! CHARLESTON, s. G., Feb 10, 1876.
On and aflcr Tuesday, February 18th, the fol
lowing changes in Schedule Of this Road vii
go into effect:
COLUMBIA DAY PASSENGER TRAIN.
Leave Charleston a. GAS 4 Al
Arrive Mt Columbia - 12.55P AZ
Leave Columbia a 43O p M
Arrive ut Charleston -,S ll.4bP nj
AUGUSTA DAY PASSENGER TRAIN. a
Leave Charleston 7po p AT
Arrive ut Charleston GAS M4
COLUMBIA NIGHT EXPRESs.n
{sundnys exccpted.) a.
Leave Charleston 700 p NJ
Arrive Mt Columbia GAO 4 M
Leave Columbia -Gs- 7Ib p Ma
Arrive mt Charleston So G.35 a NJ
AUGUSTA NIGHT EXPRESS.
Leave Charleston $40 p f5t
Arrive at Charleston $50 A. II
The Columbia Day Passenger Trains, which
leave at a. NJ. anit arrive ut u. 80 P. mr., will
(betwecn Charleston and Branchville) stop only
at Summerviile anti Georges. This applies both
to the up and down trips. 1i-s 1875
BY this new Schedule close connection will
be made with tho Charlotte, Columbia and Au.
gusta Railroad ut their Crossing near Columbia
which will avoid the transfer through Columbia
and give rs asqnick schedule to Washington
and points Northas by the other route.
;Slecping Cars on NIL night trains. Baggag
cncckcc through. S. S. SOLOIONS,
~ 3. IS. riCkESs, y. t. A, Superintendent
The free citizen. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1874-1876, 1875-11-13
] &c Teas /! Teas II

The, choicest in the worl,l--Importcrs'
prit'es-largcst Company i'll Amcrica-
stnl lie arIiclc-pieascs cvcrybody-tradc
continually incrcasing--agent wanted
cve ~ where best Inducements - don't
Wa''te tinlc-scnl for circnlarto
SROBERT WELLS,
43 Vesey Street, New York.
E'OstOfllce Box 1887.