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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26
TEXAS.

A gentleman just from Texas,
tells the Atlanta Constitution the
following:
In the first place, the emigrant un-
derstands that the State Of Texas, by
its homestead law, gives to every
head of a family one hundred and
sixty acres of land out of the public
domain, of which there are some
eighty millions Of acres not yet taken
up. This gift is based upon the con
ditions that the man shall select, To-
cate, survey and claim the said land
for his homestead, and shall settle
upon and cultivate it for three suc>
cessive years thereafter. This is all
true, and sounds very fine when told
to our people, but how does it turA
out in experience The Land Com
missioner of the State estimates that
land certificates are already out, in
the possession Of corporations and
others, to an amount which will more
than cover every acre of the public
domain, and the Legislature, in every
grant it now makes, provides that
any failure of the domain shall not
bind the State to make good in any
other way the certificates SO given
out. Then, all the public domain
not actually taken up is beyond the
limits of the settlements and civiliza-
ton, and any man settling upon it
would find himself speedily inter-
viewed by the Indians, whose wei
come to him would consist of an ire
sistible demand for all the back of
his hair. Or, if the Indians were
avoided, the man would live in soli-
tudc, and find life neither pleasant
nor profitable. All other lands are
private property, and are valued in
the same way as our Georgia lands,
and will be found as high priced, if
not higher, than the same character
of lands here at home. The school
lands of the State are put upon the
market by it and are valued like pri.
vate property and are just as high
priced. Hence, this fact alone shows
that the poor man from Georgia will
not be any richer in real estate in
Texas than he was in Georgia, un-
less he works harder and earns
greater sums, both of which are no
easier in Texas than in Georgia.
Everywhere in Texas, except the
far western sections and the remote
interior portions, greenbacks and ma
tional bank notes are as much the
currency of every day life as in
Georgia. Gold and silver are bought
and sold the same as in Georgia, and |
contracts Involving payments in gold
and silver are so specified there as
we'll as here. Money is really scarce
in Texas and can't be borrowed ex
cept upon gilt,edge securities and at
rates varying from ?! to . per cent.
a month. Financially considered
Georgia is far better off to day than
Texas, and our people want to learn
that the same energy that they must
employ in Texas will produce as
magnificent results upon the clay
bills of Georgia as on the black,
wavy prairies of Texas. Tell them
to stay at home and work, and they
will have Texas at home iu equal
glory and greater wealth than if they
go across the Sabine or Red river to
find il ~
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26

ALWAYS be courteous. The
maxim was uppermost in the mind
of the lady who wishing to say
lively thing, exclaimed "What a
lovely boy Just the image of his
father !" kneeling in simulated en-
thusiasm beside the cradle where
she supposed the babe was sleeping,
when to her confusion, the cat
sprang from the cot ana cut short her
eulogium.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26

A witty old Judge, who had spent
an evening with a young lawyer,
whose office was on the second story,
on taking his departure, stumbled on
the stairs and fell to the bottom. The
young lawyer hearing the noise,
rushed out, and, seeing the Judge ly-
ing on his back at the bottom of the
stairs, FASTENED down, and with great
anxiety asked, sis your honor hurt 2
No. said the Judge, scrambling to
his feet, 'but my legs are.'
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26

Twenty i've hundred miners at
Virginia City, Nevada, are out Of
employment from injury to the mines
by fire. 1t is said that five thousand
people would leave there if they had
the means.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26
IT DIDN'T WORK.
brunswick (Maine) News. ]

- ''i"'''IAN N.'A''iAVJ ANrN0s
Mrs. Snitiles has had more trouble
with Lycurgus, and has been
strengthened in the belief that he is
totally unlike other men in fact,
teetotally unlike many of them. He
had been on long sober stretch up
to couple of weeksl ago. About
that time he learned that his only
aunt, rich old lady mi St. Louis,
had died and left him an immense
fortune-to get, if he could. This
was sore disappointment to our
friend, for he had expected to be
made rich man by the death of this
(once respected) relative. Never
was the news Of an aunt's death read
with more poignant grief by surviv>
ing kin. A postscript to the letter
conveying the sad intelligence stated
that the good old soul had bequeath-
ed her entire wealth to a benevolent
institution. This was the rusty rod
of iron that pierced his soul, and
made murky the fountain of hope.
He tore the letter to pieces, and bent
his faltering steps to the nearest sa>
loon. He drauk-he fell.
Those stars represent drinks
forty drinks to the star.
Mrs. S. was in despair. She had
thought his reformation was com-
pIete, and now "tho old man was
drunk again." with no sign of ever
letting up. Finally she bethought
her o. the system in vogue at certain
inebriate aSylums-that of mixing
liquor with every article Of food I'M
til the patient acquires a lasting dis
taste for alcohol She determined to
try that plan on Lycurgus.
She procured agalloen of the worst
wbiskey to be had, and put some of
it in the cid mans coffee, to begin
with. 1t has been his unvarying
custom to drink bat one cup at
meal. That night he passed his cup
back to be refilled, saying as he
smacked his lips:
"Better coffee n usual, ole gal"
Next morning she increased the
dose. He drank three cups, aud fell
from his chair to as he was reaching
for fourth. He slept until noon,
and went out to dinner. There was
beef soup and wbisky-half and half.
Snitfles ate it all, and said, as he
wiped his mouth:
you're git'n to be better cook'n
any body, m'dear. But yer didn't
make soup huff.
AT supper everything was satura-
ted with whisky, and SniffleS ate UNI
til he became helpless, and his wife
had to drag him out of bed.
The gallon of wbiskey was soon
gone, and the only change that Mrs.
S. noticed in her husband was that
while it lasted he came to his meals
with greater regularity than usual
She is not the woman to give up
anything without fair trial. She
got another gallon, and came near
starving herself to death while she
fed it to Snitiles in everything that
he ate and drank. His appetite in>
creased at a fearful rate, and he
comPlimented her every day on her
newly acquired skill in cooking.
The second gallon soon went the
way of the first, and after two or
three meals had passed without the
seasoning of which Snifles had be-
come so fond, he said, in tones which
would have touched the heart of
tax collector:
"NIirander, dear; The victuaIs
don't taste as good as they used ter.
Seems to be somethin' or 'nuther
missing"
Is it any wonder that the poor wO-
man gave up in despair?
| I
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26

"THERE may be such thing as
love at first sight" remarked De-
troit girl as she twisted a "friz''
around the curling iron, "but l don't
believe in it. There's FREQ, saw
him hundred times before | loved
him. In fact | shouldn't have fallen
in love when l did if his father
hadn't given him that house and
lot.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26

THIS is the way the newspapers
talk in Louisiana: "lf that con-
victed thief and robber, Jim Walker
wants any fuss with US he can have
steel or buckshot in unlimited guam
titles by poking his nose around our
corner.u
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26

SHELTER your stock. Too little
attention is paid to sheltering stock
in this country. Our cold winter
rains and biting winds are more in
furious to cattle than the dry SHOWS
of the North.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26

How beautiful the tints of the
autumnal leaves with the stripes of
gold and purple. Now is the very
best season of the year to gather and
preserve them for mantle ornaments
and-manure.- WarrentOn Clipper.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26

A down country farmer who put
in half acre with turnips last sum-
mer, says they didn't bring him a
cent. He should try onions next
time. They always bring a scent.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26

AUGUSTA, Ga, claims the largest
cotton factory in the South. Forty
buildings are in process of erection,
and houses to the value of $780,
900 have been completed this year.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26

THE United States Army as now
organized consists of -, 900 men. =
The ordinary estimate is that each
soldier costs about S 700 a year to
maintain him, which would aggre-
gate twenty-five millions annually.
A good situation in time of peace
So saws an exchange.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26

Willingham, of the Rome Courier,
had a gold headed cane presented to
him by the citizens of Rome. A
clever donation and worthy recip-
lent.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26

Miss JULIA BUTLER, of Mitchell
county, was recently married to w.
II. Toombs, of Washington, Ga.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1875-11-26
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Golden Rule Lodge No. IeO, 1. D. D. +.
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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-01
THE BLACK HILLS.

Thus far the much talked-of and
much written about Black Hills
gold excitement, has proved insult
ficient to create any considerable
emigration from this section. This
fact is creditable to the good COM
nonsense of our people. This
ruse of getting up gold excitements
and their consequent stampedes,
for the benefit of decaying towns
along the Missouri river and the
grasshopper paradise of that be-
nighted country, has been so many
times INDUCED in that it has be-
come thoroughly threadbare. We
are not prepared to assert that
there is no gold in the Black Hills,
but from pretty thorough per-
sonal knowledge of that section,
and the experience of practical
miners who have prospected there
years ago, we are firm in the belief
that few, if any, paying mines
have yet been, or will be, found
there. Admitting, what we do not
believe, that all the Munchausenish
accounts now being circulated by
the press of Wyoming, Iowa, and
other sections pecuniarily inter-
ested in getting up Black Hills
stampede, are true, still the in
ducement would not be sufficient
to justify any one who is obtaining
living here, not to say good
wages, in rushing off on this
wild-goose chase" into a country
not alone Observation-Disclosures by
hostile Indians, but the Indian
title to which the Government
seems determined to protect against
the encroachment of the whites.
even to the imprisonment and de-
struction of the property of those
who may make the attempt to get
there. If there are really paying
diggings in the Black Hills, the
fact will become known soon be-
yond a doubt; and when this
fact is ascertained authoritativelv.
the Government will speedily
remove, by treaty with the Sioux,
the embargo now placed upon it's
development. If it amounts to the
opening up of new and profitable
gold mining region, we shall be
glad of it; but, with our view of
the case, we can afford, with our
readers, to patiently await the
| result of present agitation.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-01

/ incendiary fire was kindled tins
| morning at about 3 o'clock. The
| Nandevere house was selected.
From the similarity in the manner
| of doing the work it would seem
that the party who fired the Spring
House on Saturday morning was
the incendiary in this mornings
| fire. The building was set on fire
in the rear, and at the same time in
one of the bedrooms, but being dis
covered at an early stage it was ex-
tinguished before much damage was
done. The incendiary in both cases
had selected locations where great
damage could be done, and his OPP
erations indicates that he under
stands his business. The building
and furniture are insured.
Chicago, March 30.-New Orleans
dispatches say General Augur, who
is in command of the Texas border,
to day telegraphed to the command
ant of Fort Brown, at Brownsville,
regarding the rumored raids and
murders by MeXicans. Tonight
the following reply was received F.:
There are many reports OF a rad
on the ranches in the vicinity OF
Corpus Christi. Some ranches have
doubtless been robbed and burned,
some people have been killed and
some taken prisoners. The prison.
ers are reported to have escaped.
These marauders have been driven
from the vicinity OF Corpus Christi
by the citizens in pursuit. l have
sent all my mounted force to inter-
cept the robbers. General Hatch
has sent troops for the same purpose.
Many depredations have been COM
mited along the river about this
point of late, and several persons
have been killed. l believe these
robbers are Mexicans, and that the
most of them are from the other side
of the river. There are probably
several parties out for stealing cattle
and robbing ranches. No reliable
news as to numbers. Will inform
you if l learn anything more def
mite. (SignedD: j. A. BOTTER,
Colonel Twenty fourth Infantry,
Commanding.
New Orleans, March 30.-The
General Appropriation bill, approved
by the Governor and promulgated
to-day, is declared by the Lieutenant
Governor and Speaker Hahn gross
forgery. They declare the bill APP
proved is not the bill they signed at
all, and ask the Secretary OF State
to revoke its PRONUNCIATION and the
Attorney General to take steps to
discover and punish the perpetra-
tors of the fraud alleged. The bogus
bill increases the appropriation
about 100000.
New York, March 30.-The Times
financial article to-day, referring to
the agitation in the money market
yesterday, says: alt is perhaps I'M
necessary to state that this sudden
change was due to eXtraneOus influ-
ence and sprung from a renewal OF
the operations of the gold clique.
1t is well known that large amounts
of money in this and neighboring
cities would be released If satisfac-
tory rates could be obtained, and it
is not likely that the operations of
the managers of the clique, if per-
sisted in, will meet with much sue
cess y
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-01
Murder and Arson at Genoa.

A special dispatch from Genoa,
yesterday afternoon, gives an ac-
count of the murder of a man
named John Tedgeway, living six
miles from that place. The MUIR
derer, after staying his victim, set
Mr.. Tedgeway's house on fire and
burned it to the ground, in order to
convey the impression that the
death was caused by accident.
The inhuman monster who COM
mitted the atrocity is described as
a Piute Indian, about twenty five
years of age, dressed in red shirt
dark striped pants, and stitf-brim'
ed black hat. Sheriff Rowe and g
posse of men Immediately started
in pursuit of the murderer, and il
is to be hoped that ere this he has
been captured. The Indian was
seen lurking about the premises al
a late hour on Tuesday evening
and it is thought his identity witt
the crime can be made complete.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-01
Give the Old Man Il Chance.

San Francisco papers are thrown
into a fuFore of indignation at the re-
cent action Of Mr.. James Lick, in
tndeavoring to revoke the bequest
made by him of his immense estate
to the beneficent institutions of that
city. SO far as we remember there
are none of the Frisco papers but
condemn the old gentleman in un-
measured terms, for first asking and
then demanding to be reinstated in
the possession of what is legally his
own. The circumstances of the be-
quest are so we'll known that We
need not review them. Whether
through a temporary insanity of
mind. a desire to become notorious
as public benefactor, or in a spirit
of grudge towards his relatives, it is
hard to determine satisfactorily, he
was led to make foolish disposition
of an immense estate, whereby the
city of San Francisco was to be pecu-
nIarily benefited by several millions
of dollars, and manifest injustice
and disgrace put upon his nearest of
Kin. His niggardly gifts Of two or
three thousand dollars each to his
brothers, half brothers and nephews,
out of such a magnificent fortune,
stamped them in public opinion as
unworthy objects Unnatural affection,
for it is perfe city natural to presume
that, in the lavish and princely dis
tributon of such wealth, the rela-
tives of the donor, if worthy, would
be recognized to a rational extent.
This recognition was not made, and
now if, in returning kindness of
heart, or a return to sanity, Mr..
Lick chooses to remove the stigma
of unworthiness, cast by him upon
his kin, by a redistribution of his
property, the public, outside of San
Francisco, will commend the act.
Mr.. Lick, in his published letter,
disclaims any intention of with
drawing his patronage from the in
situations mentioned in his bestowal,
but says that it is done that he may
personally conduct and further the
objects sought to be attained by the
consummation of his charities. AL
though the walls of Frisco may not
rise so far toward the clouds, her
fountains throw up their crystal
waters to altitude so high, and the
sOiled epidermis Of San FranciscO's
saline, we say :" give the old man a
chance" to do right. Be just before
you are generous is a maxim old and
good, and if Mr.. Lick, with return
ing reason, adopts it, an approving
conscience will remunerate him for
the numerous discreditable obtua
ries his city papers may choose to
inscribe to his memory.
Since the above was in type a
San Francisco dispatch states that the
difficulty between Mr.. Lick and his
trustees is likely to be settled. The
report is it is in order to avoid the
hazard and scandal of bitter litiga-
ton. Arrangements are on foot by
virtue of which the trustees and Mr..
Lick will join in an execution of the
deed to new trustees. The deed
will jealousy and securely guard the
public interests vested under the
original trust, and at the same time
make adequate provision for Mr..
Lick's relatives. Good.
Murder and Arson AT Genoa.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-01
A FEW issues since we inadvert-

A FEW issues since we inadvert-
emily omitted to credit couple OF
items clipped from the San Fran
cisco "Stock Report" Bro. Will
liams will accept this amende-hon-
orable, as assurance that we have a
very high esteem for his valuable
paper, and that the omission shall
not occur again.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-01
u IsT OF LETTERS REMAINING UN

IsT OF LETTERS REMAINING IN
IL called for at the Silver City Postoffice
Nevada, March 3lst 1875:
Avery W Allen William
Allen John L Bray George
Baton Thomas Baltimore Mining Co
Balenzuela Relies Brunei Joseph
Barons II Blair Frank d
Bigger Thomas Ballard L W
Brisbois Collins Miss Norah
Collot Salvador Cundall b NJ
Cooley Carlin Elliot
Crosby Mary Ann Collence John
Dubois Michael Desmond Joseph
Dunno Denilan Thomas
Davidovich g Davidovich j
Dunning Dapello q
Donahoe Either Joseph
Evans William Eldridge J
Fitzgibbons Mrs Clara French W
Frye Charles French Chas f
Finnegan NJ Grant Samuel
Goodwin Mathew Gray John
Gorham Charles L Hall Jos D
Hearne NJ A Hitchcock Erastus X
Hancock Richard Howard & Co
Hoffman Emma Halter Sam
Jones Miss johnson Henry
johnson o l. Jolley Thomas
Roster L Knox 2
Kelley Mrs Mary W Klein J
kinsman John Lavens Thomas
Lamb George Lander
Longacre ThompsonA hampshire stephen
Lee Sing Iebblene G.
Lecony X Chavest McKeVitt II
Vaudeville Vaudeville Samuel
Macarthur Charles Mckenzie John
Mullen McCue Martin
McJilton Myling Aaron
Mchenzy Murdoch Mckay Anthony b
Mcclellan JEFF Mcpherson Jenette
Nelson John Nupton Frederick A
Parent John Baptist Payment John
Pullen Ezra Quipp Albert
Rourke Mrs Chas, ? Rush Eugene NJ
Rodriques John Ryau
Rowland Robt Ii Ruder Jacob
Rinker Reynolds Thomas
Singleton Frank Scott II
Schmidt L H Stewart James
Sanborn Alb Sullivan John, 2
Stewart Mrs William Stock William
Tomkin VIM Vivier Simon 8
Wood John Woodville Mining Co
Webster W L, . Wilson W G.
Wilson Joseph 5 Weir Agnes
Weigenstein Conrad Weeks Chas
Wilson Absolem Watson w II
I. S. DAVENPORT, P. NJ.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-06-10

CIRCUS WEEK.-In order to ac-
,commodate parties at Silver, Dayton
and Sutro who wish to attend Mont
gomery Queens Circus, the Dayton
Stage will wait in Virginia each day
until after the close of the afternoon
performance. This arrangement will
be appreciated by many who could
not otherwise very we'll attend the
hippodrome and will insure Johnny
a loaded coach every day. '