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The Indiana State sentinel., 1875-03-09
YOUNG BROWN yINpICATED.

HALE, OF NEW YORK, CoRRECTS AN ERROR
HE SAYS THAT BROWN DID NOT PREvARI-
CATE.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 3.-Nr- Hale,
ofNew York, who has not been able 10 at
tend the sittings Of the House for the past
four weeks on account of illness, wrote to-
day TO Mr.. Crittenden, of Missouri, ex-
pressing his regrets that his illness
had prevented him from taking any part
in correcting the injustice which he is
now fully convinced was done to Mr.
Brown, OF Kentucky, in the resolution of
censure moved by himself and adopted by
the House in the earlier part of the session.
He repeats his conviction that 80 far as that
resolution imputed to Brown any intention
OF prevarication and double dealing in his
response to the speaker, himself and a ma
jority of the House had been mislsd and had
done injustice to Brown. He adds: "a
careful examination of the Record
since, qualifying it by my own
distinct recollection, satisfies me that
L did a great wrong TO Mr.. Brown
in iInputing this intent to him and that
there was nothing in his response to the
speaker inconsistent with entire good faith
or with the integrity of an upright and hon.
orable man. 1 shall never hesitate TO ex-
press freely the conviction that have above
expressed to you, and if anything contained
in this letter, your judgment, will he Of
any service TO Mr.. Brown, beg you 10 con-
slider the letter entirely at your service for
any use whatever that you or the other
friends of Mr.. Brown may think proper TO
make of it,v
The Indiana State sentinel., 1875-03-09
A HERO OF BALAKLAVA.
ONE OF THE IMMORTAL SIX HUNDRD STILL
ALIvE-ALL ABOUT HIM IN BOSTON.

ONE OF THE IMMORTAL SIX HUNDRD STILL
ALIvE-ALL ABOUT HIM IN BOSTON.
The Boston correspondent of the Chicago
Tribune gives the following interest
ing bit of gossip: Scarcely the next
thing in order, but one OF curious
interest, is the hero of Balaklava,
one of the immortal Six Hundred who was
in the fatal charge of the Light Brigade, of
which Tennyson sings in such strains as to
keep it forever in our memories. This hero
who has lived to tell the tale was a mere
lad, private in the regiment, and, resident
now for some time in this country yields to
the desire of those who had heard him in
private conversation, TO give public lee
ture, or, properly speaking, an account of
his experience. A simple, uncultivated fell
low, though by no means rude in language
or manner, his description of the battle field,
and the illustrations by diagram upon the
blackboard, were both spirited and impress
slve. 1t didn't need much oratory to tell
that story when the speaker had bad such
personal experience and subsequent
contact with all that was left of
saber, used to further the illnstra-
ton, gave fierce suggestion and dramatic
effect to the whole. In the course OF the &C
count, Mr.. Edgar-for this is the hero's
psme-read a correct copy, which he had
obtained from England, of the order from
Lord Raglan to the earl OF Lucan which
was so strangely misunderstood. he says
that the Light Brigade numbered 673 men
sswhen it went down into the Valley of
Death" OF this number 195 answered at
the next roll call, though, including those
taken by the Russians 235 escaped the fear
full carnage-443 being lost in the brief fight
over the Russian field pieces. OF course Mr..
Edgar is Immediately invited TO private
parlors in abundance and made lion of in
consequence of his participation in this
famous fight. He talks very we'll in private,
and tells great many good stories OF that
fight which have sly humor that vindicate
his claim TO mixture OF Scotch blood with
the English.
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keep them from unwinding. The common
testimony of the prisoners was that they
would rather be whipped than 10 be con-
fined in dark cell or tied up in any way. AS
long as no other punishment IS infiicSed In
the prison, we are compelled to say that we
regard the kind inflicted in the northern
prison, as the mildest class of whipping
punishment.
Ford, Johnson & Co., and other contrac-
tors, met y.ur committee and made COM
plant that the state does not carry out the
letter or the spirit of the contracts with
them. They claim land truthfully) that the
law allowing the warden TO regulade
the quantity of work to be done by
prisoners was repealed by section of
the act of March IL, 1861, and that in the
face of their law they are still paying for
overwork that the warden works the men
but eight hours per day instead of ten, and
that under this system the amount paid to
some of the prisoners for overwork amounts
to more than the state receivers for the labor
of the same men. The highest sum paid by
j. II. Winterbotham & Sons for overwork
to one man was S26, while the state receives
but S16 20, and gave him board and clothes.
The contractors still continue paying the
overwork as gratuity to prisoners. Win
terbotham & Sons have contracted for one
hundred men since the repeal of the over
work law, yet these men are paid for over
work at the rate of one dollar per
uayf the SySsom Ol WOfhibB py ene
piece producing more. than working
by the day. After careful inquiry into their
acts, and in view of the fact that they are
managing the only prison in the United
States which is not carried on at loss, We
feel compelled to recommend to the board
of directors the retention in Office of the
present warden, Mr.. Mayne, the deputy,
Mr.. Manning the surgeon, DR.. Hamrick,
and the book-keeper, Mr.. Bowes; all of
which is submitted unanimously by
JAS. T. JOHNSTON,
j. T. HARNEY,
p. CALDWELL,
The Committee.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1875-03-09
PRISON INVESTIGATION.

REPORT ON THE NORTHERN PRISON.
rHE CONDITION or THE coNvICTs-THE LABOR
DEPARTMENT BILLS OF PURCHASE AND
yOUCHKRs-TEE CHAR CTR OF THE FOOD
PRovIDED-THE PUNIsHMEo;Ts INFLICTED.
In the Senate, on the I'd inst, Mr.. john
ston, OF Parke, by consent, offered report
of the special committee TO investigate the
officers of the Northern Prison. The report
fulIy vindicates the management of the
T9rison and exonerates 1t from all charges
Expressed or implied of corruption, cruelty
or ineompetency. 1t Is as follows:
REPORT ON THE NORTHERN PRISON.
Mr.. PRESIDENT: The special committee
appointed to investigate the condition and
affairs OF the Northern Prison with the
views of ascertaining whether there has
been any speculation frauds or mismanage-
ment or cruel or inhuman treatment of
prisoners in that institution, respectfully
submit the following report:
Owing to the fact that several charges
have been made in the newspapers relative
To the management of the prison, your
committee felt 1t their duty to Investigate
IN detail as far as practical the various de-
partments Of the prison that they might
more fully and properly reach the conciu-
siOns herein given, their Investigations may
be divided under the following heads:
L. Whether the state receives pay from
the contractors for all the convicts labor
employed by them.
2. Whether any conviets labor was en-
ployed by the warden or other officials upon
any kind of work tor which the state has
not received proper compensation.
g whether the warden had purchased
all the supplies, and made all OF the exPen-
ditures of money as charged for In his re-
port for 1874.
4. Whether the prisoners received
credits for the fun amount Of their over
work, and whether the money paid by them
for the purchase of extra supplies from the
state had been properly accounted for.
S. Whether all of the supplies purchased
for the prisoners were expended for the pur-
poses for which they were purchased
s. Whether any cruel, inhuman or unusual
punishment has been inflicted upon prison.
ers, or whether the
CoNvICTs ARE ovERwoRKED?
In order to answer the first inquiry, your
committee took the month of October, 1874,
wAen fifty-eight (58) convicts were reported
as unemployed, and in which month Ford,
Johnson & Co. built the new shop building
at the contract price OF 81 800. In order to
reach the facts, we took the time-boOks,
kept by the guards for the State, and the
Iime-books kept by the foreman for the
contractors, for the same month, and COM
pared their reports of the time. We found
that the guards had reported tour days more
time against ]. II. Winterbothsm 81 Sons
than their foreman had reported. These
time books were then compared with the
general time-books, kept by the prison
clerk. where we to1pd that the reports of the
guards had bser accepted as correct, under
the rulings of the warden, and paid
for under protests by the contract
ors. We found by taking the names
of the convicts employed by each contractor,
as reported ON the time books, that the fol-
lowing number of men were worked under
contract and their pay at contractors price
for that month:
The Indiana State sentinel., 1875-03-09
THE LOUISyILLELOTTERY

THE CONCERN PROMISES TO CoME DOWN IN
FULL-HoLDERs OF TICKETS TO BEWARE OF
SELLING.
LOUISVILLE, KY, March 3.-The public
library will commence paying off the prizes
drawn tomorrow, a special fund of SOS, 900
having been set apart in the Farmers and
Drovers bank for that purpose. The president
and manager of the library also announce
that a full list of all the approximate tick
cts entitled to prizes will be published in
a few DAYS. The holders of tickets will
protect themselves by refusing to sell any
of their tickets at discount to sharpers, as
the library will pay in full every ticket and
approximate entitled 10 prize.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1875-03-09

NUMBER prison OCJODST 43I
The men reported as idle we're examined
personally as TO whether they were en-
-ployed on any contract work during the
time, and they replied that they were not.
These results were reached by following leach
convict through the books by name and
therefore fully answers the second inquiry.
9uegtiOn number three we examined by
taking the Wardens itemized bills Of pur-
-chases or invoices and compared them with
his vouchers. For all goods purchased
away from Michigan City we found his re-
Scxipted freight bills from the railways which
the goods had been shipped, showing in de-
tail the articles shipped. These cOrroborsted
the charges exactly. We also found by sub
ssquent calculations that the quantities necss-
sary for the prisoners also proved the cor
RICHNESS of the vouchers.
The fourth point we examined in detail as
follows: the time books show the overwork
done by each man as we'll as the amount
paid for the same. We calculated the rate in
many individual cases and found the
amounts correct. We then examined the
every credit for overwork was en-
zered. There are separate accounts with
each prisoner, all supplies are sold
TO prisoners by the stewart, who keeps an
itemized account of articles, while opposite
each name in each month is entered the bal
Snce due the prisoner from over work or any
fJtk7er source, This account is open to the
prisoner, and amounts to a monthly state
Inent. at the same time it shows the stewart
what prisoners are entitled to credit. The
stewards journal showed that the official
had made an error in addition against him.
self and in favor of the state of 81 IA. BY
comparing his journal with his reports of its
to the prison clerk, it is found that
they correspond in every detail, except that
the clerk had made the additions correctly
The evidence is therefore clear that every
prisoner gets all the over work credits he L.
entitled to; and take the over work amounts
to one-ffth as much as is paid upon labor
contracts; and also that the state receives
every dollar which comes into the hands o.
officials from sales OF extra supplies to pris
oners. The question as 70 whether all the
supplies purchased for the prison have beer
issued to prisoners was one which could b'
answered only ia the following manner: W.
were compelled TO take all OF the supplies o
provisions purchased during the 63ca
year ending December 15, 1874, and reduct
them to- rations upon the basis OF whole ra
.tions of these articles IS established by th
c..lte4 S.4ses and laid down in tbs arm.
regulations, the entire number Of ration
charged as purchased, and which were pur
chased as before stated during the fiscal year
were rs follows:
Meats (saIt and fresh 1855 Tationf
Flour, meats and craczers.....-. loor565 ret1ons
Potatoes, apples, turnips etc.-."S0O,i9 Tationt
The Indiana State sentinel., 1875-03-09

On motion of Mr.. Martin, of Wells, the
governor, audi or and secretary of state
were authorized to negotiate temporary loans
to meet expense necessary, in the event of
the expenditures for the above above enUm-
Grated purposes exceeding the amount ap-
propriaIed. The title of the bill was then
amended to correspond. The Senate will be
notified of the action of the House to-day,
and in due time the bill will be taken into
consideration by that honorable body.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1875-03-09
WHERE THE MONEY GOES.

THE HOUSE BILL PROVIDING FOR THE PAY
MENT OF THE PUBLIC PIPERs FOR THE NEXT
TWO YEARS.
The following are the appropriations pro-
vided by the bill that passed the House yes
terdsy, after argument and amendment in
committee of the whole:
The Indiana State sentinel., 1875-03-09

The tenor and soprano in Boston choir
were married recently. They met by
chants. the usual way. and ultimately
agreed TO duet.
The Indiana State sentinel., 1875-03-09
PUBLIC DEBT STATEMENT.

DECREASE DURING THE MONTH OF $3.50, ,I3S.
A AGtFr,rc.-olr
The Indiana State sentinel., 1875-03-09

lasted an hour or two. can not tell where
Tracy was during the time he was waiting
for Judge Morse. was in the parlor and
Mrs. Tiiton came in with Judge Morse. 1
don't think she arrived before her father.
When she came Gen. Tracy and my wife
were in the parlor. Tracy then went out,
and returned with the committee, / think,
about half-past eight. 1 learned of the COM
mittee a few minutes before they ar
rived. Tracy asked where Mrs. Tilton
was, and I replied she was down stairs at tea
with Mrs. OviDgton, and Tracy went down
to inform her of the arrival of the committee.
Tracy was then nearly complete stranger
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-01
Assessment Notice.

XT1RGINIA CITY COAL COMPANY -
Location of Principal Place of Business,
Virginia City, Nevada. Location of Works,
Ell Dorado Canyon, Lyon County, Nevada
Notice is hereby given that at meeting Of
the Board of Trustees of said company, held
on the tenth tl0th) day of March, a. D. 1876,
an assessment no 81 Of ten i10) cents per
share was levied ON the capital stock of said
company, payable Immediately, in United
States gold coin, to the Secretary, at the Office
of the Company, Room No. Z, Medin Build.
ing, No. 10 North C Street, Virginia City, New.
And any stock upon which this assessment
shall remain unpaid on SATURDAY, the
Tenth doth day of April, A. d. 1875, shah
be deemed delinquent, and will be duly sd-
vertised for sale at public auction, ana unless
payment is made before, will be sold on
MONDAY, the Tenth 10thl day of May,
A. d. 1875, 10 pay said delinquent assessment.
together with costs of advertising aud ex.
penses of sale.
f. C. LORD. Secretary.
Ofhce-Room No. Z, Medin Building No lS
North Street, Virginia City, Nevada.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-01
On WEDNESDAY,, the 18th day
of ADril 1875

At II O'Clock noon of that day, in front of the
front door of the Court House. in Dayton, in
said county, all the right, title and interest
that the said Estate has. by operation of law,
or otherwise, acquired other than or in addi-
ton TO that of the said intestate, at the time
of his death. in and to all the Hurley Water
Works, in Dayton aforesaid, and the right
and use of the water from the Birdsall Ditch,
and to the Tank and Pipes and Fixtures
thereunto belonging: beginning at point on
the northerly side of the Lyon Mill and
Mining Company's Ditch, nearly opposite the
Acid Works, and about fourteen feet from the
northeast corner of the Acid Works-a frame
building, and running northerly about 495
feet to the middle of Main street; thence
easterly through the centre of Main street to
point nearly opposite the Pratt Shaw Hay
Yard about SIS feet, and beginning again at
the centre of Main street, at the pipe running
along the centre of Pike street, in northerly
direction about 600 feet to a point opposite
the Court House: some of the pipes being
wood and some iron together with one
Watch one Pistol and one Ring. The deed to
be at the expense of the purchaser.
Silver City, March 18Th 1875.
L. WINTER, Administrator
OF the Estate Of A. F. Hurley, Deceased
JOHN POWELL. Jr., Attorney for the Estate,
Dayton, Nevada. ml4-w3
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-01
N O TICE.

THNO AUGUSTUS YENDER, TANQUOT,
Il VINCENT, and JOHN VIGNOT, greet
ing: 1 hereby demand of you the several
amounts set opposite your names as follows:
OF you, Augustus Yender, $3.50 90; of you,
Tanquot, $500 90; of you. Vincent, $3.50 90;
and of you, John Nignnt. $500 90, in United
States gold coin, due by you as your proper
ton Of the expenses incurred in and for the
development of that certain mine and quartz
lode, known as the Boulerand claim, located
October 5th, 1889, situated at the head of
Spring Valley, west of the Carson road, Lyon
county State of Nevada, and I hereby give
you notice that unless said amount of money
charged to, and expended by me, seyerally
for you. he paid into my hands, at my. office,
Room No 10, Odd Fellows Building, in the
City of Virginia, by you, at or before the ex-
piration of Hi2sly 1907 days from date hereof,
your interest in said Boulerand mine will be
taken possession of by me. co-owner of said
Boulerand claim, and your rights and inter
ests in said mine quartz claim forfeited,
according to law in such cases, made and
provided.
HERMANN J. T. SCHEEL.
Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada,
July 18th, 1874. lSmh3m
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-01
SUMMONS.

STATE OF NEVADA, COUNTY OF LYON
- ss-In the District Court of the Tb;,
Judicial District.-The State of Nevada send
to MARY SKEHAN, greeting: You are hereb1
summoned to appear in an action commenced
against you as defendant, by James Skeb.n
as plaintiff, in the District Court of the Thru
Judicial District, in and for the County ~
Lyon. State of Nevada, at Dayton. in said
county. and answer the complaint therein
which is on file with the Clerk of said Cont
within ten days after the service on Won n;
this Summons exclusive of the day ~
service) if served in said County, or TWEEN Nv
DAYS if served out of said County but witbin
said District, and in all other cases fortv
days or judgment by default will be taken
against you, according to the prayer Of
the said complaint. The said action i.
brought to obtain Judgment of this Court
that the Bonds of Matrimony now existing
between you, the said defendant and
the said plaintiff, be forever annulled
and dissolved; that the custody of the
minor children, viz Mary Ellen Skehap.
aged five years. and Walter Skehan. sSed
one year last March, be awarded to said
plaintiff on the ground of wilful desertion:
that defendant on or about November
Goth, 1872, wilfully and without cause desert
ed and abandoned said plaintiff, and refused
to prepare his food, and refused to live and
cohabit with him any longer; all of which
more fully appears by complaint filed herein
And you are further notified that if you fail
to appear and answer the said complaint,
the said plaintiff will apply to the Court for
the relief prayed for in his complaint, and
take judgment, besides costs.
In testimony whereof, 1, J. A. BoNHAM,
have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of said Court, this 30th day of January,
A. d. 1875.
J. A. BONHAM,
Clerk of the District Court of the Third
Judicial District, Nevada.
JOHN POWELL. JR.. Attorney for Plaintiff
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-01
ANNUAL MEETING.

hFFICR OF THE VIRGINIA CITY COAL
W Company, Virginia City. Nevada,
March 20, lSI5.-rhe annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Virginia City Coal Com
pany, for the election of a Board of
Trustees for the ensuing year, and for the
transaction Of such other business as may
come before the meeting, will be held at the
office of the Company, Room No. Medin
Building, No. 10 North c Street, Virginia
City, Nevada, on MONDAY. the fifth 18th
day of April A. d. 1875 at O'Clock P. NJ
The transfer books will be closed on Friday.
the second ed day of April, and remain
closed until after the meeting By order of
the Board of Trustees.
mr2ltd +. c. LORD, Secretary.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-01
Notice of Assessment.

TX OSSUTH MINING COMPANY. -Loca-
N tion of Principal Place of Business,
San Francisco. California. Location Of
Works, DEVILS Gate District, Lyon County,
Nevada Notice is hereby given. that at a
meeting of the Board of Directors, held on
the 25th day of February, 1875, an Assess
ment NO. 81 of Fifty Cents per share was
levied upon the capital stock of the Corpora
ton, payable Immediately in United States
gold coin, to the Secretary, at the office of the
Company, Room No. 3, Hayward's Building.
No. 419 California street. San Francisco,
California. Any stock upon which this
assessment shall remain unpaid on the 3oth
day of March, 1875, will be delinquent, and
advertised for sale at public auction, and un-
less payment is made before, will be sold on
the 2lst day of April, 1875, to pay the delin-
quent assessment. together with costs of ad-
vertising and expenses of sale. By order Of
the Board of Directors.
EDWARD F. STONE, Secretary.
Office-ROom No. 3, Hayward's Building,
No. 4l9 California Street, San Francisco.
California
San Francisco Feb % 1875
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-01
NOTICE.

~ Office TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
" The undersigned hereby give notice that
they hold Leins ON all the right, title and in
terest that JEROME DAVIDOVICH may have
in and to that certain lease, made by Lucas
Fonticello to the said Jerome Davidovice.
The same being portion of the property now
under attachment by Louis Goldstone and
others. We further give notice that we shall
prosecute and foreclose said leins except the
same be satisfied. Any one purchasing the
above described property will do it at their
own risk.
WEBB K MULLARD,
B. II, CARRICK 4 co.
Silver City. March 10, 1875. Nv
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-01
Notice Of Administrator
Sale of Real Estate.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN
N pursuance of an order of the District
Court of Lyon County, Nevada, in the Third
Judicial District, made on the fourth day OF
March, 1875, in the matter of the Estate OF
A. Il. Hurley, deceased, the undersigned,
Administrator of said Estate, will sell at
public auction, to the highest bidder, for
cash. in one parcel, the Real Estate and
Water Works hereinafter mentioned, and
separately the articles of personal property
hereafter mentioned, and subject to confirma-
ton by said Court,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-04-01
CAUTION +!

TsNHE UNDERSIGNED GIVES NOTICE
q that he owns the claim described in the
Sherifs sale as property belonging to Harri-
son and Greeley French, more particularly
described in said sale, as follows:
One undivided oue-half interest in that
parcel of land described in deed made No
vember 10Th, A. D.. 1871 by +. Dunbar, d. L.
Hastings, c. D. McDutie. parties of the first
part, to J, W. Whitcher, party of the second
part. said deed having been recorded Novem-
Der gath, 1871, in Book " g." of Lyon County
Records, pages 424. 425 and 426."
All parties are hereby cautioned not to pur-
chase said parcel of land, as the same is my
property. having United States Patent for
my title. Anyone purchasing the same does
so at his peril.
DAVID W. HUMPHREYS
Silver CITY NeV. March 20. 1873 3w