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LOOKING TO BALTIMORE.

| If the main object of the Baltimore ana
Ohio Railroad IN its war on the Pennsylva-
MIA and New York monopolies, is to build up
Baltimore at the expense of Philadelphia,
! New York and Boston, President Garrett has
only to maintain rigid backbone tor a year
longer to fully accomplish his object The
recent reduction of passenger fares by the b,
& 0. X. X. between the west and east has
already turned the great current of travel in
that direction, and when, in spring, freights
are reduced to the same extent, the western
merchants will invade Baltimore in the same
steady and overwhelming stream in search of
goods.
New York, Boston and Philadelphia pos
sess no advantage over Baltimore as an entire
pot OF all those foreign importations which
the western merchants have hitherto been in
the habit of purchasing of the importers OF
those cities The only reason why the west
ern dealers have gone to New York, &c, In
stead of Baltimore has been, that our gram
has gone there to be thence exported to Eu'
rope. But during the past year, through the
eXertions OF the b. & 0. Il. r, and the Balti-
more merchants and warehousemen, the lat
,er city has increased her grain expectations
from 5000, 900 bushels to 100000, equal to
New York; and at the same rate, with the re-
duced freights promised tor next season, the
bulk of our grain expectation promises to be
through Baltimore. There is no reason why,
Ia that case, Baltimore should not also take
from New York the bulk of her western trade
in foreign commodities. Especially will this
be this be the case in sugars and cOffees AT
present nearly all the sugars and coffees used
in the Northwest are bought in New York. OF
these articles alone New York sent to the
west last year $5O,O0O,0OO worth. Baltimore
has especial facilities for this trade, and can
undersell New York or Boston even now.
But with the additional advantage of lower
freghts, the whole of this vast trade must inc.
vitality go to Baltimore.
The Chicago wholesale man, who are the
great distributors to the northwest, are fully
aroused on the subject and are determined
hat, in its fight against the Scott, Vanderbilt
the B. & 0. road shall not be
wanting in proper encouragement and support
rom Chicago. The latter city has finally
got the whip hand of the extortonists and
will have herself to blame if she yields it up.
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enG of the same forty days the clerks Of Tho
house had engrossed only their fifteenth bill
Tie howl set up against the present legis
lature for the only reason that they dared &c
elect somebody else than Shelby Cullon
speaker Of the house, is rapidly "pctcring
out" as the people are beginning to under
stand the motive of it, and before its history
is fully made upwe predict that it will be re
cognized by the people generally as one OF
the wisest, most able and patriotic legisla.
lures that ever met IN the state.
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c. B. & @. RAILROAD,

The annual report of the c. b. & G. Rail
road Company is published, and shows the
gross earnings of the road for 1874 to have
been $l1 ,645,3l7.52 against S11 ,4O5, 225 90 fol-
1873, gain of $405, 1865 so in gross earnings
and gain of Sl6l, 34703 in net earnings; and
all this in spite of the granger legislation in
Illinois and Iowa. which the croakers said
would ruin the railroads. Indeed the repor,
itself admits that the legislation In question
has very little affected the interests of the
road one way or the other.
The report, though Astounding in figures
and details enough to show the gigantic
proportions this c. b, & @ monopoly has as
sumed, claiming to own and control nearly
1900 miles of road and property valued at
S6O,OOo,OOO, is yet deficient in figures which
we should like very much to see. For in.
stance, how much did the company pay for
the Fox River and other branches and what
have been the earnings of those branches :?
And then what about that little credit mobil.
Ter operation in the matter of the Chicago.
Dubuque Il Minnesota Railroad and the
Chicago, Clinton Il Dubuque company, upon
which $500, 900 of the funds of the BurliDp.
ton company were expended in a somewhat
irregular manner, if Mr. J. Nj. Forbes and ]
". a. Gr:swold are to be believed.
The Burlington Company had ALWAYS been
regarded as one of the most careful, honestly
and Judiciously managed corporations in the
country, and its enormous success shows that
the general estimate was correct. But in the
matter of the railroads above alluded to- some
OF its directors appear to have been lnocula
ted with the Pacific railroad infection. II is
creditablc to the stockholders of the C. II &
q, however, that as soon as they found 1t out,
they made short work of the old directory
and at their election on the oath mir
Messrs. James +. Joy and John A. Burnham
for reelection to the Board of hi
rectors, were defeated; and the entire ticket
with one exception, presented by the Forbes.
party was elected.
The defeat of Mr.. Joy, under such circum.
stances is quite a notable event lie had
been prominent in the management of the
Burlington corporation for twenty five wears
and his forced retirement from it is a rcproof
the severity of which is not readily appre.
ofataI
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The Beecher trial is beginning to languisl
at rate to indicate the possibility of breaS
up of the whole trial. Not only are some OF
the lawyers sick, but two of the jurymen
have been seized with faintipg ifs, and one
of them II is feared has the smallpox, caught
from a reporter who Is down with that loath
some disease Both sides insist that they
will not consent to go on without full jury,
so that ifone of the jury breaks down the
trial must inevitably come to an end-and
such an ending now would end it forever.
II is even intimated that both sides are will
ing it should have such a conclusion.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
England.


! In the house of commons, on Monday even
ing, Sir L. Beach, secretary for Ireland, in
troduced bill lessenlng the penalties Tor un
lawful possession of arms in Ireland, repeal
| ing the law which authorizes the closing OF
public houses and arrest of persons found out
of doors at night, in proclaimed districts, and
removing restrictions on newspapers. The
chief secretary states that the government in
tends to re-enact the laws against Ribbonism
In West Meath, as it has been assured that the
Ribbon conspiracy existed as strong as ever
there. He pointed to the fact that John
Mitchell was elected to parliament because
he had declared that he would never consent
to be at peace with England. He alluded TO
the return of numerous migrants from Amer
ca who, lie said, had acquired western vices,
and forgotten their Irish virtues. These
were the reasons for not wholly removing the
restrictions on the possession of firearms in
Ireland. The marquis of Harrington, the
new liberal leader, supported the bill, which
passed its fast reading.
John Mitchell is utterly Frustrated, and has
frequent fainting fits. 1t is thought that he
will be compelled to withdraw from the cleo
ton contest in Tipperary.
The Irish Rifle Association, at meeting at
Dublin on Wednesday, fixed upon June 18th
as the date of the commencement OF return
match between the American and Irish rifle
men, 1t was decided that the meeting VIII
be either at Dublin or the Curragh OF hil-
dare. The committee to entertain the Amer
lean visitors during their stay in Ireland was
also appointed.
The steamer GothenbuIg has been wrecked
on one of the Fourneaux islands, in Bass
straits between Van Dlemans land and Aus
tralia. She had on board So passengers and
a crew of s.. OF these only four persons are
known to be saved. Three boats filled with
the passengers and crew are yet to be heard
from. The steamer had large cargo, which
included 5000 ounces of gold.
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From Washington.
ADJOURNMENT.

/
The iorty.third Congress- the last radical
congress ii is hoped and believed ever to as
semble at Washington, expired bv its own
limitation, died and dissolved at 70 O'Clock
on Thursday. It's last hours were marked by
a spasmodic effort to pass bill which would
give the president the power, by the use of
the military arm, to prolong the power of
the party Tor year or two more, but in its
last throes this browning act of treason TO the
constitution failed.
1t would take more space than we can
spare to go over with any degree of fullness
of detail the acts and doings of the last week
OF the astradlcal congress ever assem- bled or
to assemble; the most we can do is to indi.
cate the headings OF its leading acts.
The force bill, by the able generalshp OF
the democratic majority in the house, was
STAYED off in that body to so late day, that
1t was unable TO get final vote on it in the
senate, and it has gone into the senatorial
waste bag
Gen. Grants infamous attempt to have Ar.
kansas remanded back to anarchy and disor,
order failed signally in the house, Mr.. Pol
and's resolution declaring in effect that Ar.
kansas was all right having passed the house
by a vote of lat to 80.
The tariff bill, the worst measure of the SEES
sion and one that ought to be labelled ian
act to plumber the producers of the west for
the benefit of the manufacturers and iron
mongers of the east after two DAYS debate
vas on Monday laid on the table in the sen.
ate. Grant, however, on Tuesday, went to
the senate in person, and by threats and ap
peals, induced his plant tools in that body to
reconsider the infamy and pass it.
The civil rights bill was finally forced
through beth houses on Saturday, but so de
nuded of its effective provisions as to amour,
to a burlesque. All reference to schools has
been stricken out the negro being only pro
tected IN his right to ride with white people
on railroads and steamboats,, to attend thea
tres and saloons and eat at the public table
at hotels. Matt Carpenter opposed the bill,
exposed its tallacy and showed that the Su
pIeme Court must declare it null and void.
1t passed, however
John Logan S bid for the plesidency--a new
bounty bill that would have cost the nation
100000 900 year-was tabled by the senate
yet Vice President Wilson signed it and it
went 10 the President, who however, stuck it
into his pocket.
The general deficiency bill, or Omnibus
bill, as 1t was called, was the last appropria
ton bill to pass and the senate loaded it
with amendments that would have increased
the appropriations $40,OOO,OO0 above Dawes
estimates. 1t added $S,00OOO0 to river and
harbor appropriations alone, and otherwise
covered 4 dozen of notable steals How
much of this robbery was cut off by the
conference committee, by whom it was final
ly patched up, will take a week yet to find
out.
The new senate was summoned by the
President to meet in extra session at noon
yesterday to attend to executive business.
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Tom Scott comes down! The fight between
the Baltimore g. Ohio and the Pennsylvania
Central is growing decidedly lovely. Yester.
day morning the Pennsylvania Central re.
duced its passenger rates from Chicago to
Baltimore and Washington TO SO, to Phila,
delphia to $40, and to New York $I3-two
dollars lower than the B. g. 0. road all round
From this time forward the flight will be
hot enought until somebody weakens, which
will doubtless be sooner, however, than the
public will care TO have it.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-03-06

About year ago the republican party had
majority on joint ballot ofthe legislature in
tweniy-six states, while the democrats had q
majority in ten. Now the democrats have q
majority in twenty.ons states aud the repub
licans In twelve, while the independents hold
the balance Of power in the others. The
democracy now have entire control in sixteen
states, the republicans in nine and independ.
ents in one, while in eleven the state govern
mepts are divided.
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ROWLING ABOUT THE LEGISLATURE

The Chicago Tribune, in its ffuitless effort,
To maintain itself against the rivalry of the
Times by assuming an air Of superior decen
cy and manliness, having completely failed
now PUSHES to the other extreme and labors
to outrival the Times In coarscness and reck
less mendaclty. In this direction its success
is immediate and indisputable. One of its
first efforts in the new departure is the attack,
in the Tribune of the Goth ult. on the presen,
Illinois legislature. For coarseness and reck.
less mendacity nothing in the Times in year
past can Instantly approach it. The repre-.
sentatives o! The people, according 10 tba,
delectable sheet, are composed on The repun.
lIcan side of spotless statesmen and patriots
but who are ground down and overwhelmed,
on the side of the democrats and indenend
ents, by a mob of ignorant, drunken rrf,,ors
and loafers.
Now the only fret on which this whole
british denunciation is based is, that the
legislature has been forty days in session.
and yet bu! two or three bills have been
passed. No account is taken of the other
fact, that Of these forty days twenty were
wasted by the radicals in their Grim nal at
tempt to crush Speaker Haines. That dia-
bollcal effort having failed disgracelully, the
Legislature has gone calmly 10 work, and it is
noted that at the end OF the aforesaid forty
days the clerks Of the house had engrossed
their thirly.fiilh BILL while in the model re
publican Legislature Of two years ago, at the
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force that she could not rally from the shock.
Disease of the brain and stomach were super.
induced by the accident, and notwithsland.
ing the fact that she had the best Of medical
skill and nursing, the little one died Wednes,
day forenoon. She was a bright, vivacious
| child, great favorte with her playmates
and with all who knew her.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-03-06

The standing committee of Iowa, Alabama
and Missouri have voted in favor of the ratif
cation Of the election of DR.. DeKoven as
bishop of Illinois, while Indiana, Kentucky
and Central New York have voted the other
way. Both Alabama and Iowa having
voted against the confirmation of DR.. Sey
mour, their vote for DeKoven is now hailed
as quite encouraging by the friends of the
latter
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France.

NJ. Buffet, president Of the assembly, has
snally undertaken to organize ministry,
the cabinet named by Mcmahon not being
inclined to accept. NJ. Buffet was on Mon
day reelected president of the assembly by
vote of 40 to 63, which is the largest major
ity that the assembly ever gave before for
president, and shows that VI. Buffet will com
mand strong majority in the house, ifhe
succeeds in forming ministry.
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II there is a law in this state against oh
scene publications, II strikes US it would be a
goos time TO try its efficacy on the Chicago
Times and Tribune to stop the stream of slime
and filth they have been serving up during
the past week from Danville, in this state
The Beecher trial is more than questionable
but the other is unadulterated, beastly nasti
moss
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spain.

The German government has received a
memorial from the Protestant clergy of Spain,
complaining that liberty of worship is threat
eued. Similar memorials have been for
warded to other Protestan; powers in EUROPE
and 20 the United States.
The Carlists on Sunday made a fierce az
sault on Bilboa, taking ard being repulsel
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Aurora scorued to take advantage of III,
Supreme Court decision that released hel
from the payment of her Fox River Vale,
railroad bonds, but voted in town nicotine
that they should be paid anyhow. Wien L
came to paying the taxes, however, the Other
day, 200 taxpayers were quickly found ,c
pray the Court for an injunction against tn,
collector, which the Court of course granted
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WESTERN RAILROADS.

The following list is published of railroads
In this state that have defauted in the pay
ment of interest on their Indebtedness and are
now In the hands of receivers;
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The La Sale Exporter has changed hands,
Lon Ratbbun having sold out his interest in
the concern 10 A. A. Bassett ,....
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QUE CLUBBING.

We are prepared to club the FREE TRADER
with the following publications. furnishing
both at the prices named, postage prepaid
The offer is open to old subscribers or new
at any post office in the country;
FREE TRADER and Chicago Weekly Times. SO IS
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All subscriptions to be paid in advance.
Remittances may be made through money
order or registered letter.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-21
SUMMONS.

STATE OF NEVADA, COUNTY OF LYON.
~ ss.-ln the District Court of the Third
Judicial District.-The State of Nevada sends
to MARY SKEHAN, greeting: You are hereby
summoned to appear in an action commenced
against You as defendant by James Skehan,
as plaintiff, in the District Court of the Third
Judicial District. in and for the County of
Lyon. State of Nevada, at Dayton, in said
county, and answer the complaint therein,
which is on file with the Clerk of said Court
within ten days after the service on you of
this Summons exclusive of the day of
servicel if served in said County, or twenty
days If served out of said County but within
said District, and in all other cases forty
days or judgment by default will be taken
against you, according to the prayer of
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 Skehan
aged five years, and Walter Skehan, aged
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, |, 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, 1875-03-21
Notice of Assessment.

II OSSUTH MINING COMPANY.--Loca-
n ton of Principal Place of Business,
San Francisco, California. Location of
Works, Devils Gate District Lyon County,
Nevada. Notice is hereby given, that at
meeting of the Board of Directors, held on
the 18th day of February, 1878, an Assess
ment no. ~ 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. 8, Haywards Building,
No. 419 California street, San Francisco,
California. Any stock upon which this
assessment shall remain unpaid ON the 30th
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, 1915. 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.
Oflice-Room No 3, Haywards Building,
No. 4l9 California Street, San Francisco,
California
San Francisco, Feb. IS. 1875.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-21
SHERIFF'S SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF DECREE AND
Id Order of Sale, issued out of the Dis
trict Court of the Third Judicial District of
the State of Nevada in and for the County of
Lyon. Duly attested on the 10th day OF
March. A. ID. 1875. upon a decree for the
foreclosure of certain mortgages, premises
hereinafter described, upon a judgment re
covered in said District Court, on the 10th
day of March, A. d. 1875, in favor of ID. w.
Balch, Plaintiff and against Harrison French
and Greeley French, Defendants, to satisfy
a certain decree of foreclosure in this action,
for the sum of One Thousand Three Hundred
and Seven Isl, 307 00l Dollars principal, and
for costs amounting to the sum of One Hun
dred and Fourteen (sl1475) Dollars and
Seventy-fve Cents, at the date of said judg-
ment, and accruing costs amounting to the
sum of Two Dollars and Fifty Cents, with
interest on One Thousand ts1.000l Dollars, at
the rate of Three per cent per month from
the 10th day of March, A. ID. 1915, until paid,
and costs that may accrue.
have. this 18th day of March, A. d. 1873,
levied upon and will expose for sale, at pub
lie auction, to the highest and best bidder,
for cash in hand, in front of the Court House
doors, in the Town of Dayton, Lyon County,
State of Nevada,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-03-21
SHERIFF'S SALE.

DY WRITE OF SEVERAL EXECUTIONS
- issued out of the Justice Court, i'll and
for Dayton Precinct, county of Lyon, State of
Nevada, and to me directed and delivered for
payments rendered in said Court on the 18th
day of February, A. d. 1878. in favor of the
State of Nevada, plaintiff, and against the
following named defendants and the real
estate and improvements hereinafter de-
scribed, to wit:
Michael Collins. and the following de-
scribed real estate, to wit: Small cab
in and lot. east side of Second street.
Dayton. Tax and delinquency, .S23 IA
William Cook, and the following de-
scribed real estate, to wit: One hun
dred and sixty tl60) acres, possessory
claim twenty t20) acres, cleared in
Masons Valley Section g. Range %
East, Lyon county, Nevada. ...... 81 81
J. W. KILN. and the following descrb-
ed real estate, to wit: Saloon and lot
6, block 572, in town of Sutro, Lyon
county, Nevada. Tax and delinquen-
cy..-..... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 70 DO
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that on the
27th day of March, A. d. 1875, between the
hours of O'Clock A. NJ. and O'Clock p. NJ.
namely: At II o'clock NJ. of said day. / will
sell all the right, title and interest of the
above-named defendants for the amount of
tax delinquency and costs upon the property
set opposite their respective names, at the
Court House door in Dayton, Lyon county
Nevada at public auction, for cash in hand
to the highest bidder, who will take the last
portion of said property and pay the amount
of said tax delinquency and costs, to satisfy
said executions and costs that may accrue.
r. A. COOKE,
Sheriff of Lyon Co., New.
Dayton, February 20, A. ID. 1875.