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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-03-12
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Personal aud Literary.

The Emperor Alexander has given
Patti set Of iurs worth $4,000.
Robert Brownihg's newest poem Is en-
titled "Aristophanes's Apology"
The widow of the late Confederate
General Stevens is clerk in the Patent
Office.
The Press says that Miss Ida Greeley
and her sister. Gabrielle, are going TO
Europe in the spring.
Queen Isabella is beginning 10 dress
again but she has not yet settled with those
grocery men in Madrid.
Rev. 5. ii. Tying. of New York, has
been assessed $50 fornot meeting lecture
engagement at Rochester.
Rev. Charles III. Brigham, OF Ann Ar
Dor, Mich, has come out in favor OF Gre
nation, and has received a vote OF thanks
Professor Florentino has discovered,
in "A library at Rome, a manuscript work
on the Reformation" Of abOnt 200 pages,
by the philosopher Campanella.
William Hewitt Is now eighty-two
years old but he walks about in Rome,
where he is now living, like any young
fellow. This is the epoch of vigorous old
men.
President MacMahon, of France, has a
sixteen-year-old son, OF whom his parents
are very proud.
Admiral Laplace. the oldest officer in
the French navy, i'm which he attained to
some fame previous TO the year 1918, has
just died at the age of eighty-two.
Anna Hobbs, well-known minister
of the Society of Friends, died at the resi-
dence of her daughter in Spiceland. Indi-
ana, on Feb. ~, at the advanced age of 81
years.
&C. G. Webb. and wife, parents Of Ann
Eliza Young, Brigham's rebellious wife,
have just been communicated by the
Mormon High Council from the Church of
Latter Day Saints. Reason, apostacy.
Lady Grey, wife of the Governor Of
Jamaica has consented to Law the corner
stone TO new Methodist church in King
ston, the building TO be under the pas
toral care of the Rev. Mr.. Grifliths.
Berlin physicians are all of opinion
that Bismarck has overworked his brain,
and mus. give up. He is now incapable
OF continued thought on any single topic.
Seventy thousand dollars have been
laid aside already, as'the fruits of Mis- KEEL
logg's experiment i'm English opera, and
she does not intend to give it away to any
man either.
Dan Rice is again overwhelmingly
a bankrupt. He has over 200 creditors
scattered over the United States. and his
Indebtedness amounts to 100000. As
sets, one suit OF clothes, $75.
-Vasquez, the California outlaw and
murderer of thirty-scven persons, is hap
PLY i'm possession of large amount of
capital stock in the heavenly bonanza, ne
gotiated through Hammond the revivalist.
The German Emperor has presented
to the public library at Geneva, in Switz-
.erland, splendidly bound copy Of the
works of Frederick the Great in thirty
three-volunes. The edition is that pub
lished by the Prussian Government, which
is not on sale to the public.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-03-12

Education has been made compulsory
q twelve of the States.
"A call has been made for Conference
OF all the Christian missionaries now labor
ing IN china, To be similar In its objects to
the Conference which was held In Alllaha-
pad. INDIA. October. 1876, Is named as the
time and Shanghai as the place of the Con-
The facts have been noted that I'm
Franklin, Mass ichusetts. the Concreya.
!ional.st, Baptist. and Univarsaiist
churches united in the exercises OF tbe
Week of Prayer" and that in Terre
iaute, Indiana, one of the union meetings
OF the same week was held in a Universal.
ist church, and led by Methodist.
Rev. DIR. DeKoven. Just elected Bisbon
OF Illinois, when le breaches comes 10 The
front, folds his hands on his breast affer
The manner OF Catholic priest, and then
intones his sermon from beginning 10 end.
Ills voice Is said to be strangely fascinating.
and he runs mp his intonalion with tones
as clear AS flute.
The Pope has appointed the year 1876
70 tc year of jubilee. Years of Jubilee
are "a the Church seasons of 81 ecial grace.
which Is granted to all the faithful who
perform certain spiritual exercises. Ii is
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-03-12
Grim Relics.

A curious but sinister little collection Of
curiosities is shortly to be disposed of at
public sale la Paris. There r. Gently died
In one OF the narrow courts running from
the Palace st. Jaques very o d man
named Father Jacquet. who was once one
Of the assistants OF that famous fimily of
executioners. the Samsons. Ii used 10 De
his duty to take care Of the woodwork Of
the guillotine, the different beams. planks.
etc. being always left in his charge. In
1882 he retired from public life. and when
the precious deposit was Withdrawn from
him he retained various rslc- Of his old
calling. with which he formed little
museum. This, however. be- Wa very re-
luctant to show, and allowed bat few per-
sons to visit IL. The chief relics II con-
tanned were the narrow. steep staircase OF
eleven steps by which Louis WI. as
ccnded the scafold pat. Vt pulley for
raising the knife Of the gniiloiine. on
which was engraved the name Of Robes
pierre, and the garments worn b, various
celebrated criminals. The unpleasant
museum is shortly to be spid by Father
Jacquet's heirs.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-03-12

The live stock trade of the country alb
serbs between forty and fifty millions Of
capital per annum.
An eastward bound train on the Paci-
iic Railroad one day recently took six car
loads of tea from Sacramento.
The total number of strings in piano,
when properly stretched To produce the
right tones, exert pull Of over ten tons I;
his explains why good pianos must be
durably and heavily built.
Two Japanese have been in the oil re-
gions of Pennsylvania for some time past,
studying the oil business In its various
branches with view of manufacturing oil
IN Japan. Tley now return 10 their ma
tive country with boilers, engines, and all
necessary equipments for boring oil wells.
They also take out practical workmen to
assist them In testing the production of oil
by sinking wells in the rock.
An Englishman has invented plan
for keeping water-pipes from bursting in
cold weather. which certainly reads very
well. The philosophy of the pipes burst
ing. as every body knows. Is that. as the
water freezes. it expands. and as the pipe
OF course can't give" il finally bursts !;
the Englishman, therefore. proposes 10
pass through the pipe small India rub
Der tube of such size that the space inside
u Is a little more than equal to the in
crease in volume of the ice This tube be-
ing kept full of air. when the water freez-
es. II will dispace the air and so get plen-
" OF room To expand then when the ice
melts, the tube will fill M with air again.
ana DC all ready for another performance.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-03-12

the crown Of the system Of indulgences
The last was held in 1928, and thoreshoul
have been another iu 1870. but the
troubled condition Of the Church pre-
vented
The King of Sweden has signed bill
recently passed 10y The Swedish Parla-
mcnt enabling women, by means ola mar
riage contract, To retain the control OF
their property. A large number Of the
clergy opposed the bill on the ground that
AS Christ j. the head Of the Church. the
man Is the head of his household. and that
equality between man and wife Is there
fore abnormal.
"A committee appointed by the Pres
bytery OF Oregon 10 examine the condi-
ton of the Warm Spring Indians reports
that many of them are well advanced in
the arts OF civilized life. living in com
Portable houses, and having good teams.
wagons. ana farming implements, and
culIivating the soil almost rs successfully
as their white neighbors. Their children
are going 10 school and learning our Ian
gtage. Most of them read and write. and
have made considerable progress in geog-
raphy and arithmetic"
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YIaps and Mishaps.

Christian Leander committed suicide
at Detroit. Mich, the other day, by shoot
ing himself through the heat. Reason
unknown.
A few DAYS ago hunter found In the
woods near Grenada. Miss, the body of a
peddler named Pat. Rafferty,, wit Ina bullet
hole through the skull. His pocket-book
was missing. and tine body almost entire
ly eaten up by hogs and dogs. No clue
10 the murderer.
A young lady of Albany, Oregon. was
getting ready to attend church on a recent
Sunday evening. As she was arranging
an armful of jute about her head the stuff
caught fire from n candle and was soon in
flame. She tried to pull the burning
bunch from her head, but her efforts We're
futile, as she had fastened ii with about
three dozen hairpins. Her screams
brought to her relief another lady, who
smothered the flame with a wooden gar
ment. Had not help been close at hand
she would probably have been burned to
death.
AT Boston. a few days ago, two men
We're at work with view 10 repairing a
leak in "A gas main. They had made an
excavation in the earth near sewer and
found large quantity of escaped gas.
Presumably one of them lighted match.
At any rate something lighted the gas,
and the result was "A poweriul explosion.
The earth, three or four feet ofwhich from
the surface downward was frozen, was
broken and upheaved, after the style of a
small earthquake, and a cavity large
enough TO contain a freight car was opened
in the street. The two workmen, James
Cronsn and Thomas Hogan, were badly
inbred. One Of them was thrown a dis
lance OF 40 feet.
A ball was recently given in the Acad-
envy of Music, Philadelphia. by the Cam
slater Association, and during its pro-
gress Mr.. John Bower. President Of the
Association. and one of the leading spirits
OF the occasion, fell dead while actively
participating in its enjoyments. Mr..
Bower, few moments before his death,
appeared 10 be in perfect health. and in
full enjoyment of the occasion. He was
talking and laughing with a number of his
friends when he fell to the floor. IL was
thought by those near him. only i'm a jok-
ing mood, but those about him Were hor-
ror-stricken 10 find, on raising him up,
that he was dead.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1875-03-12

"A corset in bed, aud that he had often
warned her OF the dang Of the practice.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23

Mrs OATES, of comic opera noto-
riety, and her husband, Tracy Titus,
are having a sad time in San Fran
cisco, and are made the subject of a
two-column sensational article in the
Chronicle of that city. The twain
saw fit to separate some time ago,
and did, each starting an opera
troupe Independent of the other.
Allison, the treasurer of the old
company, was retained by Mrs.
Oates, and has incurred the dis
pleasure of Titus. The latter met
Allison on the street the other day
and assaulted him with cane until
arrested by police officer and taken
to the lookup. 1t is kind of mixed
affair, but just enough for the big
dailes to spread on.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23
Application for Patent.
NOTICE NO. 267.
U. S. SURVEY NO. "a.

TT S. LAND OFFICE, CARSON CITY,
u . New, April 3, 1S75.-Notice is hereby
given, that the Silver Central Consolidated
Mining Company, by James Duffy, Its Agent,
whose Post-office is at Carson CITY, Nevada,
have made application for fifteen hundred
u5OO) linear feet of the Silver Central Lode,
DEVILS Gate Mining District, Lyon County,
Nevada, extending 1900 feet IN soutneasteriy
direction from location Post No. l, along the
line of said lode, and embracing the same
with all dips, spurs, angles and variations,
with surface ground six hundred t60Ol ieet IN
width, and described on the plat and neio
notes, on file in my office, as follows, TO W.T.:
Beginning at Post No l, located at point
about rs feet easterly of the Kossuth Hosting
Works and upon the east line of the kossuth
claim, at which point the flagstaff on mount
Davidson bears N. Ply deg. W., the >. W.
corner of McCone's foundry n. ~ dee. w;
thence running, first course, 5. 12H DEG: u.
along the easterly line of the kossuth Co.'S
claim 1900 feet to Post No. 2; thence, second
course, N. TN deg f. 1913 feet to Post NO.
3, located on the west line OF the carson
Company's claim; thence, third course, n. Il
deg. W along the westerly line OF the carson
Company's claim 1916 feet to Post No. 4;
thence, fourth course, s. TN deg. W 800 feet
to Post No. /, the place of beginning, con-
tanning 16 $500 acres. From Post No. the
quarter section corner on the west line Oh
Section 16 It. 16 N. r. 81 E. bears \; 90
deg 1920 feet. Courses and bearings taken
from True Meridian mag variation 10 deg.
30 min E. This survey was made to conform
to the record of location. The improve
ments consist of shaft located upon the
Carson Company's ground, which is being
sunk Jointly by the Carson Company ana the
applicant. This claim is bounded ON the
west by the Kossuth Company and on the
east by the Carson Company. This Location
is recorded in Book a." page 39l, OF the
Mining Records of the DEVILS Gate Mihins
District. kept at the Office of the Mining
Recorder of DEVILS Gate Mining District
Lyon County, Nevada.
ADOLPHUS Waltz, Register
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23
Application for Patent,
NOTICE NO. 269.
U. s. SURVEY NO. 90.


TT $. LAND OFFICE. CARSON CITY
~ Nevada, April sth, 1870 Notice \,
hereby given that the QUINN MINING COM
PANY. by its President, T. +. Osbiston
whose Post-office is at Virginia City Storen
County, Nevada, has made application foy
United States Patent for six hundred (s00,
linear feet of certain vein or lode of Quar-,
or other rock in place bearing gold, silver
copper, and other metals, commonly caIla5
and known as the Quinn Lode and the Ouinn
Mining Company's Claim, DEVILS Gate
Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada, ex.
tending from Post No. 1.-THE place of begin.
ning) six hundred (60O) feet in northeriy
direction along the line of said lode or vein
and embracing the same, with all dips spurs
angles and variations, with surface ground
four hundred 400 feet in width, and de.
scribed ON the plat and field notes on file in,
my office. as follows, to-wit: Beginning NJ,
Post No. l, situated about 800 feet east of Inc
Virginia and Carson Toll Road, and $50 feet
southerly from Quinn's house, whence the
smoke-stack of Williams mill bears N. 12I.
deg E., flagstaff near old Daney works bears
s. 49si deg. E., and the 4 section lot on the.
east line of Sec. 20, T. 16 N. r. 81 E., bears
N. q degrees i. 1882 feet, and running from,
said Post No. list course) N. 50 deg E. 800.
feet to Post No q thence I'D course N. 8
deg W. to Post No. 8; thence I'D course) g
50 deg. W. $40 feet to Post No. 4; thence t4tb
course) along the east boundary of Columbia
South Extension Company's survey S, 3Oh
deg. W. As feet to Post No. s; thence 18th
course) S. deg. E. 5621 feet to Post No. 6.
thence 10Th course) N. 50 deg. E. 100 feet to
Post No. 1, the point of beginning. containing
5 49-100 acres. Courses and bearings express
ed from the True Meridian, magnetic yaria-
ton 16 X deg. East.
The improvements and labor consist of n
Shaft and Tunnel exceeding $500 in value.
Survey made to accord with record of locs.
ton. The location of this claim is recorded
in Book a., page 3l6, of the Mining Records
of Devils Gate Mining District. kept at the
Office of the Mining Recorder of DEVILS Gate
Mining District, in the town of Silver City,
Lyon County, State of Nevada.
This claim is bounded ON the northwest
corner by the columbia South Extension
Company's mining claim ~. S. Survey No.
81; on the north, south and east by unknown
claimants.
ADOLPHUS Waltz, Register.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23
VNo AUGUSTUS YENDER. TANoUoT

VNO AUGUSTUS YENDER. TANQUOT,
IL VINCENT, and JOHN V1GNoT, greet,
ing: I 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 vignot, $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, 1882 situated at the head of
Spring Valley, west of the Carson road, Lyon
county. State of Nevada, and hereby give
you notice that unless said amount of money
charged to, and expended by me, severally
for you, be 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 ninety 100 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 or quartz claim forfeited,
according to law in such cases, made and
provided.
HERMANN J. r. SCHEEL.
Virginia City, Storey County, Nevada,
July 18TH 1874. 1Snh3m
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23
THELYON COUNTY TIMES
OFFICIAL PAPER OF LYON COUNTY.
NEVADA STATE JOCKEY CLUB

NEVADA STATk JOCKEY CLUB.-
This club organized in Virginia
City yesterday, with G. G. Batter
man, President; W. r. Chamber
lain, vice-President /; and B. F.
Leete, Secretary. l.. T. Fox, A.
NJ. Edgington and J. r. Stewart
were appointed committee to
draft a constitution and bylaws.
The club will award purses amount
ing to $4,000 to the owners of the
horses making the fastest time, at
the State Fair, to held at Reno next
October. The following committee
on speed programme and purses
was elected: L. T. Fox, Theodore
Winters, A. NJ. Edgington, G. Der
by, I. L. Requa, D. A. Bender,
H. NJ. Yerington, Jewett w. Adj
ans, C. G. Stevenson, f. A. Tritle,
and Henry K. Mitchell. The club
meets again on Thursday, May
9th Gold Hill News, 10th.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23
Assessment Notices.

VIRGINIA CITY COAL COMPANY
' Location of Principal Place of Business,
Virginia City, Nevada. Location of Works,
Ell Dorado Canyon, Lyon County, Nevada
Notice is h ereby given that at meeting of
the Board of Trustees of said company held
on the twelfth (l2th) day of May, A. D. 1875,
an assessment mo. y of ten 10) 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. 7 Medin Building,
No. 16 North c Street, Virginia City, Nevada
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on THURSDAY. the Tenth
(1Oth) day of June, A. D. 1875, shall be
deemed delinquent, and will be duly adver-
tised for sale at public auction, and unless
payment is made before, will be sold on
SATURDAY, the Tenth day of July, A. d.
1875, to pay delinquent assessment together
with costs of advertising and expenses of
sale.
F. c. LORD, Secretary.
Office-Room No. 7, Medin Building. No. l6
North Street, Virginia City, Nevada.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23
NOTICE to NJ villegas, J. Alverez, (or V.
III Espinosol r. Romo Tor E. de ArrOyavel

NOTICE to NJ villegas, J. Alverez, (or "
N Espinoso,) r. Romo Tor Z. de ArroyaveJ
G. Dearlove, E. B. Briggs and the heirs, As
signs, or legal representatives of N. Huerta
You will please take notice, as co-owners,
that during. and for the year 1874, we have
personally expended in labor and improve
ments upon that certain mining claim
and lode, situated in DEVILS Gate and China
town Mining District in the County of Lyon,
State of Nevada, and known as the Esperanza
G.. and s. NJ. Company, the sum of s344 so,
that your respective proportions of such ex-
penditures for labor and improvements as
aforesaid, are as follows, to wit : NJ. Villegas,
s34 80; J. Alverez Tor V. Espinosa), $40 90;
R. Romo, Tor Eide Arroyave), $40 90; G..
Dearlove, 50 80; E. B. Briggs, 80; Heirs,
Assigns, or legal representatives of N. Huerta,
$40 90, and that we hereby demand of you,
respectively the sums set opposite your names,
at or before the expiration of 80 days, from
date hereof, or your respective interests in
said Esperanto claim will be taken possession
of by us as co-owners in said claim according
to law. Payment to be made to Theo. S.
Davenport, at his Office, in Silver City,
Nevada. CHAS. HOWARD.
JOS. L. WEBSTER.
Silver City, Lyon Co., Nevada, March q, 1875.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23
Office-Room No. 7, Medin Building, No. 16
North Street, Virginia City, Nevada.

culver CENTRAL CONSOLIDATED
- Mining Company.-Location of Prin-
cipal Place of Business, San Francisco,
California. Location of Works, Devils Gate
Mining District, Lyon County, Nevada
Notice is hereby given, that at a meeting of
the Board of Directors, held on the 10th day
of May, 1875, an assessment mo. ~ of FIVE ~
cents per share was levied upon the capital
stock Of the corporation, payable Immediately
in United States gold coin, to the Secretary,
at the Office of the Company, Room No. II,
No. $50 Pine street, San Francisco, California
Any stock upon which said assessment shall
remain unpaid on TUESDAY, the 18th day of
June, 1875, will be delinquent, and will be
advertised for sale at public auction, and
unless payment is made before, will be sold
on TUESDAY, the Sixth day of July, 1878,
to pay said delinquent assessment thereon,
together with costs of advertising and ex-
penses of sale. By order of the Board of
Directors.
LUCIEN HERMANN, Secretary.
Ofhcs-Room No. IL, No. $50 Pine street,
San Francisco California.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23
CHAS. Il. PETERS. Manager.
NOTICE TO cREDIToRs.-FsTATE OF

~ Office TO REDITORS.-FSTATE OF
~ L. j. RAY, Deceased.-Notice is hereby
given by the undersigned, Administrator of
the above-named estate, to the Creditors of
and all persons having claims against said
deceased, to exhibit the same, with the
necessary vouchers, to the undersigned at
the store of 0. H. Gallup, Main Street, Gold
Hill, Storey County, Nevada, within ten
months from the first publication of this
notice.
Dated May 4th, 1875.
6m-4w II. W. RAY, Administrator
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23
MILL AND MINING COM

DENJAMIN MILL AND MINING COM
ID pany. Location 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
14th day of April, 1875, an assessment (No. p
of Ten Cents per share was levied upon the
capital stock of the corporation, payable on
the 21st day of April, 1875, in United States
gold coin, to the Secretary, at the Office of the
Company, Room T. 4O1 California Street, San
Francisco, California. Any stock upon which
this as sessment shall remain upaid on the
22d day of May, 1875, will be delinquent, and
advertised for sale at public auction; and un-
less payment is made before will be sold on
MONDAY. THE FOURTEENTH DAY OF
JUNE, 1875 to pay the delinquent assessment,
together with the cost of advertising and ex-
penses of sale.
By order of the Board of Directors,
LEANDER LEAVITT, Secretary
Office, Room 7, 401 California Street, San Fran
cisco California,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-05-23
WARM SPRINGS HOTEL!
KERSEY g. BOWDEN, Prop'rs

HNHIS POPULAR PLACE OF RESORT
Il situated at the State Prison, one and a
half miles from
CARSON CITY,
Offers the best accommodations as a place of
resort to be found in the State.
The HOTEL is First-class. The BAR
stocked with the best Liquors. The SWIM
MING BATHS of pure, running warm Water.
~ Concord Coaches run every hour from
the principal Hotels of Carson direct to the
Springs. Give us call mr25-m2