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WANTED: A KING.

| 1t Is Greece that wants one. Her present
| monarch is about to resign He has hitherto
not been suspected Of possessing brains but
the highly-sensible resolve he has reached, or
Is reported to have reached, shows that the
| suspicion might have been entertained It is
| the fashion for Rings Of Greece to abdicate
! OF run away. This might be called their
hereditary habit, were it not that no one Of
them is ever united by blood to his prede-
cessor or successor. The reigning families Of
Europe take turns in putting their little boys
on the Hellenic throne, and when the boys
grow up they jump of and run away. After
the allied powers freed Greece from Turkish
rule, Count Caro- D'IsEKrA was chosen Presi-
dent tof the ''Republic." He was promptly u.s.
sassinated The allies then turned the country
into monarchy and offered the throne to
LEOPOLD, since King Of Belgium It was &c
cepted; but sober second thought, which
rpened several months Afterwards, induced
the new-made King to abdicste. Then OrHo,
IT years old, second son Of LUDWIG Of Baya-
ria, was selected. He and {, 800 soldiers, md
Q corps Of Bayarian statesmen and $12,o00,-
GOO in money were dulyssshipped to Athens,
and LUDWIG went to work building the giant
gate, an imitation of the. Propyleon at Ath-
ems, which now decorates Munich. It was
designed to commemorate the triumphant
reign OF his son; but the day bofore it was
finished o1Ho came neekly home, without
any percepible glory around him, and with
ont the statesmen, the soldiers, or the shekels
with which he had left The statesmen had
gone back in disgust some time before, the
troops had deserted, and the prudent Greeks
had put the money where it would do (them)
the most good, viz: in their own pockets.
During O1Ho's reign, which lasted from 1888
TO 1862, there had been revolutions, and
earthquakes, and ganai-wars, and hrigandase,
and attempts at assassination, and other ill.,
cidenh of the same SORT The Queen's maids !
d-honor decked themselves with the jewelry
stolen by brigands a mile or two from the
gntes OF Athens, and hrigand chiefs marched |
into the city and interviewed the King, pro
Tossing their trade, and inviting him to have
them arrested, It he dared. OrHo stood it as |
long as he could but one fine day, when he !!
got back from little sail, he found that |
Greece he'd slid away from him, and
that he was no longer King. He !
did not take the trouble to land.
but sailed home in an English higate that
to be handy. Then Greece elected
Prince ALFRED Of England King, and he de-
slined, with thanks. Prince GEORGE OF
Denmark was the uext man chosen, He
Fashly accepted, An act which only his ex-
RENE youth at that time can excuse. Since
hen he and his wife have added innumera-
'le children to the population Of Greece, but
,oye not been heard from IN any other way
The Kingdom Is hopelessly bankrupt It's
accounts hase been systematically falsided
inca 1850, 50 that nobody knows how bud
be atats Of things H. Country and peop1a
, 1875-06-20

market, even after paying IS to 40 per cent
tax These protectionists close their eyes to
the fact that the production Of hundred
million yards Of cotton CLOTH, with rapid
sale, is more prof table than the production
:of ten millions Of yards, with, mills closed
ttwo-dfths Of the time, and labor and machin-
cry unemployed, even if there be added the
premium extorted by law in favor Of non-
production.
, 1875-06-20

Tha mysterious disappearance Of certain
account-books belonging to grain-fr1n in
Milwaukee must excite the iVellest appref
tensions Of the revenue officials The bookI
were owned by Messrs. MArroos e. PHE1As,
who were ordered to produce them for the
veri6oetion Of the ain-receipts reported by
soma Of the distueries. The books were ab..
stracted from the Office Of Nessrs. NATION
i PnE1*s, in their sbsence, by some persons
unknown, who carried the bulky volumes
sway at high noon without exciting any dis
trust, or meeting with any opposition. IT.
will be seen IN the Milwaukee correspondence;
this morning that this is the seventh case Of
mysterious Disappearance of aceountbooka
which has occurred in Mlwaukee since the,
zerenus officers began to investigate thei
operations Of the Whisky Ring in that city.
, 1875-06-20
BUNKER HILL. By ONE WHO 1.o
THERE -

The current number Of Poaer,s ASse1ittann itn
Monthly contains copy Of letter, still DIR.
served with pious care, by PETER BEows, oos
of the provincia1s who fought at Breeds Fiji
1t was written eight days after the battls to
his "Dear and Honored Mother" c.nd tells
tie story Of the fight. It is quaint m;1tars
Of Puritanism, patriotism, and self -gzatuIs-
ton PErKR had intended to work da1i,p
the summer in Connecticut, but '.ths Allvisa
in His Providence " arranged matters IN a
way which PErEB trusted would "turu 10
His glory aud my good" He went to C.n.
bridge on soma business, and soon af6r.
wards enlisted, "baing hearty in tie cacse
However, as he lngenuously says, he Wa
forbid to go Lome," and business was
tt stsgnated and great deal wholly broEa
up" SO TINT the only trade opan to him vas.
that Of soldier. =,
He Was in Col PaEscorr's regiment which
was ordered on parade, with two others, ute
p. m., Friday, June 16. After three hourss
drill parade, they marched down to *sCkarles.
town Hell" (which seems to have got its
name Of Breeds Hill after the battle) snd
worked On an enrenchment thcre until s
o'clock in the morning. When day broke,
and the provincials discovered they were not
on Bunker Hill, and were close to tho
enemy, "tha danger We were in mada
US think there WAS trenchery, md TINT vs
were brought there to be all slain" "Aad,"
continues the provincial soldier, "Imnstand
will say that there was treache>y, oversight,
or presumption in the conduct OF om oGt-
GERS" When the British fre grew hot,
"many of cur young Country people began
to desert PETER, however, had already been
at Concord fight, aud was made Of starner
stuff. He saw Asa POLAND, the only man
killed during the preliminary bombardment,
shot down He also saw peculiar mihtary
feat, which he describes in this way: "Ons
cannon cut three men in two On the neck-"
If We read cannon-hal" for "cannon,"
' 'Char1estown Mech" for "neck, we probably
get the clew to this remarkable performance,
When the British were about to land, the
Is ARTILLERY Captain" was ordered to advxnce
MS guns and open fire upon them, Instead
# doing so, he "returned home to Cambridge
With much haste, for which he is now con-
ined, and it is expected must suffer death-'.
The attack was made by "an oblong square"
II grenadiera ''God, in mercy to Us, fought
'ur battle" and, although we were finally de-
eated, PErzz Brown made good his escape.
: was in the fort when the enemy came
q, " he writes, dumped over the wall, ard
an haR q mile, where balls few like
and cannon roared like thun-
er, but escaped; then it ,mny be my
urn next" Itnever came his turn On tho
he fought through the war, and
led in 1899, at the age OF 76. If be had not
I'D the good sense to write this letter; he
light be now forgotten; but as it is the news-
apers will doubtless bestow brief imnor-
lity upon Mr. PETER BRows.
, 1875-06-20
Ube Chicago UIribu11&.
Bunday Morning. June 20, 1876-

Yesterday was marked by literary event
Of no mean importance. TESx1sos's dra~
matte poem "Queen Mary" WIS published
The London TINES says that there is ''moro
true fire in the drama than in anything which
Les appeared since SHAKspEAnE's tine" We
fear the critic is too enthusiastic. The Poet
Laureate Of England has fallen into sad
habit Of iate Of manufacturing verses to order.
, 1875-06-20

ATTENTION SIR KNIGHTS 1-Stated Conc1avs o!
Ga.s.ka 81 So.nasedse5 ,a No = T. ateadsy essn1ea.
ln1 sr n1chts oourtsoasly invited F. order Of thu
La, Com G. L. WILLIAMS. RScordef-
, 1875-06-20

TO-DAY.

ADEIPHT THEkTRE-Deatborn street, corner Men,
roe. benefit 10 Manager Leonard GEpver. q
, ACADEMY or AUSlC-HAiNed street, between
Madison aud Maufoe 4e8a6: OF Il Pottto Rosa Rad
i.aeAa kouh. '' Eva and - Lucrela Bo1giA."
, 1875-06-20

Fa1RvZEw CHAPTER no. 1a. A. M.-A.pec1a
:on u7n h hnld ta4ir ARu, Gutta aga
t..e.av. aad Taist, sersn.hst: ~ ndas .ux.
rne e. .65 Ut o'clock. sharp. for work tho II r
of the Ii. h. IL r. j. +. CHADWICK. Secretary
, 1875-06-20

AsHJAR LODGE, No. aos A. F: "a. A.-The Eeeu-
~ cxrn.as sd insr Xii ms1nherx II the hdxs arn no.
s:c: 30 proscut business OF utmost In
VII Ls prevented; also Of dnes and election Ut
ta4ccss 1or tho year. q. t. CRANE, Secretary.
, 1875-06-20

or religiously. He has no right, ia q particula,
case, to see anything else than protected
piece Of proprty which ought to bear its fair
proportion ofthe expense Of the Government
which protects it. But, to his amazement,
he learns, On consulting the census tables,
that On immnse amount Of real estate il e1-
empt from tnation, On the ground that it ia
church prorrty and property devoted to
purposes Of :ducation By religious sects and
corporations Of such church property alone,
the census ;ables Of 1870 report q value of
$s54, 483, ,5s, Of which there is vet down to
Illinois $2+6e4, ,2Ssl No doubt it is low
estimate. nd this is o kind Of q property
rapidly incraaing in value, for it is usually
we'll located The additions to it are also
great egeryyear, As congregations increase in
means. Al real estate nowhere pays less
than par 'ent on it's assessed value, it would
appear tht Illinois loses, every rear, more
than qu<t<r Of n';z2ioa Of doAsrs qf tans
by this Exemption Of church property
Probably te City Of Chicago loses from $780,
ooo to $5oOo in the sane wsy; while the
entire Unin is thus annually out OF pocket
to the amunt at TIRE and Adlf millions Of
dolzarsl int, as the expenses Of the States
must be pid, what is lost here must be made
up elsewhre; and so other real estate is taxed
correspoaingly higher. AL private real
estate owners pay their legitimate taxes, and
in addt1n, those Of tho churches This ia
plain 1ushco III ali cases, but especially in
the cas Of those who do not belong to The
redgioa bodies which own the e1ampted
propeY, and it is virtual continuanca Of
the eoaaatioa of Church and 'ssata. bsino a
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-01-26
TELEGRAPHIC.
Special to the Tri-Weekly Times
IBr WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH L1xE.l
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES

San Francisco, Jan. 20 On the
10Th INST. an ARRAY occurred at the
New World saloon, corner of Vallejo
and Front streets, between John Me-
Lain and James Mccain, two sailor
boarding house keepers, in which
Mccain attacked NfcLain with a
knife. The latter retaliated with a
walrus' tooth for a weapon, with
which he inflicted severe injuries on
the former. Mccain died last night,
and this morning McLain was ar
rested on a charge of murder, pend
ing the investigation as to cause of
death. 1t is uncertain whether the
injuries received by McCann in the
af1ray were the cause of his death,
the contrary being reported as the
opinion of the attending physician.
Carson, Jan. %. - The Senate
passed Assembly bill prohibiting
quackery; also, Assembly bill fund
ing the State debt proper. Assem-
bly, indefinitely postponed the bill
to prevent carrying concealed weap-
ons; also, the bill fencing in rail
road tracks; also, bill relating to the
street railroad in Virginia.
Portland, Or, Jan. 25.-Weather
moderate in the daytime, but freez-
ing nights. Ice in the river still in
tact. A snow-slide occurred about
eleven miles east Of Walla-W ALA,
and caused the death of Mrs. Tate
and two children. Her babe, bu-
ried in the ruins of the house, was
found asleep and unframed.
San Francisco, Jan. 20 In the
trial Of the poll tax forgers to-
day, evidence was produced tending
to fasten the guilt conclusively upon
them. Receipts were compared with
stubs found in Casey's possession
agreeing in hand writing, paper and
edges. \ genuine receipt was tried
on a bogus stub Of same number,
and found not to fit at all. The
color of the paper was also differ
emit
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-01-26

A DrLEMMA.-Chas. Downey, on
his downward trip to this City from
Idaho, on Saturday last, when in
Moore Creek canyon, discovered the
snow give way on the mountain,
Immediately ran his team up by two
large stumps, which, fortunately hap
pened to be in front of him, and
which broke and divided the slide,
so that he and his team and the two
lady passengers, Mrs. DR.. Belknap
and grand daughter, were saved
from being covered up, and perhaps
all killed by the slide. The indomi-
table courage, and foresight of Char
lev, on this as on other occasions,
is highly commendable, and will
long be remembered by the travel
ing public, with whom Charley is
most popular driver.-Idaho States
man.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-01-26
THE LECISLATU r z.
CARSON. january

carson, JANUARY 70.
SENATE.-The Committee on Claims
recommend the passage of the Cor
bett relief bill.
The quackery bill was passed by
16 to 6.
Notice was given of a bill allowing
County Commissioners to establish
new election precincts in certain
cases. Also bill supplementary to
the State revenue law.
A bill was introduced to define the
boundaries Of Esmeralda, Nye and
Churchill; also supplementary to an
Act for the registration of voters. 1t
provides that where there are no
registry agents the Recorder or Clerk
may act.
AssEMBLY.-The Senate concur
rent resolution for committee 10
visit Woodbridge was not concurred
in.
The Virginia street railroad bill
was indefinitely postponed.
The concurrent resolution relative
to the removal of Camp McDermott
was lost
The concealed weapon bill was in
definitely postponed.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-01-26

COUNTY PAPERS. The local news
paper is an absolute necessity to the
county and community where it IS
published. All the city papers can
not supply the place of the home
paper. That should be the first love
of every man and woman; for with
the paper is the locality identified.
The paper gives the county and
town where printed much of their
importance in the world, and gives
in detail the local news, which can
not be gained by any other source.
Every days issue Of the paper is so
much local history, and the rise,
progress and development of the
town and county can be measured
and recorded by the local newspa-
per, that constantly is gathering its
items. People, as a general thing,
do not properly appreciate their
home newspapers. They measure
the value Of paper too much by
the number of columns il contains.
The home paper, at any price, is the
cheapest paper one can take, for in
it is found the information to be OBJ
tanned from no other source. We
trust our readers will feel the force
Of our remarks, and render us all
the aid possible, not only in extend
ing the circulation of our paper, but
by sending US still more substantial
assistance in the shape OF adver-
tisements.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-01-26

Two MEN named Flood and
O'Brien are the heaviest gamers
by the late rise in Nevada mining
stock, and if the tales of the rich
ness of the bonanza" prove true,
they are likely to become the rich
est men in the world. How little
short of dwelling idiocy it would
be to muse that there is tide
which, taken at the Flood, leads on
to fortune" or to murmur softly,
O'Brieny deep, what riches line
thy depths p st. Louis Repub-
lican.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-01-26

PERsoNAL.--While at Virginia City
yesterday, we met with T. b. ii.
Stenhouse, Esq, husband of Mrs.
Fanny Stenhouse, the celebrated
Mormon Lectures. Mr.. Stenhouse
published the Salt Lake Ietegfaph,
the first daily paper published in
that Territory. He is very forcible
writer, and has written several works
of which we will speak i'll future is
Shes
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-01-26
AGE N rs.
THE NEW YORK TIMES has had

THE NEW YORK TIMES has had
the director of the minis, DR.. j. IL.
Iinderman, interviewed concerning
the practicability of redeeminS frac-
tional currency with silver coins and
leepinp silver in circulation as
money. Upon this point he thinks
that the condition of the silver mar
ket is such as to favor the obtaining
of silver bullion sufficient to keep
The minis running at their full ca
pacitv on more favorable terms than
at any previous time. The greater
portion of the German stock OF Sill
yer coins, estimated by the best au-
thorities at $3.50, 100000 of United
money, remains undisposed of, and
will no doubt seek any favorable
market that may be opened to 1t,
since the demand for silver in Eu-
rope and India is quite limited at
the present time, and the recent eX-
vibrations on the Comstock lode,
Nevada, are such as to carry the pro-
duction of silver bullion in the Uni
ted States for the next five years
very greatly above the yield Tor the
last five years. At the same
time no dimlnution in the annual
product of Mexico is expected by
those familiar with the subject.
Taking the German surplus and the
estimated production of Mexico and
the United States as guaranteeing
supply largely in excess of any pro-
bable demand for coins or manufac-
turing purposes, it would appear
quite certain that the amount requir-
ed for coinage in the United States
can be obtained without increasing
or even maintaining the existing rate
or price. To substitute silver coin
Tor our present fractional currency,
saws the Boston Herald, stock OF
the former amounting to Sl0,OO0,O0O
or S15,OOO,000 would be necessary
before the substitution began. The
required amounts could easily be
furnished by the minis at San Fran
cisco, Carson and Philadelphia.
The Director believes that if the
gold premium is kept below ITO,
and the present price of silver is not
increased, OF which there does not
appear to be any probability, there
would be no difficulty in maintain
ing the circulation of silver coins.
Even if gold should advance to 1l3,
he considers it quite certain that
silver will depreciate sufficiently to
still maintain a silver circulation.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-01-26

MUSICAL REVIEWING have re-
ceived No. / OF Vol. 2 of the
Musical Review" for January,
published by Sherman & Hyde,
San Francisco. It is the magazine
for the ladies. Subscribe for it.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-01-26

STATIsTICIAN.--This is the name
of new monthly publication, pub
lished in San Francisco, by l.. P.
McCarty. It is brim full of statistics,
= most valuable auxiliary to every
business man. Subscription $500
per annum.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-01-26

CoMMITTED.-John Cramer, who
was arrested on Saturday last for
assault to murder, was sent to the
county Jail yesterday, in default of
$500 bail, to appear before the Grand
Jury.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-01-26

AN assessment of 50 per share
is levied by the Utah Silver Mining
Company.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-01-26

ARRESTED. = District Attorney
Anderson informs us that he re-
ceived dispatch this morning
saying that Small and Mcdonald,
suspected of robbing stages in
Lander and Eureka counties, have
been arrested in Oregon. Papers
will be at once forwarded, a requi.
sition obtained, and the parties
brought here for trial Austin
Reveille.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-01-26

w. III. A. McCUNE where the dew
il are you? 924,000 awaits your or
der in "Hold Hengland."
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-01-26

y regular norther the past night.
At o'clock this morning it was
showing and drifting furiously. 1t
looks as though winter had really
set in for good.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-01-26

OUR people might as we'll give up
all hopes OF having, railroad. To
be sure, we need one, and we are
willing to pay for one, but it is no
use to think of the matter longer
the thing is busted. Who killed
Cock Robin? Why the editor of the
Reno journal. With his little pen,
he wrote three inches of original edi-
torial in which he said he thought
the bill ought not to pass. And now
''Theres no more hope for poor Old joe"
Oh cruel archer; where We're thy
bowels of mercy?-R. r.. Reueale.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-01-26

ORE SHIPMENT.-There were ship
ped on the V. & T. Railroad, to mills
on the Carson river, during the
twenty-four hours ending at II
o'clock NJ. yesterday, 112 carloads
of ore, aggregating 100 tons.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-01-26
TRUSTEES Meeting.

GoUTH DAYTON GOLD AND SILVER
- Mining Company. = There will be a
Meeting of the Trustees of the South
Dayton Gold and silver Mining Company
held at Philip Geyer's Saloon, Silver City,
Lyon County, Nevada ON MONDAY, February
1st 1875, at 4 o'clock p. NJ, for the purpose
of transacting important business that may
come before the meeting.
PAUL GROSS, President.
Silver City, New, January 10, 1875.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-01-26

EARTHQUAKE.-Sunday morning,
between the hours of 3 and A
o'clock, quite a severe earthquake
was experienced in Gold Hill and
vicinity. The vibration was from
north to south, and lasted about
four seconds. A few people were
rolled out of bed against their will,
but beyond this no damage was
occasioned of which we have heard.
The same shock was felt in this
place about the same hour.
PRoF. MCDONALD and DR.. Rice
will be found at the Silver House at
all hourSe. Tomorrow evening they
lecture at the Armory Hall. Their
mode of treatment is well known; it
is scientific and sure. Their lectures
are entertaining and instructive.
Prices reasonable.
IN GOOD CONDITIoN.-The DEVILS
Gate Toll Road, between this place
and Virginia City, is in good condi-
ton, considering the amount of
snow and rain that has fallen. There
is 70 place on the route but what
buggy can traverse without diff
Guilty.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-01-26

GONE BELOw.-The Meter and
Refiner of the Carson Mint, Mr.. Bry-
ant, has gone to san francisco on
important business. He will be alb
sent a week.
Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-03-26
The Grasshopper Sufferers.

Editor FARMER:-l send you a clipping
from the New York Iri5Une written by N.
c. Meekor of Greeley, Colorado. viii you
please print it in connection with the letter
l send you. have friends in the West who
vouch for the terrible sufierings of the citi.
zens there, and reports that thousands are
on the verge Of starvation. Some people in
nearly every town hesitate to believe that
any suffering exists in the West, and a few
declare that the West should take care of it.
self. An appeal from man of the well.
known reputation that N. e. Meeker has
ought to set the whole matter at rest and
convince the most skeptcal that the West
needs all the aid we can send to them. II
each will only give from their abundance
mite" great suffering will be prevented.
ID. l.. BOYDEN.