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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-05-25
THE HUMBOLDT PIONEERS.

There is q society in this county
called the Humboldt Pioneers. 1t is
regularly organized, and has q consti-
tuition and bylaws for its government.
Every old Humboldter who came to
this county prior to the 31st of Decem-
Der, 1868, is entitled to membership
upon payment of an admission fee of
SIS. There is a proviso that the appli-
cant must be of good moral character,
etc., but as all the old Humboldters are
unexceptionally moral that does not
stand in the way of membership. The
society has a membership of sixty or
seventy, and undoubtedly would have
many more if its meetings were more
frequent. Heretofore it has been the
custom for the society to meet only
at Fair time, but now it is proposed
that q meeting be held before the en-
suing Fourth of July, and that arrange
ments be made to take part in the pro-
cession on that day, as an invitation to
do so has been extended to all the civic
societies in the county. We therefore,
in behalf of the Pioneers and at the
special request of several of them, ask
the President, M. S. Thompson, and
Secretary, S. J. Bonnifeld, to call
meeting of the Pioneers at an early day
to take into consideration the propriety
of joining in the procession on the
Fourth of July, and to give persons en-
titled to membership who desire to join
an opportunity to do 50. Many of the
Pioneers are members of other societies,
but as each and all of them have their
respective celebration days, all should
join in the Pioneer procession, which
it is hoped will become one of the fea-
of Fourth of July celebrations in this
cOunty
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-05-25
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EASTERN DISPATCHES
ESPECIAL TO THE SILVER STATED
CHICAGO, May "a.

Another Government fraud has been
unearthed. John Wheeler was arrested
to-day charged with making false re-
turns, and held for trial in bonds of
$4,000. Officials in this city place the
loss to the Government at several mil
lions of dollars, and the evidence is
constantly accommodating.
OMAHA, May "a.
Reports from nearly all parts of the
State seem to show that Nebraska will
this year redeem herself from the
effects of last falls disaster. The in
crease of crops over last year is at
least fifty per cent. A much lager
portion of corn has been planted, and
still larger of flax, which last season
proved to be unpalatable to the grass
hoppers. There has been q scarcity of
seed in all the grasshopper portion of
the State this spring, and but for this
scarcity much larger area would have
been planted. Rains have been quite
frequent in the Platte Valley. This in
connection with the backwardness of
spring no doubt defeated the threat
ened immigration of grasshoppers to
this State from the South. Great ex-
element was created yesterday after
noon and this morning at North Platte
by millions upon millions of grasshop-
pers passing in a northeasterly direc-
ton. They were anxiously watched by
the citizens. This is the first travelling
swarm that has been reported in this
State. An effective breeze carried
them along at rapid rate, and kept
them high up in the air, but there is
no telling where they will stop. We
may soon hear of their arrival in
Dakota and Minnesota.
New YORK, May "a.
A special from Osceola, Pa, estimates
the total loss by fire at over three mil
lion dollars. These fires have swept
the noted game ranges of Pennsyl-
vania.
A Philadelphia special says nothing
is certain in the present condition of
Pennsylvania politics beyond the fact
that Governor Hartranft will be nomin-
ated by the Republican State Conven-
ton at Lancaster on Wednesday for
second term. Colonel Strange will
probably be nominated for Treasurer.
The trial of James O'Duffy for at
tempting to shoot Deputy Controller
Earl ended this afternoon as far as talk
ing evidence and summing up is con-
cerned. The Court then adjourned till
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-05-25

A FRENCH chemist has so far sue
ceeded in his experiments as to have
reasonable hopes of producing at least
black diamonds, if not colorless ones,
from sugar. He has already obtained
a carbon cylinder hard enough to cut
glass, by exposing the perfectly burned
sugar to temperature of 1900 de-
grees Fahrenheit, in a closed vessel
without access of air. 1t will be an
interesting development, as far as re-
CARDS the production of sugar-yielding
crops, if this experimenter shall sue
coed fully in his designs, and cane and
beets come to be grown with view to
their final transformation into dia-
monds. Truly We are living in won
derful age.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-05-25

THE forest fires continue to rage in
Pennsylvania. The fire has swept over
ten of the eleven townships in Pike
county, and unless rain comes soon,
great suffering and loss of life will
ensue. Osceola is burned to the
ground, and on Saturday the fire was
approaching Phillipsburg. In Carbon
county an immense amount of timber,
saw-log' and dwelling houses have
been burned. The damage in that
county alone amounting to half a
million dollars.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-05-25
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LONDON, May "a.
A dispatch to the Times from Vienna
says dreadful accident happened on
the River Muir at the town of Juden-
burg in the province of Tyrol. A ferry
boat, having a number of Catholic pill
grims on board en- route to visit the
shrines on the other side of the river
from Judenburg, sunk in the middle of
the stream. Fifty-nine of the pilgrims
were saved, but seventy-sx are missing,
all of whom are believed to have been
drowned.
The day is being observed as holiday
throughout the entire Kingdom, with
the usual festivities and rejoicings.
Paul Boynton will make second at
tempt to swim across the Channel to-
morrow morning, starting from the
French coast. He expects to reach the
opposite shore early Friday morning.
ROME, May "A.
The Pope is again confined to his
bed by illness, and his condition is re-
ported so serious as to cause great
alarm at the Vatican.
HAVANA, May "a.
twenty-five gendes- de-armes, detailed
for the performance of police duty in
Havana, have arrived.
CAPE BRETON, May "a.
The steamship Faraday, now coaling
at this port, will leave shortly to COM
plete the laying of the direct cable.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-05-25

=" THAT carpet, said dealer to an
old farmer the other day. that carpet
is one dollar and thirty-five per yard
but seeing it's you, you can have it for
one dollar and twenty" While he
was cutting it off, the farmer proudly
said to his wife: " l never met him be-
fore, but you see he takes me for some
big man. Now then Marian, sec what
It's to have husband who looks
smartish."
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-05-25

GENERAL BRIsTow, Secretary of the
Treasury, seems to be the coming man
for candidate for President on the
Republican ticket. He has corrected
many abuses in the Treasury Depart
ment since his appointment, and his
crusade against the whisky ring is
making hosts of friends among those
who believe in honestly collecting the
revenue of the Government.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-05-25

AN Austin lover informs the Reveille
that his "gal puts pint of Florida
water in her shoes every morning. and
yet she smells as if she wore her shoes
plain"
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-05-25

providence, Rhode Island, is put
ting In her claim for centennial cele-
bration. The First Baptist Meeting
house, whose graceful spire and comely
proportions have long been justly cele-
brated, will be 100 years old on the
2Sth of this month It's cornerstone
was laid June l, 1874, and the house
was opened for worship on May %,
1875. The centennial of the latter
event will be celebrated with appro-
pirate exercises. A historical discourse
will be delivered by the Hon. Samuel
G.. Arnold, the President of the Charit-
able Baptist Society, the corporation
in which the property is vested.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-05-25
tomorrow. when Judge Sutherland
will charge the jury. ~

tomorrow, when Judge Sutherland
will charge the jury. :, ~
A letter published to-day by William
Grovenor, the scientist, claims that the
insects ravagipg the western crops are
not grasshoppers, bat the Rocky Noun
tain locusts. Matched this spring from
eggs deposited last fall. He appre-
bends no injury of consequence west
of Sedalia or Des Moines.
BROOKLYN, May "a.
At the opening of Court, Porter re-
sumed his address to the jury. He
took up the letter of contrition, declar-
ing that it was coinage OF Moulton
and Tilton. an absolute fiction and the
work of knaves. He characterized its
punctuation as worse than the work of
a schoolgirl, and it was altogether un-
like the full, earnest, living words OF
Beecher. No one ever heard Beecher
speaking on public platform without
coming away with vivid thought, some
strong, living expression, bright as
Shakespeare and grand as Homer.
MAUcH CHUNK, Pa. May "a.
It is reported that many of the miners
at Summit Hill are going to resume
work, but the conditions have not been
made public.
CINCINNATI, May "a.
The establishments of Howe d Hub
bell and A. Mann e. Co. were seized to-
day for alleged violation of the revenue
laws.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-05-25

SEVENTY WIVES in Warsaw, KY, de-
string by their example to promote
economy, discountenance extravaganza,
and tighten the burdens of family ex-
pense. have signed this pledge: :" We
will not, during a period of one year
from the first of May, 1875, purchase
any material for wearing apparel the
cost of which shall exceed twenty-five
cents per yard; and shall further prom
Use to observe strict economy in all
our household affairs, and cheerfully
add by those delicate sacrifices to the
general stock of home comforts, too
often dispensed with for the frivolous
outside adornment of the body alone"
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1875-05-25

YEvHE UNDERSIGNED ANNOUNCES f'h
II his many friends and customers that he
has again returned to his old quarters, where
he will be ever found ready 10 accommodate
his patrons with anything in his line of trade
from Doughnut TO the finest Wedding Cake.
my6 In Il. W. LEGREN,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-06
Personal.

7. G. Tracy, Esq. associate editor Of this
paper. left the city last evening, with his
family, for a trip to the West and North
By constant application to duty he ha.
earned q respite from labor, and We wish
for him that his travels may bring to him
pleasure and profitable recreation.
Colonel J. w. Fairfax and wife also left
for the West last evening. We believe it is
the intention of Colonel Fairfax to extend
his journey ss far as California.
Among other departing friends Colonel
George B. johnson left for the North last
night.
Cadet J. NJ. Baldwin. appointed to West
Point from Louisiana, and who has Just
graduated with high honors, paid US q
visit yesterday. Lieutenant Baldwin has
been assigned to the Fifth Artillery, which
is stationed at the Northern seacoast de.
fenses. He is a tall. soldierly looking
young man. and will doubtless do honor to
the service and to his State. He has now
the usual three months furlough given
graduates from the Military Academy, and
is spending his time with his father and
mother at Plaquemine.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-06

The grand lecturer OF the Grand Lodge
of Free and Accepted Masons Of Massa
chusetts. J. N. Gonna, in an address be
fore Widows Son Lodge No. I, on "Legiti
macy Of .Colored Masons in the United
States,' on Thursday evening. made the
following statement:
The introduction OF Masonry AMONG the
colored men in this country was by the in.
ltlation, passing and raising of thirteen
eolOred men into the travelling lodge at
tsched to General Cages army, stationed
At Boston. Massachusetts,. on the sixth of
March, H75. On the twenty.ninth of Sep
tember, l7S4, Frederick Charles, Duke of
Cumberland, acting grand master of the
Grand Lodge of England, granted q war
rant tor the constituting of African Lodge
No. 459. In 1892 Prince Hall, the master
OF the said lodge, instituted Hiram Lodge
IN Philadelphia. In 1877 he also instituted
st. Johns Lodge in Providence. In the
year 1870 Prince Hall died, and John T.
Hilton was elected master. In 1903 the
African Grand Lodge was formed in Bos-
ton With the above named lodges. In 1927
the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania was in
stituted, and in l847 the National Grand
Lodge was formed.
The speaker said there were nearly 100.
OoO colored MasOns in this country.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-06
New Orleans Rife Club.

On Sunday last, At the Magnolia Gar
den, the New Orleans Rife Club held 9
shooting festival in honor Of the sloriou,
Fourth.
The handsome gold medal presented By
Colonel j. NJ. q. Parker. was the frs,
prize, and the best marksmer bent all their
efforts to win it. Three Of the best shots
in the Crescent City Rifle Club took part in
tie contests. One of chem took the fifth
prize and another captured the eighth. 4
representative OF the Swiss club carried of
the third prize.
Tho occasion was most pleasnraLle, and
tho shooting was remarkably good. Out
Of q possible $50 to be made in ten con-
secutive shots. Mr.. A, Kalinski scored 2l2,
thereby winning the Parker medal.
A summary OF the contests and the
award Of prizes is herewith given:
Nos. 1, 5. 6, I. rest shots-l. A. Kalinski
score 2l2, gold medal; ,. j. E. Wenck, score
2l0, silver goblet; 3. A. Wattenhofer, score
209. silver cup; 4. DR.. c. Beard, score 2OS;
5. George Ober. score 20s; s. Colonel J. NJ.
g. Parker, handsome flag and bottle Of
brandy; ]. r. g. Eyrich, score 202; 8. John
Arms, score 1877; 9 George Muller, SCORE 100.
Target cartoons, Nos. l and 8. rest
shots-l. p. MalIard, Jr.; 3 e. M. Hudson;
B. Brieugne; l. r. q. Eyrich; 5. A. Kslinski;
premium-John Arms, most cartons.
Of-hand cartoons, 2and 2-f. J. Piffaut:
:. George Miller; premiums, J. P.tfsut.
Tho prizes were distributed by DR..
Beard; but that portion of the award that
bestowed upon Colonel Parker certain
vinous substance enclosed in yitreous Gov
ering eventuated in q vacuum. There was
an absolute and realistic smile. and the
dawn Of laughter broke only
on blank faces and empty glasses.
The festival has been held. What need
to say more than that tho New Orleans
Rifle CLUB were the hosts and Colouel j. NJ.
g. Parker the guiding spirit!
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-06
The Struggle with the wAisky Ring.


A special dispatch from Washington to
the New York Times, dated July !. says:
Secretary Bristow's efforts to break up
the fraudulent and unlawful transactions of
the whisky ring, will not have been com.
pletely successful till the courts shall have
done their duty. which will be pressed on
them as rapidly as possible. The results
already reached are, however, exceedingly
important, and they show, when collected
together, the immensity Of the com binatiOn
OF capital and ingenuity employed in the
werk OF cheating the government. Some of
the results already attained are enumerated
as follows: Amount of. taxes assessed
against distillees, $3l7 .000; amount as
sessed against rectifers, $347 600; num-
be1 OF distilleries and rectifying estsb-
llshments seized, forty -seven; lots of illicit
whisky seized in hands Of dealers, l52. It
is estimated that the expense of trial
will average 500 to each case, $40 of which
Will 60 to the district attorneys. II the gov.
eminent secures conviction, $50 expense
will be charged against zach defendant. In
some eases where packages have been
seized in the hands Of dealers, suits may
not be pressed, but in the cases of distillers
and rectifiers the evidence is abundant and
convincing. The dealers assert that the
packages seized while in their possession
we're purchased by them in open market in
the usual manner; that they contained all
the outward evidences of being lawful mer-
chandise. and that there was no intention
on their part to defraud the government
The number Of officers who have been dis
missed the government service in cOnse-
qnence of the discoveries made is sixty.six;
OF these forty we're gaugers, thirteen store
keepers, four revenue agents, three collec-
tore, two deputy collectors, two supervisors
and two district attorneys.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-06
THE TURF.
second Days. Races mt Long Bropch

ocCVnu Duys nHces 0t Long Branch.
Long BRANCH, July 5-Second Dav-
The following are the summaries of the
races here to day:
First kace-Hopeful stakes for two wear
olds, hall mile: Pastor, /; Lady C.ipper. ..
Freebooter, B. Faithless, 4; Mollie Carew
5; Dailgalsian, e. Lille Belle, I; Para
phine, 8; Helen, Q; lone. 10; Be via's Lean.
ington Bonny Doom, fliy, H. Tine.
5lA.
At the eleventh attempt Pastor iumned
OF with the lead, Mollie Carew secord. The
favorite Faithless last. COMING mn The
stretch Lady Clipper showed in front for a
moment, with Lille Belle at her neck. Pa.
tor under q pull. The latter Was given his
head at the drawgate, and ran in w,nnar
by length and half before Lady Clioner
who was length before Freeb0oter
Second Roce-Purse of $500. for all aoe.
two mile heats. Bigfellow 2, /. l. Ksdi
=, Carlboo 4, 2, ruled out; Donnv vnrook
3. ., ruled out. Tme-3:4S, 3:43 and 4:O6is
Third Race-Monmouth cup, two and q
han miles. Aaron Pennington i; BallenkaeI
=; Whdidle 3. Time-4:34.
lhs pools were as follows: BaIlankaal
$2J00, 1880, $500, S2lOO; WldjdIe SI03S
:y9o SiOOO, $500; Aaron Pennington sgO(,
Bailenheel first got away, Pennington
second, with WIdidle well up. IT,, ordsr
Was maintained until entering the sst mile
At the first quarter Pennington nnvsd nv.
to length OF Balleakeef, and irn1oadi" telr IL
came back under . pull. PAss,Dg la. hsK.
ms'e o"'e remington again closed. and at
fOONTMUEO Am rs.nlr1 D.o.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-06

1xPRovED PROPERTY BY AUCTION
The sheriff Of the parish OF Orleans will
sell to-day. at twelve O'Clock NJ, at the
Merchants and Auctioneefs' Exchange
Royal street. the following described prop
critics, to wit:
!. A certain lot of ground, with the build.
ings and improvements thereon. in the First
District of this city. fronting ON Front
street, between Lafayette and Poydras
streets.
?. A certain lot Of ground, with the build.
ings and improvements thereon. in the
First District of this city, fronting on
Tchoupiroulss street, between Notre Dame
and Julia streets.
3. A certain lot Of ground, with the build
ings and improvements thereon, in the
First District of this city, fronting on
Girod street, between Magazine and
Tehoupitoalas streets.
4. certain lot of ground, with the build
ings and improvements thereon, in the
Second District of this city, fronting on
Chartres street, between Bienville and
Customhouse streets. $50 ~
5. A certain lot of ground, with the build.
ings ana inprcvenents thereon, in ne Third
Distrtot of this city, being No. II Montsene
street, between Morean and Levee streets.
For full particulars see advertisements.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-06
BY TELEGR PHI. .
WASHINGTON.
At the Capital.

! At the Capital.
| WASHINGTON, July 5.-The town was de-
serted to day. No organized celebration,
The National Grange.
The executive committee of the Nation sr
Grange held another meeting TODAY and
adopted the report of the sub-conmittee to-
whom had been referred the subject of ire
ternational exchange between the co-opera-
| tive societies Of Great Bsitaip and the
Patrons of Husbandry of the United States
The report is as follows:
first-Ihat they have been impressed
with the earnest desire Of our subordinate
oranges and members Of every section of
the Union for active cooperation in bust
ness enterprises as expressed by efforts in
TINS direction and by appeals to this execu.
i've c0mmittee TOT systematic and uni.
ODngatlOn to mature and submit such a.
plan for adoption.
Second-That we would willingly and
cordially grasp the hand offered to us bv
our brethren across the Atlantic and pledge
TO them our readiness to cooperate with
them IN all laudable efforts to secure tor
productive industry its just reward, to
transactions, and to advance the moral.
intellectual and material interests of the
masses of the people.
Third-That having examined the details
OF the plan OF the cooperative societies of
Greant Britain, as presented. by their de-
putation to the United States, popularity
known as the "Rochdale plan" and it's
wonderful success, we heartily recommend
1T to the careful consideration of our State
and subordinate oranges and to the mem
bers of our order, and advice such action
on the part of the executive committees Of
the several States as may be necessary
to the organization and operation of such
co operative association within our order
FOurth-TO this end we recommend the
appointment of committee to secure from
Hon. Thomas D. Worrall, of the English
deputation now present, such rules, regu-
latiOns. articles of association, pam
phlets and other writings as NAV be
deemed necessary to place the desired in
formation in the connection before the
members of our order, and that said com
mittee be authorized to have printed 40
much of said information and in such
amount se they may deem advisable to be
distributed to the executive com mmlttees of
the State oranges, with circular letters
communicating the action of this executive
committee herein, and such other instruc-
tiOns as may be desired.