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The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-03-06
LETTER FROM PLACERvILLE.
March 3, 1875.

Ed. WORLD+The tranquility OF our town
has been considerably disturbed BY the sad
and tragical affair of last Monday Death 10
ALWAYS trouble, come how or when it may; but
when man becomes so lost to reason as to seek
his own destruction in moment OF frenzled
insanity it 10 indeed sad and painful. What
must be the thoughts that prompt the action
none can tell
James Thompson was an old and much res
pected citizen of the basin. A little more
than u year since be became intrusted in the
saloon business in this place, and was one ct
the heavy losers by the fire last fall. but had
rebuilt and was daing apparently good bust.
ness. always joval and happy, with pleasant
word for all He was the last man one would
suspect Of harborng TOR II moment thoughts
If s-ltdestruction. Come what might. yet it
appears that these thoughts were not new to
him, AS he expressed himself to friend just
after the FIRE last fall, that he had notion to
shoot himself Cases III this kind can almost
ALWAYS b. traced t. some immediate cause,
and this is not an isolated one, as there is but
little doubt had it AIT been tor his uncontrOl-
able passion for gambling that be- to-day would
not be- filling suicides grave. The passion
for gambling had become so strong in him that
~ resist Mas impossible. He was always un-
fortunate, yet never cvasing much at a time.
He kept OH and 90 until frrnzird by his i'll
luck. he ended his own existence. II this was
a fault III was gTi-vous one, aud grirvously
has he answered IT." Let us draw the uianiI-
oi charity. bury it with him. and speak now
nnly III his virtues. and let his sragiral rnd
ihoush sad indeed be a warning to us ALL A
warmer heart than his never beat in the breas,
oi man Though now called in death his
many good qualities will l".g be- remembered.
though n foreigner by birth aud D" iinme.li-
ate relatives Ia follow his remains {" thu
las, Tasting place. 1t will be- c"ns"lIng Ia his
friends Ia know that Ia this his home %: aior-
',"n. he had many warm and 'ru. iri'.nls aud
his funeral was The largest eyer srrh hrtr. !,
Mas conducted Il. Tie Odd FrIl"ws I" which
order he belonged. OCCASIONAL
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-03-06
PLACERVILLE LETTER.

Ed WoRLp,-Our town the past week has
been very much excited and \ gloom cas-. over
all by "A very sad occurrence James Thotnp
son. a saloon keeper, an upright. honorable
man. respected and liked by all who knew
him. committed suicide by shooting himself in
the head. Last Sunday morning, about
o'clock. a shot was heard by some Of our
citizens. But little was thought Of it. tn.
noise being attributed to other causes BE.
tween 8 and 10 A. NJ Mr.. Stanton going to the
cellar adjoining the saloon fur something. he
was Mortified IN discovering Thompson lying
dead with pistol at his feet. The alarm be.
ing given and the citizens repairing to the spot,
lif. was. Of course, found I" be extinct. It 10
supposed he was driven to the dread alterna
tive Of sacrificing his own life in preference tn
bearing the misfUrtunes he was laboring under
Losses Mt the late FIRE, in which he lost every.
thing he was possessed Of. aud certain recent
gambling transactions. which were too much
for him to bear; hence his recourse to the "base
bodkin," James Thompson was a native of
Norway, about Al years Of age. and had lived
many years in this Basin. He had many
friends around. and our Norwegian citi.
zens stood in with him to man and there
was not one among them but would have tided
him over any difficulty if it took their last dol.
lar. The funeral. which took place On Tues
day, was attended by the largest concourse Of
people ever known to assemble on such an &C.
casion. 1t was conducted under the auspices
Of the Odd Fellows. OF which noble order
the deceased was q member S. w. Wulff, of
Idaho City, was Marshal, and the proceedings,
both ut the hall and the grave, were both sol.
emn and impressive. The funeral sermon was
preached by the Rev. D. G. Strong, who made
q very effective and impressive discourse. des
canting on the good qualities Of the deceased,
bnt regretting his occupation 40 having q ten.
dency to prevent the finer feelings Of his ma.
ture from fully developing. It is estimated
that nearly tour hundred persons followed the
body to the grave. Mourners attended from
all parts Of the BASIN, and all expressed grea.
regret at the occurrence.
Mr.. james w. Dawson, of the international
Hotel, Of this place. who has been in great
danger through pneumonia, we are happy to
state, has 90 far recovered as to be able to
leave HE bed. During bis illness he was at.
tended by Dr.. Rothwell. and many of our
worthy tawnsmen cannot receive too much
praise for their unremitting attention to him
during the attack. Alex. Orchard, who was
II lie also around and we hope to see moro Of
him, for he has been very scarce this past
winter, Z.
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One Hundred lsiG0l and Sixty Dollars
Notice.
TO EDWARD VFrB. w. F. PAYE

Y1O EDWARD VFrB, w. F. PAVE
l. b. NJ DGGe'l. George Diasmcre G. ". Cistn
and all whom II NAV concern lon. and each q
you. are hereby mortified that !. G. " Crafts have
done the full am"u If work require. ly The aw 4
Congress ~ lsT2 and amend rnt nis thereto tow.
One !Iun.ireh aud f. z .lIy lIs0l Do.lan
worth on the Banner cnartz i.iTe. discovery clsi2
situated III l-~.s- county. Idaho ItrrEory: aud Es
are hereby required ,o pay TO Inc ali assessment
against yo "a the and for tile plaosi n0'tls
advertisement. within Einei. days RON the Gait
aereef faT.e' al of yonr night. title, liers.
and ciailn IN. 10. AID upon. said Banner qraEI
claim. provided for by The ac: ado - specified
IpAao CITY. Jan. :. 1881 g. W CRAFTS
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-03-06

A DRUNKEN husband tried to murder his
but failed He fired two shots, both Of which,
t.,ok effect one in her face and the other in
her neck; and yet there are men who censure
temperance societies for teaching the doctrine
that the law has right to dictate what man
shall eat or drink" We believe that If people
were prohibited from the use of alcohol as q bev-
Q age there would not be so frequent occul'
rences of this kind to chronicle.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-03-06

VERDICT or CoRoNER's jury ON THE
BODY OF JAMES THoMPsoN-We, the Jury
summoned to inquire into the causes Of the
death Of James Thompson. find that deceased
came to his death from the effect Of q gun shot
wound in the head, said wound being inflicted
by himself. on the morning Of the 20th Of Feb.
ruary. A. d. 1875. in the town Of Placerville.
And that the names Of deceased was James
Thompson; his age forty -four years; and that
he was a native Of Norway. .
James II. Hawley, Fun. A. c. Spooner, s
D. C. Holden, b. Pons, 81
l. s. Weller, VIM. Donald. 49,
Jnospee Loongus, "A, J. Borland.
w. A. Coughanour.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-03-06
THE negro population Of the city Of Charles

THE negro population Of the city OF Charles
ton 8. G.. is only ten per cent greater than the
white: but the death rate is three blacks I"
one white. The proportion Of "still births" is
fourteen black TO one white and this tells the
whole story. The women of the race are de-
hanched and the race itself is dying. and
from that cause This is the cole reason why
the inferior races are either submerged or
swept away by the advancing waves OF the
ono which is to overwhelm the earth-when
the women ola race fall the race falls with them.
and the women of the colored races are uni
versally weak. For hundreds OF years the
Irish and the Jews have been victims to the
direst systems of persecution; but they have
survived it all, and have risen superior to it
ali, vet 1rishmen and Jews possess about all OF
the weaknesses characteristic of human ma
ture, but their women were aud are unap-
proachable and irreproachable. Greece and
Rome are believed to have been swamped in
wealth and political corraptions inseparable
the conditions it produces; but before their
falls occu rred their women had become utter.
" abandoned and disOlute, and they could not
have fallen before this came about. And so it
has been and will be with every nation and
people, While the source is pure. prosperity
and growth will continue; corrupt the source
and moral and physical death will succeed.
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Notice.

THO C. F. SWARTWOUT, HENRY
l. Belden. j. c. Isaacs. Ithamar T. Walker. syys
ter Allen. Thos. Mootry. Jr.. NJ. Brown. AIbt
Davis. Charles Albright. Alphonse Chappne and N
whom il may concern Notice is hereby given thu
l. Thomas Mootry. Jr. have done work aud eApepdsa
the sum Of
One Hundred EsiGOl and Sixty Dollars
on the Lone Star mine. ia the Placer Mining Dist-t
in the County 81 Boise. er.tory Of Idalo and ,hs
you have iail-d 20 contribute the amount Tue "a
your respective interests in said mine and if n.
same shalt NOT have been paid within Ninety IA
DAYS from The dasc hereof your SAID interests in sill
mine will bc forfeited by Operation oi Law
Thus. AOuT4v, j.
QUAETzBcac, Jan. ], 1875.
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Notice.


FrO c. L.. VAGlN, 0. y. CAGWN.
Il Honeywell, ". J. Welipan. 5 \. Eeu'ii.!
Beniheld. J. u. Heath. Il. Wilson. q. " Savage, ~
rbbetts. s. kicaie. J. II. Garrsh. and all whom 4
may concern: You. aud each o; you. are herehyae
iiaed that l. q. ". Crafts have done the full andu'
~ work required by the law Of Congress OF s'a' @
amendments thereto. ,o-wit:
Two Hundred and Sixty tS26Ol Dol1a"
worth on the Star Of the West quartz ledge, disN'
cry claim. 2.6o0 feet. situated in Banner Distnt
Boise county, Idaho Territory. and you are he'sp'
required 10 pay Ia me all assessmen against !ol
the same, and for the publication Of this ad'e'a~
ment within ninety days from the date hereof or ~
felt all Of your right. title, interest aud claim Ill.,
and upon said Star Of the West quartz claim " p'
vided for by the act above specified.
IDAHO CITY. January ~. ls75.l q. ". CNAfiS
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-03-06

THE Khedive of Egypt, gentleman whom
it is safe to presume is more literally supplied
with diamonds than brains, recently sent the
daughter Of General Sherman a necklace III
those precious stones said to be of the value Of
$500 900. The duty on this was $4,000, and
now an Arkansas carpetbogger has introduced
a bill for authorizing the refunding Of the du-
ty. That is right. Let the poor pay the taxes.
They have no other use for money.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-03-06

TT BUTLER, we'll known to most Idaho
ans has become editor and proprietor OF the
Arizona Miner published at Prescott, Arizona.
were introduced ut a May Day festival at Boise
City, when be was standing by the May pole
gazing wistfuy down at jack knife sticking
in the top Of the pole. Success to you, Broth
or 3.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-03-06
Notice.
ITO EDWARD WEBB, w. TowNsN'

ITO EDWARD WEBB, W. TowSsM
l. c. S. Kingsley. o. y. Cagwin. Danl MeLa ss,
lin. A. G.. Langdon. c. b. Waite. =. Edward 'ol.
Robert X. Reid, Elias Brown, and G. n. Savage, ~
all whom ii may concern: You. and each OF you ~
hereby notified that /. c. 5. Kingsley. have oons
fnll amount OF work required by the law OF 0ons''
of 1872. and amendments thereto. to- vii:
Four Hundred a ud Eighty tS4so) D''-
worth the General Connor quartz ledge; jim
cry claim. situated in the Silver Mountain Ism lM
Boise county. Territory Of Idaho. and you az. wv
required to pay to me all assessments aeanss !.Su
the same and for the publication OF Uni, u.s. Ssr
tisement, within ninety t90l days from the ds;e sa
Of forfeit all your right title. interest aau ou
in. to. and upon. said General Connor
claim. ~ provided for by the act above sPeear
IDAHO CrrY, Jan. so, 1878. c. s. hiS'''~
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-03-06

The RECORD UNIoN-We are in receipt Of
few copies of this paper. 1t is good news.
paper. but will probably be conducted, editori.
ally, as was the Record before the combination
lin the 'ntrest of nonopolies. The death of
the U4ion is a sad loss for California.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-03-06

To feel bad aud cross il one of the worst of
bad habits. Iabituate yourself, then to feel
kindly and well, and you will b. surprised ut
the transformation of feelings and disposition
ypu will undergo in IN incredibly short space
Of time.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-03-06

4 NEW poet writes:
I'm sitting on the strand
That stretches 10 the waters b-!ut.
Aud as the day slips slu@i, by
idly fold ,..! hands aud th.Gf.
~,Ero.amse.
Aud while lac sits upon tie strand
With idly foli!s hands. we'll bet
Has wife. poor wretch. ben; DER tub
Is washing fur his daily grub.
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-03-06

A UTAH CoNUNDRUM.-If wife and six
children are made miserable by drunken hus.
band. how much greater would be the suffering
Of six wives and sixty children
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-03-06

A NAN named George May had his feet bad.
" frozen in Paradise valley lately. SO the
Northeraer says: 1t also informs US that the
y.apwai Agency i9brogliq j. still kept up.
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q. 80 3 -.
gtrr @Arfrtiseneuts;.
1ptice.
mo NJ 6 PARKER F w Kpnn.

ITO NJ. S. PARKER. F. w. KRopp
IL and q. w. Crafts md Ill whom It NAV 49,
You and each Of you, are hereby notified ,h.. cer
w. Crafts. have done the full amount NJ slss1
Quired by the law Of Congress Of 1872. and ut
ments thereto, to wit sma
Ono Hundred and Eighty also, Do,,.
worth on the American Star Quartz ledo. !.
. IN sanns ss q as.
idaho Territory. and you are hereby reun;r.S Soaas
to me, all assessments against you on the SAM. ~
for the publication Of this advertsemen, nj
ninety (9O) days from the date hereof or forfs
your right title. interest and claim, in. To ars
said american Star Quartz claim, as prov;Ss opa
by the act above specified. Ae0 "
IDAHO CITY. February Is. 1875.-m3. II
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-03-06

The blackamoor and his Ghoulder keep peg
Rins away. ct ". but we dont mind il. if they'll
only quit stealing osr ideas
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-03-06

II late proclamation ~ Governor Leslie.
"fKsntacky, may b. relied On, = "ftmsle c"l-
NED g!g!" sas turned W in that statc.
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STAMP ACT.

We are indebted to Mr.. Thomas Ranney,
Deputy Commissioner of Revenue for the Ter.
ritory Of Idaho, for an extract from the Reve.
nue. Act of February 9Th, and the Commission
er's construction thereof 1t is very important
to business men:
The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1875-03-06

s THE lnyo Independent styles jts stea'iDgs
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TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUE,


OFFICE OF INTERNAL REVENUE,
WASHINGTON, Feb. Q, 1915.
SIR:-S. H. Morgan, Esq, Of Cuba, ALE.
ehany county. Cashier of the "Cuba Banking
Company" has written to this Office respecting
the liability to stamp tax Of receipts used as
substitute for bank checks, and Of checks pay
able lone day after date. without grace" He
has been referred to you.
Section IS Of the act Of February 8, 1875.
provides that bank check. draft or voucher
for the payment Of any sum whatsoever drawn
upon any bank, banker or trust company, shall
be subject to stamp tax Of two cents.
BY this enactment checks, drafts, ETC..
drawn on time are liable to stamp tax as well
as those payable at sight, or on demand, az are
also receipts or other vouchers taken By backs,
etc. for the payment Of money.
Very respectfully, J. w. DOUGLASS.
atf Commissioner.
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GRAND PAcIFIc
7HoTE7L,
CHICAGO. ILL.,

Having purchased the entire furniture ~. aSmat
lease of this magnificent hotel. ! nsve 1rep1
Mr.. Samuel N. Turner. formerly OF the ca n
House and late Of the Palmer House; Ou CIV Hcet
Mr.. Tyler B. Gsskill formerly Of the keseS iii
Boston. 10 an interest In the business wnlcr kQ|
conducted under the name Of JOHN B. DhAA'
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-04-29

The A1aine for May, 1875 (No. II
Of the ca,rent series) comes to US III
good time. and quite as we'll trei yh1ed
with the good things Of art and litera.
ture as have been the last previous
numbers-which is: literally saying
everything for its excellence in both
details, while the fact is quite sufii
cient explanation Of the rapid increase
i'll circulation and influence lately man
itest in this typc-patlcation Of the
progressive age
Pictorially, somsthing Of an excur-
sion is made, in this number, into 'ha.
land Of faery which, as one Of the
writers remarks, we all like to visit
occasionally, however We may be
ashamed to have the fact and the pro.
pensity known to the business world.
There are no less than two glimpses ci
our little pet, Cinderella; Then We
have, also, by Dore, .'Tke Fatal Spin.
de-" "a Funeral on the Adriatic, u
"Ethan Allen at Ticonderogs," &c.
Litcrarily, this glorious array oi
pictures is well supported-with abun'
dant interest, If with something less
t,lan the usual variety. Taken all in
all, it is not too much to say that The
Aldine, il its present issue, is up to it.
best mark, aud ono more proof thai
the best art and the best literature Car
be gathered between the same covers
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-04-29
Scrtbncr for May.

The three bright faces that look
out from the opening page of the May
number Of Scribucr's Monshly, are OF.
iy different views Of one yirish head
the still livin: heroine Of trayed y
which will be remembered as long as
the name Of Napoleon is lauled and
revilrd among men-The picture here
>ki'l''uiy reproduced is Gilbert Stuart<
threetold portrait Of Madame Pattec.
sou Bouaparte, of Baltimore, one of the
most conspicuous victims OF the great
Napoleon selfish and ulscrupulous
ambition. The accompanying sketch
Of The Baltimore Bonapartes" is an
authentic history of this interesting
family, which u,ay yet give France its
Emperor.
TIE New Paris Opera-IIouse is dc.
scrlbed, with pen and picture, in the
same number of Scr'bncr,
"Dioogmakerij" is the all-Dutch-to-
me title OF Col. Warnings carefully pre-.
pared account Of the drainage Of uaar-
lem Lake, by much the largest OPP
Grafton of its kind ever undertaken by
man.
.'Somc Recent Women Pocts' is the
title of b:iei, bat thoughtful critical
pape'.
Yang Wing and His Work. tells
about the Chiaeso Educational Mission
and its devoted originator.
Ia the way Of fiction We have two
chapters Of Di. H2iland's Story of
Scveooaks "Mysterious IslanI,' by
Jules Verne; aud another story by
the young New Orleans story writer
George W. Gable.
In the Editorial pages, DR.. Holland
writes about "Speaking DisrespecttuI!y
of the Equator, "popular Arts" and
The Premium on Productive Culture.
The Ola Cabinet has something about
"En.Iish Criticism Of American Poe
try" and The Poets Mind and Mood
A new department, entitled The
Worlds Work. takes the place OF
Nature aud Science; and '.Et.hings'
gives way to 'Brlc brac;' and thus
Scribner enters upon its tenth volume.
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An Important Decision.

! One Of the important services per.
formed by Gen, Edserton, while rail
road commissioner, was in bringing te
the attention Of the legislature tha,
the Wiuona Z; st. Peter railway com
pany had conveyed about 600, 900 acres
Of their land grant to private pArties-
Barney and others-tormerly stock.
holders and directors of the company
but who had ceased to have any con.
nection with it, in paymeat or part
payment Of debts due them for the
construction Of los miles Of railroad
aud that consequently these lands had
become liable to taxation from the
time the company ceased to own them
The attorney general confirmed uen.
eral Edsertou's opinion that these
lands were taxable, aun consequently
the auditors Of the various counties in
which the lands are situated were in.
structed to list them for taxation.
The company refusing payment the
acditor of Waseca county carried the
case into the district court of that
county, and decision was rendered
that the lands were taxable. The
company appealed to the supreme
court, which yesterday filed its deois.
ion sustaining that Of the lower court.
As the agreement by which the com.
pany was divested Of the ownership of
the lands dates back to October, 1867
about eight years taxes are due there.
On. The annual tax is estimated at
about $4,000 or 1929, 900 in al,
which is pretty heavy sum for the
o,vners to pay and Ter the state to re-
.l'ze. The Importance Of the decision
will ba manifest from this statement.-
Ponce: Press.
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ST. Nicholas for May.

There is fun in the May number St,
N,ch,As to keep the children laugh
ing till the next number comes out-it
children are as j'I y as We take them
70 be.
Bu: st. Nicholas knows how to be
serious too; and no .ir., story could
be swc.:,er than Susan Coolid Sc's de-
!isht!uI May.day narrative Of Queen
Kicssom,' with its bcautiiu! illustration
by Fredyricks. The three illustrated
stories 10y Rcbccca Harding Davis,
Elsie Gortam, aud the author Of ''Rut.
led se" will interest everybody, aud
the practical articles will we'll repay all
who read them, especially the two
entitled About Hera|dy' and "The
Feast Of Flags" the illustrations OF
which are novelties. But We canaot
name all the good things; we only
envy he children the monthly happi'
ness ot such magazine.