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FOREIGN PORTS.

FOREIGN PORTS
Bussos ArRrs, march 2O--salled bark Ada Gray Race
and Hosea Ric6. Pierce. boston
tom ss6eeSS 6o%e ssa' Se% YS March
n s9s spring S so d r1 New Ya9 eyaa
IieaioH ioseTs ron do arrived ish Evans Yates
caIMsoTs April : In port bark wenonsh ar.
Forbes from Newport for fisagua load nitrate for
PirHsa fofST. Nav IS Arrived, steamer waldesiau
0UArANAMo April 25-Ln port bark Heinrich Born
IAvASHa Nav i2@saiied steamer Jupian, Catherine
grom eew Orleans. Philadelphia Margaret BAKER, New
| HAwKrsruRY. cB May Is-Arriyec, steamer carroll.
nLMTAx, MAY l2.-Arrived, brlgs comrade tBr, John
sned 18th, steamer st Lawrence lBD, Byde,
SoNTTvlDEo, March 4i--Arriyed parksJ L WOODWORK
G6 Ersdre5s s = nar Ca sma sses a, tor B ,
cleared Tor Buenos Ayres
Arrived q snip Gichard McManus Beais New York
. Jonns NIB 18th sehr Aqeiine ElTooa Lswsia,s New
Melville Bryant Bnckoy New YORK lirt brig zuleiEa
Brunswick Ca vim bermuda and All remained In port
sailed March 10 bark salye Bn wnnams Boston,
"a ilelia. Ger cAroeqer New foPs; JILL -.
yorksrnyea March II diss Maih.lde ,Ges,, Tor do
NArAvyAs, May i2-Arrived, schr Francis satterly
Poses April 2s-In port origs Clara Agnes Rr. Ca
mon io baliim"re sI s3 s menons9 sgseiI 9r
sal sui -. i -. !. -., -. H.,
II
9cye, nSul M 2, e,,n G,spn, nn ~ nebse
schrs Scotia, 40 Tor somersvlle; Champion, DO Tor
ROSARIO March 21-saiied bark Alice Campbell, Cor
RTo J1sTiRo March 25-Arr!ved brigs Il wright
h9yle Batnmore l p1Eu VfeRi n g
Benz Courtney, BAKER brunswick, Ga 5h. Ruth Robin
sailed March * barS Daniel Rankin eBr Edwards,
2gSeee aps Pr oaG sst MIN MN Sse s 6se 5srs
Imterador tBri sin,onton Bainmore; brig A6bie .
ngon5 Eadeyta al hampton is9aas before rsported
Albion Eori, Larsen, Neo forA, IN remplAr Wilson,
in port Aprl o ships Pacific poss from Mazatlan FOR
Liverpool repg frtedlandeE Morrison from Aew York
for san Francisco. DO LanronS SNOW ana Russia klsn,
Teng Il Ursula 60 acharisen .o heT York; THREE
and fsr DO, arrivei March IS Winirsd tsrj, IN Tor
s SGesss or
ie6sTg i9T BALTIMORE hafy S Celeste ste' uthl T an
s,rTson Gro.smaa Tor Saysnnsh se9res, Hate
INC ana the above arrivals
sourassrfos.. Way t-sefed steamer vrago Bp.
so,lS,s APRIL a0in port btTs raguy Lewis "a
81 Jonr Nd. Nay li-Arrlved, scnr sarah / DAVIS
arrived isi6 orr Beauty Or, sinclair New YorS;
Cleared isih. sir Lille Annie Boston
~. III ia Ta y ica ~ az Fe
cleared April !, san Magellan. ne'ry. ca'dera. @
ii port April snp. ~tJosepe, ralcs or Peru y ioal
ch1 B917o une etfss elfr 4rs ,i! O. Munro .
Fauns Hare Green nom moaolpla arrived March IS
oI Iquigae e loai n.raie ior san Fmne,.ca r,,.,,
ar, Clements boston
rPFn srEAsrE Scv1uii. $500.
hE7vrEr Apri s0- ai4ca, Albert aai'tn Groves
arrived - rlu,ain s,n. Isaac Han rrescy Buenos
AlsrnA ,prl L. ,rrvci, I Bushnell MAYO. Al.
'I sa,,e All sis Nh . n, Gayis cadz
AARHuOs 70 April = Arriv,d, Anita Niesen. New
BassEs, April 2i-Arriyea Athena Bellmcr. Balu-
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lsth.Arnyed, scnrs Mile Trim, DrinGwaater , luna
sarsden meenawken; A i, niara a1 a. pnn
ter, pinkham, Rondnut
AVblea rom rom NrW horS schrs Maggie Dailhs 40 Geo
Cieared--shp Golden Rue. Moore, stdohn, NB; bark
Nnoya chlarinn atsn Aareses 3asenstown brig y
zas Falcon, Graves ST Domingoi schT hoen Fisher
saied-shp Golden Rule haEks Morning Dew ans
clqn M e Mng a sn Jat9a B!S~p ap sa
BGLTIMoRE, May Is-Arrived, steamers LuciiIe Bep
nett Charleston, Josephine thompson. Moore, New
York hark '.9goli @or Nielsen: Arenl ~ brig New
lis Boston. j,reer. Basselt. Boston.
Hampton Roaas tcserliae Nor, Larsen, from s'avAn
Cleared--St.tnrr. VIM Crane, Howes Boston vs.
Breme, Foso N,w York; bark Giuseppe Emanuel
" MosesR, au, Demerara' jennie summons,
SaIied@Stcnncr Cs .pian LIVERPOOL; barGs Fortunate,
and Profet,a queenstown; Schr Thomas Fitch, ran
CHARLEs1uN Way I2-clearei steamer Calvert 70
foRTRIs. AalEoE May y .rrvvc, brs Alfred
"a Gs0F H Il Ghowan non
schr Sophia Nt .u1. nyer, rom Liverpool -
HuSferS. II irop. sew YurE Is load Tor Rio Janc,ro
Passed out scnr Nellie, sawyer, lrom baiunofe for
Also passed earss yiscount Macdun Tor ReIiasti
schrs Peerless 80 ndne, Tor Porto Rico 'a rom BALM
FALL RIVER M=s n-Arrived. schrs sarAh PNryes
Frank MerNin, ilna. J, NJ, c,,o.., uo,.,a.
& 'LvE5YoS Nay is~ticared, brig leicn N nowi,e,y,
Rowey Pensacola. N ba LAST sour Hironaehe Tor "a
oLoUoEsTGR, Nay ls-SsIrriyed schrsJ IAmprey,
KEY WEST May l3-Asriyed steamer Clvde, kenne
&HraiIs' MAY o-saed schr Aelona Knowles,
MYSTIC III Nay 70 Arrived schrs Edward Ewlnr.
ccopsT r s Lmart@ei s, slea,asr I, to,
ces aisd 1sstou CBr, Worth Liverpool; schrs
Peter Mitch0 5rn-9n Port antonio. Jam = whippe,
"sne un , ! aaees g HS VI sher
'siIedship scrli., nAyre; bark I@n's' or Boz.
SoEFoLk Ma, Lj-Arriyed. schr Nellie aaron. from
sew , ;DroRa Way is-Arrived, schrs John Lozer.
ssiIed-schr nensy i Nay, Philadelphia. Frank Her.
i2th-Arriysd .ehrs q Hart Kelly, Georgetown, nc.
Tnos smith, bowmal Nontont -,
Also, scSrs Minerva. Biacsman Fan River for New
YorA Nelson Harvey Pierce, RockDors or 10 and both
Also sehis kate Thomas BARLOW, ana splendid, phin.
ney. sandnich ior New YORK. oharue, ireiehen'
saiied-scnr. war steca Gookin. Providence for New
York; Whistler, Keeie anton lor 40. ,o. u.
Az senrs LosIsS H Ne e neSPTn ~,
Thomas hlls Kelley New YORK Tor Dennis tsnd ~
Aiied-schr Ricnzl. coDIoigh, Providence Tor New
PH-Arrivel. schrs sarceua Munson. Dayton, Port
Johnson AEsA clements Aew fS S at Fop, Aaoms
Lincoln Albany lor Sew Bedford,
SFH fioSbo MsS ISISpriyed. schrs Geo II E,.
Georgetown. DC Norwich; sarah Cullen, do for Al
Bns Point; lhos Cooper lo6oken ioE ~ wport We.
rhadsp6la: Jacob aayaond, lillabetoporifor Prov
burg; Go.dspeeL 90 sarr9 Gora9 a. ior Pall hyer.
Nay ssose @ sear 5apan rHs a KEY
PHILADELPHIA. NAY ls--Arriyed steamers Beverly,
SKINNER, csrdenas; senrs Lotls Lee, Ice, annsh
ais aiso arr i .ehTs Henry, pqpneny norfolk,
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NOTICE TO MARINERS.

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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-09-09
10 I!

The quiet attitude Of the hither-
TO peaceable Indians of this State
has changed to one of defiance and
threatening. The readers OF the
TIMHs are not ignorant of the posi-
tion Of its editors in the matter Of
dealing with Indians who defy the
Government. or trangress the laws
of the State. We hold that cop
psr-oolored desperate is no more
entitled to mercy than . white one.
What should be done to the latter
should be done to the former-no
less. no more. Prompt and effec-
tive measures should be taken to
suppress the general outbreak
which now seems to be threatened.
and il there IL need that the mill
tary Of Nevada be turned loose at
The gentle savage now swinging
aloft his "coo-stick. we feel pretty
certain that Lo will find to his cost
that peace is preferable to war.
Our dispatches give the fullest
nsws Of the uprising, and will be
md With appreheusive interest.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-09-09
ANNIVERSARIES.


To-day marks the anniversary
& The admission of California into
~ Union Of States. It is Also the
Aanivszsa<y Of the organization of
~ sssisty Of Pacific Coast Pho
ssses. The former event 10 fraught
viii to many interesting events
- esnasstion 70 snumerate In .
sswspApsr article. and the growth.
prosperity and pleasures OF the
k&4sf b - matter Of general knowl.
edge. Long may the noble State
prosper, and long may the society
Z old heys 1ossiaA.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-09-09
on THE FOUNTAIN TOP.

Tomorrow the members of vir-
sinia Lodge, No. 3, In imitation of
THAR ancient brethren, who were
accustomed to hold their meetings
on the top Of high hills, will assem-
ble in the regular business way at
3o'clock r. NJ, on the top of Mount
Davidson. When the lodge is open
and the lights displayed, q white
Gag. which has been in all ages the
emblem Of Masonry, will be run up
she flagstaff, whence it can be seen
from six counties by the aid Of the
ulsss, The members of the above
lodge have now no place to meet,
and hence this of late unusual, but
formerly ordinary, proceeding
Znseprise, til.
Which reminds the writer that
the first Masonic Lodge opened in
the Territory of Montana had for
its meeting-place the summit of
tall peak in the main range of the
Rocky Mountains. 1t was in 1862,
and the little tlain Of emigrants.
worn with long and tedious travel,
and for days at time beleeguered
BY bands of hostile savages, had
halted and made camp for the
night beneath the shadows of
tall mountain that, sentinel-like,
overlooked beautiful little valley.
The Aower-sprinklcd green sward
spread away from the base of the
emerald-fringed peak like carpet
Of green, gold and purple; and a
crystal-clear stream, sang merrily
its vesper songs, as it danced and
romped over its cleaning sands
and its tiny, pebbled cascades, to
join the mighty Missouri. The
setting sun, with a refdl2ence in
that pure atmosphere unknown to
"a lower altitude, was sinking to
rest behind the noble range, bur
nishing with roseate tints the whole
western horizon, and bathing
mountain, valley, river and tree in
Q food OF softest sunshine. Every
heart of that brave little band of
pioneers beat high with hope of
golden future in the new Ell Do
rndo. Tho danger had passed, the
goal long sought for now spread
invitingly before them, and there
was joy in the camp. But among
the brave hearts that composed
that pioneers camp, were forty
souls, who in the midst OF joy
had other thoughts than those
Of final safety and future wealth.
They were Brothers of the Mystic
Tie" and what filter time or filter
place to convene the first lodge of
Masons of Montana! On the sum-
nit of that virgin mountain where
never white man had trod; far away
from their Eastern homes; bound by
no law save that of brotherhood;
with grim old peaks surrounding,
guaTd-like,- their lodgc-room-cano-
pied DER by vault as blue as cloud
Less. sky had made it, and with
naught but Brothers and the Grand
Master above to witness or hear their
devotion to the Order-the time and
place was most selemnly betting.
n. P. Langford, for years afterward
Grand Master of Masons in the Ter
ritory and now United States Ma
tional Bank Inspector, opened the
Iodee with most appropriate and
feeling remarks, and the proceedings
and interchange of pledges which fol-
lowed that convocation is craven
deeply on the memories Of all who
gathered there together.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-09-09
MIDNIGHT DISPATCHES
AUSTIN. Sent. Sth

AsSASAA % W VIZ oe@stSAAOAeo SaA
rent in this vicinity to the effect
that the Shoshone Indians have
departed for the scene of the
rumored hostilities, and that signal
fires have been blazing for several
nights past upon the peaks of the
neighboring mountains. 1t may
be as we'll to state that good au-
thorities assert that the majority of
the tribe alluded to are now en-
ployed upon various ranches in
gathering tue harvest, or engaged
in collecting pine-nuts in the for
ests, and that all the signal fires
are simply fires lighted by the In
disns for the purpose of roasting
pine-nuts, and ut this season of the
year are not at all unusual.
The following telegraphic cores
pondence appears in the 'Reveille:'
ELKo, New, Sept. Z.
General Rocker, commanding
Brigade N. G., Austin:-Forward
Immediately all the arms and am
munition belonging to the State to
General Cole, Hamilton. Signed:
L. r. BRADLEY, Governor"
This order was followed by the
annexed telegram:
"ELKo, New, Sept. 7.
"To General Rocker, AUSTIN
Proceed at once to the scene Of
action and take charge OF the army,
with full power ana authority 10
act and command as you may think
to the best interests of the State.
Signed: L. Il. BRADLEY. Gov"
Upon the contents Of this telegram
being made pubic, it W S the signal
of great excitement, and . heavy
force would nave been secured at
once for the Indian country, but
General Rocker considered that the
best interests of the State would be
better subseryed by considcrate &C
ton upon his part than by engaging
a heavy force of men and pressing
horses, etc., into military service, t.
the great inconvenience and preju-
dice of business. He telegraphed
his opinion to Major Dennis, COM
handing a detachment from Eureka,
which reached Hamilton for infor-
nation as to the real situation, and
received the following reply:
"HAMILToN, September 8.
To General Rocker, Austin-Cap-
tain Riley and myself leave in half
an hour with twenty-five mounted
men for the field; have more men
than are req uired. Signed:
JOHN II. DENNIS"
Upon the receipt Of this telegram
from such excellent auth Gritty, Geae-
raj Rocker felt assured thai the dan-
ger Of the Situation had been grossly
exaggerated, and that there was no
necessity OF moving an armed force
from this place, and at once tele-
graphed the Governor for further iu-
structions. The nature Of the Gov
ernor's reply has not TRANSFERRED, but
from the fact that all military prep
,r,+;n,,c kox,a oooaa1 bora - 30 infer
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-09-09

ON THE MOUNTAIN.-Quite num-
Der Of the Masonic fraternity of this
city yesterday Joined the Masons of
Virginia and Gold Hill in their as
cent of and Lodge proceedings on
the summit of Monnt Davidson.
Had the Masons of New Hampshire
assembled to the summit of Mount
Washington at the same time, they
would still have been over 1000 feet
below their Virginia City brethen.
Some 500 people altogether, assem-
bled on tho top of the bald peak, and
after the regular proceedings of the
Masonic Lodge had been drawn to a
close, = meeting of general good feel,
ing was held and participated in by
all. Hon. C. f. DeLong. Thos. II.
Williams, Esq, Mayor Cuyrie, Jonas
Seeley, Esq, r. NJ. Daggstt, Editor
of the Enterprise. and other eloquent
speakers addressed the meeting Ia
words and sentiments befttlsg the
occasion. Delegations from Carson
and Reno and other towns were
present. An altar was erected, and
1t the close of the meeting, was bro
ken Ia pjeces aud carried away ~ .
memorial and talismanic, by those
who participated. Several thousand
dollars were subscribed on the spot
to the stock of the Building Associa.
ton Of the Masonic Order OF vir-
GINA, and tho greatest enthusiasm
prtvatled.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-09-09

EDITORIAL ELoQUENCE. - Some
kind friend has sent us the speech
Of our eloquent contemporary, friend
Daggstt OF The Enterprise, on the &C.
casion of the Masonic Lodge meet
ing On Mount Davidson, yesterday.
BreSity Is the soul Of it, but It sounds
just like that inveterate wag. ut is
now half past four O'Clock. I footed
it up from Virginia City. and have
got TO foot it down; and there are
many of you in the same fix. ! have
not the least thing against any OF you
here. So help, me God" Grest
spplause.l
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-09-09

Rev. MR.. HAMMOND, the great re-
vivalist, passed Winnemucca last
Saturday on his way to Salt Lake,
where he intends to attack Brigham
in his stronghold, and, if possible,
capture the old sinner and make him
repent for his misdeeds the balance
Of his days.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1875-09-09
MEMPHIS, Sept. I

The following are some of the facts
concerning the riot at Clinton, Miss,
last Saturday: A large majority of
the blacks were unarmed, having
been cautioned against carrying arms
to the meeting. The difficulty was
wholly unsought by them, and they
fought only in selfdefense. By 5
O'Clock not colored man was to be
seen on the ground. At the same
time the Vickshurg train brought
number of armed men from Ed
wards Il Bottoms. At night five
hundred armed white men occupied
Clinton, and there was quiet. Sun.
day morning at daybreak the Vicks.
burgers, two hundred of whom were
here, commenced staggering ne
groes. All the colored men they
could find were murdered in cold
blood. Armed bands organized and
secured the country, and the work
of slaughter went on. 1t is estimated
that fifty men were thus killed in
the county on Sunday. Others had
fled to the woods and swamps, the
better to secure protection. A com
plete reign of terror possessed the
county, and colored men for two
days have been arriving here report
ing new outrages. The authorities
are utterly powerless to stop the
marauding bands. Governor Ames
has issued an order commanding the
rioters to dispense. The city is full
OF colored refugees who dare not re
turn to their homes. They ask moth
ing but protection. Governor Ames
is doing all in his power to prevent
further bloodshed. No Sheriffs
posse Is sufficient.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22
BISHOP HAvEN'S SPEECH.
what He. Himself says About IL,

What He, Himself Says AbOutu.
Bishop Haven has written a letter to
the New York Tribune, in relation to
a 1.-TWO hours" speech which he is al
lodged to have made in Boston, before
the Monday Morning Preachers Meet
ing, in which he nominated Grant for
a third term.
We make the following extract:
1t is the custom of our preaChers'meet-
ings to invite their visitors to make
some remarks on the subjects with
which those visitors are familiar. ]
was thus requested to speak upon the
South. The invitation was several
weeks old. My engagements had pre-
vented my being present at any pre-
vious meeting after the invitation
had been extended. / did not eX-
pect to speak that morning, as Prof.
Wells, by special arrangement, had the
floor. 1t was the announcement of
his speech, made the evening before TO
a crowded audience at Music Hall,
that drew the multitude. Not so per-
sons in the house knew that l had
been invited, and hardly one of these
expected me to speak. | came to the
church near the close of the address,
Will llO lultullOll vi SDCdhlbks hilcI
the Professor was through, the audi
euce began to disperse. The Presi-
dent called me out. The preachers.
some so or so (no 200 or halfthat num-
Der were present at any time),
and hundred or two of the
people sat down. / stepped
to the front, did not ascend the
pulpit platform, and not taking off my
Overcoat, spoke few words. 1t was
two or three minutes past twelve when
began, and twenty minutes past
when / sat down. 1 noticed the clock
both times. The 1.-TWO hours" thus
dwindles to eighteen minutes. So
dwindles the whole affair. l spoke of
the loyalty of the men of color to our
nation of the large membership of
our Church in the South of our duty
as a Church to be true to these, our
| brethren, as they would be to us. ]
quoted Mr. Wilson's dying remark,
That the next political battle would be
! fought, not on the issues of finance or
schools, but on the same questions as
before-liberty and union.
then added: I" If we throw over our
present ruler, who has saved us once,
we shall rue it," That quotation is
correctly made by The Item reporter,
| ana Is Jhe only correct Item IN MS
whole account, so far as it relates to
my acts or words. I never said or
dreamed of saying that stilted speech,
with stretched-up form and rolling
eyes-"I herewith" &c.-which he
puts into my mouth. did add, how
ever, what he chooses to forget, and
what was the only peculiar word that
L uttered, Pray, brethren, for the re-
nomination of President Grant" That
was all 1 said. never renominated
him, rs the papers had it. The TRAY
eller, think, quoted me correctly. !
asked the brethren to pray for the re-
nomination. This had Il perfect right
to do; right as citizen, as q Chris
tian, as a minister, as a man.
The brethren made no such stilted
response as is represented. Some re-
spOnded, Methodist fashion, by amens /;
some by the less Methodist fashion Of
stamping and clapping. How many
responded | Luow not. Afterward
they approved, by a rising vote, my
words. How much that vote included
don't know.
Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-12-22
MOSHEIM COLLEGE.
Examination wcek-Litcrnry Debate,
stc,, Sc.
NIosHEIM, GREENE COUNTY

stc,, Sc.
MOsHETI, GREENE COUNTY,
Dec, Is, 1870
To the Editors Of the Chronicle:
While the wind is bowling around
our study, and trying in vain to in
wade our apartment, your correspond
ent is seated before a cheerful hickory
fire scribbling a few lines, hoping they
may be of interest to some of your
many readers.
This has been examination week
and we are happy to state on the au-
thority of our worthy President, that
the students have made rapid progress
in their literary attainments, five be-
ing perfect grade the average was
four and three-fourths. 1t is but due
to remark by the way that the past
term was characterized by unusual
good department on the part of the
students, not q single demerit being
given during the term, which is more
than can be said of most institutions
of this kind.
The leading feature in the exercises
was the contest between the Literary
Societies, which came off last night,
in which the young men did exceed
ingly we'll The following was the
question for discussion:
Resolved, That religion exerts "A
greater influence over the minds Of
men than politics.
The affirmative was defended by the
Ciceronean Society, and the negative
by the PhilOlethean. The Societies
were represented by the following
speakers.
AiIirmative-Messr Il. L. Mathews,
w. II. Armnitage, A. Armnitage and
| w. G. Mccall.
Negative-M essrs. r. G. Smith, H.
II. Ruble, II. G. Borden and Samuel
| BOoher.
The following gentlemen were chos-
en- to render the decision:
Prof. ]. G. Barb, Messrs. ID. r. Gass
and G. G. Class.
After a very animated contest, in
which both sides did honor to their re-
spective Societies, the decision being
called, was given in favor Of the
| affirmative.
So closed the term, and the students
taken their departure, some to their
homes, and others to visit their "lady
loves" We wish them a merry Christ
mas, and happy New Year.
Hoping you will fluid place in your
columns for this communication, we
forbear for the present.
Yours truly,
SIGMA BETA