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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-12-15
TIE SUN.
NEW YORK.
1877

The different editions OF THE Sun during
the next year will be the same AZ during the
year that has just passed. The daily edition
will on week days be sheet OF four pages,
and on Sundays sheet on eight pages, or
fifty-six broad columns while the weekly
edition will be sheet of eight pages OF the
same dimensions and character that are
already familiar 10 our friends.
The SUN will continue to be the strenuous
advocate of reform and retrenchment, and OF
the substitution OF statesm anship, wisdom
and integrity.for hollow pretence, imbeciiity
and fraud in he administration Of public
affairs. 1t will contend for the governments
of the people by he people and for The people.
as opposed to gov eminent by in the
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enforced by military violence. 1t will
cndeavor to supply its readtrs, body now
not far from q million of souls, with the most
careful, complete. and Trustworthy accounts
of current events. and will employ for this
purpose n numerous and carefully selected
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ury or by usurpius what the law does not
give them while it will endeavor to merit the
confidence Of the public by defending the
rights OF the people against the encrosch-
M nts OF unjustihed power.
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columns, will be furnished during 1877 At the
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The benefit of this large reduction from
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extending our circulation. we shall be grste-
full to them, and every such person who sends
us ten or more subscribers from one place
Will be entitled to one copy Of the paper for
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ing are barely repaid: and. considering The
size OF the sheet and the quality OF its con-
tents, we are confident the people will con-
cider The Weekly Sun the cheapest news
paper published in the world, and We trust
also one of the very best.
Address. THE Sun,
New York City. n. Y.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-12-15
EASTERN DISPATCHES
Democratic G difference.

Democratic 6 difference.
WASHINGTON. Dec. Is.
The Democrats have held no regular
caucus for several days, but held q
conferenc last night of Congressman
and others.
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Annual Meeting.

oryIcE or JERSEY MINING AND sNrLrIxo)
COMPANY,
San Francisco. Cal. December o, 1916. J
7 he annual meeting OF the Stockholders 81
the Jersey Mining and Smelling Company. for
the election Of us'ees and for the transsc-
ton Of such otacr business as may properly
come before the meeting. will be- held ct the
flee Of the Secretary. No 40l Market street
San Francisco. California on Wednesday,
December 20, 1876, A. O'Clock in the after.
noon. J. +. PLACE, Secretary.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-12-15
WESTERN DISPATCHES

SAN Francisco. Dec. Is, 1876.
Gold, silver and Currcncy,
Silver Ga per cent. discount buy
ing, and 6s4 discount selling.
Currency, SO, 93H.
Trades, buying. 1903; selling. 81.
Gold opened in New York this fore
noon at 1878.
Capital FIGURING Mills Burned.
s SAN Francisco. Dec. Is.
Fire last plight in the Capital Flour
ing Mills; damage $4,000; insurance
half that amount =. =.
Mexican Mine Matters.
L. P. Drexler. of Virginia City, has
filed petition in the Sd District Court,
to have declared null and void the elec
ton of c. D. Weller, j. ID. Fry, j. II,
Dickinson, Joseph Sharon. and A. X.
Harmon, Directors of the Mexican
Mining Company. on the ground that
Dickinson voted %. 4241 shares of stock
that did not stand on the books of the
company.
Raid on a Gambling House.
Cameron's gambling house, No. 2G
Geary street, was raided last night by
the police. Several persons were ar
rested and an elegant clay ont" cap
tured.
Summoned to Washington,
SALEM, OREGON. Dec. Is.
Governor Grover and Secretary
Chadwick are summoned to Washing
ton to give evidence before the Senate,
and will leave Saturday.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-12-15

The Texas Pacific lobbyists are here
in full force, and, taking advantage of
the Presidential excitement. are laying
their plans 10 secure that $500. 900, 600
Suhsidv
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-12-15

ESPECIAL TO THE sItvEn STATE.

~ Atlantic and Pacific 1.-The.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-12-15
KEW TO-DAY.

ALL persons indebted to the County for
taxes are requested to call at my Office
i'll the Courthouse, Immediately, as intend
to settle the whole business OF the County EN-
trusted to my charge, before leaving office.
s. s. GRASS. District Attorney.
Winnemucca, December Is, 1876 Nv
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-12-15
BULLION TAX.

NYoTIcR rs HEREBY GIvES THAT TIE
~ tsx on proceeds Of mines for The qnal..
ending September 80. 1876. is now dns ana
payabie 10 me at my Office in the coufl Nous
Of the county OF humboldt. snd that 'he
for it's collection will be strictly onioresa,
JAMES BuCKNER. County ASSESSOR
BY u. BuessER, Deputy Assessor,
winnemucos, Noycn.ber ~. 1876. +"
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-12-15

democratic u conference.
WASHINGTON. Dec. Is.
The Democrats have held no regular
caucus for several days, but held q
conferenc last night of Congressman
and others.
Texas Pacific.
The Texas Pacific lobbyists are here
in full force, and. taking advantage of
the Presidential excitement. are laying
their plans 10 secure that $500. 900, 0O0
subsidy.
New Collector OF Revenue.
William Highly has been appointed
Collector of Revenue for the First Dis
trict of California, vice Sedgewick re.
signed.
Republicans WeakeninR.
CHICAGO Dec. Is.
A special from Washington says Re-
publicans are perceptibly weakening
in their boast that Hayes will be inaug-
urated by aid of the army and navy if
necessary. The firm decision of the
Tildenites and general condemnation
by the press of any attempt to install .
man not elected. have caused this,
Conspiring with Chandler.
The Times special comments on the
promptitude with which Chandler's
message followed Hewitt's last night,
and asserts that the telegraph company
has been engaged in conspiracy with
Chandler to give Republicans advant-
age OF all Democratic plans.
Wade Hampton lnaagurated.
New York, Dec, Is.
A Columbia special says Wade
Hampton was inaugurated yesterday
afternoon, in the open square near
Carolina Hall. in the presence of n
large assemblage. Tho ceremonies
were witnessed by many ladies, and
members of his household.
LNtio NpCA Iu FiUmrS
A special from Little Rock, Arkansas,
says terrible fire is prevailing in the
heart of the city. The Metropolitan
Hotel, Merchants National Bank, City
Hall and other buildings are burned.
The water. has given ont. and it is
feared the flames will cross to the north
side of Markham street. The streets
this morning are filed with people,
and the greatest excitement prevails.
The Eastern Question-Har Immi-
nent.
WASHINGTON, Dec Is.
The Herald's special from Vienna
this morning says the peaceful reports
from Constantinople are considered by
best Informed persons in Austrian
capitalize be illusory. 1t is looked upon
as certain that the conference will fail
to bring about peace, for reason that it
can only agree on conditions which one
or the other of the contending parties
must reject. Russia will not be salts
fed with anything short of occupation,
and this the Turks win not permit.
They will fight sooner than permit Rus.
sif' s-intesferenceiH Bulgaria. ii'.in -
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-12-15
New Collector OF Revenue.

William Highly has been appointed
Collector of Revenue for the First Dis
trict of California. vice Sedsewick re-
signed.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-29
The Question Of Ineligibility.

Ex-Nice- President Colfax publishes the
following letter in the New York Tribune !;
1t has surprised me that in the discussion as
to ineligible presidential electors" no ref
erence has been made to the famous John
Young Brown Congressional case of twenty
years ago, When but little over twenty
four years of age he was nominated for Con-
gress in Kentucky district. As the Con-
stitution required that Congressman should
be twenty-five years of age, his lack of years
was urged against him in the canvass by
his opponents; but he was elected despite
this fact, on the distinct understanding that
he was not to swear in till this constitu-
tional disability was removed by his ar
irving at the constitutional age of twenty
FIVE 1t happened that the Congress to
which he was thus elected was the closely
balanced one in which for two months the
Republicans struggled in vain TO elect John
Sherman as Speaker, and finally elected
Governor Pennington by the vote of Henry
Winter Davis. As you are aware the Clerk
of the last House presides during the election
of Speaker, makes up and calls the roll OF
members elect, and they elect Speaker be-
fore any Of them are sworn in. During the
whole Of that protracted contest the name
of John Young Brown as member elect was
called on every ballot, and, although he was
present, he refused 10 answer to his name
and vote.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-29

Last August ChristophorO Conner, while hunt.
ing on otter Creek, about eighteen mile. from
Lake Champaign saw o strange animal ON the
bank, which he killed It proved TO be the Phooo
rltdnd. Of iinngus, or the common seal Upon
the river where killed it seemed to have a hard
troddcn road. as though it had taken up perma.
men, abode for the season at least. It was Ven,
fat indeed, and weighed twonty-threo and hali
pounds Or H. A. Cutting has secured the skin
for preservation In the state collection Of natural
history and as ii WAS well skinned, and the skin
wen cared for it will be q fine representative Of
the species. How this seal came to make hi
home a thousand miles from it, breeding ground
is Of course mcclure It seems probable that
it came during the winter or early spring of 1916
as when the ice was upon lake and river 1t would
seem to be more likely to stray away and lose it-
bearings ~ We should suppose. Six hundred
miles from salt water is mott likely place to found
a home isolated and apparently alone yet It 5.
not without precedent, as Thompson informs ~
that ia 1910 several persons were skating on Lake
Champlain. near burlington. when they discovered
living seal that had found its way through q
crack, and was crawling upon the ice They took
on their skates, with which they attacked and
killed %, and then drew IL on shore It measured
four and one-hali ioct 10 length which is about
the size Of the one first mentioned II was said
20 be very fat Reports that others have been
seen are probably correct, and the conclusion is
that seals sometimes come mp from the gulf
either misialSing the St Lawrence for a northern
outlet Of the gulf, or Tor causes unknown 10 ~
aud at last reach oar state. n others are seen
we trust they will be reported as these peculiar
vase. arc Of Ereat lnterest
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-29

life. As the maple and oak are dearer to
MS than the palm tree Of India or the cedar
Of Lebanon. so this home-born festival is
dearer to us than the more stately feests
that were born in medieval ecclesiasm.
We call especial attention to the admira-
bic proclamation Of our Governor. lie emu
merates the special causes which exist for
grateful remembrance of God at this time.
1t is the Centennial festival. Our thoughts
will necessarily 60 beyond the limits Of the
household, and range over the past and fu-
ture of our country. Nor will our sober
thought be untiuged with anxiety. lnstitu-
tions like ours cannot bear the continuous
strain Of unrightcousness. There is need,
this year, Of more than usual seriousness in
the utterances Of the pulpit. The days of
exhilaration and romance and youthful
hope, are over. We have got out of the
harbor Of our national childhood, and are
beginning to feel the swell Of stormy seas
and behold portents and perils in the air. To
sink partisanship in patriotism is the duty
of the hour Then possibly another century
Of Thanksgiving may be given to the coun-
try, and our children may have occasion to
bless God a hundred years hence, amid the
pleasures Of pure and sacred homes, that
they still have "church without bishop
and a state without a king"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-29
The Bengal Cyclone.

The terrible cyclone which swept over
Eastern Bengal on the thirty-frst of Octo-
Der was one of the most dreadful calamities
Of which history makes mention. II is esti-
mated that the destruction Of life in three
police districts reached fully 2lj0O0 but
the total in the entire area over which it
passed must have been much greater
Ilemmed on three sides by converging
shores, the Bay of Bengal is somewhat sim
liar to the upper part of the Bay Of Fundy.
The cyclone took up the water of the bay
and hurled it in terrific waves upon the low
lands around the mouths Of the Ganges.
There was no rescue from the scething
floods.
Calcutta, north Of the scene OF destruc-
ton, narrowly escaped. The point Of great
est violence seems to have been the estuary
Of the river Megna and the coast of Chitta-
gong. The population of the three larger
islands contained in the estuary is about
three hundred and fifty thousand. That of
the other islands and the adjoining coast
would increase the total to not less than
four hundred and fifty thousand. 1t is
feared that three-fourths Of this population
persisted in the mercilcss waves. The sad
calamity recalls the destruction Of Pompeii
and lIerculaneum, the great earthquake in
Lisbon in 1905, and that in Naples in 1857
as well as the devastation in bort, Holland,
in lll2. when the sea broke through the
dykes aud drowned more than a hundred
thousand people.
1t is impossible to realize the terror that
must have seized the Bengalese when they
saw solid wall of water, from ten to
twenty Sect high, rushing in upon them.
At the first onset few escaped by climbing
trees and high buildings, but as the storm
occurred in the night most of them persisted
in their beds or houses before they could
seek safety. The survivors Of the district
are left in the most wretched condition. and
the British government is promptly minister
ing to their relief.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-29

During the session Of the legislature just
closed the WArcn,L,N has been. as we have
ample occasion for knowing, a welcome
guest in many households in the state, where
Il had hitherto been a stranger We trust
that not few Of those who have thus
formed its acquaintance will feel like max
ing it a constant weekly visitor, and we CON
idently promise that no plins nor expense
shall be spared to make it the best paper in
the state. Our constant aim will be to rem
der it an unexceptionable family paper, fully
posted upon events Of national interest. as
well as the medium for the dissemination
OF state news and matters more local in
their nature. The generous response which
our efforts have met in publishing first
class state paper-a response which has
given us far the largest circulation Of any
Republican paper in the state-emboldens
us to ask for yet larger list of patrons, in
order that various well-cousidered plans for
rendering it better even than it now is, may
be fully carried out
The WArcuMAN viii be sent to new sub
scribers, from December /, 1876, to Janu-
airy /, 1878, for two dollars in advance The
first number in December will contain the
public laws passed at the late session Of the
legislature. Address,
J. j. NJ. POLAND, Montpelier, Vt.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-29
A Word In Season.

We are slow to impeach the wisdom and
patriotism of the Republicans of the Gen.
eral Assembly of Vermont, but if ever cur.
rent events dictated the old-fashioned "long
team" it was in the election of the state
officers on Friday last. A formidable party,
through its more widely circulated organs
and influential leaders had just avowed its
intention, in case of the declaration of the
election Of Republican President, to enter
upon what, in the most limited monarchies
of Europe would have been called reyolu-
tionary measures; and yet representatives of
such disorganizers receive the unanimous
support for positions Of honor and trust Of
those Legislators of Vermont, who pride
themselves on being the best friends of law
and order, as well as firm believers in the
preservation intact Of a good and just gov
eminent. Personal friendships are nothing
in such national emergency as the present
Men who are in earnest In the support of
a principle never let good fellowship or sell
fish ends get the better of their Judgment
or their patriotism. We hope the action of
the Joint Assembly may prove profitable 10
the Republican party which alone repre-
sents the abiding interests Of the country
to-day but we believe that we reflect the
honest opinions Of the thinking portion of
ii when we consider 1t exceedingly question
able and extremely ill-advised.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-29

The concentration Of a few troops at
Washington, over which the democratic press
have made such a hullabaoo turns out to
have no especial significance save that they
belong to the department of the Atlantic,
Of which General Hancock is commander,
and which includes Washington, most
convenient and economical location for the
stationing of soldiers.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Tribune thus sensibly tclegraphs
concerning this ordinary army movement
"There is nothing alarming or even astonish-
ing in this small gathering Of the national
police at the capital On the contrary an
assurance is afforded by their presence that
The laws will take their course, and that the
excitement occasioned by the doubtful re-
suit of the Presidential election will not oc-
casion disturbance Of the public peace.
Apart from the security against turbulent
acts growing out of a heated partisan feel
ing which it may be supposed prudent to
obtain 10y the presence Of troops, there are
ordinary reasons sufficient to account for
the coming of few companies. The ar
senal has scarcely had protection enough of
late to guard it against the raids Of the
predatory agents Of the junk dealers, and
the three forts near Washington have been
donuded of their garrisons to meet the re-
Inducements for soldiers for the Indian
campaign and in the Southern States. Three
or four companies could very properly be
stationed permanently in and lear Wash
ington. No one who is not looking for a
solution of the Presidential problem by
some revolutionary method would object to
their presence. They eau do 40 possible
harm, and they may do a great deal Of good. "
And yet the New York Sun has the inn
pudence to assert that when Congress comes
togetheron Monday, the fourth Of December,
the Senate and House Of Representatives
will find themselves pretty much in the CON
dition of the French Chambers on the second
of December, 1851, made memorable by
Louis Napoleon's coup dcidi, by which in a
single night the Republic was transformed
into the Empire. That is to say, Congress
will then be surrounded by troops. 1t is
evident that the stock in trade of the most
sensational democratic journals is to excite
among sober-minded people grave fears of
revolution, and so keep the country in stew.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-11-29

The election is now over, and the truth,
spoken of candidate Of the opposite party,
can be parted 10y calling it campaign Sian
der. We therefore invite all persons inter
ested to read the following response by Mr.
Tlden to Tammany Hall, upon the offer of
the latter's congratulations
81 am overwhelmed with admiration and graft
itudc to the masses of the people Of the city Of
New York for their dielHy TO ne cause Of REFORM
Please say to the meeting which you tell me is
gathered in Iammauy Hall, and which You say
fills the noble old hall from floor to ceiling, that
they have, in my eyes, and in the eyes Of the
people OF the United States, covered themselves
in this glorious work with lasting renown. TH
them that they moy ireH claim 10 be TIE right iring
Of he democracy"
This is a sample Of the man and this the
way he prostitutes the sacred name of re-
FORM" by associating it with the Tammany
hall ring, and which he pronouuces to be
the fright wing of the democracy Mr..
Tilden, before his supposed election, had lit
tie to say to Boss Kelly and his crew. then,
ht " a. Vic great ItlDIHtls par tAtellbuce.
and had Hon. Charles Francis Adams for
his shuttlccock; but now, with the faintest
signs of victory the real man, the partisan,
the demagogue appears. The readers OF the
above communication from him are left in
no doubt as to Mr., Tilden's real interpreta-
ton Of the meaning of reform; the position
which he assigns his old political associates
in political intrigue ought to be capable of
Interpretation by the most prejudiced mind.
John Kelly is the head Of Tammany; John
Morrissey, before the election. gave in his
adhesion to it, and the crowd of Jimmy
O'Brien's bummers and repeaters compose
one of the most potent elements Of the body :;
yet Tammany, he says, is the Fright wing
Of the democracy aud the party of de-
mocracy is to guide the national ship, if the
first returns shall be found the correct ones.
With a reform policy cut after this bias and
pattern, the future outlook with Tildensm
is anything but hopeful or reassuring