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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-04-11

Of "Snow-Shoe Thompson" the man
who carried the United States mails
over the Sierras through the storms
and snow-drifts of twenty winters
when the mountain passes were only
to be traverscd by strong man on
snow-shoes, but very few probably
know his history or the difficulties
and dangers he has met in the Govern
ment service.
John A. Thompson-for such is his
real name was born at upper Tins,
Prcstijeld. Norway, in 1927, and is,
consequently, forty-nine years of age.
His height is nearly six feet, his
weight $50, while he has the blonde
hair and beard peculiar to natives Of
northern climes, and q peculiarly
piercing eye. He came to this coun-
try when ten years of age and settled
in llliuois with his father, and in 1851
he crossed the plains to California.
living first at Placerville as miner.
and then engaging in ranchipg at
Putah Creek, Sacramento valley, du-
ring 1854 and 1855. During the ear
" winter of 1856 he heard of the diff
culties experienced in carrying the
mails over the mountains, and the ear
ly remembrance Of the snow shoes
used in his own country suggested to
him that they could, perhaps. he util-
lied here. He accordingly construct
ed pair ten feet long and four inches
wide, upon which he crossed the
mountains to Placcrville, then the
principal town Oh the road over which
the mail was carried.
His first trip over the mountains
was made in January, 1856, when h.
went from Placcrville to Carson val
ley, distance Of ninety miles, carry
ing the mail bags strapped upon his
back and gliding on his long Norwe-
gian snow-shoes over fields Of snow
from ten to fifty feet deep Having
successfully made the trip and re-
turned, he continued to carry the mails
between the two points all that win
ter. tho weight Of the bags being gen
orally from sixty to eighty pounds,
but sometimes more than 100 pounds.
The distance between the two places
ninety milcs--hc travcrsed in two
days on his return bnt required three
days in going. owing to the great
amount Of uphill travel. On his trip
he seldom saw human being, a.
there was not house on the route
and the eytirc country was perfect
Siberia Of snow. He never carried
blankets or wore an ovcrcoat, while
all his food was prepared so that he
could eat it as he ran. For his drink
he would scoop up handful of snow
or take dranght from some mountain
stream. He camped at night wherev
cr darkness overlook him. keeping
warm through the dreary hours by
blazing FIRE at his feet, and sleeping
peacefully upon couch Of hemloct
bonghs, and with his head pillowed
upon the mail bags. When able, h
camped under shelving rocks, and q
| a place six miles from Strawbelr,
Valley he had cavern in the shape 0
Ian oven in whicl, he Slept as often Al
possible, with fire blazing at it
mouth.
About Christmas Of 1856 he savct
the life Of james Sisson, who had lail
| in an old deserted cabin in Lake Val
ley twelve days, with his feet frozen
subsisting on -four ell that time, an,
drew him to Genoa on. . hand.sled
where both his feet were alnputAted
Before The operation Thoppeon Wslke'
- Sacramento ~ chloroso TlonlIl
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-04-11

NUIIUE Is HEKEB1 CIV En-
IN by tho undersigned executor of the abavc
named estate 10 tho creditors II, and all persons
having claims against aid dcc-a-cd. TO exhibit the
same ~ish tho n'ccAsAry vouchers within ten
mouth. from the nrst publication u this notice to
the undersigned a. his place ot business In Idaho
City. Bnisc county. J. +
Idaho ti,y. Jan. 1. 1891 JoHx Bnonsxcx.
Executor.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-04-11

I GIVEN

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN
~ that I have authcrissd Leon Full. 81 Placer.
viie yoi.c Co. l. T., to nc; ~ my agent. collect
counts notes. &C.. and TO transact any other hnsi
ncaa for MARX SMITH.
rLAcARvtLLx. Feb. :. 1870.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-04-11

camping out several nights without
FIRE, he never suffered any inconven-
ience, but slept as we'll as usual.
He is now thinking Of retiring from
the fatiguing business, and petition
is being circulated by his friends ask
ing the government to pay him Sc. 900
for his past services.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-04-11

The following is very valuable
housewives table, by which persons
not having scales and weights at hand
may readily measure the articles wan
ted to form any receipt without the
trouble of weighing, allowance to be
made for an extraordinary dryness or
moisture of the article weighed or
measured:
Wheat -four, l pound is quart.
Indian meal. pound, 2 ounces are
l quart.
Butter, when soft, ! pound is l
quart.
White sugar. powdered, pound,
ounce are quart.
Loaf sugar, broken, pound is
quart.
Best brown sugar, ! pound, 2 oun-
ces are l quart
Ten eggs are l pound.
Flour, pecks are bushel.
Sixteen large teaspoonfuls are l
pint.
Eight large teaspoonfuls are ! gill.
Two gills are ! pint.
Two pints are quart.
Four quarts are gallon.
A common sized tumbler holds .
pint.
A common sized winc-glass is >
gill.
A teacup is one gill.
A large wineglass is | gill.
A tablespoonful is an ounce.
Forty drops are equal to cne tea
spoonful.
Four tea poonfuls are equal to one
tablespoonful.
:
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-04-11
Professional Cards.

JONAS w. BROWN,
rrORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT Law, AND
N Notary Public, Idaho City. I. +. VIII practice
In I'll the Courts Of the Territory. Oyylcx on CON-
u.scal street. two door above Court House.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-04-11
wM. J. ROTHwELL, N. D..

IDHYSIClAN. SURGEON. &c. graduate of Je6er
II son Medical College. Philadelphia Once OF
upper end Of Granite street. Plscerviile Boise Co.
1T tdccS-t
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1876-04-11
THE ENEMY OF DISEASE!
THE FOE OF PAIN
TO MAN and BEAST
70 THE GRAND Old
MUSTANG
LINIMENT.

40 YEARS
THERE Is No SORE IT WILL NOT HEAL.
NO LAMENEss Ir WILL NOT CURE. NO ACHE.
NO PAIN. THAT AFFLIcTs THE HUMAN BODY.
OR THE BODY OF HORSE OR OTHER DO.
MEsTIC ANIMAL. THAT DOES NOT YIELD TO
ITS MAGIC TOUCH. A BOTTLE COSTING 3sc.
SOC. or 81 oo. HAS OFTEN SAVED THE LIFE or
A HUMAN REIN0. AND RESTORED TO LIFE
USEFULNESS MANY A VALUABLE HORSE
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-11
Died Of IINCktaW.
THE COUR1S.

/ In the Superior District Court Barney
/ Lynch took his seat this morning and
his commission was entered on the
minutes. There was betitting attend
ance of the dusky members of the Fifth
African Baptist Church, who had come
to the interminable case of their church
against Robinson, and which had been
fixed for to-day
In the Superior Criminal Court sew
eral important cases had to be sent
over, the witnesses failing to appear
In one case a father had had his son
emhezzling Of eighty dollars The iury
the stand The old man weakened at
the critical moment and acknowledged
that when he became enabled to get
possession of the books of the firm he
had found that the money had been pro-
perry accounted for. The case was
dropped and a sensation lost for the re.
porter.
The case Of }. Rinaldo, indicted in
1873 for setting fire, in the night time.
to a house on Tonti street, in which
persons were sleeping, came up, after
slumbering in the pigeon-holes OF the
court for three years. The offense is a
capital one, and the case one of those
which Judge Braughn. representing the
Attorney General, brought to light re
Gently. The defendant was represented
by Mr.. John McEnery and JAS. Walker,
who asked for n postponement OF the
case until the return Of defendants
counsel, Hon +. John Ellis, which was
granted by the court
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-11
FINANCIAL.

! Or quotations are corrected from ue laS' sGies
/ reported at he stock. cotton and merchants Er
changes ,tp IL 1917 p. M. aud financial ana
commercial tee0rdfaS are he tdtest recetred nv t
the same time.
May lO-Bank Clearings s997. .757 70; balances
$lI47SS 30,
There IL slight decrease in the demand for
discount both in bank and on the street The
offerings on the latter are mostly Of long paper.
which. when exceptional, are occasionally placed
y little less than our quotations We will quote
exceptional commercial paper At as per cent
per annum; Al do. l0al2, and second grade
nominal.
in first class which rule at 9en10 per cent per an
nun, while second grade are entirely nominal
GOLD Now rules al ll29s@li3t, against ll2 y
at New York. The market il less active ard n3t
quite as strong.
SILNER-The market is now quoted at 10i IA
III currency for American half dollars and S9a
80 gold for MEXICAN dollars.
STERLING-Offe light; demand fair :
market lower. Commercial quoted here at $3.50
547 curr ncy, bank -M55I3 bank counter rate a
b52 Commercial at &cw York at As aN4st
gold. bank AS stG4sslg
FRANCS-Scarcely anything doing CONNER
cial quoted here 4.6l'4, bank nominal, Com
merea at New York 5.l9-s @5.l7 gold. bank 5lt'e
@5147a.
NEW YORK SIGHT-scarce and in request.
Bank checking rate on New York p per cent
premium. Commercial sight stiff AZ 'a@5-l6
rcmium.
SToCkS-Continu dun and without any new
feature t0 notice. Last sales.
Dividend Crescent City Gas Company h.
STATE CONs0Ls-W Weaker: quoted at 81.
Gs last Salos e. b Ggss.
CITY PREMIUM RNNDS-Iees active ami
lower quoted al "a a.S5 Last salee 94:43st.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-11
DAILN DEMOCRAT.
II. !. HEARSEY -.............. EprroR.
EDITOR.
WV. NoEE.PEK - co. Praprictor>.
OFFICE. "a CAMP STREET. Second FlaoI
THE MORNING. PRESS.
',s. May II, / go q. N. .-Rentes los II,

The Bee refers to the interview between the
Herald correspondent ana Charles Francis
Adams, ana, taking th, occasion To speak o
the attrartiveness of5high Office. remarks that
only very few men would ho art to willingly re.
inquisa the opportunity 0t obtaining it, III,
F head that wears a crown is unhappy it is SAID
and vt who would refuse % be King?
Ihc Republicans preparing its appeal with =
Cad,inarian Grafton against the Democrats fot
what they have done vha, they have not done
ann what il pleaSa9 tho Radicals to think that
they viii do if let alone, calls upon the od-tuc
Wings to awake from their eumbers. shake of
tha Democratic fc;ters, re-orEanize indepen-
denay, make up ticket ana get badly
beaten thus leaving chance foc,he Radicals to
come lin.
Tile Coushatta horror again comes on the
tapis, and now Bean happens not to ba the dis
Guised stranger" II is impossible that it should
have been Bean. because Bean SAYS so himself
About the wharf bonds i, says scale them ''
the fact is they are somewhat fishyl The city
should demand an abatement of Al least twenty
five cents on the dollar for every wharf bond
outstanding at this writing
The Picay13e grapples tile question of labor
and education. incidentally gives what may he
well deserved hit to labor saving machines in
general, and concludes by saying that education
provides no escape even from manual labor.
The Hawaiian treaty. it says is a piece Of reck-
less and sectional legislation. taking with one
hand from the South what was given with the
other hand by means Of the levee bill.
0f the Coushatta affair il says that il is not
Our funeral.
The BHdetin, in answer 10 the Republicans ar
tice entitled Violation Of the Revenue Laws"
reproaehes its ''neighboc III law with meander-
ing from the truth and without openly striking
at the goddess vet insinEatjng he Wy stone or
two into the wen whore She j. Supposed t6 be
hidden. II advises the Republican 10 quit
making homilics upon journalistic morals.
The Hatlri0, Justly eensLyes certain Northern
ana Western papers for their gndyjnR hatred to
ihc south mani eeted by constant calumnious
assertions and ever recurring suaere.
The Times thinks that Mr.. Wells resolution to
issue rations to the sufferers from the overflow
or thc Mississippi. is Tho prelude ID Job.
Reterring to the leyee hi,l reported by Mr.,
Ellis. it takes occasion to give due praise to that
gentleman and Mr.. Levy as active and intelli
gent workers.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-11

sequel2-l fell, and | have been wan
derer ever since.
When she had finished her story the
morning was breaking. [ took them up
stairs and put them in the best cell |
could find, and left them to await the
arrival of the Maria that was to take
them to court. At the appointed time |
walked into the cell and found Mary
Wengle dhis was her real name) sound
asleep, with her infant on her breast
But it was the dull, cold sleep Of death.
and she now occupies a corner in the
potters field at the Metairie Ridge Her
child was sent TO an asylum, where it is
now.
When the old man had closed his
story he buried his head in his hands to
hide tear, and our reporter wi thdrew
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-11

His War HecOrd-Naw tie Fought Fer
His Country.

L..
A long eulogy of Hamilton Fish ap.
peared in the Times of Friday. Whether
/ it was an obituary notice which got pre-
maturely published by accident or was
contributed by an admirer of the Secre-
tary, with the purpose OF helping him
to nomination for President Of the
United States, we cannot say. At all
events, it was laudatory, and may be
supposed to embody the prominent
points of his political career. A very
interesting portion OF it is that which
sums up his achievements from his re-
tirement from the United States Senate
in 1853 to his appointment as Secretary
of State in 1868:
when Gov. Fish left the Senate, sat
ed with honors and wearied with long
labor in the public service, with his pri
vate interests necessarily neglected, he
voluntarily retired from the most desir-
able position known to the Constitution.
and again sought the repose of domes
tic life. For some years he continued
to reside as a private citizen at his ele-
CANT mansion in the city OF New York,
surrounded by an interesting family to
whom h s devotedly attached, super
visingt tt education and moral culture
of his children, storing his mind with
knowledge by diligent reading, patron
izing art and science with unaffected ad-
miration, and dispensing hospitality
with a liberal hand and a genial vel
come"
The ten years OF which this is the
record embraced the whole period of our
late civil war. During this anxious and
critical time every true patriot, regard
less of his party affiliations. came for
ward and placed his life, his fortune,
and his personal abilities at the
service of his country But Mr.. Fish,
according to his professed eulogist,
could find no better occupation, while
the agonizing struggle was going on,
thar playing the schoolmaster and the
and enjoying the ease ~
his luxurious home While other nen,
who like him had obtained honors and
distinctions in time of peace, We're show
ng that in war, too, they could be use
III, he never compromised his dignity
md self-respect as Christian gentle
nan" but remained "an attentive OBJ
erver of political events in which were
involved the interests Of his country"
his is a roundabout way Of saying that
uring the war Mr.. Fish was either
oward or copperhead in disguise.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-11

Capt John Cowdon, "a Tennessee,
has been in New Orleans for some
weeks, with view Of organizing a COM
pauy for the purpose OF constructing a
ship canal from the Mississippi via
Barataria to the deep waters of the
Gulf. The Captain has sounded the
present water OF the proposed route,
and i thoroughly convinced that the
enterprise is practicable, and at a cost
Insignificant, compared with the advan-
tages of such canal, to tie trade Of the
Mississippi Valley. He has accumulated
a vast amount Of interesting and valu-
able information on this matter, and it
seems TO US it would be well if he had an
Of meeting the merchants
and capitalists of New Orleans. and ex-
planning fully his views and plans.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-11
SPECIAL NOTICES.

omcc Louisiana Equitable Life Tn
surance Company.-An annual election for Di-
rectors of this Company was held on Monday,
April h. ls7e. The following @eRtlemeR con-
stitute the Board az Bifcntof% -*s
CHARLES CHAFFE. A. THOMPSON .eiras
ALEX. MARKS II. M. PAYNE
II. J. N0SE. JOHN II. PIKE
JOHN l. ADAMS. ANDREW PATTON
r. c. HERND0N. ". D. SCHMIDT,
JAMES /. DAY, JOHN S. GRON rs.
J. W. STONE. j.. b. BRIGGS
JOHN HENDERSON, T.. A. TYLER,
=. b. NEWMAN B. r. WAISHE.
Il. II. FAIRCHILD. J. b. CAMORS.
r. w. OGDEN HENRY ABRAHAM
AT the annual meeting Of the Board OF Direct
ors, held Tuesday. May Q. the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
SAMUEL MANNING TODD. President
r. W. OGDEN Vice President.
ANDREW PATTON, Second Vice President
WILLIAM HENDERSON, Secretary.
WILLIAM HENDERSON.
myI1 I'm Secretary
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-11
TiI.nENs DREAM.
4 Meeting Gf ~. Peter aud Nr. James
>I0ke> sun shine.

\. /. Nuf.l
THE other night, said Gov. Tilden,
as he stood in an Academy box last
evening, and addressed the patrons OF
the Young Women S Christian Associa-
ton fair, After the Chamber OF Com
merce dinner and a conversation there
with the Rev DR. Hall, dreamed that
l was with St Peter. Mr.. James Stokes
approached the heavenly portal, and
wishing to conciliate Peter by mention
ing the best thing he had ever done, he
said Peter, gave $500 to the Young
" omen 5 Christian Association. Peter
answered. That was a mere surrender
TO the most charming Of the whole
order Of mcndicants | see no good in
that, bat anything more you do shall be
regularly entered in heaven ledger to
your credit A short time ago | had
the pleasure of appointing a lady on the
Board OF Public Charities. 1t seems to
me simple and natural thing to do
but it had not been done before.
awoke the next morning and far more
astonished than Byron after the pub
lication Of 'Childe Harold, found my
self famous. The SuH shone upon nv
ediet, and the FreniHg Post was my
strong support. | received letters from
several fine young gentlemen, like Will
liam Cullen Bryant and Charles O'Con>
nor, who told me that my name, instead
OF being written on the sand, and on
the side Of the shore nearest the sea,
was written in the annals OF immortal
lty. | suppose Peter would tell me, as
L now tell you, that not one deed, but
only the continuance in we'll doing, will
earn the blessed immortal crown.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-11
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
OFFICE ~ O. DEMOCRAT |
Thursday Evening May II, 1872 p. M !
We oon,de,sse from, oau' exchanges he follo'rjng
interesting financial and commercial
Items :


/ Items:
! The average amount Of silver now issued out.
side Of Washington is about sl75 900 uer day moi
including about $4,000 paid outfor drafts drawn
on the Sub -Treasurers and repositories The
total issues Of silver thus far is estimated AT
g., 500, 600
The Charleston Exchange of NAV 10 reports
as follows: Decrease Of per cent. in area
planted in eighteen counties, Season has been
very favorable for preparing land hut since
planting less, favorable Crop seven to twelve
days later than last year. Labor and use Of fer
tillzers same as last year. There has been no
overflow IN South Carolina and the plant Is stlii
coming mp.
The net advance in the prices Of tobacco during
the past week at Louisville was bod7bc per
100 lbs Ii Is now believed that the estimates
Of the crop of 1878 were exaggerated. that the
Weld in pounds will hc something less than last
year, and the average shorta in weight 20 per
cent The French contract for 1000 hhtS OHIO
tobacco and 1000 of Maryland Is supposed
to have been let for less than per GENITAL The
per centage III the contract arc 10 per cent M
fine. SO per cent Of medium and 40 per cent ot
the common grades.
The United States imported from Cuba in
1875 26a 900 hhds of molasscs g3 per cent If the
exports III thai island. besides 4 largo quantity
from Pssto Rico rhe Eng efis4a and Fren n islands
and other ports. This shows rapidly inereas
ing Consumption compared with past wears.
lse visfhsr sagelyr " bushels gran at ,he
hpriI $50 and of is,S *s's ss isitows;
Wheat = Corn. Oats
lS75..... ...........-. 1,5447u 5.I3ee12 2,ssoIla
SYSTEMATICALLY S4S, ,l05 a256 2os 225l, leo
II Is estimated that there are 200 900 tierces-of
winter and spring lard in the United States Of
which Chicago and New York hofd about 60 900
Cincinnati 10000; each of these ma kets fears
that one will unload upon the others and close
mp its own outlet
The past week fol most people in the dry
goods trade AT New ork IVES unsatisfactory
rs the one previous. with prices still tending
down. With goods As low as they now are there
i indncement for parties wishing good invest
mcEt 10 lndnIge IN buying dry goods.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-11

275; rosn, D and + -@s2. F -Gas2 Is. G -Cgs2 2s.
s. 50g5 tuIpentine 33t@35c Z gallon.
LIVE STOCK-Texas heevas, first quality
--qs36, second quality -@s3e third quality -se
Western hogs ss@s 30 sheep, first quality $500.
second quality. s3CG3 80 third quality s2a2 80 :;
milch cows choice s70@ao. ordinary s4o@G0 !;
calves $7@9; yearlings &loGI2.
FRlEGHTS-By steam to Vera Cruz. on -four
q hbl; lumber$l2 z l0-measurement-25c T.
foot. and pound freights lc all in gold BY steam
Cotton to Liverpool 7-l6d; to Boston Provi-
dence, Fall River. Philadelphia and Baltimore
via New York, sr; 70 New York 81. BY sail
Cotton to Liverpool -@7-lGi; to the Baltic 81;
corn to Liverpool 1od; TO Havre -a{c; to Brc-
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-11

The 'Namcless Force. :

The trial Of the extraordinary agent
of destruction, which has been post
poned two or three times already, it is
said, will come off to-day, at the Milne
burg lake end. There will doubtless be
a great crowd in attendance, and the
great unknown" himself is expected to
turn up.
The Whisky Case.
The Fehrenbach case occupied the
United States Circuit Court yesterday
until o'clock in the evening and was
resumed at half-past z last night, the
Court adjoining at about 10 O'clock. AZ
this rate the case may be expected to he
closed early next week.
Died Of LOckjaw.
Tony Quinn, the youth who had hrs
foot run over by car AZ of the Annuncia-
tion street line, on April 27, died OF lock
jaw at O'Clock this morning.
OF for the Centennial.
The Police Board having granted De
tective j. J. Pierson several months
leave OF absence, he yesterday left for
the Centennial, to act as detective from
this State.
The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-05-11
TIRE JUDICIARY.
The Kind OF Hen TO Nominate adyisability
of Two Parish Conventions.

Editor Democrat The delegates to the
next Democratic parish nominating
convention will select over seventy party
candidates flr Offices of honor, trust and
profit and The election OF these candi-
dates in November may he considered
las certain. 1t is, therefore, necessary
that the primaries should be'attentled
by all good citizens. In n convention
with So much to do ii is practically
almost impossible to prevent combina-
tions and compromises, bv means Of
which the best man is often sacrificed
for one in every way his inferior.
BY far the most important nomina-
tions to be made are those of candidates
for Judges Of the District Courts and
members of the Legislature. The selee-
tion of the very best men for these posi-
tions is necessary to the welfare of our
people, and it should be removed as far
as possible from convention whose
candidates are TO be nominated for
many offices of great profit and politi-
cal patronage.
The Parish Committee has control of
this matter, and | would suggest that
two parish conventions be called one
10 nominate for Mayor, Administrators,
Sheriffs, Clerks of Courts, Coroners,
justices, ConstableS etc, and the other
to nominate candidates for Judges and
members of the House and Senate
If there be objections to this plan |
should like to hear them. We must
do our best to avoid very grave dan
ger.
| trust, Mr. Editor, YOU will consider
this question Of sufficient importance to
give them place in your columns.