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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-02-04

The N York Railroad Gastte pub
llshes an elaboru,e record OF the rail-
road constructed in tie United Ststcs
during 1875, from which IL srpears
that the total completed during tho
year was ,4s3 miles, against 2,G25
miles the year riovious, 3,st3 miles
in 1873, Grd 7,340 mills in 1872.
which was the tulmirai Of the rail-
road. building era that followed the
war. The total mileage nt the end Of
1875 was 74,I2l miles. The greatest
falling "a in construction has htn iD
the South ard No,thwcst. New En-.
gland rnd Tie Middle States built on
much railroad in 1876 as in 1874, ard
nearly Lnlf as much as in 1872. The
extreme Wcsio,n rrrt IF the country.
including tie irt,rior Territories and
the Pucifc coast, Las done much mole
railroad luildirg il.an in 1874, IS
much as in 1873, AID thrce-fourths as
in 1872. Fourteen States and Teri.
tories in which railroads exist added
nothing to their mileage in ls75-fve,
more than in 1874. New York tskes
the lead in the mileage constructed last
year with 200 miles, California com.
lug second with 175, and Illinois third
with 172. Then come Pennsylvania.
11S miles; Coloradc, ia, and Indi-
nda, 100. No other State has hun.
drcd miles. In Michigan there were
pnlv thirty miles constructed. 1lli
nois has more railro,d than any other
State. having 6,93l miles: Pennsyl-
vania second, with 5,S05 miles; New
York third. with s. 5.450; Ohio fourth,
with 4 405; Indiana filth, with 4, 900;
Iowa sixth, with 1850; Michigan sew
enih, with 3,26l; Kansas tenth, with
3, $50; Missouri eleventh, with 2,607;
twelfth, with 2,45l, and
Georgia thirteenth, with 1924 mil,s
pf railroad. These are oil the States
with more than 1000 miles each.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-02-04
UJh0iP arfiiferu.

On small island opposite to the
town of Wadso. in the extreme north
Of Norway, there exists an establish.
ment the like of which is probably not
to be met with in any part Of the
world. Its most appropriate designa-
tion would be. perhaps, n slaughter
yard for whales; and Mr.. Foyn, its
proprietor, conducts the business OF
capturing and cutting up the monsters
in manner peculiarly his own. In
stead of fitting out the usual sized
vessels, intended to make long voya.
ges and bring home only the most
useful parts of the animal. Mr.. Foyn
employs small-one hundiel and
fifty to one hundred and eighty tons
screw steam Re, shoots his fsh with
a cannon, and has them towcd back,
one by one, as they are captured, to
the shambles at Wadso. As the fish
ing grounds are within easy reach of
the latter, the steamers, us a rule
secure anl return with prize within
twelves hours lime. With re-peet to
the cannon employed, it is u gun hav-
ing chamber ah,ut fur feet 'ong
this Is mounted on the forecas,le OF
the vessel. anil, being very accurately
balanced, can be oasily moved to allos
an exact aim to be taken. The pro
jectile in use consists of long iron
bolt, having at its exlrome end fn
harpoons, bound round with u line -
as To be fiat, and close 10 the harpoon
a five or six FOUNDER shell. A. snon
US the steamer approached sufficiently
near to the f.h--and whales off that
part of the coast are not over shy,
allowing vessel to come within shot
the bolt Is fred of. and, IL well
directed, penetrates deeply into the
flesh and blubber Of the animal. The
whale then naturally rushes oft ut II
furious pace. thinking thu. to elu'!e
his pursuers. Unfortunately for him,
however. no step oould be more
suicidal. inr the eg,ct of his rapid
movement Is ~ make the bolt slip
hack II little, thus setting free pe four
harpoons from the lines, and, BY
means of mechanical Management,
causing u shell to explode. III gen.
orally proves the coup Dr. 9 o". killing
the fish outright; but occa-i'naily the
animal is not sufficiently hsrl hit and
its capture is not SO easily effected, As
il dashes away at tremendous speed,
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-02-04
Hoe % Thief ts Fwmissed fn Ssan0-
A0L

Passing along one If the dirty ras-
sage ways called streets, in the walled
city. the other day, we saw poor
wretch chained to the corner OF bull.
ding. The chain was attached To n
heavy iron yoke about his neck; his
feet and hanis were manacled; around
his neck was also placed board Of !
Of an inch in thickness, and % feet
square, there being round aperture
in the center. so as TO secure fitting.
The man had been bambooed SO that
he could scarcely stand, There he had
remained exposed to sun nnd storm.
with only filthy rags to cover his nak-
e,lness, for four long weeks, his friends.
very poor themselves. bringing him
scanty allowance Of food. and officials
relieving him from the board.torture,
known as the kangire, for few hours
ut night, in order that he might get
,ome sleep, but replaced it an early
hour in the morning, TO be borne with
much suffering. during the day. The
wretch was crouched down upon his
legs; he could not stand upright ON
account Of his wounds, inflicted by
bamboo; he was reduced almost to u
skeleton, but four weeks more Of this
punishment he must endure, If life
held cut, before the expiration of his
,cnierce. The man was thief, and
had not moncy to secure immunity
from. or a miiieaiin ct IuniLment
by means OF bribery. We also visitGd
tie cages attached to the District
Court House, and raw umler Of
other prisoners enduring this same de-
,cripimn of punishment. In another
apartment men were packed in. almost
II, thick us they could -, nd; they
were obliged TO take turns in lying
down fer lest ct night J. NJ. Frau.
ci., in Troy Times.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-02-04

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.'''He'' VI '"e w" worm or o'
~ n'e'""' were s"''e"'y "a"s'
30 "'o '"e ''''''o. V'rs'" 'r"p'
'o"' 'o'es'' "e Wou'd I've '"st W "am'-
'"'" ~ '"e s'sa"''c specimens OF
"s''o'' e"o" 'e'o"s'"s 70 u'"eren''
,o''e,'",c' 'e"'o'e' ''"','es' ou' ming
''"s '"e'' o'"ncnes an" o'eho'he 'he'r
'o"ase. No'"'"s '"ere re"'"us US on
.o .su"'s "'''o""y VI o"r o"N a"o
P"' 'o''s' e'cn 'ree mas oe"r'hg
fe'"'' :" '''e''' ENc''e' ny 'he
'e"se'' "o, 'o' vi Tue TWO agents. h"-
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''as sue W s''e, so'e VI '"e"
VIZ" l"i'eo'iy s"oo'" o"'N' o'ners oe'
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The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-02-04

STRIKE while the iron is hot, is an
old maxim. Now, that the people of
thi. State are properly excited on the
subject of fish culture, and our Legls-
ture has the subject under considera-
ton. We hope sincerely that such a law
will be passed as will insure the pro-
tection Of fish in all OF our streams.
Let such law be enacted as will in
sure their protection, even though i'm
prisonment be added to it for its viola
tion
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-02-04

Is Paris, France, physicians who
are willing to be called at night, regis.
ter their names at Police Stations, aud
when one is required the caller applies
there, the doctor is paid in advance by
the policeman, and those who are able
to refund the money to the city, do so,
but the poor are thus attended free.
The custom, or law, is excellent and
humane, and it is worthy of adoption
in all large cities, where strangers. es-
pecially. often desire the services Of a
physician when they have no ready
and reliable means OF calling.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-02-04

THE Kentucky vagrant law is as u
dead letter, because that Statute is
not properly expressed. If it were
made the duty of some peace officer to
inquire into the tact u 10 whether sus
pected persons, white or black, were,
or were not, vagrants, that is, whether
or not, they had visible means of an
honest support, we would be enabled
to put a number of idle white and
black men to work on our public roads
or streets, who, now lounge around
cities and towns by day and night.
The number of this class o. persons is
much greater than we suppose.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-02-04

But for the torpedo service Of our
country. our coast cities and towns.
would be at the mercy Of the merciles.
Spanish Navy, in case of a war. Such
however, is the effectiveness Of thar
service. that il would be impossible
for the largest Naval force of the
world to enter any ofour harbors where
torpedo boats lie in readiness, or tor
pedos are sunk. The only trouble,
now is. that we are not as well guard
ell in this respect. as we should have
been long ago, considering the millions
Of dollars spent by Secretary Robcson,
on our Naval armament.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-02-04


over 'he 'o'er coat o' 'ne p'"" M"
apricot 'here grows o'""m moro
beanu'"i 'n'n 'ae iru'' ITSELF" son.
deiic'ie po"'er 'ha' s'e'sPfsans It's
coi'r'. now, u you s'F'"' your mana
over tha'' ana u Is once gore II Is
gone ioiever' " appears "ny once
The h'"ef 'ha' hangs !" the "''F"'ns
empe'riv' WIN dew--afraye" WIN
JeN Nr'---'ie' -h'heh' :" '0a' Inc oead'
roll "h' ard 20" may spr'"k'e water
upon It rs you Plr"'e, YET IL can never
be made asaih whai u was "hen inc
dew tell ge"''y nom heaV'"'
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-02-04

We have no doubt that one half,
if not more, of the preachers and ply
sicians Of the State are ignorant of the
Registration law passed at a former
session Of the Legislature. They would
do well to consult some lawyer or the
General Statutes Of the State on the
subiect
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-02-04

CASTING aside the good old time
school books, such as the Biographies,
Grammars and Arithmetics, for new
and untried kinds, is an evil which
should be abated. 1t is done in the
interest of favored publishers, and
there is something venal about il.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-02-04

The Young men near New uope
have gotten up a play called "Pecping
at Susan While engaged in the
play few nights since, collision oc-
CURED between Mr. Ben. Settles and
n young lady, knocking them both
senseless. Susan's forehead was cut
from her nose up. Poor Ben's nose
was broken. The doctors at New
Haven took two bones out of his nose
about one inch long -[Nelson Record.
The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1876-02-04

y FEMALE 0t unenyiablo notOriety,
named Mary Dillon. u denizen of
Shorts addition. is now suffering
from an ugly wound inflicted by
Alice Basenback with u hand.ax.
Jealousy was tho cause Of the attack.
Mrs. B. has for some time, felt that
her husband was not proof against
the Establishments of the fascinating
Mary, aud ON last Thursday night,
when ho leit homo ostensibly to come
to town, she shadow him. aud saw
him enter the house of Mrs. Ross,
where Miss Dillon was staying. When
she reached the house and entered it,,
Miss ID. was sitting on her husbands
lap, whereupon she rushed at the dc
stroyer Of her lsace with the AK aud
rArucs her nne blow ~ ~" ,honlher
, 1876-07-02
POLITICAL.
Meeting Of the Republican City
Convention.
Monroe Heath Nominated fol
Mayor Without Opposi-
tion.
4 Democratic Proposition-Pay d
City Employes-Jake
Rehm.
Organizing in the Wards.
Penalties Of Proposing.
to Take Votes.
Something About Tammany Kelly
and His Little Game at
St. Louis.
Ratification Meetings Here and
There.
Ratification Meetings Here and
There.
THE MATORALTY.

4uere.
THE MATORALTY.
NOMINATION or MONROE rr,ru
r. pa,.,,h,,seS r;tr ca..."S..o. 49,
Ane nepoo''ean elts con'thtloll LOT Tue nofo*
lnaton o1 canuioate LOT the hagofaltg was
held yesterday afternoon at tho headquarters,
corner OF Lake and Clark streets. The attend.
.,oo - aa,a,-.to, .,;1 .,o,.h.w. - A.
.u~~ 49,. ,o-1a e. ,ran.oa naa.h s.,t 49, pa.*y
WIS lafge' III. MONROE Heath' gentlemah
who has been recognized as the strongest man
for some time, was practically the only candt-
date before the Convention, Mr. Wright re-
oa;r~.5 ,,,;+a cn,nn,r, s1t,r7, ro,o hs,+ ~
+14'.1 aN4]~ n,, f1 .o's' ."'
meatn "as n.ua1y e'eetco W 'ts 10. -oallot~
The other candidates., several OF whom were
not backed bY n formal nomination, had but q
weak showing. A disnos;tion was cvince1 hv
saa..1 sa,aae+. 49, tr+-a;,,,ao h,.s,-o.a
ee'el.. u...s"..s .. W 1n0 u4'7 .ss e'tu
II without the province OF tne meet
ing. The resolution OF ex-Ald- Camp
bell. to the effect that the city
a,nn1oroe, clo;,ne ebon11 hc act+1ed az snea1;lu
ea se poss;h'e ~ was harmless. ] md would he cheer.
fully adoptcd by anv gathering, irrespective oi
of. nofr,n,n,e ro.,1,,+;o,, o~;,;,5e;,r- +bs
action Of the United States Court in the whisky
cascs was, OF a different nature, and Was yfsel1
~.~. -
'or1l 49, uo"n. .1.-, .,>.,. IT,. It, .u,.o.,o
Mr.. Heath was unfortunatcly attacked with pal.
nit,+ion ~ the heort- and VAS nnah1e tn mok.
49,. s-.e.aaa -or,,ox1,. Th. -,roooa1,,o. o1to~
an5 eA.e1lueu icnln ...4,. tne .S-ss p.oss 49,
| the rules OF order and decorum.
PRELIMINARY.
The Convention Was called to order shortly
after o'clock By Abner Taylor
Chairman. Col. Stephens and John c. Barker
| were elected Secretaries
, 1876-07-02
EDWARD /, BREWSTER,

Dealer in Notes and Bonds 101 Washington, St.
Particular attention given to the negotiation ut low
rates Of Business Paper and Notes secured by
drst-class collaterals, and to the sale OF Local
Stocks
, 1876-07-02
RIJSaNESS CARDS.


BUILDING MATEE141aL-
! am prepared to fill orders promptly 1of ban1 u,
other grades Of Pressed Brick, also ''Asbestos" :"
Paint, for roofing bridges. railroads., and an gen.
cral work. j. ". HARBACH, Agent
IS Westinghouse.
, 1876-07-02
SIS LOT s!
$85 10 T S!
500 l O S!
COMPUTATION IS ONLY Ii l.2 CENTS

Special evening trains during the Amusement
season. Sunday trains for those wishing to attend
service in the city.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-19

The depreciation of silver Is b;i-g
felt more seriously in India than II any
other country not excepting tho Pacific
States of the American Union. Almost
exclusively the currency of India is sill
yer. The shrinkage in the volume Of
moneys there is immense. So serious is
the effect in all directions that we are
told that no disaster excepting the Sepoy
mutiny every equaled the present crisis.
"The government loss will be equal to
the profits of the opium trado''-so says
special from Calcutta to the London
Times. Thus Germany by al act done
in time of profound peace has inflicted
an injury upon England which is scarce
ly inferior in the disastrous magnitude
of its results to that which ~ ould have
resulted from campaign in the field of
war. 1t was the demonetizing of silver
in Germany which brought On this silver
panic. That Government would seem
to hold the KEY of the situation. She
might. by restoring silver to its old place
in the money market. avert this tide Of
ruin. The subject is so very important
that i. is but reasonable to look for an
early conference of the Great Powers
the United States included-with a view
to treaties OF like mea sures II agreement
and relief
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-19
TELEGRAPnIC BREvITIES.

The Knickerbocker ma'c0ntsnts will
hold meeting to-day.
Opinions concerning the Comstock
bonanza mines are in order. j. n.
Walkers opinion is that there are still
large bodies of ore in the Consolidated
and California. Mr.. Bonynge, a mem
Der Of tine Old Boards OF the opinion
that the Con. Va. is pe.erinc and that
no serious efforts are maxim: to develors
new bodies. Bonynge's theory is very
Ingenious and interesting. He intimates
that the bonanza has been completely
measured by diamond drills and tina: the
Flood 4 O'Brien crowd long ago knew
the exact Dimensions of their ore body.
and knowiugit. have gradually been ln-
loading. Bonynge is quoted as saying
They can drill hundreds of feet hori-
zontally and thousands in depth. thus
enabling them to know when 70 get out
and when to get liz. Even after body
Of ore is reached and they commence to
extract it, they can locate the exact po-
sition of the walls. They cali carry ca
their excavations mp to and within feot
of the walls, and then leave off, the
faces of the drifts still showing fine ore.
They take your expert and show world
Of ore at every point. when the whole
mine may be but shell. These men
must know from these drills what is be-
low, and this accounts for their persist
emily selling for eight months past; for
mind you, with over million of share.
in these two mines. it takes months to
dispose Of one.third of them. Consoli-
dated Virginia cannot now be selling ON
her present value, but Oh her rrospsc-
tive value. As the cream OF her ore has |
been extracted; and can't see how they |
can take out - dividend with the low |
price of silver and the bullion tax.
Mark Mcdonald is reported As say |
ing that he knew of ore being extrac-
ted from the California on account of |
the Consolidated Virginia. Also he
thinks the best par, of California has
been worked ont.
On the other hand Flood & O'Brien
'leny all those adverse rumors and
say that their mines are looking as
well as ever.
The case of the q. i. Il. j.. CO.
against A. A. Cohen is on trial in the
Fifth District Court. san Francisco.
some interesting testimony is espcc-
ed,
The people of Southern Dakota and
West Minnesota are uneasy over the
indian situation.
Sitting Bulls band is variously es-
imated from 5000 to 10000.
Crops in Ohio have been badly in
ured by heavy rain storms.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-19
SITTING BILLS ACTOBIOGRA.
PLY.

In the New York Herald of July II We
have series of engravings representing
as many as twenty rude pictures drawn
by Sitting Bull, the Sioux chief. illustra-
tive Of the leading exploits in that war
rior's life. These nearly all present him
in his character of a fighter and slayer,
and always make him appear the victor
Also he glorifies bis own character of a
horse thief. Here we have him in the
act of killing Grow chiefs and killing
and capturing Grow women; in another
sketch he is the hero of an encounter
wherein he captures an Indian fort; an
other picture shows how he killed =
white man; another how he lanced a
Gros Ventre Indian: and others portray
him numbering soldiers and stealing
mules. Commenting upon these crude
efforts Of the dusky warriors art, the
Herald says:
We PRINT this morning. series OF
drawings by the Sioux chief repre-
senting events in the life of that war
rior from the time he became 4 brave
among his tribe until he was fully re-
cogniZed rs u great chief. 1t will be
seen that the standard by which he
measures bravery and courage is not
y high one, and that manlinesS has no
part i'm the nature ola savage. Ac-
cording to his own showing he is as
apt 10 kill woman as a warrior. and
he depicts ;he stealing of a mule with
a. much elaboration as 4 victory over
his enemies. But for all this there is
a character i'll these rude drawings
which show that the mind which con-
ccived and the hand which executed
them are capable of something more
heroic than the vulgar murders in
which this coarse savage delighted 10
paint himself as the hero. His fight
with Custer gives him as high 3 place
as warrior rs any Indian ever at
tanned III The long wars between the
red men and the white. In that
battle he showed cunning. courage,
which pertains to a
soldier. including, perhaps, magnan-
unity. These qualities make him all
the more dangerous as foe and the
picture story of part of his career
which We have from his own hand,
and are able to reproduce this morn
ing, shows how cruel he may be on
occasions. With him to wreak VEN
gence upon his enemies is the great |
object of a brave man, and Sitting |
Bulls whole life has been the seeking |
put of those whom he chose to regard !
IS foes, that he might kill them. He
IS a savage after the kind whom our
ancestors found on the shores and
-ivers Of the Atlantic when they first
anne to make their homes in the
chief as bold, AS brave
md as cruel as any warriors that pre-
,eded him. This is shown especially
n his recent exploit; but every line
II the sketches this savage chieftain
rev of his deeds of blood is instinct
With the unhseding and unmanly
ruelty of the savage. In presenting
hese pictures to the readers of the
Ierald we lay before them what is, in
act, the autobiography of the now
amous chief. From them we may
earn more of the warrior and the
avage in few minuils than it would
e possible to obtain from any other
ource, and, therefore, we feel GER
ain thankfUlness toward Sitting Bull
Or giving the white men such an in
light into the character of his Indian |
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-19

Confederate Picket Saloon is the
name of Winnemucca GROCERY.
Two to one the proprietor is for Til
den and reform.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-19

The Phoebe Record independent
Democrat), Gays Of Hayes Civil Ser
vice declarations that "This reads like
the modestly expressed sentiments of
a thoroughly earnest man and a true
patriot. There is no clap-trap or TO-
litical demagoguery about il.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-19

Lamar and many others on tho Demo
cratic side Of the House have entered
their names for recognition by the
Speaker as participants in the debate on
the Texas Bill.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-19

It is whispered in Washington that
Bristow has written a private note to
Proctor Knott that he has nothing to
tell to the Judiciary Committee.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-19

Tho Belknap trial still drags It's slow
length along. "They say" that the
Senate will get through with the vexa-
tiOus business in time for an adjourn
meut within the next ten days.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-19

a tax of $3.50 per capita and wash
house licence of $l5, per quarter have
been imposed on the Chinese Of Santa
Cruz Cal. by the Municipal govern
ment. Should doubt the validity Of
tho poll tax if it is invidious.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-19

That ASS. Press report that Butler
would not be a candidate for Congress
in the Lowell district turns out lie, as
We suspected. The General viii run
and be elected.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-19

"Newsrk "-silvcr mine has pass.
ed into the hands Of tho dissatisfied
stock holders aud they have rescinded
the late assessment.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-19

The Centennial celebration in New
York caused M less than IS fires, IS
of which were caused by fireworks.
Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-19

The Sultan Of Turkey is thought to
be afflicted with softening Of the brsin.
His abdication is said to be probable.