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RRIEp BUT BRILLIANT.

The two hsiefest and most brilliant ara.
tors above the sod are Dom Pedro, Hi.
BRAZILIAN Majesty, aud John A. Moore
Esq; Of Halifax. NC.
When the notables Of this sweet-lcented
country met the former In The hagLor ol
New York IN bowling. set aud polite
speeches, the old fellow said ,all right.
No tolasoaiery for him.
The latter attended as spectator base
hall -eatch IN this town. The cpnquerc,l
siln asked our friend 10 present the ball
at the same time handing Il To him.
who 10 ?'asSed he.
TO Capt. r. ... ..-
oh, certainly said he.
'Cap'n here's your ball.,
Capt. X. accepted II with bow, stcppc,l
lsl0k ani delivered flaufisI,ing GRAFTON.
Yhs presenter, amazed, pulled ot.hishat
aild listened with an Intensity thai wa.
rayisaing.
Whats going ea p said well known
bore 10 Douglas Jerrold Il anl,i vas Tie
reply, AMI on he went.
A Gloucesterrhtre peasani had wresiIei
for long limo with avery tough, piece Of
oak, on Which he had lsva unable TO
make any lmpFysslon and at hist hurst
out with the lmpfssaiion. Bom the rig
that didn't sal thee when thaa was, aa
acorn
y Mahicns heart says an ei,f traveller.
is like hotel Led-you may never dis.
cover the precious uccupant, bu. you may
be SURE there has been one.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-05-24

The most Likely thing to becca,e q
woinan-slIt,le girl.
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What's going GA 2 said a well known
bare % Douglas Jerrold. Il anl,i vas lie
reply, AMI on he went.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-26
UNION COLLEGE.
An ELOQUENT ExHoRrATIoN TO THE onADu.
ATxs TO HAVE STRONG FAITH.

An ELOQUENT EXHOhTATlON 10 THE 9HADp-
ATxs TO HAVE STRONG FAITH.
SCHENECTADY, n. ", juno rs, 1870
Dr. G. D. W. Bridgman, OF Albany, addressed
large audience including tho Senior Class Of Union COL
lege in the Presbyter church this town to-day and
hook for his text Corinthians xviii, 13s'Quit you
like mon; be strong" When these words were written,
said he religion had tragic meaning than IL has
Today; it meant peaceful, prosperous course as
now, but Of suffering aud affection. II was lfe
ofSral that demanded the courage OF warriors; and
theso words addressed the prosecuted
and afflicted disciples And now said the speaker, IN
applying this counsel TO you who most considered
In the prayers and remarks of this hour let ask
you to contemplate your life in three aspecs:-Flrst
rs . thing TO be reverenced; second, as kingdom
10 DO ruled; third, training school for eternity
are, and he cannot long retain the power to
Sy ne camn nM go n ",,n ana cnssrlully
be is in training Tor something beyond what
here He needs tue discipline 81 father who Is pre-.
promises shall have their abundant fruit Settle now
trends, al the beginning OF your lifc which It shall be-
Man must be either hopeful or hopeless There Is no
middle ground OF indifference tenaoIe all through this
lilo. Either the hope that maketh not ashamed, tho
anchor which is sure and steadiast entering into that
within the veil or without God aud without hope In the
world. Which shall II beg There was a man who
seemed 10 have cherished the same purpose with which
many of the young men OF the day 10 forth into the
world, and whose lie success as judged by tho
world; and his history Is that OF the rich
whose ground brought forth plentully and who
raid 81 will pull down my barns and build ercacrn
But God said to him. Thou iool.n So Is every one
who laycth up treasure for himself and Is not rich
God There was another who revcrenccd lie and It's
powers too much 10 squander IL for pleasure
or gold, whose life rich sacrifice on
the altar OF duty There trcnor when death
came to him. lie passed up with the words, II have
fought good fight II Is HIS voice which sounds in
these words, .Qut you like men, He found the
of power, the clcw TO glorious destiny in believing
In Him who loved him aud gave Himself Tor him.
Exercise the iah and give yourself to Him;
Inc same faith and lilo shall he TO each oil you
vctorious progress and death the gate that opens TO
be- Drcsence OF tod
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resources are both material and moral or the former
but word. nation cannot % great Without room
Great Britain would quickly drop the fourth rank
but for her immense colonies.
a MAGNIFICENT AsBA
and agricultural and miheral which are IN
computable ana unlmaelnablc This fact 10 closely ~.
he'd 10 another, which be rcckoned among oar
moral resourcos-cvery man has fair chance 70 BE-
come part owner OF the soil No law OF prmoeeoi-
ture entail distinguishes between the children OF the
same parents In Europe land monopoly Is one Of tns
chief enemies of civil equality. We also compos
Ito people, made up OF all the peoples nodded one,
under the guidance Of the Puritan spirit heard
from the lips Of Krnan this dgurc:-"We have this
country great mill tho lower Of IL our CON-
school system, the upper stono she Bible We pour
all lands and il comes out an enlightened ana Chris
tianized Professionalism venture to suggest that II
1t is to do iss work well the two stones OF this mill
be kept close together. We speak language which Il
emphatically
PROTESTANT AND yREK LANGUAGE
nation whose vernacuiar is that Of Milton and
Cromwell OF Patrick Henry and Abraham Lincoln viii
not readily bow the knee 10 Pope or despot Roman
ism conccals itself under tho darkness Of dead Ian.
guage. Professionalism courts the light. No great
English speaking nation Romanist No other IL en-
phaticaly Protestant The time will soon come when
snrsh aos the or ~S
do speak II fill 1t with the twin evangel OF freedom
and faith Let those who will insist that the world u
growing point you TO the facts that within the
lie time oil some OF this audience more copies OF the
Bible nave been circulated and successful abora
have been expended thu conversion Of the heather
world than in all tho ages before since Moses wrote the
Pentateuch To the graduating class OF this
university said the speaker conclusion, tho truths
have unfoldcd must be my argument and
appeal They summon you especially, and others who
like you weId the potent weapon OF liberal edu-
cation to always for truth and freedom. They
cry you be heroes be lovers of truth and battle for
the right "0thc- men labored and ye have entered
into their labors." Guard wen your sacred inherit
ance. Gold is dross. Mans applause is but empty
breath which Dies 1t leaves his lips Seek the only
real honor 'sBy patient contn lance in well dong
seek for glory and honor and Immortality" Then,
when the great commencement day, your cxnmina-
all honorably passed, tho King shall come TO dts
tribute your brows shall be decked with laurc
that shall never fade, and you shall each hear from HI
lips those, oh how welcome words, swecter than ~
symphony Of all the heavenly harps. WcII donc gooV
and faithful servant; enter thou into tho JOY OF thl
Lord't
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DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.

THE BAccALAUREATE SERMON BIZ PRESIDENT
sM1TH-THE SOURCES OF Nr1DE1ITY-AD-
DRESS TO THE GRADUATING CLASS
HANOVER, N. H., June IS 1874
The baccalaurcatc sermon was preached in chapel
this morning by President Smith in the presence OF
very large congregation including all tho students OF
the institution
The text Isaiah. Xiv, 2o-He feedcth on ashes
deceived heart hath turned him aside be cannot
deliver his SOUL say, is there not lilo in my right
handY"
sERxoH
The saying Of the wso man was quoted:--"Bettcr Is
tho end OF thing than the beginning thereof" Yet
he by no means intended was said to speak lightly
OF the latter There lie special interest in
beginnings They awaken our curiosity, as when tho
source Of tho Nile sought the centre of vast
continent They intr,nsically important They
casual and prophetic. They scedhkc. There
is type and law in them, law Of descent and propa.
CATION Beginnings as types, shed light the
typos They help our understanding Of them. Asccr-
tanned besides, they may be the better controlled and
modidcd. Especially important are beginnings in tho
moral and spiritual sphere and nowhere so than
TO that pro,can inGdelisy rife In these
latter days To understand 1t thoroughly so to DO
fully armed against IT, you must know sources and
these often not in the receut but far back
past history They are 10 be sought for mainly not in
tho open plain but in tho thick junecs OF the SOUL in
its shrouded morasscs rugged and cloudy heights
hard to be reached Latent they often are and un-
suspected-dong their deadly work subtly aud in tho
dark, and doing It lilo more effectively because SO
s,cahiy-t is hall the battle to cclarcse thcm With
an eye tho Of those who, feeding ION ashcs,r
as tho text has IL, turned aside by deceived
heart that they deliver their souls nor say
lis there not lie my right hands" 1t proposed
TO consider some of the chief
SOURCES or ISrIpEiIrr.
!. rho first named were early associat,o ns Though
II is not true hold that the moral irtuitions
and sentiments the creatures Of ASSOCIATION,
is doubtless OF the far.reactng and potent
Of all the laws both Of intellectual and moral beng
II has much to do in fashoning and colorng tho web
OF life Especially is this true OF the associations of
early years Home associations were dwclt on al
length-their power for good In . Christian;
their great and enduring power Tor evil
when . sccptical spirit IL dominant In the
household The influence Of youthful companions waa
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HAMILTON COLLEGE..
ExERcrsEs-SAMEs OF THE
GRADUATING CLASS.

CLINTON, " y, June 81. 1876
Tho commencement exercises Of Hamilton College
opened to-day with The customary baccalaurcatc SER
before fc graduating class by the Rev Samuel c.
Brown, u. D.. President OF the college. The college
holds rs commencement, and other In this
pleasant little village OF 1900 souls although the col
lego proper Is situated mile distant No buildings Of
SUFFICIENT size 10 accommodate the numbers that as
serbIe are as YET tho campus Yet the college
boasts extensive grounds, than fifteen acres laid
cut in the Englxh style Walks wind about among the
old srees and IRON almost any spot on tho elevated
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-26

SCHENECTADY, ~ v, June IS 1870
Governor lidcn has declined 10 deliver the univcr-
Sity GRAFTON at the Commencement, OF Union College, on
t--sssiay next and Professor Taylor Lewis will sup
ply his place with appropriate address to the ALUMNI
regarding the long ana honorable career OF Dr. Isaac
w. jackson. who this year cbrafcs hts semtecnten
ual member Of the faculty. Distinguished gradu-
OF the last ave dcccnnial classes will respond
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take place Wednesday. The meeting OF the Senatus
Acadomicus, procession the campus. Commence
mont dinner and Presidents reception on Thursday.
Tho graduating class amer leaving college will proba
bly, be divided as follows.-Lxw 4; medicine, q tho
ology. 81 teaching, 2; business. 4; msch,nist, !;
farming. /: total. II.
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plateau the eye look down Clinton village, the
valley Of the 0rskany further to the lett that OF the
Mohawk and in the blue distance tho spires OF Utica
and the Deerneld hills We are nine miles southwest
from Utica
GRADUATING CLASS
that goes 10 try luck the s'cold world,
the coegans call their fellow men, numbers eighteen.
They are
W. IL Albright Northampton, England: Clarence
L. Barber Albany; George r. Bristol, Clinton; James
y. Brodie Hammond John r. ). Dey, New York;
Howard 7. Eells, Cleveland OHIO; Julien NJ. Elliott,
New York; Philip. ~ Hull New Kingston; Fayetts
Kolly, Hamburg; William 4. Kimball, Utica; Sidney
W. Petrie Clinton; Humphrey MacMaster. Arch !.
Love, Herbert X Randall Armenia; Edwin A. Rock
we'll, St. Louis. No. William Perry Luclen Stafford,
Deansvile; Edward c. Stringen, Auburn Byron Wells,
0nondaga Valley.
This evening DIR. Allen, of New York, is to deliver
address before the Society OF Christian Research
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-05-04

losses sustained by owners and occupants
of the various buildings burned:
4. G. Poujade. two frame houses,
500; Louis Betz, property. $3.50; Hat
tie Raymond, (occupant) clothes. $500;
Jno. Lazenby, property. 81 900; Freddie
Gautt. occupant, $500; j. B. Barnett,
hurdy house, $4,000; journal. type,
press. paper, etc, $1,000; A. h. Eman-
uel, Journal building on Lacour street
and California restaurant on Main street,
$1,000; Mrs: McLane's buildings. ST.
500; Mollie Teats, (occupsnt) clothes
and furniture. 81 400; Dolly Parker, oc-
cupant, $500; Mrs. Hickox's house and
stock of goods, SO, 500; Protection Hose
House, $1,000; R. Drolette. Orient Ss-
loon property, So, 1000; Jos. Anderson s
Lodging house, furniture, etc., SIC, 900;
VIM. Vernon, $3.50; Julius Hoffman,,
two buildings. 10000; s. Carmen, shop,
books, blacksmith tools, etc., 81, 900; A.
Browns stable. $500; Sophie Glennon's
property. $500; Cartwright's wheelright
shop, $500; Jas. Walks blacksmith
shop. $4,000, making total Of $50. 700.
Damage was done to paint, window
glass. ETC., in the following buildings to
about the amount named: Panaca ga.
loon, 800; Hawkins barber-shop, 500
Post-ofice building. 500; New Yorl
Bakery, 800; Alexander Browns, Main
street. 5000; Miners saloon, 500; A
veitch's shop. 800; NJ. P. Blum. $l25
Nesbitt & Bro, $500. These estimates
were generally made by the parties whit
suffered the loss and damage; some o.
them may be rated too high or too low
but the list approximates very near thu
xsal loss sustained.
Had Noakes and Murray been ASLEEP
at the time of the occurrence of the fir
the would without doubt have perisbe,
in the flames. The telegraph was KEEP
busily working during yesterday sendin
dispatches of the misfortune to variou
parties. After the quenching of the fir
the water tanks were examined and on
was found holding nine feet of waite
whilst the other was untouched, showin
that the supply would have lasted for
long time. We heard OF one inciden
where one of the ''girls" took off he
shawl to wrap up married lady VIII
had run out from her residence yer
much frightened and had not taken tim
to wrap herself up warmly. Plenty {
} offers were showered on those who ha
lost their lodging places to take up be
J and board elsewhere.
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BY T ELE G r A p III
SPECIAL 10 THE PIoCHB DAILY REooRD
~ WESTERN UNION LINE.
EASTERN DISPATCHES.

Nsw YoHK. May 3.-wirt Sykes, the
husband Of Olive Logan. was yesterday
nominated for Consul at Florence, vice
Graham. dead.
JEFF. Davis soils for Europe with his
family in few days.
vanderbildt ID, steadily improving in
health. -.
Tho Times Washington says Miles,
the safe burglar, who 10 now in the Yer.
mont State Prison. has written to Colum-
bus Alexander, stating many additional
particulars Of his connection with the
safe burglary. In his recently published
interview he referred to meeting prom.
inent official in the Metropolitan Hotel
on the night Of the burglary, but did moi
give the name. he says il Was General
Babcock. and the prominent contractor
was John O. Evans. Miles states thai
the bottom facts are that Babcock origi
mated the scheme of drawing Alexander
into some disgrAceful transaction. Thu
details were all left to Harrington, who
made miserable failure Of them. o
course it was impossible for Miles t.
know the extent Of Babcock's knowledg'
Of the affair, and no evidence had beeI
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produced to show that he had any knowl-
edge of the burglary until after the act.
He knew something was to be done. but
did not know the nature of what was con-
templated.
day sent q letter to Robson requesting
that Paymaster Bradford, who has been
Discussing Paymaster in London, be i'm
mediately recalled. This request is made
for two reasons, one of which is that the
Committee desires Bradford as witness;
the other is that they regard it improper
that he should continue in the position
with the evidence before the Committee
rejecting upon him.
Speaking of the bill allowing home
rule in the Territories the Suns WASH
ington special says this measure, should
it pass the House, will not be acted upon
by the Senate during this session. 1t is
OF a class that the Republican Senato
have resolved to lay over until next ses-
sion and it's disposal will then be de-
tsrmined by the result of the elections.
If the elections be in favor OF the Repub-
lican party the bill will be rejected, and
if favorable to the Democrats the bill will
pass. because il will take some patronage
ron m .no Den0s oaa;,, au aa;n
Oone'eSs oan o"siiy SuJonrn IN 'ane'
oAahA, nay ms ros1.trauei ..
roi' nar.sun, n T,a;a, reports ngn,
between se.eIaI .nuIans anu smaii nanu
OF sI.a'sis s~g Tn3;a mes s, 'I S, ne rOI..
IN winch ono inu ~ C was A.iiea anu nn, Ser
geant LONELY " ooupAny a, aoa IN,
ian!ry, was :, SnS' 'n T'.u .ne neaa ana
instantly Aihe". no inu'anS re'fen'eo'
WASHINGTON, May 3.-Before the Com.
mittee on Expenditures in the Depart
,, ment of Justice to-day John l. Daven'
.. port testified that he would moi
produce any particular set OF vouchers
that would cover the particulars O
$2o, O00 received from Whitley, but hi
could furnish vouchers running from
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w. r. WILSON is prepared to supply
the community with ICE. Leave orders
at Press wand's Saloon. In Bullion
vile. at Tom Gillan's.
"CoNvrNcE a man against his will. OF
the sane opinion, that Panaca Saloon
set ont fine liquors and fragrant cigars
for One Price, One Bit! I'm
ST. PAUL said, "take little wine for
the stomach's sake" He was then evil
IDENTIFY not acquainted With the qualities
Of Cyrus Mobiles celebrated whisky. lw
DIR. J. S. HAMMOND has established an
Office over the State Bank. Residence
f. r. Cluts's house. Cedar street.
DESIRE that orders for ice be eft at
Press wand's Saloon; in Bullion. at
Gillan's Saloon. W. r. WILSON.
IF
FULL assortment of groceries and pro-
visions at T. c. Poujsde's, Meadow VAL
ley street. IF.
CoeNAc, brandy, fine whisky. Holland
gin. and old Jamaica rum, at T. c. Pom
jade's. If
FRESH Garden Seeds at G. r. Alexan-
der's Drug Store.
BEST brands of Tobacco and cigars al
Poujade's. II
FRESH imported Cigars jus. received
by W. r. WILSON.
HOUSE to rent on Lacour street W
r. Wilson. II
I HAVE Saw.dust to sell
i II W. r. WILSON.
IMPORTED sherry. port and claret wine
at Poujade's. IT
CHEEsE.-Fresh eastern cheese jus
re ceived at T. G. Poujads's.
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MAIN, POST, AND PIOCHE Str.
CAN SUPPLY ALL KINDS OF MINING
u and Building Lumber, Sawed Lumbar,
Iaths, shingles, Pickets, &C.. from Native
Lumber.
Wholesale or Retail at Reasonable
Rates. au5.u
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AppRopRIATE.-Considerable talk was
INDUCED in yesterday in regard to con-
verting the block of ground Of the burnt
district into plaza, for the purpose OF
burying there the first incendiary caught
in Phoebe, and also of having q monu-
ment erected to his memory, the design
of which will represent scaffold with q
rope pendant.
COPIES of the RECORD containing
full and graphic account of the disastrous
fire on the morning of May Sd, with
list of the losses sustained and the names
of the losers, will be for sale at the RECORD
Office to-day, Wards building, Main
street.
CLEANING CoMMITTKR.-A. NJ. Polleys,
B. w. McLane, Jno. L. Donahue, James
Clark, Henry Rives and Chas. thinner
are the Cleaning Committee belonging
to Phoebe Hose Company. Their ser
vices are required at the hose house to-
day at o'clock.
MEETING NoTIcE. Phoebe Hose Com
pany No. l. will hold their regular
monthly meeting tomorrow Friday even
ing at TX o'clock at their hose house on
Main street. All members will oblige
the officers by being prompt to their at
tention to the published notice.
FIRE MEETING. -Lightner Hook and
Ladder Company will hold their regular
monthly meeting at Justice Aliens Office
on Friday evening May 9th at TX o'clock.
Business of importance will be trans.
acted and all are requested to be present
NOTWITHSTANDING the fiery element, in
the language of Webster. "we still live. y
We congratulate everybody and extend
the hand of welcome for the preservation
of Phoebe at Panaca saloon, Lacour
street, opposite the burnt district.
WANT SUPPLIED. having been
recently demand for -four when the
supply was inadequate we are pleased to
state that Jacobs & Sultan. Jno. Roeder
Poujade, CULLEN, Clark Bros. and Eel
seminal have received lot that will las
for some time.
Col. G.. NJ. SAB1N left by yesterday
Eureka and Hamilton coach for Carson
for the purpose of attending to the sui
of Mary Jane Williams against the New
ark s. M. Co., in the U. s. Court. Tn,
Colonel is the defendants attorney.
| AppoINTED.-At meeting of tn
Board OF School Trustees OF Pioch
District No. l., held May LIST, M. D
Halpin was duly appointed Schoo
Census Marshall Of the district for tn
year 1876.
From TooUERvILLE,- ALEX. Brown re
turned yesterday afternoon about thre
!, o'clock from Toquerville. He wa
pleased to see that portion of his pre-
, perty has escaped the flames.
. STAaEs.-The Eureka and Salt LAX
stages left Phoebe yesterday morning a
I O'Clock both carrying passengers.
a RETURNED. -Diok McAlpin and Tor
: Williams returned yesterday from Bel
8 Vile, Esmeralda county, New.
"a FooT BALL.-A large number OF II
D boys we're INDUCING in game of fot
/ ball on Main street yesterday afternoon
:; ]. r. James, Jas. H. Devlin an
"a julius Jordan, will arrive by to-day
n Hamilton stage.
B. BULLION SHIpMENT.-Wells, Fargo
10 Go. shipped bullion yesterday valued
. $f5. 5S1.
as DISTRICT CouRT. District Cot
70 will meet to-day at ten o'clock.
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| LlOCuo uub BuUu T6ubOu W DO JDhuklul
for the large supply of water that was
furnished by tho Floral Spring Water
Company. The ruins were visited yes
terday by large number of people anx-
ious to see the scene of the disaster. As
the ire began in an unoccupied building,
and as the noise heard at its start was
evidently made by ooal-oil burning, there
ID no doubt at all in the minds of every-
one that the conflagration was the work
OF some vile incendiary, who, If caught,
will not have much mercy shown him.
A few minutes before the fire occurred
James Murray, who was in the rear of
the Journal Office, heard the steps of a
man rushing past who had evidently
done the deed, but he thought nothing OF
1t at the time, owing to men passing fire.
qusntly that way to 90 into some OF the
houses in the neighborhood by the rea,
entrance.
INcIDENTs, ETC.
The FIRE was checked on Main street
| at precisely the same spot at which il
, was checked in the disastrous fire o.
1871, namely. before it had burned Mrs
. Twins house. A wagon bed OF quart.
wagon was alongside Of the house at tina
time and was uninjured. and the sam,
wagon-bed was there yesterday unin
s jured. J. Nesbitt Il Bros brick an,
2 stone fire proof building was a grea
8 check to the flames, standing the FIRE tes
nobly. The wooden awning in front o
1t and the plank sidewalk had to be tor
: up, however, to keep the flames froI
o spreading. We noticed one of the boy
n having on ruffled night-gown, shown
that he did not waste any time goin
y home to put on red shirt. Numbers {
! the men engaged In combating til
. flames had their clothes burned 80 Thu
u they hardly held together. Blsnke,
were in demand by those holding Ii
n pipes Of the hose to protect them froI
n the intense heat Of the FIRE.
le LOSSES, DAMAGES, ETC.
The following 10 the estimate OF Il