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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-11

To all points on the ManAssas Dlvlslon, De-
tween Gainesville and Strasburg, $500 per car.
Capacity not to exceed 10000 lbs:
F. T. HAWKS,
4Prepaid stations. Gen. Freight Agent.
Gnoy 3Q-lml
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-11

OFFICE VIRGINIA MIDLAND r. r.,
~ JouN S. BARBOUR, Receiver.
Alexandria, Va, November y, 1915.
The following rates on Agricultural Limo,
car load shipments not TO exceed 2J,GCo IDS TO
the car, viii bo in forco until March lst' 1871
ctu
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-02
A Message Prom she Sea.
Suicide.


Among the euriosities Of the New
York statistics OF mortality for the past
year, not the least curious are those 70.
latinR to suicides. The number Of self.
inflicted deaths, so far as actually known
and reported. was l43; or nearly tho
Paris average, allowing for the differ
ence In the population OF Paris and New
York. Much the largest number sought
death by poison. Commenting thereon.
the Hartford Times observesi
II is strangs TO note how many take
this dreadful method OF getting out Of q
world which TO them is q world OF mis-
cry or something worss-and stranger
still to note that In no many cases the
kinds OF poison selected are those which
produce intense and sometimes protract-
cd agony. We are not sur that sven
the supposed quiet lapsing into sleep.
and unsnding stupor. for which lauda-
nun IL sought by somo persons contsm.
plating suicide. Is quite whit Il has been
supposed TO be, the swollen veins, tho
darkened facs, the stsrtorous breathing.
all may bespeak 9 condition OF peaceful
inconsistencies; but they certainly ssom
to indicate q state OF suffering-smoth-
cred and obtuss Il may be, but suffering
OF some kind, nevertheless.
The quicker death by tho bullet
usually by tho pistol bullet in the brain
-allursd no fewer than 40 Of these
''rashly importunats'' seekers after
humiliation. They seem to have made
sure work OF IL; but several cases
brought to light during tho same year
1876 seem 10 compel the surgeons 10
modify tho previously established belief
that n bullet In tho brain must virtually
always prove fatal. Halt q dozen living
instances to provo tho contrary have
lately arisen; and oven the pistol tex.
ccpt in the hands Of o very we'll In.
formed and cool person. cannot 10 re-
lied upon by the would.bo suicide.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-02

CENSUS or MAssAcnrsxrn.-The Dos
ton Journal recently published q report
Of the Census Manhals Of Msssachu-
sstts By counties for the year 1875. The
whole population is stated at l.C5i.G52.
The United States census for 1870 gave
l.457.352 This shows an increase Of
l9i. 800 in Eve years. or 1T. Per cent.
which gives az per cent. as the average
yearly gain. The present population Of
Boston 10 34l. 9i9-an increase Of 49,
A2o in the last hve years. The county
Of Suffolk. in which Boston il situate.
contains 3Ci. s30-an increase Of 5a.055.
or sixteen and ,hrss.ffths per cent. in
Ave years, or very nearly three and three
sishts par cent. per year. In 1865 the
legal voters Of Massachusetts, numbered
FAC. iS2 ; in 1875 they arc put down at
35l. OCG- -ons to every 4 and 7oi.lOO0th
Of popuiaiion-a gain Of i0i.ssi. or
Az per cent. in ten years. Tho total
population Of the State in 1866 was l..
2C7.o3l ; the gain in population for the
last ten years, 3sI .G2i. or q small frac.
ton ovsr 30 Per cent. Thus ID 10 seen
that the voters have increased moro rap
~ than the whole population. Part Of
the increase in Boston is due to the am
~nsxation Of outside towns. On the
whole the ratio Of State gain for the iss.
Ave years 10 above that Of the nation for
the ten years ending with 1870. The
Of Massachusetts, 10 given by no
copied authorities at $500 square miles
Her population IL therefore al and q
fraction TO the square mile. Ten years
10 was but l62 and q fraction. The
Of France to tho square mile
IN nov about $50. Massachusetts, II ii
souls, or IL per cent. dsnsely Peo-
plsd than France; and yet. for all that.
shows the remarkable ratio OF increase oil
OK Per cent. Per annun.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-02

VIZ received yesterday. but from press
Of other matter omitted to notice. the
second annual report Of the Nevada State
Agricultural. Mining and Mechanical
Society. II was compiled and prepared
BY the President, B. y. Lsste. Esq.. and
10 altogether q ereditabls resume Of the
history Of the Society and it, labors.
The showing made il very favorable TO
the continued prosperity OF the Society.
and the fair this year will undoubtedly
Be far more complete and financially
successful than in the two previous
ysars.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-02

EVERYBODY KNOWS
Dry Goods Have Declined,
....sur....
TO REALIZE ITS TRUTH
YOU MUST sEK AND PRICK
B.. CALLAND'S
STOCK.
IL Staple and FANCY DRY GOODS 10
examined with the CHOICEST NOVELTIES.
a; Ss,lis.., u-. 9a.;:::: e, II hs ss.s:,: sd
us:s. Sswssi siIls Pc iis.: .sa
"if.'s.'; ~. si-''Tt lrs
su,Si.ss Kid
OF ALL SHADES AND BEST MAKE.
CRASH, ~ yaIds fer---r..--"-''"si
AID ES'l';si;: AZ r''''r'i'a.
Cd BREWERY
MAIN sJ Jiss.II. Is. iFis;:;!S!S's!!!o Ill.,
d. II. DAvIs............P rspristor.
AGENCY LYONS BREWERY,
IAN FnANCisCO.
r YoN,s XXX ALE AND PoRTRR-ALE
IL on tap for present use. The trade supplied
on the shortest notice In quantities TO suit.
BOTTLED ALE AND PORTER
Ny BAR is WELL sTocKEDah
M with Viol
or avssdIes,
ola 8ssrkss Whtsktes.
1ts, Ola Tsa. sd
.WNI.HrrI| Cinavs aaa Tobacco
ofths very beet sna d~nss'Quslisy.
A splendid JENNY LIND TABLEls In the
saloon, for players. Al,o, . neat, cosy and com
Portable CLUB ROOM.
the patronage eishs public 70 E'ns,IlG,a IN
~ am
AN
o X %THIRsTYI
tof -
THE OLD WEDGE SALOON,
MAYHARp's BLOCK,
MAIN STREET, ...--.... GOLD niI.i''
Opposite the Bank Of California.
I1 ~ An' STEPHENS 3 PETRRs.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-02

IscLuDrso Grant. there have been
eighteen Presidents Of the United
States. This 10 q period Of sishty.sigh.
years. should Grant live and serve out
his present term. OF thee eighteen
Presidents. fifteen came 10 the ofios by
election and thrss-Tylsr. Fillmore and
~Johnson-by Constitutional succession
from the Vice Presidency. Seven Of the
fifteen were elected for eight years.
namely. Washington. Js,snon. Madi-
son. Monroe. Jackson. Lincoln and
Grant; and eight for four years, or .
single term. Harrison died after one
month In ONCE; Tyler after one year.
four months and Ave days. and Lincoln
after four years, u month and ten
days.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-02

NEW PAIrsu. Through Dewey 4
Co.. Patent Agents. San Francisco. We
receive the following advance List Of
United States patents granted 10 Pacific
coast invention. viz: II. q. Livsrmors.
san Francisco. ore furnace; J. H.
Mitchell. San Francisco. water. heating
aitaehmsnts for stoves and ranges: J.
Perkins. San Francisco. color.puntine
blocks: II. Roger. San Francisco, ma
chine for treating Invhids; A. Ryder,
Oakland. CalifsrniA, coupling for train
tslegraPhs; @. A. Dsitl. Chico. Cali
fornia. fruit drien.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-02

Witness in other casss. II was agreed
there should be no change in Maguirs's
bonds. and the court adjourned
Pacific Ceass Lsglslstios.
WASHINGTON. Feb. L. Pipsr's bLll
proposes to rslinquish to the city and
county OF San Francisco the United
States title to tho old Marine Hospital
property. on condition that Il Be used .
a Sailors Home; and II u be used fer
other than publio purposes, the title
shall revert 10 the United States.
Luttrsll introduced . bill authorixing
the Secretary OF the Treasury 10 lease
the Marine Hospital building and prem.
isss to the city OF San Francisco for
twenty years. to DO used ~ . SALON.
Home. upon such conditions a. hs and
the city may agree.
A bill was reported favorably from the
Senate Military Committee 10 rslinquish
TO the city Of Ian Francisco the United
States title to certain lands mentioned
in Sargent's bill concerning the wedge
shaped portion OF the Preside reserva-
ton and tho extension OF Lyon street.
The amendment made by the Committee
il merely verbal.
Pages bill limits town site entries to
1900 acres aud provides that there must
DO actual settlement on oil the prop
erty.
Lanes bill concerning the Portland
and Salt Lake Railroad provides for .
government guarantee OF interest on
$4,000 Ave per cent. bonds per mile
for twenty years. and In return that the
company must transport the United
States mails and Indian and military
supplies free Of any charges forever.
The bill also provides that the road shall
DO Of standard instead OF narrow gauge.
wig.ington's bill proposes 10 confirm
all locations in California mado with the
Chippewa hali-brecd scrip unless they
conflict with prior settlements. Ho
stated that no introduced this bill by re-
quest aud was not yet committed TO II,
although II appeared equitable.
ProeecdinEs OF tho Democratic
Congressissal Caucus.
N~AshlNuTON, reU. L. n DculOCTutc
caucus was held tonight, continuing till
q late hour. Representative Lamar was
In the chair and Representative Banning
was secretary. One hundred and sixty
members were present. The chairman
announced the Congressional Campaign
Committee heretofore ordered ~ fol.
lows: Representative Clymer OF Penn
slyvania. chairman; Chaplin OF Massa.
chusstts, Throokmorton Of Texas.
Hooker OF Mississippi. Hewitt Robins Of
North Carolina and saylor Of Ohio.
". W. C~orcoran, J.. L. Harvey and
Judge Mason are members on the part
Of tho District OF Columbia. The
Senate appointed a. o part Of the Sen.
ators White Of Maryland, Wallace OF
Pennsylvania and Gordon Of Georgia.
The chairman OF The ucu also an.
nouncei the Committee on Consulta.
ton as follows: Cox OF New York,
whittihorne OF Tennessee. Randall OF
Pennsylvania. Goods OF Virginia. Buck;
nsr OF Missouri. wigginton OF California,
Hartridgs OF Georgia. blackburn OF
Kentucky. Tarbox OF Massachusetts,.
Lyndo OF Wisconsin, Eden OF Illinois,
Payne OF Ohio and Caldwell Of Alabama.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-02
MARRIED
DIED.

MAltsII ALL-wATTs-in Eureha. January n,
Rev. 4. II. Marshall TO Miss NsIlls u. Watts.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-02

Tnosr LrozLArIvE TarrLxm. "A
subscriber hands ~ the following. In
imitation Of Tittlsbat Ttnoass:
LAfxn-Punsoa-Lxvn b our name
Law making b oar vtatisa;
n vs doat Esg Tie prsss. our aim
= political dAnnation.
-SxnH.
Gold Hi. New. Feb. I. isn.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-02

Gold Hi. New. Feb. I. is,s.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-02
sILvEs INNING

Inn n IRosrrLY DONE At
~: yS Z a, ,1s.!s M, 20; :. ssss'' In the '''' style
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-02

The Illinois Railroad tax suits arc
set for Argument in the United States
supreme Court on the Gath instant. The
railroads were. by . Law passed two
years ago. sssssssd upon their capital
stock in addition TO the assessment upon
THAR real and personal property thereto
fore levied. This they hold to Be- double
assessment. They claim that they own
the railroad property. and are willing TO
pay all proper tsIss upon II, but that
they do not own the capital stock. 10
sued TO the parties who advanced the
money with which the road was bull,
and equipped. The railroads obtained
a perpstuL injunction before Judge
Drummond against this tar on the CAPT.
tai stock. and the State Of Illinois has
appealed 10 the Supreme Court Of the
United States. asking that The injunc-
ton BE- dissolved.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-02

court and stated that after consultation
between counsel for tho government and
the defendant 1t had been agreed that
tho government would withdraw the
sixth count In the indictment against
Mcguire. charging him with conspiracy
TO defraad the government, and that de-
PENDANT would enter u plea OF guilty. ~
10 the remaining ave counts charg-
ing him with neglect or dereliction OF
daty in not reporting to his superior Of
hcer. the supervisor Of the district, GER
tain irregularities Of tho distillery.
Counsel further stated that when Ma.
guirs took charge OF the Office he was
unused to the duties. surrounded by
dinicuitiss unforeseen and influences
moro powerful than himself. These
difficulties and influences In a great de.
gree caused q neglect Of duty. lie was
innocent Of Intentional misconduct, and
fssls innocent yet. excsptso far as ho was
controlled by influences brought to bear
upon him. He vas under the control
and subject TO all the orders Of Gen.
Mcdonald, the supervisor. who was n
member Of the ring. and he never re-
ceived o dollar by the tho conspiracy
which has been unearthed. District
Attorney Dyer reiterated Mr.. Voorhees,
statement as 10 the action OF counsel.
and said the Government accepted the
plea Of guilty. a. to the counts charging
neglect Of duty. and abandoned the
sixth count, charging conspiracy, and
added: ut il due TO Mcguire 10 state
that 90 far ~ the Government 10 con-
csrnsd, 70 have been unable to trace
the payment Of any money to him a. q
member Of the conspiracy" Tho court
agreed to this agreement, aud n nolls
prosequi wa entered a TO tho conspir-
acy count. and . plea OF guilty entered
a. TO the others. Il II understood that
Mcguire will furnish the Government
information relative TO the conspiracy
hare and elsewhere. not yet brought out
In evidence. and be win no doubt DO a
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-02

ayELIA. YARGO MINING con.
w PANY.-Location Of principal place OF
buslness, Han Francisco, California. a.
Notl:e Il hereby given. that q . meeting o.
the Board OF Director. held on the 5'ts Gay OF
Janusry. 1878, an assessment mo. y OF TWEEN
,,.asc Itents per share WAS levied upon the
espitsl stoek Of the corporation, payable I'm.
msdiateiy. In United states gold cola, TO me
secretary, st the ofhcc O. the Company, hoom
.sreet' Nan lraneipoo, California.
ANY stock upon which this ASSIGNMENT .hah
remain unpaid % the eth day % March. ,s,S,
rubllc auction, and nnless payment u made
Rciors win be cold on FRIDAY. the s1st day
Of Mach. 1875, 20 pay the delinquent assess.
o, ". Bo6ARr. Secretary.
2 omce-Rosm Is Safe deposit Building. s2s
hsstssnsy street. : ffAnrisco' CaiiorAiA.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-02
= 4 U n.
Ius.icIas AZ Ned Biun.


RED BLUYy. Feb. 1.-Mose Robinson
was shot here last night by stephen Ba.
ker. It seems that Baker suspected an
intimacy between his vile and Robin.
son, and returning home unexpectedly
last night. and finding him at his house
attacked him. beating him about the
head with a pistol. an.i as Robinson ran
from the house Bakor shot him with q
Henry rife. the ball passing through his
heart, killing him instantly. Baker i'm.
mediatsly surrendered himself to the an.
thorities. Both parties were OF good
standing In the community. Robinson
has been In tho employ OF the Blue
Ridge Flums and Lumber Company Of
place AZ foreman OF their mills for
two seasons. lie leaves . wife aud sew.
sral children.
A Message From she sea.
San DIEao, Feb. Ia raft from a
wrecked ship samo ashore at San Luis
liey on January 90. It was twenty feet
made OF booms and spars firmly
together. There was u watcr bar
rsl lashed on corner, and a holo was
In the top Of the barrel large enough
reach in and dip out water. The raft
was discovered by the shepherd OF Her
bert Crouch. Mr.. Crouch went down TO
The shore TO secure II. but II had fioated
,way.
The weather continues delightful.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-12-16
Louisiana the Real Issue.

Oregon is not the issue; Louisiana is. All
the great power Of the Republican Press all
over the land has been steadily exer,ed for the
last week to divert public attention from the
State where great outrage upon the ballot
has been committee, to tie State where dis
pu,e las arisen over a single electoral vote
The contest in Oregon is over point Of law
which is not necessarily political at ALL Gov.
Grover holds that when votes have been cast
cor an ineligible candidate. those votes are
void. aud tia; therefore the candidate rcceiv-
ING tie next hi.hes, number % votes should
be declared elected. That is his opinion and
The opinion Of many good lawyers It is the
opinion of q good many Republicans, too. for
Tue Republicans Of St Louis claimed one Of the
electoral ynles of Missouri on inst the same
ground The action Of Gov. Grover is cx-
aspcrutins beyond expression tn the Efpabli-
cans. because, in orlrr 20 overthrow it, they
must pcrmi, that scrutiny by Congress into
the validity Of the returns from State which
the Democrats are demanding in the three
S,utlcru States. Tina, is the whole secret Of
their anger.
But this is matter thst the lawyers may
be a,lowe,lto wrare'e over, as they inevitably
Viii the fact fr Che people TO consider is a
plain ouc-t at in L,uisilua, leaving the other
S1utlcru States ont Of clasi l,ra,ion, about
$4,000 votes that were cast, aui law
fa,'y cast, Tor the TIlIcu electors, have beer
thrown out by the R,,urajng Board, and that
by this means majority Of from 5000 to
1000 votes have been secured for the Hayes
electors that, couccliug Flolila AMI South
Carolina to Gov. Hayes, he had only l7G
electoral votes giving him, Just for the sake Of
argument, ar three electoral votes IN Oregon
that GOV. Tilleu had Isl electoral votes, with
out the votes Of Louisiana or Oregon, that the
vote of Louisiana WAS his by maj unity from
500 10 5000, Is papers of all politics freely
admit; that tLc eight electoral votes Of L1uisi-
ana secured to him by thj, hands 'me majority,
would have given him lJ1 electoral votes OF
10 more than CIV. Hayes. Nevertheless these
eight VOTES have been wrestel away from Gov.
Tlieu ly lu1d and sLe whole force Of the
army, the navy, the Senate, the Presidency and
Of the vast army Of Federal employees is to
be used 70 consummate the outra,e. Never
before was so bold and pllpablo crime COM
mi,ied upon the ballot-box, and in leGnance
Of the will Of free people. Nay more, if
this crime iually succeeds, the b1llut-boX will
hereiorth be mere mockery, and this people
will con 4. o. DO free
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1876-12-16
The Election of U. S. Senators.
ARTICLE III.
self-Madc Money Bags not Statesmen.


1t IS not the design Of these articles to make
personal assaults upon unworthy men who
wriggle into public notice as Candidates for the
Senate II now and then the plain, honest
truth strikes home and iutlicts wound which
bieetls IN the presence Of ueishborS and friends,
the blow was not intended and the fault is not
with the writer nor with what he writes.
We want Statesmen at Washington who can
contribute something TO relieve our national
distress. Ia crisis like this 1t is worse than
lllIy 10 elect men too ignorant to have any po-
litical opinions Of tl!eir own,-mere antoma-
tons who must vote under the direction OF o.
thcr Senators.
We an trust and alulre sELF-MsDE wEN,
but the fact mau has accumulated wealth,
perhaps by disreputab!e practices, is no evil
deucc that he Is competent TO perform the du-
ties OF 4 Senator The village uSurcr begins
poor aud by lending small sums to ueighbors
Ia distress, at per cent. week, grows rich
but lie does not become statesman he Is III
10 make money but not TO make laws. When
this usurcr reaches middle life aud buys a me
resi- cnce or starts Bank we speak of him As
Il scll-made man, but we employ the phrase III
4 different sense when applied To Webster aud
to Henry Clay, and they were seli-made men.
John Kelly the Chief of lAmmauy is an eX-
ample of the sell-male man Americans delight
To honor. lie worked his own WY from the
mechanics bench TO congress and to q nation
al reputation; he Is known from Maine Il
Mexico as a man Of splendid education and cX-
tranrdiuary native talent; the breath Of Sus-
picion has never furnished his name and he Is
one Of the most trusted men in New York
those who have known him longest trust him
most a store maker hy trade, ne prosperci IN
business and became wealthy; without advan-
tagcS in youth. he educated himself thorough
~, and is probably one Of the best read men
upon political subjects in that great city. \
man like Kelly is emiuenliy worthy of poliIi-
cal power. Were he in the Senate his juds-
mcut rpon the perplcXing problems about Il
come before that body would be heard and
Needed in every State in this Juiun. The same
force Of character, the same intellectual actiyi-
ty that prompted Kelly to acquire education
and in spite of all obstacles qraify himself lor
the allirS Of government induced Patrick
Henry to Stuly the writings Of Philip Sidney
while a clerk in the store OF country mer-
chant. |, is precisely this kind Of brain-pow-
er our country needs in her present great dis
tresS. But 4 Henry. Webster and Clay had
rested content with that modicum Of iuiorma-
ton which Is taught in Free School to a boy
ten years old and had confined all their ener-
gies Of mind and holy to moncy-ge!tns until
past the meridian Of life, depend upon it their
genius would not nave advanced the welfare
and happiness of mankind.
Charestown, W Va, Dec. -, 187G-lt'