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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-08-16
Reinforcements for Crook.
CHEYENNE, August l6.


Companies d and f, Fourth Cav
airy left for the north Monday. Two
cars containing the Fourteenth In
fantry arrived from Utah the same day,
aud await orders. -Four companies of
the Fourth Artillery, from the Pacific
Coast, and one more of the Fourth Cav
airy, making six companies of this regi-
ment in all, are to arrive to-day. Sixty
eight Ute scouts leave Fetterman to-
morrow, and will endeavor to join
Crook. Major Frank North, Chief of
che old Pawnes scouts. is ordered to
report to General Sheridan. He left
Sidney, Nebraska, for Chicago last
night.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-08-16

Killed Numbered 800, and Sitting Bulls
loss WIS TOO men. The steamer
Josephine, loaded with Government
freight and troops, leaves Fort Buford
to morrow. Another special says,
rowor of General Terry's engagement
with the Sioux is confirmed by Indian
runners from Fort Peck
achievements for Crook.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-08-16
EASTERN DISPATCHES


WASHINGTON, Aug. l6.
The Senate and House adjourned
last evening. nf
A Train stopped by Masked Men.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-01
Sold on a Scyfhe Stone.

Either somebody has been sold, or
triumph. Now the facts are .these-at
any rate, a correspondent at Littleton
furnishes the points and vouches for
their accuracy. Some gentlemen in
terested in the new discoveries on
Deer creek, in the vicinity of Little
ton, had numerous specimens tested
by assay at the School of Mines in
this city. In every instance the re-
turns were encouraging to the mine
owners. They must have doubted the
genuineness of the mineral, or the
skill of the metallurgists, or somthing,
for, as this correspondent admits, they
bought scythe stone of Jenson, Bliss
Il Co., of Denver, pulverized it, and
left it at the School of Mines to be as
sayed. What representations accom-
panied the package of pulverized
scythe stone, deponent, or correspon-
dent, sayeth not; but it was presuma-
bly, represented to be specimen mate
rial from the new mines. However
that may have been, the practical jok-
ers got certificate. No. 696, testifying
that the stone yielded Sc in gold and
plc.fo III oilNcl. ihio ISL U very
strange, after all. Somebody-Dean
Swift or somebody else-says that
sunbeams may be extracted from Gu
cumbers, but the process is tedious.
If an assayer can't extract alittle gold
and silver from scythe stone, or, for
that matter, from a brickbat, monkey
wrench or buffalo chip, what is his
calling worth to him anyhow?-Den-
Ger NeUs.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-01
Yankee Doodle.

The Washington correspondent of
the Boston Journal is trying to prove
that "Yankee Doodle is our national
air, and he quotes this anecdote re-
lated by John Quincy Adams to sus-
tain him: "After the Ministers Plen-
ipotentiary of Great Britain and the
United States had nearly concluded
their pacific labors at Client, the
burghers of that quaint old Dutch
city determined to give an entertain
ment in their honor, and desired to
have the national airs of the two trea-
ty-making powers performed as part
of the programme. So the musical
director was directed to call upon the
American Ministers and obtain the
music of the national air of the United
States. No one knew exactly what
to give, and consultation ensued, at
which Bayard and Gallatin favored
Hail Columbia while Clay, Russell
and Adams were in favor of Yankee
Doodle The musical director was
called in and informed of the decis-
ion. He then asked if any of the
gentlemen had the music, and re-
ceiving negative reply, and suggest
ed that perhaps one of them could
sing or whistle the air. Il can't said
Mr.. Clay, Il never whistled or sung a
tune in my life, perhaps Mr.. Bayard
can.' Neither can ], replied Mr..
Bayard. Perhaps Mr.. Russell can.'
Mr.. Russell, Mr.. Gallatin and Mr.. Ad-
ans in turn confessed their lack of
musical ability. Il have it, exclaim-
ed Mr.. Clay, and ringing the bell he
summoned his colored body servant.
john said Mr.. Clay, whistle Yam
kee Doodle for this gentleman John
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-01

glamour in which this question
has been enveloped is but glamour
and willdeceive no one but thosewho
have sought to deceive the people
with it. The competition dodge has
been used so often for the purpose of
inducing States and communities to
vote subsidies to railroads that it has
lost its power to fascinate and deceive.
People now understand the competi-
ton hue and cry to mean an effort to
vote few million dollars from the
pockets of the masses to those of half
dozen individuals. Competitor al
ways disappears when its existence is
found to clash with individual inter-
est. Laws, statutes and resolutions
cannot affect this axiom. Yet its vio-
lation is the only argument which
Mr.. SCOTT offers as a reason why Con-
gress should give him three and a half
million dollars for a road that may be
had for nothing. 1t is not to be wOn-
dered at that the World concludes it
is about time for the San Diego people
to drop a man whose demand is so un-
reasonable that every member of Con-
gress who voted in its favor would be
regarded by the people as a conspirator
against their interests and anathema-
tized as the acceptor of bribe. No
Congressman who expects the endorse
ment of his constituents will dare to
advocate the Texas Pacific bill as it
now reads. 1t bears on its face the
unmistakable mark of knavery. Di-
vested of all tinsel and verbiage it is
nothing more or less than an attempt
to inaugurate fraud on the people,
compared with which the Credit Mo-
bilier sinks into the insignificance OF
a peanut transaction. The World is
right. SCOTT has not the slightest
prospect of success, and the people Of
San Diego, if they are wise, will at
once and forever abandon the idea
that he will ever build the Texas Pa
cific or any other railroad.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-01
Onions as Sleep Producers.

There is good deal of valuable in
formation in the housebo old depart
ment of Il newspaper. The last chunk
of wisdom dug therefrom is to the
effect that eating raw onions will pro-
duce sleep. OF the number of people
who are indisposed to sleep in this fast
age is Danbury man whose business
requires that lis head should be fresh
and clear. Lately he has been much
troubled through the night, his sleep
being fitful and unrefreshing. He saw
the receipt, was struck by its simple
ness, and determined to tryit. He ate
three or four small onions before re-
tiring Friday night. The effect was
all that could be desired. He dropped
to sleep in less than fifteen minutes.
How long he slept he does not know,
but he was awakened by his wife
shaking him.
"What on earth have you been do
ing?p she demanded when she got his
eyes open. "Have you been eating
onions"
"Yes," he drowsily replied, and al
most immediately dropped off to sleep
again.
1t might have been q half hour or
50 later when he was again arouse d
by his wife.
"You must turn over,o she gasped,
"'if you don't want to smother me to
death with that dreadful onion breath
of yours"
He was just awake enough to realize
that she might have possibly turned
over herself, and thus got out of the
way. He reused himself to say so.
"I've laid on my left side until |
ache, and l guess it won't hurt you
any TO turn over,p she retorted.
He turned over.
Possibly it was an hour later when
he became suddenly and painfully
aware that something was scraping
his shin with dull knife. He awoke
with cry. His wife was caressing
his leg with her toe nails, and APP
peared to be endeavoring to unjoint
his spine.
II tell you / can't stand that any
| longer,n she passionately eXpostula-
| ted.
"What on earth is the matter?" he
| demanded.
Matter? matter enough I should
say, when your breath is enough to
give one the lock-jaw,n she retor!ed.
"HOw do you suppose Pm going to
sleep with your nasty onion breath in
| my face. You must turn Overland stay
over, or I'll get out of this bed. l amt
going to be killed by onions if can
help myself. If you had spark OF
love for me you would not make a
swill-tub of yourself.n And then she
burst into tears.
"Goshdummit," he cried, jumping
out of bed, 81 wish there was another
war;
And with this cruel expression, he
sat down by the stove, and moodily
waited for ght.-Ddn6ury NepS.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-01
Awards by the Alabama Claims Com
missiOners.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27th.-The Ala
bama Claims Commissioners have de-
cided on the claims of owners of the
following named vessels, captured on
Pacific whaling grounds by the rebel
cruiser Shenandoah, and bonded in
June, 1865, namely, the James Maury,
General Pike, Nile and Milo, with or
ders to carry to San Francisco or Hon.
olulu the crews of several whalers
which the Shenandoah had burned.
The principal question involved was,
What compensation shall be allowed
the owners and crews for this enforced
employment of vessels respectively,
and for compulsory labor and peril of
the men? Claiments' counsel asked
compensation on the basis of demur-
rage. Counsel for the Government
suggested an allowance for passage for
the men from the place of capture to
port. The Court does not accord with
either view, taking into consideration
the fact that the vessels were actively
engaged in the business of whaling at
the very hour of capture. The Court,
after citing authorities in collateral
and opposite cases, makes the follow
ing awards: TO the owners alone, of
the James Maury, for loss and de-
struction of property, Sl0,52O, after de-
Quoting insurance. Also, to owners
jointly, as compensation for damage
for use of the vessel and compulsory
service of officers and crew, SIG, ,920,
with interest from date of capture;a land
to be held by them as and for, and ia
lien of. the catch of said vessel, and TO
be distributed among the officers and
crew in their due proportions. To the
General Pike is similarly awarded
$4,000 and SlS,700. TO the Milo So
157 and $16,5S5. 70 the Nile, $S,250
and $14,375. All private claims of
officers and seamen are included in
equity of above awards, and are disal-
lowed otherwise
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-01
Coming to Their Senses.

In advising the people of San Diego
to drop Tom SCOTT, the World evinces
the first CLEAN of intelligence on the
railrord problem that has presented
itself in the columns of San Diego
paper in long time. The eyes of our
neighbors have been opened by dis
patch from their accredited agent at
Washington announcing in effect that
there is not the slightest prospect of
the Texas Pacific Subsidy bill being
considered, much less passed, during
the present session of Congress. To
this the World very wisely adds that
postponement to the next session is
equivalent to the indefinite postpone
ment and consequent defeat of the
scheme. This is most sensible view
Of the situation the most sensible
that could be expected from paper
published in county welded to the
belief that TON SCoTT is the only man
in the world, or that will be born into
the world within the next ten genera
tions who will fasten to the surface of
this terrestrial footstool mile of rail-
road track. 1t is a truth which the
people of San Diego ought to begin to
realize, that the demand which SCOTT
has made on Congress can never be
acceded to. 1t is principle of trade
as old as time and as fixed as the
earth in its orbit, to get thing as
cheap as possible, and as we haye a
railroad company whose ability to
comply with its contracts no one
doubts, that offers to build for the al
ternate sections ofland, road for the
construction of which SCOTT asks the
land and three hundred and fifty mil.
lion dollars,it is but reasonable to con-
clude that Congress, acting as il
should, for the benefit of the nation
will accept the proposition that will
secure the construction and save
the millions. The competition
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-01
Why he Bought the Tiger.

Those who attended the sale of ami
mails from Barnum's Hipprodrome in
Bridgeport, the other day, report the
following occurrence: A tiger was be-
ing offered. The bid ran up to 81, 500.
This was made by a man who was a
stranger, and to him it was knocked
Iwn. Barnum, who had been eye
ing the stranger during the bid
d.ug, now went up to him and said {:
Pardon me for asking the question,
but Will you tell me where you are
from?P
"Down South bit," responded the
man.
"Are you connected with any
show?
No.u
"And are you buying this animal
for yourself?u
"Yes.n
Barnum shifted about uneasily for q
moment, looking alternately at the
man and the tiger, and evidently try
ing his hest to reconcile the two to-
gether.
"Now, young man, he finally said,
"you need not take this animal unless
you want to, for there are those here
who will take it off your bands"
81 don't want to sell, twas the quiet
reply.
What OH earth are you going to do
with such an ugly beast if you have
no show of your own and are not buy
ing for some one who is a showman?n
"Well, Pll tell you" said the pur-
chaser. ''My wife died about three
weeks ago. We had lived together
for ten years, and-I miss her" He
paused to wipe his eyes and steady his
voice, and then adde,ir-"so I've bought
this tiger"
~ understand YOU" said the great
Snowman, in u husky voice.-Dan-
bury Neacs.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-01
A Few Suggestions.

The problem of what shall be done
with the sewage of our city is one
which our municipal authorities have
long endeavored to solve without as
yet reaching satisfactory solution.
With view of aiding in the attain
ment of the much desired end we make
the following suggestions: Open Los
Angeles street to the city limits and
thus convert it into a beautiful and
commodious avenue, condemn Zanja
with a sufficient water to run to the
city limits, give the zanja sufficient
fall and capacity. 1t should be con-
structed of two inch redwood lumber
and closely and securely covered.
This will be the main sewer of the city.
To this wooden zanja sewer let all
cross and private sewers be connected,
and We shall have efficientnmeans Of
freeing the city of her sewage. The
cost of constructing such sewer as we
have described will be about as fol-
lows:
Cost of opening street t,....-.............. 5000
" Covered Sewer, 225U0
Supplying water for domestic
purposes TO residents along line OF
ZsnJa, ................. ............ GO0O
Total, s3S, 500
If the avenue is opened the city will
receive large interest on the money in
vested through the enhanced value of
property along the line of the avenue.
This in connection with the contemp-
lated extension of Los Angeles street
Eastward would place this street or
avenue among the principal streets of
the city. The extension of street rail-
roads, water and gas would greatly en-
hance the value of property and con-
sequently increase the taxable proper
ty of the city to degree greatly in
excess Of the interest on the lands. It is
probably that persons living along the
line of the sewer would object to its con-
struction on the ground that it would
destroy the usefulness of the water for
domestic purposes, and to meet this OBJ
lection we add to our estimate $4,000
as the cost of wells or water-pipe to
supply the requisite quantity of water.
The water of the sewer zanja would,
we presume, be unimpaired for irrega-
ton purposes. We do not know that
this plan of building main sewer will
meet the want, but as something must
be done, and that quickly, We hope the
Council viii give our suggestions such
consideration as they may deem them
worthy. If they are not practical they
may at least aid in developing a plan
that is.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-01
The CarIist War.

MADRID, February 26th.-It is Off
cially announced that eight Carlist
battalions, having refused to fire on
the Royalist troops after a conflict be-
tween the officers and men, were dis
banded, and surrendered in parties at
Toulosa yesterday. Carlist parties are
soliciting amnesty by thousands. A
dispatch from the royalist General
Martinez Campos announces that nine
battalions have surrendered at Pam
peluna. 1t is generally believed that
the complete break up of the remain
ing Carlist forces is imminent, and
the war is regarded as virtually ended.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-01
Special Notices.

]. LAMB, Merchant Tailor. has established
q shop on Main street, next door TO ihe Orient
Saloon, where he will be pleased to welcome
his old customers and the masculine public
in general. Mr.. Lamb makes speciality of
the finest fitting and best made pantalooLs,
and he has no superior on this coast.
The crowning glory of man is a good hat.
1t is the distinctive mark of gentleman.
No matter IL his clothes are threadbare, fhe
has a stylish hat; people don't look at any
thing else; in fact, il not only covers his head
but the defects of all sorts which would be-
come visible were his hat not perfect. Dos
mond has the most stylish and perfect arti-
cles at his store on. Main street, in Temple
Block, that can be made.
DIR. Kirkpatrick has removed his Office TO
his handsomely furnished rooms on south
side of Temple street. a few doors west OF
Spring street.
One dozen wagons, assorted sizes and kinds
for sale at reduced prices at Stoddards hard
ware store, rs Main street. augl7:tf
+. Adam, merchant tailor, has just recev
ed an elegant lot of cloths, cassimeres and
suitngs of the latest popular patterns. The
stock is probably the largest of its kind to be
found in the city, and no one can fail to he
suited in making n selection. Call on +
Adam, Spring street, for your stylish suits.
sepltf
Moore's Restaurant, on Commercial street.
is the proper place to go fora good meal, with
good cup OF coffee or tea to drink with it,
There is probably no restaurant on the Pacific
coast where so many of the substantials ana
so many of the luxuries may be had for 25 cts.
Don't forget the place-Moore's Restaurant,
Commercial street Private eating rooms have
been neatly fitted up for the accommodation
OF ladies. i5-tf
1t is suicide in the third degree If not worse 4,
to suffer a cough or cold to culminate in con-
sumption when a single bottle OF HALEs
HONEY OF HoREHoUND AND TAR. taken in
time, would effect perfect and permanent
cure.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in one minute.
cav :
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-01

so feet. It will contain six rooms,
with bath and all modern improve
ments; to cost $4,000.
Perry & Woodwork have COM
menced an iron front building on Main
street, below the Pico House. 1t will
be % feet front. two stories high,
with cellar and city front; to cost in
the neighborhood of SIS, 900.
The work in the hands of this firm
aggregates $3S,500.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-01
Barnum as a Young Lover.

That was big book y. T. Barnum
wrote about himself. 1t is very COM
plete, too, but there is one little incl
dent which he either forgot to men,
ton or which got pied when the forms
went to press. 1t occurred when the
Great Snowman was a young man,
and resident of this section. He was
paying impetuous attentions to a
young lady living in Newton. Being
a son of poor but honest parents he
was obliged to walk over to the village
which contained his adored, on the
Sunday nights he visited her. When
there he labored under another and
more awkward disadvantage. The
young lady's father conceived sim
gular and most violent dislike to the
amiab1e embryotic Snowman. This
necessitated extreme caution on the
part of the lover, and he was equal to
the emergency as matter of course.
His ingress to the house was by win
dow OH the second floor, which he
reached by springing from the cover
of cistern curb and catching hold of
the window ledge. His egress was eff
fected by hanging full length from the
ledge and then dropping to the cistern
cover, fall of about six inches. One
Saturday he took with him on the visit
young man who now carries his sill
vered hairs behind a Danbury gro
Gerry counter. They reached the place,
the young lady saw the signal,
opened the window, and the famous
Barnum sprung up into bliss. The
young man was to amuse himself
about the village until the hour of de-
parture. He amused himself. 1t don't
seem possible that anybody could be
so brutal, but that young man actual
ly removed the cover to the cistern
Then he sat down by the fence and ate
currants, and calmly waited for the
result. p. Il. finished his sparkling,
and backed out of the window the full
length his hands would permit.
"Good-by," he gasped in a whisper,
as he prepared to drop.
Good-by, Phinny," she whispered
back.
Then he let go, and instantly shot
from sight into a yawning abyss of
darkness and rain water, and if he had
been of solid iron heated to a white
glow he could not have created more
of commotion in striking the water.
1t is not necessary to repeat what Bar
mum said, both when crawling out of
the cistern and during the eight miles,
walk home, but shortly after he be-
came Universalist. -Ddn6ery NetCS.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-01
Asks for Removal OF His Disabilities.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26th.-General
Beauregard, while abstaining from di-
rectly asking Congress to remove his
political disabilities, has sent letter
TO Senator Gordon, which was pre-
sented to the Senate by the latter, in
which Beauregard says many of his
friends think he ought to get his disa-
blities removed so that he can hold
some office which they covet for him.
The Senate, it is expected, will post
pone any bill for his relief until he
makes a personal application, like all
others.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-01
Decision in California Land Case.

WASHINGTON, February 26th.-The
Commissioner of the General Land
Office decides regarding the Las Boil
sas rancho controversy, that the sur
vey which was approved by the Dis
trict Court under the act of 1S60in the
case of Yorba and others, who were
entitled to one undivided half, must
be approved as the present measure OF
the parties who derive title from Jose
Justo Murllo, confirmee, also of an
undivided half.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-01
A British, Sea Captain Fined $500

A fine of $500 was imposed yester-
day by Collector Shannon upon Cap
tain Carew, master of the British bark
George Peake, which arrived from
Batavia on Friday evening last. 1t
appears that the captain had no man
ifest ready for the boarding officer
when he made demand for it. The
maritime regulations of the United
States requires masters of incoming
vessels from foreign ports to present a
manifest of the cargo to the Custom
House officer as soon as he steps on
board. For this breach of the regula-
tions Captain Carew was fined.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-01
A Lucky Hall for John.

TO. Williams, bar-keeper at French
Hotel, met with serious loss on We'd
nesday last. His business keeps him
up the most of the night, and he does
not rise in the morning till about
noon. On the morning in question he
arose as usual, dressed, and went out.
About two o'clock he missed package
of gold notes amounting to S400, which
he had been in the habit of secreting
in his underclothing when he retired.
On Tuesday night he had put it in the
accustomed place, but had lost it in the
bed during the night He FASTENED to
his room, but the Chinese domestic
had been there and the bed was made
up. He Immediately set out to find
out the Chinaman, which he shortly
did, up in Chinatown. OF course the
Mongolan thief denied all knowledge
of the money. There is no doubt that he
found the money and hurried to China
town to dispose of it. He was arrest
ed and examined, but nothing could
be done with him, and Thad is out
S400. We are sorry for him.-C0urier.
For the best bit cigar in town go to
tho Oriapt oipar stand
Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-03-01
Thc First Man In New York to Resume
Specie Payments.

New YORK, February 26th.-The
manager of the Fifth Avenue Theatre
announces that during the Centennial
week of Pique now being performed at
that theater, which commences March
18th, he will resume specie payment
by paying all change at the ticket
office in gold and silver.