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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1876-11-26
and wrecks from the Mississippi, Miss
auri, and Arkansas rivers.

'
THE Ex-TRAIroR ARRIVES.
New York.. Nov.z, 25.-,Ietferson
Davis arrived 10 day in the steam
ship Adriatic,
SMALL. Pox.
ST Paul, Nov % a Winuepeg dispatch
says there is a serious outbreak ot small
poy ut the Gimf settlement of lcelander
on Lake Winuepeg, and that twenty deaths
have occurred in, ten days DR. Lynch. a
physician sent Out by Ii Gov Norris, has
eighty cases s,s, his han,!s.. He telegrapns
,ha, OF twenty Indians at Sandy Bar, only
two survive. The lieutenant governor has
issued a proclamation warning the people
from contact with The settlements, aud hus
sent troops 70 enforce It. .--
LOWER cALlFcRSIA WAR,
San FRANCISCO, Nay 25--privnie blvices
received here render il probable that the
revelation in Lower California, reported
yesterday. is the beginning of IN insurrec-
tionary movement in favor of PortiirodN,
which. will spread through that stats.
There are scarcely any government troops
there 10 oppose the revolntion!sts
OBITUARY
New York, NV. 25-J. w Bra,
tone, comedian, died yesterday morn
ing after short illness.
INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS Prom.
ISED
New York, Nov, 25 The Tribune
says Ebert a. Woodward clerk of the
board of supervisors during Tweed''s
I
reign, and recently arrested in Chi
lcago, has turned states evidence and
Will make full confession Of the en-
tire transaction Of the ring, not only
I In the matter Of false vouchers lol
building the court house, but frau
dulent electors as we'll Ii is knowl
that his testimony will be accepted by
the prosecuting attorney. His revela
tions will involve many republicans q
well as democratic officials and HI,
particulars OF the dividends of the fin,
raised in the court house frauds vii
involve scores Of pelsons who hav'
I.becn hitherto unsuspected. Wood
ward, as manager OF the pool, was
entrusted with the cnsto9y of al
| checks which passed between all th'
/ conspirai9rs, and these he has carefully
preserved duringlhis six years of vol,
untary banishment in other lands
4 These checks remained in the city aut
were brought 10 him in the tomb
4 undistufbed with the accumulate,
dust Of FIVE years upon them. Not
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-22
Applications for Patent.
NOTICE NO. 500.
L. 8. srNvKY NO. lle.

T. S. LAND OFFICE. CARSON CRY,
Neyads. A. rii :, is76--N office is hereby
given tina; Hermann j. ., scheel and Washing
ton seawsll, whose p0Stoi,ice al res> Is silver
City, Lynn County. Nevada. hsve made Sppi.
cation Tor eighteen hundred tlscol linear feet
of the MoNrEZCAIA LODE. called the Hkk.
MANN T. T. SCHEEL AND WASHINGTON
SEAWRIL CJAIM. situated in Devils Gate
aud Chinatown Mining b.stricf, Lyon Coun-
IL. Nevada together with surface ground fonr
hundred feet in width, for the convenient
WORKING thereof. and described ON the plat
md field notes on Ale in I.y Office IS follows,
to.wli BEGINNING al Post No. !, whchcc hears
the |. section corner ON the west tiGr OF &c.
tsoa ls. Township 10 n, Il. u T., VI. ID Nj.
n. T03.s W, distant 2,Ss5 feet sad running
from sid Post M. list course, n. CO. +. tst
80 Zee, pass through the ;, ". corner past NJ.
: Of the Carson Co.'S I. ). Sucvcy Ne. ~
whence bears smoke stack of nSrty Go, 5
hoist.ns works 5. II " W; smoke stack Of the
Spring valley Mil ;. Sis.s W; smoke stack
OF kosSuth hpsstiag works \ ~ w; uaeSta:i
on Mt. Davidson y, ~ 80 min. W J tee tee' 10
past No. !: thence II course. : SA,s ". iseuo
.est 80 pO<t Nc. 3; thence Sd course, :. ea-
400 feet 10 post M. 4; thence Ah course, n.
49, Il. L. ~ feet to post No. i, the loirt OF
beginning, Containing Il ss-iNN acres Hcar-
insg> oppressed trsArA the trae M'rtiisa mag
nc:ic variation 10 - East. The l"t0T AMI iit-
prese,ncnts co,lsis; Of shsfts and tunnel e.
cse.ies hve hundred dollars Ia yalnP, This
e.aina was located under the name Il the M"n-
teHana Lealee and cpla{,auN. This olEiin l.
bounded ca the n.rih b. the Carson Co' I.
5. Survey No So on the west. sauth aud east
by no known claimants rhs lueAtson ncto.'
is on recon. sud may be found In Book &c.
Miscellaneous Records, page 81. Lyon Sona-
~ Records kent AT tho cffce OF the Gaunts
Recorder. st Dayton, Lyon County, NoyaaS.
Any api all pSr-o,1s claiming adversely any
PARTON Of said Hermann J. T. schoel and
Washington seawtil Csi,n arc required b. . r
their sdvvrsv claim With the Register OF The
L. : Land u!.ier. st S&rson Cty. Nevada,
during the sixty DAYS period Of publication
he repi, ~ they will be barred by v,I;ae ot the
provisions q the statute.
apr7 tua A. wAITZ, Register.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-22
sheriH's sale.

Ny VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION Is
IL sued out of the District Conrt of the
First Judicial District Of the State of Ne.
vAda in and for the County of St0rsy, and 81
me directed ard delivered, on Judgment rem
dered IN said Court ON the luth tiay OF March.
A. ID, Isis. in favor of George W. Phelps.
plaintiff, AID against James Duffy. defendant,
for the sun Of Two Thousand aud Fifty-etght
Dollars and hight y-nine Cents iS2,oSs.s9l. u
s. geld cuin. with interest on <2,oSl.li at the
August 3sth, ls'a, In L, y geld coin. until
paid. together with S55s5 Z. 5. gold coin,
costs and disbursements IT the date Of s. ID
Judgment. SiNl xccruing costs now amounting,
to the sum oi $40 and costs that may aecrne,
did, ON the 9TH day Of May, y. 1876, seize,
AMI levy alNsl the following described prop
erty. t-~it; All III thai certain piece, tract, or
parcel OF land situated In the County OF Lyon,
State q. Nevada: the \ T.. fractional quarter
aud the east hall Of the northwest fractional
quarter OF Section 4. township Il north range
- L. NJ, y. NJ. snd the east half of tae north
YVES. quarter of section ~, Sn townsaipsls
north range % E. NJ, ID. NJ; also the following
described tract a. land situated III said count.
and described by the L. :. Government Sur-
vsy as the southeast quarter Of section SS and
the cas-. half q; the northwest quarter of sec.
ton 81, township Is nor.h. range - e., con
tanning 30 acres OF land more or less, together
with all aud singular the scnomeSts, heredita.
IL, ats and appurteDanees the,eunto belong
ing or In any wise arpertAinins
\ tioe is hereby given that en- the ie:a day
Of June, A. u. 1876. between the hours OF ?
o'clock A. n. and 5 o'clock p. NJ. n'ly a;
IL o'clock NJ. Of that day, l Will sell all ths
riSls. tile and in;cges, O: the SAID defendant.
JAMES Duffy, i'll aud to the above described
property or any Interest he had IL ana to said
property. on the 18th day OF Apgi'. A. u. us
or st any time since. at the Count HOUSE
doors in Dayton. Lyon County, Nevada, a,
public auction to the highest and beet bid
der for L 5, gold coin, 10 satisfy said execa,
tion and all costs.
Il A. COOKE.
Sheriff Of Lyon County, Nav.
DAYTON Nay ls;h. A. y. ls76.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-22

NOTICE No. @e.
U. 8. suEvkY no. im.
, 3 LAM orrIcR, CARSON cTrr

Tx g. LAND OFFICE. CARSON CITY
4Js Nevada March 9. 1876. Notice is here
by given thar the SOUTH CONSOLIDATED
VIRGINIA MINING COMPANY. a corpora
zion dnly organized and existing under and
hy virtue uf the laws Of the State of California.
has this day by Charles ;, Coovcr, Its SUPER
inieudeat and auihoTi red agent. made appli-
cation for patent for thirteen hundred tlAsp
linear feet Of the Red Jacket Lode. bearing
gold and silver. situated in Gold Hill Mining
District. County of STOREY. ard State of Ne
yada, io.cthcr with six hundred ttpo) feet of
surface ground for convenient working there
On, said claim being designated on the VI
fetal plat on flo in this offire as L. \ S,rSey
or loj No. iia, In Township ID North Raggr
81 East NJ II. NJ, the exterior boundaries Of
said In, No. iib hein. ~ follows, io-wit: Be
ginning ~ Past No !, the same being tdehii-
cal with Pest No. 3 of the Red Jacket Lode,
application No. iSl, located in point VI crop
plngs about IS Zee; above the V. 4 7, Il. r.
track. and about Sotcci eastrSy from the east
entrance OF the V. Il T. II. II. Cas- American
Flat tunnel, and whence hcsrs the : W, cor
ner Of Sec, :, Township Vi n, Rsnsc = T., VI.
d NJ :. 4. deS " ans Feet distant; the soath
Consolidated Virginia Mining Cos Hosting
Works y. : ,i,-, T., di>tRp. ~ fact; the aa-.
staff ON Mt. Davidson, y. IL d,-.. ! min. " and
running from sssid Post Ne, /, first cet,rsc-
y 81, deg W. 81 feet 10 Pu~I No. :; thence
secaud course. " ~. deg W along the
norihes-tefiy boundary of I, ;. Surveys Mos.
~ and - 81 80 fret, passing thronch the ;, T.
corOcr 3osi Of | =. Survey Mas. ~ Feet
TO Pes; Ne, s thence third oorrse, y. -. deg.
T. ~ E'st Ia Post No. 4; thence fourth eoHrsa,
: so. ,ey. +, ia, SIS fsvi crossing ceniFe line
u Red lacke. Lode application No, is5l an
feet TO Post M :; thence ffth coarsc. = ~
deg, ". lssp feet TO Post No. s; theucr sixth
course. y. sSiA deg ". As feet 10 Pest No. !.
the point Of beginning, conisiging 10 Slito
acrcs Boariaes expressed from trnc mersd-
IAN magnetic variation, Ice deg. east; survey
made 10 conform with the record Of location
This claim joins the Goodman claims, I =
saryeNs Mas. ~ end ~ ga the East and the
Atlantic Consolidated Ninisg Company, L.
: SurseyNu III on The West; The said mining
claim being Of rleoni is the ot'.ce al the ke-
ctsrSer ~ Storey tuasiy, In RnoS " OF loes-
tscns. I'D and 5, Sls and 4se SIefey County
Records Any SnG all r~rsous claiming AL
sersely amy portion of said South Cansnl-
lslstct Virginia Mining Compalys claim.
Ar, rrGai-ed Il, DE their ss.ycr<, eiaini with
The Register Of the L. ;. Land oiece al Carson
City, ScyEis. durfn. ;sc sixty dayS' N Rod 81
publication hereof they vii be barred by
Virtue ii the provisions Of the ssatnsa.
March 9Sth, t,d \. wAlTz. Register.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-22
Assessment Notice,

khANEY GOLD AND SILVER MINING
~ Compsny. Location 81 Principal place
OF business san Francisco. California. lss-
cation CT works, Lyon Cean.y, ssste 81 Ne
vsds,
Notice is hereby given, that st a meeting Of
Directors held on the EiseeEta day 81 May,
1915 an ssscssneu: No. u 81 Fifteen cents
par share was levied Hpen the cspitSl stock Of
the Corporation. payable Immediately in Unit
ted States gold coin, Ia the SECRETARY al the
ofsce Of the Company, Ne. S2o California
street. Room Ne, ). SAT- Francisco. California
Asy stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the tSentieth day Of Jane.
lS76 viii he Delinquent. and advertised fer
sale a; public saotlua. aud unless payment Is
made before will be sold on Thursday the
tairtesnth day 81 J0ly, 1870. q pay the delin-
guent assessment, tnsetHcr with costs Of al
vertisiag and expenses ~ sale,
GRO. 4 SPiNSEY, Secretary.
o.iee. NJ SIC, California street, Room Ne,
s. san Francisco. Cal ifornis.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-22
To DAVID l.. HASTINGS ;

gNNHE undersigned. Louis 6uits;one, one Of
III the loeatcrs and owners Of the Grant Nine
situated in Chinatown Mining District, silver
City. Lyon CoGriy. Nevada. does hereby give
YOU notice. that 1 have expended since the
tenth sixy % May. Isis. fer labor, lumber and
Improvements a,son the satd Grant Miie, the
sum Of I'll irts,n hundred sDd ferty-slS ~ ,Ss6l
Dollars gold coin 81 the United States that
the proportion Of the said expenditure ~
made as aforesaid dine from You amounts 10
two hapdr.d A.,a twenty -four dollars aud fon.
cents ts.se4 Jsi. fosG are hereby further noti'
bed that In cas- sen fail or refuse 10 pay The
above amount set opposite Your name Ia the
undersigned, la Silver City, Nevada. before
the expiration ~ ninety days. after this notice.
your interest In the said Srant Mine. viii. ia
accordance with the Act Of Congress, .Eiiilcd
AN Ae. u promote the Developments II the
mining resources OF the Cuit-a states" APP
proved May 10, lss3. e<.eonie the property of
ia. undsrs. gnej. who tsade the above eApen
diturv On said claim,
LOUIS 6oLDSToNE.
SrLvER cirr. NEy.. Feb. ID, ls7e, 9ai.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-22

Any person. 50 liable, who shall fsi, 80 co,n-
ply with the foregoing requirements will be
subject to severe penalties. Persons or firms
liable 10 pay any Of the Special Taxes naines,
above must sppiy tOF u, LORD. Collector Of
Internal Revenue at Virginia City. New. and
pay Tor and procure the SpcciatTax stamp or
Stamps they need, prior to May l. 1876, and
without further notice.
u. d. PRATT,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
Offcc Internal Revenue.
Washington, u c., Feb. i, 1876. wSIw
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-22
NOTICE TO Co-ovNERs!
roy, s. DALLAS AND JOHN aHARHEARl

TO J, 8. DALLAS AND JOHN 6EARHEART.
The undersigned, eo~owners 81 the Pitts
burg Coal Mime. situated in Lynn Coauty.
Nevada. hereby give nutiec taai We have ex-
pended the sun Of Eight Hundred and Seven
ty-three poiisrs aud Ninety Gents tssSs soH in
gold COIN. for lnmbcr. iabor ami supplies.
that the proportion II the said expenditure So
mgde aforss aid due from You anoutd O.
Prom ysn. ]. 4. Dallas. ss,o.o0, and frusa you.
Ieha Gearhe,rt. snoo. You sve hereby fur.
Their aotihea That In case yuu fail &C rsuse 10
pay the smosuis sat opposite your nxsaes. 10
ths SNeretsry Of said Company. at his othse in
the town Of Dayton, an or before ttse expgrs-
tion Of ninety days frotn the HrSt publication
81 this notice. your interest in the said Pats
burg Coal Mine Will IN accordance With the
Act OF Congress emitted, AN Act 10 prulaote
the development Of the mining resources II
the United States. approved MAY loth, 4ss9 q
become the property ~ the undersigned CO.
owners, who made the above expenditures on
s<ii Claim
G. l.. ALL. Jas. noSsvAS
ii. ]. cARI.Isa, JoBS poL,S
o. u. NASH. c. LBxka
FaASk kssroS, 4. ". GowsS,
LouIs GofpsTuSE. Jos. DAMON.
psy%,o. New. NsNh N. isrs soi
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-22
N0TiCE
Administrators Sale Ot Real
Estate.

AYoI ICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT TEE
III undersigned. ADMINISTRATIVE Of the estate
OF Charles MeNs.r, deceased. will. IL secor-
dance with sa order made on the 18th day Of
April. A u 1870. by the District Court Of the
Flint p.strte. Of the state Of Nevsda. in sud
fer the County Of Story. sell al public socsion
10 the highest bidder and for essh IT, ;. gold
coin1. and sulseet 90 the confirmation OF said
Court. at the Court House door IN Dayton.
Lyon County. Nevada. at II O'clock NJ, On N.
2ot day of May, \. d. ls'6, all the right, title
anil interest and estate OF the said dcccsssd or
which said estate has Ia and 10 the following
described real estate. te-wis; One hundred aud
twenty li2Ol feet aEdiyidod in taa, mining
ground or lode sasaat. In Devils Gate Mining
District. Lyon Cousty. State of Nevada. sna
formerly known as pss!Ge Ledge, and now
known ~ the Atlantic Consolidated Mining
COMPANY, also that tract uf land Described as
follows: One hal; interest. undivided, 81
eleven and iS-iel acres being MIL Site aud
Water Kieh;, ard for other purposes, IN
American RAyine xeoa; one-hslf mile above
the Sierra Nrysds House, Silver CITY, Lyon
County, State Of NeSsda. Surveys for Geo.
C. Wsters and the said deceased, Charles Nc.
Nsir. by John Day, County surveyor. Feb. /,
A. u, 1854, MARY NJ MATTHEWS.
Adlaini stratr.x of the Estsse o. Charles Nc.
Nsir, deceased. apE2swSf
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-22
11OTxO1s
Y. g. EXTERNAL REvENuE
SPECIAL TAKE s
May 4. 1875. se April 30, 1877.

vuVHE REVISED STATUTES OF THE q.
III T., Section. s.7S2. S,2y7, as and =. $50.
require every rerScn engaged In any business.
avcca alton. CT employment which renders bin
liable 10 Special Tax, ~ procure and place
IN his establishment or place Of
business a stamp denoting the payment Of
said special Tax for the Special Tax Year be
ginning May I. is76. before commencing or
business after April ~. lsT6. The
taxes embraced within the provisions OF the
law above Qnoted are the following. viz
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-22

Its Track is of STEEL RAILS. and on ;t has
been made the FASTEST Time that has ever
been made in this country BY this route
passengers for points east OF Chicago hsvs
their choice of the following lines froa,
Chicago:
By the pu;shurg Fort Wayne and Chicaso
and pcnusyivanis Railways - Three
Through Trains Daily, with Pullman
Palace Cars through u Philadelphia and
Ncwyork ON each train. One Through
Train, with Pullman Palace Cars, to Bal
timore and Washington.
By the Lake shore snd Michigan Southern
Railway and Connections--New YORK Cen
trail aad Erie Railroais-Three Through
Trains Daily, with Palace Drawing Room
and Silver Palace Sleeping Cars through
70 New York.
By the Michigan Central, Grand Trnns,
Great Western and Erie and New York
Central Railways Thrive Through Trains,
with Pullman Palace Drawing Room and
Sleeping Cars through 20 New York, 10
Nisgars Falls, Buffalo. Rochester or New
York City.
BY the Baltimore and Ohio Raiiro,d-Two
Throngh Trains Daily, with Pullman
Palace Cars for Newark, Evansville,
Wheeling. Washington and Baltimore.
without change.
This is the Shortest. Best and only line
running Pullman celebrated Palace Sleeping
Cars AID Cosehes. connecting with Union
Pacific Railroad at Omaha and from the
West. via Grand junction. Marshall, Cedar
Rsrids. Clinton, sterling anu DIXON, Tor
Chicago and the Last.
This popnlSr route is unsurpassed for
Speed. Comfort and Safety. The smooth,
well. bsuSsted and perfect track OF steel
rails the celebrated Pullman Palace Sleeping
Cars. the perfect Telegraph System of NOV
ing trains the regularity with which they
run, the admirable arrangement for running
through cars TO Chic&u from ali points
West, secure 90 passengers all the comforts
in modern Railway Travelling Ne changes
Of Cars and no tedious delays st Ferries.
Passengers will find Tickets Wis his Favot-
lite Route at the General Tickle. Offices of the
Central Pacific Railroad il Ssa Francisco and
Sacramento. aud in all the Ticket Offices OF
the Central Pacific Railroad.
". II. STESNETT,
MARVIN HUGHfTT, Gen. Pass Agent
tiea. Sup.., Chicago.
H 7. STANWGOp, General Agency. III
Montgomery street, SAa Francisco. saS-iy
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-22

HNoSsIGNMENTs OF ALL KINDS OF
Furniture 4 Merchandise
Received and promptly attended TO AZ
N. N, FRHpRfOkS AICCnS HOVs
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-22

NORTH CARSON SILVER MINING COM
~ PANY Location of Principal place Of
business san Francisco, California. location
Ct works Esgle Valley ornAsey county, Ne
Vada.-Not.ce is hereby given that Al meet
ing O: the Dlreetors. held on the 18Th day OF
Ami. 1876 aa assessment Ne. a O; twenty
ave Gents per share WAS levied upon
the capital stock OF she corporation. pay
Shie immediately. Ia United States gold coin
b. the Secretary, al tbs afacc II The Company
81 saasetsae str. :. S&.; Francisco, California.
Az stSck upo8 as..eh this assessment shall
remain unpaid On the first day @: June. iese,
will he delinquent, and advertised for sale 81
public auc;ion and unless payment is msde
before will he sold on SATURDAY, the TWEEN
ty-fosrta DAY If JeGe. 1870. Is pay the dena'
Quent assessment, togethe, with costs II adj
versisine and expenses IF sale
Wa NJ VAN BokELEN. Secretary.
o.ace--S2o S.us0rnc street. ESsn II, San
Francisco.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-22
TO EDWARD MAxLry AND JAMES KiErt

TO EDWARD MANIEl AND JAMES hikF'
The undersigned co-ewner Of the CAaEL
LEDGE. situated 10 Devil 5 Gate and { hira-
iowa Mining District. hereby give netice thst
have expended the sum OF twenty-five Hun
drei Dollars $3.50 in improvements and
labor; tia; Tho proportion OF the said expendi-
tare 50 made As aforesaid due rom you amount
70. From you. k1s3ra MAnsy $SSS-sJS; AMI
fraia YOU. Ja,scs kiuf. Ss4i ssls You are
hereby further notified tina; In csse yeG fail or
refuse 80 pay the amounts set opposite Neur
names 90 the undersigned, tn the town of
Silver clty. on or before the exriratlea OF
ninety days from the isrsi public alton OF tais
notice yenr interest Ia the sGi3 CArcl Leigs
will In acc. rsisnee with the Ac, Of Cungrrss.
enti;ied. An Act to promote the development
" the mining resources af the United states,
approved Nan lett. iS.a.- b. s,Is.e the proper
q Of the undersigned ce-awOer. who made
the above expenditures osi said claim.
MATHEW CAESL.
silver City. New. April {, lsio.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-05-22
G z N T e N NAL
Chicago and Northwestern
Railway.

rs THE POPULAR RcUrE OVERLAND
II to the East. Passengers fer Chiesgc.
Niagara Falls. Pittsbarg. pAiladeiphis, Mon
trenl. Ouebcc. New York. Boston. or ANY
other point East. should bay their
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-11-05

petcnt man deserves vol at the hands
OF the party, being straightforward,
consistent Democrat, though possessing
few Of tho characteristics of m accom-
Plished politician. Should he ba 30
fortunate as to grasp the coveted prize,
thathe will use itwithout fear or favor,
but alono for the public good is q
moral and physical certainly
\ q. d. Abel, Of Mound Valley, and
F. Z. Hughs, of Halleck, candidates
for tho respective positions Of long and
short term Commissioners, are both
residents OF long standing in the county;
both property holders md taxpayers,
aud consequently identified with > its
interests! The former has already M
led, and faithfully, o position OIL
tho Bourd during two terms
5----onco by appointment ''' and
once by election--and his, record
throughout Is Without blot or IlcnisL.
From extensive experience in the man
agemcnt Of county affairs, SIr. Abel is
better 4ualihcdi to perform tho varied
duties Of Commissioner than even II
shrowder man, without the advantage
referred to. - go -. IS: 20 s-,r... 3, :
Mr.. Hughes, without the experience
just mentioned, ID nevertheless fitting
man for tho office. having proven by the
successful management OF his own
affairs TINT lo possesses the requisite
qualifications. to. enable him to success
fully mnnn3o tho nllairs oil, others. A
gentleman Of intelligence and education,
with business capacity far above the
average, Mr.. Hughes will, II elected,
prove ii valuable acquisition to the corps-
of County officials. = s = z = - =.
20 G. g. Tracy, candidate for Surveyor
has held that position for n couple of
terms, AMI having performed almost all
tho services. in that line, III the county
during Tint time, there are but very few
people with whom is. not personally
acquainted. The position. is one Of
trtiling omolument i'll itself, but in con-
junction with the business OF general
surveying, outside of official services, Is
Of considerable assistance.
S. 8. Sears, candidate for School,
Superintendent, is said to be rather a
squate sort Of n fellow. but however
high his accomplishments in tho nrt OF
engineering school.honscs. it is gener-
ally admitted TINT he cant play billiards
worth cent, and rs II card sharp, he's
an ignominious failure. e..
j. X. SalO. candidate for Public Adj
ministrntor. is rs good man for tho
position rs need be, and II any man
possessed of property above the value
of six bits, whereby poor Administrn-
tor might be benefited, should shuttle
of his mortal coil during his term Of
ofllce-provid"d hn il electcd-he'Il be
i'll bigger luck than his predecessors.