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GETTING INTO DEBT.

There is no liberty or opportunity more
perilous to the financial solvency Of States or
of individuals thnn the fatal facility of get
ting into debt, The ability to borrow is
oftentimes more fatal than the want Of credit.
The man who cannot borrow at least is not
getting into debt, and whatever he produces
beyond what he consumes ought to be his
credit. But the facility Of borrowing money
is especially fatal to small States and to
Municipal Governments. It offers irrosisti-
ble temptations to ambitious or corrupt Gov
ernments, and the instances have been nu-
merous where such Governments, once having
the taste of borrowed money, fail thereafter
to ever retrench their expenditures SO long
ns the money to pay interest on the debt can
be borrowed on any terms.
The British Colony Of New Zealand is the
latest instance of the rapidity of an increase
Of debt, and continued excess of expenditure
over revenue, and Of local extravaganza
made possible by the ability to borrow money.
New Zenland is composed of two large islands
and some small ones, having an aggregate
area Of 102, 900 square miles. Until recently
these islands were divided politically into
nine Provinces, each with q complete Gov
ernment. In addition there was Colonial
Government These ten Governments we're
very costly, and, without exception, each ex~
pended annually moro than they received.
The Colonial Government was forced repeat
edly to befriend these provincial affairs, and
finally, some year or more ago, the con-
fo1o tad 1,ro1ra orJ
Provinces were incorporated as one, but, at
the same time, this centralized State assumed
oil the debts.
The population Of New Zealand in 1874
was $4,000. More than half the country is
mountainous, and the main product for ex-
port is wool Corn and wheat sufficient for
domestic use are raised. In 1856 the country
owed debt of $4,000 The annual def
cheney between receipts and expenditures has
been met by loans made in England, until, in
1874, the debt reached 800, ,000, 900. The new
Government at once authorized an addition
al loan Of E2,000,000, SO this little colony
begins the year 1876 with debt of $780,
100000. The trade OF the country in 1874
was: Imports, SIC, ,G09 ,060; exports, $780,
256,345. Of tho exports more than half was
wool.
Now, what have these people to show for
their one hundred millions Of dollars of
debt? In June, 1875, there were 152
miles Of railroad open for traffic, and the rails
were laid on ITO miles additional, making in
oil 262 miles Of railway. The other $50 miles
authorized are yet to be built. The Colony
has 2,3l2 miles of telegraph lines. And this
is what the Colony has to exhibit as the
product Of 500, 100000 of money borrowed
and expended within the last twenty years.
Taking the number Of population. and the
, 1876-10-22

The Chicago produce markets were less
active Saturday. and generally easier. Mess
pork closed Sc per brl lower, at $1,000 seller
October and $3.50 seller the year. Lard
closed steady, at S9.so@9.s5 for new, cash,
and $9.3 74@9. 10 seller the year. Meats were
easier, ut CSC for new shoulders, boxed, s4c
for short ribs do, and Sic for do short
clears. Lake freights were active and easier
at 4ic for corn to Buffalo. Highwines were
steady, at $1.10 per gallon. Flour was dull
and easier Wheat closed 1c lower, at $1.10
cash and $111 for November. Corn closed
1c higher, at 43sc cash and 1870 for
November. Oats closed 3c lower, at
324c cash or seller November. Rye
was easier, at 61@Gl4c. Barley closed
@4clower, at 53c for October and s2@S24c
for November. Hogs were steady, at So. IS
@G.00. Cattle were dull and unchanged, at
$2.5o@+75. Sheep were firm, at $2.75@
4.50. One hundred dollars in gold would
buy $4,000 in greenbacks at the close.
, 1876-10-22

BALLOT-B0X sTUFFING IN CINCINNATI.
The Republicans Of Cincinnati are finding
out that they let themselves be most shame
fully and foully swindled at the recent cleo
ton, whereby they lost two members Of
Congress and their whole county ticket It
seems that the ThpEN Reformers organized
gangs Of repeaters from Kentucky, and voted
them over and over again Some of the vii
lains since returning home have boasted that
they voted the Democratic Reform ticket
twenty times! The total number Of fraudulent
votes po1led are estimated at $500 to 1000.
The Gazcts first took hold of the matter.
It detailed men to copy all the names Of the
voting registers Of precinct, and arrange
them alphabetically. The next step was to
check off all the names found in the City
Directory. A List Was then made Of the re-
naming names not found therein. These
were given to sharp, vigilant canvassers, who
visited every house in the precinct to ascer-
tain where any of them could be found. The
next thing was to publish list Of the names
of those not found either in the Directory or
in the precinct, and to call on the people to
help hunt them up and find out what had
become Of those Reformers without local
habitation, and Of whom only q name re-
NAMED.
In the Sixteenth Precinct of the Second
Ward tho Gazette found 153 names on the
poll-books for whom no owners resided in
the precinct After duly publishing the list
Of names, and setting everybody to work
searching for the absentees, four Of them
were found, but at last advices 149 were non
est tnuenta1s, and it had been reduced to d
moral certainty that not ono Of them lived in
the precinct, but that every villain Of them
had been imported, and belonged to repeating
gangs Of Tldenites The Gazette has made
similar discoveries in two other precincts.
In regard to one Of the last precincts it hns
investigated, the Gazette remarks:
In this matter We have no other object than to
MD In investigation Of frauds that generally
admitted to have taken place. To facilitate mat
ters every available means will be employed to
weed out from this list the names Of legal voters
and we call upon citizens OF the ward To lend their
aid to the cause. It Is serious imputation upon
arcspectabe precinct in the heart Of the city that
over hundred voters registered oa the tully books
cannot be found, by the most rigorous search,
within its limita. We shall give this record proper
attention. and, when it Is not open to further
amendment, the next stage Of the inquiry will be
in order.
The Commercial has also taken the same
work in hand. It began its 1abors in an-
other part Of the city, and, after looking up
every voter in the Second Precinct of the
Twentieth Ward, it finds 143 more names on
the poll-books than reside in the precinct
The Commercial publishes the stof bogus vot-
ers who put in the lab tickets for "reform," :"
and not man Of them can be found The
mntter has assumed pretty serious shape,
and the professional Reformers begin to feel
serious Already 500 Illegal votes have been
discovered in BAss1Ns's district, who only
claims to be elected by eighty-dve votes.
The Enquirer ''snliles a sickly smole,'" and
, 1876-10-22

The evidence in the SULLIVAN trial Was
concluded Saturday, and tomorrow the clos
ing arguments will be made. The time actu-
ally spent in hearing the testimony of wit
nesses has been less than two days. From
the rulings Of Judge McA1I1srEn ON the
qualifications Of jurors, and his iberality in
allowing all testimony bearing on the case to
be introduced, The defendants counsel feel
great confidence that they will obtain IN &c
.1;ittal for their client
, 1876-10-22

to SITTING BULL The Agent will therefore
inform the applicant for winter quarters that
he and his band can come in, but that, owing
to the eccentricities of civilized usage, he
will be required to surrender IS prisoner OF
war. to be dealt with as the Government shall
think proper It is hardly probable that the
great warrior will be able to resist for any
length of time the fragrance of bean-soup
waited over the plains from the Agency
, 1876-10-22

fellows to the Illinois Legislature who have
neither the capacity nor the desire to assist
Chicago and the State by an improvement
of the Revenue and other laws needful, but
who expect to be important factors, possibly
with reward for their services, in the selec-
ton of a United States Senator. Probably
the people will decline to bo party to any
snch deerdaation Of the State Legislature.
, 1876-10-22

IF the census has been taken with reasonable
care and accuracy, the aggregate population
is not as large as cur citizens had supposed.
There is q much smaller transient population
than there was before the financial panic,
when large amount of building was
going on. Most persons had estimated the
present number Of inhabitants at 425, 900 to
4If nm
, 1876-10-22

1t the New York Gold Exchange on Sat-
urday greenbacks ranged between 9os and 81

Troy, New York, comes to the front with
the largest procession ever known within
her borders The various Republican organ
lzaions banded together for grand torch
light procession, with cannon and rocket ac-
compartments, and the whole city turned
out At Detroit, too, there WIS blaze OF
glory. and the Hon. J4MEs BLAINE received
an ovation beyond anything before attempted
-, that o;%7
, 1876-10-22

The pubHc-school census Of Chicago has
lust been completed, under the management
of Mr. W1scoop, who has had considerable
experience in such work. The census-takers
we're instructed to make an enumeration OF
the vhole population, which they return as
, 1876-10-22

CHICAGO COMMASDE!sY NO. 10. E T:-ATTEN'
tion, Sir kutghts:-The Sir Knights Of Chicago Coua
mandcry hereby notified ~ be s the Asylun Sun
day mornin g. Oct - At 9:u sharE 70 accompany p.
Bernard Conmandery No. IS, K. T.. in attending tue
funeral ceremonies Of the late Sir night ALVIN Ao4u
cularly requested. El1tlng s1r knlEAts G94rfeoGsS
invited !0tiA McLafAESs L" ~
CHARLES J. TRoxnkIpGE- Recorder.
CHICAGO coMuASDERY. No. 10. K. r--Atten-
tfon, Sir Knights. Special Concayc Monday eEeo&aEi &
Oct r. at 10 for work on the Il. T. OT4er inn
attendance is particularly requested. Wishing o'1
b. order of JoiiS M'LAREN. F.
D. c, CREG1ER LODGE. No: 643. 4 F. aud
A. M-EecuIar Communication "Wednesday evening.
Oct IS ut their hall No. 80 Mt!wouIee- ~ 1:Su
pcrs arc earnrfty requested TO be present. v!siuug
@N W. 01'1 +. A. B. NORRIS, Sec,
WASHINGTON CHAPTER, NO. ~, R.A: :M.-Special
cnnyocatiou Thursdxy evening" Oct & II 1850 O'CLOCK.
nt hail Garner Randotph and Hasted-ss, for work 0a
the Royal Arch Eckrce Visiting companions cordially
iu''''d D' oFde5 cahRLEs & tf Is s. wiGrr Secretary
REGULAR COMMUNICATIONS OF BLAIR LODGE.
O'Clock sharp. Work the Third Degree. Visiting
nrrrhren cordially invited By order Ut the ". 81
e. ". ODOSSELL, Secretary.
convocation Nionday} evening. Oct
~ At 7;O o'clock business and work. By order OF
''e L. = EN- TUCKER Sec
, 1876-10-22

They are getting up 4 panic In New York
again on the question Of the Croton water sup
ply. It is not this time as to the number and
variety OF deadly infusoria aud poisonous rel
use furnished the city in their Croton, bus as
to the insuftciency Of the supply aud the peru
there is OF a water famine. The water in tho
reservoir is now reduced to depth Of but se'-
enteen feet, and, to guard against its exhaus-
tion. the city is put upon short allowance oat
sixty-dve million gallons per diem being ser'ca'
This but little more than suftiee@ for the lower
portions OF the city, where it is drawn oil %
rapidly that there Is not x "@head" enough 10
supply the uptown wards during most hours
Of the day. At the same time, the restrictions
as to flushing the sewers and drains are neces'
sarily such as 10 impen1 the health OF the Guy
The phase Of the question most pondeled
not IS to whether tile water supply shall %
increased, nor how it shall be done, but as %
the cost Of the new aque.1uct, which It IS COZ.
ceded Is required and cannot be built 1or iess
than $27,0o0,00o, without stealfngs, wbi:e as
every taxpayer In New York knows, no susn m
sum as that can be expended by tho cty "lsn'
out deal Of stealing in connection with It.
, 1876-10-22

The result of the Tammany and anti-Tam-
many fight in New York is, that whether TnDEy
shall have chance Of being elected depends
upon those eminent Reforners JoHS KELLY,
JOHN MoRR1ssEY, and JIMMY O'BR1Es. TIDEy
has no chance Of election unless he carries New
York. He has no chance Of carrying New York
unless this trio Of distinguished Reformers unite
in his support. At present they are wrangliag
over the question of the distribution of spoils.
There is no question about it that their wransie
is kept up simply that they may command Their
own terms of TnDEN; and as it stands they
command the situation. To secure the majority
in the city requisite to carry the State, T11DEa
must accede to their terms; and so upon them
depends whether there shall be any prospect Of
the success Of TMDEx and Reform. The situa-
ton ought to be eminent1y suggestive to those
journals and orators that have reckoned up what
irresistible claims some OF the machinemen
who hang on to the Republican party will have
upon Gov. HAYES in case Of his election Il
TnDRN be elected at all it Will be solely be-
cause he Is indebted to Messrs. KELLY, MORRIS
SET, and O'BR1EN in the City Of New York.
The ssciaims'' OF that trio must inevitably out
rank those OF anybody else; and Messrs.
KELLY, MoRn1ssET, and O'BR1EN are Of the
knowing sort who will do nothing until their
claims are secured. Ofcourse all they will de-
mand will be reform-of that kind practfced By
Tammany.
, 1876-10-22

The latest issue OF FRANK LEsLIE's lVer<
paper contains cartoon entitled "The Etled
OF Father TArr's Order,' in which the artist IN
willingly presents a signal illustration OF ths
situation in South Carolina The scene is laid
In cotton field In the foreground negra
and a United States soldier, the latter with his
u,usket by his side, are squatted on the grass.
engaged in a friendly game Of " seyen-up." In
the distance is genuine White-Liner, the sa1u-
tary effect upon whom Of the Attorney -Gener
abs circular is manifest from the fnct that in hi
hands he holds not a shotgun, but the plow.
handles. Beneath is the legend, "W While the
United States soldiers are protecting the South
ern negroes, the white men are Obliged to labot
to support them both.'' The moral, however,
is omitted 1t is, that, II the White-Liner had
laid down his shotgun and taken to the ploE,
the soldier wouldn't have been there, and TINT
e1asperating game OF cards wouldn't have been
in progress. But nothing less than the CON-
pulston Of United States bayonets will send tho
White-Liner to the plow. He plows not. he
shoots; and it is the negro who does the plo#ss
ing that the White-Lfner goes cunning atter'
all because the negro does not vote the Demo.
cratic " White-Line ticket.
, 1876-10-22

How New York Is to be carried, II It "ali' 1o'
"TmDEN and Reform - is indicated BY the fee'
1stry in Brooklyn, which was closed last Iues0
day. The enormous registry excited attentlon'
and, on investigation, it was discovered tha@ nv
less than FIVE Thousand names had been ttanoo-
lently registered, which signided simply tna4
1Ve thousand are to be added to the hatn Eos4
, 1876-10-22
The Jews of New York are pretty solio!y
against T1LDBN. One Of the reasons for tbs u

against T1LDRN. One Of the reasons for thfs -
given in the Hebrezo Record, as follows:
When SAMUEL ]. TlLpEx WIS member o. t9s 9s
New York Senate, he introduced bill In t1at oos;
which deprived the Hebrew citizens OF the State u
certain rights and privileges lie claimed that e.
bsewe were not 1T to be American citizens ~
erta1 organization to oppose him What q s1amSS snS
It is that our Hebrew fellow citizens cannot aIana
little reform. Perhaps they didn't nndess1'1"
that TtLnEH only intended To reform them.
As everybody knows, the Jews OF the No1'n
were consptcuously loyal to the Union IS
class during the War. This loyalty Iuoh@
never forgot nor forgave. II there is any efae1
he could curse more heartily than Union sor
diers, it is the Jews And the Jews OF NEW
York, who know T1LDEN, will vote against h'1''
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-09-08

MEAN THIEvRs. Some csntemptible
thieves entered the house of an indus
trious woman in this town, who earns
an honest living by taking in washing,
night before last and stole lot of her
customer clothes, which had been
washed and dried the day previous.
The men who are guilty of such crime
ought to be sent to the State Prison for
lille. and compelled to work sixteen
hours day.
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RECOVERED. - James Harrington,
commonly called !" Mormon jimmy"
young man in the employ of Il. w.
Lewis, who was injured by horse
falling on him at Bosco's ranch last
Monday; and. as was then supposed,
seriously injured internally. has SO far
recovered as to be able to attend to his
duties.
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The Quickest Ran ON Record.
SAN FRANcrsco. Ssp't

The steamship City of Pekin. with
Hong Kong dates of August Is and
Yokohama of August 20, arrived at her
wharf at 4 o'clock yesterday morning.
making the quickest run on record be-
tween ports.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-09-08

A STAFF OFFICER Wherrv.
abide camp to Major General Scho
field, while that officer commanded
the Department of the Pacific, passed
here yesterday of his way east to re-
port ut army headquarters.
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EQUAL TAXATION.

r TAKE THE LIBERTY TO ANNOUNCE
. to the public of Humboldt County that
am a candidate for tho office of County
Commissioner, subject to the action OF
the Democratic party, on the condition
that am accepted on the platform that
taxes should be paid on the actual cash
value of the property owned-no matter
whether the assessed be . common land
owner. retail dealer, wholesale dealer, or
corporation. O. CHEAoWKTH.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-09-08
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.


The rauper Ho;sting Works mad
tgoo1psie Rurned.
A. dispatch from Silver City brings
intelligence OF the burning of the hoist
ing works at the Paupsr mine on War
Eagle Mountain, and three hundred
and fifty cords of wood, on Wednesday
night. The origin of the FIRE is an
known. but is supposed to have been
started by On incendiary.
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EASTERN DISPATCHES
The Peace Commission - Indians
Covved.
RED CLOUD AGENCY Sept. 6.


(VIA FoRT LARAMIE Wy. Sept. 10
The Sioux commission arrived here
this afternoon having left Fort Laramie
on the fourth with Captain Egan' cav
airy company as an escort. They saw
no indians on the way, and found ev-
erything quiet atthe Agency, which is in
charge of Lieutenant Citing. General
Mackenzie, commander of the District.
was present to receive the commission.
and said he would aid it by every
means in his power. There is quite a
military force here, and the Indians
arc in depressed state of MUD. in
consequence of the concentration Of
troops at the Agency, and say that
they fear that they ara al to be mas
sacred az soon as enough soldiers ar
rive. They hail the arrival OF the
commission as means of relief
90 or 80 lodges left recently for Spot
ted Tail Agency through fear Of danger
here. The Commissioners are anxious
to proceed with council without de-
ay.snd will lose no time, but of course
cannot say now when the council will
he held
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-09-08

SETTLE UP.--The attention of whom
il may concern is directed to notice
from James Manning, under the above
head, in another column.
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the Democratic nomination for Gov

the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor.
Riot in Charleston.
CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept. 8.
A serious riot occurred last night
between colored Republicans and COL
ored Democrats, and others. Pistols
were freely used on both sides. The
rioters held King street from midnigbt
until sunrise, breaking windows, and
robbing stores, attacking and beating
unfortunately every white man who
showed bis face. A large number of
persons were injured.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-09-08

REPAIRrNG.--The Rye Patch Mill
has been shut down for repairs. The
engine, which has been ont of order
for some time is being put in first class
condition.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-09-08

GRAIN CoMIEG IN.--The freightipg
business to Idaho being quite dull.
some of the heavy teams heretofore
engaged IN it are now hauling grain to
town from Paradise Valley. Yesterday
two of these mountain clippers belong.
ing to Jones Brothers. brought Ga 900
pounds 10 town from the ranches Of
John Hill and Charles Kemler.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-09-08

RYE PATCH BULLION. - The Rive
Patch Mining Company shipped last
Wednesday bullion valued at $1,000,
the result of one weeks run With five
stamps, one of the batteries being out
of repair.
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Against a Jailor.
VIRGINIA. New, Sept. 8. 1871

'AN0ANAAt ANSN'i ooRss ", AofOs
Charges were made yesterday in tho
Board of Police Commissioners against
Jailor Roby, City Prison Keeper, for
lodging women in the same cells with
men, and he was acquitted of oil
blame. Facts have since come to
the knowledge of the Commissioners
which implicate him in grave misman-
agsment of the place. such as stripping
women naked in the presence of men,
lodging prostitutes in his room. keep
ing men and women in the same cell.
and bad treatment, such as keeping
food from prisoners, bucking and gag
ging men and tying them up by the
thumbs. A special meeting of the
Commissioners has been called by the
Mayor for tomorrow night, at which
the charges will be examined into.
The Mayor and Chief of Police are at
open war. and the debate last night
nearly resulted in . personal collision.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-09-08

PERsoNAL.-J. III. Brown of Union
vile, Candidate for Sheriff, is in town
to-day. He reports the Arizona mine
looking better than it has for year.
-. Gen. Counor of Oreana is in town
To-day "A. G. Cleaveland of Cherry
Creek, aud G. w. Grayson, one of the
principal owners of the Leopard Mine,
were passengers on to-day's train.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-09-08
Goldsmith Maid Ahead.

SPEISGFIELD. Mass, Sept, 7.
Goldsmith Maid won in the open TO
all race, to-day, in three straight heats.
iodine was second; Judge Fallertoa,
third, aud Smuggler, fourth. Time
2.lsH, 216s4. 221.
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ESPECIAL To THE SILVER sTATE.I
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Wool SHIPMENT. - Il. Reinhart Il
Co. shipped car load of wool last
night to Hartford, Connecticut. II
was shearsd by Riley d Hardin and
g. E. johnson Of Quin River Valley,
and was Of the best quality.
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WESTERN DISPATCHES
Gold. silver and Greenbaes<s.

Gold, silver and Greenbaci<s.
SAN Francisco, Sept. z, 1876.
In San Francisco currency is buying
at 90l4; selling. 909@.
Silver is quoted at 514 O. So per cent
discount.
Trade dollars at 0 a. per cent dis
count
Gold opened in New York to-day
l09%.
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fhe Majority fn Vermont,

BosToS, Sept. z. 1876
towns in Vermont show Fairbank 5 ma
jority over Bingham to be "A, eS5.
These nine remaining towns in 1874,
gaze Peek 264 majority.