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Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-28
DEPARTURE

ELECTRICITY The amount of electric
ity in the air at present is particularly
noticeable. Iron articles outdoors
crackle and snap with the all.penetrating
fluid. A day or SO ago, some of the boys
at the Meadow Valley having occasion to
get some iron pipe that hung on a rack,
assembled a ladder holding small iron
rod in his band. He at once received
severe electrical shock, partially stun
ming and totally demoralizing the aston
ished machinist.
COMPLIMENTARY. The Humboldt Ag-
ricultural, Mining and Mechanical So
ciety will accept thanks for a compi-
mentaEy ticket of admission to its Fourth
Annual Fair, commencing at Winnemuc-
ca next Monday, and continuing through
the week, We hope it Will prove a sue
cess financially and otherwise.
HARRY HENDERSON publishes card
this morning Offering one hundred dol
lars reward to find out the individual
mat poisoned his dog Sam last evening.
Hairy naturally feels wrothy against that
party, for the dog was q good-natured,
harmless little thing and had been his
constant companion in many thousands
of miles travel.
SOCIAL CLUB,-At a meeting of the
Young Mems Social Club last evening it
was decided to inaugurate the season by
apArty at Browns Hall on Thursday
evening, October 10th. The pleasant re-
unions OF this club last season are suffi-
clent guarantee that the receptions OF
mis- season will be enjoyable as any one
could wish.
1oM kIppUR.-To.day is, according tc
jewish chronology, the tenth day Of the
afst month-Tishree- the 5637tt
u year since the Creation. 1t is DAY Of
Mohement, and is the hottest of all III,
Seslsh holidays. Neither food nor waite,
MI spaftaken of By the Orthodox Hebrews
M "'uay and strict secusion is observed.
~ FAlNTINa.-We were shown yesterda,
'yR' G. Schofield fine oil painting o
waterfall in India. painted from
sketch in Harper's Magazine. We ar
u'' much OF an art critic, but think tn
painting is up to his usual standard.
N WHETHER through malice or acciden
III "s a fact that a great many dogs ar
uA''y poisoned in Phoebe. 1t is meal
II pt"etlce and the perpetrators are likel
" =" themselves into trouble unless the
utop on themselves. IA word to th
wise" etc.
n HOPE is said to be brightest when
Ii lawns from fear" This is a very prett
'houRht, but seldom in the mind of
Ii candidate who thinks there ia secret or
n position, and yet isn't sure.
ii oULLroNvILLE DELEGATES. -Thos. Gil
s en and VIM. Culverwell were electe
ue'egates at the Democratic primaz
s'seaon In Bullionville yesterday.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-28

p : CROWLEY will attend to the business
.',-.nent of the RECORD, will collect all bills
-.,.;rt for the same. All parties having
ana re- 70 transact with this Office by calling
DaS nm their wants will receive prompt atten-
Oh lin RECORD PUBLISHING co.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-28

We hereby certify the above returns
are correct.
n. WEscoATr, Inspector,
+. B B. 6 6rrr Judges.
Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-09-28
LOCAL iNTELlicEN
PASSENGER TRAVEL.
ARRIVALS.

ARRIVALS.
BY GILMER / sALIsBURY's HAMILTON LINE;
Hop Sing A G Akin
L W Clute
DEPARTURE5.
BY a1LMER II sALIsBUBY's HAMILTON LINE
A Kennedy Mrs Harper
NJ Rogers smith
Mrs Barber Chas stanton
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sPECIAL TO THE PIoCHE DAILY RECORD
By WESTERN UNION LINE.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-04-06

that is, water permeated with the carbonic.
acid gas. The water tanks and the gas re-
ceiver were both tapped simultaneously, and
water and gas, running through the same hose
at pressure of $50 pounds to the square inch,
was obtained. In very short time the great
bonfire was extinguished, and the dense cloud
of black smoke it had raised Aoated over the
city and disappeared in the east.
a third test remained to be made. Two or
three truck loads of scantling were piled up
in cob house fashion, and on the top two bar
rels of petroleum were placed side by side.
The timber had first been saturated with oil.
The torch being applied the flames burst
forth, and, when the whole mass was thor
oughly ignited, the head of one Of the barrels
was knocked in, letting the contents flow out
over the seething fire. By this time the bar
rels was so charred that only short time
would have been required to burn them
through. But the test was to save one OF the
barrels. Therefore, as soon as the other was
broken open, two streams of carbonated water
were turned on, and in less than minute the
fierce flames were subdued, leaving a pile of
blackened timbers, with the barrel of petro-
leum safe and sound on top. ssr
The committee appeared to be not only
satisfied with the tests, but quite enthusiastic
over DR.. Connslly's invention, and they did
not hesitate to say that should its application
prove ap, licable in cities and villages, it
would enable them to tighten the rates of in
surance Of its practicability, the inventor
has no doubt, asthe iron cylinders, or battery,
can be put upon wheels and driven away to
fires like an ordinary steamer. No steam
power is required with the battery, as it will
furnish its own pressure for six hours, or three
hours if double hose is used.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-04-06
From the New York World of Friday.
A WONDERFUL FIRE ANNIHILATOR.

A committee of the New York Board of
Fire Underwriters went to Fifty-ninth street
and Eleventh avenue yesterday afternoon, and
made practical test Of the new Connolly fire
extinguisher. All the necessary preparations
had been made in anticipation Of the visit,
and when the committee arrived they found
in the middle of large sunken lot small
wooden structure built to shelter the appara.
tus. This consists of small but powerful
"generator," in which the carbonate acid is
made. The generator is warranted by Mat
thews, the maker,to sustain pressure of one
thousand pounds to the square inch. Iron
pipes lead from the generator to a system Of
eig ght horizontal iron cylinders, each sixteen
inches in diameter, and holding twenty-eight
cubic feet of compressed gas. These cylinders
were already charged, and four larger upright
cylinders, on the opposite side of the room,
we're filled with water, the supply coming from
Croton pipe, wherein the pressure was said
to be only twenty or thirty pounds to the
square inch. About twenty-five or thirty feet
from the wooden shed, where the apparatus
was housed, was vat or tank, twenty by thir-
ty feet, excavated in the earth and lined with
brick. The tank was filled with about 200
barrels of oil. An iron pipe ran all around
the tank few inches above the surface of the
oil, and pierced with small holes six inches
apart. Another pipe connected this one with
the "battery" or iron receivers, where the gas
was stored. Everything being ready the oil
was ignited, and Immediately dense column
of flame and smoke shot upward, throwing
out an intense heat. After it had been al
lowed to burn short time, a signal was given,
the gas was let on, and instantly the column
rose, leaving the surface clear. The fire was
out.
The attention of the committee was then d.
rected to an immense pile Of 100 barrels Of
refuse rosin or "skimmings," covering a space
about 40 by Is feet, and stacked six feet high.
This highly combustible mass was fred and
allowed to burn till it had got beyond the
power of an ordinary extinguisher to put it
out. A strong wind was blowing from the
west, the flames roared and rose higher than
any of the surrounding buildings. To extin-
guish this fire water and gas were both used,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-04-06

HUMoR AND SARcAsM.-It is not every
body that knows where to joke, or when,
or how; and whoever is ignorant of these
conditions had better not joke at all. A
gentleman never attempts to be humorous
at the expense of people with whom he is
but slightly acquainted. In fact, it is neither
a good nor wise policy to joke at anybody's
expense; that is to say, to make anybody un-
comfortable merely to raise a laugh. Old
Esop, who was doubtless the subject Of many
jibs on account of his bumped back tells the
story in the fable Of "Tbe Boys and Frogs"
What was fun to the youngsters was the
death Of the croakers. A jest may cut deep
er than curse. Some men are so constituted
that they cannot take friendly joke in the
same light coin, and will requite it with con-
tumely and insult. Never banter one Of this
class, or he will brood over your badinage
long after you have forgotten it, and it is not
prudent to incur any ones enmity for the
sake of utteriDg smart double entendre or
tart repartee. Ridicule, at best, is peril
GUS weapon. Satire, however, when leveled
at social foibles and political evils, is not on
ly legitimate, but commendable. 1t has
shamed down more abuses than were ever
abolished by force or logic.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-04-06
Seletted gpetrg.
BLACK YER BOOTS.

BLACh EH bOOlSs
BY WILL BEARDsLEY.
Black yer boots, sir2 Shine EN- up;
Do it for half dime,
Jest you lean agin the wall
An I'll fix EN- less'n no time.
No amt VERY old
Somewhere nearaboIt ten.
Where do live! Why, enywhere-
Sleep Jest where kin.
Father liven? Guess he is,
Mother? Nc, she's gone;
Never seen her-so I s'pose
She died fore I was born.
Friends? Why, what dye take me for?
Friends is what yer said?
Only rich folks has such things;
I've no friends 'cept Ted.
Ted? Why, that's him over there,
A leanin' on his crutch;
That feller with his leg took off
He isn't good for much.
Afore doctors went for him
He used to black boots too
There wasn't feller in this Yer town
Could beat him, I tell you;
An him an me was alters chums,
Cause was small, yer see.
But Ted was big, an used to keep
The boys from lickin' me;
But when he got his leg smashed up
He couldn't work, in course,
A.. An so CQlnRS SOTtol cuduScO douuu
An Ibecame the boss.
So now he only sup'intends,
AM kinder takes his ease;
I does the work, he takes the stamps
The. other foot, sir, please
Yes, sometimes biz is pretty slack,
An things get sorter blue;
It's awful hard when stamps are skerse,
To pick up grub for two;
But Ted-he never minds such things,
He says we needn't care
How rough it is down here below
If we only get up THERE!
Why, stranger, y'oughter hear him talk
Bout things up in the sky;.
Where heaven and the angels IS,
An good folks never die.
Iwonder ifthem Mission chaps
Is tellin' him what's true!
Ihope they amt a-foolin' him
He'd feel most awful blue
Ifhe found it only was jibe-
About this dyin' biz,
An goin' up to Kingdom come,
Where they say his mother is.
I'd like to know fust what Is so;
Cause mister, don't year see,
If all these things is really true,
Why, what 'ud come ofme
If Ted should kick the bucket fust
An double up some day:
couldn't find him when I died,
Cause how'd know the way?
An what dye think I'd do up there,
Agoin' il alone,
While Ted was off with the high-toned chap
A-singin' round the Throne?
No, sir!-it wouldn't be no fun
And wouldn't give red
I'll couldn't go where Heaven is
Along with dear old Ted
There y are, sir, neat and trim;
Come agin' some day.
How much? Oh !! give the stamps to Ted
He alters takes the pay.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-04-06
CHAPTER VI.

Mr.. Lyndon's nerves were so greatly sha-
ken by the agitation of the past few hours,
that he was unable to appear before his fami-
ly at the breakfast-table, and his wife would
not consent to leave him, so that only the
younger members of the household assembled
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-04-06

1&r A Hebrew restaurant is to be erected
on the exhibition grounds at Philadelphia,
where food will be prepared for the hungry
children of Israel in strict accordance with
the laws of Moses.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-04-06
ITO be Continued

pF A naked soul is more to be dreaded
than naked body. Your clothes may be
worn thin; still, you may be worn out before
your clothes are. When you need raiment,
ask God.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1876-04-06

fnd?"
He turned such blanched and quivering
face toward her as he spoke, that her half
formed fear grew into shuddering, awful
dread, and frightened cry broke from her
lips.
"For PHYS sake, do not look sol" she ex-
claimed in trembling tones. "Tell me what
you mean %
Il mean that am a villain-a wretch not
fit to walk the earth-a hypocrite who ought
to have the gown and surplice torn from my
back, as emblems | am unworthy to wear.
Margaret, am not worthy to take the name
of God upon my lips; still less to dare to
preach the Gospel and minister in the
church"
She shrank back little, gazing at him
with terrified eyes. 1t seemed to her as though
her former apprehensions must have come
true, and that his reason had really forsaken
him.
"Tell me what you have done" she managed
to say.
II have planned, and plotted, and come
within hairs breath of committing one of
the foulest sins man could commit" he an
swered, emphasizing his words as if to give
them greater force while he watched her face
to note the effect of his words.
"But you did not commit it," she whispered
huskily, as she laid her trembling clasp upon
his arm. "Only tell me that"
"No, l did not; but it was fate, and not
my own conscience, which interposed."
"Thank God," broke in sigh of relief, al
most too intense for utterance, from her lips.
A great dread lay upon her still, but that as
surance had lightened half the weight of hor-
rible suspense his previous words had con-
iured up. For moment there was silence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-09-21
The Speakership.
September Goth, |


To tie Editor ofthe journal.
In its issue of Sept. IA, the Bangor Wing con-
tans an editorial favorable to the choice of Mr..
Nealey of that city for the Speakershp of the
House, stating that the "Speaker of the House
has Leen chosen from east of the Kennebec river
but once since 1860"
1t appears in fact that in 1860 and twice since that
year, the Speaker was taken from the eastern Sec
ton of the State. 1t also appears that the Pres-
dent OF the Senate has been taken from the east
six times since 1860 and twice since 1870. From
1868 to 1876, period Of eight years, it had the
Clerk of the House, who is now, and for several
years will, doubtless, continue to be Secretary of
State. From 1865 to the present time, a period
of II years, with the exception of one term, it
has had the State Treasurer, and the present in
cumbent is a candidate for reelection. 1t has had
the Attorney General seven years since 1860, and
another year. at least, will be accorded the present
incumbent. 1t has had the Adjutant General
without interruption for the last twenty years,
and the Land Agent has been taken from Bangor
and the east for the last twelve years. The Su-
perintendent Of Public Buildings is from the east
Assistant Clerk of the House are both from Ban
gor. Bangor has also uniformly furnished a very
liberal proportion Of the Justice. Of the Supreme
Judicial Court.
Thus if the question Of the speakership is to
be determined by regard for the equal distiibu-
ton of State officers, the claims of the East will
not be strengthened by an examination Of the
record for the last sixteen or twenty years.
With reference to the qualifications of the can
didate it will be cheerfully conceded that either
Mr. Nealley or Mr.. Cleaves would perform the
duties of the place acceptably and well; at the
same time it is but just to add that ON the occa
sion of his temporary occupancy of the chair al
the last session Of the Legislature, Mr.. Hayne:
exhibited a conspicuous and peculiar aptitude fol
the position, which was at once recognized by the
| House. w.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-09-21

A correspondent of the Baltimore Gazette,
writing from Lancaster, Penn, relates the follow
ing anecdote of Thaddeus Stevens "Msny years
ago, when Thaddeus Stevens was practicing law
in Lancaster. he was employed to defend two bank
officers who had been indicted for conspiracy they
having used the funds of the bank in speculation.
All the legal talent of Philadelphia and surround
ing counties had been engaged to assist in the
prosecution. When the trial WAS opened Mr..
Stevens rose, and addressing the court, said IF
1t please your honors, presuming there are differ
ent degrees OF guilt attached to the prisoners my
clients, move they be tried separately The
judge consulted for few moments with his asso-
ciates, who consenting, the motion was granted
and so recorded. Waiting some time for Mr..
Stevens to go on, the judge at last becoming i'm
patient, said mpetuously: Proceed, Mr.. Stevens,
proceed. We are waiting for you, SIR Stevens
rose deliberately, and looking around the court
room for moment said Did your honors ever
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-09-21
The Maine Election.

The Maine election continues to be the
great topic in the political newspapers
The New York Herald in recent number
Comments upon it as follows:
"Thc republicans of Maine have so far
exceeded their most sangune expecta-
tions that waverers in other States will in
cline to stand by their old party flag.
When American citizens change their par
ty 1t is in the hope of being on the victo-
rous side; but since the Maine election
the omens of victory are not with the
democrats. A large proportion of the
prominent liberal republicans and indie
pendents had already enlisted under the
Hayes and Wheeler banner, and the ma
jority of the rank and file will no longer
hesitate to follow their example. But if the
republican party can hold its own and re-
call its stragglers its triumph in the Presi
Dental election is assured. Nobody ua-
derstands this better than the democratic
leaders, Notwithstanding their squirming
reluctance to confess it. The Maine cleo
ton proves that the average republican
will stand by his party proves that the re-
form cry of the democrats has fallen on
needless or incredulous ears. When it is
seen that the disaffected republicans, who
mutinied four years ago, are Fastening
back to rejoin the ranks, and that they do
not listen to the voice of the charmer,
charm he never 50 wisely, regular repub-
llcans will be apt to think this an ill-se
lected occasion for deserving to the enemy.
Tens of thousands who have been debat-
ing with themselves whether the time was
not rife for change of parties. and
whether it was not wise to forsake sink
ing ship, will be determined by the
Maine election to wait a little longer.
The democratic party will make no prose-
lytes this year. and if the republican party
should be relatively anything like as
strong throughout the Northern States as
1t has proved itself to be In Vermont and
Maine, Hayes and Wheeler will easily be
elected
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-09-21
POLI2ICAL.

Mr. Blaine must take the Common the next
time he speaks in Boston.-BoSton journal.
The Providence Journal says that the republi-
cans of Rhode Island are becoming aroused, and
it looks for vigorous campaign from this time
Gu.
The Richmond Enquirer, which Suspended the
other day for want of funds, had reached its sew
entieth volume, and was one of the few newspa-
pers with a history in the South.
This is q curious time for party newspapers to
die, yet several democratic organs have given up
the ghost. One died in Richmond of poverty the
other day, and now word comes that the principal
democratic organ of Minnesota, The ST. Paul
Dispatch, has changed hands. and will hereafter
advocate the election of Hayes and Wheeler.
There are symptoms of distress in other quarters,
and some in localities not thousand miles from
Printing house-square - Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-09-21
A Solid South.

The claim of "solid South" is likely to do the
democrats full as much harm as good. They Or
iginated the expression and the republicans are
using it with great force against them, chiefly be-
cause Of democratic efforts TO keep it "solid."
Recently the country has been surprised with the
news that South Carolina is likely to be carried
by the democrats. The careful Southern cores
pendent Of the Cincinnati Commercial gives this
startling insight of the methods by which this re-
suit is to be reached: 1.-The outsider is apt to be
puzzled by accounts Of affairs here. He may not
understand the formation of rifle clubs rifle
teams artillery companies among the whites.
What are they afraid Off They are not afraid of
anything Why, then, this arming They intend
to carry the election if it is possible to do So
The programme is to have rifle clubs all over the
State, and, while avoiding actual bloodshed as
much as possible, to so impress the blacks that
they, or a certain number of them, will feel i'm
PEELED to vote with the whites out of actual fear.
The blacks are timid by nature, timid by habit,
timd by education. display of force unneives
them. The whites understand this, and the i'm
mensc marching abont at night and appearance at
every republican meeting to divide time, is with
the view TO impress the blacks with a sense of the
danger of longer holding out against white rule.
Add to the number they can scare the number
they can buy, and they hope to have enough,
united with the solid white vote, to gain the day,
elect Hampton, and secure the Legislature" The
correspon dent thinks the only way in which the
colored voters can be protected in their rights is
to send Federal troops into the State. lie says it
is all nonsense to talk about the presence of troops
intimidating the white men, as every one of them
will vote if the troops there and adds at is
perfectly clear to me, and think to any man who
comes into the State and acquaints himself with
the condition Of things, that without the presence
of troops the whites would overbear and override
the blacks to such an extent that no fair election
could be held. There might not be boodshed,
but simply a sort of terrorism established that
would frs htcn the blacks from voting the straight
ticket as nine hundred and ninety nine out of a
thousand Of them will when left to an untiam-
meed choice"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-09-21
From the Boston Advertiser
A Lame Excuse.

Governor Tildeu's explanation of his in
come returns is undoubtedly in prepare
ton. He has allowed his friends to give
ont its substance contidentially 10 whoever
WAS thought worthy, and about every body
knows now what it will be. Summed up
briefly. it is that in the year 1862 his broth
ers. who were carrying on large business
operations, became so seriously embar.
raised that failure was inevitable unless
generous pecuniary assistance was forth
coming; that Governor Tilden gave them
more than half-mllion OF dollars, saying
nothing about it to any one. and making
no record of it; that he did this because Of
love for his aged mother, whose life he
feared the knowledge that his brother,
were ruined kould seriously endanger
that be deducted this amount from his in.
come and brought the sum down to the
figures given.
Il Is at once evident that this explana-
ton Is not only forced. but that it is entire.
~ inadequate for the following reasons