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The New York herald., 1876-12-26
Coal N. y Munition OF war.

Although the progress made toward per-
fection in naval architecture has been re-
markable during the past ten years, and
almost invincible iron-clad war ships, pro-
PEELED by steam, have taken the place of the
old wooden sailing ships and slow-going
steam frigates, the difficulty of maintaining
an effective feet in active service has in
creased enormously that we must not
overestimate the value of recent improve
ments. The power of marine engines must
be proportioned to the weight of the vessels
they are intended to propel, and
this power is only TO be obtained by
the consumption Of immense quantities
Of fuel. If war ship like tho
English Infexible, with displacement equal
to II, l65 tons, requires propelling horse
power equal to eight thousand, we can readily
see that in order to keep such a monster ves-
sci under control for war purposes she must
consume an enormous quantity of coal.
This fuel, therefore, becomes as important
to her effectiveness as her massive armor
plates and monster guns. Indeed, it may be
considered more important; because, with
sufficient coal, even an unarmored cruiser
can depend as much on her speed as on her
batteries for defence. Hence, in order to
keep great iron-clad fleet ready for service
and maintain it's effectiveness when engaged
in the operations of war vast depots of coal
must be established at points easily reacha-
BILE by the fleet. The greater the distance
from which this all-important fuel ia brought
TO these depots the more uncertain the sup
ply must be; and for an English fleet cruis-
ing in the Black Sea large stores of coal
must be collected at Constantinople, Varna,
Sinope and Trebizond, as we'll rs at Malta,
Gibraltar and the British home ports. Eng
land has always endeavored to maintain
certain supply of coal for her fleets at the
various points on the globe where grave
necessities are likely to arise. Her depots
on this side of the Atlantic are at st. John,
N. b.; the Bermudas and in the West
Indies. Her chief European coaling sta
tions are necessarily Malta and Gibraltar.
At st. Helena and the Cape of Good Hope
she supplies her steamers with fuel, and
again ut Alden and the Indian ports, and
Shanghai, in the Indian Ocean, and the
Western Pacific. Australia and New Zea-
land also furnish places where depots are
formed for the merchant service, and there
is no doubt that the recent acquisition
of the FIJI Islands by England was
intended to perfect her system Of
coal supply in that part of the
Pacific Ocean. Russia, having limited
sphere of operations for her navy, will not
suffer the same degree Of Inconvenience as
England should both engage in war. Her
ports of supply will be near at hand and
always accessible, besides being well de-
Tended The immense coal deposits of the
United States will furnish an unfailing re-
source to European belligerents should their
own supplies fail. We are willing to do
business with them on fair cash basis
quick sales and light profits-and can as
sure the ''effete despotisms" that, SO far as
We care, they may batter the map of Europe
into any shape they please
The New York herald., 1876-12-26

The SrRANGEsT THING OUT.-A North
Carolininn was killed in his own house four
days ago and no one has yet pronounced it
q case Of political murder.
The New York herald., 1876-12-26

THE INDIANA DEMOCRATS are getting ready
TO celebrate the anniversary of Jackson's
victory at New Orleans, and timid republi-
cans fear the festivities will cloak n gun
powder plot with the terrible "Blue Jeans
Williams in the character of Guy Fawkes
The New York herald., 1876-12-26
The Weather.

The Gulf depression has now reached the
Atlantic coast and in the vicinity of Cape
Hatteras heavy snow and high winds have
prevailed. A small area was detached
from the main disturbance before it passed
the southern extremity of the Allegheny
range, and is now moving northward along
the western side of the mountains
toward the entrance of the st. Law
renee Valley Snow is falling over
an immense area of country from
the Missouri River to Toronto, Canada,
and as far south on the coast as Augusta,
Ga. In this city the weather was threaten
ing throughout yesterday, with slight fall
of snow at about five o'clock =. NJ The
temperature continues remarkably low in the
Southern States and, indeed, throughout the
entire country, particularly in the North
west. The HERALD's prediction Of Sunday,
regarding bad weather in the northern
and southern sections of the United States
is being fully verified. Although the de-
preston noticed in the South has
produced extraordinary rains the press
ure has fallen but slightly below the
mean of 80 inches, and in some cases is only
relatively low. Stormy weather, with
snow, may be expected in the Atlantic,
westward of the fortieth meridian and be-
tween ATTITUDES 80 and 55 degrees north.
The weather in New York to-day will be
cold and cloudy, probably with snow, fol-
lowed by still colder and partly cloudy or
cloudy weather.
The New York herald., 1876-12-26

The WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CoMPANY's
directors resolved, on Friday, to destroy
original dispatches as soon as copied. Now
for howls about heartless monopolies. The
correspondence on the demand Of Congress
for copies of certain kilograms is given in
another column.
The New York herald., 1876-12-26

GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
BLACK CROOK, at = L. NJ
LYcEuM THEATRE
RICHARD H.. at : T. N. Edwin Booth.
LITTLE NELL, a. ST. SIN Il Loi,a W.
- FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE
TIE AMERICAN. at L. NJ.
wAILACKs THEATRE
THE sHAuGHRAuN. atsP "
UNION SQUARE THEATRE.
MISS MUTTON at +. NJ.
covc,or GENTRAL PARK GARDEN.
NIBLo's GARDEN
BooTn's THEATRE.
DANL DRUCE sP. NJ.
BowERY THEATRE
THE BOSS. tsP. NJ oliver Doud Byron.
. NEW BROADWAY THEATRE.
G0RRINIA. ats 7. NJ.
GERMANIA THEATRE.
IN FREUD UND LED, msP. a. Matinee, p. N.
KELLY LIONS MiNsTRELs
rnrsr,D,e,rA4IoS. nESLnn,T na 3 THEATRE II
COLUMBIA OPERA HOUSE.
VARIETY. atsP. NJ. Matinee, r. NJ
THEATRE coMIQUE-
OLYMPIC THEATRE
VARIETY AND DRAMA. at :45 r NJ.
TONY PAsTOR's THEATRE
VARIETY. at r. NJ. Matinee. . r. VI.
v.n,vrv TIvoLI THEATRE.
u
THE NEW AMERICAN MUSEUM
rATTOOED GREEK. Open daily from 10 a. NJ. till Il
Pm.
EAGLE THEATRE.
VARIETY. ats p. NJ.
NEW YORK AQUARIUM.
Open daily.
PARTISAN VARIETIES
VARIETY. atsP.M
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRgLs,
usPM
GlLMoRE's GARDEN
ERAND EQUESTRIAN FESTIVAL. mt 3 Il. ".
PHILADELPHIA THEATRES.
NEW NATIONAL THEATRE.
vATAHACT OF THE GANGES.
KIRALFY'S ALEXANDRA PALACE.
MURINE: Or A VOYAGE TO THE EARTH.
The New York herald., 1876-12-26

FoR INFORMATION ABOUT Bismarck's health
and his good will toward America, and also
about the mischief which foreign born ladies
play in German diplomacy, read our Berlin
letter.
The New York herald., 1876-12-26

From our reports this morning u,c probabilities
are that The iceather in Netc fork to-day piH
be cold and cloudy, scih sno,r, totlo,ced by still
colder and partly cloudy or cloudy ,ceather.
The New York herald., 1876-12-26

The ENGLISH papers carefully explain
why the Cambridge University oarsmen
were justified in declining the challenges of
Yale and Cornell, but the single word
"cowardice" can be read between the lines.
The New York herald., 1876-12-26

EVEN THE LONDON Times laughs at the idea
Of war over the Presidency. When Eng
lishmen compliment us on our modesation
and good sense it is time for general bull
doing of our native born croakers.
The New York herald., 1876-12-26

NEW YORK, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2G, 1876.
The New York herald., 1876-12-26
ADJUSTMENTS TONIGHT.

yoIUMP yIJ......No 36
The New York herald., 1876-12-26

NEW NATIONAL THEATRE
vATARACT OF THE GANGES.
KIRALFY'S AIHAMBRA PALACE.
bZURINE: OR. voY AGE TO THE EARTH.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-21
The Black Hills Mines.

The Eureka Sentinel. OF the 18th in.
slant, publishes a lettor just received by
a gentleman Of that town from q reliable
friend now mining in the Black Hills
country. The letter is dated Hill City.
Spring Creek, Black Hills, January 3oth.
and We make the following extracts from
IL:
wo have n good cabin and u table
is well supplied with game, such rs elk
and venison. Deer and elk are IN
GUS and roam about the county in large
herbs. The climate 80 far 10 delightful.
We wear summer clothing and work
with our coats and vests of. We have
had one snow storm. but 1t did not stay
on the ground over a day. II seems like
early fall; but this is. without doubt. nn
exceptional winter. We find gold in
every stream. and I candidly think the
country will certainly prove very rich
when once developed. Those nov here
have not had time 10 work much, hav-
ing been engaged in preparing our camp
and building n stockado In case We have
10 pay our attention 10 hostile Indians.
The diggings arc very deep. and not
much Of a prospect above bedrock. On
this account many leave the Hills great
~ disappointed. and say there IL no
gold. l have found from one-lourth OF
a cent TO fifteen cents to the pan on
gravel bars. commencing about four feet
from the surface and growing richer as
depth IL attained. The water troubles
us greatly and prevents MS reaching bed.
rock, and so far it has not been found
in the main gulch. The rim on each
side is easily worked and pays we'll. A
party working three miles below us hRs
a slnics working from the rim rock that
paws one dollar nn hour To- tho man.
Their last cleanup, n days slniring.
was $40. This is fair wages. when
taking into consideration that they are
unable to work over six hours a day
now.
The gold at this place is very coarse
on tho bedrock, averaging from ten
cents to four dollars per nugget. though
the gravel does not pan out so well. In
A wear or two I think this will DO one Of
ths greatest mining countries In tho
world. I thought Alder gulch was
never to be squaled. but Spring Creek
and the other camps show better to-day
than Alder gulch did ut first, and ! think
il will DO put in tho shade when we get
to work in good earnest.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-21
WESTERN DISPATCHES
CALIFORNIA.
Coneerning the Great Feur.miis
Race Te-Aorrow.

-
San F~RAScIsco. Feb. 2l.--1:3o p. NJ
Preparations for the big race are nearly
completed. Foster came down from
Sacramento where he has been trimming
Saturday night. and is now ut the Bay
District Fair Grounds. Hockhockine
will be here this evening. The oths'
horses at the track were worked yester'
day morning. and allowed up in good
condition. Arrangements for the race
have been thoroughly and carefully
made. Every ~precaution will DO taken
to prevent disturbance. A strong police
force will DO on the ground to suppress
hoodlumism. The Chronicle. yesterday.
in nm item concerning the race. says
at was understood that Hockhocking
would not start. This statement would
seem to be premature, as We have 1t
upon the authority OF Mr.. Simpson that
he has never had any intention o! with.
drawing the horse. HockhockiDg Is In
prime condition for the race. and will
certainly fall into line when the Judge
sounds tho assembly"
Naval Court. Martial ~ mare Isiand.
VALLEJO. Cal. Feb. 2l.-The naval
court-martial ordered to convene for tho
trial OF Pay.Inspeetor spalding. met at
the Navy Yard this morning-ali pres
emit except Commander Fitzhugh. The
following are the officers who compose
the court: Rear Admiral John Rodgers.
President ; Rear Admiral French
ard; Chaplain, Thomas Pattison; Capt.
y. p. Carter. Captain J. @. p. Dslarff,
Commander W. T.. Fitzhugh. Pay Di-
rector Il. II. LOCKER. Pay Inspector A.
ii. Gilman, Pay Inspector q. 4.
Thompson, members. A. Il. Hagnsr.
Of Maryland. is Judge Advocate. The
Clerk OF the Court. Il. b. Smith, who
was sent out from the East by
tho Department, aud Lieutenant
Ellsworth, provost marshal. Assistant
Judsc Advocate, was not quito ready to
proceed, and tho Court adjourned till
the 2sth inst. Spalding, in the mean.
timo will be allowed to SO to San Fran
DISCO to consult with his counsel. ex.U.
S. District Attorney Latimor. aud
SEQ his witnesses. The charges and
specifications are not to DO published,
until read in the court. It Is reported
that tho principal charges are falshood,
countenancing fraud against tho United
States, carelessness, negligence, ETC., in
the discharge Of duty, and purchasing
supplies contrary to law. II Is supposed
the court will sit at Marc Island for o
eral weeks, and then so to San Francisco
to take testimony before closing.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-21

ANNIVERSARY BALL..-The members Of
the A. o. II. will give their fourth All
nivsrsary ball at Miners Union Hall in
thia town. on Friday evening. March
18th. Those who attend st. Patrick's
celebration during the day. will have
an opportunity OF appropriately clos-
ing the day. whilo those whose
business may dollar them from
joining in the grand parade Of tho
day. can take al the more out OF the
fun Of the evening. The Irish
residents OF this place always stand in
well ON amuseiaents. but Oh this occa-
sion they may fairly DO expected to out
DO themselves.
CLEAN YouRsxLyEs.-Ses the procla-
nation OF W. II. Smith (Billy) in u
advertising columns. Those who de-
light in cleanliness will there learn that
q hot bath. which used to DO among the
Injuries in Gold Hill. can now DO had at
his establishment opposite the Eclipse
livery stable on Main street, at almost
any hour in the day. Billy says all his
arrangements are SO P.tiee' 'hA' ne can
M MS t,s'on VIII ~, " 4, ~ g. Mn
utes afterwards.
Fms s,,oox -N.ssrs. Mora r Caf.
-. -ss,,.1,h an. .,,,o, ,o,uor,v
'"' INV"
rn,;nia .rv s,ahla On Nam street.
ami will open In grand style this even.
ing. Gallery saws the boys can have n
free blowout. Those ~ Mtehd D
,n;In, Iii " naw prn,, .srs 10 90 Tor |,
ni, -, TL" 49, Ea.s .t.r
whom tho saloon is named. also keep the
finest kind OF ha'anas' Give them =
call
Poo shLLiS".-roo's OH .n' s.ea'
four-mile race, which comes OIL al sMn
Francisco ON the I'D, will bc sold nj NO.
oo ~ '
No.. y. No., r,o..oas ~ An.
:, yr---
year party ,".y - ,.,ia- .na
Ias,in. IL, H. the Liberal Religious So
Of that city.
q Rl,,cborl NJ this
,ovp Ia. purchased IN, old lime kiln in
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-21
UNLIMITED REMEDIAL RESOURCES.

People sometimes suppose that DR..
Pierce's Family Medicines represent the
entire extent OF his for curing
disease. This is an error. Experience
proved that while the Golden Medical
Discovery, Favorite Prescription, Pleas
ant Purgative Pellets, Compound EI.
tract Of Smart-weed. and DIR. Sage's Ca
tarrh Remedy would. II faithfully used.
cure n largo variety Of chronic com.
plants, there would DO here and there n
case which. from its severity. or from Its
complication with other disorders, would
resist their action. These exceptional
cases required a thorough examination
into their symptoms, to ascertain tho
exact nature and extent OF the disease OF
diseases under which the patient wa
laboring. and the use Of specific reme-
dies 10 meet nnd overcome the same.
This led to the establishment OF the
Worlds Dispcnsary. at Buffalo, N. Y,
with its Faculty OF Physicians and Sur.
geons, each Of whom Is skilled In the
treatment Of chronic disorders In gen.
eral and those belonging TO his " spo-
cial department in particular. To one
is assigned diseases OF tho throat and
lungs; to another. diseases OF tho kid.
ncys and% urogenita organs: to another,
diseases Of the digestive system; TO an-
other, diseases Of tho nervous system;
and TO another, diseases OF the eye and
ear. Thus the highest degree Of per.
lection in medicine and surgery Is at
tanned. The establishment Of this in
stitution enables tho Doctor TO meet .
long.felt want In the treatment Of the
more severe chronic affections. by a
careful consideration Of the symptoms
ms given in writing. no successfully treats
thousands OF cases at their homes.
Others visit the Dispensary In person.
The amplest u for tho treatment
Of lingering affections aro thus placed at
the disposal OF every paiiont. and those
ON whom tho proprietary medicines do
not have tho desired effect can procure n
moro thorough and efficient course by q
personal application TO tho proprietor Of
tho Worlds Dispensary.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-21
NEVADA.
Snow.Bound TrRIns-An Emigrant
Gar Hurned- one Person nurnet
In ueufn.

SnON.Bolnu y
Car Iiurned- Ono rerson Iiurned
TO Death.
WE'LL, New. Feb. 2i.-The East
bound passenger train that left San
Francisco last Friday morning 10 still
here. about twenty hours late. unable to
proceed. on account OF the storm on tho
snow belt between here and Toano. They
expect to get away this afternoon. The
weather has been favorable for the past
ten days. until yesterday, when another
storm set in aud continued until this
afternoon. Tho snow in Clover Valley
averages eight feet in depth. Tho sot-
tiers houses. c%orrals, etc.. nro com.
pletely covered. This valley has here
tofore furnished thousands Of beef cat.
Ito for the San Francisco market. but this
unprecedented hard Winter will prob
ably kill every hoof. During tho flnc
weather previous to tho present storm
the railroad company moved oil their
delayed freight trains. Tho west bound
passenger trains due in San Francisco,
Monday evening hayo not passed bore
yet. II is eight hours late.
An smigrant car was burned last night
ut Pequop Station. twenty-five miles east
Of here, burning person to death.
LAIEn.-Tho west bound passenger
train got through the snow blockade and
left here at 3 o'clock. about nine hours
late. Tho eastern train left OF $50.
twenty hours late, following tho now
pillow, and four engines. The wind is
still blowing, but there is no storm.
The man that was burned TO deuth In
the car at psquop last night has been
identified Ms a man named Hoy. He
wns struck by q bridge east Of here a
few days since. while tnking q ride on
top OF a passenger car, and nearly killed
at that time.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-21
ACCIDENT.
A Miner Thrown rem an Ascending
Car in y shan-He Escapes With
a Hroken Leg.


Ono Of the many singular accidents
that take place in our mines happened
at the Caledonia shaft between . and .
o'clock yesterday afternoon. About
that time a cage containing TN empty
car. in which Charles West. the pump
man., was seated. was rang FROM the
9O0.f foot station to the surface. On mr.
irving there. the carman aud engineer
noticed that the car stood cornerwise on
the cage and that the phlanges were
broken of two Of the wheels. They
naturally enough concluded that some
thing had gone wrong. aud feared that
the falling phlanses might have struck
and injured or killed some Of tho men
engaged in SINKING the shaft. A man
was therefore sent down on the cage TO
ascertain the trouble. On arriving at
the bottom. he was told that Charley
West Was aboard the car when the cage
went to the surface the previous trip.
The shaft was then thoroughly searched,
everybody expecting TO lind his dis.
membered body lodged against some OF
the timbers. The missing man was found
lying unconscious in a pump station at
the SOC. foot level. His LETT thigh bone
was broken and his body considerably
bruised. He was taken to tho surface
aud DR.. Hall summoned TO his assist
ance. who set the broken limb. His
injuries are not necessarily Of a fatal
character.
The mystery Of how the accident oc-
Cured is something which neither the
injured man or anyone else Is capable
Of explaining. II Is said that the car
was properly hooked to the cngc, and
that ii has been used in the shaft for
months. which only adds the more to
the mystery.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-21
EASTERN DISPATCHES.
,rseilI 70 TN. osls hill pArIr xs~,
DOMESTIC NEWS.


Unusuai Preparations for Csiebrat.
lag washinKton'n birthday.
New YoRK. Feb. 2l.-unusual prcpa-
rations are making for the celebrating Ct
washington's birthday here. Tho Cen.
tsnnia gives o fervor TO these Efforts,
and the Martha Washington reception at
the Academy Of Music viii probably sur-
pass all previous attempts here at repro
ducing the costumes and ceremonies Of
the Revolutionary days.
Escaped Criminals Ite.Arrcsted.
Thomas and John Longhery. who
escaped from Jail in Brooklyn on the
night Of December 9th last. while on
trial for ocunterfeiting, have been ro-
arrested.
Death or nm Eq-Congressman.
Oswxoo. N. Y, Feb. AID. +.
Brewster. who represented the Oswego
and Oneida distaict in Congress from
1880 to 1913, died yesterday.
wooien Mills Burncd.
DIDDEroRD. Me-, Feb. 2l.-It Is re-
ported that Hollands wooden mill. at
Limerick. was burned on Sunday. Loss
nearly 800. 900; insured for $40, zoo.
IRumsred Cable Consolidation.
Rumors Of q prospective consolidation
Of the AnRlo-American aud direct cables.
are again In circulation.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-21
STREET

San FRAScIsco. Feb. 1850 p. A.
All banks and insurance Offices are clos.
cd to-day. No Stock Boards are in
session. though the Brokers held curb
stone meetings and transacted some
business at about the following rates:
ophir, 6ih.; Mexican. 2OH; Gould &
Curry. az; Savage. 2ok; Chollar-
Poiosi. 9s; Alpha, 2sls; Belcher. 81;
Consolidated Virginia. iiG; California,
$50; Sierra Nevada. 2lH; overman.
CO; Justice. %: Caledonia. IS.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-21
A rREAr ron sPonrsMEx.
Fog Hunting Co be Introduced sn
the Csmstesk-G Glorious Field fer
ths Fun.

Orndorff and Masee. OF Virginia
City. have lately received . series Of
valuable fox hounds from San Fran
cisco. and Intend having n number OF
fox hunts from the race track. after the
weather settles. This will be good %
to the hundreds OF Englishmen in the
county. who. perhaps. have not joined
in the hunt since thcy left "Hold Hing
land"
Some o. the Eastern papers have for
months past been eloquent in their de-
nuneiaiion OF the popular English pas
time OF fox-huntins and its Introduction
in America. Two reasons were prinei.
pally urged against ii. viz: cruelty to
animals, and the destruction OF property
necessarily involved where the sport Is
carried on in a thickly settled section OF
the country. Now, while willing to adj
init that both objections are entitled to
due consideration, we think that undue
stress can be and ia laid upon them. But
even should this not be the case in the
ihickly settled Eastern States, the oh
lection most worthy OF consideration
there, viz /: destruction of property,
loses its force when applied to this des-
ert mountain country. where, excepting
lizards and coyotes. sase-brush and
rocks. are about the only products oil
the soil.
The cruelty to animals objection. Of
course, holds good everywhere. but
there is a possibility Of carrying even
this too far, which. We believe. Is done
when people urge cruelty as an objection
to the destruction Of such predatory
animals as wild. eats. foxes and coy
ot.s - the ons- which will 10 used
in the hunt. Those who object to the
sport on account Of the cruelty to horses
ridden in the chase. may solaee their
consciences by picturing to themselves
the unaccustomed horseman returning
homeward hungry and sore. so sore per-
haps that although he feels much more
like lying down ON the roadside than
walking home. hs still trudees cityward,
leading his horse by the bride, rather
than endure the agony caused him by
contact with the saddle.
We understand tina, there will DO a
regularly Organized club with a Pres
ident. Secretary. n corps OF surgeons to
assis, those sustaining fractured heads
and limbs; a whippsr.in for the dogs,
81 oaetsrS As stated above. the race
track north Of Virginia, will be head
quarters. from which tho fox, coyote, or
Wild cat will b. turned loose. As hun
dreis Of these animals live in the hills
north and east Of Virginia there will be
no difficulty in securing rs many Of
them Us may DO required.