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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-04-27
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Connecticut western news., 1876-03-17
How a CObbler Made a Will.

Many years ago the husband of an old lady living in England died without making his will, for the want of which necessary precaution his estate would have passed away from his widow, had she not resorted to the following expe- dient to avert the loss of the property. She concealed the death of her hus- band, and prevailed on an old cobbler. her neighbor, who was, in person, some what like the deceased, to go to bed at her house and personate him, in which character 1t was agreed that he should dictate will, leaving the widow the es- tate in question.
 the writings. The widow, who, on his arrival, appeared in great afaiction at her good mans danger, began to ask questions of her pretended husband, calculated to elicit the answers she ex- pected and desired. The cobbler, groan- ing aloud, and looking much like per son going to give up the ghost as soon as possible. feebly answered "I intend to leave you half of my estate, and I think the poor old cobbler, who lives opposite, is deserving of the other half, for he has always been good neigh Dor. The widow was thunderstruck at receiving reply so different from that which she expected. but dare not mega tive the cobbler's will, for fear of losing the whole of the property, while the old rogue in bed-who was the poor old cobbler living opposite laughed in his sleeve, and divided with her the fruits of project which the widow had in- tended for her sole benefit.
Connecticut western news., 1876-03-17

shall never be molested on account of any matter disclosed by him in his testimony, and
 that 1t shall be penal offense to intimidate,
 or attempt to intimidate, any witness by | threatening him with prosecution. MT. Hewitt (Dem.), of New York, making it
 misdemeanor to counterfeit registered trade
 marks.
 Mir. Morrison (Dem. ), of Illinois, to exempt
 from criminal prosecution witnesses testifying
 before either House of Congress, or any com. mittee of the same.
 Er. Hunter (Rep.), of Indiana, to pension all soldiers of the Mexican war who are over sixty years of age, and all under it as soon ss they arrive at that age.
 all depositaries of public moneys an annual compensation of $1, ,500.
 By Mir. Slemmons (Dem. ), of Arkansas, for continued line of railway from Norfolk through Virginia, North Carolina Tennessee, Arkansas, and the Territories to the Pacific coast, and to incorporate the Atlantic, Oklo- hama and Pacific railway company.
 The following is the resolution which Mr. Page (Rep.), of California, tried to offer in the House:
 Whereas, This House has good reason to be- heve that the provisions of sections $40 and 5, 451 of the revised statutes have been violat- ed, and that the evidence of the violation thereof IS now in the possession of the House committee on expenditures in the War depart ment; therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the said committee be and is hereby instructed to report to this House at it's earliest convenience, whether any or all the parties believed to be guilty of the violation thereof are now in custody, or what steps have been taken by said committee to secure the detention or prevent the escape of any or all of said parties, either as witnesses or for the purpose of prosecution, or whether any official notice was given to the proper law officers of the government, and if 80, whether such notice was given in time to prevent the escape of such parties from the iurisdiction of the Unitad States, and whether any of such parties have so escaped, and whether there has been any negligence on the part of any one having of the facts.
Connecticut western news., 1876-03-17
An Interesting Religious Ceremony.

Bishop Haven describes the ceremony of feet washing as he recently saw it per formed in Q colored Baptist church in New Orleans: After the administration the minister took off his coat. Off went a dozen other coats-those of his dea- cons, l presume. The whole church was in commotion. The basins began to fly. " Bring back the basins" shouted the pastor. A brother stood behind the water pails and dealt out a small gourdful to each basin. Brother and sister went on their knees before brother and sister. The shoe and stock ing of the right foot were taken of, and slight wash and wipe completed the ceremony. Then the one with the cleansed foot knelt and washed the cleanser's foot. They went among the pews, and 1t was as modest as such an act could be. Little children washed little children. This ceremony is not confined to colored people. They learn 1t from the whites, of whom there are or were many churches in the South. They are called Primitive Baptists. ," The largest society, it is said, in Atlanta be- fore the war was of this sect. It was broken I'D by the war, but is reorganiz- ing. They are devout in this duty, as they understand it, and seem to get shouting happy in discharging it.
Connecticut western news., 1876-03-17
The Black Hills.

Local newspapers published in the various towns of Colorado and Wyoming indicate that the Black Hills mining fever IS raging high in that section of country, and appears to be affecting more or less the unemployed population of the whole West. Expeditions to the new land of gold are constantly being fitted out from St. Louis, Sedalia, Kan sas City, Omaha, Denver, Cheyenne, Sioux City, St. Paul, etc. The mild winter has served to swell the throng of j. enthusiasts, to whom the idea that every man may dig out his own gold in dust and nuggets is 8 tempting gilded picture, Many of the Western papers fan the ex- cltement by publishing statements pur- porting to be from successful miners who are taking out gold at rapid rate, Evidently there is another side to the subject, which is not presented so fully, for there are private accounts of dis couraged and disgusted miners who are begging their way homeward. No doubt that those Western cities through which the tide of immigration runs will enjoy new life and reap large profits while the fever, lasts; but the more sensible and thoughtful of the Inhabitants have little
 
 Doubtless there are exceptional instances where fortune is suddenly gained, but, on the average, more money would be made by steady honest effort at home than Tn this hazardous venture. It is said that not less than one thousand men are now waiting in the single city of Cheyenne for transportation to the gold region. Cheyenne is about five hundred miles from Omahn, contains nearly four thousand inhabitants in ad- dition to the floating population, and has numerous stores, two banks, few good hotels, and plenty of ordinary boarding houses. The cost of living in Cheyenne is said to be considerably higher than in New York. At Custer City and Hill City, the principal camp ing points in the eastern section of the Black Hills region, provisions are ex- t,eedingly high; and it is considered doubtful whether the supplies there are in any event sufficient to prevent great suffering among those now in camp and those on their way thither, Erchan0e.
Connecticut western news., 1876-03-17

succeeded in extracting eS0,O0O worth of
 jewelry from the safe, which they adroitly
 pried open.
 The annual report of the Pennsylvania rail-
 road for 1875 shows the gross earnings to have
 been $58, ,096 865 e1, and the expenses, includ-
 ing rentals, interest, dividends, etc., S36, 574,-
 140.91 the net earnings were $21, ,522, 724 95
 .... Evans position as post-trader at Fort
 Sill has been taken from him. The recent elections in France gave Republican majority in the assembly, the figures standing: Re- publicans, 27O; Bonapartists, 92: Liberal Conservatives, 5s; Radicals, 60; Legitimists, 96. .. Richard H. Dana, Jr., of Boston, author of Two Years Before the Mast" has been appointed minister to England, in place of Gen. Schenck, resigned. H. Ryder, chairman of the board of selectmen of Dunbarton, NIL, after disposing of all his personal property, has absconded, leaving the town finances in 8 bad condition. The expenditures upon the bridge between New York and Brooklyn have thus far reached $5, ,969, 725. 61. ...J D. Pitts, collector for Hiokon county, Mo-, has run away with 20,000.. Albert Grant, the noted English fnancier, will testify before the House committee on foreign affairs, in Sregard to the Emma mine scandal. ..,. Some of the suburbs of Pesth have been submerged for twelve days by the Danube The Mexican revolu- tionists under Porfirio Diaz are rapidly gaining strength, and have been successful in few unimportaAt engagements with the authorities. .., Lieut. -Ool. Fred Grant has been ordered from the White House to take his place en sheridan's staff for service on the Dlains
Connecticut western news., 1876-03-17
Dr.. sCHENCK,s STANDARD REMEDIES.

The standard remedies for all diseases of the lungs SCHENCK's PULMoNIC SYRUP, SCHESCK's SEA WEED TONIC, and SoHENCKs MANDRAKE PILLS, and if taken before the lungs destroyed speedy effected
 To these three medicines Dr. J. H. Schenck of Phi a. dephia his unrvaed in the treatment of pulmonary diseases
 The Pulmonic Syrup rlpens the morbid matter in the lungs; nature throws it of by expecoration when the phlegm matter is ripe slight cough will throw of the patient has and the lungs begin to heal.
 To enable the Pulmonic Syrup to do this Schenck's Mandrake Pills and Sohencks Sea Weed Tonic must be freely used to cleanse the stomach and liver Schencks Mandrake Pills act the liver removing all obstruc- tions, relax the gall bladder the bile starts freely and the liver Is soon relieved.
 Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic Is 6 gentle stimulant and alternative; the alkan of which 1t s composed mixes with the food and prevents s.urng It dges uon by toning up the stomach to healthy condition that the food and the Pumonc Syrup will make good blood then the lungs heal and the patient will surely
 All who wish to consult Dr. Schenck, either personally by letter, do at his principal ooe corner of Sixth and Arch Streets, Philadelphia every Monday out the country,
Connecticut western news., 1876-03-17
The Silver Question.

The secretary of the United States treasury and the appropriations commit tee have substantially agreed that it is prudent to begin the issue of silver coin in place of the paper fractional cur rency, and the former will begin as soon as proper bill is passed by Congress. He has now $12. .00O, 900 of silver coined and LOGO, 900 in bullion on hand. The mint can coin $2, 100000 8 month, and he has, of course, authority under the Resumption act to go on buying bullion fer four and half per cent. bonds. If the mint works full time he can have $20, ,00O, 900 of silver change coined by the thirtieth of June, but according to the estimates of the treasury he will re. ceive but $16, 900, 900 of wornotlt frac- tional currency for exchange and re- demption, as they call it, between now and the thirtieth of June. So that, if the natural rate of return of wornout currency be not accelerated, he could very safely begin to give out silver for mutilated currency at any time.
 The calculation is that so long as gold remains below 120 the silver coin will remain in circulation. Under these cir cumstances the committee show the fol AOWAA9 ASuACO tto bO G4O SUpCllOc economy of using silver rather than pa per as fractional currency. We have now $37, ,OO0, 900 of fractional currency, afoat. These petty notes are said to run less than year before they are sent i1 to be exchanged for new, and it costs the considerable sum of $1, 40, 746 per annum to reproduce them, which is, the committee say, an annual charge. But the bullion contained in $37, ,OOO,OO of silver coin would require sale of $31,- 08O,0O0 in bonds, the interest charge on which would be $1, ,398, 500. The coinage of the whole amount will cost $555, 900, but the silver coins will last fifty years, the director of the mint says, and this charge must be divided over that period, and will thus amount to, say BIO, ,O0O year-that is to say, the treasury will save nearly $1OO, 900 year by substitut- ing silver for paper.
 The new silver is to be legal tender for sums under $5, and there is a propo- sition to abolish one and two dollar bills and place the silver coin in their places also. There is another proposition, as yet only talked of, to make these silver coins legal tender for sums up to $1OO.
Connecticut western news., 1876-03-17
The Coming Sioux War.

There can be little doubt that we are about to enter on an Indian war which may extend over the wide track of terri tory lying between the Missouri river and the Rocky mountains. The endeav- ors to prevent it by peaceable negotia- tions last fall failed because the Sioux chiefs could not agree among themselves as to the indemnity to be collectively asked by them of the government, and the individual demands were either of Q preposterous nature, such as no govern ment could afford, or personally avari- cious and puerile. The council was broken up without approaching a con- clusion, and the government commis- sioners barely escaped massacre at the hands of the wild bands through the timely aid of one of the chiefs, who not only informed the troops, but made such Q disposition of his warriors as to foil the threatened repetition of the scene at the murder of General Canby.
 There is something very tragic in the condition to which the Indian has fallen at our hands. We are prone to con- demn the greed and brutality with which the Spaniards treated the aborigines of Cuba. forcing them into slavery of such 8 terrible kind that the race entirely disappeared within few years; but we have nothing in our treatment of the red man to congratulate ourselves upon. He has been sacrificed by us as fast as sacrifice became necessary to our ag- grandizement. He has been pushed be- fore civilization or trodden down in it's march. He has been taught all the vices of civilization, and has improved only in learning the art of killing, He cannot understand that it is useless to keep up the fight with destiny. The white man has found gold in the Black Hills, and we are now face to face with the fact that body of fortune hunters can force us into war which will cost more, perhaps, than the greatest sum asked by the Indian chiefs last fall.- NeaO YOrE Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1876-03-17
Suggested by James PartOn's Marriage

I married widow who had grown up step-daughter. My father visited my house very often, fell in love with my step-daughter, and married her. So my father became my son-in-law, and my step daughter my mother, because she was my fathers wife. Some time after my wife had son; he was my fathers !brother-in-law, and my uncle; for he was the brother of my -daugh- ter. My fathers wife, that is, my step, daughter, also had a son; he was, of course, my brother, and in the mean time my grandchild, for he was the son of my daughter. My wife was my grandmother, because she was my mothers mother. was my wife's hus- band and grandchild at the same time, and as the husband of persons grand mother is his grandfather, was my own grandfather.
Connecticut western news., 1876-03-17
GRADUAL RESUMPTION.
The Specie Payment Bill Agreed Upon by the Majority of the Democratic Caucus Committee at Washington

The Specie Payment Bill Agreed Upon by
 the Majority of the Democratic Caucus
 Committee at Washington.
 Subjoined is a full copy of the bill agreed to by the maj jority of the Demo cratic caucus finance committee, and re. ported to the caucus by MT. Payne:
 A BILL to provide for the gradual resumption
 of specie payment.
 Be it enacted etc., That it shall be the duty of the secretary of the treasury, during each and every year from and after July 1, 1876. and until the legal tender notes Of the United States shall be appreciated to par value with gold and shall be convertible into coin, to cause it to be set aside and retained in coin an amount equal to three per centum of such legal tender notes outstanding, and from the date of such convertibility as aforesaid, the amount of coin set aside and retained as afore- said shall be held as 8 resumption fund in respect to said legal tender notes, and shall at no time be less that thirty per centum of such legal tender notes; Prouided, however, That the coin 80 set aside and re- tained as above provided shall be counted as 8 part of the sinking fund for the purchase or the payment of the pbblic debt as required by section 3, 3,694 of the revised statutes.
 SEC. 2. That it shall be the duty of each banking association during each and every year from and after July 1, 1876, and until the full and complete resumption of the payment in specie of it's circulating notes, to set aside and retain from coin receivable and interest on the bonds deposited with the treasurer of the United States as security for it's circulation, an amount equal to three per ,ent. of it's circulating notes issued. to such association and not surrendered, and from 'he date of it's resumption of specie payments as aforesaid the amount of coin to be held and maintained as resumption fund shall at no lime be less than thirty per cent. of it's out standing circulation that the coin by this sec- ion directed to be set aside and retained shall oe as part of the lawful money reserve which 'aid association are by existing laws required o maintain. ,t-.
 sEo 8. That so much of section three of an .ct entitled An act to provide for the re- umption of specie payments" approved Jan. A, 1875, as required the secretary of the treasury to redeem legal tender notes to the amount of eighty per centum of the sum ,f national bank notes issued to any banking .ssociation increasing it's capital or circula- ian, or to any association newly organized as provided in said section, and also so much # said section three as relates to or provides or the redemption in coin of the United |tates legal tender Dotes on or after January 1, 879, and all other provisions of law incon- istent with this act, are hereby repealed.
Connecticut western news., 1876-03-17
The Lesson of Honesty.

Gen. Hawley, in his address Before the New England Press Association, said, in closing his remarks: Next to the evil of having all public men in this land corrupt, next to the evil of having all our governmental affairs in the hands of men venal and weak and narrow, de- bauching public life and carrying it down to destruction, is the calamity of having all the young men believe it is so, whether it be SO or not. Teach all the boys to believe that every man who goes into public life has his price; teach all the boys to believe that there is no man who enters public life anywhere that does not look out for his own, and is not always scheming to do something for himself UT his friends, and seeking D prolong his power; teach every young man who has desire to go into politi- cal life to think-because you have told him so-that the way to succeed is to follow such arts, and by that kind of talk you may ruin your country.
Connecticut western news., 1876-03-17
Where Does it All Come From 2

Pints and quarts of filthy catarrhal dig charges. Where does it all come from? The mucous membrane which lines the chambers of the nose, and it's little glands, are diseased, so that they draw from the blood it's liquid, and exposure to the air changes it into cor ruption. This life liquid is needed to build up the system but it is extracted, and the system is weakened by the loss. To cure, gain flesh and strength by using pr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, which also acts directly upon these glands, correcting them, and apply Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy, with Dr. Pierce B Nasal Douche, the only method of reaching the upper cavities, where the discharge ac- cumulates and comes from. The instrument and both medicines sold by druggists and dealers in medicines.
Connecticut western news., 1876-03-17
Chinese COttOns.

There are 45O, ,OOO,O ,OOO of people in China, and all, men, women and chil- dren, wear cotton clothing, both upper and under. Allowing ten yards for the outfit of each person, of cotton cloth weighing five ounces to the square yard, we have 4,5OO, ,OOO,O 900 yards of cotton cloth, weighing 100000 tons, equal to one-third the weight of all the iron con- sumed in the United States in 1875. For many years Manchester has been trying to supply these teaming millions with their demand in all this cloth, but has so far failed. As yet the Chinese prefer their own homemade cloth, which is coarse and clumsy in texture but cheap, and wears we'll.
Connecticut western news., 1876-03-17
BEST EVIDENCE

The folloG ing letter from REV. E s. BEST, Pastor M E. Church, Natick, Mass will be read with interest by physicians. Also those suffering from same disease afflicted the of the Rev. K. $. Best. No doubt this testimony and there no doubt about the curative powers of VEGETINE:
 NATICK, Mass, Jan. 1, 1874. MT. H. R. STEVENS:
 Dear Sir-We have good for regarding your VEG ETINE medicine of the greatest value. feel assured that 1t has been the of saving sons life He Is now seventeen years of for the last years he has suffered from Necrosis of his Leg caused by sSrofplous atsction and was far reduced that nearly all who saw him thought his recovery impossible council of able physicians could give but the faint est h. pc of his raying two of number decar ing that he was beyond the reach of human remedies that anputaton could him. as he had not vigor enough to endure the operation. Just then we commenced giving him VEGRTINE, and from that time to the present he has been i'm He has lately resumed his stues thrown crutches ana cane and walks about cheerfuly and stroog. Though there is still some discharge from the opening where the limb was ianced, we have the fullest con- denoe that in little time he will be perfectly cured r H9 has taken about three dozen bottles ot VEGE- TINE, but lately uses but tIe he declares that he Is too well to be taking medicine
 Respectfully ysurs,
 E s. BEST
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Connecticut western news., 1876-03-17

Dr. Tu-see says: "It is unnecessary for me to enumera1e tue diseases for which the Vegetine should be used. know of no dis ease which will not admit of it's use, with good results. Almost innumerable complaints are caused by poisonous secretions in the blood
 which can be entirely expelled from the sys- tenn by the use of the Vegetine. When the blood is perfectly cleansed, the disease rapidly yields; all pans cease; healthy action i- promptly restored, and the patient is cured"
Connecticut western news., 1876-03-17

Chapped hands, face, pimples, ring worm, saltrheum, and other cutaneous affec- dons cured, and rough skin made soft and smooth, by using JUNIPER TAR soAP Be care ful to get only that made by Caswell, Hazard & Co., New York, as their are many limitations made with common tar, all of which are worth less.-CO4n
Connecticut western news., 1876-03-17
to Persons Visiting New York
 or the Centennial.

The GRAND UNION HOTEL, New York, oppo- site the Grand Central depot, has over $50 ele- gantly furnished rooms. Elevator, steam, and all modern improvements. European plan
 Carriage hire is saved, as baggage is taken to and from the depot, free of expense. The restaurants supplied with tue best. Guests can live better for less money at the Grand Union, than at any other first class hotel. Stages and OATS pass the hotel constantly to ali parts of the city, and to Philadelphia depot.-