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New-York tribune., 1876-09-30

The Democratic newspapers, finding Gov. I1lden's
income matter an extremely hard nut to crack have
taken refuge in tho general statement that divers
respectable men also rendered no account of their
taxable income hut left the assessors to hX IT, GoV
Rice of Massachusetts, it is asserted, did this, and so
did Mr.. Wendell Phillips But Gov. Rice is not run
ming for the Presidency as a reform candidate nor
is Mr.. Phillips in nomination for that Office Gov
Tilden has taken great pains to inform the world
that the hOnors of the st. Louis Convention were
maid not to himself but TO the principles OF public
honesty which no represents. When Gov Rice Is
mt forward as a candidate for the Presidency, aud
makes parade Of his reform principles, we will dis
cuss his case, provided it can be shown that for
wears he allowed himself to be assessed upon an in
come estimated-On basis cunningly furnished at
the outset, by hiInsef-at ten thousand when it
was really between one and two hundred thousand
dollars year. If, WREN Gov. Rice runs as Reform
candidate for the Presidency it is found that he has
accumulated in ten years fortune of over three
millions, whilo paying tax annually on less than
fifteen thousand We shall not trouble him for eX-
plantations. We shall go for the other man.
New-York tribune., 1876-09-30

The real way to settle the disputes which have al
ready sprung up in many quarters as to who got
the prizes at the Centennial Exhibition is to pro-
duce and publish broadcast the written reports of
the Judges. The sooner the gentlemen VINO are now
advertising their superiority come forward with
these reports, and the fully they spread them
before the public the better. The reports will set
tie ali disputes aud show the public just what the
strongest points IN the various exhibits are.
New-York tribune., 1876-09-30
Hon. BENZ. K. PHELPS.

Hon. GEORGE W. CURTIS.
Hon. SETH J. MILIIEEE.
Cen. DANIEL GILMAN.
Hon. JOHN OAKLEY.
Gen. JAMES w. hustled.
Hon. ISAAC !. HAYES
Hon. BUTLER q. NOBLE.
Ton. CHhUNCEY NJ. DEPEW,
Hon JAMES a. BRIGGS.
Hon. l.. BRADF0'D PRINCE.
Hon. JAMES II. ANGEL.
Hon, y. j. FITHIAN.
Rev. HENRY II. GARNETT.
Hon. +. u. GU LIVER
Hon. A. II. FARRAR.
Col ANSON :. WOOD.
Col. A. +. BAXTER.
Hon. WILLIAM II. TEFFT. .
Hon. J. g.. WARWICK.
Gen. Tn. GATES.
Hon. IL. ] COGGEShALL
Hon. II. l.. wASHBON.
Hon. GEORG w. UOXIE.
.II0a. A. ~. GLEASON.
. Hon. c n, MURRAY.
Col. a. b. THORPE.
Hon. q. z. NEDDER.
Hon. W. q LAIDLAW.
Gen. RUFUS SCUTT.
CHARLES ID. BAKER
Hon. a. \. YATES.
Hon. T. ID. ADAMS.
4. Capt. ROBEuT CE0WE.
Hon. j. II. LlTTLEFIELD.
Hon. ID. w. c. PECK,
N II SMITH
New-York tribune., 1876-09-30

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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-24

Senate.

WASHINGTON, May 23.-Resolutions di-
recting the. Secretary of the Treasury to
furnish detailed estimate of the amount
required to execute the House bill amend
at0ry of the law pensioning soldiers and
sailors of 1912 were adopted.
Mr.. k0bertson, of South Carolina. pre-
sented resolutions of the Charleston Cham
bef Of Commerce, demonstrating against
the admission Of rice free Of duty, as pro
posed by the Hawaiian treaty. Referred
to the Committee on Finance.
The Senate went into secret session on
impeachment. No action. Adjourned.
House.
The House went Immediately into COM
mittee of the whole on the naval appro-
priations bill. Some five amendments were
pending regarding navy yards over which
there were local struggles.
Mr.. Randall spoke in favor Of his amend
ment looking to the establishment of sta
tlous at Tybee Island or C0ckspur Island.
Mr.. Randall's amendment was agreed to
by vote of 81 to "a. 1t was telegrsphed
Saturday.
The committee then rose and the naval
appropriations bill passed.
The House again went into committee on
the Indian appropriation bill.
MIR. Blackburn offered resolution au-
thorizing the Louisiana investigating COM
mittee to act by subcommittee. Adopted.
Mr.. WoOdburn, of Nevada, was appointed
on the committee, vice Haskins, withdrawn
Adjourned.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-24

A NATIONAL TREAT.-The Mobile Line,
with her double daily lightning express
trains. leaving foot of Canal street at GAS
A. M. and P. M, with elegant pallor and
palace sleeping cars, and the fast United
States mail and great Southern express,
dasLes along like an innocent thing Of life,
over the heavy ballast. ishjointed rail and
smooth track, to the East, North and West,
and to the centennial grounds, making six
ty-two and half hours from New Orleans
to New York-the fastest time ever re-
corded.
Leaving New Orleans under the gentle
influences of q Southern morning sun,
in elegant parlor cars, which GROSS the bays
and rivers ON the splendid new iron bridges,
in view of the seaside homes and the Mis-
sissippi sound and gulf, which always con.
tribute delightful breeze, is indeed treat
that will vie with the centepnisps riches,
contribution.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-24
The He'll Gate Blasts.

The recent explosions Of nitro glycerine
in New Jersey have given rise to much sp-
prehensiOn, among Astoria residents, con-
ceruing the result of the He'll Gate blast
The dread has grown go prevalent that
house letting is difficult, and house rents
have fallen to q ridiculously low figure.
General John Newton yesterday described
to q San reporter the effects that he antici-
pates will follow the sudden letting down
of the bottom of the East river. If his ex-
pectations are verified the apprehensions of
the residents are wholly groundless. Cen
eral Newton says that he does not expect
that even shock Will be felt as far as the
adjacent banks of the river. There are
thirty-five feet of rock and water roofing
the three-acre cavern in which the blasts
are intended to effect only the pillars which
support this roof, and the superintendent
weight is expected TO do all the rending OF
the roof that will be required. The safety
of the surrounding neighbOrhOod is assured
by the multiplicity of the charges. A vol
lev of musketry will disturb the air COM
paratively short distance, while one-fOurth
the same amount of powder exploded IN
cannon NAV he heard for miles. In the
same way 5000 blasting charges, although
exploded simultaneously, are not likely to
cause nearly as much disturbance on the
surface as was produced BY the explosion
over the Bergen tunnel q fortnight ago.
General Newton says that the blasting
may prove q tame affair after all. He
rather expects. however, that the gases
generated by the explosion, seeking vent
through the assures Of the falling roof will
throw up innumerable jets of spray, YER
tical as we'll as At angles. These in turn
will cause high wave to roll shoreward.
The torce even of that, however, will be
spent before it can do any damage. The
very worst effect that science shows to be
possible may be felt at the mouth of the
shaft. Should the roof not be broken as
fine as is hoped for, the descending rocks
will force a stream of gas and water, not
exceeding 1000 tons of the latter, out Of the
mouth Of the shaft. Such stream will
make clean sweep for few hundred feet
Its direction, however, will be straight
down shore and not toward Astoria. and
the removal Of every person from it's course.
General Newton says he has so little dread
Of even the worst effect of the explosion
that he expects TO stand within $50 feet OF
the shaft when the blasts are touched off,
New York San.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-24
THE WHISKY CASES
TWO OF THE ACCUSED FOUND GUILTY
MIDNIGHT VERDICT

The arguments occupied the entire day.
During the closing argument of District
Attorney Beckwith he stated to the jury
that there was not sufficient evidence to
convict John Henderson, Jr., or John Nc
Whirter, and they should therefore acquit
them.
At the conclusion of the srguments, the
hour of the adjournment of the afternoon
session having arrived, Judge Woods asked
the jury whether they would prefer hearing
the charge in the evening or this morning.
The foreman stated they would desire it at
the earliest moment, and the court was ad-
journed to eight o'clock.
At that hour Judge Woods commenced
his charge, and concladed at ten minutes OF
ten, when the jury retired.
At fifteen minutes after midnight the
jury announced that . verdict had been
found, and the verdict was that John Hem
derson, ST., and w. g. James were guilty,
as charged; the others, not guilty. On this
tho jury was discharged. and the weary
jurymen sought their homes.
This fact became we'll known on the
streets about one O'Clock this morning.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-24
"Weighins,, a Ray of Light.

On Friday evening last Mr. w. CrOOKee,
F. K. S., gave at the Royal Institution sthe
FRIDAY evening DISCOURSE" his subject
being "The Mechanical Action of Light"
A very important experiment, shown for the
first time, was that of the method Of
"weighing" q ray of light. Although light
is generally regarded as imponderable, Mr..
CroOkes not only showed his apparatus, but
actually weighed" the light of candle.
The principle on which it is constructed is
based on the fact that fine thread Of glass
suspended at one end may be turned round
without breaking, and it has a tendency to
untwist itself again. A very fine thread is
suspended by both ends in tube, and at
one part of it is small cross-thread, to
which is attached disc of pith with one
side blackened. At the junction Of this
cross piece is q small circular mirror
so arranged that ray of light thrown onto
it from lime light shall be reflected on to
graduated scale, and any twisting of the
glass thread shall be thus recorded: As the
repulsion by radiation only occurs in VAGUE,
a Sprengel pump is employed to produce in
the tube as perfect vacuum as is possible.
To one end of the glass thread is turning
disc and Harding's counter, and this is
outside the tube. Mr.. Cro0kes has con-
trived means by which the disc can be
used without interfering with the vacuum.
Such, briefly, is the construction of the ap.
paratus. 1t is used in this way: The light
to be weighed" is allowed to fall on the
pith. This, as in the simpler radiometers,
is repelled, and its motion causes q torsion
of the glass thread and melton Of the mir
ror spot along the scale. The turning disc is
employed to unwind the thread against this
action, tho mirror spot going back to zero
on the scale. The Hardipg's counter
tells the degree Of torsion the glass thread
has undergone by counting the amount of
unwinding required. Then light iron
weight, the one-hundredth Of grain, which
is within the tube, is lifted by magnet on
to the little cross bar, it's weight causes
torsion, the mirror spot travels along the
scale, and the unwinding is performed as
before. A candle placed elk inches away
from the pith was found to give 1923 de.
grees Of revolution, and the little iron
weight 1O,02l degrees. Then it is merely
matter of calculation to compare the two,
and the mechanical force of the candle light
is expressed in grains. A STANDARD"
candle six inches of was found to be equi-
valent to O0l72 grains. Mr.. Crookes has
made experiments on the suns light, and
has worked out some calculations on it.
IL is equal to thirty-twO grains on the
square foot, tifty-seven tons on the square
mile, or 5000, 900 tons on the whole earth,
q force that, but for gravitation, would
drive it into space.-LOnd0n Times.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-24
Ohio Politics..

A Washington special in the St. Louis
Globe Democrat says:
The more the Democrats discuss the re-
suit Of yesterdays Ohio convention, the
more disguised they are. The Southern
members especially condemn the policy of
forcing old Allen as q candidate on the
convention at st. Louis, and of making q
financial issue that the party in Congress
has virtually abandoned, because they are
unable to agree upon it. The New York
Democrats accept it as . fight upon Mr..
Tilden atSt. Louis, and fear that it may
insure his defeat.
Lieutenant Governor Dorsheimer and ex-
Congressman Creemer, Of New York, are
here working in Tllden's interest, and met
with spirited opposition to-day from the
West and South. They were informed that
the only course to pursue was to throw Til
den and Allen overheard. The Republi-
cans are jubilant over the situation.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-24

SHREVEPORT, May %, 1876.
The Republican convention of the fourth
congressional district assembled here to-
day in accordance with the cal |.
Every parish IN the district, except
Rspides, was represented.
B. C. White was chosen permanen presi-
dent, and E. Ezernack and w. Peck Sec
retsries.
Hon. George L. Smith was unanimously
nominated for Congress.
The resolutions fully indorse the national
and State administrations, and recommend
Hon. C. C. Antoine 70. reelection 81
Lieutenant Governor.
Everything passed off tremendously.
A large mass meeting was held tonight
to ratify the nomination.
Smiths nomination is satisfactory to all
parties, white and coiored, and his election
is almost certainty. x.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-24

Eugene Krost has leased the large four
story building, No. 1913 Gravier street, and
is now, with q score of mechanics, indus
triously at work fitting up therein mag
ni6cent beer saloon and restaurant.
Everything will be in readiness by Satur-
day, the twenty seventh instant, at which
time Eugene will be on hand to serve. as
heretofore, his many friends and customers
with good beer, ice cold, on draft, as well
as choice wines, liquors and everything else
appertaining to his line of business. Give
him, next Saturday, rousing welcome.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-24
The Grand Republic.

The steamboat having on board the En-
peror of Brazil and suite passed Vicksburg
at six o'clock Monday night, and should be
at her landing here early this morning. The
following composes the imperial party end
followers: Emperor Dom Pedro dc Alcan-
tara, Empress Theresa Christians de Alcan-
tara, Viscount Of Dom Pedro, Nine. jose
fina Fonseca Co, Emeles, her servant. Vice
Admiral DC Lamare, Arthur F. de Macede,
DR.. Sara Ponies, James ]. O'Kelly, Pedro
de Psvia, Leondida Espozel and i've ser
wants.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-24
Personal Mention.

The Washington National r. rublican Of
the twentieth ssys:
The Louisiana investigating committee is
daily and constantly pestered and plagued
by the needless presence of the index clerk
of the House, whose name is Jewell. This
man is from New Orleans, and is rabid
and North hating rebel, and perching him
self ON chair near the Witnesses uRder ex-
amin alton, he makes an advisory council Of
himself and informs them when and where
not to testify. By his daily intruslons he
becomes Q general committee room nuis-
ance, and is certainly out Of his place. If
We have any comprehensive idea Of the
duties of the index clerk, they are anything
buc to lie curled at the ears Of witnesses for
the svowed purpose of directing them in
the delivery Of their testimony. The com
mittee should put this man where he Pc
longs.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-24
Meeting of the Funding Board.

In another column will he found special
notice convening the Funding Board at the
State House tomorrow. This will proba-
bly, be the last meeting of the board for
some time, az several of the members will
leave for the North in q week or two. The
meeting Tomorrow will be an important
one, owing to the large number of applica-
tions awaiting action.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-24
The Rice Trade and the Treaty.

A dispatch received in this city by Daniel
Talmage. Sons & Co., from their house in
New York, states that the Senate has ap-
pointed Tuesday, May 30 to hear rice plan
ters in opposition to the Hawaiian treaty.
It is advised that committee be sent for.
ward to cooperate with like delegations
from Savannah and Charleston.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-24

The thermometer at Louis Frigerio's, No.
20 Chartres street, stood as follows May %:
At 8 A. NJ, 80; at P. NJ, $40; at P. NJ,
800. Lowest point during the night of
May q, 100.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-24

A dispatch received yesterday in this
city announces the arrival of the steamer
Canada at Plymouth at seven o'clock that
morning.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-24

1t is . sad fact that We often wrong most
those whom We love best.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-24

t0ONTNUhD on Gl0HrH PAoR.I
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-10-16
+. and A. N. Resolutions.

At the regular meeting of Amity
Lodge, No. 4, F. and A. NJ, held In
their hall October 9Th, the following
resolutions were adopted
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased the
Great Architect of the Universe to
remove from our midst our late
brother c. L. Roussin, therefore be it
Resolved, BY Amity Lodge No. 4,
F. and A. NJ, that in our natural
sorrow tor the loss of a just and up
right made brother We accept with
humble resignation and feelings OF
heartfelt sadness the will of Him
who doeth all things for the best.
Resolved, That In the death of c.
L. Roussin this Lodge laments the
loss of brother who was always
ready with tender solicitude and
earnest sympathy to administer to
the wants of the sick and needy.
Resolved, That, while we tenderly
condole with the relatives of our
departed brother, we shall with
them hope of a reunion in that
spiritual building-that house not
made with hands-eternal in the
heavens.
Resolved, That copy OF these
resolutions be spread upon the MN.
utes Of this Lodge, copy sent to
the relatives of our deceased brother,
to the Lodge Of which he was a
member and also to the LYON
COUNTY TINES for publication.
ID. w. SEwEL,
j. NJ McGINNIs, Committee.
7. s. DAVENPORT,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-10-16

ABOUT NINEs.-Everybody knows
about the property of the mines. That
is to say, everybody knows about it
who is at all familiar with arithmetic.
We don't know much about it ourself,
but there is down somewhere in the
arithmetic something very singular
about the mines. 1t is very singular
indeed. Nobody knows anything
about it. 1t is worse than the hy-
drostatic paradox. This same Gin
gularity Of the mines seems to have
extended to the history of Robert
Patterson Of Virginia. The figure
nine is the most prominent figure in
the record Of Mr.. Patterson's life.
For instance, in lS49 he came to Cali
fornia at 40 years of age he got
married (rather late, say you y in
. months to day after the marriage
child was born to him (noth,ng
strange about that, say YOU; the
weight Of the child was exactly
0 pounds. A rather strange coinci-
dence Of Mines.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-10-16
- ------------------l----7-
Unpleasant Visitors.

The man who runs the arastra up
in American ravine, whose name he
will pardon us for not being able to
recall. is having some unpleasant
visitors these nights. He talks about
them with an air Of nonchalance
that makes one think he is used to
even worse things, but as to what
could be worse as nocturnal caller
than tarantula or skunk it Is
difficult to imagine. This mans
cabin is situated by the roadside,
just opposite the arastra and water
wheel. These go all night long, and
to have an eye to them (or rather an
ear, during the sleeping hours) he
leaves his door ajar. The other
night about dusk he saw very
large tarantula coming in over
the threshold, and unceremoni-
ously dispatched him with a
candlestick. Soon after, while
abed, he was aroused by an
unusual noise, when upon lighting a
candle he was astonished to see a
skunk in the corner of the room.
The skunk departed without the
least unpleasant demonstration, and
the bachelor considers that he won q
victory. The skunk has come sew
eral times since, but always departs
decently when the candle is lighted.
The man says that there are some
rattlesnakes among the rocks on the
hillside, and he would not be sur
prised to receive call from them
anytime. We can imagine the reader
thinking some thoughts like these
on reading this item:
very likely story this is.
A skunk comes round and never
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-10-16
Caught on u Butchers Hook.

Yesterday morning. very painful
accident Leieil Charles Schmidt, II
butcher employed in the shop If
Paul Gross. H. wss engaged in
washing off the mea, rack behind
the blocks, when the step-ladder
that he was standing on gave way
and let him down. His left hand
was caught in the palm by one of
the hooks and semi-circular wound
was inflicted, reaching to the bones
and extending, at the roots of the
fingers, through TO the back side. 1t
j. "a wonder that none of the bones
were broken or that the hook did not
pass through the hand, as the mans
whole weight was on the hook and
/. is small and sharp. The rope
which held the feet of the step-lsdder
from spreading beyond u certain dis
tance gave way, and hence the acct
deat. DR.. Burgi dressed the wound
aud found it nece sary to put four or
five stitches in it to close it up.
Such wound is always hard to heal
and requires the greatest care. The
butcher will therefore be off duty
perhaps for good while.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-10-16
A DISASTROUS MIssTEP.
John Turley Misses his Footing
and Displaces an Ankle.
Fatal Termination.

Yesterday was an unusual day for
accidents in this vicinity. No
sooner had the reports concerning
one died away than another wa an
nounced. A glance at the local
columns OF this issue Of THE TIMES
will show more casualties occurring
within few days past than COM
monty overtakes q community SO
small as this one. The most mel
ancholy one of them all was that
which befell Mr.. John Turley at the
Bacon mill, about one O'Clock. Mr..
Turlcy had just come down from the
Silver City switch, where he has
been employed, transacted some
business and was on his way home.
In going down a fight of twelve
steps that joins the Bacon and
Trench mills one of his heels caught
in the planks, and in order to save
himself he jumped. He alighted
about four to six feet below. by the
side OF a water-fume, and his right
foot struck an old post deep sunken
in the ground. His foot turned,
the ankle joint was displaced and
protruded through the skin, and
the man lay helpless. Some work
men who saw the accident went at
once to his relief, and he was car
ried up to room at the corner of
Main and Fourth streets. Surgical
aid was summoned, but it was SO
long getting to the bedside of the
injured man that he was very much
overcome with excitement before
much was done for him. Drs. Conn.
Magee, Schnabel and Weber came
down from Virginia and Gold Hill
and assisted DR.. Blackwood in re-
ducing the fracture. 1t was three
! or four hours after the accident oc-
CURED before this was done. At
that time the patient was in COM
atose condition, from which he had
not rallied up to eight o'clock. All
the remedies usual in such cases,
including oxygen gas, were admin
istered to relieve the asphyxia. but
without any encouraging result.
Should he survive, the doctors are
of the united opinion that the foot
will have to be amputated. At the
hour of writing. (eight o'clock),
little hope is entertained of his re-
covery. Congestion of the lungs, a
complaint that the man has suffered
from before. has followed the ex-
haustion, and the case Is complicat-
ell aud very critical. He has u
family In this place.
Since the foregoing was put in
type Turley has died. He expired
| u; halt past 10 o'clock. The funeral
wii, take place Tomorrow at 10 A. u.
The remains will be removed to
Carson, where deceased's brother is
buried, and will be uttered there at
4 O'Clock =,