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Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-02-29

cluds oil possibility Of fire.
The Virginia Enterprise OF the 23d
says; The Consolidated Virginia Com
pany took possession Of their new assay
Office, on the site Of their former Office at
the mine. last Sunday. It is said by
those who know whereof they speak
that the assay office is superior to any in
the United States. not even excepting
those Of the several mints. There is a
hall ten feet in width running through
the melting-room and the rooms in which
the bullion assays are made, and in this
hall there were on Monday piled up silver
bricks worth $l25. 900. In vault ten
feet square. at one aide of the hall. Law
$lOO, 900 in bricks. while $40, 600 more
stood cooling in the melting-room; in all
$265 900 in sight at one time. This.
with the $780, 900 melted, nodded into
bricks and assayed yesterday, makes a
grand total Of $425, 900 stored in the
ofiics during the past three days. All the
assaying IL under the superintendent OF
Chambers O. Davis, late meter and re-
finer at the United States branch mint
at Denver Colorado. The sssayinp now
done at the Consolidated Virginia Office
is equal in every respect to that done OF
the mints. It is intended that the silver
bars shall 60 in all parts of the world for
Just what they are stamped. Mr.. Davis
says the office is capable Of melting and
sssaying $40. 0O0, 900 per month. Once
in each month-at the time q general
cleanup 10 made at the mills-he says
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-23

only unfortunate aspect of their glori-
ous defeat-that the glory should have
been shared by unworthy bummers
who had forced or traded their way
into decent companionship.
What a Convention A foolish.
pigmy chairman "clad in a cheap
array of salt and pepper gray gar
ments," aided by Greeley men in 1872.
by billiards from the District of Go
lumbia and that eloquent infideI Bob
Ingersoll," all for Blaine, Don Cam
eron. the Secretary Of War, supported
by a few benevolent North Caroliniaus
against him. "Pledges were violated. "
Twenty votes were stolen" No
wonder that the Republican declares
"the Convention dishonored itself"
For once we agree with the RepubH
can. We had not expected so much
candor, however, on the part of the
Washington organ of the Administra,
ton
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-23
THE saEATaiEN CIIINEE-' AND
THE CINCINNATI CONVENTIONS.

Wnen IL came TO the anCl-J Onn Cnl-
naman resolution in the Cincinnati
platform, Mr.. Pierce, delegate from
Massachusetts, said:
move to strike out what appears IN
relation to Mongolian immigration.
(Applause) The Republican party is
twenty years old, and this is the first
time that any attempt has been made
ton of race. (Cheers.) In 1858, on
the prairies of Illinois, Abraham Lin
coin met his great antagonist on this
ground: THAT nowhere in the Decla--
ration of Independence had the doc
trine been confined to the Caucasian
to the exclusion of the African, Mon
goIian and other races [ denouuce,
therefore, that resolution as a depar-
ture from the life and memory of
Abraham Lincoln; / denouDce it as
departure from every Republican
platform adopted by every Re-
publican National Conventions; |
denounce it as a violation of the
principle of the Declaration of Indo-
pendenoe; [ denounce it as contrary to
the great law of Christian life which
strictly proclaims that there is 10 dis
tinction between Jew and Gentle, and
therefore move this amendment. l
will not accept this resolution; it is
not my doctrine; it is not the doctrine
Of New England; not a member from
New England voted for it, and the
only African on our committee record
ed his vote against it.
In pte of poor Pierce's protest and
in spite of his earnest, if not eloquent,
| denunciatiOus, the Convention pro-
ceeded to go for the Heather Chinee
i'll way that was really peculiar. And
why? The answer is easy. 1t was
! done because the Chinese cannot be
used to drown out American suffrage
was in the Southern States, and so the
Radical Convention found no difficulty
in sconting its fundamental postnlate
of "no discrimination on account of
race and color"
All this, as the Macon I6legru11h
truly says, sufficiently displays the
insincer.ty of these men. Upon high
sounding professions and pretences of
an impartial recognition of the univer-
sal equality )f the human race, and
therefore of the resulting title to an
impartial distribution of rights and
privileges under this government, they
have deliberately debased and de-
graded American citizenship and
traded away that great birthright of
American cItizens-the right To exer,
else a wise discretion in organizing the
constituent political families of the
States.
Universal human equality was q
grar d thing in Radical esteem when il
could be used to increase the Radical
vote on the Atlantic slope; but when
it is seen that the Radical vote i'll The
Pacific States may be impa red if they
do not discriminate against Atlantic
immigration, they throw their doctrine
of universal human equality to the
winds without sigh.
And such is Radicalism !
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-23
uaNCOCn AND HENDRICKS

The platform adopted at Cincinnati
last week for the Radical candidates
| for President and Vice President to
go before the country upon, is as re-
| markable for the distinctness with
| which it shirks one issue, as it is for
! the distinctness with which it seeks
| another. The Democratic party asks
| power at the hands of the people upon
| the ground that it intends to bring
| about retrenchment,r reform and honest
| government in the country, and that
the Radical party intends to do no
such thing. This is the issue upon
which it seeks to fight the coming
campaign. The Radical party, and
| very naturally too, has no stomach for
| any such fight, but prefers the old
| sectional issue of hate, upon which it
| has so often won the victory; and for
their issue the Democratic party has as
| little stomach as the Radical party has
| for our issue. It is not surprising
then that the Cincinnati platform is so
| silent about retrenchment and reform
and is so outspoken in its efforts to
stir up once more the angry passions
and sectional jealousies engendered by
| the war.
And just, here if it be wise, the Dem
| ocratic party will learn lesson for its
guidance next week at st. Louis. The
SC hot 4Ia n
party must make up it's mind to meet
squarely, and this it can do in 10 9th
er way SO effectualjy, as by nominating
as it's candidate for the Presidency, a
man whose record in the Federal
army during the late war in camp and
in battle, is OF such unmistakable char
acter, as to give the lie at once and for
all time to come, to any and to ever.y
imputation, come from what quarter
it may, of affiliation with the hopes and
plans of those who fought for the
Confederacy. If our candidates life
and services in the cause of the Union
be not so we'll known of all men at the
North, as to carry an abiding convic-
tion from the day of his nomina-
ton that he is perfectly sound upon
the vital sectional issue that drenched
our country in blood, it will be idle
for us to hope even for success. If,
however, we do nominate such man
and thus dispose most effectually of
the war issue, the Democratic party
will be free to force the Radicals to
meet it at the points and on the ground
that they, as we'll as we, know to
be fatal to them, that is to say, upon
questions relating to retrenchment, re-
form and honest government.
From this standpoint it seems to us
that HANCOCK is the man for the st.
Louis Convention. HANCOCK and HEN
DRICKs and any platform that may be
agreed upon will surely win.
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-23
Col. Walter l.. steele.


We admire Mr.. Ashe very much.
We equally admire Col. ". l.. Steele,
who was nominated for Congress the
other day in Mr.. Ashes district.
Heretofore we have referred to Col.
Steele as a strong man for Governor
OF course he will be elected. He is
man of atrong talent, first class char
acter, aud is a most eloquent speaker
He has many relatives and friends
over the State. He is connected by
marriage with our people in BERTHE,
with people of Northampton. Martin
Washington and Beaufort
He is called by his old school ma es
"Walt Steele" He is indeed a good
fellow. most accomplished gentle
man, and will at once rank among the
first men in the American Congress.
His heart is with the industrious farm
ers of the Pee Dee country, and all
classes they should delight to give
him their votes. He is All honest man,
a man of good habits, kind man,
and just the man that we North Caro-
lima people ought to be proud to elect
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-23
THE AMENDMENTS - HOW II
BUILD OUR ItAlLROAD


The eleventh article of the Constitu
tion relates to punishments for crime,
to the institutions provided for that
purpose, and to State institutions for
charitable purposes.
The only change in this article pro-
posed by the amendments is made by
adding a provision to the first Sc ction
authorizing all convicts, sentenced to
hard labor, to be employed on public
works or highways or other labor for
the public benefit, and the farming
out of the same where and on such
manner as may be provided by law.
No convict shall be SO farmed out.
however, who has been sentenced on
charge of murder, rape, attempt to
commit rape, or arson.
The object of this amendment is
plain to the commonest understand
ing. It is to save money, and at the
same time to benefit the State by car
rying on the public works of various
kinds that are so much needed for the
development of the resources of the
State. Ever watchful of the interests
of the people, the Democratic party
last week in Convention assem- bled,
pledged itself to use the convict labor
of the State for the purpose OF secur-
ing the completion of those greaS
| works of improvement that shall bring
| together in more intimate union the
people of the East and the people of
the West, thereby giving each section
| easy access to other markets than its
own for the sale of it's surplus pro
| ducts.
In some such disposition as this, be
| not made, of the criminals OF the State
they will necessarily have to be kept
| in confinement in our jails and peni-
| tentiaries and thereby entail upon the
people the expenditure of vast sums
of money for money for houses for
! criminals to live in and for food for
| them to eat, without any correspond
| ing advantage to the State. The
number of convicts consequent upon
| the present stricter administratloniot
the law is now so great that the tax upon
the State for their keep and malnte-
nance is no light burden and this must
beso as long as deprivation of personal
liberty with or without hard labor is
the penalty affixed by the law to sc
many crimes.
That it is q hardship thus to taz
good men for the support of bad mel
is undoubtedly true, but like many
other hardships of this life, it must bt
borne for the reason, if for no other
that it is cheaper for the good men te
support criminals in confinement thai
to permit them to go at large. The
good of the community absolutely re
quires that crime shall be punished
at any cost, but at the same time com
mon sense teaches that criminals Ough
to be made to earn their living, if it b.
possible to do so. The amendment
ments propose to give the State TIN
benefit of the labor of the criminals i
is obliged to feed and clothe. That i
all the change the amendments pro
pose to make in this matter. Let then
| be ratified.
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-23

The Supreme Court of the United
States has decided in the case of Thos.
A. Osborn and others, appellants, from
the Circuit Court from Kansas, that a
pardon by the President restores to
the recipient all rights of property
lost by the offence pardoned. unless
the property has by judicial process
became vested in other persons, sub
ject to exceptions prescribed by the
pardon itself; also, that a condition
annexed to par Ion that the recipient
shall not by virtue of it claim any
property, or the proceeds of any prop
erty, sold by the order, judgment or
decree of a court, under the confisca-
ton laws of the United States, does
not preclude him from applying to the
courts for the proceeds of money
bonds scared by mortgage contisca-
ted, the proceeds being collected by
officers CT the court in part by volun-
tary Judgment by obligors, and in part
by the sale OF the land mortgaged.
The condition is only intended to pro-
tect purchasers at judicial sale, de-
creed under the confscation laws,
from any claim of the original owner
for the property sold or the purchase
money.
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-23
General Grant has come out in a new

General Grant has come out in new
role. He was asked to contribute a
message to the children and d'youth of
the Uuited States for the centennial
number of the Philadelphia Sunday
School Times. In due time the mes
sage came as follows: "My advice to
Sunday Schools, no matter what de-
"nomination, is: Hold fast to the
''Bible rs the sheet anchor of your
liberties; write it's precepts in your
"hearts and practice them in your
Olives. To the Influence of this book
"are we indebted for all the progress
"made in true civilization, aud to this
"we must look as our guido in the
culture. Righteousness exaIteth a
nation; but sin is a reproacli to any
people. " Candor compels| rs, says
the Augusta Chronicle and Se1ati17 eI to
admit that the message is a good one,
no matter whence it comes, but we are
a little astonished ut finding General
Grant in the role of Il Sunday School
teacher. The quotation from the Bible
which closes the message is very ap-
propriate and we have now no doubt
that certain gentleman can quote
Scripture for his purposes.
Cesar had his Biutus, Charles the
First had his Cromwell and Blaine had
well. Blaine had his Muiligan. Alas
poor Blaine
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-23
TH r. BAXAsf DS.
SIMS Pour, Sans Ikcproche.

sans Peur, Sans kcprOche.
This name, so distinguished in the
annals of history for knightly bearing
and chivalric courage in the fifteenth
century in France, is not unknown in
our own ccnntry. In the earlier and
purer days of our republic it was dis.
tinguished for its dignity and purity of
pursy times of fraud ana population.
We met accidently among the records
of the nation (Giobe, SD Cong, Cd
sess. the following letter. The author.
James A. Bayard, the grandfather of
the present Senator in Congress from
Delaware, was in 1901 member of tt g
House of Representatives on which
devolved the election of President, and
which terminated in favor of Jefferson
mainly through his influence. Mr..
BAyard was nominated dinister to
France, unanimously confirmed, and
resigned. His motives are stated in a
letter fromshim to frieno:,
WAsHISGToN- CITY, 22d Feb, 1901.
'tnder other circumstances, this
would have given me perfect gratii-
cation. But to take out of the Treas
ury $lS, 600 with knowledge that nc
| adequate service could be rendered
by me, for the French Government
| would have waited for a m IN who rep
resented the existing feelings and
views of this Government, would have
been disgraceful. Another considera-
ton of great weight is the part took
in the election. AS 1 gave the turn tc
the election it was impossible for me
to accept any Office held on the tenure
of Mr.. Jefferson's pleasure. My am
bition shall never be gratifed at the
expense of honor.
81 shall never lose sight of the mot
to of the great original of our name
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-23
sUFFERING IN SOUTH CAROLINA

SUFFERING IN SOUTH CAROLINA
The Charleston Meas and Courier
ays:
"About twenty bushels of corn,
eleven barrels of flour and $25 in
money were received at Varnville one
day last week, and more than forty
persons were on the ground applying
for relief. 1t was touching sight, as
the poor, feeble and emaciated women,
perhaps followed by several squallid
children, or an old and decrepid man.
who had hobbled miles, appealed for
the love of God for assistance, We
do entreat our people to remember
these poor sufferers. Thousands of
dollars are about to be spent in cele-
brating the glorious deeds of hun
dred years ago; and the descendants
of the heroes of those days, the de-
scendants of those whom Moultrie and
Frost and Armstrong fought to save,
are crying aloud for bread. The mer-
ry-making of the present month will
be an eternal reproach to us, if it be
allowed to prevent any of us from Civ
ing what, in its absence, we would
give, for the relief of the suffering
Carolinians in Colleton and Beaufort
Let us care for our door, and then we
can celebrate Southern heroism with a
clear conscience and light hearth
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-23

The Nashville 1nacricon of Satur-
day announces another donation OF
$500, 900 to the Vanderbilt University,
as follows: Yesterday Bishop Nc
1yeire, President of the Board Oh
Trust, quietly handed over to th,
! Treasurer of the Vanderbilt Univer-
sity, d. Weaver, Esq, New York
Central seven per cent. bonds amount
ing to $500, 900, al additional donation
from Commodore Vanderbilt for the
endowment of the University. The
Interest on this sum, like that of the
previous $780, 900, is to be used in car
rying on the University. This makes
up a round million given by the Com
modore, 5000, 600 of which IS in the
shape of vested perpetual endow.-
ment payable semi-annuallv, affording
an annual income of $42, 900. The tu-
ition fees will swell the amount to
over $50, 900 per annum.
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-23

In 1867 General Winfield S. Ham
cock assumed command of the Fifth
Military District of the United States,
composed of the States of Louisiana
and Texas, and these were some of
the words of his general order, No. 40:
"7Hc right of t'iat 6.y Jtuy. the
habeds corpus, tic liberty 0fthe press,
the freedom Of speech, the natural
rights Of persons, and the rights Of
property must be preserved. Free in.
stit'stiO,aS, arhile they are essential to
the happiness and prosperity Of the
people, Arrays furnish the strongest
Inducements to peace and Ortter."
And again, when appealed to by the
satraps of tyranny to usurp the limit
ed power his position gave him, he
bravely answered:
"-Ar6itra1y 2ooa0er has no existence
here It is not .f0lnad IN the ta,Os OF
LOuisiand or T6raS. 1t cdanOt be
dcrircd from any act or acts Of Con
grcss. It is restricted by the Co,asti>
ttdiOn."
This sounds like good constitutional
doctrine. AMI should be carefully
weighed by the men who go to St.
Louis. This, with our complim ents,
as the Baltimore Gazette says.
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-23
THE o-THuHD> RULE.

We are always glad to find the
Journal and the Savannah NO1ninq
-Ne,0s occupying the same platform.
Especially is it gratifying to find the
NetOs in accord with us in regard to
the two thirds rule. In its last issue
it says:
"The Il "st National Convention that
ever assembled in the United States
adopted this rule, and since that time,
May, 1892. it hos been in vogue and
Democrats have most strictly adhered
to it. 1t was adopted in the better
days Of the pArty-when honor and not
rascality was at a premium, and when
such men as Calhoun, Jackson, Van
Buren aud others led the party. Their
wisdom suggested and the people
adopted it. 1t is one of the oldest
usages of the party, time-honored and
sacred, and in the name of the party,
in the name of fair play and in the
memory of the authors, we protest
against its adjustment
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-23
d-Fiftv-four votes " ia

"Wanted-Fifty-four votes" is the
way the St.Louis Republican sums up
the need up the Democracy. It says:
'"The Democrats will go into the con
test with 131, of the 369 electoral votes
assured to them, viz: Alabama, 10;
Arkansas, 6; Delaware, 2, Florida. 4;
Georgia, IL; Kentucky, II; Louisiana,
8; Maryland, 8; Missouri, Is; Missis-
sippi, 8; North Carolina, 10; Tennes-
see, ~; Texas, 2; Virginia, 81; West
Virginia, 5; Is States with 131 votes in
all. Tt requires 1876 votes to make a
IA ority So that the Democracy will
need ri votes more than they already
haF2 assreed to them"
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-23
For long years the friends of liberal

For long years the friends of liberal
learning in North Carolina endeavored
to revive and rebuild the University,
It has now been in operation one COL
legiate year. During all that time no
young man has been turned away from
it's halls because he was unable to paw
the tuition fees, nor will any one be
turned away, for that reason, in the
future. The Trustees and the Fac-
ulty say to all. pay if you can, but if
you cannot, let not your want of
means hinder you from enjoying to
the full every advantage the institution
possesses. Was it not worth the labor
and anxiety of all those years to open
this free fountain of blessings to the
youth of our State ? No man who
thus labored can fail to feel that he
has rich reward.
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-23

The Newbern Times speaks of Mr..
Josiah Turner as "the only honest
prominent Democrat in the State and
of DIR. Worth, our candidate for Treas
urer, as "a worthless fellow from
Randolph" Josiah IS an "independ-
ent' candidate and DIR. Worth our
regular nominee and that is what is
the matter. It will not take the Times
long to learn, however, that such lam.
guage will not hurt DIR. Worth but only
him who utters it. Only stranger in
North Carolina could make such a
mistake.
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-23

The Cincinnati platform demands
that Congress shall prohibit and ex-
tirpate that relic of barbarism, poly
gamy." If polygamy is such a terrible
thing, asks the Boston Post, what
have the. Republican Congresses for
the last sixteen years been doing that
they have not "extirpated' itlong ago?
1t is highly improbable that the party
will have such chance again. But
perhaps they have been treating this
''Ielic" in the way they purpose reach
ing specie payments-''a continuous
and steady progress towards" extirpa-
ton,
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-23
(From the Biblical Recorder. }
THE UNIVERSITY

At meeting of the Board of Trus-
tees, held in this city last weel.. Hon.
Kemp z. Battle was elected President
of the University of North Carolina.
MIR, Battle is a man of culture, of gre at
energy and Of large administrative
ability. He has great personal popu-
larlty, n character without tarnish or
suspicion either as a public man or in
private station, an earnest devotion to
the Institution over which he is to pre-
side and strong conviction of its i'm
portance to the cause of education in
North Carolina. Unless we are mis-,
taken in our estimate of the man he
will prove n worthy successor to Cald-
we'll and Swain. His election Is the
strongest guarantee yet given of the
permanence and prosperity of the Uni
versity nnder the new condition OF
things.
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-23
PROFEsSOR KIMRERLEY.

A correspondent OF the Raleigh
Ne,os, writing from Chapel Hill, COM
menting upon the recent resignation
Of Professor Kimberley says:
"No member of the Faculty will be
more regretted than he-not only
among his colleagues, but in the vile
lage; and especially among the stu
dents his absence will be deplored.
He was exceedingly popular with
them, and will long be remembered
with affection and esteem as faithful
instructor and kind and courteous and
thorough gentleman. While we SYM
pathize with the melancholy circum-
stances that seem to have dictated his
return to his mountain home and his
motherless family, we lament the loss
to the University"
Wilmington journal., 1876-06-23
VALUABLE INFORMATION.


Gentlemen-My only object in giving you this
testimonial is to sprt ad valuable information.
Having been badly afflicted with Salt Rheum and
the who'll surface of my skin being covered with
great pain and annoyance and knowing il to be a
blood disease, took manly of the advertised blood
preparations, among which was any quantity of
Sarsparilla, without obtaining any benefit until
commenced taking the VEGETINB, and before
had completed the first bottle l saw that had got
therigIt medicine. Consequently, followed on
with il until had taken seven bottles, when
was pronounced a well man, and my skin is
tions. have never enjoyed so good health be-
FORE and attribute it all to the use of VEGE-
TINE. To benefit those afflicted with kheuna-
tism, | will make mention also of the NEGE-
TINES wonderful power of curing me of this
acute complaint, of which have suffered so in
tensely
Go Washington Street, Boston.