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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-04-07
NOTICE.
U. S. INTERNAL REVENUE
SPECIAL TAXES,
May 1, 1877, to April 30, 1878.

guyHE REVISED STATUTES OF THE
United States, Sections 1882, 3237, 1898,
and 3239, require every person engaged IN any
business avocation or employment which
renders him liable to Special Tax, to pro
cure and place conspicuously in his establish
mept or place of business Stamp denoting
the payment of his Special Tax for the Spe-
cial-rax Year beginning May l, 1877, before
commencing or continuing business after
April 80, 1877.
A return, as prescribed IN FORM H. is also
required of every person liable to Special
The Taxes embraced within the provisions
oe tbe law above quoted are the following,
to-wit:
Rectiders OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S2OO w
1,osiars ret.;i Honor ... 25 90
Desiers wholesale liouor. ......... 100 90
noaisrs IN malt liouors Wholesale. SO 90
1885, IN ,nalt i;nnors retail 20 90
$500 a. Iaaf tohscco ~ Is 90
Retail dealers in leaf tobacco ..... 500 90
And on sales of over Sleo0 nifty cents
for every dollar in excess OF Sl,ooo' oo
Observation-Disclosures of stills so 90
Al sor each still manufactured. 90 90
a. Cor each worm manufactured . 20 90
,ran,sactn,ers of tnbacco. 10 90
Manufacturers of cigars. ........... 10 90
Pecders OF tobacco. first class (morc -.
than two horses or other animals) 50 w
Peddlers of tobacco. second clAss) TWO
horses or other animals) ............ 70 VI
Peddlers of tobacco, third class Zone
horse or other animal) -. ......... 10 w
Peddlers of tobacco, fourth class ION
foot or public conveyance ........ ~ w
Rrawera of less than 500 barrels - 30 90
Brewers of 500 barrels or more. lOO w
Any person so liable. who shall fail to com
ply with the foregoing requirements Will De
subject to severe penalties
Persons or firms liable to pay any oil the
above Taxes named above must apply to
+. O. LORD,
Collector of Internal Revenue
At Virginia City, Nevada. and pay for and
procure the Special Tax Stamp or Stamps
they need, prior TO Nav /, 1877, WITHOUT
FURTHER NOTICE.
Special-Tax Stamps will be transmitted
by mail only on receipt from the person or
firm ordering the same of specific directions
80 to do, together with the necessary postage
stamps or the amount required to pay the
postage. The postage on one stamp is three
cents and on two stamps six cents. Ii it is
desired that they be transmitted by mail. ten
cents additional should accompany the appli-
cation
GREEN B. RAUM,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
Office of Internal Revenue, Wa hington, ID.
c.. January 30. 1877.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NSTATE OF ]. J. McLAIN, DECEASED.
N-Notice is hereby given by the under
signed, Administrative of the above named
estate, to the creditors of. and all persons
having claims against said de ceased, to ex-
hibit the same with the necessary vouchers,
within four months from the frs. publication
of this notice to the unders igned at her rest
dence, Spring Valley, Lyon County, New.
IOWA A. MCLAIN,
of the estate of j. j. McLain
dpceaaad
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IMPORTANT CAUTION.

None are genuine unless the signature OF j.
Haydock, as agent for the United States, sur
rounds each box of Pills, and Ointment.
handsome reward will be given to any enc
rendering such information as may lead to the
detection of any party or parties counterfeit
ing the medicines or vending the same. know
ing them to be spurious.
*s*Sold at the mandatory of Professor j..
Holloway n Co, New York, and by all respec-
table druggists and dealers in medicine
throughout the civilized world, in boxes at rs
cents, CO cents and 81 each.
NThere is cons iderable saving by taking
the large sizes.
B-Direc.ions for the guidance Of pa
tients In ev ry disorder are affixed toeach box.
Office 112 Liberty st., New York.
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POSTPONEMENT.

The above sale is hereby postponed until
TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1877. at the same hour.
and place. By order OF the Board OF Trustees.
F. c. LORD, Secretary.
VIRGINIA Nevada February 20. 1877.
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BARBER SHOP.

IN ZACHARIAH, With Assistants
Il can always be found at his Shop.
MAIN STREET, SILVER CITY. prepared r.
do HAIR CUTTING, SHAMPOOINd and
SHAVING in the most tasteful manner pos
stble. Shop open all day sunday Give him
call.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

ENsrATE OF ANN ROSS, DECEASED
III Notice is hereby given by the under
signed Executors Of the last will and tesla
ment of Ann Ross, deceased, to the creditors
OF, and all persons having claims against the
said deceased, to exhibit them with the
necessary vouchers, within ten months after
the first publication of this notice, to the
said executors, Silver City, Lyon County, New.
DELAWARE SWELL,
THOMAS O'CONN0RS,
Executors of the last will of Ann Ross
Dated at Silver City, February "a, 1871
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MARK THESE FACTS.
The Testimony of the Whole World.
HOLLOWAl'S p LIS.

al had no appetite; Holloway's Pills gave
me hearty one
Your pills are marvellous
81 send for another box, and Keep theE III
the house.
.Dr. Holloway has cured my headache that
was chronic"
II gave one of your Pills to my babe for
holera morbus. The dear little thing got
well in day.
W nausea of morning is now cured"
"Your box of Holloway's Ointment cured
me of noises in the head. l rubbed some
your Ointment behind the ears, and the noise
has left.
Send me two boxes; want one for poo
family"
IL enclose dollar: your price is 20 cents,
but the medicine to me is worth a dollar.
Send me five boxes of your Pills"
Let me have three boxes of your Pills by
return mail for Chills and Fever"
have over 200 such testimonials as these,
but the want of space compels me to con-
cIude
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HHAvING LATELY ADDED. AND BEING
Rl still n receipt, of New Fonts of the
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-04-07
For cutaneous Disorders.

And all eruptions of the skin, this Ointment
is most invaluable. 1t does not heal exter-
nally alone. but penetrntes with the most
searching effects to the very root of the evil.
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THE TAX LAWS.


There is general tlissatisfac-
ton in the country among the
producing classes with these
laws. The law taxing the pro-
visions of farmer is inveighed
against BY correspondents in
communications to many OF our
exchanges. We have heard in
telligent individuals in our own
county and surrounding coun-
ties. denounce the law as op-
pressive and unjust.
1t is said by those who are
learned in such business, that
the Fifteenth Legislature had
no choice. in the matter, as the
constitution made it obligatory
Oh them to levy the tax. If
this is the case, the constitution,
aud not the Fifteenth Legisla-
ture, should bear the blame.
This body has errors enough OF
its own, to answer for, without
being saddled with the faults of
others. The only remedy we
can see. is for an amendment of
the constitution to be proposed
aud adopted, as soon as it can
be done legally. As the case
now stands, we. see no chance
for a remedy to be speedily APP
piled to the evil. There is no
present probability that the
Fifteenth Legislature will be
convened in extra session. The
next general election does not
take place until November rs,
so that any way it can be view
ed, the present tax law is not
likely to be changed or modi-
fed to any greet extent, before
there will be two annual assess.
ments of the taxes, besides the
one now in process of being
made.
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SHAMEFUL.--s'I ar, not able
20 take a paper.n For a man
with a soul 20 say he is not able,
he cannot afford to pay for a
paper, and then spend five, ten,
or fifty dollars a year for whisky
and various other sums for to-
bacco, and a dozen other useless
things, is dissraceful. No family
which can, by any honest means,
raise two dollars, should be with
out a newspaper for a week. No
family can afford to do without
one.
What, raise a family up in
ignorance of what is going on
in the world, in your own State
and county, Miserable econo-
my, and miserable delusion!
why, man, you'll be lett behind
in the race, and your children
will be a hundred years behind
the times. No, 90 and subscribe
tor a paper at once, and be a
real man.
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REFUTED.

The slanderous charge that
0. S. troops were necessary to
keep the people OF South Caro>
Ina and Louisiana in good be-
havoir, and preserve the peace,
has been disproved. The troops
have been removed from those
States, or prevented from active
participation in the administra-
ton of their governments, and
jet life and property are more
secure in those States than they
have been since the close of the
war, if it could be called closed,
with regiments standing with
fixed bayonets, and corporals
and serjeants passing on the, va
lidity of certificates Of election
of members of the Legislature,
rs they did in South Carolina.
Ia these two States which
have suffered more than any
others from the vultures that
have so long been preying on
them, peace and order reign,
where anarchy turmoil were pre-
dicted. Confidence is assuming
the place of distrust, and the
government of their choice is
honored by the people of all
races and colnrs. The SANDER
Gus tale of INSTRUMENTATION and
disloyalty, SO long preached
against these suffering people,
has been demonstrated to have
been false. The entire country
is beginning to realize how
cruelty the Southern people
have been slandered. There is
no irrepressible luminosity be-
tween the races, and that which
was attempted to be created by
carpet-baggers, will soon be for
COTTON.
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BELL CouNTY.-We have re-
ceived a letter from a gentle
man in this county, dated Har-
risville, 9th ult., in which the
writer says: "The immense
quantity of rain that we had
within the last three weeks, has
prevented our farmers from do
ing much in the way OF farming.
Few have planted any cotton,
and they cannot before the first
of May. Wheat and corn as a
general thing looks fine. Grass
hoppers are numerous in places,
but are doing very little dam :
age.
This part of Bell county con-
tains a vast area OF fine farm
ing lands, and many magnificent
farms. 1t is unequalled as a
cattle range, and sheep do
well.
Local option in our county, 1
have been told, has brought al
most blind tigers and patent
whiskey.'" M
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EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
HENpsTEAp. MAY 5.

The bridge company are go
ing to put a ferry boat in the
river at Hills old ferry, until
the bridge recently washed away
can be rebuilt. An iron bri 1ge
will be put in next time.
The people of this town have
mistaken faith in her future; the
burnt district, west of the pub
lie squire, is being rebuilt, this
time with brick. Three stores
are nov going up, and in a few
weeks will be ready for occupan-
cy by vendors of "sheep goots.'
The court hoase, which will
soon be completed, will be a
handsome edifce.
Following the example OF
Brennan and other enterprising
cities, the citizens are determin-
ed on the establishment OF a
good school, properly graded.
Planters are jubilant at their
prospects. Stands are good,
and corn never looked better.
The train is nearly due and |
must close, but not before say
ing that the Close Foundry is
in full blast and filing orcers
rapidly. D. McC.
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Telegraphic News

jackson. Miss, May lon
Thursday evening last, John W.
Gully, a prominent citizen OF
Kemper county, was'assassinat-
ed by an unknown party. The
murder created intense excite
ment. Every means was resor-
ted to, to discover the perpetra-
tor. On Saturday two colored
men made affidavit that BENZ
Rush, a white man, did the deed,
and that Judge Chisolm, who
ran for Congress on the Repub
lican ticket in the Third District
in last election, his son and Gil
mer, Rosenbaum and Hopper;
prominent white Republicans,
knew of aud instigated the
crime.
Chisolm and son were arrest
ed and imprisoned. Mrs. CHS
ohm and daughter insisted on
shearing their confinement. On
Sunday Chisolm sent for Gill
mer, for whom warrant had
been issued. Gilmer came, and
on arrival was arrested, but
just as he arrived at the Jail, he
was set on by mob and killed.
The jailer was then overpower-
ed by the mob, who immediate
ly attacked Cliisolm, MORALLY
wounding him, and killed his
son. Miss Chisolm, in defend
ing her father, shot and killed
Or. Rosser, and Mrs. Chisols..I
severely wounded young Gully
a son of Gully, who was assas.
sinated. Miss Cnisolm was also
wounded.
Resenbaum and Hopper wa:
c-~rried to the woods by the mot
/ to extort from them the wherea.
bouts of Rush, the alleged as
sassin of Gully. When las
heard from, Rush was in Ar
kansas. 1t is supposed Rosen
baum and Hopper was hanged
| A horrible state of affairs ex-
list in this section. People are
wild with excitement. Othel
hansings will probably follow
St. Lonis April 3O.-Halt /
dozen OF the whisky ring wht
neglected to pay their fines i'm
posed a year ago have been ar
rested and bailed in fifteen hun
bred dollars each. The arrests
are made on orders from Wash
ington, to the effect that the
business must be closed MP.
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The European War.

The New York Herald pre-
diets many important changes
in the event of a1Gereral Euro
pean war. 1t thinks that the
war will have a tendency to re-
vive and rejuvenate American
trade and industry-open up a
vast and profitable market for
everything we can produce, and
set all the wheels OF business
in active motion. Our banks
will find employment for all
their idle money; our railroads
will be burdened with freights;
a mighty stimulus will be Civ
en- to the raising of grain and
pork, TO the manufacture of
arms, clothing and military sup
plies, and we shall recover with
in the ensuing two years more
than We have lost since the
great panic.
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IT may be OBJ e'ved that an
attempt is made to hunt up out
ot-the way or unknown places
to find names to endorse Sim
mons Liver Regulator: Hon.
Alexander II. Stephens; John
w. Beckwith, Bishop of Ca;
General Jno. B. Gordon, U. S.
Senator; Hon. Jno. Gill Shor-
ter, Ex-Governor of Ala; Rev.
David Wills. D. D., President
Oglethope College; Bishop
Pierce (of Ga.); Hon. James
jackson firm Howell Cobb &
James Jackson), Attorneys at
law, Macon, Ga; Jno. B. Cobb;
r. L. Mott, Columbus, Ga.
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COFFEE IN MEx1oo.-Itnay
be an unknown fact to many
Americans that at our very doors
in Mexico, our neighboring re-
public, There exists the agricul-
tural capacity to produce all the
coffee that can be consumed in
the United States, and of a quail
ity equal to the best grown in
any country. Mexico, tits true,
is exporting very little coffee,
and scarcely figures in the coi>
Reproducing countries, but its
capacity and adaptability for its
production have been tested by
more than fifty years OF success
full cultivation.
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Specie payments are arriving
by way of South Carolina. The
Charleston Cnurier says:
During the past week sever~
al payments have been made in
gold by parties in Yorkville,
greenbacks being the consider>
alton, without any premium be-
ing exacted. The paper is eth
er on a par with gold, or the
people having struck Hhardpan'
are having recourse to the old
stockings in which the precious
metal has been stored so many
years"
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We clip the following from
the Ark. Grange; "Most peach
trees this year will have three
times as many peaches on them
as they can mature into first
rate fruit. Whenever practica-
bic, at least half the young
peaches should be removed by
cutting back or thinning out.
The latter is "a slow method, but
the former can be done rapidly
if one has the proper imple-
ments. No tree can ripen the
peach in all its glory when every
limb is crowded with fruit.
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FAULT finding has become
chronic with the Dallas Mail.
1t now censures Gov, Hubbard
for appointing able counsel to
assist in prosecuting Abe Roth
child's for the murder of the
poor helpless woman, Bessie
Moore. The Governor did right,
and the people Of Texas will
sustain him in it.
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BRIeuAM You've being afiiict u,
ed with many mothers-in-law,
no one can be astonished that
Mrs. Eliza ]. Webb, mother of
Ann Eliza, one OF Brigham's
aflinities, is ont in a letter ex-
pressing the belief that sonin-
law Brigham was the prime
mover in the Mountain Mead.
ow massacre. By this move
ment on the part of Eliza j.,
the much abused mother>in-law
will not lose any of her tradi-
tional amiability.
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GEN. JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON left
New Orleans for Galveston the
2Sth ult. The Galvestonians
made arrangements to accord
him a proper reception. Gen.
Johnston is one of the few men
not requiring lionizing, to pre-
serve the lustro of his fame.
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Col. B. TR1GG, county attor-
ney of Travis county, has be n
tried upon a charge OF official
misconduct and habitual drunk
enness, found guilty by jury,
and been removed from office.
A righteous act, well perform
ed.
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Washington County.

Washington county is situat-
ed in latitude 81 Q north, and
longitude SO owest. The Bra
EOS river forms its eastern and
the Yegua creek its northern
boundary. The county contains
an area of about 100000 acres
of land, well timbered and
watered. The soil is of excel
lent quality, we'll adapted to the
cultivation OF cotton, corr,
wheat. oats. barley, sweet anu
Irish potatoes, sugar cane, sor-
ghnm, etc. All kinds of fruits
are successfully grown. There
are in the vicinity of Brennan
three large nurseries OF estab-
lished reputation, supplying a
large portion of the State with
peach, plum, pear and apple
stocks in all Of their varieties.
The native grasses are excel
lent. Cattle are kept in fine
condition upon pastures during
the entire year. Sheep are ex-
tensively raised, and require but
little corn.
The lands bordering upon the
streams are heavily timbcred.
but are easily brought into cul-
tivation. Large bodies ofprairie
land lie between the skirts OF
timber, which supply fuel and
fencing within easy distances.
Wheat, oats, barley and rye,
are sown in the fall, for winter
pasture. Corn is planted from
the 10th of February to the 10th
of March and can be housed at
any time after the first of Sep
TENDER. 1t is often permitted
to stand in the field until No
vember and December. Cotton
is generally planted between the
Goth of March and the goth OF
April, but in ordinary seasons
may be planted as late as the
10th of June, and will make a
good crop. Cotton picking COM
mences generally about the LIST
of August and may be contin-
ued until Christmas, immediate
ly after which Preparation is
made for the succeeding crop.
The average yield of corn,
that has been properly cultivat-
ed, is forty bushels per acre, and
its average value is fifty cents
per bushel. Cotton land will
yield one bale of cotton per
acre, and as high as two, Or
even three bales, have been
made to the acre. The average
value of cotton is $40 per bale.
One hand, with team and pro-
per tools con cultivate ten acres
in corn and eight in cotton.
Farming lands of good quality
can be bought at from SO to $50
per acre, the price being iepen-
dent upon locality and improve
ments, and can be rented at
from $3.50 to S. pe1rre, or one
tomth of the cotton and one
third OF all other products. Land
owners will furnish tenents with
land, houses, teams, farming
utensils, feed for team and seed
for planting for one-half' of the
crop, and will advance provis-
ions to be paid for out OF the
crop.
The health of this county is
exceptionally good. No where
in the county are there any local
causes for sickness. The heat
of the summer sun is tempered
by the breezes from the Gulf,
laden with moisture. Germans
and immigrants from the Nor;h-
ern States can and do labor i'll
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TuE st. Louis Tines thinks
it is astonishing how much
Democratic doctrine the Repnb-
lean osgans have learned in
the past six weeks.
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THAT tickling in the nose,
stop it, before it becomes Ca
tarrh, by DIR. j. FL. McLean's
celebrated Catarrh snuff, it
soothes and allavs irritation, it
cures sores in the nose or skin
and removes pimples off the
face Trial boxes soc. by mail.
DIR. J. Mclean, 3I4 Chestnut
street, st. Louis.
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PERSONALLY. J. Z. Morris
Of Bellvillc, called at our Office
yesterday. The Doctor was en-
route for Bastrop, to attend
the meeting of the Board OF
Medical Examiners of the 18th
Judicial District, of which body
he is a member. We wish the
Doctor pleasant trip and safe
return.
Mr.. j. E. Landes and Mr..
Chas. Decaussey OF Sempronius
called yesterday. They repre-
sent crops in their neighborhood
as very promising.
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Gov. Wade Hampton thin

Gov. Wade Hampton think
Presidents Hayes is au no nest,
frank, straightforward man,
worthy of confidence; and, is
satisfied that the promises made
by him in his inaugural address
will be strictly and impartially
adhered to.
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FoRT WORTH is afflicted with
dance houses, at which mean
whiskey is "dished OUT to de-
PRAYED humanity; and at which
gay Lotharios and dashing
NYMPns DU PAVE revel under the
celebrating influence OF "kon-
densed korn," as they whirl
through the maze5 of the dance.
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ROBERT NJ. and Stephen A.,
sons of Stephen A. Douglas,
are residing in western North
Carolina, of which State their
mother was a native. Young
Stephen is studying law, and is
said to be man OF fine prom
Use.
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Nor SErnED.-Cornelius j..
Vanderbilt has employed Scott
Lord and Jerre Black to bring
suit against his brother William.
tor one million dollars.
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The Mai>test at Waco on the
10th, is to be an extensive at
fair. The various committees
announce every thing in readi-
ness. Thres bands of music
have been provided for the &C
casion.
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Rsv. f. T. BAIRD, Presby-
teriaa Minister Of Richmond,
Va, has been declared a de-
faulter in the suu of s24. 900,
aud has eloped.