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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-04-21

Other witnesses for the State were
ex mined. but as their testimony
simply cofroborates that already
given. it is not necessary to publish
it.
TESTIMONY FOR DEFENSE.
Thomas Mcdowell, defendant
| got acquainted with Nall this
fall year ago; [ knew him by sight
for about two years; worked in the
same house with him; he had Mr..
Gates cows and made butter on
shares; he worked there from the
last Of May until the latter part of
September; l shot him on the 9th of
last March; 1 had been told he car
RED a pistol; saw him have pistol
on two different occasions; John
deuston told me he had; he said
'Tom, Edo is packing pistol, and
he says he is looking out for you,
and he says he wouldn't 90 across
the river without taking it," so
took my pistol across the river, and
sometimes |. would lay it upon the
bank, and would be three hundred
yards from the pist,,i, and Houston
says, "you better take it over there
pack the pistol with you;" Mr..
Gates also told me to take it; he
says, TOM" l told him that was
not going to pack the pistol around
with me any more, and he says, "they
are going across there for yon'-that
is, Gates and Edo; this was about
week before the shooting; it may
be more, but l don't think it was
over week before; worked with
Slater last summer; met him the
morning of the murder; he was up
above Davis hay corral; he must
have been five hundred or six hun
dred yards (may be more) away from
me; it was all of that; me and John
Houston was hauling rock for a dam
up there, and that morning John
Houston had started off ahead; he
rode on horseback so he could get
back and do some chores about the
house before l got back so he started
on that morning and when he gol to
Davis hay stack he hitched his horse,
and when l got to the hay stack I
saw John Houston five or six hundred
yards above the hay stack, aud talking
with Slater; when | vent up Slater
and John was still talking; when | got
right opposite to a big patch of tules;
that is the morning of the shooting.
When got up to the tulles, aud
when l got up there l saw Slater
and John starting down to come
down towards me, and he pointed
over towards the river and drove
on. / had pretty heavy load on
OF rock; l drove on; Slater pointed
Out to the river; and Slater came to
me. and l stopped the team; l was
sitting on the nigh side of the
wagon. Slater said good morning.
Tom. and 1 said good morning,
Slater; l stopped the team; had
pretty heavy load; and he says:
Have you seen the boys lately ?"
and saws. What boys?" an he
says, "Eldo. and Cate;" and 1 says,
No." aud he says, They amt got
away with you;" and l says no; he
says. Il think they are mad at you
because you fetched the girl up
here, to Dayton to the dance"-that
was Miss Lulu Tyler-and he says,
. III x..A. a.. Il al.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-04-21

@For Gents Furnishing Goods
try N. BROWN Il Co. No. 81 South {
street, Virginia City.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-04-21

THE Grand Jury meets on Tues
day, the Gath.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-04-21
THE VERDICT.

At 4 80 p. NJ. yesterday the judge
charged the jury and they retired
At s O'Clock they called the Sheriff
stating that they had found a
verdict On coming into Court the
foreman, Peter Lurcb, declared their
verdict to be "murder of the second
degree" The Sheriff was ordered
to bring the prisoner into Court this
morning at 10 o'clock, when the
judge will set day for passing sen.
tence. which will most likely be
next Tuesday.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-04-21

WORK has been resumed on the
William Penn mine.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-04-21

In Sacramento, red ripe cherries.
In Silver City, beautiful snow.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-04-21

Send for one of my $40 gold
American Watches. Uncle Harris.
7O2 Kearny street. San Francisco.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-04-21

FRESH Garden, Flower and Field
Seeds at Stewards drug store, Main
street, Silver City. y
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-04-21

WFor paints, oils and wall
paper, 60 to Stewart the Druggist
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-04-21

~ The richest stock Of clothing
In Virginia City Is at Brown &
Co.'s ~ South G street. next door
south Of Schoenfeld & Cook.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-04-21

How about Julia9- Footiight.
The young man who performs
mental labor for The Footlight can
probably tell what is the matter with
Julia.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-04-21

gS-N. Brown Il Co., the new Cloth
ng House of Virginia, guarantee sat-
faction in all cases. Try them.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-04-21

Gr For Latest Styles of Clothing
try N. Brown & Co., No. ~ South G
street, Virginia City.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-04-21

FARO UP-STAIRs.--A TIMES re-
porter went up to Gold Hill the Other
night to investigate the practical
workings Of faro thirteen feet from
the ground, and spent several hours
an observation and slight skirmishes
with the tiger. That he might not
be suspected of being a Secret Ser
vice detective or a new candidate for
Town Marshal, he dropped desul-
tory check now and again upon the
ace, and when drinks were called he
took cigar, fully determined to
reach terra firma before the temptcr
passed his lips. The prudence of this
resolution was made manifest several
times during the evening. Men in
an advanced state of inebriety could
get up the stairs easy enough, but
gravity overcamc their equilibrium
and accelerated the descent. At least
two fair tumblcs were noted, besides
other down-grade slips of lesser de-
gree. There can be no doubt that
the law has elevated the faro dealers,
but whether the morals of the patrons
of the game vii be elevated is as yet
mooted question. Time, which
tries all things, will try this.
TICKETS Coop. - Superintendent
Yerrington has kindly consented to
make the tickets of tine Odd Fellows
excursion to Reno on the 26lh instant
good for the return trip ou the light
ming express train on the morning #
the eth This will ne "A great ac-
c"mmodation to many Of the excur-
sionists who wish t. stay and take
part In the bal. t. he given GA the
occasion.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-04-21

he had "killed Edo and sent him TO
hell, If they send me there to-"
Other witnesses for the State were
ex mined. but as their testimony
simply cofroborates that already
given. it is not necessary to publish
~
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-04-21

CAMPAIGN SALOON
DAYTON, NE fAOA
d. A. GIBBS. Propristse
a NHOICE LOT OF WINES. LIQUORS AND
~ Cigars. Private card rooms for tbs 40.
eommodation of guests.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-31
A Rare Incident of selepenIaI.

In the last German war, a captain of cavalry was commanded to go foraging. He set out at the head of his company going 10 that section which was assigned to him. It was a secluded valley, where nothing could be seen but woods. He perceived aJ the door of an humble cabin and old hermit. with white beard. My father" said the officer, "show me a field where can forage my horses?"
 Directly"
 This good old man, placing himself at their head, recrossed the valley. After a quarter of an hours march they found a beautiful field of barley. This is what want" said the captain. "Wait mo- ment," said his conductor, "you shall be satisfied" They continued to march, and arrived, about quarter of a mile further, at another field of barley. The troops immediately dismounted, reaped the grain, placed it upon their croups, and remounted. The cavalry officer then said to his guide: My father, you have made us go too far unnecessarily the first field was better than this. ' That is true, sir" replied the old man "but it was not mine."
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-31
The Mohammsdan, whether theimme-

The Mohammedan, whether the imme- date subject of the sultan or owing al- legiance to some other Asiatic despot, reverses the Sanjak-Sherif AS the most sacred of embIems A fanatical priest hood will not suffer the faithful of say land to forget the significance of is ap- pearance sn battlefield whore the commander of the faithful leeds. It must wave in triumph or the Mussulman must die. There is no alternative. It now reposes in mosque at Constantinople, where it is wrapped and rewrapped in coverings oi silk, carefully guarded by emirs who neye1 cease their complications to Allah tk...it may be saved to signal .ome great triumph for it's prophet. It was Me..ammed's own banner. If, in the lapse of centuries, it has disappeared, and counterfeit has taken its place, as IS sometimes represented, the change works no difference in the devotion .of the blind follower of the prophet. He believes that it is the veritable curtain that hung before the door of the favorite wife of Mohammod, and his liie's blood leaps to flow in its defense. It descended to Omar, the second caliph, and came down thence to the caliphs of Bagdad aud Kahira, and was borne across the Bosphorus byl Amurath Ill., Chicago Tsn1es.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-31
The Sanjak.SheriR.

EVEN if. English capitalists were not the creditors of the porte, i. is easy to discern wh,, if her majesty abandon the position of neutrality which is not very firmly taken, her sword and her in her Indian dominions she is the sov- ereign of more Mussulmen than are found in all Turkey, and the interest she has in siding with the spiritual leader of 50 many millions of her subjects is obvi ous. Though head of a branch of the Christian church and hereditary de- fender of the faith the Queen of Eng land has fewer Christian than Mohamme- dan followers, and should the sultan choose to make the current war one of religion, her majesty might be compelled to choose between the loss of portion of her Indian empire and an active sup port of the Crescent against the Gross. As Turk, the sultan could not shake the loyalty of the Mussulmen of Hin dostan, but should he take the field as commander of the faithful and unfurl the Saniak-Sheriff, it would be notice to the adherents the world over O the most fanatical of all forms of religion that Allah called upon them to strike down the Christian dogs and die, if need be, to save the temporal power of the Mahom- medan pope.
 The efforts of the English diplomatic agent at Constantinople are directed to- ward the localizing of the war, but more especially to the prevention ot an ac ceptance of the Russian invitation to enter upon war ot religion. England fears to see the banner of the prophet unfurled. In n crusade against the Christian emblem she dare. not take a part, yet would she be able to keep down Mussulman instruction in India ? Fighting the Crescent, Russia must have the sympathy oi Christian people; but can England endure the canture of Con stantinople by Russia, even ii it be iol- lowed by the planting upon St. Sophia of the Cross, tho emblem of that faith which the Queen is sworn to defend ! The English Government, then, is deeply interested in giving to the sultan's atti- tude that of sovereign fighting for his empire, not that of pontiff warning ior the supremacy of his church and anima- ting his followers by every art of the bigot and the ecclesiastical demagogue against the followers of Jesus.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-31
Blue Times In California.

Seventy SC ven is destined to be blue year in the annals of California. There can be no question that its wheat crop will be seriously deficient. The estimate, in brief, is one-quarter Of crep Iu southern California, half crop in middle California, and full average crop in northern California. Taking the state as whole, the deficiency is put down at hali the usual crop, which is, usually, 20, ,000, ,000 bushels. So here IS void oi l0,0O0,000 bushels in the resources of 1877. At $l per bushel, which Is the average price in the country, the debt paving power of 1000, ,000 people is re- duced SiO,O00, ,O00. But this is not the only misfortune of the year; the barley crop. which is really the oat crop of Oal. ifornia. is blasted; and on the 18th of April the farmers were cutting 1t, In the Sacramento valley. to be fed in the sbeaf to horses. The cause of this crop de- ficiency was the scantiness of the winter rains. Ordinarily the rainfall is thirty four inches; this year it was only four teen inches.
 In addition to the crop deficit, the mining resources, or rather results. are unexpectedly and suddenly falling of. The Bonanza mines of Nevada, known as tho California and Virginia consolidated, are producing so lightly that the latter has ceased to make dividends This, of coulse, creates ieverish excitement on the Stock Exchange, and the sLares have declined 70 per cent. during the past year. California has declined in nearly the same proportion. So large a decline in these leading corporations has shaken the whole list of twenty or more quotable companies. The losses are absolu ely, ap. palliug, and fall severely on thousands of all classes as, some time or another, al most every one takes a venture in the mining shares. estimate that the losses by this decline during the past eight bteen months cannot be less than S100, DOC, ,0e0- The nominal capital of the various com panies in California and Nevada is at least $20O, ,0oO, ,000.--isan Frdncisco Cor, ua. Wisconsin.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-31
WINE AND GLORY

A ay, on the brink of a tankard, was sipptng The rioh mantlins wave of the ripe Rheuish wine " Oh what are you doing you rush to your ruin Be wise, foolish fly, to reason inciner" Thus argued another, careering in giadness, Around the bright flame ofa taper afar, {" All drinkIng's a folly and brings mesncholyj Take warning and shun 1t, lost fly that you |" Behold how passion more noble should move
 you;
 Iris glory alone has chaim in my eyes; Whatever betide nc its radiance shall guide me: Goodbye silly toper and learn to be wise." Thus saying he sported hls wings for minute, Then flew to the light that so tempted his gaze, But burning his pinoas in glory's dominions, He fell In the candle md died In a blaze. {" Alasi" cried the fly that was perched on 'he tankard
 "Can suaht for the want of self-knowledge atone {? ", rail against others faults in our brothers, and blame every folly and vice but own." But whether this fly was converted from topiDg, Or led a new life Ia not easy to say; But If flies are like drinkers 'mGng two-|cgssd thinkers,
 lis likely he sips the bright wine to this day.
 = Pre,a Ms Corner Stone.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-31
Russian Scots.

Many of the sects have persons among them whom they believe to be Christ, in- carna,e Tor the second time, and the Vir- gin. One sect was founded by peasant -oldier. Daniel Philipitcn, about the middle of the sevente enth century, and is now strong in many parts of the em- pire. Philipitch's doctrines as reported by Mir. Hepworth Dixon, who has made special study in Russia of secret and curious sects, were, first, I am God ;" seecnd, "rhere is no other God;" and third, "Thcre is nothing new" He gave nine precepts to his followers, which 1 quote from Mir. Dixon's text: ''Drink no wine. Remain where you are, and what you are. Never marry. Never swear, or name the devil. Attend no wedding, christening, or other feast. Never steal. Keep my doctrine secret. Love each other, and keep my laws. Be lleye in the Holy Spirit"
 Another soldier has recently estab- Iished 2 new religion which is 50 secret that it has no name, even among it's dis ciples. He pretended to be Christ, and chose woman for Virgin mother. The accounts given of this sect repreeent it's doctrines and practices to be unlawful and blasphemous. The members are said to insult the church in their meetings, and to treat sacred things with the ut most indignity; and yet when the au- therities undertook to punish the heresy the men who were arrested established by abundant evidence their perfectly good behavior, and proved even that they were in all respects especially exem plary citizens and subjects; that they paid their taxes. obeyed the law, per- formed all their duties, lived sober lives, attended the services and participated in tho rites and ceremonies oi the rtOOdOx church. went to confession regular, par took ot the sacraments, and conformed strictly to the requirements of the church. Enough was proved, however, to make it certain that these men have g secret religion of their own; and an emissary Of the police, who had attended their meetings, testified that they mocked the sacraments, spat upon icons, and gave other expressions of their con. tempt for the church, which in public they treated with ostentatiOus respect and veneration. This sect also has a Virgin as well as living Christ.
 MT. Dixon tells us of another sect in Moscow who regard Napoleon as the Messiah, and worship his image. They believe that the French emperor is still alive, somewhere in Asia, and that in due time he will return and conquer the forces of the czar.
 1 have mentioned here only few of the many sects which have been de- scribed in Russian official records. The list might be extended almost indef- nitely if there were space at command. One sect, whose practices are not proper matters to be described in this place, boast that even the Emperor Alexander I. was a member of their communion. This is extremely unlikely; but it is cer- tain that that czar was deeply interested in studying the doctrines of the order, and, for that purpose, went among them in person, and questioned them ot their belle. and practice George Cary Eggie- sion, in Appietons' Journal jor May.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-31
The Garden.

4 pleasant writer gives expression to the following; "The first recollection of early lie is amid the shrubbery of my mothers garden. To me Eden was just such a place. I have carried the picture through long years since, and in town or country, at home and abroad, my one desire has been to possess just such spot. The future culture and en- ioyment in this country is to be upon the iarm. Not the dreary, slovenly, un- cultivated farm, but the improved farm, the art garden, the landscape and the orchard. X possessor of a farm and q director of any of the many operations of n neat, handsome, thoroughly titled and embellished homestead is to be among the most elevated and respected
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-31
TEN YEARS AFTER MARRIAGE.

Ten years since the wedding day. Mrs Rowland was alone. She had left her husband in the little room where they usually sat together through the evening, while she put the children to bed.
 Mrs. Rowland did not feel inclined to return to the family sitting room, where she had left her husband, but remained within the chamber with her sleeping little ones, in a musing, breeding, un- happy state of mind. Something of cold ness and alienation had been growing up between her and her husband for long time past. The old tenderness of manner which had been so sweet was all gone He was kind, thoughtful in regard to her comfort, honorable and true, but getting more formal and less afiectionate in man. per every day. His wife, who had loved him very tenderly and still loved him, had failed to give her life adequate re- sponses to his; had, in the fret and fever of disciplinary existence, suffered herself to work amid dirturbing clements in stead of taking her place serenely by his side. And so, harmonious things had been permitted to jar, where all might have been peace.
 is was pressing upon the mlnu or MITE Rowland that her husband had ceased to love her, and this conviction was taking all the sweetness out of her life. It did not once occur to her that she was herself growing unlovely, that she had laid aside nearly all the external things by which, when maiden, she had sought to win him. the sunny countenance, the alluring voice and manner, the scrupulous attire, the deference to his taste and opinions, the guard upon her temper. the womanly elevation of character that made her seem as one who ruled in the kingdom Jf her own soul. This was the being he had loved, this was the woman he had taken to walk with him through life. Alas, for the fading ideal He had found, instead, one who made scarcely an effort at self- government, whose feelings and impulses weie not springs of actions. Deeply, pas. sionately she loved him, but not wisely selfabnegating love pleases both itself and the object of it's devotion. Without some change on the part oi Mrs Rowland 1t was impossible for them to grow to- gether again,
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-05-31
FACTS AND RANCHES.

HE is a man after my own heart, pa,' said Julia, reverting to her Augustus Nonsense" replied old Practical, he is man after the money your uncle left you" And then all was quiet.
 MORE false hair is now worn than for two years past. The low loop at the back is usually formed of natural hair, but the building on the top of the head is very elaborate, and requires quantities of puffs, frizzes and ornamental hair.
 CHARLES, playfully, How much. really did that hat cost. Jennie ?" Jen- nie archly, If you really want to inspect the bills for my dry goods, Charles, there is way to do it." And what else could Charles do but propose on the spot.
 PREVIOUSLY to the invention of hats both men and women generally wore ,lose-knit woolen caps; the mans hat was invented at Paris, by Swiss, 1404, first worn in England in Henry VII.'s time, and first manufactured in London, 15l0.
 A FRENCH paper at Bayeux describes a "man-fsh" lately seen of Diamond Point, which resembled human being down to the waist, while its lower parts were those of fish. Its eyes were large, its nose flat and it's countenance "round and full"
 A YOUNG lady who went to n circus in Richmond, Va, recently, felt something winding itself around her waist. It was not the arm of the gen. tleman who accompanied her. It was only a snake-a large gray snake that had escaped from one of the side-shows. She put her hand in her sleeve, felt the serpent's. head, and shrieked. Those who sat beside her uncoiled the anake and killed it.
 SEDUcE a Chinaman into a pair of American boots, as light and airy as Gin derella's slippers, if you please, and hs will walk with as much effort as a kan garoo with the stonebruise; put him into his native element-a pair of mud scows with cellar doors for soles-and he will gambol around as gaily as the dear gazelle that glads you with it's mild blue eye.-Oa City Derrick.
 "DRIvER," said gentleman to hack man whom he had engaged by the hour, "why is it, the more you beat your horses tuc slOWcI tucy nSCW tO PioNCVut "That's cause I has lem trained" was the reply. Questioned further, the fel- low said: "" When I whips one of my losses on the left side he understands I've got a party what travels by the hour. and so he earns is oats by loatin'."
 DELAYS.
 5hun delays, they breed remorse;
 Take thy time while time IS lent tbee
 Creeping snails have weakest force;
 Fly their fault lest thou repent thee. Good is best when soonest wrought.
 Ling ring labors come to naught
 Hoist up sail while gale doth last;
 Time and tide stay no mans pleasure,
 Seek not time when time is past,
 Sober speed is wisdom's leisure.
 After-wits are dearly bought;
 Let thy fore-wit guide thy thought,
 GIVE no entertainment to the begin nings, the first emotions and secret whis- perings of ohe spirit of impunity. For, if you suppress it, i: dies; if you permit the furnace to breathe the smoked flame of any vent, it will rage to the consump- tion of the whole. The cockatrice Is soonest crushed in the shell, but, 1t 1t grows, it turns to serpent, and dragon, a devil.