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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-04
CONVICTION OF STAGE ROBBERS.

The Eureka Sentinel of Dec contains the
following account of the conviction of the men
who were concerned in the robbery when Da-
Wis was killed "Sheriff Sias, Eugene Blair
and Johnny Thacker returned yesterday from
Belmont where they had been for some days
in connection with the prosecution of the
stage robbers. From these gentlemen, we
learn some of the incidents of the trial. The
prisoners, Laurie and the Hamilton brothers,
were tried all together. The evidence
was about the same as has been outlined In
these columns from time to time. Judges
Lansing and Curler represented the State, land
the prisoners were defended by Owen, Love
Creswell and Granger The case was hotly
contested by the attorneys, but it was evident
from the start that the defense had but slim
show, the evidence on behalf of the prosecu-
ton being overwhelmingly conclusive. A bare
doubt was raised in the case of Bill Hamilton.
As will be remembered, Laurie signaled with
a bonfire on the top of Bald mountain that
the treasure was aboard. Davis and Bob
Hamilton and one other proceeded to the sta
ton, bucked and gagged the keepers and at
tackled the stage as it drew up. The third, or
unknown man, however, remained at dis
lance, holding the horses of the gang. Who
he was, has not certainly been ascertained.
Bill Hamilton's story is, that the robbers had
two camps-one at the Buttes and another
five miles away. He remained continuously
II, d. - and
the plans and intentions of the gang were eau
tiously kept from him. He suspected that all
was not just right, but what was up he never
fully understood. The fact that Bill is a very
worthless fellow gives color to this view of the
case. 1t is not likely that he would have been
relied upon to assist in such an enterprise
These facts and circumstances secured his re-
lease, though the jury, on the first ballot,
stood 10 for his conviction along with the
others. The jury was out about two hours
and half During the progress of the trial
counsel for the prisoners wanted to put Laurie
on the stand. At this juncture Judge Ian
sing drew forth certain papers and records
from Carson showing that Laurie, who is an
e1-cenvlct: had never been pardoned and re-
stored to citizenship, and was therefore not
witness. This was the straw which
knocked the last vestige of backbone out of
the defense and then it was that Bob Ham
ilton began to realize that his goose was cooked
and he commenced to let down. After his
conviction by the jury his nerve failed him
utterly and he sobbed like child for hours. |
Having spent term of six years at the Warm
Springs, he would doubtless prefer death to
going back Laurie has also served term of |
two years in the Penitentiary. Both were
sent from Lander county, and both were SEN
5enced by Judge Mckinney, who is again
,alled upon to fix the term of their imprison
nent 1t is the general impression that he
will give them about Is years each.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-04
HOW THEY FEED CLERKS IN NEW
YORK.

A New York paper prints an interesting &C
count of the system of bank restaurants which
has grown up in that city. Of the So banks
connected with the New York Clearing house,
SO furnish their clerks with luncheon inside
their own establishments This is done either
by having man to run the cuisine or by hav-
ing neighboring restaurant send in food
The advantage of this system is, that it re-
duces the cost of living to the bank service, it
removes the temptation incident to strolling
around for glass of beer, and gives a more
regular and wholesome diet, and finally it
keeps their men within call, so that if a GER
tain clerk is wanted, as often happens in bank
ing, he can behad. Where the service amounts
to forty or fifty clerks, they have to be divid-
ed into messes, which necessitates some var
iation in the hour of luncheon. The Equitable
Insurance Company have private entrance
to Delmonico's for its clerks, and contracts for
reduced prices; the Western Union Telegraph
dimes from 800 to 400 people. The prices,
too, are very low, lower than are attempted
even in the city of Springfield. The Herald
compositors have roast beef and potatoes or
raw oysters for 10 cents, beef stew for 10 cents,
pie or tea or coffee cents. The Western
Union cards contain the following prices,
from which 80 per cent discount is made
Potato soup, 10 cents; raw oysters, 10 cents
roast beef or cold tongue, 25 cents mush and
milk, pudding or pies, 10 cents.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-04

The badness of the Aurora wagon road is
attested by the Herald as follows: On We'd
nesday evening as team belonging to Keyser
& Elron of Carson was vending its way through
the gulch toward Bodie laden with machinery
for the Standard mine, the back action turned
over, breaking considerable amount of its
contents. The accident took place about one
and half miles from Buckley & Sandy's mill.
This is one more to the list of accidents caused
by the disgraceful condition of the roads in
this section. The road in this part is on
slope, quite out of repair, and we are told by
several teamsters Of their narrow escapes from
accidents of this kind. Not the least blame
can be attached to the teamster, Dick, as he
is careful, sober man, and it only requires
the stage to turn over once more, as it did a
few days ago, and I'M ure half dozen people,
then the commissioners will awake from their
and do what we have so long agita-
ted fora general overhauling of the roads
and repairing of bridges.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-04
THE IMPATIENCE OF CALIFORNIA
FORTUNE HUNTERS.

A San Francisco Correspondent of the
| Boston Journal describes the feverish strife
for wealth in California in the following just
terms Money comes and goes easy here
Men have not forgotten the flush times in
California, when money was made more
easily than now, and fortunes were acquired
in day. The value of money is not con-
sidered. Young men, in particular, do not
place a proper Estimate on wealth. A $40
gold piece burns in their fingers, and is spent
recklessly and extravagantly Success in
life, with the most of men, is mere matter
of chance. There are thousands constantly
waiting for something to- turn up, out of
which they expect to realize fortune. There
is an inordinate longing to get wealth with
out industry or frugality. There are thou
sands who never put their earnings to good
use. They spend as fast as they make, and
then wonder why they are not rich. Specu-
lation is the bane to success There is
large class not satisfied with what they have,
They are covetous and want to be million
aires, rather than to be agents. They make
their estimates too high. One hundred thou
sand, two hundred thousand dollars to them
are nothing. They want more, and risk
what they have to satisfy their ambition. As
is generally the result they lose and become
I know of man who, year
ago, was worth a clear $20O,O0O He was
not content, and was drawn into stock specu-
lation. To-day he has not dollar to his
name His case is an illustration of many
others to which my attention has been called.
With money saved and properly invested, 1
have no doubt that men can secure compe-
.ency in ten years. But there's the rub
Californians have no patience to wait. They
want to become enriched in day, in utter
disregard of the habits of economy or pru-
lence.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-04

DRY DoCK.-The Carson Valley News in
forms us as follows Yerington, Bliss & Co.,
owners of the new iron steamer, Meteor, "
on Lake Tahoe, have improvised novel
kind of dry dock. They towed one of their
large wood scows to convenient point of
rocks, sank it with stones ran the steamer
over it, and then discharged the ballast and
allowed it to raise with the steamer on deck
Both were then towed to place of safety
for the Winter. Their steam tug Emerald
has been cared for in like manner.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-04

Fred Hart Of the Reveille is sick, and his
Sub" deals with the subject in the following
dolorous terms: F. H. Hart was taken sick
this morning and found himself totally unfit
to attend to his editorial duties 1t is to be
hoped that the ailment is but Temporary, as
the writer of this does not banker after the
"posish."
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-04

The Enterprise is hereafter to be delivered
by carrier for % cents a week.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-04
j A G K,
The Giant Killer !
LOOK AT THE CAST

Jack the Giant Killer Commodore Mutt
80 inches high, weight SO pounds age 80 years
Fin Ma Coon the Giant ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Colonel Goshen
Arthur, English ambassador Miss Ella Kirkland
50 lches high weight AZ lbs, age % years.
Uric, Father o. Jennie Major Mutt
&c inches high, weight 81 pounds, age SO years.
Jennie, Jacks afianced. Miss Jennie Qugley
% inches high, weight 81 lbs, age "a years.
Gertrude, Ar hurs affanced Miss Sarah Bolton
AZ inches high, weight "a lbs, age 80 years
Dora, Jennie's Mother. Major Houghon
81 inches high, weight 80 lbs, age 25 years.
The entire Company in Songs, Dances and their great
Specialties, at each Entertainment.
Reserved Seats for sale at the Theater Saloon.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-12-04

The California Legislature meets to-day.
Under the law Federal Statute) governing the
election of Senators of the United States, the
Legislature whose duty it is to choose such
an officer is directed to take its first vote upon
the question on the second Tuesday after the
organization of the two Houses. This will
bring the Senatorial question up for action
one week from to-day, at noon. There will
be some assiduous caucusing and much merci
less buttonholing in and about the various
camps, ranches, headquarters, hotels, curb
stones and Hobbies. Sacramento will remind
herself of the earlier and less artificial days
of the Republic.
The Sentinel CURLY recites some facts and
puts a poser, thuswise, to-wit: "Kellogg,
Senator-elect from Louisiana, elected by
Legislature since declared illegal and dissolved
by the President, presents a certificate of his
election, signed by the wandering Packard,
as the LEGAL basis of his claim to seat in the
Senate of the United States. If Hayes is
President and Kellogg Senator, then by all
rules of fairness and decency Packard ought
to be Governor of Louisiana. If any one can
solve the problem any other way, we would
like to see it DONE Will not some lover of
consistency and the administration attempt
it?
Judge Edison of Genoa united in wedlock
two Chinese week age Sunday.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-12
M ss Fanny KembIe.

How immediate and complete a stage
triumph may be, was shown in the debut
of Miss Fanny Kemble. She had no de-
sire to act, and, as she says, no taste for
the theater. Until within a very short
time Of her appearance she had no
thought of going upon the stage. Then
her mother drilled her; and at length,
on q famous evening in October 1929,
when she raj but eighteen years old, at
Covent Garden Theater, she came, was
seen, and conquered. The play was
Romeo and Juliet. Charles Kemble, her
father, was "Mercutio." Her mother
was Lady Capulet." Miss Kemble was
"Jsliet" "0ur hearts did not breathe
freely" said Talfou-d, in the New
Monthly Magazine, till the fair debu-
tante herself had entered, pale, trem-
bling, but resolved, and had found en-
couragement and shelter in her mothers
arms. But another and a happier source
of interest was soon opened, for the
first act did not close till all fears Of
Miss Kemble's success has been dis
PEELED; the looks of every spectator con-
NUiVu tua1 uS Was StcCtIiHGu Dy ADe
influence of new.tried genius, and
collecting emotions in silence, as he
watched its Development, to swell its
triumph with fresh aeclamations. For
our own part the illusion that she was
S~hakspeare's own Juliet came 30 speedi-
ly upon US as to suspend the power of
specific criticism-so delicious was the
fascination that we disliked even the re-
marks of the b%y.standers that disturbed
that Elusive spell; and, though half an
hour before, we had blessed the applaud
ing bursts of the audience like omens OF
prop'tious thunder, we were now half
impatient Of their frequency and dura-
ton. because they intruded on a sill
higher pleasure, and because we needed
no assurance that Miss Kemble's success
was sealed"
1t it be said that genius is an exception
to all rules, we shall not deny it. Bus
we shall nevertheless repeat that in this
matter there is no rule. Talfourd said
that Miss Kemble seemed to know the
stage by intuition, and trod it as il ma
tured by the study and practice Of years.
Edmund Kean, on the other land, VINO
was upon the stage almost as soon IS he
could walk, very slowly made bis way in
his profession, and was twenty.seven
years old before he conquered London
as Sbylock.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-12
Interesting Anniversaries.

Friday, October l2th-America dis.
covered, 1892. At 2 o'clock in the morn
ing of Friday, October 18th, the first
sight of the New World was obtained BY
a sailor on board Of one of Columbus
ships named Rodrigo Triana. The land
was an island Of the Bahamas group, and
Columbus called it San Salvador. The
Bahamas islands are about 500 in mum.
Der, of which only twelve or fourteen are
inhabited, a great many Of them being
merely small rocky islets. Their popu.
plation is 28.O92, and they belong to
Great Britain.
Roger Brooke fancy died, 1864. he
was born in Calvert county, Nd, on St.
Patrick's day, III. BE came of a Cath
olic family, and lived and died in the
faith. In 1899 he vas admitted to the
bar, and henceforth followed the law and
politics with success. An ardent sup
porter of General Jackson, he was ap-
pointed by the latter attorney general Of
the United States in 1881, and two years
later was made secretary Of the treasury.
In 1887 he was made chief %jrstice Of the
United States, in which position he con.
tinued till his death. He was a jurist Of
transcendant ability.
General Lee died in 1870. Robert T.
Lee was born at Stafford, Westmoreland
county, Va, in 1907, graduated from
West Point in 1929, aud served the gov.
eminent mainly in the capacity Of mill.
tary engineer until the uexican war,
during which be gained great distinction.
In 1855 he was made lieutenant.c colonel
Of cavalry, aud was in command of the
forces to suppress John Browns raid.
In April, 1861, be resigned his commits.
sion, and cast his fortune With the Con.
federates, who in time recognized his
great ability by making him commander.
in chief of their armies. After the wal
he accepted the presidency Of Washing
ton college, Lexington, Va.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-12
CITY CIRCULATION.
THE CITY.
MEMPHIS:
Friday Evening, Oct. IL, 1877.

The Public Ledger at Five Cents.
The PUBLIC LEDGER will be supplied
on all trains and at all stations on the
following railways, at FIVE CENTS per
copy, by the agents of the Southern
Railway News Company, viz:
Memphis and Louisville railway.
Memphis and Little Rock railway.
South and North Alabama railway.
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
railway.
Memphis and Charleston railway.
MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE AND PADUCAH
AND MEMPHIS RAILWAYS.
Mr.. John Epperson, or employees, will
supply the PUBLIC LEDGER at five cents
on the above named railways.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-12
About Marrying.

Says the Avalanche of this morning,
THE arrival cf fros. has made the mar.
riage license business look up in the
county clerks Office" What has frost
to do with Hymeu2 Why should fifty
cent marriage licenses look up aud greet
the arrival Of Jack Frost2 What has
the weather to do with marriages. Is
cold or hot weather an incentive to the
animal man to apply for a license to
marry2 II so, why2 These questions, il
answered by the scientist of the Ava.
lsnche satisfactorily, will be followed by
other and more pertinent questions.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-12

Musical managers get 80 used to ges-
turing that they keep their arms going in
their sleep, and their wives must take the
chances Ut a black eye.
Croquet having gone out Of fashion.
the old query raises its head once more,
Can a clergyman play cards and not
lose any of his goodness2"
Put sign on a basket of pears read
ing. PLEASE don't handle" and you
al once create a burning desire in the
mind of a boot-black to push his thumb
into every pear.
The Whitehall Times says that the
managers of agricultural societies long
since discovered that the subject of ag.
riculture could only be made interesting
by engaging men to speak at annual
fairs who know nothing about the SUBJ
ject.
Sitting Bull said the other day: The
Americans are all liars and thieves."
Oh, if General Howard should happen
to hear of that, just 0, blood, blood,
blood. Don't tell him, anybody. foe
goodness sake. He'll run an over
South America with a revolver looking
Tor Sitting Bulk uawkoYe.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-12
Sid Cocks Peabody Billiard
Room is pronounced 1irsi
class by all visitors. 33-t
CbIIdren Burned 20 Death

Last Tuesday night three colored chill
dren we're burned to death neal Braden's
Station, q few miles from this city, on
the Louisville railroad. The father OF
the children, Hal Anderson, went to
work Oud left the children 10 charge OF
their mother. She plso left to visit some
neighbor and during her absence the &C.
cident occurred, The house took fire
and the children we're burned to death.
A fourth child was rescued, but was so
seriously injured that there is no hope
of recovery.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-12

Stoddarl Comedy ComSshy. At the
matinee tomorrow Bubbles will be the
attraction, and at night a new bill will
be presented.
Monday night next theatrical attrsc-
tious will be doubled. At the Memphis
Theater Our Boarding House will be
presented, and at the Greenlaw Opera
House Prof. Macallister. the great wiz.
ard, will give magic seances of a puz.
cling character.
At the mayors Office to-day the follow.
ing bonds we're funded: Bonds amount
ing to s6OOl. SO for Wilson, Calston &
Co., Baltimore, Nd; and bonds amount
ing to $4,000 for Isaac s. Green, Of Bal
timore. The above we're funded at the
rate Of fifty cents on the dollar, for
which new bonds we're issued.
Mayor Flippin having received a mott.
fcatien from Charleston, s. c., that
some 5000. 900 in Memphis city bonds
were held il that city, which bonds the
holders would fund if he, the mayor,
would come to Charleston, left last night
for that city, and for the purpose stated
During bis absence Captain Bob vii
hanson, chairman of the common coun
Gil, will act as mayor of the city.
The girls are out With a new wrinkle
They ask their gentlemen friends to give
them ten cen pieces which have beer
ground smooth on one side and adorned
with the gentleman's monogram, at thu
giver's expense. These coins the faii
beggars wear about their necks in string
as the Egyptian and Turkish women do
the one with the longest string being q
the top of the heap.
A good story is told on q steamboa
captain who, when applied to by a prin
ter as to the name Of his head clerk, re
piled, II a spell his name;" aud b
made the attempt. After getting in
few syllables he stuck and gave it u
and remarked: "Ill be id if l don
discharge any man in my employ who's
name | can't SPELL" He is good an
jolly steamboat captain, but he could Gu
no prominent figure in a " spelling bee.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-12
Yesterdays Election.

Ex.Magistrate John Spelman vas
elected a magistrate Of the Fifth Civil
district yesterday by a majority of 1872
votes over Mr.. c A Stockley, his oppO.
nent, who received SO votes in the dis.
trict. Mr.. Spelman is an old magis.
trate aud his reelection gives great
satisfaction to his numerous friends.
The entire vote polled in the district
was 9jS.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-12
nTnannrt AM Arhnnsaa.

AT Little Rock, Ark, on Monday last.
the Grand Lodge Of F. and A. NJ. of the
State installed its officers. Grand Mas.
ter Hill announced the following ap-
pointments.
Grand chsplain-Rev. ] B Groves,
Phillips county.
Grand marshall F Powers, Conway
county.
Grand senior deacon-John B Baxter,
Monroe county.
Grand junior deacon-0 D Scott, Nil.
Ter county.
Grand Stewards G Bandy, jackson
county, and A NJ Gibson, Pope county.
Grand pursuivant-L S Corbell, Pike
county.
Grand tyler-James 1unnah, Pulaski
county.
The grand master also announced the
appointment Of the following district
deputy grand masters:
First district-H N Hutton, Mariana,
Lee county.
Second district-GW Simmons, Boyds-
vile, Clay county.
Third district-Ssmuel II Davidson,
Evening Shade, Sharpe county.
Fourth district b Van Hoose, Fay
etteville, Washington county.
Fifth District NJ Harkey, Russell.
vile, Pope county.
Sixth district-John W Rison, Little
Rock, Pulaski county.
Seventh district-M M Mcclure, Oar,
danelle, Yell county.
Eighth district-John J Crouch, Arka
delphis, Clark county.
Ninth district-H L Majors, CoIumbit
county.
Tenth district-C W Milford, Mont
cello, Drew county.
Eleventh district-M l. DELL, Pin,
| Bluff, Jefferson county.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-12
Rcslgnalion and EIee,ion.

Alderman John Cochran, president Of
the aldermanic board, resigned last night
because be intended moving out Of his
ward. The vacancy was filled by the
election of Mr.. j. W. Moores as alder.
mau of the Eighth wa7d. The board
adopted a resolution expressing regrets
OF Mr. Cochran's resignation. Mr., Coch.
ran was one OF the most active, energetic
and solid members OF the general coun-
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-12
Injunction

Upon the application Of a number Of
butchers, who keep meat shops through.
out the city, for an injunction to restrain
the city from the collection of a privil.
ege tax of 500, claiming the same to be
excessive and %burdensome, Chancellor
Morgan to-day granted the injunction on
condition hat the parties complaining
pay one.halt Ct the tax to the city and
give bond for the balance, to abide the
Gnal disposition of the case,
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-12
CriminnI Court

At the Criminal Court, yesterday, the
case of the State VS. Sam Brizzsll (col-
ored), Indictment for murder, was heard,
the defendant pleading former acquit'
tall" The jury found against the defend.
ant on his plea and a judgment to plead
over was entered. The defendant then
pleaded mot guilty" To day the i'm
paneling Of a jury to try the case was
commenced. The defendant had been
convicted on the charge Of numbering a
negro named George Stewart, near the
corner OF Second and Gayoso streets,
some months ago. On the trial it
turned ont that the murdered mans
name was not George" so the jury
found for the defendant, Brlzzsll. An.
other indictment was found charging
him with the murder Of Columbus Stew.
art, aud to this he pleaded a former &C.
quittal," as above stated.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-12

The grand semi-annual drawing Of the
Louisiana State lottery under the per-
sonal supervision of General P. 7. Beau
regard, of Louisiana, and Jubal A. Early,
Of Virginia, commissioners on behalf of
the State and people, takes place on De-
.cember llth, when ll,279 prizes, amount
ing to 1922, 900 cash, will be distributed.
For tickets or information, address M.
A. DAuphin, P. 0. Box 692, New Or
leans, La.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-10-12

This morning Recorder Duff disposed
Of the ~following cases: R. NJ. Williams
and Mrs. L Schiller. doing business
without license, discharged; C. W.
Goyer, misdemeanor, case continued;
Nancy Ham, drunk and 7%agrauey, COM
mitted in default Of $3.50 bail; a pack.
age Of opium was found on her person.
VIM. Rigney (blsck), shooting with in
tent to kill, discharged.