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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-07
THAT ~oUrRAGEoUs swNDLE. >

An article under the above head ap-
peared in the Eureka Sentinel q month
ago, relative to the working of lot OF
ore brought to the Humboldt Reduc-
ton Works from Mineral Hill by Il
man pamed Milo Lockwood. Tbs Sem
tinel stated that the article was based
Upon information received from part
ner Of Eockwoods then in Eureka.
Judge Berry, President of the Hum
boldt Mill d Mining Company, !. being
absent at the time the Sentinel reached
here copy of the paper was laid away.
in This Office until his return. When
he arrived, the Sentinel was handed
him and upon information derived
from him, aud theffact that Lockwood
was engaged in playing poker a goodly
portion of the time he remained in
Winnemucca, pending the working of
the ere, and the knowledge derived
from reliable source that he had bor-
rowed some $500 while engaged in the
game, wsreferred to the article in these
columns, and ~ the instance of the
pr esfdent of the company suggested to
the Sentinel the ropriety of apologiz-
ing for the libel. or else an oppornni-
ty would be furnished it to prove the
charges in cours of law. This called
out card from Lockwood and an edi-
torialfrom the Sentinel ON the subject.
To the card, Judge Berry replies in
another column; and We desire to cor
rect the Sentinel. Which says:
1T (THE SILVER STATE) states that
Mr.. Locka God received from the COM
pany all the money due him and that
he stopped over few days in Winnie
mocca to play poker, losing all bis
money and borrowing $500 from the
company to go home with.
The Silver State made no such state
ment. What we did say was, that
Lockwood said that he was ashamed |
to 60 home with so little money, as he |
could not make satisfactory settle
ment with bis partner, but if the pro-
prietor OF the mill would loan him
5000 for short time, it would enable
him to make everything tight when he
went home; and that he had about
twelve tOus of ore of his own end there |
was large quantity at the Hill that he
could control, all of which he would |
bring here and have worked, provided |
he could get the loan of $500 to make |
the settlement with his partner. The |
$500 was furnished him, and he went |
on his way expressing himself perfectly |
satisfied with the mill aud verything
about it, and assuring the proprietor |
that he might look for shipment of |
ore in few days.
The Sentinel will readily perceive
the difference between what the SILVER
STATE did say md what the Sentinel.I
reported it as having said. but as we
are informed that Lockwood and, per.
haps, the Sentinel will have an oppor-
tunAy of proving their assertions in
tas courts, we drop the subject.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-07

From the Pittsburg T ispatch.I

From the Pitssburg ispatch.I
TIE result of curious experiment
recently made by two Sou,hside shoe
makers has just come, to light. The
men worked fn-the same shop and one
day they INDUCED in specnlations re-
garding the utility of human skin in
the manufacture of boots and shoes.
Both were of the opinion that it would
answer, the, psrposs. Arrangements
were made with college Of physicians
IN Philadelphia. and they secured the
skin from the stomach and back of a
man who had died suddenly from an
accident, and upon whose remains cor
rnpsiou bad not,taken hold. Tho skin
was put in preparation of hemlock
and oak barks, such as is used in the
ordinary process of tanning, and In
about ted days it was in condition 70
DO turned into the legs and uppers OF
apairsof boots. The process of tan.
ming changed its color to a light brown.
1t was more porous than calf skin. The
skin was daily made into pair o.
boots, the soles being made Of ordinary
leather. They proved to be warmer
than bOets made from the skin of a
Calf, and it is believed they will be
every bit as serviceable.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-07
The ELECTORAL Com mission.

The Electoral q commission. after TAX
ing recess of half an honr in the
| middle of the afternoon, remained in
secret session until nearly 8 O'Clock
this evening, when they adjourned TO
meet again. for private conference, at
10 O'Clock to morrow morning. No
votes were taken nor was any conciu
sion reached on any point at issue. but
it was agreed that all admissibiIity of
evidence shall be decided tomorrow
According to present indications,
maj rity Of the commission will decide
that. In addition to the eleetora certlfi-
Gates, no evidence can be received by
the commission in regard to abe Florida
case, except such as relates merely to
the action Of the Florida State Govern
ment subst quent to the Presidential
election. 1t is probable that their final
decision in the Florida case will be re-
ported to the joint session of the two
houses before the close of the present
week.
Steamer Wrecked.
HALIFAX, N. S.. Feb. 6.
The steamer George Washington, of
the Cromwell line, hence on the 18th
for St. johns, Newfoundland, went
ashore at Cape Race and became a
total wreck. All hands were drowned;
fourteen of the bottles have washed
ashore. II is supposed the vessel WIS
driven ashore during the snow-storm
of January Dist.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-07

Remember that fine braud Of cigars
10 TO bad al y. Ch.noweah's book
ssors-also diaries for lS77.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-07
MISCELLANEOUS.
MANHOOD re sToRED.

XTIGTIMs OF YOUTHFUL IyPRUDENCE.
v who have tried in vain every known
remedy will learn Of simple prescription.
FREE, for the spte dy cure Of nervous debility,
premature decay, lost manhood, and all dis
orders brought on by excuses. A'y druggist
has the ingredients. tddrtss DAVIDSON
ECO. SO Nassau ~. N.
oct 27-i yr
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-07
WESTERN DISPATCHES
A Lunatic of Mormon Prociivities
SAN FRANCrsco Feb 6

- ~N>~AA az Va AtAOA hhVAs
SAN FRANcrsco Feb. s.
VIM. Richardson, an insane man rep.
resentiBg himself as very wealthy
miner from Arizona, wooed aud won,
in two days, the affections of widow
named Mrs. c. n. Biber. of Oakland.
After three daysof blis-fnI honey
moon, the widow discovered that she
was the unlawful wife of recent in
mate of the Napa Insane iAsylum. He
was promptly fired out" The real
wife of the insa9e man says this is the
fourth widow with property that he has
folded to his bosom as his wife.
Attempted ASIA ssination.
d. E. Root. one Of the proprietors of
the Grand Palace Hotel Carriages.
while going home yesterday morning,
was assaulted aud stabbed in the groin
by en- unknown man, as. passing the
church corner of Geary and Powell
streets. The wound is considered dan
gerous.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-16
Evils of Gossip.

l have known country society which
withered away all TO nothing by the dry
rot of gossip only. Friendship as granite,
dissolved 10 jelly, and then ran away to
water, only because ofthis; love that prom
ised future as enduring as heaven and as
stable as truth evaporated into a morning
mist that turned to days long tears; only
because of this, a father and son were set
foot to foot with the fiery breath of an
anger that would never cool again between
each straining at the hated leash which in
the beginning had been the golden bondage
of a God blessed love, sat mournfully by
the side of the grave where all their love
and all their joy lay buried, and all because
of this. / have seen faith transformed to
mean doubt, JOY give place to grim despair,
and charity take on itself the features of
black malevolence, all because of the spell
words of scandal, and magic mutterings of
gossip. Great crimes work great wrong
and the deeper tragedies of human life
spring from the larger passions; but woeful
and most mournful are the uncatalogued
ragedies that issue from gossip and detrac-
ton, most mournful the shipwreck often
made of noble natures and lovely lives by
the bitter winds and dead salt waters of
| scandal. So easy TO say, yet SO hard to dis
prove-throwing on the innocent all the
burden and the strain of demonstrating
their innocence, and Furnishing them as
guilty Il unable to pluck out the stings
they never see, and as silence words they
never hear-gossip and slander are the
deadllest and cruelest weapons man has ev-
er forged for his brothers heart.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-16
Origin and Fate of ,lllustrious Men.

John Smith was the son of his fathers
There are good many of John Smith. He
committed suicide in New Orleans the 9TH
er day. He is in the Jeffersonville Ind,
Penitentiary, was hung in Richmond, Va,
and good authority states that he is now
living in New York, with two wives, while
San Francisco claims that he keeps tenpin
alley in that city.
John Brown was the son Of old Brown.
The latter was hung his son ought to have
been.
John Jones was Son of Temperance
He took too much sugar in his'n. He's
dead.
In early life Gabe Jones was actually a
shoemaker. He is a shoemaker yet.
Patrick Murphy is said to have been of
Irish extraction. 1t is automatically re.
ported that he is the man who struck Billy
Patterson.
John johnson was blacksmith. He
died. 1t was published in the newspapers
with head over it, Deaths" 1t was
therefore thought he died to gain notorlety
He has got an aunt somewhere.
Up to the age of "a, Hosea Wilkinson
never had any home but Home, Swee
Home and even then he had to sing i
himself. At one time it was believed tha
he would have been famous us ifhe had be
come celebrated. He died. He was great
ly esteemed for his many virtues. Their,
was not dry eye in the crowd when he wa
planted.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-16
Subjugating an Elephant.

Not very long ago." says a Cincinnati
paper, IAN elephant, sc years old, 10000
pounds weight, and named Tippoo Saib,
while in winter quarters at Connersville,
Indiana, became unruly on account of a
change OF his keeper, and went to war
against all mankind. He would allow no
one in his quarters and struck at every
body who approached him with his trunk
and tusks most violently. His keeper de-
termined to subdue him, and the process
and result are thus described: The new
keeper, with nine assistants, had fully
equipped himself with chains and cables
for tying, and spears and pitchforks for
subduing Tippoo. The first thing done was
to fasten brick bat to the end of rope
and throw it over the sk-chain, which
latter is fastened to one leg and one tusk.-
By means of this rope, a 2O-ton cable chain
formerly used to subdue the famous Han
nlball was ship-noosed around the tusk.--
Next, an excavation three feet deep was
made under the sill of the house, and
while the elephants attention was attracted
to the other side of the room by pail of
water poured into his trough, the cable
chain was passed through the excavation
and fastened to heavy stakes outside. All
this time the infuriated monster struck all
around him with terrible ferocity, and tug
ged at his chain with incredible momen-
tum. The next thing accomplished was
the snaring of his hind legs. This was
consummated by the singing of fresh ropes
around those two stately pillars of elephant
flesh, bones and muscle, and finally, by the
stealthy strategy ofthe keeper and another
man, these ropes were fastened to stnmps
outside. The elephant was now sufficiently
pinioned to allow the order, "charge pitch
forks" to be given. Ten men, armed with
these ugly implements of ofense. plunged
them inio the rampaging beast, taking care,
of course, to avoid penetrating his eyes or
joints. The tenderest spot in an elephant
is just behind the fore legs. and that locali-
ty was prodded numerically. By means Of
hooked spear sunk into his back, Tippoo
was brought to his knees, but he snrged ND
again with such awful strength that he
swept his tormentors off their feet and
made his chains whistle like fiddle strings
After an hours fighting he was brought
down on his side, but for two hours longer
he tugged at his chains with frenzied obsti
macy. He pulled 30 hard at times that his
hind legs were straight out behind him
and three feet of the ground. At the end
of the three hours the giant gave in b,
trumpeting, which is the elephants way O
crying enough. The moment this peculiar
cry was heard the battle ceased The keep
er made Tippoo get up and lie down
number of times, and he was as ohedient t.
the word Of command az gentle pony
The animal was then groomed and rubbed
off with whisky. He allowed all manner O
liberties without so much as tapping an ear
He was a subiugated elephant
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-16
Deep Reathing.

If we desire to see generation of men
with enlarged brains, and if We look in our
colleges, churches, courts, editors chairs,
legislative halls, Wall street and White
House, all will admit we need them,
we must have women with en-
larged lungs and opportunities for thought
and action. Deep breathing has much to
do with thinking. Napoleon once said:
"You can not make soldier out of a sick
man." Neither can you make race of he.
roes and philosophers, saints and scholars,
out of race of sick women. The New
York World, in recent article on dress
says: "The average weight of all the year
round of women's clothing, which is sup
ported from the waist, is between ten and
Is pounds. Are weak backs wonder? Let
physicians stop talking of the natural weak
ness and disabilities of women; there is no
such thing, they are all artifcial-the re-
suit, in all cases, of violated law. Materni-
ty is not weakness but an added strength;
making a woman, in her creative power
second only to God himself. A we'll organ
lied woman, who understands and obeys
physical and moral law, may enjoy life of
as uninterrupted health and happiness as
the man by her side. You might as we'll
call tobacco chewing, spitoons, delirium
tremens, keno banks and penal houses the
natural weaknesses and disabilities of meE,
as to attribute all the long train of evils
that flow from the dress and sedentary hab-
its of our girls to the natural weakness and
disabilities of women"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-16
In the Kitchen.

One of our most fas hionable young gen.
tleman was INTRODUCED to a very handsome
girl from the East Side, the other evening,
and invited her to dance that same week.
The evening came, and he called at the de.
signated address, but was much surprised
on making inquiry for the young lady to be
shown to the kitchen.-Toledo Journal.
And if he were sensible young man.
he would have been prouder to find his ac-
quaintance "In the Kitchen" engaged in
useful work, than boiling about in vicious
idleness, drumming an unresponsive
piano. wasting away in ennui, sleeping off
a nights fashionable dissipation, or signing
for "a mission" All honor to the "hand-
some girl" whose admirer finds her ain the
Kitchen" whether that of her own parents
or that of some other family where she has
gone to seek an honest living. 1t is the
disgrace Of our present system of education,
with its palatial buildings, its swarm OF
ornamental, useless and heavily paid Su-
perintendents and other officials, that it is
filling our cities and villages with crowd
OF idlers, male and female, who are asham
ed or unwilling to work, and who expect to
live on the toll of others instead of by theiI
own hands.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-16
How a Soldier was Hanged.
Iron the Denver Tribune


James Miller, the negro soldier, who was
convicted of the murder of John Suther-
land, at Old Las Animas. in Bent county,
on the 29th of August yesterday paid the
extreme penalty of the law by surrender
ing his life on the gallows. The execution
occurred at West Las Animaa and was
witnessed by large concourse of people
The scaffold had been erected in front of
the Jail, and at about 1:45 in the afternoon
Miller stepped upon the platform. The
rope was fastened, and at 1:55 the drop was
lowered, and the culprit plunged into
eternity.
Miller made no statement. He bade
good bye to the Sheriff in cool and easy
manner. His last words were
Farewell, friends, farewell; may God
have mercy on me"
After the corpse had hung few minutes,
DR.. Robbins felt the pulse and found Mil
ler still alive. After hanging twenty min
utes, at the expiration of which time Eere
was no sign of life, the body was cut down.
Miller never flinched muscle, and was as
cool and self-possessed as many ofthe spec.
tators.
The murder occurred on Sunday night
in August last, in dance house in Old
Las Animas. Miller and several of his
comrades of Company l.. of the Ninth
United States Cavalry, stationed at Fort
Lyon, went to Old Las Animas and entered
the hall. A row was raised, and Suther,
land was murdered, wilfull y it was proved
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-16
ONE WOMAN AND TWO HUSBANDS.
After a Wife had been Divorced from
a Prisoner and had Married Again.
From the Cleveland Plaindealer.l


On Thursday night Henry NJ. Stevens,
whose parents live in this city, was shot
and killed in Toledo by John Steinman of
that city. Stevens had been sentenced to
the penitentiary for larceny in Toledo, and
while in prison his wife obtained divorce,
married Steinman. and lived with him in
Summit street. Stevens behaved himself
so well in prison that he was released a
month before his term expired. He went
straight to Toledo arriving there on Thurs
day. He made his way at once to his wife,
who is said TO have received him warmly
in the presence of her second husband.
Steinman seems to have been a passive
and somewhat indifferent spectator of all
this, but nevertheless he Joined Stevens in
numerous drinks. At about $50 o'clock in
the evening Stevens started TO go, bnt with
evident reluctance. Both men were under
the influence of liquor, and when they
reached the bar the conversation drifted to
the subject of the woman, about as follows:
"Stevens, I'll give up the woman to you
if you want her and she is willing to 60"
'Steinman," replied Stevens, "I'll have
the woman or die or you'll have her and
die"
"You don't intend to kill me, Stevens,
for tie woman, do you?"
Ne, | would never kill you, or touch
you about her." Stevens said, "but my
| friends will You are armed and protected
now, bu. you will be caught off your
guard"
"Stevens," exclaimed Steinman, "there
is going to be trouble, and I'll open it now. >
Suiting the action to the word, Steinman
took two revolvers from behind the bar
and thrusting one Of them into Stevens's
face, fired. The wounded man died with.
ont groan, and Steinman went into the
street aud surrendered to the police.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-16
ElOping with a Whole Family.


Flnshing's gossips are busy with the sto-
~ Of an alleged elopement of Michael
Morris with his cousin and her five chill
dren. Last Tuesday Morris left the viii
lage, and has not been heard Of since. He
usually sent word to his family, but on this
occasion neither an oral nor written mes
sage was received. On Wednesday it was
discovered that his cousin, widow with
five children, had also left the village, and
before doing SO disposed of her effects for
small amount. 1t was also ascertained that
Morris had drawn $1,000 from the bank.
which was all he had on deposit, and that
in addition to what he had loaned on his
property by giving his notes-for he conld
not mortgage it without his wife's knowl-
edge-he had disposed of his cattle and
swine. Mrs. Morris is left with very little
means. Her opinion is that her husband
and his cousin have gone to Ireland No
one ever suspected that an intimacy existe
between them
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-16
Enemies.

Have YOU enemies? Go straight on, and
mind them not. If they block up your
path, walk around them, and do yonr duty
regardless of their spite. A man who has
no enemies is seldom good for anything; he
is made of that kind of material which is so
easily worked, that every one has hand in
it. A sterling character-one who thinks
for himself, and speaks what he thinks-is
always sure to have enemies. They are as
necessary to him as fresh air; they keep
him alive and active. A celebrated char
acter, who was surrounded with enemies,
used to remark-"They are sparks which,
if you do not blow, will GO out of themsel-
ves" Let this ba your feeling while en-
deavoring to live down the scandal of those
who are bitter against you. If you stop to
dispute, you do but as they desire, and op-
en- the way for more abuse. Let the poor
fellows talk, there will be reaction If you
perform but your duty. and hundreds who
were once alienated from yen will flock tc
you and acknowledge their error.-[Alex
ander's Messenger.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-16
Friends.

There are friends who are friends only
for the hour, friends for noon tide and the
flood; they have no real soothing, as you
discover if your horizon gets clouded over
and foul weather comes instead of fair; if
your rushing waters run dry and your
goodly vessels are stranded on the beach.
These are the parasites of life, the cling
ing growths which twine round the strong
er trees and, may be, strangle them before
they die. And there are the real friends,
who if you get into trouble stick closer to
you than brother, and who only need to
be tested to show that they are of pure
gold. But this kind are inclined to be re-
served and stately when things go we'll
with you, and you feel it rather hard that
you must be in sorrow and distress before
you can get the starch out of them, and
would rather they were more familiar now,
if less devoted then-content to discount
the chances Of the future for the advantage
and pleasure of the present.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-02-16
A Word.

Ed. PEEss: Your paper under the late
change, makes its first appearance, with
credit to itself, and to its proprietors. It's
arrangement Of columns is good. It's sub
ject mstier interesting, and hopefully
promising 10 its support. In short we be-
lieve the prospects for our paper TO be good,
and all that is necessary to make the paper
n success, for all concerned, il for every
subscriber for ;the PRESS to be an active
solicitor for its more extensive circulation.
1t ia self-evident, unto all the citizens Of
Somerset, that we could not well afford to
let our paper die and sink into oblivion.
No one will doubt the fact that the PRESS
has an important mission to perform in our
town. Whilst il would press into its col
umns advertisement upon advertisement, notice
upon notice, it would respectfully inform
the public in advance Of all occasion for
unhappy anticipation, that il not "meddting
il oiler peopte's business" but is only in all
obedience and respect to "CeSarl" render
ing the things that are Cesar's unto Casar." Z"
CONSUMING W DeaI upon Ats OIehst- Pihbe hiI
necessary, yet kidd, publications and de-
nunciations of unlawful conduct upon the
streets Of our village, il would not conceit
itself to be an umpire; but only aver, that
II is meekly engaged in welding the scep-
tire Of warning and admiration for William
the Rira. As for keeping of its political
bites, which it may infict upon its neigh
bors far and near, it would do no more
than give vent to the dental proceedings
Of Henry the First. The interest that it
would manifest in the welfare of our
schools, Is partly evoked by reverence for
Aaron. The "fushiona5les' and fine "arts'
imbeded in its "eoat Of BsaiP' ere attributed
to David the "arehiect'" Wesley of course
will take under his snperintendence the
church, directory; and Thomas, like unto
johnson Of old will studiously labor tc
have its version to consist Of standard Ian.
guage. That the version may prove TO be
palitable to every patriot, Richard the III
Will wisely read politics for himself and
be mum to the public; whilst John as 8
forerunner, will ever happily advertise the
full merits of the Press through his mild
honest and smiling (if not beautifully coun.
tenance. Under these auspices of noble
purpose we could not well expect the Pres
to do otherwise than live and continue tc
survive every crisis Of finance, OF prejudice
and Of political muddle. w.