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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-09-27
A TENDER-HEaRrED FATHER.
Additional Facts Of the sawteIle
child Whipping Case.


Since the publication of an article il
reference to the brutality of Sawtelle
and his outrageous treatment of the
little girl he claims as his daughter
we have been put in possession of a
number of facts relative to his abuse OIL
the delicate child. These statements
come from creditable persons, who
have either been eye-witnessos to the
heart s%ickening scenes, or have heard
the cries of the girl resounding through
the house As she plead for mercy, and
screamed and writhed under the cruel
punishment being inflicted on her.
During the Troupe's stay in Eureka.
these piinishments were daily Inflicted,
and eliminated in the brutal assault
related yesterday. The facts as stated
in that issue were mild in com parison
to what took place. We do not pro
pose to go over the whole ground
again, but the following is a fair sam
pie of the scene: After kicking and
beating Viva until he was tired, he
stood by the door and ordered her to
90 to the hotel. The poor girl, bleed.
ing, and trembling with fear. attempt
ed to obey, but as she reached the
doorway, the brute struck her with his
clenched fist, knocking her clear across
the room. Again he repeated the or.
der, and the child, more dead than
alive. crawled up to him, only To- be
knocked down again. This action was
repeated four times, before the fond
father" would allow her to pass. The
peculiarly affectionate meeting at the
hotel is best described by one OF the
ladies' who resides at the house. She
states that as soon as the pair reached
the building, the little m was taken
to a room, and the "kind parent"
whipped her again, at the same time
threatening to break every bone in her
body, and by that means put it out OF
her power To run away in the future.
She was then taken to the coach, and
the outfit left the town as rapidly as
the team could carry them away. The
child's story of the wrongs and dewitt
ish cruelties prsctised upon her is a
most pitiful ons. During her stay
she made the acquaintance of "A young
lady of her own age, and TO her com.
panion poured forth her childish conf
dences. She says that her father and
~stepnother was in the habit of cruel
ly beating her whenever her emo
failed her in the parts assigned to her
on the stage; that she was, by reason
of her defective education, unable to
read the lines herself, but had To com
init them to heart from hearing them
read TO her by others; and at the con-
clusion of the performances the least
mistake was punished by a severe
whipping. On the morning that she
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Gone to Eureka.

Rev. Father Phelan, Pastor of the
Catholic Church in this city. departed
for Eureka by this mornings stage for
that place. We are not advised as 10
the date OF his intended return. Rev
ellie.
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From Hamilton.

The family OF Mr.. Charles Geary,
wife and daughters, arrived yesterday
from Hamilton and will henceforth
make Eureka their permanent home.
They are comfortably located on NoD
Hill. The young ladies' are desirable
acquisitions to Eureka society.
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JUST RECEIVED,

A large assortnet Of Stationery and Drugs
Patent Medicines; a fine lot of Paper and En-
velopes in boxes; Lamps. Chimneys, etc.
also, a lot Of j ustics Cigars-two for % cents
equal to Havana Cigars. Having a complete
assortment of Fancy Goods, ! efer them
cheap for cash. Call at the City Drug Store
The finest brands of Chewing and smoking
Tobacco. for sale at the City Drug Store.
DIR. TERRY.
Eureka, June Is. 1877. jel4-tf
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EUREKA HOTEL.

E.. NJ. Baum, the pioneer purvsyor to the
palisade public. has fitted up anew, thrc gh-
out, the Eureka Hotel. near his old place in
Palisade, and travellers to end from Eureka.
and the public generally can rely upon getting
irst-class meals and number ono beds at all
times by interviewing the genial host Of the
Eureka Hotel. ocl3-tf
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JUST RECEIVED.

A fine assortment of china. glass and
crockeryware, consisting Of almost everything
in this line. Bargains can be had by pur-
chasing these goods from
MRS. NJ. A. ASHIM,
aug22 on Buel street.
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Heavy Weights.

The heaviest men in the State are
Uncle George Tuhy of Carson, and
Nels Hammond of Reno. The former
weighs 32l pounds and the latter 3l7E.
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Mr.. p. s. Quad. proprietor Of the
Western Saloon. will accept our thanks
for a late number Of the New Orleans
Ptcoyune.
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Bullion shipment.

Wells. Fargo d Co. shipped this
morning o San Francisco, six bars,
valued at S6.4Sl 81.
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Evening Board.-3 r. N.

BOAru.-3 y. N.
80 Meadow Valley-40c
~ Raymond x Ely-l3 l2A
- Eureka Con-
90 Jackson-s% So
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20 LcOpard-ls
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30 Alps-l
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20 Northern Belle-20H 20
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900 Silver Prize-l
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80 Star-4h
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500 Combination DC zoe Toe l5c
200 Grand PiiEe West-l
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100 Phenix-lA
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LOST |!

T OST, ABOUT AUGUST SECOND. AN
IL Aneriean-made GOLD STEM-wIND-
Err WATCH, Read. maker. Newark, n. j..
with q small black iron chain attached. Any
person leaving the same at this Office win be
literally rewarded and no questions asked.
Eureka, Sept. s, 1877. sspt9-u
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STOCK REPORT.


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Arrivals and Departures.

az rHK EUREKA ASD PALIsADK RAILROAD
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Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-09-27
goetrp.
0 -
STRIKES.

Strikes are quite proper, only strike
right;
Strike to some purpose, but not for a
fight;
Strike for your manhood, for honor
and fame;
Strike right and left, till you win a
good name;
Strike for your freedom, from all
that is vile;
Strike off companions who often be-
guile;
Strike with the hammer, the sledge
and the axe;
STRIKE off bad habits with burden-
some tax;
Strike out unaidcd, depend on no
other; ....
Strike without gloves, and your
foolishness smother;
Strike off the fetters of fashion and
pride:
Strike where It's best, but let Wis
dom decide;
Strike good blow while the iron is
hot;
Strike, keep striking, till you hit the
Fight spot.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-09-27
JOSH BILLINGS PHILOSOPHY.

\ hornet aint SO innosent az u kat
tcrpillar, but venerate them more,
thare iz one end ov them that no man
kan with impunity phool with. .i.
The habit ov saving IL a good one,
but the results are suntimes simply
ridickilous, hay known people fairly
poor, in odds and ends, that they had
saved, that waz wuss than nothing.
When an old man marrys q younge
wife, the luv III the transackshun IL
all WIS on one side, but the folly il
about equally divided. tt, i,,e .,a.
Hyu undertake. to pix q hornet off
from the hind leg ov mule, the
chances are that yu will git stung bi
the hornet, and Git, kikt bi the mule
beside, but still beleave in doing a
good turn whenever yu kan, ,f-aaa.
To avoid all trubble on law suits
from heirs and others, hav konklud-
ed to administer upon mi own estate
bi spending it az j go along. srI a.s,i
Thare aint no man living on the
face on this earth who is abny temp
taslqn-i hav seen men. who thought
waz belo it. r.s,...r...s.. s.Et ,, ~. 4,
luv the peluliaritys ov people, i
luv to watch them, the man who even
blows hiz noze uniquely, tickles me.
The cat IL the eazyest oy all the
animals to learn, ard the eazyest aoy
all ov them to forglt. "a s,.a5.t.i,..a,l...
] amt the most fastidious man in
all the world, but had rather wear a
tiaek seed ponltiss on mi feet than an
injun rubber shu. osi .s
/ never had man cum to me for
advise, but before he got thru he had
more advise to offer than to ash
for. =. a .usat sill
Thoze people who assoshiate all the
time with dogs and horses, selduni
git imuteh abuv the level 'ov these ami.
mails. sa aHt Hia 80 81 as'i sd 81
| Thare are men who kan keep b
sekret, bat they are the very ones
who never will take one to keep II
they kan help, it, 9,.s-,.4.. I,ts
The world, after oil, judges kindly,
and are more oftSh lecelyed iat theil
ipkerFfs,ss than ii their undearates-
|. mankind hay aiiwsvs been tbs
slaves iov their ainbishvll, aud never
/ hay heard ov one yet WHO had gol
satisfied.
| Self-preservashun il the fust law o,
natur, and in menny cases seems tt
he the only one.
4 xNt1<a
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9fli5tellaneous.
TOM SANF0RD'S ESCAPE.
BY CAROLINE l.. PRESTON.

Tom Sanford MAS sitting in his
lodgings in ludicrous state OF per-
pleXity. produced by pccuniary en-
| barrassmcnt. when there was q sharp.
decisive tap at the door.
Come in, said Tom, family, for
he suspected who it was.
There entered Il stout woman of
middle age. whose red face was mot
tied with irregular spots, which drd
not add much 10 the effect of her ir-
regular features.
Take seat, Mrs. Baxter" said
Tom, meellly.
Il can't stop, Mr.. Sanford" said
the lady, sharply . I've come on
business. Perhaps you can guess
what my business is?"
Il suppose" stammcrcd Tom,
"you have come For my beard"
Il have: and l hope you amt 60
ing TO disappoint me again
''How much is it?" said Tom, try
ing to look cheerful, but not succeed
ing very well, for he well knew that
the sum of twenty-five cents compris-
ed all the money he had at his com
mand.
''It's eighty-tour dollars-a good
deal more than poor widow can af-
ford to lose"
I'm sorry-'
"You don't mean to say you are.
going to dIsappoint me again!" ex-
claimed the Iandlady, sharply.
~ was expecting some money, but
it hasen't come"
$50 it seems"-sneered Mrs. Bax-
ter. ''How long is this ere thing 60
ing to continue, Sanford!''
son my honor, Mrs. Baxter, l will
pay you with the first money l get.
I've got picture that hope to sell
for two hundred dollars
(Tom was am artist, but hitherto
Art had not been very remunera-
tiye.)
"It's my belief that you won't get
two hundred GEMS for it," retorted
the landlady. ''You must leave my
premises, and l shall seize all you
have to help pay my bill, though little
enough it is
"Mrs. Baxter, such words from
you are cruel" said Tom, forming a
sudden determination to assail the
widow with fattery. ''That you,
whom so highly esteem, whom l
have learned toto admire, that you
should look upon me as a swindler is
indeed hard.
81 don't think | quite understand
you," said the landlady In an altered
tone. on say that you aumlfe
| me z"
''Indeed | do"
81 haven't noticed it before. How
do / know you are in earnest?"
| 'Can you doubt me?'' exclaimed
Tom, eagerly, perceiving that he had
made a favorable impression.
I"If you are in earnest, I don't
know that / have any particular OBJ
jections to a second marriage, though
/ didn't think / should ever marry
again when Baxter died."
"Good Heavens!" thought Tom,
who had not reckoned upon this, 'I'm
in for it; must favor the old lady's
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-09-27

The next forenoon Mrs. Baxter
was summoned to the door by loud
knock. Opening it in person, she
saw before her freclilcd Irish woman
holding by the hand two children OF
four and six.
''What do you WANT" demanded
the lady.
docs Mister Sanford board here,
ma amp
''He does, and what then? Have
you been doing any washing fol-
him."
"No, ma'am, it isn't that.
''What is it then?''
s'Have found him at last thin.
Nay all the SAINTS be blessed fol
resthorin' to me my own Thomas. -
''What do you mean?" questioned
he landlady, suspiciously. ''What
business have you with Sanford" ?"
"N'hat business have 1 wild him,
do We ask? What business have
wild my own husband -
What" exclaimed the landlady
electrified. Do you pretend to say
he is your husband?''
''Shure and what else, ma am? 2"
"When were you married?"
'sIt's siven years ago, ma'am. Lit
tie Tom here's just turned six, ant
Pat-he's named after lne father!
four. Don't. tou think he looks lik,
his father, ma'am? But can l set
him, ma amp"
Yes said the landlady. ''yol
shall see him. "The wretch offeret
himself to me only last week and W,
were to have been married mex
week. @-4
90, ma am, it can't be true, sait
Bridget, elasping her hands. ''Th'
/ father of me poor children wouldn'
/ do such a wicked thing
s'Follow me-" said Mrs. Baxter
81 will ummask the villain.
! She led the way up stairs, and threy
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-09-27
THE PUT-UP JOB.

WYE IA BAGATELLE:
About q year or 80 ago,
When was young and quite con
ceitcd,
| Glanced to meet the prcttiest girl,
| thought, my eyes had ever greet,
ed.
'Tis useless for me to repeat
The tale with which We're all ar-
quaintcd;
| lost my heart to her at once,
And found her all my fancy paint
ed.
loved her, or Thought did,
Yet found nay true love had mis-
carried.
For when asked her heart and hand
She said she was already married
This was Il year or so ago,
When ! was young and sentiment
tai;
Nv heart was nearly broken then;
Now ! don't care continental.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-09-27

FULL TENT OF THE RESOLUTIONS OF
THE ST. PAUT BOARD OF TRADE.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-09-27

When the industrious farmer makes
souse out Of pigs ears and ham out
of his hind legs, he is literally making
both ends meat.
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TIE MISSISSIPPI.

FURTHER EVIDENCE OF INTEREST IN
ITS IMPROVEMENTS.
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| l'tSNlaSlOts IL . tii~ SiAA
out of my troubles
''Thank YOU" he murmured faint
! ly.
''I'm woman of business, Mr.
Sanford, and | won't be bashful. L
we're going to be married, it shall bt
next week. I'll forgive your debts
and give yon home. You can carve
the meat, and run my errands, and
don't mind your painting a bit il
your leisure time. That's fair, ain't
it?
eyes - said TEN with difficulty.
nThen all's settled. Wen call in
the minister Tuesday week, and be
made one. But now | must 90 down
stairs. The meats are roasting, and
may get burned" "
: .sAYhat have | donel" calculated
the unhappy artist, as The perspira'
ton came out of his face. ''ls il
possible that / have agreed to marry
that red-faced harridan? Who'd have
Thought she'd have interpreted my
words that way2 And didn't dare
to undeceive her. Let me see, In
twenty-eight, and she's forty-ilve, il
she's a day. What bitter curse is
poverty"
While the unhappy artist was medi-
tating on the unfortunate dilemma III
which he was involved, i'll rushed his
friend Harding.
Good news, my dear fellow" he
exclaimed ''Rut what's the matter
with you! You look as if You had
lost your last friend
'l'm only going to be married,
that's all" said Tom mournfuIly.
Married. Whew! And who's to
be the happy woman?"
Mrs. BaXtcr.'
Mrs. BaNter," Harding burst
into a shout Of laughter y pretty
good joke
But it isn't n joke. It's true. .
Sanford, man, have you taken
leave oi your sensesE'
Thereupon the artist made confes-
sion Of his poverty-Mrs. Baxter :
threats, and his attempt at concilia-
ktion. which she had misconstrucd in,
10 an offer.
Il can't pay her BILL" he continu,
ed. IF marry her, / get n home
and can pursue my studies without
fear of my creditors. Perhaps | may
AS well sacrifice myself"
F'How much do your debts amount
tor
"a hundred and thirty dollars, al
told"
And you have just sold your pie
ture for three hundred dollars.
+ Harding are you in earnest" cx.
claimed Tom, jumping to his feet ii
excitement.
"Ncver more So"
"Would to Heaven L had known
this two hours ago!"
Wont now do rs weli!"
"No, Mrs. Baxter won't give me
up
Not il you pay your bill.
4She'll feel insultcd by my wishing
to withdraw from the engagement. y
"Thcn we must set our wits to
work to induce her to reject you"
''If she only would!"
''She shall. I'll see to that. But
first, here is chequc | am commits
stoned to pay you"
Tom Sanford took it, and with
sparkling eyes read the amount
three hundred dollars.
Better days are dawning," he
said. II shall yet support myself by
my art
Yourself and Mrs. Baxter.
''Get me out of the scrape, Hard
ing, and III! be eternallL obliged"
tAll right. Be at nome to-mor-
row forenoon, and await develop
ments." ......
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-09-27

at all, or if expended, has been frit-
tered away without removing sand
bar leaving the river effectually
closed and useless as d navlgable
stream at the very season when most
needed to export our crops and i'm
port our winter supplies, and taxing
the grain-producing states millions of
dollars annually in surplus freights.
Resolved, That these wrongs must
be righted and can speedily be right
ed if the representatives in congress
OF the Mississippi valley from New
Orleans to st. Paul will stand should
er to shoulder and work and vote as
one man Tor this purpose consenting
to no other improvement and voting no
other until this Improvement is recogl
nized and provided for; and in order
to bring about this unity of purpose
and concert of action We respectfully
request the editors and representative
men of the Mississippi valley, from
the Gulf to st. Paul, to meet in con-
yention at st. Paul, On Thursday,
the 1lth day of October next, to de-
wise and carry out such united action
as will emphasize our demands upon
the ensuing session of congress, and
secure the just recognition of the
rights of the Mississippi valley from
st. Paul to New Orleans, .a
We respectfully urge all newspaper
editors in the West to attend this con-
vention, and all villages, town, cities
and localities interested in the inn
proyement of the Mississippi river as
suggested above to cooperate in this
movement by sending delegates 10
said convention
AT ST. PAUL, OCTOBER II.
REDUCED RATRs, .sFf r.sl
Several railroads have already
agreed to carry delegates to and from
this convention at GO per cent. ot
usual gates, and it is expected that
similar arrangements will be made
with all railroads leading to the state.
Special arrangements viii be made
with the keokuk Northern Line Pack
ct company to carry delegates from
St. Louis and all points on the river
to and from the convention at great
ly reduced rates, and il possible an
excursion steamer will he secured to
make the round trip from St. Louis
10 st Paul and return. Whatever ar-
rangements are made will be annouc-
ed through the public press hereafter.
Reduced rates have been secured
at the leading hotels to all delegates
while in attendance upon the conven.
ton. H
Please advise the committee as
early as possible Of the names and
number of delegates from each Iocali-
ty that may he expected. -s
j. w. MCCLtNG, H..
ID. w. ISGERsoLL,
Morris AUERBAcH, >''
p II. KELLEY, r.i "
c. D. STRoNa, 'r.
L. GnTZIAN,
HERMAN TRoTT,
W. l.. WILSON, "
III. A. CASTLE,
JAMES II. DAVIDSON, b
.. ... Committee.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1877-09-27

CIRCULAR OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE
ST. PAUL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
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Your attention is respectfully in
vited to the following preamble and
resolutions, unanimously adopted by
the St. Paul chamber of commerce
this day:
Whereas the great whcat-producing
states Of the Union are III the Missis-
sippi yalley-the state Of Minnesota
heading the column with sc, 900, ,00J
bushels. Iowa following with 81
900. 900 bushels, Illinois 1000, ,000
bushels, Wisconsin 100000 Mis-
souri, 1000, 00-aggregating near
$50. 900, ,000~ on nearly one-llalf oil
( the entire product of the United
| States, which is estimated at 325,-
coo, 600 bushels; and
Whereas the wheat product of the
New England states is estimated as
barely sufficient to supply them with
bread three weeks, that of the state
of New York six months, Pennsylva-
mia and Ohio twelve months, leaving
the states of the Mississippi valley
the great and almost. only exporting
states of wheat and I'd H.a
! Whereas, the Mississippi river is
the trunk line for heavy tiansporta-
ton, upon which the whole country
must depend as check'upon exofbi-
tant freights, which consume the
fruits of our industry, and cause us
to pay higher prices for all we con-
sumo, and receive lower prices for all
we sell therefore, ...s..s..,r. as.
RESOLVED That the first duty of the
general government is to make this
great highway of commerce nayiga-
bic, with minimum Of five feet ot
water from St. Paul to the Gulf ot
Mexico; tc do this in the shortest
possible time, with the very least re-
gard to red-tape, and if necessary, tc
postpone all other minor and collat
eral improvements until this work j.
accomplished. - "
RESOLVED, That thisimprovement i.
nation al in its Importance, and no
local; that it is paramounttoallothers
at this time that it can be made witt
less expense in proportion to its i'm
portance than any other, and SHOULD
have preference over all others, if al
cannot be carried on at the sam,
time. t'"At
REsoLvED, that The appropriation
heretofore made of $50, 600 for til,
entire Upper Mississippi river. beloy
st. Paul, out of about S4, 900, 900 ap
, propriated for other localities, II wa
an act of injustice and wrong upol
the Northwest and an utter ignofia,
of its necessities, its capacities s,i.,
, it, destinies as The future granar'
of the continent, pre-eniinent az
grain centre even in lis infancy wit
not one-twentieth of its virgin sol
broken, that it was entirely made
n ouate to accomplish the work needed