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0feRsite measures. Notwithstanding these
pests, we spent few days here very hap
PLY. 1t was constant pleasure. We
ii>hed, and eat, and smoked, and pad
died our own canoe, and slept, and read,
and told tales, and in fact went through
the whole programme in true camp style.
But must hasten on, although the memo
fies of that camp, on the Neepigon, make
me loathe to leave it.
Thursday morning we struck tent and
began our homeward journey. and contrary
to our expectations, this trip back again
was destined to be the more exciting and
dang erous of the two. Our Journey back for
thirty miles to Red Rock, where we hired
our guides and Canoes was uneveutful.
But when we reached the steamers land
ing place at the Post, we waited in vain
for her appearance. She was due the day
we arrived. She only came here once in
ttro reckS, and if we missed her, we were
doomed TO tortnght's longer stay, which
was not according to our plans nor our
pocket books. We pitched tent on the
bank of the stream and waited. The next
day we concluded that if noon would not
bring the steamer, that she had passed the
mouth of the river on her way to Duluth,
and had not turned in at T.. NJ. We be-
gan a very hazardous experiment. 1t was
to hire some Indians to paddle us secenty-
ire males to Silver lslet, which was in the
course of the lake steamers and where we
could get one to Duluth any day. Taking
two new Indians, besides our man " Basil"
we loaded our light and necessary articles,
and started off in frail birch canoe, on
what proved very troublesome and peril
Gus trip. BY seven in the evening. we
made Frog Island, 4 small rocky island
about seventeen miles from Red Rock
We lighted fire and cooked our tea -
After tea, started to get around to the
windward side of the island. for our course
lay in that direction, but found !, north
east wind blowing so hard that our canoe
was unable to meet the sea that rolled ill.,
We turned back and pitched our tent. We
were only victualed for two days, thinking
we could make the - island in that time
We reduced our rations one half, and went
to bed with uneasy thoughts. Our men
built a large fire fronting the lake d set
watch FOR steamer, III case any n5jgH
pass. Expecting to be called at every hour,
sleep was uneasy. But the storm increased
in violence and the sea grew angrier than
ever. 1t now rolled SO high that we could
not 90 back without facing the same dan
ger that was before us. Onr situation was
exceedingly precarious. Our provisions
were too Scanty for days delay, and the
island yielded nothing but wild currants,
out of which we made very unpaatable
stew, thinking to save our ham and
flour. The second night set in cold and
raining; the wind howied in that tieudiSh
way. with which it seems to delight III
frightening benghted travellers or wrecked
voyagers. Our hearts were sore with dis
appointment. We thought of families and
homes. Enoch Arden and his trials would
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THE DISAPPEARANCE MANIA,
He that sins and runs away
May live to sin another day;
While he that is by folly slain
Can never hope to sin again.

The mania for sudden disappearances
is evidently on the increase. Indeed it
promises to become an epidemic in our
larger cities, where business embarrass-
ments, official dishonesty, and society
intrigues compel men to become fugi.
tives from offended laws and to seek
immunity from well-merited punishment
in ignominious fight There have been
periods. probably, in the experience of
almost every man, when the stiffness Of
solitude would have been grateful to his
nerves, and when he would gladly have
fled to the figurative lonely cave in the
mountains to escape some life conflict,
or spared himself embarrassments, the
result may be of imprudence or of folly.
The ties of family and of kindred the
claims of business and of friendship
however, restrain men generally from
the tragic termination of their lives or
prevent the ridiculous Ieaye-taklngS
which are becoming apparently so pop
ular. Indeed emotional insanity, in the
matter of personal "takings Off" seems
to be developing a new phase. Sui
eide by the different methods once so
popular has become vulgar and the re-
source only of ordinary minds Now,
however, if man should experience
that unusual mental condition, known
as feeling "a little queer" and deter
mines to put an end to himself, he packs
his valse in the night, dons a favorite
disguise, and, selecting as a travelling
companion some mysterious female
with u wart below her left ear, a
strawberry nose or some equally use
full and distinguishing excrescence, he
vanishcs into the obscurity of Lon
don or Paris lodging house, while the
haunts that once knew him know him
no more.
Two recent instances will suffice to
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MARRIED..

Observation-Disclosures NJ. p. Par
sonage, Bay View, on April 3rd, 1877.
by Rev. James Thompson, THos. FIELDS
and MARY KENNEDY, all of this county.
RI MER-BOAF.-On Thursday evening,
April 9th, 1877, at No. 305 Poplar street,
Wilmington, Del, by the Rev. J. Owen
Sypherd. JOHN runner and CLARA c.
Boat, both of Wilmington, Del.
HAlNES-HAlNES.-On April 10, 1877,
at the home of the bride, by Rev. J. D..
Rigg, JAMES Z. HAINEs and MARGARET
HAINEs, both of this county.
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F0r TnH VrCIT NHg.
TROUT FISHING on THE NEEpIGON.

.SpiendM Fishing 4Iundancs cf EIsh-Dis-
posing IF our Supplies i Tie Pests. tie
Biach Fig and Nosquitos - Stirling Ttnt-
Start for Home TIM Lite far tie Steamer
Il Perilaus Undertaking Storm 5ound
on an kland SHIRT Of Provisions The
Rescue -Home.Hard Bound, &c, sc.
As we fished the pools and rifles around
our camp, We caught more tine trout than
was necessary for our camp cuisine. So that
when we would encounter band of Indians
in the employ of the Hudson Bay Co., on
their transporting trips for the Company,
we would supply them with all the fish they
waited. and when leaving our camping
place for another, we would string lot of
trout and fasten them liz the water for the
use of any party that might be coming
alter, who had not been as fortunate as We
1t was actually great trouble to us, to
know what to do with our fish, and it was
sad sight to see them become unfit for
Use, merely because of their abundance.
Our camp life here was simply grand. We
Suffered the first three or four DAYS from
the black fly" but they soon left us, as
the season was too far advanced for these
thurman pests. But the musquitos were
a constant and unconqucrable annoyance.
Before leaving Duluth we provided our
selves with mixture of oil OF tar. penny
royal and glycerine, with which we would
anoint the exposed surfaces fifteen or twenty
times day. This would put greasy coat
ing over our hands and face which made IA
very diSagreeabe feeding ground for these
voracions insects, and it was not the most
agreeable feeling and odor which had ever
come to us, but was far better than hun
dred buzzing, biting "brutes." who re-
garded nothing else we could find to ward
them Off We wore 'head nets" and
g smudged " the tent, and waged unrelent.
ing war upon them i'll every imaginable
manner, but found more comfort from q
small piece of muSquit" netting we had
with us, and from sleeping with our ad'
under the blankets, than from any of these
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We present, this week, number of
unusually interesting articles from spe-
cial contributors and correspondents
Old Salts yarns are continued :" Trout
Fishing in the Neepignon )" is very in
teresting: Recollections of Sur
veyor," local Renaissance, will be
found to be very instructive and attrac-
tive reading. A miners letter, from
the gold region of the far West and one
from our Kansas correspondent, will
well repay perusal.
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are waited on our way to Rio ,Ianero, the
great city and harbor of Brazil
Yours, L.
F'I iNr 'ttil
How TO SpcIre Licenses.

YOU TICKLE Me, AND WILL TICKLE YoU.
For the benefit OF that much prosecuted
class, the applicants for hotel licenses, the
following hint is given gratis. 1t will save
some trouble and be a mutual accommoda-
ton all round: The present law requires
the signatures of so many freeholders and
all living in the district, that it may be
some trouble in places to find them. But
in large places, like Port and EIkton, by a
local arrangement the thing will work a
charm. All that is required, where there
are thirteen men in like business in one
district, is for every twelve to sign the
application of the remaining one. and two
go on the bond, If any of them are not
freehoiders now, they can readily remedy
the omission by buying a graveyard lot.
They may need 1t to bury their dead. Our
Clerk is probably Il clever fellow, and a
very small freebooter will satisfy him.
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JOHN M. EVANS
y EW CARPET STORE.
No % NORTH NIMnH SnREE,n

a"'F" VI rk"t, near ti!'ert St fHIt4pELPnG.,
Has opened with stock of the latest
stNl,> of
CARPETS. OIL CLOTHS
NAlTlNGS, WINDOW SHADES &c
winch We olier at lower prices than have been known
tor IL yrrs rur long experience in the business. gives
US great advantage. and intend make this the
BARHa AIN CARPET STORE of the city where huycrs
rely getting the js>f goods at thu verv lgr.st
pCc.s
An examination al our stock and prices is earrestl,
solicited JOHN NJ EVANS.
Formerly Of North Second St, PH LADELpHIA
Feb -. lA.7-}nr
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THE Louisiana Commission are hold
ing long secret sessions to reach a
unanimous conclusion as to their work :;
e1-Gov Kellogg intimates that Gov.
Packard will not submit quietly to an
installation of Gov. Nichols.
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IT takes two men to fill Bismarck's
shoes-Herr Camphausen and Won
Bulow. We suppose King William
thinks two heads are better than one
The national eagle has two heads why
not the chancellorshipl
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GOVERNOR HAMPTON was given pos
session of the State House, at Column
bia, South Carolina, Oh Wednesday,
Gov. Chamberlain's private secretary
turned over all the papers and other
property of the executive Office to Gov.
Hampton's secretary No excitement
whatever was aroused in Columbia by
this event
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-04-14

The Washington Star" sums the
Speakership contest in this wise: The
outlook is promising for Southern
man who endorses the policy of the
Administration and who can secure
enough Republican votes to slaughter
Randall, Saylor, or any Southern Bour
bon who may be put up
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DIED.

TARRiNG.-In Port Deposit, Md, Oh the
End inst, EDWARD T. TARRING, in the
s4th year of his age.
Baltimore, on the 25th ult.,
ELLIS P. CoALE, formerly of this county,
aged about - years.
BENNETT In Elkton, on the 4th inst.
NELLIE FALLS, infant daughter of h.
II. and r. NJ. Bennett, aged thirteen
months and sixteen days.
W RlGHT.-At White Hall farm, near
E!kton. on Wednesday, the 18th inst.
PETER X. WRIGHT in the 6lst year of
his age.
The funeral will take place this Satur
day afternoon. at . O'clock Services at
the house; interment in the Elkton ceme-
teIy.
Cambridge papers please copy.1
PU RNELL.-At the residence of her
brother, E. W. Purnell, in this town. on
Thursday morning, the 10th instant,
MARY X. PURNELL, in the 31st year of
her age.
Funeral services at the house to. morrow
Sunday at O'Clock A. NJ to proceed to
H"pewel burial ground. The friends and
acluain,ances of the family are invited to
be present.
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PRESIDENT HAYES will stay in
Washington all Summer So the Snar-
leyow journals can make no capital
out of the Summer Capital" Too
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HARk from the Tombs-Robert
Toombs, now howl about the Recon-
structon acts and the fourteenth and
fifteenth amendments just as he did
ten wears ago
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THE Louisiana Commission continues
to hear testimony on both sides. They
seem no nearer a conclusion than at the
beginning.
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THE most inconsistent person of the
period is the Democratic editor who
claims that the President is carving
out the Democratic policy, and then
flies into a red-heated passion about it
instead of being thrilled with grateful
emotion.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-04-14

THE troops are to be withdrawn from
Alaska. Home rule will be restored to
the bears and seals.
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ONLY one body has been found in the
ruins of the Southern Hotel; l03 per-
sons known to have been in the build
ing are unaccounted for
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ELKTON, APRIL Ii, 1877.

ST.. PETERSBURG journals hold out no
hopes of peace,
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BY one wise act, Gov Chamberlain
has placed the entire nation in his debt
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BLACK HILLS GOLD REGION,

For INFORMATION OF HOW TO GET THERE send
Tor circular to BLACK HILLS AGENT 22S Wash
ington Street, Boston; 5G3 Broadway New York or
P. 0. Lock Box q, Philadelphia
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The undersigned Agent
all Of Clothing
IA fu IlineOf
orders ana measures at the a
will from to Sc Iessth
quality Of goods
Agent for the "AmeriCan wing achi o'
NE. Q.
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Crosaing tie Equator- The NorM Sur Dis
appearing- HHtiatiag the Green Onss--A
IisH From Old Neptune- Old Nep as a
Barbrr- Iieuing the Equat0riaI Linz
Paying tie Penalty, SC
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-11-03
a BARGAIN!
HORSES. HARNESS g. WAGON

NOR SALE !---THE Undersigned Orera
IL his large, spring delivery wagon; belt double har.
ness and span Of horses for SALE cheap cash. at the
Fruit Store of H BERNHARD.
Carson October "a, 1877.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-11-03

The Silver State of the LIST inst. contains
the following account of fearful homicide
Sheriff Kyle left for Golconda this morning,
in response to a dispatch received that his
presence was required at that place. The
trouble, as far as we can ascertain, is, that a
man, who was accused of stealing blankets,
was lassoed by vaquero and, accidentally
or Intentionally dragged through the sage
brush until dead. The vaquero delivered
himself up to the Justice of the Peace at Col
conda, and about 10 o'clock this morning
went with the Sheriff to find the remains of
the strangled man. District Attorney Hard
ing was called to Golconda, where the case
will be investigated to-day.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-11-03
OLIVER P. MORTON,

The telegraph brings to us the not unexpec
ted, but none-the-less saddening, news of the
death of Hon. Oliver P. Morton, the distin
guished Republican Senator from Indiana.
Not any more notable death has occurred II
the ranks of our public men since the death
of Henry Wilson of Massachusetts,; nc
stronger man has died since Thaddeus Stevens
passed away. To resort to the customary
form of stating, in brief, who and what the
illustrious dead man was in his lifetime, we
refer to Lanman's Dictionary of Congress.
He was born in Wayne county, Indiana, Au-
gust 4, 1928 !; was educated at the Miami Uni
versity studied law and came to the bar In
1847; in 1852 he was elected Circuit Judge
of the Fifth Judicial Circuit of Indiana in
1856 he was nominated by the Republicans
for Governor of Indiana, but defeated in
1860 he was elected Lieutenant Governor of
Indiana, and 1861, on the transfer of Gov. H.
S. Lane to the Senate, he assumed the office
of Governor and held it four years; in 1864
he was elected Governor for second term
and in 1865, on account of his having been
stricken with paralysis, he visited Europe in
the hope of improving his health, but in 1866
returned, and in spite of i'll health resumed
his executive duties. In June, 1866, he de-
ivered a speech while seated m his chair
which created much enthusiasm in the State,
and of which more than million copies were
published in pamphlet form; and at the
meeting of the Legislature, in January, 1867,
he was elected by remarkable vote Sena-
tor in Congress for the term ending in 1873.
To the American people who are not versed
in the exact lines of biographical statement,
he was known as one of the pillars which up
held the Union, one of the great forces which
impelled the National arms to victory, and
one of the most instant and effective states
men who held the course of Congressional &C
ton true to scheme of reconstruction which
should insure liberty and the ballot to the
slave, solvency and honor to the Republic and
an unprecedented exhibition of clemency to-
ward the South. As was natural, Mr.. Nor
ton aspired to the Presidency. He would
have graced the position and administered the
duties Of the office with equal ability. There
is no man ins ublic station in the United
States to-day who is his superior In some
great respects-such as tenacity of purpose
and unswerveable fealty to the logic of cause,
We doubt if the halls of Congress afford his
peer He has gone down in mid life, crowned
with honors. His death opens the way to a
Democrat 1t is thought that Hendricks will
succeed him. The succession would be fitting. |
Hendricks is an able man, thorough legisla-
tor and widely yersed in the needs of the
country
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-11-03
DEATH OF MRS. JOHN B. WINTERS.

9 The Enterprise Of yesterday contains the
following sad news: A dispatch was received
here last evening announcing the death of
Mrs John B. Winters, in San Francisco,
yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Winters was a
most estimable lady, and her death will be
most sincerity regretted by a wide circle of
her old-time friends and acquaintance in
this city. She long resided in Virginia City,
in the early days of Washoe, with her former
husband, Judge A. W. (''Sandy') Baldwin,
and her many good qualities of both head and
of the town who were so fortunate as to be
reckoned among her friends
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-11-03
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

YyHE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING OF
D the Stockholders of the Carson City Savings Bank
will be held at the office of the Bank, the FIFTH th)
DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1877, at o'clock NJ Of that day
octltd GEO. B. HILL Cashier.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-11-03

Indiana, Nov. 1-Governor Williams just
returned from Washington, denies having had
any interview with Indiana Congressman or
expressing any preference regarding Morton's
successor. He has too much respect for the
Senator personally, and too much regard for
the feelings of his family, to manifest indie
cent haste in the matter.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-11-03

New York, November 1.-The Chamber Of
Commerce adopted the following resolution
to-day: Resolved-That Congress be reques-
ted to refrain from any litigation for issuing
silver coin as legal money on private account
and in unlimited amounts, but rather to issue
it only on Government account and at its face
market value in moderate and limited amounts,
in the discretion of the Treasurer, as proper
auxiliary of gold coin for the purposes of COM
merce.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-11-03

The funeral of Edwin Adams took place on
Thursday at the st. James Episcopal church,
Philadelphia, under charge of the Actors
Order of Friendship. The remains were in
TERED in Mount Moriah cemetry.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-11-03

A peculiar incident which was very neal
being a distressing accident, recently took
place at Barnstable, England. A hod carrier
with load of mortar started up ffty-foot
ladder, and when near the top was discovered
by stone mason on the wall, to be fainting
under his load. The mason descended the
ladder and took the load off the mans shout
ders. After depositing it on the wall he again
descended and grasping the fainting man
tightly, pinned him to the ladder The man
was in fit and struggled hard in his agony,
severely biting the masons arm and giving
him other hurts. This struggle lasted fifteen
minutes, while the spectators on the ground
grew dense. At length the driver of a wagon
went up the ladder to the rescue of the two
struggling men, and succeeded in helping
both safely to the ground. The brave stone
mason tainted from excitement and overexer-
ton, and the bod carrier went on with his
fit, and pulled through.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-11-03

The Senate will probably attend the funeral
of Morton in body, adiourning several days
for that purpose.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-11-03

A collision occurred on the Erie railroad
near Ridgeway, Penn. on Thursday, resulting
in the death of five people, and severe injuries
to several others.
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when he stikes bottom. The better man
has his right to come to the surface and
swim ashore.
But in q considerable swimming ex-
perience, and some rescues, there comes
one absolute rule: Never face drown
ing man. He welcomes rescue so eagerly
that he will hug you around the neck and
take you down. The safest and best
thing to do is to get behind him, and, un-
less you are left handed, put your left
hand under his right arm-pit. The lift
you give him will be enoug h in ordinary
water. He can be coaxed to help him
self, and if he is reasonable being you
can bring him to shore. If he is insane
with fright, recollect that you are to be
both prudent and heroic. Get away from
him, clutch his ankle with one hand and
tow him ashore. If the bank is near, he
is not likely to drown on the way. If he
does, it is not your fault. But a brave
swimmer is master of his element.
l once saw two young fellows rescue a
drowning comrade in way that was re-
markable for its neatness. The poor fel-
low was in mid-stream, cramped and ex-
hausted, and barely able to keep afloat.
Which was first was never decided, but in
the critical moment each was behind him,
each with hand under an arm-pit; he
was almost dead-weight on their hands,
and they swan him ashore, more dead
than alive. It was struggle, but they
were masters of the situation.