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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-09


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rhs ous.tion of tho disputed tax on the
49,. ,,o,,h, ~.
Ao' Ptoeo
fore the County commissioner yesterday.
Jrdrs Levis, special counsel for the
~o.,tx ana s,.t.' submittsd thu following
A. p.u,.s
proposition OF amendment 70 inc nuii'on
Tar Law. which was read by the Clerk:
All ORES. tsilipcs and minersl-bosring
u.ts,isis Of vhatsy,r character shall be
ss.s.seJ FOR of taxation for State
and coupty purposes In the following man.
ner. On ali ores, tailings or mineral.
besrins material. the gross yield or value
of vhicb h sl2 per ton or less, there shall
bs dedueted tbe sum Of 30 par csntum Of
,,sh eross Weld. return or value. On all
ora stc. ths rross Weld or value Of which
IL over si2 And under $50 per ton, there
shsil h. deductoI 40 per ccntuu Of such
rress Weld. value or return. On all ores.
30. he gross Weld or value Of which Is
svsr S90 anil less mar 500 per ton, there
sb.Il H. dsductoJ from such gross Weld.
v,Ir. nv yetnr. CO p,r centnm. On ali
o. Al. over siOO per tan. there shall
!. S.su.,.d "a ,.r csntum Of spch pro.s
oi.,S H. ~ r.,nrn' Tia r,,nainJer
shsII Ia deemed The net proceeds, aud
sh.ii h...sss.ei anil taxsd AZ provided for
an this Act.
Coionsl lanes a. Fair, Superintendent
an me Cor,olidsted Virginia and Califor-
MA nina. vas presept. From his state
mn. n -.. .sesr,sined that the following
smorn,. srs Jns from thoso companies ON
@sccosntof ave- unpaid:
c,-..,,s.,.sv ,,,,,,. sim soo "a
Ssiiso,ni. 40 O,5 ~
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Total us ~
After tbis statement WAS read, Judge
Ievis e.plained the law as il now stands,
and aid h. considered his substitute a
mnch nIsiner. better and more satisfactory
nroyi,ion thsn the ono before submitted 10
him Ly certain Of the Commissioner, and
he hal no doubt that the State Controller
would be perfectly satisfied with Il. The
deductions were 10 be made absolute. in-
stsad Of being a. now. what the actual cost
of vorkinp tina ores proved 10 be.
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rRoM 4 DisTINGUIsnRD JUnisr,

OF have tried the PERUVIAN srErr. and the
result fally s~ustains your prediction. II has
mad, 4 new man Of me infused Into my ryr'
lem new viror and energy. l I'm no longer
trvmulon- and dshiiitsied ~ when you isst
s.v me-. but stronger, he.rti-r. aid with srcvr
esnsciiy for labor, mental and physical. than
a. any lime during the last hvs years." sod
BIZ al druggists.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-09

,vsorAL 70 TIE aoLp HnL an rsvs.
BAN PaLxcrsco. February s-i ?. NJ
Califsrnia has declared . dividend Of ~.
payable February 18th.
The work Of fumigatinE the sswsrs In
that portion Of the city south Of Market.
II 10 being setivsly carried on. Most Of
them are found 10 b In . very foul condi.
ton. D~iphthsria has been particularly
prevalent In that portion Of the city and
IL attributable to bad drainage and the
generation Of sswsr gas. II 10 hoped that
the fumigation will shsck tho epidemic.
Smallpox Il on the decline.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-09
NEVADA.
Ba,tsrmaa the ssxs state Prison
wardss.

CARsoS. Feb. 9.-The oaucu Of the Re
publican members hold this msrning. gave
Battsrman thirty-one votes for Warden.
and ZAbriskie ten. This insurcs Batter.
mans election in Joint convention next
Monday.
A number Of mining msn and Storey
County Commissioner are here to-day.
with . view 10 arranging . compromise
bill for the settlement Of tho bullion tax
question. by providing . mode for asssss-
ing and taxing the proceeds Of mines.
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lrierida 0meers Elect

A IN. regular annual meeting OF the
Florida Mining Company. held at the san
Yransi.co efice Of the Company day BE-
fors Yesterday, tho following named gen
tismsn were elected 70 serve auIins Wv
ensuing year L. v. Leonard. President
Camille Martin. WIN. frseborn. IL. D.
Lishtuer, \. c. Bigelow, Trustees; Ia
Hermann. Secretary ; Geo. DAILY, sureri"'
tsndent; Bank Of California. Treasurer
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pAciclc coAsi piuxrrRs.

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Old Bays Last Evsning-rhsss et-
sty's Indehtsansss-rhs Rsgsiia
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P~aGeerDo0.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-09
IN. L~eu,.,.u. I,,..,,r.,,.,..

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WARRINGTON, Feb. 9.-Ths Senate sub
Committee on Louisiana Affairs had be
t,,. ,h.u ,o-s.. n I-.,...,. an
So, olA' VI
the alleged ineligible Elector. Witnss
said q proposition was made 10 him, for
considsrstiop. IN c..t hi. cIec,or,I xo,
O. o., = mr.. 49,,
'"' incen' On the ath OF De
csmper' witness was at the residence o
Mrs. Barlow In New Orleans. He bst
| d,n.d ont .rI r.,,rn,nn hou,. ". n.
" sha her ausnter psinB present ON
oi 'nsm sn'c Witness . hote asking llin Z
meet "; W.: johnston al Cassldy's Hotel
ING iAuies Inougni johnston wanted wit
ne,s W VOC ior iliuen -.
Jehnston, an scuve Democrat, called
seI, mo,nins ahd Asked witness TO NEE
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MIu was Winning 70 receive : Ger
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housing uol' nna reuse his ceruncau
mi'ness ave no uirsc'
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misn.as nunure9 ,nousaho
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70 max Apis ,ning 'hat u only happened
once IN . huhured years that . man had
an opportunity 70 make q PRESIDENT, and
nnAiiy mat Johnston might say 70 his
,iisnus 'nA' Levissec was NOT unwilling ~
col nm 10 hi. price vet. and left him after
appointing q meeting that night. At the
second interview Ashur said witness would
~ requ,re S , sa ,hi .o'e 'oa a
lion and put him off and stuck d
his price Of two hundred thousand dollars.
Then ne went OH 70 see hls iriend, ano
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Mn,nirg m ,hs cammon and tbev vouIJ
meet thc Two men~Purh and Tho moneye
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scribcd' Witness recognized the moneyed
mar a. UeranJez. A. promin,nt New
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him Uerapdez wi.bed 10 talk and wit
nc.s declined. saving that Hernandez could
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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-09
n BULLION TAX.

ssassmsns o. shs Amount Dus-A
Comprooiss Proposed BY Judge
Deal-Aeeeptsd By Colonel Fair
"A speedy Bssslement % Follow.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-09
GAN FRANCISCO.

California pssia.ss . pividssd-
sasissry. Measures IN she nay
City.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-09
WHAT THE COUNTRY THINKS OF
THE ELECTORAL DECISION.
A Lamentablc Lack OF "Investi.
eating" Energy.
How Democrats Tried to Bride .
Hayes Hector.
The Coming Report Of the oregon
Committee.
simon Cameron Sued for Breach OF
Promise or Marriage.
[srrcIAL DurArcurs TO rMr GOLD HILL
DAILY HEws.i
WORK orthe Great Cemmission.

[srrcrAL D~srArcuKs T III Coin Hill
DAILY NEws.!
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-09
NOTICE TO DEBTORS.

~. PRISONS INDEBTED TO A. o. null
a LAID, Of the vsssy uouss. viii plsass
rail snd ssttis their aecf units i~,nmsdistsIy. u
tskcs mouey 70 earry on bssinsss. aad eoin ]
nnse and viii hare. Hsb notics.
tssod ~ bskAAhD.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-07-13

Mt. VERNoN.--Within Washington's old
home everything is now the pink of neat
ness and propriety. Additions are being
constantly made to the stock of original
or old furniture. As every one knows
who visits Mount Vernon, each of the orig
inal States has a room appropriated to it,,
and this room aud its furniture aud equip
ment is a matter of some pride 10 the lady
who represents the State. The guide-book
explains that it was the plan to have the
arms of the States carved in native wood
and placed over the doors of the respective
rooms, but thus far but one or two have
appeared. The Virginia room, as it should
be, is the one in which Washington died.
New York, as the Empire State, claims the
dining room, which was added after the
war, and which is the only room of really
impressive proportions in the house. The
Maryland room is on the second floor, dl-
rectly over the small sitting room. There
have been number Of valuable additions
made to its furniture, so that now 1t Is as
well equipped as most Of its neighbors.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-07-13

There is scarcely an evil in life which we
cannot double by poudering upon il; a
scratch will thus become serious wound
and slight illness he made to end In DEATH
by tho brooding appreLeusions Of the sick.
On the other band, man accustomed to
look on the bright side fall things will re-
pei the mildew aud dampness Of care by
its genial sunshine. a cheerful heart paints
the world as ii sees II, like sunny land
sea pc (; the morbid mind depicts II like a
sterile wilderness, and thus life, like the
ch ameleon, takes its hues OF light or shade
from the soul upon which it rests. Cheer
fulness keeps up daylight in the mind,
filling ii with a steady and perpetual seren-
ity, and is in itself an ollshoot of goodness.
1t is a choice bit Of philosophy TO look
ever on the bright side Of fortune, de-
lighful frame Of mind to cultivate and
most enyiab!e spirit 10 possess. No mat
ter what seeming troubles aud Affections
may befall US, all is doubtless for the best
and should be so received. We may rob
misfortune of half her power and all her
frowns by meeting her with a smiling face.
If the sun has goue down let US look up at
the stars; if the earth seems dark, keep
your eyes on heaven. 1t is, Of course, true
that We cannot at all times be cheerful, or
at moments notice, but the consistent en-
deavor to look at the bright side of things
will gradually produce and fix the habit OF
doing so. Nothing under heaven will sup
ply tue want Of sunshine TO ripen peaches
and strawberries; 80 with the human heart,
cheerlulness is equally Indispensable. "The
habit of looking on the bright side of ev-
erything is worth thousand pounds a
year." said DR.. johnson. The industrious
bee does not complain that there are SC
many thorus and poisonous plants in its
way, but buzzes actively on, selecting and
appropriating the sweets only.
The essence of the beautiful aud cheerful
is in ourselves it is our appreciation which
makes this or that lovely. At festal par
ty of old and young the question was ask
ed (which season of life is the most hap
pyY 1t was referred for answer to the
host, who was four-seore years of age. He
asked if they had observed the grove o
trees be fore his dwelling, and said: "Wher
the Spring comes, and, in the soft air, iht
buds are bursting on the trees, and they
are sweet with blossoms, 1 think, how
beautiful is springl and when the summer
comes and covers the tIees with its heavy
foliage, and singing birds are among tb'
branches, I think, how beautiful is sum
mer And by-and-by, when autumn load
them with golden fruit and their leaves
bear the gorgeous frost-tints, think, how
beautiful is autumn And when winter hai
come and there is neither foliage nor fruit
nor bursting bud, then look through th'
bare branches, as could not do before, ant
and think, how beautiful are the stars il
heavenr' All what wealth of soul and o
mind has he who can rejoice seasonablN
and see good in eyerything.-Ameried'
| llfIfiD0Iop
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-07-13

A TURKISH BUTCHER AND THE DOGS
Along comes a hideous burden, borne by
miserable and much enduring horse, whose
head is hidden by ghastly blood-sained
cloth it is the itlnerant butchers stall Of
Pera with a stock of goats flesh and Cara
manian mutton of inferior quality; slop-
ing planks on either side form both tue
shop front and the block on which the un-
inviting viauds are cut up. There are
butchers shops in Pera which furnish the
tables of the better classes with excellent
meat, the beef coming principally. from
Odessa, but the wandering meatmau is the
purveyor of humble households, who pat
ronize also the trade of another individual
somewhat in the same line of business, the
"diighirdji," or dealer in liver and lights.
lie comes forward balancing long pole
duly garuished with dangling hearts and
| pallid lungs. The street dogs sympathize
keenly with the national taste, and pack
of the yellow, dusty creatures follow the
fascinating garland, licking their lips in ca
ger anticipation, but not, as yet, daring ad
vance to the assault; perhaps the man
will stop at that piece of open ground, and
| SudI0 luc tIedl tucIig oS aiO
frequently fed in this way through The be-
quests of pious Mussulmans; but no, be is
moving onward. The stir in the canine
kingdom has aroused Marco, the patriarch
of the tribe, a tawny brute, whose rough
| old body shows the sears of many hard
encounter-they call him the king of the
| quarter" and few in dogdom venture TO re-
sist his will he rises and shakes himself,
then moves forward with sublime indif-
ference TO learn the cause of The commo-
ton. "Ah, ah those dangling bits look
good T. he mounts little hillock fpr near
er ins pection, and drop of blood falls on
his nose. II is too much! lie forgets him
self and the dignity of his position, springs
upward and tears away large sleeps
heart, upon which, in one wild moment OF
combined attack, the whole Of the long
pole is stripped. The man turns gently
round his merchandise has vanished, and
without word, be calmly retraces his Steps
it is his ismetp'-1emple B'T.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-07-13
stubnorn Fsets by josh nlIn,r..

had rather bo kalled grandpa by a haG
dozen bright, impetuous young ones, and
hav them all light onto me at onst, like a
swarm ov bees, than TO be the lonely auto
krat ov all the Russians.
Never borro ennytbing that you are able
to buy. Borrowing will demoraize a man
almost az fast az stealing.
A man is never thoroughly played out
until he gifts so low down that nobody will
abuze him.
No man kan be very cunning only at the
expense ov hiz honesty.
The man who don't care whether he wins
or not when he Aips cent, or nips emmy
thing else, il a week poultiss.
Ignorance IL bliss" until yon cum TO
look back upon ii, and see what a kussed
phool IL haz made ov yu.
Life is made up ov sunshine and shaddo !;
about five shaddos TO one sunshine.
The reason there are so many failures in
this world liz becauze most ov mankind are
anxious to make ten strikes with penny
balls.
Amer man gifts TO be thirty eight years
old he kant form emmy nu habits. The best
he kan do is TO steer the old ones.
Law is an excellent thing, but it never
made man temperate or pious yet.
We all ov us think If we could live our
lives over again we should make fewer
bluuders this probably amt so we should
only make different ones.
The CRATE ambshun ov life seems TO be TO
liv az long az we kan aud make more mum
ny than our nabors.
1t is only the phools that are past redemp-
ton; if man has got branes, don't care
how corrupt lie may be, be amt past all
hope.
Yung man, always play 10 win game
that amt worth winning amt worth play
ing.
1 Inv persons ov strong likes and dislikes,
but want TO have them able TO give good
reasons for them.
There are few who know more than they
kan tell, but there are legions who kan tell
more than they know.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-07-13
NO. %.
Facts About Russia.

Russia is the largest Empire 10 the world
including the territory in northeastern
Europe, northern Asia, and northwestern
America.
Russia in Europe contains over seventy
millions of people, including sub divisions
and provinces, and embracing over finy
governments. 1t contains fewer large cit
les than any other nation of its class.
No Empire Of the world contains so great
a variety Of nations and tribes as Russia.
Their number exceeds one hundred, and
they speak forty languages.
The class distinctions are arbitrary, and
many of them hereditary,--the three great
classes being the mobiles (nearly a million),
the inhabitants Of towns (about six mill
ions), and the country people or peasantry
(abOut fifty millions), including twenty
two millions of serfs freed in 1861. These
classes are subdivided into others, with
property, social, professional and other dis
tinctions.
The great majority Of the people belong
to the Russian Church, which agrees in
doctrine with other branches of the Greek
Church. The present Emperor has greatly
elevated the character and pay of the cler-
gy. The church service is performed in
the old Slavic language. Sermons were
scarcely known until 1S40 Every Rus
sian is obliged TO take the sacrament once
year. The established church is very Wig
orously maintained, no secession being per-
mitted, but civil rights are equally enjoyed
by all.
The government is the most absolute
monarchy, and the crown is hereditary to
males only, since the day of Nicholas. The
highest consultative body is the Imperial
Council, appointed and presided over by
the Emperor. Other bodies are charged
with the promulgation aud execution of
laws, and the administration Of foreign and
internal affairs.
The winters are long and severe. Agri-
culture is at a very low stage. In the most
favored portions, in the Baltic provinces,
are large tracts where less than oue-ff-
teenth is cultivated. One ethird of land is
always Gallow; no manure is thought nee
essary owing TO depth of soil. In stock +,
silk, metals, salt, and all cereals, the coun-
try is mole than self-supporting. Manu-
factures have increased with great rapidity
tho best English and American wOrkmen
aud inventions finding an eager welcome.
The principal exports are corn and grain,
tallow, hemp, fax, iron, copper, timber,
furs, hides, isinglass.
The inland trade is carried on largely by
immense annual fairs, bringing traders
from every quarter Of the empire. The
country is pretty well supplied with trunk
lines of railroad, but has few local roads.
| The government owns most ofthem; to-
gether with the telegraph.
Except England and France no govern
ment Of Europe has done so much as Rus
sia for establishing internal lines of water
| communication.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-07-13

A remarkable man is now living in the
Soldiers Home at Dayton, Ohio-William
A. j. Mcclure, now in his ne-hundred-
and. d.seventh year. He was born in New
Jersey, aud from his fifteenth to bis Thrift
eth year was in the merchant service, Wis
iting nearly every port in the world. In
1904 be turHed trapper on the Ohio river,
and finally enlisted in the army, being cap
tured at Hull's surrender and taken TO
Dartmoor prison. When forty-seven he
saved a woman fiom drowning at Charles
ton, South Carolina, aud married her, but
she died at New Orleans three years after.
He was wrecked in the Mediterranean, and
with seven others was captured and en-
slaved by the Arabs, but was bought and
freed by the American consul. Byron died
about this time, and the rowing to-be CEN
tenarian entered the Greek service, then,
after a little, the marine under Admiral
Rodgers, then served in the Seminole war,
then in the Mexican war under Rodgers !;
going 10 sea again, was wrecked in the Al
bion on the Irish coast, and was one of the
nine saved from that ill-fated crew. He
went West, and was for many years mail
carrier between Cincinnati and Lexington,
Kentucky, narrowly escaping death from
cholera. For the past twenty years lie has
lived in Missouri, where he married three
more wives, having twenty-five children,
only three of whom survive. His last wife,
who was sixty years his Junior, died in
1871, aged forty. The old gentleman is still
active. He has been at Dayton since octo-
ber, and the officers believe the strange
story of his wanderings, as papers at Wash
ington authenticate his age and American
service
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1877-07-13

The CoSSACK CAvALRYMEN are all COM
paratively young men and have young
wives. Whenever they set out on a CAM
paign, they buy a white scarf or handker-
chief to lake with them. At the close of
their period of service, they return to their
villages and are met by the whole popula-
tion. Now a wife who has been unfaithful
to her lord, kneels down before him in the
road, puts her face in the dust, and places
her husbands foot upon her neck. This is
a confession Of guilt, and at the same time
a prayer for forgiveness. If the husband
then covers his wife's head with the white
scaif it means that he forgives her and
az ees TO forget her fault. If the white
handkerchief is not produced, the woman
returns straight TO Ler fathers house with
out again entering ber husbands dwelling,
and divorce is pronounced. Mr.. McGra-
ham recounts tlagical story which SOL
dier told him on the Danube. A returning
Cossack was informed by a malicious
neighbor before he reached his home that
his wife had been unfaithful. His COM
rades perceived that he had all of sudden
taken TO drink and dissipation, although
he was not a man given to these vices.
When he reached his village his wife, as he
feared, came forward, knelt down, aud put
her face in the dust at his feet. The spec
tators saw him look at her as she lay in the
| dust for long lime. Two or three times
he put his hand in his breast for the white
handke kerchief asif he were going 10 cover
the repentant woman's head-two or three
times the movement was restrained. FL
nally, as if driven by sudden impulse, he
drew his sword, and with one stroke sever
| ed her head from her body. The punish
ment for the crime was two months i'm
prisonment, while the malicious neighbor
who had taken The trouble TO inform him
beforehand Of his wie's misconduct was
sentenced to Siberia for three years.