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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-04
CIV UP INA . L

II II an old adags. and = that has
lost none Of its virtue from age. that the
devil must be fought with his own
weapons. In courts Of law. technical
ties are met with t~schnicalitiss. when
emily private interests are At stake. How
much mere rsasoni il there 10 fight brave.
y. and meet strategy with strategy.
when The rights and welfare Of . whole
people are at staksi Ever since the
Presidential election in November. the
Dement'S have sought TO secure the in
s~usuration Of Tilden on technical
grounds. They bribsd the Governor Of
Oregon to issue . certificate Of election
10 an electoral candidate whom the peo-
pie had rejected. They have insisted
that the famous 22d Joint rule 10 still in
force. the object being to enable them
10 throw out Republican States enough
70 secure Tildsn's election in spite Of
the expressed Wishes Of the people.
These men must BE- met ON their swn
ground. and the Republicans propose to
meet them just there.
The 22d Joint Rule is very simple in
its provisions. but upon its i~ntsfpreta-
ton nay depend the election Of a Prssi-
dent Who will rule over US for the next
four years. It provides that 10 any
member Of Congress objects TO the
counting Of the vote Of any State. both
Houses shall adjourn. and unless both
agree to count the State. ii shall be
thrown out. In other words. either
House. upon the motion Of any member,
can exclude the electoral vpts OF any
State In this Union. This rule the Re.
pablisans hold 10 not now In existence.
- this Congress has not adopted II.
The Democrats. on the other hand. in
sis, that Il IL still In force. and mus,
govern the counting VI the votes.
A We have said. the Devil must be
fought with his own weapons. Sup
posing that this rule 10 still binding on
Congress; and supposing that = Demo
cratic member Of the lower House.
objects to the counting Of . Rspub-
licaa State. What thsni Simply this.
The Senate meets to vote on the
objection. The rule does not limit
them in point Of time. They adjourn
without voting from day to day until
the fourth Of March. when this beauti'
ful Democratic Houas passes out Of sx'
~istsncs; no President il elected. and ths
election goes to the new House Of Rep
rss~sntatives. In that House the Rspub-
loans control twenty. States. and the
Democrats but seventeen. so that by
insisting on recognizing the existence o.
this 22d Joint Rals. the Democrats arr
simply paving the way for Rutherford
B. Hayes TO walk to the White Hous'
In any event.
On the whole. We should advise oul
Democratic friends to give up that rule
They can rest assured that. like tn
Devil. they will DO met with their owl
weapons.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-04
"0ll on the waters"


A newell application Of oil was recently
made by Captain Bstts Of the King Csnric.
. tins wooden ship OF LOO tons. which
has arrived at Bombay from Liverpool
with . cargo Of coal. Common pine oil
was used In Q heavy gale Of wind TO pre-
vent the sea breaking on board. and with
perfect success. The gale lasted fer nearly
i've days. and ragged with determined vie
lence. IL had lasted some little time when
the chief officer. Mr.. Bowysr, bsthought
himself Of q plan he had seen tried on
some oscssisns when In the Atlantic trade
IN prevent the sea breaking In. He pro-
posed 10 the captain that the plan should
be tried, and the suggestion was followed.
Mr.. BOWER got out two canvas clothsu
bass. and into each poured two gallsns of
nine oil. lie punetured the bags slightly
and tIuuy one over each quarter, towing
them along.
The effect WAS magical. The waves no
longer broke against the poop and sides Of
the ship, but At Yards aud Yards away,
where lie oil had slowly spread itself over
the surface OF tLs water. Around the poop.
.,.;.- 80 .-.se "a
GUY VI eAini Nsser. Ine crew were thus
.pio tsPaI' unuiAsss WIN sreaer eAss'
the snip vas rsieVeu OF those tremehusns
snocss reeelVsu rom inc h,Ass OF waters
Nh,e, psureu over her quarters anu Stern
~ !he anger was eensiuerabl! iessened.
Inc NO bags iastsd Two days, AFTER which
the worst Jury OF ths gale having expended
,lssn, no more OIL was used. -Four gal
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-04
VANDERBILT DEAD.

This morning Cornslius Vanderbilt,
better known as Commodore Wander
bilt, Of New York, died. The Commo'
dors has been confined to his bed sew
srai months. and his death was only
question Of time. The time has come,
and the greatest railroad man which
this country svsr produced. is now nc
more.
C~ornslius Vanderbilt Was born neal
stapls,on, Staten Island. on the gth Q!
time Of his death. In his sighty-third
year. Ho was q sslf.mads man in every
sense Of the word. He began life by
rowing a boat from Staten Island to New
York city. In n few years he owned two
boats. and in q few years more, three.
In 1917 he assisted Thomas Gibbons in
building the first steamboat which ever
piled between New York and New
Brunswick. New Jersey.
From this tune on. young Vanderbilt
began to accumulate wealth. 1t il not
necessary to follow his career. At the
time OF his death. Commodore Wander
bilt vas President. and the principal
stakeholder in the New York Central
and Hudson River Railroad Company.
He Is reported to h.-s been worth at
least $40. eccS.JO0.
As u railroad magnats Commodore
Vanderbilt was a success. As q man be
has never done anything to endear him
to the human race. His one aim VISA
to make money. Hsmads II, and what
10 the rssulti He has gone. and his
money remains behind him. lie was .
smart business man. Only this and
nothing more.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-04
GENERAL NOTES.

"TuE simplest burial" says the
Christians Union. discussing the burning
Of the body Of De Palm. els the most
Christian. in the wicker cstin. where
the process Of decay may be the speed.
est. and the rsappsaranos in now forms
the earliest. Preserving the body. de-
stroying the ~body-thsss are simply
remnants Of an sffets superstition.
Christian burial simply leaves the body,
and the more simply the better. And
a. for the immortality OF the soul, God
shall give IL q bedy as II plssseth Him."
ALTHOUGH still suffering from the ef-
fscts Of the malari rial disorder contracted
in Washington during the ~prstracted
ssssion OF Congress. last Summer. Conk.
iing's health Is slowly but surely i'm.
proving. II has recently been reported
that he Is preparing . speech In which
he will oppose the pretsnsions OF the
Republicans in some Of the disputed
Southern States. but II is not believed
this report Is based on anything be may
have said on the subject. for the reason
that he has carefully avoided ~forecsstipg
his line OF future action.
AT C~ollissville. California, Yeodors
Msricandi. . Greek. and Peter Georgs.a
Russian, discussed the Eastern question
and finally engaged in q deadly encoun.
ter. the Greek using q knife and the
Russian . navy revolver. Msricandi
was shot in several plac~s and died I;
George was cut eighteen times. but may
recover. Fiat blood for Russia.
TX . silver mine in Utah q stratum OF
pstrinsd wood has been struck ut . con-
siderable depth. This wood contains
$1,000 worth Of silver 70 the ton. II
follows that the silver must have been
deposited sincs the vosd VA grswn.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-04

The Louisville Commercial wants 10
know how would this sentence sound
from the lips Of = President beginning
his inaugural: "Called to the ONCE Of
Chief Magistrate OF the United States by
the vote Of Mr. Cronin, a minority
Elsctor u Oregon. I assume" etc., sto.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-04

Mn. JDus Kri1ra has joined W. =.
Edwards in the publication and editorial
Management Of the Truchss R.pseiean.
The RspsAioan In . good paper. and vs
vish II every success under IL new
management.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-04

A IL PRISONS INDEBTED TO oRrBsLK
"A kTEhBY, Of toe New wisconsin Baioan,
Gold Hill. Are hereby notified that they must
come forward add settle farthwith, OF they will
get Into trouble. We have been - lenisut %
possible. but 10 self defence We must and shall
collect what 10 honestly due ~.
jsaiwk aRiBBLE / rENsY.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-04
At THE CAPITAL.
TINE LraIsLATURE pEoINNING
IT'S WORK IN EARNEsT.

The legislative Fund Cisaaiax oas
she rrsasury-Psu Pictures Of
ssoe OF she More Premineas
Rspuslican Senator.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-04
ROBINSON 4 FOLSOM.
THE SUM-.
NRW YORK.

is77. NRw YORK. 1877.
THE DIFFERENT EDITIONS OF 1.-THE
i sun" during the nett year viii be the
ssme - during the year Just passei. The DAILY
edition will on week days be q sheet OF fur
pages. and on SUNDAYS . shsst Of eight pages.
or ATTY SIX broad columns; while the weekly
edition will be Q phest OF eight iages Of the
sam dimensions and character that arc already
familiar 70 our friends.
the Bus will continue TO be the strenuous
Advocst Of reform and ret enehm-nt. and o.
the substitution Of statesmanship. wisdom and
Integrity for hollow preterce, imbeeility and
maud m the NATURALIZATION OF public anaifs-
II will contend for the government OF the pei
D Q by the people and for the people, a. opposed
10 government by frsud, In the ballot-boI and
In the counting of vOies. enforced BY military
vi ience. u will endeavor to supply it, readers
"A body nos not far from . million OF souls-
with the mos, cAftful, complete end trustwor-
thJ account of current events, and Will SIMPLIFY
for this purp,se . numerous and CAREFULLY
selected stan OF reporters and correspondents.
Its reports from Warrington, especially. will b.
fall, accurate and fearless, and u will doubtless
eaajtpps =. fstsrLs bRaipha& ther Apappffbpj
or BY usurping What the law docs not give them
While II Will sndea or 20 merit the confidence
of the public by defending the rights Of the
people against the snerosehments OF unIusti'
fiei power.
The price Of the daily sus will DO d rents q
month or 30 90 q year. post paid, or with the
sunday cdit'cn ~ 20 . year.
The sunday edition alone. eight pages. 81 20
. year. post paid
The wEEkL, sus. eight pages Of afty-six
broad coluns .. vii he furnished during is17 q
the rate OF 81 q year. poet paid.
This benefit OF this large reduction from the
prev 10 rate for the WEHKLy can be enjoyed
BY individual snbscribers without the necessity
% making up elubs. A. the ssrne time. n any
of our friends choose to aid IN extending our
circulation. We shall be grateful to them. and
evtry such perron who zen 10 us ten or mor,
Subscribers from one placs viii be entitled 10
me copy Of the paper for himself without
charge. A one dollar . year. postage paid, the
rxSenses Of paper ind printing are barely 20.
paid: and, consi 'ering IN. sife &C the sheet
and the quality Of iis contents. We are con.
ndent the people will consider the wRRKLy
suN the cheapest Newspaper Published In the
world. and we trust also one Of the very beat.
Address. THE BUN, New York city, n. Y.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-04
LOST.

A SET or LowER ARTIFICIAL TEETH,
"A January d.ibstwssn the NHvse fcs and
suitsely svsrdsd On Having The sans !. tAis
once. jasN
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-04

NEW TO-DAY.
NATIONAL GUARD HALL,
VIRGINIA CITY.
GRAND HOLIDAY ATTRACTION
TIE. LAST 'loHr' OF
N z
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THIS EVENING
WIN be presented the great play Of
THE HIDDEN HAND.
GRAND NELL MATINEE.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. January 9th.
Amlssion 80 Cents; Childpn - Cent?.
FRIDAY RvRNSa-rARKwEIL BENEFIT
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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-04
The Gold Hin Daily News has

The Gold HW Daily News has
now the largest and best
circulation Of any evening
newspaper published IN the
State Of Nevada. 1t Is
therefore the very best and
most efncisnt medium for
business, mining and all
other advertising.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-04
,~Ansss,zs1s.

Grand Ball and Festival
.... ,,.,au
s'lvth VII ""
"'..Ar''''
rHs m'HtRs' o"'o" "'
JANUARY 9TH AND 9TH.
Wv S;. :i;i.ss u 4sss.: css.or.
Bissr Director.
Patrick leters'
@ Van AndAls
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DIED.

BORDEN ~ In LEST Belmont, December 70:
Ihonas Bord, n, aged 20 ysars.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-04

- The Cloak and Ladies' Room will b.
under the ehsrss OF . special Committee. The
best sitssdanes win Be In waiting and svssy
s~itsntioo psd tbs Euss,s who may honor Nc on
The ocoasica.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-21
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2 1871

text so shallow can not deceive the moral
sense Of any honest man. In most con-
troversies both parties believe themselves
to be in the right; and it is with view to
an impartial decision upon rival claims
that tribunals of Judgment are established
by law. To forestall such decision by cor
rupt influences secretly employed in favor
of one party against another, is as unfair
and dishonorable as it is subversive of the
great object of legal tribunals.
Such methods of corruption may be ap-
proved by ''the higher ranges of local pol
itics" in this city, but can not fail to bring
down on those who adopt them the indig-
nant reprobation of all upright citizens
both here and elsewhere.
AS soon as order is again restored, it is
to be hoped that the proper authorities of
the State will bring to the bar of offended
justice the parties who have set the law at
defiance, and have sought, happily in
vain, by such fagitious means to tamper
with and deprave its ministers.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-21
A OOBRCIVE MEASURE.

We see it announced that the Demo
Gratis of the House are likely to withhold
appropriations unless the President will
consent to surrender his policy in regard
to the State governments of South Caro-
lima and Louisiana to their dictation. 1t
is barely possible that the spirit of revo-
luton and usurpation which has charac-
terized the dominant party in the present
House may be carried to the extreme
length suggested. Not that such action
will afford a proper remedy for the mis-
takes, if any, which the executive is
likely to make, or relieve the members of
the House from their obligation to pro-
vide for the administration of the govern
ment.
To withhold the customary and neces-
sary appropriations, especially for the
army, will, however. make an issue which
will be likely to attract the attention and
affect the interests of others besides the
partisans, who for the time being occupy
at Washington the places which we're in
tended to be filled by statesmen-by men
who hold the honor and welfare of the
country above the narrow schemes Of Of
fee hunters. If this Congress refuses to
provide for the expenses of the govern
ment, the incoming President will be
obliged to call an extra session at once to
supply the omission. The new Congress
may also refuse to vote for appropriation
bills, but it is hardly likely. A few weeks
trial of suspended appropriations will suf-
fee to convince members that the Presi-
dent is not the only official who has an
interest in the proper administration of
the government. He will be held re-
sponsible to the people only to the extent
of the power placed in his hands The
blame for blocking the wheels will rest
upon those who refuse to provide the
means.
1t should be borne in mind that it will
be the successor of President Grant whose
administration will be embarrassed by
the Withholding of appropriations. Let
us suppose this successor to be Mr.. Til
den flor we are told the Democrats rely
upon Oregon; and then suppose the SEN
ate paraphrased the resolve of the De-
mocracy by defeating the appropriation
bills. Would the opposition consider this
proper treatment? Would they not rather
cite it as evidence of an attempt on the
part of the upper branch of Congress to
bully the two coordinate branches of the
national government? We may be told
that there is no danger that the Senate
would so lower itself in the estimation of
all honorable men as to refuse to perform
plain duty to gain point for its party,
which would be true, as to that body.
And it ought to be no less so as to the
House. The members of Congress have
something else to do than employ the
power placed in their hands to bolster up
the fortunes of repudiated political
party, and if they attempt to carry out
any such revolutionary programme as the
one proposed, they will find that their
own friends will suffer by it quite as much
as the President and his party.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-21
MORE DEMOCRATIC MoEopoI1Es.

1t is little unlucky that the Democ-
racy has not Republican Legislature
upon which to lay the responsibility of
granting to its oldest and best some more
monopolies of our State and city. We
noticed the bill to bestow the public
printing by party contract, and expressed
the opinion that under its terms con-
tractor could well absorb by honest work,
at the prices fixed, all the appropriations
made for the public printing. Another
bill proposes to give to select few, under
the name of the Board of Trade, the re-
sponsible duty of appointing inspectors
of produce.
We now add to the list of Democratic
monopofies bill to authorize the sale of
the public water supply of the people to a
body of rich aristocrats. This last would
relieve an Administrator from duty Just
as we have heretofore seen the care of the
public wharves devolved by the Admins
traitor of Commerce upon another asso-
citation of the same character.
1t may be very true that man calling
himself Democrat may do any act with
impunity, and even with applause, while
another, called Republican, might be
assassinated with general appreciation for
the preparation of similar act; but have
the people who are taxed on their
food and drink, and in the pro-
lection of their crops no interest in this
matter We think they have. The
property of the city depends upon the
aboliti on of this monarchical system of
rewarding court favorites by grant of
royalty upon popular consumption. We
trust the members of the moot Legisla-
ture will stand fast against these cor
morants and deny them even the encour-
agement of bogus bill. When the true
Legisla ture of Louisiana shall assemble
we may safely pledge the Republican
party for the reputation of the whole
system.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-21
PAYMENT OF STATE TAXES.

As an evidence that the Nichols gov
eminent is recognized by the entire people
of this State we are told that the police
juries Of some seven or eight parishes out
of ffty-seven have ordered all the parish
and State taxes to be collected and paid
over only to the Nichols tax collectors. A
resolution of the kind SO partially adopted
is certainly very limited piece Of evil
dence to such fact as it is cited to prove.
Leaving out Of view the difficulties sug-
gested by such a curious proceeding as
collecting all the State and parish taxes"
and paying them to Nichols tax collectors,
we can not see what the police juries have
to do with the control of State taxes. The
collectors are bonded officers, appointed
by the Governor, who perform their duties
under the instructions of the State Au-
ditor, and are alone responsible for the
proper disposition of the money when
collected. Doubtless there may be re-
viysl, an attempted one, at least, of the
tax-resisting policy which was inaugurated
here few years ago. But that is
very imperfect and uncertain means
of embarrassing the State govern
ment The collectors address them
selves to taxpayers Individually,
and not en- masse. They generally attend
TO one case at a time, and thus avoid
some difficulty which might be encoun-
tered from unity on the part Of the tax
resisters.
A large percentage of the property Of
this State is owned and controlled by per-
sons who have no such aympathy with
the Democratic party as viii ind uce them
to try any costly experiments. 1t is Just
barely possible that the Republicans have
made something Of foothold, and that
they viii be as likely to pay their taxes 70
the lawful government as the Democrats
viii be to not pay 81 all unless they can
choose their own tax collector. We may
be very sure that the great majority Of
the people win follow the Law in this mat
ter, whiIo the naturally htigioua viii. ~
heretofore seek for any excuse, however
frivolous, 70 evade the performances Of
Vhat they consider a. oneroua duty.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-02-21
DEMOCRATIC MORALITY AMONG 1.-THE
HIGHER RANGEs.U


"Bribery signifies the taking or giving a
reward for offices of public nature; and
as it is crime to take bride, it is also q
crime to give one; for the offenses are recip-
rocal." This is the doctrine of the common
law of England and the United States. 1t
has received the sanction of all enlightened
nations from the earliest period in history.
By the laws Of Athens, he that offered
was also prosecuted as well as he that re-
ceived bride.
To the credit of our State this principle
has been preserved in our criminal juris-
prudence, and has but recently been
enunciated with emphasis in the statute
No. 4, of 1872. By this statute it is pro-
vided that if any person or persons shall
directly or indirectly promise, offer or
give, or cause to be promised, offered or
given any money, goods, ETC., ito
any officer of the State of Lou
isiana," whether such officer be legis-
latiye, executive, judicial OF ministerial
or in the discharge Of any official function
under or in connection with any depart
ment of the government Of the State, I"
such offender shall be fined not less than
one hundred dollars. nor more than one
thousand dollars, and be imprisoned ct
hard labor not less than three months nor
more than one year.
It is alike repugnant to law and justice,
and abhOrent TO every sentiment Of honor
and morality, to endeavor to debauch the
Judgment Of public officer in the dis
charge Of his duties. Yet the leaders Of
the Democratic party in Louisiana are
shown TO have attempted over and over
again BY such means TO influence the Re
turning Board in the execution Of their
trust Nay, with an effronteEy as naked
as It is shameless. they brazenly confess
thsis guilt, seem to glory IN their exposure.
and even seek to justify thelr olfensea
The common apology Of those Who 70.
sozt 70 sueh unlawful practices Is That
they are only Intended TO secure The 81.
umph q right oYeF injustice. Bat pro.