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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-06

result of the election. Didn't know
abont Maddox having any conversation
with Wells. Had no knowledge of
the returns from precinct No. 2 from
Vernon parish being burned. Had no
knowledge of the result of the election
until after the returns had been can
vassed. Field subjected the witness to
long cross examination, during which
Casinave insisted that the returning
board, in rejecting any precinct or poll
acted upon evidence before them, and
that affida>its were before the board in
executive session.
$I25 900 stolen from the Mails.
CINCINNATI. O.. Feb. 6.
It has inst been discovered that
mail bug has been opened containing
1925, 600 worth of bank checks and
private drafts while en-route from
Newport. Kentucky. to Cincinnati.
several days ago and the contents ab-
stracted. No clne has been obtained
as to who committed the deed or as to
the whereabouts of the missing papers
Among other papers there was gold
draft 90 the California Bank calling
for So 900.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-06
ESPECIAL TO THE SILVER STATE.
WESTERN DISPATCHES
Cold, silver amt Currenc :,

Gold, silver AMI Currencs.,
SAN Francisco Feb. 6.
Silver Ga per cent. discount; buy
ing, and 6 discount selling
Currency, 94s4. 95A.
Trades, buying. 100; selling, 10l.
Gold opened in New York thii fore
noon at 51s Ice.
Literally Chewsd up.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 5.
This morning man named Owen
Kelley was picked up drunk on the
street. He had bad n most brutal
fight. Besides marks of blows on his
face there were imprints of human
teeth in many places. His eyes We're
horribly gouged, one bring nearly
pulled from It's socket. His face was
covered with blood, and his nose lips,
cheeks and forehead seemed to have
been literally ehewed up.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-06
EASTERN DISPATCHES


Argument Before the Commission.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.
The announcement that VIM. NJ
Evarts and Charles O'Connnr would
make arguments to-day before the
electoral commission, seemed to impel
everybody in Washington toward tie
capitol, and long before opening time
surging mass besieged the doors of
the commission chamber seeking at
mission. Judge Clifford soon after IL
called the commission to order. Tie
journal being read Mr. Evarts began
an argument on the powers of Il
commission. He said it was suggested
that certain package of papers
brought by a messenger into the pres
ence OF the commission was before it
as evidence. What those papers con-
tanned was unknown to counsel on his
side aud unknown to the commission.
The claim that they were before The
commission was based on the fact that
they were mentioned in one Of the
objections. Objections were not plead
ing but simply an act upon which
reference arises. If volunteer obj ct
ors on one side or the other could
make up packages the action would be
singular and not in accordance with
law. As to whether evidence before
either of the two Houses ia transmits
sible and may be laid before the com
mission is a question subordinate to
that, whether any could be received.
He reviewed the propositions submit
ted by O'Connor on Saturday. The
extraneous evidence proposed was not
to show that the certificate of Governor
Stems faislfied. but to 20 into the
record and say that somewhere between
the deposit of the ballots in the ballot
box and the county canvass, or between
the county canvass and the State can
vass there has been mistake or fraud:
that somewhere in the process of
election from stage to stage there has
been matter for Judicial inquiry. If
Justice tolerated or the powers of the
commission allowed, it would carry the
inquiry into all that related to the
election. That the certificate was in
accordance with the Act of 1892 was
not questioned, nor was it proposed on
the other side to show that the fact as
certified did not exist by extIinsic eyi.
dence.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-06

DIR. AYERS, the inventor of eathartic
niiis and cherry pectoral, is hopelessly
In 'aae, although he had sense enough
TO make over 81, 0OO,O 600 physicins the
public.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-06
MISCELLANEOUS.
MANHOOD RESTORED.

XTICTtMs OF YOUTHFUL INPRUDENCE
v who have tried in vain every known
remedy will learn of a simple prescription.
FRkF, for the speedy cure Of nrrN Gus debility
premature decay; lost manhood, and all dis
orders brought on by excuses. A druggist
has the ingredients. Addr SO DAVIDSON
* Co. Sc Nassau st. N.
oct 81. VT
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-06
A No Nothing witness.

Inc committee on powers and priv
ileges of the House met this mornino
Inc committee room Was crowded
owing to the expectation that Wells
would take the stand first as agreed
upon last Saturday. Instead G.. Cast.
nave was called, and testified that he
had no knowledge of any alterations of
the returns from Vernon parish. and
had seen none on any paper laid be.
lore the board, had no acquaintance
with Maddox and had no knowledge Of
his having conversation with Wells in
regard to the election. Wells never
suggested to witness to take any money
or valuable consideration to affect the
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-06
TIE |. { C r A p HIC.

BY Atlantic AMI Pacific Line.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-25

In his speech at Nashville, the other
day, Secretary Evarts, the Republican
Prime Minister of Republican Admin
istration, paid the following tribute to
Andrew Johnson:
Tennessee that furnished 50 lately a Presi-
dent to the United States, Andrew johnson,
who, when he was obliged to face storm OF
party rage and maintain the integrity of the
Presidency itself against the powers of Con
gress at variance with him, was maintained
by the constitution In his place. and his MEM
Dry Is now respected throughout the land as
one OF the most faithful and devoted servants
OF the country. IApplause.l What share |
had in the defense Of that President regard
as one Of the chief opportunities that lawyer
could ever have to help to uphold the instit.t-
tions of his country.
This is 80 pointed and eloquent trib-
ute to the dead President who under
took to stem, almost alone, the currents
Of hatred and prejudice which set in
against the South after the war, and
such profound rebuke to the party that
impeached him, and yet under whose
auspices Mr.. Evarts comes to the South
with new and strange evangel, that 1t
deserves to be set apart for mems won
der. Surely the Republican party has
fallen to low estate when it's prophets
and men in authority can find it obliga-
tory on them to utter such eulogies of
one whose martyrdom was provoked by
opposition to the one distinctive meas
ure Of the party.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-25

river, and the idea was sought to be
conveyed that this system would be
permanent and enduring work, which
is alone enough to expose the jobbery OF
the whole project. But, however this
may be, no such extensive work
as this is necessary, and their esti-
mate is largely in excess OF any
appropriation that will be required.
But, as we have said before. this
question should not be considered.
This work should be done by the gov
eminent, under governmental super
vision and in accordance with matured
and systematic plan to be submitted by
engineers and adopted after thorough
discussion, and then the appropriation
necessary to completing and maintain
ing 1t should be made from year to year
as 1t Ia required. Upon this we insist
as right, and with nothing less shall
we be satisfied, and, IL we do not great
ly mistake, the purpose Of the Southern
and Western members Of Congress,
they will most certainly know exactly
how every aspirant for the Speakership
at the next session stands on this vital
question.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-25

The latest news from Peru, dated Au-
gust 27th, announces the fatal illness of
Henry Meiggs, the great railroad king.
The Lima Star and Herald says:
Although, In case of death. Mr.. Meiggs
made some time since, very excellent dispo-
sations respecting the persons whom he had
designated to carry out the railway and Ger
rode Pasco enterprises, still his very name
was, and is yet, a tower Of strength, and eve
ry one of his undertakings will be retarded
by bis loss.
Meiggs is the richest man in South
America. He went to California years
ago, made large fortune and failed
dishonesty. He fed from California
under indictment and sought refuge in
Peru. He grew rich there and soon be-
came the wealthiest man in the whole
country. A few years ago he bought up
his old debts, and then appealed to the
Legislature of California to restore him
to his citizenship of that State. The
matter was discussed in the Legislature,
and one of the most eloquent speeches
ever made was that made against this
worship of the golden calf in resto-
ring Meiggs to his forfeited citizenship.
Money, however, prevailed, and the
United States can claim this mighty
millionaire and swindler as citizen.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-25

We are under obligations to our friend
Mr.. s. Ell. Buck, secretary Of the Ma
tional Cotton Exchange, for advance
sheets Of the report showing the cotton
movement throughout the United States
for 1876.77.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-25
LOPEZ

LOPEZ
wishes to inform his friends that he will. at his
New stand, No. IT'S Canal street,
Between Baronne and Dryades streets. sell
from this time forth Vanilla and Strawberry
Cream, Biscuit Glaces. Sherbert, Frozen Lem
onade, etc. at FIFTEEN CENTS EACH.
Come and gee seo5 ct
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-25

LandaUlet Williams has brought suit
against Whisky-ring Mckee for five
hundred dollars, balance of a fee of five
thousand due for securing the latter's
pardon. This fee will doubtless belong
to the community Of acquets and gains,
If it is not strictly paraphernal property.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-25

The st. Louis Republican announces
the death in Switzerland of Louis D.
Penguet, an old veteran of the First
Napoleon and q brother-in-law Of the
late Senator Bogy.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-25

Good old Father Taft made his last
appearance in public at Akron, Ohio,
the other day as campaign lecturer on
purity of elections. He made no allu-
sions to his police services during the
last presidential preliminary campaign.
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COPAKTN ERSHIP.

The undersigned have formed a oopartner-
ship under the firm name of Fl. DEVERGES &
CO., to carry on the hardware business at Nos
II and 10 Decatur street. opposite the Postoffce,
as successors of Mr.. Chas. D. Lalande.
HENRY DBVERGES,
RICHARD DEVERaES.
P. N. LACOSTE.
Referring to the above notice, the under
signed begs to thank his friends for. the
patronage bestowed on the late firm, and So
iicits of them continuance of the same for the
new firm. CHAS, ID. LALLANDE.
Se25 1W2D
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-29
A Story o! Abduction and Recovery.

The fact mentioned in MONDAYS tele-
graphic News that word had been re-
ceived at Camden, n. j., of the safety at
Ware, Mass, Of a girl named Davis.
stolen from that city some time ago,
proves the sequel to a very interesting
abduction case. The girl, Josephine
Davis, was induced to leave her home
last April, when only about Is years old,
by q man named Henry II. Hatstadt.
He promised to adopt her as his own
child, saying he was enormously rich.
and would educate her and give her all
that heart could desire or ask for. The
supplemented little girl thinking it
would be such a splendid chance to live
a life Of luxury, assented., and he took
her to Franklin. in Norfolk county,
Mass, and thence to Troy, n. y, walk
ing the whole distance and sleeping in
barns, box-cars, etc, at night. The child,
finding the life different from that pro-
missed her, threatened to return home,
but was frightened into submission by
stories that the Mayor of Camden would
arrest her and put her in the House of
Correction if she returned. While in
Troy he compelled her to beg and steal
for the support of himself and Flora
Jones, a oma who passed as his wife,
and when the poor child did not bring
home at night as much money as Hat
stadt required, he would curse and beat
her in u fearful manner, at one time
striking her in the eye and nearly de-
s~troying the sight. He even went o far
as to tell her she was taken for n bad
purpose, and that she would make
money enough for him by and by. They
remained at Troy until June 7, when
they set out on another tramp through
the country passing days without food of
any kind, and bringing up at last at
Ware, where Hatstadt had a sister
living. While here the child escaped
from him, and wandering around
through Ware, Gilbertyille, and Barre,
was at last found i'll Hubbardston by
Chester Bliss and wife, of Ware, who
took her to their home, and, after hear
ing her story, wrote to the girls mother
in Camden. The mother reached Ware
Monday morning, and was overjoyed to
see her lost child once more, and they
returned home to Camden yesterday
morning. The officers are in pursuit of
Hatstadt, and he will probably he ar
rested soon.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-29

and plunge its head into his stomach,
and jam its skull against his chest.
Wnen he rose it butted his shins, and
when he stopped over to rub them it
buttcd his head. Then it butted him
generally wherever q chance presented
itself, and when it had doubled the
Judge all up under the Norway maple
it butted down three rose bushes, butted
a plaster garden-vase to fragments, but
ted two palings offthe fence and danced
off down the street, butting at the tree
boxes, the hitching-posts and the north
west wind.
Mr.. Potter finally knocked ii on the
head with a club and brought it home
to the Judge, and subsequently,. when
they had the hind leg for dinner, the
Judge observed to Mrs. Pitman that
from the IN which the lamb
cut he should believe that it was born
during the war Of 1872, and that it was,
in fact, a terrible old ram. Then hesaid
he should 60 down and see the mar
who sold it to him for a lamb and bang
him with a club.-Mdr Adeher IN the
Phihadiphia Bulletin.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-29
4 Touching Incident.

There was n pathetic scene at Fort
Abraham Lincoln a few days ago, when
the Seventh Cavalry, General :. u. Stur-
giS's command, which was headed in the
field last year 10y the gallant but unlor-
tunatc Custer, marched into camp. As
the gray troop Company f., under
Lieutenant c. G. de Rudio, was passing
IN review before the generals house, , C.
came out of the door and to the gate
with a guidon in his hand and ordered
the command to halt. The battalion
came to n halt and present. On the
porch We're congregatcd the members
of the generals family, consisting of his
beautiful wife, his pretty daughter Ella,
another little girl and thoiro only remain
ing son, all dressed III deep mourning.
The general, with his eyes full of tears,
addressing Lieutenant de Rudio. said:
" | am charged 10y my wife to present
your company with this guidon i'm re-
memhraucc Of our dear SON, who was
attached to it when lac was killed. |
nope you Will appreciate it; take good
care OF 1t, and honor the memory of our
dearly loved boy The lieutenant took
the guidou in his hand, raised it, and
replied: Dear general, | thank YOU
and Mrs, Sturgis in the name of my
company. This guidon will guide them
and myself to revenge the blood of your
SON, ard | assure YOU that nobody shall
capture it while a man Of my command
lives, for we shah defend it with the last
drop of our blood The generals son,
Lieutenant John Sturgis, it may Ice re-
mcmbcrcd, fell in Clusters fatal hattie.
and, Mt his fathers request, was buried
ON the field Of valor where he fell.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-29
What a Leng.Taiied Yellow Dog Did

An old fellow just up from the Kerr
River country says that one day Will
down in that region he went out hmm,
ing. He procured a fine, gentle horss
and borrowed a dog that was high,
recommended as a noser- out Of al
most any kind of game, from a oua;l
to q f%ullgrown Buck Indian. He was
told that the dog once belonged to SOM
Mexicans who had taught him to ride
and that in case of his becoming tired
he might be taken up ON the hors.
until a likely place for game was
reached. The hunt was but indifer.
entity successful, though the dog seemed
to be quite industrious. He was a lone.
bodied, short-legged, long-tailed animal
of an old-fashioned yellow color. H.
showed no desire to ride until a starr
was made for home, when he came
whining about and was taken uDon Tho
horse behind our hunter. All went
well enough for a time, but presently
the horse started off on a keen RIM
When stopped he stood quietly enough
but as o as started up he broke into
a run again and could not be held in
Says the old man: What had GOT
into the 'tarnal critter l didn't know
but presently, happening to look back
| caught that internal yaller dog stand.
in up on all fours, a whippin' the hos
jist as hard as he could lay on with that
long, timber tail o his'n he was bound
to get out of that boss all the run there
was in him. Virginia New Enas.
prise.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-29
The Female Book Agent.

One of these pcripatetic ladies over
taxed our friends patience while busy at
that new 500 harness, he said: " Madam,
the partnership of which ! am a meme
Der, has lately been so imprudent as to
issue a new work Of their own, which in
consequence of the enormous expense
attending Its illustrations, embellish-
ments, etc, has completely crippled
Us Then, perhaps She replied, Il
could procure You some subscribers.
What do You call your work. We
have not yet determined; but / guess
I'll let my wife have her own way and
call 1t after me, George Claudius = els
( tay7tS1t Co. advocate.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-29
A Snake in the Attic.

The Augusta (Me.) Journal gets tn.
following snake story from Vassalboro,
that State: Della, Vesta, and Armina
daughters of the late Jethro Gardiner
of Vassalboro', have been in the habit
of keeping their pet canary birds in the
attic of the house, away from the
naughty cats, and, as was supposed.
away from all other enemies of the net
bird race. There the little ones have
been hatehed and nursed, and there
they have learned to sing their baby
songs, to the delight of their anxior,
mother birds and the household of sis
tiers. The other day, to her great con.
%sternation, II Of the ladies discovered.
while entering the attic, "A huge, spotted
adder reclining in coil on a chair, with
fierce eyes glaring intently at a group of
birds, expecting momentarily to secure
II for a good meal. The big brother
of the family was summoned to the
scene, and his snakeship's meditations
were disturbed by death. The reptile
measured three feet in length. How it
ever found its way into the attic, and
what actuated it to make the excursion.
are unsolved mysteries in the Gardiner
family and neighborhood. The house
is of two stories. and the attic is above
them"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-08-29
Food and Weight Of Cows.

At the st. Lawrence Dairymen's asSo-
citation, Gen. Curtis made the point in
favor of the short-horn COW that She was
such a perfect digester of food that she
did not eat as much in proportion to
size and yield Of milk, as the Ayrshire
or Jersey. Mr.. Rutherford believed this
opinion to be quite a mistaken one, and
that the Jersey consumed less food, pro-
%portionally to size and yield of milk,
than the best milking short-horns. Prof.
Arnold was inclined to think Gen. Cur
It's opinion correct. In confederation
of the latter opinion, Mr.. f. w. Stewart
related two experiments Of his own.
One was with two merino sheep, to-
gether weighing two hundred pounds,
fed IN comparison with Cotswold sheep
weighing a little over two hundred
pounds. These sheep were fed in scpa-
rate pens, for thirty days, upon hay and
corn. The two merinoeS ate five pounds
of hay and two quarts of corn per day,
while the Cotswold ate only four pounds
of hay and three pints of corn; and the
Cotswold gained - fraction of II pound
the most, while eating % per cent. less.
He also tried a similar experiment with
three small common cow weighing
eight hundred pounds each, and two
large COWS weighing twelve hundred
pounds each; SO that the weight of each
was equal. The experiment was made
III winter, all the COWS being dry. They
were all fed on mixed cloveran timothy
cut tive-eights of an inch long, with two
quarts of bran mixed with each bushcl
of mixed hay. The feed was weighed
as given to each lot, and supplied cd
Hbitum. During thirty days the three
small g ws ate, on the average, seventy
pounds per day, and the large COWS
sixty pounds per day. At the end of the
experiment the three small COWS had
gained sixty-tive pounds, and the two
large COWS siNty-two pounds. Here was
a difference III food in favor of the large
animal of 1916 per cent. The COWS we're
all apparently in the same condition at
the beginning. 1t is the general opinion
that animals eat in proportion to weight;
but this Will net apply to cases where
the difference III weight Is very large.
In the case of the two merinO sheep that
weighed the II Is one CotSwold there
is the heat Of the two systems to be kept
up instead ofone, The respiratory food
is no in proportion to size of animal, as
the lungs of two smallsheep were, COM
bined, larger than the lungs of one large
sheep, and would take more food to
keep up animal heat. The outside
surface Of the bodies of the two small
animals having only the weight of one
large animal Is much greater, and the
radiation of heat from this larger sur
face will be proportionally greater, and
require 50 much addition food. This
appears to be a rational explanation of
the facts of these two experiments, and
which have been observed, in Il greater
way, by many feeders.