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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-01-06

TIE SUICIDE. man who commits
suicide is q miserable coward. He is
afraid to remain upon earth and battle
with lie and take its responsibilities. If
the suicide is man OF family who de-
pend upon him for support. and who
has difficulty in furnishing that support,
he is the most pitiable sort OF coward.
For man who has been out of work for
a long time, and consequently has no
money. to take himself Off and so add to
the affections of sick wife that he
leaves behind. is the most cowardly act
that he can be guilty off.-[Car Tri-
bune.
This is the opinion of majority, and
though they may not express 1t in 80
many words, they unwillingly do so by
their actions. A man does not feel him.
self called upon to attend the funeral Of
an acquaintance who thus shirks from the
ills of this life and takes chances on
those he knows not Of. he could mol
take surer means Of forfeiting the re.
spect his friends entertain for him. Lei
the would.be suicide think of this, face
about. and be may be able to overcome
at the least few Of the only apparently
insurmountable obstacles.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-01-06

FRESH Garden Seeds At G. R. Alexan-
der's Drug Store.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-01-06

The sale OF q valuable collection Of
paintings. the property Of John Taylor
Johnston. came off 10 New Work re-.
Gently. In the Salt Lake Herald We find
the following concerning the sale: The
aggregate amount received in two even
ings was $3l3,715. Church's niagara"
brought $12, 500, having been purchased
for the Oorcoran Gallery in Washington.
Turner'S "Slave Ship" WAS sold to a
Boston gentleman for $4,000. Meis.
sonier's 'Soldiers at Cards. painting
Of only about six by nine inches. was
run up to $l1, 500. Muller's Roll Call
Of the Last Victims during the Reign Of
Terror of the French Revolution. u
fetched $500; little land scape by
Diez, without figure in it, and only
about nine inches square, brought ST.
ESQ; and Madrazo's "Interior of SAINTS
Maria" was captured. after spirited com
petition, ct $4,000. Many others wer'
disposed Of at prices Of $1,000 and over
The minor pictures brought good prices
but most Of the chief treasures of the col
lection were said to have been sacrificed
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-01-06

Snow on the Wasstch range Of noun.
tAins ID about I've fsst deep.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-01-06

The Arizona Enterprise says Kuencer
and Quine, at Mineral Park, are working
away on the Lone Star. and taking out
some Of the best rock that ever came out
Of that wonderful mine. It also says that
that excavation is going on ct Green
wood, Mohave county. preparatory to
putting up thirty new stamps for the
McCrackin Consolidated Mining Com
pauy. The Silver Glance Mining Com.
pany have started up the work on their
furnace at Montezuma with good results.
They have large quantity Of ore Of very
high grade. People are coming into the
Southern part Of Mohave county in great
numbers and the prospects Of that sec
section are very bright.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-01-06

BEST brands Of Tobacco and cigars ct
Poujade's. 1T
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1877-01-06
TREIGETERs.

Gl M - -; 49,
The New York herald., 1877-03-19
THE SPITZ IN INDIANA.

From tho indianapolis Journal, March 16.1
II is well known that there are certain standing
topics which every Legislature takes tilt or these
we had nothing to say during the sitting. Now thcre
is no for silence and all topics free wedo
not therefore, hesitate touch that standard topic OF
legislation bcte noir OF debatc-the dog and We
proceed TO say that certain recent developments have
been mado which very much to the dogs discred
Dr. Zurn Of Liepsc, recently delivered lecture in
that city on taxing dogs, In which he gave a
good deal OF hitherto unknown information.
The dog IS not only the most useless and the
most expensive OF the domestic animals, but
he IS the most dangerous. The dog alone goes
mad by spontaneous effort He communicates
hydrophoba to every other animal, man included.
But this Is his midest fant He Is infested by para
sites 10 a degree unknown TO other animals. He has
within him four kinds of tapcworns. He is sole pro-
prctor of sort OF insect, called the pcntastomum
for short, which lays within the dogs carcass
myriads OF eggs, which the dog scatters pretty much
all creation by tho sncczing proccss,bc dog "
famous animal TO snccze. These parasitic creatures
produco fatal diseases in men, and give unncces-
sary trouble all other animals with which the dog
associates. This would seem TO be bad news concern.
ing the dog, and that animal has any friends now ID
the time tor their friendship TO show itsclt Apropos
to the topic u may DO mentioned that tho Massachu
setts Legislature which wisely proceeds by appoint
Ing a commission hrst considering the advsability
OF abolishng tho Spitz dog. When the commission
reports the spitz dog will have had his day, and will
pass out OF the State.
The New York herald., 1877-03-19
THE COLD WATER CURE.

TEMPERANCE MASS MEETING IN THE COOPER
UNIoN-wHAr PATRIARCH STEELE HAD TO
SAY CONCERNING THE LIQUoR FIEND
s.I we continue in the career OF drunkenness that
has marked US as nation for years past, said tho
Rev. William c. Steele at the grand temperance mass
meeting held In tho cooper Union yesterday afternoon,
1--WE shall sink TO the lowest plano Of humanity. Are
you ready, my friends, TO consent that this glorious
Republic shall become OF the most degraded coun.
tries on the globe through the crime OF intemper.
ances" Ceres OF "No, nol'') "Answcr me, my
friends IN tone that shall deafcn the OF Niagara
shall we.submlt to this national degradation?" (So"
''No" "No!" from all parts OF the house
TEMPERANCE AT rHx WHITE HOUSE.
al do not know,r said Mr. Steele s.what Mrs.
rlldcn-t'oh ohv and laughter,-would have done
In the White House, but VIC do know what Mrs.
Haycs the wife OF the present President has done.
We have heard from her On recent occasion she
sont note TO gentleman in this city. In which she
expressed the strongest sympathy for tho Temperance
cause iApplause.l God bless the Presidents wifcl"
i"Amen. amen - and applause from the audience.)
s.Mra Wheeler, the wife of the Vice PRESIDENT is
add that the Speaker OF the House OF Rep
.esentativcs, although dcmocrat-(aughter)-
is sound temperance man In prnciple. IA Voice
ssTnai's the right prncipc."l Abraham Lincoln.
(great appause 1.-THE friend OF tho co!ored man and
the foe OF intempcraDce. was noble example OF the
kind OF men ought 10 have In the White House. IA
voice-''Thats hard on Grant u Tho speaker con-
cuded his remarks by urging his hearers to grid up
their lons and go INTO the temperance ngns WIN a.,
famous the heroic Three Hundred at Thcrmopyl9 or
the noble Six Hundred at Balaklava.
II was announced that collection would be taken
up dcray the expenses Of holding these meetings.
and wus ntimaed that the Jingle OF coppers was not
grconbacks SHUT" said Brother Gibbs, ~ DO not
object to the Widows mite, only ! hope there are arc
mighty fcw widows among the audience" (" After the
collection aud some final ubee singing the largo au-
dience rose and quietly departed.
The New York herald., 1877-03-19

parish and without the aid or scolesiastioai .'sx
require. Here, only few weeks ,sgo z
varicK street, through which idle ministers and
pastorcss churches OF every denomination are 10 be
brought into correspondence with each Other II the
more wrepullinR than there ls now between Mothod-
list churches and ministers, aud then Darwns
theory will have ecclesiastical demonstration that
he never dreamed Of; the nttest only will survive Six
men out Of every hundred settle In ono parish for
Ifc but what shall tho other nncty-four DO? They
can't get into the cities as they can now The tincr-
chariot It would heavily, II at ALL and might not
reach the city within the period OF an ordinary minis.
ter's lifetime Now, however, the poorest preacher
has right TO hope that he shall be city pastor al
least year 10 thirty
xoS.ADAPrABiLiry MEN AND CHURCHES.
But remove the restriction TO u settled pastoraN
and the city churches would longer receive the Rev.
Dryasdust D. D., even for one month. They will
takc him under the present system Tor one, TWO OF
even three years, because they hope 10 get the ee.
CANT Or. Philetus Dobbs or some other IKE him the
next year There Is sad lack OF adaptabllity between
churches and pastors under the system as Is worked
at present: but what would II be with that system
abolished, as proposed. "nnln "a rev aays psst 80 :
hands of the Church Extension and City Missionary
Society the pastors who had becn sent 70 iof
the last Eve or six years though exceent ana paous
meet current expenses after reducing tnem uown 20
the lowest gura And 70 get rid OF its deb: u got rd
Of It's property also And or sno same p.n.r
and In Brooklyn to double up or disbnnd Ana yet tno
polity OF Methodsm provides presiding elders, whose
supposed duty and business i s 70 SUIT the ministers
TO tho churches and know the needs OF each what
tho issue OF the present agitation may be Is nnrd 20
tell The public will bo shut out from all future dis.
cussons OF the subject by the 'Traveng rreacners.
Mcctng," and when the doors are opened again, u
they are II may be to admit the pallbearers d
the T. r. NJ, or to hear the requiem OF the only dis
tnctve feature Of Mcthodsm now remaining 70 the de-
The New York herald., 1877-03-19
FATAL RESULT OF A SPREE.

Coroner Simms, OF Brooklyn. was notified yesterday
to hold an inquest on the body OF Catherine Dcrvln,
infant six months old which found dead on the
floor OF No 20 High street. appears that tho father
ofthc child Dennis Dcrvin aaborcr aged thirty years.
arrested for intoxcaton Saturday night IN the
Second precinct He was taken before Police JUS
tco Walsh and discharged In tho morning.
The wife OF the prisoner, Ellen Dervin,
being anxious about tho relcase or her husband left
her house ut nnc O'Clock for the purpose OF going 10
court TO intcrccdc for him. leaving her baby In the
care OF Hannah Doughery, neighbour who rosideS 10
the same house. She was absent an hour, and upon
her return horrod to nd tho Ifocss body OF the
child on the floor underneath Mrs. Dougherty, who
was insensiblc from the effects OF whiskcy The
drunken arrested and lockod up on charge
of homicide.
The New York herald., 1877-03-19
FAMILY FEUD.

Jeremiah Callahan, who was arraigned before Judge
Wandell, at Essex Market Police. Court yesterday,
charged with elonous assault on his stepson, james
Gill; was committed to await the result Of his injuries.
Between two and thrce O'Clock yesterday morning
Gill and another man, named James Welsh, came
into Galatians room, at No. ATT Madison street.
Gill and Welsh drunk and Callahan
some old family dispute was raised, and Callahan was
about leave the room when Welsh cried OUT 'Give
Welsh joincd In the fight, whereupon Callahan pulled
out clasp knife and stabbed Gill several times in the
neck and sho udcr. Gill was taken to bellevue Hospi
tai whcro no cs in dangerous condition. Yes
terday morning, when Callahan was brought into
court, be showed unmstakable signs of having re.
ceiycd severe beating.
The New York herald., 1877-03-19
PRICES or GROCERIES.

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-
Your s'Complant Book' forms an interesting feature
Of the HERALD, which will undoubtedly result In great
public good through influence for reform. In your
issue OF the 18th, "a Mother" complains Of the cxtor-
ions OF tho grocers and also suggests remedy which
is already in practical and successful operation in
many sections oil .hc country ana, which seems TO mo
most remarkable, has been introduced In this city
1t Is hardly fair to call the grocer an cxtortioner who
sells butter for forty cents because In bis way OF
dong business, II may only pay him living pront AZ
that figure. II In truc. howcvcr. that irst class
article can bc purchased from the producer to-day ~
from eighteen to twenty three ccns per pound
IN sections where fcigh,s To this city would not add
over eight or ton per cent TO the cost Othor prov
sons could also be furnished ut proportionaie reduc
ton from rates among retailers In this city,
such eggs, poultry, Hour, potatoes, peel, mutton,
pork. IN fact most limos Of provisions The remedy
Is rsnw spn Should tho matter Prove Of interest to
sufficient number of your readers to warrant you 10
giving IL space IL should bo understood that NIL arti-
Giles OF consumption pass IRON producer 10 consumer
through the hands OF numerous middle mon, ench Of
wnom must charge the pump commission which ena
bcs him 10 live in his brown stonc 'front.' ana rue 10
his business In his own private cnrrngc IL s our own
fault that this Is so. Ii want butter send 10 Vor
mont or Ohio aud order tub from some farmer oil my
acquaintance as ] did only last week. IL cost me
eighteen cents per pound-three centsadded ior cx-
prcssngc-and have good as can be found In this
marked Two thousand working men, by JOIN
ing themselves together, subscribing 10 10 suoh
cessiu!y in other sections, elcctng their own
board Of directors, and paying a membership lee
OF say So each, would have tho capital to open and
sustain q supply depot oil thor own. IL would save
them more each year than their average rent The
producers are ready and anxious TO cooperate with
every honest movement OF this Kind Tor they sulicr
from tho dishonesty and irrosponsbty OF the middle
men. The influence OF such movement morally ana
socially Is worthy the cncouragcmentoi all good c'ti-
zenh Yours. &cs Co-0fEKAIIoN'
The New York herald., 1877-03-19
ANOTHER VICTIM.

To THE EprroR or THE HEnALD;-
A note IN your "Complant Book" recently attracted
my attention. The systom oi government OF our city
pawnbrokers is lax and incomplete, giving almost un.
limited latitude these Exchanges" 70 rob the poor
The cause Of retention Of power by these people
practice through fasc fear OF publicity. During the
past three years. full OF trouble and poverty crcum
have compelled me 10 seek the aid of money
Recently for instance, obtained So upon piece OF
jewcry The tickct made for 81, the broker repre-
scnting that the balance TWO per cent would be
returned, yet when redeemed the pledge about two
months later, not only was the SO exacted but interest
on that In nddition. L. =. H.
The New York herald., 1877-03-19
MORE TROUBLE IN "AFRICA."

About two o'clock Saturday morning white woman
namod Hannah Doyle, OF No. 1l3 West Fifteenth
street, cnticcd into n den at No. 90 Thompson
street by negro named William Johnson alias ''Buf.
falo BIZ" who Piled her with liquor and then beat her
over the head with chair, ,nncting several severe
wounds. The woman was found In the place about
eight o'clock on Saturday night by officer HcCabe OF
the Eighth precinct and sent TO the Chambers Street
Hospital After the beating she was inscnsIbie for
some hours, and concealed In the house all day,
and had not been that the officer received nforma
ton from persons living In the vicinity concern.
ing the assault tho would havo In all reliability
died for want of attendance.
The New York herald., 1877-03-19

was six cents, OF the best brandy twelve cents. VIM
dusts nnally closed by Mr. Barry on May l. 1870,
Robert Bonner taking the last meal therc
Mr. windust's personal oddities, as. for instance,
his having the number OF the days he liy cd rs s06
engraved upon his coifn &C, have already been men.
toned in these columns The above "reminiscences OF
his mghl be enlarged by Others such the
well known story OF Greeley hiding there under table
during the draft riots Of 1858, but they regarded
BY many as apocryphaI windust's was certainly one
OF the landmarks OF old Now York. and may this brief
memoir preserve for some days. at least It's bright and
gra m
The New York herald., 1877-03-19
DEADLY ASSAULT.

About half past two o'clock yesterday afternoon
sailor IN half intoxicated condition entered the dining
saloon No. 20 Main street, Brooklyn, and called for
dinner. He procured the best that the bill Of fare
afforded and was about 10 take his departure, when
the proprietor Loyst Smith, accostng his customer,
suggested the propriety Of bis paying for the meal
The man refused to settle, and upon smith telling him
that no would give him into the custody Of the police,
tho fellow soized carving knife from table and cut
tho landlord the forehead. nfilctng severe wound
He was arrested by officer Rail and taken TO the York
street station house, where he gave his name as
Michael Uugan, aged twenty SIX years. .
The New York herald., 1877-03-19
WATCHING THE PROCESSION.

While Mr.. John McSorley, of No. 557 West Forty.
ninth street, was looking the yesterday
afternoon on the Of Thirty-ourth street and
Ninth avenue, he felt sudden tug his watch chain,
and turning round came face to face with Joseph
RosenthaL Mr.. McSorloy did not cry OUT but struck
Rosenthal powerful blow. Rosenthal ran up Thirty
fourth street and Mr. McSorley after him. caught
him, aud, after giving him two or three blows moro,
handed him over Officer Fleming, OF the Twentieth
precinct. He was brought before Judge Murray, at
the Washington Place Police Court, yesterday, and
pleaded guilty attempt at larceny. He was COM
mtttcd in So, 900 bail to answer
The New York herald., 1877-03-19
SLEEPING CAR AMENITIES.

To THE EDITOR THE hERALD:-
would call attention to an imposition that is
practsed the Wagner sleeping cars. On Wednesday
night, from Buffalo eastward, by New York Central
Railroad woman had taken for herself and child the
lower berth of the first section of the 'Lynden -
the upper was not taken, as also wero not many
othors, and also several whole sections in that and
the other The heat Of the car Increased by the
coscness caused by having the unsod upper berths all
down. made the child restless. and It cried as only
infants can This led the mother, seconded by myself
and Others ask hrs the porter and then the Wagner
conductor that the unsod berth above hors might be
closed up thereby allowing the hot air TO escape BY
the vcntilators. The answer, rudoly given In both
ctses was 'She all she paid Tor, and II We should
close the upper berths passengers would never buy
whole sections against the rules TO close IT unless
paid for." We answered that tho beds Of these upper
berths mado up and would be the work OF an
instant 10 pull them down II wanted. But no. the pas
sengcr lust be made unnecessarily uncomfortable, or
be- as It wore, .backmaed into paying for tho whole
section, though there be only three or four pas
sengcrs in tho car and this by tho rules OF the COM
pany." Respectfully yours, FAIR PLAY TO ALL.
The New York herald., 1877-03-19
THE PEDLERs.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Why is II that peders permitted to occupy the
sidewalks Of Broadway, gathering crowds around
them and times completely blocking the walks TO
the great annoyance Of the community? Broadway is
daily lined with these nuisances both sides, from
Chambers WALL and that too. right the eyes
OF the police. Two three days ago called the at
pedler on tho sidewalk before the Park Bank who
gathered crowd OF twenty moro idle people around
him. ana the answer got "he don't do no harm !"
Surely there should be romedy for this growing and
intoerabe nuisance on chief thorcughares, and
the policeman who allows II on hts beat should DO
dismissed KNICKERBOCKER.
The New York herald., 1877-03-19
roBACCo BEoGARs.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
would like to call the attention Of the public, and
especially the tobacco trade, to number Of tramps
who go around among leaf tobacco dealers begging for
an old tobacco sample or handful of tobacco leaves.
Thcy almost invariably 90 pairs, ono remaining In
the street or a neighboring saloon with bag, while
the other does the begging, usually making ptcous
appeal that ho Is not asking Tor money only for a
little tobacco.
This system must bo successful and havo become q
paying business for the number OF tobacco beggars
has wonderfully OF late. and no doubt these
men Ind ready sale for their booty Since the to-
bacco thus obtained and tho products thereof are
doubtedy disposed OF in violation OF tho revenue laws
something ought to be done 10 stop this nuisance.
TOBACCO.
The New York herald., 1877-03-19
WEAR YOUR UNIFORM.

To TIE EDITOR THE HERALD:-
would like to know 81 police captains are instructed
to appear in uniform while doing duty. II so, why
don't Captain Williams don ms? This model captain
is great ON his muscle and struts around In citizens
dress 'punchng'' whoever may be unfortunate enough
TO get In his way, whereas If he had his ''honors
citizens might know hun and 10 the other side OF
tho street, and not get punched" as saw young
get while following IN the wake Of an arrest the
other evening. J. IRWIN
The New York herald., 1877-03-19
POLICE CAPTAINS TROUBLES.

Tho papers in the complaints against Captains Ken
nedy ana Murphy, OF the Ninth and Twentyhrst pre-
cncts been upon them, and The case will
be heard by Commissioners Friday next. II Ia
said that Captain Kennedy, although anxious to close
up Columbia Opera House several occasions,
unable find sufficient evidence against It to obtain
warrant for the proprietors arrest Indeed, is said
at that Justice Otterbourg when applied
to for warrant refused II on the ground Of want Of
evidenC0.
The New York herald., 1877-03-19
CATCHING A FOX.

boy employed In tho dry goods store corner Of
Forty.afth street and Eighth avenue, whilc engaged
in carrying some clothes February was robbed Of
a cloak by stranger The thief was pursued dropped
his booty and escaped. Yesterday Joseph Fox, alias
Joe Mcguire was arrested for tho theft arraigned be-
forc Judge Bixby and held 10 $500 bail
The New York herald., 1877-03-19
MORE SURPRISE.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALp:-
was surprised that the day President Hayes
inaugurated The Stars and stripes refused to be
displayed on our public building in this city aud
saw on ST. Patricks Day that the hall decorated
with the Gags of Ireland. Can II be possble2
CITY READER.
The New York herald., 1877-03-19
AN UNKNOWN BODY FOUND.

An unknown man, aged hfty, dressed In black, with
gray hair and chin whiskcrs and but one eye. was
found dead In the Hudson Rvor Railroad cut near
Spuyten DuyvL The body was sent to the Morgue.
The New York herald., 1877-03-19
A PLAGUE SPOT.

The condition Of Fiity.seventh street, particularly
that portion Of 1t between Third and Lexington ave-
nues is the subject OF much comment among the res
dents of that thoroughfare Ia front Of the Civil and
Police Court House heaps OF refuse disngure the ap-
pearance OF the block, and prove positive annoyance
10 the people who live there. Ashes garbage and
manure are there accumulated making filthy mess IN
winter and suggestive oil pestcnce In warmer weather.
Tho street broad and with little care such state
of affairs would be well nigh impossible.
The New York herald., 1877-03-19
A DRUNKEN QUARREL.

Michael Reynolds, while intoxicated and disordorly
In a liquor saloon on Seventh avenue, near Fifty
seventh street. struck the head with an instru'
mont by John Lyons and seriously injured. Tne
wounded man was unable to appear yestcrdny In court
and his physician SAID he was probably dangerously
injured. Lyons held at the Fiity-sevcnIn S'rcot
Court TO await the result OF Tho mans wounds.
The New York herald., 1877-03-19
pAwSBRoKERs' oHAncEs.

PAwNBROKERS CHARGES.
To THE EDITOR or rHg HERALD:-
Might make q suggestion, through your Com
plant Book" for the protection OF the poorer classes
who are compelled 10 call on the pawnbrokers when
their funds give outs The othcr day put In an ar.
ticlc, getting advance OF 81 So The article was
there three weeks the pawnDroker charged 81 6S
u redeem II would like 70 know what interest tho
law allows This petty thievng must be stopped,