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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-04-06

lion, Ohio, while travelling on the Chi
cago. Rock Island & Pacific railroad,
Wednesday night Two men entered
the car in which she was seated, at
Rock Island, and under the pretence
that she was an escaped lunatic kept
her gagged and held her down at each
station. She escaped from them at
Wilton, aftera desperate struggle dur
ing which she sprained her ankle.
Money is supposed to have been their
object, as she was richly dressed.
The N. Y. Times of yesterday pub
lished, from an authentic source, the
true story of the explosion in the office
of the Jewett white lead mandatory,
showing that diabolical crime was
perpetrated. Orville ID. Jewett was adj
mitted to the firm. of which his father
when alive was a member, six or seven
years ago, simply because of the rela
tons he had. He was wild and paid
little or no attention to the business,
which has not been to his taste. Last
winter he was absent in Bermuda and
on his return recently, expressed de-
sire to withdraw from the firm. His
partners did not wish to make any
change in the business and opposed
his retiring, but he persisted in his de-
termination and finally beclme SO dis
agreeable that they acceded to his re-
quest and agreed to pay him $500. 600
for bis interest. The necessary papers
were drawn and we're to have been
signed yesterday. Young Jewett, prob
ably crtzed with liquor. went to the
Office armed with hand grenade, dirk
and pistol. Some words passed and he
pulled tho grenade from his pocket and
threw it TO the floor. The explosion
which followed killed his uncle and
broke both his own legs besides inhict-
ing three terrible wounds in his abdo-
men. He then drew his pistol and at
tempted to shoot himself through the
head, but failed.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-04-06
A NICE POSITION

The Office Of the Urited States Mar
ghal of the District of Columbia, to
which Fred Douglas has been appoint
ed, is worth at least $40 900 year,
and it advances the incumbent to the
high social position ofgrard Chamber
laid of the White House. The Marshal
of the District of Columbia, at the
White House receptions. stands at the
Presidents elbow and introduces him
to the visiting strangers, who give their
names to the Marshal, so that he may
be not inappropriately styled, IN ad-
dition to his official title, the Grand
Chamberlain of the Executive Man
sion,
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-04-06

A NUMBER of years ago attention was
attracted to a theory which insisted
that the last effort of vision material
lied itself and remained as a. obiec,
imprinted on the retina of the eye after
death. This has been proved fact by
an experiment tried in the presence OF
DIR. Gamgee. F R. s.. of Birmingham
England, and Prof. Bunsen. the sub
ject being living rabbit. The means
taken to- prove the merits of the ques-
ton were most simple, the eyes being
placed near an opening in shutter,
and retaining the shape of the same
after the animal had been deprived oil
life.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-04-06
aNgTRUCTING THE COMMISSION.

The Commission selected by Hayes
to visit Louisiana have received their
instructions, and are now taking obser-
vations in New Orleans. The instruc-
tons were issued by Secretary Evarts,
at the request of the President. The
service required of the Commission
does not include any examination into
or report upon the facts of the recent
State election or canvass of the votes
cast at that election. An investigation
ard report on these matters might
place the President in a very awkward
position, particularly if the Commits
sion chosen by himself for his own pur-
poses should find that the State had
given a majority for Tilden. The Com
mission is therefore barred from
making any inquiry concerning the
election or anything pertaining thereto.
though the object of creating it was to
ascertain which of the two persons
claiming to be Governor of Louisiana
should be recognized by the Federal
'Gevernme emit. This is certainly "a singu-
lar procedure. The President upon
assuming the duties of his office finds
two State Governments in Louisiana.
One has the certificate of The Return
ing Board, to which the President
owes his position, that he was elected,
and is supported by Federal troops;
the other has the votes of the majority
of the people of the State to prove that
he was elected and is supported by the
taxpayers. The President. of his own
volition. without warrant Of law or
precedent, selects a Commission to
decide which of the two Governors
should be recognized. One would
naturally suppose that the correct, and
In fact only way of ascertaining this
fact would be by summing up the re-
turns and iuaairing into the election,
but the President forbids such inquiry
and desires the Commission to reach a
conclusion in some other way.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-04-06
EXCEPT ONE.

Full returns from the. recent New
Hampshire election show that all the
Constitutional amendments have been
adopted save the 6rst. which proposed
to strike out the word " Protestant A"
from the bin of rights. The proscript-
i've test which prohibits Hebrews,
Catholics. Intide!s, and al other creeds
and sects not embraced by the term
Protestant I" from holding, any
Office of profit or trust in the
Republican State Of New Hampshire,
in the so-caAed. liberal and enlightened
New England.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-04-06
TELEGRAPH SUMMARY.

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Packard addressed an open letter to
the President to-day of o very singing
character. His senate denounces the
proposed compromise. Packard's let
ter is of a very Independent tone; he
says he win not yield, even though
Gen. Sherman has ordered the troops
to vacate the State House next Tuesday.
Pay Director John Cunningham has
been ordered to duty as Purchasing
Paymaster at San Francisco in place OF
Pay Director E. G. Dorsn, detached
and ordered to Mare Island Navy Yard.
Pay Inspector Casper Scherme has
been detached from certain daty at
Mare Island, but ordered to remain
there as Inspector of Provisions.
The Secretary of the Navy before
leaving Washington for Terre Haute.
Indiana. issued circular. in which he
regrets that it has become bis duty to
announce to officers of the naval SER
vice that the amount of money found
by him to the credit of the Navy De-
partment is insufficient to pay officers
for the months of April, May and June.
An attempt was made to abduct a
ver!thv 9Aasm accomplished warar
La,..t,--. ~, =, ", Wetscn. of Me At
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-04-06
TIE 1 z c r A P HIC.
WESTERN DISPATCHES
Inquest ON Remain. Of Suicides.

SAN Francisco 6.
Inquests will be held in the suicide
cases of Capt. A. F. Souther and bis
wife at 10 o'clock this morning. A
letter written by Souther on the 9th
of last month, while at sea and direct.
ed to his wife, was found among his
effects. and is to the effect that the wri
ter had become depressed in conse.
quence of an incurable disease which
he was afflicted with aud stated that he
would not live long.
Shot and Fatally Wounded.
Last night, Adam Mann,>a passenger
on the steamer Cora, which left Sacra
mento yesterday morning for this city,
was shot and fatally wounded by JAS.
Cough, another passenger. Cough was
under the influence of liquor at the
time and denies having fired the shot ;
however, he was so drunk at the time
that his memory must have been numb.
Suit Against Laura d. Fair
The case of Lizzie G. Adams VS..
Laura D. Fair was tried yesterday in
the Twelfth District Court. The plain
tiff claims that she gave defendant the
sum of $1,000 to make up an amount
of IS, 900 to enable defendant to take
up an interest in "Lucky" Baldwin's
pool on Imperial stock; that the money
advanced by plaintiff represented 500
shares, and that in the March following
the stock was sold for SO per share;
wherefore she demanded judgment for
$1,000 advanced and $l050 profit on the
sale of the stock and interest, less $3.50
paid by defendant for assessments.
The jury found verdict for plaintiff
for $500 with interest.
The Frfedlander Failure
The failure of /. Friedlander did not
affect grain and commercial circles to
any great extent. His failure is regard
ed as one of the most unfortunate af-
fairs in the annals Of such matters and
as it was brought about by his making
undue concessions to farmers who, ow-
ing to the failure of crops, are unable
to repay, he has the sympathy of every
business man on the coast.
Investigating Urquhart.
The finance and fire committees and
Board of Supervisors met yesterday to
investigate the charges against j. S.
Urquhart. Several Witnesses testified
as to bis drinking proclivities and 9th
ers to his neglect of duty. The COM
mission adjourned to report to the
Board of Supervisors next Monday.
The Chico Murderers- Report of the
Grand jury.
ORoyILLE, CAL, 5.
The Grand Jury rendered their re-
port in the Chico cases to-day. They
found the following true bills: For
murder seven, for arson seven, for at
tempt to commit arson two. for grand
larceny one, for injury to highway, one.
The report concludes with an earnest
appeal to the officers of the law to spare
no effort in bringing the remaining
cuiprits to justice. "a
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-04-06

LOUISIANA clergyman divided his
discourse into three parts. thus;
"Under the first head. my hearers.
viii deal with matters familiar I'd both
you and myself; under the second,
things with which 1 alone am CONVEX
s9a'i and hnelly. nnd'r the third.
ss.ll >-b~os's a sn5j..et ap',,at whici
AtA II ~ 4r"ax sastsie ~.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-04-06
ARTEs!AN WELLS.

YVyHE UNDERSIGNED BEGS LEAVE
to inform the public that he now
prepared, with the most approved machinery,
to sick Artesian Wells in any part of the state
on the shortest notice.
All orders or communications on the SUBJ
ject address to Cahoon h Palmer, Battle
Mountain. will receive prompt attention.
CARTOON l. PALMER,
Battle Mountain. October 2. 1876. II
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The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-09-20
Wnde Mamrton,s Views.

Gov. Hampton Of South Caro-
lima speaking of the President
says; "IIayes is heartily supper
ted, and the opinion is quite gen
al that he is doing his duty con
Sc~ientiously and Constitutionally
and consequently, he is growing
in popular esteem and strength.
| think myself his policy will suc-
coed, because | believe it to be a
true one. lie has done all that
lilden could have done; indeed,
in my Judgment, he has done
more than would have been pos
siblo for him to do. Hayes will
gather around him all conscrya-
tive men Of both parties. There
need be no apprehension that
Southern Democratic Congress
men will try to kick up a rumpuS
to cmbarrass and Illustrate the
Presidents policy, There isn't 4
corporal's gaurd Of Democrats in
tho South who would rally to
such an opposition, if Inaugural,
ted. The people Of the South
have been asking for civil ser
vice reform, and for the subordi-
nation of the military to the civil
authority, and this is what Hayes
is ri wing thcm.n
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-09-20
The wheat Trade.

Cincinnati Gazette: The Zig
urcs of the stocks 0 fgrain on hand
at the principal points of accumu-
lation at lake and seaboard ports
are rather curious. The state
ment embraces eighteen places
in the United States and Canada,
from the seaports to Duluth, PEG.
ria, and st. Louis, snd the amount
alloat on lake and canal. The
whole amount Of wheat Septem-
Der LIST was 4,34G,53S bushels. AT
the same date last year the
amount was 7,24G,93S. Thus the
quantity last year was more than
70 per cent. more than this, Yet
there has been much talk Of the
"enormOus' yield OF wheat, W.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-09-20
Horace GreeIey'S Last Private
Letter,

Col. Nj. W. Tappan, Of Bradford.
N. H., has the following letter
from Horace Greeley, which is
thought to be the last confiden-
tial letter of friendship he ever
wrote:
New YORK, Nov. s, 1872.
Ny FRIEND: We have been ter
ribly beaten. | was the worst
beaten man who ever ran for the
high office. And | have been as
sailed so bitterly hat | hardly
know whether | was running for
President or the penitentiary. In
the darkest hour my long-suller-
ing wife left me, none too soon,
for she had suffered too deeply
and too long. I. laid her in the
ground with hard, dry eyes. Well,
] am used up. | cannot see be
fore me. | have slept little for
weeks, and my eyes are still hard
to close, while they soon open
again. But no more Of this. You,
my friend, went into this contest
for me. You knew, as did, that
we must stop fighting the rebels
some time. But it is now settled
that we never shall. 4
| need not speak Of my wife.
You know the whole story of her
long illness and painless death.
Her sufferingS have been so great
that | rejoice that they were en-
ded. Remember me kindly to
AIRS. Tappan. | nm faithfully
yours, HORACE GREELEY.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-09-20

The ni2ams, or regulars. were in
trusted with the execution OF
this service, which TO do them
justice, they executed as consci-
%entiOusly as though they had been
simply Bashi- Buzouks. And
then the torch was applied to the
Christian quarter, and squads Of
soldiers were stationed in front of
every dwelling with orders to
shoot down all who should show
themselves at door or window.
Many of the unfortunate Chris
tians were seen throw them
selves into the flames, with their
wives and children, rather than
ailront the more dreadful horrors
awaiting them should they vent
ure forth from their blazing
homes. No age, or sex, or con
ditiOn was spared. Eight hun
dred wounded and sick Russians
were burned alive in the h0spi-
tai; babies were tossed about on
the bayonets Of the soldiery, or
nailed to the doOr-postS Of the
houses; priests were cruciiied Oh
the portals of the churches, or
above their affairs. In one place
the missionaries collected $50 lit
tie children in the school houses,
where it was hoped their helpless
condition might inspire Il senti-
ment Of pity. Two young gov
ernesses alone remained in
charge, and these, with fearful
eyes and disleveled hair, threw
themselves at the feet OF the Off
GERS and prayed for mercy. Alas!
the word is unknown among
these sayages. What should
have been their protection was
nothing but Il stimulant to Mos
lem lerocity. The teachers were
outraged, AID this too, with a re
iinement Of atrocity which decen-
cy Iorbids me to describe, in the
presence Of their pupils, and then
all were butchercd and their quiy-
cring bodies thrown into the
flames Of the burning churches,
whose crosses as they fell TO the
ground were spat upon by the
demons which hOwled and scream
ed in his lurid dance Of death
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-09-20
TIE INDIANS.
Lively Operations Oftiie warm
Spring Braves.

SAN Francisco, Sept. ia San
Diego Press dispatch states that Il
Union special from Tucson, says
reliable adyices received from
Cape Bowdie and Clifton, say the
Warm Spring Indians who recent
ly left San Carlos have killed at
least fourteen men, and wounded
eight. They captured one freight
train, killed the teamster and de
.stroyed the goods. Seven horses
were taken from n station which
was abandoned. There has been
no mail from Silver City for a
week. The Longfellow Copper
Mining Company at Clifton lost
thirty teams of mules by the In
dams, and will have to stop oper-
atoms. The detachments Of Ari
IONA troops and all available ones
of New Mexico are after the In
dams.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-09-20
Feeding Cattle Tia Kansas.

There are now upwards Of one
hundred thousand head Of cattle
in the immediate vicinity of
Dodge City, Kansas, some OF the
herds running high into the thou
sands. There is a single herd
numbering forty thousand, ano-
Their of twenty-one thousand, and
and one of seventeen thousand.
The Texas drive to Dodge City
this year will run on to two hun
bred thousand.
Tennessee might easily raise
five times as may cattle as now
exist in the State. Few have con
sidcred how cheaply white and
red clover, bluegrass and orch
ard grass may be grown and con
yerted into good beef and mutton
in our climate. Kansas has less
than half the rain that falls in
Tennessee per acre. AL the wcs-
tern part Of that State has lately
been regarded as a desert plain.
Rain fairly utilizcdImeans grass in
great abundance, AMI grass means
all kinds of farm stock from fat
oxen, COWS and calves, fat horses,
mules and colts, to fat sheep and
lambs, fat sows and pigs, which
cost the farmer very little,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-09-20
Latest from the Indians.

A dispatch from the seat of the
Howard wan says Gen. Sturgis re-
ports: The Nez Perces nanked
US and proceeded down Clark's
Fork; we followed them two days
and came upon them on the yell
lowStone, about seven miles be-
low the mouth of Clark's fork,
and fought them nearly all day.
We captured several hundred
horses and killed a great many
Indians. Lost some soldiers. The
Grows fought, and captured one
hundred and fifty horses. The
Nez Perces had burned Naca.
dow'S mill and several ranches.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-09-20
Our wheat i'm England,

The following, from London
yesterday, will please the farm
ing community thatare expecting.
better prices for wheat:
The few arrivals Of new Ameri-
can winter wheat, which have
reached us have been Of excel
lent quality and imperfect condi
ton, millcrs having purchased
freely at G2@G3 shillings per
quarter. Inquiries are now be
ing made for spring wheat, and
buyers are anxious for first arrl-
walls, 50 that they may form their
own opinion as to whether the
crop, in which so much interest is
taken, will bear out the excellent
character acccdcd it,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-09-20
A HORRIBLE WAR PICTURE

A Russian officer who was with
General Gourko in his raid south
Of the Balkans, gave a correspon-
dent of the New York Times an
account OF the revenge taken by
the Turks on the BulgarianS al
ter Gourko'S retreat which is not
surpassed for horrors by any
thing in the history Of warfare,
modern or ancient. Here is a
part Of his statemnt;
"Sulciman Pasha began to adj,
vance with an overwhelming
force, and Gourko was obliged to
fall back. This was on the 3lst
ofJuly; on the day when the Bul,
garian Legion, whose third bat,
talon, carrying the colors, lost
one-third of its effective force,
was driven out of Eski-Saghra,
and the population left to the
mercy Of the enemy. The fight
had been holly contested, and
while it was going on a few Of
the Inhabitants had made good
their escape. But the Osmanli
soon closed the issue and preycn-
ted Il general exodus, and then,
when The last Shot had been fired
and the victorious Turks had
again occupied the town, the do
miciliary visits began. Every
house was searched from garrett
to cellar for v~aluablos; cvey IA
iah who attempted to escape was
hacked to pieces i'll the streets,
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-09-20
work Laid Out for Congress.

A Washington special says the
estimates for the support of the
army for the present fiscal year
have been prepared by the War
Department and have been sent
TO tho Treasury Department,
which will transmit them to Con
gress at the extra session. These
are the only estimates to be sent
IN, the session having been call.
ed in consequence Of the failure
of the army Appropriation bill at
the close Of the last congress,
The President has based his proc
lamatiop on the fact adding,
however, shat it was for The con
sideration Of such measures as in
the wisdom andduty Of Congress
the welfare of the people might
see to demand. The question
with regard to the Presidents
sending the annual message and
reports of the executive dep TT
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-09-20
PRESIDENT v
How He Came 10 Adopt His
COnCiIiatOry POIIry.

a correspondent OF the "Eyen-
ing Times" who interviewed the
President while en- route to Ere
mont, asked him how he came to
construct his policy, which was
seemingly so at variance with his
recent views while on the stump
in his last gubernatorial cam
paign. Did it grow upon him
gradually as circumstances seem
ed to require The President re
piled as follows:
Well, those views began to
take form in the words Of my let
ter of acceptance. ! considered
the position ofthings in the South,
saw how impossible it seemed to
restore peace and order and har
mony; saw the violence and
bloodshed at their elections; how
white Republicans, as well as
black were shot down during their
political contests, and | asked
myself why is it and how long
must this continuc} These men
down South, the white educated
citizens. are as good men as you
or l.. They are Christians. not
thieves nor cut-throats nor ban
dts. Yet they see these things
and tacitly approve them, if they
do not take part in them. Why
is it, and how long will they con
tinuc! While thinking these
things over, my mind reverted to
the scenes of war, and an Incl
dent at the battle Of Cedar Noun
tain came to mind. 1t was a hard
fought engagement, and for a
time we could not tell how it
would end. We Swho were in
command had determined that if
a certain movement resulted in
one way, we would give certain
orders, but if it resulted other
";,,o1 Wan onr faId-] olasses we
900 wotcbin~ tba Course If
limos All ot once 7 saw = com.
nnnii0n in Tho tLirEoet orthn frav
TLo artiIInrv had rot IN work
and wore tLrowinS7 Shells FAST
and with n~rorrinr aim into tho
SoI;d ranks If The rnnmv Teods
wara hnin@ blown from thcir bod.
ios avs SnJ Iocs iorn from tbn;r
sonl5ot, omd soTis cont f. ono
worIJ o. tha othnr oil unnronor
ed and vot | rnioired and con.
o o]ratuio+cJ d. NV fSIIow officers That
we waro virt9rions How comid
tbis hn2 Wbvwas ~ # was hn.
cause (.,lH W. wo vera at war; the one
W U'"2T eoI,,oS in mvm;nd tbn ,roh.
Ion, of tbo So,tb Tho naonin
tSnro W u.o Sro Of YU wor Thoro Tvoe y
cnngict moinS "n Tho eociol and
Uo,;t;o5 7,.oinf9;ons of no noonin
pon.,iI "ot nnfr,.nI not h~nr,,dnions
TSnro i, n,or m'C J;spn rL;Yn nIomonts
anpnna than and wLi7o tbov oyis.
@aI nr w rlr n"%nlw nnt;vn fhero
vou w. KY oo"T;ot Tot tho oo,,soS
o "oIlo c ~ ho rnmovcd and
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-09-20

GS IA 90 unT ds. Gfh5nr. >mHplrs worth
'P's ~ ~ - fec .iu-eu d Co.,, rJstiau'.
The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1877-09-20

ments 10 the extra session was
not long ago considered ina Cab
met meeting, when it was agreed
that the message and accompa-
nying documents should relate
only TO the business for which
Congress is to be especially con
yened and not to general sub
jects of legislation. 1t is thought
therefore that the message will
be brief. The Senate will, in its
executive session, act upon the
nominations OF persons who have
been placed III office since the
adjournment ofthe last congress.