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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-01-19
HERIFF'S SALE.


NAY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION.
I Dissued out Of the District Court OF the
Fourth Judicial District. in and for the county
Of Humboldt. State of Nevada, on the END day
Of December, A. d. 1876, and to me directed
and delivered. for Judgment recovered IN
said Court. on the 18th day of December A. D..
1876 in favor Of Charles Kemler, plaintiff, aud
against F. j. McWorthy, defendant. Tor the
sum of three hundred and ninety-sx ana
tbirfy-six one-hundredth 1885 36l dollars
gold coin of the Jnited States, with interest
on said sum at ten per cent per annu1n, 70
ge:her with costs and disbursements, amount
ing to the sum of one hundred and forty SIX
and fifty one hundredth ($146.5nI dollars, and
accruing costs. have on this, the 2oth DAY
Of December A ID. 1876. le lei on and taken
in execution the following described personal
proper " said property under attachment
Since tie - cay If February 1876. in said
cause, the following description OF said pro
perty, to-wit
Seven hi al of work horses, seven head of
work mules harness, stretchers, ETC., for fonr-
teen animals, 2 seventy-hundred wag ms,
hfty-huudred wagons, two-horse wagon,
buggy, 25 tons crude sulphur more or
or less, 2 tons of birthstone more or less, 1870
feet lumber more or less. - cords of wood
more or less, pair platform scales, 300 sacks
more or less buckets, 6 dippers, 20 pieces of
sheet iron pieces OF gas pipe, pltchiofks'
l hand truck 400 pounds of flour, % furnace
CRATES.
NOTICFis hereby given, that on TUESDAY,
the SIXTEENTH day Of January. A. d.
1876 between the hours Of o'clock in the
morning and O'Clock in the afternoon. viz:
at O'Clock p NJ, in front of McWorthy's re-
filming works in SUN Precinct Humboldt
county, Nevada, will sell, at public auction,
all the right, title and interest Of the said de
PENDANT. f. J. McWorthy, had on the = day
of February 1876, or at any time since Of. III
and to the above described property, to the
highest bidder for cash, to satisfy sail execu
ton costs, accruing costs, or sufficientthere-
of. RICHARD NASH.
Ex-sheriff ofHumboldt County. Nevada.
Winnemucca, January 9Th, A. ID. 1877.
POSTPONE MENT.
The above sale is postponed until Tuesday,
January %, same hour and place.
r. NASH Fx-Sheriff.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-01-19

= HAVE RorGHT ALL 8. BOwMAN's
interest in his furniture store, and VIII
he happy to fur ish any one wishing articier
in nv line with the same, at prices to suit
the times. .pD
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-03-07

plossad ;s ,ho man ,rho ,,,;,l, n,
D'Isseu 70 '''o ''"" nv minus nls
o"n p,i BUSINESS - ~ - IL,
"a p'.s'eu w.. - 'ho ~ou'an Nuo never ",
S''u W n1' nuso"nu' .,' = .o'u you So
A'esse' - ,no "o'lian wno won
@ nia' y "'uo"e'-pio''u'"S no is
9oui i".u'i' ~ ,,,
oiosSeu 's '"V niosner-'n-'a" VINO
never , Ion''''us YOU 'n"' you 'li"rrleu
"pone Your s'a,'on'
piesseu Is 'no rich re'a'lon VINO hvV' ,
" 'ooAs ." you-"nen you arc III inc
gutter -,
m n'essou ,u, - 'no poor ro'a''on VINO
"etvi W, 'ooHs up W yV1-ior 'nVnpy' B..
i''ss,u ~ % ."O 9'u ,,i n'a'u ""o w"
n",v o'u poop'o anu ,n'ulon'
D'esse" 10 .no o,N oaVne'or "no
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-03-07

We attach undue value TO mere
emotion in religion. We eimagine that
tears are proof Of the whole nature
being stirred to its profoundest depths.
1t may be so, but not necessarily. The
rain that falls with Il loud noise speed
lily runs OFF and disappears but the
snow, that falls silently, remains and
accumulates. And so the emotion that
is demonstrative quickly vanishes,
while the quiet inward sorrow of soul
remains, bringing forth the fruit that
that is unto holiness, and whose end is
everlasting life. The sonsibilities may
be moved while tile heart is unchanged,
and the inner nature cold AS the leo
beneath the prismatic hues OF the
northern lights. Every observer of
human nature have noticed that weak,
shallow natures, that are ready TO
shed tears on the most trdlng occasion,
are nevertheless often the most stub
born of will and the most callous OF
heart. And hence the beautiful vers.
multitude of the parable that repre-
sents the seed sown on stony ground as
sprlnging rapidly up and withering as
rapidly away.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-03-07
LOVE AND MONEY


In the Supreme Court, Brooklyn, on
Monday, motion was made for a now
trial OF the case OF Hugh Mccullough
* Co., bankers, against George Hoff-
man. Of No. $50 Fifth avenue, New
York, on the grounds OF newly discov.
cred evidence. Mr.. HofIman's son,
George Hoffman, Jr., formed the nc.
quaintance Of Mademoisellc Boniantl,
q beautiful ballet girl, who was one Of
the stars in the Black Crook and fol-
lowed her TO Europe. In London, ac-
cording TO the woman's story, they got
married, after which the Young hus-
band hired picturesque cottage near
the shores Of the Lake OF Como, in
-, = = -. '-SSe. GccE-sa@e
NEEY~eSNae0e> '-s,s,>-.xS,.s~
down. Whet as s.ock Of money was
expended, be went TO London aud sue
ceeded in obtaining 81 1900 from Mr..
Pulcston, of the firm Of Cooke, Nc
Cullough 4 Co., bankers. With this
sdm be returned Ia New York alone,
and was ioyfully received by his
parents.
His health was very poor and con.
tinncd to get worse. Last February
be died at nj1 Passeytsa summer
residence Of his father on the Hudson.
The day of the funeral Mademoiselle
BUiantlappeared atthe house Of mourn.
ing, and claimed widows right TO
mourn for the departed. Some time
iiterthe funeral Cooke, McCullocb &
Co., presented TO the father Of the do.
;eased a bill for the 1000 advanced
% his son. Mr.. Hoffman refused pay.
nent ON the ground that be did not
the bankers TO pay over the
money. Mr.. Hoffman wrote TO tho
london bankers, cautioning thcm not
o advance any money to his son, and
liter being so cautioned they did ad.
rance il. A suit for the whole amount
and a jury rendered verdict
or the plaintiff. Counsel for Mr..
loffman moved for u new trial on the
,round Of newly discovered evidence.
I is said that the evidence referred TO
vas found by Mademoiselle Bonianti
mong the effects OF the deceased The
curt reversed its decision.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-03-07

Sturgeon says; "For my own part,
| would like TO see downright ian.
attic II is so long since one has put
his eyes upon such curiosity, that |
should like 10 see one-just onei
have seen snow enough, pray let me
see q fire.hake. | have seen thousands
of wet blankets, Oh for the touch of q
live coal Enthusiasm in excess might
be blessing in disguise. Let tho lambs
feed pleasantly, in their own wild, nat.
ural way" What pity it is that this
eminent divine did not live in Massa.
chusetts, in tho days of Cotton
Mather, when Roger Williams and his
Baptist followers were banishod from
the State and driven among the Indians
in Rhode Island, because Of their her.
estes.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-03-07

Here is story which tells better
than a dictionary can the meaning of
the word "dlsinterestedness The
late Arch. Deacon Hare was once, when
tutor OF Trinity College, Cambridge,
giving Il lecture, when cry of "Fire"
was raised Away rushed his pupils,
and forming themselves into line be-
tween the building, which was close at
hand, and the river, passed buckets
from one to another. The tutor quickly
following, found them thus engaged
at the end OF the line one youth was
standing up to his waist in the river;
he was delicate and he look ed con-
What" cried Mr.. Hare,
'you in the water, Sterling? you so
liable TO take cold r. Somebody must
be in il, the youth answered "why
not !, us well as another?' The spirit
Of this answer is that of all great and
generous doing Cowardice and cold
ness, too, say, "Oh, somebody will do
i" and the speaker sits still he is not
the one TO do what needs doing. But
nobility of character, looking at nee
essary things, says, Somebody must
DO it; why not II And the deed is
done"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-03-07

SIC. 55. All laws inconsistent with
this act shall be and the same are hereby
repealed from and after the date named
in this act for the same going into op
GRAFTON; Provided, however, That the
collecting Of any taxes assessed and in
process Of collection by said formerlsws
shall continue in force until all such
cases are finally disposed of and deter
mined And provided further That
the provisions of this act shall not ap.
ply in cities of the first class, and the
laws at present in force providing for
the assessment and collection Of taxes
IN said cities shall remain as now pro
yided by law: And provided further
That the terms of this act shall not
apply TO cities Of the second class.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-03-07

A Coon PATTERN.-A well built
Christian is harmonious in all bis parts
No one trait shames another. He is
not u jumble of finconsistencies-to-day
devout, tomorrow frivolous; to-day
liberal TO one cause, and to morrow
niggardly toward another; to-day
fluent in polite falsehoods He does
not keep the fourth commandment on
the Sunday, and break the eighth com
mandment on the Monday. lie docs
Tot shirk an honest debt to make a
huge donation. He is not in favor of
temperance for other folk, and of a
glass toddy for himself He does not
exhort or pray at each OF the few
meetings he attends, TO make up ar
rearages for the more meetings which
he neglects. lie does not so consume
hisspiritual fuel during revival seasons,
that he is cold as Nova Zembla during
all the rest of the time nor do his
spiritual iervors ever outrun his well.
ordered conversation.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-03-07
VOL. 5I--WH0LE NO. 2,5ll.
THE DAYS ARE GROWING LONGER.

Along the bright horizon. line,
Sly'ass ssfth from orient ,kies,
We look more norihwaft3 isF ihe sign
OF light each morn as dar. ness dies
lon wood, toward which the sun slow creeps,
Will soon resound with ehirping song
Throughout its sill and solemn deep9-
The days are growing long
week ago the sunrise blaze
Lett tar TO shadowy nouh yon spirc,
This Sunday morn, the first bright rays
It's bellry lights with CLEAN OF FIRE,
That, shining through iis window, seems
Aneye prophetic of the throng
VI joys with which the vision teens
when days are growing long.
Liie's day Is growing long We scan
with curious, hopeful, nwe-struck gaze
Lilies dim bonzon line, that man
Must pass ere treading heavenly ways;
Our tun eaeh day the zenith nears,
We sit IN memory's realm OF sung,
ike diamonds soon will CLEAN oarths tear
Lilies day is growing long --Ead Marble
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-03-07

"W-, do you know why you are
like a donkey ?" Like a donkey !"
echoed W, opening his eyes wide.
mo, ! don't" "Do you give it up p
IL do" Because your better half is
stubbornness herself" "That's not
bad, Hal hal III give that to my
wife when get home" MRS. W."
he asked as he sat down to supper,
"do you know why am like a don.
key y ile waited moment, orpect.
ing his wife to give il up. But sho
didn't She looked at him somewhat
commiscratingly, as she answered; II
suppose because you were born So"
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-03-07
MornrR DrrEArrp.-A little lour

MornrR DEPEArgp.--A little four.
year-old playing with her doll-"Now,
you lay there, my dear, and you lay
there" Mother-"Why, Edic, you
know that isn't right; you should say
he." "Oh, no, mamma, I'm playing
they are chickens. Erchange
That WAC certainly a very smart
iour-year.old. Her mothorshould koep
n. % en- she crrl.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-03-07

Mrs. Spillsins reading that General
Crook had just captured hundred
lodges, devoutIy expressed Che wish
that hor husband, Iodg, right bo
ameng the lumber.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-03-07
AND .roNE YAnp.

MARBLE AND STONE YARD.
M Mrs. =. =. IIDDft J..
Having engaged in the Marble business. desires
to inform her friends and the public thai she has
nov and will keep constantly on band u large and
we'll selected stock OF ITALIAN AND VERMONT
MARBLE. and Is prepared To furnish 10 ofde'
TOMBSTONES. BOX AND CRADLE TOMBs,
MONUMENTS, dc.
Va Yard on Reed street, near the u. r Depot,
Clcarfeld, Pa. Jol9,16
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1877-03-07
Cards.
Livery Stable.

THE undersigned begs leave 10 inform the pub
L lie that he lie now fully prepare TO aceommo-
date all in the way Of furnishing H. ses, Buggies,
Saddles and Harness, on the shortest notice and
IN reasonable terms. Residence on Locust street,
between Third and Fourth.
GEO. W. GEARHART.
HIearheid, Feb 1. 1874
Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-02-17

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Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-02-17

alsois Masonry nrac,;ca ,r ,Ior,l
lily and Love:
hi, ,t,sour, ,,;,.;no,
Glory Of ages shine.
Wha., WIZ; %'a!T,. ,,,.. 'I'"n reign.
May they have great command.
M, ~" a.ways grace tle land,
,". .,,,i ~ .s g. s''' a''>e,
Great are thy schemes,
u,, NY ,l','''' hnhse , orders arc,
No arr with thee can share
hon. Art divine!
Lyrnn, the Architect,
D.n J. an INC :, craft direct,
Solomon, Jndca's King.
Did mighty blessing: bring,
Hail! R"yal Ar, !! go
There is one charge brought AGAINST
Masonry, which We ccnrot deny. II
is true that our women arc excludad
from the I.odscs arc We not to
blame for this? The precccdinr re
sumo las shown, That the present sys
ten Of symbolic or speculative Mason
rv has cnmnto III, by mpcrccpljblc
degrees, from The practical or opera
tive NinSonrv, Of our fathers, No wo
man was educate to til. duties Of
practical Masonry, her physical form
was not constructed for such duties,
hence there was no occasion for her
to be disciplined, by The system in
auguratcl fer the government OF the
craft. here is also another reason.
The Grand Master, being ais, High
Priest, vas allowed only once in each
year, on the day Of atoncment. to
enter the Uoy Of Lioiics, and there
alone could he us, or repeat the omni
tic name Of the great Creator. Around
his body was wrapt triple cord, that
should lie die in the sanctuary Of the
Holy Of Holes, his boly miuht be re.
moved by those outside, without l,ay-
ing to proi:nc the sacred spot Th is
omniiic word could not be mentioned
to a woman, hence it was not in the
p 'wcr of any Lodge Of NIasons, to
change the tradition constitutions,
in this respect.
'lhc ladies however, arc not without
their revenge, they too have their
secrets. If single, they have their
ideals, which they generally keep to
themselves. If married., they have
an opinion Of their husbands, which
is their OWL, and which they do not
often divugc. If they dill, it might
have the effect OF rcducn" some of
til" lords Of creation, to position
more normal TO their nature. than
that, 10 which now they aspire.
We can't mako ladies. A[asons !:
first, because no Rule npplies to y
woman second, because the Plumb
and Square, would never suit i figure
Evening star., 1877-12-10

A Disastrous FIRE occurred i'm Louisville
NY, Saturday night, beginning in Cochrane &
FultOnS whisky house, which was destroyed
with i,lC0 barrels of whisky, involving loss
OF S3O0,Ot0, causing serious damage To the ware
house and stock OF the Bremaker Moore PAPER
Company, and burning off the roofs of and
Otherwise damaging the whisky warehouse of
Davis < Hayden, Barrett's WOODEN mill and the
-four warehouse of Jefferson Brothers. The
Gait House, opposite the scene of the fire. es-
capped. Total loss about $S50,0n. COchrane &
Fulton have an insurance of $4,000. At one
time great stream of burning whisky was
pouring into the streets and flowing into the
sewers. y change took place in the head of
the fire department saturday, but the ex-chief
led the department during the fire and he sue
ceeGed in saving the block from entire destrnc-
tion. The blocks aggregate wealth is about
$i0Oo,0t0. The spread of the flames was stop
ped by cutting through heavy wall with axes
and So flooding the building occupied by Full
ION COchrane with wafer as to stop even the
whisky from burning. The origin of the fire
is not known. second fire was caused in
Louisville Saturday night by Henry Croomes
negro. who threw a coal oil lamp at his mis-
tress, Mary Chinn. She was in bed with their
child, a little girl. The lamp set fire TO her
night clothes, the bedding and the house. The
fire destroyed several cottages. CrOOmeS saved
the child and himself The woman was burned
to death.
Evening star., 1877-12-10

BAL1iNOEE. December 10.-Nircinia sizes.
oG. 81: do de4Crresi. =; do. consolidated, 81
JS: do. nov. bid to-day. Sugar steady, 9a9'l.
BALTlM0RE- Decelnler l0.-Cotton quiet and
easier middiing. 1ll4a11s. Flour quiet and
s'tsdg. Howard street and western super: 4.ola
T. 75 do. extra. 500 8. 20; do. family. O. 25a7. %:
city mills suler. 4Ooa4 J0 do. extra. 5. 25a5 50:
DE-. RIO brands 70oa7 %: Paiapsco family s. so
WHEAT, southern steady and firm, western quiet
and easier-southem red good to prime. l. 35a1 As
do. amber. 1. 45a 52: No. . western winter red.
srot and December, L42i3; January, Las; Feb
fuaiy, La. Corn. southern active and firm,
western quiet and easer-southern white, 56165:
do. yellow. J6a62; old western mixed, spot anu
Decelnl ler. 60: new. western mixed. spot. 63b :
December. 634; January. 6eis: February. 81;
western steamer. 564. Oats quiet and steady
southern. 35a4o: western white, $3.50; do,
dul..MaIyland and Pennsylvania prime. Ia. ooa
l6.Co.. Prosisions-round lots nominal: order
Trade dtLl. Pork. Ii s5. Bulk meats-packed.
Sfoildefs. Ga: clear rib sides. IA. Bacon-Shoul-
IS. Lard-Tefned, 81. Butter. choice steady and
fTm-choioe western packed and roll. 2Oa23 Pc
troleum dull-crude- 7l4a7Es: refined. I3 Coffee
GGiet ana hInl-Rio caigoes, 164a20: iobbing. I6iS
al. Whisky quiet. 4. 10. Receipts-lour. A. leo
vi ShsSf sS o. 800 &c scrn eacco. shipmento-wheat,
NEW YORK. December lo.-stocks openai
firm and afterwards declined a TO u. Money g.
God, lo3 Exchange, long, 4s2; short, 49,.
NEW YORK, December Flour firm. Wheat
LONDON. December 10. II so p. m.-Conso,s.
30 5-l6 dor money and 951s for the account
L. ;. 1865. 10954; new fives. I0si4- Erie o.:
preferred. 70 Illinois Central. 73. New Jersey
Central, l3s. Reading Railroad. 16S. The rate
ket is So per cent which is = below the bank
rate.
Evening star., 1877-12-10
LOCAL NEWS.
The District i'm Congress.
PROPER FORM or GOVERNMENT FOR TIE ID


PROPER FORM or GOVERNMENT FOR THE Dis
TRlCr.
The Senate committee on the District OF Co
mmbia directed the chairman (Mr. Dorsey
this morning 90 introduce a resolution thai the
committee he instructed 90 inquire into and
prepare proper form OF government Tor the
niSiTlct oi Columbia The resolution was
unanimously adopted 10y the Senste.
ACCOUNTS OF TIRE DISTRICT ATTORNEY
A bin vas reported o. the senate from the
committee on the Judiciary to-day aud passed.
directing thai the Attorney General shall audit
The accounts of the L =. attorney lor the Dis
trici of Columbia and pay the s2me in like
manner 3S the accounts oi ether Us attoT-
heys are paid.
TIRE SENATE COMMITTEE on THE nisvRICT or
COLUMBIA.
This morning q large number II bids which
have been referred 90 the committee were re-
referred q sub committees a. follows: Bin 10
permit the Belt Line railroad o. extend It's
tracks in senators ingalls, and baTnUm bills
iur rriulolug erroneous taxes Senators kol-
hnS and hcTrimon; hiil 20 Increase the Sala-
lies II tie Washington police hy a. addition of
- per cent, to senator HAMS; the Washing
ton Market CUmpany's bills. "a Seuators Spcn-
Ger and Rollins. bili Tor the relief IT William
EuNtn. a senator Barnum; hin "a Wind up
the affairs Of The defunct National Capital In
surance company. 10 senators Dorsey. ingalls,
and heIIlmUu.
John Z. noDNETr AND TIE DISTRICT CoNNTs-
stONEHS
The subcommittee ON education and labor
of the District of Columbia committe met this
morning and heard an argument hy John Pope
Hodnots arraigning the District Commission
cTS Tor their failure 60 retain frpm amounts
due contractors "A sufficient amount To pay the
!aborcis employed under them. TIE Forty
fourth Congress passed an act which provided;
HAT The sum ot s15.0o should H. used for the
payment Of the workingmcn employed ON pub
Tic improvements ON the streets and eNcaya-
lions ol Washington under the board of public
works oi the District of Columbia or the con-
tractors oi the same; and the Commissioners
are hereby autholiZed and ordered Co retain
from the several contractors who are Indebted
to the Norkingmen and whose accounts have
not been settled by the board uf pubc works,
the several sums due the Morkingmeu." Hod-
nett held that the Commissioners had violated
this prov Of ,aw. Commissioners DenniSOn,
who Was present. explained that the Commits
Siouer'i did withhold such PAY until the amount
3gerepai,d S1aol hut after thai sum was
reao he'd they did Tot assume tllit The law re-
quired they should retain a sum above that
amount.
Evening star., 1877-12-10

The POLITICAL MIDDLE IN FRANCE-M
Batbie has not succeeded in forming French
cabinet. He has appealed 10 the constitutional
senators. laying great stress on the good in
tentiOnS of the president. At the same meet
another interview with the president. and
renew the negotiations broken off on FRIDAY
Reuters dispatch from Paris says the consfi-
tuiionalists favor another dissolution, and the
Public says the chamber OF deputies would in
reply to second dissolution impeach the pres
ident. The French chambers were in session
on Saturday, but the proceedings We're quite
unintereSting, none Of the parties venturing
to breach any subject relating to the cabinet
crisis. The utmost confusion reigns among
the politicians.