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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

Rarefied Atmosphere.

It is a we'll known fact that the at
mosphere of mountainous countries,
owing to its rarefaction, is extremely
clear and permits of the human Wis
ion extending long distance. This
phenomenon was being discussed in
the Sazerac Lying Club a few even
ines since, and the scientific member
asserted that in the early morning a
person who would ascend Mount
Prometheus and look to the west
ward could plainly discern the
Court House at Virginia --180 miles
distant. An outsider who was listen
ing to the discussion asked if it was
necessary to go clear to the summit;
and was informed that it was. The
next morning he trudged up to the
summit Of Mount Prometheus, and
that evening sent his name into the
U uo as u CiHuittte IDI HleilDeTSi1.p.
On being questioned as to his quail
fcations for membership, he said he
had gone up to the summit of Mount
Prometheus and taken view of the
Court House in Virginia. "What
did you see?" asked the Examiner of
Novitiates. "I saw" replied the
candidate, AN undersized man with
red hair and wart on his nose.
dressed in checked pants and pea
jacket, filing off his irons in cell No.
4 of the Jail IN the Court House."
He was admitted without further
question and the Sheriff Of Storey
county was telegraphed to look out
for ceil No. A. Austin Revelle.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07
Hotel Accommodation!
Livery Accommodation!
Stage Accommodation !!
PAUL BENEFITS

HNAKES pleasure in announcing to thu
Il travelling and resident public that hi
new and comnodious hotel, the
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07

UNHIS house Ia situated beside the Railroad
u track. and IL is but step from the
building to the Cars Of the q. p. r. R. on one
side and those of the h T. r. R for Steam
boat. All the attachments OF a First-class
Hotel re supplied. All the Passenger trains
Stsp N frsnt Of the Motel
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1877-07-07
Livery Stable,

And are prepared to furnish Horses, Car
riages and Saddle Animals, at a moments
notice. Special and Splendid Rigs furnished
for Picnics, Parties, etc. Horses Boarded
and the best of care given them, at moderate
rates. Hay and Grain on hand at all times.
Horses bought and sold. All the conven-
fences of a tirst-class Stable. They also run
, 1877-07-29
BASEBALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

"a. R., Cincinnatf-"IS Is Peters over Is years
of agcs'' .4nstcer-He was born In St. Louis in
1858.
J.H. F.-"Did the St. Louis Club IN 1876
beat the Chfcagos three successive games on
Chicago grouudss" 4ns,oer-No.
Won S., Jauesville-" You said the other day
that only three clubs had made any money this
year Are they the Boston, Star, and allie
ghcny?'' Ansmtr-No.
C., Alexandria, Ind.-''Don't you think the
Indianapolis CLUB entitled to the championship
OF the United Ssates!" 4Ansuer--Well, no; not
lust ret anyway. Wait till the end OF the sea
son and reckon up their games with League
clubs and see.
, 1877-07-29


Total bases on hits-St. Lous, II; Boston, 5.
Three pase hits--C1app and Dorgan.
Two-base hit--Clapp.
Run. carned-St- Louis /.
Time Of game--Two hours and ten minutes.
M1rcnEL1's DOWNFALL
Special Dispatch 10 The Tribune
CINCINNATI, July 23.-rhe great Mitchell, OF
Springfield, O., came down here to-day with his
CLUB, and was all broken up by the Cinclnnatis,
who pounded him for total Of twenty bases on
clean hits The score stoud Il to 8. They got
their three -lus on little monkcy business BY
Pike The Reds waited on his wild pitching and
compelled him to brin. his balls over home
plate, after which they found no trouble in hit
ting him hard.
ciasians;i: 1ss'nst1 8 ! 2,e
Runs earued-cfncinnatis 2.
Base -hitt-Pike, /: Manning; 8; Jones, 3; Addy,
/; Meyefc, .; Booth.2 :; Gould, 3; Foley, 2; Hast
Two base hits-Pikc, 1; Manning. L; Booth, Il;
total. j.
Ease-hita-springheldr. 6.
Three base hlt.--hcrCt, l.
Errors-Cincnnati*, 8; Sprinefelds, IL.
Tines reached first basc-C,ncnnatis, 26; Spring
deils, IL.
Time Of game-Thsee l1ours and thizty-d -dye min
utcs.
Umpire -Crandall.
CHICAGO.
The League meeting which Was expected to
have bcei! held here yesterday, as an adjourn
mcnt from Friday, did not take place, a quorum
not bein: prcscnt. Secretary Young arrived
Friday evening.
The game announced for Chicago yesterday
was prevented by rain, and it Is NOT liScly that
It will be plafed ut ali. The Hartforfls have
an engagement in Pittsburg for Monday, and
the Chlcagos one in Logansport The signt Of
the game will thus be lost to Chicago, as the
rules do not compel the visiting club to return
in cases like yesterdays, and the Hartfords will
Efc / hA. wi n1-AT
at all, it will be on the next trip Of the Chicago
Club East
4 correspondent calls attention to the fact,
which he deems q curious one, that the Chicago
Club caunoI play tHO successive strong games
with the same club. Ills idea Is, and he wishes
it to be proved by the books, that in nearly
sys[y paif Or trio Of gamss the whitss hare won
others. Looking at the record proves him to
have been right in many cases, some OF which
may be mentioned here: In opening the sea-
son, the Chicagos won the first and lest the
second game with the Hartto-ds; a few days
aftcrward in st, Louis they again won the first
and lost the second; then in Cincinnati they re-
peated the dose without variation; next with
the 1oulsvflics in Chicago they repeated the
trick; next with the Bostons they repeated;
then twice with the Hartfords, and once again
mancnvre; making altogether eight times
which they ran the same curious rare. It is, to
say the least, extraordinary that this should
have happened SO often.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
The status this week is much changed from
last, and the St. Louis have good lead, which
has greatly encouraged them. It should be
remein bered, however, that the future Is more
unfavorab1c to the West than the East, In that
the former have to 60 East and play Harry
Wright four games each ON bis own ground,
and with his own umpires. Its pretty hard
work to win game in Boston, The following
table shows no games with the Cincinnatls, and
is therefore the only legal one:
, 1877-07-29
Mosquitoes aud Snakes.


They do occasionally hare some mosquitoes on
the St Johns River. and sometimes they are 20
zavenous as 70 interfere with the religious meet
Pa{atks. minister vile oec, ;ins the pulpits
WAS 60 foEcbs attacked By uoa4 4ultoes that be was
compelled to pronounce the beuedsction and did,
came 80 numerous that the ladies could scarcely
protect themselves with their fans, and even the
lamp -chimueyE were stacked with them.
The Sumter Adrdnce contains Al account OF the
destruction Of rattIesnake nine feet long, and tho
crawling forth from her mouth Of eighty tive jul
ycui1e serpents.
, 1877-07-29

MINNE3VTA AATIEH3.
Special Cor7tspondenee Of The Trtbune>
Sr. PAUL, July 27.-The Red Caps have emerg-
ed from the temporary gloom occasioned by
two games lost to the Minneapolis Browns
through being disabled and are once more on
top. Tn the 23dJ the visited Minneapolis and
warmed the Browns with score Of to l.,
the one run being secured on q lost bail result
ing from an overthrow to first base Yesterday
the Manchesters essaved to win bail from the
had on the day previous played Winona, and up
to- the ninth inning had every show for
victory, the scose then standing S to 2
in favor Of Manchester, but in The ninth
Winona came to the front With five earned
runs, winning the game to S. The additions
to Winona from the Er1cs have certainly proved
benefit, as this Is the first game they have won
, 1877-07-29

past. The attendance was large, and the track
N good condition for t1ott1ng; but strong
wInd, almost amounting to gale, prevented
the making OF fast time. Tie first heat was
sptendidly contested. Lizzie Ketier winning by
short bead only In 2:30A. In the second heat,
L'zzlc hee1cr WAS lame at drst, but soon warmed
out OF 1t, and won the heat by' two lengths in
2:32h4> The third heat was most exciting one,
Fannie leading to the last quarter, where Lizzie
heeler eo|lared and passed her, and won the
hcae at and the race by half dozen lengths in
Pierre Lorillard, Of New York, has entered the
following colts in the English Derby OF 1870, as
we'll as In the Doncaster Sc. Leger and the Two
Thousand Guineas Stakes ut Newmarket:
Brother to Wanacrer, by Lexington, out Of
Coral. By Vapdal; Brother to Kildare by Lex-
ington, dam Lulu Horton, by imp. Albion;
brother to Parole and James A., BY imp. Lean
inston, dam Maiden, by Lexington; Brother to
SusQuehanna, by bennington, dam Susan
Became, oy Lexington; and brown colt br imp.
Saxon. dam Fanny Ludlow, BY imp. Eclipse
bred by Mr. Lorillard himself. In addition TO
these are two 61lies. which are entered in the
Thousand Gutneas Stakes and the Epson Oaks
ol 1871 one being an own sister to Enquirer,
and the other by imp. Saxon, dam imp High
land Lassie. All the lot are finely deycloped
youngsters, with good sound legs, fauing-1ike
IN appearance, and possessing plenty Of high
nuality. We wish success to thfs new venture
Of Anerican>bred horses on the English turf.
, 1877-07-29

from any club OF repute this year Their
chiefest ambition is to waliop the Red Csps and
then die The Nanchcsters play to- day at Min
neapofis, tomorrow here, Monday {30thJ a. Min
neapolfs, Tuesday C3tst here, and Then turn their
faces homewari. They are not only good ball
tosscrs but pleasant gentlemen also, aud an
honor to the profession, socially and profession
ally. RED Cars.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Chicaeo Club will leave here tomorrow
morning and play in Loganspnrt in the after
noon- The full programme for the week will be
Monday-Loganspost, Ind.
Tnesd2y 2y-Cinctnnatt.
Weduesday-Spring1eld. O.
Thursday
Frtday--lndiauapolis, Ind.
S2tuEGay-Loutsville, kF.
Monday OF next week the Chlcagos will play
t1e LoulsVilles second time aud tue 'iext daT
tluesday) they will meet the reorganiz cd Gin
clnnatis on Chicago ground
Other League games for this week will be:
st. Louis vs. CinciHnah. in Cincinnati, satur-
daT.
ST. Louis rs. Louisville. at Loul.yille, Tuesday
and Thursday.
TIE WESTERN CHAMPIONSHIP.
nwrittng on this subject last week It was
assumed that the indianapolis Club, though
NOT q member Of the League, was fairly en
titled to the houors OF the Western champion
shlp. because it had played about as man,
games with the four League clubs as tl.ey ha6
played With each other, and had been very sue.
ccss1ut. At the time the paragraph was written
ana the table prepared the figures for the
indianapolis Clubs play were not at hand. !
writer IN another column supplies the deficiency
and the table IS amended TO show the standing
Of all the leading Western clubs in their games
, 1877-07-29

down upon the offender the stern justice Of
military court. Under the statute law OF tue
State, the militia, when actually serving under s
in every particular to the laws and regulations
in use in the regular army OF the United Suites
In the army Of the United States, as in all other
armies, descrtion IN the face Of the enemy is tic
very heaviest crime that soldier can commit
and the ineyitable penalty provided for it IS
death. Each one Of the militiameu who threw
away his arms and went over to the mob, earned
thereby the right to be shot to death like the
cowardlY dog that he was; and we sincerely trust
stituted courts martial will give him the benefit
OF this right to the uttermost.
, 1877-07-29

- rsst .cproach upon our city,-conduct
ns;c1, is worthy Of the heaviest cepsure. 4 de-
s;s;nn to at, as he was compelled to do on
Thursdsy, at the beginning OF tue trouble, would
ua, p;rcn m example for other cities to follow.
aonn sur9est that mass-meeting of citi.
-.as irrespective of party, should be called tn
..ss resolutions OF ceusure upon Mayor Heath,
tPrd demand that he resign tue Office which ne
tas t.a diserased. Respectfully. A SPECIAL.
NEW ToRK CENTRAL WAGES.
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
OAKLAND, H., July 2S-In your issue of to-
al saw q gross mistake 10 regard to the
s,gr< p.;d on the New York Central, and it
I'm uill give this space Ia your paper you will
s,,rect an error. not 4 wilifut one On your part,
1+h;ns; | worked for the Ncw York Central
comnany in Syracuse In 1873, aud on the Goth
II Ostober of that year (snd but a few DAYS
,fter the panic began: in fact they were the
6rst company in Central New York to cut down.
-~s were cui 10 per cent, and the 1st Of Noycu1-
her fnIioa-irg 10 per cent OF the hands were
I'D of, l among the rest, and. about year
sefer-the exact date don't remcmber.-they
rut 10 per cent again, aud the cut the 1st
~ this July made in all 80 per cent;
sno your correspondent says they cut but once
since the War, and then only yard-hands. He
rnnst indeed be poorly Informed, for anv ono
si1ng the road could have told him different /
ouctt to know, for ] worked there for years,
sud. ss for engineers getting paid by the DAY, it
i smother GROSS mistake, for they are only paid
hr The mile, and fur the distance actually run,
Irrespective Of time. If the truth were known
in regard to all the roads,-What they actually
nsr their men,-it would open the eyes of the
nab1ic and t!lc press also. Hoping / have not
tntrinscd too much on your valuable space, re-
main yours, etc, AN OLD RA1LRoApER.
no CONFIDENCE IN MR.. HEATH.
10 tbs Editor et The Tribune.
CHICAGO, July 2.-Exgencics like the prcs
ept are liable to occur at any time in city with
al1ge vagabond class Of idlcrs like We have,
and the imperative demand is man at the
head OF the City Government with nerve aud
co21age- Your suggestion Of yesterday that
our Mayor resign has met . universal approval,
and it is hoped he will have the city's efare at
heart enough to do SO. To temporize and daily
wtha mob is but the expression Of gross
cowsrdicc; and our Mayor, honest aud well
meaning. no doubt, might do for s'piping times
Q: peace, but the present and immediate future
demands a far different man,-oue Of courage
and determination, and, as you say. 1--WE have
plenty of them" Thousands OF Republicans
demand that he step down and out, friends
who hare lost confidence in his ability to be at
the helm in the present or coming storms.
". t.. 7.
rAT TIE REGULARS.
TO tht Editor Of 17u Tribune
CHICAGO, july 2S.-It would be but small
measure OF Nhcralitc, we'll rccompenscd by the
se.Fices rendered, If our banks or capitalists
would advance without interest, the par of the
regulars ao~ here, and be the strongest con-
demnxtion OF Democratic malice and meanness
thai could be offered. and yet but simple act
OF Justice to the men thathaye By their presence
, 1877-07-29
BASEBALL.
ST. LOUIS AGAIN BEATS BOSTON.
Special pisputch TO The Tf1t,ns.

Spec409 DlspH3cH 70 1he IT7tHtHe.
ST. Louis, July 2s.-Two bad errors by
Battin, a luggled hounder by Croft, and base
hits by o'Rourke and Sutton, gave the Bostons
two uncarncd runs in the ninth inning to day,
the Browns having previously scored three, ,one Of
which was earned, by one of the longest drives
ever made on the grounds by Dorgan, and
sacrifce-hit BY McGcary. Blons and Dorgan
did the pitching and catching throughout for
St. Louis.
THE
, 1877-07-29

TROUBLE IT 81. LOUIS.
During the present summer the residents Of
ST. Louis who took An interest In fast horses
have been amused BY little trottiug-matches be-
tween horses Of local reputo at the tfotting
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-12
Conventions.
prices.

The political conventions to be held
in September are as follows;
Tuesday, Sept. WISCONSIN Re
publican, in Madison; meeting Of New
York Democratic State Committee, in
Albany.
Wednesday, Sept. 12-Massachusetts
Prohibitionists, in Worcester; Massa-
chusetts Labor Reformers, in Boston;
Pennsylvania ProhibitionistS, III Harris
burg.
Thursday, Sept, 13-Massachusetts
Democratic, in Worcester.
Wednesday, Sept. 19.-Massachusetts
Republican, in Worcester; New Jersey
Democratic, in Trenton; New Jersey
Prohibitionists, in Trenton; PcnnsyL
vania Greenbackers, in WilIiamsport;
Kansas Greenbackers, III Wyandotte.
Thursday, Sept. 20-New York Green
hackers, in Buffalo; Maryland Repub-
lican, i'll Baltimore.
Tuesday, Sept. 25-New Jersey Re
publican, in Trenton.
Wednesday, Sept. 26-New York Re
publican, in Rochester; National Con
yention of Representative Colored Men,
IN Washington; National Prohibition
Conference, at Perry-Strect Methodist
Episcopal Church, New York City; Wis
consin Democratic Convention, in Fond
du Lac.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-12

about 20,000,000 bushels Of wheat nnu
ally from Russia, while the other coun-
tries Of Europe have taken rather more
than 25,000,000 bushels from the same
source. The total annual exports of
wheat from Russia have for ten years
averaged about 100000 bushels"
the last six months, however, the Russio-
Turkish wal has almost cut off this
source Of supply to great Britain and the
Continent. The Black Sea is b~lockaded,
and the railroads that might be expect
ed to transport the grain to the Baltic
are largely in military use. The Rus
sian harvest will necessarily be inter
fercd with by the withdrawal Of men to
the army. The home consumption of
wheat in Russia, though ordinarily very
small, will undoubtedly be increased by
the war. Roumania usually exports
about 100000 bushels annually. A
large part of this goes to Southern
Europe, and the deficiency in this sup
DIV in consequence of the war will
probably require to be supplied from
the United States. The shipments of
| wheat from British India TO Great
Britain and the continent in 1876
amounted to say 1885, 1888 bushels. In
1877 the total shipments may amount
to 5000 600 bushels. Australia will, it
is thought, have less surplus wheat to
export from the new crop to be har-
vested in December than she had in
1S75-'7G. OF France, the London Mil
Ter, of Aug. s, says: France should
in an ordinary year be able to spare us
something of her crop, but in the pres
ent situation, when stocks are exceeding
ly low, and when the political horizon is
very clouded, it may be doubted wheth-
er she will do So 1t thus appears from
these statistics that while the supply in
the United States will exceed the usual
annual average by at least 25,000,000
bushels there is little doubt that England
alone will demand from the United
States certainly this amount more than
her usual annual average. From these
facts it is concluded that if the present
crop is not hurried upon the market
that there should be no decline in
prices.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-12


An elaborate compilation of statistics
on the wheat crop and the probable de
mand therefor has been prepared and
published in the Chicago Tribune from
which we condense some exceedingly
interesting knowledge in regard to the
worlds bread. According to this com
pilation Great Britain is the chief con
sumner of wheat put upon the worlds
market. The average consumption be
ing nearly six bushels per capita of her
100000 of population, Oh 100000
bushels. She produces an average of
100000 and relies upon the United
States and Russia for an average annual
supply Of 100000 bushels. Several
other countries of Europe are importers
of wheat to II greater or less extent, SO
that the United States and Russia must
supply III addition t. what England de
mands, from 100000 to 100000 600
bushels.
The wheat crop Of the United States for
the wears since 1870 is given rs follows:
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-12

\ Man STEALS Hrs BROTHERS WIFE
AND CmLpREN,-A case of tlopemcnt
came of in Clinton ON Friday last, re
sultiug in Mr.. John Jones losing his wife
and five children, Jones moved to this
place from the Morgan county lead
mines some time last Spring, bringing
with him his wife and five children, and
has resided here ever since. He gives
no excuse for his wife leaving, and says
that if it were not for the fact that the
nan she went away with Is his half
brothcr-JesS Joncs-and the taking
with her the children, he would not
care. The last heard of the truant
parties they were seen in Mr.. William
Nickerson's wagon between C%alhounand
Windsor, and heading for Illinois,
Henry County Mo Democrat.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-12

A BABY By EXPRESs.-People Whe are
fond of the practical theory, OF lie ~
vent o fbabies which makes them alSels'
escaped through the gate leII "l'I
by a compassionate saint, VIII Ge
Mortified to hear of the modern proS"io
process of obtaining babies by, EXPIRES
But it is Il fact. A lady in this cNli
desiring a house flower Of this sort anu
having a fancy for the daughters OF 'nT
sunny South, sem a description .,
the kind of Il child she wanted 10
a founding hospital in New Orleans,
4 day or two ago she received a rGpia
that a child suiting her description h"u
been found among the babies IN the NJ s
pital. and that it was Oh Its way 70 IN
c%innati. Imagine her sensation yest "
day morning when the messenger % Wv.
Adams Express rang the bell ana ant t
nounced a package Tor Mrs.7L uuan
the same time presenting a little hun r;tb
fairy, a little girl of tender years WIN WI
an express label tied to one ht5le aln,j
The package was duly receipted ior @ en-
was gladly yeleomed.-C"'e'"''@' o
1ette.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-12

IL the interest of all those who expect
-
TO make financial speeches Tor the pub
~ coIou,;po oornpara-
~ veal We ShN Wv
two condition If the national treasury
~ o--
vi 8ep'e
7uc'i iis'ie9 : away" -
eilce !" '"o w
sie"' ''' VI
THE TREASURY.
IT'S CONDITION SEPTEMBER l, 1876, AND SOFTEN
Der l. io''' COMPARED
cn nasnrye 'sp',h sl,.sc5 sS5s 6 s1l.ssss 1886
Special fund Tor
fractional cur
Special deposit Of
,ega, ,ehonf' y" OF
certificates OF de- soooom n.oooo
Coin...:..". e!5lI g6l7 l06@i s36 90
Coin less coin GER
on nn.ta,gs LEGAL
tender. 3o''7'H'Voi" So'''o'''4 W
tional currency. 81 s55,3il 45 i9,l12,1l4S 80
Ohm. T,6n5,Gia33 34,7So, 1910
lG in T %eSsn rev e'Fn . oo51 s,q411 "A eos5,4s9 1866
Reduction Of debt o,,o.coo, oco ,,o .,
Reduction Of debt
Market value Of
Eonu. T
-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-12

IT only costs the taxpayers of New
York 81 ,234,S70 to own the fire depart
ment of that city. Of this big total ST.
049,S70, is for salaries, and only SlS5,000
for expenses. The headquarters pay
roll alone amounts TO So, 400. The
salaries of foremen and members of
companies amount to SSS0,650.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-09-12

THE "Old Stone Mill" Of Newport is
one of the few objects in America the
date of whose origin has been lost. 1t is
a cylindrical tower, probably about
twenty-five feet high, resting on eight
rude columns, and stands within the en-
closure of Touro Park, 50 thickly draped
in ivy and woodbine that It's gray walls
are screened from view. Some anti
q%uarics have asserted that the old mill
was built 10y NorSemen some time in the
eleventh century; but the generally ac-
cepted theory is that it was erected by
Governor Benedict Arnold. In his will,
dated 1917, he speaks of his st stone
built Wind Mill in the town of New
port Wind mills were necessary to
the early settlers, and this one is a re-
markable specimen Of masonry, upon
which time seems to have made no i'm
preston, except to increase Its frmness.
1t Is one of the sights of Newport,
and is carefully preserved 10y the city.