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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-19
Economy In Engine wlplau.

The Raiiruy Age shows . point Of econ
omy In railway management. II says ~.
cry railway company pays Thousands 81
dollars annually FOR the mere service Of
cleaning and polishing Its Locomotives In
order 70 make them look we'll. IL II not
possible that this Is . useless waste OF
money! The idea 10 . new ono. We de
not know that II has ever been suggested
In print. but we do know that II 10 being
seriously considered by one or two man.
Ayers at least.
The Superintendent Of the P~hiladslphia
and Reading Railroad Is tho first, 30 far a.
We are informed. 70 put the idea 70 prae.
tical test. That great road employs $40
locomotive engines. aud the Supcrintsnd.
sut estimates that by dispsndng with wiP-
ing them. he 10 saving NO less than s2s5 .
day. Or say SIS, 900 . year. II this has
heretofore been . needless expense. what
an immense amount OF money has been
thrown away BY this company alone-how
many millions have been wasted By the
railways Of the country
The idea that lossmstivss must be shswy
~ we'll a. usefsl Ia peculiarly an American
ono. Every American traveller In Europe
has been struck by the p~lainness Of rail.
way engines abroad-plain black. service
able machines, without brass or gilt or
polished steel ornaments. often with tho
machinery out Of sight-ngly indeed ~
compared with oar glittsring engines, but
splendid specimens OF mechanical skill,
and wonderful for power and speed. This
idea Of utility rather than beauty has been
adopted In our own country Of late years.
and polished brass bands, gilt letters aud
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-19
A eIop.m.nt.

On Tuesday afternoon . gentleman
named Shaw came into our Office to in-
quire the whereabouts Of Mr.. Dristow.
who had been engaged as hsadl master
Of the Orillis High School. We told
him that Mr.. Bristow had resigned the
position to which no had so recently
been appointed. On learning that his
resignation vas sent from Detroit, tho
gentleman broke down, and IL was some
time before he could explain the cause
Of his apparent grief. Mr.. Bristow had
been a frequent visitor at his house in
Campbellford. and had succeeded In
gaining the affections OF Mr.. Shaw's
only daughter. a girl Of eighteen. This
was in spite OF the fact that Bristow
was q married man. About n fort
night ago he sent his wife. to whom
he had been married only about
. year and q half. away 10 Montreal TO
spend the holidays with her friends. Miss
Shaw accompanied her Is far as Bslleville.
whsrs she was 10 visit some Of her own
friends. Instead Of doing 90, however.
hno Wtut W toboufS' Wurfo sho Waittu
until Joined by Bristow. who did not leave
Campbcllford until Tuesday Of last week.
Mr.. Shaw's suspicious were not aroused
until the following Saturday. and On ma
king inquiries at the place she was sup
posed To visit, no trace Of her could be
obtained. lie came on TO 0rillia, hoping
to hnd them here. as . member Of the
Campbsllferd High School Board had re-
ceived . letter from Bristow In the mean
time. dated 0rillia. When Informed Of
his letter To the Board here. dated Detroit.
and rendering his resignation, Mr.. Shaw's
worst fears were confirmed-ths faithless
husband hal eloped with his daughter.
Mr.. Shaw left OrilliA the following norm
ing for Detroit. hoping 10 find the guilty
lovers and to save his daughter from fur
Their degradation.-OriHis TMss.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-19

ACoxsAr BKrwEES A LION N A Boil.
A singular combat took place In the Plaza
de Acho, or Bull Ring Of Lima. Peru. on
sunday. Dscsmber 10. The event was =
struggle for supremacy between an African
lion and . Peruvian bull. The provsrbial
courage and dexterity Of the last named
animal failed to produce the REQUESTS
effect upon his tAwny Antagonist. and after
a'fsw Intellectual attempts to dislsdge tho
lion from the firm hold he lad taken on
the bulls throat and nose, the champion
Of Peru quietly lay down and became food
for his mastsr.-Paaa@a Star asd Herald.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-19

And In accordance with Law. and an order OF
The Board Of Dlreciorr. msis On the iiih day Of
December. 1877. % many sh.rer OF each parcel
.oid 81 public auction, Of tho once Of John
Middleton 4 son. No. $40 Montgomery strr~t.
ian frsneisco. California. On THURSDAY.
the 18Th day Of February. 1871. ct the hour OF
! o'clock ?. \. Of said day. 70 pay said deiin.
Of Advertising and expenses 81 the sale.
j. Y. STIRLING. Secretary.
Omoe-Nos. ~. . and 81. No. 10 Pine street.
San francisco. California. jai9td
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-19

is dignity - . Judicial body. and refuse
70 form part Of the Commission. II its
member have that respect for their high
position which IL accredited 10 them,
they certainly will. And then. after all
our trouble. and all the time and money
wasted in "psriecting" this wonderful
plan the whole affair would fall Cat to
the ground. and nothing would be ao-
eouplishsd.
This fsarfully and wonderfully made
commission Of arbitration. supposing It
70 b duly Organized according to the
hn. having received the two contested
returns, will retire to deliberate. After
giving their decision. Congress still has
the right TO object to counting tbs vote
which they indorss. But min the 9th
or case. the right amounts practically
TO nothing. and might just a. well Be
waived In the beginning rs exercised to
no effect except . waste Of time and
words. The decision il final and bind
ing unless rejected by the votes Of both
houses. and n the two represent two
opposing political parties, Of course
such n svsnt ~ it, notification by both
10 an absolute im~possibility. So that.
70 all intsnts and purposes, THE tribunal
will really elect the President !; the Su-
prsms Court Justices will control the
tribunal, and the fifth one who In to bs
selected will hold the balance Of power.
In other words. the power which the
Constitution vests in the President OF
the Senate. 10 by this ridiculous plan
simply transferred to the member Of the
Supreme Court whom the other four
happen to select to act with then ; and
thus. when We reduce the thing down to
fnt principles. We find the one-man
power siill-osly chance nay favor the
Democrats. and make that one man OF
their own party.
-.
for grinding out q President to order,
our 'iiiiia"'
With the article produced. and accept it
ssnhA'y. No,
uon no
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Pte"i eo ~
o'n se'uon Pio"'e'
4. Ina. "r sa.s, .n, ,iSh, nav sYi.tina
under the Constitution or laws. TO ques-
ten by proceedings in the judicial court.
" ~ '1s , mi. who .ssll H. dselsrsd elected or
who shall claim to be President or Vice
Presidsnt Of the United States IL any such
r'gn' sA"u
Here Is 'hc e's. OF tue ~no'' ming
ana In TINS section w' nnu 'n' "o"
~nich hrs' Ao'ua''a h
suggesting oo 'epo'' u'
o'n. ins' A" ~ INV
aona me'hoa OF eoas
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p','eu 'ns' ''nA'0' "''o" WIS '"'
on'y i'~sPuoneAh On h' VINO
was snrs~u sheuSn sec through 'i'
transparent sensme 70 snatch victory
rom defeat ,
we nave fs'efrsa 10 tue 'ac' 'n"' "'
JUSTICES Of the supreme 0ou'' na'e no
moral right TO act In o commission OF
the kind contemplated by his oih.
Moro than this they have no leg"
right. III rilden should sec u TO con-
test tho election OF Hayes-and he IL
crszv enough. or impudent enough. 10
a. !. n.e..-. -. iii T.. ..,,.a
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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-19

SAN. BowLEs has so far abandoned
Tildsn rs to speak Of "vice President
Wheeler"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-19

now the largest and best
circulation Of any evening
newspaper published In the
State Of Nevada. It Is
therefore tho very best and
most efficient medium for
business, mining and all
other advertising.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-19

They propose to call thu society OF
newspaper psrsgraphsrs, the Mutual
Gloom Association.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-19

THE indianapolis Seniinsi wants Fer
naudo Wood judiciously bull.dossd for
his new election heresy.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-19

Q1O A DAY At HoMR.-AoRNrs WANT.
Wxo ed. Outnt and terms freq.
mriT TRUE 4 co.. Augusta, Maine.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-19
BORN.
MARRIED.
DIED..

stGUR-In uoid Kin. January 10. Daniel I.
sesur. . native Of Pennsylvania. aged 10
years.
THE funeral will tsts place from the under
takers shop. IN Gold Hin. tomorrow (saiuf
day. At . o'clock .. NJ. Friends and acquaini'
ances arc invited TO attend.
suARp-In Eureka. January II. John Sban.
aged s., years.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-19

Ir. as is feared, tho supply Of pctro-
leum gives out inside Of the next two
years. how are We going to carry oh the
next Presidential campaign
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-19

MosBr has been guilty Of q shrewd
sentence. A member Of Congress asked
him the other day what all this war talk
amounted to. and he answered that
"the fellows who are talking fight re-
mind me OF baruysrd chickens cackling
for cern."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-19

An Atlanta. Georgia. nsers has sue
cssdsd in DEMONSTRATING patrids-s. and
now has about sixty young birls, Matched
ost in the Spring. oil doing we'll. They
are tame. healthy and seem contented.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-19

An iron mountain, rivaling Its Mis-.
souri, name sake. has been discovered
sixty miles north OF Duluth. MINI. II
il eight miles long. one aud a halt miles
wide, aud l.200 feet above the level OF
Lake Superior.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-19

L. X. CHAPMAN 4 Co.. have succeeded
to the propristorship Of the Golden Era,
and already that pioneer weekly pre-
ssnts many evidences Of improvement.
The paper is good. the type clear. and
the literary matter Of high average
quality.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-19

BABrks bear a good deal Of abuse In
this world. In fact. ii Is believed that
few grown folks could or would stand to
be jerksd. soused, swaddlsd, baked.
basted. suffoeated. and frozen by turns.
a. these little tongusd.tisd chaps often.
times are.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-19

A LooAssronr CInd.) gentleman an
nounces . satisfactory ito him at least)
theory for the meteor. He says he can
show by the scriptures that II was q bevy
Of angels carrying messages to another
planet.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-19

GnonoE JULIAN says that the Louisi-
ana election was fair and peaceabls.
Senator Bayard says that the outrasss
committed in the State Of late years
"are most shocking to humanity"
Which Of those two Democrats arc We
to believer
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-19

TEE members Of the Indiana press
continue to exchange kindly eourtssiss.
The Fort Wayne Seniinel says: 1.-THE
Losansport Pharos wants the proposed
State Insbriats Asylum located at that
point. II IL will effect . cure Of the
Pharos man. the Sentinel will offer no
objection"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-19

Russia Is famous all over the world
for the way she tans leather. and part OF
her success 10 said to be due to q judi.
cious use Of birch during the operation.
The question now is whether shs will
be successful in tanning Turkey. and to
what extent birch will come into play
there.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-19
NEW TO-DAY.
LIST Of UNCLAIMED LETTERS

nyNAINrNa IN THE PosTovPIcE AT
X Gold hin, Storey county. Nsvada. jan
nary 10, ism. " net called for within one
49,. :. ~. Arlington u. O..
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-19

TINS opinion is gaining ground among
railroad men and civil engineers that the
Ashtabula disaster was caused by the
train running OF the track just before 1t
struck the bridge. 1t struck the struc-
,urs in Its weak place in consequence,
and the shock could not DO resisted.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-19

tAg
the returns are to be submitted 10
sort Of tripartits commission. which Is
10 weigh all the evidence and decide
which return il the valid n and shall
DO counted. This commission 10 . most
curious and complicated piece OF
machinery. and Que we'll worthy the
enlightened craftsmanship which chat
sctsrires this remarkable Congress Of
ours. II 10 to Be composed Of i've Rep
re.sutaiives, five Senators. and i've
Justices Of the Supreme Court. -Four
Of these last are named in the bill. and
thu Attn 10 to DO chosen by them in
whatever manne they may choose. OF
the four named. whose calling and elec-
ton Is sure. II this bill unfortunately
passes, two are strong partisan Demo
Gratis, and two strong partisan kspuo-
iicans. How in tho name Of H'avs.
are they to agree upon q hfth' unless
they leave the matter to chance. anu
draw lotsp And thus the Presidency OF
this great nation onee again seems TO
depend upon the casting OF = disi
But the supreme Court OF the uni'''
States il totally disiinct from the legs
la.ive branch Of the government. u u
was meant to be. The trainers OF the
Consultation were very particular In
this matter. aud they drew the line 90
wide that IL Was thought IL could never
DO over.tspped. Our judges. ssths Law
now stands. have no right 10 NEEDLE N
politics. and Congress has no right to
attempt to draw them into it, They
hold their Office direct from the Prssi-
dent. and should certainly take no part
in slscting him. at least. until author
lied to do 80 BY an amendment 10 the
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-19

TIE Toledo Blade says: One Of the
wittisst men in the United S~tatss-sx-
Senator James W. Nye-disd Of soften
ing OF the brain. and svsr since then.
whenever . Newspaper paragraphsr gets
. little headache be looks sadly ont Of
the window and murmurs To himself,
"Poor Jim! poor Jim |! I shall not DO
long In following you"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-09-13

The CorroN GlN.--The cotton GIN 5
invented IN 1893. The culture of cot
ton was begun in the Southern colonies
IN l110. II was an experiment Tor
which the older nations y, the world
were not prepared, and was suited only
TO bold and adventurous people. In
1iS4, TIE year after the close oi the
Revolutionary war, vessel from thu,
Country, that had carried TO Liverpool
eight bales of cotton. was seized IN lha,
port up"a the suspicious charge Of H.
licIt trade, grounded on the presumption
that so large quantity of cotton could
not possibly have been the production
ter than this, in 1895, when the COM
mercial treaty which bears the name
OF Mr.. jay va, negotiated between the
United States and Great Britain. on.
article OF the treaty. As II originally
stood. prohibited the expectation from
this country. II American vessels. OF
such articles Is Great Britain had pre-
,IOu>ly imported irom the West Indies
Mr.. Jaw was surprised 10 learn sub>e-
Gucntly that cotton was included IN this
prohibition, and >tll more surprised 80
be made acquainted with the fact. Of
which he was I'LL then wholly unaware.
tha: cotton was becoming an article of
export from the lni,.d States. The
culture was continued, amid difficulties
aud embarTa>>men.~ which constantly
threatened It's abandonment, till ~ l.9,
the whole amount Of cotton exported
from the United States was but Is9.-
3l6 pounds. The next y..r, tta, pre-
ced,ng the invention of TIE cotton gin.
the amount exported was dlmini> he'd
81. .c"o pounds. There was, in TACT,
from the incipenoy of the culture TO III.
period of this invention, no indication
of any tendency to an increase Of the
production. The Chief difficulty IN The
prosecution oil the enterprise had been
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-09-13

CHlMNrY-SwALLowS.-TheC chimney
builds It's nest IN side unused chlmueys.
The nest Of this bird Is some " hat like
that of the barn-swallow IN shape, but
i made ot small sticks '~>'--d Cf -"tt.
The sticks. like the li.;!c balls OF mud,
are fastened together bv means ul a
-'uc-.Iac substance which i formed H.
the mouth OF tho bird; for almost all the
birds which belong To- the swallow fam
Ily are able To- .ccrcte this glue, and
make t>c VI 1t in building their nest.
The chim., y-sw"''nr> are USUALLY
not abruGar: ~ ~ large cities, md
80 are met with there only now ard
then: but in small towns, and IN the
country. .l:C- arc very common. and
nearly every unr>cd chimney has at
least one nest. The bird, feed almost
entirely on insects r"f hen 'hc youn.,
brood i hatch"H, the parents hunt fur
food hv ni.ht H. well Is dur;'g the day:
therefore Won often Lnay hear IN the
middle Of the night the twittcilng of
The Young birds III the chimney when
the insects Which they have captured
Like the barn->wallow>. the chimney
-w;lln~, ar" very >ociablc, and 80 MANY
often b.ild in the same chimney that
III" nests block up The fac aid e.;''tcEs
stop the draft. When heavy and Car-
tinucd rains occur the glue by which
The nests arc stuck on becomes svhcn-
ed. End the old birds striking against
he nests while fyiny il and oct trcnf
them from their attachment lo The
bricks. 80 thatthcy tall 10 the bottom of
the t!uc. |, is said that, IN 1857, during
a long season OF wet, cold weather ~
June, four hundred and eighty Of these
bird young and old, were precipitatcd
down a chmnc" ~ Woodbury. Conncc-
ticut: Sometimes ths chimnev-swa'-
low and the barn->wallow build THEFT
nests in caves or hollow trees. but barns
and C"imrcv's are 80 much more safe
and oontenicnt that they are alno,t al
ways selected IN preference.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-09-13

found TO be the extremely slow and Id
boro:> process Of cleaning the green
seed cotton, or separating it from the
seed: and 80 serious had this 6nbatras>-
ment come 10 be regarded tha. the cul-
::va,ots were generally inclined TO Yield
10 il as an insupera.bie objection TO what
had heen the grand design Of 'the un-
dertak,ng, namely, the raising Of cotton
for the European market.
The green seed cotton IS that whrct
is commonly known as the upland or
bowed Georgia cotton, BY which name
il Is distinguished from that produced
in the island aut low districts near the
shore, called sea island. or black seed
cotton. rhe latter Is he Finest kind.
and derives It's name from the eircum-
stance of its having been the 6rst cul-
tiva,ed in this county in he low sandy
islands on the coas, of South Carolina.
II will not flourish alta distance from the
sea a-and its quality gradually deterior-
a.es as i, is rcmoFed from the saluta-
~ action of the oceans spray" |. has
a longer fiber than other cottons, and
IS ofa peculiarly even and silky tex
turc. which qualities give /, lis superlot
market value. The expression bow I'd.
which is applied 10 thc upland cotton.
i descriptive of the means that Were
employed for cleaning il. or loosening
the filamcnt from the >csd. Previous to
the invention AT the cotton guns. The
process was similar TO that employed hy
hat;cr> for beating up wool to the proper
con>i>tc~C" Tor telling. Strings. at
tachcd 10 bow, were brought in con
tact with heap oi unelcantd cc'tun
and struck 81 a> To cause violent NIbra-
items, and thus to open the locks of cot
ton and permit the easy separation y
the seed from the fiber The cleaning
was likewise done wholly hy hand, the
work OF the how>trin-> being scarcely
more efficient than that accomplished
~ the iirrr.S Of .hc slaves. In either
case the process was di>cour-gi"s'y tc-
!iou> and slow. Whitncy's cntton-gin
ovcrcarc all this difficulty and furnished
the means OF separating the seed aud
cleaning the cotton with such economy
Of labor and time a. at once 10 give Il
spring to the agricultural industry OF
the South. ard m impetus 10 what in a
few years. comparatively. became one
of the mos; important branches of the
commerce All iran"'lct.rcS .. thc
world.
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isc.ainis.

Leonainie-angeis na.le! her.
And they took the light
~ the aughing stars that framed her
In smile Of rt.,e:
And they -aie her hair Of gloomy
Midnight aid her eyes Of boomy
MoonshiHe, and they brought her to me
In solemn night.
ln solemn nigh, OF summer,
when my heart orgloom
Bltssomed up TO grc-s .he conner
Like rose u rloon,
All forebodings that distressed me
forgot rs JOY cafpAsed me
Lying JOY that caught and pressed me
In the arms Of doom
Only .''ake the little lisper
Ih the angel tongue;
Yet !. listening, heard her whisp,-.-
Songs are only sung
Iiere below that they NAV yrieye you-
Tales are told YOU to deceive YOU
30 must Leonainie lea"e you
While her love is Young
Then Cop smiled and IT was morning
Matches and supreme;
Heaven glory se"nri adorniny
Earth "lth i,s esteem;
f'cty heart but mine seemed gifted
" 18th the voice Of PRAYER. aud lifted
" here my I-o'.i.nie dri.tei
FROM lne liAe a dream