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A NARROW ESCAPE.

Bill Hanson, better known as
" Frontier Bill" while pursuing herd
of mustangs near Hat Creek, July 9th,
was thrown FROM his horse and knocked
senseless, in which state he laid for sew
eral hours When he recovered his
horse was gone and his wounds pained
him so badly that be could not walk.
He managed with great difficulty to crawl
on his hands to pool Of water some
fifty rods from the place where De fell
He remained here during the next day
and night without moutniu TO eat, and
the water of the pool having given out
be started out on his hands and knees in
search Of more. About u o'clock on
the second day he says he was SO hungry
and so thirsty 81. lame and tired that
he could go no further, and crawled
uI.d-r tree and stretched himself out
to die. While lying thus, bordering on
the insensible, he heard the leaves shake
near him and YEARLY turned his head in
[ h direction of the noise. To his terror
and astonishment he espied Il large rat
tlesnake reaching for him. The sight
Of the venOmous reptile banished hunger,
thirst and pain for the moment, and he
raiaed on his elbow and endeayored to
scare the sealy thing away. The snake
struck at him twice aad then glided
away. This adventure reused him
somewhat, and he finally made another
endeavor to reach water. Finally, after
much pain and suffering he crawled
into the Cheyenne road, and could get
no further. Next morning rancher
located on Hat Greek found him there
lying on his face, insensible and almos,
dead. He was taken 10 the rancho and
cared for Deadwood Champion.
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mALhETT'S REDUCTION PROCESS

A revolution in the method Of re-
ducing silver ores is probable through
the discovery o; Professor Msliett, q
Colorado metallurgisi, who, bya cheap
and simple process, claims to prohtably
work ores that have hitherto been con-
sidered worthless, in costing more to
reduce than they produced. The pro-
fessor can thus utilize ores assaying as
low as five ounces ton, and the mere
cost of extracting the silver is less than
two dollars ton. Heretofore the erec-
tion OF reduction works has been ex-
tremelv costly, an establishment capable
of reducing ten tons of ore day costing
about $50 ,000--fifty to srventy-tiiye
tons, 500, 900 to $l75, 600 but so little
mschinery is required for the Mallett pro-
cess that 81 900 will construct works
with II daily capacity OF from fifty TO one
hundred tons, aud S25, 200 will outfit a
mill capable OF reducing 500 tons daily.
The essential secret lies in chemical
preparation with which the ores are
saturated after being crushed, The pro-
cess does away with roasting ores. 1t
does away with the costly and weari-
some sorting of ores into various grades
OF richness. In fact, the entire crevice
of niue ten inches to 800 feet in width
can be crushed togetber-pay streak
guage and all. Professor Ma!lett has al
ready opened large works in Custer
county, Colorado, and is practically dem
onstrating his success by buying five
ounce ores and upward, whereas ores
assaying at least thirty ounces have pre-
viously only been found profitable. Nine
tenths of the silver ores Of our mines
above 1876 feet in depth, writes Colo
RADIO correspondent, carry only from five
to eight and ten ounces up to forty:ivt
ounces Of silver to the ton. In the hopes
of reaching richer ores, such as will pay
to ship for reduction, there have b-er
wasted apparently, from 5000, ,00O, 900 tc
$500, 900, 600 in prospecting silver mines
during the last twenty years. The low
est figures representing cost Of sinking
prospect holes in silver bearing districts
Is $25 dollars, while thousands of shaft
or mines have been developed, costinj
as much as $3.50, 900 each, while in hun
dreds $500, 900 have been expended AM
then the mines abandoned. Thus ther
are vast quantities of low-grade ore al
ready mined scattered over the mininI
territories of the United States awaiting
the cheap transportation of Professo
Malett's chemicals to yield their bill
lions worth OF silver dollars OF tn
fathers.
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SAMOA ANNEXED TO AMERICA. - The
FIJI Times of June 18th says that the
news has been received that the Ameri-
can flag has been hoisted at Samoa and
allegiance formally rendered to the
United states. Some strange rumors
are current with respect to this move
ment, but we forbear, for the present at
least, from giving them publicity. The
Lurline, the arrival of which may be
daily expected. will no doubt bring
ample and authentic intelligence.
The New Zealand Herald says: The
American flag has been hoisted at Samoa.
and unless the action of the Consul is
repudiated by the authorities at Wash
ing,on, the islands of the Nsvigator's
Group will henceforward have to be ac-
counted as in the possession of the
American Government. A short time
ago we gave tho particulars connected
with the visit of several Samoan Chiefs
TO Fiji, whittier they had gone to en-.
deavor to persuade Governor Sir Arthur
Gordon to take possession Of Samoa for
Great Britain. Apparently, the Samoan
Chiefs had not got any encouragement,
for, on their return home, the American
Consul, Mr.. Griffin, commenced negoti-
atoms to have the American flag hoisted.
All the preliminaries were completed on
the night of the 23i of May. number
of documents having been signed, and
on the morning of the Oath the Ameri-
can flag was hoisted at the Kings house,
at Point Mollinu, on the west side of
Apia harbor. A salute of twenty-one
guns WAS fired from the other side OF the
harbor. The American clipper bark
Menshokotf was lying at Apia at the
time, and an American man.ot-war is ex-
pected shortly. A great feast was given
at the Kings house and all the white
inhabitants we're invited to go. Thak-
ombau SOD, from FIJI, and the English
Consul, Mr.. Liardet, went to whore the
feast was being held. and said they
would join them if they would haul down
the American flag while they were there
The natives. however, declined to haul
down the flag, even temporarily, and
Prince Timothy and the English Consu
left. MIR. Griffin, the American Consul
has recently visited Washington, but i
was not stated that he had been COM
missioned to accept the cession OF tn,
islands.
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BunyINa "a FoRr.-Quite On original

BURYINa IA FoRT.-Quite On original
method of taking fort Is described in
Blackwood's Magazine. Ia 1896 large
Russian army beseiged the Turkish fort
of Azof, which was situated on plain
strongly fortified, and had u small but
we'll disciplined garrison. No common
approaches could be made to it, as the
Turkish cannon swept the level with
iron hail. In this case the engineering
skill of the Russians was bafiled, but
General Patrick Gordon. the right-han
nun Of Peter the Great, and only one
for whose death it is said he ever shed
tear, being determined to take the
place at any cost, proposed to bury 1t
with earth by gradual approaches. He
had large army; the soil of the plain
was light and deep, and he set twelve
thousand men TO work with spades,
throwing up high decentralization OF
earth wall before them in advance. The
men were kept in gangs, working day
and night, the earth being thrown from
one to another like the steps Of stair
the top gang taking the lowest place
every half honr in succession. In five
weeks the huge earth wall was carried
forward nearly one mile, until it rose tc
and above the highest ram parts and thu
earth began to roll over them. This
caused the Turkish Governor to hans
out the white flag and give in. Had h
not done so General Gordon would hay
buried the fortress.
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Alps Silver Mining Company.--Lo.
cation Of principal place Of business. San Fran
cisco, California; location Of works, Phoebe.
Lincoln County, Nevads.--Notice ID here.
by given, that at meeting Of the Board Of
Directors. held on the 20th day Of July.
1877, an assessment mo. III Of Fifty Cents per
share was levied upon the capital stock Of the
corporation, payable Immediately, In United
States gold coin to the Secretary, ~ the office of
the Company, Room 28 Stevenson Building.
San Francisco, California.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the 26th day OF August,
1877, will be delinquent, and advertised for
sale at public auction, and unless payment
ismade before. will be sold on Tuesday, the Goth
day Of September, 1877, to pay the delinquent
assessment, together with costs of advertising
and expenses of sale.
By order of the Board Of Directors,
o. d, SQUIRE, Secretary.
Oflce-Room 90 Stevenson Building, corner
California and Montgomery streets, Gan Fran.
cisco, California. jy28-td
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ASSESSMENTS, ETC.

Company. --Location Of principal place OF
business, San Francisco, California; location of
works. Phoebe, Lincoln county, Nevsda.-Notice
is hereby given that at q meeting OF the Board
of Directors, held on the 28th day Of June, 1877.
an assessment mo. 10) OF Twenty-Five Cents
per share was levied upon the capital stock Of
the corporation, payable Immediately In United
States gold coin, to the Secretary, at the oface
Of the Company, No. 800 California street, Room
No. 6, Ban Francisco, California.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on the 31st day OF July,
1877, will be delinquent, and advertised for sale
at public auction, and unless payment is made
before, will be sold on the 9th day Of August.
1877, to pay the delinquent assessment. together
with costs of advertising and expenses Of sale.
BY order OF the Board of Directors.
GEO. n. ePINNEY, Secretary.
Office-So 800 California street, San Fran
cisco, Californis. jy7-td
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Notice OF Removal.
The Office of the American Flag Mill and
Mining company is removed to No $40 Pine
street, Rooms Nos. "A and 4G, San Francisco,
California.
GEO. R. spINNEY, Becretary.
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In Samuel Breck's Recollections this
story is told of the arrival OF the first
French squadron at Boston. A Mr..
Nathaniel Tracy, who lived in beaut-
ful villa at Cambridge, gave dinner to
the French Admiral and his officers.
There was a tureen of soup at each end
of the tablo. Mr.. Tracy sent plate
from his tureen to his next neig ghbor the
French Consul, who, was putting his
spoon into the plate fished out large
frog. Not knowing at first what it was
he held it up by one of its hind legs, and
looking at i, cried out, "Ah, mon Dleu,
uue grenouille!' 1t was passed from
hand to hand, amid a roar of laughter
By this time several plates had been
sent round. and in each was found a
full-grown frog The uproar was uni
versal. Whats the matter" asked
the host (who seems not to have under
stood French), seeing frogs held up by
the bind leg all round the table; why
don't they tat them? II they knew the
con'ounded trouble l had to catch them,
in order to treat them to dish of their
country. they would find that with me,
a: least. it was no joking matter" The
poor man had politely caused all the
swamps in Cambridge to be searched in
order to furnish his guests with what
he believed to be in France a standing
national dish.
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= Inc Prince of Wales advises the widow
ohvsr to make Senator Cameron pay
that money.
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s. F. Alta 9Th: A little girl named
Katie Raue, aged 10 years, shot herself
accidentally yesterday afternoon, and
died in Il few minutes. She was playing
In her mothers room. Mrs. Raue was
away marketing ut the time. 1t appears
that the pistol belonged to the deceased
husband OF Mrs. Raue, and was not
loaded when she left the house. The
child snapped the weapon several times,
Then put in cartridge, and finally shot
herself in the breast, dying in few
minutes.
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He had been telling her about his
troubles, and how everything seemed
against hin-rheumatism. the wicked
world. etc,-when she, libe the Chicago
girl she was, broke out:
"You must be very fond of dieting
upon frogs, Mr.. Paine"
"Frogs?" inquired he, "why frogs?"
"Oh, because" replied the heartless
Miss. "You are such croak. .er''
1t cured him. Chicago Evening
Journal.
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A decision in one OF the courts gives a
quarter Of million dollars to two ex.
slaves in Virginia of the historic name
of Smith. Their brother. from whom
they inherit it, was New York mer-
chant, but he carefully concealed bis
negro origin, and it was never suspected.
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jim BROWN Is DEAD.-The Oil City
Derrick has this story: Jim Brown, q
worthy German. died in Franklin re-
cent?, and his next friend, also a worthy
German, was appointed administrator.
to settle up the affairs OF his estate. The
administrator called at printing Office
the other day to have posters printed
announcing that the goods of the late
Brown would be sold at public auction.
II want you to write up dose bills in
some hind of stbyle," said the admins
traitor, whose mind runs much on busi-
ness, 81 want Something's dat will addract
der public eye. und bring in the peoples
from der kountry." The printer asked
for suggestion or two. Mrs Brown
und mineself haf talked it over con-
tinued the business man, "und we want
you to head dose bill Something's this
way"--and he marked on the wall with
his cane to show that he wanted big let
ters-Hoo-raw hoor-raw! jim Brown is
deadw
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At meeting of the Board Of Directors of the
American Flag Mill and Mining Company held
on the Goth day Of July. 1877, the date Of de-.
linquency of assessment No. 10 was postponed
to August 18th, 1S77. and date OF sale Of
delinquent stock postponed till September 18th,
1877.
GEO. R. sPINNEY, Secretary.
Oaice-Room A, $40 Pine street. San Fran.
CISCO California, jy28.td
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THE RECORD

IA delivered In Phoebe and Bullionville at 20
cents per week, payable to tho Carriers.
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William II. Vanderbilt has telegraphed
"all along the line" that he is proud of
the employees OF the N, Y. Central. II
Mr.. Vanderbilt has reason to be proud
of his men, why does he not give them
some more substantial evidence Of his
appreciation Of their worth than batch
of barneying telegrams2 Why not pay
them enough TO enable them to live
decently? He could do it by cutting
down the dividends upon his 500, ,OOO..
600 of watered stock, two per cent. II
is curious he never thought OF this.
81, 800, 900 divided up among the New
York Central employees Mr.. Vanderbilt
is 30 proud of, would make them a
little more proud of him than they are
at PRESENT. New York Indicator.
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"Pa," observed Danbury boy to his
father, "what does Mr.. Pitkins and Julia
find to talk about in the parlor by them
selves four hours night every night in
the week?' The old gentleman pulled
a spint out Of the broom, and slowly
prodding his teeth with it, replied: II
got a hunk OF meat, yesterday, an We
had il boiled for dinner, dident WEI"
eyes" "An' bad it cold for supper"
yes" "An' your mo hashed it up for
breakfast this morning, didn't she?''
"Yes." "An' to-day got another hunk,
which is on the same road, ain't it?''
"Yes." "Well, that's the way with
Pitkins an your sister Julia"
The Morning herald., 1877-07-24

Ry virtue of a writ OF Levari Fsciss to
Sale, at the Hotel Of Henry d. Psu in, In
Odessa, in st. George Hundred, New Castle
County, Del, on
TUESDAY, the 3lst day Of JULY, 1877.
at o'clock, P. M,
The following descr. bed Real Estate. viz.
All that Farm or Tract of Land situate,
lying. and befn ia Appoqulnimink HID /,
II the county of New Castle, and State of
Delaware. being part of the original tract
called Poplar Hill, and which part Is bound
ed and described as follows, t0-wit. Begin
ming at a stake or stone in the State Road
at Matthews corner and at the junction o.
the road leading from said road to Tay1Or's
Bridge, lhencs along said State road south
9 degrees west lS5 4 10 perches to 9 stone,
thence by land of the heirs OF, ohm Lyman,
stake, thence by a line dividing the origi
al tract sonth 80hdegrees east to astake In
the public road leading To Taylor's Bridge,
thence up said road ncrth 33I deg. west
about ia 81 perches to a stake, thence up
said road north 4ss deg west 37l.20 perches
to stake, thence up said road north 5l%
deg: west 28 $40 percues to stone opposite
to the road leading to Thomas Landing,
thence still up said road north ~ deg.
west So $40 perches to stas in the State
road aforesaid, and the place of beginning,
containing one hundred and forty-nine
acres, two quarters, and twelve perches of
land, ore or less, &c.
Seized and taken in execution as the p o.
perty Of James v. Moore, and Rachel
Moore, his wife, and William Vandes rift,
t. t., and to be sold by
sherir's once, New Castle, July 8, iSi7.
ful It's
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sAT'URDAYsJuly %, 1877,
at 2 O'clock, p. m,

The following described Real Estate. viz
All that certain lot or piece OF Iand, Sit
uated in the city of Wilmington, and
bous ded and described as follows, to wit:
Beginning at the Intersection of southerly
side OF Eighth street with the westerly side
of Poplar street, thence sou,herly along
said side of toplar street 80 feet. more OF
le g, to land Of Jacob karch, thence west
erly slopg said Kerch land aud paral eli
wlhh Eighth street l8 feet to stak e, thence
nOrtherIy and parallel with Poplar stree
by a line dividing tn from other lands OF
the said John 3. bleyer, sixty feet, more OF
less, TO the afore aid side Of Eighth street.
aed thence thereby easteriy alongside of
EighJh street eishteen feet to the pIace OF
beginning, be the contents thereof what
they may.
No. 2 ALI that certain Lot of land, stu
at:d in the said City of w lmingtoo. afoie-
said, and de cribed as follows, to wit: re-
ginning on the sOuthery side OF Eighth
street at q distance of eikh cen - from
the westerly side Of Poplar street, theme
with E]ghih street westerly sixteen feet,
tht nc scutheriy and parallel with Poplar
street sixty feet from building line, thence
easter Y pa, alIel with Eighth st etsixteeD
fe t, thence northerly sixty feet to the
place Of beginning, be the coatenls thereof
what they may.
seized and taken in execution as the pro-
perty OF John Carney. and Saran his wife,
and t. t., and to b. sold by
ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff,
Sheriff's Office. New Castle, July 0, In.
jy lis H.. - gser s~g. .vr y4.
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A PROCLAMATION,

WHEREAS, It is provided In the CoDstitu,
tion Of the United States that the UHited
States shall protect every State IN this Union
on application of the Legislature, or of the
Execu i've when the Legislature caunot BE-
convened against domestic violence. And
WHEREAS, The Governor of the State Of
Pennsylvania has represented that domestic
Violence exists in said State which the au-
thorities of said State are unable to sup.
press. And 10 '''Hi 7re 9aa zssGg7ss
WHEREAS, The laws of the United States
require that In all cases of insurrection
In any State, or of obstruction to
the laws thereof, whenever in the Judgment
OF the President It becomes necessary to use
the military forces to suppress such insur-
rection or obstruction to the laws he shall
forthwith BY proclamation command such
insurgents to disperse and retire peaceably
to their respective abodes within limited
time. ..... ' y"
Now-therefore, 1. Rutherford B. Hayes,
President Of the United States, do hereby
admonish all good citizens of the United
States and all persons within the territory
and jurisdiction of the U UnIted States against
aiding, countenancing, abetting, or taking
part in such unlawful proceedings, and do
hereby warn all persons engaged in or con- ,
nected with the said domestic violence and
obstruction Of the laws to disperse and re-
tire peaceably to their respective abodes on
or before 10 O'Clock, noon, of the 24.h day
of July instant. - o 7'''
In testimony whereof have hcreuhto ett 4
my Dand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed. t-".. ,3r'I al
IL, 81 Done at the City of Washington,
this 2lst day of July, In the year of our (,
Lord one thousand eight bundled and sew
eDty>seven, and of the Independence of the
United States of America, the one hundred >
and second. ..n ...l. RIB. HAYES.
! By the President: ..,' ....'..... ''''''
/ WILLIAM NJ. EvARTs, Sec. of State. .'''
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sHERIFF's SALES.
CHEkIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue of q writ Of Levari Facias, to
me d1reSted, Will be exposed to Public Sale,
at the Hotel OF Henry u. Paulin, in Odessa,
In It. Georges Hundred, New Castle Coun.
ty, Delaware on ..'. .,-.....
TUESDAY, Slst day Of ULY, AID. 1877,
|A4 at o'clock, P. M, ts-.
The following described Real Estate, viz:
"A that cerlain 1ract or piece OF Land,
81 uated In Appoquinimink Hundred New
astle county, land State Of DelaWa @,
bounded and described as follows, to-wit; |;
beginning at the nortn edge of Noxantown
M,l' Ponu, corner for these pre- misss and
for and of John Appleton, tb ence with said
Appleion's north one ami a half degrees
middle Of the road leading from Middl.
t,wn t, Peterborough, thence with the
said road south eighty-nine degrees ca st
eleven and three enth perches, thence
partly with this said road and partly with
Oihtr lands Of the said Edward ~ilco south
seven y-six and nne-qusrter degrees east
twe1ty four aud five tenths rcIes 10 the
AppnQuin1minx Creek ard the said Mill
Pond, to the plac- of beginning, contain
ing ten acres of lend. be the same more or
less, Wlts Frame Grist Mill, Fl anne we'll
Ing House. and Stable, thereon ected and
also the mill dam, mill pond, and the rights
and privileges appertaining to the said mill
and wafer pow r.
r Seized AMI TAX en- in execution as the pro-
perty Of Jonathan 8. Hanu, and Mary Jane
Hanv, his vie, and t. I 9, and to he 6. Id by
ISAAC GRUBB, Sheriff.
Sheriffs Office, New Castle July 8, 1857.
ivlC-ts -... .
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French Street Wharf,
TUESDAY MORNING,
.aygagsE FL 1877.

at A. M. on steamer for Camden, from
thence by rail to the ocean for Ocean Groy e
aud Asbury PARK, allowing passengers
LiIere 9 hours, Long Branch N hrs
home at lOh IN the evening. On this de:
iixhtful IT p, viii. Q IN the cars, you Iass
Monln, nth, also Monmouth Eeucb, q sea
$ ee of cuarming villas and cottages nexn
Sc. bright, overlooking the ocean with
Cottages; then run on q harrow strip Of
laid with shrewsbury River. scarcely OIL e
hundred feet wide. on the left with nun er-
GUS boats ON It's b S I'm, while on the right
old ocean lashes The Railroad bauK. as The
cars speed alSng. BeyOld tue river the
much admired High ands. with rugged side
stand dotted with beautiful cottages along
its shores and the Oce II on the right SO
DeAr some places that 1t washes the Rail
Road bank as the cars s. eed along. Beacon
hi i Light comes in view on n till three
hundred feet high, 10 be seen sixty mil, 8
at sea.
AS sandy Hook is neared, the Excursion.
lists will prerare to embark Oh the beautl-
ful and large steamer mpire Stale, ier q
Narrows to New Yotk.
he fol owing places are to bs admired
RI ckaway, ,0ney ISiaLd Fort Lafayette,
Fort Hamilton, Fort Richmond, and Fort
TO npkins. The Na'rows is entered; the
hi is of staten Island; Bay Ridge studded
wi IL vi las Long Island shore with oeusc-
~ wooded hills. On the right Is Goyeraor
is and with old Castle William on the
f'G eground. and on the boat goes I'm til the
HI dson River IL reacned, and up 1t to Pier
NJ. 8. then land for q view Of New York.
he UNITED CORNET BAND will ac-
co apany. the Excursion. -.
'ef eshmeI is on the boat going and re-
III Lining, I3
IT. ckets to Ocean Grove. Asbury
l'ark. ana Long Branch, q 86
New York, 3 %
CHILDREN HALF PRICE. ~
NO unrul - On allowed on board,