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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-04
Why They Did Not Go.
From the Sacramento Bee. !


A number Of invitations to attend
Senator Booths reception were ex-
tended to the clerks in the different
departments of the State Capitol, to
which but few responded. On each
invitation was printed the letters r.
s. V. p, which, translated means
ANSWER, if you please" As an
act of courtesy these clerks
responded, setting forth the fact
that it would he impossible for them
to be present, and to each declina-
ton was attached the letters, IN. G.
c." This was a puzzler to the Sen
ator's secretary, but the matter was
explained when the latter interro-
gated me Of the clerks. to whom an
invitation had been sent, with view
Of learning the meaning of the mys-
tic letters, and the clerk, with the
modesty always displayed by a State
official under embarrassing circum-
stances, politely informed him that
the translation thereof was ''No good
clothes" 5-.s.- t,..e.i.. Z,
chew Jackson's Best Sweet Navy Tobacco
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-04
Stealing a House.

Stealing a red-hot stove has here
tofore been considered the ne plus
ultra of thievery, but Dan Harris is
willing to swear that he is the victim
of a robbery that discounts that
famed peculation. He has just fin.
ished neat and cosy cabin, north of
the old Jackson furnace, and intended
to move into it to-day; but on
visiting the place this morning he
was astonished to find that it had dis
Observation-Disclosures no trace
of it could be discovered. Some
party or parties had removed it dur
ing the night, and its present where
abouts is q mystery. Dan has spent
the day in an unavailing and
fruitless search for his property, but
as vet without any satisfactory re-
suits. He is the maddest man in
town, and his only consolation is that
he did not dig we'll on his lot. as he
expected to, for he asserts that If he
had the thieves would have stolen it
along with the house.--Eureka Leader.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-04
Drowning Three Hundred Women.

I wonder how many Of the men
on board our feet in the Sea Of Mar
mora are aware that at the back part
of Princes Island, not seventy years
ago, the whole harem of Sultan Selim
we're drowned, to the number of three
hundred? The said Selim had been
murdered by his nephew Mustapha,
who in turn was murdered by his
brother Mahmoud. This latter was
much attached to his uncle Selim,
and he suspected that the women had
aided in his uncle's murder, or, at all
events. had made no effort to save his
life. Many of them were quite
Young, aud the harem included
French, Italian and German. Ac-
cord,ng to tho orders Of this fero-
cious barbarian, each one was tied up
in a sack, and the next morning at
daybreak they were embarked in
barges from the quays Of the serag-
Ito, and taken by the eunuchs to the
place appointed. when they were sue
cessively thrown into the sea. Their
screams were heard miles away, and
some got out of their sacks, but
threw themselves into the water and
endeavored to swim to shore. They
we're overtaken by the guards and
were killed, either by being run
down or by being beaten on the head
with the heavy oars.--Letter in Lon
don Truth.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-04
THE SUTRO TUNNEL AGAIN.
The Stock to be Listed on the New
York Stock Exchan4e.

New York Engineering and Mining Journsl.l
The Sutro Tunnel Company shares
will be ready in few days, and
will be offered for sale at the New
York Exchange. The advantages
of the Sutro Tunnel to the great
Comstock lode are not, as many sup
pose, confined to improving the ven-
tilation and enable the companies TO
handle the immense flow of water,
but will make available, for profita-
BILE mining and treatment, hundreds
of millions of dollars orth of low
grade ore that would otherwise new
er be taken from the mines, but
that by taking advantage of the
cheap transportation and cheap wa
ter power of the Carson river can be
treated with great advantage. We
shall, in our next issue, give full in
formation concerning this, the most
important work ever undertaken in
this country for the benefit of min
ing. That it will be profitable to
its owners needs no stronger evidence
than the tremendous opposition
made to the sutro by the rings which
have controlled the principal mines
and the various mills, fumes, etc,
ETC., which concentrate" the stock
holders money in the pockets Of the
few.
1.-THE whereabouts of Adolph Sutro
are no longer shrouded in mystery.
led. TIMEs.1
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-04
Winter Clothing for Children.

Every one must remark that IA
vorite article of winter clothing for
children is comforter swathed
around the neck. This is a great
error; the feet and wrists are the
proper members to keep warm. The
face and throat will harden into =
healthy indifference to cold; but the
muffier, exchanged for an extra pair
of thick socks and knitted gloves,
would preserve boy or girl really
warm and we'll. Bronchitis and sore
throat have declined fifty per cent.
since the absurd use of high collars
and twice round neckerchiefs went
out of fashion; and if the poor
would take better care Of their chill
dren's feet half tho infantile NOR
tality would disappear. 1t only costs
tribe to put piece Of thick felt or
cork into tho bottom of boot or
shoe, but the difference is often con-
siderable between that and doctors
bill, with perhaps the undertaker's
beside.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-04
TAKING THE OATH.
How o Chickens Head Fell as the
MOngOlians SwOre.

From the Los Angeles Herald.l
In the County Court the trial Of
the people against All Chez and All
Yuong, indicted for robbing a China
woman of jewelry and other valua-
bles, was begun to-day. The par
ties to the suit being all Mongoli.
ans, it was concluded to swear the
witnesses by the most binding Chi.
nese form. As the ceremony con-
sisted of sacrifice both of fire and
blood, it was found necessary to adj
iourn to the sidewalk in front of the
courthouse. A chicken and the
necessary joss sticks of wooden ia.
pers were procured, and stuck in the
ground and lighted. While they were
burning the prosecuting witness (the
woman who had been robbed) held
an animated consultation with the
Rev. Mr.. Nevin, court interpreter,
after which two wax rapers were
lighted, and after being brought in
contact with the neck of the chicken,
we're stuck in the ground. Now be-
gan the serious business. A formi-
dable piece of yellow paper, covered
with Chinese characters, was brought
out and handed to Mr.. Nevin, who
declined to receive it, saying in
English that if he or any white man
read it the ceremony would lose
much of its force, rs the witnesses
would claim that they had not under
stood him. The document was then
rendered tn several Chiuamen, all OF
whom refused to read il, one saying
in good English that he would not
read the paper for hundred thou
sand dollars.
Finally Chinaman was found
brave enough to undertake the office,
He read the dread formula first to
the woman, who repeated it as he
read. At its conclusion a large bun
die of paper, previously prepared,
was lighted, over which the woman
stepped couple of times and then
took possession of the chicken and
the sacrfcial knife, cleaver- shaped
implement, which had lain by the
side of the fire during the reading of
the oath. The male witnesses were
then arranged in front of the fire,
the oath was again read, each re-
peating it after the reader, who, af-
ter he had finished reading it, threw
it on the fire. The Cinnamon then,
one by one, stepped over the fire,
the head Of the chicken was chopped
of by the woman and the sacrifice
was accomplished. We made an
effort to get translation Of the oath,
but were unsuccessful.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-04
Burned to Death by q Bonfire.

Last Saturday afternoon Esther
Carr, little girl of eleven, was
PLAYING with some companions in "a
vacant lot on Illinois street, when it
was proposed to build a bonfire. The
fire was started, and while her play
mates were gathering fuel to feed the
flames, little Esther, in putting on a
stick Of wood, stepped so near the
fire that her dress ignited, and in an
instant she was developed in flames.
She screamed for help, and little
fellow named DAILY took off his coat
and finally succeeded in puttiDgout
the fire, but not until the little girl
was SO badly burned that she died
this morning, after having suffered
most intense agony In the interim. =
Toledo Special, Nov. IL.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-04
Partisan Fear Of Americans.

l eco the following in one Of the
Paris papers; ~The custom Of Ameri-
can newspaper correspondents In.
dulging in descriptions Of the private
dinners they are invited to, and the
publication of the family affairs,
from the bed room to the BOULDER,
from the contents of the apartments
the kitchen, rs we'll as the drawing
rooms-has caused guests to issue
cards to resident Ameiecans here
with this pOstscriptnm: "Please in
your response state If your wife 10 a
newspaper correspondent" Now.
this il extremely unkind, for in this
ago nearly every woman or wife who
is y correspondent has to suffer Sc
we're denial in leaving out family
personal secrets, which are $50 spicy,
You knov,"-Psris Cor. Baltimore
Hun, A
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-04
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

| Tho annual message eff the Presi.
dent Of the United States was sub
mitted to Congress last Monday.
| In it the President recommends that
a national sanitary administration
which shall not only control the
guarantees but have full sanitary
supervision Of the same in times Of
epidemic, and hold in advisory rels-
ton State and municipal health au-
thorities, be established; he states 1t
% his conviction that the rights Of
colored voters have been overridden
in some Congressional districts Of
Louisiana and South Caroline, and
expresses his determination to spare
no means within his power to secure
the conviction Of the parties guilty Of
that crime; that the International
Conference held in Paris last August
to establish the use of bl-metallic
money and secure fixity Of relative
value between those metals, reached
the conclusion that 1t is necessary to
maintain the money functions Of sill
yer as we'll as gold; that the termina-
ton Of the Cuban instruction has
been officially announced by the
Spanish government; that treaty
looking to the assimilation of our re-
lations with Japan with those exist
ing between tho nations Of Europe
and America has been prepared; that
our relations with Mexico are being
placed on satisfactory basis; that
the total receipts of the United
States Government during the past
year were $257, 1888 70, and the
expenses for the same period $780,
964, 1925 80; that the coinage Of silver
dollars under the act passed last
February was $l9,sl4,55O, of which
only 1884, 947 are in circulation; and
also recommends the creation of ad-
ditional Circuit Judges and the Or
ganization of corps of Indian aux
iliaries to keep the savage tribes on
their reservations; and directs atten-
ton to the fact that although possess
ing every variety Of soil and climate,
we import many millions Of dollars
worth Of agricultural products annu
ally. The document is conciliatory
in tone toward the South and foreign
countries, and contains very few
suggestions Of any value to this
country.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-04

A special from Battleford yesterday
says that a reliable courier from the
plsins says that war has broken out
between the Assiniboines and Black
feet. A small band of Sioux killed
eight Assiniboines and ran the rest
like buffaloes. They stole herd Of
horses from the Blackfeet and killed
leading Blackfoot chief. 1t is fear
ed that the Southern tribes cannot be
controlled and that . bloody war
muat snsue among themselves.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-04

AN attempt will be made, at
the next session OF the Legislature,
to reduce the mileage fees in Washoe
and Roop counties. These two coun-
ties have . common set Of officials,
and the Sheriff is sometimes com.
PEELED to travel 300 miles to serve Q
subpoena on . comparatively unim-
portant witness. fm at'fN
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-04

w. W. AUSTIN, who has been
assistant editor Of the Gold Hill
News for nearly three years past, has
resigned that position to accept that
of private secretary to Senator Jones.
Mr.. Austin left the Comstock for
Washington last Friday evening, to
enter upon the discharge Of the du.
lies of his now position.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-04
LEGAL POINT TO BE RAISED.

We are reliably informed that,
when the State Board of Canvassers
meet in Carson, Judge Wells will ap.
pear before the Board on behalf Of
F. L. Aude, Of Storey county, and
demand that certificate Of election
as Judge Of the First Judicial Dis.
trict be issued to him. Mr.. Aude
viii admit, through his counsel, that,
at the election held in Storey county
on the 9Th Of last November, Judge
Rising received . majority Of all the
votes cast for the two candidates for
District Judge Of that District; but
he will claim that under the provis-
ions Of section 5 of the State Con-
stitution, there should be three Dis
trict Judges in the First Judicial
District; and that, a. be and Judge
Rising received the largest number
Of votes cast for the candidates for
District Judge, they are, both en-
titled to certificate of election.
Following are the clauses Of the Con-
stitution upon which Mr.. Auds bases
his claim to certificate of election:
SECTION S. The State il hereby
divided int0 nine Judicial Districts,
of which the county Of Storey shall
constitute the first , At the
first general election under this con-
stitntion, there shall be elected in
each Of the respective districts lex
cept a. in this section hereafter 9th
erwise provided one District Judge,
who shall hold Office from and in.
Guiding the first Monday Of Decem-
her, 1854, and until the first Mon.
day in January, 1857; after the said
first election. there shall be elected.
at the general election which imme.
diately precedes the expiration OF
the term Of his predecessor, one Dis
trict Judge in each of the respective
Judicial Districts Except In the First
District, as in this section hereinafter
proyided). -" = PROVIDED, that
the First judicial District shall be
entitled to, and shall have, three
District Judges, who shall possess
co-extensive and concurrent juris.
diction, and who shall be elected at
the same times, in the same manner,
and shall hold Office for like terms,
as herein prescribed in relation to
the Judges in other Judicial Dis.
tricts, Any one of said Judges may
preside on the impaneling of grand
jurics and the presentment and trial
on the indictments under such rules
and regulations as may be prescribed
by law.
A law Was afterward passed by the
Legislature providing that there
should be but one Judge in the
First Judicial District, but Mr..
Aude holds that the law is unconsti-
tulional, as the Legislature has no
power to amend the Constitution
without the express consent Of the
people. If the Board Of Canvassers
refuse to issue q certificate of cleo.
ton, the Supreme Court will be
asked for mandamus compelling
the Board to issue one. The salary
attached to the Office of District
Judge of the First Judicial District
is $1,000 per annum.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-04

-WELLs DRuRY is again on the
local staff of the Gold Hill News.
Mr.. Drury is q thorough printer, and
10 therefore at home in any depart
ment Of newspaper Office. He is q
handy man to have around.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-12-04

kOO N -
vHvHE PLACE WHERE YOU CAN BUY
u for cash.
Baltimore ossters, tomatoes, corn and
leas, four cans for. ..,......... 81 %
Jelliss. jams. b ney and table fruit,
three CO for. ,.................. ! w
Gibbs white or ~ lbs brown sugar for. o.
Cnte e, per dee. ...''...,.''. ~
70 suuulcb TOT. 49,. ....-s.. ...sr-... "
Breakfast bsc IN. per h. ........ ......,... 10
Sugar cured Eastern ham, per fb... 20
COHee, PER 10 ...,........... ..s... '..... -
VI. n Nj, tea, 3fbs fbr.L -. ............ l 20
Fresh table butter, per ioll............ 62hc
FULL In or
GROCERIES, FRUITS. NUTS, CANDIES
.n STATIONERY, etc. nsia;a ytf
At PRICES THAT ciNh0T BE BEAT.
G. =. BlACkMER,
sus-M PODTOFFICK STORE.
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-11
THE INDIANS.
General Howard has a Battle with
the Savages.
The Enemy Driven from Three
Positions i'm the Mountains.

PORTLAND, Oregon, July 10.-A despatch
from Gen. Howard, dated head of Burch creek
July g. says that he found the Indians in force
on the heights near the head of Butler creek.
He advanced two columns, one under Throck-
morton consisting of two companies OF artil-
lery, one of infantry and few volunteers, and
the other under Bernard consisting of seven
companies of cavalry and 20 of Robbins scouts.
Howard accompanied the latter column. Ber-
uard's scouts notified him of the vicinity of the
Indians, when the cavalry moved forward at a
trot over three foot hills each over mle'in as.
cent. The Indians were found strongly posted
an a rocky crest. One company was left with
the pack train. The others deployed and adj
vanced handsomely under heavy fire. The
ascent is described as sleeper than that at Mis-
sionary Ridge, but no man broke ranks though
several saddles were emptied and many horses
killed. The enemy were driven from their po-
sition to another height in the rear of greater
elevation and crowned with natural defences
of lava rocks. In twenty minutes this position
was also stormed from different sides at once,
and rapid pursuit of the flying Indians COM
menced. They abandoned their horses, pro-
visions, ammunition and camp material, and
made for the timber crowning q ridge where
they made another stand. But they were again
dislodged and pushed four or five miles further
into the mountains. The rough country and
the great exhaustion of the men and horses
put an end to the pursuit for that day. In this
engagement five enlisted men were wounded
and twenty horses killed. It is impossible. to
tell the loss of the enemy, Their women and
children and best horses were moved before the
fight began, apparently in the direction of
Grande ROnde and the warriors also fled in that
direction. The officers and men behaved in the
best possible manner.
Gen. Sherman believes that the outbreak in
Oregon will be quelIed within month. He
has telegraphed Mcdowell that if assistance is
absolutely necessary reinforcements will be de-
spatched. The 18th infantry at Atlanta, Ga,
has been in readiness for ten days.
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-11
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS.
rency Based ON Coin-The Missouri
Convention Swallows the Greenback

Michigan Democrats Believe in Cur.
rency Based ON Coin-The Missouri
Convention Swallows the GreenbacIk
Heresy. 1
DETROIT, July 10.-Democratic State Con-
vention was held at Lansing today. The reso-
lutions "arraign' the Republican party for all
sorts of SINS They endorse the investigation
to the end that "the truth of history may be
vindicated and repetition of fraud be pre-
vented" They declare that gold and silver coin
are the money of the Constitution and all paper
currency should be convertible into such coin
at the will of the holder, and oppose further
forcible reduction of the volume of the cur
rency. Orlando nj. Barnes was nominated for
Governor.
ST. LOUIS, July 1O.-Democratic State Con.
vention met at Jefferson City today. The
temporary chairman made speech, endorsing
paying national bonds in greenbacks and giving
the country more Of the latter.
Concerning the financial policy of the gov
eminent the resolutions say:
We regard the national banking system
as being oppressive and burdensome, and
demand its abolition and the retire.
ment from circulation of all bank notes
and the issue of legal tender notes in lieu
sufficient to supply the wholesome
and necessary business demands of
the entire country, and that all greenbacks so
issued shall be used in the purchase and retire.
ment of the bonds of the United States SO that
the interest bearing debt debt of the country
may be lessened to the extent of greenbacks
thus put in circulation. Legal tender notes
commonly called greenbacks should be made
legal tender in payment of all debts, public
and privaee, except such obligations as are in
the terms of the original contract expressly
made payable in coin.
They also favor unlimited coinage of silver
and demand the immediate repeal of the re-
sumption act
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-11
Imports from JanuarY 1 to- JulY 6,
1878. 1877
Foreign, bales. Observation-Disclosures, 1851 2l49
Brighton Cattle Market.

EUI tu6 Wtth ouiiIlS "Wednesday, GUY lU
Amount OF stock at market-Cattle 1922 Sheep
and Lambs 2s0O; Swine 6,640; number of Western
Cattle 1852; Eastern Cattle 50; Mich Cows and
Northern Cattle 1850.
Prices of Beef Cattle y 100 fbs live weight-Extra
quality at So 371 q rs; first quality at 81 1870
525; second quality at 81 373 q 624 ;sthird quality
at So ST. q rs; poorest grades Of coarse Oxen,
Bulls. &C., at 80 q BIS.
Brighton Hides -@6a cents y h. Brighton Tai
low BIC ~ fb.
Country Hides 81 q &c % ib; Country TallOw A @
4ac % fb.
Calf Skins 10c % ID Lamb Skins SOC each; Sheared
Sheep Skins at Csc EACH .--e
Working Oxen-None offered in market for SALE
The trade for Working Oxen will be light until Cat
tie commence coming In more freely from Maine and
the Northern States
Mich Cows-Extra $45 q $40; ordinary $50 q $40
" head. Farrow Cows at $1I a "a. Most of the
Cows offered in market were of common grade. The
trade has not been very active for several weeks
past.
Store Cattle-But few in market for sale; Yearl-
ings $11 a SIS; two year Odds $13 q $21 three year
ods $22 i0 $45 P head. Prices of small Cattle de-
pend much upon their value for Beef. The Store
Cattle trade will increase the season advances as
most of them are from the North and Maine.
Sheep and Lambs-Those from the West were all
owned by butchers and taken direct to the Abattor
to be slaughtered, costing from Il &c % ID live
weight.
Swine-Fat Hogs, prices At a 44c S fb live weight
Sucking Pigs from Sis q ST y head.
The Portland daily press., 1878-07-11
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Review of the Portland Markets.


FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 10.
The markets are rather more active this week than
last and there is very perceptbe increase in the
demand for goods. The stock of country dealers are
very low and it is actually necessary to make mr.
chases. There is not much doing in dry goods and
prices remain unchanged The money market ia
quiet and loans be easily effected at moderate
rates of interest.
Green apples are offering quite freely and are ouot-
ed at from So to SIS per crate Beans are firm and in
good demand owing to atho email supp1v ON ha,5
Butter is coming in quite freely and prices are Quot
ed at 10 to zoe for table and 10 to 5c for family lots
Cheese is dull and prices are lower. Vermont and
Maine are quoted at to 1Oc; New York factory at
to &c. Coffee is dull and Rio is quoted at Is to 2oc
Copper and cordage are dull and unchanged. Drups
and dyes show no change in quotations. Large shore
Cod are irmer and we quote at 1926 to 1878; Shore
No Mackerel are also rmer; we quote at $40 90 to
$40 So Flour is quiet and unchanged. There are
fair sales to note. Lemons are quoted as high as
50 30 per box. Oranges are also firm and we ouote
at 50 30 per box. Corn very firm at the quotations
this week. Hay is offeridg rather sparipgly at un
changed prices. Iron remains steady. Lard is firm
at this weeks prices. Leather exhibits good de-
mand for stock with unchanged quotations. Lum-
Der is firm and unchanged. Moasses is dull and
sales are quite light at former prices. slight
change will be noticed in shore, bank and linseed
oils. New potatoes quite plenty at 81 per bush,
Onions are down to so a 9Oc Pork is firm and we
quote rather stronger prices. Sugars are firm and
unchanged. Teas and tobacco show no improvement
in price or demand.