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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-12-07
A MODEL FATHER.

A family man in this city, who is somewhat
addicted to drink and passionately fond of a
quiet little game of ''draw," recently alb
sented himself from his home for two days
and nights in succession. His wife was driv-
en- nearly to distraction by his absence, and
when she could no longer stand the suspense
sent her son in search of the delinquent hus-
band After many hours spent on that mis-
sion, the boy found his father snugly slowed
away in the back room of Mages's saloon,
closely hugging poker game. The son up
braided his paternal progenitor for his un-
feeling conduct toward his mother. After
patiently listening to the boys reproach, the
old man replied, with tears trickling down his
cheeks, My son, cannot blame you for
addressing such strong language to me, your
father; know am D worthless wretch, who
is setting you bad example, but will try
to reform for your and your dear mothers
sake. Never take to drink, my boy, and
never acquire the fearful vice of gambling.
Lead an honest, industrious and upright life.
Never deceive any one by word or action, nor
utter falsehood even were your existence at
stake then, my son, you will grow up to be
happier man than is your wretched father.
Now, take this half dollar run home and tell
the old woman you couldn't find me-" That
boy, under the influences of his father, may
yet become Congressman. Who knows!
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-12-07
ODDS AND ENDS.

Man always is, but never to be, blest,
says Pope,-which, quarrel as the clericals
iaay Oh the implied polemics Of the idea, is
AZ near as this Autumnal air will permit us to
think of ourselves. 1t makes us discursive
and scattering and subjects upon which to
write) crowd and jostle one another with such
oddities as the hour suggests. But the day
vas beautiful That's positive. MARLEY >
dead as door nail, " says the Masters Christ
mas Carol The pogonip was very threaten
ing yesterday; the various parties who relate
themselves, in one way and another, to the
Federal Court were cheerful and Gas times go)
temperate Here and there witness tired
of the suspense of his idleness became COM
rnunicative; but there was so equable an in
terchauge of thoughtless ideas to make the
average temperature of the evening balmy
and soothing. It is pleasant to see client and
lawyer (trout and fshsrman) thus oomming
ling and drifting along toward non commital
equality: 1t attests the still self-denying
quaiity of human nature, enlarged and eleotri-
fed by the sweeter circumstances of the oc-
c~sion. The Autumnal grass On the Square
yonder seems to struggle toward the sunlight
With green and gleeful growth; and the
circumambient air is full Of the Lotus-ieaves
Of o monstrous disinclination to work. There
are vague hints of blooming editorials in the
near approaching bye and bye; and the air
seems golden with anticipation.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-12-07

During recess of the United States Cir
cult Court yesterday, one of the junior coun-
sci in the Callison case approached Judge
Sawyer and remarked, eff it please your
Honor, this ere cross examination is bein'
draw d out too long if you don't stop it the
blamed thing will go on ad infantun,. A
third party overheard the remark and correct
Cd the young Blackstone, said How in
thunder did you ever come to make such an
idiotic blunder as that ''well," replied
the former. "of course know'd better than
that but the fact is Eve Just been reading
book on irtanteide and [ got kinder mixed
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-12-07
GOOD NEWS.

Superintendent Crawford received the fol-
lowing telegram from Washington last even
ing, respecting the condition of Mint Director
Lindermau, who was reported in Yesterday s
dispatches to be in dying condition:
WAsHINGroN, Dec 8, 1873.
The Directors health is improving slowly,
but surely, notwithstanding all reports to the
contrary. (Signed) R. E. PRESTON,
Acting Director.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-12-07

DANGEROUS Practice. the past
few days We have observed several piles OF
rubbish at different points in this city burning
as late as 10 o'clock. The practice of setting
refuse matter and dry leaves afre late at
night, when a high wind is liable to spring
dangerous, if not criminal. If the people
must burn rubbish at all, let them do 30 dur
ing the day, and not at night when there is no
one around to watch the fire. Lesser indis-
cretions than these have reduced many a fine
city to ashes
USING BAD LANGUAGE Officer Duncan
yesterday afternoon arrested man by the
name Of Christopher Mohring for using OBJ
scene language. He is accused of having
committed this breach of the peace and
deoency on Thursday evening, in front of the
Arlington House, and in the presence of a
number of passing ladies'. Mohring will have
an examination before Judge Witherell this
afternoon.
DANGEROUSLY ILL--George H. Davis, Jr.,
of the Mint, received letter from Washing
ton yesterday containing the sad intelligence
that his brother in-law, Hon II. r. Under
man, Director of the MINIS, is lying very i'll
at his residence with what is supposed to be
quick consumption. Mr. Davis correspond
ent intimates that there are no probabilities
of the Directors recovering
ILL-Mrs E. NJ Hunt, we regret to
for the past few days with an attack of acute
The attack is so severe that this
lady will be compelled to seek relief at the
Genoa Hot Springs, where she will 60 to-day.
We sincerely trust that we shall soon have
the pleasure of noticing the lady's GONZALES
cence.
Masonic ELECTION. meeting of Car
son Lodge No. l. F. & A. NJ. the following
gentlemen were elected officers for the ensu-
ing term: w. M, B F. Foster; S. w,
Trenmor Coffin; J. W, John E. Cheney;
Treasurer, George Tuay; Secretary, W. III. |
Corbett.
Coon Music AND BIG Crowd. Winston's |
club rooms, opposite the Opera House, are |
last becoming the most popular resort in the |
,ity Games of every variety are to be en-
there, and the music by Professors |
George Morris and Alfred H. Pepin is de-
icious.
A New SCHorrIscHE evening we had |
he pleasure of listening to the music of a
lew schottische composed by Mr. John T.
.feder and played by him. This composition
s Mr. Meders chef donn,s,
TWILIGHT PARTY-The members of the
twilight Club will give their second invita-
ion party at the Opera House ON Wednesday
lext, the 18th instant
FoR THE ORPHANS HoME-The $500 be-
ueathed to the State Orphans Home by the
ate Michael Lynch has been paid into the
'tate Treasury.
New Goops -Koppel g. Plat have just
pensd out splendid new stock of gentle
,en 8 shirt studs, scarf pins, sleeve buttons,
tc.
S1oCKs quotations continue to de-
troy the appetite and rest of the north end
older.
L. r. HUsTsIrGEa will and message by
aHing at the Western Union Telegraph Office.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-12-07

the 10th and 18th lnstants. Their perform
aaoes are of refined and select variety char
aoter, highly spoken of by the press through
out the land. In a subsequent issue we shall
make more lengthy notice of this excellent
troupe.
TsGRAruvDB. T. W. Healey was
trying a case in one of the Carson courts a
few days ago, in which the plaintiff sued the
defendant for damages sustained from having
been bitten by the defendants dog. Among
the witnesses called to prove the dangerous
character of the animal was German baker
Who testified that on one occasion he had been
attacked by the dog and had been compelled
to beat it over the head with loaf of French
bread to keep from being bitten. In sum
ming up, Judge Healey said that this was the
neanest case of ingratltude he had ever
known Of" after having broken bread with
the dog to malign its character.
A FEARFUL PUMA handsome young
couple we're seated in the dress circle of the
Opera House last night, at the Au Fait party,
while the grand march was being played, and
right in the midst of the most beautiful
strains in the air, an old gentleman who was
sitting near them drew out an old red ban
dana and blew his nose very noisily, sufficient
iy loud to drown the music. "What shame"
remarked the young lady quietly, e he spoilt
al that passage for me-" eyes" replied her
companion, 'ssn outrage"
THz Az Fan PARTY second invita-
ton party of this season was given at the
Opera House last evening, minus the French
bon bory which Peter Csvanaugh promised
would be received from John W. Mackay
The party was we'll attended by select num-
Der Of Carson's best people, and the club aus-
sAined it's we'll earned reputation for giving
entertainments of an excellent character.
DEfAsrUExs The following passengers
vent south on the stage yesterday morning:
J, g, Ogden, Thomas Wheeler, 3. Grant, J.
8. Miller, q. Woodruff, F, Gamble John
Hogan, Ell. Kelre, Hy. Trinthan, John |
Guarrrrah, @. Pierce, W, Langon, t, +. Cough |
liyer. Con Kelloher, John Front.
AEw Observation-Disclosures Edwin bod
hps, a bright youth, has been appointed
messenger in the Office Of che Western Union
Telegraph Company ia this city. Master
Edwin VIII be sure to give the patrons of the
company satisfaction BY prompt aud strict
attention to his duties.
F$oN RopIE, O.. Fl. Lagrange
arrived. from Rodie Yesterday afternoon,
Ehis gentleman remains in the city until this
evening when he viii take the train for San
Fgancisco.
RarJarBD. Sheriff Burnham, Of Douglas
County, returned from Woodbridge yesterday
having safely deposited bis insane
;s.rgs in the asyium there
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-12-07
A GOOD PLAN

the most profitable plan for operating in stocks is that
uniting capital of by combining pooling
the orders of thousands of customers and using them
mighty whole, which has been suly by
Nessrs Lawrence Co. Bankers s. Exchange Place, New
York City BY this cooperative system each investor IL
placed equal footing with the largest operator, ami
profits divided rata stockholders 30
days. An Investment of 80 would pay $50 making por
the stock during the month S25 would return.
$3.50, per cent; 500 would make 81 900, 10 per
cent, and On, according the market. Frank Lescs
Illustrated Newspaper, June goth, says The Combina
ton method of operating In stocks is the most successful
adopted. New York Independent September 18th.
says The combination system Is founded upon correct
business principles and person need be without an In
come while it is kept working by Messrs Lawrence Co"
Brooklyn Journal April 29th says " Our nditor made
profit of SOL % Investment Of $50 in o
Messrs. Lawrence & Co.'S combinations" The firms
circular copyrighted and sent ree contains Two
ing rules in stock operations and explains
erythng. All kinds Of Stocks and Bonds wanted. New
Government Loan supplied. Best references Address.
LAWRENCE Il co, Bankers and Brokers, 81 Exchange
Place, New York City. moves
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-12-07
ANOTHER WONDERFUL CURE
EFFECTED BY
CALIFORNIA ELASTIC TRUSS!

CALIFORNIA ELASTIC TRUSS GsTT
COMPANY.-W. j. HORNE, Pro
prietOr.-Dear Sir: feel that owe "a
it to you ard t. humanity to write tFs> N ~
the fact that have been SUBSTAN- V<IkGW-lIsS
TALLY CURED of bad case of
Rupture Of thirty ears standing, by V
one Of your Incompatible Trusses
which l purchased from you three
months ago. cannot describe the suffering both phys
caly and mentally, that have undergone during that
period: and fee like being. / have worn au
kinds Of Tssos both Steel and Elastic received
permanent relief until tried yours Its simplicity II
construction and facility with which he adjusted.
and the ease perfect freedom the motions Of ta
body sh which il be without causing any iri
ation its chief merits and il il perfect supporter
have had any sign Of the rupture suce the
first day il and feel that poifecIy CURED.
= inv aIu5le, and the fact should be known The wcrd
You can refer any one to ne GA The subject Of their merits
ain truly yours ALFRED j. BURKE Chief Mail Clerk
s. f. Daily Evening Post, San Francisco July 20 1878,
A Physictan's as Y-ars' Experience,
COLUMBIA, Tu0,uInne Co., July lG 1878,
". J. Horne, Esq.-Dear Sir: For some tune past
have have used in practice the California Fl site Truss,
with entire satisfaction in most OF complicated hernia
Of both sexes During practice NJ forty yS have
found no truss that would with the snd certain
ty retain the required adjustment the pressure being al
way under the immediate cputrol Of the patient Tie
simplicity and Of application is Of itself guarantees
every experienced physician. have the horror 20 ren,
BY mail the amount due, knovin that contribute 70 6s
alienation N afflicted humanity. Yours truly
}. P. 71DBlTS, NJ. ID.
send for Illustrated catalogue and Prt< .
Lat ling FHIi In fO' m sfton md
Rules for MeasuI ing.
NJ B-The California Elastic Truss Is NOT for sale BY
any Druggist IL Carson City They prefer "a cell Eastsr4
trash, which they make a large ptodt Send di-
rect TO The -.... B.. ' ...".. f..
CALICO RNrA ELASTIC TRUSS coMPANr,
myths 40 NArke, stre~', San FENaoas0
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-12-07
RICE'S SURPRISE PARTY.

This troupe will appear upon the boards of
che Carson Opera House on the evenings of
the 10th and 18th instsnts. Their perform
aaoes are of refined and select variety char
aoter, highly spoken of by the press through
out the land. In subsequent issue we shall
make more lengthy notice of this excellent
troupe.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-07-05

a portion Of the tunnel near Schwelm, Ger
many, fell on the 29th ult., burying twenty
seven persons.
The Reichsdnziger announced on the Goth
ult., that strangers arriving in Berlin must be
provided with passports.
Gen. Sir Garnet Wolseley has written an
elaborate article on the subject of the native
army of India, and its present and future or
ganization. He discusses the effect of Lord
Beaconsheld's movement of Indian troops to
the Mediterranean, and declares posterity
will acknowledge the benefit conferred on En-
gland by Lord Beaconsfeld's mastery policy,
in thus utilizing the mine Of military strength.
India, he says, is recruiting ground vaster
than all Europe put together.
1t was rumored in London on the Both ult.
that Emperor William of Germany had inti
mated a disposition to abdicate.
Emperor Francis Joseph closed the Hunga-
risn Diet at Pesth on the Goth ult. He took
an exceedingly favorable view of the rela-
tions with foreign powers and the probabili-
ties OF peace.
A dispatch of the 30th ult from Berlin an
nounces that the Austrlans will cross the
frontier Tuesday; also that Austria refused
to allow Montenegro any portion of the shore
south of Antavari.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-07-05

damages to the amount of S2,744. 33.
The plaintiff, Robertson, of Louisville,
Kentucky, had sued for 81, 900 addition
al purchase money, and Myers put in a
counter-claim of $1,000 damages.
This makes the cost of Vanity Fair to
Myers about $4,000, and he has refused
$4,000. He has kept the horse in con-
dition for the track, and now that the
contest is closed will put him right on
the course. 1t is generally believed he
is very fast.
GEO. WILSON on the 9th ult., i'm the
Court of Common Pleas at Troy, plead
ed guilty TO grand larceny, and was by
the Court sentenced to three wears in
the Penitentiary.
THE prosecution in the Dew murder
trial at Marietta finished their evidence
in chief on the 9th ult, and the de-
fense examined some thrifty or forty
witnesses in reply. A number of the
leading physicians of this and Athens
County have been called to show that
it was possible that McWhorter received
his death wound from glancing ball,
and that it was possible for man to be
shot through the heart and live for some
considerable time thereafter. Many
curious circumstances were given in
proof of this. The State claims that
Dew, as he was rising from the ground
after fighting a man named Stevens,
shot McWhorter, who fell and died in
stantly. The story of the defense is
that Kincade, who was sent to the PEN
itentiary for participation in the affair,
shot McWhorter with glancing ball,
and that he ran about twenty yards be-
fore he fell, near where Dew had been
fiphting
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-07-05
College Degrees "A New Departure.

Dr. McCosh, in comforting the degrees
of his excellent institution this week, an
nounced that the faculty had determined
that in future Princeton would adopt
the European plan and bestow its hon.
ors only upon those who really deserve
them. This declaration would seem to
imply that the venerable college has
been pursuing the opposite course for
an indefinite number ofyears, probably
since its foundation, which leaves the
possessors of its sheepskins in a rather
embarrassing position. How they shall
get out of it we leave to their own inge-
nuity. In erecting the standard of Eu-
ropean merit DR.. McCosh very consid-
erately gave us an idea of its height and
width by making the distinguished Gov
ernor of New Jersey and the illustrious
General of the Army doctors of laws.
These gentlemen, it seems, are up to
the European, which has become the
Princeton, standard in law and logic,
and no one who does not know as much
as Mcclellan and Sherman in juris-
prudence shall in future wear the hon
ors of New jerseys famous university.
This is a great point gained. The idea
of the venerable President of Princeton
was, of course, to rebuke the minor
colleges for their indiscriminate con-
ferring of degrees upon all manner of
people. College sheepskins will, so far
as the Princeton seat of learning is con-
cerned, mean something IN the future
that the gentlemen who hold them
are learned in the law, philosophy, di-
vinity and the arts. 1t is to be hoped
the faculties of all the other colleges
will, like DIR. McCosh, run their insti-
tutions on the European plan and come
up to his high standard: But what
shall we do with all the old sheepskinsP
Make bonfire of themP--N T. Her
all
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-07-05
The Assassination.

Ben. Pitman, the well-known phono-
grapher of this city, was interviewed
yesterday as to his personal knowledge
concering the trial and execution of
Mrs. SuTratt for the assassination of
Abraham Lincoln. His attention was
first called to the statement of John L.
Ford, theatrical manager, relative to
the innocence of Mrs. Surratt, and i'll
answer to questions, Pitman communi-
Gated the following information. He
said he was the official reporter OF the
United States Government in the as
sassiuation trial, the Sons of Liberty
investigation, and the Congressional in
quiries into the New Orleans and Men,
phis riots, and subsequently of the Ku-
klux trials, all of which gave him pc
culiar insight into the unwritten history
of those mOmentous events. have no
doubt, said Pitman, of the correctness
of Mr.. FOrd's statements of Mrs. Sur
rats innocence. The grave blunders
which grew out of the assassination
trial were due to the theory Stanton en-
tertained.. Booth was an active instru-
ment in the great conspiracy, the die
tatory power of which was the Rebel
Government. Mrs. Surratt was hanged
for completely, of which she was en-
tirely ignorant, and poor Spangler was
sent 10 the Dry Tortugas because long
rope was found in his carpet-sack with
which it was supposed Lincoln was to
be bound, when, in fact, no other use
was to be made of it than the catching
ofcrabs. Spangler had simply borrowed
the rope from FOrd's Theater for that
purpose Cincinnati Telegram.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1878-07-05
THE EAST.

The estate of the late William c. Rhine
lander, of New York City, is estimated to be
worth about fifty millions of dollars. He was
one of the seven largest real estate owners in
that city.
An explosion Of four large boilers in the
puddle mills of the Chesapeake Nail works at
Harrisburg, Pa, on the 25th almost entirely
demolished the mill. Bowmaster, the fore
man, was horribly mangled and instantly
killed. H. Neis, J. Hess, G. Frank and j. Her
rick were badly scalded and injured by the fly
ing debris. One of the boilers was carried
over an adjoining mill 65 feet in height, and
landed in a field about $50 feet from the scene
of the explosion; another was blown through
the top of the mill into brick warehouse; a
third was carried into another warehouse,
badly damaging the building, and fourth
boiler was entirely torn to pieces.
The Vermont Novelty Company, manu-
factory OF children's carriages and toys,
burned at Springfield, VT, on the 25th. Loss
$4,000; insurance $4,000. One hundred and
twenty-five men were thrown out of employ,
ment.
Mary Welch, John Finn, James Shea and
Hattie Sands, of Oswego, N. Y, were drowned
on the 25th at Pleasant Point, Lake Ontario
They belonged to church excursion party.
Henry A. Parr, of st. John, N. b., was ar
rested at Boston on the Goth on charge OF
murder on board of the steamer Chesapeake
from New York for Portland, December 5th
1868. Parr was one of seventeen passengers
who took possession of the Chesapeake IL
the name of the Confederaey, shooting the
Second Engineer and throwing the body over
board.
The Valley bank, Shenandoah, Pa, CLOSED
its doors on the Goth, owing TO steady with
drawal of deposits and difficulty in collecting
assets. As usual IL is believed the CREDITOR
will be paid in full
William II. Vanderbilt, President of tn,
New York Central Railway, in long commu
nicatlon TO the Chicago Times on the presen
railroad situation, among other things
claims that, high rates in the future are ut
terly impossible. The people are safe frou
extortionate charges. Stability of prices, fai
rates for transportation, equitable dealing
with shippers and general prosperity can onl.
be had through some form of understanding
embraced in what sgenerally styled "pool'
He believes that Of all the plans yet suggested
or tried, the division Of tonnage under tn
present pooling system produces the mos
satisfaction and the most beneheent results