Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-09-24
OUR CANDIDATE FOR SUPERINTEN.
DENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION..

Inc disposition TO CrltlclSe the CanuluaCeS
named by their own party, on the part of GER
tain Republican newspapers Is custom more
honored in the breach than the observance.
Let us stand together, ready to repel the as
saults Of the common enemy, and not furnish
him aid, comfort and ammunition. An effort
was made in our State Convention to advance
the interests of Prof Ewing as candidate
for Superintendent of Public instruction. In
presenting his name most injudlcious speech
was made against "the cloth" 1t was held
that no clergyman should be put at the head
of the school system of the State; that we
should sever the connection between our
schools and sectarianism, etc. This was all
very well as a rather fantastic presentation OF
a theory; but the prosperous condition OF our
public schools, all over the State, is an ample
reply to this sort of talk The obJectlona-
bic thing done in this connection is the attack
upon Mr. Hammond, our candidate for the
office of Superintendent, by the Gold Hill
News and other Republican papers. Let us
leave such attacks to the common enemy
For ourselves, we need to stand shoulder to
shoulder as we have not stood this many
day, in order to win the victory. AS to the
Rev. J. D. Hammond, our candidate for Pub
lie Instructor, we do not believe that better
selection could have been made. He is full
of the fire of Republican ardor, represents a
sect (the Methodist Church North), whose
every preacher, communicate and layman was
either in arms against the Rebellion, preach
ing the gospel according to the Union, or bind
ing up the wounds of the boys in blue. Look
at the head of the Methodist Church in the
North; see what magnificent figure is his as
he stands relieved against the murky sky of
civil war! Look at Bishop Simpson as he
stands at the head of the Sanitary Commits
sion-the noblest charity ever organized by
man. Parson Hammond trains under Simp-
sons banner Moreover, Hammond is a man
of most excellent parts well read, well
grounded in the ways of the schools, iudicious,
careful and supremacy honest With all
safety can we entrust him with the Superin-
tendency of our precious system of public |
schools. Also, as we have intimated, the
system has fiourished under the rule of the |
parsons The State is fourteen years old. |
We do not believe that in any other State the
school system has reached such perfection, in |
so short a time, as in Nevada. What objee- |
ton, then, is there to clergyman of so |
marked talent for the work as Mr.. Ham |
mond! Objection or no objection, he is our |
candidates. he is as black a Republican as any
man need ask for; and he will, with the bal
lance of the ticket be triumphantly elected. |
New York, Sept. 22.-Nearly half cen
tury ago the government of Peru made a law
offering to any person who should make new
discoveries to add to the wealth of that coun-
try one-third of the profit of such discoveries.
Theophile Landreau, scientist, discovered
the guano deposits of Peru, from which that
government has derived millions of dollars in
Landreaus claim was recognized in 1865, but
the government being unable to pay third
Of an interest compromise was agreed upon
The Pardo revolution then broke out, and
national treasury was exhausted in suppress
ing it, and the chronic revolutionary condition
since has prevented settlement. John G.
Landreau of New Orleans, brother of The
Dhile, advanced the money to prosecute the
discovery, receiving half interest in the pros
oective rewards John C. Landreau being
citizen of the United States claims
his governments assistance in collecting the
money. The full amount of the one-third
lights is said to be over 500 ,000, 900, but the
claimants are willing to compromise for por ,
ion of that sum.
HANCOCK, THE PUGILIsT.-The San Fran
isco Stock Exchange says: William Hancock,
pugilistic miner who distinguished himself l
n glove fight at Eureka, has since had an