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The New York herald., 1878-03-03

rested before they become alarmed and tearing
their stills from the furnaces lice TO tbs woods acd
his. safe from pursuit. when therefore, ralding
party reaches the point for commencement of opera
tons no lime be lost both stills and op-
orator. without " hich disuiery DO cousidsrsd
entirely broken up Tho disiiirng apparatus Is gen
orally destroyed on the spot together with the msso,
befr &c and the dstier taken up behind one OF the
party when spurs put the horses and away ney
these raids exciting and enjoyable and
the particpasors get warmed up IN the business as
much a. sportsmen do in the chase, but when the
night Is stormy wet ana the rivers arc swoI-
trying. Frequently the officers cannot riJe nearer
than mile OF the d,stileries, then they dsnount.
ing the guide dash through the woods. over
ridges, ravnes. fallen and rocks search OF
their prey. BY daylight they are generally through
with their work, the alarm has spread by
the sounding OF horns from house 10 house,
so that further operations would be uscesa Then
they return with their prisoners, VINO have hearing
conlinitted tor trial before United States court
These short raids. sudden dashes as they are, are
usually most successful aud The parties less liable
10 be 'bushwhackcd" by tue dstillers, who arc
such AZ extended raids apt 10 afford,
Is gwen them Major Wsgpers command has often
these short RAIDS. destroying from SIX to Twelve dis
tiisres, aud arresling from i've to fifteen prisoners
on each. HIS rapid movemsnss precudod resistance
by the dIstillers, whereas II ho had remained
over tho following night IN the section
raldsd on he would. doubt. have been
called on W the friends OF the prisoners with
being made with small parties, whereas IN extended
raids the iorce must be large aud the movement
essarily slower We have known large raidipg par
Ties 10 traverse hckly infested section for several
tcrs moving out with their stills on their approach
and closing IN behind them, going again into active
on ds,ilicrs successfully is a science which must bo
earned by practical experience.
The New York herald., 1878-03-03
COURT HOUSE VENTILATION.

Tho committee OF the Kings county (Long Island)
Board OF Supervisors appointed 10 examine into the
charges Of corruption recently preferred In connec-
ton with the Introduction OF q patent for vsnt-
iators In the Court House hold another
session yesterday. supervisor suiwsll pre-
sided Bernard Mahan, contractor, testinsd
that no bad spoken to Supervisors Curran
nIfd Coates about The Court House ventilation: he
had asked Coates to help with Judge Moore. and
Coates Ioid him that " the ventilating system was
good he would vote for II money had mover been
mentioned TO either him or TO Curran; whatever vas
donc by shem done out oi friendship, no rsmo-
nsrAtion OF any Kind being promised them. Witncss
declined to answer The question ns TO whether The
$500 received by him from Mr. Black was 10 the ma
ture oi loan Otherwise. Ho dcclined TO state IN
detail hrs interest la the contract.
Andrew Coates. ex.supcrvisor Of tho Court House
Committee OF last year, testified that no never re-
csvca any money other directly or indirectly for his
action or 10 with the vsntlating apparatua
rue committee will hold another session on next
Erilnx
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PROVED AND ADMINISTERED.

During the past week the wills OF the following
named persons, deceased were admitted for proof 10
the Kings county ong island Surrogste's Court, be
fore A. u. Daley, Surrogate:-
Frances Emanuel, Christian Mnilor, james Earls,
Harriet N. Edwards, Mott BodclL Walter ID. G. Boxgs
and Thomas Z. Pinckney, all OF brooklyn.
Letters OF ADMINISTRATION were granted In tho es-
tates OF the following namei deceased persons -
Eliza n. Auten, John Wallace, William n. Butler,
James U. Ager, Phobe H. Salt, Mary BIN CHAM, Morit5
A. Gescnoidt, samuel Nelson Hand, Charles hintx-
man, Hannah Wood, George Eliiger, hichaei Martin,
John Hines, Elizabeth Sing, Mary l.. Wood, Fora b.
Hodges and Mary lyman. all OF Brooklyn, and John
Crcegen, of the town Of Flaibush.
Letters OF guardianship OF the person and estates oi
Cornelius J. Hogan and jeremiah Hogan wcro granted
Catharne Burke, Of Katharins Meyer 10 Fredcrtcg
A. Meyer, OF Philip Brandes TO Heury Brandes, Of
Mary Carey to Rev. John Mcclure, OF John Gaub TO
John Wagner, and OF Albert Koelgcssto Gertrude
koelges, oil OF tho county OF Kings
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TEACHERS SALARIES.

On Tuesday evening next q meeting OF the Board OF
Education, Of Brooklyn, will be held tor the purposa
Of agreeing upon more equitable scale OF salary foi
nrst assistants OF the public schools Tho Board wiz
bo asked TO consent TO pay the assistant princt
pals Of grammar departments $500; uterine
diato deparipents, $70O; primary departments,
$500 Tue salaries iormoriy paid the nrst
assistants In tho grammar intermed iate
departments were $500 and 5000 respectively. In
December last reductions were made by the Board
which gave them the salary of tue grade oil the class
they were teaching with $50 per year additional
Tho reduction In those tescning In classss OF the
lower grddes was about forty per cent Tho proposed
revision of the salaries viii add t26 900 70 the de-
1ccncy account under that item to be inserted IN the
levy ior 1879 ana lively dobato upon Tho subject
Is therefore anticip ipatcd.
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THE FERRlAGE QUESTION.

Tho people Of Long Island City, L. l., are very mueh
In earnest In regard to tho ierriage question, the
SPECIAL effort at present b,ng directed 10 securing
reduction OF the iaro Tor loot passengers on the
Thirty-iourtn street ferry from four cents 70 two
cents. and the Board oi Aldermen have taken
unanimous action IN favor or reduction. the Quesua
pnus nee with Senators and Assembjymep, and large
and ea usastc meetings have been held at Hunters
Point puich Kills Astoria, Bowery Bay and ~ other
poiuts within the city iats There will DO another
hearing at Albany on Wednesday next when the
renresentatiyes OF the movement will bs prepared
with facts nnd ngures which WILL it IL thought, cen
vince Tho Lsg,sIalurs tnas tho reduction should b
mad
The New York herald., 1878-03-03
A WILL RECOVERED.

Surrogate Dalcy, OF Kings county Long Island. ~
osived yesterday letter from tho Law drm Of vsa
winkc Gambler Joy, Of No. 4s Wall street, this city
which stated that DR.. George Eisor, VINO diod last
week, had left will, which will oe offered for pro-
bate IN few days Tho writers state that they have
been retained by tho executrix, and write NJ her
request 10 apprisc tho Surrogate that the
will has been found in tho hope that should application
be for letters VI stration before the will
and record o probate be obtained and presented
notice may be given them. SO thnt proper appica-
ton may b. made for fcw days delay. Tine estate
is at present the hands OF the Public Administrator
The New York herald., 1878-03-03

tered by determined anu vigorous Tho local
officers proved powcress aud were deted, rewards
effect, save perhaps on the recipients For several
years the miitary called but the difficulty aud
expense OF procuring regular assistance from this
source proved almost insurmountabie and lis value
was but temporary and doubtful. The 2niIorm was
an advertisement; the soldiers could not DO moved
with the necessary secrecy and celebrity; they
entered heartily into the work, which they regarded
ouisiae oi soldiers DUTY; aua the distilers
knew tnat tncr stay was temporary, and that alter
their departure, or outside oi their IMMEDIATE
operatious, the excise officers powerIes
lore Fines were also posed on tho towns or town
lands on which still materials for distlntions
were found and the annual average OF these lines IN
Ireland Tor the seven years the enactment was in
force $50, ySy. and amounted In 1914 IN single
county to els, l25. Other legislative experiments
were lried Of which proved imperative, but IN
spite all the Efforts ana devices enumerated. besides
that OF reducing tue tax por gallon 10 two snngs or
evon less, the evil grew both u extent character,
aud the people grew more dissolule mprovidont, ans
orderly aud bold. Revenue officers, informers aud
witnesses were opposed, waylad and shot, sometimes
kidnapped and imprisoned IN Tho mountains, III caves
on the seashore aud on tho Numerous islands on
coast. and not nrcqucntly compelled themselves 70
work Illicit distIileres during Their detention Inter-
esting accounts OF these incoents and OF the opera
ton or experimental cnactments Will be found Ia tho
Official reports Of the Commissioners OF Excise (psr-
ticulary lS0G, 1914 and lS2z-40 OF number Of Par
liamentary commissions oil inquiry and Morswoods
valuable work.
Az length, in 1872, revenue police orce was organ
zcd entirely seputate and distinct from tue regular
corps OF local excise officers, and was gradually aug
mcnted In proportion 10 the cxissnces oi the service
In January, 1888, this orcc amounted 20 nfty-scven
partes and In 1883 to seventy parties, embracing up
ward OF l. 200 persons. including officers and
These parties wero distributed through those
vi country which illicit distiation chiefly
prevailed and though the vioators OF tho long
sisted the Efforts OF tnis force they
at length practically successful In reducing illicit DIS
tilling 10 minimum. 10 suppress u ontireiy may DO
considered impossible some idea OF the work Of this
iorce may be gathered from tho fact that IN 1893,
when II amounted TO more tnau 900 mon, the
seizures amounted to $500 dstilieriss 537 stills,
1872 bushels oi malt C,9a4 gallons Of spirts aad
32O, Sl3 gallons Of worts or beer
In every dstrct tue urss are generally taken from
very much the same class 0f the population the
men they try: CONVICTIONS are extremely difficult TO
procure the runRn are moro freQuenty against Than
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EXPORTS OF. BEEF, MUTTON AND
LIVE STOCK.

The following statement shows the quantities and
values OF rosh beef mutton and hve stock exported
from the United States to ports In the United King
dom and other ports from January l, 1875 to March
!, as compared with last year.
The New York herald., 1878-03-03
MALPRACTICE.

The examination into tho charge OF ormapractics pre-.
forrsd against Elizabeth king by Rosa Knisss WAS
concluded yesterday Rosa made good her accuse.
which wss iurnbhed.
The New York herald., 1878-03-03
THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

The monthly meeting Of the New York Horticultural
Society will take place next Tuesday at two O'Clock
nj Republican Hall. There will be oral display and
lecture by Mr.. A. Boilean. Admission treo.
The New York herald., 1878-03-03
EXPORTS OF OYSTERS.

The following shows the aaintity Of oysters shipped
10 the aforementioned ports from New York from
October %, 1877, TO March I, 1875
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-05-26
PATENT TONS
APPLICATION FOR A pATPuT

no THE Ell DORADO MTNE-No A27
a United states Land Office, kureka- ~
Arm ~, lS1o.-Notice is hereby given ~.
L y. fiiield and VIM. j. Malloy, whose pos,
9illce address is Eur, ka. Nevada, have Til.
day Med their application for a patent tns
l,sVo linear feet of the FL Dorado mine ~
VEN, bearing silver, With surface erourd ~,
feet In width. situate, lying and being in ~
reka Mining District, county of Eureka ana
ate CT Nevada, and known and designat"J
BY the held rotes and official plat on Gle II
this office as Lot Number 40. The extar;daa
boundaries Of said lot O. 40 being as toiIa,sn
10 wit: Variation TO- deg. east. Comro"s'
ing at a post marked No. /. u. :. suIyey n"
70. whence post No; /, U. S. Survey Ne. tx
Magnet lode. bears n. 81 deg. n min Il 20
feet; Ruby Eli No. ! bears N, 0 deg. in MI
W., 1851 feet; the flagstaff in the town =;
Eureka bears n. 81 deg. % min. E.. IA ~
feet; and the FL Dorado shaft bears s. "a q
deg. 80 min. f., $50 feet; thence. running ~
marked No. U. ). Survey. No 40: thence
End course s., 5lH deg. W, 200 feet, to nos,
marked No. 3, u. :. Survey No. l40. tbeyoo
81 ecur-e N, 30s deg. W., 500 feet. 10 80,
marked No. 4, L. ). survey No. 40: AMI
thence, 4th course NJ, 5sZ deg. T., 300 feet. 10
post No. /, the place of beginning, coniain,,ewo
d and $500 acres. j his claim is bounded oe
the nor b by the Magnet mine, and on III
east by the Pioneer mine. The location as
this mine is duly recorded in the Reeordar,.
office OF Eureka Mining District, on page I5a
in Book +, Of he Mimi < Records Of sai1 M
tricf. Any and all persons clainins adyersaI.
an y portion of said III Dorado mine or sad
mining ground, az hereto before dessribsJ
are required to file their adverse claim win
I've Register Of the United States Land ofsaa
az Eureka, in the STATE. of Nevada, inrjHS
the sixty days period % publication heraoF
or they VIII be barred by virtue of tbe No
visions of the statute.
aps0-60d b. Il. IMMEL. Register.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-05-26
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT

H0TfiE CARSON MILL SITE.-No. "a
L United States Land Once, Eureka
Nevada, April y, 1873 Notice is hereby
given that the X X Consolidated Mining Com
paBy. whose pOstoiiiee address is san Fran
cisco, California, has this day fled is appll-
cation for a patent for five aeres for n mill
site, situate, lying and being IN the Eureka
Mining District, County Of Eureka and state
Of \ eyada, aud known and deslgnated by the
field notes and official plat on file in this Office
as Lot No. l37. 1he exterior boundaries OF
said Lot No. l57 being as follows, to-wit:
Variation 1917 deg. east Commencing az n
post marked No. |, U ;. Survey No. l3s; this
post stands on the northwestern boundary Of
u. ). Survey No. 50. Porter lode; whence
post No. 2, of L. ). Survey No. IS, carson
lode. bears S., 81 deg. W., 1,f5l feet: Ruby
Hill No. | bears - o deg. 80 min. w, 2. iOs
feet, the LaWtOn shaft Of the Eureka Con
solidated Mining Company bears :, - deg.
81 min. w., 1854 feet; and the flagstaff ia the
town Of Eureka bears -, 81 deg. IS min. T.,
1854 feet; thence running lst course D. d
deg. W., 37i feet: along the northwestern
boundary OF said survey No. 81. to post
marked No. 2, o. ). Survey No. 81; thence
post marked No. 3, T.. ). Survey No. IL;
thence I'd course n, 81 deg. f., a7i foot, u
post marked No. 1, L. :. Survey No l37. and
thence 4th course :, % deg. T., 500 feet, to
post No, l. the place Of beginning. containing
five acres. Tho location of this mine is duly
recorded in the Recorders Office Of Eureka
Mining District, on page. lgO. IN book +,
of the Mining Records Of Eureka District.
ANY and all persons claiming adversely any
portion of said Carson mill site, or SAID
ground us herein before described, are re-
CURED to file their adverse claim with the
Register of the United states Land Office at
Eureka. in the State Of Nevada, during the
90 days period Of publication hereof, or they
will be barred by virtue ot the provisions Of
the statute. j. Is. lMMhL, Register.
a.pn-nl
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Application for a Patent
TO THE
Commit Mine.

EuRRKk. Nevada. April IL, 1915.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ Thomas WetbeTed. whose Postoiice ad-
dress Is Eureka, New, has this day filed hrs
application for q patent for one thousand
linear fest OF the Commit mine, with sgripce
ground two hundred feet in width, situate,
lying and being in the Eureka Mining dis
tfict, county Of Eureka and State Of Ne9ada.
ard known and designated b. the field notes
and official plat on file In this Office us lot
No. l35.
The boundaries of said lot No. lS6 are as
follows. to-wit:
Variation 10 deg. 81 min. east.
Commencing at a post marEed u. 5. Sur
vey No. l5b. Commit mlnc, situated on be
west side Of Prospect mountain, whence ta
summit Of Ruby Hill No. | bears ~. II deg. =
min. II. 6,6lj feet: post No. /, L. 5. Survey
No. ~, on the Colorado lode, benrs >. 2iA
deg. E.. 2.i96 feet, and the working shaft on
this lode bears n. IN deg. T., "a i-l0 feet;
thence, running first course :. 2S1a deg. T.,
/ 900 feet, to post marked No. :. t.. ). Survey
No. 1876; thence. 81 course, n. GIN deg. E.,
100 feet. to post marked No. 8, u. ). Survey
No. 80. thence, 81 course, n. ga deg. W.
/ 900 feet to post marked No. /, u. 5. Survey
No. lJB; thence. 18th course, ;. 6l}4 deg. W.,
200 feet, to tho place of beginning. contain
ing 4 59-lO0 acres.
This claim is bounded bv no known mires.
the nearest being tie ii Dorado and Coio-
RADIO,
The location Of this mine is duly recorded
in the Recorders Office Of Eureka Mining
District, page $40. BOOK ID, OF the Mining
Records.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
any portion Of said Commit mine. or SAID
mining ground, as hereinbefore described,
are required 10 flo their adverse claim with
the Register Of the United States Land Office
at Eureka. in the State OF Nevada. during
the sixty days period OF publication hereof,
or they win be barred by VIRUS OF the proyis-
sions Of he statute.
npl7-j0d d. b. IMMEL, Register.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-05-26
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT

10 TIE PHENlA MILL SITE No. 40.
i Us. Land Office. Eureka, Nevada, NAV
2Jth, ls1S.-N Office = her by given. that tho
fheriS silver Mtning & mpany, whose pest
office address. II san Franc SEQ. California.
has this day fled It's aptiica ion for a patent
for five acres Of surface ground, fer a Mill
site. situate, lying and icing in tho Eereka
Mining District, c0cnty Of Eureka, ard stat.
OF Nevada, and known and designated By The
field notes and otheia plat On fie in this Office
as lot No. li3. The exterior boundaries cf
snid lot li3 being "a follows. to wit; Naris-
ton, lBM deg. east. Commenclag al A toSt
marked No. /, Us survey No. l43, tho SINE
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-05-26
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT

no TIE PORTER MILL SIIE.-No. i2l.
4 &. ;. Land Office, Eureka. New, April -,
ls7S.-Notica is her, b. given that tue X IL
Consolidated MinIug Company, whose post
office address is san EranciscOs California.
has this day filed lis application for a patent
Tor five acres OF surface ground, situate. iy-
ing and being in Eureka Mining District,
county Of Eureka, and State of Nevada, and
known and Designated by the held notes and
oifieiai plat on HE IN this oslce As Lot Num-
Der I3s. The exterior boundaries Of SAID lot
No. l3S being as follows. TO wit: Variation
49, deg. east. CummencinE mt a post On tho
northwestern boundary of L. g. survey O..
81, Porter lode, the same being post No / q
T.. ;. Survey No. ~, Carson mill-site:
whence Rlby ii II No. | bears :. Is deg. -
min. W., 2,498 feet; the lawton shaft Of the
Eureka Consolidated Mining Company bears
>, - deg. IS min. W.. 1874 feet: and the
hagstaff in the town OF Eureka bears a.. 81
deg. IS min + 7.SII feet: thence, running
marked No. 2 t.. ). survey No. I3s, the same
being post No. 1 o. sand Il. :. Survey No. l87:
thence, "a course N, 81 deg. r., "a feet. 10
post marked No. 3 L. ). Survey No. i3s;
thence. third course ;. - deg. f.. G00 feet, to
post marked No. 1 IT,. ). survey No l3A: ant
thence. 4th course, :, a deg. W.. 33j feet. to
post No. 2 Of said L. ;. Survey No. 81. Porter
Lode, 39i feet, 20 post ~. !, the pla cs Of b.
ginning, containing i've acre.. TIE location
Of this mill-site l. duiy recorded in thu he
cerdeT's Office Of Eureka Mining District. on
page loo. IN book J. of the Mining Records OF
SAID hi trict. Any ana all persons claiming
adversely any portion Of said Porter Mill
site, or said ground as bcreiubcfure de-
seribed, are required to file their adverse
claim with the ~ltegistsr Of the United states
Land Giice at EarelEa, in the State 81 Neva-
In, during the sixty DAYS prri0a Of publica-
tiou hereof, or they viii be barrel by virtue
Of the prCvi ions Of the statute.
apf0-j0d -. Is. lMMEL. REGISTER.
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U. S. PATENT E

A. d. ROCK
Will take Patent Cases and prosecute them to
success, a a total cost Of $50.
Eureka, ApHl IL. 1878. aplS-lm
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APPLICATION FOR A PATENT

no TIE BROWN MIBL-SlTE.-Ne. i2B.
1 L. :. Land Office, Eureka, Nevada. April
y. 1873. Mott g is hereby given that the
X X Consolidated Mining CHmsany, whose
postofiee address i San traneisc5 Cali trgia,
has this day filed its aspiration fer II patent
for FIVE acres Of ground. for The Brown Mill
sire, situate, lying and be ng ia Eureka
Mining District. county Of Elfekn, and Stale
Of Nevada, and known and designated by the
field notes and official Plat on tic ia this Of
aries Of ssii Lot No. l9 being as follows,
TO wit: Variation ljsq aeg. cast. Commerce
ing at & post marked No. /, L.. ). Survey No.
49,. This rost .tands on tho northeastern
boundary OF Us. Survey No. i8S, Porter Uili-
SITE; whence RUBY Hill No. / bears :. 6}4ek.
- min, W., 2,7d9 teet; ths Lawtpn hart Of the
Eureka Consolidated BlInlny Company bears
>. Y deg. 10 nln. w.. 2,loS feet; the hJgstatf
IN the Town o. Eureka benrs \. ~ deg. 10
min. b., 1,ij7 feet. and post n 70. ! o. L. >.
survey No. 81, Brown lode, beats ,. 81 deg.
IA min. w. 2,0jj feet; thence, running LIST
course ;. 81 Dig. ", IA feet, to post No. = of
sail Survey No. rs, Porter miil-site, and post
No. A of Survey No. l57, Carson mill-site. 3l4
ieet, to post marked No 2 l. ;. survey No.
49,; theme u course, \. Is deg. W., l3l feet.
to post marked No. . l.. >. Survey NO. l39;
thence, Sd course, n. 20 deg. f., i2} feet. to
post marhed No. 4 L.. =. Survey No. ~; and
thence, ith turse, ;. % deg. u min. r.,
pei BIO ieet, 20 post No. !, the place OF be-
ginning, containing ave acres. The location
Of this mIll-site is duly rocordeti il the Record
der's Otilcs Of Eureka Mining District, on page
30, in book +, Of tie Mining records Of said
district. ANY and ali persons claiming adj
versely any portion Of said Brown Miil-site
ground as h~ereinbei0re described, arc re-
quired to file their adverse claim with the
Keglster Of the United States Land Office,
at Eureka, in the state OF Nevada, during
the sixty days period of publication hereof,
or they will be barred by virtue OF the pro-
visions of the statute.
ap3O-G0d u. b. IMMEL. Register.