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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-06
PATENT NOTICES.
Application for a Patent
TO THE
HOPE MINE.
No. 400.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Eureka, Nevada. March H. 1878.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN Tenn pahute Land, mining q Inn
provemsnt Company, whose postottice
address is Chicago, Illinois, has this day filed
application for patent for 1000 linear ieet of
the Hope Mine or vein bearing silver, with sur
face ground 200 feet in width, situate, lying and
being in TEN Piute Mining District, County of
Lincoln, and State of Nevada, and known and
designated by the field notes and official plat on
file in this office as lot No. 40.
The exterior boundaries of said lot No 40, be-
ing as follows, to wit: Variation 1Gh de.
grees east Commencing at post marked
No. of U. s. survey No. 80, Rather Lode, bears
N, 60 deg 10 min. +. 1914 feet; the monument
on Grant Peak bears N. Is deg. As min. E. 1890
feet; the Kinsey shaft bears N. q deg. SO min.
E. 1884 feet; thence running LIST course. S. "a Z
deg. W. 200 feet, to post marked No.2, U. s. sur
vsy No. 40; thence, I'd course N. 81 deg, W. 23C
feet. to post No. of U. s. survey No. As, Bond
Lode, 1000 feet, to post on the eastern boundary
of said survey No 48, Bond Lode marked No B.
U. s. survey No. 40; thence. Sd course, N S42l
deg. Il. 200 feet, to post marked No. U. s. sur
vey No. 40, and thence, 4th course, S. 5h deg
L. 1000 feet, to post No. /, the place of begin
ming, containing 1 59-100 acres.
This claim is bounded on the west by the
Bond mine.
The location Of this Mine is duly recorded in
the Recorders Office of TEN Piute Mining Dis
trict, on page "a, in book B. of the Mining Rec
ords of said district. ANY and all persona
claiming adversely any portion of said Hope
Mine or said mining ground as hereinbefor,
described, are required to file their advers,
claims with the Register of the United State
Land Office at Eureka, in the State of Nevada
during the 60 days period of publication hereof
or they will be barred by virtue Of the provis
ions of the Statute.
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Application for a Patent
10 THE
POORMAN No. 2 MINE.
No. 422.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

Eureka, Nevada, March IL, 1878.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
Improvement Company whose postotice
address is Chicago, Illinois, has this day filed
applica ion for apaent for 1900 linear feet of the
Poorman Mine or vein bearing silver, with sur
face ground go feet in width situate. lying and
being in TEN Piute Mining District, County OF
Lincoln and State of Nevada, and known and
designated by the field notes and official plat on
file in this Office as lot No. 81.
The exterior boundaries of said lot No. 81, be-
ing as follows, to wit: Variation 16h degrees
east. Commencing at q post morked No. l, L.
S survey No 81, the same being post No. of
U. S survey No 40, Cliff, Liberal and El-Re-Kab
Lode, standing on the western boundary of L.
S. survey No, 80, Col Head Lode, whence the
monument on Grant Peak bears deg. min
Il. 27l5 feet, and the kinsey shaft bears n. 20
deg. 81 min. E. loaf feet; thence running, LIST
course, $ deg. l.. 200 feet, along said survey
No. 3S, Col. Head Lode, 10 post marked No 2, U.
s. survey No. 81, whence post No. OF said sur
vey No. 3S bears S. deg f. SO $40 feet; thence,
I'd course, n. Ga deg. min. W. 1900 feet, to post
marked No. 3, U. $. No. 81; thence. Sd course,
N. deg. W. 200 feet. to post marked No. 4, U.
$. survey No. 81 thence, 4th course, S. 6iAi deg
Il. 1885 $40 feet to post marked No. B, U. :. sur
| vey No. 81; thence, 9Th course. :. 80 deg.
so 9l0 feet, to post marked No. 6, U. S. survey
| No. 81 the same ing post No. of said survey
| No. 43, and thence, 9th course, q S6A deg r..
1877 $40 feet, to the place OF beginning SO much
| OF survey NO. 40, sleeper Lode, as CONNECTS with
| this survey. is hereby excluded. Said conflict
is described as follows, to wit: Beginning at a
point on the northern boundary of this survey,
| whence post No. of this survey bears 64h
deg. W. 275 feet. and post No. of said survey
| No. As, sleeper Lode, bears n. 3sh deg 4. ll6l
2-l0 feet; thence running, list course, s. GA f.
| 205 feet; thence, ID course, s. 3Sh TIA 40
feet; thence, Sd course, N. 64A W. 205 feet, and
| thence, 4th course, N. 3Sh L. TIA 40 feet
which, being excluded, leaves Remaining s7.lOO
| acres
| This claim is bounded on the east by the Col
| Head mine.
The location of this mine is duly recorded
| in the Rscorders's Office of TEN Piute Min
ing District. on page 20 in book B, of the
| Mining Records of said District. Any
| and all persons claiming adversely any por-
| ton of said Poormsn No. mine or said min
| ing ground. as hereinbefore described, are re-
quired to file their adverse claim with the Reg
lister of the the United States Land Office at
Eureka, in the State Of Nevada. during the 60
days period Of publication hereof. or they will
I be barred by virtue of the provisions OF the
| Statute.
| mr23-60d D. B. IMMEL, Register.
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Application for a Patent
OF THE
PRODIGAL NO. e MINE.
No. AIS.
UNITED STATES LAND OFrrcr

Eureka, Nevada, March II 1870
n Office Is HkREBY GIVEN THAT THE
MEM Pahute La"d, Mining 4 I'm.
prOvement Company, whose postofs,'
address is Chicago Illinois, has his day aIos
application for a patent for 1CG0 linear fes.
OF the Prodigal Mine or vein bearing silva
with surface ground 200 feet in width, sitnsts'
lying and being in TEN Piute Mining Distriot'
County Of Lincoln, and State of Nevada ana
known and designat, d by the field notes snS
official plat on file in this oflce as lot No "A Au
The exterior boundaries of said lot No. "a i.
ing MS follows, to wit: Varia ion I6b esst
Commencing at post marked No l, o. S snr
vey No. Al. This post stands on the north.
western boundary of U. S rvey No. 40 Wv,n
dotte Lode, whence post No. l OF raid surveyNo
40 bears 5. 54h deg. W. 105 feet; the monn
ment on Grant Peak bears 10 deg 81 min p
1868 feet; the Kinsey haft bears s. % dep .,
min. L. 1855 $40 feet and the center of The mai,
opening on this lode bears n. 80 deg Z, 1875 ltts
thence running, LIST course, n. 37A deg. W 90
feet. to post marked No. 2, U. s survey No n
III nce I'd course, N. l6h deg. 900 feet. to
post III lrked No 8, L. S survey No. A; thence
| Sd course, S. 49, deg L. 1000 feet, to post
marked No 4, U. 5. survey No Al; thence, An
COURSE S, l6 y deg w. 100 feet, to DO marked
No. 5, U. S Survey No. 44-this post stands on
the northwestern boundary of said survey No.
| 40; and thence, 9Th course, 4. SAN deg Vi. 1915
$40 feet, along said survey No. 40 to post No, /.
| the place OF beginning, containing 5Ol0O
| acres.
THIS claim is bounded on the east by the
| Wyandotte mine.
The location of this Mine is duly recorded in
| the Recorders Office of TEN Piute Mining Dis
| trict, on page Al in book B, OF the Mining Rec.
| ords CT said District Any and al persons
| claiming adversely any portion of said Prodigsl
mine or said mining ground as hereinbefore
described, are required to file 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 will be barred by virtue Of the
| provisions OF the statute.
Mhl6 God D. B. IMMEL Register.
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Application for q Patent
TO THE
DUNBARTON NINE 4. MILLsITE.
No. Alb.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Eureka, Nevaua, March IL, 1878.
NOTICE Is HEhEBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ TEN PAHUTE LAND, MINING
AND IMPROVEMENT COMPANY,
whose postofiice address is Chicago, Illinois,
has this day filed applicati for patent for
1860 linear feet Of the Dunbarton Mine or vein
bearing silver, with surface ground 100 feet in
width, and acres as Millsite, situate, lying
and being in TEN Piute Mining District, County
of Lincoln and State of Nevada, and known and
designated by the field notes and official plat on
file in this Office as lot No. A. " b.
The exterior boundaries OF said lot No. AZ, A
g. B, being as follows, to wit: Variation l6h
east. Commencing at post marked No.
l, United States survey No. AZ. lot A,
whence the monument on Grant Peak bears s.
PAN deg Z 1918 feet, post No. OF U. 8. survey
NO. 81, Kinsey Lode, bears s. II deg 81 min L,
2756 feet; the Kinsey shaft bears s. IA deg, IS
min, Z. 1912 feet, and the open cut upon this
lode bears s. 55h deg. E. 3l6 feet, thence run
ming, LIST course, s. IA deg. f. 1900 feet, to post
marked No. 2, U. s. survey No. AZ. lot A; thence
ID course, s. l6 deg w. 200 feet, to post marked
No 3, U. s. survey No. 40, lot A; thence, Sd
course, N. IA deg W, 1900 feet, to post marked
| No 4, @. 8. survey No. AZ, lot A; thence, 4th
course, N. 16 deg. 4. 200 feet, to post marked
No. l, the place of beginning, containing
| 5000 acres
| Also the following described tract of land as
| a Millsite beginning at post marked No /, U
| 8, survey No. AZ, lot B. whence post No. Of
this survey bears S. 80 deg. 2 min. E. 3s92O feet
Sand Spring bears N. 35% deg. W. 2s8 feet
| thence running. LIST course, N. 37h deg. W. 70(
feet, to post marked No. q U. s. survey No. AZ
lot b. thence, I'd course, N.16h deg. E. 81 feet
| to post marked No. 8, U. survey No. AZ, lot
| thence, Sd course, 8. 73h E. 700 feet, pos
marked No A, U. 8. survey No. AZ, lot B; thence
4th course, s. 161d W. 81 feet, to post No. l, thu
place OF beginning containing acres.
This claim is bounded on neither end by an!
| known claimant the nearest mines are the Cad
walader and Prodigal Lodes.
The location of this Mine is duly recorded il
the Recorders Office of TEN Piute Mining Dis
trict, on page Is, in Book b of said TEN Put
District Mining Records. Any and all person
claiming adversely any portion Of said Dun
barton Mine, AIillsite or said mining ground q
hereinbefore described, are required to file thei
adverse claim with the Register Of the Unite,
States Land Office at Eureka, in the State 0
| Nevada, during the sixty days period of publ
| cation hereof, or they will be barred by virtu
of the provisions of the Statute.
mrl6.6Od D. b. IMMEL, Register
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PATENT NOTICES.
Application for a Patent
TO THE
CADwALADER LODE Il MT.LsiTE
No. 412.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
rT,,,,,,, A1.x,olo Narph II lhIR

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Eureka, Nevada, March II, 1875.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
N Tenn Pahure Land, Mining q I'm
prOvemePt Company. whose postoince ad-
dress is Chicago, Illinois, has thi7 day hlea ap-
plicaton for a patent for 1860 linear feet OF I e
CadwalaGer Mine or vein bearing silver, Win
surface ground 200 feet in width, and acres as
Milisite, situate. lying and beng IN rem
Piute Mining District, County Of Lincoln ana
State OF Nevada, and known and designed by
the field notes and official plat on file in this
o flee as lot No. Al, A d b.
The exterior boundaries of said lot No. Al, A *
B, being as follows, to wit; Variation 10 y east
Commencing at post marked No. l, u D. sur
vey No. Al, lot "A, whence the monument on
Grant Peak bears IS. 36sa deg. L, 1870 feet; post
No. OF U s. survey No 81, Kinscy Lode, bears
S 20 deg. Al min. + ASS feet; the hinesy sha1t
bears :. 26 deg 80 min. Il. 5064 feet, and the
Of Ell cut upon the Cadwalader Lode bears
63h f. 224 feet, thence running, LIST course, east
1850 feet to post mark No. 2, U. b. survey No.
Al, lot A; thence, I'd course, south 200 feet TO
post marked No. 3, U. s survey NO. Al, lot
thence, Sd course, west 1900 feet to post marBeC
No. 4, u S survey No. Il, lot A; thence 4th
course, north 200 feet to post No. l, the place
of beginning so 100 acres.
Also the following described tract OF land as 9
Millsite: Beginning at post marked No. l, U
survey No, Al, lot B, whence post No. 1 OF
this survey bears n. l8b deg. L. 50370 feet
feet; hence running, LIST course, s IAN deg. l.
Cos feet, to a post marked No. Q, U. sur
vey No Al, lot b; thence. I'd course, =. 7519 deg
W. 500 feet, to post marked No. 3, q. s. surve.
No Al, lot b; thence, Sd course, 14h deg. W
| COS feet, to post marked No. 4, U. S. survey No
| Al, lot Is, and thence, 4th course, N. 75h L. 36
| feet, to post No. l, the place of beginning, con
| tanning acres.
| This claim is bounded on neither end by an,
known claimant; the nearest imnes are tn
Dunbarton and Prodigal.
The location OF this mine is duly recorded il
| the Recorders Office of TEN Piute Mining Dis
trict, on page % in book B, of the Mining Rec
| ords of said District. ANY and all person
| claiming adversely any portion of said Cadwal
| adler Mine or Millsite, or said mining ground q
hereinbefore described, are required to file thei
| adverse claim with the Register of the Unite
| States Land Office at Eureka, in the State O
i Nevada, during the sixty days period OF publ
| cation thereof, or they will be barred by tn
| virtue of he provisions of the Statute.
| mr16-6Od D B. IMMEL, Register.
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PATENT NOTICES,

trict, on pages IT, 81, and 43 in book n ~ =,
Mining Records Of said District. Any ana w. me
persons claiming adversely any portion of 81 ~
Cliff, Liberal and El-Re-Kab mines or said Sal, ssld
ing ground AS hereinbefore described, are a, 10
CURED to hle their adverse claim with the Re-
lister of the United States Land Office at Fnrats'
in the State OF Nevada. curing the sixtv ana,
period Of publication hereof, or they win y
barred by virtue Of the Statute. val oe
mrl6-60d ID. b. IIAIEL. Repisto.
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LOST.

THREE NOTES OF HAND, EACH FOR ONE
$500 Hundred Dollars, dated August Is,
1874 drawn to the order of G. W Chesley and
]. 8. Jones, and signed by A M. Polleys. The
said notes having ben renewed by new note
given by me, and being of no use to any one but
myself, the finder Of the same will please re-
turn them to me.
mro.3Od ABB. PoLLEYs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-10
TIE GREAT FRITD or 1876.
Proposing TO Instruct New York's Senators TO
Ala In securing Justice.

ALBANY, May 9-Mr. James DAILY Of New
York Will tomorrow offer tie following resolu-
tion in the Assembly
Whereas. The State Of Maryland has instruct
ed its Attorney General in case Congress pro-
vides for expeditng the action to exhibit n bill
in the Supreme Court OF the United States.
alleging that Rutherford b. Hayes and William
a. Wheeler We're not duly elected President and
Nice-Prcsidcnt Of the United States. but tha
Samuel J. Tiden md Thomas 4. Hendricks
were elected President and vice-President Of
n" United S'u"s. and lraying said Court to
decree accordingly; and
Where4s. \ 9ill he's boen introduced in the
Senate of the United States prov ling that such
action shall be expedited accordingly: and
UhercdS. II has been asserted in tho public
press, and 10y Implication in published ailldn-
Xlis, that ono Of our Senators in Congress. the
II II. tos'oe tonHlinE. possesses valuable in
FORMATION and personal knowledge OF alleged
iraudulent and illegal practices affecting the
Ghol,c OF Prrs .drnt!al electors In the States Of
Florida and Louis lana in 1876; therefore
>, HeSo'ret az the Senate conrurl that the
Hon. Roscoe ConsIing. and the Hon. Francis
krrnMn. senators in Congress from the State Of
New York. or both and each be instructed t.
vote ior the aforesaid proposition in tic United
States Senate
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NO 4FFILIIIION WITH FRAUD.
The Intentions Of the New Democratic Gen.
eral CommIitre In HrooLIyn.

The delegates elected TO the new Demo-
cratic General Committee in Brooklyn organ
lied ast night, with Mr.. d. b. Barnard as tom
porary Chairman Ten delegates had been
elected from each ward and all were in at
tendance. Mr.. Barnard said that they intond
TO stand with the democratic party in national
affairs, for since the Republican party has been
guilty OF the great crime Of putting man into
the Office OF President who was not elected
they Of course cannot afliinte with il. They
Cr" Dcmocraiic in state politics. Tor rs long ns
the Republican party In this State denies a lust
Apportonm"ut Till. they cannot b" cNpected TO
form u coalition with II. They are Democrat, ,
also at homo. and they intend to represent the
Democracy ut IN" rue of tn" pcople. In addi-
tlon To- the delegates reported IN The sun Of
yesterday. the following We're chosen:
ward II. u rohcmu. William VI Parks " 4
Corr W. A lHrrcu, IH, ket MchH,l Moore. Rn.cr
4 Fror Jr, Edmund Terry, ncorsc Lampher. john
WHri 3-WulAm Osborn Ru.u. VI Williams. Geo
tlord, Llmunl II GArwool James o Guiicv l. lNAtd
Mullen ' ~
ward William II. Johnston. John wooi. John W
HrueHn. Il i Morrison, Dr rull. John Ryan. Thumas
ming
ward DANIEL 9railey. John connor John Syhmiit
lohn tnti lnmc> RYAN. w II Sloan Francis Cassidy
James Kelly, Thomas oNcsl, ratrcA Harrison.
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NEW YORK STATES POOR.


Some Of the members of the State Chart
ties Aid Association met yesterday for confer.
cncc. Among tho delegates wcre Mrs Wm
B. Rice Mrs. james Roosevelt Miss Susan Van
Amringe. Mrs. Joseph Hohson. Miss :. +. New.
ton, Mrs. Carl PtefIcr. the Rev Dr. Chaplin
Miss Lazarus. Mrs. Doremieux Miss :. Schuy-
Ter, Mr.. +. A. Stout. Mrs. Lucius Tuckorman
the Rev. William Cralc Miss Elizabeth North
Mrs. Joseph Hobson. Mrs. w. NJ. Fellows. New
bureh Miss Mary willett. Quoons county Mrs.
YI9hn Mitchell, ChensaTnso county; Miss Nortn
.it. Mrs. C,qwen Hartford; the Rev. Mr.
fo1Sy 4forS Nj Mr HcHS wom Mr. Nlho p NJ Hsks w Me-:
President Louisa Lee Schuyler Invited Charles
L. Bruce, President Of the Children's Aid So
ciety, 10 preside. Tho Rev. Dr. Adams con-
road a paper on Dependent Children" He
said that II has been found that the pauprr aud
destitute children removed by law Of 1875 from
poorhouscs., prior 10 Jan. |. 1876. have been ac-
cOmmOdatei in families and urphanagcs. In
tn" latterthere had been more vigorous placing
out policy than hcrctoforr, nnd thus the emer-
gency Of providing for the great number Of
have been expected. children have been with
drawn from orphnnaEcs IN many counties. The
writer argued In favor of orphanages. Such in
stitutions Us have been established by the Epis-
copal. Lutheran. and Roman Catholic churches
and such ms the Hebrew Benevolent Society,
tful charHcters.
The Chairman thought that children reared
in institutions lark energy and vigor To resist
temptation and to fight obstacles IN life lie
favored home life for children.
Then the delegates. one after another told
what II being done for destitute children in dlf-
fercnt pnrts OF the State The types of destitu-
tion differ in the several counties. In Queens
for instance. there is a large class who man
age 10 keep out of the poorlouse and yet often
stenl to get enough to eat. In another county
waits abound. knowing neither father nor
mother. IL degrees of crimnality and wrctch-
cdnrss children differ in all parts Of tho State.
and n remedy must be- found for each diseased
section. The opinion was general that tenn
porary homes nre hest for children. where they
VIII be- well treated and taught how to support
themselves.
Mr.. james Roosevelt said that II is difficult in
the country tu got hold Of tramps 10 the local
authorities striyeio take them IN for the fees
allowed by law Runners are often sent out 10y
ring, composed ol consiablcs, whose foe is n
quarter of a dollar. the Justice of the pracr
fee tn" same. and by the Ovprscor Of the Poor
who is pnid Tor the tramp's Keeping These
runners intercept trainps ON tho road. and run
thrm IA.
Mr. Warren Dcano Of Orange county. Mr.
MHyhir Of Wost hester county. Mr. kicoll of
Suffolk, and Mr.. Doty of tho Bowery branch
uliiIt lps
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THE ERIE B.fSIN TR.fGEDY.
What Coroner simm- Expects 90 Prove
Wright Indicted for Murder.

Al the COrOnor's inquest last night I'm the
case Of Bernard Fcrron, who was murdered in
the schooner Mary Il. Harris in the Eric hasin.
on March lG. Mrs. Margaret Fcrron. the widow.
testified. She was neatly dressed in black. and
was so overcome whlie giving her testimony
tha, she frequently stopped to weep. she said
that on the day her husband disappeared he
hnd with him a roll Of money. lie went out as
ussAl e. 20 among the vessels to speculate
W. i. Springer, q steVrdure. testified 10 the
finding oi F"rron's body.
Coroner Simms then exhibited tN the inry a
portion Of FrrrOn's skull about the si2o Of q
nam = hand. He called attention to its unusual
thickness. and said that he intcuird TO proNr l. y
subsequent testimony that Ii had hoDu crushed.
not 10y inll aGninst n stOVn, or hY blows from a
pnir Of heavy boots. hut hv heavy instruments
On one side uf the skull II piece had hren
knocked ont. leaving n srmi-circular opening
This. the Coroner thinks. wa. mndehy Il power
found among the ship iron. lie adjourned the
inquest until this evening.
Wright. the runioSsol murdercr wns indicted
" stortlay bY tho Grand Jury for murder i'm the
first degree lie is locked uu in RaNmond
street lai in the same coll with oN Police ON .cr
llrfornan. who Attempted Ia ussis- mate Cald.
joel Smith. and is described ms being chipuer
and cheerful. The police have partially dis
proved some of his assertions. lie profosspd
20 having stolen only $50 from Frrron. hut il is
known tina, he paid Capt. Crowley of Tho NIntv
B Harris slS for cutlor. t2i.3O for the shin iron
which he used TO sink the body OF Old BARNEY
ANA thnt he cnn'eHed s2i under some coa in
lhr vessel, and declared that 1t had becn stolen
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OUR VISITORS FROM RUSSIA.
LITTLE DOUBT LEFT .fMONG SHIPPING
MEN As 10 THEIR EhRdND.
Visits TO Omces where Steamship. are for
snle-scverni Mystcrious Cases In the Ev-
eret House Addressed to an Onfcer.


That negotiations are pending at this
port for the purchase OF fnst-sailng steamers
for the Russian Imperial Navy there Is but little
doubt Tho presence Of GOO Russian officers
and sailors in these waters in vessel flying
the German nag. and the subsequent and con-
tinuous arrival OF additional Russian officers
from abroad, have satisfied shipping mon that
such IL tho case. visit to the agents OF the
Hamburg limo yesterday confirms tho state
mont made in yesterdays SuN that the steam
ships Hammona Wcstphalia. and Thuringia
are soon to visit these waters on a like
mission that Of the Cimhria Be-
sides these. the Oregon Steamship Company's
steamers Ajax and Oregon are reported to have
bcen sold TO Russian naval agents. The latter
has shown herself TO be one Of tho fastest
steamers anoat On her recent trip to San
Francisco from this port she made the best run
on record, viz. 81 days. The distance is II. .gO5
nautical miles This would bc an ave-
rage OF nearly IL knots per hour
1t was learned yesterday on good authority
that Capt. Grippenberg has made an offer for tho
fast steamer City OF Washington Of the Alex
andre line to Havana. Tho negotiations for
this purchase are still pending but Il is thought
tho offer will in the end be accepted. The CITY
Of Washington sailed for Havana yesterday
This vessel. on her last trip. made the run to
Havana ,2Si miles in three days and eighteen
hours. lhls was averaging over IL knots Der
hour II mustbo remembered in this calculation
that vessels bound hence for Havana have To con
tend with the 2',-knot current of tho Gult
stream. which is dead against them. without
THIS curront she would thus have averaged Is =
Knots per hour.
=, AZ 2 O'Clock yesterday. Capt. Grlppcnbcrg OF
The Russian imperial Navy. together With Count
Aexnen OF the stermer Cimbria ant another
gentleman. entered the Office Of MIR. Fred
schmidt the most prominent shipping broker
ot this city. Hero steam- ships steAmhoats
ships. harks, hrigs srhoonrr- slooua and even
rowbouts are often bought and sold at a mo.
ments notice.
All. Grpponbcrg how nra Won ?" was tho
familiar sanitation with which the Russinn was
received The extreme cor1inlitv of mo err,f. /.