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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-05-05
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT

uNO THE PoB1ER MILL SITE--No. ~
1 L. ;. Land Office. Eur-ka. Aev., ApsIi -.
lsT8.-Nogice is hereby given that tue il h
Consolidated Mi3ing Company, whose post
utice address Is san franeiseo California.
mas this day flied Its application for q patent
!or five acres OF surface ground. situate, ly-
ing and being il Eureka Mining District,
county Of Eureka, and state OF Nevada, and
known and designated by the field notes and
official flat on iic in this office as Lot NHB-
Der l3S The exterior boundaries Of sand lot
No. l3S being "a follows. to wit: Variation
10 deg. east. Commencing st o pos on tho
northwestern boundary Of u. s. survey No.
81, Porter lode, The same being post No | #
L. :. sur ey No. l37. Carson mili-sit /:
whence Elby ii II No. / bears > - d Z. 81
min. W., 2, 1875 ie=t; the Lawfon shaft OF the
Eureka Consolidated Mining Company bears
=. 81 deg. - min. w. l65 feet: AID th
aaz tatf in the tuRn OF Eureka bears y D.
deg. - Il in L, 1854 feet: thence, runni z
1T course N, y deg. W., go f et. to post
msracd No. , ;. survey No. l3s, the same
being post No. / % said {. :. survey No. III:
thence, I'd course \ 81 deg. r., 57f feet. to
post marked No. 3 L. ). Survey No. 49,:
hence. third course :. y deg r.. 100 feet, 70
post mark d No 4h.s Sargev No rs; an4
theme. 4th course, 8. a deg. W.. 81 feet. to
Host No , Of said u. ;. Survey No. s.. Porter
Lode. 81 feet, TO pot No. /. the IL e. Of b.
ginning, containing Eve acre.. TIE location
Of this mill-site il daiy recorded in tbs Ee-
egrde''s office Of Eureka Mining District. on
page l50. III book }, Of Aiuin1 X cords o.
sad District. Any ana all persons claiming
adversely any p0rfion Of said Porter Mill
site, or said ground "a hereinbetore de-
sefioed. are required to Gle their adverse
eisim with the Register OF the | nited states
Lani ttlce at Eureka, in the State OF Neva-
da, during the sixty days period Of publiea-
Il The provisions Of the ~ststaic.
Hp5b+ftd u. u. fA n 81. Register.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-05-05
PATENT APPLICATIONS.
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT

VNO THE SURPLUS MILL SITE. Nc. 42s.
Il United states Land Office. Eureka, Me-
yadl, April -, 1878 Notice is hereby given,
that the X X Consolidated Mining ON any,
whose postofiee address is Fan Francisco,
Califo mia, has this day filed its Application
for a patent tor I'VE acres Of ground. for the
Surplus Aill-site, situate, lying and being in
Eureka Mining District, corHty of Eureka.
aad state q Nevada, and knosn and desiz.
mated by the field notes and official plat on
file in this CfEee as lot Number III. The ex-
terror boundaTie OF said Lot No. III being
a. follows, to wit: Variation 49, deg, east.
Commencing at a post marked No. J., L. ;.
Survey No. III, the same beirg post No. D Of
Z. ;. Survey No. 81 Surplus lode: whence
Huby Hill No. | bears N, 50 deg. ~ min. W..
1919 feet: the flagstaff in the town OF Eureka
bears NJ. 81 deg. 10 min. r., $3.50 feet: and
the Iawton sha Of the Eureka Con. Mining
Com amy bears 5, n deg. min. W., 5j7 feet:
thence, running 1T course N. 80 deg. W. 40
ii. to post No. 4 OF said us. Survey No. 81. 203
feet. post on the so them boundary OF SUI
yey No. % Galloway lode, marked No. 2, u.
). survey No. Ill; thence d course ~, 20
deg. T.. 40 Lilo feet, 10 iron PIN IN road at :.
Z. corner Of said survey No. 81; thence. Sd
mHrsed No. 4. U. ;, Survey No. III, the same
being post No. | Of said Survey No. 81,
tbeuce, 4th course, ~. 20 deg. AZ min. f.,
so 10 i,et. TO post on the western b undsry
Of survey No. | Z. Carson mill site. marked
No. D T.. :, Survey No. lil; thence. 9TH
course. ). p deg. h., so feet. n post marked
No. U. ;. survey No. iil. to same being
post No. 2 OF said Survey No. II; ami theme,
6 b course, ;, "A deg. ". 80 feet. to post
No. !. the place o. b ginning. containing Eve
acres. The location Of this mine is duly re.
corded IN tie Recorders Office of Eureka
Mining District. on page ibo. IN Book r. Of
the Mining Records Of said District. Any
and all persons clair ing adversely any por-
ton of said Surplus Mill Size or said ground
as bereiBbefors described. are required to
file their adverse claim with the Register Of
the United states Land gfice at Eureka. in
the state Of Nevada, during the Sky ia :
period o. publication bereo', or they will ne
barred by virtue Of the provisions Of the
statute.
ats0-0 D. B. IMNEL. Register.
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rope strains terribly, but the
vaquero watches his chances and
takes in the rope every time it
slackens. 1t is of no use; the poor
mustang is hard and fast. Perhaps
another rider comes up and filings
another lasso over his head. Then
they twine round him, and the
mustang is twisted and tangled in
the ropes till he can hardly move.
He falls and kicks furiously, but all
in vain. Painting, exhausted and
conquered, he at last submits to his
fate. His free days are over and
he seems to know it. A few more
struggles, and he recognizes that
man is his master, and perhaps in
one or two days be submits to bit
in his mouth, and becomes a tame
horse for the rest of his life. If by
any chance be escapes before he is
broken in and runs away to join
his wild companions, he seems
never to forget that terrible lasso,
and if he sees the vaquero again he
will stand trembling and fright
ened, too much terrified to run
away.
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Ten Cents per Week
NO 60

dent of the old Shoreline railroad.
In a train that was on the way to
New London, short time ago,
Governor Hubbard was a passen-
ger. His excellency sat quietly
reading a newspaper. In a seat on
the other side of the car, and at the
rear Of the governor, sat our
old friend Clark, of Chester, and
Mr.. S. Ii. Scranton, of Madison.
The former, who had Just been
using his handkerchief, said to Mr..
Scranton, with a slight firt of the
handkerchief in the intended direc-
ton, "Thafs Governor Hubbard. "
4" Is it, indeed ?" said Scranton,
'I've been waiting to see him and
get acquainted with him, and I'll
speak to him."
WhereupoA Mr.. S. quietly went
three seats ahead and addressed
Railroad Commissioner Arnold, Of
Haddam:
"Good morning, Gov. Hubbard
I've been waiting to make your ac-
quaintance; | am S. H. Scranton,
of Madison"
Mr.. Arnold stared, but bowed;
and his new friend proceeded:
"The fact is, Governor, Pm Just
as much of a Democrat as a Repub-
lican; | vote to suit myself. I've
been thinking, Governor, that l
would like an appointment on the
railroad commission, and if you can
fill the next vacancy with my ap-
pointment | would feel much graft
fed"
MIR. Arnold bowed again.
"The fact is, governor" his new
acquaintance proceeded, "the truth
is, the present commission don't
practically amount to much, espe-
cially Arnold. He amt worth a
row Of pins. He just goes over the
road, takes up a tie here and there,
glances at the bridge timbers, per-
haps, and is off again. What does
such an examination amount to
Now, if l get his place I'll promise
you there shall be real service rem
dered. Pm a practical railroad
man."
Mr.. Arnold, being now fully con.
vinced of the real situation, bland
ly bowed again-a sort of bow O
encouragement - and said he'C
think it over; and Mr.. Scranton
went back, well pleased at the pros
pect. 1t is said that the story
would never have got out but fol
the Gun-loying Clark.
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REMARKABLE EXPERIMENTS.
Startling Effect OF y Scientific Diet
Upon n Family Of ChlIdren.


New York Times.l
1t has long been the belief OF
many eminent scientific persons
that the various forms of religion
now prevailing are the direct re-
suits Of different kinds of food.
They have hitherto been lnsuper-
able difficulties in the way of demon
strating the truth of this theory,
but that mans religion depends
upon the kind of food that he uses,
and is modified to some extent by
the climate in which he lives, nearly
alladvanced thinkers are convinced.
1t is pleasant to be able to announce
that at last all possibility of doubt
on this subject has been removed
by a series of successful experiments
narrated by Professor Huxley in his
contemplated book on Vegetable
and Alcoholic Religions"
Some time ago Professor Huxley
was SO fortunate as to obtain pos
session of a large litter of young
children, the property of a Positiv-
ist, who desired to devote his whole
time to the study of sin, and who
held that, inaSmuch as there is no
hereafter, it was not worth while
for him to trouble himself about
his children. The latter, who were
to great extent twins, and were
all under eight years of age, were
perfectly free from all religious pre-
judices, and although the oldest
swore with much huency, he had
no thought Of the possibility Of the
existence of a God. Placing them
in strict confinement, where no
human being but himself and
deaf and dumb nurse could obtain
access to them, Professor Huxley
began a series of experiments with
their food, which produced the
most satisfactory and valuable re-
suits.
The oldest child was fed exclu-
sively upon Swiss cheese, aud was
allowed to drink weak brandy and
water He was kept in a room
where the temperature was a little
above the freezing point, and was
constantly exercised in climbing
artificial precipices made of trunks
and bookcases. Like the rest of
the children, he was taught to read
and write, but received no other in
struction. At the end of three
months Professor Huxley was de-
lighted to find him making prepa-
rationS for bonfire, in which he
proposed to burn his nurse, on the
ground that she did not believe GER
toin doctrines which he believed.
A month later the boy constructed
q rude pulpit in which he constant
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The Wild horse can run away
from man, but this protection
fails at times. The horse-catchers,
or "Vaqueros," as they are called,
are famous riders, and to see them
capture a wild mustang is better
than to go to circus. The vaquero
puts a Spanish saddle on a tame
horse, and starts off to see what he
can find. In front, on the high
pommel Of the saddle, he hangs,
in large coils, a leather rope, about
hundred feet long, and called a
lasso. 1t is made Of strips of raw
hide, braided by hand into a
smooth, hard, and very pretty rope.
One end is secured to the saddle,
and the other end has a slip-knot,
making sliding moose.
The vaquero has not long to wait,
for there are droves of horses can
tering or walking about over the
swells and hollows of the prairie,
while here and there a smaller
group looking on, or watching a
battle between two horses who wish
to be captains of their bands or
companies. Presently there is a
strange sound of tramping hoofs,
like the sound of cavalry, except
that it has a grand, wild rush aud
swing, such as no cavalry ever had,
and a cloud of dark heads rises
over a swell Of land. The leader
sees the vaquero, and he haults sud-
denly, and the others pull up in a
confused, crowd and toss their heads
and sniff the air, as if they scented
danger near. The leader does not
like the looks Of things, and turns
and slowly canters away, followed by
all the rest, tramping in confusion
Through the yellow grass and wild
barley. Presently they become
frightened, and away they fly in a
dusty throng.
The vaquero's horse seems to
think his chance has come, and he
pricks up his ears, and is eager for
the glorious fun of a dash after the
mustangs Away they 90 pell.mell,
in panic, and the tame horse gal
loping swiftly after them. Down
they tumble-some knocked over
IN the confusion, snorting and
flinging great hecks of foam from
their dilated nostrils tramping over
each other in mad haste, each for
himself, and the American horse
sweeping after them. Now the
vaquero stands up in his saddle,
and the lasso swings round and
round in a circle over his head.
Swish! It sings through the air
with a whirring sound and opens
out in great rings, while the loops
spreads wider and wider, and at
last drops plump over the head of a
mustang. The vaquero's horse
pulls up with a sudden halt, and
sinks back on his launches and
braces his fore feet out in front.
Ahl how the dust fiesl The
mustang is fast, held by the slip
knot, and he rears up and plunges
in wild and frantic terror The
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nope-nO peace. Mus tell you
sumpin', Maggert, sumptn' IL
s'prise you. I've"
"Mercy on me, man p exclaimed
Mrs. Bosbyschell, startled from her
composure, "what have you been
doing? Tell me quick, tell me for
heavens sake I"
"Moggart," said Mr.. Bosbyschell,
"it's somethin ye nev-hic-nevec
uspect-suspected. It'll mos kill
ye. Hic Spec iPn n-nigh
drive ye cracy. 'Sawful t think
bout it. Y'-y'wouldn' b'lieve it
Of me. Margart, we wouldn'.
I've been
Speak" shrieked the almost
frantic woman, ''I'm wild with sus-
pense Speak, tell me all, quick !!
Oh, could tear her eyes out! Tell
me, you brute, what is her name.
Who is she?"
"Wh-wh-hic! Who'sh who !"
demanded Mr.. Bosbyschell, in blank
amazement.
"The woman, you wretch p
screamed his wife, "who is the wo-
man !"
ooh, shaw, Moggart," calculated
Mr.. BOsbyschelI. 'Etain' th-hic-
that. Wussen that. 'Smore dread
ful. Hic. 'Smore crushin'. You
-hic, y'won't hardly b'lieve it.
hic-w'en tell ye. Moggart-"
"Speak p walled the anxious
woman, wringing her hands, "speak,
let me know the worst! What have
you been doing?"
"Margart," said Mr.. Bosbyschell,
solemnly and with the air of man
upon whom a quickened conscience
had wrought its perfect work,
Margart," he said, nerving him
self for the shock Of confession,
a" Margart, I've = hic -Pve been
drinking !"
There was a dull, heavy sound, as
the ottoman caromed on Mr.. Bos-
byschelPs head, and he looked out
from his recumbent posture under
the piano just in time to see form
robed in snowy white speed swiftly
up the hall stairs withan expression
of disgust on its marble features.
And out in the azure skies the eter-
nal stars looked down at the swing
ing gate and peeped in at the sleep
ing figure under the piano and
winked at the drowsy hall lamp
that had smelled so much whisky
it had burned itself out in whisky
fit, and the sad, voiceless spirit OF
the night sat on the front fence
and brooded with a tender mystery
over the devious ways of wayward,
fallen man.
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neighboring saloons the night be-
fore, very drunk and fiouris6ing a
pistol, and who in one saloon had
said, in wild random sort of way,
that he had shot a man who had
tried to rob him, and had seen him
fall off the wharf, and if anybody
was missing, "he had done it,"
Hank was captain of a large three
masted schooner, the A. P. Jordan,
that had been lying a week or two
in the river, two miles below Anti
och, TO let the fresh water kill the
teredos in her bottom. He had
been in town several times, but was
not generally known. Ithappened
that just as the dead body was
tished up some one discovered that
Captain Hank had left the wharf in
his small boat, and was then sailing
away toward his vessel. Constable
Pitts Immediately chartered an
Italian fishing-boat, and, accompa-
MED by two stout fishermen, started
in pursuit and captured the fugi-
tive.
Throughout the trial there sat by
the side of the prisoners lawyer,
and much of the time toward the
close by the side of the prisoner
himself, pretty, elegantly-dressed,
intelligent-looking maiden, Mary
Augusta Raymond. 1t was given
out and generally understood that
she was his fance. She seemed de-
voted to her lover, and exceedingly
respondent. She watched him
constantly, and paid the closest at
tention to all the proceedings,
anxiogsly scanning the faces of the
jurors, and only on one or two oc-
casions, when something very di-
verting was said, did her features
light up with a smile. When the
jury rendered the verdict Of "not
guilty" some of the spectators ex-
pected the young lady to manifest
her emotions by some marked de-
monstration, but save the tighten
ing of the grasp of her small hand
on the arm Of Captain Hank and a
long drawn breath there was noth-
ing.
Then the lawyers, the clerk, and
the court had whispered conyer-
sation; then Hank was sworn by
the clerk. He signed his name to
something, and then Mr.. Mills di-
rected Hank and Miss Raymond tc
stand up facing the Judge, with
hands joined. The bewildered
Jurors and other spectators began
to understand the situation, and
Judge Dwinlie, in his most impress
sive tones and manner, began to re.
cite the marriage service. Said he;
joaquin, do you take this woman
to be your lawfully welded wife p
and Joaquin said he did; and the
judge said: "Mary, do you take
this man to be your lawfully wed
ded husband% and Mary said yes
and then they were solemnly pro.
nounced husband and wife.
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MARRIED AFTER THE VERDICT.
Captain Hanks RetrOth ed-The RO.
mantle Ending OF n Trial for MUIR.

Contra Costa Gazette j


der.
Contra Costa Gazette.l
In Antioch, on the Contra Costa
shore of the broad San Joaquin,
there has lived for some years past
a somewhat singular old man,
George Mitchell. Whisky was his
besetting sin. On the morning of
the 25th of Jannary last, old George
was missed from his customary
sleeping place in a room back Of
Dahnken's drinking saloon. His
watchman's lamp was found, with
the glass shattered, near by, blood
spots and stains were discovered on
and about the wharf, and, as pistol
shots had been heSrd in the night,
it was strongly suspected that he
had been foully dealt with. Search
was made in the mud and shallow
water about the wharf, and the
body Of poor old George was found
"a ghastly hole entirely through
his body and clothing made by
pistol ball.
Suspicion rested on one ]. +. w,
Hank, who had been about the
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-20
THURSDAY, JUNE ID, 1878,
SATURDAY, JUNE s, ISIS.

Convention.
The Executive Board cannot too earnestly
impress upon every voter who is willing to 90.
operate with the party the necessity or vigil
anoe, harmony and concert of action,
The public Offices are open alike to all and
every citizen has the right to resort to all hon
OrAble means to secure his advancement to anv
position, civil, Judicial OF political, to which
he may aspire; but, at the same time, IL be-
hooyos party that aims the public conf.
aenee. and that expects to maintain its as
cendancy, to put forward as its representa-
tiyes only its best men.
Never before was thsre a stronger necessity
imposed upon the Democratic and COnserya-
tive party Of Shelby to exhibit the utmost
fairness IN its action and to defer 10 tho popu-
lar VIII ~ the selection Of its nominees 4,
mainly upon tho manner In which the Pri-
mary Elections are conducted.
II all good citizens and tho substantial bust
ness men Of the city and county will consent
10 attend these primary elections, and exer-
else their influence in the selections of dele
gates, we may confidently hope for conven.
tion whose memrers shall be the unbiased
representatives OF the public interests. whose
appeara2 oe will satisfy the people that thev
are not gathered together a the Champions M
particular individuals, and whose action viii
secure harmony, give satisfaction and insure
success.
The primary election will be held bva ann
mittee OF five in each district and ward, To be
appointed by the Executive Board. The ell "a.
uoa Will be by ballot, and the polls will he
opened IN the city at three O'Clock n. m. and
close at seven pm; in the districts at one
pm. ana close at six O'Clock p m,
The sub. committees appointed. the number
OF delegates apportioned to, and the PLACES ~
holding the elections in the wards ana dis.
trictS are as follows:
FIRST WARD.
(l3 delegates; corner Main and Wircbaster
streets.
r.daS1 ~ y A1sh.99rook1 .9 chairwani Tim Foley Chas.
Aonanu' Nike DALEY, John Cooney.
SECOND WARD,
40 delegates Court-house.)
Jesse Page. chairman; William Quinn.
John savage, Henry Legeler, b AIRY Ferguson.
THIRD WARD.
Q5 delegates; IS Adams street. Dun's stable. }
Naeoleon Hill chairmani J 9 Mills Will
liam Frye, Fred Goldschmid, P Murphy.
FOURTH WARD.
I'll delegates; Greenlaw Opera ouse.)
j 3 Fsires, chairman; II Brinkley, Pat
heallaher, 5 W Green, Q IL Bracket.
FIFTH WARD.
10 delegates; near corner Beale and Desoto
streets)
Henry j lynn, chairman; w Voegeli,
John Clayin, IL G Dent. James Bachman.
SIXTH WARD.
% delegates; Waldran block.l hiles,
Jacob v eller. chairman; II Ga.
James Richert, John Bradley. A LeAma
SEVENTH WARD,
Is delegates; Beal street, near Memphis and
Charleston Tailroad.)
Or IN Clark, chairman; T HillsRaE, w
\ bates, " L Cooper, - Deates.
EIGHTH WARD,
lS delegates; Poplar street market.)
N Falls. ohairmani J L Flynn. PJ Auip.
ley, Thomsa Wexford, + II Finpie,
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ALEXANDER RASD1LDs WIDOW.
How n Woman of Pluck aud brains
has Won FOrtuae In Nebraska.

How n Woman of Pluck aud BrAIns
has Won n FOrtUae In Nebraska.
Madison Journal.
Six years ago gentleman who
had been a war governor of an up
per Mississippi State, was afterward
minister to an European court, and
subsequently at the head of one of
the most important departments of
the government, and a member of
the national cabinet, died leaving a
wife with from $15, 900 to $4,000,
and this mainly in an unproduc-
tive homestead in southern New
York. Through the advice of a
supposed friend of her husband,
she was induced to sell her property
and invest the proceeds in a herd
of cattle in southwest Nebraska.
She came out to look after her in
yestment, and finding the condition
of the herd unsatisfactory, assumed
$4,000 of the liabilities and bought
out and took the management into
her own hands.
In a few months the herd was in
a thriving condition. But at the
same time she found herself suffer
ing from pecuniary embarrassment,
and appealed to her Eastern friends
for aid. They looked upon hei
venture as visionary one, and de.
clined to assist her, but advised
her to give it up, save what she
couli from the wreck, and return
to them. She knew no such word
as fail, and applied herself all the
more diligentlytto her business
She rode to the herd every day ex.
cept Sundays, sometimes in a bug.
gy, but generally on horseback
sixteen miles each way-and gave
the most minute instructions to hel
men. Her troubles she kept en-.
tirely to herself.
At the end of the year she SEM
for the father of her late partner,
and they divided the herd equally
and settled, with loss to her o.
over $4,000, which she paid to have
the partnership dissolved. She
then borrowed $4,000 to pay some
small debts, make some improve,
ments in buildings, and start
afresh.
At the present time her liabili
ties are only $4,000. She has a herd
of over 1000 head of cattle, has an
abundance of conveniences fol
them, and no stock farm or range
within 100 miles is provided with
as good barns, sheds, corrals, and
ranges for cattle. Her herd is
clearing her over $4,000 a year, and
constantly increasing in size. AT
the railway station, where she re,
sides, she has a farm of l4O acres,
on which are a good dwelling,
barns, sheds, cheese factory, corral
etc, in perfect order The farm il
all under fence, she buys ali lumber
used herself, and has every i'm
provement, large and small, made
under her own eye and as she di-
rects. In truth, she is her own
superintendent, and personally
looks after everything, both on the
farm and at the cattle ranch. AT
the ranch she has comfortable
house, which she occupies when her
business confines her there. She
visits the ranch about five times a
week, generally on horseback, and
goes and returns the same day.
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ANOTHER QUIcKrNED CONSCIENCE

The astounding Confession Of she
HOsbysehella as told by the
" Hawkeye" Man
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An OMce-seeksr'a Blundtr

Hartford Comm Times
They tell . good story of Mr..
SCRANTON, of Madison, the ex .presi-