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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-08
PLAIN TALK.

The tone of the following which is An article
that appeared in the Reno Record of Tuesday
Is altogether admirable:
We are informed from reliable authority
that team containing two men, heretofore
considered respectable and law abiding citi-
zens, left Reno for Virginia City early yester-
day morning to procure arms for the mob of
so-csiled WorkIngmen, who threaten to drive
the Chinese from Reno Tomorrow. We will
say to those contemplating this ridiculous
business that they had better let the job out,
for if they raise a finger to enforce their
threats of violence somebody will get woefuliy
hurt, and it will not be the Chinese either
The good and law abiding citizens will not
permit any such proceedings in this commun-
ity, neither directly in Reno nor in the
county. Their threats and anonymous
threatening notices frightens nobody The
only damage they can do, as towards always
do, is to stab man in the dark and to burn
and destroy property. Many good people are
believing that the incendiary efforts of the
past few days are the fruits, if not the direct
results, of the brawling communism heard in
Reno for some time past, and Is but an effort
of bad men and thieves to preclpltate matters
for the sake of plumber and crime. Whether
it be so or not, the Workingmen's Union
will have to stand the ignominy of it and
the leaders and intelligent portion of that or
ganization, who are talking this thing
up and influencing the ignorant and
vicious to violation of law and
positive crime, will, and should be, held re-
sponsibe for any overt act or disaster which
may follow There is no use of the so-called
Workingmen saying that they are not respon-
sibe for the acts of the Anti-Coolie Club, who
it is pretended are making this move. The
Anti Coolie Climb is to the Workingmen's
Union only as the Contract and Finance Com
pany is to the Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany, or the highbinders to the Chinese com
panies-an auxiliary, wheel within wheel;
they are composed of the same members and
persons. 1t may be that the worst and most
desperate and vicious class of the Union only
belong to the Anti-Chinese Club, but they re-
ceive their cue, support, aid and comfort from
those who are personally too cowardly to come
forward and take their share of the response
biity of their acts, but VINO are equally, if
not more, guilty than the misguided persons
who may commit tine overt act through the
advice and counsel Of more willy, shrewd and
scoundrels. We shall hereafter
note and publish the names of every person
whom we find advocating or aiding the shame
fui business.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-08
POLITICAL NOTES.


Chicago, August 6.-Au the papers have
Washington specials giving the correspondence
between Secretary Gorhsm of the Republican
Congressional Committee and Collector smith
of Chicago regarding tho refusal Of the latter
to allow his employees to be compelled to sub
scribe to campaign expenses or to feel under
compulsion to contribute. The letters are
creditable to both gentlemen, and indicate on
the one hand no desire to force contributions,
and on the other anxiety to aid the RepubiI-
can cause, but by only perfectly free and vol
untary donations, under no constraint or fear
OF suspension should the clerk or emplOye
feel unable or unwilling to give. The Collec-
tor expresses himself opposed to the whole
system of contributions by levy or assessment
as heretofore practiced, and says that unless
the Republican party believes the same they
have done foolish wrong in protesting such
belief in their State and National platforms
New York, August Ga Tribune Wash
ington special says: The Administration is
reported to be convinced of the inappropriate
ness of the nomination of Eorthrop, United
States District Attorney for South Carolina,
and he will be superseded by Special Consul
Earll
Chicago, August Ga Journal Washing
ton special says: A story Is published that
the removal of District Attorney Northrop
of South Carolina has been determined upon
for failing to prosecute vigorously viOlators of
Internal Revenue law in South Carolina. 1t
is ascertained upon inquiry in official quarters
that the statement is incorrect, and there Is
no dissatisfaction with Northrop, who is in
sympathy with the policy of the Admisistra-
ton regarding revenue frauds in South Caro-
lima.
Baton Rouge, August 6.-R. S. Gibson
Loo i So h.
First and RoberttOn in the Sixth District.
Belfast, Me, August 6,-The Republican
Congressional Convention of the First Dis
trict to-day Teuominated Eugene Hale by
reclamation.
.Cincinnat1, August 6.-The Democrats Of
the Third District to-day nominated J. A.
Mcmahon for Congress.
The Republicans to-day nominated Isaac
Morton and the Nationals Hon. T. J. Nc
Ginness for Congress from the Fourteenth
District
At the county election in Covingtou, Ken
lucky, yesterday, the Democratic ticket was
generally successful. AT Newport the Iude-
pendents were victorious.
Louisville August Gin the election to-
day the Blanton Duncan Labor National
Greenback party was utterly crushed, not a
candidate on the ticket getting respectable
vote.
Washington. August 6, Alta meeting ofrep-
resentative greenbackers to-day to form a
National Committee and systemic their
labors in the several States, ex-senator FoW-
Ter of Tennessee presided A declaration of
principles was discussed, but action VAS de-
ferrad till a future meeting
St. Paul, Minnesota, August 6.-The |
Democratic State Convention is called for the |
fifth of September
Rutland, Vt, August 6.-The Democrats
of the First Distrit have nominated J, H,
Randall for Congress.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-08
THE MURDERED STAGE DRIVER

The Silver City 4raianche has the following
relative to the death and burial of William
Hemingway, the unfortunate stage driver
who was murdered by savages last Wednes-
day:
The body of William S. Hemingway, who
was killed by Indians at Mundys Ferry on
Wednesday, reached here at five o'clock on
Friday morning. The funeral took place at
ten o'clock and was largely attended He
was shot through the lungs, at $50 A. NJ. !,
and fingered until 4:30 P. NJ, when death
came to his relief AS soon as he reached
the ferry boat he called for water, telling the
parties on the boat that he had been shot
He was carried to Mr.. Mundy's house, where
he expired. The savages had pursued him
nearly to the river, where they fired on him.
The FIVE soldiers stationed there did good
service in keeping off the savages, and made
gallant stand against ten times their num-
Der. If it hadn't been for them poor Hem
ingway never would have got across the
river This is one of the saddest deaths that
has occurred since the infamous Indian out
break began Mr. Hemingway leaves three
helpless children, whose mother died some
four years ago He is an old resident of the
Territory, having been living here nearly fif-
teen years, and his sudden taking off in this
manner creates much sympathy for the
orphans he has left behind him.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-08
The REPUBLICAN CoNA1rrE OF LANDER.

The REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE or LANDER
Says the ReUeille of Monday
The Lander County Republican Central
Committee held meeting at the City Hall
last Saturday night. A resolution was intro
duced to appoint the delegates to the State
Convention. The reason given in support of
this motion was that 50 long time elapses
between the State Convention and the cleo
ton, that holding the County Convention in
time to select delegates to the State Conven-
ton would keep candidates under fire too
long, After a full and free discussion of the
matter, action on it was postponed until next
Saturday evening, in order that the sentiment
OF the party as to the npropriety and expe-
diency of such action might be cauvassed and
talked oTer formally in the meantime. ..
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-08

PnoBABLg FOR CoNNoR. correspondent
of the Eureka Leader writing from Phoebe,
Angus. :, says that "Connor viii probably
BE- I.ucon's choice for Governor. The fact
seems appara..t that Eastern Nevada is al
most una1i;aous for the Generals nomination.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-08
NEW BOOKS.

SoSoDv's HUSBAND. A noEsl Boston: Lee 4 SHEPARD
Publishers. Here are t. h"nired and fifty eight pages
It handsois letter ich commend themselves to
sisIrey P,susaL I-n-1 paper covers, msrking-pot
sttie lines. 90 '. ..I'itt = -
An PETER CSEw. IT. A novel by tho author OF aThat
Husband OF Nine" THAT Wife Of Nine" 'RotbmelI I"
etc. Boston: Loe Shepard, 1878. Same styIe as
other. Will read and ponder in the sweet bye and bys
These nat little books came by mail YES.
serday F,r sale at the bookstores.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-08

THE WoEKIGMBN REPUDIArE IT. The
Reno Journal has been interviewing repre-
sentative workingman and says;
A. C. White, a prominent member, tells
us that the WOrkIngmen have nothing what
ever to do with the excitement of the past
few days. He disclaims all knowledge of any
intention on their part to inaugurate lawless
proceedings and insists that their. object is to
cause public sentiment against the Chinese,
He is of the opinion that the agitation is got
ten up by designing persons to destroy the
Union as political power. The organization
of soldier company, he insists, is only for
the sake Of having military company here,
and not for any forcible purposes. He is rot
aware of the existence of an anti-Coolie club
here, and does not think that members of
the Wo1kingmen are associated with it, and
persists that they will have nothing to do with
any forcible measures which may be employed
this morning to drive out the Chinese,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-08-08

The publication of the Battle Mountain
Messenger is to be resumed SO says the
SilUer ,Statc
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-07
NUMBER H..
WOmen's Rights in Oregon.

Mrs. Duniway has secured her
rights at last, as will be seen by a
perusal Of the following synopsis Of a
law passed at the recent session of
the Oregon Legislature:
An act relating to property Of mar
ried woman provides that property
owned by aiwomen at the time of
marriage, or acquired thereafter by
gift, devise, 70 inheritance, shall not
be subject to debts or contracts of the
husband, and the wife may manage,
sell, convey and devise the same as
the husband can his property. The
property Of either husband or wife
shall not be liable for debts or con-
tracts of the other. Action may be
maintained by husband or wife against
the other for recovery of property of
which the other has obtained posses
sion, the same as if they were unmar-
ried. For civil injuries committed
by his wife, damages can be recovered
Of her alone, except in cases where he
is jointly responsible. Conveyances
from one to the other shall be valid.
One may constitute the other his or
her attorney in fact. The wife may
recover the wages of her personal la
Dor in her own name. Neither is la-
bic for debts Of the other incurred be-
fore marriage. Expenses of family
and education of children shall be
chargeable upon property of both hus-
band and wife, or of either of them.
We have here an act which seems to
be pretty well up to the advanced
claims of those who have been labor
ing for alaw which would give women
control OF her own property and earn
ings and put her on an equality in
this respect with man.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-07

RETURNED SAFE Tie Olympia
Transcript says MeSSrS. l.. Queitch and
Nm. Cohlson, concerning whose safety
considerable anxiety has been felt by
our citizens, returned home alive and
well on October l9. 1t was quite a
surprise to see them, as it was feared
the Indians had taken their scalps.
They report having had long pros
pecting trip in the mountains; going
to the foot of Mt. Baker as well as to
the Peshastin mines. Cne morning,
being out of provisions, they made a
breakfast OF ciderberrieS, but that day
they reached an Indian ranch, where
they purchased dried salmon, potatoes
and flour They We're well treated by
the Indians wherever they went They
passed over snow several feet in depth
in their travels, and found it about
eighteen inches deep on the Nachess
Pass as they came over They bring
fine specimens OF quartz gold rock, and
propose to return next spring.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-07

\ Curious ANIMAL. Capt. Jones,
of the schooner Industry, engaged III
carrying coal between British Colum-
bia and san Francisco, is possessor of
a very strange animal which he has on
board of hi, We. sci II has wings sim
liar to those Of bat, a tail with a
claw or hook at the END. monkey-like
face and rat-like mouth. 1t has soft
gray and black fur and bright black
eyes. Altogether it is a queer looking
specimen, and was picked up off Salt
Spring Island. when the schooner was
A mile off shore. 1t had effected a
10 igment ON ladder which was over
the schooners side, and previously was
seen swimming alongside. II Is en-
tirely unknown to the Indians, and no
naturalist possesses any book that
gives a description of similar animal.
BY late Canadian paper we observe
that an animal answering exactly to
the description of Capt Jones pet was
lately ished up from one of the lakes.
-Ir.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-07
Newspaper Decisions.

l. Any person who takes paper regularly
from the post-oliice, whether directed in his
name or anOthcr's, or whether ne has sub
scribcd or not-is responsible Ior payment
. If person orders hi, paper discontinued,
he must pay all arrears, or tuc publisher may
continue to send it until payment is made, and
then collect the whole amount, whether the
paper i, taken from the Office or not. ,
$. The courts have decided that refusing to
take newspapers and periodicals from the post,
office, or removing and leaving them hcallcd
for. is prima lacia evidence of Intentional
fraud.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-07

young. Large numbers are farmed
out by the year to the silk producers,
where they lead hard life, and Of
ten sink under the hard tasks i'm
posed upon them.
The Italian delights in old things,
the older the better. An old broken
ric!lety building, rusty, ragged, and
cracked, is Il perfect treasure, and
will not be repaired as long as it can
be used. If perchance a man is com
PEELED 20 build a new wall he plas
ters ii 70 initiate great aye and tnen
paints Irregular cracks and breaks in
it. He worships the old and despises
the new. He resists changes in ma
tcrial things, as well as in mental
theories. What his fathers did not
do or know he considers not worth
doing or knowing.
Cook stoves are almost unknown
here, and only used in hotels. Cut
nails are not used, none are in the
market; but in heir place they have
wrought nails, and pieces OF wire
headed and pointed. In domestic
use there are no tea-kcttleS, bake
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-07
Italy and the Italians.
MILAN, ITALY, Oct. Sth, 1873.

IL
few of the pecuiarities and habits of
the Italian people.
The cabman eats his dinner of soup
while sitting on his cab, waiting for an
order 1t is handed to him in u bowl
from restaurant within call ii kept
too busy, he has a small loaf OF breg1
in his pocket in reserve for the contin-
gency, and eats as he drives. When
not eating or driving, he is generally
asleep on his seat, thus utilizing all bis
time. Price, 20 cents a trip, or 80
cents an hour.
Funerals are never attended by the
family or near relatives of the dead.
They take leave of the corpse at the
house or hospital. Persons appointed
and paid by the municipality bury the
dead, and only acquaintances attend,
but no one rides except the heorse
driver. Priests with lighted candles
head the procession, and the friends
follow the hearse on foot with lighted
candles. Distinguished burials are
led by brass bands. In many cases
choir in the procession sings or chants
IT'S they pass along the street Children
dressed in white follow the hearse at
child's funeral.
All churches have stone or brick
floors, and sanity altars on the sides,
before which there is no social caste.
The rich and 30 poor, the ragged beg
gar and the proud aristrocrat, knoel
side by side at the same altar, end don't
withdraw their skirts for fear of CON
tamination. How very odd. There
are no pews-no, not one III this city
of - churches. If any one wants
seat, mention to the sexton, and Il
copper slipped into his hand, brings a
rough splint bottomed chair from the
corner where they are piled up waiting
orders. They are seated there without
Order and 60 and come at their own
pleasure, irrespective Of the progress
of the services or sermon. The church
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The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-07

Not long since, as the schooner Bay
Leaf was crossing Lake Ontario, James
Ferguson, of this city, who was second
mate Of the craft, was thrown over
board, but as he was the only man on
deck at the time, his absence was not
noticed until too late to bring the ves-
sci about in an effort to rescue him.
When Ferguson fell into the water the
schooner was sailing rapidly before a
fair wind, and the unfortunate man
could only swim for life. One by one
he divested himself of coat, vest and
shoes, and for an hour or more kept
himself ahoat, when he fortunately
came across IA piece of board about
four feet long and foot wide With
this slight assistance Ferguson was able
to secure occasional breathing spells,
and when daylight came he found him
self out of sight OF land and with no
sail in hailing distance. Having kept
his bearings III a great measure, the
swimmer struck out for shore with his
board, being, as he estimated, fifteen
miles ont in the lake All day long
and with hot sun beating down upon
his barred head, Ferguson worked to
shore, and finally, after being in the
water and without food nearly twenty
one hours, he landed safely on shore
neal the village of Niagara, but con-
siderab y exhausted. A few days after,
MIR Ferguson arrived in this city, and
walking into his house, No. 500 Fifth
street, presented himself to his over
joyed wife, who, ever since she first
heard the sad news that her husband
had fallen into the lake and had been
drowned, stoutly maintained that she
could not believe he had been drowned.
LARGE HAWK. -Twyman Abbott,
while hunting prairie chickens near
Patti, shot and killed a large hawk
which measured four feet eight and
half inches from tip to tip of the wings.
OF course his claws and body were
correspondingly large. The former
measured one inch in length Just
before he was shot he swooped down
upon a sheep, two thirds grown and
killed the poor animal ere the young
Nimrod could get within gunshot.
At recent agricultural fair at st.
Paul, the spectacle of pair of elks,
well broken to the harness, and driven
about with the utmost ease, attracted
considerable attention. They can
readily travel l6 miles an hour, hitched
to buggy, and carrying two men.
1t is said to be as easy for them to
travel one hundred miles as for horse
to travel fifty.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1878-11-07
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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-10
Sneezing a Good Omen.

1t is a time-honored custom, observed
all over Europe, for one person when an
other sneezes to salute him with "God
bless you" Something like this custom
is met with among sayages. DE Soto,
the famous Spanish explorer, during his
expedition into Florida, encountered a
native chief. The chief happened to
sneeze, whereupon his retinue burst forth
into chorus of blessing. "Do you not
see," said De Soto, pleased to meet with
a familiar custum, to his men, that all
the world is one?"
Among the Zulus of South Africa,
when a native sneezes he says, 81 am
now blessed. The 1dhloozi ancestral
spirit) is with me; it has come to me.
Let me hasten and praise it, for it is it
which causes me to sneezep If child
sneezes they say to it, "Grow," consid-
ering the sneeze sign of health. They
believe that spirit, one Of the ancestral
ghosts lowering around them, causes
them to sneeze. So Zulu looks upon
sneezing as a reminder that the spirit
has entered into him and abides with him.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-01-10
A Trio of Bulgarian Heroes.

The three heroes of the Bulgarian
campaign who are enshrined in the hearts
of the Russians, are Todleben, Gourko,
and Skobelof. Todleben is now in his
sixtieth year, having entered the
engineer school in st. Petersburg in
1885. During the Crimean war he con-
Quoted the siege of operations against
Silistria, and the heroic defense of
Sebastopol. At the outbreak of the
present war he was considered an old
fogy, and was shelved in the Engineer
Department of the Minister of War.
When the staff found out that Plevna
could not be captured by hurling solid
regiments against the intrenchments,
the veteran was called to the front to
conduct the investment. Gourko is in
his fiftieth year, and had seen services
in the Crimea and in Poland before he
made his dashing raid across the Balkans.
He commands the Imperial Guard, the
flower Of the Russian army, and has
borne conspicuous part in the siege of
Plevna. Skobeloff is the youngest
Major General in the service, his age
being thirty-two. He won the name of
daredevil during the campaign in
Khokand, and has exposed himself
recklessly during the present war. On
the evening before the passage of the
Danube at Simnitza, having been re-
quested by the Grand Duke to call for
volunteers from the division of Cossacks
under his command to swim the river
and reconnoiter the opposite bank, he
plunged into the water at the head of
small party of ten men, and successfully
accomplished the required work. He
always leads his men against the
enemy. He saved what was left of the
army that attacked Osman late in July,
and in the desperate assaults upon the
enemy's works, early in September,
fought like second Suwarrow.