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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-17
ny c. B. cRANoH.

ny C. B. CRANoH.
With what live intelligence the fame
CLOVIS and leaps up in spires of nickering red.
And turns the coal, just now so dull and dead,
10 companion Not like those who came
To weary me with iteration tame
OF idle talk in shallow fancies bred.
From doleful moods the cheerful fire has led
My thoughts, which now their manlier strength r
claim;
And, like some frozen thing that feels the sun
Through solitudes of winter penetrate,
The frolic currents through my pulses run;
While duttering whispers soft and intimate
Out of the rudy freight of the CRATE
Make talk, love, music. poetry in one.
-HarperS Magazine for, January.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-17
The Foreclosure of Railroad Mort
cages.

The RailaOay Age has compiled a
statement of the foreclosures OF railroads
in the United States during 1877. There
were ffty-four roads sold under fore
closure, the whole mileage aggregating
8, 875 miles, and whose bonds and debts
were $119, 1888, 700. Foreclosure pro-
ceedings were commenced against forty
four roads with mileage of 5, 400 miles,
$164, 573, 800 bonds and debt, and $780,
$50, 040 share capital. In addition to
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-17

this, there were sixteen roads ordered to
be sold by the courts, but which have
not yet been so disposed OF. These
roads have mileage of 1883 miles,
$128, $50, 400 in bonds and debt, and
1926, 921, 800 share capital. This shows
the remarkable liquidation among the
railroads OF the country, which grows
directly out of the panic Of 1873 and the
depression that succeeded It..
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-17

MANY of those banished to Siberia
grow SO weary of their exile in such an
inhospitable region that they lose their
minds. Lunatic asylums have been
erected of late years for their especial
accommodation.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-17
Total. $50, 6OO,214 $19,291, 2O9 sos, 421, 754

We have used the utmost care and
diligence in ascertaining the character
of bullion and ores reported, with the
following result: The yield of the Com
stock mines is 45 per cent. gold; Of the
whole bullion product in Nevada 81 per
cent. is gold, and Of all so-called silver
or base bullion 28per cent. is gold. The
gross yield for 1877, shown above, segre-
gated, is, in round numbers, as follows:
Lead, per cent. S 5,O85, $50
Silver, 48 per cent Observation-Disclosures. 47,206 957
Gold, Al per cent. Observation-Disclosures. 46,129,547
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-17

AS lead is an important element in
what is herein termed base bullion, we
might add that of Missouri and Illinois,
value approximately 81, 5000 which,
with the silver and gold of the Lake SUI
perior country, Virginia, and North and
South Carolina, amount say $500, 1000,
would swell the gross product to over
$10O,O00,OOO for the year. The lead
product of Utah, Nevada and California
exceeds that of the remainder of the
United States and Territories combined,
and in tonnage is greater this year than
ever before, though not exceeding in
value that Of 1876, the average price
having been lower than for many years
past. mfe
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-14
IDLES OF THE SNOW.

The snow flakes are not in the least idle.
They come down yesterday as if they meant
business.
The snow birds are in their element, SO are
those street idlers the stove sharps. They
shovel not, yet they open yarns in the heated
atmosphere of the inviting bar-room and heed
not the storming of the storm.
Snowba!ling is popular. Those boys at the
Ormsby corner had better stop their foolish
ness People don't like it when they get hit.
1t makes a great difference. Some persons
have been known to swear and wish bad wishes
about snowballers going to place where they
don't have much snow.
When lady is brave enough to venture out
in storm it is crime to modest her. I'm
Intentionally we hope, stray ball struck one
yesterday and Knocked off her switch The
hoodlum ought to be switched within six
teenth of an inch of his bones.
The bad roads are reported in a still worse
condition.
Despite the storm the morning express ar
rived on time yesterday. Senator Baker was
on board. A well filed sleeper came in.
Passers by, oh dodge your heads, little
boys get out your sleds. Stable men bring
down your cutters, property OWNERS clear
your cutters; shovel your sidewalks, keep
things neat, folks catch cold if they have wet
feet keep a broom outside your door, don't
pack the snow in any more. We wonder how
it would really seem, in cutter behind
spanking team; if we could possibly stand the
press, we'd hire a shebang and go EN- a mess;
the free bus on runners, a back seat too, is
about the best that we can do.
Webster defines snow thusly "Watery
particles CONCEALED into white or transparent
crystals, or fakes in the air, and falling to
the earth, exhibiting great variety of very
beautiful and perfect forms. " You can look
out of the window and see how it is yourself.
We wish to be explicit: The MORNING
APpEAL is journaLof general information.
Again we quote Webster, "Snowball, (noun),
a round mass of snow pressed or rolled to-
gether. Snowfall, v. t. It signifies transitive,
which it is), to pelt with snowballs, to throw
snowballs at" The constant reader has
doubtless felt the force of the latter definition.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-14
THE BALL OF THE CARSON GUARDS

We are under many obligations to the
thoughtful gentlemen of the Carson Guards
for complementary ticket of invitation to
the entertainment which is to be given under
their auspices at the Carson Theater on the
evening of Washington's birthday, that is to
say Feb, ozone week from tomorrow We
know these enterprising young gentlemen and
can say in advance of their party that it will
be very delightful reunion.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-14

GIVEN FREE-Our polite and affabe water
rate collector was sitting by the stove at the
Ormsby House yesterday morning talking to
a customer about a water bill, He was en-
larging on the impid topic and ended with a
finely rounded peroration with &" just give
you that as piece of advice. l don't charge
anything for it." At that moment friend
entered Just in time to hear the closing
sentence and quickly asked, "What's that
John you don't charge anything for! l wish
[ could get some And behold there was q
great noise of Ioungers laughing,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-14
A VERY COOL AND BREEZY THIEF.

We are afraid that John Doe has gotten
into bad ways We fear us that he has fallen
INTO that line of vicious habits which We're
limited at by the man whose luck had soured
upon him, when he said that he had 'played
poker all Summer and been obliged to wear
nankeen breeches all winter 1t is the old,
old story of the Grasshopper and the Ant.
Johns first eccentricity of demeanor was OBJ
served yesterday by Adam Uhl. Adam was
standing near Bosko's Zone Price Clothing
STOREY when he observed Mr.. Doe step up to
the standing clethes-rack there and coOlly
take off rubber coat and place himself in an
attitude as if about to put it on his rather
scantiy clad back. The BoSko Brothers
came promptly to the front, when Mr. Doe
with much composure demanded the price of
the garment. 1t remains to be said that for
reasons needless to specify he did not pur-
chase the same About a half or three
quarters of an hour after this occurrence,
John walked up to Harris Brothers and man
fully helped himself to a pair of boots.
Doubtless he thought his credit was good.
ANYHOW, he walked off with Out not in) the
boots, and got as far as Matt. Rinckers
corner when one of the Harris Brothers
overhauled him SIS them your
boots" queried the impurturbable Doe.
eyes sir, and do you give EN- up and
come along with me- was the rejoinder.
Now what did John Doe dol He simply said in
the plainest of English, IF them yonr boots
you'd better take em home; for damned eff
| will" Then, being given in charge of an
officer of the law John waxed wroth and swore
vengence ON all the house OF Harris, said ven
sence to be picked down and sailed away for
use in the sweet bye and bye. But they
hauled him up, all ragged Of rear as he was,
before Judge Witherell, who, upon full
and impartial investigation of the case, sent
John below for thirty days. I'VE have called
this local Jem Bags by the not uncommon
name of John Doe; but we are quite certain.
Judging from his costumery about the quarter
deck, that he is none other than the ilustri- |
Gus Ragged back Pete, the herooftho romance
Of 1.-THE Letter in the Postofice, or the Tail
Of the Ruptured Trouserloons. J
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-14
PHARMACEUTICAL.

TIE Town is healthy. The sanitary condition is all that
the fasdios Of the medical profession could desire
This are informed is owing 70 the purity OF the drugs
medicines, fancy articles perfmery powder, lomatum
and peculiar article Of improved pills furnished by o.
Pohecary Willis at the old stand opposite the Capitol
and the OF King and Carson streets which, it is
generally understood every understands where it is
is only necessary keep usthe general OF the
healthy condition of the general system, any
other system, to keep patronizng Willis Everything
the drug line be procured the shortest notice and
on the reasonable terms. jn1
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-14
ST. VALENTINES DAY.

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the bird family mate when all true lovers
who are not birds (but one sweet half OF
whom have angels Wings, sigh for one an
other when every brays at every other
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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-14
Full gently now she takes him by the hand.
A lily prisoned in Jail of snow,
Or ivory in an alabaster hand"

But whats this to do with Mrs Burrell 5
ball at Glenbrook City? Only this: That
there's the blessed trail, all snow covered
there, on the mountain side, is all the iollity
and fun that any seul ever ought to look for
or hope to attain to while on a sleigh ride :;
and there, at the journeys end is as hearty a
welcome as ever cleaned out of windows lit
by a ruddy fire and filled with that
ardent glow which gives welcome to the ex-
pectant guest. In fact, the true way to do
homage to st. Valentine is to go to the Glen
brook tonight, or, rather, to go there to-day
and be there tonight.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-14

BAD DAY FOR THE FUNERAL. For clean,
striking humor commend us to the parsons
Two of them were walking down King street
Yesterday from the Postotice, when one re-
marked with the greatest solemnity OF tone
and with an unmoved cOuntenance, This Is
terrible storm Makes it bad day for the
funeral" The other had not heard of any
demise and asked innocently what funeral!
and that solemn looking first speakers coun-
tenance Frightened and his smile visibly en-
Iarged as he answered THE Pope's' The
guestioner weakened. We are ready to wager
\ pair of rubber boots against short lead
pencil that he wished he could ask him up
and smile it off, but he couldn't. He is not
out seeking information as much as he has
been lately.
MARRIED Willie Stewart, who got the
usefulest part of his varied education i'll the
office of the MORNING APPEAL, who has since
been a telegraph operator and who is now the
Home Secretary of the Hale & Norcross G. &
>. Mining Company, and first rate young
fellow withal, has just been getting married.
The other happy party to the contract is Tor
was) Miss Eva Brown, a bright and beautiful
lady of Virginia city. Stand up my children,
AID accept an old mans blessing
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-14

THIS truthful and encouraging statement
of the situation and the wise counsel that
accompanies it is from the Shoe and Leather
Reporter: The discount ON Government
issues has almost disappeared. We are prac-
tically on specie basis, with every proba-
bility that the position can be maintained.
The country Is in very sound and healthy
condition. The commercial indebtedness Is
smaller than it ever was before. The excess
of production over consumption is simply
prodigious. The surplus is rapidly increasing
the national wealth. The people have only
to stay as they are, rejecting all counsels to
venture on new experiments, or recur to old
ones that have long since exploded, depend
on themselves and not on legislation for
success, get what they can and save what
they get, and we shall presently be spared
even so much as an echo of the croak of
sshard times.'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-14

THE very general expression of desire on
the part of the lawyers of Maine that Judge
Symonds be appointed to the vacancy on the
Supreme Bench, left by the death of Judge
Dickerson, is deserved tribute to merit.
Judge Symonds comes Of scholarly family
and has superior attainments in general
literary as well as legal way. Before his
appointment to the Superior Court of this
county he had taken high position at the
bar and was recognized as very able and
promising lawyer. By his incumbency CT
this office he has demonstrated the eminently
judicial turn of his mind and his peculiar apt
ness for judicial position. His experience in
the lower court will be Of great value to him
in higher station and everybody who knows
him will heartily agree that his promotion
will be of great value to the state and a thing
fit and commendable in all respects.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-14

THE Ellsworth american, published at the
home of Hon. Eugene Hale, closes ringing
editorial on the results of the election with
these words which will strike responsive
chord in the breasts of the Republicans
hereabouts:
There must be no Sinking of the issue, no
is to be no peace for man, woman or child in
raised here this year and only half discussed in
right. For nobody need doubt as to what in
the end will be the outcome of all this agitation
and excitement. The propositions of the
Greenbackers will at last be kicked under foot
by the people. ga sound currency based upon
coin and redeemable in it" we are bound to
have, and no demagogue can long hinder it.
national credit carefully guarded and built
upon national honesty which pays its debts
and throttles repudiation wherever it lifts its
head we are going to maintain, and the gates
OF hell shall not prevail against it. This cleo
tion brings US only to the outposts. The Re-
publican party recruited as 1t will be by hun
dreds of honest, sound money Democrats is
enlisted for the war. If any man wants to
withdraw or go back now is a good time. We
want no holiday soldering, no recruiting for
loot or bounty, no volunteers who will weary
in march from Brentford to Windsor, for
that this mad uprising which wars upon pub
lie as well as private prosperity is to be met
and put down is as sure as that tides and sun
rise come.
Gentlemen greenbackers! the fight has only
lust begun.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-14

very accurately the political complexion of
the next Legislature. The Senate will con-
tain 20 Republicans and II Democratic Green
hackers. The House will be composed of
"a Republicans, go Greenbackers. 25 Demo-
Gratis and Democrats supported by Repub-
licans. If the latter unite with the Repub-
hcans as they are bound to do, the Republican
strength will be Increased to 66, and if the
25 Democrats unite with the Greenbackers,
as it is scarcely possible they will all do, the
Greenback strength will rise to IS, giving a
Greenback majority in the House of 10 and
on joint ballot of 10.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-14
Books Received.

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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-14
MASSACHUSETTS vital statistics show that

MASSACHUSETTS vital statistics show that
more people died in that State last year from
consumption than from any other cause.
Dlphtheria was second in the list. Scar
letina, in previous years very fatal,
fell to the 14th place. Dysentery
was unusally severe, but the other dis
eases were not far out of their accustomed
relation. In infancy the diarrheal diseases
of summer surpassed all other causes of
death. 1t is alluded to as an interesting fact
that old age is assigned as a cause of so many
deaths, outranking the fatality of more con-
trollable conditions; this feature is especially
noteworthy in the rural counties like Barn
stable, Berkshire, franklin, Hampshire, Nor
folk and Plymouth. Four per cent of the
deaths during the year were from violent
causes, and of the total number II boys and
three girls were drowned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-14

IT has been generally supposed that yellow
fever ragged with the greatest violence in the
slums and filthy quarters of cities, and that
cleanliness and other sanitary measures were
potent, if not to arrest its progress, at least
to lessen its virulence. The experience of
New Orleans during the present epidemic
seems to controvert this theory. Localities
reeking with filth have been comparatively
free from mortality, while in the best built
portions of the city where the better classes
live and where every sanitary precautlon
which science could suggest has been taken
there is not square in which there have not
been eight or ten deaths.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-14

The Rocklaud Opinion has interviewed
Mr.. Murch since his election and among 9TH
er things he said he had great faith in the
political sagacity and personal integrity of
Senator Voorhees, and Judge Kelley, and if
they are in Congress will regard them as men
whose lead it is safe to follow-so far as
financial legislation is concerned, at least.
Maine can have no better evidence than this
that she is to be disgraced by her representa-
tive from the Fifth District.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-14

NOTWITHSTANDING the stringent rules
adopted by the Democratic State Committee
of Massachusetts to shut Buffers strikers
out of Democratic caucuses Butler has sue
ceeded in capturing several OF the most i'm
portant of them. The rule that will shut
out Butler men will shut out Democrats as
we'll
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-14

THE New York Tribune says there is great
Democratic rejoicing over the fact that Maine
has sent one statesman to Congress who holds
that because man has never been able to
make living for himself he therefore ought
to be trusted with the investment Of the saw
ings of his thrifty neighbors.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-14

CHARLES P. STIcKNEY, the latest de-
faulter that Fall River has furnished, was one
of the most popular and most implicitly
trusted men in that city. He had been
member of the State Senate, and was looked
upon as future candidate for Congress.
He lived in the most pretentious house in
Fall River, and entertained in royal style.
His fall has so affected him that he is now
lying completely Frustrated, with little pros
pect of recovery,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-14

THE 3ockland Opinion has begun to bull
doze the hard money Democrats elected to
the Legislature in this style: eff any Dem
ocratic representative to the Legislature votes
to send the name of Connor to the Senate, it
will be positive evidence that he has sold his
vote, and his constituents ought to tar and
feather him on his return as a traitor and
criminal"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-14
ProposaIs for Green Corn.

OFFICE CoMMIssARY OF SUBSISTENCE, U. S. ARMY,
159 HIGH ST, Boston, MAss.,l
Sept. 10, 1878. I
CsEALED Proposals. in duplicate. will be received
- at this office until SATURDAY, Sept. 2l, 1873,
at IL O'Clock A. NJ. at which hour the BIDS will be
opened for furnishing the U. s. Subsistence Dept.
Thirt,-six Thousand (36,OO0) = lib. cans
Green Corn,
or any portion of that amount, to be delivered at
the Subsistence storehouse in Boston or New YORK.
One-thifd a. to be delivered in the mon OF Septem
Der, and the remainder during the month oil octo-
ber, 1873.
Samples Of not Iess than six cans must accompany
proposals. Only the best quality of Corn will be
contracted for and the right reserved to reject any
or all bids. The accepted will, when delivered,
be subject to rigid Inspection and the contractor re-
quired to furnish free cost, such number Of cans
AS may be expected in sampling. Cases TO De
strapped with iron.
Bidders invited to be present at the opening Oh
the bids. Proposals to be addressed to the under
signed and EN- iorsed Proposals for Green Corn.
CHARLES MCCLURE, Capt: q G: 5,
sepl3 d5tF,s, w, ,ThSF
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-14

THE Worcester Spy has been examining the
taxation of several Massachusetts municipali-
ties and shows that by far the greatest part of
it results from expenditures for municipal
purposes. The towns are burdened with tax
alton, not by the State or National govern
ment, but by themselves, The same is true
undoubtedly of the majority of towns in this
and other States. 1t is the municipal taxes
that Opnrass
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-14

VOORHEES,, Democratic Senator and cham
pion demagogue of the West, styles Senator
Eaton of Connecticut.the ''boss money shark"
of the East, and.to tbs latter's suggestion that
his speeches will ruin the Eastern loan busi-
ness in the West, Voorhees, replies publicly,
that if he could he would ruin all money
lenders out of the State.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-14
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY MORNING, SEPT. IA.

We do not read anonymous letters and communI-
cations. The and address Of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
out as guaranty of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.