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, 1878-04-20

WANTING TO RESTORE THE MACHINE
Senator Sargent. of California. at res
cent meeting of the Republican Senato-
rial caucus, introduced the following
resolutions, which he supported by a
speech in which he declared that the
use of official patronage was necessary
to party success. and that California
could not be carried without it. The
resolutions we're not adopted:
Whereas. The restoration of the
Democratic party to power would be a
great national calamity, to avert which
all patriotic citizens should put forth
their best efforts; and. whereas, nearly
$4,000 Republican officials throughout
the land understand themselves to be
under orders from the President TO ab>
stain from participation in some of the
necessary steps in this great work;
therefore.
Resolred. That the President be re-
quired to rescind his order forbidding
participation by officials N the execu-
tive branch of the civil service in meet
ings of caucuses, conventions and Com>
mlttees of political character.
Resolred, That the Secretary of this
meeting transmit copy of this resolu-
ton. properly authenticated, to the
President
, 1878-04-20
How Buffalo Bill Married a
Couple.


A letter from Fort Lincoln,
Neb., to the Chicago Times tells
the following story of "Buffalo
Bill"
After serving four years on
the frontiers, Cody settled at
Fort Mcpherson, in this State,
and in 1872 was elected Justice
of the Peace and the following
year was chosen a member of
the Legislature. A good story
is told of how he performed the
ceremony OF marriage while he
was Justice of the Peace. 1t
was his first attempt. and the
applicants were Of the true
western type. They. called upon
Cody in the log cabin where he
held his justice Office. Bill had
book Of forms which he took
down and studied attentively to
get some idea of how he should
tie the knot. But though there
were forms for nearly every
transaction of life, he failed to
find what he was looking for,
and finally slammed the book
down and observed to the par
ties:
"You two fellcrs join hands,, y
and the "two tellers" did so.
Then he said to the groom,
care you willing to take this
woman to be your lawful we'd
ded wife, to love her, honor her,
and obey her?"
"You bet your butes," was the
response of the bashful hair
litter.
"And you, Miss, are you will
ing to take this here man to be
your welded husband, to love
him, honor him and support
him?"
She giggled, and podded in
the affirmative; but this didn't
suit Bill, who said, "See here,
Miss, we've got to have this
thing on the square, and we can't
marry folks by halves in this
country. We are bound to go
the whole hog. If you want
this here man for a husband you
must speak cut and say so, as
though you meant it sure. I'll
ask you again. Will you take
this here man to be your lawful
welded husband, to love him,
honor him and support him?"
This time the lady responded
bravely, eyes, sir, l will"
This satisfied his honor, and
he remarked, "That settles it.
Vow look here, you two; you
are man and wife, and whoever
Bill Cody and God Almighty
have joined together let no man
put asunder."
Sand now," added Bill, diets
take another sip of tarantula
juice, and drink to the happi-
ness of the happy couple" which
everybody, with true Western
unanimity, proceeded to do.
, 1878-04-20
Personal Detracti on.

"From envy, hatred and NAL
ice and all uncharltableness.
Good Lord deliver us"
To put no higher considera-
ton upon it than simply as a
matter of public policy, the hab-
it of personal detraction is most
damaging to the material inter
ests of any community. The
personal rights or character OF
no citizen Of u wealth
can be assailed without injury to
the whole; the more damaging
the higher the position OF rep
resentative character of the as
sailed. For instance, what pub
lie benefit is sought; what pub
lie interest is to be subserved by
the persistent and perpetual vi
tuperatlon of Senator Mitchell
by his immediate constituents?
Neither he nor any of his friends
care to defend the error-crime,
if You please-of his early man.
hood. 1t was an offence pecu
liarly Of private nature, belong
ing exclusively to his domestic
relations, impelled by circum-
stances of which no man can
Judge but by like experience;
the summary severing by un-
lawful means of a tie to which
he was bound by laws both sa-
cred and civil, and the resort to
unlawful devices to evade the
penalty, were acts which all de-
cent persons condemned, and for
which we have no doubt he has
severely suffered. Those We're
the acts of a private citizen, long
since past, and it is but charita-
BILE to believe have been con-
doned. At least they have no
thing to do with his representa-
tive character, by which he must
alone be judged as a chosen Sen
ator of a sovereign State. That
he has served his State with
fidelity and zeal cannot be fairly
questioned. That those services
should be recognized is due to
his State as much as to himself.
Any attempt to throw dlscredit
upon his public acts in behalf of
his State, or to weaken his infu-
ence, the State suffers from quite
as much as himself. That he
has served the best interests of
his State in the matter of the
railroad grant, for which he has
been most vehemently denounced
is now manifest by the position
of that matter in Congress; al
, 1878-04-20

The Murphy temperance move
ment in Massachusetts will, if
the plan does not fail, be made
permanent in the hands Of a
State committee, with a paid
secretary. Speakers for reviv-
alism are to be provided by this
central organization, which is
not to dabble in politics. The
Murphy pledge has $4,000 sub
scribers in western Massachu-
SettS.
, 1878-04-20
Party Inconsistency.


litical platforms and ante-electlon
pledges have been illustrated in
many instances. The rule ls'
with both political parties, that
the successful candidate must
ignore all the pledges and pro
fessions upon which he was
elected and submit all his meas
ures and policy to party caucus;
else he is traitor to party. This
has been the rule ever since eau
Gus was established as the con-
trolling power in the Governmet'
In 1910 all elements OF opposl-
ton combined against the party
in power. without making any
declaration of principles other
than for reform in the Admins
tration. The cry was for "bet-
ter times" and the argument:
"Times may be better; can't be
worse" and this was all that
was put in issue. Harrison was
nominated as an old adherent Of
Mr.. Clay's " American system,
which declared for United
States Bank and a protective
tariff, and Tyler, an anti-Bank
and free trade Democrat, was
put on the ticket with him; both
candidates were expressly pro-
hibited from making any decla-
ration upon political questions,
and their supporters protested
that none Of the leading ques-
tious heretofore dividing parties
were at issue; that all that was
desired was a change in the Adj
ministration which was charged
with being the cause Of the pre-
vailirg hard times. The election
brought the Wings in power IN
Congress and the death Of Har-
rison made Tyler, the old Demo-
crat, President. 1t was at once
demanded of Tyler that he
should submit his own opinions
to the dictation of party caucus
and give his official approved to
measures which had been over
whelmingly rejected by popular
vote upon previous occasions and
against which his whole political
life had been a perpetual protest.
Because he would not thus stul-
tify himself he was repudiated
by his Wing supporters and held
up to public odium as traitor to
his party.
Mr.. Fillmore was elected on
the same ticket with Zachary
TAYLOR. a Southern slave holder,
upon platform deprecating the
agitation Of the slavery question,
which it will be remembered
Horace Greedy "spit upon.
After the death of Taylor, the
anti-slavery element of the par
ty denounced and vilified Mr..
Fillmore as a "dough-face y
simply because he adhered to
the pledges of the platform upon
which he was elected by the
votes of slave States. He, too,
was put in the category Of a
" party traitor.
Mr.. Lincoln barely escaped
the same fate by his tragical
death at a time when a strong
opposition IN his own party,
headed by Ben Wa de and Henry
Winter Davis, was being organ
lied against him. Andrew john
son assumed the policy which
Mr.. Lincoln had lnaugurated,
and received from his party the
odium which would certainly
have been heaped upon his pre-
decessor if he had lived.
Mr.. Hayes is assailed by the
ruling elders Of his own party
for no other reason than that he
- <n1rf1vv a~1 ,,v,Q,V,1l
, 1878-04-20
Railroad Matters.

The reports from Congress are
that a compromise has been
made between the managers OF
the Northern Pacific Railroad
and the Oregon delegation, by
which the extension of time and
the transfer of the land formerly
granted to the branch to the
Portland, Dalles and South Pass
Company, are to be reported
from the Committee in two sep
crate bills, each to stand upon
it's own merits, Independent OF
the other. The Portland papers
are jubillant over this compro-
mise, regarding it as an assur-
ance that both bills will pass
with but very little if any oppo-
sition. Having personally OBJ
served the ways of Congress
and delays consequent upon the
efforts Of the supporters of hun
dreds of different measures to
secure their own, when there is
only time to consider and dis
pose of one in ten of the same,
we have no such hope. The
railroad bill, or bills, now in the
fifth month Of the session, has
only reached an agreement to
report to the Senate branch OF
Congress. When it passes that
branch it goes to the House and
will have to take its place in the
regular order of business with
hundreds of bills in every stage
Of legislation ahead of it. If
Congress adjourns in June, as is
now probable, it is not possible
to reach u final vote upon it
without a suspension of the
rules, which requires a two
thirds vote, which is not very
likely to be available. But we
are not without hope from an
other source. The Idaho States
man, edited by cx-Judge Kelly,
says:
"lMr. Frank Coffin, of this city,
during his recent visit to Chi
cago, met and conversed with
one Of the principal men con-
nected with the Union Pacific
Railroad, who informed him that
it was not the intention to build
the Utah Northern into Mon
tana, but that 1t would be con-
tinued to a point in the Snake
river valley, from whence the
route could be connected with
the Hudnutt survey down the
Snake river valley. This rail
road man informed Mr.. Coffin
that the company he represent
ed had already purchased the
rails for six or seven hundred
miles of broad gauge track, and
that it was the intention to push
the road through to the Colum-
bia. 1t has been very clearly
shown that the building of Is
road is a necessity for the Union
Pacific. which must have a COM
peting line westward.
This company is, no doubt, the
main factor in engineering the
bill for tho Salt Lake road,
which will probably soon become
a law; but whether that bill
passes or not the road will be
built, and this step of utilizing
what is already built Of the
Utah Northern shows that the
, 1878-04-20

BAR-RooM JoURNALlsT.-The
Austin Rerille publishes the fol-
lowing description of a character
which has it's counterpart in
every small town: "He stands
in the saloons with his back to
the stove and tells how he could
run a newspaper; how he would
be independent as hog on ice
and call things by their right
names; how he would expose
corruption in high places; how
he would write good, sound com
mon sense, and none of your
try-to- bel funny stuff. Then he
criticizes other peoples methods
Of conducting newspapers, AM
just wishes somebody would Civ
him a chance to show his Jour-
nalistlc ability. And yet, nine
times cut of ten, this same smar-
ty can not converse in passable
good English and don't know a
period from a fiy-speck.
, 1878-04-20

Gov. Rice of Massachusetts was peti.
toned by Boston atheists to omit from
his Thanksgiving proclamation any ac>
acknowledgement of God, and to say
simply that he appointed the day in
accordance with the wish of those who
desired 1t. The Governor begins the
proclamation as follows: ''The Father
of Mercies. whose power is infinite. and
whose loving kindness is everlasting,
invites His people in His Holy Word to
make known their requests unto Him
in every time Of their necessity"
, 1878-04-20

No public man of England ever min-
gled SO much pursuit of everything in
the form of indulgence with SO much
parliamentary activity as did Charles
James Fox. From the dinner he went
to the debate, from the debate to the
gaming table. and returned to his bed
by daylight, frelghted with parliamenta
ry applause. plundered of his last dis
possible guinea, and fevered with sleeps
lsssness and agitation. to go through
the same round within the next twenty
four hours. He kept no table and no
house. but every house and table of his
party in politics was at his disposal.
, 1878-04-20

belt it is at the expense of Wash
ingtsn Territory in a measure.
We say these things not in the
personal interests of Senator
Mitchell, for we were never his
apelogist or partisan; but as a
matter Of simple justice.
In our own Territory, we re-
greet to say, like disposition
prevails to bellttle, vituperate
and defame our own Delegate in
Congress, Mr.. Jacobs, whose per
sonal character has ever been
free from reproach. What has
he done, or failed to do, to merit
such censure? No man could
have been more attentive or
more faithful to all the require
ments of public duty. Neither
the claims Of family, in sickness
and death; nor the demands Of
party, when called upon to at
tend the National Convention,
have drawn him a single day
from his post. The promptness
with which he has responded TO
every private request; the vigi-
lance with which he has guarded
and sought to promote every
public measure of interest to his
constituents; the research and
labor which he devoted to pre-
sentlng facts and statistics in de-
fence of the people against the
onerous eXactions of a corporate
monopoly; all entitle him to the
highest praise, instead of the
censure of his constituents. 1t
he has not been as successful IN
all his efforts as could be wished,
it ought to be remembered that
no member of Congress from any
State in the Union is subject to
so many demands which he is
utterly powerless to respond to
as a Delegate from a Territory.
1t is the part Of sound public
policy, no less than matter of
personal justice, to do all in our
power to give a moral support
to our Delegate instead Of at
tempting to weaken his infu-
ence by deprecating his efforts.
The practice of assailing the
characters of our representative
men prevails in this community
to an extent greatly to be dep
recated, and 1T has damaged our
common interests to an extent
beyond computation, in preju-
dicing strangers and capitalists
against settlement or investment.
With our very limited available
capital, credit is absolutely nee
essary to develope our vast
natural resources. The Seattle
Coal Company at one time mort
gagged their property to San
Francisco capitalists and ex-
pended the money in improving
their works. The loan became
due before they were ready to
meet it. A newspaper cotempo
rary in this city, with grudge
against Mr.. Shattuck, the Super
intendent, stated that if the
mortgage was forcclosed the
mortgages would get nothing
but "a hole in the ground. ="
Knowing how sensitive capital
is, Mr.. Shattuck anticipated the
disastrous consequences likely
to result from such a publication
coming from this quarter, and
started Immediately overland to
reach San Francisco as soon as
this damaging report. He sue
cceded IN getting time for an
expert coal engineer to be sent
up to examine and report the
condition Of the mine. Upon
that examination and report the
creditors were perfectly satisfied
to renew the loan and offered to
increase it. But for the cner-
getlc action Of Mr.. Shattuck,
the Company would undoubted-
ly have been thrown into bank
ruptcy; our most valuable in
dustry been suspended for years,
no railroad built. and no coal
, 1878-04-20

Claret is considered the true
parliamentary wine for the peer
age Of England, for it may make
a man sleepy or sick, but it new
er warns his heart or stirs up
his brains. Port, on the other
hand, is the wine for the Com
mons; it quickens the circula-
ton and the fancy.
, 1878-04-20

MERCER ON THE NoRTHwEsT.-Mr
Mercer. the granger is stating curious
statistics in the Eastern States in rela,
ton to Oregon and Washington Terri
tory. The New York World of the 7th
inst. says: Mercer, of the Oregon
Grangers. delivered an address before
the New York Press Club last evening,
in which he described the climate and
industrial advantages of Oregon and
Washington Territory. He made the
startling statement that south of the
Rocky Mountains there are 250,000
bachelors. and he declared that money
was plenty, but that manual labor was
all the country needed
, 1878-04-20

The crop report thus tar re-
ceived at the Department Of Ag-
riculture. in Washington, and
which will be compiled and pub
lished, indicates that the wheat
crop Of this country for 1877 was
about 360,000,000 bushels, or
about 50,0O0,OOO bushels greater
than for any previous year. The
corn crop is estimated, from the
same report, at 1,300,000,O00
bushels. The crops of oats and
potatoes were correspondingly
large. Of the wheat, it is estl-
mated that 110,0OO,O00 bushels
can be spared for export.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-07-20
HosTLs. DEMONSTRATIONS.

The Bannsekss in. Lemhi county,
idaho. are disposed, to take the war
path. Reports from that locality say
that Ten boy, their chief, is. peaceably
disposed toward his pale faced
hsethern, but he thinks he cannot re.
strain the young men of his tribe from
joining. the hostiles. His bandais rep
resented as being insoleut in their
actions and dsmands, and, unless the
bostiles In Oregon are speedily whipped
into subjection.. another outbreak is
imminent in Idaho. The thieving
Indian Agents. who alone are response
bic for these annual Indian wars, ought
70 DO one and aid turnedy over to the
tendex mercies Of the Infatuated
ssvages, whom they have driven to the
extremity of choosing between ssarva-
zion or war.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-07-20
SENATOR JONES.

Senator John P. Jones passed here
yesterday on his way from Washington
70 his home on the Cometock. He was
enthusiastically receiyed by the people
of winnemuccs, who, irrespective of
party, united in demonstrating their sp.
probation OF his services as Senator.
1t is but simple Justice to the man to
say that be rs the only Senator ever
elected in Nevada who faithfuAy repre-.
scented the interests of his constituents
In the halls OF Congress. He originated
the bill for the remoneti zation of silver,
which. BY a trick Of Sherman and other
tools of the gold brokers and money
lenders of the Eastern States and
Europe, was demonetized 10 1873.
His party called this characterization
act q mistake, but refused to rectify it,
and he alone of the majority of the
Senate. devoted his time, his money
and his whole energy to the task, until
after four years hard work he sue
eseded in changing the opinions of
suficient Republican Senators to pass
che bill. with the Democratic minority.
ever the Presidentrss veto. But, as the
Senator stated, yesterday. half has not
been done that can DO done toward re.
storing silver to its old standard, and
he will again be heard from. on that
issue. To say that man who has
done so much and tried to do muoh
more for the leading industry of the
State. (the present silver bill is not
satisfactory to him) is not deserving of
the support of the whole people of Ne
vada. is but to prove the adage that
Republics are ungrateful"
The SILVER STATE suggested some time
sinca that the Democrats endorse j. P.
Jones for reelection upon the condi-.
ton that the Republicans demand the
nssignation of Sharon. With few ex-
septions, so far as heard from, the idea
las been received with favor. There is
no good reason, why William Sharon,
who resides in. San Francisco, and has
not been in Washington. during the
hst session Of Congress. should, with.
snt protest from those who are respon.
sabls for his election, be permitted to
occupy q position which he does not
sttempt to eli. On the other hand. j.
=. Jones Is not q. ''bloody, shirt" Re.
publican, and as Senator has not been
An extreme partisan. Under these cir.
sumstances- party managers, will incur
no risk OF making themselves unpopu,
Ar with the people by embody ing the
above suggestions in their. respective
platforms.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-07-20

AN acc;dent occurred on the Pan
Handle Railroad near Monticello. In.
diana, last Thursday. A freight train
OF twenty'eight cars. bound west, was
thrown from the track while crossing q
bridge over the Tippecanoe river. All
The oars except the caboose tumbled
INTO. the stream. distance of ninety
feet The cabooss. with six passengers.
was saved by the presence of MUD of a
Brakeman. who uncoupled it just before
me inevitable plunge. Louis Rsem.
engineer. was crushed to Jelly, and
she bridge-tender. Jerome Darphee,
was instantly killed. "
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-07-20

having been married 10 her. but she
had always passed as his wife. and she
and her children demanded q share of
the property. The children by g former
wife contested the claim. but have lost
their case. Wisconsin has just passed
law legalizing the marriage of any
man and woman who simply agree to
live together as husband and wife.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-07-20
TEL Z C r A p &c.
EASTERN DISPATCHES
Chailengs to Fight . Duei.
NEW YoRK Jnlv IA

Challenges TO Fight . Duel.
New YORK. July Ia.
The Herald's Washington special
says: Congressman Eppa Hunton Of
Virginia has challenged Columbus Alex
ander, u leading citizen aud cham pion
of the Taxpay ers' party of Washington.
to fight duel. The quarrel grew out
of District of Columbia politics, and the
subsequent defeat of Hunton Tor re-
nomination to Congress from the Alex
andria district. Alexander has not &C.
cepted or declined the challenge. BY
Virginia law, anybody sending or re-
ceiving challenge is ineligible to
office. The police have been notified.
Democratic Nominse for Governor
Of Texas.
n~ AUSTIN. July 10.
At the Democratic State Convention
yesterday, II. b. Hubbard was nomin.
ated for Governor ON the first ballot.
The Intense Heat.
CINCINNATI. July 10. ~
Adyices fromtbe surrounding country
Indicate that yesterday was the hottest
day OF the season, the mercury reached
100 degrees in. the shade in many
places.
ELIZABETH ,(,N.J.). July 10.
One factory here. in which there
Were yesterday thirty cases of prostra-
lion. has closed in consequence of the
great heat. There were four cases of
sunstrOke. n5
severe Thunder and Lightning.
New YoRK. Jolly 10.
The thunder storm yesterday was the
severest for years. As far as heard
from. only one fatality from tightening
occurred in the city. In Brooklyn,
lightning struck house after house, to
the extent of a dozen. Repeated
clashes of thunder at short intervals
caused considerable CONSERVATION.