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LIEUTENANT TIFFANY.

DESERTED FROM Fu1sr KEoGH LIVELY CAREER
OF SCION OF GOOD SOUTHERN FAMILY
FEIGSED DEATH AND A cLANDEsrINE MAR
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to uso purely charitable objects for tho city of
Bnghamton; or. a. the option OF the said committee
onehalf Of said amount may be used to increase and
enlarge the library Of the ilnghamton Library Asso
citation.
INSTRUCTIONS TO EXECUTORS AND TRUSTEES
Ticcnty-uird-I desire and do hereby constitute and
appoint my wife, Anna n. Dwight and my friends
hon. Oriow ". Chapmm and tseorgg =. Lyon, OF
Of is my lat x and tesisnc shd % that assr my
estate Is duly settled that either both the exocu
srs and Hon snn always
f,ocnyJomih-In casc Of the death Of any per.
and such persons shall leave neither wifo chill
dren, then in each such case the bequests shall bo
nun and void aud shall not DO paid but pass to the
farther than the wife aud children therefore beyond
such legal heirs arc not included In OF all be-
tees in caring Tor my SON Frank i in easo a
he is not Of legal age at my death or
my WILL and in investing and takiug Of said
funds shall be paid .hcr hcn) from the income of
said funds. such amounts for services for each year
shalt be agreed upon 10y excctrix and
majority OF them, and shall 20 them fair
compensation for services rendered. In s of
my cvectitrix and executors / contemplate the lc-
gaty and binding force. provided there is always the
action Of one executor In connection with the
trix In case guardian. executor or trustee should
such vacancy shall DO filled by appointment by
three judges OF the Supreme Court OF this district.
and such appoiutees shall have full power those
A REsITospRCrIoN.
Tweniy.ffh-This, my last will and testament. Is
made ON the basis OF tho present value Of my estate
In the Of death. At this date my estate Is made
almost entirely If life insurance. which amount
do not propose TO ever materially lessen. I have
lived TO that age and havo been subject 10
such experience that have no further ambition for
myself beyond leaving my family comfortable and
with sufficient means to enable them TO live they
In tho habit being heretofore and also In max
ing such friendly bcquess TO those who epdearcd
to mo from association and kindly acts win leave
pleasant memories behind me when start the
long journey. and, in looking over the past of my
business life. while working and doing business for
proft averaged upward OF $4,000 year. MY home
or Bnghamton enterprise not started executed
tor profit but with view Of doing something worthy
of tho city and myself II resulted In financial fail
and the loss of all my accumuations for years.
Since my failure in this enterprise with capital
worth mentioning to start with, have averaged over
$4,000 for twelve months. Judging from this and
from the past apprehcnd no difficulty in a return
from $4,000 to $2U.000 year for my work when
ing strictly for gain have, therefore, made this
my last will and testament, fully believing
that I can keep the premiums up ON tho
present amount OF lifc insurance am carrying, and
that my estate will not lessen In tho future from its
present value. IL, however, sickness or any other
cause should destroy my ability 10 pay my Life in
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-06-15
Pearl cold and Silver Mining
Il Company.

fHNHEt mines of this company consists of
IL 4 500 feet in the LcNland, v heeler, Hur-
sricane, and Dasey ard $50 feet in fhe Wander
sbilt. THESE lodes are lying par lei to each
other, about O 2 apart. They arc situate !
In TIinity-Arsti Mining list let. hupb oldt
county, state Of Cvsls.
This l. a pr0pnsiti' "A TO sell 20 900 shares OF
the capital stock at Is Cent Yer STARE Tor the
purpose of raising money 10 continue q shaft
on the cent 7 ledge. nc " doAn 81 feet. we'll
timhsred and double tracked. A fine Nhim
Is also ser mp at this shaft
So soon as the hr,t - 900 shares are sold
the stock will b. worth more mones an no
more shores VIII be sold for less tLan so
cents per share. and only enough At that price
20 buy charcoal and material Z r starting and
running the conf any's furnace tina is sit
mated on the Humboldt liver, three and q
half miles from the MINIS. he ores a the
company mines will bear TIE inspecti, n Of
any one; averaging $50 per ton in silver and
20 per cent in base metal vi ich makss very
4ae soelting ore. hose buying stock early
|wiil have the benefit of the first run made by
the furnace. aud the consequent increase of
she value OF the stock, stock can be had by
addressing
.. p. Torrey, OreaDa. Humboldt county.
kevsds, Superintendent:
John II. dickinson, SIS California street,
E&n Francisco, Secretarys or
CT. Wheeler Booth \ co., Sacramento.
0alifeInis, Ay9.n
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EsTRAY NOTICE,

TIME following estray animals have been
III taken up bS E w. butcher on his ranch
on Piute Meadows Black Rock Township,
Humboldt county. Nevada:
One bay mare with nick in right ear,
branded on the right hip thus V, about IL or
l3 years old, valued a. $40; one bay mare.
or years old. no brand, valued at $40: one
brown mare colt, years old mo brand. va ued
at 500; one brown horse with arge star in the
forehead ana one White foot on he left bind
leg and branded He on the left hip. about
: 9 or years old. va ued At S25; one bay horse,
branded nc on the left shoulder. about or s
,yearsold valued ut SO.
Us THOMPSON
Justice of the Peace r Union Township
Humboldt county, Nevsds.
Wtnnemucca, Nevada. AIril Is, 1873.
apiB-lw-2m
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District Court Summons.

! In the District Court of the Fourth Judicial
District OF the state of Nevada,
county of Hun boldt.
J. W. Brown. plsintiff. VS.. W. R. Cheney,
defendant.
Action brought in tbs District Court of the
Fourth Judicial district Of the state of
Nevada in and for the County of HUM
boldt, and the Complaint filed in the
office of the Clerk of said District Court
- on the 3rd Day of May, a. u. 1875.
THE state of Nevada sends greeting to
W. r. Cheney, d, PENDANT.
You are hereby required to appear in an
action brought against You by the above
named plaintiff, j. W. Brown, in the Dis
trict court of the Fourth Judicial District of
the State of Nevada, III and for the county of
i Humboldt, and to ans er tie complaint hled
Z therein with the CLERK of said Court within
ten days exclusive of the day of service)
after the service ON you of THE SUNNI ns-if
served within this county; or, if served out Of
this county but in this j ldcial district with
> in twenty days; otherwise within forty days .
or judgment by default viii be taken against
you according TO the prayer of said COM
plant
Said action is brought to recover the sasn
OF $494 "a on q certain due bill executed and
t delivered by you to plaintiff with .fae per
cent. Per month from Tth of November. 1876,
+ till paid; also. the sum of S239 ID D acconnt,
for goois, war and merchandise sold and
delisei ed, anu cash furnished TO You by T..
Remnant 4 Co., which acc 1unt has been
ASST sned, sid and dehseItd 10 plaintiE and
he L. now the owner and holder thereof. also.
I the sum of S6o5 "a on account for labir per-
formed for you by Joseph Brown. and for
Z goods wares and merchandis e and cattle sold
and delivered to you by said ], seph Brown,
and for none. advanced to you I 3 raid Brown,
all at Your reqaert to the amount and value
of 81, i6A s., OF wuich sum AIS Sc has been
paid cnly. leaving balance of $OS5 "a due On
said accuant, W irh said account has been
sold assigned and delivered TO plaintiff, and
he.is now tue ON ner and holder oftle same,
All of which will more fully appear by
reference TO said Complaint, certified copy
s~of which accom- Ianses this summons. and
made q part hereof.
And yoa are hereby notified that if you fail
,te appear and nswer the sid Complaint as
above required said plaintiff will take 'udg-
ment for he said sey erai sums with interest
sand costs as aforesaid
t2 49, taGiven under my hand and the seal
SEAL ofthe Lis,rie. Court Of the Fourth
49, Nevada. in AMI for the County OF
Humboldt, this Sd day Of May,
A. d. 1878.
june 11-30d j. II. JOB Clerk
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$40 REV ARD.

CTRAYED from Dun Glen Canyon on the
- night of May 9th. two horses, one black,
che other brown: branded sc j" ON left
flank The above reward i'll be paid FIR the
recovery of the horses. S,nd information 20
the undersigned ut Mill City.
JAMES GOULD.
MIL City, May II, 1878 lw
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CAUTION.

TO ALL WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.
a LII persons caught interfering with any
: IA of the ten Fire HydrantsS.in the town of
.Winnemucca rs to impair their efficiency
will be prosecuted to tue fuh extent +of the
law. FRANK NARAMUkE, Foreman,
December 4. If
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OF that judicial independence which such
action as that in this case tends to destroy.
We do not quote the additional remarks in
which Judge GRESHAM expressed his belief
that Mr.. HAYES did not mean anything
wrong by his instructions to the District
Attorney. because the evil tendency of the
act was just as great, whatever intention
prompted IT, II the intention was good,
then this attempt TO interfere with the due
administration Of justice was the result Of
Ignorance; but Ignorance Of the law cx-
cuscs no man. Least Of all should it excuse
lawyer who is for the time being the
highest officer charged with the execution
OF the laws.
Tho truth Is that any apology for Mr..
HAYES in this matter is plea Of his mcom-
potency Fortunately his effort to prevent
the due investigation OF an alleged crime
has been thwartcd; and in this case, rs in
80 many others, the jury system has
proved the safeguard of the public against
official wrongdoing.
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PRUSsIA's Financial BURDENS.
a DencIt Of 73.75O.OOO Marks Mainly Oeea-
stoned by Increased Army Expenses.

BERLIN, Nov 20.-At the opening Of the
Prussan Parliament yesterday. Count Stol-
berg Wernigerode. the President Of the
Prussan Ministry. said that the Government
relies upon the cooperation OF the Chambers
for the removal Of the financial difficulties.
Last years surplus. he said. will be almost en-
tirely required TO cover the increasing contri-
buttons Of Prussia toward the German ex-
chequer. The interest on the public debt will
likewise be considerably Increased and there
are other unavoidable expenses. Unless i'm
portant interests are to be neglected. he said.
retrenchment will be almost impossible The
influx OF large sums from extraordinary sources
has ceased. while the ordinary and regular rev.
enue suffering from the continued depression
Of trade. does not allow us TO count upon any
sensible addition 70 the previous figures. The
revenue II insufficient 10 cover the ordinary
and regular expenditure Of the state. The
means required 10 amend this state Ot things
will be found in the taxes and impOsts handed
over TO the German eXehequer. Meanwhile the
current expenditure Will have to be partly de-
frayed by loans
The Prussian budget shows q surplus last
year of 54uO.UuO marks. which. however. has
been absorbed IN prusslA's contribution to the
imperial eNprn iiiure. II Is estimated that the
deficit will he 1880 600 marks. This deficit is
mainly orcasioned by the steady increase Of
military expenditures. accompanied by the de-
crease Of indirect taxes and the proceeds from
Government railways, mines. and forests. 1t
would have occurred a year ago but for the last
remnant o, the French indemnity being dis
trlbuted in 1916.
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A Latitudinarian Ruling.

Every litigant has a right to try his case
fully. A partial or imperfect trial might he
little or no better than no trial at all. But
while this proposition is indisputablc, 1t is
equally true that in every case the evidence
admitted should have some relevancy to the
issue.
For a very long time the VANDERBILT will
ease has been pending before the Surrogate.
We havo no disposition to crticisc harshly
the rulings Of that judicial officer, and we do
not dispute that in reference TO doubtful
evidence it is better 10 be too liberal than too
strict.
AT the same time II Is difficult TO perceive
what much " the evidence which has been
introduced has to do with the case. On
Monday. for instance, Bishop MCTYE1RE OF
South Carolina was on the stand to testify
for the prepayment. He was allowed TO state,
at length. his own idea of what constitutes
university. rs he explained it to Commodore
Vanderbilt in 1873
The Bishop may have had very correct
and very learned notions on the subject Of
a university. and he may have given forci-
BILE and eloquent expression to those notions
to the ear Of Commodore VANDERBILT; but
what has all that to do with the Commo-
dores tcstamcntary capacity any more
than It would have to show that a certain
kind " rifle was fired at the Commodorc's
ear about the same dateY
Perhaps it is to be contcndcd that the
Commodore manifested intellectual capacity
in taking the advice Of the distinguished
Bishop. But that would seem rather far
fetched. even in this singularly conducted
sasn
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THE DEMERIRA sUGAR CASE
A Verdict for the United States and for the
Defendants.

BALTIMORE, Nov 2o.-In the case Of the
United States against ~ bags Of sugar. part Of
tho cargo Of the brig Mississippi. seized for for
fixture. in the trial Of which was involved the
question whether the Demerara sugars i'm
ported into the United Statos were artincially
manufactured Of IA dark color To eyade the pay
ment Of duties. the jury. after being out since
2 o'clock yesterday. came into court this after
noon, having agreed upon verdict The fol-
lowing lnslrucuuns werc given the Jury by
Judge Giles before they retired:
There two issues that the Jury required pass
UPON flrsf-Ntfc these sugars HrD alN Cuurcd daf
brown color hy suc foreign matter applied Co them after
their crN stahlauon and Tor purpose of their being
introduced into tr mcl states lower rate Of duty
hen they otherwise would hc required 90 pa, second
Did the claimants know this Act and di they introduce
them into i. port with the fraudulent intent uf import
ing them at lower rate V duty than they should other
wise have paidf
The jury rendered this verdict:
We mud, uton thc nrst for the Omitted states uuon
the second Issue, for the defendants
The trial " this case occupied over six weeks
and the costs Will exceed $4,000.
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A Blow at the Independence of the
judiciary.


II is not strange that an Administration
which owes its very existence 10 q violation
OF the Constitution should continue TO mani
fest a disregard for the restraints Of law.
The means by which power was secured are
naturally looked upon as most efiicaeiOus Ia
retain it, II is hardly with surprise, there
fore, that we have learned Of the illegal at
tempt by Mr. HAYES 10 influence the action
Of the United States Grand Jury now sitting
at Indianapolis.
Gen. HAsCALL is the foreman 81 this jury.
On Tuesday they came into court and he
stated 10 the District Judge that they had
been asked 10 investigate charges Of alleged
embezzlemcnt against a certain person, but
were Informed by the District Attorney that
he had received instructions from the Prcsi-
dent not TO prosecute that person. The
Jury wanted 10 know what was their duty
under these circumstances.
In answer to this application, Judge
GRESHAM repeated the oath taken by the
Jurors 10 leave no one unprnsented through
Ioar, favor. affection, reward, or the hope
thereof He then went ON 10 say:
"Yoc could not If YOU would escape the Obligation Of
thls paih. uy hetdn4 Use ueiruD uons 10 the President n
tals paruc uIar case Ga, President may he feels
thhed interfere. even boz advance NJ indictment By eK
tre-ing the parduns power In mo- other way has he
nc slightest authority 10 control your Hcuoh lie has II
IN his power b. PARTON the alleged offender aud unless
De b. willing Zen take This rcspuushtf bee has no more
Tet to control your action than hr chr of RlsJa has
Itynu believe hc residents INSTRUCTIONS 40 the Distinct
Attorney were Intended go prevent YOU nom uasng ihr
fullest examination in'. nae matter arnre ynu amt r.u
returning au lhfiti hout against ue accused Co.,, ttI
dcnre should warrant IT, Auu .hnuh icrl inspired W.T.,
additional denomination To do Your duty TIE MON, ~
the Executive ~ allowed 90 control tie acton Qi the
'oirM ~ the Adruiei aiou OF cuiial luauoe Tie u4c
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sad Policeman lOHpt.
A. his locust he swung by the station house door.
" This robhing grave Is the worst of an tricks
" That's So said Policeman 0,OO0
And Policeman ~ sol
lie said to = oil
" We n combine with 1905
And hive the scamps as sure's you're alive
But 6 d0 made no sign,
His partner was No 1909;
Aud the others forced as the next best Of men
10 consult i6,7iO
1910 sad thath
only worked with 703.
Mtc 2ult remarked hc was certain
He'd ferret It out with 40l3
Policeman $50
Sand Moneys too little too si,n-,. Too thrifty,
Increase the reward. and Two meu a,e plenty,
Myself and 7,s2l
4009 sad that he
Was confident well. asa FELLOW coul no.
That the only couple to put the thlus through
Were himself and lu2
In spite Of their wisdom they all couldn't get
The thieves or the body. ami haven them yet
tlrs clear as log that the thing had been done,
Had they sent fog 7,oVl.
AyERT DRTevSI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-21

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr: The
following curious plan to extingush the debt of
the state of New York was handed about at the
January session Of the Legislature in 1853. II
may be well to reprint 1t now;
suppose the internal debt N this state Ia hc fIpooo0
The annual interest Ut which a. ..... Uluu
Every Wt uhcr OF thc community who DAYS a tax nf
q may he suppressed 60 owe The STATE 600 which must
be- lnld az some time other.
Therefore pass am rct permitting any person 10 pnV
his principal AS soon A. he pta~OS, ana discharge INN
and the property Tor which ur b, taxed ron the pa t MT
o ANYTHING more toward the internal debt By tins
means the drht wu he immediately sunk, and that With
tho consent 90 every man A ttriytS
Nav NokK Nov ~
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REDUCE THE ARMY 10 10000 MEN
The Congregational Commission Meeting Pri-
VateIy In the Finh Avenue Hotel.

The Commission Of Congress which con-
vened at the White sulphur Springs in Virginia
last summer to consider the reorganization Of
the United States Army. met yesterday in the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. The Commission was
created under a resolution offered by Gen. But
Ter Of South Carolina in the senate in May last
and was a result Of the movement begun in the
lower branch Of Congress toward reduction
Of the army. The Senate desired to have the
Commission composed Of three Senators Ave
Representatives. and three officers Of the regu-
lar army who had served not less than severn
tren years. To be designated by the President.
The House opposed tho appointment 81 tho
regular army officers on the ground that IL was
not in their province To act ~ the Judges of
what legislation was required for the army;
so that portion Of the resolution was
stricken out. The Secretary Of War was
authorized to name an officer. Of rank not less
than Captain to act m recorder 10 the Commits
sion, senators A. T.. Burnside Of Rhode Island.
NJ, @ Butler Of South Carolina. and I. b. Plumb
81 Kansas, :, and heGrescntatyes Banning, Of
Ohio, f. =. Bragg Of Wisconsin, George c. De-
brill Of Tennessee. Henry White of Pennsyl-
vnnia, and II. b. Strait of Minnesota were con
stltuted the Commission. All the members
have done military service, The Commits
sion IL Ia ascertain the number and pay 81
the officers and priyatcs Of the army and what
reduction can Ice made in the line, field. and
stan in numbers or pay, by consolidation or
otherwise, consistent with tho public service.
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The peculiar ease of WILLIAM W. BRoM-

The peculiar case OF WILLIAM W. BRoM-
HAM alleged to have thrown his brother over
board from q boat in Long Island Sound. IL.
after all. to 20 to the Superior Court, Judge
PECK of the New Haven City Court having
ovcrrued the demurrer that he had no iuris-
dction over a matter happening four miles
from shore The point is. however. to DO car
ricd to the Supreme Court OF Errors. should
the Superior Court confirm Judge PEcKs de-
cision. and it is possible that the ease may never
legal punishment which. If guilty. he deserves
II innocent. he should welcome tho opportu
nifty to vindcate himself from charge which.
unrcfutcd, will make him Stunned and detcstcd
among men.
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Dan Rice. E.cel.lor Dead.

The old white stallion Excelsior, once owned
Nv htn hcr the Snowman dtl Yesterday afternoon AT
o'clock, from debility and odd age. The hur,, was aN
years ni lie dIp at Aruuts stable alter an almrut
u only trw DAYS About the last exhibition made n the
hose was M. stage oi one of our theatres about two
years ago The huisr lowed upon Tor debt hA the
Missouri Pacific kulroad about twomonths ago anil ms
slirt has taken ITS departure under that attachment
Dan Rice no went uu tu fruusN Nania last week called
~ Arn stable Ia See hls old iirni and shed rars over
nam lie sad that ht was on ms way 10 lCHnsNlNAnH,
ANA Il was his intention 20 send on money to redeem him
aud let HIM die IN peace nnd have his iom preserved by
about ury wears ana has heen Exhibited in every city
and town oi note m the United states lie has been
lite remempeI hls anues when fsky eVlt Peace to his
InAleA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-21

Mr.. J. NJ. DALzELL Of Ohio. sometimes
styled Private DALzELL. sends us the report.
written by himself Of long interview with
himself by himself on the prospcc, Of the next
Presidential election. This singularly unani-
nous contribution begins as follows:
surmNvtiir o.. Nov i7-Your special reporter
cA.d on fuvutc pAtzttL Who D. sOiuuruiug here tenn
porariy and called Ht the fowlu. oppression % las
political views aud pTognosucauOus'
This is not true. No reporter. special or gen
ernl. OF THE SUN has called upon MIR. J. VI.
DALzELL 10 obtain an expression 81 his polti-
cnl views and representations. II THE SuN
wanted TO know Mr.. J. NJ DALzELLs political
views and representations. it would send and
get them. no matter whether II had 10 send 10
Steubenville or all the way to Siskiyou. II GER
tainly would not oblige Mr.. j. NJ. DALzELL TO
dip his pen in mendacity and write out the re-
port Of an interview which never took place.
The fact that THE SUS has not requested him
TO express his views and representations
should be regarded by Mr.. J. NJ. DALzELL as
deeply significant Upon tho receipt OF n suf-
hcicnt number Of postage stamps. THE sun
will return the manuscript 10 Mr.. J. NJ DALzELL
OF Ohio,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-21

Two or three hundred years from now-if
the world disappoints our millcnnarian
friends by jogging on that long in the old way
the testimony given by Bishop McTYE1RE in the
great will case may be very useful to some illial
and studious graduate OF the Vanderbilt Uni
versity eager to clear up historical doubts as to
the origin Of his Alma Mater.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-21

As the matter looks now the insurance
companies will probably have 10 pay that quar-
ter OF a million to the family Of the late Col
WALTON DwIGHT Of Binghamton. In business
one must take the losses with the gains-espe-
cially in the life insurance business. II the
Colonel at the time he took out his policies.
was not what is called in insurance slang a
good risk" they should not have passed him
and taken his money.
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erous. but who. for some reason or another. has
consented to legal separation, may find him
self described in tho divorce papers rs cruel
harsh and intolerant. Such Is the probable
explanation OF the apparent increase Of brutal
ity among the husbands Of Vermont.