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The Democratic advocate., 1878-09-21

FROM PExMAR TO HIGH RocK.-Not the
least exciting of the experiences of the
excarsionists 70 High Rock, is the stage ride
from the Pavilion to the Rock, distance
OF TWO miles over a smoothly graded road
up the mountain, with an ascent of three
hundred feet TO the mile. Every sort Of vehi-
Gle is brought into requisition and packed
to its utmost capacity with passengers, until
one fears that the springs or the wheels
may give way beneath the ponderous load.
And then, away they 20, amid the tests aud
the laughter Of the merry passengers and the
cracking of the whips of the drivers and the
din OF their voices urging their overloaded
teams up the mountain. On either side oil
the smoothly graded road the surface Of the
mountain is covered with stones broken into
every conceivable shape and fragment, gray
with the accumulated hchens of ages, while
here and there are huge crags Of naked rock,
frowniug and beetling far above You, as il
they we're the castle of some grim giant of the
mountain solitudes. There, too, on either
hand are huge forest trees, "whose gray old
trunks high in heaven mingle their mossy
boughs, and others, prone upon the ground,
orumbling to decay and mingling with the
earth that perhaps thousand years ago sent
theinvigorating sap through all their branches
From these your attention is diverted to a
dizzy preeiplce, far, far beneath you, down
which, should you and your vehicle chance
to roll, there would be an end of both. But,
there is little danger of such catastrophe,
for these points are guarded by parapets of
rock or by trees felled by the roadside so as
70 guard against the possibility of danger
Having reached the summit your eyes are
greeted with a sight of the Rock surmounted
by substantial observatory, from which
breezy height ''the wide, the unbounded pros
pect lies before you" and you can feast the
eye on one of the most ravishing scenes in
nature, scene which beggars description.
And now, you may return as you came, un-
less you prefer to foot it, which many do, in
preference 10 waiting for the tardy vehicles,
for the road is smooth and the descent easy
even to those unused to pedestrian exercises
Of such magnitude. The whole scene is one
of Himation-vehicles of all kinds are com
ing and going, men, women and children, are
talking and laughing, and there is a comming-
ling of carriages, wagons, passengers, drivers,
horses and mules, and babel of voices, half
bewildering to the senses of the excursionists
The pen cannot delineate the scene nor do
the subject justice. 1t would take the pencil
of Hogarth, Cruikshank, Dore or a
Dielman, to present a picture sufficiently
graphic to give a correct idea of one of those
mammoth excursions to High Rock.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-09-21

UNION BRIDGE lTENs.-The spirit of i'm
proyement still seems to hover over our
young borough. Mr.. Russell has the founda-
ton Of new machine shop built, and Judging
from the number of hands at work on it, il
will not be long before the shop is completed.
Mr.. John Marshal has begun work on his
house, which is to be built this fall Ii would
be great improvement 10 the west side of
town If some more paving was done on the
streets. particularly White street. as it would
make the walking to the school house more
pleasant in muddy time. We would also
suggest that the pavement be put on the same
side of the street that the school-house is on,
thus saving the Inconvenience Of the children
crossing, often in the mud, since that street
becomes very muddy at times.
A protracted meeting is going on in the NJ.
+. Church here, and it is hoped that much
good will be the result, not only among ''out-
slders," but among insiders" for, sad TO
say, the superintendent of the Sabbath School
can more easily secure n regular attendance
OF the pupils than of the teachers.
Mr.. N. c. Stoner, writing from London,
England, to Mordecai C. McKinstry, Esq,
OF this town, says that he and his companion
IN travel, Mr. j. II. Repp, are well and enjoy
ing themselves among the wonderful sights of
that ancient city. They proposed leaving
London on the 9th instant for Belgium, Ger
many, Switzerland and Italy, taking Paris ON
their way home. Want Of space compels us
TO omit portion of this letter.-Eds. Id ]
The Democratic advocate., 1878-09-21

BARNS BURSED.-The Hanover Citizen saws:
The barn of Henry Stock, Hamilton township.
Adams county, was burned on Wednesday Of
last week. The tenant was boiling apple
butter, and sparks were carried to the barn.
Nothing saved, crops burned, partially insur-
ed strong wind was prevailing at the time,
and sparks were carried to the barn of Sam
uel Brown, on the adjoining farm, which was
consumed with all its contents, including one
horse, nine hogs, farming impliments, and
stacks of oats and hay.
The barn of Daniel March, near Davids.
burg, York county, was set on FIRE on Sunday
night last. All the grain, hay and straw were
burned; live stock and impliments saved. In
sured for S2400.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-09-21

REGIsTRATIox.-The registration of voters
closed on the 9th instant, for the first sitting.
The registers will open their offices on the
9Th and Sth of October for the final registra-
ton. We give the number registered and
erased from the books at the first sitting:
The Democratic advocate., 1878-09-21

SANS CREEK ITENs.-The Dashaway As
sociation met last Tuesday night, adopted a
new constitution, reelected the old officers
for six months, and were addressed for the
last time by Apostle Lee, who left this State
for his home in the West, on Thursday. 10Th
instant
Capt. D. W. Nail, of this place, is confined
to his bed by sickness. He isin his sSd wear.
A subscription for the yellow fever suffer
ers was started here, but owing to the fact
that all the crops were a failure, and the dis
tance SO great, some refused to give. Others
gave little of their abundance and others
give much Of their little, until Sl5,-from
community worth several millions was col.
lected.
The public school at Hooper's Delight, S.
5. Roberts, Teacher, commenced last Mon.
day week, 9th inst
Master J. Ezra Stem, son of d. E. Stem,
commenced collegiate course at New Wind.
sor, last Wednesday.
Miss Addie 0ursler, of CarrolIton, is visit
her sister here, Mrs. J. w. Yingling.
The Democratic advocate., 1878-09-21

BARBEcuE.-We learn that the Butchers
Associations of Baltimore intend having a
barbecue on the grounds of the Carroll Coun-
ty Agricultural Society, this city, about the
middle of October. A beef weighing from
1900 20 1900 pounds viii be brought up from
Baltimore, placed on a truck and carried to
the fair grounds, preceded by a brass band
from Baltimore, and followed by procession
Of the butchers dressed in butcher style, in
terspersed with several local bands The
beef viii be killed and dressed in from four
to seven minutes. During the roasting sew
eral trials of speed between horses owned by
the butchers will take place. After the din.
ner ball viii be held in the main hall of the
exhibition building, which will be attended
by the butchers and their families and all
others who wish to participate. In order to
defray necessary expenses only twenty-five
cents admission will be charged, which will
include a ticket to the dinner The butchers
have given several of these barbecues in Bal
timore and they have been largely attended
The one given on Wednesday, for the benefit
of the yellow fever sufferers, realized about
$1,000. Mayor Latrobe, Sheriff Snowden and
others were present and delivered congratu-
latory addresses
The Democratic advocate., 1878-09-21

The MosT VALUABLE MAS is MEMPHIS"
The Baltimore american of Friday of last
week says AS just tribute to brave man,
we quote the following extract from a letter
received from the South:
Il see occasionally persons from Memphis,
and from them learn that Superintendent
William Willis, of the Southern Express Com
pany, by his calm, sound Judgment, his inde-
fatigable exertions, and his just and unobtru-
sive and unaffected zeal and devotion, is now
considered the most valuable man in Mem
phis. They say there is no clap trap display
or effort at conspicUousness-as if he was
Drawing the danger for a reputation, but
simple, quiet fearless heroism that marks his
course, and which might well be initiated by
others who keeps their names conspicuously
before the people"
A dispatch from Memphis, September 10,
says Among to-day's dead are Major Will
liam Willis, Superintendent of the Southern
Express Company, who was the leading mem
Der of the Citizens Relief Committee and an
active worker among the sick and destitute.
Major Willis was the son of DIR. William
Willis the first Clerk of the Circuit Court for
this county. His mother was daughter of
the late John Mcclure, of Baltimore, and
is now Mrs. DIR. J. Gilman, of Baltimore.
On Sunday last prayers were offered at Eutaw
Street Church for his recovery, at which his
mother was present, and on her return home
a telegram was placed in her hands stating he
was dead. He was widower and leaves
daughter.
From the appearance of the epidemic Ma
jor Willis was indefatigable in his efforts to
mitigate the sufferings of the victims until,
from exhaustion, he became a prey to its
ravages. Last week, when all the city Off
cials were dead or down with the fever,
Major Willis was waited upon by leading cit
izens and requested to take the head Of the
city administration, which he declined to do
on account of his other pressing duties, but
promised that he would afford all the support
in his power-a promise which he kept until
stricken down.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-21
A VERY GAUZY CHARGE.

Mr.. Daggett has only been in the
field two days, yet the line of policy
to be followed against him by the
Democratic press Of the State is al
ready apparent. He will be attacked
as a bonanza candidate. That seems
to be the sum and substance of all
argument with the Democrats of Ne
vada this year. We are not an apol-
ogist of the bonanza firms doings,
and are opposed to any interference
OF the moneyed powers in political
affairs; we are therefore free to say
that, in our opinion, the charge
against Daggett is unfounded. Fur
thermore, we believe that, when he
takes his seat in Congress, r. NJ.
Daggett will be unpledged to any
other corporation or organization
than the Republican party. Know
ing him, as we do, to be honorable,
independent and capable, there is
not q man in the Union to-day in
whom we would have more conf
dence as an exponent Of the peoples
interest, and it would be we'll for the
State and for the country at large il
more men Of his stamp were sent to
Washington.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-21
TIT FOR TAT.

A couple of issues since the TIMES
unwittingly (but truthfully) referred
to the Reno. Gazette as "country
paper" In a recent issue OF that
obscure journal, Arthur McEwen,
whose writings, owing to strange
alteration of the public taste, are
generally admitted to scintillate with
both wit and wisdom, "strikes back"
at the TIMES in the following de-
spicable way:
Since T. E. Picotte has taken hold
Of the LYON COUNTY TIMES it has
become first-class little paper, full
Of news, which has the merit besides
Of being we'll written. The Gazette
feels that, as it is a metropolitan
journal Of wide circulation, this
truthful little notice will do its rural
neighbor, the TIMES, no harm.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-21
A STRONG TICKET.

The representatives of the Repub-
lican party Of the State of Nevada
convened ct Eureka last Wednesday
and separated after having placed
the following ticket in the field: For
Member of Congress, Rolliu M. Dag
gett; for Judge Of the Supreme
Court, Chief Justice Thomas p.
Hawley; for Governor, John H.
Kinkead; for Lieutenant Governor,
Henry r. Mighels; for Controller, ].
F. Hallock; for Treasurer, L. l..
Crockett; for Secretary, Jasper Bah
cock; for Attorney General, M. A..
Murphy; for Surveyor General, A. J..
Hatch; for Superintendent of Public
instruction, J. D. Hammond; and
for Clerk of the Supreme Court,
Charles F. Bicknell. Many of the
nominees are personally known to
the majority of the Republicans Of
this county as capable and upright;
those who are not so we'll known to
us are equally acceptable. The
ticket is therefore such as the Demo-
Gratis cannot defeat. The platform
reaffirms the doctrines of the party
as set forth in the last National Con-
vention; declares for the validity Of
Hayes's title to the Presidency; de-
nounces the Potter Investigations as
revolution; thanks Nevada's Sena-
tors and Representative for their
efforts on behalf of the Silver bill,
and demands further legislation on
the subject to the end that the COIN
age of silver may be placed on an
equal footing with gold; demands
Congressional legislation for inter-
State railroads and State legislation
for railroads within the State on the
subject Of fares and freights; favors
the maintenance of the present bull
lion tax law without repeal or modi-
fication; repudiates third terms in
office. and insists upon a reduction
of taxation to the minimum of State
expenses. A resolution in favor Of
the Texas Pacific Railroad was voted
down. The platform is in the main
a strong one, but we shall refrain
form expressing any positive op-
pinion upon its merits until the
full text shall have reached US.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-21
A SINGULAR PHENOMENON.
An Immense Shower Of Small Fish
Falling from a ClOudless Sky in
Butte County.
from the Chico Record


About two O'Clock P. NJ, a young
man who works on the Shepard ditch,
stepped out of Mr.. Yokum's store,
and was pelted with an immense lot
of small fish, say from one to three
inches in length, and consisting of a
great variety-sun, perch, flying fish
and many Others that do not belong
to the scale family. The young man
called those in the store to come and
see the wonder, when more than a
dozen men went out and saw them
dropping thick and fast. They COW
cred the roof of the store. and ex-
tended for a circumference of two or
three acres, and perhaps more. l
thought at first that flock of trav-
cling pelicans were unloading their
pouches for the purpose of attaining
a higher stratum of atmosphere,
that would take them rapidly to their
destination. But I gazed for long
time in the clear blue sky in every
direction without being rewarded
with the sight of a single pelican.
Then I weakened on the pelican
theory, and I am led to believe if it
were the work of pelicans they must
have been so high that they were out
of sight, and that an immense num-
Der of them must have vomited in
concert on the devoted soil of He'll
town, for some reason unknown to
the deponent. They were very wet
when they first fell, but soon dried
after striking tine ground.
understand that William Phil
lips, laboring under the impression
that all good things come from above,
devoured one of the finest of the lot,
and said it tasted so good that he
sadly regretted not having harvested
more of them to pander to his aris-
tocratic stomach. Some fine cpl
curean phrenzies are something
very rare in this community.
Eli Barnum has preserved quite a
lot of them in bottle of gin, which
he will send by the expressman to
Mr.. Hill of your place so that the
people of Chico can have an oppor-
tunity of seeing the kind of mama
that falls spontaneously in Helltown.
Say after this that Helltown is not
a favored spot, where the heavens
weep fish, and the river murmurs
over beds of gold; where the girls
are SO pretty they make your heart
beat so fast that it knocks all the
buttons off your vest; and then you
can 90 without vest, just as we'll as
not, for the air lie so mild and balmy
that you don't need much clothing
anyway. PRES.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-21
The Freaks Of Fortune.

Ten years ago George F. Mills
was house carpenter in Austin. He
went to White Pine in the rush and
when the town of Hamilton became
city he achieved the distinction of
becoming policeman. He and a
man named Dimock got a contract
to build the Courthouse, with an al
lowance of a whole lot of extras !;
then in 1870, George was elected to
the State Senate from White Pine
county. In the campaign of IA he
was silent worker in Sharon's in
terest for the United States Senate.
He got his dab of Ophir, the same
as other Sharon workers and legis-
lators, and he "unloaded" his stock
on the "old man" before it went to
the promised thousand dollars a
share, and thus laid the founda-
ton for fortune. Then he went
into stocks and became o California
street statue. 1t is now stated that
Mills has cleaned up big fortune
on the stock rise and contemplates a
trip to Europe for his health. Soon
we will receive the French papers
containing notice of the presence
in Paris of Hon. George F. Mills,
an American Senator. So ii goes
NOW the tops at the bottom, and
then the bottoms on top. If Mills
would have staid in Austin be would
have been house carpenter yet, and
would have thought he had struck
a big thing when the cloudburst
came and knocked down all the
awnings and ripped up all the side
walks and made work for carpen-
ters.--Austin Reveille,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-21

e QUEsTRIAN, giving rein to
his humorous fancy, said to his wife,
"If you don't stirrup your coffee
you will lose all traces of the sugar,
and saddle be the consequences"
Mrs. E. @. didn't like the remark a
bit, but she bridled her temper so
we'll that no one could tell by her
carriage that she was a little sulky.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-21
SOME of the clothing dealers

SOME of the clothing dealers
of Virginia City are advertising q
clearance sale of their immense
stocks" at 40 cents on the dollar, and
a summer suit of clothes that cost
only $40 few months ago can now
be had for $50. These sharpers will
soon resume selling at regular prices,
and customers will then be able to
purchase wearing apparel at reason
able rates.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-21

TOT tne purpose VI HouliIAtiHS Chuuiuttcs VI
Governor,
Lieutenant Governor,
Secretary of State,
State Controller,
State Treasurer,
Attorney-General,
Surveyor-G General,
Superintendent Of Public Instruction,
Representative in Congress,
Justice of the Supreme Court,
Clerk of the supreme Court.
Also, for the selection OF State Central
Committee, and for the transaction of such
other business rs may properly come before
the Convention.
Delegates to sad Convention were appor-
toned from each county rs follows;
CHurculu 1
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hiho ......s....-. II :
Esmerhlua ..-...-.-- -s-s....-s..'.. .''-.-
EUREKA 1900. .'..'........ .....ss's- ~
HuHDoiut, ..-.s.-.....----.... --...-...s--- D
Lander. .......-.-.. ...........s.-....s-
LincoIn -,......-..--.......' ..-..-...
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Nye. -.........-..-.-... ...-.'....-'
OrnsDy ....-...-. ....-... .......-...-'
Storey...-- ..-...-. ~
Washoc ..........-.-....-.. -...-......- 10
Whlte Plne... ......--......-. I
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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-21
LORD DUFFERIN is a clev'

LORD DUFFERIN is a clever,
far-sighted man. He was threatened
with having to swing all around the
circle of the Canadian towns and re-
csive an address and undergo hand
shaking in each. BY a master stroke
of policy he has succeeded in in
ducing seyepty-four towns to pool
their issues In one monster address
and to forward that by express.
That is the sort of confiner Of tresses
he is.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-21
THIS is the way an Taste

THIS is the way an Eastern
exchange puts it: "Can any more
striking proof be given Of the alb.
surd legislation of the last Congress
than the fact that q dollar of 420
grains 10 at discount of ten pei
cent. and the legal tender dollar Of
4121 grains is at par2"
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-21

a NEW PLAN is suggested for
getting rid of the buzzard dollar.
Down in Hayti they have no money
of their own, and Mr.. Langston
thinks they would be glad to take
American dollars-if the Treasury
Department could only get them
there. But there's the rub.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-21

This Committee recommend to the several
County Committees to adopt such restrictions
at the primaries as shall exclude all except
well known Republican voters from voting
for delegates to the State Convention. Tn"
manner of choosing said delegates was re-
ferred to the several County Committees for
their respective action.
@. C. BATTERMAN, Chairman.
HENRY PIPER, Secretary.
Republican papers Of Nevada please copy ]
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-21

Cholera Moving America-ward-
New Feature Of Washington
Life-TrOuble and Want In the
Democratic Campfire Rifle as
Persuader.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-21

a Man whistles for three reas-
ons: to keep his courage up, to an
ncy some one else, or from want of
Thought,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-21
TO NORTH.END SUBSCRIBERS.

Mr.. Charles Woodwork having
purchased the Virginia ronte of the
TmEs, all subscriptions becoming
due after the lat of September must
be paid to him. Subscriptions due
previous to that date are payable to
the former carrier.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-21
ICE! ICE!

I'm AND AFTER JUNE LIST THE UNDER
u signed will deliver Ice daily to the citi-
zens Of Silver City and vicinity. ct ressona-
BILE rates. Orders lef. at the postofice or the
drug store will be promptly attended to.
BART. DERHAM.
The New York herald., 1878-09-23
THE LOUISIANA COLOR LINE.

despatch from Coushatta Chute, La, 10 the
Democrat, says
Yesterday democratic convention met at Match.
itochcs to nominate candidates. A number o
negroes, under the leadership OF Blout Breda
ana others, appeared in force, making incendiary
speeches and threatening the convention which ad.
journed. This created considerable excitement and
Brcda arrested Armed bodies OF negroes flock
ing into town, dispatches seut here calling for
assistance. Coushatta responded promptly. The
country Is aroused Firing has just commenced on
the pickets and oLe negro Is reported Killed.
ItIs Impossible to Obtain full particulars TO night.
Coushstta Is about fty miles from Natchtocncs and
as no dispatches reporting disturbance have been
received rom that point, confirmation from Cou.
shata the impression here Is that serious trouble
has occurred.
The New York herald., 1878-09-23
HOTEL ARRIVALS.

Captain James 3. Fad. OF St Louis. Is at the Bro.
voort Samuel Shellabargcr and General G. L. G ros-
venor, OF Ohio, and Lieutenant Governor II. q.
Knight, OF Massachusetts, arc at the Fifth Avenue.
General j. a. Williamson, Commissioner Of tho Gen.
cra Land oiIce, and Paymasicr Albert s. Konny, OF
the United States Naval Academy, are at the Abe-
marie. Commander J. n. MontoJo, OF the Spanish
Legation, ana Commander Aguado. OF tho Spanish
Navy, are at tho Everett. JUICE o. A. Lochrane, Of
Georgia, and A. u. Pullman OF Chicago, arc at the
st. James Colonel John Hay, OF Cleveland, aud A.
u. Hagner. Of Annapolis, are at tho Windsor. Judge
Henry G. smith, OF Memphis. Is at The PARK Avenue.
Ex-senator Wells 5. Dickinson, OF Bangor, N. Y, 10
at the Metropolitan. Ex-Governor william Spraguc,
OF Rhode Island, is at tho Westminster. Captain
Kennedy, OF the steamship Gcrmania, is at tho Nov
York.