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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-14
FOUND DEAD N \ SHAFT.

Many romance has been written and
many poem composed or the viciasitudes Of
miners life, hat this following plainly told
story which we find in the Belmont Courier
Feb. 9 is as impressive story as We can call
to mind Says that paper:
Mat Robins, well known miner, who has
resided in this county for the past five years,
was found dead at the bottom of an incline i'll
the Combination mine on Wednesday morn
ing. He was missed on the 9th Of january,
but at the time no notice was taken of his alb
sencc: on inquiry, however, it was ascertained
thar he had not left on the stage for Austin
nor had he been seen on the Typo road. His
friends then went over to his Cabln,' burst
open the door and found the things in the
cabin all right, they then concluded that some
accident must have befallen him and came to
town and informed the authorities that such
was their belief. A search party was institu-
ted and Immediately started for the Combina-
ton works. On arriving there George Nc
Rae, Joseph Cubbins and James McCatferty
entered tunnel and proceeded along it till
they came TO a shaft from which another tun-
mel has its beginning, they entered this tunnel
and continued their search till steep incline
stopped their further progress. Strange
sounds were tlcn Hearu tllaV Soulldeu like the
yelping of dog. A rope was then procured
and McRae lowered to the bottom of the in
cline, which he had no sooner reached than
the dog bounced him for joy-it was his own
dog. He then looked around till he found
the dead body of Robins, when he informed
Cubbins and McCatferty that he had found
the body, they requested several miners who
had arrived at themouth Of theinclinc lower
them. The body was then tied with the rope
and hoisted to the level above, from whence
it was carried to the open air and recognized
as the body of Mat Robbins.
DR.. Moore made post mortem examina-
ton of the body of Mat Robins and found
that the right leg was broken in two places
and the left just above the ankle, the ends of
the fingers were somewhat bruised but no
other hurt could be found. He probably suf-
fered for three or four days and then death
put an end to his agony.
This miner whose only death-bed friend
was faithful dog was a native of ''N1errie
England. We hope that no impcrtinent
scribbler will attempt to enlarge upon this sad
story which so well and so touchingly suggests |
all its own peculiar pathos
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-14

ments houses and lands were engulfed, and
masses of human being and debris were swept
away on the top of the food. We seem to be
reading of one of those mighty waves which
have been raised in mid ocean during the
throes of some tremendous earthquake: but it
was the wind which had driven before it this
great mass of water. Driven EDWARDS, it
rushed into the estuary of the Megna, spread
ing over the surrounding shores and over the
two eastern islands to a depth of several feet.
The worst was yet To come, however. The
wave which had come in from the sea had
been long roller, and though it had contrac-
ted, increasing in height in SO doing, us it
rushed into the narrowing estuary, yet it was
not until it had passed into the Megna that it
acquired it's full height. Pressed EDWARDS by
the cyclone ii gathered volume, until at length
its weight overcame thcA ressure of the wind,
when it swept back i'll one mighty and deep
wave round the western channel, between
Daklan Shabazpore and Bachergunge, inunda-
ting the island to a depth of twenty feet in
many places, and spreading inland over Back
ergunge to distance of from six to twelve
miles from the shore. 1t had entered the es-
tualy from the southeast, and row rushed
outwards almost dead against the wind, from
the northeast. 800. When the sun rose next
morning it shone upon a desolate country and
d shjyeling terror-stricken band Of survivors,
who were NOT vet able to realize what kind of
IL
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-14

to break his neck Fairchilds would make an
eight page illustrated daily of it.
Harrington, the noted murderer, having
obtained a change Of venue from Storey
county will be tried in Washoe. Judge Wright
is getting his hands full of murder cases
The Reno Journal says that Judge Lewis is
the only person ever elected to a State office
from Washoe countc SO? Where did Geo.
A. Nourse hail from, you young blockhead;
and from out of the Ioins of what county
came James S. Slingerland, you slipshod vii
lain! Read up, my son, before you attempt
to write the history of your country! You
must remember there were some things done
before you were born.
OF the Snowfall in the Sierra and the pre-
cautions of the c. P r. r.. people to avoid
blockades, the Reno journal says:
At the Summit it is deeper than it has
been for several years, while on either side
the depth is sufficient to ensure a good sup
ply of water the coming summer. The late
heavy fall Of SHOW has not caught the c. p.
folks mapping, bat fo;nd them fully prepared
with snow plows to keep the track clear, and
by busy work the track has never yet been
obs tructed IndustrioUsly the huge snow
plows have been run from Verdi 10 Alta and
back, AL through the days and nights while
the storm lasted Thus the snow IS not al
lowed to accumulate in GREAT quantities.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-14
JONES.

The following which is rather too much in
the damnatory tone of faint praise is from the
Reveile of Thursday: ''While in the west
ern portion of the State recently, we
heard very general expression in favor of
the re election of John P Jones to the United
States Senatorship, providing that gentleman
desires to again hold the position The argu-
ment used was that Nevada cannot afford to
repudiate Jones, as by 50 doing she would re-
pudiate silver; and this sentiment was uttered
not alone by Republicans, but by men of all
shades Of political opinion There arc many
things about the character OF Senator Jones
that are not by any means admirable, and his
faults are anything but few; but too much
cannot be said in his favor as regards his
course for the reconciliation of silver; and
the people of this State have had a faithful
servant in Jones in his efforts to secure its
passage.
A SAD BEREAvMENT. Mir. and Mrs. Geo.
W. Cassidy, after many days of weary, anx-
ious waiting, have seen their dear daughter,
their only child and fondest hope, 60 down
into thepitiless Valley of the Shadow of Death
We v;.inly wish that deep and abiding sense
of sympathy night i'll some degree mitigate
their measureless atfiction, for it is all we can
offer them.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-02-14
THE GREAT STORM.

nushes feints, night attacks, surprises, drowsy
luls and fierce, unfruitful blusterings cam
laign. in short. And thus, taking the series
- disturbances OF the month Of FEBRUARY as So
many closely disiointed acts parts of one
vast aggregate we connect them all under one
single head and treat them one treats an
invasion or a rebellion or, more properly, as
season something characteristic, coherent
and compactej The brief, bright intervals
81 sunshine are no more to be regarded as ces-
sations of the period Of the storms existence
than the occasional relaxation of fierce can
nonading and still iercer infantry fighting on
Grnnt's line in 1864, from the Rappahannoc!l
10 Petersburg, are to be regarded as so many
distinct campaigns. Great storms says
most interesting and instructive writer in the
Cornhiil Magazine for March 1877, may be
compared t. those waves on a perturbed sea
which rise higher than their fellows, because
representing in reality the combined mass Of
several waves" 1t viii he seen that this
writer refers to another and more indePcn3-
eat sort OF storm than the one of which we
are tire ting, or rather, that by a quite con-
H'Fy 'he'"'o /" our ""h' ne "'"'" VIC" S''-'
'''''"' .'''i''' ~ ') !"i''''
"t"""c"' STORM """o admitting '''"' 1t"
''''' lesser ones 0ea' a iINc r'l"'Ioh 10 one
grand, eliminating tempest that the multi
tude Of common sized waves do to such extra
''"'"''9 "'"S7e' u "i'-iS''o ">'c' d. "'0
Aio"A as waves o. tHe nrS' magnitude or
''%i waves II seems 10 US 'h"' '"lS writer
c>pialh" away something OF MS own theory
e. more tecAhlcally stated proves 700 lllucH
i"F MS own case; Tor IN the Instances gwen oI
the cyclones or tomatoes OF the MISSISSIPPI
valley he certainly calls onr attention to III
dependent or sporadic storms ana not |" I"e
eliminating force or hnal grand eHort OF
season ct protracted disturbances. 1t seems
- us that the wiser course, or at least, the
more reasonable one IS to adopt the theory
that there are tw" binds ut storms, the Gu
nulat:ye and the immediate. Ii the theory
W. have adopted IS the correct one, we are
now either IN the midst or upon the eve of
rcslstless bombardment by the elements as we
have not seen this many day In those |
countries where summer rains are frequent it |
Is common to speak ot that part OF any storm ,
which is most prolific OF big rain drops and
fullest Of hghten!ng flashes and heavy thun-
der tones as "the clearngu' shower. And |
So, may we not expect that old Boreas is
masalng his forces for one grand assault which |
shall make his campaign an overwhelming and |
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-07
Dign.

OF Al liberated limb his home, i've miles northwest
Of Narcotics sept ID. WILLIAM LIEN, III hs se year
lie Wa born IN y Y City March 18th. ls' ArrNins NJ
manhood he engaged the cabinet buSinos. Hrcr"hrd III
tanncry In 1856 married Mr. NJ. j. Hardy ana moved 70
JuuIus Seneca county, y. y, and engaged In farming lie
came 10 La sale county, Ills late home IN lSis Although
not one ~ the oldest settlers few have enjoyed greater
share of public confidence than deceased Kind anu obIg
lug ever ready to do friend ncglhor hNor' he wa
one We could lily afford to part With Hs 1uierlns i"r the
a. four years have past comprehension, only !" 'ho-
that have witnessed them Death 10 HIM would nav. We
welcome visitor 1t any time hut longs II WIS n the
will Of the Lord he bore al with than Christian r-g
nation He arranged Ms business and put hi house ia "rdrr
some ycnTs ago preparatory 10 THE event Not un FRIDAY
sd IN family feel that his days we're numbered lie SANK
ranidk from that tine until Monday, when modification
took D ace and rendered him .u-ensoe to all 81 hr eur
rounding H- wife died u years .go this ronh since
then be- hss been cared for by hi devoted children hNe ~
pumbcr-hs only son wham and wife Mr. & MT = ~
Mlkin snd Nj Mary, who hns cared Tor NJ Per-"hA
zsns the greater part 81 thV time. Shelf VII" Vii h''
him most 81 Ill: sud last NJ as bedside early ana lA
ever ~ her pot Some have been rcn u their attentions
They have Lost kind and iUduleeut father, %" community
worthy and useful member until sgc and sickness render
I'll him helpless We msy initial" Dr. many virtue
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-07
THE ART HALL.

This hall, occupying the old floral hall build
ing, was one of the most attractive features OF
the fair, and though first attcmpt--an expert
ment--was most successful The building WAS
crowded with pictures-so much so that the
superintendent, Judge Gilman, found it impoSsl-
bic to exercise any judgment in hanging them,
except that of economy in space. The collection
as a whole WAS creditablc to our people, IL IN
Guiding many beautiful and valuable pictures,
both Of foreign and local artists; ana nearly all
belong in this city. We have not the time or
space to give detailed list Of the pictures, or TO
make even the shortest comments on them.
The general effect was pleasing beyond our eX-
pectations; and the amount of the ground Gov
cred by the collection can be seen IN the follow
ing resume made 10y Judge Gilman;
The collection embraced 1873 oil paintings,
Landscapes and figures; As panel flower pieces in
oil; II water color paintings landscape and ilg-
ures; 20 pastilc pictures; IL fruit pieces IN OH
and water colors; 80 crayon pictures; Il engraV-
ings; 80 cases of wax work; ~ cases of hair
work; and large number of moss-ierns and
other choice things which we have not time to
Icnumerate,
Among the many exhibitors we may mention:
Miss Emma AIle-O paintings, panel pieces and uIst!e
Miss Lille Bul-LandsCapcs and panel pieces IN OIL pen
Gil and Crayon pieces.
Mrs W Observation-Disclosures In oil.
Mrs A COuk-LandsCapes and figure mihtlhgs IN OIL
Mrs \ Cushng-Portrait of Mrs Burr panied in 1907
Miss Childs Chicago-A choice lot Of pictures IN OIL
Mrs Observation-Disclosures In oil
Mrs. G.. II. Gilman-lantngs IN OIL
II C Furnrss-Iandscapcs in oil. O.,
ars EbersoS,lll lie paipriIg and Portraits in oil
mcusng portraits of Father and Mosr Ehcrsol 80 wei
known by old and young throughout this county. =,
Miss Fanny Hull beautiful group Of pct1r.s ip o', o.
Mrs Iocs-A large engraving. Horse FAR hy hosU
BunhCUr.
! Miss Emma Haywuod-Iandscapcs In oil.
Geo KOcig Of ChicagO-IRndsCEpcs ana hslI'- IN oil
Mrs y Lewis Landscapes In oil
Mrs j NashA beautiful lot Of engraving oil painting
and paStilc
Conclusion dn page 81
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-07
READ With Care.

No one need fear to
get their Drugs & Medi-
cines at E. Y. Griggs'
Drug Store after seeing
his Case at the Fair
There were over 300
Preparations, all made
in his Drug Store, war
ranted perfectly pure
and strictly oHcinal.--
Among them are some
of the finest chemical
preparations. The arti-
cles show such a COM
plete knowledge Of al
drugs & medicines and
such skill IN compound
ing them. the (. z,
Griggs Drug Store de-
serves the confidence Of
every one. The viii es.
tonic bltters. cement,
&C., are unsurpassed'--
Prices shall be as low
as possible. The public
will find a full stock OF
Paints, Oils. Glass. &C.;
also all Of the School
Books in use, and the
new School Book 1or
the high school: Blank
Books, Stationery. &c.
E. GRIGGS.
p,tnu, Srnrcrub,r :. l-1S.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-07

In this department, usually neglected there
wa s perfect storm Of entries this year, the
number running into hundreds, and runnin'
the gauntlet from butter and cheese, through
bread. cake, ieIlles, jams, preserved and canned
fruits up or l0an to apple sauce and ca'sup
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-07
@arrieD.

August 10Th ~ Suhrttr. H., hy ley. H. Z. mites NJ
D STONE Of Chicago, 20 Mis- EMMA e. BOMkN, OF
Suhcftr.
In Ottawa on the IN inst. by \. B Smith, E-g. ~:
SAM FL BI AiIN Of the town of Eagle, to Miss HAhl
LOCK. OF the town Of NCrmilliun
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-07
Gew ADVERTISEMENTS.
nRAIN TILE
OF any -i,e and quantity.
Al Gates Feed Yard.
JOHN B. RICE.

,,I<AI sp.-IvTI ,I:NIT:ST NOTICt;.-Es'
TarY UF JlfTN BILL. pErEA-En.- N'itie' p .,l,ls
: ven 70 Al persons iHer,'ed u s1id 'sfs'r. u ie
mel aim $500. II ih- E-fl'r nf -si1 joan "ta
area,si will srpesr before the county court y ig
~ Il sale and state 90 Illinois. u 90" ,"" 1917
O-fsfer a o. ls1s ~ me rUrp0se 20 rvudefhs 81
4 acr pruocejiu-s IN the administration % -4 '' "
the nual settlement $50
Dsted A. titisNa thi- rrB lay q ssgi,nlFT - VIZ
ArTE-r. Z. y. STpgSsLEskE So Aa--.i-.... -. a
clerk COUNTY g0urt. Iasaiie Co., IL ''st'-'N
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-07

.,FT TIE RTsr Ms--,u'S PICTORIAL Fsnily itne and
III eiu,.,a 1f gihcal kr1NcSr Softai,s y " ot
tsnt fai,rts nearly ElGsty l0is nd may NJ s,
b. t;u.fsgs bore al ,thcr srts oeuliic ho,sS -.
u.s. ard heavy pauf tCu sNlss ard Ssnl -, CIV
lars aud tcrlli, g. Agents = = ~ aai...sss. n,
uoUli -i''t'osiN''' -
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-07

and the three or four hundred entries take no
account of the loads of these articles that were
included III the exhibits of Deer Park, Rut-
land and Fall River. Want of room compels
us again to defer the award Of premiums to
our next
HORTICULTURE.
We are also compelled to "cut it short very
much against our viii in treating OF this de
partment of the fair. Such earnest workers as
Mrs Phpps Mrs and Mary Raymond, Mrs.
Hathaway, Mrs Prof. Smith, Mrs Greenleaf,
and many other amateurs, to say nothing of the
Hackmans, Mr.. Force and other professionals
surely deserve the fullest attention. We must
be content, however with skimming over 1t
very rapidly. The fig banana and India rub
Der trees around the fountain, that excited so
much wonder, were sent by Mr. Bushnell; the
dwarf banana by Mr.. Neti, said to be a very
valuable plant. The cut flowers were mainly
placed there by Mrs. Hills, of Dayton, and
Mrs. Hathaway, and the bouquets by Miss
Mary Raymond, Mrs. Phipps, however, is to
be credited with their artistic arrangement
Mr. \. NJ. Ebersol placed there the % kinds OF
wild flowers, all named The splendid callad
ium and oleander belonged to Mrs. Prof Smith
Preceding to the north wing, we encounter
fine display Of greenhouse plants by Mrs
John Greenleaf; similar display by Mrs
RAYMOND, ornamented with a beautiful flora
doll house and an aquarium That fine ward
ian case is Mrs. Spencer's. The floral temple
plants in the northeast corner belong to Mrs
W. b. Titus; on the west side, including that
Grape myrtle and those rare pomegranates, the
plants belong to Mrs. Prof. Smith The center
stand Is occupied by protessionals-thc Hack
mans and Mr.. c. H. Force,
TEXTILE FABRICS, &C.
But the East wing is the stumper We have
worked through Scott Bros. IL Co., Hull, and
the other merchants, and it is easy to say that
Mrs. Beecher showed case of infants clothes
truly wonderful; Mrs. Hugh Gillen in case
u marvclously embroidered opera cloak, Miss
Kate Killela of Rutland fine case OF fancy
cushions, napkin rings, ottomans, NC; ana
Il wonderful piece of rustic doll work by Mrs
j. Degen. But when we get into that center
aisle, how then? We break down-surrcnder
give it up-peter out. The display Is said
to be of textile fabrics" but who can under
take to describe or even name thousand
such articles? 1t is the biggest collection we
ever saw and as incomprehensible to us as
Greek We shall give the award of premiums
next week
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-07

new GOODS.
First Arrival
Huli's.
Those elegant Dress
Goods have arrived -
they are fresh from the
CUSTOM HOUSE
and markets of the old
world. and must be seen
to be appreciated.
CASHMERES.
The largest and cheap
est stock in the city. in
all shades of color and
black. More to arrive
daily.
Silks, veIvets & Satins
in endless variety, and
best Qatality of goods.
Lace and Linen COL
lars and Cuffs in great
variety.
Prints and Domestics
at bottom prices.
The KID GIOve, Corset
and Hosiery Emporium,
of the city.
The finest and largest
stock Of carpets west Of
Chicago.
We don't gjre 0,c0y
goods, but we do lice up
to advertisements. Call
when convenient. and
see our goods and pri-
ces, whether you buy
or not. Respectfully.
w. H. HULL.
% Il 26 La Sale st.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-07

Brown. Dewey Il Co showed their Perlec
ton hog ring, and the machine by which they
made them about as fast rs you can count. II
is Il simple little machine, and can be manip-
ulated Ivy Il lady or ii boy.
John Leonard showed few horse shoes, on
which lie took Il first PREMIUM. Thos. Nc
Dermott also showed case of his work in that
line, with much higher finish, as well rs an
artificial hoof of very ingenious construction.
OF course he was also duly ribboncd.
Eustis. Mcdonald Il Co. showed case of
their excellent Ottawa cutlery.
Chapman revolving ehurn was shown an
excellent implement, for which j. W. Prentice
at Utica, is the agent.
G. W. Hess, general agent, also showed the
Queen of the Dairy Chun.
John viii showed his Star Washer, which
is manufactured for him by Grant Il Patchin
of Ottawa.
The Gravity Washer, made by Ferguson OF
MarseIlles, was also shown.
\ Mcndota company made a fine display OF
the famous Star California Soap, which they
are manufacturing. One bar they showed
weighed 4jl lbs.
II. IIossack made a very creditable display
of Harness Of his own manufacture, with horse
blankets and other articles in the horse tail
orng" line
Mr. Billings, or somebody else, showed Il
! lot of Kerosene stoves.
! H. p. Clark, the painter, showed some very
creditable specimens of granting; and
! Baldwin 4 Kuyl, the marble cutters, showed
IA few very fine specimens OF work in their line
We believe this covers the whole mechani
cal department About all named took pre-
miums, having very little if any competition.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-09-07
HARDWARE.

The exhibitors are Manley X smeeton
Cowle, * Burtiss, and Iaberlin Bros. aud al
certainly deserve credit for the trouble and ex
pense it must have involved " cart to th'
grounds - many heavy articles.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-03-14
Gold Coming Down, Silver Going Up.

The price of silver in London on Sat
urday last was 54sd per ounce. 1t should
be remembered that when silver was
%demonetized the market rate of silver
bullion was Gid per ounce. The lowest
point to which it sank after demOne-
t~ization was 47d, The drain of silver
coin to India and China, a demand
which normally requires some 100000
600, but which was stimulated by the
shrewdness of money brokers to a much
larger sum, and the other causes with
which our readers are familiar, brought
about the steady rise in the value of
silver from the low ebb of AID up to its
present mark. 1t has to advance only
i'd more per ounce to be again the equal
of gold, and one cannot doubt that with
the Bland bill the law of the land, Great
ing a certain demand for less than $24,-
OG0,O 900 or more than $40, 000, 900 of
silver bullion each year with the steady
demand from the east requiring 100000
900 a year, and with the other causes for
appreciation, it will not be long ere the
chasm separating the two metals is
bridged over.
According to the latest and most trust.
worthy figures, Germany, under the
operation 81 her present monetary sys.
tenn, whereby silver is not a legal tender,
has in six years lost $3.50 000, 900 in hard
cash. On TIE other hand, France, which
has adhered t the bi-metallic system, and
has continued to make the fve-franc
silver coin an unlimited legal tender, has
gained, in 1876 and 1877, no less than
$2l4, O00, 900 in coin, and of this $751;,
500, 600 were in gold. IL we take the
year 1875 into the account, it will be
seen that the increase of cash in France
has been 1878 10000 in gold alone that
is, $50, SOC, 900 more than Germany has
been able to add to her stock after trying
to turn 5000, 600, 900 of silver coin into
gold. All the world knows that Ger
MANY is the mos. depressed and Franc the
most prosperous country in Europe to-
day. Nor is this a post.hoc or propier.hoc
argument. 1t Is the natural and inevi-
table result OF the policy which has been
| pursued in these two countries.
IL is useless to borrow trouble on
account OF the TACT that under the Bland
bill the principal Of the United States
bonds will be payable in silver. Long
before these bonds become due, silver
will be equal to gold, if not more valu.
able; an the ~boniholders may be clam
oring tor the additional premium they
would receive by being paid in silver
New York Graphic.