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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-03-20

The mild weather of this month has made the
roads almost impossible, on account of the guam
tity Ct mud. The ice in the river was never
known to 20 out carly or with so little damage,
it did this year. The sixth of March the river
running clear.
Mr.. Challs s. Taylor of Damariscotta opened
term of school at the lower village Monday
week, with the prospect of full term. All should
avail themselves OF the opportunity.
Notwiths anding the small amount of snow this
winter, the lumbefmen have done more this win
ter than for several winters previous.
Mr.. Frank Heath is PREF airing to build a scow
At the upper village soon. Nearly all the timber
Is together aud probably operations will be be
gun soon.
Oar municipal election came of Monday. 1t
was III. worst day could have ha and many
of the voters -tad at home: The following were
elected for the ensuing year. Moderator, j. A.
Jewett; Selectmen, Assessors and Oyerseers of
the Poor, Albert h f. skne, Hartley A Hilton,
Samuel / Lowell; Clerk, John Mel can; Treas
urcr, I. c. Dole Supervisor, J. A. Jewett; Col
lector, Henri {. JeWett. Voted TO RAISE the fol-
loving sums For schools, $3.50; Poor, $500;
Highways $500; Contingent exp nses, 1920.
Manchester Locals.
Rev ID. w. LeLacheur CT IIallowell preached
at the forks Of the road in Manchester on Sunday
forenoon, the 10th inst. Rev. DR.. Rich of Kent's
Hill, also breaches at the same place on Sunday
the 18th inst. The meetings are well attended
it is seldom that preaching Is had in Manches-
ter for any length of time.
Rev. DAVID Douglass, a French minister, of
Manchester, is holding prayer meetings. every
Tuesday evening at the gr mite quarries in Halo.
we'll
At the regular meeting of Cobbosee Lodge
l. O. G. T., held on Friday evening last, five new
members were initiated. 1he number of men,
bers now belonging to the Lodge is about one
bundled, and their number is fast Increasing.
Very fair sap weather is now experienced
The run Of sap though not as large as on some
years, is very acceptable for early in the season
The maximum flow Of sap is usually about the
first of April. The sugar aud syrup which is
made in this vicinity, is chiefly made for home
use. very little beng made for sale in the mark
cts.
The thief is again on the rampage. One night
recently he made raid on the barns of several
farmers Of Manchester, stealing hay baskets, cur
rycomhs, etc.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-08-25
Evil, Co.ditio. Of Anair..

Throughout tho length and breath
Of the Republic. there arrises an inces-
SAINT and ever augmenting vail about
the paucity Of money and the lack Of
employment. Penury and want have
driven countless thousands Of our peo-
pie into shameless ragrancS, and crime
stalks through the land like an all
destroying pestilence. Blatant dema-
gogues are everywhere incitinR frenzied
and half famishing mobs to commit
lawless violations of the peace and
tranquility of society. aud yet. Ameri-
can shtesmen seem to be utterly obliv-
ious TO the threatening aspect Of our
social aud political surroundings. Since
the firing of the first gun of the rebel
lion, the safety Of the American Repub-
lie has never been In more imminent
peri! than it is Mt this moment. A spirit
Of anarchy and unrest prevails all over
the land, and it is high time that patri-
otic statesmen should take active meas.
ures TO avert the impending catastrophe.
The first and paramount duty of any
government is to furnish remunerative
employment to all its subjects. "Iile.
ness is the mother of mischief" as
France and England long since learned
10 their bitter sorrow. II American
statesmen are not capable OF deyising
some scheme by which people shall be
kept from idleness, the time is near at
hand when communi m and ngrarian-
ism will sweep through this country
with the fury Of desolating sirocco.
Already the demonstrations made by
the railroad strikers last year, and the
iusensate clamor which is now being
raised east and west by babblers such as
kearney, and men Of that ilk, is driv-
ing every capitalist from the country
Men OF SENSE will not invest capital
where there is no protection against
mobs and ircendiaries, and We are now
assured that n colony Of $4,000 rich
Americans have already taken up a
permanent residence in the city of
Paris. II some thing is not speedily
done to supply the poor with work aud
bread. and to throttle the incendiary
mobocrGts who are disturbing tho peace
and dignity Of the country. America
will soon become the literal Niobe OF
the nations.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-08-25
NO.3G

THH snn Francisco Sock EfekoaSs ID
jckist, but there is solid wisdom II
this item from the funny culumn OF thai
journal: "Germany proposes to legis.
late Socialism out Of existence Bus
even Bismarck will find such a task a.
hard job as Damo Partipgton found
the tide when she tried to sweep bacl
old oceans water" tsoF 4si.
An uudnunted sta,istietah, OF the
Irish persuasion. nut how resident In
this city. has fgurvd out that during
the first quarter OF 1878. which he spent
in Paris, the number OF horses killed
"wns 2.3ii. of which IA were mules
and ioo nsscs." rs a matter OF surprise
TO his friends how he escaped.
Exchange.
Two butchers at Sunderland, No.,
have been sent TO prison for three
months Mt hard labor for butehering q
dog and scllins tho flesh to their GUS
toners for mutton. The mysterious
disappearance of several dogs causes
the suspicion that this was not their
FIRST offense.
THE following item from the Tribune
OF Inst Saturday indicates high.toncd
morality in the City of the Saints: IA
soiled dove giving her name as Mrs.
Doe. was arrested. and fined $40 in the
Police Court yesterday, for keeping .
house of ill.fame. ,gt
The Idaho Statesman of q late date.
contains fulsonie eulosium upon the
the wisdnm and gallantry OF OF General
Howard. Nobody doubts the Generals
piety bnt rs an Indian fighter he is not
q success. aa,
SEVERAL business men at Eareka as.
sert that ths report OF their respective
losses by the fool places The amounts
high.
TnE Enterprise heads an editorial
thuslyi "The Restoration of Harmony
In the Republican Party" Capital
joke. capital Joke. but /. cant bo did.
The yellow fever is rapidly spreading
through the Atlantic States and Nor
thern cities are quarnntining againrt
the fell destroyer.
TIE boss shoemakera OF Chicago
still threaten 10 import Cinnamon to
take the places of their striking opera
tiyes. taf
The latest estimate Of the losses by
the Eureka food places the amount at
:G3, 900. as aa
RECENT calculations by eminent geoi.
ogists show the earth to be ut least
200, 600. 900 years old. :" '1ai
DESSts KEARskr il propagating sand
lot incendiarism at indianapolis, In
diana. " ''''
BtsHoP SIMPSON. the great Episcopal
Methodist divine is preaching in Salt
Lake City.
Col. %, Ellis is very sick at Cara
son City.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-08-25
Le..on. o. Merall,r.

A Ccmstock lady aud 6entlemah. both
Of the genuine blue.blootl. shoddy
stamp. were recently caught fdSrdnts
dettcto in violating one OF the Ten Com
nandments. The lndy's outraged hus-
band not desiring to wear the horns of
cuckold, speedily obtained divorce.
The discarded Nifo aew TO the arms Of
her gallant sedncer and was immedi-
ateiy joined in tho bonds of holy we'd
lock TO the gay lothario by one Of the
Lords annointsd. The adultrous pair
had jolly nuptial feast md got
this pleasant ssndcff by an enthusiastic
Reno journal: The young couple. will
go to Lake Tahoe for few weeks, and
then after very brief visit to Virginia
will go East and thence to Europe. 1t
is Mr.. James intention to go TO Ger.
many and spend couple Of years in
Heidelberg or some other university for
purposes of study. 1t is source Of no
little qualification To him that he has
plenty of money of his own. as no one
can trutbfully accuse him of having
married the lady from mercenary mo-
tives. She has money, but 30 has he,
and there is no particular financial
advantage on either side. Tho cere-
mony at the hotel passed off very
pleasantly. The lady seemed cheerful
and happy, and there was no doubt
about Mr. James feelings. 1t was a
pure love match. aud although the
young couple start out in double har-
ness with such heavy load to carry as
is described IN the Ndes. they have
evidently made up their minds to carry
the burden in good spirits. hoping that
time and distance will diminish it. The
wishes for their happiness expressed by
those present ut tho wedding were warm
and sincere"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-08-25
War OF the Elene.,..

The local journals Of Eureka have
got into quasi war about the probable
causes Of the recent flood at that locali-
~. Tho Sentinel afiirms that tho food
was simply n freshot occasioned by q
heavy rainfall upon the great watershed
which lies to tho south and east OF the
town. Tho Leader combats the Senn-
nei's theory by the following strong ar
ray Of facts: "The disastrous food of
Thursday differed from that Of yester-
day in several particulars. In the for
mer the town had been visited with "a
violent ram storm, early in the after
noon. but the clouds had cleared AWAY
aud no one was anticipating any flood.
The ditch was comparatively dry, the
local watershed had drained off. aud
the outlook towards Prospect Noun
tain and the ranges to the south was
not alarming. Suddenly. and without
any warning, vast and solid wall Of
water, in the form Of u wave, at least
ten feet high. made its appearance at
the head of Eureka canyon, aud rolled
through the town. 1t was great, ire
sistable mass. and its coming Was not
preceded by flow or gradual raise.
On the contrary. it overwhelmed us in
one body, and soon expended it's fury.
In twenty-five minutes it subsided and
was gone. The torrent came from Pinto
canyon alone. neither New York nor
Goodwin canyons contributing a par
ticls."
The LeddeT comes very near guessing
the true cause "f the phenomenon in
the subjoined extract: '.All SO. called
cloud-b bursts that have been observed in
this State, have followed the meeting Of
distinct clouds, aud the mass Of water
pours down just rs they come together.
IL it not probable that the collision,
perhaps combined with the action OF
are highly charged, causes Il sudden
condensation of the vapors and conso-
quent precipitation Of a huge volume
Of water? This thsosy furnishes a solu-
tion Of the phenomenon that tallies with
the facts. and we nre inclined to believe
that it is the tue one. Those who con-
tend that the floods nre simply the
result OF the dr.inase of the water shed,
will have to ignore Thursdays deiuge.
or else account for the wide difference
in the character of yesterday and the
previous days visitation"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-08-25

TuE Eireka Sentinel Of yesterday con.
tains this telegram from Austin, dated
August IL: ''Tha skies cleared yester.
day evening, and the night and the
early hours of the morn ng were cold
almost to frost. To-day the weather Is
beaotifnl, the people are cheerful. and
everybody whose property was injured
by the food is at work clearing away
the wreck and repairing damages. Main
street, and tho canyon below, is
filled with great bouldcrs, cordwood,
etc. The RereiL'e people have dug out
press and few type, and will issue a
half sheet next Monday"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-08-25

TrOuhlc In the I,nmn-

The Republican Sachems havo got
into terrible muddle about the Nye
County Central Committee appointing
n set of delegates TO the Republican
State Convention, with instructions to
vote for General Connor. The editor
Of the Virginia Enterprise Is an aspirant
for Gubernatorial honors, and OF course
is justly indignant at the proceedings
OF the Nye County Committee. Mighels
OF the Carson appeal. has embalmcd
the black proceedings in the following
characteristic song:
There once did live n candidate
AL on the Comstock iode-A-
A eAndidat, for Governor
And he Was widely knowed.
There were some Black Republicans
Who lived way down In Ny,.
And they did choose ave delegates
For the sH ect bye-and.bye.
Aud when this can iiIste was told
Al. ut thSse delegates,
He swore hat Nyc had been bulldozed
ky other candidates.
He utt FOL cries OF agony:
Cricd Outrage" "fraur anl "Eteal.''
And SEQ the people had not had
fair and honest deal.
Aud when the men OF Lincoln did
What had been done III Sye-
All for this ,elf same candidate
Heopene wide his ey.
And saw "a candidates h ave seen,
And candidates can rr-,
The difference which Tw o HID
Maintains with Twce lir,,cc.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-08-25
New Patents.

The Mining and Scientific Pre-. Patent
DEPARTMENT has received Official notice
OF the issue Of the following patents TO
Pacific Coast inventors, for tho wcok
ending July 10th. 1878. viz: Amos
Bowman, San Francisco. railway
tracks; Vim. Il. Collier. San Diego.
Cal, camp stoves; Abraham Gregg,
Forest City, Cal, automatic water lift.
or: Byron Jackson. Woodland, Cal,
grain throsher ana separator; Hugh s.
Jory. Salem. Oregon. harrow hinges
Sigismund Ku,now, San Francisco,
sample cards; August Hcsthal, s. f.,
gloves; Alden ID. Kiiborn, Oakland,
CAT, oil CUPS; Samuel Rainey. s. f.,
fro bydran,s. Trademarks-Burnell &
Simpkins, San Francisco, ale and
porter.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-08-25
Mur,ier viii out.

The time.wcrn adage that murder
will out" has been verified in most
signal manner through the amazing ef-
forts OF the Sacramento detectives in
bringing to light the dihbolical crime
OF Dye and Anderson. From the mere
fragments OF wooden boat. and from
few pencil markings, the officers work.
ed out n clue to the assnssins OF Tullis,
and now tho country is startled 10y the
announcement that Dye, tho Public
Administrator Of Sacramento county
and his confederate Anderson, have
both made open and full confession OF
their awful crime.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-08-25
Sacinl Refinement.

When parents manifest disposition
TO cultivate all aesthetic taste in the
minds Of their children, there is always
a gratifying assurance that such par
the community in which they reside.
The love Of music, painting, sculpture
and other artistic embellish.
ments. is sure indicator
OF the refined culture OF any race or
people the wide world over. 1t is
pleasant to know that the citizens OF
Elko have started iu right upon this
proposition. a taste for music and
other civilized embellishments is very
generally cultivated in this community
and as might be expected rs result,
We may say without boasting, that
there is not another city, town nor vii
lage west OF the Rocky Mountain.
which can boast OF n moro refiued, or
more intellectual lot of boys and giIls
than are to be found in the unpreten
tious village of E,ko. Here music is
taught in the schools. Music is foster.
ed by the church. Music is cultivated
in every household. Music literally
pervades the air of Elko. Although
the town is q mere wayside village and
its inhabitants by no means million
aires, yet there are about thirty piano
fortes in the place besides innumerable
musical instruments OF less Importance.
This is just us it should be. Carping
economists may say that all this music
al display Is costly and useless eAtrnva-
gance, but we cannot SEQ il in that
light. Whatever tends to the refine
ment aud elevation Of human society is
cheap at amy cost, and we glory in the
spirit Of Elko parents who are persist.
ontly cultisniing an aesthetic tusio in
tho minds of their children
"rhc man tnai ha, 10 music In himself.
Aui Il not moved h, concord OF sweet sounds
ls at for treason. siratsgrms aud spoils:
lot no ,ueh man be trusted"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-08-25

THE funniest men on this side OF the
Rockeys are the puhsters OF the Ar-
gonaui, the Erehdnge and the Salt Lake
Tribune. This is tho latest from the
Salt Lake chap: Grandmother pub.
lishes for the benefit OF the Saints, q
sure cure for dipthoria. II consists OF
fumigating the patient with burning
sulphur--a kind Of foreta tc OF what
the devout Saint may expect us soon as
he sbuflles on
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-08-25

LAST week. two old ,itizens OF Sacra.
mento, named w. G. English aud Henry
A. CaulAcld got into row over town
lot, when Cnul6cll shot nnd ihdrtally
wounded English. Crulfield is terri.
bly, hard customer and has been con.
stan, source Of brnwls aud bloody fights
at Sacramento for more tlino quarter
of a century.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-08-25

TuE Eureka Ltdder Of Wednesday
says; Tho machinery for the new mill
OF The Martin White Company Of Ward.
weighing over 200, 900 pounds, is bciug
loaded on OK teams at tho depot today.
Tho lumber for the mill will be furn.
ishcd at Ward, with tho exception Of
the battery blocks and shingles, which
viii he shipped ftom hero"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-08-25

EVERY stock holder nt Virginia is Oh
the broad grin with delight at tho ele.
yatod condition Of the stock market.
and yet IL Is safe to predict that not one
out of twenty Of them will realize q
dollar ont Of the rise. For seventeen
years tho citizens OF Virginia have failed
TO profit by Sbaron's advice to "buy
'em when they are down and sell 'em
when they are up
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-08-25

KEARsEI. in his recent speech ut
Lynn. Mass, paid his respects to lev.
Henry Ward Beecber. He said, "a
lazy, tat set of loafers and religious
gamblers had hired Deecber TO "knock
the bottom out of hell; bnt we will give
them enough he'll here"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-08-25
MEXICAN
Mustang Lini,nont!
nm MAN ANN nEASr.
FOR MAN AND BEAST.

Thisiintrncnt very naturally originated IN Amerf
%. where Nature provides IN her laboratory suci
mrprking nntidotcs for tho nialedics OF her chill
iren. Its fSiic hns been sprc aiing for IS Year,
NTH now II cnelrci-s Tho hatitab,c Globe. -
The fcxican Mustang iinlineht is hiatchics
:emcdy fornli external aliment of pandnd beast
To stock owners and farmers II Il Invaluable.
A single bottle often sarss n human life or re
uorcs the usefulness of an excellent horse, or
.or. Or sheep.
1. cures foo, rot. hocf.nii. hollow horn, grub
,crcwwornl, shouljcr.rot margc. tho bites am
hlngs OF boisouous reptiles aud insects, and ever
yrch drawback u stock breeding and bush life.
II cures c~cry external trouble OF horses. sue,
~ iamcncss. scratches. swinuy, sprhihs, founder
wind gall, rirsls etc, etc.
The Mcx.efn Mustang i.niment is the quickct
stirc IN the world for accidents occurring In ~
family, ~ iiic absence OF Physician such d
burns scalds. spraipa cuts, etc. and for fleurnf
iis!n, ard s,iIncas snscndsrcd by expJsutc. Pa
tieuiafiy valuable 10 Miners.
II IL tie cheapest rrfne,iy In the world. for
pencttaies the mpseic 20 the bone. and sinsi
application IL generally suficieut TO curc.
Mexican Mustang Lnimcht ia pus 10 rs thre
size tt bottles, tho larger o'ies lcing rriOftiot
~ n.ueh the e:rapsst Bold dt'erywiStc,
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-08-25
Philosophy OF cIoud-bursts.

The magnetic attraction Of lofty
mountains is known to be very great.
British Engineers long ago experinced
notable purturbations of the needle
whenever they approached either side
of the Himalayas. The attraction of
high mountains for atmospheric moist
ure Is equally notable. aul every OBJ
sCryent person in California and Nova.
da can attest that, as n rule, our heav-
lest min clouds follow the loitiest
mountain chains.
In attempting to account for the fam
liar meteoric phenomcnou-a rain
storm by the old hypothesis of conden-
sation of vapor by cold strata OF atmos.
phcre, we lose sight of tue active agent
magnetism OF the earth and air-and
hence our philosophy ia partial and un
satisfactory. The old theory maintains ;
or rather assumcs-that the air sur.
rounding the SUBMITS OF lofty noun
tains is colder than other portions Of
haAN ~ Ah-
numerablo experiments hy modern
;crOnaUts has clearly proved thi, thcoret-
ical assumpton.to be fallacious. The
temperature of the atmosphere at
an elevation 1900 feet above the level
plain. is just about m low as il is at the
same aItitaic on the mountains, and if
condensation of vapor by cold air be
the sole cause Of rain fall. the low val.
lcys would be just us liable to cloud
bursts and wnt,rspouts as the lofticst
mountain peaks.
Everybody in this country is aware
that ''.c dcluging Iain storms which
occasionally devastIie certain portions
OF Nevada during mid-sUumer, are in.
v"rlaI'y accompanied by startllDg elec.
irIcal phenomena AMI it is equally 10.
ticc"b'e that the blazing lightning anl
believing thunder are always simultu-
neoUs with the drowning cloud burst.
The explanation OF th,s compuuu
ph"E"mcuon may be briefly explained
NJ on the modern electrical hypothesis.
Actual experiments by some OF the
most distinguished ply ys.cists Of ,hc age
have drmo"strated three facts, namely:
That tao cugt-'s surface and lower
stratum Of the atmosphere are rtrpetu
ally charged with negG,ioe elrctri;ity.
That the higher portions Of the air urc
constantly prrvaici by currents OF posi-
Zee electricity, and lastly. that the wide
ZONE Of .,tIHuSi here into. vv:lius beta ,cL
thr positive url II s,:i'c. or terrestrial
and celestial currents o:
Il, ciricI;y, Is uuu cOuGuc.
tor win IA devoid of ruuis:ure Vnpor
aud muistu:c ruc ,Ncclirnt Electrical
conductors aud hence when u dense
rnln-ciund heavily charged With gostir,
electricity iupimg,s upon IL. summit
uf II lofty rcnk such as Mount jeff
Davis, cT sumnIiGs OF the Ruby aud
Diamond Ranges, the Hcgdnre currents
Of the earth iiud CONJUNCTION through
the cloud Of moisture and there occurs
nn instant equalization az the mighty
forces Of the earth aud air, visibly aud
fTIghnniiy apparent in the cleaning
lightning aud crashing thunder. Oxy.
gen "ni hydrogen can be instantly
combined aud formed into sheet Of
water in the chemists laboratory hy the
simple application Of the electric spark.
Hnd It Is quite apparent tia; electricity
performs like Office or cranIcr
scale in the great laboratory o! nature.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-08-25

Iris announced that Diby Williams
and Tom Kean. two Base Range bruis.
era will enter the l.. II. Tor $1,000
shortly. Bing aud Tom will act wisely
by overliauling the criminal code oi
Nevada.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-08-25

YESTERDAY forenoon prominent citi
zen Of this town started for the Eureka
Consolidated furnaces. but on reaching
The outer edges Of the smoke. turned on
his heel and made quick time for up
town. Conversing with friend. he
remarked that down there, there were
over seventeen thousand different stinks
besides being hotter n hi. ."-Seninsl.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-08-25

Tns yellow foyer is s;il! raging Siih
unprecedented viruleuce in the Sonth.
orn States. Tho Federal uuvernutti
will do everything possible IN aid Of
the - siIeryrr.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-08-25

A snu Bernardo dispatch Of August
IL says: "The fine 40 stamp mill at
Bear valley. bclongingto Lucky Bald.
win, was totally destroyed by Are night
before last. II is supposed to be the
work VI an iuccndiar,.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-08-25

A rouNe shoshone squnw while play
ing with some Of ber compaoious near
the Vid Silver Prs Shaft yesterday.
fell and broke her wrist She refused
to be taken to white surgeon, and
started on for the Indian camp to be
treated by the Medicine mau OF her
iubc'.- TUmS. R,cisr.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1878-08-25

Youso Hucdrl, who di ebpted TO as.
sassina,e the Emperor of d'rmnny. was
bebeaded at Btriiu last Friday HIS
head was wlackej of u. sinei, Uloy
~ the aSos