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wheel goes, and know can steer this boat.
know l can"
"Try it, Governor. OF course you can
steer it, . said Captain Greggs, winking at
the ladies.
"All right" said the Governor. "I'n try
it once more" And then he took hold of
the wheel.
In few minutes the captain disapo care
He went down below and began to fool with
the rudder. Soon the boat began to play
FRANKS. Then she started for the banks,
while the ladies all screamed. The whistles
blew, tae bell rang and the boat went crash
ing into the willows
"Oh I've done it again, confound it It's
ALI my fault" exclaimed the Governor,
trembling from head to foot as the Captain
rushed up. "Have / done any damage
have |, Captain?''
The Captain assured Governor Boss that
only two passengers we're injured, and that
the boat could be easily repaired.
so dear Confound it | wouldn't try
to steer another boat for ten thousand dol
lars And it looks 80 easy, toof' unused the
Governor, as he went down stairs to apollo
gize to the ladies.
The Governor will never know, till he
picks up the Tribune somewhere in Dakota,
how II was about that steamboat ; and then
Presbyterian or no Presbyterian believe
he will swear all TO himself from Fargo to
Duluth.
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NEWS SUMMARY.
CRIMES AND CRIMINALS.

Joseph A. Blair, of Newark, N j., who
shot his coachman,, was admitted 10 bail in
$1,000
George Lisk was shot dead on Staten
Island, n Y, by Richard Wawlenson in fit
of anger.
July 2, advices from Port au Prince.
Hayti, state the populace upon the senate
The senators fed. Many were shot
Lieut.. McCauley, of the {. S. army, a
gambler, suicided at Atlanta, Ga, July I, on
account of losses at the gaming table.
Two members Of the faculty Of a med
zeal college, in Cleveland, Ohio, have been fined
$500 each for countenancing body-snatching
and the janitor $3.50.
The President has RENTED the unex-
pired portion of the sentence of three years
confinement of VIM Fleming, formerly first
lieutenant in the Twelfth infantry
A fellow named Buteler, July 4th at.
tempted to outrage Miss Sarbel, young Ger
man girl, in the woods at Lake Elmo. The
scamp is under arrest at Saltwater
July ?, Ex-Governor Young, NJ. c.
Ohio filed petition with the President re
questng the pardon Of Alderman Kelly o
Cincinn at. Kelly is the Democrat convicted
of inducing a nonresident to vote at the las
municipal election at Cincinnati The peti
ton is 7igned by all the judges Of Hamlltol
county. Among the signers is Gen. Hicken
looper, Republican candidate for lieutef.an
governor.
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"A RED RIVER JOKE.

HOtV FT-GoUermor Steered a Steamer
Eli Perkins writes to the Chicago
Tribune.
The ride down Red river on the steamboat
is one of the most charming rides to be taken
in this country. The lands are level on each
side, and from the 'texas" of the steamboat
you can see the farms extending back from
the river. On the Red river ard Winnipeg
lake are sixteen steamers. They all seem to
be doing WELL The whole country is given
over to enterprise, work and fun. No like is
too broad to be perpetrated on any one. In
our party was ex- Governor Bross, of Chicago.
This was the Governor second trip to Win
nipeg-he having come here in 1871, with
Jay Cooke, Charles A. Dana, Colfax, and a
large party of excursionists. The Governors
chief Joy was to stand in the pilot-house and
steer ths boat. Capt. Alexander Greggs, of
our boat, the Manitoba, was always ready for
his joke, and he put up good one on Gov.
Bross He invited a large party of ladies and
gentlemen, iuclning Gov. Cauchon. of Mani
tobs, up IN the pilot-house to see Gov. Bross
steer the boat--remarking to the ladies that
he had instructed the engineer to run the
boat into the bank. aOh I'll show you
some jolly fun.
When they all got there, there stood Gov.
AsN1oo 6tCCttIE tsAcs 1AulAlbobd ho 1OIuIg rs a
young lady drives her first span of horses.
After while Captain Greges disappeared be-
low, and then the fun commenced. Cover
nor Cauchon was telling how boat ran into
the bank and killed several passengers ON a
previous trap. This made Governor Bross a
little nervous- Then the Manitoba began to
wobble arosInd-her bow went everywhere
ind then she suddenly took sheer. went
first one way, and then another, and then ran
traight into the Dakota bank.
'sGreat heavens what are gou doing?
Stop Der r screamed the captain.
Il can't! Send some one up herel Oh
what have / dones" exclaimed Governor
Bross, turning as pale as ashes, while the
passengers, who were posted on the Joke,
only screamed and laughed at his disoom-
iture.
"If had been the means of killing any
innocent passengers | should never have
forgiven myself. said the Governor fremb- |
ingly, as he sat in the cabin wiping the |
irops of cold perspiration of bis brow.
Il was long time before we could get the /
governor into the pilot-house again; bat /
~ and-by he came up there and sat down. /
&c eyed the pilot closely, saw what he did, I
md then he watched lady passenger who /
teered the bc at as easily as you could drive 4
pair of hoses. Pretty soon the governor
TODD mp and said
Nov, ana an American. ss4 how TIE |
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DEATH IN THE GALE.

/ 4 Terribly Destructive Storm in Minnesota
and " iSCOnSin
thr most severe and destructive storm
Of Wlnd and rain ever known in the his
tory ut the State visited Minnesota on the
uiaht Of Wednesday, July ? Trains on
all the railroads of the State were DELAYED
by washouts and land slides, houses were
swept away, buildings blown down, lives
lost by drowning and casualties incident
to the destruction Of houses, and crops and
property destroyed beyond the power to
compute.
In the space of "A hours rain fell to the
depth of . feet II inches on level, but
the chief violence OF the storm was dur
ING Wednesday night, when the rain fell
in sheetcd torrents accompanied at some
points by hail, ana there was continu-
Gus blaze Of lightning accompanied by
deatening, crashing, rolling thunder. In
st. Paul streets were flooded. sewers
damaged cellars filled with water, per-
sonal property destroyed, and every rail
road contering in St Paul had its track
more or less damaged and Obstructcd bv
waShaways ana land-siidcs. AT SILVIA
ter, streets were overiiowed, cellcrs filed,
amount difficult to estimate. DESTROYED
Vt the corner OF Main, and Chestnut
streets, the water was three feet deep At
Winona, Minnesota, hail accompanied the
storm, and hail was heavy or more or less
destructive to crops, in Marshal, Redwood
Waseca,and other points. At Menomonee
WIS, the rain fell in torrents, the
streams were raised, bridges swept
away. Nine miles below Menomoneo "a
house was swept away, and the occupants
a man and a woman, drowned.
In NicQiet county, Mimi, the wind
struck the south side of Lake Emily, and
destroyed every thing for space Of one
mile in length, and half a mile wide.
Fences were swept away, roads blocked
by fallen trees, houses and other build
ings demolished, and many persons Sc
ycreiy hurt Goodhue county, Mimi, and
Pierce county, Wis, suffered severely. A
number Of lives were lost by drowning
Great damage was done ut Bismarck, and
ln.ng other things four steamboats, at
lcvee were greatly damaged.
Ar Nusa, Goodhue county, Mimi, the
storm was terrific, and the destruction to
Iii and property fearful The Orphans
as jum, containing % inmates was de-
moIIshed, , killed outright, one fatally
injured and Is children wounded Six
other persons were killed. One old
couple living in a house near the asylum.
were blown 100 feet away and killed
Some seven OF eight in all were killed,
and of those that were injured some were
very seriously, and it is thought fatally
injured. In Red Wing great damage was
done but no body was killed
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The marriage Of King Alfonso of Spair
with the Archduche>s Of Austria is again
alked Of
\ London telegram says $50 emigrants
rom Iceland bound for Minnesota, have ar
rived at Grautou.
July 1.-There was a $4,000 fire at
st. John y F, a $4,000 lire at Atlanta. Ga.
and $4,000 fi,e at Columbus, Ga.
Two children Of ncnry Ebrecht Of
Morrison, Wis, have been poisoned by eating
wild parsnip One Is dca3, the other not cx-
ected to survive.
Queen Victoria has ordered that the
troop ship Orontes, bringing the remains of
he Prince Imperial should be escorted on
part Of the voyage by the channel feet
The expenditure to the present time
for the BrooklynN. Y. bridge is SO 52S, 1850. The
contract was awarded for l0.52SOc0 pounds
steel and $4,000 pounds Of iron. The trustees
say the bridge will be finished by July, 1881.
The President July 1, withdrew the
nomination Of R. $ Matthews as United States
district Judge for Maryland and substituted
Thomas J. Morris, Baltimore. and the Senate
confirmed him without debate or division
AtAN ENtiatG aAoR NNtiull tACi a0tiH Aklftttfs
Missouri. chief justice Of the supreme court OF
Utah; Ideu-Col. John Newton to be colonel.
and Maj Geo. II. Mendeu lieutenant colonel
Of engineers.
The President and Mrs Hayes. Secre-
tary Thomson, Secretary MeCrary and others
left Washington July 3. on the Tallapoosa. ar
Norfolk and Fortress Monroe fhe party viii
be absent several days. Upon returning tho.
President win 30 to the Soldiers Home. He win
only be absent from the city few days al
time. Secretary Thompson viii leave shortly
fcrIndiana. Secretary sherman goes to Maine
and Ohio, making one Or two speeches Jill each
State
The Paris Golos Of July publishes The
codicf to the win Of the late prince Imperial
It says the duty which our house owes Ia 6uf
country win not lapse IS nsy death The *
duous and glorious task q continuing the
work Of the first Napoleon viii aepera. Ii the
event Of my death upon Ehs elsaest SOFA q
Prince Jerome Napoicon. who. s. tbc lass ii
succession Of our house. IS Eay HER / sn2sf
that my beloved mother by sseona4ig hitn IN
tho dlsehsrsC Y che sszpons -
which, Ii sae va 3 rs a W
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She DiJnr.

1t was PLAN enough 10 all other psssen-
gers on the ferry boat that the two were in
love and engaged, yet The girl seemed to
doubt his deryor, Just little. Therefore, az
the boat reached mid-siream, she leaned
over and tenderly said
@Johnnis, am going 70 test your love.
ana going h jump overheard, aud if you
really love me, know you Il jump after me
and save me-.
ayes, III jump after you,'' he slowly re-
piled, "but, 5utv
q Bot what, Johnnie.H
/" Bnt If were you, I'd take of my shoes
first. just the minute they haul you out Of
the water, every woman ia this crowd will
rash To see whether you wear No. 2's or No.
5's, agid IL Won are In your stocking feet they
can't get tAH si1e.n
Tie girl drew her feet under the chair
eighed ones or twice, and did not regain her
old sntbpsiaefa until the boy came along
With peanuts.
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THE LIFE OF SONG.

Is there any thing on Garth,
Where the strongest are not strong,
Half so feeble in its birth,
Or so sure of death, as Song?
FRAZIER blossoms never grew,
Pelted by the summer rain;
Lighter insects never flew
Scarcely come ere gone again!
Children who chase butterflies,
May pursue it, to and fro;
Little maids who sigh, "Heigh-ho"
May deplore 1t, when it dies;
Loftier deeds to men below
Larger Life than Song
There is nothing on earth,
Where so MANY things are strong,
Half so mighty in its BIRTH,
And so sure of life, as Song.
Never pine on mountain height
So the thunder-bolt defies;
Never eagle in his flight
Sores with such undaunted eyes!
Conquerors pull empires down,
Think they will not be forgot;
But if Song pursue them not,
Time destroys their dark renown:
Nothing is remembered long.
But the Life of Song!
Harpe''s Magazis
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crops and delayed harvests is very com
mon one, and that it is only temporary
bugbear. At the prices current a month ago
the foreign buyers held off and only pur
chased from hand to mouth, not having the
slightest confidence in the stability of val
ues, and should they be compelled to pur-
chase at the figures now current would do
so to still smaller extent, as advanced
prices always contract the consumption. Al
together the situation is very much mixed.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

cunterfeiters are circulating new fives
aud tens.
Reports from Germany say the harvests
in that country are very promising.
The Union Mill at Fall River, Mass,
was sold for 100000. the other day.
The printers of the daily newspaper
officers OF Indianapolis, Ind, have struck for
higher wages.
The Paris National says that in coun-
Gil Ministers Lepere, minister Of the interior,
estimated that in consequence of the bad
crops purchases Of foreign grain would
amount to twenty millions sterling.
Constantinople adyices say, the rumor
that cx-suitan Murat has escaped seems to be
corrOborlted By extraordinary military meas
ures taken and searches made ON board OF
ships on the Bosphorus and sea Of Marmora
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ONLY a SCARE
fhe Recent Panic at PoDIar Rirer Truly
4cconlated For.
Fort Butord Special duly 81 TO the Chicago
TribuneI

The Recent Panic at T'oBIar RireF gru9H
AccoHiated For.
Fort Buiord Special duly 81 TO the Chicago
Tribune.l
The steamer Gen. SHERMAN arrived at
Poplar River Sunday with gaudily painted
&C ouat OF th- oa4th aud distress among the
vflte- al1ug re Missouri at the hands OF
IA le .elUs. The Indians from Poplar
aver to Fort Benton, and from the Missouri
. g tdnadiai, lines. are peaceable, in spite
~ 81 starved condition: and war is an alb
sDlHte tmprs~ihility unless it is brought ON
ny an attacking expedition of the troops.
Eue Bismarck TribHue, which reached here
SUNDAY, contains threatening account of
troubie at this agehcy; representing the
Indians as manageable and proclaims
that the agency would have been driven out
Il reports that three deed bodies have been
seen lying on the river bank. and that white
mans life is not safe in this vicinity.
ALL THESE STATEMENTS ARE ERRONEOUS.
About two weeks ago Black Catfish. chief
Of the Yauktons, coin planned that the Indians
were unfairly treated at the tradinp-store.
They thought that higher prices should be
paid for furs and skins, and ne finally
ordered his people not to trade until
figures went up. He then went to the agent,
DR.. Bird, and pointed ont to him
that the Indians were in a state of starva-
ton, and demanded OF him that he locate the
time when provisions were to arrive. Bird
could not reply, not having any authority
over the contractors or the transportation.
Black Catfish complained bitterly of the
treatment be had received at the hands of
he government. and clamored for food
Under his instructions the Indians ab8n-
doned the trading post, refusing to sell their
stuff at the rates they had been heretofore
cnutented with. In order to restore
harmony, the trader, John Thompson. gave
the head men af the tribe feast. which /
consisted of hard tack, sugared tea and |
dance. They departed perfectly satisfied, |
and the next day the store was thronged. /
Bird hes resigned his position, and is only /
waiting for his successor to relieve him. /
Where fhst successor Is remains mater of 1
speculation There are letters here for him /
from the Indian department at Washington,
q well as private correspondence; but he
has not set turned up When the trouble
st the store
RERp BEcAsfE FRIGHTENED.
md sent to Buford for troops. Company
6 & the Sixth infantry. Cart. Briston com
naudiug was ordered from Bnford, and is
sncHEnped near the Indians Everything is
iaiel. The Black Catfish is one of the most
ieai0ns in his efforts TO preserve order.
ne troops are conferred & the Old Peck
iganess where i IS expected they viii be
oined BY Gen. Miles. There viii be an ex-
edition. buf probably q frulless one, as
e Sioux can escape before tie troops can
each thesn.
scent backward spF1us. the slo~ growth Of
BIZ grain and tie e0nsk 9uesi delayed bar
rf4@
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upon him. win give to me, when / am no
longer upon tbs earth. this last and supreme
proof Of her affection for me and her love for
Franco
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Death from Lightning.

Nearly all the medical authorities, and
those who have been fortunate enough to
recover from a stroke of lightning, agree
that the electricity acts with such ex-
treme rapidity as to be absolutely pain
less. Prof. Tyndall relates that while
standing in the presence of an audience,
and about to lecture, he accidentally
touched a wire leading from charged
battery of fifteen leaden jars. Life was
absolutely blotted out for a very sensible
interval without trace of pain. In an
other second or so consciousness return
ed. He saw himself in the presence of
the audience and IN contact with the APP
paratus, and realized that he received
the discharge. The intellectual conscious
ness of his position was restored with ex-
ceeding rapidity, but not so the optical
consciousness. To prevent the audience
being alarmed, he stated that it had oft
en- been his desire to receive, accidentally,
such a shock, and that at length his wish
had been gratified. But while making
this explanation, the appearance which
his body presented 70 himself was that
of being in separate pieces. His arms for
example. seemed to be detached from his
body and suspended in the air. Memory
and the power of reasoning and speech
were complete long before the optic nerve
from the electric shock.
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The engineer Of the i'll fated steamer.
May Queen, which exploded on Lake Mime
tonka, on Saturday June IS died Monday
morning June 80. Capt Rockwell, and Mrs.
Bukey are IN very critical condition, and
thrif recovery doubtful The rest Of the ia.
jured are doing well
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The hired man of Caleb Smith. or Farm
ington, Dakota county, went down into the
well to get pan that had been accidentally
dropped into it. and was rendered nearly in
sensihle BY the fopl air before be could be
drawn out
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! fed as tIse Murderer Of Chicago Police
! man.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-03-15
Noruce lis HEREBY GIVEN THAT IN

ct"E ~ HEhEBK GIVEN THAT IN
~ pursuance Of Order Of the District Court of th
Second Judicial District in and for the County Of Ormsb,
and State OF Nevada, made the Sth August Ih
IN the matter OF Guardianship of the persons
Charles r. Smith, Clara Smith, Alice Smith Egar smith
and Ema Smith, the undersigned, the guardian OF TIA
SAID persons and estate will sell at private sale the high
est bidder for cash, gold coin the United States on The
18th DAY OF JANUARY A. D. 1878, subject to confirm,
alton OF the said District Court at the law office OF T. D.
Edwards, at No King street. all the right title
ty OF orusby State OF Nevada, on judgment obtained
therein on the 30th day Of November A. D. 1877 and
attested the 18th day OF December D. 1877 in favo,
of ellison and Barber. plaintiffs and against Robert Sr
and Jennie simpson his WIFE, defendants for the
principal Of Five Hundred (SO0) Dollars with inter
thereon to date of judgment amounting the sum Of
Ftyfour and As 100 (54 49, together with 800 az ator
neys fees and costs Of this suit ISL IbOO said
amounting in the aggregate Hundred and
Five and 630o dollars in United 6, gold COIN and
that the said principal of $500 bears interest from
date of judgment at the Of and half (2 upr
cent PR month and Clerks accrng in the sum II
81 30l00 and all costs which may byreasOn Of ad.
vertising commissions Of sale etc all in gold coin ~ tho
United States, ard 10 directed, commanding to
certain real property set out in said Decree and Order
Sale, tn satisfy the the above demand 10 wit That ccr
tain piece Of land in Carson City, Ormsby County State
Nevada called and known and being the whole Lon
Number Five 81 in Block Number Sixty three 1881 In
Proctor and Green's Division Of said Carson City and f.
pursuance thereto, have levied upon and will EXPOSE n
public auction TO the highest and best bidder for cash
United States gold coin, on MONDAY, TIRE 31st DA =
A ID. 1877. in front Of the Court Houst
door, between the hours Of A. and NJ. to witt "A
One O'Clock P. ~ all Of the real property described
Of the said minor heirs in and to that said piece of land
situate lying and being in the County Of Douglas and
state Of Nevada, and described follows wit What
is known the Warm Springs Smith Ranch: terpis
and condition of sale cash. gold coin Of the United States
on day Of sale.
docii ". Il SMITH Guardian,
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ORDINANCE NO. ~.

An Ordinance to Abolish Opium smoking Deras.
ne Boaro OF Trustees Of Carson City do ordain:
Section l. N" person or persons SHALL within the limit
u Carson City, keep maintain, become inmate
visit contribute TO- the support of any place hous
where persons frequent assemble for the pur
pose Of smoking opium and ali such places houses
rooms hereby declared to he nuisances
Section . Any person who shall violate Of the pro
visions OF section of this Ordinance, shall, conviction
thereof be punished by fine not exceeding hundred
dollars, imprisonment not than fifty days or b,
bolh such fine and imprisonment in the discretion Of th
Court. ID. 4. BENDER President Pro ten,
Attest ALFRED HELM. Clerk.
Carson City, June Il, 1877.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-03-15
IN JUSTICES COURT. CARSON TOWN.

ship Ornsby County State Of Nevada, before c. A.
WitIerell Justice OF Peace.
d. Ii. LentZ and P A Wagner, plaintiffs David A
SMALL and tacei E. SMALL, mis- wife. defendants.
Notice is hereby given to all persons holding claiming
liens that certI piece of land, with the building
dwelling thereon IN Carson City, Ornsby county State
Nevada called and known being the half Of loi
number nine () and the west halt of lot number ten DC
in block number eleven az of CurTy's Division of said
Carson City, being and forming compact piece
land under the Constitution Of the State OF Nevada
under the pro Of the Act OF the Legislature sale
State. entitled An Act to liens mechanics
others repeal all other Acts in relation thereto ap
proved March 2, 1875 be and appear before said jus
tees Court the 10th DAY OF MAY A D. 1877 at 1t
O'Clock Of said day and to exhibit then aud there
said Court the proofs Of their said liens.
D. H. LENTZ, ! -,...,
P. A. WAGNER, I RlA'ii'iiio
Carson City Nevada, April II, 1877 laW3w
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EOUALsZ ALTON.
RF8Y GIVEN THAT THE

NOTICE Is uERF8Y GIVEN that THE
Assessor has this day delivered to the undersigned
the Assessment Roll for the fiscal year. together
with the map book and the original lists of property and
that the Board Of County Commissioners will sit
Board of Equalization at the County Clerks office
Monday, september I6 h infant.
10d O'Clock A. M and continue in session from time to
Aetnas provided by law until the business of equaliZa
resented is disposed Of
ALFRED HELM
Clerk Board Of County Commissioners,
OrmSby County, Nevada
Date her to5