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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-09-10

Auditor Duff. ho.reduced the profits
from fares and freights on the Eureka
and Palisasle Railroad without any as
sistance from the Legislature, is SAID to
be yet at Honolulu, whe e he was ar.
rested by railroad detective Tt,e de-
tectives are a1gious to get him bac'.
but he is not disposed to accommodate
them, and they cannot compel him to
leave. He is now at liberty to go when
he pleases, as the extradition treaty
between the United States ami the
Hawaiian Islands does not provide for
the return of persons guilty of embeE-
element or breach of trust.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-09-10

TR0TTING- DOUBLE TEAMS Purse, $3.50;
mile heats, two in three; free for al
horses raised or owned IN Humboldt
county, Eastern NDtait and Easteen
Green; tour or more 80 enter, three or
nlase 30 start. First team. -irU: second
$50. THIRD, $50. Ail teams must be DIR ven
eethtr at least two weeks previous
20 tLse race
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-09-10

RUNNING Purse, siJO; single dash OF a
gearte4 of a nile. freo Tor al horses faised
or owned IN ii 4nbo.dt coanty, Nevada.
four VI more tp enter, threu OF more to
start First horse, $50; sec M, $40;
shrd, 81.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-09-10

eUNNINea- Purse, 500; sln..e dasn 4 one
mics Etcc iur All IL t,es ias,sd net ~
Il. mocIut CO MY. Nevada; -four nicfe T.
enter, tngee - mere O. start rlist horse,
$40, secund, 50; third. 10.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-09-10
Sesoad Day Wednesday,, 0et,tsr 18th.

RUNNING Purse, $3.50; single dash Of three
quarters Ola ullbs, tree Tor all tive care ids
raised. or owpcu in Humboldt county sixty
days previous IT, the r.sce; four or more u
enter, three Of mgrs To start. First horse,
500: second, SlO0. third, so
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-12-15

A novel case came up before Judge
Hammond, of the United States Circuit
Court at Memphis, Tennessee, last Sat
urday. J. C. Birmingham, of Louder
dale county, was indicted for holding
two colored girls in slavery. He re-
lsed to recognize the abolition of
slavery. and claimed to own the girls
because he owned their mother. His
conduct excited the indignation of his
neighbors, and at their instigaton the
United States Grand Jury indicted
him, Judge Hammond quashed the
indictments holding that the act of
Congress which says "rhat every per-
son who kidnaps or carries away any
other person with intent that such other
person be sold into involuntary servi-
tude, or be held as a slave, shall be
punished by fine or Imprisonment, T"
could not apply to any one holding, or
pretending to hold, q slave in this
country, because slavery having been
abolished, there could be no slaves
here, and thecefore no one could be held
as slaves. The Judge said thai Bir-
laingham's ofense is not provided for
by the 1t of Congress, and is not pun
ghable by indictment in the Federal
Gourss,.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-12-15

A terrible accident occurred at Piatts-
mouth, ON the Missouri river, Satur-
day. A number of men were engaged
i'll making an excavation in the bank,
when suddenly seventy feet Vi the bank
gave way and fell, covering nine labor,
ers. The greatest excitement ensued,
In few minutes hundreds of men came
rushing to the scene. There were about
$50 men employed at the bridge, all of
whom Immediately set to work ho dig
out their unfortunate comrades, and
they were reinforced in their labors by
the citizens. Sixteen men were taken
out, three of them dead and seven
badly injured
A dispatch from Dublin, Ireland.
says the news is confyWed that the
Government does not intend to proceed
with the prosecutions against Davitt,
DAILY and Killen. kilien's case was
yesterday taken out Of Counselor Rea's
bands and: bis bail arranged by Dub
! jim solicitor. The eviction of Dsransey
and his family was accomplishedauiesly
yesterday. The tenants remaining on
the property are forbidden to, shelter
Dempsey's family, who at last ACCOUNTS
remained by the roadside.
A special from Santa Fe says. Charles
w. Merritt, a, near relative Of General
Mettitt, and late Lieutenant of the
Ninth Cavalry, but dismissed some
three weeks ago by Court martial, COM
mitted suicide In his room at the Ex-
change Hotel in Santa Fe, last Satur.
day night, by shooting himself through
the head.
A banquet rendered to General Grant
Saturday night, at the Monongahela
House, bK the citizens of Pittsburg,
was one of the most brilliant. and sue,
cessful social events in the history of
Pittsburg. Covers were laid for 300
guests. The banquet hall, was elabor-
ately decorated with flowers, ever
greens, banners, etc.
Rev. w. III. Pledge, recently APP
pointed at the Methodist Conference in
Augusta TO take charge of the church in
Atlanta, committed suicide in the Mark
ham House in Atlanta, Saturday night.
by emitting his throat. He was minis
ter of prominence, and leaves a family.
No cause is assigned for the deed.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-12-15
THE MORMON PROBLEM.

HE MOkMON FROBkEMs
An enthusiastic member of Congress,
who is opposed to all binds of monopo-
lies and does not believe in permitting
the high priests of Mormondom to have
dozen wives while their poorer neigh
bors have none, has proposed an amend
ment to the Constitution of the United
States prohibiting polygamy in all the
States and Territories of the Union.
The amendment reads as follows:
SECTION |. Polygamy shall not ex,
list within the limits of the United
States or any place subject to their ju--
risdicoicn.
SEC. 2. Congress shall have the
E3wer to enforce this article by appro-
pirate legislation.
To embody this in the Constitution
it is first necessary to pass it by a two.
thirds vote in both houses of Congress,
then to submit it to. the Legislatures of
the several States, three-fourths of
which must ratify it. This will take
time, as many of the State Legislatures
do not meet this Winter,
There is really no. necessity for
amending the Constitution OF tie United,
States to suppress polygamy. An act
of Congress, passed nearly twenty years
ago, made polygamy a. felony punish
able by fine or Imprisonment, or both.
This act was. permitted to remain a
9ead-letter on the statutes during Lin
coins and Grants, administrations for
the reason, it is supposed, that the Ex
ecutive and Judicial officers appointed
by them to administer the laws in Utah
were coaxed or bribed, by the Mormons
to wink at polygamy. This was .noto-
riously the case under Governor Axtell's
administration, and made him so un-
popular with the Gentiles that they Pc
titioned Grant to remove him. Since
then an attempt was made to enforce
the law by connecting Reynolds, who
appealed to the Supreme Court Of the
United States. That Court decided
the law of Congress under which Rey-
nolds was convicted constitutional, and
it was generally believed that it would
lie enforc, d and polygamy stamped out.
Instead, however. Of enforcing the law,
the President contents himself WITT, d.
recting attention to the evils OF polyga-
my in his message, as if there was no
law on the statute books to prohibit it,
4 law of Congress which the highest
Court III the land declares constitution
al, makes polygamy q, crime, and an
amendment to the Constitution can do
no more. What is wanted to suppress
polygamy is President with sufficient
backbone TO deal with it in the same
manner as other crimes are dealt with
by prosecuting and Furnishing those who
are guilty Of it. Let Hayes issue
proclamation to. the. Mormons giving
them to understand that he means to
enforce the laws against polygamy in
thirty or sixty days, SO that the many
wives of the Mormon bishops may have
little time to prepare for the change,
aud then execute the law. The pro-
posed amendment to the Constitution is
simply a subterfuge to excuse Hays for
not doing his duty as Chief Executive,
or possibly a pretext for admitting
Utah as State, with the understand
ing that the Constitution will be amend
Ell to prohibit palygamy there as else
where in the United States.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-12-15
The New York Commercial Bulletin

The New York Commercial Bulletin
says; Engineers, marine underwriters
and others are deeply exercised by the
recent success ip the application of the
giant motor obtained from bisulphide of
carbon mixed with petroleum. The
patent. taken out by a Pittsburg firm
last April promises to reyolutionize ma
chinery. The motors method consists
in the transmission of the above chemi-
cal agents from the chamber OF the con-
denser to. the boiler of an ordinary non
condensing steam engine. The boiler
being filled with water heated to, about
200 degrees, pressure as high as 200
pounds per square inch is rapidly de-
veloped from the vapor THUS generated.
which is easily controlled.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-12-15

/ Stock Exchange: The Ute Indians
that are to be tried when caught want
the trial to take place at Washington.
They are smart enough to know that if
they are taken to Washington they will
be lionized and gushed over by the phi
lanthropists, and will be secure from
punishment for the murders they have
committed An Indian does not UNI
derstand the currency question, neither
can he run newspaper. but for cum
ming he is the superior Of. any fox that
ever raided a hen roost.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-12-15
SPECIAL LOCALS.
3D.. GaIcs Gomch syrnp.

We have tried iar Gales California
Tar Weed Cough Syrup, and find it all
that it is accommodated.
MS. T. S. Emery,
Mr.. D. w. Bentley, Tascarora.
Mrs. Irene Holt, 3t
Mrs. j. Rhodes, Wjnnemucca
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-12-15
Ladies' Iza,S and CIaaks.

Il. Reinhagt & Co. VIII sell their en-
tire stock q the latess styles Of ladies'
winter hats and cloaks at reduction
of twenty-five per cent for cash..
d1-tf
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-12-15

An assassin attempted to kill Layd
Lytton, Governors General of India. He
fired two shots at the Governor, both
of which missed the mark.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-12-15
.Icwclry.

A fine assortment of solid and plated
gold jewelry-jet, cameo, etc, of the
latest styles, will be sold at HoFMAN's
store, at greatly reduced prices. Now
is the time to get your holiday presents.
Call and see the articles. d3tf
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-12-15

John I. Pritchard, convicted of the
murder of officer. symons, Of Gold Hill,
was sentenced by Judge King last Sat
urday to be hanged at Carson, ON Fri,
day, January 10th, 1880.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-12-15

The Maine Standard announces that
the Governor ANNOUNCES that the re-
turns FROM Portland, Lewiston, Saco,
Augusta, Hallowell, Bath and Rock
land are defective, and viii be rejected.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-12-15

A bill has been introduced in the
Senate, by Edwards, of Vermont, rela-
tive to Mexican lapl claims. This bill
is said to be Of great Importance to Ne
vada, bat il there is Mexican land
clai.a in the State, we should like to
know where it is.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-12-15

Influential citizens of Boston are p'
titioning Congress to repeal the Leg
Tender Act.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-12-15

A new belt clasp has been invented
which has three compartments, in
which the wearer may stow pins, nee
dies and cotton" Cotton in a belt
clasp? Well, perhaps the wearer may
stow it there, but it would be . change
that-tbat is, we don't know anything
about it.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-12-15

Many members Of the Republican
National Committee are in favor of
naming Chicago as the place for holding
the National Convention.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-12-15
LADIES nAZAR.

Mrs. j. VI. BROWN L. co.
NNSENrccA, NEVADA,
MlLLlNERS AND DRESSMAKERS
Fancy Geods, Straw and Felt Goods. Ribbons
LAce, kfeheh Flowers, ana AL kinds Of No
men and Childrons Wear. Latest STYLES.
Are no| receiving their New Stock, which 8
ing hslyest, cheapest and most . shi nable
eyet offered 10 the people OF Humboldt
couaty.
They have secured the services Of a French Lady
who frst-class M,iiiuer. and al work In
that line viii be done IN the latest and most
fashionable style.
Ascns tor Nine. Demorest's Reliable Pattern
ana Fashion Books. Subscriptions RECEIVED
Tor Demorests Monthly Magazine.
MRS j. NJ. BROWN & co.
I "'nhe'nueea, Nevada Feb. Il, 1879.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-12-15
FRESH oysters.

A. Booth & Cos fresh oysters re-
ceived daily at G. A. kEENKLEs, oppo-
site the Depot dll-tf
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-12-15

Killen, Davitt and Daily, Irish agi
tators, have been indicted.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-12-15
NOTICE TO TEE TEAyELE.G pIELi
STAGE LINE.
From F0rt NcDermit. New.
to Canyon City. Oregon.

On and after December Is, parties travelling
on the above line viii be compelled to travel
part OF the route on horseback until further
notice
for rates OF passage or express matter apply to
). r. Brown ~ Font Fort McDenn.t or tc
A. j. shepard, Wnncmucca.
JAS. +. BROWN n BRO, Proprietors
And Managers Of McDermit Division.
dl-u
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-12-15
p0KN

NELSON-k IN BUN Glen, December eth, to the
wife Qf John Nelson, a daughter,
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-12-15
TOYS. TOYS!
just received at J. f. SABINE'S, Bridge
street, n splendid assortment OF
Toys for, the Holidays!

ORANGES, LEMONS, ETC., received ever
week, cheap for cash,
J. f. SABINE.
Winnemucca, December Is. II
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-12-15
MEMS GRAN D


FIREMEN' GRAND
++++++++++++ ~ ~ ++++++++t
! CALICO BALL! : :
+++++++++++++++++
TOR TIE EENErIT OF
Winncmucca Hose Company,
No. 1.
AT CENTENNIAL HALL,
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& CHRISTMAS EVENING, 8
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Thmsday, December 25M, 1879.
CORmittee of Arrangements
George F. Turrittin, William Sutherland,
John Gox, n.nIy Peters,
w. c. Owens.
Invitation Committee:
KNOXVILLE:
Joseph II. Miller, J. T. Eanna,.
ID. l.. Creswell.
G. E. Taylor, James Could
RYE PAroH
James IL. Borand, Andrew westfall.
HUMBOLDT not h,
l.. A. Blakcsee, +. G.. cClelland.
oREANA:
L. n. Carpenter, +. s. J using.
BIG MEADOWS:
Z. O. Asher, II. C. Emmons.
rARAalx VALLEY:
L. II. Morse, James crenshaw,
William Adams.
cAyr s'rrRsu, quN RIVER AsD MELLOW GREEN:
Chas. Bowling, Chas. Mcconnell,
IL. II. McColiy.
GoLcoSDA:
II, Meador,. "il!ian Lay.
BATTLE soUNTAis:
H. ". johnson.
FI0oF director:
Chas McDeid.
sI00r Naaagers:
John fni,nn, George =. TurrittD,
Ferd. Reid NJ. L. stanton,
W. c. Owens.
Reception Committee:
Firemen of winnemucca Eose Company, No. /.
Deer Managers
f. Naramore, Wi.aan Sutherland
MUSIC BY C0X'S STRING BAND.
Tickets. so Each.
RaJ' Supper at "RsmnerAncca Hasel"-si 20
per e0ape. dl0-td
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-20
YORKTOWN CENTENNIAL.
Meeting of Governors.

PHILADELPHIA, October lS.-The as
semblv of the Governors to arrange the
details of the Centennial anniversary OF
the surrender of the English army at
Yorktown, met in Carpenter Hall this
morning. Gov. Holiday, of Virginia,
was chosen President.
The meeting then adjourned to indie
pendence Hall, where Mayor Stokely
and Governor Hoyt welcomed the Gov
ernor. to the city and State.
Governor Hoyt, from the Committee
on Resolutions, reported the following,
and they were unanimously adopted:
Re,Olred, That we, the Governors and
representatives of the original Colonies,
convened at independence Hall, Phlla-
delphia, this 18th day of October, 1879,
knowing that the purposes for which we
have assembled meet the hearty appre-
citation of our constituents, do hereby
commend to the people OF the
United States such celebration OF
the centennial anniversary OF the
surrender OF Lord Cornwal'lS
at Yonktown a. shall be fit historical
significance of that event and the pres
ent greatness of the nation.
RcSOlred, That a committee ofone from
each state, to be nominated by the Gov
ernors thereof, of which committee Gov
ernor Holiday shall be the chairman,
be appointed to make the proper ar
rangements for such celebration.
The meeting then adjourned.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-20
THE CHILD STEALER.
SENSATION AT FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
One of the Touching Stories Of the Stage
Re-enacted in Real Life, With
Remarkable and Happy
Termination.

Fort WAYNE, October lS.--At the
Olympic, a variety theatre of this city,
the play OF the "Child Stealer" has been
on the boards this week. One OF the
principal characters, thai OF the stolen
child, is assumed by Mrs. Charles
Davenport, whose stage name is Ada
Isaacs, who is the leading lady at the
Olympic Prior to coming here she
travelled with dramatic company. At
the same time her husband, Chas. Dav-
export, a leaper and gymnast, travelled
with Forepaugh's circus. At Hastings,
Mich, last June, while performing,
Davenport met with severe accident,
which laid him at that place several
months.
About this time Mrs. Davenport left
her troupe and wenttO lodging house
in New York, on Third avenue and For
ty-fourth street, where, on the % ofJuly,
she was delivered of twins-a boy and a
girl. She was nursed by a midwife,
who was assisted by young woman
seventeen year old, 1t seems that the
girl was intimate with a woman who
was anxious to adopt a child, and in
duced the girl to steal Mrs. Davenport's
little girl by promising her $50. The
girl consented, and on the night
OF the 18th of July, the little one
fnl.a hn urh
the mother slept and given
to the woman. When the midwife
called in the morning the girl told her
that the child had died early in the
euening previous and had been given to
the Sisters OF Charity to bury, as it
was hot weather and decomposition
had set in. The midwife told
this story TO Mrs. Davenport, who
was then confined to her bed. She
believed it, as both children appeared
weakly. On the 18th of July she, with
her boy infant, Joined Mr.. Davenport in
Cincinnati. On the Sd of August, the
boy died and was buried in Spring
Grove cemetery. Mrs. Davenport then
secured an engagement in this city,
where she has since remained.
Last evening Just as Mrs. Davenport
was about to 20 on the stage to play
her part of "The Stolen Child" she was
handed letter, which informed her
that the child, which she supposed to be
dead, was alive and well. 1t appears
that the husband of the woman who
had adopted the child would not permit
her 10 keep it. She, therefore returned
it to the girl who had stoleu and cared
for it as bestshe could. Last Monday the
girl mel with serious accident in a cot
ton factory in Philadelphia, and believ-
ing she was about to die, confessed the
theft Of the child to her landlady, and
begged her to discover the where
abOuts Of its parents, and satisfy them
that the child is still alive, which she
did accordingly. The child is now in
charge of poor family at ll6 Division
street, Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Davenport leave at
once for Philadelphia toget the child
which they have so long believed to be
dead
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-20
AFGHAN
Another British Victory.

SIMLA, October l9.-The following de-
tails have been received of the attack
on the camp at Ali Kheyl, by the AZ
ghans, on the 18th instant: Four thous-
and Afghans made a desperate attack
upon the British camp, but were re-
pulsed at the point OF the bayonet, leav-
ing on the field 40 killed and POO wound
ed, and two standards. The British
pursued them two miles, and their loss
was only two killed and fourteen wound
ed. The latest intelligence is to the ef-
feet that the combined frontier tribes
are retreating.
LONDON, October lS.-The Telegraph
publishes the following special dispatch
from Ali khcyl: The magazine OF Bula
Hissar has been blown up and q OF the
British force and many Of the Afghans
were killed. Fighting has been renewed
at Sirkai Katal. The position was held
by ninety Sepoys against heavy odds
and the enemy left % dead.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-10-20
THE REDSKINS.
DepredatiOns i'm Texas.

GALVESTON, October lS.-A NetrS spec
ial from Messilla, New Mexico, states
that the Mescalero Apaches were forced
10 leave the reservation near Fl. Stanton,
by the action OF the agent of that place.
The Indians have expressed wish
that the soldiers might leave there so
they could kill the agent. The follow
ing is an account OF the Indian out
RACES TO date:
On September 5th, Victoria, at the
head of large band killed seven SOL
ldiers and captured sixty horses OF Capt.
Hooper at Ojo Calente.
On the llth of September, masa-
cred a dozen men, mutt
lated the bodies, outraged the
women and bralned children, seventeen
altogether, between McEvers' rancho
and Hillsboro, those killed being band
of frontiersmen under Captain Ianki
son.
On the 18th Governor Wallace asked
the War Department for arms and au-
thority TO raise men TO fight. The Sec
retary of War answered that the De
partment was uniformed OF the nature
of the outbreak or the number of hos
tiles. Lieutenant Wright, of the Ninth
Cavalry, with part of his company, some
volunteers and Havajo scouts, had a re-
sultless skirmish with the Indians.
Captain Bryer then took command and
was repulsed, the Indians capturing
most of his horses, pack train and 5000
rounds of ammunition. A month
later Major Morrow took command,
and with 300 men fought Victoria. One
squaw was captured, one or two soldiers
killed and several wounded.
On October 18th news was received of
the destruction of McEvens' and Lloyd's
ranches; both were killed. Seventeen
volunteers left Messilla 10 succor other
ranches, and on the 18th were attacked
by Victoria The band slowly retreated,
losing seven killed. The Indians pur-
sued them for two hours, dashing on
the volunteers before retiring, but were
repulsed, and Chief Victoria wounded.
Eight miles from Mason's eleven
bodies were found and buried. The
women have been taken prisoners,
the stock killed and everything
destroyed at Lloyd's rancho.
The body of Alex. Morton, OF st. Louis,
was found buried. All the cattle were
killed, and implements and houses des-
troyed. Volunteers went to the succor
of Colorado and Santa Barbara, two
small towns, which were surrounded by
the Indians, who dared the inhabitants
out to fight. Nine men were killed by
the Indians while surrounding the
towns. There were only thirty rifles in
the place. The volunteers dispersed
the Indians, who have gone to the
Florida mountain, thirty miles south OF
Ft. Cummings, where their can easily
90 into Mexico. Major Morrow, near
Jonas, fifty miles from here, has sent
for thirty days provisions. Most of the
warriors from Mesalero agency joined
the hostles.