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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-11-01
GENERAL GRANT IN LYON
COUNTY.
His Visit to the Sutro Tunnel
The DaytOnites Disappointed.

General Grant, accompanied by
Governor Kinkead and Mayor Young,
drove through Silver about half past
Z O'Clock last Wednesday morning,
and passed through Dayton half an
hour later. He did not stop or pause
in either place, but hastened to Su-
tro, where he was received by Mrs.
Sutro, Master Charles Sutro, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Hoffman,, Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Deidesheimer, DR.. and Mrs.
Gilliugham, and a few other invited
guests. The population of the town
assembled at the mansion, and Gener-
al Grant spoke few words in reply
to speech of welcome. After break
fast the General and suite proceeded
to the entrance OF the tunnel, where
they were met by Foreman John Blu.
EFT and quite number of former res
idents of Galena. They were then
shown through the tunnel, Mr. Hoff-
mann, the civil engineer, explaining
and calling attention to the various
points of interest as they proceeded,
and a number of young girls follow
ing on cars and Staging patriotic
songs. The party reached the sur
face through the Savage shaft.
The residents of Dayton were some
what disappointed that the General
did not stop at their town, as they
would have given him one of those
receptions which have made the coun-
ty famous, and which, in war times,
earned for it the name of the banner
Republican county of the State. Had
they known that he would come their
way, they would certainly have sur
prised him by turning out en- masse.
To be sure, last Monday Governor
Kinkead told the editor of the TIMES
that the party would probably come
this way, and the people of Dayton
were at once informed of it; but that
was not positive as to his passing
through Dayton. On Tuesday Mr..
Tritle was telegraphed, but he knew
nothing Of the route the party would
take. Mayor Young was then dis
patched to, but his reply did not
come until Wednesday morning.
too late. AS it was the citizens of
Dayton hardly got glimpse of him
rs he went through; and that they
were not given an opportunity to re.
ceive him in style worthy of him
will doubtless be, with them, mat
ter OF lifelong regret.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-11-01
THE EPIDEMIC OF NEW CAMPS.
Its Cause-A Few Sensible Words
on the Subject.

The following article applies
equally to the Comstockers as to the
Bodieites, although on the Comstock
the disease rcserred to does not pre-
vail in an epidemic form:
1t is a notable circumstance that
pneumonia RACES as an epidemic in
all new mining camps on the Pacific
Coast. 1t is characteristic of the
early days, but becomes exceptional
after the places have been settled a
sufficient length of time to permit
the erection of comfortable houses,
the making Of homes and the intro
duction of home comforts. Pneumo-
mia is the result principally of expos
ure and carelessness of protection of
the lungs in mountainous regions.
In places Of great altitude, the at
mosphere being rarified, more air is
required to fill the lungs than in a
lesser altitude, and, consequently,
more effort in breathing is necessary.
The effort exposes the lungs. and the
naturally long drawn respiration sud-
denly throws volume of cold air on
the lungs, which causes inflammation
of that organ, and leads to pneumo-
mia. The disease is frequently con-
tracted, however, through becoming
overheated and suffering a sudden
change from warm to cold atmos-
phere.
Pneumonia Is prevalent In Bodie
at present, and is producing great
mortality in that district. II is a
serious subject. but a CORE spondent
of the Carson Tribune draws hui
morous picture of the ravages of the
disease in Bodie, as follows:
awe had seven funerals to-day, and
three more stiffs at the morgue ready
to be planted. Pneumonia, powder
and amateur theatricals will get
away with the best of us. I am off
my feet and can just crawl around.
Cough, cough; raising blood, night
sweats and hell! Send me your bill
for the Tribune SIX months. | am
going t. dust out of this. | am
not good enough to die; that is,
hardly"-yonr pardon, old boy. l
came near getting Pinafore gag off
on you, and the penalty should be
death. Even that would be some
consolation, and relief TO get out
of Bodie. Send your bill quick, for,
honest lnjun, I am sick rooster,
and it's two to one bet l won't have
enough left to bury me-"
he advice of an old mountaineer
to the Bodieites is this: To avoid
pneumonia refrain from breathing
through the mouth and perform res
piration through the nostrils, espec-
tally in windy, cold or foggy wealth
err, or when ascending hills Don't
play "cinch" for hct whisky and
then 60 out in the air TO cool off
Wear warm clothing and avoid sud
den changes of temperature. At the
first sign of irritation of the lungs,
put strong mustard draught on the
breast and keep within doors. Pneu-
mouia is more liable to attack
strong, broad-lunged man than
small, narrow-breasted one. The
more lung surface, the stronger pneu-
monia takes hold, and when il gets a
good grip it don't let go till the pa
tient is dead.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-11-01
BRIEF MENTION.


Professor McDonald's lectures.
"Deacon" Parkinson, of the Car
son Tribune, has been found guilty
of illegal voting.
Charles Brant, County Assessor,
has gone to San Francisco. He will
be back in about week.
Five wagon loads of lumber left
Dayton for Como last Thursday.
This begins to look like the true
business"
An assessment Of $50 per interest
has been levied by the Chieftain
Company. There are fifteen interests
or shares in the company.
Mrs. Sutro returned to the tunnel
town, few days ago, to pack up and
remove her effects, preparatory, it is
stated, to permanent absence.
The miners of Como claim that a
plentiful supply Of water can be OBJ
tanned, almost anywhere in the dis.
trict, by sinking from ten to fifty
feet.
In the Dayton public school, yes
terday, the months exercises were
closed by public examinations. They
were well attended, and the progress
of the scholars was deemed satisfac-
tory.
The health Of Mr.. Ewing, principal
Of the Fourth Ward school, In Vir-
GINA, is much improved, but his Ill
innate recovery will be slow. Mr..
Ewing's father arrived from Ohio
last Wednesday.
Frank Albrecht, an old saloon
keeper of Sutro, has closed out his
business there and located IN Day.
ton, to await the opening up of Como
District, when he will settle there or
in Palmyra.
Eugene i. Sullivan, father in. law
OF Senator Jones, came up to the
Comstock to attend the Grant recep.
ton. Mr.. Sullivan, 1t Is stated, will
soon succeed Mr.. Shannon as Col.
iector of the Port of San Francisco.
The five.s stamp mill in course OF
erection at Como by Mr.. Welter will
cost in the neighborhood of $4,000.
This will exceed the estimated cost
by about $1,000. As soon as It Is as
certained that the ore can be worked
by the mill, Mr.. Welter will put in
five additional stamps.
William Brown, of Dayton. has
sold out his fifteenth interest In the
Chieftain mine, at Como, to Orrin A.
Brooks, for $3.50, cash. This Is the
second interest which Mr.. Brooks
has purchased In this mine within q
month. As Mr.. Brooks Is not To-
Gator he evidently has good opin-
ion of the property.
o. II. Smith, of Gold Hill, who is
the owner of the Rapidan and part
owner Of the West Rapidan, visited
Como last Wednesday. He is one OF
the few men who held on to pro.
perry there through the long years OF
somnolency of the district, and is
confident that he will yet be repaid
for his trouble and outlay. Mr..
Smith is a mechanical engineer.
Miss Abbie, the only child OF ex.
Justice and Mrs. TAFT. who has been
so Ill, recently, that she lost the
power of hearing and speaking, is
much better. She can now hear and
understand what is said, and her
speech will probably be restored in
a few days. About ten months ago
Justice TAFT moved his family to Fort
Homestead, In Gold Hill, where they
still reside.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-11-01

HNHE TABLE Is ALWAYS SUPPLIED
u with the best the market afotds. The
rooms are large, light, airy, and elegantly
furnished. The accommodations for fxmi.
lies or single persons are unsurl assed in the
county. Terms reasonable.
s|The bar IL owned by DAVE GRAHAM,
and 10 supplied with the choicest brands OF
wines. liquors and cigsrs
Smyrna times., 1879-01-15
For the Smyrna Times.
The Legislature.

DOVER, DEL, January IA, 1879.
The first weeks session of the Legislature
closed Wednesday last, nothing of further
interest having been accomplished than
was published in the TIMES, other than the
appointment of the usual standing COM
mittees of each House. Buff the first three
days session lacked interest there has been
no cause of complaint this week. The
members were scarcely warm in their seats
before Mr.. Cannon, of Sussex, startled the
House by the introduction of the following
resolution
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives Of
The State Of DetGtCdre. an General Assembly met That
joint committee consisting of three from the House
and two from the Senate, be and are hereby appoint
ed to investigate certain charges of immortality and
neglect Of duty against William Fiske Townsend the
Clerk of the Peace in and for Sussex county, with
power to send for persons and papers; to hear tes
nl2ny and, II In the judgment of the committee it
shall be necessary TO appoint commissioner to take
dispositions and employ COUNSEL and that they have
leave to report at any time by resolution, bill or oIher
wise.
Naturally this created sensation, and
| there was some opposition to its passage,
but it finally did pass and was also put
through the Senate, the committee appoint
ed being Messrs. Rust, Hopkins, Cannon,
| Cochran and Hall. 1t was the original in.
| tention of those who were pushing the
matter to hurry the investigation and get
| Clerk Townsend out, so as to afford Governor
Cochran an opportunity to make the ap-
pointment of his successor. The men who
are most anxious 10 have Townsend turned
out are his bondsmen, who are afraid that
his drunken habits may cause them to
lose money. No charge of irregularity in
his accounts were made. 1t was at once
apparent that the impeachment would moi
be gotten through this week, and this
morning the committee was instructed tC
give Col. Townsend five days notice to pre-
pare his defence. The charges against the
Sussex officer are that he is at all times Sc
drunk as to incapacitate him from. the dis
charge of his duties, and it is pretty certain
that the Governor will be addressed for hii
removal. There was an attempt to charg,
the gentlemen interested in getting Col
Townsend out of his Office, with a wish t.
give him an unfair trial, but the facts d.
not seem to warrant this conclusion. The,
I thought that the case was so simple tha
there was no necessity for a long discussion
Smyrna times., 1879-01-15

REvoLUTIoN.-The Every Evening in dis
cussing the question of representation and
county division for New Castle CO. says:
"That unequal taxation is the result of
unfair representation is quite probable.
That both inequalities should be cured is
evident to every fair.minded person. The
question is how to cure the evils the ex.
istence of which no one denies. There are
but two ways to do this. One is armed
revolution, and the other is to induce the
people of the lower counties to treat their
fellow citizens in this county with fairness
and Justice"
1t was hardly expected in these "piping
times of peace" for even a suggestion oi
revolution" but if this be one of the
"inalienable rights" when all other means
fail, then the EUery Evening has the right o.
the argument. Two if not more efforts
have been made to change our constitution
but they failed as others are likely to fail
John NJ. Clayton is reported to have sale
on adjourning the convention that "the,
had locked the door and thrown the Ike,
away" and if the Every Erening and ou
New Castle CO. friends wish that doc
opened, it looks as if they would have t
break the lock.
Smyrna times., 1879-01-15

THE STATE WAR DEBT.-The 100000 ap.
propriated by our Legislature to pay to
men who were drafted and were thus
enabled to stay at home, when the object
of the draft was to recruit the army, the
DeldWare Gazette thinks the General Gov
ernment should refund to the State to
liquidate the State debt. The other States
that acted in accordance with the spirit of
the draft, have had the money refunded to
them, but Delaware proceeded on a differ
ent plan and is shouldering a debt that she
might have been otherwise relieved of. 1t
was expected that Governor Cochran would
make some allusion to it and the Gazette is
disappointed. Perhaps Gov. Hall can in
stitute measures to secure this money and
thus greatly relieve our people of the bur.
densome State taxes. IF this cannot be
done, then the Legislature should provide
for refunding the $795,000 of bonds issued
to pay bounties at as low rate as possible
and make provisions for just as low g
tax bill as will be at all adequate for the
expenses of the State.
Smyrna times., 1879-01-15

Theological students reason that if there
is counterfeit money, there must be genuine /;
50, if there be innidels, there must be chris,
tians. 1t this be true of money and re-
lgion, will not the same rule apply to "put
up" medicines? Do not the cheap and
worthless nostrums prove that there are
genuine and meritorious "put up" medi.
cines2 The great popularity of DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery has resulted in
the manufacture Of many shoddy Alternative
and tonic remedies, but one after another
these have disappeared. the proprietors
having found that, no matter how loud they
advertise, success depends upon merit. In
South America, as well as in this country,
the Discovery is the standard remedy for
all scrofulous and eruptive diseases. Itacts
promptly on the stomach, liver, and blood,
toning up, regulating, and purifying the
system. 1t speedily allays all bronchial
irritation, and cures the most. stubborn
cough or cold in half the time required by
any other remedy.
Smyrna times., 1879-01-15

and they were anxious that Governor Coch-
ran might have an opportunity to correct
the error into which he had been led
Attorney General Pennington will be re-
tanned by the committee and Messrs.
Moore and Paynter of the Sussex bar, and
Col. Whitley of New Castle have been en-
ployed by Col. Townsed in the defence.
In the House yesterday, the usual COM
pensation of the Secretary of State for
experimenting the printing of the laws of
the last session was reduced to 5000, an
economic shave of $l00. This is said to be
the precursor of other reductions and the
people who have claims against the State
are in flutter
Other than the introduction of a number
of private bills of incorporation there has
been nothing accomplished this week
Several divorce petitions were presented
and referred to the proper committee.
Mr.. Dean will tomorrow introduce q
resolution providing for the investigation
of the fees Of the New Castle county officer.
with view to regulating them. This will
create some more excitement and its pas
sage is doubtful although it may get through
on tight squeeze.
Mr.. Deans committee on the Levy Cour
have prepared bill for the government o
the Levy Court of New Castle county. Th,
bill provides for the payment for all worl
in the Hundreds by means of orders on tn
County Treasury, and the contracts for al
work amounting to 500 or over to b
made to the lowest and best bidder, tn
proposals being sealed also for the publ
cation of an itemized statement of all ex
penditures in the Court every six months
The Inauguration of Gov. Hall on Tue:
day is likely to be the most imposing seen
at the State Capital in years. The Mayor
} and City Councils of Wilmington and Nev
Castle, the Wilmington military compane
E headed by band of music, the Jefferso
Democratic club of Wilmington and othe
organizations are to be present. Specis
trains and special rates will be provided
The Inauguration ceremonies will tax
place at Court House, about noon.
Smyrna times., 1879-01-15

THE Buffalo Courier takes up the demand
for an abolition of the practice of giving
railroad passes to our state legislators, and
says:
I" 1t is clearly violation of the spirit oi
the constitutional provision, if nothing
worse, to travel at the expense of the rail
road companies and then to pocket the
mileage for a fictitious outlay. But the cir
cumstance that the interests of the rail
roads may be affected by the manner in
which the members of the Legislature full
I'll their public duties brings out the wors
feature of the practice. These passes are
not given without considerations or merely
from admiration of the average legislator
craftsmanship and moral perfection"
Smyrna times., 1879-01-15

The LEGISLATURE AND THE PREss-The
house last week adopted a resolution,
offered by DR.. Sharp, ordering three copies
of each of the papers published in the
State-a very sensible thing for them to do
in order to keep abreast of the public
sentiment. On Monday Mr.. Doran, from
New Castle CO., offered a resolution to
purchase ten copies each of the Morning
Herald, Delaware Gazette and Every Evening.
Mr.. Dean objected to the motion on the
ground that it created a feeling savoring
strongly of rrow.mindedness in emitting
ten copies of the Daily Republican and
moved that it be included in the motion. He
was not in favor of such a discrimination
because of political difference. He wanted
the Daily Republican, because he could then
have both sides of question what is said
for them and what is said against them.
The amendment was accepted by Mr..
Doran.
Mr.. Collins moved that twenty-five copies
of the Morning Herald, Daily Gazette and
Every Evening and ten copies of the Daily
Republican be purchased. Mr.. Dean op,
posed this and thought that ten copies Of
each were plenty. Mr.. Collins, evidently
irritated by the supposed partiality and
evident disregard of Mr.. Dean to party
| affiliations, moved, as an amendment, that
each member buy his own paper. This was
seconded but withdrawn by Mr.. c. before
action could be taken.
The Senate, unless it was done yesterday,
has not ordered any copies of the State
papers. This may not arise from pig.
headedness, but because they do not need
out side reflection.
1t is stated that Josiah johnson of Con.
cord (having no party claims, being a
Greenbacker in the last campaign) made a
direct offer to one of the Senators of $50 tc
get his vote for Sergeant-at-arms. 1t is fur
ther stated that the Senator was indignant
down to his boots, but it goes to show q
loose moral sentiment on this subject fos
tered by the custom that has so long pre-
vailed in our State of purchasing voters al
the polls.
The "Press gang" at Dover who are
serving up the doings Of the Legislature
are complmented as a "good looking Sc
of fellows" and evidently feel themselves
the "upper crust" if it is true that one o
them got quite indignant for being taker
for one of the members of Legislature.
Smyrna times., 1879-01-15
MARYLAND ITEMS

An ElktOn man has an umbrou.
has been in use fifty years. =" Which
The new military comnanv .. o
town now numbers fifty four men 0nestef
The Right Rev. Bishop Law w,;.
friends in Easton that he is iInnron;s r1ntes d
health. P'o'lnga
Fortyseven shipwrecked ovstorr,
been cared for by the Kent sheriff #" nvl,'' na'
the past week. "NAl
/. I. Dukes, of Caroline connie
apple tree which last year bore 81 t,,, "'s az
of apples !-Can,Jrid3c Chronicle. OuSAs4
Six hundred men were cmploved
week cutting and housing ice on tba laA
quehanna between Havre de Grace anJ : 9ls
! Deposit. ""u Fort
The farm Of the late Jethro ! No
Tough, containing three hundred and u.
teen acres located near North F.s, 5't'
county, and known as "Storey's MaoJ,C Cet
has been sold to George McCnIIo"yy"'
Wilmington, Del, for $22 per acre sn' 9:
Lille Duer, the young woman &c ,
moke City, who caused the death or ", ,c9
Ella Hearn month or so ago, has Ln,N'i N'i
sleigh riding. She will be tried f.. f,'" out
der at the Snow Hill court on thn I.'l',
Monday of May. Her counsel ara ulh'Fi
Page, States Attorney for Somerset oaa! l'FIiy
and George W. Pennell, a pronip4nt -.
, Der of the Worcester bar. "le'a
Nrfsr Trials .. cecil Co,.nt, n.
Waters, colored, indicted for the kiln. kjIr,o'i :,
Jenkins Nhaley, also colored in Sas.as y
, Neck, November l3, 1878, was tried di,aIN !, r
: Circuit Court of Cecil county la.t ~ ~ 'Ge
The case was given to the iury Al / ,''(fa5 'es@
on Wednesday. On Friday, about I"S Ing
A. NJ, the jury came into court and ar,a.l '3'
ed that they had agreed upon n ,sI'. yo,J!'
: In response to the usual question os s'., :,
! clerk the foreman answered. "Gu;l,. @v
murder in the first degree Conr-.'i! 9.
: the prisoner then asked that the .. IN. g'
polled. When the name Of the raa!, oe
, who had been holding the iurv fo. f,'-l'ef
2 time was reached, he simply answered ~ .;-le
;; degree" This not being according to M. \.
= prescribed form the judge stated fb,, 'Lt
must answer as the others had Wo,;.u u'
ing, he said he was not prepared 70 l5'' !.
, and proposed to vote for murda, j. !. -
. second degree. This disagreement w.. a' W. W.
, expected. The judge allowed the inv ~, /.
n retire again to their room, but at 70 S[,l oco..
/ discharged them, there being no prosnaa .,o.,
i of an agreement. The case Of Watarsr rr' ~
a; taken up again Monday
. In the same court on "Wednesday of,..
;: noon Jane Tiller, colored, was put on ',,:' ~.
;. for the murder of an old c6lored ~" ,'.'
. named Robinson, who claimed TO be . ,,' no,
. iurer, at Bunker Hill, Cecil COUNTY on y, y
=. 10Th of September last On THURSDAY ara, =.
r ing the jury rendered a verdict Of ,r.,
&c. slaughter. She admitted the kiIlinc a.
a said that Robinson was a sorcerer and l.. -
% charmed her by burying herbs ar a-
n things around her house. The Evil Sn;.
y told her that the only way to get arour l
le, the charm was TO murder the sorcere
Smyrna times., 1879-01-15

The DEAD AND SICK CoNGREssMEN.-The
death OF Hon. Gustav Schleicher, of Texas.
makes the ninth member of the Forty.
fifth Congress who has died during the ses.
sion, his eight predecessors being Senators
Bogy and Morton, and Representatives
Leonard, Welsh, Quinn, Williams, Doug.
lass and Hartridge. This sad record is
made all the more impressive by reports
that Representative Thornburg, of Ten.
nessee, who went home to Knoxville sick,
is very low with pneumania, and that Rep
resentative Finley, of Ohio, who is also de.
tanned at home by sickness, has been taken
with a dangerous hemorrhage. Repre-.
sentative Riddle, of Tennessee, who went
home sick early in the session, has not
been able to return, and his friends are ap.
prehensive that he will never come back to
Washington.
Smyrna times., 1879-01-15

IsisnAcnMENr OF TowNsEND.-The most
astonishing thing that has transpired in
our States annals for a long time, is the
proposed impeachment of Fisk Townsend,
an account of which is given in our Legis-
tive letter. 1t is the more astonishing as
Mr.. T. has had frequent precedences in
cases of perhaps greater moral obliquity.
1t looks as if there were better spirit,
moral elevation, higher personal
dignity influencing our political leaders
than formerly actuated them. II is To
be hoped they will take no backward step,
but go forward and apply the knife wher.
ever they find an excrescence. Let us
have officials of purity and dignity.
Smyrna times., 1879-01-15

HUNTERS AcCoMPLICE GONE MAD-There
is strong reason to believe that the mind OF
Thomas Graham, the accomplice of Benz.
Hunter in the Armstrong murder, has be-
come impaired. Up TO the day of the
hanging he had maintained a nonchalant
air, but when the fatal drop occurred which
ended Hunters life Graham was in his cell,
few feet distant, and heard all. Three
hours after, when the county physician
entered the cell, Graham had the appear.
ance of madman, and was incoherent in
his talk.