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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-05
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

The latest returns from the New
York election Indicate the election of
Cornell by plurality Of $1,000 to 3d.
600. The balance Of the State ticket is
doubtful. The Legislature is Rapubli-
can.
The Massachusetts, election yester
day was tame affair.". the vote having
been lighter than last year, and the
voters less enthusiastic.
In Massachusetts Long, the Repub-
lican candidate for Governor, has a
plurality of about 1900 over Butler.
The Legislature is Republican.
Scratching was freely INDUCED in at,
the election in New York A heavy
vote was poAed, and all factions worked
hard for the success of their respective
candidates.
At the, municipal elections in Eng
land wherever political considerations
were involved, the Liberals were mostly
triumphant.
General Sherman in his annual report
to the Secretary of War says: "Ihe
eleven Generals, |, 559 officers, 29.069
men and 233 Indian scouts, together
with such officers of staff as are assigned
by the War Department to duty with
troops, constitute the army proper, or
the combative force All other parts
Of. the military establishment are pro
vided by law for special service more or
less connected with the army or militia
but are not available for frontier der
Tense. Thus, for instance, the 397 en-
listed men of ordnance, are, in fact,
worknen at arsenals; the l92.men of
the engineer corps are at Wlllets Point,
undergoing instructions in torpedo puac-
tice, and are not subject to Division
Commander The 456 men Of the Sig
nal Corps are employed III observing
the weather, or in working telegraphs
The IA ordnance sergeants have charge
of Old forts or fixed magazines, ETC.
These various .detaehments, aggregat-
ing 3, 463 enlisted men of the highest
grades, compose about one-sixth part of
the enlisted men provided by law for
the whole. army, leaving but 20sT99 for
active service. mention these figures i'll
some detail because | know that it is
the popular belief, shared by many
members of Congress, that we have
25, coo men on duty.
The steamships arriving from Europe
report. severe weather on the Banks OF
Newfoundland, which detained them
FROM to IS hours beyond schedule
time. Che steamship Albania, from
Cardiff October 29th, was thrown so
far over on her side thatait was difficult
to keep her headed up to the gale, and
Ci0 oOesS' s"CPt pssSi hct oeChs loie anu
aft, carrying overheard everything
movable and doing some slight damage
to her upper works.
The reports Of Prince Bismarck all
ment have BEEN exaggerated and made
to appear as. if his. life were ia danger.
There 10 no. warrant for such state
ments. Bismarck suffers from neu-
ralgia apdsgout. His physicians do not
regard his condition as serious.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-05

La China mothers are unwilling to
allow the arms Of their daughters to be
scratched with the lancet for vaccina-
ton, because unless.a Chinese girl has
"a few marks on her face, giving evidence
that she has passed through small pox,
she is considered as lacking one Of the
chief qualifications of manageable
maiden.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-05
BORN.

ONES-At Gold Hill, Nevada, November Sd,
1879, to the wife Of Senator John +. Jones,
a daughter.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-05
$ HE RIFF SALE.

BY virtue of an execution issued out Of the
District Court OF the Foarth Judicial district,
in and for the County o: Humboldt, State Of
Nevada, on the 1st day Of Novembor, A. d.
1879, and to me directed and delivered, for a
judgment recovered in said Court Oh the 10Th
day OF October. ~ ID. 1870, in favor of f.
REINHART l. co, plaintiffs, and against
WALTER LAYMANCE, defendant, Tor the sum
OF $6A3 IA, together with costs and disbnrse-
ments amounting to the sum Of 500 45. and &C.
cruing costs have on this, the 4th day OF No
vember, A. d. 1877, .leyied on and takem i'm exc
cGtion the following described property, 70 wit:
One Stone Building, located east Of Fisher 4
Williams livery stable, and adjoining the resi-.
dence-of Mrs Gallisher, in Spring City, Hum
boldt County, Nevada; one Frame Building sit
uated northeast of Spring City, at the head Of
what is known as Tar Fiat, the building at the
present sme being occupedby j. f. Waters.
Notice is hereby given, that ON
Tuesday,, the e5ih Bay OF November,
A. ID. 1879.
Between the hours of o'clock in the morning
and o'clockja the afternoon, viz: O'Clock
?. w., in front.of the Court house, in the town
OF Winnemucca,- Humboldt County, Nevada.
will sell, at publieauction, all the right. title
and interest of said defendant, Waiter Law
nance, OF, in and to the above described prom
erty, to the highest bidder for cash. to satisfy
said execution, costs and accruing costs.
G. NJ. MILLER,
Sheriff of Humboldt County, Nevada
BY A. DAVIDSON. Deputy
Winnemucea November 4th, A. d. ls7o
n5-td
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-05
Extensive arrangements are

Extensive arrangements are being
made at Louisville, Kentucky, for re-
eeiving General Grant. The Courier
Journal says: eve shall all welcome
General Grant; politics aside, there is
not man, woman or child in Kentucky,
who would not be glad to see him and
extend to him an old-fashioned, cordial
greeting.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-05

A Swiss workman named Rapln has
exhibited at Chaux de Fonds a clock
which indicates the day of the week
aud month, the signs Of the zodiac, the
moons phases, and the hour Of sunrise
and sunset. The pendulum rs barom-
eter. The clock strikes the quarters,
and at everyt hour it plays onesot eight
times, for any one OF winch 1T can be
set.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-05

The Boise Democrat says w. L.
'f.flruan is the "boss" farmer of
IDAHO. He raised 10000 bushels of
gain this year..
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-05
FOR SALE.

For sale at the NJ E. Parsonage, one large
Cupboard, SIS; one Parlos Stove, $40; one
Table, So one Crockery Chamber Set. 81 so:
Pipe, Zine, and other things, at low prices
". CARVER.
Wlnnemucca, November J. 1879 3t
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-05

j. L.. SABINE
MATCHMAKER AND JENELER.
BRIDGE sTEEII,
WTS9cEMUCcA, NEVADA
JEWELRY,.
SILVER AND PLATED WARE
FANCY BRACKETS,
CLOCK SHELVES,
TOYS AND FANCY GOODS.
Full Rne of Muzzle and Breech
LOADING GUNS AND PISTOLS.
AMMUNITION OF ALL KINDS.
HATS,
CLOTHING,
FURNISHING GOODS.
CRoCKEEYANDG LAsSw ALE, HALDW ARE
FAMILY GROCERIES,,
Fresh CANDIES,
NUTS, FRUITS, ETC.
CIGARS,
TOBACCO,
FRESH AND CANNED FRTITS
Goods delivered in any par. OF town.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-11-05

All kinds.of fruits in season received
daily by j. E. Bannister. Goods de-
liverec free Of charge to customers in
any part of townb by J. Z. BANNIsrER.
au5-tf
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-08-29
The Peach Crop.

One of those inexplicable occurrences
in fruit raising which every grower has
observed is prominently brought to
notice this season. For a period of seven
years the peach tree has remained bar
rem of fruit in New England and the
Northern States, and for this no salts
factory reason has been assigned. The
present season every tree is crowded
with fruit, and for this result we have no
explanation to offer worthy of trust. 1t
matters not, so far as our observation
extends, where the trees are located
whether on the top of hill or on
its northern or southern declivity, or
whether in low land, or in dry or wet
soils: all present the same pleasing
aspect; the branches are borne down
with healthy fruit. The theories, so
readily formed and widely disseminated
regarding the cause of this caprice of
the peach tree are in fault: not one of
them is worth considering. We had
cold weather and wet weather, and deep
SHOWS for period, and no snow for a
longer period, during the winter; in
short, no meteOric condition can be rea-
sOnably assigned for the prolific con-
ditiOn Of the peach trees. 1t is freak
of nature, or, perhaps better, it results
from Il law of nature not well UNDER
stood. Our peach crop this year prom
Uses to reach mt least 500 bushels, and
the trees are perfectly healthy and the
fruit in excellent condition Jour-
nal Of Chemistry.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-08-29

on the train got off except a drunken Ia.
borer named Pat McCO0l. He refused
to move, and there was no time to do so
by force, so the caboose and cars, the
brakes being let loose, darted down the
mountain, pursued by the flying engine.
Behind the caboOse and Of course in
front of the train as it shot down the
mountain, were two hand-cars. Going
around the curve at Sangre de CristO
tank, the grade being 2l7 feet to the
mile and the momentum very rapid, the
hand-cars left the track and ditched the
cab00se, the freight cars pushing hard
behind, swinging the caboose around
and passing by going into the ditch be-
yond and on the other side. This left
the cabOose half on the track and only
partly on its side. The engine, came
tearing along at a terrible speed, and,
when about forty yards from the ca
bOOse, the engineer jumped off, followed
by the fireman and brakemen, who un-
til then refused to leave him. just at
this moment the drunken labOrer came
staggering out on the rear platform of
the cabOOse and was crushed between
the engine and cabOOse into an almost
unacceptable mass. There does not
appear any reason why the engineer or
other men on the train should be held in
any wise responsible for the accident
Denver Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-08-29
The Egyptian Lotus.

1t will doubtless he of interest to some
Of your readers to know that the true
Egyptian lotus is also native of ILL
nOis, Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin. Hav-
ing been shown some Of these beautiful
flowers Mt the Palmer House, / called on
Mr.. GutzlOe, florist, and learned from
him that it is the real lotus, in all re-
spects similar to that of Egypt, and a
native of Europe and America as well as
Of Africa. The plant grows in water
from four to ten feet in depth, and, while
the large round leaf rests upon the sur
face of the water, the stem that bears
the flower rises from one to three feet
above the water. It is somewhat rare,
and is found in groups, but never with
the waterlily. The nut, which is eaten
NJ stimulant in Egypt by the :" lotus
eaters,'' somewhat resembles an acorn
in appearance, and grows in q seed-car-
rier somewhat like the waterlily of the
Illinois River, quite number being
found in each crown, which is from three
to six inches in diameter. The flower
is very beautiful and fragrant, and the
stalk is filled with very remarkable
fiber of extraordinary fineness and
strength. The lotus will not grow in
standing water, neither where there is
too strong a current. 1t is found in some
places in the waters Of the Calumet
Cor. Chicago Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-08-29

The railroad accident which occurred
on Meta Mountain Friday, by which Pat
McCOOl lost his life, and which resulted
in the demolition of several freight cars
and a caboOse, was very singular one.
As stated in the Tribune by special dis
patch the following morning, the train
was cut at the little station at Sangre dc
CristO Greek, on the west side Of the
Sangre de Cristo Range, being too
heavy for the engine to take up the
grade. The first half was switched on
the summit and the engine started to re-
turn for the purpose of bringing up the
rear cars. As the engine started back,
the forward gear eccentric broke, total
" disabling the left side, while the strain
on the machinery threw the litter on the
right sideSut of shape, thus putting the
locomotive entirely beyond the control
of the engineer. There was nothing to
control it by. Realizing at once the i'm
pending danger, the engineer told the
fireman and brakemen to jump off, and
began to whistle Off-brakes to the con-
ductOr and brakeman ON the train down
the mountain. The engine was then
about three-quarters of mile from the
rear part of the train, its rate of speed
in descending increasing every moment.
The men below did not understand the
signal, and it was not till the engine
was within One-quarter of a mile
from the cars that the danger
was observed. The conductor hur-
ried the passengers out of the cabOOse
and let Oh the brakes? All the persons
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-08-29

Til. TeNneSSee University ut Knox
Vile is abont to have endowed 4 chair
of athletics and gymnastics.
1t is stated that One-fourfh of the
Congregational ministers in Vermont
are without pastoral charge.
The Jewish temple in Vicksburg,
Miss, has been offered 10 the BaptiSts
of that city until they are able to rebuild
their church. recently destroyed by fire.
The Chicago Plymouth Congrega-
tional Church, of which the Rev. Cnas.
A. Everest is pastor, has paid off its en-
tire debt Of .s60.NN.
The ..Rev." Ann Oliver is said Ia
be one of the most attractive pulpit ora
tors i'm BROOKLYN. She is about % wears
of age-tall, slim. dark, not pretty, but
exceedingly graceful.
The national teaching Of drawing
in Paris has now been definitely agreed
upon. The city proposes to open lee
lures on art, and there are 10 be l52
schools for boys, 30 for girls, A classes
for adults, schools for men and for
women. -4..
"A correspondent of the st. Paul
PiOneer-Press has been visiting the RO-
man Catholic colonies Of Minnesota, and
he reports them in flOurishing cOndi-
ton. There are 4O5 colonies in the
State, the oldest being Rochester. which
was established a dozen years ago.
MIR. W. +. Forster complains that
the English schools above elementary
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-08-29

At Vincennes, Ind, on the morning
of the 18th, the body of a woman attir-
ed in male dress was found lying dead
across the side-track of the Ohio and
Mississippi Railroad, about IS feet from
the west end of the platform at the I'm
ion Depot. She was lying upon her
face, and the only external sign of in
jury was a deep scalp wound above the
right temple, such as might have been
caused by blow or severe fall. An ex-
animation by physicians revealed the
fact that she had died of conclusion of
the brain. The theory advanced for
her death is as follows: She is supposed
to have been acting the part of male
tramp, either from some necessity or
design, and, true to her assumed call
ing, was engaged in stealing a ride up
on the night express east, and upon
nearing the station attempted to jump
off while the train was yet in motion,
with fatal effect. Nothing is known as
to her identity, unless much-sOiled
piece Of paper evidently torn from the
margin Of some newspaper) with the
following indefinite, almost illegible
words written upon it in Il fair hand may
be so regarded:
"My name is Anne Mehan, Louis
vile. If any thing should happen me,
the party finding this will send me -"
The remaining all-impOrant words
could not be read, even by the aid Of a
strong magnifying glass. The only re-
naming article which may lead to the
identity Of the unfortunate young wOm-
an found upon her person was a much
sOiled silk handkerchief, of saffron
center and light blue border, having the
initials p. J. worked upon it in one
corner in white silk. She had on a
brown pair Of jeans pants, dark coat,
blue shirt, CATERS and straw hat. She
is of decided masculine appearance, be-
ing about five feet high, squarely built,
hands large and coarse, features rather
pleasant and short, curly auburn hair;
about % years of age.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-08-29
The Scientific Execution Of Criminals.

Some German writers have long dis
cussed the evil influences of public eX-
ecutions, which possess the fascination
of sensational show to the ignorant
masses, and demoralize with the brutal
rOte, the gnillotine and many other inn
provements have received due consider
alton, but the sentimentalists have at last
concluded that solemn killing by cleo
tricity is the proper thing. The present
plan merely eNpiates one murder by
making the eXecutioncr do another, hut
the electricity can be made to do the
thing conscientiously and ''Officially"
The walls of the room shall he draped
in black, and the windows >omberly
curtained, in order to exclude all light.
The only articles of furniture in the
apartment shall be the Judges desk and
an armchair. In the middle of the
room shall be an iron figure of Justice,
with her scales and sword. This effigy
shall have, in place Of bowels, as pow
ertul an electric battery as may be nee
essary. The battery shall be connected
with the armchair, and governed by a
mechanism in connection with the scales.
The scene shall be lighted by single
torch burning on the judges desk.
The only persons admitted to the exc
cution shall he the Judge, jury and other
officials concerned in the condemnation
of the victim. That the person shall he
brought in and seated i'm the chair, to
which he shall be manacled immOvably.
Then the judge shall read the story Of
his crime to him and reiterate his sem
tence. This performed, he shall break
a rod of Office and toss it into Justices
balance
The scales shall be weighed down by
this, and the electric current thus set in
circulation. As the balance descends
the judge shall entinguish the torch, sig
nifying that he thus puts out the victims
life.
Thus the criminal will expire in dread
full darkness, without chance of the
sort of sympathy which so often adorns
the scaffold. 1t will be as solemn and
awful as the doom of implement that
the church inflicted on rccusant nuns.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-08-29

I'm the police court. The public
prosecutor, impeaching the character Of
young woman brought before the
court: s.As for this female, who has a
breath like pestilence and foot like
an ironing-board-it is scarcely worth
while to tell what she is. She has made
periodical appearances in this court since
1865. In 1875 she was arrested for i'm
mOralities committed on the public
street." The prisoners counsel
with vehemence)-" Your Honor, /
a1rOtest against this wantOn invasion of
the fireside- this laying bare of the
secrets of private lfe!"-Paris Paper.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-08-29

Last year l9,66s,OOO packages of
tomatoes were put up in the United
States. Their value was 81 ,6OQ. 900. OF
these Maryland furnished 6,S4O,OOO
packages; New Jersey, 592, 900; Della
ware, 1854. 900; New York, 1854, 600;
Massachusetts,, 100000: Pennsylvania,
49,, 600; Pacific Coast, LOO, 600; West
ern and other States, 1890, 600 pack
aces.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-08-29

Mr.. Holloway is actively proceeding
about the erection of his proposed col
lege for women in England. The whole
cost, it is said, win be more than ST.
$4,000. a'7' Hfa :.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-08-29

Tell not your secrets in a cOrn-field ;
it has thousands of ears.-CHicag0 Jour-
nal. Kiss not your girl in a pOtato-feld I;
it has myriads of eyes Chicago Tribune.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-08-29

In London bread of superior quality
is sold at 3 cents per pound, lower
price than for 40 years.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1879-08-29

Vera Sassulitch, according to .
Russian Journal, Is in London assisting
in editing revolutionary paper.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-28
RIGHT 1lME 10 OPERATE IN STOCKS.

By recent communication with pro-
minent stock operators, we learn that
now is n favorable time to take advan-
tage of the stock market, by the new
combination method of Messrs. Law
renee u Co., the New York bankers,
who have been so remarkably success
full heretofore. This system is found
ed on correct rules of finance and is un-
iversally approved by the shrewdest
operators. The orders of thousands of
customers are massed into enc immense
capital, and operated asa great whole,
dividing profits pro rata every month.
In this way any customer can invest
from $40 to $4,000 with equal proper
tionate success, and at the same time
gain all the advantages of largest cap
ital and best skill in manipulating the
market. This firms new circular has
s'two unerring rules for success" and
full explanations. $50 will make $3.50,
or 5 per cent: $500 will return $1,000,
and SO on, according to the market.
Stocks and bonds wanted. Deposits re-
ceived. Apply TO Lawrence & Co.,
Bankers, 81 Exchange Place, New
York City.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-28
Fish Killed.

A new problem for scientific men to
solve is found in the immense numbers
of dead behring's which within the last
few weeks have been seer floating on
the surface Of Lake Ontario, in every
part. No other fish appears to have
suffered such Wholesale destruction, a
fact that adds to the mystery of the
phenomenon. Various theories as to
the cause have been suggested, such as
an epidemic disease, the failure of food
owing to their great increase within
the past few years, and the effect of the
vert electric storms which have pre-
vailed On the lake during the present
season. Possibly the same disturbances
of nature that caused the recent earth
quake in that region may have had
something to do with their mortality.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-28
Now we are determed upon goi

Now we are determed upon going to
Europe after learning Of the fortunes
of an editor who made the trip. Colo
mel Sam SMALL the "Old ST" of the
Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution, when in
France last summer, dragged an old
lady from before a moving train, with
out going through the formality of an
introduction. She demanded his card,
which he gave, and loon thereafter
learned through the London Times that
he had saved a wealthy Englishwoman.
She has just died, and by her will leaves
Mr.. Small $4,000.
The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-28
Brinker Collegiate Institute.
Boarding School for Males and Females.
DENVER, COLORADO.


Joseph Brinker. SEN. President
Mrs. Lizzie G.. Brinker, Matron and Princi-
pal of Music Department.
Prof. d. E. Reese. A. B., Ancient Languages
and Math. MATES.
Prof w. J. waggener. A. B., Sciences.
Prof Henry Bloch, Phil. D.. Modern Lam
guaees.
Department.
partment.
Mrs. ]. 5. pobson, Principal Primary De-
partment-
Mrs, F. 4. RushInore, Teacher Painting and
Drawing.
TERMS: Board for ~ weeks. slsa: washing,
.oc per dozen. Tuition. in primary depart
ment. for - weeks. s2s: intermediate depart
ment, SIS. collegiate department, $50; music
department, so. painting ana driving. els;
fancy needle work. SIS.
Fall term opens sept. /. lS79. send for cata-
lcgue. JOSEPH, DRINKERS,
auli-dlm President. Box PISS.