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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-29
h Alleged Rape.

This afternoon Judge F~lanningham
has been examining the case Of the State
W. W. L. Wright. on charge Of assault
to commit rape on Edith Dram. q girl Of
IL years. The examination was private
a. IL should have been. and the testi.
mony OF such q nature as to exclude 1t
from these columns. The girl swears
positively AZ to an attempt in the tunnel
to commit fornication with her. but
seems to have been as willing as the
defendant to participate in the act.
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srIvra HILL MSE. Sept. ~. 1s7s.-W.
E. Dean, Secretary: During the past week
the east crosscut has been extended and
timbered IS feet, making the whole dis
tsnce from the incline AL feet. The face
Is In Q mixture Of clay. porphyry and
quartz, with very little water. We can
look for . change and moro water In about
10 days. Our foundation for the air COM
pressor is we'll advanced and will DO com.
pleted the coming week. Our building
goes up slowly, but We hope to make q
better showing in our next report.
n. O. HILLYER, Sup't.
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SPECIAL PREMIUMS.
RsuestrtanshiD.

Ladies' Grand Tournament, for the most &C.
complishsd and grscsful lady ndsrs, Wsdnss-
dsy, October 9, 10 o'clock 4. u.
The Society ofers four premiums, which Will
consist Of the eociety's SILVER Plate, valued ~.
spsctively 81 500. SO. $40 and 90.
The lady Who II sdjudged nrst, shall have her
choice Of oil premiums offered. The second
LADY shall have second choice, and % on.
Il 10 expected that othsr special prcmiums
will b sdded 10 this List By private oonu1ou-
ton.
None but ladies' Of the highest respecabfhu
viii Be allowed 70 compets for prisss.
Ladies' wishing to compete fof prize VII
please send names 10 Becrstafys tndofsed "
two members OF the Bocissy.
Dfilitary Tsursansnt 80. Hr1dsys 10
s'clsck A. M.
prsmium also, sud special premium Of goh
medal. ysius 500 tgift Of presidsnt btsvsnsoo)
Tor tns beat drilled Military oompeny-Do
shootine. Tho Company competing ehal y.
port with mos les than forty men. and vll -
rsouired 10 drill IN acoordsucs with .UptouS
iI' b. Army Tsctics," In The SCHOOL Of ths 0oo-
nauy." paragraphs tfl % IN. md n sk1SniaA
arnl, ~psnsfsphs 10 10 90.
e. o. sTBvRN10Ns RFssiAsass
S.s4, oohSToo1s sssssssa5s ~
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Overman.

GoLD HILL, Sept. a, 1879.-Georgs ".
Beaver, Presideaf. Since last report the
north drift, 1900 level, has been extended
SO feet, and the south drift So feet. The
Forman shaft has been sunk and timbered
10 feet; total depth. 845 feet. The rock 10
still extremely hard and the flow OF water
unchanged. Good progress 10 being made
ON foundations for pumping engine and
all the other work on the surface.
CHAs. FoRNAS, supt.
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srOcK sEPOHr.
san Erancisco Beard.

Tuis MORNING.
100 Ophir. 40k, 40a, 40. S9k
470 Mexican, Sc, ssh. IS. ssh
$50 Gould 4 Curry. II. l0k, l0h
$50 Best 4 Belcher. Is, I'm
IS California. So, 50
ass Savage. Is. 13a. 49,
ass Con. Virginia. 81
80 Chollar. 7h.7
200 Potosi. 81, So
$40 Hale 4 N~orcross. l3S, ISL
SIS Grown Point. A.
lao Yellow Jacket. 10. i5S
2020 Imperial, I so, IN
210 Kentuck. A., 4 80
IS Alpha. In
$40 Bslcher. 4. 8 80
20 Confidence. 10
AGO Sierra Nevada. 45k, 45a. -
20 Utah. l9k
1325 Bullion. 9h.S
$40 Exchequsr. 81, SS.5k
30 Overman. 81
400 Justice, 3 60. 8 IS. 81, s 65 bio.
420 Union Con-. 70. 70 IS. 70S
lao Alta. 81. 81
ls5 Lady Bryan. SOC. $50
$50 Julia. 4 Is. 4 10
lao Caledonia. ~
225 Silver Hill. I 40. I IS
10 Challenge. "a
800 New York. 500
6l0 Occidental. 81, 3 10. 5
1850 Lady Warrington Con-. I o..
420 Andes. I 05, I 10
100 Grown Point RAvine. 200
975 Ward. 8 20. 8 10. ) Us.
$40 Scorpion. 8 go. 81
400 Lsviathan. soc. 45o
400 Trojan. $50
4A0 Benton Con-,
80 Solid Silver 80
1425 Golden Gate. 4k.4
$50 Flowery. 35c. SOC
$50 Con. Dorado. I IS
$40 North BONANZA, 1 IS. ~
$50 xackay. II, l 80, l 30. IL
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llArra NAYAda.

VIRGINIA CIrI, Sept. ~, 1s79.-W. ".
!Stst.om. Secretary: We are now pumping
the water from the incline and the Slopes
70 the 1000 level Of the Qphir. From this
point IL 10 conducted 10 the O. 4 @. shaft.
This change In u pumping system has
very materially reduced our expenses In
handling this water. The east drift from
the 1900 station has been advanced during
the past week 20 feet; total distance from
the station, rs feet. The face Of this drift
still continues In soft vein porphyry.
showing some indications Of water.
ALEX. @. MCKENZIE, Supt.
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Yellow Jacket.

GOLD HILL, Sept. 40. ls79.-Asreer
Otsy, Secretary. The north drift on 27O0
level is In 65 feet, In good blasting ground,
and only q slight seepage OF water. The
south drift Is In 33 feet. and In hard. dry.
blasting porphyry. We shall probably re-
sumo sinking In the north winze tonight.
Most OF the new engine machinery has Ar
rived and 10 being placed In position -
rapidly a. possible.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-29
Caledonia.

doLD HILL, Sept. a, is79.-Gsorgs W.
Beaver. Prssidsnt: During the past week
the north drift from winzs has been OF.
tended 10 feet. One Of the eccentrics on
the hoisting engine broke on the Gath In.
slant and stopped all work OF winze for
two days. The Pormsn shaft has been
sunk and timbered 10 feet; total depth sAS
feet. The rock In the bottom still CON-
tinues extremely hard and the fow OF
water 10 without change. Good progress
il being made with all the work on the
surface. CHAs. FoRxAs, supt.
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BAaf a BAlcheH.

VIRGINIA CrrY, sept.2s, is79.-K. Winis,
Secretary, We made 20 feet In the joint
east crosscut ON q 100 level the past
week. Total length from main lateral
drift. 1877 feet. Owing to . break In the
Gould 4 Curry air compressor no work has
been done during the week in the 1900
Joint winze on our north line. Everything
will be In readiness for sinking tomorrow.
All work 10 going ahead smoothly st the
Gould q Curry and Best q Belcher shaft.
The water has raised 80 feet In the shaft
since We stopped pumping.
b. q. Pxxoyxs, supt.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-29
Fire Ia susro.

A FIRE in sutro yesterday. says the In
dependent. burned Mrs. Thompsou's
stable. occupied by the Sutro Stage
Company; stable in the rear Of Donnelly
4 Co.'S. occupied by George Shaw. and
. row Of lodging-houses back OF Ryan X
Riordan's. besides q lot OF cabins. lum-
bsr and other material near the residence
OF Mrs. Schrader. Loss. about $4,000;
insurance. $1,000.
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over The way.

Matt. Gillespie. over the way, Is in
daily receipt Of papers. periodicals, etc.,
and oil kinds Of newspapers. he Is
agent for the San Francisco Col, Pos!
Examiner % we'll for the GOLD HILL
DAILY News, and IL ready to furnish
subscribers promptly with any or all Of
these papers. Books. stationery, mo-
lions and sheet music always on hand
and cheap for cash.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-29

The Democratic State Convention Of
Minnesota has nominated Edward Rice
for Governor, E. F. Barnum for Lieu.
tenant Governor. Felix A. Boosr for
Secretary Of State. L. B. Crowdy for
Treasurer. P. II. Bsboook for Attorney
General. and VIM. Covills for Railroad
Commissioners.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-29

The jury ~impansled at the inquest
upon the death OF George w. Lee rem.
dsred O verdict that deceased "came to
his death from wounds inflicted by him.
self with q razor. and we believe that
whom hs inflicted said wounds he was
laboring under temporary alteration Of
mind"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-29
Arrival. Yesterday MORNING..

Thomas Hsmmell.'w C Boylan. R n
Wright. L o Palmer. J E Meyers. b Ma
son. J @ Fay. J.. L. Noulthrop. @ Russell.
J H Mcbride and wife, Mrs J II Franch.
d b Thompson and wife. E Pierce and
wife. D Mccarthy and wife. + Frederick
and wife. George DAILY. E Blewstt. W
Hatch, J Monaco.
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bounr.Norcro.s.s.vage shan.

VIRGINIA Orr, Sept. ~, 1874. x.
p. Harmon, President: Work on the $500
bob station and the 2i00 tank and pump
station Is progressing very favorsbly. We
have three sets Of timbers In place in the
bob station and one In the pump station.
Water coming In at bottom 10 same - last
reported. Machinery Is In excellent order
and running smoothly.
Isaac L. REauA, supt.
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TroiAu.

GoLD HILL, Sept. a.. ls7s.-David
Wilder. Secretary: East drift from incline
upraise, above second station, has been
extended A feet through quartz giving
low assays. On third station We have ad-
vanced south drift 10 feet, put down turn
table and timbered IS feet Of tunnel. Ore
taken from this drift averages $Si 49 per
ton. ALBEIT LAcKxY, Supt.
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No,,n no,.,.. and Plov.ry.

VIRGINIA CRY. Sept. az. 1s79.-W. ".
S,st.on, Secretary: The prospecting on the
third level Is going ahead a. usual. show
ing . very decided improvement. The
water has been all drained out OF the
fourth level and exploring drifts are being
pushed forward with all possible speed.
We are working about 100 men In the
North Bonanza and Flowery, all told.
d. H. JACKSON, Supt.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-29

MoaE v Coos.-At the Fulton Foun.
dry new gearing with broad V cogs 10
being made for the hosting engine at
the Chollsr.N orcross. Savage shaft. 20 a.
to make II adequate for deeper work.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-29
Departures saturday Eve.i.E.

FNcysr. G Israel. n c Sullivan. 8 Ds-
Wis. J Hardy. r Nathan. P W Messenger.
Av Lancaster. W z Pettis, 7 Sullivan
and family. p Heffermsn. T Craig. Mrs II
Hill. Mrs. T N Hammell. A Gallatin. Miss
Parkinson. Mrs Mccullough. Hugh Ken
NEEDY. II Balch. J Mcmillan. Jay Barnes.
Il xsckall. A II Croeo. T s Cain and
wife,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-29
Arrivals ssss Merss.g.

Otto Herrlinger. A Shane. II Rider. G
williamson. @ Russ. Vim Alperson. J II
Tobin. J h shermier. J Clark. J Brady
and wife. @ Bovst. 8 Baer. DR. Naumann.
w II Libby.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-29
DspaYsures Lass EVENING.

O Gilbert. W G Bishop, Chas William.
con. W q Douglass. W II Strickland. &c
Pincknsy. W 8 Hobart. Mrs. Bray. E
Harlan. q saeona. George r Foard and
.tsnIly, Q I stanly and wife, Vim Ursn.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-29
Msuday-Frst Day.

A-.l--u-. NJ
"enesS-F'rs my
No. l-state for 2.yesr olds which have nsvs,
started In a nce: S?s each. SO forfeit. 400
sddsd Ava fu,Ioncs
No. a-Purss $50; Sia,to nrst. sas to second,
tnSse-9uspts,s o. . mile. .....
~ Ia am. aosss. ,os IA son. - -
oons snd = nsi; MIA. :n,sree sc =. e,S.
M, hss n...tars,. 80 : 49, ssS..u ~ AZ
nornds syt,s. sna. nv aiIv snst hss an to
sscss s,eht ncrnd. ay..s an ,n.,h ~. ~
thres 49, tsr noruds .xt aysonS an, -
ave en'fsnee ...o. .,. .,o
~; sIo9 70 mist: wv 70 80
ona, ~ 70 tniioi ncats OF . mule. Tree LOT ~.
Mo: oh9sole race, stake OF ~ eacn, xlo ior.
feit. Sloo added; one and Q quarter miles ovsr
nvs hurdles three feet six inches high weller
Taesday-sscend Day.
No. s-rro,tinu. a.D cl.s.. frss N, .ii bo,...
,n N.vsa.. sisn s.s.II 49, 49, s.n..
- p,rn si.v "a dpr u ~ nofsss ,,vm 1 rsusssL -
snSn ,srt ana AZ eorn,,.. n.escn. ,ss.a ~
Ave; purse $500: nrss horse s;oS. second horse
~ NJ ,-r,o,,,,.. ,u. ~. M, ,~.uu..
r,nss,, nnr1s 9sn. All hos.s an 5000
horse $i2a' third horse s70.
Wednesdsy-Third Day.
No. s-etates for oil 2.yesr olds, thrse-qusr.
No. s-Stsie FREQ for al carrying 100 pounds:
No. io,Dssh Of : half mile. free foT an horss:
IN Nevada and eountis. named in Editorials ana
ScS:s $50.
No. il.staiss Of s2S each. p. p; gold medal.
WsiObt leo pound,. The r,der. must b. mann.
bers Of the state Agricultural Society. Of the
Pacific Cost Blood Horse Association, or soma
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-09-29
Thursday-Fsarth Day.

No. lt-Trotting. mile md repeat. frss for al
3yesr olds IN Nevada and counties above
named In California and Oregon; purse $500;
nrrt horse $3.50. second horse 500, third horse
go.
No. l6-Trotting, 216 class. free for oil; best
three In nvei purse $500; nrst horse $500. SEQ
ond horse $500.
No. le-Trotting. i've miles out, free for all;
The New York herald., 1879-02-28
THE GLOBE LIFE.

RESERVATIONS OF TWO OF THE FRERMANs FOR.
MALLY TENDERED AND PROMPTLY ACCEPTED.
There was tide yesterday in the affairs of tho
Globe Life Insurance Company. but whether IL will
lead to fortune depends largely the election Of
the Insurance Department or the Attorney General.
At the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Di-
rectors matters assumed n phase forth as likely
to occur in the HERALD two days ago. Mr.. Frederick
A. Freeman. who still receives the courteous atten-
ton of Deputy sheriff McGonigal. conducted to
the meeting. and after the transaction Of routine
business. proceeded to announce. first. that he
authorized to tender the resignation of his father.
Pliny Freeman ~ president; second, that he was
similarly authorized to tender tho resignation of his
brother, James Freeman, a director. There was
discussion to delay the acceptance of both these
propositions by the Board. As one of the directors
afterward said. 1T what we had been waiting
for" Mr. Frederick A. Freeman omitted any reference
tender subject At another meeting TO be hold to-
day this question will come up. His particular
resignation has been the bone Of contention in the
Board
OF the 100000 capital stock of the Globe Company
the Freemans own about Ss501O. Most OF this is in
the of Pliny Freeman In offering the two
designations yesterday Frederick A. Freeman stated
Una, sa, ne ua , 80 oy His father Is surS frs
stroke of paralysis In Georgia and unable to write
There Is doubt in the minds Of some ot
the directors to whether the proceeding
Is regular. Ono of. them said yesterday. in
the face Of the preponderance OF stock held
by the FroemAns, the other directors are powerless
The annual election, some three months hence. may
develop an unex expcced turn. There 1000 shares
Of stock to be voted, and, although policy holder
who attends the meeting will be entitled to one vote
there but slim chance of defeating the Freeman
interest. They hold the power to elect board OF
directors, Who mny choose such officers ~ tho
Frcemans please. Who will be selected to NIL tho
Office president In the interim will perhaps develop
ut to -morrows mceting
n IA ~ "A UUQr.
Judge Donohue yesterday gave his decision on tho
motion to vacate the order OF arrest against
Frederick A. Freeman. He denied the motion and
Endorsed the application ~ follows:"As the PROOF
stands defendant obtained from the funds OF the in-
surance company $25O,OO0. III this s true, and M
good reason FOR taking the money from the company
existed, until this taking is explained think tho
ortier should stand"
The New York herald., 1879-02-28
A BREWERS BLUNDER.

Mr.. Henry A. Besold, Milwaukee brewer. arrived
In this city Wednesday morning route to the
Faderland In the evening, accompanied by spaniel
valued ut $500. he started out to the town, and
encountering girl named Anna Donohue. some
where in Morris street. addressed her. IL charged
in court yesterday freely to her into the
house of q friend. Man and dog watched tho
door for half an hour. and, when Miss Dono-
hue reappeared, IL IL said, bcset her again.
An attempt to implant kiss her brow cheek,
she claims. met with such spirited resistance to
excite the dog, whose barking drew crowd. Then
Miss Donohue's friend made her appearance the
front steps. cudgel in hand and Mr.. Besod, seeing
that mischief was brewing, drew revolver. Officer
Shay. of the Twenty tyseventh precinct just at that
moment happened along, and the Milwaukean and
his spaniel spent the rest of the night in cell. Ten
dollars made everything right in the Tombs Police
Court yesterday morning.
The New York herald., 1879-02-28

chattel He was anondescript. The American people
owed more to the colored race than ever they could
repay and as the Americans pride themselves
never paying any Just debt IL hardly possible
they would ever pay any the debt they to the
negro As for the republican party that the negro
has had so long dinned into his ears his ark
of salvation at present it was fraud. delu-
sion and snare. The republican party
died with John Brown Thaddeus Stevens
and Charles Sumner The negro race ought not to
trouble itself further the welfare of American
institutions but about its own welfare, as do tho
Irish and the German races .Iet u.s. If necessary"
he said, "desert the ballot box and the primary
meeting and stick to tho school room and the lecture
ROOM Let u.s. like the Jews, learn thrift and COM
mon and. ike them. will get out aof the
house of bondage"
The New York herald., 1879-02-28
the full strength of the material at these important


parts.
RIGIpITy OF STEEL AND IRON
THE efficiency of a ship must in all cases depend
in a great upon her general rigidity well
as upon longitudinal strength and it is important
in making reductions in the sizes of the frames and
reserve frames that this feature should be main
tanned Also in reducing the thickness of the plating
especially toward the ends of ship. il is necessary
to think of its rigidity between the frames and of
the means of imparting strength to resist painting
and distortion. have given the results OF few ex
periments intended throw some light this point
and they do not SO far as they go, speak so favor
ably for the steel the tensile and other expert
ments do. They consisted in testing the compare
tive stiffness of strips of steel and iron plate and OF
some plates and angles combined by supporting the
specimens near eends aud weighting them in the
middle and measuring the amount of detection at
successive loads. The test pieces were supported,
but not rgdy held, by the ends, and so differed in
tween the frames of ship. and the steel might
probably have compared somewhat better If the
ends had been fixed"
The following table shows some of the results of
the experiments alluded in the two tests reported
the bearings having been two feet apart
Dedec- Perma- Eon
Desc,'ip- Load, tton, "entset gdton
ton Iacles. lbs. Hches. Inches. INctes
l. Steel plate. 4x5-l6. 9o7 31s "a -
Iron plate, 4xs... 1901 ga 24 =
g Steel plate 4x5s. 1866 8 I-16 11-l6 1916
Iron plate. 4xh. 1858 37-l6 80 1916
Experiments with plates riveted together with
angle irons supported at the ends and weig hted in
the middle he bearings being three feet apart and
the pitch of the rivets four inches) resulted fol-
lows:-
Plate 6,4 in. x 4 in. Plate Ga IN. 7-16 in.
Angles 24 in. "a Angles 5-l6 in.
an. 5-16in. 2l5-l6 in. q in.
The New York herald., 1879-02-28

have hauled in the whip. In the meantime the crew.
with the apparatus drawn by two good horses
would have arrived by excellent coast road made
by the men in summer. The hawser would then be
sent out. might be hauled ashore from the
ship IL it could be got ut board. The car then
attached and hauled out. the horses being used to
assist. it would then come ashore and when opened
Solon, and Mr.. Hardcash. the great banker and
beloved friend of Senator Demosthenes. might not be
found comfortably ensconced therein? What COM
forting thing it would be to Messrs. Demosthenes
and Solon to think that they had both voted for the
increased appropriation and bill for the further
pcrfecting Of the United States Life Saving Service
Who knows but We ourselves our friends may
some day need the life carp"
The New York herald., 1879-02-28
THE BLAIR DIVORCE CASE.

Following close on the heels Of the court martial
in the of Captain Thomas Blair is suit brought
by Mrs. Maria l.. q. Blair for annument of her
marriage to him at Lancaster. KY, on the 18th Of
last September. As is well known, che was the
widow of General Gordon Granger On her behalf
application made yesterday TO Judge Donohue,
OF the Supreme Court, for order directing her
animation before trial and fixing the date of such
examination on Wednesday next. She gives the
for desiring such speedy examination that
she wishes to visit father and sister ut Lancaster
former marriage, and that the return trip would be
both expensive aud unnecessary. The order was
granted.
The New York herald., 1879-02-28
WINDING UP A BANK.

The Emigrant Savings Bank, Of Brooklyn, located
at the of Court and Livingston Streets closed
its doors yesterday. having wound up business in On
honorable manner. The determination to discon
tinue the bank reached ut meeting of tho trus
tees OF institution held in June last when was
decided that the earnings did not warrant their
longer continuing tho business.
The New York herald., 1879-02-28
THE UNHAPPY NEGRO.

'The Modern House of bondage. or the New En-
saveinent OF the American Negro" the title of =
lecture delivered by Mr.. j. D. Hayes, at the shiloh
Presbyterian Church, No. 140 Sixth av-
enue. The principal part Of the lecturers
discourse was arraignment of the American
people for what he claimed was their infamous
treatment of the negro in not allowing them to
reach higher place in the body polite Of the nation
lie said that all the expectations that we're raised In
tile minds OF the negro after the war had been
most wofully shattered since. Thirteen years ago
the negro q chattel; now he was neither nor
The New York herald., 1879-02-28
EFFICIENCY OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
desire to express. through your columns. my
gratitude the members OF the Fire Department and
Insurance PATROL together with my admiration for
the energy and efficiency displayed at the extensive
conla,ration this morning on the premises adjoining
my residence. Nothing that could say would do
justice to the courage and determination with which
the fremen controlled the flames and prevented the
destruction of the neighboring houses.
JOHN II. WATSON. No. 67l Fifth avenue.
New York Feb. ~. 1879
The New York herald., 1879-02-28
"ALWAYS WITH YOU"

The HEnALp has received from IN. L. s." 50 so
for Abraham Levy. from "o. J. NJ" 50 for tailor in
Rivngton and from 80. A. s." 81 for the gen
oral fund. Total, Sl2 90.
The New York herald., 1879-02-28

1873 was taken from unexpended balances.
The number OF miles swept each year above is
follows-In 1873 report; in 1874, IL. .22 miles
in 1876 9,47 miles, in 1876. IL 2S3 miles, in 1877,
1882 miles; in 1873. II, 16l miles.
The report shows that the number of loads OF
ashes. garbage. dirt. snow and ice removed was as
follows:-In 1873, account had; in 1874, sl0075
loads in 1885, 1855. .4Sl loads 1876. 1027 595 loads
1877 1017 04S; 1873, l.l3l SOC loads. The average
per load in each year lin 1873, account;
in 1874 $009 per load in 1875. 20 cents and mills
in 1876 10 cents and mills; in 1877, 70 cents and
mills, in 1878. GO cents and mills.
The New York herald., 1879-02-28
SIX YEARS OF STREET CLEANING

The following report just issued gives the statistics
of the Street Cleaning Bureau from 1873 to ls7s in
elusive. with amounts of money received and ex-
pended during that period. the number of loads Of
ashes garbage snow and ice removed. with the
average cost per year.
In laIa there were receiyed from the Board