Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-02-13
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save at an increased rate 1t Is said that
there are thirty-6ve sran-lad ships at
Queenstown, and that the owners do not
know where to send them. Meanwhile the
grain may be heating in the vessels holds and
rendered valueless There are many reports
of intimidation by dock laborers and others to
prevent men from working until the dispute
Is settled. The steamship Lualaba, which
was to have sailed for the west coast of Africa
on Thursday last, has not yet left her docks.
New York, February 12.-Estimates made
by Thomas C. Scott and Arthur B. Savory
on English wheat growing show that English
farmers can not continue it at the market
prices of the past season Careful figures
show that the wheat must net the farmer co
IS. per quarter to cover expenses, whilesthe
average price during the past four months
was only 60. They say if American growers
can raise wheat, and after paying costs, in
Guiding transportation, can sell it i'll the Eng
fish market for 81 % per bushel, then the
time and money expended in raising grain
in Great Britain is wasted.
New York, February 12.-The London
daily Mems says Bret Hartes lecture on
'Argonauts of 40 is great success. OF all
the disciples of Dickens, Harte is perhaps the
only one who has not fallen into the trick of
iring his master 5 mannerlsIns. Tie is almost
the only American humorist with any senti-
ment.
New York, February - Peter Cooper's
friends give him reception tonight, to-day
being the anniversary OF his birthday. Many
distinguished citizens will participate, in
Guiding the Presidents OF all the New York
colleges, three or four Catholic bishops and
the majority of the clergy, The University
of New York will confer on HIM the Aca-
demic degree.
St. Petersburg, February 12,-The cpl
demic has entirely disappeared from Astra
chan. No cases have been reported for
eral days.
New York, Feb. y. The recent billiard
uncertainty of the game. and experts and
others are giving attention TO details looking
to an improvement. Among the many prop
ositions advanced for 4 new game are these
First orbidding masse shots.
Second Forbiddiug L" nursing,
Third nursing he allowed, the balls
to be repsotted after runs of %.
F,nrth-No caroln To- count unless a ClIsh-
i"'i - made.
Fitti.-The game to be with two balls only
The object ball to be hit twIre.
Correspondents are Hoodirrs the newspapers
with all manner of devices to do away with
game that has is-crne with professionals alto
gether too simple 4 correspondent in this
mornings SIN makes this point: . For ex-
ample each of the players at the conclusion
of his thirty ninth inning has 53l. One OF
them runs 10, and is given the game. Does
that give his opponent fair show Ger
tainly one of the players has had 40 chances,
and his opponent only 80.
The French experts, GARNER. Rudo'phe and
Vignau1, are earnestly in favor Of some modi-
tication of the game, while the Americans view
the proposition codly or positively oppose it,
San Francisco, February Pc. l., Cul-
yer, collector for the Contra Costa Laundry
ASSOCIATION, mas bctI arrested Oh d charge 81
embezzling money of the company. He be
gan his operations immediately after he went
into the employ Of the company, about two
years ago, and his peculations aggregate over
Sl3 900 He WAS taken over to Oakland and |
locked up.
George ". Gift. editor of the Napa Re
porter, Captain in the Confederate Navy
during the war died at Napa yesterday
MAN MISSING The Reno Jou,nM of yes
terday has the following mention of a missing
man:
S. W. jacobs, one Of the Western Union
telegraph line repairers, left the Summit early |
Sunday morning to go around the wagon road
by Bonner Lake to attend to certain repairs,
expecting to be gone not more than four or
five hours He didn't have on his coat, but
only Jacket, and had no lunch with him.
That was the last seen of him. At IL o'clock
that night preparations were being made by
a party to 90 Ill search Of him During the
afternoon and evening all locomotives passing
over the track near the Summit Whistled at
the openings in the snowsheds, hoping, in
case he got lost in the snowstornI. to show him