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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-01-04
A VALUABLE INVENTION.
From the Eureka Sentinel.


Owing to the frequent accidents occur
ring In mines caused by overwinding of
the wire rope, and running the cage into
the sheaves, many of the mechanics en-
ployed along the Comstock have given
much time In devising plan for its in
vention. Some of these met the require
ments in part, but it remained for q
Young man in Eureka to fully perfect
what was required. and hereafter there
can be no danger to life il his invention
Is applied to cages in mines. Mr.. Harry
Harrison has been employed for num-
Der of years at the Richmond reduction
works as an engineer. and is known as
an excellent machinist. About one year
since be was employed at the Alps mine
at Phoebe. when an accident occurred of
one of the principal mines on the Com
stock, whereby number of lives were
lost. Within few days another acct.
dent occurred at one of the mines in
Phoebe from the same cause, when Mr..
Harrison conceived the idea that plan
could be devised to prevent over-wind-
ing, and the device for which he received
letters patent on Tuesday evening last, is
the result of his studies. The device
must DO seen to be fully understood; but
We will endeavor to briefly give de-
scription of it. when mining men can
clearly see its utility. 1t consists of a
bell-shaped casting placed on cross
timber mortised between the guides,
about three feet from the sheaves,
through which the cable passes, the
cable being attached to the safety-hook
fastened to the cage. The hook, which
is made of wrought-iron, is about one
foot long. having three ratchets or shout.
ders, turned upon 1t at the upper end Of
the cone. The link of the rope fits into
slot cut into the top OF the hook, and
fastens itself to the two arms placed in
the bottom slot, and held there BY pin.
Should the cage be run up too far. the
hook enters the opening in the cone cast
ing about three inches. when the arms
of the hooks pressing the sides of the
casting, detaches the link. and the pals
upon the castings oatchets, holding the
cage secure, making 1t impossible that
II should again descend into the shaft,
being fast In the ratchets, while the rope,
being detached, has passed into the
sheaves. Some OF the advantages OF
this over any other hook in use is ito
simplicity Us quick and sure action, its
adaptability ITO either the round or ha
rope, and its great strength and dura
bility. It is the intention Of Mr.. Har
rison to at once introduce his invention
and we learn that some of the companie
OF Eureka have already conferred wit
him with view to having it attached
their hoisting.works. We feel confnen
that when introduced its use will becom
general. as the superintendents and fore
men who have seen it pronounces in ii
| favor
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-01-04

ILL MANNERs.-The following is from
the Virginia Stage, We are sorry to say,
is of too frequent occurrence: 1T is very
amusing to watch the contirlions of some
Of our Virginia girls in ballroom,
especially those who, either by accident
or uperabundanoe OF hard cheek, have
worked themselves into society they are
in no sense fitted to belong. 1t is easy
to spot" this shoddy class, il the reader
will attend heightened ball or social
in this city. They are observable by
their twadry and tasteless makeup, no
less than by their affected and touch.me.
not airs. IT,. perohapce, an "out.side"
couple (no matter how respectfully take
place in set mainly composed of the
females we refer to, they extend the tips
of their fingers to the gent az though be
was leper, while the elevated position
of their nasal organs is very suggestive
of 80 many hat-pegs. 4 man must at
least be brokers' clerk, or he is totally
ignored by these paint-and-powder dam
sells, and if an outsider should accident
ally run against one of their big feet in
Q round dance, hen convention assem-
bles and steps are Immediately taken to
have the disaster removed from the
room. We sometimes incline to the
opinion that young men who toady to
this shoddy business are more to blame
than the females, because the latter are
more or less excusable on account OF
their lamentabls ignorance. while the
former must necessarily be endowed
with little sense to hold the positions
by which they earn their daily bread"
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-01-04

The new bullion vault Of the Sub
Treasury. corner of Nassau and Wall
streets, New York, is said to be the
largest OF its kind in the world. It is
forty-eight fee. long by twenty-sight feet
wide, and twelve feet high; and is divid-
ed into several compartments by iron
ratings, 1t cost about $25, 600. The
vault is surrounded by granite wall
seven feet thick, with an inner wall,
roof and floor of iron and steel between
two and three inches thick.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-01-04

On the Oath OF December the Eureka
Leader, one OF the best and wittiest daily
journals published in this State, entered
upon it's second volume. The Leader
says II has solved the very important
problem, "Wili il psy?" in the affirma-
tive, and Is established at Eureka to
stay. We wish the Leader the best OF
LUCK and hope that it may always be
prosperous and receive the liberal sup
port which first-class journal merits.
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It is the impression that E. B. Wash
bufne will receive the appointment to
the Berlin mission, but should he do.
cline, it will then be rendered to ex-Sen-
ator Henderson Of Missouri. A better
man than John B. Henderson to fill the
Berlin mission cannot be found through
out the land. He is highly educated
and polished gentleman and he proved
himself one of the wisest, most prudent
and careful statesmen that was in the
Senate during Mr.. Johnson's admins
tration. During the impeachment trial
of the President several delegations OF in
Auential Republicans were sent to Wash
ington to confer with the Senator upon
the impeachment question and get him to
descend from the position he had taken
upon that question, but their influence
with him had very little weight, for b,
thought and judged for himself. ant
after careful consideration OF the ques
ton. and believing it best for the nation
that the President should not be i'm
peaohed, was one Of seven Republican
Senators who voted against impeaoh
ment.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-01-04

A Missouri editors wife has been seven
months making o feather cloak, which
is now for sale at ST. Louis, price $500.
it contains about SO. 500 feathers, mostly
quail, prairie chickens, and wild duck.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-01-04

In q sermon preached at Connersville,
Ind. recently, Elder Burgess, Of Butler
University, illustrated the immortality of
the times by the remark that formerly
one sermon converted 5000 persons,
while now it takes 5000 eermons to con.
vert one sinner"
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An Eastern journal tells Of q woman
who laughed herself to-death because
her husband, through mistake, took q
jar Of granulated sugar and sailed down
his pork with Il. There is many poor
devil who would not hesitate for mo.
ment to salt down his pork with granu-
lated sugar il he had the least idea that
hs would be as successful as the man
which our Eastern contemporary men-
lions.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-01-04

In the conception OF Mahomet's pari.
disc. there 10 no distinction between q
perfect woman and an angel.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1879-01-04

Hother-in.law. holding the screaming
baby.-"Dear little darlin'! How il
looks like lie papa nowl" Papa wonders
Why Il 10 that his wife's mother always
compares the baby to him when It is cry
ing, and not ct other umes.)
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Rnrn.

At Phoebe, December 9th, to the wife OF
Frank Merrill q son.
AT Phoebe, December 2sth, to the wife OF
Charles Hopkins, son.
At Phoebe December 29th, to the wife OF John
Stephens. daughter.
At Pansca, to the wife of Joseph Davis, son,
weighing Is pounds.
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Annual Meeting Notice.

TINE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
i holders Of the Raymond b Ely Mining
Company will be held At the Office Of the Com
pany, Room II, No. sic Pine street, San Fran.
cisco, CaIifornia, on Tuesday, the 2sth day
OF January, 1879, at the hour Of one ~
O'Clock P NJ. for the election of Trustees to
serve for the ensuing year, and for the transac-
ton of such other business as may properly
come before the meeting. Transfer books close
on Tuesday, the 2lst day Of January, 1879.
ja4.td J.W. PEW, Secretary.
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VIM. T. Bell, better known as "Doc"
Bell, was convicted in the United States
Court ct Carson the 2lst. Of participa-
tion in the mail robbery near Cherry
Greek In November, 1877. The Cherry
Greek robbery, il there is any truth in re-
ports that were circulated around Phoebe
several years ago, was not the first VEN
turs of the kind that VIM. T. Bell ever
made. He was strongly suspected OF
having stopped the stage half mile
from Phoebe in '76 and taking from the
mail sack $4,000 in gold notes belonging
to the State Bank of Nevada. 1t was mo-
tIced next day that he had sprained
ankle, but that was as near as any one
came to charging him with the robbery.
A short time before he declared his in
tention to friend of going on the road
open and above board-a regular Dick
Turpin. Bell is q smooth one, and up
to the time he tackled the Cherry Creek
stage has squirmed out of o number OF
bad scrapes, notably. that for the murder
Of man in Utah, and for the robbery OF
Q drug store Ia Virdinia City before going
to Phoebe. IT Ward Reflex, Dec. 2Sth.
Bells reputation in Phoebe was never
very enviable and his associates gener-
ally were of that class Of men whose
reputation for honesty was none OF the
best. Bell is druggist by profession,
and is said to be very good one. Since
Bell has been confined in States Prison,
pending bis trial. we learn that those
raven black looks Of his have TURNED red.
Very few were aware that Bells hair was
dyed, thinking black its original color
Wilson, the first of the stage robbers
convicted, and whose given name ap.
pearsd in the papers as Edward" etc.,
10 a native of Boston, Massachusetts,,
and his correct name is George II. Will
son. There ia no mistake in this, for
We were At one time interested in claim
with Wilson and have deed with his
signature upon IL. In justice to Wilson,
ws will say that while we knew him in
Phoebe his reputation for honesty was
never questioned, and he appeared to us
to be an honest, Woodworking young
prospector, always doing his work thor
oughly and we'll. Wilson left Phoebe a
little over Ave years ago for Cherry
Ohrssk, In company with Johnny Dono-
van, who killed q man in Cherry Greek
Q year or SO after arriving there and was
sentenced to imprisonment for lifo BY
Judge Beatty, then Judge Of White Pins
county. Judge Beatty and Donovan,
when young men, had studied law TO-
Rether in the Office of Mr.. Beatty'f
father ct Sacramento. We feel sorry fol
Wilson, and although his sentence t.
imprisonment for life is severe, yet it II
nothing more than just, for whom
young man, through choice, prefers Il
gain . livelihood through stealing ant
robbery to that of honest labor, tn,
sooner he is placed out Of the way from
committing harm on innocent people VI
think the better il is for him.
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Married.

At Phoebe, December 31st, by the Rev. Il. d
Kline, ELI Schweiger to Miss Kate Deery.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1879-04-17

erty and securities to the same trustees for
same object. Tins part of the will is very
lengthy and technical and cannot be con-
denscd. The policy Of $4,000 on his life
he beuuea!hs to his cXecutrix to invest in
trust for said asylum. lie also makes pro-
vision, in cojunction with the Lutheran
church, should the latter comply with Ger
tain conditions for the establishment of an
Orphan Asylum for boys. All the rest and
residue of the estate he directs to be sold
and out of the one half of the residium he
directs the payment OF the several pecuni,
airy lcgacics bcqueathcd, and the payments
of his dcbis, and the balance of the rcsidi.
UNI is boqueathed, in trust, to the said
trustees for the uses of said asylum. The
will was written by james McShcrry, Esq
of this city, and is already spoken of as one
of the ablest legal papers ever presented
to the court of this county Citizen.
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~yCUOOL COMMISSIONERS
)
NOTICE.
t)I'FICi.


BOARD COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS +
Frederick, Md April lst, 1879. '
The Board OF County School Commits
sorcrs will meet IN regular quarterly Sos
sion on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 22no
and 23rd of April.
Tcachcrs salaries will be paid on and af
ter the first day of May.
Fills against the Board VIII he pad on
and after Wednesday, July 18th, lS19
Public Schools will close for the present
wear on Thursday the 10th inst.
The use Of Public School Property viii
he granted for the purpose OF conducting
private schools, only to teachers holding
LEGAL certificates, and upon the conditions
prescribed last year
BY order Of tie Board,
ID. L. LAKIN,
Secretary,
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ICENSE.

Notice is hereby given to- all persons
and bodies corporate or polite, who may
be entitled to
l. c. Z n S I. S,
that they must obtain License, or renew
the same ON or before the
FIRST DAY OF MAY, 1879.
According to The provisions Ct the code of
Public General Laws of Maryland, every
person or persons doing business for grin
or profit except the maker, grower or
manufacturer, are hereby notified that
they mist take ont a License
WILLIAM RICHARDSON.
Sheriff of Frederick county.
opr 10 it.
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I)uBL1C NOTICE.

DuBLlC NOTICE.
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COMMITS.
SIONERS FOR FREDERICK COUN-
TI.
MARCH f. 1879.
The County Commissioners for Frcdcr'
lex county will hold the i.rst session.
April Term" a. their Office, in the Court
House, commencing
On Yut@iay morning 1prl1St, 1879,
at 10 O'Clock, u. N.
The following regulations have been
adopted
FIRST WEEK.
Making transfers and hearing appeals
rs follows:
Tuesday, April I, Buckcystown District;
Wednesday, 3, Frederick
Thursday, 3, Midde1own
Friday, 4, Crcagcrstown g
Saturday, ), Emmittsburg "
SECOND WEEK
Monday, April :. Catoctin and Urbana
Districts:
Tuesday, April s, Liberty District;
NcuhcSuaN, Apfll y, ~ Market DlH'llcl'
Thursday April 10, liauVers District;
Friday April II, Woodsooro' District
Saturday, April -, Petcrsvlle District.
THIRD WEEK.
N,,l,r An,,1, N, plo,s,,t o,d Ioc
trrson Districts;
WnInnssI.,. ,n,iI tx tanl,sn, ni.tr;c,
Tnur,I.v ,n,iI - Iohnsvilla Distr;c,
Er;,,,y nr,I ~ NnnGv;un D,etr;rt
l' '""ii, 'amr;l 10 Iimr, ,,
FOURTH WEEK.
Mondoy April 81. Icvislown Distric,
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MAR RED.

On the 9th inst, at tho VI Parsonage il
Washington, d. c, by Rev DIR ~ Fl
Ames, Mr. j r Shi."v Of Anne Arundc
Co, Md, to Miss n J ellis Of Carol
county Md.
On the end inst in the Lutheran church
in Frederick, by the Rev DR. Dehl, Cha>
l. Larch, of Baltimore, formerly Of Buck
cystown, in !h!s county, to Miss Lizzie
$ Moore, daughter of Mr. John T Moore
of that city
On the eth inst, at the same place, by tho
same, Gus,ayus Moss to Rehcccn
Wachtcr, both Of Brookhill, this coHnty
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For the benefit of few people, wish
all the parties whom this concerns would
attend to their own business and not take
so much stock in certain young man in
this town. Eavcs droppers never hear
anything good of themselves. Trusting
you will take warning from this and sweep
before your own doors. Respectfully, W.
EASIER MONDAY IN MECHANICsTowN.
This day, which is usually kept as ho-
iday in this town, was also observed on
this occasion particularly among the
young. Quite number of young ladies
had come home for short vacation from,
scmnaries, schools, &C., bringing with
them some friends, making our town quite
lively. In the forenoon Il number of young
ladies', accompanied by some male escorts
proceeded up to chimney rock but did not
get up all the way. Alter dinner the Me-
chanicstown banuasse in front of
Oslcr's Hall, where they played few
choice pieces and then formed in line and
with music wendcd their way up Main 81.
toward the mountain. Accompanying
them were quite number of young folks
After n tolsomc march, which elected
many n sigh from the travellers, they
reached table rock, when a short halt was
made, and on it went to chimney rock, the
end o! the journey. On reaching the rocks
they were found to be in possession of a
lot Of boys already Prof Landcrs having
taken his scholars on an excursion there,
after resting little, the band commenced
to play, one piece after another, until the
rocks and hills revcrberAtea with the JOY.
Gus strains of the music Occasionally Il
shout and veil would arise from the
Threats of about fifty boys, who could
scarcely he controlled. and seemed to be in
their clement, climbing over those. rocks or
on trees. Enough has been said about
those rocks, and most of our readers are
familiar with them, 50 we will omit a de
scrip,ion of them. Enough that visit
to chimney rock, table rock and VOL rock,
no matter how laborious it is to reach
them, will repay any one for the views
from those points are just grand, glorious.
No accilcn, happened on last Monday, al.
though about l25 persons were congrcsa
ted there, and well pleased with their visit
and with bright anticipate II for hearty
supper, the cXcursionis,s returned to their
homes, the homrwarl trip down the noun
tain being less iab ,riolS than the upward
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NOR THE SIiERIFFALTY.

To The rioters Of Frederick Co"niv:
GENTLr':E Thanking Won for the
vote received in the County tonvcniior
IN 1877, and at the request of mHnv war
and personal friends in the county, agnj
announce myself ny y cantlihH'" COR H.
prAt Shcritialtv ,i Frederick '",niv; h'.
ing the Senior candidate for 80 Office,
earnestly soliei, Your support. subject
the decision OF Tic Republican Nomlna'in,
Convention.
nov 2stf DAVID L. lT..KLTN,>.
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DANIEL RODDI,

late of Frederick county, deceased. All
persons having claims against said de-
ceased, are hereby warned to exhibit the
same with the vouchers thereof legally au
then,catcd to- the subscriber, on or before
the 10th day of October next; or they mfy
otherwise by law he excluded trolh all
bcncti: of said estate. Those indebted are
rcuuc ;ted to make immediate payment.
JOHN A. RODDI,
apr 10 1t the acting Executor
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Executors Notice.

NJ OTICE is hereby given that the sub
" srribrr has obtained from the Or
phan's Court of Frederick County letters
lcstamentarv upon the estate OF
SOPHIA NEALE,
late of Frederick County, deceased. All
persons having claims against said dcceas
ed arc hereby warned to exhibit the SAINT
with the vouchers thereof legally authen
licatcd to tho subscriber, on or before The
18Th Of September next, they may ether
wise, Ivy law, be excluded from all bcncti'
of said estate Those indebted are request
ed to make immediate payment.
RICHARD \. OFFtTT,
marl2-4t Executor,
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No. 1910 EIsAity.

In the Circuit Court for Frederick
CountV.
FEBRUARY TERM, 1879.
Report Of Sales of Abraham Lohr, trustee
of John Lohr and wife.
Nrlcrcd .Eis 18th day of March, 1871.
" that On the 9Th day Of April next
The Court will proceed to act upon tn" au.
dilor'a report this day filed in the above cast
unless ctusr to the contrary he shown be
fore said day; provided n c py Of this or
der be inserted IN some newspaper pub
hshcd in Frederick coGnty for three sue
ccssivc weeks prior to said day.
THOMAS GORSUCH.
Clerk Of the Circuit Court for Frederick &C
True Copy-Tcst,
THOMAS GORSUCH, clerk
marco st
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< Fed! SEED. SEED,!!

y -
Just received a large supply Of fresh
VEGETABLE AND FLOWER SEEDS.
and customers can y" sure oi being sup
piled with neatly every class or name that
can he called for. This is made Il special
par, of our business and therefore receives
our close attention and study.
GARDENERS who want to supply Themselves
with the most reliable segds, will find il
greatly to their advantage to apply To reg
uMr Agricultural Dealers for them, where
seed, arr made q speciality and study
Thanking our many friends for pms, pa.
tronagc we respectfully solicit their con
tinucl iayurs.
STEWART & PRICE,
Agricultural Dealers.
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NOR CLERK OF THE COURT.

To the Ioters Of Fie1errh County:
FELLOW CITIzENs-The undersigned
submits his name to your consideration n
a candidate tor Clerk OF the Circuit Court
and earnestly solicits your support.
Respectfully,
EDWARD \, GlTTINGEH.
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. I {: D..

On the llth inst, in this place, Mrs Sarah
Wiernan, aged Il years, 4 months and
26 days.
On the 1llh inst, near Graceham, Christ
lana Lonr, aged IS years, ) months and
IL days,
On the End inst at her late res ilcncc il
Frederick, Meiora Dgle Dali, daughter
of the late Judge Thomas Buchanan, il
the 19th year Ct her age.
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Nc,U Id easements.
Administrators Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the sub
" stribcr has obtained from the Or
phans' Court of Frederick County, letters
Tcstamcnt0ry upon the estate of
MARIA l.. LYNN,
late of Frederick county, deceased All
persons having claims against said d"cca>
ed, are hereby warned to exhibit the SAINT
with the vouchers thereof legally authcn
iicacd 10 the subscriber, on or before the
9TH day Of October next; they may other
wise, by law, be excluded from all hcncti,
of said estate Those indebted are request
ed to make immediate payment
WM. A. LYNN,
apr II 1t Administrator.
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Executors Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given, that the sub
~ scribcr has obtained tom the Or
phan's Court Of Frederick County, letters
Testamenta'y upon the estate vt