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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-20

AcCoRDING to the statistics of the
IDterDal Revenue Bureau. orr people
have smoked no less than |, 9)5 .063 900
cigars during the past fiscal year.
which. at ten cents each, wolld make
the aggregate cost $3.50. 506.2 In
addition to which. 25.3i3 43S pounds
of tobacco other, than cigars were con-
sumed. at an estimated cost of $l5,-
000, 900 more.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-20
THE BULLION TAX BILL.

A communication from Taxpayer on
the bill releasing several mining com
panies 10 Storey county from the pay
ment of back taxes. and the Bonanza
Company from, the payment of penal.
ties. appears in another column. In
the issue of the SILVER STATE to which
he refers, we endeavored to xpiain the
difference between the back taxes and
the penalty. The back taxes were, due
from the Belcher. Grown Point and
other mining companies on the Com
stock. which. as we understand it. paid
the States, proportion OF, the taxes for
which they were assessed. and about
which there was no dispute; but since
the Courtsdecided the bullion tax con-
stitutional, soits were brought sgainst
them Tor the recovery Of storey coupty's
proportion of the tax. which bad not
been paid, and which aggregated 81.
100000. The State had no interest in
these back taxes. and It Is asserted that
the people Of Storey we're willing to
stop proceedings in the Courts. rs the
collection, of the tax would bankrupt
the companies and compel them to sus
pend operations on their mines. The
penalty. for op;payment of taxes was
due from the California and CONSOLE.
dated Virginia Mining Companies to
the State and to Storey. county. The
bill releasing the millionaire owners of
those mines from the payment Of the
penalty was tackled on to the bill to dis
continue litigation on ineqpitabie
claims for back taxes. The. honest
members OF the Legislature. endeavored
to prevent this. but both propositions
were embodied 10 one bill, and passed
by large majority.
Now a word relative to Governor
Kiukead's action in the matter. The
Legislature was almost unanimously
Republican. The members were
elected on platform which declared
-emphsticalIy against the repeal or
modification of the Bullion tar. In di.
rect violation of this principle, and
With the assurance thai If the bill
passed it would become a law. the ma.
i6rity refused to separate the back tax
from the penalty ,cl .nse. and sent the
bill to the Governor by a. m .jority OF
abont, two thirds of both Houses. II
could scarcely be expected that. the
Governor would. in opposition to the
express wishes + bis party. as repre-.
sentsd in the Legislature. veto the bill,
particularly as tie clause relating to the
back taxes was satisfactory to the
people Of Storey county. who were di-
rectly interested 10 the matter. The
passage of the bill was also ADVOCATED
by she Territorial Eater prise, the lead
ing Republican paper of Nevada. aud
- -.
the Governor. by vetoing it. would
have placed himself without the pale of
the Republican party as represented by
the Legislature and the press OF Ne
tada, although it would have added
materially to his popularity with the
masses. OF bis party. Now the condi.
ltion of affairs may be summei up IN
these words: The representatives and
press of the Republican party in Ne.
vads are not in accord with the major
ity of the party on the railroad and
bullion tax qn-s'iaas -
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-20

DIALOGUE reported by the Nevada
cay f'apscript: Btchelor Jones'
: The State would b better off if every
Oninanan was kicked ont of it to
~ lrrow." His married friend Where
w'nld you get your washing done
'heD?" Btchelor Jones Marry some
aice girl. aud have it done at home"
Chorns by six eligible young ladies',
who happened to overhear Jones and
hrs hiend talkiog--'The Chinese must
got"
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-20

,Poore' O. Railroad Manual for 1873 8
will show there are nearly $4,000 miles
of railroad 10 the United States We
head the world in the number of miles
of railway to each inhabitant. the pro
portion being one mile to every SIS
persons; while 10 Sweden, which is the
next best. there are 1860 Inhabitants
per mile. There were more mites of
railway laid III the United States 10
1878 than in any year since 1872
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-20

INHE Raspberry Ranch, situated in .Rasp-
Il Derry Canyon, three miles from tasp.
perry station On the .. +. H., containing
I'D acre OF arabic land. with plenty If water
Tor irrlgiting pdrpJses. In Offered for sale on
favorable terms. Apply al once NJ the Dis
trict Attorneys Office sinnemacca, Neva ia
ThIs Is u rar, opportuni y to secure a good
ranch.
Winnemacc New, March 1s, 1879 I'm
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-20

Two hundred clerks of the Bank OF
France have petitioned the President of
that institution for permission to wear
their boards, a privilege now denied
them. The petition speaks of tire in-
terdic'ion as Diminishing. aud PROMISES
that discipline will be in no wise
affected by the wearing Of hair with
which nature has endowed them,
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-20
NEW TO-DAY
Call and Settle.

4 IL persons knowing themselves to be
IN indebted 10 Mrs. VI. Clarke, late Of the
Central Hotel, will please call aud settle i'm.
mediately. o., w. CLARKE
winnnemucca, March 20 1879. Wv
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-20
Fresh seeds.

Ornamental lawn and all kinds of
grass seeds. garden aud flower seeds,
direct from the we'll known firm of W.
II Strong ~ Co., Sacramento. just re
ceiyed and Tor sale la lots 10 suit It the
Book Store, Bridge street.
mtf4tf @ GHENowRTH
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-20
CITY BAKERY.
Chris Diehl Prop'r.
OPPOSITE THE COURT HOUSE.

French Rolls. Square loaves
oFoWn Bread, Pies, Cakes,
DoughnutS, Etc, etc.
Always ON hand, yered TO ords,
fresh from the oven in quantities to suit. n
any part Of town.
Having purchased the City Bakery. I vii,
spare no pains to merit the patronage OF tha
public. CHRIS. DHIFJ,
Wihnemucca, July 20, 1877. II
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-20
FOR Sale.

WIsHlNG to retire from business, now
wv offer for sale My entire property In
Winnemucca, consisting CT Book and station
ery store and the News business, and a family
residence on Second street, all OF which will
sell ut reduced price for cash In hand.
q. CHENowErH,
sWinnempcca, Jan, Is, 1879. II
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-20

The Times Review ia angry. A sqaib
In the SILVER STATE relative to the
Exc Grand jury affected it about the
same as u red rag does Spanish bull.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-12
ONE CALIFORNIAN SCHOOL DAY.

have little alarm-clock which ex.
plodes most violently at half. past four
O'Clock on every school day morning.
Yesterday was looking out of my win
dow before the clock had ceased to strike.
Ny home is on the summit of the Santa
Cruz range, some 1000 feet above sea lev
ell A hundred miles of coast, including
the whole vast curve of Monterey BAY,
with its three seaside towns, are in full
view from my front windows. From the
summit down to the sea, some seven
miles distant, the eye ranges over preci-
pitous slopes, covered with great red
wood forests The world has very few
such landscapes, or localities blessed with
such climate
Yesterday morning. however, saw
very little of all this. The moon was
shining brightly. but the sea and all the
lower slopes were covered by q stratum
of white cloud
took hasty breakfast, leaving most
of the family still asleep. The little ones
are wonderfully strong and well. Nv
sick wife has also been greatly improved
by the change.
Just as the dawn was coming M
brightly, l mounted my pony, and start
ed down The steep trail. under the lofty
redwOOds- This country is rapidly be
coming one great range of orchards and
vineyards. Orange and olive trees, full
of fruit are growing all about US. The
soil is rich and productive; frost is prac-
tically unknown; the palm and pine
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-12
RATHER SEVERE.

The Atchison Champion is rather Sc
we're and unjust in its remarks on the de-
cision of attorney general Davis in re-
gard To the one mill school tax. In
commenting ON the decision it says: "A
few more decisions like this will induce
the people to spare the services of the
present attorney general"
Ofcourse the decision that the attor-
ney-gcneral gave that this tax must he
placed upon the rolls, has caused good
deal of extra work for the county clerks
but that is no argument against the homes
" and ability of general Davis as law
yer The fact that in the discussion OF
the matter several writers have maintain
ed that the law was not repealed, and the
further fact that our state board of equal
ization aud the chief justice of the state
took the same view of the matter as the
attorney. general shows that he was moi
alone in his view of the case, but that lie
stands with some of the best authorities
of the state The matter was decided 10y
the two associate justices, and Judge
Horton did not agree with them.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-12
WEATHER REPORT FOR NOVEMBER,
1879,
From observations taken at Lawrence
Kansas, by Prof r H. Snow, of the
KRnAaa State UufVeraitV.

From observations taken at Lawrence,
Kansas, by Prof r H. snow, of the
Kansas State University.
The month was peculiar for its high
temperature, clear sky and great rain
fall. The abundant rains of the past
three months have disproved the dry
weather predictions of certain Kansas
meteOrOlogists, based upon the deticien-
cy of snow in the Rocky mountains dur
ing the past year. The source of our
Kansas rainfall must be sought for in
some other quarter.
Mean TemperatUre-44.26 degrees,
which is 4.80 degrees above the average
November temperature of the eleven
preceding years. The highest temper
ature was 1855 degrees, on the 18th;
the lowest was Is degrees, on the 2Oth !;
monthly range, COS degrees. Mean tenn
perature at a. m, 1915 degrees; at sp-
M, 52.16; at 8 p. H., 43.0S degrees.
notwithstanding melted snow, 5.I5
inches, which is 3.39 inches above the
November average of the eleven proceed
ing years, and is by far the greatest No
vember rainfall on our records Rain
fell on six days, snow fell on one day
the 28th, being the first snow of the sea-
son. The entire depth OF snow was two
inches. There were four thunderstorm
ers. The entire rainfall for the eleven
months of 1873 now completed has been
1920 inches. which Is 3.29 inches below
the average for the same period in the
eleven preceding years.
Mean CLO,tdiaess-38.33 per cent. of
the sky, the month being 10 per cent.
clearer than the average. Number of
clear days, 10; entirely clear, 8; half
clear, g; cloudy, 8; Ientirely cloudy,
2. Mean cloudiness at a. m, 1857
per cent; at 2p. M, AZ per cent. at o
p. m, 1888 per cent.
Wind-NOrthwest, % times; south
west, 10 times; southeast, Is times;
northeast. z times; north, 5 times; south,
10 times; east, 5 times; calm, twice.
The entire distance travelled by the
wind was IL 1854 miles, which gives a
mean daily velocity of 1858 miles and a
mean hourly velocity of 1852 miles. The
highest velocity was 40 miles an hour,
from / to Z p. m. on the 18th mean
height of barometer 29.147 in. at q. m.
%. 1859 in; at 2 p. m, 29125 in; at 8 p.
m, 29.146 in; maximum, 29706 in, at
Z a. m. on the 10th; minimum, 28-716 in,
at 6 p. m. on the 18th; monthly range,
l. 020 inches.
ReGGtiUe Humidity = Mean for the
month, FOG; at q. m, $50; at 2 D. m,
$50; at p. M, 729; greatest, 100, on
four occasions; least, $50, at 2 p. m. on
the 18th. There we've three fogs-on the
18th and 14th
The following table furnishes a COM
parison of the present month with the
eleven preceding NOvembers-
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-12
SOUTHWEST.

Wichita is to he made happy once
n fight for $40 side, between Il wild
cat and Scotch terrier
Hogs $325 per 100 lbs, at Elderado.
Good chance for the Times man to sell
out Jake is responsible for this.)
Albert Phenis, foreman of the ENPo-
RIA NEWS Office, came down last Wednes-
day and spent Thanksgiving with his
friends in Eureka, thus securing square
meal once more.-Eureka Herald.
Mr.. c. F. Dunnells, of Richland town
ship, in digging IA well an his farm,
struck u vein of salt water. which is like
" to prove his fortune. The vein is a
very strong one, the water which has
been tested yielding from eight TO ten
per cent. of salt. Mr.. ID. expects to en-
gage in salt anufacture.-AugustaG Ga
Zetee.
The St. Louis s. San Francisco road is
completed some six or seven miles this
side of Fredonia and track laying is
progressing rapidly every day. The
grade is about finished up to or west of
the junction with the Kansas City, En-
porfa q Southern in this county, and we
may expect the cars To be running to
that point ere another month passes if
the weather will permit the work, TO go
on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Herald
Some ofthe Eureka people are appre-
hensive that the new town of Severy, in
the south part of Greenwood county, is
to become the junction of the St. L. & S.
f., and the ST. L., X. & A. railroads, with
the X, c. +. & Sand that the latter will
then go around Eureka, and thus it will
be left out in the cold, while Severy be-
comes the railroad centre of the south.
west. The statement that ali the roads
own the land at Severy strengthens this
surmise II looks 10 us as If lively
town lot speculation was being arranged
for at severy, and that Is about all.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-12
DEATH OF A BRAVE SOLDIER.


Less than two weeks ago Gen. JEFF. G.
Davis presided over the meeting of the
Army of the Cumberland society, at
Washington On Sunday afternoon
last he died at the Palmer house, Chi
cage.
This distinguished soldier WAS born at
Memphis, Clarke county, Indiana, and
was in his fifly-third year. He entered
the military service in 1916, rs private
soldier in the war with Mexico. Two
years later he was appointed second
lieutenant in the regular army, and ut
the outbreak of the civil war was u first
lieutenant, stationed at Fl Sumter. On
the surrender of that post by its com.
mander, he returned to his native state,
and was made colonel of the 22d Indi-
ana infantry. Shortly afterwards he was
promoted tn II brigadier general, and sub
sequcntly to be Il major general of volun-
teers. At the time of his death he was
colonel of the Esd u. 5. infantry. He
was well known throughout the west,
and was popular everywhere. He was ii
brave officer, He had been in poor
health for some time. He was brought
into prominent notice in the early part
OF the war by shooting and killing Gen.
Nelson at Louisville, Ky, for which he
was tried and acquitted, The shooting
was generally justified by the public
at the time, but Notwithstanding this his
otherwise fine reputation has always
been clouded " that hasty act.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-12
CHARITY IN CHICAGO.
Chicago Tribune


Yesterday young lady with a bran
new set of bangs and "a sample of court
plaster on her alleged alabaster cheek
sought out the editor and remarked that
she had a valuable piece of information
10 impart. Some of the most prominent
society bellies on the west side, she said,
had recently become convinced that they
were too devoted TO vain and worldly
things, and hal resolved to wet their
thumbs and turn over new leaf All
useless and gaudy articles of dress were
to be discarded, and the bulk of their
valuable time was hereafter to be devot-
ed to deeds of charity and philanthropy,
instead OF young men. In pursuance of
this idea they had resolved TO dispense
with the wide canvas belt now so much
worn, and convert them into surcingles
for INDECENT horses, for which purpose
they were admirably adapted. The
young lady with bangs, who was presi-
dent of the society, had figured out that
if 100 young ladies would devote them
selves and their belts to this work, ten
horses might be provided with surcin-
giles. Would the editor kindly call at
tention to the matter in his paper? The
editor said he would, and after the dele
gate from the prominent society bellies of
the west side had taken a fresh chew of
carOmels she fitted away like beautiful
dream
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-12
A REMEDY FOR DIPHTHER1A.
IMPERIAL RUSSIAN LEGATION,
w L. 1910

w NV. 10, 10 }
To the Editor OF the New York Herald:
In view of the increase of diphtheria in
several places in the state of New York
hasten to communicate to you for pub
licity very simple remedy, which haV-
ing been used in Russia and Germany,
may prove effective here. Out of sever
al others, DIR. LetZerich, who made ex-
tensive experiments in the application
of this remedy, has used il in twenty
seven cases, eight of which were of a
very serious nature, all of which had a
favorable result, except in one case, when
the child died from a complication of
diseases For children of one year he
prescribes the remedy, for internal use
every one or two hours, as follows.
Natr. Benzoic, pur. so solv. IN aq dis
tillvt- 40. menth, piper. ana 400 syr. cort.
aur. 100.
old he prescribes from seven 10 eight
grammes for 100 grammes of distilled
water, with some syrup; for children
from three to seven years old he pre-
scribes from ten to fifteen grammes, and
for grown persons from fifteen tn twenty
five grsmmes for each 100 grammes of
water.
Besides this he uses also with great
success the Installation on the dipllthe-
rial membrane through glass tube, in
serious cases. every three hours; in light
cases three times day of the natl. ben
zoic pulver. For grown people he pre-
scribes for gargling dilution of ten
grammes of this pulver for 200 grammes
of water.
The effect of the remedy is rapid. AZ.
ter twenty-four OF thirty-six hours the fe.
verish symptoms disappear completely
and the temperature and pulse become
normal. This remedy was used also with
the same success by Dr. Braham Braun
and Prof Helps, in Prague: Dr. senator,
in Cassej, and several others in Russia
and Germany.
Hoping that the publication through
your widely spread paper will
prove beneficial in the United States. 1
remain yours very truly.
Minister of Russia to the q. s.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-12

In the present house of Representatives
there are six members who were not
present at the extra session. Four of
these, three Republicans and one Demo
crat, are from California; one, n Repub-
lican, is from the ilflh Iowa district, and
one, II Republican. from the twelfth New
York district. Adopting n rigid CLASH
fication, this makes the parties stand AS
follows: Republicans, 1871, Republican
Greenbackers, 3; Democrats, l4o; Dem
ocratic Greenbackers, Z; Nationals, ?.
The detection of FELTON, and other indie
pendent Democrats, classed above as
regular Democrats, may change their
classification. Whether the Democrats
have in the present house good work
ing majority depends largely ON the
spirit they manifest.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-12


an attempt such as he suggests will not
awaken storm of protest. The prop0-
sition at this time to retire the green
back currency will not be countenanced
or tolerated. Congress will oppose it as
the people oppose it, and that without
regard to Individual ideas as TO the legal
ity of the legal tender act, but ON the
broad and general ground that this is not
the time TO agitate the matter. Indeed,
the suggestion seems to be thrown in
without expectation that it will be acted
on, for NO plan is outlined for carrying
out the recommendation, and no time
limited at when the movement shall be-
gin. Why, then, breach the matter at
all: Time and time again the president
has expressed the opinion that the fnan-
ces should he let alone. The country
is tired OF this agitation said he; "let It
have a little peace ON the money ques-
tion." Yet he is the first to throw the
brand into the bush and kindle anew the
flames
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-12

The suggestion of the president, mild
as it is, that the greenbacks be retired,
will occasion no little surprise through
out the country
Whatever the personal objections en-
tertained by Mr. Hayes To the greenback
currency, the present is most inOppor-
time moment for airing them. We are
on the eve Of presidential contest,
where the question of national suprema-
cy and personal liberty seem likely to be
permanently decided. The Republican
party, which has lost ground for q
number of years, appears once more
united and strung. md with the
one great issue before il would sweep
the country next year To distract
il nov, TO introduce disturbing CUES
tons IN the ranks At this time, is not
only unwise but utterly inexcusable.
The president does not feel the pulse Of
the country cnrrectly II y supposes that
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-12

The "boom" has already caused an adj
vance of 80 per cent in the price of the
white paper consumed by newspaper
publishers.-AtchisOn Champion.
True, and of most all other expenses
The price of great many papers will
no doubt soon be raised to correspond
with the increased expense of furnishing
them. We would merely suggest that
the sooner man gets his receipt for the
News at the rate of $3.50 per year, the
surer he will be of. securing it for that
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-12

ENGLISH SHoPs.-In the course of the
next five years, says the New York Sun,
a vast amount of British capital will
find its way TO this country, while
branches of English business houses will
be transferred here. We may see this
to-day in New York, where shops are
constantly being established by English
men. The great dry goods houses are
largely represented by them. The Eng
lish capitalist, feeling an absolute Sc
CURLY in our public finances, will more
and more pour those boards which he is
at his wits end TO know how TO invest
into associations conducted by his own
countrymen here and the benefit will ac-
crue to both countries. The present
trouble in England will thus tend to
bind even closer the commercial interests
of the two countries. Englishmen al
ready own large possessions in the west,
and every year will see the number OF
proprietOrs increase. Within il very few
years there will be daily mail steamers
to England.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-12

The aggregate clearings Thursday
were the largest Tor one day in the his
tory Of Chicago, amounting to ten and a
half millions. The day WAS also the
most active ever known in the provision
trade, the aggregate dealing amounting
to over four and a quarter million dollars
The figures show that the business boom
continues undated
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-12

Mr.. Harris has introduced bill in
congress authorizing the Washington,
Cincinnati & st. LOUIS railroad COM
paDy TO construct narrow gauge rail
road from tide water To St Louis. Now
what's the use of putting Jay Gould to
the trouble of buying another roady or
course il might be good thing for the
managers to sell, but the benefits to the
public would amount To nothing.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-12

The situation in ireland has attracted
the attention of the pope, who, it is re-
ported by cable, has written TO the Irish
bishops TO use their influence to avert Il
collision between the government and the
people by assuring them that England
will promptly examine into the cause Of
the agitation.
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-12-12

Washington dispatches note the receipt
of the first of some thirty-scven thousand
petitions which the woman sufI'ragists
will launch upon congress the present
session. This first number is signed by
twenty-five rich widows, who ask either
that their political disabilities De remov-
cd or that they DE relieved from taxation.