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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-05-09

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Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-05-09

Conrad Winteh's new store fronting the
hotel of Raymond Saux is painted up in
good style and presents q fine appearance.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-05-09

gss-Any person breeding to this horse who
will proauce sufficient evidence that his mare
asnot in foai. shall have the privilege Of
breeding said mare TO the same horse next year,
IRE" Of Gust. u. 3. BowNAs a f,o. % iw
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-05-09

PoRr TOWNSEND, April 25.--.De-
layed dispatches from Alaska received
to day. Gu learning Of Capt. Browns
Intention TO leave, a committee Of ci,i
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1879-05-09
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Brown stated that orders compelled
him to return, unless he saw evidence
of the intention Of the Indians to maxi,
au attack ; he saw none, ona said that
the ship had no acconlnod. atoms for
wonen and children, but oTred to
take the collectors family in his own
cabin. ThissSas EdeclAea.f He left IL
large supply Of provisions for the poor.
The collector is trying to correct "a
strong feeling of the citizens against
Brown. A file of marines were senr
ashore on the 18th to search Hoodrl
nop stillksf GOBe Bin opsiAtisS lRp fsur
hidden ia houses were destroyed. The
Indians ran TO the brush with theirs.
Everything is quiet in Alaska.
Brown left arms enough for the fight.
iny pppulation, which is sc .ttered too
piAc nsta bSsaas SfAtA DbrtM 1T f
impossible to get more than 20 together
at one pace. The town is likely to be
seized aud citizens are unable to pur
sue their usual avoca,lons..- p. Stand.
ard.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-01
Railroad Matters.
Reno Gassas.

A great many repairs bavs to DO made
In the s~now.sh.ds every Summer. The
weight Of snow 10 so enormous. and the
aiding rocks aud rackins winds keep
tearing away at the long building. and
increase the enormous wear and tear Of
rot and Are. This year there Ia TO DO
rebuilt 1900 feet Ut Crystal Lake. and
900 feet near Cisco, which was burned /;
100 feet which was carried Of by Q snow
slide near Truckee. and 1900 feet new
double shed Ut Cisco, which has rotted
out. Gangs Of carpenters 60 over the
line every Summer. replacing rotten
sticks, putting In foundations were the
old 10 rotten or washed away. etc. The
sheds cost from S. to $40 foot.
Grouse are very plentiful around Don.
nsr Lake. A Gdsette correspondent saw
several In the snow sheds above the
lake last week, and they appeared very
tame. The watohman at Camp 8 says
thsy frequently roost In the sheds. and
getting bswildered by the smoke Of pass.
Ing engines are easily caught. Quail
are numerous.
The Central Pacific engines burn b..
tween 81. 1000 and 5000 cords Of wood
Der year between Sacramento and Ogden.
II costs from % rs to % rs per cord do.
livered ON the track. It 10 all cut BE-
tween Reno and Auburn.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-01
lhsw.Fanulsd Religion.
Na~motA Oily. Herald. July as.

Xa~moh Oily. Herald. July 70.
On Thursday evening last q meeting
was held at Jerry MoCarthy's place Of
business, with o view TO taking steps to
induce the Rev. Hank Blanchard to re.
consider his intention Of deserving his
tlock In this camp and abandoning the
idea Of starting q Sunday school. The
meeting was called TO order by Mr.. Nc.
earthly, who briefly stated Its objects,
and called on Mr.. Blanchard for AN OK.
preston OF his views In regard to the
matter. After liquor all around at Jsr.
ry's expense, the reverend gentleman
said he was in 10 condition to talk at
great length, and would DO as brief as
possible, a. he felt 20 mean that II any
gentleman present would JUS. call
him O liar and o horse thief be would
kiss him out OF pure love. That this
nsw.fanglsd religion racket had Just
about used him up had given him q
dose Of neuralgia that had swelled his
head ''biggsr'n spizsned pup and caused
every individual one Of his sixteen false
teeth to ache worse than eve the orig.
inal onss did. Gentlemen. said Hank,
after . slight pause. '.jrst look at my
Jaws and head. swelled onnaterally out'n
shape, with . China doctor stickin'
plasters oil over 'em to draw out the
'Aietion. and wrapped up In an old horse
blanket TO keep the cold out, 10 that /
can scarcely liquor up with any comfort.
Gents. laborin' In the vineyard for the
salvation OF souls 10 my material vocation;
but this new.fsnsled baptism let's me
clean ont. When ] Arst started in We
bsptissd In warm water, o perfectly safe
operation; but now its got to DO done IN
loo cold water. You can all see the 70.
sult-this neuralgia head and achin'
jaws. And Jest % II that weren't enough.
whom I organised the Sunday.school and
passed around the hat. dad burned u the
mean skunks didn't put In buttons-and
liquor two bits . drink all over town ]
No, gentlemen, no new.fanglsd, Man,
moth City religion In mine" And Hank
hsavsd . deep sigh a. hs took his seat
amid profound silence.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-01

Turn OFT your nasty heather laundry.
men and send your clothes to halls
Pioneer Laundry. north Of Virginia, to
be renovated. This n an old and we'll
known place, and orders left - per no.
tioe elsewhere will carry.
W. q. CLAAx 4 Co.. stock brokers, ~
South @ street. will take In . few shares
for YOU now at bottom rates. or sell or
carry stock for you on . margin. and
give you Q chance 70 get rich.
FuSraAL.-Ths members Of the Gold
Hill Miners Union are requested 70
meet tomorrow afternoon at $50 o'clock
At their Hall to attend the funeral Of
their late brother. E. P. Woodward.
TEE trains now land passengers for
Silver City Just below the tunnel. instead
Of at the switch. - formerly, the place
being nssr-quits an Item whom people
have 70 walk this weather.
TEE bottom Of the Carson river . rep.
idly getting on the TOP.
o. 8. MAsnAL Ass took . run 70
Reno lass evening.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-01
Carson Items.
Daily Appeal, July so.

The little thres.year.old son Of Hon.
d. 3. Sessions set o small hsystack on
Are near the house yesterday, just for
fan. Then he RAJ glseiully into the
house and called his parents out 10 see
what 0 nice Are he had made. Sessions
saw II With o bucket or two Of water. In
time to saw the premises.
N. D. Arnot, Jr.. OF the Colorado No.
q, was In the city last evening and
brought to the Mint six bars OF bullion,
the product OF q weeks work. This
does indeed look encouraging for Alpine
county. Before another year rolls
around great things may be expected
from that quarter.
In the U. s. District Court yesterday.
In the matter OF William Hall, bankrupt,
proceedings were entered against Rich.
ard Mercer, assignee, to compel him to
make q showing OF rents collected. and
to turn moneys and real estate belong
ing to the estate over to Walsh.
The southern stage brought In four
bars OF bullion from Bodie, two bars
from Believills and two bars from Mari.
eta, yesterday. consigned to Wells.
Fargo & Co.
General o. Il. LAGRANGE arrived In
this city from Bodis yesterday.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-01
Humboldt Items.
Siissr State, July 20.

The cattle shipping business, which
was almost wholly suspended this Sum-
mer, 10 reviving. During the past week
or ten days, some 40 or 80 carloads were
shipped from Winnsmucca to San Fran.
cisco. Today W. b. Todhunter shipped
IA carloads, and several other bands are
on the way to be shipped during the
week. Several thousand head Of stock
and beef cattle were driven from North.
ern Nevada and Southeastern Oregon
East this Spring. so that in oil probabil.
ity the shipments from this plnce to
California this Fall will not be as heavy
y usual.
John W. straun. agent OF the Gold
and Stock Telegraph Company and the
American Speaking Telephone Company,
arrived here yesterday. He will prob.
ably visit Paradise Valley with o view Of
building Q telephone line to that place,
provided he can get Inducements In the
way OF subscriptions. He says q tele.
phone line 10 not 30 expensive as q tsle.
graph line, and he thinks m could be
built from here to Paradise City for
5000.
Quite q number OF Cinnamon left here
this morning In Q freight wagon for vii.
low Greek. Some Of their co%untrymen
have bought placer mines in that vicini.
" and they 20 to work them and pros.
psct for more. Placer digaings were
discovered on Willow aud Flat creeks
years ago. but were eve worked exten.
sively although considerable gold was
found there.
A report reached here last might that
the Indians were on the war path on
Crooked creek. some 40 or so miles from
Devine's ranch. In southeastern Oregon.
We have been unable to get particulars
or 10 ascertain what depredations the
Indians have committed.
Wells, Fargo 4 Co.'s express brought
down from Idaho yesterday S2l, 800 In
bullion. OF this amount Sll,4S2 was
from the Black Jack and Florida Hill
mines, st Silver City. and the remainder
from the South Boise mines.
The contract for furnishing fuel to the
Paradise mill for q yeur was awarded
to Pierce and Welsh, who have given
bonds 10 supply 1t with sagsbrush-the
only available fuel 10 the vicinity.
We ore informed that E. p. Tory has
leased the Paramount mill aud IL prepar.
Ing to start II up on orc from the Para
disc mines.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-01
FATAL MINING ACCIDENT.
p. 4. woodward Killed ssd yehs
Allen serieusiy IsJursA IN che
Bsleher.

-
At s O'Clock this morning an accident
occurred in the Bslohsr mine. resulting
in the death Of p. E. Woodward and
tho serious injury Of John Allen.
Woodward was employed in running the
blower engine on the 2560 level. and ct
the time mentioned had left his engine
for some necessary purpose. Hs was
in the drift and about eighty feet from
the engine when be noticed that the belt
was Of and the engine relieved Of its
load, going ct . fearful rate. Allen, who
was also In the drift, started to the On.
CINE for the purpose Of turning Of the
compressed air BY which the engine
was driven, and was immediately FOL.
lowed by Woodward. Allen had
lust reached the valve, and had touched
Il With his hand for the purpose OF turn.
ing It, whom the wheel burst with . loud
noise and few into . thousand pieoes.
One section struck Woodward In the alb
domen, almost cutting him In two and
decorating his body In the most fearful
manner. He lived only . few minutes.
Allen was struck In the side BY another
piece and very ssriously hurt, but II Il
thought he will recover. The deceased
was q man between atty and sixty years
Of age, and was . member Of the Gold
Hill Mipsrs' Union. BE was an old
resident Of Gold Hill and was highly
respected BY all who knew him.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-01
"~Changiug shifs."

This" says the Ban Francisco Alta.
'is the title Of VERY good picture Just
painted by Burgess, representing 9 scene
In the Con. Virginia mine. when one set
OF miners are coming OF work and an.
other set going IN. There are forty odd
figures In the picture. Those coming up
from the hot atmosphere below are par.
TALLY nude, aud are donnipg their cloth.
ing q they strike the cool air above.
There IL q great deal Of individuality In
the faces Of these men. aud We are told
they ore portraits. One man. leaning
against the tally. board, where the 40.
count OF carloads Of ore 10 kept with pegs
like ''crib," 10 about as independent.
looking and Hns q specimen Of the phys.
ical man as n would see In q days
walk. Another man, stripped TO the
waist, standing by the ios.barrel. 10 .
study OF anatomical beauty. One grave.
thoughtful, intelliRsnt.looking man. with
an odd cap or handkerchief upon his nne
head. 10 called "Swedsnborg'' by his 90.
workers. As We look upon this group,
something leads us to speculate whether
there IL not something In mining which
brings out q class. sui 0snsri. who study
and think as they explore and discover
the hidden treasure-a class OF mon
above those who labor on the earth's
surface, Az the miners 20 OF work,
they report at the Office window. whore
stands Mr.. Shaw-and Q very good por.
trait the artist has given OF this gentle.
man. Near the window, against q car
OF ore, stands Col. Fair. This 10 really
a gem In the way Of portraiturs-the at.
titude, the fesh tints. the hair. beard.
aud peculiarly Of feature and figure. are
exceptionally faithful, easy and natural.
telling unmistakably that there are gifted
portrait painters even on the border OF DIV.
ilization. The detail In this picture gives
evidence Of careful study In still life;
the mining implements. the sconces or
candle holders, made to stick In the rock
or earth; the morti.iug Of the timber.
ends, the ors.oars, the cages By which
the delivers come and 60 to and from the
sarth's surface. The massing Of shade
aud the management OF the strong lights
coming from above, are very artistic, and
the picture, aside from its merits a. .
painting. possesses great interest TO
those oonvsrsant In mining matters, %
we'll as to the novice, 10 whom al 70
strange and curious"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-01
The WaikisE Hatch.

A track has been constructed at Pi.
psr's Opera House for the coming
walking match. Il 10 oval In form and
occupies the whole width Of the stage
and the orchestra seats, the east snd
coming out to the dress circle. The
track has been covered With about two
aud q half inches Of ane siftsd soil, and
over this will 60 . layer Of two inches
OF sawdust, wet and closely packed.
About thirty laps on the track will make
q mile. A careful survey OF the track
will DO made by o competent engineer ct
q distance Of "a inches from the inside,
which 10 according to rule. Bertha Won
Berg 10 the champion Of the Atlantic
States. and Madame Tourtsllot has
walked 80 hours without food. sleep or
drink. The sport will begin with the
match for men, which will last from four
to Ave hours.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-01

NEW FLOOR has been put in at Sam
southworth's Senate Saloon, and every.
thing there 10 looking ~ clean and
bright a. q new Carson dollar.
News has been received Of the death
In San Francisco OF Willie Wood. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William 8. Wood. o Vir-
ginia City born boy. aged three years.
vrsoNIA's Street Inspector Lamb left
last evening for Lake Tahoe, where be
will rustiosts for q few days.
CoSoarssxAN DAooErr. Governor Kin.
Head and U. 8 District Attorney vsrisn,
Of Reno. came up today.
A LAsor proportion Of the feminine
members Of the sutro family went below
last evening.
@. J. HILLYrR and family won't OF on
the lightning train last evening.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-01
Expiaustoy.

Not Q few persons are asking what
the Miners Union has to do with the
coming walking match that they should
appoint scorers for II. and the same
question IL being asked as regards the
Pacific Coast Pioneers aud the Virginia
Turn verein. These societies, as socie.
ties. have nothing at all to do with the
match. In selecting scorers. two mem.
bsrs Of each OF the lending societies
were chosen for some reason; probably
because II was thought that they were
men who would be we'll known to many
persons. Another reason for choosing
members Of these societies was that
their standing In the community would
insure confidence In ths minds OF the
spectators that . fair SCORE would DO
kent,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-01

LASTING PLrlsrRR. - The store Of
Richard Mercer Is 30 complete In all Its
appointments that 1t is q pleasure to 60
In there. And the pleasure is lasting.
too. Il goes home with each parcel Of
Goods purchased and continues till the
purchase il consumed. His stock Of
fresh family groceries Is complete. and
be has a little fne wine for the stomach's
sake, and vegetables and fruits. and de-
liyers goods free to all his customers.
Call and zee him, and read his notice
elsewhere.
HRAr.-Passsngers IN the lightning
express say thai the heat In Sacramento
last evening was most intense. There
VS. q north wind prevailing which came
like q blast from Q furnace and scorched
everything Il struck. Old residents were
dsnned up, and the Johnny.come-lste-
lies we're without coat, vest, collar or
lie, and the thermometer stood at loo
whom the train left.
Coon Nyws.-Alsx. Cohn. In another
column. has something to say on the
dry goods question which will please
everybody. and especially the ladies. for
he says dry goods are away down In his
establishment, and everybody knows
that his stock 10 very hns. He has plain
and fancy goods In great variety.
"BuY 'sm when they're low"-that's
uow-"snd sell 'sm when they're high"
that will b by and BY; therefore call
on L. B. Fnnkel. stock and money
beoksr. above the bank. and tell him
what you want and he will dol Il for you.
Buzo, wxrrAxx, went to San Fran.
dsso Lat evening to attend the funeral
II Dilly woods boy. 10 will return
Saturday incoming.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-01
Lost in Stocks.

New Yoax Aug. LA Times Boston
special. speaking Of Cashier Plllsbury'i
d~sfalcatious. says: Pillsbury's spscu'
lations, like those Of Treasurer Durfss
in Fall River, were all within the last
three weeks. They were mostly IN
Sierra Nevada, Union Consolidated and
other California stocks, which . shori
time ago were quoted ct $50. but which
fell to $50. HALF Of the mining stock
turned ovsr by the dsfsultng cashier
was sold yesterday for about 9l6. 600,
and the remainder was put on the mar
ket today.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-01
Government Finances.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-THE following
Is q statement OF the operations Of the
National Bank redemption Agency ct
Washington for the month Of Jaly. a.
compared with the corresponding period
Of last year National Bank notes dis.
posed OF during the month Notes OF
issue 1t for circulation assorted and re-
turned to banks OF issue, $6.266,00 ;
notes unit for circulation assorted and
delivered to the Comptroller Of the Cur.
rency for destruction and replacement
with now notes, $S,066, 600 notes Of
failed, l~iquidating and reducing banks
deposited In the Treasury OF the United
States, 1851, 300. Total for July. 1879.
49, lS. 400. Total for July. 1878. SAL.
965, 1854 decrease Of SIS, 06l. $50.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-01
filden Tactics.

New Yoax, Aug. 1.-THE Herald eon.
tinuss its warfare on Tildsn and Robin.
son. saying that Tildsn some months
ago told Q Southern Senator that the
Democrats would lose New York this
year. but that this did not matter a. he
could carry itnsItysar. Governor Robin.
sons plan Ats well 10 Tldsn's prophecy,
as though the two had come out Of the
same shop, and the public. which 10
often suspicious. will 60 . to believe
that In fact the Governor ID less solicitous
for the important interests Of the State
than to secure his friend and patron
Tilden's supremacy In the State Con.
vsntion. Meanwhile the Tribune con.
tinues to ridiculs the Democratic situa-
ton. pointing out that II Tilden were
really elected In 1875 and cheated out OF
the election. the Democracy can do no
less than vindicsts him In 1880. and II
not no elected. then they have lied for
three years In crying "fraud."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-01
WESTERN DISPATCHES.
l.r,ol4. TO r-. oOrO urIs DA,lr r.v'.,

SALT LAKE. Aug. 1.-The decision IN
the contempt case Of Brigham Youne's
executors. In refusing to turn over the
property In their possession, was rem.
dsred by Judge Foreman yesterday. II
10 TO the effect that John Taylor. @. Q.
Cannon and Albert Darlington must
turn over the property today. or 60 to
prison until they refundit. The amount
held, including the percentage legally
taken by them - executors. 10 about
$500. 900. There is NO appeal. and CON-
s~tsrnssion In the polygamous camp %
the result. 80
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-01
Ysrrow's "~Iudlans."

BouI Ctrr. Idaho. Aug. 1.-The die.
patch sent from here on Sunday evening
that Lieutenant Farrow had struck the
Salmon river renegade Indians ct the
mouth OF Crooked river, 10 corrected BY
. subsequent message. It was party
Of miners that his scouts mistook for
Indians. The hostilss are still supposed
to be somewhere on the South Fork OF
the Salmon. Lieutenant Farrow sent .
messenger yesterday to Fort Boise for
supplies. They were forwarded 70 Gar.
den valley. twenty miles north Of Placer.
vile. by team yesterday. He will ssnd
pack animals for them.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-01

PETERSBURG. Va, Aug. l.-Csptain
Daniel Dodson-poisonsd, with his en-
tire family. BY Ice cream-is dead. The
family remain quite III.
Dobbler. Guyon and Bier began Q IS
hour walk In Chicago on last Thursday
night.
Dave wambold. the famous minstrel.
formerly Of San Francisco. In reported
to be dying at Elizabsth. N. j., Of con-.
sumption.
A nsw steamer. the largest the Pacific
Coast has seen. will be built at once for
the Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company. It will be completed by Feb.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-01
Arrival. sh,s Mor.s.s

II Hart. Thos Anderson. II T Dunnins.
Es Lee. W O stmson. " 4 Ball. Robert
Allen. Mrs D Foforto, r n Daggett. Mrs
p Jessup and sister. @ D Whiting. Mrs
W 4 smith. Geo Bradt, J " Quinn. H
Clauson. I Rich. 8 Morris. @ Born. W r
Chamberlain. W Mckee. W Cook. A L
Colby. Chss II WEIGH, Pat Holland. J E
Ssckett. W Cardwell, Carrie Conklin. Chas
wasley, Mrs Prefontaine.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-08-01
water 10 she Tunnel.

Tho sutro Independent Of ysstsr'
day says: The water now rushing
through the tunnel and over the falls on
Tunnel avenue. II averaged at Ave gal
Ions per second, 500 . minute. $4,000
an hour. 4S2, 900 q day, would make an
outpouring for the past thirty days
(sinos its advsnt) Of 1880. 900 gallons;
and the entire How from the tunnel.
diverted In various ways. at an average
Of 40, 900 gallons per hour, would make
altogether 20, 100000 gallons Of water
drained from the Comstock since the
3Oth Of June. And still Il oomss-rsd
hot