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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-01-07
GONE TO MS REST.
EDWIN B. WlLLOUGHBY'S FOOL.
ISL ACT.
Too Weak to Battle with the
World, he Commits Suicide
His Antecedents Buried as q

WVBAue uO OVMutOS Su7CtuC
His Antecedents- Buried as o
Pauper.
About noon last Sunday Edwin B.
Willoughby was found dead in his
bed, in bis cabin situated ON the
Main street, opposite Park Barnes's
livery stable, Dayton. He had hole
about an inch In diameter 10 the
center of the forehead, through which
a cavity three or four inches deep
could be seen; the sides Of the cavity
aud the forehead and face of deceased
were still bloody, though some Of
the blood was dry. Blood from the
wound had evidently soaked through
the mattress to the floor, where it
had collected in pool. The de-
ceased had not been seen since about
II o'clock Saturday morning, when
he stood behind Hackett's bar, at,
tending to customers. His absence
led to the front door of his cabin be.
ing forced open, when he was found
as above described, with q Colts
navy clutched in his hands. The
following letter, found near tine bed,
left no doubt that be had committed
suicide:
Ny miserable existence is ended.
Let nay mothers picture be placed
10 my coffin. I ain old in years snd
feel myself unable any longer to face
the jeers and SCOTS 10 which l am
daily subjected. Nobody seems in
duced to give me job. The only
friend I have received comfort from
is Dan Norton and his interesting
family. I have nothing to leave |;
one. blanket on my bed belongs to
Mrs. Norton l would wish TO say
that Doc. Sims has during life been
my friend, aud as my last request he
will try and afford me cheap coffin
and not see me buried rs q pauper.
May God, in His mercy, save my
poor soul.
The deceased was seen going home
about noon Saturday. An hour or
two afterward two shots were heard,
but nobody paid particular attention
to them. as the sound is frequent in
Dayton. When Willoughby failed
to show up, however, he was looked
after. He had evidently been dead
eighteen or twenty hours.
Deceased had lived in Dayton for
twelve or fifteen years. He was
looked upon as a shiftless sort Of q
fellow, aud was given odd jobs to do,
at various times. Last summer he
was AZ Hackett's ranch, where he
cooked for his board. About a year
ago he had $4,000 left him by his
mother in England. About $4,000
of that be sent to his wife and q
grown-up daughter 10 Hull, England,
keeping the balance himself. He
was native of Hull, aud about 81
years old. The Coroner took charge
of the remains, and buried them at
the county's expense.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-01-07
Volcano vs.. Southern Nevada.

This important mining suit from
Esmeralda county, which occupied
the attention Of the District Court for
several days, will be argued in Day
ton, before His Hoaor Judge Sea-
well, to-day. 1t is understood that,
ne matter what the decision is, the
case will 60 to the Supreme Court.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-01-07
French and Spanish Lessons

Those wishing to learn either
French or Spanish can receive proper
instruction from thoroughly COM
petent teacher by calling upon Mrs.
S. E Carlton, No. 113 North B street.
Virginia.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-01-07
APPLICATION TO MAKE FINAL
PROOF.
UNITED STATES LAND oRFIcE,el
CARSON CRY, NEVADA.

CARSON CITY. NEVADA.
June 80, 1879.
NJoTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ following-nsmed setter has hled notice
OF his intention to make anal proof in sup
port OF his claim, and secure Anal entry
thereof at the expiration OF thirty days
from the date OF this notice, viz: RICHARD
COLEMAN, Presumption DeclarAtory State
ment M. 1885, for the W. n Of 8. W \ of
Sec. 20, and W n Of N. W. 4 of Sec. 50 T. IAN.
of r. 80 L. MD. NJ, and names the following as
his witnesses, viz; JAMES MERRITT. of Els.
meralda county. Nevada, and EBENEzER
MILLER, Of EsmeraldA county, Nevada.
@. u. HARRIS, Register
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-01-07
THE WEATHER.

The weather to-day is warm and
spring-like. We have not had more
than fifteen inches of snow, and the
daily stage runs regularly, all reports
to the contrary notwithstanding.
The boys are having a good time
to-day, and "swearing-off" just as
though they lived "st home" There
will be ball tonight, but the fair
sex will not be very numerously rep
resented, since there are only six
ladies in Como. THE Pony.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-01-07
THE COMING DORADO.
A RELIABLE REPORT FROM
THE RECORDER OF COMO.
=" The Pony" Pays His Respects to
Mr.. Rose, and lndOrses the
"Times"-What Is Doing in the
Mines

Conc, New, Jan. /, 1880.
EDITOR TINES: The miners of
Como were much pleased with the
TINES of December 90, which showed
the falsity of VIM. Roses statements
in the San Francisco Daily Exchange,
as the miners here and others who
have the interests of the district at
heart sincerely deprecate the gaseous
ebullitions of those of the speculative
stamp. The district has great merit
and will surely" boom" in the spring,
If discredit is not thrown upon it by
ridicufously- exaggerated statements.
In the article referred to Mr.. Rose
says that the Chieftain Company are
taking out ore that mills $28 to $50.
The Chieftain has good ore, but it is
not being worked. The niue has
been closed for the winter. So Jack
Godfrey, one of the owners, says.
Mr.. Rose also mentions the follow
ing as being of equal richness: The
Como, the Gold and Silver Terra, the
Jacket, the Con. Como, the Sunrise,
the Star of the West, and the Cresus.
With the exception of the Jacket and
the Star of the West, not pick has
been struck in any Of the claims men,
toned in fifteen years. 1t is perhaps
needless to mention that Mr.. Rose is
not interested in the two mines ex-
cepted, but that he is the locator of
the other claims.
TIE MINES BEING DEVELOPED.
Notwithstanding the bad weather,
several mines are being prospected.
At the North Rspidan Messrs. Lemon,
Shaeffer and Hamilton, Of your city,
are hurrying their contract to com.
pletion. They still have twenty-six
feet to sink to Gnish It, when depth
of IT'S feet will have been attained;
the ledge Wll be crosscut, and ore
taken out TO mill. The ore is Of uni
form good quality, the last assays
ranging from 80 CO to S48 10.
Work has been commenced on the
Como Chief, which is owned by some
Of the employees of the Carson Mint.
The Gold Hill boys are pushing
things ON the Great Republic, and
will soon cut their ledge, when they
hope to make good showing.
THE EUREKA NINE.
As to the Eureka, one Of the own
ers informs me that the ore is milling
about $23 per ton. Mr.. Welter, the
millman, informed TINES reporter,
last Monday, that the yield was over
$22 per toni That is good enough
to satisfy us, AS the ore was not sorted
at all but all the rock blasted was
sent 60 the mill. Big chunks of
porphyry were frequently sent with
the ore. The Eureka boys are haid
at work, but the rock is hard and
they will be unable to keep the mill
going with their present appliances.
This will not cause Mr.. Welter any
loss, however, as he informed me that,
as soon as he runs out of Eureka ore,
he will begin milling the old dumps
about the camp. For this purpose he
has already selected the Rappahan-
mock, the Orizaba No. 2, and the
Rey del Monte.
THE WEATHER.
The weather to-day is warm and
spring-like. We have not had more
than fifteen inches of snow, and the
daily stage runs regularly, all reports
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-01-07
NEW TO-DAY.
Financial Statement.

rRVo THE CITIZENS AND TAXPAYERS
IL Of Lyon County, Nevada: The under
signed, Auditor of said county, submits the
following report Of the finances of said coun.
ty, from January LIST, A. d. 1879, to January
LIST. 1880:
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-01-07

XIICK's ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY
v Magazine, 30 pages, Colored Plate and
many fine engravings in every number
Price 81 IS year; Five Copies IS. Speci.
men numbers sent for 10 cents; trial copies
for 25 cents.
vick's illustrated Floral Guide
A beautiful work of 100 Pages one Colored
Flower Plate, and 500 Illustrations, with De-
scriptions of the best Flowers d Vegetables,
wi h price of seeds, aud how to grow them
All for Five Cent Stamp, issue Nov. 10th. In
English or German. J. WICK, Rochester, NY.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-01-07
REcAPITULATIoN.

The following shows the character Of the
demands allowed against the General Fund
and also In .ludes the county's proportion Of
the salaries Of the Auditor and Assessor.
eleven-forty seventies OF which are paid By
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-01-07
FORFEITURE NOTICE.

vNNo PAT HENNEssEY, HIS GRANTEES.
IL or legal representatives-Yo You are hereby
nc tilted that have expended one hundred
dollars in labor and Improvements upon the
Star of the West claim. situated In Como.
Palmyra Mining District, Lyon county. Ne
the provisions of Section 1924. Revised Stat
utes Of the United States, being the amount
required to hold the same for the year ending
March IL. 1879; and II ninety days after this
notice by publication you fail or refuse to
contribute your proportion Of such expendi-
ture as q co-owner your interest in said claim
will become the property of the undersigned.
under the provisions Of the said Section ASA
CHAS. L. ALL.
Virginia City, New, December 8, 1875
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-06-30
The Argentine Republic.


A COUNTRY WHICH SEEMS TO BE IN 4
STATE or CHRONIC. REVOLUTION.
The Argentine Republic, in which civil
war is reported to have broken out, is 3
confederation of the Rio de la Plata, four
teen States or provinces containing popu-
latiOn in 1870 of about 500 600. Its area
Is some 543, 900 square miles, and it is sltu-
ated between Bolivia on the north and
Patagonia on the south, the latter country
being claimed as part of its possessions.
There are in the Republic about 200, GOO
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Italians, Spanlards,
French English, Swiss and Germans. Elk.
cept the Andes, in the west, and other
mountainous ranges in the northwest, the
whole region i composed of vast plains,
covered alternately with rich pasturage and
huge thstles. The climate is both temper
ate and tropical. As agriculture Is very
backward less than IL 600 of the soil being
under cultivation, rearing live stock is the
chief employment of the people. Millions
ofcattle Craze on the plains, along with great
herds of mules and horses. Mines of rock
salt which plentifully iucrusts the broad
levels, are of much benefit To the roaming
beasts The name, River of Silver, is a mis-
homer, though silver, with gold, copper,
sulphur and coal, Is found to moderate
extent near the Andes. Very little mining
has vet been done, and the principal export
trade, which Is increasing. Is in wool and
hides Juan Diaz da Soils, while search
ing for passage into the great South Sea
Gj15), entered the Rio de Ia Plata, and
eleven years after Sebastian Cabot pene-
trated nearly TO the conhuX of the Parana
and Paraguay Buenos Ayres has virtually
monopolized that region, as large as the
whole of Western Europe. After various
fortunes war, a general Congress declared
the independence of the United Provinces
of Rio de la Plata; but, some years later,
they were again isolated and once more con-
federated. The Argentine Republic, how
ever. was mainly an anarchy until 1885,
when General Rosas was chosen Captain
General and invested with almost absolute
power. He established quiet and order for
a while; but his determination to secure
the supremacy of Buenos Ayres led to his
overthrow. There have since been various
unions and disuniOns of the Provinces and
wars with neighboring States. and there is
no present prospect of permanent peace,
seemingly Incompatible with the South
American Republics. The entire interior
has standing quarrel with Chill, which
shuts it away from the ocean. The coun-
try has also any number of inward dissen-
sions and Is 50 likely to have them that
civil war may be reckoned as a natural CON
dition, which cannot long be interrupted
until the character of the heterogeneous
has been totally altered.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-06-30
A Beauty's Last Days.

Boston Commercial Bulletin.l
When old King Louis, of Bavaria, was in
Paris several years ago, he heard that la
Georges was to appear and conceived the
idea Of visiting her beforehand. lie saw
her in the morning without paint or powder,
covered with wrinkles and lusterless eye.
Disseminated and mournful, he left this
venerable ruin. 1t seemed impossible to
him that this broken down old woman
could produce an impression otherwise than
disagreeable on the spectators. Curiosity,
however. drove him to the Porte St. Martin,
where the "Tour de Nesle'' was to be per-
formed. Louis could not believe the evil
dence of his eyes; it seemed incredible to
him that the unlovely form of the morning
should have become the superb Marguerite
"Your Majesty may then convince yourself
that it Is L f." she sent word to him, after the
Kings doubts had been reported to her;
ssvou will see that everything about me is
sham, even to the gems that L wear.
Thereupon Louis visited Marguerite of
Bourgogne in her dressing room and told
her what a great artistic treat she had az
forded him. On the following day he sent
her magnificent parure of precious stones,
which she preserved many years. These
were the last gems that she received. She
died in Passv. suburb of Paris, not far
from Rossini's house. The inhabitants of
this place during the last days OF her exls-
tence could see this woman, VINO nao peen
admired by three generations, slowly drag
ging herself along on pleasant summer days
followed by two white spanlels,
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n UMBER rs
About Roses

1t Is not known from what country the
; rose first came, but it has been common
! from the earliest period. The variety Of
this beautiful flower i infinite and the
study of the various kinds forms one of the
charms Of botany. There are several wild
kinds in the United States, among which
are the prairie or Michigan rose. tioOmins
IN July, aud from which some of the CultI-
waited pink roses have descended There i
also the dwarf rose, so-caiIed. which blooms
from May TO July the swamp rose found
usually IN damp ground, and which blooms
from June 10 September, and the early wild
rose. The Cherokee rose, much used i'm the
southern States for hedges. WAS originally
brought 10 this country from China. Among
the cultivated roses, the red French or Prov
ence rose - fine and attractive. 1t was
brought 70 France from Syria in the DAYS
OF the Crusades. The famous and luNuriaut
cabbage rose came from Caucasus. and the
Denmark rose from Damascus The poeti-
cal moss rose was first brought 10 England
from Holland the yellow rose from Persia
With Us the rose i valuable for its ordiua-
" fragrance and beauty, but in the East it
is 4 source Of valuable manufacture. and is
valued for the perfumes or oil extracted from
II. The otto of roses is an oil distilled from
the petals or flower leaves of roses. and
Is produced in India and Turkey, some also
being made IN the South of France 1t re-
quires four thousand pounds of rose leaves
10 make one pound of otto of roses. hence
the great cost of this article verv little. if
any, of which ever reaches this country in
an unauthorized state. Damask and musk
roses are chiefly used for the production of
this delightful perfume.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-06-30
Got Their CIothas Mixed

Mark Twain in bis new book, called
Cramps Abroad tells how q party Of
tourists got wet and what they did when
they came back % tile hotel eve stripped
and went - bed, and sent our clothes down
to be baked all the horde of soaked tour
lists did the same. Tho chaos of clothing
got mixed in the kitchen, and there were
consequence. ] did not get back the same
drawers / sent down. when our things came
Ut els; ! got a pair Oh the new plan
They We're merely q pair 0f long white
rutiied, cutted sleeves, hitched together aL
the top with Il narrow band and they did
not come down % my knees. They were
pretty enough, bat they made me feel like
two people, and disconnected at that The
man must have been an idiot to- get himself
up like that TO rough it ia toe swiss noun
tains.
"The shirt they brought me- was shorter
than the drawers and hadn't any sleeves to
it-at least il hadn't any more than Mr..
Darwin would call rulimeutary sleeves
these had edgiug around them, but the
bosom was r.diculou-ly plain. The knit
silk undershirt they brought me was on
new plan and wa- really "a sensible thing
it opened behind and had pockets in it for
the shoulder blades. but they did not seem
to f me and / found il q sort of uncomfort-
able garment They gave my bObtail coat
to somebody else and sent ne an ulster
suitable for a giraffe. / had 20 tie my
collar on because there was DO button on
the foolish shirt which / described a little
while ago.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-06-30
Mans Age.

Few men die of age. Almost all die of dis
appointment, passion, mental or bodily toll,
or accidents. The passions kill men some
times, even suddenly. The common ex-
preston choked with passion, has little ex-
aggeration in it, for even though not sud-
denly fatal, strong passions shorten life.
Strong bodied men often die young-weak
men live longer than the strong, for the strong
use their strength, and the weak have none
to use. The latter take care of themselves,
the former do not As it is with the body,
so it is with mind and temper. The strong
are apt to break, or, like the candle, to run,
the weak TO burn out The inferior ami
mails, which live temperate lives, have gen.
orally their prescribed number of years
The horse lives twenty-five; the OK fifteen
or twenty; the lion about twenty; the dog
ten or twelve; the rabbit eight; the guinea
pig six or seven years. These numbers all
bear similar proportion to the time the
animal takes to grow 70 its full size. But
man, of the animals, is one that seldom
lives this average. Heought to live hun
dred years, according to physical law, for
five times twenty are one hundred, but in
stead of that, he scarcely reaches on an
average four times his growing period; the
cat six times the rabbit even eight times
the standard of measurement. The reason
is obvious-man is not only the most irreg-
ular and the most incorporate, but the
most laborious and hard worked of all the
animals. He is also the most irritable of
all animals, and there Is no reason to be-
lieve, though we cannot tell what an ami
NAL secretly feels, that, more than any other
animal, man cherishes wrath to keep it
warm, and consumes himself with the fire
Of his secret reflection.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-06-30
Choosing a Profession.


Boston Post.l
DIR. Holland and others, who have been
discussing the question of how young man
should choose a profession, can profit by the
experience of a young man who promised
his dying father that he would adopt a pro-
fession, and that it should be one that his
conscience told him he was fitted to fill.
The old man died, and the son began to
consider what profession he should select.
At first he thought of the medical, but re-
Election convinced him that he never could
90 through the ordeal of fitting for it, as he
hadn't the nerve to rob a graveyard. Then
he thought of the law. but as he became
satisfied that he couldn't be friends on the
street with the man who, in the courtroom
called him a sniveling blackguard, and
whom he had limited was an ex-train wreck
er, and moreover, as he wasn't good at
poker he gave up the idea. He thought of
the stage, but the conclusion that he
shouldn't like to be fired at several times a
week by the men with whose wives he had
fiirted made him feel that he was untitled
for that profession. The church suggested
itself He might be a clergyman. But
when he asked himself: DO you like to
play croquet ?" conscience compelled him
to admit that he detested the game. He
was, therefore. untitled for the church. But
at last a happy thought struck him. He
did not object to profanity, he was willing
to yell at the top of his voice, he enjoyed a
scuffie now and then, and liked to wear dia-
monds and draw a big salary. The way
was open to him to keep his promise to his
father by becoming professional man, and
at the same time to do nothing that his
conscience told him he was untitled for
He pitches curve ball"
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-06-30

Chicago Dispatch to the Philadelphia Times. J
Gen Grant stepped quitely into the Palmer
House at 10 o clock this morning, and never
saw him more gentle or composed. He came
uuheralded at least TO the multitude, and
witnessed with complacency the profuse flor
nj and bunting decoration Of the Palmer ro-
tuuda and Hobbies, which were intended to
celebrate his nomination. He chatted pleas
autlv in passing his acqualntauces, walked
eisurelv TO the ladies' parlor, and the out +
doors closed against all when he entered. In
half an hour ne stepped out in the same I'M
ostentatious manner, and the faces of Gamer
on. Logan and Storrs were visible as the
Iieutenants with whom he had been in con
ference What trauspired in that brief
council of war will probably never be known
To the public but after Grant had hurried of
to the Milwaukee train both Cameron and Lo-
gan said publicly that Grant would be nomi-
mated without opposition in 1881. l hazard
little in saying that the confident expectation
Of Grant and his leaders is that Garfield viii
will be beaten in 1850, and that one term Of
Democratic rule, under the inspiration of the
Confederate brigadiers. Will make the Repub-
lican party shout spontaneous call for the
return of its old commander and that the
country will elect him by the largest popular
majority ever given to any President since
Monroe Grant is repulsed, not defeated;
and he no more doubts his election TO the
Presidency. If he lives, than he doubted his
conquest of Richmond when his lines recolisd
in bloody confusion from Cold Harbor.
The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-06-30
Does the World Miss ANY onep

Not long. The best and most useful OF
| Us will soon be forgotten. Those who to.
day are filling large place in the worlds
regard will pass away from the remem-
brance of men in few months, or at the
tarthest in a few years after the grave ha.
closed upon their remains. We are shedding
tears above a new made grave and wildly
crying out in our grief that our loss is irre-
parable Yet in a short time the teudrls
Of love have entwined around other sup
ports, and we no longer miss the one who
has gone. SO passes the world. But there
are those to whom loss IS beyond repair
There are men from whose memories no wo-
mans smile can chase recollections of the
sweetface that has given up all its beauty
at Deaths icy touch. There are women
whose pHghted faith extends beyond the
grave, and drives away as profane, those
who would entice them from worship of
their buried loves. Such loyalty however
is hidden away from the public gaze. The
world sweeps on beside and around them
and cares not to look in upon this unob-
truding grief. It carves a line and reares a
stone over the dead and hastens away to
offer homage to the living 1t cries out
weepingly lie Roi est mort'-but with the
next breath exclaims, "Niv lie Roi."