Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-12-20

1t is believed that the Guiteau case
will draw to close this week.
Secretary Frelinghuysen took posses
sion of the State Department yesterday.
The bullion yield Of Tom bstone, Ari-
iona, for the month of November was
1862, 900. ..~.g.-...-.
England bought nearly half Of all the
wheat and -four exported from the
United States last year.
There are some days when you can't
lay up cent, and other days when you
can't get hold of a cent to lay up
1t is said that General Kittrell wants
to be Lieutenant Governor of Nevada.
The General would occupy the chair
with dignity.-Bodie Free Press.
Sir Edward J. Reed, the English en-
gineer, one of the first authorities in the
world on such questions, has written
letter in which he expresses favorable
opinion of the Eads ship railway.
STA prominent journalist of st. Joseph,
Missouri, has applied for divorce from
his wife, alleging in his complaint that
he "finds married life and journalism
incompatible and intslerable."
There is no situation that cannot dis
cover a lower depth. One of our eN-
changes comforts a man in its commu-
nity who has lost both his legs with the
information that he will never be
troubled with corns.
Guns fred in water are novelty.
Yet the new field magazine guns, sue
cessfully tested by General Hancock,
are enclosed in brass case filled with
water to keep the barrels cool as they
fire 500 cartridges minute.
Mirabeau's secretary told him one day
that it was impossible to do certain
thing which the great man had ordered
done. Impossible J" said Mirabeau,
with great vehemence; "never again
use that foolish word in my presence"
The Tombstone Nugget says there is
terrible fatality among the school
children of Vulture City. Out Of a
school of sixty pupils nineteen have
died since August 1, and eight are sick
at the present time. The disease ap-
pears to be some affection Of the throat.
Only an Irishman has wit enough to
make virtue out of vice, and to tell
disagreeable truth and at the same time
express kindly wish. "Pat, remember
you owe me shilling" said a gentle
man to his servant. With grim smile
and eloquent, Pat replied, 81 will not
forget it, your honor, and may yonr
honor live in health till I pay you"
P. T. Barnum says, in letter to the
Hartford Co,uant, that he is s'Ferfectly
confident that if our Legislature will try
for single year the limiting of liquor
licenses to one for each thousand inhab-
itants, the good result in one twelve
month will be SO palpable that the ratio
of drinking places will never be in
creased in our Commonwealth"
A dispatch from Tombstone says |
that great excitement prevails there |
over the attempt to assassinate Mayor
Clum. 1t is said that Sheriff Behan |
claims he is powerless, as the cowboys
seem to be too numerous. The saloon |
keepers and liquor merchants there say |
that most of their trade comes from
this gang. Troops are needed and have
been asked for to quell future disturb
ances.
The latest bit Of New York gossip
concerning millionaires, is that young
Mr.. Astor, who ran for Congress, and
failed to receive the Irish vote after
having danced at a ball with cigar
factory girl named Lizzie Lynch, owes
his defeat to the money and exertions of
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