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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-08-13
A COMsTOCK SCENE.
Daily Comedies Enacted at the DepOts.

A little while before the s o'clock
train left Virginia yesterday morning,
man was observed lodging around
the depot building SO mysteriously as
to attract the attention of both
train hands and waiting passengers.
Occasionally some one would approach
the stranger, few whispered remark
would be observed, and the partit 9
would separate with knowing wink.
AS the mysterious man was about to
purchase ticket heavy built German
appeared on the platform, and grabbing
the man by the collar proceeded to
steer him around for while, jamming
his head up against the train and de-
handing a balance due. Just as the
train was leaving the debtor managed
to swing aboard, and by f1ourishing his
feet in the creditors face succeeded in
getting away. At Gold Hill fresh
calamity befel him. Two men boarded
the train, dragged him out and kicked
him all over the platform. He finally
got away and eluded his pursuers by
gliding down an alley. The train went
away without him, and he was after
wards found half dead in smoke
house where he had concealed himself
These scenes are of daily occurrence on
the COmstOck.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-08-13
Proposals Invited.

The attention of mill builders is di-
rected to the advertisement of the Au-
burn Con. G. M. Co., which appears
under the head of "New To-day" The
company will receive bids for erecting
. building for twenty stamps, with the
necessary pans, settlers, etc. Freighters
sre invited to make proposals for haul
ing about 10000 pounds of machinery,
and price per 1000 for lumber, etc.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-08-13
VucanOVich.

When the fruit season opens in CAL
ifornia it also makes it appearance in
Carson through the medium Of the wide
awake Vucanovich, who places on the
Carson market every conceivable thing
that the palate Graves, froma straw
berry to pine apple. In the way OF
nuts, candies and fresh vegetables he is
in the front rank as usual. His prices
are low and his wares fresh. my3-1m
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-08-13
THE ALBION ADVANCE.
A Few Theories ON the Subject.

Albion shares are steadily advancing
in the San Francisco market. They git
as high yesterday as 81 40. Consider
ing the forty-cent assessment falling due
in short time, says the Sentinel, this
advance is unexpected and little out
of the usual course Of matters. 1t means
one of two things: Either that the gen.
eral public has become thoroughly salts
fed that the recent decision will not
hold water for a moment, or that there
Is move on foot among large holders
to ''cinch" the short interest. The Sen
tinel has an idea that both of these
theories are contributing to the present
rise. The stock was shortened from So to
81 IS. The stock has not been extern
sively dealt in since the late adverse
decision, which leads to the conclusion
that most Of the shorts are still out.
The expected to fill at about 81 per
share. The bears and strikers contin-
ually predicted that the stock would re-
cede to the 81 mark. This was the
burden Of our neighbours song for many
days after the decision. When the
shorts begin to fill the price must neces-
sarily advance. 1t would be good joke
on the "Smart Alexis" if they got badly
hurt in the filling process. The Way the
stock is acting, it Looks as though some
body might get squeezed before this
thing is over. May the Lord aid in the
squeezing. ~ .s.rr q 1
The APPEAL theory of the Albion
Richmond litigation is that both sides
are in t:cohoots" and are simply using
the courts tn help them in their money
making schemes. All the row they are
kicking ur in courts and the newspapers
is simply dodge to blind the public.
Both sides know just which way the
cat will jump and just now the Rich
mond people are buying Albion just as
not long ago the Albion and Richmond
people were both shorting Albion to-
gether.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-08-13
THE MINT DIRFCTOR ON THE
STAND.
Mr.. Burchard Under Cross Examination

| mr. burcn0r0 UnOer Cross EXam1m8tlOn
The Examiner thus reports the pro-
gress of the Mint investigation at San
Francisco: The Mint investigation
yesterday was confined exclusively to
ascertaining what Director Burcharl
aid and did not know about the practi-
cal operations of Il United States Mint,
and, to Judge from his testimony when
under the fire of cross examination, he
knows very little himself, but has de-
voted much time and labor to making
case for Superintendent Dodge. Dur
ing the REORGANIZATION the Mint Di-
| rector confessed to having labDred
many days with Mr.. Dodge's clerks for
the purpose of obtaining such figures as
might aid and assist the Superintend-
ent in his defense. 1t now seems
plainly evident that there is a con-
cocted intention upon the part of United
States representatives to hush up as
much as possible, and suppress any
Developments which might reflect upon
those within the ring of official favor.
When directly examined Burchard pro-
duceda long showing offigures to prove
that the loss of SO, 900 had been the
legal wastage.
When brought under cross-examina-
ton, Director Burchard knocked all his
own well-prepared figures into "pi" by
admitting that he was not familiar with
the practical operations of the Mint.
He knew the details of some depart
ments, but did not know of his own
knowledge that the figures and state
ments he had introduced were correct.
He thought they were, but did not know
them to be so. He was closely ques-
toned on the operations of certain
specified days work in the Mint, and
was so badly confused and flustered
that his testimony was virtually de-
stroyed. It was the general ex-
preston of opinion that Director Buch-
ards effort to cover up Superintendent
Dodge's shortcomings was a lamentable
failure, and did his friend more harm than
good. He certainly testified to nothing
he knew himself, but merely based his
evidence upon mass Of figures gotten
up for the purpose by the clerks of the
Mint. 1t was noticeable that the pro-
secution was assisted in the cross-ex-
by ex-Melter and Refiner
Cicott, who had been removed from his
position by Director Buchard and Super
tendent Dodge. He suggested such a
series of practical questions to Mr.. Blan-
chard that the unfortunate Director of
MINIS became completely lost in the |
maze ofhis own figures, and was obliged
to confess that he greatly did not know
about it."
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-08-13
CHINESE OATH.


The Chinese have no regard what
ever for Caucacian oath. Indeed they
hold it in as much contempt as some
white men. When a row occurs in
Chinatown between two rival companies
the facts come out, but when only one
company is concerned 1t is useless to
have an Investigation as the friends of
the parties interested will swear them
out to dead certainty. The Chinese
have three forms of oaths. In one they
smash plate, in another cut Oft a
fowls head, and in the last hold their
hands to heaven and invoke the stars.
In the crockery smashing ritual they
hope that their souls will be broken
like the scattered plate; in the chicken
carving ceremonial they expect the
devil to cut their heads off if they lie.
The invocation to the stars, however, is
the most solemn of:all. They hold their
hands toward the constellation which is
commonly known as the big dipper
and gazing at it through their disten-
ded fingers hope a flash of fire from
each star will strike them dead if they
do not tell the truth. They believe that
the man who lies under these circum-
stances will be Immediately stricken
down to be carried in turn to seven
separate hells, one in each star. The
first melts iron, the second stone, and
so on until the last is so hot that a dia-
mond coming within million miles
Of it disappears vapor in the air. In
the last hell the body of the perjurer
flies away in vapor and the vapor,
which is the soul, wanders about vainly
looking for its body. Other souls avoid
it, warned doubtless by the scents of
roasted flesh, and when it at last finds
body to live in, a winged devil affords
it rapid transportation to the old hell
to be burned again. This alternate
roasting and tramping goes on eternally,
The writer once saw lot of Cinnamon |
over gambling game with |
twelve dollars in the pot, when all |
claimed it, and knives and pistols We're
drawn and angered faces bent over the
board ready for bloodshed. Suddenly
one of the group lifted his hand upward
and in low tone took the oath to the
stars. There was dead silence at
once, the knives and pistols were put
aside and all eyes rested upon the face
Of the earnest speaker. When he
h I'd finished, his hand came down to the
table with his fingers still distended,
and the money was Immediately placed
in it. No one wished any further to
dispute his claim to the money, and
evidently no one else could take such
an oath. Is there any oath known to
white men which will solve difficulty
30 quickly and effectively?
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-08-13
LIANT NIGHTS MEETING.
An Affair i'm Which Citizens Took Very
Little Interest.

The special meeting of the City
Trustees last evening to confer with
the citizens regarding the water supply
in case of fires, was very slimly attend
ed. The meeting was called by the
Trustees partly for the purpose of allow
ing everybody chance to suggest or
growl, as the case might be. When
the meeting was called to order at s
O'Clock not over dozen persons were
in the room.
Mr.. Helm, for the Water Company,
explained that during three months in
the year he was obliged to shut the
water off above the city, as consumers
allowing their pipes to run all night
would exhaust the supply. He kept a
man under salary to turn on the water
in case of an alarm. 1t was argued
that the Waterman lived too far from
the gate and that it required five min
utes for him to reach the spot where he
turned the water on. Mr.. Helm
was paying the man SIS month
for his services. Mr.. Coffin sug-
gested that the water company pay
$40 and the city $40 each to some man
would consent during three months in
the year to stay by the gate. This
seemed to meet with general approval.
Mr.. Sweeney then appeared upon the
scene and turned loose his rhetorical
sluice boxes upon the meeting. He
claimed that the city was being crushed
with taxation and all plans to increase
these burdens he would not endorse.
He believed his cisterns would give the
city all the water it wanted. There
being no further business, the meeting
adjourned. The city now pays $50 a
month to the water company for IL
hydrants and $40 to Sweeney for 10
kept constantly full. The pro-
position made by Mr.. Coffin will come
before the next meeting of the Board.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-08-13

Florence, the actor, who recently "did"
portion of Europe with John Mackay.
says the latter pnt on no airs while travel
ing There was no particu ar reason why
he should. We once travelled from Vir-
ginia CITY to Austin with circus clown,
and carried ourselves a. mudestlv as though
out companion had been nothing more
than a common chloride or sulphuret mil.
Rerier. ts ~.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-08-13
CHILLED CAR WHEEL GRINDING ca

Location Of principal place Of business Carson CITY
Nevada. Notice is hereby given that at citing Of the
Board Of Tr sees held the fifteenth 5th) day Of july
1885, ment q" y Of five dollars s5) per .hars
levied upon the CAPT al stock Of the corpo aon pay
able Immediately, in United stat gold eon TO the SEQ
retry, at the office of the company. Any stock upon
which this assessment shall remain unpail on
MONDAY, THs FIFPEENrH DAY OF AUGUST, 1891.
Will be delinquent and advertised for sale at public suc
tion and unless payment is made before will be sold
wedne day. the fourteenth 4th day of September 1854
pay the delinquent assessment, together with
adv ertis ng and expenses Of sale.
jyl63Ud C.P. MASON, Secretary.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-08-13

The Star says: Gath" is such a vol
luminous contributor to the Western press
and the New York Tribune, that on two or
three occasions he has actually been CON-
PEELED to throw in several facts to FIJI up
with.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-08-13
Light for All.

Mrs. August Mayer of San Fran
cisco, trance speaker, test, healing and
business medium, is stopping at the
Ellsworth House. The public is in
vited to test her wonderful powers.
Consultations daily; circle every We'd
nesday and Friday evenings at eight
o'cock. au 9-1w.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-08-13

Some of the California papers are talking
of Marcus Boruck as Secretary of the
United States Senate. There seems to be q
growing anxiety. to get lin out Of CAL
ifornia.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-08-13
ALL FOR OUR COUNTRY.
NEVADA.
1881.
j. Barrett.
j. Barrett.

The first line is in gold, the word
Nevada in silver, the letters being
sunk into the stone about an eighth of
an inch. The silver letters contain
sixty-four standard dollars in silver,
which were rolled into plate at the
Mint. The date, 1881, is in gold. The
last line, J. Barrett, is cut nearly as
deeply into the stone as the rest of the
inscription, and is the name of the stone
is creditable to the man performing it,
but why he should put his name on tie
polished face of the stone so conspicu-
ously is more than anybody seems able
to explain. There is an unpublished
edge about the stone which would have
served his advertising purpose as well.
The name standing where it does mars
the beauty of the work, and is decidedly
out of place. The stone is two feet
high, three feet long and six inches
deep; weight, 600 pounds; cost, $500.
Col. Fair did not donate the silver, as
has been reported. He was asked to
do so, but replied that he could not see
why he should be called upon any
more than priv citizen, and sug-
gested white metal. The silver was,
therefore, paid for by the State. The
stone will be shipped to Washington in
a few days.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-08-13

"The" len, the notorious bruiser and
gambler, has married a beautiful young CIR,
who is said to be worth $442 600. "rhe"
says he will now reform. He can afford
It was Becky Sharp, we believe, who says
in Vanity Fair that she thought she conid
be virtuous on G5,OOOa year.-FoothiA
1sdings.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-08-13

TIC " aSHIM8VOH MOHuMcMG StOHc
The stone contributed by Nevcda to
the Washington monument is now on
exhibition at the Governors Office. 1t
is made of polished granite and the
face contains four lines of inscription.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-08-13
STOCKS.
MORNING BOARD.

n nOfSNANd bOAhOs
10 Ophir-5+
ID Mexican-SA
400 Gould and Currv-4 s.
SO Best and B-lcher-l051
30 CalifOrnia-90c
$40 Con: Virginia-1 30
Z0O CholIar-2 20
No Savaye-2 IS
300 PofOsi-2 50
24O Hale and Norcross-3 80
20 Crown Point-2 O5
200 Yellow Jacket--5
$50 Imperial-l5c
Is Kentuck-2A
20 Alpha--3 30
2SD Belcher-2 81
$50 Sierra Nevada-SX ...... ....-
80 U'ah-SA
100 BuIli"n-5Hc
go Excnequer-1 10
14O Overman-l Is
100 Jnslice-S0c
$50 UniOn-91a
200 Alta 10
l6O Jnlia-3Oc ..
$50 Silver Hiii-l5c
l5O Lady Wash'ngton-25e ..-..=
NU New 1ork-bc
100 Benton Gee
iSo Srorp'on-l 80
10 norm TX. -U'ah-eOc
S.O New We'is-fargo-2oo
a ago .ur,ls-iA t.=E-
S00 Ahoes-i o'
EVENING BOARD.
$50 Euraka Con.-2S
200 JacksOn-75c
100 Beimont-Eo tt4
IaO N. Relle-l4sS
100 Manha,tan-2
60O Grand Prize-15e
4OO Aruenta-15c
35G S,ar-3O
10 TS1o
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-08-13

The Tahoe I'dttler records that
"while rowing on the still water of the
lake, few mornings ago, light fleecy
cloud came over the sun, serving as a
prism to separate the rays of light. and
made the most beautiful reflections i'm
aginable. Several rainbows in complete
concentric circles were formed, while
the slight disturbance of the water with
the oars caused these to mingle and
blend in such manner that most pc
culiar, even wonderful, Kaleidoscope
effect was produced.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-08-13

The Miners Unions of Virginia, Gold
Hill and Silver City will hold their joint
annual picnic at Treadway's park on
Sunday, September 4, 1881. The pro-
gramme is being prepared for the oc-
casion, and will be published shortly.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1881-08-13

Fresh Fruits in Season, lower than other stand h
Carson augll
, 1881-11-27

THE recent decision with regard to patents
in the process of canning food will I'M
doubtedly aid in extending that usetal
branch of industry. 1t is already so large
that few people have any idea Of its nlagnl-
tude. It now promises to extend till it em-
braces about every potable article i'll the
civilized world With regard to meats,
which were the especial point at issue i'll the
suit above referred to, it does not appear
that they will be materially cheapened as a
consequence of the decision. There WAS al
ready so much competition in the business as
to have reduced profits to 50 small a figure
tina. canning meats did not pay unless con-
Quoted o,, large scale, though rather poor
material is generally used. BY this we DO
not mean meats dcteriorated by disease
before death or neglect afterwards; but that
the flesh OF poor stock, as Texas cows etc.,
has been most freely drawn upon. The oee1
meats canned during the cool months are. as
a rule, the best, because canners are then
obliged to fall back OIL native stock. llenco
a,,y Improvement that may be noted now, rs
compared with the product Of last summer,
should not he too readily ascrlhed to the
throwing open Of canning "riEhts" to all
the world. Still, it is just possible that an
improvement IN quality may result, as pack
ers will now know that the salable character
of their goods will largely depend OIL thep pro-
lection afforded by a reputation III regard to
quality.
, 1881-11-27

MINISTER HUKLBUTss capacity for getting
himself into Il hobble cannot be regarded rs
anything less than phenomenal. lie was
sent II Peru for purpose, and we do not
understand that the irritation of Chill was a
a part Of it. His instructions were to pour
balm into the wounds Of Peru, but he was
not expected to anoint the bruises of Chill
with vinegar. Yet he carried himself from
the start as all umpire between the two ma
tioas, end apparently regarded his functions
as similar in kind, il not in degree, to those
of divine lcsate OF the 1Ioneric period. If
there is any incongruity or anacllronism in
this conception ct his mission the fault is
his. He was abrupt; imperative, and antique
in the plainness Of his speech. Hewould have
things his own way aud not otherwise, and
was so peremptory in his tone that the Chill
all commander had nothing to do but sup
press this peaceful enissary orbe suppressed
himself. Naturally lie chose the former
course. If anything could be more ridic-
nlous than Mr.. Hurlbuts excess Of. zeal,
Gen. Kilpatrick's of1icious haste to correct
him for the benefit of the South American
public was so. The spectacle Of two United
States Ministers growing about their iii
strucions and each giving the lie to the
other Is simply scanda1ous It should result
in the Immediate recall Of both. For t;l5
rest, the threat Of violence against the United
, 1881-11-27

PHILLIPS, the Land League accountant,
tainted in the streets OF Dublin a lew days
ago; and it is thought that documents were
then found In his possession which revealed
much of the operations Of the League, and
which led directly to his own arrest anu the
arrest Of Naloney, Dublin merchant, WHO
Is charged with circulating the "So-laent :"
manifesto. Nangan. one Of the suspects,
has been elected Mayor of Drosheda, de-
featlng tho Wing candidate. The slgnitl-
cance of the election arises largely from the
fact that the member Of Parliament from
Droeheda Is Gladstonian Liberal. :
, 1881-11-27

in what the.world regards rs narrow ruts-
They live In cloisters.- They associate with
the elect only They keep aloof from the
world,,as if contact With it were contanlnat-
Ing. They have little care for or knowledge
of secular affairs, and as the daily press must
deal with secular things from tile secular
point the clergy therefore, as whole, have
little sympathy @ith it, fur it does not de-
vote itself to teaching what is in their books.
Not all the clergy, however, entertain this
feeling towards the daily papers. Among
such is the Rev. Dr.;Henry W. Bellows, pas
tor Of All Saints Church. New York, who ill
his Thanksgiving sermon last Thursday
said:
The newspaper-tte universal literature OF
our poope-is itself becoming a an,ary ,>tp OF
ually even Que Of our chief newspapers without
an immense opening Of his horizon OF thought.
Il greAt quickenlng of his intellect a,,d SUD-
stnntinl relation with tho'thOnght una teel1nstH
tho whole world. The difference between Il man
who can read we'll enough to enjoy MS news
paper and one Who cn1.ssot is haraiy 70 oe esti-
mntel. + suppose our newspaper tuucntton IS
tho most influential Of all In this country But IL
depends fOr ls existence Illu its improvement on
the preparation for ITS use and en1uy.nena nsue
intellectual breadth. und increases IN 1noftt
purity US tho reading class becomes more nti-
merOus anu varied. II Is .lts1t Hlot my ~
speak lightly OF newspapers. The press, think.
has Il somewhat romanEc and exaggerated ioen
Of Its supremacy in creating or le:tdin: pnoilc
opinion, but in fts general educating Influence
its stimulus for Thought, it has cc:tfn renden-
cy create taste for better rcntiii th'a IL eau
itself supply. do not believe it Is easy 10 over
rate its National Importance,
II more ministers With this view of tile
province and performances Of the dailJ press
existed it would be better for them, for they
would find if they only diyested themselves
of their prejudices that 1t is one Of their most
powerful allies, and that even in spite OF
their aversion it is doing missionary work
for them all the time in cnliglftenlng people,
in presenting to them a1 immense va
riety Of useful religious reading, III
cheapening knowledge, and in present.
ing to them the opinions and find
ings of great scholars in the religious
as we'll as the intellectual world MT only
this, but they would find it Of value to tlieln-
selves in making them better acquainted
with the great public, and better able to
grapp1e with the evil III the world. The
coldness is all on one side. The press is not
hostile to the clergy; OIL the contrary it is
friendly, and the proof Of it may be found i'll
the large space it leyote5 to aid them and to
help thei: work aid to the general progress
OF true religion throughout the world. BY
coming into closer and more friendly rela-
tions to the press, the spheres Of influence of
the clergy would be greatly Increased and
the burden of their labor would be much
lessened.