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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-29
CARSON MIAr.

The Superintendent Of the Carson
Mint received orders yesterday to close
down the coinage department for the
present. the reason given being that the
supply Of bullion for coinage Is not SUM-
cisnt to make operations continuous.
Commenting upon this. the Carson Ap-
peal says:
Tho government could easily. keep the
Mint In operation by allowing the super.
intsadent to purchase silver at the market
rates. Silver at present Il quoted ~ inc
Carson Mint at lii u. while 1t commands
ii2k in London and San Francisco. ny
compelling the Carson Mint 70 purchase |.
cent lower than market rats. 1t places u
IN 4 helpless condition. for bullion pro-
ducers are not likely 10 sell except where
they can get the beat rates. II the secre-
tary Of the Treasury will but put the Car
son Mint on the same purchasing footing
vith the other Mints. it could run eontin'
uously and handle SOC, 900 ounces OF silver
| Der month.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-29
A,hmead Coutts' Politics.

New YoRx. March ga World Lon
don correspondent says: Ashmead Bur.
dett-C outts has, I am informed. deter.
mined to take to politics, the Baroness
being an intense admirer Of Beaoons.
field. He will DO brought out under the
patronage OF the Carlton Club, and
hear that he has made up his mind to
contest the second seat for Northampton
with Charles Bradlaugh on the High
Tory ticket. This will be good news
for the Northampton lads, who relish
nothing better than plucking . rich Tory
candidate.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-29
LAYING In Moro Dynamite.

vienna. March 2s.-The Presss says :
The Austrian police recently informed
the Russian government that Q consider.
able quantity of dynamite had been
landed at Triverns to be forwarded to
Russia. The Russian authorities re-
aussted the Austrians to allow the dyna-
mite 10 proceed as far as the frontier.
There 1t was received by persons in the
uniform Of the Russian police. Suisse
auently another bedy OF officials came to
ssquestrats the dynamite. and 1t was
then discovered that the first corners
were disguised Nihilists, who succeeded
in smuggling the dynamite into the In.
tePior.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-29

An Indianapolis merchant drove into
town every morning. left his horse In .
livery stable, attended to business until
night, and then drove home. The beast
was by NO means o%verworked In this
light service, yet 1t grew thin and III, o.
though from hard usage. The owner at
length discovered that 1t had been hired
out nearly every day by the liveryman.
A jury has awarded damages to the
amount Of the money earned by the
horse.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-29

In order that readers not aceustomsd
to such figures - Thousands Of millions
may get an idea Of the progress made in
the reduction Of the national debt. IL
may b stated that between the LIST Of
September. 1865. and the lst OF March.
1881, which il l5K years. the rate OF
reduction has been at the rate OF very
nearly 81 So for every second OF tims'
or Sill 4s per minute. or sesSs 80 per
hour. This Is . pretty coed fortune for
every day. being slso.5 s1 20 for every
twsnty-four hours. For . week IL would
make o reasonable man rich. being
81, 1913, 71s 40 for the seven days, or
s4,7la us II o month. and $50, 6A6' S7S
per year.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-29

The new lunch bsIkst system recently
adopted on the Boston and Albany rail-
road grows In favor. Orders are taken
by an agent ON each train. and tsle-
graphed forward TO the station where the
baskets are delivered. There are six
bills Of fare. and the uniform price 10 40
cents. Ons bill. for example. comprises
two turkey sandwiches. two slices OF
buttsred bread. two boiled eggs, and some
pickles. The bsskets have neat oompart-
msnts. and are furnished With plates.
knives, forks and napkins. Extras in
the way Of fruit. drinks. etc.. can be
ordered at reasonable prices.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-29

A London lawyer Of some present
eminsnes declares that he went to Car.
lysls to seek his counsel about entering
on . career Of ~lettsrs. He looked Of the
trembling neophyts and said: IA poor
trade. lad. . poor trsdsi I tried to read
your George Eliot's Adam Bsds and
nov I'm reading the second volume Of
her last book" rapping the volume be-
fore him, land ind u neither instructive
nor amusing. bot d~ull-simply dull"
Then turning the leaves, he muttsrsd,
''Poor Lswssi poor Lswss!"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-29

OF Labouchsrs, Mr.. Murat Halstsad
says that he 10 ga man OF large property.
He II heavily interested in the London
Nt'es. and his Truth would have paid him
$4,000 last year IL his legal expenses
had not been $4,000. He has . wild
desire to Be thought 6endish. II 10 his
ambition to mako the impression that hs
IL perfectly disbolical. The fun Of 1t is.
however. that he IL q Of the elsavsrsst
and most amiabls fellows alive. His
play Of nendishness ID very amusing. ~
his good fellowship 10 undoubtsd."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-29

A Chicaso man committed suicide the
other day because he found his business
Increasing 10 rapidly that hs could not
manage u. and yet u never occurred to
him 70 order his advertisement out OF the
papers.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-29

The Prince Of Wales lately gave . din
ner at Marlborough house 10 twenty-five
intimate friends for the purpose Of decid-
inc on the merits Of his new cook. The
diners unanimously condemned the un.
fortunate culinary artist.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-03-29
GOING HOME.

a s.ore or C~eiessisls Boaod fer
Chins-Whas they Have saved
70 America.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-01-27

Mr.. LELAND STANFORD, of California,
president of the Central Pacific railroad,
has written long letter in opposition to
governmental control of railroads. He
asserts that the granger decisions of the
supreme court of the United States are
fragrant violations of the principles of a
free government, and says there was vio-
lent assumption to sustain the ground
taken that the right of legislature to con-
troll the use and benefits of private individ-
uals, in connection with their own personal
services, was to be determined by the ma
ture of the business or the number of peo-
pie with whom it is transacted He then
treats the subject in its polite and economic
aspects, and denies that railroads are free
public highways and common carriers, de-
irving their franchise and existence from
the public. Corporations are framed by
individual stockholders, who contribute the
property, and the state no more creates it
than it creates joint partnership. He dis
cusses the Legislative control of railroads
at length and outlines the difficulties that
would be encountered. He concludes with
the reassertion that the control of the rail-
road companies should rest with the owners,
unless outright purchase is made with the
State. Mr.. Stanford's paper is bold and
manly assertion of the extreme claims of
the railroads as against the late letter of
Judge Black and the decision of the
supreme court. Whatever opposition may
be entertained of the subject in general, it
is well that the issues are squarely made,
so that nobody may be in doubt of the posi-.
tons assumed by either side.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-01-27
best, or under a contract to convey at such
time as the board of trustees shall choose to
pay for the property in cash.

Minnesota Congressional AppOrtiOnment
The Republican members of Congress from
Minnesota have been interviewed on the new
apportionment of Congressional Districts They
all agree that fair bill will by passed this ses-
sion and that Minnesota will have five members.
They also believe that the legislature would be
safe in making the apportionment of the State
at the present session upon that basis. No Off
cial notification from any department here is
required to enable the State to proceed. When
the bill asses she simply takes notice given by
its publication among the statutes of the United
States.
Mr. Dunnen of the first district
has scheme for apportionment,
which he outlined as follows:
''Make two frontier districts, one in the south
west and the other in the northwest, dividing
the balance of the State into three districts.
One district, not to be precise about it, would
Freeborn, Steele, Dodge and Olmstead, which
had about ne-tifth the population of the State,
and about 8, 900 republican majority.
''Then for frontier district No. l take Jackson,
Mobiles, Rock, Pipestone, Murray, Cottonwood
and Watonwan for one-half a district. and for
say LIE Sueur, Scott Nicollet, Redwood, Renville,
Brown, Lincoln, Lyon, Chippewa and Yellow
Medicine counties.
s'Our friends in Minneapolis and St Paul seem
to want to be separated, and l am in favor of ac-
ceeding to their wishes.
"a district for St Paul might be COM
prsed of Wabasha, Goodhue, Rice, Dakota
Ramsey, Washington, Chisago, Anoka and
the east side of the Mississippi river gener-
ally This would be district somewhat scat
tered, perhaps, but the growth of population
would tend to consolidate it somewhat
''For Minneapolis he suggested that Henne-
pin. Carver, Sibley, Wright, Mcleod, Meeker,
Grant and other counties west might go to-
gether."
Mr. Washburn was generally in accord with
Mr. Dunnelrs suggestions; Senator Window
had no plan, but wanted five republicans from
Minnesota; Senator Mcmillan did not think il
proper for him to suggest plan for division,
and he had given the matter very little attention.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-01-27
GREAT GUNS.
Peculiar Mechanical Devices for Firing Thou
ands of Shots Per Minute-MOdern Warfare
Reduced to Deadly Science.

Peculiar Mechanical Devices for Firing Thou
ands of Shots Per Minute Modern Warfare
Reduced to a Deadly Science.
DR.. J. H. Mclean, of st. Louis, has in
vented some novel military weapons. Slow
going England sent Maj. Harmon, mill
tary expert of high degree, and the chief
superintendent of the royal Woolwich ar
senal, all the way to America to see the Nc
Lean guns, and this gentleman has been so
impressed with the peculiar merits of these
weapons that he will stay to witness their
official test, which takes place at Washing
ton on the Sd of January next. There is an
intense, and vet entirely unsatisfed, curl
osity among military authorities in regard
to the machines that DR.. Mclean has
christianed Gen. Sherman, Gen. Grant, An
nihilator, Vixen, Pulverizer, and Lady Nc
Lean. The Army and Navy Journal, in its
last issue, devotes eight pages of letter.
press and illustration to the subject
of these instruments of war. The Mclean
patent is simply a wheel, and, as far as test
ed, seems to be as far ahead offs Gatling
gun as Gatling gun is ahead of revolver.
Everybody knows what Gatling gun is.
1t has several barrels of the same caliber
placed in bunch like the barrel of the old
Allen revolver, and is mounted either on a
tripod or a carriage. There is reservoir
of cartridges at the breech end, and you
turn crank to fire. AS many as a thous-
and shots minute can be fired from one of
these guns. The Mclean differs from the
Gatiing in having it's barrels arranged in a
horizontal plane. The Gen. Sherman has
but ore barrel, and is fed by hand at the
ate of twentv-six shots per minute; the
Gen. Grant has four magazines, and
will fire forty y-eight shots per minute; the
Annihilator has twelve magazines, with a
capacity of l45 cartridges, and the Lady Nc
Lean has thirty six barrels, fed by seventy
two magazines, with total capacity of l.
152 cartridges. All these weapons are so
nf tbe ns 10 at Will rh PGns
carriage, ,and are provided with rubber buff
ing, SO as to take up the chief part of the
reccil. The breech mechanism is the es-
sential feature of the gun. 1t is strong, ad-
mits of perfect consumption Of the powder
charge, is simple in design, durable, and
adapted to the most rapid handling.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-01-27
The great storm of Friday last ma,

The great storm of Friday last made a
wreck of all the telegraph lines, and New
York was practically cut off from the rest
of the world. The trouble was not caused
by high wind so much as by the accumula-
ton of sleet and ice, which broke wires in
every direction. The Western Union COM
pany had 267 wires running out of the city,
all of which were rendered imperative.
The condition of the other lines was the
same. A telegraph message could not be
sent in any direction from that city on any
line of telegraph. Anxious merchants and
brokers at the telegraph offices were willing
to try almost any line to get a message Off,
but it was of no avail. Persons with mes
sages of sickness and death eagerly inquired
as the probable time when they could send
or receive messages, turning sadly away
when the reply was that it might be one day
or it might be three before communications
with distant points could be re- established.
Trains out of the city carried many pas
sengers with messages to be sent out from
the first point reached where the telegraph
lines were working. The Western Union
estimated the damage ON their lines at
$500, 600, 600, the American Union at S75,-
900 and the Atlantic & Pacific at $50, 600.
The blockade, however, was of short dura-
ton, but quite long enough to exhibit the
dependence of important interests upon
the telegraph.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-01-27
Fashion BreyitieS.

Gloves for the deepest mourning are of
undressed kid.
White plush forms large part of the lat
est bridal costumes.
Quantities of lace are worn in any style
preferred around the neck
Evening dresses ars made with the front
and sides close and clinging.
Paris begins to appreciate the American
revival of Quaker styles of dress.
French ladies wear skirts of pleated
plush in ali colors, with tunics or overdress-
es of silk or cashmere.
The poke bonnet is becoming only to thin
tall women with picturesque Grseco-Ro-
man caste of countenance.
black lace cap of puffed net. held down
by gold bands on the hair, is very becoming
to either blondes or brunettes.
Painting on coarse brown paper of the
darkest shade is a new idea. Screens, door
panels, and album covers are made and dec
Grated thus.
A very pretty walking dress is in violet
purple silk, the skirt laid in large fat pleat-
ing, over which is placed bread scarf of
violet plush knotted behind. The silk cor
sage has double collar of the plush. The
pockets, cuffs, and vest front of the corsage
and In silk, embroidered with gold in very
line and delicate pattern. Hat of violet silk,
trimmed with band of plush and with tuft
of marabou feathers powdered with gold.
The rage for plush is SO great that the
idea is suggested that the plush manufac-
turers are the greatest catches of the season.
as they must, of necessity, now be all mil
honaires. The fashion extends from bon
nets, where the strings and coverings are of
plush, to the cloaks which are trimmed with
this elegant material, the jackets which are
made of it, and to the dresses which show
profusion of plush in their construction;
and even the brides now are welded IN
costume of white plnsh; but this last is not
in good taste.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-01-27
A CURIOUS HISTORY.
A Kansas Boy Who Assumed His Father.
Crime of Murder.

A Kansas Boy Who Assumed His Fathers
Crime of Murder.
From the Detroit Post and Tribune.
A lad in the Kansas penitentiary, who
confessed few years ago to having mur-
dered at Topeka, man named Ferris, now
poses before the public as devoted son.
He says he became convinced at once that
his father had committed the murder, but
at the Coroner's inquest shielded him and
convicted himself. The father then got out
on bail, and the boy remained in Jail five
months. During his confinement the father
visited the son frequently. On one of these
visits the boy was told that there was a bag
containing pair of boots on top of cup
board in the jailer's office, and the father
wanted them secured and burned. There
were two doors between the prison and the
Office, but, to the surprise of the boy, the
jailer strangely left these two doors un-
locked, and the bag was very easily got,
and, in the presence of other prisoners,
burned in the stove. Two of these wit
boots, it seems were the fathers and bore
marks that pointed to his guilt. After that
the boy was persuaded to sacrifice himself
to save his father, upon the promise that
a pardon be procured in few years on the
ground of his youthfulness. Afterward the
mother visited the prison, and he thereupon
confessed that he killed Ferris in quarrel.
When the case came up the young ma
pleaded guilty to the charge and wholly ex-
onerated his father from all completely in
the bloody deed. After the prisoner had
been in the penitentiary year, his father
and mother went to California. After five
years the mother returned and endeavored
to procure pardon for her boy, but failed.
This intelligence was conveyed by letter to
the father, and he killed himself. The
reach the boy until some time last Septem-
ber. This is one of the most remarkable
statements in criminal annals. That q boy
of 16 should have the nerve to consign him
self to disgraceful imprisonment to shield
q cowardly father seems incredible.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-01-27

Gov. MCCLELLAN, of New Jersey, is now
prominent target for the shafts of en-
hghtened educators, or those who talk and
write on the subject of education. Little
Macs" offense is contained in his annual
message, which deprecates the superficial
over education which really units the boy
and girl for the every day work CT their
lives, without enabling them to enter upon
a successful competition for the higher
prizes ol life. The high school, which
represents this objection, is an excrescence
upon the public school system which
economy and utility demand should be dis
pensed with, and the money for its main
tenance be devoted to the interests of pri
mary education und the payment of better
salaries to competent teachers" Gov. Nc
Clellan finds many able defenders, even
among the educators, but a large majority
seem to entertain opposite opinions.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-01-27
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.

Those who have been at work for the reser-
voir system in Minnesota and Wisconsin are
discouraged at the present outlook.
During the past week there have been dis
tributed Id, ,99S standard silver dollars: for
the corresponding week in 1880 there were
$1O4 ,4O7 distributed.
The committee on elections of the next house
OF representatives will have more contested
cases before it than have ever been brought in
one congress, if all who have signified their
purpose to contest seats do 30.
Auditor Allison has returned from Mentor
He is understood to have presented to Gen.
Garfield reasons why, in the Judgment of the
friends of the Hon. James J. Wilson of Iowa,
he was an available man for place in the next
cabinet
The superintendent of the census sent to teh
United States to be 40 369. 595 the TERRITORIES.
665, ,663 and the District of Columbia. III.
63S; total population, so, 152, ,S66. The pop
ulation of Minnesota is $50. BOG: Wisconsin,
1852, ,4SO: and Iowa, 1,654,62O
Justice Swayne's letter to the president re-
signing his seat on the supreme bench is written.
and bears the date of January %. The Hon
Stanley Matthews of Ohio, it is believed, will be
appointed to succeed Justice Swayne It ia
credibly reported that Associate Justice Clifford
OF the United States supreme court, has also
decided to retire from the bench on Januarv
"a, which will be the nineteenth anniversary
of his appointment
The Senate confirmed John M. Morton, sur
veyor of customs Of San francisco: Edgar
Stanton, Illinois, now consul at Bremen. to be
consul general at st Petersburg; Indian agents,
Robert b; Melroy, Nisqually agency, Washing
ton Territory; John D. Miles, Cheyenne and
Arapahoe agency, Indian Territory; John
Young, Blackfoot agency, Montana; Jos Il.
WILDER, Yakima agency, Washington TERRITORY
The Senate rejected the nomination of John b.
Stickney, for reappointment as United States
district attorney of the northern district of
At the funeral of Mrs. Franklin Steele on
Monday 18th, . very large concourse of prom
town cemetery, where they were deposited.
There was q profusion of floral tributes The
pail bearers were Secretary Ramsey, Rear Ad-
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-01-27
MINNESOTA NEWS.
MONDAY. JANUARY IL,


SENATE-The session was limited to half an
hour last evening. No business of Importance
was transacted during the session The judi
ciary committee took action on several bills,
and several were laid over
HoUsE.-The evening session of this body
last night was quite industrious. Mr.. Sanborn
introduced bill providing for the adjudication
of the old railroad bonds and Mr.. Selah Cham
berlain presented q petition on the same sub
iect Mr. Dunn sent up bill making infringe
ment of the liquor license law felony instead
of misdemeanor. About a dozen bills of local
Importance were also offered. Thehouse voted
to proceed to the election of United States
senator at noon the 18th inst
Mr.. Sanborn's railroad bond bill provides
that any holder of bond may commence pro-
ceedings by petition in any district court of this
State; that the clerk of said court shall at once
forward certified copy of the petition to the
attorney general, who shall thereupon within
thirty days appear and answer for the State,
and thereby waive the sovereignty of the State
for the purposes of the act The case is to be
tried as other civil actions, and the court Is to
find specially upon all the facts alleged IN the
petition and answer, and the clerk is thereupOn
to certify the whole roll-petition answer, evi-
dence and findings to the supreme court If
the findings of the district court be adverse to
the State, the attorney general is required to
appeal and tue supreme court is to pass upon
all matters involved in the issue.
TUESDAY, JANUARY Is.
SENATE.-Bills were introduced providing for
the removal of the county seat of Lincoln from
Marshtield to Lake Benton; authorizing the
Winona Mining company to engage in manu-
featuring stone and brick; increasing area of
lumber districts: incorporating Pine City; in
cooperating the village of Perham. A commu-
nication was received from the national census
bureau, through the secretary of state, giving
the population of Minnesota by counties, the
total being 7SO,SO7. The senate voted for
United States senator.
communication received from the secre-
tary of state nclosing statement just received
from the interior department census bureaul show
ing the population of Minnesota, by counties. as