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Real Gslaie 10 grthanoc.

rIO EXCHANGE for improved city property,
Il handsome country -rtf uu t'N. ffa.ril liltrutd
rutland WHITING. ~ NA-=Au-t
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mo. \ ABBOrr CENT PAss'r AgonA Vow York

NORTHERN RAILROAD or NEW JERSEY.
~ Train. leave lngewo CHESTER fermont aud NyAck,
= rsjU lOOo am, l. p I, 400 80 go 80 ilso p "A:
suniny- a. ard o. ~ pm The ll3V rn Tam ID e'Na
90 mtuuirs latcr saturday Wsais. Id.
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y. IL JNO. -. AbBO4L. SCAl = assF AGENT Nen- lu~,
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FIfUM NV YUM.
on and after MONDAY JUNE %, ISL Limited E1prcss
train composed ~ Palace and Day toachcs will be daily
except Sun,ayA FROM srON lNGToA luhOlGu Without
change Worcester, Nashua Fabyma and an White Noun
lain poIuta leaving the 5oungtuu steamboat wharf AZ l
breakfast Providence Wing az Plymouth A. 1850
dinner and ~ kabya1s ~ 4 y. ~
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nc tWO fOI0Nlnt utiun euits VOC HtIU 4
The LXchaIec s4c.room to-day:
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! ! story brown Stone dwelling Vith lot. No II Est
IT, ',nt, 4' " '' '.''.''" '''' 900 -' SEQ coo
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THE SUN FOR 1881.

I. All the worlds news, % presented that ne
reader will get ths greatest smoun, OF INFORM
tiou with the lsast unprofiable expenditure o.
time and ,yesisht. T.1 eun Icnx ~ a,Iov, S.',
ness and unratisisciory brvvity.
Il, Much OF thst SOFT Of news when depends
less upon its recognised importancs than upon
its in,sress 10 MANKIND. From morning 10
morpiua THl pur prints . continued sto'y o.
lie lives si real men and women, and OF tntif
dssdu. plsu., ioves. hates ana troubles. MS
~ ~ 10 more 70 Led and nor. intsrssuns tnaI
In uood writing In every column. snd freeh.
nsss, originality. ACCURACY, and deeorum In The
treatmsnt OF svsry subject
IN. Hopest Comment. 5u euH's habit u 70
spxsi on, tsarisssly about men and things.
v. touL candof In dsaltLg With eseh potti.
cal ,afty, and equal readiness 70 command
va; P..s. nS.ssy yssuusssa %
vi. Absoluts Independence Of partisan orHan-
isstiou. bat unwavsring loyalty 70 true Demo
:, tic pr,neiples. TnA bun believes that the
suyernmsnt which the cvnstitunou gives % 10
4 = Cd ons 70 keep. lts notion OF duty 70 70
r, si,t 70 IL utmost power the snofte Of nsp N
the Republican party % ses uP snothsr iortr q
government N piaS OF tnss wn,en sxisss; s;.s ~
viii probably decide this supremely imL ortani
eontsst. TN SUE believes thai the victory VIII
b with the people - aeafnet the hiuts iof
monopoly. ths Rinss for piundss' and the Hiass
for imperial power
For the Daily suH.a io1f.paee shess oitw1 ~.
:ss. os1T.s %s.ss ne q ssss g . T y.:! asaa
in tns sunday pspsr. an eight psgs shsss q
ais,.s I columns. he pnes 4 - osaiss nenth.
sSdssss v. ENGLAND,
SsSasA~~ Tn Sss, Nsv Sessds.
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HE EA ENING NEW :
our ADVERTISING AGENTS..

O. v. CRANE. Nos. 3is Pine and
10 Leidssd.rd .trcets {: Ban Francisco
CAQwIN d ALLEN. :: ): Carson Ctty
W. II. LANff. (: Empire City
q. n. JAMIS0N. :: (: Reuf
O. OHEN0wETH. : Winnsmucos
j. b. BATES, : u fark hov
9. n. PErrsxorLL q Co.. :: 81 Part No:
Csc. p. RovsLL. 4 Co.. 10 Spruce Street
Txn PAPs. may b found on nis In New
York st the Newspaper agencies Of J. b.
Bates. n Park Row; 8. u. Pettsnsill d
Co.. 81 Park Row. and Geo. p. Rowell d
Co.. 10 Spruce street.
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i. sirE s.sAwsss.Iksi"
/. Strawberries I ripe strawberries r.

IL Strawberries ripe strawberries I"
Shouted big Johnny Strong;
And be sold his baskets readily
To folks who came along.
But soon tiny voice piped forth.
Ne tool'' Nell could not about
A John did. Yet she too must ssu
Tho fruit she bore about.
:" Ho. straw. w.berr.e-esi' roared lusty John
Ne. TOO I" piped Nell 90 sad;
And johnny made good sales that day,
But Nell sold all she had.
-yt. Nicholas.
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Or. Pierce's Advice.
Our Brother ;;a Black.

OuF DFStNsf '" DtesSs
The late venerable and eloquent DR..
Lovick Pierce. who never missed .
chance. during q ministry OF seventy
Ave years. to do the negroes good. vss
preaching onc- on Chislisn Progress at
. camp meeting. II vas his manner to
make astonishing climaxss nov and
then. On this occasion bs laid down
the Law Of life aud death In Christian
expert. nee: Brethren, you must grow
or die. Progress you must make. II
you can hy. fy; u you can't hy. run; u
you cant run. walk: II you can't walk,
crawl"
He voice vas rising to its full trumpet
tones. aud bis eye flashing a. lev eyes
ever flashed. His right hand was still
high advanced. The congregation irsm.
blsd for him. What could he say morsl
But be vas the master Of such . crisis
He wound up the sentenc. with an ~
plosion like thunder: "n you cant
orawl-worm it slong!
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such q you INNS. oil f-l within yrurs+lvrs
that srslif, ing rrmind'r that - pnoin
servants you have prformtd t''e dn.les
inoumb nt upon y"u aud l'.vs proves
yourssius d, .rviny the conhd. nee u Inc
people u 0old Hill. L. 7. FOX.
Presidsnt Of the Board Of Trustssa
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CHANGE OF FIR NJ.
r HAVE ruIs DAY SOLD TO J. p. HALL
! al my intere,t In the Pioneer Lsund.y;;,
q. W. HALL.
virainia. December I, 1850
SPECIAL NOTICE.

All Bis due the PIONEER LAUNDRY vp
TO the FlR T OF EosMBsk. lso0. must %
eettled b~iore the TENTH OF DRct xbkh. OF
they will be PLACID In the hands Of Q eollsctos.
In future no bills will be allowed TO run mo"
than thirty days. J. y. HALL.
Virginia December I. 1870.
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"what wrr. the worst results OF the
civil war;" cried sn orator. "widows."
shouted Jones, who had married one.
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A cynical man says his wife 10 only
half like . telescope. He can draw her
out, but be eau't shut her up.
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"Doss your wife play suehrsl" asked
ons. "No." replied the other. rubbing
his head; but she's death on poksr."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-06

The servant girl qusstion-"whsts
the wages. aud how many afternoons
and avsnin's out do yer give . girlf"
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0vv,or AND RESIDENCE = offosIrs
" ths Nsvs oaaos. Main ssrsss. Soso hin'
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Lager is regal drink. Spell IL back.
ward. and see.
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ANNUAL REPORT

or the Pr-ssdsss sf shs Dsasd d
Trustees sf she Tsus 81 Geld
HAL,
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the PIONEER
sHAvlneA aAlRpREssIxa sAloon
O. pomL. PROPRIETOR.

o. pohL. PRoPRiEToR.
MAIN R4Er.............GoLD HILL,
Opposite 0ibson's saloon.
OLRAN TOWELS AND SHARP RAzoRA
u Quiek. smooth. Neal. fiuteiass wofk.
Hat Cutting and Dressing done In The mos
nrtissic, suitable and sAtiriactofy style.
The Old Pionssr saloon In the piacs. and doe'
xon fnHaal % n ~
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eyERYsouY READS IT.
o U r
Weekly Mining Summary

puelishel svsy wedrs.dsy b The HyM, h
no sounois, private and othefwiss. o
he day OF publication. smploytng
N able and emcisnt corpe of
rsportsrs. lt 10 universally
recognised - of1cial, and Tie
most oonnDcf and RxllAyty N.
ponf Of the condition Of the nires q
The OonSfocx OF sWAsuns" secttca.
We also givs the lstsst mining iniosnaeioa
,btainAbss non othsr parts Of the country
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!, Y. HALL. n. o..

,nrs,o,As AND SURGEON
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authorized by the Legislature for the bene.
at Of colleges, for the making OF roads, Tor
the building Of bridges. for the improve
msnt Of ferries. for the erection 0f hos
pitfalls, and for various other purposes
equally commendable and beneficial. AL
these were clearly within the prohibition.
The prohibition WAS not aimed at the OBJ
iects for which lotteries had been author
lied, but At that particular mode Of accom-.
plishing such objects. II Was founded on
The moral principle that evil should not be
dono that good might follow. and upon the
more cosent practical reason that the evil
consequent on this pernicious kind OF
gambling greatly overbalanced 10 the
aggregate any good likely to result from
IL. The promotion Of the fne arts 10 nm.
doubtedly commendsble object, but the
prohibition contains no exception In its
favor on that ground.
The intention Of the trainers OF tho Con.
stitution undoubtedly was to forbid the
future granting Of any such lotteries a.
had at any tims previously been suthor.
lied by Law. and BY requiring the Legis.:
isturs to pass laws 70 prevent the sale Of
all lottery tickets, to put an end 70 all
uuCu otshtUoh0us VI laVuey VI bsSAs ~
lot or chance - had heretofore been for.
hidden BY statute under the name OF
private lotteries"
The argument that tho words "by this
State" we're inserted for the purpose Of
preventing tho Legislature from authoris
ing public lotteries as . means Of raising
revenue. aud shat the provision was not
intended TO prevent the Legislature from
authorizing private lotteries, 10 wholly an.
tensble. No authority has been produced
In its support and We arc satishsd that
none can be found.
In construing this provision Of the Con.
stitution the last sentence II - important
q the frst.
II tho trainers Of the Constitution had
intended BY the use Of the words: Z" No
lottsry shsll b authorised BY this stats." "
70 only limit The Legislative power 70 pub
| lie lotteries, eoodustsd and manassd solsly
b. tAs Dtass ior The parposs ss raising
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seie Wft ~ Se4
celsd at any time prior to issuance Of
patent. upon satisfactory evidence Of the
existence OF such valuable deposits.
Where valuable deposits OF mineral are
discovered upon = tract after the same has
been entered a. agricultural. but before
patent has been issued, the parties claim.
ing the mine may make application for
patent for same, and the agricultural entry
will be cancelled TO that portion Of the land
embraced by said mining claim.
Where mineral deposits are discovered
on agricultural lands after the pstent has
been issued to an agricultural claimant,
they pass with the patent.
Agricultural college scrip cannot b re-
osived In payment for claims.
ALIESs..
A foreigner may make mining location
and dispose Of Il, provided be becomes .
citizen before iisposiug Of the mine. Proof
that the party Was not citizen before dis
posing Of his claim must b afrmativsly
shown.
Locstors and intermediate owners other
than applicants will not bs presumed
aliens In the absence Of allegation or OBJ.
lection prior TO issuance Of patent.
The portion Of . mining claim sold 70
an alien cannot be patented while such
owner 10 IN alien but on his declaration
70 become citizen, bis right dates back
10 his purchase, and he may thersupon
secure United States patent for his claim.
csoss Lxnors.
Revised Statutes. Section 2Ss6.
Where two or moro ledges cross or Inter.
sect each other. priority Of title shall gov
ern. and such prior location shall b enti.
lied 70 al ore or mineral contained within
the space Of intersection. but the subse-
qusnt location shall have the right Of way
through the space Of intersection for the
purpose Of ths convenient working Of the
mine. And whsrs two OF more veins uaits,
the Oldest Or prior location shall take The
vain below the point Of union, insludins
I'll ~ spass es aatssssstoa.
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setting forth the condition of affairs in the Pension
Office. the enormous demands. present and rrOspec
tive upon the Treasury tor PENSIONS and the urgent
need in the interest both Of the pensioners and the
Government, of some remedy for existing evils
which should be protection against fraud and a
means OF more speedily adjusting valid claims.
Senator Logan. in reply. made n gross and IN
called for attack upon the Commissioner Of Pensions
c asserted that ample powers TO accomplish needed
reforms now exist, and that the obstruction
is accounted for by the inefficioncy and
mcompeteucv of the Commissioner of Pensions. lie
did not MENTION III support OF his wild statements,
any act or evidence OF Mr. Benley'S iuc' mpateucy.
What does Tie Commissioner intend TO do by
this bill !" Shrcked the honorable Senator. " Does
he intend 10 drag every penslOner before these row.
ing commissions y Well. no; that Is not what the
Commissioner intends, nor is it what the members
Of the Senate Committee on Pensions, who framed
the measure. lniend. That ~ simply what
agents, have been telling hin. A man who
that the intention of the Commissioner aud the
committee is to form number of tribunals. instead
of one before whom the two or three hundred thou
sand weary wanting pension claimants can appear
and have their claims adjusted speedily. The hon
Orable Senator, who boasts ludy Of his friendship
for the soldier would Lave the present condition OF
affairs continued he would have the man who files
his clam TO-DAY wait twelve years tor hls money.
Commissioner Bentley did not lack an able de-
fender IN the person of senator Cameron, OF WIS
cOuSiu.
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THE FIRE RECORD.
DESTRUCTION AT PHILADELPHIA

DESTRUCTION AT PHILADELPHIA.
NUMBER OF BUSINESS PLACES RUINED AND SEW
FRAL HUNDRED PERSONS THROWN OUT oF EN-
PLoYMENT.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1.-Fire was discOv-
shortly az O'Clock this morning 10 tho sxstory
building occupied sho" factory by Messrs Mayer &
Stern, Nos 212 and 2l4 Carter'saey. small street
running between Second and Thirdts.. below Chestnut
Three successive alarms brought large force to the scene
but the fire continued spread rapidly owing to the
snOwstoIm, the narrOwness Of the alley, the great
height OF the buildings and the network OF telegraph
wires In that vicinity, the fremen experienced much
dltHuty IN getting to work The flames quickly reached
the adjoining eighstOry brick building, Nos. ZIG and
2l9 ana then spread right and left among number Of
two and three story dwellings ami shops In the same
street. Fire then broke out in the fvestOry brick build
ing. No. 1913 ExchaDge-Vlace and the falling walls de-
moished KrchnePs beer shop, No. 1l9 Exehange-pace
and No. 121 adjoining. All of these places we're de-
stroyed before the fire checked. This afternoon
seven stories Of the Cartersaey wall OF the eghtstory
building fell with a terrific crash, but was hurt
Oher high walls sill standing unsupported ana me
bremen are forcing water against their SIDES 10 naseh
their fail.
The following are given the losses by the various
firms -
PA and 2l6 Carer's-alley. on ready made stock
100000 goods ready for shipment. ST. 900 on shoe
VS. ooo 1S nsnrsnce, $4,000 The weiRel Il smith
Spice Company. Nos 2is "a CarIer's-uey Oh sock
stock and machinery SO 600; the keystone Prtabe
Forge Company. stock, $1,000 insurance. $1,000
Allen Bros, agricultural iDpl; men makers, on stock.
$4,000; insurance, $4,000 w. H. r. joy. fancy print
ing. stock $500; nsuran e. 81 900 K Grey, hone
and horn, sock. 5000; insurance, $4,000 Scrsce
Brcs iaclal workers stock and machinery, $8 0CO
insurance 5000. The bui'ilngs were all owned Dy
john Rumme IT. lie places his loss oil the buildings at
SI63,U00 Insurance. SOL 600. These figures given
after hasty cxeIhinai0n the books and make the
total loss $S30 0OG The uGt may be redae.u some
what hut tail below 100000. several hundred
persOnS many OF them wOmeh, ate thrown out OF en-
plOymcnt by the fire. The assurances placed IN
small amounts, varying from $1,000 TO 5000 in great
Hunlbt Oi
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CURRENT TOPICS AT TIVE CAPITAL.
4 CHECK UPON VINEGAR MANUFACTURERS

WAsHINGToS, Tuesday, FcD /, 1881.
The Ways and Means Committee, having framed
n bill providing that manufacturers of vinegar
should bc comp. He'd to pay the salary of "A Govern
meIt stor"keepcr the objection was made that this
would crush out the small vinegar manufacturers
MFR. Carlisle of the subcommittee in charge OF the
measure, thereupon called upon Commissioners Raum
for su00ostions. The Commissioners, after consider.
ina Tie matter proposed that manufacturers 0f
vineqar DO required to allix fty cent revenue
sinn,n 10 every barrel Of vinegar manulactnred,
o,d II is believed tins will be adopted The revenue
nj ma derived will just about pay the st0rekeepcr5
saiay,es and will enable tine Government 10 waIch
fHa vinegar makers and that they do not make
spirits.
TKE CAUCUS AS AN ELEMENT IN G0VGRNMfNT
An impression has gained currency that tio
Democratic caucus had ceased to he coordinate
branch of the Government. 1t seems TO pe etio-
neous. The resolution adopted by the cancns last
night IA substitute for the Ingalls, electoral cpnh'
resolution was reported directly to the Senate rs
coming from one OF the Senate committees, ana -
Sned,ate action WAS demanded. Senator j'ihiIlus
nj ierted on the er Jund tnal lie was hlclu"'r 81 nc
Select Committee On the E!ec!orti Soune a rrna ua
not received any Invitation 10 INC hieo''"S i'"'
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TIE SCHOOLS OF WASHINGTON.
TIE DISTRICT APPROPRIATION BILL IN THE HOUSE


INSUFFICIENT SCHOOL ACCOMMODATIONS.
lBY TELEGRAPH TIE TRIBUNEl
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The House OF Represen-
tatiges has devoted the last :wO days to the consd
Grafton of the District of Columbia Appropriation
bill. which is still unfinished. The discussion of
this bill is always considerably protractod and ami
mated Ivy the clasning .. various local interests so
that, although the amounts involved not m-
mcnse, they make an immense amount of talk.
The chief bones OF sOntentiO to-day were an item
for high school building and a strife between the
School Board and market company for the posses
SION of one of the public reservations. Most OF the
Southern Democrats sided with the market com
pany against the public schools. and thcy were
especially horriled by proposition to spend money
in building more school houses. The fact is, how
ever that Washington not we'll provided with
school accommodations In June last, the number
of children in the District of Columbia of school
age iSiX to seventeen years, was i3.5JN the num-
Der of seats provided in all the public schools
il about -. 900. or little more than 0nrhalf the
number of children. About 1,OVl OF these seats are
in rented buildings. many of which, the SupcrIntrn-
dent reports. utterly unit for school purposes.
Ahont 10000 year ~ patd 1OI the rent Ol theSc
mldngS This IL poor economy, TO say the least.
Washington has no building for high srlU0l.
The go hgn school pupils are therefore crowded
into the third stories OF two OF the regular school
lIousrs winch were designed Tor pupils Oi lower
vradr Rhus the high schools inSuiclcntly aC-
conmodatci. and at the same time less advanced
pupiIs are deprived of advantages designed for
their benefit. The opponents OF the schools were
defeated to day hy the solid vote ot the k"puhlI-
cans: bat a great many Democratic nWmbcrN were
absent us usual, and the point was made that no
quorum had voted. The House therrupon ad-
iOurncd. and the result VIII he dctcrmInrd To-
morrow perhaps if a quorum of the House can bc
III
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-02
THE BURNING OF A TOWN.

NORFOLK, Va, Feb. 1.-IDiOrmatlOn was re-
cTvod here t-ay that the town Of Plymouth, in Wash
mg;Uu County. y. C., ain ost entirely destroyed by
fire aa night. tie freight OF the steamer
ChOSlu AMI store beng the only houses 1917 stand
The Are originated from krI, BrDe explosion.
Fuhr hundred hacs Of cotton we're buried. No aillc
uiarr H. to the los scs ami iuSui auce.
LGhr-The rXplO-iOn Of kerOscnc lamp at 9:30
O'clock Monday night sar'd tho hre when destroyed
bIsncs. part OF the The losses
foot up S!.75O0 1birty.tbree buildings were burned
among wh,h were the Court House. Grace Episcopal
(hurca ana ntyt!Tee stores. Two hundred ana
n'ly ha's Ut cotton hrsdc quantities of shnSl,s g. lnn
.r etc. also drruOyed. The losses on t1e stock
of go ia wrrc heavy Only Two Of the persons burned
out held any Insurance.