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The Portland daily press., 1882-06-13

Til retirement of the rebel cavalryman
Wheeler from the Congressional seat he had
undertaken to usurp in the House, in behal If
of the gallant Democracy Of Alabama, was
marked by a touching and solemn incident.
Before leaving the place from which he had
been rightfully elected, the good Wheeler
mounted revolving chair from which to de-
liver a few parting words. Short, thin, pale
faced, weak-voced and whipped, the House
gave him fair attention which quickly be-
came centralized when it was found that
the well-oled screw of the revolving chair
was making his standing in his seat precari-
GUS in more ways than one. The intensity
of interest in the scene eliminated when,
making a more than usually animated ap
peal to all the gods and elements from whom
imprisoned orators seek guidance and aid,
the chair gave a sudden lurch, and the I'M
finished sentence was broken short, and its
jewels, with the speaker who was stringing
them so beautifully, fell scattered to the
floor. It required several minutes for the
House to get lis face back to unlaughing
order so as to listen to the parting words of
the kicked out Confederate cavaIryman.
The Portland daily press., 1882-06-13

ARMSTRONG, the Greenbacker up for gov
ernor of Pennsylvania, says his flag is out
for the campaign and will be up in the
morning after election. This hope will be
realized when the Republican petard under
it goes off.
The Portland daily press., 1882-06-13

EvR2y regular attach6 OF the PRESS is furnished
with 3 Carl certificate eigned by Stanley Pullen,
Editor. Ali railway, steamboat and hotel manager
will confer favor Epop US by denandns credentials
of every person claiming to represent oar Journal
The Portland daily press., 1882-06-13

REPORTED, that Mr.. Arthur says that if
he gets along safely with the harassment
and responsibilities of the next three years
of his Office he will be willing to see the bur
den transferred to other shoulders.
The Portland daily press., 1882-06-13

COMPLAINTS have of late years been often
made in Germany Of the fast increase OF
short-sightedness among young people at
school, and similar ones are now heard in
France. A committee appointed to investi
gate the subject have reported that the
cause Of the evil lies in the school books,
which are printed on white paper. They
suggest that larger faced type be employed
hereafter, and that white letters be printed
upon tinted paper.
The Portland daily press., 1882-06-13

PAIL MALL Gazette reports an English
surgeon as saying that the time is coming
when mans stomach can be repaired and
replaced without difficulty. 1t will simply
keep him home part of the time.
The Portland daily press., 1882-06-13
SPECIE QUOTATIONS FROM
j. 3. Brown & Sons.
We are now paying for

Letters of Credit issued and Bills drawn available
In any of the principal Cities on the Continent Of
europe.
Highest price paid for Sterling Bills on London.
Government Bonds and good Local Securities
bought and sold direct commission at the most
favorable rates. marl7eodu
The Portland daily press., 1882-06-13
Holy Moscow's Premature Flutter

From a Russian Letter toShe Philadelphia Press)
In view of the approaching coronation of the
Gar, the quiet, ultra-Russian city, the city of
famous churches, of dirty and narrow Streets
of long boards and long kaftans, of stchee, kvas
and mead has suddenly wakened to an unusual
activity. The coronation festivities usually
last for month or so, and cost the treasury
from 100000 to 20,000000 rubles (S7 ,000 600
to SIS 000000), which chiefly go into the Mos
covites' pocket. No wonder, then, the Mosco-
vites are now setting themselves to work in
good earnest at repaving and cleaning the
streets, painting and calcmining the houses
an( scrubbing things in general. Besides the
coronation, they have another reason for max
ing as good show as possible. During all of
last year the NJ 'scow journals most earnestly
urged that the Cars capital be transferred
back to Moscow Now, Moscow must prove to
the hundreds of thousands of Russians who
will come to witness the coronation that she is
not inferior TO her young, proud aud successful
rival on The shore of the Baltic. A national
industrial exhibition, which is to be held here
at the time OF the coronation, will, of course,
add greatly to The crowds which will thropg
the ancient streets of Moscow.
The Portland daily press., 1882-06-13

LFrom Charles Dudley Warmers letter in Hartford
Courant
We found at Syracuse another Sicilian hotel
worthy of mention. This is the Locanda del
Sole It is only about half as dear as the Wit
worse. We did not understand at first why
there were no bells in any part of the dirty
house, but we soon discovered that there was
nothing to be had if we could have rung for
it. 1t is very old and not uninterestiDg sort
of barracks, and its rambling terraces give
good views of the harbor and of IEtna. The
rooms, too, are adorned with quaint old prints,
ghich give it an old-tiDe air. 1t can be airly
said of its management That the attendance is
as good as the food. l do not know how long
it would take TO starye person to death there,
or to disgust him with victuals to that extent
hat death would seem preferable to dining,
but we touched close upon the probable limit
OF endurance in five days. 1t was lengthy
campaign OF morning to get simple early
breakfast 1t was q work of time in the first
place to find anybody to serve it. When the
one waiter was discovered and coaxed into the
diniug-room, ordered coffee and the usual
accom- paniments. In about fifteen minutes he
brought in pot o. muddy liquid and cup. L
suggested then that in reason, a spoon ought
to 90 with it. A spoon was found after some
search-sugar also L got by Importantly. The
procm ing of milk was longer process Evil
IDENTIFY the goat had to be hunted up. By the
time the goat came to terms, the coffee was
cold. l then brought up the subject of bread.
That was sent for and delivered Butter also
was called for, not that wanted it, or could
eat it when it came, but because butter is
conventional thing to have for breakfast.
This butter was sort Of poor cheese gone as
tray. The last article to be got was knife.
The knives were generally very good, or would
have been if they had been cleaned. By pa
thence after this, you could have red mullet
and an egg, and some sour oranges. All the
oranges in Sicily are sour. The reason given
for this. however, is that all the good ones are
shipped to America. The given III
America why all the Sicily oranges are sour is
that the good ones are kept at home. When
tbs traveller reaches Malta and Tanglers he
will learn what an orange really is. do not
know that | can say anything more in favor of
the Hotel Sole, except that the proprietors
were AS Indifferent to our departure as to our
comfort while we stayed. We left at ten
o'clock at night TO take the boat for Malta.
We procured a facchino outside to move our
luggage, and not soul connected with the
hotel was visible. The landlord had exhausted
himself in making out bills. There as
difficulty in separating our several accounts,
and when the landlord at last brought sheet
of paper on which the various items were
properly arranged, he regarded his work with
justifable pride, and exclaimed, sit is I'm co71to
ndgnifco" Weagreed with him that in some
respects the account WIS magnificent
The Portland daily press., 1882-06-13
FINANCIAL.
BONDS

III. NE. E9AYSON 81 60.
SO Exchange Street.
may10 eodtf
The Portland daily press., 1882-06-13
A Sicilian Hotel.

GREENBACKER De LAMATYR is deliver
ing temperance lectures in Iowa.
The Portland daily press., 1882-06-13
SLOOP FOEk SAAE.

GLOOPRTGGED keel boat, % feet, inches long
- 8 feet wide, formerly owned by the late Walter
II. Lyde, OF Freeport. Will be sold at q bargain
Apply to W. G. Merrill, Freeport, or C. l.. Me-
Cherry Mail Office, Low Il, Mass my3dtf
The Portland daily press., 1882-06-13
NOTICE.

EXPOSURE of Person by Bathing in a nude con-
h clifton in Canal Basin or any other public place
in the Town of Deering in sight of any Dwelling
House or Public Highway viii be punished to the
GEO. b. LEAViTP, Selectmen
GEORGE LIBBY, of
THOMAS j. RIGGS, } Deering.
my30 DIV
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-06-18
Legal rs.huieaII,Is..

The late efforts OF lawyer to clear
Guiteau by means Of legal trchn:calities,
brings before the country in its boidest
form. one Of the very worst evils and
greatest dangers Of the present time.
The public has been heartily Disguised
with the efforts to clear a wretch who
shoots down q President in broad day
light because the victim chauced to
breathe his last in another State. And
vt this is but n sample Of tho use which
Is constantly made Of law. Where the
victim Is less prominent. and tho muir
derer less loaihsome, the evil is winked
Mt. The friends Of the victim vince. a
few honest people are indignant, the
criminal and his friends chuckle, the
lawyer pockets his fee and is proud of
his skill 81 ,hwnrtipg ths ends OF justice.
A criminal suit has thus become n game
for the exercise OF wit aud skill and tho
law Is made to protect the guilty instead
OF the innocsnt. Yet we do not wish TO
be considsred one of those who raise n
hue and cry against lawyers who defend
criminals, even known criminals. Even
such abominable wretcbts as Guiteau
have certain legal rights, and to protect
;hsm IN thess rights they should have
legal counsel. And there is no reason
Why an honest lawyer should not en-.
gage III defending criminal, bur it is
not his right to escape by trick. for it
is these law quibbles that encourage
crime.
1t is not so much the severity of pun
isbment as it is the certainty and
Promptnsss Of its administration, which
deter criminals. Had Guiteau known
Of n certainty that the moment he shot
the President he would have been seized
and fogged within an Inch of his
worthless life, 1t is highly probable that
he would have kept the pistol in his
pocket. But with a probability Of es-
Gaping the hangman. he took his
chances With all the modern improve
ments in criminal law it is serious
question whether life and properly are
not III greater danger than they were
formerly. Happily for the interests Of
law and order, all hopes of escaping
impending doom are at nu end. and
Guiteau may rest assured that his
earthly career is limited to eighteen
days. at the expiration OF which he will
meet his just deserts.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-06-18
TIE Ogden Pilot snvs:

ID. NJ. Bennett. the great spiritualist,
will be in Ogden TO lecture about July
lst. Those who want to get the ex-
planation Of Mr.. Benefits belief can
not do better than attend his lectures
This ia the gentleman who served
thirteen months in the penits niiaIy for
the crime (T) of selling little book
called Cupid's Yokss.
JAMES WATSON WEBB Of New York is
81 years old and smokes inc, ssantly,
Thurlow Weed is 81 aud drinks large
quantities OF Santa Cruz rum, Peter
Cooper is ol and lives on oatmeal. All
are healthy aud happy; then why is not
a mixture Of tobacco, Santa Cruz rum
and oatmeal tho elixir Of life?
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-06-18
sensible words.

Tho Reno Gazette, in q long leader
upon the general blueness Of Nevada
people just now, talks in q very whole.
some way abont the situation. We ex-
tract the following gem from our con-
temporary's excellent sermon: So let
Nevada drop her stock. gambling. Lst
us quit trying to put dime in whiri-
pool and grab out dollar. Lot us on
courage the development Of every little
atom of wealth in sight. Let more
gardens be planted. Lot moro families
keep COW. Let the housewife get q
few chickens and watch for fresh eggs.
Lot the children pull wssds and pick
mp chips instead OF roaming tho streets.
Lot us snvo on our drinks, study our
business closer, play few less billiards,
talk less politics, cut our own wood, AZ
our forefathors used 20 do, Eavs all We
can and get out Of debt, aud II thero is
ant ther stock excitement keep entirely
clear Of 1t, and we will soon have q
prosperous State.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-06-18
A Solid Platform.

The Democrats Of Alabama in con-
vention assembled. on Thursday, adopt
ed the following sterling platform:
THAT We declare our devotion to the
true, honest principles Of the Demo-
cratic party; that We call for strict con.
struction Of tho Federal Constitution.
and obedience to the laws Of the general
Government within the Cons itutional
limit, and maintain the right of the
State TO regulate its local sff.irs by its
own authority. We are unutterly
opposed to the continued acts of Federal
authority tending TO Capitalization Of
uil power in the general Government to
the destruction OF local self-go vcrnment
We present the record OF the admins
tration OF State affairs while in control
OF the Democratic party, Ms an earn, st
to the Federal party to the principles
Of economy aud aud good government.
We invite immigration nnl capital to
our State. and will extend full and per-
fct protection to all such rs m.y come
among us. That public education should
be fost'reh and encouraged by the tate
50 far Hs the means Of the State will
allow. hrving at the same time due re-
gard for the protection Of the public
credit. We recognize the necessity OF
protecting and pre- seTving the purity C..
ballot box s. and a n State, will guard
free i@stitu' ions and condemn any at
tempt to interfere with a free aud full.
exercise Of the elective franchise.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-06-18
Hearing Resumed In the Star
Route Cases.

Hearing in the Star Rouio cases was
resumed. Amos W. Wilson, one of the
Journal clerks in the Postoflice Depart.
msnt, was recalled. but his testimony
was unimportant.
H.D.Norton Chief Of the Finance Di-
ri'ion in the Pos,office Department,
knew Rerdell and Miner. Rcrdell had
of'en been in his Office. Moron was
asked what routes Rerdeli La been in
terested in aud The d,feDse objected To-
the question. but the witness was
finally allowed 10 answer. lie ,aid
that h-rdsll came TO inquire when war.
rants would. be issued to J. W. Dorsey
and Peck. Miner appeari in his own
interest and for Vale. Qai;e Il ana-
Der Of contractors held n large number
Of contracts individually. aud many Of
them employed agents 10 look after
their Jus.uess before the department.
II was not, therefore. considered au
unusual ciTcumst ,ncs when RerdeII
and Miner appeared on behalf Of j. W.
Dorsey and Naile. Il rdeIl aud Miner
never couVersed together IN his hear
ing. He did not know whether or not R.r
dell had power Of attorney nomJ. ".
Dorsey, but presumed the ofiicinl files
would show. His division hnd all til.
data relating TO these contracts aud 1t
warrant had not appeared correc, If
wonld have been returned to the
auditor for comparison and correction.
The orders for expedition signed by
tho Second Assistant Postmaster Gen
.ral was examined aid il they were
found not to be in accordance with law.
their correction by the Second AssIsst-
ant PostnI astcr General would hAv.
been necessary before they could have
been paid.
At the conclusion OF the cIamina-
tioL Of this witness Insersoll exclaimed:
lining us another witness just like
this one"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-06-18

The N,w York Herald Of June 10th.
sn!s: Mr.. Blaine has been elaborntsly
invited to become candidate for Con.
Gress, and unanimously declines. This
seems to imply that lie brlioy,s tho Re-
publican party iu the State Of Maine to
DO res ddJHd'cafd, and his own political
prospects to 5e in nbeyance.' lie is
afraid Of the people. Itis pity. too.
Rpublicans must regret that they can
not Ia Ve him nS n substitute for Robe.
son and his l.trls Krifer; and the public
at large loses 10y his d, cision. for there
Is fnn in tho reports when Blaine is in
Congress.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-06-18
The Oregon EIection.

Notwithstanding the prediction that
tbs action OF the Republican party and
the President in reference to the Chi.
nese bill would give the Pacific States
to tho Democrats, late dispatches stat.
that the average Republican majority on
the State ticket is 1900. The Repub.
licsns have the Legislature by o certain
majority Of 10, which may DO Increased
to 10. So it seems that the people arc
still bliud to their interests, and moth
ing sholt Of kuock-down argument
will convince them.tha, the Republican
party has outlivsd its usefuln,ss.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-06-18

The fact was developed the other day.
on the tial Of n case in tho San Frun
cisco Police Court, that Chinaman in
that city had rented n room in lodging
house n. Il low fgu and sub-let it to
seventeen Of his couutrymen. as n sleep
ing apartment, for % cents each per
month. Under the cubic air ordinance
OF that city but five persons would be
entitled to occupy the room. Thus, :"
sayathe Bulletin. lit appears that China
men can have lodging for 25 cents per
monih-lcss than one cent per night.
What white man eau compete against
that sort OF thingI"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-06-18

- - AEcoNsor EEhuA bkoUARg
The pioneers OF the Pacific Coast are
passing ons by one away, AMI but \
few more years are left to even the
youngest OF the aspiring adverturers
who in those early days braved the
dangers Of ocean and plain to reach the
golden shores Of then comparatively
unknown lind.
A dispatch from Boston, yesterday,
brings the sad intelligencs that Frank
Stewart Of Nevada, mad just died ut the
Crawford House in that city, after a
short illness"
Deceased was well-known in Cali
fornia aud in this Siate. ia both of
which his friends were many and his
enemiesfsw. A representative '49-er. his
generous impulses always preyed upon
his finances, and notwithstanding his
many opportunities to gather eompe.
tency, at least, the proverbial improvi-
dence OF the " Old Californian" ;" while
it ef:ctually stranRled the spirit Of ac-
QUESTION, and forced an incessant
struggle against the Inconvenience OF q.
depleted exchequer, lost not to him the
love and esteem won by his warm
hearted. generous nature. As mining
expert, his sauguiue disposition kept
him constantly in The category @;
bull" but the sterling worth and
strict integrity Of the man, nas s,rik-
Ingly eIempliied ns legislator; clearly
showing that any errors which he may
have made in the line OF his profession
were Of tho head and not of the heart.
Few, if any of tho old residents Of
this Coast who have enjoyed the nc.
quaintAnce of the deceased. but that
will receive the sad news Of his death
with genuine sorrow.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-06-18
Grand omeer. Elect

At the session Of the Grand Lodge Of
Odd Fellows at Carson, the following
Grand Officers for the ensuing term.
were elected on Thursday: Grand Mas
ter, A. E. Shannon Of Austin; Deputy
Grand Master. j. s. Shoemaker Of
Reno; Grand Warden, W. b. Shepherd
Of Virginia; Grand Secretary, w. II.
Hill Of Virginia; Grand Treasurer, Geo.
Tuay Of Carson; Grand Representatives
tlong term). w. H. Davenport Of Eu-
reka, and William Prince (short hrm).
of Virginia. Reno was selected rs the
place for holding tbs next convention.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-06-18
senntor FsI. In no, wnter.

The Territorial Enterprise of the 10th
instant says: Caroline c. Robinson
and Horace Haws. have brought SUIT
in the United States Circuit Court
agaist James G. Fair. alleging that they
were owners in fee and in possession OF
one-thita portion of the lot at the
corner OF Sansome AMI Pine streets and
in December, 1881, defendant entered
upon the land and ousted the plaintiffs.
The property is estimated at II value Of
$500. 1000. Plaintiffs pray for Judgment
and that they be put in possession 6f
tho land. Uneasy rests the head that
wears a crown, is very old say ing it
applies equally as we'll to the head Of
tue man Of great wealth. II is into
tres loaded With fsuit that boys throw
clubs"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-06-18
Equ uiue.

Ogden Pilot Of Wednesday; The
lovers OF horshesh could have seen q
fine exhibition of the noble animals
this morning as sx Governor Stanford !
stock come up from the depot, having
just arrived from San Francisco, and
are on their way to Salt Lake. With
the crowd of horses going down to Zion
aud passing through Ogden. the little
burg is gettieg quite an air of racing.
IL Is to be hoped that the mir won't be
all that Ogden gets Of the racing. and
We are Informed that the chance is in
favor Of some exhibitions of speed at
our track
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-06-18
A JournnIi.tIc shc.p-berdcr

Wells Drury left Reno a few days
since for tour TO Oregon on a sheep
speculation. Just before starting he
Gotvaccinated for sheep jggles and pro-
cured pair of leather breeches TO pro-
tect HIM against savage lambs. He
went well armed and declared he would
mako it hot for any sheep that tried to
bite him. He goes to Oregon to pur.
chase, because, he says. the she. d
around here are SO old that they have
lost their upper teeth.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-06-18


The ROveillo Of tho sih s,ys: John
kCogh, an old former r, s'dt mt Of Austin
arrived yesterday from Grantsvile g and
Smokey Valley. Himself and brother,
Thomas, have been engaged in collect
Ing aud driving a small army OF about
90, ,OOr merino shsep from Southern < al
fornin. leaving Bakersfield. Kern County.
on the 10th Of April. Thoy haro pro-
gr,ssed as far as San Antonio, in the
lower part OF Smoky Valley. Mr. Keogh
has had parties engaged in collecting
about 5000 head Of cattle in the Bel.
mont section, and 1900 moro aro con.
tr"eted for in the Humboldt qu rter, to
be delivered 10 him at Wells on the 10th
inSttnt. He is here TO procure men
aud horses 10 assist in the drive, and will
take 10th cattle and sheep to tho Chey.
enne, Wyoming market. " hen 80 they will
DO distributed throughout the country
wherever wanted. Mr.. Keoph snys
there will be over $4,000 sheep driven
from Southern California TO Wyoming.
Colorado, md tho western market gen.
orally. this season. .
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-06-18

ThE Carson Appeal says tho Odd
Fellows visiting hero are about the finest
lookins body Of gentlemen that haze
cvor met at Grand Lodge. This ma.
jority are men who having lived on tn 3
coast from early manhood. retain that
desirable phase Of generous feeling that
so admirably distinguishes tho Pacific
Coaster from the rest OF bis country.
mon. II is indeed refreshing 10 see the
grny-hoircd representatives going about
town in clusters with all the enthusiasm
Of young men OF twenty Ave.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-06-18

THE Reno Journal sNys it is under.
stood that the English mill has been
leased by pa,ties from Cad lara, for tho
porpose Of working ores from Candle
larin. aud other districts in Esmeralda
County. 1t is thought that the base oros
in that county can be hauled TO the
Ttuckso cheaper than wood and other
necessary milling material can be
frsigbted 10 tho mines.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-06-18

SENIOR NoMER. Mexican Minister, has
received official Information from tho
DeyHtment Of State Of Mexico, TO the
effect that the Mexican Congress has re-
poaled the export duty on silver coin
aud on silver bullion la order TO en-
courage the investment OF American
capital in Mexican mines. The repeal
takes effect on the Is. OF November
next.