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Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-25
EPISTOLARY c. CRTESIES.

The conventional courtesies employed
in superscribing the signatures to letters
are often inconsistent with the substance
Of the correspondence. But it is seldom
that so ludicrous a contrast occurs as is
exhibited in the epistles which have
passed between Senator ingalls, of Kan.
sas and Rev. DR.. Patton, who had been
moved to call Mr.. ingalls, an "infdel"
and a '~'heathen" by reason of reading
his recent panegyric upon the deceased
Senator Hill of Georgia. In replying
to these epithets Mr.. ingalls, addresses
the reverend doctor as follows: eff
there is no hell for such bigoted Sian.
derers and malignant liars as you are
there ought to be" and then Immediately
subscribes himself, "With great respect
your obedient servant, John j. Ingalls,"
Whereupon Rev. Patton responds, reit-
Grating the epithets ''infdel' and
"heathen," and employing also the ad.
j~ectives ''ungentlemanly," "spiteful,'
and ''impertinent," and then immedi-
ately subscribes himself 'Yours truly"
The moral which some folks draw from
incidents Of this kind is that these con-
ventional eourtesies should be omitted.
On the contrary their inconsistency with
the substance Of %uncivil letters is the best
possible reason for retaining the usage,
for it tends to restrain letter writers froui
intsmperance Of language by bringing
the contrast Of it with the ordinary terms
OF social intercourse directly to their at
t~antinn
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-25
PACIFIC COAST AOvlCES.
ESPECIAL TO THE sEyrINEL.l
san FranciscO's Municipal Finan.
ciai Embarrassment.

ESPECIAL TO THE sENrISKL.i
san F~ranciscO's Municipal Finan.
ciai Embarrassment.
SAN Francisco, Feb. PA Committee
OF Conference, appointed to devise means
to release the municipality from its pres
ent financial embarrassment, met to-day.
The general verdict was in favor Of a re-
duction of salaries in all the departments,
the Police department to be reduced one
third, involving a decrease of the force.
At an informal meeting Of the Board of
supervisors the plan of reduction was ap-
proved and a committee instructed to ask
the Legislature to authorize an issue of
bonds if found necessary. The wholesale
dealers who furnish supplies to the public
institutions notify the Board that unless
all bills are paid by next Wednesday sup
plies Will be stopped.
Decision in n Mining Suit.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 24.-In the case Of
G. W. Beach vs.. ]. B. Cooper ct ais, and
the Alexander Mining Co., Judge Sullivan
of the Superior Court has filed a decree
that plaintiff recover costs against all the
defendants, and that defendants company
recover from individual defendants, tie
trustees of the company, S2o9. 900, and
that G.. A. Wyer be appointed receiver.
TIL action was tried about a year ago, to
hold the trustees of the company for fraud
ulent transactions and for an accounting.
TIL mine is located in Nye County, New,
and is worth four or five million dollars.
Injunction Served.
SMARTsvILLE, CAL, Feb. Sheriff
Mccoy arrived here to-day to serve an in
junction issued by the Superior Court in
the case of Yuba County VS.. Golden Gate
Mining Co., and not finding the Superin-
tendent or foreman, he served it on a
number OF miners, who are cited to appear
in court within ten days.
A Wife shoots Her Husband.
SAN Francisco, Feb. PA Tombstone
dispatch says: William Kinsman was shot
in front of the Oriental Saloon to-day by
Mrs. Mary Woodman. He died a few
hours later. The woman claims to have
been kinsman's wife, and was driven to
the act by his abuse.
Surrendered Himself.
PORTLAND, Feb. 24.-Frank Wheeler, a
well known saloon keeper, surrendered
himself to-day, saying that Swarz, whose
hlliiuS lax { hlcLtiOucu, ulcu ny d eLUb
from his revolver, which went off acct
dentally in a scuffie with another man in a
distant part of the room.
Produce Exchange-A Powder EX.
plOsiOn.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 24.-A Portland
dispatch says the Produce Exchange will
be organized to-day.
There was a powder explosion in East
Portland to-day. Severely injured, 10
children, one fatally.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-25

The New York Stock Report speaks of
the personal traits of Governor Morgan as
follows:
HE never did a small thing" And he
never did a rash or foolish thing. Bold
ness there often was, but always boldness
with prudence. He never sailed into any
harbor without taking the sounding as he
went along; never went into battle with
out reserves.
Those who met him only in public places
may have thought him reserved and cold.
But he had a good heart. Some eight or
ten days ago as he was looking at the por-
trait OF his daughter-in-law, whom he loved
most tsnderly, he said: Il would give a
million of dollars to have that dear child
back again; M I would keep her only one
day"
Merchant as he was, he indignantly re-
fused to make money out Of the war. One
day, at his WI table, to his wife he said.
holding up a bit of bread, mot the
worth of this will I make out of the war"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-25
SABBATARIANISM

In the towns and Villages along the
line OF the Canadian Pacific Railroad the
pastors on Sunday last preached shot
and strong" against that corporation for
running trains on the first day of the
week and urged the necessity for legisla.
tive interference. One reverend gentle
man of Winnipeg assured his congrega.
ton that they had "better ride to heaven
in a Red River OK cart than go to hell in
a palace sleeper" The railway officials
are very indignant, and there is at least
one minister in Canada who will be de-
MED the usual clerical discount when
ever he may have occasion to travel ovel
the line.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-25

New York City is evidently on the high
road to prosperity. Last year there were
2, 561 buildings erected there, at a total cost
of S44, IT'S, 6S6, and this year the record is
to be equally as great. Higher prices for
property was obtained there last year than
at any previous period, ground being sold
in two instances respectively at the rate Of
fourteen and fifteen millions N acre.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-25
The American Helen.

He sat by her side in the cleaning,
And toyed with her hand and her cheek;
His face had the beauty of Paris,
Her face that of Helen the Greek.
II love you to madness. my darling"
She whispered in accents of Joy;
but YOU must not perish like Paris,
Nor I be your Helen of Troy.
EDO you know what ito fly with you means,
lover
For you. dear, q blasted career;
For me a sad life Of dishonor,
'Reft of all that q woman holds dear.
love you to madness, my darling;
Without you this life has no Joy;
But you must not perish like Paris,
Nor l be your Helen of Troy,
at is not the thing that is done, love.
But the way that we do 1t, my dear,
Which sets all society rsving,
And shocks it from center to sphere.
The old days have passed. darling.
Those wicked old ages Of force;
But III write to my lawyer tomorrow,
And tell him to get q divorce"
1t ia harder to sympathiEe with our
in his trials than to philosophize
over his trials and o~ritioise his ANN Of
them.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-25
h PUklic Debt.

According to the statement of the pub
lie debt to the end of January, less cash in
the Treasury. it amour to 81 1913 900 1872,
the decrease during the last month being
S13, $50, 1888. If this rate of decrease were
kept up for the next ten years the debt
would be l~iquidated.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-25

of as. well as a soul. While the diver
sions Of the Lenten season are as inno-
cent as most of them are now the church
has no reason to suspect them.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-13
Female Gymnasts.

The rage for physical development.
among young women is increasing.
Glasses are forming in gymnasiums
where young ladiesan girls are taught,
and also small clubs which receive in
struction in private houses One of
the latest phases of this mania is an in
suitable desire on the part of many
young ladies to learn fencing. 1t has
become a fashionable accomplishment
in Europe, which is quite. enough to
make girls here ambitious to acquire it.
Last year there were only a few classes,
and they were small This year there.
win be scores of young women poking
swords at each other. One of the best
known gymnasiuns in the city is
within stones throw of the Windsor
Hotel e ss @ & a@ss
r The young ladies who go there for
instruction and practice have little re-
firing rooms. similar TO bath houses.
When they emerge they have n cos
tune consisting of basque or jacket and
trousers. The agility, grace and skill
they show at the various exercises is
astonishing. They are quicker to learn
than boys, am told. and much more
graceful at everything they undertake.
at FIRST they are made to make certain
movements with their fingers, hands
and arms. Then they are taught to
swing dumb sbelis and clubs, keeping
time to music As the average young
lady does not straigiiten out her arms
properly when in the first stages of her
training. the wooden dumb bells have
little brass bells on them that Jingle
when The movements are made with
proper forte, 50 = SIS
: One of the exercises they are put
through is That Of marching with
sticks for guns. They like this very
much, and carry their heads with a
jaunty air. What young chap Is there
| that would not pay good fee at the
| door to see them going through eyolu-
| tionse But the Professor vigorously
excludes spectators. The advanced
| classes are required to practice on tho
norizontaI OAR. Beginners at TINS ex-
ereise have great difficulty in swinging
| their feet over, but some of the perse-
vering ones 60 through a great variety
of movements with the grace of an
Eacrobat, Swinging in RIGGS suspended
on long ropes is 4 favorite exercise.
In one corner of the room there are
several poles in an upright position.
and others incHning at an angle. IL il
almost Incredible, but. nevertheless a
fact, that young women viii spend
hours climbing those poles. The most
popular exercise is til at of mounting
and vaulting over n wooden horses
/ They make 4 rush at this and spring
into d wooden saddle, and after much
practice they 60 over almest without
touching. The private classes usually
meet in a garretsso many times a week
for lessons and practice. When a young
ffady who has the physical develop
nfent craze is Detained at home by 8
rainy day, she goes UP to the garrek and
| develops her mHscle.-Nea0 lork Letter
1 Ia Ynshi111fan SiA1. 80 e.szse
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-13

against chastity. morality and decency
have been steadily increasing. In Massa-
chusetts from 1860 to 1870 divorces I'M
creased % times while the num-
Der of marriages increased hardlyl
4 per cent. Those crimes known
as being against chastity. morality and
deeency-filthy crimes, loathsome, infa-
nous, nameless crimes-had increased
threefold, thus proving that license Of
legislation had increased license of living.
Now. when we reach point where man
can have as many wives in succession as
he likes and woman as many husbands,
one after another, as she chooses, we shall
have reached the position of the Mormons,
| and When we reach that marriage will be
at an end and women will only be legal
concubnes. 1t is argued that marriage
is only civil contract, a partnership
which can be dissolved at pleasure. The
idea that marriage is anything with which
God has anything to do must be given up
altogether. 1t is said that we are not in
accord with the spirit of the age. How
can we be when the spirit of the age is a
| spirit of skepticism? This is a heresy
| born of free thought in the matter of re-
| ligion-asserting our right to choose the
religion which suits us best. Marriage is
not mere civil contract it is divine
institution. 1t binds a man and
woman for life; one thought one
will, and in one another they should
fad the most perfect happiness. Granted
that marriage is sometimes most unhappy
and grant that man and woman are
parted should either be free to marry
again? IL marriage is civil contract
that thing could be settled by a state law
but if God has joined them together, then
only God can answer it. and God has
said What God hath joined together
| let no man put asunder; and there is but
one cause by which the man may be per
mitted to put away his wife or woman
to separate from her husband, and that
cause is fornIcation. The rule of the
church is that divorce may be granted
when adultery is proven and that then
the innocent party may marry again, and
farther than that the church will not GO
The easier it is to get divorces the greater
will be the demand for them In this
general decline and lsxity of morals the
not checked she will be dragged down &c
degradation from which, fear, there
will be no recovery. Harm enough has
come to her under the plea of lettering
her condition. The man should he The
protector and support of the woman, bul
it is often found that it is the womar
that supports the man, and she vii
finally sink back to the mans combubins
and slave"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-13
The Misaries of a Mean Man.

Sometimes | wonder what mean
man thinks about when he goes 10 bed.
When he turns ont the light and lies
down. When the darkness closes in
about him and he is alone.a and COMPEL
ed to be honest with himself. And not
a bright thought, not % generous im-
pulse, not a manly act, not a word of
blessing. not grateful look, comes to
bless him again. Not penny dropped
into the outstl etched palm Of poverty.
nor the balm of a loving word dropped
into an aching heart; no sunbeam of
encouragement east upon q struggling
life: the strong right hand of fellew ship
reached out to help some fallen man to
his feet-when none of these things
come to him as the God bless you" of
the departed day. how he must hate
himself. How he'must try to roll away
from himself and sleep on the other
side of the bed. When the only victory
he can think of is some mean victory, i'm
which he has wronged a neighbor. No
wonder he always sneers when he tries
to smile. How pure and fair. and good
all the rest of the world must look to
him, and how cherries and dusty and
dreary must his own path appear. Why.
even one lone, isolated act of meanness
is enough to scatter cracker crumbs in
the bed of the average ordinary man,
and what must be the feelings OF man
whose whole life is given up to mean
,aetsp When there is SO much suffering
and aeast = s.d sa,ssFS 3 ssas s.,d
Of wickseinass or sadness 70 the generai
burdenp Don't be mean. my boy sur
fer isIis,sLice q thousand times rather
than commit it once. = Bstaafetke.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-13
WANT TO COMPROMISE.

CHICAGO, March 13.-Geerge Ii. Tay
Tor, the paper dealer who failed some
time since, offered his creditors forty per
cent, all payable within year. A com
mittee was appointed to examine the
books and report TO morrow. Some days
ago Allen & Co. offered to settle with
their creditors at so per cent. The com
mittee appointed To examine the books
recommended to q meeting of the credi-
tors that 80 per cent be accepted. The
attorney of the firm. who was present.
was not authorized to say that his clients
would pay that amount and the meet
ing adjourned without reaching definite
action
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-13
: INDISPUTABLE FACTS.
Legislatures COrrupted--COHrts De-
sbaHcbed---The Nations Policy
Dictated by Five Unseru-
So pHl0us Hpn.

That Gould, Vanderbilt, Huntington,
Stanford, Sage, Field, etc, twenty years
ago were comparatively poor men, and
to-day these five men are worth proba~.
ply $500, 600 900; and through the cor
Sboralions they control, weld the power of
"a 900, 0O0. O0u.
That they control absolutely the legis-
latures of u majority of the states in the
union; make and unmake governors,
= United States senators and congressman,
and under the forms of popular gov
eminent are practical dictators of the
governmental policy of the United
States.
That within twenty Years two hundred
millions oil acres OF the public lands have
been given to corporations, equal to about
fohr acres 10 every man, woman and
child in tue United States.
That this wealth and mower has heen
acquired largely through bribery and cor.
ruption. Mr. Gould testified in 1878 that
lac contributed money TO control Iegisla-
lion in four states, and il was proved that
the Erie road, IN single wear under his
management, disbursed more than 81
-oo0Ooo Tor this purpose. His inter
terence with the administration of our
courts of justice is illustrated by his
telegraphing United States Senator Plumb
asking MN To support Stanley Matthews
foFthe united States supreme court And
the striking spectacle was presented of
Wfiitelaw REID, editor of one of the lead
ing republican journals of the country
anu anu Henry Watterson, editor of one of
a.,,',a. Democratic Journals of the
country. ieebying on the floor OF the
United States senate To secure MIR Mat
thewss Confirmation as Judge Of the s,-
= s 4sfenle s.otfft or the nited States
Sr@s5e% hat
active in compelling the Pacific railroads
in which Mr.. Gould was interested, /,
-@.Iuifiil their contracfs with the govern
ment, that honest man and aDle states
man could moi return 10 the United Stale
Senate
That Z d. Worelesier. treasurer q
the New y ofk Central railroad testiiie,
before the late constitutional convention
ST the state OF New York that that roa,
paid $305. 600 one year and S6O,O00 ar
other TO obtain Legislation and that
was obtained.
That in the United States senatorial
contest last year in the state Of Ne,
York a member of the legislature stale
that he had been given 50 600 10 vote fo
railroad candidate for the United State
- ssenate;sfhat he had given the money t
the speaker and asked for an invcsligs
uon. An investigation was ordered, nm
state senator and two lobbists were Ii
aiefed, but they have not been tried, an
49, . stated that corporation influence wi
80 The triad, or, If tried, the
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-13
MAY CORN

Upon reliable information it is ascer-s
tanned that corner in May corn is being
run here by the firms of r. Lindbloom &
Co.. and Handy, Richardson s. Go. who
are the same parties whe FaH the success
full corner in January corn. The latter
firm run the great wheat corner in the
summer of 1881. clearing about $1,000. :
600. 1t is estimated that there is three
million bushels No. corn in store in
Chicago. that could be delivered on con-
Tracts, and from the best information OBJ
/ tainable the market is short from thirty
10 forty million bushels for May delivery,
being the largest short interest in corn
for any one month in the history of the
board
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-13
Ell Perkins on Buying Diamonds il
New York.

Since they have discovered diamonds
in Africa they are getting too common
on Fifth avenue to noticed. One young
lady reported TO be young andhandsome
wears finger ring diamonds in her hair.
A Chicago lady, alleged TO have lived
with her present husband two weeks with
out getting a divorce, wears diamond
dress buttons and even one of tile colortl
walters, an African, too, right from the
mines showed me n diamond weighing
thirty seven pound s, which he offered to
sell to me in the rough for $4-a clear in
dication that even the Africans don't ap-
preciate the treasure they have found.
This morning lady from Oil City
went into Tiffany's great jewelry store
and said she desired TO purchase u dia-
mond.
/ understand solitaire diamonds are
the best, Mr.. Tiffany. she said, please
show me some Of them.
Here is nice solitaire" answered the
silver haired diamond prince. 'silew do
you like itf'
Putty well, said the lady. revolving
il i'm her finger. 1T shines well, but
are you sure it is solitaire Mr.. Tiffany
why, of course. madame.
10 sai .ss.a i Yen a.s Ma ~snrana 4 ae
/ don't lnind buying IL for my sInugnter
Julia and-comc TO think. she conain-
ued us She buttoned her sixsbuttoned kid
gloves and took her parasol to leave. IF
you've got five or SIX more real, genuine
solitaires Just like this one. / don't mind
takin' EN- all, SO as to make a big solif-
aire cluster for myself.
Yes, madame. Wen guarantee il TO.
be real solitaire. smilingly replied Mr.
Tiffany, and then the head of the house
went up 10 his private office, and in the
presence OF foul hundred clerks. sat
down and wrote his official guarantee
that the diamond named was a genuine
solitaire As the lady bore the certificate
from the big jewelry palace she observed
TO herself s'fhere's nothing like know
Ing you've got the real genuine thing. &c
is really so satisfyin To feel sure
But that evening her fiendish husband
refused to buy the diamonds land then
this beautiful woman, said Mr.. Tiffany,
.all dressed up in silks. and laces. and
garnet earrings cut on bias, sat down in
d hotel parlor and had to refuse TO go 60
a party at Mrs. Witherinton's because her
Jewels did not match her polonaisew
.sOh dear! said the great jeweler, and
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-13
A DIFFICULTY SETTLED

CHICAGO, March 12.-An agreement
has been entered into between the city
and the Mutual Union Telegraph CO.,
by which the latter will be permitted to
reunite its several wires. The agree
ment stipulates that the mayor shall have
the right, at his option, to cut 1hem
again; that the company shall apply to
the city council for an extension of privir
leges and shall proceed 20 gather its wires
into cables and string them on short
poles, pending preparation to put them
under ground
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-13

The republican papers are now discuss
ing the question as to which Is the biggest
frsnd-Keifer or Virgins The odds are
in favor of Keller. He at least raised the
wind for his hnpeennious relatives, while
Virgins wind refused to come to time.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-13

A statement prepared by the post office
denartment shows that the expenditures
of ahe Office -foi the first quarter OF the
fiscal year 1S92-83 were $40 lSS,S69-S3,
the receipts for the same quarter $40
as, 932 95, leaving surplus OF $500
oe2 .
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-13
AGAINST THE BUCKET snops.

In the United States District Court this
morning decision was rendered in the
pending cases between the bucket shops
and the board of trade to the effect that
the Board of Trade. as chartered insti-
tuition. has full jurisdiction over its
market reports and can dictate TO whom
these reports may be deliyereds The
bucket shop men hope to ev ade the effect
of this decision pending the injunction
against the telegraph companies prevent
ing them from cutting off reports.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-13

NJ Nebraska City livery man was
sued because the horse which he had lent
10 young couple. ran away and threw
them out of the sleigh bnt he proved
by the plaintiffs own testimony that a
struggle for kiss was the cause of the
Incident, and the jury acquitted fhe horse
of al1.bIagng. sra
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-13

9 The President of Tufts College was
recently made "A happy father end the
following morning al prayer in the chapel
he introduced the rather ambiguous
sentence: And we shank thee, Q Lord
for the succor thou hast given" which
caused d general smile to beam over the
h!ressof the class
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-13
The new ne. government naval war steamer

AZ, 800 TON steel vessels TO be named
Chicago The vessel will represent the
latest and best in modern naval architec-
ture. and Will be fast7goer-hence
Chicago '-Chtcago Jo'9h@
Wonder if she will have big feet?
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-13

Favorable weather for operations con
t,n,es in the WISCONSIN pineries' The
estimated ent of the season Oh liie biaoA
river and its tributaries IS sooooV'ooo