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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-06-25
FINE GOLD SPECIMENS. -. G. Nor

FINE GoLD SpEcIMENs.-J. G.. Nor
rison, of Bonanza, was exhibiting, this
morning, in the Office of the Challis
House, four chunks of gold-three OF
pure gold and one of gold and quartz
which we're taken from his Jordan
creek placers, this Spring, together
with cleanup of fine gold, the
amount of which we did not learn but
which the owner says was satisfact-
DRY. The largest Of these pieces.
which is the smoothest and brightest,
weighs pound; the second in size,
seven ounces; the third, which is the
gold and quartz, about three-fourths
gold and one-fourth quartz, between
six and seven ounces, and the fourth,
or smallest piece, three ounces. The
gold is worth $13 per ounce and makes
the total value of the four pieces
about $344.5O. Mr.. Morrison has
barred the ledge this Spring from
which these specimens came and it
is two feet in width, but he has not
SO far found the rich chimney from
which they have fallen or been wash
ed away. These placers have yield
ed handsomely to Mr.. Morrison for
the past several years, but the rich
chimneys in the ledge from which
these placers have been washed and
which he is now sure to uncover will,
undoubtedly, yield to him far great
err, in the near future, than the plac-
ers have ever done. [Challis Messen-
ger.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-06-25

the litigants are well known in this
section:
James Judge VS.. Pres. Lamb, Thos.
Coombs, VIM. HI. Roads and J. D.
Wood. Express contract.
John G. Morrison vs.. Curtis Estis
and r. w. Berry. Foreclosure Of
mortgage.
George B. Baldwin, Emanuel Bell,
w. HI. Farrar and Alex. Danskin VS..
Martin Barber, Robert Shilling, John
Doe Brown, and Richard Roe Sweet.
Damages.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-06-25


RELIC OF THE MleHrY SNAKE.--A
curiosity in the shape Of human
skull, accompanied by note enclos-
ed in a small phial, which we're found
some time ago lodged on an island
near Starrh's Ferry, was sent to this
office last week by Mr.. Starrh, as
relic of the mighty Snake river.
The note reads as follows:
"March A, 1854. Fishing at the
American Falls. Boat turned over
and Jake drowned. Showing and
am SO cold can hardly write"
The note was not signed and it is
impossible to obtain any clue as to
the author. 1t is the supposition,
however, that the writer was one of
the party of fishermen supposed to
have been drowned at American Falls
about two years ago, and was too
cold to finish the note. Were all the
calamities which have occurred on
Snake river recorded a connecting
link to the mysterious disappearance
Of many people in this country might
be accounted for. It is common
thing at this season Of the year to see
dead bodies Of men and beasts float
ing down the raging tide, bounding
over the rugged rapids until the great
Shoshone Falls are reached, where
the mighty leap into the oblivious
whirlpool forever obliterates all trace
of body and soul.-Cassia County
Times,
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-06-25

kETcHUM KEYSTONE: The present
outlook of the Wood River country
is a great deal better than at any pre-
vious time. Until the past year pros
pectors and mine-owners were lit
tie uneasy, fearing that ore was only
to be found near The surface. But
the developments during the past
few months in the Minnie Moore,
Queen of the Hills, Idahoan and one
or two other mines that have been
sunk on to the depth of from 400 to
$50 feet have dispelled all fear, the
ore bodies being much larger and of
a higher grade than that taken from
the upper levels. There is not one
instance in the whole Wood River
country where deep mining has not
increased the value of the property
ten-fold. With this encouragement
miners all over the country are sink
ing as rapidly as possible on mines
and prospects, and we hear reports
daily of general Improvement. Men
who know the amount of ore extract
ed last winter say it was FIVE times as
large as the yield for the winter of
1885. AS the roads will be in good
condition in a couple of weeks more,
ore hauling will commence and bust
ness will revive and be in good, heal
thy condition. The year of 1886 will
be very prosperous one for Wood
River.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-06-25

NELsE DARRAH handed US the fol-
lowing letter from an old-time Ida
hoan now in Leadville, Colorado:
Mr.. NELSON DARRAH.-Dear Sir:
For the last year or more | have re-
peatedly resolved to write to you, but
for some reason, | hardly can tell
why, | have not written: but send
you these few lines-frst, to learn
whether you are yet living at Idaho
City, and if SO would like to cores
pond with you and learn something
about matters and things, as intend
to return to Idaho City or Oregon in
year or two, if | live. NY health
is good for a man sixty eight years of
age, and | consider my prospects good
for all the money ! shall ever need,
provided ! can keep up my lick an
other year drilling and burning gi-
ant powder. Please let me hear from
you and ! will tell you something
about Colorado that perhaps you
don't know. Yours truly,
HEzEKIAH Corr.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-06-25

The following from the Custer
County Court Calendar, is taken from
the Challis Messenger. A number of
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-06-25
A cyclone at play.

Mr. Curtis Hall, Jr., of Neptune, re-
ports that he saw straws that were
blown into old oak trees.
Feathers were stripped from chick
ems on this farm as clean as though
the fowls had been prepared by cook
for the pot for dinner.
At the house of John Reese, the
hired man was foated In mattress
several hundred feet by the wind.
He was injured, but not seriously.
George Fox's wagon was carried a
half-mile. The tires ON two wheels
were each cut in two as with some
sharp instrument, and each partly
Strengthened exactly in the same
shape.
At John Grimm's, dishes were car
ried and driven into stumps SO that
they could not be pulled out.
There was nothing left on Mr..
Bryan's premises-not even collar.
The family escaped alive from the
cellar. There were six horses in the
barn. The building was lifted up and
blown away, leaving the dumbfound-
ed animals to stand there exposed to
the storm, but otherwise not injured.
cincinnati Enquirer.
JAS. CLIDa informed us that the
Custer Co. is now working the Bad
ger mine, under lease. This com.
pany has turned out something like
100000 since the mill was first
put in motion, about six years ago.
Myron Crafts is still at work for this
company, assaying, SC. He gets a
good salary-sS per day. Henry
Knapp is also working for said COM
pany. AL. Bomar is placer mining
at stanley Basin. A number of the
once famous mines in the vicinity of
Bonanza and Custer are now lying
idle. The ores are not now rich
enough to ship at a profit. The ia
nous Charles Dickens has produced
no wealth since the death of its own
er, Vim. Norton. The financial af-
fairs of said deceased are not yet out
of the courts, and that is the cause of
it.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-06-25

Starrh did not feel safe in attempt
ing to rescue the body. On the fol-
lowing Friday horse was also no
ticed floating down the stream. =
[Cassia County Times.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-06-25

Has attained standard OF excellence which
admits of no superior.
IL contains every improvement that inv entive
genius, skill and money can produce.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-08-26
State Prison Report.

From the forthcoming biennial re-
port of E. w. Cakes, superintendent
of the State prison, it is found that
the expenses of the last two years
exceeded the income by S11, 90S. 40, a
net reduction as compared with the
preceding two years of SIS, 553 40.
The income for the two years was
S30,353. The largest number of con-
YES was 90; the smallest 50; aver
age IS 1-2; present number SO. Of
the present number rs are confined
for first offence; 6 for second; for
third :; l for fifth and 3 for safe keep
ing. OF the entire number 70 can
read and write, 8 read, and neither.
The number serving life sentences is
6; ID are sentenced for fifteen years
and upward, and II for ten years and
upwards. If the number of convicts
should correspond to the accommoda-
tions, the prison would easily be self
supporting. Thirty-eight prisoners
have been discharged, to whom was
paid 1882, in accordance with the
act to ''ald and encouraged discharged
conViois" Of one dollar per month for
each month of good behavior during
their confinement, not to exceed one
hundred dollars. OF this number La
had no charges for misconduct. and
IL had but one charge. There has
been but one death in two years.
With The exception Of single case
of pneumonia, there have been no
other cases of serious illness. One
insane convict was transferred to the
asylum at Brattleboro. But one
United States prisoner is now con-
fined in the prison, two having been
discharged. The government pays
for the board of such prisoners. DR..
Ripley Clark is prison physician, Rev.
f. M. Preble chaplain, d. L. Spaul-
ding, keeper, and Miss S. X. Durkee,
matron, all of whom the superintend-
ent speaks in the highest terms.
From the directors report it ap-
pears that the first contract made with
W. ID. Bracket & Co. for the labor
of prisoners expired last May, and
the same has been renewed for an
other five years on substantially the
same terms. They say they have ex-
amined the prison often during the
past two years, and are gratifed to
find it neatly kept, economically man
aged, and the welfare of the prison.
ers properly seen to. They also bear
testimony to the efficiency and faith
fuiness of E. w. Cakes, the superin-
tendent, whose report is his sufficient
praise; and his able keeper, Mr..
Spaulding, and their able assistants,
who deserve favorable notice. They
urge the erection of iron stairs to, and
walks around, the cells, and the en-
largement of the front windows of the
prison, and with these improvements
they believe it will be the equal of any
Of its size in New England. The di-
rectors are Messrs. j. W. Cramton,
W. HI. HI. Bingham and Charles
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-08-26

GRANTS Book OUT DoNE.-The Rand
Publishing Co., of 527 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia. Pa, are about to issue
Rand's Consolidated Business Directory
of the four great cities: New York,
Boston. Philadelphia and Baltimore,
and American Manufacturers Register.
This work will be full and complete
Business Directory of the four great
commercial cities named. The business
concerns will be classified by trade and
occupation, giving name ana street ad-
dress. 1t will also contain classified
register OF the Manufacturers of the
United States. 1t will be large vol
ume containing about 1900 pages 5X8
inches. three columns to the page. set in
nonpareil type and handsomely bound
! in full cloth, with gold embossed title.
This work will be found indispensable
TO merchants and manufacturers, buy
ing goods in, or having business or
correspondence with those great COM
mercial marts or with the manufac-
turers of the country. 1t tells who
imports, manufactures, or deals in any
article of trade or commerce, from a
needle to a steam-engine, and will save
it's cost many times a year in making
purchases, or in conducting correspond
ence, &C. The publishers, in order to
give this work the widest possible circu-
latiOn. have concluded to put the sub
scription price down to the very low
figure of three dollars per copy 1t is
expected that the annual sales of the
work will exceed the Grant Memoirs by
many thousand copies. Those wanting
the work should send their subscrip-
lions to the publishers at once, as the
work is sold by subscription only
Philadelphia Exchange.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-08-26
MONEY IN MUTToN.-The fact is. the

MONEY IN MUTTON.-Ihe fact is, the
times are hard. 1t is not easy to keep
up ones courage. Turn which way
we may, there is not much money in
farming. But sheep raising, for NUT
ton and fat lambs, seems to be as prom
ising as anything 1 can think of. The
country is growing rapidly. Capital is
abundant. Living is cheap. Our re-
sources are unlimited. There is plenty
of work to be done, and no lack of ma
chinery to facilitate its accomplishment,
The so-called working classes - are, or
ought to be, better off in this country
than at any other time In the history of
the world. We have two country
butchers that come round twice a week
to supply farmers and others with meat.
The beef is only $3.50, but it is far bet
ter than the mutton; and the Lamb -
which they bring us is a year-Old Merino.
so thin and poor that in cooking, the
flesh on the leg shrinks so much that it
leaves an inch or more of the bone bare,
This is always a sure sign that the
sheep are poorly fed and that the flesh
contains a large percentage of water.
When sheep are fat, the lean meat con-
tains more invisible fat, and the meat is
tender and juicy and does not shrink
away so much in cooking. 1t is no Won
der that mutton is not as popular here
as IN England Inc trouble is not In
the breed, We have all the English
breeds of sheep here, and the Merino In
addition. And, SO far as my experience
goes, little MerinO blood improves the
quality of the mutton and gives us a
harder and healthier sheep, better
adapted to our climate and system of
farming. We do not feed well enough.
1t would pay us handsomely to feed our
sheep more or less grain, Tablespoons,
bran and cotton-seed cake.-Amertcan
AgriculturiSt for September.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-08-26
ANOTHER DEFALcATIoN AND sr1orn

IASO1hEh DEr AICAI1ON AND SUICIDE.
Boston financial circles are rudeIy
shocked by the defalcation and subse-
quent suicide of William Gray, Jr.,
treasurer of the Atlantic cotton mills AT
Lawrence, Mass, and of the Indian
Orchard cotton mills at Indian Orchard
Springfield, Mass. The announcement
of the defalcation came like a thunder
bolt from clear sky. Mr.. Gray, who
was man 80 years old, was from an
old Boston family of the best social and
financial standing. He owned a fine
estate at Roxbury and was the owner of
the fast cutter yacht Huron. He CON
fessed last Saturday to a defalcation of
more than half million dollars when
confronted with the charge by the d.
rectors, and promised to meet them on
Monday. On Monday he came in from
a sail on his yacht, telling the skipper
he would sail again at 2 o'clock. He
went to Roxbury and took a horse and
buggy and drove away. Next day the
team was found tied to tree by a pond
in Canton and on Wednesday, after a
search of many hours, his dead body
was found with bullet through the
heart on the south side of Blue Noun
tain, a few miles from Boston. 1t is
probable that he shot himself sometime
during Monday night.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-08-26
"" as a phrase and the amount of PEN

ly" as phrase and the amount of PEN
atty. 1t is section 326S:
EVERY person who destroys, breaks,
Injuries or campers with any lock or seal
which may be placed on any cistern room
or building by the duly authorized OIL
GERS of the the revenue, or opens sald
lock or seal, or the door to said cistern
room or building, or in any manner gains
access to the contents therein, In the alb
Sc ice of the proper officer, shall be fined
not less than $500 nor more than $4,000,
and imprisoned not less than one year
nor more than three years."
There is an instance in which one
would suppose, on the theory of the ar
gument of the proposer of this amend
ment of knowingly" that it would be
necessary and proper to put it in, because
the lock being once put on does not show
on the face of it that it is a government
lock put on that building by a proper
government officer duly authorized to do
it. But the word is not in, and if any
body happened to be prosecuted under
that section, and he showed that he did
not know that that was a revenue lock
building, or revenue lock. and he sup
posed it was perfectly right to go into
the building for some purpose, and he
broke the lock, be could not be convic-
ted, because it would be implied that the
essence of the offence after all was doing
it with an intent to wrong.
Therefore l voted to lay the amend
ment inserting the word knowingly" on
the table, while if this were Senate
bill, 1 should not, of course, have the
slightest objection to it, because it would
mean the same thing in such a case,
whether it were in or out. When you
come to the penalty there is great force
in what the Senator from Massachusetts,
says, and if the bill is to be amended at
all l have no objection to striking out the
from. but more mild than the present in
ternal revenue law about distilled spirits.
etc.
Mr.. Miller-I move to lay the amend
ment on the table.
Mr.. Miller's motion was lost, Mr..
Edmurds voting for it with the other
friends of the bill.
These extracts and the whole pro-
ceedings show that Mr.. Edmunds was
more active than any other Senator,
I in the most critical stage of the bill,
in preventing its enemies from smoth-
ering it with an election case, and
that he was as earnest as one could
be to prevent any amendment to
weaken the bill, and to show that
there was no need of inserting the
word knowingly" and that he voted,
with all the other friends Of the bill.
to lay the amendment on the table,
and generally by word and vote he
acted with and was prominent among
the real and strong friends of the
measure throughout the discussion
Free Press.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-08-26
estate of Jennie LoveJoy.

NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.
STATE OF VERMONT, District OF Lamoille, SIS
I'm Probate Court, held at Hyde Park within anr
for said district, on the 23d day Of August
A. ID. 1856.
with the will annexed, and l.. S. Thompson,
former executor of the estate of Jennie Love-
ioy late of Stowe, in said district, de-
ceased, present their administration account
for examination and allowance and makes appli-
cation for decree of istIEbution and partition OF
the estate of said deceased. Whereupnn, u Is or
dered by said Court, that said acct and said appl
cation be referred to a session thereof, to be held
at the Probate Oficein said Hyde Par on the lIth
day of sept, y. D. 1886, at for hearing and dc
csion thereon And, it is further ordered, that no
tlce hereof be given to all persons interested by
publication of the same three weeks successfully
in the NEWS & CITIZEN, a newspaper published
at MOrrisvile and Hyde Park, previous TO sald
time appointed for hearing. that they may appear
at said time and place. and show cause, If any
they NAV have, why said account should not be
allowed and such decree made.
By the Court-Attest,
4SW3 X. S. PAGE, Judge.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-08-26

FRANK LEsLIE's POPULAR MONTHLY
FOR SEPTEMBER.-Ch Charles Stewart Par
nell is the subject of brilliant article
in the September number of Frank Les
lies Popular Monthly, illustrated by a
series of exquisite pictures of Avondale,
the home of the greatest Irish leader
after OConnell in this century. Mrs.
Z. lngersoll Cara describes, with pen
and pencil, the charming land and sea
serapes at Erie, the ancient Presqu' lie.
Mr.. Whymper tells about design in
Feathers" Col. Charles Chaille Long,
the well-known explorer, treats us to
an off-hand sketch of experience in Bur-
NAH. Edmond Mallet, the leader of
French Canadians in this country, tells
the story of "The Early Days Of Mon
treal," and enriches it with attractive
illustrations. Pasteur's Life and La
bors need no commentator. Foot
prints of Jeanne d'Arc takes us to the
scenes connected with her wonderful
career; and the American Giacomelli,
w. Ii. Gibson tells of "Some Common
Dangerous Plants" These striking arti-
cles, with stories by Prof. Boutelle,
Eta w. Pierce, p. A. Vinal, M. f.
Aymar and f. r.. HallOwell, make the
number a most attractive one, full of
told facts and charmingpict-
Qres,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-08-26
The Senatorial Candidates.

FoiloWlng Is the full list Of Repub-
lican Senatorial nominations and
every one of them are for Edmunds:
Addison county-D. W. Nash of New
Haven, A. E. Stanley of Leicester.
Caledonia county-Henry G. Bates of
st. Johnsbury, G. A. Bunker of Peach
am.
Chittenden county-Wm. Wells of
Burlington, A. J. Stevens of Colchester,
Smith Wright of Williston.
Essex cOunty-F. G. Hale os Lunen-
burg.
Franklin county-John F. Draper of
Sheldon, G. L.. Marsh of EnOsburg, and
w. I'll. Giddings of Bakersfield.
Grand Isle county-Jerome Hall of
South Hero.
Lamollle county-Jerome b. Slayton
of Stowe.
Orange county-Victor 1. Spear, John
Bailey.
Orleans county-A T. Foster of Der
by, G. I'll. Blake of Bal ION.
Rutland county - Joel G. Baker of
Rutland, Phillip L. Chase of Mt. Holly,
Henry L. Clark of Castleton, A. z.
Gray OF Middletown Springs.
Washington county-Wm. Chaplin of
Middlebury, f. e. Smith of Montpelier.
Wlndham county N. Swain of
Rockingham, Edgar w. Stoddard of
Brattleboro.
Windsor county Chester Pierce of
Rochester, III. A. Cayendish, D. l..
Cushing of Hartford.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-08-26
Temperance and the Republican
Party.

There is hardly any doubt that the
Republican party will come out openly
for prohibition in the next Presidential
election. That will necessitate on the
other hand stricter adherence of the
Democratic party to the cause of per-
sonal liberty than has been the case of
late.-W Washington, d. c., Sentinel Dem.
If a suceinct and plain statement
was ever made touching any political
problem, the Sentinel has given it to
us in the item above quoted. Without
a doubt temperance is destined to be-
come, in fact is, to-day the great NOR
al issue in politics. But because it is
SO, does it follow that it is advisable
to ignore the important economic in
terests upon which hinge the materia
prosperity of the country? Can we
afford to lose sight OF the important
question Of protection to the great
manufacturing industries of our coun-
try, the railroad commission, the reg
ulation of the manufacture of oleo-
margarine, the right of every man to
cast his ballot freely and without in
timidation, and to have that ballot
honestly counted? Clearly, no. It
must be unwise for the friends of
temperance to identify themselves
with a party based upon single
idea, so long as the end to be at
tanned can be as well reached through
one of the leading parties. We
quote Democratic authority for this,
because the proposition is denied
by some of the ultra temperance ele-
ment, and characterized as Republi-
can ruse to perpetuate itself in power.
in the signs of the times unquestion-
able proof that the best element of
the Republican party is preparing to
place itself in the next national CAM
paign squarely at the front upon the
question of temperance, and is it not
Just as patent that the Democracy is
forming its alignment upon the other
side?
President Cleveland, in his letter of
acceptance, gives voice to the true
sentiment of his party when he says
that he is opposed to all sumptuary
laws, and the Democratic Sentinel,
whom we quote above, states the posi-
ton of the Democratic party clearly
when it says that Republican ad-
heranee TO the cause of temperance
will render it necessary that the Dem
ocratic party espouse the cause of per-
sonal liberty, which is but little more
or less than free traffic in alcoholic
drinks.
We yield to none in our desire to
see the cause of temperance promoted.
and we have an honest respect for
every enthusiastic temperance worker f;
but in the methods by which results
are to be obtained, we believe sincerely,
that those who look to see better re-
suits through the interposition of an
other party are mistaken.