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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-09-28
MOST OF THEM WANT MORE.
Question Of Serving the People An
other Term.
lReno Gazeiie.l

Keno Gazette.
/, is said that Governor Stevenson
will think twice before submitting
his name 20 the Rel ublican Conven-
ton next year for the nomination for
Governor. He realizes that he has
made some mistakes that are hard TO
rectify, and it is not likely that he
will show up when the convention
meets.
Controller Hallock believes that his
IA years of official lite has been
fraught with much good to the State,
but he is as yet undecided whether to
present his name or not. He talks
some of going to New York and en-
tering the insurance business, but q
man who has had so much of public
life as the Controller is apt to think
the wheels of government would not
turn without his assistance, and when
the time comes he will likely shy his
castor.
Treasurer Tufy, it is said, has pie
enough and will not enter the next
campaign. The Treasurer is getting
well along in years, and as he has
enough of the filthy lucre TO last him
out, it is quite likely that he tells the
truth when he says he will not he
candidate.
Secretary of State Dormer likes his
position and wants more and will
most likely enter the fight for re-
election.
Clerk of the Supreme Court Bick-
nell says II the people want him he
stands ready To be sacrificed Tor the
peoples good, but il they do not see ht
to call him, he will retire to the shades
oil private life as gracefully as any
one.
Attorney General Alexander has
made "A good officer and il the people
want tim another term, the Gazette
knows of no reason why he should not
get in.
Surveyor-General Jones wants it
again.
Schoolmaster General Dewey stands
ready if the people calls.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-09-28
suicide az vi. ginia City

Joseph Powning, a cousin of q. q.
Powning of the Reno onrnal. com
mitted suicide on Wednesday Of last
week in Virginia City by sending a
bullet through his brain. Deceased
was on 80 years old He WAS MARI, d
and domestic trouble is said to have
caused the rash act, his wife having
left him few months since.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-09-28

The Austin Revellle learns that the
mill and assay Office of the Blanco
Mining Company at Galena, were
burned last week. A. G. HiGhbee gu
pcrintendent of the mine, lost 81, 900
worth of his own personal property.
The loss 10 5000, partially covered
by insurance. The fire is supposed 10
he Of incendisry origin.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-09-28

In the case of George w. Lewis,
convicted Of murder 10 second degree
in Elko county, and sentenced to the
State Prison for life, the Supreme
Conrt affirmed the decision of the
lower Court. The only show for
Lewis now is pardon, which he is
not likely to get for some years to
come.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-09-28

The Commissioners of Lyon county
have instituted a suit against the State
10 the District Court at Carson to re-
cover the full amount claimed to be
due that county for expenses incurred
at the special election of Feb. 18th.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-09-28
Pioehe items.
Record, Sept. 2lth.1

Large quantities of land in the
Muddy River Valley has been ente red
this year. Til" owners will be please d
nj the move # the fiilroad surveyors
in that direction.
One faro and two per ccntage poker
games running in town indicate how
material the improvement In general
business has been within the past six
months.
Frank Godbe left last Il nday for
Osceola, where he has gone to adjust
the yearly accounts of the Gravel
Mining Company there.
Miss Clara Warren departed last
Monday for Salt Lake City, where she
will attend a term at St. Mary's
Academy.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-09-28

The Reno Gazette says: "Pat Lam
nan, of the Salt Lake Tribune, passed
west last evening, and it is understood
that he is to take char ge Of some de-
partment of the Palace Hotel in San
Francisco The Silver State made
mention of him as Mormon Bishop
en- route to the Sandwich Islands to
scoop Kanaka converts.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-09-28

W. L. Wallace who, while intoxica-
ted last week in Sacramento, stab
bed Special Police Officer Click dan.
gerously when the latter attemp pied to
arrest him, committed suicide last
Friday by hanging himself. He was
81 years old and leaves widow and
and several children.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-09-28
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
The School Law Of 1855 Condem n Ell
as Vosd-J0dg~ Wells Decision.

/
| mold, County superintendent of Pub
lie Schools in and for Nye county,
| defendant.
This Is an action wherein the plain
TIL seeks. by the equitable lnterposi-
ton Of the Court, to have the defend
an - County Superintendent rs
aforesaid perpetuaIly enjoined from
drawing his warrant on The Treasurer
I'll Aye county, IN favor of one Bert
Sweeney. alias a Ii. Sweeney, FOR 4
certain sum OF money, claimed IL be
due 1" hm for services as teacher IN
the pubic school IN Duck%ater school
district in said county, during The
current year, and prior 10 the conn
mencem snt of this action.
Various reasons are urged why, I'M
der the law, the plaintiff should pre-
vail, none OF which are good, or need
be here discussed, under the facts aud
the evidence, except the one, to wit:
That said Sweeney, when he cem-
menced TO teach, and while he taught
said school, had no legal certificate
of good moral character and qualifi-
cation TO teach the same, and his en-
ployment SO to do was illegal and
void.
On the 18th day OF November, 1885,
he the said Sweeney, obtained from
the County Board of Examination of
Eureka county certificate of good
moral character and of qualification
To teach grammar school. Il WAS
also expressed in said certificate that
il should be good for two years from
aud after its date, unless sooner re-
yoked for good cause shown. 1t has
also an endorsement thereon, made
July Il. 1888, by the State Board of
Education. making it good in all
counties in the State--if said Board
has the bower so to do. But that en-
dorsement did profess ar attempt to
extend the time for which, by its own
terms IL WAS 10 be good. that is, in
force.
If said certificate is valid, or was,
when Sweeney commenced teaching
said school il must derive its life from
the Act entitled IAN Act to amend an
Act entitled An Act to provide f. T
the maintenance and supervision Of
Public Schools approved March 90,
lsg5." apuroyed March i2, 1855.
Tie Court is of the opininn-ar-
rived n with great reluctance-that
said Act is unconstitutional and void.
hence that its provisions have M bear
iny upon the validity of said certlii-
Gaze.
II must bc borne in mini that said
Act al March IL, 1855, proposes, by
its title. onlg To amend, il is silent rs
the Sphinx AS 10 any intention 10 sup
Element. Aud in the body OF an Act
It bunylinaly attempts to amend only
sections 9 and 3 of the Act of March
20. 1865. Il makes NO allnsion IL the
fact. in title or purview. that said Sec
tions . aud 3 had been amended by
An Act amendatory "f an Act enti-
sled An Act to provide for the main
tepance aud supervision of Pnnlic
Schools. approved Mar,h 20 1855,
approved March :, 1867. Sre Stat-
ales ls67. page So
II it was desired by the Legislature
II change SAID sections 2 and 3 from
their reading and effect, as given
5y the amendment thereof made by
said Ac, ot 1867, that Intention should,
IN some plain manner, have been
stated In the Amenda:ory Act, that Of
1885: but Il is not limited at on the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1889-09-28

Wool continues to roll into VIM
mucca, the woolopolis of Nevada.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-02-15

George W. Price, of Salem, will conduct
an excursion to Washington, to witness
the inauguration ceremony. Mr.. Price was
in Woodstown yesterday canvassing for the
trip, all but about five of the required num-
Der having been secured, The excursion
will leave Philadelphia about midnight,
Sunday, March Sd, and the return will be
made in time to reach home Tuesday
morning. The fare from Salem is placed
at $1,000.
A young man, whose guilty conscience
so distorted his sight that he claims to
nave seen his name in the "White Cap"
article published by us last week, PUSHES
into print and denies his connection with
the matter, further han that he furnished
the paper on which the notice was
written. If we may be allowed, we
would like to state that the article in
question is correct as to facts, and we have
nothing to take back concerning it.
The following is a list of letters remain
ing in the postoffice at Woodstown, week
ending Feb. 9th: Henry Apgar, Miss Lii
la Brown, Miss Higgines Black, H.. Bran
son, Mr.. II. A. Bates, Mrs Ella Davis,
w. A. Eastlake, Mr.. Edgar Fries, Mr..
Luda Guest, Miss Kate Heth, L.. b. Hum
phrey, VIM. J. Jones, Mr.. Charles Keene,
Mr.. John MacMahon, Albert Neumann,
Mr.. Samuel Rankin, Ann Simpkins, Miss
Irene Williams, Mr.. J. e. Williams, Mrs.
J. G.. Watson.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-02-15
Hoard Of EreehOIders.

The February meeting of the Salem
county Board of Freeholders was held at
the Court House, at Salem. on Wednesday.
]. H. Turner's bill, S35, for burial oil
Isaac Nichols, an INDECENT soldier being
corrected. was ordered paid.
Freeholders Usinger, Elkinton and ].
H. Pierson, a committee from Gloucester
CO., appeared and asked for q permanent
bridge-tender on Oldman's Creek, during
the navigation season, backing up the APP.
pfication with a petition signed by citizens
of Gloucester and Salem counties.
On motion, the Director appointed the
following committee to take the matter in
consideration, and confer with a similar
committee of Gloucester, as to Salem coun
ty assuming one-half of the expense: Ped
rick, Humphreys and Bevis.
Committee on bridge between the two
ponds in Upper Pittsgrove, reported the
same as needing repairs. Report accepted
and committee discharged.
Committee on bridge near Palatine,
Pittsgrove, reported repairs necessary and
were discharged.
On motion. an order for $25 was drawn
in favor of Solicitor Sinnickson for expenses
in the matter of vacating a certain road in
l.. P. Neck.
Monmouth bridge, in L. A. Creek, was
reported as needing some repairs. The
following committee was appointed: Fox,
Baker and Griscom.
The Clerk informed the Board that the
B. F. HAYNES note was overdue. On mo-
ton the matter was referred to Committee
on claims and laid ever until March meet
ing.
a long petition was read, from citizens
- .er. =, - arts IF tta anuntu aSkipD 4ha
Board to ''enlarge and put such repairs on
the old Court House, as will properly heat
and yentilate the same, also provide pri-
vate rooms for judges and comfortable
Jury rooms, the cost of repairs not to ex-
coed ten thousand dollars. The short
length of time for holding the Court in the
county seems, in our judgment, to make a
larger expenditure unnecessary
Also a petition from the Board of Agri-
culture, of Salem county, asking that the
old Court House be improved at as eco
nomical an expense as possible.
On motion, the petitions were flied.
Architect Evans, of Philadelphia, sub
mitted his plans for a new Court House
building, also his plan for the i'm
proyement Of the old bnilding. The
cost of improving the old building
would be 5000, including heating
and ventilating apparatus. Regarding
a new building, he believed that a new
| Court House was much needed, and would
be most economical in the end. His plan
was for a building 5A by SO feet; first floor,
! Offices. Sc; second floor, conrt room,
Judges room, &c; seating capacity about
| 300: the cost he estimated at SIS, 900.
Joseph Powers, of Salem. also submitted
| plans. For a new Court House his plar
| gave a seating capacity of 800, and if 1
| small gallery was added, $50 more eoulc
| be accommodated; building to be Of bricl
with stone trimmings, cost, $4,000. HI
believed the spending of much money oil
| altering the old building would be unwlse
| John ). McCune, of Salem, also submit
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-02-15

ted plans. For q new building his plaI
gave a seating capacity Of $50; if a gallery
was added, $50 more; building TO be OF
brick, with terra Gotta and stone trim
mings, and iron caves; ireproof through
out; cost, $4,000. His plan for improving
the old building provides for side en-
frances, heating and yentilating apparat-
us, &c. cost, SO, csc.
All the plans for a new building proyid-
ed for heating aud ventilating apparatus,
and offices for clerk, surrogate, and coun-
ty collector.
Freebooter J. II. Pierson, who has been
q years a member of Gloucester county's
legislature, by request, gave a history of
their new court house, which cost S7j, 900,
fully furnished. He said they went on
and built, without regard to croakers.
The bonds were issued at 4 per cent. inter
est and brought q premium. As to being
in debt, if we waited until we were out of
debt We would never do anything. Free
holder USinger corToborated Mr.. Pierson.
j. Walter Pancoast, representing Woods
town Grange, said they were opposed to
going to any expense except for increased
room and to provide for heating and ven
tilation. The county was somewhat in
debt, and not only the county but individ-
uals were in debt. Agriculture was en-
barrassed. and every farmer had as much
debt and taxation as he could carry. IF
justice would be administered better in a
SOS, 900 house than in the present one.
there would be some sense in it. There
may be no kickers in Gloucester county,
but what would be the use @ fkickine after
the house is built and the expenditure
made?.
Mr.. Mayhem moved that a vote by ballot
be taken, whether we build a new or alter
the old Court House.
Mr.. Allen thought that it was useless
to talk of altering the old Court House.
1t would be money thrown away. Soon
more room would be needed in the Clerks
and ~Surrogate's offices.
Mr.. Beyis said the opinion was againstun-
necessary extravagance-that a new Court
House was not needed; that such an idea
was started by Judge Reed, other judges
had sat in IL Court House and did not
complain.
Mr.. Jenkins moved to amend that the
old Court House be left as it is.
A vote by ballot was decided. A motion
was made TO vote whether to improve the
old Court House or not, and resulted in s
against improvement TO Z for.
So the Court House question remains to
be agitated.
On motion, adjourned until second We'd
nesday in March.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-02-15
seeing rne Meteor nurst.

The meteor which was observed so gem
orally in the east at dusk last Thursday,
is thus described by John ingram, o fLand-
ing Station, Morris county,, st was, as
near as | can tell, 10 to - minutes of 6, as
the whistle at the powder mill blew for 8
soon after the meteor appeared and expled-
ed. My son William and | were busy
slowing ice, when suddenly the heavens
were lit up with an intense blaze. Welo6k-
ed up and from the southeast saw a ball OF
fire apparently not more than 100 feet from
the earth. 1t resembled the headlight of a
locomotive and was followed by a long
funnel shaped trail of greenish blue fire. II
seemed to be descending at an angle OF
about so or 35 degrees. After crossing the
lake it suddenly changed in hue to an
intense red, and threw off myraids OF
sparks. 1t came directly athwart the wind,
which was blowing at the time a moderate
gale from the east-northeast. The display
lasted, as near as | can calculate, about II
seconds, when there was a terrific explo'
sion, and myriads of sparks flew in every
direction, and the meteor disappeared.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-02-15
AL over inc county

There is talk of starting at
Wing Lane and Redwood Give Points,.
The Sunbeam says there is said to be one
hundred vacant houses i'll the city of Sa-
lem.
The Postmaster General, on Friday, APP
pointed Charles Williams postmaster at
Canton, this county, in place of John Shop
pard, resigned.
A social hop will be given in Rumsey's
| Hall, Salem, tonight, under the direction
or S. Preston Casper, Allen Bassett, Edgar
Allen and Howard M. Bennett.
Peter Smith, of Warrington, sold some
colts in Salem on Saturday, one three-year-
old Indiaman bringing $40 and a nine
months Indiaman selling for $40.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, of Salem, has leased the second
story of the Union engine house as their
headquarters, and will occupy it on March
25th.
William Dolbow purchased a horse at
the sale of the late S. S. Mitchell, in l.. p.
Neck. on Friday last, and as he was TAX
ing the animal home it had a paralytic
stroke, which took away the use of its
front parts.
The firm of Thomas & Anderson, can
nerS, OF All0Way mas Deen uiSSOlVeu Dy
mutual consent, Mr.. Thomas having sold
his interest to his partner, Mr.. William
Anderson. The latter will conduct the
business alone.
Presiding Elder G.. J.. Dobbins occupied
the pulpit of the First Methodist Episcopal
Church, Salem, on Sunday evening last.
During the sermon an owl entered the
Church by an opening in one of the large
windows. and for a time created quite a
little %commotion, so that the preacher was
obliged to pause. The strange visitor was
finally overcome by the heat and light,
and was caught and removed, when the
sermon proceeded.
Sadie Keen. daughter of Mary Keen, of
Elmer, died very suddenly or Tuesday af-
ternoon of last week. She seemed as we'll
as ever during the morning, and after din
ner went up stairs singing, when she was
heard to fall on the loor of her room,
where she was found in an unconscious
condition, dying almost Immediately.
Coroner Beckett held an inquest, and DR..
Cheesman made . post mortem, the jury
rendering a verdict that death resulted
from natural causes, s~uperinduced by per-
sonal indiseretion.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-02-15
TO Improve coun.ry ROADS.

The following is an outline of q bill that
has been prepared by the citizens of Union
county for presentation to the Legislature:
That it it shall be lawful for the Board
of Chosen Freeholders of any county in
the State to acquire, improve, maintain
and assume full and exclusive control of
any public road in their county, and shall
cause 2 map to be made, and placed on
file, of the roads which are to be taken
charge of. And the board can, from tim
to time, change the map so as to r%elinquish
or assume control of roads as the members
| see fit. The board may nave the roads
paved with telford or m~acadamized with
stone in the centre, all such improvements
to be done under contract. Requests for
bids shall be advertised three weeks.
A special tax can be levied by bonds is
sued bearing interest at five per cent. for
the purpose of raising money to pay the
| cost Of the road improvements. The. bonds
are only to be issued after an application
has been made to the Circuit Court. No
| improvements can be made which shall
raise the debt of the county for all pur-
poses above three per cent. of the assessed
| valuation of the real estate in said county.
| One-third of the expense of paving or other
wise improving any county road or part
| thereof shall be paid by the municipalities
or townships through which such improve
ments are made, in amounts in proportion to
the cost of the pavement in each city, town,
township or borough; but nothing shall be
construed to exempt any such city, town,
township or borough from liability to pay
its share of the remaining two-thirds of
the cost, with interest, and it shall be the
| duty of the Assessors of Taxes to levy for
the payment of the same upon the taxable
property of that part of the county where
the improvements are done.
The Board of Freeholders shall have
power to employ a competent engineer at a
fair compensation, to survey from time to
time the county roads or any part of them,
to prepare specifications for improvements
to be made under the provisions of the act.
All county roads shall be kept in repair by
the local authorities until such time as the
Board of Freeholders can have the proper
improvements made, and then only the I'M
improved part is to be attended to by the
local authorities.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-02-15
Personal.

Miss Carrie Petit, of Philadel phia, is
visiting in Woodstown.
DIR. Samuel Ashcraft, of Mullica Hill,
has accepted a position in the Cooper Hos
pital, Camden.
Miss Jennie Hackett has resigned her
position as teacher in the public school at
Salem, to take effect in March.
Josiah Pancoast, OF the firm of A. Pan
coast e Son, San Antonio, Texas, is visit
ing James c. Pancoast, in our town.
Among those from this vicinity who
will witness the Inauguration of President
Harrison are George NJ. Andrews and DIR,
M. J. Paulding.
DR.. Horace B. Ware. son of DIR. J. B.
Ware, of Pe~drioktown, who has been prac-
ticing medicine successfully in Scranton,
Pa, has gone to Germany to study a N ad-
vanced course.
The twenty-fifth anniversary of the mar
rage of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac J. Rich man,
was celebrated at their residence near
Woodstown on Wednesday, a number of
friends and relatives of the couple taking
them by surprise, and after spending a
pleasant time, leaving them with several
handsome reminders of the occasion.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1889-02-15
Marrisd.

N+-~r
MILLER-HENEY.-At the NJ. L. Parson-
age, Swedesboro. on Feb. LIST, by Rev. W. A.
Massey, Chas. Miller ana sarah V. Henry, both
OF YORKTOWN, Salem Co.
STRAUGHER-CoOk.-On February Z, 1883,
by Rev. Charles ID. Sinkinson, AT his residence,
in Camden, Mr.. S~traughet. ofPhiladelphia, Pa,
10 MissLuella Il. Cook, OF Pennsgrove, Salem
county, Nj.
DUNHAM-DUNHAM.-Jannary 18th, by
Rev. g. f. Hancock. Mr.. I. Henry Dunham
of Monroeyille, TO Miss Isabella Durham, of
Monroeville-
Observation-Disclosures aith. at
the NJ. f. Parsonage, Unionyille, by Rev. O..
E.. Hancock, George F.. Hoffman, of Clayton.
and Mrs. Rachel f. Cassidy, of fairyiew.
CREAMER-MEISTER. = At Pleasantviile
on January 18th, samuel WOolfard, George u.
Dreamer, OF clayton. and Miss MaryG. Meister,
of Evans Mills.
ROBBINs-LLoYD-At PleasantviIle, JAN
nary 2sth, by Rev. :. Wooiford, Frank Il. Rob
bins and Miss Emma Lloyd, both OF Malaga,
y. j.
MACK TREGANow AN-Feb. 9Th. in st.
Johns church. Salem. by Rev. Z. NJ. Perkins,
MIR. Ii. L. Mack to Miss Annie Treganowan,
both of south Amboy, Nj.
RILEY-FEGENBUsH Feb. Sd, at st.
Joints Kectory, Salem, by Rev. c. NJ Perkins,
Mr.. John NJ. Riley, TO Miss Katie IL. fegen-
bush, all of Salem.