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Year: 1877

Being in the counting room of L. Bash ford and Co, last night, when Will was making up his cash account for the day, We took a look, with his permission, and uscertained that their cash sales were over seven hundred dollars, their cash receipts over twelve hundred and fifty dollars, and their time sales, which we did not figure up, must have been considerable. This is but one of many houses doing business in Pres colt, all of whom appear to be doing tllri- wing trade, which shows that Prescott Is certainly not dead nor dying.
Year: 1877

Quite a large amount of gold dust from the various piacers has heen taken in at the different stores during the last few days. which goes to show that something is being done in that branch of mining, notwithstaud- ing the scarcity of water, which is very es- seutial to make placer mining lucrative business
Year: 1877

A number of mining experts left for the mountains this forenoon, amongst whom were Colonel Fogus and NIT. Walsh. The parties are looking at our rich mines The first one to be examined Is, we learn, the Senator.
Year: 1877

We noticed some beautiful specimens of stcphanitc and ruby silver this morning at the assay office of Jay G. Kelley, which were taken from the Tip Top mine at Black Canyon. The ore is identical with that found in the Oregon mine at Austin. Nevada, and although the assayer did not feel al liberty to give Us the figures, we were as- sured that it would assay several thousand dollars to the ton.
Year: 1877

The Great Salt Lake of Utah
is a curiosity. There are but
few streams of pure water flow
ing into it, and the water Of the
lake is so salt that fishes from
those streams die as they enter
the lake. The water is exceed
ingly buOyant, and Will float a
potato or an egg, and so very
elastic it is said man who can
not swim soon finds his head
go down and his feet 90 I'D
when he enters the water, and
yet swimmers can easily float
in it all day without any exer-
ton. The Mormons take sort
of pilgrimage TO the lake for
the purpose of bathing in its
saline water, and say it has a
fine hygienic effect. Persons
bathing in the water soon find
their bodies covered with coat
of salt, which forms a sort of
crust, which the Mormons say
is very healthful if allowed to
be rubbed off by the clothes.
A man who dives under the wa
ter has his head wet for a week
because Of the particles Of salt
that encrust his hair.
Year: 1877

FROM the Indianapolis Sentinel.


As an instance Of what hot TEN


per and rash action can accomplish
to ruin life, an affair that occur.
red at Sharon, Pa, on the 5th is
one of the best Illustrations. A
young lady, Miss Kate McGilvery.
was out driving alCne, and when
on State street she desired to get
ahead Of a wagon. She called out
to the driver to turn aside so that
she could pass. He was a deaf,
in6rm old man named Bell, and
at first did not hear what she said,
but after a second or third call did
as requested. misunderstanding
Mr.. Bells delay, the young lady
on her arrival at home told her
father that the old man had tried
to frighten her horse. Mr.. McGil-
very is very impetuous, and this
made him SO angry that he start.
ed down town to find Mr.. Bell.
He met him in front of a store,
and without warning, knocked
him through the window, cutting
his head badly though not serious.
ly. Mr.. Bell was removed to his
residence, and his son Richard
was so maddened by his fathers
condition that he determined to
punish his assailant. He found
him in front of the very store
where the first assault had been
made, and picking up two pound
brass weight he hurled it at Mr..
McGilvery's head, fracturing the
skull. The wou nded man died
i'll a few hours Miss K ate, the
innocent cause of all the trouble,
has lost her reason, and his now
a raving maniac, though her ply
sician has slight hopes that she
may recover from the shock
Young Bell is now in custody.


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Year: 1877

1t is said that "tLe moon has
gained about an inch in rapidIty
Of motion" within the last hundred
years. THIS is no doubt true, for
young men will tell you that
talking at the gate with their
sweetbearts the moon goes down
much quicker now than it did
when they we're boys waiting TO
rob q watermelon patch IN the
dark.
Year: 1877

THE old copper cent of our fathers, it
is decided at Washington, is not legal
tender. Its monetization ought to be
agitated by the silver men. Why not
pay the national debt with it ?-N. Y.
Herald.


The old copper cent never was legal
tender. 1t was not recognized in the
constitution made by the Fathers, which,
like our currency, has been damaged by
Radical tinkering. But the above is
on par with the arguments of the Shy
locks who want to keep silver demone-
tized that they may fleece the people
Gold and silver were the standards before
The rebellion-they were legal tenders
when the bonds were first issued and being
also constitutionally recognized as the
metals from which the government only
could coin money, the people demand
that they shall be placed where the
Fathers left them, and where the soilers
found them, when they drove the people
to the great crime of the century-the
war on the States and thus created the
appalling debt which, it now appears, the
Eastern States want to use to fetter the
limbs Of the negro and his offspring TO
the latest generation. The end of the
chain of debt to rest in New England and
extend to the Old World. II the slave
of the Southern man is to be made the
serf of the Northern capitalist, it is the
duty of the Democrats to see to it tha
these slaves are not made so poor ant
ignorant by the brokerage on the bonds
as it become vast incumbrance insteaC


of useful help in cultivating the land
Year: 1877

The House Judiciary Committee have
yielded to the eloquence of the lady
lawyers and will report bill admitting
them to practice in the Supreme Court of
the United States. Well, didn't Portia
plead the cause of Antonia handsomely
before Venetian Court?
Year: 1877

The apology is made for Commissioner
Casey that the reason he has neglected the
public grounds is because he has no money
fe spend upon them. This seems to- be a
very weak excuse for not moving the grass
and weeds, at least. The appropriation of
over ie,0 Geo seem ample TO cover such care
OF the grounds. and If IL did not there are
numbers OF poor people who would gladly
have moved them FOR the grass,
Year: 1877

By reference to our telegraphic dispatches to-day, it will be seen that many new and important routs have been established in Arizona. The one from Prescott to PhPnix via Black Canyon. will prove quite conven- fence to the people living in the southern portion of the country, and the one from Aubrey to Mineral Park vii! bo heraldcd with icy, by the people in Mojave county. Much moro should bo done for the people, living in that section in the way of mail ruuies and service.
Year: 1877

Steve Condon from Walnut Grove was in town this morning and We noticed hlm buy ing large lot of supplies from our different merchants and came to the n,lusion tha, he was about to become a merchant in Wal nut Grove
Year: 1877

Continual complaints are being entered at this office from our subscribers at Agua Fria on account of not receiving the MINER We are assured by the Post Master at the Pres colt office that the mail goes out from his charge regularly, and therefore the fault must lay somewhere else
Year: 1877

Sam Lee, the Lynx Creek Chinamen. who was arrested on a complaint made by George An Fat, To the effect that said Lee tried to blow up said An Fats house, with can of powder, has been held to answer to the charge before the next Grand Jury. Bail was set at 5000 and not being able to pro cure the necessary bonds he was remanded to
Year: 1877

J. NJ Bryan who came in on this morn ing's stage, says he fell in with the most so- ciable lot of smallpox patients at Micken- burg, on his way up from the river that he ever encountered. Going into store he found a man, beautifully broken out, sitting on the counter with other people. Al q ho- tel his vi, ris was mottled & a turkeys egg with the same disease, and on enquiry learned that it was not considered as being at all dangerous, as the worst effects cxperl- enced from il thus far, have been but t.itling and they have come to regard it with indii. ference This may be all we'll enough for

 wickenburg, so long as its climate is proof against the fatality of the disease, but don't send any of if up this way, If you please ' IL seems to us that the place ought to be quarantined to prevent the spread of the

 disease by stage travel, north, south and west, where the air may not be so salubrious.
Year: 1877

The Committee recommend that
measures be taken by the Executive
toward modification of the existing
treaty with China, confnng it to strictly
commercial purposes, and that Congress
legislate to restrain the great influx of
Asiatics in this country. 1t is not be-
lieved that either of these things were
looked upon with disfavor by the Chi
nese government. Whether this is so
or not, it is owing to the Pacific States
and Territories, which are suffering
under the terrible scourge, but are pa
tiently waiting for rectifcation by
Congress.


The Minority Report, presented by
Representative Meade, does not differ
in essential particulars from the report
of the majority.


He suggests a liberal endowment for
professor of Chinese language, saying
we must know more of that people with
whom our trade is constantly increasing.
A new convention should be had with
China, and Congress should establish a
department of immigration, for present
business should remain with the treaty
making branch of this government. A
permanent Chinese embassy, soon to
be established here, and Chinese con-
sulship in San Francisco will be timely,
and greatly facilitate in arriving at an
intelligent disposition of the question
under consideration. A just and equi-
table national policy respecting immi-
grafton is at present needed. and great
wisdom and prudence should character
ize it, especially in the infancy of the
relations which are 10 create so many
bonds of common Interest between the
oldest and the newest nations on the
globe.
Year: 1877




Senator Sargent from the Joint Con-
gressional Committee to investigate the
Chinese question submitted his report
to the Senate on the 9th ulto. The
substance thereof was telegraphed to
the Oregonian, from which we CLEAN
the following items of interest to the
general reader.


The Committee visited the Pacific
Coast and examined l3O witnesses. The
testimony taken coveres over 1900
pages of printed matter and embraces
the views of all classes of the com.
munity, and of every variety of in.
terest.


In the opinion of the committee it
may be said that the State of California
and the Pacific coast have beeen more
rapidly developed with the cheap and
docile labor of Chinese than they would
have been without this element. So
far as material prosperity is concerned,
it cannot be doubted that the Pacific
coast has been great GAMER. This is
true at any rate of the capitalist classes
if she inquiry should stop there.


Those men who largely employ Chi
nese testified that the chinese element
has benefited the material interests of
the coast, but there are moral and social
evils springing from this immigration
which in the future would counter
balance the advantages gained by the
present rapid production of wealth.
The number of adult chinese residing
in San Francisco averages, during the
year, about $4,000. The report then
describes at length the personal habits,
the customs AMI the difficulty of deal
ing with them for offences committed, :,
because cf their disregard OF the sancti-
ty of an oath. From evidence taken
the committee make the deduction that
there is not sufficient brain capacity in
the Chinese race to furnish motive
power for self-government.


The committee concluded that the
weight of public opinion on the Pacific
coast was decidedly averse to Chinese
immigration. The witnesses examined
by the committee were of the opinion
that the Chinese do not desire to become
citizens of this country, and have no
knowledge or appreciation Of our insti-
tutions. That they do not desire the
ballot, and that there is danger, if they
had that desire, head men would con-
troll the sale of votes in numbers large
enough to control any election. The
report then states:


There are e,springing from this subject
antagonistic considerations, the only
way to reconcile which would seem to
be that laws should discourage the large
influx of any class of population to
whom the ballot cannot be safely con-
idcd. To any one reading the testi-
mony which we lay before the two
houses it will become painfully evident
that the Pacific coast must, in time,
become either American or Mongolian
There is possibility that a vast hive
Chinese immigrants may swarm, and
circumstances may send them in enor-
nous numbers to this country. These
two forces, Mongolian and American
are already in active opposition, They
do not amalgamate, and the conditions
arc opposed to any assimilation.
The report concludes with tie fol-
Year: 1877

1. Any person who takes paper regularly
from the post-Officc, whether directed in his
name or another's, or whether he has SUBJ
scribed or not-s responsible for payment


2. If person orders his paper discontinued,
he must pay all arrears, or the publisher may
continue to send it until payment is made, and
then collect the whole amount whether the
paper is taken from the office or not


8. The courts have decided that refusing to
take newspapers and periodicals from the post
Office, or removing and leaving them uncalled
for, is prima facia evidence of intentional
fraud.
Year: 1877

wv TIE DISTRICT COURT OF TAG SE"-


ond Judicial District of the State Of Nevada IN and for
the county of Ormsby Roger Grow, plaintiff, vs.. }. L..
Clegr and Florence Cegg and A. w Pray, defendants.
Action brought in the District Court of the Second Judicial
District of Nevada in and for the county Of
Orasby and the complaint filed in said county OF Ormsby,
in the Office the Clerk of said District Courhe State
of Nevada sends greeting j. L. Cegg and Florence Cegg
and A W Pray, defendant You are hereby required to
appear in an action brought against you by the above
naned plaintiff in the District Court of the Second Judicial
District of the Of Nevada in and for the county OF
Ormsby and to the complaint filed therein "a copy
of which accompanies this summons) within ten days lex
elusive the day of sece) after the service on you OF
this smmonsf served within this county; or if served
out of this county but in this district within twenty days
otherwise within forty days-or Judgment by default VIII
be taken against YOU The said action is brought to fore
close certain mortgage executed by defendants j. L.
and Florence Clegg said plaintiff lot No. one ~ in
block No six ( in Rice Peters addition to the city OF
Carson Ornsby county Nevada; which said mortgage
given to secure the payment OF promissory note
made by defendants j. and Florence Cegg on the 10th
day of May A D. 1875, plaintiff, for the Of six
hundred dollars and interest thereon at three cent
per month all in gold coin OF the United States And
plaintiff asks decree of foreclosure of said mortgage and
proceeds applied to the payment of COSTS attorneys fees
taxes insurance and the principal and interest
said note in gold coin of the United States and found
insufficient that judgment be docketed against the prop
erty of defendants L. and Florence Cegg for any bal
ance found remaining due plaintiff All of which Is more
fully set forth in plaintiffs complaint file in my office
And YOU are hereby notified that you fail appear and
answer the said complaint above required, the said
plaintiff will apply the Court for the relief demanded


Given under my hand and the seal of the District
Court of the Second Judicial District of the State


LID of Nevada in and for the county OF Ormsby this


* oath day of August, in the year OF our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy seven.


au25.law6w ALFRED HELM, Clerk
Year: 1877

And in accordance with law and an order Of the Board OF
Trustees made and entered the 4th day of August A
D. 1877 so many such designated shares of stock be
longing to and standing the of the shareholders
aforesaid as shall and will be necessary psy the
ment upon held and owned by such shareholders
or standing in their upon the books Of the company
will be sold at public auction the office of said company
in the office of Trenmor Con IN Carson City Nevada
Year: 1877

as he called the rich young man TO do.
1t is in heart aHd spirit, IN life and con-
veTsatiOn, that we are to bear the cross
not in au outward or bodily way True,
even outwardIy the cross Is Christian
symbol. But should the cross be made
an ornament of the person. Should
the symbol of redemption, the Likeness
OF the cross of Calvary on which the
Lord of glory died for our souls, be put
on Just as a brooch or bracelet Is put
on, and dangle from the neck aE1l6
dance and song and light-hearted UITth
Is this seenly or right? Is u not
rather painful parody on the beRu1g
of the cross Is not the cross too often
thus born when the mind Of the bearer
il still vain and frivolous, and there I5 no
bearing of the cross in the heart or life
The true bearing of the cross after Jesus
is 70 follow Him, in faith and love-
through ali that His service leads lis to-
to give uP all that He requires to be
given up; to undertake Chesriully what
ever He calls us to 10 be willing tOT
Him to suffer shame and loss, to be
Knocked, despised, disliked, persecuted
to submit Cheerfully TO all His dealings
to surrender cur will to His will. An
outward and formal fearing Of the cross
is easy indeed; such a bearing OF 1t IS
this is not easy nay, not possible for Us.
unhelped. Yet this Is what our Lord
calls us TO, and He Himself will give III
help and strength. His grace Is sufficient
fOT us.-ReU. +. BOYrdHiOH.
Year: 1877

Let us have true understanding o.
what bearing the cross Is. lie aft. T
whom Simon bore the cross Is now lar
above all woe and WEAKNESS and pain,
and needs no beip OF comfort of ours.
We cannot even follow him in person
Year: 1877

arrangements. They cannot keep men
nealthy when they get them to tho
scene OF action. and IL does not require
any great stretch OF imagination to see
what an effect this will have upon their
prospects,, Again, they are insufficient
~ Ana padly offloered, and the Turkish
them In dealing with such material.
Year: 1877

EcNert, who was appointed by the Treasury Commissioner to conduct the experiments in the Mint for the purpose of aSccriaining as nearly aS'possible the quantity of fuel con sumed in all of the different departments of the institution during the incumbcncy of the present superintendent, has concluded his proiractcd tests and is engaged upon his report, which he expects Co finish in the early part of next week
Year: 1877

OUR ARMy.-Onc of the mos; important bills that will be brought before Congress at it's next organization will be to increase the standard of the regular army Co 10000 The uprising of the various Indian tribes all over the West and the recent strikes in the East has demonstrated clearly that the handful of men now constituting the Army of this great nation. is entirely inadequate 10 the demands upon it.
Year: 1877

A girl who makes herself too cheap
is one to be avoided. No young man.
not even the worst, excepting for bas,
purpose. wants any thing to do with a
cheap lady. For wife, none but a
a fool or rascal will approach such
woman. Cheap jewcl,y nobody will
touch if he can get any better. Cheap
girls are nothing but the refuse; and
the young men know it, and they will
look in every direction for a life long
friend and companion before they will
give a glance at the pinchback stuff
that tinkles at every turn for fascinating
the eye Of any that will look. You
think it quite the correct thing" TO
talk loudly and coarseIy. be boisterous
and hoydenish in all public places; to
make yourself SO bold and forward and
common place, everywhere, that people
wonder if you ever had mother, or
home, or anything to do. So be it.
You will probably be taken for what
you are worth, and, one of these years,
if you do not make worse than a ship.
wreck of yourself, you will begin to won.
der where the charms are that once you
thought yourself possessed of, and what
evil spirit could have so befooled you.
Go on, butrcmember, cheap girls attract
nobody but fools and rascals. LIZ.
Year: 1877

A TEST OF CoURTEsY.-A singular incl
d dent occurred on one OF the cars of the
Pleasant Valley passenger railway few
days ago, which serves to illustrate the i'm
portance Of every one being willing TO
grant, by way of courtesy, what he exacts
from others in like manner. In other
ords, it is not only improper, hut may
prove very embarrassing for persons TO set
up a rule of politeness for others which
they are unwilling to have applied to them
selves. car on the road was jogging
along from Allegheny to Pttsburg Among
those first in the car was negro who had a
seat. Finally, the last seat was occupied,
and a white man entered. He stood up for
a time, and the next stop was made for the
admission of lady. The car started again,
and while several of the passengers who
had seats were gentlemen, none offered to
rise that The lady might be seated. And
just here il may lie remarked that it does
make some difference in forming judg-
ment as TO what ought 10 be done in such
case whether the person is sitting or stand
ing. The white man who was holding oil
10 strap, and overcoming his jolting as
best he could, seemed to have much keen
or appreciation of the courtesy due to tie
lady than the colored man, or any of his
white brethren, who were so comfortably
seated. Alter glancing at several of the
seated gentlemen, none OF whom seemed
to be particularly concerned about those
" ho were less fortunate, he at length fast
ened his eyes on the negro, and, addressing
him, said:


''Sir, could you oblge this lady by CIV
ing her seat ?"


The negro could not resist the appeal,
and as he rose the lady acknowledged the
courtesy with bow TO the black man and
a compacent glance toward the person who
had spoken in her behalf To the mind of
every one in the car, perhaps, there was
something more conveyed than the words
themselves indicated. Ii was a delicate re-
buke 10 the negro fol sitting so long while
a lady was compelled TO stand and under
go the awkward surging of the car. Now
for the sequel: The lady rode but few
blocks, and as she got up 10 leave the while
man took a seat-and there was a subse-
quent tittering, which too plainly indicated
the impression among the passengers that
tue Wnite ulan scoIeu one hSuluSt his
colored brother. In few minutes The bell
rings again, the car is stopped and stall
wart daughter of Africa is added TO the
compelled to-stand-up alongside of her
dusky brother, who at once saw bis oppor-
tunity and seized it. Turning 10 the gen.
tleman who had so lately appealed 10 him
under like circumstances, he said:


"Sir, will you be good enough to oblige
this lady with a seatH"


The passengers bit their lips, turned in
their seats and did other queer things as
the white man rose and surrendered his
seat TO the cOlored lady.


From which let us learn never 10 exact
from others by way of politeness what we
are not willing to concede under like cir
cumstances.
Year: 1877

Kanawha Gazette.


The Psrkersburg people are IN earnest
in taking steps to build railroad from
there to this city. It is dream that is
approaching reality and our citizens
will meet them half way in the enter
prise.