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Year: 1879

Recently stage was stopped and the
passengers robbed some distance from Neva-


da. When the news reached that place
Sheriff II. Is. Gentry rallied posse and


repaired in all haste to the scene of the rob-


berry. The posse consisted of Steve VEN


ard, James II. Lee, Albert Gentry and a.


w. Potter. An examination Of the SPOT
showed that the robbers had turned out Of
the road and gone down the river parallel


with it. Venard and Lee got on the trail


of the robbers and followed it over the
toughest of oil imaginable ground for the
distance Of a mile and half. 1t was cvi-
dent which way the robbers went. Lee
went back to take the horses around to the
road at tho crossing below, the rest of the


Shcriff's party having previously gone in
that direction. Venald, left alone, followed
the trail. He came to Meyers Ravnc, at
its debouchure into the Yuba. He saw that
the pursued had gone up the ravinc to a
crossing. lie was alone in one of the
widest and toughest of spots in that wild
and rough region. The hills hung steep
above. Rocks, trees, brush and logs were
in profusion OH every hand. Venard was
armed with a Henry rifle. The waters of
the ravine came tumbling down it's steep
| bed of bowlders, Will rush and noise
which rendered no other sound audible.
The hero Of the hour proceeded with eau
tion. A huge rock arose twenty feet in
I.lcght in the midst Of the muddy water +;
other similar rocks surrounded it, alto
gether forming an island A tree or two
grew upon the lower end of the island in
the midst of the rocks, their branches and
foliage partly covering the rocky rampant
above. Below the island, at a few feet
distant, was precipice of fifteen feet or
more, over which the waters of the ravinc
tumbled. Venard attempted to cross the
stream at the head Of the fall. He walked
on a short log to rock. Above him rose
the huge mass of granite, buttrcssed in
front by two smaller rocks. Between these
latter was an alley which led up to the base
of the Titan. His position was such as tc
look up the alley. AT the base of the great
rock, Venard discovered the object of his
search. The leader Of the gang was sitting
on the ground and in the act of drawing hit
Erevolver. nVenard instantly lcvclcd his rifle
upon the robber, WHO was not more thar
twenty feet distant. AT the same momcD,
he saw another of the gang pointing at hin


over the edge of a rock. There was no time
to change his aim. He fired; the leader
fell back shot through tlehcart. The Other
robber attempted to shield himself furthe,
behind a rock, leaving the point of his pis
4 tol exposed over the top. The exposure
was fatal; Venard covered the spot with


his unerring Henry. No sooner did the
head of the robber peer above the rock thar
! his brain was pierced with bullet There
Year: 1879

The appearance of Miss Annie PiXley
as Miss in Bret Harte's creation "The
Child of the Sierras," played last eve
ming at the Opera House was greeted
by fair audience. The play replete
with the finest dramatic effects is one
that is rich in the original glow Of The
free AMI hardy existence which one
supposes to be indigenous 10 the rollick-
ing life of mining camp. Although
sensational in some respects it is par,
ticularly free from that braggadoca aud
lawlessness too often depicted IN crea'
tol's of similar kind. 1t is natural,
charmingly simple and filled with that
romantic ruggedness which goes to
make the frontier character so attract
i've.


!Wiiss is the life of the piece. Pretty,
wayward and queen" among thu
boys" she reigns in undisputsd sway
in the camp. The character was taken
with the same aptitude that character
lied her appearance in our city
SOME time ago and was perfect -
Her efforts were frequently encored.-
J. l. McDonough as luba Bih gave an
elect TO the play that contrastrd well
with the charming simplicity of M'hss
"a a character in the camp, and in the
"guarjeen of the gurl' he was a sue
cess. The support was fair.
Year: 1879

This morning a horse belonging to
James Brown, got loose from the hitch
ing post at Ninth and Market street and
running along Ninth toTatnall .he ami
NAL feIl on the pavement and getting
on its feet aLan ran to the stable al
Ninth sud 5hipley r'ets. The wagon
was b ldl smas el, bat the horae es.
cape! with but little injury.
Year: 1879

A good snpply Of these prime fisl
ran be procured at the stall of Powell
IN the Third street market, which viii
be cleaned ready for the pan in @oublt
quick time, saving th" cook peck o
trouble. Call and see how expeditiously
ne car hands the scaler and knife. He
is truly an adept at the business.
Year: 1879




This bird possesses faculties which rem
der II one of the great objects of curiosity
and admiration among the fcathercd tribes
Its natural notes are musical and solemn
1t likewise possesses the singular power OF
assuming tho tone of other birds and
animals. This extraordinary bird is pec,,.
liar to tho new world, inhabiting warm
climates, and low country seems most
congenial to their nature; they arc more
numerous in the south than in the north.
The berries of red cedar, myrtle, holly,
gum-bcrrics, and an abundance of others,
with which the luxuriant swampy thickets
Of these regions abound, furnish them with
perpetual feast. He builds his nest in
different places, according to the latitude
he resides in. A solitary thornbusl,,
orange, cedar or holly tree are favoritc
spots. Always ready to defend, but never
anxious to conceal his nest During the
time the female is setting, neither cat or
dog, animal or man can approach the nest
without being attacked. His whole ven
gcancc is directed against his natural enemy
the black snake; whenever this reptile is
discovered the male darts at it with the
rapidity of an arrow, striking it violently
and necessarily against tho head the snake
soon becomes insensible, and the bird re.
doubles his cXertions, he scizcs and lifts ii
from the ground, beating it with his wings
until the business Is completed he returns
to his nest and pours out a torrent of song
in token of victory. The Mocking bird is
so called because it can initiate with the
greatest case, not only the songs of other
birds, but the sounds and cries of animals.
In confinement he loses little Of tho power
and energy of his song. Inhis domesticatctl
state, when he commences his career of
song, 1t Is impossible to stand by unintcr-
cstcd He whistles for the dog-Cnsar
starts up, wags his tail and runs to meet
his master. lie squcaks out like young
chicken and the hen hurrcs about with
outstrctched wings and bristlcd feathers,
clucking to protect her injured brood Tho
barking Of dog, the mewing of a cat the
crcaking of whecl-barrow, the grating of
a grindstonc and the rushing of torrent of
water, follow with great truth and rapidity.
In regard to food we give the following ::
Take two old potatoes (ncvcr give them
new ones) pare and boil them, also boil
two good sized eggs, remove them from tho
shell, mash them fine with the potatoes,
then put away IN a cool place give large
spoonful every hour or so feeding him by
hand just as you would an infant In the
month of August or September, bit of n
sweet apple may be occasionally added. a
table spoonful Of ants eggs soaked and
mixed with this food will prove beneficial.
In the cage place plenty of river sand,
sprlnkling 1t freely on the bottom; also
give them plenty of water to drink, and a
bath once day in the morning; never
allow the bath tub to remain long in the
cage; after the bird has bathcd, remove it,
as there is probable danger of the bird
being drowned.
Year: 1879

The Dunkers will not take an oath
and arc not allowed to hold office; al.
though where they comprise nearly all
of the population of settlement they
perform agreeable duties like those OF
an ovcrsecr OF the poor. One Of the
preachers naivoly suggested that tn c
government did not miss the Dunkers
from It's council fires, as Americans
have not all got similar compunctions
against otIlcchoIding. They do not
fight or engage in war. They do moi
sue or appeal to the courts for any sort
of legal settlements that can be arrang-
cd by the church. If one brother owes
another and cannot pay, all the breth-
rem sustain equal shares Of the debt
and wipe it out. If Il brother does not
pay, but can do 30, first one, then three
then all the brethren labor with him
and If he is still stubborn they cast him
out of the church. This seldom falls tc
bring the sinner to his senses. The
same course Is pursued when q
bunker of1iends In any other way but
such cases arc worry rare. fla brother
tnils or desires to start in business, all
the brethren club together and set him
on his feet. They do this three times
If he does not then succeed they cor.
slider him no longer worthy of hell
and he has to look out for himself
They arc severe upon liars and dishon.
est persons, and profess to have hardly
any in their ranks. Their condemna-
ton falls upon outsiders, also, in this
respect, and the tradesman who cheats
the Bunker Is Stunned by all forever
afterward, They are ekind-hearted and
hospitable, and are cheertully obedient
to the law that compels them to lodge
and feed and olothe whoever calls or
them for asst stance.
Year: 1879

In the summer of 1888 til e
Third United States Artllle-
ry,commandcd by Col. Gates,
was encamned at the foot of
Missionary Ridge, engaged in
the removal of the Cherokee
Indians. One day the Col.
ordered on, "a fatigue party to
clean cut the spring, a bcau~
tiful fountain bubbling up at
the foot of the ridge. Shortly
after the Sergeant reported
to headquarters that his men
were alldrunk. Says the Col:


You should not have let the
men drink whiskey.' x did
not replied the Sergeant;-
they drank nothing but wa
itar -4rm,a liza saring, The serx
geant and men were ordered
into the guard-house, and Il
new detail ordered and a
Lieutenant placed in com-
mana, with orders to no. let
the men have access to any
spirits. Not long after the
Lieutenant reported the men
all drunk. The men were or>
dered to the guard house and
the Lieutenant under arrest.
Another party was ordered
out, of which Col. Gates took
the command. He took 3 seat
on IA stump so he could over
look the ground, determined
there should be no getting
drunk this time. But behold!
in Il short time his men were
all drunk. He was certain
they had drank nothing but
water, which they frequently
did, getting down on their
knees and drinking from the
branch just below the spring.
The Col. was at his wits end.
The men were ordered to the
guard house and lie repaired
70 his tent to think. After
weighing the matter pro and
con he had to give up.andre


pairing to the guard-house
he told the menif they would
show him how it was done he
would release them, other
wise he would punish them
severely. To this they agreed
and took him to the spring;
just below the spring in the
branch they unearthcd a five
gallon jug, partly filled with
whiskey, tie moth of which
was stopped with "a cork, in
which was inserted a quill
that reached to the bottom.
When buried in the sand the
npper end Of the qn1ll was
Just above the surface of tho
water.and when they wanted
to drink they stopped down,
inserted the quill in their
mouth, and while apparently
drinking pure Water We're
drinking pure whiskey, and
the Colon'l sitting on a stump
in plain view, was none the
wiser for it. Chattanooga
| Commercial.
Year: 1879

Do YOU want to paint your
house2 If So call at William
sons drug store, and enquire
of him for pure paints, and
mix paints ready for use; all
sold cheaper than you can buy
elsewhere. 33
Year: 1879

Ever since the coming of the AIissis-
sippi and Louisiana refugees there has
been vague fear their infected clothing
might breed the terrible scourge now
devastating the South. Physicians
quarreled as TO the probability of it.
and only little while ago it was re-
ported in the refugee camp at Topeka,
although we believe the story has since
been proven false. Now comes the ru-
NOR that the black death has developed
in Kansas City, and that it has only
been kept quiet by the combined efforts
of the authorities and newspapers. Our
authority is gentleman who came
from there few days ago, although he
says it is a very mild type, and confined
to the few remaining negroes at the
refugee quarters. The health authori-
ties, he also states, hope to contine it
completely, and that he believes it can
not become contagious in the pure air
of Kansas. Globe.
Year: 1879

There is one way for the South to
prevent the fresh exodus of negroes
which is threatened this Fall, and only
one. Let the bulldozing stop short
now. and let the negroes vote as they
please in the coming elections. The
ablest Democratic newspaper in Louis
lana, the New Orleans Times, says
frankly that bulldozing. and not north
ern partisan interference, is at the bot
tom of the movement, and declares that
if the planters will give the negro satis-
factory guarantees that he shall exercise
his rights unmolestcd the exodus will
cease. But it is hardly probable the
south will be wise enough to use this
one remedy, for it would then be no
longer n solid South. 1t will save its
solidity at the expense of its laboring
class, and the coming years will decide
whether il has been to her advantage to
do -LedcensrOrfh Times.
Year: 1879

Score ore in honor Of justice IN Ken
tuckv. The intellectually sane and
morally insane" Buford has been found
guilty of murder in the first degree and
sentenced to imprisonment for life.
Such decision will be healthy for Ken
tucky. and is not without its good inilu-
encc in other quarters.
Year: 1879

Believing that Secretary sherman has
had no superior as Secretary Of the
Treasury. we are glad TO be supported
in that opinion by the be>; of authority.
We find by Washington dispatch the
following:


The Hon. Hugh Mccullough is in
town. In conversation he speaks of the
funding operations of Secretary Sher-
man as never before equailcd. either in
magnitude or success. He is profuse IN
his praise of sherman As financier. He
thinks the business of the country Is
improving. and that after the next
Presidential election we shall start upon
career Of uaeyampled prosperity.


Secretary Mccullough was the father
of our grsenbacks, and ought to be good
authority.
Year: 1879

There are some delinquent> on our record
now wherein equitable virtue forbids that
an adjustment shall he longer delayed. This
can be effected by prompt payment of due
arrears. voluntary equitable conveyance Of
property. or suit at foreclosure. This last
is fraught with peril and distress to the hnr-
rover. leaving him usually liable under 8
judgment to the borrower for such arresr, A.
the sale OF the property by the sheriff leaves
against him unsati>.ied. wlieil may remain a
menace for the term of his life.
Year: 1879

Wet, haggard and miserable, ragged
woman OF about forty years begged for shelter from


the storm IN Mercer Street Station House WedneS-
day night In the morning she found by the door
man sick and out o; her mind Before she could be sent


to Bellevue Hospital she had passed into utter docy,
She had given her TO the Sergeant in the evening
as Margaret Walsh. but she was taken out of the
staouhOuse in tue morning, Officer Seaman recognized
her Fanny Wright, who some years ago Killed Officer
Robert MCChesuoy. The officer duty IN the
Eighth Precinct, at Canal and Mercer-sts., one
night IN October. 1867. and was stabbed and
Instantly killed by this woman whom he sought to
arrest as a disOrderly character. Fanny Wright was
then young aud beautiful, aud much interest ex
cited in her trial, which ended In conviction aud SEN
tepce TO imprisonment for life. Upon second trial q
plea of manslaughter was accepted, aud after two
years Imprisonment she pardOned by the Governor
Her parens-respectible people who still hive in PCugh-
keepsie-and her friends have sought In vain TO reform
Year: 1879

They say the best cat preventive is
a long tube such as is used by boys for
blowing beans. With a paper OF torpe-
does -aHd-t this implement man can
clear back yard 0f tie tthisse animals in an
incredibly short time. When struck 9S
torpedo the cat never stops to say
goodbye, but vaults over the garden
fence with the rapidity of thought. The
best of the matter is that it does not in
lure the animals. Even those most
friendly to them may use this weapon
without qualm of self-reproach.-7roy
Press
Year: 1879

The construction OF the Darien Canal
under foreign auspiece and through. the
aid Of foreign capitalists, may be work
Of peace, but who can guarantee that It
will not eventually become a prolific
source of trouble between the United
States and the interested Euro peati pow
ISL
Year: 1879

A lad, about ten or eleven years old,
was arraigned before Mayor Almond
last night on the charge of striking a
very sirall child in the face with a stone,
and painfully injuring it,, From what
could be learned, another boy threw the
stone at the prisoner and he threw 1t
back, striking the child by mistake.
H o viewer, there was no evidence upon
the case and II was dismissed.
Year: 1879

The manufacture of thimbles is very
simple, but singularly interesting. Coin
silver is mostly used, and is obtained by
purchasing coin dollars. Hence it happens
that the profits of the business are affected
instantaneously by all variations in the
nations greenback promise 10 pay. The
first operation strikes a novice as almost
wicked, for it is nothing else than putting a
lot of bright silver dollars, fresh from the
mint, into dirty crucibles, and melting them
I'D into solid ingots. These are rolled
into the required thickness, and cut by a
stamp into circular pieces of the required
size. A solid metal bar of the size of the
inside of the intended thimble, moved by
powerful machinery up and down in bot
tomless mould of the out side of the thin
bles bends the circular disks in to the thin
BILE shape as fast as they can be placed under
the descending bar. Once in shape, the
work of frightening, polishing and decora-
ting is done upon a lathe. First, the blank
form is fitted with rapidly revolving rod.
A slight touch of sharp chisel takes thir
shaving from the end, another does the
same on the side, and the third rounds of
the rim. A round steel rod, dipped in oil,
and pressed upon the surface, gives il
lustrous polish. Then little revolving
steel wheel, whose edge is raised orna
ment, held against the revolving blank,
prints that ornament, Just outside the rim.
A second wheel prints different ornament
around the center, while third wheel,
with sharp points, makes the indentation'
on the lower half and end of the ,thimble
The inside is frightened and polished in 1
similar way, the thimble being held on {
revolving mold All that remains to b
done is to boil the completed thimbles il
soapsuds, to remove the oil, brush them up
and pack them for the trade.
Year: 1879

but the mountain seems all on fire. Sergt.
Choate says that when he was out
observing one of these storms il appeared
as though the whole mountain top was a
sheet of electric flame. 1t came out of
every rock and darted around with wonder
full audacity. 1t played around him, as he
expressed it, shot down his back and darted
out of each boot toe, and 50 completely
filled him with electricity that he could not
retain his foothold, but bounded and re-
bounded from the rock like rubber ball (;
he felt as if a powerful electric battery was
pouring firery darts all through him; and
deeming ''discretion the better part of
valor,r he bounded into the signal station
for preservation. Sergeant Choate was at
the Springs in December, and on Decem-
Der 2 he left for the peak, wearing Nor
wegian now-shoes twelve feet in length.
1t was weary task and dreary trip. The
first night out he slept in the snow on the
mountain side The second night the mer-
curry fell to 30 degrees below zero. He
sought shelter in deserted cabin, through
which the wind whistled tunes anything
but agreeable; here he built a small fire,
but avoided sleep, fearing the extreme cold
might produce sleep of death. The third
day he reached the station safely. The
summer months are also occupied in pre-
pairing for the long seige of winter. Dur
ing the months of August and September
upwards of three thousand pounds of the
usual variety of family stores and about
twenty five cords of fire wood are snugly
slowed away. These are all carried TO the
peak in small quantities on the backs of
the poor despised Burro, whose head has
the appearance of being encased in cloth,
and whose ears are nearly the length Of his
legs and who walks at the pace of Il snail
and very slow snail at that.
Year: 1879

As we crossed the famed Arctic Circle


we saw, far away to the westward the four


isolated peaks of the islands of Thaennen,


which stand up erect as towers in the ocean,


as if placed there as sentinels to keep watch


and ward over the entrance of the Polar
seas. Nearer To our ships course We
passed the curious Isle of HestamandO, or
Horseman's Island, 50 called by the sailors


of these seas from the likeness which it is


supposed to huge cavalry soldier riding
through the waves. The fishermen always


take off their caps and make an obeisance
to the ''horseman" as their boats float past
him. l. and | remained on deck To


watch for the nOrthward of the Polar Circi1


being nearly all snow-cOvered with many a


huge glacier topping the highest hills, or
appearing behind the ridges. The lights at
ll:45 =. NJ, when the sun appeared as If


to set, although it, of course, did not do 50,


were splendid, and the white-capped


mountains were covered with panOply of
every hue Of the rainbow, while the SEA


around was one golden purple blaze of tiny


wavelets. The scene presented to us AT II
O'Clock (midnight) altogether battles de
scription, and far ADLER pen than mine


would be required to do 1.-THE of justice 10
such a glorious panorama There, some
distance above the horizon, we saw the
blood red ball of the sun, and so bright was
the round mass that our eyes could scarcely
bear to look at it. Its warm rays could
still be felt, although the wind now met us,


and a very cold northwesterly breeze, it was
straight from the frozen shores of Spitzber-
gen; this alone was sufficient to remind us
Z that we were in a far northern land No


one on the deck spoke, and the extreme


stiffness and solitude was very striking and


the effects solemn The color of the sun


was even redder than it is in full daylight,
but the spectacle cannot be described pro
/ perly by a writer, and can hardly be ina
gined by any one who has not been in these
northern ATTITUDES The way in which the
| hundreds of huge snOw-capped mountain


peaks and their rugged sides were lighted
up by the bright rays was almost magical
and the varied colOrs which danced in con-
stant motion upon the snow, and on the


surface of the sea, were worth coming all


the way from England TO gaze upon. The


sun appeared, as nearly as we could judge,


to remain quite stationary from quarter to


II O'Clock till 1920 \. NJ, when the orb
| began 10 rise again slowly; and by one
/ O'Clock the heavy mists which had been


resting for the last two hours on the sum


mits of some of the highest mountains,
| gradually merged into the skies, and as We


went down in our berths all nature was full
! " as bright rs midday Truly it was Il
| sight not to be forgotten as long as memory
lasts