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Year: 1877

ALBANY, n. Y, Aug. 30.-Ihe Daily Press
will tomorrow contain interview with Gov. Robin
son. Of which tho following is the substance Gov
Robinson said he had decided opinion to the true
policy be pursued by the Democratic party this FAIL
bu he had wish to dictate He h, ped that the very
best In the party would be chosen from all sections
OF the State the convention, and whatever their delb
eratOns might be he would be satisfied. S;ill as he
had said, he had decided opinions to the true policy
be pursued The present state officers were elected
on the platform OF reform, the prevention Of
fraud In the canals AMI IN opposition to thicyng rings
Tacy had done their duty faithfully, ana worked steadily
TO carry the purposes for which they wco elected
and now to them aside for other and unried men,
would in his opinion be bad policy, and unjust TO faith
ul officers He did not believe In lowering The standard
~ reoim upborne by the Democratic party, and thought
that the reelection OF those mad done their duty 80
faithfully would he for the best good Of all. This Was
his decided opinion, and he willing that all should


know IT, He had no wish conceal his opinions. but AZ
he lad said, so he repeated. that lie had no wsn to
Year: 1877

The Louisville CoUrier-,Jownal, which
is published in a State where whisky
ought TO be good if anywhere, confirms
thestatement that probably ninehundred
and ninety-nine gallons out Of every
thousand that are sold as brandy are
made from vile compound Of whisky
swill, distilled spirits, and chemical
denominations, and adds. And as IL
Is also equally true Of whisky. what in
the name Of goodness are We to do for
something TO drink? II looks az If we
we're TO be driven to the pump in spite
Of us. IF the world ut large knew what
villainous stufs brandy and whisky and
wines are made Of, the present crop OF
drunkards would be about the last, or At
any rate, all future crops would be small.
Nearly or quite all the liquors that are
retailed are undoubtedly slow but sure
poison, and 10 drink them habitually is
simply roundabout way Of committing
suicide, and unless you guard yourself
carefully the way is not 50 very round
about either"
Year: 1877

A small town in the interior Of New
jersey is probably the last place where
one would look for facts in writing up
the history of the Bonaparte family, and
yet in the village Of Mount Holly may
be found information which can be had
nowhere else in America The will of
Joseph Bonaparte, Count de Suryeillers,
brother Of the great Napoleon, is spread
at length in the record books OF the
Surrogate Of Burlington County. The
record covers the will in English,
French and Italian, an official copy hay
ing been sent from Florence in 1916
Joseph BOnaparte left portion OF
his New Jersey estate TO Lewis Maillard
who had charge Of his affairs, and hence
the necessity Of having the will re.
corded in New jersey. There is also nj
Mount Holly a certificate copy from
London Of the will Of Mary Penn, oI
the family Of William Penn, which GOV.
ers nine sheets Of parchment, each q
by feet square.
Year: 1877

day the usual Saturday concerts will be given In
the Central and Prospect parks Tho following Is the
programme announced by Messrs Grafula and Dod.
worth for the Central Park


CENTRAL PARK PROGRAMME
Year: 1877

The fear and perturbation which
fills the soul of the Mock Duke who
is shortly to occupy the White
House, cannot fail to impress the
student Of history with disgust.
Conscious of the fact that he has
been beaten for the Presidency by
more than quarter of million Of
votes; knowing that his only claim
to the seat honored by the illustri-
GUS successors of Washington, is
the corrupt and venal return of the
Louisiana pirates; and full of terror
that an exasperated populace would
not stand ta1nely by and tolerate the
mocke-y of free government, Mister
Hayes is to be privately inaugurated
on Sunday next.


We are told that this secret vii
hiny, which shuns the broad day
light, is to be consummated on Sun
day at noon in ore of the parlors of
the White House at Washington, in
the presence of the retiring Presi-
dent and his Cabinet. There will
be the tinkling of little bell, as
in the days when Seward ordered
men to Fort Lafayette; and then the
gaping multitude will be informed
that the usurper who has been cleo
ted to the accustomed place of q
statesman, by the bayonets Of brutal
hirelings. and by the venality
of the murderer Wells and the
negro bastard Kenner. is Presi
dent of the United States = God
save the mark!


There is remedy and a legal one
without resorting to violence. The
House of Representatives has the
power to break down military rule
IN America, henceforth and forever.
Under the Constitution all appro-
priation bills must originate in the
lower House of Congress and with
out their sanction no money can be
drawn from the Federal Treasury.
Let them reduce the army appropria-
tions so that but .fre thousand men in
all can be maintained as standing
army. The Indian troubles on the
frontier will demand nearly all OF
these and the rotten gang in Wash
ington will then have no hireling
bayonets to do their dirty work in
Southern elections. Therefore, the
Democracy will soon be masters of
the Senate, as we'll as the House.
This will give us Democratic Pre-
sident in 1880 and for that we can
afford to wait.
Year: 1877

that price. The Occidental and New
England IN Seattle; the Harmon House
at Steilacoom; the Central aud Cosmo-
politan hotels at Port Townsend, all
give good accommodation for the low
price of six dollars per week for board
and lodging, If you have rifle, don't
part with it. Bring it along and it will
procure you many good meal of fat
venison or tender partridge. after You
get here; and . good shotgun will pro.
cure YOU roast ducks for dinner, five
months in the year. And another thing
we wish to impress upon the immiA
grants mind is


DON'T CHANGE YOUR oREENBACKs


Into silver. for silver is the only money
that San Francisco sends us for coal
aud lumber. and greenbacks have been
worth ~ much as silver for the last two
months. So brlng them along with
you and you will find that people are
very glad TO get them. Look ont for
railroad runners at Oakland and San
Francisco. who will tell You ali sorts OF
taisehoOds, about this Territory, under
rating its exec lence and overestimaling
Scuthern California, which is an un-
productive country with nothing TO re-
commend it but its ine climate. Final
ly. don't come here expecting to find
land where wheat will grow without
cultivation or cattle keep fat without
food and shelter. If yon think men
can live without labor. you had better
stay where you are. But if you are
prepared to putl IF your coat and go to
work. You will find Washington Terri-
tory good country to abide in. as
Ions AS You live
Year: 1877

1t seems like criminal folly to talk
about armed resistance to the inausura-
tion of Hayes, as President of the Uni
ted States. True, we do not believe he
ever was elected, nor do we believe that
he really thinks so himself. But the
Democratic party favored the Electoral
Commission and row it should abide
the result. An outbreak of revolutions
ary demonstration would put us back
where we we're, fifteen years ago. Let
us endure the outrage with decorous
silence and give the Radical Ioguse
rope enough with which to hang them
selves. Hayes has never been heard to
utter a word of condemnation against
the corruption of Grants administra-
ton. which is good proof that his own
will be infinite ly worse.
Year: 1877

The Oregon papers have not had their
usual semi-annual growl, this winter,
as to whether the second river in that
State should be spelt Willamette or
Wallamet. In few years hence, when
the grain exports OF the Skagit river run
up into the hundreds of thousands,
then We shall have like controversy as
to whether it shall be spelt Skagit or
Skadget. Billy Ballou will probably do
the contrary business for the latter stvle
of orthography. in the hope of being
made United States Circuit Judge af-
ter the admission OF the Territory into
the Union.
Year: 1877

A man named Houghton has been
trying to cane Smith. Of the Victoria
Standard He will probably get sick of
that kind of business. They don't al
low that kind of conduct hover there.
You know.
Year: 1877

The jury in the case of Mrs. Vige-
lus. of Portland, brought in verdict
Of guilty of adultery. She is the white
woman who was found in company with
q negro, under a pair of Willamette
Wooden Mills blankets. 1t was cold
weather and she was afraid the poor
boy would freeze.
Year: 1877

A Corvallis man sends US notice
about a person whom he styles the
"champion bilk," for us to publish
gratuitously. If lie will send along five
dollars. we may risk libel suit or a
kick in the place where We would put
our old exchanges if we were woman.
Year: 1877

The Whiskey Bell Ringer has
made Senator Moffctt one of the
most celebrated men of the State.
His name is very prominently
mentioned for the office of Lieut.
Governor, and whatever views may
be entertained by us of the bill
urged and originated by him, it
has added very greatly to his popu-
larity, He would make n very
accomplished presiding officer of
the Senate. A better selection
could not be made.
Year: 1877

Since our report of the diff
Guilty between revenue officers
and some Of the citizens in the
northern part Of this county,
some time since, we have en-
deavored to learn further par
ticulars Of the difficulty, and to
ascertain Mr.. Aliens connection
(if any he had with the matter
previous to his death. Thus far
we have learned nothing con
trary to the report given relative
to the attack made upon the
officers, or the resultthereOf, but
an acquaintance of Mr.. Aliens
informs us that SO far as he can
learn, Allen probably had no
connection with the previous
difficulty, and had no intention
of wrong doing at the time he
approached the house Of Dir.
HolloWell, where the officers
were quartered, and where he
received the fatal shot. He also
states that Mr.. Allen was a pro
Tossing Christian, and was at
least Innocent Of the language
imputed to him on that occa-
sion. We cheerfully make this
statement in justice to all con
cerned, and in order that the
facts may be known in this as
well as in all other matters Of
which we make mention. If we
tran5gress the laws Of our coun-
try, we must expect to suffer the
consequences; and if we have
officers who go beyond the line
Of their duty TO shoot down in
cent people, let rs see that they
too are brought t0justice.
Year: 1877

l District state of Nevada County OF Ormsby-In the
matter Of the estate Of William Patterson deceased.
Upon reading and filing the petition of Alexander Lepor
in the above entitled matter praying that decree be made
authorizing and drecug the executor of the last will and
testament OF said deceased to to the said Alexander
LepOrt certain real estate to wit Lots % and ten
40 block fortyeght as of Sears Thompson Sears
division OF Carson City, Nevada and that day of regu
lar term OF said Court be appointed for the hearing OF said
petition and that due and legal notice OF the pendency
said petition and of the hearing thereof be given accord
ing law, and it appearing thererom that proper
therefor exists, it is hereby ordered that SATURDAY
JULY It'll 1877, day OF regular term to wit of the
June, A D. 1877, term Of this Court at the Courtroom
apponted the time and place of the hearing of said pe
tton when and where all persons interested in said es
tate may appear in the prescribed by and con-
test said petition and that copy of this order be pub
hed at least week for four weeks before
said hearing in the MORNING APPEAL newspaper pub
lished in Ormsby county, Nevada.


S. II. WRIGHT,


District Judge Second Judicial District
Carson City. New, June 18TH 1877. jel6w4
Year: 1877

A correspondent in the Turkish camp
at Shumla writes: was present to-day
in the doctors private tent while he saw
his mornings patients, and curious
experience it was. Two non-commls-
stoned officers stood at the entrance by
the sentries and ushered In man after
man for about two hours. The doctor,
seated on medicine chest just inside,
felt pulses and prescribed with the regu-
larity of clock ticking. Two native
doctors assistants, who squatted behind,
handed q pill or gave draught as
directed. Now and then when an un-
mistakable case of fever was discovered
the man was told to go into the hospital,
but the majority were dosed there and
then. One man came up-with the tooth
ache. At signal given, up jumped
one of the Turkish doctors, seized pair
of blacksmith's pinchers, and, going be-
hind the fellow, threw his left arm round
his neck as if he were about to strangle
him. In an instant capital double
tooth, as sound as young elephants
sucking tusk, was lying on the earth on
the other side of the tent. The patient,
who had never winked, mildly sug-
pested that the wrong one might have
been drawn, as he felt the offender at
work still. "Be of, be off !" said the
operator, pushing him out OF the tent
with his pinchers. Then calmly resun1-
ing his seat on the floor, he Lit up fresh
cigarette and politely handed the live
charcoal in the tongs to me.
Year: 1877

despairing. she took up the burden OF life
again, and recommended her old routine of
daily labor.


She came home one evening more than usual
ly weary. 1t was cold wet night, and she
was chilled through from long walk, carrying
home her work.


"She grows more lovely every day with that
little. sweet, grieved smile. said Mrs. Hill to
herself IS she entered to announce caller,
ga strange gentleman Who's been here twice
before since you went out.


"Some one 10 see about work probably.
Will you ask him up, please"


She rose languidly, took off her things, and
lust smoothed her hair without looking in the
glass. She was hanging up her cloak, when a
step in the doorway made her turn and look
round.


A gentleman, tall, brown and heavily bearded.
stood there looking at her.


Excuse me. Will you please be seated 2
she said, Offering him chair.
He sat down without speaking, and after
waiting q moment for him to do SO, she in
quired hesitatingly:


do you wish somo work done, sir p


A quick smile broke over his face, and gave
new light to the clear, sparkling, black eyes.


"Ethie!'


She started, gave one wild, eager look-and
howit was, she never knew, but good Mrs. Hill
passing by q moment after, saw through the
open door @ sight that surprised her not a
little-her favorite boarder clasped in the arms
of the strange gentleman, and sobbing away as
if her heart would break, with her head rest
ing on his shoulder.


"Thank heaven, darling, have found you
at last ~ was lRobert's first exclamation. 81
had begun to think you were lost to me for
ever" Ethel Hammond's trials were over then.
Year: 1877

It isn't often that governors veto
blasts young mans matrimonial pros
poets, but the nay of Governor Kemper,
of Virginia, is responsible for such a
blight. 1t was the case of man with
out q name. Cast upon the world in
infancy, his parents name was never
learned, and the waif grew up dubbed
Tromp Payne. He was mason by
trade, and had become quite successful
in business. He had already expert
enced modification and some legal diff
culties by the reason of the uncertainty
of his name, but he had managed to get
along until last year, when he fell. in
love with beautiful girl of Fauquier
and sought her for his wife. He found his
nameless condition an insuperable OBJ
lection to the lady. She could never
consent to part with her own name until
assured that she would legally receive
another in its stead. "Tromp" applied
to the courts for relief, but they held
that, while they had power to change a
name, they had no power to give name
to a person who had none. In his tribu-
lation "Tromp" applied to Ex-Governor
Smith, who introduced in the general
assembly the bill legalizing the name OF
Charles Van Mason-in which T." Tromp"
had combined the name of his chief bene-
factor with that of the trade whereby he
had got on in life. But it was not until
the last days of the session that the bill
got through both houses and was sent to
the governor. He had not heard of the
facts of the case, and supposed it to be
one in which the courts could do every
thing required. He veoted it-returned
it disapproved just as thegeneral assem-
bly, was adjourning sine die, and it was
too late to help the matter. Late in
formation from Fauquier tells that the
lady has finally refused to entertain
"Tromp's" proposal any longer, and
has taken another suitor, whose name is
inherited and incontestable. "Tromp"
in despair has gone to Texas.
Year: 1877

Let pleasure be ever so innocent, the
excess is always criminal.


Theories are very thin and unsub-
stantial experience is only tangible.


An excuse is worse and more terrible
than lie, for an excuse is lie guarded.


Cheerfulness makes the mind clear,
gives tone to thought, and adds grace
and beauty to the countenance.


I scarcely exceed the middle age of
man yet between infancy and maturity
Ihave seen ten revolutions.-La


Gaze not on beauty too much, lest it
blast thee; nor too long, lest it blind
thee; nor too near, lest it burn thee.
If thou like it, it deceives thee if thou
leave it, it disturbs thee if thou hunt
after it, it destroys thee. If virtue ac-
company it, it is the hearts paradise
if vice associate with it, it is the souls
purgatory. 1t is the wise mans bonfire
and the FOOLS furnace.
Year: 1877

Daintily she picked her way over the
sands to the edge of the sea; timidly,
and with the winning grace and gentle
ness of a young fawn, she clung to the
arm that was to protect her in health
and in sickness, on the deep as well as
on the land. He seemed to feel the full
weight of the responsibility he had as
sumed, and with tender care and words
of encouragement he guided her toward
the waves. At length they stood on the
edge the indashing surf reached almost
to their feet, but still her pretty gray
flannel bathing suit was dry and unspot-
ted, and the bright red trimmings caught
and threw the clear rays of the summer
sun. So they stood for a minute; she
with her hand resting confdingly Ill his,
he looking bravely into her upturned and
half frightened face, and urging her to
trust to his strength and with him to
plunge into the dashing whirlpool that
lay before them.


OF course, the mans persistence over
came the woman's fear, and they dashed
into the surf together. Then all at once
the picture changed. They rarted COM
papy, and he, Drawing all and fearing
naught," rushed forward into the waves.
For a moment he rode them manfully,
and his little partner, standing knee
deep in the bright water, looked upon
him with admiration, not unmixed with
satisfaction that comes of assured pos
session.


But. as has been the case with strong
er men, his glory was short-hved. 4 bill
low higher and more powerful than any
that had gone before-what is known as
ga Cape May ripple dashed full
against him /; he struggled, lost his bal
ance, wss lifted off his feet, and, splash
ing, dashing, throwing his arms and legs
about him wildly and helplessly, he was
thrown sprawling at the feet of the little
lady whom minute before he had been
patronizingly urging to put her trust In
him and fear nothing. $50 pride must
ever have fall.


The young woman was equal to the
occasion what American girl is not ?
The receding wave was about to carry
the venturesome young gentleman back
into the sea in which he professed to be
so much at home; he was still sprawling
it is the only word-and clutching
wildly at the sands, struggling to regain
his feet, when she, STOPPING down,
quietly but quickly caught his bathing
shirt firmly in both her hands and held
him fast till the wave had gone back.
Then he jumped to his feet, and she,
womanEke, when he was no longer in
danger, gloried in his downfall, and said,
with pretty toss OF her dark brown
curls: "There, 1 told you so I; what did
you want to 60 out SO far for, foolish
fellow
Year: 1877

The late Duke of Wellington was ac-
customed during the latter years of his
life to drive himself about in curricle,
a habit which caused his family consid-
erable uneasiness since, from his increas-
ing years and failing. vision, it seemed
probable that he would meet with some
accident. The dukes well known char
acter, however, was such that nobody
dared to hint such thing to him, and
all the roundabout methods taken to in
duce him to abandon his charioteering
having failed, he was left to enjoy its
pleasures at peace. What rendered this
so extremely dangerous was his habit of
going off suddenly to sleep, which
brought him so many hairbreadth es-
capes that at last it was arranged for
some member of the family to accom-
pany him whenever he could do so with
out awakening his suspicious. One day
his second son, Lord G CHARLES, contrived
to be honored with the perilous invita-
ton. After driving certain distance
along the road, the duke went off
into a nap, and one of the reins fell
from his hands, while he kept hold of
the other, still feeling the horses mouths
with it. The result was that the ami
mails were gradually edged toward deep
and steep ravine which bordered the
road. Lord Charles, watching things
meantime, and praying that his father
might, as he had done many times be-
fore. awake in time to prevent the else
inevitable smash. The duke, however,
continued to nod and to pull, until at
last, as the horses were on the very edge
of the ditch, Lord Charles seized the
fallen rein, and giving it pluck, pull
ed them short round into the road again.
With q sharp turn the duke awoke, and
seeing the rein in his sons hand, asked
angrily "What are you doing with the
reins, sir ?"


"Wen, sir" replied Lord Charles,
"the horses were going straight over the
edge, and I just pulled them off it to
prevent us being smashed to pieces"


The duke looked at him sternly, and
said: "I'll trouble you to mind your
own business"
Year: 1877

A very respectable citizen of Detroit
decided the other day to try the blue
glass cure, and he took the glass and
glacier home with him and pointed out
the window where it was to be put in. 1t
wasn'tth glaciers business to notice that
the window was on the north side Of the
house, whereno ray of sunshine ever came,
and he finished his work according to in
structions. The citizen returned just as
the JOB was completed, and after walk
ing around the house two or three times
he remarked:


"Well, it seems to me we have got
the wrong window"


"No sun here" replied the painter. ;
"what shall I do?"


"Wen," said the citizen, as he squinted
around, "we'll leave it for day or two.
If I can get the sun around here some
way it will be all right. If I can't we'll
have to take the glass out.


The glazier is waiting to see if the
man can handle the sun.-FTee Press.
Year: 1877

will sometimes prevent the moth from
depositing her eggs upon them bnt
this cucumber borer is difficult pest to
fight, with our present knowledge of its
habits. Every infested vine should be
dug up and burned with its contents ;
and in this way the number of moths
might be lessened somewhat in a neigh
borhOOd.
Year: 1877

Two peculiar eases are on the March
calendar OF the Circuit Court, in Daven-
port, Iowa The plaintiff IS The wife OF
an habitual drunEard who, on Dec. Sth, ,
bought several bottles of liquor at two
saloons in Dixon, the propretora of which
are the defendants. He was working on
a railroad at the time the weather was
bitterly cold he staggered ont of the sa-
loon and started for his home, but fell by
the roadside, went to sleep and lay in the
snow for two hours before he was dis
covered. His feet were frozen; NORTH
cation set in amputation will be neces-
3ary. His wife had frequently requested
the two saloon-keepers not to sell liquor
to her husband, as she and her two chill
dren needed every penny which he could
earn. She now claims $4,000 damages
from each liquor seller


An aged woman in indianapolis is sup
ported in luxury by wealthy son but he
will not provide her with tobacco to
smoke; and consequently she knits stock
ings, sells them, and thus obtains the one
thing that the son denies her.