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Year: 1870

VIRGINIA CITY, Sept. 10, 1870.


EDrroRs ISDEPESDENr:-In the Enterprise
of to-day appeared letter from "Singleline"
(Gally of Hot Creek), which every one who
knows him will see at once is bid to the
Republican party for Office. This "Singleine"
is ono of the most persistent ofiice-seekers
IN Nevada. He has been before every Demo-
cratic convention in Lander and Nye counties
since 1864 for Office, and was always ready to
take anything, from Congress down to Justice
of the Peace. The latter office was the only
one he could ever get first procuring it from
the Republican County Commissioners of Nye
the Democratic Commissioners. by his per-
sistent begging for it. He was before the
Democratic County Convention of Nye on
the Sth, for Judge of the district of Nye aud
Churchill counties, and was named, by cour-
tesy, as n delegate to the State Convention;
but his anxiety was so great for office and
having rode backward behind" so long, he
concluded TO face about and ride with the
Republicans in Tom. Fitch's wagon. Well,
perhaps he may have an easy seat, with "a
smoother road, but the wagon is on the down
grnde, and before this year is gone il will be
entirely out of sight. We tell him plainly
that he Is an oyergrown demagogue.


In the Spring of 1868 he was very anxious
to get money of Sunderland, Williams and
other Rspirlnts to the u. =. Senate; and he
then declared that he had done so much for
the Democratic party that il they refused to
give him money to reconstruct the party with,
that he would leave the State and PROPOSE
tion WAS then made 10y a sterling Democrat TO
raise money for him To leave the State on,
he was a pest 10 the Democracy. No good
Democrat would ever have written such n
letter as the one written by Singleline and
read i'll the Republican County Convention
of Nve


IL Is known in the western portion Of the
state that Nye county has strong and able
DemOcrttIc county ticket and two very strong
men on the State ticket. No man stands
higher i'll the State than does Jerry Schooling
the Democratic candidate for State Treasurer
and Captain A. ID. Rock candidate for Sur
veyor General. We are assured that Nye
county will give a handsome majority for the
Democratic party.


1t must be borne in mind that one of the
nominees for the Assembly on the Republican
ticket is John Bowman, who was in the last
Legislature and voted against the Fifteenth
Amendment, and one Of those members whom
the editor of the Enterprise gave such "A terri
ble drubbing. calling him one Of the weak
knees" who was kept in the party 10y the
duplcity of the Republican party. and for
whom the party had no further use. The
nominees who compose Tom. Fitchs brood
will get good drubbing in November next.


IL is only fair to say that "Singelne"
(Gally) IL n correspondent Of the Enterprise.
He has written himself ont of all Eastern
State papers, and will soon disgust the Enter
prise when he will retire To the shades for
his articles evince moro qualifications for
Stockton than of political or literary writer


DoUBLE-LISE.
Year: 1870

The Concert and Distribution will take place under
the immediate direction of the Board of Trustees Of
the Mercantile Library Association, assisted by u
Supervisory Committee, selected from Sate City
County officers, and well known citizens of san Fran
cisco.
Year: 1870

THO THE TAXPAYERS SOFTUOLUM-
III County The question to who is the proper
and Legal Tax Collector of Tuonmne County, has been
State rendered the 10Th day of this present month.
As about to enter upon the discharge Of the duties
Tax Collector, hope and trust shall have the cordial
aid ard support of all well disposed Taxpayers that have
interest in the welfare and of the County,
enable discharge my duty according my OATH as
required bv law. and Justice.


As public servant have friends to serve.
mics punish and inclination o create hard.
ship any Collector, nevertheless am determine
intend that shall pay their taxes, if there
any law whereby can enforce payment.
much time possible collecting; and will
deavor make ii convenient for Payers by calling
on them for State and Road Poll Taxes but they must
not expect to be called on the third time


Foreign Miners License will he strictly enforced against
all such become American citizens who seek
remedy by making declaration of intention For those
that live in the places points NAV ba das
ignated where money be left and where in return
receipts will be left.


In collecting Property Tax, due notice of the time and
place in various localities where be paid within
the time prescribed by law will be given Taxes on
property against persons holding real estate
must be paid the time of In the absence
myself deputy the Assessor will be authorized to col
lect the same.


JOHN A. s. TROUT.


Sheriff and Ex -0fico Tax Collector of Toni 70
Sonora April l6th 1S10--3w
Year: 1870

TuE ANApoR MINE On FiRE.-The follow
ing is from the Sacramento Union, April
18th. We were informed by parties who ar
rived in the city yesterday from Satter creek
that the celebrated Amador or HAYWARD mine
at that place caught fire in the S00-foos level
about nine o'clock that morning, and was
burning extensively when our informants
left, although the water from two bitches was
being applied to its extinguishment The
men were at work as usual when the fire oc.
eurred, but they were ell got out without in.
jury. though some were in the lower or l..
400-foot level at the time. 1t is not known
how the fire originated.
Year: 1870

PROPOSED NEW STAGE LINE.--We are in
formed that parties who propose to form a
new Stage Company, for the purpose Of run
ming q daily line from Columbia and this
place to Stockton, are meeting with success
that warrants them in stating that the com
pany will be formed and line of stages run
ming IN very short time.
Year: 1870

The Supreme Court, this week granted a
mandamus requiring the County Auditor to
furnish the Sheriff licenses for collection.
This settles the question as TO who is Tax
Collector in Tuolumne County.
Year: 1870

PrcNIc.-Ths Lodge of Good Templars
in this place propose to have picnic. on the
grounds of Captain Turner. at the north side
of the City the first Saturday in May. They
extend general invitation to the public to
take part in the pleasures of the day. The
affair will be conducted by efficient managers,
all who desire will have an opportunity to en-
Joy day Of pleasant recreation.
Year: 1870

Hoes IN THE GRAVE YARD.-The City Sex
ton informs us that drove of hogs broke into
the City Cemetery this week damaging sew
eral graves that friends OF the dead have
spent time and labor to beautify. This is too
bad and shows the necessity for Pound law.
Year: 1870

Valentine Pittorf, an old resident, who
closed cut business and went to White Pine
two years ago, has returned and purchased
the Turn Verein Hall, where he is on hand
to dispense comfort to the thirsty.
Year: 1870

all in their power to help on the cause.
The treasurer presented his report, which
showed that the school had paid out S22
for books, and had clothed few children,
SO that they could attend Sabbath School,
and there was balance yet in the treas
ury. Appropriate pieces were recited by
the scholars, interspersed with very good
singing by the school and Mr.. Putnam
and five young ladies from Rutland.


Col. Joyce next addressed the school,
and went on to show in his happy manner
what American citizens must do,-that
they must live up to the Bible or they
could not be good citizens. Sustain the
Sabbath School, and we will have coun-
try that cannot fall. Look at the history
of this country, God helps those that help
themselves. The history of the world
shows that where Christianity is supreme
that country is great. Liberty and Chris
tianity go hand in hand, and cannot be
otherwise. We owe all our greatness to
Christianity, and in youth it is best to
teach Christianity. We never forget a
mothers prayers. Train up child in
the way he should go, and he will never
depart from it. Let us go to the peniten-
tiary, and you will see those that were
neglected in youth. He then gave a very
interesting history of Sabbath Schools
from the fifth century to the present time,
and demonstrated that it was the duty OF
all good citizens to work for the Sabbath
School, and that there is plenty OF room
for all good men to work in this noble
cause. His address occupied nearly an
hour, which seems altogether too short.
Year: 1870

NORTH GRANVILLE, June %, 1870.


In attempting to give you report of
the exercises of the graduating class, i
am laboring under great disadvantage in
positions on account of the crowded con-
dition of the room. This much I can
safely say that while the class was not SO
large as some that have graduated from
the institution, it did not fail to reflect
great credit upon not only the class itself
but also upon the institution with which
they have been connected, and upon the
teachers whose thorough and careful
training was plainly manifest in the
young ladies' productions.


The whole exercises were most inter
esting, and as good order prevailed as
could be expected with so crowded a
house. To particularize would be impos-
sible. Suffice it to say that each of the
young ladies treated her subject in an
able manner. The same evidence of
thought was apparent in all, combined
with an expression which was uniformly
pleasing. Showers of boquets rained up
on the stage at the conclusion of the
reading of each composition. The coll
loquy written by Misses Hall and Bates,
subject, "a Universal Language show
ed clearness of thought and an ingenu-
ity that was highly gratifying, The
parts assumed by the members of the class
were we'll sustained throughout the entire
discussion.


The arguments used by the various re-
representatives. of the different languages
in the effort to procure the endorsement
of theirs as the language for universal ad-
option were many of them quite forcible,
while pointed illusions to the apparent
defects in many were pertinently present.
ed, while the indignant manner assumed
by many while disparaging the claims of
others and the nbruptness with those mem
bers left the meeting was good remindt Z
of many of our reported cougression q
proceedings.


The music of the evening, consisting. O
piano and vocal solos, well sustained tn
reputation the young ladies g; .ine,
upon the night of the concert. Well ma,
the Principal be proud of this c1 ass o
1870, which tomorrow goes forth rom hi
institution to take their places On life
grand arena, there to begin tneir lif
work.
Year: 1870

MAJOR RoUNDs.-We are pleased in
being able to announce that the health of
Major William Rounds is steadily fmprov-
ing, and that though he was very severely
injured, it is now confidently hoped and
believed that his injuries are only tenn
porary. A private letter was received
from him yesterday, Thursday, by a
gentleman residing in this place in which
he states that he could stand on his feet
but was not as yet able to walk, and that
it was still difficult for him to write. The
mers fact that he was able to write, even
a brief letter, and that he could stand up
without assistance is encouraging and
justifies us in the confident hope that he
will soon be able to resume business.
Year: 1870

were 25CO natives Of the town within its
limits The present proportion of child
rem is large, and, writes a correspondent,
although the children of the town may
emigrate, and though the population may
remain stationary or decrease, its sons and
daughters are not degenerating, nor fail
lag in their duty to the country and to
the world. In this respect Pomfret is
only type of all the rural towns of Ver-


n ont and of New England"
Year: 1870

In consequence of the great length OF
the proceedings of the State Convention
and the disadvantages under which we
labored in receiving communications from
Burlington there, were some errors and
omissions in our report, we give cor.
rection and addition thereto below.
Year: 1870

e The poor man pays, on his working
coat, 300 per cent. tax--national revenue
tax-tor the support Of those who are
themselves uutaxed. Is this the way for
the Government to encourage labor, to
promote enterprise, to add to its wealth,
its power and its greatness.
Year: 1870

thousand dollars, and employs on an aver.
age two hundred and fifty hands. There
are usually five hundred people dependent
upon the operation Of furnace for subsist-
ence. n.


To operate furnace properly requires
constant and uuremitting labor, and that
cannot be done without desecrating the
Sabbath. It is represented here that it is
possible to keep furnace in operation
without " breaking the Lords day." but
the possibility is not put to a severe test.
The moral sense of the pigiroDist is op.
posed to Sunday labor. They don't ap-
prove Of it at all, but somehow or other
the furnaces send up their everlasting
snorc aud blaze, and men move about
there with shade less energy Of manner,
perhaps, than OH any other day of the
week. The pisirouists go to church,
every one Of them, and, Of course, do not
even think Of iron while there; but the
big snore is heard like mighty diapason,
blending with the swell Of the organ, and
the worshpper catches glmpses of the
big blaze through the high reaching win.
dows Of the church but what Of that !?
he shuts these things out Of the miud and
tries to feel that it is Sabbath.


In hot blast furnace it takes two and
three-iourths tons of orc to make ton Of
iron. The iron produced by the cold
blast furnaces is as nearly pure as can be
made, and as already shown, commands
the highest price. Charcoal only is used
in the cold blast iurnaees-thus far two
hundred bushels to the ton of iron. Stone
coal, eighty bushels to the ton, hot blast,
Year: 1870

SPEND wrsELY.-Look most TO your
spending. No matter what comes In. II
more goes out, you will always be
poor. Tho art Is not In making money,
but TO keep Il; little expenses, liko mice
In barn. when there are many make
great waste. Hair by hair, heads get
bald. Straw by straw, the thatch goes
of tho cottage, and drop by drop, the
rain comes into tho chamber. A barrel
Is soon empty. IL tho tap leak but drop
u minute. When you mean to save, be-
gin with your mouth; there are many
thieves down the red lane. Tho ale jug
Is q great waste. In all other things
keep within compass. Never stretch your
legs further than the blankets will reach.
or you will soon be cold. In clothes.
choose suitable aud lasting stuff, and not
tawdry fineries. To bc warm Is the
main thing; never mind the looks. A
fool will make money. but II needs q wise
man to spend It. Remember It Is easier
to build two chimncys than to keep one
going. II you give all 70 back and board.
thcrc Is nothing left for the savings bank.
Fare hard and work hard while you arc
young. and you viii have q chance oi
rest when you arc old.-John Plough.
mans Tdil.
Year: 1870

During The summers heat and dust,
give horses water often. BY doing this
they will drink less Mt time, and you
viii thereby avoid one Of the causes ct
founder. viz: drinking large quantity
Of water when the system Is heated.
While iourncying, carry a sponge with
YOU in the carriage. and when you reach
n trough to water your horse, wet the
sponge and wipe the dust from his nos
trils and eyes. This will add much to
his comfort. and enable him to better and
more chccrfnlly perform hi, journey.
Also. on reaching the stable. after allow
Ing him few swallows Of water, again
sponge his nose and mouth. and wash his
feet. Do this soon after stopping, and
tho result will be comfort from the reac.
ton. but which might produce a chill II
Zone after the system has cooled. Just
reflect for moment and think Of the DIFF
ference to the comfort of your horse. be-
tween this care and allowing him to 90
TO his stall with his feet hot and dirty,
and his nostrils and eyes full Of dust.
Year: 1870

A TRIBUTE 10 NoBLx woxAS.-In the


N. Y. Indspendsnt, Mary Clemmer Ames pays
the following tribute Of respect to the wife Of
Senator Wilson, whose death occurred few
weeks ago:


Within the last week the body Of one has
been laii In her native earth whose lovely pres
ence will long be missed In Washington. Mn.
Wilson, the wife Of Senator Wilson, went out
from among US In the hir May days, and the
places which have known her hero 90 long and
30 pleasantly will know her, save In memory,
no more forever. She was gentle, Christian
woman, I have never yet found words rich
enough to tell all that such . woman 10. My
pen fingers lovingly upon her name. I would
fain say something OF her who now lives beyond
the meed Of all human praise that would made
her example more beautiful and enduring to the
living. For, In profounder intellectual devel-
opement resulting from wider culture and larg-
er opportunity, we are In danger Of losing sight
Of those graces Of the spirit which, however
exalted her fate, must remain to the end the
supreme charm Of woman. There b nothing
In all the universe 50 sweet rs Q Christian wo-
man as she who has received into her heart,
ill Il shines forth In her character and life, the
love Of the Divine Master. Such woman
was Mrs. Wilson In this gay capitol. When
great sorrow fell upon her, and ceaseles suffer-
Ing, the light from the heavenly places fell up
on her face, with an angel patience, and child
like smile. and an unfaltering faith she went
down into the valley OF shadows. She possessed
q keen and wide intelligence. She was convcrs-
ant with public questions, and interested In all
those movements OF the day In which her hus-
band takes 30 prominent . part. Retiring by
nature, she avoided instinctively all ostentstous
display (; but where help and encouragement
was needed by another the latent power Of her
character sprang into lie, and then she provel
equal 10 great executive effort. No ono can
praise her 30 eloquently as he who loved her
and knew her best To hear Senator Wilson
speak Of his wife when he taught her little
girl, In school; when he married her, the loyli-
est girl In oil the county when be received In
to his heart the fragrance Of her daily example
when he watched over her dying. only TO mar
vel at the endurance and sweetness and sun
shine Of patience. Is to learn what . force for
spiritual developement, what ceaseless inspi-
ration was this wife to her husband. Precious
to those who live In the legacy Of such lifs.'
Year: 1870

To PURIFY CIsrERN wArER.-Lrt the
spout run to the bottom Of the cistern.
You viii then have new water every time
II rains. The old water viii be buoyed
or borne up. and thrown of. Sometimes
single rain will throw of all old water
and give entirely new. lfyou have any
doubt of this, I'LL pail with water. run q
tube tn the bottom Of it. and. by means OF
n funnel. turn more water into Il by way
of the tube, and You viii see that the
water you turn into the tube will go to the
bottom Of the pail. and the water YOU put
In first will DO thrown oG-Sntnrsidy
IhH
Year: 1870




Mayor Kalbnelsch sent communication to the
Board OF Aldermen yesterday, saying that he re.
greted exceedingly rnat no attention had been paid
to the subject OF issuing city bonds for the payment
OF local improvements, to which he had called their
attention in his annual message. He was convinced
that the interests Of the city would be best subserved
by very radical change in the law under which
proceedings for local improvements are had. The
issue OF these bonds should be miJed In 1851 bonds
amounting TO s82 to pay for the grading and paw
ing OF Fifteenth street. from Hamilton avenue to the
city line were issued Nearly thirty Thousand dollars
OF the assessment laid to reimburse the ciX remain
uncoliected The Mayor also referred tt several
other cases Of the same kind. The present mode OF
providing the means OF paying expenses incurred by
the city for local Improvements was also obectlona
bic. lie hoped the matter would be referred 10
committee without delay so that II II should De
deemed advisable they might at once apply to the
Legislature for arepea OF the law directing the issue
or assessment bonds for local improvements or TO so
amend the law as to prevent the ultimate loss
by the city at large OF the expenses incurred for the
improvements. The matter was referred TO the
Committee on the Mayors Message, as that COM
mlttee had not as yet reported upon the document.


The Common Council committee submitted their
report yesterday relative TO their investigation OF the
charges made against the Street commissioner Of
paying more for gas lanterns for the city tnan they
could be purchased for by contract. Ihey reported
that witnesses had been summoned before them,
but no evidence was adduoed TO show that the
Street Commissioner had paid III excess OF the work.
A resolution attached TO the report fully eX0ne-
rating the Street Commissioner, and also TO the
erect that he was in nowise deserving OF censure.


Aldermen WHITING moved that the matter De
LAID over for one week. from the fact as he claimed,
that a fair investigation OF the case had not been
made. IL mad been asserted by the chairman OF tue
committee mat his appointment on the committee
was FOR the purpose or taking care OF a
good democrat. He commended that they had failed
to investigate the case fully as they ought 70 have
done ana the report OF the committee was merely
u piece OF whlteWash.


Alter lengthy discussion the report OF the COM
mittee was adopted by a vote OF Is to 4.


The contract for printing the minutes OF the Com
mon Council was awarded TO l.. Darbee at eighty
lve cents per page.
Year: 1870

Notwithstanding the exceeding ncIemency Of the weather
yesterday business along the East river lively
aspect gratifying t. shippers generally The fruit trade
particularly brisk, and long lines OF wagons
anxious for chances deal with the Wholesale merchants
could be the Fulton ferry from early the
ing until late in the afternoon. The rush jabberns OF
the licensed dealers such times instructive not enter
taning.


The General Transatlantic Company's steamship Vile de
Paris which arrived at this port yesterday be chronced
with another quick passage Her was bu, few
less than nine days.


Owing 70 the continued sasery storm several ssanahIpp
Year: 1870

The following record win show the changes IN the
temperature OF the weather for the past twenty
hours IN comparison with the corresponding day OF
last year. as indicated by the thermometer at Hud.
NUTS pharmacy. HERALD Building, Broadway, cor
uer OF Ann street,
Year: 1870

A correspondent of the Fredericksburg
News. writing from Serena P. O. Stafford
county, on the 21st, says:


''While at Captain John 3. Beasley's
fishing shore on the Potomac river, few
days since, heard one Of the most remark
able snake STOKES that / ever knew to
come to pass in these modern times One
of Capt BIS hands had been complaining
for some weeks past, saying he felt things
crawling about inside of him, and on the
full Of last moon, he was SO annoyed that
he could neither rest day nor night Dur
ing the day on last Friday, he was taken
with fit of coughing, which almost caused
strangulation, when to the surprise of
several bystanders, snake about eighteen
inches long came out of his mouth and ran
across the floor of the shanty, when one Of
the men killed it, and he has 1t now in a
bottle of spirits. AS strange as the above
may seem, Captain 3. and several of his
hands are willing to testify to the accuracy
of the statement.


The man himself says he has been an
noyed for over twenty years, and that a
snake and several black bugs and also a
frog came from him last year. He eats
nothing but bread and coffee. When he
eats meat he says he can feel something
crawl in his stomach, and in short time
he is as hungry as though he had eaten
nothing"
Year: 1870

The conservative character of the United
States Supreme Court is sustained by de-
cision delivered by Chief Justice Chase on
Saturday--a decision SO manifestly just
and equitable that the only surprise is that
its principle was ever questioned. The
court held that loaning money TO the Con-
federate Government, when such loan waG
extorted by fear, was not On act giving aid
and comfort to the enemy. This decision
relieves many of the best Southern Union
lists from the penaltios which Radical leg
islation sought to impose upon them
New York Herald.