Nevada State Journal from Reno, Nevada • 2

wrwr i Tacnrc wuwjjaiMiJm WASHOE COUNTY OICIAL PRESS IHIII'MIIIUSTATEMIIUI POWNING EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR RIDAY MARCH 21 1876 or President of the United States: 3 BRISTOW SUBJECT TO TltK DECISION THE SE2UBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION LINCOLN COUNTY As an evidence of tho fraud and corruption Nrliicli has permeated every department of tho country lately we cite the present condition of Lincoln one of the counties in the Eastern portion of the State The county is bankrupt Its debt has accumulated until it has reached nearly a half million of dollars It has no longer a county government worthy of he name Its prison doors have been thrown open and the prisoners permitted to enjoy thefresh air Its indigent sick and county paupers are now supported from money contributed by private philanthropists Its county officers are legislated out of office by the force of circumstances The Board of Commissioners have decided not to levy any State or county faxes this year and will soon retire from office Until within a day or two wo have pitied Lincoln 'county peo ple If half of what has been related to us is true the county is ho object of compassion We have been told that in the administration of affairs out there highway robbery has been per petrated for years Bor instance in the building of their court house the contract price was about S13 ODD The Commissioners allowed extras to the amount of over or two small 'desks portico desk and so on in proportion To such robbery can be attributed the present condi tion of that county We doubt if a more reckless waste was ever per mitted A people who would permit such officials to live have no right to ask relief of any kind or from any body DEENSE THE CARSON MINT The San rancisco Alta gives the system of making trade dollars and presuming that as nearly as possible this system is carried out at Carson says is absurd to talk of debased or light weight coin being turned out The Alta further says as to any deficiency" in the amount of silver in the trade dollar as coined at the Carson Mint have a con trary opinion from a very reliable It would afford us much joy to have the above fully con firmed We are anxiously awaiting an explanation from Superintendent Crawford When it comes we think it will be satisfactory Silver bars are 816 per cent discount in San rancisco Cold bars are quotable at 910 Refined silver is 1 012 per cent discount Mexican dollars are 28 per cent discount Trade dollars are 4(u per cent discount Coin drafts on New York 10 percent premium currency do 13 pr cent premium telegraphic trans fers 1 percent premium exchange on Loudon GO day 49(7jH9j jd commercial do do 4949) Brokers buying legal tenders at 8SX and selling at 88'4 The Stolen Treasure IIecovered The agents of Wells argo A Express have recovered the eight bars of bullion stolen from the stage between Belleville and Aurora on the 1 lth Jone bar was found neai the place where the robbery was com mitted and the other seven were found in a cache in the vicinity A clue was found which resulted in the discovery of the robbers and they will soon be in custody Though not authorized by law to act as detectives the company finds it hecessaty to do its own thief eatcli ing' The Mill Station Public School which has been temporarily closed will be reopened on the 1st of April The position of teacher has not been filled us yet NEVADA STATE NEWS TELEGRAPHIC MELANGE MINING NOTES Battle Mountain now presents a very lively appearance Many new business as well as dwelling houses are being built and the citizens of that burg arc earnest in their belief that a glorious future is in store for them Steve Kinsey one of the oldest inhabitants of Douglas county has been appointed by Marshal Ash as his deputy for the county of Douglas Circuit Court jurors have been discharged until the 2d of May The Catholics are about to build a convent in Ormsby county Carson following in the wake of Reno is to have a Library Associa tion Ought to have had one long ago The Silver State pays for pub lishing an obscene advertisement in violation of the law Dan Hallahan who had his arm taken off by a saw out at Palisade sometime ago has so far recovered as to be able to travel A special meeting of tho Board of County Commissioners of Storey county was to be held at 11 a yesterday to take into consid eration the extraordinary and un looked for action of the Consolidated Virginia Mining Company in refus ing to pay the quarterly tax on tho proceeds of the mine One hundred and fifteen carloads of ore are shipped on an average daily from the Comstock mines to the Silver City and Carson river mills It is rumored in sporting circles in Virginia that a prize light will be arranged to take place ere long be tween Bing Williams and Mr Busby of Chicago The Central Pacific Railroad com pany is paying its men at Elko in silver but declines to accept it for bills due the company in amounts greater than fivedollrs Cattle are dying in great numbers in Eastern Nevada The Leopard mill at Cornucopia has shut down and will probably not resume operations for two or three weeks The company will not be able to do much more until they get roasters which will take some time Preparations are being made to begin work onthe Island Mountain placers as soou as the snow melts sufficiently A Washington dispatch says James air has proposed to furnish the Government bullion to the amount of in the next eighteen months Suggestions for the Centennial Year John Bagley the efficient Governor of Michigan has addressed an unofficial letter of advice to the people of his State In his letter he says: The history' of the United States is not taught in five thousand of the six thousand schools in the State It occurs to mo that this is not the way to insure good citizenship in the future If our children are thus educated or uneducated we shall Iy and by become a nation of doubt ers and croakers I hope the parents and children the school officers and school teachers of the State will see to it that this ba changed at once If from the inspiration of tho time this single reform be secured the Centennial will prove a blessing On Saturday the 15th day of April next I urge upon every citizen of this State who owns a piece of ground whether it be large or small whether in city or country town or village to plant a tree that our chil dren and our children's children may know and remember as the tree planted by patriotic hands in tho first centennial year of the Republic In I a country of land owners where the poorest man may if he will own the ground he stands on this seems a most appropriate memorial act and I earnestly hope our people will heartily unite in adopting this sug gestion I am well awaro that these are per haps only external show but will they not bespeak an inward glow of patriotic impulse and may they not set in motion in the plastic minds of our youth and perchance of elder folk a current of patriotism and love of country that shall know no ebb? 4 The California Senate has passed the railroad bill by a vote of thirty ayes to nine noes two ab sent All the other railroad bills were then tabled which will proba bly kill the Archer bill San rancisco is threatened with a visit from Ben Butler Summitry of IniporUnt Ttdegrainn More About tlie California Whisky Alo About the Indictment of Muppa San rancisco March 22 Statements telegraphed from Chi cago purporting to emanate from Special Agent Phillips concerning tho whisky frauds on this coast con tinue to attract attention The re cent indictment of Mappa formerly Deputy Revenue Collector at Los Angeles is supposed to bo a hard blow to parties endeavoring to break up the fraudulent system prevailing as ho bad been relied upon as an im portant witness by Phillips The in dictment of Mappa was evidently instigated by tho ring as the offense on his part is purely technical The Chronicle offers an explanation this morning of the grounds of com plaint against him but it is not al together full or accurate It seems Mappa ran short of stamps and under instructions from superior officers issued receipts on himself there In taking up the receipts and issuing stamps when the latter came to hand he closed his accounts up on being removed and turned ovei' the stamps in his possession It as then dis covered that through some inadver tence some of his receipts had not been taken up which being brought to his attention he promptly made the account good and the business was satisfactorily settled The pres ent indictment was grounded on the discovery of one additional case of some kind the amount involved be ing five dollars only re moval from office was merely to givo place to a friend of a prominent Cali fornia politician and not from any dissatisfaction with the discharge of his duties An evident attempt at defrauding the Customs has been discovered in which twenty nine cases of opium and ten cases of silk received by the steamer Alaska from China last De cember were supposed to ive been transferred on board the steamer Colorado for Panama and filed in the Custom House but were in reality retained in this city for shipment to tho interior Attention in the first instance was called to the matter by discovery of the pack ages silks in question in tho Ori ental warehouse where they had been stored by some blunder of par ties to swindle Special Treasury Agent Mills is of the opinion that the practice prevails td a considerable ex tent nutter has been' referred to the Washington authorities New York Republican State Conven tion Syracuse March 22 A Cornell Chairman of the State Central Committee called the Republican State Convention to order to day in Wieting Hall Cornell in his speech said that for the first time in sixteen years the choice of a Presidential candidate is open to discussion No distinct public senti ment points to a candidate whose nomination is conceded George II Haskins was chosen temporary Chair man with the usual number of Sec retaries A long discussion took place on the question whether the rules of the Senate or Assembly should govern the convention Geo William Curtis advocated tho adop tion of the Senate rules arguing that if the Assembly rules are adopt ed it will be in the power of the gen tlemen reporting resolutions to the convention to move the previous question and thus ent off debate on tne critical question to bo decided by the convention Tho present candi date named here we know is to bo the platform and he urged that those who desired to have the voice of New York nntrammeled in any way should on this vital and original proposition take such steps ai shall insure freedom of debate Nomination Laid Over for urther Action Washington March 22 In executive session of Senate to day the nomination of Dana with the averse report therein came up in the regular order of business but was laid over for further action No date was assigned for its further con siderating but it will probably be acted on in a few days (Jeneral ft(b' nfk and Caleb Marwh The mines in Bullion District are looking fine and large quantities of ore have been taken out of them and placed in convenient dumps prepar atory to being shipped later in the Spring Many other mining dis tricts surrounding Battle Mountain are looking up and lively times are expected in theso localities the com ing season The Knickerbocker Mining Com pany has increased its capital stock to 100000 shares being four and a half of the new for one of the old Tim new stock will bo ready" in a few days The ore production at the Consoli dated Virginia niino last week was 5000 tons A bullion shipment of was made last Saturday making a totalof on March account Complaint is made of an increase of water in this mine and also in tho California mine but the pump facilities are equal to the emergency The Carson Mint Trade Dollar In the Call a couple of days ago a telegram appeared from Washington stating that Trade dollars minted by the Government at Carson Nevada have been 'found deficient in the proper weigh by from one to two cents each coin urther that Trade dollars shipped to China have been returned to Wells argo Co There is something erroneous in the telegram as far as tho express firm named is concerned A Call report er ascertained from Mr Valentine the Manager that Wells argo Co never shipped treasure of any description to China All shipments are made by" the Pacific Mail Com pany on account of customers We have also the assurance that the bank ing firms know nothing of the light weight coin and are as much taken by surprise at the revelation as the general public It is estimated that on the average amount of coinage in progress at the Carson Mint the bul lion gain by deficient weight is about per day The blame has been assigned to faulty machinery in association frith negligence 5 A' Call or Congress Tho San rancis co Chronicle learns that Gen John Kittrell will be Democratic candi date for Congress This is news in deed but we scarcely believe there is anything in it Mr Kittrell oc cupies a proud position and we should judge a more lucrative one than any other State officer more over he has so far made a good record and it does not appear likely that he would sacrilico his position when he must know that defeat would be certain should he even suc ceed in securing tho nomination for Congress Carson Tribune RCWBwnMKaHBona A The Carson Mint has an order for in Dimes and Quarters for New Orleans A shipment of 000 in Dimes response to this order was made on the 11th and since then tho Mint has been en gaged on the balance of the order MISCELLANEOUS Mining Cuiupsny on account of abbuss lusnt (Xo 1) levied on tho 18th day of ebruary A 1 1877 the Rpveral amount set opposite the nams of the rubpectivo shareholders as follows: Name No Cert Shrs Aiut WAI Board man 2 Cti Chnrb 3 lunut 7 Strtk) 50 EM Grippin 8 5000 50 J) Wngar 11 1S Downing 12 3333' 33 CA Richardson 13 166633 1G JohiiPiw 20 3333 Si 33 33 li And in accordance with law an an order of tho Board of Trustees mmlA on the jstli day ot ebruary ho many aharcoof each parcel of such stuck may be necessary will Imj m14 at public Ruction nt the otllc of the Secretary Banking House Contuercial Row Reno Nevada on the 2(Hh day ot April nt the hour of 2 to pay said delinquent assessment thereon together with costs of ad vertising and expense of sale By order of the Boud of Trusters CHAS BENDER Othcu at Banking Houma of A Bender Row lleno Nevada Reno eb 19 1876 Sturt for Washington New York March 22 Gen Schenck left on tho afternoon train yesterday for Washington Caleb Marsh followed on the eve ning train Mrs Marsh remains here not having been summoned Project to Aid Specie Resumption New York March 22 A few prominent merchants and bankers of New York and St Louis to promote measures for the resump tion of specie payments have con tributed to a fund to print and dis seminate the speech made by Smtor Sherman March 6tb on the tional TraaurerNivDelr to Washington March 22 Treasurer New says that although he desires to resign on the 1st of April he 1ms not yet spoken to the President on the subjeet ISHER Manufacturer aud dealer in orse Blankets Linen Dusters Collars Linen SheeU Curry Ctimbn Tap RoIa NV ips if uniess Lashes Saddles lirubhes Uhidlcs II Carringe Trimming Done in Good Shape Motto is tu ph asc and sell goods ut Reasonable Next door Mcarlin's black iiiilb Shop sierra btreet Reno mr22 WOOD OR SALE TTE HAVE ON HAND AND OR SALE AT iV Hnfhkr leiKj cord ot broken wood nd at fl per cord 1 Co II VIST Supt li no March 22 Im MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANEOUS A DOLLAR SAVED IS A DOLLAR EARNED tudy your own interests anil buy your £ooU at the A AND BEST IN I AGEKM AN Wholesale and Retail Dealer in I A A Tinware Wood and Willow Ware Wines and Liquor and Tobacco My Stock is Complete bought at Lowest Market Rates and will be sold for Cash at the Smallest Living Profits Sole Agent for 17EWTS CIGARS AND OTHER BRANDS Which will be sold to dealers at San rancisco Prices LIQUORS THE CHOICEST QUALITIES and A Old Kentucky Bourbons Old rench Brandy at SIG per Gallon My stock also comprises Bitters Syrups Cordials Etc Etc orBarUse HARDWARE AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS GROCERIES Tea Coffee Sugar Syrup Bice Spices Tobacco of All Kinds PROVISIONS Bacon Ham Lard Butter Codfish Mackerel Etc Oils of AH Descriptions KxS Goods delivered to any accessible point in Washoe County free of charge when purchases warrant it HAGERMAN (Masonic Building) Reno Nevada morltf GRAND SPRING OPENING BOOTS AND SHOES 5 0 AT THE POPVLAI1 AND SHOE STORE SUNDERLAND Virginia Street Ueno Nevada This popular store has now ready one of the finest stocks of Boots and Shoes and Rubber Goods of all description this side of San rancisco All of the latest styles and best manufactured Boots and Shoes in tho United States and everything else to be had in a well regulated establishment can bo found at this pop ular store DEPARTMENT: In Goods will bo found many of the leading styles for the coming season such as Banister A ine Hand Sewed Work DEPARTMENT wear imported directly from Dunbar Sons Sollarst Co and Laird Schober Mitchell of Philadelphia DEPARTMENT: shoes of every description always on hand and made to order iKgrPeoplo visiting Reno are particularly requested to call and examine my stock before purchasing elsewhere A ull and Complete assortment of indings always on brand at San ranchco Prices A large assortment of and ancy Slippers I have the Largest stock of Rubber Goods to be found in any retail store in this State bought before the advance in price for cash which I will sell at the lowest possible prices and Slippers bottomed by good and experienced workmen Also all kinds of Custom Work and Repairing Bo sure and call at JOHN mrS tf Virginia Street Reno Nevada.