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MORNING APPEAL. SISDAY SEPTEMBER 30. 177 NOTES AND QUERIES. Thi3 olutnn, it is needless to say, is not for the politicals nor vet the fault finders. It is kep: ."or sweeter purposes. Still this Notary may be permitted, or may permit himself,' rather, to wish that the time might come when we of Cat3on conld afford the comforts of a coal-fire, if for nothing else, for variety's sake. We suppose it is not quite unreasonable to hope that one of these days that great philan thropic machine and conservator of the public weal, the Central Pacific Railroad Company, will cease to make a charge of twenty odd dol lart per ton for hauling coal from Carlin to Reno while they fetch the Evanston coal nigh eight hundred mile3 (from Utah to San Fran; cisco) for seven dollars per ton. This is not a complaint for and in behalf of Mr. J. Q. A. 11. nor any other individual ; it is not even a specific murmur ; but it is a sort of wistful longing for the coming of a more enjoyable era of peace and prosperity, amity, concord and coal. As pious New Englanders prayed agsinst the embargo so do we put up a voice for the lifting off of some of the oppressive load of transportation charges laid by the Pa cific Railroad people. Why at present rates one can't send his friend in California a bag of our delicious mountain potatoes without incurring an expense which makes each one of those es culents worth its weight iu an irredeemable currency Cowper, tho good and genial poet immortalized his tea-urn by his famous lines so often quoted : Now s!ir the fi.-o and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And whiia the bubbling and louJ-hissin? urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cupj 1 hat cheer but not inebriate wait on each, iio kt us welcome peaceful cveuinj in. His biographers tell us that William Haz lett, most gifted of English critics, was a great tea drinker ; and travelers tell us that the breakfast drink in England is tea and not coffee. Then why may not this 'unible Quer ist sing the praises of good tea ; and while so singing say a word for those who make the drinking of that harmless stimulant a possi bility of our remote civilization? It is the well ordered firm of Reinstein & Gibson, Grocers, King street, who have proven themselves a joint and partnered benefaction. The grate ful fact appears in glowing colors that they are importers of a very superior quality of Japanese tea ; and these N's and Q's are glad to embody, give forth and illustrate a decided thankfulness for a generous giving of tha same at the kitchen door. Oh ! but the wind is tempered to the shorn lamb, and tea-drinking editors have their reward ! Your true mer chant knows your true scribe quite as cer tainly as the lion knows the true prince Fumbling about among certain rubbish which has accumulated under the jumbling capaci ties of this Notary, we have come upon a copy of a little book entitled Kims Illustrated Guide to the Museum of models, Patent-Office, Washington. We find the following in teresting statement concerning that establish ment in the opening part of this handy little work: " The collection of models of Ameri- can and foreign inventions patented under the jaws cf the United States, and here arranged for exhibition, is without a rival in tho world, and speaks more for the intellectual energy and originality of our citizens, than volumes of written history. The Patent Office was founded in 1700, and up to December 15, 18SG, upwards of 10,000 patents had been is sued. At the latter date the museum, which occupied a structure originally designed for a hotel, met with an irreparable loss in the des truction of nearly the entire collection of models by fire. The number of models now reaches 153,000 and the increase, about 250 a week, is so rapid that the large space devoted to the displav of the collection has become in Ballicient. No less than 35,000 rejected and unclaimed models have been distributed amongst institutions of science, or sold to make room. In 183G the Patent Office was reorganized, materially as it stands at present. The magnificent building was commenced in 1837, and completed in 18C4." So it seems that this late fire is the second one which has eome upon the museum of models. We will wager a light amount that there are enough left to craze any ordinary mind. The one article of looms is enough to addle the pate of any susceptible person We note that our genial friend Martin, long time Mr. Willis's assistant at the prescription desk, has gone to Bodie. He will engage in the business of an Apothecary there. We bespeak a good word for Martin. He is a gentleman, and is thoroughly acquainted with his profession. We trust we shall never forget the generous grace of his ready right hand as it has, Oh ! so many times, turned on the sody and mixed tie restoring pill ! May Bodie act as an alter ative upon his fortunes, prove a tonic to his energies, tincture his career with the pungent drops of success and obliteratehe blue mass of former reverses forever and. forever ! Some yellow leaves, some whole trees turned yellow, indeed, and much rustling of dry fo liage, these are fit accompaniments of the cloud-banks which have been piling them selves up, in quite a Pogonipful fashion, for a night or two on the crest of the Sierra, yon der. Altogether the weather is quite decid edly Fallish. One feels the old welcome glowing impulse to snuggle up tc the evening fire, although the Autumnal presence is yet more in the looks of things than in the tem perature. We must confess (in all loyalty to the frankness of this truth-dealing column), that these weatherwise reflections are not a little like the man's picture which wa3 painted to fit a ready-at-hand frame. We began, with malice aforethought, to shape our dronings so as to make "An Autumn Song" which we find in Scribner's for October fit hereto a3 a natu ral and easy climax or peroration. (It is said of Sir Walter Scott that in observing his cus tom of prefacing his chapters with a quotation from a play or poem, if he had n't the quota tion which the subject needed, he invented some lines and credited them to some old timer among the pjct3 and dramatic writers. This had the double effect of making himself appear to have all poetry and all the drama his ouill's end, and of deuatiii? the reader with the aptness of the real or simulated quo tation). Bat up ra closer inspection we find that this song is not exactly the thing for the latitude and altitude. Fur example, the writer puts tho whippoorwill among his birds, and spaaks of brown nuts "On very wooded hill." But his concluding lines changed with regard to the color of the leaves our own being brown and yellow and not red, wher tney taKc on tno Autumnal tint are very timely, very weatherish a3 things are going, and very pretty. Hsre they are : The rdJ;nsd leaves with withered wins Swuap 11 ,'ht!y t the s )d, And Au'.umn wilks the land and sins, Wi.h rustling Sanda'.s shod. Anybody who has been back to his boy hood's homo since he came to the Far West will recogniza the truthfulness of this follow- ng bit of introspective discovery which we find in Scribner's Old Cabinet : "When a man goes back to the scenes of his childhood, one of his most curious experiences is that of looking over fences beyond his former range of sight. Then it is he discovers that the blacksmith's warden doe3 nut open out into infinity, but that it backs up against the shoe maker's yard." Thut is good, suggestive sketch work, as anybody will recognize who has had the experience. BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. JUMPING AT BODIE. Last week a little surprise party was ten dered to tho peacably inclined citizens of Bodie. A party of roughs took it into their head to jump town lots, and they started in by barricading the town in true Parisian rev olutionary style. The jumpers were of the worst type of human nature, but lacked one of the qualification requisite to success pluck. A merchant of the camp, for the pur pose of ascertaining the degree of courage that was concentrated in the jumping party, at about dusk threw a Chinese bomb into their ranks, and the thing exploded with a deafening noise. Ihe jumpers, believing tnat a howitzer had been discharged into their midst, drew their six shooters, but not a single one fired. The lack of nerve on the part of the jumpers somewhat encouraged the officers of the law, and they made a raid on the lawless crowd, of which thirteen were arrested and taken to Bridgeport and confined in jail. The citizens of Bodie are fully determined that should any further demonstrations of this nature be made in the camp they will resort to measures that may not prove very accep table to the undesirable and rough element that now congregates there. THE ORMSBY HOUSE. The Board of Equalization was in session frequently during the past week, closely scru tinizing the assessment roll for 1877. The business i3 not yet completed. On Monday the Board will be again in session, and con clude its labors the same day. Following is a resume of what has been done up to Friday evening last : Carson Water Company re duced on 1,G00 feet water-pipe inside corpo rate limits, from $15,000 to $10,000, making total assessment 20,000 ; J. M. Benton re duced on stable from $4,500 to 4,000; on lot S, S. T. S. division, from 200 to 100; W. O. II. Martin raised from 250 to 400 on house; raised from 100 to 259 on furniture Carson Gas Company raised from 3,000 to 10,000 on gas works; M. D. Hatch lowered from 1,590 to 1,200 on residence; Virginia and Truckee Railroad Company raised 20, 490 on wood ; raised from 5,000 to 3,000 on depot; raised from 10,000 to 11,333.33J on railroad ; raised from 50,000 to 30,000 on stock of supplies ; G. W. Kitzmeyer .xaised from 2,590 to 3,590: Olcovich Bros. raised from 13,000 to 14,000 on stock; D. Circe raised from 3.000 to 3,500 on hotel ; Sisters of Charity lowered from 3,500 to 309 ; Lloyd Tevis raised from 10,090 to 11,000 en Ormsby House ; L. Morris & Co. raised from G,000 to 7,000. LIVELY TIMES AHEAD IN CHINA TOWN. On Friday morning at about 2 o'clock Ah Hoy, a Chinaman belonging to the Quong Iling Company, who i3 well known about town, having been at work in some of the most prominent saloons for several years past, eloped with a Celestial belle, the wife, or what ever one may call her, of Lum Gee, a Yung Wo Company Chinaman, the same in dividual who was recently tried and acquitted on the charge of murdering Ah Ping. There is much bad feeling being bred among the different Chinese companies in this city, and it would not be at all surprising should the conduct of Ah Hoy incite an intestine war in the aromatic quarters where the Chinese do dwell. It is supposed that the absconding couple have gone in the direction of Truckee, the Americo-China Gretna Green, and officers are in not pursuit of the destroyer of Lum Gee's earthly happiness. The officer stationed in tho Celestial quarter apprehends that trouble will ensue from the ungentlemanly conduct oi Ah Hoy. Carson Enterprise. The well known firm of Gillson & Barber of this city, are opening a branch house at Bodie. Mr. F. B. Hessel, who was formerly their bookkeeper here, will be the business manager at that point. This firm is shipping large quantities of goods, of every description, to Bodie, which indicates that they have much faith in the permanency of the camp. Messrs. Gillson & Barber are merchants of extensive experience in mining camps and their move will infuse much con fidence in the hitherto incredulous, respecting the coming prosperity of Mono county. The firm will open their new establishment by the lOili proximo, DIED FORM HIS WOUNDS. Alonzo Sinclair, the man who was hurt by falling or throwing himself under the switch engine I. E. James, on Friday evening died at the County Hospital at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. An inquest was held by Coroner Kersey last evening and a verdict was ren dered to the effect that his death was hastened by injuries received while in a state of feeble ness, walking on the track of the V. &. T. R. R. , coming in contact with the switch en gine I. James, and that no blame can be attached to the engineer or fireman. The un fortunate man was buried yesterday afternoon. Mr. Miles Winr returned from his hunting trip to Oregon on Friday, but brought no livinir menaireric with him for tho zoological gardens of Carson City, as promised. Stocks. Prices arc keeping up very veil, considering the limited amount of Varjmt that is distributed among the smaller stock buyers. Lasuvening Wells, Fa.rgo & Co. received per southern stage 5 bars bullion from the Northern Belle mine valued at 0,094. Services in the Presbyterian Church to-day at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sabbath school at 12:15 p. M. Personal. Col. R. II. Taylor and Hon. Robt. Lowry of Virginia, were in our city last evening. Weather Notes. There will be rain soon if it does not clear up. Otherwise if other wise. The Great American Man is again overflow ing with the productions of inhumane distil lations. CARSON CITY SAVINGS SAHK. BiNRERSi BROKERS AND F1HE IKS'JIi A!VC: AGENTS. CARSON CITY, - MIXING STOCK? DOff.nT AXD OfV tOJMlssIO.V. FOLD "Liberal Margins allowed on Approved Stocks.TS San Francisco Carrespondimt Latham & liisg Carson, September 1, 1877. Rice &, Tickner, n e p. l ivt;it,ci: Acr. CARSON' CITY, NEVADA. ACE;rr.i fo?. t'lmiiil t.4 f-'linit, iVor li t iliali .ml )2i cu l i t-.. 1 1 li m in -, ti 1 1. vnilou : l.lv rj;oji & Club-, Imperial, o':lini mid Queen- Special attention jiven Woodvard risks. J. 1. KElt.SEY, Solicitor. WLLS, FARGO & CO, VMtEIlS, I Xril.V.-VCC AXD IXPItLS OKFit :K, CARSON CITY, NEVADA. SPECIAL NOTICE. Great Reduction in Prices, owing to the decline in the Eastern Market. A I L OPSITE CA'iTOLI'EIUDW, CARiO.V, From and after this date Weils, Far.-o &, Ci-mpiry will BUY AND SELL MINING STOCKf. Liberal Margins Allowed on Ipj.rovf.l Stock. Carson, August 25, 1S77. THE ONLY ONE PfilCE ST0!E IN TOWN I 31 PORTER AXD Retail Dealer in WHOLESALE AXD HARDWARE, Iron, Powder, Axes, Anvils, Stoel, Shot, Saws, Vises, Goal, Fuse, Caps, Bellows, Rope, Wedges, Sledges, Lace Leather. GLASS AND CROCKERY WARE, Bar Fixtures, China Sets, Lamps, Chandeliers, Mirrors, Lanterns, Eta. Etc., Etc., -This evening, at the The Ormsby House passes into the hand of Mr, John T, Pantlind, as proprietor and host, to-morrow. Tho house will be closed for a couple of weeks for repairs and im provements. Mr. Pantlind preposes to make the Ormsby first class in all oi its appoint ments. A mosaic fljor will be laid in the saloon of the hotel, and the office will be where the reading-room is at present. Xew carpets will be laid in the principal rooms of the house ; the dining-room will be refur nished, and in fact the entire establishment will undergo a metamorphosis which will cer tainly be appreciated hy the traveling public. After the reopening of this time-honored hos telry we shall give a description, in detail, of all the changes which shall have been wrought there by the magic application of coin. Xew Dros. Mr, Joseph Piatt of the firm of Koppel & Piatt, a prince among the prince ly clothing merchants, has just received one of the most royal stocks of clothing, under wear, and furnishing goods that the veriest exquisite could wish for. His styles are new, of thu latest cut and fashion. But the great est inducement to deal with Joe Piatt is his low prices for a superior article of men and boys' wear. Sudden Death. Mrs. Caroline B. nowe died suddenly on Friday night at the resi dence of Mrs. Ludlow. Coroner Kersey or dered an inquest, and the verdict of the jury was substantially that death occurred from natural causes, that the deceased lady was Gl years of age, and a native of Columbus, Ohio. The Centennial Palace of Art will remain this city only a few daya longer. We give ejtra bargains in first-class photographs for the next ten days. C. A. Hofstad & Co. September 27, 187". 4 St. Peter's Church (Episcopal). Services at 11 o'clock in the morning and 8 o'clock in the evening. Sunday school immediately after morning service. H. L. Fqqih, Rector. German Lutheran services will be held at the Presbyterian Church this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Eev. Adolph Geyer, pastor. All are cordially invited to attend. A Mint Wedding. - residence of James E. Dealy, Esq., the mat rimonial knot will be tied. a3 firm as it is in human power to tie it, between Mr. A. M. McCabe, of the Mint, and Mrs. Mary J. Slingerland, widow of the late Lieut.-Gov. Slingerland, and recently attached to the la dies' department of the same institution. The wedding will be very quiet and recherche; only a few of the nearest friends of the high contracting parties are to be present, so we learn. Tno Mo?.ning Appeal tenders its congratulations to the ladv and eentlenian in Agricultural Implements, Plows, Reapers, Harrows, Mowers, Cultivators, Etc., Gang Plows, Wheat Rakes, Etc., advance. Foreign "Locals' Sam Davk of the Vir ginia Chronicle and Wells Drury, of the Gold Hill News were in town last evening, looking for items. After considerable deliberation Davis concluded to walk to Steamboat Spiin and under the influence of the sanctity of the place write up some religious items for Mon days xssiyj; but Drury remained here to rehearse Chinook. Departure of a Celebrity. Mr3 Annie Welch, a female who has drunk more whisky in her time than any other woman of her age, went to San Francisco last night, to remain for an indefinite period any way until walk ing across tho Sierra is better than at present. Old alcohol has played sad havoc with her former comliness. Change of Hands. Mr. Francois A. Mannony has purchased tho Frisbie restau rant from Mrs. M. A. I risbie, as will be seen elsehere. Mr. Mannony solicits the pat ronage extended to the former management, promising to gratify the palate of the raost j fastidious epicure. For Bodie. Several energetic unem ployed men, who have resided in this City for a number of years will strike out for Mono and Esmeralda Counties this week. The re ports coming from that quarter are so very encouraging that they do not believe this will be a wild goose chase. Showts. The amusement loving people of Carson will in all probability be favored by one good show during the coming week; either the Alleghanians or the New Orleans Minstrel troupe. Both shows are spoken qf as first-class. Mr. Q. H. Wormer, agent of the Allegha nian troupe, was in, tka, city yestetday. Paints, Oils! Brushes, ., Coal Oil, Taint Oil, Turpentine, Varnish, White Lead, Rubber Paint, Chemical Paint, Lard Oil, Machine, Castor, Neats Foot Oil, Alcohol, Etc., Etc., ST0VIS. RANGES, T NWARI, Medallion and Laurel Ranges, Buck's and other Brands of Stoves Pumps, IIo nnl Pip-. Door. IV nilotva. Uliittla and ilna Wooil m nil Willow IVitre, Jilrt Cagea, Pistol Cans. Cnrtriigt)Mt Water, On a ml Ltmt Pip, House Furnishing Goods. Brass and Steam Goods. FRANK BOSKOWITZ DEALER IN MEN'S ANtl BOYS' CLOTHING, Furnishing; O ;oJi, lints and Caps, ISoots and Shoe, Trail k, Vallrt-s, Blanket, JlnHre-iifs, Etc Etc Etc. COUXTV 2riLil.NU, CARSON CITY NEVADA ocltf GREAT EXCITEMENT! (1 B K 1 T rHOWIW OF pkople rov. JT stantly rushinjr to tha lara Clothing Store cf KOPPEL & PLATT, Corner of Carson and Third Streets, opisite tho St. Charles Hotel, CARSON CITY NEVADA. To view and purchaso of their magnificent stock of Spring and Summer Goods, C0.VSI6TLNQ OF Men', Youth and Boy' Clothing-, Of all the latest styles, Hats, Caps, Trunks, Valises, Shirts sonars, i-.tc. Lie. ocut; CAPITOL STORE, CORXER KIXO AXD ORUSCY STREETS. CARSON CITY, OICE FAMILY GROCERIES Practical Plumbers andTinners to do roofing- and man ufacturing of all kinds Tin and Iron Ware Call and Get Prices Cheap for Cash. ar29m E. B. RAIL. GEORGE W. KITZMEYER HAS JL'ST RECEIVED A LRGE styles of STOCK OF THE LATEST Walnut Chamber Suits, Beautiful Parlor Suits, Elegant Sideboards, Wardrobes, Bookcases, Writing Desks and Tables of all Kinds. The above goods all come direct from Eastern manufac tories, made of solid walnut, and have the most desirable oil finish. I have also on hand a large variety fcfj Camp ChAlra, Parlor, OJllce, Dining ' Kitchen Chair, Lounfva, Spring Beds, Slattrossos, and . Pillows. Flour, Feed, Hams, Bacon, Butter, Lard, Sugar, Teas, Coffee, Choice Liquors, Pure Brandy & Wines Old Valley Whisky, Cigars cfcj TolDaoco HARDWARE, CROCKERY, PAIXTS AXD OILS. A FULL UXE OF HOUHKKKKPING O O O I ) fS Always on hand and delivered free of cbarg-o. 1ST CALL AXD SEE CS.TE mvltf REIXSTEIV & CIBSOV. RUPTURE CURED oeobge r. KrrziirrEB; Tso no moro Metallic r iBi Bsisi iso mere suuer Vv ing from Iron noons or Steel EprinCTt The Patent Maimti ritin Truss Is worn with case snd comfort, kioht and dat, and will perform radical cures when all others fail. Render, If you are ruptured, try one sf our Comfortable Elastic Appliances. You w ill pever regret it. fiend for Illustrated Circnlnr ind Trice I.Ut. ' MAGNEIIO ELASTIC TKUsS CO.. . ! L 609 Sacramento Street, Ban francisco. Dt-w-r- or Uuitiile iiultutt.ua Of the Magnetic Elastic Truss. Our Trusses are not 1 ft with Agents or Druggists for sale, and notice is hen-1 y riven that all persons who infringe on this patent will 1 dealt with as the law provides. "For the gvnuine artic's send direct to the Magnetic Elastic Truss Co., ecu bacra UMtiW St., 3. F. Hftuirated book and prius list tr