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MORNING APPEAL.
HEBXESDVY.
.NOVEMBER 7. 1877
THE SACRIFICIAL CHANCE.
Somehow being awakened thereto by a sense
of worldliiiess which resembles suspicion as
the mist resembles the rain we guessed when
we read of the summary lopping off of the
head of Hon. Mahlon Chance by the Civil
Serv ice Guillotine, worked by the godly Ruth
erford, that there was something behind the
scenes which, being exposed, would rob the
spectacular piece presented by Mr. Hayes's
friends of the Associated Press, of something
of its roseate coloring. We suspected that
there were reasons which made Mr. Chance's
beheading an investment rather than a sacri
fice. He would fetch more as a political cad
aver than he was worth as a living office-holder.
Nobody knew anything about him so long as
he was tucked away in one of Mr. Evarts's
official pigeon-holes. But strike his head ofi",
and as the bleeding neck is exposed to the
shuddering spectators, exclaim in tones of
awful solemnity that This is the fate of those
who violate the Civil Service rules put forth
by the President, and even the skeptical would
be convinced that another Jeptha had come
and that a more than Roman firmness had
found an exemplar in President Hayes. Mr.
Chance held the position of Consul at the
town of Nassau on the Island of New Provi-1
dence. He obtained a furlough last Summer, j
and, returning to his native city of Fremont, j
in the State of Ohio, he proceeded to place
his work and his influence where they would
do the most good. Very soon after the elec
tion lately held in that State, he was broken
of his consulate for having presumed to vio
late the rules of Civil Service Reform as pro
mulgated from the White House. It matter
not that he had been at pains and expense to
help sustain the policy of Mr. and Mrs. Hayes
he had committed the unpardonable sin and
must die the death political. So they made
short work of him. Now the Sun lets its light
shine upon the secret history of this proceed
ing as follows : What, therefore, must have
been the feelings of the Hon. Mahlon Chance
when he read in the new spapers that he ha
been removed from his consulship for violat
ing the civil service order during the Ohio
campaign? John Sherman had made a speee
and had written electioneering letters, yet he
had not been removed. Comly, Minister to
the Sandwich Islands, had stayed at home and
run his newspaper in the interest of the party
until public opinion drove him to his post.
Not only in Ohio, but all over the Union,
there had been violations of the order ten
times as flagrant as poor Chance's. Why was
lie, the friend, neighbor, admirer, and pecu
niary patron of Hayes, singled out to illustrate
the danger of outraging a reformed civil ser
vice ? Was it to make the example still more
terrible? If so, the willingness of Abraham to
offer up Isaac was hardly more heroic than
Rutherford's to sacrifice Mahlon. Unfortu
nately for civil service reform, there is another
side to the story. When Stanley Matthews
was running against Father Taft for a seat in
the Senate.the Hon. J. C. McLain rendered
certain lobby services to the husband of Mr.
Hayes's sister-in-law, and was promised pay
ment in the shape of the Nassau consulship.
This was one of the minor bargains by which
Stanley went on to glory. To pay McLain it
became necessary to get Chance out of the
way. The doom of that unhappy diplomatist
was accelerated by honest John Sherman's
animosity. In former years, it is said, Chance
had been engaged to be married to a relative
of the Shermans, and had broken off the
match. In announcing his removal fftm the
consulship, which he had creditably held for
seven years, the Administration did not dwell
upon these personal reasons. Chance was
sacrificed as an example to all who stand in
the way of civil service reform, and emjihasis
was put on the fact that he came not only
from Ohio but from the fraudulent President's
own town. We do not know that the coun
try at large is deeply interested in the per
sonal fortunes of Mr. Hayes's fellow towns
men. The world will move on as usual, even
though McLain, and not Chance, represents
American interests at the metropolis of the
Bahamas. But the case deserves attention
because it illustrates very well the humbug of
Hayes's pretended civil service reform. That
reform has mostly been on paper, and in the
windy speeches of the sham reformers. There
have been few instances of a practical applica
tion of the principles paraded by Schurz, Ev
arts and Hayes. Every instance, that has
come under our observation has resolved itself
upon examination into factors like these in
Chance's case reward for political service,
personal favor or disfavor, and real corruption
behind a sanctimonious sham."
THE VAGABOND AGITATORS.
THE ELECTIONS.
Concerning the present plight and the an
tecedents of the brawling beggars who are in
the Sau Francisco jail for inciting riot in that
city, the telegraph informs us as follows:
Kearney, Day, Knight & Co. , the incendiary
agitators, finding it apparently impossible to
procure bail, now say if released on their own
recognizance they will abstain from holding
any further public meetings or indulging in
any more incendiary talk in public. They,
however, announce their intention of keeping
up the agitation in secret meeting, to which
the press will not be admitted. No action
has yet been taken on their proposition, but
the mayor, chief of police, district attorney
and police judge have it under consideration.
It is understood that the mayor favors its
acceptance. Bates this afternoon obtained
bail and was released. Kearney has been
transferred to the county jail and the ethers
are still confined in the city prison. Dr. C.
C. O'Donnell, for whom the police have been
looking since Saturday night, gave himself up
this evening and furnished bail. In conec
tion with the course pursued by these men in
attempting to control affairs to suit them
selves, the following, from the great register,
may be of interest: Dennis Kearney; age,
thirty -one; nativity, Ireland; occupation,
drayman; date of naturalization, July 28,
1S7C. Henry L. Knight, attorney; birth
place, England; transferred from Tulare
county register, May 24, 1875. Day's name
does not appear on the great register. He is
reported to be a Canadian, and not yet a citi
zen, having been in the United States less
than four years. The name of Thomas H.
Bates does not appear on the great register.
THE MURDER OF STONE.
By private advices we are informed, merely
that in New York John Morrissey is elected
to the State Senate, and that in Massachu
setts the probabilities are that Rice (Repub.
is elected Governor. We could learn nothing
from Pennsylvania.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.
of
Governor Irwin, of California, has offered
a reward of 500 for the conviction of the
person who shot Win. Stone at Gold Canyon,
The Downieville Messenger says: There is no
question but that it was a Chinaman who com
mitted the murder, and there is little reason
to believe that he will be discovered. We are
informed that the large mine owerns at the Flat
have decided to discharge all the Chinamen
unless the murderer is procured by the hands
of the companies who can, without doubt, lay
their hands upon him whenever they so desire.
The deceased was a partner in the old Down
East Company, which owned a very rich
claim at Howland Flat, which was worked out
years ago. A singular fatality seems to have
followed several men who have been partners
in mining. 1'eter Wilkinson, a partner of
Stone, was lost in 1803 on the Golden Gate,
David Davis, another partner of Stone, was
killed by an accident. Wm Stone was next
to go. In less than a week after, A. R. Gray,
who was at one time a partner with these
three men, was killed at the Flat by being
run over by a wagon. These four men had
been partners, and three of them, Davis,
Stone and Gray, now he buried in Sacramento
in the same cemetery, Gray, the last one to
go, was on tne Uoroner s jury winch set upon
the body of Stone.
How A Gay Deceiver was caught. One
of the Eastern exchanges of the Morning Ap
peal relates the following tale of practical
okes, their course, direction and ending :
Celia Flaherty is a Rochester girl of so humor
ous a disposition that her inclination to play
jokes amounts nearly to a mania. She or
dered coal to be sent to persons who did not
want it, despatched anon3rmous letters to ex
cite the jealousy of husbands and wives, had
coffins delivered at sick folks' houses, and had
physicians to make night searches for imagin
ary patients. At length the police resolved
to catch her at her pranks. A detective open
ed a correspondence, and begged her to give
him her picture. She sent a photograph of
the back of her head, supposing that it could
not be recognized; but he studied the hair
closely, and then walked the streets industri
ously until he saw a match for it in style.
Miss Flaherty then had an experience in a
jail and a police court that may be of benefit
to her.
The funeral of Senator Morton was largely
attended at Indianapolis on Monday. An ap
propriate discourse was preached by Dr.
H. Bayliss.
Evarts recommends an appropriation
225,000 for the Paris Exposition.
A bill has been introduced in the House
transferring the Indian Bureau to the War
Department.
Blackburn, of Kentucky, is said to have de
clined the Chairmanship of the Pacific Rail
road Committee. It is thought that Clarkson
Potter will still accept.
John Welsh, the sugar coated nominee to
the English Mission, is said to be a Cuban
slave owner. But what this has to do with
the Era of Good Feeling is not stated.
The silver bill (dollar of our fathers) has
passed the House, five to one.
General James W. Denver, (the huge
thighed), and some others are moving Con
gress for a pension to the survivors of the
Mexican war.
Durant, cormorant President of the U. P.
R. R. Company is made to disgorge the prop
erty held in his name and purchased with the
funds of that corporation. Such is the de
cision of the Supreme Court.
The coinage of trade dollars is to be resumed
at the Mint in San Francisco.
Forty-two days from Sidney to London by
way of San Francisco against fifty-six days by
the Suez canal is what the Australian line has
done in the way of competing with the Pen
insular and Oriental Company's ships.
Ten Broeck pays forfeit to Praole. The
former was sick.
To counteract the cigar-maker's strike, the
New York manufacturers have sent for 500
Chinamen.
Heavy storms have prevailed in Eastern lo
calities and heavy losses of shipping are re
ported. Catfish fob the Humboldt. Of a project
to stock the Humboldt river with catfish, the
Silver State of Monday says: The Sacramento
papers say the Fish Commissioners have men
catching catfish in the slough near that city
for the purpose of stocking the rivers in Cali
fornia, as well as the Humboldt in this State,
with catfish. It is thought that catfish will
thrive in the Humboldt, as that stream has
many of the peculiarities of the rivers of the
Western States in which they are abuhdent
and grow to a large size. In all probability
catfish, a few years hence, will be as plentiful
in the Humboldt from Gravelly Ford to the
Sink, as trout are at present.
Veterans Going Into Camp. The Silver
State of Monday notes the movements of some
Indian fighters as follows: A special train
carrying two or three companies ot the 1st
Cavalry left Ogden, Utah, last night for this
place. A part of the force was left at Halleck
and Company C (Captain Wagner), is ex- j
pected here to-day. They will leave the rail
road at this point and proceed by way of
Camp McDermit to Camp Bidwell, where
they are to be stationed this winter. These
troops have been in active service since last
June, and pursued Joseph from Salmon river
to the Yellowstone, through an almost im
passable country.
GILLSON & BARBER Mcconnell& co,
Have on Hand and Offer. far Sale a large
and Well Selected Stock of
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
A1THICH WE OFFER AT AS LOW
IT as any legitimate bouse in tbe trade can possibly
anuru to gen ana pay iceir nonest aeota.
COMMISSION
STOCK BROKERS,
CORNER OF
Oat Stock Consists in Ptt of
GROCERIES,
PROVISIONS,
BUTTER,
FLOUR,
GRAIN,
GROUND FEED,
CLOTHING,
LIQUORS,
Cvtont Modioinos,
OILS.
FAINTS,
CROCKERY.
STOVES,
T1XWAHE,
HARDWARE.
BOOTS AKD SHOES,
CARSON AND PROCTOR STREETS,
CARSON CITY, X ETA DA.
IVTixxlxig: Stocls.8
Bought, Sold and Carried on Margins.
Liberal Advance on Active Account a.
octltf
CARSON CITY SAVINGS BANK.
BANKERS, BROKERS AND FIRE
AFiCE AGENTS.
INCUR-
CARSON CITY,
NEVADA.
MINING
STOCKS BOt'GHT AND
ON COMMISSION.
OLD
iKT Liberal Margins allowed on Approved Stocks. "5A
San Francisco Correspondent Latham & Kliuj
Carson, September 1, 1S77.
Etc.
.Etc.
.Etc
From our lone experience in tbe business, and knowinn
and appreciating the wants of our customers and tne in
habitants of this section of the country generally, we feel
We Can Guarantee Satisfaction
To all who may favor us with their patronage.
G
Rice & Tickner,
KNEKAL INSVRANCE AGENTS.
CARSON CITY, NEVADA.
AGENTS FOR
.Etna,
Fireman's Fond,
North ftrltlsh and Mercantile,
ScoltlNh Commercial,
London & Llv. rpool & Glob?,
Royal,
Imperial, Northern and Queen,
tomint-rcial Union,
Give ni a call and examine oar stock and
prices before purchasing elsewhere.
CILLSON
Carson, October C, 1ST7.
& BARBER.
UNION and STONE
Special attention given Woodyard risks.
au25tf J. 1). KKU.SK V, Solicitor.
WELLS, FARGO & CO,
JANKERS, EXCHANGE AND IXPRCsS
OFFICE",
CARSON CITY, NEVADA.
From and after this data Wells, Farito & Company will
BUY AND SELL MIXING STOCKS.
JOHN ROSSER, - PROPRIETOR
CARSOX STREET, CARSON CITY.
Reno is hatching a lyceum.
SEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
WAR3I SPKIiVGS
TJOT AND COT,T SWIWMING
JJl near the Nevada State Prison, Wann
BUTTS &. CEORCE,
RrVTHS
Springs Road
Proprietors,
Incompetency in the Russian Army. A
letter to the London Time3 dated Bucharest,
Oct. 2, accounts for the Russian disasters as
follows: All is one dead level of mediocrity,
or of positive and gross incompetency. I ex
cept four, Skobelef, Dragmiroff (now hors de
combat), Princes Mirsky and Miriatinsky, all
young men, all energetic, all now Lieutenant
Generals in the flower of their age; but with
these brilliant exceptions and they are not
in a position to exercise a material influence
on the campaign what a dreary waste of
blunder the campaign has been.
That Ore Body. Of the reported ore
body in Treasure Hill the White Pine News of
Saturday last says: Our latest advices from
the strike made last week in the Eberhardt
tunnel is, that they have passed through the
ore formation, and are again ia a mixture of
of spar and limestone. The ore formation
was cut through about twenty feet, in the
east side of the tunnel, and the general opin
ion is that an ore chamber lies eastward,
which was only grazed by the tunnel. Drift
ing, w e learn, will soon be commenced on the
vein and the ground eastward, from whence
the indications come, thouroughly explored.
The reports published by the Eureka Sentinel
and telegraphed to the San Francisco papers,
regarding the strike, are overrated. All that
can be said at present is, that a good showing
of an ore chamber in close proximity to tun
nel, has been made.
The last words uttered by Holliday, who
was killed in a Reno dance house on Saturday
night, the 3d inst, were, "Father hold me, I
am growing deaf." Then he passed into the
hear-after.
This splendid Bathing Institution and well known place
of resort has been thoroughly overhauled, newly furnished
and is, in point of cleanliness and comfort, surpassed by
none on the coast. THE BATHS are undergoing a thor
ough repair, and will receive great addition to their size.
THE BAR is supplied with the best of liquors procurable.
MEALS by First Class Cooks served to order at all hours.
The Springs Carriage runs constantly. Orders left at the
hotels will be promptly attended to.
Passage to Springs, including
nov7tf
bath.
.50 cents
PRO BONO PUBLICO.
The Virginia City Relief Cemmittee has
been reorganized and is prepared for business.
Phillips, who killed Holliday at Reno has
been pronounced justified by the Coroner's
Jury.
Cherry Creek, White Pine county, is look
ing brighter, in a business way.
Winnemucca has a dramatic society.
rilHE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE
I assortment of
DRY GOODS.
CLOAKS.
SHAWLS.
CARPETS,
In the State and at great sacrifice.
DRESS GOODS OF ALL KINDS,
SUITINGS, all Textures and Shades,
TRISIMI.VuS to Match
Misses and Children's Cloaks,
A SPECIALTY.
CARPETS. RUTS, MATS,
FURS, SEALSKIN, SABLE, MINK.
rji n k.
VERY 'BEST CUTS OF
Liberal Marcrlns Allowed on Approved
htockx.
Carson, August 25, 1S77.
NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS.
13 oof.
LL PKRSONS
. counts with
HAVING STOCK Af.
nvinttorx,:
Veal,
lYIcCONNELL &
CO.
sume has been
Are hereby notified that the interest on
reduced to ONE I ER CKVf. per month
sepl m McCONNELL & CO.
Etc.
.Etc.
-Etc.,
ANT) ALL KINDS QF
SALTED MEATS,
SAUSAGE, TRIPE,
HEAD CHEESE,
Etc., Etc., Etc.,
Constantly on hand at each of the above places.
Carson, August 29, 1877.
JOHN' ROSSER, Propeietor.
tf
NOTICE.
Call early and secure the best banrainj that have ever
been offered.
L. MORRIS & CO.
Carson, November 3, 1877.
JJA V ING RENTED THE
PIONEER SOAP FACTORY,
I will manufacture the best quality of
Chemical Olive Soap. Sal Soda and
Washing Powders,
And will supply the public on most reasonable terms.
J. W. DUFF I
Carson, September 8, 1377.
CARSON CITY BREWERY,
King street, Carson City,
JACOB Xj 3U I2Xn
PROPRIETOR.
HE VErtY BEST QUALITY OF
LACER BEER
Made on the Facific Coast or anywhere. Orders promptly
attended to.
The saloon Is constantly supplied with the (inert brands
WINES, LIQUORS AND 4'IGAKH.
O" GIVE ME A CALL
Janltf JACOB KLEIN.
T
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
f II II E ASSESSMENT TX
I of Ornisbv Countv for the year 1S77
FELIX H. MERZBACH,
PROFE S S O R OF MUSIC
AND AGENT FOR THE
STEIN VAY, CHICKERING. AND HALLET
& DAVIS PIANOS.
Office at J. G. FOX'S, Carson City. Jan26tf
SITUATION WANTED.
AN AMERICAN LADY WISHES A SITU
ation as Housekeeper, or would do chamber work
or house work in a small family, or as sick uurse. Apply
at Room No. 8, St. Charles Hotel, . nv6w"
S5 REWARD
WILL BE PAID TO THE PERSON
findinz a Gold and Coral Breast Pin. and leavine-
LIT OP
having been
delivered tonic by the County Auditor, nolire is hereby
given that the State, County and City Taxes are now duo
and payable, and that the laws in regard to their collec
tion will be strictly enforced.
All Taxe not I'Hld on or before the
tblrd Monday in November, will become
delinquent, and lO ier cent, will be add.
ed thereto.
JAMES FRASKR,
Ex officio Tax Receiver.
Carson City, Nev., 15th October, 177.
CEORCE PERASICH,
SAN FRANCISCO MARKET,
Wholesale and retail dealer in
FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES, CONFECTIONS, ETC
mHR UNDERSIGNED
JL and Is dally receiving tlx
HAS ON HAND
Choicest Fruits, Freshest Veiretablrs. Best
of Confections, Choice Havana Cljrurs,
P.ultry, Ranch Eggs, Etc!
N. B. Orders promptly filled and delivered as per
rections. GEORGE PERASICH.
Carson street next to Theater Saloon.
W. FOX, II. D. 1. n. H. SVABT, U. D
DRS. FOX & SMART,
l'SICIANH AND SURGEONS.
OFFICE: Waitz's Building, corner of Kiiiir ar.d Currv
streets, Carson City, Nevada.
Office Hours : From 12 u. to 8
r.
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