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,UT a, MM LOCAL INTELLIGENCE. tfhe following ia the nail petition erhiah la hailw filnNiIatfut In hii BnJ through the county. Pont wait until pareonauy asked te euja It, tat volun tMt and that joor friends do likav wise.. . . . ' ToTiiBoxoaiu,TnFotnuu Obxbbai. o m Urnis Stats, Waaii. IKOTOlf, D. C. Sir: The people of tht County of Lincoln, State of Nevada, wishing better mail faeilitiea than they now enjoy, beg laavo to cubtait state meat of facta with ragatd to thair eitoa. tloa, and aolioit auoh aefiiatanoe from tha Portal Department of Government aa common justice and eoaad diaoratioe hall dictate. lit The Count jrli largo in territory and small in popaletloa. . 2nd. Situated aa wa are In one ow ner of tba State, and not on important liaaaot enaunuaioelioa with other nor. tienaefthe eeaatry, mora nod ihorter mail rontea beoome neoeeeary than other' wiae would be required. 3rd. Siooo tha disotatlnnance laat year of the mail mates ranaiae; north and eouth from our County 'Seat, tha carry- ing on of our County Oaf eminent ia ran . man anail often anaWa fMn I ,1.1.- and uncertainty, aaaaed or inadoanac of the mail ayatam under whioh wa now labor and enffer. We therefore earnestly pray for tha re-establishment of the foUowiai diajon- tiaaed routes and for ah cage of atrvice on othen aa herein caked for. . 1. Tht l-erUbllaaaul of eorvioe twice week from Paaaea, Heveda. dawn Meadow Valla Waah, to ooaseet with tba roata mnning from Utah, throoeh tha aoutharn portion of thia County. 1 Tha re-eetebliehreent of esrviee twice a week on tha rsate from fioobe. to Taylor, Nevada, ta ran by way of Royal City, Briatol and rettcrcoa. Tha dieeontisaanoe of thia rente baa deprived Bomber of mlaJng and other eettle- monta, of all mail facilities. . That the ronta from Milierd. U. , T to Koabo, Nerada, ba changed to ran by way at panaoa, Nerada, and that toe eerricc thereon ba increased to aii i. "Thar 'tht route" from Nat, Ha may, Utah, toPlocbe. Nerada, ba than - ' V -a, Ia a and that tba came do ran try way at viator v alley, nerada. 9. inaa aeraoa oa ttttautnin twice a weak from Piocbe, Nerada, to Spring alley, nerada, to ran by wayof Eanie Valley, a dicUaoe of U aUlee. ta ooeclaeloe we cute that while oar aambera may not permit of preltible re aalta ta tba peenalary iateraatc of the FMal Dipartiaaat, yet wa place oat re quests herein coatalaed aa athar grtead than simple economy might deauad, Wa ere pioneers la a wild and ragged aoaatry, rolun tartly inbjeetiag aaraelree ta many priratloaa and iaooaveaisaeoc, and wa nek far each pririlegea aa tba true iatcr. eaaa of a great and growing Goran meat should eitcnd to alt, whether residents of City, Towaor Country. And your pctitioaen will erer pray. vnarociano Miaa-CoHrnnnoa. Tha aumowatla MeM-Coavealioe aalled (or laat Wedaeeday to elect delegatec to the Pomaaratla Btata Convention, mat on that day. 0. H. Patches, eeoretary of the Coanty Central Committee called the meeting te aaala. R tt KM j .. man and J. C. Kelly wee elected Score. 'ary; - ..... , . Two reeohitioee war aabmittad and adaotad. the Bret laMauia ftka i. age of cilrer, the cecoad decignatiag the name of Oeo. W. Camldy aa tba drat ohoioe of tha convention lot tha Bomiaa- rwwce i issgiscssnaa, anaaa lettiiiiiiaat C 1 I . . ... ii lerm nwee or, ana credaatiale c the ddegatea elected. , . Tba Conrontkm than proceeded la elect dclcgatce, and S. Thompeoa, B. B, Emm, 0. H. PatahaH and 8. D. Smith ware mnmliely aamiaatad and alaetad, apoa whioh tba aooTcntion ad- Twt Goto Fixs. A procpeotor who Ntaraad daring the week from a trip to .MM niaWlfaTJ IH aw mill HwllU artmMrKmea iaa Nya county, come 40 milai from Indian Spriaga, reporta that then baa aigaof eld la that locality, that the report was In Pahranagat VaUey aa the Butter wae acoaaloaad by tht athiMtkj of come weeawa gold apaoimeaa by a thcrawbo reported them ta ha I Gun UncanT. Alfred Syphra aama ia iron El Dorado Canyon on Tuca day afternoon, having in oharga n man who Hires hie nama aa Chri.tr Famll and againet whom a charge of grand lar- oancy waa Unmediately lodged. Farrell ia n man of 24 or ao. and came to the Cm. yen about April 22. On the Seth K. atole a sat boat belonging to tha Sooth wee tern Mining Co which ia neat for ferrying waooaa and hear nun-he dice ecroei the river at that point-end atanoadowa too rircr ia it Syphaa, who lain the employ of the company, act out after him in a akin mnmu by two Indiana. They overtook their man aaout HI milei below tha Canyon. On aeoing he waa pariued Farrell took to the bank an thia aide of tha atrenm. end when ordered to eumnder ehoaed llsi t no naa with him a w aebeeter rifle and oolta rerolvcr. ' Sypbua mnnigcd to get the drop on him however, upon which he threw up bit nande. Tramp-thierct Bare eauacd ao much trouble at the Can, yoa of rate that W. S. Mill, flaw) Manager OT tha Comnanr. detarminad i cup u pmalble. There ia no Jnatiea m the Peaoc than as ba waa eent hare. A preliminary anmiaation wai held en Thuraday, whan Farrell waa bound over ta await tha action of the Grand Jnrv with bail died at SMO, failing to give wbiob he Ilea in the ooaoty JaiL Nabrow Eacara A week ago laat lueeday ai Judca Fitnenld and Frank Boeoowits ware retorninc be ntireta ma. reyaaoa from Pioohe to thia place, aaya toe Koraka oestineL the wen near. taken by a terrible heavy hailitorm tha atoer aide of fmto. whan thaaoBgaalad Biaalca, ai big aa marbUa, retarded tba natiL from n trot, thev radnaad IBCir apaed to a anaire pace. Both gas tlemea were ia dancer of hainn fnuaa an death, bat watt fortunate in raaohieg rem MUpabick'a aUtioa ia aompara tire aatcty. There both nUeman cot oat, hot Mr. BoMawitt, whaaa llmbe warn aemb from add and expeeore, com msBead (aanina from aihaaation. and probably alaa from partial ttoppage of ojreiuaHca 01 we otoou, wDea oaath ap peared imminent. He wai immadiatale takaa into tha hooaa, where hot maatard aad water ware applied ta hie handa and feet, and other reatorativea wore admin. altered. Theae had the affect of perfect ly reatoring him, bat he had a narrow ceoape. That tba cantlemen raaahad Piata ia due to Judge Fittgenld, who raalwiaf tha danger, , with the whip, brokea aad alavrnt aaaleaa. leaned for. Ward in aha baggy nod tanned the fagred man) tan a trot, 3 Bkrvaucaa Masa-Coxnuiios. The Bepahlicna Mawcaentioa aalled te aloet dajagatee to the State Convantloa, met on Uct Satarday, April 28; a email The CoweBtioa won called to order by tha Secretary of tha County Central Com mittae. i .. Oa motion R. S. Clapp waa elected chairman and H. E. Fradeathal waa alaotad Secretary. Tba Chairman briefly ctated the ob' Jeet of the meeting upon which the Coa- Toatloa prooeeded to the election of delegalee, whioh raaulted ia the aelea- ttaa cf Ik & Clapp, D. C. Clark, J. U. Mooka and T. 1. Oeboree. Thedelegatee to go aaiaatraeted. CoevaotioB then adjourned. Dr. A. C Biabop fell from a vaulting horae at Batte City, M octant, April 26, and auataiaed injuriae from which be died the following day. Dr. Biabop waa a brother at W. W. Biabop, a weU-koown lawyer and Republican politMaa, and of Dr. S. Biahop, aaperintandent of the No- rada Inaana Aiylum. Be praetwad med icine here la Pioohe, Eureka, Salt Lake and Batte. At the feat named pkoe he awaed a large drug atora, aad waa re puted wealthy. Be waa eoneidered a vrry Impokrire man one who would fight for hie frioada and jam hie enemiaa. He liam a wife aad two children. The romataa were takes to Eureka, Nevada. tact Monday lait waa instituted la the Diatriet Court by John Roeder ageiaet C. L Roe and W, J. Roe, for different araoaata aggregating ft, BOO and attachment papera ieeoed aader which a levy waa made aa tha latareat of C. L Baa ia the 1,00 tone of ore eitraoted from tba Mayflower mine laat winter, while under leant to him from the Briatol Syndicate. . , - Ben, Hampton, one of tba truateea of the Yuba Mining Co., aama la from Salt Lake Tueeday. Be wiU look over tha ground and determine what course to panue with regard to the developmeot of tht mine and tht erection of conoaB tratora. . f - Aatboav God be aama in on Tueedae'a MiUordaUge. Btoomaaln the employ of the Briatol Syndicate, and will have charge of the teaching workaat tha mill awhrlab 8CBVR0M The Bantow, Cel., di vieioa -f the eurveying party eent out b the V. C. R. R. Co., are now onmod at Aah Mcadowc, having worked from Bel tow, Cel. They eipccted to meet tb party from thia end at that place, but not doing ao, Mr. 1. A. Wear, chief of the party came up to cue where they were. Ba waa in town Thuraday aad weat out tha am day to return at once to hie party which ia atill working In 'hit direction. Their turrey bade acrca Death Valley where the neat experi enced waa alrnoet prostrating, the ther mometer ranging from 112 to 130 in the The report of W. J. Dooley, StaU weather observer, for the pact week ia aa followat Iran.. Iloimif. . Murnrcat. tt et at t II el It Tt .,...) . to '. te.t BUi i : n H r " ..aj , AnraeemeilninBtemremtBM faranetlfo: t-tu-.areraleBanlBluaiail.iVMl elal ma (all lor April ttcfan laekireia fall oa i.. 1 jut of an tack. . Yraj Lait Saturday moat of the working force at the Yuba mint waa bud off to permit of repairs to the abaft aad (he putting ia of a skip. It waa thought thia work would ocoapy a month but preaent indications are that it will be completed ia a much shorter time, when tha working force will Immediately be pat ob again. By general consent a picnic will be held at Highland canyon, on Satarday, the 19th Inst Tht school wiU be closed by that time and tht children are looking forward to the time very eagerly. Oct a team and your beat girl and hare a day out. The bran band will ba in atten- N. P. Dooley passed a creditable ei- amiaatioB laat Saturday and waa granted a teacher's certificate of tha acooad grade. He his been employed by the trustees of Spiing Valley School District aad will go out ia a few days to take oharga of tba achool there. k After blattering and threatening for several weeks a steady rain eat is early Friday morning aad continued nearly all day. Tha storm it general and insures good feed oa the raagei for several months at least Mrs. D. C Maltger of Cava Valley haa add bar ranch aad cattle to James Lib- Mr of White River. Tht considers tioo mentioned ia the deed ia 11100. ... Tht regular moothly meeting of the Couaty Commissioners occurs aext Moo day. Get ia your bills. Flour ia acarot la town and tt telling from wagons at three dollars a hundred. PABBaNAaaT VALLaV NOIEv. The weather fof tha pact three or four days haa been tool, wfody and dlaagrat- able. - . David Service haa gout te Salt Lake presumably to aell aome mining pror arty, i i Old man Freuchy hat hit pasture fesce complete and hie eora planted at laat Better late than never. Jaa, Butler after tpending a weak ia Piocbe felt much improved ia health, bat within tha put few daya ht seems to be relapsing. The Mackey boys are still out south. wast aad the report ia that they hare quit prospecting, and are aow frelghtiog gold from their proapeot to Dagget A. W. Gear, B. P. Thorn peon aad Charles Lam peon have just returned from a prospecting tour. We have not learned tha exact number of undiscov ered claimt thty left in tht mountains, and therefore cannot encourage pros pea tors to go out in search until wa Snd but ore about it. ; Jot. Eisenmann of Piocbe waa down a fcw daya laat week oa hit farm ia our valley addiag ta tha valuable improve ments oa the tame, Mr. Eieeumtno bat tht beat Improved farm ia the valley. We would like a few more tuch enter, prising farmers who are able, and not afraid to spend money to improve their farms. Despite all wa have heretofore laid ob tht subject tbe people here team to ba unsettled about the direction to be takes by tht U. C. R. R. extension. One ttyt it it going over tht Bonnet Spring pass; anotner tut coal Valley pans; so each man thinks It it going by hit olace. and now aa we are ia a position to speak wna auinonty oa tula subject, we wiafc to aettla thia controversy for all timev at wa will emphatically state that if the road ia built "at all, it will go directly through the pass between British Amer ica on the one aide aad the Gali af. Maa lee ea tht ether. PAXACA ITKHe. " Tbe Wsdiwnrth Brothers left foiMil ford during tbe wtek. Hark) Don't yoa bear the engine whiatlt blowing welcome chance (chant ) through the land. Mra, F. C. Let who haa been visiting her relatives in Salt Lake City for aome time, is expected home ia a few daya. I, N, Turubaugh and family started for the "Sunny South" lait Thuraday, on a visit to hit wife't relet ires. Tht petition circulated to benefit or changa tbt mail routes ia the county baa had prompt and ready signers. Everybody taenia to leetite that itftr the public benefit. John Lee ie breaking up land ia tbe swamp below his dwelling. Be feels confidept that it will make him a profi table farm. We bope so, for every en terprising citizen deserves" aacccai. " Tha school children were given a holi day on May-day. A party waa given in the school house in tbe afternoon, for tbe children, and another in the evening for the" adults. All had an enjoyable baa, Tba aurvaying party moved', to Ben; net Springs, last Monday. The .Una as arrayed pa sees through the meadowt between Bulliooville and Peases, dowe the valley aa fares Cold Springs field, and then up tha Pahranagat Waah. Timet are coming up. A week ago laat Sunday, aome unknown partiea ea tered Mathews' shop, took out a buggy and made good tbeir escape aith it Atchinaon had a eat of harness myiUr iousty disappear on the same night What next? Dave Fiodlay haa purchased twe cily Iota from tha administrators of tbt estate of J. A. Wadswortb, dooeaeed."We don't know whether Dare conk mplatee matrimony or not: bat it luuks suspic ious, and tht probabilities aia that build ing material will loon ba la demand. Wt art pleased to ase tbt interest man ifested in fencing the tailings around milipoville, but aa ia always tha cue, aome art behind with their portion of tbe work, ia oonaequaaoa of which the stock are beginning to pasture there again. Some people are always alow ia benefit ing tha community at large, ytt it it to be hoped that no serious loaaaa will be occasioned by neglect ia this case. - Tht Utah National Bank of Ogdes, Utah, brought suiti laat Monday, ia tha Justice's Court at Panaca against Allan Nelson. J- B. Atchiaco, A. L. Listen and Jake Colburo, oa piomiaaory notae given by each last summer, aad .which have been negotiated to the Bank. . VtAT ftatosh Tbt torntr stone of the beat sugar re finery waa laid at Wataonville laat Sat urday by Claui Spreckele. An English company will erect large iroa-woikt at EUembarg, W. T.,and give employment to several tboueaad men. Tht bonus of $160,000 to complete tht great hotel at Portland, Oregon, whicb waa started by Bury ViUard ia 1883, ia completed. , One of the largest vineyards ia tbe world ia that of Senator Stanford in Te hama county, Cel. 3,825 acres, or about 3.060,000 vine. ' Tht mow blockade between Truckee and Sierra City haa been railed, and runners bava given way to wheels for tbe transportation if fnigbt The merchants and business men of Let Alamos, Saota Barbara coanty, have given assurance that they will aid a aawspaper for tht place to the amount of 1200 a month. A great deal of land in Honey Valley, Oregon, has beta entered . as swamp land and it ia claimed the entry ia fraud ulent, tor the land it good for agricul tural purpoaee.. I I, To protect fruit bloeeoma from frost: Place email piles of manure In different parte of the orchard and set them on fire at night. ' It gives a little heat and a great deal of smoke. "'. The annual report of tht State Miner. alogiata atatta that California produced a total of 113,663,928 ia oral aad bullion durimy, the year, and exported to other oouBtrin 143,000,000 worth of silver. Baitway postal clcrka aad route agents running oa California and Nevada rail. roads are preparing a petitloo te ba for warded to Pacifio slope Repretentativtt in Congress asking that their tataritl be increased from 11,000 ptr yinr, tbt pres. ant allowance, to 11,200 and those of chief clerks on trunk linae to $123 per month. - When fiat fetthtri bava ban strewn over lot floor dtroneu tut carpet tlinhtlv: yoa can then get tba feat here together with light sweeping tad take tkna p ia 10' 8 8, LOUIS JACOBS, Assignee of P. HABBIS0K, SX."a7Xm. 3R.EIS S Wishes to Announce that th BARGAIN SALE IMMENSE OOMBIBTIMO OP ... DR.E8S GOODS, FLANNELS, GINGHAMS, CALICOES, 8XLK8, SATINS, RIBBONS, H OSIER V, MILLINERY, BOOTS tfc SHOES. CLOTHING etc FURNISHING GOODS, FANCY and STAPLE GROCERIES, TOBACCO, CIGARS, LIQUORS, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE, WALL-PAPER, , .PAINTS, OILS, MINING SUPPLIES, LUMBER, d all olh r Goods generally Ca'led For in ..lining To. STILL CONTINUES. . . ' tot i 1 Defy Competition, CALL A1TDBC Terms Strictly Cash. LOUIS JAC008, Assignee. SILVER RESHy UTAH MARCH, 81, 1888. D. C. CLARK, TUt-FlOO! BUlLDIVa.) Xjownr XsXealn. aStr.eet. . FIOOISB, WHOLESALE It RETAIL DEALER IN GROCERIES, PROVISIONS, POWDER, FUSE i and GENERAL MERCHANDISE. BANK EXCHANGE RESTAURANT. oproaro Fostomoi, PIOOHE - - JSrJB-V".rVlXV. tu. or rABB. EST IN THE MARKET. . All tie Delicacies of til Season. a. J is. ruBMM. ASEIQHE7, AD, - at - TJVJL1 Tm, COXTVXXTCES ASSOCIATION! Meadow Valley St. 'The Best of MEATS Always on Hani BUY FOR CASH SELL FOR CASH. PdIi'i Itat statics, A. ADBLMAMN, Mangel. GHA8. BALL, CORRAL and FEED STABLES, Urw ISm Strut, Piodw, HORSES 12 ARCED By the Vtj, Week or Month. PURE KILE AID (mi waas .i