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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1882
Page
1
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The Carson Index argues against a constitutional convention in Nevada. It warns the move would cost vastly more and risk a chaotic, ill advised new framework. The paper urges awaiting the next legislative session to consider careful amendments over four years.
The Lyon County Times argues against a full Constitutional Convention. It says many changes can be achieved by legislative repeal and amendments in the next session, saving cost. Consolidation of offices could be done similarly, with most changes being statutory and achievable this winter if the Legislature acts.
President Arthur’s proposal to Congress would bar passage of Chinese laborers through the United States to and from China and other nations. If adopted, this measure could deliver a final blow to the Republican party on the Pacific coast.
The article notes ease in electing a Democrat to office and cites a Los Angeles mayoral race where the Democrat faced an Independent Democrat and Republican nominee Lieut. Governor Mansfield, chosen for his local popularity.
Commissioner Campbell of Eureka, back from Southern California, is pleased with Los Angeles and nearby areas and intends to move there once his Eureka business is settled. Congressman Cassidy told a Chicago reporter he did not support a River and Harbor bill, saying Nevada lacks a two foot stream aside from the Sutra Tunnel, leaving nothing to appropriate.
Internal Revenue official announces John E. Jones of Ruby Hill named successor to A. E. Shannon as Deputy Collector. The appointment formalizes a change in the tax collection office and sets a new leadership path for the district.
The Eureka Sentinel reports that George W. Baker intends moving to East Lake City to pursue his Protestant ministry. The notice notes Baker will relocate to continue religious service and community outreach.
The Eureka Leader argues the Republicans face a crisis after punishing misrepresentatives. It calls the November experience the party’s salvation and says honesty will empower a future victory over falsity. It notes current chaos but asserts genuine government regard will guide them rightly.
State Printer Maddrill submits reports for 1831 and 1882 showing the transition to state printing. It notes a 1879 legislative move to print in house with a $10,000 office purchase and a 1881-82 cost of $13,121.72 for office maintenance and superintendent salary. Previous years once reached $40,000 in printing costs.
President Arthur tells Congress that railroad companies fail to obtain patents for lands subsidized by the government to dodge local taxes. He notes this has long been a complaint, marking the first time a president has urged congressional action. Railroads reap the land as gifts, charge high prices, and delay patents to avoid taxation.
The Archbishop and Bishops of California issue a pastoral letter denouncing mixed marriages between Catholics and Protestants. It urges timely notice to pastors so banns may be published and states no priest shall preside without three days notice and banns. It says Catholics cannot marry by anyone but a priest or face excommunication.
At a recent wedding in New York Mrs. Gov. Stanford of California wore a magnificent diamond necklace and a four inch deep row of gems draped across her shoulders. Her entire care head arms and dress glowed with jewels, creating a striking sensation.
The Rutland Herald recalls 1880 when Senator Edmunds warned friends that they would labor in vain for a candidate from any state east of the Hudson. He quipped that none of them would live to see such a candidate. The report notes Ormsby Jalegate’s pledge against moving the state prison to Bene.
The piece lauds New York Governor Cleveland for his timely, decisive speaking style. It compares him to Garfield, noting his Albany to Washington trajectory and urging that the people will judge parties by their ability to meet evolving needs while staying true to their core aims.
The old Kirtland Ohio temple once linked to Brigham Young and Joseph Smith is being reopened after years of desertion. The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints now holds meetings there and seeks converts while critics denounce Brigham Young as a false prophet and condemn his lifestyle.
The San Francisco Beer Bottlers Protective Association adopted a resolution raising bottled beer price to 125 per dozen. Members are asked to post a 50 bond to observe the price. The Brewers’ Prohibition vows not to supply beer to any association raising prices.
Sears, indicted by the Elko Grand Jury for crooked ties in his official role as County Commissioner, has been acquitted by a petit jury. Little evidence supported a conviction for dishonest conduct and other county officer indictments have been dismissed.
James R. Keene of New York has placed 150000 with a Portland bank for investment in city property. He predicts Portland will become the great city of the Northwest and the Northwest will be the best portion of Uncle Sam's territory. He believes twenty years hence he will wish he had invested a million.
The Carson Index notes Illinois debates the next Senator to replace David Davis. It quips that the successor must avoid old man's trousers to avoid delays in pay, joking that even Uncle Geo. Tuffy would be mistaken for a Christmas doll.
The youngest governor after January 1 will be James B. Grant of Colorado a 30 year old Democrat. The oldest governor is Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia who will be 71 in February.
A Nevada penitentiary inmate says he was imprisoned for dishonesty and is forced daily to cut pasteboard into thin strips. The strips are placed between the soles of cheap shoes produced at the prison and sold to the public as leather, highlighting alleged deceptive labor practices.
In November the Manhattan mill reduced 605 percent of ore to silver bullion, which assayed 225 89 per ton and was worth 136,776 91 dollars. The Philadelphia Times opined that Mr. Cleveland should have had an elephant for his Thanksgiving turkey.
In a House report, Representative Bingham argues for cutting letter postage to two cents and cites 1792 rates, predicts reduced losses from increased mail, and suggests offsetting with government mail duties. The plan contemplates eventual drop-letter postage cuts after a surplus recovery.
The Tuscarora Times-Review describes loads of sagebrush stacked on front wagons eleven by seven by twenty feet with a similar trail, sold for about thirteen cords. The narrator notes the spectacle as novel to newcomers, likening it to coarse hay and noting its easy fire risk. Royal sagebrush is humorously welcomed while mocking East readers.
Hon. Geo. B. Loring, Commissioner, submits the annual report to the President. The statistical division shows 1882 yields: corn 1,635,000,000 bushels, wheat 516,000,000, oats 170,009,000, barley 45,000,000, rye 20,000,000, buckwheat 12,000,000. The chemical division studied sorghum sugar potential. Veterinary work shows less disease. Wool and cotton fibre tests completed. Two artesian well sites in Colorado awarded contracts. Forestry division adds activity and a west‑of‑Mississippi special information agent. report soon due.
The Aurora Herald notes that Esmeralda District mines may resume strong activity as capital attention returns. It cites Cortez and Centennial as promising depths with ore and pay continuing downward, urging investment to drill deeper and revive Nevada’s bullion district status.
The Eureka Leader reports a new find in the Eberhardt & Aurora Tunnel at Hamilton. The four foot lode trends north and south dipping east with high silver and copper content, assays from 65 to 175 per ton, extending Treasure Hill deposits deep and signaling hoped for White Pine prosperity. Captain Drake returns from Montana post discovery. Robingon of New York plans mill startup after developing ore in Trackee mine.
The Denver Times decries dancing as a peril to young women eight enthuses. It condemns teachers who instruct intimate contact and argues that public assemblies threaten a girl’s honor and safety. It calls for strict boundaries to protect sanctity and social standards.
The Bulletin notes uncertain causes for the silver drop with production down and weak demand in China and the East Indies. It cites removal of the export duty on Mexican silver and a Treasury proposal to curb further coinage of silver dollars as the strongest factors shaping the market, likely reducing demand for fine silver.
Government engineer A Hesse from Germany tours the coast to inspect the Central Pacific railroad. He visits multiple shops and notes many inventions and processes unseen in Germany, with much work surpassing that in the East.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets are sugar coated and sealed in glass bottles to keep their virtues unimpaired for any length of time and in any climate. Always fresh and reliable. No cheap wooden or pasteboard boxes. Sold by druggists.
The article argues that electing the Democratic ticket was meant to clear the decks for action against monopolies and monopoly legislation, signaling that the outcome will reveal the intended political moves. It underscores a cautious stance about future measures and policy shifts.
The Boise Statesman reports Central Pacific Railroad surveyors have advanced to the mouth of Snieker creek in Idaho and will run from Suiter creek mouth to Boise City with a southeast branch toward Wood River. Merchants of San Francisco and railroad officials push the Winnemucca Boise line to protect Southern Idaho trade as Oregon Short Line poses competition. Feasibility noted by engineers though final decisions await.
The piece argues against moving Nevada's State Prison to Reno arguing it would hurt the state financially and culturally. It claims Governor Bradley started a Reno prison project previously and accuses ex congress hopeful Powning of stirring opposition to the idea. It notes Carson residents oppose any discussion of relocation and would bar anyone missing on the prison issue from public office.
A solid piece of gold weighing 152 ounces was taken from a placer claim on Indian creek near Yreka and Happy Camp in Del Norte county California a few days ago.
France and England tension noted as trouble brews. Hon C S Varian writes a strong Vir ginia Chronicle piece opposing a Constitutional Convention, praised as a credit to his legal and public service.
The Reno people paid Professor Marsh $1,000 to prepare a report on our prison tracks and label them the work of a sloth. This marks the initial step toward moving the prison to Reno, per the Carson Appeal.
An Enterprise item notes a Shakesperian club in Reno led by Tom Hymers. It warns Reno residents to heed California’s Shakespearean spouters and their fate, implying caution about public rhetoric and reputation.
Morris Ash hosts a well stocked sideboard with wines liquors and cigars. Surveyor General Hatch stays in Carson until term ends in about three weeks. Mrs. E L Buckingham of Virginia seeks charge of the Orphans Home. Governor Kinkead ends housekeeping by month’s end. Bert Lindley of Sacramento visits Reno to see cousin A Lindley.
Napa county Ca annual wine production reached 2,644,000 gallons from sixty one cellars setting a new record as the largest yield in the area. The note ends with an unrelated question about Joe Courburn being out of Sing Sing.
The Weekly Journals Club announces a clubbing arrangement with the Cincinnati Commercial to furnish the Weekly Journal and the Cincinnati Weekly Commercial as a large eight page paper. One year costs 3 dollars and fifty cents with free choice of unabridged prize books, postage paid, including works by Tennyson, George Eliot, Mrs. Henry Wood, and Sir Walter Scott. Free specimen copies available from M. Halstead & Co. in Cincinnati and C. C. Pawning in Reno Nevada.
The Journal's illustrated Annual for 1883 will be distributed to subscribers around the 20th. It includes fifty wood engravings by noted American artists such as Darley Moran Schell Whitney Woodward and features an exquisite Aldine cover. The almanac is complete and the publication is described as the best yet issued for its purpose.
The latest stock quotations list many silver and mining shares with varied prices including Nate and Norcross, Ophir, Gould and Curry, and Union. The Journal job office promotes its printing services with skilled staff and guaranteed work. A Wells Fargo robbery report notes a masked highwayman stopping Sam Fannon’s express wagon near Candaria to seize a treasure box. the culprit remains at large. A woodpecker sighting near the Methodist Church led to a noisy, ineffective attempt to shoot it, scaring locals but causing no damage.
P Everts, supervising head since the railroad’s construction, resigns effective January 1. The company persuades him to stay until February 1. B Gilman of Virginia City chosen as his successor. United States Senator Butler re-elected from South Carolina.
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