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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1883
Page
1
Published every Saturday morning the Weekly Revads State Journal lists subscription options including one year by mail and six months. It outlines carrier delivery in Reno at 50 cents per month and notes no paper forwarding unless paid in advance.
The piece reflects on Christmas origin and its moral significance, praising gifts but warning against postwar excess and urging practical charity. It notes a Salt Lake City fire at Mark McKimmon’s livery stable causing $3,000 damage, saving fifty horses. It reports appointments and memorials from railroad and political circles, including W. A. Bissell’s new role, a Louisville convention, Freedmen's Bank concerns, and proposed conventions and civil rights measures for Colored citizens.
Erb sold the Walker House and the Continental Hotel, leading Salt Lake City hotels, to J H Van Horne, his clerk at the Continental. European third class fares have been cut to $20 as steamship lines spark a war of rates. Minnesota’s 250,000 Swedish and Norwegian voters are nearly all Republicans.
Rocky Mountain coal is offered in Elko at 11 dollars per ton making it cheaper for fuel than wood, with buyers weighing savings against alternatives. The price point positions coal as a cost effective heating option in the local market.
A group of Representatives claim to know Speaker Carlisle's intentions and list the proposed Ways and Means Committee members Morrison Tucker Hewitt Mills Hurd Blackburn Blount Eaton Kelley Kasson McKinley and Anderson. Doubts arise over Anderson of Kansas. Chairmanships predicted include Appropriations Randall Elections Springer Judiciary Tucker Banking and Currency Buckner Navy Hewitt or Morse Military Rosecrans American Shipping Belmont Public Buildings Converse Commerce Reagan Education Willis Labor ONeil District of Columbia Barbour Pacific Railroads Throckmorton Public Lands Blackburn or Cobb Rivers and Harbors Dunn Post Offices and Postroads Morey War Claims Holman Patents Vance Valuable? Pensions Matson Agriculture Hateb.
Correspondents of the New York Times portray Arthur as the popular choice in New Hampshire with Blaine fading among granite state Republicans. Blaine lacked solid local backing, once aided by Chandler’s delegation in 1880, and now faces few supporters ready to rally to his political return.
Some Indiana Democrats are talking of Senator Voorhees as a candidate for governor, signaling possible party plans for statewide leadership. The remark reflects internal discussions amid broader political maneuvering within the party.
At the fourth annual Brooklyn New England Society dinner 250 attended. Guests included President Arthur General Grant and Henry Ward Beecher. Toasts honored the United States president, General Grant, and other figures as speakers offered well wishes for the society and its members.
Fair presented in the Senate Thursday several joint resolutions from the Legislature of Nevada. They urge Congressional action on multiple matters including forcing the Central Pacific Railroad to patent and tax land in Nevada, protesting Yellowstone Park land leases, canceling lapsed desert land entries, accelerating final patent issuance, endorsing free silver coinage, and urging a tariff aligned with silver discounts to curb imports if coinage becomes free.
A New York dispatch argues Hancock is not eliminated from the list of potential Democratic presidential contenders. He retains strong support, with friends in clubs and mass meetings showing enthusiasm for his name at ward clubs.
T D Parkinacu reports his land company has begun work on a Squaw Creek dam. Upon completion the reservoir will cover several hundred acres with an average depth of twenty five feet. It will irrigate meadow and grain lands and employ twenty five to thirty men during winter on the dam.
Friday afternoon Joseph Lay died at Giolconda after months of helplessness. His mind was affected by a paralytic stroke and he seemed unconscious, not recognizing anyone.
It is understood that L. L. Howlett of Portland Oregon will soon be appointed Governor of Washington Territory. Howlett is well known here where he served as a correspondent of the New York Tribune and other papers. He was President of the Press Club here when he left to take a newspaper editorship at Portland.
The Reno Journal argues for combining Nevada and national nominations, proposing six Nevada delegates and holding the Carson convention mid April to elect Presidential Electors, a Supreme Judge, and a Congressman. Union of nominations would shorten canvass time, reduce costs, and improve representation compared to two separate conventions.
A Cleveland Herald source quotes Secretary Teller’s private secretary detailing the President’s offer to Teller to join the Cabinet or leave the Interior vacant. Teller opposed the offer citing policy splits on silver, Indian and land questions, while the President pressed for Teller’s acceptance to favor mining and Western interests.
The Idaho Mining Company held its annual meeting at Grass Valley with a small stockholder list. The Treasurer reported 372,231 dollars received and 378,748 dollars paid out, leaving an 18,964 dollar forward balance from 35,481 at year start. Directors Edward Coleman president and superintendent, John Coleman treasurer, Myles P. O Connor, Eugene C. Creller, and George W. Hill continued as secretary.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette sent a special correspondent to South Carolina to witness trials and investigate election frauds and Ku Klux outrages in that state and Georgia. His four column letter, published alongside the Commercial Gazette, aims to provoke indignation and provoke reflection on the republic’s future amid such wrongs.
A Western Republican committee member reports New York figures oppose Arthur as a presidential candidate. He notes New York factions fear each other and prefer a candidate from another state. Grant Conkling and Blaine reportedly oppose Arthur, and enthusiasm for him is limited despite general esteem.
The piece recounts a Crusades era belief about a wild Bethlehem rose named the Rose of Jericho. Pilgrims told of perennial blooming petals that never stung by nettles and its healing water miracles. The first rose allegedly formed from Jesus blood and its seed spread to Jericho.
A Colorado senator seeks to abolish the Carson Mint and elevate the Denver Assay Office to mint status. The move faces opposition from Senator John P. Jones, who vows to protect Nevada’s mint, ensuring federal patronage remains there. The Carson Tribune notes this is one of yearly scares and predicts Jones will resist the change.
The text notes Congressman Cassidy as Chairman of the Committee on the Pacific Railroads not the District of Columbia. It claims big railroad bills go to Commerce and asserts Reagan is Chairman of Commerce. It concludes Cassidy will be able to provide a Nevada Democrat with a Clerkship.
The sketches of the present House suggest it is composed largely of lawyers and capitalists. Lawyers will return home as lawyers, but many capitalists may not return if they face Nevada and Colorado congressmen in a Seattle game of draw.
A subscription-book house reports that from one thousand book agents only about ten prove worthkeeping after a month's trial. The rest, about 990, are deemed unable to continue work.
Surveyors at work between Port Costa and Quiland locating a second track to meet long stated necessity.
Senator Beck of Kentucky cites confidence that Senator Logan will secure the Republican nomination for the Presidency, suggesting intra party support and political momentum backing his candidacy.
The report notes Gov Butler’s sharp bitterness toward Democrats from outside his state. It mentions Speaker John W Taylor of New York, who served long ago. Reno plans to request four of Senator Pair’s artesian wells be placed there, with Carson Will seeking the remaining sites.
The Hawthorne Herald notes Mount Cory District mines attract investor interest as prospectors search the cold mountains for valuable veins. The Mount Cory Company builds reduction works at great cost and expects operations within two months, backed by ore tests at Geddes Bertrand works Eureka. Adjacent Esmeralda Commercial Company activity boosts regional development, employment, and bullion output, with Hawthorne poised to surpass statewide production.
Carson hosts a rich array of literary minds of both sexes, unparalleled on the Pacific slope for a town of its size. The Tribune notes many writers could gain world recognition, with readers preferring elevating, standard works over sensational trash and cultivating large private libraries.
The December public debt statement shows 314 percent bonds written off from interest-bearing debt and $3,236,100 charged against matured debt. Over $3.5 million across 30 forms may be lost due to noninterest bearing ob ligations. The writer urges a time-bound cancellation law to reveal and write off lost debts, reducing clerical work and costs. S. F. Bulletin reports the recommendation.
A cat born in Tutna county is described as lively and healthy with two beads. It purrs and miaows strongly, and experts warn that if this breed becomes common it could recall ancient millennia.
A high school girl mutters a curt line about being satisfied with the epidermis as she tosses gum boots aside, while her mother answers that school gives hard lessons, hinting at tension and stern instruction within a family.
A prominent merchant explains that when weary he resorts to removing his advertisement instead of touring or spending, likening it to a yellow flag hung outside his shop to signal rest. The remark mirrors old business practices and attention to public notices in commerce.
A Chicago girl spreads a curious trend by bending around notices to friends about giving her lover a gian Lounee. The tale hints at a second head lover and a planned clash as others prepare to attack.
Senator Beir introduced a non political bill proposing sinking artesian wells on Government lands in Nevada to irrigate arid valleys. The plan could tap underground water, boost productive soils, and expand settlement of vast federal lands, arguing Congress should fund such internal improvements despite current Treasury concerns.
An English psychological society discusses the question Are Angels ever sleepy. The piece notes a young man observing his angel yawning around 11 p.m. and infers that if she is not sleepy, his companionship is not appreciated.
Advice to parents promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children Teething as a universal remedy for teething pain and related ailments with claims of quick relief and universal availability at 25 cents. The Weekly Journal ad offers 2.50 yearly subscriptions including local and broader news, plus editorial matter, urging readers to subscribe and visit the office. Buckingham's Py for whiskers advertised to adjust beard tint.
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