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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1882
Page
2
In this 1882 editorial, the writer denounces American carriage livery as a badge of wealth and social snobbery. It contrasts European tradition with U S practice, arguing livery mocks republican equality, reveals vulgarity, and should fade with old oppressive ideas. The piece critiques aristocratic display by coachmen and owners alike.
The piece argues that mine management often wastes capital through selecting an overpaid, inexperienced superintendent, lavishly funding dormitories and mills, while no ore is found. It urges hiring practical miners to assess purchases and operate mines, preserving mining as a profitable business.
The Sacramento Record Union accuses the San Francisco Chronicle of untruths and dirty tactics in opposing Secretary of the Interior nominee Sargent. It says the paper acts as a tool for opponents of Sargent, citing the Desert Land Act as the main attack and noting ties to land schemes. It argues the Chronicle dislikes Sargent despite past disputes.
The commissioners ordered bids for care of the indigent sick but this prompts concern whether non medical bidders could provide professional care. Public sentiment would object to unqualified treatment and the need for properly trained physicians remains in question.
An Evening Chronicle editorial urges Democrats to nominate a strong ticket to win the governorship, warns against weak candidates and party machinery control, and notes a large Anti-Prohibition Club forming in Burlington, Iowa as liquor politics loom as a major factor this year.
A Brooklyn mayor-elect, Low, who ran city government like a private business, fled town for Christmas as crowds besieged his office and home. Supporters hope he sticks to reform, hiring only capable and honest leaders, while critics worry about sidelining seasoned politicians and the fate of “small beer” statesmen.
The Journal corrects editorial censorship of the Flannagan case. It explains the retiring Board issued his commission and approved his bond, and notes he likely has his election certificate and oath. It states no law requires filing the oath with officials and only two oaths exist on file, one being his. It absolves the Commissioners from blame for a defective law.
Mr. Schooling states he has refused the six month supply contract for the State Prison on grounds of being a State officer. The paper disagrees with the view and laments the hit to his private business, urging Nevada Democrats to support Jerry Schooling or risk being branded ingrates.
The New York Evening Post reports a strong lobby will descend on Washington after recess to press the Nicaragua canal plan. Rumor says General Grant now backs the Eads ship railway scheme and this marks the first step toward uniting the two plans into a single consolidated project.
Ex governor Taber described as a Colorado mining millionaire reportedly purchased the Jay Gould Mayflower and Eureka mines at Wood River Idaho paying 450000 for the three. The deal links Taber with prominent western mining ventures and expands his mineral holdings in Idaho.
A historical critique of Tammany Hall’s dominance in New York politics. The piece describes how the Sachems, once rulers of the city and state, bred corruption and control, then turned against their own party. It notes past defeats of Democratic tickets and the risk of factional splits within the party.
Copper demand gains momentum amid reduced South American supply and higher electricity use. World consumption climbs, with S F Post noting strong copper and copper goods markets after recent advances. England values jump about five dollars per ton and stocks abroad show steady engagement for prompt Chilean and Australian shipments.
The steamship Ceylon carries 500 excursionists on a round the world trip. Departing England weeks ago, she has called at Spain and Portugal and was at Malaga when last reported. After more Mediterranean calls the voyage through the Suez Canal will reach Asia, with a stop in San Francisco in March. The itinerary includes South America, Australia and the South Sea Islands.
Reed and Scoville voice doubt about a favorable verdict while arguing Guiteau is insane despite his assertion otherwise. Scoville laments not obtaining extra expert testimony to rebut government experts. The case is expected to go to the jury by Thursday next.
In Keokuk Iowa a young woman six feet four inches tall becomes engaged after a suitor declares his intent with romantic verse claiming her beauty and soul fire and promising marriage despite all. The humorous exchange highlights local customs and playful courting lore.
An Austin teacher asks Johnny Fizzletop what he was after when seen climbing a fence into a grape arbor. He replies he received a licking. The exchange highlights a local incident involving schoolchildren and a grape yard.
A collage of brief notes from 1881 recounts varied items. Salt Lake bullion value near 10 million, queries on English vowels, Harbor Police catching a smugglers boat, political chatter about Robert Lincoln, New Year races, and California prospects. Also exports data, bank debt shifts, mine gems, wheat yields, and possible government appointments.
The king, a liberal modernizer and popular constitutional sovereign of Spain, recently celebrated his 24th birthday with a Madrid levee attended by officials and political leaders. Viewpoints from London predict he may rival Queen Victoria in popularity as Europe’s foremost constitutional monarch.
The Sutro tunnel section notes repairs in the main tunnel and north lateral with 84 feet driven in porphyry on the south lateral. Upraise in prospect drift No 4 sits 29 feet above drift caps, following the vein about one foot from the west clay. An ore streak 20 to 24 inches wide near the west clay extends through the upraise, while other quartz shows promise but low assays. Retimbering between upraise and south lateral removes two feet of roof. ore widens to about 30 inches and appears best here. Water flow drops to 4 564 782 gallons. temperatures range 46 to 103 degrees.
La Opinione reports King Humbert receiving New Year congratulations from Senators and Deputies. He stated Italy would respect all governments but would not tolerate any discussion of internal order questions. He emphasized completing military organization. The speech made a strong impression.
A garbled survey cites Splinters and Garibaldi as white haired figures while Wendell Phillips is noted at sixty nine. Jefferson praised as a good violinist. The Albany Evening Journal hints political risk if Star route thieves go unconvicted. Mrs Langtry’s stage appeal draws up to $50 stalls.
The California Southern Railroad moves rapidly to completion and extends beyond Colton toward a junction with the Atlantic and Pacific. The San Diego Union notes plans to link the line at a suitable point, likely on Mojave plains, with San Diego viewed as an ocean terminus. Thomas Nickerson serves as president and chief director of the reorganized California Southern Railroad Company.
San Diego county public schools shut for five months as authorities cite Southern Pacific Railroad tax evasion. The Chronicle accuses the railroad of monopoly greed, saying it drains taxpayers and condemns children to ignorance while avoiding government burdens.
Cincinnati Enquirer describes Captain Martin Van Buren Bates and wife, both exceptionally tall and heavy, living on a Seville area farm. The home, built in 1876, features ten foot doors, enormous furniture, a two foot high piano stand, and a special giant chair. They travel in a six-horse wagon, with rails lowered for passing traffic on rural roads.
A Galveston courtroom scene ends with a young lawyer felling to sit as an elder colleague swipes his chair. The chair collapses and a silk hat under it blows apart, blamed on a pistol but later identified as the elder’s own hat. The elder’s boisterous laugh follows, then a sickly smile.
West Fairview residents endure a bee plague as about 130 hives invade homes and stores. One kitchen hosts half a bushel of bees for a week, forcing fruit canning to occur at night and prompting court action to prevent future invasions. Dozens are stung as the insect siege disrupts daily life.
Mark Twain attended a Philadelphia Pilgrims Day dinner and delivered a witty closing speech. He quoted a grandfatherly sentiment praising Pilgrim stock, noting it impossible to improve on them except being born in Missouri.
A duel between Alexander Shott and John Nott in Texas produced rumors of Nott being shot while Shott was spared. It was later proved the shot from Shott struck Shott by accident and Nott’s shot missed, leaving Shott wounded and Nott uninjured.
Eastern men vie with California buyers in Cheyenne markets as a Laramie buyer purchases several thousand head of stock cattle and another buyer tied to an English firm considers shipping dressed beef from Cheyenne, tracing strong international interest.
Professor Wells Williams of New Haven CT received a dispatch from the interior of China a few evenings ago which was wired the day before. The message covered a distance of over 19 900 miles.
A Kentucky newspaper notes a prominent citizen deeply troubled with insomnia after which the editor, upon leaving the hospital, vows to write only in plain language about a fellow townsman. The anecdote reflects a shift toward straightforward prose in local reporting.
An ex seafaring man after reading in the Pilot last evening that Geiteau had been put in the dock remarked that he was glad that the old son of a sea cook was, drowned at last.
Prof. Davidson spoke in San Francisco about Alaska's 9000 mile shoreline densely timbered with Sitka cedar and rich mineral deposits including magnetic iron ore up to 70 percent, coal, and limestone. He cited vast cod and whale fisheries and potential gains from sea otter and fur seal industries if surveys and development proceed.
A plan for a transcontinental railroad from Texas through Mexico and Central America to Rio Janeiro is revived. Rumor ties John W. Mackay to the project as potential President, with Major John A. Lynch credited as originator and Senator David Davis previously urging a Washington convention of American republics to discuss and promote such international railway cooperation.
The Boston Post reports a year of unexampled prosperity in business and industry. Total gross clearings of major cities rose from 50,688,924,098 to 64,409,580,967, up 27.1 percent, with Louisville leading at 33 percent and Kansas City, Chicago, Pittsburgh, New York, Boston, Cincinnati, San Francisco, Indianapolis, Cleveland, and Springfield also posting sizable gains.
The Daily Report notes Nevada's scattered officials and offices. The Governor travels to New York while the Secretary of State stays in California for months. The Governor's Private Secretary oversees a mine at Candelaria. The Surveyor General resides in Eureka for winter, and Public Instruction's head edits a local newspaper. The piece mocks a sprawling yet thinly staffed state administration.
Engineers camping near San Joaquin City select site for a bridge between San Joaquin City and Grayson after locating the line through Corral Hollow pass. A tunnel 6,000 feet long will be needed to escape heavy grades. The new Austin capitol building will rise 366 feet high, 566 feet long, and 285 feet deep, ranking seventh tallest globally and second in the United States.
The ad promotes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup to calm distressed mothers as it eases teething pain, with claims of bowel regulation and safety. It also touts Brown’s Bronchial Troches for coughs and throat issues, suited to singers and public speakers, sold at 25 cents per box.
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