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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1877
Page
1
Notice from the Hevada State Journal listing delivery terms. It states monthly rates, prepaid options, and that papers not forwarded by mail are paid for in advance. Includes carrier delivery specifics and county coverage.
An editorial condemns blaming the unemployed as vagrants and argues many seek honest work but face economic barriers. It notes young, healthy men, urges employers to provide wages and opportunity, and calls for private charity until better times return. The piece locates the issue in Virginia, coastal towns, and cities, urging public sympathy and practical relief.
The Murphy movement, a temperance campaign in Ohio, spreads as supporters wear blue ribbons and theatres are transformed into abstinence fortresses. The article notes a shifting center of reform, echoing historical waves from New England to the Western Reserve, and observes a trend toward humanitarian aims over purely religious zeal.
Special correspondents report in the wake of the President's policy find no sign of breaks in Democratic ranks in the South. In South Carolina the Republican party is deemed dead as whites vow to keep it from power, preferring war to Republican rule.
Washington Senator Jones, long a leading advocate of specie payments, appears to have backslid. He states he does not believe the time will come for gold specie payments to be resumed and favors silver as the universal circulating medium. He argues Congress will not pass further legislation to carry the suspension act of 1876, and without it the act amounts to nothing.
A New Orleans dispatch says the new State Board of Canvassers met yesterday and began counting ballots from St. Martin and New Iberia parishes uns counted when received too late affecting electoral vote. Changes may influence parochial officers and state legislators, with potential to affect the Presidential question when Congress convenes.
Private dispatches received in New Orleans on the last steamer report a strong party forming in Mexico in favor of American protection and intervention. Unsettled conditions prevail and leading landowners in the northern Mexican states largely favor annexation. Proposal suggests the United States take the five northern states and assume payment of the Mexican bonded debt largely held in the U.S., on which no interest has been paid for years.
At the executive meeting of the San Francisco Stock Board on Friday a member was fined five thousand dollars and suspended for violating board rules by doing outside business at prices below the established rate.
Sgomrrany Swennan states that any action taken under the Resumption Act will be communicated to the public. No steps will be taken until after careful consideration and with the President's sanction.
Tan Chicago Tribune notes a rush to Washington whenever office vacancies arise and argues this unsettles the labor market equilibrium. Decoration Day in Virginia City will be observed by the Blue and Gray with Judge Hillyer speaking and Daggett delivering a poem. Ganruphas declines Hayes request to withdraw from the Ohio senatorial contest.
A fragmented note suggests the court proceedings on Taxne scene and Pinney facing difficulty in establishing his case. The examination before the court is described as slow and uncertain, reflecting doubt about the prosecution’s strength and timing.
A Tuscarora letter says only the Grand Prize mine pays, others idle due to dull times and money shortage. Grand Prize plans a 20 stamp mill in two months, town of about five hundred relies on that mine for work. Writer urges visitors not to seek employment there until more mines restart. A curious aside describes a street mishap with a Mongolian bystander reacting to an electric display.
Successful trial reports Westera Union Telegraph Co having a quadras plex system enabling two messages to cross the same wire each way simultaneously. Reno notes show rapid town growth, new lots, and rising property values despite dull coast conditions. Sheridan and Mack vaudeville at Opera House praised. local rosters mention rodeoing, a doves dispute, and a bail for Barns on embezzlement charge.
Reports from Yuorday's Daily note a half million dollar bul lion dropped from a bonanza on the previous night. Imperial stock assessments and five bars of bullion were shown at Peavine Bullion and O'Hara’s Savings Bank window. O'Hara cites improvements in milling and leaching as steam pipes connect, with planned resumption of work and expected full operation by week’s end.
A Sunday buggy accident thrown Gain and aide from the rig occurred when the horse bolted before Gain held the lines. Mrs Ty and Mr Larcombe also injured in rides. Mrs Ty severely hurt and described as dangerously injured. Mrs Larcombe and Mr Larcombe sustained minor injuries. the gle tree failed.
Blguglycep Nyusey and Mr Earl of the Meat Shipping Company address Gyttle Mountain citizens. The Messenger says directors plan three slaughter houses along the railroad in Nevada, one at Reno, another between Rye Batch and Qorlin, and a third farther east, to be chosen by stock held.
The M. BE. Sunday School decided to seek cooperation with another school and the railroad company for a picnic at Donner Lake toward the end of June. A committee was appointed to handle the matter and proceed promptly. If satisfactory arrangements are made, both big and little folks will enjoy a day of rustic relaxation.
The old dog Bob Hagerman is gravely ill after Sunday sickness. Veterinary surgeon Trouis Dean diagnoses kidney inflammation and fears a fatal outcome, a blow to Johnson's household as the beloved pet nears death.
The Sierra Nevada Coal Co. property at Yards has been attached for about 500 dollars. The note mentions a six foot ledge of good coal and notes the company has previously raised funds. The letter also describes Nebraska grasshopper eggs found after rain near Lincoln and the egg sample stored in a jar, with hopes they will hatch if alive.
In Verdi area last Saturday Constan, Bannon and OMear Avery were arrested with two gold water charging items found in the possession of Maggie Price. Judge Richardson will hear the parties this morning. The Messenger, Battle Mountain's new paper, promises lasting town benefit. Mark W. Musgrove edits the Eastern Nevada feature. A new news depot is advertised. Paul R B Hamilton opens in DeBell's jewelry store. In District Court Villagram v Boverio verdict for the plaintiff for 184 18. Jury of four. venire for thirteen more trial jurors ordered. Venire for twenty four Grand Jurors ordered returnable today. Wm Thompson v Hoole heard by four jurors. State v Hover set for trial on the 11th of dynam.
A list of gentlemen is summoned to appear before court to serve as Grand Jurors. Names include A. J. Hateh J. Steiner J. J. Poor W. W. Morton W. J. Marah Robi Harrison Wm. Stophar M. C. Lake John Sunderland HW. S. Beck M. Nathan J. C. Hagerman J. D. Pollard J. L. McFarlin L. L. Crockett os Bragg Wm. Dack Jas Toomas L. Dean D. A. Gibson J. GO. Smith John Wilson I. W. Norcross 8B wehman.
Jerome Abbey and wife transfer Lot 18 in block F to Jacob Prescott for 3000 dollars. Coggonball and wife transfer South Lot 13 in block Y to A J Clark for 1000 dollars. William Warren transfers seven acres in Truckee Meadows to Stephen Ede for 3150 dollars.
A district court judgment against Mr. Connor prompts a sheriff sale of his property. Deputy Sheriff Chamberlinger notes the sale amid a foray to Connor's Survey areas BT Lopta for 3005 dollars, with the winner or purchaser held to a six month redemption period.
The store of G W Cunningham on Commercial Row remains a popular shopping hub with loyal old customers and many new patrons. It highlights modern offerings including yogatables and related goods as it keeps up with current trends.
Mr J L Halohaw purchased the saloon next to Norton's butcher shop and plans a complete refitting. After remodeling he will stock Onest brand liquors and cigars. Under Sheriff Young sold wood to satisfy Ruger's contempt judgment for $500, the best price at $38 per cord.
The article notes Roveria will face another life trial on June 11 with possible no further appeals if the jury again disagrees. It mentions regional figures and local terms like grasshoppers, a Nevada press theme, and a new Tubo Sun under Bill Taylor, signaling growing newspaper activity in Nevada.
A patchwork of brief items reports on a grand larceny hearing for Wm Danforth and Lulu Howard, mill cleanup and Pyramid ore shipments, weather sayings and clothing, eccentric local chatter, a rattlesnake incident near a tea house, apricots for sale, a buggy accident injuring Dismaer Arrounny Cain, a lightning train passenger to San Francisco, J V Tunas covering District Attorney duties, Humboldt district ethics news, mining boss Gan R M Cuama in Pyramid, a new house nearing occupancy, and various political and civic mentions including Meats Shipping Co secretary, Demorest patterns, and a Washington dispatch on Pierrepont seeking English family carriage rights.
The French Exposition of 1878 organizers notify that US participation requires immediate American representation. A Chester PA steamship accident kills seven workers and injures others as a ship launches. Washington dispatch claims a Con gress postponement stemmed from a bipartisan conspiracy led by David Dudley Field to name Samuel J. Tilden honest President elect. A brick church near Marion Indiana collapses during service, killing one and injuring many.
Sho Reno reports from Truckee that Peavine and adjacent areas hold valuable mines. The Emina mine between Peavine and the town is English-owned with active development. Sulphur and quicksilver deposits near Strambont Springs attract investors, with ore resembling Comstock and paying well. The district, a year old, rapidly expands as mills rise and land claims fill. Coal, iron, and other minerals lie undeveloped in Washoe County, awaiting capital.
War news reports brutal engagements along the Black Sea coast with Turkish naval bombardments and Russian counteractions. German and Austrian rumors of alliance swirl as Turkey mobilizes for larger conflict. Ardahan siege yields 60 guns and heavy losses.
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