| Show A SQUABBLE IN CONGRESS in the last years of the union P squabbles in congress were of frequent occurrence and the filthier t of billingsgate ex es w were ere fast becoming every day language in both the house and the senate but since the 11 chiv chivi took themselves off and left the representatives of the colder cil cli climates mates matei to fraternize without wit bodt jet et or hindrance there has been very few if indeed any indications of the necessity of 14 friends 31 coffee and I 1 1 pistols suddenly the concorde is interrupted and two missouri representatives malor major general blair and mcclurg revive ouen olden times and get up a pretty nice at affair lair tair of 1 their 1 own to witness which they havi have i attracted the attention of the entire nation the polut of collision direct ia is the charge of mcclurg against blair for having used his high military position while before vicksburg to smuggle down the river an extensive supply of liquor for purposes of speculation 2 10 1 lo this charge made in the house before the nations assembled wisdom tie the the maj beneral stigmatised stigmatized ils lis his co league an infamous liar ald ara ar aea a a scoundrel econn drel drei 2 of course mat that was embracing C everything 0 there was excellent g ground round for a duel dual and the re es of the press pre 33 improved the opportunity to work it up but to the time the missouri representatives have kept within the bounds of the he law As an exhibition of the of party spirit and the daring recklessness of politicians and the p iancy plancy of their tools this Blair biair mcclurd mccurd mcclurg imbroglio fo hili hill claim its page in the national history of the present struggle that major general frank P blair e ever ver wab waa ca capable p able abie of the action attributed to him no one who knows anything ot of tha public life of the man would for a moment believe and none would be more incredulous than mr mcclurg him bim himself suf sut sef who made tle charge but party had bad to be served iu in the demolition of an opponent frank prank P blair biair is a rising man of untiring energy who has fought bib bis way from colonel blair away back in the first days oi of rebellion arcoui ar uld aid d st 9 when ihben it was difficult to tell teli who was vas who ho in those latitude altitudes atit udes sto to major gentral general blair biair before ile he finaly knocked john 0 fremont higher than a kite and did more than ihan any other man to have him ousted from the department of the wt ast st and arid from prospective dictatorship tp to calm repose on the shelf of retired generals Gem Gent rals rais be ia is besides an intimate frieada of mr lincoln sustains his gradual emancipation policy and favo favora favors rs his election reelection re and arid on bis own account frank P 11 has a fair show of the gubernatorial chair of nf Alis missouri ani and these are no trifling crimes at the precept stage of the presidential campaign 4 Aft after erthe the tue lle lie ile ie and scoundrel direct wre uttered a committee com of investigation was claimed by blair and hs he sails out of the affair for himself and staff officers he had bad ordered a bill of liquors cigars clare cl ciare clars ars are etc amounting in all to about but by some bome one the liquor order the additional word each after the list of namee names which increased the order to somewhere high am among ng the thousands of dol doi dollars lars larb of which blair bair k knew ne W nothing there has been a great deal of tall lying a bout about it and the blair liquors liquor S specula tion in some chape or form is now in every eastern paper for us out here there is J little of interest in all these rows but occupy occupying ll g aa as it has done so much of public attention yand and furnishing besides another evidence of the recklessness of party we have thought it worth thie thle much summary especially as in this case truth hes hia been vindicated 11 i THE UNITED STATES MAIL AND POST OFFICE ASSISTANT it affords us very special pleasure to draw the attention of postmasters in this territory to the existence of a monthly paper published in new york with the above title some are no doubt familiar with it but at the present time when there are BO so many cil changes cli cn anies anges and special instructions emanating from the post office department every 11 31 31 would find the J S M and POA P 0 A avery a very valuable mentor the ile paper is edited by byj J holbrook HoI hol brol broi esq esq a distinguished el official in the post office service and a very genud genUe mad map whose long ata aid aid aia thorough familiarity with the post office business and intimate relationship with the heads of the different branches ct cf the tue service entitle him though he be claims it not to he be considered the organ of the postmaster i j general defacio de facto he is all that of one thin thing 0 we feel assured assure that no P M will ever regret investing a dollar for one years subscription the postmaster in this city prefers hi his s ber r vices in sen ben bening sending ing for the paper for an anyone y one who may desire it and f eels feels confident t that h a t b by its frequent perusal the postmasters will perform erp their public duties with much more satisfaction to themselves and no lebs less benefit to the government and the public theatrical the theatre opens again for a summer season on saturday week it la Is contemplated by the management that the house will be open once a week for a series of light entertainments consistent with tle season from the number of resident en strangers and the pi lasers through the city as well is as from many of the older citizens no doubt a liberal patronage ay iy wll wil 11 ll be drawn the house is iq comfortable and airy and ju just t such a place where friend wants to meet friend to pass an hour or two in the cool of f summer summers erPs erys evenings there will no doubt do bt be some in terest in scein seeing r the dramatic association once again apin by themselves and we much mistake if they do not justify tha vba best beet expectations of their friends 1 library AND READING ROOM the secretary of the nephi library and reading toom room loom favors us with a communication in which u e are pleased to learn of the general pro progress greus gress 0 of r that settlement s and af the contemplated tem Item plated bunding building 0 pt a commodious library and reading room there our co j dent suggests a little poking at other settlements on the same score they will take it I 1 I 1 kindly we expect thile are few men LOW at the head ot of settlements who ho do not lot tully fully tu ily lly appreciate the advantage of intellectual de it is fully a quarter of a centa j ry since sed sena able sable men came to the conclusion I 1 that mind governed matter and in the struggle for supremacy science was victor over the animal I 1 CALLED UPON Us we had the pleasure pleasa pleas pre e of a visit at our sanctum umon upon on monday from john church esq 0 one i n i e oi of proprietors of I 1 the virginia union nevada mr C unites to the prees pre s his care of the post odd off office ice in that little great city and 1 i now wending his way eastward to look to the election reelection re of mr lincoln as a delegate from that territory PASSING THROUGH on thursday mr hugh glenn with a train of 40 wagons and a large drove of mules passed through 0 the cly cay a tole role ro 4 ae for sacramento they left achison atchison on the of february glenn reports a very heavy immigration Z on the plains his hia business seemed tb to be an ap early arrival jn in the i california m arket market had no goods brought only feed for his hig animals BANKING BANKI kiG we ve draw attention to the ad verti of halliday halsey in to day days daya to paper they beem seem to lay jay them selye out for cri tri A extensive business I 1 STRAYING CHILDREN on sunday evening between ei echt and ten adock there was a agn general e ral calling through the city tor for f or two stray children from from the fifteenth ward who some time after the lait lail naine nanel 4 hour were found and returned to their homes so longas long iong as mot mothers herbt herst wirges and guardians will let children wander from home we thine thins that some simple ar rai raif gement might be concluded upon to provest veit velt the yelling and hideous horn born blowing that characterises characterizes all such moments of excitement milt we are not particularly nervous nor crotchety noi nor nor yet jet it lo 10 0 o the tender I 1 feelings of a bereaved parent or any other person who seeks seeka relief to an aching and burstin bursting heart in the creation of the unmusical I 1 I 1 sounds of wailing wailing 0 but on the contrary we are particularly denler and careful and would like to never witness the recurrence dence nence of the cause of the grief if it were understood and we see no need nead of legislation on thie the busin business eso tso ithac persons finding stray children would take them to tha the police station there the losers would ouid go to seek them and riad find them in all populous cities this simple and sensible order is dished an 1 hearts and sleep are let us try it here acquaintances mr ani an mrs irwin are playing at maga Magd lrea irea in virginia city nevada but how low they take out I 1 there is riot riol yet visible the notices of the t press are singularly brief and mixed professor fess fessor or sim Si imons dilons is entertaining tue the city of brotherly love with his astounding C performances at the he the concert hall the magnan amity of the maager manager reduces the he price of eny entrance onebia one haf bif A ma manager i n ager posted in these kind of operations at our elbow ANOTHER PAPER daily dally papers in nevada I 1 are I 1 rus rug rushing hing into existence at a very verb encouraging rate and as far as we can see bee the public realize with that craft crait craft the more the merrier 21 the daily od 03 plute plus le a virginia evening L paper comes to us in exchange loaded with spicey salce morsels that keep us in good hu humor for fon at lehst fifteen minutes every time tima we touch it lovejoy co are a whole team NEW LIME KILNS the citizens of the ward will be especially pleased to learn earn that workmen bega began a on monday nonday to excavate excavate 1 for two new lime kans ahns 0 his about six miles up alty clay city creek kanyon personal col evans formerly of 0 the second cavalry C V 11 and commandant of camp douglas has been recently appointed assistant adjutant general for the department of the pacific GONE EAST godbe mitchell iet lef left let on monday morning by the overland stage for the elst eist they are about the last but not the lelet ie of the purchasing merchants going east this season GOT TO tue THE CITY TY L halsey Jl alsey albey esq banking partner of ben hoi HoT faday Taday E faiq armed arrived in this city on friday the and has entered upon business a nephew of gen bela T na M arrived with him ag as clerk in ta ta le i ban bah bank balk k doon SPORTS itTs the public os of the ath ward ia is lively in the ev eninas enines with cricketers crick eters the dagret union club necta neeta on AT iday ai aid ata d friday evenings eye eve dings MAKING BETTER tine tha great through in mails malls ails alls to the pacific are comin coming along nicely and promising A a t an early day til the short 1 rt schedule time of burn surn bummer summer mer roada roads are getting better OFF ayr the express and U S mil mii stages are crowded every yeek week with passengers passengers airs gIrs for idaho in a short time tame ben holladay hilj have his on the abue both to B lse ise and bi banack nick nack PASSED IT over A S alvord the U S mail C contractor 0 nt bet between een this city and tir ginta city idaho has haa handed tle thle contract over to holladay lay and the latter enters eaters upon that service on oa the lit itt of ja july A clergyman having preached durl duri lent lenty in a smil small town fown in which he had n not 4 once been invited to dinner said in a sermon against ag the prevailing prevail ln ino ins vices of the age ill 1 igl I have preached against every vice but luxurious us living lit ing having had bad no opportunity of observing vint vini to what lyent ex ent it ig is carried garried in tim tawn ll 11 |
