The Nevada journal., 1854-11-17
Disgracelul Scenes.

W h1tlcSS tIIdl lHoot revolving OF
all exhibitions prize fight The fight
was held at Hughes race track, and was
attended by a large crowd from the neigh
boring places, besides blacklegs, villains,
plckpockets and pimps, from Marysville
and Sacramento The brutal contest con-
tlnued nearly an hour, but we shall not
defiile our columns with its nauseating de-
tails. Kelly, one of the combatants, was
severely, perhaps fatally injured, and now
he is in deranged state of mind at the
Union hotel. Previous to the fight, Mr..
Hughes obtained a license from the depu-
ty county treasurer for "sparring match
without Gloves" although it was motor
lous to him, the officer granting it, and to
the public, that no sparring match was in
intended, but bloody fight between the
combatants, that could only end in severe
injury to one or both, and public distur-
bance. That license was used as an in
strument to thwart the ends of justice, by
preventing tie projected arrest Of the
parties. Had no license been issued the
officers would promptly have interfsred,
before blow was struck, and saved the
consequences that ensued, and the credit
Of the place. The effort to cloak the
disgraceful intentions Of the parties by the
license was an outrage, and deserves the
stigma that has attached to it, and no
valid excuse can be given for the compli-
ance Of the officer who granted the license.
For the paluy fee paid by Mr.. Hughes
an officer empowered to permit decent
exhibition gives opportunity to the most
brutal passions. We may next hear of
highway robbery licensed under sn inof-
fensive name Perhaps the officer acted
through thoughtlessness; if so, he had
better learn a lesson from the results of
his carelessness. The man who procured
the license for false pretence, was, we
learn, chisseled out of his pa by his
friends. We have no doubt this circum-
stance troubles. him more than public opin-
ion, though self-respect should teach any
man not to make his place an arena for
the enactment of such scenes,
tbcH Hc.h4 +lo
rested, and brought to town, and Fitzger-
aid was pui under bonds for $1,000
He took French leave immediately, but
was arrested at Sacramento, and again
brought back
The discreditable crowd, drawn togcth-
er like foul birds to carrion, gave their
blessing to this place for many hours after
the occasion that called them here, by
discharging pistols in the streets, riding
furiousl ly about, getting drunk and disor-
derly generally. They realized the phrase
of hell broke loose" From such an
other visitation, "good Lord deliver us.
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merchants generally will observe that we
have established an advertising agency in
that city, with KIRK Bros The circula-
tion and character of our paper makes it
desirable medium for advertising, a fact
that is appreciated by San Francisco mer-
chants, as Will be seen by glance at our
columns. It will be our aim to continual
ly enhance the already extensive circula-
ton of our sheet, so as to return a sub
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patrons. Our paper now circulates by
all the expresses from the Yubas to Bear
river, and generally over the State, while
our local circulation is not exceeded by
that Of any interior paper Our paper
was established in April, 1851, and for
most of the time has been under its pres
ent management, The business of this
county is very heavy, this being the fourth
county in the State, and is an item of
sufficient Importance to warrant an effort
on the part of Sacramento merchants to
secure it. Much of the dealing of our
merchants is with San Francisco-a fact
that may in a great degree be attributed
to the failure of Sacramento merchants to
publish their business and stocks in the
interior. We offer facilities to this end.
All business left with KIRK Bros for us
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BS~ Our readers will notice that we
have improved our paper since our last
issue 1t is our firm design to make the
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