Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-04-23
LKTTRR FROM CARLSON.
Lively Crack from Pine-nut-Shoot.
tIE, Racing and Politics In Carson

CARSON ClTY, April %, 1866.
EDrroR News There has not been
much to excite our community Of late;
still, o few cases and items for a "local"
have been found-and one of them was
the arrest and trial Of our once noble
jack who now dispenses" in the
A%ourishing town Of Empire. Jack is q
man no one need fool with! He stands
about 6 feet 8 endways, 4 feet Longitude
nal; and according to Frank Farington,
he grayitates about 80 lbs-avoirdupoise.
You can well imagine what kind of a des-
perado q man must be, to provoke the ire
OF this youthful Sampson. But such o
desperate does actually exist-a man
with dark-brown hair. Yes
As the Spring in al It's beauty
was oeaming forth at Dutch Nicks,
A mar forgetful Of all duty
Played "Fas Jack" a naughty trick.
Yes, he beguiled Jacks charmer, or better
mot half-but about one-third. That
generous and natural excitement, which
often occurs in such cases made and pro-
yided, began to hum around in the organs
and breast of our outraged Jack, and
finally It began to escape upwards, where
it lodged in his cerebellum; and having
entire control Of his duromater, he pulled
forth a small Monitor, to decapitate, or to
burst a hole into his iuquisitive friends
head but the ordnance went of before q
parallel was obtained.
Then, through fear Of great pain aud
bodily injury, and not wishing his head to
be made a bulls eye Of, the victim appear
ed before his Honor McKeeby to stay fur
Their proceedings, until "the pale moons
light should shine 80 bright" or Jacks
glycerine should become q little more
cooled of and manageable. Wherefore,
agreeable with Hoyle, the Judge put q
$4,000 weight upon fat Jack until the
next meeting of the Grand Jury.
Not long since a foot race was run be-
tween "Charlie" and "Mat." for 500 q
side. Hal. and Gus. were Referees. I,
was agreed that the first Of the two who
passed the string was to take the ring
| and Chsrlie having too much daylight be.
| meath him, came u just in time to enter
| his protest against Mat. receiving the
steaks. Whereupon Hal, the holder Of
Charles 800. deposited it in Wells
Fargo s. Co.'S, subject to q decision Of the
race. Gus. demanded that the money bt
paid over to Mat. but Hal. couldn't SET
it in that light. So suit was brought be.
fore his Honor McKeeby, who keeps thll
community straight as clook-work. A
jury was impanelled. Little Clark dc
not mean littis, but the younger Clark
for plaintiff, and Hal. for defendant. Aftel
a well conducted and most laborious trial
with excitement running high on the out
side, and Q cope charge to the jury, tht
deciders retired. Then betting was high
two to one that Mat. Wins the case. Blu
a few minutes brought back the angus
jury, who, upon their oaths, did then ant
there state and decide that Mat. was thu
fastest runner and the better man ; and i
Charlie had about 5000 he had bette
"~pungle."
The verdict having pleased everyone
but Charlie, all departed in peace; anc
folks are now waiting anxiously another
race, or dog fight.
Politics are somewhat "smithering," ye
some are trying hard to make Q slate tina
will suit all, and-especially htmsslrsi.
Whs have here one up for United Statel
Senate, two for Congress, two for Attor'
ney General, two for Controller, n FOL
Treasurer, two for Superintendent Of Pub
lie Instruction, one for Governor, two fol
Secretary Of State, two for Supreme Judg'
and three for District Judge! There ii
no end to county official candidates.
As the It'll Of November approaches tht
political pulse will increase in. rapidity O.
movement, and it stands now only about
90 degrees. viii therefore close without
administering alternatives. Yours,
PrNR Nur,