Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-10-28
LETTER FROM THE CAPITAL.
CARSON CITY, October 81, 1867.

CARSON CITY, October 81, 1867.
EvENrFuL wEEK-spIRIrUAL TIES.
DEAR NEws-The past week of events
in Carson will long be remembered, not
only by the present but those who may
como after US for generations There
has been o course of Spiritual lectures
delivered by Professor Todd, by which
q few of the "uninitiated" have found
an imbibing faith in the spirit land.
Through spirits, marvellous things are
wrought. Case: A large rope supposed
to be tied first fast around his neck,
wound thence down at right angles
around his body, until the rope forks on
either leg by q knot-tie /; thence down
each leg to the ankle, with here n dou-
ble-tie. Now one end of the rope is
made fast with a hangman's knot around
wagner's lager beer saloon, by Billy
| Wilson (who never throws off. Tho
other end is wound fifteen times about
the aldermanic body of George Tufley,
and securely fastened to the st. Charles.
The curtain is drawn up. Lights ex.
tinguished. All ut once, like the roar
ing of distant artillery or a San Fran
cisco earthquake, the lights appear.
Curtain raised {: Professor Todd appears
Invested of all the rope he was invested
with, and on further investigation, Tufly
and Billy Wilson were found at the lager
beer saloon, each with a half-gallon of
lager, and playing bean poker. The
Professor is nearly HI; give him n
hearing.
THE WAX FIGURES.
The wax figures of our Saviour and
the Apostles have been on exhibition
here for some time, and our friend
Curry thought he would like to take q
peep at them for fear Of neper having an
other chance; so he invited uncle "Tread"
to take a solemn gaze with him on such
scenes, most dear On earth. They en-
tered. The polite delineator, pointing to
q figure, said "This is David % Un-
Gle Abe drew his specs, and taking a
side view, said, with q soto voce, to
"Tread," believe that to be Vallan-
digham |" Going on q little further,
the Snowman said "This is a repre-
ssntation Of the Lords Supper" Curry
took a stareing look and said " Tread,
Pn bs id if it amt johnson and his
Cabinet! Here, Mr.. Snowman, give me
back my dollar its a id Copperhead
meeting" Taking his dollar, he won't
out, saying: "Nary cent tribute for
Copperheads 4; but wen invest at the
Magnolia where all our sorrows will be
healed"
THE DIET.
The Union Club met, as per notice,
last evening. After a few minutes Of
private consultation land his CHARGE,
between Judge Beatty and McKeeby,
the latter took the Chair and called the
Club to order. President McKeeby
said that when the Club last adjourned,
Judge Beatty was speaking on the
bloody eighth resolution NEGRO suf-
frage), and therefore would be entitled
to the floor.
Here followed o little sparing-but
no claret. Here Mighels introduced q
resolution, that no one speak over five
minutes. Objected to by Gen. Clark.
Nourse moved its adoption. Carried.
Clark complains bitterly of the gdg-lar:
said he prepared for a set speech from
washiugton's Farewell Address and
Jefferson, Jackson, Polk and John Ty-
lsr's inaugural addresses, and had cut a
few slips from Buchanan's Atlantic
kilograms to Queen Victoria. Nourse
answers. Said he, too, had expected to
make o speech had taken much pains
in selecting from his library such works
as Gibbons Rome, Washington Irving's
Mahomed, Pope's Head, Munchauson
and the Lords Prayer. Mighels thought
the nights were too short, and time very
precious. Beatty felt a very m
sympathy for the poor, Woodworking
mechanic, who would not listen to long
speeches. So Mighel's Resolution was
most tremendously accepted.
Nourse moved that Gov. Slingerland's
resolution 18th be laid o. the table.
Roll being called, the resolution was
lost by a large majority. Slingerland
changed his vote from the negative to
the af~irmative-no doubt for the pur-
pose of bringing the resolution up again
some other day; but Nourse being sharp,
with a note from Blaze in his pocket,
moved the vote by which the resolution
was lost be now rescinded and that mo-
ton be laid on the table. Decided to
be carried Judge Kesby in the chair).
Slingerland acknowledged the parlia-
mentary tactics Of Gen. Nourse, but said
no gentleman would take it. Nourse all
this while was meditating on the rise
and fall of VOL in the white settle
ments, and came to the conclusion that
q white man was as good as q negro, if
his afability was equal therefore, he
introduced the following:
Resolved, That deeming the issues
now before the people of this country
sufficiently met by the resolutions al
ready adopted by this Club, we cheer
fully concede to members (conserva-
tives) Of the party the largest liberty Of
opinion upon other questions.
Now, Mr.. News, you sec by the gen.
erous act Of Gen. Nourse, which was
unanimously carried by the Radicals,
that Messrs. Clark, Slingerland, Mason
and Edwards have a lawful right be-
slowed upon them by the Ormsby Union
| Club, to think and even talk on ques-
tons agitating the public veal, ezcept
the negro suffrage; from which they are
forever barred.
So you see, after some four weeks of
uncommon agitation between the blacks
and whites, the latter find themselves
forever barred in further elaboration on
the velvet question. So ends the first
chapter of the Carson epistle on negro
universal citizen suffrage, rs approved
by Greeley-aud opposed by Edwards
and Mason. MAX.
P.S. am sorry to inform you Of tho
death of my old friend Mrs. Burk, the
wife of Mr.. Burk, who is moro famil-
iarly known as "Friday," and who has
long been the landlord of Fridays Sta
ton and partner Of James Small. She
died at her residence, near the station,
and will be buried in Carson on Tues
day next. The funeral will take place
at the Catholic church in this city.
The November election in the Empire
State will hinge upon what the Consti-
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