The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-23

NlrS1nla at 1 p. m.
For Genoa, Pine Grove and Aurora at
, "a. III.
WoRMY.-Our attention was yester-
day called to a singular phenomenon
recently developed in the garden of
G. W. Crystal, in the southern portion
Of this city. In clearing away the
rubbish accumulated during the VIM
ter, mvriads of little worms were dis
covered in clumps like snakes and in
pockets or knobs of the fallowed
ground. In some places they cling
together in great rolls Is large as a
mans hat. So far they seem to have
avoided the roots offruit trees Cherry,
but near the wall of MIR. Crystals
blacksmith shop, where the ground is
filled with rhubarb roots, they are
found in great abundance. The worms
are about three Fights of an inch in
length. and to the naked eye present a
dark Drown appearance; but under
the microscope they present a cylin-
dricaI body divided by ruge into
twelve rings, which in urn are subdi-
vided by three wrinkles each, the
whole surface presenting a bright
bronze appearance. with here and
there a projecting hair of golden hue.
rhe head and face looks much like
that of a walrus, barring the CANNES,
which are represented by falcated
horns closing beneath the lower lip.
From external characteristics of form
and structure, We should pronounce
these worms a species of the genus
lumbricuS, but at the same time we
are not disposed to deprive our readers
of the pleasure of speculation by Civ
ing them further particulars.
DISTRICT CoURT.-In the Second Ju-
dicial District Court, Judge C.. n. Har-
ris presiding, the following business
was transacted yesterday: Funkhouse
& Wehber VS.. Sweeney 4 Buckley:
jury waived and cause continued until
the Doth instant. State VS.. All Lee,
All Hee ct al, for gaming without a
license; continued for the term. Q.
+. Willis vs.. Cowing Bros; by con-
sent, judgment for plaintiff. In the
matter of the estate of VIM. X. Parkin-
>on, deceased, leave granted to with
draw petition for order of sale. John
Connolly, VS.. Jones 4 Smith ct al;
demurrer overruled and five days al
lowed defendants to file answer. In
the matter OF the petition of Sebo
Muntinga, praying that an instrument
p%urporting to be the last will and tes-
lament OF Heinrich Sticknoth, de-
ceased, the case was dismissed at cost
of the petitioner. The Court then dis
charged the trial jurors for the term,
and adjourned until Tuesday next.
DIsMIssED.-During the last session
Of the Legislature two or three efforts
were made to get through a bill for an
Act authorizing the admission to pro-
bate of an instrument purporting TO be
the last will and testament of Helm
rich Sticknoth, a miser who died i'll
iestate in Empire City in February,
1863. The document had been refused
probation by Judged Wright of the
district Court of this county, and nav
ing failed before the Legislature, was
brought before Judge Harris, yester-
day, when it was again thrown out,
this time at the cost of petitioner.
There is known to be q balance in the
estate of $2,o27 %, and it is believed
deceased left buried sums aggregating
$1,000.
INsANE.-Deputy Sheriff r. S. Con-
lev of ElkO county, arrived in this
city yesterday, having in charge an
insane maj named James Gilbourn.
a native of Ireland, aged 40 years.
<iilbOurnts malady is of the maniacal
type, caused by religious excitement
or spiritualism, and has been growing
worse since the first symptoms in Sep
TENDER last. For a ear or W. last
past he has eel engaged as a labOrer
ON the farms in Clover Valley, Elko
county, and recently showed symp-
toms of a suicidal mania. He was
turned over to the State Board for the
care of the insane, and is temporarily
confined in the Ormsby county Jail.
@SKIRMIsH.-There was a somewhat
lengthy, lively and amusing skirmish
on Carson street, yesterday afternoon,
between q rarchman and a city team
sier, resulting in the demolition OF a
pane of glass and the hauling off of
one of the parties by Hank Sherwood.
Deputy Sheriff. There were more
men gathered about the scene of the
conflict than we have seen since the
Legislature adjourned, and Carson
street looked as lively as described by
Mark Twain when a milk wagon ran
away and turned over a peanut stand.
NILLIxERY.-Mrs. r. F. Brooks,
from Elko, a real artist in the millin-
cry business, has taken rooms tenn
porarily in the building opposite
Frisbie's where a portion of her fash
ionable,stock of goods is on exhibition.
The ladies of Carson will find no more
Observation-Disclosures San Francisco
shan Mrs. Brooks, nor one1more likely