The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-08-03

deed, as to suggest h idea thai one OF
their number has taken contract to
$50 through the town within aspeci-
fed and limited space of time. Tues
dav evening one of these sneaks
quietly slipped into the side yard of "A
residence, stepped upon the porch and
made for a window. \ healthy2-year
old dog was quietly sleeping on the
porch near the window, and he went
for the intruder. John leaped over
the balustrade and made for the fence,
but the noise awakened two other
dogs near by, and after h
Jumped over the fence he had to make
fast time for nearly two blocks before
he shook the company at his heels.
Another RoBBRRY.-At 9 o'clock
Yesterday morning a Chinaman en-
tered the tailor shop OF +. Preuss, No.
II North Carson street, and stated that
he wanted to buy some cloth. Preuss,
after showing the Celestial several
! pieces, stepped into the back room for
something, and OF returning a moment
atterward the Chinaman and about
two wards of fine heavy castor beaver
| cloth was missing. the cloth being
| N'illl SIC. l1t ian " Wv ''' 49,
the Celestial WAS nowhere to be seen.
knowing the thief by sight. Preuss,
accom- panied by Constable Hodgkln-
son. visited and searched Chinatown
some hours atterward, but found no
trace of the thief or his booty.
STATE LANDs.-JaSou O. Powers
Yesterday deposited with the State
Treasurer the sum of 800 in currency
for the purchase of 80 acres of State
land lying in Independence Valley,
Elko county The following parties
made application for the purchase OF
State lands under the provisions of
section Q. Act of March, 1871, deposit
ing one-titth of the cost price thereof;
Charles T.. Sampson deposited $40
Currency for the purchase Of 100
acres living on Duck Water creek. Nye
county, and Richard Barnes deposited
$50 for the purchase of $40 acres lying
on Curraut creek, Nye county.
IAPRovING.-Ben. Ellsworth. who
was shot in the groin at Pine Nut Val
lev on the 25th of July, has greatly
improved since he reached home
where he could have proper care and
medical treatment. DR.. Waters (who
i attending him has strong hopes of
his ultimate recovery. The rifle ball
Weighing an ounce has not Yet been
found. The physician thinks the ball
inpiuged upon the ileum. passed
through the bone and lodged in the
g~lutaeus muscles. in which ease the
| wound will prove a less dangerous
,,,a ? hon u-aS or irst EtInaASaI
UPsEr.-A fractions horse backed a
wagon up against Mandlebauin's fruit
stand yesterday, upset the stand, and
mixed fruit and vegetables on the side
wlak in a very promi>cuous manner.
BY the way. jim MaudIebaum has
been in bad luck for two days. On
Tuesday he was playing base ball and
received IA swift ball where it caused a
painful brui>e-suggesting a charac-
t~eri>tic disadvantage under which
male short-stops iabor.
STREET RoBBERY.-A few days since
a case of diamond cnt diamond occur
red in this city. \ Chinese laundry
man was on his way home with a
basket of clothes. including a gentle
mans coat and vest. He sat the baS-
ket down on the sidewalk and stepped
into "A store for a moment. and during
his absence another Chlnaman stepped
up, helped himself to the coat and
vest and decamEed.
GAxD JURY.-We We're slightly mis-
taken, yesterday. in saying that grand
Jurors summoned for the August term
of the District Court for this county
were to be present in Court on Monday.
The August term commences on Mon
day, bu; the grand jurors were sum
moued to appear at 10 O'Clock a. III. On
Tuesday next.
PER Characteristic Superintend-
ent of Public instruction \. \. Fisher
Yesterday paid into the State Treasury
the sum of S3,3l3 50, per centage from
the General Government on the sale
of lands lying within the boundaries
of this State.
NoTICE.-L. P. Frisbie being about
t visit the Eastern States, requests his
patrons to come to his assistance. All
indebted to him will confer a great
favor by calling at the Captains office
and making settlement before the 10Th
instant.
HELD o PosTAGE.-Letters ad-
dressed as follows are detained in the
Carson City Postoffice for lack of post
age: Nephi Ownes, Deer Lodge City,
Montana, and William L. Forbes,
Plalnwell, Allegan county, Michigan.