The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-29
"THF SILENT ALARM

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"THE SILENT ALARM."-This won
derful invention (now called the
alarm candle) is an invention from
the brain of George II. Alexander,
druggist, apothecary, chemist, etc,
formerly of Austin, whilom of Trea-
sure City, and at present engaged in
the drug business in Hamilton, and
q member Of the Board OF County
Commissioners of White Pine. The
apparatus was graphically described
in the White Pine News soon after it
became known, and was not intro
duced into the western portion of
the State until quite recently. The
peculiar virtue of this silent alarm is
that it enables one to awake Mt any
hour desired, without disturbing the
balance of the household. or even
another person sleeping in the same
bed. In this it differs from the
alarm clock in common use. Since
its virtues became known in this part
of the State, patent rights to coun-
ties and towns have been in great de-
mand. The agent for Western Ne
vada is located in Virginia, and a
number of Carsonites have been mp
there within the past few days en-
deayoring to secure the rightto man.
u~facture and sell the ''silent alarm"
in this and adjoining counties. 1t
was reported a day or two since that
Mart Reese had secured the right for
Carson: but il is now understood
that our enterprising townsman, ].
q. Moore, of the firm of Moore X
Parker, has secured the right I % man
ufacture and sell in Lyon, Ormsby
and Douglas counties. At least. we
hear that Johnny missed the train ut
Virginia. yesterday. while looking
around for responsible freeholders to
go on his bonds for the faithful full
fllment Of the contract entered into
with the agents at Virginia.
OUR ISsAsE.-It appears from the
report of the Secretary of State, that
Nevada has sent to the California In
sane Asylum 50 person in all-the
first being Mrs. Gottische Fischer,
from Ormsby county, October .,
1865, and the last, John Powers, from
Nye county, October >. 1870. OF
these, 10 have died and - have been
discharged VIM. NJ. Roberts. a na-
tive of Iowa, aged IL, being the
youngest admitted, and John Pow
ers the last n native of Ireland,
aged 20, being the oldest. The
birthplace of Z is unknown: foreign
countries gave birth 30 30, New York
to 4, Pennsylvania to 3, Kentucky
and Ohio To 2 each; North Carolina,
Michigan, Wisconsin. Vermont, IL
1inois, Iowa, Maryland, Maine and
Tennessee to l each. Storey county
sent q I; Ormsby, IA Lander, Z;
Washoe. 3; Humboldt. 4; Lyon and
White Pine, 3 each; Elko and Nye.
2 each. and Esmeralda l.. Twenty
eight of these persons came from
California to Nevada, and the others
from various Territories, States and
countries.
"c"aN hNbis -A5SEltl-
bly, yesterday postponed action on
the amendment striking the word
finale" from orr State Constitution.
and rendering Mrs. Laura DE Force
Gordon the use of the hall for We'd
nesday evening next, to enable her
to address the assembled wisdom Of
the State OF the subject. The room
will doubles be crowded, as Mrs.
Gordon is accounted one of the most
eloquent orators on this coast.
COMMUNICATIVE gentleman
from Nye," one Of the special COM
mittee of the Assembly to whom was
referred the question of boundary
between the counties of Nye,
Churchill and Esmeralda, has been
accused of c~ontending for the estab-
lishment of the boundary line be.
tween his county and Churchill at a
certain point on the parallel of Ion
gitude thirty-nine miles west from
Washington"
SSow.-After a terrible wind from
10 q. m. to 2 p. m, yesterday, ''the
beautiful snow" came down dense as
cloud, in great flakes like cotton
blossoms, ~traversing the atmosphere
ri all angles, and forming a lattice
work Of purity between earth and
heaven, capricious as human thought
and beautiful as Loves young
dream"
THOSE TRUSKs---The female beer
jerker whose trunk was seized from
its deliverers, a few evenings since
by the proprietor of a downtown
hotel and a shotgun, has brough,
suit before Justice Parkinson for thu
recovery Of her baggage. The cas-,