The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-09

WANDERING REFUGEE.-A little
negro boy, blackerthan the hinges of
the Vulcan Iron Works, who says he is
nineteen years old, yet does not weigh
over seventy pounds, but wears close
fitting No. 10 boots, claiming to be a
"wandering refugee from some
swamp near Charleston, South Caro-
lima. recently ''>parrcd' his way from
his sunny southern home" to San
Francisco and thence back to Reno,
where he was .taken in by one OF
the sympathising and dispatched to
Virginia City consigned to General
Van Bokkelen. The General, being
one of the stripe himself POLITICALLY.
eagerly clasped the little wait to his
bosom and took bin to his home
where the "man and brother I'M
proved the opportunity to 90 through
The premises and appropriate to his
! wv use Sundry small articles OF con-
siderable value. and then decamped.
On Thursday he reached his city, and
while slOShing about was OVcrtaken
bv an officer armed with Il dispatch
from General Van BOkkclen. He WaS
placed in Jail. but strenuously denies
having stolen the articles. and has
since been released. Brodder Van
Bokkelen will please jine in de chorus
while de nigga sings:
"Do, de happy days oh yOre
l., alas. shall nrbbcr see,
For I'll be Ioanin' fah away,
y lonely WandCTlu' rCiugec!'
PHENOMENON. A meteorological
phenomenon is credited to Steamboat
Valley, as reported to us by an eye
witness to it yesterday morning.
While the sun rose up brightly and
soon dispersed the snow flakes of the
previous nights fall in this city. the
heaviest snow storm of the season Oc-
CURED between > and ) o'clock in
Steamboat Valley. which is generally
hathel i'll rain while we are S~ieighing.
The chilling wind from that direction
clearly indicated something of the
sort between Us and Oregon. but we
had no idea Ii was so close by. Yet
our readers need not feel alarm. for
the seeming phenomenon is easily
accounted for. Steamboat Valley Is
too far away from prnsby county to
afford Il genial climate. If Hon. II. II.
Berk's annexation bill had passed the
-tlldtt Itk~I h4ilttl. Steamboat sNItI HES
would have been within seven miles
Of OriaSbv county instead OF being,
like Sheridan. ''tWentv miles AWAY
The people OF Steamboat (aud ItenO)
have themselves to blame if their
crops are injured by summer snow
storms, for they raised the cry that
Beck was trying to rob them of
W a>hOe Valley. whereas he was only
trying 10 establish an iSOthermal line
III accordance with the most approved
principles OF nneteorolUgy.
GOING EAsr.-William F. Wilson.
the well-known stage man. will leave
tomorrow evening for a visit t. the
home OF his hoyhood in Massachusetts,
from which he has been absent TWEEN
ty-one Years. (Hi> Stages, branching
out nom the Capital Of Nevada like
the points of a star, will continue to
make good time over fine roads, At
Reno Billy will fail in wiki uncle Geo.
Tu1ly and family, (Nionday night, en-
route to Chicago. Five hundred and
pair OF pants and one cart Pullman
will have to enlarge. Billy viii be
absent a month or SIX weeks.
lSTE3ESTING.-Ihe morning ser
vices commencing at II o'clock at
the Episcopal church to-day will be
especially Interesting this being
Easter Sunday. The music will be
under the direction Of Mrs. Hayden
lpcrhapS the last opportunity Il
people will have of hearing her Won
deriul voice.. and the church will be
beautifully decorated with flowers.
In the evening the Sunday school
children. to the number of 100. Will
commemorate the resurrection OF
Christ by singing, etc.
PEoMPI.-Taking cognizance of an
irtraction Of the law, Judge Harris Of
the Second District Court on Thurs
day last issued a venire for Il Grand
Jury. r~eturnable Yesterday. The
jurors We're sworn in at the appointed
hour, explicitly instructed as TO their
duties. retired, found a true bill OF in
dictment and were dischar~ed-all
within a few hours.
Go to Smith & SAVERS for your gen.
uine Rembrandt Photographs. at San
Francisco prices.
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