The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-19

dusk yesterday evening an electric
of our citiZeuS, who describe it as one
of the most singular and beautiful
phenomena VI seen in the heavens.
A long bank of cirro-cumuluS cloud
hung lazily a few degrees above the
summit of the Sierra, and beyond and
below this was a similar but smaller
cloud. From the upper and nearer
bank a luminous body, apparently
much larger han a Hour barrel, and
of Il beautiful scarlet color, sud
denly darted toward the more
distant cloud, with a tendency
downward at an angle of about fifteen
degrees, but before reaching its appar-
ent destination the ball exploded with
a noise like that of a l2-pounder cam
non and shed its lurid glare owe the
whole valley and for forty miles east
ward. In its flight it left a brilliant
light along its pathway that did not
disappear for nearly three minutes,
while the superb corona formed by
the explosion seemed still more 10th
Il release its brilliant glory to the
gloom OF twilight.
ACQUITTED.-The trial of T. b. Win
ston, on an indictment for drawing
and exhibiting a deadly weapon in a
threatening manner, came of in h
Second District Court yesterday, and
resulted in his acquitt2l-the jury be-
ing out about half an hour. 1t will
be remembered that the drawing of
the weapon referred to resulted i'll the
accidental shooting and subsequent
death of Hank Sherwood, but the
evidence was not sufficient to Justify
the jury in rendering a verdict against
Winston-the weapon having been
drawn for purposes of self-defenSe and
fired by the we'll intended but rash
act of Sherwood himself.
WHY THE WIND BLows.-We have
so many windy days here in the valley
that some people inquire "what is the
use of all this aimless wind, filling
peoples eyes with dust cOntinually?'
The wind from the south is generally
of longer duration than that from any
other quarter, carrying with II a great
er quantity of dust, and evidently
blows in obediance to the law of COM
pensation-carrying the dust of the
valley to the hills TO compensate them
for the erosion Of Winter rains, which,
in turn, bring back the dust again in
the form Of mud.
SENT TO JAIL.-Lon. Sinclair, who
finished up a 2l-days term in the
County Jail for assault and battery, a
few days since, was yesterday up be-
fore Justice Parkinson on a charge of
threats against life. He was bound
over in the sum of $500 10 keep the
peace for six months, and in default
was sent to Jail for that period OF time.
JUDGE CRADLEBAUGH.- We saw
upon the Ormsby House register last
evening the entry John CraGlebaUgh,
Eureka which reminded US of the
presence in this city of ore CT the most
upright of Judges, the most faithful of
our Territorial Delegates to Congress,
and one of the bTaVeSt officers of the
Army OF the Potomac.
New BUILDING.-The .Iasons and
Odd Fellows of Genoa are about to
the erection of a fine build
III that place, and each society has
a conference committee on
the subject.
BULLIoN.-The L. S. Branch Mint
in this city received bullion day be
yesterday amounting to between
$4,000 and $50, O00-a tact which es-
u memory night before last.
ONCE ! WEEK.-Hereafter the dane
ing school at Empire City (Which al
ways winds up with z social hop will
be open but once q week every
Thursday evening.
COOP WoRS.-The Gold Hill News
says during the last month the Mexi
can Mill, at Empire, Carson river, re-
1uced 2,764 tons OF ore, all from the
Chollar-Potosi.
JURY OUT.-The trial of a Chinaman
for stealing chickens came up in the
District Court yesterday afternoon. and
he jury a having a sitting OF the
case last night. {