The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-08-11

Court adjourned until Nio'Iuav,
September 4th, at l0:3o a. m.
MAN.-Evening before
last we hunted up the biography OF
James Mack. familiarity known in this
citv as the .'Haichet Man. from his
having attempted to beat faro with a
Ratchet. last Winter. The leading
and most enterpri>ing newspapers OF
the Eastern cities usually have the
biographies of leading statesmen and
other noted characters written up be-
fore the subject is touched by the nm
ger Of death-usialIy anticipating that
common event bv a few days, or weeks
at most. 1t was this spirit OF enter
prise which possessed us TO num- up
the history of the Ratchet Mans lie,
As wefully believed he would be killed
before II O'Clock Wednesday night,
.s he had threatened the life Of Sheriff
swift. Constable Hodgkin>on. and one
or two others. His last term of m
prisonment expired Wednesday noon.
The q he devoted to drinking
taack-leg whisky and huNtiug for a
tight. There were ao less than four
determined men (whOm he had threat
ened armed far the purpose "t klliiiS
him in ease af attack. As the kiiiihe
did not come Oft. we need not recIte
the history of the Hatchet Man IRON
the cradle TO the grave Sntfice II 10
saw that he came from Au>tralia 10
this country a few wears ago. iiu tiiat
he is an eccentric individual "iieh
sober. an insane one when ineOrlateh,
and a little dangerous at all tunes
being a man of reckless disposition
and physical strength.
He has worked several months tor
Jack Elliot. the tiilnie mar OF Upper
Clear Greek. since last Winter. Elliot
saws Mack is a good worker, a Faithful
and quiet man when sober, bnt A
..little fighty" when drinking. Elliot
came i'm town Wednesday evening,
and Mack expressing a desire to 2" Ia
work, the former gentleman empIoNeo
him and sem him to the mountains.
Elliot saws Mack memory VIII not
last him ten steps, and that his threats
amount to nothing.
HYMESEAL.-The Enterprise of yes
terday tells a good story on a young
maj resident not a thousand miles
from the milk ranch on the upper
road to Virginia, two miles northeast
of this city. 1t says that on Sunday
last two couples (the young ladies' be-
ing sisters went from this city to Viz
gina for the purpose of being matri-
monially Spliced. and that while the
first compile faced the music and the
took place all right and
- T,-l tI1 2.,n l,lH a
of the second couple backed square
out. The Enter prise says that the
would be husband pleaded with the
wouldn't-be bride with tears in his
ewes as large as horse apples. but to
no The story is good. AS the
Enerprise has it: hut it is better As
il really occurred. The would be
husband procured a license in this
city without the knowledge of the
wouldn't-be bride. and without even
having consulted her on The subject
of a matrimonial alliance-f1atterinH
himself that he was quitting up a job
on her, aud that in the midst of the
excitement of her sisters marriage he
would spring the question on her and
she would consent to follow suit. But
she didn't. And now there Is an
Ormsbv county marriage license for
sale at a rulnOuS discount.
BARTHoLoMEw'S CALLIOPE. Onr
readers need not be alarmed at that
TRANCE weird whistle which has re
sounded through the valley for the
rast few DAYS. 1t is the locomotive
Ormshy John Bartholomew engineer
which has recently taken the place OF
the Comstock. The Ormshy has the
most unearthly veil of any locomotive
that ever snorte'', and Dave McGioWI
came near Jumping rom the train the
first timethe whistle waStnrned loose,
bartholomew is not noted for weak
nerves, but he comes near playing a
tune every time he touches the valve
of that whistle-and heuce many have
thought that it was IA genuine calliope,
NoTIcE.-The public are hereby
cautioned against buying the water O
a certain spring situate on the Lake
Bigler Toll Road, about I'VE miles
from Carson, from w. D.. Torreyson
or any person other than myself, thu
said Spring being on my line of sur
vey and claimed by me.