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

For Genoa, Pine Grove and Aurora at
PIsCAToRY TYPos.-Last Saturday
evening Andy Graham and Buckmin-
ster, two typos from the Gold Hill
News office, dropped down to Empire
City they were afraid to come here
and meet our champion chub-fisher-
mani, so as to be ready for a great haul
of fish on Sunday morning. Well,
Sunday morning anne and with it a
terrific gale of wind which continued
throughout the day. Eight o'clock
found Andy up and eager for the fry.
Aiming himself with five dollars
worth of fishing tackle and a small
boy for a guide, he started for the
Mexican dam. five miles away, in the
face of "a strong head wind that would
have puzzled a draft horse to penetrate.
Ten o'clock found Buck. out of bed.
and, insinuating himSelfgentlV around
a large cock tail and a cold lunch, he
proceeded to the Mexican mill, where
he could fish in the settlers and be
protected from the storm by the build
ing. He attributes his bad luck TO the
noise of the mill and the motion of the
mullers. lie didn't catch anything
except theeye Ofthe w~atchnan, which
was constantly upon him. At four
O'Clock in the afternoon (traln time
Andy came rushing down the river
bank through a cloud of sagebrush,
sand and powders. so dense that ii
was hard TO tell whether he was run
ming on the ground or sliding on the
wind. In his hand was a ragged look
ing fragment. at first supposed TO be
the the wind had left of the
bow, but on closer inspection it was
found to be three little minnows-
about large enough for bait. The two
fishermen reached the cars on time
but the Gold Hill News didn't Monday
afternoon, and we must attribute its
failure to a surteit of fish III b com
posing room.
OvERrAKEN.-Our local readers,
this city for some time the familiar
faces of a certain soiled dove and her
blonde hostess, will probably reconize
them as plaintiffs and a certain AS
semblyman as defendant in the fol-
lowing case noticed in the White Pine
News of last Friday: "A suit was
brought before Justice Davis, yester-
day, to cover the value of several
nights lodgings, in Carson City. The
case drew a large crowd. as it has been
understood that the decision i'll this
suit will be a guide to govern future
charges in like cases. Owing to some
infOrmalitv in the summons the case
could not go on. The summons was
dismissed, an amended complaint
filed. and the cas- up again to-
morrow morning at 10 O'clock
A CHICKEN FIGHr.-About2 o'clock
yesterday morning the ''Old Hen"
and Spring Chicken" had a high old
spree at the hurdy house, winding up
with a hair-pulling. the decanter
chorus, and a general brandy smash.
Mutual friends lntertered andthe gen
tie danes We're separated; but, meet
ing on the street again Yesterday, the
Spring Chicken tackled the Old Her
again and ''putaterrible head on her.
The Umpire has taken the question of
fowl" under Amusement.
MARRIED.-Daniel f. Harkin, late
Constable of Empire City and now a
resident of Genoa, was united in the
holy bonds of matrimony to Miss
Maggie Kelly, Of Empire City on
Monday evening last. The marriage
took place in this city. Justice Park
inson officiating. The bride was a
sister to p. p. Kelly of the Empire
House. and was the belle Of Empire
City.
THE WAY THEY TAKE IT.-Later
Information from the headquarters of
the Temperance bachelors cuisine
club. tells how they take vinegar Gal
ifornia sour Wine) on their cabbage.
After eating the cabbage they drink a
bottle of the vinegar. The vinegar Is
thus taken separately and afterward,
in order to make sure that il gets on
top of the cabbage.
GOING HoME.-Marshall Robinson,
for some years one Of the proprIetors
of the Carson Daily Appeal, leaves to-
dav, with his family, for his old home
in Minneapolis, Minnesota, of which
place both himself and wife were piO-
neer settlers in the ''lOng ago" Mr..
Robinson was one OfOur most esteem
ed citizens, and carries with him the
best wishes of the entire community.
DITCH BRoKEN.-A slight break oc-
cured in the Mexican ditch, nea the
dam, last Sunday night, but prompt
action soon put it in full repair, and
the tlume is again full of water and
the mills running.
NARROW GAUGERs. Hill Beachey,
President; o. r. johnson, Treasurer,
and B. A. Townsend, General Super
intendent, of the Reno and Virginia
Narrow Gauge Railroad were in town
yesterday.