The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-06-08

fortunate house at the corner of Fall
and Third streets, in this city. It was
formerly occupied. by Miles Reese,
during whose residence there the
house was twice burglarized. Joseph
Reed, night guard at the State Prison,
resides there at present with his fam
lily. Last Saturday night the house
was broken into and robbed, and
night before last it was again burglar
lied and a pair of blankets and panta-
looms stolen. Reed was absent at the
prison at the time, and his wife, who
had been unwell for some days, occu-
pied the second oOm from Third
street. The burglar entered the front
room by raising the window, and
awakened Mrs. Reed, who, having no
, fire arms, was afraid to stir. The thief
then propped up the window with a
stick, struck a match and lighted a
pitch pine torch made of splinters five
or six inches in length, which he sat
down on the floor, leaning against the
washboaId of the wall, and under a
baby-crib which stood in the room
thus preventing the light reaching the
street windo VS.. A crack in the parti-
ton wall separating the front from
Mrs. Reeds rOOm, however, revealed
to her the fact that there was a light in
the front room. But still she was
| afraid to move she heard the thief
take from his pocket (Which had keys
or other metallic su distances i'll it, a
knife which he dropped upon the
floor, then picked up, and used ncut-
ting the ropes surrounding a bundle
of blankets. From this bundle one
pair was taken, together with a pair OF
~pantalOOnS which We're folded inside
the blankets. Other clothing and
blankets We're left. The thief then
went to the door of Mrs. Reeds room,
and finding it unfastened pushed 1t
partly open, but just then Mrs. Reeds
little girl made a noise and the mother
said Hush. baby" whereat the burg
lar jumped Il AT the open window,
an, while letting the sash down to its
place again, a whistle was heard, and
the thief and his sentinel decamped.
Mrs. Reed got out of bed, and by the
aid of a bright moonlight saw a large
MAJ runnlngtowards Chinatown, close
by. The pine splinters used for a
torch bore the marks of fingers, and
the marks smelled strongly of opium
which is to say, the burglar was a
Chinaman.
Observation-Disclosures General John
Day received his certificate of mem
bership of the Society of California
Pioneers, a few days since, and yes
terday suspended it in his office, in a
handsome frame. The certificate prop
is surrounded by a handsome lith-
ographic design embracing a view of
san Francisco in 1919; the Mission;
Telegraph Hill; the Golden Gate ia
sunset view; the raising OF the Bear
Flag; Suffers Fort, with an emigrant
train arriving; miners digging, rock
ing. panning and prospecting; a large
bear guardant, contemplating a buck
skinned hunter; the Calaveras Big
the Nernal Fails of Yosemite,
and other historical and ~allegorical
designs.
INCoRPoRATED.-The Douglas Silver
Mining Company, to work the South
east Extension of the Mammoth ledge,
District, Douglas county. flied
articles of incorporation with the See
rotary of State Yesterday. Capital
Sl05, 600, divided into $50
shares OF so each. Term ofeNi>tence,
fifty years. Principal place of bust
ness. Carson City. The following
trustees are named in the articles for
he first six months: William Patter-
son, Marshall Willard, William Hoot-
man. Richard T. Dunlap, and Tneron
b. Winston. This company has one
)fthe most promising mines in the
THE EMPIRE FIRE.-The cause of
he fire in Beers slaughter house
.bOve Empire City is still in doubt.
Beer Bros. lose about 5 1000, including
he building, $500 pounds of tallow,
me dressed and one live bullock
which foolishly ran into the burning
building and was destroyed. besides
number of hides, tools, etc.
GOOD TIME.-The Carson Ministries
net with a good reception and Il fair
rouse at Genoa, night before last, and
he dancing lasted until yesterday
morning.
THE BALL.-All the committees q
managers, directors, etc., for the COM ,
ng Fourth of July Ball will be found
n our advertising columns this morn
ng.