The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-26

PARDoSED.-The State Board Of
Pardons yesterday pardoncd two
State prisoners: NJ. Culinan. com
mitted March 4, 1870, from Storey
County for two years, for forgery of
mining stock. Culinan is dying Of
consumption, and cannot live ex-
ceeding sixty days. The other man
pardoned is Charley Smith, sent
from Storey County for twenty-one
years, for the killing of Mickey Free.
Smith had been in prison exactly
six years yesterday. The killing oc-
CURED in Gold Hill in 1864, over q
game of cards. Smith wa sitting
looking on at a game OF poker, in
which Free and others were engaged.
Free was putting mp hands" on "A
friend of Smiths. The friend won n
large ''pot" and quit the game.
leaving a portion of his money for
Smith e. play. Soon after the latter
commenced playing, Free attempted
to ''raise n hand" on him, and Smith
objected. raising to his feet andiook-
ing over the table into Frees lap.
At this the latter raised a chair TO
strike Smith /; the two met at the
side of the table and Free was
stabbed. Smith was formerly a sailor;
followed mining in this State, and
was a a young man highly esteemed
10y those who knew him.
Az EXPECTED NIsIr.-The wives
Of two honorable Senator's yesterday
went out visiting. After making
some twenty calls, they brought up,
III the afternoon, ut n house which
they supposed to be the residence OF
n certain deputy State officer.
Knocking mt the door and getting no
reply. they left their cards and de-
parted. expecting a call from the
lady Of the house to-day. Stopping
at another house hard by. they hap.
pened to mention the circumstance.
when to their horror, they were in.
formed who lived in the house al
which they had just left their invita-.
ton cards.
Coon IEMPLAR's Ball Uniol
Lodge No. 4, L. O. G.. T., Of thi.
city, proposes TO celebrate the ami
versary Of its organization by a pub
lie installation or Officers. spceche.
and a social hop, on Monday even.
ing, February 9Th. The supper vii
be furnished by Frisbic al fifty cent.
per head, and there vii, be no charg,
for admission. During the ~fcstivi
ties collection will I've taken mp foi
the benefit Of the Orphans Home a
Vallejo, California-an institution
built by the Good Templars of Cali
fornia and Nevada for the benefit o
all orphans.
TnR EEro.-The great topic on tn,
street yesterday afternoon was tn
failure Of the Assembly to pass tn.
Legislative Fund Bill OYER the Gov
ernor's veto. The Assembly Cham
Der was crowded during the time o
the discussion. and afterward group
of excited members and long-yisage,
landlords gathered upoR the streets
worked themselves mp iato n prespir
alton, and bucked and plunge,
around st~iif-legged like newly halt
cred mustangs. But still the Pee
pies face looked smiling and cheer
IN! as a May morning.
APoLoGY.-Owing 70 the stapidit
of compositor, our item of yester
day in relation to Patchen's picture
was made 10 appear blasphemous
OF course all our readers will see b
reference 10 the item. that what wa
said in the second instance was in
tended To be said in the first. that i
that Patchen was mot only Oh
Charity, but Old Economy, him
self, etc.
FROM UrkH.-A private letter Il
ceived in this city from a we.
known mining Superintendent {
Eastern Nevada, now in Utah, speak
rather discouragingly of mimi
prospects in hat Territory, TIL
writer thinks that outside OF Littl
Cottonwood, the mines Of Centrs
and Northern Utah do not amount /
much
Ar Work The Board OF Stat
Prison Commissioners has ordere
the Warden to put the prisoners
work getting out stone for the has,
ment Of the proposed iron feno
around the Plaza. Several of I'll
~convicts were set to work yesterdar
and all of them will go at il as SOC
as the necessary tools can be Of
tanned.
AMBIGUoUs.-A private letter fro
White Pine, speaking of a We
known Nevadan in Salt Lake Cit
and of his adventures among Il
Mormon sisters, uses this ambigGol
sentence: II sincerely hope he Ii
not wrecked an Immortality of bills
rs Adam did for like offense."