The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-22

A. Waltz met with a painful accident
the other day while in Virginia.
Judge W, Col. Curry, and other
Carsonites, went to The benighted
city above the '.Comstock' to found
a lodge of the Improved Order Of
Red Men. While our Carson friends
had only the one thought, namely,
to civilize the denizens Of the said
benighted city, its citizens were in
dulging in the classic but dangerous
amusement of sliding down hill at
lightning speed on hand sleds. One
sled had passed when Judge W.,
wishing to improve the opportunity,
attempted to rush cross the street.
When about half way across q sled
struck him, knocking him down and
cutting his eye severely. The wound
has been sewed and the sufferer will
be able to leave his room in a few
days. All who know the Judge will
regret to learn of the accident, and
nj the same time condemn the In
habitants of Virginia for indulging
in such barbarian amusement.
NEW BULDISGs.-Col. Abe Curry
has just commenced building himself
a fine stone residence on Nevada
street, which will be completed about
the 1st of April, should the weather
continue favorable. The house is
being erected on the lot on which
Judge Beatty's residence was burned
last Summer. The building will
front 30 feet on Nevada street (main
building % feet and two wings of -
feet each and run back 40 feet will
be one story IL feet in the clear
high, built of stone, and will con-
tain eight rooms-three large bed
rooms, II parlor and one dining
room with folding doors, bathroom,
store-room and kitchen. As soon as
this building is completed, another
Of the same dimensions and material
will be erected beside it, on the
corner.
CARSON THEATER.-Last night the
play of Ten Nights in a Bar Room
was presented to n moderate house.
The dual characters taken by Mr..
Wilton being so entirely different
the poor drunkard and the cute,
faithful Yankee must greatly tax
the versatility of any actor. There
are no less than fourteen changes
under the present rendition as ar
ranged by Mr.. Wilton in order that
hemight take both characters. When
one haste change clothes, and role
sometimes in the SPACE of half a
minute, even the strictest critic will
confess he did we'll. The same re-
marks also apply to Mrs. Ellie VIII
ton, and in fact all who took part III
the play. The recitation of .'Shamus
O'Brien" by Mrs. Wilton wa very
fine. On Monday Miss Fanny Il.
Price will appear in her great char
acter of "Fanchoa.'
The New FLrME.-Owing to the
break in the Mexican fume, one
mile below the dam on the Carson
river, work has been temporarily
suspended on the ditch and tiume
intended to conduct the water from
this city into the main fiume above
the Mexican mill. Repairs are about
complete, however. and the workmen
will return to finish the work on the
new iume tomorrow.
TEACHERS ISsTrTUTE.-A notice
will he found in another column
calling a meeting of teachers and
other friends of education. to be held
at the public school house in this
city at 10 o'clock on Saturday next,
for the purpose Of organizing {
Teachers Institute.
4. C.-There will he a meeting o.
the Adelphi Club on Monday even.
ing, Jan. %, at Z o'clock. in Swee
ney's Building. All members will
find it to their advantage TO b,
present.
|, ASSIvERsARY,--To-day is the an
niyersary of the earthquake in Vir
ginia City, and we suppose it will b,
duly observed by the timid dwell
lers over the followed Comstock.
RosESsrocK, in the County Build
ings, has as large, complete an,
varied a stock of clothing and gentle
mems furnishing goods as can b,
, found this side of San Francisco.
SKATISG.-There is fine skating oil
Washoe Lake at present. Make
note of it, you who are fond of sucl
amusement, and improve the oppor
tunity.