The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-14
AL1vELYTIME.-A CanadianFrench

AIIVELYTIME.-A CanadianFrench-
man named Lamarche, engaged in
chopping wood just above the first
was mill at the foot of the mountain
west of this city, yesterday morning
attempted I smother out lighted
fuse by .jobbing it into a %25-pOund keg
of blasting powder, and suddenly alb
scented himself from his work ami left
for the upper strata of atmosphere in
that elevated region. Not finding any
eagles. he soon afterwards returned,
when he was conducted TO this city by
two companions who called on DIR.
Waters. The physician found the
mans face and hands badly burned,
his hair singed close to the scalp, and
the skin from the right side of the face
and back of both hands gone. His
eyes, however, were uniniured. 1t Is
not known whether Lamarche touch
ed the lighted fuse to the powder in a
lit of Observation-Disclosures or took the
keg for IL ate bucket, and as he can
not speak English, DR.. Waters could
get very little Information about the
matter. His injuries are severe and
painful, but NOT dangerous.
THE FoURTH.-It is proposed that
Carson City shall this year celebrate
the anniversary Of American indie
pendence on a grand scale, and it
would be we'll for our citizens to make
move IN that direction at once. We
understand that the Fire department
OF this city will invite the Departments
of Gold Hill and Virginia to JOIN them
in n grand parade atthe Capital on the
Fourth. and that 4 ball will wind up
the days festivities.
CoNvICTED.-Private letters received
from Contra Costa county, California,
state that James Letterman, alias
.'Slim jim" recently arrested at &c
noa, Douglas county, on a requiSitiOn
from Governor Haight, has been con-
victed of horse stealing. He was fol-
lowed to this State by Sheriff Brown
of Contra Costa, who, with the assist
ance of Sheriff Bollen of Douglas, sue
oeeded III capturing the fugitive.
PILLDox.-A dispatch from San
Francisco says that the 500 running
race. at the Pacific Course, Alameda,
on Thursday last. was n of the fin
est of the season. The horses entered
were Pillbox, a 4-year old Norfolk
stallion owned by the Cowing broth
ers of this CITY. Brown Dick, Al Bas-
CON-, Eva Ba>com, Gunner ard Idaho.
The race was Won in two straight heats
by PlllboX-time, las and l:i9l2.
INTERESTING Observation-Disclosures
Almerin Grow will deliver a lecture
in the Presbyterian Church in this city
this Sunday evening. the subject be
ing incidents of travel in the Holy
Land, descriptive of countries, towns,
cities, manners and customso of peoples,
etc. \ general invitation is extended
to the public.
RECovEEED.-O. III. Gallup, of
Washoe City, whose house was bur-
glarized and robbed of a valuable
watch and chain by the late escaped
state Prison convict Thomas Ryan,
discovered his watch in one and his
chain in another pawn shop in Nir-
GINA, on Friday last, and recovered
them.
1. O. o. FEE. D. Farnsworth, p. G..
Sire, author of the German Mission of
Odd Fellowship in Germany, will be in
attendance at the session OF the Nranu
Lodge OF Nevada, Independent Order
of Odd Fellows. to at Flr-
ginia City June 18th.
ELECTED.-George II. Morrison, NJ.
w. G.. Master of the Independent Or
der of Odd Fellows of Nevada, was
elected Grand Junior Warden of the
Grand Encampment of California at
its last session, held in Sacramento
last week.
ELECTRIc.-We have opposition in
the lightning trade, at last; not in the
way of telegraph lines, butt of shocking
machines. One of these shocking
pain-killers has set up in business in
front of the Ormsby House and the
other in front of the st. Charles.
PETIT LARCENY.-A man from the
country was yesterday arrested for the
larceny of a colt belonging to Ed.
Sweeney. He gave bail for his ap-
p~earance for trial before Justice Par
kinson tomorrow.