The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-07-13

tefuay afternoon. ABOUT t CLOCK. all
accident occurred On the line of the v.
IL L. II. X. to the northwest of town,
whereby seven Cinnamon We're in
Stantly killed and another SO badly
injured as to prevent his recovery.
The facts, 80 far as we have been able
TO learn them. are these: Wash. Small,
foreman of a gang of Cele>tialS on the
road, put his men 10 move some pow
der to a safer distance from the works.
While in the act of moving the powder
some was spilled, and it Is supposed,
the nails IN the boots OF the Cinnamon
coming in contact with the loose pow
der. ignitei It, which communicated
with the whole lot, causing the explo
sion. There were two reports. n
key exploding some seconds before
the general explosion. during which
time Wash. Small. with wonderful
presence of mind, Jumped down Il
. bank, a distance oc sixty feet, escaping
with his life. The bodies We're terribly
mutilated, and presented a CHASTITY
spectacle. Superintendent Gerington
and j. j.. Holmes, Repaired imniedl
ateiy to the scene of the disaster on
receipt OF the news.
Usage ORANGE BUsHEs.-B. F.
Foster. DESTROYS to ascertain if the
Usage orange could be made available
for hedge purposes in this State, pro
cured some roots a wear ago and
planted them in his garden. The ma
jo-ity OF them nave grown and appear
To be doing we'll. We saw a branch
from one of them yesterday, which
had grown from the root this Spring,
and was -four feet long. Mr.. Foster
IS irving the experiment Of cutting
the branches and LAYING them after the
manner OF extending the quickest
hedge. and so far his experiments
have proved the Usage orange To be
the best thing for hedges IN this
cUUatry.
THE HEAT IN SACRAMESrO.- By Sac
ranaeuto papers we hnd the heat to be
l25 degrees in the shade. We doubt
the truth of the assertion, and believe
that the weather in Carson City for the
last two days has been as high, com
paratiVelv. As IN sacramento. In the
sun the thermnmeIer was up to 100
degrees yesterday, which IN our Judg
meut is equal to 10 degrees in Cal
iturnia. We do not design to boast of
Nevada, but insist that We can get up
Us not anu CtItdIAiN I'IiCi "CRliCt
THAI California dare begin to.
BoRAx.-ProtessOr Mosheimer, who
is largely Interested in the borax mine,
near Columbus, E>meralda county,
and who has been stopping here sew
eral days, has gone ouL To The uiIne IN
order 10 make arrangements for snip
ping The borax 10 Carson instead of
~ aI,uarJl a. ha rnJpb, mn, faA /
most eligible point for a warehouse.
The Professor Is OF the same opinion
as most business men, VIZ: Carson
City must be the grand shipping point
for merchandise Tor southern Ne
Nada.
GONE BELow.-Peter CavaLaugh,
ST., who has for some time been labor
ing under 4 stroke of paralysis, went
TO San Francisco on Thursday evening
III of his eldest son for the
purpose OF consulting the medical fac
ulty OF that city as we'll as trying
change OF climate. Mr.. C~avanaugh
j. an old aud much respected citizen
OF this town, and much anxiety is felt
forihe permanent re>torationto health.
BooTBLACKING.-Ye>terd.y morning
one pi our incest IOphilS men, SttluS
a friend. who has lately suffered much
from govt. sitting AT a bootblacking
tan awaiting the return of the
p~oIi-her. became suddenly seized with
phIiaulhropIc feeling, turned up his
coat sleeves and polished his friends
boots, and on completion OF his job
Was rewarded with an order. for TWO
drinks, one for himself and the other
iOr An i'm friend.
PErs.-Frank Hall, of skating rink
notorlety, and the polite barkeeper of
the Theatre saloon, has two cats and
u tame pigeon. Their antics are worth
Witnessing. OF the cats, a Thomas,
has been shoru OF his caudal append
age; the other is a cat in the fnll
acceptatiOn OF the term. The pigeon
and The telineS eat, drink and sleep
together, ana, strange to say, the bird
Is master Of Tue situation. |
L. S. Branch MINT.-On yesterday
The Carson Mint received 504 ounces
of gold and silver from Pine Grove S
District, Esmeralda county, Nevada, q
for coinage. This morning, b. V. a =
r. II. r. SIX bars Of IMPAIRED silver |
and gold were shippedt y Virginia city, =
10 the credit Cf he Beicler mine,
weighing 5dS pounds, and worth in
gold coin, S32,925 -.
Decentralization. w. w. Hobart,
State Controller. left on Thursday
evening for Phoebe and Salt Lake. We !,
presume his business to De on State
.Ratters.-