The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-01
LETTER FROM svIRQINIA CITY.
VIRGINIA CRY, Nevada,
January %, 1872.

there has nothing of an absolutely
sensational nature occurred on the
Comstock range. As a natural con-
sequence however We are somewhat
affected by occurrences transporting
in other places with which our trade
and associations bring US in contact.
CROWN POINT.
Quite a sensational report has
gained a good deal of credencein our
community, to the effect that the
principal owners of the Grown Point
mine have concluded a sale of the
controlling interest in this mine to
English capitalists at 1000 per
share. The visit of the Superinten-
dent Of the mine to San Francisco
last week is supposed to have been
for the purpose of etfectingthis sale.
Notwithstanding all assertionsto the
contrary, your correspondent has
the best authority in support of the
truth of this rumor. Great credit is
due to the officers of this mine for
their untiring energy and great
financial ability, as this sale will I'M
doubtedly have a great tendency to
bring foreign capital to seek after
investments in others of the rich
mines of the Comstock lode.
SENATORIAL.
1t is currently reported that the
ambitious aspirant for Senatorial
honOrs. who is ''att the head of affairs"
in the Crown Point mine, in view of
this magnificent financial operation
has Withdrawn from the Senatorial
fight. No doubt his highest aim is
now reached, and being somewhat Of
a philosopher he thinks like the IA
nous Scotchman-
To prick the sides of myintent, but only
Naultins ambition which o'erleaps it,
self.
And falls on the other side"
a bird in the hand is worth two
in the bush," and our Crown Point
hero shows ''the better part of valor'
by thus retiring. Sharon stock is
now in the ascendent, and ''promi-
nent citizens who were heretofore
loud in their denunciations of him,
and seduously uttered the praises of
the Crown Pointer, have now sud
denly discovered the eternal fitness
of things" and declare sweet Viii
liam the only man in the State tit
for the position of Senator. Strategy
my boy, strategy, and a little finan-
cial discretion on the part of the
prominent citizens" referred to,
may vet advance some of them to the
position of Constable of the town
ship in which they reside.
Underneath all this bubbling and
splashing of the water can be dis
cerned a strong undercurrent of
sentiment in Storey county that
leads n inevitably to the conclu-
sion that the masses want a man to
fill the position of Us. Senator who
has both brains and honesty and not
merely money and ~chicaaery. What
a slur upon the fair name of our
State when men openly boast that
they can buy their way to the U. S.
Senate from Nevada. The people
will hurl this base assertion back in
the teeth of their slanderers and
show them that it takes something
more than money to make the mare
go'-speed and bottom are also re-
quired.
HOODLUM.
There has been quite an influx of
this singular genus amongst us in
the last few weeks. This is perhaps
attributable to the uncomfortably
warm state of the weather for their
species in San Francisco. Its an
i'll wind that blows nobody good"
and perhaps they will serve as good
subjects for our deficient" Heaven
save the mark police force to prac-
tice on. The young ~rascals are very