Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-18
Bu1I1ox TIA writ Of mandamus


has been granted BY the supreme Court,
on application Of John Piper. to compel
County Assessor Gracsy and the County
Audj.o- Of Storey county 70 assess . tax
on 'fli. proceeds Of the mines for school
purposes and the redemption Of railroad
bonds. according to the conditions Of .
bill introduced by Senator Piper and
passed by tho Legislature last winter.
These officers, acting under instructions
from tho Board OF County Commission
ers, who placed their own construction
ON the Act, neglected 10 make such
assessment. The writ il made returnable
September 2.
In the District Court. yesterday, the
suit to enjoin the North Carson
Mining Company from collecting the
assessment levied was decided in favor
of the Company. and the suit dismissed
al the cost Of the plaintiffs. In the case
of E. D. Sweeney, charged with appro-
priating winter in violation of decree
of the Court. judgment was rendered
for the plaintiffs. and Mr.. Sweeney was
fined 500. Judgment has not yet been
rendered in the case of Rice VS..
Torreyson, suit for the possession of .
piece Of land the ownership OF which is
in dispute.
IL the Justice Court no new suits have
been com nenced for the last four or five
days. 4 case will be tried before jury
to-day. which will doubtless he Of con-
siderable interest. 1t is in relation TO
tho introduction of smallpox patient
into house by tho owner of the house
after it was rented and the household
goods Of the lessee moved therein. The
suit is for damages. William Patterson
for the prosecution, A. C. Ellis for the
defense.
On next Thursday evening o grand
concert and ball will be given At Thester
Hall. in Reno, by j. II. Davis, tenor
F. W. Schmidt, corne.; Frank Moore,
flute; F. STANCE, pianist: J. Z. Pryor,
contra basso A. kaufman, clarionet,
and L. Jacobson, first violin. The
programme is an attractive one, and
consists Of ballads and selections from
the operas. At the close of the concert
the seats will be removed from the body
Of the hall and a ball will follow.
THERE is a very perceptible stencil
emitted from some unseen place near
the corner OF Carson and Third streets.
1t should be looked I'D by some author
lied party, and means taken to remove
the cause. as the effect is very disagreed
BILE to the smell, and, if let run much
longer, will become injurious to the
health of the citizens residing in that To-
cality. Cleanliness is next TO Godli-
ness" etc.
TIE new Board OF Directors 0! tie
North Carson Mining Company is com
posed Of the following named persons
Nessrs. Joshua l. Ayers. A. $. Gould
aud II. F. Bird, OF San Francisco. II.
N. lerington and Writ Hopkins, of Car |
son. are the new members. Mr.. Ayers |
is President and Mr.. W. A. NJ. Bokke- |
len, Secretary.
A FoUR-RoEsE covered wagon was par |!
noticeable on the streets yester- |!
day, loaded with chickens, ducks, tur- /
keys, and the ike, which were nQQouDt- /
eddy brought from q distance. The
owner was right on the sell, not only of
his poultry. but his teams, or most any
thing else that belonged to him.
ADvIcEs through our exchanges state
hat the jack rabbits are making great
havoc with the grain of the ranchers in
various sections Of the country. Turn
about is fair play. SO the nimrods ought
o clean up their deadly weapons, go in
search of the long-eared usurpers, and
bring them to test for their tresspasses.
LIKE the gourl Of Biblical history
rises the Capitol fence to our view.
Day by day it gradually encircles the
quare, and at last, like all earthly
hings, it will finally come to an end.
But it is ever thus. Just az We get a
;ood subject for items We havn't got it.
The Reno Journal says :. II. Wright,
Judge Of the Second Judicial District, is
bout to make Reno his home, and gives
IS a reason for the removal that the
Judge thinks Reno the growing town of
be State.
TWENTY members of the National