Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-07
coRnAm ON BOOTS.


tenn ship. l wish he would take sides
in one party or another that is alive in
this State, because then he could enter
upon this campaign in becoming man
ner. do not see what part he is going
to play. The people Of this State are
going to vote either for Timothy G.
Phelps or for .he mSn that the Democra-
tic Sarhedria. grinds out over here At
San Francisco; and Mr.. Booth cannot
help il, because he has no hobby horse
to ride He rode his hobby horse into
| the Senate. He was exercised because
the railroad corporations were going to
override the rights of the people; $3.50
ciated capital was making upon society
encroachments Of the mos, dangerous
character. and the way to stop it was to
give him another Office. So they gave it
TO him That subject is exhausted. You
cannot give him another Office now.
Laughter And what is the use Of the
Independent party when Booth has all
the offices be can have? Laughter.
You cannot save the people from the
railroads. because now the railroads are
complaining of the course of the Repub-
lican party. Why. mp at the State Con-
vention. If you believe me, the foremost
champion of the railroad company offer
ed ~ substitute TO nv railroad resolu-
ton the resolution of Mr.. Booths Con-
vention of 1871. and begged that VT
might accept it. They said they were
willing to swallow Booths notions be
cause they were eenershties; but they
did not want those details-these recon-
mendations of how the Legislature
shonld rectify evils. So. ss Mr.. Booth
is fully provided with Office, there is only
one little other matter he wonld like
that is. the Presidency. But We cannot
see our way clear to 1t this year-at the
bands of the Independent party. at any
rate. Both parties may nominate him
yet l saw. TIA, 1t being the Case, do not
see but what the independent party is
pretty we'll used up; and ! think that
the good natured who are remaining be-
hind because they have no. thought of
that and have not noticed it. will eradu-
ally See high. come upon them. and
they will coRclnde to train in the Old
Republican party lApplause.
A MYSTERIOUS MUKpKB-We find the
following in the Reese River RereiAe of
July 3:
Sheriff Emery received this morning
the following letter:
WALTEKs' Ranch. July l.
Mr. John Emery:
DEAR SIR:-The body of Michael
Downing. who has been missing for the
las; six weeks or so, has Just been found
this evening by the Indians. They came
TO inform me, and went. accompanied
by another man, aud found that the NAH
had been murdered and afterwards burnt
up. and buried with about four inches Of
sand over him There is nothing left of
him bnt his bones They still remain,
and will until further instructions from
Won. Pleas either attend to this your |
self or instruct me-
His property consists of four horses
and wagon. Please either come or
write by return msii.
Very resp. ctfully yours.
WILLIAM WALTERS.
Walters ranch is situated on Reese
River. near the Battle Mountain md
Austin road: and from what W. can learn, |
LOOMING owned ana WIS NOfbluS II |
small wood ranch somewhere in the !
n-ighborhood of Silver Creek. 1t il
stated that there has been trouble in thai |
vicinity about sheep ranges and land; |
but this may have no connection with |
this mysterious murder. Coroner Drey- |
fuss left for the scene to-day, and when !
lie RETURNS we may be able TO furnish |
further particulars of this horrible affair. |
TIE SU1Ro IN EPEsDENI" is the !
name Of a new weekly with patent ont
side just come into existence at the |
small settlement at the mouth Of the |
Sutro tunnel. 1t is Sutro paper. ont |
and ou.. and for that reason, ard for no |
other. apparently, calls itself independ- |
ent. We find the following item in its
columns:
The Sn.ro tunnel will on July 4 1875. |
at noon. have reached n length of pre-
cisely 1000 fee.-or abou: half the dis |
lance which il will be necessary to drive |
it before it reaches the Comstock lode. |
May We not be permitted TO draw II |
favorable anGury from this fact:
The Independent. is published weekly
BY T. Z. Picotte. We wish it as much
success as a benign Providence thinks
ought to be ladlsd out to Adolph Sutro
and his'n.