Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-13

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unless it was the Peasley- Barnhsrdt
affair which occurred here between nine
and ten years ago. Says the Neus: "A
most fIisLtiui ami fatal sfffay occurred
ut Eberhadt City on Saturday last, at
| about 5 o'clock P. NJ. between two men
| by the name of Jackson and Beck. the
former was recently from Arizona, and
the latter has been a resident of Eber-
hardt City for the past few mouths, en-
gagged in keeping a saloon. The two had
| n quarrel short time before the fatal
meeting. in which Jackson made sn
assault upon Beck with Il knife, but wss
| driven off by Beck with a fire-sbovtl.
Some three or four hours after this Jack
-on returned to Beck's saloon. and while
| the latter was standing in the doorway.
Jsckson plunged an eighi-inch bowie
knife to the hilt i'll Beck's side, and the
two clinched and a very fierce encounter
ensued, jackson using his knife and
fatally stsbbing Beck. Who. however,
succeeded III loosinI Limse from jack
son and ran as far as Dana saloon. a
distance OF sixty yards. when be was
uvsriaken by Jackson. who was pur-
suing his victim with a bloody and fitnd-
isb intent. Beck at this place called for
prote elton. but before he astonish- d by
ISLANDERS could render hun any assistance
the human fiend had done its work, he
had given poor Beck five fatal stnbs. At
this lnncture. IA party by tho name Of
Brown seeing what was going on, knock
ed jackson off from the porch into the
street with chair, aud while he was
down. Beck, while actually dying
crswled TO jackson ard taking the knife
which had been used upon him, he
plunged it into Jackson $ breast, giving
him fatal wound. Beck died almost
Immediately sfte. beng separated from
jackson. and the latter was brought to |
the county Jail. where he fingered unui |
Wednesday last, wien death ended his !
career. No one hereahouts knows auy- |
thing OF the former Greer Of Jackson; |
all that j. known is bis abatement that |
he was from Arizona Beck WAS con-
sider-d p-aceable man, and leaves an
invalid widow to mourn h. un,imely |
end.
THR IyY's-A MooSLIoHr PAgTY.-
Nothing but the keeu.st conception of
fun and merrimen. couii have taken
possession OF the manager. Ct the Ivy
Club when they determined op a moon
light party at Treadway's picnic hall.
This will take place on Friday night, the
10Th inst. The moon will be almost
'ull then an! the eirul.encc of her mild
beams will lend beauty and light and iu-
Eiting shadows ard the charm of TO-
nance all around. The Ivy will be seen
o iwine its 1.-the and supple arms round
be waist of maidenly calico and there
sIil be found nothing la The Constitution ,
~ II Is or even Ms II used TO lie, to arrest :
he progress of the same II an, body is | ,
'p1ou-y and don I want to be caught 1T !
t. he bad better stay away; if any young
sdy has any scrupls .bont having the /
noon see her and her ss eeibeart billing \
nd cooling. she bad better take the !
pins ont Of her hair md sub
ide into premature old maidenhooi.
We ike the name of The Ivy Club " 9
I sounds l-afy aud inviting and pleas t
ntly unbraReous-s suggests coy hooks a
nd bowers Of love. oh, Georg-, /
d
n your lips rs it does on mine" We a
Kpect something ofthis sort along abor { d
ne time that the moon begins to cast
Ianting shadows across the trees and
.nce rails and houses and barns Of
armer Treadway's ranch. BY all c
leans save your pump. for the Moon a
ght Dancing Party OF the Ivies. f,
CNcLE BILLY FARRELL might have =
zen seen last evening as the shades of B
light were coming on n scraping of the Al
owels of the cat across fiddle which "
i'd been brought along to his saloon h
Dor by q wandering minstrel. William =,
rks the music ont of the caf-Cut in a di
amer that wonld get him elected TO "a "a
lie Legislature in any county in Ar D,
,nsas. We heard him play Sugar in IN
IL Gourd.' The White Horse of the et
illows," Dixie" and The Rocky a.
Dad 10 Dublin" and if he were Ole
ull. himself, he couldn't have done
tier. There is vsst mine of nm III
musical ability in our city. III
The GAMBLING ACT of last winter has re
en- declared valid by the Supreme