Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-10-10

HIGHWAY ROBBERY. - On saturday
Cap,ain Prescott, Superintendent OF the
Virginia City Water Company's works
in the monntaius above Ophir, came
down from Virginia City with cansid
cradle sam Of money. which he had hat
paid to him on account of num-
Der CT assigned orders held by his work
men. He deposited this money with
Mr.. Boskowii2 while be remained III the
city. When he left for camp it was
auite late in the evening. He rode his
mae. When iufbe canyon near the old
Mns.roye mill, about eight miles trom
mere. he was hailed by a man who asked
him if he was McIui osb-meaning Mr.
" P McIutosh's brother. He replied.
No. and went on. When be came I"
a watering trough, little way above
where the man bad hailed him. he dis
mounted, "A, his custom is, to let his
.uimal dliuk aud tighten his saddle
gir.h before going up the rest OF tht
trai! wh'cn Is steep and hard. here be
fnand himself confronted by masked
man will a shot gun, who ordered HIM
10 hold mp his hands. He Was also or
tered to take and hand over his saddle
bags. When he stepped to his mare to
10 this, he discovered that another man
accompanied him of the shot gun. These
robbers took from HIM his gold watch and
n ru,se of gold coin amounting to nearly
81 200 The robbers turned loose his
mare. which he was some line IN catch
ing. Finally be caught her. rode to 'ht
camp, aroused his foreman and finally
ave the alarm. Thus far, no clue has
been obtained TO the robbers. Indeed.
O far ns we can ascertain, the autbon
les AMI all hands are quite a: loss
upon whom to fasten any suspicion.
STAGE RopBsas ARRESTED. Mr.. James
Hume, chief Of Wells, Fargo j. Co.'S de-
'ective force. received dispatch yester-
", informing him of the arrest IN
Amador county, California, of the two
men who lately stopped the Aurora stage
and helped themselves to the contents OF
Wells, Fargo L. Co.'S treasure box
Hume put Hank Woodruff. shotgun |
messenger for the Express Company Oh
tbs robbers trail, and this arrest is the |
result. 1t was limited some days ago |
that the arrest of these rogues was but
matter of time. the direction Of THEN |
flight being well known. 1t is probable |
hat they will be brought over the line |
and duly incarcerated in the Douglas |
county Jail before many days. This Is |
quick work and shows how we'll Hume !
his business.
HARPER's WEEKLY FOR OCTOBER IA
Those ambitious people, the New York |
publishers of pictorials and periodicals,
ire always anticipating times and tides
and Gates. Thus We have Harper's
Weekly for October il. even this early |
II the mouth. It is an interesting num-
Der. Mast has done something notable,
IS usual. ii is picture of Little Sam
ny TiIien scrimped mp and wrisgl,n2
Jetwe Union and Confederate sol.
Tier. The soldiers question him. ask
ng, Whose side were you onp" Hnd BE-
luswers in trepida.ion, II was bnss
n court with a. railroad case" For sale
Il Fox 5 20 whom We are indebted tor the
lumber before us.
MILES WING has returned from his
lunting excursion in the mountains 4
California. The remainder Of the parry
will not be in for a week or more. Mn
epor,s splendid luck-Do less than 81
l-er.
The Emmett Guard OF Virginia Cit,
will hold their annual picnic at Tread
Ways on the 1lth,-tO-mOIrow.