Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-08-18

uor... The objects of this repellant exhibit
ito. .gere man and woman, IN maudlln
state Of intoxication The man trying to lead
a child about six years old and the woman
making desperate efforts to carry the infant.
The apparal of the couple denoted them as
entrants of very recent arrival. They
reeled down Carson street, followed by a lot
Of street arabs, until they reached Sheyer's
corner when they turned to the east and sud
denly disappeared from view. Such sights
in our city are noteworthy, because they are
Of very rare occurrence.
4 party OF San Francisco and Eastern capt.
talist are daily expected here to look into the
merits snd examine several of the mines
which have been located in our immediate vi
cinity during the last year or SO. This is
good newa, and we only trust that the gentle
men comprising this party are familiar with
good mining property when they see 1t. In
that event we shall soon see busy miners IN
our bills and hear the stamps of quartz mills
going day and night. We have good mines
in our vicinity and it only requires little lu-
dicious investment Of capital to prove 1t to
the world
Another special meeting of the Board of
City Trustees, ST. Clair, Dunning and Beam
present, was held at the Office OF the District
Attorney, to discuss the subject Of employing
assistant counsel in the water suits which are
to be instituted by the city against the ranch
ers of Kings canyon, Ellis and King were
conditionally decided upon to assist the
District Attorney to prosecute the suits; but
10 final action III the matter was taken until
the fourth trustee, Mr. D. A. Bender could
be consulted. Another meeting will be held
to-day for fnal action in the proceedings.
M v Davis, Esq, the special Treasury
Agent, who arrived in Carson d little more
than q week ago, is busily occupied with col
lating Mint statistical matter for the depart
ment at Washington Mr.. Davis, since his
arrival here, has been overwhelmed with bus
mess, finding his way through immense lab
yrinths of figures His labors st the Carson
Mint will be completed in few days, when
we shall endeavor to secure some of the most
interesting items from his statistical compila
tons for the editcation OF our readers.
John kirkpatrick, for two or three terms
Sheriff of Sierra county, California, and lately
q Wholesale merchant in San Francisco well
known here and who has many friends in this
city, was nominated by the Taxpayers Com
mittee for the Office of Chief of Police of San
Francisco We highly indorsa the action of
the committee in this respect, as Mr. Kirk
patrick is good man, and ne will surely give
much strength 10 the ticket. Mr., kirkpat-
riek'g friends in Carson will be elated to hear
OF his election.
Chief OF Police Butts, ex oficio street COM
missioner, was yesterday engaged IN super
intending the construction OF new sewer,
built of stone from the State Prison, l28 feet
long, n feet wide and feet deep, leading
from the Northwest corner of Third and
Ormsby streets towards Carson street. AS
the tilnbers in each section Of the contln-
uation of this sewer present any evidences OF
decay or rotteness, they will be replaced by
stone We heartily indorse this step, as 1t
seems to ba 4 move in the right direction
After the arrival of the train from Virginia
last evening, rider was thrown from his
horse in the vicinity OF the Arlington House.
The man picked himself up and after finding
no bones were broken, scampared away after
his horse, which WIS running down the NAN
street at a keen pace. The last seen of the
individual with the naked eye, he was still on
the rua and the animal ahead OF him.
Mrs H. 0. Beatty and daughter, Miss
Emma, arrived here from Sacramento yester-
day morning, and are now at the residence OF
Judge Beatty, where they will remain until
the Judge and his family return from the
East We bespeak the ladies warm welcome
from numerous frienns.
Passengers by southern stage last evening,
report that Bodie and the surrounding coun
try ia infested by many bad and desperate
men. The miners there are on the alert and
if they should catch any of these characters
committing crime, they will deal sumnarily
with the offender.
The fat cars lying in the yard OF the Vir-
GINA and Truckee Railway Company yard,
and belonging 10 the Lake Tahoe Marrow
Gauge Railroad Company, are being shipped
to their point of destination by team as last
as they can be hauled away.
Mr.. Downer, the driver OF the opposition
stage to Lake Tahoe, reports large number
of schoolmarms from California at Campoell's |
and Tahoe City low erudite the lake peo- |
ole will be ere those trainers Of young ideas
leave.
The dog pound in the rear Of the Court
House is to be removed to some locality !
where the unharmonious howlings of the i'm
pounded CANNES will not drive sleep from