Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-09-28
LETTER FROM VIRGINIA CITY.

Holders Of Mining Stocks Waiting
for Higher Figures A Psyche
logical Phenomenon-Etc.
VIRGINIA, Sept. 81.
DEAR T1xEs:-Stocks and politics
have kept up an excitement during
the past week, and our streets
have presented quite lively sp-
pearance; but our business men
complain that times are very dull
and collections unusually hard to
make. The fact il those who deal
in stocks (snd who does notf) have
not yet realized, but are holding for
higher figures; and those who do
not, make it an excuse to let their
"REpUBL1os ARE uNoRATEfuL." :
This is an old saying, but I hope
to see 1t dfsproved during the CON-
ing campaign. Both parties have
made their nominations, and de.
clared their principles. The Demo
cratic Convention, which met at our
State Capitol last Monday and Tues
day, was put to the crucial test and
not found wanting, and I hope
the people Of the State will be
equally ready and true to a faithful
servant.
WHO WILL EXPLAIN 1T
A few days ago I called on friend
and found him suffering with fear
full nervous headache. Being firm
believer in animal magnetism and
its power to relieve this distressing
complaint, I began to make passes
over his forehead, and in d few mo.
ments had the satisfaction of hearing
him say he felt great deal better.
A little later he fell into quiet
sleep. 1 picked up a newspaper and,
while reading, continued to stroke
his forehead. Turning to the east
ern dispatches read of the fearful
scourge of the South, when sudden
ly, with cry, my friend sprang to
his feet exclaIming, ~ must leave,
at once =" Then starting and with
sigh, as if awaking from dream,
he exclaimed, "My God, I had a
fearful dream. 1t seemed to me a
terrible odor assaulted my nostrils.
oh! 1t was horrible. Looking
around mo to discover whence
emanated that fearful smell, I found
myself in a strange city. By its side
flowed large river whose water was
of q very dirty hue and upon whose
bosom rode quite a number of mag
nificent steamers. Turning my eyes
TO the city saw 1t was quite a level
place whose streets ran at right
angles and contained many beautiful
edifices. But what struck me most
forcibly was its apparently deserted
condition. Scarcely person was
visible and all the buildings seemed
closed. Suddenly before my startled
vision appeared single vehicle. 1t
was driven by negro. Soon sec
ond, then third, and still another
and another, until there seemed no
end to them. No mourners seemed
to follow the bodies, and the collins
were OF the corhmonest and plainest
kind. / passed up the street, and,
seeing signs of life in a hsbltation,
entered; but as / did so the horrible
stencil which had so molested me
seemed increased tenfold. Ientered
q bed.chamber from which came the
sound Of life and found stretched
upon q bed by whose SIDE stood
negress q woman whose appearance
I shall never forget. Her face had
beautiful roseate hue, but her eyes
were sunken and her nose had q
pinched appearance. Soon she was
taken with a spasmodic effort and
odori shall ever forget itt I gazed
In fear and agony, VIXEN all at once
I recognized yellow jack and
awoke." The statement made by my
friend was an exact counterpart of a
description had read in the paper.
Who will explain its NUMsKULL.