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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-04
AN ECCENTRIC CHARACTER GONE.

! Another eccentric character who has been
| for years the subject of many conJec
lures in this city, was yesterday claimed by
despotic Death. 1t was the old man with his
back bent nearly double by age, of whom ii
was said that he. was a participant in the
Mountain Meadow Massacre Many believed
that he was engaged in that infamous slaugh.
ter, but there is no truth in it. His Kane
was James Moxon, aged "a years, and a
native of England He went to Salt Lake as
early as 1851 and joined Brigham Young's
church. In 1861 or he became a dissenter,
and in 1868 he was compelled to leave Zion.
In that year Mr.. Thomas Willard and family,
of this city, also left Salt Lake for Carson,
and Moxon came with them, and he had been
here ever since. He had never been engaged
in any regular business, but did all sorts of odd
and end work. He had been aiing for some
time, but the Willard family who had been
exceedingly kind to him. and in manner
looked after his comfort as far as he would
permit them, did not think much of it. Yes
terday morning Mr.. Willard went to Noxon's
room in the Western hotel building opposite
G. T. Davis store, which was owned by the
deceased, and found him dead The apart
ment in which Moxon died scarcely has its
equal in this State for filth and vermin the
room was literally filled with old bottles, rags,
papers and carpets, all covered with the most
disgusting vermin. His own bed was one
mass of filth, and it is wonder how the man
ever slept in it. 1t is believed that he has
left some money, for only few days since he
told Mr.. Cormack that he had enough to live
on for few years more, and that he required
no aid from any one. If he did leave any
coin behind him, he likely hid it where no
one will be able to find it, The Coroner held
an inquest and the verdict was that the de-
ceased died from old age and debility. The
coffin in which he was placed soon became
perfectly alive with the vermin which seemed
o be master of the room. His effects are now
n possession of the Public Administrator,
md will be examined to-day. Among them
a pine wood chest, weighing perhaps 200 |
pounds, the contents of which are as yet |
Unknown.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-04
PAT HOLLANDS PISTOL.

Everybody knows Pat Holland, publisher
| of the Bodie Uiston We are confident that
there are not twenty men in this town who dc
not know him. He is in the truest sense, an
| old timer. For the enlightenment of the
| twenty who are supposed not to know Pat
We will say that he is 80 years of age, but
still retains that elasticity of mlnd and body
which so peculiarly characterized him in the
antebellum days, in New Orleans and San
Francisco. He is all odd Dick, and is orig
inal in all he does. A few evenings ago, he
in company with some friends went into
Shannons saloon at Bodie to get drink. A
night or two before shooting scrapeahad
occurred in that drinking place, and it remn-
ded Holland of shooting scrape he had had
in Phoebe good many years ago, where his
antagonists pistol extinguished all the lights
in the saloon, and his own weapon would not
20 off "Well," said Holland, drawing his
pistol Git must be known that every body car
ries pistol at Bodie, even the clergymen, for
it is as necessary to keep in ones pocket as a
penknlfe) 'Ill just show you how it was
that the gun wouldn't go off, and with
this he began to manipulate his gun" dem
onstrating to his admiring friends what a
predicament he was IN while the murderous
Phoebe man was blazing away at him. All of
a sudden the pistol accidentally discharged, ex-
tinguishing every light but one in the saloon.
The report was a crashing one, and a few fell
lows who were playing cards in the bacl, room,
fearing that general fight was on the boards,
made break through the back way In less
about Shannons place. The excitement was
great, bet none of Pat IS friends would give
him away" Az officer stepped in and placing
his hands on Pat shoulder, said, Il want you.
Pat cody turned around, and remarked,
SO What's the matter with you | haven't
done anything. The fellow who did the shoot |
ng just went through the back door" The |
)fticer lost no time and also rushed through |
he back door, and just then Pat made a
break through the front door and was not |
again seen that night. His friends stood in |
with him, and in the issue of the Union next !
lay was little squib, stating that
giant powder cartridge had accdently explod-
ID i'll Shannon's saloon ON the previous night,
out the other Bodie papers say nothing about
t. Holland is IA cool one, and he gets out of
scrape easier than anybody, for he has been
II more than he has hairs on his white head,
md always came out unscathed
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-04
THE GRANT MEETING.

Tonight at 7:30 o'clock the meeting to
make proper arrangements for the reception
Of General Grant, will be held i'll the District
Court ROOM 1t is not once in a generation
that an opportunity is offered to honor so great
a man, and therefore pains should be taken
to make arrangements as complete as our cir
cumscribed resources will allow. Every body
is invited to attend this meeting, and sugges-
lions from any one will be in order.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-04
BRIEF MENTION.

The Reno Fair commences next Monday.
The temperature was delightfully."- pleasant
last night.
There was no business before the Police
Court yesterday.
Cluggage & Co. are now controlling the
Bodie stage line from Virginia.
There is a message in the Western Union
| Telegraph Office for Jesus Ryus.
There is no change for the better in the
condition of Mr. Matt Rinckel.
The southern stage brought in Ave bars of
bullion from Belleville yesterday.
| Mrs. Pearson. mother of Mrs B. F. Foster
and Mrs. B. T. Small, is very ILL.,
Attend the Grant meeting at the District
Court room this evening at 1880 O'Clock.
The County Jail has more boarders now
than it has had at any time for two years
past.
General Clarke's mine at Paradise, has com
menced to ship bullion. The rock assays
very high
Messrs NJ v Follett and Thomas Clarke,
of the V. Il t. R. R., leave for three weeks
hunting trip to Oregon to-day.
1t was reported last night that an impor-
:ant strike had been made in the Exchequer
mine. 1t is to be hoped chat the report is
founded on fact.
Comstock securities were weak again yes
- G. -,l- l., l.
with this cat and mouse business; but what
they going to do about It !"
The Board of Eaualz ation viii meet |
again this morning at 10 o'clock to give
all VIII have grievances a chance to present
them This is your last opportunity.
The basement beneath the office of the |
Secretary of State has been fitted up as a
stationery store room where all blanks and
blank books for the use of the State will be
kept.
Furnished rooms are in great demand here
just now. In yesterdays APPEAL appeared
an advertisement of suite of rooms to let.
and in the course of the day there We're a
dozen inquiries made at this Office for them.
By this it will be seen that it is judcious to
advertise.
The Enterprise, with its characteristic cute
less, says: carson has 80 far made no pre-
oaratlons to entertain Grant. Come up here
md join the people of the metropolis. We
would, only We don't want to give ourselves
away. We have respectable reputation at
stake and can't afford to jeopardiz4 it.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-04

PosTPoNED.-The organization and election
of officers of the Twilight Social Club has
been postponed until the close of the Reno
fair. The reason assigned is, that many who
desire to join the club belong to the Carson
Guard, and as that company is now busiy en-
gagged drilling every night to win the
prize at the fair, it is not possible for the
members to pay attention to anything else
THE RACE TRACK.-lt is stated that the
race track is not in as good condition as it
might be, for the coming races. What is
necessary to put it in first class order can yet
be accomplished before the 18th, and it will
be advisable that the Trustees see to it. If
owners of good stock come here and find the
track in poor order, it may be difficult to get
them here again.
THR " q II. r. r. ASSESSMENT M.
Yerington, Superintendent of the V. 4 T. R.
r. CO., was before the Board of Equaliza-
ton yesterday to have the assessment on the
companys property reduced, but on motion
Of Trustee Hogan, Of Empire, seconded by
Trustee Cheney, it was decided not to reduce,
and it was SO ordered to be entered upon the
minutes.
A FEARFUL SIGHT.-It is stated that the
rats gnawed the flesh from under both the
eyes of James Moxon, the old man who was
found dead yesterday morning, and the
sight of him was fearful. Men who had
been on the battle field where the dead
lay on all sides, turned livid as they looked
upon that corpse.
THIEvING s.--Ivancovich, the fruit
dealer, complains that lot of hoodlum
boys are in the habit of stealing fruit from
his store nearly every day He ought to |
club them to death, for they will only Ell |
our State Prisons when they grow up to man
hood
DEPARTURES The following passengers de-
parted on the southern stage Yesterday morn
ing: VIM Alpherson, c. A, Hoyt, T. B.
Pritchard, James Cross, Adam Rose, Mrs
W. T. Collins, N. b. Pelay, Miss Emma
Smith, II. Toby.
FoUR doses Of Mrs DR.. Howe's Rheumatic
Remedy will relieve, and one bottle will cure
the worst case of RHEUMATIsM. Try 1t. 1t
costs but one dollar For sale at Thaxter's
drug store.
Losr.-A square cameo loeket with mono
yrarn ~. c., containing picture of young
sdy. The finder will please leave it at this
flee.
Fox RENr--A nicely furnished set of rooms,
With kitchen attached. Enquire at this Office
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-04
CHAMPAGNE YEAST POWDER.

MsssRs JAkEs S TAYLOR 4 Co--Gents Our baker says
that your CHAMPAGNE YEAST POWDER is the best he
has ever use! One teaspOontul to quart OF -four ~
simply perfection He not make good cakes with
three times the quantity of any other. Yours truly
SHARP BROTHERS.
To Messrs. James s. Taylor Co.. lls Front street.
San Francisco.
OrFyeH OF ThoM AZ PRICE, No, 524 SACRAMENTO ST,
san Francisco May "a, 1889
MsssRs j. s. TAYLOR Co Gents: have made care
full examination bJ bread and biscuits prepared under
my direction ~ The use of your CHAMPAGNE BAN
ING POWDER ami find that they do not contain alum
any injurious deleterious ingredients. Re
spectfully submitted,
THOMAS PRICE, Assayer and Chemist.
sepZ3 Pm
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-04
VEGETABLES, FRUITS, GAME, ETC.

The extensive provision house of ID. De
Bernard & Co. No. "a X street, Sacramento,
Cal has an advertisement in another column.
This firm have always on hand first class
and fresh stock of game, butter, eggs, poultry,
fish and general produce, which they sell at
rates sufficiently low to satisfy the closest
buyers. Send thetn an order.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-04

ARRIVALS following passengers arri-
we'd on the southern stage yesterday afternoon
A. Trembly, w. Morrison, A. Mann, S.
Davis. J. W. Wayaboyal, T. T. Hardy.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-04
HOW He FOUND HIS MONEY.

week ago a certain we'll known wood
dealer and rancher got on a little spree, and
the class of drinks he took must have greatly
befuddled his mind, for on that day he had,
| besides lot of loose change, Sl20 in gold in
his pocket, and when he became sober, found
the gold gone, On the day following the
| spree he went to the Sheriff office to report
his loss, and there met officers Powers and
Stern, to whom he impaired the information.
MIR. Powers, In testing way, said Stern,
give him the money he deposited with you
yesterday" Mr.. Stern laughed, and pulling
six double eagles out of his pocket, he re
merked Probably this is your money 7"
The rancher replied in the affirmative, and
made grab for 1t, but Mr.. Stern saying, 81
guess not" returned the coin to his own
pocket. This circumstance gave the rancher
the impression that he had really deposited
his gold with Mr.. Stern while he was drunk,
and that there was a conspiracy between the
two officers to defraud him of it. No amount
of argument could change his mind, and up
to yesterday noon he impugned their honesty.
Yesterday as the rancher was passing by Nc
Laughlin's jewelry store, the proprietor called
him in and asked him if he had not lost some
money. The rancher replied that he had, and
named the sum, whereupon Mr.. Mclaughlin
went to his safe, and taking therefrom 1920
in gold, he stated that he thought it rather
strange he (the rancher) did not call for it
before. "You deposted it here the day you
rancher was overjoyed at his good luck, and
so expressed himself It was a fortunate cir
cumstance both for the rancher and the
officers that the former had left his money |
in such honorable hands, for otherwise the |
rancher might have lost it, and also always |
looked upon two honest officers with distrust
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-10-04

SUIcIDgD. Daniel Gay one of the detect
ives working up the Roddan case, suicided
in San Francisco on Thursday night. Gay
was for years pilot on the steamers ply
ing between Sacramento and San Francisco,
and was well known by everybody. The
act was prompted by feeling of remorse,
occasioned by breaking his word with his
wife, to whom he promised to abstain from
the use of liquor.
FEARFUL ACCIDENT AT BoDIR a fearful
accident occurred in the Tinga mine at Bpdie
last night. at 8 o'cle ok. The engineer was
letting nine men down the shaft in a cage,
and the cable broke or the machinery got
beyond the control of the engineer, and the
nine men were hurled to the bottom of the
shaft Their names, or whether they were
all killed or not could not be learned late last
night.
, 1879-02-16


NORMAL, ILL.,, Feb. 15.-Plcasc inform me if n
man can enlist at the present time in the United
States Navy, anu where. Respectfully,
THOMAS CAyErT.
, 1879-02-16

larger girls arc pretty little hats with brims
dropping on the sides fn what Is called tue Lo-
tus shape. Sailor Shapes are still shown for
misses and children
SPRING coLoRs-
The names Of spring colors supplied in French
invoices are very suggestive. The new blues
are called faicnce blue and SeVrcs blue, COM
prisng many pale and dark shades Of pure
tone, while the new iceberg blue may be classed
with green as we'll; there are also turquoise,
peacock, and sapphire-blues that have great
deal Of green in them. The new green is called
roseau {recd), and is the pale gray-grecn seen in
reeds and watcr-grasscs. The white used is
ivory, and the yellow and brown shades are tea
rose, maize, old gold, biegc, and maroon or
chestnut-coIor. There is great deal OF argent,
or silver-gruy, which is contrastcd with other
colors. .Grenat, nacarat, ami cardinal-reds will
he used in most combinations.
NEW COTTON DRESS GOODS.
A quaint novelty among. cotton goods for
sprn, and summer dresses is called mummy
CLOTH aud resembles III its rough printed sutface
tile mummy cloth upon which tides and covers
are embroidered Tile choice designs come in
soft faded colors, such pale blue with olive in
stripes, one OF which has sprays Vt flowers upon
it. Some have Two or three shades OF olive TO
moss stripes, or else blue and pink sprays. The
merchants test these colors bv having them
washcd-not with great care, but, as they say,
''washcd to fade ''-and these washed samples
are shown to purchasers to prove that the styl-
ish faded colors as fautd as they ever will
be. This mummy cloth is Il yArd wide; fourteen
wards are sold for short simple dress.
Cotelne is q stiff, halt-transparent cotton
fabric woven in lengthwise reps or cords that
make it very durable. 1t comes in cool clean
patterns OF blue-grecn or q grcen-bluc spray
On white, or III chIntz colors on cream grounds,
or in stripes Of the fayoritc Seyrcs blue with
olive green. The satteeus described last week
show all the new 6buacs in chintz figures and In
stripes.
Printed arnurcs are also new cotton goods
The white ground has raised threads like the
brilliants formerly worn, and is strewn with
| pac-tintel small flowers and foliage. The
zcphyrs are Scotch cughams made by Glasgow
houses in contrasting colors for plalds and
with green, or rcd with white and black. The
Scotch tartans are also shown in these goods.
4 great deal of the Russian braid lace is being
imported to tim these pretty zephyr ginghanls.
, 1879-02-16
THE FASHIONS.

The first importation Of spring bonnets con-
sists of soft English straws, fine, smooth chips,
and rough chips, in ivory white, beige brown,
rray, and black. The shapes are quite large,
with ample square CROWNS and broad brn
that flares widely above the forehead, but clings
closely to the sides. These are similar to the
Clarissa Harlowe shapes that were introduced
last year for summery gypsy-like- bonncts,f and
have been repeated for very drcssy bats during
tile winter The small cottage and Alsatian
shapes that arc now so universally worn do n OF
appear in these earliest importations, and the
rumor is that they will he laid aside as entirely
too small for summer use; however, they are so
neat and becoming, and are so easily made and
trimmed at home, that ladies will be 10th to
give them up. The new large shapes are to
have bows with long Tapping loops, strings that
pass across the top aud tic the sides down close
II to the ears, aud bouquets OF flowers put in
most prominent places, rs single cluster in-
side the front, and another outside On tho ton
or back of the crown. These bouquets will be
Of mixed flowers with long stcus and very little
foliage
ROUND HATS.
English shapes Of dozen different varieties
will be used for the round hats that are worn in
city streets, while thusc tor out-of-toWn nave
W1QtT uI}tI1S lu1t 1lE %1IHCu Np III At~< A"t
fashion, sometimes directly above the forehead
(as in the rurcune illustrated in the Ddzar OF
last weekly, or else one-half The brim is turned
upward OH the lett side, or it may be only q
quarter between the front and side is roli.d
The Derby and Oxford hats with narrow rolled
bri1ns or else fatty turned UP sides are
very largely imported. There are also
turbans Of the pretty shapes worn last
summer, while novelty ia the Da Vinci,
like the cap with wide rolled brim and
bell crown seen in pictures Of Leonardo da
Vinci. Jaunty little jockey caps Of straw arc
shown for chlldrcn-for BOYS and girls alike.
The deep wiue-1inted red shades are to be as
much used for trimming these hats as navy blue
has long been. 4 yelowish-wnite braid Jockey
can is very pretty, with band Of wine-red gros
grnin ribbon, a wide binding Of the salne around
the visor and the back. and rayc1'ed ribbon ro'
settle to match directly on top OF the esow1
| R1uc. hunters green. seal brown, and black
trimmings are used in the same way. Other
iockeys are Of alternate. rows Of braid in blue,
brown, olive, red. or black, with White. Fol
, 1879-02-16

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-1n your issue Of Friday last
you make reference to me Us "Pawnbrokcr
without license, against whom non-sut was
recently entered" Such statement is mani
fest wrong, and does ME an injury.
an not now, nor have 1 ever been, pawn
broker, having for the last fifteen years done in
this city q strictly banking and loan business,
and having been during all those years large
and willing taxpayer. Quite recently, city de-
tectire disguised as ''Ncw York traveller"
called at my Office, representing himself in great
pccuniarY distress, and III need OF the trltting
sum of SIS. assuring me that be had collateral,
but disliked visiting pannbroker for the pur~
pose Of the loan.
at once refused to entertain the request, on
account of the smal1ness Of the sum required,
but upon earnest, renewed appeals from the
"traycler'' gave him the money, out OF kindly,
sympathe:ic feeling. accepting therefor his prom
issory note and collateral securing it. This
transaction, even though urged upon me, was,
per Sc, honest, busincss-like, and Legitimate.
Within three or four days TINS detective pala
tile note took up the collateral, nnd al
most Immediately thereafter, upon this trans-
action, to which he had purposely contributed,
caused me to be summoned rs npaWnbrokcr
without license" to appear at the Police Court
and lngcr there among thieves, thugs, and dis
detectives. As one Of the large taxpayers OF this
city contribute to the support and existence OF
the police tor protection and not persecution.
Is it the policy Of the department to create and
foster detectives for the purpose of bringing
Iaw-abidine citizens under the penalties of an
imbccilc and unconstitutional ordinance!
ask for information through your paper, of
which, for years, l have been d subscriber,
whether every capitalist or banker isa pawn
collateral! Also whether tllc City Charter
recognizes in the powers vested in the Council
any authority for the creation Of . body Of men
known Is detectives, and whether the spirit Of
our institutions contenplates those methods
a,,.l nr.ta,n. Of nsni0narc tolerated unl an
, 1879-02-16
SPELLING REFORM-THE COMING SISTEM.

rn,.,co Eoh 15-1n ,,,;e co,n,,r;co+;o, T ~,
~ ,;,...;s 49, =.
TAX NOR orthogratc llocrtls tnan IL my last.
An ideal allabet wud hav distinct Letter Tor
every sound herd in speech, and but won. The
to,ars ,r,,1 he as simn1 in form as ncrfcct lc;i-
h;,;tv n,rd ner,oit Sounds of = scrtin dcrre ~
s;.';',r un;, r',d he rsnrozantoa hr ,e+srs ~
scrtin dcgre ov rczemblans. The consonants in
ra7;1,, distinou;shohl Tl,e conson,nts of Ien
s, 5,1a. Tr, osl, ot,,ar ~, sfnn, t., ,ha son,
"ua d1ler from ecn o'her no' s,'npl5 III tne sahl
extent as thoz ov tide, but in the sam va. The
sam wud be tru Of size, the furst and last OF
c1auj, and ov oil parcs similarly related. Then
t,, iotors xy,,d hc as far MS nosibl sunrestiv nv
~ .1,a,,ea1vs Eo~ tha 1,o,r.1. .ho NV
the SOUNDS lne.nsel'e. rof .ie 'oneis ''le iiot
open the sound, or the position oV the organs
in making it, the more open the Letter, etc
, 1879-02-16
Official Reporters.
Tn Tim Editor Qf The Tribune.

To tho Editor al The Tribune.
CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-The readers Of TIE TR1B-
UNE remember well the agitation and 1uttcr
caused BY the exposure Of the scheme the law
reporters planned to secure a-rich bonanza for
themselves; also, how Mr. Charles Scates de-
MED in toto the scheme in tho columns OF TIE
TR1nuSE. Now, since E. B. Sherman, Repre-
sentative Of tho Fourth Senatorial District, let
the cat out Of the bag, by introducing the bill
to plumber the taxpayers in favor Of the law
reporters, it appears that the denial of Mr..
scates, who partly framed said bill, was not
quite correct. This fraud deserves to be ex-
posed. Teu, reporters for Cook County, six
months year; total, $oS,S00; Is cents per
folio for written testimony: one sheet lcgal-cap
one and one-half folio. Respectfully,
G. SCHMELTZ
, 1879-02-16

Opening Letters.

Opening Letters.
TO tie Editor OF Tie Tribune
PARIS, H., Feb. l2.-Will you kindly answer
the following queries in Your next Sundays
paper, and settle disputed point between sub
scribcrs
/. What is the punishment where one person
gets possession Of letter addressed to another,
sent through the United States mails, and either
opens it or destroys it!
?. Has the husband OF wife, OF either one, the
rirht TO take and occn letters addressed to the
other without the others consent, or against his
or her wishcss Yours, LUX.
4 fine of not over $500, or not over one year
in tile Penitcntiary, or both.
No.