Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-09-17


their wish was not gratiGed until late in the
evening. An explanation followed, which wa.
received by the two patient ones in Yer,
morose and unsatisfactory manner, and they
rode back to the city without exchanging a
| word on the whole trip.
OBTAINING MONEY UNDER FALSE PRE-
ENsEs.-Oticer Duncan yesterday arrested a
young man named Warren Larue, on a charge
of forgery Larue had been working for
Jacob Winters, In Jacks Valley, aid day
or TWO since he affixed his employ 5 name
TO an order on b. F. Slater of this city, for
S13, which Dir. Slater accepted and paid
The forgery, was however, soon detected,
and the police put on Larue's track with the
above result. At the trial yesterday after
noon, the prosecution requested that the
charge be modified to " obtaining money I'M
der false pretenses, which was granted by
the Court, owing to the circumstance that 1t
was Larue's first crime. He was found guilty
as charged and sentenced to the payment OF
fine of $50 and thirty days in jail. Larue
may consider himself extremely fortunate
that he was not held for the real crime and
bound over to await the action Of the grand
to the State Prison.
A COwARDLY ASSAULT-At o'clock last
evening quite aged Chinaman was peaceably
passing down Carson street, and as he came
in front of Circe's hotel half drunken negro
who had been lounging about there, stepped
up and hit the inofensive Chinaman fearful
blow in the mouth, cutting it SO that the
blood fairly flowed from it. The usual crowd
of men who generally block up the sidewalk
in front of that house were there, but none of
them had the manliness to arrest the black
coward for his dastardly act. Another China
man who Witnessed the assault called at the
Sherifs Office for an officer, but the latter
could not find the offender, as he had been
spirited out of sight
DEATH OF A WELL KNOWN SPORTING Man. |
From Mr. Charles Davis we learn that Joseph |
Morgan, we'll known sporting man, died |
rom pneumonia, at Bodie, on Monday even
ng. Mr. Morgan was a man of genial dispo-
tion, and was very extensively known in
California and in this State. He was a |
native of Paw Paw County, Illinois,
md son of clergyman. He went
o Sierra County California, in 1852, as a
member of DR.. brakes company. Mr.. Nor
IAN married Mrs. Murtha, mother of Mrs.
Murtha- Portepus, the celebrated vocalist,
md had two children by his wife, whom he
caves, it is said, in comfortable circumstances.
LADIES TEMPERANCE MEETING - At a
Meeting of the Ladies' Temperance Society
asst night, the expediency of consolidating
nth the Reform Club was discussed COM
attee was appointed to confer with the gen
lemen and see what arrangements can be
lade to bring about this fusion. In the event
hat satisfactory understanding can be had,
here will be only one set of officers elected
Or both clubs, and the election will take
lace next Saturday 1t is believed that a
onsolidation of the two clubs will not only
rengthen the organization, but will also facll-
ate the good work inaugurated by tho tenn
erance movement. l
Muse music at the Chinese funeral
reminded us of Hank Monks story
true Of cOnrse He was coming out of the :
arbor of New York and had a ''pard' of the S
ilesian persuasion. They had retired to
leir bunk for rest, and when the gong ,
unded for supper, Hanks room mate jumped !;
D wildly exelaiming Hank, for the sake 7
the blessed Vargin, get up she's got too :
UGH stheam on herr He had never heard J
gong before.