Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-03-10

down some snow sheds and a portion of 3
bridge. The road is now clear.
A man WHO was asked yesterday in the Lin
coin trial, if he thought he could render fair
verdict according to the law and the evidence,
promptly replied on his oath that he could
not He was excused
JAtL PAsrIMEs. The prisoners in the
County Jail manage to vile away the hours
ia the jolllest possible style. Merrler set Of
Died together under one roof. There has
been sort of wane in the theological boom,
and the revival meetings have given place to
sham trials Each new man is charged with
some horrible crime, and the regular court
proceedings gone through with. These
trials are huge burlssques on the law, and
sometimes the officers who are listening ars
coavulsed with laughter at the sharp hits A
man who is tried is always found guilty, the
court considering it good Joke to shut out
all the evidence in his favor. The punish
ment is generally accompanied by laying the
prisoner down on a bench and giving him five
hard slaps with barrel stavs. There is talk
of organizing minstrel troupe. The prison
ers say that the outside world doesn't raalize
the rare fun they enjoy.
TEE GALLINACIoUs AND BELLICosH Fowl.
The Enterprise of yesterday has the following
raHa
of TO morrow evening: Next Thursday after
aoon, at o'clock, at the Elk Saloon, the
game chickens lately brought froa, Canada
will be p;ttsd against a lot of Detroit cocks
Since their arrival here the Canada chickens
have been pat in fighting trim by Csnlstock |
cocker, and they will be backed by certain
Of our sporting men, through whose instru
mentality they were brought to this place. |
large amosnt of money will be likely to |
change hands on the results of the several
fancy poultry are liable to attract quite an
audlenee from this city. Several of our lead
ing business men will 20 up to morrow to
take look at the mines"
MUsI0AL.-Miss Lizzie Davis, of Virginia
every Monday and remains until wednesday.
Adults or children wishing to become rapid
and correct performers On the violin, and to
acquire profound knowledge OF musical tine
and TO read readily also general tAusical theory
IAN get all necessary information as to terms
ETC, by inquirng of c. A, Marston, photogra-
1her. or at the Arlington House. Lessons in
i&ncing given by Brown d Davis at Arlington
Hall every Tuesday from II A. NJ. till ?. NJ.
Social every night after dancing school, m9
DBATH OF ENocH PIxLEY-On Sunday
asst Enoch Pixley, the father of Mrs. Mary
Mrs. J. c.. Dorsey, Mrs George
Nils, Beam, Matthew and Robert PixIey,
lied in Bodie. Mr.. Pixley came to California
n 1858 and two years later located in Nevada
de was miner for several years in the East
IN part of the State, after which having no
ornament location he wandered about
through Oregon, Arizona and California buy
lg and selling mining property. He went to
'odie but few days ago was seized with
and died
FIRB IN THE APPEAL OFFICE About B
clock yesterday morning a fire alarm was e
'unled which brought the department out
mid general dproar The fire proved to oe
/ the APPEAL office, and is supposed to have
gen caused by defective f1ue. lere was
D FIRE in the Office after 8 o'clock in the
orning, and it is probable that some sparks
dyed in the SCOT only to fame out later in I
e orning The damage was hardly worth
but would have destroyed the
ice had 1t not been discovered in time
BALL To-HIGHT. - The Opera House ball -
hch comes off to night promises TO be well
tended affair, as nearly all the tickets have tn
en- sold. The rafds for the seal skin sacqne
II bring out all the young ladies of the city. G
ILLUsIoNISTs - Thorn and Darwin the
usionsts, late of Egyptian Hall, London,
II exercise their devilsh ingenuity at the TT
rson Opera House on Monday and Tuesday ~,
enings of next week