Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-12-28

| LOOK AFTKR-THE CABIN OF NIGGER BILL.
During the past few weeks there has been
several letters received at the APPEAL Office
asking the paper to call public attention to
the existence of an infamous resort near the
old saw mill in the northeastern part of the
city, kept by q negro who goes by the name
of "Nigger Bill" Yesterday citizen called
at the Office and gave a circumstantial ae-
count of the den and it's surroundings.
THE CITIZENS srORY.
"A few nights ago sent my son, a boy Of
about nine years OF age, on an errand. He
had dollar and a half in his pocket to pur
chase some groceries. He did not return
that night, and I, becoming alarmed,
searched the town until 8 o'clock in the
morning for him. He finally came home
Supplied. On being questioned. he ad-
mitted that he had spent the night in Niger
Bills cabin, drinking and playing cards.
He told very confused story, and did not
! recollect how he had got there. He said
! that there we're about dozen other boys
there, who were drinking and playing cards.
Bill furnished the liquor free, and mixed it
up with sugar and water SO as to make it
palstable. The boys ranged in age from
nine to sixteen years. He said that some
were over sixteen years of age. He lost his
dollar and a half, but did not recollect how
He played some cards, and the negro who
was in the game took his money. Some of
the boys had only ten cents, and some had
four or FIVE dollars. As soon as a boy s
money was gone he was let out of the game.
The mans place is aIsa the resort of squaws
and Indians, who purchase liquor and get
drunk. l went to Bill and charged him |
with having ny boy there. He admitted |
it, and said if I would drop the matter he
would refun nd the money"
~. t..s.E A vILR RESORT.
The old cabin occupied by Niger Bill ia
the resort of Indians, thieves and hoodlnms.
The police have been watching the place
for some time past endeavoring if possible
to get some evidence on the strength of
which they might lodge acomplaint. 1t has
been impossible however, to do So When
any one calls, the boys who are playing
cards are hustled into the next room and
told to keep quiet. Indians also frequent
the resort and purchase the vilest liquor
that it is possible to manufacture. Some
of the boys who have been taught to drink
and gamble at the cabin say that Washoe {
squaws sometimes lie on the floor in . state {
of helpless intoxication while the games ,
are going on. Some of the boys know
nothing Of the rules of the gsme, and the O
negro has a sliding scale of rules which can ,
be adapted to am circumstances and coun. .
Esr-balance the chances in favor Of any t
boys hand who might happen to hold i
stronger hands than Bill who generally d,
axes all the money in sight There are e
'everal young thieves and loafers who act r
IS stool pigeons for his game, and by rosy u
Of the good time to be had
here, induce young boys to pay visit to
he place.
DISCUSSED ARcHERs.-Some weeks ago +,
was announced that Frank Ravens of :,
ian Francisco would tabulate and publish
II Of the scores shot on Thanksgiving day. g,
he Carson club took the field and went to h
he expense Of getting new back stop" h.
Or stray arrows and shot an American :,
ound. In the published record which ap- n
cared in last weeks Pacific Life there is no h,
lention of any Carson score. 1t is now n;
elieved that the scorer never sent the score D
all as agreed. He represented that he
Is competent man for the work and after
lie match was over talked about the blue to
nine and the red, eight. He was paid SIS .;
y his afternoon work end that night was =,
lind drunk on the proceeds. Some of the ar
chers made exceptionally good scores ar
I'd would have liked very much to have ~
en- them in print. They would have ap- -
Jared in the ArrEAL but for the fact that -
e remarkable scorer disappeared almost 90
lmediately after the match and with him -,
e score. In all probability the man never 49,
allied the scores and SO the club had its -.
ork for nothing. The day, however, was %
'od and they enjoyed the shooting Just as
uch as if they had beaten the whole n
nited States. rf-t7t .1....r De
TIVE LIBRARY ENTERTAINMENT The pro. tn
ANNE of the entertainment to be given On or
ednesday night By Prof, Eastman has ra,
en- handed lis, but is too long for publ De