Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1880-09-07
A LIVELY DAY.
THE LAwLRoD RLRMRNT THAT ATTENDED TIE
MINERS vNI0N PaCNIC-THIRvEs, hoU0Hs,
PI0HTRRs AND DRUNKARDs ON DECK.

Seme Of he scenes enacted at the Miners
Union picnis at Treadway's Park on Sunda.
were disgrace to the place. Never was I
more turbulent element Of roughs and fight
ers turned Loose upon picnic ground in thu
city than on that occasion, to spoil the enjoy
ment of the respectable class. The picnic wal
given under the auspices of the Miners
Union and the crowd was made up principal,
Of respectable miners and their families, wh'
came down to take their annual day of recre
alton Many Of the better class Of citizens Of
Virginia End it impossible to leave the Com
stock On any day except Sunday and embraced
the opportunity to enjoy the novelty of q
little grass and shade. Mingled with this class
were numbers Of roughs who hardly ever fai
to be On hand at picnic excursion. For a
couple of hours after the train reached the
grounds everything was qniet and orderly.
| TROUBLE BEGINS.
Presently number of minor breils begun
and it was not long before half dozen men
were at large on the grounds fourishing six
shooters and challenging people to fight
Some seemed to have an idea that as the park
was outside the city limits there was nothing
to prevent them DONG things their own way.
One of these men, whose name was Sullivan,
was arrested by Warren WATSON, Deputy
Sheriff, and while he was taking him to Jail
crowd of men who wore the badges of Dep.
| uty Sheriffs came to WATSON and asked that
the man be released, they pledging themselves
that he would net again be allowed to appear
on the grounds. WATSON refused and the man
was taken frem him by main force. Inside Of
Eve minutes the man was again on the
grounds fourishing six shooter aud defyine
arrest. The Ormsby county authorities were
powerless to do anything they were re-
sisted by men who claimed to be Deputy Sher.
ifs from Virginia City.
GENEAL LAwLRssNEss.
There we're half dozen instances of deadly
weapons being drawn. One man who had
revolver out, was arrested by a regular officer
from Virginia When told that he was ar.
rested, he placed the muzzle of his pistol |
against the officers stomach and told him he
would kill him if he moved The officer f. |
nally had to leave his man. Fist fights and
knock downs we're of frequent occurrence.
Sheriff Hill got two men off the grounds who
were drunk, and at the solicitation of their
wives and children, put them on the train and
sent them up to Virginia. The grounds were
full Of drunken men, and a case is mentioned
of . woman, with child in her arms, who
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that she fell on the child and nearly crushed
the life out Of it.
THIEVES AT WORK.
gang of thieves went about the town and
invaded front yards, and stripped
trees of ripened fruit. Many of the citizens
Of Carson attended the picnic and Preached
home to End their shrubbery trampled down,
and trees stripped. At Mrs. Toby's place the
men came into her yard while she was at
home and took all the fruit they could carry
away despite her protest. Many of the roughs
in town over night and made the
,ity howl until morning. l.
The VICToRIoUs ARCHERs.-Next to the
'ictory of the Carson over the rest of the
SLdtc, tuc hECuCI VAIN away, t0hco ecCOHu |
,lace. When the Carson 5owmen reached .
he ground to contend with the Gold Hill
hub, they were somewhat surprised to end y
hat O. K. Otey, the celebrated Lone Ar
her, and Mercer Otey were in the Gold Hill !.
cam. Perkyns and Harmon of Virginia City
ewever, stood in and Just as the match began !,
)r. Smart was called away on professional
BUSINESS, and the Carson men were obliged to
o into the match with four men. Notwith.
landing this, they determined to face the !
lusic, and did such excellent work that they :,
eat their opponents with score of 4S1 to ;,
49, Had the absent man been present and
,ade the average of the others, it would have >,
III the score up to 629. The Gold Hill men .,
ere so disguised with their defeat, that they
an away with the score and induced the Com
.ock papers to believe that there had been
o match The Carson team will not take g
,e prize however, as beAp pre- the match both :.
ubs agreed that the cheap castor set offered ..
n the archers was not werth bothering about. tt
lys
The CARSON GUARD RECEPTION. ",
vening the victorious Carson Guard held a =;
ceptien at their Armorv. The proceedings NJ
,ened with drill of about an hour, in Oh
hlch the men showed that they could GO to
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