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as strong physically az Coombs
I claim to be a Judge. Hav
. been around eynnasiums. CaI
; judge between man VIII
weighs over tive hundred
} pounds and Il man who weigh
one fifty. Have never known
him to fight and always com,
out winner. He had a figh
with Matt Allen and GO
whipped, and Allen only weigh:
one hundred and twenty-five
pounds. Laughter He went
up to lick Allen and got licked.
! Never knew him to engage in
fights with drunken men or any
body else, except Allen.
Gen. Clarke-Is this an at.
tack on the character of the
witness
Soderberg-Wc wish to show
that Coombs was not the physi-
cal superior of Ross and that
this scene which has been SO
, Well acted and rahearsed is
overdrawn.
Gen. Clarke-This is an uR-
just insiRuation. 1t is entirely
out Of place.
Soderberg-We want TO show
that COombs was drunk and
almost helpless and that Ross
could not be pulled over him
like child. You opened this
discussion, not us.
Witness proceeded, Ross car
ried 3 pistol at night when he
went home. In the day he left
it behind the counter. 1t was
loaded. I gave Ross an interest
if he would tend bar. / pur-
chased the saloon. Ross fur
nished no part of the money for
the saloon, but furnished capital
fer one of the games.
Ross was not partner, but he
had third Of the profits Of the
house for his work. 1t was IN
derstood between Us that he
could be discharged by me
whenever I saw fit. | did not
have in my possession at the
time Ross died fifteen or sixteen
hundred dollars. He had four
hundred dollars or perhaps four
hundred and fifty in the faro |
game, this was all. He had IA
brother here who went home to |
his folks. | paid Ross funeral
expenses aud gave his brother
The balance. He got more than
was coming to him. l am TAX
ng the same active interest in
his prosecution as ! would if
Chinaman working for me g0t
I should do all | could
o see justice done. / swore out
he warrant and arranged with
General Clarke for the prosecu-
ion. Have csnversed with
ONE of the witnesses for the
and never asked
hem to testify. l have got hot
t men IN the saloon for the way
ONE Of them talked, but never
uarrelled with them because
hey would not testify as l
them to. l told Clarke
n his office how the scufiie oc-
urred and got down on the
cor as | did here to show him
nw the thing happened. l die
le same thing before the Coro-
er at the inquest. Three or I
;ur men were in Clarke's office
hen l showed him how the
latter occurred. They are wit
esses in the case. Never told !
lie witnesses how to testify. l ,
id not argue with them as to q
wv the thing occurred and I
ley did not deny my version.
was sitting On the piano stool q
hen the fight occurred. Wit
ess again explained the scene e
the saloon where the shoot a
g occurred. His evidence did
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-04-06
THE COOMBS CASE.
JOHN SWEENEY GIVES 4
DETAILED ACCOUNT OF
THE KILLING
His Description Of the Death
struggle on the Floor.

II
At the opening of the Cour
yesterday morning the defense
subjected Bence to a long cross
examination relative to the map
but no facts of material interest
were elected.
JOHN SWEENEY,
Proprietor of the Opera Hall
saloon, testified
"On the morning Of the
homicide the defendant asked
me for ten dollars. | refused
and he said he would give me
security. l replied 1T isn't
business. | don't want tC loan
you money to play against my
game, and perhaps win three or
four hundred dollars. I've got
you IN before the draw and l
want to keep you there"
Mr.. Slater. one of the jury,
asked the meaning of the ex-
preston, din before the draw"
Witness-He was loser to the
game and that means before
the draw. did not propose to
loan him money TO play out
with. Then Coombs went up 20
Ross and asked him Tor ten dol
lars. He was refused. Ross
was sitting at a table with
Coombs at his left. Coombs
said: "Why won't you let me
have it 2" Ross said, II haven't
got it." Coombs looked over in
his face and said, II don't think
you'd give it to me if you had
it," Ross then spoke rather
loud for the first time and spoke
rather cross and said, "No |
wouldn't.' CoOms then replied,
"NO, you curly headed Irish |
-, I'll throw you over |
that table and --."
The rest CT the remark is too
Indecent for publication. Rep. |
Gen. Kittrell asked the VIII
ness to repeat the expression, as
he had not caught the language.
Gen. Clarke objected and some
words followed between counsel.
The Court finally compelled the
witness to repeat the expression.
Witness then proceeded
Gross replied, NO big son
of a b. can do it, Coombs
then raised his cane and struck
Ross ;cr0ss the back Of the neck.
l was a few feet away, sitting
on a stool at the end of the
piano. CoOmhs had the small
end Of the cane in his hand
when he struck. He struck like
4 mailman and his eyes were
bulged out, as he said, 81 Won't
en- He struck as hard as he
could and the cane flew to
pieces: l think Rcss Was play
ing his hand when he was hit.
After COombS struck the blow
ne stepped back and started to
lraw his revolver, backing up
coward the south wall. He got
Ais revolver out. l sprang from ,
he seat and by the time 1 Was j
standing up he had the weapon
tut. Ross rose up and said,
You big stinker, you'll pull a d
;un on me will you p Ross Was
Up and facing Coombs when he
poke. Coombs had his gun
lrawn. / made for the faro t
able as fast as l could, watching a
hem all the while. l saw
'ellerson clinch with Coombs s
nd started to help him. He Il
las charge of the poker game. I
loss walked slowly Down the n
all toward tho doer between [
he hall and saloon. Ross said G
othing after he addressed s.
combs as a big stinker.' Il
combs was mutterIng all the b
'hile, but I could not distin. c,
uish his words. l saw no Y
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-04-06

Postmaster White is reported
as improving in a very satisfac-
tory manner.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-04-06

Z SCHEIM Is Now RUNNING HIS RAE
Der shop near the depot and runs II, -
they say, up to the haIdie. Fer GOOD. clean
close, artistic and quick shave, shampoo 81
hair cut, this place cannot easily be matched
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Re" All c'asses q legitimate advertise ments
not exceeding SIX lines inserted i'll thts ,oluAoll
for 80 Gents per week.
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'EFETLOW'S PERFUMERIES, INCLUDING
Marie stuart, White G.aranIum alG
Spring Violet, Iar sale at the City Drug Store.
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W Ants.d.

4 house furn ished or unfurnished
west of Carson street. Address this
office. MAJ
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Special Notice.

~ COIN IL NOW THE soil,
We agent In Carson of the white
and New Howe'sewing machines.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-07-28
Brother Gardner on MatrimOny.

81 understand began the President
of the Lime-Kiln Club, as the meeting
opened in due form, 'dat quite num-
Der of de members of dis club am
gwine to be married doorin' de sum-
mer. OATS all right, an 1 wish 'em
much joy, an shall be glad to witness
de obsequies of each an cherry one.
But, | want to say few words in
gineral. In de fust place, am you
gwine to mar Y fur love or fur a sort O.
bizness partnership? If you answer
fur love, let me warn you to be sartin
dat you doan' mistake de sentiment.
Many young man who thought his
heart torn by love has plunged into
matrimony to diskiver dat he simply
had an admiration fur thirty dollar
set of false teeth an high instep. If
you answer fur a sort O bizness part
nership, let me warn you not to expect
too much. You won't love de woman,
an she won't trust you. 1t will be a
sort o. boss trade in which both par
ties will be cheated and both continer
to be mad about it. You kin git along
arter fashion, an people who see her
on your arm at circus won't know
how you fight at home.
eff you mus marry, let common
sense have show in de transackshun.
Doan' 90 off yer feet bekase you meet
a gal who kin sing like robin, smile
like rose an jump off street kyar
widout boderin de driver to stop. A
wife will have much to do besides
singin an cultivatin' dimples. If you
am gwine to marry, ak yerselves how
fur ten dollars per week will go when
divided up fur clothes an pervishuns
an house rent an fewel an incidentials.
Befo' you fall in love wild gal who
looks too sweet fur anythin' in a red,
plush sacque, kinder igger on how many
SIGH buds your income would afford
her. Befo' you am all broke up ober a
gal who plays de pianner, talks French,
paints landscapes an reads poetry, jist
sit down an figger who am to cook yer
meat an taters, patch yer cloze, darn
yer socks an help we make twelve
dollars buy fifteen dollars worth of
things. Befo' We let par o. fiashin'
eyes an a cunnin' dimple captivate we,
look aroun' little an see if de owner
has got temper like wildcat. Mar
riage am lottery simply bekase people
take each odder insight an unseen.
Let us now prognosticate to bizness. -
Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-07-28
Where it Was Hot.

'Eome from the tropics, | reckon. !"
"The Isthmus,n replied the seedy
man; ''you seem to know me. Did
ever meet you there?"
"Never was there. Never saw you
before"
81 thought you might have been
there durin the hot spell of '67. The
heat was so thick that we couldn't tell
who was around at that time. That
was the year got this black eye. Run
agin door, and the heat shivered up
so that l didn't even know I'd struck a
door until the following winter! Any
objection to my closing the transom,
gentlemen? l think l feel draught!"
"Must be pretty hot in that climate, "
remarked another of the party.
''Warmish, assented the seedy man,
with a SILVER, 81 was in the laundry
business there for time, and l run
everybody else out of the trade. None
of the rest could get along without
scorchin' things, but just went ahead
with pieces of hot ice and made my
eternal fortune!"
''Got any of it nowP" asked another
moving up to give the seedy man room.
''No, sir!' returned the seedy man
with sigh. "All the money in that
country is gold, mine just melted and
run away one hot night in March!
That was the month we lost all the
horses on the Isthmus. The fodder all
melted and scalded the stock to death!
l walked fourteen miles to find a shady
spot, so | could harden up little hay
for my pet stallion, and when / got
back the stallion's teeth had melted,
and the poor brute died of hunger! |
say, let that man shut the windows,
won't you?"
You must have chill" suggested
the host
mo, I'm cold," persisted the seedy
man. eve almost died for want of
water that spring. The sea evaporated
forty odd miles from the shore, and all
the springs were so dry that we had to
sprinkle their beds with oil to keep the
dust down. There was more than l.
100000 died of thirst, and | only kept
alive because [ had some quicksilver
which didn't eyaporate. viii you be
good enough to move that chair from
in front of me? can feel air comm
through the rounds in the back"
Chow did you get out aliveP" asked
the host, after ordering the seedy man
glass replenished for the fourth time.
That's one of the most curious
things you ever heard of, - replied the
seedy man. 81 seen the lightnin' rod
on my house eXpandin', and that put
me up to somethin'. | just took down
that rod and [ planted myself on one
end and let her expand. In four hours
| was in the piney woods of North
ar'lina. You must excuse me, gen
tlemen; this is too cold for me. I'll 90
home and get my overcoat and come
back. Br00kLy11 EaqLe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-07-28
What the Pledge Did.

Forty years ago Father Mathew went
up and down Ireland az the apostle of
Temperance. He administered the
pledge as a religious rite. Hundreds of
men and women would kneel down be-
fore the good priest on the greensward,
as he recited the pledge, and then 60
ing from one to the other, made the
sing of the cross on the forehead, say
ing: "God give you strength to keep
your resolution"
A gentleman relates how he once
tested the force of the pledge on an
Irish guide. He was impatient to get
on, and refused the man permission to
change his dress for more respectable
one. The afternoon was raw and cold,
and he drew up on a summit of noun
tain to take some refreshments. The
guide partook of the sandwiches, but
declined the flask of whisky. The tour
list to test him laid down q crown-piece
and said: "Now;my lad, you shall have
that if you will take sup of whisky"
''Not for ten thousand times the
crown-piece, nor for all the lands you
see, would l touch single drop. Your
honor must hear me.
"There wasn't in the County of Wick
low greater BLACKBOARD than l was
fighting and drinking was all day and
night; the rags | had on were not worth
traueen; and often the pratees 1 ate
l begged from a poor neighbor. The
old granny that lived with me starved
and prayed. There was but one house
in the place, or near it, would open the
door to me-that one was the public
house, where 1 spent all the little
earned. That was the way of it, yer
honor. How is it nowP 1t isn't this
coat I'd have worn if you'd given me
time to change it, for / have better
one, and top coat beside. If you'd
gone into my cabin you'd say you'd
seldom seen one more comfortable; and
you d noticed the old grandmother sit
ting on her hunkers knitting 10y the side
of turf fire. There isn't neighbor,
boy or girl, that wouldn't say to mes
God save We kindly and I have five
pounds in the savings bank; and when I
make it ten there's one I'll ask to share
the cabin with the old woman and me.
"Now that I've told yer honor what L
have to tell, and how all that is the
work of the pledge took, will yer hon
or ask me to break it, and take the
poison drop from yer hand?"
cit is needless to say" said the tour
list, 81 was greatly touched. My an
swer was instant:
/" Indeed, my lad. L will not, but will
at least pay you this compliment and
1 flung the flask over the cliff, far out
into the lake beneath. The guide liter
ally danced with joy YOUTHS Com
DG1ai0n.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-07-28
DARLING.

We walked through fragrant moon-lit way,
MY love ana l, IN the sweet June weather,
The eyes of the flowers that watched the day
Had folded their dewy lids together;
The noise of the day, and its ton and strife
The calm of the night had caused to cease;
All the world seemed living its dreaming life,
AND over my soul stole its perfect peace.
My love bent down his stately head
And whispered too low for the flowers to
hear;
Twas but one word, yet my cheeks grew red,
And my hearts quick throbs 1 could almost
hear
Twas the one word "Daring"-yet by it I
The best of life that woman knows,
The silence echoed it through and through,
From the stars in the sky cen down to the
rose.
When June again its blossoms shed
My love and by the altar stood,
When the words that made us one had been
My love spoke low, but understood,
And with that Darling vision blest,
OF the coming years stretched long and fair;
My heart had found loves perfect rest.
For peace had taken its dwelling there.
But when another June time came,
l cannot tell If the world were fair,
For my love and l, and one whose name
Zen brought a chill TO the summer air,
Walked slowly down to darkling tide,
Where Darling" heard with my loves last
breath,
And there knew our ways must divide,
1 must walk alone, while he crossed with
death.
And when on his mute lips my kisses FELL
whispered low, twas but one word,
But gave him back his last farewell
Bind | think that surely his soul must have
heard.
So calmly wait through the Junes that are
For a brighter June that is yet to be,
When into his home, that lies afar,
With Darling my love shall welcome me.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-07-28
''As Ye Sow, So Shall Ye Also Reap. -

There are many people in this world
who know full well the true meaning of
this truth. Among them is man in
Madison County, N. Y. While L was
engaged in M, village in Madison
County, one of the leading men of the
town, a church member, and a pro-
fessed Temperance man, attended the
meetings. He refused to sign the
pledge. Not only did he refuse, but he
said he did not believe in pledge sign
ing. His presence at the meeting be-
came injurious to the work. Other peo-
pie who looked upon this man as lead
er, We're kept back by his argument and
example. Among those who stood be-
hind him were his two sons.
l said to him one night: "Do you
know you are exerting bad influence
in these meetings? Do you know you
are virtually, Saying: This reform
movement is all wrong?"
"No, l don t mean any such ching.
I am as good Temperance man as
YOU" 81 beg pardon, my dear sir. L
can't see it; you are not only refusing
to sign the pledge yourself, but you are
telling others, and among them drink
ing men, there is no use of signing a
pledge. | have got three hundred to
sign the pledge in a week, and you have
kept one hundred from signing it." His
answer was: 'I'll do as / see fit" He
did, and refused to help in any way. He
little knew that his constant opposition
influenced his boy to still continue in
the bad way. Six weeks ago this faith
er gathered the harvest, from the seed
he had sown four years ago. 1t was a
full harvest of drunkenness, of ruin, of
crime, and of shame. When the news
was told the father that his oldest son,
the dear one of his heart, was gam
bier, thief and forger; that he had fled
the State in disgrace; that he had left a
stain on the good name of his family, it
nearly broke his fathers heart. This
was not the hardest for him to bear. In
a letter from his son, excusing his flight
from the scene of his crime, he said:
"Don't be too severe on me, father; for
had you not opposed and denounced the
Temperance work and the signing of
the pledge four years ago, your most
unfortunate son would never have be-
come the drunken outcast and felon he
is to-day. Your example for right at
that time would have saved me; yots
did not give ii. So you have no one to
thank but yourself for my damnation
and your shame How the truth of the
fact, "as we sow, so must we also reap"
came home to that father. This is no
fancy picture, but something from real
life; you don't know how your disap-
proval of right and truth may return to
you. On which side of this movement
are youp-Rechd6ite
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-07-28
"The State Of TahOma."

1t is now proposed to change the
name of Washington Territory upon her
admission into the union as State to
Tahoma, which is said to be the proper
photography for the name usually writ
ten Tacoma. Tahoma is an Indian
word meaning "almost to Heaven, ]"
and was the name given by the Indians
to Mount Rainier on account of the
great height of that mountain, which is
put down at fourteen thousand feet
above the sea level. We feel inclined
to favor the proposed change of name
for many reasons. Nearly every State
and Territory has a county of Washing
ton and also town called Washington.
Should Idaho and Washington be adj
mitted as States, with North Idaho as
an adjunct of the western sister, and
with names unchanged, we would have
the distressing anomalies of Wash
ington County in Idaho and an Idaho
County in Washington, besides a town
of Washington in Idaho County, State
# Washington -B0iSe Statesman.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-07-28
Men Do Not Die for Beer.

Men have fought, bled and died, but
not for beer. Arnold Winkelried did
not throw himself on the Austrian
spears because he was ordered to close
his saloon at nine o'clock. William Tell
did not hide the arrow under his coat to
kill the tyrant because the edict had
gone forth that the free-born Switzer
could not drink a key of beer every Sun
day. Warren did not die that beer
might flow as the brooks ripple and
murmer seven days in week. Tea
mild, harmless, effeminate, much
sneered-at Temperance beverage that it
is is grander figure, and fills grand
er, more glorious place in the history of
the noble struggle for human liberty
than beer.
Men liked it, but they fought rather
than take it. The fights around a
whisky-barrel do not pass into history;
they pass into the police-court records.
Even the Battle of Brandywine was not
fought that whisky might be free.
No clause in the Declaration of indie
pendence declares that Sunday con-
cert-garden, with five brass horns and
sixty-eight kegs of beer, is the inalieft-
able right of free people and the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1883-07-28
The Hellish Drink.

A minister of the Gospel told me one
of the most thrilling incidents / have
heard in my life. A member of his
congregation came home. for the first
time in his life, intoxicated, and his boy
met him upon the doorstep, clapping
his hands and exclaiming: "Papa has
come homer He seized that boy by
the shoulder, swung him around, stag
gered, and fell in the hall. That min
lister said to me: 81 spent the night in
that house, went out, barred my brow,
that the night dew might fall upon it
and cool it. walked up and down the
hill. There was his child dead! there
was his wife in commissions, and he
asleep. A man about thirty years of
age asleep, with q dead child in the
house. having blue mark upon the
temple where the corner of the marble
steps had come in contact with the head
as he swung him around, and his wife
on the brink of the grave! Mr.. Cough"
said my friend, 81 cursed the drink.
He had told me that I must remain I'M
til he awoke, and did. When he
awoke he passed his hand over his face
and exclaimed: what is the matterp
where is my boyP' You can not see
him. Stand out of my way! 1 will see
my boy To prevent confusion I took
him to the child's bed, and as turned
down the sheet and showed him the
corpse, he uttered wild shrek: All,
my childp" That minister said further
to me: "One year after he was brought
from the lunatic asylum to lie side by
side with his wife in one grave, and I
attended his funeral" The minister of
the Gospel who told me that fact is to-
day drunken hostler in stable in the
city of Boston. Now tell me what rum
will not do. 1t will debase, degrade,
imbrute and damn everything that is
noble, bright glorious and God-like in
a human being. There is nothing drink
will not do that is vile, dastardly, cow
ardly and hellish. When are we not to
fight till the day of our deathP-J. B.
Cough.