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Newspaper
Weekly Nevada State Journal
Location
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1884
Page
5
A roundup of Reno and Virginia City social notes includes arrivals and departures by J P Edoff Louis Bevier and Rev J D Hammond. Mentions of the county convention Republican sentiment and the Democratic State Central Committee meeting. Weather signs and civic updates cover telegraph disruptions crossing improvements and circus attendance plus local business notes and a fire at Joshua Porter’s stable.
A reader compiled roster lists names of letter receivers and residents in Zeno Nevada in 1834. The notices include Ayers Armstrong Campbell Clark Coder Castile Curran Catholine Daily Davis Dunne Brancis Flnherty Gerlach Goodwin Griffin Hamilton Hanna Herraless Hooper Krause Lovejoy Lee Ledden Long JM OHard OTool Ogden Pinkham Pine Mary Rosenberg Bule Jess Roberts Sawer Shaw Schofield Sheridan Smith Stoddard Thompson Timmes Thompson Van Wagner White Witonsek Wight Wolfangel among others.
Troops from Fort Bidwell reached Pyramid Lake with orders to remove all trespassers on the Indian reservation and to seize boats and destroy property used for any business on site. The action targets fishermen and others on reservation grounds, with Lt. Huntington arriving to enforce and await further Washington orders.
A man named George Summers was found acting strangely, jailed, released, then seen at Glendale before running to the river below Wadsworth where his body floated. Justice Pierson presided over an inquest, the jury ruled he was insane and had deliberately killed himself. The body was buried at Wadsworth.
County Commissioner J B Werrin contemplates buying a large ranch near Reno to stock with premier livestock and enter a major business in breeding. He aims to raise game chickens to blooded stallions and brood stock, continuing the valley’s pedigree. Clydesdales have been bred locally for years. The patent incubator and breeder under Ernest Werrin has been discontinued for now.
H. H. Hartley, longtime Meadow Lake resident, visited last week and signed lumber contracts to build a quartz mill with improved machinery in the meadow district. Hartley has lived in Meadow Lake about twenty five years and has long believed in the region. Rumor says his efforts have yielded profits prompting him to construct the mill on his own funds and plans to process the district's refractory ore.
Reno officers tracing a Boca burglary recovered a silver watch and other jewelry matching the stolen articles on three suspects. Constable Nash arrested them yesterday and they are detained awaiting further developments.
A Carson paper reports V. and T. R. B. shops showing unusually dull activity with only twenty five men employed across all departments, far below the one hundred once seen. The article notes a long-standing downturn with no prior mood this low in the company’s business record.
Dr. Waggoner departed for Sacramento last night to remain a week or ten days. He is engaged to examine medical men who will testify as experts in the Williams probate case, the same matter where depositions were taken before Judge Hayden in Reno last week. Gus Hyman of San Francisco was in town last evening.
Wednesday Delly Journal notes Greenville freighter I G Brooks left for the north, Truckee river under rain, heavy Monday in the mountains. Wa Hill of Wadsworth seeks 100 head of beef cattle. Post office room sign would aid locating it. A M McCabe of Carson travels East on the 30th as Grand Representative to the Sovereign Lodge of Odd Fellows. George Cain and Miss Hattie Haston visit Reno then return home. D E McCarthy and J F McCarthy pass through for Virginia City. Jack Everett plans dual stores on Virginia street. W H Shockley of Candelaria tours Peavine mining prospects. Knights of Pythias show 20 new members, total 861 in state with 13 lodges. Cash in exchequer $12,076.82, receipts $14,102.25, relief and burial $14,314.07. Grand Lodge receipts $1,254.74, disbursements $1,578.01, on hand $503.37.
At Brysons saloon after a circus crowd prepared to board the Virginia City train a pistol fired by Curley Hogan of Mason Valley wounded John Cobb of Empire City in the right thigh and the bullet struck W M Brennan of Gold Hill in the left groin. Brennan, ex County Recorder, was taken home to Gold Hill and was said to be dying Monday night. Hogan, an ex Commissioner of Ormsby county, caused the incident and disappeared with his pistol.
Hamilton residents anticipate a major mining boom after a Stafford strike 200 feet deep and 13 feet wide yields ore valued at 65 to 439 dollars per ton. Prominent miners Frank Drake and R D Clark see potential similar to historic Aurora and Eberhardt finds. The Safford mine, part of the Sweetwater Company holdings, may extend 200 feet, with further depth expected.
Leon and Cushman's Minstrel Comedy Company appear at the theater Saturday night with a new comedy satire of city life titled Sarah Barnum's Dilemma. The program features burlesques and specialty acts, offering a pleasant diversion from standard minstrel entertainment.
Nash captured three burglary suspects at Truckee and found all stolen property with them except the money. One member gave away the entire operation, and the trio will be taken to Nevada City for trial.
A Virginia owned cow pasturing on Hardin's ranch near Steamboat gave birth to three calves last Saturday and walked home to show them off. It marks the second time she has performed this feat. Observers note such animals could gradually lower beef prices.
Litigation over Webber Lake property keeps boats chained and the keeper refuses access. It is unlikely the dispute will be settled in time to accommodate visitors this season.
General Butler notes his address issued 30 days early at friends' urging and seeks a clear Democratic principle set. He cites four core aims: opposing monopolies, preserving national legal tender, protecting workers, and reforming government to ease citizen burdens while advancing equal rights and prosperity. He claims allegiance to the people, not to any Democratic organization, and would back a Democratic nominee if the platform and declaration aligned with these principles.
The Anti Monopoly and Greenback leaders in Oregon decided to field no regular Bailer electoral ticket. Estimates place the combined strength of these parties in Oregon at nearly one thousand votes. The state is likely Republican by about two to three thousand, but the third ticket adds doubt to the result.
The long awaited letter from Ben Butler appears in today’s issue reduced from 11,000 to 2,000 words in the overland dispatches. The synopsis conveys Butler’s clear points with his characteristic vigor and combativeness, though it may not entertain Democrats especially those at the recent National Convention.
The passage warns Cleveland not to celebrate Butler’s letter before its publication and cautions that Butler often acts above rules. It predicts he might seize Cleveland’s letter when it appears and target it with precision, likening the result to a Carson shooting range display.
The piece notes that with Cleveland silent, Butler’s attack grows and Blaine Logan and Butler have spoken on tariffs. It suggests Cleveland will likely quote his party plank and claim those are his sentiments or similar words.
The Walker Lake Bulletin contradicts the Joragan’s assertion of eleven hold-over Senators and notes Churchill will elect this fall. The Bulletin corrects itself and states Senator Kaiser will represent Churchill in the Senate this winter.
The California State Board of Equalization valued Central Pacific at 24000000 and Southern Pacific at 17000000 for the current year, rising by 6000000 and 4000000 respectively from the prior year.
H. H. Hadley rejects the charge by John S. Davenport that he forged the Morey letter. He declares Davenport’s confession claim a lie and maintains he did not write or sign the document.
William T. Higgins, a noted politician, wagers two thousand dollars against fifteen hundred offered by minstrel Billy Emerson that Blaine will defeat Cleveland in the State of New York.
The Republican County Committee places an Assessor in the nomination cell at the County Convention. The document notes the arrangement is aboard and adds that if the Assessors Bill is unconstitutional the county Treasurer acts as ex officio Anaescor.
The piece profiles Walton known as the plunger, a famed gambler once NY hotel keeper, now a prolific horse bettor. In Long Branch during summer races he visits a lavish casino near the beach, plays roulette with ten twenty-dollar bets, loses all, and returns to his family with unshaken composure.
Vanderbilt, owner of Maud 8 the fastest trotter, plans to sell amid constant requests for matches and time trials. He has received offers around 100000 dollars, and may accept a lower sum to avoid professional handlers gaining control. Saratoga rumors say Robert Bonner bought Maud 8, intending to race her.
A local reporter compiled a pay sheet for circus staff. Arab athletes at $1,000 weekly plus expenses. Cook and Leon $200. Vanzant and Ellen Cook $160. Livingston Brothers $150. clown $75. principal leaper $60. 14 tumblers $30 each. Lion trainer $75. roller skaters $50. Austin sisters $75. Donlan and Vernon $150. 15 concert people up to $30 weekly. seven long haired sisters $500 weekly. Capt. Cook $60. little man and wife $100. Milton Brothers $80. canvass and general utility staff from $15 to $50 per month.
The Irish World states that within the last eighteen years the Irish people have given 28,250,000 dollars to various Roman Catholic causes in Ireland and paid 150,000 dollars annually to the Pope, highlighting sustained lay and clerical support.
A gaunt hungry cat climbed to the top while wasps built nests and pigeons roosted at night. Five rats or more scaled the ascent to reach cramba from workers’ lunches, all about the height 434 feet above human habitation.
A freak Kansas Nebraska line incident near Akron describes eight coal cars on a side track breaking free in a powerful gale. The wind pushed the cars over 100 miles in under three hours, reaching 60 to 70 miles an hour on downhill sections. An Akron station agent alerted lines, and a chase by engine and brakeman culminated near Max where coupling enabled stopping the runaway.
The piece surveys natural history myths and poetical symbols with humorous critique. It contrasts pelicans feeding their young with blood and the symbolic burdens in poetry. The author jokes about birds, eggs, and regional sayings, noting American ideas on Job’s turkey and other quirks.
A youth arrives at Canute’s court seeking favor by copying the king’s winking. The king is amused and declares the lesson: imitate good qualities, not faults, to truly please. All the Year Round recounts the tale of ambition, wit, and moral instruction.
During a voyage to Fortress Monroe and Chesapeake Bay aboard a Government steamer, Chief Justice Waite aided sea-sick Judge Hall of North Carolina with a calm gesture and a quip about overruling the motion as the vessel rolled in rough Atlantic seas.
The Philadelphia Record notes that in 1980 California and New Jersey leaned Democratic by 78 and 2010 votes respectively, while Connecticut, Indiana, and New York favored Republicans by 2656, 6642, and 21033. In 1889 California, Connecticut, Indiana, New Jersey, and New York swung Democratic by 23510, 4161, 10416, 3113, and 193854. Kansas Massachusetts and Michigan also went Democratic.
A fragmented report notes the campaign lags and will continue beyond the Republican State Convention. Precinct appearances suggest voter activity remains low and uncertain as analysts await clearer guidance and party direction.
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