Buildings along the north side of Taylor Street between B and A streets in Virginia City.
145 years ago
The trail of Peter Larkin, charged with the murder of Corcoran on the 4th of last August, is in progress before the First District Court of Virginia. The Gold Hill News of last evening says all of the witnesses who have been examined thus far, with the exception of the woman Nellie Sayers, have confirmed their testimony as given before the Coroner at the time of the inquest.
130 years ago
It will be well for impecunious opium smokers to note that under the law they will not be permitted to “hit the pipe” after 12 o’clock to-night. Particular stress is laid upon the word impecunious because the arrest of that class of smokers will put the county to expense.
120 years ago
Incendiary. The alarm of fire last evening was the result of a blaze in the rear of Mrs. Davis’ dressmaking shop. A strong smell of coal oil and a bottle partly filled with the fluid gives the appearance of incendiaries. There have been sever suspicious characters in the city lately who ought to be doing street gardening. The hose carts were promptly at hand.
110 years ago
Governor Sadler made a flying trip to Reno yesterday.
100 years ago
Governor Boyle signed into law yesterday the lethal gas law. As this is a new mode of execution of condemned men, Nevada being the first state to adopt such a law, and so far as known, in the world, where painless death is to be inflicted to condemned persons.
Thursday
145 years ago
Somewhere near 11 o’clock on Tuesday night word was carried to the Sheriff’s office that a murder had been committed in Chinatown. The Sheriff and a Deputy at once proceeded to the spot, and near the bridge this side of the railway crossing found the dead body of a man from China. The deceased was identified as Ah See, who carried on the business of shoemaking in Chinatown.
130 years ago
The recent whipping of the boy Gray at the Orphan’s Home has revived numbers of stories relative to the institution which have been current during the past year. Not long ago a committee visited the Home to look into the methods of management and found everything correct. Shortly afterwards a lady teacher related to residents of this city how at different times outrageous cruelties had been practiced. When asked why she did not tell the committee she replied that being employed at the Home she did not like to say anything. On several occasions the inmates of the institution have run away from it to escape the rigors of its discipline.
120 years ago
The Sacramento News prints a picture of the State Capitol, and explains that it is the only thing the legislature left behind.
110 years ago
For Sale. Two six-horse Studebaker wagons; one four-horse Studebaker wagon with wood rack. All in No. 1 condition. One spring wagon. These will be sold cheap for cash. Enquire at J. Kelly & Co.
100 years ago
The agricultural experiment station of the state university has recently issued a booklet on the plants poisonous to live stock. Thousands recent issue deals with the narrow and broad leaf milkweed.
Friday
145 years ago
Sheriff Swift is a pretty good Indian, so to speak, and a detective of rather superfluous length, as it were. Anyhow, the detection of crime has become a second nature to him and he has never been entirely non-pluses until now. He has been interviewing men from China, big and little, ever since the assassination of the other night, but can obtain no evidence. He has satisfied himself, however, that the wrong man was assassinated the other night, and that the account for the murder has been settled, according to the Chinese Code, and that no evidence will be adduced at the inquest to-day. It will be a case of “no sabe” throughout.
130 years ago
Fire Bugs. Attempts were made late Wednesday night to set fire to Torreyson’s blacksmith shop, and to Kaiser’s up-town restaurant. These fires were, of course, started by incendiaries. The police have a clue to the offenders, and if they are not without the city limits within the next twenty-four hours they will be caged and booked fo the State prison.
120 years ago
Yesterday afternoon a little after 3 o’clock Mrs. George Cagwin was asked by her seven year old child to “come and see a bond fire.” She followed the child into the next room and found that he had piled some old clothes, paper, etc. in a head and set fire to it. She and the neighbors set about fighting the flames and an alarm was sounded. the Warren Hose cart started to the scene but could do nothing as the house was nearly to the edge of the city limits and the nearest water plug, three-blocks. The steamer did not arrive until after George Cagwin’s house was destroyed.
110 years ago
The Assessors of the State, acting as a State Board will meet at the Capitol building tomorrow and proceed to act under the new revenue law. As the Governor’s office is rather small, he has shown his intention of having the meeting in the Supreme Court room, where the public can look on.
100 years ago
More Sidewalks. The work of laying concrete sidewalks is starting early this spring. Already one section of the block west of the Park hotel is near finished, while others are preparing for concrete laying. The work of last summer was appreciated during the winter months.
Trent Dolan is the son of Bill Dolan, who wrote this column for the Nevada Appeal from 1947 until his death in 2006.