ENPages
DAILY REVEILLE
AUSTIN, NEVADA
Monday.........June 26, 1882
ABSCONDED OFFICIAL
Pat Laughlin, Public Administrator of Lander county, has apparently absconded. He left Austin on Tuesday morning last on the train for Battle Mountain, and was last seen on the east-bound Central Pacific train. He left his wife and family here, but certain suspicious circumstances induced an inquiry into the financial affairs connected with his office. The only amount of money in his hands or under his control was found to be that proceeding from settling the estate of Thomas Hamilton, about $3,000. It was found that he has been gradually drawing this out of the bank since the 27th of April last, the last two drafts, of $500 each, being made on the 5th and 15th of the present month. Telegrams were sent in all directions to head him off, but thus far nothing further has been heard of him. A. Nicholls and D. B. Starratt of this city are his sureties on his official bond for $3,000, and are naturally anxious to learn of his whereabouts. Sheriff Thomas has mailed a printed circular to all the sheriffs and prominent police officials far and near, containing the following description, and notice of reward.
Description: He is an Irishman, about 40 years of age; hight, 5 feet 8; weighs about 160 pounds; thick set; light brown mustache; scar on side of face; wears shoes; limps; running sore on right ankle; supposed to have considerable money on him.
A reward of $300 will be paid for his arrest and detention until a requisition from the Governor of this State can be obtained. Arrest and telegraph.
DAILY REVEILLE
AUSTIN, NEVADA
Friday......June 30, 1882
GUITEAU HANGED
At noon to-day came the welcome intelligence that Charles J. Guiteau, the assassin of President Garfield, had met his just doom, that the righteous sentence of the law was strictly carried out and that he was duly hanged by his worthless neck until he was dead. He had the nerve to watch and wait for a chance to coolly murder his unsuspecting victim, and to perpetrate the fiendish deed before the eyes of the public, carefully calculating all the chances. He had the nerve which he exhibited to the world during his trial, and the same devilish nerve attended and sustained him through to the bitter end. Following is the telegraphic announcement of the closing episode to-day:
WASHINGTON, June 30, 1882.
Guiteau was hanged at 12:40. He ate a hearty breakfast and ordered his dinner served at 11:30. At 9:30 he was in good spirits and expressed a desire for the performance to begin and was solid to the last.
His neck was broken by the fall and he died instantly. Htere was not a movement of the limbs or body that was detected.
Mrs. Scoville arrived at the jail and besought admission, but was refused.
DAILY REVEILLE
AUSTIN, NEVADA
Wednesday......November 8, 1882
JAMES E. ANDERSON.
The saddest and most vicious incident of the political campagin now just closed has been the killing of James E. Anderson, editor of the Eureka Leader, by George J. Reek, Republican nominee for County Superintendent of Public Schools, at Eureka. The unfortunate affray in which he was shot occurred on Friday afternoon last, at 4 o'clock, and he died shortly before 11 o'clock, A. M. on Monday. Mr. Anderson was first brought prominently into public notice through his connection with the Louisiana election frauds investigation, six years ago, at the close of the Hayes presidential campagin, when Mrs. Agnes Jenks also appeared before the Commission as a witness.
Not long afterward Anderson came to Nevada, locating at Eureka, and since then he has taken an active and increasing interest in the political affairs of this State, and especially in the local politics of Eureka. His strong interest and aggresive action in the local matters got him frequently into personal difficulty. About a year ago he was nearly clubbed to death, and more recently was badly beaten in a fight. As to his degree of blame in either controversy or collision, or in this last and fatal one, there is no need for discussion at present. He is dead. Naturally a man of nervous temperament, warm inspirations, quick to think and act, sometimes without sufficient reflection, Anderson, had resential enemies, as well as many warm personal friends. He died surrounded by his family and those to whom he was most endeared, and his noble wife never for a moment ceased the most careful and affectionate attentions or gave up hope until the heart of the dear husband and father ceased to beat, and his eyes closed in death and eternity.
The Eureka Leader concludes a well written obituary notice, with the following brief biographical sketch:
James E. Anderson was born in Harristown, Pennsylvania, September 29, 1845, being therefore in his 37th year. He served his apprenticeship to the printing business under his uncle on the Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Examiner. From there he entered the Government Printing Office at Washington; thereafter he assumed the managing editorship of the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, State Journal. He next visited Louisiana during the election. Returning to Pennsylvania, he became connected with the editorial staff of the North American at Philadelphia. He came to Nevada in 1878, was connected with the Eureka Sentinel for nearly a year as local reporter; after which he commmenced the publication of the Ruby Hill Mining News. In October, 1881, he purchased the Eureka Leader and continued its publication until his death.
His remains will be taken to the home of his family at Indianapolis, Indiana, on Friday morning, and will be accompanied by his bereaved widow and children and his cousin.
DAILY REVEILLE
AUSTIN, NEVADA
Wednesday....November 15, 1882
BLOSSOM'S FRIEND.
He Meets Blossom's Twin Brother, and They Connubiate by Proxy.
There is a fine-looking, respectable, portly young man residing here in Austin who has been mistaken for Jerry Blossom, our worthy County Commissioner, of Battle Mountain. One evening about three months ago this good-looking, portly young man was in a butcher shop buying some meat, when a very pleasant old gent also came in after meat. He soon scraped acquaintance thusly:
"Vell now, Mister Plossom, I know you don't know me, but I's know'd you, pet your life, more'n fifteen years. My name's Dinkelspiel. I'm a Democrat, but that makes no difference, I always woted for you, 'cause I like you. You didn't know me, but I know'd you all der time und woted for you. Let's shake hands;" and the pair shook.
"But," expostulated the young man, "my name is -- "
"Dot's so, Mister Plossom, dot's so; your name's know'd all over der gountry. Everypody knows Yerry Plossom. Now, bein' dis is der first ve got oguainted, you must go out und have a glass of beer mit me."
"But I don't think -"
"Yes, you do drink, Mister Blossom; I've seed you lots of times mit your friends. If you don't drink beer, take someding else."
"Well, now, really, Mr. -- "
"Nefer you mind oxkooses, Plossom, but yoost you come along."
The handsome young man gave up trying to say his name wasn't Blossom, and yielded to the rather amusing circumstance. They drank. Then the young man's conscience hit him again.
"See here now, Dinkey, old boy, who the devil told you my name was Blossom?"
"Who der tuyfel told me? Vell, I shall schmile. Don't I told you I know'd you myself? I woted for you more as twenty year. Py Shorge, I's your friend, Mister Plossum, und don't you forgot it."
Blossom's friend stayed by that young man two hours, and filled him up with beer, and they parted on the most affectionately amicable terms, and the young man invited him to come down to Battle Mountain sometime, and make his house his home, and stay six months, and anything the Board of County Commissioners could do for him he had only to ask, and it would be done with the most cheerful alacrity.
Yes, and now that fine-looking, portly young man, who strongly resembles Jerry Blossom, very cautiously and judiciously keeps out of the way of Blossom's friend for reasons of his own.
DAILY REVEILLE
AUSTIN, NEVADA
Friday.....November 17, 1882
THE COMET
It Reaches Its Nearest Approach to the Earth To-day.
The comet has this day approached as near to the earth as it will be allowed to come. It is now only 24,000,000 miles away, whereas on the 2nd of September, when first recorded, it was 94,000,000 miles distant. Being almost four times nearer, however, has not made any preceptible difference to its general appearance, effect or value. Its tail is about as long as ever, but shows fainter at the end, owing to its being more turned away from us. It can be seen appearing above the horizon shortly after midnight, and the whole is in full view before 1 o'clock. Before it entirely disappears, which will be in a month or two from now, it can be seen early in the evening.
Astronomers disagree as to the identity of this comet, some declaring that it is an entirely new one, never seen before, while many others positively identify it as the one which Newton observed so critically and averred would not return for seven or eight hundred years, yet it came in 1843, again in 1880, and now, only two years afterward, it comes again. Its speedy return is now prophecied, and also that on that occasion it will give a farewell benefit, and wind up with a wild desperate plunge into the sun. Meanwhile it is not to disappear altogether this time, but remain within telescopic sight, among the stars and planets of the solar system. By some astronomers it is prognosticated that it will not even travel beyond the limits of the earth's orbit. If such is the case it will hardly disappear from the unsided eye, and on its return will afford terrestrial gazers such a sight as has never before been witnessed.
