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18 JANUARY 21, 1865 NEVADA GAZETTE
While this affair was still pending, Ridge sent us a challenge, which we promptly accepted, but
declined to make any arrangements for a meeting until his affair with Mr. Bennett had been disposed of.
... Now, mark the sequel. Having “branded” and “posted” us as above, Ridge again seeks recognition
from us. He sent us another message yesterday, which we positively declined to receive upon any terms.
The very fact of his again addressing us shows conclusively that he was convinced that the position he
had taken was untenable; that he had lost character among his own friends by his sneaking, contemptible,
cowardly course; and he was obliged to do something to relieve himself from the brand of disgrace and
infamy which he had stamped upon himself. And thus he again chewed his own excrement. . . .
We accepted a challenge from the miserable dog of the pestilence only in obedience to the demand
of a vicious public sentiment, which renders it imperative upon one in our position to avouch and assert
his entire responsibility on all occasions; and for the same reason we would have given the villain an
equal meeting, and done our best to kill him. We do not, however, recognize the “code.” It is not only
unlawful, but barbarous, and, as generally administered, murderous. The intrinsic value of our life may
be small; but there are those to whom it is precious and in a manner indispensable; and to them, as well
as to the friends who have given us their advance and proffered their assistance in this affair, we owe
not to place it in jeopardy at the whim of any renegade rebel who may consider himself aggrieved at our
plain way of characterizing treason and traitors. . . . If our friends deem it indispensable to our “honor”
that we should shoot a dog, we will obtain the privilege from Marshal Venard when next he has a batch
of impounded curs under sentence of death. As to the matter of our courage, any one who doubts it is at
liberty to satisfy himself at any time and in any place.
SAD ACCIDENT.— Yesterday morning a little boy about five years old, son of Mr. McFall who
resides near Soggs’s mill, was accidentally struck on the head with a pick by an older boy, the point of the
instrument penetrating the little fellow’s skull to the depth of two inches. A surgeon was summoned from
this city, and some faint hopes are entertained of saving the child’s life.
DISTRICT COURT—DECEMBER TERM—HON. T. B. MCFARLAND PRESIDING.—The following
business was transacted in this Court yesterday:
Sarah R. Staats vs. [Silas] D. Staats—Application for divorce. Referred to E. W. Smith to take
testimony.
Catharine O. Smith vs. B. F. Smith—Application for divorce. Referred as above.
H. M. Moore vs. W. R. Morrow—Statement for new trial submitted and overruled; notice and bond of
appeal to Supreme Court filed by appellant Morrow.
H. T. W. Heyer was admitted to citizenship. Court adjourned to the 27th inst.
[REBEL RAID]... It seems that Mr. County Surveyor [Horace] Bradley has confessed that he
was the party who broke into the Courthouse [on January 18th], and says he did so because he wanted his
instruments. We think his conduct very foolish and reprehensible; and if he had been shot while in the act
of breaking in, or while in the building, the verdict of the public would have been—”Served him right.”
The fact that he is a county officer does not justify him in breaking into a public building, even though his
own office may be in that building.
SAN JUAN ITEMS.—An attentive correspondent at North San Juan furnishes the following, under
date of the 18th:
Accident—A Norwegian named “Pete” was severely injured to-day in the mining claims of
Bowen & Co. on San Juan Hill. A blast was about being let off, and being anxious to see the
effect he approached too near. When the mine exploded gravel and earth were thrown against
him, considerably bruising him and breaking one of his ribs.