Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1863-10-28

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horror that we have read for years, is told in
the Enterprise of this morning; and were i,
not for the respectable source from which our
contemporary received it, we should refuse it
any credence. The account is given at length
and from our limited space we are compelled
to condense it. 1t is nothing less than the
murder of family, consisting Of the mother
and seven children by the husband and father,
Philip Hopkins, and the suicide Of the MUIR
derer. The unfortunate family resided be-
tween Empire CITY and Dutch Nick's, and
Hopkins has been for some time past sup
posed TO he insane. About ten O'Clock on
Monday evening Mr.. Hopkins dashed into
Carson on horseback, with his throat cut
from ear to ear, and bearing in his hand a
reeking scalp from which the warm, smoking
blood was still dripping, and fell in a dying
condition in front of the Magnolia saloon.
He expired in the course of FIVE minutes,
without speaking. The long red hair of the
scalp he bore, marked it as that of Mrs. Hop
kins. A number of citizens, headed by Sher-
if Gasherie, mounted at once and rode down
to Hopkins house, where a CHASTITY scene
met their gaze. The scalpless corpse of Mrs.
Hopkins lay across the threshold, with her
head split open and her right hand almost
severed from the wrist. Near her lay the
axe with which the murderous deed had been
contaminated. In one Of the bedrooms six
of the children were found, one in bed and
the others scattered about the floor. They
were all dead. Their brains had evidently
been dashed out with club, as every mark
about them seemed to have been made with
blunt instrument. Julia and Emma, aged
respectively fourteen and seventeen, were
found in the kitchen, bruised and insensible,
but it is thought their recovery is possible.
The eldest girl, Mary, must have taken ref
uge, in her terror, in the garnet, as her body
was found there, frightfully mutilated, and
with the knife with which her wounds had
been inflicted still sticking in her side. Mr..
Curry says Hopkins was about forty-two
years OF age, and native of Western Penn
sylvania, he was always atfable and polite,
and until very recently he had never heard of
his ill-treating his family. He had been a
heavy owner in the best mines of Gold Hill
and Virginia, but when the San Francisco
papers exposed the game of cooking divi-
bends in order to bolster up our stocks, he
grew afraid and sold out, and invested to an
Immense amount in the Spring Valley Water
Company or San Francisco. The stock of
this company soon went down to nothing, and
the ruined man was driven mad BY his mis-
fortunes.
IN SEARCH OF AN ITEH.-Yesterday after
noon we took tramp through the lower
streets of Virginia in search of yeitem which
We local is said to hunger and thirst after with
exceeding great voracity, and although we
found it an excellent place to hunt, it was
very difficult to find anything. We solved
one mystery, however. We had often won
dered where all the School-children which fill
our school-roomS came from; but, IN our
ramble, we found that throughout the lower
streets, and especially ON Z and F, south of
TAYLOR, little cottages, before the doors of
which children were playing, aboundcd. In
Witnessing their innocent sports, and listen
ing to their childish prattle, we were carried
back in imagination-well, we won't say how
many years-to the time when we made dirt
pies, spun tops, and PLAYED keep house"
with the little girls. But now we are man !;
like mark Twain, VIC can't find nary a one to
keep house with. Mark SAYS he popped it"
to one the other day, but she couldn't see it.
Guess We won't try it.
MICHIGAN MINING AND Mill COMPANY.
This claim is situated immediately north
of the Comet claim on the Gold Hill range,
was located on the Odd day of October, 1859.
4 shaft was sunk upon it to 4 depth of two
hundred and thirty feet, and a prospecting
tunnel run in search of the ledge. Some
three or four days since, the ledge was struck
and its position and the character of the
rock, prove it to be the old back ledge Of
Gold Hill, which was lost more than year
ago; all the claims north of the Michigan
dropping off into blue clay. The Michigan
is the first company that has succeeded in
finding it. We have some specimens of the
rock on our desk which are decidedly rich.
The company have now a steam hosting APP
paratuS, but of inadequate power for the re-
quirementS of their works. They will imme-
diately construct larger one, and have already
made all arrangements for that purpose. &.
S. Coover is President of the company, and
S. H. Robinson, Secretary and Superinten-
dent.
DIsCHARGED.-The examination of Long
ford Peel, alias Farmer, for the shooting and
killing Of Ell Dorado JOHNNY, on B street,
last Saturday, was held before Justice
Wetherill, yesterday, in the Probate Court
room. The proceedings drew a large crowd
and excited great deal of interest. Dighton
Corson, District Attorney, conducted the
prosecution, and Judge Pitzer and Hal Clay
ton appeared for the defence. A large num-
Der Of witnesses were examined, and it ap-
pearing to the mind of the Court that the act
was done in self-defence, the prisoner was
discharged. This case will receive a careful
examination at the hands of the Grand jury
Down ON THE HURDLES. - The City
Fathers of Virginia passed an Ordinance yes
terday, which is very heavy on the hurdles.
1t provides that any person or persons who
shall permit dancing between males and fe-
males in any saloon, bar-room or other place
in which liquors of any kind are sold or
-drunk, without first taking out license at
$1,000 per quarter, shall be fined in the sum Of
not less than $500 nor more than $500. Bull
~ for the City Fathers!
A SMASH AND "BUsT."-Last night an
individual whose name we have not learned,
came tearing down the hill at the head Of
Main street in a buggy which, not minding
its helm, waved and capsized, smashing things
into a general ruination. That was the
"smash." The boys from the Alta mill,
hearing the crash, repaired to the wreck, and
rescued therefrom six bottles of Champagne,
the whole of which they claimed for salvage,
and carrying it to the mil, devoured the same.
That was the "bust."
JUDGE LEcoNEY's Court, THIS MORNING
Morgan, disturbing the peace $40 and
costs. ]. Blone, drunk $40 and costs.
Scott, assault hearing at o'clock. J.
Manly. and Thos. McAlpin. shooting hear