Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-04-02

Couldn't STAND Iran inreteratc "bum,"
who came down to this city to-day, from Vir-
ginia, with the intention, he says, of making
Gold Hill his permanent residence, gives
as reason for thus changing his abiding
place, the fact that the authorities of Virginia
were Crying some new kinks that he couldn't
quite stand" He says that he had got per-
fectly familiar with all the various stinks
about the city Jail, and in fact had become
rather fond OF some OF the mildest Of them,
but lately the authorities have tried new
dodge. They have gone 10 smoking prisoners.
He saws he stood It two days and then had to
cave or lose his eyes. lie informed the jail
or that it was unjust and ungenerous to
smoke man drunk and disordcrly;" that if
the "s.nudge" was intended for the assault
wth-a-deaaly weapon and grand larceny fell
lows" it should be applied solely to them,
and not built in the stove and generally diff
fused. He swears the jailor told him that he
had 'strict orders to smoke all the prisoners
alike" and says that on hearing this he told
the TAILOR "plainly and squarcly" that he
would withdraw his patronage from the Vir-
ginia lookup and move to Gold Hill, where
prisoners were fed on chickcn-pie, sprinkled
with cologne, and never smoked"
MOTHER LOMPXINs CoMpANY.-The
claim of this company is situated on Ameri-
can Flat. 1t was located in March, 1860,
and contains l,4O0 feet. The location is
one Of the oldest on American Flat. When
the claim was first located work was COM.
menced on it in Secret Ravinc, where tun-
mel was run and considerable prospecting
done at different times. These works are
not being used at present, but the company
are prospecting their claim by shaft which
they are sinking few rods west OF the
American Flat road and about thirty rods
beyond the MiantOnOmah Company's mining
works This shaft is four and a half by
eight and half feet in size in the clear, and
about Scvcnty-ive feet deep. The company
have fine little building erected over the
shaft for the windlasS men to work in, which
makes it much more comfortable both IN
summer and winter. 1t is impossible to say
what the quality of this company's ledge will
be until il is opened. nor exactly where it
lies. The lodges which the prospecting down
this way have developed are all blind lodges,
and are only found by starting works as near
where they lie as can possibly be known from
visible indications, and then prospecting
around until they are found.
FIRST REGIMENT MOUNTED INFANTRY.
The regiment OF Nevada Territory volunteers
is being rapidly filed up by the untiring ex-
ertions OF the officers, Somc Of whom are cx-
pcricnced soldiers who have been in the SER
vice for years. The following is list Of the
now being raised, and the num-
Der OF men already enlisted: Company A,
Captain Close, - men; Company b, Capt.
Briggs, IS men; Company &, Capt. HaSSet,
- men; Company +, Capt. Paul, 81 men;
Company &, Capt. Wallace, q men; Com
pany II, Capt. Kelly, IS men. 1t will be seen
by the above numbers, that the regiment is
as vet in its infancy; but as large wagon
loads of recruits are sent down 10 the Fort
weekly, there is no doubt that the full conf
plement will soon be obtained, and the regi-
ment be ready for service in New Mexico and
Arizona. The minimum Of a company is IS
men, and the maximum 50. Capt. HasSctt
expects to muster in in about two weeks from
to-day, and Capt. Briggs sooner. and Capt.
Kelly will not he far behind.
SrAGEs.-Thcre fell yesterday and last
night about three feet OF snow on the Sierra
Nevada mountains; 50 say passengers by
the HcnneSS Pass stages. The California |
Company'S coach did not reach Virginia till
six o'clock this morning, and the coach of /.
the Pacific line was still later in arriving, I
we understand. 4: IL O'Clock this morning /!
the stages of the Pioneer line, via the Pla- /
cerville route. had not arrived therefore 1t is |
probable that there was 4 still heavier fall Of 4
snow on that route than on the ucnncSs Pass. |
Since the above was written we have heard /
that two feet of snow fell at Strawberry and |
four feet on the summit. Passengers who |
came by the HenneSs stages say that when |
,hcy came over, it was showing 1t L tremen- |
lous rate in the mountains. The stages will |
be late for some weeks; indeed, even in the |
summer, i: is doubtful If We shall have as !
tine roads as we have had for month past in |
the mountains.
RELIEVED OF HIS COAT.-A man coming |
along c street, below Union, Virginia, yes
terday afternoon, was stopped by an officer
in Uncle Sans service. The stranger had |
one of the l. S. blue coats on-and not be- |
ing in the service, the officer, pursuant TO |
published orders, took the coat right then |
and thcre-although the wgarcr StOutly pro-
tested against the summary taking OF his |
coat aforesaid. As Uncle Sam does not sell |
or trade in these blue coats, and as none |
others are made Of the same material, per- !
sons not in the regular service wearing them, |
are suspected Of wearing clothes to which |
they are not entitled, and which are either |
stolen or have been cast off by some deser- |
ter.
VIRGINIA POLICE CoURr.-The following |,
cases were heard this morning in Judge Da-
vcnport's Court: John Farley, charged with
disturbing the peace, discharged and COM
plainant mulcted in costs. S. w. Mitchell, |
drunk and disorderly, fined $40 and costs,
and in default Of payment sent up for nine |
days. Dan ManniX, fighting, fined costs,
amounting to Sl2-paid and was discharged.
Charles Debaugh, petty larceny, fined 500
and costs. Autora Babine, grand larceny,
in stealing six hundred dollars from his part
ner, was having hearing about noon. His
case was probably decided this afternoon.
For THE TERRITORIAL PRIsON.-Sheriff
Tabor, of Lander county, arrived at Virginia,
about II o'clock last night by the Overland
coach, having in charge the following per-
sons, whom he is taking to the Territorial
prison, and who were convicted and sentenced
in Austin; Jessie Bond, murder in the sec
ond degree; sent for 20 years. Thomas L.
Gleason, murder in the second degree; 20
years Dias Shelton, grand larceny; 10
years. Henry Waltmier, grand larceny; 10
wears. The prisoners were placed in the city
Jail, under the care Of officer Clarkson, for
safe keeping until this morning.
MrD.-The streets of Virginia were al
afoat to-day. 1t was almost impossible for
ladies', with their long-tailed dresses to navi-
gate the streets-especially to ferry over the
cross streets. 1t was amusing to observe
them gathering in little fleets at the crossings
hesitating and accommodating, till at length
some "tall admiral" gathering her sails up
in compact shape, darted over the narrow
strait under bare poles, followed by the less
confident craft in a state of such wild disor-
der that it was plainly to be seen that their
motto was-'let the devil take the hindmoSt."
A GREAT CITY FOR AMrsEMENTs.-Thc
people of Virginia would appear to be of the
fun-loving order. There are already three
theatrical institutions in full blast in that