Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-19

ANOTHER BRUTE.-Not long ago, Mr.. Charles
Forman, Secretary of the Eclipse Mining Com
pany, in Gold Hill. had a beautiful span Of bay
horses bought in San Francisco, at cost of q
thousand dollars. The horses were shipped on
| steamer TO Sacramento, where they were hitched
| 10 a buggy, and fellow named Bill Martin, being
about 10 start to Gold HILL agreed to drive the
| team over here. 1t was accordingly placed IN
| his care and II any man ever abused confidence
proving himself u heartless, inhuman and infa.
| nous brute-this man, Bill Martin, is the person.
We therefore publish him to the world as a man
capable Of doing anything unworthy of an honor
able man. "A he has gone to Reese River, the
people there may know him. He killed ono
Of the beautiful span of bay horses, by
driving il to death - It having dropped
down in the road, few miles this side of the Lake
care Of wayside tavern in the neighborhood
where this one Tell dead The surviving horse is
now in Gold Hill, At Mr.. Forman's stable. and its
back, rump and legs attest tho brutal usage il
received; they are literally one mass of scabs
and Sores and the entire coat of hair covering the
back and rump is gradually shedding off
ALMOST A SMAsH.-This morning. an ox.team
got started down Union street, and charged
through from to D, at rate that promised
speedy demolition of tho vehicle. which was
heavily loaded with lumber. The drifting of the
craft was caused by the breaking Of one Of the
draught chains, thereby throwing the weight Of
the load on the cattle. The brake not being
in working order, these were forced TO hump
themselves" TO keep clear of the vehicle behind
them. Quite large crowd collected at the cor
uer of d and Union streets, after the craft was
safely stopped. They all came in to gaze upon
the cause of the late excitement and to give their
opinion. did an opportunity offer. We have no.
;ced that in all our towns there is class having
oh. htu than Tint of haHtPning he
hand on all such occasions, for the purpose OF vol.
unteering an opinion. Some men will walk
whole block for this purpose, and are not in the
least discouraged when their sage remarks are
totally diSregarded by the teanster who is in
trouble they turn and find some one who will
listen.
NEW ENGINE HoUsE-A fine engine room 3
being fitted up in the old Fashion Saloon on B
street, Virginia, for the housing of No Ones en-
CINE and the No One truck. The building was
lately purchased BY the city from Alderman Shaw.
for $1,000. II was a bargain at that price, the
building being seventy-two feet deep and in good
repair and there being other property connected
with it which rents for very price. The build.
ing will soon be ready to receive the engine and
truck.
THE wEATHER-we have had more different
kinds of weather here within the past few days
than is generally dispensed In other climates
through q space of months. 1t is cold. hot and
temperate; SHOWS rains, halls; foggy and sun.
shiny: dead calm and blows a hurricane, several
times each day, and all of these kinds of weather
sometimes exist within an hour. Variety is the
spice etc.
BELcHER BULLION. - The Belcher Company
have jus, had $4,000 moulded into bricks, being
the result of one weeks run upon ore from their
niue BY two mills. Plenty of INDECENT families
could be found that would not turn up their
noses AZ the above sum, small as il may appear
in the ewes of a washoe nabob.
RUSHING DRIFr-The Andes Company is
how running drift fIom its shaft, at the depth of
lis feet This company has good location and
we wouldn't wonder II it soon struck it in the
drift which has just been started
PRIDE OF AMERICA Co.-This company ID now
at work sinking its shaft deeper Its entire depth
now is lSj feet The company has very straight
well tiribered shaft and one that will remain in
good order for years.
NEARLY CoMPLETED.-The new engine build.
ing at the Fulton Foundry the first ever built in
the Territory is nearly completed. and when it is
will be strong simple and well finished one.
BULLION SHIPPED Wells, Fargo & Co. this
morning shipped p bars and sacks of bullion,
weighing in al a.3ls pounds, and of the estimated
value Of s56,5Il u.