Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-27
THE EVENING NEWS.

ance that are prevalent in the land; crime
with bloody hands struts abroad, aided
and abetted by alcoholic stimulants. The
beardless youth, sturdy manhood, and
decrepid age, have here more than in any
place on the coast, fallen under the fatal
evils of the wine cup; and at last the phi
lanthropic sympathies of manhood have
been aroused. and reform begun in
earnest. Next Thursday evening tenn
peranee meeting will be held at the Court
House, in Virginia, and orations will be
delivered by Hon. Frank Tilford and
Rev. Mr.. McGrath, of Washoe. \ large
attendance viii doubtless be had.
NARROW EscAPE.-Last evening a large
secretary. in Judge Davenport's office,
filed with books, bound in legal cali,
bowie-knives, bludgeons, six-shooters,
slung-shot, and other contraband articles
peculiar to Police Court, fell, the corner
thereof striking the Judge on the shoulder
and falling, crushing the railing of his
desk, and went to the floor MASKING to
. pieces. 1t has been used for the Clerks of
the office to sleep on. A bed placed i'm
mediately under this secretary, and if the
same had fell an hour later. a very seri-
Gus crushing would have been received by
the young gentlemen. Fortunately no
one was injured by this fall of legal
knowledge.
A CHINAMAN.- Yesterday, Deputy
County Clerk Hereford, sent B. F. Moses,
an attachee of the office. to collect some
bill, and as is customary, marked the
initials of the attorneys in the suit, at the
top of each bill. The attorneys in one
suit were Keeney, Lee s Churchill-and
the initials marked were h, Lee 4 c.
Moses after diisent inquiry among the
China population, returned the bill en-
dorsed. No such id Chinaman, as r.,
Lee s c., in the city Moses has promised
to pay more paregoric to the attorneys
who he took for Cinnamon.
RECORDERS Court, VIRGINIA. - The
following business was transacted before
his Honor, Judge Davenport, to-day:
]. Young, arrested by officer Clarkson, on
a charge of assault and battery, will be
tried this p. NJ. John Doe, arrested by
officers Hurst and Soule, on charge OF
drunk and disorderly. was fined therefor
$50. In the matter Of The State VS.. Mrs.
Themes, arrested upon complaint of ?. q.
Clark the respondent required jury to
do her justice, and accordingly dozen OF
her fellow-men are engaged in hearing the
pros and cons of this case.
GooD.-Last night about u o'clock, as
we were retiring, when turning the cor
ner of B and Taylor streets, We heard a
fellow below Fire" in stentorian
voice. A big Mick was near him, and
asked where the fire was, and the reply
was: BE still, will you, l want to get
the = FIRE Jakeys' out for run" We saw
a swift motion of the IriShman's arm-we
heard delightful thug, and the would-oe
alarmist found himself sprawling in the
middle Of the street, while the broth ola
boy" walked away whistling St. Patrick's
day in the morning.
The LAST ROSE, ETc.-IE one week
from tomorrow, the gifts in the Grand
Enterprise of Eaves, Nye Il Co. will be
distributed to those who may be fortunate
enough to hold tickets with the right
numbers upon them. Tickets are selling
rapidly. and now is the last chance to buy
that which may be a good prize for
single dollar invested. Many people here
waited TO purchase tickets at auction, on
the day of drawing. To such we will
say that no tickets will be disposed of in
that manner on the day of drawing.
CHINESE New YEAR.-the second New
Years of the sixty-sixth cycle, according
to the Celestial mode of reckoning time,
commenced on Wednesday, and will last
from three days to a week, according to
the amount of cash in each Johns pocket.
If the present Emperor of China lives I'M
til to-day a week, all good Johns are eS-
pected to be in favor of his sons succession
to the throne. If he dies, the successor
viii be selected by lot from among the
princes royal.
Charley Clintz, who was
recently shot in an encounter with John
h. Sale, but who had nearly recovered
from the effects of his wounds, was yester-
day attacked with stroke of paralises
which affected the left side of his body to
such an extent as to render any movement
impossible. We are sorry for his ill-luck,
for Charley is tip-,op fellow.
/. D. O.. B. B.-This charitable asso-
citation is Aourishing in Virginia to re-
markable degree, and its results are visi-
BILE to everybody. Did any one ever see
mendicant who was of Jewish blood
This order embraces in its creed, charity,
benevolence and philanthropy, and its
good fruits are sown broadcast over the
land.
/. o. o. F.-The Nevada and Mount
Davidson Lodges of the Order of Odd
Fellows will hold meeting of the degree
of the Daughters Of Rebecca next Wed
nesday evening, at their hall in Virginia.
The brothers and sisters at Gold Hill are
expected to attend.
ASSESSMENT SALEs.-The following as
sessment sales viii take place tomorrow,
as reported by Billet, O'Brien s Co., Bro
kers, No. SO South C street, Virginia:
Phoenix Co., Virginia District; COLOSSUS
CO.. Virginia District; Overman Compa-
ny, Gold Hill District.
The PoNY.-This convenient express,
under the patronage of Wells, Fargo y
Co., is appreciated by business men in
Nevada, and the Pony makes his regular
tips with speed, under the guidance OF
the boy of Ii ht weights and steady nerve
BuLL1ox.-Wells, Fargo Go. shipped
this morning from their Virginia Uthce,
10 bars of bullion, worth, according to
assay, $780, 1898 o., and weighing 1901
pounds.