Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-19
THE EVENING NEWS.


day arrested in Virginia, by Chief Ed
wards, for forging the signature of De
Witt to a telegraphic dispatch to the
firm of Dewitt, Kittle & Co., San Fran
cisco, thereby obtaining $500 at the
office of Wells, Fargo 4 Co., at Colfa1,
California. II appears that McDavid
came out to this coast from New York
on the same steamer with Mr.. Dewitt,
and thus perhaps learned something
about the business of the firm. Being
in Colfax, and knowing that Dewitt was
also there, he ~telegraphed to the firm in
San Francisco in DeWitt's name, stat
ing that he had met with an accident
and asking the firm to send him $500.
The o n was sent, and he drew it at
Wells, Fargo 4 Co.'S Office at Colfax, in
the name Of Dewitt. From Colfax Nc
David came to this State, following De-
wi.t. At Carson City he again tele-
graphed TO the firm in San Francisco,
requesting that $500 be sent him at
Carson. For some reason he did not
wait in Carson 10 receive the money,
but went to Virginia and telegraphed
for the money to be sent to him at
Wells, Fargo 4 Co.'S there. Not sus-
pecting anything wrong, the firm tele-
graphed the $500 TO him there, and
when arrested he had u dispatch from
them in his pocket saying that they had
sent the money. Going TO Wells, Fargo
& Co.'S he gave his name as Dewitt, of
the firm Of Dewitt, kittle & Co., and
called for the money. Being acquaint-
ed with Mr.. Dewitt, and knowing that
the man before him was not that gentle
man, Mr.. Latham, of Wells, Fargo&
Co.'S, at once sent for Chief Edwards.
who arrested the false Dewitt while he
was preparing TO leave for Austin. He
had hired 0lin, the well known livery
stable keeper, TO take him in a buggy
to the first station on the Overland
route, whence he doubtless intended to
take the stage for Salt Lake. When
FIST arrested he gave his name as Henry
McDavid Dewitt, tried TO play off crazy,
to jump out of the back window Of the
telegraph office, and some other lodges,
but finally gave his name as Henry Nc
David.
ADvERrrsISG.-That there are many
benefits arising from advertising, every
one is ready to admit, for the reason
hat it has been fully demonstrated in
the fortunes hat have been made by
persons who have invented some patent
medicine, or som kind of beverage. Go
into any little interior town where there
is q little dwarf of a weekly sheet pub
lished and you will find more than half
its columns filled with recommendations
Of some patent medicine, which is prin-
cipaly made of bread, sugar and rhu-
barb; yet they are warranted TO cure all
diseases from Govt to the last stages of
Consumption. People read them and
buy, and in many instances they have
the effect TO cure; as all that was neces-
sary was faith and 80 let nature work
out its own cure. DR.. Jaynes made an
immense fortune from advertising; and
in ratio TO the amount of advertising
you do, will you do business. Another
thing where money is made, is by read
ing the advertisements in u papers;
many may think it rather dry reading,
but at the same time, it is if we will
think for a moment, very profiableread-
ing; look down the columns OF the paper
and YOU can tell who has the articles you
wish TO purchase. 1t is not always best
to stick e one place, but goto all and see
where you can do the best. If you
want to buy q watch, look IN the paper,
and see who has watches for sale. II
you wish to sell your goods, be sure and
let the public know you have them for
sale.
KEROSENE LANPs.-People whol use
kerosene or coal oil in their lamps can
not be too careful. A doctor, in Chica-
20, lately, blew his breath down the
lamp chimney to outen the fame, and
the lamp bursted, almost running the
doctors eyes. This way of putting out
a lamp is perhaps the worst that a be
adopted. Last night an accident hap
pened in Gold Hill, which came near
burning up a house, and damaging the
furniture. Col. John H. Mills had a
large kerosene lamp burning on his side
board, in his bed chamber, and on re-
firing for the night, he screwed down
the wick, and gently blew at the flame
from the outside of the burner-when
the lamp burst, the top half Of which
was sent up into the air, and scattering
the burning fluid all over the sideboard
and floor, of course, all in a blaze. Mr..
Mills escaped u~ninjured, and succeeded
in extinguishing the flames. Kerosene
is sometimes adulterated with camphene,
a very dangerous fluid.
FIRST WARD SCHOOL, VIRGrSlA.-We
called at the First Ward School yester-
day afternoon. The school is now I'M
der the control of Mrs. Waterman. The
school-room is one of the best in the
county; but the school needs grading
badly, q number of the scholars being
almost grown, while the majority OF the
school is composed Of small children.
The school is hard to govern owing to
the exercises that interest n portion
is of no interest to the other. Mrs. Wa
terman labors very hard, but finds 1t a
kind of uphill business. The children
prOmlbeu, gcotcAuogb
they would endeavor to gain a reputa-
ton for being the best schoolin the city.
Will parents Of children in the First
Ward help the teacher to bring the
school into proper training? Much as
sistance can be rendered at home.
WHAT A CLrxArE!-Y Yesterday, we
were Boosting of the fine weather, dusty
roads, good prospects for teamsters, etc
But last night, at nine o'clock, a change
came over the spirit Of our dreams
The sky became dark, and blowing
with q strong wind from the southwest
and at IL O'Clock the snow began to fall
very rapidly; the wind brought it along
in horizontal sheets some ten feet apart
or all the storms of the present winter,
las. nights was the most disagreeable'
Nav il be the closing Of the season. We
have had enough.
MORE SLEIaHSG.-This morning the
merry jingle of sleigh bells was ne"fo
on the streets of Virginia. This is prob
ably the last sleighing Of the season,
u.- r tb;s kind of sport are de-