Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-04-18
LARGE RrwARp.-Governor Blasdel

LARGE REwARp.-Governor Blasdel
has offered q reward of $1,000 (cur-
rency) for each of the murderers of Mr..
Hill. We are requested to state such to
be the intent of the advertisement. The
Mill Mems Association offer s. 1000 in
gold coin for the same end, out Of the
fund they are creating for the purpose
Of detection. The citizens Of Lyon
County will offer at least $1,000 in gold
coin by Saturday, We are informed,
making a fund not less than $4,000 for
this purpose, on the ~supposition that
not less than three m~Iscreants were en-
gagged in the horrid deed. II Is the
settled and fixed determination Of all
our best citizens that this crime shall
not 90 unpublished, but that the perpe-
traitors shall be found if it takes months
or years, and all who can should render
their aid in the endeayors made.
ARRrsrEp.-Constable Higgins, this
morning, arrested, on a warrant issued
out of Judge Halls Court, two Germans,
one named Charles Wilder, and tho
other one -Wicks, Tor WIKI charged
with having robbed on old German wo-
man-who does washing for q living,
and lives on the west side Of Main
street, nearly opposite the Imperial Mill,
Lower Gold Hill-of $3.50 in twenty-dol-
lar pieces. The circumstances under
which they are charged, according to
the statement ofthe woman, are certain
ly very suspicious. AS tho parties are
to have an examination before the JUS
tice, we refrain from making known, at
present, what we have heard.
BROUGHT BACK. George Downey,
Captain of Police, arrived in Virginia
city yesterday with Edward Owens, con-
tractor for the sinking Of the Hale b
Norcross shaft, who absconded to Cali
fornia n week or two since without pay
ing over to his employees money due
them for work done. He took away
about $4,000, given him by the COM
pany, but at the time Of his arrest in
Plscerville he had but $50 on his per-
son. What he did with the remainder
of the money is as yet unknown. To
secure their wages, the workmen Will
probably take q lien upon the shaft.
\ NEW CANNON Captain Putnam,
Second Foreman of Liberty Hose Com
pany, last evening started a subscription
to raise two hundred dollars to buy q
new brass six-pound cannon for Fort
Homestead. The subscription opened
with forty dollars within five minutes.
No doubt the money will be raised in q
day or two, and the cannon sent for.
We must have one for the coming Fourth
of July celebration.
VAccIyArE-Seyeral cases ofvarioloid,
or light smallpox, exist in Virginia city.
There is one Ease in Gold Hill. 1t would
be well for most people, old and young,
TO get vaccinated; especially the school
children. The Gold Hill School Trus-
tees have given notice, in another col
umn, as to the necessity Of placing this
essential safeguard on the scholars. See
to it.
OPHIR GRADr.-The 0phir Grade is
now in a passable condition. Twenty
of the sixty men that have been en-
ployed on the road for the past month
were yesterday discharged. The force
will be used in filling up ruts
and otherwise smoothing down the road
as it dries up. In a very few days the
road will be all right again.
JOE BISSs.-Among the business men
of Salt Lake city (res:aurans style) We
the name of j.. D. Binns.
be surprised if this was Joe
Buns who lived in Gold Hill several
years ago. Guess it is.
". WHITE was yesterday taken to the
State Prison, to hard labor, in which he
has been sentenced for three years for
assault with intent to kill.