Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-04
THE EVENING NEWS.
wednesday Rvenins,----..Dec. 4, 1867.

"Wednesday Evenins,-----Dcc. 4, 1861
P,urE RxrRIBurIoS.-A few week
100, a Piute squaw, near Fl. Churchill
impelled by private grievances, hes
known to herself, took n notion to b
a widow, so she fed her liege lord ant
master some poison, in consequence o
which he died. Subsequently, she ha'
been camping with other Indians nea'
the city cemetery, about u mile east o
Virginia. The brother Of the murdered
Piute, was living near Aurora, ant
hearing of it came over here, two o.
three days ago, and camped on the side
of Mount Davidson, near the Gould :
Curry groupings. He soon learned thu
whereabouts Of the murderess, and day
before yesterday watching his opportu
nifty he slipped into camp, and seized
the squaw, holding her by the hair anc
and tried to kill her with a very dull
knife, gashing and tearing her breast
neck and arms, terribly in doing so. A
length he managed to saw u hole IN hei
throat, penetrating the jugular, and as
o o as the blood spoutcd out, he leti
for parts unknown. The squaw soon
died, and notice of the transaction
reaching the cars OF Coroner Gartrell,
he went over and attended to the mat
ter The body will be buried to-day.
Whether any arrest will be made or not,
is moi known at present. The Indians
saw it is all right, the woman was q
poisoner and had to be killed by some
body, ever if the brother OF her Vlctim
had not done it. Similar executions
are occasionally known of among them
where the offender has his head cavea
in with stones, is shot, dubbed or tn
erwise extinguished. They argue IN
justification that if white man XII
somebody, heap hang him 4; Indian XIII
somebody, other Indians Kill I'M russ
rate all same rs white man."
New Masonic HALL, SILVER Cry.
The Masonic Lodge, at Silver City, has
leased the upper story of Beeker's new
building, and fitted i; up for Lodge pur-
poses, in a very superior manner. The
main hall or lodge room, is "a by 4S
feet in size, with two committee rooms,
and a Tyler's room adjoining. h
floors are carpeted throughout with
Brussels carpeting, and all the wood
work is beautifully grained in oak, with
bronze mouldings. Fine canopies Tor
the stations, are arranged with blue
draperies, and the furniture, n APP
pointments generally, are hrst'elass,
throughout. Mr.. Gordon, of Silver City,
did the carpenter work, and Z. l..
Brown of Gold Hill the painting. Both
executed their work in n highly credit
able manner, and the whole a done
under the special direction and super
vision of r. T. Mullard, Esq. The new
Hall will be officially opened q week
from Thursday evening. tits the inten-
ton Of the Lodge to give n series OF So
cial dances this winter.
SPIRITUAL LECTURES. Tomorrow
evening Mrs. Laura De Force Gordon
gives another OF her popular lectures
a. the Courthouse, Virginia, on natural
theology, as connected with spiritual
ism. We say popular, for ali who hear
her once, 60 again, consequently the
hall is crowded to its almost capacity
every evening. The audience voted
unanimously to have her lecture again
this evening, but it was afterwards as
c~crtained that it was engaged by the
Miners Union, therefore the lecture was
deferred till tomorrow evening. she
certainly is a very able and talented lee
turer, and well worth listening to by all
people Of untrammeled minds.
STRUCK 1T RicH-TuE CHoLLAR.-The
great richness of our mines daily re-
ceive new proof. The faithful industry
that has hammered away at our argen-
tiferous and auriferous u~nderpinning,
has been ~measurably rewarded, as the
great body of pay ores (payers), struck
in the Collar Gall Ointment Lead, dem
oustrates. For particulars see our ad.
ver,isins columns and the large yailer
hand bills which truthfully set forth the
merits of this great medicine. Those
bills were .culpt in Rome Estate OF New
York;, by an artist who studied IN Flor
ence, (Connecticut).
ADVICE TO TEAMsrERs.-When the
streets are very muddy, always make it
it a point to stop your team directly on
the crossings, if possible. By so doing,
Won will be morally sure to receive the
smiles of the ladies, and the blessings
of all the gentlemen DESTROYS OF cross
inc. When you uuhitch, the best place
10 leave u wagon-especially on the
DIVIDES on the sidewalk I; 1t leaves
plenty of room in the street for 1901
passengers to pass around withou'
injury to the wagon.
p,pEs's OPERA HoUsE.-On account
of the very bad state of the streets,
there were not quite as many ladies
Ms there are generally on a ladies night.
present at the Opera House last evening
The sterner sex, however, were present
in roodly numbers, and the entertain
ment very much applauded throughout,
The concluding piece, entitled "Irish
Assurance" was quite passable. Read
the bill for this evening.
HARareAx.-This jolly Irish boy, ane
comic singer, made his first appearance
at the Black Crook last night, and wa
warmly received by a tremendous house
He sung several new songs, and wa
called out three different times. he Ii
a good acquisition to the already iarg'
company at the Black Crook. HIS ae'
portment before an audience is modes
and prepossessing his voice is full ant
sweet, his gestures natural and nea
Lovers of genuine Irish songs shoul'
20 and hear Harrigan.
GOLD HILL ExcHANeE.-At this popu
lar institution all respectable imoioer
take their requisite beverages; IL !
essentially a irst-class saloon, d,spens
ing nothing but the choicest ii9ao,
and cigars, aud every noon a hne ianel
ia placed at the disposal of the patron
Of the Exchange. Ask Leek about 1t.