Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-18
iii EVENING NEWS.

a topless buggy from n Of the Virgins
livery stables, took a notion to runaway
while standing in front Of the Cathoic
Church, in Gold Hill, no one being IN
the vehicle at the time. They came
dashing up Main street at a ias' sPeeu,
everybody turning out OF their way, anu
they turning out of coilIsion-uis1an.eo t
a number of quartz-teams; ana ~ .uey
reached opposite the NEWS once, Leke
Barnes happened to be going down the
street on horseback, and making q dash
At the grasped the bride Of
one of the horses, but it slipped his
hold. and by q sudden move of his W
horse. he escaped being run over. Moth
inc daun,ed, however, Zeke spurred his
horse and dashed after them, but they
had gained some distance, and when the
runaways reached opposite the Eclipse
stables, three of the hostlers ran u to
head them off, but without effect, and
one of the meu sprang at the head Of one
of the horses, but missed his hold on
the bridle-rein, and fell fat into the
mud, the wheels Of the buggy just graz
ing him as he rolled out Of the way,
which prompt action on his part saved
him from serious injury. Barnes, by
this time, spurred up his sorrel, caught
up, aud firmly grasped the lines, stop
ping the rampageously-inclined run
Always just in front Of White B Mitchell's
saloon. The stampede up to this period
had been very exciting; and nobody was
hurt, and nothing was damaged, al
though there were many people out on
the street and sidewalks.
OPERA HousE.-"0ur American Cous-
in" vas played at the Opera House on
Saturday evening to n Of the largest
audiences that has been seen in Virginia
city for a long time. The dress-circle
vas filed in every part-not an inch Of
standing room was left. The lower
part was also equally well filed. The
performance was good, and elected a
great deal Of applause. Mr.. Cain and
Mr.. Gregory did particularly well in
their parts, and are certainly deserving
of much praise. The only thing that
occurred in the whole performance to
mar it was that some parties attempted
to stamp down the reading of Poe's
craven" by Col. R. H. Taylor. The
persons who did 1t thought it "dry
stuff" and some of Taylor's W COM
position! {" Where ignorance is bliss,
tits folly to be wise.') "The Raven
is one Of the choicest poems in the Eng
lish language; at least, it is so consid-
cred by intelligent people. Of course,
ignorant people can have no apprecia-
ton OF its beauty. The Silver Star
Troupe has gone to Carson to give the
people there some of their excellent en-
tertainments. We doubt if u neigh
bors have had a treat s. rare in many
months.
IycoRREcr.-Hank Smith, the bully
foreman Of the Crown Point mine, in
forms US that the "local" Of the Enter
prise yesterday, made a most egregious
mistake in the following item. 'ln
lowering the heavy lift pump of the
Crown Point Company to the 5Oo-foot
level, the tackle by which 1t was held
gave way and allowed the huge casting
to drop 200 feet to the bottom Of the
shaft. A workman engaged in the shaft
had a narrow escape from death, the
falling mass Of iron just grazing him IN
its descent. The pump was broken and
ruined, and new castings will be requir-
ed. In a few days all will again be
made right" Now, the fact is, there
was no such fall "my countrymen.
There was only a fall Of fifteen feet, and
nothing was broken except the hange
ON the pump, which was repaired in
forty-eight hours and on Saturday start
ed up again, and has pumped all right
ever since. 4 s'mountain out OF a mole
hill" Go away from home when you
want to heal startling news; and oesure
to magnify it twenty times, or 1t viii
not make a sensation item.
BROKEN ARx.-Yes,erday, while work
men were engaged in timbering up the
mine of Winters, Kustel & Co., in Gold
Hill Proper, James Gatewood fell down
the length Of a set Of timbers, and one
of the timbers fell after him, and strik-
ING his left forearm, broke the bone
in two. The wounded man was attend
ed by DR.. Weber, who set the broken
limb. We saw Gatewood walking about
the street, several hours afterward, ap-
~narently without pain or annoyance. 1t
seems to US that people care less ior
broken limbs in this altitude thar any
country we ever lived in-and for quick
healing of fractures, and successful sur
gical operations, (more Of them, too,)
This section beats the world. For first
class surgeons, also, we Will PIT
Storey county against the Pacific coast.
SERIOUS AccIDESr.-Yesterday norm
inc, at washoe, a man by the name OIL
John Sherman, while raising a wagon
with a iack-screw, for the purpose OF
rreasing it, by some means let the
wagon come down on himself, breaking
The spinal chord, Of his back and seri-
ously injuring the spine. he was NOT
e1nected TO live at last accounts. Inc
vagon at the time was loaded, and nus
have completely crushed him. Team
sters should use more care and not get
nnder heavy loaded wagons; when a
Wheel is removed a slight movement OF
the wagon will throw it down.
p-prsrsrxp.- Saturday evening we
were in the jewelry store OF Mr. freezer
icks, on c street, where we saw oaP''
Scriber present to Charley Chase a
snIendid itAmerican" watch and cham.
The watch was one Of the largest size'
and was certainly a handsome present.
The presentation speech was short, De-
ing, isHere Charley, l hope it will keep
good time"
BURNING Our.-Lsst night a stove
pipe coming out of Burrall's building
tried to get up a FIRE excitement. Lne
SCOT in the pipe took fire andsent out a
bnos volume of smoke and FIRE. A man
las soon on top of the building and
wstched il until it burnt out. No dam
age was done.
Dusrr.-The road over the piViae'
between this place and virginis' is De-
coming quite dusty. This morning. IN
coming down from Virginia on foot, we
.omnIetely filled. INC