Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-27
SHOOTING AyrsAr.-About 3 o'clock

got into q quarrel with some persons al
Lyons saloon, opposite Piper's Opera
House, on D street, Virginia city, which
resulted in his drawing n %six-toooter
and striking Patrick Lyons, who was
behind the bar, with it over the head,
inHicting a severe wound, and knocking
him down, the pistol falling beside him.
Lyons Immediately regained his feet,
and as Blackburn came round behind
the counter, ran for his life, out through
the rear of the saloon. Blackburn
picked up the pistol and fred two shots
after him, both, fortunately, only taking
| effect in the wall. near him. Jailor Nc
Ginuis hearing the shots rushed In ana
arrested Blackburn, notwithstanding
his vigorous resistance, and took nun
off to tho station house. He was short
" afterwards released by Recorder
Bush, upon his furnishing bail
in the sum of FIVE hundred dollars.
with Jack Perry and Hugh Nelly as
sureties. The wound of Lyons Is
severe but not very dangerous one, the
scalp being cut and the skull lana pare
for two or three inches. his skull IS
fractured, rs was at first supposed, and
he was feeling quite bright this morn
ING. DR.. Bryarly attended him. There
are conflicting stories rs to the cause of
this hi~gh-handed proceeding on the part
of Blackburn, some asserting that he
was sober, and perfectly unjustifable,
while others speak Of it as n
drunken row. As to the true merits
Of the affair, all will doubtless come
ont on due Investigation before the
Court. Mr.. Lyon was n quiet molten
sive young man, recently from New
York. Blackburn has been getting
rather m unenviable reputation for
himself just in this same way, for some
time past, and it singh time thata stop
was put to such capers.
OPERA HoUsE-LADIEs' NIGHT.-The
Black Crook Melodeon having closed,
the Piper's, with their excellent and
popular Opera House, are now fully
q masters Of the situation" They have
the best Melodeon company on the Pa
cifc coast, and the Opera House is
we'll appointed, neat, and comfortable
theater. Considerable changes are con-
templated in the company, and new
talent and novelties will be introduced
as fast as possible. Just rs soon as the
Bonner Lake route over the mountains
is re-opened, John Woodward and sew
eral other new people already engaged,
will como over from San Francisco and
appear at the Opera House. The famous
Yankee Plummer will appear there this
evening, and give some Of his best read
ings in the interludc, and it being "la-
dies night" everybody will have to go,
and take their wives or sweethearts
along.
TIE SrAGEs.-At IL o'clock this fore
noon, Billy Hale, Wells, Fargo Il Co.'S
stage agent at Virginia city, informed
us that he had just received q telegram
stating that the stages had left Hunters
station on their return to Virginia, with
neither passengers or mails. The en-
tire Bonner Lake route this side Of Cisco
is totally demoralized. Hale telegraphed
to Cisco for an account of the situation
in that locality, but had received no
answer. The Placerville route is also
in a bad state, and that portion OF 1t ut
Slippery Ford, this side Of Strawberry
Valley, is so badly washed and cut up
by the floods, as to be impossible. The
bridge across the American ut that point
is washed away.
SpRrGas 4 EDWARDS MISsrRELs.-
Harry Spriggs and Johnny Edwards, two
Of the best melodeon performers on the
Pacific coast, who have been for several
months past playing at the Black Crook
Virginia City, will appear,
together with the entire company of
male and female minstrels, at the Gold
Hill Theater, Saturday and Sunday even
They are sure of good house on
both nights.
The TELEGRAPH.-The telegraph line
was open through to Sacramento at 10!
o'clock this forenoon, so we are once
moro in communication with the outer
world. For several days past, while
the line has been down across the
Sierra, the Eastern dispatches have been
taken off at Virginia city, thus we have
been ahead of California in the matter
of eastern news.
"LApIEs' Mount The ladies are
given an opportunity to enjoy them
selves at the Opera House, as well rs
the gentlemen, for Piper has officially
declared it to be " ladies' night" The
great Harp of q Thousand Strings,
Whangdoodle Plummer, will appear, in
addition to the regular troupe, insuring
a full house.
FROZEN UP.-The deep mud in Vir-
ginia City and down around our flour
ishing burg was frozen in q highly de-
sirable manner. If it will only freeze
solid and good, and remain so, till next
Spring, it will be a capital idea, much
appreciated by tcamsters and animals,
as we'll as the general public.
EXPRESS TO CALlroRNIA.-Wells, Far
20 l. Co., continue to dispatch their
regular letter express matter through rs
regularly as possible, on horseback, OF
snow shoes, on foot, or any other feasi-
bic way to the stage or railroad commu-
~nication on the California side Of the
Sierra.
New YEARS PREsESTs.-Person seek
ing the best places to buy presents for
the approaching holiday will find it to
their advantage to look over u adver-
Using columns. A store or q shop that
adyertises in the newspapers is always
the best place to get bargains and the
best goods.
New DuMp.-A rev and substantial
dump is being constructed on G street,
near its junction with B street, for the
Chollar-Potosi Company, in place of the
old dump which broke down a few days
ago.
BRIDGES GONE. = Several of the
bridges along the Truckee were washed
away by the recent flood, that at Hun
ter's, however, was still in its place, al
though looking a little shaky.