Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-12-30
THE EVENING NEWS.
slouan, Rvenius,~..~...Dec. 80, 1867.

A ScoUNDREL AT LARGE.-Buckeye
Bill, whose real name is William DE
Lashman, vas u teamstcr during las,
Summer and Fall, in Gold Hill, driving
a quartz team for Leet 4 Blanchard,
About three weeks ago he quit his EN-,
blowers service, and was going over to
California. lie was willing TO ride over
on horseback, or any way, just so he
could ride. The Woodruff Brothers, OF
the Eclipse stables, had FIVE horses they
wanted TO send to grass, near Folsom,
and as Buckeye Bill was going over,
they concluded to pay him for his
trouble and expenses, to take the ami
mails to Perkins ranch near Folsom, or
not far from there. All right, so far.
Buckeye Bill, and the horses, LEFT about
the middle Of December, and the Wood
rutf's felt easy but last week, ten days
ago, n telegram came from Mr.. hill,
livery stable keeper, ut Folsom, that
BucEcyc Bill had "sold the horses"
One OF the WooarufFs went over, and
found that Bill had traded off = pair OF
iron-gray buggy ponies, receiving n pair
of plug nacs and Si5. With this money,
three Of WoodruG's horses, and the two
plugs, he set ont from Folsom, but no
one seemed to know the direction. The
next day, however, the W Folsom
horses and two ofWoodrutf's returned to
Hills stable, in Folsom, but Buckeye
Bill had gone, no one knew whittier.
Mr.. J. W. Woodruff, this morning re-
turned from over the mountains, after
considerable expense in looking up his
%property and becoming satisfied that
Buckcyc Bill was \ greater Scoandret
than he was suspected to lac IN uO!u
Uill Woodruff recovered four of his
horses, but it cost him coin and time.
SKATING RINS.-The c~ommodious arti-
fetal skating pond or rink recently
constructed by Simpson " kerrin, ut
the northern part of Virginia city, near
the powder house, is exceedingly well
~patronized, not only during the day but
numerous evening parties Of ladies and
gentlemen every evening indulge IN thiS
health-giving, graceful amusement ana
exercise, the pond being properly lighted
for the purpose. The ice is Kept IN
the best possible condition, there being
in fac, two ponds, one for use in the
day time and the other for the night,
and over both q thin sheet OF water IS
let in oucc every twcnty-tour hours,
which, freezing, renders the surface
fresh and new each time. These skating
Kinks are very fashionable places OF re-
sort in the eastern States Tor both laoies
and gentlemen, and are much approved
of MS conducive to health and strength,
as well as the development OF desired
muscle. Gold Killers who desire to
indulge will know where to go. Skates
and skating furnished for one dollar.
NEW YEARS BALL.-A grand ball is
to be given at the Piute House, lower
Gold Hill, on New Years Eve, Decem-
bes 3lst, tomorrow evening". All the
fair sex have been in a great hustle oil
preparation Tor the last few weeks, get
ting ready for this particular ball, none
other seeming 70 have any sort of attrac-
tions for them. Where the ladies go,
the gentlemen always follow, and as the
best music in the country is engaged
for the occasion, and all other details
properly attended to, a gay, festive and
particularly p~leasurable time is sure to
be had. Those coming from Virginia
can take advantage Of Haight's omnibus
line.
ANOTHER PERroRNAScE.-Spriggs Il
Edwards Minstrels will favor the Gold
Killers with another performance at
McCluskey's Theater Hall this evening,
and will present an entire now pro-
Persons who have not yet
seen Johnny Edwards, Harry Spriggs,
Frank Sparrow, Jimmy Murphy, Ned
Harrigan, and the others, ought to 60,
If they don't make fun and irolic tor
them, we don't know who IAN. Every
man in town ought to take a good
hearty laugh before the year dies.-As
n p. S. to the above we will add that
the Ministries will also give one of their
unrivalled entertainments on the after
noon of New Years Day, also in the
evening, at the same place.
The BALL OF ALL BALLs.-Remcmbcr,
all We lovers of true pleasure in terpsi-
chorean line, that the Second Annual
ball of WaShoe Engine Co., No. 4, takes
place Mt Athletic Hall, Virginia, on
Wednesday nigh, next. 1t is not often
that the gentlemen of No. 4 Company
give q ball, but when they do, it is u
ball that is a ball, and everybody goes,
at least everybody went to the one given
last year, and will to this one. 1t is
sure to be the gayest and most festive
of the season.
GRAND GERMAN BALL.-0ur German
friends do not wish it to be forgotten
that they are going to have one Of the
mos. pleasing and agreeable balls imag-
Unable at Athletic Hall, Virginia, on
Tuesday (to-morrow) evening, Decem-
Der 3lst. Choice music will be in at
tendance, and it will be an occasion OF
much pleasure and festiviiy.
WEArHER.-The whole country about
here continues frozen up solid, so that
the teaming is excellent. For the
last day or two the weather has been
pleasant, although cool, out to-day the
sky is again overcast, and this afternoon
there is every indication of a coming
snow storm.
AccrpEyr.-John Cassidy, a miner in
the Yellow Jacket, was considerably,
but not dangerously, burnt yesterday
morning at 2 o'clock, by the premature
explosion Of q blast, caused by a spark
of fire from his candle igniting the
powder. Wonder i. didn't blow his
head of.
AFIRE.-A stovepipe in the National
Hotel, Gold Hill, caught fire this morn
ing, and created quite II sensation for a
short time; but there vas not much
damage done. 4 few buckets of water
extinguished the flames.
BuLLlox.-van Wyck & Co., Gold
Hill. received this morning for melting