Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-09

Way kOu, MISS n Nv AAiShus
A CUTTING ScRAPE.-Last evening,
about half-past FIVE o'clock, q serious
difficulty occurred in Theater Saloon,
Gold Hill, between William II. Began
and David Potter, which is likely to
prove fatal to the former. As near as
we can elicit the circumstances OF tue
sad affair, from persons who witnessed
il, they are about ms follows There has
been some old feud existing between
Began and Potter, the cause OF which
is best known to themselves, and both
of them have been preparing to go to
White Pine. Potter got ready yester-
day, and last evening he started out to
pay n few little debts which he was
owing to business men, among which was
u balance o fabout five dollars to Mr.. Nc.
Cluskey, of the Theater Saloon. Potter
went in, told the barkeeper he wished
to pay what he owed, and threw a
twenty dollar piece on the counter.
While McCluskey WAS getting the
change, Potter turned to Began and
asked him to take Il drin&-both men
were sober-wheu Began replied that
he wished to speak to him, at the same
time moving towards the back of
the saloon. Potter remarked that
if he had anything TO say, to
say it there in the saloon.
Began spoke up and said he wished TO
talk to him in private so Potter fol.
lowed, Began leading through the
back room Of the saloon, where Mr..
Seals was sitting reading, and into n
narrow dark alley, which leads 10 the
back part Of the theater. Nothing had
occurred in the saloon to lead the spec
tstors to expect q difficulty /; aud tue
parties had not been out long before
the door through which they had passed
was burst open, and Potter came into
the room back foremost, defending HIM
self against Beegan's blows, with II
bowie kuife-Beegan following him up,
Mr.. Seals sprung between them, caught
Potter BY the hand which contained the
knife, and held Began oil with his
other arm. Other parties rushed into
the room from the saloon, and the COM
batan,s were separated. When Potter
went into the front saloon the hot blood
was rolling over his face and neck from
wounds on his scalp, and he remarked
that when Began got him Into the alley
that he knocked him down with a Slung-
skot, and that he drew his knife in self
defense. He then left the saloon and
gave himself up TO Constable kirkpat-
rick, who removed him to the County
Jail, where he now is. AS soon rs Pot
ter had left the saloon, Began was dis
covered to be severely stabbed aud DR..
Hall was sent for, as also DR.. Hitler.
On examination, DR.. Hall, who had ar
rived first, found n terrible wound in
the left breast, the knife having cut
abont an inch and Il half down n
through the flesh of the breast, II
then penetrated the cavity of the chest,
opposite the lower end of the heart, hut
the blade pointing downwnrds, cutting,
it is thought, the diaphragm. Another
cash, two inches long, was cut into the
flesh of the right leg, five or six inches
above the knee. The Doctors both en-
pressed the opinion that the wound IN
the breast would be likely to prove fatal,
and Mr.. Began was carried to his home,
near the north works Of the Yellow
Jacket. II was thought he could not
live through the night, and ms we write
these particulars, 90 o'clock A. NJ but
faint hopes are entertained of his rccov-
cry. This sad and serious affair has
caused considerable excitement in Gold
Hill and Virginia, where both men are
well known, and both have many friends.
We forbear any further comment at
present. At half past = o'clock this nj.
ternoon Mr.. Began was sinking fast,
and little hope was entertained oil his
recovery.
Local CHAxGE.-Bob Lowery, late
"~local" of the Safeguard, being at last
effectually squelched by the Police
Judge of Virginia, George Cassidy has
taken the repor,orial pencil in Bob's
| place, and will do up that department
hereafter, we doubt not to the SatiStac.
ton of his readers. George has had
experience in that line, and we regard
him with favorable consideration. lie
is an egg of excellent quality, although
rather strongly Favored with copper.
| There is hope for him, however, II he
will only read the Gold Hill News faith
fully. Since the election, the scale;
have dropped from Bo6's eyes, and We
| are happy to learn that he has reformed
to a surprising degree. Hereads Rogers
| Essay on Virtue, now, and drinks 9th
ing but Mrs. Wiuslow's Soothing Syrup
IMPORTANT LAW SUIrs.-Wr learn by
telegraph from Carson City that thu
Supreme Court this morning rendered
two very important decisions in thu
case of the Stockholders against the
| Board Of Trustees Of the Bryan Com
pany. One auit was n writ Of iuJnnc'
| ton against the Trustees, to stay th'
enforcement of the last assessment or
the company's stock aud the Other
was a writ of %mandamuS, compelling
the Board of Trustees to call n meeting
of the stockholders for the election o.
new Trustees. Both suits were in favor
Of the applicants, or stockholders.
THE GayEsr Bxr Ysr.-As will be
seen by official notice in our advertising
columns to-day, there is II highly inter
es,inc bet on the docket, here in Gold
Hill. Hank Blanchard bets liogM
that the State of New York ha'
rome for Grant, on the following wager
q A lady's pair of stockings for wia'c'
long enough TO reach above the hips
and to be worn with s~uspcnd"rS. Also
one hundred dollars that The State ms
zone for Grant" Hogan accepts th'
Set. on condition that it he wins, Bianch
ard mus, find the lady who will wca'
the stockings.
Su,LL-Pox.-No new case oil tue aooS
,oo,bsome disease having developed
itself in Virginia, and NIL known case
Of i, being cured, il has most prooaol.
quite disappeared. The only case W.
bnd of i, here in Gold Hill was not
hard one, at least his friends DO no
consider him one.
SEVERE Acknowledgement hee'
Of Washoe County, was accidental.
thrown from his horse on Saturda.
evening near the Bullion works, and Sc
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