Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-07-27

UGnaFIuEGus
BY WELLS, FARGO AND co.'s EXPIRES LINE,
S Livery, N s Latham, r Marcuse, Mr.,
Mitchell, S W Mclaughlin, J N Williams,
Miss Bailey, ] Hubbuck, c N Williams,
Mrs Wooley, Mr. Tyler and wife, Mr. O'Con
mel, ] H Curtis, E Krause, Alex On, II
Jackson, g Gaylord, r Fox, VIM Ashburn,
Mrs Schillock. VIM Graham, Mr. Lamb, Mr.
Nearyf, ] China, w Fair, vii Orr, Mrs
Kuperse, J Lash, Abe Hinstein, Mr. Newman,
Jno China, NJ Marcovich, Miss Lizzie Noon
MYSTERIOUS FIRE.-About ~ O'Clock
this morning policeman Hardy, Of Vir-
ginia, discovered smoke issuing from
the front of the clothing store of H.
wittkowsky, on B street, opposite the
International Hotel. Upon effectiug an
entrance, the interior was found to be
on fire aud densely filled with smoke.
The alarm being sounded. engines 1 and
l came quickly to the rescue, and the
first mentioned getting "6rst water
on the FIRE, it was very soon subdued.
We visited the scene at 10 A. ~, and
found Jack O'Brien and Walter Chase
in charge, placed there by Chief Wilcox
Of the Fire Department. A smell like
that Of tar p~ervaded the room, and the
whole interior was smoke stained.
The wood work was also much blistered,
and all the goods were more or less
damaged by water and smoke. Near
the rear Of the store was a hole three or
four feet square burned through the
flooring, and Immediately above it the
end of the counter was burnt of. Quite
u pile of goods which were upon it were
burnt to n cinder, and all within six or
eight feet Of this hole was destroyed.
The fire was all in this one spot, and
when tie doors were opened was blazing
straight up. No one was sleeping in
the store, and no one apparently knows
how this strange FIRE originated. The
stock was insured by Mr.. Whittkowsky
for $4,000. The building is owned BY
Haas / Co. and was insured they think
for S2,O 00.
THEArrR AT DAYTON To.NIGHr.-The
famous Piper's Opera House Com
pany will hold forth at Dayton tonight
and the two following evenings. To.
night "Camille" will be played, Miss
Sue Robinson appearing in the leading
part and Mr.. l.. F. Beatty taking the
character Of Armand Duval. Besides
those mentioned, the following members
Of the company will appear in the play
and 10 songs and dances: E. c. Melville,
John Howson, Otto Burbank, W. II.
Robinson, W. H. Bates, L. Williams.
". S. Caldwell, J Israel, Miss Lizzie
Harmon aud the charming Miss Harriet
Johnson. The entertainment will con-
clude with songs, ballads, character
acts, dances, etc. The company will
three nights in Dayton. Tues
day night will be presented the "Seri-
ous Family" with an interlude and
concluding farce. The company is an
excellent one, and will do whatever
.hey undertake in q coraect, spirited
md charming manner From Dayton
he company will 60 10 Carson thence
o Washoe City. In the meantime the
Minstrels will hold forth at
he Opera House for the entertainment
Of our theater-goers.
The CALIFORNIA MISsTRILs.-ln n
other column, under the head Of New
To-day" see the grand constellation Of
arrayed for public inspection.
They arrive tonight direct from San
where they have had u long
and triumphant season at the great AL
hambra Theater, and tomorrow even
ing they will appear at Pipers' Opera
House for the first time. Every evening
during the engagement Of this popular
com will be "'ladies' night" giving
families, wives and sweethearts II iue
opportunity Of seeing plenty of choice
fun without displeasing drawbacks, wit
without ~vulgarity, and the finest Of mu.
sic, singing, dancing, and general the
a~trical d%elineations. Secure your seats
for the opening night. No extra charge.
A BAD MAS.-Russiau Pete, the vii
lain who yesterday killed Williams in
Virginia City, and afterwards shot him
self, was evidently a very bad man.
We learned this morning that he was
in Gold Hill on Saturday night, and ut
about twelve o'clock he was in q saloon
trying to get into a fight with somebody,
or anybody. He called a man several
bad names, in order to provoke him into
a fight, but his daredevil style deferred
spectators from attacking him. He was
armed with q large bo%wie-kuife and two
pistols. He left Gold Hill, however,
without doing much damage. Who
knows but this blood-thirsty villain
might have been one of the murderers
of Mr.. Hill, who was killed for a few
hundred dollars q year ago last April,
down in Spring Valley?
BRoueHr BAcK.-Constable Ash ar
rived at Virginia, Saturday evening, by
Wells, Fargo & Co.'s line, from sacra-
mento, bringing with him as q prisoner
Peter Mcconnell, the man who abscond-
ed with ten shares Of Savage stock be-
longing to a fellow minner named Mar
tin Robinson. Mcconnell was arrested
and held in Sacramento by the Chief OF
Police of that city until Ash arrived with
n reouisitiou from the Governor Of this
State.
HIS LIFE WAS INsURED.-Walter Will
liams, who was killed BY Peter Hill yes.
,erday, had his life insured in the New
England Mutual Life Insurance Compa-
nv for $40, 900, which sum will be paid
in full to whoever is entitled to receive
it, upon the production Of the requisite
~proofs, etc. So we are Informed by
Mes.rs. Hitler & Sperliug, agents fol
the Company, at Virginia.
PUBLIC SPEAKISa.-Judge Will Camp
hell will address the First Ward Union
Club of Gold Hill this evening. Let al
those fond of hearing a good, cle"'
Union speech be there. The battle ha'
begun, and must be "fought out or
this line" Let there be n good turf
out Gold Hill has a big work TO 90,
but she is equal to the task ana VII
do it.
SHERRY CoBBLERs.-These de'ieions''
iced beverages are prepared 10 the very
best style by the handsome young mar
behind the bar at the Bank Exchange IL