Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-09-16

E~sNxnALDA UNION NoMISArIoNs.-
From our friend ]. s. N. we have just
received a letter giving an count Of
the Union County Convention held at
Aurora last Saturday, from which we
extract the following "The CONVEX
ton was composed Of men that had
left their tunnels, shafts and ranches 10
give one day to secure Il true loyal
Union ticket composed Of men identified
with the interest and prosperity Of their
country, not bummers and ~hangerS.on
who usually make upa Democratic Con-
rentiou. After being permanently or
ganized it proceeded to elect six dele.
gates t o the State Convention, which
resulted in the election Of the following
named gentlemen J. S. Crosnnn, j. G.
McClinton, f. +. Mitchell, W. Rabbits,
B. S. Mason and T. W. Abraham. The
county ticket is headed by I. W. Abra-
ham for State Senator for Assembly,
John S. Mayhugh and Charles ShakS-
pe.re Of Aurora, 8. J. Davis of Pal
metto, and E. r. Shimmons Of Pine
Grove Sheriff, D. G. Francis {; Clerk,
F. II. Bschtell; Recorder, j. G. Nc
Clinton ; Treasurer, Wilson Butler;
Assessor, N. A. Murphy ; District At.
torney, 7. y. Brown Surveyor, John
G. Meadley (; Superintendent of Public
Instruction, B. F. Fade; Commission
er., G. C.. White of Aurora, II. Will
liams Of Sweetwa,er, and W. G. Nc
Bride of Pine Grove. The whole ticket
is composed Of honest, sober and intel.
ligent men well qualified for the sew
eral positions for which they have been
chosen. The whole ticket will he elect
ed by a fair majority.
MEXICAN CELEBRATION To-pAr.-Thc
Mexican portion Of our population are
celebrating the anniversary Of the indie
pendence Of Mexico to-day. That is TO
say, to-day is their Fourth of July
They are having a jolly time eating,
drinking and being merry, shooting oil
anyil,, and all that sort of thing. They
commenced at Virginia ut midnight last
night. Assembling at their headquar-
ters on North B street, they started out
At l2 o'clock in grand trinmphal pro-
cessiou, bearing banners, flags, colored
lanterns, transparencies, torches, etc,
and with 8 fine band Of music piraded
the principsl streets Of the north end OF
the city for an hour, amid II blaze OF
rockets, crackers and all sort OF fizzlinS
Returning to their hall, they
had n good time singing, spcechifyins,
and all that sort of thing.
I "A KSocKDowS.-An obstrepsrous indi-
vidual who had been sloshinS about
loose all night in the ueighborhood of
the " upper level" on South c street,
Virginia, went into q saloon near by
and being refused liquor, he abused the
proprietor until he was obliged to put
him out. The fellow then went some
where ard procured n pistol and a knife,
and came back swearing he would get
even on that barkcep. The consequence
was that he not only go; disarmed and
lost his weapons, but got II terrible anu
well deserved beating besides. It may
teach him u lesson.
Cons TO THE STATE CONTENTION
The Carson stage passed down yester-
dsy afternoon well crowded both inside
and ont, with delegates to the State
Convention which meets in the Carson
Theatre to-day. Several OF the Gold
Hill delegation who couldn't get a
chance on the stage went early TINS
morning. Bricr, who is one OF thom, prl-
vately informed us that they would ride
in that big dung wagon, front oil the
Eclipse stables, if they couldn't get any
thing else suitable. Rather rough on
Brier.
SroRry County RAcEs.-The races
under tho auspices Of the Virginia City
Jockey Club, at their Course in Long
Valley, some four miles to the north
ward Of Virginia, will commence to-
morrow and continue until Saturday
evening. Some very fine stool. is train
ing At the race track, and great prepa-
rstions are made for plenty of fun.
"GaAxr" SrEAHEru 4 PIEcs.-ies-
terday afternoon, on the reception OF
the glorious news from the Maine cleo
ton, General Grant, the big gun on
Fort Homestead, was induced to speak
forth several times in thunder tones,
signalizing the important loyal news to
the conntry around.
BuLLIoy.-C. Wiegand 4 Co., OF Gold
Hill and Virginia, received THIS morn
ing, for melting aud assay, 2,99S
ounces crude bullion.
BuLLIoS.-Gold Hill Branch Assay
Office of L. Ruhliug 4 Co., received this
n,or,;no for mailing and assay. i.lIg