Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-06-03
THE EVENING NEWS.
"wednesday Evenlns,.---..Junc 3, 1865.
RrLxy CArruREp.-News was received

M rdueSuny ~ ASSS
Riley CArruREp.-News was received
this morning, by telegraph, to the effect
that Riley, the man who killed Tim.
Smith, Sheriff Of Ormsby county, was
captured yesterday about four miles be-
yond st. Glars Station, on the Over
land road. He was first detected at
Reno day before yesterday, and followed
by certain parties, but eluded them.
Yesterday he bought a horse at SCOTS,
on the Overland road, some four miles
beyond Cottonwood, and passed on
eastward. In passing through Ragtown
he was recognized by Asa Kenyon, who,
together with another man, mounted
horses and started after him. He
crossed the bridge at st. Clair's Station
old River-without paying his toll.
Mr.. Cummings, the toll-keeper, started
after him on horseback and Don over
took him. On demanding toll, Riley
drew u pistol and shot at him, slightly
~wounding him. Cummings fell from his
horse, when Riley shot at him
again without effect, and then left in q
hurry. Cummings went back to the
bridge, where he met Kenyon and the
other man in pursuit Of Riley. Arming
himself, Cummings joined them in the
pursuit. They overlook Riley some
four miles beyond the bridge, and call
ing on him to surrender, he showed
fight, and they shot him pretty severely
before they could capture him. He is
now on board the Overland stage
coming in, but was hardly expected
to survive the trip on account
Of the nature Of his wounds. He
will probably arrive dead or alive
about midnight. Sheriff Mulcahy,
Chief S,rouse Of Virginia, and others,
started ont early this morning to meet
him. The above are the points in
the matter as near as we could ascer-
tain. Some little doubts were expressed
rs to whether this really was Riley or
not, but n few hours will decide all dis
putes.
DEMOCRACY '!CHOPPEp." The Cop
ocracy Of Gold Hill were so wonderfully
sanguine Of carrying the election, day
before yesterday, that they made all
preparations for a grand sen de Jof'
MS soon as the happy result should be-
come known. The firing of an anvil at
the lower Ward, which would get
through counting first, was TO be the
signal for the mortar at the First Ward
to bang away with its utmost ferocity,
and also for the lighting Of a hve-cord
bonire near the mortar. BY some mis-
cue or other the whole arrangement
went oil ut half-cock. Some excited
Cop. installing the announced result,
got the wrong news and off went the
anvil. Bang ! went the mortar in re-
Spouse, and the big pile Of wood was
lighted. The poor mistaken little Cop
perhead mortar fired about n dozen
shots, and the bonfire was lighting up
the country famously before it was dis
covered that all this WAS in honor OF a
Black Republican victory, and that
"Grant's what's the matter"
NOVEL AND PECULIAR Picnic. - Read
the programme, in another column, of
the grand picnic and tournament, to be
held by Young America Engine Com
pauy No. 2, of Virginia, on the Sd, 18th,
and 5th days Of July, at the buildings
of the Gould 4 Curry ComPany's lower
tunnel. Such a programme Of fun
never was offered in the State before.
There will be dancing in the magnif-
cent hail, which is no less than 90 by
100 feet in size, and which will be beau
tifully decorated 4 salute Of 100 guns;
music By q fine brass band; an Grafton
by the President Of the company; songs
BY the Young America Glee Club; foot
races for q silver trumpet and goblet;
q grand pig chase, wheelbarrow race,
sack racing, QUOT pitching, pigeon
shooting, a waltzing match, n swing for
ladies, and in fact any mount Of fun
for all ages, sexes and classes.
PRoGREss OF THE RAiLRoAD.-The ad-
vance party Of workmeu engaged in
grading on the Central Pacific Railroad
is now engaged at q point FIVE miles
East Of the Big Bend Of the Truckee.
Five miles farther East n party of men
are at work building a culyert. There
are NOW ON wv ~ WYNN 80
the vicinity of the Big Bend, and the
work is being rapidly pushed forward.
At the Big Bend the company have
built a temporary bridge across the
river and are grading a short track
leading by way Of it from the road on
this side to the grade On the further
side Of the river. This bridge and piece
of road will be used until a substantial
and permanent bridge has been con-
structed over the river. Thus there
will be no delay in t~rack-laying during
the time required for the construction oil
the permanent bridge.
SENTENCED TO BE HUSG.-Judge VIM
Hayden of the District Court at Dayton,
last Saturday, sentenced George New
ton to be hung on Friday July cath, he
having been found guilty Of murder
in the first degree, in killing Charles
Watson at Silver City some three
months ago. The doomed man re.
ceived his sentence with great COM
osure merely again declaring his in
nocence, but on being conducted back
to his cell he requested 10 have a cler-
gyman call and see him.
The LAST OF II BROOK RANGERS
This d~ilapidated old scallywag passed
up street yesterday afternoon, drunk as
an owl, with an old broom on his
shoulder surmouuted by a Pluto boquet
of red and yellow flowers. The poor
devil was grooming terribly over the de.
feat and dismal future prospects Of such
Democracy as he is composed OF. he
would be al ornament at Stockton, o.
San Quentin.
LATEST eastern LlrERAruRE.-Wt
are indebted TO the en.erprising BeSle
of the Virginia Postofice News Depot
for the Last Sensation, Harper's Bazaar
Irish Citizen, illustrated Police News
Harpsr's Weekly, National Police ia
zet.e, Illustrated News, and Franz
Leslie's Illustrated, all just received
fresh from the East per last mail.
PRorRAcrED DrsLocArIoS. Thoma'
Sheehau, whose left shoulder was dis
located by a fall about six weeks ago
has since gone about with the joint GU
Of place until day before yesterday