Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-05-22
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GLos,oUs TINE IN GoLo HUI
Yesterday a~i,ernoon, just about the
,;me we were putting the NIwst TO press,
IN. lightning flashed h%itherward the
Glorious intelligence that General Grant
had been unanimously nominated for
President of the United States. Tho
news was welcomed with shouts Of joy
all over town, and soon the flags were
run up the flag stalls, and the gunners
of Fort Homestead prepared to make
the welkin ring with the glad tidtugs.
The new thir,y-two pound gun, U. s.
GRASr, was hauled out, loaded for the
frs. time on this side Of the Sierras,
and. if ever tho mountains and valleys
echoed and re-echoed with JOY, 1t was
Yesterday and last night, to the music OF
The Union aud the Constitution. Soon
after dark, although il showed quite
heavily all tho evening, large bonhres
were built on the Fort Homestead
grounds, in addition to which the firing
of the cannon kept the place almost III
a continual blaze Of light, while on
Main street, in front OF Maynard's
FLOCK, several largo bontires were start
ed, and kept up for several hours. Inc
town martial band was brought out, INT
the street was filed with spectators,
Republicans, Democrats, neutr'is, and
lookers-on. General Stafford, "a real
live little warehouse in politics, when
ho take. a potion,) came down from
Virginia City, accompanied by gente-
man. who had Just returned from
California, aud au iRPromPt" meet
ING was 1907 organized, opposite
Cross & Gibson's Saloon, Judge
Hall taking the chair. The strange
gentleman from Lander-Magor some
hody-who has been n staunch and I'M
sweryinr Unionist and lighting soldier
in the army rs well rs out OF 1t, was IN
.,roduced 10 the large audience, n
addressed them for about an hour-his
remark. frequently being loudly eheersd.
Al the conclusion, the band played a
lively air, after which General Saitoru
volunteered some stirring remarks 10
the Union men of Gold Hill, aud showed
them the great Importance to the well
fare Of the town, the county and the
State, rs well as the success OF tue
great Union party, that they should
carry the Town election the LIST OF June
to which good piece OF advice
there was II unanimous response
ave will, we will :" '' bet yer life,'
"you can bet your bottom DOLLAR etc.
The meeting then adjourned. About IL
o'cIock another crowd Of Unionists,
headed by that jolly and enthusiastic
Republican, Charley McWilGams, as
scmbled in the Gold Hill Exchange, and
il, seemed ~ though there was no end
to the enthusiasm on the nomination OF
Grant and Colfax-cheers upon eheers
went up. Governor Jones, the Superin,
,endcnt of the Kentuck mine, happened
TO Come into the Exchange just about
the time the enthusiasm was ut IT'S
hight, and he was accordingly hoisted
upon q table, and n speech demanded.
The Governor tried to get out OF the h1,
but il was no 20; the "boys' were de-
termined 10 have a speech from him, so
he gave them one of his best ones he
could crowd into about ten minute
time, and which had the true ring OF a
loyal heart and q w~ide-awake polti-
clan. The meeting was subsequently
addressed by Mr.. \. C.. Hay and Mr..
John White, whose remarks were cheer
full, encouraging, and sensible. Alto
cether. the Union demonstrations IN
Gold Hill Yesterday and last night were
good evidence that the National Con
~yeution at Chicago has made acceptable
nominations, and that the old union
fires of freedom and loyalty are yet
burning in the breasts Of this people as
they were wont to show themselves IN
years gone by.
MONEY roR IL HosE.-The proceeds
of the recent benefit at Piper's Opera
House, together with what was already
in the treasury Of the Virginia Fro De-
par,ment, amounts TO Sl,oll towards
Purchasing the 1000 feet OF hose so
much needed for the use Of the Depart
ment. The sum Of 5000 more being re-
quired for the purchase, at the i"st
meeting Of the Virginia Board OF Alder
men they voted to have the City Clerk
issue u letter Of credit in favor OF the
Fire Department, the city thus making
up tho deficiency.
ConvIcrKp. - George Newton, who
killed Charles Watson ut Silver City,
two or three weeks ago, was ON trial
Tuesday and Wednesday in the District
Court at Dayton, before Judge Hayden
He was convicted Of murder in the first
degree. Much dissatisfaction is ex'
- ..-.lN - rnRhntn n1nF
tiers, and Frank Kennedy, Esq, appoint
ed by the Court counsel for the prisoner
will file a bill Of exceptions on motion
for u new trial, on points which arc said
to be well taken.
RgGrsrEnED vorERs.-Tho Registry
Roll of Gold Hill, for the municipal cleo
ton which is to come off on the first o.
June, closed last evening Mt six o'clock,
IL presents n list Of registered voters o.
twelve hundred and nineteen a.
against eight hundred and sixty-thret
voters ut the June election last year
The registry agent, Judge Hall, is pre-
pared to receive challenges OF disquall
fed voters up to the evening OF the 29ti
Of May. The list Of voters will bs seen II
our columns to-day.
THg DEAD ALIvE.-M. L. Dexter, thu
resusrectionist on the Divide, who sup
plies families and everybody else living
in that section with the pro visions, gro
ecries, boots, shoes, hats, aud all tim
sort of thing that they require, still
holds forth in oil his original purity a
the same place, where he will be please'
al all times to minister to the require
ments Of those who have tho coin Il
purchase with.
JOHNSON DETECTED HiN.-Dectectiy
officer johnson, Of San Francisco, wa
the one who detected and arrested tn
murderer Lefevre, and not ex-Shcri
Clark, as somo Of u contemporaries
had it. CLARK merely identified Lefevre
as we stated ut the time, and was dept
tized to bring him over to Virginia.
No LEATHER MgpAL.-Amoug the lis
of prizes to be shot for at the target el
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