Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-05-18
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Monday, Mrs Hunt, Sam Sing, Sam Gee, S
Arnold, Mr. Jones, Mr. Cramer, VIM H Cook.
STRANGE FREAK OF LIGHTNING. =
About % o'clock last evening, during
the prevalence of the thunder storm, the
Empire boarding house, Lower Gold
Hill, was struck by lightning, and Mr..
Frank Deville seriously injured. The
lightning appears to have struck the
ground frs, aud come up through tho
floor. Mr.. Deville was standing within
three feet of q stove, when d hole
about II foot and a half across was
bnrSt up through the floor directly be-
meath his feet. The soles and lower
portion of both boots were torn off and
his feet badly torn and %lacerated, a por.
ton of the boot leather being driven in
one foot. He vas knocked down and
somewhat stunned but uot seriously
hurt otherwise than in his feet. His
brother, who stood near, was also
Knocked down, but not injured. A win
dow near Mr.. Deyille was completely
destroyed, sash and all, and the other
windows in the room were more or less
broken. Splinters from the floor were
thrown upward to the ceiling and left
sticking there. DR.. Hall attended the
wounded man. This is the straugest
freak of lightning we have yet had to
record in this section.
DREADFUL AccIpEyr.-Shortly after
noon to-day, II lady aud gentleman were
riding along South e street, Virginia,
in II buggy, when a short distance north
of the old Wood 4 Goe cave the king.
bolt Of the buggy broke or came out,
letting the body of the buggy drop and
pitch forward, throwing them both out
violently. The lady struck on her head
aud shoulders, and was picked up in
seaside. She was taken into y house
near By aud medical attendance was
summoned, but ut last accounts she
was though; to be dying. We are in
formed that this accident occurred in
consequence Of the buggy wheel coming
in coutac: with that cistcrn cover
which sticks up so prominently in the
middle Of the street ut that point, and
OF which we have made such frequent
mention in times past. It should be
! fixed better thar it is, ut any rate.
RArrLEsNAKg KILLEp-T. NJ. File
| brown, while returning on horseback
from II telegraph wire repairing crrand,
| on the Carson road, yesterday afternoon,
! lust the other side of the Half Way
House, he suddenly came upon a big
raliicsuaSc lying in tho road. File
brown d]ismounted aud got after the
snake. which rctrcated toward some
rocks near by. lie shot him with u
| stone or so, and laid him ont dead. tic
rhe suakc) had IL rattles, was W feet
long, had his back covered with rough
scales. and was about rs thick rs a
mans nrm-a regular old "s~hellback."
| Rattlesnakes are q very rare commodity
in this part of The country.
A FAm.-Libcrty Engine Company
intends building Il large, handsome
two story hall, for its engine and hose
carriage, on the town lot opposite the
National Hotel. And in order TO do the
work rs is contemplated, it will require
some more coin han the " boys have
| on hand, but the ladies of Gold Hill
have volunteered, and will give n
Ladies' Fair, ut the thcater, in tho early
part of June, and raise the necessary
| deficit in the exchecqucr Of the COM
pany. We are told that the fair will be
II gay and festive one, and for which
the arrangements will be commenced
in one day or two.
4 FERocIoUs MoSXEy.-About p. N.
yesterday, a monkey and an organ, with
u man attached, were performing at the
corner of A and Union streets, Virginia,
in the presence of an assemblage OF chill
dreu, when from some reaso or other
best known to himself, the monkey sud-
denly sprang upon the little daughter OF
John Piper, about two years old, and
bit her cheek and scratched her face
considerably. The vicious little monkey
90, pretty roughly handled by y man
who was present. He ought to have
taken him by the hind legs and worn
him ont over the organ, ia order to pre-
vent similar raids in the future.
MORE NOVELTIES. - We understand
that August Siegrist, the wonderful We
locipedist who rides his two-wheeled
horse up and down II single wire Of
great length, will arrive shortly and APP
pear at Pipcr's Opera House, in order to
show Professor 0radortf, Butch and the
public generally a few things in that
line. nnrtz, the famous illusionist and
magician, will also come soon to perform
an engagement at the Opera House.
JAMES SrARx.-We inquired this MORN
ing relative to the condition Of Mr..
James Stark, the eminent actor, and are
sorry TO state that he is still confined to
his bed at the International, Virginia.
lie secmsi in fair spirits, but is perfectly
speeches., and his entire right side re-
mains completely paralyzed. His ulti-
mate recovery is, TO say the least, ex-
,remely prOblematical.
DrssoLurIoS.-ln our advertising col
umns to-day, see notice of dissolution
of the ~copar;nership heretofore existing
between Eugene Bittner and Il. Skerritt
of Gold Hill.
MONTHLY BULLIoX.-Durins the past
month OF April there was shipped from
: the Virginia office of the Pacific Union
:. EXPRESS Co. bullion to the amount OF
S2S5, 900
RENo SALOON