Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-05
RrLIoIous IysAylrY.-F. W. Car

RELIGIOUS INsASiTY.-F w. Cam
wright, who for some time past has
been engaged driving a water cart at
Virginia, yesterday forenoon was ar
rested on C street by the police as a
raging ~lunatic, and was so violent that
they we're obliged to handcuG him and
take him TO the County Jail in a wagon.
He was kept confined in a cell all last
| night, chained in the middle OF the
floor in such u manner as to prevent MIN
from beating himself against tho wall
Oh either side. His wild rawlings and
yells were fearful and terrible to listen
10. Mr.. Cartwright is not n S~piritualist,
but a devout member of the Methodist
church at Virginia. He has exhibited
strong and increasing symptoms OF in
sanity Of late, aided, doubtless, by an
increased state Of religious excitement
consequent upon the revival now pro-
crossing in his church.
ENGINEERS ELEcTED.-Tho iremen's
election Mt Virginia yesterday passed off
quietly, and resulted in the election of
Thomas II. Fox, Chief Engineer James
f., Parker, First Assistant, and James
Phelan, Second Assistant Engineer. In
the evening, after the result was known,
the officials elect and their friends in
dulgcd in n jolly, good, social ratifc"-
ton, marching with a band Of music
from ono house to another, and winding
up with refreshments, etc, at the hall
Of Washoe Engine Company, No. :, OF
which company Chief Fox is n member.
The officers elect are good, active fire.
men; and, we doubt not, will prove nm
honor to the Department.
THE BALL To-NtGHr.-We are truly
pleased to learn that a large number OF
tickets have been sold for the ball to.
nigh, at Theater Hall, Gold Hill, given
for the benefit Of Mrs. Anna McCabe,
whose husband was killed in the Yellow
Jacket mine. This estimable lady has
two children to support, and being in
very reduced circumstances, stands
really in need of assistance at the hands
Of the generous-hearted. Go to the ball
tonight and combine true social terpsl-
chorean pleasure with that charity
which blesses both the giver and the
receiver.
The BALLS LAST NIGnT.-The grand
ball of Lincoln Hose Company No. 3,
lower Gold Hill, last night, and the one
| given at the Eureka Hotel, American
Flat--both inauguration balls-were
well attended, and the participants en-
ioyed particularly agreeable and pleas
ant time. Tho music and all other ar
engagements were al! that could be de-
sired. The Lincoln boys have full right
to be proud Of their triumphant success
on this oecasion-their irstanuual ball.
YELLOW JACKET DIvrDRSD.-lnauother
column see official notice Of Yellow
Jacket dividend No. II, declared this
day, of SIS per share, payable on Mon
day, 18th inst. The Yellow Jacket is
among the foremost Of our best and
most regular-paying mines. The Gold
Hill end of the old Comstock seems to
DO rather the best paying and most
promising ut the present time.
HALE 4 NoRcRoss STRIEs.-Wc IN
derstaud that n heavy increase of high
grade ore was struck last night at the
lower level of the Hale Il Norcross
mine, north of the shaft. That mine
has been rapidly improving in appear
ancc during the past two weeks. Tho
stock has taken u jump to-day.
DUMP CARTS o IL RAILROAD
Nine dump carts arrived from San
Francisco per railroad yesterday, for
use on American Flat, in grading the
new railroad between here and Carson.
BULLIoS.-Wells, Fargo & Co. shipped
from their Office in Gold Hill, yesterday
and to-day, 81 bars Of assayed bullion,
worth S54,22l %.
STARTED RIP AGAIS.-The Gould y
Curry hosting works, after a days
s,oppagc for repairs to machinery,
started up again day before yesterday,
and are running all right now.
TnE Olive Branch Lodge Of Good
Templars will meet tonight in Odd
Fellows Hall. Important business will
be transacted.