Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-07-27


DISTINGUISHED yIsiroRs.-We learn
that the Congressional Committee Of
Ways and Means, consisting of Messrs.
Marshall of Illinois Wm. D.. Kelly Of
Pennsylvania +; Allison of Iowa /; Brooks
Of New York and ten or fifteen other
gentlemen, among whom are several
members Of the Press, will be at Tahoe
City and the Glenbrook Hotel tonight,
having arrived at Truckee City from
Sacramento about l o'clock this AFTER
noon. Carriages have been sent over
| from Virginia and Gold Hill this
afternoon, to meet those distinguished
gentlemen ut the Glenbrook, and
tomorrow afternoon they will arrive
here, and remain with US for sew
cral days. We understand they are to
be the guests of William Sharon, Esq,
in Virginia City. Welcome, gentlemen,
to the great Comstock Silver Mine, and
10 the hospitali,ies of its big-hearted
people.
Is IT A FIzzLE ?-The challenge from
Eagle Engine No. ,, Of Virginia, to
Young America No. 2, of that city, has
been accepted, aud No. 2's boys profess
their willingness to so with them even
to Carson for the grand squirting match,
but we hear it intimated that No. 3
haven't got the requisite $1,000 to put
up, consequently the whole thing is lia-
BILE t end in u iizzle.
HAVING AND HARvEsT.-The hay crop
of Wa.hoe and Truckee valleys is very
fair, that is to say, not quite rs good as
i, has been sometimes. Harvest time
for both wheat and barley is near al
hand. The yield will be about the
usual average. Over on Walker River
the hay and grain crops are said to be
much better aud will yield abundan,ly.
R~EscrSpEo AssEssMENTs.- The fol-
lowing resolution was passed by the San
Francisco Stock Board on the 2lst in
slant Resolved, That on all sales OF
stock, after an assessment becomes de-
linquent, and is thereafter rescinded the
buyer may, upon delivery, deduct the
amount OF said assessment FROM he con-
tract-price OF said stock"
AssEssNEyrs.-Au assessment of 50
per share was levied last Thursday on
the capital stock Of the 0phir Silver
Mining Company, a~ggregating S5o,4oO,
aud delinquent August Goth. Tho as
sessment Of 81 SO per share on the
Central Silver Mining Company became
delinquent last Saturday.
WooDcuoPpIYs.-Pembroke Murray,
ex Mayor, ex-Polico Judge, e1.residenl
of Virginia, and an excellent gentleman
generally, has takea q contract to cut
10, 900 cords Of wood for Leet and Van
| Gorder 1t their rauch in the mountains
near Genoa. Three months is the limit
of the contract.
DIED AT LAsr.-Tommy Roarke, the
little boy who, together with his dog,
fell into an old shaft 95 feet deep near
the Ophir works, Virginia, some three
years ago, aud was found and rescued
the next day, sustaining no other injury
than a broken leg, died OF scarlet fever
last Friday.
Sickness. = We hear considerable
complaint Of cholera morbus, scarle,
fever, diptheria, and similar diseases,
especially a. Virginia. We are rather
more favored here in Gold Hill. Whoop-
ing cough prevails considerably among
the children ut Silver City.
NEVADA MISr.-The machinery for
the new State Mint at Carson is in pc.
sitioa, and the whole institution nearly
ready to ommenee coming. The ma
chinery aud other arrangements are
said to DC of a very superior descrip'
ton.
Hoes IN TIE PoUSp.-Chief Dowuey
of Virginia says ho has got a lot o
stray hogs in the pound, which thu
owners had better come and take away
otherwise they will be sold according
to law.
REMAINS CHANp,oS.-A. D. Gender
or any other man having failed to &C
cep. the challenge Of "Butch," tb'
festive young v%elocipedist of Virginia
he remkius the acknowledged champion
HNlL.-Some pretty large hail stone
r fell at the time of the cloud.burst, a
noon today, and in the back yard Of on
Office pellets collected to the depth ola
inch.
, SILVER CRY BASS BALL CLuB.-Se
notice of special meeting in anOthe
column.