Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-06-02

Poll TAx.-Undcr our laws, the
Chinaman is just as subject to pay the
annual poll tax rs anybody else. John
knows this as well as anybody, and,
like his more pre,entious white brother,
he is apt to shirk its payment if he
can. The Virginia and Truckee Rail-
road Company has a large number OF
Chinese graders at work in Lyon
County, and it is quite probable that
the poll tax collectors have been
after thom. We are led to believe so,
iudeing from y little laughable incl
dent which occurred on the line OF the
road a day or two ago, and which is q
i,etle too good to let slide into oblivion,
especially rs the gentlemen who will be
named are full Of their W jokes, which
they sometimes play of on others.
Mr.. Sharon of the California Bank, and
General Winters, President OF the
Yellow Jacket mine, took q ride IN a
buggy out on the line of the railroad
down in Lyon County, when they d
denly came across q big-isted China
man, who had evidently espied them
coming, and sought to evade their
prcsence-as he seemed to think that
they were the abomiuablc and hated
tax c~ollectors-so he hid himself
behind n knoll, around which the
buggy had to pass, but he was
not aware of il. General Winters gen.
orally carries a shot gun when he rides
out, for hunting purposes, and he had II
with him on this occasion-as there are
plenty Of fat doves around just now
So, lust as the buggy drove around the
knoll where the Chinaman had taken
refuge, the General espied half a dozen
plump, fat doves, near at hand, aud
drawing his gun, uR jumped the China
man, supposing himself to be the target,
and yelling out "No shOotee, John ! no
shootee ~. he smilingly approached the
buggy, and addressed himself to Mr.,
Sharon al say, John, you taxee elect
orr" eyes" replied Sharon, who Cat
take and make a joke rs quick MS any
body. "Yau 700 lom-hom Ginny?'
asked the smiling, crinning Celestial
Winters being hardly able to rcprcSs
loud laugh at Sharon's predicamen, ant
Johns strategy. "Well, yes, from VIZ
GINA" "Hi, yaw, 700 taxee tour dol
law, Ginuy sittee, 700 no goodec-God
dam John, you so to heilee me lib i
Lyon county
THE CHAMPION CIWcUs.-Wc did onI
self the pleasure Of attending the pei
Torrance of the grea. Champion Gre"
last evening, at Virginia, and if sneee'
is any measure Of true merit, e%erta'nl
that i, the best circus which has eve
visited this section, for not only wer
all the seats crowded an hour befo'
commencement time, but hundreds
chairs we're brought in from outside an
every inch Of standing room was fnl'
occupied. The riding was very goo'
and the tumbling still better. One ma
among the tumblers can not only p'S
his teeth with his little toes, but ca
place his head on the ground and $
down upon il. He is the limberest e
of a fellow we ever saw, AMI conl
double himself under and over snt
GENTLY to bite the back OF his own nee
if he chose. That wild buffalo can g
around the ring at n pretty lively rat
especially when the rampant lndl'
chief is riding him. Mr.. James Cook
the Sha~kspeariau jester, is an old fave
tie with many friends in this section
and last evening he seemed even bett,
than ever before. This evening will
the last at Virginia, aud to-morro
evening it will open at Gold Hill in o
der to accommodate the residents
this town, Silver City, American Fl
and vicinity.
GRAND BALL n BESEYIr.--The thi
annual military and civic ball of q
Sweeny Guard, of Gold Hill, will
given at Thester Hall on Monday eve