Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-09

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J W whitcher, Father Novel, E E Baldwin,
W J Hamilton, Mrs Delaney, Jas Delaney,
G W o'Neil.
TIE NEW ENGINE HoUsH.-The new
engine house of Liberty Engine Compa-
ny No. l, on Main street, at the upper
end of Gold Hill, opposite the store of
Stern l. Son, is rapidly approaching
completion under the skilful and euer-
petic superintendence Of Peter .Nye,
ESQ, carpenter and builder. tits being
| built in in the best and most thorough
manner, the lower floor being Of first
rate inch and a quarter plank, and the
framing and everything about the build
ing is in Nye's best style. The building
is 81 feet long by "a wide, and the front
is being finished up in a very neat and
handsome tanner. It is surmounted by
a cupola ten feet high, in which tho bell
will be hung, aud from the ground to
the top Of the flag staff (which will be
up in q day or two) will be Sc feet. Tho
building is one story high, yet there isa
second floor above the lofty ceiling,
where beneath the roof will be good
comfortable rooms for the foreman and
one or two others. When finished ac-
cording to the plan, which a be seen
in Nye's carpenter shop, the new engine
house will be not only q credit to Lib
erty Engine Co. No. l, but also to the
town of Gold Hill.
ALDERMAN LEaArR DEPARrED.-Let it
not be understood by the above heading
that Legate is dead not BY any means;
be has only gone East over the big rail-
road fos a six or seven weeks visit to
his old friends in Illinois and other
parts. He left at noon to-day amid
the we'll wishes of a largo circle Of
friends, who grieved at taking a last
drink With him, and will DO delighted
to drink his welcome back-frequently.
he will visit New York and arrange for
q full and continuous supply Of fresh
Shrewsbury oysters in the shell, and
also will bring back q huge lot Of new
and Important ordinance bills for the
Board Of Aldermen to pass upon this
coming winter. We hope the city af-
fairs will not go wrong while Mayor Ad-
ans and Alderman Legate are gone.
SENTENCED AND GONE TO PRrsoS.-In
the District Court, at Virginia, before
Judge Rising, this morning at 10 o'clock
John Stout and John Derrickson, con-
victed Of assault with deadly weapons,
with intent to kill, were called up for
sentence. Their counsel, R. H. Taylor,
made q motion for n new trial, which
was, after argument, overruled. SEN
tence was then passed upon them to the
effect that both should be imprisoned
in the State Penitentiary OF hard labor
for the space Of eighteen months. The
Court then adjourned until next Monday
morning at 10 o'clock. Stout, Derrick
son and George Hall, passed down
through Gold Hill about l o'clock P. N.
to-day, in a carriage, in charge Of tho
proper officers, on their way to their
new homo in the State Prison, near
Carson, Hall for 81 years and the other
two for a year and a half.
FROZEN RgFREsHNENrs.-Just as we
went to press this afternoon q small
boy with a big bucket full Of ice cream
came in, with the compliments of Flur-
schultz to the printing fraternity of the
NEWS office. Flurschutz keeps more Of
the same kind at his we'll known candy
mandatory south G street, Virginia,
opposite Wells, Fargo L Co. That ice
cream rabbit was indeed q rare.bit,
Flurschurtz, and as for the elephant,
huge and powerful ~ he appeared, he
was loon taken down.
GONE EAsT.-Bsrt Comstock, late Su-
perinteudent Of the small mill of the
Gould l. Curry Company, in Six-mile
Canyon, and one Of the good boys OF
the country, with plenty of friends to
miss him and wish him well, left at
noon to-day for a visit to his old friends
in Adrian, Michigan, and elsewhere.
He proposes being absent Eve or six
weeks or so, aud will probably bring o
better half along with him.
SMOKING IN THE THrArER.-Mr. Piper
desires US to distinctly inform all those
who arc SO regardless of common de-
ceucy and respect for ladies as to smoke
in the parquette of the Opera House,
that he will not allow it atall. No gen.
tleman will commit such a breach OF
politeness, and any one who does issa
hog, and should be put in tho pound
forthwith.
MoRRrtL's SOFA FOUNTAIN. = The
springs Of Parnassus were mere low
grade whisky compared with the swestly
gushing fountain at Morrill's drug
store, C street, Virginia. 1t is the pure
carbonic acid water, served up with
fruit syrups, cool, rich and delightful.
Everybody drinks it.
SoSa Booxs.-All the latest and most
popular song books of the present day
are to be found at Boegle's Virginia
Postofice News Depot, also magazines,
periodicals, books, stationery, cutlery,
fancy goods, etc. Call and consult
Fred, and " if you don't zee what you
want, ask for it,"
REuovEp.-Thompson b Metsalf, the
popular teachers Of ~penmanship, book,
keeping, etc., ut Virginia, have remove
their institute to the c~ommodious room.
over the bookstore Of Lille i Co.., Z
street. Call and see samples, and take
q few lessons.