Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-08-16
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.


LsSShA A@hA
i It will he recollected that Pat Hur-
ley and john Francis robbed and near
IL murdered q man 4 short time ago
one night on the road between Carson
and Empire. They were subsequently
captured, examined and committed to
Jail In Carson. awaiting the action Of
the Grand Jury. Night before last
Pat concluded to leave Jail, and suc-
ceeded after what must have been very
patient and laborious work, saving
and whiting his way out with 4 case
knife. The Carson ippedi Of this
morning says: ave went into the
jail yesterday in company with deputy
Sheriff Butler and inspected the Oper-
ations which resulted in Hurley's
escape. He had, with the aid Of a
broken case knife which he had con-
verted Into n rough saw. and which he
left behind him, managed to cut OFT
the lower rivetS OF the bolts upon
which the two iron bars which fast
ened his cell door swung, and this ac-
complished. he was able to reach ont
of the cell. lift out the bolts and gain
the open prison. In trying to free his
pal, Francis. he made noise enough to
arouse n Chinese prisoner who was
sleeping In the front room of the Jail ;
and while John was giving the alarm
10 the night Waterman, which he did
by breaking ont Of the street door and
getting upon the street, Hurley climbed
through the grating over the inner
door Of the Jail (having first sawed OIL
one Of the bars got out and was of be-
fore Mr.. Butler and sam Hodgkinson
who had been aroused. could get upon
the ground" Pat took to the hills,
and Il seems came directly toward Nir-
ginia. boldly venturing into the lower
part of the city yesterday, where he
desired to call oil his lady love and get
some money. . Without knowing 1t,
however. he happened to pass the
dwelling Of officer Higbee. who being
at home eating dinner, ut ouce stepped
out and arrested the runaway. Chief
Downey and officer Higbeetook Hurley
back To Carson, arriving there about
nine o'clock last evening, where he
was delivered into the charge OF Dep
uty Sheriff Butler. Higbee thus earn
ing the reward of 500 offered for Pats
arrest. At his request Butler took Pat
into Frisbie'S restaurant and gave him
come supper. after which the two
passed OH toward the Jail. Suddenly,
when near the Sheritf'S office, Hurley,
who had all along pretended to be
hardly able to walk from lameness,
gave a spring. jerked himself out Of
his coat and ran like a race-horSe to-
ward the Plaza. Butler snapped his
pistol twice at him a he ran, but
somehow IL failed to go. 1t, however.
had the effect to induce Hurley to stop
running. and the officer overlook him
before he got far. Pat is now supposed
to be securely ironed in his cell, yet he
evidently don't think Carson Jail 4
very difficult place to get out OF.
THE SHANGHAI News LErTER.-We
have just received a copy Of the above
newspaper. emanating from the Celes-
tial Empire, through the politeness Of
Frank harrington, now n ~sojourner in
the Flowery Kingdom. Frank never
forgets his old friends. and his old
friends are not likely to forget him.
This paper Is dated July llth. aud
contains n full account Of the massacre
at Tientsin, on the 2lst OF June.
whereby no less than nineteen foreign
residents. mostly French. were ruth
lessly butchered In cold blood, together
with some two hundred Chinese chill
dren attached to Il Catholic missionary
convent and school. Among the nine
teen foreigners We're included the
French Consul and his Secretary, 4
French Interpreter and wife. Il Catho-
lie priest and niEe Sisters Of Charity.
After destroying those missionary
buildings, the mob turned their atten-
ton TO those of the Protestant mission,
which they destroyed. but the occu-
pants had escaped. This horrible mas
sacre appear to have been the result
of prejudiced religious bigotry. super
stitton and heathenish intolerance
worthy of the "dark ages" we read
about.
HGS. THOMAS FITcH.-Our eloquent
Congressman will address the people
of Carson tomorrow evening, and on
Thursday evening he will speak at
Virginia. He will probably address
the citizens of Gold Hill on Friday
evening. Everybody, of whatever M.
tionality or politics. should 10y all
means 90 and listen to this talented
orator. and be posted OH the political
affairs of The nation, aud the great I'm
portant questions of the day.
D,YroN Is RERUILDING.-S Several
houses are already going up in the
burnt district Of Dayton, and the lum-
Der Is being hauled for several more.
The town will not rebuild quite SO
nromptly and rapidly. perhaps. rs 1t
did after the fire Of four years ago,
INIT Il Il merely a matter Of time when
the great majority of those houses will
10 Rebuilt and Dayton shall resume
her legitimate functions and proper
lions.
MORE FIGHTING AT TIE FIAr.-There
was another general battle of all ma
lions at the Brewery on American
Flat night before last. Several got
considerabiy bruised and damaged.
Constable Harkin went down there
and arrested one "chief." and yester-
day afternoon Justice Cook fined nm
sos for his part Of the fun.
woop FOR sA1.E.-Nut pine, limb
and split wood, at the depot. Virginia,
and the Baltic dump. below Gold Hill.
orders left at the railroad office, VIZ.
-. ,,,,b v'bomhs Gallagher, Gold