Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-09-28
THr BoBBxRs.=Tbss examination OF

THE BoBBERs.=Tbe examination Of
Wilson and Kessler was commenced at
Silver City yesterday afternoon, before
Justice Bouton. Mr.. and Mrs. Crane
swore positively to the prisoners as
being the men who robbed them. or
ficer McFadden, of Dayton, testified to
the foot tracks made by the robbers as
very precisely similar in every respect
to those made by the boots Of these
men. Another witness from Empire
! testified that he saw these men on the
road, going In the direction Of Dayton
about 6 o'clock T. NJ, only about an
hour or so previous to the robbery, and
there WIS other strong circumstantial
evidence produced. They said they
had witnesses at Empire who would
swear that they We're at that place at
the time Of the robbery, therefore the
examination was continued till this
afternoon in order to allow Of their
revidence.
CONG EAsr.-Henry Wolf, the well
known cigar and tobacco dealer in We
sey's Gold Hill Bank Exchange, starts
East over the big railroad for a visit to
relatives and friends in that portion Of
Uncle Sans dominions, and also to
make further arrangements with i'm
porting houses In the way Of trade.
Wolf leaves his business here In charge
Of E. S. Ellis, who will continue to
supply customers with the same choice
cigars, ETC.. as usual. Wolf will meet
Bcany Irwin at Elko and 60 through
to New York with him. He will re-
turn about the last Of November. Sue
cess and a pleasant trip to him.
BKLIFLowERs.-We are indebted to
our friend J. c. Belcher for a fine boz
of these delicious apples to-day, pre-
sented to the editorial and printing
fraternity of the NEWS Office. Mr..
Belcher brings whole wagon loads of
apples every week from his ranch on
the Costumes river, California, and
thus keeps our citizens we'll supplied
with the best'and freshest fruit brought
to this section, every season. The
reputation Of his apples, however, is
we'll established In this community,
needing no comment on our part.
The CESsUs.-The work of taking
the census in this State has been about
completed. Returns have been re-
ceived from all the counties except
Storey, Lincoln, and that portion Of
the State taken from Utah. The fol-
lowing are the returns received:
White Pine county, 1870; Elko, 3.44s;
Ormsby, 1856; Esmeralda, 1868;
Douglas. l.2l6; Humboldt. l.9l6;
Lyon, 1.s40; Churchill, 1895; Nye,
1857; Washoe, 3,253; Roop, 1873;
Lander, 2,sl5.
SEVERE ISJURIEs.-George I. Lam
mon, who returned from Summit
Valley last evening, says Mr.. Fosters
right arm was dislocated at the shoul-
der and broken q couple Of inches be-
low. One of his ribs was also broken,
his left leg badly jalnmed and strained
ut the knee, and his face and one side
of his head much bruised and cut. Mr..
Lammon left him getting along as
comfortably as could be expected I'M
der the circumstances.
LIFE INsuRANCE.-John Browning,
of whose death in San Francisco we
have already made mention, had his
life insured for 5000 in the North
western Life Insurance Company Of
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Of which COM
pany John II. Mills Of this town Is
State agent. The amount will be paid
as soon as the proofs Of his death, in
due form, are presented.
TOUCHED BoTToM.-The most excit-
ing item in Gold Hill to-day was the
breaking Of a rope with which about a
dozen were trying to pull down the
remaining wall Of Wiegand's old assay
office. The wall did not go down, but
the men did-every one Of them. Sher-
if Cummings bosSed the job.
CoMPLlNENrAKEs. - We acknowl-
edge the receipt Of complimentary
tickets to the ball Of the Emmett
Guard, which takes place at Athletic
Hall, Virginia, October 5th-a week
from tonight. The boys propose hay
ing n capital good time, and we hope
to be there to participate.
LoNo TERM.-This morning a pris-
oner from Elko, whose name We did
not ascertain, passed down on the cars
in charge Of an officer, bound for the
State Prison, ear Carson. He is sent
for a long term-one individual says
for 90 years. Might rs we'll be sent for
life.
SANITARY. - Governor Blasdel has
sent 800 to the Committee at Vir-
ginia, to be forwarded for the benefit
Of the wounded Prussian soldiers and
the widows and orphans Of those killed
In the war with France.
PoLlrIcAL SPEAKrNe.-Hon. A. A.
Sargent, California's Representative In
Congress, will speak at Theater Hall,
Carson City, this evening, at Silver City
tomorrow evening, and at Gold Hill
Friday evening.
GRAND JURr.-The Ormsby county
Grand Jury were in session on Monday.
Witnesses were being examined In the
case Of Hurley and Francis, charged
with highway robbery. e.
TUNNEL TO LAKE BIaLER.-Accord-
inc To the Auburn ,Sf1rS and NtriDes.