Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-09-29
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.

Mr. ketchis0n II > BECK OSCAR bArWeu
sSmuei Stewart Fred Tn NLevison
Morris Henry Richard Pryor
DuB1oUs PowDER.-In view Of the
great target excursion Of the Emmett
Guard, Virginia, next Wednesday, the
various members Of that crack mill
tary corps are duly anxious to do cred
table shooting on that day-therefore
they practice occasionally, more or
less, In order to "get their hand ill.,"
A day or two ago, one OF the boys
wanted to 60 out and practice At q
mark, together with half 4 dozen
Others, but he didn't have any powder,
and what was worse, he had no spare
coin to buy any with just then, so he
called on q comrade to lend him some.
Now this wicked man he applied to
was q bit Of q wag, and always ready
for a practical joke, 20 he goes and
gets q lot Of fine charcoal sparks, such
as gather from locomotive or engine
stacks, looking exactly like gun-pow-
der, and he filled up 4 powder flask
with 1t, and lent it to his friend. The
shootist went out to shoot with the
rest, but somehow, when his turn came
to fire, his gun failed to 60 OIL. By
and-by one Of his companions didn't
believe the powder was good, so he
rubbed q little in his hand, and was
sure Of it. They touched a lighted
match to 1t, and it wouldn't 80. Then
they poured the contents Of the flask
into a newspaper, and set the paper on
fire. The powder only burnt red a
little round the edges, but refused to
explode. Our humbugged shootist
smelt a long-tailed rat about this time,
and felt savage. Some say he swore.
He had to 90 to q gunsmith and have
the breech-pin Of his gun taken out,
before he could get that internal pow
der and the ball out. He has been
hunting for somebody since then, with
sweet vengeance in his eye.
GrLLIo, Mort & Co.-Like a house
hold word in this section is the old,
familiar name Of the great hardware
firm Of Virginia, whose whole column
advertisement We present in another
part ofthis paper, under head Of New
To-day" Their stock Is immense, I'LL
ing their large three-story brick build
ing at the corner of c and Taylor
streets from basement to root, and
even overlooking into extra store
houses in other parts of the city. They
keep anything and everything EN-
braced within the range Of hardware,
from the big brewery kettle on their
front balcony, down to a tin cup or 4
screw-driyer. Housekeepers will find
ut Gillig, Mott & Cos all styles and
sizes Of cook-stoves, ranges, cooking
utensila table cutlery, spoons, carving
knives, and tinware Of every sort.
Mechanics will find all the various
tools Of their respective professions;
miners will find just the picks, drills,
handles, etc., they want; mill men
and mining Superintendent will find
the brass and steam goods, the rubber
betting, the battery screens, ropes, and
ali that sort Of thing they choose to
buy. Farmers, too, will find at Gillig,
Mott & Cos all styles Of plows and
other agricultural implements, and
everybody else requiring even doors,
blinds, screws, monkey wrenches,
nails, or anything else In the hardware
line. can find the same In all their
original purity, Of the best possible
quality. in any quantity, n at me
most reasonable rates, ut Gillig' Mott
& Cos.
COMMITTED FOR TMAL.-The exam
nation of Wilson aud kessler, before
Justice Bouton, Of Silver City. was
concluded at 8 o'clock p. N. yesterday,
too late for us to publish the result.
The prisoners failed altogether to
prove their alibi, to the effect that they
were at Empire on the night Of the
robbery, therefore they were held in
the sum of $4,000 each to appear be-
fore the Grand Jury Of Lyon county.
In default Of the requisite coin they
were taken down to Dayton and safely
deposited in the county jail. Judging
from the positive evidence produced
against them, and their own conflict
ing stories and explanations they are
the very men who committed the rob
berry Of Mr.. and Mrs. Crane. The
promptness and efficiency Of the Of
lcers of Gold Hill and Virginia In
ing the real eal robbers Is in the highest
degree deserving Of praise, and we
hope to hear Of their being we'll paid
them to other effective fl-
ture exettions.
$780, Ill., k;oL.k, for tba
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