Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-03-22
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SACRAMENTO ITEMS.
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NARROW ESCAPE FROM DRowsrNe.-
About noon on Saturday two girls,
daughters of j. E. Strain, one aged
about fourteen years and the other
eight or ten, narrowly escaped drown
ing in the river near the foot Of Q
street. 1t appears that they, with two
or three other children, had been play
ing in a skiff which was made fast by
the painter to a wood barge. The eld-
est Of the sisters, desiring to get out Of
the boat upon the barge, pulled the
boat up close and then attempted to
Jump. but in doing so slipped and fell
into the water. Special officer 1saacs,
who was passing on the levee at the
time, saw the accident and fastened to
the spot. calling loudly for help mean
time. His outcries attracted the at
tention Of several persons who were in
the vicinity, all of whom eXerted them
selves to save the child. Just US Isaacs
wa about to jump into the river after
her. Antoine Francis, II OF the own
ers Of the barge Hermann, anticipated
him, and reaching the girl swan with
her to a rope, which was made fast to
one Of the barges, and in a few minutes
they were both landed, thanks to the
exertions of Isaacs and others. Mean
while, the younger sister, in her anx-
iety. had also fallen overheard, but
catching hold OF the painter rs she fell
she hung to Il tenaciously, until Glass
and = Wheatley caught hold Of and
lifted her into the barge. The children
had been warned not to play in the
boat, but during the absence Of the
boatmen ut dinner they took occasion
to enter it. But for the fact that lsaacs
happened to be passing at the time, We
doubtless would have had to chronicle
a sad case of drowning.
FEAT or A DEER.-At Agricultural
Park last Friday evening, n race took
place between two hounds and q young
deer which Robert Allen has there.
The starting place was the northern
end of the track, and from there half
way up the race was close, the dogs
finally closing upon the deer and nip
ping him n little. This had the effect
to greatly increase his speed, and he
bounded across from the east side of
the course to the great stand at o rapid
rate, gaining about thirty feet on the
dogs in doing 50. The picket fence In
front of the grand stand he took very
prettily, but came to grief directly
afterward, in consequence Of collision
with 4 rope stretched across the track,
which tumblcd him head over heels.
Gathering himself up before the hounds
reached him, however, he made for
Aliens. residence, where he bad fire.
quently been petted by the family.
The doors and windows being closed,
he made a spring at the window and
passed through a pane Of glass eleven
inches by twenty without breaking the
sash, and landed on the dining room
table-a specimen Of venison self
served, The feat of the deer Ia one
which would appear almost incredible
to any one acquainted with the size Of
the deer and the aperture through
which he passed.
ISFANTIcIpE.-About - o'clock yes
terday noou children playing at Front
and p streets found q carpet sack, COW
cred with a piece Of carpet lying
under the incline leading from the low
to the high grade, and opening 1t,
found that it contained q dead male
infant. Tho children reported the
fact to their seniors, who were In the
neighborhood, and word was sent to
Coroner Counts Office Of the discovery
that had been made. A physician, who
looked at the child shortly after 1t was
found, expressed the belief that it had
been born on the previous night and
suffocated directly after birth. Al
though the body was discolored, there
Is little doubt that the child was the
progeny Of white parents. 1t was
quite large and we'll formed, and ap-
peared to be an infant Of which rs
father and mother might be PROUD, in
stead OF harboring murderous thoughts
against it. As 1t was impossible to
find the Coroner yesterday afternoon,
the affair has not yet received investl-
CATION, but 1t doubtless will to-day.
SCOTTISH RITE MAsoNRY.-On the
evening of April 10Th a meeting Of
Masons Of the Ancient Scottish Rite
Of Masons will assemble here in the
"Lodge of Sorrow" for the purpose
Of paying memorial honors to three Of
their deceased brothers, deceased In
Sacramento. Rev, w, Il, Hill will,
according to the rule of the order, pro-
nounee . eulogy upon Isaac Davis;
Judge Belcher, Of Yuba, upon Hon.
II. II. Hartley; and Judge j. II. Cas-
we'll, OF Nevada, upon Thomas Ross.
The three deceased were prominent In
the order, and either at the time Of
their decease or previously had Oceu-
pied prominent offices therein. E. II,
Shaw, Of San Francisco, Deputy Grand
Inspector General in the SD degree,
will arrive here to-day, to sanction the
arrangements for the imposing cere-
mony,
BURST A FLuE.-Whlle crossing the
summit en- route for Truckee Saturday
night, the locomotive Pequop, drawing
the Central Pacific express train, burst
a flue, but succeeded In making her
destination, where she was temporarily
repaired by the driving In offs wooden
plug. Yesterday morning, while re-
turning, the plug blew out as the train
was in the vicinity of Clipper Gap, and
the water pouring Into the furnace ex-
tinguished the fire and forced q cloud
of steam and hot ashes into the cab,
nearly %suffocating the engineer and
fireman, who were compelled to climb
out Oh the roof of the cab, an operation
cnmawbat dfficnlt m parforpn 'rha