Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-11-29

SURPRISING Fun At SILvER.-An
item in the Enterprise gives the parti-
culars Of a nice little surprise party
served up last Saturday night by the
ladies' Of Silver City, for the benefit Of
our genial friend, Mullard, whose
pleasant domicile Is situated at the
lower end Of that festive burg. His
wife is absent OH a visit in Europe,
and the ladies' thinking he must be
getting lonely concluded to "cheer
his young heart" When he quit
business for the night and turned his
footsteps toward his cherries dwell
ling, he was almost petrlfied with as
tonishment upon dIawing near, at see
ing bright lights cleaning through the
windows, and at hearing merry female
voices and silvery peals Of laughter
within his widowed domicile. Enter
ing into the spirit of the fun, Mr.. Null
lard SEM of for two fiddlcrS, cleared
the parlor of furniture, took up the
carpets and tackled down i canvas COW
cring in its place, when all hands
turned to and had 4 jolly time ut trip
ping the light fantastic toe until the
village cock had almost split his throat
with his salutationS to the morn. An
other man In Silver City who is dream
ing Of nothing Of the kind will receive
Il like visitation before the week is ont.
WAsHoErrE IN DrFFICUITY.-A tele-
gram from San Francisco gives the fol-
lowing account Of \ shooting Scrape
which occurred there yesterday, in
which Ike Brokaw. 4 well known for
mer resident of this section, was pril-
cipal: This afternoon Isaac 5. Brokaw
and Robert Evans. better known rs
"White-headed Bob" met OH Bush
street, just above Montgomery, and
Brokaw, drawing an army-size self
cooking revolver. shot Bob through
both thighs. the ball lodging against
the skin Of the left thigh, from whence
Il was extracted BY DIR. Mouser. The
ball did not appear to have broken the
bones, and it was ut first Thought the
wound was not likely to prove fatal,
but at half-past six o'clock Bob expired
from hemorrhage, the main artery hav-
inc been severed. 1t Is understood
that the difficulty was on account OF an
alleged intimacy with Brokaw's wife.
BroEaw wa Immediately arrested. lie
was considerably under the influence
Of liauor. Both parties have been
known rs sports. Bob was from New
York, and generally known rs remark
ably quiet, peaceablc and well be-
haved. for his class. Further reter-
ence Is made to this affair In our tele-
grams to-day.
THE BuRKE.-Owing to the fact that
recent communications published IN
the Sacramento Uaion have mentioned
the name Of Burke in connection with
the arrest Of GilchrlSt, Il of the rail-
road robbers, people are boring en-
Chief Of Police Burke. Of that city,
with injuries concerning the facts
involved in the dispute now going Oil
NJ 70 who Is entitled to the praise aud
reward for making that capture. Chief
RprLe of Sacramento certainly WAS
somewhat connected with the arrest OF
three of the robbers, but lie had nothing
to do with the arrest Of Gilchrist. The
Rnrke in question resides this side OF
the mountains. and Is q detective in
the employ Of the Central Pacific Rail
road Company.
PuNcHINELI.o.-rhis very a~musingly
illustrated periodical comes to us as
usual. The last number, Saturday,
November 26th, is rather more insipid
than usual. ~ far rs the attempts II
wit are concerned, but the illustrations
are ALWAYS Of 4 superior order Of merit.
'Tbat one, especially, showing how =
moor fellow got his whole head blown
70 smithereens just through dropping
n little nitro-glycorine into his ear fol
the earache, mistskinS it for glycerine'
IS good.
SEVERE MINING AccIDEST.-G. 1,
Roberts, working the Eureka mine,
Sigel District, some forty miles north
east from Virginia, had his left hant
terribly burned aud bruised by the ex
plosion Of a cartridge Of hercules pow
der, which he was trying to drive into
a hole that was a little too small to re
ceive 1t. His face was somewhat GU
by small pieces Of rock, but the mos
serious injury is that received in hi
hand.
MAsoNIc.-Tho regular annual meet
Ing of Silver Star Lodge, No. 5, F
and A. NJ, will be held on Saturday
evening next. All members are re
ouested to attend, aud visitors frater