Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-07-29

Rrnads DistinEaishod Arrival
Etc.
SAN Francisco, July 29-2P. NJ
The British ship Iron Cro~n, Isl days
from Liverpool, with merchandise for
Rogers. Meyer & Co., is coming In.
The ship Frank Flint, from New York
to Dewitt, Kittle & Co., has arrived
The bark Francis Palmer, from San
Bias, is telegraphed. The steamer
Montana, from Panama, Is not yet tel
egraphed.
The peach crop appears shorter than
usual. Fair early Crawford's are
scarce, and selling at one dollar and
a half per basket.
Certain members Of the Board OF
Supervisors are very anxiously hang
ing around the City Hall to-day, 1t be-
ing understood that the Grand Jury Is
examining charges against them.
Weather, cool and foggy.
Gold, 1875; greenback, So.
In the Democratic County Commit
tee last night, after much wrangllng'
charges of fraud and protests against
declaring the, election IN the several
wards void on account of illegalities,
a committee of seven, for reference of
the contested cases, was appointed, and
it was decided to return the names OF
those elected to the County Conven-
ton In all cases where there were no
protests. 90
The Hon. R. c. Gregory, II of the
Supreme Judges of Indiana, arrived
by train yesterday.
The Eastern Agricultural Editors
Association Is expected here this even
ing at 0 o'clock.
The cricket match between the
officers of the Jealous and the Califor-
mia club was very close. The follow
ing is the score: Jealous, 2l0; Call
fornia, 2ls.
The Pacific shop of the United Me-
chanics had a meeting last night and
elected a few members and conferred
the third degree. They also agreed to
elect delegates to the Anti-Chinese
Convention, August 9th. The election
of Terrill and Telany by the Mechan-
les State Council as delegates to the
National Labor Congress, leaving Gen.
eral Winn out in the cold, is regarded
rs the hight of ingratitude.
For some time past the Western
Union Telegraph Company has been
aware that dispatches from the East
were being stolen at some point OH
their line, and sharp watch being kept,
the officers came to the conclusion that
the theft was being committed at
Sacramento. During last night Ed
ward Pierson, the night operator at
Sacramento, discovered F. S. Van
valkenburg, manager Of the Atlantic
and Pacific opposition line, ensconsed
on the balcony by the window, with
paper clip and pencil In hand, listen
Ing to the clicking Of the instrument,
and ready to take down dispatches.
pierson threw the window open sud-
denly and fired a pistol into the air,
w~hereupon Manufacturing attempted
to jump from the balcony, but was
caught before he could throw away his
clip paper and pencil. He was arrested
and taken to the calaboose, and will
be examined today. The American
News Company's dispatches from the
East are painfully meagre to-day.
1t Is discovered that a small amount
of dredging is still required on Bios
som Rock, and the final demonstration
will be made on Monday next, when
the work will probably be accepted by
the Government.
James Brader and John Mallory
were arrested as insane to-day.
The small poX has made Its appear
ance Mt Ogden City, Utah mot the
junction, but the town. and much
alarm Is felt among the citizens.
j. B. Long, tile supposed horse
thief, shot yesterday ut Los Angeles,
Is reported to be dying.