Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-02-05

ONERMAN.
The ore body at the 500Lfoot level
shows considerable improvement in
quantity, widening to the southwark.
Present yield l20 tons per day.
SIERRA NEVADA.
Both mill and mine operating salts
tactorily, rs at our last report. Moth
ing new developed.
GRAND PIGEoN SHOOTING MATCH
At the base ball ground, Virginia, next
Tuesday, q grand pigeon shooting
match for a pool Of $780, according to
the San Francisco Club rules-15 birds
each, q yards rise and so yards
boundary. The following are the gen.
tlemen contestants, each contributing
800 to the pool: +. F. Osbiston,
f. w. Harris, ii. Sweetapple, George
Atwood, William Gibson, K. X. Allen.
The best shot takes 1900, or half the
pool, the next best $500, and the third
best 800, leaving nary red for the
unlucLy balance. These gents being
the best shots in this section, great
sport is anticipated. If the weather Is
as fine rs has graced the recent shoot
ing matches, there will be IN immense
crowd of spectators, and many thou
sands will change hands in betting on
the result. May the best shot win.
The ALuAMBRA.-This is the name
of the new melodeon we made MEN
ton of yesterday, as being fitted up in
the brick building corner of d and
Union streets. Virginia, by Wardle s.
Co., proprietors and managers. The,
graded parquette floor is nearly COM
pleted and so IS the stage ; two boxes
on each side Of the stage are also be-
ing built. The hall has q high ceiling,
is hard finished throughout, and will
| seat about 500 persons. IL will be the
neatest and best arranged melodeon
ever opened ut Virginia. L. F. Black
burn, business manager, leaves for San
Francisco this evening In order to Sc
cure a first-class melOdeon troupe, and
the Alhambra will open about the 10Th
inst.
FIRST CoIN STRUCK At THE MINT
We yesterday saw and examined a sill
yer dollar, which is the first coin Of
any kind struck offat the Carson Mint.
1t was brought to this city by George
Ttlfiy, Of Carson, who borrowed 1t OF
| Colonel Curry, Superintendent of the
Mint for the purpose OF showing 1t TO
friends here. The coin presents q
handsome appearance, but Is slightly
above the standard weight. The dies
will be n little altered, when the work
| of making dollars will at once be COM
menced. Next week a lot of IS, 80
and so gold pieces will be coined
from gold bullion from Pine Grove.
The mint mark on the coins will be
&C. C."-for Carson City. So says
the Enterprise of this morning.
BELIIGERENr WoMEN.-Yesterday
forenoon, at Virginia, Mrs. Delmas
having a grudge against Mr.. Sissa, met
him on north B street and started in to
give him a cowhiding, but he caught
her hands aud stopped her. She was
then arrested and fined $50 and costs.
Growing out of this difficulty occurred
another at IL O'Clock A. NJ, to-day. in
the same locality. Mrs. Sissa met Mrs.
Delmas on the sidewalk and they
pitched In with great activity, slapping
and scratching each Others faces, de-
stroying waterfalls, and all that sort
Of thing. We heard Of no arrests in
this case.
WEATHER REcoRD.-The following,
says the Enterprise, is the fall Of rain
thus far during the winter, beginning
with last October, as kept by DR.. kib-
be, of Virginia: October, 0.73; No
vember, 0.l3; December, 0.76; Janu-
airy, 0.~9S-total, 2.Gl. The total fall
of snow to the first Of the present
month was seven inches. The snow,
however, Is counted In rs rain In the
| above report, 1t being the object to as
| certain the whole amount of water
| falling In any shape. The coolest day
was December 10Th, when the Their
mometcr stood at nine degrees above
zero.
A MEAN TmEs.-Last night some
low-minded, thieving vagabond broke
into the locker at the hall Of Liberty
Engine Company, No. l, and stole all
the red shirts belonging to the COM
pany. Suspicion points to q certain
party. who, if guilty, had better leave.
for Gold Hill will be too hot to hold
him. He left one dirty shirt in the
locker, which he al take along also,
if he wants 1t. The boys are not
| pleasantly inclined toward him, and
\ r. Z, l;nhln 60 find n nnf
HARpER's MAGAZINE.-The February
number of this truly popular, interest
ing and instructive magazine can be
obtained ut the Gold Hill Postofiee.
1t Is beautifully illustrated, and filled
with instructive sketches of travel,
poetry, tales and other reading. In
Virginia City the book can be obtained
at Burrall's, Lilies and ut Fred
Boegle's four handsome AGENT at the
Postofflce. Get 4 copy for Sunday.
BuReLARIous.-Last Thursday night,
saws the Enterprise, the residence Of
J.. II. Latham, of Wells, Fargo Il CO.,
was entered by burglars, who effected
an entrance about midnight, but were
| frightened of by the screams Of the
servant girls before they had secured
ANYTHING. Let our citizens securely
| tasten their doors and hire none but
servant girls with good strong lungs.
SESTEScED.-John Bray, convicted
Of manslaughter in the District Court
at Virginia, before Judge Rising, was
this morning sentenced to five years In
the State Prison. He will be taken
down there by Sheriff Cummings on
! Monday next. 1t will be reeollected
that Bray killed William Benefits in
a scu.fie ut the Columbus Brewery,
Gold Hill, last September.
PsoonEssISG:-rhc new flume above
b street, Virginia, being constructed
by the Virginia and Gold Hill Water
COMPANY, to conduct the water from
the old Nevada tunnel, at the north
mart of the city, to Gold Hill, is laid
as far as the junction of b and G
streets, and the work is being vigor-
ously pushed toward completion.
GoLp Hill. ScHooIs.-The official
report for January shows a fine ap-