Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-02

breach of promise and seduction case.
returned a verdict this morning for
81, 800 In United States gold coin
damages for plaintiff. The Court in
structed them that Judgment In gold
coin was illegal, and with those words
stricken out the verdict would be en-
tered. It is expected defendant will
pay the judgment in greenbacks, and
the case will end. After paying coun-
sell fees Miss Turner will probably
have little left.
The Republican County Committee
have declared the primary election in
the First Ward invalid through fraud
and informallty, and ordered a new
one.
Light showers fell during the night.
It is now cloudy and foggy, with wind
light from the south.
The reported revolutionary raid
from Cape st. Lucas to Magdalena
Bay has no foundation beyond the fact
that in pursuance of the orders OF the
Federal Government annulling the
law contract and closing the port Of
Magdalens, Gen. Davalos, Governor
Of Lower California, sent a small
armed force to compel the Lower Cal
ifornls Company to leave operations,
they having wholly disregarded the
order.
The little steamer Coquilla, concern
ing the safety Of which some apprehen-
sion has been expressed, arrived here
this morning from Rogue River, Ore
gon, all right, with a cargo Of salmon,
slaves, etc.
None of the vessels arriving from
the North have brought n word con-
corning the bark Live Yankee since
she sailed from Portland twenty-five
days since, and all hope Of her safety
Is abandoned.
Yesterday afternoon, about half-past
3 o'clock, an intense excitement pre-
vailed for some minutes over the re-
port that Judge Lake had shot and
killed Charles de Young, Of the .Cnron-
icle, and that Judge E. D. Wheeler,
who was passing, had been MORALLY
wounded. There arc numerous YER
sions Of the affair, but that most prev
alent Is that the two met OH The side
walk and had high words on account
Of articles attacking the Judge, re-
Gently published In the Chronicle, when
Lake struck de Young with n pistol on
the side Of the head, intlictlng a some
what severe flesh wound, and n
chamber of the pistol being discharged
the bullet passed through the thigh of
Judge Wheeler, infiicting a somewhat
severe but not dangerous wound. Lake
claims that de Young drew his pistol,
when he drew his and struck him as
stated. He was instantly arrested by
officers, who were near ut the moment,
and taken to Chief Crowley's office
and from thence to Judge Pennies
Office, where he gave bail to appear to
answer a charge Of assault to murder.
De Young's friends claim that his
wound came from the bullet and not
from a blow with the butt Of the pistol
as stated ; and some Of the bystanders
thought they heard two shots instead
of one. The pistol had only one cham
Der discharged.
The friends Of Dc Young claim that
the pistol which he usually carries was
In his overcoat pocket in his office at
the time of the collision between him
and Lake, and that he did not have
any weapon on him at the time. They
also claim that Lake struck him a
heavy blow with a cane before a word
passed between them. It Is hard get
ting at the facts, the friends Of each
party being equally positive in their
assertions.