Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-06-19

INcENpIARY ATTEMPT.-Slnce the
recent destructive fire at the upper
end of town, Mrs. Emerson, whose
lodging house was destroyed, has oc-
cupied the old Mount Vernon House.
This morning she discovered that an
attempt had evidently been made 70
set this large building on fire. A iot
of cloth and paper, saturated with coal
oil, had been stuffed into q hole De-
tween the attic floor and the ceiling OF
the second story, where a stoVepipe
formerly passed through. A NUMBER
Of matches lay scattered about, and a
lot more were so placed In the rooi
overhead as to be likely to become
iSnited from the heat Of the sun.
These preparations were probably
made before the recent fire, and the
rascally incendiary, not seeing a SAFE
opportunity for carrying out his INFER
nal project at that point, apparently
changed his mind, and set 1t In the
O'Neil lodging house, which was also
vacant. The Mount Vernon House
would have made q still more destruc-
tive fire had this original intention
succeeded. 1t would not be at all
healthy for that scoundrel In case ne
should be caught.
BASE BALL AT CARsoN.-On Satur-
day afternoon the Silver Star Base
Ball Club, at Carson, had a fine prac-
tlce game, In which several gentleman
from Virginia participated. A. l..
Edwards acted as scorer, and q. S.
Eldridgc as umpire. The Carson
REGISTER gives the following condensed
item of the result: "Plcked nine, as
runs, Is outs; unknown, % runs, 10
outs. The bat prepared for the cham
pion club Of Nevada for 1871 was on
exhibition, and Is a handsome piece OF
workmanship. The silyer-mounted bat
presented to the Fourth Of July Ex-
ecutiye Committee by r. Fred. Brooks
(late Of Elko) has not yet arrived, but
will be here In time, and We learn that
the Reno Base Ball Club will contend
for 1t with the Silver Stars, In this city,
on the 4th proximo.
SEVERE AccIDENT.-The Carson
Register learns from q private letter
that M accident occurred at the saw
mill of Bragg & Folsom, at Camp IS,
Central Pacific Railroad, OH the
Truckee river, Friday morning last,
by the giving way Of the tramway
leading from the mill to the railroad
track, by which a Mr.. Hawks, head
sawyer, was severely bruised, and q
Mr.. Winshlp had both bones OF one leg
broken between the knee and ankle.
No further particulars received.
AFFRAY At RrNo.-William Mooney,
the well-known stable keeper at Vir-
ginia. had a difficulty on Friday even
Ing, at Reno, with a young ma named
Booth, son of John Booth Of the Silrer
State, in which he struck Booth n severe
blow on the head with q piece OF Iron,
i~ntlicting a severe wound, from the
effects Of which he Is reported to have
since died. The difficulty arose from
opposition stage line matters.
DANEY ACKNOWLEDGMENT notice
of an assessment of 81 80 per share,
levied last Thursday by the Daney
Mining Company, will be found In our
advertising columns.
PAISrISG.-rhe large building of
the lower Savage hosting works Is be-
ing repainted all over, roof and all,
with dark brown fire-proof paint.
Misunderstanding the last twenty
four hours the weather has been
cloudy, with strong t~hreatenings Of a
storm. We shall see.
The State Library was removed into
the new State Capitol yesterday.