Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-03-29
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.


ACCIDENTAL. FIREs.-ln the confess
sions of Willis, the incendiary ut Eir-
GINA, he states that he knows nothing
as to the cause of the two most recent
large flres-that Of the Virginia House
and vicinity, on South G street, and
Mrs. Sherman's lodging house and
vicinity, belowC street, north OF Union.
He says he thinks both were "acci-
dental fires, but both were doubtless
about "a accidental as the shooting
of William Smith by Arthur Perkins.
The first commenced in a barn or sta
BILE which had been for some time UNI
occupied, aud every circumstance goes
10 show that 1t was the work Of an
incendiary. As to the second. there Is
no doubt as to the cause. Two men
were seen running away from the rear
Of the house, on ID street, as the fire
broke out, but neither Of them have
since been identified. The charred
corpses of two of the dodgers were
subsequently taken from the ruins, and
an old man who slept in the lower por-
ton at the rear of the house has new
been seen or heard Of since. He was
probably reduced to ashes. II Willis
or anybody else was guilty Of this last
mentioned fire, they would not be
likely to confess to it.
ATrEMrT At SUICIDE Yesterday,
says the Enterprise, a German known
by the the name Of Jack, in the employ
Of Lewis r. Goodman, at the dollhouse
on the washoe and Ophir road. at
tempted to commit suicide by taking a
teaspoonful Of s%trychnine in a glass OF
whisky. The dose was too much, and
Jacks stomach revolted at the amount,
thereby causing a revolution. a num-
Der Of men employed around Mr..
Goodman's hen ranch rallied to the
assistance of Jack, and after several
attempts to make him disgorge by
dosing him with warm water, salt
water. ETC., the poison acted as an anti
dote, being an overdose, and poor Jack
was relieved at last by a severe fit OF
vomiting. After being restored he
swore vengeance on the parties who
prevented him from going to that
''bourn from whence no traveller re-
turns" About 6 o'clock last night
Jack swore lie would be in the happy
land of Valhalla before morning. Mr.
Goodman placed a guard Of Incl over
Jack and destroyed all the strychnine
OH the ranch, so we have no fears OF
chronicling a suicide in our next issue.
- ONLY A CnISANAN - Deputy Sheriff
Tom Harkin, Of Gold Hill, arrived In
this city yesterday afternoon, says the
Carson Register Of this morning, hav-
ing in the buggy with him a man COW
cred owe head and years with a olan-
ket, whom he drove direct 10 the
County Jail. A rush was made for the
iail, but before the crowd reached
there the prisoner was inside and out
of sight. Bets were freely offered that
the prisoner was Willis or some other
incendiary, and that he had been run
ont of Storey to save him from the
Vigilance Committee. 1t turned out
TO be ONLY a Chinaman, however. He
was brought down for the purpose OF
identifying some kidnapping China.
men supposed 10 DO in this city, and
requested to DO covered up to avoid
assassination in transitu. lie was
taken. in company with the officers, to
Chinatown last night, but we did not
learn with what success the expedition
met.
DEAD AND ADRIFT on LAKE TAHOE.
Mr.. E. w. Harris, of this town, has
received a letter from n friend at Lake
Tahoe, under date Of March 10th, from
which we are kindly permitted to make
the following extract: Last Satur-
day I started across the Lake In the
little steamer. About four miles out
we discovered q small boat swamped,
with a man in it. rolled up in his blan-
kets. Upon examination 1t proved TO
be the old man Miller, who cooked for
Elliott last Summer. He had been
dead two or three days. 1t is sup
posed he lay down in his boat, II was
either frozen or drowned. He was n
native Of Canada, and about hfty-five
years old"
DISTRICT COURT RISING JUDGE.-
The following business was transacted
In this Court yesterday: State OF Ne
vada vs.. Andrew johnson and Edward
Dean, for r~obbery-On motion Of coun-
sci the prisoners were given until the
Both Of March in which to plead. VIM.
Willis, Moses Bennington and Edward
Goyett are all to plead Thursday
morning, March Goth, at 10 o'clock.
Mary Gross vs.. B. F. Lackey ct al
dismissed at defendants cost. Estate
of Susan Ballard-Mrs. NJ. A. Phil
lips appointed executrix and 2. Fitz-
gerald exector; bond fixed at S2,ooo.
Snow on THE SrERRA.-The Carson
REGISTER says: While that portion Of
the eastern slope of the Sierra from
which the timber has been cut is nearly
hare. Captain A. w. Pray informs us
that the quantity Of snow on the west
crn slope Of the eastern ridge, as also
on the western summit, Is much greater
than last year.
BAsxRuprcY.-Judge E. W. Hillyer,
of the United States District Court, at
Carson, was In the chambers most OF
the time yesterday on bankruptcy
business.
ExANrSERs. The State Board Of
Examiners, Mt Carson. held 4 meeting
Yesterday and transacted considerable
business in the way Of auditing bills.
Snow At THE LAKE.-The snow
about Lake Tahoe Is on an average
between three and four feet deep at the
present time.