Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-01
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IFrom tbs Record OF Yestefd4y.1
Presentation. Thomas Fitch, ex-
Congressman from Nevada, and wife,
arrived in town from Salt Lake yester-
day morning. q
INcENDrARY oRAToR.-Hon. "Col.
E. j. Lewis, Esq.," one Of the Demo
cratic incendisry orators, whose fiery
eloquence, In conjunction with that OF
W.-B.C c. Brown, Is said TO have caused
the late fire in Truckee, vas In the
city yesterday. Please don't let him
speak here.
WE WrLL.-During the Democratic
torohlight procession last Saturday
night the principal tune affected by the
band which led the column was "Put
me in my little Bed" The public re-
quest was entirely unnecessary. The
Republican party has all along In
tended to cause the Democracy TO re-
tire for q four years' sleep about the
9th Of September next.
The INSANE DoDaE.-A short time
ago one Newkirk killed his brother-in-
law in Downieville. Newkirk formerly
lived In this city, and was once sent
from here to the Insane Asylum. We
learn that his counsel has telegraphed
to this city asking his friends to send,
ifthey can, witnesses to prove insanity,
or otherwise the halter IL around his
neck.
EN- RoUTE.-Among the passengers
on the eastward bound passenger train
yesterday afternoon was Colonel E.. ID.
Baker, Jr., u. 8. A, son Of the lament
| ed Baker, whose soul-inspiring elo-
quence Is still fresh In the minds Of the
older residents of California. He is on
his road to Camp Halleck, Nevada,
and vas accompanied ny q younger
brother. On the same train was VIM.
Horace Lingard and wife (Alice Dun
ning) and Miss Dlckey Lingard. They
are en- route to Virginia City, and from
thence 90 to Salt Lake.
BURGLARY. - Last night about ten
o'clock the clerk in d. W. Earl's for
warding house, who sleeps In the store
on Front street, between 4 and l.,
went there to 20 to bed. When he en-
tered the store he found a mar cutting
away at the safe. He said, "What
are you doing here?" He was an
swered, "Get out, you son Of a b-h,
or I'll put a hole through you" The
burglar fired q shot at the clerk, who
ran to the s%tation-house for an officer.
Special officer Parks and Deputy Con-
stable Taylor ran to the store, but the
burglar had escaped. An ak n a
heavy crowbar were found In the store,
but the rest Of the tools he carried
away. He had cut a piece about six
inches square out Of the back Of the
safe, and was working hard to get at
the money when he was disturbed.
GONE EAsT.-Among the eastward
bound passengers yesterday afternoon
were John 4. Raymond and wife Miss
NJ. T. Gordon Int Of the California
Theater. Our theater-goers will re-
member for a long time Raymond's
mastery impersonations of RIP Van
Winkle," and old "Caleb Plummer,"
In the Cricket on the Hearth. As a
comedian, Raymond has few equals,
and will succeed everywhere. Last
Saturday night his professional friends
OF the California Theater presented
him with a beautiful seal ring, and
jointly to him and wife gave a hand
/ some silver cbalice, lined with gold, as
q parting testimonial to their worth.
They 20 to New York, where Ray
mond Is under engagement to Booths
Theater, and will open two weeks
from tomorrow night, with Miss Lolita
rs "Dick Swiveller," In Little Nell.
Next February he will return to this
coast and play a star engagement at
the California Theater, and also In this
CITY,