Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-09-14
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From he Record, september ISL

From the Record, ssptsmber ISL
AIMosrA FATIL AcuDENT.-Yester.
day afternoon an accident occurred
that was we'll nigh being a fatal one.
A horse was standing tied to one OF
the posts supporting the awning In
front Of the G. p. r. r. saloon on j
street, near Front. Becoming fright
ened at something the animslpulled on
his halter, when the awning shot for
ward and fell with q crash. Five per-
Sons were under itsat the time. Two
men got safely out without trouble.
The other three were Mrs. Littner and
her two little sisters, children Of Chas.
Llttner, Of Washington, Yolo county,
and these three being unable to escape
were caught by the falling timbers
and carried 10 the ground. A sign In
the shape ofa transparency which was
attached TO the awning supported the
ends Of the jotsts which fell upon It,
whereby the weight Of the boards did
not reach the three children. the
boards being stopped about eighteen
inches from the sidewalk. All three
Of them were more or less bruised by
the falling boards, and one or all OF
them would surely have been killed
but for the sign falling where 1t did:
It was thought that the youngest girl
was badly injured. She was promptly
taken to the office OF a surgeon, when
upon examination it was found that
no bones were broken and no damage
sustained beyond numerous severe
bruises. 1901 ~
SCARED THEM.-A man named Burns
yesterday visited the school ut Second
and p streets, armed with q long and
very uncomfortable looking knife, and
being very drunk. He inquired OF the
teacher for his children, of whom he
hos two at the school. She was rather
alarmed, but told him they were out
In the yard. As soon as he went out
In search Of them she shut and fastened
the door. Children who we're In the
school yard assert that Burns said he
wanted to kill his little girl. He
finally went away, being unable to
find the children, who were taken
charge Of by a lady who will caro- for
and protect them. He is the same
man whose wife died recently, and
who refused to pay her funeral expen-
ses, saying that the county might bury
her, the neighbors finally getting him
drunk and. taking his money from him
to pay the cost Of her interment.
Here Is a good case for the i%nterposi-
ton Of the police.
ANOTHER BET PAID.-P. Lyman. OF
the Sutterville Brewery, being satisfied
that Booth was elected Governor, and
having bet on Haight, yesterday full
filled the terms Of his agreement with
P. Scheld, Of the Sacramento Brewery.
AT 4 o'clock he commenced trundllng
ten tive-gallon kegs Of beer, placed on
q wheelbarrow, from the corner OF
Seventh and J streets to the speakers
stand on Fourth street, near j. the
wheelbarrow being preceded BY a drum
and fife and followed byia large, ad-
miring and highly amused crowd.
Arrived at the stand, the terms OF the
agreement were finally fulfilled, by
the selling of the beer by the glass for
the benefit Of the Orphan Asylum,
both Lyman and Scheld officiating ms
statesmen. Quite q large crowd was
present, and the liquor seemed to meet
with q ready sale. .ss., ,
WANTS 10 PAY.-Frank Rhoades,
Republican, and Frank Thompson,
Democrat, made n bet or election, by
the terms of which, If Booth was
elected Rhoades was to kick Thompson
from the Orleans Hotel to the railroad
depot. Booth was elected. Thompson
informs US that he has been five times
to Rhoades and announced himself as
being ready to pay his bet, and that
Rhoades has every time refused to
come to time, whereat Thompson feels
justly indignant. Rhoadea certainly
ought to have more spirit Of accomnro-
dalton about him, and obllge Thomp.
son by kicking him to the depot rs he
agreed to do. Keep your word,
| Rhoades, and do ik.