Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-08-29

Jail for safe-keeping. Spencer's father
will arrive from Illinois in a day or
two, the telegraph having informed
him of the sad affair. A telegram from
San Francisco, received last evening,
says 1.-The mother Of James Murray,
who shot Spencer at Gold Hill, in a
quarrel about the latter's wife, resides
In this city. She Is quite aged and In
feeble health, and Is nearly distracted
at the terrible position In which her
son has placed himself"
NARROW EscAPE.-As the 2 O'Clock
railroad train from Virginia City was
approaching the Main street crossing
this afternoon, 1t came very near catch
Ing the up-bound omnibus on the track.
No bell nor whistle alarm had been
given, as Is usual, until approaching
within fifty feet, when the engineer,
however, whistled "down brakes"
very sharp, and Jake White cracked
up his team and got out Of the way, or
there might have been a terrible and
sad accident, as there were ten passen-
gers in the bus. We hope the whistles
and bells ON the trains, when approach
ing Main street, will not be neglected
hereafter, as there is a large amount OF
travel up and down Main street at the
railroad crossing. I'VE were witness
to the above narrow escape, and were
one of the passengers in the 'bus.l
HARD TO CuRE.-Old Blixem, up at
Virginia, thinks the diarrhea so preva-
lent at the present time terrible hard
to cure. He has got 1t, and a week
ago started in to cure it. He COM
menced with whisky and ginger, and
since then has taken brandy and pep
permint, gin and pepper, burnt sugar
and brandy, rum and camphor, and In
fact pretty much all those favorite
popular combinations. He finally sub
sided down into his original specific,
whisky and ginger in half hour doses,
following it up so faithfully that he
goes to bed tight az q brick every
night. To-day he was booty before
noon, and was just looking for another
dose. He considers his a terribly OBJ
stinate case, one Of the worst on record,
but swears he'll fetch it yet II the
whisky and ginger only holds out.
No V1auANTEs.-The Carson Regis
ter of this morning is wrong in attrib-
utlng the numerous cases of killing,
assault, rape, etc., here in Gold Hill
to the presence of q Vigilance Com
mittee among us. Now the fact Of it
Is we Gold Killers do all these things
without the assistance or Interference
of any meddlesome Vigilantes. Tho
Virginia Vigilance Committee has had
enough to tend to at home without
interfering with the wicked people Of
Gold Hill. Considering the confessed
extent of Gold Hill depravity and con-
sequent establishment, the Register
should not be too rough on US and sug-
gest the propriety ola Vigilance Com
mittee. May they never need n III
Carson any more than they do now.
EARTHQUAKE SHocKs.-Last Sunday
evening, according to the Enterprise,
at 10 minutes to 6 o'clock, a slight
shock Of earthquake vas felt hy many
persons at Virginia. 1t was not heavy
enough to attract the attention OF per-
sons on the streets or In rooms where
there was much noise. At S:l5 and at
| 500 the same evening there were again
slight shocks; the n at S:l5 produc-
ing n sort Of swinging motion. NO
one here In Gold Hill appears to have
noticed those little shakes at all.
An ACTIVE AGEST.-Capt. Warner,
the energetic travelling agent Of the
large liquor and wine store Of L.
Powers s. Co., Sacramento, arrived In
Virginia City, from Salt Lake, yester.
day. The Captain speaks very highly
of the Salt Lake country, and Is get
ting a large trade OUT there for the
house with which he Is connected-one
of the best establishments to deal with
on the Pacific Coast.
STILL ALIvE.-James Malone, who
was so badly cut In tho abdomen by
VIM. Traynor, a week ago last Sunday,
in an ARRAY on South G street, Vir-
ginia, near the Divide, Is not only
still alive, but is thought to be in q fair
way to rapidly ecover. DR.. Conn, hts
physician, will be able to give a detin.
lite opinion In the matter in the cours
Of the next two or three days.
HEALTHY AND DELIcIous.- Foster
& Strouse's Sierra Nevada crystal Ice,
which Is served in Gold Hill and Vir'
cinia City every morning, Is very
healthy and most delicious this hot
weather. It quenches the thirst, keeps
of fever, and imparts a healthy tone
10 the stomach aud bowels. Orders
left at the Bank Exchange (Vesey's
saloon) will be attended to.
Observation-Disclosures Piper has
been trying to negotiate with Mrs. F
W. Lander Charlotte Cushmanl tc
appear at the Opera House for a shor'
season, with a first class dramatic com
pany, from San Francisco, but ha;
made no definite arrangement as yet
Our theatre-goers are beginning tc
grow hungry for something good In
the dramatic line.
CHANGE OF BAsE.-The proprietor
of the large Bullion boarding house, a
the head of Bullion Ravine, near the
Bullion hoisting works, we understand
Is about to remove his building tc
South C street, Virginia, where he has
purchased a lot for IL to stand on, neal
where the old Virginia House used t
stand, opposite the Gould. & Curry
Office.
MORE wArER.-An addition to the
scsnty water supply Of the mills along
Gold Canyon Is to be made soon, BY
pumping out the old Uncle Sam mine