Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-07-17
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.

L v Williams
"G0l."-We r living in strange
times just now, and tricks OF the hui
man family are wonderful and strange
to behold. About Z o'clock this norm
ing, while sitting in u sanctum 1--WE
are an early rlser,i perusing the latest
newspapers, two strangers rushed eN-
citedly into our presence, informing
US that Secretary COL " was then at
the town station-house, armed and
equipped with all the powers of the
Virginia City Vigilantes, and was
serving official and %eXtraotlicial notices
upon sundry suspicious-looking char
acters who were then within the walls
Of the town prison. Believing that
there would be a neck-tie sociable In
this quiet. ChriStianly town, before the
shades of night were falling fast"
we incomtmently sailed forth with
the "shooting-stick ", Of the office IN
hand. ready aud eager for the fray
on the gailus side of the tence-and
rushing to the statlon-house. we be-
held not q living soul-but we did
behold a ferocious looking, Wild
goose colored, one-eared donkey stand
ing In front Of Town Marshal Harkin's
office, evidently waiting for him. The
donkey, too, was patient, and evil
IDENTIFY determined to see said officer.
rs he was holding the door-knob with
a rope. Or approaching close enough,
we distinctly noticed u card in his
right ear-the other had been ampu-
tated close TO his head-and which on
examination read, boldly and loudly
written: "~Peremptory notice to
leave! 6Ol-Secretary." We do not
know what the Vigilantes want to get
after Mr.. Harkin for, for he Is gen
orally we'll thought Of by those who
don't know him. Our opinion Is, that
This raid of '.G0l is Il clear case OF
mistaken identity-and ice are willing
10 90 Harkin's bail until it Is eStab-
lished to anybody's satisfaction in the
presence of Judge Putnam, or ANY
other man."
WIFE AND CHICKESs.-A curious
case, says the Carson Register OF yes
terday, was passed upon by u jury In
Justice Parkinson's Court Thursday
afternoon. A Frenchman who failed
Cfull-handed, 1t was belieyedl in Viz
ginia City a few years ago, came to
this city last Winter and commenced
business as a trader or Spectator in
grain, produce, etc. He was n
:.smooth Ephraim," represented him
self rs having 4 comfortable home, an
estimable wife, q large number OF
chickens and other household goods
and gods that 60 to make up a ponder
able Citizen. On these representations
he established a good credit, both III
this city and the adjacent valleys. lie
bought barley freely ION credit III
Washoe Valley and found ready sale
ior the article in this city, at one cent
per pound less than he promised ior
IL, aud ran up several good SIZED oiilS
among our local merchants. On or
about the Sth instant he decamped'
and no trace Of him can be found.
Some of his creditors attached the
chickens, valued ut about $500, and an
officer seized them. The wife then
brought an action by replevin to re-
cover the chickens, claiming that she
vas not the wife Of the abscondinS
debtor, and that the fowls were her
individual PROPERTY. Cohabitation
and other acts and representations OF
the parties were established to show
that they advertised themselves to the
world Us man and wife, and the action
of the woman was claimed to be but
the second act of the original fraud.
The Jury gave a verdict for defendant,
thus deciding that to all intentS ana
the woman Vas the wife oil
the missing debtor, and that the prop
srty left In her hands was liable for
rhe debts of the nan whom b had
represented as her husband. All OF
(Which goes to show that women ought
10 live alone, or marry honest men.
OyERMAS.-From the yearly report
of this company, rendered at their an
nual election ut San Francisco on
Thursday last, we condense the follow
ing items : The receipts for the year
ending July !, 1871, were 1925, Il3, In.
Gliding $500, sos from bullion II
SlIo, 903 from assessments; amount Of
tosh on hand at beginning Of year,
2l3.47l; bills payable and drafts out
standing. $50. 056 ; making a grand to-
tal of $469, go. The disbursements
for the year amounted to $l3S,l4O, OF
which $aU2. OF was for crushing 2O,2s9
tons ore and $l1S, 9l2 for labor; cash
On hand at the close, $3l,l3 Average
Weld of tho ore crushed $l4.sl per ton.
The BASE BALL MNrcu.-rhe match
oams of base ball, between the Socials
Of virginia, and the Silver Stars of
Carson. commenced at the base ball
Sround, Virginia, last Saturday. after
1oon. and resulted in favor OF the Sill
nsr Stars. Six innings were played,
ne score standing 81 for the Silver stars
- Ok for the Socials, when n shower OF
sotn mt an end to the contest ana
~. wos called. The second game Is
70 be played at Carson
p.upo,p,-The Reno section OF the
virginia, Carson and rruckee Railroad
sill he in complete running order from
Wano 70 steamboat Springs within
ninety days, or about III mi1ale Oh
October. From Steamboat 70 "asuoe
Civ there will be some pretty neaSy
Sraa,ng. and no approximation can as
sst be made to the time required 70
:omplete tho road to Carson. 50 says
the Register.
COSMOPOLITAN, NEVADA CrrI.-ihis
{, vour chance ; for only two dollars
and lfty cents wins the magnificent
TMt Of Sa5, 900 in gold coin. The
we'll known managers and long array
Of references are a sure guarantee tnas
II will be conducted on the square.