Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-09-18
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EDAsrARDLY ATrENPT.TOn Ffioohy
night 4 most dastardly and villainons
Attempts was made to set fire to and
destroy the Governors mansion, above
the Capitol. Some time during ne
night, while the watchman was on the
rear porch of the building, he noticed
a light around an opposite corner, and
fastening there, found that the blaze
was fapidly making great headwaya at
the. northeast end Of the carpenter
shop, near the main building. Hasten,
Ing TO the hose, he soon had q stream
of water on and the fire quickly sub
sided. On examination It was discov-
cred that some rope-deserving scoun-
drcl had deliberately piled up a lot OF
shavings and dry chips against the
wooden structure, in hopes, thereby,
Of conveying destruction to the object
OF Ms heilish, efforts 10 was 'impossi-
BILE to fire the mansion, a. the lower
story Is of brick, and 1t Is therefore
difficult to injure It from the outside
In that manner. The individual, I'M
fortunately, escaped In the darkness,
but II caught again In that neighbor-
hood, may look out for a charge OF
shot, and perhaps then get a toasting
for his efforts. The neighborhood
about the mansion Is, OF necessity,
dark as yet, the architect not having
obtained the lamps for which he sent,
but on Monday night 1t will be lit all
around BY gasoline lights, so that any
one In the neighborhood may be seen.
As it now Is, a bold assassin might
easily slip up behind the Waterman
and deal him a stunning blow prepare
tory to the destruction OF the entire
premises. Any one who would be
guilty of 80 uncalled-fo fol q crime should
Be tied with the flames and compelled
to mingle his ashes with that OF the
tlmbers. '"
A WAaER.-A day or two ago a
couple Of we'll known gentlemen Of
this city agreed between themselves to
perpetrate' o joke on q good-natured
and jolly Teuton who runs a beer-mill
at no great distance from the ~intersec-
ton or Seventh and j streets, and at
the same time get the beer free Of
charge to either. So, going into the
saloon, n of them the Judge acting
as spokesman assured the attentive
and smiling bartender that he aud his
friend had made q bet Of the drinks on
a certain proposition, and they would
take the drinks then and pay for them
when the bet would be decided. The
dispenser Of good things was perfectly
satisfied, and helped them to "the
best In the shop" when they started
for the door. "Hold on, shentlemens;
vat ish dat bet and ven you decide
heem ?" spoke up the beer man. "Oh,
excuse u.s." chimed In the Judge
"my friend here bet me that, when
the steeple on tho new Grace Church
falls, 1t will fall back on the building,
and I bet him that 1t will fall out into
Eighth street, and we only await the
decision of the bet, when, you may
rest assured, whoever loses Will pay
YOU" Our German friend could only
look and attempt a sickly smile a. he
exclaimed "Py Got, you's tam
smart, didn't you vas? You makes
fools nit me n leetle dis time, but ,py
dam, you do so some times no more II
you knows myself, | thinks, amt ita
No man makes fools nit me un under
time, don't it?" Il Is to be hoped the
gentlemen will not await the settle
ment Of that wager before settling for
the beer.
BAD BoYs.-On Friday afternoon
| Chief Smith received u dispatch from
Chief Crowley, of San Francisco, stat
Ing that two boys, named respectively
James j. Tannein and Chapperton
Crovat, had run away from their pa
rents In that city, and had In all prob
ability come up to sacramento. OH
GERS Karcher and Harvey were put on
their track, and on Friday night, after
q search. found the young gentlemen
at the Skating Rink, In the Academy
Of Music. When questioned together
one Of them gave his name as Murphy,
but when taken aside and cross-exam-
ined they admitted all, and were taken
to the station-house to await orders
from below. At the lookup they were
asked why they left home, and replied
that they were looking for work, aud
desired to make q living for them
selves. On searching them the officers
found q pistol with one Of them aud .
flute with the other. Thus were they
prepared for the battle Of life. The
Chief Of Police autographed his success
full hunt to San Francisco, and an Off
Ger came up last night to take them be-
low. The boys are perhaps fourteen
years old, and appear to be quite In
telligent, and are said to be Of good
families. a.