Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-07-10

llRly IdVOTaDIe, anu .Ln1L Tine cllel
engineers report will be ample EVIL.
dence to all sensible men that the tap
ping Of Lake Bigler for.the benefit ,oi
Californla-even though It did not In.
jure Nevada-is entirely useless and q
wasteful expenditure Of money. Won
Schmidt and his workmen have aban.
doned their half-finished dam, and have
gone over the mounains-perhaps for
good. From the extract published yes
terday, we infer that he will attempt
to pick up the Middle Fork below the
Rubicon and the South Fork below Sill
yer Creek, and ask the Courts to enjoin
the new company from cutting of his
supplies above. Fare We we'll, Won
Schmldt-ah.
SUDDEN DEATH.-D David Jones, q
blacksmith, employed at a shop OF the
Divide, entered q saloon on North c
street, Virginia, near the house OF
Knickerbocker Engine Company, No.
s, about s o'clock yesterday morning,
sat down In a chair and called for q
glass Of lager beer. Immediately after
ward, and before the beer could be
brought, he sank back In the chair and
died. He wal a Welchman by birth,
and about A years of age. The body
was taken to Wilson 6 Browns under
taking establishment, where DR.. Conn
subsequently made an autopsy, and
discovered that the aus Of death was
congestion or apoplexy Of the lungs.
Deceased was n stout-built, robust man,
apparently In the fullness Of health,
and Is the same who accidentally fell
so feet down an ore-shute into the
lower Savage dump, head-frst three
or four months ago, breaking his collar
bone. He was entirely recovered from
that accident, however.
LECTURE To-NrGHT.-Thls evening,
as will be seen By notice In another
column, DR.. Thomas C. Luby, n Of
the exiled Irish patriots, just arrived,
will deliver n lecture on 1.-The Pros
poets Of the Irish National Cause" at
Plper's Opera House. The lecture
will commence ut 8 o'clock, and an
admission fee of one dollar will be
charged. Il Is needless to state that
this lecture on so interesting a subject
will be we'll attended, and the Opera
House will be densely crowded. Gen.
Thomas +. Bourke will deliver a lee
ture ut Miners Union Hall, Gold Hill,
tomorrow evening, on 1.-The Necessity
OF Irish Organization"
SAD AccIDENT.-We learn from the
Carson Register that a little Washoe
Indian boy, about Is years Of age, met
with n painful accident in Saturday,
at the passenger landing Of the vir-
pinis and Truckee Railroad, In that
city. One Of his feet was caught under
the wheel Of q moving a and liter
ally split open from the toes 70 the
lnstep. The Indians abandoned the
little sufferer, but, seeing that the
whites would not care for him, re-
turned and took him to their camp.
|. DrEp.-George Duttenhoffer, one Of
the proprietors Of the Union Brewery,
Virginia, and we'll known to a large
circle of friends, died In that city yes
terday morning, after a short Illness.
He was SO years Of age and a member
Of Olive Branch Lodge No. IL, 10. o.
F., Virginia. also Of Knickerbocker
Engine Co. No. 8. His funeral takes
place this afternoon from Odd Fellows
Hall, largely attended by both Odd
Follows and fremen.
FOUND DEAD IN BED.-An old resi-
dent of Empire, familiarity known as
FATTY Smith," formerly ~barkecper
for Dutch Nick. at that place, was
found dead In bed last Friday morning.
His death Is supposed to have been
caused by heart disease, to which he
| has been for some time subject. A CON-
| pauion sleeping with him did not know
that he was dead till In the morning,
when he tried to wake him up and dis
covered that he must haze died some
time during the night.
CHoILAR- PoTosI OFFICERS. The
annual meeting Of the stockholders Of
this company was held at Its principal
| Office In San Francisco to-day, and the
\following named Board of Trustees
land officers we're elected Trustees
A. K. p. Harmon, J. D. Fry. William
Norris, A. Bull, j. Robinson, II. G.
Kibbe, j. +. Freeborn. President 4.
X. p. Harmon /; Vice President, j.. D.
Fry Superintendent, L. L. Requa ;
Secretary, w. E. Dean.
VIRGINIA AND TRUcKEE RAILROAD
| DIRIcToRs.-At the annual meeting oil
the stockholders of this company, held
at their principal office, in Virginia
| City, this afternoon, the following
named gentlemen were elected Direc-
tors for the ensuing year: William
Sharon, T. Bell, T. Sunderland, Chas.
Bonner, F. A. Tritle, A. u. Ellington,
L Requa, L. Menzies and D. L.
I Bliss. There were Is, 74S shares, out Of
5000, represented at the meeting.
WORTHY Of attention, that at Haas
old store, Gold Hill, Main street. mex.
to Bank of California, you can pur'
chase goods comprising clothing, fur
nishing goods, hats, boots and shoe.
and a great variety Of other articles
much cheaper than ut Virginia or In
the State.
PHESoMESoS.-A lengthy and very
clearly defined column Of dust, the ap-
parent effect Of . w%hlrlwind, extend.
Ing high In air to the northeast ofGold
Hill, attracted considerable attention
ut noon to-day. Another Of inferior
character followed.
HALr-xAsr.-The flags on all the fire
engine houses YER displayed at half.
mast yesterday and to-day in token Of
the death Of George Duttenhoffer, q
member Of Knicker6ocker No. 8.
THrRE Is a message at the Telegraph