Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-05-04
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.

james smith John Jones family
STATE PRsoN EscAPADE. - We
learned last evening, too late for an
item In the News, that two convicts
had successfully effected their escape
from the State Prison, near Carson.
They had been gone q day or two be-
fore they were missed by the officers
of the prison, and we are also told
that their escape was then discovered
through information by another pris-
oner, suggesting the calling Of the
roll. The Carson Register of this morn-
ing gives the following accoun OF the
affair: Might before last the turnkey
ut the State Prison discovered that two
prisoners were missing, and upon in
Yestigation it was found that they had
bored q hole through the roof Of the
main building, above the second tier
Of cells, and escaped. 1t is not known
Mt what hour, and there appears to be
some doubt In the minds Of the officials
rs to what day, the prisoners escaped
whether Monday evening or on Tues
day. The two prisoners had COM
planned of being sick. and on Monday
were allowed to remain inside the
building, since which time nothing Is
known Of their operations, save what
signs are left in sight. They were lot
missed until Tuesday evening. How
they came to be missed then we a
scarcely understand, rs the theory is
advanced that while they were con-
cealed OH top OF their cells Monday
evening, the officer whose duty 1t Is to
lock them up locked their empty cells,
aud they were left free to operate
during the night with the bit and brace
which they had Struggled into the
building. We wonder he did not keep
on locking those empty cells until the
sentence Of these men expired. Gross
negligence somewhere. warden Den
yer has offered $3.50 reward for the
arrest and delivery Of the escaped, or
$l25 for either. Following are the
names and descriptions: Thomas
Ryan, of Lander county; red hair,
blue ewes, short, stout built, long scar
Oh middle of breast, vaccination scar
on right arm. Thomas Flynn, native
of Ireland, aged thirty years; hight
five feet ten inches weight, iS2
pounds; brown hair, full face, blue
ewes, sandy beard; India ink star on
INSIDE of right arm near the wrist;
two cannon crosses outside OF LETT arm,
with star; star near thumb joint OF
left hand; ink rings OH two middle
fingers Of left hand 4 gentleman
from Washoe county, who came IN
Yesterday, says he saw the W escaped
conyicts In Washoe valley day before
Yesterday, but did not know they were
convicts. He recognized their pictures
readily after his arrival here"
THE CAp1ToL.-Ws have been in
formed Says the Carson Register) by
one who wa employed about the State
Capitol from the laying Of the founda-
ton to the completion of the building,
that the breaking of the window sills
and cracking of the walls noticed yes
terday occurred during the process OF
erection, and that the building has not
settled a hairs breadth since its COM
pletion. or since the walls were iin-
fshed. Other gentlemen confirm TINS
abatement. We were not aware OF this
fact when we wrote the item which
appeared yesterday in reference to the
Capitol; we only knew that the will
dow stills aud walls were cracked.
The building is n very substantial one,
and il would be impossible for 1t to
settle enough to damage the walls ma
terially, ever If the foundation hau not
become solid long ago.
GRAND GIFT CONCERT PosrroNED.-
The grand gif concert of the Sacra-
mento Pioneer and Library Associa-
tons has been postponed until June
LIST. when the distribution Of prizes
will positively take place. Tickets
will only be sold up to May 25th. On
the occasion Of the drawing l,3l7 coin
gifts, aggregating $4,000, will be dis
tributed. The gifts range from go to
$4,000; the latter sum being the
amount of the capital prize. There
are $50 $40 prizes. Thee will be
CO. 900 tickets sold at 81 80 each. 5.
Rosener, No. 20 South e street, Viz
ginia, Is the general agent for this
State, and by applying to him reSpon-
sible and active persons can obtain
sub-agcncieS.
DESERT MuL.-The Enterprise says
that n of Parke's patent amalgamat-
ing pans has just been put in operation
In the Desert mill, four miles below
Dayton. The mill Is owned by VIM.
Hill, and WAS built to work tailings.
A second Parke pan will shortly be
put In the mill, when it will be capa-
Bic Of working thirty tons Of tailings
per day. The pans are of n smaller
Size than those used in the Parke &
Bowie mill. They each work twenty
four tons per day.
WANT REvENaE.-The Social Base
Ball Club up ut Virginia, not being
willing to bear patiently their recent
defeat, have challenged the Enterprise
Club to another trial. The Enterprise
Club will meet at the International
this evening at z o'clock to consider
what they will do in regard to the
challenge.
THE DIFrERENCE.-Old Smarty pro-
pounded the following question yester-
day to Truthful james: whats the
difference between me and a jackass ?"
"The jackass cannot tell q lie,"
promptly responded Truthful.