Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1871-12-11
NJ unnnRrrr xnNoR'a LIZ.
Desperate AFFRAY AT vIR-
GINA.

desperate affray occurred at the Delta
Saloon, c street. Virginia, in which
Timothy Quinn was severely wound
ed. The particulars, as near as we
could learn, were as follows: Quinn,
who Is reported to be rather Of a rough
character when Intoxicated, had been
running among the keno games all
night with bad whisky In him, and In
clined to bo quarrelsome and unruly-
so much 90 that this morning Mr.. Nc
Gee, one Of the proprletors, was obliged
to put him out Of tho saloon. Quinn
subsequently, returned armed with a
deringer and knife. threatening to kill
MCGEE. MCGEE, however, managed
to get possession of the deringsr and
put 1t behind the bar. Shortly after.
ward Quinn became more violent and
made toward MCGEE with the knife.
slashing away fiercely, and evidently
irving to kill him. MCGEE refreshed
behind the counter, followed BY Quinn,
and snatching the deringer, he turned,
and in self-defense fired at him. The
ball hit Quinn directly In front OF his
bowels, and would doubtless have
killed him had it not struck q heavy,
silyer-cased hunting-watch In his
walstband. MCGEE now grappled with
him for life and succeeded In getting
the knife away and stabbed him with
1t In the back Of the neck, inilicting q
terrible wound two or three Inches
long. The point OF tho knife struck
the spinal column with such force az
70 bend the point Of the weapon, which
was q bowie knife with a finch blade.
Had It passed an inch or less either
side a fatal wound must have been the
result. Bystanders also interfered, and
the desperate man was floored, with
several bad cuts about the head, some
apparently inflicted with tumblers
thrown. Indeed, so murderous was
the assault on the part OF Quinn that
many sung out "Kill him J" He was
taken down to the statlon-house, where
DIR. Conn, being sent for, attended him.
There are half q dozen or more Dad
scalp wounds about his head, but the
one In the back of his neck Is appar-
emily the worst. MCGEE was lucky
enough 10 escape with a cut In the FORE
head. II Quinn RECEIVERS he should save
that battered watch Of his as q precious
trophy, for 1t certainly saved his life.
It Is quite o curiosity. The 4 s Is
deeply indented, and the face OF II
badly smashed.
WILD CAT IN LrMBo.-Night before
last a man dwelling down the canyon,
inst this side of DEVILS Gate, was
awakened by his wife who said seme-
thing was disturbing the chickens. He
went out with a pistol, leaving the
door of his dwelling open, and enter
ing the chicken-house with q light
fonnd four of his hens dead on the
floor. Something lodged past him and
directly his wife called to him to come
in quick, for something had run into
the house. He did 80, and found q Dig
wild cat there under tho bed, with
plaring eyes. Before he could get a
Shot at Il, the cat bounced out and a
into an open clothes-press: He shut
the door as quick as possible, n Is
now making a cage for the beast. FER
haps he may get up o cat and dog con-
test at Piper's opera House before
long.
INSURANCE NEws.-A dispatch was
received at Virginia Saturday evening,
by Mr.. Sproston, insurance agent, in
forming him that the London and
LIVERPOOL and Globe Insurance CON-
pany have reinsured all the risks of
the Pacific Insurance Company
throughout tho United States. This Is
good news for those who were Insured
In the Pacific, as the assets Of the pre-
sent company are over $4,000 900. So
says the Enterprise.
NOT BLAIR AND FoRREsT.-The Car
son Register Of yesterday, says: ave
learn that E. II. Langlois, the State
Prison guard sent over to Downieville
to identify the men arrested there as
Chris. G. Blair and William Forrest
two Of the escaped convictsl, has
failed to identify the men as Blair and
Forrest, and the prisoners have been
turned loose.
EASTERN MA1L.-The first mail
through from the East for six days ar
rived At Virginia and Gold Hill this
morning. It was only one days mail,
but the papers and the balance Of the
mail accumulation will DO along d.
rectly.
DR.. KIRpY.-This excellent physi-
clan and surgeon, so long a resident
nractitionera at Silver City, has removed
70 Cold Hill. His office Is up stairs,
in Frazer's new building, on Main
street. next above the News office.
See his card In another column to-day.
"TrS THOUSAND MrLEs AWAY
We published the words Of the above
very popular song three or four months
AGO. and now by request publish it
nSain, It will be found on the oppo-
site page Of this paper to-day.
SKATING on CARSON RrvER.-The
nond above the Mexican dam affords
line skating, and Is daily covered with
CAV skaters from Empire and Carson.
Stock SALEs.-Last week the sales
In the San Francisco Stock Board foot
ed up to $l,447,soO.