Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-09-09

The COALITION PMMARIEs.-Th The
primary election held by the Demo-
Gratis and their Liberal Republican
allies, last Saturday, to choose dele
gates to send to their State Convention
at Reno, September 18th, passed of
very smoothly. The following are the
delegates elected from Gold Hill I:
w. G. Thompson, Alex. johnson, Ed
ward To6in, Henry Motz, NJ. F. Wal
Ter. Charles Pohl and James Percival.
These delegates are pledged to support
G. W. Kendall for Congress, and
Thomas Atkinson for Sheriff Of Storey
county. Nothing said about United
States Senator. In Virginia City the
following delegates were elected
First Ward-Mark Feeny, Cooper,
Peck, Sehaffer. Petrie; Second Ward
Baker. Thomas Kelly, Pat O'Connor,
A. F. Mckay. James Singleton, G. G.
Carson, W. McBrleu: Third Ward
Con Sullivan. w. Noonan, +. W. Conn,
A. J.. Smith, d. w. Hennessey, ID.
Nevin, y. Volmar, b. ". Townsend
and John Rooney 1.-THE two latter tied,
having Ill votes each; Fourth Ward
John Reardon, Z. Quinby, McNair
and Leary. The majority of the dele
gates are presumed to be favorable to
Williams as United States Senator and
Kendall as member of Congress. The
Democratic State Convention occurs
on the 18th instant, and the County
Convention on the 23d instant.
FIRST WARD RAI.Ly.-The grand
rally Of the Gold Hill First Ward
Grant and Wilson Club last Saturday
evening, was a capital success, Miners
Union Hall being densely crowded.
Senator Nye addressed the meeting in
one of his happicst speeches, full OF
sound sense aud logic, apt illustration
and eloquent truth. lie was frequently
and enthusiastically applauded, and at
the close rewarded with three
cheers. The Gold Hill Glee Club
was In attendance and favored the
meeting with n beautiful song most
admirably aud t~astefully executed. AS
the Club was dismissed, Hon. NJ. 5.
Bounitield, who was present, stated
that he would speak a week from next
Saturday night in Gold Hill, aud show
why everybody should vote Tor Greeley
and Brown, aud that he would then
discuss the point with any Republi-
eau who chose. After the meeting many
Of the boys visited Gibson's saloon, and
also the Wedge, where they enjoyed
some fine singing BY the Glec Club,
and had n good time generally till
quite a late hour. Grant and Wilson
are all right as far as Gold Hill is COLI
cerned.
STEAM FIRE ESGINEs.-WaShoe En-
CINE Company No. 4, at Virginia,
have raised ovcr half the moun re-
quislte, and have already ordered their
new steamer. Wells, Fargo Il Co. and
the Bank OF California each subscribed
800, j. NJ. Douglass 800, John Piper
$50, aud the balance will be raised as
o o as needed. At their last meeting
Eugine Company No. 8 voted $l.5eO
for the purchase Of a steamer. They
expect the property holders of Eir-
ginia TO make up the balance. They
have already ordered the steamer,
which. when received, will cost some
where in the neighborhood Of $4,000.
The GREAT Circus. 1t Is coming.
1t Is already at Carson, where 1t gives
a performance tonight, and will be at
Fort Homestead, Gold Hill, to-mor-
row evening. From all accounts 1t
will be much the best circus which has
ever visited this section. Read the
long descriptive advertisement in an
other column, and prepare to take your
wife or somebody clse's wife or sweet
heart along.
BUGGY CpsEr.-Two men and a boy
from Carson in a buggy got upset yes
terday noon near the New York House,
OH the Carson road, by one of the nuts
coming OIL the axle. One man got an
ugly cut OIL the forehead, the other
received severe bruises, and the hoy
escaped unhurt. The buggy was badly
wrecked.
CARSON RAcEs.-The races over the
Carson course last Saturday were fairly
attended, and everything passed of
smoothly and well. The sweepstake
race, half mile and repeat, was won
by Kent. Time-53244, 563li, 52llG Sec
onds. The trotting race tor the silver
pitcher was won by Kate Hays.
PRIMARY ELEcTroN.-At the Demo.
cratic and Liberal Republican election
for Delegates to the State Convention
ut Carson, Saturday, the following gen.
tlemen were elected: X. NJ. Clarke,
c. Ii. BelKnap. Geo. w. Chedic, X. f..
Kelly, X. r. Parkinson.
The TARGET SHooTISG.-rhe target
excursion of the National Guard at
Virginia on Saturday, passed OIL In
good style and the target shows evil
dence OF some excellent shooting. The
company, as It passed through the
streets, never looked finer.
HEAps.-Late last night and early
this morning there were a couple Of
fights In Lower Gold Hill, In which u
couple of men got terrible heads built
upon them. Bad whisky.
nrrsr,nSs ASswERED.-The OueS-