Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-06-25
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.

SERIOUS RUSAwAy.-This morning
about 10 o'clock, while MIR. William
Hancock, one of the proprletors Of the
Fulton Market, B street, Virginia, was
delivering orders In the upper part OF
the city, his horse became rest'Ve'
starting to run away, aud turned into
.raylor street, near Howard, at n per-
feet breakneck speed, Mr.. Hancock,
with q courage and nerve rarely
eoualed, doing his best, but In vain, to
check the Vicious brute. PlunginG
down the narrow street across Is, II
rushing against the awning IN front OF
the Virginia Lodging-houss. he broke
the post square of and pitened ms
driver head first upon the sidewalk
Milling himself and the wagon on top.
I'm a moment a crowd gathered around,
securing the kicking and desperate
animal. while friends dragged the
wounded aud unconscious man from
,rndar the wreck and carried him to
his room next door to the Brooklyn
Restaurant. when medical assistance
WAS called and everything possible
done to relieve his sutferings. Al
though much bruised and cut about tue
head and face and suffering great pain
from an injury Of the right shonider
aud arm, no bones appeared 10 20
broken, and il no internal injuries
were sustained no danger of a fatal
rao,.lt need be feared. The wagon
was a total wreck, and the horse badly
cnt and bruised, though not danger
ously hurt.
The DROWNING OF JOSEPH Fox
Our informant was Incorrect as to the
place where Joseph Fox was drowned
in Carson River day before yesterday,
it being the Brunswick instead OF II
Eureka dam. The 1--WE men, including
Fox, In the boat started from Empire
to 90 to the Brunswick mill. The Gar.
SON REGISTER says: at appears that
the river was running so swiftly tina
the boat became unmanageaOle ana
one of tho number, Milt Elstner, son
of the Superintendent Of the MILL
leaned out and reached the bank:
Thoss remaining on board endeavored
10 pull the boat into the BANK As ner
Going over the falls seemed Inevitable,
when by some mismanaSement
eapsized and all went overheard. MI.
For. being unable to swim, was
drowned /; the others escaped. ne was
about 81 years Of age and . native VI
Longford, Ireland"
MEETING OF TuE PIONEER SOCIETY
Al a meeting of the Society OF Pho
neers of the State of Nevada, held at
,bc District Courtroom, Virginia, last
Satnrday evening, the Committee on
Organization, through its Chai.man,
John Knox, reported thetf act,ou ~
writing. The following naAea gem.
tiemen were elected ofticsrS. 70 Seise
for a term Of three months freSioens'
DR.. s. A. McMeans; Vice PrestuSnss'
n. d. Storer, W. ID. G. Gibson, Chas'
Cummings. Thos. Eagsr and Geo. r.
T.rrend Secretary. j. IL. MARBLE;
Treasurer, II. d. Edwards. The slec,
ton of Trustees was postponed until
the next meeting, to be held on ihurs-
day evening.
GREAT SALE ov DRY GooDs At HEN
,vpSos's.-Henderson & Co., the en-.
terprinag clothing dealers on South Z
street. virginia, opposite Wells. Fargo
q co..s announce to-day In our ad-
vsrtisinr columns the great reduction
,Sav are making in their prices in view
Of = grand sale Of their fine ana ex-
ten,lye stock of goods. ms sac Is 10
he made before their regular s,oeA-
t.tin9. and commences on the g,th IN
st,nt day after tomorrow. Inc re-
J,,ction IA from twenty to fifty per
ant on their already low prices, n
ss this inducement will doubtless ere
ate anita a rush, now ID the best lime
for the ladies to make their seiec'
Read the advertisement.
II. 9. BRANCH MINT.-Tle total
amount Of bullion received at the Car
SON Mint yesterday. according to the
R.ois,er. was 81, 1897 ounces, or about
one ton and a half Of gold and silver;
'rhIs bullion was from the Belcher anu
Crown Point mines, the larger portion
coming from the Belcher. In aduit'on'
Quantity of gold and silver was re-
eeiyed from Pine Grove and MONITOR
Districts for coinage. Seven bars OF
cold and silver, weighing go pounds,
Was shipped this morning to the credit
Of the Crown Point mine, valued AT
4l9,lH 81.