Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-11-06

VorERs By THE WuoLEsNLE.-To
the eternal disgrace of this community
be 1t said that nobody ever saw such
buying and selling Of voters as was
done Yesterday in both Virginia n
Gold Hill. Men sold their votes pub
licly in the most open, unblushinS
manner. They were bought by squads
and clubs, wholesale end retail. the
price being from 81 80 apiece to SlCo,
the average price being about $i0.
One club Of seven was bought for SlOo,
and another club Of twenty was bought
for $50. One large club sc Virginia,
consisting Of $50 men. were for sale at
$500 apiece. They were holding a
meeting In the afternoon at Miners
Union Hall on b street, waiting to be
bought, when one OF the directors In
charge Of the hall found out the trie
character Of the meeting and or
dered the whole crowd to Va,
cate the premises. They refused
70 90, but a reinforcement OF members
of the Miners Union finally made
them leave In a hurry. They went to
another hall, but had to get out OF that
also. Before dark they had dropped
their price from $500 to 81 80 apiece.
and not more than half Of them made
an. 10 sell, or even to vote. When the
nolls closed there were probably 3OO
6r rore who waited to be bought who
found they had waited too long for they
crowded about the polls most anN-
iously In the Second and Third Warus'
Keeping quite a number Of good, hon.
est w%orkinymen from voting, who
could not come sooner. One Spanish
woman on South C street was out with
plenty Of money, buying votes ior
Jones. All sorts OF Tammany tactics
were resorted to and money was plen-
tier than water. 1t wa literally 2
moneyed 1gh.-money regardless o.
merit.
ELECTION DAY.-The great election
passed of quietly and orderly yester'
day In both Virginia and Gold Hill
Bands were out, giving plenty of mu:
sic, and everybody seemed lively and
working hard politically. There
were no fights to speak Oh. II
all the whisky saloons were closed
AIS we'll that ends well.
BALI. OF NEPTUNE HosE.-The cleo
ton excitement should not cause any
one to forget that the first annual ball
of Neptune Hose Co. No. ). Virginia
City. will take place Tomorrow even
ing, at Piper's Opera House. Every
preparation has been made for = we'll
managed, first-rate social ball, which
1t will be. Foe further particulars see
advertisement.
SHOT At PIocuE.-A private tele-
gram received last evening here in
Gold Hill from Phoebe, stated that that
place had gone Democratic. and that a
row had occurred abont 6 o'clock ri
the polls in which one man named
Strain was shot In the head. fatally,
and two others, Dowd and Garry, were
slightly wounded.
FIRE ALAnM.-An alarm Of fire oc'
CURED about nine o'clock yesterday
morning, which brought out the Gol'
Hill Fire Department. 1t proceeded
from a defective stoyepipe, setting mr.
70 the roof of the st. George Hotel a
the lower part Of town. 4 few DUCK
cts OF water settled 1t.
HuNsoLpr ELEcrioN.-The telegraph
informs US that Varian, Republican
candidate for State Senator, and Twiss
and Stoddard. Republican candidates
for the Assembly, are elected In Hum
boldt. Kelly, Democratic candidate
Tor the Assembly, is probably elected
A.EssMESr.-An assessment Of q
cents per share is levied by the Alamo
Gold and Silver Mining Company
See official notice In our advertising
columns to-day.