Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-09-17
Departures.

SINGULAR AcciDEsT. - Alexander
aammill. a resident OF Silver City,
met with rather q singular explosive
episode day before yesterday. He had
previously been practiclnS at target
shooting with one of the United States
army breech loading rifles. such as are
used by the Emmet Guard. virginia.
aud OH this occasion had forgotten that
he had left the gun loaded. He dis
covered this to be the case. however,
when he rammed home his cartridge.
Not caring 10 ri.l shooting oil this
double load, he tried to draw the
charge, but could not. He took the
n 70 a blacksmith shop. screwed the
barrel fast In q vice, aud then opening
the breech. lie picked ont all the pow
der till I've came to the lower ball.
Then he heated an iron rod red not.
and with 1t i~ngentously commenced TO
melt the ball out. BY frequently heat
Ing the rod he succeeded admirably
tiiI he melted a hole clear through tile
ball and touched the powder OF the
cartridge beyond. when there was a
sharp ard unexpected explosion. 1t
shot both ways. jalap style. one ball go.
ing ont at the muzzle and the other at
the q This last mentioned ball
caught Aleck nearly In n range. earn
estly contemplating his melting opera
ton. and just grazed his right cneek,
cutting It q little, while the powder
peppered the whole right side OF MS
fass pretty we'll. DR.. Kirby. Of this
town. was sent for aud attended him.
covering his face with some sort OF a
,nedleated pudding or poultice to draw
out the powder. and the patient Will
doubtless recover. with 10 marks lett
70 remind him of his ingenious ex-
pertinent.
U. s. BRANCH MiNT.-The total
amount of mixed bullion, gold and
silver, received at the Carson Mint
Yesterday. for melting and assay, was
i3.7ls ounces. BY the Virginia and
Truckee railroad, this morning. five
bars of impaired gold aud silver were
shipped 10 the Bunk OF California,
Virginia City, worth altogether U.s.
$40 IA, going to the credit OF the Crown
Point mine, Gold Hill.
For JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.-H.
Fitzsimmons respectfully announces
himself, by card in our advertising col
umns to-day. as candidate for the office
OF Justice of the Peace for Gold Hill.
Judge Fitzsimmons Is n gentleman OF
known experience and ability In that
line. and II elected will fill the office
with dignity and to the satisfaction Of
his constituency.
MEeriSo Of TIE rowS r~RusrEEs.-
As there was lot 4 full attendance at
the regular meeting of the Town
Trustees, held last evening, and busi-
ness Of Importance coming before
them. In which II was desired that the
full Board should participate, OIL mo-
tion of Trustee Booth the Board al
iourned to meet September 23d. ut !
O'Clock P. NV. G. THOMPSON, Clerk.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. The
Democratic State Convention meets at
Reno tomorrow. Among the NOM
nations to DO made will be that OF
state Printer. John Booth. Of the
Carson Reqister. r. L. Ham, OF Eu-
reka, and Charles l.. Perkins, present
incumbent, are the candidates. \
special train will be run over the VIZ
ginia and Truckee railroad to convey
delegates to the Convention.
NIKE McCLusxY.--This jolly old
Washoite arrived at Virginia City
from Phoebe. his present home. Sunday
morning. and has been allowing his
old friends to treat him ever since.
Hope he won't throw off Oh his Gold
Hin friends. . -sJ