Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-05-28
SACRAMENTO ITEMS.
From the Union Of yestaday.l


At the Sacramento and Yolo bridge
a day or two ago, a-great quantity Of
blood and dark-colored hair were
found near the eastern end Of the draw
and on the draw timbers, indicating
either some serious row had occurred
there or that some one had been crush
cd to death while the draw was being
swung Mt night. Several years ago a
Chinaman met a horrible death at the
bridge in the latter manner, and 1t
was generally assumed by the crowd
OF people which In due time assembled
OH the present occasion to look at the
chastity spots, that an accident had o.
CURED. or course there was much
anxiety to learn who the unfortunate
person. was, and many inquiries were
made. At last tho mystery was solved,
it being shown that on the previous
night a butcher OF Washington Market
had brought a large dog which he
owned, but which Il was not desirable
to keep. out to the end Of the draw,
there killed him aud tumbled the a T
cass into the river.
Last Saturday a daughter OF VIM.
Hadwlck Went out to their chicken.
coop, and In one of the nests found
two newly laid eggs, presenting a re-
markable contrast, as seen together.
One measured seven and q half Inches
in circumference, while the other was
Of very diminutive dimensious-not
larger than il laid by a robin. The
hen had evidently started In to pro.
duce a largo egg-an egg that should
lmmortalize hsr-and fearlng that she
had not made 1t quite large enough,
added the little egg as a supplement.
A man named Tom McMahen en-
tered Joe Davis store Saturday morn-
Ing and purchased n Smith u Wesson
pistol. The person who waited upon
him volunteered to load the weapon,
and did 80. Mcmahon. In receiving 1t
aiterward. accidentally cooked and
discharged 1t, the ball buryinX itself In
the counter. The salesman was 80 in-
disnant at the accident that he re-
turned the man his money. took the
pistol and turned the would-be pur-
chaser out of the premises.
We learn from gentlemen who came
down OIL last nights freight train that
the body Of an elderly man named
Grabel, who kept an orchard near
Shady Run, on the Central Pacific
Railroad, and sometimes sold fruit on
the cars, was found dead In his cabin
last Saturday, he having evidently
been murdered a few days before. His
skull was crushed In, and there were
several stabs In the breast. Il IL
thought the murderers succeeded In Sc
curing by their foul act about $1,000
which the old man had saved up.
Jem Mace, who claims to be cham
pion ilghtest Of America. together with
his cousin and Billy Edwards, arrived
from the East by the overland train
Saturday, en- route tor San Francisco.
A large crowd of sports assembled at
tho depot to see him, but Inc declined
to come out Of the car, although loud
calls were made for him to do so. II
Il understood that no will train In that
county for his fight with O'Baldwln,
and there Is some talk Of his doing so
In this Vicinity.
Company ID. OF the twenty.first
United States Infantry, arrived from
Benicia by steamer yesterday morning.
Q n route from Tucson, Arizona, where
1t WIS recently In service, for Camp
Bidwell. There was flfty-one persons
In the detachment. They took passage
by tho express train for Reno, from
whence they. will march for tho fort.
Saturday and yesterday over thirty
carloads Of flour WERE shipped East by
freight trains.
Two carloads Of quicksilver were
sent through from San Jose to New
York Yesterday.