Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-04-17
SACRAMENTO ITEMS.
rFrom The Union Of yestsrday.l

LEAStA
From parties who arrived In the city
nom Elk Grove yesterday We learned
particulars Of the shooting at that
place on Saturday night Of p. McCabe
by Ed. Cox. It appears that the for
mer, who Is tho proprietor Of a saloon.
had on Saturday attended a sale OF
property at a ranch near BY, and pur-
chased a revolver and a knife. During
that evening several persons, Including
the three Cox brothers, were In his
saloon, and harsh language was az.
changed between McCabe. who had
become intoxicated, and the brothers
OH the subject Of q beating which two
of the latter had inflicted with clubs
on an old shoemaker residing In the
vicinity. McCabc denounced It "a a
cowardly transaction, etc. Wtethe,
he made any threats against their lives
we have been unable to learn, but the
brothers claim he did. About half past
10 o'clock McCabe was playing with
his knife, throwing 1t into the floor
violently, and finally drove 1t into the
counter and declared that no could
whip any member Of the Coz family,
The brothers thereupon left the prem
ises, and Edward, running ever to
his room over his brothers store,
procured a pistol aud returned to the
saloon. Opening the door he said,
ssYou Irish son of q b., you threat
ened my brothers life J" and fired
The bali struck McCabe, who iInmedi'
ately an out Of the back door Of the
saloon. shutting the door after him,
Cox fired another shot without effect,
| lie was shortly afterward persuaded to
90 outside, when his brother John took
tho pistol, and covering the door Of the
| saloon shouted, "Come out here with
your shotgun. il you darel" He wa;
advised to put up his pistol for fear o.
iniuring some party whom he did moi
wish to hurt, and was notified thai
McCabe was badly wounded. The
trouble thereupon ended. A physiclar
was sent for to the city, and In course
| Of time arrived. lie found that the
ball had struck McCabe In the right
arm, passed under the shoulder blade
and lodged near the spine, in6icting q
dangerous. wound, which may result
in paralysis.
As the express train on the Calitor
mia and Oregon Railroad was en- ROUTE
for Red Bluff from this city Sunday
afternoon, the engineer SAW n maj
walking on the track o few miles TIL!
side Of Lincoln, and In the immediate
vicinity Of the spot where the unknown
man committed suicide last Friday
morning. The bell vas rung as ;
warning to the pedestrian, who imme
diately upon hearing 1t made = rusl
from the track in the most ludicroiH
haste, his hat flying IL way and hi
cane another. aud In q second or twt
he had grabbed q telegraph pole ant
was shining up it for dear life. whei
the train passed him he was almost a
the top of the pole, and was kicking
vigorously to gain a greater height
while his eyes were apparently start
ing from his head and looking u
bright as a locomotive headlight.
A car load of oysters from a. Boot
Of Chicago, arrived yestsrdny, con
signed to parties In San Francisco
Eight moro chr loads are expectei
this week, nearly all Of which are t
be planted In San Francisco Bay.
The Majilton Family" Frenel
theatrical people, passed through th
city yesterday. en- route from the Ess
to San Francisco. where they are d
appear at the California Theatre.
A large quantity Of mail matter wa
brought by yesterdays express train
so much that an extra car had to b
put on to carry 1t. Much Of 1t Is to b
sent to China and Japan.