Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-01-02
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURE rs.

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ORrHASs' CHRISTMAS CONTRIBUTIONS.
The following is the full amount con-
tributsd by various localities and per-
sons toward the recent very pleasure
BILE Christmas Festival given to the
suyenlle occupants of the State Orphan
Home, at Carson: Virginia City-col-
iected by d. o. AdkiSon, S235; box,
SOS; Gold Hill box, $37 so; Carson
box, SIS so! employees Mexican mill,
$57 employees Brunswick mill, so;
employees Yellow Jacket mill, $23;
employees Merrimac mill, 81; Carson
Citj contributions, $40. Total, $ii7.
The $2iO collected by Judge Addison
in Virginia. together with tile $50 de-
posted in the Virgin BE-. was ex-
pended by Judge Ada syE Tor over,
coats and suits for thirty boys and
dresses and hats for the nine girls In
the Home, and for = fine melodeon for
the school room. The S37 so from the
Gold Hill box and the $25 so from the
Carson box was expended for a we'll
assorted library (of nearly one hun
dred yolumes) for the children, and
the balance, 1920, was invested In
toys, confectioneries, etc.
The RA1LRoAD.-The Virginia and
Truckee Railroad between here and
Carson is to-day in good condition
once more, being pretty well repaired
from y end to the other, and the
regular trains, transporting wood and
ora, Will be running over 1t in n dSy
or two. This forenoon two trains
came through. bringing in all h:,een
car loads OF wood and one Of lumber.
Ten ear loads Of the wood, however,
were brought as tar as the Silver City
switch yesterday, but could gee no
further until to-day, the repairs to the
road not allowing it. One or two OF
the locomotives have been damaged
somewhat within the last day or TWO
BY getting Off the track and other H.
tie accidents, but they ''lll be all right
again tomorrow or next day. Ihe
Railroad Company have done all mar
human power could accomplish to re-
pair damages and get their road open
again. and 1t Is gratifying to Know
that they have ut last succeeded.
GOLD HILL Doc FIaHT.-A very
lively impromptu combat took place at
noon today on Main street, in front OF
Frankenheimer's dry goods store, be-
tween a couple Of good-sized, willing
.dispositloned dogs OF mixed breed; it
was q lively fight, for they sailed IN
with q will and shook each other up
lively, rolling over and over down
street as they did so, and it was inter;
,esting. for most everybody In town ran
TO witness it. Three strong men at
each dogs tail tugged the desperate
CANNES apart. Had their teeth and
laws proven stronger than their tails,
the fight would still be going on; Ca
tarrh snuff or t%urpentins, properly APP
piled, are much easier methods OF sep
aration in such cases.
SEVERE AccrDHNr.-The Carson
Register OF Sunday gives the following
Item: Some two or three days since
John Carey, a farmer residing in Car
son Valley, about eight miles above
Genoa, met with an accident, from the
effects Of which he may not recover.
lie was engaged in holsting hay into
the second story of his barn, when q
bale Weighing 255 pounds broke loose
and fell upon him, crushing In the
sternum and completely severing the
transverse cord. DR.. Brewer OF Car
son was sent for and dressed tine
wound, and at last accounts Carey was
resting easy.
IScREAsE OF CAPITAL STocX.-At a
meeting held last Thursday in San
Francisco, the stockholders OF tho
Daney Mining Company unanimously
voted to increase their capital stock
from 1000 shares Of $50 each to 24,OOO
shares of 800 each. As soon rs the
necessary papers can DO prepared,
holders will be presented with the new
issue ut tho rate Of three shares for
m
ANNIVERSARY BALL.-At the special
meeting of Liberty Engine Company,
held last Sunday, it was ordered that
their regular anniversary ball be given
OH Friday evening, February I'D
Washington's Birthday-and thar the
regular committees of invitation and
arrangement be appointed at the next
regular meeting of thu Company, to be
held a week from next Wednesday.
MULE KILIEp.-This forenoon, Us
one Of Sine osg's heavy teams was
passing down Gold Canyon with a
load Of orc, when re.r the Pacific
Mill, by the giving 4 ne brake
the wagon ran forward uYJn the AMI
mails. One Of the wheei-n..lIs, worth
four or five hundred dollars, had his
leg broken, and hac to be killed.
CoMpIIMENTARY.-Old Pinschower
desires us to publicly record that he
wishes President Grant, all the Sena-
tors and Congressman, the State DIN.
cers. and the balance of his personal
friends, a Happy New Year.
DEEP SNow.-Passengers arrived
from California tells us that the aver
g depth Of snow on the summit o.
the Sierra \ evada, where the railroad
crosses, Is estimated to be about eight
feet.
LAID Ur.-We regret to learn thai
ex.Lieut.-Gov. Jas. 8. Slingerland, al
Carson, ia confined to his bed With q
severe attack Of the rheumatism.
BU1LroN.-The shipments OF bullion
from Gold Hill and Virginia during
the past year amounted to over $l2''
6OO, 1900.