Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-12-18
p nv DRAWING FIXED

DATE OF DRAWlSG oIS
authorized to announce that the man.
ager Of the Nevada Gift Concert, for
the erection Of n State Insane Asylum,
has fixed the date Of the drawing OF
the first scheme on the lat OF next Feb
ruary, by which time. 1t Is thought. all
the tickets will have been disposed Of,
Judging from the number already sold
and the brisk rate ut which they are
now being disposed of. Being pro
iected with the direct sanction aud leg
islstive authority, this enterprise Is eS-
tablished OH q firm, legitimate basis.
and will be conducted Squarely and
fairly. to a successful final issue. with
the prizes all drawn In full. The
scbeme IL one of the best ever offered.
with the best chances for winning. See
advertisement under head Of New
To-day" in another column.
SLxxPISG CAR.-As we stated yes
terday, 10 sleeping car Is to be put ON
the Virginia and Truckce Railroad at
nre,ent. One reason Is that 4 satisfac-
tory arrangement will first have TO be
made with the Central Pacific Rail-
road Company, and that company, has
none TO spare at present. owing to har-
ing had several destroyed or disabled
within the past few months. Those
cars cost about so. 900 each. and are
not made in a hurry. Another reason
Is, that a sleeping car OF the usuai SIZE
and style cannot pass through the o
Homestead tunnel. This difficulty,
however, Is to DO obviated by the Rail
road Company. by widening it at
certain point, after which arrange
ments will BE- made, II possible. to pro-
cure sleeping = car accommodations,
either by hiring or constructing
SPEIlISa MATcH.-A grand ortho-
graphical contest IL to come of at the
Third Ward school house on Friday
afternoon, the successful competitor to
receive u gold medal. valued ut wv;
the gift Of Mr. Patrick Reyes OF Gold
Hili. Mr.. James. Of the High School;
cnters one class, Mr.. Crowell, Of Gold
Hill. another and Mrs. Mygatt, Of the
Flrss Ward, q third. The First Ward
CONTESTANTS, We understand, are In ex-
cellent condition. Nj. CIowells pu-
oils sleep with q dictionary under
their pillow, and Mr.. James feel equai
to coilaring and throwing any woru
In the spelling book. Under the CIR
cumstances, an exciting contest Is an
ticipated. So says the Enterprise.
pn,zH L.orrERY.-At Galland's we'll
known dry goods store OH Main street,
a very desirable prize lottery Is pro-
iected, to take place December 3lst-
two weeks from to-day. The hrst
nrize IA n valuable music box, worth
SI50. the second a silk dress, worm
S50. third, a musical work box. worth
S25: fourth, a work box, worth SlO;
fifth prize the same. and thirty Jewel
~ prizes at 81 80 each, amounting 70
AS. Total. $500. There are 300 tick
sts at 81 each. The winner OF that
magnificent music box will find II not
onIy.a whole band by itself. but n
,.thing Of beauty and a joy forever"
IcE.-There Is beautiful skating on
the ice pool at Empire. An area OF
five acres or more, near the Mexican
mill, Is frozen thick and smooth; !he
leo Is covered with boys playing
"hooky +" all day. At night n oonhre
Is built and the whole town turns out,
and lively skating and shedding 60 on
until 10 or IL o'clock. The Ice at the
Mexican dam Is frozen thicker d
wss ever known before. Blocks have
hen taken u near BANDS house, six
inches thick. So says the Carson Ap-
psai.
DISTRICT CoURr.-In this Court yes
terday. Judge Rising presiding. the
following business was transacted !:
Augustus Peterson vs.. II. Randolph;
trial by jury and verdict in favor OF
defendant for costs. Patrick STRAIT
ford vs.. Alice Murray; continued for
the term. j. b. Winters W. william
sharon; continued and set for January
Q. 1873. Estate of George Downey,
deceased; allowance OF 300 per
month for widow and children ordered
from date Of issuing letters.
Coop TINE AT DAYTON. - grand
ball, with Christmas tree accompani-
ment. 1, to DO given at Odeon Hall,
DAYTON. Christmas Eve, December
aIth, for the benefit OF the poor.
Tickets, 81 each. There are lots OF So
ciable people and pretty glris III 10y,
ton. and we will venture 10 say, from
what we know OF the way they 10
things down there OH the raging Gar,
son, that whoever takes n ticket anu
GOES will have at least = worth Of
irus social enjoyment.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bradley has
appointed Frederic +. Hip a Notary
Public. to reside at Mineral City, Rob-
ip,on District, White Pine county.