Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1872-03-19
Departures.
IT WOODRUFF 4 EENoR's LINE.

RETURN OF WIT.LIs.-Ihe carson
Register Of this morning gives the fol-
lowing particulars relative to the re-
turn of William Willis, the Virginia
incendiary, of which we made brief
mention in Yesterdays News: On
Sunday morning, W. II. Botsford, car
penter Mt the Gould & Curry mill, in
Six-mile Canyon, brought into town
the escaped convict Willis, and deliv-
cred him over to Sheriff Swift. 1t ap-
bears that Willis went to the house In
which Mr.. Botsford lives and asked for
food and shelter, the poor wretch De-
ing starved and half frozen. He was
taken In and fed, and on making him
self known to be the party he was sus-
pected to be, was brought to this city.
When he arrived at the county jail he
was more dead than alive, and had to
be carried from the buggy to his cell.
He had got oil IL pair OF irons, mi
the shacKle on one side OF the other
pair cut off; the remaining part was
triced up to his waist inside his pants.
On the way to Carson, he pointed out
to Mr.. Botsford the place where his
partner, Parsons, gave Quit was al
the junction Of the railroad and the
DAYTON road. Parsons Is no doubt
either secreted in the neighborhood Of
DAYTON or dead. The parties who stole
the horses at Dayton are undoubtedly
Burke. Clifford and Roth. Willis for
merly worked in SiX-mile Canyon, and
naturally made his way there. He
seems to have had enough of prison.
breaking, and no doubt will, If he
lives, try to behave himself properly
during the remainder Of his term.
Liberal DIcK.-The above individ-
ual writes us from Weston, Platte
county, Missouri, enclosing q two-bit
greenback, for the following equiva-
lent: ~ wish all the information that
can be obtained with regard to the
schools of your State. Is there n a
city of good teachers? What wages
are paid, ETC.? Please publish an arti-
Gle on the subject and send 4 copy OF
the paper to me-" As to the first pro-
position We would recommend that he
send to the State Superintendent OF
Public Instruction for two bits worth
OF statistics. No; good teachers are
not very scarce here, although the
Gold Hill Grammar School lacks a
teacher Just ut present. NO two-bit
teacher need apply. however. AS to
the wages, we are not posted, but be-
lieye they are considerably over two
hits a month. We give Dick the above
Information for his twenty-five cent
rreenback, aud donate the paper Tree
OF charge. A two-bit greenback won't
buy a frst-class cocktail here In Cold
Hill.
SHOOTING AT AURoRA.-From a let
ter to Mr.. Harry Wright, from a friend
at Aurora, says the Carson Register OF
this morning, we learn that Mrs. But
Ter. wife of Wilson Butler, q resident
of that town, fired a pistol at her hus-
band In q fit of anger, and, supposinS
she had killed him, shot herself In the
head, from which she Immediately
died. The husband is yet alive, and
nothing Is said as to the nature OF the
wound he received. The deceased
woman leaves three children mother
less on the world.
FUNsRAL.-The funeral Of Robert
Pollock, the brakeman on the Viz
ginia and Truckee Railroad accident
ally killed last Sunday near American
Flat, took place at Carson yesterday
afternoon. The Register says: The
Rev. George B. Allen read the funeral
services at the grave. Mr.. Pollock's
brother, who had been telegraphed for
Mt wadsworth, arrived yesterday by
stage In time to attend the funeral.
All the attention possible was shown
TO deceased by the railroad company
and the employees thereon.
Grand SuccRss.-The ball Of the
sar.Aeld Guard, at Miners Union
Hall Gold Hill, last evening, was
varv fnlly attended, and a grand sue
csss In every respect. The music was
excellent. and the management also.
;The ball at Piper's Opera House Is
also highly spoken OF oy o WIZ u
participated. It was gwen ior III.
benefit of the new Catholic 0hurch a'
Virginia.
STAGES AND ExrREss.-To-morrow
and till further notice Woodruff u
Ennor,s stages, with passengers, mails
and express, will leave Virginia LOT
Steamboat at 4 o'clock T. N. 80 says
George A. Trimble, agent.
Il. s. DISTRICT CoURT.-The United
sta ,es District Court, Judge Hillyer
presiding, will be in session at the
fInited States Courtroom, In carson
city, on Tuesday, March 26th.