Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-26

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wealthy. 1t was his delight to see
them drive into town with their wives
and well-dressed daughters seated up
on all immense load Of vegetables,
drawn by a six.horse team. The
weather must be decidedly showery In
Oregon, as 1t rained every day while
Mr.. Hayton was In the State.
CARRY TIE News TO MARY.-The
Enterprise and others Of Il con
temporaries, mindful Of the fact that
California seems to be escaping the
horse disease so atfiusntly flourishing
In this section, humauely recommend
the sending Of n few diseased subjects
over there In order to carry the
disease among the entire horse
population Of that State. As the
epizootic has both here and
everywhere else assumed the form Of
an epidemic instead Of a contagion, this
method would be likely to prove i'll
effectual. The experiment might be
tried, however. Ben Stern Is nearly
well. so it wouldn't be of much use to
send him. Uhlhorn, the Directory man
from Sacramento. however, has got 1t
pretty good, and he Is going over In a
few days.
GARpENINa.-Several ladies' In Gold
Hill, before the present equinoctial
weather set In, had commenced the
work of preparing the ground in front
Of their dwelling houses, for the recep-
ton Of flower and garden seeds. Their
laudable efforts to beautify their prem
ises, will be resumed again. we pre-
sumo, as soon rs the cold weather
abates. We trust there will DO . gen.
erous rivalry between them MS to who
shall have the finest looking garden
and lawn, bearing In mind the truth.
full saying that "any person who
causes a blade of grass to grow where
there was none before, Is . public ben
efactor." Our only regret Is that there
Is so little chance to test their skill In
Horticulture.
The WEXTuER.-The weather to-
day Is just about disagreeable enough
to make a person irritable who Is not
possessed naturally Of an amiable dis
position. The atmosphere Is cold aud
a number OF Washoo zephyrs are
sweeping up Main street from the
south. filling the eyes Of pedestrians
with dust and cinders-evidently the
harbingers Of an impending storm.
Adult. DAY IN CoURr.-No criminal
business was transacted In Justice
wright's Court to-day. Last evening.
there was a prospect Of a lively en-
counter between pugllistic representa-
tives Of two nationslities which might
have been made still livelier by the
participation Of a hundred or
spectators on either side In the melee.
For some reason i, however, tho affair
miscarried.
BACK AaArN.-Jim Orndorff arrived
in Virginia this morning from the
lower country, bringing with him three
trotting and pacing horses, two dogs,
a parrot and monkey and ten game
chickens. He says hereafter he will
be In receipt Of all kinds of beasts and
birds, from which circumstance We In
fer that it IL his intention to opon a
geological garden In Virginia.
FIsT1cUrr.-Two athletic miners at
tempted to havea little set-so In the
Crown Point hosting works, yesterday
afternoon. before descending to their
work. They were parted, however.
before they had time to distigure each
other, aud were promptly discharged
from the company's employ BY Fore
a Kellogg.
LUMBEa.-At present there ia a very
brisk demand for lumber In Virginia
and Gold Hill. Mr.. Potter, our local
dealer, besides furnishing what Is re-
quired in the mines and for the COLI
struction of dwelling houses In process
Of erection. Is sending large quantities
OF building material to Silver City.
BRouGnr FROM ArAR.-A soft quail
ty Of pig iron required at the foundries
in Gold Hill and OH the Divide, for
casting certain kinds Of machinery,
has to be imported from Scotland, the
American iron being too hard for ma
chinery which has to be subjected to
the drill and lathe.
ErIzooTIc.-It Is thought that the
present cold snap will retard the re-
covery of horses afflicted with the ep-
i~zootic. Several horses have already
sustained n relapse In consequence OF
being brought out Of the stable too
soon.
PERsoNAr.-A. C. Scott, the we'll
known dance house proprietor on
North C street, Virginia, Is at present
In San Francisco. making arrange
ments to open a similar Establishment
on kearny street.
FnKreur.-I'he receipts OF freight at
the railroad depot, Gold Hill. since
Yesterday we're as follows: Sixteen
Carloads OF coal. two OF wood, Oh
rome and two of merchandise.
KS1cxERBocxzR ASSESSMENT. AN
assessment Of 81 per share Is levied oy
the Knickerbocker Mining Company.
See official notice in our advertising
columns.