Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-04-07
THE EVENING NEWS.
GOLD HIIL, !, MONDAY. APPEL :. 1873
BEAsr IRwIs's FusrnAI.-In =

BEASr IRwIN's FUNERAL.-In &C.
cordance with previous arrangement.
the funeral Of George H. Irwin took
place In Virginia City yesterday after
noon. After some religious services
appropriate to the occasion had been
held at the house of Eagle Engine
Company, No. 3, the funeral cortege,
consisting Of delegations from all OF
the fire companies In the city. and per-
soma friends Of the deceased on foot
and In carriages, headed BY a fine band
Of music discussing funeral airs,
moved from No. 3's engine-house down
b street to Carson, down Carson to G,
and up G to Taylor street. after which
the body was deposited in Wilson 81
Browne vault, until such time rs IL
. be sent East for interment. Mrs.
Irwin. accompanied by n son about
nineteen years of age. who bears a
close resemblance to his father, arrived
In Virginia yesterday morning. In time
to take part In the funeral ceremonies.
The procession was n remarkably tine
one. "A DOL as some arrangements
are perfected in regard TO her late hus-
bands estate. Mrs. Irwin aud SOC will
start East with the remains. Large
hearted and childlike, "Beany" will be
missed not only by an extensive circle
Of friends, but even by the birds Of the
air who used to come at his call and
be fed.
A LIVELY RUNAwAY.-At about nine
o'clock this forenoon a two-horse team.
belonging TO Martin Ford, grocery
dealer, South c street, Virginia, while
standing ut the stable door, on Sutton
avenue, became frightened at a loco
motive whistle. aud took 1t into
their heads to vary the m%onotony OF
their everyday life by running away.
They accomplished their purpose most
e~ffcctually. tearing along G street In n
southerly direction at n terrific rate OF
speed. From the point Of departure
until they arrived opposite the lmpe-
rial Empire hoisting-works, OH the
Divide. they had everything pretty
much their own way. when they were
brought up standing by colliding with
a quartz wagon which was coming up
the hill at the time. The grocery
wagon was upset and completely de-
m~olished, but the horses escaped with
out serious injury. and were caught
and taken back to the stable. The
wagon was in TOO many pieces to al
NIT Of immediate removal, and was
accordingly lei; behind.
MACHINE SHop.-'rhe construction
OF the immense machine shop and car
mandatory Of the V. & I. Railroad
Company, at Carson, is going forward
rapidly under the supervision of Col.
Abe Curry, who has contracted TO DO
the stone work. The building Is quad
rsngular In form. its dimensions being
322 feet In length by 260 In width. The
walls have already reached an altitude
Of u feet. Tho mammoth edifice is
strengthened by cross walls. which
divide the building into the various de-
partments required for the purpose Of
repair or manufacture. When the
structure is completed, the company
will have ample facilities for doing all
kinds Of work, from the forging OF a
bolt to the manufacture OF q locomo-
tive. The machine shop when COM
pleted will be one Of the finest and
most convenient on the coast.
MORE MILLINERY GooDs.-Mrs. Fam
ny Mayer, of the we'll known and pop
ular millinery establishment on North
G street, Virginia, opposite the Inter-
national, left for San Francisco on
Saturday evening last in order to re-
plsuish her stock with all the latest
and most fashionable Spring styles OF
millinery goods. She will return
shortly. and meanwhile 1t would be to
the advantage OF the ladies to wait till
they see her new goods Instead OF pur-
chasing elsewhere. app lw*
A PUzzLE.-It Is most surprising to
see, for so small a town, what an
amount of business there is done here ;
but such Is the fact. 1t is no flattering
compliment t say that the business OF
Reinstein & Co. is n Of the best COLI
Quoted in the State, and Wolf always
looks out for the interests OF his Gus
TONERS. Being among the enterprising
of tho leading clothiers, they should
be encouraged, and our word for It.
they sell cheap.
SUPREME CouRr.-On board the &C
commodation train. which passed
through Gold Hill at 8 o'clock this
morning, was quite a large delegation
from the legal fraternity Of Virginia
CITY. including Messrs. Deal, Wood,
Stone, Drexler, Bob Lowery ct ais.
The party were on their way TO Carson
10 attend the April session Of the Sill
preme Court, which commences To-Day
CHINESE FUNERAL. - Our Chinese
population appear to be adopting
American customs to some extent.
Yesterday afternoon, in Virginia City
we noticed a Chinese funeral Proces,
sion. consisting of n hearse, io'I1meu
by a number of carriages. a cnl,a-
man was occupying u seat
tine driver oil the hearse for the purpose
OF plotting him to the celestial oury'"s
ground.
FREIcur.-The receipts of freight ut
the railroad depot, Gold Hili' since
last report. were as follows: 3 4
loads of coal. Q of wood, OF charcoal
/ of lumber, I of quicksilver, = OF salt'
I of flour. l OF barley. and ! OF mer-
chandiss. Large quantities OF lre'gn.
continue to be dropped OIL at tne
Mound House. consisting Of machinSry
for the Sutro Tunnel, and ~rchah
aud stores for Dayton.
G.. II. o. C.-MEETrSa To.NIeHr'-
A meeting of the Gold Hill Olympic
Club will be held at their han TINS
evening at ~ o'clock, official not,ss
of which is given in our ADVERTISING
columns to-day. All members are eN,
nected TO be punctually present anu
some TO time. as business Of pressing
im~nortance has to be Transacted anu
no further foolishness.
WRIST BRoxES.-Abous 3 O'CLOCK
Saturday afternoon, a young son Oh
Snpt. II. NJ. Yerington, while playing
see saw" with some iads IN the W
c;nitv Of the Carson railroad depoi,
N"-.yn from the teetering plank