Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-13

announcement OF Mr. Lyons ot itseil
alone, should be sufficient to crowd
the hall to OVERLOOKING with scholars,
Read hls advertisement under head o.
New To-Day"
FRANXrowN AErAIRs.-A letter re.
ceiyed from our old time friend Fred
Ent, present Alcalde OF Franktown,
states that law and order reign In tina,
locality, and that affairs In general are
as prosperous as usual. The ranch
men In the Valley will make a strsnu'
Gus eeort to restrain the water com-
pany from using the water In Dalrs
Greek. Fred says he has plenty OF
water himself and don't cart par
| ticulsrly about shutting off the supply
from Virginia City and Gold Hill,
Mr.. Thompson Ia meeting with excel
lent success In dIsposIng OF tickets IN
the Bowers Gilt Enterprise. Dir.
Harcourt. the telegraph operator AZ
Franktown. Is becoming n famou:
agriculturalist. His garden Ia we'll
stocked with vegetables Of all kinds.
LAsriSe TmBUTEs.-We call the
attention OF our readers to the adver-
tisement of tho marble and granite
works of Mr.. II. II. Muckle, North G
street. Yirgiria City. which will be
found under the head Of New To-day.
Mr.. Mucklc Is prepared to furnish
tomb-St0nes and monuments at much
les rates than they can be obtained
elsewhere. The work executed nj MS
shop Is first.class In every respect,
Our own cemetery Is greatly deficient
In respect tn these perpetual remem.
brsncers of loved ones reposing In the
..silent city," 1t Il to be hoped that
those of our people who have friends
buried there will not permit them TO
sleep In nameless grnres.
FRurr.-rhe fruit which arrives here
In the finest condition does not come
from California By rail, but 10 brought
over the mountains from Placeryille
hy wagons. +. X. MrGurn, South G
street. Virginia, has for sale 4 magnifi-
cent assortment oil fruit; his peaches
are beauties to hehold. Ia color as fair
as the complexion Of n bluShing
maiden OF sweet sixteen" His pears
resemble a love.kiSs In taste.
WATER SurpLY.-At about midnight
last night the water came tumbllng
along through the Company's fiume
into virginis City and Gold Hill.
The latter plnce came near being
drowned out. q large istream pouring
down Main street and rendering the
services Of the water cart man super
luous. a torrent Is still running to
waste In Bullion ravine.
PEnsoNAI.-Bis!.ep Peck left Vlr-
ginla City by last evenings train ell
route for rruckee. to attend the an.
nuai session OF the Nevada conference.
which commences Tomorrow. LIE
reverend gentleman WAS accompanied
TO the train BY Bishop Whitaker and
a large coterie OF friends.
New REsERvolR.-rhe water COM
pany have commenced constructing an
Immense reservoir OH the line Of their
tiume. aud situated about 4 mile south
west OF the Ophir Grade dollhouse. 1t
/. to be 40 ieet Ia length. l60 In width
aud u teet In depth. Its capacity will
be 4. 039. 4s0 gallons.
PEnsoSNI.-A. J. Mcdonnell. OF This
place. formerly President Of. the Gold
Hill Miners Union. leaves this even
lug for the East. business engagements
calling him to st. Louis. The kind
wishes Of a.large circle OF friends will
accompany him on his journey.
RESERVOIR FuLxD.-A number Of
men were engaged to-day In filling tho
new reservoir e a the Washington
House, on the Divide. About 2.000
feet of hose were required to reacn
from the Water Company's humo TO
the reservoir.
PsusoNAL.-L. Reynolds, head-book-
err Of tho firm of Gillig, Mott & Co..
Virginia City, left for the lakes last
evening. The trip Is undertaken for
ti,s benefit Of his health, which has
been none OF the best OF late.
Tue weather to-day mas oeen %
the highest point reached By the NOR
curry being 20 deg. Most Of the time
the sky has been overcast, q occa-
sIonaliy a few drops Of rain have
uoistened the parched earth.
yellow JACKET HOSE CoXrAxr.-
A regular monthly meeting Of Yellow
Jacket Hose Co. No. 2, Of Gold Hill.
will be held this evening, At which
time final' steps will DO taken towards
the purchase Of a steamer.
ELECTION or OrfioKRs.-Ths annual
election Of officers OF Liberty Engine
Co. No. !, Of Gold Hill. takes place
this wednesday, evening. A full az
tendance Of members 10 requested.