Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-01-30
SuoorINa AT CARsoN.-About eight

SHOOTING AT CARsoN.-About eight
o'clock last evening an alteration
occurred between George d. Fryer,
the we'll known proprietor OF the
Ormsby House, in Carson, and a man
by the name of Billy Brown. which
resulted in two shots being fired by
the latter. The particulars were rs
follows: Fryer and Brown had some
words In the dining-room Of the Orms-
BY House. w%hereupon Brown went up
stairs to his room, changed some arti-
Giles Of his wearing apparel, armed
himself, went down to the bar-room
and commenced shooting at Fryer.
After he had fired one shot, Fryer
thought of some business he had out
side, and made a speedy exit through
the hall and out at the trout door,
where he was met by Brown. who
fired the second shot, which passed
through Fryer's vest and coat, cutting
his watch chain In two, but doing him
10 further injury. Brown has not as
vet been arrested, though Sheriff swift
and other officers are after him. MIR.
FRYER il not a qnarrelsome man.. anu
we should regret very much to hear OF
the Ormsoy House having a maj for
breakfast, As 1t Is. we sympathlZe
with him in the loss Of his chain. we
are surprised ut Carson, she having
been ON her good behavior OF late. We
thought her wicked sister, Virginia,
did all Of the shooting,
CouRr House PETs.-Nearly all OF
the county officials, probably for the
want Of something better to pet, have
nroyided themselves with pet cats.
The Sherif's office, however, In the
absence of n cat, Is provided with a
small sized, III featured dog, Jailor oy
name. whose prominent traits OF char.
aeter consist In drumming his 1000
and In getting larger quarrels on ms
hands (paws We should say than ne Is
able 10 get away with, which latter
feat keeps him laid up about hall the
time. The feline occupants OF the
upper floor, from long familiarity with
ieyal documents and proceedings, have
nc1ulred n look Of wonderful saSacity;:
When Justice MARBLE, whose geniai
face was TO be seen daily In the County,
Clerks office for many years, retired
from the office to dispense JUSTICE lna
new capacity, he went down b ssrees
towards Piper's saloon with n copy y,
the Statutes of II under n arm "nu
his fayorite cat Betsy under the osner'
repeating to himself the old Latin say
ing: Omnia mea mccain porfo-aii my
goods | carry with me.
J,.par SnIrMENr OF Woop.-Near-
" GOO cords of wood are shipped from
Carson daily by rail to Virginia o
Hill and other points on tho virginia
and Truckee Railroad. Sotwithstahu'
ing the large amount thus
de1ucting what Is required for do'nes-
rio nurnoses it Is barely sufficient 70
Keen The mills and hosting WORKS
in running order. The consumption
NJ fnel by the various hosting WORK.
oIon0 the Comstock Is enormous. Inc
Onhir consumes Is cords per Jay, OF
4 S50 cords per year. The Goulu alu
C,rrv burns IL cords per day, or o,s!V
per year, and other hosting woIs. ''
the same proportion. In many OF tue
mines, however, the superintendent;
are adopting the plan OF using wooe
and coal. together in heating boilers,
thus elfecting u considerable saving o
the former.
Ip.xRs.-A large number OF men,
both In this town and Virginia. arr
lettering about saloons, subsistinS OF
free lunches, drumming their whisky
and soaking up heat from someoou!
eI.es Are. TO all such We say, iol
Gods sake. go to work. Hunt emI
ployment, for employment Will MOI
hunt you. Engage in any enterprise
however unremunerative, and nope iol
something better. By so doing you
will add Infinitely to your own re
s~pectability, both in your own eye
and In the estimation oil every ON
else. The longer you wait b mor'
i~rresolute you will become: Strike gu
at once. with a determination to win
md You will be sure TO succeed. GoS
be1ps those who help themselves.
DrcEAsEp.-John Rench, a young
man of many estimable qualities, dice
a, the Pacific House. in Virginia, yes
t.rday. of pneumonia. Deceased wa
n native of Baltimore, Md, aud at TIN
time OF his death was 2S..years OF age
His only immediate relative on thi
coast Is a brother residing In san Fran
cisco. The brother has been tele
grapled for, and will arrive tomorrow
morning. in time to be present at tn
funeral ceremonies.
JAIL BIRps.-Fifteen prisoners are
lodged in the County Jail at the pres
emit time. A portion Of them are await
inc trial and the balance are serving
out their respective terms.