Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-11

BLOWN UP.-at AL early nouE lhis
morning a miner BY the name OF Veal.
while working OH the l2oO-foot level
OF the Belcher. was badly Injured.
under the following circumstances :
1t seems that he had lighted n fuse
preparatory TO exploding a blast. The
explosion was delayed so long that he
waS under the Impression that tie fuse
had gone out. and accordingly he pro-
ceeded to the dangerous locality. and
arrived there just rs the explosion oc-
Cured. He was thrown n considerable
distance. He received a large number
Of cuts and bruises OF the front part
OF his body, aud m ugly wound OH the
lett side OF his neck. Iii. Injuries are
not necessarily fatal. He was taken
I'D out Of the mine and turned over to
DR.. Manson. who rendered the neces-
sary surgical assistance. Veal lives In
Virginia City.
An AWKWARD PREpIcANEST.-As
the picnic on Saturday last one OF u
town fathers had a babe handed to him
for safe keeping. While the vast
crowds were surging to aud iro over
the picnic grounds. the mother got
separated from the child. Our friend
wa still worse off. Tor he could rot
remember who had handed him the
infant; he also had Craze doubts rs 10
whether the woman would return 10
claim her own. The little episode
created a great deal OF merrtnent
non the gentlenan's friends, who
seemed TO enjoy his confusion. Just
as he was casting about 10 see In what
quarter he could obtain the services OF
n competent wet nurse, the mother
returned. and was oveijoyed to recover
her charge.
AsrRoSoMIcAL MoNuMEST.-we paid
a visit to the astronomical monument
this morning, and found everything In
excellent order for taking astronomical
and meteorological observations. The
monument, or pedestal, OH which a
telescope Is mounted, Is OF granite.
and has been erected with the utmost
care, A telegraph line places this
station In Immediate communication
with the next, ut Salt Lake. The OBJ
~seryation party having charge oil the
instruments, In addition to taking
astronomical observations. have To re-
mort the prevalent direction OF winds,
and their force. They also have to
make a cloud report, besides Keeping
barometric and thermometric tables.
MsrsoMc SHowER.-Quite q bril-
liant meteoric shower Was noticeable
In this vicinity OH Saturday evening
last. IL began about 8 o'clock In the
evening and lasted six hours. Careful
observers noted the appearance OF
about 800 between IL aud o'clock.
The shooting stars radiated from the
neiyhborhood OF the constellation Gas
siopes, most Of them taking a perpeii-
dicular direction. In all probability
the m-teors seen on saturday evening
were Identical with and belonged to
what Il known a. the August show
ar" the earth in its revolution around
the gun having entered u belt OF CO.
metic matter.
PsRsoxAL.-Mr. Schussler, Chief
Engineer Of tho Water Company, 10
In San Francisco. lie will shortly re-
trrn 10 the sagebrush country, and
,ote final look at the cotnpany's pipe.
NE are informed that he has been sent
for 70 build an aqueduct IN Japan: he
has slso received a fiattering ouerirom
nsr,iss I'm A~uStralis. who are DESTROYS
pS engaging In hydraulic enterprise
On a large scale In that country.
prp,,Ic SCHOOLS REorESEp.-Ine
r,,,e term Of the Gold Hill Public
school. began this morning, Nearly
III old pupils found their way
hsck 10 school again. The only chanse
t. t.schers was the transfer OF MiSs
Mcdonnell to the position I M, 3
amt by the resignation OF MAI!
Stoddafd, Miss Laura Holman Succee
Ing Miss Mcdonnell In the scn'o' y"
the Divide. I'll,
HEAD HuRr.-Lass evening Or. hl1-
by was called upon to attend u nia"
by rbe name Of Dick Welsh VINO our;
inc a saloon alteration, had MS nsS sa
fom,ha wked with . tumoier. ihe
Sm,tor sawed up no less than e,Sns
dSfssrent rents In his scalp. His Skull
escaped fracture.
Please Rrrcax.-on coming homo
from the picnic on Saturday, some one
nv mistake carried of a coat ana TWO
hsskets belonging to q one-aImeu
."idi.r. Parties having the articles
nsmsd above In their possession are re.
nnas,sd To leave them az the STALLION
house, In Virginia City.
RA,s.-rhls afternoon our COM
munl,y was favored With . slight
shower Of rain.