Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-07-16
GENERAL ITEMS.

pTlLe lOT tlO oWitlcsk utupGtttV III y
two-mile foot race at the track Of the
Hampden Park Association, ut Spring
field, Mass, July 18th. The race is
open to none but undergraduates of
American Universities aud Colleges,
and each runner il to wear In the race
the colors of his College or University.
This Is an old Oxford and Cambridge,
(Euglandl, sport, and the quickest time
ever made by their students was nine
minutes 59Ia seconds.
The Industrial Congress OF the
United States. composed of delegates
from the various Trades Unions
throughout the country, convened
at Cleveland, Ohio, yesterday. John
Febrenbsth Of Cleveland, was elected
permanent President aud 5 Keeie Of
Philadelphia. and John Schley Of In-
dianapolls, Secretaries. Vice Pre.i.
dents will be elected to-day, to which
time the Congress adjourned.
wARpEN HYMAN and his Deputy.
Zoe Eldridge, at the State boarding
house. near Carson, are to have four
new boarders directly. Yesterday
afternoon. Judge Beatty Of Hamilton.
sentenced prisoners as follows: w. Ii.
Be,hards. murder in the second degree,
Is years ; Henry Smith, grand larceny,
one year; George Mitchell and Chas.
wray, doth coloredh housebresking,
one year.
AT tho second meeting of the Nom
mouth Park Association, ut Long
Branch, yesterday, in the Ia mile
dash. Lizzie Lucas vas declared win
ner In 3:la. Four horses started. Tom
Bowling was largely the flvorite In
pools before the race. Great astonish-
ment was exhibited at the result, which
Is said to have been caused BY the tenn
per Of Bowling.
The judicial district Of which New
Albany, Indiana, Il the county seat,
must be rather y dangerous place In
which to reside. During the six years
jus, past, says the New Albany Ledger,
nineteen persons have been hanged
within the limits Of thls judicial dis
trict by Vigilance Committees. A ter
rible record for a civilized community
certainly.
ThE Finance Committee Of the New
York Board Of Aldermen have submit,
ted a proposition to aise a five per
cent. loan of $3.50. 0OU. 900 to pay the
present city debt, which now aggre.
gates 300, 900. 900. Leading city finan-
ciers are said to look unfavorably upon
the scheme.
The survey from Cumberland, Nd,
to the Ohio River, for the continuation
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
authorized by Act Of Congress last win
ter. will be commenced the first OF
next month. Col. William E. Mcr-
rill, L. 5. a., has general charge of
the survey.
PIocnE pastimes continue. Even
hospital cases forget not to fight. On
Sunday afternoon, Owen Ferguson, a
patient ut the County Hospital, quar-
relied with Robert Ash, tho cook, aud
cut him thirteen times with a surgeons
knife. Ash died the same night.
l.. II. KEITH Of Kingston, Mass,
bought the $780, 900 prize ticket In the
late Louisville. n.y.. lottery, aud Will
lis Morley Of Giles county, Tennessee,
the $4,000 ticket. Both have been
notified that the money Is subject to
their order.
In the five mile scull-race at SPRING
field. Mass, yesterday. between John
Binslin aud Ellis Ward, the latter
was seized with vertigo after two miles
had been accomplished and obliged to
stop. He was at the time ahead.
An extensive editorial excursion
lett New York yesterday for q trip
through the South aud West. Thirty
eight agricultural papers were repre-
seuted.
The Nationa! Photographic ASCOT
alton commenced their nth annual
session at Buffalo, n. Y, yesterday,
with n very large attendance.
IT Is said that Prince Arthur of Eng
land is to visit Copenhagen In the role
Of sutton for the hand of Princess
Thyra.
OSE HUNDRED AND FIFTY passengers
OF the wrecked steamer City Of WASH
ington landed at Boston yesterday.
Tue Mormons are reinforced by
1000 emigrant converts. who arrived
in New York city yesterday.
CINciNNkTr has retired an old omni-
bus which has killed thirteen persons
during It's day.
A GOOD article Of coffee has been
raised In Ventura county, California.
THREE bodies were recovered from
the wrecked Atlantic yesterday.