Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-07-26

CAsfE.-Ats D . cioch TINS
morning ''Clem." the sable blll.dis.
tributor AMI town crier OF Virginia
City. stopped In front OF m Italians
fruit stand. near the corner Of Z and
Union streets. and inquired the price
OF a watermelon. The Italian III
formed the Ethiopian that he lid not
wint to sell fruit to any Of his kind.
w]h-rrnpon Glenn gave him n vigorous
slap upon the side ot his face AMI then
threw him down and commenced
pummeling him In u very energetic
manner. Presently the Italian pro-
duced n long knife with which he pro.
posed to diseinhnwel his adversary.
Glenn. OH seeing the knife. beat II hasty
retreat. 70 some who spoke dis
paragingly Of his action In the prem
ises, hiS reply WA, "Who wouldn't
run away from y knife a foot and a
half long?"
CHINESE CUNSINo.-County Assessor
Thomas Gracey aud his deputies have
considerable trouble collecting poll
taxes from Cinnamon. For instance.
Il the Assessor in Gold Hill calls OH n
ChInaman for his poll tax. the Celes-
tlal begs n few hours indulgence until
he can slip up to Virginia City and
and borrow n poll tax receipt To show
10 the tax.collector. The Assessor has
found IL necessary TO attach u descrip-
tive liSt To the poll tax receipt. To-
day Deputy Assessor Robert Gracey
called on n Chinaman belonging In
Gold Hill. for his poll tax. w%hereupon
the latter produced a receipt on which
he WAS described aS ''one-eyed China
man." He happened. however. to
have a pair OF eyes and the ruse failed.
PREcAuTIoN AGAINST FIRE. The
Imperial-Empire hosting works are
splendidly protected against fire. The
immense water tanks on the heights
east of the works are kept constantly
filed with water. Distributing pipes
radiste from the tanks to various points
about the works. at which hydrant>
have been constructed In the event
OF \ fire occurring la the building. It
could be attacked simultaneously ny
three powerful streams OF wafer. wii'ei
In 3 few moments w"nih comp'e,eIy
Hood the hnilding. nat she ou'lu'hs
can ever be destroyed ny nre seems ai
utter impoSsibility.
Those REMArSs.-There Il con'ider.
sb,s excitement In Virginia City Ia
regard to the remains which we're
found IN the Brown mining mai. III
Lower Go'n ii.,i !eS'e ,n. n,iS
A hummer o' persI" a arc ,uI 4, ,h,.
ION tnat we uesu Wv" Ill ..S'.,,,v "
smart u an"s0 from, Vircini, Citv
VINO uIsapps"n,i, s.,.-,l S..rs NON.
very mys.e,."uy aan rsJ h. wns
AZ 'ne '.n q, ,ons;J.rphIs amount of
nron.r,v. Oldcer Morrow came down
70 Gold Hill this afternoon for the
purpose Of giving the remains sn'''e'
ex"'"'''"''o"'
Conference.-The great event Of the
season will shortly b. celebrated. We
.. ., 81. ,r,roS,c,Ion of wafer into
Ieie' -, ,,,. r-u...
Virginia City snd Goid aiii rom Ine
SIERRA Ne.naH u' "nma1,.,, .o".,y
no, sntirely' compIe,ed. This water
With a lump of Ice In 1t. will torn one
OF the ma.i delicious beverages tnas'n,
able. We hope III a uay , wv" ="
have tho pleasure oil ehron'ei'nS It's
arrival.
p,,,u-A B,rtle,t. who represents
. h,,,. !,
a san rra"''Se' P -. -
n2"se ~ V,ryI,is civ. Las,
N. solJ out his entire stock,
S.",ounr Holmes taking the last one
sb,rt rim. ago a bible valued at $l0O
r,fH,J az Ia th,t city, The party
w. .nn, ,b, bIble natter called for his
VIZ
nr,,.,o-s Rrvrp,oE.-We nc.
-, a.. ,u,,oi,, of a kee Of ex.
81" "e's t..", ,hs 6,mo,s Phila.
I,,"h';, Pr.,r.rv of the M.Ssr.. Rapp.