Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-13

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siderable excitement prevailed at Viz
ginla yesterday owing to the suspen-
siou OF the firm Of Van Bokkelen &
Co., brokers. The excitement contin-
ued undated this forenoon. hundreds
Of people thronging Wells, Fargo Il
Co.'S office and blocking up the side
walk In front Of the building. One
man. who had stock to the amount OF
seyera, hundred dollars deposited with
tho firm, became 20 Infatuated when lie
found he coaid not get possession OF
his stock. as to threaten violence to-
ward the leading menber Of the firm.
Whether the suspension Is n permanent
enc or only temporary, cannot oe as
c~ortained until the return OF Z. y.
Pendergast, one Of the firm, who Is at
prssent In San Francisco. The affairs
OF the firm are In u somewhat mixed
condition at present, so that their ia.
hiiities cannot be determined until
their books and accounts have been
thoroughly overhauled. 1t Is 10 De
hoped. however. that their losses by
the late decline in stocks will prove to
be much less than was &C first antici-
pated. We have since learned that
Nr. Pendergast returned to Virginia
on this mornings train.
A Box Down WITH ErIzooTIc.-The
Enterprise of this morning says: A
boy about niue years Of age, living on
North II street. is sick Of a disease sup
posed to be about the same as that
from which the horses are suffering:
The boy has q pain in his breast, a bad
cough and discharges from the =
and ewes. DR.. Price. who Is attending
the boy, says that the symptoms are
lust about the same as those OF the
horses. He says that in Europe, where
thew have had the same thing among
tbe horses that we call epizootic, he
has kuown human beings to take the
disease. A man yesterday Informed
us that his father, In the East causht
the disease at the time the horses there
were so bad with it and had quite
serious time with it before he recoV-
cred. The boy spoken Of as having
tbe disease here was first taken Win
some Kind of fits, which were followed
by his present sickness, whatever IL
may be.
That Boy RUssELr--Severai weeks
~ We chronicled the misfortunes Ola
lad by the name OF Russell. whose pa
rents reside In Virginia. After having
recovered from all his bodily ailments,
occasioned by being run over oy the
cars, or by falling oil the rootS OF
houses, he has become a new source Of
anxiety to his parents by breaking out
With the measles. Nothing that ever
comes along. in the shape OF trouble
mIssas Russell. He Is sure OF b epi-
loot a. soon rs the measles will give 1t
. show.
STILL IN THE FIELD.-AmonS the
few animals which have not succumoed
a. vet to the ~epizootic. we noticed on
Main street this forenoon the splendia
fonr.horse team belonging to wagner
q Klein, of the Carson Brewery. They
came mn from Carson City this morn.
inc In grand style. bringing a inii
comnlement Of their far-famed lager.
.Jobn Ramp, of the Philadelphia Brew
.rv. was aiso in town with a n horse
team, loaded with a similar III
ity.
PLEADED GuILry.-rhe trial OF JIG.
Lewis, arrested for an assault upon
the person of William Belham. took
place In Justice wright's Court tins
morning. Defendant pleaded guilty.
The sentencing OF the prisoner was
postponed until tomorrow, In u
TO afford the :Justice, by an eXamina-
ton of witnesses, the means oil deter
mining the degree Of a~gsravation at
tending the assault.
SrExrEp IN SlS.-Charlcy Baker,
nroprietor of the Union Brewery, Viz
e;nia. has a horse afflicted with so
9nch p~erysrslty of disposition that he
thinks the epizootic will have no etiect
rnon him whatever. The horse has
excellent digestive organs, being espe-
cjaIiv fond Of nails. old scraps OF iron
snd harm ward fowls. He prefers ms
drink in a solid rather than a fnid
state, and eats ice with great aSldity'
BALL SurpER.-Fitzmier y Arm
brust, p~roprissors of the City Bakery
virginia, have made arrangement, 70
fnrni,b persons attending the pan o.
Young America Engine Co. No; WIN
an elegant supper to night. t Inc 5a a.
bies will be supplied with all the ue,i =
eaeies Of the season. As caterers 70
the public this enterprising hrm Is nov
surpassed BY any other eating eSeso-
lishment in the city.
VETERINARY HosrrrAL.-ln tue up
per part of town an lnfirmary has been
opened for the benefit Of horses affi'et'
ed with the epizootic. On the door, IN
. the center Of the building, Is eaiIron
tilled with coal tar, into when from
time to tune heated irons are plunged,
filling the air with smoke n giving
to the place the senblance Of Tartarus'
REcovERrNe.-Dr. Holt, the veteran
typo, who has been ailing for some
time past, has recovered his health sui
hciently. to be able to take his place