Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-05-05

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OK THE RAMpAdE.-Yesterday four
hoodlumns, from Carson, engaged a
team at Mooney livery stable, Virginia
City, for the purpose Of going to Car
son, with the understanding that they
were to return at 10 o'clock the same
evening. On their way back from
Carson they undertook to run the toll
gate ut the halfway house, and were
partially successful. Tom Calvert the
toll-gate keeper not relishing the idea
of being defrauded in that MANNER.
Jumped on his horse and started in
pursuit of the youngsters. lie sue
cceded In overhaulins them ut Silver
City and had them arrested at once,
aud lodged in the calaboose. Alter
experiencing a heap Of trouble In get
ting bail, they were finally liberated
from captivity and started on their way
to Virginia City. On arriving at the
last named place they forgot to halt at
MONEYS and drove through town, at
break-neck pace, In the direction OF
Reno, Mooney who had his eye on the
festive chaps. mounted a horse u
started after them. o%vertaking them IN
the vicinity Of the Philadelphia Brew.
cry, on the Geiger Grade. lie ordered
a counter.march at once and brought
them back to his stable on Is street.
The lads had no money to pay for the
team. which they had nearly spoiled
by hard driving. Mooney has their
names, however. aud also the names OF
their employers. and they will proos-
bly, find IL for their interest TO call on
him ut their earlies convenience.
DIsBuRsEMESrs.-Last week we were
led into an error In stating that the
disbursements by the Crown Crown
Point Mining Company for labor dur
ing the month OF April amounted to
somewhere In the neighborhood OF
$4O. 1000. The amount actually dis
bursed was SCI. S3l. Over 600 miners
are employed in the Crown Point at
the present time. The Belchcr Com
pany paid of their employees on S1tur-
day, scattering $50. 00O more broadcast
i'm the community. We understand
that the aforementioned company are
working about COO men. The disburse-
msnts made by the Yellow Jacket
Company last month amounted o
$4,000.
ANOTHER DEpRAvEp SnEEP.-Last
week a gentleman who owns a large
sheep ranch in California, brought
over from the ether side Of the noun
tains a beautiful dappled lamb. as a
present to William Mooney, livery
stable keeper in Virginia City. The
lamb Is about %two-thirdS grown. and Is
n splendid looking animal. He atfliates
very naturally with "old joe" travel
Ing with him side by side wherever he
goes. We presume he will soon ac-
Suire all of the vices apportainiag to
the old sheep. such as drinking cock
tails, chewing tobacco and the like.
NoLrEME1ER's.-Atthe Metropolitan
boot and shoe store. No. 81 North G
street. Virginia City. can be found an
elegant assortment of boots aud shoes
of every description. As = boot aud
shoe merchant, Noltemelcr Is a success.
He can furnish a boot that the most
fastidious Of sports could not find iauit
with. Ladies' with small feet patron
lie his establishment extensively, be-
cana they can always get an elegant
fit. See his advertisement In another
coluInn.
Mr.. woop's FUNERAL.-The funeral
OF Robert Wood, a well-known and
highly esteemed resident of Virginia
CITY, took place from his late resi-
denee. on the Divide. at 2 O'Clock yes
terdny afternoon. In the procession,
which was headed by the National
Guard Band, We noticed delegations
from all the fire companies In the CITY.
Rev. Mr.. Hurd was the officiating eier-
gyman. Tie funeral services were
OF a very interesting character, II
were largely attended.
March MApE.-On Saturday even
ING a match was made In Virginia
City between Patsey Hogan and James
Trevillian, to fight each other for ST.
600. a side. The fight will take place
about the middle of June. Hogan Is
70 contine himself to 12S pounds; IRE
william not limited. Toa kean has
been employed to train Hogan. Ire
Williams trainer will probably be Bing
Williams, who Is at present in Grass
Valley, California.
HIGH CP.-A few nights ago, Joe
Stewart, Of Virginia City, engaged
lodging apartments at Chamberlain's
Hotel, In Reno. aud requested the
clerk to call him in time to take the
passenger train Tor Virginia, which
ave, Reno at 2:l5 A. NJ. He was as
signed 10 room No. 7.52l.and although
cailed at IL o'clock, he WAS 10 long IN
getting down stairs that he missed Tue
train.
Han TO GO DRY.-At an early houl
this morning we noticed a number o.
old topers on c street, Virginia City
prospecting for cocktails In VAIN.
They had forgotten that Monday wa;
election day, and consequently nao
made no provision for n dsouSn..
The lucubrious expression worn oy
these lovers of John Barleycorn whet
refused their morning bitters wa
laughabls in the extreme.
CARsoS TAIILNes MILL.-We ieart
that the Carson taillngs mill, situate
on the Carson river. in the vicinity O
the town Of Sutro, is running five pam
per day at present. About lso tons
Der day are required TO supply the
mill.
FoRAaE.-rhis morning we noticed
4c, 1000 pounds Of oats and barley piled
up on the platform Of tho railroad de
pot, Gold Hill. The forage was con
signed to Mercer u Tucker and L. B
Frsnkel.