Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-19

almanacs, including "Radway's Rea-
dy Relief Almanac" "Hostetter's
California Almanac" "Dr. McLean's
Almanac" Vinegar Bittcr's Alma
nae" "Scovill's Farmers and Me-
chanics' Almanac" "Ayres' Ameri-
can Almanac" and '.Jaynes' Guide to
Health Almanac" Some excellent
reading matter can be found In these
works. From u boyhood we have
always had a great passion for alma
nae literature, believing implicitly In
the predictions Of tho almanac-maker
In regard to the weather, Ven when
In our later years We discovered that
they were n pleasing fiction. The on
" thing which was thoroughly enig-
NAUTICAL to US as q child was a wood-cut
on the first page Of the almanac, rep
resenting the signs OF the zodiac. For
the information Of those who have not
had time to study the almanac. we
will state that during tho year 1873.
there will be four eclipses, two Of the
sun and two OF the moon The only
q visible on the Pacific coast will be
IN eclipse Of the moon, which occurs
on the evening of the 18th of May.
School ArTENDASCE.-The scarlet
fever has disappeared entirely from
our midst, and there arc but few re-
maing cases Of whooping cough.
Nearly all Of the pupils who have
been absent by reason Of sickness have
resumed their places in the public and
private schools of Gold Hill. The ag-
gregste attendance at the public
schools at the present time Is l50, d.
yided as follows: Professor James
grammar school, So; Mrs. Gasten's
Intermediate department, so; Mrs.
Stoddard's primary department, TO.
One hundred pupils are in attendance
&C st. Patrick's private school, under
charge Of Professor Hyde.
Surno TUNNEL LocoMorIves.-rhe
two new baby locomotives, "Charles
W. Kendall and WIN. d. Kelly"
whose arrival was noticed in day be-
fore yesterdays News, after being
sIde-tracked on exhibition ut Virginia
for a couple of days, were sent back
over the v. & 4. Railroad to the
Mound House this morning. from
which poiut they will be conveyed to
tho Sutro Tunnel on wagons. AL
though of very diminutive size, they
are complete in all their appointments
and are In reality very handsome
pieces Of mechanism.
RATES OF TAxArIoS.-rhe rate OF
~tsxation of real estate and personal
property In Storey county will b. aeons
one-half of one per cent. higher this
year than last. The rate Of assessment
In Ormsby county, with a new school
building In Carson City to be paid for.
will be about O. so on the 300: The
rate OF taxation in Washoe inc Lyon
counties, for State and county p9r'
poses for the present year. VIII DC
somewhere in the neighborhood OIL
g 80 on the 800.
BUILDING IMPRoyEMENTs.-Mr. TUCK
or, of the firm Of Mercer & Tucker, Is
erecting a fine cottage, of the Italian
villa STYLE of architecture, on the niii-
aide A short distance northeast OF 81.
particles Church. About three fourths
Of the building stands In mid-air; MT.
Eox- of tho firm Of Hall & Fox, black
smjths has laid the foundation LOT a
dweIlInp.bouss on the lot ADJOINING
tha Yellow Jacket Hose Company's
house on the south.
Ar Work AcMN.-To-day quite u
number OF horse and mule quartz teams
Arc making their regular trips be-
,w.en tbem mines and mills, from which
c;rcnm.tance we infer that the horse
disease is abating somewhat In sio-
LANCE. II is to be regretted that the
nressing demands Of business necessl-
~ the using Of these animals oeiore
tbey are entirely recovered.
s,cx uoRsEs.-At Gallagher's horse
dlspensary in the lower part OF town.
wa noticed a number Of animals which
have been allowed a respite
work while affected with the eplzoot,o.
Name of these animals appear 10 oe
n~.rticularIy happy. Most Of them go
noninp about the corral exhioiting
General feeling Of languor, wiinous
6eing burdsned with n p~art'cuiaf''
SSsh
good appetite.
SUMMER Manufacturing the past
few days the weather has been delight
fully mild and pleasant. Piu'es 20
longer swathe their noble forms IN IN
blanket., ba~re-footed boys are 70 NC
seen on the street, school girls are
trundlIng their hoops, and flies are Ues
coming revivified. The indlS5
are that the icy monarch has aoalca.eu
bis authority and ere long n 0 s'"'
will begin to rage.
vxRsAL EeUrSox.-Day after TO-
morrow the sun enters the first point
of the constellation Aries. When the
sun In Its course through the ecliPtic
reaches this point, the days and nights
Arc equal. In all parts OF the worid.
s,he autumnal equinox occurs on the