Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-08-01
An EplsoDE.-Qulte an excitement

the custody Of q child. a little girl
about ten years Of age. The man,
whose name Is Dohle. drove down
Main street in a buggy. having the
child with him. His wife followed on
t"ot. crying frantically, and calling
upon the bystanders to assi.t her In
recovering the little girl, whose Tito
she said vas In jeopardy. The follow
Ing IA u brief history Of the affair:
The husband aud wife are each labor
ing under the impression that the 9TH
er Il insane. A short time ago MIR.
Dohl placed the little girl In st. Mary's
School. Virginia City. The mother
learning OF the child's whereabouts re-
moved her from the school aud secured
board for her in a private family in
Gold Hill. AS o as the father "a
certained this fact he determined TO
regain possession Of the child. and
accordingly this afternoon he called at
the house where the child was staying,
placed her in II buggy and drove away,
hiac lilac lacrymde.
WASHINGTON GUARD EXCURSION
Our readers will bear In mind that the
Washington Guard are to have = grand
picnic aud target excursion OIL Tues
day next. August 5. They have Sc
lected rs II place for holding the picnic
the Bowers Mansion. one of the most
delightful retreats to he found any
where In the State. That the excur-
sion will be one Of the most enjoyable
of the season. We have not the slight
est doubt. We are pleased to learn
that the Hat Of prizes to he shot for by
the members Of the company Is being
constantly Increased. Among the
prizes not heretofore named ia 4 fine
gold watch chain. presented hy Dan
Cook; a large gold pen and pencil case,
presented by Lew Goodwin, and n line
bloodStone watch seal. set In gold, pre-
sented BY Abe Edsinston.
TEAMrNo AcciDESr.-This forenoon.
while an eight mule team attached to
n wagon, heavily laden with oar. was
passing down Main street. Lower
Gold Mill. In the vicinity of the Doug
laS Mill, the brake gave way. presipi.
tating the wagon upon the team and
knocking all the auimals of their feet.
One Of tile wheel mules had Il hind leg
broken aud was otherwi.e injured 10
such an extent that he Ind ~ be shot
to put him out Of his misery.
SCARCITY or wATER.-There seems
to be danger of a water famine unless
the water company succeed speedily In
their efforts to bring In a supply from
the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The
~itenerant WAFER merchant In Virginia
City finds u uihl >ult TO supply bis reg
ular customers OH the Divide, rs lie /.
stopped ttty times OH hiI wny thitlier
by people with buckets In hand. beg.
cling approximately for a small guam
tity for domestic purposes.
TEAcuERs' ExAMiNATIoS. - Candi-
dates applying for teachers certificates
have to sustain an eXamination In the
following branches, to wit: Reading.
writing, orthography and English
grammar. In order to receive n GER
t~iticate the candidate must exhibit 4
good degree of proficiency Ia spelling,
possess a pasSabIe knowledge OF geog-
rapy, be able 10 analyzc and parse
correctly, and explain the
OF arithmetic.
CARSON MiNT.-rhe Cashier Of the
Carson Mint. yesterday. says the .ap-
peal. delivered to Wells. Fargo & Co.
IL bars OF Impaired gold aud silver,
worth together the sun of $50 400. 90
ing direct 10 the Bank OF London aud
Sln Francisco tLimited) London, Eng
land.
4. o. Hive learn from Mr..
Hayes, Of Virginls City, that n new
lodge Of the order of A. o. II. has re-
been organized In Eureka, Ne
vada. with a membership Of $50. The
l~nitiatory ceremonies were conducted
by P. VI. Williu, State delegate.
.rnANxs.-Ws acknowledge the re-
ceipt Of complimentary tickets. for the
grand operate and ballad concerts 10
he given ut Piper's Opera House By
Miss Fannie Marston. the first of
" hitch Is announced 10 take place this
friday evening.
FREreHr.-'rhe following is a list Of
he freight received ut the railroad
Gold Hill. during the month o.
coal. 005. 900 pounds: lumber,
rom Central Pacific, 49,. 500 feet ;
grain. $780, 40 pounds; merchandise,
,0l0. 295 pounds.
VIRGINIA. DAsnAwAYs "A regular
Meeting will be held this evening at
he Methodist Church. Mrs. Churchill,
II San jose. lectures Oh the Progress
IF Civilization" Seats free ; no OIL
lection.
WATER lrEM.-A telegram from c.
B. Smith, OF Virginia. states that the
WAS to have been turned Into
the pipe ut IL o'clock this forenoon.
Have not heard result.
MONTHLY ORE SHIPMENr.-During
the month Of July. 2.22l car loads OF
ore were shipped over the v. & l.
Railroad TO the various mills in this
vicinity.
MErEoRoLooIcAL.-The thermome-
ter in Gold Hill Mt 2 T. VI. to-day
u temperature Of s5' IN the
A. VI. KcTrscHSrrT Of Virginia City,
has been appointed Notary Public
for Storey county.
PAY-pAY.-rhe miners employed In
the Imperial will be paid on to-mor-