Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-10-25

RACEs.-The n c between silver
Heels and Kibbe comes on tomorrow
at the Virginia Race Track. Both
horses are in fine condition, and good
time Is expected. Silver Heels is
matched to trot five miles out against
Grant on Sunday week. lie comes
here with a good record ut long dis
tances. Besides this race the celebra-
ted pacing horse Trii,e will be sDeeded.
He will no doubt make the best time
ever made for a pacing or trotting
horse over the above track. Visitors
TO the track will be well satisfied with
their trip tomorrow, as the proprietor
is making every effort to give the pub
Tic the worth Of their money.
Coin HILL SocIAIs.-The first Of
the series OF terpsichorean parties
given BY the Gold Hill Social Club at
Miners Union Hall last evening was
A yery agreeable success In every re-
spect. The party was we'll attended,
music excellent, and, with the ex-
ception Of our worthy Chief accident
ally tumbling down and d~islocating
his wrist, while endeavoring to cut the
..piceon wing" to perfection In the
Horse Guards. no accident occurred to
ma the festivities OF tho occasion.
The second OF the series will be given
one week from next Friday night.
WATER FowL.-This morning we
saw a pair OF fat brant "a specie OF wild
goosel, which we're brought in from
the Humboldt river by a party OF In
dams. The wings, when extehueu'
measured seven feet from tip o up.
The fowls weighed 20 pounds eacn. a
Chinese la%undryman on Ii DiSide
purchased the pair for 50. The lndi-
ans report that there Is an abundance
of duck On the Humboldt.
SrLvA's CoSprrtoS.-Antoine Silva
who had his feet cut off by being run
over By the cars about 10 days ago. Is
getting along finely. The heel which
the attending physicians managed 10
save. 4, slouSRing considerably. Gran
ulation Is going on rapidly on Tue
stump Of the other limb, anu an Oh tne
present symptoms are favorable 10 MS
ultimate recovery.
STREET GRApING.-Town Marshal
Kelly is having some good work done
IN the way of street grading between
tIe Gold Till Foundry and the sap
nbire Mill. Main street Is being filled
In TO the depth CT two feet with mac
sdamized rock. (which Is taken from
.ha nld Dyernian dump.
s~SR,ousL.y ILL.-We regret to learn
that William Stutridge Is dangerously
an with typhoid fever. IL is thought
tho. bis illness Is occasioned TO some
extent by grieving over the death OF
his child who, 1t will be remembered
was accidentally shot by his own
hands q short time ago.
How CAusEp.-we are informed that
the prevalence of tevers and other ma
,.rio,,s diseases In town at the present
time Ia owing. to 3 considerable eS-
tent TO defective sewerage. IL such
be the fact, it Il to be hoped that the
town fathers will at once take steps 70
abate the nuisance.
TURKEY DrNNER.-This morning we
noticed hec,atombs Of slaughtered
turkeys In front Of the Maynard
Restaurant, from which circumstance
we infer that neighbor Noyes Is going
TO treat his guests to turkey and Gran
harry sauce tomorrow. Dinner ready
at $3.50 p. ".
FLowERY PUBLIC SCHOOL. = The
Flowery District Public School Is pros
pering finely under the charge OF Miss
Jeanette Wilson. At the present time
thirty pupils are In attendance, oil Of
whom appear to be making good pro-
yress In their studies.
New MANAaEMENr.-On the lst oil
NEXT month Wilson Bender will take
charge Of the Atlantic and Pacific Tel
egraph Office in Virginia City.
A SPUR WHEEL, weighing 5000
Mounds, was sent this morning from
the Fulton Foundry to the Caledonia
Hoisting Works.