Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1873-03-08

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Mon BArns.-Among the most ralu-
able recent discoveries in medical SCI
ence, IL the Immense benefit to be de-
rived from mud baths. There are spe-
cial establishments fitted up where a
man all bunged up and crippled with
the rheumatism can be put to soak IN
the upctuous slime and come out In a
few hours timber aud frisky asa young
billy goat. Old Swizzles, however,
thinks his case ID an exception. lie
got very frisky last evening at an up
town saloon, and his legs never were
limberer or more unreliable on going
home. He missed the block crossing
on Main street, and found nor mud
baths than anybody ever knew oil. lie
tried 'em lengthways and sideways
aud citing down-took 'em all styles
and ali overlook one home to bed with
him and slepr in it. and to-day he can
hardly move q peg. You can prove
che benefit Of mud baths by him ; not
much.
Scarcity or WArRx.-At the pres
snt time, there is a great scarcity OF
water all along the line Of the Vir.
oinis & T'ruckee Railroad. and the
Company experience great difficulty In
obtaining q sufficient supply to Keep
their locomotives In running condition;
In several instances engines nave had
10 be towed from one station TO anoth-
ar In a helpless condition, their supply
Of water having given entirely OUT
while on duty. The company are ma
king arrangements to supply their 10
comotiyes with water from the Carson
River. At the Morgan Mill. machinery
Is being placed In position to force
water from the river up to the line Of
the railroad.
WsXr Is lr?-All the horses In the
Eclipse stable. Main street, Gold Hill,
have been attacked simultaneously
with q new tangled disease. call It by
whsteyer name one pleases. The
symptoms are as follows: Loss OF APP
petite, bad cough. discharge at the nos.
frils. chiIls, etc. Several horses which
have not been out of the stable for q
number of days, although warmly
blanketed, are In q shivering condition.
All of Mackay's livery horses. II oO
in Derby & Garhart's stable, Virginia
CITY. are similarly affected. Notwith-
standing the statements OF experts 70
the contrary. there does not seem 10
he much doubt about the actual pres
snce of the e~pizcotic In our midst.
NILES CoSprrroS.-Al,housh suf-
fsring terribly from burns received at
the late fire, James Niles is somewhat
better to-day. and It Is believed tnat
with the present skillfnl medieai treat
ment and careful nursing he Is rece.V-
inc. he will come out all right, AFTER
ali The plucky little fellow pears
hI. sufHerines with the most sublime
So,,;tmte. lie avs that he did not In
hale any OF the flames with when ne
was enyeloped at the time OF the nre,
which fact argues we'll for MS ultimate
recovery.
rrsrRAI.-The funeral Of James H.
Mooney will take place tomorrow a.
a o.cloel p. ~, from Odd Fellows
Hail Gold Hill. Being both a Mason
and an Odd Fellow, he will be buried
under the auspices Of both Orders.
Deceased was formerly foreman OIL .ne
OYerman mine, and has been a man
OF considerable prominence among tne
older residents OF Gold Hill. he was
Al years Of age. He came from beiie-
vue, Iowa. His friends generally are
invited to attend the funeral to'nor-
row.
BEING RErAIREp.-The locomotive
ssvirginia," n Of the best engines on
the Virginia s. Truckee Il. X, mas
been sent to the round house In VIZ
einia. for the purpose Of being over
hauled. We understand she Is to be
changed into a coal burner.