Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-01-21

Ed. NEWb ~ hhcio - toii"e aeh
ming In and out Of Gold Hill? 1 have
rather been under the influence OF q
vivid hallucination sufficient to imag-
| Inc that there was one ; or some inno-
cent or another. or something else has
established upon my mind the belief
that n railway In aud out OF Gold llill
wa, a reality. Having o occasional
rapidly moving appurtenances, some
headwards and some observation-disclosures
linked or frozen together. with a move
ment OF sublime dignity seldom seen
In these observation-disclosures has been In
troduced before my heretofore reason
ably clear vision, obstacles producing n
mood OF meditating soiiloquy, with
the lonely interrogation thrown be-
tween my lips by the soliloquizing
| tongue, .'Is there q railway running
I'm aud out OF Gold HIP" You or
some or SONS other charitable source
will, I hope, be so kind rs to answer,
with plainly given Information, that
will be SO easily understood that the
intoleraut obstacles before the vision
nav be removed. aud that q clear view
| of the muddled state OF affairs a be
had, aud prayers shall be hereafter fer
| ysntly uttered with an upward grade.
ANXIOUS lsoUiRHR.
OLp Folks CoscEKr.-A "greatc
| Concerto" Ia to be given on Thursday
and Friday evenings Of this week. at
National Guard Hall, Virginia, In aid
OF the Liberal Religious Society OF that
city. From what we hear. together
| with the programme advertised In an-
other column to-day, this will b. one
Of the most novel. unique and Interest
Ing affairs OF the kind Imaginable. We
notice among the list OF women singers
| the good old.time names Of Hepsy Jane
| Briggs, Deliverance Jones, Jeru-ha
P.ttibone, Patience Maria Dobbins,
| Cynthia Ann Hopkins aud Sunlight
Eobson (; and among the men, Jede-
dish lockwood, Jabez Lawson, hish
Stebbins, Deacon Faithful Hutchinson
aud others. n couple Of dozen or more,
| composing the choir. All are to be
dressed In their old.style costume,
which they wore a hundred years ago.
When they were younger than they are
! now, Those toothless centenarians
| will sing the old. fashioned dittles and
sacred hymns they used TO twang
through their blessed old noses la the
days OF the Revolution aud the great
Boston tea party. The hall will be
opened at early caudle-light, and at $
o'clock precisely the "timest. or Choir.
ister, will bite his old tuning fork and
the concert will begin. Tickets OF all
mission, one dollar. The old folks will
G pleased TO see the hall well filled,
IS IL most undoubtedly will be.
ACCIDENT IN TUE TYLER MrSE.-At
about one o'clock yesterday afternoon
John L. Smith, while engaged In max
Ing some repairs at or near the surface
OF the Tyler mine, had the misfortune
IN fall down the shaft, 3 distance OF 80
feet, when his further descent was ar
rested by some scatfoldlng. He sus.
tained Ia consequence OF the fall, a
compound fracture OF both bones oil the
lett leg. two Inches above the ankle.
HIs LEFT thigh was fractured and his
right shoulder dislocatod. The mans
lungs aud ribs also sustained severe in-
juries. lilo was taken out OF the mine
aud conveyed TO his residence on tho
Divide. Doctors Manson, OF Gold Hill,
aud Heath, of Virginia. rendered tho
necessary surgical assistance. We
learn that the Injured man was In =
comfortable condition this morning.
lie will recover.
ACCIDENT IN THE BEIcuKn NINE
Lat night, at the time Of changing
shifts In the Belcher milne. a man by
the name OF Wood received q severe
cut In his lett leg under the following
circumstances when the giratio, IN
making the downward trip, haltel a
moment at the l200-foot station, he
caught hold Of the lower end OF tho
same. Before he could climb up on
the giraffe II backed down on him. In
flicting an ugly cash In his leg, as al.
ready stated. We are Informed that
he bled p~rofusely from q severed arte-
ry. lie received prompt medical as
si.tance, aud will be able TO return 10
work again In n few days.
A Cold NIanr.-The weather last
night was cold rs blazes, window
names In sleeping apartments where
there had been no firc were covered
with n heavy coating OF frost. Boot
lacks had to be called into requisition
In breaking into water pitchers. II
was glorious weather to sleep, and
many n person whose business made 1t
necessary for, him to rise early found
that although the spirit might be Will
ing. the flesh VAS weak. Once up,
however. the weather was found 20 be
very cxhilarating, just the kind TO
make n man step around lively with
no Immediate danger Of stsgnating.
Ur,Er.-Curly Bill OF Vlrginl',
while giving Mrs. Abe Ejgington an
airing on c stree, this forenoon behind
. handsome span Of black horses, had
the nm luck to upset tho cutter In front
of the Randolph House. Geo. Ben
nett of Gold Hill. who happened to be
elo,e nj hand when the accident oc-
Cured, caught the horses py the blts
and held them securely until Curly
Bill had time to right the cutter, when
the sleichist., neither Of whom were
Injured, again took seats In the samo
and drove on their way rejoicing.
WATER COMPANY ArrAiRs. The
oph,r grade Is badly drifted ut the
present time. Mr.. Overton. Supcrin-
t.ndent OF the Water Company, how
eyer. manages every morning TO ride
our on horseback from the Divide ~
far a the Water Company's new reser-
yoir. During the past two days Ice
has formed rapidly In the reservoir,
and a large force OF men are to be ein-
ployed at once In gathering the crop.
Orr II rn,cK.-rhis morning the
locomotive Nevada, while bringing up
a 10, OF empty ore dumps from the
Carson river mills. ran through an
omen switch la the vicinity ot the
Mound House. Two hours were con.
sumed In getting her back on the track
This setback wall retard to q consld-
cradle extent the shipment oil ore 10,
day. Only seventeen CARLOADS hau
been sent forward up to 10 A. NJ.