Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-24

"TUnSRD GRAY IN 4 MISuTE.-Joe
roo,h, who had his feet cut OIL by the
at the Baltic switch yesterday, WAS
btogght to this city Ia the afternoon,
and aid out at the depot TO await the
arrival Of n surgeon. Among the
crowd which pushed to see him wal n
young man named Bolen or Bowen,
living near tho Divide. Bolan IL Is or
ID years Of age. aud has been subject
to fits. lie looked upon the mangled
llnbs % the unfortunate man TOR a
moment and then fell fslntlng to the
Iloaf. When he fell his hair was black
a. a ravens wing, and In n minute
&c became asgray AZ the hair Of man
ninety years old. lie was resuscitated
and reuoved to his residence, aud to-
day, In apparent good health. he finds
himself one Of tho wonders Of the age"
-pirgiHiI Chroaie!s Of last ereaing.
The sensational part Of tho above
item, about the young mans hair turn
Ing gray Il excellent, with the excep-
ton that there Ia not q word OF truth
In Ii. The ardsntly irrcpressible Jen-
klns I. CHM OF the Chrorieis, fell an
easy victim TO tho attractive cansrd,
sucking IL In rs eagerly rs he would =
milk punch. That part OF tho story
about the young mar fsinting mt the
sight OF Booths mutilated condition
was true enough, but meeting Bolen
subsequently he showed us that the
capillary covering OF his Uranium was
no grayer than usual. lie says lie 10
subject to fits, however.
PuauIsric. - Yesterday two men
working In the Crown Point mlnc had
a little alteration. Arbitration being
OF no avail. they decided to settle their
dinlcultie. by an appeal 70 arms. AT
eight o'clock this morning they re-
paired to u high knoll situated n short
distance east OF the Imperial hosting
works, and commenced the work OF
pummelling each other. About 800
spectators were In attendance. AT the
conclusion OF the first round Constable
Tom Harkin made his appearance on
tho battle field. As soon ne the officer
came In sight the belllgerents recol-
lec,ed that they wanted to see q man
Down town. aud took to their heels.
Neither OF them were seriously Injured
during their brief encounter.
SHADE TREES. - Alexander Clark,
whose advertisement can DO found In
another part OF this paper has just re-
ceiycd a large and splendid lot OF To-
Gust, elm. and other varieties Of shade
aud ornamental trees, Ia fine 'order,
direct from the nursery, on the Cos
umnes river. California, which he
oilers cheap for cash. The trees can
be seen, and orders left Mt the Lone Star
Stables, on the Divide. lie will also
be receiving fresh lots OF shade trees,
shrubs, vines, etc. suitable for this eli
mxss and locality. Now Is the time TO
sccure what will bsautify and render
more valuable your homes.
ANSWERED.. - Correct solutions to
the problem which appeared In Sa,ur-
days News have been sent Us by Willie
Randall and also by n miner. who
gives his Initials as ''w. o." Master
Willie could not 10 persuaded to seek
his couch until he had mastered the
probleis. lie Is the son OF Hon. John
Randall, OF Lower Gold Hill, and Il
sharp on mathematics. lie brought In
his answer, deliberately aud correctly
written and figured out, and Il now
eager fer o and tougher problems
to conquer. The following are the cor
rect answers A gets $2l 80, Ii SIS 30,
CSl2 60 aud ID. $40 53.
TREs AND Now. = In 1869, the
revenue accrulng to the state and
County from the quarterly tax on the
proceeds OF the Crown Point mine
amounted to 81 30. The tax paid by
Bslcher mine. for the same period,
amounted TO 80 cents. At present, the
taxes realized from the two mines
reach far up into the thousands.
RErUBIicAs CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Wy . notice In another column 1t will
be seen that q mcct.ag OF the Storey
County Republican Central Commit
tee will DO held at their rooms next
saturday afternoon at l o'clock. All
msmbers are reques ted to be prompt
Ia their attendance.