Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-11-18

tnbuted to a defect In tho ropo. This
can be the only reason assigned and no
blame can be attached to any Ont.
Tuk BALL LAST Nrour.-Yellow Jack.
ct Engine Company's ball, held In
Miners Union Hall in this town last
night, was a success OF the most en-.
coumging character. The hall was
handsomely decorated, the music excel
lent, the dresses Of the ladies gorgeous,
the claw hammers OF the gentlemen inn
maculate, the floor. reception and man.
aging committees perfect in their respec-
tive duties, and-wsll. 1t was the most
enjoyable affair Of the kind that we have
had for some time. Fully one-half OF
the guests OF the company came from
Virginia. At half.past eight tho first
set was called, and dancing continued
until the "wee sma' hours" Noyss,
Of the Maynard House, did the catering.
and il was a marvel Of the culinary art.
Everything passed of satisfactorily, and
all event merry ~ q marriage bell,'
nothing occurring to ina the pleasure
Of the evening. rs was anticipated, for
when the fremen Of this town give q
ball II Is a foregone conclusion that they
will use every sndsavor TO make u sue
csss Of the entertainment. Unlike the
"boys" OF Eastern towns. they all
know how to conduct themselves AZ gen.
tlemen.
WHAT woS'r WHISKY Do.-Yesterday
a young man Of this town went up to
Virginia and got soaked with whisky.
In the evening no commenced to buck
the tiger. and got still drunken. Atlast.
to ayengo some imaginary insult, he
borrowed q pistol. and, returning to tho
faro game. cooked II and presented II at
the head OF one OF the dealers. One OF
the b~ystanders. Mr.. John Hand, prompt
" grasped the weapon, when the in-
furiated drunk. pulled tho trigger. Mr..
Hand fortunately had hold Of the shoot
or, so that when the trigger fell, II
struck his finger. and thereby saved the
dealers life. Tho dealer then sprang
on his man and bore him to the ground.
Tho inebriate then drew q dirk knife,
but this also was taken from him. Of
ficers Morrow and Hardy then appeared
on the scene and took the belligersnt to
tho lookup. The man who was assault.
ell deserves credit for the very
magnanimous manner in which he
acted, for he would have been
perfectly justified in killing his assailer.
This should be a lesson TO some men
who, when under the influence OF liz
uor. in one moment, aro liable to com
NIT acts that years cannot sfface from
their memory.
wukaE Is He Nowf-A party by the
name Of Johnson last night attempted in
several places to obtain money on a can
esllsd check, drawn by Q. W. Leonard
to the order OF N. Barrett for the sum
Of 1857 30. Constable Tom Harkin get
on the track OF the man, arrested and
locked him up in the calaboose. There
is no guard ut night over that institution
and some Of the mans friends, taking
advantage Of this, forced IN entrance
into the building and then into his cell.
They then released him, and with rocks
demolished the bunk. The next move
they made was to tear up the mattress
strewing the straw in the middle OF the
cell when they set fire to 1t. Fortunate
ly II failed to blaze and o went out.
Constable Harkin has n strong clue to
tho mans present whereabouts and
hopes to solve the above problem sat
isiactorily.
UrsEr.-As the freight train at 10
o'clock this morning neared the Main
street crossing, a gentleman from Silver
City drove up in n buggy with his wife
and q young lad. The horses took fright
at the ringing Of the bell; the gentleman
who was driving lost his presence Of
mind and his control over the team. In
some way they turned short. breaking
the pole and bending the wheel, and
then backed into a lumber wagon. This
was tho eliminating point. and all Of the
occupants rolled out. Messrs. Mundell
and Stern grasped the horses and then
picked up the unlucky parties. No
bones were broken and nobody hurt.
PIoEoS SHOOTING MArcn.-A match
for $40, nine birds, twenty-ons feet rise.
was shot yesterday neal the Plutus
claim, below Chinatown. Virginia City.
Harris and Green were the contestants.
Harris shot seven birds out Of nine, and
Green won the money by shooting eight.
A sweepstakes was then shot for, with
three INTELLECTUALLY Howard, NJ. Gill,
and Billy Bradford-fve birds. twenty
ens feet rise. Howard killed five; Gill,
four; and Bradford withdrew after miss
ing his first bird.
MINING IrEMs, - The Crown Point
Ravine @. and S. Mining Company will
start in tomorrow to work the ledge
they have been On for sometime past.
through the Ksntuck works. They will
thus be enabled to tap the ledge at .
much greater depth. The grading OF
the sids-track to the Imperial dump was
completed last night by the Virginia &
Truckse Railroad Company. Thirty
men have been employed for sonse little
time on the work.
ASorHKR HroHwAr RonBERY. This
morning. between the hours Of one and
two o'clock. a man was stopped on the
Barbary Coast. Virginia, by two men
who called on him to stand and deliver.
He did so, but how much, We were un.
able to ascertain. The police were very
r~eticent ON the subject this morning. as
they had strong hopes OF catching their
mon. One mar was arrested this morn
;uo a .n.pie;op