Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-09

WHAT MADE Tue DuYERENcE?-A
few days since Rev. T. II. McGrath,
while soliciting aid In Virginia City
for Some benevolent object, refused to
accept anything from . gentleman
somo sixty years Of age, giving IS q
reason that q man who had lived to
that age aud had to labor for q living,
generally needed all he had. This led to
q few remarks a. to the vast difference
there 10 In the abilities Of men to get
along and mako their way In the
world. Among these present was a
very capable yeung man, full OF health
and vigor, whs commenced to tell that
he had q twin brother In the city
whose resemblance to hlm,slf was so
strong that one was often mistaken for
the other. but here the ssnblance
ceased. His brother was q married
man, steady, sober. industries and
saving ; was the psssessor OF q neat
little home, aud lived rs comfortable
and coy N moderate means would Al
low, while he with the same education
just a. good chances and equal abii.
tiles, had hard work to get along n
make q living. and that he could not
see for the lille Of him what caused tue
difference. ooh" said McGrath.
"that 10 easily told" "Woll," said
the young man, "what Is it?" "why,
the simple fact that your brother has
so much more common sense than you
have" replied the reverend gentle
man. IL Is needless to say that tho
answsr was perfectly satisfactory.
ossIcr InrRovKMrsrs.-capt lay
lor, Superintendent Of the Yellow
Jacket Minhg Company. on his re-
turn from San Francisco a few days
ago, was ~agreeably surprised to find
that soms valuable improvements had
been made In the Interior arrange
monts Of the company's Office. The
Captains private office 10 now shut oil
from any nslss caused by people pass.
Ing through the building by means OF
q hall partition. Numerous other Inn
provsments have been mado about
the premises, combining comfort and
convenience. The work OF making
the repairs was generated by George
Hopkins, Secretary Of the company.
JUSTICE wmanr's CouRr.-rhs case
OF Stewart, arrested for all assault with
a deadly weapon with Intent to do
bodily harm, occupied the attention OF
Justice wrlght's Court yesterday. lilo
Was discharged. but was rs.arrestsd
upon a charge Of assault and battery.
His trial was set for Monday next.
There were four arrests for assault and
battery. Two OF the parties were con-
yicted. one was discharged. and the
fourth Is awaiting trial. To-day a
young man calling himself Withsrs,
had q hearing In court upon a charge
OF vagrancy. Ito va convicted aud
sentenced to fifteen days imprlson-
ment In the County jail.
FuSrRAL.-'rhe funeral Of Llcutcn.
ant Colonel Jones was held In Vir.
ginls City yesterday afternoon. APP.
proprlats honors were paid to the
memory Of the deceased. The funeral
took place from Odd Fellows Hall.
The procession consisted Of q delega-
ton Of Odd Fellows. General Batter
mana company OF National Guards,
and members Of the Grand Army Of
the Republic. At the conclusion OF
the burial service the National Guard
fred three volleys over the grave, a
ceremony peculiarly appropriate to
the occasion.
School, CessUs.-The Census Mar
shals are buslly engaged at present In
enrolling the names and number OF
children In the several districts OF
age. In Storey County, with q
population OF IL. 900 or 5000, no blind
children or mutes have thus far been
discovered. As \ somewhat remarka-
bic feature OF census statistics, We may
mention that In Ylrglnla q lady was
met with who had given birth to twen-
children nearly all OF whom aro
living.
DELINQUENT SALE PosrrosED.-The
delinquent sale In the matter OF the
assessment on the Original Gold Hill
Gold and Silver Mining Company, Is
to May a. See Official no.
ticc In our advertising columns to-day.