Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-12-11

PAT ClsEY's TRIprLArioSs.-Mr. Pat
Casey has a hard row to hoe. He Is
continually the recipient, much against
his will. Of all kinds OF strange pres
snts. The strangest feature OF the case
is that no never knows who the dona-
tors are. In the days OF buzzards a
handsome specimen Of that magnificent
bird was forwarded to Pat from ruckee.
This he exhibited to all his friends,
naming IL the "Phills loo" bird from
South America. The next gift was a
brace Of rabbits from Sacramento. and
the last a lot OF white mice and two
Guinea pigs. This last straw almost
broke his hack. Up he starts to Tom
Harkin's house and presented the pigs
to Mrs. Harkin. telling her at the time
that "they were r~atters; no rat could
live In the house twenty-four hours with
thsm." Mrs. Harkin thanked him for
his kindness and his pigs. The pigs
were then turned loose, but they didn't
hunt rats worth q cent. They curled
themselves up in u bundle and went into
n profound sleep. and so they remained.
When Tom went homeAis wife showed
him the rat-catchers. Tom didn't 60 q
cent on them. He thought he would
.'watch and watt" however. and see
tho result Of their nights work, in the
shape Of rats. AL that night Tom
watched the pigs. Not q muscle did
they move. The next morning he trav-
eled down to Pats. and called ont from
behind the bar: 81 want you to 60 up
to my house and take those pigs away"
"I1i do it," said Pat. Up he went;
got hold Of his Guinea pigs, and then
started for his saloon. by this time he
was closely followed by a large delega-
ton Of young hoodlums, who yelled,
hooted and laughed at him until they
we're hoarse. They pleaded In vain for
the animals. Pat get them home at last
and now he il going TO train them to
catch rats. He swears dire vengeance
ON the next man who sends him a gift Of
the kind. and has bought a doubls-bar-
relied shotgun for the purpose Of ex-
ecuting the same.
DrKD.-ws yesterday spoke OF the re-
covsry OF Mr.. George G. Langtree. OF
Dayton, as something certain. The
uncertainties Of life was never better
illustrated. Yesterday he took q relapse
and last night he died. He was Al years
Of AGE, and q native Of Canada. He will
DO buried tomorrow at half.past n
o'clock. A p~ost-inortem examination
will be made to-day. the particulars OF
which We will publish tomorrow.
fpykRAL.-Ths funeral Of Mike Hsi.
fernan, who was killed on the railroad.
took place to-day from Eagle Engine
Company's house, on b street, Virginia,
this afternoon. 1t was largely attended
by the Fire Departments OF both Gold
Hill and Virginia, and by the late
numerous friends and acquaintance.
FRxIaHr RxcErprs. - The following
amounts Of freight were received at the
Gold Hill and Virginia depots Of the
Virginia * Truckee Railroad, during the
twenty-four hours ending at II y. to-day:
Coal ), merchandise q, fruit I. wood 6l.
lumber 81. -four 2. pig-iron 4. grain j,
hay I. hogs 1. Total ll5 car loads.
OrE SHIrMESr.-0ne hundred and
six carloads Of orc nsgregnting seven
hundred forty.two tons were shipped
over the v. 4 T. Il. II. for the "a
hours ending at IL n. to-day.
wnkRE rs TIE SPRrSxLxa.-Ths dust
on our principal streets lies about two
inches thick. Every passing team
raises q cloud that envelopes every pedss-
train. Let US have a sprinkler OF some
kind.