Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-12-07

FOLLOWING Srrr. - The shooting
scrapes that have lately occurred be-
tween the white inhabitants Of Virginia
seem to have put the Cinnamon up there
ON their mettle. and accordingly they
last evening indulged In q little pistol
practice among themselves. The row
occurred about G 80 o'clock last evening.
and. Ms near m could be learned. vas
caused by q misunderstanding o q
game Of cards. Some fifty or sixty
shots were fred. and only one man In
jured, which says very little for Johns
inarksmanship. The injured Chipaman.
who 10 said to be q leading man among
them, was struck near the LETT shoulder.
blade. the ball ranging down and lodg-
ing in the vicinity Of tho backbone.
about four inches below the point OF
entrance. The party who shot him
was standing on u porch over b IN
jured man. After doing the shooting
ie fied, and was pursued from China
town up towards the Third Ward school.
house. BY about fifty OF the bowling and
jabbering demons. They were too SLOW
however and did not overtake their
Whether the wounded Chinaman's in
juries are fatal or not. DIR. y. u. Conn.
who attended him Last evening. could not
tell. Several Of the men supposed to
have had a hand in the hght were ar
rested, but the chances ars that. a. In
former cases. nothing can he proved by
them.
Ar Lur.-The now City Jail OF vir-
cinia has finally been completed. anu
was occupied for the first time by a
number Of DRINKS last night. The jail
contain. eight cells. six Of which will
each hold four prisoners, and b othsr
two anywhere from four to q dozen, a.
circumstances may require. The smaller
cells are designed for the regular iodgers
those who are serving y Their ums
and the larger for those picked up
and nut in over night. or only Tor Jay
or two. The cells are In the centfs OF
the building. With an alley-wAy about
four feet vide running around
them. In the front OF the building are
three rooms for the accommodation OF
the Sheriff. and any other purpose Tor
which it may DO necessary to use Them
GR,xp B,LL.-A grand ball will y
given at Miaers' Union Hall. Gold Hill. on
Christmas Eve. for the purpose Of rais'
ing funds to purchase maPs. g'ooss'
charts. ETC.. for the new School.houss.
Tho name. Of those appointed ON the
various committees can be seen In our
advertising columns under tho head oil
"New To-day" We call the attention
OF the gentlemen 10 the names OF those
appointed ON the Reception Committss,
in the conident sxpection Thai nothing
further need DO held out ~ an induce
ment for them TO attend the ball.
To TIE LApIks.-M the ladies' who
are engaged in making articles OF fancy
work for the festival to be given BY the
ladies Of IL. Johns Church on the 18th.
10th and 18th insts. will leave word TO
that effect 1t Mrs. Robinson's residence.
ON Telegraph street, Gold Hill. and send
the articles there alter completion. they
will confer . favor upon the committee
having the matter In hand.
The wnur Horsx.-iss. and the
~hits men, too. Their names are COIN
4 Isaacs. Of No. l3s South Q street,
virginia. whore although not on 30
GRAND a scals o. al their old quarters.
thew still furnish clothing at the same