Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-03-08
Tur IsconnIoIuLn Jomxsox.-Ral

The future outlook is indeed very cheer
ing.
The lxcoRnonLx JoHxsoS.-Ralph
johnson. il will DO remembered. set fire
10 tho Gold Hill calabooso some months
since. made his escape. was rscaptured.
tried. acquitted. rearrested OIL half o do
ron charges and as many times acquit-
ted In the District Court. While incar-
cerated in the County Jail. he admitted.
Il In alleged, TO Chief Lacksy, that he
had committed q burplaryon the Divide.
by some means he obtained Q release
from durance vile and ono moro parad-
ed the stree 8 q free ~ the zephyr that
waltzes. Officer Ben Highly. assisted
by Deputy Geo. Saunders. were detailed
to rearrest him, and on Saturday night
caught him on the Divide. While o.
corting him through Q street. Virginia.
al about half-past 3 in the evening. on
their way TO the City Jail. johnson gave
them tho alp and tho street being
crowded with pedestrians. no soon made
his way from their gaze, but not from
their memory. They followed In hot
pursuit rs far q the railroad depot and
here johnson was Lost. Shortly after
ward Highly Was going down Taylor
street. when who should he run against
but his man. ''Stop. johnson, I want
you." said the officer; but johnson
didn't stop. Highly drew his pistol and
fred; but the night being dark and no
lamp being lit, he failed to wing his
bird. Again johnson was lost. The
officers came down to Gold Hill. but
Ralph hadn't put in an appearance an
yet. Later in tho evening officers No
Carthy and Hnrkin. Of the Divide, made
a second tour In tho direction Of this
town. Arriving at the Imperial trail.
they separated; Harkin taking the road
AMI McCarty tho trail. When tho latter
gained the foot, no saw q man standing
about forty feet from him on tho Apo
site side u tbs roaj. and no Immediate
" called ont TO him 10 stand and sur
render. II WIS johnson. He thought
TO play the same trick. but II wouldn't
work, for McCarty first sent n ball in
close proximity to his legs. and then
another in the immediate vicinity OF his
head. They were very close together,
and our festive escape thought 1t much
better to give up Gracefully and run tho
chances Of another acquitth. lie was
then marched hack to Virginia and given
free lodgings once moro.
Tmx DnrIDs' BALL.-Tho first ball Of
the United Ancient Order Of Druids,
given in National Guard Hall. Virginia.
on Friday evening last. was q decided
success, socially AMI financially. In
fact Il Yesembled moro q private gather
ing than n publis ball. Tho orders Of
dancing were gotten up in . very tasty
manner. They were printed ON the IN
side Of q paper representation OF an oak
treo-the emblem Of tho order. Tho
badges Of the committees were also very
neat and elegant. being composed Of
vilied oak leaves adorned with the q
apple. Dancing commenced ut half-past
nine o'clock. and the party did not break
mn until the "wee ana hours.
whom the guests betook themselves
homewari. thanking the Society for the
agreeable evening spent under their
auspices.
VIRGINIA PoLIcE lrExu.-There was
no dearth Of business for the Virginia
police force for tho f~orty-eight hours
ending at Z O'Clock a. n. to-day. d.
Pearson, drunk and disorderly; II. Cook.
| ditto: John Doe No. I, ditto; Ralph
johnson. safe keeping; Il. Roe. drunk
and asleep; VI. Downey. ditto; Charley
ChinamAn. petit larceny; John Richards,
| ditto; Jim Doe. drunk and asleep; Sam
Joe, ditto, willism Doe, ditto; Mary
Patterson. drunken condussI John Jef.
freys, ditto; Henry Bixlsy. disturbing
| the peace; James Nolan, - Maurice.
assault and battery; - Monahan. ~
sault with intent 70 kill. Such Is the
tale as told by tho slate at the City Jail.
SrrAxorIs IN TowS.-Sot within tho
past year havo so many strangers been
s~en ON our streets a. Arc 10 DO seen al
present. q street. Virginia, and Main
! street, Gold Hill. throng with unfamiliar
faces and their parade to and fro
~ though expecting some n 10 com
along and present them all. Individually
| and collectively. with . few hundred
feet Of tho bonanza.
ASSESSMENT RrscispEp.-The assess-
msui Of 90 cents per share. levied BY
the Patten Mining Company on the I'd
! day Of February last. has been rescinded
and declared null and void. and q new
one OF ten cents per share lowed In Its
place. Sec Official notice published In
our ADVERTISING columns to-day.
PLxasAxr wElIHxn.-Por the past
three or four days. the residents Of this
portion Of the State have enjoyed .
spoil Of most delightful weather. res-
terlay being Sunday, all those who
could procure teams took q drive 10
Carson or tho neighboring towns. huge
~ enjoying their trip.
CONSOLIDATED vIRoIMA DrvIDESp.-
In our advertising columns to-day 70
published the ofiio ial notice OF the divi-
dcnd Of ten dollars per share fold shsrea)
declared by the Consolidated Virginia
Mining Company ON Saturday last pay
able next Thursday. Head. stockhold-
en-. and rejoice.
PxnsosAI.-City Jailer Lloyd returned
from San Francisco this morning. and
rcsumed tho chair at tho City jail IN
Virginia. He looks - hearty asa young