Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-07-13

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THr STOLEN SwIrcH.-0n the 81 In
slant. a man giving his name a J. ID.
Leslie. went into = store on South @ street,
Virginia. where human hair for the adorn.
ment Of lovely women IL sold. and said he
wanted Ia purchase . Switch" He picked
| out O S25 one, and said he would take II TO
his wife Of the Occidental Hotel and
see II Il would suit. II evidently did. for
| Mr.. Leslie failed 10 return with either
the hair or the coin. Night before last q
woman was taken 10 the City Jail drunk
aud in q fearfully disordered state. Yes
| terday morning o man called TO inquire
| for the female and said she had things of
| yalne upon her. among Others . valuable
switch. Jailer Robey told him 10 call
again at @ O'Clock In the evening. and In
the meantime hunted mp tho hair dealer.
When Leslie flor u was indeed he) called
lao was met by the swindled trades
man and caved nj once. lie WAS
charged with obtaining goods under false
pretepses and will be tried.
A DAnISo THEY Professor Prank
Stewart lost q coat Of fabulous value the
other day. Last night. In Virginia. r.
Stanford Was arrested for attempting 10
pawn the garment. The coat was at once
recognized as the Professors property.
being lined with Q geological map of the
Comstock lode. The pockets were 1lled
with quartz. aud, ~ q finAl proof Of the
ownership. n copy Of . newspaper contain
ing the National Republican platform was
drawn fiom the inside pocket, which erst.
while covered the Professors heart.
LNISa PicTrRrs IN THE OPHR.-Mstt.
Norgan's beauties went down into the
Ophir mine last night after they had Din.
ished their performance. The ladies sang
for the edificatlon Of the miners. aud
otherwise made themselves agreeable. One
of the troupe accidentally sprained her
ankle while In the depths. which somewhat
marred the pleasure Of the visit.
A FISarR Cur orF.-About I o'clock
to-day at the Calcutta mine. situated on
American Flat between the Rock Island
aud Florida mines, ]. A. Murray while
putting . pumping engine In order. hal
The first Joint Of the little finger of the
right hand caught between the plunger
and the valve and cut of.
FREIGHT RrcEIrrs. - The following
freighis for Gold Hill aud Virginia City
were received during the t~wenty.four
hours ending at IL O'Clock ~. to-day:
Wood 20 car.loads. ~ af lumber. q u mer-
chandise. . Of machinery. 2 Of pipe. 2 %
hay. 2 nf Ice. ! Of railroad iron. ! Of nut
pine and ! of -four.
AI.AnoE number Of valuable horses In
Virginia are being injured by the nails in
their shoes running into their feet. A
valuable animal belonging 10 Colonel Fair
and another. the property Of Charles
forman. Superintendent u the Over
man mine. were yesterday laid MP.
THr cistern at the corner Of Yellow
JACKIE, Engine %Company's house is being
taken up. II was found 10 encroaeh on
the ground owned by the MAsons, and upon
which the new hall Ia being erected. An
other tank or cistern will be built In the
same vicinity before long.
ANIMAL MEErisa.-The annual meeting
Of the stockholders Of the Tyler Mining
Company will be- he'll on the 2tth of the
present month. at the company's Office IN
IAN Francisco. for the election Of officers.
etc. Bee official notice Ia oar advertising
columns to-day.
"PRorEssoR" BES,,MIS, " Virginia.
was arrested last ught for assisting to
pawn two chests Of carpenters tools which
hal been stolep from . man named Keefe.
working upon Frederick new hnilding.
Benjamin secured 500 hall and was NJ
leased.
VIZ are pleased TO notice the return of
aur genial friend. Fred Turner. from his
rustieating trip 10 Lake Tahoe. Fred
says the sea brecze did him good. aud that
now he will be able to stand the bus
driving business through until next
season.
An SAN, = naughty Ohinaman. LAY he
fore ~ycstetlay ran or from Virginia 10
lleno' with q female Of his species. The
police brought him back. a. he had no
right 10 the woman, and last night lie was
locked up on = charge Of kidnapping.
ro.p,y at the Thru wari school. house.
Virginia, rehersal. for the entertainment
"a le given on the goth instant. were In
prngress. Professor Jessup IL ~ have
charge Of the music on the occasion aud II
will therefore be good,
srocg pw,nrsp. The Ioe scaics Con-
solldatNl Mining Company has declared .
stock dividend. full. particulars Of which
eau DO found IN the official notice which Is
Published IN our advertising columns to-
aay,
IT has been now sscertained that the
young man McIain sent 10 the peri.houso
The other day. IL not AFFLICTED with the
small.pox. Measles IL what ails him.
Oar SHIPMENTS. - During the past
txenty. fonr hours % carloads 81 ORE have
passed over the Virginia aud Truekee Rail.
road.
Tar Union Hotel. Dayton, caught Ere
yesterday. but the flames were ertin.
guished without damage to the building.
Coon progress Is being made on tho
foundation Of the new Masonic Hall, q