Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-11

were rendered impossible between this
city and San Fernando. and across the
Los Angeles and San Gabriel rivers on
the Cotton branch. and across tho Los
Angeles aud New rivers on the Anaheim
branch. An engine from Cotton was
thrown from the track hear Cucamonga
ON the morning Of the 9th, and stages
were compelled to suspend their trips
ON account Of high water.
The stage from San Diego for Ana
hsim in attempting 10 ford Aqua FRO
Creek, near Las Flores, was swept into
the sea, carrying with 1t the mails and
two horses. The driver and two passsn.
gers saved themselves BY swimming.
At sea the storm was severe, compsll-
ing tho Orizaba to suspend discharging
freight.
At Wilmington the brig Koloa went
ashore on Dead Mans Island. She was
loaded with railroad ties. Her crew
we're saved. The bark Nicholas Biddls,
unloading lumber. and with most Of her
cargo discharged, shipped her cables and
put to sea, but was brought up on the
beach near Anaheim landing and will be
q total loss 1t Is feared. Her crew were
saved. The Orizaba returned from San
Diego TO day aud will discharge and sail
tomorrow on time for San Francisco.
It is not probable that mails will con-
meet with the north under four days,
as the roads between San Bsrnardino
and T~ehachapi are badly washed or
heavy with mud. Superintendent Hewitt
Ia working heavy crews to repair the
railroad damages aud hopes to have
everything running all round by the
close OF the week.
SAN FRAScisco. Feb. 10.-Rsports
from Trinity Center say a heavy storm
il raging on Trinity Mountains. The
snow Is four feet deep at Trinity Gen.
ter and still coming down. Snow IL six
feet deep at the New York House.
It was storming hard at Yrekn last
night.
SAN DIEGO. Feb l0.-The hardest
rainstorm Of the season occurred last
night aud the wind blow . gale from tho
southeast. The amount OF rainfall up
to 2 o'clock this morning FROM this
storm Is l 3l.l0O inches. This settles
the question Of bountiful harvssts.
Desperate Arrcstcd-snow.
PIocnE, Feb. 10. - Idaho Bill, Of
Dsserct Station rsnown. wal arrested
here yesterday and lodged in Jail. He
will have an examination this evening.
About eight inches Of snow has fallen
here within tho past forty.sight hours.
--
A HINT TO WyEs.-A lady who sus.
pected that her husband was In the
habit Of kissing katy, the maid, resolved
to detect him In tho act. After watch
ing for days, she heard him como In one
evening. and quietly pass through into
the kitchen. Now Katy was out that
evening. and the kitchen was dark.
Burning with jealousy. tho wife took
some matches In her hand. and, hastily
placing her shawl over her head. as Katy
sometimes did, entered the kitchen by
the back door, aud was almost inn
mediately seized anu embraced In the
most ardent manner. With her heart
almost bursting with rage and jealousy
tho injured wife prepared TO administer
q terrible rebuke to her faithless spouse.
Tearing herself from his foul embrace.
sho struck a match. and stood face to
face with-the hired man. Her husband
says his wife has never treated him 80
we'll since the first month they were
married ns she has for the past few
days.