Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-12-21
p.iud.d Murderer.

new trial. refused commuhtion Of sentence
and condemned TO be hanged on . certain
day and hour. would give up all hope and
bend his mind 10 moet the inevitable.
Net 30 with Peter Larkin. II 10 az certain
a. anything else in human Affairs that he
will be hanged on the 10Th Of January
next. yet he deludes himself with the most
foolish hsps that something will turn up
TO save his mock from the halter. Not
~withstanding he has been in Jail seventeen
months for the killing Of Corcoran. and
has been In constant communication with
lawyers during that time. be appears 70
be ~singularly ignorant Of the law bear.
ing on such cases a. his. He con-
stantly and querulously demands VI
his jailers why the Board Of Pardons
have not shown cause why they shouldn't
commute his sentence - and they cannot
make him understand that anything the
Board might have done for him would
have been In the nature Of q favor and not
. right. He has quite . lively hope. too,
that the Governor will yet step In and
save him. not knowing that In this State
the p~ardoning power does not rest with
the Governor. but with the Board OF Par
dons. II Is simply cruel 10 allow the man
to harbor these dslusive hopes, and he
should be given to realize his true situa-
ton. While he is thus distracted with
false hops and his few days Of life are gal
Looping into the past. he cannot prepare
properly for death. The priest calls upon
him occasionally now. but Larkin 10
wholly oiled with a fsvsrish thirst for life.
and that Absorbs all his faculties.
FREE WHISKY. Michael Mulcahy.
charged with disturbing the peace. came
into Court yesterday afternoon leaning on
the shoulders Of TIVE policemen. and con.
torting his features rs II every movement
gave him infinite pain. When they sat
him down upon the bsnch q hideous groan
burnt from his throat. and he started 10 his
feet rs II he had sat down upon the inside
Of . pincushion. Then he painfully
stretched himself at full length upon the
bench. and waited his turn. "sit mp,
MulcAhy." commanded thr Court.
81 can't yer Amer" answered
Muleahy fcsLly. "why not, sir =" DE
k~ase-bekass, yer A~nnsr-bekase l can't,
yer Amer" "what's tho matter with
your" FRAY fwhisky, yer Amer" Free
whisky How came that Il affect you In
such q manner I" AK tho barkAper there
yer Amer" EYES. sir. ! dose IT," put In
xyoung man with oily curls, I" I'm gittin'
tired O. these here stifis guzzlin' at my
bar an then tryin' 10 stand me OIL. l
bounced him yer Honor" Il being brought
To light that the howls Of Mr.. Mulcahy.
while undergoing the process OF ''bounc-
Ing" had caused his arrest, the Court
merely gave him q reprimand and sent
him 10 Jail for three months.
Az EDITOR ArPREcilrEp.-Last ovsnin.
there was a pleasant little Incident in the
Virginia journalistic circle. ID. T.. Nc
Carthy, proprietor Of the Er,.i"y Ch'O"ieis,
presented Mr.. s. p. Sutherland, his editor
in-chisf. with a handsome watch and chain.
~ a token of his APPRECIATION Of his ser
vices. Mr.. Sutherland Ia one Of the most
talented and Woodworking journalists ON
the coast and well deserves the compli.
msnt-and the watch. which. no donbt.
will prove u true friend In many q future
time of need.
For Im Observation-Disclosures 4 Arm
brust. proprietor. OF tho City Bakery.
Restaurant and Candy Depot, may be
found at No.. ~ Ner'h Z street. Virginia.
where they havs on hand an elegant as
sertmsnt VI holiday goods. such a. cakes.
toys. candies, ornaments fer the table n
other goods in that line. Read their ad.
vertisemsnt in another column and call
upon them for anything you may want III
the way o' gooa's'
A PisroL-Snor.-A pistol-shot rang out
ON n .,r.n n, Q O'Clock this Morning. and
it,
u was hopsu ny P'ou' Pe'soAs A'N"s Wv"
In hearing that there wonld bs q man TOT
~, -. sr.i Inv a nelIc.man. and, Of
courss. missed Its marx. Two men quar-.
relied In Rose BENJAMIN 1sn, anu QUO "
4. So Aim them 10 The city lsil. The
sLo, h,on,b, Al, fugitive 10.
The NIAGARA NINE. Through an over
.i,b, , rcuort Of the Niagara mine was
49, -. .-i.,.u..n. =,
...,.r,,x Tn. min. n.,.r wa, in fn,r
workin. condition than at present. The
machinery Is all In the fin.st order. D
sinking tue main incline sn.it peIow Ihs
ooo-ioot lever never mAue os'NsI pi's M
thah u mas uufin. uhs past "eeA. ~
future prospects oi Tue mine a's' "'a' "'
ieas'' prisn'
At mi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS closing si'
sreisss OF the hlsh schooi ior pecomoor
wiz oe "e'a ""
will DO given the usual programme, on
.i.ting OF ,ho csH',a",st ledi'sd py ueSIss
lanations, aud so fsrth. All are invited
to attend. The schools will close To-
'n''ro" 'o' ~
Lirr IssuRlScE.--John Casey, the
minsr who ra. Killed in the sutro Tunnel
Saturday last, was insured in the New
York Life Insurance Company for the SUN
of ~. 200. This little sum Is equal TO the