Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-02-17

IisToL IRACIiCE.-h nhppy ihauersW WIZ
at an early hour this morning, waa
pacing the floor Of his bedroom with q
brand new baby struggling with It's FIRST
attack Of collie, heard q couple Of pistol
shots fred somewhere in tho nsighbor'
hood OF Fort Homestead. From subss.
quent inquiry Of Abe Jones, the police
man on duty at the time. we learn thai
the shots were fred by q miner who was
going homo from his work. and who
hearing a woman calling for assistanot
near the place mentioned, fred of the
pistol TO attrnct the attention OF the
police. Whisky was at the bottom oil
the trouble, the woman who called for
assistance having been abused by her
drunken husband. Mr.. Jones settled
the difficulty without having to make
IN arrest.
NATIONAL GuAnD BALL. Tho thir.
tesnth anniversary ball OF the National
Guard OF Virginia. which will take place
at the Company's hall In that city next
Tuesday evening. will doubtless Be tho
best held In tho hall since It's recon-
struction. for the men composing this
Company cherish the laudablo ambition
OF being first In anything they under
take, and como as near attaining u a.
most people. Prom this the public may
fairly expect something really superb.
for nothing short will excel the Gale
donna and Entro Nous balls lstsly hold
at that place. One feature OF the ball
will DO that walters will be present TO
attend on guests, free Of charge.
JoE MuRrnY.--National Guard Hall.
virginia. was well filled last evening on
the occasion OF tho second appearances Of
Joe Murphy and his troupe in that city.
All the songs and dances were given
with spirit and were well received. As
the play Of "That Rascal Pat" pro-
crossed. Murphy. who appeared 10 make
up to tho spirit OF the thing. threw In Q
good many telling hits not TO DO found
In tho text. convulsing tho house with
laughter. Murphy and his troupe are
well worth hearing. and those In search
Of fun ran get their Gil by attending at
National Guard Hall.
BUcKLEr's vARrrTrrs.- by q dispatch
received last night from his partner In
San Francisco, Tip orndorfr learns that
the best talent in tho city has been 30
cured for tho Variety Theater which
opened virginia City last Saturday
evening. The troupe, among whom are
Claudio Leo, Ida May, Maggie Kelly,
Maud Dewey, Fanny Webster. Blanche
Dslmar, Cora Leon, George Thompson.
Harry Dewey. Ned Barry and Henry
Stuart, left San Francisco this morning
In charge Of Ned Buckley. and will ar.
rive in Virginia tomorrow morning.
CATHERINE THEx IS.-Tho Champions
Of tho Red Cross have lately began to
marshal their forces In Virginia City.
and the members thereof who, In the
Generalization consequent upon the
great confagration. took to tasting the
flowing bowl, are now being hunted up
and brought back into the ranks OF the
Champions by the moro jealous mem.
bers. Any old topper who, within the
last week, has noticed some OF his
whilom gay companions looking detected
and miserable. will now know to what
cause their sadness 10 TO be attributed.
TAKEN TO woopBRipox. "A young
married woman named Esthsr Bsckert,
adjudged Insane by Dn. F. NJ. Conn
and j.. W. Van Zandt, was taken to tho
Woodbridge Insane Asylum last eve
ming, In charge Of an officer. Tho In.
is supposed 10 DO hereditary. a.
her mother has been the inmate OF an
for three years.
To NJ REnunr.-The rcctory OF 81.
Church in Virginia, which for.
msrly stood on the oornsr OF F and Tay-
lor streets, and was destroyed by the
great fire, will DO rebuilt Immediately.
InpERrAL AxakssNrSr.-An ASSESS.
mont OF 81 per share is levied BY the
Imperial Silver Mining Co.. delinquent
March 2lst. Bee official notice In our
advertising columns to-day.
IT Is said that trout are running up
the Truckee river.