Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-10-31

GoNo HoME.-A party Of six immi.
grants from some Of the Eastern States ar
rived in Virginia City last Friday. They
looked around sll over the town, but wero
unable 10 find the $20-pioces they had OK.
pected. Not even . trAds-dollar was picked
up. and before night those Eastern fellows
would have been satisfied with ten-cent
pieccs-providcd they could get Q barrel.
full. Yesterday they put what coin they
had left. In q pool. and bought return
third-chss tickets 10 their old homes.
Didn't have enough sand In their crAws 10
stand the racket.
A DouHrruL COMPLIMENT. Senator
Morton Is a peculiar looking man. When
speaking. his full face CLOVIS with power
aud expression. His profile. owing 70 .
turned up nose. gives him . coarse look.
As gentleman remarked last night.
Morton was intended by nature for .
politician. lie gets the Intelligent people
to look him full In the face. while he trusts
to his profile 10 capture the roughs and
plug-uglies."
HELD ron POSTAGE. = Tho following
letters ars held for postage at the Gold
Hill Postofdce: Mrs. T.. Mosse, Stromnsrs,
Ontario. Canada; Miss Mary Ann Came
ron. Cornwall. Ontario. An unavailable
letter addressed 10 Miss Emma Richards,
Cornwall. England. 10 also held for re-
claiming. A letter for John Williams il
held for better direction.
A SUBSCRIBER Of the NEWS residing In
American l~iavine. near Silver City. has
raised two big sauashes on his ranch
which he thinks are pretty good average.
Tho larger one weighs forty pounds and
and the smaller one twenty-five pounds.
This IL capital enough 10 start . Reno
State Agricultural Fair with.
RACE has boon made between Benefits
mare AMI tho New York mare. 10 come or
Mt the Virginia course next Saturday. for
800 n side, half q mile dash, best three In
five. One hundred dollars . side forfeit
has been put up.
CORONER HopoEs will hold an inquest
this evening into the circumstances Of the
death Of Willie MeGinty. killed yesterday
by the fall Of . pile Of lumber noar the old
railroad depot In Virginia.
ABuur 8 o'clock this morning three
shots we're fired In the Chinese quarter Of
Virginia. The police could not find any
corpsss and no arrests were made.
Tux opening. Of tho new Virginia school,
house, when the building IL completed,
will be celebrated with appropriate cere-
monies. festivities and reIoicinga.
A SPECIAL train with the Morton. sharon
par,y on board left Virginia for Carson at
!. o'clock this afternoon. Senator Morton
will speak In Carson tonight.
JupoE wRIoHr informs the News that
he will have his registry list complete and
ready 10 put into ths hands Of the election
officers by next Saturday.
Coin HILL IL . model town. More
whisky consumed and fewer drunken men
here than IN any other place OF the same
size Oh tho Pacific COST.
OnE SHIPMENTS. - During the past
twent.four hours 70 carloads Of ore
have been shipped TO the different mills
ON the Carson River.
"drxME two hot whiskies," said . Gold
Hill teamster as he rushed into the Capt.
tai Saloon this morning at . o'clock. III
got away with them.
A REGULAR meeting Of tho Cold Hill
Miners Union will be held Of their hall
next Monday evening. Ses oficiai nohoe
In another column.
THERE isl message a the Office OF the
Western Union Telegraph Company for
Robert McMahon.
TINS section Of the country has been
visited with frost during tho past three
nights.