Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-01-18

u~cer-shvt ntBuss SSso - Ss"
-Crosksd whisky-A Csandsnes
Running In Debt-Tids
Land Observation-Disclosures On
tho htsses Cars-kuieids-A 0anH
OF Thieves.
San FRAScIsco. Jan. l8- P. NJ
Louis j. Burr. formerly Colonel In The
army. and Of late Deputy Collector Of
Internal Revenue in Tulars, Fresno and
Kern counties. was brought to the city
last night by United States Deputy Mar
shall Alderman. and held In custody on
q charge OF compromising q violation oil
Of the Internal Revenue law. Burr
found in the Chinese store Of Quong
Quen & Co., Baksrshsld, a number Of
boxes OF cigars unstamped, seized the
whole establishment and thon offered to
release 1t on payment Of $1,000. The
firm paid $3.50 cash and gave a note for
$3.50, which was afterwards returned on
payment Of the $3.50. Burr's bail Is
$1,000. pending examination. He al.
leges ignorance Of the law and an In
%tention to turn over the money received
to the Government.
The pending Civil Rights case Of
colorsd citizens against Thomas Nc
guire is on trial in the Circuit Court this
A. M.-tho suit Of wormssr Brothers
against the Bank Of California In the
same court being laid over for the pres
sent.
In the United States District Court
the crooked whisky case Of the Anti.
och distillsry is still on trial. Coun.
sci for defense made q motion to take
up tho Government books and 60
through them in course, comparing the
totals with the total records Of ship
ments, which he argues will show q per-
feet agreement.
The notorious DR.. Haskell. temper
ancs lecturer. etc., has been arrested for
obtaining money under false pretsnses.
Advertising in tho newspapers for q
cashier. many persons answered. from
several OF whom he obtained sums
ranging from $40 to 5000, on tho plea
that advances had to be made to get tho
position.
At a meeting Of the Supervisors
Auditor Maynard submitted q state.
mcnt. showing that the Hospital, Street
and Fire Department, and other import
ant funds had been ~overdrawn and that
the city was fast running In debt. A
communication was received from the
conductors Of the Lying.in.H Hospital.
asking for an appropriation from the
Board. pleading poverty and an unusual
number applications by young girls.
An investigation Is being made into
the sale OF tide lands around the Bay.
The disclosures show much psculation.
in which James Green, late Controller,
Is mixed up.
The Coroner's Jury yesterday render
ed u verdict that the driver Of the car
that run over q Chinawoman and killed
her ON Saturday night. was not 10 blame
for tho accident. This II the fourth
verdict OF the kind in similar accidents
within q month.
Charles II. Hayes. an old resident OF
Virginia City, committed suicide at
Oakland yesterday, while insane from
disease.
Yesterday afternoon three thieves
visited a room in the new Atlantic Hotel
on Pacific street, and stole q number Of
blankets. Later In the evening. officer
Seabald heard that they were installed
in a room in another hotel on tho Bar
barry Coast. and securing the assistance
Of another officer. placed them under
arrest. Subsequently, no ascsrtainsd
that tho parties had broken In q window
in q jswolry store on Montgomery ave-
nue., with the design Of stealing. He
also found that they had attacked q Ger.
man. belonging 70 the Broadway Brew
cry. in broad daylight. and cut out his
pocket aud carried u Of. They =
charged with several offences They
gave the names OF N. johnson, Chas.
Mansfield and ]. Collins.