Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-03-13
Progress and Prospects.

kuAioWn iEuuiess ous ~ NV tNasaeA Wv
lay Ia experienced. 1t Is confidently ex-
pected that everything will be In readi.
ness 10 start mp In about forty days
time. The mine II under tho Superin-
tendenco Of Mr. George westfall, q
Comstock miner Of energy and expert
ence-one who will spare nj pains to
make Il q paying mine at the earliest day
possible. The prospects OF the Trojan
are certainly very encouraging.
DEcKAsxp.-John Mallon. Of the firm
Of J. 4 J. d. Mallon. an old and highly
esteemed resident Of Virginia. died at
his place OF residence In that city on
Saturday evening last at 8 O'Clock. OF
cancer Of the stomach. Mr.. Mallon
was a custom. house officer In San
Francisco during B%uchanan's Admins
traiion. He came to Virginia In 1862,
and formed a partnership in the grocery
business with Mr.. Kennedy. After sew
eral years he dissolved partnership with
Mr. Kennedy and formed u copartner-
ship with his younger brother under the
firm name OF J. 4 J. Is. Mallon. which
was continued until his death. Mr..
Mallon In his business relations was
noted for integrity and uprightness.
He was kind and charitable 10 people In
distress. aud led q quiet and irreproach-
able lie. His death will be . source
Of profound sorrow 10 his large circle OF
friends both here and In San Francisco.
The funeral took place yesterday Mt
tho hall OF the Catholic Church in Viz
ginia City; Rev. Father Coleman oiici.
ated, paying an eloquent and feeling
tribute to tho memory Of the deceased
bringing tears to the eyes OF the entire
audience. II was the intention to send
the remains last night TO San Francisco,
where the mother resides. for interment,
but no train left the city. owing to the
snow blockade on the V. X I. road at
Lake View Station.
. SALOON BuRoLARIzED.-The Lodi 81
loon. l76H South C street, was entered
between tho hours Of 2 and 0 Sunday
morning. and valuables amounting TO
over 800 taken together with $50 In
coin. The entrance was neatly effected
from tho rear. two panes OF glass and
the sash between them having been re-
moved for that purpose. Among the
goods taken were CO boxes OF cigars.
which cost % perboI; q caddy OF tobac.
CO; 50 plugs Of tobacco, cost IS cents
each, and 80 gallons Of liquors OF vari-
Gus kinds. cost - per gallon on the
average. Instances OF this kind are get
ting lamentably frequent. They are, In
fact, becoming stale On itoms for the pa.
pers. They need 10 DO diversified by hav.
ing accounts OF homicides and coroner's
inquests attached to and interpreted
with the other particulars. whethor
the verdict Of tho Coroner's jury be,
''death from q gunshot wound inflicted,
etc., or, ''that deceased came 10 his
death by hanging from a lamp-post."
would DO Of very little interest Of conse-
auonco no that the death and verdict
were duly recorded. A few such YER
diets a 8 the above would protect homes
and business places more effsctually
than all virginia's police are able to do,
anu wouiu saws INC eaP.uso v. "as
and feeding vagaoonds rom tue pocke's
Of honest people a. Is now sometimes
done In cases OF arrest.
School MIrrrrs.-The present at
tendance OF pupils In the Gold Hill Pub
lie Schools Ia az follows: Central
School. including Professor Listers DO;
Ra,tnen. luhs, NIL; a. ..So", liz
nih scnooi, w, az nSn
Total attendance BOO. our iepoI'e.'
who visited Professor Lis.eI aePaI''
ment tnis forenoon, was 'A'oIaoty %
pressed Win inc gehern, anassusn "
the schooi, ine very 1es' y, o'as."
maintained In inc scneoi, anu tna'' 700.
without any apparent euort on tne par
OF the teacher. Instruction Is gwen 10
reading. orthogrsphy' wr'ung, nll'n'
metic, both written anu m.ener.uai,
geography and Grammar. arc
making good progress " .no't s'uu,es.
Professor Listers senool, ,hking ,n.o
account the ages OF the pupiis. can saie-
y be set down a. o OF ~ oest IN
Storey county. 81. Pasriek's seho9I
sun continues 70 prosper unasf 'ns sO,s
anu etucicut ulnnhkcueut W foicssot