Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-08-30


EXPLANATION. - The item which APP
pearcd in Mondays Nsws concerning
Judge Cox and His buggy needs some ex-
PLANTATION. Judge Cox and Major foote
went To Carson in a carriage. and put up
their team. During the afternoon the
team was ordered out several times. nei-
Their one appearing 10 have exclusive con-
troll over the same, which. accounting To
stable usage. CAV. either q right To q L
the carriage ai any time. When the team
was first put up neither 81 the parties
claimed Ia have the outfit In charge.
Colonel Poote went 10 the stable late In the
afternoon and ordered out the ram. saying
that he could not iind his partner, and
leaving directions Ia have His Honor.
Judge Cox. -hipIei tn Virginia at his
Cfooie'sl expense II found. The Judge
wa. shipped as per order. the stable man
charging SIS for the service. which WAS
altogether Just and right. IL makes one
AL IA reflect upon the effects which = Re-
pnblican barbecue has upon the average
Democratic stomach. Our judicial friend
was So depressed by the Republican nomi-
nations that a large amount OF Carson
- EINhNIfNI AAN lOuNn ta'HraA W wi vi
Ll. drooping spirits. and that's the way he
Lost his carriage. lie viii know better
next time.
A THoRordnLy B,p CH,R,crrR. To
day between ~ and I o'clock Mike Ne
Gown. the man-ea,sr. staggered inio the
NEWS Office. impariing the information
that be- was drunk again." The visit
caused more surprise than pleasure. as
Mike by rights should h. safely locked M
in the Virginia City Jail. 1t appears that
Mikes obstinacy and hopeless worthless
ness are more than a match Tor Ccmstock
law and justice. When committed to Jail
the man-eaier refuses To work. II the re-
porter's memory serves him McGown has
not yet quite served out his term Of forty
! days. which he for a time eyaled by jump
ing the town. On the top of that Was AM
other forty days for more drunken con-
duet. The Jail people have probably be-
come tired of keeping him and have
| turned him loose upon the community.
II would be well 10 know by who's. author
ity this wa. done and who has the power
Ia cut short the sentences al the courts.
The man was arrested In Gold Hill last
night fighting drunk. but was turned loose
This morning upon promising to leave
town. lie il staggering about the streets
to-day again aud will probably fetch up In
the caiaboo~e before night.
A BL,zr.-At about ten minutes past
n o'clock. town time. this morning. the
Yellow Jacket whistle sounded an alarm Of
Are. which Wa. soon taken mp by the ire
hell. Of Gold Hill and q number OF other
whistles ia the canyon. The ire Was In
Inc yesey House and happened in this
way: J. G. Chapman. barkeeper af the
ye.ey. got pretty full during the evening.
drinking with some Of his friends. Just
before ~ O'Clock he went 10 his room and
lighted his candle. placing II on = table
near the window. lie then left the room
for a few minutes, and before he returned
the Jacket whistle was blowing. The can
dle hal been put too close TO the window
curtain and had set u ON fire. A few
buckets Of water served 10 subiue the
flames, which were gaining strength rap
idly. II the fire had not been discovered
lust when il was. the house would have
probably gone: and with IL = great deal OF
adjoining property.
FoR JrsrIcE OF rHE PEacr.-william
Phipps Is = candidate for Justice Of the
Peace Of Gold Hin. He IL . popular -
we'll A. able gentleman. and will oil the
position Satisfactorily and we'll II elected