Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-03-07
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SAN FRANcrsco, March 6.-Considsr.
able comment has been caused by the
fact that at o meeting OF the Legislative
Committee on Corporations OF Sacra.
msnto yesterday to hear arguments Of
interested parties on Archer's Fare and
Freight bill, A. A. Cohen appeared In
favor OF the bill and In opposition TO
the Central Pacific, and be having been
long In the interest OF that corporation.
Il Is understood that something Ia brew.
ing between the railroad company and
Cohen which will explain at an early
date why Cohen has been working
against the Central Pacific at Sacra.
msnto. and In favor OF Tom Scott al
Washington. and that startling develop
ments may DO expected.
]. Menu brought suit to-day In the
Third District Court against the Con-
solidated Virginia Mining Company 70
recover 1,52l shares OF tho stock Of that
company, on the ground that at the time
OF tho transfer to Il Of the White and
Murphy mining claim he was q holder
Of eight shares OF the stock OF that
company and that the representative
value Of the same now Is equal TO the
portion he now demands In BONANZA
stock.
A meeting Of tho stockholders Of the
Yellow Jacket 10 called for the 18th inst.
to vote upon the proposition to cut up
the stock.
Two brothers, John and Frederick
Ssmer. German BARRIERS. aged 20 and %
years respectively, took . Whitehall
boat from the foot OF Third street yss-
tsrday afternoon for . sail 10 Oakland.
and when abreast Of Goat Island, In an
endeavor 10 tack. the boat upset. and
Frederick, the elder. was drowned. John
being rescued by . litsboat from the
steamer Oakland In an exhausted and
almost porishing condition.
Mitchell, ths wiA-MurdsrsF, Again
Esespss.
SAN BxnxARDNo, Cal, March g.
William Mitchell, the wifs-murdsrer.
has again made his escape. He and his
brother we're captured few days since
and lodged In jail. whore they appeared
unusually contsntsd and made Hight OF
~situations, saying Il was al right, which
was verified In their escape last night. II
appears that the Sheriff visited them
In their cell about 0 p. n. yesterday. and
a no assembled the steps 70 his oflos
the night guard went down and the
Sheriff locked him In for the night. Az
the guard passed the inner door TO the
corridor he was fellsd by heavy blow
dealt by Con. Mitchell. who had left his
cell through IN excavation previously
made under the coll window and lay hid
behind the door. After being knocked
down they jumped upon him and tied
him. He says they FIRST offered him
$500 to keep quiet and they would us
him when they were ready TO leave, but
he refused and they placed q pistol
(Which turns out 10 Be- Q wooden ons)
TO his head and took his arms from him
and gagged him, a. also another person.
In Jail for demonstrating. Whsreupon
they proceeded OF their leisure 10 escape,
by breaking the locks to the outer doon,
without meeting with further hindfancs.
Raia sterm-A swindiiax Miaisg
Company.
WILLS, March Cit has been Storm
ing all day. principally rain, which
makes II impossible for any further
trouble with snow ON the railroad this
year. y
Considerable excitement exists here
among miners, laborsrs and othsrs on
account OF q mining companyin Spruce.
mont which hired all tho labor and
bought all they could IN credit and then
sold ont. failing 70 ssfls their bills.
They viii probably make 1t warm for the
ri~ng.lsadsrs In the swindls II caught.