Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-06-02

tciNtu. ~ - wnht 70 cniieu sno A'oSsSh
table, or QuadrupleK System. The
machinery ia very delicate and requires
careful adjusting TO sscurs perfect work
ing. The quadruplex will be put In
operation between Virginia City and San
Francisco. For the benefit Of those
who have never read Of the workings of
this system We will explain that the OBJ
ject Of II 10 90 send four different mes
sages on the same line at the same time.
Thus. II 10 possible to receive two mes
sages from San Francisco at the sams
time two are being sent to San Fran
cisco; or. three may be sent n way
and one the other: or. all four messages
may he cent one way. But n wire 10 re-
quircd. This system when first insugu-
rated came near driving all the opera
tors Of the country wild. but since then
il has been simpliisd and perfected. 30
that il Is not quite 80 difficult. Three
hundred extra cups will bs required to
run the machine at this end Of the wire.
A similar arrangement WINS received by
the Western Union just before the fire,
but il was burned in the great fire OF last
October. before it was put in operation.
RrrIxvISrp. - The bars Of bullion
taken for the tax on tho net proceeds OF
the mines. two or three days ago. by
Thomas Gracsy. County Assessor. were
last evening replevined by James g.
Fair, Superintendent Of the Consoli-
dated Virginia mine. who makes afi-
davit TO the following effect: II. James
q. Fair, being duly sworn. depose and
say: That I am Superintendent OF de-
PENDANT; that defendant is the owner
and 10 entitled to the possession OF the
bullion, etc.; that on the - day OF
MAY. 1876, tho defendant wrongfally
took said bullion from the possession Of
plaintiff; that the said bullion
has not been taken for any tax upon an
attachment against the property Of the
defendant. j. q. FAM" Subscribed
and sworn TO in the United States Cir
cult Court. This is the substance OF the
affidavit. Tho Ophir Company paid
their city, county and State tax, and. OF
course, their bullion was returned to
them by the County Assessor.
Local SKrrcnks.- A proclamation has
been issued, or will o he issued, by
the President OF the United States,
recommending that orators on the conf
ING Fourth OF July give the local history
OF the places whore they reside. The
object Is to give q sketch OF the locality
anil the progress II has made during the
past century. This Is n good idea and
should receive the attention 81 our
Fourth Of July committees. IL might
be necessary 10 call in the aid OF u
Pluto friends in making up the story OF
Nevada for the past n hundred years,
bu, II would be most interesting when
once written. AMI would more than re-
pay the trouble.
A LrrrIE Row.-Two men answering
to the names Of Martin Brady and John
Shannon had n fight this morning and
were arrested by constable Symons.
Brady plead guilty aud was given per.
mission to go out in town among
his friends for the purpose
Of raising the amount OF his
fine. Instead Of doing this he went and
got drunk. and when Constable Symons
su~bposnacd him to appear rs q witness
against shannon he made q good deal OF
noise and swore he wouldn't 60. He
was Immediately arrested. and now lam
cuisines ia the bastile.
Tux ISrEESArioSAL.-work OF the
new International Hotel Is still going
ahead. The cast.iron columns for the
support Of the building are on the
ground and are being utilized in
strengthening the walls. To make the
business stronger and more zephyr
proof. a wire cable is being placed in the
wall lust above the second fioor. The
cable will be "built In" all around, and
the ends Joined. II In thought that this
will make ths building very sscurs. The
hotel will 10 i've stories high' and
will contain about 900, 900 bricks.
LoSa TiNBERs.-Two lots OF timbers
arrived by the railroad last evening. The
first lot were for the Bslchsr Mining
| Compapy and were sixty feet In length.
Ten iimbers consigned to the Gouid md
Curry Mining Company measured y
and ito fest-hve Of each length. IL
took four cars 10 carry this last lot.
They were loaded in San Francisco and
came from Puget Sound. Warrington
Territory. Gfeat care had to be taken
10 Get the cars containing these long
timbsrs ovcr our crooked railroad.
VIRGINIA Crrr GAs.- workmsn are
engaged in repairing the gas mains in
our streets. and puttins in new sections
whore required. The pipes will b
openei as far as Lower Gold Hill in a
abort time, and then all IA citizens will
have an opportunity Of using gAs-as
long a. they can afford to do 3D.. The
y.s makes a clear, white light, and VIII
lie very popular with those who dislike
the trouble and fuss Of keeping coal oil
lamps in order.
Psrrour RKcKrrrs.-The following
frsish,s for Gold Hill and Virginia City
vere received during the twsnty.iour
hours ending III IL o'clock u. to-day:
Wool. "a carloads; 10 Of lumber. . o.
merchandise, 2 Of sand. l Of corn. ! Of
hay. i Of ties. I Of barley. 1 Of fiour' l
OF coal. aud l Of cement
GnlpSo near the new Virginia rail-
road depot still continues. More pot
holos are being sunk. and blasting VIII
be continued until the bank IL cisarea