Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-10-05

could. She was old and lame and blind
When Just below Hall's lodging house
man named L. c. Brown happened to no
tios Che old Mshahiah. and he thought |
would DO capital Joke 10 douche her. II,
accordingly grasped the hose lying IN tn
the sidewalk and turned the full head o
water on tho poor old woman. She wa
astonished at frst and her breath VA
taken away by the force Of the stream. but
after becoming wet through and through
she realized the fact that she was yer,
cold. Then she sat down on thu
sidewalk and cried ~ II her heart woult
break. A sympathetic gentleman offerst
the venerable old creature . towel will
which 70 wipe her face. but all hisproffsret
Kindness was declined. There was Q very
general sentiment Of disapproval on thu
street. and one man condemned the action
In no measured terms. II . thoughtlesI
boy had been guilty Of such an act there
could not have been any excuse oven In
his case. aud for Q man like Brown IL
do such . thing 10 simply outrageous. II
IL hoped there will never be . recurrence
Of such an incident In Gold Hill.
A Bro RuSAwAY.-A siI.horso team
used In hauling wood to the Nevada mill,
became frightened near the Ophir work,
yesterday. and ran away. They had been
left Just below the Ophir office. standing
with their heads up the hill. whila tho
driver went up To the side-track to 500
about loading. A he was returning. and
when near the team, some u commenced
throwing water nearly In front OF them.
At this they started. turned sharply around
to the south. broke the reach out Of the
wagon. left the rack and hind wheels and
started Oh ut full speed along the east side
of the Ophir ore dumps. In attempting 70
turn down Mill street the wheclers and
pointers fell and were dragged some dis
tanos. AL four Of the horses thrown were
more or less injured. One Of the wheelsrs
was badly cut about the stiie and broke
his leg somewhere about the pastern and
between the fetlock and hoof. The other
wheeler had one hind leg twisted fearfully
and was cut In several places. The wheeler
with the broken pastern was killed. a. II
was impossible TO save him.
SrRASox But TRuE. When one thinks
Of the matter II Is not so strange, after
all. for everyone has q certain amount Of
pride. and that pride impels us desire TO
present tho very best appearance possible:
No that u Is not strange that people will
have new clothing. II Is quito In tho nat.
ural order OF events, and In anticipation OF
this Reinstsin 4 Wolf are laying In such
0 supply a. was never before seen In Gold
Hill. They now have In store q stock
from which tbs most fastidious can make
their selections and 10 satisfied. Every
thing In the way Of furnishing goods may
be found here and In great variety. Hein-
stsin 4 Wolf buy while goods are low In
New York and sell at bedrock prices Ia
Gold Hill. Read their advertisement and
then call and see them.
LIyISa PuILASTHRoPY.-The miners OF
the Consolidated Virginia last pay day
contributed sis7 90 to an unfortunate
man who Lost his eyesight In the mines
soms time ago. and 10 consequently desti.
tute. Something Of this kind happens
nearly every month at nearly all Of the
mines Of tho Comstock. There are 80
many accidents and 30 many calls upon
the generosity Of the miners that one
would naturally expect them 70 weary VI
giving, but they remain tho same gen
srous, g~ood.hearted crowd they have
always been, and when q man who Is
worthy Of their Kindness asks for assist
ancs. he 10 never sent away empty.handed.
Hvrx vr.-Ths Storey County Board Of
Equalization adjourned sias die yesterday.
their work having come To an end by limi-
tation Of law. Before adjournment they
made the following charges: Personal
property Of d. Driscoll raised $4,000; i'm.
provements Of Chollar-N
Shaft Company increased $4,000; per.
sonal property of l.. =. Dre1ler increased
Sl,G0l. This ends the reconstruction 81
the tax list for this year, and those whose
property II overestimAted will have 10
stand it, while the lucky ones. who got on
cheap. may throw mp their hats and laugh.
A Porxr WE'LL TAKrx.-Police Judge
Cor. VI Virginia, feels annoyed that the
E~~i.rpo;.s should think that 81. 900 per
snnum 10 too big an income for him. at
says," remarked his Honor this morning.
''that ought 10 get along on $4,000 .
year - we'll a. the Judge OF the United
States supreme Court. Now. IL forgets
that that other old supe gets his Office and
stationery free" Then his Honor wanted
10 know II anybody present had any chew
ing tobacco about his clothes.
HE HSEw HIS SUPERIORITY. -Dlinken-
berry. who has lived OF whisky and lines
for the past week. swaycd into his apart.
ment at 8 o'clock this morning. his eyes
looking like oysters and breathing like an
exhaust pipe. "Brutus. Bruins T. cried
his h~esrt-broken wife. 81 ~srsr saw . man
get q drunk - You DOR .Cer'nly m'd'r.
cer'nly. Er ain many iellers like thicD
like me-" replied Mr.. Blinksnbury with
~psrdonabls pride.
WAKING UP.-The Third and Fourth
Wards Hayes aud Wheeler Club. Of vir-
ginia. held no meeting last night. The
Collecting Committee Of the Club were
out yesterday and met with considerable
success. A grand Club meeting will DO
held at National Guard Hall on Wednes-
day evening next. There will he q bras
band In attendance and prominent speak.
ers will address the audience.
A UsrruL IlScoRp.-County Recorder
McDonsll has for the past yea been en-
gagged IL drafting an abstract Of title to
every piece Of real estate In Virginia,
taking the city by blocks. Every convey
ance Affecting title can. by his books. be
found at once. He will not be able to
complete this useful record during his
term. Il 10 70 he hoped that his successor
will complete the work.
A GRAND AYrAIR.-The ball TO 10 given
by the Stationary Engineers. in National
Guard Hall. Virginia. tomorrow evening.
promises 10 be 0ne Of the finest Affairs Of
the season. Over 500 tickets have already
been sold. and tho committees are oil at
work. Everything that will contribute TO
the success OF the occasion will be done.
and those who 60 are sure TO have . mag
nihoent time.
YHxioHr RECEIPTS. - Tho following
freights for Gold Hill and Virginia City
were received during the twenty.four
hours ending ct II o'clock n. to-day;
Wood, 90 carloads; 80 Of lumber, 4 Of
merchandise. Q Of machinery, 5 Of hay. 2
Of coal, I Of posts. ! Of oats. ! Of pitch and
l Of pipe.
ASSESSMENTS. - An assessment Of ten
centa mar ahare In leyied Inv tina North