Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-03-24

Az UNFORTUNATE ArrAm.-About 10
O'Clock last evening. Edward BiSelow,
while ON his way to his lodgiug-house.
was ovsrtaken in front Of McGurn's
store, on Main street, in this town. by
two burly Dutchmen - Mat Day and
brother-who struck him over the head
and left temple with q bar Of iron. Tho
quarrel originated on account OF q vi
cious dog that pitched into q man ahead
Of Bigeiow, between McGurn's store
and the Bay brothers. house. The
owners Of the dog rushed out N at
tackled Biselow. using insulting lam
guaee. Bigelow asserted that he was
entirely innocent, and knew nothing In
regard to the affair complained OF. and
said that the dog was hunting another
man, farther up the street. During the
night Bigelow became delirious from the
vffscts Of the injuries received at the
hands Of tho Bay brothers. and Is nj
present in q critical condition. He Is a
Bostonian, recently arrived here from
the East, and is n blacksmith. employed
in the establishment OF Messrs. Mundell
K Fox. lie has made u good record for
himself since his arrival in Gold Hill,
and has q host Of friends hereabouts.
wAsrrD.-A letter published in the
Rochester Dumoerui Of the 30th instant
has the following in a list Of interesting
biographical sketches Of Pacific coasters
..Ths Virginia and Truckee Railroad Is
III crookedest and best paying railroad
In the United States-a railroad so
crooked that with q long train OF cars a
passenger standing on the platform Of
the rear car AN shake hands with the
engineer in his cab. Hank Blanchard.
Of CORTLAND county, a graduate OF Mid
dlebury county. New York. has tho repu.
tation OF being tho most accomplished
anecdotist in the world. barring Jake
White, the popular bus owner OF the
route between Virginia and Gold Hill. or
Crosby. coal dealer. from the same
state" The correspondent referred to
says "the male population OF Storey
county Is. in proportion to the female,
in the ratio OF i've to one. and II You
will send along a cargo Of good mar
riaeeable young women. our miners
will GO after them as eagerly M The no.
mans went after the Sabine women OF
old. or a turkey after a grasshcpPer.'
CENTENNIAL TRuNS. Displayed in
front OF the we'll known White House
Clothing Store Of COIN & Isaacs. at
Virginia City. is a fine large trunk,
which attracts mneh attention. II Is
made Of the heaviest and best quality OF
sole leather. with all sorts OF handy
arrangements inside, and although Of
course the price is pretty well mp. yet 1t
Ia lust such q trunk rs everybody going
TO the great American Centennial ought
TO take along. That trunk IL indcsiruct.
lille. and IL enough to break Tho spirit
Of any ambitious baggage smasher in
the world.
LuxprR.-Common lumber is retailed
in Gold Hill and Virginia at the rate OF
$50 30 per thousand at present; sugar
nine tNo. n sells for SIS per thousand;
redwood, $40; clear dressed yellow pine
flooring and ceiling. sG5; pine shingles,
IS. and redwood shingles. -.
Frx.-The California Minsirels will
give u Of their superb musical and
tsrp.ichorean entertainments at Miners
Union Hall. Gold Hill, next Sunday
evening. Tho company performed last
evening in Carson to u crowded house.
CuAnLrr Herr. who a couple Ct years
since killed O'Rsilly in a d~runksnsaloon
row. and who was sent TO the State
Prison for twenty years. having been
granted q new trial. arrived n Virginia
yesterday IN charge OF Sheriff Kelly.
Jrsricx wmour's corEr.-Mait and
Adam Bay had an examination In this
eourt to-day, for maltreatment OF Ed
varj Biceiow. The defendants we're
| cited for trial on Monday next, with ,aii
aIsd at $1,000.
Ixrxnrsrrxo exercises were held in Mrs.
| oaston's department Of the Gold HILL
nnblio school this afternoon. q full po-
er,mme Of which will be Published n
he local columns Of this paper to-mor
rov.
woop.-Boens arc being strung al
.iopp the Carson river for the big drive
from Genoa, amounting TO 1000 cords,
which will be turned loose in . few days.
Mr.. Smith, Of Canson will have charge