Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-01-22

erably more than the worth OF their
money. Admission, fifty cents ; children
half price.
IMPRISONED ON susPicioS.-0n Friday
last Chief OF Police Lacksy. Of Virginia,
arrested q person answering . description,
sent him from Carson. Of q man supposed
To have stolen . quantity Of clothing In
that town. The man has been confined In
the County Jail ever since, but the clothes
which he Ia presumed 10 have taken '
not been found. II the man IL innocent II
Is pretty hard TO be shut up In Jail like q
thief. The police, however are obliged 10
use a good deal Of arbitrary power II timos
In hunting down criminals.
A SnorNAKER's THROAT Cur James
Mcknight. a shoemaker doing business on
the Divide and . man named Thomas
Hicks had o quarrel in the for.
mer's shop this afternoon. which re-
suited In Hicks seizing = knife and cut
ting Meningitis throat pretty badly.
Hicks wal arrested by Deputy Constable
Symons. The seriousness OF Meningitis
injury Is not yet known
COMING AoAN.-The Tennessee Jubilee
Singers were highly gratiied with the
large and appreciative audience which at.
tended their concert a. Miners' Union Hall
last evening, and they announced that they
would give Gold Hill another visit shortly.
Another good audience awaits them.
"wurs I'm sober I always feol like a
Democrat an when you sec me ~ am
now with ten horns under the belt, I feel
As n I had ought to been allowed 10 put In
Ave votes fur Tilden, anyhow" was the
loud remark made last night by . Gold
Hitler a. no treated the crowd.
A HANDSOME young lady from Virginia
called at tho NEWS Office this morning and
accidentally left one Of her overshocs be-
hind her. Any poor person unable to
purchase q coffin mAy have the shoe II ho
will pay for hauling II away.
DUBLIN PETE, wins was engaged with
Jack Showers In q prize fight, has left the
country. Paddock and Hughes were his
boudsmsn, aud both Of these now being
dead, therp was nothing 10 keep him here.
We are not W have o test case o. tile law
prohibiting prize-hghting after all.
MApsmAL LoYSAcnAS says ho Is going
TO have the snow drifts cleared from Main
street. Persons who throw snow from
their roofs into tho street, will DO COM
pelled 10 have IL hauled away or level IL
down 90 that teams may safely pass one
another.
LAnox icicles hang from the eornicss OF
the high buildings in Virginia which, II
care be not taken. will do damage. An
iclcls six feet long and as thick ss . small
stovepipo falling on q man from the hight
Of an ordinary building would very likely
kill him.
"TmE emily mistake that q man makes In
drinking whisky" remarked Mr.. Blinken.
berry as he slipped . hot punch In a Gold
Hill saloon last night. els that no dent
drink enough OF IT," And this man swors
OF On the new year.
Mosr Of tho county officials have very
little to do at present. In tho Recorders
office the little that Is being done consists
wholly Of liens and mortgages. There
could be ne better indication Of the hard
ness Of the times.
HELD ron PosrAoE.-Lstters addressed
AZ follows are held for postage at the Gold
Hill Post Ofice: p. Frank Browne. Nc
Ninnville. Yamhill county. Oregon; Mrs.
Mary @. Dellsn. Benicia. California.
Men out Of work and moneySrs having
q hard time Of II In Virginia. The restau'
rants are constantly visited by men asking
y meal and Offering ~ do any sort Of work
for thoir board.
IT IL said that q great many Of those who
witnessed the hanging Of Larkin got drunk
during the evening. The shock which
such . sight gives the nerves accounts for
Il.
BY the Virginia and Truckso Railroad
% carloads Of wood have been received
to-day for the use Of tho mining compa-
nies aud other parties on tho Comstock.
Sons Of tho applicants for first grade
certificates are TO DO re-examlnsd on 10
count Of some unsatisfactory circumstan'
COS attending the first examination.
THE cold weather causes the chilly Piuts
10 skirmish round for whisky. Quite
number Of the red men are roaming ABOUT
in q state Of happy into1ication.
McAnpLE was found guilty Of disturb
ing the peace In Judge Cooks Court las,
Saturday, and fined 81. He has Appeaiee
| tho case to the District Court.
One Of the covered buses OF tho 40
commodation Line between Gold Hill snt
Virginia City was overturned last safur
day. No damage done to any one.
CHARLEY Bnoors, who fell through th'
skylight Of tho Fashion Saloon last Satur
day. IL much better to-day. and the doctol
thinks he will scoyer.
CITIZENS who have business before tn
Town Trustees. will remember that . spe
cial meeting will b bald this evening.
Tue railroad boys at the depot hav'
what they consider tho boss sled OF dolt
Hin. II Is . hanger.