Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-10-03
CALIFORNIA ITEMS.

James Hart was arrested in San Fran
cisco yesterday on Q charge Of. ripe.
About ten days ego. Il is alleged. be at
tempted to commit rape upon q little
girl who lives near the corner Of Eighth
and Brannan streets. Tho girl Ia not
over eight years old. and through
threats that he would take her life II she
mentioned what had occurred. Hart sue
coed in ssalin; her lips. The mother OF
the girl. however, noticed that some
thing was wrong. and Questioned her.
The girl told all the particulars. Apply
stefan was summoned, and his eIamina-
ton strengthened the belief that the
deed had been committed. The child 10
now very III. and II Is uncertain whether
she will live or not.
The trial Of Cooper Comins. for the
murder OF Alexander Laird. near ilroy.
has occupied the attention Of the Dis.
trict Court at San Jose since last
Wednesday morning. and will probably
tal, two days to Conclude. The testi.
mony il much mixed. and IL IL beloved
that the jury will hang. The attorneys
are Aahting the matter down TO the
miputsst details. The principal witness
for the prosecution is the son Of the
man who was killed. Johnny Laird.
aged about eleven years. He has stsoi
n most rigid ros examination without
fslterine in his story. The d~sfsndant's
| narrative Of the murder IL essentially
different, and he IL fully as positive on
the witness stand.
The Sacramento Record Union OF yes.
terday says: About Q o'clock last even
ing Edward RAttigan was going homs
with . friend. when. On Sixth street, be
tween H and I. they met two other mer
or rather q man and a boy Of about six
teen. They engaged in conversation,
and In a few minutes Rattigan had q dis
puts with the youth which resulted In
tussls. Rattigan threw his opponent
and, while ho had him down, wal
stabbed by him In the back. receiving
serious wound. The boy and bis com
panion Immediately Afterwards raj
away and we're lost to sight In tn
bushes on the edge OF the slough.
The San Francisco Alta Of yesterda,
says A the steamer James II. Don
ahue wal leaving her moorinas ysstsr
day morning. at Washington stree
wharf, the body Of q colored man wa
observed floating in the winter. Tn,
CORPSE was picked up. and removed I,
the Morgus. No papers were found
Deceased was about Eve feet nine inchs'
high ; stout built; sandy chin whisksrs
wore . rough sack coat, ribbed pants
etc.
The San Francisco Coll Of yssterda.
says: There exists in this city q socist.
composed OF Cinnamon. who have band
themselves together for the purpose 0
committing larceny and burglary. Eael
member pays an initiation fee OF $25
The President and officers Of this soci
ETY. are by their bylaws bound to stan'
by q member 10 hs gets into trouble, an'
t. furnish him with counsel and Wit
nssses u he should be arrested By tn,
police.
Clsmente Columbet, one OF the oldss
citizens Of San jose. was found on tn
Monterey road. south Of that city. q fe'
days since. having apparently fallen on
OF his buggy in a iainting at, be beinI
subject to such spells Of late. A ply
stefan WAS summoned and relief admin
istered, but his condition Ia yet yer.
critical.
The Martinez Gdsepe says that III
railroad 10 that place will not be entire
" finished and trains running for tw,
weeks yet. There are Ave mile OF tracI
to he b~allasted. aud the gravel has :
come all the way from Niles Station.
MI. Charles Crocker. II is said. ha
offered 10 be one Of fifty TO subscrib
II, 900 each. toward building q two-mil
drive in the Golden Gate Park. the OF
ject bsiAg to give immediate work to tn
unemployed.
The body Of young Cohen, who va
knocked of the steamer whiPpls b
Edward Ireland. and drowned last week
was found In the river at Dillon's Point
on Sunday. and brought to sout
Vallejo.
The San Francisco police made l65
arrests during the month OF September
The State Grange met In San Fran
cisco yesterday.