Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-28


BAN fRAscrsco. July 27.-0n weduss-
day L. A. silvey moved out Of . tenement
house. situated In the rear OF No. 1l5 Gea.
~, between Dupont and Stockton streets.
About IL o'clock last night Il occurred 10
him that he had forgotten to remove some
articles. and no went to the house for them
and found tho building on fro In three
places. Ths inesndiary had used hsrossns
oil and nswspapsrs In his work. Ths
match had evidently Just been applied.
and Mr.. silvsy experienced NO difssuity
In s~xtingulshing the flames.
Two boys were arrested this morning
for participating in the attack on the ssn
Francisco fuse factory, on Channel street.
Cinnamon are employed In the building.
and had occupied an adjoining house.
which the hoodlums tried 70 burn down.
Preparations for its destruction were made
on Wednesday night. when straw mating
and dry laths were piled together. There
we're evidences that ire had been applied.
Several attacks had been made upon the
factory by the boys. who had been several
times driven away by the girls employed
there. The girls had also seen boys try TO
Gre tho building In the daytime. The
case was partly heard to-day and contln-
ued until tomorrow.
Al IN early hour this morning large bills
containing the following announcement
we're posted In conspicuous places through.
out the city "0nc thousand dollars rs-
ward will DO paid by tho Committee OF
Safety for tho arrest and conviction OF any
person setting dre 10 any place or build
Ing. and $500 for cutting tho hose OF the
Fire Department.
"a. ]. BRYANT. Mayor"
Runk, tho murderer Of Officer Cootes.
to-day was sentenced 70 be hanged on tho
7th Of September. The motion for . new
trial was denied.
The lrst suit against tho city growing
out Of the riots OF the present week was
instituted to-day. The plaintiff II VIII
liam Thomas Edwards. who brings suit In
the Ninstoenth District Court 70 recover
500 damages 10 his business and prop
erty by o mob last Monday night. Mr..
Edwards 10 proprietor OF . grocery store
tho northeast eorner Of Turk and
Leayenworth streets, whose store wrs en-
tered by . mob on their way from the City
Hall meeting To Chinatown. He alleges
that the mob were not 10 pursuit OF China
men, a. before reported, But were chssing
. white man who had opposed and Offend
cd them. His windows and showcase were
smashed In and . largo quantity Of msr-
chandise destroyed and carried Oh.
Tho police have received orders TO arrest
An atakN ans Isny mr. vnRnU .kA l.
known 10 belong 70 the class denominsted
hoodlums and bring them 70 tho CITY
Prison. whero they will DO charged with
About 500. 900 thus far have been sub
To ths fund Of the Safety Com.
Enlistments have been active all
day.
Arthur Rigney. Charles Archer and
Henry Beatty. members Of Company d.
First Regiment National Guard. were ar
rested to-day for not turning out according
10 orders yesterday. J. n. Crane. printer.
also Arrested for printing the lncendi.
lry slips recently distributed round the
About II p. y. yesterday . man was
under the Pacific Mall dock. by one
Of tho employees Of the establishment, pill.
Ing up straw and fire hndling. with the
intention Of firing tho dock. In
stead Of killing him they turned him over
10 . special ofloer. who took him 10 the
city prison. whore by some ~unAccountabls
blundcr Q charge Of drunk was put against
bis name. and this morning he got of with
Ave dollars dno and has made himself In.
visible.
twenty-five tramps from Santa Clara