Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-20
CALIFORNIA ITEMS.

The San Francisco Call says: At
half.past 8 o'clock last night, special
oficer Truman saw Q white mau knock
q Chinaman down, on Sacramento street,
nsar Montgomery. and he placed the ~.
saulter under arrest. He had no sooner
done this. than he was set upsn by four
friends Of the prisoner. who showed u
determination to rescue their cem-
panion. One Of tho four struck Tru-
mai On the forehead. when Truman re-
leased his prisoner and went for the
man who had struck him. He succeed.
Cd in arresting his assailsnt. The fell
lowed showed fight. 30 Truman was
forced to use his club on him. Just
then another OF the crowd made an at
tack on the officer with . knife. but be
wa discovered before he could make use
Of the Weapon. Tbs man who was mr.
rested for knocking down the Chinaman
made his escape. The two others were
arrested aud marched to the Central
Station, where they gave the names oil
Edward Harlock and William Dunlap.
They were charged with rsscuing . pris.
oner and with battery. A few minutes
after that the man who had struck the
Chinaman walked into the Central Office.
to learn what charges had been prefer.
red against Harleck and Dunlap, when
he wa recognized by Truman. Who
locked him up for battery. This indi-
vidual Is named Thomas Brown.
The San Francisco Col OF yesterday
says: In the Criminal Court yesterday
Peter Clarke. James Hagan and Patrick
Murphy, the three prisoners who were
taken from the branch Jail on election
day for the purpose OF allowing them to
vote, and who were arrested on . charge
Of being escapes from the Jail. were
called for trial. when Mr.. whalsn. the
prosecuting attorney. stated that he had
fully investigated the facts Of this case.
found that the men had not escaped
from the jail. rs. at the time they were
arrested. they were accompanied BY q
deputy sheriff. He then moved that the
complaints against them be dismissed.
The motion was granted.
Captain Dollard, Of the schooner W.
Y. Marsh. just arrived at San Francisco
from the Arctic ocean, reports that ut
Cape Prince Of Wales he learned that
thirteen natives Of the Kinguts tribe had
lately been murdered by the crew Of sn
American vessel trading In that locality.
Few particulars were gathered, but 1t
Wal understood that the difficulty arose
In the course OF trailing operations with
the natives. Captain Dollard found It
insIpsdisnt to land there. as all the ma.
lives in that vicinity were greatly sx-
cited over the occurrence
DIR. John W. Foye, resident physician
a, tho Smallpox Hospital on Twenty
sixth street. San Francisco. reports to
the Supervisors on the working OF that
institution during the past year: Whole
number OF patients treated, S75; num-
Der OF deaths. 2i5. OF the $40 cases.
4O3 were natives OF the United States,
including l53 Of California. and Az
were Of foreign birth. OF the 245
deaths, ITO were natives Of the United
States. including A born In California,
and 100 were forrign.born.
The Brooklyn House In Oakland was
destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning.
Il Is supposed to have been fred by in
csndiaries. The owner had rented some
land to Cinnamon, and had received
warning that unless he annulled his
contract his hotel would be burned.
The case Of Charles de Young. indici-
Cd for libel on Hon. II. y. Page, will
come up for Its second trial at Placer
vile to-day. Judge Delos Lake has with
drawn from counsel for the prosecution,
and ''Nsd" Marshall replaces him.
A lady at Vallejo has received the fol.
lowing note from some unknown nd.
mirsr: 'You WAS told awhile ago not to
deal with Cinnamon you do Il yet there.
fore IL you are not insured you run dam
big risks you will bs Intended 10 before
many days. l0lXX."
The amount received for brokers' u
censes In San Francisco this year IL
more than 81. 900 below what il WIS in
1876. The licenses OF other businesses
al-o exhibit a falling oil. the total deficit
being about SO. 1000.
Some OF the enterprising mon Of San
Jose are talking Of establishing = glass
mandatory. which the Mercury thinks
would be u profitable investment, oil the
necessary material being close al hand.
RuLorsos's Dance Of Death Is before
ths Grand Jury Of Monterey. and there
Is u strong probability that certain per.
sons will be indicted for selling and cir
culating the work.
The total loss by tbs burning Of Chi
natown in Grass Valley. foots up the
neat little sum Of sl7.0
The California Fruit and Meat Com.
pany will begin operations on tho LIST Of
melt month.
Horace Davis has resigned the Prssi.
dency Of the San Francisco Produce
Exchange.