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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-26
AN ENGINEER SELLING CIGARS.

Robert NJ. Pratt, the engineer Of the steamer
Columbus. taken before Commissioner shields yes
erdy 90 be examined q charge Of smuggling cigars.
and dposing Of them Thomas j. Mcbride, the keeper
Of the cigar stand the UHon square Ioi Assistant
Dstrct-AtOrncy Butler moved 10 dismiss the cOinaiut
made "a few days Hgninst McBiide AM he was ut
on the stand to testify against Pratt. He sail Pratt had
sold him cgarr winch be believed To hc imported, 1T q
much Jess price than they could be bought 10, here The
tran actions extended over = period Of about nye
months beginning with last october. The examination
will bp resumed today
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Az INHrMAN or INSANE FAruER.

Peter Wade, OF No. 2j3 GIccnc-avc., was
before Justice Riley. in Brooklyn. yesterday, the
plant Of his wife, WHO said that Sunday, while under
the influence OF .quOr her husband seized and
attempted to cut of the fingers Of his little boy Being
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PASSENGERS ARRITED.

FROM LIvFRPooL-Yq *eraship dA'an,..-Mr and
Mrs. :. b. Adams. T. BainE, O Bee, Harry Blyln e.
Coopr and man W CASPIAN Capt J. CoNcl Mr. az
Mr. "A Nj Cbadwic Miss L. Chadwic Miss 81. chad wick,
L. Dnnham L. Durham, SISTER VI. Donate. J. D. buf'al,
r. Ems ie hr. and Mr.. H. EwtriG Br j. A. Freeman j.
Fitb Mr. and Mrs H. FcafOn Masters H. Fearon, Fear
on r. FeaoD and r. Fearon and nurse Miss Finch sister NJ
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,

In the House to-day, Mr.. METCALF (Rep,
Mo- stated that m the Journal Of Thursday last he WIS
recorded as voting favor Of laying the silver Bin on
the table, while IN fact lie had voted IN the negative on
that motion.
Tho SPEAKER proceeded 10 call the states for bills,
under which call tie following were introduced and
referred:
By Mr. BRIGGS rep. y. Hl-To remit taxes on in
solvent savings banks.
BY Mr.. WILLIS (Dein., \. lI-FCr the purchase Of
movable torpcdoeS Tor military aud naval defence.
BY Mr. MULLER Dcm ~ Yl-To incorporate the
United Stairs Board OF Trade
ny MI. uAkDENBERGB dem, n. ia concurrent
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prevented from doing this he kicked over the stove
broke the dishes furniture. Then Wade r.shed Oui
and lay down upon car-track for the purpose II ~
said. Of being Justice Riley expressed doubts
the mans sanity and reserved his decision ~ to
whether he should him to the Fcnitentafy or 10
the InrLrinfr A. ILL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-02-26
MARINE iNTLLLIGENCk.


~iu - 5l0 Clock fast - Oi
"ls Noon sJuihs. 500 Moons -
uhsH WAFER IO.pAY-A
aEt~ Hook 3ll GOV Island. $40 Hen Gate. 90
:iGu NArEH Io-DAf-r. y.
led, ~ o.. 3ii Gov Island. i:4i Hell Gate-.. Clj
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prp Gooos.
Situaiions Uanleo-- 1ldIss

GOACHMAN.-By gentleman for n Protes-
~ lnt cOachman who thoroughly understands lis business
in every respect l. kind, willing and obi Lying man esle
caiv about his stables cali address l. b. WRIGHT
90 william 49,. or j. H. 2l2 East 29thst.
EOACHNAN and GARDENER.-By a COM
~ petcnt married man alone or with his wife; hest city
and county rcf1tnceA "a itIave
ARDENER.-Bv n Scotch Protestant; mar
~ rpd: cncu-nbrarce; is thorough gardener and
good h0rs % very best reference from former and
present employers object but good place. I'D
dress before March 10 Bo& 3I7 Goshen Orange Co.. y y
vGATPER-A tirst-cass Protestant swiss
w vaii,r: speaks French and German. Mrs. iEf-
NDLDS'S PROTESTANT AGENCY. AZ 4tllve.
N1yAIFER.-I}y a first-class Danish man, who
W thoroughly understands his business; IS highly recon-.
neuded has objection to leave the city, can az bO-
Oth-avc., bet 3Jtn aud 3btl.sts.
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1ce SVeGm.

ETSSFLL'S ICE CREAM
The best per gallon 10 parties and faui
lies Jriht- charlotte russF, lcts &c special atten-
''' ~ 80. ~ Bible House and G23 6thsve.
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Gounlrn Board.

HILLSIDE HOUSE.-Applications can now
] be made for board large airy rooms and hIstcass
BOARD; plenty of shade Address HILLSIDE HOUSE
NOnclair, y. j.
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miscellaneous.

4 FRIEND from the West would like 10 hear
~ FROM WILLIAM SMITH, plumber AMI gasntter. Ad'
dress W. T., Box % Tribune once
nor WATER-TlGHT CELLARS, VAULTS,
Floors, Damp Walls Gravel Roofing ~ Gravel ROOi
repalrs Apply to MORUIS ASPHALTlC CEMENT CO..
f. &. VAUGHAN. Treasurer lo3 Maiden line, y Y
Il EATINGS COUGH LOXENGES arc daily
~ recommended Coughs Colds, Asthma, etc, nv the
Faculty. Testimonials nom the most eminent mas DC seen
Price 30 cents per box. sold bY an druggsiH.
They contain Opium preparation thereof -
T.. FOUGERA n CO., Ncw-fork,
special Agents.
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2lusltai 5ns!rumerIs

A ROSEWOOD seven octave PanOfOrtc. cost
~ 5000 500 stool and cover 1876 2daye. I'm st
DUMAHAUT, late :. Y BALL X Co.,
~. No II EAST l1rHST.
Chickering'S Stcnway, and other Pianos and Organs low
ior cash, nstalntnis, ana Tor tent.
I lGlITE * ERNST, old house of LIghte n
Bradbury o1sr their splendid PIANO-FORrEr 40 low
lIiccr aud asy monthly payment- at IL East iithr
Also smiths AMERICAN ORGkNS.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-20

Tho pigeon shooting match which was
10 have come Oh last Sunday at Steamboat
Springs. between Fillebrown and No
CAuley. was deferred ON account OF the
want Of birds. The match 10 for 500 .
side. 80 birds. u yards rise. 30 yarda
bounds. The time and place Of the match
10 now somewhat uncertain. There 10 not
Q little excitement in sporting circles over
the match. and men are backing their
favoritss literally. II 10 now some time
since these rival contestants have matched
muzxles. and both are confident Of getting
away with the coin. Fillebrown won the
last match between the two. This match
will 10 followed by several others. 30 that
. great gala day for trigger.pullers may
DO o looked for. The readers OF the
NKws will BE- kept fully advised OF pro-
ese,liuga-
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-20
Nersh VirEisia.

Since tho late development In the Sierra
Nevada the lay Of the land 70 the north and
east Of Virginia has been IN object Of In
tsrest. Not . day passes that horse and
foot. buggymen and others do not go tina,
way prospecting for lines Of lodges and
spsculating ~ 10 the exact trend OF the
new make In that direction. This has
lifted North Virginia, - the region around
the Wells. Fargo and Troy Consolidated IL
called. into unwonted notoriety. and things
In that direction begin 70 loom up. II will
take considerable prospecting. however. 70
prove connection. but that there 10 . good
ledge running through North Virginia no
one Of al familiar with the developments
heretofore made In that direction can deny.
Thus . new line Of departure has already
been struck and one which bids fair 10 re-
new Developments In the direction named.
The time is not far distant when the con-
nsction Of the Lady Bryan and other
mines Of Flowery District with the Com
stock will DO a matter Of interest also.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-20

UsLoApEp.-At9 o'clock this morning
there was much amusement for . little
while In front Of the d street entrance 70
the International Hotel. Virginia. A
heathen came along with two Jacks loaded
a. usual with wood. Az the point
mentioned the load OF one Of the
animals bad got shaken over 10 o side
till one OF the sticks punched the Jack In
the flank. He manifested his displeasurs
In the usual way. by standing on his front
feet and keeping his propellers In the air
continually till neither wood nor rack re-
manned on his back. He then quiesoed.
WAS rspacked and moved on.
AaHowiSo BorsEYrs.-It may DO all
true. As the copy Of years ago in our
writing book read. that "A was an archer
and shot ct . frog" but that was not the
case on tho Divide last evening. We did
not learn who the archer vas. but his aim
was tolerably correct, inasmuch - no
came within half IN inch OF the boys
eye.'' The archers Of the Comstock are
multiplying rapidly and increasing In
skill, and We should not DO surprised "
hear Of their making "boyseycs" fro
quently In the near future. Charles VII.
llams was the target last evening.
FoH CALIFORNIA The Savage Placer
Mining Company. which Is . Virginia City
organization Operating In Sierra county
California. 10 sending down machinery 70
raise the superabundsnce Of wstsr sncoun-
tered In the claim. A large boiler. form
erly used by the Water Company for run.
ming 70: ar Ss% ~ srcn,., pi1iss' sIso
Cameron BUMP Of he Gould d Curry
Company. capable Of raising 5000 gal.
Ions OF water per hour. were yesterday
procured and will DO sent on Immediately.
Ruxoarp.-Thers wa last evening In
Virginia . we'll authenticated rumor that
an. sro., erui,v ,oh.mo NJ Hobart. Mar.
letts a Co. had been squslched and would
not 30 constructed at all. When mighty
, %' ~ v U.I, :. .bouid ,isld.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-20
Fire.

Al 7:s0 last evening an alarm Of fro.
sounded BY the Leviaihan whistle. was
taken up BY all the noisy things Of the
town. 30 great was the clsmor that vir-
ginia grew alarmed too, and sent all her
firs boys up TO the Divide TO SEQ what was
the matter. Our fire boys found u all out
right on. and we're OF hand In . moment.
Then came diplomacy. Chief Engineer
Kennedy saw that the fire was being surely
subdusd by hand. and did not care 10
usslessly and destroy 30 he re-
strained the eagerness Of his corps. and
thus the fire Was squslched and no need
lees loss was incurred. IL took from .
lamp standing In one corner Of . room In
Z. Bryan's place, near the Concord House
and opposite the LeviathAn works. on tho
west side Of Main street. The damage
done was nominal. and tho boys returned
with their machines. anxious but not dis
hesrtsusd.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-20
mi YELLOW FEvER.

ina, 4. n-.v..s.s,,r
rms seeuI. ~" '-.~.r
she seesn-~fssses "ss" ~
populated.
MENPHis, August is'-It 10 estimated
that mot more than Ave thousand men
80 H., ,,,h,n An. c,,v limit. TIA
nov si'sp WIN. ~.
citizens RELIEF m To-Day resolved 70
call upon tho cities Of the North. East and
West Tor aid. There 10 great deshtution
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-20
rr...G.s % On. A.xie.s.

A deed WAS filed In the County Record
er's ONCE yesterday. by which J. p. Metz.
gar conveys to the Mexican Consolidated
Gold and Silver Mining Company . claim
Of i,50o feet on . quartz lode. commence
ing ON the south side Of Carson street.
near X street. and running in . northeast
erly direction on tho eat aide OF ths stone
powder house. TO near the mouth OF the
United States tunnel. Said claim 10 nov
known - the North Aston and East Com
stock lode. and 10 also known a the North
California Compsny's claim. 10 being . re-
location OF said North California Com
psny's claim. The consideration men
TONED In the deed IL s.. 200. 900.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-20
COZ. = INsASIrY.
Ne Has Been Crs.y Ever since he
wsut Before the Committee.

He Has Been Grassy Ever since he
went Before the COMMITTEES.
NEW YoRx. August 2o.-Ths journals
have the following details Of Lets insa.
nifty: While In the court room he said.
"Oh. II is terrible" walking e1citedly up
aud down the corridor. chow 90 many
men with decent faces can keep mo away
from the only man who can rave me-" re-
fsrring apparently TO Tildsn. "Thsrs 10
an honest man somewhere. I know there
10, but I can't fnd him." said Leet weep.
ing. lie was put into the cell occupied
by Tweed. He will neither eat nor drink
anything that 10 offered him. He declared
that unlcss 10 10 In some very public place,
this 10 necessary. becsuss only In . public
place can his enemies DO prevented from
poisoning his food. Lets brother.in.law,
Lopez. said 10 . Tinss reporter that he be-.
lieved Leet was insane during the whole OF
the time he was giving his testimony be-
foro the Potter Investigating Committss.
He has thought. talked and dreamed about
nothing else since he hnt came 70 the
city. Physicians have no doubt that his
insanity has been brought OF BY 0 excite
ment attending the patients examination
before the Potter Committee. When the
doctor first saw him Leet askod that .
Catholic priest should DO sent for imme-
diately. "Ars you . Catholic ." asked
DR.. Hardy. "No." was tho reply, "but
I want 10 mako . confession" Lset told
thu World reporter. "I was decoyed into
cofbinQ north. was disappointed In
Hayes and I thought the inyestisation was
designed to unseat him. Whom they said
that u was not for thss purpose I did not
want 70 come. Gibson knows that ! never
went 70 him and offered 10 come"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-20
aLrxraooK. Nov. August II.

G~LKsBRooK. New, August i''
EprroH NKws; Tho Niagara was
crowded with pienietsn this morning.
including the Emmett Guard Band. We
touched at McKinney's and met . great
many more people from Gold Hill and
Virginia City. II 10 noticeable that most
Of the yisitors d the lake are Nevada poo
pls. In all tho time I have been here I
have met but two Eastern tourists and
only four or Ave from California
The Tahoe City party stopped at Ysnk's
for a days sport. while I vent on TO Glen.
brook. touching at Rovland's on the way.
Al Q o'clock In the evening the steamer
brought the party 10 Glsnbrook. whore all
Joined In the social dance given By
varney's Quadriils Band. The time spent
At the dance WAS rendered pleasantly poly
tsnous BY the presence Of several young
ladies' from Gold Hin and Virginia City.
Carson vas also represented. The majority
OF these young ladies were dressed me
enough for . funeral or . wedding.
Al Glenbrook many old friends. ineiud'
ing Captain See and vile. we're met
After the "hop" We all returned 10 Ia
hoe CITY. there being insufficient accom-
modations at 0lenbrook for the large
crowd.
Tho Emmett Guard Band discoursed e.
csllent music 81 every point. They &C.
knowledge courteous trsstmsnt d the
hands Of Captain Avery.
There Ia . faro game In the saloon next
door to the Grand Central Hotel at Tahoe
City. The "gAms" 10 . curiosity. The
dealing boz 10 about the usual siss. and 10
made OF wood taken from Q common cigar
boz. SO far - could b seen IL acted about
the same - II made Of silver. The limit
Of the game has been 81 until recently.
when II was raised TO 81 90 In order 70 10
commodate tho high players. The dealer
and lookout drsss and appear LIKE COM
mon working men. The bank generally
has about $50 or SEQ. The men around
the lake manage 10 buck thsir money Oh
- regularly u II they we're on the Com.
stock. ADLxn-BooLE.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-20

A suoarsrioS.-virginia City recently
..,.h...,. hon.. ana lot m ,hs Divide.
n-u,.- p.-,.. -,
over oy ths hssa VI na"'on " @"1
has placed therein . vneeiea nose.
cart and soo lee, OF ssIooliIso nose. "A
Gold nin would In : n.s ana .sm up
somewhere near INC ,ess. III IL
issns could and would do much toward
protecting themselve. In that section rom
me raging. Inc eos. no' W "usu'
u 'he sooa mish' 70
sroLE A GrS AND RAs.-A stranger
-, ,n,o An. yrn.mith store az II.
-. v,-.,,,. -.
SenoehemAn' No''n '1es
terday. and asked TO SEQ some rines'
While he va. examining them tne pro-
70 vail mon 4 Customer. and when he re-
turned the stranger had departed. also with
him . Winchester ride worth 40. AZ last
accounts the stranger had not oeeh iouno
BY the police.
- ~. ,,,r.., hx aroma
NS'As ~ -. :,
Hodges last evening inn me aes'n VI
Michael Coughlan. run over by the cars
on Sunday and killed. developed no nsr
iAeu. lne luIy' .s.s,.s shss.ths IA
aence Ienus.ea 0..S n. ~...,Ssn,sII,
sensea ssm ,,.,sh, rain M ar psss.
ANUS .' Stn Nv an no Mama 10 attach
70 any Of the employees On officers OF the
railroad company.
srurrr INSPECTION. - virsinia's Street
r,.n.c,o, .honld ,.ls ,hs hurricane deck
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-20
REPUBLICAN GENITAL COMMITTEE

REPUBLICAN CENTRAL COMMITTEE
There will DO . meeting Of tho Republican
Central Committee Of Storey County. Ne
ysda, st their Rooms. No. Al South D
street, Law ONCE Of Jonas Sssly. Esq, on
Saturday, August 81. 81 2 o'clock p. NJ.
for the purpose Of hlling the vacancies 90
cssionsd By the death Of John Randall and
the removal from the State Of J. ID. Ste
vens, members Of said COMMITTEES, and for
such other and further business - may
come before the committee.
The NAS.-Thess are lively days for
stockbrokers. and T. ii. D~alston. Main
street. continues 10 accommodate by buy
ing. selling and carrying on margins Tor
thoss who call on him. These are the
timss 70 make money, and T. II. IL tho
man 70 help his friends 10 . good turn.
Picnic sAruRpAy.-The Good Templars
will picnic at Bowers Mansion Saturday
next. The Order will DO represented BY
delegations and friends from Carson and
Reno. In fact IL isA Union picnic. We
find . complimentary on u table.
TnE next twelve or eighteen hours will
probably tell tho story whether Henry
Thompson, the attempted suicide. will re-
cover or not. This morning he was bet
tsr again. and could lie on his left side for
tho drst time.
MrxBxns Of tho Gold Hill Miners
Union will meet at thsir hall At $50 10.
morrow evening 10 attend the funeral Of
their late brother. Fred. Thels. see
notice.
Coon Roadway 10 being made in baling
the water out Of the Lady Bryan shaft. A
large iron baling tank was sent down 70
the mine Last Saturday.
Tue prizes for the Good Templars picnic
Il Boweu Mansion Saturday may be seen
81 the bookstore Of Kierski. Virginia.
THERE was . rumor on the street Last
evening 70 the effect that . strike had bssn
made In the Alpha mine.
w.. p. FoRp has legal authority for his
marriage with Miss Julia A. Craddoek.
Fn E~xcELLxxcr has Of lats been snin.
Ing the brsssss Of The Comstoek,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-20
n...r,.r.. IN, s,..i.,.

II X Mitchell. Misc Augustine. q Blake.
3 B~isvenue. Mrs ~Kirschbaum. Mrs Jacobs
Miss K~irschbaum. Miss Jacobs. L Bilksy.
Mrs 8 y Ferguson and mother. N Penman.
o'Brisn. s Redmond. II Y Porter.
Mrs c Thomas and child. Miss Dowdeil,
J q Railing. W II Quintrell. Miss Duffy.
y Curtis. 4 Finck. l. q MeGundel. Jonas
seeiy. II johnson. d Abel. MArshail.
I Glover. = W Kimbls. ID d Barnhnt. ID ID
Weber. l. p Dre,ier. T Loatsllo. 3 Peters.
@ A Schroeder. Al Mcdonnell. George A
King. J N Baldwin. Mrs MeNssiey. Mrs
Hartley. J Kent. Mrs II @ blanchard. Mrs
N T Mower. J Roach. ID @ Carlisle. Mrs
sayles. Mrs. ID W Sands and two children.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-20
ALONG THE LODE.


The mining situation along the lode re-
uaains unchanged this morning. There 10
nothing particularly new In Sierra Ne
vsda. Work 10 going on - usual. They
have . three-compartmsnt WINE 70 sink
from the 100 level 70 the 2ioo level and
COO feet Of drift 70 run from the bottom Of
the Wine 10 the incline before they can do
much c~rosscutting.
AT the Ophir things look rather quiet
bat strong. Indications are that they will
move there on the occasion Of cr~osscutting
the 2i00 level. The main incline will
reach the 2200 level about November 18th,
n announced In Saturdays lettsr, and the
excitement consequent upon ~crosscutting
the sAme will come soon after.
The Union Consolidated and Mexican
companies have just commenced . Joint
Wine on their 1000 level which must DO
sunk 70 the 1900 level before they can do
any great amount Of prospecting. This
will Be completed some time In November.
Ths North Consolidated Virginia Il 70
have largo and One works and new and
heavy machinery and 10 10 DO used TO work
these two mines.
The Gould 4 Curry. Best a Bslohsr will
do 70 watch - will also Savage. Bullion
and Alpha.
Julia Ia full ofinterest with low grade orc
In both crosscuts on the 1000 level and tho
best Of indications.
Grown Point and Belchsr arc about en-
tsring the throes Of travail. with what re-
suit remains 10 be seen a. the days go BY.
The ledge widsns rapidly from the 1900 TO
the 2s60 and crosscuts on the latter level
will o DO run.
Al the Justice. mark we'll Developments
- you would the ways Of the perfect man.
Lady Washington Consolidated will do
10 keep an eye on - will Alta and Silver
Hin.
From the foregoing II will be seen that
the occasion 10 one Of interest. Some
things Of promising appearance arc about
70 b probed and trstsd; others are - yet
unrips. Among those Of greatest promise
six months hence IL Yellow Jacket.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-20

Last Saturday afternoon. says the Eater
price Of to-day. some boys who wanted 70
do something to u an sIcitsnsns.
lighted . quantity Of papers and threw
them into the air shaft on Stewart street.
near Union. They succeeded In starting
Q FIRE somewhere among tho timbers down
In the shaft, but 10 WAS discovered and ex-
tinguished by workmsn from the Andes
mine before Il had gained much headway.
Had the fire got startsd in the timbers In
the underground regions much damage
might have been dono, ~ the tunnel with
which tho air shaft Ia connected leads down
10 the bonanza mines. There are = lot OF
boys In that part Of the town who need
looking altar.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-20
Hssshea Herrsn.

Gold Hin had . little Of . heather hell
night before last. In the evening sounds
Of startling import were heard back Of the
Senate Saloon which grew louder and
more discordant each second. There was
. grand rush for the locality whence they
proceeded. and two Chinawomen were
found fighting. The ca~terwauling OF 10.
lines was nothing 10 the disturbance OF
these females. They we're immediately
thereafter Joined by men who look sides
according TO their favor and renewed the
contest. A rush was made on them By the
police and the two and one man
captured. The other escaped. To-day
the man pleaded guilty and was ined $40
for fighting. and the women are being
tried - We 90 TO press. They will doubt
less DO convicted. One OF the women was
badly cut In the foot during the fight.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-08-20
woxDEarUL COLD DIasIxos.

a New Discevery IN msstass-sse
Pouads Of Geld Takss - Three
Msu - Feur mouths.
OMAHA. August TO- Telegrsphic In
formation received here from Fort Custer,
Montana, dated August 18th. brings news
Of an important gold discovery In the
Snow range. or Shoshono mountains. the
discovery being 2so miles from Fort Gus
ter. William q. Hollins. formerly Of
Omaha, but l~sttsrly Of Dssdwood. sends
this news from Fort Custsr. at which
post no has just arrived from The die.
covery. which he locates on the north
fork Of Stinkingwater River. latitude a
degrees and so minutes; Longitude ITO
degrees and 80 minutes. The diggings
are woderfully rich. There havs. been
only three men at work In the gulch, and
they have taken out over 500 pounds Of
gold In less than four months. using only
. hollow log for . sluice-box. II 10 known
a tho whitmore discovery. The best route
Is via the Union Pseido Railro I'd
thence 10 Camp Shmbsugh or Brown
This news has been looked for for some
time, ~ these men were known 70 have
gone thithsr quietly last Spring. and
miners have been on the lookout ever
since. A grand rush will b the inevitable
result.