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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-24
Yakeob Khan.
LOudoa Gl~.


Mahomed Yakoob Khan is about 30
years Of age, and IL the eldest surviving
son OF Amer shere Ali. by the daugh.
ter OF . Momund chief. When Maho.
med Ali. was killed by his uncle, Amser
Khan. In 1864. IL was generally under
stood In the Kabul Dubar that the
Ameer had really nominated Yakoob
Khan o. the heir to the throne. Be-
licving himself to be thus In favor. va.
koob fought valiautly In his fathers
cause. At an early age he was placed
In charge OF the important province OF
Of Hsrat, where he became an exceed
ingly popular ruler. He succeeded In
keeping Hsrat loyal TO his father. even
during the successive reians Of the rival
Ameers, Afzul and Aim, and II was
was owing to the consummate
gsneralship OF Yskoob Khan and his
brave young cousin. Ismasl Khan. that
Shere Ali once moro regained his throne
In 1868. He was Governor Of Kabul when
his father visited India In 1869. The
following year he WAS posted TO Kand.
ahar. and aftsrward to his old province.
Herat, which he ruled for his father
until his growing power and influence
with the Afghan nation excited tho worst
fears OF Ameer Shere Ali. who had In
the meantime nominated his youngest
son, Abdullah Jan, ~ his heir. In Or
der to prejudice the British Government
against Yakoob, the Amssr always rep
resented him a. hostile 10 British inter.
ests, but We believe such was not case;
on the contrary. he assured Captain II.
Marsh. who visited him at Herat In 1872,
and he cherished very friendly feelings
toward our country. At an early age he
commenced the study OF the English
language, and his old tutor. who died In
the service OF the English Government,
always spoke Of his former pupil as eI.
ceedingly friendly TO the English. In
1873 Ameer Shsrs Ali recalled his son
Yskoob from Herat, but Yakoob refused
TO obey. and for about q year was In
open rebellion against his father. Under
the most sacred pledges OF safety va.
koob ut last proceeded TO Cabul and ten
dsred his submission to his father. who
cruelty consigned him TO tue solitary
confinement from which he has just
been released. Yakoob Kshn's uncle
was Fsroze Khan. the influential chief
OF Laldura. who died about three years
ago. and II will be OF great interest at
the present time TO observe the effect Of
Yakoob's release upon tho Momund
tribes. who have been hitherto friendly
to the invading army. The Momund
tribes extend from within the British
frontier almost Us far as Jsllalabad itself.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-24
Helping a Brother Poet.
Cnrspn dmsnl.


Tennyson is In . devil Of q quandary
over the demise OF Princess Alice. He
being the ~poet.laureste. Is In duty bound
TO write some obituary verses over the
affair and have them printed by q Ger.
tain timo. He has neglected the matter
30 long that his time Ia nearly out and
the British public are getting fighting
mad over the matter. With the accom-.
modating spirit which has always char.
actsrized the Appeal the following 10
respectfully submitted:
Wrap IL up In ample flannel.
The eorpas Of poor Princess Alice,
Then ssnd your walls across the channel
To smite the callous car Of Calais.
In the above the idea OF q humane
treatment OF the corpse IL d~slicately
blended with the suggestion that the
lsmsntation for the deceased be judi
ciously indicted on an adjoining country.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-24
Tuscarora Items.

Times .riec. Jan. 2l.-The contract
for sinking 200 feet in the new shalt OF
the Independence mine, has been CON-
pleted and u contract let to the same
parties to sink 200 feet further. The
price TO be paid for the new contract Is
Sl4 per foot, which when complsted
will make al average Of Si0l. for the
400 feet.
The new spur wheel for the Leopard
Company. which has been laying here
for some time, was sent to Cornucopia
yesterday by Mr.. willard. II will 10
put in place to-day and the mine will 70.
sumo operations as usual.
The Grand Prize Company shipped
this morning by Wells. Fargo x Co.'S
Express thirteen bars Of bullion. valued
al So. $50 %.
Al the same time the Inidsl Company
shipped i've bars, Of unknown value.
some Of the unemployed men intown
will 60 to the Paradise mines this week.
J. A. Savage has accepted tho Dis
trict A~ttornsyship for Tuscarora.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-24
Alleged Murder.
Rsao Journal. jan. q

News reached here by tho Deckworth
stage night before last Of . horrible wife
murder committed this side Of Deckworth
last Sunday night. II seems that one
William Gill, . miner. left that place Sun.
day In company with his wife, ~ostensibly
10 come 10 Reno on foot. Before leaving
Deckworth 9 quantity Of whisky was pro-
cured by the man for use on the journey.
This was the last seen Of the parties until
about O o'clock on Monday morning, when
the man aroused Mr.. MofYett. who resides
nine or ten miles this side Of B~cckworth.
Gill told Moffett that his wife had frozen
10 death during the night, and asked him
10 como and take charge OF her. Mofiett
and others went, but saw Immediately
that she had been murdered. Her body
was fearfully mangled, and her hair WAS
almost all torn out by tho roots. They
Immediately arrested Gill. and At the Cor
oner's inquest. held on Monday. q charge
Of murder was entered against him. This
idea gains strength by the fact that his
clothes were spattcred with blood. lie
does not have much 10 say, but mutters
about frozen TO DEATH" The theory Is
that they became drunk and auarreled,
and that sho was thus killed. ellis de-
Tense 10 not known by our Informant.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-24
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
Eureka Items.

Leader. Jan. 2l.-A meeting of the
citizens was held at the Court-houss last
evening, at which the subject OF moor
poration Was discussed. and q bill pre-
pared by the committee submitted. a
running Gre Of argument asserting INC
dissenting was kept up until the meeting
adjourned. The provisions Of The ac,'
a prepared. were subjected to mucn
adverse criticism as being both cumorous
and expensive. There Is no douo out
that its adoption will meet with vigorous
opposition, but ~ the interests OF can
didates Tor the respective positions are
involved in the issue. the chances arc IN
favor of Its being carried. should 1t pass
the Legislature. Already. almost coin
cident With the initiatory steps, aspiir-
ants are canvassing the field, and the
fieht will be a bitter one. We hope to
zee A full expression Of leading tai.pay.
ers' views before any decisive action Is
taken. Some form Of city government
is needed, but 1t is not necessary to pre-
cipitats q costly aud elaborats schems
that will plunge the town heels over
head In debt.
We learn that a splendid ore body
has been met with al the Richmond
mine In tho 900 level. running to the
southwest. 1t is doubtless a continual
ton of the deposit already opened on
the 400 and 500 levels. and its discovery
is an evidence that the company have
the largest and RICHEST ore body ever
found in it, property. and that IL saying
considerable. Its extraction and re-
duction will keep the miners and FUR
nacss busy for the next two years.
DIR. Rockmau returned from Ruby
Hill about noon to-day. where he wentto
see Fred James, whom he found much
improved. Two ribs were broken. but
there was no fracture Of the spine.
James Is recovering from the shock
sustained, being able to Owe his lower
limbs. The doctor pronounees his case
a. very hopeful.
Mr.. II. ID. Brooks. OF Eureka. has re-
ceived a commission from the Supreme
Master Of the Ancient Order of United
workmen, a. Deputy for the State oil
Nevada, which order he will organize ~
soon ~ circumstances will admit. o.
which time the benefits and objects oil
the Order will be published.
A large piece Of ore from the winze IN
the Albion now holds q place ON Jack
Perry's counter. II looks we'll. and has
every indication OF the rock breaking
into good orc very
The seam In the face OF the orosscu'
in the Albion Is about . foot wide.
There Is little doubt that the crevics
leads to q large cave, which will Dc
broken into shortly.
We are informed that 4 rich ore body
has been struck at the Lone Pine mine,
and one that promises to develop into
large proportions.
Wells, Fargo x Co. shipped seven
bars OF bullion this morning. valued oil
1924 10.
Wells. Fargo & Co. shipped two bars
Of bullion yesterday morning. valued NJ
SASS 10.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-24
Tar and Feathers.
Reno ,I-sraai

Afen Jp-trsdt-
Since the advent OF the tar bucket
Reno has been remarkably free from the
presence OF the class most directly in
terested in such episodes ~ tar and
feather matinees. Up to the time Jones
received bis coating Reno was overrun
with roughs; even the Citizen Guard
failed to drive them out. The Citizen
Guard was formed during the working.
mems Chinese excitement and every
suspicious character warned out Of town.
Despite the precautions used o large
number OF suspicious characters re-
manned. But when the tar bucket, In
the hands OF the vague but dreaded COL,
made lis appearance, there was q grand
exodus OF unweleome residents. Every
train carried away several Of them, and
when q ticket Of leave" was presented
its warning was needed with ayidity.
Young Cook ventured TO come back. lie
will not be guilty OF such an iudiscretion
again. Now Reno Is rs quiet AZ an
Eastern town. Robberies. incendiarism
and other :" failings Of the roughs and
tramps are unknown. The tar bucket
has accomplished q work in Reno tina,
nothing else could have done. We refer
10 Jones and Cook for substantisting
evidence Of this fact.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-24
Tho Pyramid Lake Fishermen
R.ao Josrnai, Jan. as.

h'"o So"ffN"s Su"s 30
A large number Of Pyramid fishermen
are In town. AL our reporter has been
able TO SEQ say they have quietly submitted
10 the order Of the Marshal and loft their
work. but that they do not believe they
were on the Reservation. and will test the
matter In the courts. II. N. Clarke. Of
Carson. will be employed as one Of their
counsel. and they assert that they will not
stop until tho Reservation Ia destroyed and
the thousands Of acres OF land now wasted
upon . few dozen Indians. thrown open
for occupancy as farms. They tell us Of
some very crooked proceeding at the Res.
ervation, not only a. 10 It's boundary lines.
but a. 10 the manner Of conducting things
81 that place. II the half they say Is true.
and can DO proven In courts. those who
have instigated this persecution Of the
fishermen have got their foot In II. The
stopping Of the fishing Affects the fishers
about ten thousand dollars . month du-
ring the Winter months. We are In hopes
IL will be Amicably settled with but little
cost. but u 10 gets into the courts there is
danger of Pyramid Reservation being
wiped out OF existence aud the few Indi.
ans aud agents moved somewhere else.
All these things will come about In due
time.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-24

A PoPr has been seen on the stage q,
Rome. Pistro Cossa. q popular italian
playwright, has gone to the Papacy itself
for the subject Of his latest tragedy.
"Ths BorgiAs." The leading female
character Of the piece. the Inflated Rosa
vanozza. the mistress OF Pope Alexander
VI. and mother Of his Infamous chill
drsu. was played by Virginia Marini.
There was q sensation in the thsater
when q pope marched upon the boards.
Up to the year 1870 no dignitary or
officer OF the Church vas permitted to
10 histrionically represented in Rome.
and only oncs before. since the incorpo-
ration OF the city into the Italian king.
dom. has a Pope been seen on the stage.
and that was in q suburban thsater.
The latest Pope on the stage In this
section has been Charley Pope. and a
very popular actor he has always been,
whether in "Riehslieu" or any other
standard church plays.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-24
A Night In an Old Shaft.
Ta.oapra zYm... R,ri,,e. ian. a.


On Monday evening about 7:3O
o'clock. Henry Garner. the blacksmith
at the Grand Prize mine. started to call
on Judge Kelley. who occupies the
house formerly used AZ m Office by the
Superintendent Of tho Grand Prize
West. When within twenty feet Of the
cabin he fell into . shaft thirty.five OF
forty feet deep. The mouth Of the shaft
was covered over with snow. and In his
descent he carried q large mass OF snow
with him. thus breaking the force OF his
fall. lie was not even stunned. and at
once began to consider ways aud means
by which to get out. He had only one
match. by the feeble light Of which he
discovered q drift from the bottom OF
the shaft. This he prospected, and
finding It perfectly dry and compare.
lively comfortable, he laid down aud
slept two or three hours. intending to
shout for assistance when the shifts
changes at O o'clock. Growing cold.
however, he determined TO make an Of.
fort 10 release himself from his unpleas.
ant situation. With q small pocket
knife. the largest blade OF which Is not
more than an inch and q halt long. lac
began TO cut steps in the side OF the
shaft. Slowly and painfully he made
his way up about twenty feet, when he
had TO return TO the bottom TO warm bis
half frozen feet by walking to and fro In
the drift. Three times no assayed to
reach the surface. and Us many timos
compelled to 60 below for rest and
warmth. At length. about $50 O'Clock
yesterday morning. no reached the top,
and succeeded in dragging himself to
the surface. He had spent fourteen
hours In the shaft. and experienced no
discomfort except from the cold.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-24
The lnfdel's Faith.
$. y. CAr~ioie. .Lrn 20.

Al the meeting Of the Theanthropic
Society yesterday DR.. Moore led the dis
cussion upon the beliefs Of the un.
believers. He said there were two
classes Of skeptics- those influenced by
prejudice and those governed by reason.
The world. be thought. was greatly be.
holden TO the latter class. They were
its in6dsls and heretics. but they were
also its reformers and re~genoraiors. IL
was no proof that q man was an enemy
to oil religion because no did not accept
the popular belief. Confucius. Buddha,
Jesus and Mobammsd were accounted
infdels by the orthodox Of their day,
but their faiths were UNNECESSARILY
purer and better than tho idolatry aud
superstition they displaced. Voltairs
and Paine were iniidel to the Catholic
and Protestant Churches. but their faith
in God and humanity was far stronger
aud more practical than those ecclssias-
iicisms. lilo believed. with Tennyson,
that thsre was moro faith In honest
doubt than In half the creeds. Rev.
Mr.. Parker followed in 4 similar strain,
asserting that those who were intdsl 10
the popular faith had often q far better
faith OF their own In rejecting the
Calvinism In which he was educated and
adopting another creed he felt that he
had made q most excellent exchange.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-24
INevada's State Printing.
Isuii. Standard.


The Nevada papers are now discussing
the question OF re-establishing the office
OF State Printer in that State. which was
abolished last Winter. when the contract
system Of doing the State printing was
adopted in its place. II Is TO be hoped
that the agitation may result in the re-
establishment Of the Office. aud that the
Legislature will adopt such q printing
Law as will make IL possible for the State
Printer TO do the work in his own State.
aud require him to do II there. The
policy at present in practice In that State
OF giving the work ont by contract to
parties outside its own limits, who,
living in communities where riggs are
i've cents per dozen. a do II ut .
saving Of a few dollars, and at the same
time depriving its own printers OF em-
ployment. is anything but statesmanlike.
Upon the same principle that the work
IL sent 10 San Francisco OF New York II
might as well be sent TO Leipsic. where
composition il but G.. cents per 1000.
or, 10 be more economical. send ii TO
China at once. where q good days labor
can be obtained for ten cents. A State
which has 10 little regard for the inter-
ests Of its own citizens. or IL so poor.
that il is not willing to pay the rates for
its work that prevail within its borders
and which are paid by its own publish.
srs. had better close its Capitol and
retire from the list Of American com.
m~onwealths. Such n State Is either too
poor or too mean TO exist.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-24
srcnrrAnr EVANS. ii is reported BY

SEcnkrAHY EvARrs. 1t Is reported by
the Boston Herald. says that In public
Office II has always been his intention to
see everybody who calls upon him. He
adds: II never make any appointments.
II any one calls and ask me to AZ = time
when he can see me for hall an hour. l
say, oh, take 1t now The result IL
that I probably get through in Ave min
utes. / ind II the better way to see
everybody" Mr. Evarts seems never
to be worried by Interruptions. and
never fails to give . courteous reception
to those who seek him.-Ner York Tri-
bu<.
The chances are that Evarts never
tried to run a daily newspaper, or he
nigh, not DO so liberal In the matter Of
'.seeing everybody" He might get
worried by interruptions and some
times fail to give 80 courteous reception
to those who seek him." especially with
bills that he has ''stood or every week
for siI months. Evarts should buy 9
newspaper forthwith.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-24
Reno Items.

Journal. Jan. 2i.-Some %prospectors
have discovered q ledge Of gold bearing
quartz near the Emma mine. One piece
exhibited here yesterday was quite rich.
They are confident 1t will DO q rich
mine. The Con. E~smeralds. In which
gold predominates. is but very short
distance away. so 1t is very probable the
new discovery is on the same level. or ut
least on the neiahboring one.
The Crown Prince mine, Pyramid. Is
rapidly coming to the front ~ a very
rich aud promising property. We were
yesterday shown an assay made BY that
careful and accurate assaysr, A. Is. VIII
liams. 1t gave the following result:
Silver. sG37 IS; gold, SiOl 60; total.
Sl.039 IS.
Yesterday there wero 300 pupils in
the Reno public schools.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-24

Tuk cleanup OF the Inhdel mill
passed through here this morning. Its
value could not he aseertained.- TiGscu.
ro Tunes. Rerieue.
Now look here. Mr.. Tip.es-Rerielc
This is getting 10 be an old story. Why
don't you ascertain the value Of that
Infdel bullion ? The lnfidel stock
holders have . right to demand the
publication Of facts concerning their
mine. Half.sols your cheek, and here.
after get the figures on the Inadsl
bullion,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-24

ABour two weeks ago, says tho Grass
Valley Union Of the 22d instant. there
arrived in this Stats from Worthwhile.
Michigan. Coz. 900 whitehsh eggs, which
were forwarded to California by the
Government. They were well looked
after and Matched out at San Leandro.
On Saturday. says the Sacramento Bee.
OF the 18th instant. 10000 were taken
TO the mountains. with the intention Of
being planted in Lake Tahoe. but a
snow storm occurred. and those in charge
OF the Ash. finding that they could no,
get through to the lake. planted them III
Bonner lake. Last Saturday night
1900 were forwarded for planting in
Tahoe. and 100, 900 left for Eagle lake
and other waters in its vicinity. The
remaining 100 1000 are to be placed in
lakes in Monterey and Tulare counties.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-24

FIVE members OF the French scientific
expedition in Nevada visited Colonel
Fair and his Comstock mine the other
day. More even than that silver wonder
did they admire Colonel Pairs little
daughter. not yet four years old. who
talked with them freely both in French
and German.-Ne York Tribune.
The NEws made mention OF tho fact q.
the time. That little girl certainly is a
wonder. Notwithstanding her wealthy
connections.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-24
AeroIltes.

Pyro1sne. Divine. chrome iron. ane.
ito, etc., are found a. constituents Of
bolides or metoric stones. Their form
being irregular il q proof that at some
time they have formed = part Of q larger
mass. Metallic iron mixed with more
or less nickel and cobalt and other
metals peculiar 10 the earth arc Of con.
slant occurrence in these celestial stones.
The stony portions Of these visitors re-
ssmble tho older ignsous rocks. and very
closely those OF some volcanoes. DR..
j. Lawrence Smith 10 Of the opinion
that e~ustatite, bronzite and chrysolits
form 90 per cent. OF the earthly minerals
in the aggregate mass Of all matsoric
stones. Schreibsrsits and troillits, two
minerals not found in the earth are
found in m~eteorites. As 10 the size OF
meteorites the Bates county, Missouri,
iron metsorite was q little over eighty
Ave pounds, the Tazswell. East Ten
nessse, iron msteorits was fity.tive
pounds. The Smithsonian Institute has
q metsoric stone from Coahuila, Mexico,
that weighs fully 252 pounds, Tucson.
Arizona Territory. one Of iron, l.40O
pounds. A mass Of meteoric iron In
chihuahua weighs about $3.50 pounds.
The largest known mass OF meteoric
iron In In the mountains east OF Port
Oxford. Oregon. described by DR.. John
Evans, and weighing several tons. The
Gibbs m~eteorits, in Yale College muse
um. weighs l.G25 pounds.
The largest collections OF meteoitss
In the United States are those Of Pro-
lessor Lawrence Smith, who has III.
and Q. U. Shepherd. Of Amherst Col
legs, who has $50. A humber Of mstso-
rites fell in Harrison county. this State.
In 1857. during u meteorio shower.
Another fell at Rochester. this State. In
December. 1876, which weighed nearly
two pounds. 1t Is asserted that the
crust OF the earth Ia increasing at the
rate Of one foot per 100 years by the &C.
cession OF mstsoritss.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-24

Tur Rspeils makes q good point In
speaking Of our State printing. and
pithily remarks that eli we are always
to send our laws to California to have
them printed. why not ~ well send to
that State to have them enacted ? There
Is Is much sense in one as the other. -
Reno Journal.
Glad to have the good opinion OF our
Reno brother. even 10 he doss credit the
R,reils with our best thoughts. The
Journal was careless. for the Esreia'. in
copying our article. gave US ample
credit.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-24

Miss Anna L. Dickinson has written
for Mr.. John Mccullough a play called
"Aurelian." which that line actor is to
bring out neat April. with himself in the
title role. Miss Dickinson is TO play
with him. taking the first female part OF
Queen z,no5id. The scenes Of the play
are laid in Rome and Palmyra. and the
work is said to be extremely ideal, and
vet full Of human interest.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-24
winnemucca Items.

Siirer Stale. Jan. 23.-Tsn car loads OF
cattle were shipped BY Pslo Alto from
Iron Point to San Francisco yesterday.
A large matchmaking pan for the
Sedan mill ut the Mount Rose mines
arrived here Yesterday,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-01-24

The Office Of State Printer should
never have been abolished. II Is re-
Election on Nevada enterprise to have Q
large portion Of our State printing done
in another State Eureka SentIssl.
The News joins in this sentiment.
While speaking upon this subject. there
is one important poin, that should be
touched. The bill which provides for q
State Printer should also make II a con.
dition Of eligibility that the candidate DO
q practical workman. and making Ii in.
cumbsnt upon him to act rs foreman Of
the work. giving 1t his personal aitsn-
ton. This would shut out political
wirs-pullsrs and secure a higher grade
Of work than could otherwise be oh.
tanned.