Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-06-17

Tho WhoatIah0 1ystory.
wHrArLANp. CAL, June 16.-Ths
streets OF whsstland wsrs thronged yes'
tsrday by residents Of the surrounding
county. who took advantage Of the
Sabbath to come into town and discuss
the tragic Occurrences Of the previou,
week. AL were anxious to ascertain the
latest nsws regarding the outrage and
the condition OF the victims. The mum.
ber of theories advanced would seam In.
credible to o person unaoquaintsd with
the inclination for gossip which per.
ysdss Q rural community. The dstso.
dives have discovered evidence which
seems to directly implicats the negro
williams a. the psrpetrator Of the hor-
ribls crime. he was taken 70 the
County Jail In M~arysvills to-day. to
avoid the danger Of lynohing. Both
Qirls are now likely 10 recover from
their injuries.
No new theories Of the crime arc being
worked upon that do not In some way
Affect members OF the Roddan house
hold. Miss Heslsp was worse night be-
fore last and was thought to b yester.
day failing slowly. DR.. Melton still
thinks she will recover, but many Others
are less hopeful. When the doctor was
In the sick room last night he touched
the wound on Cora's temple and asked
her II abe felt the touch. She said
eyes; I feel Il, but not so much" BE
asked again, and she replied, 'No; not
90 muoh." She spoke family, - II her
mind was still cropping. Miss Dunn
shows signs OF improvement. She was
able to open one Of her eyes yesterday
for the first time, and to recognize Dr..
Melton BY sight. She has hitherto only
known those about her By their voices.
The eyes Of both girls are terribly swol.
len and disoolorsd, and are never I'M.
covered except for . moment. The out.
rage has seemed to greatly alarm the
female portion Of the community, and
there is not . married man away from
his own homo after shutdown, except
upon urgent business, and then the
wives are left In charge Of male protsc.
ton. II 10 said that the lodge meetings
were moro spsrssly attended last week
than was ever before known.
San Francisco Items.
San Francisco. June 17.-Flags are
flying all over the city and among the
shipping In COMMUNICATION Of the one
hundred and fourth anniversary Of the
Battle OF Bunker Hill. The Bunker
Hill Association are celebrating the day
by an excursion and picnic at Belmont.
Prof. 8. w. C~olgrovs, the ssronaut,
left woodward's Gardens at Ave minutes
past 4 O'Clock Sunday afternoon In his
monster balloon, General Grant. The
course was southsrly, and ct half.past s
the Journey ended In Gull canyon, three
miles north Of Hayward's. whore the
Professor and William Carson, Q press
reporter who accompanied him, were
knocked about rather roughly in land.
ing, but were not seriously hurt.
The new steamer, State OF California,
arrived Sunday morning from Portland,
having made the quickest trip on record.
Her time from bar to bar was 81 hours
and 20 minutes, and from Portland 70
San Francisco, "A hours and IS minutes.
The steamer will have her bottom
cleaned soon. when Il II expected abe
will do even better.
The body OF Q Chinese female infant,
richly clothed, was found yesterday in
an enameled handbag. which was seen
floating In tho water under the Pacific
Mail dock, and taken 10 the Moraue.
It il reported that @. II. Bonnsmort,
ex.Superintsndsnt Of the Sierra Nevada
mine, who made 70 much money In the
north end stocks, bus been quietly buy
ing them back again since the recent
break began In the market.
John j. Murphy. d~oorkeeper at Platte
Hall, was badly cut with . knife In the
face about / o'clock yesterday morning
by Charles v. Hamilton, who was eject.
ed for attempting to got In to sec the
walking match without paying. He re-
turned shortly afterward, and, paying
his way in, went up to Murphy, who
was standing inside the door. He made
some remark about chewing or cutting
his ear of. and, drawing o knife. struck
Murphy q quick blow In the face with It,
inHictino n aevora and diahpuripQ wound.