Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-03-18
lar Francisco Items.

SAN Francisco. March l7.-Tha non.
psrading portion Of the Irish 'oci tbs
held literary exercises at the Grand
Opera House this afternoon. Tbs
building was packed. President E. w.
Mccarthy delivered an address, James
T. Noon read q poem, DR.. shorb deliv-
cred the grafton, and music and rscita.
tons were added 10 the exercises. The
entertainment must have Melted . hand.
some sum for the relief fund.
The paradsrs assembled at the corner
OF Howard and Fifth, but, owing to the
inclsmency Of the weather. instead Of
marching through the principal streets
proceeded direct to Woodlands Gardens
and held exercises In the pavilion.
which was crowded. John Kenny,
President, delivered a brief address. j.
N. Shsehy read . poem and Judge Fer.
raj delivered On Grafton. The exercises
were varied by singing. instrumental
music and Rotations.
This afternoon James Morisssy N.
tered Q room OF PIT Third street, in
which George Squires and two women
were sitting drinking, etc., and in q few
minutes bt came involved in q quarrel
with Squirss. Morrissey seized a pitcher,
with which he knocked Squires down
and began to beat him, when the land.
lord ran In and pulled him Of. Squires.
on recovering his feet, attacked Nor
rissey with q butcher knife. stabbing
him In four places and causing his death
in q few moments.
John Il. Brady and Mathew Fitzsim-
mons, inmates Of the County Hospital,
became engaged In o quarrel OF that
institution this morning, while arguing
about Kesrney's sentence. when Brady
drew o knife and cut Ftzsimmons In
the abdomen, inficting very dangerous
wound.
The Gorlsy bill to REGULATE" the stock
business was killed by the comnsndabls
action OF the Senate last night, and this
morning there was great rejoicing among
brokers'. Although NO exciting news
was received from the mines, the market
seemed to respond to the removal Of this
legislative incubus, which has so long
contributed to the depression, and prices
were drmer.
The Tenth Ward workipgmsn's Club.
First Branch, last night expelled their
President. @. W. Bostwick, for having
offered resolutions at the meeting OF the
Ward Presidents last Sunday condemn.
ing the use Of incsndisry language.
Kate Ralph, the widow Of Patrick j.
Ralph, who was killed on the 10th OF
February last whilo oilipg the machinery
at the Market street terminus Of the
Geary street railroad, has commenced
suit against the company In the name Of
herself and two children, to recover
$50, 900 damages. The complaint al
lsges that the deceased came to his death
through gross carslessnsss and negli.
gence on the part Of the defendant, aud
without fault or negligence on the part
OF Patrick J. Ralph"
Elizabeth, wife OF Joshua Smith, 70.
at the corner OF Diamond and
[Jsssiefl streets. committed sui.
eide last night BY taking s~trychnine.
The act is attributed to worry ct the
prospect Of their property being sold for
taxes.
Sophia Hausr, q German woman, to-
day killed her newly.born infant by
choking It and beating it, brains out
against the wall.
The Bush labor fund has been en-
by 500 from the Chinese mer.
chants.
The Southern Pacific Railroad wa An
ished to Tucson today and the track laid
the town.