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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-03
THE FIRST RAILROAD.
A Firsna. OF 1855 .. the New Ter.
ssy =. =. Tells How &c Looked.
Reno Ga.ehe. lfax 81.


Reno Gazette. 10y 81.
Mr.. O. Y. Jeffries, Of New York, ID In
Reno, and tells q Gassts reporter some
interesting things about the frst railroad.
This 10 specially interesting at this time.
when there 10 more money invested In
new railroad enterprises than at any
previous time In the worlds history. It
10 considered nothing now TO project and
build q railroad across o continent. Nj.
Jeffries fred on the Elizabeth" the
second engine ever built by Ketchum,
Grosvsnor & Co., Paterson. N. j., In
1885. 1t ran on the New Jersey Rail-
road, the Arst road built out Of New
York City. II 10 now . part Of the
Pennsylvania Central. The locomotives
In those days had but one driving.whssl,
and that was from two feet nins inches
to three feet In diameter. The ties were
laid lsnsthwiss, ami upon these the old
strap rail, ons.half to hve-siehtbs OF an
inch wide. Was spiked down. The pas.
sengsr cars would seat about ten on
each side. and . platform ran around on
the outside. there being nc end doors.
The brakeman was psrchsd up on the
car like . bus driver, and worked the
brake with his foot. The engine was
fred In front Of the s~moksstack. There
was no spark.oatchsr on the smoke.
stack, aud the braksmsn had to wear
what was called . "cost Of mail" to
keep from catching Are.
Al Bergen Hill the first rock out was
made. Tho cars were formerly pulled
. that hill with horses, bat finally the
company determined 10 cut through Il.
The out was twenty feet BY twenty-five.
and when completed was thought to be .
wonderful thing. A grade OF 20 feet TO
the mile was enormous. and II an engine
made ~ or 10 miles an hour, that was
excellent work. Mr.. Jefiries 10 en- eX-
tsnsive traveller. and has been fortunate
In escaping accidents. he knows Of
but one man. Duncan Of Detroit, among
the railroadsrs Of that day who is now
living. At the time spoken Of there
was but one other railroad. that from
Albany to Schenectady. Mr.. Jsffriss
has seen the systems OF tslesrapby,
horse-oar lines and railroads In their In.
fancy. II we keep on at the same rate.
he thinks the flying machine 10 . thing
Of tomorrow.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-03

In the matter Of vaccination. 20 to
speak. the London Truth tells the fol-
lowing:
Some members Of . certain noble Eng
lish household were desired to submit
themselves to the ordeal Of revaccination.
The lymph was to DO extracted from the
arm Of the infant son Of the house. All to
whom the operation was considered need
full underwent the process quietly enough.
until ID came to the cooks turn. This
cook, who was . brawny Scotch woman.
steadfsstly and positively refused on the
ground that n English bluid should en-
tsr her veins" After much expostulation
and delay che was ~vaccinated with lymph
taken straight from . Scotch calf. Her
arm alone took from those rsvaccinated.
and with much triumph she asserts the
fact ~ showing the unmistakabls superb
ority Of Q .wee Scotch beastis'' over = mo-
BILE English lord.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-03

Absalom Brown. q widowsr living near
s~tatssvills. N. O.. went away from homs
Q few days ago. leaving his three chill.
drsn alone. The youngest Of the chill.
dren. . boy aged three years. bad long
been sickly. and the two older children,
q boy and girl, conceived the idea Of
putting him out Of the way. They go
~oordipgly tied . rope around his neck
and swung him to q joist Of the house.
where hs vas found . few minutes later
BY o oolored woman OF the nsishbor.
hood. The woman cut the child down
and laid Il on the bed. when IL began 70
gasp and finally rsgainsd consciousness.
She then went her way, and, returning
homsvsrd some time later, stopped
again at Browns house. where she
ascsrtainsd that the brother and sister
had taken the child OF the bed. carried
Il out behind the garden and buried It.
She hastsned to the scene OF the burial,
dug the child up and carried It to the
house. The child died NEXT DAY from
the shook.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-03
Death Of George Fryer.
Carson appeal, June 2.


yGeorgs D. Fryer. an cid resident Of
Carson, died yesterday morning Of blood
poisoning q few minutes past z o'clock.
His funeral will take place at 2 o'clock
this afternoon under the auspices OF the
Masonic Lodge. The services will be
conducted ct the Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. Fryer wal born In England, In 1928,
and came to America In 1848. he ar
rived In Carson In 1853. and was the
first proprietor Of the Ormsby House.
His fame a. . kind and genial landlord
was soon known oil over the coast. A.
forwards hs was In the liquor business.
wholesale and retail. and although he
made . great deal OF money. he spsLt or
gave away most Of II. and died . poor
man. He was thorough Britishsr In
tastes and tsndsncissi and bis jolly hu.
NOR and generous heart made him
friends everywhere. he was also . man
Of liberal enterprise. and his death will
be generally felt In Carson. he leaves
q wife and four children.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-03

The Supreme Court Of New York has
granted an order to change the name Of
the corporation Of ''Scribnsr & Co." to
the Century Co."-ths order to take
effect on the 2lst Of June. And In this
changing the name OF the corporation
and the magazine, let rs pray that they
may also change the style Of the cover
thereof. The design Of that cover 10
devoid OF taste. sense or propristy.
They tried to get up something that
looked ancient and away behind the
times. and simply succeeded in commit.
ting . literary abortion.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-03
"CARRICKsaAUG,"
Instructions or the Police and Mil.
tary 10 Ireland Relative 10 Fir.
Ing upon M0bs-Blank and Ball
Cartridges-"War to the Knife!"

LONDON. June 3.-The reports that .
serious eviction riot had occurred at
Scarriff we're unfounded. Shots were
exchanged. but no one was injured. the
constabulAry firing over the heads Of
their assailants. There 10 no doubt.
however, that Q bitter feeling exists be-
tween the police and the people. The
resident magistrates have been cautioned
against reading the Riot Act except on
the eravsst occasions. and even when
the police have received the word OF
command to Are. they are charged to
Are at least two blank vollsys into the
air before firing into the mob; and in
bayonet charges they have to make use
OF the butts Of their rides rather than OF
their bayonsts, unless. OF course. their
lives are In imminent danger. Similar
orders have been issued by Sir Thomas
Steele, commander Of the forces In Ire
land, to the general officers command
ing In the various districts. It requires
NO large stock OF bravery. therefore. for
Q mob to stone the military and police.
The peasants know what the orders OF
the police are. and make good their re-
treat before the ominous words. with
ball cartridge; prime and Load" are
given. The soldiers are popular with
the people. but the police are dstested
and suffer terribly in the almost daily
collisions.
In the disturbed districts In Water.
ford, Tippsrary and Limerick, the peas.
ants have raised the old cry Of "Carrick-
shsug." Many years ago. before the
constabulsry force was organized. and
when the police were merely ''peelers,"
q title little better than village con-
stables, o number Of them escortin9
process.ssrvers we're surrounded ct the
pass OF Carrickshaug. in the Connemara
mountains, In the County Waterford,
and murdered. and the cry nsans "Waf
to the knife"
Tho Inspector.G General OF Constabu.
larry has reported to the Chief Secretary
that should any large body Of police Be
let loose upon the people, he will not DO
responsible for the consequences, a. the
men are eager to avsnes the indienities
hssped upon them and the brutality with
which their comrades In the isolsted
barracks have been treated. Fortunately
the riots 20 far have been confined to
the country districts, but q collision may
occur at any moment at Limerick. Tralse
and other towns In the south. The best
officers in the constsbulary have been
rent to the disturbed districts. and sti-
psndisry magistrates in al cssss accom-,
psny the police. IL having been found
that the ordinary justice OF the peace 10
unit, both from his relations with bis
tenants and his lack Of expsrienes. to
control any armed force In times like the
present.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-03
Jonx cnlHAnAN.

The "univsfsal Yankee" has AWAY
been considered a. the most psrsis'sn''y
Ro.ahsad, entsrprisips and ali'pefVao'oe
person In the world. being found every
where and willing to b found every
vhsrs else. But Of late years hs has
been gradually ov.rshsdowsd and super.
ssa.d b, the universal Chinaman. John
has by degrees spread himself all over
the continent. regardless - to whether
h vss Welcome or not. and nov at last
hs has put In his appearance At the
original source Of Yankssdom, the good
old town Of Plymouth. Massachusetts,.
There seems to DO but one Of him a. yet.
but that's nothing. he will 30 followed
By plenty more OF his moon'syed. pig
tailed brethren. And they will take
very kindly and naturally to baked beans
and brown bread and other peculiarly
GOOD things natural to the old place and
people. Bot John will b well sppre-
cia.sd and utilized and will perhaps hnd
IN easier seat on Plymouth Rock than
he has found elsewhere outside OF that
locality or section. And thus the Orient
ana ocoidsnt meet. The Old Colony
Memorial. the oldest Newspaper in that
country. says:
10 has come-ths almend-sysd Celestial
from the antipodes-John. with his pigtail
and funny shoes. to do the washes. washes
for the sons and daughters Of the pilgrims.
He struck on Tuesday. and has established
himself In the little building In the alley
from Shirley Square to School street. His
name IL PIN Guam. and II you dent like
that you can spell 1t any other way you
please. We are all right now, and Gus.
sidsrs can no longer point the finger Of
scorn, and crush us with the taunt: lyon
have no Chinese laundry In your town."
Johns washee. washee. may prosper, IL
he doesn't askee too muchee.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-03

tion,l confederation. His working CON-
sists in taking care Of the Governors
garden, an occupation which evidently
agrees With him. for he looks hale and
suu Drowned. he 10 kept, however, In
complete Ignorance Of all that 10 passing
In the outer world. The news Of Mr..
Brsnnan's arrest had evidently not
reached him, because he requested Mrs.
Sullivan to convey to Mr.. Brennan some
instructions about bis private Affairs.
Under the conditions on which the visit
was allowed, II was impossible for the
visitor TO inform him OF the arrest OF his
friend, but the way in which the request
Was received evidently conveyed to Mr..
Davitt Q correct idea OF the situation,
for he laughed and asked II Secretary
Forster had arrested any Of the ladies
yet. He afterward expressed the opinion
that the Chief Secretary was equal to
that or any other d~iscreditsble work.
Davitt has made up his mind to re-
main In prison for the four years nsoss.
sary to complete his original sentence.
he says hs will come ont al right. The
interview concluded BY bis furnishing
Mrs. s. with . long list Of books which
be desires to be sent him. ~ be says. for
winter reading. Davitt, since he has
taken charge Of the garden. has sstab.
lished friendly relations With Q blackblrd
which nests in ore OF the trees. The
bird. visits Dsvitt daily and comes at his
call, perohing fearlsssly on bis shoulder
or finger while pouring forth . food Of
song. This oom~panionship 10 the only
solsos Of his imprisonment, a. visitors
are only allowed every three months.
These facts were related BY the Governor
Of the prison to Mrs. Sullivan. and
have created considerable sensation at
Portland. where Davitt was regarded %
. terrible conspirator and the incarna-
ton OF all that Was evil and dangerous.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-03

LIMERICK, June SIN serving pro-
eesses near Sosriff. County Glare. yes
tsrday. so great was the opposition and
violent the demonstrations on the part
Of the crowd surrounding and following
that finally the bailiffs had to Be marched
In the midst Of the police from house 10
house a the wfits we're served. This
had the desired effect and no further
distractions were given to the police till
they were returning home to Ennis.
About 10 o'clock. ct Fortsnbes. within
two miles OF Tulls. the police got Oh
the cars to walk up . steep hill al the
turn Of the road. An armed party was
lying In wait and Immediately opened
Gre on the police from an adjoining
wood. No less than forty shots were
counted in regular Ale. airing order. the
bullets whixxine yer the heads Of the
police, fortunately doing NO injury. The
police briskly returned the fire, but with
what effect 10 not known. About quar-
ter Of q mile further on they were again
AIRED upon, BY another armed party.
from behind some hedsts, and ons OF
the horses Of tho car on which sat
County Inspector Smith. was shot dead.
The police made . search through the
asld and three men we're arrested. but
they had NO arms. The tenant OF Fortsn-
beg was one Of the party and his son
and q servant the others.
Alarming accounts continue to come
in from other parts Of the country.
Yesterday Q force Of over 100 soldiers
and police had to protect . bsiiih 10 the
attempt to serve sixty processes for rent
on the estate OF Captain Maxwell Fox.
near Tullamore. A large crowd Assem-.
bled and stones were thrown at the
police. In each case the doors were
found 10 be removed from the houses
and the entrances were blocked up with
stones, but these we're removed and the
processes were posted In conspicuous
parts Of the tsnements.
Onehundred police and two companies
Of troopers Of the Thirty. seventh Regi-
ment LETT Kilkenny for Clomanten to
make seizures for rent. Cars. even
those Of private gentlemen. were seized
for the conveyance OF the military, and
the police we're accommodated with am.
bulsucs wagons Notwithstanding the
threatened 6ne Of E20. several car own
srs placed their horses oct OF reach.
consequently some Of the military had
to walk fifteen miles TO the scene OF
action. -.
Last night tho flying columns left
Dingsbridgs terminus in . special tram
ut 10 o'clock. The column consists Of
engineers, artillery, infantry and cavalry,
in all 800 men. A resident magistrate,
well acquainted with the country. &C.
companies the expedition. lite destina-
ton being New Psllas. The resident
magistrate has received his instructions
personally from Mr.. Forster. The col.
ump, on their arrival at New Pallas, will
proceed to "Quinlsn's CASTLE" when the
siege will be resumed. and the strong
hold stormed 10 necessary. A report 70.
ceivsd last night says that the son Of
Lord Duusandls was hred at yesterday
at Dunsandls near Loushrea. near the
scene Of the Dempsey murder last Bun.
day, but not fatally. The report cannot
be correct, for Lord Dunsandls has NO
aon.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-03

Ex.Presidsnt Hayes. on the last day
Of last month. ooolly and deliberately
picked his teeth and sat down on Conk.
ling in . few brief remarks to the follow
ing effect:
Conkling 10 . monomsniac on the sub
ject Of his own importance. cit 10 . seri-
N thing to say" be said. "but ! am per.
fsctly confident that Conkling 10 not ct
times 4 rational creature. He has become
% infused with his own importance that
And now just wait till Conkling comes
back on Hayes and shows the whole
country what sort Of . mixed hairpin
he IL.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-03
SABA TELLS ABOUT IT.

When Sara Bsrnhardt vas about lsav.
ing America for her muoh-lovsa France.
. newspaper reporter in New York paid
her q visit. OF course he had to com.
mont on the subject OF her great success
In this country. ani naturally asked her
how really successful she had been in .
financial point Of view how much
money she had made. And the divine
sara very complacen,ly told him oil
about II. 70 follows:
20. you zay 70 truth. my sucsays vairey
grands. an I I'm vairey ~reconnaissant to 70
Americans. will come to 70 Ameriqus
In Q few years-oh. Eat for sure"
"Am I indiscreet In asking you what
the approximate amount Of your earnings
II {?
"Oh. Eat question all 10 repertoire ask.
Oh, Non Dieu vous ne comprenez don't
pas-sxcuse MI ! want to zay; you not on.
dsrstand zat my manageaire only know !
Non Dieu. mon Dieu. ! mako great much
monay. but I also spend great much. Hero
In Amerique 70 boot cost ten dollaire. mon
Dieul In France 20 cost i've dollaire.
VOLTA Il differsncei 70 chemise. 70 wash.
ing, 10 dress. 70 hotel. all cost very great
more ran In Paris. Est 10 true, l make
but I not know how much-per.
hsps . hundred thousand piastrss-you
xay .dollairs' here-perhaps WI hundred
perhaps three. Only my manageairs know
how much, and ! have NOT sskayd hesm'
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-03
California Gravel Mines Shut Down
Miners DISCHARGED.

grass VALLEY. June 3.-The large
gravel mines around here have shut
down for the present. Injuustions have
been served on the sups.intsndsnts Of
the North Bloomfield and Milton Gravel
Mining Companies. These mines have
discharged between two and three hun.
dred men. Quartz mining II still being
pushed ahead.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-03
Michael Davitt - 4 Prlsoner-His
Blackbird Companion.

LONDON. June 3.-Miehssl Davitt Wa
visited in prison yesterday By Mrs. A.
II. Sullivan. She had . long interview
with the leader Of the Land League 10
the presence Of the Governor Of the jail.
Mr.. Davitt u In good health. He II NOT
compelled to associate with the other
prisoners, BY orders from the Home De-
paxtnsnt. BE d treated With creep
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-03

The recommendation by the Grand
Jury that the city Jail Of Virginia b
closed. 10 good one and one that should
be needed by the County Commissioners.
There Il NO necessity for the jail. The
practice Of providing sinssurs positions
for ward politicians. Ut the expense Of
tss-Psysss. shoald nat b. san4aasa-
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-03

Colonel John n. Mills, supsfintsnd-
emit Of the State Orphans Homs at
Carson. sends the following significant
message to the editor OF the News:
wiz you please give notice that. owing
to the prevalence Of smallpox In Virginia
and Gold Hill. nc persons or children will
be admitted TO the grounds OF the State
Orphans Home until further notice.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-03
WESTERN DISPATCHES
Another Charlie Ross.

SAN Francisco. June 3.-John H.,
son Of Rev. J. B. Hartwsll. has been
missing since May "a. A dispatch was
received from Mr.. Hartwsll's sister. In
South Carolina. yesterday. saying that
the boy had arrived there. He had
been kidnapped BY . man and taken to
New York. On arrival there the kid.
nspper had been killed and the boy
made his way to his aunt. No further
particulars yet learned.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-03

The most competent authority on disin.
fectsnts decided that asafetida 10 the most
potent Of all. and . sure proposition to
stand OF smallpox. Six ounces Of IL.
pure aud alone, placed In three small
bsgs and worn or the breast and In each
armpit. will not only keep OF the smallpox
but cure II even after II starts In. A tea
spoonful Of carbolio acid poured upon
each bag every morning to soften the ASA
fstds. adds to the effect materiaily.-Er-
change.
The above item. original with the
News three or four years sgo. has been
going the rounds Of the newspapers ever
since. We reproduce 1t In order to state
that IL has since been discovered that the
remedy q be made still more stisetuai
and absolutely psrfso. by placing half .
pound Of genuine old Limburs cheese In
each bag. II 10 . noticeable fact that no
Limbure cheess-sating Dutchman ever
catches the smallpox.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-03
Inquest Into tho Victoria Disaster.

LONDON. Ont, June 3.-At the inquest
into the Victoria disaster, the evidence
OF Mr.. Msneilly. Steamboat Inspector.
was taken. He considered the boats
machinery al right and we'll managed.
and the engineer, Roberts. . skilled
man-ons oil the best OF his GLASS. w. +.
Adams testified that hs helped to rebuild
the Victoria and noticed points In her
upper planking not oaulked. BE con.
sidsred that when she collapsed she was
full OF water from leakage.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-03
FOREIGN DISPATCHES
TURBULENT IRELAND.

Moro Hostilities-BailiRs and Police
Fired Upon-fhe Military hav.
ing . Hard fine or it-Artillery,
InfAntry and Cavalry Ordered TO
the Front.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-03
MARRIED.

In Virginia. June q. by Rev. z. +.
Walker. Thomas Groves to Jessie Mo-
Quarrie.
Smyrna times., 1881-04-06

Mr.. NJ. T. Jug. Of Back Creek, was
,hrnrn from his carriage and killed, Vt
Flkton, Nd, on Thursday.
Thomas R. Hollyday died at his real
dence near E.>tnn, on Tuesday. He wa
a graduate of Princeton and highly cul.
turrd gentleman.
At the April term OF the Circuit Court
far Caroline county, which c"UnIneRced on
Monday, James F. Melvin will be- tried for
assault, with intent to kill, upon r. j..
Jump.
A Peninsular debating society, after
much discussion, have decided that the
love Of wnRl an SxertS more inf fence over
man than the love of money. Well, Ihat'S
about the size OF 1t.
Geo. 7. Plrvis. the forger. has bePn re
leased from c ntrpvill- Jail upon $1,000
bail Ne is young man who had h~"n
engaged in business in CrnirevillS isr eight
wears. had Made large acquaintance AMI
gained considerable popularity.
The P.ninSular Agricultural AssociatiOn
met at Salisbury. Tuesday last. DIR. Geo. r
Dennis. Of Somerset, in the chair. A com
mittes Of one from each Of the f"ur c"un
ties was appalntsd as f-llow-: A J. Craw
ford. Wicanairo; n. 6. Taylor. Worcester
VIII Rsss, Somerset; =. W. WInlfnr I,
D,rch-stsr. II was resolved TO issue 5,00t
shares nf stock at S. per share, AMI also /"
appoint committee Of three from eacl
county to np n subscriptions and elect per
n1nent off era and directors.