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Show PACIFIC COAST NEWS. NEVADA. The city jailor and one policeman in Virginia city bavo been dismissed from u dice for maltreatment of prisoners, pri-soners, and two other policeman have been eeu-iurud, and may yul bo removed, re-moved, for Using obscene language and other misconduct. J. C. Hamilton, formerly of St. Louis, Mo., but more recently from dan Francisco, died ut VirginiA city last Thursday. The papers say lua death was cau-iud by exewsaive drinking. drink-ing. He emptied a two gallon demijohn demi-john of whisky in threethiys. A new system of blackmail has nude lUili known in Virginia wiltitu the p.nl moiilti or two, and toe vein has been wurkid profitably. Dure-1 Dure-1 putablo womtn pl-co w me b:IU iigninsl r-auninent eilizci:s in the bauds of thu con.-table to collect. The citizen oesuras the coiuble tnat lie never heard ol Ihe notiun before. Tne olhcer says he has nothing to do I with luai, and requeets Iho surprised j gentleman to prove it in cuiirt. lather than subject himself to the publicly which nert-paijers will givo 1 him, the victim opens bis pur.-e and 1 pay.' Ihe b iJeloas hill. |