Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-05
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.

The Oldest battery in the service is reported to
be Light Company c." Of the Sd United States
Artillery. The battery was mounted in 1893
commanded by Ringgold at Palo Alto then by
Ridgely, then by Braxton Bragg, then by the
late Gen. Reynolds, then by Gen. Ord, then by
Captain Gibson, on the Peninsula, and now by
| Capt. Ransom, under whom 1t serves In a cavalry
division in the Army Of the Potomac.
| The Commissioner of Internal Revenue has
announced decision of Importance TO dairy
| farmers. Persons who carry on farms, and keep
cows-selling milk, butter and cheese rs an Incl
dent to their farming operations-are considered
az farmers, and exempt from license for the sale
| of their products.
Mr.. Elmore proposes to send TO the Royal AGA
deny Exhibition this year, picture illustrating
Mr.. Longfellow's poem, g." Excelsior" by sin.
gle figure, life size, representing the hero of that
work ascending the mountain, and clasping the
banner to his breast while he looks upward
At one of the recent fancy dress balls in Paris
a lady, partly ROBBED in very low-necked, (they
call them the neck in Paris) wide,loating, waving
abundance of green gauze, was asked what she
personated The sea, Monsieur" AT low
tide, then, Madame" was the polite response.
The Navy Department is in want of new side
wheel steamers of the following dimensions =
Length, one hundred and fifty feet breadth,
twenty eight: depth, nine feet Persons having
such vessels for sale requested to send parti-
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A young man, between twenty and thirty
years of age, committed suicide at Paris recently
by throwing himself from the top of the column
at the Place dc la Bastile. No papers being found
on the unfortunate man to show his identified
ton, he was conveyed to the Morgue.
At the Springfield Armory there is depart.
nent known as the hospital" where the odds
and ends of all work are done. When workman
has nothing else TO do he is sent to the hospital
vh..s.h R ig nj cnrR IN n httety
himself about.
One of the most curious farming customs in the
heights of Tibet is that CT stufing quantities of
hay among the higher branches of trees: the
snow in winter lying five or six yards deep, and
the sheep, which abound in these districts, being
then able to get at the hay.
Michael Hahn, the recently elected Free State
Governor of louisiana, is a Rhenish Bavarlan by
birth, but his family came to this country when
he was but year old. He is now thirty four, a
practical lawyer, an experienced business man
and a shrewd politician.
A genuine" Raphael, THE Death OF St.
Joseph" was lately exhibited in London, and the
streets Were placarded with the announcement
that the King of Prussia had bought it for 100000
The other day it was sold by auction, in Paris for
l,2i0 francs.
The San Salvador Commercial and Agricultural
Company Incorporated 4; San Francisco on Mon.
Jay. TO acquire lands in Central America and
cultivate coffee, cotton, sugar, tobacco, indigo
etc. Capital stock, $500, 000-Sl00 per share.
The project TO bring water to Hartford for
manufacturing purposes, through canal from
the Connecticut at Enfield or Windsor Locks is
again revived by Hartford capitalists. The cost
is estimated at a million of dollars.
Silver has just been discovered In the pneres
in Burnett county, Wisconsin. A man choppng
wood suddenly turned out from ledge of rock
chip" of copper and silver; further examina
ton revealed vein OF silver ore.
Rev. James d. Armstrong. of Norfolk, who
after taking the oath of allegiance, had given ut.
terance 10 disloyRl sentiments, sailed on Monday
for Fort Hatteras, where he is to be confined for
some time
Queen Victoria has given $4,000 to aid the
cause of Christianity among the poor of London
From the reports OF starvation, they are more in
want OF victuals and drink.
Upon one of the Imperial cunning excursions,
Princess Mathide shot nineteen birds with her
gun-and probably ATE them all herself, as she is
q wonderful glutton.
Pauline Cushman, who has done good service
as Union spy. and once suffered imprisonment
in Tennessee, is playing at the theatre at RocheE
ter, y. Y. ..-
A German in Poughkeepsie, in writing his
name in the gas compauy's registry book. put
down his occupation as the ''drieguts bianes."
Capt. Huse, the agent of the rebel government
in London, is reportedto have suceeededin making
$4,000 stick to his hands.
OF 337 National Banks now in existence, 246
have been supplied with circulating notes 10 the
extent of Sl2000,c00.
The houses of ill reputc in Terre Haute, Ind,
were all visited by soldiers few days since, and
completely Quilted.
1t is estimated that $4,000 was spent for floral
decorations of the churches in New York on
Easter sunday.
Miss Waters, Of Sand, Somersetshire, has been
appointed head nurse to the young Prince of
Wales
Prince Maximilian-or rather Emperor will
be the guest OF Auguste Belmont, ESQ.,, in New
York.
Mr.. Goodwin. OF the New York Post, denies
that he is writing life of Secretary Chase.
Hon. Schuyler Colfsx has consented to be a
candidate for reelection to Congress.
Sir Rowland Hill-the postage man-retres on
a pension of $4,000 per annum-
The Ohio Senate has passed bill prohibiting
the marriage of first cousins
The new opera house in Paris will occupy seven
and half acres Of ground
Mrs Lieut.. Gen. Grant will reside in Washing
ton for the present.
Mr.. Charles Kean has been dangerously i'll in
Australia.
Brandy was first distilled in France in the year
1913
Miss Thackeray has written another novelette,