Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-07
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.

The Courier de ST. Etienne says there is a
general crisis in the silk trade, the end of which
may be great calamity. The American war
was enough 10 shake confidence at Lyons and
the events now passing in Germany have added
TO the panic AT Aubenas many mills are ABOUT
to be closed. The statement of the general SILK
trade for the year 1863 shows 5,6iI, $50 pounds,
against 6,05S, l4l pounds in 1862. Distress pre-
vail among the ribbon weavers Of St Etienne
One Of the distinctive features Of the American
character is q bOundess self-reliance. An Ameri-
can thinks himself individually competent to do
everything. One day he may be lawyer, doc
tor a clergyman, or u bar keeper, and the next
he will take command of one hundred thousand
men without the least hesitation, under the inn
plci conviction that he is quite capable OF nil.
ing the position as the most experienced general
in Europe.
A Pundt OF Benareg India has been dining
with II wealthy European goldsmith of that place,
and this objectionable offense against the laws OF
his caste has been visited with punishment which
consisted in fasting for eight days, repeating ga
cred text one hundred thousand times walking
tiftv miles in five days barefooted, and cleansing
his mouth by filling it with cow-dung.
The President and nearly every member of his
Cabinet have forfeited their lives or their liberties
to the laws Of the country which they have noto-
riously Tiolated and can only surrender power
to the re-cstablishcd sovereignty OF the law, Out
10 pass into Il criminal dock 10 answer for their
crimes against the lives the liberties, and the
rights Of citiZens.-Dcm. Press.
A Chinese dictionary in ninety .fivc volumes
has just been purchased for the Imperial Library
Paris, from Or. Bassilliewski, formerly attached
to the Russian Legation at Pckin. 1t is said TO
comprise all the compound expressions i'll the
Chinese language, accompanied by an immense
number Of illustrations, drawn from works, his
torc, philosophic and poetic.
A recent French work says that every 10, 500
years the waters of the oceans and seas pass from
one pole to anOther-everybody drowned, OF
course. This singular phenomenon" the book
saws, occurred 1900 years ago, no that we nave
600 600 wears TO spare before the next general de-
struction, which so far as We are concerned is
consolatOry.
4 party of printers in Colonel Dudley's brig.
adc immediately upon their arrival at Natchi-
tOches, re-opcned the office of the Union, whose
editor had runaway, aud at daylight on the 6ih
all extra edition Of the paper was issued, giving
particulars of the capture of the place, and the
latest news from the north, east and west.
A development was mads in Cincinnati lately
concerning Catawba brandy. Responsible rint'
ners declared that the pure article would cost
from five 10 eight dollars gallon, adding that
there was no genuine article OF the kind III mar
ket; the quality generally sold consisted OF pom
ace, whisky and fused oil.
Emigration from Lancashire to this country is
!
rous of trying their fortunes with us have TO wait
several weeks before they can be accommodated
on the steamers, and the fares are rapidly I'D,
vanciug.
4 meeting was held ut Rowland Flat, on last
Wednesday evening, to raise funds in behalf OF
the Sanitary Commission. Eleven hundred dollars
were subscribed, which amount will be increased
TO two thousand dollars. Good for Rowland Flat
The New York Express says al effort will be
made in that city TO organize Il society to encour.
age the ,lse of domestic goods, or 10 prevent tho
expectation of so much gold for the payment OF
| the luxurics OF dress.
NJ LEGoyT OF the French Ministry Of Agricnl
:ure, Commerce and Public Works, calculates
| that the armies of Europe now comprise 3,eJl elI
men, and cost annually .Gli5O0O,G GOO sterling.
1t is proposed to drain part of the swamp lands
in San Joaquin county by q canal, and the Swamp
Land Commissioners have advertised for pro
| posais.