Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-20
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.

The slave trade continues active In the West
Indies and Central America A letter from Re
mcdius (New Granada) states that five cargoes Of
negroes fresh from Africa had been safely landed
there within a month.
The omnibus proprietors in New York made
mistake in raising the fares to ten cents. People
patrenize the cars, go afoot, do anything rather
than pay ten cents fare, and the stages go empty
The New York correspondent of the Saturday
Evening Gazette, says that the first purchase
made at the Sanitary Fair was by Mr.. John Hoey,
who paid 81 600 for pair of superb vases.
The dwelling and tool house of Captain Harry
Love, who lives in the San Lorenzo Valley, Santa
Cruz county, were burned to the ground lately
The act was the work of an incendiary.
The number of printing presses now In opera
ton or ready for use in the Treasury Building in
Washington is 30 large that If placed in q line
they would exceed quarter Of a mile.
Governor Corwin, Minister to Mexico, has pro
cured leave to come home, and he writes as If he
had but little expectation Of going back. He now
intends to start In about a month.
The widow of the lato General Albert Sidney
johnson, formerly resident of Los Angeles coun-
ty. hus taken a house in San Francisco for the
purpose Of educating her children.
The census of Upper and Lower Canada which
has Just been completed, gives the following re.
suit Upper Canada, 1851 6si Lower Canada,
l,ll0,566. Total 9, 506,735
A Copperhead remarked in the East lately that
Grant was only carrying out McClsllan's plans,
when the reply was "Wcll, that is moro than
Mcclellan ever did"
Two young men were eapsized from boat on
Mountain Lake on Monday. One of them, named
Nirasson, Frenehman, aged nineteen years, was
drowned.
The whole Union ticket with the exception OF
the County Clerk, Assessor, and ono Justice OF the
10 elertad after all the Growing of the COD.
perheads.
On the recaipt of the news of the late victories
Of General Grant over Lee. the people Of Red
Bluff ran up the old flag and fred an anvil "a
lutte.
The Humboldt Times says that the Copperheads
are so much in favor of peace that they are will.
ing to give jeff Davis large piece Of the Union
The Auuila has been removed from her old po.
sition, but is aground again. The old tub will
| probably be abandoned when fully discharged
The ladies of weaverville, Trinity county. ara
preparing for q demonstration in aid Of the SAM
tary fund, to take place this month.
The Stockton Independent says that many
fields of grain in San Joaquin county will be en-
tirely eaten up by black birds.
A schooner loaded with cotton was recently
burned by the United States schooner Stonewall,
on the Florida coast.
The Santa Cruz Sentinel, OF May 18th, says the
crops of that county will not be under the usual
yield. excepting hay.
John G. SAKE is very III from the effects Of in
juries received by railroad accident last winter
At Sacramento. on Monday, George Palmer
was thrown from his horse and had leg broken.
The estimated territory Of the whole United
States embraces an area of 900 miles.
famous New York burglar has been SEN
fenced to Sing Sing for 20 years.
The emigration at New York for three months
past was 25,47a