Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-05-25
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.


4 lady in Louisville Ky. on stepping from
her room 10 the porch. few nights since, was
Mortified At finding the bloody corpse of u man
yimg across her threshold. The nan was gen
;cr!y dressed. and had ON his person n large
amount of money. The police can get no clue 10
tie mysterious murder.
\ miner named William o. Thompson, while
working in a drift in one of the tunnel claims in
Chile Gulch Culaveras county, was severely in.
jursd on Tuesday. May l9th, by large stone
which fell upon him. breaking one of his arms and
hurting him internally. He subsequently died
The Commissioner Of Agriculture has recently
received very superior 10, of black and white
oats from Stockholm, Sweden, weighing forty
fve pounds TO the bushel, which will be dstri-
buted among the farmers in quart packages, upon
application to the Department.
The editor of the Silver Mountain Bulletin in.
duges in savage growls at the dogs Of that region;
his Growls are rs fierce rs those OF the ours. Ge-
nerally quiuine is good for allaying fever, but
canine has thrown the Bulletin editor into fever.
4 letter 10 Senator Wilson relative to the Fort
Pillow massacre gives prominence to the impor
iaut fact that several negroes who had been hid
were shot while the flag OF truce was flying in
eudravorins TO go on board the Platte Valley.
Eight millions Of acres of land belonging to the
insurgent New ZealanderS have been contscated
By the British government, which shows no
mercy to rebels against itself but is very tolerant
of rebels in other countries than its own
The gunbOats Southfeld and Bombshell des-
troved by the rebels in North Carolina, were of
comparatively little value. The Bombshel was
made out OF an old barge. The Southfeld was an
old Staten Island ferry boat.
The New York Express says an effort will be
made in that city 10 organize q society TO encou-
rage the use of domestic goods. or 10 prevent the
expectation of so much gold for the payment Of
the luxuries of dress.
II spears that every shot fired by the PruS.
slams before Duspel costs one pound sterling
/, is estimated that they will require 300 siege
cannon to overcome the forts which are armed
with 100 heavy guns.
James Sweeny, OF the Vermont 18th regiment,
attempted TO run guard at the camp in Burling-
ton on Sunday, and was bay Onetted by the sentry,
causing his death in five minutes. The deceased
was intoxicated.
4 Nashville correspondent of the Chicago Jour
nal estimates the number OF Tennessseans who
nave raken the amnesty oath at 81, 900, and pre-
diets that by the first of July the number will
reach 10000.
4 Canada farmer recently wanted his wife's
funeral postponed on account of the non-arriva
If professional gentleman who was to extract
several teeth from her containing SIP worth OF
gold filing
lin the Fifth Collection District of California the
assessment for United States revenue purposes
amounted TO S6.2l5 "a for the quarter ending
March Dist. The collections amounted to 81
31l Is.
John Keyes, of Tomales, has 4 Spanish silver
dollar coined in the year 1868. Reyes has refused
d handsome sum for this aged coin He intends
to give it to ths San Francisco sanitary Fair.
The young ladies of Dewitt. Iowa. have re-
solved tina; they will not countenance or keep
company with any young man who drinks beer or
ale. or any intoxicating drink, as a beverage.
r.. 2.
already al work, aud Mr.. Memminger will soon
food the country with two millions more or less
of the handsome bills of the new currency
At u recent sale of autographs in London, four
letters of Washiugton-One written in 1873 in IA
vor of union of the States. against the idea of
their separate sovereignty, brought $50 Sc.
A daughter of Theophile Gautier, the Paris
ftuilletnnist is said 10 be thoroughly versed in
! the Chinese language and literature-speaks and
writes it. She is not twenty years of age.
An acre OF ground sown with bananas 1t IL
| said, will support more than nifty persons; the
| same amount of land sOwn with wheat, in Eu.
| rope, will support only two persons.
The nearest relative OF George Washington,
now living. holds an important position in the
rebel army, and the oldest son Of Zachary Taylor
is also leader IN the enemys ranks.
Our Minister at Japan Mr.. Pruyn, has forward
ed to the Agricultural Bureau xt Washington a
choice variety of grape vines aod rare plants-a
contribution from the Tycoon.
man named John F. WATSON stole horse,
saddle and bride at Aurora, May 18TH and start
| ed of. but was overtaken, knocked down three
times, aud finally arrested
Two hundred pounds of sand were found in
| a bale Of cotton at Newburyport the other day,
which at present prices of cotton cost about one
hundred and sixty dollars.
Another rich gold. bearing quartz ledge has been
! al nj lad