Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-01-25
Carson Corresuondence.

CARSON CRY, Jan. %.
EDITOR GohD HILL NEws.-The follow
ing correspondence published in the Lnde-
pendent of this place, yesterday morning,
speaks for itself, in part-but behind it hangs
tale.
-- CARSON, Jun. %, 1864,
Gov. MARK TWAIN Understanding from
certain members of the Third House ofthe Terri
toral Legislature, that that body viii have ef'
fected permanent organization within u day or
two, and he ready for the reception of your
Third Annual Message we desire to ask your
permission, and that of the Third House, to turn
the affair 20 the benefit of the Church by charg-
ing toll road, franchises, and other persons, u
dollar apiece for the privilege Of listenng TO your
communication G. !. A r ExtEs' Trustees.
CARSON, JAN %, 1864.
GENTLEMEN Certainly. II the public can
find anything in grave state paper worth pay
ing dollar for, am willing they should pay that
amount or any other. And although l am not
a very dusty christian myself, take an absorb
ing interest in religious affairs, and would willing
ly intiict NV annual message upon the church IT.
self If il might derive benefit thereby. You cnn
charge what You please; promise the pubic no
amusement, but do promise reasonable amount
of instruction. | am responsible to the Third
House only, and hope to be permitted to make
II exceedingly hot for that body, without caring
whether the sympathies of the public and the
Church be enlisted in their favor and against mt
or not. Respectfully,
MARX TWAIN.
was aware this message was to be deliv-
cred by Mr.. Twain, from short conversation
I accidentally happened to- overhear few
days since, q should be very 10th to give It
publicity, were it not feel it an memorable
duty owe, both to the public, the church,
and the I" third house,") Mark met the sun
reliable" on the street, and backing him up
against bu ilding, addressed him thus
"You, these fellows want me to deliver a
lecture here, for the benefit of the new Church
now If you will work into my hand, we can
make dcvilish good thing out of it. want
you to be door keeper, and corral all the filthy
lucre, dye see AFTER the performance is
over we will divide-and now understand
we don't let a single damnd Bohemian"
in, unless he "pungles-produces- it
were" 1t is needless for me to say the gen.
tleman whom he addressed spurned his pro-
position with contempt. Now isn't this
sweet. Notwithstanding his antipathies for
"Bohemians," shall be present on the &C.
casiOn, and take down his message phone
graphically, and send it to you. believe
next Wednesday night, is the time selected
for its delivery, and the District Court room
the place.
Legislative matters are in n very healthy
state, although l notice with regret the alb
sence Of the usual number of toll-road fran
chises. However, within the next twenty
eight days they may show themselves. Mr..
Baldwin, Of Virginia, has introduced very
good amendment to the Civil Practice Act.
1t is to provide that injunctions cannot be
granted on affdavits, but that witnesses shall
be placed on the stand where they can be
cross-examined. l suppose outsiders are not
generally aware that many affidavitS used in
these cases cost from $50 to $1,000 each
the price depending on the circumstances OF
the witness and ability of the party applying
for it to pay. From what can learn, many
of these professional witnesses have u regular
schedule of prices for affdavits. Roop coun-
ty has obtained representation in the House
BY the admission of Mr.. John A. Partridge as
member of that body, but his mileage is cut
off, and the per diem allowed by the Govern
ment-S3 per day. However, he will come
in for 81 per day, payable in Territorial scrip,
worth forty cents on the dollar, and the House
should provide by bill for what he fails to
receive from the Government. When the
last survey of the Eastern boundary of the
Territory was made, large portion of this
county was found to be in California, much
to the disgust of Gov. Roop and many of the
settlers in that section, but Mr.. Partridge
halls from that portion which was not en-
cluded from Territorial rule.
Efforts are now being made to have our Leg
iSlature to petition that Of California to cede
to us that portion of the country lying in
California, and parties are now in Sacrament
to urging this measure. As the great major
ity of the residents OF Roop county desire
this, it should be done-and our Legislature
cannot do less than aid the matter as far as
possible. There is some talk of funding the
Territorial Indebtedness. think this would
be very wise measure. The fact of Terri
torial scrip being hawked about the streets
at So or 40 cents, does not speak very favora-
bly, of the Territory, at home or abroad.
Why, we ought to pay every cent of the Ter
ritorial Indebtedness, dollar for dollar, in
gold. 1t is disgrace to the Territory that it
is not so. The Union resolutions which
passed the Council few days since, were
somewhat amended by the House, and re-
turned for concurrence. l think they will
be adopted. Last year the Council passed
two sets of similar resolutions, but between
committees and the negligence of the Union
portion of the House, they failed to pass, and
the records of that session fail to
show anything of the kind. If our
Legislature don't take some speedy action on
the subject of Territorial Prison, We shall
have no place in which to confne transgres-
sors. The lease for the building now used
for that purpose, expires in March, and I'M
derstand, Mr.. Curry, the owner, is DESTROYS
of selling it to the Territory for about $780,
600. This will either have to be purchased,
or a new one erected. The board Of Prison
Commissioners in submitting their annual
report, also rendered their resignation
Something must be done-and at once.
This town holds its own very well-parties
and balls are of frequent occurrence. It
seems relief to get away from the hustle and
excitement of Gold Hill and Virginia for
few days. CHINA.
The INCOMES OF THE JAPANESE FBUDAL
PRINCES, THE DAIMIos.-In Harpers' Mag