Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-01
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.


dollar. On one side is a shield resting against
crossed arrows with the motto, in q scroll above,
In God is our Trust underneath. 1864.
On the other side wreath of corn, etc, inclosing
o large figure above the word Cents, and
around the margin, United States Of America
The Sabbath School children at the East built
the missionary ship Morning Star; the Sabbath
School children in California built the Evening
Star. And now the Sabbath School children OF
Nova Scotia, Scotland, and Australia, have united
and built beautiful brigantine of 40 tons, called
the Day Spring, at q cost of $4,000, as a mis-
sionary vessel for service among the South Sea
Islands.
The injury to the crops by winter lingering in
the lap of spring. has not proved serious rs an
ticipated, and the western journals speak eneour-
agingly of crop averaging from onc-half to
threefourths the usual product. 1t is stated that
about 2,600, 600 acres were sown for wheat in the
west last fall. and that there should have been a
yield of 81 200 900 bushels but 90 900 900 bushels
Is hardly expected.
The eulogies pronounced in Congress on Owen
LovejOy are said TO have constituted the most re-
markable demonstration of admiration, respect,
and love that has been made on the occasion OF
the death of "a member of that body since the do
parture of John Quincy Adams. From partisans
Of life long opposition to the distinguished Hi
nOisan tributes came spontaneously.
The Russians are working in. real earnest at
their telegraph from St. Petersburg to Pekin.
The line now extends us far us Irkoutsk, q dis.
lance Of $3.50 versts about 5000 miles), from St.
Petersburg. The first message between the two
places was flashed on December 2lst in eight and
a half hours The time by post would be twenty
four days.
The pictures and statutes contributed to the
New York fair sold for $50, 200. The highest
price for any one was 81 600 for BierstRdts Val
ley of the Yosemite u study for larger picture
of his now In progress There were two albums
made up of small pictures by artists, and one
sold for 50 900 and the other to Charles Gould for
$1,000
The land occupied by railways in the United
Kingdom is under 100000 acres, including sta
tons and appurtenances The land under agri.
culture il 4U0OOO00 acres and yet the railways
pay, in property and income tax, nearly Us great
an amount as is paid by the whole of the TURNER'S
i'll Great Britain.
CONCERNING definitions Ofbusness and tax liza.
bilities. the New Haven Register says the finding
of horn button In q fried sausage would be taken
as prirld tacie evidence that q pair of woolen
drawers had been used an component part,
which would unquestionably bring the article
under the head Of " shoddy."
Dr. Breckenridge, of Kentucky in recent
speech said: Let II be forever remembered,
that II ID the secession of tho South and the war
which has followed, that has brought slavery to
the crisis Of its fate. Let 1t be settled in your
hearts that the alternative often spoken of has
come"
A submarine boat, propelled by cold pressed
air, has been built ut Rochelle, France 1t is in
tended TO pierce an eneny's vessel under water,
leave u combustible shell on her side, and then to
discharge it by means of electricity az the boat
rctires TO a safe distance.
The nomination of eS.Congressman John +.
Potter, of Wisconsin, (of bowe.knife notoriety,
who backed down the braggart Roger Pryor, OF
Nirginia,) as " direct Tax Commissioner for the
State of Florida was confirmed in the United
States Senate short time since.
A late Philadelphia paper SAYS the demand for
diamonds has increased until it assumes nearly
the dimensions Of u mania. Dealers admit that
the prices are exorbiant, yet they have large
orders 10 be filed. In many cases they are
bought as investments.
The Circuit Court of New Haven has decided
that merchant tailor. who takes measures, and
puts out work to be made. is u manufacturer
within the meaning Of the United States law tax
| ing that class of persons.
A cotfer.dam, with necessary apparatus, was
landed at Suisun City, from the steamer Princess
on Tuesday last. The machinery is TO be used
for getting the boraI from the celebrated lake in
Lake county.
The Sultan has appointed two Christians men,
bcrs of the Grand Council, and others have been
promoted to high official Positions This liberal
tendency on his part is II mark Of progress in
Turkey.
man was detected in Boston inserting false
marriage in one OF the newspapers. He was ar.
rested, tried, and punished with the utmost sever
ity, expiating his crime by confinement in a
prison.
At a recent sale Of autographs in London, four
letters of washington-one written in 1893, in ia
vor of union of the States, against the idea Of
| their separate sovcreigntes-brought $50 so.
The hot air bath is recommended rs a possible
cure of phthsis Some of the most eminent Brit.
ish physicians are recommending the Turkish
bath as great restorative ofhealth.
The great Fenan Fair at Chicago has proved a
decided success. The attendance was large, dele
cations from New York, Canada and ireland be.
ing in attendance.
The working people in New York City arc or.
ganizing an Association" to buy and sell OF
first cost to members, all kinds of provisions.
The Archdukc Macmillan has proposed to
have q Spanish Prince named his heir presump-
tive. in case he should die without children.
State relief societies are perfecting their or
CARNATIONS in Washington, for looking after the
wounded of the different States.
For a simple railway station in London, one Of
many internal metropolitan termini, It is neces.
sary to remove GIG houses
4 child was born on the express train between
Meriden and Hartford, Conn.,, recently. He will
be fast boy" they say.
1t costs sixty dollars to go through an English
Court of Bankruptcy. If the debts exceed 81, 500,
the expense is about Sl25
very magnificent mansion is about to be built
in Paris by Baron Rothschild. It will cost nearly
four millions of francs.
King Victor Emanuers twenty elk from Califor.
mia cost voyage and ALL little less than three thou
sand francs piece.
Terrible warning to the unmarried-Eeveral
bachelors we've found last winter frozen to death
in their beds.
Rock Island in the Mississippi river, opposite
Davenport, is to be taken by the Government for
IN arsenal.
The productive capital in British railways is es'
timated at two thousand millions of dollars.
The Potato Club" is the name of the gentle.
men farmers club in Paris.
A dog in Boston has been named Quota because
he never seems to be full.
A little girl died of excessive laughter in Phia'
delphia few days ago.
At Savannah it takes thirty rebel dollars to buy
a gold one.
There are forty thousand one-acro tenun is in
Ireland
Ouehec has had An elrthuuake