Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-08-22
Our San Francisco Correspondence.
San FRANCISCO, August %, 1864.

There is still a dearth of excitement in
town and general stagnation in every de-
partment of business. The boys are busy
setting the stakel for the primaries, and will,
doubtless, as usual, have it all their own
way in the start. Whether they will be
equally fortunate on the home stretch de-
pends on the Peoples Party Committee and
their own management. At present it looks
as if we were going to witness a most re-
markable political phenomenon, viz: a case
in which
BOTH PARTIES ARE SATISFIED.
The Bulletin has come out for Frederick
Billings, Esq, for Congressman for the First
District, in the place. of Cornelius Cole,
whose term has expired, and it is understood
that the Akd is inclined to travel the same
road, while curiously enough, the CONFESS
men who regard those papers in about the
same light in which the devil is popularity
supposed to regard holy water, are going
about the street talking Billingsgate and
nothing else, and swearing BY the holy poker
that he is their man. 1t looks as if some
body was being humbugged, but it cannot be
Billings. l once ran for Congress myself,
and came near being elected-should have
succeeded entirely had been running on
the other ticket-and then learned that
there was big percentage in having Provi-
dence on your side and being down on both
states. The aforesaid Frederick appears to
be in the latter position, but there is no
telling what changes may be made in the
programme before the election comes of,
and as cold deck-if may be permitted to
borrow the expression-may be rung in on
the community for the benefit Of some new
aspirant. l have not yet applied for an office
to the most prominent candidate. Speaking
Of politicians reminds me of little story"
as our worthy Chief Magistrate would say
which shows conclusiyely that in war and
politics, as well as in matrimonial affairs,
there is such thing as
GETTING THE WRONG PIG By THE EAR.
Before this reaches you, the announce
ment of the release of Charles L. Weller
from Alcatraz, by orders of the War Depart
ment, will be made. 4 curious error in the
outset of,this matter has, / believe, something
to do with this release. 1t appears that the
parties at whose instig1tion this arrest was
made, being new importations from a be-
nighted section Of the interior Of the State,
were laboring under the erroneous impress
sion that this man Weller was the ex-Goyer
nor of the State of that name, and through
their representations, General Mcdowell,
himself total stranger, was mislead in the
same manner. When il was ascertained
that instead of big gun Of the Peace Guer-
rilla Democracy, we had nipped an obscure
individual, without means, influence, or an
extended reputation, game in fact not worth
the powder expended in bringing it down,
there was some little quiet laughing at the
expense of our military authorities, anda dis
position to be rid of the prisoner and the joke
at the same time was speedily manifested.
THEATRIcALs.
The Richings English Opera Troupe is
again performing at Maguire's Academy of
Music. Miss Richings having recovered
from her severe indisposition, brought on BY
over exertion. The success OF the troupe,
pecuniarily speaking, is not fattering, in spite
of the fact that their operas are we'll put on
the stage, and rendered in as good style as
have ever seen them in New York. l saw
and heard the doctor of Alcantara" last
evening, and managed to sit it through in
rolerable comfort, but there was thin house,
and could not help feeling little lonesome
after all.
At Maguire's Opera House, the inimitable
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PLAYING comedy in unimpeachable shape, but
the houses are even thinner there than at the
Academy Of Music. The Victims" is
capital thing, but it was played on Monday
evening to less than $500 house, if am
any judge.
At the Metropolitan, the excellent COM
pany is playing fairy pieces to as fair honses
as they have anywhere else, and how they
pay expenses is more than I can imagine.
The minor theatres and melodeons combined
are doing better than the legitimate, and one
cannot help thinking that the regular drama
is about played out in San Francisco.
The Jury, in the County Court, under the
instructions Of Judge Cowles, greatly to the
surprise OF the community generally, found
verdict of guilty against Tom Mcguire on the
Sunday Law question. Having succeeded
in the object Of their undertaking, and pro-
cured one conviction under the law, the
movers in this crusade against Sunday
amusements have determined to make clean
sweep, and have all the managers put through
a course of sprouts at once, until the point IS
conceded, and Sunday amusenents are num-
bered with the dead things of the past. The
jurisdiction of the County Court in this mat
ter is fnai, and unless a reversion Of the YER
dict on a technical point can be obtained
through the Supreme Court, the Sabbath
arians have got the bulge-so to speak-on
their opponents, and with ordinary good luck
may expect to dance the grand scalp dance
over their graves-6guratively speaking-at
no distant day.
THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP QUESTION.
c;nno l,.t 1vrota vnn the facts in regard