Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-12-26
Our San Francisco Correspondence
SAN FRANc1sco, Dec. %, 1854.

Our San Francisco Correspondence
SAN Francisco, Dec. %, 1864.
EpEroRs G6LD HILL NEws-Ge''tIeme':
The long drouth is over, the storm mas come
and passed, the air is once more inVlgoratlnS
and healthful, the fields are growing green IN
the sunshine, the farmers are turning the sou
and putting in their crops with high hopes
for the future, the miners are reaprng rlch
reward for their labors in the washing OF the
earth thrown up during the long months OF
summer and autumn, and everybody is look
ing cheerful and happy. The armies oil the
Union are triumphant on every slde' the re-
bellion is being crushed to the earth anu
trodden in the mire by the avenglng hosts Oh
Freedom. Gold is falling, and the enemies
of our country, at home and abroad, are be-
| ginning to hunt their holes. The year is end
| ing gloriously, in spite of its gloomy begin
ming, and feel that can join heartily with
YOU in wishing the readers OF the NEWS
A MERRY CHRISTMAS.
One and all.-TTOo late1ED.l As told you
last week, the practice of giving presents to
everybody and everything is being carried to
the extreme this season. The trade in toys
and articles suitable for presents is at Hood
tide this week, and everybody seems flush,
despite the hard times" of which we have
all been complaining for two years back;
| The teachers in the San Francisco School
Department have nearly all received presents
| from their pupils-the subscriptions IN not a
few instances being induced on something
yery like the plan immortalized by Dickens IN
4" Do-the-boys Hall and in day or two
more we all expect to receive some kind OF
testimonial. The only things l have yet
received are a Japanese Damio Camlsons
embroidered silk robe, which, as my friend
Smith elouuently expresses it, fits my inquire
"like shirt on bean-pole." but to which
the phrase "neat but not gaudy would
| hardly be appropriate; and notice OF W
assessment on the stock of the Dead Blk
Mining Company, in which have the honor
Of being a stakeholder to the extent OF q
shares. The Superintendent says he posi-
lively must have the money to pay oil the
debts of the company on the other side OF the
mountains ! sincerely hope he may get it;
if he does he will probably notify me OF the
fact.
| LIBEL sui.
| The city was somewhat surprised few
DAYS since at the arrest of d. D. Mccarthy,
publisher of paper known as the american
F2aq, on the charge of libel on James Mes
bit, the senior editor Of the Bulletin. The
charges made by McCarthy-or by his man
Mcdonald, who is said to be the real author
of the libels and the principal editor of the
paper-are such as no man, having parti-
Gle Of common pride in his composition,
would permit to go unrebuked, but the I'M
| preston had been created that Mr.. NeSblt
| had so often refuted them, and had so low an
opinion of his assailant that he would bear
them in contemptuous silence. 1t seems,
however, that he only waited for the PreS-
Dental campaign to be closed, so that no cry
] of political persecution could be raised,
| and then commenced criminal action III
stead of u civil suit for damages. Mccarthy
has engaged Henry Edgerton and Alexander
| Campbell to defend him, and will contest the
matter as far as possible on technical grounds,
and cndeavor to introduce testimony Ill mltI-
| CATION of the otfense. The case came up in
the Police Court on Monday, and was argued
at some length, then continued until Monday
| next at > o'clock, p. NJ, when twill come up
for hearing again.
ANOTHER UNFORTUNATE NEWSPAPER MAN.
T. D. NJ. Hylton, the author Of a beastly
acrostic which appeared in the columns OF
the California Farmer in the summer Of
1861, and the originator Of 4 filthy sheet
called the SkedaddIe, for the publication of
which he was sent to the chain gang some
two years since, is now in for it again. A
few weeks since he commenced the publica-
ton of another sheet called oar MG-eppd,
and was arrested again, convicted OF misde-
meanor and fined $780, which will probably
wind up his career in that line of journalism.
He is young man of fair talents, has had
good education, and if inclined to do so
could earn a decent livelihood for his family,
instead Of occupying the miserable position
he does in society. Honesty is undoubtedly
the best policy, and decency is quite rs good
4 trait as honesty; in fact, 4 man can hardly
possess one virtue without the other.
ENFORCEMENT OF THE SUNDAY LAW.
Much to the establishment of everybody
almost-the Supreme Court affirmed the de-
cision of the County Court of this city, on
the validity of the Anti-Sunday Amuse-
ments Law" passed ten years since in order
to break up the Bull Fights and similar bar
barouS amusements on Sunday, INDUCED IN
living dead on the statute books ever since 1t
was passed, and almost equally to the aston
ishment of the public, the first firing select
ed at random, embracing New England
Christians, German NothingarianS or "phil-
osophers" and Irish Catholics, agreed on
verdict Of guilty in the case Of Thomas Ma
grlire in the Police Court on Saturday last.
The result of this is that the managers held
consultation, and decided to close their
doors on Sunday evenings hereafter, at least
until the law is changed, or public opinion
has taken different direction. So on Sun
day evening last not theatre, melodeon or
concert hall was going, and the public was
without rational amusement. l confess
that the Police Court docket on Monday
| was no larger than on Mondays generally,
much to my surprise, and no perceptl6le
| damage has therefore been done to our mo-
rals-so far as heard from-by the change.
| This state of affairs is entirely new to San
Francisco, the theatres having never before,
within my knowledge, been closed altogether
on single night since they first opened IN
| lS49. The loss to the American theatres is
| not by any means heavy, as their receipts
have been falling off steadily on Sunday
evenings for some years, but 1t is absolute
death to German theatres, their practice hav-
| lu8 Ueel W play vi EulAu1l anu tiiSLA
fine dramatic company is now disbanded,
Meubert, the leader, goes home by the next
steamer in disgust, and the "supes" will
have to look for work in other capacities.
The Germans are bitterly crying out against
this innovation, and, at least, portion Of
them will secede from the Peoples Party"
on account of it uniting with whatever party
seems most willing to assist them in procur-
ing repeal of the obnoxious statute.
| THE FIREMAN's BALL.
The preparations for the first Annual Ball
of the San Francisco Fire Department, to be
held on Thursday evening, Dec. 20, are on
scale Of magnifcence never before attempt
ed in San Francisco, unless, perhaps, on the
occasion Of the great Russian Ball" in
honor of Admiral Popof and suit, of the
Russian Pacific Squadron year since
Union Hall, the largest on the Pacific Coast,
will be decorated in the most elegant man
ner, singing Canary birds to the number Of
some thousands forming one feature in the
novel outfit, and nothing which money can
readily procure, will be wanting to add to