Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-11-18
Eoars Sam Franci.co correspondence.
san FRANc1sco. November Is, 1866.

tOur San Francisco Correspondence.
SAN FRANCISCO, November Is, 1865.
ED. GOLD HUI News = Dear Sir
" It never rains but it pours." NCNot entirely
original, and consequently quoted-but fresh
in this community, nevertheless.) Well it
has rained physically and poured sensation
ally all the past week. No end Of excite
ments.
ARRAH-SA-PoGCE
Has gone in at last, thank Heaven Not
that it was not a good thing, but that one
may get too much of the best Of things. 1
got an overdose Of eggs (which were stolen)
one dark night in my school boy days, and
much as I admired the delicate Shanghai
fruit, I have never been able to look hen in
the face without a disagreeable sensation
from that time to this. So Of Pogue-ffty
nights run may be very gratifying to a man
agcr, who is enabled thereby to put money in
his purse, butt can't help sympathizing with
the down-Ea l~andlady's boarder, who ex-
claimed: MADAM, I like Goldfish once in a
while, and don't mind two or three hundred
meals Of it, but by thunder, Madam, it strikes
me that it amt just the thing for q steady
diet !" His cabSsa was in q horizontal po-
sition, and I'd bet on him il he was running
for Justice of the Peace; / would Those are
my sentiments on the Pogue question. The
last representation was given last night to a
fine house, in spite Of the rain, and a fine ex-
hibition Of fireworks outside attracted a large
concourse in the streets. 1t was q big thing
for Wheatleigh, beyond a doubt, and I am
| glad Of it. So "good by Arrah! God bless
you dear Arrah!" as my friend Warwick Nc
Coul, the King maker, ETC., remarks as he
leaves the she6een BY n short cut through a
pear tree.
| A TRAvEsTIE.
A capital burlesque Of Arra-Na-Pogue, by
C. H. Webb, is to be produced at the Acad-
envy Of Music this evening, by Setchelrs ad-
mirable company. 1t is after the style Of
"Po-co-hon-tas," and will probably be " sue
cess. ~
.., "sAvANNAH."
This new sensation drama, Of the heavy
butchey "Shot in the Eye" stlyc, was pro-
duced at the Metropolitan last evening to a
good house, in spite Of the threatening clouds
and muddy streets. The plot is an utterly
improbable one, after the type of "Abalino
the Brigand Of Venice" and the scene is laid
in Mexico. The stage effects are most adj
mirable, and the scenery even finer than that
of "Arrah-Na.Poguc," as it was gotten up
at the same house; but everything worked
rough on the first representation, and the
general effect was marred by quite q number
Of untoward and most provoking incidents
not set down on the bills. 1t will be better
tonight, however, and We may look for some
thing decidedly entertaining. The piece
ought to run we'll for a week or two, but it
will never prove such a mine Of wealth as
did the Arrah to the Manager. There is
nothing particular new to notice in the thcat-
rical line outside Of the above.
AN EXODUS oP NEWSPAPER MEN.
By the steamer OF Saturday last, J. II. Ri
ley, one of the Oldest newspaper men OF
California, and McGrew, late local editor Of
the Call, took their departure from our
shores. The first goes home to the East,
after an absence Of twelve or fourteen years,
on business-and the last leaves our shores
never to return. Wilson, formerly Of Nir-
| ginia city, and more recently connected with
a paper in this city, LEFT on the steamer OF
Monday last "for good" intending to take
| up HIS TeolucuCG ~ luC 1uob' SN hhSl 6O.
ANEW BROOM IN II CUSTOM HOUSE.
General Miller succeeded Colonel Charles
James as Collector Of the Port Of San Fran
cisco on Monday last, and for once we are
given to understand that there will not be "a
new deal all around" but only partial changes
in the subordinate positions in the Depart.
ment. There have been some men III the
| N...o-. IJan.n w,hn Ellol atnon,ro rop,Ntnnu
doing nothing for the money they received
from Uncle Sam, and others who are morally
and in every other way unfit for such posi-
tons; but when these are weeded out, we
are given to understand the work will stop,
and the really faithful and competent men
will be allowed to continue in their places
undisturbed. This is certainly as it should
oe, even il it is in violation Of all presidents,
aud will, I believe, give general satisfaction
to the community. What u singular thing q
politician is A few months since, when we
were struggling with the accused rebellion
and straining every nerve to crush the mon
ster, pouring out our best blood like water to
the accomplishment Of the object so dear to
the heart OF every loyal American, / heard a
politician Of the most violent I" progressive "
school, lauding the " gallant soldiers to the
very skies, and declaring that q grateful
country would reward them hereafter. Well,
the war is over, WI are slowly settling back
into peace once more, and a grateful country
is rewarding the men who toiled and bled
and suffered, risking life, health, everything,
for her in her hour Of need, and only yes.er
day I heard that same politician, with 4 red
nose, denouncing the Administration in IN.
measured terms, declaring that "the damned
conservatives are getting all the offices, while
the radicals, who brought about the present
state Of affairs, are being turned out Of
DOORS" Now, as the conservatives, rs repre-
scented BY Generals Miller, Logan, Fitzpatrick
and others, who are receiving the highest ap-
pointments at home and the missions abroad,
went into the field and fought for the preser.
walton Of the Union and the destruction Of
slavery, while the radicals, as represented BY
the red-nosed politician aforesaid, stayed at
home, filed the offices and talked death and
destruction to foes they took precious good
care never to sec. l must say that l think
this talk about the triumph Of the conserrG-
tires and the oppression Of the radicals, so
far as political preferment is concerned, is
all bosh. l was myself one Of the stay.at.
homes" but l am no politician, and never
wanted an Office, and for one I hope that
hereafter the soldier will have the preference
over the politicians, every time, in the dis
tribution OF offices. "To the victors belong
the Spoils," has been the cry OF the politicians
from time immemorial the victors in this
case are the men who went into the field and
fought for the victory over the enemies Of our
country ; let them enjoy the spoils, say /. 1n
the case Of Colonel James-by the By, what
was he ever Colonel Of .-therc is one class
in the community who will heartily rejoice at
his removal the friends Of Mexican lndepen-
dence, who believe that he invariably favored
the French, and threw every possible obsta.
Gle in the way Of the Liberals, whenever III
attempt was madejto ship arms or in any
other manner aid the struggling Republicans.
cocos. .a
Quite a nice little excitement was created
here last week by the arrest Of Sanford C.
Gardiner, late Secretary Of the "Cocos Island
Treasure and Guano Exploring Company"
on half a dozen charges Of forgery and lar
ceny, and his declarations tina. he had divid-
ed up the missing stock among the proprie-
tors and attaches Of the different newspapers
- C., Er,peiaco The last story il whit