Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-06-10
Our San Francisco. Correspondence.
SAN FRANcisco, june Z, 1865.

"
me through the purchase OF the property on
Telegraph Hill, and the general state of eI-
element in which last wrote, have sur
vived the cold snap with which we have been
visited, and even the loss OF my grand cash,
through an investment on the wrong horse
at the Ocean House Race Course, and am
still here "staunch and true" Well, times
and politics and things are little mixed.
Who would have thought year since, that
we should see
FRANK PIxLEY,
The original "Abolitionist" and exceedingly
BLACK Republican" q use the terms "eon-
ventioually," not as offensive epithets,) de-
Tending Confederate pirates for considera-
ton; and not content with this, absolutely
slandering the defenders Of the Union, and
lauding to the skies the humanity and
brewery, courage and patriotism of the &C
cused gang Of cut-throats and low mercen-
aries, mainly of foreign origin, who calling
themselves gentlemen and sailors Of the c.
S. A. Navy, have skulked around the world
burning merchant ships, and rsbbing I'M
armed and defenseless citizens to the disgrace
Of the American name and the dishonor of
humanity in general. Yet such scene has
Just been Witnessed, and il you want to en-
tertain a contemplate opinion Of yourself
and the world in general, read his speech in
the Confederate Hogs litter Of marine rob-
bers last week. 1t is not that Pixley, as
lawyer, defended his clients yesterday, but
that he went out Of his way to say what no
loyal American with heart in his country's
cause should ever have been hired to say,
that the public complains. His Insults 10
Capt. Davenport, because he being Geor-
gian BY birth, remained true to the Flag Of
the Union, will not soon be forgotten or for
given By our people, and / think he has
driven the last nail in his political coffin.
Thirty days since man who uttered such
sentiments, as he there expressed in San
Francisco, would have been hung to lamp
post instantly. What a strangely tickle
minded and inconstant people we are to be
sure!
SHORT CROPS PROVIDED AGAINST.
Commissions from Emperors, and such
humbugging trash, are all the 90 nowadays,
and man who cannot get an appointment
from Macmillan, or the King Of the Mosqui-
toes, or some other blk of equal pretensions,
is "no account" have not got one from
Max. for you, but can give you something
Just as good, and will do so at once. 1t al
ways did do me good to be able to help along
friend, and reward honest industry and
merit. recognize your claims in pre-emi-
nent degree, and therefore inform you that !
am authorized to announce your appoint
ment as official journalist to His Imperial
Majesty, Norton Del Gratia, Emp. L. s., VI.
4 F. l., United States, Mexico and Faral-
lone Islands, )and now hand you Through the
Post Othce) the first of the many autographic
prOclamations which shall have the pleasure
Of sending you. His Majesty did me the
honor to deliver the documents in person;
and as he did so, smiled so benignly that
wilted at once, and stood treat without being
asked:
PROCLAMATION.
DOWN WITH THE PRICES.
WHEREAS, the short crop Of grain during
this last season has caused the United States
on the Pacific coast to be completely drained
of wheat and barley; and tohereGs, the crop
Of the season cannot he reckoned as abund-
ant, and will probably not yield great ever
plus over and above our own home consump-
ton, therefore be the export abroad from the
Pacific ports Of wheat, -four, barley and oats,
illegal, and prohibited, until the result
of the crop Of the next season shall be fully
ascertained: and we do hereby command all
our courts of law and justice to arrest and
punish, By tine. and imprisonment, all per-
sons who shall violate this our tribunal de-
cree, as the circumstances Of that case may
warrant. NORTON,
Emperor U. S.
French, German and Spanish papers copy.l
Some people pretend to imagine that the
Emperur's head isn't level, but If aay such
are afflicted with the copceit that they are
able to pen proclamation more directly to
the point than that, let them try it on. /
back Mort. against the world in arms, or any
other man, for any sum, from % cents to the
total value Of all the mines in the State Of
Nevada.
OUT OF DIZZINESS L1FE.
It's notorious fact that business is down
to the bedrock here, and with single eI-
cep,ion, this is the dullest season for trade
we have seen in San Francisco in fifteen
years; and yet a glance at our places Of
amusement would lead one TO believe that
the exact opposite was the fact. Two opera
,roupes play on alternate nights to crowded
houses Maguire's Opera House is crowded
nightly BY those who enjoy Setchell's acting,
and minor places Of amusement, such as
Worrelrs Olympic formerly Gilbert's Melo-
deon) and the New Idea, are doing thriving
business. Strange as it may seem, more
money is spent on amusements in dull times
thrn in lively times, and the less people can
afford to spend on such "vsnities, the more
they do spend, the world over. There is
nothing absolutely new in the amusement
line this week to notice.
THE THING OVERCOME.
San Francisco real estate owners are at
this time somewhat in the position Of
"vaulting Ambition, which o'erleaps ITSELF
And falls on the other side"
A great amount Of property has been left
idle and unimproved by speculative owners,
who calculated on the natural growth OF the
city to so increase its value that in 4 few
Years they might sell out at an immense
profit, and return to the East California
lnillionaires." But unfortunately for them,
new avenues to the country have been open
ed; railroads and steam ferries have enabled
people TO do business in San Francisco and
at the same time reside over in Oakland or
Alameda, or far out in the Western Addition,
and centrally located property not wanted
for business purposes is proportionately
lower, while the wide extent Of open coun-
try brought within reach Of our citizens for
residences prevents "outside lands" going
up to any very high figure. Another grand
mistake has been made. A few months since
there was not house in San Francisco
which man Of moderate means could afford
to rent at the price demanded, aud house
owners would hardly give civil answer to
an inquiry concerning their property.
redwood tenement Of eight or ten rooms
would bring 800 or more, and you were
given to understand that favor was con-
ferred upon you to allow you to come in at
that, while houses miserably located, with
out a single convenience, and containing but
four or five rooms, rented for $50 to $50.
The result was, that such ~ could do 1t
scraped their means together, and perhaps
by aid Of some Of the loan societies, built for
themselves, and those who were not able to
do this, went to boarding. Now the town is
full Of vacant houses, which can be had for
two-thirds what was asked for them few
months since, and many will stand vacant
for n long time to come. The time Of high