Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-04-29

euni f.arily, but the number season tickets
soleG was 50 large, that, taken altogether, the
i'd ksenture is a paying one. This week the
al tendance has been very fine, and it will
pSLobably continue so during the balance Of
Vac season. -..-a{s-. "a S
THEATRICAL.
T The Heron has returned, and is playing
I once more at Maguire's, to fair houses. You
! have seen her, and need therefore say no
more on the subject. The Melodeons seem
to have the best of the business nowadays,
| WorrelTs, especially, being crowded nightly !;
| hut the style of performance may be called
/" broad, !" IL nothing worse. Charley Thorne,
who took French leave Of San Francisco last
wear, and has since been in China, has re.
turned, and is playing at Maguire's, but
hardly think he is the popular favorite he
used to be.
THE NEXT THING on THE PROGRAMME.
Gottschalk, the pianist, is now "the com.
ing man " who is to carry San Francisco By
storm. He left New York on the Sd, and will
be here this week. After him comes the
new grand opera troupe sent out by order Of
Thomas Mcguire, also nearly due. II is be-
lieved that Maguire's troupe will take down
the other entirely, and carry of the laurels
Of the season. As am only "a locker on
| in Venice" at best, and have no stock in
either company, am like the boy who didn't
board at home when his mother died, I" 1t
makes no difference to me anyhow What
a satisfaction it is to be able to look at any
thing impartiallys I saw dog hight, which
ended in fist fight between the owners Of
the lovely cannes, just now on Pacific street,
and although had no pecuniary stake on
either animal, and hadn't the pleasure Of
even q speaking acquaintance with either Of
the gentlemanly proprietorS," really be-
lieve enjoyed the affair more heartily than
any Of the parties-the dog which came out
6rst-best excepted of course. Blessed is the
man who has no dorg, and can't be assessed
on mining stocks. 20. .,s~.
STRUCK LIE. "a
The oil excitement still RACES fearfully in
the interior Of the State, and San Francisco
is filling up with seedy looking fellows who
are "just down from the country" where
they have "struck OIL" and want to borrow
four bits until tomorrow. don't doubt the
word Of these gentlemen for q moment, and
presume that they have all struck oil as rich
as they say they have, in spite Of the fact
that somehow the oil don't seem to come into
market very fast, but have a dim remem.
brance Of the same faces along Montgomery
street during the mining stock excitement
two years ago, and can't get over the idea
that some Of them borrowed four bits Of me
tnen, and failed to return it the next day. I
may be wrong; possibly may be prejudiced /;
think more,than likely that I am, but hang
me If loan any more four bits. That part
Of the striking business at least, is Ausges-
peik.
DRIED Up.
The O'Byrne inquest seems to be gradually
drying up, in fact may be said to have dried
BY the small part Of oral testimony offered
which the Board would receive being all
heard. The Board meets again tomorrow
for some purpose, don't know what; and
the public dun't care much anyhow. He is
now generally known and appreciated at his
full average value, and his chances for dis
| tinguishing himself as 6nancier in Uncle
Sans service are very limited, whether fair
statement Of his case is made by the Board
or whitewashing report is returned. II the
public interest was not prejudiced BY the re-
| tention Of such a character in Office, the game
itself would not be worth half the powder
which has been wasted on it.
1.-THE MASTER IS GENTLEMAN, THE sERv-
ANT IS A THIEF"
In my last congratulated the community
on the conviction and sentence Of the Cap
tain, first and second mates and boatswain Of
the ship Great Republic, for their infamous
cruelties to the crew Of that vessel. thought
that for once justice was to be administered
in California as it is elsewhere, but was
wofully mistaken. II is to be the same old
story over again. The subordinates must be
hanged, the master goes free. Captain Paul
is now in the County Jail, but his friends are
busy getting up petitions for his pardon by
the President, and the pardon is sure to come
in less than ixty days from this time. He
is represented as "a fine sailor and a
thorough gentleman" who had his wife on
board and was so busy with her and his other
| friends, in the cabin, that he was totally
ignorant Of what was going on forward, and
therefore was gultless Of any completely in
the damnable atrocities which were being
perpetrated in his name by his petty officers.
| Some old fogy people seem to think that it
was his business to know what was going on,
and that il he neglected his business, and
through his criminal inattention to duty
such atrocities were perpetrated, be is NOR
| ally responsible, as ne is legally, and should
| suffer the full measure of the consequences.
But bless you, what's the use of talking.
Such people are behind the times |; they
don't know the rule in California, and had
better mind their own business. The consi-
gnees have certified that he brought the ves-
| sci and cargo into port in fine order and with
out a cent Of loss to owners or shippers |;
what matters il then, il the boy Daggett who
| has fought in seven battles for the Union,
and was wounded severely in the front Of the
engagement at Pittsburg Landing, is sent
home by the charity Of private citizens Of
San Francisco, poor, crippled, disabled,
misshaped creature, to drag out his life in
misery, a burden instead Of a support to his
widowed mother and orphan sistersl Clearly
nothing. Let Captain Paul go free, and let
the subordinates suffer the penalty of their
crimes. Another instance Of this style Of
| justice is to be seen in the case Of J. Downes
Wilson, Of the Santiago Mine, Henry John
son, private detective, and Marriott, the
News Letter publisher, who were arrested on
the charge Of conspiring to secure the alb
sence of Mccullough, leading witness for
| the defense in the libel suit OF Wilson against
the Evening Bulletin. Judge Shepheard
yesterday discharged Wilson, the only man
who could possibly have an interest 10 the
subornation Of Mccullough, and held the
other two who could at any rate only have
acted as agents or 60 betweens. Sich is life
in California! Gay old world, isn't i'll