Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-08-05
omr San Francisco Correspondence.

Ed. GOLD HILL News - Dear SIR
One Of the most noticeable features in San
Francisco business circles at this time is the
rapid and very marked change which Is TAX
ing place in the opinion Of all classes on
THE CURRENCY QUESTION.
There is nothing like it. Thetwo dozen
bankers and heavy wholesale dealers Of San
Francisco who have made their fortunes
through the blindness Of the people Of this
State and Nevada in adhering to obsolete
ideas, and practically multiplying the laws Of
the United States, are still able to find de-
tenders Of the present anomalous position Of
the Pacific States on this question, as n mat
ter Of course, but the great mass Of the peo-
pie are rapidly and surely arraying them
selves on the other side, aud the ultimate re
suit is already a foregone conclusion. We
must change the programme! and we are
going to do it at no distant day. The ma
jority Of both "Long Hair" and "Short
Hair leaders have already come to this
conclusion, and from present appearances,
two-thirds Of the next Legislature will be in
favor Of the establishment Of National Banks
in California, il not for a total repeal Of the
Specific Contract Act. / have seen to-day
two well known Californians who returned
from the East by the last steamer, viz: Ma
jor Jack Stratman, and Professor Blake, the
Geologist. Stratman left here q hard coiner,
and comes back a thoroughly converted
ereenbackist. He says that he made con.
siderable money on his exchanges, but could
now be making dollars where he is making
cents on his trade, had the State adopted the
National currency at the start. Professor
Blake says that he went away a hard coin
advocate, but is free to admit that his faith
has been completely shaken by what he saw
while he was at the East. He says he can
not shut his eyes to the fact that other States
and Territories, with less resources, are pros
pcring and becoming developed to a much
greater extent than California, and he is in
clined to believe that the currency question
is at the bottom Of it. The dullness and
general depression Of every industrial and
commercial interest throughout California
strikes them with exceeding force from the
contrast with affairs at the East. Every
traveller / have seen, almost, tells the same
story. Major Bee, Of Placerville, tells me Of
a little incident which illustrates the whole
matter as well as l could do it in half q doz-
en- newspaper columns Of "double-leaded."
Coming down the mountains the other day,
he noticed several teams loaded with heavy
machinery for Reese River, and on inquiry
learned that there we're three quartz mills, Of
New York manufacture, belonging to Eastern
capitalists, in the train. "Why do mt you
buy in San Fruncisco-they make everything
there as well as in New York !" he said to
Al. .-..k - ahorco 20 lVnll a ma
buy in New York for our W currency, and
don't have the trouble Of changing green.
backs into gold, paying express charges,
brokerage fees, and a thousand other annoy
ances. 1t is easier doing business as we are
accustomed to do it," was the reply. There
the whole matter is at once. Our style Of
doing business is different from that of East
ern capitalists, and as we will not conform
to their ideas, they 60 elsewhere to seek in
vestments for their superabundant capital,
and we suffer for our obstinacy. Perhaps /
ought to say our stupidity.
THE SHENANDOAH AFFAIR.
The excitement about the Shenandoah's
raid had begun to subside-had subsidized, in
fact, l may say-and all talk OF. an -expedi-
ton in search Of the pirate had ceased, when
the town was thrown into a new excitement
by the arrival, last evening, OF another vessel
the General Pike-loaded down with % pa-
rolled prisoners" from seven more ships
bestowed by the cowardly renegade who com.
mands the vessel which our dear English
cousins sent out TO sweep our commerce from
the seas. The particulars Of this last affair
will reach you by the same mail which brings
this letter; I need not therefore repeat them
here. 1t is now certain that our whole
Arctic whaling feet is at the mercy Of the
pirate il not already destroyed, and we have
not a single vessel better than u wash tub
here to send against her. Thinking it best
to apply for aid to others than the red tape
officials here, I called on His Majesty, Norton
I, Emperor, &C., but did not tind him at the
royal palace. On my return to the office !
received the following communication and
proclamation
AMIGO FITz CLARENCE SHITH-Dear Sir:
Enclosed is the Decree referred to, which hus
been sent to the Examiner and other papers,
who have as yet not published. NORTON.
(PRocLANATIoN.l
Abajio los Eshma!itos de los Papak.
WHEREAS, The piratical craft, the Shen-
andoah, continues to commit depredations
upon our and intimidatc our ship
ping; and, whereas, the Southern Confed-
eracy is " But que speceku," or what is COM
monty termed "played out" therefore, we,
Norton /, Emperor U. S. Proper, do hereby
offer our royal favor to any nation who will
assist in capturing the Captain and crew, and
bring them to Justice, and that any nation
that is friendly enough to capture that the
favor will be reciprocated, so far as the Emu
peror is Concerned. NORTON |.
San Francisco, 9th July, 1865.
The page who brought the letter Of his
Majesty, informed me that the Emperor was
graciously pleased to offer me his services in
obtaining a similar decree from Macmillan If
I desired it-but as one would be just as valu-
able as the other, II not more so, | declined
the generous proposition, and concluded to
let Norton 60 it alone. The proclamation
may not do any good, but it is all l have to
offer, and in these days / find it best to put
up with very little, indeed. Tits humiliating,
perhaps, but cannot help it.
WATERFALLS.
The fashion Of wearing immense wigs Of
false hair, done up in corkscrew curls, and
known as waterfalls, now all the rage in
New York, has, as yet, made little progress
here, but Il IS bound to eome The fashion Of
carrying around a swab Of false hair (some-
times consisting Of a horses tail, complete,
l conjecture Of sufficient size to stuff u sad
die or thereabouts, twisted up in a network
bag at the back Of the head, has been preva-
lent for six months or more, but the genuine
stunning cataract Of Niagara style Of "water-
fall" is = new thing, so to speak, in San
Francisco. On Saturday last I saw two ladies
in astonishing rig; black silk what.you-may-
call-'ems, plaid silk dresses. looped up so as
to show the embroidered petticoats and red
stringed lace Of CATERS, little straw hats, re-
sem6ling that which Billy Burch used to
wear on his head in the walk.around," and
chestnut colored Waterfalls" reaching
down almost to their waists, pass down
Montgomery street. You may well believe
they were indeed the observed Of all observ-
ers. Those waterfalls. albeit they did not
agree in color with that which nature had
originally furnished the ladies with-judging
by their complexion and eyes-never cost less
than $50 to S75 each. The ladies were doubt
less Of the highest respectability, but l could
not help wishing that they, could. have over.
heard 4 few Of the complimentary passed
upon them .by the stock sharDs, gambling.