Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-10-07
Our San Francisco Correspondence.

Uur San FRANCISCO correspondence.
SAN Francisco, October 5, 1866.
ED. GOLD HILL News Dear SIR
Beyond the theatrical war, the rope-walk-
ing feats at Point Lobos, shootings at the
Willows, etc., etc., we have had few local
excitements worthy of notice this week.
in fact it has been painfully quiet, and I
have never seen our papers more dull and
stupid-which is saying a great deal, you
will probably remark.
GOOD BY COOKE.
James Cooke, the ACROBAT that was,
and the rope-walker that is, has finished
his mission among US and " gone from our
gaze like a beautiful dream" On Sum-
day last he made his second and last sue
cessful attempt at walking the rope at
Point Lobos to and from the Cliff House
and Seal Rock. The wind was blowing
q gale, but he essayed the task, notwith-
standing, and succeeded admirably. The
schooner Alice, with the whole circus
troupe on board, left the next day for
Australia, to touch at the Sandwich
Islands en- route, and we shall see them NJ
more for the present.
THE WILLOWS APPRAY.
On Sunday evening we had a very
healthy little shooting ARRAY at the vii.
lows, resulting in any number of fancy
knock downs, and one man bagged with
a bullet in the back of his neck, just at
the base of his skull. The Second In
fantry Regiment c. N. Irish) had been
on parade near by during the afternoon,
and ga young lady, only Is years of
age, had consented to walk over a rope
800 feet long and raised so feet from the
ground" which exhibition had attracted
a large number of spectators, and whisky
of course flowed like water. About fifty
men got interested in a free fight in the
bar or saloon attached to the res
taurant building, about 6 o'clock, and be-
fore it was over the proprietor, Kelley,
was shot in the back of the neck by some
body. The police arrested two notorious
"Shorts." Riley and Mullins, members of
Engine No. g., on the charge Of being the
leaders in the melee, and firing the shot,
but the proof as to who did fire the shot is
no ways positive, and it is doubtful if
anybody will ever be punished for the
ofense. AS usual in such cases, every
body is ready to swear that the wrong
men were arrested, that neither of defend
ants ever had a pistol in their lives, and
that the real shootest got off, while the in
nocent parties were caught. Kelly will
probably not die of his wound in any
event.
THE NATIONAL BANK MOVEMENT.
For some weeks past there has been a
movement going on here for the establish
ment of the First National Bank of
California" with a capital Of 5000, 600
the full amount assigned to California by
the Secretary of the Treasury. The mat
ter does not, however, come up in exactly
the right shape for becoming a success.
The parties having hold of it thus far are
not capitalists in any sense of the word,
mol are they men whose business reputa-
ton would supply the place of capitol.
The Bank of California, with the apparent
object of heading off the movement, has
reduced the nominal rate Of discount to
II per cent. per annum, ostentatiously
advertising the fact as the result OF an
o~verpluss of capital in the State seeking
investment, and should the proposed bank
90 into operation it will find a combina-
ton of capital and influence against which
it will have a hard battle to fight, requir-
ing both money and financial ability to
enable it to come out triumphant in the
end. That there is a chance to make a
big thing if the managers of the concern
have the means and knowledge of money
matters TO carry it through, cannot be
doubted, but as I said before, that matter
is as yet "problematical." 1t will hardly
get into operation this year, in any event.
BANDAMNIA.
Bandman, the tragedian, made his debut
at Maguire's on Monday evening, as
"Narcisse" in the "Last of the Pompa-
dour." The house was crowded, the au-
dience being mainly made up Of his CO.
religionists and countrymen, who seem to
think that they are in duty bound to sup
port him and go into ecstacies over his
every word and gesture. To do him JUS
tice, judging by his performance Of the
character named, which being chosen for
his debut, may fairly be set down as his
best, he is an actor of no mean pretensien;
not a Forrest or even a Murdoch, but q
good actor nevertheless, and particularly
good in some respects, though not calcu-
lated to please everybody. In personal
appearance he is not strikingly proposes
sing, but he makes up well for the stage.
Compared with Kean, he suffers little, if
anything. At the close Of the second act,
Manager Mcguire announced from the
stage tina. owing to the success of Mr..
Bandman.
Had kindly consented to withdraw for
Tuesday evening in his favor, and she did
not, therefore, appear last night as an
nounced, and Bandman played to a fair
house. Now the fact can no longer be
blinked, "Vestvali the Magnificent is a
Observation-Disclosures and if the public did
not know it, and if Vestvali did not know
that the public knew it, she would have
treated the request to withdraw, after she
had been announced on the bills to appear
on a certain evening, in favor Of another
candidate for public favors, as an insult
of the most outrageous character She
will, however, appear a few times more
before a San Francisco audience, before
returning to the East. I am told that she
Is thoroughly disguised with San Fran
cisco and wants to 60 home"
sTUDLBY
Did not draw at all ; there is one syllable
too many in his name. Knock off the
last half, and he might draw a moderate
audience at a state Fair. His style is the
raw beefsteak style of Mexican Buchanan,
whom he resembles in size, and his line of
characters about the same, "Rolla the Old