Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-04-15
A now IN rHs BOARD OF 1DucAr1os.

There are people in the city and county Of
San Francisco who are base enough to in.
Isinuate that men who give their whole tim.
TO the service Of the public without salary,
like the Supervisors and members Of III
board OF Education, get even on the public
and "feather their nests" by " contracts .
let on the principle Of " Tommy come tickle
me, and I'll tickle you," etc. ! don't know
why It should be so, bu. it is so, nevertheless.
Il q true that men leave good paying busi-
mess or profession, and give their whole time,
as have said, without reward from the city.
The fact that they continue 70 prosper In
'life, and live as II in the receipt Of independ.
ent incomes, and gradually amAss wealth.
through the rise In real estate, ETC., should
not, however, be cited as facts against them.
Such facts simply go to show that honesty
has its own reward, and TO well regulated
mind convey no suspicion Of knocking
down and quitting NJ things" for mutual
benefit and private gain. Still there areI
minds, as have said, which will descend to|
low suspicious, and indulgein comments and
illusions which are calculated TO create
doubts in the minds Of other people as to theI
rectitude Of the motives Of these self.sacri-
fcine patriots. Some Of these men, getting
upon the Grand Jury few weeks since, in.
!" Ls;S.-, p,snn,rsron.I AIT SHper.I
UT; o,o ,... ,o;ne ~ ,.La a hr;be He vasI
tried and honorably acquitted, as he deservedI
10 be. He proved clearly that he had acted
in good faith throughout. An engine com.
pany wanted very much to sell lot to the|
city, and he reported favorably, and voted
favorably on the proposition, and after theI
sale was concluded the company maoe ,I Gim
pfesens =, "IoS anu nsaon ran yo t more Of
course the iury acquitted him without leav.
ling their seuts. Well, no sooner that row.
over than a terrible fellow, one Thompson, OIL
he 9th District-Thompson with p, observed
member Of the Board Of Education, goesI
off in a passion, resigns his seat in the Board,
and boldly charges that his colleagues have|
bren ouiliy of little speculations at the ex-I
nense of The public. TO a large amount, in the
Tay of contracts for mutual benefit, etc. Did,
YOU ever hear such nonsense in your lives d
or course not! The members OF the Board
eame risn. iGr%arG ~ EnS an tbe rsctle..
sccnser Of hiah.toned citizens and faithful
public servants is bound to 20 out Of the mat.
ter with character blackened and clouded,
% pay Tor MS iolly' and serves MN rl2nI, eoo.
But would you oeheSe H. tnere are persons 10
San francisco who Will, after an is over, sun
insist that there Is someIPng. r9ten IN
DenmaTE, tnat tnings aS noe "nat tney
seem, dnG tnat tne Wnoie IN - s ~asI
iarce anu Mnem haa sang a,rra
unacoouh'So'e pei'ei'''' VI "u'''AN i'"'"''
PAcTs AND FleuREs'
perceive that the Sacramento Union isl
.,;ll dissatisfied with nv figures regarding
IS. ,rn,s ~ ;,oo,,o tron, od,or,;osmon,s
'ue e'h'u"'' Vi iNeOine ''''"
paid by the several papers OF Gan FRANCISCO
Now, have only this to say, that your COM
positors made typographical error in theI
amount on which the Aka paid, which should
be Sl9l,7 As, instead Of Sl0l, 785 a as|
printed, and that with this exc aptiUn kfto,ol
the figures gave you to be correct to cent,
and II my "statistics are doubted, l will
produce the documents to back up my asser-
lions. Did you ever have to 90 back on myl
statements Nary time
oor ,,Sr
The apprehension that the oIncerS OF tneI
ship Great Republic would get off with mere
6ne, and nominal ones at that, which was so
o.,r,o,Ir IA, - ,h;v oor,n,,n;,v have nrov.
'o'n'Aiou'' 'e,' :" '"' r ",
ed uniounaea, tnsnK heaven anu a. ieas cas- ., q
Pornon o. mel asserIs Ias oeen Gea ; Uus ~
tnetn' Judge noHtnan, tnto WoIn"B, tmp3s
ed the iuu pehalty Of lne law, unoel tue ~
dictments on winch tney were coHN'cte9,
giving imprisonment inste19 Of nue., lh eacn
case. Inc Captain. VINO ela niue, personal
y, out was Ruiity OF allowing she must noiil
BILE crueities 70 oe perpetratea, was sent 70
the County JAN t0r SIX months. he naQ
$500 on deposit here IN osnk, ana ms oal,