Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-03-25

protection whatever against contagion,
unless the authorities strained point and
acted on the plea of self-defense in viola.
ton of law, or rather without the color OF
law to support them. There is something
here which should be remedied.
THE o'BYRNE EXAMINATION.
The order converting Board OF Ex-
animation" to inquire into the character
and conduct of Felix O'Byrne, lately ap-
pointed Quartermaster of the Eighth Regi-
ment C. ", took some outsiders by
surprise but happened to know that he
would never have been mustered into the
service, if General Mcdowell had not
known that it was in his power to let him
out BY this measure, as his character was
made known to the General almost as
soon as Governor Low issued the commls-
sion. Felix was given the choice to re-
sign or have such'a Board convened. lie
would have resigned at once, but on con-
sultation with his friends-who have a
deep interest in his welfare on account OF
obligations which he will never discharge
he was assured that no evidence would
be introduced as to his character or con-
duct prior to his being mustered into SER
vice, and he therefore decided to let the
Board be called. Yesterday morning he
was in attendance, and asked that the re-
porters be excluded in order that the ex-
Animation might be of a private character,
and the effect thereby lost on the commu-
nity. This request was denied. He then
wanted to introduce counsel to protect his
interest, which was allowed. He then
filed his written protest against any evil
dence being introduced to show his char
acter or conduct, political sentiments, etc.,
prior to his being mustered in. The
President informed him then that the
Board was convened not under the mill
tary code, but under a special Act Of Con-
gress, passed to enable the President to
weed the service of disreputablc characters
who had obtained commissions from Gov.
ernors of States upon false pretences, and
that all evidence tending to show the gen.
eral character of the person in question
was admissible. You should have seen
the face of the imaculate Teddy when that
decision was given. The fat was all in
the fire at once if such testimony was to
| be admitted, and he now for the first time
apparently comprehended the seriousness
of his position. His counsel asked until
this morning to ensb BILE him TO prepare
written arguments and cite authorities to
sustain his position, and the President
granted it, notifying him, however, that
the ruling of the Board would be adhered
to. The President, furthermore, assured
him that great disgrace had been brought
on the service BY the commissioning OF
low adventures and common swindlers
by the Governors of the several States
acting on false information, or Ignorance
of the real character of their appointees,
and that it was for the express purpose OF
Kidding the service of such men that the
special law of Congress, under which the
Board was organized, was passed. Such
| testimony as could not be admitted before
a court martial, was properly admissible
here, to show the true character OF the
officer whose case was before them. am
not, Of course, able to say what the testl-
mony here will be; but rumor says that
O'Byrne will be shown up as character OF
the most disreputable stamp, cheat and
| swindler, and the fabricator Of the most
infamous ISLANDERS and falsehoods in re-
gard to the Union, the people of the North
and the American government, while liv-
ing in Victoria, publishing the same over
the signature of Enrybo (O'Byrne spelled
backwards). Some of these articles are
in the hands of the authorities here and
will be shown in court. I know that he
was heartily secession in his proclivities
and q BLACKBOARD in character one year
since, and don't doubt that all which is
charged against him will be proven. This
morning the Court was again adjourned
for the ostensible reason that his counsel
could not be present, but as l saw his
counsel talking to the reporters of the
Alta and Flag, on the same street, not two
blocks away, ten minutes thereafter, l
think this, the reason WAS rather equlvocal.
WHAT Is PAID AND WHO PAYS IT.
I see that considerable comment is being
made in regard to the amount of Income
Tax paid by San Franciscans and the
people of the State at large, and curiosity
induced me few days since to look over
the books of the Collector of Internal Rev.
enue, for few points Of interest. l find
that some of the newspaper men of San
Francisco come down pretty heavily for
the support. The Alta stands at the head
of the list, paying taxes on receipts for
advertising annually to the extent of
1892, 900 in round figures. The Bullets"
comes next, and pays on $4,000, the
little Call comes next, and pays on be-
tween $4,000 and $ll5,00O. q was
not allowed to take notes. and cannot
therefore give the enact figures, but they
do not vary but a trihe either way.) The
Golden Era, a weekly literary paper, pays
on nearly $4,000, and the Mercury on
about $4,000, "a few dollars less l believe).
McCrellish of the AHa, also pays on $4,000
individual income. Singular as it may
seem, not another newspaper proprietor IS
set down as paying on an income exceed
ing S5,OOO>per annum, and it would seem
from this that they are all mighty poor
set, aside from their receipt business, hav-
ing little money at interest and little pro-
ductive real estate. Adios, AMIGO.
Passage of tho Canadian Alien Act.
If the Canadians are unable or unwll-
ling to make satisfactory reparation for