Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-01-13

iour mill On Pacific street, and knocked down
and killed by Mr.. Ziclc, on Saturday morning
last, may have been the guilty unfortunate.
II so, he has gone to his long account, and l
will not harrow the feelings Of his friends by
to the matter-if he had any friends,
is doubtful, for NJ one came to rccog.
nike his remains and give him christian
burial.
II NICHOLSON.
l notice that all the San Francisco cores
pondents OF the up-country papers, are having
something to say about the Nicholson. Per-
nit me, as one who has had some experience
in that line, to say a word also. The first
block Of Ina. pavement was put down in San
Francisco, on Montgomery street. between
Sacramento and Clay, last year. The street
had Just been dug up in two places for water
pipes, and the foundation was not laid with
the care which should have been given 1t /; but
in spite Of that fact, there is not 4 single
block Of cobble pavement in all San Fran
cisco which has been finished and Travelled
over for one week which will compare with it.
It is in as good repair as it was ono week
after it was laid down, and is not worn oil
the perceptible fraction Of an inch, all reports
to the contrary Notwithstanding. The cobbles,
especially during the wet season, are death to
horses, running every animal which is driven
constantly over them in a few months, while
the case in which n single horse has been in
iured on the Nicholson is yet to be reported.
1t is gaining ground every day in San Fran
cisco, in spite Of all opposition, and in some
cases the old cobbles are being torn up and
removed, TO make room for it. That is my
report on the pavement question.
FIRE DELEGATES VS.. IRE COMMISSIONERS.
The Board Of Supervisors, at their last
meeting, passed, to print, a resolution which
is intended to heal the divisions in the Fire
Department, and serve rs a compromise be-
tween the advocates of a paid Department and
those Of the volunteer system. 1t simply
asks the Legislature to abolish the present
BOARD Of Fire Delegates" in which is vest
ed the entire control ofthc Fire Department,
and substitute 4 Board OF Fire CommlS-
sioners," consisting OF the Mayor and four
exempt fremen, who shall be elected for one
year, and have full and final Jurisdiction in
all matters pertaining to the Department.
This is at best but a temporizing, one-horse
expedient, which does not meet the difficulty
squarely. and will compiicate matters with
out producing any real benefit to the public.
Under it the Department retains its numbers
and independent organization, whereas those
are the very features which are obnoxious
and dangerous to the peace and good order Of
the community. 1t is because the engine
houses have become the resort for dangerous
characters, and furnish I convenient loung-
ing place for the young boys growing up in
the community, and because the Department
being independent Of the other branches OF
the City Government has become corrupt,
and a fruitful source OF evils beyond the
power Of taxpayers to correct, that the abo-
lition Of the present system, bodily, is de-
manded by our citizens. The compromise
docs not strike at tho root Of the evil, and
had better be dropped.
THE p~ErALcATIoN IN II MINT.
The fact that there has been \ large defal-
cation in the United States Branch Mint
leaked out last Saturday, fifteen days after
the young delinquent had left the country,
and a great hullabaloo was created over it.
The simple fact is, that 4 young, inexperienc-
cd boy was placed in n position Of response
bility and trust, was tempted by gamblers,
betrayed the confidence reposed in him, and
discovery was allowed to leave the coun-
try, his bondsmen, or rather the bondsmen
OF his brother-in-law, Mr.. Cheesman, agree
ing to pay the money and say rs little as
possible about il. What the full extent OF
the defalcation was. or exactly where the
money went, will probably never be known
by the public at large.
IN THE COUNTY HOSPITAL.
A man named Hastings, who recently was
worth-it is said-S200,00 900, and was a large
holder of valuable fee, in Washoc, is now
lying utterly penniless, and sick in body and
mind, in the County Hospital, in this city.
His wife, from whom he was divorced several
years ago, recovered a heavy judgment in q
subtitle ground having once been
his; but she has remarked since the divorce,
and he is left to die in utter friendlcssness in
the County Hospital. Alas! poor human
nature.
EMPEsT IN \ TEAPOT.
A few days since IL bull-fght was advcr-
tiscd to come oil at the Willows on Sunday,
and the gallant matadores, clad in tawdry
tnery, paraded the streets o. horseback all
the morning to draw n crowd, but on further
examination OF the matter, the manager Of
the Willows, Sheridan Corbyn, decided that
the proposed exhibition would lay him liable
to prosecution under the Sunday Law, and
the programme was changed. The Dramatic
Chronicle, speaking Of the affair, stated that
the exhibition did take place, and a man was
badly gored BY the bull. The Chronicle evil
IDENTIFY meant to say that the man was badly
e bored" but the compositor got a "g =" in
in the place Of n " b." This raised the ire Of
Corbyn, and he rushed into print, publishing
a card in the Cal, in which he denied that
the exhibition came off at all, and charac-
the Chronicle as a "little black mail,
quack advertising sheet" At this, the
brothers DeYoung had Corbyn arrested on a
charge OF " libel" and employed a
to prosecute the proprietors Of the
Call for personal damages. The libel charge
will come up in the Police Court for hearing
next Tuesday, and we may look for a world
Of wind and a very small amount OF cider.
The affair is Us big a blk as
THE GRAND DUEL,
Between a Knight OF the Quill from the land
Of sage-brush, and a well known Bohemian
Of this city, growing out Of the bestowal Of
such compliments as " liar, thief, s%coundrel,
fool, and son Of a b-h," ut the Occidental
dinner table, which was TO come OH last
week, but did not, because hackmen refused
to give credit for fare 10 carrying the party
to the field Of deadly combat. The duel
is said to have failed for the reason stated,
l am told that there is still a chance for
blood. II is reported that the Knight Of the
10 willing to pay the fare for the
whole party in the Point Lobos omnibus, at
twenty-five cents q head, rather than to see it
all fall through; and the Bohemian, II he can
a gun, or 4 pair Of horse-pistols, will
appear and stand his hand provided that he
can have the stakes put up not less than 900
yards apart. Blood, Isgo, blood Bosh !!
There will be nothing but ink shed in that
var, unless one or both take to a ~sheep.shed,
Is not unlikely to be the end Of the
meter.
PLAYED OUT.
Among the passengers who left our shores
this morning BY the Golden City, were Louis
Aldrich (his real name is Solomon Levy and
his wife, who was formerly known as "Miss
(real name Miss C. Shropshire)
who came out as members Of the Marsh
troupe. They are pretty good
sized children now, aud Aldrich is a fair
actor, but they seek a wider field for the ex-
ercise Of their talents. George c. Boniface
is another Of the passengers. He came out
here with a tremendous flourish Of trumpets,
II had u fair house to welcome him, but he
was not worth his salt, and his advertising
agent, Harry Wall, who is now playing here,
and recently married Miss Clarkson-a pretty
woman, but very light weight as IN actress
The hnftar ,c,nr ~ khatuo WILL lou