Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-16
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.
CHICAGO, January o.. 1865.

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in the Northwest just now. Since
New Years it has been almost uniformly
cold. About the 10th it moderated for a
few days, but the thermometer, here at
least, did not rise to the freezing point.
On the 10Th it fell below zero, and re-
manned there steadily till the 22d, when
it rose to is degrees. The little NOW that
had fallen was hardened and packed till it
had nearly the consistency Of ice; and
just before the last fall Of the thermometer
a cold rain, and freezing as it fell, covered
the ground until house-roofs, fences, side
walks and streets were n glazed surface.
Railways ignored schedules, and are hours
behind time in running a short distance.
The street cars almost ceased running.
After waiting an hour, a few days since,
where cars ought to pass every ten min
utes, I took a car for a two-mile ride.
Four horses were attached, but an hour
and a half elapsed before I alighted. In
one place, for forty yards, we had left the
track and were running on ice, regaining
the track only after the assistance Of pas
sengers was called in.
skating
10 the rage. The river, several public
skating parks, innumerable ponds, and, of
late, even the streets and sidewalks, are
covered with skaters from early morning
till far into the night. I yesterday met a
little girl, with school-books under her
arm, who was returning from school, as
she had gone to it, on skates. Over
crowded sidewalks, across the river, and
into the suburbs Of the city, for four miles
and back. her feet never touched the ice or
snow. The skating park" has been
graced for several evenings with the pres
ence, on exhibition, of two professionals,
advertised as from the North Pole, direct.
And they do look more like Esquimaux
or Greenlanders than aught else. They
look odd, but pretty enough. in their gay
uniform, as they glide over the smooth
ice. Their efforts, or rather their lack Of
effort, throws the performances Of the
amateurs we formerly lionized, completely
into the shade. Who the enterprising i'm
porter is, we are not told. If the ice lasts,
he cannot fail to make money.
Speaking Of railway detsntions, makes
one think Of
Railway Accidents,
And wonder that there are so few. Rail
travelling has been exceedingly dangerous
for several weeks, on accoun Of the ice.
But such %precaution has been taken. and
such care exercised, that not a single seri-
Gus accident is reported. A freight train
on the Illinois Central, just this side of
Cairo, played a strange prank q few days
since. It was a large train and had two
locomotives attached; one in the front,
pulling, the other in the rear, pushing,
when n of the center cars slipped from
the track ; and before the accident was
discovered some twelve or fifteen others
were piled on top Of it. They were all
heavily freighted, and the loss was con-
siderable; but no n was hurt.
Our Christian Land
Seems fast losing the impress Of its chris
tianity. At this rate, it will not be long
before Nevada and California may be
called on to send US missionaries. Wit
ness these two items-two out Of q dozen
in the same paper:
"Some time last spring a young Irish
girl, who was picking berries in the woods
near West Troy, was set upon by q ruff
fan and outraged. Unfortunately, as it
turned out for the girl, he was arrested I;
but as he had wealthy friends, he was let
out On bail. The poor victim Of the out
rage did not fare so well. for not having
money or friends, she has been. kept in
prison, as a witness, since last May, and
was not released until last week, after she
had given her testimony on the trial. She
naturally resented the treatment she re-
ceived, and complained of it in open court
to the Judge. The case resulted as might
have been expected, in the acquittal Of tho
alleged culprit."
"One DR.. J. McChristie Of Liberty,
Indiana, late Assistant Surgeon of the
Ninth Indiana Cavalry, after having Sc
cured the affections of a soldiers widow
and possessed himself Of her ready money,
disappeared on the first of January (being
the day before he was to have been mar
ried), and was next heard Of dead and
buried near Coyington, Ky. Certain sus-
picious features Of the case induced the
disconsolate widow to follow it up, result
ing in the discovery that he still lives, and
has practiced an unmitigated fraud upon
her. She is now only anxious to find the
runaway doctor and recover her stolen
valuables."
The Police Court report in another COL
umn is headed "a Dull Day - yet it
contains IN account Of the trial Of two
women for larceny, one for smashing
windows, and eight for keeping disorder
ly houses; while of two preliminary ex-
aminaeons for burglary, n person was
held over for trial, and two, after being
fined $50 each, were allowed to take leg
bail. These two are professional safe
crackers, who, after an experience at Gin
cinnati, and another at st. Louis, had
taken this city on their way East!
It is q Telief to turn from these details,
and read the papers touching the Sunday
question. Yet when one reads that such
and such a paper has ceased publishing its
Sunday issue, he Is strongly inclined to
suspect that said issue had ceased to pay /!
General News. 50
There is some activity among the Feni.
ans. They talk less, and probably &C.
complish more than they did at frst. Their
present leaders enjoy greater measure Of
confidence than did their predecessors.
You will hear the rank and Ale, pointing
to the salary list Of their central officers,
lately published, boast that extravagance
is not now eating up their funds. This
confidence is hopeful; and under it they
arc putting forth stronger efforts at home
organization.
Whether it is France or England we
will have to whip 6rst, is uncertain. Gov
eminent wisely keeps it's own counsel, and
it is useless to speculate.
The news from the South is Of q mixed
character. A. H. Stephens says that Union
men in Georgia are in worse straits %
than ever that the negroes are first OPP
pressed, and then become unruly. SINH
lar reports come in from other sections.
But other and counter reports are as fire.
quent and plain. The work Of recon.
struction. goes on; when Il meets opposi-
ton It coolly takes i in hand, striving
above all things to prevent bloodshed.
Nor 10 the Freedmen's Bureau inactive-it
is accomplishing much. All can not be
done at once, and we must expect to hear
comnlainfa for anna t;nna 20 cora W.