Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-04-05
ODDS AND ENDS
U. s. COURT TO BE HELD IN VIRGINIA.

u. 3. COUNT 10 BIZ HELD IN VIRGINIA.
We understand that Judge Baldwin,
of the U. s. Circuit Court, intends hold
ing his Court in Virginia during the
trial Of the real case (only tried on an
introductory motion, so far,) Of the
Mitchell Lode VS.. the Comstock, aGas
Thornburgh VS.. the Savage. The Judge
of q District 70. S. Court can hold his
Court where, in his District, it is most
convenient for any particular trial -
why not the Judge of a Circuit Court?
This determination on the part Of Judge
Baldwin will save a large amount Of eI-
pense, otherwise unnecessarily incurred
in taking witnesses to Carson, keeping
them there, etc., during the coming
trial of the great case named.
ruoRxpuReH VS.. SAVAGE.
We learn from persons who listened
to it, that Jim Hardy made a powerful
argument in the Opening Of the case
for Thornburgh, on the contempt ques-
ton, yesterday-occupying both morn
ing and afternoon session Of the Court
in his introductory plea. One informant
assures US that Hardy showed from the
evidence adduced on both sides, that
the "Mitchel Lode" was separated from
the Comstock by a wall Of porphyry not
less than go feet wide-the same being
traced, according to the agreeing evil
dence, for not less than half q mile.
On the other hand, Hardy contended
that the Comstock's east wall was de-
clared to be, by "Comstockers," on the
witness stand, as q seam Of clay seen
only in three places by the most sex
pert" witness. The Courtroom was
crowded, Of course and the general
impression is-gathering it from a large
number of suditors-thst the Comstock
has "got the toughest old case on hand
now" that ever stood on the docket.
Such is the substance, and in many in
stances quite the letter, Of what we hear
from q dozen men who claim to know
what is "going on" in Judge Baldwin's
Court. And as, TO Jul knowledge, posi-
tive and certain, the aforesaid dozen
have plenty Of unappropriated leisure,
we believe they speak the truth when
they say they listened to the contempt
case, and have deliberately formed the
opinion a. to its strength, which we re-
port for-no more than it is worth.
ODD FELLOWS BRARY AT VIRGINIA.
We had the pleasure of visiting the
Odd Fellows Library, on yesterday.
1t is now conveniently, and we may say
commodiously, if not luIuriously, To-
Gated in the third story of the Court
House, in one Of the rooms formerly oc-
cupied by Sheriff Clark. The shelves
are not all filed yet, there being space
in the new accommodations for 1--WE
hundred more volumes, without retir-
ing any of the volumes at present dis
played. The room is now under the
caro- Of Mr.. Edwards, the well known
President Of the Athlete Club Ito
whom, permit Us to express thanks for
civilities.) There is q newspaper read
ing rack, and a small magazine table.
The papers filed, we are informed, are
supplied gra.uitously. We examined,
very cursorily Of course, the character
Of the Library, and came to the conclu-
sion that the Comstock Lode part of
the shelving, is that containing the
volumes purchased in Virginia a year
or more ago. The late and, so called,
"new" portion of the Library did not
appear, to US, to have been selected
with any very high degree Of judicious-
ness. There were Eve different kinds
Of cook books in the catalogue, on the
"new" side Of the house, and several
volumes Of that class of immensely i'm
portant works usually known as, and
titled, "Reasons Why" And without
speaking by the Wholesale, we may be
permitted to remark, that in the ''new"
department Of the Virginia Odd Fellows
Library there are four or FIVE hundred
volumes that might naturally be picked
out of the " refuse" offs San Francisco
booksellers stock; and a particularly
bad choice ever out Of such Q stock. OF
authors" that as such are decently
dead, of books that have 8 notoriety
for being insipid to the last degree, if
known at all, there is q big show in the
Library Of the Odd Fellows, at Virginia
City. We were once most egregiously
deceived-sedueed by q fiattering and
lying notice in n review-to read
a novel, that fattened US out for
our frst deluded and then determined
reading. We soon became convinced
that that book must be in the nei0 de-
partment Of the Odd Fellows Library,
in Virginia. city. We looked ~perversely
for il, where it ~belonged-in such COM
pany;-determined to find it on those
shelves. AT last, u search was duly
rewarded-there are w copies of that
book in the Library referred to. There
ought to be six. If that book ever gets
into circulation, in this county, there
will be typhoid fever in our communi,
ties. We would very respectfully sug-
pest that the Librarian arrange thai
Library (usw department. on a basis Of
colos-put the red and ysilsr and green
and black backed books under classihca-
ton according to skin-hue- True, they
are entitled to perfect political equality,
in juItaposition, eligibility Of shelf,
..c.-for they are all of q race and
uniformly without bloodi-but to have
them show pretty It might be well to
batch them, under rule % indicated.
And then it would be well TO have dust
curtains nrranoed az that thev could be