Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1867-11-30
a TRIP no BOISE CITY.

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veteran and superior driver, pretty well known
all over this coast as " Old John Sharp" HI
ratified the stage over the road, all the way, VI
bill and down, and along every foot of leve
ground, at fast pace, and landed US in Boise
CITY in a little more than seven hours from
starting time-the stOppages at COoper's Min
, nehaha Ranch for change of team, at String
hams for another change and dinner, and al
the several watering stations included The
road was fair for the season, but muchly after
that sung-about road to JOrdan-a mighty hard
road to travel, you believe.
But once in Boise City, and under the atten
tive, hospitable care of hosts Barber & Grit
fin of the Overland, the tiresOmeness of the
rough journey is soon forgotten, and the stump
tuous fare and excellent room accommodations
furnished at that noted hoteI-the best this
side of CalifOrnia-causeS the traveller to feel
that he is quite at home again.
Boise City has visibly improved and grown
since our last visit there early in the Fall
Neat and very cosy, and large and handsome
dwellings have been built, or are in progress
all through and about the place Two blocks,
situated back Of the principal residence street,
towards the hills, have been set aparffor Ter
ritorial and county purposes, within which to
erect the public edifices required for both.
The site is well chosen, and we hope in due
time to behold there the State House, Court
House, and all other appropriate buildings.
In business enterprises, Boise City is also
progressing. Several of the large pioneer mer-
camille houses-C Jacobs & Co., Crawford,
Slocum & Co., B. M. DuRell & Co., and Bill
icke & Logan-are closing out, some to retire
altogether from business, ard others to embark
solely in wholesale and jobbing trade; but to
FIJI the places thus to become void, there are
as many more stores already in active business
in the retail trade, and among these are as fine
and splendidly stocked dry goods houses as
can be seen in Sacramento or Marysvill6.
The new Banking house of the First Nation
al Bank of Idaho is feature in the city. In
the same building il the Assay Office of which
Mr.. B. M. DuReIl President of the Bank, is
Manager, and it is complete in every requisite
for general assaying business. The Bank
apartments are admirably furnished and elab-
orately finished, after the manner of Banking
houses at the East The Institution is in -four
ishing condition, we are told, and certainly
everything in and about it indicates that sue
cess has so far crowned the enterprising spirit
of its Manager and Directors.
The Fall term of the District Court, Hon.
John Cummins presiding, was yet in session,
and several important criminal trials and con-
siderable civil business had been transacted
The trial of Anthony Mcbride, for the murder
of Chinaman, resulted in verdict of MUIR
der in the first degree, and the prisoner was
to have received sentence yesterday. The
trial of d. N. Hyde, charged with having pur-
chased two pairs of uniform pantaloons from
a soldier, ended in verdict of not guilty, and
it was plain from the verdict of the jury that
a conviction upon that charge cannot be had,
as the punishment provided by the U. S. stat
ute is altogether too severe, and utterly dis
pIopuINouto W IH0 OHeHc0. lH0 GfldlS OF DO.
Crabb for killing Murphy, and of Mccormick
for shooting off the arm of negro who In
suited his wife, were to come on during the
week.
Chief among the events of the week in Boise
City was the issuance of the initial number of
Boise Democrat. the new Democratic organ,
published by Buchanan & Carlton, late of the
the Owyhee Ballion, and edited by Mr.. Walton
Browne, who has resided in Silver City for
the past two years This new candidate for
Democratic support and public favor made a
very neat and creditable first appearance, and
we are glad to know that the paper is assured
a prosperous future. Ada county certainly
ought to handsomely sustain Democratic or
gan, so thoroughly and substantially Demo-
cratic as the county population is, and we
hope for the Democrat long career
of usefulness to the party, and of profit to its
conductors. It will be published semi-weekly,
on Wednesdays Saturdays. at SIS per year.
We remained in Boise City until Wednesday
and during that time the weather
was very inclement-rainy and raw, windy
and cold, with very little sunshine to cheer or
warm. But it is the season of foul and wintry
weather, and pleasant days cannot be reason