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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04

SILK GROWERS MANuAL.-Bancroft l.
Co. have just issued an important book
entitled the "California Silk Growers
Manual" Louis Provost, Of San Jose,
the pioneer silk culturist upon this coast,
is the author. 1t consists Of 246 pages,
40 of which are made up from letters
and reports heretofore made public
through the California press. The au-
thor, in his preface, says:
"Our advantages are so numerous,
and everything is so much in our favor
here, that we certainly an raise the silk
in California tor half the cost Of many
other silk countries. We have the best
soil and the best climate to raise silk,
and we will soon have a large popula-
ton to produce it, because know that
silk culture, which is superior to the
mines, will bring a large emigration
here from the States, and all parts Of
the world. personally know, through
my correspondence, Of many who are
coming already for that culture; and the
publication Of our California Manual
will determine many more, as they will
find in it all the information that they
may desire on that important subject.
We can raise silk Of the very best
quality, and think that can venture
to say here, that China and Bengal will
before long feel the effects Of my efforts,
which will result in the production Of
silk to compete with them. They may
produce a low priced article, if they
choose, but the quality Of silk, in all
cases, decides the question Of prefer
ence.
It is immense, the millions that are
sent out annually for the importation Of
that article only. These millions could
be retained among US, as California
alone can produce silk, not only eaough
for u general consumption, but also
for expectation.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04

A Pun AS Is A PuS.-Alphonso was
fishing. He had flung over the parapet
Of q bridge his slender line, armed with
q hook and fitted with q float, and he
waited patiently upon fortune. To him
there arroye the sprightly Theodore.
"Alphonso, friend Of my SOUL" re-
marked the latter, "what sport have
You had % ssNot even," said Alphonso,
With Q deep sigh, as he sent his float yet
once again down its swim, "not even q
celebrated Carthagenian General"
"Indeed," said Theodore, ''are there
MANY Of that sort Of fish in these wa
ters?" az did not" said Alphonso,
with g grave smile, 'mean q fish, l
meant An-nib-ble."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04

Is DAVIS TRAIToR?-The chances are
that Jefferson Davis will not be hung,
and in all probability not even tried for
treason. The decision Of the Supreme
Court, so long as it stands, will prevent
his trial by a military court, and a trial
by any other in the State of Virginia
would be a farce, resulting in his ac-
quittal of the crime. 1t would BIO far
better to have him released without a
trial than that such mockery of the
loyal people as a trial by a rebel jury
should be permitted. But another ques-
ton has recently been raised in regard
to his trial, which is stated as follows
by the Baltimore Sun: ,rr- .u,
"The House was interested to-day in
q brief discussion on q proposition OF
Mr.. Lawrence, of Ohio, to repeal the
statute of limitations in trials for trea-
son, and providing that any man guilty
of treason may be tried anywhere and
at any time. Mr.. Lawrence gave as a
reason for the passage of this bill that
unless it should be enacted we cannot
hang jefferson Davis. Several members
took legal exception to Mr.. L%awrence's
position, but Mr.. Stevens went still far
Their. He said he would rather see every
traitor in the country escape than see
one of them hung by a law passed after
his offense and for the purpose Of hang
ing him. Mr.. Stevens denounced such
legislation as utterly unjustifiable and
discreditable. He did not believe that
Mr.. Davis could be tried for treason.
His offense was that Of a belligerent,
not of o traitor. He (Mr. Stevens) had
not opposed the efforts made to bring
Mr.. Davis to trial, yet he had not favor
ed them. But he was utterly opposed
to any legislation Of the kind proposed
which would make the mode, time or
place Of trial different from what they
we're when the offence was committed.
Mr.. Stevens remarks were listened to
with profound attention. The bill went
over"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04
VACANCIES IN THE SUPREME CoURr.-
The Bulletin says:

The Bulletin says:
Some apprehension has been express
ed that vacancies may occur in the
Bench Of the United States Supreme
Court, owing to the extreme age of two
or three of the Associate Justices, which
would be filed by partisans Of the Pres
ident, selected with reference to their
retrogressive opinions. Even SO intelli-
gent q man as Wendell Phillips has e1-
pressed this fear in a recent speech.
The fact is that Congress at its last ses-
sion, after seeing the drift Of the Presi-
dents policy, provided q safeguard for
the dreaded contingency. It passed q
law which the President approved, en-
acting that "no vacancy in the Office Of
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
shall be filed by appointment until the
number of Associate Justices shall be
reduced to six !" and provided that
hereafter the Supreme Court shall con-
sist Of q Chief Justice and six Asso-
ciates, any four of whom shall consti-
tute a quorum. Under this law it is
improbable that Johnson, during the re-
mainder of his term. should he not be
removed, will have any opportunity to
appoint q Justice Of the Supreme Court.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04

ANIw NAxr.-The gopher of the San
Francisco Eraminer, B. F. Washington,
does not seem to be particularly "taken"
with Senator Nye, the Grey Eagle Of
Liberty. The gopher went to hear Nye's
speech in San Francisco last Monday
evening, and came away as "mad as a
hornet" He has been making mouths
at Nye ever since, and calls him, one
day, "the Sage-Brush Buzzard,' and
the next day the "Blaek Buzzard of
Nevada" Perhaps the old Grey Eagle
has been bouncing upon the carrion
traitors Of the South too much to suit
the editor Of the Examiner, and portions
of his kinsmen are sticking in the buzz
Yards craw. If Senator Nye could re-
ceive the encomiums Of such gophers as
Frank Washington, the Union party Of
Nevada would mistrust his loyalty.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04

IT is good evidence that the Govern
ment does not stand in dread Of the late
rebels, and that it does not wish TO OPP
press or wrong them, that recruiting
Offices are opened in the principal towns
and cities Of the Southern States, for
enlisting men in the regular army. As
the principal business Of the army lies
in the Southern States, according to
General Grant and Department officers
under his command, this arrangement
indicates confidence and good will to-
wards the people Of those States.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04

SRcoSD CHILDHooD.-A man died last
week in Shrewburg, who had become
so advanced in his second childhood,
that for some months he had persisted
in carrying to bed with him each night
a rag doll which belonged to one Of his
grandchildren.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04
a. g.''; @ss.:ss. SsS. R., s;s M: nd an g.-

reasonably HAPPY MAJ.
A young lady from . certain town in
the West, came to Evansville, ostensibly
on q visit. She is q rich gentleman's
daughter, who sloved well, but not
wisely, and was on o visit to respect
able connections in this city. She had
a married acquaintance living q short
distance from town, and, finding that
she would 500 need q kind asylum and
attention, she repaired thither. Now
1t so happens that the husband of this
lady acquaintance is rarely at home, be-
ing engaged abroad, and the place was
therefore all tho more attractive. The
lady acquaintance, although long mar
ried, had never honored her husband
with q family recruit, and she resolved
ut once to crafty his desire and pleas
antiy deceive her husband. So she
Immediately set about encouraging him
in her letters telling him his fondest
hopes would soon be realized, that she
would loon be q mother.
A few weeks wore off; her young lady
visitor paid the penalty of her indiscre-
ton; and her married lady acquaintance
Immediately announced the glad news
to her lord that he was no longer child
less; that she vas a mother and to COME
at once-which of course he did, find
ing his wife in bed and the little
stranger nesting beside its adopted
mother. There vas q young lady sick
in the house-what was the matter2 Oh,
well, she had been sitting up with his
wife, and tired, overweight nature had
succumbed-that vas plain enough lat
least to our innocent. Benedict)i she
would soon be well, and he would thank
her for her kindness, etc. In the course
of a short time his wife was stirring,
about; she had recovered; but the poor
girl did not progress so well; it took
nature, in her real case, a longer period
to restore its sovereignty; but she
f ually got well and departed, with many
kind wishes from her lady friends hus-
band. A few days ago, the proud, over
joyed father lin a horn called upon his
physician in this city and paid a large
bill, something over $3.50, and asserted,
in the most cheerful humor, that he
would not hesitate if it was $500.
Happy man! Novel rse! How long
will it last2-EuansviM (Ind.) Courier.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04

PRoLIrIc.-At Longworth, Stanislaus
county, CAL, on the 23d ult., the wife
Of q of the worthy citizens of that
place gave birth to three daughters,
each weighing ' e pounds. At last
accounts all were doing as well as could
be expected under the trying circum-
stances,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04

Mrs. PARrrSoroS.-The old lady has
perpetrated many an innocent joke; but
few persons have ever really known who
or what she was or is. She is n man!
P. B. Shillaber, one Of the editors Of
the Boston Evening Gazette, is no less a
person than the veritable Mrs. Parting
ton. Her son Ike has not been found
npk -af
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04

A STORY is told of q soldier, about
one hundred and fifty years ago, who
was frozen in Siberia. The last eI,
preston he made was: at is e1-.'
He then froze as stiff as marble. In the
Summer of 1850, some French physi-
clans found him, after having lain for
one hundred and fifty years. Ihey
gradually thawed him, and upon anima-
ton being restored, he concluded MS
sentence with "ceedingly cold"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04

A LEGISLATIVE MOVE has been made
to amend the Nevada State Constitution,
mainly t get rid of the Registry Law
S. T. Dramatic Chronicle.
You are mistaken. The honest vot-
ers and taxpayers don't want the Regis
try Law nulli6ed. The Chronicle is mis-
informed on this point. The law is all
right.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04

JOE KIss was sick in a boarding
house, and had his mind made up for
some nice chicken broth. The order
went down to the kitchen, and the broth
came up weak, fat and insipid. The
sick mar was subsequently relating his
disappointment toca friend, who said,
"they Just let a chicken wade through
it." eff they did" said Joe King
family, eit had on stills" BE recov-
ered
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04

TIE Santa Fe Gasstte says that Bar
bon Cito, the last Navajo chief Of any
note, has surrendered, which is . virtual
submission Of all the Navajo Indians!
the few still remaining having no tribal
organization.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04

A WESTERN PAPER claims the Indian
as ia man and a brother" because so
warm is the aboriginal in his regard for
the white race that he never intention
ally fails to secure q lock Of his white
brothers hair to hang up in his wig
wan.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04

A LITTLE boy asked another little boy
in Peoria, Illinois, recently, to put ms
foot on q log, and let him see now ne.
he could strike with an axe and not nit
it. Part of the little boys foot was
chopped Of.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04

INDIAN Scour-IDAHo NEws.-Union-
vile, (Nevada), Feb. Ia private let
ter from Camp Winfield Scott, says that
Lieutenant Lsfsrty has just returned
from q scout In which he encountered
some Indians and killed two. One Ser
gesnt was slightly wounded.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04

a Nov. FisHiRxhS.-The Clear Lake
Courier tells Of a dog in that region
which has been trained to catch Ssh.
His keen eye detects them with the
~quickness Of 6sh-hawk, and diving for
them, he rarely misses his fish, BRINGING
them up with An sxpertness wonderful
to see.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04

A NOBLE Srxrrx.sr.-'I look" says
DR.. Charming, 'with scorn on the self
ish greatness Of this world, and with
pity on the most gifted and prosperous
In a struggle for Office and power; but l
look with reverence on the obscurest
man who suffers for the right, who is
true to q good but prosecuted cause
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04

tn, Montreal Wines, thus alludes to
young Bennett: 'sIt is, we may also re.
mark, humiliating to see this son OF
M OF the worst Scotchmen that over
leit Scotland, and representative OF
~Sat Is, oy Common consent, called the
"Satsnie Press Of New York, coming
out before the world upon hrms Of
e9uansy ~ competitor in q yacht race
rl:n .ne second son Of Queen Victoria.
Inns ~ even worse than the kiss which
her Majesty gave to Louis Napoleon"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04
Deaths.

NcBEE-In Green Valley. Contra Costa Coun.
~, Jan. ~, WIN. HoBee, aged % year,.
SMITH-In Monterey, Jan. 24th, Henry Smith
(colored) aged 90 years
NANN-In San Francisco, Jan. 30th, judith.
daughter Of Alexander and Sarah Mann, aged
1ysar and Q msnthL.
NEYER-In Ban Francisco, Jan. 80. John Geo.
Meyer, agsd SO years.
sMTH-In Stockton, Jan. %. william g., son Of
Ell. and Alma A. Smith, aged Q years, 10
months and % days
RETON-In Bear valley, Msriposs Co., Jan.
10, George Irston. Aged 30 years
wA6HBURN-In Nlriposa, Jan q, Henry O.,
infant son Of A. Il. and Jssn L. Bruce Wash
burn.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04
o TRANSACTIONS.
tR.,onrrD DAILY u 8. q. ,LAso. sArxrhl
SAX F~RAxo1sco, Feb. Al P. n.
post Tho1 Iike The Picturef

Dost Thou Like the Picturof
The ~subjoined verse, which has been
going the rounds Of the press under the
title Of GA Prison." we clip, and re-
publish on account Of its remarkable
applicability to the past week in Mea-
dow Lake. Judge for yourselves:
"No sun, no moon,
No morn, no night, q W
No sky, no earthly blue,
No distant-looking view,
No road, no street,
No tother side the way,
No dawn, nc dusk,
No proper time of day,
No end to any row,
No top to any steeple,
No indication where to 60,
No sight of familiar people,
No cheerfulness, no healthy ease,
No butterflies,
Nor yet no bees"
How close the resemblance Here
we are, and here we have been, cooped
up like an old hen with her chickens,
for the past seven days. It has showed
and blowed necessarily since our last
issue, and we have not spoken 10 a soul
outside of those in the Office during that
time. The snow has drifted so deep
around our Office that we could not see
the light Of day if there was any, but
have our doubts as to there being any.
We do not know whether we are in
Meadow Lake, or where we Ore, the last
time that we saw the sun we were in
the fair city Of the Summit, and we sup
pose that we are there still, but as we
have not got any compass with which
to distinguish our bearings, we are not
able to tell. If we had our sno%w-shoes,
we'd 60 out prospecting, but we have
got no snow-shoes; no, nary a pair, so
we must sit in our Office and muse. We
have not seen a paper from the outside
world for several days, so we do not
know whether there is any news or not.
Unless some one gets murdered before
we 60 to press, we do not know what
we shall do for o news item.-Meddop
Lake Sun, Jan. 26th.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04
Births.

PENA-In Lagoon Valley. solsno County, Jan
10Th the wife Of jose Dsmstrio. PsnA, Of .
daughter.
BAYDEN-rn San Francisco, Jan. %, the wife
Of San. q. N. hayden, Of . daughter.
wASHBURN-In Hariposa, Jan. q, The wife Of
A. n. wsshburn, Of Q son
DoREN-In Aurora, New, Jan. q, Mrs. II. Do
ron, Of . daughter.
M~ARsTEN-In Aurora, Jan. ~, The wife Of B.
o. Marsten, Of . son
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04

THE Amador Di.pdteh considers this
the era Of total depravity, on account of
tho great prevalence of abolitionism.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04

LARGE numbers Of unemployed men
in Australia are asking the United
States Consul for q free passage to this
country.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04

IT may be interesting to the present
generation to know that Donati's comet
will re-appear in the year 1855.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04
Marriages.

DAvIS-CAMPBELL-Nssr Collinsville, Jan.
~, Geo. Davis 70 Elizabeth Campbell.
CARROLL-CR0WLEY-In Vallejo, Jan o0th,
Edward Carroll to johanna Crowley.
DURR-B0R0NDA-In Monterey, Jan. 10th,
Jacob DUR to Dolores BorondA
HANNA-LAWRENCE-In Princeton. Mari.
posa County. Jan. go, Geo. Hanna 70 Louise
Lawrence.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04

THRrE-youRrHs of the infants in Min
den, Conn, are females.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04

An LING and All Tom are the names
Of the Cinnamon arrested in Auburn for
the murder of Mcdaniel.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04
NEW TO-DAY.
DHLL
II. A. CLAwsoN,
MAIN sTRRRT,--------G0LD HILL,

.HH.H.#
Maynard,s Buildins,
MOULD RESPECTFULLY ANNOUNCE 70
w the public generally that I haysasiumes
the prop 'etorship Of this popular ssioSn' ~
lie, and can assure them that ] conEtsnhy
havsin store the finest brandssf
wines,
1randics,
Lisssrs,
Aies,
Heck,
OiEars.
Adne LUNCH 10 spread daily at II o'clock.
Connected with the Exchange are hnspr1vsA
Reading Roomsfof gsntlemen.
s1tf Hairy oLAwsoN.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-04
~ XMN
OVERLAND DISPATCHES
f,,.oI,l pn,lrcn 70 ~. sOLD NM p.n, u.vs.l
Rrishtful Massacre By Indiana N the
PiaIps-Finy.nine Mon Killed-Gsnerai
unudle Conduct Of tho SavaEes.

He.ule Couduct Of tho savases.
JUNCTION Cry, COL, Feb. "A man
who came into Salina, fifty miles from
here, yesterday, reports a frightful mas
sacre of white men by the C%heyennes
near the head of Smoky Hill river, q
few days since, under the following cir
cumstauces: A train with sixty men
were in camp when q party Of fourteen
Indians came begging. The teamsters
refused to give them anything, where
upon the Indians fred upon them, but
without effect. The teamsters% returned
the Ere and killed eight Indians. About
8 O'Clock that night the camp was sur
rounded by two hundred Indians, who
mastered fifty-nine out Of s~ixty-three
men. The man that brought the news
had an arrow hole through his shoulder
and another wound in his hip. he
claims to be one of the few men that
escaped.
A party. OF Omahas and Kaws made a
thieying raid on the C~heyennes a few
days since, on the Salins. Several
head of Cheyenne stock was captured,
and one Kaw killed.
Vim. Comstock, the famous interpre-
ter and Government scout and guide,
Jays the Cheyennes and Arapahoes Of
the Arkansas and Smoky Hill appeared
friendly, but parties of Northern In.
dams are now moving southwark, and
have already committed many murders
and other outrages. Comstock believes
they mean war.
Insurance Matters Threntonius Crisis
In the Affairs Of tho New York Com
panios.
Nsw York, Feb. IA rumor in Wall
street has it that q crisis of a threaten.
ing nature hangs over many of the in
uranc corporations of the city, owing
to the unprecedented losses by fire and
marine disasters during the past year.
Yearly statements were published By
some Of the most prominent companies
yesterday, by which it appears that
many of them cancel all capital repre-
scented by scrip.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, Feb. AIN the Senate
a petition was presented from sugar re-
6ners, stating that Ss5, ooO, 900 was in
vested in their business in the United
States and asking protection from the
pending Tariff bill.
The Joint resolution authorizing ocean
mail services three times per month be-
tween San Francisco and Portland, Ore
gon, at q cost not exceeding $25, 900 per
annum, passed.
On motion of CONFESS the Secretary
of State was requested to report what
steps have been taken by him to obtain
from the Republic of Colombia the right
for the United States to make the neces-
sary surveys for a ship canal through
her territory.
Stewart, from the Committee on Pub
lie Lands reported q bill providing
means for the entry, at the minimum
price of public lands in California and
Nevada, Of land settled and occupied Us
town sites, with the amendment provid-
ing that it shall be construed subject to
the provisions Of the Act granting right
of way to ditch and canal owners over
public lands, and that nothing shall be
construed to grant any right in conflict
with the rights of miners upon public
lands which they hold under the laws Of
Congress or by virtue Of the rules and
customs Of miners.