Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-02
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FROM SAN FRANCISCO.

FROM BAN FHANClSCO.
Preparing for the Election To-morow-
Anticipated Disturbances.
SAN FRANCISCO, November 2.-Hal-
leck, at the request Of Governor Haight,
has issued an order directing all the
troops in posts in the vicinity Of San
Francisco TO be armed and supplied
with forty rounds of ammunition, all
orderlies and staff officers to be At their
posts on election day, and no man 10
leave during the day, unless under or
dcrs. The steamer General Mcpherson
is to be provided with extra supplies Of
ammunition, and a guard Of ten men to
remain at Vallejo street wharf ready for
use ut Il moments notice. Division
and department commanders are to be
at their headquarters during tue day.
The order concludes as follows /: "In
case the services of the military shall
be required on the requisition Of the
Governor to preserve the peace, an order
10 that effect will be issued from tue
headquarters Of the Department to the
department commanders-in that case
the cavalry will take post at Washing
ton street, its right resting on Battery
street and facing the north-the battery
will be on the left of the cavalry ; the
infantry will take their post on Kearny
street, with its right resting on Cali
fornin street and facing to the east.
Treasure Hunters.
1t has TRANSFERRED that six Englishmen
have been engaged for some weeks pros
pecting ahont the shores Of brakes
Bay, in search Of treasure supposed to
BIO buried when brakes Expedition was
there. They have nm old chart, pur-
porting to have been made by Silva, one
of the pilots to the Expedition, showing
where the trensure is buried. They left
by the last steamer for England, looking
"seedy" and nowise flush Of cash
which leads 10 the impression that they
were not successful.
A Nun Assaulted and Robbed-The Public
SchooIs-Specinl Policemen, Etc.
A man was assaulted by rowdies and
knocked down and robbed Of u gold
watch and chain, on Suffer street, near
Taylor, about midnight last night. 1t
was clear moonlight Mt the time, and
many persons were on the streets.
The r~e-opcning Of the Public Schools
is again postponed until Wednesday.
The Union organizations have agreed
on lists to be recommended to the Police
Commissioners rs specials for election,
and apprehensions Of riots have grad
ually subsidized.
The deaths last week were So, OF
which 90 were from smallpox (; 81 took
place in the hospitals, and % were un-
der FIVE years Of age.
There were $4,000 IN on the Great
Register last evening, of which probably
over 30, 900 nre still in the city.
The Democratic procession was en-
tirrly unmolestcd, and passed without
any accident or incident worthy Of note.
There was II very trifing display Of fire.
works, and few Examinations anywhere
on the route. The sidewalks every
where were crowded with people, but
hardly II cheer was heard outside the
line. The procession was one hour and
81 minvtes passing the corner Of Mont
gomery and California streets, generally
marching four abreast, with few car
riagcs in the line. Two actual counts
were made by parties Of opposite faith,
who made the number, exclusive Of boys
and musicians, respectively, 5,4o5 and
5,423. The Call estimates it at 1900.
The Union meeting at Oakland was
very largelynttended, and was addressed
by j. B. FELTON, and Alex. Campbell.
The Grant Tnyincibles of this city went
Owe in a body, and we're received by
the Oakland artillery with 100 guns.
The sailing Of the steamer Japan for
China is postponed until the arrival Of
the Constitution from Panama, hourly
expected.
A slight trembling of earthquake was
felt at half-past six last night.
John Nugent %nnounce that be will
revive the San Francisco Herald on De-
cember LIST, to be independent in poll
tics, and q first class commercial paper.
1t il reported that a vessel which ar
rived from Sydney about three weeks
ago with one hundred men on board,
all Of whom are in possession of natural
ization papers, not one Of whom has
been inside n court. In many cases the
same namo is found on the poll lists in
several Wards.
Tho Police Commissioners are now
appointing three hundred citizens as
special policemen for tomorrow.