Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-04-15
RRoM SAN
SAY FRANCISCO, April ~, 1858.

slusu. iAtuci NNu''a' "N "Sf
struggle, has at last been forced to take
q back seat. King Sol got the better Of.
the disagreeable old chap aud drove
him into a corner. tn other words, the
rainy season is over-we had enough
though, quite enough it came very
near drowning our worthy representa-
tives in the Capital. What 4 loss that
wonld have been to The country2 Just
think Of i'll, 1t is true, we would have
saved the money claimed by those
worthless for mileage, bnt, uthen, every
one Of them is insured in some Life
Insurance Company, aud their sudden
demise would have brokon the hrmest
concern. We have among us at present
the celebrated 90 .
"- CHINESE EMBASSY,
Headed by Hon. Arson Burlingamc.
They make quite II respectable looking
p~arty--,hs Hon. included. None of your
vulgar looking "Johus," hut educated
heathens, with smoothed shaved fore
heads, immense s~peetacles, and silk
gowns. They traverse the streets, look
into every store, try their skill on the
sewing machine and the piano, have
among them an English, French and
Russian interprcter-in short, they are
got up in II stunning way entirely re-
gardless Of expense. Their destination
is Washington, London, Paris and st.
Petersburg. Lucky chaps, those Hon.
and less hon. Chinesei they may see the
world at Government expense. Who
wouldn't be u heather? We have an
other curiosity among US in the shape
Of u -'-- ....-
FANATIC PREACHER OF DIVINITY. 30
He goes by the name of Elder Knapp,
is Il Baptist by profession and n radical
out of sheer necessity. You see there
is no other field open for him; he could
not make n cent if he was moderate in
his views. They kicked him out Of
stockton, and instead OF landing in the
Lunatic Asylum, hO perched himself on
our unlncky shoulders, and launches
forth his disgusting maledictions with
out mors He prayed for an earth
quake to destroy this wicked city, and
the accommodating King Lucifer, obey
ing the command Of his worthy pupil,
lgave us a slight shake" just to re-
mind us that he still lives. 1t wasn't
severe enough for the Elder, who now
asks his master to create IN earthquake
that may destroy the theaters and thea.
ter-goers, the Catholics, the Jews, Uni.
v~srsalists, Spirituslists, or anybody it
lists, so that it don't harm the Baptists.
| have no doubt it will come, aud shan't
care much if it does, .if the frat stone
THAT falls will only strike the Elder on
his wicked head. g., ,
HOMESTEAD ASSOCIATIONS.
Within the last month over twenty
Homestead Associations have been
formed, d~isposiug Of lots situated in
Oakland, Rincou Hill, Alameda, the
moon, or any other place. The fever
has abated somewhat now still there
is enough excitement to draw the atten-
ton from mining stocks. 1t is rumorcd
that a we'll known Spectator in such
stocks has, within tho last two weeks,
lost about $4,000 in unlucky specula-
tons; he may retrieve his fallen for.
tunes when homesteads give mp. ,
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Our worthy delegates for the Chicago
Convection leave for the East on the
next steamer. The majority Of them
are sound men, aud rs u rule the choice
has been happy. Major Stratman, who
belongs to the number, was, perhaps,
the only one who might have been
spared; still Jack is a good fellow, with
an immense moustache, an appendage
that in itself commands respect. They
have all pledged themselves TO support
Grant for President. Now, the ques-
ton is. will the people grant him that
~position?" Wait till the lst of Decem-
Der aud I will tell you all about it. 1t
is said, even by the opposing party, that
the late Sacramento Convention was
the best organized body that ever was
formed in California. 81
OUR NEW POLICE FORCE. q
The famous e~xecutfoncrs, Judge Pro-
vines and Mayor McCoppin, have lately
soaked their hands in political blood.
The great political guillotiue has be-
beaded ni~ne-tcnths Of our police force ;
still, like the celebrated, they all live.
The Police Commissioners used but lit
tie judgment they dismissed somc of
our ~staunchost and best oticcrs-tried
men, who have served the city faith
fully for many years-and. put a new
set, chiefly descendants from the Green
Isle, in their place. 10 connection with
this proceeding, q good story IS toid-o Of
a "new arrival" who, on being asked
il he was born in ireland, and answer
ing in.the negative, was consoled' in this
manner: "That is bad, sir very bad /;
you will stand no show in the world Of
being appointed on the police force"
Bnt, seriously, the precipitating man
ncr in which old, tried aud experienced
policemen have been elected and green
bands appointed In their place, makes
the thieves and %rufians rejoice even
our detective force has lost some Of its
best members. The thieves are jnbi-
liant, but, rs a matter Of course, our
citizens grumble; well they may.
INN. MISCELLANEOUS. l.ri.5fy
\ IT'S said that Dooney Harris, the de-
seated p~riresfshter:: il on MS way 'SSck
to California to put a head on--the
headlcss chicken.
The Chinese Embassy visited Ma
CURES Opera House last evening they
were. highly pleased, aud expressed
their admiration inn peculiar Chinese
grunt known MS the % la yum."
Its rumored that Ada Webb, the nc
trsss, is shortly to - give herself" to.s
} young MIN interested in the Water
n Works at Virginia city. flI Nr,u1
Hereafter four steamers per mouth
will be dispatched by the Pacific mil
Steamship Company for New York. Col
4 Letting days will Only be twice a month.
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THE MAIis.-This evening iit is OK
psctsd that two stages will arrive from
the east, bringing, probably, mail mat
ter 70. Eve days, Theo; :. Tracy Esq
tells ps that the detention, has been
$500 r.. i...k ,.,annA fka naRAaatlw