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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-01-13

nothing more" And he gets dollars.
They are pouring into his rapacious lap
as from a horn of plenty, oil from the
people he so mcanly scandalized and
uugratefulIy abused. He reads them
some of his pretty little Christmas sto-
ries, and they are in ccstacies Of de-
light. Why doesn't he read them his
"Americau Notes" and "Martin Chaz-
zlewit"?
On leaving England for the present
visit to this country, in his farewell
speech, he frankly admits, for the intor-
nation Of his brother cockneys who
assembled to see him of, that II "ncw
generation" has arisen in America since
his first visit, and left them to infer that
in view of this gratifying fact-probably
consequent upon the free reading of his
immortal understanding worthy of
his gracious attention and approval
might now be perceivablc, aside from
dollars and cents. What overwhelming
grace and kind condcscension
Dickens is o most excellent writer Of
novels and pleasing little stories, such
rs are very agreeable to the ladies, ms
we'll MS to many Of the sterner sex, ans
wering extremely we'll to while away a
leisure hour or so in u pleasant if not
profitable manner, yet is he n literary
god, that he should be blindly worship
ped? He is anything but perfect.
Throughout all his works there is q
strong tiuge Of exaggcration and over
coloring and his propensity to overdr"w
is perceivable in nearly every prominent
| character he introduces, rs for instance,
his Pecksniff, Oliver Twist, Squeers,
Ouilp, Micawber, and scores Of others
we nigh, mention. Should his present
great financial success in this country
induce him to write favorably Of us,
this proclivity for exaggeration might
even carry him too far, and induce him
to speak too Mandatory Of us altogether.
Blu, then there's no danger of that; his
Johnny Bull ideas will not allow of his
perceiving anything among Americans
that half way up to the English
| standard Of excellence. "Cawn't be
expected, you know; they 'aven't the
ops"
If Dickens really desires to be appre-
| ciated at his true worth and standard
degree Of merit, he had better come to
Gold Hill, or Virginia. Here's where
all aspirants for public favor in the
literary as we'll rs theatrical line get
properly assaycd, analysed, and their
exact value stamped upon their backs,
and invariably according to this stamp
are they afterwards valuedand currently
passed in the world. We are n commu.
nifty composed not only ofsensible prac'
teal Americans and other nations, but
of intelligent Euglishmen who can well
appreciate Dickens, and can impartially
Judge Of him whether he has done Amer
leans justice in the past, or is capable
Of yet doing so. But We may have
wronged the man in our remarks about
him; all we have to go by however, is
his W writings, and the eastern news
papers. Let him come to Washoe if he
wants to be properly criticised.
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rraudfather fairly swim wilh bevilder.

grandfather fairly swim with beSilder-
ment.
To what extent the new system q be
carried is not to be guessed. 1t is said
that even on the arid Algerian desertthe
little patches of green grass which
mark the artcsian wells that dot the
path of the modern caravan, increase
yearly in breadth and richness. And
up the fertile valleys of the Kansas the
snort Of the iron horse has been followed
within two years by tho torrent Of
busy life that bursts from q score of
cities. Abilene, the great depot of
Texan bocf, lies nearly two hundred
miles west Of the Missouri. Last June,
it was described by o careful writer MS
hamlet of three or four houses and q
country store. Now it has hotels,
banks, churches, &C., and pens for
thirty thousand cattle. Twenty-Five
miles above is Salena. Sixty miles
beyond that city, and five hundred and
seventy-three miles west of s.. Louis,
is Rome, on the Big Creek, the present
terminus of the Kansas branch Of the
Pacific railroad, the western outpost
of Kansas civilization, q city Of more
name than character, which will next
year be a hundred miles from the from
tier, and the center of a large settle
mcnt. That there is promise OF some
thing more substantial than the mush-
room growth would indicate appears
from the fact that the earnings of the
roads already more than pay the running
expenses. The length of road open is
5l7 miles on the Platte route and 325
on the Kansas route. The traffic en-
ploys so locomotives and 1900 cars.
And the earnings on way business is
something miraculous.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-01-13
Marriages.

STEPHENS-wILLIAMS.-In Pine Grove.
Esmeralda county, Dec. 81, G.. {. Stephens to
Flora d. Williams.
STOLL-HAAG-In Sacramento, Jan. D.. T.
Stoll to 8. Haag.
TODD-MARSH.-In Grass Valley, Jan. 8, B.
Todd to NJ. Marsh.
wHITESIDE-CRoSBY.-In Grass Valley,
Jan. g., g. ". whiteske to Mrs. s.. Crosby.
KOHLER-McGILL.-Iu San Francisco, Jan.
8, C. II. Kohler to E. McGill.
CROCRER-HALL.-In San Francisco, Jnn. g,
O., d. Crecker to L. Hall.
wILSON-DONNELLY.--In Eureka, Hum.
boidt county, Dec. l9, J. @. Wilson to Mrs. l..
II. Donnelly.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-01-13
Births.

K%IPPER-In Sacramento, Jan, 7, to tho wlfc Of
w. Ripper. o son.
wOODWARD.-.At Gold Run, Placer county,
Dec 90. to the wife of Woodward. q dsughter.
JULIAN.-At Dutch Flat, Dec. %, to tho wife
Of A. II. Julian, Q son.
NEwMAN.-In San Francisco, Jan. 9,to tho
wife Of j. Newman. a son.
wEBSTER.-In Hyde,yille, Humboldt county,
Dec. Is, to the wife Of W. /. Webster, o son.
PETBRS0N.-In Hornitos, Dec. %, to tho wife
Of @. Peterson, q daughter.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-01-13

p~ouo1Ass JrRaoLD calls a woman's
rms "ths serpents that wind about a
mans neck, killing his best Iesolu-
TONS The oldest inhabitant says
that he don't object to that kind o ser
penis.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-01-13

CAPITOL BUILDINGS, B%osroS, Mass
January IL, 1868.
To jenny Moore, Carson City, New
entirely satisfactory. jenny
how, your dorg. CHAs. Dickens.
Yours, MAX.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-01-13
FOR ENOON STOCK REPORT.
IcokpEcrEp DAILY BY SHAW L BOONE

A FRAscIsco, Jan. ID Pm.
SALES.
Ophir, sG4, 7 shares sold; Gould & Curry.
s360, 9 shares sold: Savage, Sl27, 800 shares
sold; Chollar, So05. l6a shares sold; Hale& Nor.
cross, e., 300, g shares sold; Empire Mil sl75, 10
shares sold; Overmsn, 500, ITO shares sold
Sierra Nevada, 90. "a shares sold: Bullion. SIS.
90 shares sold, Yellow Jasket COTS, 81 shares
sold; Crown Point. $3.50, 6 shares sold. Ex'
chcGucr, sl6. 10 shares sold; Gold Hill Quartz
Mill. s7e, 90 shares sold. Segregated Delcher,
SOL, 30 shares sold. Gold in Now York 1891.
, 1868-07-31
Demncra1ic Platform.

The democratic party in National Convention
assembled, rePosing its trust in the intelligence,
patriotism and discriminating justice OF the peo-
pie, standing upon the Constitution as the foun,
daton and Limitation of the powers of the govs
ernmeut and the guara ntee of the Liberties of
the citizen and recognizing the questions of
slavery and secession as having been settled
for all time to come by the war or the voluntary
action of the Southern States in constitutional
conventions assembled, and never to be re-
newed or reagitated, do with the return of peace
demand
lst. Immediate restoration of all the States
10 their rights in the Union, under the ConstiS
tuition, and of civil government to the American
people.
Fad Amnesty for all past political offences
and the regulation of the elective franchise in
the States by their citizens.
Sd. Payment of the public debt of the United
States, as rapidly as practicable. All monies
drawn from the people by taxation, except so
much as is requisite for the necessities of the
Government economically administered, being
honestly applied to such payment, and where
the obligations of the Government do not ex-
pressly state upon their face, or the law under
which they were issued does not provide that
they shall be paid in coin, they ought in right
and in justice be paid in the lawful money OF
the United States.
4th. Equal taxation of every species of prop
erty, according to its real value, including gov
ernment bonds and other public securities.
9th. One currency for the government and the
people, the laborer and the ofice-holder, the
pensoner and the soldier, the producer and the
bOndholier.
9Th. Economy in the administration of the
government; the reduction of the standing
army and navy the abolition of the Freedmen q
Bureau, and all political instrumentalities de-
signed to secure negro supremacy simplifea>
ton of the system and discontinuance of inquisi'
toral modes of assessing and collecting the In
ternal Revenue, SO that the burden of taxation
may be equalzed and lessened, and the credit
OF the government and the currency made good
the repeal of all enactments for enrolling the
Stae militia into national forces in time of peace,
and tariff for revenue upon foreign imports
aud such equal taxation under the Internal
heyenue laws as will afford incidental protection
10 domestic manufactures, and as will without
Impairing the revenue, impose the least burden,
alu best promote and encourage the great indus
"'al interests of the country.
q, 'h. Reform of abuses in the administration,
ue expulsion of corrupt men from Office, abro-
sSuon OF useless Offices the restoration Of right
~ Sl authority to, and the independence Of the
executive and Judicial departments of the govt
Hnment, the subotdination of military to the
Ct'H power, to the \end that the usurpation OF
congress, and the despotism of the sword may
etn' Equal rights and protection for natural>
IlNon aud native born citizens at home and
JItoad, the assertion of American nationality
lcn shall command the respect of foreign
tS"ers, and furnish an example and encourages
, 1868-07-31
THE TASK.

Devise little song of love,
And set thee, like picture, there?
Thou giyest me a task above
What any mortal hand may dare
So tender and so true of heart
So meekly great, so wisely good
| could not paint thee as thou art,
And would not, darling, if could.
Though fond the task l must forbear,
Or, painting, do thee grievous wrong;
Else, darling, all men everywhere
Will know thee, when they read my song
But were this not-cOnld words portray
Our loye-the sweetest ever chose,
What can the dull, cold shadow say
About the red, ripe, living rose2
Ask me no song Words lose their power
Where true enthroned Love doth sit,
And fall like dewdrops from flower
When the wind comes and kisses it.
Such music who should understand,
Though my heart sung it, beat by beat2
All we are travellers in land
Where no man speaks our language, sweet.
, 1868-07-31
WAITING.

| have waited while primroses faded,
l have waited till violets are dead,
Till the thickening buds on the chestnut bougt
Grew leafy and full overhead.
Times gray has passed over my tresses,
And lines on my temples are sown,
For I've waited till harvest is gathered
And the white Summer clover is mown.
have waited long under the elm trees,
Till the green of the beeches is brown,
And the wthering leaves Of the linden
In Autumn came futtering down.
have waited in light and ia darkness
have waited in sunshine and rain
am waiting for one who may never
Come back over the rough sea again.
, 1868-07-31

The Emperor Napoleon, though appar.
emily in tOlerable health, is said to be really
far from well, being aware that he is afflicted
with Bright's disease, or albuminuria, and
that cold or fever might at any moment
remove him.
, 1868-07-31

A man in Boston has recently erected a
monument to the virtues of his departed
wife, while a gentleman in Chicago has
erected monument to the departed virtues
of his wife.
, 1868-07-31

The Rev. Mr. Puushon, being requested
to address the Methodist Conference at one
of their recent sittings, said: "Speech is
silver, silence is golden, says the proverb. 1
do not happen to have any small change
about me this morning. Will you accept
the gold ?
, 1868-07-31

A witness spoke of a particular person as
having seen him partially clad" "Was
he not quite nude" asked the examining
counsel. NO." replied the witness, he
wore pair of spectacles."
, 1868-07-31

In the trial of General Cole for the killing
of Hiscock, at Albany, New York, on the
ground of adultery with his wife, the coun.
sell for the accused made the remarkable
statement that "Within the last two hundred
years no man has been punished by any
Court of Justice, either in this country or in
England, for shooting the seducer of his
wife, his daughter, or his sister, when that
motive, and that alone, prompted the fatal
blow"
, 1868-07-31

EVERY man who visits Gettysburg, goes
away with cane from the premises. There
is danger of all the trees in that section Of
country being carried of.
, 1868-07-31

Miss KATE RANDOLPH remarks that
" even the calm and wellsballanced mind
recoils at the dreadful thought of the i'm.
mense number of single ladies who are to
adoru the present century in the old Bay
Slate.N
, 1868-07-31

IT has become fashionable for young ladies
of the ton in New York to take early horse
back rides around the Central Park, accom-.
panied by groom.
, 1868-07-31

A CONNECTICUT man who had his arm
neatly cut off in saw-mill, picked up the
member, shut of the water from the mill,
and walked home with his arm in his hand.
, 1868-07-31

IT is. related that in window, in certain
city, there is a parrot which amuses itself
with crying, "StOp thief" and that most
persons, who hear it, stop.
, 1868-07-31

A GENUINE wit thinks that Stanton's
name is Edward Mucilage Stanton, because
he "stuck" as long as be could.
, 1868-07-31

GALENA, the home of Grant, answered the
voice of Oregon by electing the whole demo-
cratic ticket, by three hundred majority.
, 1868-07-31

New STYLE OF PULPIT.-A new style
of pulpit is coming into fashion, which dis
penses with the ancient barricade in front of
the preacher, and substitutes on an open
platform a small desk, supported on slent
der stem, like flower on its stalk, which
does not conceal the person, and by the side
of which the extemporaneous speaker may
stand with nothing between him and his au-
dience. The Centenary Methodist Church in
Chicago has a slightly different arrange
ment, which some may prefer: The large
platform, behind which is the organ, has too
small octagonal tables, one near each corner.
By the side of one of these the speaker
stands in reading, while in speaking he oc-
cupies the open space between them The
preacher is thus kept in sympathetic connec>
ton with his hearers. and no change need be
made for any kind of public meeting.
, 1868-07-31

MISS FLUTTER, after teasing her father
for waterfall, " received two dams.
, 1868-07-31

A ROD of steel was manufactured at Pitts
burgh, Pa, recently, one hundred and seven
ty feet long and an inch in circumference
1t is said to be the longest ever turned out
in the United States,
, 1868-07-31


PRAYERs.-There is a rule at Oberlin
College that no student shall board at any
house where prayers are not regularly said
each day. A certain man fitted up boarding
house and filled it with boarders, but forgot
until the eleventh hour the prayer proviso.
Not being praying man himself he looked
around for one who was At length he found
one-a meek young man-who agreed to
pay for his board in praying. For while all
went smoothly; but the boarding master
furnished his table so poorly that the board
ers began to grumble and leave, and finally
the praying boarder struck, when the follow
ing dialogue occurred: Landlord-Will you
ask blessing, Mr.. Mild? Mr.. Mild-No,
sir, 1 will not. Why not, Mr. Mild? 1t
don't pay, sir. 1 can't pray on such victuals
as these. And unless you bind yourself in
writing to set better table than you have
for the last three weeks, nary another pray
do you get out of me.
, 1868-07-31


A FAITHFUL WIFE.-Mr. Pilkerson,
small farmer in Pennsylvania, was drafted
into the army. His wife, though possessed
OF but small stock of general information,
was one of the best of copjugal partners,
and was much troubled at the thought of
parting with her husband As she was en-
gagged in scrubbing off the door steps, rough
looking man walked up and thus addressed
her: al hear, madam, that your husband
has been drafted yes, sir, he has, answer
ed Mrs. P, though dear knows there's few
men that couldn't be better spared from their
families We'll, madam, l have come to Of
fer myself as a substitute for him. "A What?'
asked Mrs. p with some excitement Il am
willing to take his place. said the stranger.
you take the place of my husband and sleep
with me-you nasty, dirty wretch! I'll teach
you to insult a distressed woman in that way,
you vagabond = said she, as she discharged
the dirty soapsuds in the face of the discom.
flied substitute, who took to his heels just
in time to escape having his head broken
with the bucket.
, 1868-07-31
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, 1868-07-31

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, 1868-07-31
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THE PARENTS OF JESUS.

Among the inhabitants we see the carpen.
ter JOSEPH, using the ak, the saw, the plane
and ehiseL laying wooden beams for the
roofs of houses, making tables and stools /;
and among the maidens who fill their lars
at the fountain is one named Mary, betrothed
to the carpenter. She is low in station.
though she has royal blood in her veins.
Through all the centuries since painters
have thought of her as an ideal of perfect
loVeliness, purity, and truth. 1t is not
fancy or fiction. Such girl lived here,
walked among these paths, breathed the
fragrance Of the flowers blooming in the
garden, plucked the lily of the valley, per-
haps to adOrn her hair, strolled With her
mates beneath the olives.
, 1868-07-31
A MECHANIC.

He becomes mechanic who may read
these lines labors-working from morning
till night-lyiug down weary when the work
of the day was done. During ten of man,
hoods years this is His occupation. He is
Injured to toll. In the prime of life we see
Him laying aaide the saw and plane, and
taking journey eastward, to the river Jor>
don, where His cousin John is baptizing
those who have resolved to lead new life,
He goes not to repent of any evil way, but
to be consecrated to a new work.
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-07-08

fellow-mcn as to make for ourselves record
which will enable the historian of our times
to say that We were worthy to be descendants
of Washington and his compatriots, and CO.
temporaries Of those who followed the ban
ncrs of Lee and Jackson.
$50 live, that when thy summons comes TO
join,
The innumerable caravan, which moves
To that mysterious realm, where each shah
take
His chamber iu the silent halls of death,
Thou 60 not like the quarry slave at night
scourged to his dungeon, but sustained and
soothed
By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave,
Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch
About him, and lies down to pleasant Dreams =
The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1868-07-08

Prince Napoleon, while at Bucharest, was
presented by the Jews with an address setting
forth their persecution, asking the ameliora-
ton Of their condition and thanking the Empe-
ror for his known liberality to all classes of
people.
There is great demand for laborers along
the Pacific coast. It is said that in Nevada
domestics are paid from forty to fifty dollars a
month. Here is an opening for the blacks
who crowd our Southern cities.
Within the last four months six police off,
GERS have been killed, and six severely wound
ed, in the city Of Memphis The authorities
of the place have prohibited the carrying of
concealed weapons.
Information from all points of the North.
west is to the effect that crops of all kinds
never looked more promising, while the breadth
OF ground planted is largely in excess Of any
previous season.
J. ?. Alexander, the ''king" of Illinois,
owns from 1000 to Is, 600 head of cattle and
is buying and selling large numbers weekly.
The Corps Legis!atil has just voted one
hundred millions francs to be laid out on the
parish roads throughout France
Gen. D: Kirby Smith has purchased props
erty in New Castle, KY, andwillopen mill
tary schoof shere about The first Of September.
- The name Of Josh Billings, is Henry w.
Shaw.
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