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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-06

The SrocRroN "GHosTs."-It seems
they need a Blair in Stockton to lay
their ghosts " the Gazette of January
3lst has the following bugaboo stories
The spirits still maintain their hold in
this vicinity, and continue to invade
the residences of our citizens sans ctre-
monte. The latest of their pranks, so
far as we have hoard, was the lifting OF
q sleeping infant from q cradle and de-
posting It on the floor. This occurred
at the residence of q we'll known citi-
zen of this place, and the facts arc
youched for by several responsible wit.
neesses. The mother, with blanched
checks, took the babe in her arms, and
after fondly caressing it for n moment
or two, replaced it in the cradle. In n
little while i, was again lifted by invis.
ible hands, and again deposited on the
floor. The mother, in doubt rs to
whether she was asleep or awake,
picked the little innocent up US quickly
as possible, and once more laid it in
the cradle; but the act was nc soonc
performed than the babe was found to
be on its way to the floor o THIRD time.
Several friends Of the family were hur-
riedly called in, and persons who arc
familiar with tho operations Of the
spirits sent for. But they were nll COM
pletely non piussed and could offer no
explanation whatever. One remarkable
fact in connection with this matter is,
that the little girl who resides with the
family where the first disturbances
took place is invariably present when
ever anything of the kind occurs. And
what is tho strangest part Of the story,
she seems to be gifted with a remarka-
BILE degree of prescience. She often
relates to her ~playmates during the day
startling occurrences as having taken
place during tho night previous. Upon
Investigation it is found that nothing OF
the kind has happened, but they invari-
ably DO take place on the following
evening. It is not improbable that the
little girl is very susceptibleto magnetic
influences, and that these results are
produced through her by natural
causes. We do not pretend to shy that
such is the case. II may NIL be the
work Of spirits of the departed, for
aught We know to the contrary. Or,
for that matter, it may be, as Elder
Knapp says, the work Of the devil him
self. We can't say.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-06

AROMA AND HELAH.-There is q coun-
try very far away, which is called Araby
the Blest. II is never cold there. The
people never saw snow. Birds sing all
the time some Of them build cinnamon
nests and there are beds of. roses, and
cocoa-nut trees, and orange groves
Exchange paper.
To hear some folks talk of a trip to
the Sweetwater mines, it would almost
make a person believe they were des-
tined for the country "called AraAy
the Blest." We have felt The cool
breezes Of that sec,ion-many, many
years ago; and don't "hauker" much
for that region. For four days ant
nights we came near freezing to death
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-06
Fr a%a.sax sAss,sf Ri,l: sr . .sS S %Slna MoT iss

Yesterday afternoon, ABOUT 4 o'clock:
u terrible accident took place at Point
Lobos, by which q man was instantly
killed and o woman very dangerously If
not fatally injured. The circumstances,
80 far as we have been able to learn
them, were as follows:
A girl known as "Grace Silva" an
inmate of a house on Wayerly Place,
sent to Killip's stable for n carriage to
take herself and three other females on
n ride over the Point Lobos and Ocean
Beach roads, and John 'Muuson, IN old
stage-driyer, who has for some time
past made his headquarters at the stable
taking care of the race-horse "Flying
Cloud," and occasionally doing q chance
Job of driving for somebody, happened
to BIO standing by at the time, and offered
to drive the horse known as "Prince"
in a single carriage, while another
driver went out with n rockaway with
three of the women, the load being too
great for q single team. This was
agreed to, and the party started off, the
rockaway ahead. On the road, Munson
drove quito slowly, and the rockaway
got some distance ahead, and turned in
at one of the wayside houses. Not see
ing that the rockaway had stopped,
Munson drove past, and continued on
alone until he reached the top of the hill
above the Cliff House, when his horse
was startled by a team coming up be-
hind, and something about the harness
giving way, the animal was in an in.
slant beyond his control and dashed
down the steep declivity at q terrible
pace. Munson evidently attempted to
swing around the curve and 60 down
the cliff road to the ocean beach, rs he
was unable to stop the horse; but be
did not succeed, for in passing. by the
shed his carriage collided with one
which was being backed out from 1t,
and the horse turning nearly round the
wheel came in contact with a post, ana
the inmates of the carriage were thrown
violently out upon the ground. Tho
runaway horse dashed into the shed and
stampeded several other teams, two
private carriages being smashed, and
one spar of horses breaking loose from
their buggy, and dashed away at ram
dom up the road towards town. A
number of gentlemen ran ut once to the
assistance Of Munson and the girl, both
of whom were lying ~insensiblc on the
ground where they fell.
Munson was found to be dead, his
neck having been broken and his face
terribly disfgured by striking with such
ro.,a a, thu solid pronnd.
The girl had received q severe wound
on the temple, but the skull was not
fractured. She was attended to ut once
by Dr.. Whitney, Jr., and was found to
be suffering from conclusion of the
brain, caused by the fall, but was moi
fatally injured, and last night she wa:
reported restored to consciousness
Munson's body was brought to the city
for interment. He was 40 years Of age,
u native of St. Louis, No., and came
here SOME years since from Victoria,
where he was employed rs q stage-dri'
ver.-S. +. Alta Of Tuesday.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-06

PoLIrIcAL GossIP.-" E~ncinal," the
correspondent of the Oakland Daily
Meas, writing from Sacramento under
date of February LIST, gives the follow
ing Us his political vision around the
California capitol, at the date named,
and which seems to take in n slight re-
Election from on this side Of the Sicrras.
Read it:
Honorable Mr.. Jones, formerly State
Senator from Trinity county, was in the
Senate Chamber day before yesterday,
and was heartily welcomed by his for
mer comrades. He has the appearance
of Tom Shannon, Surveyor of the Port
of San Francisco-Tom Shannon grown
about q foot taller and seven shades OF
vermillion rcdder. Jones is now Super
'inteudent of the Kentuck niue in Gold
Hill, Nevada. Tom Sunderland was
also present in the Senate Chamber day
before Yesterday. He will be candidate
for United States Senator in the State
Of Nevada, as a Democrat, at the next
Legislature. Within the last two years
he has made a great deal Of money N
mining speculations. \ year or more
e he removed his wife and family
from Virginia city, and sold his home
stead there to the Episcopal church for
q parsonage, and it was understood that
he had removed for good. But he is
going back, for the benefit Of General
Thomas II. Misunderstanding Demo
cratic candidate in Nevada for United
States Senator"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-06
An AnnIyersary Dinner.


The New York Erening Post says:
The battle OF New Orleans was fought
ON the 9Th Of January, 1915. It was q
great event at the time and for some
years later. There have been greater
battles since, however, and even more
important ones. There are, however, a
few politicians who apparently remcin-
Der nothing since the 9Th of January,
1915, to celebrate which anniversary
some of these fossils dined together yes
terday in Washington. Among the dis
tinguished meu present, we read, was
Mr.. jeremiah S. Black, Of Pennsylvania,
Attorney General to James Buchanan ;
and letters were read from Franklin
Pierce, George H. Pendlcton, Thomas
II. Seymour, William Bigler and James
Buchanan. We say these persons APP
parcntly remembered nothing since the
battle Of New Orleans, because If their
memory even extended so far forward as
to the year 1882, they would, perhaps,
blush at some embarrassing declarations
of the hero of New Orleans.
Jackson vas n man Of i%mpetuous tenn
per; If he had been President of the
United States from 1861 to 1864, instead
of the mild Lincoln, we fcar some of the
persons who took part in the 9Th Of
January dinner, would have attained, by
his command, q very uncomfortable cmi-
nencc some years ago.. We should not
omit 10 record that Mr.. Thomas b.
Florence wrote no letter. On the con-
trary, he came for his dinner. Itseems
hard that the President Of the United
States should have to dine with such n
person and it is One of the inconvenien-
ces of dying, that it subjects the de-
ceased to the laudations of persons,
whom, were he alive, he would not
tolerate within the same house with
himself. That the person who edited
the Washington Constitntionalist during
the late war should offer u public toast
to General jackson, is sufficient evidence
that the old General is dead.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-06
POLITICAL.
UNION CENTRAL COMMITTEE.

The following are the namss Of the gentlemen
composing the Union State Central Committee,
which Is called TO meet In Virginia City on the
10th Of February: G. Z. DeLons. &C ba''et'
man, John Gillig, G. c.. Stevenson, ". Caldreli
j.. N. Folsom, E. b. ZabrIskie. B. F. Hazlett, L.
G. McKecby, II. s. Mason, II. vanslckle' Wiikis
Darling, G.. A. swazey, w. Goodell, A. L. Payne
Goo. T. Terry and NJ. s.. Thompson. Chairman
G. E.. belong; Secretary and Treasurer, &C
Bsttermap, u
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-06

wIrrY REroRr.-George W. Curtis
had just entered a hotel In a Western
town, and was going up stairs, very
travel-stained, 10 change his toilet,
when he encountered on the second
floor an over.dressed and vulgar woman.
fare you the p~orter?" questioned the
woman, laying her hand upon tho How
adji's arm. "No, madam" was the
reply +; and with n Of his most express
siye smiles, "Are you the, chamber
maid?n
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-06

WARS UP?-For a month past we
have heard vague rumors concerning
the probable action Of Congress in
abolishiug the United States District
Court in this State and we have &C
cordingly Kept a lookout for something
definite from Washington regarding the
matter. On opening the San Francisco
Bulletin Of February Sd, we find in its
Washington correspondence Of January
l4th tho following touching the matter :
"The bill to organize a United
States District Court for the Southern
District of California, introduced last
week by Mr.. CONFESS, is producing all
sorts of games and complications, and
is exciting much interest among the
numerous Californians in Washington.
In the first place, Senator Stewart
wants to amend it, if ingenuity can
devise how, by lacking the Nevada
Judicial District on to the proposed
new district, and thus abolish the
present Nevada Court. The object of
this is to get rid of Judge Baldwin, and
1t is thought this is an easier way than
to impeach him, besides a more speedy
mode of getting rid of the obnoxious
Judge. The friends Of the bill object
strongly to this rider, and urge that its
effect will be to kill the bill altogether,
and in this they are probably correct.
A strong effort will be made to induce
Stewart not to insist on his amendment,
and he will probably yield"
It will BIO news to the Nevadans to
hear that there was some talk land per-
haps some action, } of impeaching Judge
Baldwin. That such was the talk at
Washington city, we knew a month ago
but we never heard upon what
grounds. Could it have been his ru-
lings in the case of Thornburg rs. The
Savage Company?
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-06

SINCE tho close of the last century, it
is stated that the average produce of
wheat per acre has nearly doubled in
Great Britain. In the United States the
average produce Of wheat per acre, in
tho old States, is not much more than
half of what It was in the days of Wash
ipgton. At present the average yield
of wheat throughout the whole of the
Union is estimated at not more than ten
bushels per acre; little more than one
third of the average produce per acre In
England.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-06
Tux TIDE TvRy1ye.-The steamers

THx TIDE TURNING. - The steamers
from New York are now bringing to-
ward the Pacific coast more passengers
than are carried away by the return
vessels from the port of San Francisco.
The Arizona, which left New York on
February Is, for AsPinwall has on board
700 passengers bound hitherward, and
every letter from the Atlantic States
tells us that immigration to California
from the East, this Summer, will be
uuprecedentcdly large. If the immisra-
tionis made up of farmers aud working
men, we'll; if of young men without
capital, trade or profession, it will be
anything but we'll with them.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-06

PEOPLE who avoid work some
times dclude themselves by the
excuse that their act is q labor.
saving operation. But the duty that is
avoided to-day is doubled when it pre-
sents itself tomorrow, and its postpone.
ment is only its multiplication. For
I" the world owes a living" only to
those who earn it.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-06

A LADY in Lawrence, Mass, suddenly
awoke in the night with the impression
that her little girl was in danger. Feel
ing her way in the dark to the child's
crib, directed by n strong impulse, she
put her finger in the little %sleeper's
mouth, and to her establishment, took
from thence n large pin.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-06

The ITALIAN newspapers complain Of
the great increase Of brigandage in
that country, the brigands frequently
putting their captives to death when
ransoms are mol forthcoming.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-06

ARRAsesxESrs are being made in
London for the construction of a new
tunnel, entirely Of cast iron, under the
Thames. The cost is estimated at the
rate of about $500, 900 per mile.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-06

A NASHVILLE paper states that Prcsi-
dent johnson has purchased q fine farm
Of several hundred acres, containing q
superior mill site, in Greene county,
Tennessee, to which he intends retiring
at the close of his term.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-06
mR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REpoRT.
lconnrcrrD DAILY ~ ::sHAw a BOONE, GOLD HILL
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. s-l P. N.
cAN = hANSAoSSi
alfY

6ophlr s6l; 4 Gould e. Curry. $40, buyer 81;
2l9 Savage, ei37 so; 40 Chollar.Potosl. SIZE; .
Hale & Nnrsross 60. 100; IS Imperial. el96, seller
30; liz Kentuck, $3.50; } Gold Hill Quartz Mil.
$50; IL Confidence, sSs; 40 0vermsn. s77; Is
Sierra Nevada, el3; s Daney. els; 10 Segrega.
ted Belcher, 90 so: 5 Belchsr, $3.50. seller 50; 10
Yellow Jacket, e7s7 80, buyer 30; l6. Crown
Point, 81, It's: Gold In New York. l4li.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-06
Union State Central Committee.

THE MEMBERS OF TIE UNION sTATl
Central Committee nre hereby notified that
meeting Of said Committee will be held at tn
office Of AldrIch & DeLons, corner OF B ant
Union streets Virginia city, Storey county, Ne
vada, on the 10th day Of February. A p.ls6s, tt
mako arrangements for calling and holding
State Convention Of the Party. A full and pune
tual attendance Is respectfully requested.
G. r. DEL0NG, Chairman.
G. G. BATTERaAS, Secretary.
virginin, Jan. 90. 1868. iy2ltd
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-02-06
ADJUSTMENTS.
FO
ANNUAL 4nAl
Liberty Hose Co. No. 1,
OF Gold Hill,
Fort Homestead Hall,
Monday Evening, Feb. "a.
Fort Homestead Hall,
Monday Evening, Feb. "a.

Committee Of ARRANGEMENTS
VIII Isaac WITH Leo
John Miller
Inyitation Committeei
GOLF HILL
Hon J B Winters r B Sanchez
Hon ] II Mills w II Blesnvrlt
Hon A x Potter T Taylor
MI Day II Smith
Jno RIorden j Hays
Jno Lambert HI Blanchard
A Huguet &c Cook
w d Gray w d q Gibson
Mercer @ w Anderson
VIII Armstrong Miller
wICummings Jno Higgins
w II Began Abe Jones
JIG Mayer &C Hay
Saml North Chas Bonemot
Chas Foreman wv Wright
Ed Wright. Chas. YenGorder.
VIRGINIA.
NJ Strouss JvB Perry
&c harrington Hugh Kerrin
II Hanbridge } Eddington
N Graves wv Heminwsy
PBuekmlnster 1T Goodman
WE Hale PMulcahy
Jno Piper &c Wilcox
JNCartter J Young
JE Parker AAsh
Addison W Warren
A Peasley.
Reception Committee,
Gamble IA wintcrbauer
J T. Isaac Geo Stockle
Floor Mnnagerst
jill Mills CT Booth
w II Leo Henry Smitb.
Floor Directors
"A PUTNAM.
TICK 90
Gold Hill Jan. Ia. 1863. lyl6.td
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-24
An Incident Of the Spanish Revolution
Correspondence of the London Star.l

Correspondence of the London Star.
1t must not be said, cotempcraneous
history has 30 romance, for one is con-
tinually humping against incidents which
disprove the assertion. For instance, IN
shis very hotel are residing young man
about twenty years of age and his father,
Guell Rente by name. They have re-
turned to Spain within the last few days.
The young man was a sub-lieutenant of
cavalry, whose regiment was engaged in
the battle of Alcolea. The youthful
officer had one horse killed under him
and two wounded, during the four hours
Novaliches withstood the assault of the
revolutionists. When the majority OF
the royal troops changed sides, he re-
mained with the few faithful, and earned
high compliment from his colonel for
his vaIor in action. But the colonel and
the rest presently followed the example
of the majority, and the young man was
left alone. he then broke his sword in
two, cast it at his coleners feet, and set
off to Join his father in Paris, but not till
he learned that the whole army had de-
serted the royal cause. why are you
here?" his father inquired. Because
there remain no soldiers for me to
command. / have remained faithful to
the last moment, and now come to you"
The answer was :" Embrace your father,
nv boy. You have behaved like man
of honor and Spanish gentleman. You
have paid back the debt you owed to the
Queen for your education in the military
school, and nov your country claims
YOUR services. Come with me. We will
return to Spain" There would be little
more than passing interest attaching to
this episode, which | had direct from the
fathers lips, in the presence of the son,
we're it not for the fact that the ex-
Queen is the lads aunt and his fathers
sister BY marriage. Don Francisco de
Paulo. brother of the late King Ferdi-
nand VII, the father of Isabella Segunda,
had two soSs and three daughters. The
eldest Of the latter, Donna Josephs, mar
ried this Senior Guell Rente. he is the
sou of a wealthy Cuban planter, and was
himself very rich. The marriage was a
clandestine one, for the young couple
ran off, The result was the royal dis
pleasure. Guell y Rente and bis wife
we're relegated TO Valladolid, and
had much to endure at the hands Of
their relatives. In lS45 he headed a
movement against Narvaez. was exileo,
and repaired TO Paris. Here be expended
the greater part Of bis wealth IN keeping
up the appearance which the position OF
his wife, as own sister to the utular King
Of Spain, seemed TO demand. No doubt
the rev order Of things in Spain vail open
a brilliant career for the lsd. bis father
is thoroughly republican.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-24
City Directory.


BANKS.
M emphis City Say. Inst. cor, J,nersop 70 - ana
lNh Front; S.H. .Tobey Pres E E.C.kirk.car'
Eirst National Bank. IA Madison.
BOOK STORES.
Church A Co.. Bookseller, Stationers Prin-
~ tors and Binders. BID Main
dtleaves. O. y. a Co.. 2sS Main.
ROOTS AND SHOES.
Nuiller, William. 30 Main.
M enneday. W. II. 4 Co.. rs Main.
In .inkhauer 4 Bro. ..2si11< Second.
CARRIAGEs, BUGGIEs, ETC.
Woodruf a Co.. l7e Main.
CIGARS AND PIPES.
NUayer, Marshuetz x Co.. removed to 800
Grsyser. Gee. I, Importer. Headquarters in
CLOTHING AND GENTS FURNISH-
ING GOODS.
XN ard, ]. c.. Resident Partner Garth waite.
w Lewis n Stuart, 27l Main.
R obeson. Sneed 4 Co.. 26l Main. opposite
COAL Oil, LAMPS AND SOAPS.
EDrescott, o. +. 4 Co., 40 Jefferson.
I'D osenbaum Bros, Coal Oil, Petre Oil and
h Stoves. wholesale and retail. 23f Main.
CONFECTIONERS.
H Heinrich. P. H.. a. Bro, CONNECTIONS. Fancy
IL Groceries. ETC., 223 Main.
Ny otto, D., 200 Main; also oyster Saloon.
Sspecht. j.. 81 Madison.
,-, sxt - NJ ~....
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-24

A VERY ELEGANT CHAMBER SET OF
"A Rossgood furniture. with nearly neu brut-
eeIs Ce-tsst. new in nee by . Fenueman aed
LADY, who teaian giving ~ t6eir room, cnn =
b0Lrhi ~ q rsason1bis prics ~ arpi5s1g A. ~
NadisCr street -
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-24

publican Congress can command the
President, aud direct him to do or to
leave undone certain matters, q Demo
cratic Congress can pursue the same
course, aud compel him TO be its tool in
reversing the work of its immediate
predecessor.
We must take the Congress-governing
position with all its consequences, if we
take il at all and to assume that Con-
gress will always contain q Republican
majority, would be an assumption worthy
of Bedlam, and is not to be thought of
by sober-minded men. We hope it will
be in the power Of the Republicans ever
10 maintain aseendancy in the National
Legislature, but as it is possible that they
may lose It, they should not commit
themselves to position the logical con-
sequences of which are at war with their
purpose-and the practical consequences
Of which might prolong the present state
of things almost indefinitely. While
making wise use of present power, we
should rot insiet upon doctrine that
might in couple of years transfer power
to the hands of the enemy.
The President is not the tool of Con-
gress. He is great and free magis-
trate; and if he be wise and popular
man, he can do anything that though he
may not be able to do it at once, but
must for the decision of the people when
he or Congress make an appeal to them.
President Jackson was q great, wise,
and popular man, and the people sup
ported him when he vetoed the bill to
create a third national bank, as it had
previously supported bis veto of an in
ternal improvement bill; and as it sub
sequently supported him when he SO
boldly removed the nations money from
the national bank. President johnson
is neither great nor wise nor popular, and
when he assumed the vetoing pen-the
sword of Scanderbeg in the hands of
boy-the people would not support him,
but clothed Congress with such power as
enabled it to veto the vetoer, again and
again. But the contest was not
contest between the President and
Congress-it was a contest between
the people and the President, and Con-
gress was nothing more than one of the
machines, and the chief machine, used by
the people to give effect to their will.
Let US have another great and wise and
popular Presdent-such an one as Gen.
Grant will prove to be-snd should
there, unfortunately, occur contest be-
tween him aud Congress, the people
would side with him, as they sided with
President Jackson. Between the next
Congress and President Grant no contest
can arise; and, that he may not be die
tated to ny Democratic Congress, or
House of Representatives should such
body assemble during his Presidency, lei
US not commit ourselves to the position
of congressional omnipotence, position
as little derivable from the Constitution as
it is supportable by common sense and
historical facts and sound reason.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-11-24

To the Ladies of Memphis.
We will show, this week, line CT Ileavy
ENGLISH POPLISS ana SERGEs, at 25 cents
peryard, equal TO anything heretofore offered
for double the money.
WELLS a. COLL,
No. as7 Main street, Opposite Court square.