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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-16

VorINs on AGE-A. CURIOUS CASE
Tho West Chester Republican says: A
question that excited considerable at:
tention arose at the Salisbury District,
at the recent election. II appears c.
Pussy Thorne, son Of J.. Williams
Thorne, came Of age on the day Of
election. The Co%pperhsads, anxious to
exclude every Republican ballot, chal-
lenged his vote upon the grounds that
he was not born until I o'clock in the
evening, at which time the law provided
the polls should close. 1t WAS argued
on behalf Of the applicant-snd correct
ly, too-that the law recognized no
fractions OF day-and that he was en-
titled 10 vote even though he had not
been born until IL o'clock and SO
minutes p. n. on said day. Tho Demo-
cratic election officers, however, con-
tended that be must be between the age
of 81 and % years, and that he would
not have reached that period until the
hour Of seven had passed. lu reply to
this, Mr.. Thorne, ST., asked the officers
IL they recognized 365 days and 8 hours
as = year, and they replied that they
did. He then showed that six leap
yenrs had occurred during the lifetime
Of his son; and further automatically
demonstrated that he had lived 81 times
365 days and 6 hours, and had eighteen
hours TO spare. This rather d%umbfound-
ed the Democratic officers, but they
still declined to accept the ballot. At
three minutes before 7 o'clock the Re-
publican judge took the ballot and de-
posted II IN the boz, much to the cha
grin of the very intelligent Democracy !
The vote was perfectly legal-as the
law does not recognize any fraction Of
days, 1t did not matter at what hour in
the day he was born.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-16

FAyATIcAL PUNISHMENT OF A CHILD
Mary Swiugler was recently sentenced
n. Rochester, New York, to six months
Imprisonment for having, a few months
since, cruelty burned the hands OF her
adopted daughter, seven years OF eye,
BY holding them over the stove. The
Rochester Union says: " 1t WAS alleged
by the prisoner, it will be remembered,
in the Police Court, that the little girl
had stolen q piece Of candy, and it was
to deter her from committing further
thefts that she punished her in the man
uer she did. By roasting the little
ones hands over the stove she said she
intended to give her m idea Of what
hell is, a place to which she wonld sure
" go il she stole any more. 4 person
would naturally suppose that a woman
who would infict such punishment on a
little child is a very she-devil, but Mrs.
S. is not to be placed in that category.
She thought it her duty to punish the
child to save its soul from perdition,
and nothing could so we'll convey her
idea OF perdition to the little ones ten
der mind as roasting its hands over a
young HE'LL the whitening fire Of q
cookiug-stove. The EXPLANATIONS OF
the little girl-'0h 4! mother, it hurts !
ooh mother, it hurts awfully land
the noise Of the cracking flesh, did not
make the woman desist, and the inter-
ference Of neighbors only prevented her
from inflicting injuries which would
doubtless have proved permanent. But
few women in this city have u more be.
n~evoleut aud %peaccable looking counts.
nance than hers. We are not quite sure
that Mrs. S. is not of entirely sound
mind.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-16

THE GREcIAS BEND AGAIY.-Soms
person who knows, gives the following
description Of the latest Of all follies in
the fashionable world, the Grecian Bend:
The "panuier" is worn at the top OF the
hoop, and around and upon it are gath
cred FIVE or six yards of material, form
ing what is called "blanchisseuse," or
washerwoman style. A band eucircles
the wearer's hips, just below this mon
strous hump, and the dress falls straight
to the feet. To relieve this straightness
and give effect to the hump aforesaid,
the bellies assume what is called the
Grecian Bend. This is performed by
pulling the lower hips up to a point
even with the lower ribs, drawing the
stomach in and throwing the shoulders
outward, with the hands dropping from
the appraised elbows, like the paws Of a
dancing bear, or to use a polite smile,
like the shaking Quaker in a dance.
When the whole affair is carried out in
n dance by n gay and luxuriant youth,
with his hair parted in the middle, plae-
ing his right arm under the left OF the
lady, with fingers extended as in a
spasm between the shoulder blades,
while with the thumb and second finger
of the other hand he holds her wrist,
leaving the hand to hang lifelessly pend
emit, we have an exhibition Of snobbish-
ness and c~ockueyism which must put
all sensible Americans to the blush.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-16

THE UNION Pacific RAILRoAD.-The
company constructing this road have
published a pamphlet giving statements
concerning the progress of the line. 1t
states that 9l4 miles Of road west Of
Omaha were contracted for at An aver
age rate of SGs, O5s per mile, including
all necessary car shops, depots, stations
and other incidental buildings, also
locomotive, passenger, baggage and
freight cars and other necessary rolling
stock, TO m amount not to he less than
$500 per mile. The cost Of the sl4
miles west from Omaha is put down a,
something over sixty-two millions o.
dollars, and the capital stock now paid
in, independent of the Government aid,
i, stated at $l3,2+2,sOO.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-16

NEVADA silver mines have nearly reached
the place where earthquakes arc made. a
the bottom Of some the temperature IS lou
degrees.-Eastern exchange.
We publish the GoLp Hill News very
close to the aNevada silver mines," n
it strikes us that the foregoing earth
quake and l6O degrees heat item cou-
tains considerable exaggeration in point
of fact. There has been but one earth
quake sensation felt here since the
mines were opened, aud which amounted
to nothing, except to scare people q
little (; and rs to the heat in our deepest
mines, we have never heard OF its ex-
ceeding eighty degrees. By the intro
duction of air-pipes from the surface
and forcing fresh air down into the
lower levels Of the mines, workmen arc
not in the least annoyed by the heat.
| Some Of our deepest mines are only
about twelve hundred feet while the
surface of the mines is six thousand i've
hundred feet above the level Of the sea.
The people in the East have but a lin.
tied idea of the Nevada silver mines.
But VIC hope to see many of them coming
ont to see for themselves when the Pa.
ci6c Railroad is finished. They can
come, too, without a fear of earthquakes
or hell-6re.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-16

UNION MAJoRIrIls IN DOUGLAS CoUS-
rY.-Oficial returns give the Union can
didates the following majorities Presi-
Dental Electors, 1877 Fitch, for Con-
gress, 1876; Supreme Judges-whitman,
1879; Johnson, 1870 Day, for Surveyor
General, 1877 ; Mighels, for State Print
er, 1877 ; Small and Danberg, for the
Assembly, ITO; Bollen, for Sheriff, 40
Einsey, for County Clerk, 20; Johnson,
for Assessor, 1871 ; Carey, for Treasurer,
lO4 Lyon, for Recorder, % over two
other candidates ; Tebbs, for District
Attorney, 80 over two other candidates;
Mclean, for Superintendent Of
Schools, l39.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-16

A INV PHASE OF RITULLIsN IL Enc
Notwithstanding to the London Times,
the Book Of Common Prayer 10 largely
superseded in the Ritualist Episcopal
Churches in England BY a little volume
called "The Hymnal." 1t consists OF
three parts, the first being "The Words
of the Hymnal Noted" published by
Novello, and well known 10 all members
of church choirs in the kingdom. The
third part is "Hymns, Ancient and
Modern" a set Of tolersbly advanced
hymns in themselves, and by no means
requiring any additions or supplements.
But between these little books is bound
up an "~Appendix," consisting Of some
co pages and about 20 hymns and lita.
mics "for the use Of the congregations
Of st. Paul's and St. Michael's Chapel',
Brighton" Among the rest OF these
"Apocrypha" are two litsnies both
translated from Roman Catholic
sources, "The Litany OF our Lord Jesus
Christ" and "The Litsny Of the Holy
Name of Jesus" The last is a literal
version of the CeiestG Palmstum, a book
of Roman Catholic devotious, in verse
and prose, published at Mechliu, under
the special approval Of the Pope. Tho
Times says: "The book as it stands re-
minds us immensely Of q sandwich, the
''stroug meat" being placed in the
middle. A good many Of the hymns
comprised in it are taken-uo doubt by
permission-from the "0ratory Hymn
Book" of Father Faber, and several
others are English versions Of the Latin
HYMNS of the Catholic Church."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-16
Arrest for Iibel-B. r, Nickerson W,
Tenn Fitch.

Thomas Fitch, who has just been
elected to Congress by the Republicans
Of the State of Nevada, arrived in this
city yesterday morning by the Vallejo
boat. It was especially fitting and APP
propriate that a successful representa-
tive of q triumphant party should, on
his arrival, be afforded q proper escort.
This matter had not been entirely over
looked. 1t is true that the Grant lnvin-
cibles and Freedoms Defenders were
not on hand but in lieu thereof were
found in waiting, Benjamin r. Nicksr-
son and q sturdy policeman. There was
no welcoming GRAFTON delivered by Jack
Stratman, but the policeman read to
Mr.. Fitch, in tolerable style, q warrant
for his arrest. The freedom Of the city
was not profered to the visitor, but the
freedom of the station house was.
Nickerson and Fitch have for several
years been bosom friends over the
left." They can abuse each other a.
no other two men on the Pacific coast
can, not even excepting Beriah Brown
andthe Triple Thunderer. Gtappears that
Fitch recently published a card on Nick.
erson In Nevada which was circulated
to some extent in this city-the declara-
tions of which Nickerson regards as Ii
belous. Fitch, when under arrest, gave
bail very promptly and was discharged
from custody. The examination Of the
case, it is believed, will be exceedingly
nterestiug.-S. +. Chronicle, 18Th.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-16

The following scene occurred recently
in q school-room .
"Ah, Pat, Pat |" exclaimed the school
mistress to q thick-headed urchin, into
whose muddy brain she was attempting
to beat the alphabet-"l'm afraid you
will never learn anything. Now, what's
that letter, eh p"
"Sure, I don't know, ma'am," re-
piled Pat.
az thought you'd recolleet that"
"Why, ma'amf"
"Becauae 1t has a dot over the top OF
it,"
"Och, ma'am, | mind it well, but
shurs l thought it was a .@-speek."
"well, now remember, Pat, it's l."
"You, ma'am ?"
"No, no, not U, but l." :.
"Not !, but you, ma'am-how's
that 2"
"Not you, but /, blockhead."
80, yis, faith, now have it, ma'am
you mean to say that not !, but you are
a blockhead."
"Fool ~ exclaimed the pedagoguess,
almost bursting with rage.
80, yis, ma'am. Ali right, ma'am,
exclaimed Pat.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-16

FROM SACRAMENTO.
A Grand observation-disclosures.
the Republican Victories 1.-THE Most
Glerieus Time over Seen In Sacra.
, ent
SACRAMENTO, November l6.-No East
ern dispatches received last night.
On Saturday evening Sacramento was
the scene Of the finest celebration e
witnessed in this city. During the day
the. display Of bunting from fag-stafis
in all quarters gave the city n holiday
appearance, while arrangements were
being made for a grand illumination and
decoration Of buildings.
At7P. n. a train of cars arrived from
ColaI, bringing the Nevada and Grass
Valley Tanners and q large number OF
people from every station.
Later In the evening six well filled cars
arrived from Folsom.
The Tanners were the great feature Of
the procession, owing to their excellent
physique, proficiency, drill, unique
manner Of marching and fine uniforms.
Statutes of 40 guns were fired in three
different parts of the city.
Republican victories were also cele-
brated at Forest Hill, Santa Rosa and
Stockton.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-16

A "PREAcH" At WHITE PINB.-A
person who was at Treasure City ut the
time, told US the following incident of
the "preach" given there by the Rev.
W. |. Nichols, Pastor of the Methodist
Episcopal Church in this city, on the
Saturday evening preceding the cleo
ton. It was arranged that the meet
ing should be held in the store Of Sher-
man L Credit, and an hour before the
appointed time q couple Of hundred men
had collected around the grocery
While many Of the fellows felt q deyout
impulse they did not forget their favor.
lite politics, which they fell to discussing
with zeal and vigor. By the time the
hour for the preaching had arrived, the
dispute had grown too hot for words
weapons were drawn by furious men,
and there was imminent danger Of q Sc
rious and bloody ARRAY. The minister
was in the store, and he mounted a box
and raised his voice so suddenly and
sharply as to arrest the attention Of even
the belligerents. He spoke on rapidly
and with animation, delivering a sort OF
cross between a Fourth Of July GRAFTON
and q revival sermon, which so interest,"
ed the crowd of meu that they forgot
their angry disputes and gave the speak
er their whole attention. Having effect.
ed his purpose, the reverend gentleman
glided imperceptibly to the religious
services Of the evening : he offered q
prayer, gave out a hymn which was
sung with n will by the congregation,
and then gave them a s~traight-out,
"square preach" One of the men who
had been most violent in the alteration
before the meeting, swore it was the
bulliest preach he'd ever heard" and
id his liver, if he didn't feel better.
White Pine offers a fine field for a
''call." Who is disposed to hear it?-
RepeiNe, l0th.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-16

Henry WARD BHxcHER gives young
doctors the following advice sit is
nature that cures. The less . doctor
does the better for bis patient. It is
the doctors business TO take the credit
of what nature does. Cultivate a look
of mystery. Every mother Of a sick
child studies the doctors face. Come
in softly, but with an air Of q mild con-
queror. Look pierciugly at the patient.
Then look from one to another OF tho
persona present. Say to the nurse In n
low tone, Il think you have o right view
of the CASE and before you lcave say
to the mother, Il could not have done
better for the case myself than you
have DONE If the child gets well, as
II will nine times in ten il you let it
alone, you will have the credit in that
family of extraordinary skill. II 1t
dies II will only bring out the moral
view, I'VE must all die. When ones
time comes no skill can cure etc. But
if you really mean to try the medicine
dodge, you must choose your school.
If you are to be an ~allopathic you need
but three things-opium, calomel and
anthony. Anything that cannot be
reached by them ought not to be cured.
With these three swords you a slay
all diseases or all the patients, and in
either case there is an end Of suffering.
If you select the homeopathic treat
ment, you have only to buy a manual
and a box about as large as q cigar-boI,
Of pillules or %tinctures. After a little
time you can put pill to symptom as rap.
idly as the postofice clerk can distrib.
ute to names and boxes. If silence and
mystery are not your forte, you may
have equal success by judicious talking.
Many people a be talked out Of any,
thing. If laudatory words do not abate
symptoms they may increase reputation.
The patient may die, but if.those that
still live think that you are sthe most
knowing doctor they ever met, and it's
your fault If they do mott then you nro
sure Of being called again. Always
have an eye to the future. Whoever
dies, see that the living like you. Dead
meu furnish no practice .
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-16

NYR CouyrY.-From the Belmont
Champion Of the 9TH we learn that the
returns Of this county, so far as they
have been obtained, show the popular
vote to be roc. The electoral ticket, at
present showing, is q tie. Doolin,
As,emblymsn Steeu, Sheriff; and
Sharp, Recorder (Republicans); are
surely elected. Bowman for the Assem-
bly,, Roberts for Assessor, Williams for
District Attorney, Ferris for Public Ad-
minis.rator, and Tallman for County
Commissioner, Republicans, doubtful.
II no polls we're opened at Salt Marsh
precinct, where there are seven or eight
voters, who will give a small Democratic
majority, Bowman and Roberts are
elected, and Williams, Ferris and Tall
man tied. Nullau for Senator, Brophy
for Clerk, Coleman for Treasurer. Phil.
lips for Surveyor, Alexander for School
Superintendent, Ball and Upton for
Commissioners, Democrats, are elected
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-16
D~...raetisn OF P.na.a!-stip Cae.,!
Sa:Ss I s.seI a.. sas ! I; s%ss:..l 3; 4 9 T.4sl

Destruction OF Pnnnmal-Ship Canal
Made re1 the lsthMn By 2 TiAai
wave IA high old Sensational KERN!
A large number Of people were much
excited yesterday in consequences Of q
sensation rumor to the effect that Pana-
ma had been destroyed by an earth
quake; that It had again been destroyed
by q tidal wave ; and, as il this were
not enough, that the waters Of the Pa
ei6c met those Of the Atlantic over the
Isthmus Of Darien I; where the gentle
Chagres rolled "on its sweet winding
way to the sea" the savage shark and
the oleaginous whale Topped their tales
in glee that the sportire dolphin played
leap-frog through the orange groves /;
that the tough-backed sturgeon
scratched himself lszily against the
thorny cactus; that chuekle-headed
catfish were gorging themselves with
ripe bananas ; that the Shiny eel was
wriggling his way through luxurisnt
fields Of flowers ; that swordfsh were
breaking into tho sunken houses, and
that Goldfish, true to their a%ristocratic
instincts, were wearing Panama hats.
The story certainly was 6shy, yet many
persons we're needlessly alarmed through
this scaly trick. If Mons. Belly-him Of
the canal project-could have been
here, how he would have enjoyed 1t.
The news would have set well on his
stomach. Mons. Belly, having been
financially cramped, was unable 10 pro.
cure the passage Of his fsvorite scheme,
but the internal commissions Of nature
were yesterday reported to have accom-
plished it for him. Notwithstanding the
recognized importance of = ship canal
through the lsthmus, We are pleased
to announce that there vas not the
slightest foundation for the report. The
idolstrous pagan might consider the
joke Belly good" but civilized Chris
tians cannot be made to observe it "un.
der those lamps. +. Chronicle,
| 18Th mat,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-16

\ WESTERN paper has the following
advertisement: "Wants a situation, a
practical printer, who is competent to
take charge of any department in =
printing and publishing house. Would
accept q professorsbip in any of the
academies. He has 10 objection to
teach ornamental painting, and psnman-
ship, geometry, trigonometry, and many
other sciences. Is particularly suited
to act as O pastor to a small Evangelical
Church, or as a local preacher. He
would have no objection to form a small,
but select class of interesting young la
dies, to instruct in the higher branches.
To a dentist, or q chiropodist, he would
be invaluable, as he can do almost any
thing. Would board with q family, il
decidedly. pious. For further particu.
lars, inquire Of Colonel Buffalo, at
Browns saloon"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-16

PRlESpsHIP.-The friendship Of most
men in these days is like som plants in
water, which have broad leaves on the
surface Of the water, but scarcely any
room at all like lemons, cold within,
hot without /; full expressions, empty
intentions +; speak loud, and do little (;
like drums, and trumpets, and ensigns
in battle, which make a noise and u
show, but act nothing ; mere friend
ships in .pretense and compliment, that
can bow handsomely, and promise EN-
phatically, and speak plausibly, and
forget all. But n true, real, active
friend, whose words are the windows Of
his heart, the notifiers Of bis affection
such a friend is rare, and hardly to be
found.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-16
AxoSo the mammalia, the formation

AMONG the mammalia, the formation
OF the ear varies, in many cases, accord
ing to the habits and peculiar nature Of
the animal. The portion Of the ear Of
the male assigned for .he c%ognizauce Of
sounds passing in the air is less perfect
than that which, deeper seated, receives
the impression Of any sound or vibra-
ton from the earth. The beaver has
the power, when diving, to fold his cars
backward on his head and the water
flaps close the ori6ce, in the same a
ner that many diving and %burrowing an
imsls are furnished with flaps to the
uose, by which they close entrance to
all injurious bodies. The hippopotamus
remains for heightened periods beneath
the surface Of the water, and is provided
with q valve-like apparatus. Hares and
rabbits, which squat close 10 the
ground, and which might be more read
lily discovered were any projecting point
Of their body visible, fold their ears Hat
backward. In all, this sense is remark
ably keen ; and with horses it is only
exceeded by that Of the smell. They
hear sounds and are restless long before
the rider can perceive nm animal or hui
man being in the distance. The carriage
horses in Switzerland hear the fall OF
an avalanche and warn their masters OF
the danger by their terror, and refuse to
advance, even turning in an opposite
direction. The acute sensibility Of this
organ is somewhat obstructed by bushy
hairs which grow In the outer sheath,
and horse dealers cut them out from
horses they have for sale, in order that
sounds striking the nerves with greater
force may, by exciting the animals, give
them u more lively appearance. The
fight of the bat, like that Of the owl, 10
perfectly noiseless and its ear, equally
acute, detects the lightest humming OF
an insect, at q distance of several feet !;
and while it catches such that are in
flight, touches one which have settled
or are silent.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-16

ALMOST all men are over-anxi0us. No
sooner do they enter the world than
they lose their taste for natural and SIM
pie pleasure, so remarkable in early
life. Every hour do they ask themselves
what progress they have made in the
pursuit Of wealth and. honor, and on
they 60, as their fathers went before
them, till weary and sick at heart they
look back with q sigh of regret to the
golden time of their childhood.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-16

THE GREAT EARrRouAKE.-A neat
little pamphlet, entitled The Great
Earthquake in San Francisco" contain
ing full particulars Of losses, etc., has
Just been issued by White & Bauer, and
copies Of which can be obtained ut the
Gold Hill Postofice, at 70 cents each.
1t is of the right size to enclose in a let
ter to friends in the Eastern States.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-16

REPORTED VIoILASrR WoRK.-The
Cheyenne Leader Of the 30th ult. reports
6ve men hung by Vigilantes at Bear
River East. The Leaders informant was
Mr.. NJ. Cohen, firm of Stonehill L Els
feldter, who left Gilmer for Cheyenne
while the men were being hung. 1,
was supposed that the act was per
formed by a branch Of the Laramie
V~igilautes.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1868-11-16
SOME Kentucky Democrats have seen

SoNE Kentucky Democrats have seen
q ghost-which is believed to be the
ghost Of the Democratic party-sittiug
on q fence. Aleck Stephens and some
others, according to the telegraph the
other day, have taken pity on the poor
ghost, aud want the Republican party
to take it in out Of the cold. Alas,
Door ghost ~