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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05
A PROTOTYPE OF THE AVONDALE
CATASTROPHE.

From the Engineering and Mining Jounal.l
On tho 10th of January, 1863, oil Eng
land was paralyzed BY the announce
meut of q mining calamity, bearing q
| close analogy to the late disaster at
A~vondale. The Hattley pit, situated in
the rich Northumbrian coal 6elds in the
north of England, but q few miles from
that centre Of industry, Newcastle-upon-
Tyne, was the scene Of the fearful acct
dent. The mine was doing o splendid
business, and the owners were wealthy,
but their greed for gain would not per-
nit the outlay necessary to sink two
shafts. One shaft only was provided,
partitioned with timber brstticing, 80 as
to form an up and a down cast. The
mine was q wet one, and a Cornish
pumping engine was in continuous oper-
alton. A ponderous cast iron beam,
weighing forty tons, communicated mo-
ton to the pump gearing. The engine
house wall was built alongside Of the
pit, and one half Of the beam projected
from it over the pits mouth. The beam
has a assure or crack in its springing
from the centres, but this had not occa-
stoned sufficient apprehension to induce
an examination. Upon the day above
named this ponderous beam gave way
at tho bearings, one half fell into the
engine house ; tho other half fell down
the pit, carrying with it the lining and
bratticing Of the shaft. The lining hav-
ing been thus torn away, the sides Of
the shaft began to fall in, and this,
together with the mass Of debris, effec-
tually closed up the shaft. There
we're thres levels or seams 10 the
mine; from the lowest to the middle
seam there was . communication, but
there was nj junction between the mid
die and the upper seam, except by
means Of the shaft. By the fall Of the
fractured beam tho mine was, uuhap-
PLY for those shut in, closed above the
level Of the middle seam. The most
extraordinary efforts were made by the
workmen to clear tho shaft and release
tho men, but without success. Two
hundred and fifteen men were doomed
to die by the gradual collection of
deadly gases in the pit. After a weeks
incessant and perilous work, an entrance
to the middle seam was effected. When
the bodies Of the entombed miners were
reached they presented the same spec
tacle as was witnessed in the case Of
the Arondale miners. They were heaped
together to tho number, rs above stated,
Of 2l5. But to Tho lamentations Of the
b~ereaved, the sympathy Of the public,
there followed very soon an exhibition
of another character. On all sides de-
mands for reform were heard-omphati-
cally, o radical reform. With the outlay
alike humane and economicsl-in
proper time, for An extra shaft, 2l5
lives would not hare been sacrificed, o
valuable property would not have been
deprecated. The public cry was soon
heard in Parliament, demanding that
compulsion should take the place Of
persuasion. It is high time for us to
hear the echo Of that cry in the halls of
the Pennsylvania Legislature.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05

FATHER HYAcISrHI. - Hardly any
event of recent European history seems
likely to be more important in its effect
than the revolt OF Father Hyaeinths
against the authority of the church OF
Rome. His name has already been
made familiar to tho readers of both
continents by his sloquence and earn.
estness. He is in tho prime of life, and
in the full vigor of all his faculties, and
has been noted for his devoted pisty.
Known a. the most eloquent preacher
Of the Latin Church in France, his con,
fereuces ut Notrs Dame wore attended
by the most distinguished people in
Paris, and throngs far greater than hi:
voice could reach assembled long bsfor,
the hour Of his commencement. Yet,
thus far, his conduct has not been that
Of a man seeking to mako q sensation,
but Of a man profoundly convinced,
deeply in earnest, and utterly fearless
in the expression Of his beliefs. His
opinions have encountered the csnsurei
Of the Pope, and, instead Of abjuring
them, he boldly asserts the right Of pri'
vato judgment in matters Of religion,
deuounce, the church as not true to it,
mission or It's origin, and leads a revolt
against it, which, %eoneurring in point OF
time with the new demands Of the Pom.
tiff, and the excitement in the church in
regard to them, seems likely to create
little leas than q revolution Of opinion
in Europe.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05

The GOLD BArrLR.-The New York
Sun throws additional light upon the
great fight among the gamblers. The
bears began the fight, and they consisted
largely OF heavy importers, who have
been specializing in gold more or less
ever since the war. The first succeeded
in forcing down the market a little, but
the Fisk-Gould party, either having
made previous arrangements by locking
up gold, or by moro thorough under
standing and agreement to take every
thing offered, presently turned the scale
and forced up prices until the weaker
betters on the other side began to rush
over to them for protection. Then,
having the game all their W way, they
forced up the rise to leo and drove the
bears Il compromise for about Sl2 ,o00,-
900 of their indebtedness. But the
heavy importing interest still held out,
and had been %imploring Secretary Bout
we'll to help them out Of the mud, and
at length he did so. The announcement
that he would sell 81, 900, 900 sent down
the price, relieved tho gambling i'm
porters, and caused the bull party, it is
said, to lose about $40, 600, 900. If these
are the facts, we should like to know
what claim either party Of gamblers had
on the Secretary for protection? We
arc not surprised that this interference
causes severe criticism from tho losers,
aud from some others as we'll.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05

THE HoosAo TUSSxL.-The eIcava-
tious in the Hoosac Tunnel have recent.
ly been seriously interfsrsd with by the
occurrence of q soft place, but the work.
men have at last overcome the difficult
ties, and have reached a point one hun.
drsd feet beyond. The soft place was
about twelve feet in width, composed o.
soft and rotten rock filed with water,
which kept slowly falling until timbered
up. The tunnel fell for the whole width,
leaving a cavity above about forty feet
high, all Of which had to be filled up
and made firm With wood and timber,
and will have to be arched With brick.
The material beyond this place, it is
stated, is the hes. hitherto met with,
being mica slate, and blasts Off IN large
fakes, suitable for building purposes.
The rate of the progress now is about
forty feet per week on the east end Of
the tunnel, it il reported.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05
NEGROES AND ROMAN CATHOLICS.

from the Londen Morning Post, September g.
Tho letter of our New York corre-
spondent, which we published yester-
day, contains m item Of news Of most
incalculable significance. The condi-
ton of the emancipated negroes in the
United States has attracted the atten-
ton of the Holy Sec. Tho Roman
Catholic Church is about to make o
great effort to bring these outcasts with
In her fold. No less than 200 Of them
are row, our correspondent informs us,
studying for the priesthood at Rome.
There are, he says, certain features Of
tho Roman Catholic ritual which render
it especially we'll adapted to captirate
the negro Imagination, and it will, he
thinks, be not surprising II a large por-
ton Of tho black population Of the
South is brought over to the Church Of
Rome. Our correspondent supposes
that this will not DO pleasant news for
Protestants, and, as regards Protestants
who believe that no good can come out
of Rome, he may be right. We can
readily conceive that it will crate upon
the ears Of Mr. Whalley, and that, con-
sideriug it as the result Of her own
mission, Mrs. Beecher Stowe will turn
her face to tho wall. But, whether
pleasant or unpleasant, it must be read
with the fact that it is folly to expect
that the Protestant churches in the
United States will accomplish much to-
toward tho "evangelical Christianiza-
ton Of the negro" Those who preached
emancipation, and beat their pulpit
cushions as drums e%cclesiastic, seem to
be utterly incapable of exercising any
authority in q beneficial sense over half
mad and miserable creatures, suddenly
left to the guidance of their own in
s~tincts, and exposed to all manner Of
temptations. Our correspondent tells
us that the speedy extinction Of the
whole negro race is confidently predict
ed. The men are drinking themselves
to death, and the women are numbering
their children. "Infanticide is as COM
mon in the South as it is in New Eng
land" In view Of such q state Of
things, then, wo must needs follow u
correspondent to the conclusion which
be has arrived at-that the authority Of
q Roman Catholic priest, if not the best
in the world, will certainly be better
than no authority at all, and, if it does
not lead people to heaven, it will at
least restrain them from crime and vice,
and teach them the importance of obey.
ing the moral law. We 40 not doubt
that Plus TX. is, as he concoives, and
rightly conceives, fulfilling his highest
obligations, that his motives are pure,
and that he is animated with Christian
zeal, and moved by feelings of human
compassion and kindness. But it is
equally evident that the Sovereign Pom
tit has consulted the comprehensive in.
terssts Of Catholicism. With the cleo
toral suffrage in their hands, the saved
and regenersted negro race may, in the
fuluess of time, shape the course and
decide the destiny of the great Ameri-
can Republic.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05

BREAK-oF-DAY BoY.-The Sacramento
Reporter of Monday says: About day.
break yesterday, David Barton, who
had been sleeping in a barber's saloon,
corner of X and Tenth streets, and who
fortunately is always very waksful at
that time in the morning, felt a sudden
jerk at his pants, which he had carefully
placed under his pillow when he retired
to his ~virtuous couch. He awoke i'm
medietoly and grabbed a fellow, who
started for the door and up the steps Of
tho high grade. Barton and the bed
clothes followed 10 the foot Of the steps,
where B. grabbed him by. one of hi,
feet. Barton being q heavy weight, the
drag was too much and be lost his grip,
but was in pursuit in a moment, aud
caught the burglar by tho coat tail rs
he wa, going down a forty-foot grade on
Tenth street. Tho descent was rather
steep for a 2%l5.pounder without brakes
on (beiug without pants Or suspsnders),
and consequently Barton fell on the in
cline although not inclined to do SOY
and barked both knees and one hand,
but had the satisfaction of swearing
Justify at the fugitive burglar, who es-
capped.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE BYRON
SCANDAL.

A friend at Virginia over the sigma
ture of Meme" gives US the following
relative to the Byron scandal, now such
a popular theme for newspaper articles.
The sams story is incidentally mem
toned in Parton's Life of Burr, and it
is very possible, aye, very probable that
it furnishes the true groundwork for
Mrs. Stoves sensational mo~nstrosity.
Memo" says:
GAS you seem to side against Mrs.
Stowe, in the matter Of the Byron scan.
DIAL, and as passages from Manfred >
have been cited by her partissns, as
proof Of the crime, l bog to give you
some r~smsmbrsucsa Of long ago.
"Many years ago, o brother and sister
in England, each the po'ssssor of great
wealth, had some ssson to believe that
they had been told they bore that rela-
tiouship, in order to prevent a marriage,
and to keep their estates from being
Joined. They eventually married and
fed from relatives and friends and came
to America. Their retreat was discov-
cred, and they were arrested in New
York, one child having been born-s
girl, of marvellous beauty. Aaron Burr
was their counsel, and succeeded in
having them released. They were now
at length convinced ofthsir relationship
separated ; the child died the mother
returned to England the man went to
the continent aud wandered about,
friendless aud miserable.
"Shortly after I left school met q
literary man, an elderly person, who
had gained some fame by his pen, and
was decidedly n of the most finished
~colloqaists I have ever como in contact
with. I won his heart by speaking
of his books in terms Of admiration
and praise; and he, whom We met
always insisted on discussing books
He told mo hs had mot, curing q visit
to Europe, I think, q poor miserable
wretch, who was avoided, and avoidet
every one on the Continent. This man
my friend told me, had been pointed ou'
to Byron as one guilty Of the crime o
incest. Byron, struck by his very ap
parent misery, detection, and horror o
the crime, wrote 'Manfrsd,' and mad
this poor wretch a prominent character
Ny old friend spoke of tho man as vel
known in Europe as q accused Of thu
crime. The story was generally dis
cussed at that time, and whom Man
fred made its appearance, Byron.
friends recognized the character, q
taken from the story then current.
"My old friend related many incl
dents of Byron's life iu Italy, as the.
had been freshened by interviews will
Byron's old friend, John Trelawney
whom ho had met but a few month!
previous to Jul acquaintance, Will
Trelawney was visiting America. an
confident that had any such s~candalou'
story as this of Mrs. Stoves been dis
cussed, my old friend would have spoker
of it. The story and Manfred may hav'
caused Lady Byron, in her jealousy, t.
have imagined her husband guilty-fo,
'Triaes light as air are, to tho jealous
mind, proofs strong as holy writ.
"It is hard to think Mrs. Stowe mad
the whole story to crafty the too de
PRAYED taste Of this age"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05

CANDIDATES for a luuitic asylum-th
bulls and bears Of New York.

CANDIDATES for a luuitic asylum-the
bulls and bears Of New York.
NAPOLEON no longer pr~osecutes sdi.
%tors-they can now write what they
please.
A New York mansion recently pre-
sented to a bride, has q $1,000 (gold)
parlor carpet.
WAn is said to be threatening between
the Mexicans and Texans along the Rio
Grande.
THs Lowell Courier wants the dog
tax repealed, on the ground that IL 10
a " protective tariff"
JOSH MoRENA died in Brazil recently,
aged 1876. His birth and age are said
to be we'll authenticated.
THE Salem, (Mass.,) clsrgymen don't
want the Governor Of that State to ap-
point any more Fast days.
ALL the prisoners in the Jail at Win
chester, Va, escaped last week and
have not been recaptured.
A CONTEMPORARY saysof a rival editor
that he errs in eating meat and vegeta-
ble'-thistles are his proper food.
SAN FRANCISCO used to got oil its ice
from Alaska. Now q large supply comes
from the line of the Pacific Railroad.
Tue Newbsrn IN. Gu Times says: ''In
front of the Club House, yesterday,
might have been seen q colored youth
shedding bitter tears, and weeping terri
bly,. A %by.stander, trying to cheer up
the infant, asked :: sWhat is the matter,
little boyT 'Bo, no, my grandfather is
dead I'm very sorry ; when did he
dieT '0h dear, I don't know /; nanny
wa just telling me about it ; I reckon
twas . long time ago"
A CHICAGO clerk, lately married, had
passion for scribbliug bits Of love
poetry on the brown paper within his
reach, while on duty at the store. 0ne
day a highly excited individual rushed
into the Office and showed to the heads
Of the firm a ditty that he had found
wrapped up in o bundle of goods
brought by his wife. The outraged
husband demanded satisfaction, and
was about to tear the poetic but careless
benedict limb from limb.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05
TEA BRANDS AND THEIR MEANING.

TEA BRANDS AND THEIR MEANING
"Hyson " means " before the rains,"
or iourishiug spring, that is, early in
the spring ; hence, it is often called
"fouug Hyson."
"Hysou Skin" is composed of the
refuse Of other kinds, the native term
for which 10 I" tea skins" Refuse of
still coarser descriptions, containing
many stems, is called tea bones"
Bohea is the name Of the hills in
the region in which it is collected.
. "Pecoe," or "Peeco," means white
hair, the down Of tender leaves.
"Pouchong "folded plant"
"Souchong" =" small plant"
"Twankey" is the name Of a small
river in the region from which it i,
brought.
"Cougo" is from a term signifying
"labor," from the care required in its
preparation.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05
Mr.. GEORGE GrLLA,rY, the Democratic

Mr.. GEORGE GILLA,rY, the Democratic
candidate for Governor Of Iowa, made .
long speech at Newton, in that State,
one day last week, and did not once
mention the negro. Speaking Of him
self be said that no was neither a banker
nor a boudholdsr, but only q plow-
holder and pork packer that he was q
temperance man, and had not tasted
lager beer, whisky or brandy for twenty
seven years, and that he believed it
would be right to take the liquor seller
to Jail instead Of the poor miserable
druukard.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05

A WONDERFUL man, styled by the local
paper "a quiet, inoffsnsive person."
was attacked by sixteen masked men at
Decatur, Alabama, on the night Of the
18th September, and succeeded in kill
ing thirteen of them. We shouldn't like
to meet what would be called in Decatur
"despernte character"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05
Overland Dispatches
SPECIAL TO n BOLD HILL pknY NEWS b
TH1 WESTERN UNION TKlEaRAPH LINE.]
.DeIuse Along tho Atlantic Coast.

DoIuss Along tho Atlantic Coast.
NEW YORK, October "A very heavy rain
storm has prevailed here since Saturday
night. The lower part of the city is par.
TALLY flooded. The Delaware, schuylkin and
Lehigh rose very high and much damage TO
property, with some loss Of life, is Reported
The rains extended to Baltimore, whe.e
much damage was also done. Some OF inc
New York railways were also injured. In
New England, later accounts show sun
greater damages BY the food thar In NO"
York and Pennsylvania.
The town of west6e!d, near Springfield,
on the Connecticut River, was flooded and
a loss Of 800, 900 is reported. All railway
travel was stopped or greatly impeded, yes
terday morning, and in many places tel
egraphic communication was suspended.
At Washington, D. c., the food was sud
den, occurring in the night, and causing the
officers to risk their lives to rescue women
and children from p%erilous situations.
At Scranton and Mauch Chunk, Pa, great
damage wa, done, and tho railways all sus-
pended operations.
DoleGates Appointed to the Louisville
Commercial Convention.
LOUISVILLE, October 4.-Gcsernor Cham
berlain, Of Maine, has appointed a delegate
to the Commercial Convention. Governor
Gcary, Of Pennsylvania, has also appointed
q full delegation.
A number Of railroads will carry passsn.
gers to and from th Convention at half price.
Fully twenty thousand strangers will DO
present.
PrrrsBURo, octoer 4.-on Sunday after
noon q boy Of sspen years, leaning out Of an
upper window Of his fathers house, was shot
through the bead and instantly killed, by an
unknown person. It appears that no one
saw the shooting or heard the report.
Sudden Denth.
EVANSVILLE, October 4.-Dewitt c. Rob-
inson, Superintendent Of the Evansville and
Wabash Telegraph Company, died suddenly
Of heart disease this afternoon, while making
entri.s in his book.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05

STILL FARTHER RsDUoEp.-The White
Pine Ners, owing to the decline Of bust
ness and things generally in that local.
ity, is now still farther reduced from q
tri-weskly to a weekly newspaper.
Forbes will probably run It as such
until business revives next season.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05

BYRON rs. Srows.-Accordiug to the
Springfield (Mass.) Repudliean, a circle
Of devoted Spiritualists in that city
have interviewed Lord Byron through a
medium. The poet says that he read
Mrs. Stoves article in the Atlantic
Monthly, and that, for the most part,
4" it is o DID lie I" These are his Lord
ships very words.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05

SLEEPING in tents at a csmp-meeting
is said to be dangerous. Two girls,
who were recently converted at q camp
meeting, in one Of tho Western States,
are now exceedingly anxious to be mar,
Rad
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05

THE Chicago Journal expresses a hope
that If Miss Dorothy Dix goes West as
announced, on an errand of mercy, she
will stop in Chicago and take a look into
the Cook County Jail, rs the inmates,
if not just now insane, probably will be
by tho time she gets there.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05

LONG TRAIN.-At train Of thirty-tws
cars passed west, on Sunday night,
driven by single engine, says tho Elko
Ladepcndsnt Of the goth ultimo. This il
the longest freight train we remember
to have seen going that way.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05

HERE is a peculiarly Frenchy remark
in q Paris .ftuiiieton: "Two women
are necessary to make the life Of q man
complete; the woman he loves, and the
woman who loves him."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05
FORENOON STOCK REPORT.
tarrosrrD DAILY ~ H. n. rIAoo i. CO., GOLD urII.l

SAN Francisco, October 8.
2A ophir, $1S017 b 8; 8 Gould & Curry, 81
40 Savage, $40 8 30049046H; 1853 CholAr.
Potosi, $i4H014; COG Crown Point, $17016x;
382 Yellow Jacket, $37 8 3OD39lt40 b 5000; 9
Empire Mil, $22X; 10 Imperial, $3G@S7: 90
Kentuck, s16;631TO01T3; 60 Alphn, $5@5A@5H
Quartz Mil, $1s; 80 OYcrman, $50; s45 Sierra
Nevada, $sK0sA b 90; 90 Segregated Belcher,
$S67E.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05

CRANE ISLAND, New York, has just
buried the I" Oldest man" In this case
he was aged 100. He was a bachelor,
which probably ~accopats for his long
life; and had it not been for an acct.
dental fall, he might have lived an inde-
finite period. He took his bitters
regularly, and at q Ito tbrashed
grain with o fail. or course he enjoyed
all his faculties up to tue day of his
death. We a~nxiously await tho next
candidate for centenarian honors.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05

A RICHMOND paper calls Mrs. Stowe .
"li,erary body-snatcher." The Mobile
Register styles her q "bag Of poison"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05

THERE 10 no other spoken language
80 cheap and expressive BY telegraph as
the English. SO electric wires. are be-
coming teachers of u mother tongue
in foreign countries. The same amount
of information can be transmitted In
fewer English words than in French,
German, Italian or any other European
language. In GsSmany and. Holland,
especially, it is coming to be = common
thing to send kilograms in English, to
save expense and insure precision.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05

FoR most men, life picks its way
through chances, rs a pedestrian through
the t~horoughfare.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05

An American gave Patti q silver
bucket, hoping it would be long before
che kicked it.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05

SAN FRANCISCO, October So ?. NJ
Greenbacks, IS to u.
Liverpool wheat market declined a shade.
Private dispatches from Washington, yes
.srday. referring to the case Of Loudvs Cole,
ON wheels, says "victofy." The inference
/, that, ON tho Aird trial it was decided in
LIQUIDS favor.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05

TIE Emperor Of China refuses to see
tho Duke Of Edinburgh on q footing of
equality.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05

CHEF Justice Chase has been buying
himself a S22 900 house aud farm near
Washington.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-10-05

AN Englishman proposes to excarate
Mount Ararat for the remains Of the
Ark.