davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20
RECENT LEGAL DECISIONS.

The Supreme Judicial Court Of Massa-
chusetts has recently made the following
interesting decision: A clerk of a mer-
camille house was entrusted with checks
upon q bank, in sealed envelopes, to be
transmitted through tho p~ostofice to
parties who never received them. The
clerk %absconded, having drawn the
money after having erased the words
"or order" and substituted ''or bearer"
on the papers. On this state Of facts,
the Supreme Court decided that the in
struments being contained in sealed
letters and sent by the clerk to the post
office, so that he could not get at them
without committing q violation Of law,
his alteration of them Was a forgery,
which mado them void, and that the
case should not have boon submitted to
the jury in the Court below upon the
question of the diligence or fault Of tho
bank, which claimed that tho payment
to the clerk was valid.
The question Of tho OBJECT Of the pay.
ment of n forged check by transferring
the amount from one account to another,
in the clearing house transactions, has
been recently decided by tho Maryland
Court Of Appeals. The facts Of the case
are rs follows: On December 3Oth, 1866,
a stranger, calling himselfH lillian, opened
au account with the Commercial and
Farmers Bank of Baltimore, and
deposited with it q check on the
First National Bank, %purporting to
be drawn by Horace Abbott, for
$4,000, payable to Hillan's order.
Tho check vas sent through the clear
ing-housc for collection the next day,
and the First National Bank, without
inquiry, paid the check by crediting
the Commercial and Farmers Bank
with the amount, and charging tho &C
count of Mr.. Abbott (who was one OF
its customers) with the same. On De-
csmber %, lillian called at the Com
mercial and Farmers Bank with his
bank book, and filled up n bank check
for $4,000. The bank not having heard
from the check, according to the usage
Of tho clearinghouse, assumed it was
good or had been paid, and cashcd Hill
lan's check. 1t was not until the Goth
that the First National Bank discovered
the check was q forgery, upon balaF-
ing Abbott's bank book, when it pfid
him the amount and brought suit
against the Commercial and Farmers
Bank and obtained judgment for the
amount. Tho Court Of Appeals re.
rersed the judgment Of tho Court be-
low, deciding that the law has fastened
tho obligation of knowing the sigma.
lures of its customers upon the bank
which receives their money on deposit,
and undertakes to pay it out on their
checks. In commenting upon the facts
of the case, the Court of Appeals says
"Therc is no reason why the loss, MS
between parties equally innocent and
equally deceived, (but where one is
bound to know and net upon his
knowledge and tho other has no means
of knowledge should DO thrown upon
the latter in cxoneration Of the
former"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20
i. wilkes Booth-Thc Arrival Of His Ito
mains In BultlmRrc.

BALTIMORE, February lG.-Thc remains
of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin,
which were removed from Washington
on Monday afternoon, arrived here last
evening. They were contained IN n
| plain pine box, two Government blan-
kets being wrapped about the person.
The original box, which was much de-
cayed, having boon rotted by dampncss,
was exchanged for q plain coffin.
The remains were brought here MS Sc
cretly rs possible, and deposited at the
wareroom Of Mr.. Weaver. 1t bocamo
noiscd abou. that his body was here,
and at IN carly hour this morning
crowds of people began to assemble,
all anxious to get a glimpse OF the last
mortal remains Of the assassin. All
were denied admission, however, until
about three o'clock p. NJ, when the box
was again opened and the body, or
rather skeleton, was transferred to n
splendid metallic coffin.
There was but little Of the remains
left, the flesh having all disappeared,
leaving naught but a mass Of b~lackencd
bones. Upon n foot was nm old army
shoe, and upon tho other n boot cut
open upon the top. This covered the
left foot, the leg having boen broken in
his leap from the stagc.box Of the thea
ter after no had assassinated President
Lincoln. Tho remainder Of his dress
consisted of q rough brown coat, black
pants and vest, all Of which were rotten
and decayed. Tho hair all remained.
During the afternoon hundreds Of peo-
pie visited the place, and were allowed
to view the remains. After n short time
it was found that the curious crowds
had cut the blankets almost to pieces
to get souvenirs. Many persons also
visited Baltimore Cemetery during the
day, believing tho intermcnt would be
made there, but they came away disnp-
pointed.
Mrs. Booth and her sons Edwin
Booth and Junius Bruins Booth will ar
rive here tomorrow, when the body
will be deposited in Il vault at the Gov
eminent Cemetery, beside the remains
Of Junius Brutus Booth, the senior.
There seems a disposition on the
part of many people here to get up n
demonstration, but the relatives Of
Booth bitterly oppose anything of the
sort, and have arranged to inter the re-
mains secretly, rs above stated. The
presence of Booths remains has been
the topic of conversation among all
classes here, and has been the sensa-
ton Of the dny.-NeW York Tribune.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20
BY TELEGRAPH,
FROM SAN PRANCIsCO.

SAN Francisco, March 20.-A private
letter from Washington says that over
400 applications for consular positions
in Europe were on flo from this coast, as
they were numbered in the hands of
Senators and Congressman, so carly rs
February 9Th.
Six victims of the recent powder ex-
plosion remain OF the Brooklyn Hotel,
all Of whom are doing better than could
have been anticipated. The Red Men
and Odd Fellows keep several nurses
in constant attendance.
The ship Nottlcbohm, from New York,
was telegraphed at noon.
Yesterday evening, Thomas s. Barn
we'll, n prisoner in tho County Jail on q
charge of burglary, escaped in n mystic
rious manner, and has not since been
heard Of.
Weather cloudy, but warm barome.
ter going up.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20

COLOSSAL FIGURE OF ~LIycoLN.-ln
Rome, tho studio Of Mr.. Rogers, the
sculptor, has been very numcrously at.
tended lately by visitors anxious to sec
his colossal figure of President Lincoln,
which be has exhibited in the clay pre-
vious to casting it in plaster. Tho
sculptor has succeeded in imparting a
dignifed and earnest expression to his
subject that impresses the visitor. The
Presiden, is represented with n pen IN
his right hand and n scroll in his left,
after having signed the act of cmanei-
patton, at which q conscious satisfhc-
ton, rs Of having completed great and
noble duty, illumincs his features.
Among the visitors who have seen the
work many were personally acquainted
with President Lincoln, and they NIL say
that the likeness is very correct. The
hight of the figure, if upright, would be
twelve feet; as it sits, it is nine feet.
The pedestal is to measure fourteen feet
in hight, and will be ornsmented with
bas.reliefs and architectural enrich
ments. The figure will be cast in bronze
Mt Munich, under Mr.. Rogers snperin-
tendance, and the monument when COM
pleted will adorn the city Of Philadei-
pbia, in the opon square probably, ut
the corner of Broad aud Market streets.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20
The pncilc RniIrOnl.

n The Pacific Railroad is nearly COM
'plctcd. The work of g~rNdingSon both
the Union and Central divisiousis fin
ishcd or nearly so, and about tin-isst
of Muy the last rail viii be laid which
unitcs tho Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Its completion has been most a~nxiously
looked for by thousands, but more par
tieularly by the residents Of the Pacific
slope, many Of whom have deferred
their long.promised visits to their KIM
drcd in the East until the Pacific Rail-
road was al accomplished fact.
Its construction is the mos: stupcn-
dous work ever attempted by man. All
former achievements sink into insigniii-
canoe when compared with the trans
continental railway. Lofty mountains
capped with eternal snow deep and
broad rivers and sterile deserts had to
be crossed. The Central line, COM
mcncing at Sacramento, which is So
feet above tide water, climbs tho steep
and rugged Sicrras, till it reaches the
summit, Mt an altitude of T,Oi2 feet,
where a tunnel 1850 feet long leads to
their eastern slope, down which tho
track follows till it reaches White
Plains, 1921 feet above lido water.
Again it asccnds until it reaches Poo
auop PISS, on Toano Divide, at an nlti-
tude of 6,lsO feet, and again dcscends
to the point where it is to connect with
the Union Pacific ut Monument Point,
G5l miles from this city, and 1920 feet
above tho level of the sea. Then tho
Union line commences, and keeps ms.
ccnding till it reaches Qunking Asp
Summit, at an elevation Of 1916 feet,
and then dcsccnds to Omaha, which is
OCT feet above tide water, and then on
ward by easy grades to Chicago, and
afterwards to New York, making the
total length from ocean to ocean, in
GLIDING the Western Pacific, which will
shortly be completed, Of 1906 miles.
The route lies between parallels $40
and 43o of latitude. Tho elevations
on the Central limo arc not as high nor
of so great an extent ms on tho Union
line. Snow, as to seriously blockade n
railroad, except during extraordinary
storms, in the latitude whcrc tho line is
located, seldom occurs at nm altitude
below 5000 feet. The Central road
has lGO miles of road moro than 5000
feet above the sea, and Only 10 miles
higher than $500, while the Union
line Inns 500 miles 5000 feet high, and
more than 200 miles over 6,50O feet
high. The Central road, wherever
experience has shown the necessity, is
protected by snow sheds. They have
u limo of such sheds 80 miles long, and
moro than 40, 900, 900 feet Of lumber
was used in their construction. It is
hardly possible to protect the Union
line in such a manner, unless about $50
miles of like sheds be erected. How
ever, if necessity demands it, We have
no doubt it will DO done. In fact, it mp
pears as though no obstacle can pre-
sent itself that cannot be overcome, Mt
least to judge by the energy the Cen
trail line has already shown.-SoerG-
mento Record.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20

HEAp's MAXINs.-Ben Franklin said,
"Time is money" Now tried to pay
n note at tho bank with time /; | tried
to pay my grocer's bill with time ;
tried to pay my printer the same way
and the only satisfaction | got was that
"It was time to pay up" They didn't
sec il MS Ben did at all. "Time is
money" only when it "passe, :"
Necessity is the mother Of inven,
ton" Now | have known her person.
ally all my life, but | never could in.
rent any way TO get n living without
work.
Going to bed is n good institution
getting up is thunder, and I'm down on
the mar that invented il. 1t is said 10
be healthy to "risc with the lark
if you have not been on n lark
the night before-whcn it amt healthy.
1t is said, too, that "the. carly bird
catches the worm" but you don't want
any worm5-Mey amt healthy! So
you need not hurry about getting up.
By taking the various remedies for
different diseases advertised in the pm.
pors, You will be q healthy invalid, and
will help n healthy growth of quacks.
You will also assist in supporting some
doctor, and after q while the under.
tnker.
When you are hungry il is best to cal
something. If you board by tho week
or month, the more you cat the nearer
you come to getting your moneys
worth.
"Train up a child in the way he
should go, and when he is old he will
not depart from it." Then most peo-
pie don't show much for their training,
that's all.
"Contcutmen. is riches !" perhaps
but won't pay board and washing.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20
OVERLAND DISPATCHES
Nitro lyccrlne Discovered under Sus.
picious Circumstances.

Nltro.G lycerlne Discovered under Sus.
picious Circumstance. .
NEW York, March ia small boat,
containing twelve boxes of nitro-glycer-
inc, was discovered under the wharf Mt
the foot of Whitehall street yesterday.
There was enough to blow the lower
portion Of the city and Brooklyn to
atoms. The stuG was taken beyond the
city limits by tho police.
Washington Intelligence.
WASHINGTON, March l9.-The report
that Mr.. Dent, brother-in-law Of General
Grant, will BIO Collector of tho port Of
San Francisco, is u%nfounded.
The President is withholding action
on the Pacific Coast appointments for
the repeal of the Tenure of Office Act.
General Dana, Of the Russian Ice Com
pany, protests against the Senate bill TO
protect the Alaska fur seals, which
Hutchinson, Kent Il Co. are strenuopsly
urging.
CHICAGO, March ia Republican
special says it is understood that a ma
jority Of the Senate Committee are OPP
posed to General Longstrcet's confirma-
ton, not specially because Longstreet
was n leading rebel, but on the ground
that there are many loyal men who
ought to have q preference for such ap-
pointments. The committee, however,
reported back tho nomination, without
recommendation.
A Times special says tho next public
debt statement will show n precise con-
dition of the Treasury books ut the
| close of business on the 3lst instant,
instead Of being withheld several days
to await returns from New York.
A Tribune SPECIAL thinks tho repeal
| of the Tenure Of Office law probable,
though the movement has apparently
lost strength by the manner in which
the repeal party attempted to force
things. The utmost majority expected
By the friends of repeal is four or five.
The Land Grant bills already pro-
posed this session call for 80, 200, 900
acres, besides the guarantee of bonds.
General Thomas is not going to Cali
fornin until he has finished tho Dyer
| Court inquiry. .
Illinois has been added 10 General
Shcridan's department, and no will
mako his headQyEfttrs at Chicago.
The rusbSSr foreign appointments
exceeds 9~/9thing ever before known.
AS an u stration, there arc over 100
applied 6ts for the Consulship at Frank
fort &.tLc-M0in,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20

Az INCIDENT on Sr. PATRicK's DAY.
As the procession passed Kearny and
Market streets yesterday, a milkman,
who was DESTROYS Of going ahead, at
tempted to drive through an opening in
the line. lie was ordered by II police
man to desis., and backed out to wait
until the line had passed. A portion of
the crowd then raised n cry of, "Pull
him down !" "Take him down |" A
policeman wearing Star No. Ii got upon
the wagon and attempted to arrest the
driver, who, protesting that he had done
nothing to justify III arrest, refused to
surrender, and held on to the lines.
The officer attempted to drive of the
horses, with the wagon, its driver and
cargo of milk. He was evidently a poor
tcams,er, and succeeded in running the
machine about as we'll MS Il novice in his
first ride on n velocipedc. Tho general
sentiment of the crowd was with the
milkman, and they gathered around the
wagon and demanded that the officer
dcsist from his undertaking. An Irish.
mau q short distance off thought the
officer required assistance, and drew n
whistle and blew it vociferously. Num-
Der II thought some brother officer was
in distress in the crowd, and instantly
jumped from the wagon and rushed to
the new field of operations. He found
no necessity Tor his presence there, but
concluded there was no necessity for his
return to the milk wagon, and every
thing became serene ngain. - S. r.
Chronicle.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20

A SHARP LITTLE SPEECH At the
banquet given at the Occidental Hotel,
in San Francisco, on the evening Of st.
Patrick's Day, one of the speakers, Mr..
Canavan, gave q little good advice to
some Of his countrymen, which must
come homo deeply to their hearts when
they reflect that during the late rebellion
they voted and acted with a political
party whose only sympathy was with
the enemies of the Government to whom
Ireland and Irishmen are so much in
debted. We commend this brief little
speech 20 the consideration Of Irish
Democrats:
In answer to many calls Mr.. Canavan rose
and spoke Of the pleasure Of having one day
in the year when they coull be all Irish-the
remainder Of the year they were American
in everything. He said in no city were the
Irish more proud Of their labors than in San
Francisco. In all the qualities that go to
make up n great city Irishmen had no supc-
riors. He added, that while lrishmcn had
done much for San Francisco, San Francisco
had done much for Irishmcn. u appealed
TO them all to be true TO themselves, and
their adopted country would be true to them.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20

A SOAR dealer recently distributed soap
among the members OF the Massachusetts
Legislature, and the Boston papers were
astonished next day at "thc clean and fresh
appearance Of many Senators and Repre-
scntatiycs."-ErchaRge.
"Soap" has had q great effect on
our Legislatures, too, in times past. In
y number of instances "soNp" has
turned mems votes entirely between
shutdown and sunrise-and il came
within four OF defeating Senator Stew
arts reelection last winter. Soap
too, has had q magical effect on the
Senator himsclf-as on both sides o.
the MacGarrahan land case in C"lifor-
MIA. Hurrah for "soap
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20

\ HuGE JoKE.-The st. Joseph Herald
says that n bill was recently introduced
into the Missouri House of Representa-
tives, and passed without being read,
except by its title, which was the hugest
Joke OF the season. Il repealed the
charter OF the city of ST. Louis, extended
inc limits Of st. Charles so as to take in
all OF 81: Louis, and played hob gcncr-
ally. After the bill passed Mr.. McGin-
Miss demanded u reading thereof, and
great was the CONSERVATION Of the SAGE
Lawmakers. Mr.. Enochs, Of Atchison
County, introduced the bill. and. bv
alleging that it was q nero local bill
relating to st. Charles, the Representa-.
tive from that city being the Speaker in
the chair, it was rushed through.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20

LARGEST HEN's Eco IN THE World
Tho MERGED Herald says q ShanGhae
hen in hat place recently laid an egg
which measured eleven inches around
its largest circumference and eight and
a half inches laterally, and which is
pronounced the largest egg ever report
cd. It is to be preserved and exhibited
Mt the Fair during the coming fall.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20

LIST THEM Go.-All who want 10 go
to White Pine had better get ready. 1t
is a fact we'll known that nearly all
kinds of business in Virginia City, and
partially so in Gold Hill, has been over
donC for several years past. People
who remain here, whether they pursue
mining or any other ~avocation or pro-
f~csSion, will have q better chance. So,
if anybody has the White Pine fever,
and desires to see the elephant" let
him or her go-and not stand upon tho
order Of going, but go.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20

In New York, recently, a matrimonial
engagement in high life was broken in
consequence of the parties having n dis
pute as to who should pay for the we'd
ding cards.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20

INDIAN OurRAGEs.-Thc Indians are
committing numerous atrocities in Ari-
IONA. They attacked the stage Febru-
AIRY 90 and wounded tho driver, Ting
Icy, and two passengers named Joseph
Todd and George Jackson. 1t is sup
posed that William Barnet. was MUIR
dered by them the samc day, and it is
known that John Howell was killed by
the a February 25.h.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20

A MAN advertises real estate for sale,
in the Cape Cod Gazette, and as an in
ducemcn, to buyers, SAYS a fair proper
ton of the amount can remain on mort
gage for six weeks.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20

A MAN in Iowa was recently bitten by
a black spider, and spent his time in
trying to spin webs across the windows
and suck the blood OF his friends, until
death ensued.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20

THE enterprising spirit of Chicago is
already Mt work in Salt Lake City. \
large number Of leading Chicago MGR
chants are personally among the Saints
making special arrangements for direc,
trade.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20

WHEN the Chaplain Of the Massa-
chusctts House of Representatives. was
chosen, the candidates were William
Lloyd Garrison, Rev. Phoebe A. Han
ford and Julia Ward Howe whilst the
Democrats voted for Rev. Petroleum V.
Nasty.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20

Is the celebrated New Orleans vino
case, ono day last week, the judges,
counsel and n witness, drank 20 bottles
of wine, in testing" Had they kept
on they would probably have been thor
oughly competentto judge of its merits.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20

IT was resolved at q late temperance
meeting in Wisconsin that temperance
is a natural virtue, and Indispensable to
raise men TO the level of other animals"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20

SALERATUs has caused trouble out
West. A Wisconsin couple quarreled
about whether there should be salera-
tus in I" Aapjacks," and applied for n
divorce.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20

An Indiana paper says Pennsylvania
has furnished Is immigrant" to the
Indiana Penitentiary, and hopes it will!
make no further efforts in that direc-
ton
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20

The members of the Wisconsin Lcgis'
laturc, i. is said, blow out the gas
and &" cat their m~ucilNgc," and n cor
respondent hopes they will soon learn
better.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20

SAID m Irish Justice to an obstreper-
u prisoner on trial, "Wew want nothing
but silence, and but little Of that"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20

"PuScH remarks that the English
pitch is to he lowered to the French
standard, hu; " never shall the English
tar bow before the standard of France"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20

"GrGASrIc schemes for public plum
der" Such is the talk OF the papers in
this age of honesty.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20
Masonic Notice.

CULVER STAR LODGE NO. o, F. "A
y d A. NJ, meets at their Lodge. WV
room, corner Main and Blanchard AE
evening at Z o'clock. Stated communications,
first Saturday In each month. All Brethren in
good standing are cordially invited.
by order of the W. NJ.
S. w. CHUBBUCK, Secretary.
Gold Hill February /, 1869. fel If
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20

In the map of the earth made by the
Hindoos, America is n principal town of
Africa, which is n small island.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-03-20

This work has already had al immense sale
In tho East, soinc agents making from TWEEN
TY TO FIFTY DOLLARS a DAY.
The intense desire everywhere manifested to
obtain this Work, It's official character and ready
sale, combined with u very liberal commission,
makes II ono Of tho best Subscription Books
published. "A
The Eastern press, both North and South.
have universally commended liz candor and
moderation.
SOLD ONLY by SUBSCRIPTION
Good profitable territory for Agents yet 10 be
had OF II. ii. BANCROFT & Co.
San Francisco. General Agents for the Pa
cilic Coast. iai2tr