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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

"BLIGHTED AND BLARsTED 'OPEs."-
A lady of about forty-two summers,
who has long been the victim Of a
fantasy that she would some day win
and wear q husband, inveigled q young
gentleman Of literary proclivities, In
this city, into the belief that she was g
mine Of extraordinary richness. Ths
man OF letters loved chloride, and was
willing to take an interest in that claim
even if the ore contained a little base
metal. But a change came DER the
spirit of his dream when he found that
the venerable lady had nc change worth
speaking Of. He recanted his plightsd
troth, and when pushed to the wall by
his ancient Dulcinsa to redeem 1t, in
%continently insulted the manageable fs'
male by intimatiug that she was an " old
blk" Broomsticks suddenly came
into vogue, and the literateur hastily
s~kedaddled. The antique damc declares
she will pursue her faithless lovyer fol
breach of promise but we fear it will
be of no avail, for w understand thai
the prosecuted youth has secured pas
sage for Elko BY one of to-day's coaches
Hamilton Empire.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

Voices NEVER CHANGI.-Twenty years
ago, under the big oak trees at the horse
market in Sacramento, we often heard
the clear, %sonorious voice of Johnny
Trumbo, as he eloquently acclaimed OF
the marvellous qualities of some mustang
steed he was seeking to convert into
coin: See that flashing eye, that How
ing name and dilating %nostril; warranted
to ride well, work well and pack well;
is q race horse, o lass horse and a
charger" Johnny would cry at the top
of his strong voice on all occasions,
whether it was a SIS "plug" or a $500
thoroughbred he was offering for sale.
But what we started out to say was,
although 20 years have elapsed since we
heard that voice, yet when we heard it
upon the streets Of Elko again, a few
days age, it sounded as familiar as
though we had heard it but yesterday.
We could have recognized it instantly
in any part of the world, without know
ing that its possessor was within a
thousand leagues. The horse market
of Elko is not so famous as was that OF
Sacramento in those days, but with
Johnny Trumbo and Captain Smith to
run it, we are forcibly reminded Of the
oldea times, as they were permanent
fixtures of the Sacramento market in
the days Of its glory.-Elko Independent.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28
Overland Dispatches
ESPECIAL ro>ruE GOLD HILL DAILY NEWS b
rHH WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH LINE.
R..,h.r,hs. m Nh, West Indies,

EARTHQUAKES In tho West Indies.
HAVANA, September 27.-St. Thomas adj
vices are to the 18th. Three shocks Of an
earthquake occurred. Seventeen stores had
closed, and business suspended. No lvei
are known to have been lost. A general
alarm prevailed.
St. Domingo advices are to the 9th. Bae1
had defeated the rebels besicging Aqua.
From New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, September N.-The steam
shin Trade Wind was lost in the gale on the
oath. The passengers were saved, but par'
Of the crew is missing.
From New York.
NEW York, September T.-Several in.
functions have been issued against the Gold
Exchange Bank to-day. Judge Clark also
issued several against Wall street brokers.
An order Of arrest was issued against James
Belden, on the suit Of L. Hatch, for secretine
property to defraud his creditors.
Affairs on Wall street are still kept great.
" in confusion by the block in business al
the Gold Exchange Bank, which temporarily
keeps the gold dealers out of large amount.
of money, besides leaving it in doubt as to
the standing Of numerous firms and banks,
who have not yet finished Thursdays bust
ness. ,.n,
BUFFALO, September 2.-Prince Arthur
and the Governor General Of Canada, visited
Buffalo to-day, and drove about the city,
They lunched with ex-President Fillmore.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28
R,.Dr Writ so happened tha. the

READY Writ so happened that the
City Trustees arrested Col. Head in hi.
pipe-laying operation midway on the
block between Main and Mill streets, on
Ia rue Hamilton. The locale is cello.
brated as a place where the wits Of this
altitude most do congregate. When
our city fathers relentcd, and gave the
Colonel permission to resume his aque-
Gus labors, a large amount Of water
filled up the cut during the operation Of
joining the pipes. A Milesian, who saw
the water without knowing the cause,
declared it to be a "leak." This was
more than o strong Illapah water advo.
cate, standing by, could tolerate, so be
betted the gentleman from Donegal the
drinks that it was no "leak." The
latter, however, soon saw his error, but
instead of gracefully caving, he insisted
on having won the bet, saying "lt
mayn't be a lake rs large as Tayhoe or
Bonner but for this dhry rain faith
it's big enough to win the whisky on y
Hamilton Empire.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

A SCRAP OF HIsroRY.-Mr. A. D.
Richardson, writing from Omaha, gives
the following bit of history
"In the early rush to California, q
poor boy named Charles Croker, crossed
the Missouri with an OK team at this
point, on his tollsome overland journey
to the gold region. Last Friday, nine
teen years afterwards to q day, he ar
rived ON his first return visit home. He
came accompanied by his family, in his
own special car, for he is now Superin-
tendent of the Central Pacific Railroad,
and every mile Of it has been built
under his supervision. He may we'll
feel an honorable pride in tho great
work with which he has been identified.
His party were four days from Sacra-
mento to Omaha, and on arriving here
delighted US with blooming flowers, and
feasted US upon strawberries, oranges,
and luscious cherries from California,
brought upon Alaska ice 1880 miles
through the green valleys Of the Pacific
slope, and through the lingering snow
drifts of the Rock Mountains. 1t seemed
like o story from the Arabian Nights ~
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A New YORK druggist gives cream Of
tartar to would-be suicides who ask for
arsenic.
LONDON, is to beat Boston. At the
Crystal Palace, the anvil chorus is to be
sung by 5000 voices.
Tns original press used by Benjamin
Franklin is said to DO in TIC different
American printing Offices.
DARTMOUTH College has class
"jack-knifs annually given to tho
ugliest junior Undergraduate.
A HUMBOLDT celebration committee
man at Dubuque was seen anxiously
iuquiring where Humboldt was.
CoSaRgss is 10 be petitioned to pass q
prohibitory liquor law for Washington.
Can Congressman be so self.denying?
WISCONSIN 10 to vote in November on
the question whether the Governor
shall DO paid Eve thousand dollars sala-
~.
JAMES HAGaERTY, the Fenian, whom the
British Government refused to recognize
as consul at Glasgow, has returned TO
this country.
WILLIAM BLAKE, Of the Harvard
crew, has had his boating abilities rec.
oguized by appointment to q Washing
ton clerkship.
A MAN digging a well in Ohio was
overcome by the gas and dropped insen-
sible. A brave Welshwoman saw what
had occurred, and, taking n handksr.
chief saturated with camphor, went into
the we'll and spread it over the mans
face, fastened q rope around his body,
and then, returning to the surface,
pulled him out and nursed him un.
til he recovered. She did oil the work
unaided and alone.
Mr.. MCDOWELL, a matchmaker Of
Lanesboro, Minnesota, commenced re.
pairing a watch one day recently, and
not being able to finish it, left it on his
bench over night. In the morning he
found his tools and tho movement oil
the watch scattered about the shop,
and some Of the smaller wheels miss.
ing. As no trace Of them could
DO found elsewhere, it was decided to
search o pet chicken that had been lsfl
in the shop all night, and on dissecting
the bird the missing whcols wsro found
in its gizzard.
A coLoRED dsck-hand gave mn exhibi.
ton of his strength the other day in
Detroit. Several men were putting
forth their utmost efforts to lift n end
of a hogshead of sugar, in the Michi.
gan Central freight-depot, when he badc
them get out Of the way, and with NO
great apparent effort grasped the chimes,
and turned up the huge weight. Some.
thing being said in regard to his
strength, he then took a keg OF nails
and held it out at arms length, grasp.
ing the chimes at either end. With
one hand he seized and moved a dray
several feet, and With both hands car
ried it'completely around. A box Of
tin, about as much rs an ordinary man
al carry, he held at full length above
his head, and shouldered o barrel ofHour
as easily as a boy could shoulder a small
stick of wood.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28
SPEAKING Of the Virginia United
States senatorship, o Richmond letter

SPEAKING Of the Virginia United
States Senatorship, o Richmond letter
says:
Republicans must fill the Senator
ships, and mono other CON hope to re.
ceive q complimentary vote when the
Legislature meets. At present Franklin
Stearns and John F. Lewis, the Lieu
tenant Governor and President Of the
Senate, seem to be the two most promi-
nently mentioned, and with every pros
pect of being elected. Others arc spoken
of, among them H. H. Stuart and John
B. Baldwin, tho two leading members
Of tho COMMITTEE Of Nine," but both
of whom are ineligible, rs well as being
d~isfrnnchised. In the event of their
election, Congress would have to re.
move their disabilities before they could
take their seats, and in its present tenn
per this gracious actis scarcely probable.
The names Of DR.. Alexander Sharpe,
brother-iu-law of the President, and
General Williams, who married Mrs.
| Stephen A. Douglas, and who is a
| Virginian, and now n resident Of the
State, are also talked of with a degree
of confidence that betokens they stand a
fair chance for the positions. These
constitute the candidates for nomina.
ton with the Walker party in the Legis'
lature, which has q majority of ninety
on joint ballot. Among the radical
minority, Governor Wells and Judge
Bond, Register in Bankruptcy, seem to
be the favorites ; but unless thcy can
effect some compromise with the dom.
inant Republicans, their men stand nc
! chance whatever. At this early day
however, it is impossible to tell wha,
may transpire before tho meeting oil
Congress and the admission Of the
State. Suffice it to say that it is settled
that no Objectionable Senators will be
elected.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
ny''ers.S1 T.. M sssc.: : s MsGSp9Pin and
SAN FRANCISCO, September 2S-2 P. NJ
NJ. Elpmsn, aged l6 years, while entering
q lager beer cellar, about 9 o'clock las. even
ing, was shot through the head and instantly
killed, by some unknown person. There
were many persons in the street at the time,
but no one saw the shooter.
Mayor McCoppin communicated to the
Board Of Supervisors that he intended to be
absent from the State for some time. An
effort was made to elect Monroe Ashbury.
Mayor pro tenn, but failed-several Of the
Supervisors holding that they could not elect
until the Mayor had taken his departure.
Governor Seward arrived at San Juan yes
terday and will reach here by this mornings
train, to make arrangements for his depar-
ture to Mexico, on Thursday next.
Arrived-Ship jeremiah Thompson, from
New York; bark ZadOk, from London; ship
Caroline, from Hamburg.
John Ide, native Of Massachusetts,, about
60 years Of age, was burned to death at a fire
on Sansome street, this morning. He was
sleeping in the upper portion OF tho
building when the fire broke out. He
has followed tho occupation Of o black
smith in this city for the past IS years. He
leaves a wife and family in Massachusetts,.
Gold, 1874.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28
A HKARr.aRokRa nrorHER.

In 1864, notice was given that a boat
load Of prisoners from Audersonrille
would be exchanged, and that they
would be landed at Annapolis, Nd.
Men and women came from every part
of the United States, each with q hope
of meeting q friend whom they knew to
be confined at A~udersonville. Of course,
among such a large number there could
not be more than one in n hundred
that could find the friend they came
after. When the boat came up to the
wharf there was a great crowd there to
welcome the forlorn creatures, and to
inquire after others who did not come.
Among the expectants was the mother
of a soldier in the Twelfth Connecticut
Regiment, who rushed on board the
boat, asking every soldier she saw for
her boy. From deck to cabin, In the
cots and among the barrels she searched
for him ; but he was not there, and
no one had heard anything of him.
She had brought q cap, a shirt and q
pair Of pants, that he might have q
clean change, and with these across her
arm, she wandered among the crowd
saying, in a half.inquiring, vacant tone,
he has not come /; he has not come"
For q year after she went regularly to
the wharf at sunset from her lodgings,
which nobody could find, and gazed for
an hour down the bay, and murmuring,
"He has not come" would go to the
Post Surgeon with the same cap, shirt
and pants, and ask why her boy did not
come. At the close of the war she was
taken to the lunatic asylum. But one
day last June she managed to get out,
and securing some old rags in place Of
the clean pants, she astonished the fam
lily now living in the house where the
Surgeons quarters were then, by asking
" why her boy had not come They
shut the door in her face, and she wan
dered down to the wharf, and was found
the next morning stiff and cold, sitting
upright behind some old barrels on the
wharf, with her CLASSY eyes still gazing
down tho bay, toward the point where
steamers first como in sight.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

A SAN Francisco editor, writing OF
the scenery between Vancouver and the
Dalles, in Oregon, says: California
may boast of her great Oua trees, giants
of the vegetable world, but she must
yield the palm entirely to Oregon for
grandeur of river scenery. New York
may pride herself on the splendor OF
her Hudson River views and her re-
markable Palisades, but they are no
more to Oregon than n Of the Kings
arms of revolutionary memory is to a
whole battery of Columbiads."
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

UNITED STATES EXPLORING ExrEDI-
rIoN.-Clarence King and party arrived
in town on Wednesday, and left on
Thursday to establish some points on
the Humboldt River below here. The
expedition has about completed ita
scientific explorations, having been in
the field nearly three years, which was
the time allotted for the purpose. Com
plete reports will be published during
the coming winter, embracing the entire
three years. work, expended in the
different departments Of science, in this
State.-Elko Independent, 25h.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

THE SIAMEsE KITTRNs.-The Birming
ham Post says: "There were brough
to our Office a group Of little kittens
four days old, all four connected b!
bands of flesh as singular as that which
unites the Siamese twins. original,
there were five of them, but a luml
of coal falling into tho basket which
serves as a nursery put a premature emf
to one. The dead kitten was severed
from the others, and q ligatnre tiec
round the integument, tho survivor,
being apparently one the worse for tn,
loss of their relative. The little thing
seemed lively enough, but how they viii
ever manage to walk, should they liy'
to see that time, is a problem.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

A LITTLE girl, thirteen years old, ro'
siding at Weir Village, disappeared a
few days since. The police were mott
fed of her absence, aud inquiries were
set on foot. An officer at last found ner
in Providence, where she had hired GU.
in q family as ia maid Of all work"
That little girl will be q strong-mindcd
woman yet. That is the way Anna
Dickinson started out in the world, in
Philadelphia. She scrubbed a pave
ment in front of q fashionable residence
for two bits, to hear a celebrated lee
turer. Honest and c~ommendable pow
erty-
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

SINGULAR CAUSE OF DEATH. Tho
Saisun City Democrat, oftbe 25th, says:
A gentleman near Vallejo recently
lost a valuable horse oy some mysteri-
Gus ailment. He made q post mcrtem
examination and found large, plump
teaches attached 10 the Innings of the
stomach and alimeutary canal. 1t is
supposed that they were swallowed by
the horse while drinking from some
pool.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

HORSE n BUGGY REcovERED.-On the
10th instant, an Italian named Peralta, hired
n horse and buggy at a livery stable in Stock
ton, for a short drive, and instead Of return
ing to the stable, started for parts unknown.
Alter u reasonable absence, dispatches were
sent in various directions to apprchend him,
among others to Chief Martz Of this city.
That officer also dispatched to parties in
other quarters, and has received a dispatch
from Silver Creek, near Strawberry Valley,
stating that a horse and buggy were found ut
that place n few days since abandoned, the
horse being in a crippled condition. The
owners were notified. and have gonein search
Of their property.-Sae. Record Of yesterday.
That Italian evidently started to come
over here, and we would sugges. to the
police of tbi, neighborhood to keep a
sharp lookout for him.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

THERE are some very queer ceremo
MES still in vouge at funerals in rural
districts. 1t is customary in some vii
lages for the man having the funeral
in charge to call up tho relatives to take
a last look at the remains, in their de-
gree of consequently. A gentleman
who was lately present on such an occs-
sion heard the following singularly-
worded request: "The corpse's cousins
will now come forward -
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

FAiss.-This might fairly be termed
Fair week in California. In addition to
the great Mechanics Fair at San Fran
cisco, there will be one held at Stock
ton, San Joaquin county I; one Mt Pssa-
luna, Sonoma county, and one at Chico,
Butte county.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

HxyRY KEEP left property to the
amount of $4,000, oCo, His will, which
is published in the New York papers,
makes his widow, Emma A. Keep, his
residuary legatee, after bestowing upon
his daughter Emma $500, 900 worth Of
Northwestern stock; his sister, Mary
Kenyon, Sls5, 900 and two farms, making
up $500, 900; and his wife's four sisters,
500, 900 each. Nothing goes to benevo-
lent objects. The will is dated July 8,
1869.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

Coon IDsA.-Brother Mighels, Of the
Carson appeal, says he has q notion to
christen one Of his boys after the editor
of this paper-bocause he likes US so
well. Good idea, Harry good idea.
Make the "~entension" at once, and we
shall reciprocate at the first opportuni-
ty-y ii erer happens. 1t is a name that
would take tho boy through the world
if he had nothing on but o shirt and a
pair Of spurs.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

DEATH OF A MKMBsR OF THE REruELI-
CAN STATE CENTRAL CoNNIrrEs.-We
learn from Mr.. Commissioner Jones that
Mr.. John Hickey Of Empire, a member
OF the Republican State Central Com
mit.ee, died at that place on Sunday
morning Of softening Of the brain. The
funeral Of the deceased took place yes
terdsy afternoon.-Carson appeal.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

A YOUNG candidate for the gallows,
eleven years old, has recently been muir.
dering his grandmother, Mrs. Sparhauk,
at Walpole, N. H., and when arraigned
for the crime, confessed that he had
planned the shooting for moro than a
month, and that " he wanted to get the
critter out of the way"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

For THE EAsr.-The Vallejo Mronicl.
of September Gath has the subjeined
Admiral Farragut and General Fris.
bic, with their families, are preparing to
leave for the Atlantic States mex week.
The Pullman palace car, Orleans, which
is now on exhibition at the Mechanics
Institute, San Francisco, has been
chartered for this family party, who in.
tend to enjoy the trip in the most com.
Portable possible"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

SIR SAMUEL BAKERS expedition to the
sources Of tho Nile, it is announced,
started on August 10th. The army Of
exploration consists of 1900 men, the
baggage, stores and merchandise to be
used in the trade with the natives have
been sent on in advance. Sir Samuel
Baker, with his personal staff and Lady
Baker, were TO leave in a few days.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

THE first chapter in a Western novel
has the following "All Of q sudden
the fair girl continued to sit on the
sand, gazing upon the briny deep, on
whose bosom the tall ships went morrily
by, freighted-ah /! who can tell with
how much joy and sorrow, and pine
lumber and emigrants, and hopes and
aalt fab
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

The authorities at Washington, not
less than General Sickles, disclaim any
thing but amicable mediation in the
affairs of Spain and Cuba. Foreign
journals are specializing upon the
chances Of q war between Spain and
the United States, and o Paris dispatch
represents that Napoleon favors the re-
teution of Cuba by Spain.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

The Charleston Is. o. Mews reports
that o Northern man, who is extensively
engaged in planting on the sea islands,
has been struck with the remarkable
speed attained by some Of the negro
boatmen in his employ, and has deter.
mined to extend, in their behalf, to the
rowing clubs of the world, n challenge
to n grand contest.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

Bro HEAD.-At the store of Perkins
L Co., on Tuesday, we saw a cabbage
head, grown somewhere on the Sacra-
mento river, which measured four feet
and a half in circumference, and one
foot fve inches in diameter.-Suisu
(Cal,) herald,
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28
FROM TOANo PASS.

ToANo Pass, September ga body was
found to-day, eight miles from this place,
supposed to be l.. B. Kibbe. Letters were
found near the body from Roundhead, Ohio,
and IN album, dated St. Adams, Vermont
The body was decomposed when found. II
| IS supposed he was murdered.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

A WEALTHY and beautiful young lady
in Erie, Penn, recently married ar
uncouth and crippled journeyman shoe.
maker, who was already married and
possessed of n family of children, on
the supposition that he was wealthy and
an agent of A. T. Stewart.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

DEATH OF An USxSowS Nashville
the westward bound freight train was
halting at Wadsworth, on Saturday
night last, a passenger who was bound
to California, from White Pine, sud
denly expired. The sum Of seven dol
lars and a few bits, and through ticket
to San Francisco, wero found on hi:
person. Nothing was found on him BY
which his name could be learned. He
was buried at that place.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

A f in Dubuque, Iowa, has dc,
manded the arrest of a dangerous girl
where he was boarding, who tried to
ruin him by throwing her arms round
him and hugging him.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-09-28

The PIoSEERs.-The Pioneer excur.
sion train ran off the track near Alliance,
Ohio, on Wednesday last, causing some
excitement, bu. doing no injury to the
party. TIE train, after q couple Of
hours delay, proceeded on its jour
ney, tho '49.ers making great sport Of
each others fright, and all being
in fine spirits.